37 32 1900 http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9f2edb0ab8d20a77099a4e5b94c2c2b5.PDF a7d537725760f72bc87c36ac09c9e4b1 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • CONGRESS PASSES HOSPITAl BUDGET story on Page 3 Washington News. Letter from SIU Washington of-, fice reporting final okay of PHS budget by Congress is posted for patients at Staten Isl­ and hospital by Dr. J. Wilson, medical officer in charge, as (1-r) Seafarers F. Napoli, SIU rep. M. Flynn, J. Brennan, Dr. Wilson, C. Wilson and J. Hamilton (seated) look on. Messages to Congress from Seafarers were given much of the credit for the victory. (Story on Page 3.) His Lucky Break'. Below, Seafarers Cy Kenning (left) and Terrill Nesbitt ex­ amine length of line which parted while rigged to a stage, dumping Kenning 45 feet into the Mississippi from the bow of the Del Norte, while it was tied up at New Orleans' Poydras St. whasf. (Story on Page 4.) •• • .-»y- •Sv m- •^ �Pace 'Tw* Ir SEAFARERS V&G July' 9, 19S4 Permanent '50-50' Passage . ^een Sure, But Veto Looms WASHINGTON—Prospects look bright for early passage of the permanent "50-50" law by an overwhelming majority in the House of Representatives as'the House Merchant Ma­ rine Committee completed its hearings on the measure. The favorable action on the bill was expected despite strong"^ objections from the State De­ to point but that any administra­ spokesman told the House Commit­ partment, the Department of tion program for offering subsidies tee that foreign nations were using Defense and the Foreign Opera­ to US ships is still in the early the bill as an excuse to give their tions Administration. The Senate planning stage and that in the own ships preference on commer­ meantime, "50-50" offers the most cial cargoes. has already passed it. Gov't Cargo Only practicable method of keeping US However an important hitch to The objection was answered by the expected smooth progress of ships operating, particularly tramp the bill is a report from the White ships and other unsubsidized oper­ a maritime industry spokesman who declared that since "50-50" House to the effect that it will be ations. vetoed by President Eisenhower at It is doubtful that Congress applies only to Government car­ the urging of the State and De­ would have a chance to override a goes there is no basis for other fense Departments. The adminis­ Presidential veto since it expects friendly, maritime nations to retali­ tration argument is that aid to to adjourn at the end of this ate by applying preference to pri­ vate commercial cargoes. shipping should be in the form of month. The existlhg practice in most subsidies, rather than a "50-50" In Foreign Aid Bill maritime nations, he pointed out, is law. Supporters of the permanent "50Industry spokesmen- were quick 50" bill, which has the backing of that 100 percent of governmental One of three Alcoa Victory-passenger aliips, the Alcoa Clipper cargoes are carried on merchant all segments of the maritime in­ ships of the -particular nation in­ IB shown at one of. her stops on the Island run. The Clipper is dustry, were jubilant when the volved. currently the center of a probe by Venezuelan authorities because House of Representatives restored •4- ef a mishap at La Guairik which cost three lives. the "50-50" provision to this year's foreign aid appropriation without a dissenting voice. It was the eighth foreign aid bill in a row in which the House has acted favorably on "50-50", indicating that the Repre­ sentatives will go strongly for a permanent "50-50" kw when that MOBILE—Seafarer Homer Workman, bosun's mate aboard the Alcoa Clipper that docked WASHINGTON — A tanker comes up for a vote. here July 5, was an eye-witness to a fatal harbor accident involving the ship at La Guaira, "trade-in" measure—a key part of Mai-itime spokesmen pointed out the Government's program to give that although the foreign aid bill Venezuela, in which three people were killed. The ship was detained by Venezuelan authori­ ^ the merchant marine a shot in the had been reported to the floor ties for five days and when 4 arm—moved a step nearer passage without a "50''50" provision, a mo­ she was permitted to sail, five Jie noted. "I went to the rail and been taken aboard the tug just be-fore the accident grabbed a threelast week when it was favorably tion on the floor of the House to crewmen, including the cap­ watched. reported to the House of Repre­ add "50-50" to the bill went tain and two Seafarers, were not "The stern of the Clipper was year-old child that was aboard and sentatives by the House Merchant through speedily without any op­ allowed to leave La Guaira. swinging towards the tug and I swam to shore, a distance of more than a quarter mile. The child's position. Marine Committee. Workman said he was walking saw we were parents, the engineer of the tug The bill would allow private very close. There to the after deck shortlp before This action by the House leaves and his wife, were both killed in tanker owners to sell their old certain sections of the administra­ 4:30 AM, Saturday, June 26, when were '"six people T-2s to the Government and use tion in a lonesome position as far he noticed the lights of a tugboat that I could see the accident. Another crewman of the small boat also died. the money to build new ones. as opposition to the bill goes. The "about 40 feet off our port side." aboard the tug Here, according to the backers State Department, which has spear­ The tug had just renioved the pilot and I leaned over During the next "iive days, Vene­ of the bill, would be the major headed the opposition, as in the from the Alcoa'Clipper which was the rail and zuelan officials took various mem-.., benefits: shouted to them hers oi the crew ashore for ques­ past, has done so on grounds that clearing La Guaira. • It would allow private oper­ it was not liked by foreign nations, tioning and then returned them "We were both moving in the to get away be­ ator's to replace their old T-fs, and that nine friendly maritime same direction and it appeared to cause we Were to the ship. When the liner was built during World War II and countries have filed objections to me that the tug and the ship were swinging. I saw permitted to leave the Venezuelan Workman now fast becoming obsolete, with the legislation. A Department getting closer and closer together," a man on . the port, five men were not permitted newer and faster ships which could bridge of the tug shout something to sail with her. meet present-day commercial down to the engine room and then Five Detained needs. we collided. ^ These five men were Capt. Yngr • These new tankers, with their - "The tug began to slide down var Krantz, Long Island, N Y, the increased speed, would prove of our port side toward the propeller master; Clyde O. Eddy, New Or­ value in time of war or national and then I saw our turning pro­ leans, chief mate; Sam White,' emergency. peller strike the tug about' mid­ Fairhope, Ala., first assistant engi­ • The old T-2s would go into ship. neer; Joseph Rusheed, New Or-, the reserve fleet, giving the coun­ WASHINGTON—With Vietnam­ "The general alarm was sound­ leans, quartermaster, and Maurice conditions in .Indo-China try a sizable tanker reserve for the ese officials confiscating practi­ settled on the Clipper and I rushed Kramer, OS. Capt. J. M. Castro, first time. Although obsolete- for cally everything they can lay their right now, it would be a good idea ing to my emergency station. Within Mobile, was flown to Venezuela to for Seafarers to watch their step present commercial needs, they hands on. Seafarers on ships going three minutes, we had boats in returq the ship to Mobile. The five in any of these ports and to avoid would give the US time to mobilize mto Saigon or other Indo-China the water," he related. getting into tangles with the local were detained pending further in­ a full-scale shipbuilding program ports are advised to put their per­ Workman said the pilot who had vestigation by Venezuelan authori­ authorities." in the event of war. sonal possessions under the capties. Rusheed was on the wheel and'. tmn's seal. Kramer was on deck at the time. Reports received by the Coast To meet its regular schedule in­ Guard from several ships that were to Mobile, the Clipper had to pass July 9, 1954 Vol. XVi, No. 14 in Saigon in recent weeks indi­ up four ports of As I See It ! Page 4 cate that seamen have no out call on the home­ Brother Chairman Page 4 whatsoever if they have any cur­ ward voyage, and Burly Page 16 rency, cigarettes or other items returned minus Crossword Puzzle Page 8 subject to duty in their possession. much of her Did You Know Page 15 Declaring the items in the usual usual cargo. Al­ Editorials Page 9 manner is no protection for the coa officials then Foc'sle Fotographer Page 14 crewmember. made arrange­ Galley Gleanings Page 15 The local officials claim that ments to drydock Inquiring Seafarer Page 8 they are obliged to confiscate the ship to check, In The Wake Page 8 evti-ything because of a japidly the propeller and Labor Round-Up Page 9 growing black market in foreign Rusheed hull for possible Letter of The Week Page 9 currency and other freely-ex­ damage. The ship returned with 00 Letters .Page 16 changed items. Aside from having passengers aboard. Meet The Seafarer .^age 8 their possessions seized, it was re­ Notices, Personals Page 17 ported by the Coast Guard that Port Reports Pages 12, 13 several seamen were fined large Quiz Page 14 sums of money. Ships' Minutes Page 17 All SIU ports have been notified SIU History Cartoon Page '6 by headquarters and put on guard Sports Line Page 15 to inform crewmembers of the Regular membership meet­ Ten Years Ago ^ Page 8 above developments when signing ings in SIU headquarters and Top of The NeWs Page 5 on ships for Far East runs. In addi­ at all branches are held every Washington News Letter. Page" 6 tion the Union has notified all second Wednesday night at Welfare Benefits Pages 18, 19 shipping companies of these de­ 7 PM. The schedule for the Welfare Report ... .Page 7 velopments so that the companies next few meetings is as follows: Your Constitution Pag6 5 can instruct their captains to put July 14, July 28 and Aug. 13,crew possessions under seal while All Seafarers registered on PubllshMl biwMkly at tho hMdquartbrt Wielding"* cue stick, Charles H. Fox, AB (left), and Charles I. • of tha saafarart lintarnaHonal UnieH. At­ in an Indo-Chinese port. the shipping list are required lantic* Oulf Olttrlct^AFL, i7S. Fourth Danne, MM, enjoy a game of ilool in the air-conditlohed comfort All SIU headquarters represen­ Avertia> Brooklyn 31, NY. Tel. HYacfnth to attend the meetings. of the hewly-redeeorated Mobile SIU hall. The Walls and ceilings 9-MSO. Entarad as tacond. class mattar tative, commehting on the situa­ at tlM Post Office In Brooklyn, NY« of the recreation deck were recently painted a dusky green shade; tion, added: "In view of the un­ under (he A t ef AUBUSt ..24, 191B House Body Favors New Tanker Bill Seafarers To Testify In Fatal Alcoa, Tug Crash In Venezuela Customs Cracks Whip Over Seamen In indo War Crisis SEAFARERS LOG t- • N;-' . I- ^ It's Lots Cooler On The inside Meeting Xighi Every 2 We^he �July 19g« SEAFARERS LOG Pac«HUM Congress Votes $$ For PHS WASHINGTON—The long fight of the SIU and other maritime unions to keep the Public Health Serv­ ice hospitals open has ended in victory as both houses of Congress voted $33 millions — for the hospitals in the coming secretary orthe Health, Education year. and Welfare Department, an­ The Congressional vote nounced that she would give her lopped off $40,000 from the full support to the budget request. Administration's fund request Obviously, this change of heart of $33,040,000, giving the-hospitals on the part of high administration $110,000 less than they had last officials was the product of the year. This, of course, means that strong protests made by all sectors there will be some small reduction of the maritime industry, by the in services but it is considered Seafarers and by the members of minor in jight of the fact that Gov­ their families who had so much at ernment economizers earlier in the stake in the hospitals. year had been out to close the hos­ However, the appropriations still had to hurdle the economy-con­ pitals altogether. As late as last January, the Bu­ scious House and Senate Appro­ reau of the Budget and the De­ priations Committee. In the House, partment of Health, Education and the committee took $40,000 off the (Continued on page 17) Welfare were of a like mind that the USPHS program for seamen should be given up and all but three specialized USPHS hospitals Convalescent patients on the lawn of the New Orleans USPHS hospital learn from SIU patrolman Herman Trrfxclair the good news that Congress has approved appropriations necessary to continue should be shut down. The only ones that would have been left present USPHS hospital services, ih the photo are (left to right) M. E. Sanchez, AB; L. W. Paradeau, open were the leprosarium at Carfireman, an out-patient; Troxciair; A. Quinones, wiper, and J. D. Dambrino, chief cook. "The Union did a great Job in going to hat to gave necessary hospital services for seamen," said Paradeau. "The ville, Louisiana; the narcotics hos­ pital at Lexington, Kentucky; and SIU deserves full credit for this accomplishment." the mental hospital at Fort Worth. Sounded Alarm Immediately Congress and the Administration were deluged with protests as the SIU and other mari­ time unions sounded the alarm. With the freight contract com­ Alerted by headquarters, hundreds pleted and the smaller dry cargo of Seafarers and ship's crews sent companies signing their agree­ resolutions and letters protesting ments, the SIU negotiating com­ NEW ORLEANS—Louisiana became the ITth state to deprive trade unions of the right the proposal to close down the hos­ mittee has settled down to serious business with SIU - contracted to negotiate union security clauses in their contracts with management when an anti-union pitals. Evidently the number of tanker companies. letters written was considerable, shop measure, given- the misleading label of a "right to work" bill, was enacted by the because Seafarers forwarded to the A few meetings have already state legislature. : LOG office a very large number been held with the tanker com­ The bill, previously passed ana took a big hand in the fight labor in other categories. of replies received from Senators panies including the Cities Serv­ by the Senate, was given against the measure, joining in an The bill, which outlaws the and Representatives assuring SIU ice Oil Company, at which Union House approval by a vote of 58 to extensive letter-writing campaign union shop, the closed shop or any men of their support on the issue. demands for wage increases and 41. It was signed into law quickly to parish legislators and otherwise other type of union security meas­ Consequently in February, the other changes have been discussed. Pay Differential Talks by Gov. Robert F. Kennon despite giving all-out support to labor's ures, provides no criminal penal­ Administration reversed itself com­ If the traditional pattern is fol­ a last-ditch appeal by a labor dele­ fight against the restrictive legis­ ties for its violation. It does pro­ pletely and submitted a budget re­ vide, however, for its enforcement quest for the hospitals. Subse­ lowed in these tanker talks, the gation headed by E. H. "Lige" lation. by the civil Injunctive process. Dire Effect Williams, president of the Louisi­ quently, Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, freight agreement will be followed in the tanker field as to percent­ ana Federation of Labor, for a veto After Governor Kennon signed age wage increases and changes of the measure. the bill, Williams issued a state­ in general and working rules. The bill was vigorously opposed ment in which he pointed out that Application of the same percentage by a coalition of all legitimate trade union members and repre­ increase to the tankers as won on trade unions in the state, including' sentatives were law abiding citi­ freightships would preserve the the AFL, CIO and independents. zens and would comply with its traditional pay differential in SIU members who reside in Louisi- provisions. He warned, however, favor of the tankermen. that its enforcement will have a Meanwhile, dry cargo ships are dire effect upon the general econ­ In another move designed to improve its services to the signing on at the new wage rata omy and wage structure of Louisi­ membership, the Union last week rearranged a number of of­ and the major shipping companies ana, fices at headquarters to provide greater space for recreational are making arrangements for retro­ Moreover, Williams pointed out, active wage payments back to big farm interests who sponsored facilities on the second deck. offices formerly occupied by the September 3, 1953. Payments are The Welfare Services De­ tlie law need not expect relief from Brotherhood of Marine Engineers, already'being made by Bull Lines partment, formerly on the sec­ SEATTLE—The continuing spurt AFL efforts to organize cane cut­ the switchboard and other facili­ mail, with Seatrain Lines also of shipping activity on the West ters and low-wage agricultural ond deck, has been moved to the ties. These have been moved else­ by having a full list of retroactive third deck and now occupies the Coast and especially here in Wash­ where on the third deck. payments ready for distribution. ington has resulted in the tem­ The two shuffleboard tables in Announcement will be made in the porary appointment of a joint the shipping hall, and the three SEAFARERS LOG when the other patrolman to split the work of this pool tables in the former pool shipping companies will have their port. room, next to the barber shop, back wage lists and machinery for Already on the job, former have been moved to the offices for­ payments ready. headquarters staffer Tom Gould merly occupied by Welfare Serv­ will assist Port Agent Jeff Gellette ices and the organizing department. who's been handling the increas­ Tentative plans call for installing Fiie Repair ing chores of the port on his own a fourth pool table, so that the Lists Early up until now. membership will have added facili­ West Coast shipping declined In order to expedite the ties, as well as added space, for considerably following the end of matter of ships' repairs lists, recreation. the fighting In " Additional Equipment ships' delegates and depart­ Korea, with a mental delegates on felU ships All of the present recreational consequent re­ facilities have been receiving con­ are urged to turn in repair duction In staff stant use, and it Is felt that addi­ lists a week before a vessel here at that time. tional equipment is needed. arrives in port. In addition, The downward The TV set formerly in the ship­ headquarters recommends that trend has been ping hall has been moved to the delegates making up new re­ . reversed now, former poolroom, and this room pair lists turn these in to the howevey, due to converted into a TV room, so that proper department heads on constantly chang­ the entire second deck now con­ the ship at least a week be­ ing conditions in tains recreational facilities with fore the ship is due to reach Gould the Far East to­ the exception of the barber shop, port, so that the companies can day, and increased movements of lavoratory and shipping hall, where take appropriate action when cargo to aid the French forces in the patrolmen will continue to the ship arrives. Early filing Indo-China. operate as before. of repair lists will facilitate Gould, who served as a patrolBesides the facilities already the procurement of new items ^man as well as chief dispatcher at^ It's basiueas as usual at tbe l$IU Welfare Services Department mentioned, there are of course the for the vessels and give suf­ office in headquarters, as Unlon^taffers remove office furniture to cafeteria and Port O'Call, where headquarters for some time in ficient notice when repairmen make room for additional recreational facilities for membership on 1853, had also worked both in the members may enjoy many pleasur­ are needed to board the ship the beueh. Welfare office was moved to the building's top deck able moments during their leisuro in port. Gulf and up north with the Union's brganizing department. . from fenaer leoation on same floor as shipping halL hours. Anti-Union Shop Bill Approved Over Louisiana Labor Protest Add Patrolman In Seattle Hall •v.'.- Hq* Office Shifts Add Space For Recreation Pact Talks Proceed On Tankshlps �4ic!r-' , ••. :;•:'V*/; Pace Poor S t^j^»RS(yl(O G Getting Membership Applications Boys' €lub Is Pet Project Of SlU Man BOSTON—A Seafarer in nearby Somerville is providing much of the spark behind a local campaign to get a newly-formed boys' club on its feet as part of a drive to curb possible "hoodlumism" in the area. Vincent Maffucci, a member of the SIU since 194B and a local restaurant owner, along with a fellow restaurateur, Phillip Tuccelli, organized the Union Square Athletic Club for the use of the boys and, with donations from other merchants and civic groups, outfitted a hall with a boxing ring, gym equipment and other gear for indoor and outdoor games. " . Designed to curb delinquency, the project has attracted nearly 100 boys in the area, who have Group of permitmen fn New Orleans hall are shown filling out applications for books With aid of dispatcher Joe Martelio. Head­ quarters committee will-make first month's choices shortly. Rigging Parted But Seaman'sLuckH eld Sparkplug behind drive to aid boys' athletic club, Seafarer Vincent Maffucci (right) is shown with Frank Fratalia, a pro boxer he manages. use of the hall until 9 PM every day. The rules forbid drinking, smoking and gambling on the premises and girls are "off-limits" at all -times except one night a week for jukebox dances. Manager of a professional wel­ terweight who has had quite a few bouts in the Boston area, Maffucci also serves as boxing coach for the youngsters and supervises much of the club's athletic program." A native of Somerville, he has sailed in the deck department on SIU ships for many years, and currently holds the rating of bosun.., , Seafarers on the East and Gulf Coasts who have been wondering where Erenchy Michelet took his culinary talents will be grieved to learn that the well-known stew­ ard is still) stick­ ing pretty closely to the Great Northwest and the Far East run. Those who want to sample 'some of his menus had better get up to Michelet Seattle because that's where he is at the moment, according to the last Seattle port report. . Michelet took over as chairman of the last Seattle port meeting, al­ though it was not noted whether he substituted a heavy iron skillet for the gavel. It's believed though, that once he rapped the table and called out "coffeetime" all hands immediately came to prompt atten­ tion. Seafarer Michelet, who is VKidely known throughout the ranks of the SIU, is one of the oldlime mem­ bers of the SIU. X. • . 'r.' NEW ORLEANS.—Luck was riding with Seafarer Cy Ken­ ning when a line rigged to a stage parted suddenly, dumping him 45 feet down the starboard side Of the Del Norte (Missis­ sippi) recently into the Mis-| sissippi River here. form until he could be pulled Tecrill Nesbitt, working safely back aboard the Del Norte with Henning at the time, was even by fellow members of the SIU more fortunate. He was standing shore gang. on the opposite end of the stage Equipped with paint buckets and and managed to hang onto the se­ brushes, Henning and Nesbitt were cure line at his end of the plat- lowering away down the side of the Del Norte when the line at Henning's end of the stage parted. Henning fell into the water be­ tween the ship and the Poydras Street wharf. Swims to Piling ' HeadquarteriT^galn wishes Although momentarily stunned to remind all Seafarers that by his head-down, impromptu payments of funds, for what­ plunge, Henning recovered in time ever Union purpose, be made to swim to a nearby piling where only to authorized A&G repre­ he hung on, resting until he felt sentatives and that an official capable of making his* way safely Union receipt be gotten at that the remaining distance to the river time. If no receipt is offered, bank. , . be sure to protect yourself by immediately bringing the mat­ "I was plenty lucky," Henning ter to the attention of the sec­ said. "If there had been high water retary-treasurer's office. in the river, the area between the ship and the wharf would have been jammed with driftwood and I w'ouldn't have had a chance of get­ ting out alive." * In addition to a ducking, the only ill effect he suffered was a severe rope burn on the inside of his upper arm. Henning and Nesbitt said they Also serving as a meeting officer inspected the line before, lowering at the Seattle session was Seafarer the stage' over the side. They Robert Johnson of San Jose, Cali­ theorized it must have been weak­ fornia. Johnson, who sails in the ened by acid which they beiieve engine department, was reading accidently -spilled on the rope in clerk for the membership meeting. the store room. The acid' is used to The 29-year-old Seafarer is a na­ remove rust spots from white paint tive of Louisiana and joined the on Mississippi passenger ships of SIU in New Orleans on June 4, the Del Norte's type: 1948. Be Sure to Get Dues Receipts Baltimore's last port meeting had Seafarer Donald Rood as chairman and an­ other well-known SIU man, Wiley Carter, as read­ ing clerk. Rood, a Nebraska native originally, joined the SIU in New York in 1945, and now comes out of Ridgewood, New Carter Jersey. He's 34 years old and sails on deck. Carter, 35, is a veteran SIU member, and joined the Union in Baltimore back on April 11, 1939. He too sails in the deck department and makes his home in the Port of Baltimore.., Push Action On Dope Bill WASHINGTON—A biU to re­ voke the papers of seamen con^ victed of narcotics violations moved closer to passage last week when it was favorably reported to the Senate by the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. The bill—backed by the SIU and other maritime unions^would give the Coast Guard authority to deny or revoke the seaman's papers of any person who, within 10 years prior, to applying for his papers, was convicted of violating any US Federal, state or territorial nar­ cotics law. ' YOUR UNION HAS MADE MENTION BEFORE IN THE COLUMNS of this newspaper of the spread of the anti-labor "right tu work" laws in the various states. Unfortunately last week the State-of Louisiana joined those who have passed a bill of this kind, with the result that one-third of the states have on the books a law prohibiting genuine union security clauses in union contracts. The Louisiana law did not pass without a tough fight. The trade unionists in that state, backed up by a large section of public opinion, really gave It a tussle over the last several weeks. Howeveiv the people backing this law, including the big industrial farm outfits in the sugar business and others, successfully sold a bill of goods to many of the legislators from the small town and farming areas of the state. The result was that they were able to pick up enough votes to push this bill through. Actually it appears that in Louisiana anyway, the people who run the lumber industry, the sugar in„dustry and other big farm operations in that state are out to keei^ the AFL from organizing the farm workers there. They hope to use this bill as a weapon to keep unions from improving the conditions Of, workers in these industries. Excuse To Weakeir Unions It's been pointed out in the past'that this kind of a bill, whether labeled "right to work" or by any other name, is a plain and simple excuse to weaken unions by making it virtually impossiMe for thenv to get 100 percent representation ih-any place of employment. The suc­ cess of the supporters of these bills, working from state to state, indi­ cates that its backers are operating with a well-organized machine. However, the labor unions have been fighting back, and as has been reported in the SEAFARERS LOG, won a notable victory in Alabama recently in electing a governor and other candidates pledged to repeal this, type of anti-union legislation. It remains to be seen what happens .when the Alabama state legislature goes into session. . Both in Louisiana and Alabama where these bills have come up, many Seafarers haVe put their shoulders to the wheel and helped the fight against this legislation. It's been a good fight, and those Seafarers viho have participated deserve credit for their efforts on behalf of the rights of working men and women everywhere. SINCE YOUR UNION MADE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SIU scholarship winners, we have received quite a few communications from the winners and from other^people interested in our program that have been complimentary ip nature. Judging from the correspondence we have received, the feeling is that the SIU has acted wisely and accom­ plished much by awarding these scholarships, which enable those who might otherwise have not been able to go to collage to pursue careers of their choice. What was particularly gratifying to your Union was the fact that thr^e Seafarers were able Jto take the prize along with the child of a Seafarer in the face of the toughest kind of competi­ tion. The committee of educators who selected the award winners made sjpecial mention of the fact that these Seafarers had done amazingly well on the qualifying examinations and had presented very fine records of past performance. As a matter of fact, the committee was of the opinion that the three brothers in question, Ed Larkin, Seymour Wallace, and Wallace Simpson, could have handled themselves very well in any kind of schoiarship competition which they might have entered. Certainly some eyebrows were raised when the Union first put forth this plan for scholarship competitions among its membership feeling that such activity was far removed for men who wjnt to sea for a living. The traditional picture of the sailor that people have in their minds doesn't jibe with ivy-covered walls, textbooks and cap and gowns.. It all goes to prove that the ranks of the SIU have contained men of all abilities and all talents, and that there is ample room and positive need for a scholarship program. SOME JMSTURBING REPORTS HAVE COME TO THE ATTENtion of h^dquarters to the effect that seamen going into Indo-Chinese ports, particularly Saigon, are being roughly handled by the customs officials there. The reports from official Washingto'n sources have it that the local customs people are confiscating the property of merchant seamen, even,though they have filed declarations on such property, and are fining the seamen additional sums of money merely for'owning personal possessions. ^ The particular targets of these Vietnamese officials seem to be cigarettes and US currency, which, they claim, are being used to pro­ mote a growing black market in that war-torn coun­ try. The successes of the Communist armies in .re­ cent months. It seems, have brought about a situa­ tion where the French and the Vifetnam officials are finding it very difficult to control the day to day operations of the local economy. It's understandable in light' of the difficulties faced in fighting the Cohimunists, that the Viet­ namese should want to take steps to strengthen their country. However, it seems quite clear that there is no justification for the kind of treatment being given to merchant seamen, particularly when they have followed all the rules and regulations on the books. Certainly it appears that our State Department, should find time to intervene witir the French and see to it that merchant seamen are not victimized. In the ineantlnie, pending official Washington action, all Seafarers are advised to put their personal possessions under seal when entering any Indo-Cbine8e-.port. , , Jt . ., : - 11 �mAfAmi^R9 LOG JMr t, l»M EISENHOWER. CHURCHILI^ URGE DEFENSE OF FAR EAST— At the^ meeting in Washington between President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Churchill the two agreed to "press forward" urgently to bui^d a defense system in Southeast Asia regardless of whether the French Indo-China armistice talks succeed or break down. They ac­ companied their agreement with a clear warning to France that they will press for,prompt restoration of sovereignty to West Germany this summer if France fails'^o approve the European army plan. * 0 * TRUMAN'S CONDITION IMPROVED—Former President Harry S. Truman's condition is reported as improved and his condition is somewhat less serious following an attack of enteritis, an intestinal in­ flammation. Truman's condition had worsened after emergency re­ moval June 20 of a gangrenous gall bladder and infected appendix at the Research Hospital in Kansas City. * • * SOVIET TANKER SEIZED; US BLAMED — The Soviet tanker Tuapse was seized" by a Chinese Nationalist destroyer as a, blockade runner to Communist China. Communist China and the Soviet Union have said that the US must take responsibility for the action, because the TJS Seventh Fleet controls Formosan waters. 0 0 0 ^ OPPENHEIMER LOSES APPEAL TO AEC—Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the man who directed the. making of the first atomic bomb, lost nis long fight for reinstatement as an adviser to the government. The Atomic Energy Commission announced it had voted four to one to deny him further access to secret government information. • • * OUSTED FHA AIDE HAD ARREST RECORD—Clyde L. Powell, ousted top official of the Federal Housing Agency, has a record of eight arrests ranging up to larceny, the Senate Banking Committee was informed recently. Powell's record came out as he refused for the second time to answer fjuestions by Senators investigating "windfall" profits for builders of Government-backed apartment projects totaling millions of dollars. * • • FORMER TAX OFFICIAL GUILTY OF TAX EVASION—Joseph D. Nunan, former US Commissioner of Internal Revenue, was found guilty of income tax evasion in Brooklyn Federal Court. He. had been indicted on a charge of cheating the Government of $91,086 in taxes for a five year period. Nunan was a top-flight official in both the Roose­ velt and Truman Administrations, from 1944 to 1947 when he resigned to return to private practice of law. * * * FRENCH ABANDON PROVINCE SOUTH OF HANOI—In Hanoi, a spokesman for the high command announced the order to evacuate Namdinh Province south of Hanoi. The move gave the Communists Namdinh, the third largest city in the Red River delta, without a shot being fired. Rumors circulated that Hanoi itself would be abandoned by the French. 0 0 0 CEASE-FIRE ARRANGED IN GUATEMALA — The Guatemalan radio has announced that a cease-fire has been arranged between a Guatemalan military junta'and the insurgents led by Col. Carlos Castillo Armas. The broadcast further stated thhj: the arrest of all Communist officials had been ordered in accordance with Castillo Armas' instruc­ tions. Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz who had cooperated with Communist elements resigned the presidency. YOUamrffMSIU CONSTItUflON From Article X, Section 7 "Upon completion of negotiations^ the Committee shall submit a re­ port and recommendations to the membership of the Union dt* a regi'i'ir or special meeting." : 'i-' • •-t.' •' , Negotiotidni between the Union and the companids are complete only' when the elected committee makes its report to the member­ ship and receives approval* Only upon approvpl does the commit­ tee's action become union policy. :• Vcw# .faCSHTS ANO AS ^ Sly: MN. ARC <3SiA?A.NTH6D^ ,5V:: YGiiR coi^tturtc^,' .iHis ;:njR5 IS OESIOM^ voy • WnH,,"rH£SE , PWVIIEOES Pafffl Fir* State Dep't Bums Midnight Oil Over Onassis' Tanker Schemes WASHINGTON.—State Department officials are expressing much concern over reporti that millionaire Greek .shipowner Aristotle Socrates Onassis may be trying to parlay hie unique oil transportation deal with Saudi Arabia into similar agreements with Venezuela, Iran, Iraq and Kuwait m the^ Middle East. to that reached with Saudi Arabia any prospective charterers, a $2 The feeling is that the terms brought on a whole new series of million bill still due for work on of the Saudi Arabian contract nego­ tiated by the Onassis interests will eventually give him a virtual monopoly on petroleum cargoes from that country to all parts of the world and freeze American shipping out of the area. The deal might force between 50 and 75 tankers to be tied up on the West Coast alone, according to some estimates. Under the 30-year agreement reached earlier this* year, details of which are first coming to light, Onassis is granted the right to transport Saudi Arabian oil under a royalty arrangement guarantee­ ing that nation's government a payment of shillings (about 20 cents) "for every ton shipped by its tankers to any port in the world." A new company, the Saudi Arabian Maritime Company, Ltd., is being set up, and must maintain a minimum of 500,000 tons of shipping under the Saudi Arabian flag. 60 Percent Of Oil On the basis of those figures, it is estimated tha the Onassis com­ pany would be handling approxi­ mately 60 percent of all oil move­ ments out of Saudi Arabia, the remaining 40 percent being han­ dled principally by the ArabianAmerican Oil Company (Aramco), owned by four American concerns, which is operating under a much less extensive 1936 agreement with Saudi Arabia. Under these cir­ cumstances, that country stands to .gain a potential of $50 million in royalties each year from Onassis alone. The concern over the agreement with Onassis, stemming both from the opposition of Aramco and other shippers to its apparent monopo­ listic character and from govern­ ments, particularly the US and Great Britain, is over the manner by which it cuts off a considerable part of the world's oil transport from the world market and ear­ marks it for one company. New Protests The report that Onassis or others acting for him are already nego­ tiating with Venezuela as well as other oil producing countries in the Middle East with a view to es­ tablishing an arrangement similar protests against the original com­ pact which, it is felt, may violate international law in some of its provisions. The US, through the State De­ partment, is seeking assurances that the Onassis deal will not bar US tankers from carrying Saudi Arabian oil in the future, and has received some tentative pledges to that end. Meanwhile, an interesting side­ light to the activities of the wealthy shipowner, who describes himself as "Mr. Aristotle Socrates Onassis of Greek birth and Argen­ tine nationality, residing in Monte­ video and with his office in Paris," developed at Chester, Pa., at the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. Unclaimed Tanker Engaged for several years now, in competition with members of his own family and others, in a race to build bigger and better tankers, Onassis left a "lemon" in the hands of the Sun Shipbuilding concern, in the form of an $8 mil­ lion supertanker of 30,000 dead­ weight tons which is ready for sea duty—but with no owner to claim her. The vessel, known only as Hull 596, had been ordered by Onassis with the prospect of char­ tering the ship to some rfther op­ erator. The decline in the tanker market, however, left him without the vessel, and no one yet willing to buy the new vessel outright. The situation is possibly in retalia­ tion for his exclusive deal with Sairdi Arabia, which other opera­ tors will fight in every way possi­ ble. Prize Puff Winner of a special award in oil painting in the recent SIU art contest. Seafarer Georges L. Pitour, fireman, puffs away after lighting a cigarette with his contest prize, an engraved sterling silver cigarette lighter with an SIU emblem. Cornhusker Mariner Facing Scrap Heap Dock Strike Ties Up PR As a result of the strike for better wages and working condi­ tions now being carried on by AFL longshoremen in San Juan and other island ports, all ships of the Bull Line have been laid up in­ definitely. The Bull Line action came shortly after the island's long­ shoremen—members of the AFL Dock Workers Union—walked off their jobs a week ago to bolster their xlemands for wages and work­ ing conditions more comparable to those of New York and the Eastern seaboard. A considerable wage dif­ ferential of approximately $1 an hour exists between the islands and continental US ports. The island's dock workers went AFL late January, when nearly 8,000 longshoremen and checkers gave the AFL a 2-1 victory in an NLRB election over the old Inter­ national Longshoremen's Associa­ tion. Photo shows Cornhusker Mariner whUe she was on the rocks in harbor of Pusan, Korea. Indications are that ship will now bo scrapped. WASHINGTON—The House Merchant Marine Committee, acting on the fate of the wrecked Cornhusker Mariner, hag decided to leave in the h^ds of Maritime Administrator Louis Rothschild the final disposition of the vessel. This able protest, and a subcommittee means that the vessel will was appointed to investigate tha probably be scrapped after dis­ mantling. Tl»e Cornhusker, which had been operated by Robin Lines, ran ^aground in the harbor of Pusan, Korea, in June, 1953. The ship had to be cut in half to get it off the rocks and was towed to Sasebo, Japan. The initial decision to scrap the $10 miiiion ship aroused consider­ possibility of salvaging the ship. Representative Thompson of Louisiaha, a member of the twoman subcommittee, disagreed with the final action declaring that it would be more desirable to re­ build the vessel, either in Japan or in a US shipyard. It would cost an estimated $11^ to $2 million to rebuild the ship in a Japanese yard. �rl'^ - _ ' SE AFA^iiti A^OG mm Own Tune SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON A Seafarer with 30 years of sea-going esro^ience behind him is trying something new and far afield these days: peddling his first effort at song-writing to a music publisher. Niel A. Winther, sailing SIU for the past three years as an AB, composed his initial song attempt, including both the-^ lyrics and music, while at sea and returned to his home port «f Mobile with it some time ago. The song, a romantic ballad called "little Darling," is a copyrighted number which has had only one really public showcasing so far. One of Winth^s friends, a piano player at Mobile's Carlton Hotel, plugged the song one weekend, and had quite a few people hum­ ming and whistling it by the time he was through. None of the audi­ ence was in the music publishing business, however, so that left things at a standstill. Reproduction of the opening bars of a romantic ballad composed Met Shipmates by Seafarer Niel A^ Winther of Mobile. Winther Is seeking to Now aboard the Alcoa Roamer interest a music publisher in the composition. (Alcoa), Winther visited SIU head­ quarters with his song while the writing effort. If he can click with give him a hearing for his musical ship was in New York and talked somebody in New York, he's all set. baby. about it with old shipmates. While In any case Winther is hopeful Although not a trained musician, In town, he's also launched inr quiries among ' members of the that he can have beginners' luck Winther has played the accordion music fraternity to see how he can and click with his song the first on his own for some time and ap­ get in touch with someone who time around—something that nor­ parently used this experience tp might be interested in his song- mally isn't done in the highly com­ compose his lyric. Although the petitive music-writing' business. song is not publicly dedicated to The fact that he is a Seafarer, he any person in particular, Winther feels, might Intrigue the curiosity confesses that it might be, but h6's of a song publisher long enough to not naming names. fi^- SIU Sea Chest Sweetens 'Em Up In Mobile Thanks to the SIU Sea Chest, life has been made a little sweeter for many needy residents of Mo­ bile. This came about recently when the Sea Chest distributed nearly 1,000 siurplus bags of hard candy to five Mobile charitable organizations. The bags of candy—all marked "compliments of the SIU Sea­ farers Sea Chest Corporation" — were donated to the Catholic Boys' Home, Zimmer Memorial Home, Allen Memorial Home, St. Mary's, and the Bureau of Catholic Chari­ ties. Other bags of the surplus candy were sent to the SIU hall in Mobile. The Sea Chest has made similar distributions in igaltimore and New Orleans, where the heat threat­ ened to destroy supplies of the candy purchased for shipboard distribution. ' ' . ' ' '=== ' •' =a Buring 1953, 608 seagoing ships of over 1,000 gross tons each, and totaling 4,579,000 tons were delivered by shipyards throughout the world. In terms of number and tonnage, last year represents the best year for deliveries during the eight-^ear post-war period since 1946. The 1953 deliveries were greater by 262 ships than the 1946 deliveries. According to Commerce Department records, the most significant facts were the predominance of tankers as compared with freight and combination ships; and secondly, the large volume of new construc­ tion delivered by Japanese and German yards. More than half of the total 4,579,000 tons of shipping delivered in 1953 were tankers; about 60 percent of Germany's output were freighters; 52 percent of France's were combination passenger-cargo ships; and 50 percent of Denmark's were freighters. These three for­ eign maritime nations, alone of the major building countries, con­ structed less tanker tonnage then freight and combination vessels. Shipbuilding and repair yards in the US have put on a tremendous effort in the closing weeks of Congress to have the Government ap­ propriate money to provide for the repair of abips in the reserve fleet andthus ke.ep the yards in business. There is a very slight chance the bill may go through. In the national reserve fleet, there are now at least 205 merchant, ships which would be urgently needed on Mobilization Day, and upon which an estimated $45 million dollars would have to be spent to put them in shape. If the nation's ship repair yards are successful in obtaining the approval of Congressional-sponsored work in this manner, the Depart­ ment of Defense has selected these 205 ships for inclusion in such an emergency repair program. These particular vessels* are, for the most part, presently converted or scheduled for conversion to naval auxiliaries. i t ^ The Mntoal Security bill now going through Congress would authorize the appropriation of around 3Vk billion dollars to be used in helping foreign nations,' or something under $800,000,000 less than appro­ priated last year. .^though, as reported to the House, there was no provision allow­ ing^ use of US merchant ships to carry 50 percent of the mutual aid cargoes, the House itself adopted the "50-50" shipping rule. Un­ doubtedly the "50-50" shipping proviso will be in the bill as it is fir^y signed by the President. However, on the other hand. Congress is refusing to insert the "5050" shipping rule in bills providing for the sale of surplus American agricultural products to foreign nations in exchange for foreign cur­ rencies. To this extent, a sharp distinction is being made—namely that Cobgress is willing to provide for the use of American-flag ships to carry at least 50 percent of the aid cargoes, but refuses to so provide in the case of surplus agricultural commodities. Simultaneously, the American shipping industry is attempting to push through Congress a bill to make permanent the idea that at least 50 percent of aid cargoes should be carried in US-flag vessels^ Even if this measure is passed by Congress, there is a strong chance it will be vetoed by President Eisenhower. The Chief Executive takes the position that other forms of aid, such as a direct financial pay­ ment to US lines, should be extended in lieu of a permanent "50-50" shipping principle. At the direct request of the President, Government agencies are conducting a 'study to determine whether or not additional direct support of US lines would not be advisable instead of having the permanent "50-50" shipping law. This report will not be released to the public before next January. Seafarer Niel Winther (center) shows mnsic and lyrics of his song to two of his shipmates, Allan Svenson, AB, (left) and WBlard Edwards, AB, who was also ship's delegate .<ni the Alcoa Roamer. Cartoon History Of The SIU : -If Jvitr% Mi . Contending that the potential danger to US ships fr'bm wartime niines was being exaggerated, in Sep­ tember, 1949, the shipowners made a new bid to bkve war bonus payments ended. The SlU charged the danger was not over, Itowever, as iiie Maritinjie War -igmergeney. Board called hearings sir the issne; Mine ^Danger Uuehmnged In October, the SlU-manned Maiden Creek stracK a mine in the North Sea. Although the crew escaped injury, the ship was damaged and vras.the second SIU vessel to hit, a mine ^that year; along • wtth 28 others. ' • Altogether, 304/ships hdd been siiiik br damaged by mines since the end of World War H. A. -X' Nn. 07 . The Maiden Creek incident sparked the SIU drive for continued bonus payments at the MWEB hearings, ' where the Union also callej^. for the end of the war-,, ' Umef bpard as ah unnecessary * Gpyerhmieht inter;ierehce .with collective 'bargaining/ ' New hearings / •were caned; but thd bbhUkeS cohtintiett • > �SEAr ARERS Inly t. 1»M Pare Seren LOG A -!» CASH BENEFITS :-.fc : .A' SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID No. Seafarers Receivine Benefits this Period n. ^3 GAveraRe Benefits Paid Each Seafarer . D ^ST ^7 Total Benefits Paid this Period | ' -IS WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD HUDIMI Benefit. Death Benefits Disabilicv Benefits A resident of China for eight years with his missionary parents, Wolloce Simpson received his first schoolmg in that conntry at the American School in Peking. Now 24 years of age, he's pictnred here when he was barely seven years old in a youthful poso with his bicycle. A little Chinese girl is playing in the background. Simpson's present home is in Riverbank, Calif._ II ^aa.r oo | oo 1 on oo 1 ' Scholarship Fulfills u. 'Seven-Year Dream' Vacation Benefits Total 1 let; • WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY HosDital Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 • Disnbilitv Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 * Maternity Benefits Paid Since Aoril 1. 1952 * Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 • Total 1 SaL. eSro ^7^19S Il * oc| r * Date Benefits Becsn "It's all pretty exciting. I've been hoping for this chanc® for seven years, and now the SIU has made it all possible," said Seafarer Wallace M. Simpson, visibly relaxed for the first time, as he learned he-^ was one of three working Sea­ signments by the church they rep­ farers awarded a four-year, resented, the Assembly of God oall VJ ' Is JT/ i/F II WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Cash on Hand Vacacioo * il L*4L<itiA dCl Vacation Estimated Accounts Receivable ^elfarT" US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets — Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS •TOCTPBI iLllLm im&B. isi£h1 I4S 12 3 tl COMMENTS RECENTLY, MANY OF THE MEMBER'S BENEFlCARY CARDS RECEIVED BY iHB WELFARE OFFICE HAVE BEEN CARELESSLY WRITTEN, 'AS WELL AS INCOMPLETE AS DATE AND OTHER DETAILS. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EACH CARD BE CAREFULLY CHECKED, BEFORE SIGNING, TO BE SURE THAT ALL THE LINES ARE FILLED IN CORRECTLY. ALL ELIOIBLES UNDER THE PUN SHOULD HAVE BENEFICIARY CARDS ON FILE. -f • THOSE ELIQIBUS UNDER THE PLAN WHO MAVE HOSPITAL BENEFITS DUE THEM ON UAVINQ A HOSPITAL, MUST APPLY FOR SAME WlXMIN POMTEEN (ill) DAYS OF THE DATE OF MIS DISCHARGE FROM THE HOSPITAL. IP SUCH APPLICATION IS NOT MADE, THEN ic FORFEITS THE BENEFITS DUE HIM. r SukmitUd • '• 'b JUsA, A1 Ken, Aasistntt'XdmiHisMioir •All•these;• and, rsmember this «• • are yours without contributing a single nickel on your part—CoUecting SIU bene> $6,000- SIU college scholarship for 1954. Unable to contain himseif ionger, Simpson had found out the good news when he dropped up to the SEAFARERS LOG office at head­ quarters the morning of June 23. "They hinted over at the Weifare Pian office that I had won, but I wasn't sure," he declared. "I guess they got calls from a lot of us eager to find out the results and were waiting to send out the official no­ tice. One girl I spoke to said they were typing out the letters right then ... I couldn't wait anymore so I came up here to find out," he added. He was happy as a lark, but deadly serious about bis future plans. Sailing on SIU ships since 1948 as an AB and deck maintenance, Simpson, now nearly 24 years old, bad been ac­ cepted by Cali­ fornia's Leland Stanford Univer­ sity in 1947. He graduated from Sparrows <»*oint High School in Baltimore at the Simpson tender age of 16, but financial difficulties came in the way of bis continued schooling and be abandoned plans for enter­ ing college that fall for the time being. That was seven years ago. Will Study Journalism This September, Simpson expects to enroll at Stanford and pick up bis studies again after a long lapse. A much-traveled young man with a flair for writing, he'll be trying for a degree in journalism and eventu­ ally hopes to link up with a daily newspaper or magazine as a re­ porter or foreign correspondent. Born in Oakland, California, in 1980, Simpson' spent the first ye^ of his life' in the US and tha next •l|bt traveling around China with HI Church, kept them in a region near the Tibetan border for a time, but eventually he, his parents and five brothers and sisters born overseas settled in the capital at Peking. Simpson had his first four years of schooling in that city, at the American School, and alternated between speaking English and Chi­ nese through those years, although much of his familiarity with Chi­ nese is lost to him now. Then, just before the outbreak of World War This is the first of a series of features designed to acquaint the hiembership with the four winners of the 1954 SIU scholarship awards who will be entering college this fall under four-year grants pro­ vided by the SIU Welfare Plan. This article introduces scholarship winner Wallace M. Simpson. •a I I II, the family returned to the US, to a small town in California at first, where he jumped one grade on reentering school because of his advanced training in Peking. From there, periodic relocations of the Simpson family took him to Little Rock, Ark., back to San Fran­ cisco, to Houston, Tex., and finaiiy to Baltimore. As a result of ail this moving around, he attended five different high schools befoi-e graduating from Sparrows Point in 1947, but the experience apparent­ ly didn't affect his schoolwork any. He graduated with better than a "B" average over all fotir years. The shifts from one place to an­ other seldom gave him a chance te get involved in a lot of extra-cur­ ricular activities, but in his senior year in Baltimore, he managed both the soccer and lacrosse teams, worked, on the school paper and was editor In chief of tho_ first fits is easy, whether it's for hospital, birth; disability or- death—You get first-rate penonal h.ls'9«rents, iKHh inlaalonartea; As' (Continued on page 171 service hmediately through your Union's r^resentativei. ll �T'ft v-V'-U-W-:.' >. 5,^.^3 li-: m-- . SEAFARERS VaceEiglit /.'• •s-^- "• I I h'. m: p h:/ ll-- i: IW^-' liv': -• - K'-: 1;^ . % i, » t, t 4 t » Originally a sea term, the phrase "by and large" is used today to mean on the whole, over-all, or in general. To the seaman under sail, it means to turn the ship to the wind, within six points, just as "full and by" also means sailing close-hauled to the wind . . . The oldest sails, used by the ancient Egyptians, were of papyrus fibers. Later, canvas made of flax came into general use, but since the mid­ dle of the 19th century cotton has largely supplanted flax, particular­ ly in sails for racing vessels and smaller craft. The Chinese make sails for their junks and sampans of grass or fiber matting. The fin­ est and hiost expensive sail cotton comes from Egypt. Ecuador in South America was named after a circle around the earth because that country is actu­ ally crossed by the Equator. The Equator, in fact, is spelled "Ecuadar" in Spanish. Before it became an Independent nation in 1830, Ecuador was one of the three great departments of Columbia . . . Coastal shipping, the mainstay of the American merchant marine un­ til the beginning of World War II, had its beginnings in the US in 1831. In that year, Thomas Lowery Servoss outfitted five packet ships that ran regularly between New York and New Orleans, in the first coastal shipping service in the US. When a person is nonplussed, he Is in a state of perplexity or puzzlement in which he doesn't know how to proceed or what to say. The word nonplus comes orig­ inally from the Latin non plus ul­ tra or ne plus ultra, which meant lik k% ' * 'X ACROSS 1. Everything 4. Indiu or Arctic a. Azov or Caspian 12. CaU, in poker 13. Sea near Norway 14. Fiord 15. Where Amapala it 17. Move ship by hauling lino 18. Talks 19. Swiss river 20. Channel 22. County in N. Ireland 24. Short for m SA city 26. Fire residua 29. Good outfit for seamen SO. Navigation hazard 81. Reliever 33. On the ship 35. Prison 36. Three strikes 88. Come to terms 89. Printer's meastire 40. Cargo from South Seas 42. Indiana; Abbr. .43. Open a keg 44. Choose., by vote 47. Tampa or San Diego 49. It's paid for now KIlgM 82. 83. Pranks 84. SaUor 89. Vigor 84. Took seat agala •7. Befors DOWN Kind of trc4 a. Stretch out 4. BUmo 8. Removed center of 6. Expunges 7. Army Trans­ port Service: Abbr. 8. New Hamp­ shire: Abbr. 9. Region in Europe 10. Do wrong 11. Ampere: Abbr. 16. District attor­ ney: Abbr. 17. MoUon 1 12 15 . 2 19. Oil port 37. Keeps uprlsbt 20. Canadian In water peninsula 40. Cay oS Florida 81. Kind of tre« 41. Shipping Una 83. Creek 43. Voyage 24. Martin Van 48. Compaat 25. Computed direcUon 27. Vanishing 46. Cent: Abbr. sigbt in NY 47. Baby food 28. Vessel with 48. Swediah nick­ one mast name 30. Pert, to the sea 49. Contend 32. West Coast 80. It movea a union boat 34. Companion of 81. Compau point" Hagog 93. Doctor: Abbr. (PuzzI* Anawcr On Page 17) J ^1 SEAFARER "let there not be any more sailing beyond" Md is said to have been inscribed on the Pillars of Hercu­ les at Gibraltar, beyond which no ship could safely sail. The Pillars Question: How often do you of Hercules were the furthermost think meetings should be held on limit of safe navigation prior to board ship? Columbus. • MaroeUno Santiago, bosnnHf the t * * a month, meet­ Most sailors know about the taff- trip lasts more than ings should be rail log, that spinning fin linked to held every fifteen a registering device which indi­ days, at the con­ cates the distance a vessel has venience of the sailed, and which is fixed to the membership. The taifrail, or more correctly aft rail best time, I think, of the ship. The word apparently is between 6:30 became taffrail through confusion and 7 PM. If Jthe over the sound, as it was derived trip lasts loss from the Dutch tafereel, meaning than a month, a a panel or picture, usually exten­ general member­ sively carved and detailed. In the ship meeting should be held once, old sailing days the name was ap­ before the payoff. plied because the upper part of the 4> t , flat portion of the sterm was gener­ Joseph Fairell, fireman: On long ally heavily ornamented, with trips meetings Aould be held at gilded and painted carvings, and least twice a it remains right through to the month, and on present. coastwise trips i » just before the The grocer as we know him to­ payoff. In case an day is a corner merchant who sells emergency arises vegetables, -canned goods, dairy pertaining to the products and a variety of other ship or the per­ food items for home use, some­ sonnel, a special times even in a supermarket type meeting should of operation. Centuries a^.., how­ be called. Every ever, the grocer was actually a department should be represented, wholesaler, and was one who except men on watch. bought and sold in the gross (large 4^ $ S. Escobar, steward: I think it's quantity). In fact, about the year 1344, in London, the Company of enough to hold one meeting, just before arriving at Grocers was incorporated} They the home port. If were the lordly wholesale dealers a beef comes up in spice and foreign produce who while you're at sent the ships and seamen out to sea, it's up to the import their wares from the East ship's delegate to and helped shape early colonial call the three de­ history. partments togeth­ t t er in a special Unearthed in 1880, the Gokstad meeting to settle ship gave researchers much evi­ the beef. The dence of what the structure of the entire crew should know what is viking ships of 900 years before up on a beef. was like. Based on measurements * * * of the Gokstad, relic, they deter­ E. y. Eraio, AB: On a short trip, mined that a t3i>ical viking ship only one meeting should be held, was 80 feet long, 16^ feet wide the day before and nearly 7 feet deep. There on making port and was one 40-foot mast, and on each paying off. On side of the ship 16 oars projected longer trips, once through holes in the bulwarks. a month ought to Seafarers Puzzle 1>; . ' MEET THE IN THE WAKE The first lighthouse built In America to service shipping was a cone-shaped masonry tower erected by the Province of Massachusetts in 1716 on Little Brewster Island at the entrance to Boston harbor. The lighthouse was maintained by a levy of a penny per ton which was placed on all incoming and outgoing vessels except those in coastal service. Constructed origi­ nally at a cost of £2,285 ($6,400), it was rebuilt in 1783 and is still in service. Joly t» 1954 LOG be enough, as long as there's no special beef. If there Is such a beef, a meeting ought to be called right away to take problem. * ^ Thomas jS. MoUer, chief steward: In my estimation, meetings should be called twice a month. On a short -trip there should be one going out, and one coming home. If there's a good beef, a special meeting of the de­ partment should be held, and if it's not settled there, a full mem­ bership meeting should bo called. GORDON T. BURFORD, bosun From coal passer to ship's master is a long climb but an interesting one. So says Seafarer Gordon Burford who received his masters license in 1952 after almost twenty years of sailing. Bom on a farm in Amherst, Va., which his father still operates, he ran away from home at 17 to make his way in the world and to escape the boredom and long hours of hard work on the farm. One of his first jobs was work­ ing in a soft coal mine in Welsh, West, Virginia. It was at this job that he perhaps felt he had left the irying pan only to sizzle in the fire. The coal mine was hot and damp and was located three miles back under the mountain. It was in the days before mechanical equipment and he got quite familiar with a pick and shoveL No Room To Sign For about six months he worked in the mine on a seam no larger than 26 inches. The coal would be blasted down, but since the seam was too shallow, the coal would have to, be shoveled from the prone posi­ tion since there wasn't enough room to stand. Loading 18 to 20 cars a day, Burford points out, was hard work and the pay was slim—40 cents a ton. Six months was enough of that. He next worked for a power com­ pany as a lineman, somewhat easier work, and at a succession of different jobs before he tried sailing. He first shipped out as, a coal passer out of Baltimore on the Red Star Line, on a ship bound for Hamburg, Germany. He smiles when he hears the old time seamen reminisce, of the good old days when It took a man to be a Sea­ farer. It certainly took a cast iron stomach for the food and the gen­ eral conditions aboard the ships then, Burford says. For the black gang, the trip was continuously hot and dipty both on and off duty. The black gang slept in a separate foc'sle but there was no such thing as rooms. There were no ventilators and no showers. Any bathing that was done was done out of a pail if and when the old man chose to turn the water on. The ship usually supplied an excelsior mattress or bag of straw, but no blankets or linen. Switched To Deck Burford has shipped, on deck since 1936 in just about every un­ licensed rating there is. But condi­ tions on deck weren't ideal either. An SIU man rrom the start of the Union, he served on the picketlines of most of the major 'strikes. The first time Burford remembers having fresh milk was while on thd Helen of the Bull Line in 1938 or 1939. While in port, the crew asked the captain for milk and threat­ ened to strike. The crew sat down and the milk was forthcoming. Whether the money for the milk came from the company or from the captain's pocket, Burford never found out, but since that time he has found that the Bull Line oper­ ates as good a ship as any company as far as the..geafarer is concerned. Burford started sailing as a bosun in 1942 during World War 11. Since he preferred to ship from the East Coast, he sailed on the Murmansk run bringing war supplies to Rus­ sia. Arriving in Murmansk after one trip from Halifax, one of nine ships out of a convoy of 54, his ship was bombed and strafed by the Ger­ mans, The ship had a huge, hole torn in its side and one of its boil­ ers blew up. Working his way up from coal .passing was a long hard climb. He held almost all unlicensed ratings in the engine and deck depart­ ments before trying for his mas­ ter's papers. Burford is married and the father of two daughters aged eight and four. He prefers the short runs so that he can get home and see his family as often as possible. This is especially true at the present time since,he expects to become a fa­ ther any day now with hopes for a boy. TEN YEARS AGO The Japanese laundied a general offensive northward from the Can-^ ton area and strove to join with forces driving down the CantonHankow railway through Hunan Province . . , Gen. Jorge Ubico resigned as President of Guate­ mala and turned the government over to a military junta composed of Generals Eduardo Villagran Ariza, Buenaventura Pineda and Federico Ponce. The train paUed "The Chief," on the. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe R.R., . westbound, carrying 158 passengers, was wrecked 20 miles west of Flagstaff, Ariz. Company officials said four persons were ^ 4^ killed an.d more than 80 Injured. . Alvaro Vega, oiler: On long trips . . . German robot bombs droned there should be a meeting every over southern England and an un­ month. On short disclosed numbW of American trips it's enough soldiers were among the day's to have one the victims. day before the * * ship makes its A fire from an undetermined home port If a cause at the afternoon performbeef comes up jmce in Hartford. Conn., ignited before that, a the main tent of tiie- RingUng special merting of Brothers and Bamum & Bailfy the department Circus, in Which thwe were nearly should be called. There's no mood *0 utt tiie entire 7,000 i^rsons, mostly women and The fiMHaa: consumed erew on a small beei» the canvas witk great rapidity, killing 167 persons and injuring 174 or more ... Loss of the 13,050ton President Grant of the Ameri­ can President Lines, was announc­ ed by the War Shipping'Adminis^ation as creqr members, return­ ing, told of a vain three-month battle to save the ship after it struck a submerged reef in the South Pacific war zone. * t 4 « i- » Matthew Dusband, Washington representative of the SIU, offered testimony at the public hearing of the Coast Guard's Merchant Ma­ rine Council as to the suitability of various types of improved liferafts for merchant ships ... In Normandy the inland port of the city of Caen was taken by British and Canadian troops after a month of fighting and at the end of a 36hour push that overran the north­ ern two-thirds of the city. US. irooiw fought their way into the outskirts of St. Lo from the east, and combat patrols were in houserto-housa combat. Under counter-attack they withdraw to the subhrbs . . . The Deraocratio National Conventimi opened 1ft 'jr > �Itdr f, ItM SEAFARIttS LOG Pace Nine tmas 1 SEAFARERS^X06 Iriy f. I»B4 V*l. XVI, Na. 14 Published biweekly Iv.tbe Seafarers International Union. Atlantic Gull District, Al^ 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32, NY. TeL acinth 9-6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAUL HAIX, Secretary-Treasurer Mditor, Humaa BHAHSI Manouine* FcHtor, RAT Dnmoic: Art Xditor, Baanaa SIAMAM; Photo Editor, DAMIB MILVA; Staff Writert, HmMAir AmHua, lawn •nvACK, AL MAEumr, NoaacAir SMITB. Gulf Area Reporter, Biu. Mooor., Did If!' LETTER of the WEEK Score One Victory A resounding victory has been scored by Seafarers, the SIU and all sea unions in seeing the appropriations bill for the US Public Health Service hospitals through final adop­ tion by both houses. The bill, now in the hands of the Presi­ dent, provides a $33 million budget for the Operation of the marine hospital program until next Jtme 30. Since the fight started nearly a year ago, following indica­ tions that the Government might shut down the program altogether as an "economy" move. Seafarers and Union rep-' resentatives have been conducting a round-the-clock cam­ paign in which letter-writing played a' major part, in an effort to halt the closings. The result was that the administration backed away from its proposal to close the hospitals and Congress, in turn, voted the money to keep them going with some small, but not fatal, cuts in the budget ftom the previous year. The USPHS hospital program, nearly as old as the United States itself, has been providing medical care for seamen and others since 1798. Through all that time, it has emerged as a vital research facility, pacing much of this nation's medi­ cal research in a variety of diseases now no longer plaguing Americans or at least lessened in the degree of their severity and occurrence. Seafarers recognize the importance of the hospitals, both to themselves and to the nation. Thanks to their untiring efforts, the battle to save the hospital program from extinc­ tion appears to have been won. However, oiie word of caution should be sounded on this issue. Opponents of the hospitals in the past have succeeded in-whittling away at the scope of the hospital program. Sea­ farers can expect the same kind of attack on the hospitals next year and must be prepared to protect them with the same energy as they have displayed up imtil now. » « 4^ Hurricane Trip Lengthens Out To the Editor: Just a little news from the Hurri­ cane (Waterman) as we sit over here on the Far East run for the Army. It has been some trip since we left the Gulf in February with a full crew out of Mobile. We were to be gone about two months with Haiphong, Indo-China, for our port of discharge and back to the States, but four days out at sea on our return to the States, we got orders to go to Okinawa. At present we have made Okin­ awa twice, Pusan twice and Yoko­ hama twice, and we are now on our way to Guam. We never get any orders as to where we are go­ The Building Service Employes ters Joint Council. This is the ing next until we International Union has launched second year that the council has are ready to sail. a comprehensive safety program to made the awards. The Army has cut on-the-job accidents, and Presi­ ir if if just signed an­ dent W. L: McFetridge has told aU A new welfare program, b^eved other six month Hod^M locals in the US and Canada that to be the most comprehensive ever contract for us out here and we look to stay here the field of safety . . offers an obtained through collective bar­ opportunity to render increased gaining in Chicago, has been nego­ for some time yet. We have been out four months services to members and the ge*- tiated by the AFL Bakery Drivers, and three days now and we are eral public." He recommends a Local 734. The program covers lucky that we have a good crew. long-range program including about 3,000 members of the local, membership in the National Safety including inside workers as well Good Food Council and training classes in first as drivers. Drivers get $7,000 worth We are still eating good as we of group life insurance, $7,000 of now have enough food for a couple aid. accidental death or dismember­ t 4^ i of months but it is all Japanese The full support of the CIO has ment insurance, and a disability stores. A lot of the fellows may think they are lower grade stores been pledged to the Mexican Con­ benefit running to $55 a week for of Labor in its fight for 13 weeks. In connection with the good news from the capital, how­ but they are really first grade federation pay increases to offset a reduction stores. ever, there is a disturbing report concerning the fate of the I've just been made bosun as the in real wages caused by a devalua­ Anna M. iii. who holds the permanent "50-50" legislation, just .pdssed unanimously by bosun was taken off in the hospital tion of the currency. The pledge distinction Denham, of being the nation's the Senate and likely to face little opposition in the House, in Yokohama and I have found it a was made by CIO President only woman business agent in whose Merchant Marine Committee has already given it the job to do any work when you don't Reuther when-Mexican automobile organized labor, started her sixth union leaders visited Detroit re­ consecutive term as representative stamp of approval. have any thing to work with. The report that the President wiU veto such a measure, It has got to where there is noth­ cently. The delegation represented for Laborers Local 1207 in Tampa, even if it passes both houses by heavy majorities, reaches ing to work with, no paint, and no locals in Mexican branch plants of Fla., when she was unopposed in Motors, Ford, Chrysler, the general baUoting June 10. the shipping industry at a time when it is at a low point. grease. We can't do any chipping General Hudson, as we don't have any red lead or The encouragement and practical help which would be given jprimer to cover it with. The gear Willys. 5fash, Studebaker and Among others whom she "bosses" is her husband, E. B. Denham, who to maritime by the adoption of this bill is inestimable. It needs greasing but there is no * 4 4> is now rounding out his fifth term , would be proof to the industry that the Government is gen­ grease to do it with. When a guy After delaying wage determina­ as assistant business agent. uinely concerned about the long run future of American flag ts~ broken, all we can do is put a tions under the Walsh-Healey Act i i i shipping. The $20 million cooperative long splice in it because there is for over 18 months, more than 200 Any other course, despite pious announcements of an event­ no Une left. Nobody expected us cotton mills have lost a round in housing project of the International ual intent to aid the industry by direct subsidy, means further to be out this long when they their fight to keep the Labor De­ Ladies Garment Workers Union partment from putting into effect a has gotten under way with the surrender to foreign-flag shipping which will then be in a stored the ship. position to capture an even larger majority of US cargo We are using old runners. When $l-an-hour minimum wage for cot­ clearing of 13 acres of slums in the one gets bad, we just change it for ton, silk and synthetic textile firms Corlears Hook section of Manhat­ business than it now holds. another old one. The quarters are working on Government contracts. tan. Some 110 obsolete buildings 4^ 4^ getting in bad shape but there is The mills were set back when a have been razed and excavation no paint for them and it looks as district court dismissed their ob­ and foundation work on the project though every ship over here is out jections to answering Government has been started. Although not con­ of paint as we have tried to get questions about the Labor Depart­ fined to ILGWU members, occu­ Although it's a little early for a full analysis bf the situa­ some stores from other ships but ment's plan. Both AFL and CIO pancy will be limited to wage earn­ tion, it would appear, from present indications, that local have failed so far. textile unions filed briefs with the ers and salaried persons. military officials are reacting favorably to the recent De­ Clean SIU Ship court supporting the minimum. if i i> The first health and welfare plan fense Department order recognizing tiie right of civilian Wh are looking forward fo get­ ^ 4^ 4^ seamen on l/S ships to shore leave in areas under US mili­ ting stores so we can bring the Congressional and presidential for electricians in the Southwest Hurricane in as a clean ship, SIU approval of the seven percent pos­ has been negotiated by the Inter­ tary control. ^ style, if there is a little rust tal pay raise bill now pending has national Brotherhood of Electrical A key issue for many months, and the subject of offen and nobutpaint on her she will be been forecast by President Wiliiam Workers, Local 569, with contrac­ heated discussion between SIU representatives and officials clean of dirt and our quarters will C. Doherty of the National Associ­ tors in San Diego County, Calif. at the Pentagon, the shore leave matter seems to be work­ be clean because we still have soap ation of Letter Carriers, AFL. Post­ The agreement is effective Septem­ ing up to the satisfaction of all hands so far. At any event, powdei to clean her with if we master General Summerfield's as­ ber I. no beefs have turned up recently on the issue from SIU crews. don't have anything else. sertion that President Eisenhower it if Moreover, much favorable comment has come from at least I guess everyone ^ knows our will veto the measure, Doherty Settlement of a new contract be­ one ship in Korea, the Watermmi freighter Morning Light, messman, "Casey Jones."^ Well, we said, is without basis. Meanwhile tween the United Steelworkers of which reported the military police "very congenial," and have changed his name to "Com the National Federation of Post America and the United States pointed out that their reception was far different from that on Cob." It is funny how we got the Office Clerks told Congress that Steel (Mrporation is expected to new nickname. We had some com the Post Office Department is us­ set the pattern for the entire steel previous visits to the Far East. on the cob one day and- he saved ing pressure tactics to make the industry and other mass produc­ Thus, it would seem that, thanks to Union ^orts, the rights an the l egislators "abdicate their author^- tion Industries as well. The Steelcom cobs. . of Seafarers and'all seunen will be respected in the future on I'll close workers got a package estimated by saying hello to all ity on postal salary matters." this matter and any other involving the military. Meanwhile, my old shipmates around Mobile between nine and ten cents an $ 4^ the Union is continuing s survey of the membership return­ and New Orleans. I hope to be Three children of hat workers at between nine and ten cei^ts an ing from foreign ports to assure that the situation is the same around there soon. have been awarded $500 college hour, including five cents in wages scholarships by the St. Louis Hat- benefitSi Raymendl Hedges elsewhere and doesn't get out of hand again. ROUNDS Still In Doubt I m m I i •;y| Progress* Report rJiiV-S •' •^1 �P'-' • • • Ir- • . '•">• ^ Fare Ten SEAFARERS " I''" •' '• July t. U84 July f. 1954 LOG SEAFARERS I ••'I ( t-i- '11 m * Wmk ; '•.•: . , ' m i j'l- 0*^' •^;r • • m WM . f• ir^,: Fage Eleven LOG .• m m m iflii : " ;. :^--t w « it: I' w., •f, • i ••ft'-'-V . 1 Fibers are combed iand driwn into slivers for jspinning. Engineers check thg combs for the condition of the sliVers. Slivers are carefully checked to see they are the right weight for spinning of yarns of a certain diameter and length. The slivers are twisted from left to right to spin the yam. Just the right amount of twist is important for great strength. Inspectors check yarn for uniformity and balanced twist before it is sent to the - machines that form the strands. V P^.-, i> •. i:t,- - 5-' . rr 'S- • • m : : *'<'u ' Even though the day of wooden ships and sails is long past, the deck force is ever at work nandling the multitude of lines on a ship. In port or at sea, snubbing down equipment or just making things shipshape, the Seafarer must have intimate knowledge of ropes and knots. '1H- Sails, wooden mosts, hond-operoted copstons and much of the porophernollo of the soiling ship hove long since disoppeored from commerciol shipping operotions, but thot old stondby, monilo rope, is still used just os much OS ever. Wire rope hos token over sofiie functions on ships ond nylon is slowly creeping in for speciolized uses such OS fishing nets ond towlines, but mc^jlo still remoins the bosic stuff of which most cordoge is rnode. The uses of moni|o ore mony ond voried—for mooring lines, corgo slings^ nets, booms-ond foils, boot foils, heoving lines, towlines, borgelines ond other purposes. And todoy's AB just like the deck hond of yesteryeor, hos to know his knots ond splices, ond how to stow ond hondle rope properly. 9 •m I Ml Strands are formed by, twisting yarns in the opposite direction from which the slivers were twisted to make yarn. The strands are often called the "sinews" of rope. Pictured here ore the processes mvoK ed In monufocture of monilo rope for shipboord purpo: es. (All photos and illustrations, exce^ that in the upper left hand corner, courtesy Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth, Massachusetts.) The starting point in manufacture is grad­ ing fibers before they go "into the works." The fibers are graded according to texture, strength, color and length. • Laying three or four strands—three ropes into cable— are the final production steps. The direction of the rope twist is the reverse of that for forming strands. A blend of fibers, stronger than a single grade or type, is fed into a breaker-spreader machine that assures a uniform product at all times. mi immmm , , , \ ~ jp ,• ' Vr I THE BASIC STEPS IN ROPE MANUFACTURE... mi- 12 3 J ^ 5 6 7 ilii t:'\ ^ ' ' • R: • R.'-R •;- Lubricated fibers pass through rollers (1) which distribute lubricant and (2) move on to be combed and drawn out to form slivers. Slivers when twisted produce yarn. The sliver (3) is then fed on a chain from which it enters a tube (4) where it is given Exactly the right twist by a revolving flyer and capstan. In combining yarns into strands, yarns get the proper pattern and twist by going through yarn plates (5) and a tube (6), in which ^ capstan provides the pull on the strands at the proper speed for the twist desired. Strands are wound on a reel (7) or fed directly to a laying tube'. Capstans pull the strands through a lay­ ing tube, (8) where they are twisted by a flyer. A giant rope for a giant's job. This 21" circum­ ference mooring line was made to provide off­ shore anchorage in South America. It weighs 12.7 pounds per foot.. A specifically designed rope is used in the manu­ facture of various types of cargo and save-all nets, where easy splicing and handling are of first importance; s /ft bow lines, stern lines, spring lines or breast lines, the slender manila ropes are used to tether the ships of the sea, large and small, at dockside. Tugs also make extensive use of manila line. �lNs« Twdve . SEAFAREkS LOG ^ •••••---->— lotrt. IH# PORT REPORTS.....^. .. . Men in the hospitals include San Francisco: other winners success in their new lake Chariest endeavor. Alexis Bankpri, Robert Lambert, It was also a pleasure to note, Algot Bogren, Otis^J. Harden, Rob­ that Hans Skalagaard won the spe­ ert Scales, Lorenzo Bridlda, War­ cial award in oils for the painting ren Whitmer, Albert W. Claude, of a sailing ship in the LOG John T. Watt, Thomas .^inherson, Shipping in the port has been Contest this year. We have aU Since my last report on shipping, Gorman Glaze, Richard Foust, Things are moviag along very I am sorry to state that sliipping Jesse A. Clarke, Paul Wilkinson, fair for the past two weeks and the seen his work hers and we value nicely at the present time with it very highly. Coifgratulatiotu are for the past two weeks has been Hinrich Wiese, Tony Mastantuno, future looks pretty good. aim in order for Hans Skalagaard plenty of watermelons, peaches even worse than the previous two Robert G. Cooper, Cornelius Pal­ -No ships were paid off in the and fish on hand, plus politicians. on winning this award. weeks. We shipped approximately mer and James Dodson. Tom Baiuing past two week period and only two As for us, well take the first men« 115 men and in the same period San Francisco Port Agent tioned. Shipping picked up a little we registered 294. So, fellows, you Our man of the week is Charles ships signed on. They were the somewhat here in the last two » » » can see what the score Is as far as Sianina, who has been a member Kyska (Waterman) and the Amerweeks, but don't come rushing shipping is concerned in this port. of the SIU since 1946. He sails at sea (Blackchester Steamship). New York down here. Brothers, for we still We have, at the present time, seven all ratings in the engine depart­ Ships in-transit were the Seamar have enough men to man all ex­ Bull Line ships tied up here and ment and has always conducted himself in the good old SIU and Massmar (Calmar), the Yaka, pected calls for some time to come. about six Libertys plus four tank­ ers and one Bobin,IJne ship. As manner. He had quite a rough go Fairland and Hastings (Waterman Calling into far as we can ascertain, none of of it several months back due to and the J. B. Kulukundls (Martis). this area and Oldtimers on the beach include Shipping for the_Port of New each taking a few these vessels will move in the the fact that he was an alien. All of that is now past history asjie L. Knickerbockmr, W. Pennington, near future. York is stUl holding its own. We men were, the We have one outstanding beef in has finally got himself squared A. W. Brown, C. Johnston, F. Mar­ sliip]^ approximately, the same Chiwawa, Gov­ the port at the present time which away and before long will obtain tinez, H. Skaalegaard. W. Ander­ ernment Camp, son, J. Cantin, A. Gurski, A. Wig­ number of men during this two Fort Hoskins, concerns 64 hours his fuil citizenship. At this time he would like to ex­ gins, A. Bernard, J. Curlew, J. Mc- week period as we did in the pre­ French for a utilityman Creek, press his gratitude to the officials Connell, R. Malone and E. P. vious two week period. However, Cantigny,- Brad­ on the Steel in the future, you can look for Rover (Isthmian) who have been such a great hqjp Votto. much slower shipping as the long­ ford Island, Win­ to him during his trouble. He said and which has ' Men in the marine hospital are shoremen in Puerto Rico have been ter Hill and PaGray been submitted that he thinks the SIU is second P. J. SL Marie, U. L. TaraUo, S. oU (Cities Serv­ on strike since last Friday and to none in the maritime industry. to New York. We Bunda, J. Perreira, H„Y. Choe, J. Bull Line, for one, is laying up all ice). Eari Sheppard are positive this ChUds, W. Singleton, C. Neumaier, their ships until the strike is over. Over in Beaumont, Texas, we Baltimore Port Agent is good overtime. P. S. Yuzon, and O. Gustavson. had the Golden City (Waterman) This of course is bad, but we have It Is with a lot of » » ^ Standby Pay pledged 100 per cent support to come in from France for payoff. satisfaction that Boston: She paid off in good shape thanks Slanlna these union brothers. There have been a few feUows I compliment the to her fine SIU crew. We had the coming into the office complaining We hear via the grapevine that crews on the few ships that we did about the rate of pay for standby shipping is really good on the West Bull Run (Mathaisen) in here at have pay off here for the excellent Lake Charles and the Del Sol of work. They seem to figure that we Coast at the present time. Job they are doing. So, just keep should be paid according to other During,the past two weeks, -we Mississippi came in over at Port up the good work, and before long ship contracts, such as shipyard paid off 22 ships, jdgned on six Arthur. things wiU get back to normal Shipyard people in this port are workers and other unions. Also July 27Ui l^rimary on foreign articles and had 14 in and everybody will be happy again. excited about the awardhig of they have been complaining about transit. On the political front the con­ Navy contracts for the construc­ no travel pay to and from the job. Payoffs SUpe Paid Off test is about to enter the home tion of 24 mine sweepers at j. tot^ Ships paying off were the Ines, Our existing contract as of now is The following ships paid off: ttie stretch with the first primary due Mae, Angelina, Suzanne and eost of over G26 million. .The 24 as follows: AB's and unUcensed on July 27 and the boys are really Evelyn (Bull); the Marore, Chibore, ships consist of 11 165-foot vessels personnel within that scope of pay, Rosario, Beatrice. Angeline, Kath- glad-handing every one in sight ryn and Elizabeth (Bull); the Val Santore, Feltore, Baltore and Chl- and 13 138-foot motor mine sweep­ such as oUers, FWT, etc., is $1.94 Chem (Valentine), Seatrains Louisi­ and are out beating the bushes for lore (Ore); the Strathbay (Strath- ers. Hedgdon Bros., Goudy & per hour and the higher rating Texas, New York, Georgia and votes. more), the John B. Waterman Stevens, of East Booth Bay, Me., $1.98 per hour. Overtime rate for ana, Jersey (Seatrain); Bradford We nominate for our Seafarer of (Waterman), the Chiwawa and Fort wUl build four of the smaller aU hands working standby is time New Island and French Creek (Cities the Week, Brother Herbert Gray, Hoskins (Cities Service); Pennmar sweepers and the Quinc:^ Adams and one half. Under the existing Service); Northwesteru Victory who hails from Tampa, Fla., and and Oremar (Calmar), ^ Repub­ Yacht Yard at contract there is no travel pay to Victory Carriers); Steel Maker and saift in the black gang as pump­ Quincy, Mass., lic (Trafalgar) and the Steel Rover and from work. Anyone wanting Steel Executive (Isthmian); Robin man. He is sticking around at pres­ WiU buUd three. (Isthmiafi). more details regarding this can go Tuxford (Robin); Wacosta (Water­ hoping to grab off a nice coast­ Signing on were the Marore, Cu- Frank L. Sample to his port a^nt who wiU be glad man); Bull Run (Mathiasen); Bar- ent, wise job. bore, Santore, Baltore, Chilore and of Booth Bay to explain it to him at any time. }ara Fritchie (Lilmrty Nav.), and Fejtore (Ore); the John B. Water­ Harbor, Me., GUIispie Chairman It has also been reported by the the Cracker State Mariner (South At our last meeting, G. B. "Tex" man (Waterman), the Chiwawa and will construct ship's officers and fmsuns in charge Atlantic). Fort Hoskins (Cities Service); and four of the larger Gillispie, who really comes from of the standby gang that the men Ships signing on were Hilton Texas, Beaumont, that is, was the Pennmar and Oremar (Cal­ vessels. -do not report to work on time. Re­ (BulD, Steel Maker and Steel Ex­ chairman. He sails as bosun or AB. Shipping has mar). member you men are working by ecutive (Isthmian), Robin Ketter­ Recording secretary was I. J. Tor>: Ships in-transit were the Antin- been pretty quiet the hour and being paid by the ing (Robin), Northwestern Victory re, who conies from Tampa, Fla« ous, Iberville and De Soto (Water­ in this port dur­ hoiir and the company can dock (Victory Carriers) and Cracker and sails in the black , gang. Beth man); the Steel Executive (Isth­ ing the past two weeks, with 45 you for being late to work: An­ State Mariner (South Atlantic). mian), the Bethcoaster and York- men registered and 22 shipped. other thing, a man will work one Those ships ih transit were An­ did a fine Job. mar •(Calmar); the Robin Tuxford The Seatiger (Colonial) paid off or two days and Our steady fisherman, J. Lin­ get enough money gelina and Frances (Bull); Seatrain (Seas Shipping), the Alcoa Roamer and signed on, and in-transits were to pay his room, coln "Grandpa" Fontenot, has etc., and then Savannah (Seatrain); the De Soto, and Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa); the Lo­ the Steel Rover (Isthmian) and the gone fishing again and has prom­ quit, not notifying the haU or peo­ Lafayette, Warrior, Arizpa and gans Fort (Cities Service) and the Wacosta, IberviUe and Chickasaw ple in charge of the gang so that Iberville (Waterman); Alcoa Part­ ised us he wUl bring back a string Suzanne (Bull). Waterman). they may hire replacements^ In the ner (Alcoa); Greece Victory (South of fish the like of which we have Once again the Seafarers have Among the men on the beach this of­ future, anyonei^committing Atlantic); Republic (Trafalgar); nevbr seen. However, knowing done their usual, outstanding job are L. Campbell, E. Dakin, A. fense wiU have to be dealt with ac­ Robin Gray (Robin); Steel Rover Grandpa" as we do, seeing is be­ when they were called on. We Hickey and J. Cash, and in the cording to our constitution. and Steel Voyager (Isthmian); Gov- lieving. We sure hope he does, for have been working on the election marine hospital are J. Penswick, We were pleased to hear that emnient Camp (Cities Service) and we sure dont. have any luck al­ for the past several months so that F. Alasavich and A. Yumul. though the boys tell me they are Wallace Simpson of Riverbank, the Portmar (Calmar). we could get our friends nominated catching them. James Sheehan Claude Siphnons Calif., won one of our $6,000 schol­ in the primaries, and at this time Leroy Clarke Boston Port Agent Asst. ~ Sec.-Trea8. arships and we wish him and the I am glad to report that all of our Lake Charles Fort Agent efforts have paid off. This goes to 4 rt prove that by a concentrated ef­ Norfolk: fort, you can obtain your objective if you work hard enough. Flying Colors I would like at this time to thank all of the members who particU Shipping Figures'June 17 to July 1 pated in this show of strength and BEG. BEG. BEG. TOTAL SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL Shipping has picked up consid­ fidelity, because as the various POBT ^ DECK ENGINE STEW. BEG. ~ DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED erably during the past month, but nominees have admitted them­ Boston 21 18 6 45 7 22 9 6 the outlook for the future remains selves, without the help of the Sea­ uncertain. New York .* 148 ' 131 133 412 ^ 70 72 75 217 farers, they were not too sure that Philadrtphia 48 37 40 125 ' 57 During the last report period fhey would have gained the nom­ 120 38 80 we paid off tlm Royal Oak and inations By this show of strength Baltimor# na 95 83 294 37 115 47 81 Salem (Cities Service) ' on the part of the Seafarers, we Norfolk 35 28 12 75 15 8 30 and TheMaritime 12 Cabins (Cabins). These have not only done a good job, but Savannah 10 20 8 88" 14 v- - lOi^ 4 28 tiiree ships also signed on. we 'have also proved to the vari­ 4 Tampa 18 22 18 54 8 15 ous labor organizations that once 8- -• In-tnmsit here were the Joim again when the Seafarers were Mobile 41 , 25 27 93 48 " 85 37 118 B. Waterman; Alcoa Pointet and called on, they came through with New Orjeana 59 45 80 164 48 149 Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa); Bents Fort 68 flying colors. This wastdone by Cities Smvice); Steel Rover ahd Galveston 25 88 11 89 28 18 20 64 the members and their families go­ Steel Maker (Isthmian); Southstar Seattle .# 59 58 41 156 52 44 38 134 (South Atlantic); Longview Victory ing to the polls and voting. If these San Francisco 39 80 . 26 95 28 22 26 W same persons go to the polls this Victory Carriers), and Robin Ket­ coming November in the general Wilmington 14 12 11 87 , 8 9 tering (Seas Shipping). 2 election, there is no question in Ben Bees my mind as to the outcome. Totals - 631 552 474 1,657 404 342 1,097 851 Norfolk Port Agent : ; Baltimore: Coast Sliipping Is Holding Up Nkeiy Menbers Make GOIHI Showing At Primaries GOMM 6it| h Grosi Franco For PapoH Dock Strike is PR Mows SMppisg Here Shipyards Gai Some Aclioa From Navy A&G SHiPPmC RECORD •/; i-'li:' Skippisg Pieks Up; Fstsra is Uscortaie �jtiiy t, MS4 Mobile: Idle Tegs Seek Gaeal Deep Sea Tewleg Werk SEAF ARERS LOG Pare Tbkteea .^. .PORT REPORIS Heller is port captain of the Waterman Steamship Corp. in Mo­ bile. We nominate Brother A. J. Howard for oiur Seafarer of the Week. He joined the SIU in 1943 and has been sailing steadily out of the Mobile area since then as a deck engineer or oiler. Howard makes his home in Georgiamia, Ala., and is mailed and has thi'ee children. While? on the beach his hobby is raising chickens. Howard thinks that the dis­ ability-plan is one of the top bene­ fits of the Union's Welfare Plan as it assures a man that he will be taken care of in his old age. Cat Tanner Mobile Port Agent ^ ^ New Orleans: Pieale |s foslponed; Labor Day Dale Seen ule of ships due to arrive here, is much brighter. During this two-weeks' report period, this port handled four pay­ offs, five sign-ons and 15 ships intransit. Paying off were the Del Norte, Del Sol and Del Santos (Missis­ sippi) and the Antinous (Water­ man). Signing on were the Del Monte, Del Norte, Del Aires, Del Sol and Del Mundo (Mississippi). Ships in transit were the Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Cor­ sair and Alcoa Polarus (Alcoa); the Del Monte, Del Aires and Del Mundo (Mississippi); the Seatrains Georgia and Louisiana; the War Hawk, Gateway City, Claiborne, Fairisle and Golden City (Water­ man), and the Genevieve Peterkin (Bloomfield).. Lindsey J. WilUams New Orleans Port Agent Savannah: Lady Cops Are Giving Some S^en Jitters Shipping in the Port of Mobile The crewmcmbers of the Del One of the chief topics of con­ for the last couple of weeks was Bud (Mississippi) were almost as versation among Seafarers here a little on the slow side with a hot as the weather—and that was these days is the lady traffic cops total of 83 men shipped to regu­ plenty hot—when they returned to the city, of Savannah has put to lar jobs and 87 to various relief New Orleans from South America checking on parking meter viola­ jobs in and around the harbor. to learn that they would have to tions. These gals directed traffic We had a total of nine payoffs, postpone their annual picnic for at school intersections .during the five sign-ons and two ships In the second time. winter, but now they're spending transit for the last two week The picnic had been scheduled all their time checking the park­ period. . for July 3 at Audubon Park. But ing meters, and the men here of­ when the ship reached "New Or­ ten have some uncomfortable mo­ Ships paying off in good shape leans on July 1, the crew learned ments wondering if their red flag were the Alcoa Polaris, Partner, is up. a revised sailing schedule called Corsair, Ranger for departure the following day to and Cavalier (AlShipping here during the past take on cargo in Texas. A similar ' coa); the Fred­ two weeks has been fair, with 38 Galveston: occurrence forced postponement of eric C. Collin men registered and 28 men 'the first picnic late in May. (Drytrans) and shipped. The Southport (South Emil Herek, the chief steward the Claiborne, Atlantic) paid off and signed on. and a member of the picnic com­ 4; ^ Fairisle and Mon­ In-transits have been the Raphael mittee, had sent arch of the Sea Seattle: Semmes (Waterman); Seatrains out invitations (Waterman). Louisiana and Georgia; Southstar Shipping has been a little on the for both the Sign-ons were (South Atlantic); Paoli (Cities Serv­ the Alcoa Polaris, slow side in this port. However, Memorial Day ice); Southern Districts (Southern Howard the prospects are a little brighter and July Fourth Partner and Steamship), and Robin Kettering Ranger (Alcoa); the Frederic C, for the coming week. We had no weekends. It ap­ (Seas Shipping). Shipping has been very good for Collin (Diytrans) and the Fairisle payoffs and only one sign-on in pears he can now With us In this port now is the past two week period which (Waterman). Those ships in tran­ the past two week period, but set his sights on James H. Nelms, bosun, who was unexpected, due to the lumber sit were the Chickasaw and An- placed 64 men on the ships that Labor Day. joined the SlU in strike. All of the ships in this area The crew has were in transit, which was 14 in tinous (Waterman). 1943 in Charles­ found cargo except the Coe Vic­ number. $1,500 in its pic­ Good Prospeete Herek tory which will come out of tem­ ton. Before this nic fund, which Signing on was the Genevieve Shipping prospects for the com­ porary layup about July 15th. The he saUed NMU, should be enough to finance a real ing two weeks look fairly good Peterkin (Bloomfield). In transit wing-ding. The fund was deposited future looks fair although we do but the questions ships wer^ the with the following ships due in: that prevailed Lone Jack, Bents at the end of this trip in a New not have any expected payoffs at within the NMU the Golden City, De Soto. Clai­ Fort and Logans Orleans bank-4n an account en­ present. No doubt there will be the made him look borne, Lafayette, Morning Light Fort (Cities Serv­ titled "Del Bud Picnic Fund," and usual Waterman and Calmar inter­ around to see if and Iberville (Waterman) and the ice); the South- if the postponements of the picnic coastal in-transits. there wasn't ; Alcoa Pennant, Puritan, Clipper, ' Ships paying off wore the Jean something em Districts and keep on, the interest piling up better Pilgrim, Patriot, Runnti* and Cor­ Nelms Lafitte (Waterman), the Western should build the fund into a real Southern Cities in the way of sair (Alcoa). In addition, the An­ Trader (Western (Southern), The nest egg. unions. That's when he changed drew Jackson""will probably crew Navigation) and Cabins' (Cabins), HaU's Cool In Heat to the SIU. Today, after 11 years, up during this week under charter the Alexandra . Speaking of the weather, July the Coe Victory lie says he is 100 percent satisfied to Isthmian and there is a possi­ (Victory Car­ (C arras) and was ushered in by a scorching Oestman with the change, and has found the bility that the Citrus Packer Longview Victory week, with the mercury hitting riers). SIU to be evei^hing he had ex­ (Waterman! might also be diverted Signing on (Victory Camiers), the Seatrains 101.8 degrees on the last day of pected in a union. He also sayr' to this port. New Jersey, Savannah, Texas and June. -This was the second hottest were the Ocean there was never any question as to Willie Reynolds and W. G. New York (SeatraihT; the Golden Nlmet (Ocean day in New Orleans' recorded whether he would be union or not Moore are reported in the Ne^ City (Waterman) and the Excello Trans), the Seaas his father was a union man and weather history and the highest coral Orleans Marine HospitaL (Coral) and (Eycello). by the time he was old enough to temperature reading since June 22, Km.!* Due to a longshore strike in Oldtimers on the beach at the 1915, when the thermometer hit the Seawind (Sea start work he knew the score and Puerto Rico, the schedules of the present time include R. Delos San­ 102.2. The guys on the beach Traders). was union all the way. Today Waterman C-2s are slightly fouled tos, R. McCorkee, E. Gonza^s, W. didn't mind it too much, though, Those ships in transit were the Nelms' father heads the Teamsters' up. However, it is expected that R; Simpson, J. Tobin, J. Lee,'M. as they found welcome relief in the J. B. Kulukundis (Martis); the locals here in Savannah. the strike will be of short dura­ Hoy, F. Oestman, F. Reese, E. air-conditioned hall here. During Amerocean (Amerocean) and the Jeff Morrison tion and things will be back to Alverson, P. Ryan, G- Bales, W. the worst of the heat wave, we had Yaka (Waterman?. Savannah Port Agent normal in the near future. Once Jones, P. Rogosch, H. Moore, J. an unusually large number of There were few shipboard beefs ^ ^ t, the strike is settled, the ships will Glenn, F. Massey, A. Manuel, J. members aroimd the TV set and and they were all squared away start back dn their regular runs McGoldrlck, J. Brandon, W. Bright- the pool, shuffleboard and card due to the good work of our ships Philadelphia: well, B. Luna and J. R. Mathews. tables. delegates. HaU Painted Among the oldtimers on the Bhipping was off slightly during In the marine hospital are J. The painting and cleaning of our' Markopolo, Curt Decker, Murray beach are N. Townsend, J. Kackur, the past two weeks as compared hall is completed and we now have Plyler, Alfred Hancock, Crespin with the previous report period, J. T. Mismul, A. Michelet and C. a fine looking union hall and one Barbosa and Jack Slocum. but it was by no means critlcaL Engelsma. Shipping has been very good for that will stand up with any in the More-than one-third of the regular And in the marine hospitals are the past two weeks with 120 men About all that can be said about city. As long as we take care of jobs were taken by permit men as F. Fondila, S. Krohn, L. Ciaboli, being shipped in that time. Ship­ it, the union haU and its recrea­ the weather is that summer is many book men preferred to wait M. Olson, N. F. Plummer, B. Smith, ping for the future looks good for really here. We had 6 reading of tion deck wiU he an awfully nice J. Vander Ende, W. Gaddy and S. the next ten days or so with the place to spend the hot summer 95 degises on^June 30th which has for their favbrite runs. Johannessen. been the hottest weather so far. Outlook Is Brighter Portmar (Calmar) due to pay off days in. The weather has gotten Jeff GiUetU The outlook for the immediate Keith Alsop and a strong possibility that the to the 100 degree stage now and Seattle Port Agent future, as indicated by the sched­ Ariyn (Bull) will carry coal to Galveston Port Agent this air conditioned hall surely, Europe. A lot depends upon hits the spot. whether or not the longshore beef In this kind of weather it's easy in Puerto Hico is settled and if to see that the membership pre­ the Bull Line ships we have laid fers being on the inside, keeping up here crew up. In the event they eool. do, it will be terrific. A few of the oldtimers now on Ships paying off were the LongWILMINGTON. Calif.....SOS Marine Ave. FORT WILLIAM.. 1.118H Syndicate Ava. view Victory (Victory Carriers), the beach are George Dean, Henry Ontario Phone: 3-3221 ^113, A&6 District Ernest Tilley, Agent Terminal 4-2874 Bishop, F. Anderegg, J. Fisher, BALTIHORB COLBORNB 103 Durham St. the Yorkmar (Calmar), the Winter 14 North Gay St. HEADQUARTERS .. .673 4th Ave.. Bklyn. PORT Ontario Phone: 5591 SECRETARY-TREASURER Mulberry 4540 W. Zajanc, D. C. Lynann, O. C. Earl Sheppard. Agent TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. Hill (Cities Service), the Dorothy Paul HaU BOSTON i 376 State St. EMpire 4-5719 Heuer, S. B. Campbell, L. Jack­ James Sbeehan. Agdht Blchmond 2-0140 ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS VICTORIA. EC 817M Cormorant St (Bull) and the Steel Voyager Robert Matthews Jos Algina son, C. Steers, C. Montgomery, E. GALVESTON Empire 4531 (Isthmian). 31st A Mechanic Claude Simmons Joe Volpian VANCOUVER BC..T....565 Hamilton St. Gallaspy and L. Deason. Wimam Ball Keith Alsop. Agent Phono 2-8448 Signing on were the Longview Pacific 7824 LAKE CHARLES. La.....».141» Ryan St. SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St Victory (Victory Carriers), the We are presently working with Leroy SUP Phone 6346 Clarke. Agent Phone 6-5744 the towboat offices trying to- line MOBILE 20 Elgin St. Yorkmar (Calmar), the Winter Hill J Boutb Lawrence St. HONOLULU IS Merchant St. BAGOTVILLR Quchee Phone: 545, Phone 3-1754 up some additional work for the Cal Tanner. Agent Phone 5-8777 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St (Cities Service), the Seagarden NEW ORLEANS SSS BlenTtUo St. PORTLAND 833 N. W. Everett St. CAnal 7-3202 (Pennin. Nav.) and the Steel Voy­ tugs that are idle ih the port. This Undaey WUliama. Agent Beacon 4336 QimBEC US Cote De La Montague ager (Isthmian). Magnolia 6113-6113 RICHMOND. CALIF work will consist of some deep Quebec Phone; 2-7078 257 Sth St. 177 Prince WilUam St .873 4tb Ave.. BrooUya The following were ships in Phone 2999 SAINT JOHN sea towing and a little work-in NEW YORK NB Phone: 84332 HYaeiatb 8-6600 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Haixiaon St. transit: the Ines, Suzanne and Dor­ the intercoastal canals that we NORFOLK .....137-128 Bank St. Douglas 34363 Ben Bees. Agent Phone 4-1083 SEATTLE othy (Bull), the Steel Maker, Steel haven't had before and we expect PBILADBCPBIA...837 Great Lakes District 2905 1st Ave. Market St. Main'0880 ALPENA to be able to report some favor­ Caadnllo. Agmt Market 7-1^ ....133 W. Fletcher Executive and Steel Rover (Isth­ .-«80autiaon^ WILMINGTON ..........80S Marine Ave. Phone: 1238W mian); the Pennmar (Calmar); able news in our next report. Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO, NY.. 180 Main St _ Phone: Cleveland 7391 Southern Districts (Southern), the NEW YORK..... .878 4tb ^e.^^BrtrnM^ Father Olea , CLEVELANP 734 Lakaalde Ave.. NB Robin Tuxford (Seas). and the Phone: Main 1-0147 Mobile branch wishes to Abeio DETROIT.... 1038 3rd St Wacosta and J. B. Waterman Canodian District Aga«t Phone 3-1716 «9dtad tiieir deepest sympathy to (Waterman). .EMOJst; Ava. MONTREAL.......ni Kt. Jamai St Wast ;tte family of Captain Paul Ifellw A. S. CaiAulle -aAUFAK, wKjiB caoMO.T^^J^ntMiaL on the death of his father. Captain PUIadeliiila Peri Agent 3-1333 Texas Coast Weather Del And Shipping Slew Liimber Sirike Falls To Slow Shipping ShipiHBg Very Good And PalBre Promising II SW HAI.L DIRECTORY * • 'A �SEjfFAREHS tOG By Seafarer In m't^ ••' Showing siens of ordeal are crewmen of tuna clipper Anna M., which burned and sank off California coast. Men—^mepiben of SlO-affUiated Cannery Workers Union—are shos^ here after pick-up by Maiden Creek. By SEJ^F*ARERS -LOG Photo Editor Remember the old circuit camera that took long rectangular pictures of school graduations? The camera turned slowl;^'' by clockwork mechanism from one end of the group to the other. If you were fast, you couldlippear at one end of the picture, then duck and run to the other end and be photographed twice. Well, the Panon Camera Co. of Tokyo has Invented a modern version of the old circuit camera. This camera has a fast anastigmatic lens which swings-Through.an arc of almost 140 degrees as the exposure is made, and the film is positioned in an arc-shaped "focal plane" with the same radius of curvature. Thus, the focus and image size remain constant as the image-forming light rays pass through a narrow slit which moves in front of the film at exactly the same speed as the lens. The effective shutter speed is determined by the rate of the lens and slit movement. Three settings are available: 1/2, 1/50, and 1/200 second. In use, the spring that drives the lens slit of the Panon Camera is cocked manually by swinging the cover plate on the front of the camera as far to the operator's left as it can go. As the shutter- is released, the lens and the opening in the cover plate move from left to right. The movement is fast enough to permit successful hand-held Exposures at ^1/50 as well as 1/200 second. , The lens is a 50mm f-2.8 which can be focused from 3 feet to in­ finity. The camera uses any type of 120 film and Voduces 6 exposures to. a roll, each negative being 214x4V4 inches. The weight of the camera is about four pounds, its height is 43/4 inches and width six inches. Most important of all, its horizontal angle of view fe 140 degrees and its vertical angle, 60 degrees. The only wide angle lens approach­ ing this angle of view is the Goerz hypergon, which operates at about f-40 and has the serious disadvantages common to all wide-angle lenses of a great decrease in illumination at the edges of the field. The Panon Camera with f-2.8 Hexanon lens is available in this country at about $495. A lower priced model with f-3.5 lens is promised. LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Seaman's Story Anonymous To (he Editor: . ' Enclosed you will find a copy of the "Seaman's Story." I learned It from another seaman over a year ago. I do not know who wrote it, but I thought it would be a good thing to go into the LOG. Salvatore C. Ala Come and gather all around me. 4A,--' Listen to my tale of woe, Never tried to save my money. I've got some good advice to give. Now I've got no place to go. Something you ought to know. Met a little gal in Capetovm, Take a tip from one's who's Asked her to be my wife. traveled. Told her I was tired of sailing. Never start rambling 'round, Wanted-to settle down for life. Once you get that rambling fever. Then I heard a whistle blowing. You never want to settle down. Through the fog and rain. Left, tuna fishermen await pick-up by the Maiden Creek. Forced to abandon ship, which sank with 130 I've traveled all around this world, Left that gal just standing there. tons of tuna aboard, men took to dinghy. Right, men board Maiden Creek, which toidc them to Wil­ Been most everywhere, Never saw that gal again. mington. V Sailed with every steamship line. Listen to a seaman's story. Few amateur photographers have such a store of raw, dramatic material to work with as Never paid a nickel fare. Don't forgA the things I say. have those who follow the sea. Seafarers who are handy with a camera find the sea a con­ Been from Maine to California, My pocket book is empty. stant source of photographic subject jnatter which, for sheer interest, can hardly ever be From Capetown to Cairo, And I'm shipping out today. obtained by the landlubber. And, if these Seafarers are on Swayne, crewmember aboard the clipper which burned and sank off their toes, the results are ofteh SlU-contracted Maiden Creek the California coast. The clipper—crewed by mem­ attention-compelling, on - the - spot (Waterman). Swayne got his op­ shots such as those which accom­ portunity to take the photos on bers of the SlU-affiliated Cannery the afternoon of Juiie 16 when Workers Union—^was about 340 pany this article. The photos shown here are a the Maiden Creek picked up 12 miles southwest of San Pedro, few of those taken by Ronald A. survivors of the Anna M., a tuna Calif., when fire broke out in her engine room, according to the're­ ports which Swayne obtained from the survivors. Fire Fighting Futile The crewmen first released car­ bon dioxide, which smothered the (1) What is the difference between a- stalactite and a stalagmite? auxiliary engine, and then tried Which one is it that hangs from the roof of a cave? to fight the fire by hand.' This, (2) For what nuisical instrument were most of Chopin's compositions however, proved futile, and in less written; (a) violin, (b) piano, (c) harp, (d) clarinet? than 10 minutes they had to aban­ (3) If you were traveling by car and came to a signpost with arrows don the ship, which later sai^ with reading: San Francisco—2645; Memphis—775; Philadelphia—^300; Buf­ 130 tons of tuna aboard her. falo—225, would you be hear: (a) New York, (b) Chicago, (c) Bostbn, Due to the failure of all the (d) Pittsburgh? power, the crewmen lauched a (4) What number is missing from the following series: 6, 8, 16, 8, dinghy by hand, and remained in 10, 10? it for the next two hours until . (5) What army was led by General Evangeline Cory Booth? they were picked up by a vessrf (6) Which was the first major league baseball team to win a World belonging to the. Scripps Oceanic Series: (a) Boston (American), (b) New York (National), (c) New York Research Institute, connected with (American), (d) Chicago (National)? the University of Southern Cali­ (7) Which is farther north: Toronto, Canada or Augusta, Maine? fornia. (8) One-third of a number plus one-fourth of a number plus oneFrom the research ship, the men sixth of a number plus 12 equals twice the number less 3. What is the were then transferred to thie Maid­ number? en Creek, which took them to (9) The smallest of the major planets is nearest to fhe sun. Which Wilmington, Calif. . Is hi:,(a) Saturn, (b) Jupiter, (c) Mars, (d) Mercury? i*. Outside of the Port O' Call^ Jzck Dempsey's restaurant is his Tn the brat SltT tradition, (10) Who regretted that he had but one life to lose for his country: Swayne reports, the SI17 crewmen favorite hangout whenever he mts NY, reports Seafai'er Forrest C. mc*(a) Nathan Hale, (b) Patrick HehiT. (c) Thomas Jefferson, (d) Bebja- provide^ adrViydn? with clga^ King. Here King's jetting a sample of the Msnassa Mauler's left ntin: Franklin?"rettiefr^ and ' other idadorti until ' cross. Dempsep likes to talk' about the SXU, King says, and also i; ; ; ; (Quiz Answers On Page 17) V. ;f.. the^ - weir* landed ihife^>!.adi(n;*.W- r about'the hew'fljm,-the-''^a(^'!Deinpicy Story.''-' He Likes Taking it On the Chin Quiz Corner r-'.: - --.J'- �Mi S£jFl»BHS Face^iftete toG By Spike Marlin For some time now people have for a long time that both of these been wondering out loud whether men could have taken Marciano in Ever since the ship left New York for a Far East run, the crewmembers have been Rocky Marciano is really an out­ their salad days. Charles' fine having a hot time .aboard the Steel Fabricator (Isthmian). And, as a result, they're plenty standing champion. It's beginning showing against Marciano was hot under the collar. But both the crew and the Union are taking steps to see that that to look more and more as if they added evidence to support that be­ will never find out. No heavy­ lief. situation won't last for long. + ^ Meanwhile Marciano is unde­ weight champion within memory According to reports from has suffered from lack of decent feated professionally, with little the crew, the ship's woes re­ competition as much as the cur­ ahead of him to worry about. The volve around the chief mate's scene is devoid of challengers of rent titleholder. antics and a fantail awning that On the face of it; Marciano has any merit, although the promoters Isn't there. And they have been fought and beaten two consider­ are working hard to build up a revolving ever since the ship left able fighters, Joe Louis and Ezzard couple. One of them is Don CockNew York on April 28. Charles. What the record books ell, an Englishman who is unknown won'^ show is that he caught Louis over here. He is being boomed on At that time, it seemed that all long past the day when he should the basis of wins over Roland La arrangements for providing the have hung up his gloves, and Starza and Harry Matthews. A lot fantail awning bad been taken care Charles a good three to four years of people who saw the La Starza of, and that the awning would be after he had reached his peak as fight in England were convinced put up as soon as the ship reached that Cockell got a home town de­ a fighter. Beirut. cision. In either case Cockell But the crew soon found out Far, Far Gone that this, was not the case. The Louis of course, was far, far showed nothing that would cause ship i^eached Beirut on May 11 gQne when Marciano caught up Marciano to lose as much as two and there was no awning. It pro­ with him, _ a clumsy, stumbling minutes sleep. The other "challenger" of ceeded on to Alexandria, the Suez shadow of a fighter who had once Canal and Jeddah, and still there been an engine of swift destruc­ course, is that ludicrous freak, was no awning. Nor was there any tion. Charles was another who had "Hurricane" Jackson. His buildup awnkig as the ship went on through passed his prime, but of course, he came a cropper when he was out­ 'the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, was in much better shape, compar­ foxed by Jimmy *Slade, who was the Gulf of Oman and filially into atively speaking, than Louis. He never more than a medium lightthe Persian Gulf. had been campaigning actively and heavyweight. The "Hurricane" Mate Doem't Cooperate Trying to. secure old tarpaulin which they were ordered to use as his reflexes stayed fresh longer, moved right back into the picture By this time It was obvious to fantaU awning during Far East run, crewmembers aboard Isth­ even though he had obviously lost when he was given a set-iip fight the crewmembers that the chief in Madison Square Garden with mian's Steel Fabricator find it necessary to slit canvas in order to some of his speed afoot. mate had no intention of cooperat­ This comer has been convinced one Charley Norkus. The latter put in lines to make it fast. Tarp didn't stay that way. ing with them. But when the ship never even fought any heavyweight reached Bandashapur, Iran, he reports, to sew up the rips in the of moderate distinction, let alone finally did take steps to see that tarpaulin, sweep the dirt off or beat anybody. an awning was provided—after a hose it down, or insert grommets Now Jackson is to face another fashion. He gave orders to .get out with which to make it fast. In­ mediocre heavyweight, Nino Val"the oldest, dirtiest tarpaulin" and stead, working hurriedly after the des. It he takes Valdes his manage­ bring it aft, but not to start spread­ coffee time, the crew was able only ment will begin trumpeting for a ing it until after cbffee time in the to stretch out the tarp haphazard­ title fight. Valdes' ability is indi­ Even if you're not a Seafarer, it pays to be a reader of afternoon. ly and tie it down at the comers the SEAF.^ERS LOG. In fact, it's virorth—^well, at least the cated by the fact that Harold John­ No attempt was made, the crew so that it could not possibly be son, the light-heavyweight con­ price of several pairs of good nylons. If you're a lady reader, tender, spotted him 30 poutids and expected to remain secure. took every round from him. To get a decent awning, the crew that is. JacRson and Marciano in the We have this on the word And how had the finder discov­ had even offered to make one same ring might not be much of a themselves, using a tarp for a base. of Marie Dwyer, a Brooklyn ered the identity and whereabouts boxing match but it would certain­ And since there are three experi­ gal who, although not a Seafarer of the owner of the nylons? Why, ly be tha biggest custard pie com­ All ships in Puerto Rican enced sailing ship men aboard—as herself, is known to all Seafarers by the name and address on the edy act since Laurel and Hardy. ports must be cleared by the well as the necessary twine, sail through her frequent sqntribu- LOG, of course. "Once again," Marie says, "the The cause of scientific boxing Immigration inspectors before needles, grommets and setting die tlons of poetrjr to the LOG. would be set back at least 50 years. LOG saved the day." Besides being a regular contrib­ , crewmembers can. go ashore, —there was no good reason why Once past these two "challeng­ Also, Marie reports, the reason utor, Marie iS also a stea,dy reader the same as in Continental this could not be done. ers," such as they are, Marciano the finder of the nylons waited of the LOG, and it was this prac­ United States ports. Crewmem­ Because of the mate's actions, tice, two days before returning them will have to dig hard to find any she reports, which recently bers should make sure that the crew is demanding that as soon saved her the cost of the aforesaid is— sort of competition. At the pres­ Immigration has finished its as the ship hits the States again, nylons, as well as the cost of sev­ He had to finish reading the ent rate, it could be that he would business before taking off. the company provide them with a retire from the ring undefeated. LOG. other articles. Otherwise the shipping com­ shoreside manufactured awning. eral It seems that Marie took the pany is subject to fines and It's expected that the patrolman LOG* to work with her one day to the crewmember can be penal­ will have, a few words to say on read during her lynch hour. On the ized accordingly. the subject when the ship comes way home she stopped to make in. some purchases, including the nylons. Then, having a number of The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, packages to carry, she slipped the -and others who'd like to share favored recipes, little-known LOG into the bag containing the .bakers cooking baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, nylons and took the subway home. suitable and for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Raul M. Maitin's When she got there, and looked recipe for pizza pie. over her packages, she discovered That it la anpposed. that the word consequent falling of rain, snow that she had left the bag of nylons In recent years beach crowds have had their palates tempt­ "monkey" in monkey-wrench' is a or hail. There are very few natural on the train. ed and challenged by a new taste treat which threatens the corruption of the proper name agencies on- the earth which pro­ They Turn Up pop'ilarity of the traditional hot dog. Hawked from numerous Moncke (pronounced Mun-ke)? duce water by combining oxygen Marie had given up all hope of stands and restaurants, it is There is a tradition that wrenches and hydrogen, or which decompose ever reclaiming the vanished hos­ should remain very light. After with moving jaws adjustable by a it into these elements. Consequent­ iery when, two days later, they the pizza or pizza pie. this has been achieved the dough It is originally an Italian screw were first made by a London ly there is supposed to . be about were returned to her. dish, but there are those who have .should be allowed to rise for about blacksmith named Charles-Moncke the same quantity of water on the sampled some so- two hours. and that the implements were orig­ earth today as there was 10,000 After the dough has risen, it is called pizzas and inally called Moncke wrenches. years ago. rolled very thin to about the thick­ claim it is the in­ Owing to popular ignorance as to t * vention of some ness of the pie crust and spread the origin of the . word, it was That the Amerioan Automobile disgruntled plas­ over two large size cake tins. naturally corrupted into monkey, Association recommends that pe­ The surface of the dough is then terer's helper. which is pronodnced in nearly the destrians for safety's sake keep to lightly daubed with salad oil or Raul M. Maitin, same manner. the left of on-coming traffic on chief steward olive oil. You then take two num­ highways and country roads where . ^ 4 who has sailed ber two cans _of tomatoes and That no Union hall can accppt there are no sidewalks Or paths? In with the SIU for spread them over the oiled surface delivery of any baggage where ex­ other words, a person walking is the past 10 or 11 of the dough. A half pound of Maitin press charges have not been pre­ advised to keep to the opposite years, has found grated cheese is then spread over paid? Men who send baggage COD side of the road from the vehicle pizza pie to be a great coffeetirae the tomatoes followed by a pinch to Uiiipn halls face the prospect iof "going in the same directioh. It is favorite on the §liips he has sailed of black pepper and a pinch of haying to go to a-lot of trouble easier for^ the pedestrian to keep marjoram. on. and red tape with the Railway Ex­ his eye on the velUcles coming to­ The ingredientjs are as follows, Pizza pie is baked in a hot oven, press Co. All COU-baggage—re- ward him in front;, but the talent lies in tlie baker's about 500 degrees, for from 12 to gtodless of the port—goes to the SEAmFTOSBUYTWflR hands in handling the dough. 15 minutes and is served hot, cut local express office, where it is That a horse When either gallojiA good pizza mix is made of in four inch' squares. SBAR AT TMBlROM" Iwld by the express company until ing or tmtting^has all four feet Mu-st Be Light Mix French dough, Maitin says. Take Maimed;- off ' the groimd ^paft of' the time? six pounds of flour, a quart of Caution should be taken in pre­ X lit a* • This has beeii' confirmed by scalded' water, two ounces of lard paring the dough, Maitin warns. It That the earth's > water supply :^otographs and moving'pictures or butter, an oim.ce of salt and an should be crisp hut not hard. Yet has had no appreciable change in of horses in motion. The only ex­ ounce of yeast for your French it should not be dough-like. The quantity wiUtln historic tilde? Wa­ ception to this. M in wHat is known ddu^h mix. • vsecret lies in making a very light ter is lost in the natural process as the shoirt trot, which really is The Ingredients should be thor­ mix and allowing it to rise the of evaporation, and replaced the hot a trotting giiit at alL ' ^ oughly mixed, but; tM*'d6ugh proper len^ of time. Leaves SIU Crewmen BoiIing Lady Poet's Stockings Stray, But LOG Again Saves The Day See immigration Before iMnding $ • r • ••• i -v-.ii ^1 i - .. m 6BEST r • I i*"' Itni'-l ii' ' ' Jm �• Pare Gives Thanhs Tar^ MJSPHS Siitati T» the Editor: Here I am just resting easy, get­ ting ready to be discharged. After shipping out of New York, I was yanked oflf the vessel before the payoff and was put under doctor's care at the Staten Island hospital. Due to illness in my family, I was shifted to the New Orleans hospital. I wanted to come home for a little rest, and I mean, broth­ ers, I had a rest after being In and out of the Crescent City Marine Hospital during the past year. During my stay in the hospital, I underwent four operations on the "breadbasket" and had nearly all of my stomach removed. One thing I must say is that all of the operations were a success. But, I was in a pretty bad stage for a while and had to have 14 blood transfusions. Korolia I want to thank all the members for the blood do­ nations and I hope I caxt repay them for their help at some time. Down here in the hospital we have our own blood bank and any SIU .Seafarer can get allthe blood he reeds. I think it would be a good idea if all SHJ branches started blood banks wherever there is a marine hospital nearby. I want to thank the doctors and the nurses that attended me during my operations and who were con­ cerned in helping me pull through. So once again I say hats off to the df»ctors and the rest of the staff at the New Orleans Public Health Service hospital. In the near future, I will be fit for duty and^ will be able to resume my livelihood by signing on some good SIU vessel. Until then, I will say "steady as she goes." Duska "Spider" Korolia I r' <r- it Aid After Wife^s Death invaluable To the Editor: I am writing you this short let­ ter, which I -hope you will publish in the LOG, because I want to pub­ licly express my appreciation for the fine service which the SIU Welfare Services Department gave me following the recent death of my wife, Henrietta. I want particularly to express my thanks to Walter Siekmann, Direc­ tor of Welfare Services, and to the members of his staff for helping me to rapidly straighten out sev­ eral matters which arose following my wife's death. John McWilllams ES-' mir-' il>v •. ||>;y ^ i t • Reports German Shipping Busy To the Editor: I finally found time to drop you a line to tell you what's going on in this part of the world. Over here in Germany it's the paradise of the "shipping tycoons." Busi­ ness is pretty good for guys who Burly '• te;>'' i^"'' - V: LOC *' L -E T 'T rEiMt.SW want to ship out on Panamanian or Honduran ships. A wide selection of jobs with pay ranging from $20 to $60 per month, but you must have your own mess gear and blan­ kets if you want a job. Perhaps you thought this was a thing of the past, but while work­ ing as a cargo supervisor Lhavf a chance to see many different ships, and nothing could be further from the truth. SIU Ships The Best I've found that SIU ships are the best and they are a pleasure since their crews are the best In the world. At present I'm working on the Wild Ranger (Waterman), but on a weekend you don't meet many of the boys. The Army doesn't recognize anything, as I have to work without any overtime. The next SlU-mapned ship I ex­ pect in will be the Show Me Mariner (Bull), a really fine ship with a wonderful crew. I've heard that shipping was pretty slow on the east coast and I wonder if I could go back to sea with the SIU, especially on tankers. My last ship was the Seadream, which paid off in Norfolk, Va., in February, 1952. I have been in the Army ever since. I have about another 100 days to spend over here, so if there is 'anything you wish to know about this part of the world, let me know. Robert J. Roty t t Asks LOG Sent Home To Wife To the Editor: I have been sailing SIU since 1945 and I would appreciate hav­ ing the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG sent to my home so that may wife may enjoy it. I sure .do like^to read the LOG and to see the pictures of my friends that ap­ pear in it occa­ Ardoin sionally. I sail firenian watertender and my new book number is A 222. Evlt Ardoin (Ed. note: The LOG will be sent to your home regularly from now on.) Sign Name On LOG Letters For obvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letter or other communications sent in by Seafarers unless the author signs his name. Unsigned, anonymous letters will only wind up in the waste-basket. If circumstances justify, the LOG will withhold a signature on request, but if you want it printed in the LOG, put your name on it Notes Death Of Wormefr Shipmate To the Editor: It was with deepest regret that I read in the April 16 issue of the LOG of the death of Seafarer Henry A. Core, better known as "Aussie"-by his many friends. It was my privilege to be a ship­ mate with "Aussie" once, and a better shipmate or union brother I never sailed with. Henry A. Core served with the army in Ko­ rea even though he was not a US citizen at the time and had trouble getting Costlow his cftizenship papers after he was discharged. I do not know if he ever got. them. I would like to get the address of HenYy A. Core's mother so that I might contact her. Is this pos­ sible? I would appreciate your help in this matter. C. G. Costlow (Ed. note: The information you requested is on its way.) while in the hospital. Without the Union behind*ine, I'm sure^I would have been behind the eight ball. Thanks a lot brothers. By the way, boys, if anyone has an accident on board ship, remem­ ber to keep your-mouth shut. This also is a good idea when you are in the hospital or in a bar or res­ taurant. One good reason being, if you have a case against a company the insurance Inspectors wUl check your past history very closely. After all, they are only doing their job, granted, but what happened to me reads more like fiction than fact. I will say no more, brothers, but if you have a case, be very careful of the company you keep. Christopher McBrien t t Army Training BeaUg Bugged .,; ./, V • • •'•^"Wip ^ »5* i^lainss Courtesy Gees A Long Way To'the Editor: , I would hereby like to sound oft on a subject which can mean a whole lot to our organization when it comes to contract renewals and the signing up of new companies. The ,subject I have in mind is courtesy. Some wise man once said, "Opportunity knocks but once." In my own humble estimation, courtesy opens that door. It costs nothing and it does the most good, just as a smile does. I don't mean the grandstand or showoff kind of courtesy, I mean the instinctive kind which comes from the heart and from prac­ tice. The kind which gets to be a habit and stems from a sense of consideration. Courtesy is the weapon of the Cousins diplomat. It wins wars without bloodshed and gives that "noble feeling" to the one that grants it. Courtesy, and pardon me if I keep repeating myself, is like coffee time, overtime, and the pay­ off all rolled in one. It's never out of style. For instance, to knock on a door before entering-^that's courtesy. Or, to take one's cap off upon stepping over the threshold. Respect for authority such as giv­ ing the Old Man a big Sir, the pilot a'Mister Pilot or-the mate a Mister Mate in answering -them, that's courtesy. These things w6 don't put down on"our overtime sheets, but believe me, brother, when I say. they pay off. Did you ever to stop to think of what headaches and distractions and just plain hell some people go through just to earn the privilege of human dignity? Here in this great country, we consider it as our just heritage. Let's not take these things for granted. Let's grant these "invest­ ments in the future" willingly and with no feeling of self conscious­ ness or inferiority. Try it and find out for yourself that in granting the concession of courtesy you are making no mistake. C. L. "Bud" Cousins To the Editor: I was inducted into the Army in Honolulu, Hawaii, after paying off the Steel Artisan. I am now sta­ tioned at the Hawaiian Infantry Training Center, at Schofield Bar­ racks on Oahu. t t I have always deeply appreci­ ated being a Seafarer, but I never realized how To the Editor: lucky I was to I would like the membership to have been a know how fine the Welfare Serv­ member of our ices Department of the Union is. fine SIU. HawaU I had a beef on collecting my is a fine place maintenance and cure money from and Schofield the Puerto Rico Marine Corp. after Barracks is sup­ getting qut of the hospital. I got posed to bo the the run-around and that did not finest and tough, help me feed my wife and kids." est infantry cen­ Carlin Also, for three weeks after I got ter in the Army. out of the hospital the doctor They really run you ragged here. would not let me ship out as I was I get down to Honolulu once in not well enough to work. a while on pass. Every time I After getting the run-around walk along the waterfront and see from the company, I "wrote to the the SIU ships at the dock, I long Welfare Services Department and for the life I have been forced to told them the whole story. Two leave behind. days later the company paid off I would appreciate* it if you like a flot machine. would send the LOG to me at my So, if any member who reads this new address. I want to keep in has any trouble like this, don't touch with Union activities and 4 4 4 argue with the company. Just sit what's doing with my ..lany friends down and write to the Welfare De­ in theism. When I have time partment right away. , That's the (time is strictly rationed around way to get results. here) I will write to the LOG and * Thomas M. Collins recite some of the woes of Army To the Editor: I have a good suggestion to make life for the- benefit of the member­ ship. in regard to the headquarters building. One day when I was Michael J. Carlin there it was nice and sunny- and • 4" I noticed quite a few of the sea­ To the Editor: men there sUting on the benches A few lines to let you all know in the parking lot next to the hir­ how much I appreciate being a ing hall. part of the SIU. Just spent a year To the Editor: Why not have the roof of the of being in and out of the marine Please be good enough to put me building converted into a suhdeck hospital after an accident on the on your mailing list. As it is, I'm where the seamen can get them­ good ship Stony Point. not always able to pick up a copy selves a nice suntan and relax I feel that I must thank Walter of the SEAFARERS LOG. on beach chairs while registered Siekmann for his skillful guidance' I work part time as a cashier in at the hall for a ship. A loud­ in regards to getting my main­ the San Francisco hall, but yoiir speaker could also be installed tenance and cure straightened put wonderful papei;, goes like hot on the roof for any shipping that and collecting my unearned salary cakes and leaves me empty handed comes up and also have a fence which I received In full. a lot of tim^ My husband loves installed ou the edges so no one I also wish to thank Toby Flynn to read it to^mow what's cooking. can fall off.' JadyOliveri Joseph Olinski and A1 Thompson for their help Welfare Services Gets Him Action Wants Outdoor Shipping Hull Beware Of Co. Spies if injured LOG Popular On West Coast The La»t iMugh By Bernard Seaman K V : Si'.iiai,' i. �ifV^ldj! SEAFA.RBRS 1$S4 Pare Seventeen LOG 4 V V DIGEST ofi SHIPS' MEETINGS ... '*<•1 PORT H08KINS Scr'vlc*), Jun« disputed OT for delayed tailing from notify office in US by telegrams of de­ members and asked them to behave and port. Cots not to be left' on deck after ceased brother. ' General discussion of -not have any fights like the previous use. " 4—Chairman, K. Mailman; Sacratary, Dan- Tampa. lal Braff. Jtepair list will be submitted by the ship's delegate to the patrolman, and he will be requested to take necesaary action on this. Contributions for the ship's fund will be taken up at the pay­ off. One man missed ship in Baton Bouge. Crew was asked to help keep the messroom clean. Crewmembers were asked to discoHtinue throwing cigarette butts on deck, in heads and in passage­ ways. DEL MUNDO (Mississippi), June <— Chairman, Stanley RuzyskI; Secretary, J. notifying relations for disposal of body trip. He will see that ship gets a library DE SOTO (Waterman), May 10—Chair­ and effects. Crew made collection and from the Union. Motion made and car­ ried that crew back up steward on any man, Max Byert; Secretary, Phil Reyea. sent telegram. Everything is in good order. Repair sug­ gestions should be turned over to depart­ ment delegates before the payoff. A few OT beefs will be clarified when the pa­ trolman boards the ship. Crew should buy an iron. Steward offered the crew an iron and asked them to return it when they are through. Crewmembers wiil donate at least $1 apiece to rent a ship's film. Steward and his department got a vote of thanks for the fine food. It was agreed that each member donate $1 to the ship's fund arid that a raffle be held every trip, using an article from the ship's slopchest for priz^ When the ship's fund has been buUt up enough, a televi­ sion set will be bought. L. Chastaln. A few stores, but not enough, were bought in Santos. Ship is not properly * stored for 30 days. Dis­ cussion was held and recommendations were made on this. Chief electrician will check on the ship's radio. Steward should check stores item for item, re: gardlcss of whether or not the"* ship is FAIRISLE (Waterman), June 19—Chair­ held up. Repair list was turned in. man, W. Blanton; Secretary, E. Davis. The ship's delegate saw the captain' about CANTIGNY (Cities Service), June 21— iifting Ipg on men. Captain refused but Chairman, V. Kickerillo; Secretary, A. W. suggests that if log was lifted the money Phillips. Questions on the coke machine should go for radio in crew mess. The will be referred to the port steward. Two crew was asked not to talk too much men missed ship. There was a discussion around the mate or the engineer on on the - lack of seasonal fresh fruit and watch as it ail gets back to the captain. vegetables aboard, as per contract. Let­ All hands were asked to strip their bunks ter will be sent to headquarters. There and turn in the keys for the rooms. was a question on the new mattresses. May 22—Chairman, Robert H. Graham; Secretary, D. L. Parker. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly with no beefs. Ship's crew well satisfied with condition's aboard. June 4—Chairman, Robert C. Drain; Secretary, D. L. Parker. Motion made and carried that each man contribute $1 for a floral wreath for deceased brother Adkihs who passed away on this trip. Clean up men would like to get a hose so they can keep the passageways clean. orders he puts in for food or anything that pertains to the welfare of the men on' board. Ship's delegate to contact hall in New 'York about slopchest on ship. All repairs checked and turned over to the deicgate. Steward to check all ship's stores promptly on arrival to see that captain does not cut order. Each depart­ ment to rotate in cleaning laund'-y .md recreation room, and crew to help kPcp cleai. at aU times. ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), June 12— Chairman, Milton C. Robinson; Secretary, C. Crabtree. Men leaving ship to pay for pants ordered in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. There is a total of $37.45 in the ship's fund and there will be another arrival pool in Mobile which will increase ship's fund to a comparatively good size. Keep laundry clean at all times. Crew was asked to return cups 'and glasses to pantry when finished with them. A hearty vote of thanks was given to the steward's department. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), June 4— Chairman, -Bernard Kinter; Secretary, H. MAE (Bull), May 30—Chairman, Sid Stesel, Jr. Deck delegate reported beef Berger; Secretary, R. M. Hammond. .4t on water fountain which has been cleared the present there is $22.14 in the ship's up. One man jumped ship one half hour fund. Expenses were accounted for and found Sccurate. Suggestion made to pay for dogs hospital bUl out of ship's fund. Port passage to have decks scraped as well as the section in the crews messroom in front of the doors. Ring and bags to be ordered this -trip by steward and urn is to be used to make coffee for breakfast and coffee time. Port and star­ before saUing. Suggestion made to boy- board ladders to be scraped. eott Camel cigarettes becau.ie they -are PAOLI (Cities Service),. June 4—Chair­ not union made; membership 100 percent man, Mike Rossi; Secreiary, Leroy D. in accord. Ship's delegate to get .Sea­ Pierson. Delegates reported everything farer's library and take same back aft. running smoothly. Motion made and car­ Brother Swayne suggested that ail hands ried that ship's delegate see chief engi­ carry out cups and dishes from messhall neer about bad taste of water in drinking aito help keep tables clear. fountain. Chief cook sick with skin dis­ ease on hands and steward agreed to put him on another job until well. Anyone SEACOMET (Seatraders), May 30— else having this skin infection will stay Chairman, Paul Arthofer; Secretary, out of the galley and will hot handle any Frank P. Votto. The question ol firing saloon messman wiU be taken to port food. AU bunks checked at shipyard. Suggestion made to have sufficient linen agent in Seattle. Deck'delegate reported that one man was put ashore at anchor­ and dishes on board before trip and to have men read directions on washing age in San Francisco. machine before using. Members were a.sked to put butts in ash trays instead of PENINSULAR MARINER (Bloomf.etd), on deck in mess and recreation rooms. June 12—Chairman; Butts; Secretary, C. J. Nail. Ship's delegate reported several TROJAN SEAMAN (Troy), June 4— complaints coming to him which wiil Chairman, Chester Jowers; Secretary, have to be straightened out with shore Hugh W. Eatherton. Washing machine patrolman. A vote was made that every-* not graining properly but will be taken one should wear proper clothes in mess­ care of immediately. Delegates were in­ hall during meal times, and bathing structed to make up repair lists. Steward trunks and undershirts would not be con­ promised to cooperate in getting a better sidered proper. There was a discussion quality of fresh fruit and a change in about the cooking and it was suggested variety of foods. Crew suggested that rethat the cooks get together and turn out j pair lists be checked more thorou.ghly some good dishes. There was a lot of dis­ I and definitely insist on repairs being cussion about the electricians being given ; made. a hard time by the chief engineer. CHICKASAW (Waterman), May 29— Chairman, Chuck Mulloy; Secretary, A. Danne. Ship's delegate reported every­ thing on boaiM running smoothly. Dele­ ANTINOUS (Waterman), June 20— gate siioke on discrepancy in last trip's HASTINGS (Waterman), June 5—Chair­ man, L. Thomas; Secretary, J. Walls. Chairman, Bill Varn, Jr.; Secretary, Ed payoff. Ship's delegate also explained to Larry Biondo was elected ship's delegate and deck delegate; E. M-. VUlapol. engine delegate: B. Buster, steward delegate. Repair Ust was tRken care of. There was TERSdNALS John'B. Swiderski " Pleas^ contact your wife. li i i Gervasio "Babe" Menendez, Jr. Asks that his friends* write to him c/o USPHS Hospital, Savan­ nah, Ga. t t Jack Smith Please contact Edna Eichelsderfer at 21st and Phoenix Avenues, Jacksonville, Fla., Phone 5-1224. Guiliermo Reyes , Important that you contact your family immediately. Wife's family allotment cancelled April 2. ^ Ralph B. Groseclose Please contact your sister Helen Immediately at Wytheville, Va. Willifm "Red" Bilger William J. Talley Get in touch with me as soon as possible. Ifoward Le Compte, 2622 Los Altos St., Tucson, Ariz. 4 .3; t Steward Hannah B. W. Jackson Roy C. Bru Will the above men please con­ tact" John P. Nelson, Jr., 709 Carondelet Bldg., New ^ Orleans, La., in regards to the illness of Spider Korolia now at the Marine Hospital in New Orleans, La. t 4" 5^ Thomas P. Kintner Anybody knowing of the where­ abouts of the"above, a- marine engi­ neer, please get.-in touch with his brothel*, Mr. S. H. Kintner, 220 So. Tacoma Avenue, Apartment -509, Tacoma, Washington. Callahan. Ship's delegate was elected. Suggestion was made to get repair lists from Ea Callahan, new ship's delegate. Treasurer reported $25.50 in the ship's fund. Discussion on repair list to be taken up with chief mate. Gangway wateir in all ports to keep outsiders from using passageways and scuttlebutts, espe­ cially longshoremen. _Suggestion to have ship's delegate call hall for clarification on -gangway watch men. EXCELLO (Excello),, June IS—Chair­ man, Jos Le Blance; Secretary, Clarence Edwards. Ralph Smith elected by acclaniiation as union representative to handle ail business between union and ship's personnel. Eh-erything running smoothly aboard ship and no beefs were reported. All hands looking forward to having a contract by the time of arrival in New Haven. A brief explanation of union procedure was given on how meetings are conducted. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), May t— Chairman, Mike Manning; Secretary, Frank Verner. Motions made and carried that the rooms and passageways should be sougeed after discharge of bulk cargo in Norfolk; that the ship's delegate be given authority to draft men to help write letters to congressmen for the whole crew. Letters should protest the closing of USPHS hospitals, and each man should, write his own letter; - and keep door closed while handling bulk cargo. Suggestion that all cups and glasses taken from messhall be returned after use. June •—Chairman, Brother F. Reld; Secretary, W. Edwards. Letters have been received from congressmen in re­ gard to the closing of USPHS hospitals. All rooms sougeed out this trip with the exception' of the steward department which is to be done next trip. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), June 11— Chairman, W. Bates; Secretary, T. Ullsse. There is a total of $1.50 in the ship s fund. TV set repaired in Honolulu. No beefs reported. ALCOA- PATRIOT (Alcoa), May 29— Chairman, Leon Kyser; Secretary, J. Aley- PELICAN MARINER (Bloomfleld), May S—Chairman, Nelt Larson; Secretary, M. Ashliegh. A special meeting was held and the subject of the meeting was coop­ eration of crewmembers during present foor shortage. Brother Larson explained to members that owing to beefs and con­ tinuous interference from captain on down, the steward has become ill, border­ ing on a nervous breakdown; that the steward has been under medical care since leaving Pusan. but . has not re­ sponded to treatment prescribed by doc­ tors. Aiso the steward claimed the cap­ tain ordered him to lock all boxes and storerooms and to dole out food as need­ ed; this necessitated his being on call from early morning to late at night. The coffee shortage was also discussed and the captain was requested to come down and clarify the situation. Deck delegate requested ail members work together and put a stop to the constant bickering amongst themselves and, thei-eby, help alleviate the tension that pvevails on board the vessel. All members were in accord that they were satisfied and pleased with the efforts of all the dele­ gates and the conclusions derived from their efforts. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), May 30—; Chairman, Parker; Secretary, Graham. SQQ BSSOSa HQ Qscms Hnis CSBSI • ••• ••BBGB\ 4^ B. •GBGBBGBBB^BGBBB eBGB ' Herman Ghuste Lloyd Raynor Please pick up your gear at New York Headquarters. i 4 4, Aubry L. Sargent Your discharge from the Steel Traveler dated 1/5/54 is being held in the SEAFARERS LOG office at SIU headquarters. Scholarship Fulfills Seven-Year Dream QBB aBBBG!] SSQ {SISIQDO QSEQ o SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY . I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my nomeT on your moiling list. (Print information) WILLIAM CARRUTH (Transfuei), April 14—Chairman, B. Agoi; Secretary, Frank Suliison. Ship's delegate asked that aU repair lists from all three departments be turned in before the ship arrives in port. Vote of thanks given to the stew­ ard, Frank CtiUison and the chief cook, F. J. Fletcher and to the entire steward's department for a job weU done. TROJAN SEAMAN (Troy), May 9— Chairman, Chester Jowers; Secretary, Hugh W. Eatherton. Minor repairs have been made and other repairs were not made because of ship not going to ship­ yard where same repaii-s were to be taken care of. The crew was cautioned about leaving the washing machine un­ KYSKA (Waterman), June 13—Chair­ clean. Steward requested to break out man, F. Aiena,- Secretary, Albert De cots, also to obtain fresh stores in next 'Rorest. Ship's delegate asked that linen be turned in for laundry at end of voy­ age. Suggested that repair list be read and discussed at good and welfare. Mo­ tion made and carried that the stores list be checked with the next steward and any shortages discovered should be taken up with the patrolman before sail­ ing. Repair list read and discussed: some repairs have been made already. The ship's delegate was asked to check with captain and try to have more items in the slop chest. Steward claims he has (Continued from page 7) put in a very ^mplete order and will give a copy to the ship's delegate to graduate year-dlook ever published check when stores are delivered for next at Sparrows Point. voyage. Puzzle Answer Edifor. NAME crew that he had made arrangements with master so that men could get ciga­ rettes at cost. Siopchest was discussed. One Brother spoke on food situation. slus Ryan. Ship's treasurer at the end GREECE VICTORY (South Atlantic), of the last trip reported $V.76 in the ship's fund, in addition to arrival pool June 13—Chairman, Pat Ryan; Secretary, donation which amounted to $15. bingo H. Krohn. -R. McDavitt talked to the games $2.25 and donations on payoff $6.04. Total in ship's fund at present $31.05. The crew wishes to give Brother James Harvey Thompson and Leon Kyser a hearty vote for sponsoring bingo games and taking care of the money collected. The steward's department was also given a vote of thanks for the fine chow and service given to all. Purpose of this special meeting was to LONE JACK (Cities Service), May 17— Chairman, David B. Albright; Secretary, Edward S. Gravlln. Repair list was turned in and work started. There is a reported $18.17 in the ship's fund. The steward department offer.* thanks to the crew for being prompt at eating meals and. thereby, their job is easier in galley over the hot stove. May 29—Chairman, James P. Philips; Secretary, Edward S. Graviin. - Ship's delegate reported that two men are be­ ing fired. Crewmembers were asked to turn off power on washing machine when not in use. HSBBBS QHSQQB SHIS SIBQ SGS 3g]QI3Q aSlB QQS SBSBii sasQ QQaQonss] QBD SnSSS [QQiS Quiz Answers (1) Stalactites hang from the roof of a cave. Stalagmites are STREET ADDRESS . formed on the floor of a cave. Both are icicle formations. (2) (b) Piano. CITY ...;... ZONE .t. STATE (3) (d) Pittsburgh. (4) 20. Signed ...... •.«.«• (5) The Salvation Army. (6) (a) Boston (American), over TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you ere an eld tubicrlbar and have a ehanga Pittsburgh, in 1903. of addraiir ptaaia yiva your formar addrati Mjowt (7) Augusta, Maine," (8) 12. • . ' ; -ADDRESS eeeeeeeseeeeeaeeeaeee seaee; leseeaeeaaaaaeeiaa e«ai*e«eeeeaee«o*eeeeteete«e%eeBoe> (9) (d) Mercury, . V (10) Nathan Halst. -, ., CITY lONi GBBooUBoaaveeee STATl a ffaBeataaaaaasaeaet V. •aoMaaoBoBtB** .'.'T Pet Project The yearbook, "Pointer Mem­ ories," was a pet project and took up' many of his after-class hours and a lot of those in between. He acknowledged that his interest in it grew out of the fact that all the other schools he had attended had published year-books and that when he finally was dqe to gradu­ ate his own school didn't have one. Accordingly, Simpson promoted the idea among the senior students and developed enough support to approach school authorities on the subject and get the publication rolling. By all accounts, it was a huge success. After graduation, when he found he was unable to enroll at Stan­ ford, he began planning how to raisis the necessary cash in order to enter college later. A tugboat skipper he knew in Baltimore ad­ vised him to try and earn his way by going to sea. Recalling the experiences his two cousins had while sailing dur­ ing the war, even though one of them, sailing with the SUP, was killed on his second trip out, he decided to try it. Before long he was soling with Ore Line, Calmar and other SIU outfits out of Balti­ more, and later from the West Coast, where his family lives now, at Riverbank, Calif. He's been all over the world, a couple of times around since 1948, but never could put away enough to get him into school. Missionary pay being what it is, most of his leftover cash went to help out his folks and the younger kids at home. But classes start in the fall, and he'll be there this time. PHS Gets $33 Million (Continued from page 3) Administration request and then sent it on to the Senate where it was passed in the same manner. While the $110,000 cut from last year is considei'able, it is far smaller than the cut of over a mil­ lion that was made two years ago. That cut forced the closing of the Fort Stanton hospital. Previously, the Mobile hospital had been com­ pelled to shut its doors for lack of funds. Although the fight for this year's appropriation has been won, it is expected that the attempt to shut down the Public Health Service hospitals will be resumed next year. Since the end of World War 11 the scope of the hospital service has been reduced, year by year, and no doubt there will be more political battles on this score. -r/- I'll l �SE APA S July », 195# LOG Special List Still Proves Useful ^ The value of self-administration of a Welfare Plan was never better illustrated than by the existence of the SIU special list. Today, over four years after the operators and the Union first signed for a Welfare Plan, six Seafarers at the Manhattan Beach USPHS hos­ pital are still receiving their h(ospital benefits, in addition the W'elfare Plan first began, to The "hard core" of the special The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who to a number of other Seafar­ take eare of those Seafarers who list has always been the long .term are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. TB patients. The six men on the in the HOSPITALS ers in other hospitals. were already in the hospital at the The special list was set up when time and couldn't qualify for ben­ efits because they hadn't been on a ship after payments to the Plan got started. At the beginning, the special list numbered over a hun­ dred men but since then of 'course, it has dwindled as Seafarers-were Seafarers overseas who want discharged from the hospital or to get in touch with headquar­ passed away. ters in a hurry can do So by If the Welfare Plan had been cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW, handled through an insurance com­ pany, it would have been ipiposYORK. sible to set up a special list, be­ Use of this address will as­ cause no company would under­ sure speedy transmission on write benefits for any employee all messages and'faster serv­ for whom no insurance fiayments ice for the men involved. bad been made. Union Bao Cable Address r.>' All of the following SIU families June 1, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. will collect the $200 maternity Benjamin B. Abrams, 2723 South benefit plus a $25 bond from the 71st Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Union in the baby's name. •4 4^ 4* ii. X ^ . Donald Anthony Fisher, born Juan Eugenic Gonzales, born May 18, 1954. Parents, Mr. and May 26, 1954. Parents, Mr. and ,Mrs. Donald K. Fisher, 3522 WoodMrs. Gilberto Gonzales, 133 Baltic mour Road, Baltimore, Maryland. Street, Brooklyn, New York. 4" i t 4" <4 4" ' 4^ • ^ 4^ list at Manhattan Beach, John Driscoll, Vic Milazzo, James Lawlor, Archibald McGuigan, Fred­ erick Landry, and John Keenan. Not a single one among them wobid have never received a cent under any insurance company plaii", but have been getting regular ben­ efits all along under the SIU's self-administered Welfare Plan. Of course, other long-term hos­ pitalized Seafarers not on the spe­ cial list who were eligible for benefits under the sea-time re­ quirements of the Plan are receiv­ ing their-weekly benefits for as long as .needed. 2, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clif­ ford A. Rushing, PO Box No. 126, Covington, La. Rhonda Rae Sinor, born Jun# 15, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray­ mond C. Sinor, 203 Power Avenue, Seattle, Washington. 4 4' 4- i $ 4 . Peter Francis Cash, bom June Laura Jean Leavy, born June 5, Roland Oliver Crews, born May 5, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jo­ 28, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1954.- Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Leavy, 130-22 125th Street, seph S. Cash, 75 Temple Avenue, Oliver Crews, 1716 E. 24th Street, South Ozone Park, LI, {iew York. Winthrop 52, Mass. Jacksonville, Fla. Renee Isabel Cardoxa, bom May Arden Karl Haigley, bom May Leon Joseph Campell, bom June 26, 1954, Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 28, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 3, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jose Santos Cardoza, 1430 N. Sec­ Arden H. Haigley, 2421 Lakeview Solomon Campell, 4611 Nighthart ond Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland. Street, New Orleans, La.- 4' .C-*- gv.,-.' }^..- t 4> 4> t 4« 4" Carolyn Jeanette Clark, born Brenda Sue Manners, born May John Joseph Schiavone, bocn June 6,1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 14, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Terrill (f. Clark, Route 5, Box Charles Manners, Route 2, Box 311, June 8, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stefano Schiavone, 40 Mystic Ave­ 85-A, Springhill, Ala. Panama City, Fla. nue, Medford 55, Mass. t t t 4> 4i Louis Charles Abrams, born Barbara Faye Rushing, born June 4^ i 4> Debra Arlene Mignano, born June 10, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Suzie Steals The Spotlight Mrs. Benjamin Mignano, 349 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. 4^ 4" 4l' Kathryn Mary Glen, born June 16, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nikodem Olen, 522 Fifth Street, Brooklyn, NY. 4» 4' USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Samuel A. Baile/' Leo Lang Charlea E. Brady Harold A. Laumann William R. Burch Jean Lataple Charles Burton CyrU Lowrey Owen Butler James M. Lucky McKenley CampbeU Frank Martin S. Carregal George R. Mitchell P. B. Cogley William G. Moore S. Cope Joseph Muniti Clarence Crevler Jean Murna Joheph H. Oarce Arthur I. Nelson Ernest Deshotels A. Qulnones Gordon R. Dolan W. E. 'Reynolds T. J. Donaldson James J. Ruth Eric R. Eklund Edward Samrock Ragndr A. Erlcson Manuel E. Sanchez Thomas Fields John E. Sanders Nathan Gardner J. Santiago Frank Glbas Joseph L. SoUeau Henry L. Glllot A. Stauder. Jr. Jack H. G'eason Jack F. Thornburg John L. Hlnton Lonnle R. Tickle Lyle Hipp Joseph Traxler E. G. Knapp J. E. Ward p. Korolia , D. C. Weaver HARLEM VALLEV STATE HOSPITAL WINGDALE, NEW YORK Arthur Lomas VA HOSPITAL PALO ALTO, CAL. Harry W. Klgbt ' USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Simon Bunda Joe Perrelra Henry Chllds Luciano Ramos Ho Yee Choe W. S. Singleton Olav Gustavsen Vincent R. TaraUo George H. Leary Philip St. Marie C. J. Neumaler P. S. Yuzon USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Yue King Fah Anthony Pinrnook William A. Gaddy N. F. Plnninier Floyde L. Jarvls J. Van Der Ende Sverre Johannessen William Vaughn Stanley Kurtlsh USPHS HOSPIT\L NORFOLK. VA. Norman Cohen Fred RaSl mbuel Joseph McAndrew. Anthony Scaturro USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS C. Barboza John E. Markopolo William BargoneJames R. Mathews James H. Brandon Murray A. Plyier Curtis G. Decker Richard H. Simpson Tomas Gutierrez Jack E. Slocum Alfred A. Hancock Herbert Strickland Calvin C. Lasslter USPHS HOSPITAI. MOBILE. ALABAMA Dawson Perry USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. T. L. Ankerson Ben Lawsan Alexis Benkori Tony Mastantino Algot Bogren C. E. Palmer Lorenzo Brlgda Patsy A. Pasquale Jessie A. Clarke Robert W. Scales Robert Cooper Robert W. Stanford James R. Dodson John T. Watt Richard Foust Warren Whltmer Otis H. Harden Henrich Welse WllUam Kenny . P. J. WUkittson Robert Lambert USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Frank Alasavlch John E. Sweeney J. A. McFerren Walter Tkach J. H. Penswlck Albert Yumul USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. W. C. Bedgood Jlmmle Littleton B. Blanchard Gervaslo Menendes Paul B. Bland J. T. Moore James Bush Ivey M. Peacock Lucius A. DeWltt James B. Sellers Robert J. Fagler Randolph H. Shedd Herman C. Kemp . C. C. Slater • USPHS "HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Lester McHugh Isaak Bouzlm John E. Brady John Maclnnes Julius Martin John J. Brcnnen Joseph Neubauer Charles CantweU Newton Paine Wayne Collard . T. Papoutsoglov Henry Currier Angel Passapera Domingo Diaz Eddld Drlggera Floro Regalado Amedlo Fedcle George Robinson Manuel Rodriguez Andrew Franklin George D. Rourke David S. Furman David Salgado Estell Godfrey Elnar A. Hansen ' Stanley Sargeant Joseph Hoifman • Thomas Thompson Samuel Howard James F. Thompson Clifton Wilson Vincent Jones James McDevltt HUNTS POINT HOSPITAL BRONX. NY H. L. Alexander KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL • BROOKLYN, NY Boje 5(lelsen USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, NY Percy Allred Kaarel Leetmaa Fortune Bacomo James R. Lewis Claude planks Francis Lynch Robert L. Booker Joseph D. McGraw Thomas Bryant Archibald McGuigan Joseph G. Carr D^vld Mellreath Har Chong Frank Mackey John Driscoll Vic Mllazzo M. W. Gardiner Boje Blelsen Bart Guranlck George Shumaker John Haas Robert Slzemore Thomas Isaksen Ernest Smaliwood John Keenan Henry E. Smith Ludwlg Krlstlansen Henry Tuttle Frederick Landry Renato Vlllata James J. Lawlor VlrgU Wllmoth %URLY 4" Glenn Anthony Fletcher, bom June 13, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand J. Fletcher, 229Vi 42nd Place, Los Angeles, Cali­ fornia. ' Siffn Cheeks Right Awag Recent arrival Amy Lee De Poo (right) sleeps off all the excite­ ment while Suzie, now 16 months old, basks in the floodlights as an SIU Welfare Services representative delivers a $200 matemity benefit and $25 bond for Amy, bom May 28, 1954, to Mr. and Mrs John De Poo. of New York City. Suzie qualified her dad, formerly OB the Hodsler Mariner . (Isthmian), for the $200 benefit when she arrived l>ack on March 9. 1953. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time frr visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name oh the list, d. op in for a visit. It will be most welcome. Seafarers who purchase trav­ elers checks, either through the Union in the ports of New York and Baltimore or from any other source, are advised to take advantage of the pro­ tective feature of the checks by making sure they sign the i5hecks on the spot at the time they buy them. The safety fea­ ture of travelers checks calls for the purchaser to sign them at the time he buys them and then again when cashing them to enable a comparison between'the two signatures as a guard against forgery, theft or loss. Failure to sign them at the time of purchase is a waste of the protective feature for which the check fee is paid, according to the SIU Sea Chest, which sells travelers checks as a service to the membership in New York and Baltimore. - . v:-:;;':':" fJMUmr MATTm • U6M.Aa»li JIIANCIAI Aima • ummtam mims'iHiuTKmnmim msraumitAmt mtwmt'Stmtamftrimm - , SIU WELFARE SERVICES DEPflHTMENT- VOVR RftOBlCM IS OUR BUSINESS . .•'.r- �# July t, 19M Face Nineteea SEAFARERS. 10 G Disabled Men Collect f At HQ SEEDFTHE SEAFARERS (News about men fn the hospitals anci Seafarers receiving SW Wel­ fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) All the boys in the hospitals, like everyone else in the Union for that matter, were certainly happy to hear that Congress has passed the hospital budget for 1954. This was a long, tough .fight ever since the Government started talking last fall about closing down the hospitals altogether and you fellows who have been writing letters to your Senators and Representatives certainly helped yoiu: Union a great deal on this issue. 4 4 » Among the Seafarers recently admitted to Staten Island who are benefiting from the fact that the hospitals will stay open is Stephen Zavadcson of the Seatrain Georgia. Zavadcson was an AB on that ship and is now under observation. Seafarer Herbert Libby from down east in Maine is in for an unusuM complaint—his tonsils have been bothering him. Herb is one of the former At­ lantic tankermen now sailing with the SIU. He came off the Steel Traveler. Harry Morton, who was chief cook on the Binghamton Victory is another patient at the hospital. A back injury popped up and laid him low. Joseph Hoffman of Tampa, Florida, came off the Christine Libby and went into the hosflital for observation. A case of rheumatic fever put Arthur Shaw off the Yorkmar into drydock for a while. Shaw comes from nearby New Jersey. Amadeo Fedele off The Cabins is being treated for stomach trouble. Fedele was night cook and baker on the Mathiasen tanker. Dave Furman, who was last steward on the Elizabeth, is in for quite a spell for observation and treatment. Finger Operation Now up and around headquarters again after a finger operation is Seafarer George Rourke, deck maintenance on the Afoundria his last trip out. Rourke hails from Holyoke, Massachusetts. A balky appendix put Eustace McDavid of Crawford, New Jersey, flat on his back. He had been messman on the Steel Executive. Bosun Kaare Sivertsen of the Andrew Jackson had to call a halt and report to the hospital when he suffered a hernia aboard the ship, while Wayne Collard of the Steel Maker had to be hospitalized after he injured his foot ashore Others in layup at the present time Include Jacob­ us Huisman, oiler, off the Logins Fort with an elbow injury, Samuel Howard, ut/iity mess off the Wild Ranger, and Isa^k Bouzin ot Chicago who was last on the Gateway City as wiper. Rourke Who HietH SMV Benefits ? Hospital: Any Seafarer hospitalized as an inpatient for at least one week is entitled to a weekly benefit of $15 for the full duration of his hospitalization, providing he has wofked .a minimum of one day aboard an SlU-contract0d vessel in the previous 12 months. MotTnity: Any Seafarpr who has become a father since April 1, 195! can receive'the $200 maternity benefit payment, plus the Union's gift of a $25 US Treasury Bond for the child. A copy of the marriage . certificate and birth certificate is required. If possible, a discharge from his l£{ ship should be enclosed. Duplicate pay­ ments and bonds will b' given in cases of multiple births. — PisoblHty: Any totally disabled Seafarer, jegardless of age, who has Mven years seatime with companies participating in the Welfare Plan, is eligible for the $25 weekly disability benefit for as long as he- is totally unable to work. Daath: , O Every Seafarer is provided a $2,500 death benefit, which he can make payable to whomever he chooses, whether related to him or not. The Seafarer must have worked a minimum of one day aboard an SlU-contracted vessel during the 12 months prior to his death. Beneficiary cards are available at all SIU halls. The beneficiary may be changed at any time. " \ Scholarship; Four college scholarships worth a total of $6,000 each are award­ ed each year to qualified Seafarers under 35 years old or the chil­ dren of Seafarers who meet the educational requirements. Each scholarship provides a full four-year course of study and may be used at any college or university chosen by the scholarship student. 'All candidates -must take the standard College Entrance Board examinaticrns given during the year prior to beginning their college study, iuid present discharges showing three years' -seatime for a. parent or for themself, in the case of Seafarers under 35. Children of deceased Seafarer having three year^' seatime are also eligible. Applications and queries on-unusual situations should ho sent to the Union Welfare Trustees, c/o SIU Heisidquarters, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY. "•4 Seafarer Thor Thorsen goes through process of collecting disability benefit from Welfare Services Representative Toby Flynn. Awaiting their turn are five other SIU veterans (left to right), Ernst Eklund, Burton Frazer, Edward Hansen, Alex Dudde and Samuel Gordon. Six old-time SIU members-now on the disability benefits list all showed up at the same time in headquarters last week to collect their $25 weekly benefit from the SIU'Welfare Services Department. This is the largest number of The six men, Thor Thorsen, receiving the weekly benefit paid Samuel Gordon, Alex^Dudde, to men who are no longer able to Seafarers receiving the benefit Edward Hansen, Burton work for a living. Seven other Sea­ since the plan was instituted a Frazer and Ernst Eklund, are a farers who were originally on the little over two years ago. Attended Meeting few of the 35 Seafarers currently list have since passed away. All of the disabled Seafarers who showed up Wednesday were at I headquarters to attend the regular SIU membership meeting which they make a point of making when they are feeling well enough to at­ tend. Several other Seafarers in the New York area on the list, who are unable to travel because of j their health, get their checks via, the mails each week. A Seafarer who injured his arm while on a ship and then For those men on the list who had to take a month and ten day tour of the Mediterranean are over 65, the .$25 weekiy bene­ receiving long-de- fit plus Social Security payments before he could get home is now finally 4 layed medical treatment of up to $85 a month for single However, if prompt repatria­ ing workaway as the agent offered rnen means they take home con­ tion had been arranged by the him no alternative form of trans­ siderably more in benefits than company's agents, chances are that portation, and make a month and they earned as active seamen be­ he would be back at work again ten day trip" without further treat­ fore the SIU was founded less than instead of having to face a lengthy ment before hitting the US at 16 years ago. Actually, there are a number of Jacksonville, Fla. stay on the beach. By this time Welfare Services Seafarers under 65 receiving the Seafarer Roland Roxbury was the victim of these circum­ had received word of Roxbury's benefit because benefits are paid stances which plight and made arrangements for to Seafarers at any age who are could possibly him to get his unearned Wages and no longer able to work because of have been transportation money when he ar­ illness or injury. Seafarers- who avoided had" rived in Jacksonville. He is now in have seven years of "seatime with h e a d q u a r t ers New York, certified "not fit for SlU-contracted companies are eli­ been notified in duty" and is receiving long-de­ gible to get on the disability bene­ fits list. the first instance,. layed medical treatment. His train of mis­ fortune began while his ship, the Lucile BloomRoxbnry field, was in Leg­ horn, Italy. While topping off a The deaths of the' following and sailed in the steward depart­ boom, one of the rope turns slipped off the drum and the boom Seafarers have been reported to ment. Burial was at the Olive fell about ten feet. Roxbury suc­ the Seafarers Welfare Plan and Branch-Cemetery, Portsmouth, Va. ceeded in avoiding the boom but $2,500 death benefits are being He is survived by his'wife, Martha Justice, 132 Maryland Ave., Ports­ in the process of diving out of the mouth. , way he painfully wrenched an arm. paid to beneficiaries. Seafarer Got Back Home The long Way Around' No Broken Bones He was sent ashore to a doctor who took x-rays, and finding no brokenNboiles, certified him fit for duty. However, the arm continued to pain him severely so at the next port of call, Genoa, he wenf to a doctor on his own who told him that he had a muscle injury. • However, the captain refused to put him ashdre for hospital treat­ ment, and it wasn't until he got to Gibralter aftfer a spell in which the captain had to feed him sleeping pills to get him some rest that Rox­ bury was finally put ashore for treatment. A few days later tiie company agent sent him over to the Alice Brown, in Casablanca, for repatria­ tion. He found to his dismay that the ship was first starting on ~a circuit of the Mediterranean in­ stead of going home as he thought. He had to .sign on as a non-work-. Bernard Carroll, 26: Sailing in the engine department on SIU ships since 1951, when he joined in New York, Brother Carroll died on June 2, 1954, at St. Joseph's Hos­ pital, Baltimore, Md., from a chest injury suffered when a jack slipped and a car fell on him at a gasoline station. Burial was in Baltimore National Cemetery, Baltimore, gurviving is his wife, Ciara Elizabeth Carroll, 282J) Rosalie Ave., Balti­ more. , 4- t t Roy Lv Justice. 46: On May 17, 1954, Brother Justice died of a heart condition at the Bethlehem Steel Dispensary, Baltimore, Md. He had been a member of the SIU since 1948, joining in Norfolk, Va., 4" 4" •j!| ll ' "''I ».'^l 4. William C. Cathell, 48: Brother Cathell died of a liver ailment on April 3, 1954, at 314 - 3 St., San Francisco, Calif. He had been sail­ ing as a wiper on SIU ships since 1951, when he joined in Baltimore. Surviving is Mrs. Katherine Cat­ hell, 413 E. Hamburg St., Balti­ more. " "4 �SEAFARERS %• • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • :fK!» |i From This " ' ' • - • - T-tV": •••• fA. /"•* To This mIThanlcs to efforts by strong maritime unions like the SiU, the days of the cramped, grimy footsie, often doubling as a messroom and with a pot-bellied stove as a centerpiece, is a thing of the past. Of course, some seamen, notably those sailing on foreign-flag ships, still suffer the same conditions of 15, 25 and more years ago. Lacking the voice of a strong unipn, they are at the shipowner's mercy. ®- ' But today's crew quarters on SIU vessels are typical of the many changes in shipboard life in recent years. The result of ^nion gains and conditions spelled out in SIU contracts, they are a symbol of the Union's constant forward progress for the betterment of all seafaring men. li:"-.:' r ' 4.y_^iXr^ ' •'.' '-i-'.-r •;• .'•J-:.* . . ••-•,• y y • •• �\-M \ /I;' :' V i" ':- SEAFABBRS^LOG V«l. XVI, N0. 14 '• ^-I?' J, ',; r ••- _• r t}!- 4»•n Jyly 9. 1954 Comt. Snfip. ; >^V r 7 • .V' .'•-" •'i:r - A• -• V' -s^'-..--' .-.'TV: I ,..r' ,..• r> '•*• ' •' • . '••• ,••%- '- -' • • .'' ''. ' ;,••.-;vr-l^••^^l^'••'''^^^ ' i .V-:':• -v.;;^ ri-'C,. :. *• . '- /0 - • Jl. . : '}-'%:^-^-:: 'y^^ '• v '•••r-•v*^'-/;.n.v; '• •.•'-• r^. •"^V- • • * r"'••c-''|,.j--V •-;f/^^^-'''• '••"•-r •' "• • , --"t •>•-' .JL '• v^- •'-' • . •'^ -" . -•/':• -;,•: :-,Cl..;'r. .. ';•, - v'^ • •••; V •• •• T.' . ' "f'v. •;' ; •> ••[ -7- i v,'-j -v. ,i;-- • '.. • •- The strength of any organization lies in its foundation and the foundation of the SIU is rj its constitution. In the 21 months since the. • membership voted in secret referendum to rewrite its constitution, it has amply ful­ filled the function of better protecting the rights of every member. In the course of drafting and adopting the new document, copies of the constitution were printed in I the SEAFARERS LOG and distributed to I all Seafarers, ashore and on ship. I • , Subsequently the 1953 Agents Conference • report, which was adopted in all branches, moved that the LOG print the constitution .'^ every six months, so all Seafarers would have the opportunity to acquaint themselves thoroughly with their guaranteed rights and privileges. Accordingly the constitution was reprinted in the July 10, 1953, issue,- again - on January 8, 1954, ond now, six months I later, is reprinted once again. \ ( ( J ( I 1 -•,«i^vr''r,'-- •:.-N..e-"-• •: • \ ' ••„ CONSTITUTION Seafarers International Union • A&G District • AFt ' v; |v ;, -^T-- • : .-Tavi • ' " 'i, ,•• <• .• •• •s.-. ,. • • I I 1 I 1 I The new'SIU consHtufion has evoked considerable comment in ond outside maritime and reactions to the document:from members of Congress. mittee to hear charges against members, and Representative Craig Hosmer, Calif.: "I wish guaranteeing the traditional American rights to congratulate you on your furnishing mem­ to representation, cross-examination, and con­ bers of Congress with your newly adopted frontation by the accuser ... I am happy to constitution. I believe that the more explic­ itly rules, regulations, customs and privileges note that your new constitution is drawn in aan be drafted and set down in documentary the spirit of democratic trade unionism." form, the better off we are. ... It just hap­ pens I am a deepwater man myself, and Representative Herbert B. Warburton, Del.:, sailed with the merchant marine during the "You are to be congratulated upon the fine ujor." attempt to increase individual rights of the union members in the new constitution." Senator Herbert H. Lehman, NY: "It is greatly encouraging to know that responsible unions such as yours are not ceasing their atRepresentative Charles R. Howell, NJ: "I tempts to further rights of their members, think you have foVowed the right approach both within the unions and as part of the in stressing the need for protection of the total national economy. I find particularly civil liberties of the Seafarers, and in setting praiseworthy the Statement of Principles and forth in detail the rights of each member to the Declaration Rights contained in Jhe beparticipate in the activities of the union. A ginning of your constitution."^ union which stresses rank and file participa­ tion in the day by day business of the organ­ ization is operating on solid ground." Senator Henry M. Jackson, Wash.: . .. I have looked over the constitution and off-. hand it would appear to be eminently fair Senator Wayne Morse, Oregon: "This formu­ and just. I was particularly interested in the lation of union's practices and usage is tre'fact that it was adopted in such a democratic ^mendously impressive. I was particularly manner by the full membership of your or­ struck by the Declaration of Rights . .. Also ganization." ,. of great interest to me are the meticulous provisions for trials and appeals. I would Senator James E. Murray, Montana: "I am hope that this kind of action will be generally . particularly impressed by the provisions of followed throughout the trade union move­ the constitution providing for a trial com­ ment ..." ( I 1I i ( I V I labor circles. Here are a few of the many | Senator Hubert Humphrey, Minn.: "The con- | stitution seems to me to be an extremely . democratic one and I am impressed with Ihe | emphasis which is.piaced upon ratificqtion by members. I also approve the provisions with I respect to providing for a trial committee ..." • Senator Harley Kilgore, West Va.: "The re­ quirements . . . that the membership shall participate in the making of every decision and policy seems to me to be a healthy and effective method of maintaining democ­ racy ..." Representative Robert H, MoMohan, West Va.: "I am particularly impressed by the pro­ visions dealing with trial and appeal; they are certainly in the best American tradition. Placing the burden of proof on the accuser and guaranteeing, the accused representation, cross-examination and an opportunity to be confronted by his accuser should guard against irresponsible, unjust punishment." Senator Paul H. Douglas, 111.: "I appreciate your sharing the constitution with rne and I commend the sense of public interest which moves you to feel that these are of concern to persons outside the ranks of your own mem­ bership." y .mmm mmmm mmmm 'mmmm mmm ummm iumi •••• ••••• '•••• mmmm mmm J .-M �SEAFARERS , July 9, 1964 LOG ^f, ; >^-:'. ' •••^,yf • •!'' • • -in :•;;;.; v'.- " .•^. t,'. -Mf t; . .= * m V""' / «3.'^ •• • . y. •'» '•J^-- -• .•-i di^- ' • . A EVERY SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED Protectioif of the rights and.privileges guaranteed hini under the Constitution of the Union. The right to vote. The right to nominate himself for, and to hold, any office in the Union. That every official of the Union shall be bound to uphold and protect the rights of every member and that in no case shall any member be deprived of his rights and privileges as a men^ber without > due process of the law of the Uniorr. fir'-I: II - The right to be confronted by his accuser and to be given a fair trial by an inlpartial committee of his brother Union members if he should be charged with conduct detrimental to the welfare of Seafarers banded together in this Union. r' .. i The right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. ^ The assurance that his brother Seafarers will stand with him in defense of the democratic prin­ ciples set forth in the Constitution of the Union. < . '. \ •I •• A. 1:^- E.-t' ^ fraction of the membership, that the absent members, PREAMBLE We, the Seamen and Fishermen of America, realizing who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded the value and necessity of a thorough organization of sea­ from what might be the results of excitement and pas­ faring men, have determined to form one union, the sions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH who are present may act for and in the interest' of all, AMERICA, to embrace all seamen and fishermen of North we have adopted this constitution. America, Canada, Alaska, and the Territories, ba<ed upon STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES AND DECLARATION OF RIGHTS the following principles; In order to form a more perfect union, we members Whatever right belongs to one member belongs to all members alike, as long as they remain in good standing of the Brotherhood of the seamen, fishermen and allied workers ashore—realizing the value and necessity of unit- . in the Union. First of these rights is the right of the American sea­ ing in pursuit of our improved economic and social wel­ men to receive their employment through their own fare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the Union Halls, without interference of crimps, shipowners, Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the and Gulf District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the« following principles: Government. In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall That it is the right of each member to receive fair and Just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient ever be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of oiir leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. duties and obligations as-members of the community, Further, we consider it our right to receive healthful our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat the menace and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to of communism ^ and any other enemies of freedom and rest. the democratic principles to which we seafaring men Next, is the right to be treated *in a decent and respect­ dedicate ourselves in this Union. ful manner by those in command. We shall affiliate and work with other free labor or­ We hold that the above rights belong to all seamen ganizations; we shall support a journal to give additional alike, irrespective of nationality or creed. voice to our views; we shall assist pur brothers of the­ Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we ses and other workers of all countries in these obligations are conscious of corresponding duties to those in com­ tq the fullest extent consistent with our duties and ob­ mand, our employers, our craft and our country. ligations. We shall seek to exert our individual and col­ We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote lective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor harmonious relations with those in command by exercis­ and other legislation and policies which look to the at­ ing due care and diligence in the performance of the tainment of a free and happy society, without distinction duties of our profession, and by giving all possible assist­ based on race, creed or color. ance to cur employers in caring for their gear and To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing in mind property. that most of our members are migratory, that their duties Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: carry them all over the world, that their rights must and , To use our influence individually and collectively for the shall be protected, we hereby, declare these rights as purpose of maintaining and developing skill in seaman­ members of the Union to be inalienable: ship and effecting a change in the Maritime law of the 1 United States, so as to render it more equitable and to No memlier shall be deprived of any of the rights or make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of of a Merchant Marine and a body of American seamen. the Union. To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments of the seafaring class, and through its columns seek to Every^ member of this Union shall have the right to vote. maintain the knowledge of and interest in maritime No one shall deprive him of that right. affairs. ' III To assist seamen of other countries in the work of Every member shall have the right to nominate himself organization and federation, to the end of establishing for, and to hold, office in this Union. the Brotherhood of the Sea. IV To assist other bona fide labor organizations whenever No member shall be deprived of his membership with­ possible, in the attainment of their just demands. out due process of the law of this Union. No member To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals shall be compelled to be a witness against himself In the 80 as to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable * trial of any proceeding in which he may be charged with and useful calling. And bearing in mind that we are failure to observe the law of this Union. Every official migratory, that our' work takes us away in different direc­ and job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the tions from any place, where the majority; might otherwise rights of every member in accordance with the principles . meet to act, that meetings can be attended by only a set forth In Uie Constitution of the Union. • Every member shall have the right to be confronted by his accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law of this Union. In all such cases, the. accused shall be guaranteed a fair and speedy trial by an impartial com­ mittee of hi;, brother Union members. VI No member shall be denied the right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. VII A militant membership being necessary to the security of a free union, the members shall at all times stand ready to defend this Union and the principles set forth in the Constitution of the Union. VIII The powers not delegated to the officials and Job holders oy the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved to the members. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I NAME AND GENERAL POWERS This Union shall be known as the Seafarers Intematinifal Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, ai|9 execu­ tive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance of charters to, subordinate bodies, corporate or otherwise, the formation of funds and participation in funds, the establishment of eijterprises for the benefit of the Union, and similar ventures. A majority vote of the membership shall be authorization for any Union action, unless other­ wise specified in this Constitution. This Union shall, at all times, protect and maintain its Jurisdiction over all work which belongs to the seaman and all such work as seamen now perform. ARTICLE II AFFILIATION This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America and the American Federatidn of Labor. All other affiliations by the Union or by the Ports shall be made or withdrawn as determined by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Candidates for membership shall be ad­ mitted "to membership in accordance with such rules as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Section 2.. Candidates for membership shall be American cftlzens, or eligible for such citizenship. No candidate shall be granted membership who is> a mem- • ber of any dual organization or any other organization hostile to the aitps, principles, and-policies of this Union. No candidate shall be granted membership until he bas taken the following oath of obligation: ' OBLIGATION "I pledge my honor as a man, that I will be faithful to �Itily 9. 1954 V Mi! SEAFARERS LOG Section 5. The period of retirement shall be computed Ihit Union, and that I wllV work for Its interest and will look upon every member'as my brother; that 1 will not from the day as of which the retirement card is issued. ARTICLE VII work for less than Union wages and that I will obey all SYSTISM OF ORGANIZATION orders of the Union. I promise that I will never reveal Section I. This Union, and all Ports, Officers, Port the proceedings of the Union to its injury or to persons not entitled to know it And if I break this promise, 1 Agents, Patrolmen, and members shall be govemedt in ask every member to treat me as unworthy of friendship this order, by: O ^ (a) The Constitution and acquaintance. SO HELP ME GOD!" (b) Majority vote of the membership Section "S. Members more than one quarter in ar­ Section 2. The functions of this Union shall be ad­ rears in dues, or more than three months in arrears in as­ sessments or unpaid fines, shall be automatically sus-' ministered by Headquarters and Ports. Section 3. Headquarters shall consist of the Secretarypended, and shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically Treasurer, and one or more Assistant Secretary-Treas­ dismissed if. they are more than two quarters in arrears urers, the exact "number of which shall be determined by y in dues or more than six months in arrears in assessments majority vote of the membership to be held during the month of August in any election year, as set forth more or unpaid fines. particularly in Article X, Section 1-D. This time shall not run: Section 4. Each Port shall consist of a Port Agent and (a) While a member is actually participating In a strike Patrolmen, as provided for herein, and the Port shall or lockout. (b) While a member Is an in-patient in a USPHS bear the name of the city in which the'Union's Port Offices are located. Hospital. 'Section 5. Every member of the Union shall be regis­ (c) While^ a member is under an incapacity due to ac­ tered in one of three departments; namely, deck, engine, tivity in behalf of the Union. (d) While a member is in the-Armed Services of the or stewards department. The definition of these depart­ United States, provided the member was in good standing ments shall be in accordance iwltb custom and usage. at the time of entry into the Armed Forces, and further This definition may be modified by a majority vote of provided he applies for -reinstatement within 90- days the membership. No member may transfer from one de­ partment to another except by express approval as evi­ after discharge from the Armed Forces (e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues denced by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE VIII because of employment aboard an American flag mer-ATLA'NTIC AND GULF DISTRICT OFFICERS, PORT cbant vessel. AGENTS, AND PATROLMEN ' Section 4. A majority vote pf the membership shall be Section 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected, sufficient to designate additional circumstances during which the time specified in Section 3 shall .not run. It except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. These shall be the right of any member to present, in writing, officers shall .be the Secretary-Treasurer and one or more. to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with re­ Assistant Secretary-Treasurers. Section 2. Poft Agents and Patrolmen shall be elected, gard to the application of Section 3, in accordance with procedures established by a majority vote of the member­ except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. ARTICLE IX ship. A majority vote of the membership shall be neces­ OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS sary to.decide such questions. Section I. The following jobs in the Union shall be Section 5. The membership ^shall be empowered to es­ tablish, from time to time, by "majority vote, rules under voted upon in the manner prescribed by this Constitu­ which dues and assessments may be remitted where a tion: (A)*Meetj[ng Chairman member has been uhable to pay dues and assessments for (B) Delegaten * * the reasons provided in Sections 3 and 4. (C) Committee Members of: Section 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the com­ (a) Auditing Committee mon welfare of the membership, all members of the^nioia (b) Trial Committee shall uphold and defend this Constitution and shall be (c) Quarterly Financial Committee governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all rd) Appeals Committee policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. (e) Negotiating and Strike Committee. Section 7. Any member who advocates or gives aid to Section 2. Additional committees may be formed as the principles and policies of any hostile or dual organiza­ tion shall be denied further membership in this Union.* 'provided by a majority vote of the membership." Commit­ A majority vote of the membership shall decide which tees may also be appointed as permitted by this Consti­ tution. organizations are dual or hostile. ARTICLE X Section 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation DUTIES OF OFFICERS, PORT AGENTS, AND OTHER with the Union shall at all times remain the property of ELECTED jqB HOLDERS the Union. Members may be required to show their evi­ - Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer dence of membership in order to.be admitted to Union (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall be the Executive Of­ meetings. Section 9. Only members in good standing shall be al­ ficer of the Union and shall represent, and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all matters except as otherwise lowed to vote. specifically provided for in the Constitution. ARTICLE IV (b) He shall be' a member ex-officio of all committees, REINSTATEMENT i port or Otherwise. Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated (c) He shall be responsible for the organization and in accordance with such rules as are adopted, from time maintenance of the correspondence, files, and records of to-time, by a majority vote of the membership. the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound account­ ARTICLE V ing and bookkeeping systems; the setting up, and main­ DUES AND INITIATION FEE tenance of, proper office and other administrative Union Section 1.. All jnembers shall pay dues quarterly, on a procedures; the proper collection, safeguarding, and ex­ calendar year basis, on the first business day of each quar­ penditure of all Union funds. Port ^r otherwise. He shall ter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be in charge of, and responsible for, all Union property, be those'payable as of the date of adoption of this Con­ and shall be in charge of Headquarters and Port Offices. stitution and may be changed only by Constitutional He shall issue a weekly comprehensive report covering the amendment. financial operations of the Union for the previous week. Section Z. No candidate for membership shall be ad­ Wherever there are time restrictions or other considera­ mitted into membership without having pSd an initiation tions affecting Union action, the Secretary-Treasurer shall fee of one hundred ($100.00) dollars. take appropriate action to Insure observance thereof. (d) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the memSection 3. Paymrat of dues and initiation fees may be waived for organizational purposes only, in accordance bersi^'p, the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate the num­ with such rules as are adopted by a majority v6te of the ber and location of Ports, the jurisdiction, status, and activities thereof, and may close or open such ports, and membership. may re-assign Port Agents and Patrolmen of closed ports J . ARTICLE VI to other duties, without change in wages. The Ports of RETIREMENT FROM MEMBERSHIP New York, New Orleans, Mobile, and Baltimore may not Section 1. .Members may retire from membership by paying all unpaid dues, dues for the quarter in which they be closed except by Constitutional amendment. Where ports are opened between elections, the Sec­ retire, assessments, fines^ and other monies due and ow­ ing the Union. A retirement card shall be issued upon re­ retary-Treasurer shall designate the Port Agents thereof, quest, and dated as of the day that such member accom­ subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership. The Secretary-Treasurer shall supervise the activities plishes these payments and request. Section 2. All the rights, privileges, duties, and obli­ of all Ports. Subject to approval by a majority vote of the member­ gations of membership shall be suspended during the pe­ riod of retirement, except that a retired member shall ship, the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate, in the event not be disloyal to the Union nor join or remain^ in any of the incapacity of a Port Agent or Patrolman, a replace­ dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of ment to act as such during the period o^ Incapacity. At the first regular meeting in August Of every election his right to reinstatement; Section'3.'Any person in retirement for a period of six year, the Secretary-Treasurer shall submit to the member­ months or niore'^ shall be restored to membership.- ex­ ship a pre-balloting report. This report shall recommend cept as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current the number and location of Ports, the number of Assistant quarter, as well as all assessments accruing,and newly Secretary-Treasurers and Agents, and the number of levied during the period of retirement. If the period of Port Patrolmen which are to be elected for each Port. This recommendation may also specify, whether any - retirement is less than six (6) months, the required pay­ ments shall consist of all does accruing during the said Patrolmen and/or Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, shall be period of retirement, including those for the current designated as departmental or otherwise. The report shall quarter, and all assessments accrued and newly levied be subject to approval or modification by a majority vote * during that period. Upon such payment, the person in of the membership. (e) The Headquarters of the Union shall be located in retirement shall be restored to membership, and his'mem­ bership book, appropriately stamped, shall be given to him. New York. The Secretary-Treasurer shall also be the Port ' Section 4. A mSmber in retirement may be restored to Agent of that Port (f) The Secretary-Treasurer shall be chairman of the membership after a two-year period of retirement only Agents' CpBderence and may cast one vote. by vote of the membership. Pa*« S—Three (g) He shall be responsible, within the limits of his powers, for -the enforcement of this Constitution, the policies of the Union, and all rules and rulings duly adopted by a majority vote of -he membership. Within these limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, posi­ tion, and prestige of the Union. (h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to those other duties elsewhere described in this Constitution, as well as those other duties iawfully imposed upon him. (i) The responsibility of the Secretary-Treasurer may not be delegated, but the Secretary-Treasurer may delegate to a person or persons the execution of such of his duties as he may in his discretion decide, subject to the limita­ tions set forth in this Constitution. (j) Immediately after assuming office, the SecretaryTreasurer shall designate one of the Assistant SecretaryTreasurers to assume his duties in case of his temporary in­ capacity. This designation may be changed from time to time. These designations shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where Headquarters is located. The provisions of Section 2-A of this Article shall apply in the case of a vacancy in the office of Secretagp-Treasurer, as set forth in that section." ^ (k) Any vacancy fn any office or the job of Port Agent or Patrolman shall be filled by the Secretary-Treasurer by temporary appointment except in those cases where the filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for by this Constitution. Such appointment shall be submitted to a regular meeting for approval, modification, substitution of a replacement, or postponement cf a vote to a later date, by a majority vote of the membership. In the event of the postponement of the vote, the temporary appointment shall remain in effect until a vote is taken. (1) The Secretary-Treasurer is directed to take any and all measures, and employ such means, which he deems necessary or advisable, to protect the interests, and further the welfare, of the Union and its members, in all matters involving national, state or local legislation, issues, and public affairs. Section 2. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer (a) In the event the Secretary-Treasurer shall be unable to carry out his duties by reason of incapacity, the Assist­ ant Secretary-Treasurer designated in accordance .with Section 1-J of this Article shall assume the office of Sec­ retary-Treasurer during the period of such incapacity. Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of the Secretary-Treasurer, succession to the office shall be determined as follows: That Port Agent of the Ports of New Orleans, Mobile, or Baltimore who received the highest numbijr of votes in the last regular election shall be the first in line of succession. The next in the line of succession shall b'e thatq Port Agent of the said Ports who received the next highest number of votes in that election. The next in the line of succession shall be that Port Agent of the said Ports who received the next highest number of votes. The Port Agents of the said Ports shall also be deemed to be Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, whether or not so referred to on the ballots or elsewhere. (b) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall assist the Secretary-Treasurer in the execution of the letter's duties as the latter'inay direct. (c) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall be mem­ bers of the Agents' Conference and each may cast a vote in that body. Section 3. Port Agents (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the administration of Union affairs in the Port of his juris­ diction. (b) He shall, within the jurisdiction of his Port, be responsible for the enforcement and execution of the Con­ stitution, the policies of the Union, and the rules, adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considerations affecting Port action, the Port Agent shall take appropriate action to insure observance thereof. (c) He shall be prepared to account, financially or other­ wise, for the activities of his Port, whenever demanded by the Secretary-Treasurer. (d) In any, event, he shall prepare and forward by reg­ istered mail, addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer, a weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly income and e^enses, and complying with all other accounting directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer. (e) The Port Agent, or someone acting under his in­ structions, shall open each Port meeting- and shall deter­ mine whether a quorum exists. Nothing contained herein shall permit the Port^Agent to otherwise act as chairman of any meeting, unless so properly designated by a majority vote of the* members present at the said Port Meeting. (f) Each elected Port Agent may cast one vote at any Agents' Conference. (g) The Port Agent may assign each Port Patrolman to such Union jobs as fall within the jurisdiction of the Port, regardless of the departmental designation under which the Patrolman was elected. (h) The Port Agent shall designate which members at that Port may serve as representatives to other organiza­ tions, affiliation with which has been properly permitted. (i) The. foregoing is in addition to those other duties prescribed elsewhere in this Constitution. SeetioB 4. Port Patrolmen Port Patrolmen shall perform whatever duties are assigned to them by the Port Agent. Section. 5. Meeting Chairmen (a) The chairman of each meeting at any Port, including the Port in which Headquarters is located, shall be the~ presiding officer of the meeting, shall keep order under rules of order provided for, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership and,, tf none, then b:p �. f. '5i fi- 4 fPv- • Page S—FOOT SEAFARERS LOG July », 1954 go into session. It shall determine whether the person •uch rules as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority granted therefor. In all other cases, a majority vote of the has submitted his application'-correctly and possesses the membership shall decide when a strike shall begin. vote of the membership in each Port. 6. This Committee shall be charged with the prepara­ necessary qualifications. The Committee shall prepai^e a (b) The meeting chairman may cast a vote only In the tion and execution of a strike plan which shall be bind­ report listing each applicant and his book number under event of a tie. ing on all members and other persons affiiated with the office or job he is seeking. Each applicant shall be (c» The meeting chairman shall not permit the discus­ this Union. However, a majority vote of the membership marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the find­ sion of any religious subject. may repeal, or otherwise trea^jr dispose of any part or ings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been marked "disqualified," the reason therefor must be stated Section 6. Delegates all of a strike plan. / in the report. Where a tie vote has been rgpolved by a ARTICLE XI s ^ (a) The term "delegates" shall mean those members of special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also be WAGES AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF OFFICERS AND the Union who are elected, under the- provisions of this noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed OTHER ELECTIVE JOB HOLDERS, UNION Constitution, to attend the convention of the Seafarers by all of the Committee members, and be completed and EMPLOYEES. AND OTHERS International Union of North America. Section 1. The following elected offices ana jobs shall submitted to the Ports in time for the next regular meet­ (b) Each delegate shall attend the Convention and fully ing after their election. At this meeting, it shall be read be held for a term of two years: participate therein. and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the Secretary-Ti'easurer (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and otherwise, Bulletin Board in each port. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer support those policies agreed upon by the majority of the (c> When an applicant has been disqualified by the Port Agent delegates to the convention. Committee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram Patrolman Section 7. Committees Section 2. The term of any elective jobs other than at his listed addresses. He shall also be sent a letter (a) Auditing Committee those indicated in Section 1 of this Article shall continue containing, the reasons for such disqualifications by air ' The Auditing Committee in each Port shall audit the for so long as is necessary to complete the functions there­ mail, special delivery, registered. A disqualified appli­ regular weekly financial report of the Port Agent and, in of, unless sooner terminated by a majority vote of the cant shall have the right to take an appeal .to the mem­ writing, certify or refuse to certify said report. The membership or-segment of the nnion, whichever applies, bership from the decision of the Committee. He shall Auditing Committee for the Port where Headquarters is whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or forward copies of such appeal to each Port, where the located shall also audit the Secretary-Treasurer's financial appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular servini^ report, to which the same rules^as to certification and ones Section 3. The compensation to be paid the holder of meeting no later than the second meeting after the Com­ refusal to certify shall apply. The said report in its en­ any office or other elective job shal' be determined from mittee's election. It is the responsibility of the applicant tirety shall then be presented to the membership with time to time by a majority vote of the membership. to insure timely delivery of his appeal. In any event, action thereon to be taken as per a majority vote of the Section 4. Subject to approval by a majority vote of the without prejudice to his written appeal, the applicant may membership. membership, all other classifications of employees of the appear in person before the Committee within two days (b) Trial Committee Union shall be hired or discharged, as well as compensated, after the day on which the telegram is sent, 'to correct The Trial Committee shall conduct trials of persons as recommended by the Secretary-Treasurer. his application or argue for his qualification. charged, and shall submit findings and recommendations Section 5. Subject to approval by a majority vote of The Committee's report shall be prepared early enough as prescribed jn this Constitution. It shall be the special the membership, the Secretary-Treasurer may contract to allow the applicant to .appear before it and still reach obligation of the Trial Committee to observe all the re­ for, or retain, the services of any person, firm, or corpora­ the Ports in time for the first regular meeting after its quirements of this Constitution with regard to charges and trials, and their findings and recommendations must tion, not employees of the Union, when he deems it neces­ election. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the specificaiiy state whether or not, in the opinion of the sary in the best interests of the Union. * Section 6. The foregoing provisions of this Article do case of such appeals, be sufficient^-to overrule any dis­ Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under this not apply to any corporation, business, or other venture qualification classification by the Credentials Committee, Constitution, were properiy safeguarded. in which this Union participates, or which it organizes or in which event, the one so previously classified shall then (c) Quarterly Financial Committee 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make a creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by a be deemed qualified. (e) The Credentials Committee, In passing upon the quarterly ithirteen week) audit of the finances of Head­ .^majority vote of the membership shall be followed. ARTICLE XII qualifications of candidates, shall have the right to con­ quarters and each Port, shall note discrepancies where QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICERS, PORT AGENTS, clusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in they exist, shall report on their findings, and make rec­ FATRfftMEN, AND OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS ommendations. Members of this Committee may make previous elections for candidacy for any office, or the job Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, has met all the require­ dissenting reports, separate recommendations, and sepa­ candidate for, and hold any office or the job of Port Agent ment)* of Section 1-A of Article XII. rate findings. 2. The report and recommendations of this Committee or Patrolman, provided: Section 3. Balloting Procedure. (a) He has at least three (3) years, of sea'time aboard an shall be completed within a reasonable time after the la) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper American flag merchant vessel or vessels; if he is seeking election of the members thereof, and shall be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer who shall cause the same to the job of Patrolman or Assistant Secretary-Treasurer in and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as be read in all Ports, at the first or second regular meet- a specified department, this sea time must be in that de­ to candidates or Ports. The ballots may contain general » information and instructive comments not inconsistent * Ing subsequent to the submission of the said report and partment, and (b) He has at least four (4) months of sea time aboard with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified recommendations. 3. All Port Agents are responsible for complying with an American flag merchant vessel or vessels, or four (4) candidates shall be listed thereon alphabetically within all demands made for records, bills, vouchers, receipts, months of employment with, or in any office or job of, the each category. The listing of the Ports shall follow a Union, its subsidiaries, or affiliates, or at the Union's geographical pattern, commencing with the most northly etc.. by the said Quarterly Financial Comniittee. 4 No report shall be considered as complete without direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st Port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly Port on that coast, then west­ an accompanying report and audit statement by a com­ and the time of nomination, and (c) He has been in continuous good standing in the erly along the'Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of petent accountant, and the Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the selection of such an accountant, who must be Union for at least two (2) years immediately prior to his Ports is exhausted. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to certified under state law. ^ nomination, and write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be 5 Any action on the said report shall be as determined <d) He is a citizen of the United States of America. by a majority vote of the membership. Section 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other voted upon. Eath ballot shall be ^prepared as to have the id> Appeals Committee elective jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so perforated as to enable that portion containing the said 1. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from be members of the Union. trial judgments, in .accordance with such procedures as Section - 3. All candidates for and holders- of elective number to be easily remoVed. On this removable portion are set forth in this Constitution and such rules as offices and jobs, whether elected oi appointed in accord­ shall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature may be adop'rd by a majority vote of the membership, ance with this Constitution, shall maintain membership in of the ballot and the voting dates thereof. (b) The ballots so prepared at .the direction of the Sec­ not inconsistent therewith. good standing. Failure to do so shall result in ineligibility to 2 The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than hr ld such office -or job and shall constitute an incapacity retary-Treasurer shall be the only official,ballots. No others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as one week after the close of the said hearing, make and with regard to such office or jo*!. indicated in the preceding paragraph and shall be num- < submit, findings and recommendations in accordance with ARTICLE XIII bered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A suf­ the provisions of this Constitution and such rules as may ELECTIONS FOR OFFICERS, PORT AGENTS ficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each be adopted by a majority vote of the membership, not AND PATROLMEN inconsistent therewith. Port. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and Section 1. Nominations *e> Negotiating and Strike Committee amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secre­ Any member may submit his name for nomination for tary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a 1 The Negotiating and Strike Committee shall repre­ sent the Union in all negotiations for contracts and any office, or the job of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, by verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers changes in contracts, with persons, firms, corporations, .delivering or sending a letter addressed to the Credentials of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain sepa­ or agencies, etc., wherein wages, hours, benefits, or other Committee, in care of the Secretary-Treasurer, at the ad­ rate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and terms and conditions of employment of the members of dress of Headquarters. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged count the ballots, when received, to insure that the amount with the safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the this Union are involved. ' • over to the Credentials Committee upon the letter's re­ amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer 2. Upon completion of negotiations, the Committee shall submit a report and recommendations to the mem­ quest. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the fol­ as having been sent to that Port. The Port Agent shall Immediately execute and return, to the Secretary-Treas­ bership of the Union at a regular or special meeting. lowing: (a) The name of the candidaie urer, a receipt acknowledging the correctness of the The Committee may also make interim reports and rec­ U» His home address and mailing address . ommendations and submit them to the membership at a amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify (c) His book number regular or a special meeting. , the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrep­ (d) The title of the office or other job for whlth he is a ancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the 3 A Port may establish a similar Committee for itself , provided permission by a majority vote of the membership candidate, including the name of the Port in the event the •oting period. In any event, receipts shall be forwarded has been obtained, in-such event, the Port Negotiating position sought is that of Agent or Patrolman for ballots actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer (e) Proof of citizenship and Strike Committee shall forward its report and rec­ shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for correspondence dealing with the election. This file shall ommendations. together with comments by the Port Agent, to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall then cause ' candidates. at all times be available to any member asking for In­ The letter must reach Headquarters no earlier than Au­ spection of the same at Headquarters. the said report and recommendations to be submitted to the membership of, the Union at the earliest subsequent gust 12th and no later than September 12tb of the qjection (c) Balloting shall take place in person, at Port Offices, regiilar or special meeting, whichever he chooses, to- year. and shall be secret. No signature of any voter, or other Section 2. Credentials Committee • gether with any report and recommendations which the distinguishing mark, shall appear on ^Ahe ballot, except (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the first that any member may write in the name or names of any Secretary-Treasurer deems desirable to make. The Port Negotiating and Strike Committee shall submit the report regular meeting after September ilth of the election year, member or members, as appropriate, for any office, or the and recommendations upon completion of the negotiations, at the Port where Headquarters is located. It shall consist Job of Port Agent or Patrolman. and may submit interim reports and recommendations, in of six members in attendance at the meeting, with two (d) No member may vote, without displaying his Union the same manner above .set forth. member's from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards De­ Book, in which there shall be placed an appropriate nota­ 4 In no event shall a Negotiations and Strike Commit­ partments. In the event any Committee member is un­ tion of the date and of the fact of votiffg, both prior to tee obligate this Union or any Port thereof, in any man­ able to serve, the Committee shall suspend until the Sec­ being handed a ballot. A ballot shall then be handed to ner. without the approval of the membersliip of the retary-Treasurer calls a special meeting at the Port in the member who shall thereupon sfgn his name on' a Union a.s evidenced by a majority vote of the member­ order to elect a replacement. The Committee's results 'Separate roster, together with his book number, and ballot ship shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by number. The portion of the ballot on which the ballot 5 A - Negotiating and Strike Committee may decide a majority vote ofithe membership at a special meeting number is printed shall then be removed, placed near the the time of entry into a strike, provided prior authority, called for that purpose at Headquarters Port roster and the member shall proceed to the voting site. a.s evidenced by a majority vote of the membership, is (b) After its election^ the Committee shall immediately (e) JSacb Port Agent shall be responsible for the cstab- �Jnly 9, 1954 lishment of a booth or oUier voting site where each mem­ ber may vote in privacy. (f* Upon completion of voting the member shall fold the ballot so that no part of the printed or v^ritten portion is visible. He shall then drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box. which shall be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent, and kept locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. (g) Voting sh4l commence on November 15th and shall continue until January 15th inclusive, Sundays and holi­ days excluded. If November 15th or January 15th falls on a holiday or a Sunday, balloting shall commence or end, as the case may be. on the next succeeding business day. Section 4. Pojls Committees (at Each Port shall elect, prior to the beginning of the voting on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of three members. For the purpose of holding a meeting for election of a Polls Committee only, five (5) members shall constitute a quorum for each Port. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Afeent to call the meeting for the purpose of electing the said Polls Committee. In no case shall voting take place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. tb) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes, and the ballot records and files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to compare the serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names and corre­ sponding serial numbers on the roster, and then compare the serial number and the amounts of ballots used vylth the verification list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused ballots, both by serial numbers and ainount, represent the difference between what appears on the verification list, as corrected, and the ballots used. A report shall then be drawn, indicating the results of the foregoing comparisons and noting any discrepancies. A copy of this report shall be given the Pbrt Agent, to be presented to the next subsequent regular meeting. A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the SecretaryTreasurer, who shall cause an investigation to be made forthwith, in the event of- discrepancies. The results of such investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as completed, with recommendations by the Secre­ tary-Treasurer. A majority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, shall be* taken thereon, with the same effect as indicated in Article I. (c) The Polls Committee shall also insure mat ihe ballot box is locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except in the. manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is set forth in the preceding para­ graph with regard to discrepancies shall be utilized in the event th^ Polls Committee has reason to believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. (d) The Polls Conlmittee shall permit qualified members only to vote. Prior thereto, it shall ascertain whether they are in good standing, stamp their book with the word "voted," and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that proper registration on the roster takes place, collect the stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, when called upon, in the preservation' of order and decorum. (e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the' balloting in any one Port, the following? procedure shall be observed: At the end of each day's voting the Polls Committee, in the presence of any member desiring to «ttend, provided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope together with a copy of the roster of that day's voting. The envelope shall then be sealed. Each member of the Polls Committee shall sign his name across the flap of the said envelope with his book number next to his signature. The Comrnittee shall also place the date on said envelope, as well as a certificate that the said box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope datelHpr that day. This envelope shall then be replaced in the ballot box. The ballot box shall then again be locked and sealed and the key shall be placed in an envelope. This envelope shall then be sealed, and the members of the Committee shall sign their names across the flap of this envelope and place their book numbers thereon, together with the date. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to see that this envelope with the key is properly safeguarded until turned over to the Polls Committee the following morning. In addition, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent duplicate copies of the roster, the unused ballots and reports as set forth in this section, any files that may have been given, the ballot box or boxes, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall Jteep the rosters, unused ballots, ballot box or boxes, and stubs, under lock and key until duly called for as herein set forth. The Port,Agent/ shall insure that no person illegally tampers with the ballots, stubs, rosters, or ballot boxes while they are under his custody. A third copy of the rosters for that day shall be mailed by the Polls Committee, or the Port Agent, to* Headquarters. (f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without compensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving, Section . 5. Ballot Colleotlon. Tallying Procedure. Proteata. and jSPMlal Votes, SEAFARERS LOG (a) A Port Tallying Committee shall be elected at the first regular meeting after the close of voting at each Port. It shall consist of six (6) members, two from each of the three departments of the Union. In the presence of any member desiring to ittend, provided he observes decorum, it shall open tlie ballot box or boxes, count the number of ballots thereii^ontained, and count the number of votes for each can(»Elate. The Committee shall place all ballots therein in a sealed envelope, together with a certification signed by all members of the Com­ mittee that the said box or boxes were opened publicly, that all the ballots therein were counted and tallied, and that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope, and shall forward this to Headquarters. The Committee shall also forward to Headquarters, in the same package but bound separately, all the rosters, together with a certif­ ication signed by all members of the Committee that all the rosters utilized are enclosed therein. In the same pack­ age, but bound separately, the Committee shall forward to Headquarters all unused ballots, together with a cer­ tification, signed by all members of the Committee that all the unused ballots sent to the Port are enclosed therewith. The certification shall identify, by serial number and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the Committee shall for­ ward to Headquarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certificat'on, signed by all mem­ bers of the Committee, that all the stubs collected by the Committee are enclosed. It shall be understood that the above certifications are made according to the best knowl­ edge, information,-and belief of the Committee members. Wherever forwarding is not don" in person, forwarding shall be accomplished, expeditiously, by registered air mail, special delivery. AH forwarding shall be to the Headquarters TaUying Committee, at the address of Head­ quarters. In the event a Port Tailing Committee cannot be elected or cannot act, the Port Agent shall transfer all of the aforesaid material to the Headquarters Tallying Committee which will then carry out the aforesaid func­ tions. (b) The Port Tallying Committee which is elected at the Port where Headquarters is located shall also act as the Headquarters Tallying Committee. The Headquarters Committee is charged with the tally of all the baltots and the preparation of a report setting forth in compmte de­ tail, the results of the election, including a complete ac­ counting of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Bort Agents, all with detailed reference to serial num­ bers and amounts, and with each total broken down into Port totals. The report shall clearly detail all discrep­ ancies discovered, and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these, discrepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with pertinent details. (c) The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and evaluation of written protests by any member who claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protest invalid, it sHaU dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of dismissal. If it finds tile protest valid, the Committee shall order a special vote, on such terms as are practical, effective, and just,.J)ut which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of Section 3-C of this Article and the designation as to the voting site of the Port most convenient to the protesting member. Where a special vote is ordered in accordance with this Paragraph C, these terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing and must be received by the Headquarters Tallying Committee during the period of its proceedings. The reports of this Committee shall include a brief summary of each protest received, the name and book number of the protesting member,-and a summary of the disposition of the said protest. (d) The Headquarters Tallying Committee snail com­ mence proceedings on the first business day subsequent to its election and shall complete its proceedings within two weeks thereafter. Each member of the Committee shall be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay. ,The proceedings of this Committee, except for the actual prep­ aration of the report and dissents therefrom, if any. shall oe open to any member, provided he observes decorum. (e) The report of the Committee shall be . made up in sufficient copies to comply ^with the. following^ require­ ments: two copies shall be sent by the Committee to each Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to take place subsequent to the close^of the Committee's proceedings or, in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days or less from the close of this Committee's proceedings, then at least five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meet­ ing applies shall be designated, by date, in the report, and shall be referred to as the "Election Report", meeting. As soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall post one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. This copy shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Election Report meeting, the oth^r copy of the report shall be read verbatim. (fi At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up the distrepancies, if any. referred to in Section 5-B qf this Article, and the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted therewith. A majority vote of the meml^ership shall decide what action shall be taken there­ on. if any, which action, however, shgll not be beyond ordering a special vote to the extent reasonably indicated by the reported discrepancies. The same procedure shall apply to all members appealing from denials of their pro­ tests by the Headquarters Tallying Committee, which ap­ Page S—Five peals may be taken, by the said member, by addressing a letter or telegram to each Port, c/o the Port Agent, in which shall be set forth the facts regarding the appeal from the dismissal of his protest, the member's name, and his book number, with a copy to Headquarters. It shall be the duty of the Port Agent to submit this appeal to the Election Report meeting at his Port. The protesting mem­ ber is charged with making this appeal prior to the holding of this meeting. Special votes ordered in accordance with this paragraph shall take place at the Port where the claimed discrepancy or denial of the right to vote oc­ curred. In such case, the Port Agent shall have the func­ tions of the Tallying Committee as set forth in Section 5-C~of this Article, insofar as the said Section 5-C deals with the terms of such specie^vote. Port Agents shall officially notify Headquarters, imme­ diately, after the Election Report meeting, of the decision of the membership at the Ports with regard to all of the foregoing. Headquarters is charged with adequately and timely informing affected members of the decisions reached. A ma'jority of the membership, at the Election Report meeting, may order a recheck and a recount where a dis­ senting report has been issued by one or more members of the Headquarters Tallying Committee. (g» A special vote must be taken within ten (10) days after the Election Report meeting. The Secretary-Treas­ urer shall make a sufficient amount of the usual balloting material available to Port Agents for the purpose of sucn special votes, immediately after the close of such special voting, the Port Agen^ shall summarize the results and communicate those results to the Secretary-Treasurer. The ballots, stubs, rosters, and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall'be mailed to Headquarters, all in the same package, but bound separately. An account­ ing .and certification by the Port Agent similar to those indicated in Section 5-A of this Article shaU be enclosed. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a report con­ taining a combined summary of the results, together with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Head­ quarters Tallying Committee's results. The form of the report of the Headquarters Tallying Committee shall be followed as closely as possible. Two copies shall be sent to each Port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report meeting. Section 6. Installation into Office and the Job of Port Agent or Patrolman. (a» The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved.* Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular office or job, the proper number of can­ didates receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. It shall be the duty of the Sec­ retary-Treasurer to notify each individual elected. (b) All reports by Committees and the Secretary-Treas­ urer under this Article, except those of the #olls Com­ mittees, shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where Headquarters is located. Polls Committee reports shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where it functions. (c) The duly elected Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Sec­ retary-Treasurers, ^rt Agents, and Port Patrolmen shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight, March 31st. At that time, the terms of their predecessors shall expire. This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected Secretary-Treasurer to assume of­ fice, the provisions of Article X, Section 2-A, as to suc­ cession shall apply until such office is assumed. If he does not assume office within 90 days, the line of succes­ sion shall apply until the expiration of the term. AH other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership. (d) Before assuming office, every Officer, Port Agent, and Patrolman shall take the following oath: "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the duties of of the Seafarers Internationa) Union of North America. Atlantic and Gulf District, and 1 will, to the best of my ability, protect and preserve the Constitution of this Union and the welfare of the membership." ARTICLE XIT OTHER ELECTIONS Section 1. Auditing Committee. Each port shall elect an Auditing Committee on Friday of each week, at 3:00 P.M.. for the purpose of auditing the financial report for that week. These reports shall be submitted to the next regular meeting of that port, for membership action. The Committee shall consist of three members. No Officer, Port Agent, Patrolman, or employee shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The election shall be by majority vote of the members in attendance at the meeting, provided that any member eligible to serve may nominate himself. The same provisions shall apply with regard to the Port where Headquarters is located except that the Auditing Committee there shall audit the (inancial reports of the Headquarters Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer Section 2. Quarterly Financial Committee. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall be elected at the Port where Headquarters is located, at the first or sec­ ond regular meeting held after the close of the calendar quarter for which the Committee is to make ^he required audit. It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to decide at which of these meetings the election shall take place. The Committee-shall consist of six members, with two members from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Departments. No officer. Port Agent, Patrolman or em- ::§• i'ii I �'•••i^-»; '--/..J'' SEAFARERS Pa?e S—Six ^;fev' •••. •.' I; *•.- ..'-• ; K"; ,; LOG. July t. 1954 Section 4. No trial shall be conducted Unless all the given a fair trial, or (c) that for any other reason, the ac­ ployee shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The — members shall be elected by a majority vote of the mem* accusers are present. The Trial Committee shall conduct cused was not given a fair trial. (d) If there is no substantial evidence to support a bers present at the meeting-provided that any member the trial except that the accUsed shall have the right to cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, and the witnesses, finding of guilt, the Appeals Committee shall recommend eligible to serve may nominate himself. as well as to conduct his own defense. The accused may that the charge on which the finding was based be dis­ Section 3. Trial Committee. A Trial Committee shall be elected at a Special Meeting select any nAember to assist him In his defense at the missed. (el The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser held at 10:00 A.M the next business day following the trial, provided, (a), thd3ald member is available at the regular meeting ot the Port where the Trial Is to take time of the trial,jmd (b) the said member agrees to render punishment. Section 14. The Appeals Committell shall deliver its place. It shall consist of five members, of which threj such assistance. If the accused challenges the qualifica­ shall constitute a quorum. No Officer, Port Agent, Port tions of the members of the Trial Committee, pr states decision and dissent, if any, to the Secretary-Treasiurer. Patrolman, or employee may be elected to serve on a Trial that the charges do not adequately inform him of what The Secretary-Treasurer shall cause sufficient copies to be Committee. No member who Intends to be a witness in wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place of published and shall have them sent to each Port in time the pending trial may serve, nor may any member who such commission, such'^mattere shall be ruled upon and to reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. cannot, for any reason, render an honest decision. It.'shall disposed of. prior to proceeding on the merits of the de­ He shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at be the duty of every medfber to decline nomination If he fense. The guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven their last known address, or notify them in person. Section '15. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of knows, or has reason to believe, any of the foregoing dls- by the weight of the evidence, and the burden of such qualifications apply to him. The members of this Commit­ proof shall be upon the accuser. Every finding shall be this Article, the membership, by a majority vote, shall tee shall be elected imder such generally applicable rules based on the quality of the evidence and not solely on the accept the decision of the Appeals Ck>mmitteq, or the dis­ number of witnesses produced: sent therein, if any. If therjp is no dissent, the decision of as are adopted by a majority vot of the membership. Section 5. The Trial Committee shall make findings as the Appeals Committee shall stand. ' Section 4. Appeals Committee. If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held in the The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven members, to guilt or innocence, and recommendations as to pun­ five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the ishment and/or other ~Union action deemed desirable In Port where Headquarters is located, in the manner pro­ Port where Headquarters is located. The same disqual­ the light of the proceedings. These findings and recom­ vided for in Section 2 of this Article. Any decision so ifications and duties of members shall apply with regard mendations shall be those of a majority of the Committee, providing for a new trial shall contain such directions as to this Committee as apply jo the Trial Committee. In and shall be in writing, as shall be any dissent. The Com­ will insure a fair hearing to the accused. Section 18. The Secretary-Treasurer shall notify the addition, no member may serve on an Appeals Conunlttee mittee shall forward its findings and recommendations, in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Committee deci­ along with any dissent, to the Port Agent of the Port accused and each accuser, either in person or in writing sion, If the said member was a member of the Trial Com­ where the trial took place, while a copy thereof shall be addressed to their last known address, of the results of foHYarded to the accused and the accusers, either in per­ the appeal. A further appeal shall be allowed as set forth mittee. son or by mail addressed to their last known addresses. in Section 17. ' .Section 5. Negotiating and Strike Committee. Seqfion 17. Each member is ^charged with knowledge of The members of a Negotlatlnf; and Strike Committee, The findings shall include a statement that the rights of whether of a Port or otherwise, shall be composed of as the accused' under this Constitution, were properly safe­ the provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers Interna­ many members as shall be determined, by a majority vote guarded. The findings also must contain the charges tional Union of North America, and the rights of, aqd of the membership, upon recommendation of the Secre­ made, the date of the trial, the name and address of the procedure as.;to, further appeal as provided tor therein. tary-Treasurer. Any member may attend any 'meeting- of accused, the accuser,^nd each Witness; shall describe each Decisions reaped thereunder shall be binding on all mem­ , • , this Committee provided he observes decorum. However, document used St the trial; shall contain a fair summary bers ot the Union. of the proceedings, and shall state the findings as to Section 18. It shall be the duty of all members of the a limit may be set by the chairman of the Committee on guilt or innocence. If possible, all the'documents used at Unioh' to take all steps within their constitutional power the number of those who may attend. the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendations to carry out the terms of any effective decisions. Section 6. Meeting Chairman. shall be made a part of the regular files. Section 19.- Any accused may waive any or all rights The meeting Chairman shall be a member elected from Secfloit 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, and privileges granted to him by this Article. If an accused the floor by majority vote of the members at any meeting. upon receipt of the findings and recommendations of the has been properly notified of his trial and fails to attend Section 7. Delegates. " Trial Committee, cause the findings and recommendations without properly requesting a -Postponement, the Trial As soon as the Secretary-Treasurer Is advised as to the date and duly authorized number of delegates to the con­ to be^resented, and entered Into the minutes, at the next Committee may bold its trial without his presence. vention of the Seafarers International Union of North regular meeting. - ARTICLE XVI Section 7. The Port Agent shall send the recoil of America, he shall communicate such facts to the Port X OFFENSES AND PENALTIES Agent of each Port, together with recommendations as to the entire proceedings to Headquarters, which shall cause Section 1. Upon proof of the commission of the follow- • generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. sufficient copies thereof to be made and sent to each ing offenses, the member shall be expelled from mem­ These facts and recommendations shall be announced and Port In time, for the next regularly scheduled meeting. bership: -4 Section 8. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall read at the first regular meeting thereafter. Unless (a) Proof of membership in-any organization advocating changed by a majority vote of the membership during that 'oe discussed. The meeting shall then vote. 'A majority the overthrow of the Government of the Unite'd States meeting, the election rules ^hall apply. These rules shall vote of the membership ot the Union shall: by force; (a) Accept'the findings and recommendations, or not prohibit any member from nominating himself. The (b) Acting as an informer against the Interest of the (b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or results of the election shall be communicated to each Port Union or the membership in any qrganizational campaign; (c) Accept the findings, but modify the reconunendar Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and announced at the (C) Acting as an informer for, or agent, of the Company next regular meeting of the -Port. Rules of election here­ tions, or against the interests of the membership or the Union; id) Order a new triaLafter finding that substantial. Jus­ under may include provisions for automatic election of all Id) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy qualified nominees. In the event the number of such . tice has not been done with regard to the charges. In this to destroy the Union. nominees does not exceed the number of delegates to be' event, a new trial shall take place at the Port where Head­ SeeHon 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of the' quarters is located alid, uijon application, the accused, tlje following offenses, the member shall be penalized up to a elected. accusers, and their witnf^es shall be furnished transpor­ penalty of expulsion from the Union. In the event the ARTICLE XV tation and subsistence. ^ T|liALS AND APPEALS "penalty of expulsion is not invoked or recommended, the Section 1. Any membe^ may bring charges against any Section 9. After the vote set forth in Section 8, any penalty shall not exceed suspension from the rights and other member for the commission of an offense as set punishment so decided upon shall become effective. The privileges of membership for more than two (2) years, or forth in this Conkitution. These charges shall be in writ­ Secretary-Treasurer shall cause notice of the results a $50.00, or both: ing and signed by the accuser, who shall also include his- thereof, to be sent to each accuse>* and accuser. '(a) wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union'prop­ book number. The accus'er shalUdeliver these charges to Section 10. An accused who has been found guilty, or erty of the value in excess of $50.00; the Fort Agent of the Port nearest the place of the of­ who is under effective punishment m^ appeal in the fol­ (b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps, fense, or the Port of.pay off, if the offense took place lowing manner: seals, qtc.. for the purpose of personal gain; aboard ship. He*shali also request the Port Agent to He may send or . deliver a notice of appeM to the (c> Wilful misuse of any ^office or job, elective or not, present these charges at the next regular meeting. The Secretary-Treasurer within 30 days after redeipt of the within the Union for the purpose of personal gain, finan­ accuser „may withdraw his charges before the mieeting notice of the decison of the membership. cial or otherwise, or the wilful refusal or failure to takes place. Section 11. At the next regular meeting of the Port execute the duties or functions of the said office or job. Section 2. After presentatioiT of the charges and the where Headquarters is located, after receipt of the notice or gross neglect or abuse in executing such duties or ' request to the Porf Agent, the Port Agent shall cause of appeal, the Secretary-Treasurer shall present the notice, functipns: fhpse charges to be read at the said meeting. which shall then become part of the minutes. An Appeals (d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of if the charges are rejected by a majority vote of the Committee shall then be elected. The Secretary-^Treasurer ballots, stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or Port, no further action may be taken thereon, unless is charged with the duty of presenting the before-men­ election files, or election material of any sort; ruled otherwise by a majority vote of the membership of tioned proceedings and all available documents used as (e) Preferring charges with knowledge that such charges the Union within 90 days thereafter. If the charges are evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as are false; accepted, and the accused is present, he shall be auto­ any written statement or argument submitted by the ac­ (f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive, false matically on notite that he will be tried the following cused. The accused may argue his appeal in person, if he reports or communications, with knowledge of the falsity morning. At his request, the trial shall be postppned so desires. The appeal shall be heard at Union Headquar­ or unauthorizedly altering reports or communica­ until the morning foilowing the next regular meeting, at ters on the night the Committee is elected. It shall be thereof, tions which fail within the scope of Union business; which time the Trial Committee will then be elected. He the responsibility of the accused to insure that his written (g) Deliberate failure or refusal to join one's ship, or shall also be handed a written copy of the charges made statement or argument arrives at Headquarters in time tor misconduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the detri­ against him. such presentation. ment of the Union or its agreements; If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall im­ Section 12. The Appeals Committee shall decide the ap­ (h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, or delib­ mediately cause to be sent to htm. by registered mail ad­ peal as soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration erate and malicious villificatlon, with regard to the execu­ dressed to his last known mailing address on file with ot the evidence and arguments before it. It may grant^adtion of the duties of any office or job; the Union, a copy of the charges, the names and.book (i) Paying for, or receiving money for, employment numbers of the accusers, and a notification that he must joummehts and may request the accused or aocugers to present arguments, whenever necessary for such fair con­ aboard a vessel; appear with His witnesses, ready for trial the morning <j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the Trial sideration. Section 13. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall the purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to Com.mittee wjll be elected In the event a majority of the membership of the Union be by majority vote, and shall be in the form of findings the Union,, or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving shall vote to accept charges after their rejection by a and recommendations. Dissents wiii be allowed. Decisions evidence of Union affiliation, with intent to deceive; (k) Wilful failure or refusal to carry out the orders of Port, the Trial shall take place in the Port where Head­ and dissents shall be in writing and signed by those partic­ ipating in such decision or dissent. In making its findings those duly authorized to makeeauch orders during time quarters is located. Due notice thereof shall be given to the accused, who shall be Informed of the name of his and recommendations, the Committee'shall be governed of strike.' Section 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of the accusers, and who shall receive a written statement of by the following: <a) No finding of guilt shall be reversed if there is sub­ following Offenses, members shall be penalized up to the charges. At the request of the accused, transportation and subsistence shall be provided the accused and his stantial evidence to support such a finding and, in such suspension from the rights and privileges of membership case, the Appeals Committee, shall pot make Its own find- ^ for two (2) years, or a fine of $50.00, or both: witne.sses. (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop­ Section 3. The Trial Committee shall hear all pertinent ings as to the weight of evidence. (b) In no event shall increased punishment be recom­ erty of the value under $50.00; evidence and shall not be bound by the rules of evidence ^ " • , (b) Assuming any office or job, whether elective or not, required by courts ot law but may receive all relevant mended. (c> A.new'trial shall be recommended If the Appeals with knowledge of the lack of possession of the qualifica­ testimony. The Trial Committee may grant adjournments, at the request of the accused, to enable him to make a Committee finds—(a) that any member of the Trial Com-, tions required therefor; (c) Misconduct during any meeting or other official proper defense. In the event th> Trial Coinmlttee falls mittee should have been disqualified, or (b) thaF the ac­ beneath a' quorum, it shall adjourn until a quorum does . cused was not adequately informed of the details of the Union proceeding, or bringing the Union into disrepute charged offense,-which resulted in his not having lieen by conduct not provided for elsewhere-in. this-Article; exist. ' mmsm �-tC J0]y », 1954 SEAFARERS Page S—Seven LOG Jobs and governing conduct and procedure connected ^d) Refusal^r nagligent failure to carry out orders of therewith may be Issued and take effect only after ap­ those duly authorized to make such orders at any time.' Section 4. Upon proof of-tee commission of any of the proval by a majority vote of the membership. Shipping following offenses, members shall be penalized, up to a rules duly issued shall be deemed to be Union policy. Section 2. A majority vote of the membership may fine of $50.00: (a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-ons make special exceptions or rules for any company or vessel, for organizational pura^es, whether covered by or pay-offs; ^ (b) Wilful failure to submit book to Union representa­ a contract or not. ARTICLE XXra tives at pay-off^ QUORUMS (c) Disorderly at pay-off or sign on; riy conduct cor Section 1. Unless elsewhere herein otherwise specif­ (d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in ically provided, the quorum for a special meeting of a discharging their duties; Port' shall be six members. (e) Disorderly conduct in the Union Hall; Section 2. The quorum for a regular meeting of a Port (f) Gambling in the Union Hall; shall be seven members. (g) Negligent failure to Join ship. ' Section 3. The quorum-for the Agents' Conference shall Section 5. Any member who has committed an offense penalized by no more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to be a majority of those eligible to attend. Section 4. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ waive his rights under this Constitution and to pay the maximum fine of $50.00 to the duly authorized representa­ in, the quorum for any committee shall be the majority of those duly elected or appointed thereto. tive of the Union. Section 5. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ Section 6. If offense against the Union and its principles and policies takes place in the meeting, the meeting may in, the decisions, reports, recommendations, or other func­ go into a Committee of the Whole and try the member tions of any segment of the Union requiring ^ quorum to at once, and In this case, the findings and recommendation act officially, shall be that of the majority of the quorum, of the Committee of the Whole shall be acted upon as and shall not be official or effective unless the quorum requirements are met. if the report were made by a duly elected Trial Committee. Section 7. This Union, and its members, shail not be ^ ARTICLE XXIV ddemed to waive any claim, or personal or property rights MEETINGS to which it or its members are entitled, by bringing the Section 1. All ports shall hold regular meetings, provided member to trial or enforcing a penalty as provided In a quorum is present, on every other Wednesday, at 7:00 PJW. this Constitution. If such meeting night falls on a holiday, the meeting shall Section 8. Any member under suspension for an of­ take place, providing a quorum is present, at 7:00 P.M. the fense under this Article shall continue-to pay all dues following night. In the event a quorum is not present at and assessments and must observe his duties to the Union, 7:00 P.M., the Port Agent of ,.he pertinent port shall post­ members, officials and job holders. pone the opening of the meeting until a quorum is pres­ ent, but in no event later than 7:30 P.M. A majority vote ARTICLE XVII of the membership shall be sufficient to change the date PUBLl^CATIONS This Union may publish such pamphlets, journals, news­ of any future regular meeting. Section .2. A special meeting at a Port may be called papers, magazines, periodicals, and general literature, ia such manner as may be determined, from time to time, only at the direction of the Port Agent, No special meet­ ing may be held, except between the hours of 9:00 A.M. by a majority vote of tfie membership. and 5:00 P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be posted at ARTICLE XVni least'two hours in advance, on the Port, bulletin board. ,BONDS * ^TICLE XXV , Officers and job holders, whether elected or appointed, AGENTS' CONFEinSNCE as well as all other employees of the Union, nay be re­ Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer shall call an Agents' quired to be bonded under such terms and conditions as may be determined, from time to time, by a majority vote Conference once a year, and may call, with the approval of a majority vote of the membership, additional Agents' of the membership. Conferences during the year. The time and place of each ARTICLE XIX such meeting shall be fixed by the Secretary-Treasurer. EXPENDITURES Section 1. Policies or specific instructions with regard These conferences may be postponed or cancelled by a majority vote of the membership in case of emergency. to expenditures to be made or expenses to be incurred A majority, vote of the membership shall determine when shall be determined by a majority vote of the membership. In the event no contrary policies or instructions are in such' emergency exists. Section 2. The Agents' Conference may discuss and 'existence, the Secretary-Treasurer may authorize, make, and incur such expenditures and expenses as lie within prepare reports and recommendations on any part of the idut Union's activities, policies and plans. The adoption of any the authority conferred upon him by Article X and Ar­ ticle XI of this Constitution. such recommendation by a majority vote of the member­ Section 2. The provisions of Section 1 shail similarly ship shall make^ the provisions thereof^ binding Union apply to the routine accounting and administrative pro­ policy, until modified or otherwise altered by a majority cedures of the Union except those primarily concerned vote of the membership provided such recommendation with trials, appeals, negotiations; strikes, and elections. is not inconsistent with the provisibns of "this Constitu­ Section' 3. The provisions of this Article shall super­ tion. sede. to the extent applicable, the provisions of Articles ARTICLE XXVI X and XI. DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ARTICLE XX RELATING THERETO INCOME Section 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or Section 1. The income of this Union shall include re­ dealt with herein, the term "incapacity," shall mean any ceipts from dues, initiation fees, fines, assessments, con­ illness or condition preventing the affected person from tributions, loans, interest, dividends, as well asjncome carrying out his duties for more than 30 days; or absence derived from_any other legitimate business operation or from the United States; or suspension from office or other legitimate source. membership as provided for in this Constitution; or the Section 2. No member shall be required to pay or de­ due replacement of one under an incapacity as indicated. liver any sum of money to any Union representative with­ However, nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed out obtaining an official Union receipt, signed and dated. to prohibit the execution of the functions of more than It shall be the duty of the member to demand such re­ one job and/or office, in v^ich event no incapacity shall, ceipt. be deemed to exist with regard to the regular job or ofSection 3. No assessments shall be levied except after . fice of the one taking over the duties and functions of the a ballot conducted under such general rules as may be one incapacitated. The period of incapacity shall be the decided upon by a majority vote of the membership, pro­ time during which the circumstances exist. vided that: Section 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with (a) The ballot must be secret. herein, the term "vacancy," and the term "vacancy-not (b) The assessment must be approved by a 2/3 ma­ caused by an incapacity," shall be deemed to be the same, jority of the valid ballots cast. and shall include failure to perform the functions of any Section 4. All payments by members or other affiliates office or job by reason of death, or resignation, or expul­ of this Union shall be applied successively to the mone­ sion from the Union with uo further right to appeal in ac­ tary obligations owed the Union commencing with the cordance with the provisions of this Constitution. oldest in point of time, as measured from the date of Section 3. When applicable to the Union as a whole, accrual of such obligation. The period of arrears shall the term, "majority vote of the membership," shall mean be calculated accordingly. the* majority of all the valid votes cast by members at an ARTICLE XXI official meeting of those ^Ports holding a meeting. This PERMITS AND OTHER TYPES OF UNION AFFILIATION definition shall prevail notwithstanding that one or more This Union, by majority vote of the membership, may Ports cannot hold meetings because of no quorum. For provide for affiliation with it by individuals in a lesser that purpose of this section, the term "regularly scheduled capacity than membership, or in a capacity. other than meeting night at which the pertinent vote may take place" membership. By majority vote of the membership, the shall refer to a meeting ~or meetings during the time Union may provide for the rights and obligations Incident period within which a vote must be taken in accordance to such capacities or-flifjliations. These rights and obli­ with: gations may include, but are'not limited to: (a) the applica­ (a) The Constitution bility or non-applicability of all or any part of this Con­ (b) Union policy, and stitution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; (c) the right of (c) Custom and usage of the Union the Union to peremptory ternination of such affiliation in the indicated priority. and, (d) the fees required for such affiliation. In no event Section 4. When applicable solely to Port action and may anyone not a. member receive evidence of affiliation not concerned with, or related to. Union action as a whole, equivalent to that of members, receive priority or rights and'not fot'ming part of a Union-wide vote, the term, over members, or be termed a member. "majority vote of the membership," shall refer to the majority of the valid votes cast by the members at any ARTICLE XXII meeting of the Port, regular or special. FORMULATION OF SHIPPING RULES Section 5. The term, "membership action" shall mean Section 1. The formulation of shipping rules shall not be deemed part of any routine administrative task. Ship­ the same as the term "majority vote of the membership." Section 6. Where the title of any office or job, or the ping rulesi governing./the details of the assignments of m holder therqpf, is set forth in tiiis Constitution, all refer­ ences thereto and-the provisions concerned therewith shall be deemed to be equally applicable to whomever is duly acting in such office or job. Section 7. The term "Election Year" shall be deemed to mean that calendar year prior to the calendar year in which elected officials and other elected job-holders are required to assume office. The first election year shall be deemed to be 1954. Section 8. The terms, "this ConstituUon," Md "this amended Constitution,'' shall be deemed to have the same meaning and shall refer te the Constitution which .takes the place of the one adopted by the Dnion in 1939, asamended up through August 1951. Section 9, The term, "member in good standing," shall mean a member not in arrears or under suspension or sentence of expulsion. Unless otherwise expressly indi­ cated, the term, "member." shall mean a member in good standing. Section 10. The term, "membership book," shall mean any official certificate issued as evidence of Union mem­ bership. Section 11. Whenever the day on which a Union meeting or action is to take place falls on a holiday, the meeting or action shall be put off until the next business day, at the same hour. ARTICLE XXVn AMENDMENTS This Constitution shall be amended In the following manner: Section 1. Any member may submit, at any regular meeting of any Port, proposed amendments to this Con­ stitution in resolution form. If a majority vote of the' membership of the Port approves it, the proposed amend­ ment shall be forwarded, to all Ports for further action. Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by' a majority vote of the membership, it shall be referred to a Constitutional Committee in the Port where Head-^ quarters is located. This Committee shall be composed of six members, two from each Department, and shall be elected in accordance with such rules as are established by a majority vote of that Port The Committee will act on all proposed amendments referred to it The Commit­ tee may receive whatever advice and assistance, legal or otherwise, it deems necessary. It shall prepare a report on the amendment together with any proposed changes or substitutions or recommendations, and the reasons for such recommendations. The latter shall then be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. If a majority vote of the membership approves the amendment as reconunended, it shall then be voted upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the Union by secret ballot in accordance with the procedure outlined in Article XIll, Section 3-B through Section 5. The amend­ ment shall either be printed on the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the amendment shall be posted on the bulletin boards of all Ports and made available at the voting site in all Ports. Section 3. If approved by a % majority of the valid ballots cast, the amendment shall become effective im­ mediately upon notification by the Headquarters Tallying Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer that the amendment has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the amendment. The Secretary-Treasurer shall immediately notify all Ports of the results of the vote on the amend­ ment. ARTICLE XXVIIl TRANSITION CLAUSE Section I. It is the purpose and intent of this Article to provide for an orderly transition from Union operations and activities as governed by the Constitution in effect prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, to operations and activities conducted in accordance with this amended Constitution. Accordingly, the following sections are to be given the interpretation required to effectuate the foregoing purpose and intent. Section 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and other similar procedures and processes of this Union, in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder and shall continue in effect, unless or until changed, in accordance with the provisions hek-eof. Section* 3. Ali methods and means of collecting and disbursing Union funds, all segregations of Union funds, the sequence of regular meeting nights, rules of order generally followed, bonding procedures, shipping rules, permit systems, reinstatement procedures, and any other practices or procedure, in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect unless or until changed In accordance with the provisions hereof. . Section 4. All Union policies, customs, and usage. In­ cluding those with regard to admission into membership, in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed to be'permitted hereunder and shall continue in effect unless or until changed in accordance with the provisions hereof. Section 5. The Secretary-Treasurer, the Assistant Secre­ tary-Treasurer, all Port Agents and Patrolmen, and all others elected as a result of the balloting held by this Union during November and December of 1952, shall be deemed to have been duly elected in conformity with the provisions of this Constitution. From the date of adoption of this Constitution, they shall execute the powers and functions, and assume the responsibilities, of the said offites and jobs, as set forth in this Constitution. They shall hold office, pursuant hereto, until the expiration date of the terms of office set forth herein. The terms of Article Xni, only insofar as they apply to election of Officials, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, shall take effect the first election year. vi'--.. - • • xfit M m �-'' W^'- r!^?^ v;'•'H»^' '• «••• SEAFARmS LOG • GTFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION * ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT * AEL • of &:• £ * it'. • •K z• t;l' - • ARTICLE I—Name and General Powers: ^tesX ARTICLE XlV-Other Elections: fST'Sj name of the union and defines its general powers. chairmen, delegates and members of the following committees: Auditing, Quarterly Financial, Trial, Appeals, Negotfating and Strike—Defines qualifications for these positions. A OTI/-ICII Provides for affiliation of the AtARTItLC M—Attlliation: lantic and Gulf District with the Seafarers Internatfonal Union of North America, the American Federation of Labor and other bodies as may be determined by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE ili-Membe^ship: set by a majority vote of the membership—Defines certain eligibility requirements that must be met by candidates for new membership —Provides relief for members who may be unable to pay dues because of incapacity beyond their control-states the Union's oath of obligation—Outlines rules for suspension and dismissal for non­ payment of dues and assessments—Rights of membership to expel those who might support dual and hostile groups. ARTICLE iV—Reinsfa^ment: statement of dismissed members. Gives the membership the right to set rules for rein- Retains the existing dues schedule, initiation fee and method of payment—Provides dues may not be changed except by constitutional amendment—Permits the membership, by majority vote, to waive dues and initiation fees for organizational purposes only. ARTICLE V—Dues and IniHafion Fee: ARTICLE VI—Retirement from Membership: Defines the procedure by which a Seafarer may retire his book and outlines the method of reinstatement. ARTICLE Vli-System of Organizallon: ments of the Union and provides ffir administrative authority. ARTICLE Vlll-Officers: urer. Assistant Secretary-Treasurers and Port Agents and Patrol­ men. ARTICLE IX-Other Elective JobsrSreifS^.'S.', det-" gates and members of certain committees ihust be elected by the membership. ARTICLE X-Duties of Elective Officers: M r. the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, Port Agents, Patrolmen, Meeting Chairmen, Delegates and members of the Auditing, Trial, Quarterly Financial, Appeals and Negotiating and Strike Committees—Provides pi-ocedure for filling vacancies m office—Requires all Port Agents to file Weekly financial reportsEstablishes membership control over actions and reports of officials and committees. ARTICLE XI—Wages and Terms of Office: Provides that ihe Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, Port Agents and Patr(^men shall serve for two-year terms md that ^eir wages shall be set by a majority vote of the membership--Provides for hiring and dismissal of other employes and personnel, subject to a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XII—Qualifications for Elective Office: -•#; member to a fair trial by an impartial committee of his Union brothers. * Lists in detail the procedure for bringing'^ charges and for pre­ senting charges to the membership—Provides for election of fivemember trial committee and defines Committee's procedure and duties—Requires that accused must be confronted by the accuserGives accused right to representation Ijy a brother member before the trial committee—Requires presentation of the Committee's' find­ ings to the membership for acceptance, rejection or modification by a majority vote of the members—Provides procedure for appeals. ARTICLE XVI-Offenses and Penalfies: ["aKet?. fenses for which a member may be brought to'triah—Places limita­ tions on penalties that may be imposed upon'members found guilty of such offenses—Gives a member the right tp waive trial and accept an automatic penalty for infractions not involving suspension or dismissal from the Union—Provides for trial by meeting acting as committee as a whole for offenses committed during course o meeting. Gives the membership the right to authorize the pub­ lication of a newspaper and other literature. ARTICLE XVII-Publications: ADTI/"IC V\/III Provides for bonding of officers AKI ILMLC AVMI—DOnaS: and employes oUhe Union under such conditions as raay .be determined by the membership. ARTICLE XIX-Expendifuresr ^if''^,^^^^^^^ cies or specific instructions with regard to expenditures. ADTI^I C VV Defines the Union's sources of inAKI I^LC AA inCOmO: come—Sets forth the duty of mem­ bers to require Union representatives to give them a receipt for any payment of money to the Union—Provides that no assessment may be levied unless approved by a two-thirds majority of the valid ballots cast by the members in a secret election—Gives member­ ship power to set up general rules for assessment balloting—Pro­ vides for the. Union to derive income from dividends, intere.st and legitimate business operations. . ADTI^I C YYI Retains the existing requirement AM I^LC AAI reriTlirS: that rules for issuance of permits naust be determined by the members. ARTICLE XXII—Formulation of Shipping Rules: Guarantees, as did the previous Constitution, that shipping rules may not be revised unless approved by membership. ARTICLE XXIII-Quorums: a special meeting of any port shall be six members and the quorum tot a regular Port meeting shall be seven members. ' ' ARTICLE XXIV-Meetings: regular meetings at 7 PM on every other Wednesday—Exceptions are noted for holidays and failure to obtain a qudnuir. Sets forth that any member has the right to nominate himself for any office—Lists eligibility requirements for the various offices. ARTICLE XXV^Agent's Conference: ARTICLE Xlli ARTICLE XXVI-Definitions: rr J# fl- ARTICLEXV-Trials and Appeals: , u EUrtir)nc. Describes procedure for nomina- "on to office-Provides for elec­ tion of a six-member Credentials Committee to inspect the candi­ dates eligibility according to rules of Constitution—Establishes sateguMds for the right of a member to nominate himself to office —Retains the Union's existing balloting procedure—Describes bal­ loting procedures in detail—Provides for election of five-member I^lls Committees and six-member Tallying Committees to conduct elechons and tabulate results—Sets forth the manner for installation 4)f officers. ence of Port Agents to .be called by the Secr^fcary-Treasurer. of the Constitution. ARTICLE-XXVII-AmendmenfsrSSi'lJLyof^^^^^ stitution by ^he membership. ARTICLE XXVIII-TransiHon Clause:fJ„°;;i''orii„S practices and procedures to regulation by proposed Constitution. 7mA � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource July 9, 1954 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVI, No. 14 Description An account of the resource Headlines: PERMANENT '50-50' PASSAGE SEEN SURE, BUT VETO LOOMS HOUSE BODY FAVORS NEW TANKER BILL SEAFARERS TO TESTIFY IN FATAL ALCOA, TUG CRASH IN VENEZUELA CUSTOMS CRACKS WHIP OVER SEAMEN IN INDO WAR CRISIS CONGRESS VOTES $$ FOR PHS ANTI-UNION SHOP BILL APPROVED OVER LOUISIANA LABOR PROTEST PACT TALKS PROCEED ON TANKSHIPS ANTI-UNION SHOP BILL APPROVED OVER LOUISIANA LABOR PROTEST PACT TALKS PROCEED ON TANKSHIPS HQ. OFFICE SHIFTS ADD SPACE FOR RECREATION ADD PATROLMAN IN SEATTLE HALL BOYS' CLUB IS PET PROJECT OF SIU MAN RIGGING PARTED BUT SEAMAN'S LUCK HELD PUSH ACTION ON DOPE BILL STATE DEP'T BURNS MIDNIGHT OIL OVER ONASSIS' TANKER SCHEME CORKHUSKER MARINER FACING SCRAP HEAP DOCK STRIKE TIES UP PR SIU SONGMAN TOOTS OWN TUNE SIU SEA CHEST SWEETENS 'EM UP IN MOBILE SCORE ONE VICTORY STILL IN DOUBT PROGRESS REPORT SPINNING A 'ROPE-YARN' FINE PHOTO FARE FOUND BY SEAFARER IN RESCUE HOT TIME ON STEEL FABRICATOR LEAVES SIU CREWMEN BOILING LADY POET'S STOCKINGS STRAY, BUT LOG AGAIN SAVES THE DAY SPECIAL LIST STILL PROVES USEFUL DISABLED MEN COLLECT $ AT HQ SEAFARER GOT BACK HOME THE 'LONG WAY AROUND' Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/9/1954 1954 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/0f36f74c65f5dbfe45342eb8e6fd73ff.PDF ad769898ef689fc67b5ae26fbf8d3ff4 PDF Text Text LOG >; • •' • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THB SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • 3 SEAFARERS WIN SlU SCflOURSMPS • Member's Son Also 6C Winner -Story on Page 3 •i •• Winner of ah award for drawing in the l/rClHrS W fleers* Third Annual SIU Art Contest, Sea­ farer James Byrne (left) is congrati^lated by former shipmate Adolph'Kubacki at headquarters meeting June 16 where winners were announced. (Story on Page 2.) I TWCM O' three Seafarers awarded $6,000 four-year college • • • fff* scholarships under the SIU Welfare Plan, Seafarer Ed Larkin retrieves his gear out of the headljuarters baggage room for one last trip before returning to^school in the fall. He made job of chief electrician on Wacosta (Waterman) on June 22, the same day this year's awards were announc­ ed by the Welfare Plan trustees. (Story on Page S.) i. At left, flanked by former shipmates. Seafarer Guillermo Ortiz rayvWW* (center) displays check for some of the back pay owed him by Bull Lines under the new SIU dry cargo agreement, which made wage boosts retroactive to last October 1. The check, for about $18, covered time on just one ship operated by that company. Onlookers are Egbert Goulding (left), and Ramon Aguinar. (Story on Page 2.) >iKKa';M. .4^ �M- • Pace Two SEAFARERS LOG •. • •'. :'r;;;t' - Jm«lr•^S;^ igM'"-""^y1 Sejafafer Art Winners Named; 12 Get Awards rV. ••• V .f..'."- __ ' ^ Winners in the Third Annual SIU Art Contest were announced last week, bringing the 1954 art competition among Seafarers to a close. An even dozen awards were made, sev­ eral of which were presented in person to th? winning Seafarers at the headquarters branch membership meeting+ June 16 to the cheers of sev­ Lewis and Antonio Diaz. SIU lapel crest emblems and en­ Qrawings—Keith Sawvel, first graved with each man's name and eral hundred Seafarers pres­ prize. Special award to James award. ent. The winners in each" contest Byrne. The winner of a first prize in Watercolors—^Leif Hope, first category are as follows: two contest categories, Hope came Oils—John Tarkov and Leif prize. (There were no special away with two of the 12 prizes Hope, tied for first prize. Special awards in this class due to the lim­ awarded. He was a second-prize awards to Norman Maffei, Mariano ited number of entries in the di­ winner in oil paintings in both the Gonzalez, Hans Skalagaard and vision.) 1952 and 1953 contests. Gonzalez Px-izes awarded to the contest copped third prize in oils in 1952, G. L. Pitour. Handicrafts—Alfred Pfeifer, first winners are sterling silver ciga­ while Maffei and Skalagaard tied prize. Special awards to James rette lighters emblazoned with for third last year. Judging of the entries, which were on display for a full week in a roped off section of the shipping Headquarters membership signifies approval of dry cargo contract hall at SIU headquarters, took as negotiated by standing vote at last membership meeting. place on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 15, and was conducted by a three-member panel, of experts. The panel included Mrs. Hertha Wegener, assistant curator of As sponsors for the third year of the annual SILT art contest, paintings at'the Brooklyn Museum; the editors of the LOG take this opportunity to thank the Jerome Snyder, art director of SIU men who entered the contest on behalf of the Union "Sports Illustrated," published by Time-Life Inc., and Bernard Sea­ membership, and give them a-*man, SEAFARERS LOG art editor. The SIU~ formally called on the tanker operators to open hearty "well done." The fol­ a native of England, bom in 1895. Seafarers curious about the out­ negotiations on a new tankship agreement last week, as th« lowing 4s a full list of the 24 Sailing in the come, including several of the en­ Union membership en all coasts cast a unanimous ratification men who entered the 1954 contest: steward departtrants, watched closely as the —r John Antonson (drawings and m e n t he has judges carefully studied the en­ vote or the new freight con-^' tract completed earlier in the freight ships after the June 16 date handicrafts): A member of the been a member tries arrayed on tables and mount­ Sailors Union of of the SIU since ed on two walls of the hiring hall. month. The old tanker agree­ will be paid off under the new the Pacific since 1944. His prize After they had determined the top ment expired last September 30. scale. In addition. Seafarers who 1945, shipping in was for his de~ awards in each contest category, Meanwhile, several SlU-con- have shipped with freight compa­ the deck depart­ tailed pen and and pinned the first prize blue rib­ tracted freight companies Have al­ nies since October 1, 1953 are due ment, he is a ink drawings of bons on each, they next turned to ready returned signed copies of for a bundle of retroactive pay, native of Fin­ railroad locomo­ the decision on special awards. the new freightship pact to the amounting in several ratings to land, born in tives. He was a Beale It had been decided earlier that Union, which formally went into well over $200. The companies are 1904. His draw­ railroad fireman due to the overwhelming number effect the date of the membership currently readying lists for the ing was a pencil in England at one time. of oil paintings submitted for the ratification, June 16. Some ships payment of back pay, full informa­ Antonio Diaz (handicrafts): Pre­ contest, the bulk of the awards have already signed on under the tion on which will be carried in sketch of a sail­ ing ship; the sented with a special award in would be concentrated in that new base pay and overtime rates, the SEAFARERS LOG. Antonson handicraft entry handicrafts for a picture of a bowl category. Accordingly, half the which are retroactive to October Money provisions of the freight was a model of the SS Marine of flowers fashioned out of terry- awards went'to oil paintings, in- 1, 1953. agreement call for a six percent Arrow. cloth material. Brother Diaz had (Continued on page 21) i All crews which signed on boost for all ratings earning been hospitalized at the USPHS Sails Black Gang $340.73 or more and a new over­ hospital at Manhattan Beach, Robert Beale (oils): Sailing in time rate of $1.98. Ratings earning the engine department, he has Brooklyn, NY, until May 21. Sailing $298.49 and up to $340.73 will be been a member of the SIU since in the steward department, he has getting a four percent increase and New 1947. Born in Rangoon, Burma, in been a member of the SIU since DECK DEPARTMENT an ov rtime rate of $L94 per hour. Old New Over1924, he now makes his home In 1944 and lives in NY. A special feature of the agree­ Mariano Gon­ Rating Scale Scale Increase time New York City. His paintings ment,^ gives firemen parity with zalez (oils): Win­ Bosun (Mariner) ....$378.00 $447.00 $69.00 $1.98 oilers and FWTs in the wage scale were studies of Oriental figures. ner of a special Bosun 378.00 400.68- 22.68 1.98 so that they will now be earning James F. Byrne (drawings): Win­ award in oils for Carpenter (Mariner) 353.85 *386.00 32.15 1.98 $314.41 per month and $1.94 per ner of a special award in drawings, a landscape Carpenter : 353.85 *375.08 21.23 1.98 hour for overtime. Entry ratings, this Staten Island, NY, Seafarer is painting, he has AB Maintenance 330.75 343.98 12.23 1.94 those earning less than $298.49, been a member Quartermaster 302.32 314.41 12.09 1.94 get a two percent increase,- with of the SIU since Able Seaman 302.32 314.41 12.09 1.94 overtime boosted to $1.51. 1942 and sails on Ordinary Seaman . .i 239.40 244.19 4.79 1.51 June 25. 1»54 Vol. XVi, No. 13 An additional feature of the new deck. He was ENGINE DEPARMENT pact, which provides for improved bora in Puerto As I See It Page 4 Diaz Chief Electrician (Mariner)..... 470.99 518.09 47.10 1.98 working rules In all departments,Rico in 1914, and Brother Chairman Page 4 Chief Electrician 470.99 499.25 28.26 1.98 plus revisions in some of the gen­ Burly Page 9 currently lives in NY. Gonzalez 2d Electrician .....438.76 465.09 26.33 1.98 eral rules, including new provi­ Crossword Puzzle Pagp 10 won third prize in oils in the 1952 Unlicensed Jr. Eng. (Day). . 380.97 403.83 22.86 1.98 sions for crew comforts, calls for SIU contest. Did You Know Page 17 Unlicensed Jr. Eng. (Watch) 340.74 361.18 20.44 1.98 special rates for the key ratings of John K. Holakai (handicrafts): Editorials Page 11 Plumber-Machinist 390.96 414.42 23.46 1.98 bosun, carpenter and chief elec­ Foc'sle Fotographer Page 16 Sailing in the deck department Deck Engineer .... 359.32 380.88 21.56 1.98 trician on Mariner-type ships, Galley Gleanings Page 17 with the SUP, he was bom in Hon­ Engine Utility 345.96 366.72 20.76 1.98 which are also retroactive to Octo­ Inquiring Seafarer Page 10 olulu, Hawaii, and joined the SUP Evaporator Maintenance 321.46 334.32 12.86 1.94 ber 1. The new scale gives the key In The Wake Page 10 in 1945. He is currently hospital- Oiler 302.32 314.41 12.09 1.94 ratings on these vessels extra pay Labor Round-Up ....Page 11 ized at the Oiler-Diesel 327.13 340.22 13.09 1.94 ranging from about $47 for bosuns, Letter of The Week Page 11 USPHS hospital, Watertender 302.32 314.41 12.09 1.94 to $11 for carpenters. The key job Letters ....Pages 18, 19 Manh a t t a n Fireman-Watertender 302.32 314.41 ^"12.09 1:94 of chief electrician will draw an Beach, Brooklyn, Maritime Page 9 Fireman ..... 286.99 314.4f • 27.42 1.94 (Continued on page 21) Meet The Seafarer Page 10 NY. His contest Wiper 288.53 294.30 5.77 1.51 Notices, Personals Page 20 entry was a set Reefer Engineer On The Job page 9 of hand - made (When 1 carried) ..... 438.76 465.09 26.33 1.98 Port Reports Pages 14, 15 place mats. Reefer Engineer Leif Hope Quiz Page 16 (When 3 carried) Seafarers In Action Page 9 (oils, watercolChief 404.69 428.97 24.28 1.98 Ships' Minutes Pages 20, 21 prsj: Tied for First Assistant 359.94 381.54 21.60 1.98 Gonzalez SIU History Cartoon Page 7 first prize in oils Second Assistant 333.37 346.70 13.33 1.94 The memory of Andy Furuseth, Sports Line .Page 17 and winner of first prize in waterfather of US maritime unions, will STEWARD DEPARTMENT - (Continued oh page 8) Ten Years Ago page 10 be honored in August when a Chief Steward (Mariner) ....... 368.16 390.25 22.09 1.98 Top-of The News Page 5 Chief Steward . 368.16 390.25 22.09 1.98 wreath, shipborae from New York, Wash. News Letter Page 6 Chief Cook 340.74 361,18 20.44 1.98 is dropped into the North Sea near Welfare Benefits ....Pages 22, 23. Night Cook & Bahey. i... 340.74 361.18 20.44 1.98 his birthplace of Romedal, Norway. Welfare Report Page 8 Readers of the SEAFARERS Second Cook .........r........ 312.76 325.27 12.51 1.94 The wreath was picked up last Your Constitution Page 5 LOG will note that this issue **Third Cook 298.49 310.43 11.94 1.94 week by the skipper of the Empire Your Dollar's Worth Page 7 has been trimmed down to 24 Messman 237.57 242.32 4.75 1.51 State .Training Ship — Captain pages instead of the usual 28, Utilityman 237.57 242.32 4.75 1.51 Alfred F. Olivet, who was a peiv Published biweekly at the headquarters but with no loss in'the news, •f tha Seafarer} International Union. At­ sonal friend of Furuseth—and will picture or feature material lantic « Cu.'f District AFL, 67S Fourth » Receives $20 additional a month if required to provide own tools. be dropped approximately Au­ that combines to make the Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacInth ** When passengers are carried will be rated as Second Cook and gust 2. • 9-MM. Entered aa second class matter LOG one of the finest labor be paid wage of $325.27 per month. Furuseth was born March 12, at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY., newspapers in the country. sunder ihe A f of August 24, 1912. 1854 apd died^ January 22, 1938, These 2^4 Seafarers Made Art Contest Freight Pact Ratifieik . Tanker Talks Begin New Dry Cargo Wage Scale SEAFARERS LOG Sea Ceremonies Honor Furuseth LOG 24 Pages �25, 1954 SEAFARERS LOG T»ge Thre* 3 Seafarets^ Son Of SlU Man, Win 6C Scholarships - Three rank and file Seafarers, and the son of a Seafarer who has compiled a brilliant scholastic record have been selected by a committee of educators to receive the four $6,000 four-year college scholarships awarded annually by the SIU. Sea­ farers Seymour Wallace, Ed' Larkin an<l Wallace M. Simp son, and Jack Game, son of Seafarer Eddie E. Game, were chosen from 16 candidates af­ ter careful scrutiny of their The panel of educators who sifted the scholarship applications and came up with recommendations for the four winners are shown studying: the quailfyingr material submitted on behalf of ail the applicants seyerai hours before the awards were anhounced on June 22. Pictured (i-r) are: C. William Edwards, director of ad­ missions, Princeton University; Elwood C. Kastner, regristrar. New York University; Miss Edna M. Newby, director of admissions. New Jersey Colleg:e for Women, Rutgrers University; F. D. Wilkinson, 'registrar, Howard University, and Bernard Ireland, assistant direc­ tor or admissions, Columbia Colleee, Columbia Univeirsity. records. In the event one of the success­ ful candidates drops out, the com­ mittee has selected two alternates as replacements. Committee members representing five different colleges and universi­ ties were enthusiastic about the quality of all entrants. Competition was keen all the way, with the win- Permanent '50-50' Bill Gets Senate Okay, Goes To House WASHINGTON.—^The proposal for a permanent "50-50" law moved a big step closer to actuality as the Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of the legislation. The bill now goes to the House of Representatives where action has to be taken before adjournment if the bill is to become law this year.t — In the form passed by the would apply both to Government- jVlaryland Republican, who ex­ Senate, the bill is stronger in financed cargoes originating in pressed his satisfaction with the many respects than the "50-50" provisions that have been tacked on a variety of foreign aid bills year after year. And the fact that It provides for a permanent Amer­ ican policy that at least 50 percent of Government-financed cargoes should be transported on US ves­ sels is of itself a great step for­ ward for the "50-50" piphciple. As it stands at present, the bill Win 2 -6% Pattern On Seatrains u Following the pattern estab­ lished in the new contract with dry cargo companies, the Union has completed a separate agreement with Seatrain Lines which now awaits the members' ratification. Like the new contract with the dry cargo companies, the Setatrain agreement calls for increases rang­ ing from two to six percent in wages and overtime for all. un­ licensed personnel, with all money gains retroactive to October 1, 1953. There are also similar im­ provements in. working and gen­ eral rules, including new pro­ visions for money draws in' for­ eign ports. Wage increases, ranging up to six percent, bring the basic month­ ly wages of unlicensed personnel to the following: Boatswain, $408.18; carpenter, $382.58; AB maintenance, $351.48; quartermaster, $321.91; AB cardeckman, $321.91; OS, $251.69. Electrician, $511.75; deck en­ gineer, $420.00; engine utility, $374.22; oiler, $321.91; watertender, $321.91; fireman, $321.91; wiper, $301.80. Steward, $402.75; chief cook, (Continued on Page 21) \ ning candidates coming up with ex­ He was captain of the school's bascellent scores on College Entrance I ketball team which won a local conBoard examinations and presenting ference championship, and was a fine records of past scholastic member of the all-conference tour­ achievement. nament team. In addition he wai Must Register a baseball and'football letter man, It is now up to each of the can­ president of the senior class, presi­ didates to be accepted by an ac­ dent of the student body, co-editor credited college or university in or­ of the school yearbook, and presi­ der to qualify for the first years' dent of every class he was in from scholarship payments. Their rec­ the first year through the fourth. ords will then be reviewed, year by His father sails in the steward year, to determine if they are elig­ department and has been on SIU ible for the full four year subsidy. ships since 1946. In the past year The trustees' meeting of next he has been sailing regularly on month will take up the question of Ore Line ships out of Baltimore. whether to continue aid for the Lived In China four winning candidates of last Seafarer Wallace M. Sitnpson of year, as at that time they will have Riverbank, California, who sails as a full report on their first year AB and deck of study. maintenance out AIl-Around Excellence of the West Scholarship winner Jack Game, Coast, also pre­ son of Seafarer Eddie S. Game, sented a fine rec­ presented a bril­ ord. The 23-yearliant all-around old Seafarer lived record in his suc­ in Peking, China, cessful bid for an for years award. Recently with his mission­ graduated from ary parents. Then Simpson Swain County on returning to High School in the States he attended Sparrows North Carolina, Point High School in Sparrows Game was easily Point, Marj'land where he gradu­ the school's out­ ated in the upper ten percent of Game, Sr. standing student. his class. He was editor of tho He stood first in his graduating school newspaper, editor in chief class of 73 and came close to a of the school annual and manager straight "A" average in all courses. (Continued on page 21) the United States and to offshore text of the amended measure. He purchases made by the Armed declared that the basic policy of Forces and other Government, the bill as it stands "would in­ agencies overseas. Up until now corporate into permanent legisla­ such offshore purchases, which are tion what has been proclaimed by considerable in amount, were gen­ Congress in the Merchant Marine erally handled on foreign-flag Acts of 1920, 1928 and 1936." ships. May End Problem further, the bill would apply to cargoes purchased by foreign na­ Up until now, Congress has had tions where the US has committed to act on the "50-50" principle itself to pay the dollar equivalent seven different times and on each, of the cost of the cargoes. occasion it has passed by over­ However, before reporting the whelming majorities. Each time, bill to the floor, the Senate Com­ the State Department'-and foreign The campaign of the SIU and other US maritime unions mittee on Interstate and Foreign shipowners have lined up against for a strong US merchant marine received a definite boost Commerce eliminated one contro­ the principle and the SIU and versial provision that would have other US maritime unions have this week when the Senate subcommittee on Water Trans­ allowed up to 100 percent of such fought strongly to have the bill portation put the damper on a cargoes to move on US ships under approved. If the current proposal plan to allow further trans­ subject, the subcommittee told the certain circumstances. passes, it will mean there will be fers of US ships to foreign Maritime Administration — which has been seeking an okay of the The bill was originally intro­ no future problems along these flags. duced by Senator John J3utler, lines. In a long-awaited report on the transfers — that it would be "premature" to allow any large segment of the American merchant fleet to be transferred to foreign flags until it had had a chance to consider > granting subsidies to tramp operators. Recommends Aid The Department of Commerce recently recommended direct aid to qualified tramp lines. Pending legislation to this effect, the sub­ committee urged the MA to "act cautiously, yet justly"" in ruling on applications for foreign tx'ansfers. The subcommittee did not advise a flat "no transfer" policy in cases of alleged extreme hardship, but said the national interest must al­ ways be considered. In this it agreed with the views of the mari­ time unions that foreign transfers, even though coupled with operat­ ing restrictions, do increase com­ petition with US-flag vessels. The subcommittee has been in­ vestigating the question of trans­ fers since late last March, follow­ ing the MA'S relaxation of transfer rules the month before. A former member of tfie Sailors Union of the Pacific, Carl "Bobo" Olson, world's middleweight box­ With both the shipowners and ing champion, is pictured on a reeent visit to SUP headquarters in San Francisco to talk over old the MA clamoring for the transfer times with some of the men he sailed with back in 1M6. The 'group (1-r) includes (front, at desk): approvals, the SIU and other sea Olson, Patrolman Bill Mendez, ^Assistant SUP Secretary Harry Johnson; (rear), Arthur Benjamin, unions went on record as unalter­ SUP building manager; Jack Dwyer, chief clerk; and Patrolmen A. J. Pawlick and A1 Maniscalco. ably opposing them. Senate Croup Calls Halt To Transfers Champ Visits Oid SUP Shipmates • t-' �• "^ J?»f.JPwr - • SEAFARERS LOa ' . "T"'• • - W ft. jl|S* 'vv'-^i^-'' No, It isn't A Sea Serpent, Exactly I 'i?-*.! V Mr-"--. ic^': ?':''S • As 1 Seer It FROM TIME TO TIME YOUR UNION HAS EMPHASIZED THE need to remain vigilant at all times even though past successes might have the tendency to make the Union lower the guard. But it has been shown time and again when the occasion arises, that the -shipowner will do his best to try to whittle away the gains that have been won for seamen in the past by their Unions and by those who were concerned with the welfare of the seaman. One instance of this kind of thinking on the part of the shipowner is a bill now in Congress to repeal an 82-year-old law dealing with seamen's wages. The law now provides that a seaman taking an offshore berth is entitled to a month's wages plus earnings in the event he is fired without cause before a .month is up. This bill was written back in the days when it was the common thing for skippers and ship­ owners to take any kind of action to keep a seaman from collecting money that was due him. Becolhe Anxious Now it appears that the shipowners have suddenly become anxious .No, the snake-like creature shown above isn't a sea serpent, although the amateur fisherman who about this law for some reason, although they lived with it without hooked the 12-foot baby oil Sydney, Australia, thought it was. durator of fishes at Australian Museum a complaint for 82 years, and an effort is being made to amend it ac­ later identified it as oar fish, sometimes growing 40 feet long. Men holding fish are not identified. cordingly. It appears there are very few instances in which the present law would apply in the light of today's conditions, but the shipowner ap­ parently is out to chip away this little bit of protection just the same. Naturally, your Union, along with other maritime unions, is oppos­ MOBILE.—The Port of Mobile, Alabama, will benefit from $2,809,000 proposed by the ing this move, and is confident that Congress will see no need to amend Government for three separate projects in.the area. The House of Representatives recently the law at the present time. passed and sent to the Senate a bilL authorizing a $26,951,000 Army ammunition depot in i" , 4" t the Point Aux Pins vicinity. EVER SINCE THE McCARRAN IMMIGRATION ACT WAS PASSED, a turning basin opposite the Ala­ boat harbor near the entrance to about 25 miles west of Mo­ your Union has found that some companies have been reluctant to the Mobile Ship Channel. bama State Docks. bile. This terminal will have Rep. Frank W. Boykin of Mobile Widening the present channel ship the alien membership of this Union. Indeed, the law does con­ a 20-mile ship channel, connecting said he is certain the Senate will from 700 feet to 800 feet under tain provisions which can make it difficult for all with the Gulf of Mexico. Subcommittees of the House pass the ammunition depot bill. the highway bridge and establish­ concerned in the event the alien is detained on recently approved a $5,788,000 har­ Then the next step will be to ing a turning basin 40 feet deep board by the Immigration authorities. But this is bor improvement program for appropriate the money for the and 1,400 feet long just south of something that the industry has to live with and this bridge. your Union is prepared to live with accordingly. Mobile along with a $70,000 small project.. The improvements were proposed Four Changes It's been maintained by this Union that the alien As for the Mobile Ship Channel, since larger ore freighters and oil brother who has been sailing regularly as a pro­ four major improvements' have tankers are planning to use the fessional seaman on SIU ships Is entitled to the been recommended by the Army port within the next two years. same shipping privileges as all other Seafarers re­ Corps of Engineers. These were all Rep. Boykin said. ceive, within the limits imposed by the Govern­ approved by the House Public The membership has voted U. S. Steel's Tennessee Coal and mental regulations. We have proceeded on that basis Works Subcommittee. They are: Iron Di/ision recently opened a accordingly and shipped aliens in the usual manner as before. to admit 15 permit card hold­ Enlarging the Mobile Harbor bar new ore terminal at Mobile and ers each month to membership Tried Dump Job channel to a depth of 42 feet and the company plans to import In the SIU. Permits who wish Recently out in the port of Seattle the skipper of-one ship made quite a width of 600 feet. It is now 36 South American ore with new car­ to apply for membership can a to-do about five Seafarer-aliens aboard and tried in the worst way feet by 450 feet. riers, now being constructed. get their application forms in to. dump them. When he found that the Union wpuld not go for that Enlarging the main channel in any SIU hall. The fifteen men kind of thing, he posted a notice on the bulletin board denouncing the Mobile Bay to ^40 feet deep and •will consist of five from, each alien seamen in general and/attempting to arouse the American-cit­ ship's department and will be '400 feet wide. It is now 32 feet by izen Seafarers on that ship against the alien seamen in their midst. 300 feet. •screened by a meiqbership It's pretty obvious to any Union man tha/ this kind of a tactic is the Deepening the Mobile, River committee in headquarters. bld*"divide and conquer" game that has been used in the past as a channel to 40^ feet and establishing means of weakening unions. As far as the SIU is concerned, your Union will continue to maintain that the alien brother who ha? participated in this Union's beefs, sailed this country's ships during time of war and other emergency, lived up to the contract and to the. otht obligations of membership is entitled to the same job protection aui considera­ The Waterman Steamship Com­ tion as that given to any other Seafarer in this Union. pany has announced that it plans a full, two-way intercoastal service if it gets permanent authority from ONE OF OUR BROTHERS WHO ATTRACTED A GOOD DEAL OF Three rank and file Seafarers meeting saw Terrence M- Jones Of the Interstate Commerce Commis­ attention last year by crossing the Atlantic singlehanded is back at it took charge of the last. Savannah, Charleston, South Carolina, in the sion to operate eastbound service again according to reports received at headquarters from his shipmates. Georgia, port meeting and ran chair, and Damon Newsome of from California to New York and Brother Olavi Kivikoski last year showed his skills things off in efficient fashion. Tak­ Franklin, Texas, as recording sec­ Boston. at seamanship by taking a small fishing schooner ing charge of the chair was Sea­ retary. Jones came into the SIU At present. Waterman has under sail from New York all the way to his native farer Ernest Bryant, a native of via Savannah on April 20, 1944, permanent rights to bring cargo Finland. Now, the crew of the Warrior reports that Georgia and a resident of the port which makes him a ten-year man from Washington and Oregon to Kivikoski has gotten off the ship and left for his city. Bryant, who sails in the in the Union. < He's a deck depart­ North Atlantic ports, but not from native Finland la- order to make the eastbound deck department, was born on ment man. Newsome, who is 31 California, and is operating on a crossing under the same conditions. March 17, 1919, and has been sail­ years old, was bom in Texas and temporary certificate from that As any Seafarer knows, the North Atlantic is a ing as a Seafarer since 1943. joined the Union at about the same area. In practice, the compan]»has tough ocean to handle even in a good sized merchant Recording Secretary Rupert time as Jones, on March 24, 1944. been bringing ships back from the ship, and it requires a good deal of skill to handle Pierce of Sneads Ferry, North He's married and sails in the deck Far East and then- running them , matters under sail. We certainly wish Brother Kivi­ Carolina, has ap­ department. intercoastal back to the East Coast. koski the best of luck and good sailing. weather on his return trip peared in this » 4^ ^ It has also been ~ operating a attepipt. corner before. Seafarer Floyd Fritz was chair­ limited intercoastal service be­ ^ X He's 26 years old man, and William M. Jenkins was tween Philadelphia and points and joined the NEXT ISSUE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ESTABLISHED UNION recording secre­ south and the West Coast-with a SIU in the Port tary at the last return to^Puerto Rico and the East practice, the SEAFARERS LOG will carry a reprint,.of the SIU con­ of Baltimore on stitution so that the membership will have an opportunity to re-acquaint Baltimore port Coast up Jo the Quaker City. November -2 9, meeting. Fritz Granting ''of a pernianenb-Certifi­ themselves with , the document under which the 1947. He sails in joined the SIU in cate on the California to North Union is governed. It .has been Union policy to re­ the engine d^ Baltimore eight Atlantic run would enable the com­ print the constitution every six months, afid to fol­ partihent. years back on pany to operate an express serv" low up with a full report to the membership of all Fricks Veteran Sea­ March 2, 1946. ice to California from New York trials and appeals that have been conducted by farer Arthur Fricks was the meet­ He cpmes from and back, and piclr up the slack membership committees during the six-month ing's reading clerk. Fricks joined Ohio originally from dwindling ^Far East cargo period. • the SIU a couple of months after but. now has. set­ The present SIU constitution has been in effect operations.-' < Jenkins it was founded, signing up on Janu­ tled down in Bal­ The Waterman attorney arguing for over a year and, a half, since the membership ary Hi 1939, in Savannah. He fob timore. He is 28 years old and the - case pointed out -that one by referendum vote approved comprehensive changer comes from -Georgia and lives • in married. Jenkins was born in major bperator, American-Hawai­ in the document,drafted originally in 1939.. It has . ?v v the city. Hp's 51 years ;Old, mar- North Carolina December 21, 19p9, ian, has - discontinued eastbound durihg that period-proved its wf^h |o.,the .memjbership. and , assured rie(i,,and sails in. the deck depart­ but now has his family • in New service, recently. -Waterman's ap- smooth and e|ficient Union operation at the same time. The test 6t ment on SIU ships. , York City. He joined the Union m plication--, is - -being opposed by time has shown ^t the SIU co'hstitiitioh has lived'upHo all expecta­ 'ii -ji • New York way back on February American- President Lines ' and tions and provedj.a Very satisfactory baste'law By which* the'Union liid -Lake ' Charles, Ldiiisiaha, 2, 1939. ^ ' " erates.' -t'. , . ' ,Luekenbach." Mobile Port improvements Set Permits Apply For Membership l^>:r Full Coastal Runs Planned By Waterman I' • i^'-i K'f ' �^1UI0 28, MSI SEAFARERS LOG Vare-FiVa Top of the News Line Seeks Two Manners For Orean Passenger Use TRVMAN AND PETBILLO 'SEND' l.KM MUSICIANS—Former President Harry S. Truman, on the piano, and James 0. Petrillo, play­ ing trumpet, staggered through their first rendition of "Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here" in"entertaining members at the national convention Ex-President Harry S. Truman and James C. Petrillo of the Musi­ cians Union w^oop it up at union convention. of the American Federation of Musicians, AFL, held recently at Mil­ waukee, Wis. Their first performance was more or less on the sour side. The pair laughed at their miscues and suggested another try. This time Mr. Truman's solid left hand and the union chief's trills on the trumpet won an ovation from the 1,100 delegates. • t t /• WILL REVEALS EX-GOVERNOR'S 8300,000 EMBEZZLEMENT— The will of former New Jersey Governor Harold G. Hoffmtin, who died June 4, contained a sworn affidavit confessing the embezzlement of 8300,000 from the bank of which he was president, it was disclosed by his daughter. The defalcation took place between 1936 and 1938. I'he furiiicr governor also stated that naif that sum had been paid in blackmaii to a state official, now dead, whose name he did not reveal. The confession has touched off an investigation iirto other possible manipi^latiohs of state funds by the ex-governor. 3. t CHURCHILL AND EDEN MEET WITH IKE JUNE 25—Prime Min­ ister Winston Churchill and Foreign Minister Anthony Eden are sched­ uled to arrive here for a meeting June 25 at the White House with President' Eisenhower and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles to review tensions in the US-British alliance. The ^ announcement came at a time when the British feel ail possibilities at Geneva have been exhausted. The conference will explore ways and means of dealing with the critical Communist advance in Indochina. WASHINGTON.—A bid to take two Mariner-type ships off the Government's hands and convert them for trans-Atlantic passenger operation Is likely to get some thoughtful consideration from the Martime Administration. Reviving a two-year effortlaunched during the preKorean War period, Arnold Bernstein Lines, a foreign-flag operator at present, has come for­ ward with the first concrete plan for new US-flag passenger opera­ tions between Europe and the US. The plan would at the same time put to use >at least two of the new high-speed Mariner vessels, most of which will be lying idle alto­ gether within a short time. The Bernstein proposal, the new­ est attenfpt by the company to enter US-flag passenger operations since its earlier effort was doomed by the start of the Korean War in 1950, calls for the company to undertake conversion of two Mariners to one-class passenger liners on a charter-basis. The ships would operate on the North Atlantic run, the same as was planned for the first plan put forth between 1948 and 1950. Sought Army Transport At that time, Bernstein sought to obtain Gov'ernment authority and subsidies for a conversion job on two idle Army transports to run between New Yopk, Antwerp and Rotterdam. The outbreak of the Korean fighting in June, 1950, with bids practically awarded for the conversions, doomed that effort right there.. The ships, both P-2 type trans­ ports, were 17,000 gross ton ves­ sels with speeds of about 20 knots. The Mariners are smaller, but can manage even better speeds, making them even more desirable for pas­ senger service. Planned for a potential of 850 one-class passengers per trfp, plus / . Ship operator Arnold Bernstein, who is seeking approval for charter of two Mariners in passenger service, is shown here with his wife entering, court where he is testifying on his suit against the Hol­ land-America Line. passenger cars and other cargo, voiding a 1939 sale of two ships to the converted Mariners would give Holland-American Lines formerly considerable boost to lagging US- operated by his own Red Star Line. flag passenger operations, with no new Vessels building or planned at this time. The lack of passenger ships available for possible fast troop transport in wartime has up to now found no sympathetic ears among existing US-flag operators. Bernstein, meanwhile, is currently involved in court action aimed at Seafarer Set For New Solo Atlantic Trip • Seafarer Olavi Kivikoski. who made a singlehanded eastbound crossing of the North Atlantic last summer in « 30-foot sailboat, has X^ left for Finland to take a crack at REVOLT IN GUATEMALA—Troops under the command of Col. a westbound crossing, according to Castillo Armas have risen to take over the government of Guatemala. his shipmates on the Warrier The action followed in the wake of the Guatemalan army's deman^ on (Waterman). President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman to make a firm decision on govern­ mental policy toward communism. Minor skirmishes between the rebels MOBILE—Heartened by primary run-off results in Mobile Crewmembers said that Kivikoski and government forces have taken place throughout the country. The paid off the ship well-equipped army's attitude toward the fight may well decide .the County, trade unionists here were hopeful the next session of in Mobile, Ala­ the State Legislature will repeal Alabama's anti-union shop eventual outcome of the rebellion. bama, with the law. intention of flying over to Finland which the SlU here took an active The second primary result­ YOUR: RIGHTS.ANb fRJWKSES AS and trying to and leading part. ed in a clean sweep for laborSIV MgN ARE aUAPANTEED ST duplicate last endorsed legislative candidates YOUR COMSnrUUOJ-f. THIS TEAyear'j feat when rURE (S DESIONEO TO ACOUAINT from Mobile when John Tyson and YGU WITH THESE fifOMTS AMD he made a trip of Otto Simon were nominated to the PRIVUEOES 4,500 miles from lower house. Democratic nomina­ Kivikoski New York to tion is tantamount to election in' Kemi, Finland, a Alabama. voyage that took him approximate­ Garet Van Antwerp previously ly 4Vi irionths. The biggest leg of From Article XIII, Section 6 had won nomination to the Ala­ the journey from New York to Deh bama Senate with trade union sup­ "Before assuming office, every Helder, Holland, took him &7 days. port. He defeated former State officer, port agent, and patrol­ On his return to the States, Senator Tom Jackson who success­ man shall take the following oathi Kivikoski was undecided whether fully introduced the anti-union or not to attempt a duplication of 'I do solemnly swear that I will shop measure—the so-called "righthis 1953 trip. faithfully execute the duties of to:-work" law—in the legislature. Also on the agenda for his Fin­ • •. T~. of the SlU, and I Michael T. Murphy, another land trip was a meeting with a candidate favorable to labor's will, to the best of my ability, Helsinki publishing firm through cause, also won nomination to the protect and preserve the Consti­ which he had arrang'ed for publica­ Alabama House in the first pri­ tion of a book on his voyage of last tution of this Union and the wel­ mary. The anti-union shop law was summer. fare of the membership'." an issue in all legislative races in Mobile County. James E. Folsom, who won the gubernatorial nomination, also has put himself on record against the 4aw. Folsom is credited with hav­ ing the support of the majority of Under the SIU contract, US Every elected official upon ossum the legislature, giving rise to Public Health Service, doctors ing office must take this oath, optimism that Alabama will bo the have the final say on whether, first state in the Deep South to whidt he is required ta olwy com­ or not a man is fit for duty. If i repeal the anti-union shop law and pletely. Any violdtion of m both othet* anti-labor legislation that there is any question about | woiild lead'to immediate' disci­ hat been enacted in recent yearsJ' your fitness to sail, check with It plinary oction dn^'tlw terniS off Uifcqit Judge Robert, Rr^ anil VISIT OUf^ A»ILr^I>tbe.nearest USPHS'hospital or. ITlpNCO BAKBEK S»k>P lh» Itaion CetwtHuHein.? 'V < ? > ' Tat Asse^r Bert E; "llioiaeB out-patient elinle for a ruling. • TOOAVi-Ar SIO iethto' cah^dat^' vVhO wqa'' noiiit^ •'K AVONtNl f •OOm.VN : tetfoB with AFL tinlM buppttrL In YOUandtheWm CONSYITUTION Alabama Vote Spurs 'Right To Work' Repeal USPHS Has TLoRt Say On Outy SUp ! ' ;• ,1 't �..Mw-KrllM '"HS-;.- SEAFARERS tOG «z Lunch Party Undarnaath Hudson RIvw ft: SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON The US merchant marine, during the first thr^e-month period of this year, remained about the same, numbering some 3,349 vessels as of March 31, 1954, comprising ships in the category of over 1,000 gross tons. • However, the number of active vessels continued to contract in this period, following a downward trend motion since the ending of the Korean war. Between December 31, 1953 and March 31, 1954, a net* total of 21^Govemment ships and 56 privately-owned vessels were withdrawn from active use and .either returned to the reserve fleet or temporary lay-up pending a revival of activity. , m I I r h-" rIf.!- W-' Ift. ii:-" 1^. "-h-'iv .-"v ' t ^ It now looks like Congress will give its blessing to legislation author­ izing the sale of C-1 type ships to the Government of Brazil or to Brazilian citizens. This bill was unanimously supported by the Ameri­ can shipping industry, and the ships are to be confined to the Brazilian coastwise trade, so as not to be competitive with American-flag shipping. The reason b^ind the industry support of this measure is that Ameri­ can lines feel that the legislation will be of importance in strengthen­ ing the hand of our State Department to eliminate certain statutes of the Brazilian Government which discriminate against American-flag vessels. Members of the copcrete Industry in New Xork are shown enjoying lunch served to them in one of The Brazilian discriminations take two principal forms—first, regula­ tions creating berthing, wharfage, and warehouse priorities in favor of the. concrete boxes supporting the hew Pier 57. The floor of the box Is 24 feet below river level. Brazilian shipping, and, second, a consular fee practice whereby ship­ pers using Brazilian-flag ve'ssels receive a discount of 50 percent on the consular fees otherwise payable. There have been misgivings among maritime unions over the C-1 ship sales on the grounds that once having granted the Brazilian re­ quest, it will be hard for this Government to deny similar requests, An off-beat kind of a job came up on the board at headquarters recently when Seafar­ some-long-pending, and any others that may arise in the future. Those ers were asked to crew a deep sea tug from Mobile which is under contract to the Marine Al­ who oppose the bill feel that it might lead to general reopening of the Ship Sales Act with the result that American-flag ships would be faced lied Workers, an affiliate of the SIU of North America. As a result, seven Seafarers with additional foreign-flag competion in the future. manned the unlicensed de- ^ t * • partment of the tug and three voyage this way: "She rolled all the manned, especially belov decks Congress is expected to approve the recent Presidential request for since it was a diesel job. way down and she rolled all the of them, unprepared for the an immediate appropriation of* $82,600,000 for construction of four rolling and pitching of a little 75- way back." • Since the tugs carry "It was an interesting trip," he passenger-cargo ships, experimental modernization of Liberty-type ves­ said, "but money-wise, of course, footer, had to confess to seasick­ a one-man galley gang. Miller was sels, reconstruction of Mariner-type ships which may be purchased ness -during parts of the voyage. all the galley jobs rolled into one, it doesn't rank with the kind of by private lines, and, finally, purchase of T-2 tankers that would be wages Seafarers get sailing deep Ordinarily, the tug would Jiave including the messman. traded in to the Government in consideration^ of the building of new In addition to Milleic. the tug^ sea ships." At that, the daily base tankers. been crewed by the MAW out of wage of $13.55 for the unlicensed the Gulf, but since the tug hap­ casried three ABs, three oilers, a"^ Specifically, this program would allow—the. Government to use is one of the top scales paid pened to be up North" and picked captain, mate, chief engineer and meir $44,500,000 to pay its part, in the way of construction subsidy and ; up a job in the assistant engineer, so she was well- in the tugboat business. ivational defense allowances, for the construction, of two large com­ New York area, bination passenger-cargo ships for the Grace Line, and two similar Seafarers were vessels for the Moore-McCormack Lines. called on to man Of the remaining sum, about $1L000,000 is to be used in the ex­ her under the perimental modernization of four Liberty ships in an effort to develop recipi-ocal job ar­ plans for the modernization of other Libertys in the r^erve fleet, rangement which looking toward increasing"their efficiency and speed. exists between About $26,000,000 would be used by the Government to buy T-2 all SIU affiliates. WASHINGTON.—state Department plans to sell 12 Cl- tankers, in the cases of those owners willing to use the money to con­ This calls for members of MAV-1 vessels to Brazil cleared a new hurdle last week, struct new tankers of larger size. If this program goes through, about Miller other SIU affUi- when the House Merchant Marine Committee approved a 20 older tankers would be traded in by industry and put in the reserve fleet fpr national defense purposes, and some 10 new tankers would »tes to get a call on jobs in the bill authorizing the sale. The-*event the particular SIU branch to Senate had previously passed shall be transferred to the govern­ be constructed and used in their stead. which the-ship is contracted hasn't the measure. t ment of Brazil or to a Brazilian Legislation that would have encouraged the private flnancing of men "available to man her. company for use in that country's Amendments tacked on to the new ship construction by authorizing the Government to insure 100 The tug jobs were a one-trip af­ coastwise trade. fair that arose when somebody bill by the House committee mean percent of loans advanced by private lenders, is dead for this session The measure contains a strict of Congress. needed a tug in a hurry to tow a that if the legislation passes^the barge with a 50-ton heavy lift from fuH House of Representatives, both prohibition against permitting the This is so because of opposition to the bill coibing from the Bureau Bermuda to Perth Amboy, New the House and Senate versions will ships to operate in international of the Budget, which also opposes the interest provision and other trade. This removed one of the features of the measure. Ship operators are unable to overcome this Jersey. The tug happened to be in lay-up for some time at the have to be resolved by a confer­ major dbjections by opponents to formidable opposition, so that if any legislation at all is passed along the measure, who charged that the this line, it will be completely watered down and of little use to the Perth Amboy drydock and conse­ ence committee. The House committee bill pro­ Government-owned ships, if sold •industry. quently was available for the job. • Seafarer Mike Miller, who sailed vides that within 24 months after to BrazU, would compete directly "t 4 on her as chief cook, described the the bill becomes law the 12 ships with US offshore shipping. American maritime unions have effectively blocked efforts of ship­ owners to throw out the windov/ an 82-year law relating to wages of seamen improperly discharged. The shipowners recently asked Con­ gress to approve a bill, which would bave prevented seamen from get­ ting an extra month's pay when shipowners improperly discharge sea­ men before the latter actually had received a month's wage. The existing law on the subject is,an old one—it was enacted back in 1872 for the purpose of protecting seamen from unscrupulous ship­ owners. . In addition to the stand of- maritime labor^ the proposed legislation, sponsored by maritime employers, has been opposed by the Depart­ ments of Commerce, Labor and the Bureau of the Budget. This means that the measure will not pass Congress. Tnjl Trip Real Roller Coaster • B I I p|| R Ship Sale To Brazil Moves ^ One Step Closer In Congress « A 24-hour-a-day quarantine inspection service by the US Public Health Service is being .urged by American Shipping operators^ and the bill that would provide this probably will be enacted soon because it is not controversial: The PHS, at the present time, provides this service from 6 AM to 6 PM. The industry-says that the present Public Health quarantine sched­ ule makes for inconvenience and substantial financial loss. Many ships arrive in port between 6 PM and 6 AM when no quarantine inspection la available. . It's worth while to'the operators to pay the additional money in the form of overtime that will go to Quarantine inspectors, rather than to hold an entire ship for as much as 22 hours because ho Inspectors are available after 6 PM. taster, SEAFARIRS LOO | IreeUyn 32, New Yerfc - 475 Fetiflh Avenue g Heeie tend me the feHewtnf t ^ le)• .heuna velumei ef the 1413 LOO 9 ^ **eli. p lhl......cemplete teti ef heiMd velumet ef the LOO p fer 1447 thteufk 1453 9 t25 eechu | teetefled ie e fetel- ef $• NAhfi •••eTfeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere'eeeee eeeeee«eeeee*eeoe«»eeeaa«eeeeeeeeeaee*eeae ^ AMMES3•••••••••••eeeeemeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee | i • ••ee eeee •• •• be •• • e.ye e*er e e.e«e f e • a • e • oa^e e* e Oee *• e * ^ �imi jr«M tS. 1954 SEAFARERS YOUR DOIXAR*S WORTH • . s====aaaa=a8sa8a=g=fc=5g=8 •BAPARER8 GUIDE TO EIETTER BUYING Scare Selling Plafiues Families Families are being subjected to much high-pressure selling designed to frighten them into_buying expensive goods on the installment plan. One of the most widespread of these campaigns is the attempt to scare people, into believing the use of ordinary cooking utensils will injure their health. Salesmen claim that cooking in ordinary utensils destroys most of the vitamins and minerals in food, or that the use of aluminum pans is dangerous because the aluminum collects in your body. Expensive Stainless Steel The salesmen spreading these stories generally sell very expensive sets of stainless steel utensils. Their prices are incredibly high. For example, one company sells a set of three covered saucepans for $70! Larger sets are sold for as much as $250. » If a family does want stainless steel utensils, it does not have to pay these steep prices. You can buy high-quality stainless steel with copperclad bottoms fon $16 or less for the set of three covered pans, for which the scare sellers charge up to $70. But you do not need any expensive stainless steel sets, nor need you>j>e afraid to use your present aluminum pots. The Federal Trade Commission several times has cracked down on some of these com­ panies who have circulated alarming stories that minute scrapings of aluminum collect in your body. The American Medical Association, US Public Health Service, the British Ministry of Health and other authorities have all stated that aluminum ware is quite safe for ordinary cooking. Hospitals them­ selves use aluminum cooking utensils and certainly would not if there were the slightest suspicion of danger. Aluminum is present in drink­ ing water, in most foods, in baking powder, and in the human body Itself—put there by nature. ^ As for the claims for health benefits from waterless cooking—there L some truth in this. Cooking foods in as little water as possible does conserve- food values since water-soluble vitamins are ^dissolved by cooking water. Of course if you consume the water you still get most of these vitamins. But you need no special brand of expensive utensils for waterless cooking. Such cookware should have thick bottoms and sides and tight-fitting covers that reflect the heat and steam from the food and thereby baste food while it cooks. Any pot meeting these specifications will do the job. BGst Buys in Luggage Seafarers will find useful the results of tests on luggage made by the National Burdau of Standards some time ago. The bureau tested luggage both in its laboratories and by sending sample suitcases on a 12,000-mile railroad trip around the country. The tests found that the most expensive type of luggage, leather, and the cheapest, plain fiberboard, were most susceptible to damage. Plastic-covered luggage and those made of vulcanized fiberboard stood up best. It was dlso found that smaller bags break less frequently than large ones. Vulcanized Fiberboard The vulcanized fiberboard bags which survived use well in the tests, nre comparatively Inexpensive, and are thus the best choice for hard use by a man who does a lot of traveling. ^The plastic-covered luggage also stood up well, but this type is expensive. The test also found that packing suitcases too heavily makes them susceptible to damage. Another frequent cause of damage is failure to lock luggage. In buying luggage, try all the locks and catches to make sure they work easily and hold securely. Also make sure the handle is securely attached. . In shopping for luggage, always compare prices at several stores. Some of the so-called discounts offered by some stores are only dis­ counts from jacked-up prices, although real discount stores do sell luggage at reductions. The SIU Sea Chest offers luggage at special reductions for Seafarers. •..> • _ Pare Seyea Outports Okay Mariner Rule Meetings in all ports have ap­ proved the headquarters resolu­ tion covering procedures for chief electricians on Mariner-type ships. The new regulations provide for chief electricians throwing in for these jobs to pass the scrutiny of a committee consisting of rank and file electricians plus the engine patrolman in the port. The com­ mittee will check on (heir qualifi­ cations to handle the Mariner job. The resolution was passed 'fol­ lowing a headquarters member­ ship meeting discussion as to the procedure used by the Union in filling chief's jobs on these ships. In the course of the discussion it was brought out that the complex­ ity of the Mariner electrical instal­ lations and the importance of the chief electrician's job made it necessary to ship only men who had previous Mariner or AC ship experience for such jobs. Assistant electricians for these ships will continue to ship off the board in the standard rotary ship­ ping fashion. Dramatic on the spot photo shows one of 12 survivors off the sunken Anna M, a tuna boat, climbing aboard the Maiden Creek (Water­ man) which picked up survivors last week in transfer operation off SOT Pedro, Calif. The entire crdw of the tuna boat, members of the SlU-affiliated Cannery Workers Union, were originally rescued by a research vessel. Photo by Seafarer Ronald Swayne. Co's Attack 1872 Pay Law WASHINGTON-.—A maritime union spokesman, representing the SIU and 12 other nonCommunist sea unions in the US, has challenged a bill before the House Merchant Marine Committee as one designed to "start the destruction of the concept of shipping articles be­ ing contracts of employment."! — Appearing at hearings on Union opposition to the measure a breach of contract by the master the measure, a representative is based on the view that the law or the shipowner. Under the pres­ of the Conference of American as originally enacted in 1872 was Maritime Unions charged that the intended to "protect the seamen purpose of the bill was being mis­ against unscrupulous and callous represented by those supporting it, shipowners who could and did take principally shipowners' groups and advantage of the seamen who Congressmen friendly to their sailed their ships." The CAMU point of view. spokesman-noted* that the most The legislation, originally intro­ important protection the seaman duced last year, would amend ex­ receives from the statute is in the isting statutes to eliminate a pro­ proposition that the ship's officer vision that any seaman discharged is prohibited from discharging him without cause before one month's because of petty dislikes or whims. wages are earned shall'be entitled The cost which would fall to the to receive from the employer, in shipowner serves to curb such sit­ addition to wages earned, a sum uations, he pointed out. To Protect Company equal to an .additional month's wages. The provision that a sea­ "The argument mosjt often used man is entitled to one month's by proponents of this 'bill," he de­ wages if discharged without fault clared, '-4B that the shipowner must on his part prior to the commence­ be protected from paying the extra ment of the voyage would be left month's wages-for voyages which as is. are less than one month in dura­ Both the Departments of Labor tion. This argument is invalid be­ and Commerce, in addition to the cause court decisions, based on the sea unions, have registered opposi­ original statute, provide that the tion to the proposed change in the .seaman is entitled to the extra 82-year-old statute. month's wages only w^en there Is Cartoon History Of The SIU In the summer of 1948, the SIU faced a second test on the issue of American seamen and US ships car­ rying US aid cargoes overseas. Although the Union had. earlier* won approval of the "50-50" prUiciple for moving Marshall Plan cargoes, a new fight arose when a ipajor arms aid bill came up before Congress, LOG Challenge to '50-50' Eager to grab up all the shipping for themselves at the expense of US seamen and US-flag ship opera­ tors, the low-standard foreign sWpping interests provided the major opposition. As before, the SIU demanded a guarantee that US ships would carry at least half of the Government-^nanced ca|:go. ent law, the shipowner may engage in voyages of less than one month's duration without violating the em­ ployment contract and thereby being subjected to paying the extra month's wages." he continued. "However." the union spokesman added, "the shipowner could not sign articles with his crew for a voyage to a far distant port such as Australia and then divert his ship to a nearby port for which the voyage would be of less than a month's duration without breach­ ing the contract. This is clearly a justifiable case for awarding the seaman an extra month's wages . . . It is only fair that the seaman be assured of the approximate dura­ tion of employment before he signs articles." Under the bill, he concluded, seamen would be deprived of a convenient rule for assessing the amount of damages thqt could lie recovered for an unwarranted dis­ charge in such circumstances. A o. oe With the aid of many Coi^ressmen, plus labor and civic groups, the protest led by the SIU again won the day for US shipping. A "50-50" proviso was in­ cluded in the multi-billion-dollar arms aid measure, and put a halt to further cutbacks in the alreadydwindling US-flag merchant fleet for a time. t. >v.^ -V.tk J �SEAFARERS LOG rare EicU , t^- 24 Seafarers Made '54 Art Ceiitest M Joae 25. 1954 CASH BENEFITS SIU since 1952 out of New York, (Continued from page 2) colors, he is now in the Army at where he has his home. Bom in Fort Dix, NJ. He ships in the Poland in 1894, he sails as a ma­ dec'k department, sailing on SIU chinist. Utilizing his on the job rhips since 1951. Hope was bom skills, he machine-tooled two gyro­ In New York City in 1928 and lives scopes out^ of bronze which won in Brooklyn. His him the top prize in handicrafts. winning oil paint­ Another of his entries was a col­ ing was of a lapsible chair. • '-f ' small-town street Georges L. Pllour (oils): Pre­ scene; the water- sented with a special awanl in oils color, his first for his painting of a landscape ~ effort in that in his native FrancCi Pitour has field, ^as a por­ been sailing on SIU ships in the REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID trait of a young engine department since 1951. girl. He won sec­ Bom in 1910, he now lives in Long From To ^ ond prize in oils Island City, NY. Kienost in both the 1952 Keith Sawvel and 1953 SIU contests. (drawings): Win­ No. Seafarers Receiving Benefits this Period Richard Howell (handicrafts): ner of first prize Sailing in the deck department on in drawings for Averaite Benefits Paid Each Seafarer SIU ships since June, 1953, he was a pencil sketch Total Benefits Paid this Period bom in North Carolina in 1924, "The Bosun," 71. and now lives in NY. His entries sketched of the were a handcarved chain contain­ bosun on the SS WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD ing several links, all made from Fairport, he has v'SwiSiSiSsa single piece of been sailihg SIU Sawvel wood, plus a in the steward 1 carved "ball in a Hosoital Benefits 11 9/^6 oo department since 1951. Born in block" gadget 1925, he lives at Moravia, Iowa. 1 also cut out of Death Benefits Hans Skalagaard (oils): Winner one piece of 1 of a special award in oils for his e>o Disability Benefits 1 / wood. painting of a sailing ship^ he has R. C. Kienost ! Maternity Benefits 1 been a member of the SIU since (oils): Bom in 1943. He sails in the deck depart­ Switzerl and in Vacation Benefits | wmmmmrnm ment and was bom in Denmark in 1893, he has been King /' 1924. He tied for a third prize in Total ii ' / 7/^ ^76 a member of the oils in the 1953 SIU since 1938. A resident of Mt. Pleasant Beach, Maryland, he sails contest. Bert Suall WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY in the steward department. His (drawings): Sail­ painting was of a floral display. Morris R. King (oils): A member ing in the deck of the SIU since 1945, he sails in departm e n t on Hosoital Benefits Paid Since July 1. 1950 • || the engine department. Bom in SIU sljips sinc^ 195^ he is a Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950* II 97F 0/da 4<3|| Louisiana in 1926, he now lives in New Orleans. His paintings were native of Brook­ Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 * "A Portrait of Wessels," a fellow lyn and was bom there in 1930. crewmemher at" one time, and "At Maternify Benefits Paid Since Aoril 1. 1952 * Thome Monte," showing His entry this year was an abstract crayon de­ a vessel in MonVacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 * sign. He won second prize in wativideo. Total • r ' ' James Lewis tercolors in 1953. John Tarkov (oils): Tied for flrst (handic rafts): * bate Benefits Becan H ' Winner of a spe- prize in oils with his entry titled "Life of A Lfttle Boy," a landscape c i a 1 award in handicrafts for a showing a little boy romping WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS hand-made knot­ through the country, he has been ted ladies' hand­ a member of the SIU since 1943. bag, he is pres­ Born in Russia in 1908, he sails in Vacation' Mallei ently hospitalized the deck department and makes Cash on Hand ' at the USPHS hospital, Manhattan his home in Jackson Heights, NY. JtC j Sal Terracina (handicrafts): Sail­ Beach, Brooklyn, NY. Born in Mas­ . o . .. Vacation sachusetts in 1897, he has sailed in ing in the steward department on, Estimated Accounts Receiyable the deck department on SIU ships SIU ships since 1951, he was born since 1951. in New Jersey in 1911 and now US Goyernment Bonds (Welfare) JPO?| Norman Maffei (oils): Presented makes his home in NY. His en­ with a special award in oils for his tries were four hand-made masks Real Estate (Welfare) painting titled "Trouble At The of Oriental figures copied from Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) Shape-up," illustrating a water­ photographs he has taken in Asiar //9oLa front brawl, he is a member of the He has had a sideline of making 1 TOTAL ASSETS || SIU since 1947. Bom in NY in similar masks for several years. Allan Thome (oils): Sailing in 1923, he now lives in Franklinsville, NY, and sails in the deck de­ the deck department, he has been partment. He tied for third prize a member of the SIU since 1942, in oils in 1953. and was born in NY in 1923. He Jacob Malenke (oils): Sailing now makes his home in Walpole, with the SIU since 1952 in the NH. His entries steward department, he was born included a still in Parkerford, Pa., in 1930 and life composition still has his home there. His en­ and a city street ^ tries included a nude, a ship paint­ scene. Pej;er Van Wying and one study of a Javanese mother and child. gerden (watercolJohn McLemore (oils): Born In ors): A member Mississippi in 1911, he has been a of the steward member of the SIU since 1939, and dep a r t ni e n t is a member of the deck depart­ aboard SIU ships Weisbrot ment. The first man to enter the since 1951, he contest this year, he missed the was bom in Rotterdam, Holland, 1953 competition by just a few in 1926, and now lives in NY. His days. His paint­ entries were four watercolor Stud­ ings pictured ies of Oriental figures. shipboard life I. C. Weisbrot (handicraft): Bom' SukmitUd A1 Kerr, AssistmtlTXdiiiiHistrator and a study of a in New York in 1920, he has been tanker in heavy sailing in the steward department seas. on SIU ships since 1951 and now Alfred Pfeifer makes his home in New Orleans, (handic raft s): La. His entry was a hand-made Winner of the plate for printing greeting cards first prize in and samples of the finished greet­ All these are yours without contributing a single nickel on your part — Colliectlng SIU bene­ bandicrafts, 'he ing card. He won first prize in fits is easy, whether it's for hospital, birth, disability or death— You $et first-rate personal ,5 (3 SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION. PLANS co\ ' ®*®ll oA aA 1 1 COMMBNTSi During the month of I;/Iay the Flan paid out lA Death Bene­ fits, making a total for the year, so far, of 92. The Plan also paid out 817 Hospital Benefits during the month of May making a jrear to date total of ^^533. The amount of Mater­ nity Benefits paid for the month was 31# which gives the Flan a year to date total of 223. The Scholarship Awards Committee, composed of 5 college professorsi will meet tomorrow to assist the Trustees in selecting U winners of the Seafarers' scholarships for the year 195A, out of the 11 eligible applicants. /K . Mf?- • and, remember this service iiriro^ately though yp^Uni^^ > I? �June 25, 1954 SEAFAREri^S Pare Nfn* LOG 1 SEAFARERS The Ward Line will soon orAer five (oreifn-buiit specially-designed freighters for Its New Tork-Mexico service, it was learned recently. The 6,300-ton doubte-rigged ships will replace the foreign-flag ships the line has recently chartered for the trade. The ships are expected to be in service by early 1956. Bids from German and Dutch shipyards are being studied now for the new ships, to be of 350,000-baIe capacity with 50,000 #ubic feet of reefer space and a speed of 16 knots. •i*. I One of the seaman's more considerable concerns, after chow and working condition;, is weather. That's one thing that the Seafarer can look forward to plenty of. For what may be just an ordinary breeze on land may become a problem offshore where the openness of the ocean and the effects of wind on water multiply the weather problem Television sets are becoming many times over. • 4> ~ Weather problems are compounded by the rotation of the earth as quite the thing it seems, both on The Italian Line has begun to book passengers on its newest liner, well, so that there are certain well defined patterns in the southern coastwise and offshore ships, with the Cristoforo Colombo, which is scheduled to make her maiden voy­ and northern hemispheres, as well as local weather patterns which age to New York late In July. Word from Genoa reports that the a good number of crews chipping are the result of warm and cold currents, nearby land masses and 29,100-ton vessel had exceeded by four-tenths of a knot the speed trial in to provide for electronic enter­ other factors. mark of her sister ship, the Andrea Doria.. The Senate Appropria­ tainment as long as the ship is Atmospheric Pressure tions Committee has instructed officials handling military ship­ running coastwise or getting into While weather prediction is still a long way from being an exact building contract awards to make allowance for cost differentials bescience, there are certain basic rules which help us understand what's twee"n"tTirE7srand"west "co"asTs7 The "a'ctTo'n'wiirincrlase within range of a TV receiver, going on. To begin with, winds, which are nothing more than air cur­ Rigged Antenna ties for West Coast operators to participate in the shipbuilding program. rents, tend to circle regions where the atmospheric pressure is above The gang on the Steel Rover or below-the average of 14.7 pounds per square inch at sea-level. 4" 4 • 4 (Isthmian) chipped in to get a set,, Where the pressure is high, the wind will blow clockwise around the The problem of visas forToreign seamen, who will need them next and chief electrician William B. An­ high-pressure regions." This is true only for the northern hemisphere. year ^ they sail on ships coming to this country, will be discussed by drews took on the job of insialling South of the equator, the directions are reversed. the Seafarers' Section of the International Transportworkers Federa­ the antenna and rigging it to the Consequently, in the northern hemisphere, when standing with back tion in London next month. The requirement that all foreign seamen king post in such a way as not to to the wind, the low-pressure area will be at the left and the highcoming to the United States must have passports and visas is part of interfere with any other shipboard pressure at the right. The reverse holds true again, south of th» the McCarran-Walter Immigration Act. It will become effective next operation. equator. June. Previously, seamen needed no more than their regular shipping The standard weather mdp is marked up with isobars, which are According to the crew he did a papers to gain permission for shore leave here. neat and permanent job which was simply lines connecting all points of equal pressure on the surface 4 4 4 to the satisfaction of all parties covered by the map. Winds will blow parallel to these isobars. Where Round-the-clock inspection of ships at Quarantine, long sought by concerned, including the men who the isobars are close together, indicating varying pressures within a the shipping industry, moved a step closer to realization as the Inter­ look for good TV reception any­ narrow range, the winds will be strong and produce rough seas. , Wind Belts state and Foreign Commerce Committee of the House repor^d favor­ where in range of a station. Because of the fixed position of the continents, the tilt of the axis Andrews, who has been an SlU ably on a bill that would provide the service. United States Public Health officers, charged with the ship examinations, now work only member for almost 10 years, and the standard orbit of the earth's rotation, the seas can be divided between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM. Vessels arriving later are forced to wait joined the ^Union in the Port of into wind belts, which are irregular in width and shift with the sea­ for clearance until the next day; a requirement that shipowners say costs New York. He's 61 years of age sons. Well-known to every seaman, they are the doldrums, the area the industry hundredi^'of thousands of dollars annually. The new bill and comes originally from the of the trade winds and the horse latitudes. The doldrums cover a belt of 10 to 20 degrees in width centered on Emerald Isle. calls for 24-hour inspections. the equator. Throughout this area, sea-level atmospheric pressure is . -4 4 4 4 4 4 below normal and the entire area is characterized by heavy, humidity, American shipbuilders believe that President Eisenhower's budget Crewmembers of the Monarch afternoon showers, cloudiness and light winds. The horse latitudes request of $81,600,000 in supplemental funds for merchant ship con­ of the Seas (Waterman) feel they are centered at around 30 degrees north and are regions of above struction holds little promise for immediate aid to the industry's got a good thing away from the normal pressure. Here there are light, variable winds and partly present depressed condition. The request calls for the eonstruc- rival Mobile outfit, Alcoa Steam­ cloudy skies. A similar belt exists in the southern hemisphere. Be­ tion of four passenger liners and 10 tankers-,. .John J. McMullen has ship Company, when Seafarer tween the doldrums and the horse latitudes blow the northeast and been appointed chief of the Maritime Administration's office of ship John. Roberts shipped out .with southeast trade winds. Between winter and summer-the area of th» construction ana repair It was announced recently. He succeeds Capt. them as steward. Roberts, the trades will shift approximately 10 degrees, moving northward with R. L. Hicks, who resigned the post April 30. crew said, used to sail steward on the sun. Alcoa passenger ships but now is At 60 degrees north or south below-normal pressure over the oceans 4 4 4 - ' eminently satisfying Seafarers' ap­ is pretty well standard. Storms, high winds and cloudy skies are uni­ Deep sea trawling for lobsters might mean the salvation of the fast- petites on the Waterman Line versal. In tne northern hemisphere, the area of the prevailing wester­ diminishing New England lobster trade, the director of the Massa­ freighter. lies lies between the northern limit of the horse latitudes and the chusetts State Division of Marine Fisheries has reported. Fish buyers storm belt of low pressure. Their equivalents in the southern hemi­ ' ^Joined In Miami were favorably impressed by the operation of the dragger Sea Hawk Roberts is an oldtimer with the_ sphere, the_ roaring forties, are much stronger because there are noT" now engaged in deep ^ea lobstering off distant fishing grounds. The SlU, joining the Union in Miami" great land masses to block the wind. Sea Hawk averages a weekly catch of 3,500 pounds of lobsters for her way back in January, 1939, just a Monsoon Pattern five-day trips, keeping the lobsters alive in. a huge tank on her deck. couple of months after it was or­ There are also local wind and storm patterns of persistent char­ 4 4 4 ganized. acter. In the Indian Ocean near the coast, a reversible wind is found, Three Filipino cadet-midshipmen received their degrees in a special He's a native of Florida, 41 the monsoon. In the summer, it. is a strong southwest wind accom­ "pier-head" jump graduation ceremony yesterday at the United States years old, and lives in St. Peters­ panied by rain. In the winter, it is a northerly dry wind from the in­ Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, LI. The cadets were grad­ burg between trips. terior. Temperate zone storms, between the horse latitudes and lati­ uated in the presence of their entire class, which will 'not be graduated tude 60 degrees north or south, are tropical in origin. These extra4 4 4 until August 6. The three Filipino students were expedited through at tropical cyclones, as they are known, are accompanied by verj' low the request of their Government, which wants them bi^k as soon as Another steward who came in pressure and strong wind and rain. They will move 400 to 600 miles a possible for service in the Navy. for words of praise was James day traveling from west to east with a small northerly drift. In the 4 4 4 St Eichenberg of the northern hemisphere, these cyclones' blow counter-clockwise, and the Sea Cloud (Sea- reverse south of the equator. Arthur R. Kennedy, assistant to the vice president of the Bull Liner The.approach of a cyclone is shown by a rapidly falling barometer traders). C r e wreturning from a month's tour of Europe, declared that Spain offered with a pick-up in wind velocity from a southeasterly direction in the members. on the .. good opportunities for trade development, particularly in agricultural ship's last run northern hemisphere and a northeasterly direction in the southern hemi­ and road machinery, ..Traffic through the Port of New York in May , to Yugoslavia on sphere. A shift of the wind to westward heralds the end of the storm. brought less yield as compared with the previous month and a year more than one The entire tropical cyclone also tends to follow a big reverse curve. ago. The report listed 1,420 ship movements—694 ships arriving from occasion ex­ In the northern hemisphere they start out traveling toward the north­ abroad and 726 sailing to foreign .ports in May. American-flag ships pressed appreci­ west but then swing in direction to the northeast. In the southern accounted Sor only 473 of the total, ation of the fine hemisphere they head southwest and then southeast. This curve, of 4 4 4 menus and good course, is followed over many thousands of miles of ocean. Eichenberg food offered on The diameter of a storm of this kind varies from 200 miles up to A crew of thirteen men and natives was rescued from the 407-ton 1,000 mjjes. In the very center of the storm the air will be still but motor ship Nukalau five minutes before it sank 200 miles off the coast the ship. of New South Wales. Their distress signals were answered by the Eichenberg's a New Jersey the ocean stirred up by circling winds will be very confused. The most Australian steamer Fiona, which sprayed oil on the heavy seas to native, who will be 40 years old dangerous area of a cyclone, known as the dangerous semi-circle, is enable the rescue to be made... The Bethlehein Steel Corp.'s San Fran­ next week. He joined the SlU in the half of the storm to the right of its path in the north and to the cisco shipyard has been awarded the contract to convert the Evergreen Philadelphia on October 7, 1944, left in the south, because here the velocity of the winds within the Mariner to an attack transport for $6,497,150 in 334 calendar days, it and makes his home in Camden, storm and the movement of the entire storm itself are added to each was announced recently. other. NJ. Burly lit i'-: 'Fair And Possibly Stormy' ACTION Voice Of The Deep Dy Bernard Seaman i ^1 •jl I vtjl �SEAFARERS Vkge Tea m THE WAKE LOG June 25t 1954 ' MEET THE SEAFARER 'Juan Sebastian del Cano, who w»iS EEfWARD YANCEY, electrician^ captain of the only ship to last the Sailing since 1942, Edward Line runs. It's relatively clean, voyage and return to Spain, really Yancey, elecftrician, feels that the modern and offers food^nd enter­ deserves the honors, although del Question: What do you think of SIU can be credited with a lot tainment as close as you'll come to Cano did perform the feat in a having television sets aboard ship'f more than just improving the that of Stateside. single voyage. • working conditions and wages of Good Eating I. G. Cumming, cook: I think it's the Seafarer. t /t 4 The gals are pretty nice too he a fine thing for the boys, but it's • The Union has been able to admits, but he didn't dwell on the The rummage sales as we know dispel the long-time notion of the subject, switching instead to food. them today, in which odds and not practical. The general public that Seafarers were His favprite dish, which he never ends contributed to charitable and coastwise ships "just a bunch of roughnecks" that misses having when he is in civm groups are sold for the pur­ I've been on that television called no one place home and were Durban, is a heaping plate full of pose of raising funds, were first h a (i had a terrible near the bottom of the labO]:.heap. crayfish and asparagus tips for the held on piers to get rid of unclaim­ Now_.thb publie finally realizes grand sum (>f $1.25. It's really ed cargo. Rummage comes from time getting the that the average Seafarer is a "Mr. good eating iii any mAn's language the old French word argumer, sound, especially Solid Citizen," that he is a family and at an attractive price, Yancey which means tp arrange the cargo when the engine man, owns his own home in many in the hold of a ship, while run room's aft. B e says. cases, and has a little something or rum meant hold or room. The sides the picture Single now, Yancey lives in Con­ was almost never tucked away in the bank for that rummage idea carried ashore came necticut and runs up home on clear. On offshore ships it's not rainy day. from the helter-skelter arrange­ weekends when he's not sailing in Was In Navy ment and confusion relative to much use either. a big green Buick that is his pride & X^ stowing cargo aboard ship years Brother Yancey first joined the Jose Reyes, AB: It would be a Navy to see the world In 1942. and joy." You can see him often gone by.'The run today is the after part of a ship's bottom, which rises fine thing to have on coastwise After four months of boot training, times giving it a lick and a polish ships. The men the call went out for men to man outside the htill while h^'s waiting and narrows as it approaches the i 4 could see the the merchant fleet and he chose to between calls. stempost. The pinnace, a small, light vesUp To Date | baseball games go to sea as a Seafarer. ael, generally two-masted, and J. t and other shows, A fishing and hunting enthusiast His first berth was that of an •chooner-rigged, derived its name and they would oiler on a'trip to the Gulf ports. during his seaside leisure moments, Although Captain John Smith is from the lumber of which it was known best as a leader of the Eng­ be happier in One trip was enough to convince Yancey and a Seafarer-buddy own originally built, from the Latin lish colony established at James­ their off hours. him that if he had been a union a fishing lodge In Canada that they pinus, for pine tree. The pinnace town, Va., in 1607, it was he who I've seen it in op­ man on shore, there wasn't much try to get up to as often as they was often used as a tender for a also gave the group of states eration aboard sense in sailing on a non-union can. * larger sailing vessel, and was known as New England their name. ship, and the re­ ship. Not really in the wilds, it is a sometimes propelled entirely by His book, entitled "A Description ception has-been Born in Chicago, he first started fine place to get away from it all, oars .. . Scandalize, an old nautical of New En^and," which was pub­ very good. We ought to try to get working when he was 15 as an and the fishing is really good when term, haS nothing to do with scan­ lished in 1616 after he had demon­ television on all coastwise ships. apprentice tuck pointer and build­ they get around to dropping 8 line dal, in terms of gossip, but stems strated the potential of the fishing 4 t i ing cleaner. (A "tiick pointer" is in the water. Generally they go up from scantle, the short form of industry in the area, used the Henry M. Robinson, chief elec­ a man who replaces loose cement and loaf around, taking it easy and scant, short or brief. When a sailor name for the first time. New Eng­ getting most of their exercise bend­ "scandalized the mainsail," he re­ land eventually did become one of trician: It would be a beautiful on brick buildings.) ing an elbow over a good two-inch Tankers Tough duced its ^rea by lowering the the leading fishing regions in the thing, as long as the crew left the steak. Just hearing Yancey de­ peak and hauling up the tack. Yancey says he found boot train­ world, as a result of Smith's view repairs and scribe how he specially fixes his ing rather tame compared with on the prospects for settlement maintenance to I' shipping on. a tanker in some of the steak is enough to make your in New England. the radio opera­ ' convoys to the North Atlantic and mouth water. While it is true that Ferdinand tor. I think we One of the most loyal readers of 4, i t to North Africa. Magellan did not actually circum­ ought to have it He claims he was ;ust plain the SEAFARERS LOG, Yancey The triangular tract of land that on all ships. They navigate the earth because he was lucky since he never lost a ship says, he is also a helpful critic. He often forms at the mouth of a killed in the Philippines before his have television although they had a couple of runs says he .never misses an issue and famous voyage Was completed, river is called a delta because in channels in Eu­ ,for their money. On one trip to finds the pi^er brings him up to some historians argue that he did outline it resembles delta, the rope .and the go almost completely around the fourth letter of the Greek alpha­ West Indies, and we could enjoy it Africa his ship was forced to run date with what's going on of in­ and-hide in the Persian Gulf., An­ terest to the Seafarer. world—although in two separate bet, which is shaped like a small for a week or so coastwise. other time a Japanese sub was hot However, Yancey says, with .so trips nearly ten years apart. When triangle and corresponds to the let­ i t . on the ship's tail on a trip to Chitmany of the men interested in the Portuguese navigator was ter "D" in English. Delta in this Frederick Lewis, steward: In my killed in 1521, he had sailed west sense was originally applied by the opinion it's a good idea on coast­ tagong, India, and they sought basebair--and sports and not near to a point 124* -longtitude East of Greeks to the three-cornered tract wise ships, but shelter in the Indian Ocean. But a radio or newspopers for long Greenwich. In 1512, however, it of land formed by the diverging if the ship's like he says, no hits, two runs and periods at a time, he would like to, see pccasiortally printed the Is said Magellan sailed as far east mouths of the Nile and seacoast. going foreign he was really luckS^. He must like Durban, South standings of the various teams as as Banda Island, East Indonesia, The Mississippi, Danube, Rhine there probably In the Moluccas, which is about and Indus are other great rivers of wouldn't be any Africa, the wais he talks about the well as the latest happenings in the 130° longtitude East. The argu­ the world that have clearly-defined reception. Never­ town which is pretty much a uni­ leagues. ThinkA It would help a lot ' ment therefore is that he, not deltas. theless, we ought form feeling among men on Robin and really be appreciated. to try it out and see what kind' of results we get. It's- fine enter­ tainment, and it gives the menHhe 20. Speckled 30. Long knife ACROSS 4. Kind of The United States severed diplo­ platform was adopted and the feeling they're still at home. groupers cigarette 1. Kind of cargo 33. Undirected matic relations with Finland charg­ gathering was addressed by ex4. Cleaning agent 5. Musical drama 21. Region t t Endured 36. 22. What. roUIng 8. Erie or Huron 8. Breeze William A. Roesch, wiper: I'd ing the Helsinki Government had President Herbert Hoover and stone doesn't 7. Transit from 38. Every 12. Former relief gather one place to 40. Bow agency like to see television sets aboard entered into a military partnership Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce, Repre­ another 24. Covers with 42. Complain 13. Port on Upolu with Germany to fight the Allies sentative from Connecticut. Gov. all our ships, gold paint 43. Russian hemp 8. Dodger pitcher 14. Seed cover of the United States on the side of Thomas E. Dewey, of New York, Kind of cargo Russian inland 44. Very small New cargo 9. 15. whether they're ship sea amount. ships the enemy . . . Allied planes was nominated for the Presidency, coastwise or deep Outside the 46. Freezes 17. False move by 19. Murder bombed oil refineries near Buda­ receiving the Votes of all but one bulwarks Members of 49. Age pitcher 11. sea. No doubt BPOE Russian moun­ 50. No 18. Tie up pest, rail yards and ^Plants in delegate. the reception tain range 51. Definite articl* 19. Helpers of con 16. Charged Hungary and Yugoslavia. In the particles men would be better (Puzzle Answer On Page 20) 21. Egyptian deity Pas-de-Calais area they bombed coastwise, but 23. Another time 1 2 the robot bomb launching plat­ In Normandy the Allies pushed about 25. even deep sea 27. Lake fire forms which were sending buzz- across the Odon River to the west ships travel along 12 81. Eastern bombs to London. of Caen . . . "The area of Lpndon," Standard Time; the coast for a Abbr. a Berlin communique said, "is in­ 15 while, and there Governed X cessantly subjected to heavy fire 34. Vase are telecasts from countries in EUP 35. Lake Superior The battle for Cher­ The National Labor Relations by V-l's'^ . rope and the West Indies. port bourg was noted by the Allies as Board announced that the NMU 87. Bristles 4 t it 89. Accumulate practically oVer when" in the rain had failed in its attempt, to Frank Young, bosun: On coast­ seaman 41. 43. Former Italian wise ships it's a fine idea, but I'd carry the > Pittsburgh Steamship and chill wind, , Allied troops Prime Minister prefer to see us Company's.steel-ore carrying fleet. mopped up the port niaking it pos­ 45. Island in cen­ tral Azores concentrate o n The vote was 720 for the NMU and sible to. open up true .port facili­ 47. Mob fight getting , good 889 against ... A tornado swept ties for the first time. 48. Kind of ship standard short western Pennsylvania, north-cen­ 82. Poker bet • S3. Cleveland'* wave equipmeiit tral West 'Virginia and Maryland, lake A lease was signed by the SIU's oh deep sea killing 153 or more persons and 84. Cheer 85. Part of a A&G District for QeW headquar­ injuring more than1,000; it cost ships, where necklace regular 'Centact $5 million in property damage,. • ters of the district in Ne.w '^rk. 84. Datives: Abbr. •7. -Stain The new building was locate^ at with the rest of * t * 51 Beaver Street, some few blocks DOWN . the worfd is more Democrat: from the old address at 2' Stone Th* Republican National Gbnimportant. Men Abbr.. on coastwlsh ships can get a paper TcnUon met ha Chicago. Gov. Earl Street, and offered five floors of Big naihe' ln rgdto. ' ..--ri f /, f ei'CFy couple of days. Deep sea you C. " Warren, of - California;v was facilities for use by the member.{ «. Flshllljf -.is chosen temporary. ..chairman. *A ^Ipii.-,; England According to a popular story, •tateroom as applied to the pas­ senger compartment on a ship originated about 1844 when Cap­ tain Henry M. Shreve, after whom Shreveport, La., was named, had cabins 'built oOi his steamboat and named them after the states bor­ dering on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. The cabins were called "the states" at first, and finally were known as "State rooms." But stateroom was applied to a ship compartment as early as 1660 in England, so it is likely that Shreve's scheme of naming his cabins was actually suggested by the word stateroom itself. The original stateroom was a ^oom in a palace or hotel that was specially decorated and used only on state or ceremonial occasions, or on early vessels for wealthy and dis­ tinguished travelers. TEN TEARS AGO ^1 ^ 1 �June 2&. 1»S4 SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SEAFARERS# LOG JHII* 25, 1*54 *Mfe// Done, Brofhersl Vol. XVi, No. 13 Published biweekly by the Seafarers -International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth 9-6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAUL HALL. Secretary-Treasurer Editor, HEHBEPT BRAND; Managing Editor, RAY DENISON; Art Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN; Photo Editor, DANIEL NILVA; Staff' Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, At MASKIN, NORMAN SMITH, Gulf Area Reporter, BILL MOODY. M •^1 SIU Scholars Announcement of the winners of four $6,000 SIU college scholarships this week marks another major milestone for the SIU, one of many the Union has achieved in its short history. First inaugurated last year, the program has already sent four children of Seafarers to the college of their choice for four years of study and, this fall, three active Seafarers will be €ntei;ing school with the aid of the Union grants, along with the fourth 1954 winner, the son of an SIU member. Events like this are invariably the occasion for a^ revival of comparisons between the present and "the old days," as oldtimers vie in remembering the different benefits thought "unattainable" then, many of which have, in large part, been realized in recent years. It is certainly a mark of forward progress when the sons and daughters of seamen, and seamen themselves for that matter, can have the opportunity for a college education un­ der Union auspices. Imese are the pipedreams of years ago actually come to life. Moreover, the fact that three Seafarers are among the for­ tunate scholarship award winners this year demonstrates again that SIU men have skills that go far beyond those sim­ ply required oil the job. Competing with young men and women fresh out of high school, these professional seamen have made their mark the hard way. We wish them all a smooth trip on the seas of learning. - New Passenger Run? A proposal that has come to light in Washington concern­ ing possible conversion of Mariner ships for.pasenger use is certain to attract a good deal of interest in maritime cir­ cles. It is no secret that the Government is anxious to unload some of the Mariners for commercial purposes and that few shipowners have indicated any great interest along those lines. However, now the Maritime Administration has before it a request by Arnold Bernstein, a veteran shipping operator, for a charter on two of the Mariners to be used in one-class North Atlantic passenger seryice. The Bernstein proppsal has merit from two points of view. For one thing, the; Government, particularly the Defense De= partment, has been concerned about the shortage of passenger ship facilities. Secondly, it would provide a type of passenger service that up until now has been pretty well monopolized by foreign flags. As a matter of fact, once before Bernstein had a similar ap­ plication approved by the Maritime Administration, but the outbreak of the Korean War put a stop to that. In its-previous attempts to sell the Mariners, the Maritime Administration had been negotiating With Moore-McCormack Lines to take two Mariners for their South American pas­ senger service. The plans fell through when the company decided that the Mariners would not be suitable for its pur­ poses. No doubt then, the Maritime Administration is going to give careful consideration to Bernstein's proposal to see if it measures up to the country's long-range program for more passenger ships—a program that has solid support from all sections of maritime. Opening The Door The green Jight given the House Merchant Marine Committee to a bill-already passed by the Senate to permit the sale of 12 C-l-type vessels to Brazil, is, we hope, still going to undergo a lot of scrutiny in the lower chamber before it winds lip in the hands of the President. The measure would be the first successful effort to reopen the long-expired Ship Sales Act governing the sale of Gov­ ernment owned vessels at a time when it would appear to be in the best interest of the United States to keep as many ships for its Own potential use as possible. , ;Alfhough Briizil is admittedly a jpower friendly to the US, tjie obvious fact is that in permitting'this salft th^ Congress would be. setting a precedent for equally s^enuous pleas.op, behalf of sother iaations, with the end-result .that jth^ US mer-. chant marine would be sweliorwed up wholes>»••> •: Sings Praises Of Seamen^s Ciuh To the Editor: I was very anxious to visit the new USSC in Yokohama, Japan, for that is what I call home when I happen to be here. It has been at its new location for just about one year. A huge living room is located in the main floor facing the entrance, where they boast, besides taste­ fully arranged furniture, a nice big TV set. That may not seem news to most of us back home, but since TV is just a babe in this part of the world if is quite a luxury. The main living room, counter service, souvenir shop, mail laun­ dry, and checking service, and three small offices are also located on the main floor. Ending a 35-day strike, 2,700 bus was the learning period to 160 Photo Lab and trolley operators on Pitts­ hours, at not less than 63 cents Stepping down to the basement we found the ping pong and bil­ burgh's mala transportation sys­ an hour, for all machine operations liard tables, the barber, tailor, tem gained a nine-cent increase to other than sewing machine operat­ shoe shine shop and the photo lab, put the basic wage at $2.01 an ing and all pressing operations ex­ which is in charge of Konni Okawa hour. That equals the Boston scale, cept final pressing. For the two ex­ and two of his daughters, Kitty highest in the country. The new ceptions the learning period will and Kenny. They develop and contract, ratified by the Street, continue to be 480 hours. Indus­ print all of our films as well as Electric Railway & Motor Coach try divisions included are single the ones they shoot on the club's Employees local by a vote of 1,282 pants, shirts and allied garments, to 172, freezes into the wage struc­ sportswear and other odd outer­ premises, in about one hour. ture a six-cent cost-of-living bonus wear, rainwear, robes, and leather Kenny and Kitty Okawa are to on top of the old basic rate of $1.92 and sheep-lined garments, be thanked for the good work they and adds three cents more. The did on developing the pictures re­ one-year contract is retroactive to 4" cently taken of the club and which May 1. Top minimum wage scqles were appeared in the last issue of the boosted to $115 from $113 for edi­ LOG. t 4» i torial and business department On the top floor is the enormous Wage boosts ranging from 5-27f2 employees of the Cincinnati-Post, bar and grill. There is room for cents an hour were gained by Ma­ Cincinnati, O., in a contract nego­ dancing and floor shows here, with chinists in Springfield, Mo., in re­ tiated by the Newspaper Guild. In­ the latter being performed twice cent negotiations with six plants creases ranging from $1.50 to $3 nightly by just about the best per­ for contract renewals. Firms in­ a week were retroactive to March 1. formers around town. 1 was lucky cluded Reynolds Manufacturing 4 4 4 to see some very unusual numbers Co., Acme Foundry & Machine Co. in classical dancing and in oriental and Monarch Machine Co. After a campaign extending over juggling that I would like to rec­ many months, firemen of Bingommend to TV scouts. hamton, NY, represented by Fire Two new agreements were sign­ Two Orchestras ed by the Communications Work­ Fighters Local 729, gained a 56Jimmy and the Jamboliers and ers of American with units of the hour woi'k week instead of putting the Hawaiian Band and the Melody Bell System, providing pay boosts in 72 hours on the job. The two-pla­ Sisters still pirovide the music for 7,45.0 members. A package in­ toon system in use gave way to nightly. They play a good number crease of 6.6 cents an hour, of three. Each platoon works 24 hours of requests nightly, with Besame which .7 cents was in fringe items, on and 24 hours off for three days Mucho and Japanese Rhumba still was won for 6,200 workers at 29 and then has four consecutive 24the No. 1 requests. 1 do love the distributing centers of the West­ hour days off. After a cycle of first played by Jimmy and his or­ ern Electric sales system through­ nine weeks, that averages 56 hours chestra, but when it comes to the out the country. Three distributing a week, Japanese Rhumba, 1 prefer the houses, in Philadelphia, St. Louis 4 4 4 Hawaiian Band with the Melody and Milwaukee, were upgraded. At Believed to be the first contract Sisters and their guitars. Bell Laboratories, 1,250 workers I was shown around the build­ got increases averaging 6.4 cents on the Pacific Coast containing the provision. International Brother­ ing by Mr. Williams who is the an hour dating back to May 30. hood of Electrical Workers Local head man here in Yokohama and 4" 4" 125 of Portland, Ore., won an who is the same USS officer who A pay increase of 25 cents an agreement for a day off on the opened the club in Naha, Okinawa, in . 1951. Miss Galgas, who is new hour was won by 7,500 members of birthday of any employee of the to me, was also very cooperative in nine Bricklayer locals in a new Pacific Power & Light Company. helping me get acquainted with the wage, agreement with 90 construc­ If the birthday occurs on a week­ represented by the end, the employee can take off the new surroundings and arrange­ tion firms Building Contractors and Mason following Monday or the preced­ ments'. Builders Association of New York, ing Friday; if it's on a paid holiday Roof Romance he adds the day before or after Even the roof here looks nice putting the new rate at $3.80 an to his time off and his vacation is hour. The pact, which covers jobs and they are going to make, use of lengthened by a day if the birth­ it too, for they intend to have a in Nassau County and parts of Suf­ day falls in that period. folk as well as New York City, also roof terrace so that dancing can be done a little more romantically provides for an increase of em­ t 4 4 under the moonlight during the ployer welfare fund contributions Higher wage rates and improved to 4 percent of payroll from 3V^ spmmer. . working conditions went into effect. As usual, they also handle many percent.' June 1. for about 35,006 Western • ir t seamen's problems, regardless of Union Telegraph employees repre;. their qatipnality and uhiqn affiliaLearners in most divisions of the sented by the AFL CommtrciaL tlpn. That alone makes for one pi apparel industry will come under Telegraphers Union. The pay hikes the hest .reasons why many, of uii higher wage yalies — 63 and 70; ranged from five cents to 21 cents believe.,that .this, organization, is cents an hour,in place of 60 ant^ per hour for hourly rated einployhere |pr A io.nf tjipe tp cpijnie^ , , • " " "le Pepajlment ^nd $8 pfr n^onth minimum for f Lnls RamlreoK t; �':^m Vac* Twelve If, V-- SEAFARER'S tdG JmaltrtB, 1951 Jane U, ifU. M' ' p?-'\ #' ^'-4 pi""" ii m : \\ : • ya p5'>wp'# ..... e r m ... ,, Once again the SlU has put on display the products of Sea­ farers whose talents go beyond j[heir acknowledged on-the-job skills. A representative collection of paintings, drawings and handicrafts entered in the 3rd Annual SlU Art Contest under­ went the scrutiny of a panel of judges on June 15 with the result that the winning Seafarers have been awarded fhe certificates and handsome prizes pictured on the left. y yfe O-r. :.:v- • V "; y Shown on this page are some of the Seafarers and several of -the entries which mode up the 1954 contest. II •: -^r~. ..iv^ ^ Ti . «.V,. V-'-; y • • lli^piipsii i'. Group at Manhattan Beach hospital gitthers around entries by patients, two of which were winners. Shown are James Lewis' (handbag), woven floral design by Antonio Diaz, John Holokai (place mats). Diaz (not shown) was winner, as was Lewis. '^"yiyyy -.V .*••. •• •• LOG editor Herb Brand (right, light shirt) presents awards at headquarters membership i^eting to three of the winners (left to right): John Tarkov, oils; Alfred Pfeifer, handicrafts; and James Byrne, drawings. Prizes were engraved cigarette lighters. '•••" ~ :" -V vfi iii •**- . SSSi:;® •- Ji «fi!»«iiiiiii msmsp wmm .sisiMis?® lif llflM ^ ^-1 t j jj 1 i iisif • - "'Si;'!:— L ' r' I /•' - '/ \ plllilli '"i 5 'if- ^ a '"" Seafarers at headquarters look over ome of the oil paintings on display. Oils pre* dominated in the contest with the r suit that the judges made most of the awards in that category. I > - x" I Richard Howell shows his ingenious woodenchain link carved out of one piece of wood with no joints. 'wm0 G. L. Pitour put a scene in Aix en Provence on canvas during a recent vacation visit to his native France. •1 I iiiiiiiiii iiililv liliiiir: piiilp lifiili • i.; J I-; Ij?,;/ Seafarer Leif Hope displays his two prize­ winners in oils and watercolors r e s p e c tiyely, Hope was first ' ^traht eVer tb; take '' ly^viJV-y'iyvtwo awards.^ ••••:-, '/: • -•-"-'S." -v' "• '- • • . *1 . ?;Museufn; Bernard Seaman, LOG art editor; Jerome Snyder, art t Jacob Malehke painted this familiar seafaring % i^ne showing a square-rigger vnda a full - press'of MIL """' ^v- 'c: No exhibit is complete without a sb^i model such as the one of a merchant.vessel displayed here'by John Antbhikih. �.-r-,;.' • • SEAFARERS LOC Pare Fonrten poftr juspojtiv Jane 25, 1954 Intransit hera wera tha Alcoa Mobik; bill and really tore his opponents New Orleans: Corsair, Alcoa Pennant, Alcoa to bits. Cavalier and Alcoa Pilgrim (A1 Senator Sockrider is from Lake coa); Steel Traveler (Isthmian) Charles and is a contractor, but Seatrains Georgia and Louisiana his record in dealing with labor is (Seatrain); LaSalle, Hastings, Clai 100 per cent okay. He is one of the Seafarers who expect to be in borne, Arizpa, Warhawk and Mon­ Shipping has picked up consider­ few that realize that labor put him Shipping in the port for the last ably in Galveston during the past in and can take him out. However, New Orleans during the July 4th arch of the Seas (Waterman), couple of weeks remained pretty two weeks, and it looks as if |it he is also a working man himself, weekend are all set to enjoy the iClargaret Brown (Bloomfield) and steady, with 132 men shipped to having come up the hard way from annual picnic in this city given by Salem Maritime (Cities Service). regular jobs and 106 shipped to will continue that way. Rumors Surround Seatrain a laborer's job. relief jobs in and around the har­ the crew of the Del Sud (Missis­ Paying off during this period The Seatrain New Orleans, which bor. There were 12 payoffs," seven Seafarer Of The Week sippi). were the Marie Hamil (Bloomfield) We nominate for Seafarer of the The picnic originally was has been tied in the willows at sign-ons and five ships in transit and the Julesburg (Terminal Tank­ for the two week period. All the ers). The Margaret Brown (Bloom- Week Brother C. M. Silcox who planned for May, but was post­ Belle Chasse for at the present time is enjoying the poned when the Del Sud unexpect­ several years, payoffs were in good shape with field) signed on. was the subject only minor beefs that were settled In transit during this period sunshine around these here parts edly sailed coastwise to Texas in­ of a whole fleet prior to payoff. were the Albion and Catherine while waiting for a coastwise ship. stead of spending the customary of rumors when Paying off were .the Warrior, (Drytrans); Hastings and Arizpa He ships as an AB maintenance week in New Orleans at the* end she was towed and says that under the fine con­ Claiborne, Arizpa, Hastings, Mon­ of her South American run. (Waterman); Del arch of the Sea and Andrew Jack­ The Del Sud is due to return to into drydock for Aires and Del ditions we enjoy, he can work six her annual bot­ son, (Waterman), and the Alcoa Monte "(Missis­ or seven months a year and still her home port July 1. The picnic tom scraping. have plenty of time to fish. Cavalier, Pointer, Pilgrim, Roamer, is planned for July 3 at Audubon sippi); Steel Ex­ 'We now have back with us, after Park and will be a big day for all, The rumors had Clipper, and Patriot, all of Alcoa. ecutive (Is t ha trip to the Far East, the one and with a baseball game, various con­ her crewing up Sign-ons included the Arizpa, Foster mian); Alexandra Pointer, Pilgrim, Hastings, War(Carras); South- only A. G. "Tex" Alexander, bet­ tests, vaudeville and acrobatic acts, for nearly every port in the world, with Indo China em Districts ter known locally as the Mayor of and music for dancing by Papa and Guatemala getting priority on hawk, Roamer and Patriot. IJighway 90 West. Celestine's famed Dixieland band. (Southern Steam­ In Transit Vessels the scuttlebutt. Speculation sub­ We have but one man in the hos­ Anti-Union Bill Passed ship); Republic In transit were the De Soto and Despite the vigorous opposition sided, however, when the ship was Iberville, (Waterman); the Robin (Trafalgar); Mae pital at the time of this writing, Markopolo (Bull); Seatrains Thad Foster. Foster was injured of trade unionists throughout towed back to her berth in the Gray (Seas Shipping); the Steel Texas, New Jersey, Savannah and when thrown from a horse. We are Louisiana, a so-called "right-to- willows, where she remains as a Executive (Istlimlan) and the work" bill was passed by the State floating advertisement of the Sea­ Gateway City (Waterman). New York (Seatrain), and Royal hoping for his speedy recovery. Leroy Clarke Senate, 22-14. The bill is actually train Terminal at Belle Chasse. Oak iind Logans Fort (Cities Serv­ For our Seafarer of the week we Lindsey J. WiUiams Lake Charles Fort Agent an anti-union shop measure de­ ice). nominate Brother Harry K. Long New Orleans Fort Agent signed to strip labor-management 4 4 4. Men in the marine hospital are who joined the SIU in 1945 and contracts of all union security pro­ 4 4 4 H. Strickland, T. Gutierrez, C. Las- Seattle: usually ships out of the port as a visions. siter, J. Markopolo, C. Decker, A. second cook. Brother Long is Philadelphia: • Seafarers who live in Louisiana Hancock, C. Barbosa, W. Bargone, married and has two children and and ship out of New Orleans con­ J. Brandon, C. Goodwyn, W. Bergis expecting a third shortly. At ducted a letter writing campaign guist, J. Slocum and H. Manuel. present, he is working in the Alcoa to inform legislators from their Keith Alsop shore gang while awaiting the Seattle again reports that ship­ parishes of their opposition to the Galveston Foil; Agent arrival of the blessed event. ping is in top form with the men bill and the damage it will inflict His favorite sport is watching the At this time, the bottom has 4) it 4able to pick their jobs, either on on Louisiana's economy. greyhounds run over at the Pen-" dropped completely out of every­ Lake Charles: For the information of Seafar­ intercoastal or Far East runs. The thing, yet we maintain a better sacola dog track and so far he has future looks as though it will con­ ers, Orleans Parish senators who hope for the future as we have the been pretty lucky. Long's brother voted for the bill and against labor Longview Victory (Victory Car­ is also an SIU bbokman who ships tinue to be bright for this port. Ships paying off in the past two were Senators Ainsworth, Eustace riers) and the Yorkmar (Calmar) as an AB or bosun. week period were the Ocean Nimet and Richards. Those who voted expected in shortly for payoffs and Maternity Benefit (Ocean Trans) and Kyska (Water­ against the bill were Deichmann, to the bgst pf our knowledge they Long thinks one of the greatest Reporting in from way down man). Signing on was the Liberty Howard, MacHauer, Mahoney and are Imth going to take the better benefits of the Welfare Plan is the amongst the magnolias, crawfish Bell (Tramp Cargo). Seeber. maternity benefit for it gives help part of full crews. and swamps of nature's wonderful Foster Out of Hospital Those ships in transit were the when it is needed. Southwest Louisiana, we report Alcoa Pioneer (Alcoa); the SeaShips paid off were the Logans Former shipmates of „ Brother The big news around the port that things have been awful quiet comet II (Ocean Carriers) and the Ben Foster, one of the real old- Fort and Winter Hill (Cities Serv­ of course is the recent pay increase so far as shipping is concerned. Alamar (Calmar). timers in the Union, will be happy ice), and the Seagarden (Pennin. reported in the LOG. All of the We have had quite a few ships in Navigation). to leam that he finally has been Only Minor Beefs port but the boys are still sticking Signing on were the Winter Hill brothers on the beach can be seen The majority of ships in transit discharged from the USPHS Hos­ pretty close. and,, Logans Fort (Cities Service). with pencil and paper rapidly figur­ and paying off have had only the pital here with a "fit for duty" Calling into this area during the usual minor problems which were slip. Ships in transit at the port were ing up what they have coming in retroactive wages and overthne past two weeks were the Winter squared away before they sailed. Brother Foster, who sailed as a the Gateway City, Chickasaw, An­ that has accrued since October of Hill, Chiwawa, Paoli, Lone Jack, drew Jackson and Antinous. (Wa­ carpenter, will be 69 on his next Oldtimers on the beach are C. E. Government Camp, Cantigny, Brad­ Harper, S. F. Cullison, J. A. Men- \;;irthday, Augi}^t 25. Now that he terman); the Marina, Rosario, Dor­ 1953. When all this time has been computed by the companies and ford Island, Bents Fort and Win­ ville and E. Warren. is hale and hearty once more, he othy, Suzanne and Evelyn (Bull); the Union, we hope that the list ter Hill (Cities Service). and the Robin Doncaster (Seas). Men in the marine hospitals in­ is registered to ship out again. We also had the Bull Run of clude S. Johannessen, W. F. All ships paid off in good shape of the money due will be posted in Shipping here has been fair dur­ Mathiasen Tankers and one Vaughan, Floyd Jarvis, S. Kurtish, ing the last two weeks with 172 and there were no major beefs to the LOG. In the meantime, every­ one is sitting pat and giving the that is a complete stranger to these A. Pinchook, W. A. Gaddy and men registered and 177 shipped. be settled. ' operators a chance to get this parts, the MV Excello. This ship is Kung Yue Fah. On the labor front we wish to Ships paid off here during the matter straightened out and the a converted LST and is under or­ A final word from our financial last report period included the report that the International Un­ money on the way. ganizational set-iip. adviser. The local race track opens Steel Executive (Isthmian); the Del ion of Electrical Workers have Also coming in for quite a bit We found a fine bunch of fel­ shortly and the ponies are eager Monte, Del Mar and Del, Mundo ibeen successful in their strike and lows on her, holding the line well to run. He suggests, you play the (Mississippi); the De Soto, Iber­ have now returned to work with of discussion are the applications until this tub is signed to the bek daily double—the last two num­ ville and Chickasaw (Waterman), increases amounting to a nine-cent for permit men to apply for a hook. These applications are being fixed conditions in the maritime indus­ bers on your registration card, package. and the Tainaron (Actium). up and should be available in the try, an SIU contract. All the above A. S. Cardullo The Del Mar and Del Rio (Mis-, Jeff Gellette very near future. All permit men ships took a few Fhiladelpbia Fort Agent sissippi) signed on. . ' Seattle Fort Agent are urged to get one and fill it out men so shipping so that his application can go to was not too bad. the committee in- New York for The Excello checking. called for a cou­ Fish Biting ple of men and Well, the weather keeps getting' we put some of better find the fish have started to our best men on WILMINGTON, Cam 509 Marine Ave. FORT WILUAM....11BH Syndicate Ave. bite around the bays in Mobile, so' her. Ontario > Phone: 3-3221 SIU, A&G District Ernest TlUey, Agent Terminal 4-2874 On the labor BALTmORE COLBORNE 103 Durham St. the men on the beach, while wail­ 14 North Gay St. HEADQUARTERS . 679 4th Ave., Bklyn. PORT Ontario Phone: 5501 SECRBTARV-TREASURER , Earl Sheppard, Agent Mulberry 4940 front, we find Alexander TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. E. ing for their cards to age a little,, -Paul Hail • BOSTON 276 SUte St. EMplre 4-5710 are taking a whirl at the good fresh the building and James ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS • Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 Robert VICTORIA, BC 617t4 Cormorant St. Matthews Joe Algina construction trades council still GALVESTON in and' Empire 4531 and salt water fishing 21st A Mechanic Claude Rlmmons Joe Voipian VANCOUVER, BC. 869 Hamilton St. around the port. They are eitheT talking over things with the con­ Keith Alsop, Agent WlUiam HaU . Phone 2-8448 Pacific 7624 tractors and some progress is being LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. SYDNEY. S3'. 304 Charlotte St. catching a helluva lot of fish or are SUP Phone 0346 made. The metal trades council Leroy Clarke, Agent , ' Phone 6-9744 in the countjL BAGOTVILLE Queheo 30 Elgin St. the darnedest 1 South -Lawrence St. HONOLULU 10 Merchant St. also reports progress in their talks. MOBU,E •' Phone: 549 In addition, the soft shell crabfi Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 Phone 5-8777 THOROLD, Ontario 62 St. David! St. 'Right To Work' Bill NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle-St. PORTLAND ..,522 N. W. Everett St. CAnai 7-3202 and flounders are starting to hit Beacon 4336 QUEBEC .113 Cota De La Hontarae the beaches and quite a few of Over in Baton Rouge, the com­ Lindsey WUIiams, Agent MagnoUa 0112-6113 RICHMOND, CAI^....i Quebec PhOnei 3-7078 257 5th St. mittee reported out the so-csdled NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 177 Prince WiUiam St. them are being caught and gigged . . Phone 2989 SAINT JOHN HYacinth S-6600 NB Phone: 2^5233 at night. "right to work" bill b^ a five to SAN FRANasCO. ,.450 Harrison St. 127-120 Bank St. Deuglae 2-8363four vote in favor, and then the NORFOLK Hope all you brothers, when Ren Rees, Agent Phone 4-4083 SEATTLE.....'., Great Lakes District ;..2905 let Ave. Market SL State Senate voted it In by a 22 to PIULADELPHIA,..337 they ane in the neighborhood, wilt Main 0200 ALPENA... S. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1639 133 W. Fletcher ;.808 Marine Ave. 1'4 vote. It is at present bkwe the SAN FRANOSCO 450 Harrison'St. WILMINGTON drop in and see our hall >that- is T. Banning, Agent. Douglas 2-5479 Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO. NY .7i*0 Main St. Hbu§e Labor Committee and from Marty BreithoS; West Coast.Representattve NEW'^ YORK..:.. 675 ^th ^^^,^JBroo^ Phone: CIev«R^ 7M1 being painted and renovated. The CLEVELAND 734 Lakeiide Ave.. NE hall is looking better already end all indications will have a rough PU^TA de TIERRA, PR PelayoSl—LaS Sal Coils. Agent ' ^lone 2-5686 PRonee Matt 1-0147 tinie there. In the Senate'wheh the SAVANNAH ; I Abercem St. DETROIT.., ,,..'......1038 3rd St; we know that she will look tops Canadian District Jeff Morrison,' Agent ^ Phone 3-1728 Headaucrtera Phone: Woodward 14857 bill hit tfie floor, Sej^atqr'Guy W. SEATTLE *700 1st Ave. MONTREAL. ,634 St. Jamoa St. W< DULurra. .....931 wrnidhigBD st. when the job Is completed. Sockrider, i Jeff 6!Uette, Agent EUiott 4334 " " i .'of 'the- comPLiteaii * • ••••.<i?C5sl-TaBr«r •• . TfUnS-lSU m >enaMla.J$k SOUra CBICAGD 331 ink the TAMPA Ray WhitOi Agen Phone S-tm Galveston: Seafarers Make Ready Fer Bel Bed's Piinic Upiurn In Shipping is Seen Conliniiing Seafarers Have Choice Of Bans In Basy Pert ft: Fori Bozziig AboHl Relroaelivo Pay Nike Look For Uplorn From Slow Shipping Status Fight Goes On Over 'Right To Worit' Bill r. SIU HALL DIRECTORY >& W-t. -W.:: W'^ •• V'-'i'. I'-- - • txci:: p: -" -: iLiys^s. �- i-V •f^', -itrc•< SEAFARERS Jimc 28^1954 ••> Page Fifteea LOG ......... POKT ttEPORXS Boston: Shipbuilding Program Watched With inlerasi hjt If Shipping interests in the port of Boston are watching with interest an attempt by the New England Senators in Washington to speed passage of an $86 million ship­ building program which will greatly benefit New England ship­ ping. The program calls for subsidiz­ ing new passenger liners with nat i o n a 1 defense features, building tankers and mod­ ernizing Liberty ships. It is said to have the back­ ing of the White House and, if adopted, would benefit the ship­ yards at Quincy, VourMumls Portland, East Boston and Bath, Me. •* Shipping Is Good Shipping in the port has been generally good during the past two weeks, with the Cantigny and the French Creek (Cities Service) each paying off twice, and the Bents Fort and Salem Maritime (Cities Service) also paying off. These four ships also signed on. Tn-transit were the Steel Maker (Isthmian), Robin Kettering (Seas Shipping) and Antinous, Fairland and De Soto. (Waterman). On June 14 and 15 the Union crewed the Evangeline (Evange­ line). It also collected wages and subsistence for the crew of the Orion Comet (Oil Carriers) after they reported back to Boston, which was the port of engagement. In the'^ marine hospital are F. Alasavich, R. Rogers, J. Penswick, G. Vourloumis, W. Tkach and J. McFerren. All are in good shape. '' James Sheehan Boston Port Agent 4- ir Son Francisco; it... Maiicious Rumors, Are Cause For Oompiainl Shipping has been fair in the port for the past two weeks but the future looks none too bright. No ships paid off during the past two week period and only one ship signed on, the Amerocean of Amerocean. Ships in-transit included the Azalea City,' Fairport and Bienville (Waterman); the Seamar (CalmarT and the Steel King (Isthmian). Lately, one of the most vicious things a person can do to a brother has been rearing its ugl^ head around the San Francisco branch —malicious talk about a Union brother. There has been some talk about one of the brothers, who is a steward, putting three entrees and other additional things on the menu which are not called for. He has also been accused 4>f askini^ for other extra items for the bak­ ers to bake, heaping work on them. Thus, some of the cooks and liakers do not want to ship with this stew­ ard. Such talk can eventually lead to serious trouble. Good Advice We ask that in the future, it is well to remember, that {f you can't say something good about a man, it is better to say nothing at all. As far as the steward putting three meats, etc., on the mequ,'lf he has that kind of stores, it is up-to the cooks to put it .out. It hSs^foeen noticed lately that some of our brothers, while check" ing throitgb.branch agents in ports tliiyjt.«bMi«r^b«ia«^iitli.' arc writing headquarters regardihg mainte­ nance, cure and welfare problems which could be taken care of Just as well in the "port where they are, after the port agent or patrolman has been notified. If they cannot be taken care in that port, the port agent himself will be glad to contact the New. York Welfare Department for any brother. The important thing is for you to contact your officials in any of these matters and give them th6 full circumstances so that they may be able to see your side of the case. Please contact your ofHcials in the port that you are in and they will help you in any way they possibly can. On the Beach Oldtimers on the beach at this time include L. Knickerbocker, W. Pennington, R. Charroin, A. Ber­ nard, J. Curlew, L. Saar, W. I"isher, H. Arlinghaus, R. Malone, J. Lavery, R. Graf, T. Moriarty, M. Hagerty, F. Votto, L. Dean and E. Bulik. Men in the marine hospitals at present are Hoyt L. Hackney, P. S. Yuzon, O. Gustavsen, J. Childs, C. Neumaior, H. Y. dhoe, W. Single­ ton, George H. Leary, E. L. Woods, T. A. Scanton, J. Perreira and T. T. Greer. Tom Banning San Francisco Port Agent mian) and the Alcoa Puritan and Baltimore: Alcoa Runner (Alcoa). Claude Simmons Asst. Sec.-Treas. New York: Shipping On Upgrade For AH Departmenis 4 Savannah: 4. Three Ship Laynps Pel Shipping On.Slow Beii 4. Baltimore, as far as shipping is concerned, is really 'on the slow bell and there doesn't seem to be any immediate relief in sight. In the past two weeks, we had the Edith (Bull); Stony Creek (AmerShipping remained just fair for the past two week period. The Tramp) and the Trojan Seaman Southstar of South Atlantic was (Troy) going into idle status. So the only ship paying off and the you can readily see this added greatly to the number of men we only ship signing on. had already on the beach. Those ships in-transit were the Best advice, at this time, is not Rosario and Marina (Bull); the to register at this port, unless you Yaka (Waterman); the Seatrains are prepared to stay around for at Georgia and Louisiana; the Robin Sherwood (Seas Shipping) and the least a month. In the meantime, w^are keeping our fingers crossed Steel Executive (Isthmian). hoping that a few of these vessels Recently, at the payoff of the which Southstar in Charleston, the State crew up.we have lying idle will of Georgia stepped in to attach At the present time we have approximately $50 each of the pay of two men for state income taxes. only one unsettled beef. It regards oilers doing wip­ The tax commissioner reports that ers' work on the this is all well and proper and the Seatiger (Coloni­ company is holding the money un­ al). It has been til a court decision is handed submitted to down. Feel Action Illegal headquarter^ and We have made a complete record we hope to have of the proceedings so far and will something in the turn it over to headquarters with near future on the request that the Union at­ this item. torneys take legal action if neces­ Ship Payoff Addison sary. We feel the action is both 4*4. . In the past illegal and improper, since both two weeks, we paid off the Wilmington: men are out of state residents. Venore, Marore, Santore, Feltore, One lives in Florida and the other Chilore (Ore); the Trinity man makes his home in South (Carras); the Seatiger (Colonial); Carolina. the Oremar (Calmar); the Paoli Our choice for Seafarer of the and Lone Jack (Cities Service); week is Thomas Arnold Benson the Edith, Evelyn, Suzanne and In Wilmington, the crew of the who started sailing with the SIU Mae (Bull) and the Trojan Seaman Maiden Creek (Waterman) were in 1948 after a somewhat colorful- (Troy). commended for their action in life ashore. Signing on were the Venore, spotting and picking up 12 men In the First World War, Benson Marore, Feltore, Santore, Chilore from a tuna clipper that had sunk received a foot injury while serv­ (Ore); the Raphael Semmes (Water­ off the California coast. • ing in the Army. . The injury man); the Lone Jack (Cities Serv­ The port has been holding its caused brother Benson to seek ice); Seatiger (Colonial) and the own as a^transit port, with 13 ships some diversified employment. He Bethcoaster and Oremar (Calmar). in-transit during first studied costume designing In-transit ships were the Ines the past two and studied hat designing under and Rosario (Bull); the Cabins weeks. The AlMadam Dufing. This proved to be (Mathiason); the Alcoa Puritan cok Planter (Al­ a rather lengthy project, so he and Runner (Alcoa); the Marymar coa) paid off and accepted bit parts in movies. Back (Calmar); the Chickasaw, Iberville, signed on for a in the days of the silent films, he Raphael Semmes and Andrew run to the Far usually played the role of a butler. Jackson (Waterman); the Steel East. Worked In Silent Films Maker (Isthmian) and the Robin During the Leaving the movies, he then Kettering and Robin Doncaster of past two weeks worked for seven years for Ger­ Seas Shipping. the port regis­ Hutcherson trude Webster. Working in defense Hall Report tered 32 men in plants throughout World War II, We would like to report that we Hhe three departments and shipped he felt the urge to go to sea in have been in constant contact with 30. 1948 and of course chose the best the general contractor and various A recent visitor was brother H. Union to- sail in—the SIU. From sub-contractors that are working C. Hutcherson, who came out to that moment on he has never re­ on the new hall and we have their California from New Orleans for gretted his decision. assurance that they are doing all a vacation. After a week. Brother Oldtimers on the beach are W. possible to enable us to take over Hutcherson shipped as deck engi­ Stoll, A. Fricks, M. Brightwell, F. on or about the first of August. neer aboard the Maiden Creek. Boyne, A. Edenfield and H. Glisson. On the political scene, I am sure Jeff Morrison E. B. Tilley the membership is aware by now Savannah Port Agent Wilmington Port Agent that the Democratic primaries are coming up and that they should be sure to all go to the polls and vote on Monday, June 28. Vote for the men you know are favorable to us and labor in general. Man Of The Week ^ Our man of the week is Brother William B. Addison, who has been Shipping Figures June 2 to June 16 an SIU member since 1946 and TOTAL SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. REG. TOTAL REG. REG. sails at various ratings in the en­ ENG. STEW. SHIPPED DECK DECK ENGINE STEW. * REG. PORT gine depai-tment. He has always 14126 83 49 32 17 14 18 Boston been a very conscientious union 258 91 ^ 72 95 - 118 93 333 122 man and at various times has 21 . 7 10 72 4 ^ sailed as engine department dele­ 21 24 27 gate Md ship's delegate, 140 39 48 53 285 93 85 107 ceives from the SID. 84 30 22 77 32 25 22 30 Norfolk At the hospital are Warren Whit14 7 4' 3 9 30 10 11 Savannah mer, Otis J. Harden, Tony Mastan23 .tuno, Robert W. Standford, Ben 7 8 8 18 16 50 16 Tampa ..................... 132 Lawson, Lorenzo Brigida, Robert 43 " 44 45 132 43 45 44 Mobile .................... Scales, John T. Watt. Thomas An205 60 68 77 • 204 TO 78 56 New Orleans :. kerson, William Kenny, James 100 39 22 39 115 48 43 24 Galveston) ...». .j..."...... Dodson, Gorman Glaze, Jessie A. 112 42 SO 40 ^ 39 124 49 ' 36 Seattle . Clarke, Walton Hudson, Heinrich 80 29 22 92 29 Wlese, Patsy A. Pasquale, Robert 42 . 21 San Francisco ............ •. . 29 ' G. Cooper and Comelious Palmer 30 10 « 32 12 11 12 , WiliningtoB Earl Sheppard ,. ,. . .. .•.••^]|altl^aTa>aF* , 430 482-' Grew Of Maiden Creek Saves Tuna Fisherman As we predicted in our last re­ port, shipping in the Port of New York has contmued on the upgrade for the past two weeks with good shipping for all departments. We had two' ships come out of layup that took full crews. They were the Raphael Semmes (Waterman) and the Lawrence Victory (Mississippi). We have two more in layup that are expected out in a few days so shipping should hold up good for the coming period. We are happy to report that according to the pa­ trolmen the ships are continuing to come in with less beefs and therefore smooth payoffs. With the new agreement and clarifications coming out shortly, we believe that there will be even less reason for beefs as every one will be able to more clearly interpret the agree­ ment and eliminate some of the misunderstandings that we have had in the past. After we complete negotiations on all of the agreements |ye intend to continue to hold clarification meetings with the freight and tanker operators and eventually we should wind 'up with the smoothest working agreement in the business, ness. Port Traffic We paid off fifteen ships in the past two weeks, signed seven on foreign articles and serviced 20 ships in transit. Paying off were the Alexandra (Carras); the. Steel Surveyor and Steel Maker (Isthmian); the Ma­ rina, Kathryn, Frances and Show Me Mariner (Bull); the Val Chem (Valentine); the Ocean Betty (Mari-, time Overseas); the Bradford Island, Chiwawa and Government Camp (Cities Service); Jefferson City Victory (Victory Carriers); the Robin Kettering (Robin) and the Fairland (Watef-man). Ships signing o*n were !he Steel Surveyor and Steel Traveler (Isth­ mian); the Robin Sherwood and Robin Doncaster (Robin); Jeffer­ son City Victory; the Show Me Mariner and the Lawrence Victory (Mississippi). Ships In-Transit In-transit vessels were the Seagarden (Orion); the Government Camp (Cities Service); the Chicka­ saw,, Fairland, La Salle, Antinous and Wild Ranger ~tWaterman); the Seatrains Savannah, Louisiana, New York, Georgia, New Jersey and Texas; the Elizabeth and Bea­ trice (Bull); the Mankato Victory (Victory Carriers); the Steel De­ signer and. Steel Surveyor (Isth­ Georgia Tax Men Bid In Af Ship's Payeff v.w; 'J A&G satppma RECORD \ ,l v-«Ti. r. •' - • • I - �-• •" • \'v:,' '; - '• • , • • ' Pace Sixtem SEkPARER^ tdt^ Fire Drill The Captain Is For Burning \&•: 1- By SEAFARERS LOQ Photo Editor Things aren't done in half-measure aboard the Greece Victory, according to Seafarer Ray­ To many photographers, shutter speed is merely a mechanical- and mond Sparks, who communicates with the LOG by means of a letter in order to let the mathematical hurdle to jump in the process of making a photograph. But it can be much more than that; shutter speed is also a definite rest of the world know how firefighting is done aboard the South Atlantic vessel. artistic tool like other photographic characteristics such as depth of Unlicensed . crewmembers^ ~ and topside alike take- credit there wOre two back there and little hackwork and a lot of salt field and the cheihistry of film development. In analyzing the mechanics of your shutfer in terms of visual effect, water. They were buite happy also two fire stations, but when for the unusual technique de­ veloped aboard the Honolulu they arrived upon the scene they about their schbme, but the captain we have classified speeds into four different areas:. 1/5 of a second and slower, 1/100 of a second, 1/250 of a second and 1/500 of a second bound ship. Sparks is not quite took care of the situation wlfh a is still burning. and higher. Each of these iime areas, has a different result on film, sure whether anything like it has and quite different moods and effects may be established by each. ever been attempted aboard any Recuperating Long Way From Home The utility speed for general outdoor shooting is 1/100 of a second, other ship at sea, or elsewhere, but fast enough to stop normal action, minimize camera shake and pernilt he believes it is- quite odd and adequate depth of field. A -speed of 1/250 of a second enables you to something he is not likely to en­ getaS crisp image of more active subject matter. counter again in many future years Speeds of 1/500 of a second and faster are necessary to stop violent at sea. action such as encountered in .sports photography. The various slow Realistic Fire Drill The episode was rather short­ shutter speeds—1/5 of a second and less—are useful in obtaining de­ lived, but it made Monday, May 17, liberate motion blur and off-beat effects, but require the use of a tripod. 1954, a memorable occasion in at Motion Patterns least one Seafarer's mind. The cap­ Of all shutter speeds, the slowest, 1/5 of a second and Jess, are the tain, according to a pre-arranged easiest to use for creating imaginative pictures of action. Although a plan, had the third mate set fire slightly slow speed like 1/25 of a second may just make the picture to a waste basket on the fantail of look unpleasantly "soft," an extremely slow shutter speed can be used the vessel just five minutes before to create patterns of motion. The action of light falling on the film is a regularly-scheduled fire drill and similar to the action of an air brush on a piece of paper; the light rays boat drill. The captain, it seems, continue to fall on the negative in layers and actually superimpose went in for realism, but he was not many images on each other. At speeds of 1/5 of a second and less, use quite prepared for the succeeding a tripod to mininiize blur due to camera action. events in firefighting technique de­ veloped by his intrepid crew. A speed of 1/lOtt of a sdbond is'perhaps the most useful choice for The word spread like wildfire on general camera work. iVs available on all but the simplest cameras, is the ship. The watch on deck, ever fast enough to stop most normal human activities and yet permits a alert, proceeded aft post haste small enough aperture for convenient depth of field. when they saw something blazing Although you can leam to hand-hold your camera steady at 1/50 of back on the fantail. Muscles quick­ a second and slower, you'll reduce disappointments if you use 1/100 of ly answering the summonses of Seafarer Neal Cairns, recuperating at Tokyo Army hospital a while a second whehever lighting conditions permit. Set at this all-around their brains, the men tossed the back, poses with cherry blossoms and Yoshiko Wakabayashi. The utility speed, your camera is readrto take most types of pictures with­ offending basket and blaze over the out changing the shutter. seaman hails from East Orange, NJ| and is back home now. side, quenching the fire in the most effective method yet devised by man. There was more than enough LOG-A.RHYTHM: water to do the job. Fire Breakdown Once again the LOG's itinerant correspondent, Spider Just then, with the basket'bobbing in the ship's'wake, the gen­ Korolia, writes of the. doings in and around New Orleans, By M. Dwyer eral alarm went off for fire and adding just a bit of Korolian flavor to his Crescent City tales. boat drill. After the completion of In and out of New Orleans-* what turned out to be a routine JSPHS hospital for the past was so lazy he explained the intri­ Cecil the Seasick Serpent Once squared away in the hole, Swam the seven seas. drill, the captain notwithstanding, 1 months^ waiting for a "flt cate I He figured he'd sit tight. maneuvers, by hand, that they the skipper called all hands to the for duty" slip. Spider is well up on would have to do, without rising Well liked by those who knew him. He hadn't any gear. For he knew how to please. For he always traveled light. saloon mess for a critique. the news and idiosyncrasies of the from his position on the grass. He' started firing questions thick various wards in the institution.. Thankful, the inquirers wanted to One day he went a roaming, Then suddenly he heard the ship and fast and the first thing he Here follows - When .fed up with the sea. Getting underway. his somewhat dubi­ reward him for fiis trouble. He de­ wanted to know was why the third ous account of some of the happen­ clined the proffered ihoney, how­ Adventure within him burning,' And felt, as-many seamen do. mate hadn't run out a fire hose or He left his home and lee. The excitement of sailing day. ever, claiming he would have to grabbed an extinguisher when the ings in and around the hospital: We had a lulu of a patient on turn over to put it in his pocket. He spied a ship moored to a pier, Poor Cecil never.sailed before. basket blazed up. The mate begged Then a gleam came to his eye. So how was he to know. Own Torture off, excusing himself with the my deck, Spider says. He was a The ship (would roll and toss In the surgical ward a hospital­ If he could only stow aviay. statement that it would have been pretty lazy guy and would sleep Well, it w^ worth the try. When heavy waters flow. of no use since a couple of the ABs all the time in the day time. How­ ized man asked the doctor to re­ ever, he had the nurses trained to move all the corns from his .toes He knew he must be quiet and an OS tossed the basket over Now you see how he got his noma And not make a sound , By all the friends he knew, the side. He didn't see the sense wake him up whenever he got and put them on the soles of his y Bvery time he spies a ship. of directing a stream of water intb hungry. They were working in re­ feet. He wanted to be the only one Or surely he would frighten Anyone who might be around. His seaman's heart is^blue. the ocean, he said while the cap­ lays, because he didn't want to miss to be able to step on-his corns. out on anything-free. Someone else made a more practi­ tain muttered. cal suggestion, but it was vetoed Lazy Patient^ When the captain got through Shipmate Snaps Dei Mar Crewmen Another somewhat lazy soul was by hospital authorities. The man with the mate, he directed his fire at the other three culprits in ques­ the patient who was lolling on the wanted juke boxes placed in the tion. He wanted to know why they grass on the hospital grounds to wards for the entertainment of the didn't grab extinguishers on their pass the time away. Some passing men, but it was voted down on the way back to the fire. They said strangers asked him directions. He grounds that the music would drown out the patients' stories of their operations to the guy In the next bed. One hot summer day. Spider con­ cludes, three frozen doctors were brought into his ward. Fortunately, (1) Tom can paint a large room in 10 hours. Harry can paint.the they were alLDr. Peppers. same room in 15 hours. How long would it take them to do it together? (2) Whose story links together the tales of The Arabian Nights: (a) Aladdin, (b) Scheherezade, (c) The Queen of Sheba, (d) Sinbad? (3) Which male actor recently won the Academy Award for 1953 for the best male leading role of the year: (a) Gary Cooper,, (b) William Holden, (c) Anthony Quinn, (d) Frank" Sinatra? The LOG is interested in col­ lecting and printing photo­ (4) Hoover Dam, one of the largest in the world and located in the graphs showing what seagoing Colorado River on the border between Arizona and Nevada, used to be was like in the old days. All known by another name. What was it? you oldtimers who have any (5) Which state in the Union has the smallest abbreviation? old mementos, photographs of (6) How many feet of fencing would be required to enclose a rec­ shipboard life, pictures of tangular field 20 yards long and 14 yards wide? ships or anything that would (7) Nearly three-fourths of the cheese made in the US is made in show how seamen lived, ate one state. Which state is it: (a) New York, (b) California, (c) JVisconsin, and worked in the days gone (dl New Jersey? by, send them in to the LOG. (8) Who was the first Vice-President to become President of the Whether they be steam or sail, US: (a) Thomas Jefferson, (b) John Adams, (c) James Madison, (d) around the turn of the cen­ Andrew Johnson? tury, during the first world (») The sum of two numbers is 35. Four times one number is equal war and as late as 1938, the to ten times the other. What are the numbers? LOG is interested, in them aU. (10) What old song begins, "How dear to my heart are the scopes We'll take care of them and Tluej ctttwmembers off the Del Mar Ilna up op dqckside to have of my. childhood'?? . i; ;, .. return your souvenirs to yQi|.. their pifitura taken by,ahipma|;e Dick Martinez: Leff to right, (Qois Answer* on Page 20) aro Tosiy Civ«flJo, tony Rtis^ and Harold Trjbih. Hospital Has Many Tales Quiz Corner Olde Photos Wanted by MJOG ir^' fe^'--' fe-. pp' /".- h • Cecil The Seasick Serpent �JOM 28. 1884 SEAFARERS LOG Fate Seventeem Cavalier Crew Celebrates Shipmate's Marriage BIr. and Mr>. Randy C. Bass, (seated rlfht) get rousinr toast from fellow crewmembers and friends at the occasion of their recent marriige. Weddinc reception attracted bier crowd of well-wishers for the Alcoa passenger ship crewmember. Taste tfood? Don^t Keep it A Secret Cooks, bakers or stewards who have special recipes that . they are proud of are invited to send them in to the SEA­ FARERS LOG Galley Glean­ ings column. That way they can be used on other ships. And any Seafarer who feels his galley gang has something that really rates should ask them to do the same. It serves to stimulate good feeding on all SIU vessels. By Spike Martin A pretty uninteresting ftght be­ the one-round kayo of Willie. Pep tween two' moderately-successful by Lulu Perez caused quite a few middleweights took on added in­ eyebrows to elevate, with reports terest when it was colored by re­ that the District Attorney's office ports of an attempted fix. Middle­ was "investigating" that one. weight Bobby Jones reported that Jones On Short End he had been approached by various As far as the Giardello fight was and sundry people over the phone concerned, odd part about the and in person offering him <ub- fTx story wasthe that was a "fourstantial sums of money to "dump" to-one underdog. Jones Usually if any­ the fight. body is going to pull a fix they will As a result, heavyweight con­ want it to work the other way tender Clarence Henry found him­ so they can take advantage self in the jug under charges and around what the District Attorney's office of the long pull in the odds. In any case, Jones went out and calls an "investigation" was un­ made a good fight of it against derway. Giardello who is supposed to be -LaMotta's Performance Dump stories are nothing new in the top contender for the middle­ the fight game although this was weight crown. While Giardello won the first time in quite a long while the fight, Jones proved again what that a fighter actually rejjorted a seemed ^obvious before, that Giar­ bribe attempt. Just to name a few dello would have no business in there was the famous one-round the ring with the likes of Bobo "knockout" of Jake LaMotta by Olson. It would seem that Olson's man­ Blackjack Billy Fox. They are still looking for the punch that laid La­ agement made a mistake by sign­ Motta low in that fight, and the ing with Castellani for a title fight consensus of opinion was and still instead of Giardello. Castellani has is that the punch was thrown with the equipment to cause Olson trou­ a rubber band wrapped around it ble. Giardello who knows practical­ long before the fighters entered ly nothing about fighting inside, would be the softest touch that Ol­ the ring. Then of course, more recently. son has had in quite , some time. i Says See City, Not Judge SiSf-i Shipboard Passenger Is Observer At Meeting A rather unusual but satisfactory incident took place aboard the Alcoa Patriot, an Alcoa vessel, earlier in the month, as reported to the LOG by the medium of the ship's minutes of a union meeting aboard the-^ vessel. The meeting was Childs and his request was to be chaired by Milton Robinson, allowed to observe the goings-on who imparts this bit of informa­ at the Union meeting of the un­ tion to the paper. licensed crewmembers aboard the It seems, according to our in­ scow. Flattered by his interest, formant, that a passenger aboard the men allowed him to view the the ship made an unusual request. proceedings so that he might be­ Seafarer M. A. Stabile, right, poses with wife on other side of sign The passenger's name was Bernard come better acquainted with the on road linking Houston and Brehan, Tex., which warns motor­ way meetings are run. ists to drive slowly or see the magistrate. Daughter Kathy, eight, The visitor, it was reported, took the picure while dad was vacationing from the Trinity. needless to say, was very impressed by the thorough­ ness and the con­ duct of the meet­ ing, expressing That in 1907 the Australiana President Woodrow Wilson on its avid interest in The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, built a fence 1,000 miles long from face, is for use only in transactions the affairs of the bakers and others who'd like to shate favored recipes, little-known the north coast to the south to between member banks of the Fed­ men and the cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, keep rabbits from invading West­ eral Reserve System and the Treas­ Union and in the suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's George Gordon's ern Australia? Brought into the ury Department. tone of the meet­ recipe for southern gumbo. country-in 1788, by the middle of t 4" 4 ing. He was, ac­ the 19th century the rabbits had From deep down south comes one of the most popular That San Francisco has the only cording to Robin­ done too well and were a distinct municipally-owned opera house in Robinson dishes of Seafarers—gumbo. Almost exotic in taste, it is a son, very im­ menace to sheep raising. the US? The opera house is one of pressed to find out the men were delicious combination of Creole cookery and the succulent t l" the buildings in the Civic Center, That American naval hero David which occupies more than three so strongly organized and had such shrimp that abound in the^ The mixture should be allowed Porter (1780-1843) was & rear ad­ square blocks. In 1945, the Civic faith in their Union leaders and Gulf area. Creole to cook for about a half hour. miral in the Mexican navy? Porter Center was the scene of the inter­ organization. Child, a native CallFor Southern Fifteen minutes before the gumbo served in the war with Tripoli and national'conference that drew up fornian, was delighted to be pres­ gumbo, take six is ready to be taken from the fire, in the War qf 1812 against the the charter for the UN and also ent at the meeting and gave his onions, eight a pound of boiled rice and about British, but later, while cruising in was the site of the signing of the thanks to the membership for the green peppers 12 cups of okra are added. The privilege afforded him. and one bunch of the West IndiesI caused an incident Japanese peace treaty. rice and okra are added last and in Puerto Rico which wound up celery diced not . ^ ^ not allowed to cook too long, since with him being court-martialed too small and they have already been cooked and and suspended for six months. Be­ That St. Augustine, Fla. is the combine with a more cooking would make them cause of this, he resigned and en­ oldest city in the US? The half pound of but­ glutinous or paste-like. This recipife tered t)?e Mexican Navy as a rear Spanish settled on the site in 1565 ter in a saucepan and it has been continuously occu­ serves 40. admiral, but left three years later, and braise for pied ever since. Sante Fe, NM, is George Gordon, born in Savan­ about 15 minutes in 1829, to become a US consular Gordon the second oldest city. nah, Ga., has a home grown know­ Crewmembers of the Santore on the t<^ of the official. ledge of Southern cookery as well (Ore Line) report that they took stove. tit That children-of deceased Sea-^ Thai the SIU hall in Seattle Is up a tarpaulin muster for the Next, 15 pounds of raw peeled as 30 years* experience cooking farers who had three years' sea- now located at First Avenue and widow of Roy Justice, crewmem­ shrimp should be added and the and baking on shipboard. He Miw lives in New York and time on SlU-contracted ships are Wall Street, a block from the old ber who passed away recently. A shrimp and vegetables allowed to has been sailing SIU since 1942 also eligible to apply for SIU quarters? The new location follows money order of $62 was forwarded simmer for about 15 minutes. with time out for a stretch with scholarship benefits? Four $6,000 the opening of a new SUP building to the Baltimore hall to be passed Fish Or Chicken Stock Uncle Sam. He was a cook and scholarships are awarded each in the port last month. SIU-A&G on to Mrs. Justice along with the Now you are ready for the liquid baker for three years in the Quar­ year, which the successful appli­ offices are located on the main $2,500 death benefit from the SIU ^ Welfare Plan. . ingredients. Combine with one termaster Corps and later in the cants may use for a four-year floor of the new structure. Crewmembers expressed the pint of fish or chicken stock and Army Air Force. course of study at any college or t t a? This is Gordon's favorite recipi university they choose. That the southernmost point in wish that the contribution, together a pint of tomato juice or stewed Europe is further south than many with the Union benefit, will help tomatoes, one tablespoon of gumbo for Creole or Southern gumbo, bu That although 1^100,008 bills are places on the coast of northern make up for her loss, and give file and a tablespoon of curry pow­ he says there are numerous varia Issued by the U1& Treasury, no one Africa? The British coiony of Gi­ an idea of the respect and esteem der and add this to the shrimp and tions of this delicious dish. is allowed to use them? The $100,-" braltar is also further south than of the late brother's shipmates for vegetables seasoning with salt and Chicken, crab and numerous varie­ ties of fish may be used. e pepper to taste. him. 000 bill,^whleh has' a portrait of ahy point iq" Italy t)r GreecU. Santore Crew Aids Widow « i ..f., .Mri . • si . '^1 �SEAFARERS P«C* ElsMem Korean Vet.Set , To Ship Out Again LOG Jui* t5, UM L E T T E R S Sees Great Need Fovlnjurg Report To the Editor: T* the Editor: After being in Korea for 13 sages to be handled as speedily as In recent weeks, there have been fore, we do not expect a profit re­ months, I will be rotated shortly. possible. In emergency cases, the ra­ turn so great as a strictly commer­ quite a few letters sent to the I would appreciate it if you would dio should be used for this ihircial house." Brother Sipivey went LOG outlining and discussing the send me some information about pose. If this was put down on pa­ To the Editor: on to add, "All of our products are possibilities of the'Union placing getting my book out of retirement. per in black and white between the accident forms on all SIU contract­ During the past fifteen years, I of tbo-highest quality,^and carry ed ships. Just before I came into the ar­ Union and the companies, I think have the manufacturers unconditional been in and out of various my, I retired my book In good it would certainly be of benefit to USPHS I have followed each issue very hospitals perhaps a dozen guarantee. Naturally, they are standing in Sep­ closely and I am happy to see that the membership. It would be bet­ times with a chronic skin disorder. union made." tember of 1952. ter for the companies too, because I als? learned that any type of all the opinions expressed in the In the previous USPHS hospi­ My last ship was that way a man would get medical tals the staff has shown complete constructive criticism or sugges­ letters to the LOG have been 100 the Western per cent for the attention as soon as possible, sav­ Indifference as to tions are ^ppreciat^. I was told Farmer which adoption of such ing everybody a lot of grief and fi­ whether or not I that this is the_Sea Chest's only broke in half in a plan, but I am way of knowing what the member­ nancial trouble all around. was given any re­ the English somewhat s u rship want. Walter Reidy lief. Channel follow- prised at the lack -The Sea Chest, in my.opinion, is Since' entering 4. 4^ ^ ing a collision on of interest shown another prime example of clean, the Galve.ston August 21, 1952. by a large major­ USPHS hospital. progressive, democratic trade unIt sure will be ity of the mem­ ionism-at work. It shows what can May 3, 1954, great to sail bership who have be done for the betterment of all have had such again. I haven't even seen salt wa­ To the Editor: faUed to express concerned when the membership wonderful care I wrote you last November giv­ ter for 13 months. I met a couple themselves on Wilson and treatment and officials work in close coopera­ Brandon of SIU brothers here in Korea, ing my new address. Up to this this very importion. I believe the Sea Chest will end for the first and we have a bull session when­ point I get the LOG only occasion­ tant issue. ally, an^ still with my old address. time in my life, I received some be used as a pattern by other JPerhaps some are unaware of its ever we chance to meet. unions in the maritime industry. Some of my other buddies are I am the mother of a merchant relief. importance; the lienefits and per­ M. Darley Doctor Irion, who has shown seaman and miss the LOG very listening in as I write this letter. sonal protection such a plan would tremendous interest In my ca.se, 4^ 4^ 4^ Some of them find it hard to be­ much. offer. No doubt a great number of I had a severe heart attack a has given me a series of treatments lieve about the good conditions on our membership nev^ had the year ago and just underwent a which have proven very benefiic^al. SIU ships. misfortune of spending, time in Since I've been in the Army, even major operation a few weeks ago. Another doctor. Doctor Cooper, hospitals', either abroad or in this while in Korea, I have never failed My son's wife gave birth to a boy has also taken great interest in my To the Editor: couiitry. I have spent time in both, to receive the LOG. I want to send on May 18, but I guess you know case and at present I am enjoying As I didn't have the opportunity and at the present I am in the my thanks to the Union for keep­ about it by now. The baby's name better health than ever before. at the time to thank them proper­ Hospital. Incidentally, I would like to com­ ly, I'd like to take this means to Staten Island ing me up to date on what is hap­ is Donald Anthony Fisher. Cruel Experience . My old address was 2883 Harri­ pliment the. dietician for the won­ express my sincerest gratitude to pening. Since • being drydocked in this derful food served here. son. My new address Is 1954 Mon­ Cpl. Donald A. Rondblad the three Seafarers who voluntar­ hospital for the past few weeks, I tana Avenue, Apt. 2, Cincinnati 11, I am writing this letter to you in ily donated blood for me recently have had ample opportunity to talk APO 7 c/o Postmaster Ohio. I have been getting the LOG order that you In the home office at Presbyterian Hospital, New to and visit with several of my San Francisco, Caiif. about ten years and I would like may know the excellent care we York. brother members.. Some of their 4- t it received and how much we appreci­ to keep on getting it. The act of kindness by these experiences have been so cruel, in­ ate it. Thelma Fisher three men, Leonard C. Cherwln, human and indecent that they ara James H. Brandon (Ed. note: Your change of ad­ Jerome Pine and Eugene J. Pin- very hard to believe.dress has been noted; you will 41 4" 41 nell, who personally are strangers But they must be believedv^ for To the Editor: continue to receive the LOG to me, was deeply appreciated. you are looking at the facts, in On our last trip out we were on every two weeks, as published.) Now I know what he means when person, in the form of another the shuttle between Japan and my son-in-law, who is a member of brother member whose chances of 4. i 4i Korea when two of the brothers on the SIU, talks about the "Brother­ complete recovery have been great­ To the Editor: board needed medical attention. Thanks for sending the LOG hood of the Sea." Bless all of you. ly reduced by the negligence of One man had a bad heart condi­ Mrp. Mary M. Logan these past six months over here; some ship's officer or company of­ tion and the other one was hurt. To the Editor: it is always good to^ceive it. ficial who look upon a human life 4^ 4^ 4^ It would have been better if both About three months ago I sent I have a new address which I am as some fixture or a piece of ma­ of them had been put off right in for the LOG and as yet haven't chinery to be replaced after it has away and sent back to the States received or heard anything about enclosing. I would appreciate it if you would print my address in the served its usefulness or become ob­ as sodn as possible. it. I presume it has been lost in LOG as I'd like to hear from some To the Editor: solete. It seemed as though that the the mail. of my old shipmates such as Paul When you meet a brother mem­ skipper was in no hurry to take I,am a merchant seaman and I have been physically disabled Turner, P. E. Jemigan and Freddie care of the matter and instead of since last November and unable have followed the sea for 30 years. ber coming down the corridor in a sending a wireless message or a to get such news as the LOO car­ Tampol. At present I am homeward bound wheelchair which is hi$ only way As of now, I have ten months after a voyage of four months to of getting around, or visit a broth­ cable, a letter was sent back to the ries in its wide variety of columns been lying on his back company's offices awaiting instruc­ concerning the doings of ships and left over here before going home. 'India. I am married to the same er who PFC David Miller girl for 28 years, have a home of for eight or ten months and has tions, and the men had to stay on shipmates. US 54136339 the ship until return mail was my own, as do many merchant sea­ nothing to look forward to but an­ Would you be so kind as to send Hq. Btry. 63d FABn men, and, along with the rest, am other eight or ten months in bei received. the LOG starting with the June APO 24 c/o PM • a credit to the commtmity. As you continue your visit and It seems to me there should be meissue. San Francisco, Cal. meet other brothers who, but for some kind of form on board for Much has been said of the hard, Stanley Watlack notifying the Union that a man has careless, shiftless, drinldng life of neglect, should have been out of (Ed. note: Sorry about delay. here months ago sailing the sea become ill and arrangements made Will see to it that you seamen, putting get LOGs they love, but instead some are now with the company for these mes- from now on.) seamen, in gen­ being fitted for a different and eral, in a pretty much more permanent kind of To the EditoR low classification voyage. The hiring hall did away with and one who When you see these and many the fink, the crimp, and the shang- should always be more things hapepning because of haier; a strong militant member­ kept at a safe tlie lack of respect of one'*human ship and an enforced contract has distance. We are being for another then I think it given us economic security plus de­ human beings, is time for the complete membeiv cent working conditions, not to we seamen, and VOU ARESiCk OR INJURED ship to band together and make mention all the benefits derived like other hu­ JeUetto AND ENTER A PRIVATE HOSPITAL the adoption of this accident form from the Welfare Plan; and now man beings, we plan a must. may drink a little, but so does the the Sea Chest has made the un­ NOTIFY THE UNION ANp THE^ May I again urge the member­ scrupulous waterfront peddler and landlubber. Ask the average pub­ U.S.p. M.S. —PROMPTLY/ the shoddy slop chest dealer ' a lican what trade he depends upon ship to consider the importance of thing of the past. These vultures to stay in business. Many saloon this issue and send their sugges­ of the docks must now find other keeper's in the USA have never tions to the LOG. To each mem­ birds to prey upon. had a seaman Inside their door ber it meahs only a-few minutes of While in New York, I decided to yet, with the exception of the bars time plus a postage stamp. Cliff Wilson go down and see the much talked along the waterfront. ^ 4> 4- 4Today a seaman's calling is con­ about Sea Chest, but first I bought New York Times." I spent the sidered one of the finest and at­ greater part of one morning com­ tracts :?ouths and men of the high­ paring Sea Chest prices with those est character, many with college advertised in the "Times." In the and high school diplomas. They To the Editor: I'd like to thank my shipmates afternoon I visited some of the are to be found in every rating. Seamen get to see many lands, oh the Anniston City and also the large New York department stores for a further comparison. I was and, during their travels, go,ashore other Union brothers who wrote amazed to learn that Sea Chest to see the sights, buy presents and me while I was laid up in the prices compared favorably with meet the natives socially. They are Halifax infirmary. I.got hurt on any that I saw any place, and in ambassadors-at-large for their the ship pretty badly and it cer­ many instances were a great deal countries. With his world-wide tainly helped cheer me up to know travel behind him, there is very that the friends I sailed with were lower, especially on appliances. little left to a seaman's imagina­ thinking of me. No Secret Sister Catherine De Cecci and I returned the following day to, tion, and when he comes to choose leam the secret. Brother Price a wife, he„ invariably chooses one the rest of the staff at the Halifax Spivey, the. Sea Chest manager, from the USA, if he's an Ameri­ infirmary deserve a hand for the said to me, "There'are no secrets. can seaman. Lucky indeed the way they tdok care of me. They We buy directly from the manufac­ lady of his choice will be, for a seemed anxious to please and saw turer, thus eliminating, the 'mld- well-traveled seaman makes a to it that all my wants were at­ tended to. They are certainly topg. dleTman's' profit. Besides, this is splendid husband. Terry MoNeea - John Jelletto aAej^w to Uie metob«c^hip:-^ye-< iMuds Galveston USPHS Etospital r '• . ' i-'v V^. ' ft-'' Seafarer^s Mom EOG Reader Thanks Seaiarers For Blood Aid Hits Attitude Towards Sick Misses News Ot Ships^ Friends Wants To Hear From Shipmates Seafarers Make Good Husbands Sags Sea Chest Tops ^Em All J"'- r- Thanks Friends For Writing Him ..fy' .-• ?" •m �Jtee tS. 1*84 Expresses Thanhs To Membership To the Editor: I wish to take this opportunity to express my appreciation and hum­ ble thanks to the officials and membership of the Savannah hall for their sympathies and assistance in providing palibearers for the funeral of my father who passed away while I was at sea. Chester Yow tit Gives Thanks To Aii Who Helped SEAFARERS LOC Face Nlaeteai L E TIE E S ' mendous work that Union seamen have accomplished through the years in improving the conditions of seafarers. After eight torturous weeks of basic training at Fort Ord, Calif., and eight more of specialized (?) training in harbor craft (I sail FWT and oiler) at Fort Eustis, Va., where, incidentally, I met several SIU men, I am now In supply with the engineers. That's the army for you. At least here in the Presidio one can see the ships come and go and look forward to returning to the sea. I would like to thank Gordon Dolan for his letter from Galves­ ton and the USPHS hospital. New Orleans, which I finally received after three months and I sincerely hope he is all right by now. Also, I would appreciate it very much if you will bring my address up to date so that I can continue to get all the. news that's in the LOG. Pvt. Gordon J. Slover 521 (Ava Topo) 30th Engr. Gp. Presidio, San Francisco, Calif To the Editor: I certainly must give my thanks most sincerely to our secretarytreasurer, Paul Hall and our Wel­ fare representa­ tive, Walter Siekmann and our Union counsel, Seymour Miller and to Harry Dietch for the great battle they have fought for Whlttaker me in getting my citizenship papers, after they had been pending for years. It makes me feel proud and hap­ py to belong to such a well-organ­ ized Union as the SIU. All my thanks again, to the officers and my Union brothers and lots of luck to them all. Brothers, take care of your Union; that is what counts. To the Editor. Keep up the good work and we will My wife has asked me to request be tops. that the LOCi be sent to her at Donald Wblttaker our home. I have read it in the past and fountd it to be the best paper that I have ever read. I also like to see some of my f liends' pictures in it. I am on the Winter HiU of Cities To the Editor: Travel, good pay and adventure Service. I have found the men to with the Army is certainly a far cry be good members and most of all from the worthwhile, good living good ^friends. I hope to keep sail­ kind of travel a man does with the ing with the SIU. C. Fontenot SIU. (Ed. note: Your wife will re­ After having to put up with army life for six months, so far, ceive the LOG every two weeks, I can really appreciate all the tre- as published.) Wants Wife To Heeeive MAfG What4 With This Armp Sott Soap? Highly successful as-a bulk freight carrier during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, and even fOir many years afterwards, the carrack was a vessel designed to carry large burdens, but was also often employed for purposes of war. As a dual purpose ves­ sel, it undoubtedly was an integral part of the shipping of all European maritime nations, and some of them were probably as laiYe as 1,000 tons. The carrack usually had four large wales. Wants A Group insurance Pian To the Editor: I, and many others, have often asked, "What does the single man get from the Welfare Fund except hospital benefits ..when he is in the hospital?" Group insurance is a plan that I have often thought would benefit the single man, mar­ ried man, his wife and children. To the membership I would like to propose such a plan now. Under group insurance, the plan would cover all members whether book or permit as long as they are in good standing. The plan would be broad enough to cover everything, which would include fillings, cleaning, extractions, bridge wJJrk and plates, dental sur­ gery, maternity and its expenses, medically anything from a scratch, cut, or infection of any kind; com­ municable, chron­ ic and incurable diseases; all in­ juries, accidents; and all special­ ists, hospital fees for room, doctors, nurses, anasthesia. X-ray, Whitlow hon^, office, and ambulance calls as well as out­ patient treatment. Loss of wages for all non-occu­ pational illnesses and injuries would be included, whether you are an in or out-patient, figured proportionately to your monthly earnings or the present mainte­ nance and cure benefits. Since the plan would be nation­ wide', seamen would choose their own doctors whether they are home or away from home. In that re­ spect, the treatment they receive would be much better than what the marine hospitals offer, and my belief is the life of the marine hospitals are short-lived as soon as the present extension expires. Aboai'd ship where the company doesn't give full coverage, the plan could cover as well as ashore. The Union Welfare Plan would still continue paying the war bond to new arrivals, death, scholarship, disability, and hospital benefits. I am sure that Welfare and head­ quarters can Investigate other plans now already in operation and enable us to have the best group insurance now In operation. Paul Whitlow (Ed note: Under the SIU Welfare Plan, all men sailing SIU con­ tracted ships, both books and per­ mits, are entitled to sederal bene­ fits whether they are single or mar­ ried. Aside from the hospital bene­ fit, there is a $25 weekly disability benefit payable at any age, and as in the case of the three Seafarers who won the 1954 awards this week, scholarship benefits as well. There is also a $2,500 death bene­ fit payable to the beneficiary of any Seafarer.) i his job on deck. His job calls for only one class of work, but the chief cook has to be an all-round cook, butcher and have a knowl­ edge of baking and pastry work. Now getting to the chief stew­ ard, this man is the head of a de­ partment with the responsibility of all foods, linens, maintenance and the serving of meals. He has the responsibility of. making a good ship and taking care of the diets of all the men aboard the ship he's serving on. Looking at the difference in the pay rates it seems way out of proportion for the work he does. Since the bosun is a workingboss under the chief mate's orders, and the chief steward is the head of a department, 'the- same as a chief mate, I believe that a chief steward's wages should be about what a second electrician's wages are. I would also like to point out that there is a lot of overtime that a chief steward does not get any more which his gang now does, such as supervising. This is not so with a bosun. I honestly believe that our nego­ tiating committee, \when looking into the difference in pay rates of respective departments, will see that the chief cooks, night cooks and bakers and chief stewards are way underpaid. Bill Hay its. Seafarer Offers Home For Sale To the Editor: This is to let any of the brothers who might be interested in buying a home know that I would like to sell my place in Brooklyn because I intend moving elsewhere. The house is a one-family, two-story frame house located about 20 min­ utes from the SIU hall. It has eight rooms, automatic oil heat, a full cellar, big yard in the rear and is on a plot about 30 feet by 100. It has no fancy frills but can be redecorated as the pur­ chaser sees fit. The price is $5,000, but I am sure I could .reach suitable terms with the person who would take it over. The house is located at 38 Garnet Street, and the telephone is ULster 8-2559. Information can be ob: tained at any time by calling that number or by seeing the place in person. There is always somebody there, either my wife or myself. Manuel Sanches Urges Action On Accident Forms To the Editor: I guess by now that our Brother members who have been reading our Union newspaper, the LOG, for the last few months must have come across quite a few articles that have been written concerning the urgency of putting our own ac­ cident forms on all our ships. I am writing to tell you Brother members that the urge is none too great. This is an­ other progressive step towards the welfare of the membership, be­ ing done so well for the members of the best mari­ time union in the world, the SIU. I have been in Hansen the hospital for some leugth of time now and when I stop and think, I realize that the idea^of protecting the welfare of the seaman, the first of its kind that I know of, is strictly'the idea of the SIU. These accident forms sure will serve a purpose for one and all of us. There will be no more laying in a hospital in some Godforsaken port in misery and wondering if the mate or some company stiff has sent in the proper company report. No more worrying about the seri­ ousness of the accident and how long it will take before you get anywhere near home and loved ones. Thank (3od the' SIU has thought of one of the best ways in the world of protecting its men in the use of these accident forms. An­ other first for the SIU. So, fellows, I urge you one and -all for your own protection, when you get aboard your next ship and have finished choosing the dele­ gates that are to represent you for the trip, make sure you impress upon your fellow shipmates the ne­ cessity of these accident forms and don't stop until you have a 100 per­ cent vote for them on all our ships. In closing I might add, that this great Union of ours has one of the greatest welfare departments there is on land or sea, barring none. You will never know until you are in the position I was in how right I am in making this statement. The attention I have had here at the hospital has been wonderful and seeing that good old smiling face of Toby Flynn is a tonic in itself. So once again, fellows, lets all vote 100 percent for those accident forms on all our ships. Einar Hansen Happy Family Group Not Camera Shy ^ Voices Stewards Department Beef witli skids strengthening the sides. The northern carrack illus­ trated here differed somewhat from those of the southern'Waters. In the latter it was customary to permit the ends of the deck beams to project beyond the planking of the vessels sides. The ships usually had three masts, with the mainmast much larger than the other Jwo. Some ot them did cany lour masts^ includ- ing-a tiny nudn-topmast, but this spar wjg. often little-more than a.ilfg-staff..: To the Editon Sir, I am writing to express my views in the LOG on the wages of chief stewards, chief cooks and night cooks and bakers, and .would like the opinion of the brothers sailing in this category. When our negotiating committee is working out the terms of our next contract, I would like to ask them to look into the matter of bringing stewards department wages up to the level of the deck and engine departments. First, let chief cooks be paid 'at the rate of pay that, bosun is paid, nite cooks and bakers likewise. The reason I say l^at, Is that, in my opinion, a chief cook has to be an all-round tradesman, as does the baker, whereas » bosun has to know only I ^I m •I Contented family of Seafarer Stephen Mehringcr gazes happily into camera. The litUr family group resides in Camden, NJ. •• I �•-v,'sy^_ :•;:TJgr SEAFARERS Par* Twenty •*«•; ;;i- ^ • -•,t- ^ LOG JTone tS, 1954 ... DIGEST of SHIPS* MEETINGS ... MOBILIAN (Waterman), May 31—Chair­ man, J. Prascott; Sacrafary, J.- Stringfallow. Ship's delegate reported that he was told by the New Orleans hall that there was no bonus on this run. up to date. Suggestion was made to see the chief mate about getting some items that are short in the slopchest. Each man will make up a list of what he wants. Ship's laundry is to be kept clean; sani­ tary man will clean the laundry for a . week in each department; an assignment list will be posted. - FRENCH CitEEK (Cities Service), May 24—Chairman, Floyd Pence; Secretary, Dan Beard. There is a .S40 balance in the ship's fund. Deck department foc'sles and passageways need painting. Men need not give notice, if geting off, until they know where the ship is going next trip. Patrolman should check the Slopchest if a the ship goes foreign. Bread on the tables will stay fresh if left in waxed wrappers. "Snowboy" soap powder is back again after a big beef two months ago. New library is needed from ^e Sea Chest. Clean linen, i^ued to tife crew is sometimes ragged and torn. Company should have linen sorted out.. Men must stay out of the messhall if they ai-e wear­ ing only shorts. Cups are to be returned to the sink at night. Repair list should be made up for the shipyard. Steward and his department got a vote of thanks for. a job well done. YAKA (Waterman), May 9—Chairman, Chester Yow; Secretary, Backrak. John­ son was elected ship's delegate. Bosun pointed out that all repairs must be made in Baltimore. Mattresses and springs aft are bad. Repair list will be made out and turned in. Washing machine should be turned off when not in use. CUBORE (Ore), May 23—Chairman Troy Thomas; Secretary, James Archie. Ship's delegate wiU' see the chief engineer about instaiiing a new part in the wash­ ing machine. Ship's delegate wUl see the chief mate about having some of the crew's quarters painted. A vote of thanks went to the steward department for their good work. STEEL EXECUTIva (MtTinilan), May 30 —Chairman, Robert A. Barrett; Secretary, E. Wiley Carter. One man missed ship in Kahuiui Maui, Hawaii. Recommenda­ tion was made to have ship's quarters fumigated so we can start the next vo.vage afresh. Some meat in the ground meat seems to be a bit sour. Steward will be notified so this can be checked. DM replacement will be ordered at the first port of arrival. Spring wire forward will be replaced, as it is a menace and a hazard to the safety of the crew han­ dling it. Recommendation was made to have the forward mess table moved over, to give a clear pass go between each table, and to have all drains and clapper valves cleaned. FAIRISLE (Waterman), May 22—Chair­ man, C. L. Stringfellow; Secretary, W. Smith. There is no hot water aft for tak­ ing showers. Joe Barone was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. There was a discussion on Union accident re­ ports. Sanitary man asked for coopera­ tion' in 'stripping .bunks of linen on linen day. Waste paper baskets are needed for foc'sles. The catwalk will be repaired. Patrolman will contact the captain about neglecting the two men aboard ship who need hospital care. Messroom chairs will be repaired and each department delegate will make out a repair list. ANN MARIE (Bull), May 16—Chairman, E. Dakin; Secretary, V. Morton. Ice box was repaired. Motion was passed that no crewmember sign the non-witness report. Discussion was held on the report. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), May 27— Chairman, J. F. Kelley; - Secretary, James Purseil.. H. Ridgeway was elected ship's delegate. Suggestion was made to have the messroom sdugeed on leaving Mobile. Discussion was held on the time for hav­ ing the fire and boat drUi in port. Sug­ gestion was made to have this hgld in the morning, as the steward department is off in the afternoon. ORION COMET (Oil Carriers), June I— Chairman, A. M. Branconi; Secretary, W. L. O'Donnell. Steward and his depart­ ment were congratulated on a job well done, with special mention for coffee time extras. Pressure on sanitary system WiU be referred to the first assistant by the ship's deiegate. Library should be locked up in port. Crew shouid cooper­ ate in keeping the laundry clean;- De­ fective parts in bed springs should be inspected. Steward requested that beefs be mentioned at the meeting and ironed out, to keep the crew in harmony. Doors WiU be kept closed when loading and discharging cargo. Discussion was heid on permissibie smoking area on ship. Ship's delegate wiU confer with the mate on this and aU hands wiU . take pre­ cautions to keep sparks away from gas fumes. fe" DEL MAR (Mississippi), May 23—Chair­ man, George McFall; Secretary, Henry liv. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY Dover Ms Still in Delaware Thanks to one Seafarer who wrote in immediately when he was crossed up on the cross­ word puzzle in the last issue of the LOG, the editors can an­ nounce at this time that Dover is still the capital of Delaware, despite allusions to the con­ trary in the SEAFARERS LOG. The capital of Maryland is also still located at Annapo­ lis. Apologies to all readers . who may have been confused by the garbled geography in last issue. slopchest. Suggestion was made to write to headquarters to find out why. Steward and his department were commended on the good food and fine menus. Sugges­ tion was made that crewmembers take only one book at a time, instead of put­ ting five or six in their lockers for the whole trip. Only some of the last trip's repairs were dope. Effort wiil be made to have the rest of the work done at sea by the crew where possible. Ship's dele­ BRADFORD ISLAND, (Cities Service), gate will see the captain about a $20 draw June 5—Chairman, Jesse W. Maloney; for each man in the port of Ccuta. Secretary, Vincent Ratcllff. Drinking DEL MAR (Mississippi), April 25— fountain has been fixed. Steward ordered new mattresses. Discussion was held on Chairman, Eddy Stough; Secretary, Henry Gerdes. After $5.92 was spent for games, getting the recreation room fixed up. Ship's delegate will see the captain about the ship's fund stood at $210.54. Station­ this. Suggestion was made that money ery was ordered, according to the last from the ship's fund be used for fixing meeting, and will be ready next time we the radio. ^ Cups should be put back in come In. The cost will be about $80. piace after use. Feet shouid be kept off Joe Wise was .elected ship's delegate. the chairs in the messhaU. Repair lists wili be made out. The ship's fuhd stands at $10.07. ^€ SHOW ME MARINER (Bull), June 7— Chairman, J. Reed; Secretary, M. Sterne. Steward department got a vote of thanks. Deck department should help OS keep quarters clean. Linen should be obtained Discussion was held on keeping the messcial grade, not first quality. *^Crew is not on time. rooms and pantries clean. satisfied with the menus that have been ROBIN KETTERING (Seat Shipping), put out. Steward agreed to try to remedy BENTS FORT (Cities Service), June 6rthis. More variety of night lunch is May 30—Chairman, D. Whittaker; Secre­ needed. Coffee wiU be locked up in tary, N. Rocco. L. Nagie was elected ship's Chairman, C. RItter; Secretary, James Kelly. Mattresses were replaced in Linden delegate. Some men failed to report for Africa. AU hands agreed that the steward should decide if the chief cook has the watch and failed to return on caU back and opinions were asked on them. Pa­ authority to give cooks time off. Shore- to secure ship. .This will be referred to trolman will be asked about the tile in side personnel should be kept out of the patrolman. No launch service was the black gang head. One man missed inside passageways, and forbidden to use provided in Mossel Bay. Crew went on ship in Lake Charles. One night's lodging the washing machine. Magazines in good record to turn in one member for walk­ is disputed.for a member. Dale E. Wil­ condition wili be turned over to a hos­ ing off watch, drunk on watch, missing liams was elected ship's delegate by several watches, entering officers' quar­ acclamation. The messhall has just been pital or a seaman's club in Capetown. ters and electricians' rooms without au­ sougeed; It was suggested, that members ALEXANDRA (Carras), May 30—Chair­ thorization, disturbing passengers by en­ cooperate in keeping it clean. All hands man, Hall; Secretary, William M. Hand. tering their , lounge but not their rooms. agreed to an arrival pool, with a third Morgan Harris was elected ship's dele­ Charges against mai^ were dropped by of the winnings going into the ship's the master, providing Union deals with fund. If menus continue under par they him in the proper manner. Certain men WiU be shown to Brother Clark in Lake were given advice and promised to mend Charles. Old man will be asked to get a their wayward ways. Steward suggested library when calling for replacements. that rooms be left clean and dirty linen We will try again for a better trade of turned in. Washing machine is in poor milk in Lake Charles, a change of coffee working condition and should be replaced and better soap powder. Cook said water­ next trip. Toasters should be replaced; a melons have been ordered. There was a discussion on new quarters for the day­ fan should be placed in the laundry. man who is now with the 8-12 watch. gate. Ship's delegate will see the mate about an awning for the poop deck,. but FRANCES (Bull), June •—Chairman, J. Suggestion was made to move the bosun the general feeUng seems to be that since L. O'JUurke; Secretary, Jimmy Jones. to the midship spare room now used by an awning was no: required it would not Ship s delegate will contact the company the port engineer. We wUl take this up be forthcoming. Request was made for about the washing machine, which needs with the Boston patrolman. As for the sinks for vegetables in the galley. Stew­ repairs. Ernie De Bautte was elected opinions on the seven foam rubber mat­ ard wlU be contacted about ice cream ship's delegate by acclamation. Discus­ tresses: One says they are too narrow: coming aboard in a soft condition. Pa­ sion was held on the food. All radios two say they are too short; one doesn't trolman WiU be' asked about a washing should be tuned do^n low at night, so like the smell; three find them the best machine—a second, new one. Steward and men can sleep. New repair list should be they've ever had. We just can't keep everyone happy; we could use four more. chief cook should check stores coming aboard to see thai a good grade is re­ I ceived and poor grades should -be re­ JULESBURG (Terminal Tankers), June fused. Several complaints were made 6—Chairman, B. KImberley; Secretary, M, against the steward's handUng of his job M. Cross. All repairs will be taken care and his excuses were not generaliy ac­ of, including the new washing machine. cepted. Steward agreed that, as he was One man missed ship twice, in Japan sick, he should get off the Ship and re­ and in New Zealand and will be turned cover fuliy before shipping again. Small over to the patrolman. One man missed beef between two : deck gang members made out. Linen locker should be put in ship and was left in Auckland, New Zea­ was settled amicably. Delegates wUl a different place. land; a man with a tugboat book was check the old repair list and try,to get picked up in Auckland. Motion was SEACLOUD (Seatraders), April 25— passed to make out a complete repair items left over taken care of. Chairman, James Eichanberg; Secretary, list. There was discussion on the men Albert Precious. A. B. Fowler was who missed ship. BEATRICE (Bull), June 2—Chairman, elected ship's delegate by acclama­ • • . N Pedro Reys; Secretary, Roger I. Hall. tion. Discussion was held on inadequate Crew messhaU was sougeed; OT beefs MARIE HAMILL (Bloomfleld), May S— from the last trip were settled. Raymond Chairman, Robert McNeil; Secretary,, W. Moran was elected new ship's delegate. E. Harper. One man got off the ship 8-12 oiler has beef about the engineer on before sailing because of sickness in his his watch; he claims the pnglneer is family. Deck delegate reported this to treating him worse than an animal. He the Union hall. H. Jones was elected is also treating the wipers the same and ship's delegate by acclamation. Ship's trying to run the engine room dayworkdelegat&.will see the chief engineer about ers. When the oiler started up his bilge James H. "Red" Smith the washing machine. Men were asked pumps the engineer speeded them up Please contact your sister in to wear trousers when in the messhaU. the moment he turned his back. Issue < Continued on page 21) will be referred to the patrolman. Stew­ Houston, Texas, ard was asked to order plenty of fresh milk. Ship's delegate and the patrolman WiU see the port steward about getting Puxzte Auawer Samuel Hutchinson more variety of fresh fruits and vege­ tables. Asks that his friends please Cerdes. Men getting off may purchase up to eight cartons of cigarettes. Captain agreed to > lift a log on a man because of a nervous disorder. We also have on board a repatriated brother, who was injured on the Del Santos, and whom we welcome. Brother Joe Spina got a vote of thanks for buUding up the ship's fund. Motion to buy a movie projector was vetoed for lack of support. Motion was passed to use a fund of voluntary dona­ tions for a picnic for members and their families. Discussion was held on the crew pantry, condition of cups and dishes, temperature of washing and rinsing MARINA (Bull), May 22—Chairman, water. Steward will check the beef. Wash­ Frank Fletcher; Secretary, E. Mbllneaux. ing machine wUl be put on the repair Crew was asked to stop beefing among Ust. themselves and bring beefs out at good and welfare. Complaints were made about ROBIN TRENT (Seas Shipping), May 30 the captain's system of giving out draws —Chairman, M. Smith; Secretary, F. S. and cigarettes. After discussion it was Simiene. A few repairs were not made decided that the ship's delegate would before leaving New York; they wiU be see him and try and work things out. put on the repair Ust again at the end Captain will be contacted about getting a of this voyage. Chief engineer will get Seafarers Sea Chest for the ship. There ice boxes in the messhaUs fixed in Africa. should be less noise in the passageway Carpenter wiU instaU toUet paper hold­ in the morning. ers in heads that need them. Motion was passed to see if better grades of JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Victory meat can be put on board in the future; Carriers), May 2—Chairman, Vernon Hall; patrolman will check this at the payoff. Secretary, H. L. Haley. Robert Prideaux Chief cook stated meats are of commer- was elected ship's delegate. Patrolman will be contacted about getting a 'new heavy-duty washing machine. The dis­ puted OT on butchering will be turned over to the patrolman. Engine delegate will be elected. I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my nome on your mailing list. (Print Information) Secretary H. L. Herdy. Washing machine was fixed; everything is running smoothly. Delegates wiU make up repair lists for each department. A vote of thanks went to the steward department. Conditions would be much improved if the chief cook, second cook, night cook and baker did not share the same foc'sles. Night cook and baker cannot sleep in day workers' room. May 31—Chairman, Roy C, Lwndqulstt llRSONALS 4 4 4 write to him at 91 South Edgeley Road, Toronto 13, Canada, 4 4 4 Dow M. Nye Important that you contact Tony Carrano at lid Royal Street, New Orleans, La, 4 4 4 John D. McLemore important that you contact L, E, Wing c/o SIU Hall, Mobile, Ala, 4 4 4 Clyde Burns Please contact Sheldon Tabak, 38 Park Row, New York City, con­ cerning your shipmate Joseph V. Richards, 4 NOTICES 4 4 Richard D. Lewis Please contact yiiiir attorney and W. J. DonBld sign releases as your case ^ been Ydur Union book and gear arc settled. being held at the Wilmington hall. NAME » 4 4 4 4 t Hugh S. Bean Robert H. Albright STREET ADDRESS ....... —..................;.. Contact the Organizing Uepart- Anyone knowing the whereabouts ment at SJU headquarters as soon of the above Seafarer please con­ tact Mirs. Hugh S, Bean at 405 as possible. Urgent. OITY .............. .....ZONE ......STATE ,...... South Westehore Drive, Port Tam­ ,, ^ » 4-,. . pa City, Tla, Frank Li Blehardsoii Rajuaond Moreg . ; :: " » t X : u ' Andre Brokrishy Manuel Gana TO AVOID OUKICATIONi H you aro on old subserlbor onrf hivB • obtnflo Please contact the . Orgiinlaing Please contact Howard SI Gil­ of oddross, piooto fivo your fprmor oddroM bolowf Department : at SXl)r headquarters lespie,' Box 432, Lewisbbrgi W. VB;; at' once i regabding. yoiir < rtl'nstate-'regMdiog the'name'add idiieii xit ment .aud. back pajr ritfiAg; In con^ an unrtb :wh» shtpimd 'aeidtb Mm iiectloi|(Withith»: bd the Sanford B, Doyle.' ,' ' /iiJu ,k</' ;'-;ir.'? •; • .).v A [sisisis smiiBois ssa BIQIS QSISBQISIE ssass Bsnssn anas [^Dao Qsias [^QS] Quiz Answers (1) Six hours. (2) (b) Scheherezade, (3) (b) William Holden, for hia role in Stalag 17, a movie about AmericaiT-POWs in Germany. (4) Boulder Dam, Originally called Hoover Dam, It was later, changed to Boiilder Dam, and then the original name was restored in 1947. \ (5) Ohio, abbreviated as O, Tha Post Office Department would be much happirt if this abbreviation wasn't used, however, and tiie full name was spelled out. : («) 294 feet. . (7) Wisconsin. (jl>(b)Jo)ln Adams, thf first yicfc.. Prttsidcni, became ffie lecond Pre**• - • ' litii^ti lih inar • . ar and;. Wn'n:;-.- mm �SEAFARERS ^ui* t5, 1954 IPG Paee Twenty-mit ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... ihent in which some strong words were (Continued from page 20) passed. After a vote, the chief cook Men ara ta clean up after eating at was told to mend his ways, or he would nlgbt. be put off. Ship needs fumigation as rats were seen on board. New refrigerator Is DiL VIBNTO (MItslislppI), May needed for the crew messroom, as the Chairman, Wilien "Tiny" Themat; Sec­ old one has been broken, the whole trip. retary, John R. Tllley. There la a total Better grade of -syrup should be ordered. of 877 in the ship's fund. Steward asked the membership to turn in any torn linen which wUl be replaced, and turned llli'LL RUN (Petrol Tankers), June i— over to the company. As In the pact. Chairman, J. McLaughlin; Secretary, L. It was decided to hold an arrival pool, P. Hagmann. One man left the ship In both north and south-bound. 60 chances Lake Charles and the hall was notlfled at S2 each, the winning minute to receive by radio the following day. One man was 860 and the two adjoining minutes 820 left In the hosplUl at Pbrt Everglades, each. The remaining 820 will go Into Fla. Anyone desiring to take off In pbrt the ship's fund. This money Will be used should make arrangements In advance for to hold a shrimp and beer parly in South someone to stand his watch, and not America each trip. Cither ships could leave the man on watch holding the bag. beneBt by this practice and raise a ship's Crew was advised that the captain would fund without any trouble to anyone and not pay transportation from Tampa, Fla. still provide a sporting proposition to to Port Everglades, the nearest port with the membership. replacements. This matter will be taken up with the patrolman at the nCxt payoff. SEATICER (Colonial), June <—Chair­ Fresh dally stores were not obtained In man, E. L. Thompson; Secretary, Story. several ports. Ship's delegate was asked Repair list was turned in. . Vote of by the steward to see the captain on thanks went to the steward department. this and the captain said the steward One man to be turned in to patrolman placed no requisition. Milk for two meals for being a rat. Men should leave the was short In Port Everglades and there ship clean and return all cups to the was no Ice aboard. Pantryman said he steward. was not ordered to make Ice as It was expected every day. Steward was asked PELTORB (Ore), Juns 4—Chairman, why niore night lunch could not be put Merle Doucatt; Secretary, Frank Pagano. out and said he would take care of the Quartermaster paid off In Canal.' Harold matter. Galley will be left open while at Thomas was elected ship's delegate by sea. Galley scuppers were stopped up: pumpman promised to fix them right after the meeting. acclamation. Water fountain will not be used as a spittoon. There is 840 In the ship's fund. MAB (Bull), May 9—Chairman, Clark Inman; Bacratary, R. M. Hammond. There Is a balance'of 824.79 In the ship's fund. F. Hipp was elected new ship's delegate. Brother Carlson tvas given a vote of thanks for a Job well done while serving as delegate. Repairman In Baltimore fouled up TV set. Suggestion was made to try and have It fixed again at Pasa­ dena. New roda for the aerial will be purchased there if possible. ROBIN 8HERWOOO' (Beat Shipping), May 9—Chalrpian, R. Anderson; Secre­ tary, Mitchell Critzf. No cigarettes were Issued In Bclra. We had to contact mas­ ter for these. Master was contacted be­ cause the purser refused to show movies. Ship's fund stands at 83.28. Repair list was turned over to the ship's delegate. Chief electrician complained that har­ mony aboard this vessel has bcen_ dis­ rupted by the chief cook. This man has been very loud In passageways, keeping men on watch awake. Also, he has been In arguments with some members of the crew. He went to the chief cook at one o'clock to get keys for the galley and the chief cook refused. There was an at^- See Mimmigration Before Landing All ships in Puerto Rican ports must be cleared by the Immigration ins^etors before erewmembers-can go ashore, . the same as in Continental United States ports. Crewmembers should make sure that Immigration has finished its business before taking off. Otherwise - the shipping com­ pany is subject to fines and the crewmeihber can be penal­ ized accordingly. ^ COB VICTORY (Victory Csrrlsrs),--May 30—Chairman, MIks Magsl; Bscrstsry Ceorgs B. Dunn. J. R. Johnson was re­ elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Bosun reported that the painting of the crew's quarters should be finished this week. Chief electrician was asked to put a timer on the washing machine so It would shut off automatically. Ship's dele­ gate asked the other delegates to get a draw list ready for Japan. CHILORB (Ore), May 9—Chairman, P. Priti; Secretary, J. C. Crsgery. There was a beef against the third cook for not performing his work. Steward asked the membership about the charges against the third cook and the membership voted to turn it over to the patrolman. A re­ quest has been made and approved that while In drydock a check be made, and aU missing wind chutes In crew's-quarters be replaced and extra fans be installed In crew's lounge. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), May 3S— Chairman, Wayne 8. Collard; Secretary, Miguel A. Eala. This Is a good crew and everybody's behavior Is very satis­ factory. Two beefs with the captain, on Issuing soap powder and pulling Ice were settled to our satisfaction. Captain said he would not lift the logs against four men. Patrolman will be asked why the water spigot installed outside the house for shoreslde personnel cannot be left on in all foreign ports for use by them, so they don't have to use our drinknlg fountain. Company's US and foreign mailing addresses will be typed up and posted under glass in the crew messhall. All repairs* will be turned over to the ship's delegate. There was a beef on getting the electrician's foc'sle painted and heads and showers sougeed and painted out. Chief said there was no time, but we have had sufficient time to have this done before arriving In New York. Vote of thanks went to the whole steward department for a Job well done during the whole trip. Lava soap should be used instead of pumice. 16 fans jvlll be installed in all foc'sles as the 12-Inch fans are not adequate for this run. Electrician's foc'sle will be painted. New chairs will be ordered for the crew's messhall and this will be put on the re­ pair list. There was discussion on start­ ing a Union group medical Insurance plan and about Jnstalling a laundry aboard ship, "as the work done on shore has been poor. JEAN LAPITTB (Waterman), May IS— Chairman, P. B. Otyoi; Secretary, M. B. -•-.Ss'AiwKii 4Ait Crtt, .T.-j';'';,'!.'.. . Pappadakls. Minor repairs will be taken care of—some at sea and the rest in Yokohama. Motion was passed to start a ship's fund with a 82 donation per, man; this fund will be used for emer­ gencies only. After discussion on the cleaning of the crew's pantry It was agreed that the last man standing by dn each watch leave the place clean. The card players should also clean up their mess. GOLDEN CITY (Waterman), May 30^ Chairman, Jlmmle Colder; Secretary, Harry Crimes. Repair list of the last trip has not yet been completed: ship's dele­ gate will see the captain. Suggestion was made to keep the library neat and orderly at all times. Engine department should leave coffee in the pantry and not carry It below. Steward should be contacted when coffee is needed below. All linen should, be kept In rooms in Germany, and not thrown into the pas­ sageway. There Is a question of englneers freeing dogs on portholes topside and taking OT away from the deck de­ partment. Washing machine should be given better treatment; motor should not be left on overnight. No one In the black gang is to ask for time off in lieu of OT, as seemingly expected by topside engi­ neers, or charges will be preferred. PELICAN MARINER (Bloomneld), May 21—Chairman, Ncis Larson; Secretary, M. Ashlelgh. One man was hospitalized in Nagoya, Japan: after his discharge he will be repatriated back to the States. Nels Larson was elected ship's dele.-jate unanimously. Deck delegate reported that he would be hospitalized in Pusan, Korea, and said that the bosun com­ plained of difficulties with the mate, and that this matter had been satisfactorily cleared. Due to'the shortage of steward department men, the steward, ship's dele­ gate and department delegates conferred with the captain and it was decided that day workers of the engine department would be placed in the engine depart­ ment, as long as sick men are absent. One man went over the heads of every­ one, allegedly, to obtain a. hospital slip. He is reported to have gpne to the agent and obtained a slip denoting him unfit for duty. When the same was presented to the captain, the captain said his pay would stop till he was fit for duty again. The man became incensed and swore, demanding his slip back. The captain then advised that he be taken below and quieted or he would take action. Man who made the statement that the bosifn was unfit for his job apologized deeply. Sanitary work is unsatisfactory, and will be reported to the patrolman If it doesn't improve. Department dele.''ates should confer with the purser to compile a list to replenish stock In the slopchest and to obtain the stock In the first major port. Three Seafarers, Son Of SIU Man Win Scholarship Awards (Continued from page 3) of the soccer and lacrosse teams. In 1947 Simpson was accepted by Stanford University but was un­ able to enter school for lack of money. He started shipping out then first with the Ore Line for about three years and later spent a good deal of time on Waterman and Alcoa ships. More recently he has been taking Libertys out of the West Coast. Seafarer Seymour Wallace, who is 24 years old, is already attend­ ing Long Island University taking a pre-med course with* the hope of becoming a .podi­ atrist. The 24year-old Seafarer has been a mem­ ber of the SIU for six years sailing mostly on Wallace Mississippi and Bull Line ships. He has an A-minus average at LIU and previously at­ tended St. Vincent's Grammar Judges Pick Art Winners (Continued from page 2) eluding four red-ribboned special awards. The limited number of entries in watercolors and draw­ ings precluded the awarding of three prizes in each class, at any event. Tie For First Prize The tie for first prize in oils be­ tween Tarkov and Hope was cred­ ited by the judges to the excellence of both entries. Tarkov's entry, titled "Life of a Little Boy," was a landscape showing a little boy romping along a country road. Hope took the honors with a de­ tailed street scene of a small town. His winning watercolor was a por­ trait impression of a young woman. A pencil drawing titled "The Bosun" won the top award in that division for Sawvel, who sai(i the drawing was of the bosun on the Fairjport (Waterman), the ship he'd been on recently. In handicrafts, a fine-tooled gyroscope, copped the top prize for Pfeiffer, who put his skill as a machinist to work on his winning entry. (See separate story on page 2 for descriptions of all the winning entries and personal sketches of each Seafarer who toolf part in the contest.) Prior to the week-long exhibit at headquiirters, many of the en­ tries also-had a showcasing along with the works of • members of other Netir York trade unions- et a speciar display sponsored by a di­ vision of the New York Public Ll«braiy;" -I T School at St. Vincent, British West Indies, where he compiled a fine scholastic record. He's married and lives in New York City. Now On Wacosta The fourth college scholarship winner. Seafarer Ed Larkin, is cur­ rently serving as chief electrician on the Wacosta, after completing one year at the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Re­ lations, Cornell University. Lar­ kin, who is 27 years old, has been sailing for over 10 years. For a while he served on the Great Lakes as an organizer and last year won a labor scholarship to Harlech Col­ lege, Harlech, Wales, under an In­ ternational Exchange program. The committee of educators. which selected the winnei's, based their ehoices on test scores on the College - Entrance Board examina­ tion, high school achievement record, ejitra-curricular participa­ tion in school and evidences of character, ability and leadership qualities. Committee members were: C. William Edwards, director of adjnissions, Princeton University; Elwood C. Kastner, registrar. New York University: Miss Edna M. Newby, director of admissions. New Jersey College for Women, Rutgers University; F. D. Wilki.-.son, regis­ trar, Howard University, and Ber­ nard Ireland, assistant director of admissions, Columbia College, Co­ lumbia University. Seatrain Signs Contract (Continued from page 3) have contained animal or vegetable $3fi8.68; second cook, $332.77; matter or petroleum oil or creo­ third cook, $317.93; me.ssman, sotes. $249.82; utilityman, $249.82, and night cook and baker, $368.68. The new OT rates—also retro­ active to .last October 1—range from $1.51 to $1.98 an hour de­ pending on the basic monthly wage. For standby work in port, when iContinued from page 2) board and lodging are not provid­ ed on the ship, the men are to be additional $19 over the date paid paid from $1.91 to $1.98 an hour, on other dry cargo ships. Overtime depending on their monthly wage, rates, on the Mariners, however, for work done during the regular are not affected by the provision working hours. Outside those covering key ratings. Approval of the new freight con­ hours the rates range from $2.87 tract by the membership at meet­ to $2.98 an hour. For longshore work done by the ings in all ports last week followed crew, the rates are $1.91 to $1.98 on the approval of the agreement an hour for the watch above and by a representative shipowners' $2.87 to $2.98 an hour for the committee which had negotiated \^tch below. For such work done with the Union. The individual outside the regular working hours freight operators now have to sign the rates range from $3.81 to $3.96 -the agreement for their own com­ panies, a detail which is expected an hour. Similar rates have been put into to be completed shortly. In making the demand for talks effect when erewmembers are re­ quired to handle diffuser units or on a new tankship pact, following clean or repair tanks or bijges that a preliminary meeting with several of the tanker operators, the Union left it up to the shipowners wheth­ er they wish to negotiate indi­ vidually or as a group, although in previous- years negotiations have An" error in the dry cargo been held jointly. wage scale list published in It is expected, however, that the the last issue of the SEAFAR­ pattern set in the freight agree­ ERS LOG had the AB mainte­ ment will be followed in the tank­ nance and the 2nd assistant er field as well as on money items reefer engineer receiving $1.98 and general and working rules an hour in overtime pay. The where they apply. Some improve­ correct figure for these two ments in working rules keyed to ratings is $1.94. tanker operation are also likely in The dividing line, based on the upcoming talks. The traditional the old wage scale, for figuring differential on pay in favor of overtime rates is $340.73. Un­ tankermen will also be maintained. der the old scale both ^AB The freight agreement, which maintenance and 2nd assistant will run until September 30, 1955, . reefer were receiving less than Ihciiides a specified clause en­ that figure, hence they fall., abling the Union to reopen it any into the four percent increase time on welfare, vacation claiiseB categoiY. and other items. Open Tanker Contract Talks AB Maintenance at Bate $1.94 y I �• ^ .'ifaie'^enty-ti^ ' SEAFARERS ^ l»S4 IPG Seafarer'^ Son; Sleeps Through It All The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, (drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL P''; Blissfully unaware of the goings-on, John Gretz, son of Seafarer Michael Gretz, slumbers peacefully, as parents look over communication from Union with $200 maternity benefit check and $25 bond. |-,vt' v ^rW.•. .-• Wk'- '-.W# All of the follomnsf SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name. James Charlie Dial, Jr., born May 4, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James C. Dial, Sr., RFD No. 1, Livingston, Ala. $• Ruth Ellen Carpenter,, bom January 24, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin C. Carpenter, 118 Broad Street, Valley Falls, RI. 4- it t Daniel Perez, Jrr, born March 23, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Perez, 1808'Market Street, Galves­ ton, Tex. t it t Johanna Ruiz, born March 23, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Juan Ruiz, 447 Third Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. ii t Miguel Eugenio Cubano, born April 30, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jose Cubano, Palansterio Q-4, San Juan, Puerto Rico. t i i John Gretz, born May 17, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gretz, 90 St. Marks Place, Staten Island, NY. i a; 4^ • Amy Lee DePoo, born May 28, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John J. DePoo, 307 West 11th Street, New York 14, NY. t 4* 4" Walter Lee Broderick, born May 25, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Broderick, 507 West Cres­ cent Drive, Savannah, Ga. it 4" 3^ Vickl Yvonne Franklin, born Man. Beach PHS Patients Put Out Own Magazine April 6, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. WiUiam "T. Franklin, Route 2, Graham, NC. 4" 4^ it Renay Elaine Gaines, bom Febmary 7, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis B. Gaines, 1754 Limerick Street, Mobile, Ala. X ir ir • ••• Carolyn Ruth Sposato, born May 11, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard R. Sposato, c/o General Delivery, Sprakers, NY. 4" 3^ 4" Anita Alyce Reld, born May 29, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Msg. Glenn A. Reld, 111 West Channel Road, Santa Monica, Cal. 3^ 4" 3> Sandra. Arlene ^Greaux, .born June 2, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Greaux, 286 North Broadway, Churchtown Pennsgrove, NJ. "3> t 3> James Lawrence Palmer,' III, born May 25, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Palmer, Jr., 400 Shaw Street, New Bedford, Mass. 3^ 4" 4" Thomas Clyde Deale, Jr., born May 27, 1954. Parents, Mr; and Mrs. Thomas C. Deale, 732 Prince­ ton Avenue, Birmingham, Ala. 4« 4i 4» Thomas Harold Rood, born May 28. 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ponald L. Rood, 5022 Comly Street, Philadelphia, Pa. .. Seafarer John Driscqll and Manhattan Beach nurse look over first . issue of- "The Porthole," new magazine being published by the patients at Manhattan Beach. Patients at the Manhattan Beach US Public Health Service Hospital are now putting out ah attractive 31-page publica­ tion each month. Called "The Porthole," the newspaper is the product of combined tal-' ents of both SIU and NMU Seafarer Henry E. Smith design­ patients. ed an attractive cover for. the The June issue of the newspaper publication while other patients contains an article by Seafarer chipped In with news notes and John Dri^coll commemorating the other Items of Interest. hospital's fourth anniversary as a Hospital patients are hopeful USPHS unit and describing the that they will be able to maintain complex but wdll-carried-out mov­ a regular publication "to be dis­ ing operation Involved in shifting tributed among the patient.^ and patients from the old Neponsit possibly exchanged with other hospital at Rockaway Beach to the marine hospitals around the coun­ Manhattan Beach Installation. try. STATEN ISLAND. NY SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Henry J. Childs C. J. Neumaier James Bentley William E. Neef Ho.Yee Choe Joe Perreira John E. Brady Joseph Neubai'er Theodore Creer Luciano 1. Ramos John J. Brennan Sigurd Odegaad Thomas D. Dailey Anthony M. Rosaies Charles CantweU Charles Ogiesby Oiav Gustavsen Thomas A, Scanlon Jose Cortes Newton Paine Hoyt Hackney W. S. gingieton Henry Currier T. Papoutsogiov George H. Leary Edward L. Woods Raymond Davis Fioro Regalado Antonio Mangao P. S. • Yiizon Marinus Dejonga George Robinson Domingo Diaz Juan Rodriguez USPHS HOSPITAL Eddie Driggers Manuel Rodr:;.'uez NEW ORLEANS, LA. W. E. Eietherion Oscar Rosenfcit Stanley A, Bailey Leo Lang Andrew Franklin Edwin T. Rushton Paul Boudreaux Pierre Leblanc Joseph Gauthier David Saigado Charles E. Brady Jean LaTapie EsteU Godfrey Stanley A. Sargeant WUiiam R. Burch Cyril Lowrey Einar A. Hansen Jerome Serrao Charles Burton James M. Lucky Vincent Jones Hendrick Swartjes Owen Butler Adam McDiarmid Thomas Liles Thomas Thompson McKenley Campbell Frank Martin Tim McCarthy James Thomson Sibastian Carregal George R. Mitchell Lloyd McGee Benjamin Trottia aip P. B. Cogley John Maclnnes Jose Valenzueia Mu S. Cope Jean Murna Perfecto Mangual Clifford Womack Arthur 1. Nelson Adion Cox Julius Martin Clifton Wilson Clarence Crevier C. Osinski Robert Mulhnllahd Arthur Wroton Ernest DesHotels Frank S. Payior Francis R. Napoli A. Quinones Gordon R. Doian W. E. Reynolds E. R. Ekiund USPHS HOSPITAL Ragnor A. Ericson James J. Ruth MANHATTAN BEACH, NY Edward Samrock Thomas Fields Percy AUred Kaarel Leetmaa Nathan Gardner John E. Sanders Fortune Bacomo 'James R. Lewis Bobby M. Slade Frank Gibas Claude Blanks Francis Lynch Golden B. GUlespie Jack F. Thornburg Joseph D. McGraw Robert L. Booker Jack H. Gleason Lonnie R. Tickle Thomas Bryant Archibald McGuigan John L. Hinton J. E. Ward Joseph G. Carr David McUreath Lyle Hipp Louis W. Wetzell Har Chong Frank Mackey E. G. Kriapp Robect T. Young John Driscoli Vic Milazzo D. KorolU Boje Bieisen M. W. Gardiner USPHS-^OSPITAL Bart Guranick George Shumaker MOBILE, ALA. John Haas Robert Sizemore Dawson Perry Thomas Isaksen Ernest Smallwood John Keenan Henry E. Smith USPHS HOSPITAL Ludwig Kristiansen Henry Tuttle GALVESTON, TEX. Frederick Landry Renato Viliata C. Barboza J&cinto Guebara William Bargone Willie B. GuiUory James J. Lawior Virgil Wilmoth W. C. Be/gguist Thomas Gutierrez YONKERS GENERAL HOSPITAL James H. Brandon Alfred A. Hancock . NEW YORK Curtis G. Decker Abraham H. Mander Aaron Sasser Joseph H. Dudley Hewitt Manuel G. B. Eilzey John E. Markopolo USPHS HOSPITAL C. W. Goodwyn Jack E. Siocum DETROIT, MICH. Tim Burke USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. VA HOSPITAL Frank Alasavich Robert A. Rogers BALTIMORE, MD. John G. Flynn Earl F. Spear Leonard J. Frank James A. McFerren Walter Tkach James H. Penswick George Vourloumis NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH USPHS HOSPITAL HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. BETHESDA, MD. Thomas Ankerson William Kenny James H. Harker Lorenzo Brigida Ben I^wson SAILORS SNUG HARBOR Carl Chandler Tony Mastantinp STATEN ISLAND. NY Jessie Clarke Cornelius Palmer Joseph Kosiusky Tony Cooper Patsy Pasquaie James Dodson Robert W. Scales USPHS HOSPITAL WUliam Etty Robert Stanford FORT WORTH, TEX. Gorman T. Glaze John T. Watt Edward J. Toolan George E. Godwin Warren Whitmer Henrich Wie-se VA HOSPITAL Otis Harden Walton Hudson CORAL GABLES, FLA. Albert L. Willis Ruby O. Vance USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. - USPHS HOSPITAL William C. Bedgood Clifford Middleton SEATTLE, WASH. Paul Bland William E. Olson J. B. Brown Stanley Kurtish James Bush Ivey Peaccck Floyd L. Jarvis V. K. Ming Lucius A. DeWitt James B. Sellers Sverre Johannessen Vincent Tocco C. C. Slater Carl R. Johnson WiUiam F. Vaughn Herman KemP' Jimmie Littletpn Charles E. Johnson Alien Seamen Must Get Visas For Future Landings In US Alien seamen sailing US-flag ships or for that matter, the ships of any nation, have one year left in which to get their 3> 3^ 3^ Linda Louise Taylor, born April visitors' visas for landings in the United States. The State 7 19, 1954. Parents,_Mr. and Mrs. Department has-set a July 1, 4 Cecil E. Taylor, PO Box 43, Clen- 1955, cutoff date after which up to handle the volume of work denin. West Virginia. that would be involved in issuing no alien seaman will be per­ the visas. 4" 3^.. 3^ Actually, the requirements for Mary Ruth Mouton, bom April mitted to land in the US without 5, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. either a visa for residence or a the visitor's visa apfe practically as "stiff as for an immigrant's yisa Philip D. Mouton, 3027 Music visitor's visa. Street, New Orleans, La. Since getting a first visitor's visa for permanent residence, requiring is a time-consuming and compli­ the usual clearances and a consid­ if 3^ 4" erable amount of personal infor­ Jeffrey Carl King, born May 17, cated affair, all alien seamen are mation and documents. Aliens are advised to make immediate appli­ 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gor-. advised-to find out as soon as pos­ don C. King, c/o Delmar King, cation for a visa* at any consul's sible what these documents are, office outside the United States. Steuben, Me. It's expected that it will take a as it may take some time to col­ t 3^ 3^ minimum of two or three months lect th(em. Thomas Wilton Green, born May between the time of application Wait Six Months 22, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. for the visa and the date the visa ^ In some instances known to the John C. Green, 1821 East Fayette is issued. This, of course, does not U'nion, alien seamen who have ap­ Street, Baltimore, Md. include the time consumed by the plied for a residence visa have had alien in traveling to a foreign port to wait as much as six months for 3> 3> 3> -Richard W. De FazI, born May to make application. Once the visa the visa to come through. It's a 15, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. is issued, it is good for, two years good idea then,, for . every alien in Richard E. De Fazi, 264 Havre and then can be renewed. the SIU to go about getting his Street, East Boston, Mass. Delayed Effect . visa immediately so that he is not 3J t 3> The visa requirement was .estab­ ^faced with a serious problem one Juan' Elugenip Gonzalez, born, lished when the McCarran Act was 'year from now. If he doesn't have May 26, 1954i Parents, Mr. and passed -but has not been put into the visa by then, he will not be Mrs. Gllberto Gonzalez, 133 Baltic. effect up until now, because the permitted to land in the United overseas consulates were not set States under any circumstances. Street, Brooklyn, NY. ... �'*' ' •T I SEAFARERS '-^jiiiia; IBS,-'-li54 TOE SEAFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN I News about men in the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SIU Wel­ fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is loritten by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) We've run into several instances recently of doctors giving men slips which say that they are "fit for light duty" and can. go back to work accordingly. Any man getting a slip of this kind shotild check Immediately with the nearest SIU hall because there is no such pro­ vision as "fit for light duty." Working a ship is a man-sized job and a man is either in full health and capable of the work or he isn't. What usually happens in such cases is that a man with the "fit for light duty" slip winds up having to hold down his regular job and take a lot of abuse besides. He's also running the risk of permanently damaging his health and losing out on maintenance and other money that would be due him ordinarily. So our advice to Seafarers is to be cautious when a doctor hands you a "fit for light duty" slip and check with your ITnion before going on board. t t Heading the list of hospitalized men is Manuel Rodriguez, oiler, off the Steel Designer which was his last ship before he was taken down with a recurrence of a heart ailment. Manuel lives in New York City, so he is around home while re­ cuperating from his cardiac trouble. He left the ship in Baltimore and is now in the Staten Island USPHS hospital. Another New Yorker, this time from the expanse of Brooklyn, is Perfecto Mangual. Mangual was en­ gine utility on the Beatrice when he injured his back aboard ship. He was hospitalized in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for ten days before being repatriated back to the States. Rodriguez Jerome Serrao of the Bronx is in the hospital for observation. His last job was aboard the Dorothy of Bull when he chipped out as a messman. Another Bronx boy is William Eietheriou, third cook off the William Carruth. He left the ship because of hernia trouble which was giving him much pain. He's been operated on and is doing much better now, hoping to be out in the near future. Awaiting Sawbones James McDeviti, of New York City, last shipped out as AB on the Show Me Mariner before he ran into a little trouble. He's got a hernia condition and an injury to his left elbow. He's await­ ing operations for both at the present time. Ben Trottie, who had a rare heart operation not so long ago, is back in the hospital for a checkup and observation. The doctors want to see how he's been getting along since they saw him last on the oper­ ating table. A representative from New England is Newton Paine of Woonsocket, RI. Paine, in for treatment of diabetes, was AB on the Coe Victory before be­ coming ill. „ McDevitt Jose Cortes is back in the hospital. He recently recovered from a double hernia operation, but now has come dowp with a little throat trouble and wants to see what the doctors can do with this ailment. WUliam Neef, OS aboard the Ocean Dlla last time he shipped out, is in for a look-see on his skin disease. ?af« Twenty-tjhre* LOG Company Dottor Nof Very Fussy Another case of a Seafarer being hard-timed by a company doctor came to the attention of the Uniob recently. Seafarer Lester McH ugh, who was chief pumpman on the Chivvrawa, a Cities Service tanker, is now recuperating from broken ribs and severe bruises at the Staten Island US Public Health Service hospital after being told he was "fit for light duty." Lester was on the ship working in the pumproom when he stepped into a hole cut in the floor plating and injured himself. The opening had been cut to make a valve ac­ cessible and the moveable cover plate had been left off. When the ship arrived in Lake Charles, La., he was sent to the doctor there who handles all the company's cases. The same doc­ tor is the boarding physician for the Quarantine Service of USPHS and to the best of information, handles other USPHS cases on a fee basis. This apparently is the established practice in ports where PHS does not have its own hospital or clinic facilities. Waiting For Ship The doctor x-rayed him and then left the office. After he was sitting there for quite some time, McHugh said, the nurse came in and re­ marked, "Are you still here?" He replied that he was waiting for a medical report slip. The nurse went out again and then came back and typed up a slip that he was "fit for light duty." McHugh went back on board and talked to the chief engineer, tell­ ing him that his side was very pain­ ful and he was afraid he wouldn't be able to complete the trip, but the chief assured him he would get light duty all the way up to New York. When he got back to New York NY Ambulance Chasing Under Jury Scrutiny A Grand Jury investigation of "ambulance chasing" is un­ der way in New York City fol­ lowing the seizure of records of several lawyers and issuance of record search warrants for several others. Six people have been ar­ rested as runners for lawyers and are being held in bail. The six people and nineteen law­ yers under investigation are all thought to be part of an alleged "ambulance chasing" ring, which specialized in lawsuits dealing with motor vehicle accidents. However, the Grand Jury can extend its in­ vestigation in any direction includ­ ing lawyers' activities at the Pub­ lic Health Sei-vice Hospitals. Of the 19 lawyers Involved in the investigation, names of 12 were made public by the District At­ torney's office. They were: Manuel Katz of 61 Broadway; I. Jesse Winter of 277 Broadway, George L. Bickler, Morton S. Schorr and Irvin Levine of 150 Broadway; Philip Brown, 16 Court Street, Brooklyn; Philip Weintraub, 50 Broad Street; Louis I. Rothenberg, 16 Court Street, Brooklyn; Jerome Golenbock, 225 Broadway; Albert Trepel, 141 Broadway; Irving Gordon, 61 Broadway and Joshua S. Levy, 140 Nassau Street. Seafarer Lester McHugh basks in comfort of hospital bed with aid of fresh cigar while he recuperates from broken ribs suffered in accident on tanker Chiwawa. he immediately checked into the Staten Island hospital where they found his ribs were broken and had not yet healed. Consequently, he is currently an in-patient at the hospital. Actually, there is no such classi­ fication under the SIU contract as "fit for light duty." The agreement provides that a man is either fit for duty or is not, so that the "fit for light duty" phrase has no va­ lidity, particularly since it is im­ possible to define "light duty." The deaths of the following York. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Seafarers have been reported to Marie Draper, 6046 Lawton Ave­ the Seafarers Welfare Plan and nue, Oakland, Cal. $2,500 death benefits are being 4* 4" 4James Robert Lane, 30: Brother paid to beneficiaries. Lane died on June 1, 1954 of an Armando Julian Blanco, 51: An intracranial injury which he got SIU member since 1953, when he when he was struck on the head joined the Union in Miami, Fla., by a crane. An AB in the deck Brother Blanco died of a heart department, he had been sailing ailment at the Municipal Hospital, out of Norfolk since 1951. Bui'ial Tampa, Fla., on March 12, 1954. took place at Riverside Memorial Burial .took place at Woodlawn Pai'k, Norfolk, Va. Cemetery, in Tampa. . Brother 4" 4 Blanco sailed in the steward de­ Joseph P. Coyne, 54: Brother partment. CojTie suffered a fatal attack of pneumonia on April 26, 1954 at St. 4> it t Joseph Thomas' McNulty, 56; On Francis Hospital, Pittsburgh. Pa., April 12, 1954 Brother McNulty and was buried at Calvary Ceme­ died of heart failure in San Fran­ tery in that city. A messman in cisco, Cal. He had been a member the steward department, his permit of the Union's stewai-d department was issued in New York in Decem­ since 1952, when he joined in New ber of 1952. Ruiz Family Portrait i Keep Those Letters Coming With Congress now in ses­ sion, Seafarers are urged to keep on writing their Senators and Representatives in favor of retaining the US Public Health Service hospitals. The flow of mail has been heavy up to now, but from now on in ' is the time that it really counts. • :r Young Johanna Ruiz poses with mother and big brother after re­ ceiving $200 plus $25 defense bond from Union. Dad Juan Ruiz was away on ship when the picture was taken. �lii d I h' • J I* ' "L ^ < I •' • 1I • '^ lili, F " 1 ilBim 1^ 1 K ' -.i- n . ' , i;ip:4|tifS8KS^ ' Seven times in the past few years, ever since t1ie first Mar­ shall Plan bill was proposed, the SlU-hos been in the thick of the fight for the 50-50 principle. Each, year, a new bottle has been fought on this issue in Goneness and. each time the 50-50 principle has been preserved in the face of the fiercest kind of opposition. The result has been that US ships hove carried, each year, 50 percent of all Government-financed cargoes. I I I I I I I < ' .< J .-v - -i- jigjW ; •, '' ' i I -v;-:'-. III I Ilia* iiii 'J: if at any time during these years a 50-50 amendment hod been defeated it would most probably hove been the death of the principle. But now for the first time there is a good chance that the United States will adopt the 50-50. idea as a permanent part of this nation's maritime policy. A bill to that effect has already been passed by the US Senate. It remains for the House of Representatives to act favorably on the meas­ ure and to send it to the President for signature into low. t •& U;"1 • i; I L-f • •V'Vy." • , ... ' '' ^-'v. •i' •> • ' •' .r ' I •; -f. • " •• '• T - • to. lt«Mould be hard to overestimate the importance of 50-50 to US shipping and to the livelihood of iSeoforers. The constant vigilance of the Union on this score, through the years, has . paid off in the post and will do so in the future; ..<U [HE Athntk md Gulf Pwtrici ' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource June 25, 1954 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVI, No. 13 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SEAFARER ART WINNERS NAMED; 12 GET AWARDS THESE 24 SEAFARERS MADE ART CONTEST FREIGHT PACT RATIFIED; TANKER TALKS BEGIN SEA CEREMONIES HONOR FURUSETH 3 SEAFARERS, SON OF SIU MAN, WIN 6G SCHOLARSHIPS PERMANENT '50-50' BILL GETS SENATE OKAY, GOES TO HOUSE SENATE GROUP CALLS HALT TO TRANSFERS WIN 2-6% PATTERN ON SEATRAINS MOBILE PORT IMPROVEMENTS SET FULL COASTAL RUNS PLANNED BY WATERMAN LINE SEEKS TWO MARINERS FOR OCEAN PASSENGER SEAFARER SET FOR NEW SOLO ATLANTIC TRIP TUG TRIP REAL ROLLER COASTER SHIP SALE TO BRAZIL MOVES ONE STEP CLOSER IN CONGRESS OUTPORTS OKAY MARINER RULE CO'S ATTACK 1872 PAY LAW SIU SCHOLARS NEW PASSENGER RUN? OPENING THE DOOR THE THIRD ANNUAL SIU ART CONTEST FIRE DRILL ABOARD SHIP MISFIRES; THE CAPTIAN IS FOR BURNING HOSPITAL HAS MANY TALES SHIPBOARD PASSENGER IS OBSERVER AT MEETING SANTORE CREW AIDS WIDOW MAN. BEACH PHS PATIENTS PUT OUT OWN MAGAZINE ALIEN SEAMEN MUST GET VISAS FOR FUTURE LANDINGS IN US COMPANY DOCTOR NOT VERY FUSSY NY AMBULANCE CHASING UNDER JURY SCRUTINY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/25/1954 1954 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2e40090540a2491c63245100f869cc64.PDF efda8451053e4752e020b02e90bf6727 PDF Text Text ,, W" LOG Voli XVI K ;' • 7 ^ ife:- • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL T _ _^f:y.te A •','4 -.i it,- - • ihf U •dljt •I'MM ' . -.Ti GAINS IN Story on Page 3 ;!! 16 Vying For SIU College Scholarships 'M story on Page 2 SIU headquarters officials and employees tie up loose ends on new freight pact, after it was approved by, operators' committee. \^sistant Secretary - Treasurers Claude Simmons (front) and Joe Algina look on as copies of the proposed contract are , mailed out to freight outfits. The pact features increases of four and six percent for all but entry ratings, retroactive to last October 1, plus reopener on welfare, vacation and other item? at any time. It must still be ratified by the membership. (Story on Page 3.) Wrapping If Ifp. i*«5' C Hospital Budget Survives First Hurdle In Congress Story on Page 3 - ••rll -;5ai �im's • PausB Tw*. • SEAFARERS LOG Jiune 11, 1954 5 Seafarers, 11 SlU (Aildren Bid For Union Schoiarships ' Five. Seafarers are among the 16 eligible candidates for the four $6,000 four-year scholar­ ships to be awarded under the SIU Scholarship Plan this year. The Scholarship Advisory Committee, made up of five prominent educators, will select the winners when they meet Tuesday, June 22nd. ^ .— — Seafarers eligible this year financial aid will ba given those are:,Bernard Ireland, assistant di­ are Elliot Williams, 27, of Gal­ winners who show ability to con­ rector of admissions of Columbia Seafarers view some of the oil paintings on fflsplay in a comer of the SIU art exhibit at headquarters. Jndgina will be next week. SIU Art Works Co On Display Seafarers' entries for the Third Annual SIU Art Contest went on display at headquarters this week, with all viewers, both Seafarers and visitors to the hall, near-unanimous in their praise of the creative* work submitted for the Union- June 16 are sterling silver cigarette sponsored competition. Judg­ lighters emblazoned with an SIU m k I;)/ l[V .'^ Ife." IA..- m ing of all entries will be held on Tuesday, June 15. The exhibition, opened two days ago, on Wednesday, and will con­ tinue for a full week. Awards for the winning entries will be made at the regularly-scheduled head­ quarters membership meeting next Wednesday night. Oil paintings and handicraft items dominate the entries in the current contest, with water-colors and drawings running third and fourth. The number of entries is much smaller than in the past, however, principally due to the fact that the competition this year is" limited to five entries in any one contest classification. Dozen Or More Entries Earlier contests had some Sea­ farers submitting a dozen or more items in one class, thus swelling the total number of entries consid­ erably. Few have submitted more than one or two items this year. The prizes which will be awarded lapel crest emblem. Each will be engraved with the winner's name, plus the date and title of the award. Up to three prizes will be awarded in each contest category, and it is hoped several of the win­ ning Seafarers will be on hand at the Wednesday night meeting to receive their prizes in person. List­ ing at $15 plus tax, the valuable prizes will be a lasting reminder of (Continued on Page 17) Crospvord Puzzle ........ Page 12 Editorial ....Page 13 Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 Galley Gleanings ........Page 20 Inquiring Seafarer Pag^ 12 In The Wake Pag" 12 Labor Round-Up.. Page 13 Letters .Pages 21, 22 Maritime Page 16 Meet The Seafarer.. Page 12 On The Job .Page 16 Personals i....... Page 25 Quiz ^ .~, .Page 19 Seafarers In Actibh Page 16 • Ships Minutes Pages 24, 25 SIU History Cartoon Page 9 Sports Line .Page 20 Ten Years Ago Page 12 Top Of The News . Page 7 Wash. News Letter, i Page 6 Welfare Benefits Pages 26.-27 -Welfare. Report Page 8 Your Constitution Page 5 Your Dollar's' Worth..... Page 7 Vital Ships TMee of heroism and courage on the "part of Seafarer crews were commonplace during World War II. But at no stage of the war were, merchant ships and. the sea­ men that manned them more vital than' in the Normandy beachhead days when men and material were delivered in the greatest concen­ tration in niilitary and ih shipping history. Thousands of SIU and SUP sea­ men took part in establishing the beachheads and later in maintain­ ing the lines of supply which were so necessary in order to bring the Nazis to heel. • Millions Of Tons 'These Seafarers played an Im­ portant role in landing the 21^-million troops, the i^-million trucks and tanks, and the 17 million tons of, ammunition and supplies that were put on the beaches of Nazi Europe during the first 109 days after D-Day. •^any Seafarers were also among the 1,000 merchant seamen who veston, Texas; Picket W. Lusk, 30, tinue into grac^u^te work. College of Columbiq- University; It is emphasized that those ap'^ Elwood C. Kastner, registrar of of Houston, Texas; Wallace M. Simpson, 23, of Riverbank, Calif,; plicants who do not win the schol" New York University; Miss Edna Edmund C. Larkin, 28, of Ithaca, arships this year are eligible to. M; Newby, director of admissions NY; and Seymour Wallace, 24, of compete again for the scholarships. of New Jersey College for Women This year's SIU Scholarship Ad­ of Rutgers University, and F. D. New York City. visory Committee is the same that Wilkinson,' registrar of Howard There were a total of 25, appli­ cants for the scholarships, of which judged the winners last year. They University. 16 were judged eligible. Besides the five Seafarers there were five seamen's, daughters and ..six sons of SIU members. m}y_ The advisory committee will study all of the material subiqitted by the applicants. A complete study will be made of each appli­ cant's high school record, his refer­ ences, college entrance exam score WASHINCl^bN.—^The Navy's proposal for long-term char­ and other data. ters for private operators on 20 new tankers struck a tempo­ The committee will then make rary snag, when a House Armed Services Committee sug­ preliminary selections for recom­ gested that the Government mendation to the trustees of the build and own the tankers it­ are in the employ of private com­ Seafarer Welfare Plan. Final de­ self. Representative Carl Vin­ panies. cision and announcement of the son of the House Armed Services The one drawback seen in the awards will be made by the Committee said that Government 'Vinson proposal is that it would trustees. ownership would assure the Navy require the Defense DepartmentFree Choice to make a special appropriations a full 20 years' use of the ships. Seafarers and the lamilies of Under the original plan, as pro­ request at this session of Confess Seafarers who meet the other posed by-the Military Sea Trans­ for the funds-with which to build ,. • qualifications may apply and com­ portation Service, the tankers the new tankers. At present, MSTS operates 47 pete for the scholarships. The would be built privately and timewinners may choose the college of chartered to "ilSTS for a period of T-2s of Us own, in addition to char­ their choice, and will continue to ten years. After ten years, or be­ ters of privately owned vessels. get the scholarship for a four-year fore that in some circumstances, 'l!he 20-tanker plan would make it period providing their grades meet the owners would be permitted to possible for MSTS to place 37 of the requirements. transfer the ships to foreign fiags. its own T-2s in the reserve fleet. Then it would operate on the basis Each scholarship pays $1,500 per Manned Privately of ten Government-owned T-2s, 20 year for foiu: years, which is In any case, it was agreed that new supertankers to be built and enough to pay all tuition, fees books and room and board in al­ whatever iiroposal was adopted, four supertankers under time most any coHege in the country. " the ships would be built in private charter from the Orion Shipping The Welfare Plan has stated that yards and manned by seamen who Cooipany. 20-Tanl(er Proposal Hits Snag In House '"'HI * Seamen Played Leading Boles At Normandy Ten ¥ ears Ago !• •fl.' , Last Sunday, June 6, was the 10th anniversaiy of D-Day—the start of the AllieiJ invasion of Adolph Hitler's "fortress Europe" and the beginning of the end of the Nazi dream of world conquest. , For many Seafarers, last Sunday was a day of quiet remembrance. It was a day during which they could recall their own role in this history-shaping operation and to pause to observe-^with Special emphasis—the traditional "one minutr of silence" in memory of their shipmates who died to maintain the lifelines to Europe intact. . . , More than 1,200 Seafarersf ships that were scuttled ,ta successful invasion of the Nor- SIU Libertys which- had -all seen gave their lives both during can SEAFARERS LOG the make the emergency breakwater— mandy coast possible. plenty of; action 'and were c<mwar, and many met their the "miracle harbor" that made the Among these 82 ships were three June 11. 1954 Vol. XVi, No. 12 (Continued on page l7) • * end in the channel waters off As i See It Page 4 the Normandy beaches. 'Published biweekly at the headquarfers of the seafaien .fnternatfonal Unlonr At­ lantic A Oolf, District AFL, «75 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth *•4600. Entered at second class matter at thq Post Office In Brooklyn, NY., under ihe A rot Ausust 24, 1912. volunteered to sail the 32 Amefi- i A line of Liberty ships (dark chain running through center of photo) form a man-made breakwatex t ' off the Nohhandy Coast.khortiy after D-Dayv I'O ye'ara Ho. Ships were scuttied-to afford calm surf i- : • t=vw.; • �jii^ltl9S4 SSAF ARERS LOG Pace Thf Dry Cargo Pact Ups Wages A new SIU contract calling for a two to six percent increase in wages and overtirtie for all ratings has been completed with the major dry cargo companies and will be presented to the membership for ratification. The contract's money •\ \ provisions are retroactive ta^' October 1, 1953, the date the increases .are also retroactive to changes in general rules is the provision made for money draws old SIU contract expired. The October 1, 1953. Increases on standby, longshore in foreign ports. The old con­ agreement specifies that the Union can reopen it at any work and tank clearing, as well as tract called for draws in US cur­ time to 'discuss welfare, vaca­ changes in the working rules and rency all over the world, but this tion, pensions and other items. In addition, the new agreement makes several important changes in working rules and general rules Under the new agreement, retroactive pay will run back to Oc­ dealing with such subjects as tober 1, .195^ for all ratings. This includes both base wages and money draws in foreign ports, al­ overtime rates. Some typical retroactive pay due would be as fol­ lotments, work in interior spaces lows: by foreign shore gang labor, fans, Chief steward: $22.09 a month for nine months on base wages, innerspring mattresses, handling or $200 plus additional overtime on the basis of another 11 cents of garbage and the like. fsr each hours' overtime. (fhe money features of the new AB: $12.09 a month for the same period or close to $110 plus the agreement call for a six percent additional retroactive pay on overtime on the basis of another seven increase for all ratings currently cents an hour. earning $340.73 or more and an overtime rate for these ratings of Wiper: $5.77 a month for the same period or close to $51 plus $1.93. Ratings earning $298.49 and additional overtime, on the basis of another three cents an hour. up to $340.73 will get ,a four per­ cent increase and an overtime rate general rules will go into effect as caused of $1.94 an hour. considerable difficulty of the completion of a ship's pres­ with shipowners ciaiming that in Firemen's Parity In this connection, the firemen ent articles and the signing of new many instances, US currency was not available. As a result, a new will be given parity with oilers ones. Of particular interest in the (Continued on page 17) and firemen-watertenders on wage scales so that they will get the four percent increase on the basis Of the old scale for oilers and FWTs. The remaining entry ratings, un­ der $298.48 will get a two percent increase and an overtime rate of $1.51 an hour. in addition, special considera­ tion is being given to three key ratings ort the mariner ships, the WASHINGTON.—The US Public health Service budget bosuns, carpenters and chief elec­ tricians. Bosuns . will get $447 a survived its first hurdle, but not without damage, as the month or an extra $40, chief elec­ House Appropriations Committee voted to cut $40,000 off the tricians $518.09, or roughly $20 Administration's request. The| extra, and carpenters will get committee's actibn reduces the less than last year and over a mil­ $386 or roughly $11 extra. These budget to $33 million, $110,000 lion less than two years ago. The next major step will prob­ ably be forthcoming from the Senate Appropriations Committee, and then on the floor of both DECK DEPARTMENT Houses. Union representatives in New Old, . New Washington, are hopeful that the Rating Scale Scale Increase Overtime Senate will restore the cut. In any Bosun (Mariner) $378.00 $447.00 $69.00 $1.98 case, a fight will be made for Bosun 378.00 400.68 22.68 1.98 restoration on the floor of the Carpenter (Mariner) 353.85 +386.00 32.15 1.98 House and if necessary, in the Carpenter 353.85 *375.08 21.23 1.98 Senate-House conference. AB Maintenance 330.75 13.23 343 98 1.98 The $33 million figure, while Quartermaster 302.32 12.09 S14.41 1.94 enabling the hospitals to. continue Able Seaman^ 302.32 12.09 314.41 1.94 operation, represents a further cut­ 4.<79 244.19 Ordinary Seamali .'... 239.40 1.51 back in some of the hospital serv­ ices, which have been under fire ENGINE DEPARTMENT from Government economizers. Chief Electrician (Mariner).,.; 470.99 518.09 47.10 1.98 Meanwhile both the Union and Chief Electrician 470.99 499.25 28.26 1.98 the Seafarers themselves have 2d Electrician 438.76 26.33 465.09 1.98 been pressing hard Tor Congres­ Unlicensed Jr. Eng. (Day)...... 380.97 22.86 403.83 1.98 sional approval of the budget, Unlicensed Jr. Eng. (Watch) 340.74 20.44 361.18 1.98 which is considered the minimum 23;46 Plumber-Machinist 390.96 1.98 414.42 that would be sufficient to keep 21.56 Deck Engineer 359.32 1.98 380.88 the hospitals operating at Uieir 20.76 Engine, Utility 345.96 1.98 366.72 present level. 12.86 1.94 Evaporator Maintenance 321.46 334.32 12.09 1.94 Oiler 302.32 Won Reversal 314.41 13.09 1.94 Oiler-Diesel 327.13 340.22 Earlier in the year, the SIU and 12.09 1.94 Waterlender 302.32 314.41 other maritime unions won a re­ 12.09 1.94 Fireman-Watertender 302.32 314.41 versal of >an administration de­ Fireman 286.99 314.41" 27.42 1.94 cision to abandon the hospitals al­ Wiper ......~ 288.53 294.30 5.77 1.51 together. The proposals, first put Reefer Engineer forth by the Budget Bureau, _ (When 1 carried) 438.76 465.09 26.33 1.98 aroused such an outcry that the Reefer Engineer Government reversed itself on the (When 3 carried ............ attempt to scuttle the program Chief .....7. 404.69 428.97 24.28 1.98 which was first originated in First Assistant 359.94 381.54 21.60 1.98 George Washington's time. Second Assistant 333.37 13.33 1.98 346.70 In recent years, the hospitals have been the targets of Govern­ STEWARD DEPARTMEI^T ment economizers with the result Chief Steward (Mariner)...... >368.16 390.25 22.09 1.98 that each year has seen the num­ Chief Steward 368.16 390.25 22.09 1.98 ber of hospitals in operation re­ 361.18 Chief Cook.............. 340.74 20.44 1.98 duced. 361.18 Night Cook & Baker...; 340.74 1.98 20.44 Several Senators. including 325.27 Second Cook ......... 312.76 1.94 12.51 Harley Kilgore of West Virginia, 310.43 ••Third Cook 298.49 1.94 11.94 Lister Hill of Alabama, Dennis Messman i.......;.... 237.57 1.51 242.32 4.75 Chavez of New Mexico and Warren 4.75 Utilityman ....... 237.57 - 242.32 1.51 Margnuson of Washington, have written the Union emphasizing their support of the USPHS pro­ • Receives $20 additional a month if required to provide own tools. gram. Similar sentiments have •• When passengers are carried will be rated as Second Cook and be paid wage of $325.27 per mon^h. been reported from the House side of Congress. Retroactive Pay: li' ' Seafarer B. H. Meade writes letter to the Mississippi Steamship Company claiming back wages which are due him. Union member found out about money he Is entitled to when his name was pub­ lished, along with many others. In recent Issue of the LOG. SOC's Still Await Claim By Seafarers NEW ORLEANS.—It's four weeks since the publication of •I special four-page SEAFARERS LOG supplement on back wages owed by the Mississippi Shipping Company, and there's still, over $50,000 lying around>— Idle waiting for Seafarers to list, however. Sevdtal hundred Sea­ claim assorted chunks of it. farers have amounts running into Only $7,365 of the $58,276.73 bo­ three figures coming to them. The nanza has found an owner so iar. largest amount on the list, $602.87, The money listed as retroactive is still an unclaimed windfall be­ pay. and other unclaimed wages longing to Seafarer Frank L. which has been on Mississippi's Smith. Thirty men have a penny books since as far back as 1948, each coming to them. belongs to 4,000 Seafarers who Seafarers whose names are oh have sailed the company's vessels the list should contact the company since that time. directly, by applying to the Un­ Following an early spurt of claimed Wage Department. Mis­ claims the first week after the list sissippi Shipping Company, 1300 was originally published, the rate Hibernia Building, New Orleans. of applications for the dough has Applications should include the levelled off at a little under 100 Seafarer's Z-number, social secur­ a week. All told, 220 applications ity number, rating, name of the have been handled through the shipper ships worked on and the mails and another 135 through length of service on them as re­ telephone calls. In addition, there corded on his discharges. are others still not processed. Highest amount paid to date went .to Seafarer William P. Dunn Jr., • Who served as steward on the first voyage of the SS David Starr Jordan in 1951. Dunn's Loss of a Union receipt book slice of the $58,containing 50 receipts numbered 000 came to $125.99. A mem­ 65400-65450 was reported last ber of the SIU Week by a New York headquarters since 1943, he patrolman. Receipts out of the Dunn hails from San- book had- been issued while the patrolman was paying off the Val ford, NO. His share of the total is far from Chem (Valentine); Bradford Island being the highest amount on the and Lone Jack (Cities Service). All moneys collected on the re­ ceipts have be^n deposited with headquarters, but the Union has no way of crediting paymeiUs to the Seafarers in question iA the headquarters file. The men, of Re^lar membership meet­ course, have their own, receipts ings in SIU headquarters and and the dues record stainped on at all branches are held every their own cards. second Wednesday. night at Consequently, -^crewmembers of 7 PM. The schedule for the these ships who' have made pay­ next few meetings 1^ as follows: ments on these receipt numbers June 16, June 30 and July 14. are advised to contact headquar­ AU Seafaren registered on ters at the earliest opportunity. In the shipping list are required that way, their payments nan be to attend the meetings. credited and the" money properly accounted for. Report Dues Receipts Lost :M Night Every 2 Weeks House Body Votes PHS $$ With Cut New Dry Cargo Wage Scale �rag* FOOT SEAFdRERS i Swia ii 19M LOG 'Old Ironsides' Gets Another Facelifting AilSee 11. ^. IK' m I- r l>t;. • r.v I I S'- ''.• a". g?-f •• I i- I.sr';.. • A RECENT ARTICLE IN THE SEAFARERS LOG DEALING WITH the mortgage indebtedness of shipowners looking for a fast transfer to a foreign flag has attracted a considerable amount of attention in many quarters. Headquarters has received a considerable number of requests for copies of the article and many letters of comment from people in the industry and on the outside who are interested in the subject. . It appears that the article has had a beneficial effect in that for the time being those who were attempting to get put from under are not pushing their proposals. Certainly, through the medium of your Union newspaper, the Union was able to attract a good deal of public attention to the problem of foreign ship transfers. It's interesting to note further on this subject, that the Maritime Administration, acting.for the US Government, had 371 mortgages outstanding on for­ eign ships of all nations for a total of $116,870,476 as of the first of this year. These are ships that were sold to foreign flags under the 1946 ship sales act to 13 different countries. Of course, they are in addition to mortgages outstanding on American flag ships. Responsible To Congress Obviously then, the Maritime Administration has a stake in foreign flag operations because it is responsible to the Government and Con­ gress for collecting this money, just as it is responsible for mortgage Workmen lower 70-foot Oregon pine bowsprit into place on the USS Constitution at the Navy Yard in money on American flag ships. •• Boston early in the month. The bowsprit had to be removed in order to replace a 20-foot bitt designed This puts the Government in the peculiar position of being directly to hold spar in place. The Constitution, known as "Old Ironsides," U beUeved to be the oldest war­ involved in the well-being of shipping of several other nations as well ship in the world still in commission. • . as the United States, and may serve in part to explain the concern displayed in Washington quarters, particularly by the State X>epai-tment, for foreign-flag ships. It would be a more wholesome situation all around if those in charge of our maritime policy were not put in the impleasant position of having to worry about how well an individual foreign. shipowner The method of filling" chief electrician's jobs on Mariner type ships was taken up at last is doing and whether or not he will be able to pay the cash he owes.. week headquarters branch meeting, with passage of a motion recommending a new policy * . • * on those jobs. If approved by the membership in all ports, the chief's job will be posted on WITH JUNE 30TH FAST APPROACHING, THE END OF THE fiscal year as far as Government appropriations are concerned. Sea­ the board in the regular man-> ner, but the man shipping as agreed, with the approval of the these vessels, since the shipowners farers will know pretty soon just how matters stand on the. Public chief will have to pas's scru­ membership, that the key rating of had indicated a lack of interest in Health Service Hospitals. The Congressional Committees" involved tiny, by a committee of electri­ chief electrician for these particu­ operating the ships altogethej^ be­ are making their reports and at this writing the latest word is. that cians plus the epgine department lar ships should be selected on the cause of their size and complexity. the House Appropriations Committee has recommended that/ the patrolman on the queslfcn of his basis of qualification rather than Since most electricians have lim­ hospitals be continued but that an additional $40,000 niek be taken in the accepted rotary fashion. ited AC experience—^with few ex­ in the money available for their operations. Mariner or AC experience. Originally, some people down in Washington who think that hospi­ This same policy has been fol­ cept some of t]ie new tankers of­ New York new business at the June 2 headquarters meeting fea­ lowed on other experimental ships fering this type of expeflence—-the tals are a fine place to begin saving money were all for shutting them tured a discussion by several elec­ and special types, such as the Union contended it would guar­ down. As you know, that roused up quite a protest tricians on the question of jobs as Schuyler Otis Bland. Second"elec­ antee the most e^erienced men from the SIU and other maritime unions, to say chief electrician on the Mariners. tricians, on the other hand, were available for the jobs, in order to nothing of the hundreds of letters that Seafarers assure the membership the nearly sent the White House and their Congressmen on the As a result of the extreme com­ shipped off the board. 40 other jobs which each SIU Mar­ subject. Special Course plexity of the Mariners electrical Evidently these letters have had quite an effect, Installations, the chief electrician's As a matter of fact, so complex iner calls for. The policy was affected with the because the Administration changed Its mind and Job is the key to the operation of are the Mariners tjiat at first it the $10 million ship, being even was necessary for the chief elec­ Keystone and the eight other Mar­ decided to keep the. hospitals open on a reduced more important in some respects tricians to undergo a "training iners since allocated to SIU com­ scale. However, there is still a possibility ^t the than that of the licens^ engineers. course" with the ship in the ship­ panies (four are still active)—and members of Congress will act to restore the full amount that these hospitals need to operate prop­ proven successful. yard before taking it out. Qualification Basis erly. Certainly your. Union is doing everything it can to acquaint A similar rule governs these members of Congress with the facts of the situation, and has received Accordingly when the AC sys­ At stake at the timie the Mar­ tem Mariners started coming out iners were first being allocated jobs on West Coast ships manned assurances from many quarters indicating that we have strong friends two years ago the Union had were several hundred jobs on by the SlU-affiliated Marine Fire­ on this issue. ' men, Oilers and Watertenders; with the union requiring men tak­ . BY THE TIME THE NEXT ISSUE OF THIS PAPER APPEARS, ing the job ot chief electrician on the winners of the four SIU scholarship awmxis for the; coming year a Mariner to have at least a year'fr will be known. The board of college administrators that has .been AC experience. selected by the trustees of-your Welfare Plan will make its recom­ mendations on June i22, and the trustees will act accordiingly. ' This is the second year that the awards are being made, and at the same time, the trustees will have to decide shortly whether on not to continue the funds for IdSt year's winners. According to the terms The black gang was very much in dent of the port. He has been in of the award, all of the winners have to maintain a certain level of^ performance to be entitled to a second year's grant from the Wel­ evidence at the last Lake Charles, the SIU since May, 1943. Bryant is 35 years old and married. Louisiana, port fare Plan. Five Seafarers meeting with two 4" 4 itOne point of interest about this year's awards is that five Seafarers The port of Seattle "busted out cn'gine depart­ are among the group that has qualified for these awards. The Scholar-' all over" the last couple of weeks ment representaship Plan was designed originally to ben^it both the Seafarers them­ with plenty of tives taking selves and the children of Seafarers, and it appears that several mem­ ships to keep all charge of the WASHINGTON.—Plans to In­ bers of the Union have taken advantage of the opportunity. hands happy. On meeting. Seafarer stall a complete gas turbine pro­ In any case, four of the people involved will be raceiving $1,500 a the beach for the John S. Capps pulsion power plant in a reserve year for, whatever college studies they "might care to undertake. Arid time being to was chairman of fleet Liberty moved forward as'tfae those who are unsuccessful -in their pursuit of this year's award can help conduct the the meeting while Maritime Administration reported always come back again 12 months later for another crack at the prize.' port meeting Warren J. BurBurbine that 11 companies have submitted * * » , there was veteran bine was the re­ 17 different proposals for the ex­ THERE APPEi^ TO HAVE BEEN A LITTLE JAM-UP IN THE Seafarer Carroll cording secretary. perimental installation. All pro­ program put forth by the administration to modernize the merchant Capps comes to the SIU via the Quinnt Jr. Quinnt posals are currently being studied. marine. At present, the proposal to build 20 tankers for Navy chart­ Bluegrass State, Kentucky. He's held the job of Quinnt The use of a gas turbine is part ers is tied up in one House Committee, while another proposal to pro­ been an SIU member since July 13, reading clerk for of an MA-sponsored program to vide for trade-in of over-age tankers is not making much headway 1947, when he joined in the port that occasion. . «f Galveston, Texas. He's 53 years A deck department man, Quinnt attenipt to re-engine the Libertys either. "These bills, while important, are 'subsidiary to the main proposal old, married and makes his home has been with the SIU since wa^ to make them capable of 18-19 back, joining in Baltimore on June knots as compared with the ten to.buiI<r 60 new. ships each year for the US merchant marine.>Up until in the Texas port. now there hasn't been too much action on the ques­ Burbine is a Massachusetts man 28,1940. He's a native of Maryland, knots they can produce with their present low-pressure plants. In tion although the bills have been dropped iri the . who calls Mefrose, Mass., his home 33 years of age. addition to the one ship which will hopper. town. He's 26 years of age $• it it It would appear desirable for-the Congressional Joined the Union in the tanker port Seafarer George E. Odom of have the gas turbine installation, committees involveil to make this an early order of Marcus Hook on April S, 1947. Whistler, Alabanm, served as re­ three others will be fitted with of l^siness, since It cam be expected that before cording secretary at the. last Mobile steam turbines,, geared diesels - long Congress will be looking to adjoqrn for the ... Savannah, Georgia's port meet- port meeting. Odom, who sails in and diesel-electric drive. , . eummer. Taking action now would make it pos­ ' Ing, was taken in hand by Seafarer the deck department, has been an Tests will determine which type sible to whip some kind of proposal inti shape Ernest M. Bryant as chairman. SIU member since February 23, of ijlant is most effective to bring that could be translated Into contracts for new Bryant, a steward department man 1946,. When he joined in the Ala­ the speed «f the Libertys up to ahipi early next year. Is a native of Georgia and a resi­ bama port. He's 29 years old. the. deiU^blc Jft'^jQiPt.ifUodard' Ask New Mariner Ch, Elect, Rule Study Bids On Gas Turbine in Liberty -vr>f �^:m y'-Jam* 11; 1954 SEAFARERS rage rtn LOG Seafarer ^Sprang^ From 18-Month Stay On Ship A Seafarer who has a record of 32 years' residence in the United States has finally been permitted by Immigration to come ashore' after a harrowing 18-months of "imprisonment" on a ship. Seafarer Charles Slanina, a member of the SIU since 1946, touched US soil on April 22, 1954 after he had-f, successfully fought both McCarran Act red tape and the Admiral J. A. Hirshfield Admiral A. C. Richmond Coast Guard Names New Top Officers The appointments of a, new commandant and assistant commandant of the US Coast Guard for the next four years were announced recently. Rear Admiral Alfred C. commandant and Chief of Richmond, former assistant Staff at Coast Guard Heaidquarters, Cenfur/-0/cf Corn-Likker Cargo Found DETROIT —A diver clumsily rose from the waters of Lake Mich­ igan recently, staggered across the deck in his heavy suit and after his helntet was removed, smilihgly an­ nounced that he had discovered "enough whiskey to swim in," some 350 barrels, in a wreck 75 feet underwater off Frankfort, Mich. Julius Roth, salvage operator, says that the wreck is that of the package freighter West Moreland, which floundered in a gale on the lake in December, 1854. Roth, who lacks funds to begin salvage operations, named Capt. John Waters of Frankfort, who died recently at the age of 100, as the man who told him the location of the Vi^reck. Not content with the discovery of the 100-year-old bourbon, a diver is now probing the wreck for some $100,000 worth of gold bullion belived to have been on board. The state liquor commission said if the whiskey were in good condi­ tion it might be worth much money. Washington, DC, was named com­ mandant with the rank of viceadmiral. Rear Admiral James A. Hirsh­ field, former Chief of Personnel at US Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, DC, was named as­ sistant commandant. A native of Waterloo, Iowa, ViceAdmiral Richmond studied en­ gineering at George Washington University prior to his acceptance as a cadet at the Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn. Commissioned an ensign in 1924, he first served as an aide to the Commandant at Coasf Guard Head­ quarters in Washington, DC, and later served with the Special Pa­ trol Force and Special Patrol Squadron operating against rum runners off New York and the Massachusetts coast. Texas Schooling Rear Admiral Hirshfield is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and at­ tended the University of Texas be­ fore being appointed a cadet in the Coast Guard in 1922. Graduated and commissioned an ensign in 1924, he spent the first five years of his career on destroyers based at New London, Conn. Former commandant is Vice Admiral Merlin O'Neill, who re­ tired June 1. YOU and the SIU CONSTirUTION From Article X, Section.7 "In ho event shall the Negotiations and Strike Committee obligate this Union or any Port thereof, in any manner, without the approval of the membership of the Union." YOlift; K5GHTS 5 ANO AS : S!U::. : AKES :a«A{iAHT5ED: BV : vbys • :yOV::W!TH:;:THg5E to Tsiis irpA- attempts of the skipper of the Trojan Seaman to dump him ashore in any one of a half dozen foreign countries. Slanina, like a number of other alien seamen, was the victim of a peculiar quirk in the McCarran Act which made no allowance for socalled "stateless persons," particu­ larly men who were born in coun­ tries that have since been swal­ lowed up by the Communists. Among such countries are Czecho­ slovakia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Rumania and the other Russian satellites. Since Slanina could not produce a passport from the Red government of his native Czechoslovakia, he was condemned under the law to ride his ship indefinitely until the company could get rid of him somewhere. Under the law he was a national of a Communist country and con­ sequently could not be admitted to shore leave in the US, let alone residence. Member Of Czech Legion Ironically enough, way back in the first World War, Slanina was a member of the first anti-Commu­ nist fighting group ever formed. the famed Czech Legion. This Back on shore after 18 months enforced stay on a ship. Seafarer Charles Slanina (ieft) teils old shipmate Joe Clurman of his ex­ periences. Vladivostock where it linked up with a British-American expedi­ tionary force and was evacuated. In 1922, Slanina emigrated to the United States on a passport from the Czechoslovak Republic. He was 24 years old at the time and spent the next 20 years working on shoreside jobs as a machinist and mechanic. During that period he once took out his first papers but never followed up his citizen­ ship application—something he had cause to regret later on. When the US entered the war, Slanina, at 44, went out to sea again and spent the war years on US-flag ships, and after the war Acting in accordance with the decision of district-wide ended, he continued going to sea. Meanwhile he was regularly re­ membership meetings, the SIU h'as opened its membership newing his passport from the books for the admission of a limited number of permit card Czechoslovak government. holders each month. ApplicaSailed'on Affidavit tions have been sent to all at which time 15 men wiil be ad­ His troubles began after the post­ ports for those permits who mitted to the union. The report war coup in Czechoslovakia by the wish to apply for membership. will list all men who have made Communists. When Slanina's pass­ The present plan calls for the application whether or not they port expired in 1950, he had no admission of new members at the are accepted for membership. And way of getting renewal without' rate of 15 per month, five each the fact that a man is not accepted swearing allegiance to the Com­ from the deck, engine and steward the first time ground does not munist government of Czechoslova­ department. The new members will in any way affe * his future eligi­ kia. He took his problem to the not add to the total membership bility for a membership book. Immigration people who advised rolls of the SIU, since they will Since the committee's work will him to sail on an affidavit as a merely replace the normal loss of continue over a lengthy period of "stateless person." membership through death, resig­ time, its membership will change He sailed on the affidavit satis­ nations and withdrawals from the from month to month, but the factorily for twQ years until industry. Consequently, the Union basic structure will still consist of December, 1952, and then the new policy of maintaining membership two men from each shipboard de­ (Continued on page 17) figures in proportion to the num­ partment. f" ber of jobs available will be con­ group consisted of exiled Czechs who formed an army m pre-Coinmunist Russia to help liberate their homeland from Austrian control. Subsequently, when the Commu­ nists took control of the Russian empire, the Czech legion literally fought its way out of Russia severai thousand miles all the way to Plan To Admit 15 New Members Each Month tinued. In the near future, a sixman membership committee will be selected at headquarters to screen the applications. Membership will be awarded on the basis of several factors including length of time on the permit, particit>ation in Union beefs and in organization work. Records of work on shipboard and similar factors that would have a bearing on a man's ability and quality will be considered. The membership committee's re­ port wiil be made once a month Union Has Cable Address Only upon membership approval can the Union's Negotiations and Strike Committee call a strike, break off negotiations or agree Upon a contract. /A.,' Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will as­ sure speedy transmission on all messages and faster serv­ ice for the men involved. Permits applying for membership get applications checked at dis­ patch counter in headquarters to make sure forms are properly flUedout. �SEAFARERS Sik SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON w II If' l>-' ' p' p Showing solidarity between stewards aboard West Coast ships and members of th^ SUP deck and en­ gine crews is this group above on the George C. Long. They are left to right, back row: D. E. Hamalamin, engine delegate; Joe Kaplan, deck delegate; Phil Pino, bosun, and James Wooten. In front row, same order, are Thomas Kaye, steward department delegate, and Smokey Dunham, steward. MC5-AFL Charges Vote Mix-up SAN FRANCISCO—Charging several serious irregularities in the course of the 90-day election on West Coast ships, the Marine Cooks and Stewards, AFL, has challenged the vote in formal proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board. The MCS-AFL tallied 743 votes against only 14 votes for the Cornmunist-dominated a contesting' party. These irregu­ grounds that it is obviously defunct NUMC&S, but the majority of larities took place on at least 16 and not in compliance with the I.; ife^ 1 If" Ih " 1^" 1^1^'' |^~' I^iS I- itilM LOG ballots, 1,285, went in the "neither" column under the urging of Harry Bridges' "Local 100." The charges requested that the election be set aside and a new vote ordered on the grounds that employers had taken five specific courses of action to assist Bridges' Longshore Union in its drive for a "neither" vote. Organizers On Ships Although "Local 100" was not on the ballot and-had no official role in the proceedings, the MCSAFL pointed out that the shipown­ ers had permitted "Local 100" organizers to board the ships be­ fore, after and during the election and electioneer on the ships, and had officially included "Local 100" under the Welfare Plan set-up, pro­ viding for a paid "Local 100" di­ rector. Further, the SIU affiliate said, "Local 100" representatives were permitted to act as observers and to participate in the conduct of the balloting although under the terms of the election they had no place on the ballot and no recognition as ships specified in the charges. In some instances, the union said, MCS-AFL men working on the ships were not permitted to be observers while "Local 100" repre­ sentatives who were not crewmembers were allowed to take part. In petitioning for a new vote, the MCS-AFL asked that the Commu­ nist-dominated NUMC&S be barred from the ballot on the Congressman Offers Bill For 'West Point' Of Maritime WASHINGTON.—A bill to place the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York, on a par with West Point, Annapolis and the proposed Air Force Academy, introduced in the House by Sep. William school. The, K. Van Pelt of Wisconsin, is pointed to the present overman­ likely to face considerable ning in the industry, among both crossfire from many segments of the maritime industry. Most sea unions, including offi­ cers' groups, testified at recent hear­ ings m opposition to the idea of continuing the operrtion of the AT WORK A chief steward who had difficul­ ties with members of his own de­ partment as well as with other Sea­ farers in the crew was brought up on a variety of charges -in the port of Seattle re­ cently. Several c r e wmembers filed the charges which dealt main­ McManus ly with the stew­ ard's treatment of other members of the crew. Actually charges were filed un­ der four separate headings. One dealt with the chief steward's order to the BR not to do sanitary work for the engineers because the stew­ ard happened to be peeved at them. The steward was also ac­ cused of ordering the chief cook and 3rd cook to scrap all leftovers. In addition, hjs accusers said that the steward more often than not was found carrying stories topside, threatening crewmembers that they would lose their right to Labor Relations Act at any time during the course of the election. For example, the AFL said that NUMC&S had falsely stated it had distributed financial statements to its members, and that Hugh Bryson and other NUMC&S officials were under indictn^ent for falsely taking a n,on-Communist oath as required before any union can use NLRB machinery. sail when he got through with them and making himself obnoxious in other ways. When the entire beef was taken up at a shipboard meeting, the ac­ cusers concluded the steward re­ fused to answer questions put to him or cooperate in resolving the beef in any way. The charges were heard by a com­ mittee consisting of Richard D. Mc­ Butts Manus, Herbert D. Braunsteln, C. A. Gardner, Thomas Bolton and Dan Butts. The committee heard testimony from several of the crewmembers both under direct examination and cross examination. After all sides had their say, the committee on due deliberation, found the man guilty as charged. As penalty, the committee said that he was qot to sail chief stew­ ard for a period of one year and was to pay a $100 fine.. officers and unlicensed seamen, and the fact that many Point graduates failed to enter the mer­ chant marine anyway. Nevertheless, the opposite view, strongly backed by the infiuentlal Kings Point alumni groups and Congressmen from that iarea, and some industry groups as well, prevailed. Rep. Van Pelt who, as chairman of a subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine Commit­ tee, conducted the hearings, in­ troduced the bill soon after they ended, Annua! Fight The annual appropriations bill for Kings Point has traditionally raised a storm of controversy between supporters and opponents of the institution. There was speculation again this year that the school might be forced to close, as the Maritime Administration shuttered the team­ ing station and upgrading school at Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, and in Alameda, California, as welP as ending the correspondence course program. The bill introduced by. the Wis­ consin lawmaker would amend the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 which has provided the authority under which Kings POint has been operat­ ing since 1942. It provides for competitive examinations to be ofl'ered annually to men nominated by members of the Senate and the House, on the same basis as is followed with respect to appoint­ ments to West Point and Annapolis. The bill also makes a specific r^uirement that each candidate obligate himself to. serve four years as a merchant marire.officer if his services are required. I i' I . , i I • lU The American merchant marine is renewing its efforts to have at least two representatives of the steamship Industry on the Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Company. The Industry Is ready to put on a big campaign before Congressional Committees in an effort to keep Panama Canal tolls from going any higher. American steamship lines are the principal users of the Panama Canal and, therefore, contribute the most through tolls to the upkeep of the Canal Zone government. However, the Industry is not satisfied with the accounting system used to determine canal tolls, and will at­ tempt to have the Defense Department share equally in the operating costs of the Zone government. ^ Following up the thinking of the Department of Commerce, a bill has been introduced in Congress providing for "a program of construction of 60 merchant ships a year. Although an immediate ship construction program is vital to the defense of the United States, as reported earlier in the LOG a program of such a size will not be attained for quite a long time. The reason for this is that US-flag operators take the view that the construction of 60 ships a year is like putting the cart before the horse. They feel that the Government, before initiating such a building pro­ gram, should first provide a better economic environment for the operators, and that after this is done, the operators, in the normal course of Events, would begin to replace their fleets. In any event, pressure is being applied to Congress to see to it that we do not make the same mistake as in the past through neglect of our merchant marine. During World War H the Axis powers sank 36 million tons of allied shipping. It is reported that the Russians have six times as many subs as did the Germans at the start of World War II. The US Navy es­ timates that the Russians have 350 ready-to-go submarines. ' 4« 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" • 4" • 4" Red arms and ammunition being presently sent to Central America point up the vulnerability of the Panama Canal, and this is being in­ creasingly recognized in Washington. Members of Congress interested in this subject point out that if anything should happen to the Canal, our need for modern, fast ships to serve the three coasts of the US would be multiplied. Here's how obsolete ships are removed frmn this country's national defense reserve fleets scattered on the three coasts of the nation. The fleets are surveyed each year by a team of expert Government men and, after consultation with the Navy to make sure that there is no more use in the ships from a defense point of view, they are scrapped. Two administration-sponsored bills dealing with new tankers will have a hard time getting through Congress this session. One has to do with allowing tanker companies to trade in old tonnage in consid­ eration of their building newer and faster tankers, while the other would encourage private companies to build tankers and then have the Military Sea Transportation Service charter the new tankers for a ten-year period. ., Each of these bills started put in Congress with smooth sailing, but now are being opposed by a substantial number of Congressmen on the ground that if new tankers are needed for national defense, the Gov­ ernment itself should construct them, not private industry. On the MSTS-tanker charter bill, this would Involve the construc­ tion of tankers between 25,000 and 32,000 deadweight tons, with a speed of at least 18 knots. When this proposal came up on the Senate floor for consideration recently, the Senate amended the proposal to prohibit award of contracts to American owners who own or operate foreign-flag ships, this course being followed at the recommendation of maritime unions. The Senate also adopted a proviso requiring the Commerce Department to determine that transfer foreign would be in the national interest, before such transfers are allowed. Ip the meantime, on the tanker-trade-in-build proposal, the Gen­ eral Accounting Office, which swings quite a bit of weight on Capitol Hill, has recommended that the new tankers that would toe. constructed here be documented under US law for at least 20 years. The tanker companies will fight this proposal and will urge that the Maritime Ad­ ministration retain discretion on the subject of foreign tjransfers. It is estimated that if tanker companies trade in their T-2s under this proposal, the estimated cost of new construction ^ould be $6,900,000; that the Government would allow the owners around $1,915,000 on the tankers traded in; so that the net additional cost to the owners of the new construction would be around $4,985,000 per vessel. , 4> . Fulfillment of the emergency sh^ repair program, designed to give aid to American repair yards, is a bare possibility at this session of Congress. This is so because the Eisenhower administration, through the Bureau of the Budget, has given a semi-blessing to the projected program, which calls, for the repair of some 205 ships in the reserve fleets at a cost in the neighborhood of $45 million. Although identical bills have been put in the hopper in tooth the Senate and House, the stumbling block wfil be just how soon, if at all. Congress approves an~ appropriation to consummate the trans­ action. 4. ^ i One measure that is expected toi clear Congress this session is the one extending old-age and survivors coverage to certain US seamen, employed by American employers on foreign-flag vessels. Individuals employed on foreign-flag vessels are now excluded from coverage under old-age and survivors insurance both as to service performed outside the US and in this.country. The bill now clearing Congress .would make this apply only if the individual is not an American cit­ izen or the employer is not an American employer, so that if the in­ dividual is an American and the employer is an .^nerican, the serv­ ices of the individual on foreign-flag ships will be covered whether performed here or abfoad. �one 11, 19S4 SEAFARERS Par* Seven LOG SlU Crew Entertains At Okinawa Giub MCCARTHY'S FIRST WITNESS SWORN IN—The McCarthy-Cohn vs. Stevens-Adams case drones on and on with rapid-fire exchanges over political issues overshadowing other developments in the Army-Mc­ Carthy charges. An important milestone was reached when the Sena­ tor's first witness, Roy Cohn, was sworn in after 21 days and eleven wit­ nesses for the Army. Cohn's testimony was an attempt "to prove that Secretary of the Army Stevens used Pvt. Schlne as a hostage in order to "blackmail" the Senator into dropping the investigation of the Army. i FUNERAL SHIP OF KING CHEOPS UNCOVERED IN EGYPT— Archaeologists working near the base of the Great Pyramid of Egypt announced the discdvery of a "funeral ship" of Cheops, the Egyptian king who is believed to have had the pyramid built as a monument to himself. The discovery was described as the most important find in Egyptian archaeology since the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922. TRUCE PLANS DRAG WHILE FIGHTING CONTINUES NEAR HANOI—Efforts to negotiate a truce in Indo China continue on at Geneva without any definite plan taking shape. Meanwhile Communist rebel troops and French loyal Indo-Chinese defenders are engaged in furious fighting around Hanoi. The Communists are attempting to choke off the city in an ever-tightening ring. President Eisenhower announced at a. press conference that he does not now plan to ask Con­ gress for intervention in Indo-China although the point had been dis­ cussed. * 3^ 3^ 3> Fred Costello, wiper on the Sea Comet II, was one of crewmembers who helped entertain at an Easter party given for Okinawan children at the United Seamen's Service Club in Naha. AFL-ILA Convention Planned With the National Labor Relations Board beginning its count of disputed ballots in EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE ON VISIT HERE—Emperor Haile the recent New York dock election, the trustees of the AFL-ILA have announced plans for Selassie of Ethiopia, on future action by the new union. A meeting of the trustees in Washington has agreed on a a visit to* this country, convention calj for the new-fwas. officially greeted in union, at which time it will ter Carriers; A1 Hayes, president, autonomy, the board of trustees New York with the tra­ will automatically cease to func­ ditional ticker tape receive its autonomy, draft Machinists Union. its constitution and elect perma­ parade. In an address As soon as the new union gets its tion. nent officers. to Congress, he made a plea for collective action Meanwhile, the trustees agreed against aggressors. He that the AFL would continue its .plans.' a tour of this efforts to win allegiance of all New country, Canada and York longshoremen, whatever the Mexico and will sign an outcome of the vote count might agreement for United be. At present the old ILA has States military bases in 9,110 votes to its credit with the DETROIT—Crewmembers of the SlU-manned Great Lakes Ethiopia. AFL-ILA receiving 8,791 and 1,752 carferry, Mataafa, had a hot time of it on a recent voyage challenged ballots holding the bal­ t> it when fire twice broke out in the cargo on a round trip ance. Emperor Haile Selassie (left) gets - QUESTION SCIEN­ between Detroit and Buffalo.-f autographed baseball from Yankee The constitutional convention TIST AND UN OFFI­ The'first and most serious fire seven hours later. No one was Manager, Casey Stengel, during stop­ will be held sometime in July in CIAL ON LOYALTY-^ was of seven hours' duration, injured in the fire-fighting opera­ over at Yankee Stadium, Chicago. The exact date will be an­ Dr. Ralph Bunche of but the second one lasted only 20 tion. nounced by AFL headquarters in the United Nations, appearing before the Federal International Or­ minutes. Both fires were put out ganizations' Employee Loyalty Board, received a clean bill of health, Washington. In Buffalo, insurance company by the crew, with their efficient with the board ruling that there was no doubt as to his loyalty to this In making its announcement, the firefighting drawing high praise representatives and the Coast country^ The action was taken in accordance with the procedures board of trustees declared "If the Guard conducted a thorough in­ estabiished last year by the President for screening all US citizens AFL-ILA wins, we will press for a from the company. The fire on the ship, manned vestigation, but that didn't stop employed by (he UN. Another prominent citizen, an H-Bomb scien­ complete clean-up of the water­ another fire from breaking out on tist, figured in a loyalty decision. A special Atomic Energy Commis­ front rackets." If the old ILA is by the SIU Great Lakes District, the return trip. This time the crew sion personnel board voted 2-1 that Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer is given a majority of the votes, we apparently broke out in defective put it out in a few minutes. As a a "security risk." The board unanimously found the 50-year-old scien­ will consider it merely the first wiring in one of the new autos result of the successful fire-fighting, being carried on board. It raged damage tist "loyal" and "discreet" but by the 2-1 division, ruled him ineligible round of this fight." m both instances was con­ nearly out of control for a while to work on the H-bomb because of "disturbing" conduct. This disturb­ fined to cargo. ing conduct issue in the board's decision centered on the charge that Trustees of the union are: George and a Coast Guard cutter pulled Company shoreside officials and alongside for possible rescue work. Meany, AFL president; Dave Beck, Oppenheimer, as did many other scientists, opposed concentrating on representatives of the Great Lakes However, crewmembers steadily president Teamsters Union; Paulthe H-bomb on the grounds that it was unnecessary, too expensive and immoral and continued his opposition even after President Truman Hall, secretary-treasurer SIU A&G manning fire hoses kept pouring District congratulated the crews District; William C. Doherty, presi­ water on the cargo and finally for their courageous and efficient ordered the go-ahead on the bomb in January of 1950. dent, National Association of Let­ succeeded in dousing the flames action under trying conditions. Gt. Lakes Crew Fights Two Fires On Carferry Voyage YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Fakes And Facts On Toiletries Despite policing by the Federal fi^ade Commission, there is no limit to the ingenuity of toiletries and cos­ metics manufacturers in the claims they make and the prices they charge. The public pays over a billion dollars a year for ordinary chemicals with a little perfume added, and put up in handsome packages. Sometimes these prod­ ucts have no. value whatsoever. Undoubtedly you and your family also chip in a batch of hard-earned dollars for these products, which are gotten up for men as well as women. Just Kerosene One of the most revealing cases occurred some years ago.. A' certain massage cream was being sold for re­ moving wrinkles and freckles, for curing eczema and scalp disorders, and developing the female bust. When the Government's chemists analyzed this preparation, they found it consisted basically of odorless kerosene and per­ fume. An even bigger promotion is the type of cream and lotion claimed to "nourish" the skin. One famous cos­ metician 'was ordered to stop claiming that any of her preparations would nourish skin muscles or tissues, or dissolve fatty tissue, or prevent crows feet and wrinkles, or restore youth to dry, wrinkled skin. Other big manu­ facturers were ordered to quit making exaggerated claims for vitamin-containing creams. Now that .iskin-food and-vitamin-creain clalihs have been • somewhat cleaned up» the cosmetics manufacturers are • busy selling hormone creams. The American Medical As­ sociation says that it is very dubious that such creams can reduce wrinkles and improve the tone of the skin as claimed. Some doctors go so far as to say that hormone creams are no more effective than the old "cure" for baldness, which was a mixture of bear's blood and hazel nuts. Cancer experts have also warned that indiscriminate use of hormone creams might precipitate cancer of the breast and uterus in a woman already predisposed to cancer. So when you see those little bottles of hormone creams in the department stores and five-and-tens, beware. One cosmetics manufacturer sells 32 different kinds of cream and oils, a different one for almost every part of the body. There's a special neck cream, another for hands, another for the face, etc. The only benefit of such creams is the massage you give yoUrself when you rub them on. That promotes local circulation which nourishes the skin. The cream does soak into'the top layer if your skin is very dry, and seems to smooth out wrinkles, but the effect is very temporary. The cheapest cold cream you can buy in a large jar at the five-and-ten or depart­ ment store will do that much for you. •Wind and Weather' Another widely-sold preparation at this time of year is "wind and weather" lotion. You can get the same re­ sults from any inexpensive vanishing cream. It will leave a protective film over your face. Nor is it necessary to pay high prices for astringent lotions sold as wrinkle re­ Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying movers. N« cosmetic can actually remove wrinkles. All they may do is close the pores or shrink the skin super­ ficially and temporarily. You can easily make a lotion yourself for that purpose. Just mix two ounces of witch hazel, one-half ounce of glycerine, one teaspoon of borax, and add three" or four ounces of rose water or orange water, purchaseable at any drug store. 'Especially for Men' This department has previously pointed out that many hair dressings which men buy in great quantities, are primarily mineral oil. You can simply buy light mineral oil and add a couple of drops of after-shave lotion to per­ fume it. There are many special hand cleaners sold for use after dirty work. But mosi are hard on the skin because they contain either chemicals or abrasives. Experts sug­ gest simply greasing hands well with cold cream, wipe it off, and then wash with ordinar^soap and water. But perhaps the biggest waste of money for men is the constant purchase of shave creams, which add up to quite a bill at the end of a year. Shaving creams contain a high proportion of water, which makes them expensive to use. But brushless shaving cream especially has a lot of water, which is why you don't have to use a brush. But that makes it costly for what you get, even if the jar looks big. Cake shaving soap has much the same in­ gredients except that you simply add the water with your brush. Why buy water? Shaving sticks, bowls, etc., arc siinply more expensive variations of cake shaving coap. -I-; ..•c.-J v""' • """r: ^1 �SE/iFAnEmS LO€ VaceEii^ Study NY-Canada Deepwafer Thruway I WASHINGTON—On the heels-of the approval of the St. Lawrence Seaway, the long-urged combiriation navigation and power project to bring deep-sea shipping to the Great Lakes region, Senator George"* = ^ D. Aiken of Vermont has re-1 which wind all. the way up to ported that a brand-new study • Montreal over the Canadian boro£ an additional inland waterway der.- Part of the New York State to link New York City and Canada canal system, the Champlain Canal extends from the furthest la already underway. point on the cross-state Erie Canal Studied Twice at Waterford, a dozen miles above The Vermonter noted that the Albany, then north to Lake US embassy in Ottawa has been Champlain and Whitehall near the exploring the subject with Canadian NY-Vermont border. The canal is officials for some time. The idea formed by the canalized Hudson has been studied twice before; River from Waterford to Fort Ed­ however, the recent green light ward, about 34 miles further north, given to the Seaway plan has re­ and an artificial channel from Fort Edward to Whitehall. Lake Cham­ vived it once again. The NYC-Canada link, which plain connects with the St. Law­ would involve dredging of 20 feet rence via the Richelieu River and or more in existing canals plus the Chambly Canal on the Ca­ deepening of the existing 27-foot nadian side. At present, ships going into Al­ channel in the Hudson River up to Albany, would, upon the sched- bany transfer their, cargo to barges uled completion of the Seaway in which can maneuver the shallow 1960, enable deep-sea shipping from the Great Lakes to by-pass the long ocean journey through the St. Lawrence piver and around Nova Scotia to reach Atlantic coast ports like New York. Ships on the Lakes with cargo for Europe and elsewhere would have little use for the additional waterway, however. Very CosUy The Army Corps of Engineers, which has the responsibility for dredging US waters, has indicated that the project would be an even more complex and costly under­ taking than the Seaway. Pending before Congress right now is a bill to provide funds for dredging the Hudson up to Albany into, a 32-34^JcK * foot channel. The Hudson already provides passage from New York to Albany for deep-sea vessels. . KWf-* The additional depth would pro­ vide access to the interior of the state and into Canada for virtually all existing types of ocean-going merchant vessels. 1 *The proposed deep-sea water­ way utilizing the Hudson would be •n extension of existing facilities Map shows route of proposed Albany to St. Lawrence Biver deepwater route. 1 ^4- 1 t 1 J jvt i Jf. —for SlU MEMBERSI ?fmAibarHd(^ ALLAT'SRBCIAL SBAC/J^ PRICES your SEA CHEST WrP. SHORE WEAR t SEA GEAR ^ GEAR i SHORE WEAR iVr' A . IViy: «f SlU HEADQUARTERS •7S^4lli AVE • BRQOKIVM ,, I channels now available. Under the proposed development, the ships would move directly into the St. Lawrence. One inquiry into the pbssibilities of such an inland 'waterway for deep-sea vessels, in the late 1930's, recommended against it on the basis that there was not enough potential traffic to warrant the expense of the project. Deepening Locks A second survey of the idea, In 1947, wa% keyed to improvements in the Champlain Canal, which was originally opened in 1916. A proposal for deepening the 12-f6ot barge canal to 14 feet and adding one foot to the locks to n^ke them comparable to the Erie Canal like­ wise received a negative recom­ mendation, with the result that the idea was again shelved. Right now, on the Canadian side, Chambly Canal has a series of seven locks that are only six and a half feet deep. Thus, the com­ bined US-Canadian project would be a monumental undertaking, necessitating an enormous amount of dredging of all the connecting links on both sides of the border to make a single-depth channel usable for ocean-going vessels. The length of the proposed waterway, with one key link. Lake Cham­ plain, 107 miles long, would be many times that of the seaway navigation project approved. Accordingly, the likelihood of such a project becoming an ac­ tuality appears far-fetcUed at this tlmfc . tmn* 11. 1N4 CASH BENEFITS SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS :? . • > REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID • Ffom.. No. Seafarers Receivinf Benefits this Period { Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid this Period ^^3 I 3Vjl WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD SCAS- ooff Hospital Benefits Death Benefits Disability Benefits Mnternitv Benefits Vncation Benefits Total /L/CJ Sol \ e>Q ^ »€>0 oe. /o t 54 ss^t WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hosoital Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950* | Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Disability Benefits Paid Since May I. 1952 * Maternity Benefits Paid Since April 1. 1952* Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 * Total oo /A3 * Date Benefits Began WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS r- 1 oo Hand TI 1 Cash JH 1^7^7.5 « e a • • e Estimated Accounts Receivable" 791 Vacation oof StA US Governmenc Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets — Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS 7^S-U f/foCc 97 1 During 'the month oT April the Plan paid cat 18 Death Benefits, making a total for the year' so far of 78. The Plan also paid out 94^6 Hospital Benefits during the month of April, a year to date total of 3,716. The amount of Maternity Benefits paid for the month was 39y vdiich gives the Plan a year to date total of 192. The Scholarship Awards C<mmilttee, composed of five college professors, will meet on Tuesday, June 22nd, to assist the Trustees in selecting the winners of the Sea­ farers scholarships for the year 1954* Suimiliti Al Km, AstitipmrSlh^isttalot • • and, remember this • •. All the» arc contributing a single nickel on your )^rt—-CdUectingSIU bene* it w&athcc it's for he^ital, birth, disab^t^ or dea^—get ftcstpxate poraimd, service iinmediauayf Ihreugh yoioc Union's -/••A A J I'' if- .?,! �Jmmo 11. 1954 SEAFARERS Fare Nine LOG i SlU Electrician Sparks Vote Campaign of Doctor Friend BALTIMORE.—Seafarer Douglas Reynolds, chief electri­ cian, is now serving as campaign manager for the doctor that helped him regain the use of his arm after it was severely burned in an accident ashore,• Dr. Leonard S. McGlothlin, District. His campaign activities a former seaman .and an AFL are being handled by Reynolds, J Hodcarriers union member. Is who is beating the drums on beseeking the Democratic nomina­ haif of the doctor. tion for the Maryland House of Dr. McGlothlin has been a per­ Delegates in the Third Legislative sonal friend of the Seafarer for a number of years and attended him when he was badly burned while working ashore on a high voltage line about a year and a half ago. After nearly-200 treatments, Dr. McGlothlin was able to restore al­ The membership Is again most full use to Reynolds' right cautioned to beware of persons arm. The accident forced the tem­ soliciting funds on ships in be­ porary retirement of the SIU bookhalf of memorials or any other member from sailing. so-called "worthy causes." Saylhg goodbye te New York City on a recent visit to headquarters, SUP member Walter W. Richard­ Reynolds *is presently working as No "can-shakers" or solici­ son and his pups get set to leave the SIU parking lot on their way up to New England. Richardson an electrician for the Baltimore tors have received authoriza­ News-Post but plans to take his hails from Oregon, but he's been traveling quite a bit around the country since his retirement. tion from SIU headquarters to book out of retirement shortly. collect funds. The National Dr. McGlothlin, along with Foundation for Infantile Pa­ State Senate candidate A. LaMar ralysis is the only charitable Benson and Legislative candidate organization which has re­ Louis C. Breil, Jr., were principals ceived membership endorse­ at a rally held recently at the Sea­ ment. Funds for this cause Having traveled all over the oceans of the world in the course of his 44 years at sea, farer's home in .Baltimore. All are collected through nornial three candidates are endorsed by Walter W. Richardson, retired ship's carpenter and SUP member, is on a kind of reverse Union channels at the pay-off. the AFL Labor League and the seaman's holiday—traveling overland. Now retired from the sea, Richardson has been Receipts are issued on the spot United Labor Policy Committee. touring the United States in ^Can-Shakerg* Have iVo OK Retired, His Home's On Wheels his home-made house on wheels, "Rich's Poop Deck Cabin." Richardson relaxes for a moment on the steps of his mobile "land cabin" on a recent vistt to New York City. He buUt the "cabin" himself after he retired from the sea. The portable house, which Richar^on built himself by remodeling the (back of an ordinary light de­ livery truck, contains all the com­ forts of home. It's fully equipped with a davenport-type bed, a stove, an ice box, a typewriter, a couple of chairs and even the last refine­ ment, a portable television set. Richardson also added the homey touch by decorating the walls with pictures and putting curtains on the windows which be cut into the sides .of the truck for added ven­ tilation. Two Pet Dogs In this rig, Richardson has been traveling around the US with a pair of pet Mexican Chihuahua dogs as company. Moving at a lei­ surely pace, he went from Fan Francisco to Ne\" York in six weeks, stopping off at SIU head­ quarters in New York for a look around and a chat with some of his old shipmates here. Then he took off for the cool breezes of northern New England. Richardson, who Is from Port- Cartoon History Of The SIU Holding one of his two Chihuahuas, the world's smallest dogs, Richardson sits in "Rich's Poop Deck Cabin" and views a program on the television set which he inst.>11ed in his shipmobile. land, Oregon, started going to sea on the old Roosevelt Line. He worked steadily off the East Coast until about 1932 or 1933, when he Passing The Word headed west to try his luck on Pacific Coast ships. He stayed there ever since until his recent retirement. No. SS - 1--- - Seeking to end the -views blackout concerning Union activities at home on SIU ships in far-off comers of the world, in July, 1949, the SIU issued the first "Seafarers Bullelin," a bi-weekly condensation of news from the SEAFARERS LOG which was ail!malled to all vessels at their next port of call. Since the LOG was then available daily in US ports and at a limited number of places overseas, the bulle­ tin was an instant success. Crews which were out of touch with the Union for long periods were no longer easy prey for the rumors which spread in foreign ports when no one really knew what was going on. By the end of the year, the "Seafarers Bulletin" was an established SIU feature, keeping the membership advised of Union activities at all times. With the LOG, which was being published every other week as a 12page tabloid newspaper. Seafarers were among tho l>est-informed union members in the world. �Pare Tea SEAFARERS L^OG Jane 11. 1954 POBT KEPOBIS......... Mobile: ' Work On New Ammo Depot May Begin Soon I. I;ii - I £r gji,. I. makes the hall a comfortable place to spend the time while waiting to ship. Our recreation deck is going full blast all day with the pool tables and television coming in for a big play. When th'e paintjng and renovating going on is completed we will have the finest, coolest labor hall in the city. Around the hall is Brother George Kaspryk who joined the SIU in 1946 transferring over from the AFL Marine Electricians and has been sailing as chief electrician usually out of the East Coast area. However, since coming to Mobile, he has decided to make this his home and ship from this area. Brother Kaspryk states that he has been in the AFL for 26 years In various locals and never has he seen any organization make the gains that the SIU has as far as welfare for members is concerned. Out of the main welfare benefits he thinks its hard to pick an outstandmg benefit but if pressed for top choice would take disability as he believes that gives the most when needed the worst. Gal Tanner Mobile Fort Agent Shipping in the port for the last couple of weeks held steady with about 35 members shipped to regular jobs and 78 to various relief jobs in and around the harbor. We had a total of 12 pay­ offs, seven sign ons,.and four ships In transit. Ships paying off were the Ranger, Clipper, Puritan, Polaris, Corsair, Pennant and Runner, all of Alcoa; Warhawk, Maiden Creek, Claiborne, LaSalle and Monarch of the Sea, all of Waterman. Ships signing on were Ranger, Maiden Creek, Puritan, Polaris, LaSalle, Pennant and Runner. Ships in transit were the Chicka­ saw, Antinous, Wild Ranger and Maiden Creek. Prospects for the coming two weeks don't look bad with the fol­ lowing ships due to hit the port either for payoff or in transit: Warrior, Arizpa, ^ i s, Claiborne, Mon­ Wilmington: arch of the Sea, De Soto, Cavalier, Pointer, Pilgrim, Patriot, Clipper and Roamer. In Kaspryk addition to these For the last two weeks shipping there Is also a possibility that Isthmian will have% couple of C-3s has picked up somewhat for this In transit during the coming two port, and from ihe looks of the weeks and the Warhawk of Water­ ships expected in we may have man, which has been in Idle status, good shipping for the next, two weeks. At least we hope so. will take a crew. I want to let the membership Runoff Vote know that to ship they will have On the political side we did right to be in the hall when we have well in the runoff elections with ships in port. In the last two weeks both labor-backed candidates win­ we had one ship sail short one ning victories. These candidates oiler out of this port for San Fran­ were Otto Simon for state repre­ cisco because none was around the sentative and Bert Thomas for tax hall at the time. Why not get on assessor. Both these men are the ball and take these jobs so favorable to labor and both have that we will not have ships sailing assured us of their cooperation in short? As you know most of the any problems that we might have. jobs in this port are from in-transIn our report of a couple of its and if we have a few more meetings ago. we stated that the ships leaving short it will get to Government was planning on start­ the point where there won't be ing a new ammunition depot in the any more payoffs in the port at all. Theodore area and we understand The Young America of Water­ now that all the legal red tape has man was the only ship to payoff been cleared away and the money and sign on in the last period, while appropriated. We expect work to in-transit ships included the Alacommence in the very near futui*e mar and Calmar of Calmar; Azalea on the new depot that the Mobile City, Fairland and John B. Water­ hall will serve, which is to be man of Waterman; Orion Comet located in Grand Bay, approxi­ of Oil Carriers; John C of Atlantic mately 25 miles from Mobile. In the Carriers; Steel Admiral of Isth­ meantime the old ammunition mian; Alcoa Pioneer of Alcoa; depot is still functioning at The­ Liberty Flag of Gulf Cargo; John odore, Alabama, a few miles out Kulukundis of Martis and George of the city limits. A. Lawson of Pan Oceanic. Passed On E. B. TUley Wilmington Port Agent The Mobile branch wishes to extend its sympathy to the family of Brother Ephraim M. Adkins who died recently aboard the Alcoa Pilgrim at sea. Brother Adkins is believed to have died of a heart attack. He was a member of the engine department and was serving SIU/A&G District as oiler aboard the Pilgrim at the 14 North . Gay St. time of his death. He is survived BALTIMORE Earl Shfppard, Afent . Mulberry 4340 by a brother of this city and a BOSTON 876 State St. daughter in Connecticut and his James Sheehan, Afent Richmond 2-0140 Slst tc Mechanic body is being returned aboard the GALVESTON Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 Alcoa Roamer on or around the Keith LAKE CHARLES. La 1410 Ryan St; 14th of this month. Funeral plans Leroy Clarke. Agent Phone 8-9744 1 South Lawrence St. are uncertain due to arrival date MOBILE Cal Tanner. Agent Phone 2-1794 not being definite. NEW ORLEANS 923 BlenvUle St. A few of the oldtimers on the Lindsey WlUiams. Agent Magnolia 8112-8113 beach in Mobile now include the NEW YORK 679 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 0-6800 following: Louis Holliday, E. Hurl127-120 Bank St. stone, Andy George, Jimmie Has- NORFOLK ^en Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 337 Market St. sell, Fred Hazard, R. Thomas, A. PHILADELPHIA S. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1839 Rankin, A. Garcia, H. Carmichael, SAN FRANCISCO 490 Harrison St. Douglas 2-9479 H. Higginbotham, E. Ardoin, H. T. Banning, Agent Marty Breithoff. West Coast Representative Hallman and M. Willis. PUERTA de TIERRA, PR Pelayo 91—La 9 Sal Colls. Agent Phone 2-9908 Getting Hot SAVANNAH 3 Abercorn St. Jeff Morrison. Agent Phone 3-1728 Well, the weather is getting hot­ SEATTLE 2700 1st Ave. EUiott 4334 ter than a six shooter down this Jeff GiUette. Agent . 1800-1811 N. Franklin SL way and the air, conditioning sure TAMPA Ray White, Agent Phone 8-lim Urges Men To Be In Hall Te Ship DnI 1^ CPFFT aUmJ I? ; I i'i- ' 11>' '- m'¥ • New Orleans: 'Right To Work' Bill Advancos In Sonalo committee decided here, five to four, to give a favorable report on proposed "rIght-to-work" legisla­ tion. The decision was reported by Senator Guy W. Sockrider, Lake Charles, committee Chairman, af­ ter more than 26 hours of public hearings on the measure. Senator Sockrider, a strong opponent of the bill, reported that the vote was acquired by a secret vote. Goes To Senate The legislation now goes to the Senate for a vote by all the Sena­ tors, probably next week. Here there will be no secret vote and they will have to stand up to be counted. It is here where we will see our true friends and also be able to see our enemies. Ships paying off were the Del Rio of Mississippi and thb Antinous of Waterman, while sign ons were aboard the Del Valle of Mississippi, Fort Hoskins of Cities Service, and the Lucile Bloomfield of Bloomfield. Ships in transit were the Cava­ lier, Patriot, Clipper and Polaris of Alcoa; Steel Surveyor and Steel Traveler of Isthmian; Del Valle and Del Rio of Mississippi; Seatrains New York and Savannah of Seatrain; Maiden Creek, Claiborne, Bienville, Wild Ranger and Mon­ arch of the Sea of Waterman; Neva West and Lucile Bloomfield of Bloomfield; Logans Fort, Fort Hos­ kins, Paoli and Lone Jack of Cities Service. Lindsey Williams New Orleans Port Agent • New Orleans was surely on the short end of payoffs and sign ons in the past two weeks with only two and three, respectively, also very short on the shipping figures with a low for this port in a twoweek period. It was not because we did not have any ships hitting here as there were over 20 ships hitting here in-transit for that period. It was just that the men who were on board the ships stuck by their jobs. . Although the shipping figures were low, bookmen eould have shipped without too much trouble as around half of the total shipped were permitmen. The outlook for the coming two weeks should be good and especially so for the boys on the Mississippi runs with the Del Monte, Del Mar, Del Rio and the Del Mundo due in here and the Del Aires crewing up out of layup. Should just about clean out those who are waiting for Mis­ sissippi runs, also Wise have the Tainaron and the Steel Executive due in shortly from long runs and are due to pay off here. In Fine Shape * iComing in for payoff from South Galveston: America was the Del Mar and in truly fine shape. The ship had but very few minor beefs and the ship's delegate, Joe Wise, should be com­ plimented on a bang-up job. Joe can be remembered by some of the Shippmg was fair the past two men who organized Isthmian as weeks. Now that the grain . has that is how he got his book in 1945 started we expect it to pick up and stuck with the company until quite a bit. Also, Bloomfield ex­ a contract was signed. When the pects to bring out two of her ships strike came off Joe was a picket and crew them up. They have been captain in New York and did his in idle status for some tiine, but part. they are expected out soon. Recently shipping after being Ships paying off were the Steel in the hospital around three years, Suryeyor^ of Isthmian and the Joe said he will stick to the South Lucile Bloomfield and Margarett American run, where he can enjoy Brown of Bloomfield. The Council the weather, make up for lost time Grove of Cities Service signed on. and replenish a much depleted • In-transit vessels were the South­ pocket book after being in drydock ern Cities of Southern; Alexandra three years. To him shipping thru of Carras; Cantigny of Cities Serv­ the SIU is tops. An SIU book- can ice; Wild Ranger of Waterman; really be enjoyed by a holder of Republic of Trafalgar; and the one and especially when you get it Seatrains New York, New Jersey, thru being a volunteer organizer Texas and Savannah of Seatrain. in companies like Isthmian, then Summer is finally here in Gal­ you can really enjoy the conditions that prevail after knowing what veston, with the temperatures in some poor unorganized suckers put the 80's all of the time. Keith Alsop up with, says Joe. Galveston Port Agent The Senate Industrial relations Hot Weather And Fair Shipping In Galveslen MMAW W W%Wn MM Am Ms MMM.MMMsSsMs %MMM SF M WILMINGTON. Calif 909 Marine Ave. Ernest TUley, Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS : 879 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST. SECR^ARY-TREASURERS Robert Matthews Joe Algina Claude Simmons ' Joe Volpian WUIiam Hall FORT WILLIAM.... 118Vk Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNR 103 Durham SL Ontario Phone: 9901 TORONTO, OnUrlo .372 King St; E. EMpire 4-9718 VICtORlA, BC 617Vk Cormorant St. Empire 4931 VANCOUVER, BC 969 HamUton St. SYDNEY. NS Pacific 7824 304 Charlotte St. ' Phone 8348 BAGOTVILLB. Quebee 20 Elgin St. HONOLULU .16 Merchant St. 949 Phone 9-8777 THOROLD, Ontario......92 St. Phone: Davids St. PORTLAND 823 N. W. Everett St. CAnal 7-3202 Beacon 4336 QUEBEC.. 113 Cote De La Montague Quebee Phone: 2-7078 lUCHHOND, CALir 297 9th St. SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WUllam St. Phone 2900 NB Phone: 3-9232 SAN FRANCISCO 490 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8383 Great Lakei District SEATTLE 2909 1st Ave. Main 0200 ALPENA -.133 W. Fletcher WILMINGTON 809 Marine Ave. Phone; 1238W Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO, NY 180 Main St. • Phone; Cleveland 7301 NEW YORK 679 4th Ave,, Brooklyn STcr^g 8-4871 CLEVELAND..\...734 Lakeside Ave., NE Phone: Main 1-0147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Canadian District Headouarters Phone: Woodward 1-8897 931 W. Michigan St. MONTREAL.......634 St. James St. West OULUTH. Phone: Melrose 2-4110 PLateau 8161 HAl^UTAK. N.g..,,, SOUTH CHICAGO SSeLB. 88nd St. Phonei Bttilx^SilO SUP Seattle: Galniar Food Beef Is A Puuling Deo In- Seattle shipping has been very good for the past two weeks and the future for the port looks very good for the next two-week period. Paying off were the Alcoa Pegasus and the Alcoa Planter of Alcoa. The Seamonltor of Excelsior signed on as did the Mother ML of Eagle Ocean and the Trojan Trader of Trojan. Ships In transit were the Vorkmar, the Pennmar, the Calmar and the Portmar, all of Calmar; Coe Victory of Victory Carriers, the Seacomet of Colonial and the Liberty Flag of Gulf Cargo. An important and aggravating food beef is reported about Cal­ mar ships on the intercoastal run. About' once a month the delegates or steward phone or appear at the hall complaining of a shortage, of stores. So far we have been sUccessful in getting requisitions filled in Seattle, Aberdeen' and Portland; How­ ever, the puz­ zling question, knowing Calmar's reputation, is why these shortages of food come about on a Braunstein 'ew ships and not on all of them. Some Fully-Stored It seems that if a few ships are stored properly and no supple­ mentary requisitions are turned in on this coast, why are all of them stored properly. Is it perhaps that Calmar chooses the ships to chisel and understore, or is it the fault of the stewards in making in­ ventories and requisitions? No matter how you look at this situation it is a headache for the crews and officials, and I would suggest that the Calmar ships be properly stored before the signing on for the voyage. Let me say that if I were a dele­ gate on these ships, I would hold the steward responsible for not in­ forming them and the Union of the improperly stored ship prior to signing on. In other words "don't sign articles for any voyage on an improperly stored ship." Our Seafarer of the week is Brother Herbert Braunstein, 31, who sails in the deck department. Brother Braunstein is married and has a family and has been on.tiie beach for a while biit hopes to get out very shortly. Active In '46 ' He got his book in New York in May of 1943 and wa8'active in the L946 general strike. Since his home and family are in Los An­ geles, he prefers to ship from the West Coast. His last ship was the Longview Victory of Victory Car­ riers which paid off in Seattle.' Brother Braunstein thinks all of the services of the Welfare De­ partment are tops and smoothly rendered without a hitch, Since he is married, he. particularly ad­ mires the $200 Maternity Benefit It is certainly a big help when you need it most. Oldtimers on the beach include J. S. Walker, W. M. Westcott, H. Parks and H. D. Braunstein In the marine hospitals are V. K. Ming, V. Tocco, S. Johannessen arid C. R. Johnson. Jeff Gillette '.Seattle Port Agent �lir'- : •-" - .m SEAFARERS Jmn0 il. Pace Elevca LOG POKT REPOBTS Baltimore: Two DrytraHs Vessels Get Full SlU Crows V'y.yv'/'". Business in the Port of Baltimore fdr the past two week* has picked up quite a bit due to the fact that we crewed up the Albion and the Catherine (DrytransT with full crews. We also crewed up the Hast­ ings (Waterman) with a full crew, which certainly went a long way in relieving the pressiu:* in this port. Don't use this as a barometer, be-Tause as far as we can ascertain, shipping in the next two weeks will probably be on the slow bell again. There are rumors, though, that Bull Line will be pulling the Carolyn out in the future, and also the Topa Topa (Waterman). We c^ainly hope to get a tanker or two in the next month that is in idle status. . Ships paying off in this port for the last couple of weeks were the Ines and Mae of Bull; V e n 0 r e, Cubore, Santore and Baltore of Ore; Bobin Locksley and Robin Sherwpudl of Seas; Yaka and Topa Topa of 'Waterman; Massmar and BethSterner coaster of Calmar; Stony Creek of Amer-Tramp; and Wm. H. Carruth of Transfuel. Signing on were the Albion and Catherine of Drytrans; Baltore, Yenore, Marore, Cubore and San­ tore of Ore; Hastings and Yaka of Waterman; Steel Designer of Isth­ mian; and the Massmar and Oremar of Calmar. Ships in transit were the Steel .Worker, Steel Designer and Steel Director of Isthmian; Alcoa Part­ ner ahd Alcoa Ranger of Alcoa; Ocean Betty of Ocean Trans; Gate­ way City, and De Soto of Water­ man; Kathryn and Evelyn of Bull; and Bethcoaster of Calmar. We h^d a very distinguished guest at our regular membership meeting last night. Dr. H. C. (Curly) Byrd, who we are all.sure will be our next Governor. He as­ sured us that he definitely was against the "right to work" law and for the improvement of the port facilities, and various other benefits that pertained to the mari­ time industry in its entirety. At this time, he is the only candidate as far as we can ascertain who has openly committed himself on bene­ fits that pertain to labor. There is no question in our mind as to whom the voters will vote for when they go to the p(dls. We had an audience with Mn Byrd and- exGovernor Lane and as you all know, regardless of what has been done in this present administra­ tion concerning roads, Bay Bridge, etc.; this program was originally started by ex-Governor Lane and will continue after Mr. Byrd takes office. I know that all" of the men who ha've been eligible to register have done so and they will'take, ad­ vantage of their rights llnd obliga­ tions and will all go to the polls j.nd vote. As the membership Is probably nware, the SIIJ, SUP, BME, MFOW and the ,MMd^ are affiliated with the Maryland District (rf Oolumhta Federation; of, Uabor, AFL, which held its convention at the;Southqrn Hotel, Baltimore, last week. The Convention in itself Wis quite a - success. Bven though! the SlU didn't win all Its points, it cer­ tainly let the other delegates know that it was there. I am sure next year, we will be able to report to you that We will get^ore of our progrtih endOn^fk Of one thing 1 am certain, this Convention has made labor more conscious of what it means to be unified, because there were approximately 100 more delegates at this convention than at any previous one. Our man of the week is Brother Kenneth E. Sterner who has been a member since 1944. He is one of our more progressive members who started as an ordinary seaman and now sails as bosun. At various times he has acted as deck dele­ gate and ship's delegate and has always been able to interpret the agreement as written. Whenever Ken is on a ship, in this capacity, it is always a pleasure for the deck patrolman to pay off his ship. In conclusion, any nf the youngsters who may come in contact with him would have a very able teacher in so far as the SIU policies are con­ cerned. Members receiving hospital benefits this past week were Wal­ ton Hudson, Joseph Michael, Cornelius Palmer, Carl Chandler, Hinrich WieSe, Michael Duco, War­ ren Whitmer, Thomas Ankerson, Tony Mastantuno, Samuel Doyle, Ben Lawson, Robert Scales, Walter Hartman, David Rivers, James E^odson, Jessie Clarke, Russell Wright, Gilbert Wright, Hinrich Wiese and Albert Willie. Earl Sheppard •Baltimore Port Agent ^ San Francisco: Men Urged To Settle Beefs Via Delegates AFL UHIOHS Petliion Against Red China Shipping has been very good jp this port and the future looks bright along the same lines. The Greece Victory of South At­ lantic paid off, while sign 0ns were aboard the Sea Comet II of Ocean Carriers, Alcoa Pegasus of Alcoa, and the Liberty Flag of Gulf Car­ go. In-transit vessels were the Beauregard, Young America, Alawai and Wacosta of Waterman; Calmar of Calmar; Steel Admiral of Isthmian, and the Alcoa Pioneer of Alcoa. Some of our brothers are try­ ing to settle their own beefs aboard ships while they are out at sea. This is not the practice an^ it should not be done this way. You have elected delegates aboard the ship to rep­ Chadbum resent you to the master, and if they can reach an agreement to settle Overtime be­ fore the payoff it is up to them to do so. However, it is not up to the individual to go ahead and setttle his own overtime beef or any other that he may have in­ dividually. Department Delegate Shipping is still very low in the port but there is hope that things will improve shortly. The Queenston Heights of Seatrade paid off as did the Govern­ ment Canip and Salem Maritime of Cities Service. Ships in transit jvere the Steel Director of Isthmian and the Iber­ ville, Chickasaw and Gateway City of Waterman. The standbys on the Evangeline of Ejfftern will finish up the night of the 14th and the ship is ex­ pected to sign-on the 15th. She will sail for her first trip to Yarmouth on the 18th of June. The brothers in the hall as well as all AFL Un­ Gala ions in Greater Boston have signed petitions ask-, ing that Red China be kept out of the United Nations. James She'ehan Boston Port Agent Make sure you brothers go to the department delegate and that he in turn goes to the ship dele­ gate. If it cannot be settled in a peaceful manner, then you can bring it to the attention of your shoreside patrolman at the payoff. When you try to settle your own beef on a ship it usually makes trouble between the individual and the captain, and in a lot of cases if develops Into a serious situation which could have been avoided if you followed the Union policy, of settling beefs aboard a ship. The AFL Bakers Union went on strike today against major bakeries In San Francisco, Oakland, San Jos* ahd Sacramento. So far we have not been asked to help. They negotiated for higher wages, but negotiations fell through at the last moment. We have been watching the waterfront here in regard to the ILWU and Bridges on their contihct and liow it will affect the AFL seafaring unions. So far there has not been any demand by Bridges for a contract for the stewards, but last week he signed Boston: A&G SiUPPiNG a ttvo-year contract for the long­ shoremen. Oldtimers on the beach include S. Frankewicz, J. Collins, R. Schlager, P. Senior, F. Fondala^ H. Hill, F. Sylvia, C. Cipiano, G. Nance, J. Ramos, W. Chadburn and R. Charroin. Men in the marine hospital are L. J. Kennedy, O. Gustavesen, P. S. Yuzon, J. Childs, C. Neumaier, H. Y. Choe, W. Singleton, T. Dailey, J. Perreira and A. M. Resales. ^ Tom Banning San Francisco Port Agent tr S> if New York: Shijiping Holding Own; So Aro Tho Ponios Lake Charles: •3 • si All's Qwet Here On Shipping-Frent -'lii Things down this^ way are very slow at this moment with only a f^ ships coming in and not many of the boys getting off. Looks like the days of fa-st ship­ ping around these parts are gon* for a while, but as Stonewall Jack­ son once said, "we live in hop* and die hungry." Calling in here were the Winter Hill, Bradford Island, Logans Fort, Govamment Camp, Bradford Island, and the Bents Fort, all of Cities Service. The Winter Hill called back again. At Beaumont, we had the Bien­ ville of Waterman and the Lucil* Bloomfield of Bloomfield. In Port Arthur we had the Val Chem of Valen­ tine Tankers. Each took a few men giving the boys something to compete for, at any rate. Coe On the labor front, the so called right to work bill finally got out of committe* by a 5-4 vote. Our men tried to stop it in committee but lost out. However, it will not come to a vote on the floor for some time yet and we are building up support in our fight against the bill. Things look promising on our beating the bili. On the local political front things are moving into the final stages before the voting and our chances look good. Locally on the labor front, the building trades are still in dispute over contract matters after having been out on strike for nearly three months. However, there has been no tie-up as yet, but anything can' happen since they have gone back to work on a partial contract. The Metal Trades Council has *, dispute with some of their con­ tracted companies but things Ibok good for them to win out. We have no men'in the hospital since our last report. On the beach here we find .J. Mitchell, W. Pritchett, R. E. Coe, L. Hartline, H. Romero, A. Anderson and others. Fishing is still good around these parts with big catches being reported every day, including th* opes that got away. Leroy Clarke Lake Charles Port Agent Shipping in the Port of New York is still holding its own. We paid off 21 ships, signed on two and had 13 in-transits. During the same period we had four ships lay up, the Lawrence Victory of Mississippi, Raphael Semmes of Waterman, i Badger Mariner of South Atlantic and Western Rancher of Western Navigation. This is no invitation for every­ one to come to New York to ship, but we might add that they are off and running at Belmont. Also, the fishing season has opened and the boys are getting in what fish­ ing they can. Ships paying off were the Seatfains Louisiana, Savannah. Texas, Georgia, New York and New Jer­ sey of Seatrain; Beatrice, Edith and Elizabeth of Bull; Steel De­ signer of Isthmian; Raphael Sem­ mes of Waterman; Alexandra of Carras; Council Grove, Royal Oak, Chiwawa and Logans Fort of Cities Service; Val Chem of Valentine; The Cabins of Cabins; Western Rancher of Western Navigation; Ocean Ullp of Ocean Maritime and Robin Doncaster of Seas. Ships signing on were the Steel King of Isthmian and Robin Hood of Seas^ while in-transits were the Robin Shenwood of Seas; Alcoa Roamer dnd Alcoa Partner of Al­ coa; De Soto, Iberville, Gateway City and Hastings of Waterman; Suzanne and Frances of Bull, Sa­ lem Maritime of Cities Service, Marj'mar of Calmar. Steel Director of Isthmian and the Seacliff of Coral. We would like to thank the membership'for their splendid support in helping on the AFL-ILA beef for the past nine months. It was a real hard fight and as it now stands the ILA Independent union now leads by 319 votes with 1,797 chal­ t lenged ballots still to be counted; Savannah: Claude Simmons Asst. Sec.-Treas. . t 1- • •'11 '' I 2^n M 4- Shipping On Upgraile , In Georgia Port Clly Shipping has picked up a bit over the previous two weeks, and w* hope it will continue that way for some time. ./ Ships paying off in the two-week Shipping Figures May 19 to June 2 period were the Jouthwind and SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL Southland of South Atlantic. Both BEG. REG. REG. TOTAL SHIP. DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED signed on again. DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. PORT . 13 52 3 6 4 Boston 19 17 16 Ships in transit were the South­ 54 , 209 321 81 74 New York ... 117 92 112 ern District and Southern States of Southern; Robin Trent, Robin 52 93 16 15 21 Philadelphia 36 ,32 25 Locksley and Robin Hood of Seas; 194 78 72. 210 60 77 : 62 55 Baltimore ..... .^.. ... Steel of Isthmian; Fair33 23 21 64 port ofDirector ... 13 13 7 20 'Norfolk Waterman; Seatrains Lou­ 45 42 16 13 12 -14 -16 16 Savannah isiana and Georgia; and the Bents 16 6 • 55, . • 5 • '5 Fort of Cities Service. Tampa .V. 45 ^ , 18 22 39 163 dis ; ; 51 135 ... so; 'f 62 51 Oldtimbrs on'the beach are R. C. Mobile Shedd, C. H. Moss, R. Pierce, H. T. 45 124 1.. ^ iBBt 68 55 -192 "3841 New Orleans . Glisson, J. B. Farrow, E. M. Bryant 85 21 . 19 15 55' ... . 43 26 16 Galveston and B. B. Tippins.. In the hospital 40 87 58 . 43 141 are H. Kemp, M. Goins, J. Sellers, ... 86 ; 29, 22 SeatU* 33 109 45. 37 115 41 36 32 Sari FMriclsco-...... s. W. Bcdgood, J. Littleton, P. Bland, 11 !, :',io . ;: is: 33 15 8 34 A. Fricks, L. Dewitt and I. Peacock. wiiminiRori .;.v.y.^ r f jeiT Morrison 0> : Savannah-Port-Agent ISili'' msn •A 'ji t 4 •- '4 �SEAPAREXS Fage Twelve LOG Jane 11. 1054 THE IN THE WAIUB The word "soundings" for de­ scribing the job of determining the ocean depth with line and lead has no connection at all with the word sound meaning the noises we hear. "When it refers to a nautical meas­ urement of depth, sound' stems from old words-meaning water, sea or swimming. In the same way, sound in the sense of an inlet of the sea, such as Long Island or ^Puget Sound, also comes from the same source, and really means a channel. Today, however," the most modern method of taking soiyjdings, by use of a gadget called a fathometer, does depend on audible sound, since it gauges water deptlj by means of radio waves which bounce back from the ocean floor. 4" i" 4" In the 17th century, the Royal Mint of England actually issued a special gold coin for the use of sea­ men and merchants trading with Africa and, for 150 years afterward, the guinea was in general use in Great Britain and all over the world. The original 20-shilling gold pieces were minted in 1663 "in the name and for the use of the Com'pany of R.oyal Adventurers of England trading with Africa." They came to be called guineas because the "Royal Adventurers" actually traded along the coast of Guinea cn the western side of the African continent. Eventually, the value was revised and fixed at 21 shill­ ings, but after the establish­ ment of the gold standard In 1816, no more guineas were coined. 4.. t |i: t English possession in 1803 when a penal colom^ was established. 'T 4- 4. The idea of pouring oil on troubled waters refers to the fact that oil will lessen the violence of waves. The ancients believed it, and Benjamin Franklin, renowned for several more important scien­ tific discoveries, demonstrated it in the form of a practical joke. In 1772, while he was a guest in Eng­ land, Franklin told friends he cou.d quiet the waters on a pond in the park. He walked to the edge of the pond, "magically" waved his cane around and soon after the water gradually subsided. He explained his "miracle" by saying he had calmed the water with oil carried in a hollow of his bamboo cane. 4. 4i Superstitions about turtles and tortoises are. generally related • to health and longevity, probably be­ cause these hard-shelled creatures are long-lived, but these animals are also looked upon as weather prophets. Rain is likely, for example, Tf the turtle is on land and its shell is moist. On the other hand, if a turtle is taken out of the water during a fog and placed on the ground face dowh, the fog is supposed to disappear. Actually, there are three distinct types of these animals. Turtles are a salt­ water marine species which are also found on land; tortoises are strictly land animals, and terrapinsr are a hard-shelled, edible fresh­ water species which have a rec­ ognized market value. 4 4. 4. Debunking the ttieory that a link existed between Australia and an unknown polar continent, in 1642, Abel Janszoon Tasman cir­ cumnavigated Australia and dis­ covered Tasmania and New Zealand' In the process. Commemorated in t'he names of many places on New Zealand as well as in Tasmania Itself and the adjacent Tasman Sea. In the South Pacific, Tasman was « Dutch navigator who made sev­ eral "voyages of exploration in the Pacific and Indian Oceans in the service of the Dutch East India Company from 1632 to 1653. Tas­ mania, located to the south of Australia and one of the states in the Commonwealth, became an A nautical measure of length, the cable-length is defined today as being equal to 120 fathoms, or 720 feet. The term was derived origi­ nally from the length of a ship's cable, but it now bears no relation to the length of any prqsent-day cable. Most authorities differ on the reason for the cable-length being figured as 120 fathoms and no more, but one likely explanation is that custom and the, early, size of ships limited the length of a cable because the rope walks of early times simply weren't long enough to lay up strands of greater lerigth. Accordingly, the arbitrary 120-fathom figure was fixed and became the standard. ACROSS 1. hitch S7. Renewals: Abbr. B. Place to eat e. Alba DOWN (Miss.) Part of a lock 12. Capital of Copier Samoa Rope Take on pounds 13. Island in GalIts capital Is way Bay Dover 14. Compass Before direction Old sailor 15. Transmit, as a Face; Slang message Request to 16. Put in a new enter card place 18. What a girl 1 2 3 should be £0. Price of canal trip 12 21. Long fish 23. Port in Florida 15 26. Something to climb SO. Chow 16 SI. Governor of Kansas S2. Finished 34. Man's name S5. Old way to 26 27 28 travel 37. One who stops another 31 89. Kind of sail­ boat 35 41. What a fish does , 43. The 39 mouth of TTiames 44. Fish hawk 142 48. Hinderer Bl. Opera by Verdl B2. Alabama: Abbr. 48 49 83. Go to bottom 84. Newspaper 52 paragraph 88. Members of . crew 55 88. Groups fd tbinga game: Phrase 33. Speaker's I>lat10.- Eastern Stand­ form ard Time: 36. Noose Abbr. 38. Damage 11. Sheltered side 40. Push 17. MoUusk 43. Cleveland's • 19. Mead: Fr. lake 22. Flanks 4S. Ceremony 24. Peel 46. British states­ 25.. winged man 26. Church service 47. Sweet potatoes 27. Spoken 48. Amateur radio 28. Member of the operator SlU 49. Strong beer 29. Radio chains 50. Adjective suffix (Puzzle" An^er On Page 25) 1 MEET THE INQUIRING SEAFARER SEAFARER (Question: Where In South Ameri­ ca do you find seamen can have the best time? (Question asked in New Orleans hall.) • • C. P. Moore, bosun: I like Buenos Aires best. Recreational fa­ cilities are better there than in any other South American port. I also would like to put in a good word for the Sea­ men's mission In "BA." Anytime you go ashore and find time'on your hands, there is always something interesting to do at the mission. 3) 4" 4" t Leonard Craddock, electrician: I always look forward to going ashore at San­ tos. Seamen al­ ways can find a lot of places to go in Santos where they will be wel­ come and where they will have a good time. I al­ ways find time to take in a movie or two in Santos. 4 ^ $ t t 4^ Arnold Crawford, wiper: Santos is tops as far as I am concerned. Prices are reason­ able. The people are friendly and there are plenty of good - night spots. Things in the enter t'a inment line are a great deal like the things we en­ joy doing in the States; such as good restaurants. FRANK LIVINGSTON. AB Whether it's wrestling lines on a ship or an opponent in the ring. Seafarer Frank "Duke" Livingston finds work equally satisfying and rewarding. . . Sailing for the past 20 years in the deck (iepartment, "'Duke" has spent a good deal of ^me ashore wrestling at the various arenas. He has been wrestling on and off for the past 12 years and has wrestled with almost every name star, throughout the country. Asked why he liked the rugged sport, "Duke" answered that he liked it for the sport and of course, for the purses. "Another thing about wrestling," he informs us, "there doesn't seem to be any age limit." I once wrestled a man who was 71 years old and whose physi­ cal condition was one of a man half his age. Started In Navy An early hitch in the Navy served as a springboard for his joint sea­ faring and wrestling career. lie wrestled while aboard ship and he is the former US -Navy Scoutihg Force light-heavyweight champion. . At present he holds the New Jersey heavyweight tag team tifle. While on the USS Indianapolis, "Duke" had occasion to wrestle for the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt. During his first term of office, the President was on board the ship enroute to Buenos Aires to attend the Pan American Peace Conferebce when "Duke" represented him in a match. Tanker Torpedoed During World War II the "Duke" sailed mostly aboard tankers, but he said for the most part his share in the war was unexciting despite frequent long trips to and from the war zone. He wasn't the_ one to- complain about the lack of action, however. On March 10, 1944, while in the Caribbean enroute to Venezuela,, the tanker he was on was torpedoed and he spent several hours imthe briny with the rest of the crew before being picked up by a US destroyer that happened to be in the vicinity. All and all the "Duke" says it was a quiet war for him. "Duke" has sailed under the SIU Nichols, FOW: I haven't made a South American run in some time, but Buenos Aires used to be my fa­ vorite spot. I hear conditions are not as good there as they were a few years back, how­ ever. Santos was pretty good the A Yugoslav Partisan bulletin dis-. . last time I was closed that on May 23 German down there, too. In both these ports paratroopers alighted at the Bos­ they have some fine beer. nian headquarters of Marshal Tito, t 3) 3) but Tito escaped to the mountains Henrlk Hansen, steward: Buenos along with Major Randolph Aires is my favorite port. It is a Churchill, son of the British Prime big city and a Minister, and Allied officers^ at­ clean one. What­ tached to Tito's staff . . , President ever you want to Roosevelt signed the bill raising do, Tou can have the -national - debt limit to $260 a good time in billion. "BA" without 3) 4' 4" ^ spending a lot of A new hiring hall was opened money. They have a lot of good res- up under the auspicqs of the SIU taurants and of North AmeHca, A&G District, bars. Their the­ at 339 Chartres Street, New Or­ leans, La. . . . Loss of the US es­ atres nnd movies are the best. cort carrier Block Island, hi the ^ 3> 3) Durard D. Shaw; steward: I like Atlantic, by enemy action in May, was disclosed . . . The British Gov­ to spend as much time as possible ernment protested to Turkey ashore in Buenos against the use of the Dardanelles Aires. It is the by German warships .recently eramost interesting ployed in Black Sea operations. city in South 4" 4" 4' America and I On June 6, the Allied invasion like to go. sight­ of Continental Europe was befiun seeing there. Be­ by the landing ' in northwestern sides a lot of France (Normandy) of thousands of beautiful scenic troops from' an armada of war ships spots around the and parachutes. The ships and city Buenos Aires has some of the world's most beau- planes had . actually - commenced late on June 5 to move toward the lntqiwtte8 architecture. bapner for the past seven years, having joined during the Cities Service drive. Ife helped assist in the Union's Atlantic drive also. He has always been interested in" physical culture and has been a physical" instructor for a time in the Portland, Me., and Hoboken, NJ, Young Men's Christian Asso^ ciations- as ,tvell as serving as a masseur and swimming instructor at various private gyms.. When not ashore filling wrestling ' engagements, "Duke" favors the northern Europe runs. He finds European cities interesting and to his liking, especially when he can try his hand at his favorite sport. Wilder Fans "Duke" says that European wrestling fans are more numerous and at times wilder than their American counterparts. The rules, however, as the same as those in the States. One of the highlights of l^s shoreside hobby was the making of a motion picture in New York. 7|j||ie picture, "Mr. Universe," starring Jack Carson and Janis Paige, was an expose of the professional wrestling. "Duke" appeared in the ring with another wrestler in sev­ eral of the wrestling sequences. May Get Gym "Duke," as other Seafaters, thinks of that day when he will no longer ship out, but stay shoreside. Saving all he can, he's considering buying a gym some day to help train youngsters' for the sport or just to help them enjoy the feeling of physical well.being. Although a young man as far as the wrestling game goes, he hopes to" enter the management field and help erase some Of the abuses now marring the sport which he be­ lieves has a great future and an ever increasing interest.' • . He cites the example that TV has given wrestling a tremendous boost in the arnii and made whole new host of devotees. / Explaining why he likes the "grunt and groan" profession, the Duke says he likes wrestling as a sport ~and then, too, there is the purse. As for professional wres­ tling as we see it on TV, "Duke" had no comment. invasion coast which Berlin said, covered a stretch of more than 100 miles of beaches from Le Harvc to Cherbourg. The great invasion was supported by a massive fleet of meichant and Navy ships of sevqral nations with hundreds of Libertys moving in to the beaches to land supplies. 4" 4 4 Supporting the movement to re­ ward alien seamen servicing Amer­ ican ships during the war, the Mo­ bile Central Council of the Amer­ ican Federation " of Labor has joined with tho AFL seamen's un­ ions in demanding American citi­ zenship for aliens sailing American vessels. The SIU adopted a reso­ lution favoring this demand at its New Orleans convention. Subse­ quently, a provision was written into law giving aliens citizenship for five years* sea time. Ji 4 4 The Vatican officially announced . its determination to maintain its neutrality, "whoever may be tho military authorities actually hav­ ing control of the city of Rome," and expected to continue its activ­ ities in all parts of the world and . its contacts.with the-episcopacy in; everjfjoouiiti^-.-(n:>)'"•Ml"'' �•'imme 11. ltS4 SEAPMnERS SEAFARERS # LOG J«aa 11. 1954 Vol. XVI. No. IX Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District. AFL, 670 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32, NY. TeL HYacinth S!r6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. , ! 'For The Record' LETTER ' of the PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor, HEnBEBT BRANB; Managing Editor. RAY DENISON; Art. Editor, BERNABD SEAMAN(. Photo Editor, DANIEL J^ILVA; Staff Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SnvACK, JERRY RCMER, AL MABKIN, NORMAN SMITH; Gulf Area Reporter, Bnx MOODY; Staff AssistanU, 1,YMAN GAYLORO, MILTON HOROWITZ. ,, Pare Thfrieea LOG ^ IM Books Open The decision of the membership-to open the books is one which will be of benefit both to the present membership and the new men coming in. A careful procedure has been estab­ lished to assure the selection of new members on their merits as seamen and Union men. As a result, the membership will gain considerably by the addition to the ranks of men who are fully deserving of an SIU book. And the newcomers, in turn, will obtain the nu­ merous benefits that SIU membership provides. In the near future, a membership committee will be selected to pass on the qualifications of the applicants. Those who are successful the first time around will be welcomed into the membership by all hands. And those who are passed . over have the comfort of knowing they will have more oppor­ tunities the next month and in months to come. t> t> Sr WEEK Protests AUen Flag Transfers To the Editor: Since it is the right of every American citizen and since we have the experience and knowledge gained by being members of the greatest seamen's union in the world, the SIU, I firmly believe a letter of individual protest should be mailed by every Seafarer to his respective Congressman, regardless of i>arty politics, to express his wrath at the continued practice of transferring American ships to for­ eign registry. Also a complaint should be added to stop American oil companies from building ships in this country, with the aid of American capital, then registering Riem under a foreign flag for the sole purpose of hauling cargoes back here from distant shores and Many times in the past attention has been called to the having the American taxpayer pay losses sliffered by merchant seamen during World War II. the bill. Height Of Audacity /This is a story that should be well known to all Americans, An example of this height of au­ although there are times when it appears that some people dacity was shown when Cities 'have Conveniently forgotten the facts. Service launched the second of \ However, last Sunday offered as good occasion as any to their four super-tankers, "Statue of •remind Americans nnce again of the role of merchant sea­ Liberty," at Newport News on June men. It was the tenth anniversary of-D-Day, a day when a 2. This ship, costing $9,500,000, fi­ mighty armada of several hundred US Libertys, in addition nanced by American investors, will to ships of other nations, steamed into the teeth of the enemy's sail .under the Grand Bassa Tank­ house flag, a subsidiary of Cit­ fortifications and helped make possible the invasion of ers ies Service, and fly a Liberian flag Eurdpe. with a foreign crew. The "Statue Nftbody would like to predict what the outcome would.have of Liberty" will be delivered about been if there weren't enough shins and men to sail them. July 31 and the port of New York, That thought should be kept in mind by all who pass on the according to Cities Service offi­ cials, will be one of her fijnst stops, future of the maritime industry. where she will be displayed with the national monument for which i t 4 she is named, as a backdrop. Imagine the nerve of this finan­ cially sound company, trying to . . Another case of a Seafarer who was detained on board ship compare the shrine which means, for 18 months by the quirks of the McCarran Immigration "This is America," with the name their ship and policy of opera­ Act is reported in this issue of the LOG. Seafarer Charles of tion. It's like saying to the Ameri­ Slanina is one of many alien seamen who have been caught can public, "We build the ship with in the tangled web of regulation because they were born in your money and brains. We named it after your greatest monument. a country now ,governed .by the Communists. She will service you well and make It made no difference that Slanina was a resident of the US millions for us. But, we are so for 32 years, that he had been a member of the Czech legion jiorcy! We just have to use a for­ which fought Red armies in Russia in the first World War, eign flag and crew because we can or that he had been sailing on US ships since 1942. He didn't save a few paltry dollars on foreign have a little piece of paper known as a "valid passport" so safety regulations and crew wages. Also, one of these super-tankers ,'he, couldn't go ashore at any US port. with a foreign crew will replace Nobody disputes the need for regulation of entries into the three medium-sized American ships US. But it certainly appears that the law could be made a and crews." little more flexible to avoid sueh obvious miscarriages of True, Cities Service is not the only US company doing this; the justice. " • * rub is in the name given to this . . 4" J> 4ship. Must Survive If the American merchant ma­ A prbposal has been submitted by a Wisconsin Con­ rine is to survive and to regain its gressman calling for a merchant marine academy at Kings preeminence of the seas, this atti­ tude must be scored and done away Point that would be on a par with West Point or Annapolis. with. We cannot let the merchant Under the plan Kings Point would become a permanent gov­ marine be sold down the river ernment function and would turn out merchant marine of­ again as it has been so often in the past. All of^us, seaman and land­ ficers for years to come. lubber alike, mustluiite ip a di-ive The plan also calls for the graduates to serve a compulsory to keep Amer^an ships f6r Ameri­ period of time in the merchant marine. What it doesn't ex­ can flags. plain is where their jobs will come from. Yes, it's certainly time we had another "Boston Tea Party" to let Offhand it appears that there are more than enough officers to man any number of ships that Uncle Sam might put in the good people of this country what's happetdng along , the operation. And as a matter of fact there are a-great marty know waterfront A protest now by men sailing unlicensed-who'hold a mate or engineer's ticket.. everyone connected with the ship­ As has been said many times before, the US merchant ping industry to his Congressmen marine h^ professional seamen of high quality to man the will mean the end Af that slogan, • A- shi^s. The need is for ships and cargoes and not for a more "Too little, too late." elaborate training -school,''f If JV.VM M J M > i ii kiaUito*' • ROUND D-Day Pins Ten Loosen It Up Kings Point Again J A new four-year contract provid­ ing a wage increase of $2.50 a week for 11,000 building service employ­ ees in New York City was an­ nounced by Local 32B of the Build­ ing Service Employes International Union, AFL. The wage hike is re­ troactive to April 21. The contract also calls for improved vacation, increased welfare benefits, sever­ ance pay and unemployment insur­ ance for those not previously cov­ ered. t 4. Labor and management repre­ sentatives unanimously agreed on a voluntary program for mobilizing civilian manpower in a national emergency". The program contains recommendations to the National Security Council on manpower for the armed forces, and agriculture ti-aining facilities, government pro­ curement policies, and employment stabilization plans. The committee opposed any laws that would re­ quire a man to work at a specific job. Representatives of all the ma­ jor labor federations took part in the discussions. 4> 4> 41 Eight thousand strikers at the plants of the Philco Corp. in Phila­ delphia and Sandusky unanimously rejected the company's offer of a 5-cent pay hike. The action was taken at membership meetings of Locals 101, 102, and 701 of the In­ ternational Union of Electrical Workers, CIO. The union charged that this was* just the latest strike­ breaking move made by the com­ pany since the strike began May 1. lUE-CIO said Philco had tried to wreck the pension plan by cancel­ ing all health and welfare protec­ tion, had gotten an injunction against mass picketing, and had waited three weeks before meeting with the union. .4' 4i Gains of more than 9 cents an hour h^ve been won-by the Inter­ national Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL, for 17,000 factory employees of the Radio Corpora­ tion of America. 4" ir 4" Effective June 7, workers at the Botany Mills plant in Passaic, NJ, will take home cents an hour less. The wage eut, which affects 1,500 memberjs .of the Textile Workers Union of America, CIO, was by As a result of the award, average pay at Botany dropped to $1.591c. The company, long a wage leader in the industry, had sought a cut of 16'^ cents an hour, while the union ar­ gued for continuance of the form­ er scale. 4^ ^ 4> Under a new 2-year agreement, about half the 35,000 employees represented by the Commercial Telegraphers Union, AFL, gained a 20 percent pay boost, the first 16 percent effective June 1, 1955, and the rest by June 1, 1956. In addi­ tion all hourly rated employes won wage increases of from 5 to 21 cents an hour and monthly rated workers a minimum of $8 a month. 4" 4* t The National Labor Relations Board barred the Fur and Leather Workers Union from use of its services because it is Communistled. The order means the union cannot be on election ballots m representation contests with an­ other union and will be unable to present unfair labor practices com­ plaints. The ruling marked the first time in history that the Labor Board had taken such an action. 4- 4 i The health, welfare and old age of members of the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union, AFL, are secured by $129.6 million, according to a report covering the 1933 calendar year. Health and welfare benefits are provided for 416,000 members, six percent more than in 1953. Members covered by retirement totaled 368,000, or 10 percent more than a year ago. 4" •31 •M 4" ft Educational establishments were closed throughout Chile by a strike of 15,000 school teachers and 4,000 college professors who demanded a 20 percent salary increase. They rejected js government offer of a 10 percent raise. ft ft ft With the deadline for a New Yprk City transit strike set for next Monday, city officials were prepar­ ing to maintain essential services. The strike call has been set by the Transport Workers Union (CIO) In a dispute with the City Transit Authority, and would affect all subways and city-owned bus lines. Possibilities of a settlement are still in sight aa negotiations are Mintinuing, • " ' - •••M • �-., . ,v,'. Wage Foarteen SEAFARERS •.• .... ^ -.. • .-. •}-,. LO^ fc'" X ^' ' r- I • i < . /5 nm-^gm,rniMm " .v^fS W MAI Illil / At chow time, "Kroo boys" on Del Sol dig into their fish and rice in common^ pots on open deck. Mahogany furniture has long been a sym­ bol of personal prosperity and for the mil­ lions of "less-affluent citizens mahogany veneers on top of lesser breeds of lumber have satisfied the desire for rich-looking 1 _ t- Floated from jungle out to sea, logs are swung aboard Del Sol "during African ma­ hogany run of Mississippi Shipping Co. Major mahogany ports on Gold Coast and Ivory Coast are surf ports and have no pier facilities. iil ii illii Dei Rio, here anchored off West African coast, is one of four pi Crls on ma-, During visit to Del chief poses with chic tive policeman. ships. For «xample, niril included in the Del Camjf On another occasion, eigh| transported to West Afric locomotive trucks being cabs and working pai furniture woods. To meet the demand the US im­ the Heavy items ports a considerable' amount of West African presentmachinery knotty cargo mahogany from the Gold Coast and Ivory Coast, buiky loads must be hai and four C-ls operated by the SlU-contracted Mis­ serve Africa's rapidly di e^ sissippi Shipping Company make regular sailings The principal homewar for the African mahogany logs. logs, floated from the jui; Converted To Veneers they are swung aboard In contrast to the more expensive and rarer ocean. The logs are loac mahoganies from Latin^merica, about 75 percent manner wherever pier fa of all mahogany logs from Africa are "flitched" meal, cocoa and some ma for conversion into face veneers. They are then often are included in th^ mounted on the chests, dressers, chairs, tables and From New Orleans, other pieces found most often in the ayerage US manufacturers of American home. veneer. Mwt mahogany from Africa goes into Norfolk, Typical West African Virginia, but a good deal of-it is handled in any any run are Dakar, Cpna of a half a dozen Atlantic and Gulf ports. In many mas. Port Gentil, Point respects, Mississippi's mahogany run between West Lobito, Takoradi and At Africa and New Orleans is one of the most un­ No Shore usual of any traveled by SlU-contracted ships. . "In some, ways, this is The four ships on the run, the Del Sol, Del man," said Lee DeParlief Campo, Del Rio and Del Oro, make regular sail­ Sol, who made the sl^ ings of about 70 to 80 days. One feature of the Del reproduced run that is unique insofar as SIU ships are con- photographs expect to spend mos cerned is the use of seagoing, native longshoremen can the ship. There is just no! who live aboard ship and work cargo at the ports can ports, and at many of called upon during the six-weeks' run along the ports, don't even go African coast. A normal cargo-handlHIg contingent it is awegood 'money' ri numbers about 68 "Kroo boys" from the Kroo spend your money, y| tribe which supplies the manpower for this opera- . pay-off at the end ofsothe tion. They stay with the ship throughout the ..For the Seafarers, We coastwise run, sleeping in the holds and eating stimulating shipping ih their daily diet of fish and rice from common pots limits of the mahogany on the open deck. Rising Ind| No Pier Facilities Capt. J. W. Clark, The major mahogany ports on the Gold Coast returned from a recent J and Ivory Coast are surf ports with no pier faicil-' signs of rapid ities. The cargo, consisting of logs which run from tire, coasi. A industrial mangane two tons each to as high as 13 to 14 tons, is loaded piant;, a new flour mill and discharged to and from lighters while the and fast-developing coc ship rides at anchor off the coast with the teeming among developments jungle for a backdrop. Other ports, including some which can be expected Congo River ports in the Belgian Congo, have shipping to this area. modem dockside facilities. The voyage takes ships Construction is to st on this run as "far inland as 85 miles into the water harbor and an ez Jungle of the Belgian Congo. the Gold Coast, which On the outgoing voyage, a wide variety of gen­ great deal of America eral cargo is carried by the,Mississippi freight- he said. �at Takoradi, tribal aide (left) and na- Belgian Congo ports are among few on mahogany run which have deckside fa­ cilities for loading logs. Raising pet monkey helpis Willie Cam­ eron, night cook and baker, wile away spare hours aboard Del Sol. Back from run, steward W.H. (Red) Simmons and Claude; Rayfuse, FOW, pose for photos in New (5rleans. registered bulls were )'8 deck cargo recently, tliesel locomotives were IL two to a ship, with the [rried in the holds while i were secured on deck, ighing many tons often ing problems when the larged at surf ports to anding industry, bound cargo is mahogany e out to the ships where om the surface of the in a more conventional ities are provided. Fish |any lumber and veneer nbound cargo, logs move by rail to hogany furniture and I ts of call on the mahogj y, Monrovia, Cape PaU I Noire, Matadi, Launda, Ijan. lie Facilities rough run for a seajpassenger utility on the oard and West African •e. "On this riin, a guy f his port time aboard lace to go in most Afrlem, especially the surf ire. On the other hand. There is no place to look for a^worthwhile rip." Africa holds promise of near future beyond the i'le. rialization jslssippi vice president, pection tour to report :pansion along the enproject, an aluminum big rubber plantation nd coffee plantings are rted by Captain Clark increase the volume of Hil Enjoying coffee time in New Orleans are Del Sol crewmembers (1-r) Johnny Favis, Drck Johnson, H. Laumann. Mahogany run is also good money run. Three-fourths of African mahogany—here being unloaded from Del Sol in New Orleans—goes into veneers. Better-grade ma­ hogany comes from Latin America. 'J • soon on a new deep5 new city at Tema, in 1 require the use of a luipment and material, ' -ifi ^ ^ IVom New Orleans,^gsfwiRmpvc by rail, primarily to furniture LogS'taken Logs takwn from -Afidca Afiica run'in. run in aize 'from from two; two tons / . .. . Del Oro is another of four Mississippi C-ls on regular niahogany Tun. 'Here she discharges at Industrial Canal in Jfew Orleans. Runs are gtiierally 76-80 days/ .. v. .^1 �I I i- SEAFARERS laC Page Sizleai I W" SEAFARERS S:'- The presence of Icebersrs at points further aouth than they have been since the war forced the Queen Elizabeth to alier course, on its recent crossins from the Channel ports. The ship swun; nearly forty miles off track A, passiny within thirty-five miles of the nearest ice­ berg. Merchant shipping has been diverted from track C since Feb­ ruary 26 ... The captured German submarine U-505 will soon arrive in Chicago, where it will become a permanent exh]bit as a memorial to Americans who lost their lives at sea in World War II. ^ Effective soon, the Isbrandtsen Steamship Company will open an eastbound run in intercoastal trade between Pacific and Atlantic Coast Ports. The go-ahead signal in the disputed matter came recently, when the Supreme Court upheld a certificate granted by the Inter­ state Commerce Commission authorizing the operation. The certificate had been attacked by the Luckenbach Steamship Company, which charged that Isbrandtsen could use its position in unregulated aroundthe-world t^-ade to give preferential rates to large shippers of foreign cargoes to obtain their intercoastal business. t J. Since 1951 West Germany's bustling new shipyards have produced more than 2,000,000 tons—equivalent to Soviet Russia's present mer­ chant shipping power. Output rose from 302,051 gross registered tons In 1951 to an all time high last year of 724,354 tons. During the first quarter of 1954, West German yards built and delivered sixty ve^els totaling 245,939 tons, leading experts to believe this year's production may exceed 1,009,000 tons—more than double Nazi Germany's pre-war production record. 4i p. ll"- m i: IS' IP"" I"' Jane 11. 1954 The New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Company, the oldest oper­ ator of American-Hag cargo ship tonnage between East-Coast ports and the East Coast of Mejdco," has now turned to foreign bottoms in this service. It has replaced four American C-1 type cargo vessels with an equal number of cargo ships flying the British, Norwegian, Swedish, and German flags. There is also a possibility that the line's service to Cuba, maintained with two American-flag C-2 type cargo ships,^may be operated with foreign-flag tonnage. The company, which refused' to accept the Government's subsidy conditions, found the service un­ profitable. . 3* it The American Merchant Marine Institute predicts that when ship­ ping in various stages of construction joins the fleet now afloat, total world shipping will amount to 116,249,000 deadweight tons. That is 47 per cent more than the 79,231,000 tons of shipping listed in 1939. The greatest increases are in tankers and freighters. if t> it The Federal Maritime Board has approved the transfer of six Lib­ erty-type tankers to Liberian colors. The ships and their American owners are the Eugepe W. Hilgard of the Hilgard Tanker Corp.; the Charles A. Wickliffe of the Wickliffe Tanker Corp.; the Albert G. Brown of the Bernut, Lem'bcke Company; the David T. Wilentz, the Morris Hess and the Hess Bunker, all of Hess Inc. The board stipulated that no change shall be made in the foreign corporation without ap­ proval, that the ships shall be available to this country if needed, and, that mortgage obligations owed the US must be paid before transfer it it it Four shipping companies have sent representatives to Haiti to dis­ cuss the possibility of arranging more passenger ship calls at Haitian ports. Companies interested in the run are Holland-America, Swedish American, Home Lines and the Clipper Line Shipping volume through the port of New York showed a decline in the first five mdnths of 1954 as compared to the previous year. The Maritime Association of the Port of New York reported 4,796 arrivals and 4,746 departures up to June 1, as against 5,303 arrivals and 5,309 departures a year ago .. The Coast Guard is holding hearings over the sudden and mysteri­ ous sinking of the tugboat Brooklyn off the Battery. The tug was hauling a car float from Weehawken, NJ, when she suddenly lurched and went down. One man was trapped in the engine room and lost his life. if it it The Immigration and Naturalization Service is considering the Sheepshead Bay training depot as a possible site for a new Immigra­ tion center to replace Ellis Island. Present installations on EUis Island, providing for some 1,500 persons, are farjtoo large for the 200 to 300 people on the grounds at any one time. Very few immigrants actually pass through the island now as it is used mostly for those whose papens are not in order or for aliens who are awaiting deportation. 4- t 4 By the end of the year, no US shipyard will have any dry cargo ships building as the last of the five Mariner-class ships still due will have been delivered Bull Line executive Arthur Kennedy reported after an overseas trip that trade possibilities with Spain looked prom­ ising. A Federal Court continued to take testimony on the suit filed by Arnold Bernstein, shipping magnate, against the Holiand-America Ime for $11 million. Burly Hazards Of Handling Paint One of the more'familiar sights to anybodyjwho has beien on a-ship is that of a crewmember handling a brush or. roller in the endless battle to keep corrosion upder controL Since painting is, or' should be, a constant task on a ship and virtually all sections of the vessel have to be painted regularly, it means that certain paint, hazards exist at all "Who cleans the recreation room times which have to be recognized and dealt with by members of the this week?" is a popular question crew'. • aboard ship particularly When the Three hazards are usually present in handling almost any^kind of subject comes up at shipboard marine paint. The first and most obvious one is,the danger'of fire. meetings. The state of the recre­ .Since marine paints are made to be quick dryeys and to go on smoothly ation room., along with the laundry they generally contain a volatile paint thinner. room, is often a subject of comThese thinners are usually highly flammable, some of them being Maint and much discussion and turpentines and others Toal tar distillates such as naptha or iienzol. neat is expended to solve the ques­ Under certain conditions the thinners can be explosive. And of course tion. the paint itself can burn very readily after it has dried on the Type Up List bulkheads. « In one instance reported in the SEAFARERS LOG crewmembers in ^ Glenwood A. Masterson of the Strathbay (Strathpiore Shipping) the engine department were spray painting in the confined spaces of the engine room. A minor explosion was touched off either from lack has come up with of ventilation or from the heat of the surfaces being painted. And a simple proposal since spray painting produces a considerable amount of fine vapor and that offers an droplets, entire spray ignited in one sheet of flame. Fortunately, easy solution to the men doing the painting were able to get out in a hurry and the the problem. Just whole fire was put out in short order. While nobody was Hurt in this type up a weekly particular case, it did point out the importance of having an enclosed work list, he says, area properly ventilated, particularly when working with a spray gun. and each depart­ 'Painter's Colic' ment will know when its turn A less spectacular but equally dangerous major hazard is poisoning comes up. The Masterson resulting from too much contact with certain paint vapors or poisoning same thing could go for other work from paint ingredients themselves. The commonest form which this details that are shared around by takes Is lead poisoning, or "painter's colic" as it is popularly known. members of all three shipboard de­ The poisoning results from the absorption of lead either through breath­ partments. ing vapors or through the mouth if paint has gotten 'bn cigarettes or Masterson, who sails in the en­ food from painty hands. It is an insidious, slowly progressing disease gine department, has been an SIU which leads to gradual weakness, anemia, a variety of digestive troubles member since joining in Baltimore and sometimes paralysis of the wrists and the ankles. All paints will carry instructions as to their safe and proper use on August 6, 1941. He comes origi­ nally from Missouri, but now has which should be followed by the crew. In general, the following pro­ his family in Dundalk, Maryand. cedures should be taken as a matter of course: He is 52 years old. Ventilation Problem , i, if if A) When painting in close quarters, adequate ventilation should be Occasionally, a seaman, or any­ assured. The object of the method of ventilation, no matter what body else for that matter, gets a method is used, should be to Vemove all pbisohous and flammable paint yearning for something different in vapors from the immediate area, it's important that in providing ven­ the way of meal time tastes. Stew-' tilation, to make sure that the vapors are not permitted to settle in ard Wesley Young of the Rosario passageways, bilges and other spots where they can be a source of (Bull Line) recognized the mood danger. Most of these vapors are heavier than air and will tend to and took steps to accommodate it settle accordingly where they can stay for an indefinite period of time. B) Fire-fighting equipment should be kept on hand, ready for use accordingly. He informed the crew that if they wanted anything near the area that's being painteU. Entrances and exits should be kept special to notify the chief cook suf­ clear at all times and a minimum of equipment kept around. Certainly ficiently in advance and the dish any' equipment that could add to the fire danger should be kept out of the area. _ would be prepared accordingly. • WipeUpSpUls Young is another Seafarer who lives in the Baltimore area and O The job should be kept as orderly as possible. All spills should joined the Union in that port. He's be wiped, up and clutter kept down to a minimum. Painty rags or been qn SIU member since 1942 waste should be kept in a covered metal container for disposal when and is 40 years of age. the job is completed.'All this is the kind of good housfkeeping that goes with any job. • 'if if it D) The painter himself should dress properly for the job even though Ship's delegate Homer fiingo of another Bull, Line ship,' the* Su­ it might not be too comfortable in the hot weather. That means wear­ zanne, got a real­ ing a cap at all times and enotigh clothes to protect skin from coming ly ringing vote of into contact with the paint. A lot of Seafarers find it more comfortable confidence from to work in a short-sleevefd shirt, but long sle'eves are definitely prefer­ his shipmates. able. Some paints also require special respirators to protect the painter According to the from breathing in the vapors. ship's minutes, . Clean Hands And Face ' .the- crew gave ^ E) When the paint job/is over, the painter should make sure to give him a vote of himself a thorough cleaning, particularly around the hands and face. thanks for the Paint on the hands can get on cigarettes or food and from there into fine job he was a painter's mouth. The safest thing to do-is not even carry cigarettes Bingo doing and went on your person if you are painting and to smoke only after the hands on record as backing him 100 per­ have been cleaned off. If an area has been freshly painted no food cent. should be stored in it, bbcause some foods have a tendency to absorb Ringo, who sails in the steward the vapors which are toxic in effect. A lot of paint gets on the hands because the palm gets tired or sorb department, is a native of Ken­ tucky who was bom in the blue- and the painter holds the brush by the metal band. There's nothing grass state on August 16,1910. He wrong with this as long as the band is clean, but in most cases the joined the SIU In Nlw York on band has become well-cpngealed with wet paint with the result that March 10,'1945, and has been sail­ the painter's hands get an extra heavy poating and the hands can suffer from the toxic effects the paint. ing regularly since then. ACTION By .Bernard Seaman �lane 11, U54 SEAFARERS **Pace Screnteea LOG Pact Wage Gains Retroactive; Can Reopen On Welfare Items . Copies of contract are run off press in mailing room at headquarters In New York by Union employee. Th^ are being mailed to all SlU-contracted dry cargo companies. Seafarer ^Released' After 1-8 Months (Continued from page 5) McCarran Immigration Act went Into effect. It was at that time that Slanina's troubles began. Slanina was on the Trojan Sea­ men at the time. When the ship paid off in Norfolk in February, J953, Immigration authorities would not let him land in the • SlU Art Work Goes On Display (Continued on page 17) the event for the lucky winners. Although.the paiiel of judges is still incomplete, pending'confirmation of the availability of several potential judges on Tuesday, it is expected no difficulty will be en­ countered on this score. The judg­ ing will be held on Tuesday after­ noon. Favorable Reaction Early reaction to the display in the shipping hall was highly favor­ able to the entries, particularly In the case, of several oil paintings of early types of ships. Interest also centered on two gyroscopes machine-tooled out of bronze by one Seafarer. i Wfe;-- service is available. Compensa­ tion for lost gear under war risk insurance provisions is increased from $300 to $500. A change in the deck depart­ ment working rules provides overtime for carpenters required to re­ Money Draws . . . Resolving the issue of the lack of US currency in some foreign ports, the new pact features a clause calling for the issue of travelers' checks' in lieu of US currency for the purpose of draws in foreign ports. The full cost of the checks will be borne by the shipping companies. Firemen's Pay ... Firmen will enjoy parity with oilers, watertenders and firemen-watertenders on wages and overtime as a result of a clause in the new ag;reement scaling firemen's wages up to ' $302.32 back to October 1, 1953. Thus, firemen received a four percent increase on wages and overtime the same as the other engine ratings mentioned. The new base pay rate for firemen is $314.41. der deck department rules calls for no foreign shore gang work in quarters, storerooms, passageways and other interior sections of the ship unless the shore gangs are regularly maintained by the com­ pany. This will eliminate the prac­ tice of hiring irregular foreign labor on the spot to do interior painting and other work and de­ priving deck department men ofovertime accordingly. Changes in the engine depart­ ment call for the oiler to get one hour overtime on each watch for taking reefer box temperatures. To expedite the huge task of handling retroactive pay the com­ panies are to furnish the Unionwith a list of seamen entitled to retroactivity. The contract will run until September 30, 1955. Seamen Were in Forefront On D-Day (Continued from page 3) signed to operation scuttle as un­ fit for further service. Those three ships were the Matt W. Ransom, the Benjamin Contee and the James W. Marshall. The move old paint or varnish and re­ Marshall had been bombed and paint same. Section 29 on garbage gutted by fire at Salerno. The Matt has been amended to specify that Ransom had been torpedoed and garbage shall be stowed away from then brought into port by her heroic crew. And the Benjamin crews quarters. Contee, while sailing as a prison Another important provision unship in the Mediterranean, had been torpedoed by a bomber with a large loss of life among the Italian POWs. These three Libertys were not the only SIU ships lost in the in­ vasion. There were also a number well known to oldtimers — ships that been sailed for many WASHINGTON.—A seaman whose maintenance and cure years had by men of the SIU and SUP. beef wound up in the US Supreme Court emerged the victor Among these was the old last week, when the high court refused to upset a ruling in Keofresi, which had been in the Island trade, and which had been his favor by the lower courts. named after a Puerto Rican rum. The case involved a man was later certified "fit for duty." There was also the West Nilus, the who suffered illness while He then shipped again, but Illinoian, the Kentuckian, the sailing in the deck department shortly afterwards found he was Pennsylvanian, the old Alcoa suffering from hernia. Although Leader and the old Robin Gray. aboard a ship in 1951. advised to submit to corrective Kept Lines Open Ulcer Attack surgery for this condition, he After the beachheads were es­ According to the facts brought refused to do so when the first out in court, the man suffered an company was unwilling to guar­ tablished, an^ as Allied troops acute ulcer attack while the ship antee him maintenance and cure fought their way through the was in Buenos Aires, and was later payments following .the proposed hedgerows of Normandy and to­ repatriated to his home in Phila­ operation. Instead, he shipped out ward the heart of Germany, Seadelphia at which time he received and, after signing off that vessel, farer-crewed ships continued to keep the supply lines open, and treatment at the" US. Public Health went to work ashore. many Seafarers retain vivid memo­ Service facility in that city. He Meanwhile, he filed suit to re­ ries of this routine but far-froracover unearned wages from August placid shuttle run. 2-31, 1951, when the voyage for Later, as the invasion progressed, which he'd originally signed on the shuttle run was extended to was terminated, plus maintenance other French and Belgian ports, for the entire period from October and it was an SIU ship—the Bayou 17, 1951, until February 3, 1953, Chico—which was the second ship when his case came up in court, to carry Army supplies up the less any outside earnings during canal into the old city of Ghent that time. in Belgium. The US District Court for the Other SIU ships braved the Eastern District of Pennsylvania buzzbomb barrage with supplies entered a judgment in the seamen's for Antwerp, where at times a favor, which was later upheld by buzzbomb fell every 10 minutes. the US Circuit Court of Appeals Many Seafarers recall seeing these eerie, crewless missiles sail­ for the Third Circuit. Although the company had made ing through the sky over Belgium, an award to him consisting of un­ trailing flame from their tails and earned wages and maintenance droning like a huge swarm of bees from October 17 through Decem­ while the ack-gcks tried to knock ber 21, 1951, it denied his right to them down., recover further maintenance after Now, 10 years have passed since he had received a "fit for duty" those buzzbombs fell, but thos& certificate and returned to work. Seafarers who saw and heard them T^ seamen, on the other hand, jhave dot forgotten them. Neither contended that the disability he' have they forgotten the 1,154 buffered as a result of the original American-flag ships that went to gastric condition, followed several the bottom between the outbreak months later by the hernia, made of the European war and Ger­ his request for guaranteed main­ many's surrender, nor the 6,066 tenance following the prescribed American merchant -seamen. who sutrRery -;a:. iieasonable Fe.qpest of were killed or captured duiiing that IflWS®*1)f tW 'fiSHtlfiR. " iWh lOlMw ieihiiiny el'. \ Maintenance And Cure Rights Aided By High Court Ruling NOW AVAILABLE BOUND VOLUMES OF Seafarers Log 1947-1953 I Inclusive) r^ I I I country he had lived in for 31 of his 55 years. He had no passport and as far as Immigration was concerned he was a citizen of an Iron Curtain country. Seven Round Trips It was then that Slanina's ordeal began. I made seven round trip voyages back and forth on that ship, and wherever we went the captain tried to get rid of me. But every place we went to the local Government would not accept me for as far as they were concerned I had no legal way of landing in their countries either." That didn't stop the skipper from trying. He tried to put Slanina ashore in Bombay, in Algiers, Spanish Morocco, Italy, and Yugo­ slavia. On the third voyage around when the ship laid up temporarily for a two week period, he tried to put Slanina on a Panamanian scow heading for South America, and on another occasion tried to turn him over to Czechoslovakian au­ thorities. Finally though, after Slanina's case had became the subject of a Baltimore newspaper series, his attorney was successful in winning permission for him to land on parole. Immigration has agreed to admit him fgr permanent residence in the United States—after he has bMU living here for 82 years. (Continued from page 3) clause has been written calling for carriage of US travelers checks in the event US currency is not available. These travelers checks, which are the equivalent of US currency, will be supplied crewmembers at company expense. Another thorny point, the ques­ tion of continuing allotments when a man has been taken off a ship because of illness or injury, has been dealt with by providing that allotments to the family are to be continued during repatriation for as long as a man has money com­ ing to him in the form of wages. Two important provisions deal­ ing with the comfort of the crew have been added. One calls for re­ placement of all present mat­ tresses with innersprings when the old ones wear out. Another specifies installation of two 12inch fans in every foc'sle where there are two or more men sleep­ ing, and one 16-inch fan in in­ dividual foc'sles. Transportation In a tightening up of the trans­ portation procedure, the contract specifies prompt payment of wages and isubsistence when a seaman who accepted transportation pre­ sents himself to the company at the port of engagement within 30 days of signing off articles. In the event a ship is wrecked, sold or laid up, the transporta­ tion cla^e in this instance has been strengthened to call for firstclass air transportation if the crew travels by air, or the difference in cash if only irregular airplane kdlter. SEAFARERS LOG •reeUyii )2, N«w York - 471 FMirth A»»riu» fl««M Had m Hi# {ollowin«i vtlumai •!Iha I9S3 LOG O $S HCIU 11*1 cofflphta M(i af kaund valumai af tfia LOG far 1947 thraiifh mi 9 |2S ateh. laclatad ha fatal af NAVIE THE ii\ �SEAFylRERg ZOG Vase dclAeeB Seafarer Warren Messenger, known to his ship­ Seafarers posinr for the camera on deck aboard mates as ttie "Son of the Sheik"^ after this epi­ the Steel Apprentiee are, left to right, King, sode, relaxes after a bout with the hookah, an ntility; Re^ OS; Slim and Tex, ABs, en Far Oriental water-pipe. Eastern run. Seafarers aboard flie Steel Apprentice on a recent Far East run did quite a bit of picture-taking as well as engage in usual pursuitsi as these pictures attest. The pho­ tos, submitted by Jacob Malenke, crew messman, depict the doings aboard the I^hmian vessel on its run to a danger zone. Shown hcjre.are such pursuits as touring on a motor scooter, which drew hundreds of people in some, countries where the Seafarer in­ volved revealed the scooter to pry­ ing native eyes, relaxing 1^ a "harem" after nnoking a hookah, a sleepy troubador and a military A Malayan civet cat perches man at the ready in the perform­ menacingly on the shoulder of ance of his duties. There was a Seafarer Bob Mitchell, who little bit of something for ail on bought the feline aboard ship. the trip. ."Be Bop," passenger messman, takes time out for a siesta, dressed as a gaucho. He was the singing troubador of the vessel, good for a funny story at all times. Seafarer Jacob Malenke, above, caused quite a stir in several countries with his mo­ tor scooter. -- A French Marine machine gunner is alert as Hie ship goes up river to Saigom No incidents en­ sued, but the crew felt better with him aboard while they were in the trouble zone. Hurricane Blows Up Newsworthy Events Aboard On Far East Run t- Many things are happening aboard the Waterman ship Hurricane as it runs along in the Far Eastern trade, according to reports received from the vessel. Some are worth writ­ ing home abouti and some are just clean fun, but they all add up to life aboard the ship. First in a list of instances"*""" ^ ^— coming to the fore is one con­ other two guys. They're not even Indochina, Korea,.Japan and the Smoggy City, Los Angeles, where cerning Eddie Morris, Jr., son sweating." The bosun on the vessel, Chico the crew hit the beach in search of of a former Boston Red Sox pitcher of several decades ago. This Troche, decided to open an insur­ womanly wiles. It seems the boys Morris, however, was on the receiv^- ance business on the side in addi­ did all right in most of the places tion to sailing for a living. How­ mentioned, but after a while they ing, not the pitching end'. Morris, it turned out, was asked ever, there are some special re­ just had to rest to give themselves to referee a few bouts In a local quirements to be met before he'll and their pocketbooks a break. insure anyone against anjrthing. fistic arena in Bowling Brawl First of all, he won't insure the Pusan, JCorea. He There's a slight difference be­ property of anyone smoking non­ tween two of the crewmembers did all right until union-made cigarettes— in bed. aboard the ship, who travel by the the main event You're also out if you burn garbage names of "Papa Gray" and "Grand­ when his emo­ on the front lawn of your property. pa" Jones. They'rfe' old timers and tions got the He'll insure bomb shelters, too, have decided to retire from the better of him. but only if they're 90 or more feet sea to upen up a bowling alley and Then, there underground and the applicant, billiard parlor, where they ban pool turned out to be who must be past 86 yeai's of age, 4heir resources in Arkansas or three instead of is accompanied to Troche's insur­ Mississippi, "Grandpa'' insists that two pugilists in Morrlu. ance office by his grandparents. all of the equipment be made of the ring, with Mississippi long . leaf >yellow pine, Morris flailing away us the melee Gay LoHiariot The report from the Hurricane and "Papa" demands that it , be turned into a fiasco. When the boat was finally oOfer, goes on to say that things, as far made of Arkansas oak and bauxite. the jndges asked for Morris' deci­ as the Casanovas and. Lotharios At the last report no agreement sion, "One black eye, one bloodif aboard are concerned, are settling had been reached' and the crew nose, two injured hands and a down to normal now that the ship was thinking of throwing open the sprained ankle for me," he reftlied, has been out several months. The beqf to arbitration by the UnUed "and I guess it's a draw foF thUiiie 'Shiji^'hlt' thi%e spots In Okinawa, 'Nations. • -"'' -. That horsee have the power of sleepmg while standing? Their legs are provided with muscular mech­ anism which cause them to lock, as it were, and permit the anlmids to rest somewhat as if they were standing on stilts. Horses some­ times go for months without lying down. i 4" 4" That strictly speaking, steam Is invisible? ' The term is properly applied to the transparent gas or vapor into which water is converted when heated to the boiling point. The visible mist commonly called steam, which consists of minute droplets of water in the air, is not formed until the water vapor has cooled and condensed. ' 4> That applications for SIU ma­ ternity benefits must be supported by the following documents: (1) your marriage certificate, (2) baby's birth certificate dating birth fiffer April 1, 1952 and (3) the discharge from the last ship you sailed on before the baby was horn? Proc­ essing of all applications can he speeded up by at least three days if photostatic copies of the three documents are sent in. Applica­ Jy«> 11, tions should bo mad* to Unioa'' Welfare Trustees, c/o SIU head­ quarters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. -,' 4" <4 4. t 3^., That so-called tin cans iised In preserving foods aro not made of' puro tin? They" are composed of thh material known as tin plate, which consists of thin sheet iron coated with' tin. The element tin in its pure-state is llttlfe affected by the air and will not rust, being for, that reason used to. coyer other metals to protect them firom rust-' ing and corroding. That bees do not produce any sound with their mouths, as is often supposed? Bees %iake the characteristic monotonous noise known as huipining as weii as the iolider buzzing sound ^entirely by vibrating the wings rapidly. 4 4" 41 That Maine is the only State in the Union that adjoins only ono other State? It is cut off entirely from the rest of the Union by New Hampshire. The honor of being hounded by the greatest number of other States is divided between Tennessee and Missouri, each being touched by eight other States. San Francisco Turns To Pearl At Seafarer Harry Kronmel, working his way around the world once again, reports to the LOG about his recent dis­ coveries in Sari Francisco, which he likens to a gem set in the shoreline of the' "West>— ^ —=— Coast. Kronmel, who often tongue. My knowledge of Spanish reports on the activities along is severely limited, so my perform­ the African coastline, now switches ance should have rated an Oscar. his line of reporting fire and aims Other Points of Interest It at a new target. "There are other intriguing "I have discovered a new peari," aspects of this sprawling City on he begins, "a thing of excitement the I'acific. Chinatown stands out and rare beauty—San Francisco. in its Oriehtai beauty and array, "It is the most heterogeneous by nothing this side of city in the United States, with a" matched York and Cathay. Fisherman's greater mixture of people, than New Wharf, another poiht of interest, even New York can beget, Spanish features seafood at reasonabletown, where nationals of Cuba, prices, asfine well the lore of the Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo, sea. These areas Joe DIMaggiO's Mexico, Peru and Ecuador are to hunting grounds. be found, excites the blood with "Market Street, the center of the latin living. peari, everything to attract the "I was invited to a feast where eye ofhas the tourist, with Cineraiha I partook of food and wine in the big gimmick days to lure generous portions, and where, the city slicker these and the country along with the combustibles, Span­ bumpkin. streets of this Jtown ish humor was the highlight of the are laid OutThe uncompromisingly, tak­ night. I ate and I diank with ing- no hack-toik from the city's abandon, laughing heartily at jokes bills as the avenues defy gravity which were 98 percent Spanish and steep grades, feeding, veinand two percent in thq English like, the city's traffic needs. Magic of The Night Rpssl-Roasted "Ifigher up in the mountains you can see the bay, one of the most beautiful in the world, The Golden Gate Bridge and the Oakland Bridge stand out sharply against the background of the city's sky­ scrapers and the blue Pacific. JJIight comes and everything turns to pin-point magic; everything turns into a beautiful pearl." Wleporthost Baggage Chech ' Frank Rossis former chief cook aboard the Seatrain Georgia^ gets set to" cut up a roast turJcey on a recent run. Photo was tidcen by-Anderson, engine 3,1 OtiiltyJ ' Seafarers who lose baggage checks for gear clmcked at any SIU. baggage room should notify that particular hall right.;away so that no one can improperly claim the ba^age vrith that check. Headquarters officials advise you to> do. this immediately to avoid loss-^ your gear . and/or trouble claiming it later on. Make sure you notify the hall where the baggage was checked' as soon as you find put you've lost the check. -- • �Jane 11, 1954 SEAFARERS Pare Ninefeea LOG Seafarer In Double Celebration By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor . A ray of light coming from the sun or from a lamp vibrates in all directions at right angles to itself. When a ray of light hits certain objects or passes through certain materials which cut out all these right angle vibrations except those going in only one direction, the light is spoken of as "polarized." In nature, light is most often pola­ rized in two ways; 1. Sunlight in a clear, blue sky, coming toward us in a direction which is at right angles to the sun itself, is polarized light. 2. Light bouncing off non-metallic objects, when both the line of sight (reflection) and the direction of illumination are near an angle of 32 degrees to the surface, is also polarized. Polarized light that bounces off non-metallic surfaces tends to ob­ scure the true color and tonality of objects behind what we usually refer to as "glare." The glare is caused by the mirror-like reflection of the light source, the surface of the object "having the quality of a mirror." For example, a very slick non-metallic surface like that on a sheet of glass or on still water will reflect polarized light in an even "tone" of white and hide any ttetaft behind it. Other surfaces, such as that of a sheet -of lustre-type photographic paper, give off a sheen of pola^zed light which obscures the actual tone and color of the object. In photography, the light which is most generally useful to us is "unpolarized" light. It carries mirror-like reflections but" diffusely re­ flects the color and tonality of the scene. Use Of Polarizing Filter Naturally, not all the light coming from an object, as described above, is polarized light which the polarizing filter has any control over or can eliminate completely. This is accomplished by the filter acting as a directional grid, selectively permitting the diffused reflection to pass, and blocking out the surface reflection. Because all surface reflection lias direction, that is, has a certain axis, the trick is to rotate the grid or filter to an axis which is perpendicular to the axis of the surface reflection light, light which is polarized and has glare. In actual use on a camera, the polarizing filter requires increase in exposure—for two reasons: 1. The density of the filter itself requires an increase. 2. The greater the brightness of the polarized light in proportion to the brightness of the scene in unpolarized light, the greater the in­ crease needed for normal reproduction. The actual amount of increase is dependent upon the polarizing filter used and the conditions under which it is used. The polarizing filter has an infinite number of uses in the control and elimination of reflections because all types of light, coming from many sources, can be polarized light. The following list of fundamental uses will give you an idea of how often you may find a need for this filter. 1. To eliminate or diminish oblique reflection or glare from a sur­ face of glass, water, varnished wood, concrete, and other non metallic objects: Used In Color Photography To reveal texture or surface detail which is hidden by polarized light from such surfaces. In color photography, cutting through sur­ face reflection is the only way to get maximum color saturation, and the only way to cut through this reflection is with a polarizing filter. 2. To photograph through glass or water which is reflecting polarized light when the camera axis is around 32 degrees to the surface. 3. To reduce polarized haze in the sky areas of a landscape and render the sky darker without changing the tonality or color of the foreground, as would be impossible when using colored filters. This technique is also especially valuable in color photography. 4. As a neutral density filter to simply cut down overall brilliance. 5. In combination with a colored filter to achieve special effects. 6. To control contrast in scenes which are "flattened" by polarized glare or haze. Seafarer George B. Dunn's mother and father, soon to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary, pose in Boston, Mass., home. to his mother and father in the early years of their wedded bliss. A brother John, a lieutenant, was killed at Iwo Jima on invasion day on that bloody Pacific Isle, while another brother. Bill, was killed in a construction job accident. However, for the most part, Dunn says his folks have led a happy life, even with the double tragedy a heavy burden upon their shoulders. Faithful Readers Avid readers of the LOG, his parents are well up on the doings of the Union, says Dunn, adding that they read every issue from cover to cover. His father is close to 80 years of age and still active, going to work everyday as a means of keeping his agile mind and body alert. His mother, in her 70's, still keeps the home fires burning with home-cooked meals, insisting on doing all of it. Dunn will be around for some of her cooking on June 29. mother and father will celebrate their 50th or "Golden Wedding" Anniversary together. Moreover, aboard the Coe Victory in Yoko­ he adds, the same day of the month hama, Japan. Right now Dunn is marks the date of his birth. Dunn is one of five sons born in the land of the lotus blossoms, but he assures the LOG in a letter that come that notable day, he'll Chowtime: Steaks be in Boston, Mass., ror a very notable occasion. Dunn is proud to write that the aforementioned date bears a dual significance in his life and those dear to him. First and foremost, he states, is that on the next-tothe-last day of the month his June 29, 1954, is rather a special day for Seafarer George E. Dunn, now steward And Slops Speah Your Mind At SiU Meetings Under the Union constitu­ tion every member attending a Union meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting—chairman, read­ ing clerk and recording secre­ tary. ' Your Union urges you to take an active part in meet­ ings by taking these posts of service. And, of course, all members have the right to take the fioor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue under discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let their shipmates know what's on their mind. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Sailing Round The Coast Of Africa By Harry French The Robin DOncaster vms none the faster Than all the ships at sea, . From New York she bound to a place called Cape­ town: The harbor looked beautiful to me. With a skin on my back, in the bush I lay flat, Causing the bosun to 'most die of fright I thought he would run, but I saw a gun, I started to leap and bound. When he saw it was me, he laughed eerily. It'was time for me to leave town. Qiuz Corner (1) From what country did the US buy Alaska: (a) England, (b) France, (c) Russia, (d) Spain? (2) A man has three times as many nickels as he has dimes, for a In Mombasa Bay I heard someone say, total of $7.75. How many of each coin does he have? John Masters fell off the ship. He started to swim, but wouldn't give in '3) Which of the following countries has the most dense population To the tide for a one-way trip. per square mile: (a) Japan, (b) Italy, (c) Netherlands, (d) India? Durban was aft, and how the crew laughed (4)' Who was the President of the US 100 years ago, in 1844? Was . Back down the coast to tjie port we like most When they found out a man missed the ship it: (a) William Henry Harrison,, (b) John Tyler, (c) Andrew Jackson, But it all turned out good, 'cause he made the . The trip was very fast. (d) Martin Van Buren? In the Navigator's Den we wouldn't give in, Hood, X (5) Texas and California are the largest and second largest states • To the English we fought to the last. Now he can continue the trip. in the Union. Which of the following states is>third largest in the US: In Luderitz Bay, some people say, (a) New York, (b) Colorado, (c) Montana, (d) Kansas? There's a few jungle bunnies who go see their Thar's diamonds in them thar hills. (6) Which is the only major league baseball team that has won honeys ' ' But take my advice, stay away from the ice every World Series it played in: (a) Cleveland, (b) New York (Ameri­ Near Beira away from the lights. can). (c) Boston (American), (d) St. Louis (National)? In a bar called Fernandos' you'll find the Com­ Or the guards will fill you with pills. mandos (7) How large would a drawing be of a field 16 yards long and 18 The States wouldn't seem far, were we traveling In a dance, with o drink or a fight. yards wide, if the scale used was one-quarter inch to the foot? by car, * But by ship it's as far as the moon (8) What is the meaning of the word iniquity: (a) persecution, (b) When a safari began to fly way inland It will surely feel grand to set foot on land wickedness, (c) inequality, (d) honesty? The officers took to the air . Still it's true it all ended too soon. (9) How many members of the US Senate will be elected this year: Their cameras in hand, they thought it was grand. (a) 16, (b) 48. (c) 32, (d) 96? The voyage will beover, we'll be one trip older, Fifteen pounds they gave for the fare. (10) One-sixth of a number plus three-fifths of the number amounts We'll part in a friendly way. to seven less than the missing number. What is -t? Nacala is small but the bushes are tall. But we'll meet again, maybe in LM The leopards come in town at night In Durban, or Luderitz Bay. V (Quiz Answers On Page 25) The gangway went down, the crew went to town To see sights we did not care, The ladies-came fast, the drinks didn't Vast It was time to go to our lair. �iiv- _ Ptte Twenty SEAFAttERS _ _ . . LOG- ..-: ,. \ : Jane 11, Yokohama USSC At New Location 'L.' t'- Siarriny in the floor show at the United Seamen's Service Club in Yokohama, Japan, is this trio of dancers billed as "The Dark Team." They spark two floor shows held niyhtly at 7:30 and 9:30 PM, There is danciny and other entertainment for Seafarers before and after the shows. Sjf Spike Marlin Two of baseball's most noted re­ to be the deciding blow of the con­ lief pitchers both hit the long, long test. trail back to the minor leagues re­ Page's career was notable for its cently, Joe Page and Joe Black. pgrevious ups and downs. It's a Neither of them figure among base­ well-authenticated fdci that he was ball's great pitchers, but both of within one pitch of being fired • them, while they had it, were, as early in 1947 when he was on the the saying goes, "instrumental." verge of forcing in a run with a At their best they both had two walk. He recovered from that sit­ major assets—a fast ball and ex­ uation End went on to feats to sew cellent control. They weren't of up the pennant almost singlethe tricky breed. They would come handed. In 1948, the success went in for a few innings and simply to his head and his waistline. fire the ball past the hitters. i The Yankee manager, Bucky When last seen. Page was at­ Harris, got fired, and the Yankees tempting a comeback with the low­ did not win the flag seven years in ly Pittsburgh Pirates. His last ap- a row as they might have other­ pearaVice was at the Polo Grounds wise. when he came out of the bullpen In 1949 Page was up again like a in a typical Page-ean situation— pogo stick, climaxed by another runners on second and third and slellar World Series performance. nobody out. He loaded the bases You could argue that when Page with an intentional pass and then had it, he could throw harder 4han struck out the pitcher. any modern pitcher for a short No Double Play Ball span. On one occasion he came in The young Page would have fol­ in the eighth inning against the lowed this up by throwing a double Red Sox, then the Yankees' archplay ball at the next hitter. The rivals, with a runner on third and old Page didn't. His faint facsimile one man out. The next five men in of a fast ball was deposited by a row struck out on 18 pitches with Whitey Lockman into the Polo a feeble foul tip being the best that Grounds' inviting right field sector. any of them could do. Before Page finished he had Black's case Is, If anything, a gotten three men out, but also sadder, one. He had one brilliant given up seven runs. A day or two season as a freshman in 1952 when later he had his free pass to the he nearly succeeded in upending outside world. i" the Yankees in the World Series. Black's going-away suit was cut Since then, although he still has out of the same cloth. His final ape youth and speed, his ability de­ pearance was an attempt to hold serted him in a^ mysterious way. Philadelphia at bay. Instead he known only to unsuccessful ball­ gave up a home run which proved players. Decked out in new array, ac­ cording to Seafarer Luis Rami­ rez who writes from Japan, is the new United Seamen's Service Club in Yokohama. What's more, he adds, everyone is ready to wait on the entertainment-seeking Sea­ farer in this home away from home. It is even better than the orig­ inal building, he goes on to say, though the latter was designed by America's foremost architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, who also Crewmen Disciiss Bailey Board drew up the plans for the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo'. The new building is a completely reconditioned one, refurbished especially with the needs of the club in mind. In ad­ dition to having all the old facili­ ties, Ramirez notes, the new plans call for a hotel annex, to be ready sometime in the future for the Seafarer R. Burton Is singing Playing a hot tune on his har­ convenience of seafarers during a new number at the Yoko­ monica is Seafarer Reginald their stay in the city. hama USSC, while Pepin Ciroi.se, AR, on the Seacomet These pictures show a highlight Agnlar keeps time to his II, with the Jamboliers accom­ of the activities of the new build­ rhythm. Both are on Wacosta. panying him. ing, two nightly floor shows. In addition to the regular profes­ sional entertainers, seamen are in­ vited to display their talents be­ To quote a song title of an earlier day, "strange things are fore the friendly audiences. All in all, everybody has a good time happening" concerning the good ship Calmar of the company Seafarers W. D. Johns, left; FWT, and T. C. Deale, oiler, aboard at the'USSC. of the same name. At least that is what is reported to the the Alcoa Partner, discuss the workings of the Bailey combustion -'•'LOG via recent minutes of a control panel board as the ship gets underway on a recent voyage. shipboard meeting. These strange things concern whales. mifmrnimf Seafarer Thomas Lowe, ship's delegate and secretary of the last meeting, reports it In nrst-hand, eye-witness fashion, because, be The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, claims, it happened while he was at the wheel. At about 9:30 AM bakers and others who'd like to share favored recipes, little-knoum and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, on the morning of May 19, Lowe cooking suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Alonzo "Tiny" Milef' -THE UNION IS MOlVSPENP/KjeTiME i took the wheel and the old man ski's recipe for Boston cream pie. and third mate were on the bridge. AND MOAJETTDieiSOE TO EVERY f Suddenly, from out of the vastDespite all that may be said about French cooking in gen­ /WEMBER TWE MEW DE LUXE UNION nesses of the deep, half a dozen eral and their pastries in-particular, this country boasts some black, killer whales broke the sur­ traditional dishes that are original and truly good eating*. face of the ocean and started Certainly Boston cream pie is 4swimming lazily around the vessel. in this category. one-third of the milk and one-half In no time at all they were on all of the dry ingredients. It is Simply made, Sides, surrounding it, as if they The mixture should be put in a the end results of some Kbusewlfe meant to hurl an onslaught against shallow baking pan and slipped who tangled with the problem of the hull with one fell swoop. into a 400 degree oven for about 25 something differ­ From out of the pack there rose ent for dessert. or 30 minutes.. one fierce-headed monster intent Just bake a cake, The recipe for the vanilla cream on doing damage to the ship. He split in half sand­ filling for the pie is as follows: wheeled about from his circular, wich filling be­ Take 8 cups of milk, Hi cups of path around the ship, and headed tween the layers cornstarch, 2 cups of sugar, 1 straight for the side of the vessel. and top the whole teaspoon of salt, 8 well beaten eggs, He came at the ship like a run­ with chocolate 4 tablespoons of butter and 1 away locomotive, awpsome, powerr icing. tablespoon of yanilla. ful, spouting spume through his Mix Together Here's "Tiny" blowhole. You mix the cornstarch and Milefski's recipe MUefsfcl sugar together and add to the When he was 20 feet from the for the cake. Two hull, the maddened whale changed cups of shortening; 4 cups of sugar, scalded milk. Then you pour the •his mind. He faiurled himself about 2 teaspoons of vanilla, 2 teaspoons mixture over the beaten eggs, six feet above the surface of the of salt, 2 cups of milk and two- adding butter and the vanilla water, turned, and raced away full thirds teaspoon of baking powder. extract. When the cake is done, it ts First you beat the shortening throttle. There was no truth to 4 1 A<7i-riNAE the rumor circulating about the until it is white and creauiy and allowed to cool and then split and ship that he got "chicken" after slowly. add the sugar, eggs and the vanilla cream filling put be­ extract Then you alternately add tween the layers. reading ite name. Whale Makes Whale Of Tale exmmwmEANmes^ ^AFEGUARD'iaMZ BOOK/ BOOK ATMO COST- �'• ••X- • • 11. U54 ThinUo lAtborHas Part III PoUtiea I'y. F!u:» Twwity-niB SEAFARERS LOG LETTERS' Ashs For More Papers Aboard To The Editor: To The Editor: of the "deck maniacs," states that We have just received the latest At a recent SIU branch meet- court authorized the issuance of the reason that he is so anxious to copy of the LOG aboard the Steel • Sng, which I attended, the port injunctions to private parties (em­ get home is that he is going to use Apprentice, and I would like to go agent explained the state political ployers) as well as public officials. The tide started changing with To the Editor: some of his acreage to develop a on record as saying that one copy situation, and asked all members A word of greeting to all from new breed of corn and also water­ of the LOG for each department to vote the slate endorsed by the the passage of the Railway Labor State Federation of Labor. I ob­ Act of 1926, but the first all-in­ the crew of the Hurricane, now melon. According to the crew mess- delegate is not enough for ship­ served that the speech was having clusive legislation was the Norris- known as the "Big Oriental Mys­ man, he is really the guy that can board consumption on a foreign little effect on some of the mem­ LaGuardia Act of 1932. This Act tery Ship" of the Waterman fleet do it, fdr he has plenty of com and trip. bers present. After the meeting I outlawed the yellow-dog contract and all because neither the com­ not the planted kind, and the rice It would be better for all con­ overheard one brother, saying that and labor injunction, and clearly pany nor the military authorities and gravy is making him as fat as cerned if more copies could be for­ a Union shouldn't become involved stated that individual workers know to where, or why or when a Tom Watson melon. warded, as we should be "free from the inter­ this vessel is going to depart and in politics. have some broth­ Charlie (Chuck-a-Luck) Jensen, Now. I am forced to take issue ference, restraint, or coercion of where she will go once she leaves another "deck maniac," has writ­ ers aboard who on this matter. The right to vote employers of labor, or their agents" the dock. In fact, one brother call­ ten to a well-known music com­ keep the paper to Is one of the . / ' , in the choosing of representatives ed his wife at his home in Mobile, pany for the ten easy lessons on themselves when or in self-organization for the pur­ Aabama, on April 28, and she in­ how to play the guitar, so that he basic fundamen­ it is received. As pose of collective bargaining. tals of any dem­ for myself, I can emulate a real steel guitar Labor received it's real "Magna formed him that the company offi­ ocracy. The SIU don't like to act player and have his own orchestra. cials had informed her that the Carta" with the passage of the has never gone like a detective Good luck, Charlie, but with those Hurricane was due on the West National Labor Relations Act of overboard in poli­ in tracing down 1933, or more commonly referred Coast on April 28th. Same date, big hands of yours, you should tics, nor has the the current issue Graifcr have written for tuba lessons. same ship and the same baloney to as the Wagner Act from the membership ever of the LOG when from the higher-ups. So If a C-2 Awaiting Orders bill's sponsor. Senator Wagner. been "used" po­ it la received, I am hereby asking The NLRA guaranteed the worker can travel that fast, then something According to rumors and the fa­ the Union to take this into con­ litically, but as new in jet or, atomic power has certain rights and imposed pen­ mous Waterman scuttlebutt wire­ sideration when LOGS are sent Samuel Gompers Darley alties on the employer as well as been added. Perhaps the company less, it seems that we may be on out. I am not the only one who once said, "Our enemies must be punished and our the employee for violations of the meant April 28th, 1955. the Japan-Korea shuttle run for feels this way. I think that more Case Of Grits friends rewarded." Naturally, he Act. Best of all, the Act gave trade some time to come. Yet when you copies of the LOG aboard ship was referring to political enemies unions legal status as such. We have one of our brothers who ask some of the brass what's the would lead to better unionism. and friends. Model Law Seymour (Lefty) Graifer hails from north of the Mason- dope, they merely reply: "It's Kis­ The Wagner Act was a model Dixon Line to thank for obtaining met and Manana, for we are await­ No Hands-Off Policy ^ i t Can anyone be so naive as to law—it stood for 12 long years one-half case of grits after the sup­ ing orders." Hang up that home­ think that any of the pro-labor without the crossing of a "t" or ply on this tub bad been exhausted, ward bound pennant, skipper. To get down to more serious laws that we now enjoy were en­ the dotting of an "i"; it withstood and do not think that the boys acted through the goodness of the the criticism of the public and bus­ from deep Alabama did not grin matters, please allow me to state- To the Editor; I'm now on the Del Mar, after politicians? Never! The US gov­ iness, but in 1946 a prejudiced like a toothpaste advertisement that this is an above the average crew, and as of now, we have had spending a good vacation in Mexi­ ernment has never adopted a House and Senate saw fit to pass when they received the news. hands-off attitude towards labor; the Taft-Hartley Act, with which There are many debates going no major beefs and darned few mi­ co, well, and still sailing. As you knew, we show m.ovies the different administrations have we are all too familiar. One high- on, both pro and con as to whether nor ones. Just a peace-loving gang either been pro or anti-labor. Let placed union leader has said that the 100 percent bonus, the $5.00 with no bouts so far and from the aboard this vessel, and I was sur­ us review the record and we will the Taft-Hartley Act set labor back per day or both apply to the Hai­ aspects of things, none are sched­ prised to learn that many of our uled for the future. members haven't seen "This Is the see why it is impossible to follow 50 years. The Taft-Hartley Act is a good phong, Tonkin, French Indochina a non-partisan policy in the field SIU" yet. I thought it wouid We all like the photos in the example of what can happen when area. The writer is checking and early April LOG, showing a Mardi be a good idea of politics. investigating the same but I have As time and history have proven, we are not vigilant, when we sleep, informed all the brothers that the Gras float passing the Union Hall to have the film, a labor union can only stand up and above all when we do not vote. patrolman on the payoff will give in Mobile, gnd it was also a good which was recent­ As has been pointed out in the under so much anti-labor legisla­ picture of the Hall in the back­ ly taken in LOG some people are overly con­ us the verdict on same. tion. During the first 150 years of ground. The Mobile boys were Brooklyn. If pos­ Frank Ballard has really been American history. Congress and fident of the powers and prestige quite puffed up about the article sible, we may be singing the "Home Again Blues" state legislatures either avoided of labor. In recent months labor that accompanied same, for it was able to show it in the subject of labor unions or has received some surprising set­ and Sam, you made the trip too a boost for Mobile. the Buenos Aires treated them with kid gloves, and backs from the rulings of the Na­ long. Early this morning-he went Seamen's Union S. Zuberlck ' the laws they did pass were so tional Labor Relations Board and into action and started packing his hall. I don't ^0 written that the judges could in­ the courts. Therefore, brother gear, telling the delegate to call have to tell you Martinez terpret them as they wished. -One members, let us all vote in the in- headquarters for a replacement why. .terest of our country, our own per­ and to get him reservations on the of the earliest anti-labor laws, and If possible, will you please send probably the greatest cross that or­ sonal interest, and above all in first plane leaving for Mobile, Ala­ it to me at the New Orleans hall; bama, for he would not stay on a To the Editor: ganized labor has had to bear, was the interest ' of our Union. we will be there about the middle Milbnm'e (Red) Darley ship that runs out of Mobile Ice My wife and I enjoy the LOG of June. I would also appreciate the Sherman Antitrust Act of.1890, Cream. very much, and I don't think my receiving some Union reading ma­ which supposedly originated for Who Conquered wife misses one word in any copy. terial. the purpose of breaking up the big The trip has been uneventful so corporations and trusts, but was Dick Martinez Savannah wasn't far enough into far with smooth weather and the deep south for us, so we have used as an anti-labor weapon more (Ed. note: The film and reading smooth relations all around, and moved to the Crescent City. And, material are on their way to New than anything else, even though To the Editor: I woud like to tell the member­ though, we hit French Indochina, amazing as it seems, my wife halls Orleans.) labor unions were not even men­ tioned in the Act. The Supreme ship about a quarter of an acre of nothing out of the ordinary oc­ from the northern part of Ireland. Court ruled that labor unions were property in Long Island which 1 curred, except that some of the I'm still wondering if it was me a conspiracy in restraint of free would like very much to sell only Hurricane Lotharios made their or that good old southern sunshine trade, which is a violation of one to a merchant seaman who is still usual feminine conquests. Yet, I that took her away from the land of the statutes of the act. sailing. am afraid that when the draw sheet of the shamrock. To the Editor: Three Sanctiona I am writing this letter from the At his earliest convenience, any is published, we will all find out I am encloring my new address Under the infamous Sherman prospective buyer may inspect the who was really conquered.* here in New Orleans; please send land of frauleins and gasthaus's Henry (Haiphong) Laird, God's the LOG to me here instead of to (beer joints^. I used to enjoy this Act there were three types of sanc­ property personally. It is located at particular run, when I was ship­ tions: (1) criminal penalties of Mastic Acres in Shirley, Long Is­ gift to the femme fatale, and the Savannah. ping out, but now—ugh! We have fines and imprisonment (2) re­ land and the price is very, very lightning crew pantryman has the Edgar L. Baker about four former SIU men in our straining orders and injunctions, reasonable. The lot and map, or terra firma symptoms, for the only (Ed. note: The LOG will be sent outfit, including one called Car­ and (3) civil suits for triple dam­ description of the property is: thing that beats him ashore are the to New Orleans address, from mine Mancino, and another called ages. Labor felt the full impact School District 19, Mastic Acres mooring lines and the gangway, nowyour on). Ulm, who ships out of Baltimore. of the Act for the first time In the Unit 14, Lot No. 647. and oftimcs, he and the gangway its. Mancino ships out of New York, Pullman Strike of 1894. Strikers run a deadheat. Joseph A. OlinskI so all in all we have a good time refused to handle Pullman cars; Ray (Rice & Gravy) Hodges, one amusing the morons te.xcuse me, therefore train service was inter­ sergeants) with sea stories. fered with and the mails were To the Editor: While stationed in the States I held up. On these grounds an in­ First, I want to thank you and received the LOG regularly, but junction was issued. Eugene V. also tell you how much I enjoy the since coming here in such a hurry Debs, who led the strike, was SEAFARERS LOG. With my hus­ I neglected to change niy mailing Jailed and the strike was broken. band at sea continually, sailing for address. Would you please have The injunction was used freely Cities Service on the Cantigny, try- the LOG sent to me here; I like until the Clayton Amendment to in to save for our first baby, due in to feel that I am part of the SIU, • the Sherman Antitrust Act was August, makes my days all the even though they call me PEC. passed under the administration longer and fuller with longing to President Wilson. The amend­ Samuel "Scotty" Beattie see my husband climb down the ment stated specifically that trade (Ed. note: We are sending the gangplank and come across the LOG to you in Germany, as you unions were not "combinations or dock to me. requested.) conspiracies in restraint of free I've read the poems in the paper, trade" as the courts had found in written by Seafarers telling how the Sherman Act decisions, and lonesome It Is at sea. I hope this that the law was not to be con­ loneliness for seeing that certain strued as to forbid their existence If a crewmember quits while ship isn't shared by them for see­ or activities. The president of the -a ship is in port, delegates ing the docks. Although I know it AFL was so elated that he publicly are asked to contact the hall in my heart. It makes me feel all called the Clayton Amendment Immediately for a replace­ labor's "Magna Carta." He had not the bluer to know he's lonesome ment. Fast action on their part too. reckoned with the anti-labor Sur will keep all jobs aboard ship •tatefurc aboard tho HarrieaiM taka a break from their labors to preme Court, whe repealed, the Ke^ our china up with those filled at all times and elimi­ havo their pkturea taken. They are, left to right, Red House, Lotus amendment by intm-pretatlon. swell articles from tiie Seafarers nate the chance of the shipStone, Rby Hedges, Henry Laird, Chailes JOnaoBi Ted: StannMna ^ Three yeanr after the paasage of theraarlves. sailing shorthanded. CiaytOK AnwndnwBi this same MrCr ABtkow FkHUM EiOts of Action On Far East Run •^1 Back To Sailing^ Ashs For Movie Southerners Go Southerner Wants To Sell Property On LM Keeps^Up With SiU Overseas Hopes 3ien Not Eonesome At Sea Fill That Berth ' ^V(L AM •.A ''11 �ir-- Pate irwenty-twe. Santore Pride Oi Ore Fleet SEAFARERS,IOC , LETTER S 11. 1954 Keeps in Touch Through Paper To The Editor: To The Editor: writing down. He asks the crew to putting Mrt .that .many hours to • I have been rc(ceiving the LOO It is hard to believe, and no sign one copy and he. signs one please you fellows yet not one vote one could ever tell me that Ore regularly over here in Germany; of thanks comes ti'om their fellow it is my letter from home. I h^ve ships out of Baltimore were any himself, and when we ask for a copy he says he just makes one members of the AMEU. They, the about 141^ months more to go; in good. I was on one seven years copy out for the company. This is, To the Editor: I "waht to thank you for your crew, take everything for granted, the Army, and without the LOG ago, and said I never would ride one again. Recently, however, after of course, after we have signed it. prompt attention in sending me violating their contract and tolerat­ to help me keep in touch with hearing the fellows tell me that We don't know what happens to the three back issues of the LOG ing the violation of their written the SIU, I would probably go com­ Ore ships were better than they these reports but we do know this, which somehow failed to reach me agreement without benefit of over­ pletely bughouse here. The thing I used to be, I shipped out on the that when any of us go to get any previously. It sure came in the time for the steward department Santore as deck engineer, just to dough that's coming to us because nick of time, as my husband is due just to please the other two depart­ miss the most is we couldn't collect it on a ship, and in. That is the first order of busi­ ments. That, in the steward de­ the good SIU see for myself if this was true. go to collect it at the company's of­ ness with him when he comes partment, is something for each chow. I may have Seven years ago, these ships We also , have" seamen one of you to consider. It is no done some beef­ were the worst, but I am making fice, the company always has a big home. long tale, that we don't have any friends who, coming in from voy­ surprise to me why some of the ing about the my third trip on money coming, or if we were hurt ages, miss some of the papers. best men in the Arco Fleet desert­ chow to the cooks the Santore now that I sailed with, and I'll be on here it was our own fault and we know Now they can always catch up as ed you. Laugh at us? Brother, you are but when I get I have all copies. for a couple of this is not true. Laid Up On BeachIt has been in the news here making me laugh.- We can go in out of the Army trips more. Since It is the opinion of some of the about closing the shipyards aropnd any respectable place or places and back to sea I have been on Fink board, only four crewmembers that this is a good Baltimore in October if no new where seamen hang out and we can again, the stew­ or five men got idea to help our brother shipmates. ship orders come in for the yards. always hold our heads high. I ard department won't hear any­ off on each trip. Some of us have laid up for days on This will be a hard blow to the might meet you in some of those thing but compliments from me. I am sorry to bother you again This trip, no one the beach in some foreign port thousands of shipyard workers to places, or, my brother members not knowing that anyone could be be laid off and to the prestige of might meet you in such places, but about my change of address; I in the engine de­ Reid partment is get­ there to help us and get us back this city itself. Keep up the good you aren't laughing at us. We have hope the one below is permanent the last laugh. this time. ting off, and only three men in and we have had to put up with an work. unconcerned attitude from a com­ Leo V. Carreon Mrs. E. S. Potts Pi't. Robert Fink the other departments. US 51260317 I'd like to give the steward de­ pany official in this port. We even i i t HQ and HQ's Co. 12tli partment all jhe credit for making know of guys having to repatriate Inf. Reg. this ship the best feeder that I've themselves back to the states by working their way back aboard an­ APO 39 been on in the past five years. c/o PM, New York, NY Mr. Charles Stirling, the stew­ other ship, when actually they To the Editor:. (Ed. note: We have changed ard, knows how to get the food would be entitled to transportation To the Editor: The Hastings is al; the beginning your mailing address on the LOG's This is my second trip on the on the ship and chief cook Joseph because they had someone to pro­ of another Far East trip; we are subscription list.) Arlyn, a Bull Line ship. She is not tect them and their rights at the Padelsky is the best cook there is. a beauty. She is one of the ugly now running the Coast, picking 4" I'll put him up with any chief time. ducklings of World War II. There up cargo which will sure be a We know that if our Union were cook in the SIU. Wherever our mixed up lot as it runs rrom am­ steward goes there will be the best informed of a member in need, it is nothing to brag about her. But munition (small arms) to phos­ she can hold her own among the would stand ready, willing and able of food. R. R. Wingert, second phate and other general cargo. So cook and baker, puts out dough­ to assist him and we have seen from ships that ply the coastal trade. far we cannot find out just where To the Editor: Why? The answer is simple. The Just a few lines to thank and be nuts, cookies and cake every cof- reading the LOG that our Union we will go foreign, but expect it feetime, and his bread is just like is doing a very good job on this men who man her are men that to include Japan, Korea and the grateful to all the staff of the "Clinica Maldonado Sierre," Stop what you could buy in a store. score. We welcome any and all make what a ship should be. We Philippines. 36.Hato, Rey, Puetro Rico, for the Mr. Wingert is the best baker any­ suggestions for a planned and or­ made her a beauty because we have As I was having dinner in the one could ever sail with. The ganized action to assist the mem­ men on her who take pride in their messhall with this crew on Me­ way they treated me was fine, especially Dr. Sein who put me in whole crew feels the same way bership in cases of this sort and we profession. They are fully aware that their job, their security arid morial Day, I got to thinking of the operation ward just two hours about this steward department and endorse these ideas 100 percent. their future are under the wing, other crews I have had the pleas­ after I was there, with a very, very the ship. Steel Admiral Crew protection and guidance of a union ure of sailing with and of the men critical operation to perform. Que We have a good captain, good with whom I have associated in to the fact lhat I was on the beach ^ t they created—the SIU. mates and the best of engineers. If the last 12 years, who made that you sail aboard the Santore, you Comparing this outfit to the last long, last sea voyage. There are here in f^uerto Rico four months, will see more bookmen riding this one I was with, the Atlantic Refin­ those shipmates lost during the the Puerto Rico Public .Health ship. The Santore is the pride of ing Company, is like comparing war and also the men who have Clinic wouldn't operate on me. Also a vote of thanks to the Blue the Ore fleet; we made it and we To the Edltor.*^ night and day. To the men of the Cross in Puerto Rico which my are going to keep it the best in June 2 was a big day in this rain- Atlantic Refining fleet who gave passed on ashore after. To these men who have bettered wife, Providencia Litchfield, be­ the fleet. soaked, fog-bound land of England their oath and obligation to us only conditions and gotten or helped to Vance A. Reid —it was the running of that turf to tourn aroun''. and give us a good get what we have to(^ay, we owe a longs to. I repomibend by experience to classic, the English derby, which stab in the back; you might be special thought-on this Memorial any brother to join the Blue Cross is a race of the best t^ree-year- laughing now, but you haven't got Day. until our Union sets up a hospital olds in the world. the last-laugh. There will be a W. O. Cunningham plan which we need so badly every­ Horses from all over the racing day when the Turners, the Mcwhere for us and our family. world are entered in this oldest Dades and some other so-called big To the JSditor: George Litchfield We, the crew of the Steel Admiral race in English history. Horses shots will give you the boot, and from the United States, France, you will find yourself facing a who are ardent readers of the SEAFARERS LOG, have been fol­ Ireland and England run over a blank wall in your security. There will come a day when you To the Editor: lowing very closely the response of distance of a mile-and-a-half. The bookmakers at the track made a will fully realize what you have . After reading Mr. Jellette's let­ the membership to the letter origi­ nally written by Stewart Hanks, in killing. In fact, one would think It done, and all of you are not far ter in your May 14th issue, I can­ To the Editor: We, the crewmembers of the the "Letter of the Week" column. was "Be Kind To Your Bookmaker from it. I still say, and sincerely not keep from telling him how believe that no right he is. Seacliff, would like to recommend This letter referred to the notifica­ Day." This year's race was won by man in his right My husband had been a seaman the lounge of Eddie.Mack, which is tion that the Union should receive an American horse named Never mind would like Say Die. The second goat was Ara­ for ten years when I married him, located on the corner of Dauphine from the ship's delegate aboard to be chained to but because I was so in love with and Conti Streets in . New Or­ ship, when any of our brothers are bian Night and the third was Darius which was the cockroach hisjob. A job like him that I couldn't bear the leans. If seamen want the best of hospitalized. one in Atlantic is thought of his being away from me courtesy and attention, then this is We have discussed this matter yours truly had backed. The win­ where you are at sea, I begged him to work on the place for it. Women, and ner, Never Say Die, was a 33 to 1 pro and con, in the shipboard meet­ never free from land at- very low-paying jobs which strictly women. ings and the following is our shot. This was the 175th Derby. fear; fear of los­ couldn't cover our expenses, in­ The bookies off the track, that is Eddie, and we Seafarers who fre­ opinion on it. To notify the Union ing your job and stead of letting him sail at a high- quent this bar, would appreciate it when any of our brothers leave the street bookies, took a terrible not knowing paying job at sea, for which he was if you would send a couple of copies Carreon the ship, should be a must and we beating because the average house­ where to tiurn to. qualified. of the LOG regularly to the are glad that the matter has been wife in this country has a flutter I know, because I worked for the He has been gone for two months louiige. on the gee gees, and like all women brought to the membership's at­ William O'Brien tention. We are also confident that she plays the long shots. They only Aj;lantic Refining Company for now and I haven't heard a word (Ed. note: We have added Ed. our Union will do something about bet a shilling ($.15) or, at the most, five long years. I am no different from him, possibly because he feels a pound ($2.80) but at 33 to 1 the from other fellows. I can bet most I will never make a "seaman's die Mack's Lounge to the LOG's this, for the following reasons: anyone that they feel the way yjife." So remember, wives, if your mailing list.) loot is tasty, to say the least. Replacement Problem Give my regards to Broadway, I do when I was still with them. A husband is a seagoing man, don't When a ship is left shorthanded, and cheerio. feeling of insecurity hovering over try to change him, for it's better to the Union should know about it be­ you always. John Fitzsimmons cause there will be a matter of It was not a political election be lonesome sometimes and have if i> settling repla6ements as quickly as that we went through last Novem­ those happy hours while he's in possible and where possible. If a ber. It was their very all. Yet port than not to hear from him at Under the rules of the Va­ replacement is not possible, an ad­ they chose bondage to freedom of all and be without him forever, cation Plan as set forth by the perhaps, as I am. justment in the advance of wages movement. Free wherever you trustees, a Seafarer must ap­ Yes, Mr. Jellette, "Once a sea­ •may be necessary and we must be To the Editor: chose to go to. Free whatever ply within one year of the Just a few lines to ask if you port you choose to sail from. Fr.pe man, always a seaman," and represented by our Union in these payoff date of his oldest dis­ would put me on the mailing list from the bosses who tell you where' though they may be on land I have matters. charge in order to collect his learned through experience their The steamship companies have for the LOG. I am an ex-skipper at to ship out. full vacation benefits. If he had it all their own way for years, present—no ships—but have been They talk about their good food hearts will be on some ship and presents any discharge whose making out a report on an ill or on several SIU ships and have en­ and living conditions. You guys out at sea whete they find their payoff date is more than a injured seaman4 For example, we joyed reading the LOG. 1 would have nothing to brag about. For contentment. I hope -my experience year before the date of his va­ have seen it happen many, many appreciate it very much if you one I will say that you acquire it may be of help to some wives who cation application, he will lose times that the mate will come down would send me the paper in the at the expense of another depart­ may be about to make the same out on the sea time covered and get a statement from the crew future. ment. I am talking about your mistake. Don't try to turn your by that particular discharge. as to how and when a man was hurt T. D. Whitaker chow. Your steward department is seagoing man into a landlubber, Don't sit on those discharges. or taken ill and then write it down (Ed. note: We have added ymir putting more than the eight hours for if he's a real seaman it will Bring them in and collect the "in his own words, as short as pos- name to the LOG's list of sub­ work to give you the things, the never work. money that is due to you. aible, and only what he feels like scribers.) Name Withheld grub you like. They have been Has LOGs Ready For Husband ilF Sill Men Have Final Eangh ^ a, Anld MAEng Sgne On Memorial Dag Gives Thanhs To CUnie Staffers Gives Report On English Derby Crew Supports Accident Forms Seamen CanH Be EMndinbbers Beached Shipper Misses the MMG Favored Spot in New Orleans DohH Wait^ Get Vacation Pay •I �: li'UM WWAFAHEMS IPG '"if, • -'frv'- 3f;- W»gm Tw^V-tb^ • - .» * 144 ' (NornKR S(K gABKtOT fTMLY. THE Xiir OF THE CABLE. 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In lb* caua* of ilic on>.<u> cable. —An 1858 Tribute To The Failure Of The First Atlantic Cable Man's triumph in linking continents separated by thousands of miles of water by means of a slender wire cable for wireless and radio communi­ cation was widely celebrated in the 19tb century, when Cyrus W. Field, a retired paper merchant, promoted and finally carried through the first At­ lantic Cable, The laying of the slim, one-inch cable on the ocean bottom was thought to be an impossible task by many, and so it seemed for some years after failure of the initial attempt in 1857-58. The first attempt in 1857 utilized an English man-of-war and a US warshipv Which started out in mid-ocean to share out the cable east and west. The wire broke off both ships when only 200 miles were down. The next year, both vessels started out from opposite shores to meet in mid-ocean. After five attempts that year, the" cable produced its first trans-oceanic message on August 16, 1858. VII. 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A noted publication of the time, "Harper's Weekly," thought so much of the undertaking that two months after it happened it devoted two pages of one issue to a tribute to the 1858 failure. At left are some excerpts from this material. Vlli. lY Vhta ta Ihc w(ia wk* gave Ilia omiian, Tkl* b lb* wild and raging M, Thai bapM and roared ao angrily. * Ami arallrrcd aurk complimetila over Ike nation. Ami Nanrd oxeMdii^ljr rm« lo ba Al .iglil AT Ik* ooran cahla. Ami lidknl eif ik* ITnion and civiliialion, I iki Ike leal of ill* ocean cabb. Xil. Tkta b Ik* fymrt now cut by ih* nalba On aeconat *( thai wonderful eabbraltawi ««* lraa«il"-Toa know lb* gabtaHaa AM Ik* *M «r Ik* M^kiy akUni I •jj 'I �SEAFARERS T*te Twenty-four L&G » \fiine 11,1954 ... DIGEST ofi SHIPS' SEACARDEN (Pentn. Nav.), May J3— Chairman, W. Bilgar; Secretary, S. Kutkowski. Repair list of previous voyage was read, and repairs not completed were noted. Ship's delegate will contact the chief mate about repairs that can be done at sea. Delegates will make out a new repair list before reaching the next port. Cots and linen will be taken off the deck when not in use. Minor beefs were discussed and ironed out. •i':. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Carriers) May 10—Chairman, N. J. Wood; Secre­ tary, Bill Stark. Ship's delegate will see what can be done about repairs. Last issue of the library is aboard. Recreation room and laundry cleaning schedule has been posted. Brother Ciark was elected new ship's delegate by acclamation. Dele gates will ask for a better slopchest. Ship's delegate will see the captain about painting out foc'sies. Water fountain will be repaired, so that the messman can fill pitcher for messroom tables. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), May 13— Chairman, George Chandler; Secretary, L. Hendley. T. Scanion was elected ship's delegate. Patrolman will be contacted about painting quarters in Wilmington. ment delegate will turn a repair list over to the ship's delegate. Two days' dis­ charges are due for April 5th and 6th while in port. COMPASS (Compass), May 23—Chair­ man, J. Doris; Secretary, Pete Piascik. J Harris was eiected ship's delegate b.v ac­ clamation. One engine department mem­ ber was taken off because of illness, and wiper was promoted. There was consid­ erable discussion about the unsanitary condition of the toilets, and the limited facilities which forced crewmembers to use other toilets in addition to their own. Water glasses should not be put in the sink. Steward suggested that a list be posted regulating sanitary detail per de­ partment for the recreation room; he will tvpe this up. Letter will be sent to the New York hall requesting them to con­ tact the various companies and submit to the LOG for publication the li.st of names and monies being held to their account. A vote of thanks went to the steward department for the chow being prepared and served. Chief cook thanked the How Ta Get Disabied Payf Any totally disabled Sea­ farer, regardless of age, who has been efnployed for seven years on SlU-contracted ships is eligible for the $25' weekly • disability benefit for as long as he is unable to work. Ap­ plications and queries on. un­ usual situations slv^uld be sent to the Union Welfare Trustees, e/o SiO Headquar­ ters," 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32. NY. retary, Joa N. Atchison. Two men missed ship. There is a balance of $74 in the ship's fund. There was a discussion on changing the ship's delegate, as it is ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), December thought by several that one man should 29—Chairman, Hollinger; Secretary, Earl not hold the job too long. A vote was C. Jordan. E. H. Young was elected ship's taken, and it was decided that Brother delegate by acclamation. February 20—Chairman, J. C. Mitchell; watch for keeping the galley stove going Smith will continue as ship's delegate. Secretary, Emil Gomez. Suggestion was during the off hours when nobody was made that the negotiating committee take working. Vote of thanks went to Broth­ SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), May 22— action on shipping companies providing er Doris for the good job he did as ship's Chairman, Charles W. Cothran; Secre­ transportation between out-of-the-way delegate. tary, Charles Goldstein. Ship's delegate docks and some public transportation. reported on holidays with reference to Ship's delegate will draft a resolution arrivals at each terminal following a holi SEATIGER (Colonial), May 16—Chair to forward to headquarters. Suggestion day. He wili continue to submit requests was made to send a letter of explanation man, Thompson; Secretary, Slick Story. for a sink at butcher's block and one for to the- New Orleans hall concerning the There should be LOGS and OT sheets at the galley. Otherwise, everything is ship's library. Vote of thanks went to Rio. Mate will have deck and steward shipshape. Crewmembers were request the steward department and J. Hender­ department .quarters painted as soon as ed to be reaspnabiy clean when coming son. Crew asked for cooperation in keep­ we have bad weather. Passageways and to the messhall at meal times. Crew­ ing passageways, showers, heads and laundry have been painted out. CaP' members off wateh should report to the washing machine clean. Suggestion was tain is getting US money for draws when messhall at meal times in consideration made that ship's delegate End out about possible. Five men missed ship at Cura­ for the cook and the messman. getting new washing machine and radio cao and were reported to headquarters. parts. Coffee pot stand should be moved Messroom should be kept clean and wash­ April 25—Chairman, A. Thompson; ing machine turned off after use. from the messroom to the pantry. Secretary, E. Gomez. Repairs wer6 taken February 27—Chairman, Arthur Promcare of or are in the process of being posor; Secretary, Arthur Promposor. ALEXANDRA (Carras), April 16— taken care of. Radio will not be re­ Chairman, D. E. Jtssop; Secretary, C. paired. Repair of ship's wheel has not Gann. Letter sent to headquarters about been made yet. Patrolman straightened steward's requisition, washing machine out disputed OT. New system of gang­ and mattresses, was read. We had to way watches was explained. Draw will wait to obtain needed gear at Corpus be given before arrival in port. Sugges­ Christi. Washing machine is not com tion was made to have more cooperation pletely satisfactor}'. Patrolmai will be in keeping the washing machlhe and contacted on this. Patrolman will be sinks 'clean. Feet should be kept off asked to find out why all passageways chairs. Brother Duncan was elected new deck and May 16—Chairman, Richard P. McBrlde; roms cannot be cleaned and painted. delegate. Bosun discussed turning down Patrolman will be asked to look at the Secretary, James Rivers. Repairs have of overtime. General discussion fol­ washing machine. New machine will be not been taken care of, as listed in the lowed on the same subject, in which aU bought if this one isn't going to operate last meeting's report; these will be re­ hands participated. satisfactorily. Steward reported on ferred to the patrolman at the payoff-. March 27—Chairman, Artie Thompson; shrimps, oysters, fruit, vegetabies; he More night lunch should be put out. Secretary, Emil Gomez. Radio and wash­ says action to be taken is in tne hands was a discussion on behavior ing machine parts were ordered on the of the erew and the patrolman. He will There ship and on the crew's relation­ repair list. Letter was sent to New Or­ give the patrolman a written list of short­ aboard ship with the company and topside. leans about the library and a letter to May 24—Chairman,- Emil Gomez; Secre­ New York on clariEcation of gangway ages, so that it can be given proper at­ tary, Arthur Promposor. Motion was tention. Repair list will be typed up watches were posted. Ship's delegate passed to check on new steward's stores. and given to the engineer, captain and warned crewmembers, as per captain's Subject of behavior was again brought ' orders, about excessive drinking on board. patrolman. up and members were requested to act April 26—Chairman, Louis W. CartSuggestion was made that the ship's Union men were supposed to. The wheel be given special notice on the re­ wright; Secretary, not listed. Mattresses, as of one of the engineers was pair list. Repair list will be turned in cots, pillows, etc., were covered by New matter brought up and will be investigated by tomorrow. Disputed OT will be given York patrolman, as well as other matters. the delegates. (Letter will be written to headquarters to the patrolman. about steward, delegates' beef. There KYSKA (Waterman), May 16—Chair­ STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), May 20— was a discussion on washing machine re­ Chairman, James Long; Secretary, T. pairs and mattresses and other matters. man, F. Arana; Secretary, Albert De For­ est. D. Wagner was elected ship's dele­ One man wUl be given other chance. Ulisse. Letter on shipwreck incident was by acclamation. There were some read to the membership. Steward was Soap is not good for hard water: it leaves gate asked about improvements on equipment glasses dirty. Discussion was held on the complaints about food—greasy soup, lack and food. Shipwreck letter will be re­ elimination of such items as juices, meats, working and cleaning gear from steward's ferred to fhe LOG. stores. Letter to headquarters was YGUNe AMERICA (Waterman), April drawn up. It—Chairman, Harold Thomson; Secre­ SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Soatraln), April tary, N. Lambert. Henry M. Murranka was elected ship's delegate. Motion was 25—Chairman, Santos Garcia; Secretary, passed to discuss all ship's business only Tom Bowers. A few men were late get­ through the ship's delegate at the payoff. ting back to Texas City on saUing day. Beefs will be discussed at the last meet­ Motion was passed to put new garbage of variety and not enough. There was ing before the payoff or not at all. Each cans on the stem of ..the ship. One of considerable discussion on the slopchest, watch will keep tim messroom clean. the men told the chief cook that he had which is practically bare. Mate is reluc­ May 9—Chairman, Leo Movall; Secre­ lost 21 pounds since he came on board tant to order standard items because tary, L. Lambert. Steward wUl check this ship on account of the cooking. The this is a short voyage. This will be the mattresses and see if any need to chief cook told the ship that he had taken up with the 'patrolman at the be replaced. There was discussion on cussed the man out. Several men agreed payoff. Ship's delegate was requested to ask the captain to assign an area to fresh vegetables and milk. Steward got that he chief cook can't cook. what he needed in Japan. Each depart • May 23—Chairman, Andy Gowder; Sec- hang clothes in, as the first assistant has beefed about the use of the amidship 'tween deck passages. There waq a gen­ eral beef about the ragged condition of the linen issue. Members were asked to remove books and magazines from heads when leaving. ROSARIO (Bull), June 2—Chairman, John Risbeck; Secretary, Mike. Kamlnskl. IP.- t $12 was collected for the ship's fund. Repair list will be turned in tomorrow. Motion was passed to post a list of the men who donated to .the ship's fUhd. Steward requested that all extra linen be turned in. There were comments on the laundry being left dirty. Third cook stated that since he has been aboard he has been unable to get a new locker; the present one is inadequate. Membership agreed that an awning is needed aft. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), May 9— Chairman, C. Hospedaiss; Secretary, Leon Hall, Jr. There was a very fast payoff in Mobile last trip, with no time taken up for few minor beefs aboard ship, such as sougeeing of the messhall twice a trip. Engine delegate reported that no repairs were made last trip. No steward depart­ ment repairs were made either. New pil­ lows should be ordered for the crew. This request was made several trips ago, but none were delivered to the ship. Crew messhall should be kept clean at all times; pantry should be kept clean and coffee cups not left on deck. Mess­ hall deck should be painted, as well as steward department foc'sle decks. Wash­ ing inachine should be cleaned after use. When night lunch runs out late at night, mate should notify the steward to make hot sandwiches or put out more night lunch. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Decambar 5—Chairman, F. P. Russo; Secretary, W. A. Mastarson. There is S10.25 in the ship's treasury. .Steward was accepted by acclamation as ship's treasurer. Sug­ gestion was made to hold another meet­ ing before arrival iq Singapore. Every- thing is in good order and running smoothly. ,T. A. Martineau was elected ship's delegate.. Secon.d electrician sug­ gested that one washing machine be used for white clothes and the other one for work clothes. He reminded members that there are no extra parts, and machine should be used carefully, and not for more than 20 minutes at a time, so as not to overheat the motor. All hands are to cooperate in keeping the laundry clean. Vote of confidence went to the steward department for a job well done. Attention was called to new clarifications to the agreement. F. P. Russo was unanimously elected deck delegate, due to resignation of former delegate. Bill Smith, who got a 'vote of thanks for a job well done on the previous voyage. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), May 10— Chairman, James Hanniss; Secretary, Wil­ liam E. White. Screens and fans have been received. Scuppers in the crew's pantry are stopped up; this was reported but nothing was done. Water faucet in wiper's room needs repairing. Steward will issue waste paper baskets for ail rooms that need them. Carpenter will fix all screen doo.-s. Department dele­ gates should be contacted on beefs, not topside. May 23—Chairman, James Hanniss; Sec­ retory, Michael Masek. There are a few hours of disputed OT due to bringing aboard slopchest. Letter was read tomembers about men getting off ship on account of accident or illness. Letter was endorsed by .all members and sent to the negotiating committee. Fii-st as­ sistant engineer will move the crew's laundry up to the steward department shower, if agreeable to crewmembers. There are extra showers aboard that c?.ii S!''! m be used by the steward department. Crew approved this unanimously. New library books will come aboard. Cots will be brought in after use on deck and taken care of. Ship's delegate will see the cap tain about getting some rubber wind chutes. Buzzer should be procured for the dumbwaiter. ANTINOUS (Waterman), May 23— Chairman, Paul Carter; Secretary, Eddie Callahan. Captain informed the ship's delegate that in the future any member missing a fire and boat drill without a legitimate excuse will be discharged. Sug­ gestion was made by retiring ship's dele­ gate, Hiers, that sick and injured re­ ports be sent to headquarters with the name and book number of every mem­ ber aboard ship. Swing seats on the fantail will be repaired by volunteers. Ship's treasurer reported that the ship's fund now stands at $4.49 and that he has not been reeimbursed for the new aerial an­ tenna he paid for. MARYMAR (Calmar), May 22—Chair­ man, G. Caccato; Secretary, Joe Thomas. There is $18.50 in the ships fund. Com­ pany should install a larger hot water tank so men coming dff watch will have hot water to take a shower. Men should atop leaving grease in tubs down in the laundry. Men using the washing machine should clean it when through: anyone caught leaving the laundry dirty will be fined $10. to go to the ship's fund. Razor blades should not be thrown in toilet bowls. One man on deck is not doing his work the way it should be done. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for doing a swell Job. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), April 11— Chairman, M. Bruno; Secratary, H. C. Kllmon. Ship's fund was turned over to M. Keefer; there is a balance of $32.35. It was suggested that the crew donate to the fund to build it up for emergencies. Shower head in the engine department sliower has been replaced. Captain told the chief steward and the steward de­ partment deiegate that if any more OT^ is worked in - that department without his personal authorization the steward wiil be logged. We will see if he will let the work be done as needed, but if not the steward department delegate and the the ship's delegate will try to get him to cooperate with the crew on mat­ ters like this. Library is for use of both the officers and the crew. Ship's dele­ gate will see the chief mate to find out if the carpenter will be permitted to build another shelf in the library for the new books we received in San Francisco. Members were asked to be more quiet in the passageways in consideration of the men who are sleeping. Watch below should not be called for breakfast unless they request it. May 13—Chairman, E. Lessor; Secre­ tary, C. C. Rush. Captain was contacted about the steward's shower. A satisfac­ tory answer was given. Disputed OT will be taken up with shore representative. Steward was logged for Insubordination. Crew messman was logged for late arrival to perform duties. Messhalls wiU be kept locked up In port to prevent long­ shoremen from consuming all the cold water. Laundry scuppers need cleaning. There was discussion about the captain running the steward department. Crew­ members should insert a separate paper for launch service in Saigon. Steward agreed to purchase fresh shrimps in Singapore. Chief mate runs the deck de­ partment and no other department should beef because of time off given* to them. DOROTHY (Bull), May 21 — Chairman, Pater Patrick; Sacratary, William H. Thompson. Mirrors will be ordered by steward. Bed - springs have been fixed. Hooks and hinges should be put on doors where they are needed. Vote of thanks went to the baker for the quality and quantity of the pastry turned out. Stew­ ard was asked to see If he could get some papaya juice. We will see if wa can get a set of No. 3 pocket books from the Union hall. Some brothers wanted a salt water shower on deck. They were told to use the fire hose or small garden hose that is hooked up on the fantail. Material to insulate and box steam lines is in the bosun's room. Ship's car­ penter wiil do the Job. $ANTORB (Ore), May 25—Chairman, Charles H. Starling; Secretary, P. Wlllnlon. V. A. Read was elected ship's dele­ gate. Brothers spoke about the ship's delegate. Brother Justin, who passed away this trip. He was an outstanding SiU man and we will miss him. Captain was requested to order another brand of cigarettes for the next trip. Crew will take care of the washing machine and turn the motor off when it is not in use. Ship's delegate spoke about the wonder­ ful steward department. Charlie Star­ ling, the steward, does his very best to get plenty of food and sees that it is put out so that everyone can gain weight. He says his cooks and the whole depart­ ment are tops. Chief cook Joseph Fadelsky puts out some tasty dishes, and wo put him right up to the top with the best cooks we have in the SIU. Baker R. R. Wingert can't be beat for baking bread cakes, pies and cookies. SEACLOUD (Amer. Met. Mar.), May 2t —Chairman, Red Baron; Secratary, John Fee. Wiper and AB refused to sail with the ship in Rijecka, Yugoslavia, after re­ peated requests by members of the crew. At the last minute, the agent and on* IBBRVILLI (Waterman), May 17— Chairman, Ralph Gulto; Secretary, Ru­ dolph Guthrie. There was some dispute on delayed sailing, but this was settled at the payoff in New Orleans. Deck de­ partment OT will be straightened out on arrival in Tampa. Crewmembers were requested to use toilets instead of fantail. Motion was made to have TV in messhall fixed. Donations were made to the ship's fund for this purpose. Pantryman re­ quested that men stay out of pantry durii.'g meal time. Men agreed to do so'and mqn asked that pantryman and messman eat before or after crew and not at the same time. This was agreed on. J. C. Duncan was elected ship's deiegate. Stew­ ard thanked the men fb'r their coopera­ tion in helping to keep the messhall clean. Steward and his department were thanked for fine services rendered. of the crewmembers went ashore and re­ quested that they return. They still re­ fused, apparently under the influence of alcohol. There was a general disccussion about coffee disappearing. .Steward fig­ ured that according to the amount of coffee consumed, 7.7 pounds a day was disposed of instead of the six pounds a day allowed. Engine room was rationed to three pounds every third day; this ac­ tion was taken because they used as much as 18 pounds a week. Crew gave James EUchenberg add the steward de­ partment a vote of thanks and confi­ JULESBURG (Terminal Tankers), March dence 15—Chairman, KImberly; Secretary, C. 1. served. for the fine meals prepared and Cooper. We will try to pick up a wiper in Yokohama, and to get US currency for GREECE VICTORY (South Atlantic), the draw. Letter will be mailed to New York for clarification on overtime. In­ A|>rll 18—Chairman, not listed; Sacratary, G. G. Parker. Master wishes to talk to structions were given to he whole crew the crew on and about the next port af­ by steward W. Lowes on Union policy. ter the meeting. Discussion was held March 28—Chairman, B. H. KImberly; Secretary, Cooper. Letter was written to on the lack of a llterty boat for the headquarters on disputed OT. Steward crew in the ports of Suyong and Ulsan, made a motion that the whole crew stick Koijea. together and square away the ship. This was carried. Discussion was held on YOUNG AMERICA (Waterman), April steward department painting. This is OK 18—Chairman, Harold Thomsen; Secrewith the captain and there was no dis­ gested that in the future trash and other senting vote from the deck department. matter should not be stuffed in sanitary There is a beef against one OS about utensils in heads. All hands were asked to push the engine room door to until watches. May .1—Chairman, W. Lews; Secretary, closed fully, as it will help to keep out M. M, cross. Captain stated he will stick heat in the crew passageways. Chief en­ to the law on draws. Washing machine gineer said air duct will .be made for was temporarily repaired. ' Master will the messhall in the shipyard. Laundry give a copy of OT sheets to the crew be­ wili be kept locked in port. In the future. fore arrival. One steward department Steward suggested that ho be contacted member missed ship in Wilmln^on, Cal. about any improvements or adjustments. Everything is OK in the engine depart­ All hands were asked to clean the wash­ ment except one man who thinks he ing machine after use. Cooks asked that came.abpard for a vacation. Wilmington a larger fan, at least 17 inches, be in­ port agent Tillie got a vote of thanks stalled In. the galley. for his assistance while theshlp was there on a Saturday afternoon. Steward de­ STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), May 9— partment got a vote of thanks for fine Chairman, A. SchnarrIra; Sacratary, Harry food well prepared and excellent serv­ Kronmal. Al Thorne was reelected ship's ice. Ship's delegat- will check with the delegate. The first assistant requested captain abput time that the'-OS is to do ganltarjL .lixirk -in the .morning. - (Continued on page 25) �«;rjwi« 11> US4 Pace Tweaiy-lhrc SEAFARERS LOG ... mOEST ofi SHIPS' MEETINGS (Continued from Page 24) ttikt watw b* coni«rv«4. Motion was passad to cat a new washinc machine. Steward agreed to put out more fresh RUlt. Library, laundry and heads clean inc will be alternated by all departments. T^ash box should be put In the laundry. Crew pantryman should do a better Job. Steward should put out more canned fruit. Ha agreed. Crew should contribute •1 each at the first draw for the ship's fund. Ship's delegate will collect this. Letter was sent to the San Francisco port agent requesting he help in obtaining new washing machine. th* patrolman at tha payolT. Patrolman will bo atked to out why aU pasaagewaya and rooma cannot be cleaned and painted. New machine ahould be bought if. after the patrolman looks at the old one. he decides it won't operate satisfac­ tory. Steward reported on shrimp, oysters, fruit and vegetables. He says action to be taken Is in the hands of the crew and the patrolman. He will give the Tatroiman a written list of items short, so it can be given proper care. Repair list will be typed up and copies given to the engineer, captain and patrolman. FREDERIC C. • COLLIN (Dry Trans.). May 9—Chairman. L. Paradaau; Secre­ tary. H. Corde. Ship's delegate reported that arrangements for taking care of the maU wiii be made. Each department should clean the recreation room and the laundry for a week. ALMAR (Calmar), May II—Chairman. 1. Hogg; Secretary. M. Culp. Repair list was read. Work was done promptly. There is $62 in the ship's fund. H. Gerie was elected ship's delegate. It was suggested that the quality of the baking be im­ SEACOMET II (Ocean Carriers). April 3 proved. Steward head will be kept closed —Chairman. Francisco Martinez; Secre­ during meals. Coilee should be saved. tary. Frank P. Votto. Delegates reported no beefs and no disputed overtime. SEAMONITOR (Excelsior), May I May 11—Chairman. Paul Cassldy; Secre­ Chairman, Sylvester ZygarowskI; Sacratary. Frank P. Votto. The man who lary, John J. Mahoney. Two men missed missed ship in Yokohama on May 4th was ship in Yokohama. Motion was passed to have the chief engineer stop taking informed by the master that his pay was stopped as of May 3rd. He has a total light bulbs out of the crew showers and p.issageways and replacing them with of 120 hours OT. All but five Items on Sa-watt bulbs. Department delegates will the repair list wert taken care of. Vote make suK that all repair lists are made of thanks went to'the steward and his out and mvcn to the ship's delegate, and department for fine menus he has put out that sufficient stores are aboard before and fine food. Crew voted thanks 100 the next signon. Suitable new linen percent. should be procured for the next trip. We arc short of hand towiels. pillow cases, DEL 8UD (Mississippi), April 4—Chair­ bath towels. All bunks in crew's foc'sles man, Baldy Bollinger; Secretary. Joa should be checked for bed springs: a new Lae. All pending beefs going in to New Orleans were settled to everyone's satis­ faction: everything so far this trip is go-, ing along smoothly. Jimmie. Noonan was elected new athletic director by ac­ clamation. BlU Tatum was elected ship's delegate for another trip with a vote of thanks for a Job well done. Patrolman will be asked why oxygen badly needed for the hospital was not put on board, bed is neesded for the deck engineer's as it bad been recommended by the cap­ room. Vote of appreciation was ex­ tain. doctor, mates and engineers, as pressed for the former master. Captain weU as our delegates. An amendment was Andrew Jackson. Best of wishes to Cap­ added to the motion, that ship's delegate tain Jackson from all hands aboard tl^ will contact the captain and see'If oxy­ ship. gen could possibly be picked up at St. Thomas. Lengthy discussion was held on OATEWAY «TY (Waterman). May 15— this matter. Discussion was held on mat­ Chairman. Jimmy Pulllam; lecretary, Don tresses for the crew that need to be Collins. Carl Scott was elected ship's changed. Chief steward explained the delegate by acclamation: Don Collins was procedure necessary to get new mat­ elected treasurer. Suggestion was made tresses and said he would reorder them to make out a repair list and turn this this trip. He asked the crew for coop­ over to the ship's delegate, to be mailed eration in checking this time. Discus­ In to the first port of caU on the East sion was held and it was decided what Coast: no repair list was made' on the brand of beer to serve at the picnic. Ship previous voyage. New matresses should is well on the way to the glOOO-mark be put on the repair Hst. as well as on for the picnic fund, with $641.80 on hand the steward's requisition. . Pantry should at the end of voyage No. 47 and 150.92 be kept clean. There was general dis­ in the ship's fund. A fuU report was given on expenditures: report was ac­ cussion on the dirty water on board. cepted with a vote of thanks. Librarian reported $30 spent on books, with every­ ALEXANDRA (Carras). April II—Chair­ man, D. E. Jessep; Secretary, C. Cann. thing in fine shape. Report was accepted Letter to headquarters was read about with a vote of thanks. May 10—Chairman. Baldy Bollinger; steward's requisitions, washing machine, mattresses and the feelings of the crew lecralary. Eddia Caudlll. The question about conditions aboard ship. We had of obtaining oxygen in St. Thomas will to wait to obtain needed gear. Washing be taken up with the patrolman in New machine is not satisfactory and patrol­ Orleans. One man was sent ashore for man will be contacted. One man was medical attention. Purser presented a' logged In Corpus; beef will be given to bill to be paid by crewmember: bill should be paid by the company. This wiH be presented to the patrolman in New Orleans. Fight between two mem­ bers will be reported to the patrolman on arrival. $54 was donated to the ship's fund. Librarian will be given $30 to buy new books and magazines. Movie pro­ R. D. McManua jector will be sent ashore to 'be repaired. Please get in contact with your Motion was passed to spend $50 for new baseball equipment. Motion was passed brother at I Dunbar Lane, San to have the movie projector repaired and books purchased before donating to the Francisco, Calif. baseball team. Pledges are to be turned In for the picnic. Coffee cups should be returned to the pantry. Portholes Mario Carrasco should be kept closed. A clean and or­ derly picnic should be conducted. Cup William Turk ordered in Buenos Aires was purchased. Please Contact Herbert Resncr Treasurer reported $200.92 in the ship's' fund: $1117.06 in the plcnfc fund and concerning Joseph Ritterman who $67.74 expended. ^€ J^ERSONALS t t $ was injured aboard the S.S. Bien­ ville on June 5, 1953. His address is Suite 601 Tishman Bldg., 3460 Wilshire Blvd., Los" Angeles 5, Calif. iS* ^ Joseph L. Kellogg, Jr. Please contact your mother at 1318 Arabella Street, New Or­ leans 15, La. 3) 4 Damon A. Newsome It is urgent that you contact Stanley Poisso at Rt. 1, Box 72, Dry Prong, La. NOTICES Armstrong, Seatrain Georgia Ernest Harris, Steel Maker R. Robins, Robin Trent Please get in touch with Lou Bush, Sea Chest, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, NY. t 4) i Willard John Burley Jamea C. Long James Harold Pktton Joseph H. Pmdhomme Edwin B. Rhoada Albert B. Trochetfiiet Please contact the New Orleans branch of the SIU concerning ref'^ erence inquiries^ The address is 823 Bienville St., New Orleans 16, La. . HILTON (Bull). May 3-;-Chalrman. Egbart S. Sandly; Secretary. Robert E. Joy. With the ship's fund of $203 a TV set. and an iron were bought. Since this is AC current and no good on the ship, it wiU be exchanged. There is now $22.10 in the ship's fund. Motion was passed to start a new ship's fund with a $1 contribuUon per man. to be taken up at the payoff by department delegates and given to Jhe ship's delegate to hold. Men were asked to keep their feet off the messroom chairs. Discussion on bosun wUl be taken up by the deck department delegate on arrival in port, with the patrolman. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Waterman). May S—Chairman. James Morton; Secretary, Charles E. Spencer. Repairs were all taken care of. Injuted man was taken to the hospital in Ponce. Puerto Rico. He was severely cut by broken glass. All small beefs referred to the delegate were straightened out, so there are ho beefs going in. Throw in For A Meeting Job Undw the rules of the SIU, any member can nominate himself for meeting chairman, reading clerk or any other post that may be up for elec­ tion before the membership, including committees, such as the tallying committees, finan­ cial committees, auditing com­ mittees and . other groups named by the membership. Since SIU membership meet­ ing officers are elected at the start of each meeting, those who wish to run for those meeting offices can do so. bert R. Jarrell. Coffee urn and toasters for the crew mess are being repaired as. of this meeting. There was a beef over the shortage o"f milk whUe sailing coast­ wise from Philadelphia to New York and in transit to Capetown. Chief steward ex­ plained to members that it was the port steward's fault. There was a discussion over the lack of hot peppers this voyage and the previous voj'age. and over some of the vegetables being too cold. and glasses should be returned te the messhall. A vote of thanks was again extended to the chief steward and his entire department for the fine Job they are doing. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain). May 29—Chairman. J. Monast; Secretary. S. Rothschild. Some disputed OT in the deck department will be taken up with the patrolman on the ship's arrival. S. Pearson was elected deck delegate. Suggcstion was made to keep toilet bowls clean. SEATRAIN NEW YORK- (Seatrain). May 24—Chairman. Van Whitney; Secre­ tary. C. E. Mosley. AU new men will do­ nate 50 cents to the ship's fund. Vote of thanks went to the electrician, Gordon Peck, for installing our speaker to the TV. Vote of thanks went to the night cook and baker. Riviere, for the fine job that he is doing. Ship's delegate .Smith WiU seethe mate about cleamng the sky­ lights and screens in the messhall. Wash basins in thj 12-4 black gang and 8-12 deck gang rooms wiU be fixed. There is a $12 balance in the ship's fund. • . 1 ELI^BETH (Bull). May 30—Chairman, David S. Furman; Secretary, H. LSchancc. Motion was passed to install a pilot light on thei< washing remind men I ....i-o ...™machine -to -v tacted about « replacement. There were no replacements on the beach. Inquiries will be made on the reason why there was no American money for pre-Boston draw. One man wiU be turned in to the patrolman for missing the ship in Durban but catching it in the foUowing port. Suggestion was made to let the delegates handle the ship's business first with the patrolman. Cots will be turned in before arrival in Boston. Rooms should be cleaned out. as well as lockers, before the next crew comes aboard. Ship's dele­ gate will thank Mr. Pennington for the farewell drink he sent to the unlicensed personnel. Many thanks and praise went to the chief cook. Jose Ruiz, and the entire steward department for the good meals prepared and served during the voyage, by the crew. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian). January 31—Chairman. J. C. Vega; Secretary. L. O. Hale. There is a beef on the rooms not being painted. Captain promised to paint Ahem between 'Frisco and Manila, Collection of $375 was taken up for the carpenter's next of kin. AU three de­ partments should be a little more cooperalive about cutting down noise in the passageways and keeping messhall tidy. Cups should be returned to the sink after use. One member of each department should keep the laundry clean at all i ^is^sh^^d-s^ L"cep?edHteTafd1;^?\h^^^'ed'rFori' menf and wWe 1,. InnnH h « ' t^^t-^rj a"n° el^ra''.SeaVr^ rcrp"!!!*;',' ' AU glasses and knives should not be j vcr.v much appreciated. ^ ni '"M*"' March 30-Chairman. Fred C. Irizar; raing. No one is aUowed in the galley I secretary. F. C. Lukban. Men should be except steward department personnel. careful in Singapore about performing. Cigarette butts should not be OCEAN ULLA (Ocean Trans.), no date put in cups. AU cracked crockery should DEL NORTE (Mississippi). April 20— —Chairman, not listed; Secretary, not Chairman. Harold Crane; Sacratary. Bill listed. Each man will donate 50 cents Kalsar. Leaving New Orleans, brother Red McDonald received a wire that his father had passed away. The crew sent a floral offering through Mrs. Johansson, who has a charge account at a New Or­ leans florist. AU crewmembers were thanked for their cooperation. $.32 .was spent for light bulbs for the movie ma­ chine in Curacao; $40 on beer for the party on the poop deck going into New Orleans, leaving $40.37. with $50 owed to Mrs. Johansson for the flowers. Men were asked to come out for the basebaU team. We intend to have a game in Buenos Ahes for Captain J. T. O'Pry Cup. Mo tion was passed to use the ship's fund for its original purpose, and not for beer on the poop deck. Harold Crane was elected ship's delegate. April 25—Chairman. H. E. Crane; Seeratary, John P. ZImmgr. A letter from Brother Latapia was read to the brother­ hood. thanking one and aU for their kind treatment and consideration In his hours of Uiness while in the crew's hospital while convalescing from an accident he suffered while on duty. Brother who was gassed up at the southbound general meeting explaixed and apologized. A radiogram was received from the MacDonald family, thanking the crew for the funeral wreath sent by the ship. Brother Farr. who was put ashore in St. Thomas for Uiness, was given the customary $50 from the ship's fund. The third cook was confined to bed with a severe case of flu: an OS was confined to bed with bruised knee, which Be got when he slipped' on some stairs topside. Captain O'Pry was and is keenly interested in all reports and suggestions that would help to curb accidents to aU the ship's personnel. Our hospital patient. Brother Rodriguez, was put aboard in Buenos Aires and was given the customary $10 from the ship's fund. Brother Zlmmer got a vote of thanks for his efforts in be­ half of the ship's paper, the Navigator. There is a cash balance -on hand of $50.05. A baseball game will be - played in Curacao with one of the Island's teams. The baseball team thanked Brother Bill Bemish. the ship's bartender, for his kind "refreshments" tendered to the members of the team when they arrived from the game. Crew was asked to be a Uttle more considerate of the dryer in the laundry room, as the AB's room is right next door.' A pubUc prayer was said for the speedy recovery of Brother John T. Kelly, who'suffered two strokes within ttie past six months and who is now a patient at the USPHS hospital in New Orleans. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain). May 19—Chairman. T. Fales; Secretary. Jim Murphy. There is $29.16 in the ship's fund: all brothers were ashed to contrib­ ute to the fund at the payoff. Most of the repairs were taken care of. Ship's delegate wiU contact the boarding pa­ trolman about getting a cover for the poop deck, like the rest of the company's ships. Ship's delegate spoke at length on the necessity of cheeking on brothers by the watch when calling them to go on watch- or standby. Members were asked to be more careful with the washing ma­ chine, and not to leave it running. Cups tow.ards an iron. about port time. Old man will be seen EDITH (Bull), May 23—Chairman, Willis R. Thompson; Sacratary, A. Smith. Room aUowance should be collected for lark of heat. Chief engineer does not cooper­ ate with the crew. Suggestion was made to hold an arrival pool for booster on the \ be Inspected. AU cups and utensils should TV set. Vote of thanks went to the be returned to the sink at all times. Patrolman should check lockers at the steward department for a very fine Job. payoff. April 30—Chairman, Jerry Bozec; Sec­ BEATRICE (Bull), May 19—Chairman, retary, M. Jakelskl. There was a Al Wilo; Secretary, Roger L. Hall. There beef on John lack of Ice. Chief engineer was discussion on tlfe washing machine. will onlythe the wipers to pull ice One man missed the ship in New York once a day.aUow isn't enough. There is on sailing day. Motion was made to see entirely too which much performing. A full rethe patrolman about painting the crew;s | the the port of payoff. There have been a should be sougeed. Patrolman should at lot of disputed OT disputes with the find out about the excessive chipping at chief engineer; a_ rull report has been sea while night workers and men off prepared and will'be turned over to the watch are trying to get sleep. Each crew- agent and patrolman in the Port of New member is to pick up his own linen York on the activities and methods of change. Engine department should pick this Signed letter will state up their coffee for below during the what character. foc'sles are to be painted and when. steward's working hours, so as not to cut : FuU report was read on drinking and other departments short at night. I performing beefs. This report will be I presented to all brothers involved and COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service). May i to the patrolman. Brothers were given 15—Chairman, Bob Raid; Eacratary, A. C. I to understand that these beefs raised by Gibson. .Showers and toilets of all de­ I the brothers are not personal: that in partment heads were fixed. One man : line with the Union policy we must enmissed ship in New Orleans. Suggestion ' force discipline and rules set down by the was made by the third cook to start a rank-and-file. A rising vote of thanks ship's fund for the purpose of buying a went to the steward department. TV set. A vote was taken to start the May 15—Chairman, David Rivers; Sec­ fund with an arrival pool. Third cook retary. John M. Jakelskl. Complete re­ wiU take care of setting up the pool. pair list was read to the crew. 'A few Lake Charles :natrolman will be given the i beefs, some disputed OT, and a full re report on the man who missed ship and | port will be turned over to the boarding missed watches. | patrolman. Men who are getting off will April 11—Chairman, J. -Sheldon; Secra- ! return all foc'sle keys to the ship's deletary. Arthur Kayel. Schmeidel was gate. Suggestion was made to have tha elected ship's delegate. Suggestion was Sea Chest put more toUet articles aboard, made to keep feet off messhall chairs. such as tooth paste, mouth wash, hair Ship's delegate will contact the captain Ionic, etc. about sougeeing the crew's quarters, and having some of them painted. (ALMAR (Calmar). May 14—Chairman, May 4—Chairman, Peta Bush; Secre­ Buck Hostetter; Secratary. Thomas Lowe. tary, Arthur Kaval, Jr. Report was read Baltimore haU was notified , about tlie on the steward's death; the. crew re- bosun who missed ship in Baltimore. Too gretted his death. Crew could not attend [ much coffee is being wasted by making funeral as arrangements for burial had more than necessary. Library will be not been completed when the ship was • changed in San Franciscp. Repair lists sailed. $36 was donated by the crew for will be made up on the West Coast, so flowers and notice of his death in the that we can do what is necessary right newspapers. Death notice wiU be sent to away. the Union and the company. There was a few complaints on the way the food has VENORE (Ore), June 1—Chairman, Jack been coming out of the galley, but every­ Wise; Secretary, Pete Sheldrake. Gar­ thing was satisfaotorily settled. — bage should be dumped over the stern and not from the well deck so it blows ROBIN DONCASTER (Seas Shipping). back into portholes. Suggestion was May 23—Chairman, Harry Miller; Secre­ made to place open barrels over the tary, H. M. Gulnlar. Patrolman will be stern for dumping garbage. Patrolman told about delayed sailings in Philadel­ will be contacted about dogs on mes.sh.ill phia and Brooklyn, no shore leave in portholes and the painting of the engine Belra. Zanzibar. Luderitz Bay. Hospital­ gang's foc'sles. Steward will be contacted ized man in Beira was visited. Consulate about cots and the . patrolman about the in Durban and Capetown win be con- ! shortage of milk. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY Qnix Answers (1) (c) Russia. i would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—pleose (2) 93 nickels .$pd 31 dimes. put my name on your moiling list. (Print Information) (3) (c) Netherlands, PKZXIC Answer (4) (b) John Tyler, who was [SQdS @[§01 elected Vice president in 1840, and NAME succeeded William Henry Harrij son in 1841, when the latter died.' STREET ADDRESS (5) (c) Montane. (6) (a) Cleveland. The Cleve­ land team won both series it CITY ....ZONE STATE played in, once against Brooklyn in 1920 and then against Boston Signed ;.-. (National) in 1948. (7) 12 by 13Vi inches. TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you arg an oiJ tubseribor Bnil havo a chanqo (8) Ob) wickedness. (9) (c) 32. One-third of the 96- of addivit, ploaao qiyo your formor addrost baiowi member Senate ia elected every ADDRESS two years. v; • (16>"90.' xrrt ROBIN KIRK (Seas Shipping), April 25 -Chairman, Joe C. Selby; Secretary, Al- SSBg! CaSiEKIjOHad! fflSQB HHS) LiGBHaa naa aaoB HiiiaaiKiies SBSiSQ mass fflsaaaaas ansa aaa sHuEia aagai • aaaaaaaaaMaaaaaaaooo ••aeaoMMaoMoooooaw a aaataaaaaaaaataaa 3 • •' ' oaaMaaaaaoaaaa-STATS ^ aooaaaoaoMOBBM �I Face Twenty-elx SEAFARERrS lOG ^ ..June 11, 195t New Arrival Nods To Seafarers in in the HOSPlTALi The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. Seafarer Adolph Eliasson and family sit in their Brooklyn home for photo with new baby, Elaine Barbarah, born May 17. Family received SIU maternity benefits of $200 plus a $25 Government bond for the baby. Eliasson last shipped aboard the Chickasaw (Waterman). Elaine Barbara seems more in­ terested in getting her forty winks than in smiling for camera. I?-' 1$^ if'- \l-' p- r m 1^- % l.i) All of the following SIU families Maria Angelina Seda, bom April will collect the $200 maternity 22, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. benefit plus a $25 bond from the Angel Seda, 147 Pulaski Street, Brooklyn 6, NY. Union in the baby's name. 3> t 4" Gail Arlene Harrison, born May Michael Caputo, born March 4, 14, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1954. Parents, Mr. arid Mrs. Nicho­ Stokes H. Harrison, 1234 Tulane las J. Caputo, 54 Mulberry Street, Street, Houston, Tex. Yonkers, NY. t. i. t 4i 3> James Shek, bom November 17, Beverly Anne Caillet, born April 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sou 15, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Shek, 38 Rivington Street, New Wilbert F. Caillet, 1008 Washington York, NY. Avenue, New Orleans, La. 3^ 4" t 4^ 3> Elaine Barbara Eliasson, born Zacharias James Perkins, born May 17, 1954. Parents, Mr. and March 27, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adolf Eliasson, 1720 Stanhope Mrs. Charles Perkins, 558 Bezzell Street, Brooklyn, NY. Avenue, Mobile, Ala. Ji 4» 4" 4" Raymond Richard Jordan, born Kevin Donovan, bom May 13, April 14, 1954. Parents, Mr. and 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mrs. Earl R. Jordan, 8 Mason Road, Donovan, 33 Maiden Street, Boston, Indian Head, Md. Mass. Henry Arthur Simmons, Jr., bom March 27, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Simmons, Route 2, Box 59, Pinesville, SC. t> t> t> 4 4 4 , Harry Arthur Gauntlett, Jr., born May 11, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Gauntlett, 72-80 Radboum Road, Upper Darby, Pa. 4 4 4 Deboran Jean Karas, born May 8, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Karas, 55 Williams Street, Maiden, Mass. Jetry Brent Bankston, born May 17, 1954. Parents, Mr. and _Mrs. Clyde Bangston, 319 Newton Street, Algiers 14, La. 4 4 4 Gerald Douglas Sayre, H, bom May 21, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald D. Sayre, 1302 Ave­ nue NV^, Galveston, Tex. Disability Pay List Rising USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Luke A. CiamboU W. J. Moran Kung Yu Fah Herbert Parks James J. Pontes Peter Raptakis Sverre Johannessen Joseph A. Rockko Carl R. Johnson Vincent Tocco C. M. King W. Westcott V. K. Ming USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. H. D. Carney Henry M. Owens Charles V. Horton Alexander PresneU USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. William C. Bedgood Samuel N. Hurst Paul B. Bland Herman C. Kemp Robert L. Booker Jimmie Littleton James Bush C. L. Middieton Lucius A. DeWitt John H. MorrisArthur L. Pricks Ivey M. Peacock Mike Coins James B. SeUers USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Henry J. Childs C. J. Neumaier Ho Yee Choe Daniel O'Rourke Thomas D. -Dailey Joe Perreira F. FondUa Anthony M. Resales Olav Gustavsen W. S. Singleton Leo J. Kennedy P. S. Yuzon USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEX. Lonzie V. Albritton'John C. Green Frederick L. Bailey Carl N. Jackson Earl McKendree C. Barboza William Bargone Abraham H. Mander W. C. Bergguist John E. Markopolo Earl P. RusseU VirgU W. Bolton Robert Brown Jack E. Slocum C. S. Dick A. T. Utterbeck Joseph Dudley USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, NY Fortuno Bacomo James R. Lewis Francis F. Lynch Thomas B. Bryant Joseph D. McGraw Joseph G. Carr Jar Chong Archibald McGuigan David Mcllreath^^ Emilio Delgado Frank Mackey Antonio Diaz Vic Milazzo John J. Dri.scoll Matthew Gardiner G. E. Shumaker Bart E. Guranick Robert lizeinorc John B. Ilass E. R. Smaiiwood Henry E. Smith Thomas Isaksen Harry S. Tattle John W. Keenan Frederick Landry Renjto Viiiata James J. Lawlor VirgU E. Wiiraoth Kaarel Leetmaa CROWN HEIGHTS HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NY AUen Reid USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO. ILL. Eugene K. Iverson USPHS HOSPITAL PONCE, PUERTO RICO Perfecto Mangual USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Agnar Anderson . John E. Brady Charles Cantwell Lloyd McGec Edward E. Casey John Maclnnes Hepy Currier Francis Napoli Marinus DeJonge Sigurd Odegaad Eddie Driggers Charles Ogiesby EsteU Godfrey T. Papoutsogiov Edwin F. Growe Michael Pepkowic* Flemming Jensen Edwin T. Rushton Vincent Jones David Salgado L. Kristiansen Stanley Sargeant Alexander Leiter Hendrik Swartjes Choo Chang Lai Thomas Thompson Thomas Liles, Jr. Ciiiford Womack Tim McCarthy ^ USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH. Harry J. Cronin USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Frank Alasavich James A. McFerren Earle G. Bouteila James H. Fenswick Frederick A. Burns Robert A. Rogers John G. Fiynn Walter Tkach Antonio Furtado USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Thomas Ankerson Joseph Michael Eari Brittain Kenneth W. MiUer Carl E. Chandler C.- E. Palmer Jessie A. Clarke Ralph J. Palmer George Pipinos James R. Dodson Samuel Doyle David Rivera Michael Duco Robert W. Scales Linus E. Twite Gorman T. Glaze Herbert Grant Warren Whitmer Walter Hartmann Henrich Wiese Walton Hudson Albert Willis Ben Lawson Gilbert M. Wright Roy McCannon Ruftell Wright Tony Mastantino CHARITY HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Audy Lego USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Alfred Barrego Jean Latapie '' Paul Boudreaux Hubert F. LonczysU Charles E. Brady James M. Luck]' WUliam R. Burch Frank Martin Charles Burton Adam McDiarmid O. Butler William G. Moors McKenley Campbell Jean Murna S. C. Carregal Arthur I. Nelson S. Cope C. Osinskl Adion Cox F. S. Paylor " Clarence Crevier A. Quinonea Gordon R. Dolan W. E. Reynolds I. Ezell M. J. Rodriguez Thomas Fields James J. Ruth Nathan Gardner Edwgrd Samrock W. H. GUbertson John E. Sanders Jack H. Gleason Fred Shaia Peter Heuleu -• Clayton Thompson John L. Hinton Jack R. Thornburg Lyle Hipp Lonnie R. Tickle John N. Hull Arthur Vallents E. G. Knapp Dolphus D. Walker D. Korolia J. E. Ward Leo H. Lang L. W. WetzeU, Jr. Who tieis SiV UenetHs ? Hospital: Four more veteran Seafarers whcT are unable to go to sea any more for a living because . Any Seafarer hospitalized as an inpatient for at least one week of their poor health have heen placed on the SIU disability benefits list by the trustees of is entitled to a weekly benefit of $15 for the full duration of his the Welfare Plan. As a result, the four men wiU receiver $25 weekly benefits from the SIU hospitalization, providing he has worked a minimum of Mie day from now on. aboard an SlU-contracted vessel in the previous 12 months. The four Seafarers are Sam­ steward department, is suffering a week six months later. The total Matornity: uel L. Gordon, 69, bf New from poor eyesight and a heart con­ amount of money paid out thus far York City; Emst E. Eklund, 66, of dition., Eklund, an oiler, hai., been has been $44,345, most of it in the Any Seafarer who has become a father since April 1, 1952, New York City; Clarence B. Brun- ill for a year with a hernia condi­ past 12 months because of the rise can receive the $200 maternity benefit payirient, plus the Union's dage, 70, of Tampa, Florida, and tion while Brundage and Bellard in tlie benefit and the number of gift of a $25 US Treasury Bond for the child. A copy of the marr James E. Bellard, 66, of Newport, both have heart ailments. men receiving it. riage certificate and birth certificate is required. If possible, a Herkimer County, New York. Under the SIU The new addi­ discharge from his last ship should be enclosed. Duplicate pay­ Gordon, who sailed in the tions to the list Disability Benefit, ments and bonds will be~given in cases of multiple births.'. a Seafarer is elebring to 38 the DitablHty: gible any time he total number of has seven years Seafarers who Any totally disabled Seafarer, regardless of age, who has seven seatime with conhave- received years seatime with companies participating in the Welfare Plan, traced companies disability benefits is eligible for the $25 weekly disability benefit for as long as he ig and is unable to in the two years totally unable to work. Seafarers who have taken work because of a the series of inoculations re­ that the benefit Daatii: physical disability quired for certain foreign voy­ has been in oper­ from injury either ation. Of the 38 Every Seafarer is provided a $2,500 death benefit, which he can Brundage Gordon ages are reminded to be sure or illness. Age is make payable to whomever he chooses, whether related to him or to pick, up their inoculation men, seven have passed away since the benefit went no factor in determining the eligi­ not. The Seafarer must have worked a minimum of one day aboard cards from the captain or the into effect. Thus, the plan is now bility of the Seafarers, although as an SlU-contracted vessel during the 12 months prior to his death. purser when they pay off at paying out $675 weekly in dis­ it works out, the benefit is used Beneficiary cards are available at all SIU halls. The beneficiary the end of a voyage. ability benefits to the 31 Seafarers mostly by oldbr Seafarers who are inay be changed at any time. g ' The card should be picked no longer able to work. now on the list. Schoiargliipi up by the Seafarer and held Checks for $50 are mailed out so that it can be presented every two weeks to the men's Four college scholarships worth a,total of $6,000 each are award­ when signing on for another homes, to simplify bookkeeping* ed each year to qualified Seafarers under 35 years old or the chil­ voyage where the "shots" are procedures. dren of S^farers who meet the educational requirements. Each required. The inoculation Started May, 1952 scholarship provides a full four-year course of study and may be card is you^ only proof of hav­ The disability benefit was first used at any college or university chosen by the scholarship student. ing taken the required shots. started in May, 1952, with the pay­ All can'didates must take the standard College Entrance Board ex­ Those men who forget to ment of $15 weekly in benefits to aminations given during the year prior to beginning their college pick up their ipoculation card ten Seafarers. Since then the num­ study, and present discharges showing three years' seatime for a when they pay off may find ber of Seafarers covered by the parent or for themself, in the case of Seafarers under 35. Children that they are required to take plan and the amount of benefits of deceased Seafarers having three years' seatime are also eligible. all the "shots' again when they paid out have both been rising Applications and queries on unusual situations should be sent want to sign on for another steadily. The weekly benefit has to the Union Welfare Trustees, c/o SIU Headquarters, 675 Fourth such voyage. been increased twice, once to $20 Ave., Brooklyn $2, NY. a week in October, 1952, and to $25 Pick Vp'Shot' Card At Payot/ �June 11. 1954 SEEDP THE ^AFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN (News-about men In the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SIU Wei fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services. > Some of the lawyers who have a fondness for bird-dogging their cases at the Staten Island hospital have been in for some rude and un­ pleasant treatment recently. It appears that the Staten Island hospital has been redoubling its efforts tq clamp down on lawyers who sniff around from ward to ward looking to pick up a case here and there, sometimes by waving a llttie down-payment of their own in a patient's face. We heard a report of one case recently where It's said that one un­ happy bloodhound is nursing a sore seat because he was sent flying out the door and his briefcase after him. According to what we were told it appears that this particular character was caught red-handed when he approached one of our SIU brothers with a proposition. Another Seafarer, who was present, quickly barred the door and put in a call for the authorities. Clamping Down The people running the Staten Island hospital have been ti'ying for a long time to cut out this sort of thing and they've been really clamp­ ing down hard lately. It all is a good reminder to the Seafarers in the hospital to be darned careful about what they sign and who they do business with, because, we've heard a lot of unhapi^ stories from fellows who bit at the bait and got hooked accordingly. ' . Topping the list of hospitalized brothers at the Staten Island hospital is Andrew Franklin, last aboard the Ocean Ulla of Ocean Trans. Andy injured his back aboard the ship and. entered the hospitaf on May 29 for treatment. He hopes to be up and about soon, shipping out like always. Einar Hansen of New York is not too far from home in the local drydock. He's in there for obser­ vation after holding down the job of carpenter aboard the Robin Sherwood of Seas. A brother from Seattle, Oregon, Oscar Rosenfelt, is on the beach now and just waiting for a fit for duty slip so he can ship out again. Last time he was on the William Carruth as wiper. He injured his elbow aboard the ship and entered the hospital on May 25, Just a couple of weeks ago. Broke Hand Hansen John Brennan, from South Boston, is in the the hospital on the mend. He entered on May 27 after holding down an AB's job aboard the Sea Cliff. Brennan broke his hand on the ship and is on the l^ad to recovery on the Island. Readmitted to the Staten Isiand hospital is James Thompson, who is in again for, A possible foot operation and observation. He's an oldtimer in the Union and he should be up and around again before long. Juan Rodrigues of New York Is in the hospital for observation. His last job was chief cook aboard the Beatrice. . Other Seafarers in for observation include Ray­ mond Davis, fireman, off the Sea Cliff; Floro Regalado, from New York,. massman, off the Steel De­ signer; Joe Neubauer, oiler on the Western Rancher, and Hendrik Swartjes, AB on the Alcoa Runner. Arthur Wroton is on the mend for kidney trou­ Davis ble. This Norfolk,'Virginia, boy was engine main­ tenance aboard the Cracker State Mariner beforb he entered the hos­ pital on the last day of the last month. Also In is Clifton Wilson, chief steward aboard the Anne Marie before he had some eye trouble. . Baltimore Babe Bows in SEAFARERS PHS top-Rated For A Reason Ordinarily when a Seafarer gets ljurt or gets sick, he will go to a US Public Health Service hospital or outpatient clinic for treatment. But in many smaller ports, and par­ ticularly i.n the small tanker terminals, the USPHS has no facilities, which means that a Seafarer has to go to a com--*' pany doctor for treatment. instances reported in which com­ amination, he does not have the In one such instance, a Sea­ pany doctors have arrived at one diagnostic facilities at his disposal farer reported to Welfare Services that he had suffered a head-injury aboard ship. The company doctor took a whole series pf x-rays start­ ing below the belt and going as high as his neck. When the doctor got up to the neckline, the Sea­ farer swears tHat the MD declared, "I can't find anything wrong with your head." CoBcIusions Vary While this may be an exti'eme case, there have been a number of conclusion about a Seafarer's that are available in a Public health and US Public Health Serv­ Health Sendee hospital or clinic. ice doctors have arrived at an en­ Get Verdict Verified tirely different one. The proper thing for a Seafarer Lends To Company to do in protection of^his own inObviously, a company do-ctor i-terest is to get to a US Public who depends for his living on the Health Service hospital as sooa as company payroll will tend to lean possible in order to verify the diag­ over backwards in an instance nosis and treatment prescribed" by where it involves company" finan­ the. company, physician. dJndel'' the SIU contract', US Pubcial responsibility to a seaman. And even if the company doctor is | lie Health Sei"vice has the last thorough and accurate in his ex- word on a man's fitness for duty. Ships with 2 Broketr Rihs'It's Only Bruise/ Doc Said Another Seafarer who had his difficulties when he had to get treatment from a private doctor instead of the Public Health Service is Thad Hinson, former bosun on the Western Rancher. Hinson made an-*^—^ intercoastal trip, all the way the dark about my condition." from Oregon to New ,York Finally, Hinson went back on with two broken rib^ because of the incorrect diagnosis given him by a private doctor in a small Ore­ gon port. It was only when he got to New York and went to the hospital at Staten Island that he found he very definitely had two broken ribs. As a matter of fact, one of them was snapped clean through. "They showed me the x-rays at Staten Island," he said, "and it was easy as pie to see that the ribs were very definitely cracked." Fell Aboard Ship Hinson suffered his injury when he fell on the ship. He went into the small lum­ ber port of Westport, Oregon, for ; emergency treat­ ment at the I hands of the only doctor in town, who also is the doctor for local longshoremen."' "Instead of Hinson taking me to the USPHS hospital in Afetoria, Ore­ gon, which is nearby," Hinson sqjd, "he took x-rays himself and told me that I only had a bruise. Then he shipped me to a private hospital "For five days he' didn't even come around to look at me until I called up tlie .company agent and complained," he said. "Later I got the agent to put me under the care of another doctor, but he hadn't seen the x-rays and was in DonH SendYour Baggage COD Family phofb marks the arrival of Mary Jane Griffith In tlTe city of Baltimore, Bom January 16, 1954, Mary Jane poses her^e hbld by dad. Seafarer Jesse Griffith, plus mother and he„' older sister, who's giving the wooden nag a run for his monpy. Page Twenty-seven LOG Seafarers are again warned not to send their baggage COD to any Union hall. No Union hall can accept delivery of any baggage where express charges have not been prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Unionf halls face the pros­ pect of having to jgo to a lot of trouble and red tape with the Railway Express Co. All COD baggage—regardless • of the port—goes to the local ex­ press office, where it is held by the: express company until claimed. Seafarers who want to be sure of getting their baggage when they want it, can sehd it to any Union hall provided they , prepay the shipping charges. the ship with his ribs taped up and took it all around the coast to New York. "We had a rough trip back," he recalled, "because the deck cargo of lumber was caus­ ing her to list a good part of the way." Fortunately they didn't run into any severe storms. Further Exam ^nally when he got to New York and his ribs yvere still pain­ ing, him, he went over to State i Island for further examination. There they found he had two broken ribs and immediately put him on the "not fit for duty" list so that he could get the proper treatment. / "It's a good thing that I was bosun instead of AB or deck main­ tenance," he said, "because the way I was feeling I just wouldn't have been able to do any heavy work. The skipper of the ship. Captain Dewey Derrigan, was real­ ly swell and helped make things a lot smoother than they would have been otherwise." The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and 92,500 death benefits are being paid to beneficiaries. Erie Julian Criolin, 28: On March 7, 1954, Brother Criolin died of a brain tumor at the USPHS hospital in San Francisco, Cal. A member of the deck de­ partment, he joined the SIU in 1947 in Pennsylvania. Burial took place at Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Francisco, Cal. ' 4« 4" i" ,•1 • ;r. I .s and the .decision of the USPHS has an important bearing on whether a Seafarer is eligible for maintenance and cure, or whether he can go to sea again. If the Seafarer is in an out-ofthe-way place, obviously he has to make do with the kind of medical trSatment that's available, and a company doctor will have to do in that instance. The important thing to do, if at all possible, is at some time during the coui'se of treat­ ment to get to the USPHS for the final say in the matter. This can prevent a lot of difficulty later on when a claim may have to be made and a diagnosis may be an issue. died of shock and multiple rib frac­ tures at the Kings County Hospi­ tal, Brooklyn, NY, on August 13, 1953. Cremation tdok' place at Fresh Pond Crematoi'y, Queens, Long Island, NY. ^ if if Frank W. Walaska, 42: On Ja"nuarry 25, 1954. Brother Walaska died at the USPHS hospital, Rich­ mond, NY, and was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ. He joined the SIU in New York in 1948 and sailed as a cook in the steward department. William E. Allmon, 43: Brother Allmon died of a heart ailment on February 24, 1934, at the USPHS hospital. Savannah, Ga., and was buried at that city's Hillcrest- Cem­ etery. A member of thfe deck de­ partment, he had bee^a member of the SIU since 195^joining in the. port of Norfolk. 4 4 4 Henry Core, 26: Brother Core ac­ cidentally fell from his ship to the barge and, as a result of the in­ juries received, died at Lincoln Hospital, Bronx. NY, on March 26, 1954. A member of the deck de­ partment, he had been sailing SIU out of Galveston since 1952. Cre­ mation took place a't Fresh Pond Crematory, (jueens. Long Island, 4»' 3^ 4» J«iuim M. Maximo: While the NY. La Salle was on the high seas. Lati­ i i John Richard Wisloff, 52: On tude 40 degrees 22 minutes north, longtitude 39 degi-ees 27 minutes, April 26. 1953, Brother Wisloff died west; Brother Maximo suffered a of heart trouble at the USPHS hos­ fatal heart attack, and was buried pital, Baltimore, Md. He had been at sea pn April 25, 1952. He sailed sailing as bosun in the deck de­ as bosun. partment since 1948, from New Or­ ^ if ^ _ leans. Burial took place at GreenBenno Ziellnski, 70: A member mount (Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. of the engine department since Brother VVisloft" leaves his daughter, 1938, when he joined the SIU in Karin Sigrid Vvisloff. of Goudre Qrle.anSj,, Brqtliqi\ ^ielinski Gate 14, Trondheim, Norway. i.x-t.f.-.f.s.r. ...-inr • J- Jr-.-•- i. - }- - �i '/- '• "i • ii- •: y » OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS 1NTE R N ATI O N At UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT^. AFL • 13< !S: ,"•-'4. - '.N" ••'" •- '0' T'J --V" Pacing the fight for Seafarets and ail otheF merchant seamen, the SlU has once again cut short efforts to impose arbitrary military rule on civilian seamen. The latest success came on the issue of shore leave for crewmembers in areas under military control; where seamen had been at the mercy of individual local commanders. Stirred into action by the strong objections of the SlU, the Defense Department has issued what amounts to a formal reprimand to the offending military commanders. At the same time, the Pentagon has publicly declared that searnen ar9 entitled to shore leave at all times—except in cases of extreme military emergency. Backing up Seafarers on beefs like this is on every-day matter in the SlU. The Union is pledged to fight any restriction on the n'ghts of its membership.' 7 .. I• J WW_ -• ^ • 'A V 'v" • • • " V,: -ir • k ? III inTT^^ ^ - .2^-': • 7-'"7 iliP I'"' 9 < •' 4 ^ -Kir J •i- Depairiment i-ySh V ot vessels It control Lcav. ior Shor.!; V >1 \ t.K r •: : * * r.P»4"« „,uu«r *1 I '-I • liil I ' m V' 1 iiii imder U.S. .'•••••7 • 7.'7-=-/.T 7"-^ 7 >;i •> •. 7:-^ 77"pp.yy7 ••, psgsAi llPii ; \ .ubjeo** •• ^"''•7 t 'l * V- , • 7: - . '• 7;. II. of Tess*** ^ 7:-'-7!'77r'7 . .: • -7^-7f^-,7 ® ^01|»Tlt«» »-rUS « U'J- rsss.':' .T-A.I vV''-i; *• • - .V # ^tricr •* � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource June 11, 1954 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVI, No. 12 Description An account of the resource Headlines: 5 SEAFARERS, 11 SIU CHILDREN BID FOR UNION SCHOLARSHIPS SIU ART WORKS GO ON DISPLAY 20-TANKER PROPOSAL HITS SNAG IN HOUSE SEAMEN PLAYED LEADING ROLES AT NORMANDY TEN YEARS AGO DRY CARGO PACT UPS WAGES 50GS STILL AWAIT CLAIM BY SEAFARERS HOUSE BODY VOTES PHS $$ WITH CUT REPORT DUES RECEIPTS LOST ASK NEW MARINER CH. ELECT. RULE STUDY BIDS ON GAS TURBINE IN LIBERTY SEAFARER 'SPRUNG' FROM 18 MONTH STAY ON SHIP COAST GUARD NAMES NEW TOP OFFICERS CENTURY-OLD CORN-LIKKER CARGO FOUND PLAN TO ADMIT 15 NEW MEMBERS EACH MONTH MCS-AFL CHARGES VOTE MIX-UP CONGRESSMAN OFFERS BIL FOR 'WEST POINT' OF MARITIME AFL-ILA CONVENTION PLANNED GT. LAKES CREW FIGHTS TWO FIRES ON CARFERRY VOYAGE STUDY NY-CANADA DEEPWATER THRUWAY SIU ELECTRICIAN SPARKS VOTE CAMPAIGN OF DOCTOR FRIEND RETIRED, HIS HOME'S ON WHEELS BOOKS OPEN D-DAY PLUS TEN LOOSEN IT UP KINGS POINT AGAIN MAHOGANY FOR THE MILLIONS MAINTENANCE AND CURE RIGHTS AIDED BY HIGH COURT RULING SAN FRANCISCO TURNS TO PEARL AT NIGHT HURRICANE BLOWS UP NEWSWORTHY EVENTS ABOARD ON FAR EAST RUN SEAFARER IN DOUBLE CELEBRATION YOKOHAMA USSC AT NEW LOCATION THE CABLE THEY COULDN'T SPLICE DISABILITY PAY LIST RISING Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/11/1953 1954 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2c345499839b7b2cf8fcd3cb44d2c1a5.PDF 431e6c6926b4a2f1d71f0c65eccf517e PDF Text Text i r SEAFAKERS •'pi;?' v:-!' LOG • OFFiCIAl ORGAN OF THE S E A F A R E R S I N TE R N AT I O N AI UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL t N . • 7 • - " • ^ " • iff. 5^''Tr^:tr. • - '".V'-'/' I' ''V • "Story on Page 3 '•^1 Story on Page 2 : - "iH:; ,• •: • ••• - I"-:; 5f(/ 'Sweepstakes', 'S'.- "There it is!" said Edward R, Buck­ ley, baker (left), as he found his %ame, good for $2.02 on the Missis­ sippi Steamship Company's $58,000 unclaimed wage list. Cecil J, Ker­ rigan, waiter (center), was listed for $13.41 and Guiseppe Vaccaro, bartender, found he had $35.87 coming to him. They and nearly 4,000 other Seafarers have back pay in amounts as high as $602 coming to them from 1948-1953. The list appeared in the LOG two weeks ago. (Story on Page 5.) H • t'l I x -; - : -- , liWii - St. Lawrence Seaway... • What it is. : i . 'I 'ri • What effects it' will have on ships and seamen. (See story on Page 5.) eti 7^^ Ports like Chicago (left), 1,000 miles in­ land on the Great Lakes, will offer an all-water route to all parts of the world when the St. Lawrence Seaway is com­ pleted in I960. , �> '7>Tr!'?r?''sy5K^vrrsK'^*5': Fac« Tm « SEAF ARERS LOG 60 New Ships Yearly Is US M'time Program I1^: May tB, 1954 Dramatic Rescue Off Cape Hattcras The first top-level comprehensive statement setting forth a Government program for a strong merchant marine was issued last week by Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks. Speaking at a New York Maritime Day ceremony, Weeks, who oversees the Maritime Ad­ ministration, held forth the+ promise ot construction of 60 another 20 modem tankships. in for assistance in the form of new ocean-going ships a year Construction of four new com­ operating subsidies. This is a con­ siderable change of attitude from to replace the existing ocean fleet bination passenger-cargo ships. his view, previously expressed, that as weii as the promise of necessary Conversion of several Liberty the triamp ships should transfer to subsidy money to keep a modern ships in the reserve fleet to in­ fleet operating. A bill calling for crease their speed and ynprove Panamanian or Liberian flags. The most immediate impact on the 60 ship a year program has their cargo handling—all this mak­ already been introduced in the ing therf competitive with existing shipping will be the new tanker program, if approved by Congress. House of Representatives. ^ ocean-going cargo vessels. ' It has two aspects. The Navy part Four-Point Program Further, he pointed out, the US of the program is aimed at supply­ For the immediate present, must import 29 of the 38 minerals ing the defense foi-ces with modern Weeks offered a four point pro­ gram as follows: * and metals vital to US production high-speed tankers that would be Construction ot 20 high-speed and must hav^the ships with which tankers with assurances of long- to bring them in. Another member of the Govern­ "A new complication arose on term US Navy charters. the Navy tanker charters when A trade-in program in which 40 ment, Maritime Administrator the Senate passed the bill old T-2s would be turned over to. Louis Rothschild, indicated that sponsored by Senator Saltonthe Government in exchange for tramp ship operators should come A crewmember of the grounded freighter Omar Babun is taken stall containing a provision ashore in a breeches buoy by the Coast Guard. The Panamanian for transfer of the tankers to ship was driven ashore in qne of the many gales that blow up in foreign flags under certain cir­ the Hatteras area. cumstances. The bill would permit transfers after the ten year charter period is up, or during the time of the charter at the discretion of the Secre­ taries of the Navy and Com­ MONTREAL—^Despite a beef on a strictly economic issue, merce. Senator 'Warren Mag36 British seamen have been ordered to serve terms in a nuson objected to passage of Canadian prison for breaking a 19th century English law and the bill in this form and it is sea. refusing to go to An'*' expected that a fight will de­ MOBILE—Sponsors of anti-labor legislation iiS t)ie last ses­ additional number may face minimum Canadian wage of $204. velop on the measure in the "We just can't make out on the similar punishment from new sion of the Alabama Legislature were repudiate f^en Ala­ House. money we get," a spokesman for bama voters nominated three key labor-supporlfed^^andidates prosecutions. The developments followed the the men on one--of the affected in the May Democratic pri--* r marv ot ttio trade unipp qioipement, won arrest May 8 of 18 union crewmen ships asserted. He said the Cana­ owned by private business instead mary, on the British freighter Shelldrake dian cost of living was such that of by the Military Sea Transporta­ All three—^US Senator John over a big field pfi pflppuents by and a sympathy work stoppage by British wages never last while the tion Service. The tankers would be Sparkmanr seeking reelection; the biggest fir^f jiHmaty majority the crewmembers on two other ves­ men are in port.' built by private owners with the James E. Folsom, candidate for in the history of the state in his Less than a week fAlowlng the assurance of long-term charters governor, and Caret Van Antwerp, campaign to regain the governor­ sels, one here and another at near­ by Sorel, Que. Eighteen men on a arrest of the men- from the Shell- from the Navy. In turn, MSTS candidate for the state senate ship he relinquished nearly four second ship here, the Cibou, also drake, a replacement crew was would retire a larfe number of its from Mobile County—had the ac­ years ago. Sparkman also won in the first ferried by air from England and present T-2s for reserve purposes. tive, support «f the. SIU in this drew jail sentences. primary despite a determined bid The beef grew out of a protest secretly took the vessel out to sea. The "trade-in"- policy would port. : by the British seamen that they The other ships, the Cibou and the deal with tankers operating on Van Antwerp's victory was par­ by two opponents. He has an out-, cannot get along in Canadian ports Mont Alba docked at. Sorel, are commercial shipping runs. Here ticularly significant. A newcomer standing record as: -a Southern on their British pay. The vessels still tied up. the tank-ship owner would sell his to politics, he defeated State Sen­ liberal in the United States Sen­ are part of a fleet of 12 Britishold.T-2s to the Government In ex­ ator Tom Johnston by a-big major­ ate. Food Cut Off Van Antwen> addressed an SIU owned ships working Canadian As a result of the work stoppage, change for new ships. The old ity. Johnston sponsored Alabama's coastal ports at this-time, under no food is being put out on the T-2s, like those from MSTS, would so-called "right to work" law which membership meeting here to thank Seafarers in this port for their charter to Dominion concerns. ships and wages were cut off more also go into the reserve fleet, giv-. outlawed the union shop in this part In his victory. "The vote of Ing the country a sizeable tanker sfate. Earn 584 MoaUtly ^ than two we^ ago. the fittle people, the working man, i'olsom, an outspoken champion the The criminal charges against the reserve for the flrst time. Citing British wagdS as compared housewife, the Seafarers and ' -4to Canadian seamien's pay scales, men, filed by the Shipping Feder­ the farmer-elected me," he said. "I promise never to forget your help." the strikers say that the highest- ation of Canada, stemmed from Folsom sent a telegram of ap­ paid- man on the lowest decks of a their refusal to olaey the orders of preciation from his home at Cull­ British collier gets about $84 the captain that they make their man, Ala., while^ Sparkman. asked monthly, much less than half the ship ready to sail. They originated under a still-valid British imperial Albert' Gaston, Mobile attorney statute of 1894 which is part of and one of the leaders in his Mo­ Canadian maritime law. bile campaign committee, to convey Sentences of 21 days in prison his thanks to the SIU regular May 28. 1954 Vol. XVI. No. 11 were levied on the Shelldrake membership jncetlng. As 1 See It Page 4 crewmembers for having been ab­ Crossword Puzzle Page 12 sent from the ship without leave Editorial Page 13 from their captain. Fifteen days in Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 jail and fines of six days* pay were Galley Gleanings Page 20 given to the Cibou strikers. No Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 other prosecutions have been start­ In The Wake Page 12 ed. WASHINGTON—A bill that calls Labor Round-Up Page 13 The situation, sharply reminis­ for automatic revocation of mer­ Letters .Pages 21, 22 cent of the treatment accorded sea­ chant marine documents for sea­ Maritime Page 16 men in years past—with the men men convicted of certain narcotics Meet The Seafarer.. Page 12 impossibly trying to make ends violations has beeen passed by the On The Job Page 16 meet in a strange port—has al­ House of Representatives. The bill Personals Page 25 ready been the subject of debate strengthens present regulations Quiz .' Page 19 in the Canadian Parliament, but no which give the Coast Guard power Seafarers In Action. Page 16 remedies were-offered. to lift seamen's papers but do not Ships' Minutes Pages 24, 25 make Such action mandatory. SIU History Cartoon .-.Page 9 The bill received the fullest sup­ Sports Line. Page 20 port from a spokesman of the Com­ Ten Years Ago ....Page 12 mittee of American Maritime Un­ Top Of The News Page 7 ions, of which the SIU is a- mem­ Wash. News Letter...... Page 6 Regular membership meetber, in hearings before the commitWelfare Benefits '... Pages 26, 27 Ihgs in SIU headquarters and tee,'Who pointed out that American • Welfare Report ; Page 8 at all branches are held every niaritime unions want no junkies ; Your Constitution page 5 second Wednesday night at or dope peddlers on the ships. ; Your Dollar's Worth . Page 7 : 7 PM. The schedule for the The SIU's standing policy for sev­ f • . • ' • niext few meetings Is as follows: eral years as approved by the-mem­ t Published biweekly ^tth* headquartdi-s June 2, June 16, June 30, ; of the seafaiert International llnl&n. Atbership and written into the con; tantic « Oulf biatrlct AFt, Fourth ' - All Seafarers registered on Garei Van Antweiv, raOiilessful, for nomination to the stitutiour is to provide expulsion Avenue, Brooklyn 33, NY. Tel. HYacinth the ^hipping list are required Alabima State Senate frqm Mobllp <;!oiinty,. thanbs l^eafarers for after due • trial • for > any Seafarer •y-6«0O. Entered ai leeond elate mattai' to attend the meetings. found guilty of possession-^'or use t|heir,spppprt. Harold Fladiier (seofeditieryed as readbif clr^k at the <•# •• ...-I At the; Feat, «Hko . tn Brooklyn,' Nif., plflareotigg.-.. •. -. iindar the A-t of August 24, 1*13. ..Jillllifc v;-, , [ ; -i- Jail Brifish Seamen In Canada $ Beef Three Pro-Labor Men Win In Alabama Vote SEAFARERS LOG Pass Stiff Bill On Dope Traffic Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks P:-' �5«^"TrTTr3?s^5Hrrr •f- SEAFARERS ItlBr 28, 1984 Tage Three LOG US Limits Shore Leave Bans WASHINGTON.—^The SIU's fight against unfair shore leave restrictions on seamen at overseas bases was crowned with victory as the Department of Defense issued a new shore leave order to meet the Union's objections: The order makes it clear that official Defense De-"*partment policy calls for shore ous to trap them in some petty as follows; "It is the policy of the Depaftment of Defense that shore leave to be granted "when­ violation of^ local regulations. At these meetings Government leave for civilian crewmembers ever possible." officials were compelled to admit should be permitted whenever pos­ Further the. order specifies that in some instances such as at sible, and for that purpose the that transportafion of mer­ St. Georges Bay, Newfoundland, transit of civilian crewmembers chant seamen through military there were no valid reasons for the through military bases should be bases, to nearby civilian areas restriction. Canadian police offici­ permittedwhen necessary to reach should be •permitted. Any future als confirmed as much by declar­ civilian areas. Exceptions to the shore leave restrictions that are is­ ing that American seamen, as well foregoing may be made in order sued must carry a valid reason and as those of other nations, are per­ to enforce agreements made at the copies of it must be forwarded to mitted to land anywhere in request of local civilian authorities Assistant Secretary of, Defense and restrictions required by con­ Canadian territory. John A. Hannah within the next 60 siderations of immediate security The pertinent paragraph of the days. Defense Department order reads for a local command." Standard Policy Issuance of a standard policy on the question should put an end to arbitrary and unreasonable shore leave restrictions im[iosed-at the whim of local military commanders without justification. As the SIU pointed out in meetings with De­ fense Department officials, many of these orders smacked of personal WASHINGTON—Substantiating SIU charges that ship­ dislike of merchant seamen and owners seeking foreign-fiag transfers were ducking out from added up to so much military "chicken." Particularly irksome under ship mortgages, a bill has been reported out to the were restrictions imposed in vari-^ House of Representatives giv--^"; ous Korean ports where fighting has long sinc.e stopped, and in ing the Government power to quite clear now that the Maritimo other bases such as Subic Bay, recover mortgage money on Administration was trying to pull Phillipine Islands; Goose Bay, vessels sailing under foreign flags. a fast one when it said that the reason it was transferring ships Labrador, and the Ernest Harmon In the last issue of the SEAFAR­ Air Forde Base in Newfoundland. ERS LOG the Union accused the was to get mortgages paid off. The Maritime Administration knew at As an SIU headquarters spokes­ Maritime Administration of per­ the time that it had no legal way of man put it, "The Defense Depart­ mitting a majority of 81 American- collecting the mortgages once the ment has come through as they flag Libertys seeking transfer to ships went foreign, a situation promised us with the result that default on their mortgage pay­ which still exists today." now we have a standard set of rules ments in recent years. Once the Has To'Catch Ship to go by. Any time we find that transfers went through, the Union shore leave restrictions run counter maintained, the shipowners would Even if the present law passes, a to these instructions we can back be free to thumb their ngscs at the mortgagee will still have tp catch a tlie responsible parties right into mortgage bills which were the transferred ship in a US port to a corner and get some action." main reason wl^y they wanted to have a chance to collect the mort­ Still at stake in the shore leave junk the US flag. gage money. issue is the qpestion of overtime No Way To Collect Of the 1,100 ships sold to foreign payment to«. the crewmembers of This was confirmed directly by a flags, the Government has out­ ships restricted at foreign ports witness before the House Merchant standing 371 mortgages for a total without orders from the foreign Marine Committee, John C. Prizer, of $116,870,476.33. The remainder government involved. The Union chairman of the Maritime Law As­ of the outstanding mortgages are is pressing a test case on this ques­ sociation of the United States. held by private banks and indi­ tion and is hopeful of getting After reporting that the US Gov­ viduals. favorable action on this point. A companion bill, identical to ernment has sold 1,100 ships to for­ Two Washington Meetings eign purchasers he declared that, the House measure, has already The Defense Department's policy "The mortgagees under those mort­ been passed in the Senate. The order^was the outgrowth of several gages are at present without suit­ bill has the support of the Admin­ written protests and two Washing­ able remedies to enforce the mort­ istration and is expected to go ton meetings held by SIU repre­ gages even when the vessels can be through the House without diffi­ sentatives along with spokesmen found in this country . . ." culty. Meanwhile, no further action has for the operators and Defense De­ In other words up until now, the partment officials. At these meet­ US Government or private citizens been reported on the question of ings the Union protested the un­ who held mortgages on foreign-flag transfer applications by 81 Ameri­ necessary restrictions as well as ships had no way of foreclosing can-flag Liberty ships. The trans­ fers have been held up indefinitely the harsh treatment dished out to those mortgages. merchant seamen by military of­ An SIU headquarters spokesman, pending thorough Congressional ficials who seemed only too anxi- commenting on the bill, said, "It's exanaination of the issues involved. Cov'f Can't Touch Runaway Ship $ The old ILA mob's link with the Communists was lampooned in this pre-election motorcade dispiay of "Tony's Gorilla," escorted, by two AFL men in Russian Cossack uniforms. Communist support of the old ILA had come to the forefront in recent weeks. The sign at the bottom reads: "ILA Ail The Way To Moscow." Challenges Again Hold Balance In Dock Vote The second election in five months among New York long­ shoremen ended on an inconclusive note as once again, a large number or challenged ballots held the key to the outcome. A margin of only 319 votes separated the old ILA and by the National Labor Relations the AFL-ILA, with 1,797 chal­ Board. lenges remaining to be disposed of Two Killed Ip Chllore Mishap Members of the SlU-crewed Chilore of the Ore Navigation Company were thanked for their thoughtfulness and sympathy fol­ lowing thev death of the two Chil­ eans who were killed while trying to dock the ship in Gruez Grande, Chile, recently. Crew Donates $216 Even though on the long offshore run, the officers and men of the Chilore . took up a donation which totaled $216.00 to send to the widows of these two men. The two Chileans were on a pilot boat when it ran into the propeller of the Chilore which was docking. At first it was believed in Balti­ more that "the two men were mem­ bers of the crew of the Chilore. A further check with the ship gave details of the accident. Put NrnHber On Meeting Exeuees Seafarers sending telegrams or letters to the New York headquarters dispatcher asking to be excused from attending headquarters membership ; meetings must Include the reg­ istration . number of their ; shipping card lb the message. From now on. If the-number . . is not included, the excuse Can. not be accepted by the dlsv Vi '• • j^V.pa^lieri-;-' ' i'• x-L,'/ V u<-i•'..' At the present moment, the vote stand^s at 9,110 for the old ILA and 8,791 for the AFI^ILA, 1,797 chal­ lenges, 49 void ballots and 51 "no union" votes, This was an improve­ ment over the AFL showing in the December election when it got 7,500 votes. ^ - Four Weeks Minimum The regional office of^the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board in­ dicated that it might take four to six weeks to process the 1,797 chal­ lenges which wil^decide who won the election. Since each ballot is Nso important in terms of deciding the outcome of the election the proS' and cons of each challenge will be carefully weighed, one by one; The bulk of the AFL challenges were cast against some 700 hatch bosses who are in charge of the gangs. The AFL insists' that they are supervisory personnel. It was agreed before the election^ that all these men would vote on a chal­ lenged ballot. If this AFL contention is upheld, t would change the picture consi.-2rably, leaving the election in the-hands of 1,100 other challenged votes. AFLrlLA representative John Dvyryer said that , the union was very confident that a count qjt the challenge::/ would give the AFL enough-votes to lip the scales in its favor, In contrast to last December's election when old ILA. strong-arm men ran, yotera in on busses, swarmed around tho polls and roughed up AFL-ILA backeis, all parties agreed that thi; vote was a peaceful and drde'rly one.. Pain­ staking preparations had been bade by the Labor Board, to assure' ithat the election would be Cdhducted as scrupulously as possible: Welfare Plan Procedure Discussed _ A jpoiht about the SIU.-Welfare iPlan Is explained by Welfare Administrator, Robert T. Ureasey to ;^(left to right) Seafarers Thomas W. At^s, El M; Beasley, Chatles .W. Howard and Frank Bartlett during a fecebt visit by Creasey the. Mobile iiau. . . • . �"4-:*; •"•ry.TVR-v^ge'--:-^ •.' "• -.yh-: P^re Fofr - yi SEAFA,RERS toa RR Drawings Make Seafarer ^Celebrity' On Statin Island »• 15^®" AslSee/lte^. A Seafarer from Staten Islajid, NY, became a "hometown celebrity" overnight as a result fNClDENT THAT TOOK PLACE UP IN CANADA RECENTtY, of a mention in the SEAFARERS LOG four weeks ago. although small in' itself, goes a long way toward explaining the dif­ Seafarer James F. Byrne earned the distinction when the April 30th LOG reported that ference between conditions On board American ships and those operat­ he had submitted two highly-t ing foreign flags^In this instance, crews of two British colliers in the imaginative drawings of ^rail­ ])6r|V-^: Montreal, vvho went qh strike in protest against the kind of wagies they were receiving v^re road locomotives as entries in pronfptly jugged under a 98-year-old British law tlife SIU art contest ending this and replacement crews floi^ in from England to month. The result was a lengthy take their-place. . .personal inteiwiew published in : He^e was a case where the bosuns on: these ships the "Staten Island Advance," along were making $85 a month and Other erewmbmbers with a photograph of Byrne show­ less in proportion. The ships are; on a .regular, coast­ ing off a sample of his handiwork. wise Canadian run and were docked hy.Mentroai at Now local bus drivers know him the time, yet because these crews joMactioned their by name as the man "who had that scows in an attempt to improve their conditions they •tory in' tlie paper" and a New were treated as it they had committed some kind of a crime. Although Yoi'k group , of model railroad en­ for all practical purposes these ships are based In Canada, ,it appeiu-s thusiasts has invited him to display that as far as the British are concerned, the idea of seamen being per­ his stuff before them. Although a mitted to leave their jobs when a ship is In port is giving the mariner seaman, with some tradition in a little too much freedom. .... the family leading to seafaring, Obviously if the law is going to jump on the foreign every Byrne is an oldtimer at railroading time he tries to put up a beef, he isn't going to be abie^'td do very too. ' much for himself, and conditions will continue pretty much as they 'Scotty' A" Misnomer Here's two of Seafarer James Byrne's amazliufly detiUled drawiufs have been over the years, and as they were in the US merchant marine Born in England, of Irish of wholly Imaginary steam locomotiyes done with draftsman's before strong unions tame Into being. ' . parents, he came to be called precision. "Scotty" by his shipmates who In Opposite Comer were unfamiliar with his broad running today which'inatehes' the test grew out of a bull-session in All of this brings up an interesting question on our relations with Yorkshire accent. His brother, it drawings. the NY hall when a fellow Sea­ foreign nations and foreign-flag ships, Everytlme people in Washing­ also develops, is one of leading farer challenged him on his artistic ton who are concerned about the well-being of this country's maritime Big Collectioii At Home model locomotive builders in Eng­ . In addition to the drawings, ability, especially with regard to indpstry try to do something to help it, they find the State Depart­ land today. Byrne also, has a roomful of old drawing finely-detailed railroad ment boys in the opposite comer. This applies particularly to the "50At one time a fireman on steam failrbading - magazines pictures engines. Byrne took up the chal­ 50" question, with the State Department always complaining that the locomotives, Byrne turned'to tlve lithosfaphs of oldtime loco­ lenge, and to top things off prop­ bill will damage the well-being of foreign natlefhs. - , •ea when an old eye injury <rom motives "at home that command a erly, decided to enter the results Now it appears when these foreign shipowners get a load of US World War I made the job diffi­ heavy price today. Some date back in the SIU competition. Now he's cult. He sailed in the deck and all the way to 1887, although a celebrity at home on Staten Is­ Government cargo, they pass precious little of the money they receive engine departments after coining Byme/now 59, wasn't even around land and, at SIU headquarters, his on to the seamen who are going the work. It would seem that the State Department is slightly Off base on this. It's not the well-being of the to the US in 1925, but when his then.' drawing skill is no longbr ques­ foreign • nations and their people that is at stake, but the wOll being of damaged sight tripped him up, His entries for the SIU art con­ tioned. the foreign-flags shipowner. turned to the steward department. Here in this-country, there is a. law on the books, called thb WalshA member of the SIU for the Healey act, which says that any manufacturer doing business with past ten years, Byrne now sails Uncle Sam has to meet certain- conditions as to minimum wages and messman or waiter. His last ship maximum hours. It might not be a bad idea if the Walsh-HeOley kind was. the Robin Locl^sley (Robin). of set-up was extended to include crewmembers of all 'ships haifdling The locomotive drawings are US Government cargo, whether US or foreign-flag operated. MOBILE—Delegates from all major ports in the US and done from imagination mostly, Panama £!anal Zone strongly endorsed the new AFL-ILA at and arc draftsman-like composites of features of many engines, down the 51st convention of the Masters, Mates and Pilots of Amer­ SEAFARERS TAKING A RIDE THROUGH THE PAN^A CANAL, to the last nut and bolt. known familiarly as the "Big-Ditch," in the near future will have a ica held here May 10-15. Pen and ink, a T-square and a Federation > of Labor group for 12 chance to . watch , construction gangs slicing the top off one of the big straight edge are Ms tools and the The convention also reelect­ years. . hills in the Gaillard Cut. This procedure, which will go on while ships end-product .is amazingly real, ed Capt. C. T. Atkins of New are using the canal, is made necessary by the fact that the hill may 'Among major convention actions since no one but a model rail­ shde down into the canal unless something is done to stop it. roader could spot the fact that York City president of the union. was a decision aimed at setting up There's not too many oWtimers still around who, can remember going an Atlantic and Gulf District to there, really isn't any locomotive He has been with. the American replace the present local union the long way around, via Cape Horn J^fore thq ckaal was built. As a « set-up. -A referendum Is planned matter of fact trips around that area these days are extremely rare. Certainly none .of them are made on the issue.. Other re-elected officers -were: by US merchant ships, which shows how Important Capt. J. M. Bishop, swretary-trea- a factor the canal Is In our shipping picture. Certainly there 4s a great deM of concern in offi­ surer, Washington, D. C.; Capt. Q. F. May,, first vice presideirt, San cial quarters about the possibility of the caiaal be­ Francisco; Capt. R. D. Lurvey, ing blocked', with many people suddenly discover­ ing it; significance to this,, country> well he.ing. ? Howeyerr if the ivorst shobld happen and the Big The unofficial Seafarer-ambassa­ the engine department when on a bitch was clbsed to'traffic, for imy length of time, dor to Yokohama, MaxTe Lipkin, ship. He joined the SIU in Tampa, stdps cduld itill^a.ke JLthe long'Way around. And ^ has returned to the Stales tem­ Florida, in October, 1949, and samp of the-'men.shlpping off the East Coast could And out what it porarily at least for a look at home, •makes his home in Wilmington, that the Delta Line^boys talk about when they rave about Buenos Aire^. but nobody would be surprised to North Carolina. He's a native of see him heading back to Japan that state and recently celebrated before long. While in San . Fran­ his 34th birthday. Beale, who sails THE LABOR MOVEMENT HAS BEEN HEARING A GOOD DEAL cisco Lipkin took a flyer at the steward, is one" of a Tampa, Flor­ in recent months about state legislatures passing the so-called "right job- of reading clerk in the SIU ida, family of Seafarers, and was to work" laws. As Seafarers and other union members know, these port meeting. born in that state 46 years ago. He laws are really aimed at the unions-because they-outlaw any form of Lipkin settled down in Yoko­ joined the SIU in the headquarters the union shop and keep unions Jroin presenting a strong front in their hama for an unexpectedly long port of New York on March 10, (dealings with employers. stay when he suf­ 1948. Pierce, who sails with the Si^reading Rapjdly fered an injury black gang, is a North Carolina These^la^s have been spreading around the country at a rapid rate, on a previous native from Snead's Ferry. He got with the state bf Mississippi passipg one just recently and the, Louisiana trip. Like many a his membership book in the Port state legislature having a similar law under con­ seaman and trav^ of Baltimore on November 29, sideration. It's«.encouraging then, td see that in eler before him, 1947 and is 26 years of age. Alabama; the labor movement roused up and helped he found the sur­ ^ Ji $1 defeat the sponsor of the "right to work" law in roundings con­ Two other engine department Captain C. T. Atkins , that state. Ih addition, the activity of union people genial and much men took charge of the Lake helped nominate th>ee clearly pro-labor candidates to his taste. ; f Charles, Louisi­ vice president, Boston, Mass.; In that state's Democratic primaries—candidates for The 34 yearana, port meet­ Beale governor, US Senator and state senator from the old Seafarer, who ing^ Ross F. Lyle Capt. H, M. Stegall, vice president, sails in the steward department, Mobile area. A • great many Seafarers were active of Mobile and New Orleans, La. Capt. Rolla Johnson, yice. presi­ comes originally from way back in this drive along with members of other local Robert Rojem of east in New Jersey. He joined the unions. Detroit, Michi­ dent, Great Lakes Region; Capt. SIU in New York on October 18, All of the candidates who wpn with labor support are pledged to gan. Lyle, who J. A. Gannon, vice president, San 1947, and has been sailing ever was chairman, Francisco;' Capt., G. Havilandj ap­ help fight the "right tb work" law in the state. No doubt they will since. has been an SIU prentice vice president. New York promote''repeal of the rtatute. 'If they are succesisful In that move, member just a City, and Capt. Hf T, Longmore, it will he a big step forward for thp labor movement all over the coun­ ^ t ^ 4. ^ •_ short time, join­ district deputy of. the' Panama try ak^cll as In Alabama. And In any case, it has^been shown here Rojem A three-man Seafarer-team con­ that labor support Ijr a factor to be reckoned with In a political cam­ ing up In 'New Canal, Balboa, 0 Z., sisting of James McDonald, Lawton York last summer. He's 39 years Two new vice presidents were paign. Beale and Rupert Pierce took of age. Rojem, who is 24, "got his named at the,, convention. They Perhaps with fhis in mind, legislators will think twice ebout enact­ charge of the last SIU meeting in membership book in Galveston on were Morris.Weinstein, Baltimore,« ing." laws, whlcli'strip" tinioli^- snd union members of secu. ity and prothe Port of Savannah. McDonald, March St8, 1947, . a little over seven and Thomas G. Kenny, Plttsburfh, tectbh.-^'Ibose v^hq wprkeb'So hard in Alabama toward this end' are to Who held the chair^^gsjiip^^jis Pa. __ MMP Backs Dock Union K >.".:• Miy M. 19^ ' i- -vi. �'2ii^ lf54 \EAF 4RERS LOG • riT* Seaway Poses^ Challenge To IIS Ship Operations WASHINGTON—The signing into law of the controversial St. Lawrence Seaway bill two weeks ago poses a real challenge for the d^lining US shipping industry, which could be translated into "a new era of maritime prosperity if the industry is equal to the oppor.tunity. Though fiercely opposed in many qu^ters, enactment of the measure by Congress set off a chain reaction of enthus--f" iasm throughout a la^e por­ in the spring, Toledo would appear York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, tion of the US and Canada, to have a distinct advantage on this the New Enland states and adjacent parts of ..Canada. Power develop­ in those areas wh'ere the wa­ score over its neighbors. ments will cost about $600 million, terway development had been The power aspects of the Sea­ long championed and debated pro way,- with the vast water power in addition to the bill for the Sea­ and con since the administration of potential in the area harnessed for way Itself. In all, the combined navigationWoodrow Wilson. the first time, would provide muchMap shows area affected by construction of St. Lawrence Seaway Allied for once, shipping and needed additional power for New (Continued on page 17) and present water depths of ports. Seaway construction area is railroad interests, among others, indicated by box. fought the idea of the Seaway to a standstill In every Congress since 1916, basing their opposition on the fear of competition by a cheap, all-water route tp the Atlantic from deep within the Interior of the US, via the Great Lakes. Kill Major Ports? East Coast ship operators, the segment of the industry principally NEW ORIGANS—Less than 200 claims for back pay from affected by the realization of a Sea­ the Mississippi Shipping Company have been put in for by way project, believed—and still Seafarers to date, with the result that over $56,000 in un- feel. In large part—that a Great clain\ed dough still awaits • Lakes route for ocean shipping to almost 4,000 Seafarers. Early claims as a result of the the rest of the world can kill off ports like New York, Phila­ Publication of a special publication of the list, in the LOG major delphia and Boston in terms of the total approximately $1,650. Sev­ four-page supplement listing the names of 4,000 men and the money enty-five Seafarers appeared at the freight traffic which could be lost. But the Seaway and its closelydue them in retroactive pay and company office the first week after linked power development projects other unclaimed wages from the the list was published. needn't have this affect at all. Largest Check . company raised quite a stir in this Basically, the Seaway will proport, with smaller ripples up and The largest check paid to date ide a 27-foot channel through .a dow,n the coast. Some of the items went to Seafarec/Walter C. Zajanc, in the .original $58,276.73 total wiper, for unclaimed wages from a series of locks and dams along the Carferries, like the AFL-mann'ed Mataafa (above) have.thus far have been on Mississippi's books trip on the Lawrence Victory. Za­ 115-mile route between Ogdensburg, NY, and Montreal on the St. been limited to operations on the Lakes, but with a deep' water since 1948.. janc came In for a $79.67 bonanza Lawrence. The construction, at an^ channel ships like these could conceivably run to northern New The money due Is accounted for out of the $58,000 windfall. estimated cost of $273 million, of England and to Europe. in large part by the retroactive fea­ Of the total owed by the com­ which the US will pay about a tures of past SIU pany. several hundred amounts run third and Canada the remainder, agreements, with into'three figures, with the largest is designed to get around the prob­ negotiations o n item one for $602.87 due to Sea­ lem of a stretch of rapids on the money items -of­ farer Frank L. Smith. river barring continuous passage by ten completed Seafarers whose names are on ocean-going shipping. weeks after the the list should contact the company At present, Prescott, on the other old pacts expired. directly, by applying to the Un­ side of the border from Ogdens Although addi­ claimed Wage Department; Mis­ burg, is the place where the trig In an extension of the service previously offered only in tional money was sissippi Shipping Company, 1300 grain ships must transfer their car­ paid out in pre­ Hibernia Building, Neqr Orleans. goes to barges for passage through New York, the SIU Sea Chest, now offers the same travelers vious personal or Applications should include the the existing 14-foot canal. Other check service aboard ships in the Port of Baltimore, and a^Jane mail claims, the Seafarer's Z-number, social secur­ cargoes by-pass the 46-mile stretch expects to extend it to other —: $58,000 figure Indicates a great ity number, rating, name of the of the International Rapids by rail. ports shortly. the ships in both ports, at SIU many Seafarers neglected to file ship or ships worked on and the The Seaway would do away with The service enables Seafar­ headquarters in Brooklyn or at the for their money—nearly 4,000 of length of service on them as re­ all that by the time it's completed ers to convert some or all of their Sea Chest facilities in Baltimore. them all told. corded on his discharges. in 1960, and bring to life the hope payoff cash into travelers checks These are now separate from the for a water route enabling ocean even before they leave the vessel hall, but will be moved into the going vessels to travel the 2,200 to go ashore. Thus, they needn't new branch building there upon I'CHJR KiOHTS ANti PSIVHEOeS AS miles all the way from Duluth, encounter the risk of traveling its completion. SIU M£N ARE OUAEAItrEED BY Minn., on Lake Superior to the ashore with large amounts of YC-UK COKSrtTUTlOfJ, THIS TEA Atlantic. It will make Chicago, money, and can utilize the Bank iVRE tS DESiONED TO ACOUAJNT Cleveland, Toledo, Buffalo, Detroit of America checks either to send YOU V/ITH THESE PiOHTS MIVIIEOES and many other Inland cities into money home or to keep idle cash seaports with a first-time direct from wandering into the wrong hands. passage to the sea. Representatives of the SIU Sea Ice on the L^kes is a factor, Chest ordinarily meeting the ships however, 4nfi will continue to block From Article XIII, Section 6 the way four to five months a with samples of Sea Chest mer­ "All reports by committees and year. Last to be closed by the ice chandise or reorders for a vessel's the Secretary-Treasurer under in autumn and firSt to be free of it slopchest, carry the standard Bank of America travelers check forms this article, except those of the OTTAWA—The US flag mer­ which can be obtained for a stipu­ Polls committees, shall be entered chant marine is not the only one lated fee in amounts from $10 to in the minutes of the port where facing a problem with respect to $100. Fees are scaled on a- gradu­ runaway operations. The latest re­ headquarters is located. Polls ated basis, with a 75-cent tab on port covering Canadian deep-sea Committee reports shall be en­ each $100. Under the Union constitu­ shipping is that by June 30 there tered in the minutes of the Port Idea Weil Received tion every member attending will be only 21 deep-sea ships left a Union meeting is entitled to where it functions." Started in New York about a under the Canadian flag as com­ nominate himself for the year ago, the service met with an pared to a peak of 147 ships in elected posts to be filled at enthusiastic reception from Sea­ 1947. the. meeting—chairman, read­ farers unwilling to risk unneces­ The Canadian fleet has been ing clerk and recording secre­ sary losses of hard-earned dough. dwindling year by year with ships tary. Your Union urges you When the experimental program transferring wholesale to Panama­ to take an active part in meet­ proved to be popular, negotiations nian and Liberian flags without the ings by taking these posts of were started to extend the service slightest hindrance from the Gov­ service. ' Ai pail of the permanent record, to other ports, but bogged down ernment. 'Between 1947 and 1950 And, of course, all members when the Sea Chest was unable to the fleet was cut down to 74 ships, headquarters, as well as the other have the right to take the fioor reach a satisfactory arrangement and the advent of the Korean War ports, maintains complete reports and express their opinions on with the American Express Com­ failed to halt the decline. Last of all committees and officials. On any officer's report or issue pany, whose facilities were being year there were 47 ships under the file in headquarters and the SIU under discussion. Seafarers used previously. Canadian flag. are urged to hit the deck at Eventually, the switch to the port offices ore records of all re­ Canadian maritime authorities these meetings and let their Bank of America was 'made, and see no end to the decline. With ports made in the Union. shipmates know what's on the i^esultant extension of service the fleet now at a 35-year low, they their mind. to Baltimore followed. Travelers see the possibility of eventual re­ checks can be obtained either on duction to zero. Seafarers Slow To Act On Unclaimed Wages TravelersChecks Now Sold In Balfifnore YOU Ml* MU CONSTiniflON Canada Deep Sea Fleet Down To 21 Speak Your Mind At SiV Meetings .1 �f.; •v. Si |ks_i££. f »\vj from ' 50 percent aDie. . "For finally • V oecii 6- , decided "fsrsi"— &« et=»<;.n«tSeSS1%tlS 0-ernn.ent ^ideiSV l-edUeS^ii £-c'St"r^^ permanent ia ^®°^notor Knowland ® It's somev/^t ha t'- translate has been the fi ' for patents o applications proo^ .-seacently. f?offoreign-h^„f^iir^^ to the «^® \o their ecotiomy^ ' is important for foreign nau ntrihution to i gjgat ;tT-d"an.oveablebUiors.P T^e Seacase o^s, under- of 60 ahip^*^, a year. Comm _ ^ program il' ft CllBoro ^ — ^e." Beu»»" -- .1 «> '"P'^Se G"ernmen;^»5 1 he strong Con^ ^ ^s the fon^ occasions. ., .. Sot been ff^f^yrihed on numerous ^ ^^ ^ though it is ^ hfiateea lines haye_^e» %^ea„»shiP monntea 5SJ;.%hlp." Bellams "^^rto' n". /irt Confes ^-tt^ Art Contesjj-^ i^copanles. se'Ji* ^„ch peels ere ne «TU1. g^^y}^t.r.rAs lor the P With only only contest beg^Vd tS field »' >£^2!:;77^,t S?^r"ns^ ridS a nieans was canv^smg^ ex U local celebrity ffooesit «1" I® the hatardous and a Jn bis >worlc^ ^^arate ^ry i-Ssr«-a"- IS •!;.«».2=n. ?e?ts^whO will 3^^|®Jthe next\of on pa«« .*^-_. i,o«evet -UI«S" ' laootce that this year 18 i _ in any Catogorles^^^^ - r %, *« some l^tr. sw COMMITS! M' WOKtt ,.,„a in order «> i»«' c®^«»'"'"f j, » * spited ...n. cmpen? ,„y arose over .r»ssi'^s iSp'en5vtrGeS^S^^h-« •jhe contest dravl"®-®' classificatioivs-^ J handicrafts. ^ watercolors sor d com_ 1 previous Vni^ Seafarers con. The dispute re agreeing to pay^ ^ore any some^^^^^ho dolUrSt ^ controversy- ''-rAnsTfif.: r^S'rr^Snfi X5S Qpp'S' 1^^®.^.! the other hand, Ontnewf— ^tne the cu.soa-. extra money to en ^r^es-isisr^c^'v;.-pS;«'«& rainst him.. in a recent in stance wh^^h Groseclose in Seattle, the took plaff ooae-1 ahlP«»-»=^- ael «1.^ S S'"f VfiSS S"er- and a .P« «« »" «"^dSf il^fSSed U'« ^t.STwo^ey 1 the Hen •'PdP- g' 5"^i?'-• ,lCn»U»»Pd .» P aiiiiM , ' ri'vii^r^!?';.: 'T:." t Marine Committee �May 28, 1954 SEAFARERS Pace Sevea LOG ''r- 'X,.- . rfy. I SCHOOL SEGREGATION OUTLAWED—The Supreme Court has .rule'd that the states of the nation do not have the right to separate Negro and white pupils in different public schools. By a unanimous 9-0 vote, the high court held that such segregation of the races is unconstitutional. The court has invited the Attorneys General of the states with segregation laws to submit briefs by nejtt Oct. 1 on the course the court should take in composing a final decree stipulating the mechanics lot carrying out the decision. t t FRANK COSTELLO GETS STIFF SENTENCE—A federal judge threw the book at Frank Costeilo, giving the racketeer income tax cheat five years in prison and a $30,000 fine on three counts of income tax evasion. Costeilo was denied further bail and put behind bars pending appeal to higher courts. t t I t GUATEMALA ARMS SHIPMENTS REPORTED—The State Depart­ ment announced that Russian controlled shipments of arms to Guate­ mala have been made. It said the arms were shipped from the Polish port of Stettin aboard the Swedish owned ship Alfhem. The Alfhem is chartered by an English concern identified as E. E. Dean. The State Department has indicated that the action might possibly be regarded as a threat to the security of the Americans under the terms of the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro. I'- 1 HUK LEADER SURRENDERS SELF—Luis Taruc, Communist leader of the Hukbalahap rebels, has surrendered to the Government. The long-time leader of the terrorist organization that has kept the Philip­ pines in armed conflict since the islands were liberated from Japan in 1945, catne in alone. There had been a $50,000 price on his head, dead or alive. a. i t FRENCH PARLEY AT GENEVA—With the fall of Dienbienphu and the Communists now able to move east to the Red River delta or south to the states of Laos and Cambodia, the French are urgently negotiating at Geneva for a truce. The French truce proposal provides for; (1) In Vietnam, collection of troops on both sides in assigned areas, and national elections supervised by a commission of neutral nations. <2) In Laos and Cambodia, withdrawal of all Communist forces. (3) A guarantee of these terms by the Geneva powers. Mean­ while,-the French are airlifting their wounded from the fallen fortress. ir i> it - • HEARINGS CONTINUE AFTER RECESS—Hearings in the McCarthy-Cohn vs. Stevens-Adams case were recessed for a week and began again Monday. The recess followed the so-called "gag" rule of Presi­ dent Eisenhower who has ordered Administration officials to refuse to testify on any matters involving confidential advice to the executive branch o«-the government. So far in the hearings charges of perjury, leaks and security risks were made, with hints that the White House may have maneuvered behind the scenes on behalf of Secretary of the Army Stevens. The Justice Department plans to study testiinony given at the hearings for possible perjury and questions are beiiif raised concerning the Army's security program. View looking north (toward the Atlantic) at the Gailiard Cut, where the Panama Canal cuts through the hills of .the Continental Divide. Contractor's Hill, at left, is where a huge crack threatens a land­ slide which could close the vital waterway. Some 2-3 million tons of dirt and rock will be removed from the top of . the hill, which is 325 feet above the canal level. Plan Excavafion Of Huge Hill To Avert Landslide In Panama BALBOA—A special board of consultants called in to investigate the possibilities of a landslide which could block the Panama Canal, have produced the verdict that a "poten­ tially dangerous condition exists" at the site. . As a result, plans are going forward to remove some two or three million cubic yards of Ten-Month Hat Strike Ends; All 1,400 Strikers Rehired America. The agreement, upheld the Union's fight for job security BLAST ON CARRIER KILLS 91. INJURES 200—In one of the worst peacetime US nayal disasters, expIoisioiTS of unknown origin ripped by specifying that Norwalk would the lis aircraft carrier Bennington two days ago, bringing death to remain the center of the company's 91 men and injuries to at least 200 more. On her, way to the Nav^ manufacturing operations. The strike began as an outcome air station at Quonset Point, RI, the ^l.OOO-tdn vessel was rocked by the blasts about 75 miles south of Newport. While fires raged for about of company moves, to shift its four hours on the ship,' helicopters carried out their rescue missions, manufacturing operations to an­ landing on the Bennington's deck to pick up the injured and transport other state where it could run them back to shore and waiting ambulances. The blasts occurred on away from th^ union contract and the deck below the hangar deck about 6 AM Wednesday.. A naval court union conditions. When the com­ of inquiry convened yesterday to determiiig the cause of the disaster, j pany refused a job security clause 4" t 4" » NORWALK, Conn.—One of the nation's longest strikes in recent years came to an end last Monday after ten months as members of the United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Work­ ers Union, AFL, voted ap-'t —proval of a new agreement during contract negotiations, 1,400 with the Hat -Corporation of employees went out on strike last July 9. Aside from providing that it would continue operations in Nor­ walk, the company also agreed to give the strikers preference over 400 non-union workers who were hired during the strike. All of the 1,400 strikers will be rehired if they go back to work. In the course of^ the strike the union spent $1,700,000 in benefits foi*'the strikers and their families. YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING What Car Ownership Costs Price tags on cars take a tumble after July 4, which is the end of the big selling season. Prices of used cars have already taken a big drop in the past 15 months— they are down about 40 per cent. New cars have come down a little too, unofficially, since many dealers now cut list prices through over-allowance on trade-ins, or .outright discounts if j^ou haven't got a car to trade; The ^ only open price cut so far -has been on several Nash models. The sharp drop on second-hand cars has increased the spread between new and used models > back to' prewar levels, and has made the used vehicles a more attractive value. Depreciation has become a bigger factor. In the first years after World War II, cars depreciated in value very little. Now, one large manufacturer estimates, the average car loses 2.4 per cent of its value each month, or almost 30 per cent a year. ^Thus, when you buy a new car costing $2,000, you can figure it loses almost $600 of value the first year. But on a used car for $1,000, say one that's two or three years old, your first-year depreciation loss would be less than $300. And on an older vehicle that might cost you $500, your firk-year loss in value woul^ be under $150, and your second year depreciation cost, about $100. Biggest Single Cost ' -Obviously, depreciation is the biggest single cost in car ownership. According; to the American ^ Automobile Association, the motorist who drives his car 10,000 miles a year will spend about $900 on it, in this manner: Depreciation: $442. . " Insurance (fire, theft and $15,000-$30,000 liability pro­ tection): $101. ' Gasoline and oirtat 2.23 cents a mile): $223> . Maintenance: $74. Tires: $51. That's the cost for a family that buys a new car—one^ of the big three lovvest-price full-size makes—and trades it in every two yejirs. Now that's a big bill. Nor does this list of expenses include some hidden costs jof car ownership: financing, parking and garage expenses, toll fees, etc. You really begin to cut the cost of ownership wheq^ a car is two or three years old. A car three years old has the biggest chunk of depreciation squeezed out of it, and the savings are less significant thereafter. \ Buying Used Cars Another money-saver in buying a used car is to pick a make that has medium trade-in value. In buying a new cair, resale value is more important. But if you buy an older car you intend to keep for some time, the initial saving may be more important. Too, the lower the ini­ tial price, the greater your savings on financing the car. Another tip: It's generally more economical ,)^o buy a late-model smaller car than an older big one which will require repairs sooner, and probably costlier repair's. dirt and rock from the top of a 325-foot hill overlooking the Gaillard Cut of the canal. The monu­ mental task of clearing away the rock which, at any moment, could spill right on ships traversing the vital watei-\vay, is expected to take 15 months. Second Highest Point " The trouble arises from, a huge 600-foot crack in a rock ledge over­ hanging the face of Contractor's Hillr which has the second highest elevation of any point along the 50-milb canal route. Gold Hill, its opposite number on the other .side of the canal, is 600 feet high. The level of the Canal is 85 feet above sea level at this point. Although,the board of consult­ ants declared that "immediate steps are necessary" to avert the (Continued on page 17) Written exclusively for THE SEAFARER^ LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying Customary risk in a used car is that you "inherit some­ body else's headache." But if you select wisely and in­ spect carefully, it may be no more than the usual automotive headache. It's generally in the 40,000-60,000 mile range that major repairs arise. A car bought in a 'suburban area or small^ town is more likely to be in better condition at the same mileage than one bought in a city. ^ Small And Simple It's all around economy to buy only as small and simple a make and model as you really need. Particularly be­ ware buying a used car with automatic transmission. If the unit needs an overhaul, as it sometimes does after 25,000 miles, the cost may be as much as $200. Even for a new-car buyer, automatic transmission probably adds to servicS and repair costs, especially in later years. Such automatic transmis^ons are generally most useful for city drivers,who continually stop and go. ' You will also find some used cars equipped with over­ drive. This is a fourth'forward speed with a free-wheeling unit which operates at lower revolutions, thus reducing engine wear and saving gas. An overdrive is more useful for teng-distance driving on fairly fiat terrain. But if you don't have such driving condition.s, it would not be worthwhile paying much extra for a car with overdrive. As you see, a car can be a big eater at your table. You need to buy carefully and use it well to keep down that big depreciation cost especially. '^1 i\ �raccEirht SEAFAR'ERS MCS Plans For New Coast Steward Vote f - -Mt 'S'C Keep Draft Board PoRted SIU headquarters urges all draft-eligible seamen to be sure they keep their local Se­ lective Service boards posted on all changes of address Hirough the use of the post cards furnished at all SIU halls and aboard ships. Failure to keep jour draft board informed of your wBereabouts can cause you to be listed as a delinquent and be drafted into the services with­ out a hearing. The Union in such cases can do nothing to aid Se^arers who fail to com­ ply- • ' "• river, and he has succeeded in helping the shijiowners at the ex­ pense of every man who is sailing in the steward department ... he knows full well that the steward department members are not going to get their retroactive pay because he has sold them out." ' For the present, MCS-AFL remains the only union actually representing any segment of the steward department since "Local 100" is entirely the creature of the West Coast longshore union. MCS-AFL has filed objections to the outcome of the election, which, if upheld, would make it possible for- a new election to be held in three to six ihonths. However, if the objections are not accepted, by the Labor Board, the union could petition for a new vote within a year of the start' of the old one.' TAMPICO —Was it "The Thing" or some prehistoric monster up from the deep? Mexican fishermen were at a loss as to the identity of the 550-pound "sea monster," with long sharp teeth and flippers on its back and belly. > The "monster" was dragged from the sea by the crew of the shrimp boat; Xochitl Elena, 'which docked here recently. The captain of the ship said it was a most rare beast, six feet thick and four feet long. It had flippers on both its back and belly and a half-mbon shaped tail. It took the combined efforts of his six-man crew to land the "mon­ ster," the captain said. Its teeth were long and sharp and its skin so thick harpoons bounced off it sev­ eral times. Whatever it is, none of the crew and no one in the port has been able to identify the-i^imusual sea creature. REMR^M BENEFITS PAID . . , '•eteeteeeoos^ No. Seafarcfs Receiving Benefita thio Period [ 7ff Avcfagc Benefit 8 Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid this Period WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hospital Benefits Paid Since Tulv I. 1950 * Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Disability Beoelits Paid Since May 1; 1952 * i^ernity Benefits Paid.Since AorU 1. 1952 * Vacation Benefita Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 * Total * Dute Benefits Bemmn 00 ^3 fcajifcar^ail WELFARE, VACATION FLAN ASSETS fimrmwA Vacation CashooHnd ^elfuc Vacation Estimated Accounts Receivable* Welfare . US Government Bonds (Welfare) .. .u ' IJ!-'- '• SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS Mexico Tells Of New 'Monster' '^u': fe- CASH BENEFITS SAN FRANCISCO—^Bouncing back from the results of the West Coast steward vote, the MGS-AFL started the machinery moving for a new election after a majority of the steward department men voted for "no-*union." The open shop vote ceeded in selling the steward de­ had been promoted openly by partment down the ' well-known Harry Bridges' "Local 100" which was set up to take over Bridges' dying ally, the National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards. The National Labor Belations Board vote tally showed 1,285 votes for "neither," 743 votes for the MCS-AFL and only 14 votes for the (Communist - dominated NUMC&S. The number of chal'Ignges and void votes was not sufficient to affect the outcome either way. NUMC&S Suicide Examination of the results shows without a doubt that the NUMC&S following was swung into line to vote "neither." In the process, the NUMC&S committed suicide just one jump ahead of the process server. A string of financial judge­ ments against the Communist~ dominated union and other legal action against its officers prompted the move. The result is that steward de­ partment men on West Coast ships are left without union representa­ tion for the time being, since the shipowners are unable to sign a contract until a union has *been certified by the Labor Board.^ As International Organizer Ed Turner put it, "Bridges has suc­ May n, M54 LOG Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS CQI^WTSi wt'smwm mmiim m ^ The Awards Coiumlttee composed^ of five college professors ^vdll meet on Tuesday, June 22nd, to select the vdnners of the scholarships to be given oiit Cinder the'Seafarers' Welfare Plan for the school year commencing September, d AT SIU HEADQUARTERS 4thAve. t 20th St. • Brooldyn 1954. ' As of this witing, there is a total of 24 applicants for the scholarships, but of iddch 15 were eligible^ Of the 15 eliglbles, only 7 have sat. for the written examination. The refining 8 eligibles were sent applications to take Swop yarns or watch the fights on television with your old ship­ mates at the Port C Coll—YOUR union-owned and union-operated bar. Bring your friends — where you're always welcome. And the tab won't fracture that payoff. the examination on May 22nd, tha last examination date. M /Wl Submitttd OWNED AND OPERATED . by Ih* A1 .Kerr, AssistAut Administrator . • • ailcl, remember lOiis.. b SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ATUAITIC AND GUIP DISTRICT A.PX All these are yoiirs without contributing a single nickel on your part —Collecting SIU bene­ fits is easy, whether it's for hospital, birth, disability or death—You get first-rate penional service immediately through your Union's repreMntatives; iwto fff/V'j Jo uiiJ iuerili/i mmiont not/ .'isq icju,';,' ini-' 00Xiba �"l?r Mar S8, MM SEAFARERS LOG Pace mna S lU Barbers Trim 100 Heads A Week Opened for business a year ago next week, the barber shop on the second deck of SIU headquarters in Brooklyn is an­ other Union-sponsored service which has proven to be extremely popular with Sea--^ ^arers. clipped off even before they ven­ If the statistics mean any­ ture out again to greet old ship­ thing, approximately 5,200 heads have been trimmed to the tune of the barber's shearsittnd some 3,200 beards of assorted degrees of shagginess havie received the minis­ trations of the old-fashioned straight-edged razor favored by tonsorial artist^. Above all, however, the conveni­ ence of the barber shop establish­ ment in the Union hall, which is located jpust off the billiard room where noyices with a cue-stick get • trimming of another variety, has been demonstrated over and over again. No Time Lost ' Seafarer-Casanovas ho longer spend valuable time waiting to be groomed by barbers elsewhere around town; the time between job calls—with the hiring hall just hailing distance awajr—can usually be neatly utilized for a stint in the barber chair. Those coming off ships to register favor the plate because they can get their heady growth of jjsiweral weeks or months mates with tales of the latest trip. The only noticeable lack regard­ ing the SIU shop is the customary barber pole. Unwilling to plant one outside the building and make it look like a barber college, the Union bias had to dispense with this decoration because of the loca­ tion of the shop on an upper floor. Air-Condltioned Shop One other unusuaT aspect of the SIU tonsorial parlor is the provi­ sion for air-conditioning during the summer months when.every­ body gets hot around the collar anyway, and even more so when trussed up in a barber chair in the traditional manner. In New York City at least, air-conditioning is rarely seen in the small shops and is a comfort usually found only in the larger establishments located in major hotels and rail teri^inals. When that structure is com­ pleted, the SIU hall in Baltimore will also feature a built-in barber shop to service the Seafarers and branch officials in the port. Seafarer R. Sian wiper, gets a fast shoe shine, while Bernard Friedman, AB, gets his hair clipped in the Union's modern barber shop on the second deck at headquarters. The cruise ship, Yarmouth is shown on her former run to Nova Scotia for the Eastern Steamship Company. The vessel has been sold and will operate under foreign flag out of Miami to the Caribbean. Yarmouth Sold, On Miami Run That orphan of the storm, the liner Yarmouth, which has been sold and unsold a few times in the last few months, has been sold for good this time. The 5,000-ton passenger vessel has been peddled by Eastern Steamship to the McCormick Steamship Corporation of Miami and will enter the:*^ cruise service under the Pana­ from the SIU and was dropped Now it appears the Yarrnqpth is manian, not the Liberian, flag. with the next rumor b«ng that a going to Florida after all this time. Meanwhile, the Yarmouth's sister ship, the Evangeline, is being whipped into shape by SIU shore gangs and will-take on an SIU crew for Eastern Steamship's reg­ ular summer cruise run to Nova Scotia. The company had also planned to transfer the Evangeline to foreign flag but the transfer has been held up by the Maritime Ad­ ministration along witji other ap­ plications as a result of protests by the SIU and other maritime unions. Heading For Florida Present plqns call for the ship to go to Florida about June 1. It would run between Miami and the Caribbean islands of Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba on nine-day cruises as ^ell as shorter runs to Havana and Nassau. In addition the new company, owned by a Canadian-in­ dustrialist, has another vessel scl^eduled for the same service, also under the. Panamanian flag. Previously, the Yarmouth's fu­ ture plans had wavered back and forth fi'om day to day. First the ship was supposed to go under bareboat charter to the P&Q line. Then the company got appifoval to transfer it to the Liberian flag and announced it would run the vessel between Boston and Nova Scotia on its normal run. This plan drew considerable fire Cartoon History Of The SIU West Coast outfit would buy the The ship is scheduled to be turned ship for use on a passenger run over to her new owners some time from San Francisco to Hawaii. today for the trip south. Schedule Change Forces Crew To Call Off Del Sud Picnic NEW ORLEANS—Rerouted unexpectedly to pick up cargo in Houston, the Pel Spd (Mississippi) sailed foreign again this month, as the scheduled crew picnic became a casualty of the developments. The cancelled affair, an participants, plus a regular base­ annual outing sponsored by ball game, dancing and other enter­ the SIU crewmembers of the vessel, with the crew, inembers. oi their families and Seafarers on the beach as guests, was rescheduled for July 3, when the Del Sud re­ turns from her run to South Amer­ ica. Sailed. Early It was originally set for Satur­ day, May 15, in Audubon Park, but the ship sailed for Houston a day earlier. This was the first time the ship has gone coastwise since September 9, lii51. One of the highlights of the SIU social season" in this- port, the Del Sud picnic each year, features plenty of food and drink for all SItJ Pay HUg iVeir High tainment. The ballgame this year was to feature a Seafarers' aggre­ gation against a squad fielded by a local brewery, and the dancing, as usual, paced by Papa Celestin's famed Dixieland jazzband. The change in the sailing sched­ ule which forced postponement of the festivities was a big disappoint­ ment for all hands. News of the shift came on the vessel's arrival here May 13, with the Seafarers set with an estimated outlay of $1,000 from the crew's fund and a series of well-laid plans to really pour it on to make the 1954 picnic the biggest yet. They'll have their chance July 3 on their return here. 1 ''^1 iVo« S4 ^ >1 Ji j#J .'^uL'-,,, r^Vv'K'- Moving-to affect a general pay increase for the mem­ bership, on June 16, 1949, the SIU notified all con­ tracted operators of its desire to open talks on a $7.50 clothing allowance for all ratings. The across-theboard boost headed the Union's agenda on contract Items' and bad the membership's full 8up|>ort, Within hours after they had received the Union tele­ gram asking negotiations on the $7.50 pay hike, 17 major companies had signed agreepients approving the increase. Ten days later, all 50 SlU-contracted opecator.; had okayed the proposal, which was put into effect retroactive to June 17. The boost in take-home pay for all Seafarers brought the wages of average ratings, such as AB, oiler and fireman-watertender. to a new high of $233.51 per month. TJie solid backing of the membership had won the Increase without the necessity of even one bargaining setssic'i with the shipowners. 'il �I \' " SiC ;$:•: vt'^V'- •: " Fare Ten •-::v :v ' ^ . :• •• SEAFARERS LOG May 28, 1954 > PORT ttEPORTS......... should rush to New York to grab Lake Charles: James Dpdson, Warren Whitmer, Son Francisco: a ship, as we still have more than Earl Brittain, Thomas Anderson, enough men on the beach to fill Tony Mastantuno, Samuel Doyle, all available jobs, and some of Herbert E. Grant, Hinrich Wiese them have been around for quite and Joseph Michael. a spell. We had one ship go into Our man of the week is Brother Shipping is still very slow in -the Lloyd Thomas, who has been a Shipping in the Port Pf San •temporary lay-up, the Hilton of From way down In the land of port of Baltimore and I am sure member of the SIU since 1938. He Francisco has been very good for the Bull Line, but we understand frog legs, cane brakes and good fish­ that it will stay that way for the is one of our oldtime bosuns. He the past two-week period and. the she will crew up again in a few ing, we report that things have next several weeks. We are getting has seen the benefits that we have future looks very good. days. been moving along slowly for the a break, though, Saturday, as we gained over the last fifteen years The Marine Cooks and Stew­ Ships Faying Off past few weeks with only a few are crewing up the Albion and the and would not sail with any other ards election, of interest to'many Ships paying off were the Caro­ jobs going out. Catherine both Dry Trans vessels. outfit other than the SIU. He says, brothers who have friends b'elong- lyn, Suzanne, Kathryn, Frances, Calling into this area and each The Albion is going to Greece and "i know of no other organization ing to this organization, was held, Show Me Mariner, Angelina and taking a man or so were the French the Catherine is going to Israel. in the labor movement which has with the result that the MC&S Hilton of ^ull; Steel King of Isth- Creek, Fort Hoskinsj-.Bradford Is­ failed to win the mian; Robin Hood of Seas; North­ land, Winter Hill, Government We do have a couple of tankers done so much for its membership election due* to western Victory of Victory Car­ Camp, Cantigny, Council Grove around here that we hope to crew as far as wages, welfare benefits, the fact that a riers; Bents Fort, Royal Oak, and the Salem Maritime, all of up in a couple of etc., that can remotely compare majority number French Creek, Chiwawa, Bradford Cities Service. A stranger called weeks, but from with the benefits the members of of votes was not Island and Paoli of Cities Service; a definite stand­ In, the Ponce of the SIU derive. cast for either Golden City of Waterman; Law­ point, the outlook Puerto Rico, "I know at the present time that union on the ba>: rence Victory of Mississippi, and doesn't look too which ovdinarily shipping is slow, but I am sure that lot. We cannot the Bull Run of Petrol Tankers. bright. We have runs from Fla. to once the waterfront beefs are predict the fu­ a lot of men on Puerto Rico. squared away, shipping will be Ships signing on were the Steel ture as we do Recorder of Isthmian; Robin Trent the beach, so that One of the broth­ back to normal. At this time I not know what of Seas, and the Show Me Mariner, you fellows can ers on her, Thom­ would like to assure the younger Griffin steps will be Royal Oak, French Creek, Golden readily underas Collins, was members of our organization, that stand that Thomas sick and . had to we have seen times a hundred per­ taken on the outcome of the elec­ City and Northwestern Victory. have an overenter the hospital cent worse than what they are now, tion, so we must adopt the watch In-transit vessels were the Mahabundyice of manpower here. If and with the leadership that we and wait policy. here for a few Durney you can see your way clear to have, they Have nothing to fear." Ships paying off in the port kato Victory of Victory Carriers; days and was the Alcoa Runner and Partner of ship out of some other port, 1 were the Orion Comet and Sea Alcoa; Steel Admiral, Steel Trav­ later transferred to another hospi­ Earl Sheppard would advise you to do just this. Monitor of Orion and the Sea eler, Steel Flyer and Steel Scien­ tal. We hope that he is now fully Baltimore Port Agent Ships paying off here in the last Comet II of Ocean Carriers. recovered and back to work. t t t The Orion Comet of Orion was tist of Isthmian; Alexandra of Car­ two-week period were the BethThe Bull Run of Petrol Tankers tas; Seamar of Calmar; Topa Topa, Savannah: the only ship signing on for the Raphael Semmes, Antinous, Fair- reported in for payoff and the Del coaster and Oremar of Calmar; Steel Worker, Steel Scientist and past two-week period. isle and pe Soto of Waterman; Campo of Mississippi came into Those ships inTtransit included Steel Traveler of Isthmian; Potrero Seatrains Savannah, Texas, New Port Arthur and took four men. the Afoundria, the J. B. Water­ York, Georgia and New Jersey of Hills of Phila Marine; Captain Na­ , In Hospital man, the Andrew Jackson and the thaniel B. Palmer of American Seatrain; Elizabeth of Bull and\he The only brother reported in the Waterways; Fairport of Watemlan; Shipping in the port for the past Fairland, all of Waterman, the Robin Locksley of Seas. hospital was Pete Karras who was Feltore, Marore, Santore, Chilore two weeks has not been too good Pennmar, the Yorkmar and thp on the Winter Hill of Cities Serv­ Claude Simmons and Baltqre of Ore; Carolyn of Bull but we have hopes that it will pick Portmar of Calmar and the Coe ice and was injured while leaving , Asst. Sec.-Treas. Victory of Victory Carriers. and Winter Hill of Cities Service. up in the near future. the port. In the hospital for a few. Oldtimers on the beach are J. Ships signing on were the Steel s. t. No ships -were paid off or signed days, he was able to travel to his Wprker, Steel Scientist, Feltore, on at the port in the past two McDonough, E. Griffin, D. Hutto, Philadelphia: home in Beantown. We wish him R. Davis, J. Smith, H. Hill, E. Fairport, Santore, Winter Hill, weeks. a speedy recovery. Shaffer, W. Brown,' N. Wexler, Chilore, Bethcoaster and Baltore. Those In-transit were the RoAll is quiet on the labor front as P. Hudgins, J. Simons, C. Doroba Jp-transit vessels were the Ines sario of Bull, the far as beefs are concerned but the and F, Wasmer and Kathryn of Bull; Iberville, Alcoa Planter of big issue-of the so-called "right-toIn the Marine Hospital are SalChickasaw, Topa Topa and Antin- Alcoa, .the Steel work bill" is still in the concern of Shipping for the Port of Phila­ vatore Guiffre, O. Gustavsen, J. ous of Waterman; Alcoa Pointer Surveyor of Isth­ Childs, C. Neumaier, Ho Yee Chodf delphia has taken, a "little reverse us all. The bill was introduced in and Alcoa Roamer of Alcoa; Steel mian, Seatrains P. S. Yuzon, F. Fondia, J. Perreira, action in the past week and we the present session of the State King of Ithmian; Sea Nan of Strat­ New York and 1 A. M. Resales, D. O'Rourke, S. Sue find ourselves again on the feast Legislature on May 19. Savannah of Seaford and Robin Hood of Seas. On the local political front the or famine status, only this week it and-Leo j. Kennedy. Port Gets Scare train, the Robin is. famine. Afjer a couple of months chips are down and labor has lined Tom Banning We had quite a scare the other Mowbray of Seas of a shipping boom in which we up behind the people who can help San Francisco Fort Agent day. We received word that there Shipping, the shipped just about all comers, we us. It looks like -a tight race for were a couple of men killed on the Steel Director of Sellers find ourselves with' a beach well some of the- jobs, but we are all Chilore of Ore, I am glad to report Isthmian and the New York: stacked with all ratings. We hope pulling'to get cur people in office. that after checking the ship we Southern States of Southern. Meter Madness this slack is just temporary but at In the Marine hospital are F. found out that they were not our Incidentally, this lovely city has this writing, we have no informa­ men and I do want to express my Paylor, P. Bland, J. Littleton, gone hog wild over pirking meters tion as to when the Arlyn, which W. C. Bedgood, J. B. Sellers, M. sympathy for the two Chileans who is in idle status here, may call a and the good city fathers are stick­ were killed. It seems as though Goins, H. C. Kemp, R. Carrolton, Business Is continuing on the crew. We do kimw that the skipper ing meters up everywhere one they were on a pilot boat when T. D. Adams, C. L. Middleton, she ran into the propeller of the S. N. Hurst, J. Daniels, I. M. Pea­ upgrade in the Port of New York is still aboard which gives us some looks. Pretty soon one will have .to Chilore. I want to express my ap­ cock, A. L. Fricks, J. Bush and and shipping has improved steadily hope that she may call any day go to Texas to find room to park. < Among the oldtimers here are in the last two-week period. Ship­ how. preciation to the crewmembers R. L. Booker. A. A. Hancock, E.' Crowley, Sam Now for a little of the lighter Oldtimers on the beach include ping was better for all three de­ who took up a donation for the Evans, H. J. Dumey, R. A. Law, side. Although the shipping has John Henry Morris, Hoss Beale, partments in the past two weeks. widows of these, two men. The collection amounted to the sum of "Pot Licker" Jones, Arthur Fricks The greatest increase was in group been a little slow the past week, Dale Williams, Harvey Guenther, • one > steward department ratings the local boys are taking their try E, Foreman, P. Brady, B. Tolbert, $216.00 which goes to prove that and Jack Farrow. That's about the picture of the which had been moving very slowly at the hay burners across the. river B. G. Ladd, E. Anderson and M. even though the boys were sl-.ort Ward. at Garden State. for some time. of funds, they went all out in ex­ port for the present. Sure am hungry for some frogs A. S. CarduIlO Jeff Morrison This increase in shipping does pressing their sympathy. legs. Going out tonight to try and Philadelphia Foi-t Agent Savannah Fort Agent not mean, however, that everyone The Baltimore Federation of La­ get some of these elusive creatures bor political action committee, of for the frying pan] which we are a member, has come Leroy Clarke out with a slate headed by Mr. Lake Charles Port Agent Byrd for Governor. They have also endorsed Edward Garmatz, Samuel Friedel, George Fallon and Paul Menk for Congress. There are WILMINGTON. CalM.... .505 Marine Ave. FORT WILLI AM.... lt8>A Syndicate Ave. SIU, A&G District Ontario Phone: 3-3231 Ernest Tiiley. Agent Terminal 4-2874 many more candidates that they 103 Durham St. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. HEADQUARTERS . 679 4th Ave.. Bkiyn. PORT COLBORNR Ontario . phone: 5591 have endorsed. There is no ques­ Earl Sheppard. Agent Mulberry 4540 SECRETARY-TREASURER TORONTO. OnUfrle 872 King St. E. Paul HaU. tion in my mind that when these BOSTON 276 State St. EMplre 4-5719 ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS VICTORIA, BC 617H. Cormorant St. men are elected they will do every­ James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 .Wobert Matthews Joe Alglna / Empire 4531 2Ut 4t Mechanic Claude Simmons * - Joe Volplan thing in their power for the benefit GALVESTON VANCOUVER] BC 969 HamUton St. Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 WiUlam Hail I covered the Marymar, a Cal­ Paclflc 7824 of the maritime industry, which is LAKE CHARLES. La -.1418 Ryan St. SYDNEY. NS! ..304 Charlotte St. mar scow, and who would have Phono 6-S744 SUP . Phone 6346 bur primary interest in conjunction Leroy Clarke. Agent 20 Elgin St. thought it, the boys were bragging: 1 South Lawrence St. HONOLULU.......^..... 16 Merchant St. BAGOTVILLB. Quebec with their welfare of labor in its MOBILE Phone: 545 Cal Tanner. Agent Phone 2-1734 Phone 9-8777 THOROLD. Ontario 88 St. Davids St. about the way she feeds. More entirety. Don't forget fellows, that NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. PORTLAND ; 633 N. W. Everett St. CAnal 7-3202 than that, the ship is the cleanest those of you and your friends who Lindiey Williama. AgentMagnolia 6112-8113 Beacon 4336 QUEBEC. ......113 Cote De La Montague Calmar scow I have ever seen, and Quebec Phone: 2-7078 HU;UMOND, CALHT.... '.. 257 5th St.have-not registered to vote, do so NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn t : Phone 2599 SAINT JOHN...... 177 Prlifce William St, even then there were a few minor NB Phone: 8-5332 HYacinth 9-6600 SAN FRANC1SCO:......-,450 Hatriaon St. at your first opportunity. bet.'fs of small Importance... v ....127-129 Bank St. I Douglas 2-8363 We have the following men in NORFOLK ten Rees. Agent The crew was very happy ovw Phone 4-1083 SEATTLE..............,.... 2305 1st Ave. Great Lakes District PHILADELPHIA....; 337 Market St. the hospital for the last week: Ar­ S. Cardullo, Agent Main 0360 ALPENA 7-163S 133 W. Fletcher the situation and I find this real mando Vargas, John Botelho, SAN FRANCISCO .. ...450Market Harrison St. WILMINGTON ..........80S Marine Ave. Phone: 1238W nice to write about. I hope that in T. Banning. Agent. / Terminal 4-3131 2-5475 BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St. Ralph Palmer, Michael Duco, Marty Brelthoff, West Coast Douglas Representative NEW yoRK......e79 4tb Ave., Brooklyn Phone: Cleveland 7391 the future other crews and other George Pipinos, Linus Twite, Rob­ PUEHTA de TIERRA. PR Pel5y"5T--La I 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE companies give me something STerUng 8-4671 CLEVELAND Phone: Main 1-0147 ert Scales, Robert L. Lambert, SAVANNAH*®"' SAVANISH .. . .. . 1 Abercorn St. DETROIT ;i038 3rd St. along these lines to write about Canodion District Agent Phone 3-1728 Headquarters Phone: Woodvvard 1-6897 when I cover a ship on a payoff Walton Hudson, William Kunka, SEATTLE 9700 1st Ave MONTREAL. ...-. 531 W. Michigan St. '.m St James St. West DULin'H. Jeff GlUettb. Agent Elliott 4334 Phone:. Melrose 3-4110 OIJ,(aignri)Diri;iM la-JDilW) tn) n. FX<ate»u 8181 tAMTAXBOSnSll N. F?inklln^ Baltimore: Fast, Fainro Shipping Seen Good In Frisco Hall Crews Up Two Vessels Going Foreign Polllles And Parking Meiers Enliven Port Slew ShipiiiBg Seen In Geergla Seapert is^f;.-' . t^'* Shipping Slows Down In Ponnsylvania Port ^ n. All Depls. Benefit In Nq Shipping Snrge \k I Vr sm MAJLt Ray ;^hl?e, .Ass»t': PBons a-iSM! MAUKA^. NA..fCHICAGO Y 3381 Fhousi .St "I? ' »4|^3)^iA.(GoiHaleii »).i I �:..r->-:^:Wr.'---.'?..-'t'!; "M.W V-V-" • -y^- SEAFARERS l««r 28; l»Si . ';• "' LOG ...•M Page Elevea .........PORTREPOBTS ^chilet tonion's Hall Tft Gel Face LMtlag Soon Shipping in the port for the past Oouple of weeko remained fairly good with about 138 men shipped to regular Jobs and 107 'shipped to Various relief Jobs in and around the harbor. We had a total of seven payoffs, five sign-ons, plus sevep ships in 'transit during the two week period. . Ships paying off were the Wild Banger of Watermhn, which laid up dye to lack of cargo, the Cor­ sair, Pilgrim, Cavalier, Patriot, all of Alcoa, the Claiborne and Mon­ arch of the Sea, of Waterman. Signing on were the John C of Dover, Pilgrim and Patriot .of Alcoa, Lafayette of Waterman, and Mary Adams of Bloomfield. In transit were the John Kulukundis, Antinous, Mary Adams, Steel Director, Del Vlento, Steel Flyer, and Iberville. All payoffs,, sign-ons, and intransit jobs were in good shape with only run-pf-the-miU" minor beefs on any of them which were soon settled to the satisfaction of the crews .concerned. Shipping prospects for the com­ ing two we^ look good with the following ships due. to . hit the prfrt either for pa'y.o,f f s or intransit: Warhawk, Chickasaw; Antinous, MTa iden Creek," Ldsalle, Bienville, 'Clai-" borne and Mon­ arch of the Sea, of Waterman, and Banger, Clipper, Polaris, Runner, Puritail,, Pennant and Corsair of Alcoa.^ At this time'.we have only a cou­ ple of brothers in the Marine hos­ pital, H. Longcynski and Willie Reynolds. Be sdre and drop around or write these boys while over that way. A few of the oldtimers cur­ rently on the beach In Mobile now Include R. Merritt, C. L. Norris, A. F. Wright, Sid Ghale, C. H. Fox, E. P. Bailey, A. Haramac, L. C. MOrrow, J. Green, J. Fricarrotta,'A. Higham, W. C. Vandersall and F. Widegren. In the near future the pall will get a face lifting with present plknls calling for a complete paint­ ing of the entire hall and renovat­ ing and touching up where needed. This was proposed at the last meeting and we expect to' get started around the first of the coming week. This is the first time since 1949 and it wiil be a big Improvement. • Allied Unions Busy The Marine Allied Workers various divisions around the port are in pretty " good shape with enough work to keep most of the crafts busy. ThF pilot boats natu­ rally keep busy all the time as even in slow shipping these boyS are on the lookout for incoming ships all the time. The tugboats are doing fairly well with enough shipping in the harbor to keep most of the tugs busy. The ship­ yard workers are finding it spotty with a few ships this week and none the next, but all in all aren't doing too bad. The vacuum gang workers who clean the holds of the dust boats with , gigantic vacuum machines are doing fairly well as Alcoa has a couple nf dust ships coming in each' week." The Alcoa shoregang. and the ship storing gangs normal^ work, a 40-hour weeki and everyone seems to be happy., On the politicid scene' stnannd the election is scheduled for June 1st. These con­ cern the candidates who failed to get a majority over their -op­ ponents in the May 4th primary, and while all our major candidates won with a dear majority in the primary, we are interested in a few of the candidates in the runoff who will be able to help us. All mem­ bers-are urged to get an absentee ballot if they expect to be out of the city during the election. For our Seafarer of the week we nominate Brother John Paul Morris. Brother Morris joined the SID in Norfolk, "Virginia, in 1944, but has shipped out of the Mobile area since 1945 usually in the rat­ ing of deck maintenance or bosun. His last ship was the Alcoa Corsair where he served as bosun's mate. Brother Morris is- married,- no children, and while on the beach usually can be found fishing, his favorite sport. Morris also tried a few months in the shoregangs around the port. "When asked what he thought was the greatest advance made by our Welfare Plan, he said in his opin­ ion the disability plan is tops as it gives oldtimers a feeling of-secur­ ity knowing that thdr Union will look after- them when they are unable to work. Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent been raining off and on, flooding New Orleans: many towns along the coast be­ cause of the excessive downpour. A large pond in Peabody, north of Boston, swelled 12 feet and crushed its floodgates, pouring two to six Shipping* has been very good for feet of water over large sections of This port has taken on the as­ pects of a tanker' port in the - last the past two weeks, keeping pace the city. ' James Sheehan' two weeks with a half-dozen tank­ with the last five weeks. In that Boston Fort Agent ers calling here with molasses. time we have shipped six full Cities Service is operating four crews and we expect to ship'three 4 4 4 more crews to Libertys Coming out Galveston: tankers on the molasses run, all of which helped the shipping situ-^ of layup in the next couple of ation considerably. weeks. The Tpgalam of Seatrade paid During this period the Del Valle off, while signing on were the" and Del Sud (Mississippi), the Steel Director (Isthmian), the DeWestern Trader of Western Navi­ gation, Cecil N. Bean of Dry Trans, Shipping in the port has picked Soto, Iberville and Chickasaw Transatlantic of Pacific Waterways up a little in the past two weeks (Waterman), and the- Compass (Compass) paid off here. and Trojan Trader of Trojan. and the future looks promising. Ships in transit were the MadaSigned On Paying off were the Neva West ket and J. B. Waterman of Water­ of Bloomfield and the Republic of The Del Viento, Del Campo and man; Pennmar of Calraar, and the Trafalgar. Del Sud (Mississippi) and the Coe Victory of Victory Carriers. Signing on was the Mary Adams Compass signed on. George L. Hayes is one of the of Bioomfield, which also crewed Ships calling in transit included boys around the hall at this time. up. . the Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Pennant, George is 30 years Ships in-transit were the South- Alcoa Corsair and Alcoa Pilgrim old, married, and em Districts of Southern Steam­ (Alcoa); the Steel Rover, Steel makes his home ship, the Faifisle Surveyor and Steel Flyer (Isth­ in Vancouver, of Waterman, the mian); the Del Viento and Del Sud Washington. He Seacliff of Coral, , (Mississippi); the Fairisle, Alawaii, joined the SIU in the Del Campo Mobilian, Claiborne and Monarch New York in and Del Valle of of the Sea (Waterman); Neva West 1948 and sails in Mississippi, the (Bloomfield); Logans Fort, Council the deck depart­ Mae of Bull Line, Grove, Salem Maritime and Lone ment, preferring the Alexandria of Jack (Cities Service); Seacliff to ship from the Hayes Carras, the Val (Coral) and Edith (Bull). West Coast. Chem of Valen­ Union Battle t it 4" George thinks all the services of­ tine Tankers and Sasseville The State Legislature is now in fered by the SIU through the WHmingfoh: the Seatrains Welfare Plan are splendid, espe­ Texas, Georgia, Louisiana and New session in Baton Rouge and the anticipated battle between the cially the maternity benefits, which Jersey of Seatrain. he had occasion to collect not so Old timers on the beach include would-be union busters and the ; long ago. His "last ship w^as the M. V, Hoy, J. Haynes, A. Manuel, trade union movement is on. As Ragmar Naess and he is itching to J. Rawlins, R. Sasseville, A. had been feared; a bill to outlaw Shipping from the fairest port 'jn get out again soon. Adomaitis, R. James, W. Knapp, the union shop in Louisiana was Jeff Gillette California is definitely on the slow B. Luna, W. Vickers, A. Sandino, introduced under the sugar-coated Seattle Port Agent bell and has been for the past two N. Magash, F. Pedraza, J. Paulette, title of a "right-to-work" law. The phony name given to the weeks with only the hope that B. C. Lynn, F. Fisher, W. R. Dixon, 4 4> bill is deliberately misleading things will improve. and J. Thompson. Boston: Presently in the Marine hospital since it actually gaursntecs no There was only one payoff in the are A. T. Utterbeck, Earl McKen- one's right to work, but instead is past 'two weeks. The Coe "Victory dre, Virgil Bolton, Carl Jackson, aimed at breaking down trade i of "Victory Carriers was a clean J. Markopolo, Robert Brown, C. S. union agreements so anyone lucky ship to pay off with a good crew Dick, J. H. Dudley, .L,_Albritton, enough to get a job will have to on her. The only drawback " was Shipping has not been up to par C. Barboza, F. E. Nelson, J. H. work at slave wages. that we were able to put only seven Seafarers who live in Louisiana the past two weeks, but we are Brandon and J. Snell. new" men on her'. anjd ship out of this port have been, . Keith Alsop The Young America is expected hoping for more action in the com­ cooperating with Galveston Port Agent ing period. in shortly and we , hope we . will other local unions The Queenston Heights of Seahave a few jobs on her. in a letter-writr The best news- we have had in trade paid off and Idgned right on ing campaign to this port for the past few days again, while in-transit vessels were advise their par­ ish legislators of came in with the last issue of-the the Antinous, Raphael Semmes, their opposition SEAFARERS LOG that-had the Topa Topa and De Soto of Water­ Headquarters again wishes to the bill. All list of names for men having un­ man, artd the Robin Locksley and to remind all Seafarers that bona fide labor claimed pay from the Mississippi Robin Sherwood of Seas. The Orion Comet docked in San payments of funds, for what­ organizations in Shipping Company. Several of the ever Union purpose, be made the state have men have been in to find out how Francisco after a seven-month trip Devirgileo to the Far East and the fellows only to authorized A&G repre­ joined together to write for the money. • froni Boston have been returning sentatives and that an official in an organization known as Happy are we to report" thkt home. They are very glad to be Union receipt be gotten at thajt United Labor Organization of there are no men in the hospital at back in Beantown. J. Donovan, time. If no receipt is offered, Louisiana to fight the bill. the present time and we hope this one of the men aboard the Orion be sure to protect yourself by Again, we call upon all members will continue to be' the case for Comet, just reached home when immediately bringing the mat­ to get behind labor in this battle , some time to come. his wife presented him with a baby ter to the attention of the sec­ to preseVve union rights every­ E. B. Tilley boy. retary-treasurer's office. where in the labor movement. This Wilmington Port Agent For the past two 'w^eks it has is important to all of us because it is important to the union move­ ment as a whole. Isthmian Steamship Company has completed moving its opera­ tion to a new site. Isthmian now is located at Public Commodity Warehouse Wharves 7 and 8 bt the Shipping Figures May 5 to May 19 end of Napoleon Aue. The new addition to New Or-, V BEG. REG. REG. TOTAL SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL leans' port facilities was completed PORT DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. DECK ENG. STEW.SHIPPED in January. It is 1,000 feet long Btiston ..r.... 24 14 19 57 9- ' 3 3 15 and 248 feet wide and Has facilities New York 124 116 93 333 86 66 66 218 for loading and unloading direct Philadelphia . 65 55 44 164 38 . 39 from railroad car or truck to ship 32 109 and from ship to dockside carrier. Baltimore 77' 62 46 185 46 46 , 122 30 Seafarers recently discharged Norfojk r... ... ............ j7 10 36 3 .5 5 13 from the USPHS hospital here and Savannah ...............,y. 15 . 12 12 39 9: " 5; 23 9 expecting to be ready to ship out Tampa 1.. 10 17 > 16 ' 43 5 : 4 14 5 soon include B. Foster, C. Cobb, Mobile 63. ; . 46 52 161 53. 44. 39 136,, S. Piner, Jr., and W. E. Swilley. J. Latapie, R. DevirgileO, W. GllNew Orleans .r.84 77 86 247 85 67 •96 248 bertson, J. Hull, F. Martin, F. 19 66 26 i 28 . Galveston v.... 30 17 26 80 Fields, D. Walker and P. Heulu 16 65 50 30 Seattle ^ 25 ; , 24 31 111 were recently admitted to the hos­ 22 . , 69 33 32 26 pital and are still undergoing Sain Fraincisco ..,y. 19 28, . 91 treatmeht. -•.;.i.6 ' .'V38 •- , 7. " .2 " '6 Wilmington ..JI20 . 12,, 15 iisPBtrn I ji' (.'liliTBi« 03 ttWli t »^»«71 •441 3T4'3* .'^',195'"' Seattle: Top Shipping Expected Te Maintain Even Pace Glly Looks Like Tanker Perl As Molasses Runs Future Shipping Looks Promising In Texas UnclafniMi Wage Lists Good Hows To Crows Orion Comet Hits US After 7-Montb Voyage Sure to Get Dues Heeeipts • -". ... - •• Jl-l' - S-.. .TL r. •i, •••? .'4 I 1 I • ,11 �' K:: p' •• Pare Twelra ji- . SEAFARERS LOG May t8. 1954 fr'::'''' *!-'-• Efflfex;-- P- MEET THE SEAFARER IN THE WAKE '.V-' In classical anfl Celtic legend; the Fortunate Isles or Isles of the Blest were islands in the Western (Atlantic) Ocean. There the souls of favored mortals were received by the gods and lived happily in paradise. The belief in the islands long persisted, but eventually dis­ appeared as explorers dared to sail to uncharted parts of the world and overturned the myth. The Canaries and the Madeira Islands were identified as the legendary islands for many centuries. ;•-.< J? • v; •; •'.;.W-. Op-i- • 1^- • ii;";.- . ^• pife'ipr'- "SV :{ main floating on the surface are WALTER MITCHELL, electrician caller flotsam while jetsam refers One of the young oldtlmers of of war to Oran oh one trip before' to goods thrown' overboard which the SIU Is Seafarer Walter Mitchell, sink and remain under water. Question; How much gekr do you who has spent 11 of his 34 years heading back to the States. Ligan designates those goods which Mitchell, however, was off again take with you when you ship? go down with, a vesshl or which with the Union, sailing every ocean and shipping on the Arthur Hoi-' are sunk" in the sea and have • of the worlci and all seven of Its bert, where he ran into some war John Brady, oiler: I don't take seas. buoy or floating object attached to in the Pacific. The ship was run­ them as a mark of ownership or too much gear with me usually, Mitchell had an unusual combat ning alone a couple of days off the because I don't career (during World War II, seeing Philippines, carrying general car­ in that order that they may be need or use too no action whatshevor .while spend­ found again. When found, ligan much. All I need ing two years In service, but get­ go, . munitions and; trj^cka, when a must be returned to the owner, pair of Jap Zeroes bufst through a Is about three ting into plenty of it while sailing while the others must be returned cloud cover and let go.. , sets of work SIU ships during the latter part'of only if the owner makes a proper The only ddmage done was a clothes for the the hostilities. After starting his claim. i 4« 4" three-foot hole in No. 1 hold and runs, which come maritime career In 1937, the Sea­ 4 t i The Levant is the name for the to about 35 farer had his profession temporar­ some battered cargo, with no one The SIB-manned tanker Bent'i eastern' Mediterranean coastlands pounds or one ily Interrupted after four years by suffering a ;icratch as the planes from Egypt to Greece, particularly Fort (Cities Service) got its name suitcase full of tJttcle Sam's call to the Army. He were driven off.' those of Asia Minor and Syria, and from an old mountain trading post Runs Aground clothes. That Is was Inducted In 1941 and spent the is often applied to ships of that in the southwest US, founded by all I need except for oiie change Mitchell has had a rather Inter­ next two years In the Coast Artil­ region, which are called Levan 'William Bent and his ! partners lery in Texas and Massachusetts. esting seafaring life right from the tines to denote their origin. The about 1832. Locabed on. the north of civilian clothes. 4" 4" i However, things really began to beginning. His first maritime job word is derived from the French bank'of the Arkansas River, some Andy Messana, galleyman: I take happen when he was dlcharged was aboard the tug Nancy Moran lever, which literally means rising, seven miles east of prtsent-day La and is applied to mean sunrising Juanita, CoL, Bent's-Fort partici­ along plenty of dress clothes from service In 1943 anci started In 1937, which was engaged In tow­ ing barges to Bermuda. Walt start­ shipping with the SIU. as well, so that Levant refers to pated in both mbuiltain fur trade wherever I go. Although he was out of the ed as a fireman on that first job the place where the sun rises, the and overland commerce to Santa I would say it Is armed forces, there was plenty of and has been in the engine room East or Orient. In the same way Fe. The fpijt outfitted trappers and a little-more than shot and shell for him before the ever since. throughout the Mediterranean traders, sheltered early travelers the average Sea­ flgbtlng was over. region the east wind is sometimes and/wa? a depot for military ex­ farer takes, most His first job aboard an SIU ship called the Levant wind, or Levan­ peditions both before and during of the time. How­ proved even more eventful, when, Aerial Attack ^ ever, it would " < ter, and the west wind the Ponent the Mexican War. Aboard the Simon Willard in on the Lucy C. Lamar In 1943, the depend on the wind. Ponent in this case stems 4" 4" . 4' 1944, part of a 60-shlp American vessel ran agrouqd ,30 miles off runs and where I from a Latin word meaning to set Making the 3,150-mile nW from am headed be­ convoy heading from Chesapeake Barl, Italy. It sat on the rocks for and refers to the place where the Liverpool to New Yoflt in 14 days Bay, Md., to Italy, Mitchell was seven days before being towed Into sun sets, in the West or Occident. and eight hours, the -Britannia was cause I like m go witness to his first aerial bombard­ a nearby port for repairs and head­ out to the different places. You've 4" 4" 4" ' the first Cunard l^iner to operate got to be dressed most of the time. ment. Subject to attack by a group ing back to the States. Hie construction of Greek and in trans-Atlantic service. The ves­ The 34-year-old electrician was of a dozen planes, the Willard was 4i 4 4Homan vessels required two rud­ sel made the trip in July, 1840 . . not in an enviable position. How­ born In Philadelphia, Pa., In 1920, Alonzo Bryant, cook: I don't take ders, one at either end, to main­ Two years earlier, and 20 years ever, though carrying tons of am­ but many of his brothers and sis­ tain a course when the bow or before the launching of that un­ very much geOT with me when I munition as well as^ther cargo. It ters were ,bom In Norfolk, Va., « ship out because stem moved up out of the water. successful ocean-going giant, the I don't think It escaped unscathed, as did Mitchell. second home to the Mitchell family. Later, the Vikings placed the rud­ Great Eastern, another ship desThe convoy was attacked In the Walt has two brothers ' and four Is handy to have der not directly on the stern, but sigiied by the same man, the Great Mediterranean, off Oran, North sisters, all of whom are married. too much gear on the right side towards it. This Western, had made the trip from Looking For House cluttering up the Africa, with two of the ships going change gave the name starboard England to New York in 15 days. down before the German attackers. place. It Is very Most of them live In Norfolk, but (steerboard) to the right side of a She arrived in the US a few hours Inconvenient t o No one was lost, however, vvlth the he has one sister living In Los An­ ship, but by the 14th century the earlier than her rival the Sirius, have to ship it exception of one pilot and plane geles, California. He says he goes stern rudder had largely replaced which had left England four days from one port to which went into the drink. " to visit them every chance'lie gets. the side rudder on sea-going ve^ before she had even started out. Carries Troops another and it Walt Is single now after taking a sels. Today's large liners have rud­ 4" 4" 4i •• takes time If you That was In May, and It wasn't flyer at marriage, but right now ders that are six feet or more in The ancient Vikings, who under­ height and weigh 100 tons. took their explorations with the get off In a strange port. I take long thereafter that the Allies all he's looking for, he says. Is to 4> 4) • aid of only the most primitive half a dozen sets of work clothes. landed at Normandy Reach, France. buy himself a house and live there Later In June of the samie.year the In peace and quiet. 4" 4" 4" Books about the sea frequently maps of the limited area of the Joseph Borone, AB: I carry a lot Willard and Mitchell were engaged His hobbles Include hunting, fish­ world then known to Europeans, refer to flotsam and jetsam, but of gear with me because I don't want in ferrying troops to Southern ing and Far East shipping with the few people other than specialists often carried birds which were to get c a u g h t France backing up the Invasion SIU. Just last year, he says, he in maritime law know what the used to find land when no coast forces. That went on until August spent 45 days hunting deer In the words mean. Flotsam, jetsam and was visible. A bird would be re­ short, especialTy 1944, with Mitchell's only rest pe­ company of four other Seafarers. the even less-familiar ligan ,(oB leased from the deck of a vessel on foreign runs nd on Far riod coming when the ship was The group got their legal limit of lagan) refer generally to goods lost and its flight watched carefully. laid up in Naples, Italy, after the five deer, but, sad to relate, the at sea, as distinguished from The trick was that, if the bird rose Eastern trips. bombing attack in May. biggest deer was brought down by wreck, referring to goods which a high altitti(ie and sighted land Most of my gear At the tall end of the France one Seafarer's wife who came come on shore. Goods ^wbich renaturally would fly towards it. consists of civil­ ian dress clothes run, the Willard brought prisoners along for the shooting. i so 1 Can take In the better places In my free time. Also, you don't have to - subject your clothes to poor cleaning. ACROSS 19. TEN Direction to 5. Kind of metal engine room I . Girl's name Pep 7. Whrt^e Lisbon 8. Kind of duck is 12. Of aircraft 13. Artificial 8.' Member of the language crew 14. Ancient home 9. Ship's officer of Irish kings 15. Kind of wages 10. The Emerald Isle we seek 11. Women soldiers 16. Drug 17. The heart 18. Antidote for poison 20. Symbois 21. Nothing 22. Large city on Honshu 23. Adding up . 26.^. This makes work 30. Exist 31. Kind of thief 33. New 34. Deities 36. Speed Self: pi. 40. Durocher 41. The Gulf 44. Islands, G^f of Bothnia 47. Relying 49. Small bottle BO. Opera by Verdi 51. Born ' 52. Town in Italy 53. Burst forth 54. Great: PI. abbr. 85. It's made by cook DOWN -t. Good kind of landing • M. Yankees S. Got one's'bear­ ing straight 1. e. irteuo i*toi«A3S 22. 23. 24. 25. 27. 28. 29. 32. Troubles 35. Rock back and Leg Joints forth Label 37. Steals: Obs. River: Spanish 39. Channel Heading 41. Stations: Abbr. toward port 42. Voyage Any SIU 43. Impolite member 44. Years of life Ready 45. International Playihir.g Line Boston 3rd 46. Killed basemnn 48. It catches fish (Puzzle Answer On Page 25) 4) 4) 4) Walter Newberg, steward: I take a lot of gear because I don't do aqy washing when I am aboard ship. I usually take about 25 shirts with me on a run, whether It Is coastwise Or foreign. The last time I was on a ship' my gear * • weighed 168 pounds, for a coastwise run. I guess most stewards clJ about the same thing. More than 20,000 Chinese troops crossed the Salween River in west­ ern Hunnan Province at a dozen points, opening China's first offen­ sive In seven years of war President Roosevelt signed the simplified tax bill passed by Con­ gress. The measure extended appli­ cation of the withholding tax to provide for tax collection at the source from all wage and salary earners with Income iip to $5,000. The wartime system is still In effect today. i t ^ President Carlos JStroyo del Rio of Ecuador and all members of his 4) 4) 4) Thomas Ramirez, AB: When I am Cabinet resigned after a revolu­ aboard ship I take some rain gear tionary junta had seized power in Guayaquil, Ecuador's main com­ and some work mercial city on the Pacific coast gear with me, but .. ..John Hawk, secretary-treasurer never any dress of the A&G District, requested clothes. I usually that the Maritime Commission and don't like to stray the WSA allocate ships named for too far from the hero members of the SIU to lines ship for sight­ under .contract, with'the Union. seeing, so I don't peed that type of 4i • • • 4' 4" clothes. My work Hirough Arrangements with the gear consists of Government the A&G District of about two complete ofuidDthes and tobacco to Union brothers who were prisoners of war In German camps. Shipments were made periodically and each brother received 1,000 cigarettes . . . Cas- ' slno, the scene of fierce fighting on the Italian front since January, was evacuated' by the Germans, Berlin announced. The town had virtu­ ally been encircled by twin drives of the British and Polish troops . . . United States-Chinese forces took the main Myltkylna airdrome In Burma as part of the campaign to win back the large southeast Asia area. 4) 4^ 4 More than 1,000 passengers and members of the crew were rescued from the Henry Bergh, a Liberty ship bringing more Navy men back from the Pacific war zones, after she went aground in a heavy fog before dawn on the Farallon Is­ lands, 30 miles west of San Fran­ cisco . . . The Fifth US. Army launched a terrifid assault against the German lines surrounding the Anzlo' beachhead in Italy. Under air and liaval cover the British drove north in the direction of ]geme . while'-Ahierican troops at­ tacked in aoceMdrij^ltHt^ttoilXiVii �May 2§, 1954 SEAFAR^nS 'Long Overdue' SEAFARERS^ LOG May 20, 1054 Pace Tbirteea LOG I VM. XVI, No. II Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic dT Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel HYacinth 9-6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAtn, HAIL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor, HatBEPT BRAND; Managing Editor, RAY DENISON; Art Editor, BERNAIID SEAMAN; Photo Editor, DANTEL NILVA; Staff Writers, HERMAN ARTHtni, IRWIN SPIVACX. JERRY REMER, AL MASKIN, NORMAN SMITH; Gulf Area Reporter, Bm. MOODY; Staff Assit^pnts, LYMAN GAYLORD, MILTON HOROWITZ. IM / 4'hang« Of Climate The subject of the merchant marine's future is not exactly a brand new subject in this corner, but for the first time in a good while it can be reported that the arguments put forth by both labor and management in the maritime industry are beginning to have their effect in Washington, Announcement of a new Government maritime program plus introduction of several bills to put it into effect is revealing of a new climate of opinion in the nation's capital. It's obvious that the current unstable international situa­ tion and the weaknesses showing in the Western world are important factors in that change of heart. It's beginning to be realized in Washington that this countrjr is still in for a long and hard pull before peace, and not just an armed truce, can be established. In that long, hard pull ahea^ It would be the worst kind of folly not to have an active and modern mercjbant. fleet. 'Congress and the administration now are beginning to .realize that it is unsafe under those circum­ stances'to' depend too heavily on the merchant fleets of friendly nations. Of course the new maritime program is a long way from actuality. It is one thing to pass a bill authorizing construc­ tion of 60-ships a year. Tt's another thing to appropriate money for that construction and funds to keep the ships run­ ning actively. The sooner all parties realize that a modern merchant marine costs money, the closer it. Will be to that goal. However, it would be a mistake for the maritime industry to sit back and let Uncle Sam do it all. The industry itself has to ;sliow some inventiveness in planning for the future, and,thk'brings up, the question of the . . . • ' ' " ai $ St. Lawrence Seaway Here is one place where the maritime industry itself has an opportunity to show its stuff. For a long time, the industry on the East Coast fought the Seaway. But as the saying goes, "if you can't lick 'em; join 'em." The Seaway will be built and big ocean-going ships will be going up the St. Lawrence to Great Lakes ports. The question is whether they will be foreign-flag ships or ships bearing the US flag. This whole development promises a tremendous industrial boom in the area. It should be productive of many more cargoes that had been carried by overland routes or that had been' undeveloped like the new ore finds in Canada. Autos, wheat, steel products, bulk ores, and a wide variety of other cargo that used to move by rail will now be able to go all the way by ship. It's up to the industry to plan for the kind Of ships that will be most useful on this route and to develop water-borne trade of this immense inland area. Victory On Shore Leave Welcome news from the Pentagon is the publication of a , brand-new set of rules by the Defense Department dealing I' with the matter of shore leave for merchant seamen in areas under military control. For the first time, the ground rules have been established at the top, and it's up to local area commanders to effect them accordingly. The SIU has long fought the practice of individual local commanders deciding when and how civilian seamen can go ashore frqm their vessels; especially when no military ur­ gency showed itsdf to justify a ban on shoTe leave altogether. The',action in Washington recognizes the evils Of this system, with seamen formerly left to.^the mercy of the local military on this score. Declaring it to be'the policy of the Department that sea­ men shall be allow^ leave to go ashore at all times—except I in instances of extreme, military necessity, officials in the I Pentagon have tairCn a long step forward. Future abu^s of rthe ir,uli»g are now the direct responsibility of rear echelon compjapders wlw. have ;been waging wai^ on seamen- for lack of anythmg).-liette&JtoiidOD ni i o(f\v uofaij oi as Union Boon To Seamen, He Says To the Editor: I am writing these few lines concerning myself and my present status which I would deeply appre­ ciate having p^ted in the LOG. In this manner^ wiil be sure that the people to whom I wish to ex­ press my thanks will be sure to realise my appreciation for all their efforts. I was born in Norway on May 13, 1884, whioh makes me 70 years old. I first went to sea at the age of 14 on Norwegian square riggers, as deck boy, and landed in the United States in 1900. For eight years I shipped on yachts 9nd dredges and in 1908 I joined the Atlantic Seamen's Union. Since that A 17V^-eents-an-hour wage in­ in contracts with two coat and suit time I have sailed on all types of crease package for 15,000 toy manufacturers. The three-year vessels both on manufacturing workers in New agreement covers guaranteed the Great Lakes York City's metropolitan area was weeks of pay in a year, change­ and offshore. In announced by Local -&23 of the over from piece rates to hourly Johnson 1912, when the AFL International Union of Doll pay for one company and time ASU was taken over by the Inter­ and Toy Workers of the US and and one-half for overtime and national Seamen's Union, I became Canada. Contracts signed with the legal holidays. a member of that organization and National Association of Doll Manu­ 4 4 4 remained in good standing until facturers and the Stuffed Toy The United Textile Workers of 1938, at which time I joined the Manufacturers Association run for three, years from July 1 and in­ America, AFL, Local 720 of At­ SIU. clude two wage raises. New wage lanta, Ga., signed a contract with Free and Independent negotiations are scheduled for the Lane Cotton Miil Company At the present time I am receiv­ July 1956. covering 1,400 workers for a threeing Seafarers Peiinanent Disabil­ year period. The improved con­ 4 4- 4ity Benefits from the Seafarers tract calls for an increase of two Welfare Plan, which money to­ Local 32 of the Cafeteria Em­ cents an hour. The UTWA wrest­ gether with my Social Security in­ ployees Union, AFL, announced led bargaining rights from the CIO come leaves me quite free insofar the settlement of a strike by 430 textile Workers after the latter had as finances are concerned. As a workers against 13 Exchange Buf- represented the Lane workers for matter of fact, I know I am receiv­ •fet Corporation restaurants in 13 years. ing more money for my old age Manhattan. The strike, which be­ 4 4 4 than some non-union workers in gan April 1, was settled for a $4 this city for their work. If it were weekly wage increase and other Union - sponsored work slow­ not for the benefits I draw from benefits for the strikers. downs, partial strikes and refusal the Welfare Plan, I most certainly to work overtime were ruled by iSt would not feel very" Independent the NLRB to be unfair labor prac­ After four months of negotia­ tices. The board also said unfair regarding my finances. This brings me to what I think tions, two locals in Atlantic CHy, iabor practices were unauthorized is the most important part of my NJ, won a five percent across-the- extension of rest periods, refusal letter. When I first started sailing board wage increase, retroactive to to work special hours and inducing as a cabin boy on Norwegian ships, May 1, for members employed by employees of another concern not I am not even sure that the word nine swank boardwalk hotels in to perform work for the employer "welfare" was- in the dictionary. the resort city, scene of many un­ involved. The ruling involved the Even when I joined the ASU, if ion conventions. The contract end­ Textile Workers Union, CIO, and someone nientioned it to me I ing February 1, 1956, was ratified its Local 1172, and the Personal would think of sonlbone on the by members of Local 508 Hotel Products Corporation, Chicago, 111. comer looking for a handout for a and Restaurant Employees and 4 4 4 Local 491 Bartenders. meal. Administrator William McComb 4 4 4 I would like to thank the offi­ of the Wage ahd Hour^and Public cials and the membership who Members of Local 125 Interna­ Contracts Division of the Labor worked so hard over the years to tional Union of Electrical Workers Department announced that min­ make this a reality. When I was 60 staged a five-day striko at Scran- imum wages for hosiery workers years old, I thought I would keep ton Battery,. Archbald, Pa.; 'and in Puerto Rico will be 50 cents an on sailing because all I had to look came up with a 24-cent package hour. The new rate replaces the forward to was the Social Security with wage incr,eases up to 21 cents 40 cent minimum and was recom­ benefits in five years. Shortly an hour-and more, including incen­ mended by a special industry com­ after my 65th birthday, however, tive pay, retroactive to February 1. mittee acting under the Fair Labor the SIU established its Permanent A clause covering paid holidays— Standards Act. Disability Plan as part of the Wel­ seven a year—provides-for pay for 4 4- 4 fare Plan, and it'was then, and an employee when layoff conies 4 only then, that I thought of retir­ within 30"^days of any holiday. Secretary of Labor James Miting. Believe me, it is most reassur­ cheli released a job guide ''pre­ 4 4 4 ing to realize that my old age is pared by the US Employment A year ago the AFL United Au­ Service, listing 74 occupations em­ provided for, and when I pass away there will be-no Potter's Field tomobile, Workers lost, by a single ploying large numbers of boys and vote, an NLRB election at the girls under 21, It will be distrib­ for me. In conclusion, I would again Michigan Arrow and Tiny Home uted to all local offices of the pub­ like to- express my thanks and ap­ Division of Michigan Central Air­ lic employment service, to 27,000 preciation to all of those people lines in Flint, Michigan. Recently high schools throughout the coun­ who worked so hard to make the the union made a second try—and try, and national youth and guid­ SIU what it is'today, and I further won by a margin of 2^-1. ance organizations. State employ­ urge each member to make it his 4 4 4 ment service interviewers and job duty to work for still greater unity The first gaaranteetd annual counselors in the high schools will irndi a'sriater SIU. yvamlin the|Wett (Sm gatmeit ,.5ba.'ori young people to locate jobs. LABOR ROUND^OP �f- '»• - '"" /• ^ " •*" *• "* V ''•• •-v:Vi ' - ^ iWe-Tonrteeii"- ' • m SEAFARERS May 2«, 1954 LOG /May 28. 1954 SEAFARERS Pacre Fifteeo LOG #, KVr;>:•• - • , ^4U-S'>*sst.w& ''"'-I *'i"-. •;. .'" r - m > . Hi'. • vr-yii:: , - •' /• "• ••^-'' .i<^' ;-•" ,::^ / •:. •" 3| •lilpEF piipiiilii' - •S'l ^• * "I):-,'•'• f. ri'i :si X-' •' '• - fimM: &iM Massive air-conditioning plant on roof will provide airconditioning throughout the entire building to assure year-round comfort of membership. Designed with a huge expanse of window^ space,/the new hall will also have an all-glass-enclosed recreationisun deck. Worker is checking blueprints. Front end of shipping hall still looks primitive after wrecking work in auditorium of building formerly owned by a local conrununity group. •rr A new h We lor Seafarers in the Port of Balti­ more is in hte making, with every indication now that a moi< i-lbortion of the structure will be com­ pleted ear y in July. - .> ' • " -H First out lOrized by a referendum poll of the membershi;/ as part of the SlU's building pro­ gram, the Ipltimore hall has now gone through several stojies of preliminary construction, with finishing-o^ work on the main section now un­ derway. _ * When completed in its entirety, the four-story building, with a glass-enclosed recreation deck on the roof, will boost all the features of SlU's modern Brooklyn headquarters plus a lot of built-in"extras" to make it one of the finest union halls in the US. '^y I r ..f" •••iv The photos on these pages show the progress of the construction so for on the main building and a new wing being-added to the existing structure. From the back, site of hiring-hall-tb-be is inspected by Seafarers standing in doorway. It will double as meet­ ing hall, with balcony added. Parking lot on right side of building now serves as storage area for building materials and workers' cars. Hiring hall will overlook it. 'I it w '"' "••- t ' I i «?>'•'- • • . 'Vp_ ,;;;r liipilisiteis;. _ , Artist's conception of the hall as it will appear when Interior of one of the several offices to be provided for completed/New wing being added to existing structure various Union services which will be operated in the •*^^f:..^t«^»:^^?p£^j':the'eame•aset•head^arter9.•^••>Wf'^'^.vvA•;?»^•:'r^^^v•^o%v^;.J#Av.M4e•«t^theTight.- "vm �Pasti Sixten SEAFARERS Mir 28. 1954 LOG SEAFARERS The Belgian Line Is now operating from onl* of the world's most modern ship terminals—a mile-long facility in the Port of Antwerp where ten shipjs can be berthed and worked simultaneously. Begun at One of the objectives that ship designers havejset fdr themselves is the end of the war, the terminal was recently completed. The new fa­ reducing Che amount of time a dry cargo vessel spends in port loading cility is on the outskirts of Antwerp about seven miles from the heart and unloading cargo. All parties agree that the only way to ^hiake of the city, making it comparatively free of .traffic congestions. The freighters more efficient and better able to compete with US railroads quay-type berthing area is equipped with thirty-one mUes of track as is to speed up cargo handling. .. well as modem roads, making it easiiy accessible for freight by rail One good way to build up a ship's Along these lines several varieties of automatic hatch covers have •r ^ck. fund a little bit was suggested been designed, and one design has been installed on Marlner-olass ships. aboard the Arlyn (Bull Lines) by Recently a new type, the Gieer hydraulically-operated hatch cover has Army Engineers may be asked to look into the feasibility, of a twenty- Seafarer Pedro J. Erazo. He been installed aboard two MSTS ships and has been ordered for two Navy reefers. If successful, the covers will be found soop'after on pri­ seven foot canal linking the proposed St. Lawrence Seaway and the Hudson River. The canal, once planned as part of the Seaway author­ pointed out that when a ship pays vately-owned vessels. ized under legislation signed recently by President Eisenhower—would off, everybody usually gets some Accordion Fold extend from the St. Lawrence, through the Richelieu River, Lake Cham- small change in their envelope As presently designed, the Greer hatch cover consists of four hinged plain and into the Hudson. It would shorten the distance between Hew along vtrith some of Uncle Sam's sections which can fold back acccordion-like against one end of the bigger bills. Accordingly, if every­ York-City and the Great Lakes by as much as 1,500 miles. body dumped all of the change jnto hatch. Control stations are located on,deck near the hatch. The steps ^ t t in opening the hatch are simple. First, several ring-and-hook latches Fourteen crewmen were rescued by breeches buoy from the Hon- the fund, the incoming crew would which dog the cover down are opened. Then a bar is timned which have a few dollars to start with duran Freighter Omar Babon that went aground on North Caroiina's for the next round trip ,and lifts the hatch cover by means of cams off of a sealing strip along the treacherous outer banks twenty-five miles north of Cape Hatteras, "the wouldn't Jiave to start building up hatch coaming. The operator then turns a lever in the control station graveyard of the Atlantic." Coast Guardsmen reported that all aboard box which sets the hydraulic machinery going and folds up the hatch a fund from scratch again. the freighter were ashore safely less than twelve hours after the 194cover. It is then secured with chains until it has to be closed. Money On Hand foot vessel had been driven aground during a storm. The hydraulic pressure is available at all times as long as the ship's Then if something happened, plant is operating and even afterwards for a few more operations. In ^ ^ X. A two-stroke marine Diesel engine that permits a saving of 6 to 8 such as a crewmember getting sick, the event the hydraulic pressure is not available, the covers can be. percent in fuel oil has been developed by the Burmeister & Wain Com­ there would be money on hand for handled manually. pany of Denmark. The engine can be operated on ordinary bunker oil the emergency. And in any case, Covers of this type eliminate tarpaulins, wedges and other parts of as well as on high-grade fuel and can be built in units that will de­ the ship's fund could be kept going hatch cover assembly. One man can operate the coyer all by his lone­ velop up to 18,000 horsepower, as much as that of most large tankers, from one trip to the next, because some. Knud Kalm, executive vice president of the company, has announced. when a fund runs dry it's hard Cargo Protection In addition, the unit weighs 20 per cent less than otBer plants of the to get it started up again. Another advantage claimed for this type of hatch cover is that the same power* and occupies 20 per cent less space. He proposed that this. step be rapid closing of the hatches made possible better 'protection of cargo taken at a meeting on board the X X t The Maritime 'Administration has announced that there were 1,356 ship and the crew went on record in the event of sudden downpours during loading. Also, the covers could be kept closed when cargo was not actually being worked, such seagoing ships in the active United States merchant fleet on May 1. in favor of the move. as during the longshoremen's lunch hours, reducing the danger of a That was four ships less than were in the active fleet on April 1. Under Good Service common and exceedingly serious shipboard accident—a fall down an construction in American shipyards are nine merchant ships for Gov­ Another Arlyn ^ crewmember, open hatch. ernment account and 20 for private account. Of those being built for. Stanley Fauntleroy, messman, was XXX private account ten were for foreign-flag operation. singled out of a very competent XXX steward's department for a very The 27,000-deadweight-ton tanker Flying-A-Delaware, third in a good job of service to the crew. four-ship construction program of the Tide Water Associated Oil Most people are familiar with the self-inflating life rafts used by the His shipmates went on record to Air Eorce and others for sea rescue work. The -idea of a compact lifeCompany, was launched by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry give him a vote of thanks for his saving device that can be kept jn a small area but is instantly inflatable, Dock Company at Newport News, Va. The same shipyard completed work. has now been adapted to individual use. One manufacturer puts out a sister ship, Flying-A-New York, in March ... A new Dutch freighter Erazo, a member of the SIU since such a device, called "Floto" which can be carried in a man's pocket. built' especially for shallow-water operations made its appearance in New York on her maiden voyage. The 3,906-ton Charis, a diesel- July, 1941, is a native of Puerto All that has ito be done to inflate it is to squeeze it^with the hand. It powered ship, will be used in the West Indies and Venezuelan trades Rico and makes his home in San- then expands into a four-foot tube. If somebody goes overboard, the and will be able to enter small ports that are too shallow for conven­ turce. He joined the Union in the ihanufacturer claims it can be thrown like a ball to the person in Port of Baltimore and is 38 years distress. tional-sized ocean-going ships. of age. It's unlikely that this kind of a device will replace the standard llfeXXX • Fauntleroy, who is 33, haa been ring„.but if it works asplaimed, it could be a valuable safety auxiliary The Tanker, Transpet. which sank in the Gulf of St. Lawrence nearly three years ago with-1,500,000 gallons of gasoline and kerosene abOard, sailing with the SIU for three for ship's c^ewmembers, and for that matter for passenger ships to has been found by a new echo-sounding device. Transit Tankers and years, starting in the Port of New serve in addition to the liferings and lifejackets carried as standard '' Terminals, Ltd., said a ship using "sea scanar," first demonstrated in York. He's a native of Ma^land equipment. . October, found the Transpet in 120 feet of water 13 mUes off Miscon and makes his home in Baltimore. I J, X X * • • Island. Seafarer Ernest W. X X X The design for the machinery of the first ship to be driven entirely appeared in this Up until now, the nickel-cadmium storage battery has been limited by gas turbines has been completed and its construction is expected corner before for in use largely for the Armed Forces, which has been taking all the pro­ to begin late this year, according to an Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. his excellent serv­ duction, but apparently the new type battery is becoming available for official. Keel laying ceremonies are planned for mid-1955 at the Birken­ ices as s h i p's civilian use on a^ limited scale. When large-scale output of nickelhead, England, yard of Cammell Laird & Co. The tanker will be fitted delegate. T h i s< cadmium devices begins, they will put the old-fashioned lead battery with two 4,150-horsepower gas turbo-altemators to be built by the time it. was his out of business because of their far longer life. Seafarer - ship­ British Thomson-Houston C9. Ten-Year-Life mates on the X l" X For example, nickel-cadmium batteries for cars and trucks have a A five-month tanker reconstruction Job--70ne of the largest ever Cities Service life expectancy of at least ten years compared to the two or three-year undertaken on the West Coast—has just been completed by the Los tanker Winter expectancy that can be gotten out of the best of the lead batteries. Hill who entered Angeles Division of the Todd Shipyards Corporation. Forty-one feet Cor Obviously, there are a lot of shipboard uses for such batteries, and were added to the original length of the T-2 type tanker Ticonderoga, a vote of thanks one outfit, the Dual-Lite Company, has a portable handlight on the mar-which is owned and operated by the Keystone Tankship Corporation for him. They noted that be was doing "a ket for maritime use. The company offers a firm ten-year guarantee on of PhUadelphia. The hull had been nearly severed Just aft of the mid­ ship house last September off the' California coast while she was in­ very good job as' ship's delegate" the product, and claims a life expectancy of 15-20 years for ordinary and regretted that he was leaving use which should be long enough to satisfy anybody. bound from Honolulu. Sealed Unit the ship at Lake Charles, Louisi­ XXX The US now stands seventh in the list of world shipbuilding nations ana, the next stop on the way The battery is a sealed unit which requires no additional water dur­ as a result of .a 25 percent decline in operations in the first quarter south. ing use. It weighs seven ounces and can be charged by ordinary bat­ of 1954. Great Britain continued to lead the world with 505 vessels, Cox, who is 32 years of age, is tery chargers. The manufacturer also claims that the battery is im­ or 4% million tons, on the ways . . , American President Lines got a native of Mississippi. He joined mune to freezing and can be left in sub-zero temperatures without a $255,000 settlement in its suit against the Government dealing with the SIU in New Orleans on March damage. • expenses it had been forced to pay for war brides who had been 24, 1950, and makes his home at Seafarers can expect to hear considerably more about these batteries detained by Immigration officers before being cleared for admission the coastal city of Pass Christian, which will become standard for a wide variety of shipboard and shoreto the US. side uses in a few years. Miss. i Automatic Hatch Covers ACTION l^i '' IIIi f.- / Self-Inflating Life Preserver Nlckel-Cadmlum Batteries ' I Burly TrouHmr Trouble • .'iS By Beruurd Seaman 'v* "' i.'C ' • • " . ^ - ••I-,-';:'? im �May U, 1954 SEAPARERS Page Seventeea LOG "A :> -rt Challenge To Offshof ie Shl|iplng . (Continued from page-5) [It's estimated that C-2s, which Jjower" project means a boom for make up the bulk of US vessels the midwest US and Great Lakes trading with Europe; could jnaneuregion as well as Canada! Original- ver the shallow channel with about ly proposed for joint construction 1,000 tons under a full load. But and operation by both countries, they couldn't travel with any sort the hesitation on the part of the of speed, which could only be in­ US to go ahead with the plans creased' by a proportionate cut in eventually prompted Canada to go cargo. it alone on its side of the water Broad-beamed vessels with a and land areas involved. The bill shallow draft are an obvious need passed will change these plans to under these circumstances, al­ the degree that the whole will be though why the proposed channel managed jointly, but built and couWn't be dredged to 29 or 30 flnartced separately. feet to accommodate most presentOnly obstacle to start of the con­ day vessels is a puzzle. Since the struction is a case pending before dredging has to be done anyway, Ihe US Supreme Court by a group maritime observers argue, why not of Lake Ontario shore property do the type of job which will make owners protesting the power de­ it easy all-around for ships to navi­ velopment plans. Even so, Can­ gate the passage. ada, with several of the accessory At any event, the Seaway is links on the 2,200-mile route al­ bound to provide a much-needed Circled area In white shows danger zone where landslide of Contractor's Hiil could block the Panama ready under construction or com­ shot in the arm for the American Canal for an indefinite period. Government is planning to slice off top of hill to reduce the danger. pleted, and eager to get the work shipbuilding program, if a wellon the rapids section underway, balanced program is undertaken. last week began calling for appli­ The industry is in for hard times cations from engineers for the otherwise. • project. Furthermore, the several special­ Thus, with the Seaway due to be ized types of cargo operations (ore, an accomplished fact by 1960, the grajin, automobiles^) need special­ question for the shipping industry, ized ships. Car-ferries will be able (Continued from page 7) despite its general opposition to to make the trip around to the danger of a rock slide toppling into WASHINGTON—Important new support for the "50-50" the canal, the feeling is that the the project, is how to live with it. East Coast and to a)l parts of the It's estimated the Seaway will world. The railroads and the principle has been offered by Senate majority leader William threat itself is not something im­ handle between 40-50 million tons trucking industry's car-carriers mediate. However, because of the of cargo 'a year, which is equal to handled most of this trade before. Knowland of California, in addition to that voiced by all US importance of the canal to national what the Port of Hampton Roads, maritime unions and shipping ^ ' Passenger Service defense as well as shipping, no one Va. (Norfolk and Newport News)' While the channel being built interests. Senator Knowland since- 1945, only two dry cargo is willing to discount the necessity handled in the pre-Korean year of will not accommodate the SS ships and three passeiTger ships for acting on the threat as soon as 1948, and before the bulK of Mar­ United States or the Cunard indicated a break •with, the ad­ had been built on private order m possible. shall Plan and ECA coal shipments Queens, it will pave the way for ministration on this Issue in a the US, while the contrary was During, the original construction to Europe which inflated the port's through passenger service direct speech at a Maritime Day dinner true in foreign nations. / of the canal, which lasted seven activity began. Cjirreht figures^are from the midwest botj* for vaca­ in Washington when he said that Maritime Unions Support years from 1907 to 1914, its first not available, and data, for the tioners to spots like New York the "50-50" bill of course, has "official opening" in JDctober, 1913, years of the Korean War wouldn't and trans-Atlantic voyagers as well. "our objective should be to carry reflect normal' shipping traffic any­ Small, one-class passenger-tourist 50 percent of the nation's overseas long been supported by the SIU had to be postponed because of in way. and other maritime unions, and a avalance of some two million cubic ships may be in for a windfall here. commerce." Previously all of the opposition The cargo, however, will still be spokesman for the Committee of yards of material into the channeL Moreover, port facilities on the moving on ships, and ships need East Coast won't be standing idle. to a permanent "50-50" law had American Maritime Unions made The first commercial passage seamen. What will likely develop The power being brought into the come from the administration, par­ that clear in testimony before the through the completed canal took is a shift,^ a new emphasis on Great northeast US by the Seaway proj­ ticularly from the State Depart­ Senatb Water Transportation Sub­ place in August, 1914. A total of Lakes ports and seamen in those ect means greater expansion and ment, which stated that the perma­ committee. He pointed out that 240 million cubic yards of dirt earth and rock was excavated from the places. production in that area as well. nent legislation would adversely af­ under the terms of the bill foreign site to build the actual canal. fect relations with foreign coun­ Coastwise Sailing nations receiving US Government These manufacturers, in greater Yet even so, ships starting on volume, will still move, as before, tries. Other Government agencies aid were actually favored since No Interference and administrative spokesmen had they got second preference on the the Lakes will move through the through major Atlantic ports. It is believed that the excavation Seaway and head either for fo^ign All these conclusions and expec­ also chimed in with opposition to handling of such cargoes, behind work on Contractor's Hill can be US-flag ships. ports or south to operate coast­ tations are theorizing, of course. the bill. carried out without any interfer­ Differs With State wise. Similarly, they will move The Seaway will not be an actuality The permanent "50-50" bill, ence with canal traffic. Bids for the from the West Coast through Pan until 1960. They do indicate how­ Knowland took particular issue which has been introduced by work were opened in Washington ama and then head north, eventual­ ever, that the shipping industry is with the State Department's point Senator John Butler of Maryjland, last week. The hill is about a dozen ly arriving on the Lakes. Accord­ being put to a test. Previously of view by declaring that carriage would write into law a practice miles from here, on the Pacific side ingly, seamen will be needed at the prosperous only in times of disas­ of 50 percent of all cargo, commer­ that has been reaffirmed time and of the Isthmus of Panama. Gaillard Lakes end of the line, whatever ter, it can utilize the Seaway de­ cial or otherwise, would in no time again on individual aid pro­ Cut is more familiar by its former port happens to be involved, as velopment to create prosperity in way injure the well-being of for­ grams by successive Congresses. name, Culebra Cut. well as at other ports on the coasts. relatively calm times. There are eign nations. He said that under Passage of the law would eliminate The ships and jobs will be there many possibilities to create trade the proposed law, which deals only the annual battle the US Merchant all the time; just the emphasis on and traffic volume, which in turn with Government cargoes, the US Marine , has to fight every time an ports may be different. means ships with jobs to'fill. Op­ would still be permitting foreign aid bill is introduced. In addition One major element of concern is position of itself can prove noth­ nations to carry the bulk of the na­ to aiding shipping, shipbuilding, the effect of foreign-flag shipping. ing, except that there's no life left tion's foreign commerce. too, would prosper by demands for Because of the relatively shallow in the industry, The Senator pointed out that added tonnage." channel (27 feet), and the likeli­ (Continued from page 6) hood that smaller ships than the bulk of the US merchant fleet, will addition to Bernard Seaman, LOG gain favor for this trade, the lowart editor, will be specialists in wage foreign operators with their their field and are being contacted small tramps presently have the now for the judging sometime edge on working the Seaway ports. next month. Whkt would seem to be needed Exhibit at SIU Haii is a shift to smaller vessels by US • During the week of the judging, operators competing for this trade. all entries will be prominently displayed at SIU headquarters, where Seafarers and the general public will be able to view them. Some of the entries have already had one showcasing at an exhibit Undeip the rules of the SIU, ( Inclusive) of work by New York union mem­ any member " can nominate bers, sponsored by the NY Public himself for meeting bhairman, Library. reading clerk or any other tdUer, SEAFARERS LOO With only a few days remaining post that may be up for elec•reeUyn S2. NSw Y»rfc - 47S FwiHli Av«nu» " for eqtries. Seafarers who wish to tioq. before the membership, Mnd iM th« foHowlngt Alter their handiwork are urged to including committees, such as (•I.iMund velumsi of tht I9S3 LOG 9 $5 ooch. bring them into headquarters per­ the tallying committees, finan­ sonally or send them immediately lb').,.,,.ee«nploio ith of^iMund yoliimoi of tho LOG cial committees, auditing com­ via registered or special delivery for IM7 tJ.roMgU«r ® $2S oocli." , mittees and other groups mail to the Art Editor, SEA­ named by the membership. Enetoiod it • totol of $ •seeeoeeeeeeee* FARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Avenue, Since SIU membership meet­ Brooklyn 32, NY. Entries which NAME • •••e»«eee*e*«eeeeeeeee««e'*e»eete«eoft«4eeoo ing officers are elected at the are for sale should be clearly start of each meeting, those labelled with the selling price. All ADDRESS • •fin • • c'is e • e.e #• • • !» e « • e e e • • • 0,e t e • e e « who wish run for those '•s J. •. : entries should be tagged with tho meeting' offt^s can ,db ^Sb. name as well as the home address of the Seafarer involved. .. '-isl Permanent '50-50' Strongly Plan To Nip Supported By Senate Leader Canal'Slide Art Contest Deadline Near • V : '••1 • • .a I •'si.'I ' J NOW AVAILABLE BOUND VOLUMES OF THE Throw fit For A Meeting Job Seafarers Log 1947-1953 $25 •C52KJ-: . . •5 • -.J 'I .V 'yz-y]. ^ 4' 'I mi •i 1 |; = : "01 -3 'M! �rase ElfhteM IV r,-,; v SEAT A HERS ^v;-. , LOG Bbr 9S* 19M/ " • Shipboard And Shoreside Fun With Seafarer Crews That . absolutely , pure water would be injurious to the human body and that a fish would Im­ mediately "drown" in it? All drink­ ing water contains mineral ele­ ments and it is impossible to pre­ pare any substance'of such chemi­ cal purity that it is completely free of all foreign matter. Pure water has neither taste nor odor. The tafete of drihking water is due to mineral elements and other sub­ stances in it. liV 1' ^ Jlv 1 -•.• |v>V-'' M i >. '•. r ^.V- ... Pete Gk>nzalez gets clipped aboard Wacosta by Diaz, bosim, doubling as ship's barber. Frisky young passenger mounts the guard rail leading to life­ boat as she's ready lor fun. Oilers A. Kunnapas, left, and L. Saar take a' blow in their loc'sle after a hard day's work. fe'liv-r- That under the rules of theTSIU, any member can nominate himself for meeting chairman, reading clerk or any other elective post iucluding committee membership. Since SIU membership meeting officers are elected at the start of each meeting, those who wish to run for those meeUng officers can do so. 4" t quently «ccur toward th# undi of hot summer days. On such 'days milk is also likely to sour. Thisi so far as experiments show, is thd only connection between the storm and the souring of milk. t t t i t • That there Is 1,679,619 to 1 chance against your throwing i double 6'B when yoU are shooting dice? It's a good thing to remem< ber the next time yoii ,jnake a throw of this kind. That the last examination 'date , for SIU scholarship benefits for the year 1954 was May 22, 1954? After that a committee of educa-" tors will select the winners of the $1,500 annual awards. r" 4 4 4> ^ That the word lonshoreman is a corruption of along - shore - man? Stevedores (from Spanish est vador, "packer") wore called alongshore-men because they were employed about the wharves of seaports to load and unload vessels. That a dying person who sud­ denly dies while standing, whether from bullets, heart failure or other cause, almost invariably falls for­ 4^4 ,4 ward? The force of a bullet even That a poker hand consisting of when fired from the front, is not as a rule sufficient to overcome a pair of acek (some say jacks) and the natural tendency of a dying a pair of eights is known as a deadman's hand? The expression comes person to fall forward. from a report that James iPutler 4" ' 4" 4" That according to scientists, the Hickock (Wild Bill) held such a popular belief that milk is soured hand at the time he wa; shot to by thunderstorms has no founda­ death during a card gajnc in Dead. tion in fact? Thunderstorms fre-. wood, SD. • LOG-A-RHYTHM: Members of two SIU crews relax at USS Club" in Yokohama. They are, left to right, R. Corns, C. Beach, F. Wasmer and friend, R. Webb and ir. Burton. Seafarers Pablo and Harry pose with J. Reed and his children aboard Wacosta on way to Kobe, Japan. All photos were taken by Luis Ramirez. • ^ Sea farer Records Conversation After Too Many Nights Ashore Listen, Merchant Seaman V , • By Rut}} E. Sarnberg ' , Tarry here oh hearty seaman Tis a place nigh good nor bad Many men sit here together Some so glad and some so sad. Stop, let's pick a bunch of flowers. Daisies by the millions grow. It will help th speed the hour, • Came on, stranger, come—let's go,- List'n to, yon strains of music . Played by men of other lands. Were they ever once your favoriteZ Does it give a lifting hand? L&t us sit and wait for shovder, ' Watch the birds that homeward fW, Let's not' lose the sun's last hour. Another day we'll keep for cry. Writing to the LOG, Seafarer Spider Korolia repofts that an old seaman,, after spending Push that little drink a' from you m'any years at sea, feels ill at ease when on the land for an extended period. He even hears T'will not bring you peace of mind, Come, let's walk the land together, the sea in his ears at night, Spider claims, and he is often subject to hallucinations when too Maybe there contentment find. long confined to land. ^ — at night before getting into bed?" "I give up," he said, "It can't be Look up yonder, squirrels in tree. course, Spider doesn't believe Seem so happy cause they're free. the doctor asked, worried. done." this could ever happen to him They have neither care nor worry. "Oh, yeah, listen to this: Today, "Take my feet off the floor," I for olie moment, but '^he sends said, npt caught napping. tomorrow, day after tomorrow, Why can't we that happy be? along some notes of a recent con­ "What do you thing about this yesterday and the day before Hark ye, listen, children's laughter, versation .he had with a USPHS hot weather?" he asked, trying to yesterday." Sfiundirig up the street ahead, "Move over," the doctor sSid, "1 Think ye not that .they are happy? psychiatrist after a long bout with catch me off guard. They would jieper laugh if dead. shoreside duty. That which fol­ "Aw, doc, that's nothing. I been need this more than you do." in the Persian Gulf when It was so lows, he says, with a wink, is a hot the crew was afraid to talk to "true account" of his dialogue one Beavers On Western Trader another.", with the head shrinker: "How come?" "Upon my arrival at. the doctor's "Because eveiy time you opened office, I saw he had several couched your mouth, sparks came out and we were afraid we'd blow up the so there would whole ship." , be no waiting for his patients. He m Cats And Dogs asked me what "What do you think about this brought me there, | rain we've been having - for the and I said I had past two weeks? It's been raining been nervous for cats and dogs." he said. , '. the past six "That's nothing, Doc," I said, months. He I've been in Chicago when it was replied that I hailing taxi cabs." had come to the right place, and "All right, Mr. Korolia," he said, right then I wondered who was just how fast can you run and going to help whom. how much do you weigh?'' "About 60 seconds to the minute Series Of Questions abd 16 ounces to the pound," I "Do you drink whiskey?" thf said, stunning him. Switching doctor asked, the first of a battery tactics, I started to ask him one of questions he fired at me. question^ which he is still mulling "Not-'much," I said, "about three over." ' quarts a day." "Doc," l_ said, "let me ask you "Do you smoke and how much just one question." coffee do you drink daily?" lie "Shoot," asked. Spt^rting beards aboard the Western Trader on a recent run to the "Name five days of, tbe weeks ' "About four packs and 25 cups not. counting Monday, .Tuesday, Far E#st are Edward Mastrianii fireman, left and "Moon" Mullins, a day," I said. ' " * Wednej(i^, Mavsypgi:owiM,(^wm.en wtjTft snapp^.ioi a.u., "ty^hat is the last ?9JWi;(lWiMi;§unday.'' ^ bbealfeby fWpmatftDaul QOdey* ,s. There's yo'ur ship that sails at sunset, . And the captain,, see him wave? Come on seaman, climb that gang­ plank. Come on son, don't miss this day. Sopii the night t'tuill be upon ye. As the sun shuts down its rays. How I'd like to travel with you, ' We've had such a pleasant day. Go sail the seas, oh Merchant.' Seaman, And the oceans far and wide, I'll be waiting for y&u sweetheart. And I'll see you bye and "bye. ' Pick Vp Card At Payoff Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations re­ quired for certain foreign voy­ ages are reminded to be sura to pick up their inoculation cards from the captain ot the -purser when they pay off "at. the end of a voyage. The card should tie picked uj) by the Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when signing on for another, voyage vyhere .the. "shots'* are required. The . inoculation card is your onljy proof of hav­ ing taken the required shots. , Those men who forget to pick up their inoculation card when they pay off may find , that they are required to take . all ^e. "shpts" again when they want to sign on for anotber . such voyage. �•^/'-•vaqwuiwic / Blay 28. 1954 •••- • y-,' SEAFA.RERS Pare Ninetcea LOG ^Benevolent Benny' Is Anything But To Andrew Jackson Crewmen When Seafarer Milburne (Red) Darley paid off in the port of New York recently, he writes By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor The new Lelea M3 represents without doubt one of the most im­ to the LOG, it brought back menibries of his last payoff in the nation's largest city. -That was portant advances in the 35mm field in many years. The M3 is a com­ in 1949, he says, when he was much younger and not as wise in the ways of the world. Back in 1949, Darley relates, > j-"— pletely new camera and bears iittie resemblance to other Lelca models. The most important feature' is the unique combined rangefinder-view- he was a crewmember aboard line of chatter with the fact that pick up the gear at his store any­ iinder optical system. This is the first Leica to combine viewer and the Andrew Jackson when a he sold the best gear in the world time that day and not have to pay rangefinder in a single window. When looking through the combined waterfront merchant, named at the lowest prices and he catered until the payoff the next day. No range and viewfinder of most 35mth cameras, the field of view is framed Benny, came aboard the ship exclusively to seamen. He was even one bit at the offer, so h^ seem­ by the area seen in the entire viewfinder. The image size is usually soliciting business. He opened his willing, he said, for the men to ingly dropped the subject. How­ quite small. Not so in the Leica M3. Instead you see an almost lifer ever, he offerecPto drop the boys sized image. Projected onto the field of view are bright white frames off anywhere they wanted to go, which outline negative areas for different lenses. Separate frames are since he had his car parked at the end of the dock. provided for the 50, 90 and 135mm lenses. As each lens is installed in Several of the crew accepted his the camera, the frame for that particular focal length appears. • generous offer. During the course Speeds To 1/1000 of the day and evening, this little The focal plane shutter incorporates speeds from one second to group made several Brooklyn tav­ 1/1000 and bulb. These are set by a dial atop the camera. The dial does erns. The amiabl^ not revolve as on other models of the Leica. Speeds can be set before merchant always or after winding the shutter. There's a delayed action release on the sprang when his front of th^ M3. Film is wound by means of a short lever located at turn came. Just the top right of the camera. Two rapid throws advance the film and by coincidence, wind the shutter. The lever folds flat against the camera body when Darley recalls, not in use. The frame counter is located in a small window at the top the merrymakers right of the camera. It is spt automatically when the camera is loaded. wound up at the Unlike any other Leica the M3 has a hinged back~ plate. This can be business estab^ swung upwards after the base plate is removed, so that the film may lishment of their mmbe inspected during loading and the camera cleaned when necessary. Samaritan-guide. Darley A new pressure plate and film channel guides assure flat positioning Benny broke out of film without scratching. some liquid merchandise, and after The Leica M3 lens mount is not of the screw type as are all other the boys had reached their satura­ interchangeable Leitz lenses. Instead it has a bayonet. To remove a tion point he began to display his lens, you depress a small button to the side of the lens. The lens can wares. This time they bit. then be removed, after rotating the lens less than a quarter turn. Greece Victory crewmembers take time out from labors for a bit Sad Sacks Aboard of relaxation in the crew mess. Trip above engaged in a game of Two Flash Outlets There were some sad sacks on cribbage are, left to right, George Johnson, Jack Arshon and HoThere arr two flash outlets oh the back of the Leica M3 which hold the ship the following morning, flash connecting cords under spring tension. To avoid confusion often ,ratio Da Silva. Ship was in Pusan, Korea. Photo by Gilbert Parker. Darley says, when some of the caused by letters M; X or F this Leica is marked in symbols. The crew started trying on the new electronic flash contact has a streak of lightning and the contact for wardrobes they had bought. The LOG-A'RHYTHM: flashbqlbs has a bulb engraved nearby. moaning was heard from one end The M3 is a bit larger and heavier than the lllF. The standard lens of Bush Terminal to the other. for the new Leica M3 is the 50mm f-2 Summicron, recently introduced They had clothing of all descrip­ for the Leica lllF. The 35mra f-3.5 Summaron, 50mm Summicron, tion and styles mostly itoo large or 90mm f-4 Elmar and the 135mm f-4.5 Hektor all have the same outside too small, however. By Tony Parker Crowning Blow lens mount diameter and take the same screw in accessories. All lenses are supplied with click stops. None of the lenses revolve in their mounts The quality of the garments was of a type highly respected by man­ while being focused. The 90mm Elmar f-4 lens is in a collapsible Why do some folks say They don't remember back in 1941 ufacturers—of cheese. The colors mount. When collapsed it can be carried in the camera case. We seamen are just scum When the US was at war and composition would have put Owners of earlier model Leicas will be able to have their screw-type Who hang around bars A war that must be icon SalvadorDali to shame. The lenses fitted in new bayonet mounts, but charges for this service have And are always on the bum? They don't remember how crowning blow came when Benny not yet been established. The new Leica M3 is a great step forward. We gave our lives so free showed up at the payoff with a big It's the de luxe member of the Leica family and does not replace the They say we aren't human So they could live secure fat bill all properly signed by his present models which will remain in productiorf. But the M3 will cer­ Just a tool that's up for. hire In our land of liberty. customers. He had a couple of tainly become an important instrument in the hands of the advanced And all the livin' seamen tough-looking friends aiong who amateur and professional photographer. Should be proasted in Hell's fire. They forget about the ships made A1 Capone look like a boy ^^ ^^^^^ That make a sailor's grave scout. The boys paid off to They forget about the price "Benevolent Benny," which name That he for victory paid. the crew stuck him with to this day. Needless to say, those who don't remember now came off second best on the deal ' A not unusual request in this day of pampered living comes from aboard the Show Me They That the battle's fought and. won were kidded unmercifully by the Mariner, Bull, according to a report in the ship's minutes of April 24, 1954, as recorded by How some old gray-haired mother other crewmembers. Seafarer John Stanko,.secretary of the meeting: Lost her only son. Darley claims to know much and Stanko only reports the re­ rue more of the incident, he says, quest, he is quick to add, and figure out, if the request is granted, tor§ are not feasible for the health And they can't hear the prayer because he was one of the Jackson is not father of the thought. whether it shall be a fixed or mov­ of the men. What's more the cqok To God she says each night boys who got stuck. However, says It was authored by an ordinary able ladder. And then there are might ask for pre-cooked meals For Him to bless all seamen he, all was not a total loss as he seaman, who, it seems, is slightly other ramifications of the request, and the carpenter for prefabricated And give'them guiding light sold the overcoat to a circus clown dissatisfied with accommodations some of which cannot even be forer jobs. Then where would initiative To let the seas be calm in Philadelphia. After the suit aboard the super freighter, the told. ^ To let the winds be fair stopped shrinking he gave the coat be? fastest in modern design for mod­ to a midget friend and turned the The OS might conceivably argue All those arguments notwith­ And safely them return ern ship life. trousers into a bathing suit. • that such a ladder is necessary be­ standing, the OS still wants to To someone who does care. What the OS Wants is a ladder cause eveiy time he mounts the know whether he's going to get his so he can get' into his upper bunk lower bunk he ladder, because he's got an awful easily, biit the request is not so sticks his foot in crick in his back from^ climbing up simple as° it seems. There is the a shipmate's and down without one. question for company filberts to' mouth when the bunk is occupied, (1) A man left Baltimore at 10 AM and drove a total of 374 miles, whether or not with a 30-minute stopover in between for lunch. He arrived at his the man is under destination just in time for a 7 PM appointment the same day. What protective cover­ was his average speed? ing. It is laugh­ (2) After New York City, which ranks first, which US cities rank 2nd, Seafarers with beefs regard­ ingly referred to 3rd, 4th and 5th in terms of population? In what order? ing slow. payment of monies on ship as a hoof(3) The Shetland Islands, famous for their ponies, are located off the Stanko due from various operators in and mouth de­ coast of: (a) Argentina, (b) Morocco, (c) Scotland, (d) Australia. back wages and disputed oveS vice. Once, it is rumored, he stuck (4) What weight division would an English boxer weighing 10 stone . time should first check wheth­ his, foot on his roommate's den­ be eligible for: (a) flyweight, (b) welterweight, (c) middleweight, (d) er they have a proper mailing tures even when t le man wasn't in heavyweight? address on file with the comthe room, modern dentistry being (5) Does macerate mean.: (a) cut, (b) pray, (c) honor, (d) soften. . pany. SIU headquarters offi­ (6) The highest mountain in North America is: (a) Mount Whitney, cials point out that report*^ what it is. (b) Modnt McKinley, (c) Mount Rainier, (d) Pike's Peak. However, the ladder problem received from several opera­ (7) Which were the only two states to go Republican in the 1936 brings out others, the, company tors show checks have been might argiie convincingly. Suppose Presidential election between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Alfred M. mailed to one address while Landon? the bosun vyants ah escalator rath­ a beef on the same score is (8) The sum of two numbers is 180. When the larger of the two er than the bosun's chair to take sent from another, thus creat­ him aloft in the rigging?. It would numbers is divided by the smaller one, the result is 9. What are the ing much difficulty in. keeping numbers? / ruin the dignity of the vessel, and accounts straight. Seafarers tend to make the bosun soft. What's (9) In what two consecutive months will the 15th of the month' come are urged to use one perma­ more, thcj' say, once an escalator out on the same day of the week three years out of every four? nent address for mail so that goes up,, what Is to prevent it fi-om His own bulldozer, "Buckshot" (10) Who is the writer who is said to have acutally written Shake­ claims can be checked speedi­ speare's plays? Was lb (a) Thomas Carlyle, (b) Francis Bacon, (c) Dan­ going down between' decks and Alverson takes a breather ly and payment made right • cJiminatingHail' < gatigways?- ^ Notlu-' • ^wbile • -working- - on - a pipeline - iel Defoe, (d) Alexander Pope^? .*away. ihg, aitd:ukhii ieal^'lg thlit CsCala^ fob^irdtihd 'htt fcackykrd.'r •'•"'•'•'.iiilW* Aiiswiets bn'Pige fisy • V:"'V : Cribbage In The Crew Messhali 'i How Can They Forget Us ? Quiz Corner Use Only One Mail Address I t•,1:.°' • Takes A Breather - �[v-^f*^-;* •'•i- f-^.i Pace Ttrenty SEAFARERS LOG Warhawk Has Own Private Waris With Sea, Ships And Weather :i?^r- By Spike Marlin One of the things that gets peo­ excitement If the Yankees don't ple excited about any sport is the win the pennant this year. It unexpected—the upset of the form would be baseball's biggest shot chart. While the horses charts are in the arm since Babe Ruth. followed with greater fervor than Beraember Bobo? any other, all sports^ have their Fornv is one thing when you got iprm charts. In baseball, its the it down on p9per,,and its another batting, fielding and pitching av­ when the actuab performanc*. erages over previous years, in box­ comes up. The form said that Bobo ing a fighter's won and lost record Holloman had.no business in the and who he has stacked up against' major leagues (which he didn't) yet apd so on. he threw a no hitter against Phila­ In theory, after following, the delphia a yeto ago May 6 He charts, you are supposed to know wound up with three wins on the what will happen. But people be­ season against seven losses and a ing as pSkverse as they are, stub­ one-way ticket back to the bushes. bornly refuse to stay put whether On the other hand, form may they are the athletes or spectators dictate that Robin Roberts is the —or for that matter, the horses. best pitcher around, yet on any Look For The Upset given afternoon he could be treated If everything ran .according to like a batting practice pitcher. form, very few customers would When a really big form upset ever show at a sporting event. takes place, people talk about it When they go to see Notre Dame for years, like Tunney's win over play they get a lot piore excited Dempsey; Bobby Thompson's pen­ if they lose than if they win. If nant - winning home - run over Ezzard Charles knocks out Hocky Brooklyn in 1951, or Gallahadion Marciano everybody will be buzz­ winning the Kentucky Derby. It's ing about it for days, but if Mar­ Just that people enjoy seeing tha ciano does the expected, then it top dog knocked down because will hardly attract more than a they share personally in the vic­ loud yawn. And Just consider the tory over a superior being. When it comes to hard-luck ships, writes Cecil Stridcland, there is nothing in the annals of the SIU to match the Warhawk, a Waterman scow plying the trade routes to Eu­ rope. However, he writes, it was no, cut-andrdried trip the Warhawk made , the last time across the big ,.pond. There* were enough unusual inci­ The Warhawk had plenty of luck, and extending-across the Atlantic dents to fill a book, log book Strickland is quick to note, but it and back again. It all began in was all bad, starting in the States Norfolk, "Va., he relates, when a that is. generator went out on the ship and much time was lost before it was repaired and returned to action. The hard luck took on -a tragic note in Cherbourg, France, when a There may be many things to delight the eyes and hearts stevedore, helping to unload the of seamen in the Canal Zone, the last minutes of the ship's vessel, was felled by a pontoon, meeting reported aboard the Portmar, but none so enticing suffering fatal injuries. It really put a damper on the trip, Strick­ nor intriguing, no doubt, as"* as this diaring young man land .says, butjnen kept a wary eye that which kept one of the fashion in the drihk. on the future. crewmembers ashore for five The drink, in this instance, was minutes too long on the vessel's no form of hard liquor, but the Kama British Ship last trip through the canal. briny deep itself, ot what passesl Things cj^e to a rather unpretty No names are mentioned in the for it within the guarded locks of pass in the harbor outside Antwerp, minutes, nor are the pleasures the Panama Canal. The sailor in Belgium, the correspondent re­ classified, but the cynosure of all question, seeing the Portmar leav- ports, when the Warhawk came eyes aboard the ship is one Sea­ ing'more and more open water be­ into pretty close relations with the farer who tried to make the ship tween the^wo of them with each British. While the vessel was mak­ the hard way after missing it at the turn of the screw,- took the only ing its way ^abput in the harbor, dock. It seems as if this intrepid step he could to master the situa­ suddenly, another ship, the St. seaman over extended his leave tion. Casting away all doubts and Thomas, a British passenger ship, one day in the Canal Zone, mis­ feain, the intrepid adventurer came into sight off the port bow. calculating the time it would take leaped into the waters of the canal Before any orders could be car­ him to get back to the ship from and made rapid headway for the ried out to prevent a crash, the two whatever was occupying him at the ship by dint of Australian crawl. ships met in- an ear-splitting coltime. Seamen, of course, have There was no report as to his fate •lision, rending the bow of the missed ships before, but none but presumably the ship heartless­ BriCsh liner. A long gash was put in the side of the English ship, caught up to his in so dramatic a ly pulled away without him. while the Warhawk, feeling its oats, suffered relatively^ little dam­ age except to the frayed nerves of the crew. That wasn't the end of the illluck on the trip however,^lthough Strickland notes that from there on in things seemed like a breeze after what the ship and the crew had been through. The next stop on the- tough luck list" was again in the harbor of Antwerp, wlmre the ship hit" such rough weather that the beams screeched with each thrust from the waves and old sailors thought they lost their sea legs for a while. Sick Man. Sick Ship About half-way across the ocean one of the men got sick and the vessel was detoured from its ap­ pointed path and had to head for Not exactly spot news is this picture which shows Korean kids the Azores. On the way there, the aboard the Schuyler Otis island for a Christmas party last year's ship, not to be outdone by one of end. Despite the timing, rumor has it^that they had a good time Some of the homesteaders aboard the Trojan Seaman take a little its crew, threw a tantrum and time off for night lunch in Split, Yugoslavia. They are, left to right, anyway. Shown with them are, left to' right. Bob Oriole, Captain sprung a leak in one of its boilers. H. R. Anderson and Stanley Barras. Photo by Jimmy Junes. G. Schmidt, N. Carver,, j. Ferriera and G. Campbell. More time was spent in fixing the defective boiler and once that was (^one, the ship shoved off-on the final leg of its voyage, with the men secure in the knowledge that not much more could happen to The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, them than had. already happened bakers and others who'd like to share favored recipes, little-known on that "single-voyage. cooking-and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Jose Pacheco's recipe for steak casserole. ^ ^Reaches' Ship By Drink . •<. May M. ItM Koreans Swarm Aboard The Bland Night Lunch in Yugoslavia fK'' tffj';' ANINGS |i:; OWftADING JJOG Welcomes Stories^ Pies Booiam AVAILABLE/ THP UNICN NOVj HASA\^ILAB/.E BOOKLETS WITH QOBS{laMSAM> ANSWERS f&i? SeAfARERS, EEEKitH&TO Cf^RACEniEMSeivESCWTHE The sauce, is the thing. We have Jose's word on it. Whether it's spaghetti and meat balls or the gravy for a roast, many, With the LOG now contain­ a meal hinges on the proper preparation of the all important ing 28 pages in all regular edi­ sauce. tions, there is plenty of room To make * steak casserole, making sure that all grease has for stories, photos and letters the meat is no problem. been removed. Equal parts of to­ sent in by the Seafarers. Cooked steak or a left-over roast mato paste and tomato puree are Several pages" of each^ issue of beef cut into quarter inch cubes added to the stock and the mixture are devoted to the experiences will do. With the proper treatment seasoned with finely chopped gar­ of Seafarers and the ships they these" meatsJ'from the day before" lic aikl salt and pepper. sail as they describe them can be fashioned ifito a tasty dish themselves. . Now you are 4:eady to cook. Take with a considerably , different kind If you run across anything. of flavor. AH that's needed to make a well buttered saucepan that may , of interest on your voyages,, or be fitted with a lid and add in the dish are onions, green peppers, alternate layers the sauce and the -Just want to let your friends chicken or beef stock, tonuto beef. know how you're gettinjg along, paste, tomato puree and garlic. drop a few lines'tb the LOG. The dish is then tightly covered Ciit several Don't worry too much about and allowed to cook slowly for large onions into Uterary style. We'll patch It about three quarters of an hour. regular rings and up if It needs patching. And Keep prying eyes from the pot, for slice your pep­ of course, photos illustrating the cover must be kept tightly on pers lengthwise the incldehts you. describe so that none of the flavor escapes. into about six make them more Interesting., slices, combining The slow cooking allows the for the readers. flavor of the- sauce to penetrate them botb with Send your stuff to the LOG the pre-cooked cubes of-beef and squares, of the at 475 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ makes for a truly delicious dish. tender hdarts of lyn, TfY, If you want any­ celery. The dish is useful as a second Faoheco thing returned after we use it, These faiih'edichoice on a main course or as -a well do that too. ents are added to a stock or light change from the standard pot. root gravy of chicken-, or beef, first or beef stew. �- J--— iMay 2S. 19^4 ||-r SEATARERS Thanhs Union For Aiding Her To the Editor: . .1 should like,, through the LOG, to express my great thanks and appfeciation to the Union for the assistance given me on the death of my brother, Daniel Kelleher, late member of the SIU who died suddenly, away from home, in Philadelphia. I don't know what I would have done without the advice, assistance and wonderful co. operation of Jim Sheehan, Boston Ijort agent, A. S. V, Cardullo. Phila­ delphia port agent, the Wel­ fare Services Department and Kelleher the bo y s who acted as pallbearers for the funeral. Also many thanks for the beautiful floral tribute sent by the boys. Everything, from mlHiing re­ servations for my hotel room in Philadelphia to arrangements of the funeral itself, was done by these people and I will never forget the-courtesy extended to me both in Boston and on my trip to Phiiadelphia. No wonder my. brother • loved the SIU. Nowhere in the world is the meaning of "brother" more truly lived than among the members of the SIU. I'll continue to get the LOG and to enjoy every page of it, just as Danny did. Again, many thanks. Anne M. Breagy ^ t, ^ He^s Grateful For SiU Help To the Editor: I.wish to'thank the Union for ' the help it gave me when I needed it. I think there is no better Union than the SIU, and -if there Is anj^hlng I can do for the Union I sure will, because I will nevef' forget it. My mother and dad add their thanks to mine. William Roescb li, % I '*- ^ Waiting 0ksies Seamen^o Wives To the Editor:; I am the wife of a Seafarer who has been going to sea for many years. It is so much a part of his life that I think he loves the sea more than land. Right now he is bound for Bom­ bay, India, and has been gone for over a month and a half. He still has another six weeks to go before he comes home. He is away from home a lot, but as a wife^you have to get used to it and make it a I>art of your life. While he is away it makes the heart grow fonder. I also wanted to note I have been getting the SEAFARERS LOG for two-and one half years and never miss an issue. It has many inter­ esting features in it, and I hope everyone connected with it keeps up the good work. Mrs. Clarence Brockett t t LOG L EI T E R S Vace Twenty-m* Speahs Out For Accident Forms' Yokohama we had a problem, con­ To the Editor: I am writing this letter in refer­ cerning spoilage of meat on which ence to having accident reports I got no cooperation from the skip­ per as he would not buy ice. Fur­ placed on board ali SlU-contracted To the Editor: » This is to inform you,further ther, he insisted^ on cutting the ships. If a seaman is sick or injured to boncerning the death of our food requisitions. brother,' Ralph J. Moisant. While""in Japan I became ill-and the extent where hospitalization is Our departed brother was ill had to go to a hospital for treat­ required, especially aboard, the most of the time from New York ment. I returned to the ship after delegate can then fill out the acci­ to Casablanca and stayed in his a while but was unable to do. much dent report with all the necessary information as to what happened, room mojt of the voyage. The sec­ in the way of work. what sort of med­ ond mate was caring for him and The ship went out to Korea and ical treatment he tried to persuade when it came back to Japan I had received and him to get off at to get off again to go to the hospital where he was Casablanca for for stomach trouble. The captain, hospitalized. He h o s p i talization, who was on pretty poor relations then forwards all which he refused. with me by now, claimed that I the information He only wanted was drunk and as a result the com­ to the Union. to see the doctor, pany held up my wages. The Union will but the doctor Welfare Steps In file this record, declared him fit knowing that ,it However, when I got back to the for duty. Canioral has first-hand in­ States in December I took up my He was still Schmledel quite ill, how­ problem with the Union's Welfare formation because it was sent in ever, and stayed in his bed until Services Department, and through by one of the Union members and arrival in Leghorn, Italy. There the Union was able to get the not a company representative. Last trip we picked up two of was a doctor waiting for him and money that was due meC If it were his diagnosis was a "bad heart." not for the Union not only would our members in Capetown, South He was hospitalized the next morn­ I have lost out on the money, but Jkfrica, who were being repatriated ing when the ambulance came, I would have had a blot on my back to the Statq^ and were being accompanied by a doctor all the but he^assed away the same day. record. I've been sailing as chief steward way back to New York. That's hoW Moisant left the ship with all his personal effects when he rode for 11 years, and take pride, in my sick they were. I asked them if the off in the*ambiilance. refusing to work. No other company or skipper Union knew anything about their i i leave ship unless he took every­ ever did anything but praise the case and they informed me that it iMuds Seaman^s thing the with' him. At the end, the way I've handled my job in a re­ did not know. I wrote a letter to last rites were said over him by a sponsible fashion. My thanks go to the Welfare Services Department Club in Pusan priest and, according to his last' the Welfare Services Department requesting some one to meet the To the Editor: The Port Director of the United wish, his Union book was buried for the substantial help they gave ship on its arrival in New York, because the men were very sick. Seaman's Service Club in Pusan, .with him. Money was taken from me on my personal beef. If these reports had been on board, Korea, would like to receive the ship's fund for a floral wreath Frank Gardner it would have beeij different. enough copies of the LOG to pass and Captain H. O. Peterson ar­ < . i 4^ My personal belief is that these out a few to the boys and still havo ranged for them with the local reports would be a very progres­ enough left over for the library in agent. Men Got Baw sive thing, because it would mean Frank Schmledel the club. .another step gained by the Union Beal, ttte Sags The library is only one of the •$, 4, J for tl}e benefit of its entire mem­ To the Editor: excellent services they Jiave for the seamen at the club. There is also Offers Lots For I am writing this fti regard to bership. Edward Canioral a barber < shop, restaurant, bar, Sale in LOG the story in the May 14 issue of dance floor with orchestra and . a To the Editor: the LOG concerning the captain i t check room for valuables. Les I have some valuable properties of the Tagalam having the crew Recalls Bags Of Haiier, the port director, and Wes for sale and I would like to offer "mugged" by Navy photographers Wesler, the field representative, them to some Seafarer rather than for the benefit of the Navy CID. Old On Vessels The men were handled like a To the Editor: complimented our ship's delegate piit them oq the open market. bunch of criminals and accused of on the conduct and cooperative Just went through the Panama spirit of the crew of our ship, the. I have two lots in Westbury, LI, taking - the butterWorth machines, Canal heading for good old Japan Nos. 21 and 22, block 118", section which later was proven to be in­ once again. I joined this scow, the Greece Victory. I think that the crew more than re'turns the com-, 11-SDl, 50 foot front and ICQ foot correct. Afbundria,. down yonder in New back. I am asking $2,000 for it and pliment as we experienced nothing it As for the butter being taken, Orleans and the next day I was is a very good huy. AU those in­ but Ihe best treatment from Les can contact me by writing it-'is probably "We of the rotten ordered to do some chipping. I and Wes ,dtu-ing our three weeks terested to me at 2321 N. Sydenham Street, tricks of the company to save asked the bosun, an oldtimer, for inKorea. some goggles. What's the matter, Philadelphia, Pa., or telephoning money. For the first time since I have me I am the, ex-deck delegate, but he said, don't you carry any? at SA 2-4307. Or, by writing beqn running to Pusan I was able me in care of the Ines, Buil Line I was hospitalized in Singapore Right then that reminded me of to eat and drink ashore and be Steamship when the rust bucket broke down. my did shipmate Louis Goffin who Company, Pier 16, siu^ of the food and beer. The South Philadelphia, Pa. Thanks I was hospitalized with stomach used to sail with me on ships in USS chitbooks give a seaman the' very much. troubie more thhn likely from the the late-'20's. We had to have our right kind of break on money ej:rotten grub and water. For quite own chiding hammers and scrap­ VIrgli L. Svanson change and he can bring his girisome time there was po water at ers in order to get an AB's job." ^ t friend right into the club. The boyall, and I am still being treated After all is said and done we sans and jo-sans are right- on the Food And Wage for stomach trouble. I think the have a fine crew top to boijom and ball with the right kind of service, it should be k pleasant voyage. men got a raw deal. and either Les or Wes is always on Trouble Solved Percy Boyer Tim McCarthy hand to keep the ball rolling To the Editor: smoothly. _ Last summer I shipped out as The Pelican Mariner, Badger steward on the Sea Legion on a Mariner and San Mateo Victory Far East run, starting July 1. On were all in Pusan while we were the way over and all the time we there and a lot of us were able to, were on the shuttle we had a lot of get together with old shipmates trouble with the captain who hardand really keep the ball rolling. timed the crew. When we g^ to J. A. Mcintosh and talking , to . themselves, but when he walks in everybody brightens up. Big Brother 'Toby will sit down to listen to" the troubles of everyone just like a big brother. After he is finished there are no more worried looks, for he assures the men that they will soon be squared away. After all business Is taken care of, he takes the boys down for some coffee and sometimes I think there are enough' of us to hold a" meeting, We never have to worry what is going on at headquarters, either, because Toby has us right up to date on qll matters. There is quite a difference in the representatives of other unions. They walk in and shout out in the wards just like they were picking workers out of a shape-up gang. And the way they abuse some of their members is a shame. A guy^ really needs a friend when he's in* a place like this, and we are thank­ ful that we ddn't belong to any­ thing but the good old SIU. Once again, a great big vote of thanks to our patrolman, Toby Flynn. Nine Seafarers Ifl Staten Island Brother Crossek Bar in Italy •« '5? ' <1 ' l :i|| M Welfare Service Hep.IsEdmded to the Editor: While reading the last few issues of the LOG it'came to mind that by now all of our brothers muist' know quite well the top benefits we receive from the fine work be­ ing done by the ynion in every endeavor. , , However, there is one instance, of service which ^ the . brothers might not all be aware of. That is the work of our "good will ambas­ sador," Toby Flynn, the "hospital patrolman" who happens to take excellent care of us fellows out here in the' Staten Island hospital, . He is more than a patrolman, espe­ cially to a lot of us who don't have people coming to see us. It sure is good to see his face coming in the ward with a big smile on it. You cim see some of the guys working r:f^r. '-sS ••-il Seaman's Club in Pusan, Korea, jurovides top serviee and pleasure tw Seafarers above. Left to right, they are Raymond Spark; Ramon Eneamaclon, E; 6. Ingelbriftsen, Ernst Oblsson, J, A. Mcintosh latandtng) and Gilbert. Parker. iu AJOJ<3 t t'lb J, iV.-—..-a,*' �SEAFARERS Pace Twenty-twe In Itaty, Agkit for SMV LOG •• '|v To the Editor: I'm presently? in Italy to see my sick parents, and I plan to be back in New York by August. ' Before leaving the States I filed an* application to have the SEA­ FARERS LOG mailed to me in Italy. So far T haven't received any papers. Please send me a LOG because I'm dying to read one. Don't forget, please. Luciano Gheno (Ed. note: The LOG is coming your way; you will receive it every two weeks, as published). t. t, Seafarer Sees Son In Korea To the Editor: This is your ol4 friend Zygie the bellyrobber on the Seamonitor. A ^few months back L wrote a letter about mj^ son who is in the Army with the Third Division at Seoul, • Korea. € saw him again this time while the ship was in Inchon. He still has six months more ^o do in the Army, and after that his ambition is to get into the SIU. I met solne of Zygarowski our former SIU members who are now in the armed forces in Pusan, Korea. They are Jimmy James, Jack An­ derson and Herbert Ehmsen. Ehmsen is an MP in Tokyo. They asked me to send everyone their regards through the LOG, and that they hope to be back with the SIU real soon. Joe Pendleton, who is on board, sends his regards also., Sylvester Zygarowski • t 4. ' Says Sea CtBest Ms Jnst Great To the Editor: Today I paid a visit to the Sea Chest supplies warehouse in New York and I was shown around the place by Sid Selzer. The neat rows of merchandise, stowed in racks and bins, are easily acce»ible for prompt preparation and dis­ patch to our ships, in order that their slopchests might be re­ plenished. Almost ^^ny item requested can be purebased by our members at the very lowest, price anywhere, form a razor to an elephant. An­ other feature worth noting is that ihat all merchandise carried is p 1^' 1^ May XS, 1054 LOG LET T EES' Says Service Ms Fine Mn Hospital New Orleans in March and the To the Editor: name-brand material and that ad-^ I am off the Steel Rover of Welfare Services Department vis­ ditional brands will be carried' ited me twice. The money came in Isthmian with a bum leg. However, upon request. very handy. I have been sailing I hope to be out of this hospital Wliile I was visiting, slopchests To the Editor: were being assembled for the ' It is very seldom that we Sea­ since Oct. '53. After spending two ir-v soon and back on Steel Fabricator, Jefferson City farers have much good to say months on the Salem Maritime I the ship. We had Victory, Robin Goodfellow and about the US Army, but neverthe­ was injured and taken off, and a fine crew and others according to their, require­ less it is only fair and fitting to now I am on the Winter Hill. I I would sort of hope to keep sailing with the SIU. ments. I am informed by Selzer give credit where it is due. like to stick with Thanks for sending the LOG home. upon joining a ship a member may the ship and the Last Saturday I spent the after­ W. D. Austin secure any article of clothing , or boys. I was reefer noon at the Presidio in San Fran­ otherwise which he may need (Ed. note: Your wife will receive engineer. merely by notifying the Sea Chefet cisco. The occasion was Armed the LOG every two weeks, as pub­ Another one qt Forces Day and it was with great and having such bill attached to lished.) our crewmembers ISi pride that I saw m his account on the ship. came in here to-" 4, j;, 4' Ellison I am sure this will benefit all the facilities for day. His name is the protection o{ of us. It is another example of L. A. Marsh, but ,I don't know the people of the seryiCe and efficiency that all what's ailing him. Bay Area. Thou­ members of the SIU enjoy. I would like to get the LOG To the Editor: sands of people John Jellette Any of the men who has missed sent here in care of Vaughn Headwere present at a ship and left all his gear on ley, Colon Hdspital, Cristobal, a program > of board knows how it feels. I had Canal Zone. I wouI(| also like to events that in­ that misfortune while aboard the add that the service here in this cluded everyBents Fort of the Cities Service hospital is vei-y good. It'Couldn't thing from a Lfpkin To the Editor: Oil Company as 2nd pumpman be betfer. Softball game to Ray Ellison Would^ you please send me the the first public showing of the when r missed her in Linden, New LOG at my home address? I like Army's new radar-controlled de­ Jersey. (Ed. Note: The address has been to keep up with the. doings of the fense weapon, the Nike. The ship %as' headed back to added to the LOG mailing list; the Union and I, can't always read all The day was brought to a climax Lake Charles on a coastwise run, LOG will be sent there every two the papers while at sea. I sure do by a parade review and the award­ so I got in touch with Welfare weeks, as'published.) enjoy reading the LOG and keep­ ing of the Distinguished Service Services in New York and asked 4> ing up with the news, i know the Cross to a GI who lost both legs in them if they could locate my gear paper has received many. compli­ Korea. All in all it was a thrill- for me. They took over fr6m these ments, but in my opinion it is the fllled afternoon, a demonstration and before long my gear was best paper that . is . put out. Keep of armed strength for peace that shipped up to New York safe and up the good'work. swelled the hearts of all present sound. To the Editor: GUbert Eller with pride at the ability of our Naturally if the gear ha* been There are a lot of advantages to lost it would have meant spending (Ed. note: Your name has been country to defend itself. our Welfare Plan, which tops all added to the LOG mailing list and The Army can make it awful quite a few bucks to replace it, so others in the variety of benefits I certainly appreciate what was you will receive the paper every^ tpugh for guys who go to sea when two weeks,.as published.). it comes to shore leave restriction done foj: me by the Welfare Serv­ and ease in collecting same, but and all that. Still, when you set;, ices Department. one benefit little is said about is ^ . 4- t * • • Paul De Witte tie down and reason things' out7 the whole SIU scholarship' pro­ one concrete conclusion is in­ 4i t gram. evitable. It is an Army that is the Few brothers realize it, but the best in the world and one to be TO the Editor: ^ SIU scholarship awards of $1,500 a JusI? a line to let you know how proud of. Even if they won't let me go ashore in Greenland or year for four years to any c^ege things are way down south, of the To the Editor: border. When I left New York the Korea, I'm still proud of them and I have been going to sea for you^oose far surpasses adding weather was on the cold and rainy happy that they stand ready at all quite a few years, 23 to be exact, most union or private awards of­ side, but now there is no complaint times and in all places to defend for my livelihood. I have seen fer. It will generally be more than in that department. A couple of liberty. some of the worst conditions a tea­ enough to pay all expenses fo'r a Max Lipkin days down here in Mexico was man could live under and had student and still leave a little somet t enough for me to forget about rammed down his neck. If you tWng over. The fact that the Union scholar­ gloomy northern weather. ' complained, you would get jerked ship stipulates- that the scholarship A Seafarer can really see a good off the ship as a troublemaker. deal of this wonderful country, The majority of the officials of winner can go to any whool he with its many picturesque sights the ISU were the biggest phonies wants and study any subject he and historical sites. There ar^4ours To the Editor: on the' vfater- pleases is a tremendous advantage I am thanking ypu aifd all the to be had and many interesting fronti SO, today over other, plans. Most of them SIU members for the opportunity guide books on the subject. I am thankful to specify a particular college or uni­ One of the bulletins says that to ask that the BEAFARERS LOG say that I belong versity and some . go further in the water down hei-e should be be serit to my home. My wife has to a Unio^- that limiting the course of study. If avoided because of impurities. I asked me to request that it be sent is run according the award happens to fit the wishes haven't tasted any, so I don't know. to her. I haVe read it iii the past to the' member­ of the applicant in those cases, he's and I find that it is one of the best ship's Wishes, most fortunate. The scotch is good, though. liapers I have ever read. I also like The no-strings-attached policy and am glad that Jack Darrell to see some of my friends pictures' we have elected, for the SIU award is typical of all ~ In It, in the past, solid our benefits, which are simple to Touart I am on the Winter Hill of Cities Union men as collect and regular in arriving. The Service. I have found.the men to our officials in the SIU. Welfare Plan was a great advance be good members and, most of all, So, let's take care of what we for the SIU. Few oldtimers around good friencls. They have been very have by living up to the Union today ever had visions of such a eager to help and to assist me in cortstitution, on aifd off the ship. step forward in the years gone bj;. every way. . C. WUUams Joseph Tonart I-was in the "marine hospital in Army is Topsy Seafarer Says Minion Welfare Services Help Ashs That LOG Be Sent Miome Hails SMMI Awards For Scholarships Finds Mexico To His Lihing Ms Thankful For SMMJ Conditions Wants MMG Sent ' Home To Wife Dishiifg Out The Victory Smiles Weary Wacostans Take Break JMonH SendrYour Baggage COB i Galley crew dishing put the smiles belongs to the Long view Vktory. Steward department just got through dishing out the goodies when< it went before camera. Left to right, top, are Thompson, Bonet, Tuthice and Moore. Men crouching are unidentified. • *»<>•>,•« ..It. ../.it, Seafarers have again been warned not to send the^r bag-> . gage COD td any Union ball. No Union hall can accept de­ livery of any baggage where express charges have not been prepaid. Men Vho send baggage COD to Union halls face the pros­ pect of having to go to a lot of trouble and red tape with ^the I^ilway Express Co. All COD baggage—^regardless of the port—goes to the local ex­ press office,^ where it is held '.by the express company until claimed. Seafarers who want to be stlye of getting their baggage when they want it, can send ft to any Union hall provided they prepay the shipping I charges. . 'J>{•»»• .'j Taking time out for a picture during moment pf leisure aboard the Waco&ta is this quintet of Seafarers. They are, left to right, Jurkowski, Hansen, Suall, Lane and McQuage. Most of the Sea­ farers to be pretty happy about the'idea, too. J �- i, - » ;,7~-:iy'' , [••' ':: liiir SEjiFAttERS LOG • • *:-• Pace Twenty-three Down ~ The prototype of "the ship that couldn't sink," designed by world Jamed spei^dboat racer Gar Wood, broke apart and Went down in the Bahamas two weeks ago, once again blow­ ing up the myth about a man-made vessel incapable of being famed by the sea. Wrecked in the Stormy At­ Venturi to slice through the waves lantic about 65 miles off the instead of riding over them, elimi­ lower east coast of Florida, nating most of the pitching and the twin-hulled'Venturi was a rolling that often makes ocean 188-fobt wooden vessel like travel a nightmare for the land­ nothing else afloat. Basically an lubber. The controls of the experi­ oversize South Seas catamaran, its mental vessel were so simple one deck and cabins were perched 22 man could operate^ them. A hand feet above the paraliel, pontoon­ lever controlled the rudder. . Further, the 120-ton vessel had like hulls in a design which Wood considerable speed, since the said would ultimately become the model for future ocean liners, camber to-the leading edge of the guaranteeing a smooth passage top deck gave the craft lift like an, airplane wing and air funnels through all kinds of weather. between the hulls pressed it upward No Lives Lost With lio loss other than the ship and reduced draft, in addition to Itself in the disaster,, the speedboat breaking the drag of water, under king indicated he still felt that the the huli. These innovations in the design ^as basically "unsinkable" design, coupled with the four and that if he ever built another Diesels turning out 4,800 horse­ one it would be made of iron. The power, enabled it to make over 20 elderly sportsman, 73, wouldn't say toots without difflculty. But Wood's claim that his Resign whether he planned to build an­ could be adapted to large passenger other one, however. Wood's radical design .for the ships and be cheaper than conven­ Venturi developed years ago, when tional designs overlooked one big between 1920 and 1933 he monop­ drawback. The major disadvantage olized world speedbbat records to the twin-hulled idea is that it with his Miss America boats. The leaves little or no room for cargo experimental craft was actually space to make the vessel pay. For launched in 1944, and had sailed passengers alone, however, it would through all kinds of weather during probably be a highly desirable change in ship design, niaking for the ten-year period. "I guess maybe< she'd become a really smooth ride. Making 22 Knots brittle," he admitted. after .the Op its final voyage, the Venturi wreck. "The waves kept pounding the port side ahd she began to was "making 22 to 23 toots in settle down in the water. There deep water when we ran into a are 20 bulkheads in each of the bad storm," according to Wood. twin hulls and they held a long The .same storm ^ front earlier had whipped Miami with 60-mile-antime," he noted. Powered by four diesel engines, hour winds and the Coast Guard the twin hulls, each carrying two had reported "very rough seas" in propellers, enabled the ill-fated the area. "Xhe waves were high," - Round and curved in almost every detail, the buss was used principally in the European herring-fishing induetrjt, and a small vessel averaging from SO to 70 tons in size, alUipugh a fdw were built as large a$ 200 tons. The bow of the ship wtus gather high and the stem piece much like a segment of a circle; tbe pood narrow, with bulging quarters, and she had a full sweeping steer. Her rig usually consisted of three masts, the after one short and fitted with a sail employed mainly for riding with her head to the The Ul-fated Venturi as she looked before her final trip to the Bahamas. Claimed to be a suitable design for a ship of the future by owner-sportsman Gar Wood, the twin-hpUed vessel did better than 20 knots and Was said to offer a passage smooth enough to please the mosL squeamish sea-goer. ' Wood pointed out, "ten feet. or more, and we came into it so sud­ denly we didn't have time to slow down. "A valve opened on the port side and then another one gave on the starboard side and we began taking water . . . When this extremely big wave hit, some of the front streamlining on the bow, sort of an airlift,., broke off and I knew we were in trouble." They were. Indeed. Three hours later, the Venturi was only five feet above water and the order to abandon ship was given. The vessel carried a captain and five-man crew, in addition to Wood and two aides. Coast Guard air and sea rescue craft picked them up near the wreck scene, at Great Isaac Light, 65 miles east of Fort Laud­ erdale, Fla. » On the way down (top photo), near Great Isaac Light In the Bahamas, about 65 miles duo east of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the wreckage of the Venturi la shown floating on the surface after breaking up in an AU lantic storm. The ten-year-old vessel was on a routine cruise in the Bahamas with Wood, its six-man crew and two others aboard. No loss of life was' suf­ fered. Below, a view taken be­ tween the twin- hulls of the vessel In better days, showing the adjustable bow propellor which can - be raised or lowered and swung In any di­ rection. It was used for tight maneuvers and docking. The deck of the Venturi was nor­ mally 22 feet above the waterline. m 11 •JSI (From o{ .Ol«I S)iia*" 0DoebIe(lay),. by Grant anAColyer.) - wind. The fore and btain masts were so equipped that they could be lowered, thus offering less resistance to the Wind when the vessel was riding on -its nets. Usually a square sail was carried on .each of the two larger masts although sometimes there was a square main topsail. In England during the 17th century the maxiimum cost of such a ship is sfud to have been about £260 (approximately $1,300). * Designer-owner Gar Wood deft) points out features of the vessel to a visitor. Two propellers were mounted on each of the hulls, one behind the other. Wood was said to be considering use of larger propellers prior to the wreck twp weeks ago. The vessel was powered by four 4,800 hp diesels. �yg' .;•;;», - FJ«« Twentjr-f^ar »BArFAKEK3lO€ ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... ROYAL OAK (Citin S«rvle«>, May 1— Chairmanr John J. Paqu«H«; Sacr«tary> Jack Sommara.' Delegatiea reported' no new business. May 11—Chairman, John J. Paquetic; Sacretary, Jack Sommara. Machinist stated that the Philadelphia agent prom­ ised to supply a new washing machine for the ship. On the suggestion that we check to find out what happened to the ship's fund,, it was discovered that it was spent on dowers to be sent to the various Union halls. Motion was passed to start a ship's fund. Two hours delayed sailing will be referred to the patrolman. Each delegate will collect money for the ship's fund from hli department and tyrn it over to the ship's delegate. Patrolman will be told about the salt washing water that was used for two days; Ship's dele­ gate will tell him of this. the way the crew waited until the lagt moment to come aboard before sailing. One man went to the hospital in Ger­ many. and $33 was given to him before the ship sailed. There were several thefts In Bremerhaven. Patrolman will see the ]>ort steward about getting cots for the ne.xt trip. Everyone is to turn in dirty linen before getting a nesh supply so it can be counted to go ashore. LAWRENCE VICTORY (Mississippi), May 9—Chairman, Nick Bathia; Secretary, Charles J. ScoReld. Washing machine mo­ tor is burnt out and the wringer is broken. Request for a new washing ma­ chine was made, last voyage but nothing was received. Delayed sailing for Port of New York and Iskendrun fs disputed. Repairs are being made by the crew. Bosun and daymen v/ere refused over­ time by the captain for this veekend. Bosun's .OT is not nearly equal to the SHOW MB MARINER (Bull), May Chairman, John A. Buzslswski; Sscratary, high man for the trip. Captain rationed John C: Reed. Ship's delegate reported the crew to three cartons of cigarettes that topside was not very happy about every' two weeks, using Sea Chest letter .c , , , », ^Can'Shaherti^ Have IXo OK The memhership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation f»r Infantile Pa­ ralysis Is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot as authority for this action. We recom­ mend that our smoking supply be un­ limited as promised in the LOG.~ ANCELINA (Bull), May •—Chairman, W. Kohutt Secrciary, W. H. Ludlam. Men & -5 - , :• •- : : '<• k;- '^0 • • a a Q • • a a • • • n n • D • • • a • • • • • • • • a • • surTB SPOIRX COATS SLACKS -XCPCCATS VT^GSG¥iO^ WORKeMOES PANTS KHAKI SHIRTS etUE WlORK&HlPrTS FRISKOOEEHS HICKORY SHIRTS C.PO. SHIRTS WHrrE DRESS SHIRTS SPORT SHIRTS DRESS BELTS KHAKI WEB KLTS TIES SWEATSHIRTS ATHLETIC SHIRTS T-SHIRTS SHORTS BRIERS SWEATERS UX?<SA6E WORK SOCKS DRESS SOCKS LEATHER JACKETS WRITINSRDRIR5LIO eou'WESTERS RAIN SEAR who missed Watch and ship were cleared. Water fountain needs fixing. Discussion was held on the variety of food and the question of whether there was sufficient linen for the entire trip. Laundry room should be kept clean. | FRANCES (Bull), May 7—Chairman, Francisco Coiner; Sacretary, Jimmy Jones. Conditions aboard ship are considerably improved. No communication was re­ ceived from the brother who missed ship in New York on sailing day. Motion was passed to ask for a hot plate in the messhail. An air hole should he made through the captain. Ship's delegate will try to the engine room bulkhead Discussion was held on the cleanliness that should be maintained in the laundry. Entire crew should cooperate. Disfcu^sion was held on' night lunch being eaten by men not on watch in port. Ail beefs should be taken to department delegates. Cots should be available to all cjewmemhers in hot weather around the Islands and the Dominican Republic, GOLDEN CITY (Waterman), May •— Chairman, R. Cantor; Secretary, Jim Geldcr. Repair lists have been turned over to the ship's officers and some of the items have already been repaired; others have parts that have -been put in order. Vote of thanks went to the stew­ ard department for their cooperation with the crew and their cooperation among themselves and the manner in which they worked. Vote of tl^anks went for the good chow served, on board. Safety suggestions should be referred, to obtain A customs manual from the cus­ tomhouse which may be of use to -the crew. Matter of the payoff will be left up to the patrolman or the Norfolk agent. FRENCH CREEK (Cities Service), Msrch 20—Chairman, Harry Jayncs; Secretary, Dan Baard. Crew thanked Charles Kim­ ball, the Galveston patrolman, for a Job well done'at the Houston payoff. There is a question of -longshoreman's overtime for the declE department in unloading oil drums. Steward department submitted a letter of thanks for the support of the crew and the patrolman in the beef be­ tween the old man and "Hungry" Hoover. 'Washing machine and the crew's refriger­ ator were added to the repair list. April 24—Chairman, Mont McNabb, Jr., Sacretary, Dan Baard. Floyd Pence was lected ship's delegate by acclamation, fen washing oily clothes leave -the wash­ ing machine greasy. There was discus­ sion on the proper use of the washing machine. Additional fans are needed in some foc'sies. Dishes and muga should he placed in the sink at night. Tables should be left clean for the next watch. Minor repairs should be turned in to "de­ partment delegates. Anthony McGee was elected engine delegate: Carl Carlson, deck delegate. I' S'' ALLVDUR HEEPS CAN BE FlUEp FROM,YOUR -"FROM A SOU'WESTERTD AH ELECTRIC RAZOR . WHATEVER ybo BUY FROM THE SEACHEeT/ you CAN BE SURE YDuisE ^ETTINS TOP QUALITY <SEAR AT SUBSTAN­ TIAL SAVINGS. ^SeaClieeh VMtOM'OyNMBOANO UNION-OPEQAlEP ... 4^ IHRBENgPrr OFIHB MEMBERSHIP* S&Sfea """ hall In Yokohama for threa replacementa and will aee the agent if our orders ara atlU in effect. There waa much discuaaion regarding repaira to be made in the ahipyard. Launch achedule will be posted on CHICKASAW (Walermani, May 14— the board. ' Chairman, Ralph Burnsad; tacratary, A. Na data—Chairman, W. J. Rfldy; Sac-, Danna. T. D. York was elected ship's ralary, R. t. R. Lac. Mlaslng men will be delegate. Motion was passed to give the replaced if possible. SUP will be wired steward department a' vote of thanks for replscements when we get in. Pump for ilns food and good service rendered. switch should not be used, as pump Chief cook thanked the crew for cooper­ doesn't work. Aft hatch ia in a danger­ ation on cokea. Brother Darl'ey explained ous position and ahould be fixed. There the facilities of the Sea .Chest in New should be a Utile consideration for men York. Messroom will be sougeed and off 'watch, and door clamming and loud blackboard painted. Ship's delegate wilt talking ahould be cut out. write the Mobile branch about procuring April 4—Chairman, .William Slakely; a new ice box and water cooking aystem. tacratary, R. S. R. Laa. Washing machine Repair list will ha sent in from Miami. was repaired. It anould be used in mod­ Word will be given when a draw it being eration. Bosun left sick, and was re­ put out. placed by the DM. Stdward department should do their own painting, since tbe FELICAN MABINER (Bleemfield), May deck department has aU the OT work t—Chairman, N. Larsen; Secretary, Faul they can possibly do. Complete repair Gladdan. -Wa hava one brother who haa list- will be made on arrival in dr.vdock: taken the' load of tha ship on his shoul­ Electric iron and board will be raffled off ders:. let's all hava our say and not have on ship. Vote of thanks went to the Buckets and not our beefs outside the meeting. One man steward department. was called hefora the Coast Guard be­ tubs should he used for soaking dirty clothes. cause a bottle of cognac was found in May f—Chairman, W. J. Reldy: Sacrahis locker. Steward paid off in Yokohama on account of medical reasons. Each de­ tary, R. 8. R. Laa. San Francisco hall will he contacted about medical atten­ partment wHi take beefs to the depart­ ment delegates. Ship is short of some tion, proper sailing board, improper lianstores and new stores have been brought dling' of mail and clarification of drawa aboard. This ship will be operated in while awaiting payoff. Also, hoots, while true SIU fashion, without any foui-ups. cleaning tanks and reimbursement for Department delegates will work and co­ damaged gear. Disputed OT wiii he re­ operate with the. ship's delegate. Mess- ferred to the San Francisco agent. Repair hali should be kept a little cleaner by the list was turned over to the ship's dele­ crew at night. Vote of thanks _ went to gate." Entire crew was thanked by the delegates for their cooperation in making the steward department for fine grub. this a pleasant trip. Steward department was thanked for the fine meals, delicious RDSARIO (Bull), May •—Chairman, J. pastries excellent service. Foc'sies RIsbaek; Sscratary, M. Kamlnskl. -Bosun should beand left clean: cots and blankets who missed' ship in Baltimore has been ^ould he returned and keys turned over reported to the Baltimore hall. One man to department heads. Ship's delegata missed ship overnight • from San Juan to read two letters from headquarters and Mayaguez. Remainder ot repairs will be thanked ail the officials for the prompt brought before the patrolman. Ship's action in replying to a few beefs we had fund will he started until it reaches $27. with this skipper. It really did some good. If the ship lays .up the money will he donated to the LOG, Delegates will mske out a repair- list. Baker was ask^ to be careful while making bread doligh and pastries, so that hs doesn't get any perspiration in his products as he per­ spires quite freely. Crew was told to teii the chief cook if they want any spe­ cial dishes prepared and if it is possible he will gladly make them. There was a CITRUS PACKER (Watermen), April It beef about the washing machine being —Chairman, Henry MacGinneit; Secre­ left dirty. tary, Roy Guild. A committee of three will check store orders with the steward BULL RUN (Petrel Tsnkers), Msy 10— and captain. One man will be picked Chairmen, William Click; Secretary, L. from each department, in case the cap­ P. Hagmann. Ship's delegate .advised tain makes further cuts in what the that the captain will drop any logs. An steward orders. SUP patrolman will be explanation was asked of the steward, as contacted in Yokohama. Japan. Steward to how frankfurters were 'served once was asked to vary the meats in the menu. that were off color. This was answered Steward store list was cancelled b.v a to the satisfaction ofThe crew. Some cots total of 40 quarts of milk by the captain. on deck should be brought back to tbe Water pressure in wash basins will be rooms. Crew was reminded that anyone increased. getting off should strip their hunks and bring the linen to the steward and leave STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), May S their lockers clean for the next man. —Chairman, Earl'Fancher; Secretary, Al­ Repair lists will be prepared.and turned fred Ridings. Motion was made and sec­ in at the payoff tR the proper people. onded to get clarification about work done in foreign ports by shore gangs as painters. As it is now. shore painters are doing- ship's painting outside as well aa inside quarters. Agreement should spec­ ify which parts of the ship they ara allowed to paint, it any. Chief electrician and the chief engineer had a,beef, while the ship was in Calcutta and this matter will be brought to the patrolman's atten­ CDS VICTDRY (Victory Carriers), April tion, as on this ship chief electricians 4—Chairman, A. Anderson; Sacretary, Fat have been changed once or twice a trip. Ryen. Discussion was held on fund for Vote' of thanks went to the steward de­ bookcases: they will he bought in Japan. partment for the good food during the Donations will be 'given to the ship's trip; special thanks went to the baker. delegate. Members will give department delegates repairs as we go along. Bob PENINSULAR MARINER (Waterman), Johnson was elected ship's delegate by May •—Chairman, Jeney Johnson; Sec­ acclamation. -All rooms and toilets will retary, Clarence J. Nell. Tanner waa be painted out this trip; delegate will see elected ihip's delegate by acclamation. and contact the captain and first mate Each department will clean the laundry on this. One brother volunteered to go for a week at a time and department' ashore and select a bookcsse in .Yoko­ delegates are to check on this work. A hama. IHscussion was held on the use of key will be made to keep the laundry the washing machine and laundry and the and messhall locked up in foreign ports. cleaning of the recreation room. Each member is responsible for his innerMay •—Chairman, Sigurd Andersen; spring mattress and for placing cups in Secretary, Bob Johnson. The two broth­ the sink in the pantry, not leaving them ers who volunteered to get the bookcase in the messhall and on the serving shelf In Japan were thanked. There were a in the- serving window where they can 'be few disputes on OT, launch service in broken it the ship rolls. Fans were put Korea and restriction to ship. This will aboard. he 'thrashed out with the patrolman. Hall will be contacted for a new washing machine for the crew before we sign on. Repair list will be handed over to the patrolman. Ship's delegate only will ex­ plain tha situation to the patrolman to save time and avoid confusFan. We will try to get some sort of clarification on this restriction to ship in Korea, l^atrolman and delegate will speak to the cap­ SHDW ME MARINER (Bull), April 24— tain about men off watch getting their Chairman, John J. Carroll; Sacretary, draw early. Vote of thanks went to the Jehn Stanko. J. Carroll was elected ship's deck men for getting and Mstaliing book­ delegate by acclamation. He requested cases. Vote of thanks went to Steward that pantry key be returned so pantor Walter Brown and bis department for a can be kept locked in port. Steward will job well -done. have keys made. One iRjin requested a new library. Longshoremen should ba kept out of crew's quarters and meseORIDN COMET (DM Carriers), February 5—Chairman, W. J. Reldy; Secretary, R. halls. Chief steward asked for coopersS. R. Lee. Ship'! delegate gave the cpp- .tion in keeping the garbage room clean. tain ' a launch schedule to ask if it is^ IBiRVILLE (Watarmanf, May f—Chairpossible to get replacements frbm Yoko­ hama. Everything is running smoothly man, H. C. Randall: Sacretary, Tommy as can he expected. Men who cannot-get Sahchaz. Patrolman will 'be asked to sea their sizes in the slopchest will try to if the- captain will pay off men In Mobila get what they need in the FX. Washing who joined in Mobile. There Is a balanca machine pump should not be used'until of $14.91 in the ship's fund. Suggestion it'has been repaired. After hatch on was made to donate whatever you can poop deck needs to be secured. Please afford to tha ahip't fund, in order to , take care not to bang doors as men are build It up. trying to get some rest. Vote of thanks STEEL KING (Isthmian), Dacambar S-went to the steward department. March—Chairman, J. Nereis; Secre­ Chalrman, Karrman; Sscratary, Olacchattl. tary, R. S. R. Lee. Sick man wUl aee the John Mastropavloa was elected ship's del­ doctor on arrival. Replacementa will he egate. Vote of thanks went to the last ordered; disputed OT wUl he given to ship's delegate, Henry P. Herpandez., De­ the patrolman.. Both bosuns A*"* ' loP' to fective locks should be - fixed. Heating work with despits the obstacles that were units should be properly regulated. Med­ involved by interference by topside. Vote ical chest and slopeheit are jacking many of thanks went to the steward depart­ supplies. Before shipping out for foreign ment. There was much discussion on articles In New York, the crew requested ' launch service.- ;A, Aatislactory sohaduie a patrolman to examine tha meat bog and Iteuls in .No. 3. More dishes and was arrived at. March 11—Chairmen, Jehn "Benanap" kitchettware should be ordered. A new Zlerels; Becretery, R.'S. R, Lee. At the library will ba gotten for the old one in present time wa have no jnajor beefs: New Orleans. Daccmbtr 27—Chairman, >. C. Scotlt everything ia running smpffthly 'and ell the department delegeteg are doing a Secretary, Alberta Beuten. Hesthall and iL - FADLl (Cltlas Service), April 4—Chairman, L. RaTftchuck; Secretary, A. J. Val-^ Mr 'which unitary man cleana tha recrsatlon room and tha laundry. Mambera wera adviiad to help -keep tbo messroom and pantry clean and wash cupa after use. ante. Captain aaid that articles wJIH not he broken at the final port of discharge and that no member of the crew will he paid off under mutuSl Consent. One man was left In the hospital In Yoko­ hama: one ordinary and one AB were taken as replacements in Yokohama last month. Mate says deck foc'sies will be sougeed and painted between Pedro and the Giilf. All disputed OT has been straightened out and everything is run­ ning smoothly. Ship's delegate will add up total of all OT before the deck in the crew's messhall. Delegates will add up total of all OT before tha payoff. Ship'a delegate will find out how many days the ship spent in the old mine bonus area. One delegate will see tha port agent about payment of bonus, since we signed articles while the bonus was still in effect. Discussion was held on the crew's behaviour in foreign ports—miss­ ing watches, etc. Crewmembers were advised to do their pari in keeping the messhall and recreation room clean, and cleaning the washing machine after use. Machinist volunteered to get the cre^^'s phonograph repaired in Seattle. Collec­ tion will be taken up to buy records. May IS—Chairman, Mlka Rotsli Sscra­ tary, Laroy D. Fltrion. Brother F. Reese was elected ship's delegate; J. "W. Girens waa elected ship's treasurer.' Each man should donate $2 to the ship's fund t»; ward a record player. Sanitary - men should keep out, of tbe messhall during sanitary liour^.^^^i^^j{j>^4 Of, .. caatRii^^ (Continued,00;jpage:;25> .n,. �i«w SEAFARERS head*' wUl b« locked in port. Gangway watch will keep the key to the meuhall: fhorealde persons should be kept- out of passageways by all crewmembers. Checkera are to" eat after the' crew. • • New ahower nozzle is needed for the steward's nozzle. A basket Is needed for. the launflry.' Washing machine riiould be secured PERSONAX.S * Charles Kinnke Please, contact j". T. Cassell, gen­ eral 'manager, Douglas Hotel, 15 Hili Street, Newark, N. J. x ''H'- a> , Samuel A. Bailey 'Please contact yoilr daughter, Betty*-Balley, at Box 95, Mendenhall. Miss. . i ^ i; t Mike Magal j»lease contact J. Bednar, 90 Fitch Street, Carteret, NJ, who has your Union book. t John Sheldon Stanley Please contact your sister,'Mrs; Otis Parter, at 1175 Gordon Street S.W., Atlanta, Ga., RA 1292. .4 4. 4 Robert Elie Please contact Herbert Resner, Tishman Bldg., 3480 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles 5, Calif. 4 4 4 George Cullen Please note the following writ and petition served in Brisbane, Queehsland^^ IN THE SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND — To GEORGE CULLEN formerly of 1216 Linden Avenue, Third Floor Rear, Apart­ ment 6, Baltimore 1'7, Maryland, in the United States of America, but whose present whereabouts are un­ known, Marine Engineer.' TAKE NOTICE that JUNE HAZEL CULLEN hias commenced an Action against you for dissolu­ tion of marriage Number 1425 of 1952, on the ground of desertion without cause for three years and upwards. If you wish to defend you may enter an Appearance in the Registry of the Supreme Court of Queensland at Brisbane within , Seventy-six days from the date of publication hereof. You may ob­ tain without charge a copy of the_ Writ of Summons and Petition from FRANK ROBERTS & KANE, Solicitors, 21 Adelaide Street, Bris­ bane. DATED ' at Brisbane this Eleventh day of August 1953. SECOND DEPUTY REGISTRAR L.S.' E. J. Russell *" 4 4*4 W. Wesley Ethy The; baby has been born—a girl. Please contact your sister-in-law as soon as possible. Mabel Jompay, 419 S. 12th Street, Philadel­ phia, Pa. 4 4 -4. 4 4 4 Howard Webber Please contfict Jeanie Dru, 809. North Gaffy Place, San Pedro, Calif. ' : Kay Presg Hansen Please contact your daughter, Jewel H. Kihg, at. 2148 North West 85th St.., Miami 47, Fla. 4'-^4'' ' 4 4 4 , , Martin Larsen. Please Note: "Your gear was shipped prepaid to New York. by. O. M; Jones. Wiper Donovan has your radio, E. W. Darwood Jj. Hoke" 'Will the above men contact or write the Philadelphia Marine ~ Corporation, 44 WhitehaU Street, New York City^, to colle.ct their overtime due. .them- while aboard the PotrerdfcBriilg,A, > - eANTICNY (CIHoi Service), May t— Chairnran, H.' Bucknor; Socrotary, H. Conell. There are no'beefs and no're­ pairs at the present tinie: everything is running smoothly. Brother R. Frye - Was elected new ship's delegate by acclama­ tion. Vote of thanks went to Thompson, the chief cook,"' for his time spent in securing a new radio and TV antenna for the' crew's use. Suggestion was made that ail hands donate what they can spare at the payoff to build up the ship's fund again. Treasurer reported $3 left in the ship's fund. ORION STAR (Oil Carriers), April 25— Chairman, W. L, Mason; Socratary, J. C. Lakwyk. There are no beefs and everythini aboard is OK; we hope to get LOGs in Ifokosuka. TACALAM (Soatradc), May 1—Chair­ man, P. Caipar; Secretary, B. Dornellat. Crew if well satisfied with stores, vege­ tables and meats bought . in Japan by chief steward, also with the amount of fresh milk on board at sailing time. One man was taken off at Singapore for hos­ pitalization. $18 in the ship's fund will be turned over to the LOG as a contribu­ tion from the' crew. An additional $83, won at the arrival pool, will also be turned over to the LOG. No one is to pay off without the consent of the board­ ing patrolman. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for their coop­ eration in making it a pleasant trip. It was stressed by the ship's delegate that ail members be in a sober condition for the good of the Union, also for your own personal reasons, as we will all have quite an amount of cash that wiU need aU our attention to watch over. DEL QRO (Missitilppl), April 25—Chair­ man, Keith Wipsley; Secretary, J. L. Diosce. There was a shortage of steward stores: stores wer^ later taken on board. Jo Jo Touart was'elected, ship's delegate by lacclamatidn. ° Tinie of the meetings will lie alternated. Laundry, should be kept clean. In case a man must leave the ship due to illness, three delegates will be present when bis gear If packed, in addition to the officer in charge.. Deck department offered to' let the steward department and black gang Use their electric iron. Steward has been running out of stores and when we returned to New Orleans the steward said the com­ pany would not give him rye bread, fresh njeats, crackers, etc. Upon returning to the States we will see the New Orleans port agent on this. COMPASS (Compass), April 3—Chair­ man, J. Doris; Secretary, P. Piascik. J. . . • • 4 • 4: ^ •;4 Charles Murrah Pleasg contact Mary Ferrarg, c/o St. Paul Fire & Insurance Co., 90 John Street, NeW Yprk City. Irt one place. Library books should be reiumed aftier they haVe' been redd. And not left aU over the sliip;- ' January t-^halrman, S. C. Scott; Secrotary, Albert W. Bouton. Ship's delegate asked th4 captain K he would let the cre'w know the amount of tiirie we Would be in various b'orts' and if, when leaving port wo had large' amounts of money left from the port, he would take it back. Men coming'back'from shore should not make noise In passageways: men who must get up'early in the morning need their sleep. They will close the messhall door. 4;-'8 watch should be fed early so he can relieve the lookbut. -Men going on watch shduld'be fed first. May 1—ChOtrman, ndt listed; Secretary, Albert W. Bouton. Repair list was made out and given to thd mate. Inspection was made by the captain. Three rooms were painted and the rest will he done when the ship leavea the shipyard. Siopchest wiU'be cheeked before leaving the next trip: ship's stores will be- checked. Patrolman will be asked about all the clarifications about Isthmian. -Library books- should be returned after user A Juice squeezer is needed for the crew's mess. Cooler should be put into PO niess. Checkers should he moved from the' room they now use and he put some­ where other than on the crew's deck. Hospital should be used as a hospital and not -for checkers, guards, etc. ALAWAI (Waterman), May 5—Chair­ man, William Mllllson; S«tretary, Nicho­ las Hatglmisios. Thomas Richardson was elected ship's delegate: he wUl see if. we can put an SIU slopchest aboard. Crew will keep messhall and pantry and laun­ dry clean. Ship's delegate will see if heat, can be shut off. Repair lists will be made out before leaving the States. Ship's delegate will see if rooms can be painted. Each member will donate $.50 to the ship's fund for anything that comes' up during the trip. Donate Dorreli Please Contact your home. ..• 4 Pace, TwentyrftT* of smps' MEETINGS ... . • (Contlhued from pkg0 24) . t LOG • Doris was elected ship's delegate by accla­ mation. AU hands were asked to refrain from Bushing the toilets by using the feet. Updh inquiring the reason why .oil was In the sanitary lines, it was found that due to the bilge pump out of order the sanitary pump was being used during iiow To Get Disabled Pay Any totally, disabled Sea­ farer, regardless of age, who has been employed for seven years on SlU-contracted ships is eligible for the $25 weekly disability benefit for as long, as he is unable to work. Ap­ plications and queries on un­ usual situations should be agnt to . t h e U u i 0 n Welfare Trustees, c/o SiU Headquar­ ters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32. NY. the emergency. Ship's delegate asked the membership to turn over to each de­ partment delegate aU mall gbing ashore at a certain time, and it would be turned over to the captain for mailing when he cleared the ship. The cost will be charged to' each man's slopchest account. To prevent anyone from getting hurt iff the future, glasses should not be put in the sink but left on the counter, where they can be handled without being broken. Votb of thanks went to the patrolman of the port of Philadelphia for the splendid Job they did in straightening out the various beefs brought in from the last trip, plus squaring away the many Items of repairs. Frenchy, the' deCk delegate and Pete the steward were also thanked for their efforts In getting the owners to renew and replace old and worn out equipment necessary to make any ship a happy one. May 9—Chairman, J. E. Smith; Sacrofary, P. -Piascik. Department delegates were requested to turn in repair lists. Ship's delegate explained that the cap­ tain requested a replacement list in or­ der to expedite the payoff. Subject of alien permitmen will he taken up On arrival by the boarding patrolman. There was a discussion on various Items on the repair list. Engine -delegate was promised that his department's heads and showers would be cleaned and painted. Ship's delegate was asked to speak to the cgptaiii about other heads and showers that need painting. Steward department was given a vote of thanks for Its efforts during this trip. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), May 11— Chairman, Edward Mclnis; Sajcratary, Roy Pool*. Clarence Owens was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. AU hands were asked to keep screen doors closed"at aU times while in port. Ship's delegate vflU contact the chief engineer about supply­ ing drinking water to natives in various ports, so as not to interfere with the crew's watercooler. Electrician spoke of the care of the electric toaster. -.Sugges­ tion was made to see the mate about keeping peddlers .out of the passages in port, STONY-CREEK (Mar Trade), May 9— Chairman, Elmer Black; Sacrotary, Joa Barron: ' Letter received from headquar­ ters explained to the membership pro­ cedure on taking -the ship hack to the SUtes if articles expire on the next shuttle. ' One man missed ship in Japan: three replacements were secured. Motion weS passe-d to contact headquarters wel­ fare department about getting from the company W-2 forms at the payoff with a voucher for money earned from June to December of last year, for Federal in­ come tax purposes. Motion was passed to find out the standing of non-Union men signed on in foreign ports, as to vacation money, etc. Delegates will call the New York hall -to notify the company about a bonus if the ship makes another -shuttle: caU will be charged to the ship's fund. Some call signal from the hospital to the bridge should be installed, so that men in the hospital can attract attention: this would save them from getting cussed out for slamming doors. -There should be a little more cooperation with the messman at meal times, as he Is doing a fine Job. Washing machine is stUl being left dirty and not shut off after use for long periods of time. Further abuse of this may lead to serious trouble of this natiu-e. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), May 20 —Chairman, R. L. Abbey; Secretary, Jessa W. Maloney. Hamaty was elected deck delegate: Danny Sheehan. ship's delegate. One man's gear was taken out of his locker and thrown out on deck. This must stop immediately: Anyone caught breaking into lockers win be brought up on charges and thrown out of the Union. There was a discussion on wind chutes and portholes and screens. Ship's dele­ gate will see the patrolman. Repair list will be completed and patrolman will take action on this. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), May 7— Chairman, Rebert C. Drain; Secretary, R. H. Graham. Parker was elected ship's delegate. There was a discussion on the baker's incompetence and untidiness in the gaUey. Wiper should be talked to about his work. > QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Seatrade), May STRATHBAY . (Strathmora), May 22— 2—Chairman, BUI McKenna; Secretary, K. Chairman, C. Badall; Sacratary, G. A. P. Goldman. There is $1L02 in the Mastarson. Repair list submitted from last trip will be taken care of. No ma­ jor beefs or disputed OT has been re­ ported. Ship is in good shape. William Davcy was elected ship's delegate: James Lee was elected deck delegate: Daniel J. Biedrgnski >ras elected engine delegate. There was discussion on members com­ ing in for meals later than necessary. There was some debate on the new wringer. It was decided to contact the port captain on return to the States and try and get a new washer and wringer: keys for deck department toilet and shower will be purchased in the States. If not, patrolman will be contacted be­ fore payoff and signon. WESTERN RANCHER (Western Naviga­ tion), April 25—Chairman, H.-A. Moonay; Secretary, W. Poien. Laundry is to be cleaned after use. The crew will help keep the messhall clean and put cups in the sink after use. Ship's delegate will make out a cleaning schedule for the laundry and recreation hall. SEAMONirOR (Excalslor), March 13— Chairman, T. M. Moriarity; Secretary, S. Zygarowski. R. Niedermeyer was elected ship's delegate. All hands are to clean the washing machine after using it. Ship's delegate will see the chief engineer about getting the washing machine in good working order as it was not repaired from the last trip. Two men from the crew are to wash and clean the wash room: one win do it the first week and one the next. BR will clean the crew passage­ ways. Vote of thanks went to the stew­ ard and the steward department for good food and service to the crew. MONARCH OP THE SEAS (Waterman), May 16—Chairman, Johnnie Roberts; Sec­ retary, Charles E. Spencer. Kessman Roy Steele Was left in the hospital in Puerto Rico with pneumonia. Request for new mattresses wiU be taken up with the pa­ trolman in Mobile. Gangway watches will BALTORE (Ore), May 15—Chairman, be stood in all ports in Puerto Rico. Samuel Mills; Secretary, George Prota. Formerly they were stood by company Ship's library should be obtained; there watchmen. Thanks went to the steward has only been no one here since the program was 'instituted. Steward has promised to supply more coffee to theengine department and to chill all canned desserts before serving them, in ' torrid; zones. There was a discussion on a member who threw away a Quarter of a Quiz AnsMcers (1) 44 miles per hour.. (2)/New York, Chicago, Los An­ geles, Philadelphia .and Detroit, in Puzzle Answer that order. (3) Scotland. ^ (4) (b) welterweight. He would 4ip the scales at. 140 .pounds, 7 pounds below the welterweight limit. A stone is a^tinit of 14 pounds.' (5) soften <by sojaking). •SB BffllgLira GOES (6) (b) Mount McKinley, in Alaska.,. / : ^ (7) Maine knd Vermont. eSHS 1![1H (8) 162 and 18. (9) February and March. The ex­ ception is on leap years, Mihen Feteruary has 29 instead of 28 days. «(» (») Ftaiidls'Bacon;' " * dQisagiEins inmm (affiles three-pound can of coffee because he department personnel for a job we& wanted to Use the ' can for his' own done. This is a good feeding ship with purposes. oldtimer 'Johnnie Roberts, formerly chief steward on Alcoa passenger ships, head: OREMAR (Ore), May 9—Chairman, iilg the - gang. It is getting real hot now Frank Holland; Secretary, F. H. Houck. on this run and some of the gang-will Ail OT should be checked and turned into be looking for cooler runs for the sum­ the bosun or deck delegate immediately mer. We hate to see a good gang bust ; after knocking off, and then turned in up. to mate. By doing this, arguments at the payoff may be. avoided. Mtut were ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), May IS— thanked for keeping the ship clean. . Man Chairman, Clyde Garner; Secretary, F. on sanitary, work was . complimented. Fuilbright. Repair list was pretty well There was a report on the faulty strainer taken care of. Washing machine will in No: 2 lifeboat and a suggestion that be repaired tomorrow.. Captain stated the ship's delegate see the mate about that he is available for slopchest needs repairing it. There was a lengthy dis­ at any time. Steward statSd that,he did cussion «n the washing of. cups in the not see the man he relieved and so can: pantry, the disappearance of soap and not be responsible for anything before sink stoppers. Steward, department got he came aboard. The OT is fouled up a vote of thanks for continued good and the ship is inadequately stored. Re­ feeding. quest was made that the. crewmembers not overload the . washing machine, and SANTORE (Ore), May 8—Chalrmin, V. also that they please refrain. from put-^ A. Reid; Secretary, M. O. Ohstrom. Stew­ ting buttered bread in the toaster. Toast ard reported that 12 cots had been re­ dry bread only. ceived. Ship's delegate was directed to inventory cots now on board so enough PORTMAR (Calmar), May 4—Chairman, additional cots can be requisitioned to H. Piarca; Secretary, M. Kiluber. H. K. supply the whole crew. Fans in mess- Pierce was elected ship's delegate. Thera hails and recreation room are now be­ is a shortage of proper food. After a ing repaired. There was general dis­ discussion by all hands it was decided cussion on delayed sailing, and it was to order stores and consult the patrolurged that ail brothers he aboard anl ihan in Long Beach. New wringer will hour before aailin^^so that this OT can be obtained when the ship reaches port be collected. Ship's delegate will see of payoff. New light bulbs are needed: about having the messhalls and foc'sles deck engineer will take care of this. sougeed out where needed. Each de­ partment delegate will make out a repair list before the end of the voyage. ship'a fund. Suggestion was made that each man mark his suitcases and hand­ bags. in case of emergencies like goiifg to the hospital, or missing ship. Gal­ ley and oven doors were fixed. May 16-^Chairman, Robert Murphy: Secretary, W. Prince. There is a balance of S11.02 in the ship's fund. There was a discussion on the ship going to Montreal and on paying off there. Vote of thanks Went to the steward department for a Job well done. GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Service), May 5—Chairman, Thomas T. Nichols; Secretary, Estel Robertson. Ship's dele­ gate reported favorably on his talk with the mate on repairing the portholes. He got no satisfaction from the port stew­ ard on better Jams aiid jellies. Talk was given on loyalty to fellow members. This was in regard to someone who likes to ruii to company men with everything that is said and done in the gaUey. No data—Chairman, E. Robertson; Sec­ retary, B. Friedman. One man missed ship in Baltimore. F. F. Nichols was elected ship's delegate. Suggestion was made that ship's delegate talk to the patrolman and port steward about an inferior brand of milk being brought aboard in Lake Charles. This suggestion was clarified to mean that the crew wants homogenized milk. Steward should also get a better supply of Jams and jeUies. Suggestion was made that new men do­ nate $2 to the ship's fund. ' ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), May 1— Chairman, E. A. Grady; Secretary, O. W. Trawick. One man missed ship in New Orleans, and there was no time to get a replacement. Mobile patrolman wiU be notified by air maU from San Juan. Wiper was promoted to oiler to replace man who missed the ship. Motion was passed to purchase a bingo set from the ship's fund in San Juan. Discussion was held on putting up curtains in the mess­ hall and recreation room. Condition of the messroom in port was discussed. Ship's treasurer collected S18.20 at the last payoff. A crystal for the record player was purchased for $6.59 leaving a balance of $11.61. May 15—Chairman, Leon Kyter; Sec­ retary, C. A. Crabtree. . There is $7.76 in the ship's fund: fund will be used only for ship's recreation. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for fine meals and service. Edifor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourfh Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY ./SI A| • ..-i : 1 would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing'list. (Print Information) NAME ••ij STREET ADDRESS CITY ...........i .ZONE ..... STATE Signed TO AVOID pUPLICATldN;. If you sr* «ii old lubtcrlbtr and hav* a chanqa of addrait, plaasa qiva your format addrati balowi 2QNi STATl �v,^,? T«p;.r^.Dr.r.f,,"- Ir-T' r,mm Pace Twcnty-stz SEAFARERS LOG Seafarers Show Wide Interest in Idea Of Ship Injury Report in the HOSPITALS A growing demand from the crewmembers on SIU ships for duplicate reports covering injuries and illnesses aboard ship has been felt in recent weeks with a considerable number of Seafarers writing the Union on that score. In addition, several ships' crews have gone on record calling for the pro-"*^ cedure as the proper way to when a Seafarer was shifted from and could see to it that he was met one port to another. It took an at the dock when he arrived in the protect the rights- of injured exchange of cablegranu between SUtes and got proper medical at­ men. Beirut,. Port The request for duplicate reports was first voiced by Seafarer Stew­ art Hanks in a letter to the SEA­ FARERS LOG. As Hanks, and others since, have pointed out, the Seafarer up until now had to de­ pend on the chance that a full and fair report would be filed by the ship's officers. In some instances, such reports have been completely lacking, with the result that the Union and the Welfare Services Department often had no knowledge of the Seafarer's plight or his whereal^outs. Just recently one such mix-up occured Said, Alexandria and New York to locate the man finally. As proposed by Hanks, the forms would be for­ warded to Wel­ fare Services by the ship's dele­ Hanks gate and would make possible repatriation of the ill or injured Seafarer as soon as he could be moved. Wel­ fare Services would be able to keep tabs on his movements all the way. All of the following SIU families Jack Jacobs, 605 East 11th Street, will collect fhe $200 maternity New York, NY. benefit plus a $25 bond from the ^ Union in the baby's name. George Leonard Tolllver, Jr., Gustav Kvaale Pedersen, bom born April 11, 1954. Parents, Mr. April 17, 1954. Parents, Mr. and and Mrs. George L. Tolliver, 129 Mrs. Peter J. Pedersen, 271 86th North Roman Street, New Orleans, La. Street, Brooklyn, NY. t t Catherine Castronover, born April 12, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Castronover, 1739 Ohio Avenue, Long Beach 4, Cal. i, i. Jack Angel Jacobs, born April 17, 1954. Parents, Mr. and. Mrs. tention immediately, if he needed it. Record Always Available From there on, the Seafarer would have a record of what hap­ pened to him so that he could col­ lect his maintenance and cure, and any other funds that might be com­ ing to him, without difficulty. Several men in the hospital, who had been victims of the hit or miss system that prevails under com­ pany auspices, have written their strong approval of the idea. Fur­ ther reaction by" the membership to the subject is awaited. Albert Mosher, 41 Clarke Avenue, Jersey City, Kj. XXX Ines Matllde Miranda, bora March 3, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Augusto Miranda, 121 Herzl Street, Brooklyn, NY. XXX' Janet Babb, born November 1, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otho Merlssa Louise Muenster, *bom November 2, 1954. Parents, Mr. Babb, 442 Washington Avenue, and Mrs. Joe H. Muenster, Wick- Brooklyn, NY. — liffe, Ky. \X X X . • Teddy Felton Jernlgan, Jr., bora t, X Albert Moshe^, Jr., bora April March 8, 1954. Parents, Mr. and 28, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Teddy F. Jernigan, 822 Viers Mill Road, Rockville, Md. 4" 3^ t Baltimore Newcomers At Home X X .X Ronnie Keith Heaton, born April 27, 1954. Parents, Mr. and, Mrs. Milton Heaton, 515 St. Andrew Street, New Orleans,.La. / XXX Kathy Jane Hayes, bora April 1, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benja­ min E. Hayes, 224 South 14th Avenue, Hopewell, Va. - , ' X X X ''' Aaron Brahim Androh, -born March 22, 1954. Pareqts, Mr. and Mrs. Allie Androh, 39 Lewis Ave­ nue, Brooklyn, NY. XXX Maria Cabrera, born March 18, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Angel Cabrera, Playa De Ponce, Ponce, •Puerto Rico. XXX , Susan Marlene True, born April 18, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter N. True, 4101 Audrey Avenue, Baltimore 25, Md. XXX Peter Raymond Lego, bora March 6, 1954. Parents, Mr. and JVIrs. Andy L. Lego, 410 Bourbon Street, New Orleans, La. X • Two newcomers to the Port of Baltimore whose birth netted their parents a $200 SIU maternity benefit^plus a $25 US bond for them. selves are shown in the photos above. At top, John Henry Emerick, Jr., bom January 20, 1954, at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs! ' J: H. Emerick.At bottom, Wanda Lee Ledo Vargas, who arrived on Ksrch |0, 1954, at home with mom and dad, .Mr. .and Mrs. BienTenidq Ledo. Varge^. ilelive)ry,^of ihe benefits was handled by the StU Welfttre .Setviees branch in BaRimore.' v r X MnrM, 1954 X The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass-away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of .time for visitors. If you're ashore arid you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEX. Lonzie V. Albrltton OUver S. Flynn C. Barboza Earl McKendree WiUlam Bargona John E. Markopolo John J. Boksz Frank E. Nelson James H. Brandon James M. SneU C. S. Dick A. VUlarreal Joseph H. Dudley J. L. Williams G. E. Ekelund USPHS H6SPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Terrell Adams Samuel N. Hurst William C. Bedgood Paul Jakubcsak Paul B. Bland Herman C. Kemp Robert L. Booker Jimmie Littleton James Bush C. L. Middleton R. Carrollton F. S. Paylor John Daniels Ivey M. Peacock J. P. Douglas James B. SeUers' Arthur L. Fricks J. C. Whatley Mike Golns USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, BtASS. Frank Alasavich James Penswlck Joseph S. Cash Robert A. Rogers Theodore Mastaler USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Ernest 0. BeU K. Kornellusen Greth L. Harrod Lorenzo J. Lova USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Clarence S. Baker Carl R. Johnson R. B. Barnes Stephen B. Kutzer Luke A. CiamboU Vernon Mftyo Henry Dellorfano V. K. Ming '• Kung Yu Fah W. J. Moran James J. Fontes Herbert Parks Svene Johannessen W. Westcoat USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Henry J. Childs C. J. Neumaier Ho Yee Choe Daniel O'Rourke Thomas D. Dalley Joe Perreira Raymond E. Davis Anthony M. Rosales F. Fondila W. S. Singleton Salvatore Guiffre Sing Ah Sue Olav Gustausen Ding Hai Woo Leo J. Kennedy P. S. Vuzon Edward H. Murar USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH. Tim Burke Harry J. Cronln VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Leonard J. Franks USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Anthony Benedict D. Korolia Leo H. Lang John Blizzard Jean Lataple Paul Boudreaux Charles E. Bradw Joseph C. Lucas James M. Lucky WlUlam R. Burch Frank Martin 0. Butler McKenley Campbell Edwin G. MltcheU WUllam G. Moore S. J. Canales Arthur I. Nelson S. C. Carregal Hugh W. O'DonneU Clarence W. Cobb C. ' Osborne P. B. Cogley ' .. Eddie A. Patterson 8. Cope Sherwood Piner Adlon Co:t • Edward N. Powell Clarence Grevier A. Qulnones WUllam J. Davis Romolo DbVlrgUeo W. E. Reynolds M. J. Rodriguwz Gordon R. Dolan AUan S. Ritchie K. EzeU WiUiam RocheU Leo Fonlenot James J. Ruth B. D. Foster Nathan L. Gardner Edward Samrock Allen W. George WiUiam E. SwiUey Clayton Thompson W. H. GUbertson Jack F. Thornburg. Jack J. Gleason Lonnle R. Tickle Peter Heuleu J. Tramontanic John L. Glnton Arthur VaUente Lyle Hipp Dolphus D. Walker Gustav Hoyzam J. E. Ward John N. HuU E. G. Knapp HOSPITAL us: ISLAND, NY STA' Jose Cortes HUarlon Aquio Eddie Driggers James Bentley Estell Godfrey John E. Brady Edwin F. Growe Camiel Caus X How to Apply For Birth Pay Applications for the mater­ nity benefit must be supported by the following documents: • Your marriage certificate. • Baby'-s birth certificate dat­ ing birth after Abril 1, 1952. • The diwharge from the iast ship you' sailed on before the baby was born. FINAL DISPATCH John David Struller, Jr., bora April 9, 1954. Parents, Mr. and The deaths of the following Mrs. John David Struller, 265 Pa^' Seafarers have been reported to saic Street, Passaic, NJ. the Seafdrers Welfare Flan- and X X .X-' Kerry Lee Wlnget, born April $2,500 death benefits are being 16, 1954. • Parents, Mr. and Mrs. paid to beneficiaries. James A. Winget, 1910 Avenue Jose Cortesf Vilar, 59: On April Galveston, Tex." 14, 1954, Brother Vilar'died of a X X X ' George Hamatlon Cuenca, bora heart ailment at the Veterans' Ad­ April 3, 1954. Parents, Mr. and ministration Hospital at Coral Mrs. Benito R. Cuenca, 6433 Bacy Gables, Fla. He. was buried at Flagler Memorial Cemetery, Mi­ cich Street, New Orleans, La. ami, F15. Brother Vilar sailed in X' 'X ' X the steward department, and Michael Anthony Turner, born April 25,- 1954. Parents, Mr. and joined the SIU in Tampa in 1940. Mrs. Paul R. Turner, 1235 Leonides He leaves his yirlfe, Gloria Viihr, 430 SW First Street, Miemi, Fla. Street, New Orleans, jLa. -X :X' John B. Hass Charles Oglesby Flemming Jensen T. Papoutsoglov L. Kristiansen Donald Peterson Lai Choo Chang Thomas W. Ritson Lawrence Franklin Sidney Rivers Karl Larsen Edwin T. Rushton Tim McCarthy Stanley A. Sargeant Lloyd McGee Jose Sousa John Maclnnes > Thomas Thompson N. Mayrantonis Jose J. Valenzuela Haakon Moum Robert F. Weiker R. W. Mulholland CUilord Womack Francis R. NapoU John Zuzov Sigurd Odegaad NATIONAL INSTITUTE-OF HEALTH HOSPITAL , BETHESDA, MD. James H. Harker SAILOR'S SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Joseph Koslusky 1 USPHS HOSPITAL PONCE. PUERTO RICO Arthur I. Nelson USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Thomas Ankerson William JCunak John Berkenkemper Robert Lambert Algot Bogren James Macunchuck John Botelho Tony Mastantlno Earl L. Brittain Joseph Michael " Carl E. Chandler Lloyd Miller Jessie A. Clarke Ralph J. Palmer Albert Colditz Claude Pattbn James R. Dodson Oscar Pearson Samuel Doyle '' George Pipinos Michael Duco Donald L. Rood Lucien R. EUie Robert W. Scales Jacob R. Gnagey Gustav V. Svensson Gorman T. Glaze Joseph TraXler Herbert Grant Linus E. Twite James E. HiUary Armando Vargas Walton Hudson Warren Whitmer Karl Kristensen Henrich Wiese VA HOSPITAL LONG REACH, CAL. Walter R. Sylvls HARBOR GENERAL HOSPITAL WILMINGTON, CAL. Euge'ne G. Plaha ST. BARNABAS HOSPITAL NEWARK, NJ Rocco Albanese PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL SAN JUAN. PUERTO RICO Charles CantweU ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NY Luis WiUlams USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, NYEugene T. Nelson Kaarel Leetmaa Percy AUred James R. Lewis Fortunate Bacomo Francis F. Lynch Joseph McCraw Thomas Bryant . Jose G. Carr Archibald McGuigan Jar Cheng David Mcllreath Frank Mackey Emilio Delgado Vic MUUzo Antonio Diaz Eugene T. Nelson John DriscoU Matthew Gardiner Arthur Rudnickl George Shumaker* Bart Guranick Robert Sizemore Thomas Isaksen Ernest Smallwood WUllam Keenan. Henry Smith Ludwig Krlstian Renato VilUta Frederick Landry VlrgU WUmoth James Lawlor ^ ^ X • Henry Beckman^ 49: On August SteViieii Patrick Meloon, bora April 24, 1954. Parents, Mr. and 1, 1950, Broiler Beckmah died of Mrsi Charles'W, Meloon, 77 Massa^< bronchialpneumcmia iat the: US chusetts Avenue; Arlington* MOM. Marine Hospital, Chicago^ 111. A member of the engine department, he joined the SIU in 1942 in the Port of New York. Brother Beckman was . buried at St. Joseph Cemetery, River Grove," 111. Sur­ viving is his wife, Flizabeth Ran­ kin Gilston Beckman, of 1 Mersey Street," Parr Sti,Heims, Lancashire, England. • X X X ' Edward W. Parsons: While the Alawai was enroute from San Francisco to lionolulu Brother Parsons was lost at-sea—^latitude 32 degrees 15 minutes; longitude 144 degrees 36 minutes. An SIU member since 1948, ° when ' he "joined the SIU in the Port of New York, Brother Parsons sailed as aq Oiler In the engine department. Shiviving is his mother, Chlorean M.«: :.Pamott8. 1615 f Uye ; Oak Street, Beadmont, Tex* �May 28^ 1854 SEAFARERS SEEDP THE SEAFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN Paere Twenty-sieviefi LOG SIU BalksCompany M&C Dodge •--s A new company gimmick to forestall payment of maintenance and cure benefits bit the dust in a hurry, thanks to prompt action by the Welfare Services Baltimore representative, John Arabasz, and the Union's legal representative in that city. As a result the company, Robin L .le, had to back down' on its demand and pay the ill on their ships for releases on all medical records dealing with Seafarer in question the their medical history. If the man the seaman for as far back as the signed the release it gave the com­ company cared to go. money that was due him: The gimmick involved a com­ pany permission to go to the US If the men didn't sign the re­ (News about men tn the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SIU Weipany request to men who became Public Health Service and ask for lease the company said it uxt^Id fare Benefits will b« carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer hold payment of maintenance and Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while,he makes cure. his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) Could Be Tried Later Some of the boys wlio have been out In the Staten Isldnd hospital Obviously, once the company for a while are waiting for us to put something in the LOG about had a full medical history on a 'them. This column should catch up with all of our dry docked brothers. crewmember, it could attempt to tie in any future ailment he might James McLeod was drydqcked in the hospital for some time with Familiar to Seafarers at the Staten Island US Public Health suffer to something that happened what was reported to be stomach trouble. He got out earlier this month after being in since April 22. His last ship Service hospital for the past three years. Dr. Kenneth R. to him in the past and try to deny was the Robin Goodfellow. Nelson, medical officer in charge, is expected tojbe leaving him maintenance and other finan­ cial benefits he would otherwise Off the Steel Executive is Jesse Bentley, AB, who shortly for a new assignment has been in the hospital since April 6. He hails at the USPHS hospital in San SIU to assure the comfort of Sea­ be entitled to receive. One stubborn Seafarer in the from North Carolina and is in there for observation. Ffancisco. farers hospitalized at Staten Is­ ' port of Baltimore quickly exploded He's hoping to be out real soon and on his way Dr. John Wilson, medical officer land, he has proven to be a good the whole scheme. The man had home to the south, in charge at the USPHS hospital been off the ship for just a couple , Also in for observation are Robert Welker and at Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, is of. days with a minor illness and Artenio Fernandez. Welker was chief electrician didn't see why he should have to aboard the Ponce before he entered the hospital on taking over the Staten Island as­ signment. Well-known to the longsign a release dealing with his April 27, while Fernandez, a New Yorker, entered McLeod term Seafarer-pdtients at the whole medical history to collect on the 19th. His last ship was the Steel Age of Brooklyn institution. Dr. Wilson the few dollars due him. He Isthmian. has been at Manhattan Beach for brought his complaint to Ai'abasz, Union Got Him Transferred the past two years, originally com­ who immediately consulted legal counsel on the question. Seafarer Clifford Womack of Baltimore is a bit removed from home ing from Baltimore. His succejssor in the hospital on the Island. His last ship was the Robin Goodfellow at Manhattan Beach has not been The company was then notified that if it didn't pay the man's just which he shipped on as messman. He^'as taken off with a strangula­ named. claim, legal action would be taken tion hernia and entered St. Clair's hospital in New York City on April With USPlfts 25 Years in small claims court to see that 25. Five days later the Welfare Services Department arranged for A veteran of the Public Health its contractual obligations to pay his transfer to the USPHS hospital. service for the past 25 years, Dr, maintenance were fulfilled. As a In the hospital in order to correct a stomach disorder is Seafarer Nelson has served at USPHS facil­ result, a check is waiting for the Vincent Jones of New York. Jones was last oh the Lawrence Victory ities in New Orleans, where -he Seafarer to pick up in the Balti­ as chief electrician. He's been drydocked for about tWo weeks now and originally completed his intern­ more branch hall. Dr. Kenneth R. Nelson he hopes to be up and about real soon. ship, as well as Baltimore, Buffalo, The case again points up the Marians De Jonge Is hospitalized for observation. The New Yorker's Savannah and Boston, where he friend to the Union. Seafarers and last job was deck maintenance aboatd the Steel King. He entered the served from 1947 through 1951, be­ SIU Welfare Services representa­ importance of contacting the Union on these matters to assure all bene­ hospital on May 12, one day after Robert Mulholland, OS on the Bien­ fore coming to Staten Island. tives in New York wish "him well fits due are paid at the proper ville, entered the hospital for observation, also. He also had a previous assign­ on his new assignment. time. ment in San Francisco (1934-37) Broke Leg On Elizabeth and did a stint as chief medical Chief steward aboard the Elizabeth last time out, Charles Cantwell officer at the Federal Penitentiary broke his leg on the ship and entered the local hospital on May 18. at Leavenworth, Kansas, for a° peri­ He had some trouble before that though, but it was od of two years. He was also'at all straightened out by the Welfare Services Depart­ Manhattan Beach as medical of­ ment. At first, Cantwell entered a local ho,spital in ficer in charge from 1943 through San Juan, PR, but 10 days later was repatriated 1945. back to the states by air. He contacted Welfare and Cooperative in' all efforts by the Making life more comfortable for the men in the hospitals the Union took care of him, seeing that he ^ was is a normal, everyday Welfare Services function. Sometimes, admitted to the hospital on the Island. He's doing however, it takes unusual turns. fine now and resting ,comfortably. John Brady is back in the,hospital again after For example, this week, the"^ being , out for awhile. Last on the Chiwawa as an Welfare Services hospital rep­ combination the procedure was oiiqr, the New Yorker is in the boneyard for treat­ resentative was seen lugging a much' the_ same, with a sizeable Cantwell ment of a skin disease: TV set to Manhattan Beach hos­ price discount also arranged for by Seafarers qualify under Another brother in for observation is Tom Liies, who hails from pital for the benefit of a Seafarer the Union. the' SIU Vacation Plan every down in the Bayou country of New Orleans. He was last on the Warthere who decided he would like time they can show 90 days' Since the men at Manhattan hawk as utility messman and entered the hospital on May 12. David to have his own channel to tune discharges for worktime at on or off as he chose. The luxury Salado, hailing from Brooklyn, is right at home in the Staten. Island sea or in port after June 1, of owning his own TV set in the hospital, where the utility messman went after injuring himself aboatd 1951. Vacation pay can behospital was made possible through the Seatrain New Jersey. He's also in for a hernia operation and hopes collected four times a year to be getting out as soon as possible.' the hospital benefits he receives in cases of men with continu­ and the discounts arranged through Agnar Anderson, another New York boy, is in the hospital for an ous sailing time. Your dis­ the Sea Chest. operation on his legs to clear up a varicose veins condition. His last charges from an SIU ship Seafarer John Keenan is the job wias AB aboard the Shinnecock Bay. Sid Rivers, representative of are the key to guaranteed fortunate owner of the TV set, the Bronx, NY, was injured aboard the Steel Flyer where he was AB. vacation pay — another SIU whiie several other Seafarers at He's just had an elbow operation and is doing very nicely, expecting first in maritime! the hospital, including Emilio Delto be out real soon. gado, have ordered radio and rec­ ord player combinations or other appliances. Welfare Services, with an assist from the Sea Chest, made it pos­ sible for Keenan to get his own 17inch TV set on the basis of a very small down payment and time pay­ ments every other week geared to the amount he receives in the form of ho:$ital benefits. A sub­ stantial reduction off list price was arranged for and no charge was made for the installment financing of the set. Seafarer John Keelan passes On Delgado's record player-radio time at Manhattan Beach USPHS hospital reading in the library. Now he's got his own TV set. Staten Island USPHS Chief Assigned To San Francisco Hospital Benefits Help Bring Comforts Of Home To Seafarers Vacation Every 90 Workdays Final Rites For fi Seafarer Funeral services for Seafarer Joseph MtNulty at Golden Gatei National Cemeteiy in San Francisco on . April 15, 1954 were attended by Several Seafarers In the poVt as honorary pallbearers (left) and an Army guard of honor. McNulty, who- died three days- earlier, was. a veteran of World Wttt I. His last trip was. on'the (Nicholas CiH. (Trident) as utility messmiati. He was'55^ ' •?'!> - Beach are-all long-term patients, the availability of entertainment and recreation for tliem makes a big difference in helping pass the time of day. Other Seafarers at the hospital have indicated a keen interest in., this procedure as a .means of making their lengthy stay at the hospital a more comfortable oiie. /; �^•fe^ I- Vol. XVI No. 11 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND OULF DISTRICT • AFL S-- More and more Jodoy, the cause of a modern US merchant fleet com­ mands support from quarters outside the maritime industry. Qoncern is felt in many places, at reports that shipyards ore laying off thousands of workers or shutting down altogether because there are no orders for new merchant vessels. The SlU has long stressed the necessity of a strong, modern mer­ chant marine, for when new ships never get* past the drawing board both ship­ yards -and the shipping industry itself suffer. A new ship program is one su­ premely important part of a merchant marine revival. • ' '• ' •. > X-.,'/v.f»•< r. :i.itf't. « iV.i. iv » X —-.ivi . ;• J •v.'-* > «--•> ' •••-- i,'- >J Z» f U »• J- 'i - 9*' ^|I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource May 28, 1954 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVI, No. 11 Description An account of the resource Headlines: 60 NEW SHIPS YEARLY IS US M'TIME PROGRAM JAIL BRITISH SEAMEN IN CANADA $ BEEF THREE PRO-LABOR MEN WIN IN ALABAMA VOTE PASS STILL BILL ON DOPE TRAFFIC US LIMITS SHORE LEAVE BANS GOV'T CAN'T TOUCH RUNAWAY SHIP $ CHALLENGES AGAIN HOLD BALANCE IN DOCK VOTE RR DRAWINGS MAKE SEAFARER CELEBRITY ON STATEN ISLAND MMP BACKS DOCK UNION SEAWAY POSES CHALLENGE TO US SHIP OPERATIONS SEAFARERS SLOW TO ACT ON UNCLAIMED WAGES TRAVELERS CHECKS NO SOLD IN BALTIMORE CANADA DEEP SEA FLEET DOWN TO 21 SEAFARER-INVETOR DREAMS UP WRINKLE-FREE GEAR CARRIER THREE DAYS LEFT FOR ART CONTEST ENTRIES PLAN EXCAVATION OF HUGE HILL TO AVERT LANDSLIDE IN PANAMA TEN-MONTH HAT STRIKE ENDS; ALL 1,400 STRIKERS REHIRED MCS PLANS FOR NEW COAST STEWARD VOTE MEXICO TELLS OF NEW 'MONSTER' SCHEDULE CHANGE FORCES CREW TO CALL OFF DEL SUD PICNIC CHANGE OF CLIMATE VICTORY ON SHORE LEAVE NEW BALTIMORE HALL - GOING UP!! PERMANENT '50-50' STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY SENATE LEADER SEAFARER RECORDS CONVERSATION AFTER TOO MANY NIGHTS ASHORE 'BENEVOLENT BENNY' IS ANYTHING BUT TO ANDREW JACKSON CREWMEN OS WOULD LIKE LADDER FOR MOUNTING WARHAWK HAS OWN PRIVATE WARS WITH SEA, SHIPS AND WEATHER 'REACHES' SHIP BY DRINK THE 'UNSINKABLE' SHIP GOES DOWN SEAFARERS SHOW WIDE INTEREST IN IDEA OF SHIP INJURY REPORT SIU BALKS COMPANY M&C DODGE STATEN ISLAND USPHS CHIEF ASSIGNED TO SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL BENEFITS HELP BRING COMFORTS OF HOME TO SEAFARERS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/28/1954 1954 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/4f0e1ea82e89294285a747593ac77fe4.PDF f3a52d3d23b150e24fd369e8a89521f4 PDF Text Text je-.^r N- , 0P^: m-: ARE YOU ON $58,000 LIST? ...See Special Four-Page Supplement On ^'Unclaimed Wages'^ iH-i p-i! 1 SEAFARERS OFFICIAL ORGAN Of LOG • lif • May 14 1954 THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • }>^. 'ii; ^41 i GIVEAWAr BARED "Story on Page 3 Navy Numbers Came. Forced to pose for Navy CID "rogues gallery" photos at instigation of ship's captain, the SIU crew aboard the Tagalam rapped the role of Naval Intrlligence in the mystery of missing ship's gear. The gear had been recovered without evidence of any wrong-doing by crewmembers two days before the "line-up" pictured above. The events took place in Sasebo, Japan. The man being "mugged" here is Seafarer W. Soileau, BR. Others in the photo were not identified. (Story on Page 3.) Baltimore Progress. Construction goes forward on new SIU branch hall in Baltimore, as workmen complete outside facework and interior decoration modeled after headquarters in Brooklyn. Builders expect to complete major portion of structure by summer, including glassenclosed sun deck on roof. Large win­ dow (rear, left) is in shipping hall. Photo inset shows progress on new wing being added to existing build­ ing. The hall will be air-conditioned throughout. (Story on Page 2.) a. .i^' �--- ,>-.e.::--j^ •t :••• •r ,'' • 5: 'P)v?r^•^••^-p^s ^ SEAFARERS lOG >iPar«Two May, U. 1954 $59,000 Ba^k Pay Awaits Seafarers ?•' A bonanza of over $58,000 Jn retroactive pay and qther unclaimed wages is waiting for 4,000 Seafarers employed over various periods by the Mississippi Shipping Company. Sea­ farers whose names are listed"" " in the special four-page sup­ piled up retroactive pay according­ plement in this issue of the ly. The actual total is $58,276.73. As a result Mississippi, like other SEAFARERS LOG can collect their money by contacting the com­ SIU companies, had to set up a sys­ tem for handling retroactive wage pany in New Orleans, claims and Seafarers had to make The unclaimed money represents wage accumulations for work per­ application either in person, or formed before December 31, 1953 through the mails, for their back In large part, it arose from the re­ pay. Apparently a considerable troactive features of previous SIU number of Seafarers neglected to contracts, when they were com­ do so and the wage claims accumu­ pleted after the old agreements ex­ lated accordingly. pired but provided for retroactiv­ Some of the unclaimed items ity to the date of the agreement. have been on the list since. 1948, The existence of the Wage Stabili­ Mississippi officials said, but for zation Board which has since gone the most part, these older claims out of business, further delayed the represent small amounts which the effective date of contracts and men involved probably consider not worth the effort required to collect them. Construction woiiier bends over blueprints on recreation deck of new Baltimore hall. Glass window However, a few hundred of the wall offers fine view of the city and adjoins outside sundeck. claims consist of amounts running into three figures with the largest amount, $602.87 due to Seafarer Frank L. Smith. At the other end of the scale there are 30* wage claims for one penny each. Seafarers who find their names on the list should contact the Mis­ NAGASAKI.—The SlU-manned sissippi Shipping Company, Un­ San Mateo Victory (Eastern) arriv­ claimed Wage Department, 1300 BALTIMORE—^With good building weather a t hand, considerable headway is being made on ed under tow in Japan this week, Hibemia Building, New Orleans. the brand-new branch hall for the SIU in thi s port. Construction workers are busily put­ after being refloated by Navy tugs All applications should contain the ting equipment and finishing touches on the re modeled section of the hall, while alongside, from its rocky perch on the shores Seafarers Z-number,-Social Secur­ brickwork is going*up rapid­ ity number, rating, the name of the ly on a new wing that will be ed,section early in July ii^all goes floor facilities, including a loading of Cheju Island, Korea. well. This will consist of some of­ deck. Sea Chest, cafe, kitchen and Aground for over a month, since ship or ships he worked on for part of the property. the company and the length of Contractors in charge of the fices, the shipping hall and meet­ cafeteria, as well as other installa­ April 5, the ship was en route to work are hopeful of finishing the service with the company as listed ing room, and the glass-enclosed tions will come at a later date, Sasebo, Japan, after a stop in upper three floors of the remodel­ rooftop recreation deck. Ground while the new wing has some way Korea, "when this rocky • beach on his discharges. to go before it will be completed. jumped out in front of us," accord­ In the process of completion on ing to a report from Seafarer H. C. the remodeled section of the build­ McCurdy, steward on the vessel. ing are such items as the exterior No injuries were suffered, however, facing, similar to the exterior on although the San Mateo's bow ran the New York headquarters, the well up on the beach, completely With New York dock workers looking forward to the May 26 voting date, the old discred­ central air conditioning installa­ out of the water. The unexpected ited ILA was making last ditch attempts to stave off defeat in the coming elections. In visitor proved to be a major attrac­ Brooklyn, Tony Anastasia appeared to be setting up a personal organization, while leaders tion, the bank of windows on the recreation deck and interior finish­ tion to the local Korean natives, of the ILA's Marine Division, : : ing of walls, floors and ceilings, the . who swarmed to the site to observe anticipating the outccjme of um now going on on the issue of climax, with the tug referendum sundeck, lavatories, new windows the curiosity. the election, were pulling a joining the mine union. No alter­ due to end May 28 and a stepped- on all floors and other items. Damage to the ship, estimated carefully-prepared switch to the native choice is on the ballot. The up AFL drive among the tugboat Fine View at $100,000, consisted of a jagged Mine Workers. feeling in waterfront circles is that workers going on, the situation on One thing that the new hall will gash in the port side forward, in United Additional headaches piled up with a victory by the old ILA in the Brooklyn waterfront took a be noted for is its huge expanse of the hull just below the double bottom, and some binding in the for the old. ILA when a Federal the coming election highly unlike­ new turn. Old ILA stalwart Tony window space, with the window rudder. The repair Job, which will ury found three of its officials, ly, the leaders of the tugboat unioii Anastasia appeared ready and will­ walls on the recreation deck offer­ be done here, is expected to take Harold Bowers, Willie Acklitis, are being pressured to hand their ing to part company with his form­ ing a fine view of the city and har­ several months. Although the SIU brother of Albert Acklitis of Ar­ membership over to the UMW now er allies in the AFL-ousted union bor of Baltimore, and the- hiring crew remained aboard the ship senal Mob fame, and Willie Lynch, In payment for the $200,000 Lewis and.to maneuver himself and his hall also having large window throughout its stay at Cheju, it is guilty of criminal contempt in run­ gave earlier to prop up the outlaw supporters into the position of an areas. probable that when repair work ning the so-called "wildcat" strike dock union. Former head of the "independent." When completed, the Baltimore Using Own Lawyer begins, the Seafarers will be re­ in March. Bowers got a six month old ILA's marine division is Cap­ hall will be one of the finest of its sentence and the other two three tain William V. Bradley, Who was Observers were not ready to dis­ kind anywhere in the country, su­ patriated back to the US. months," while eight locals and the moved into the spot vacated last count this possibility, with Anas­ perior in many respects to the old ILA itself had heavy fines slap­ year by ex-president Joseph P. tasia already using his own lawyer headquarters hall In Bropklyn. Am­ ped on them. Ryan. instead of the attorneys for the old ple space will be provided in the Announcement of the new voting (Continiled On Page 17) As this development reached a new building and its wing for all May 14.-1954 Vol. XVI. No. 10 date, with balloting to be conduct­ office needs, as well as for park­ As 1 See It Page 4 ed at five separate polling places ing, loading and unloading, shop­ Crossword Puzzle Page 12 throughout the port on that day, ping, recreation, food and drink. Editorial Page 13 followed on the successful fight by An elevator for freight and passen­ Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 the AFL dock union to have the gers and the built-in air-condition­ Galley Gleanings Page 20 inconclusive results in the election ing system will also help assure the Inquiring Seafarer ....... Page 12 last December thrown out. in comfort aod effici­ maximum In The Wake Page 12 The pre-Christmas balloting ency. ' Labor Round-Up Page 13 failed" to produce a majority for The new hall's central location Letters Pages 21, 22 either sidje, with some 4,000 chal­ also will make it convenient and Maritime Page 16 lenges never disposed of. In call­ desirable for Seafarer shipping out Meet The Seafarer Page 12 ing for a new election, the NLRB of the port. On The Job Page 16 upheld the AFL charges that the Personals Page 25 terrorism practiced by old ILA Quiz Page 19 supporters had denied the dock Seafarers In Action ..Page 16 workers a free choice of a bargain­ • Ships' Minutes ......Pages 24, 25 ing agent. Tugboat Picture SIU History Cartoon Page 9 Meanwhile, with the dock poll­ Regular membership meet­ Sports Line .Page 20 Ten Years Ago..Page 12 ing still nearly two weeks away, ings in SIU- headquarters and Top-Of The News Page 7 interest shifted to the situation at all brancDes are held every Wash. News Letter Page 6 confronting tugboat workers rep­ second Wednesday night at Welfare Benefits ... Pages 26, 27 resented by the United Marine Di­ 7 PM. The schedule for the Welfare Report Page 8 vision of the old ILA, whose lead­ next few meetings Is as follows: your. Constitution Page 5 ers are attempting to swing them May 19, June 2, June 16. Your Dollar's Worth.... Page 7 into a new marine section of John L. Lewis' District 50, the "catch­ ^ Seafarers registered on Published biweekly et the headquarters Of the Seafaier*. International Union. At­ all" unit of the United Mine Work­ the skipping list are required lantic A Ouif District AFL, «75 Fourth ers. Trying to prepare for the coming dock vote, BtrobUyh ILA' boss Avenue, Brooklyn it, NY. Tel. HYacinth to attend the meetfaigs* ' 9-MOO. Entered os second class matter • The switch would be worked by Tony Anastasia has consolidated sevend of-the old ILA's locals in at the Post Office In Brooklyn. NY., means of..A.vot»-by«maiL referond*. ^Jdsunow*Brooklyn!hoaidtHiaiitonh^*' under ihe *0 Tow Victory To Nagasaki For Repairs I Baltimore Hall Taking Shape; One Section Ready In Summer Old ILA Preparing For Vote Defeat ; >\ U-. SEAFARERS LOG FI M- E px: Meeting Night Every 2 Weeks •• •i. • W r-.-.vi '• �i' '• SEAFARERS Majr 14, 1954 r»t» Threu LOG 81-Ship 'Giveaway' Planned US Agency Aids Operators Y/ho Never Paid For Ships A full-scale Washington blow-up on a maritime issue, one that will seriously affect the future course of the merchant marine and the jobs of US seamen is shaping up over wholesale transfer applications to foreign flags. Ready and eager to give the green light tc the biggest ship giveaway pro­ of the 81 vessels had never paid a owners are getting an assist from gram since 1946 is the US nickel on mortgage principal owed the Maritime Administration in to the US Government, although taking a runout powder to foreign Maritime Administration. some of them had owned the ships flags. No doubt the Maritime Ad­ Tijje blow-up is compounded for as long as seven years, and had ministration people are hoping that of several explosive elements: been running them loaded to the somehow, somewhere, the ship­ • Shipowners who failed to pky marks during the three years of the owner might pay off some of the money owed Uncle Sam for the Korean War. Other ships on the money due to Uncle Sam. ships and are now trying to duck list had reduced their mortgages "In the process these same peo­ out from under. by only small amounts. ple have been going around excus­ • A Government As an SIU headquarters spokes­ ing the transfers by crying pooragency which man put it, "The people responsi­ mouth and saying that they are permitted some ble for this mess, those on the in­ caused by the high wages of Amer­ of the operators side of the Maritime Administra­ ican seamen." to default year Actually, he added, once the ship tion and others in the ranks of the after year and is got out of US hands, the shipowner operators, let some of these ships OS Spitaly is "mugrged" by » Navy photographer, In the course of now seeking to run for years solely on the basis would be free to thumb his nose an inyestigation of stolen hutterworth machines. Gear later turned recover its in­ of their 25 percent down payment at the mortgage. And of course, he up on a Japanese railroad train. vestment at the and payment of their mortgage in­ would provide that much more cut­ expense of the terest. The mortgage principal throat competition for remaining rest of the US-flag industry. v/hich is supposed to be paid back US-flag operators. • The prospect of additional cut­ The 81 ships currently applying also was never touched, even throat competition for the US-flag for transfer do not include a num­ though the ships raked in high from operators who rode the gravy ber of Liberty tankers, some of train in the good years and now profits during the three years of which have already gone over. Of the Korean war. want to take ships that are actually "Now these very same ship (Continued on page 17) owned by the Government to run­ away-flag nations. ' -Sharp protests have been made by the SIU crew of the The immediate stakes are high, Tagalam (Mar-Trade) over the treatment received in Sasebo, involving 81 dry cargo Liberty Japan,"^at the hands of Navy investigators who, egged on ships that have applied for trans­ fer to foreign flags. Indications by the captain, forced the*^^ are that the transfers would have Seafarers to pose for "rogues ance, with no indication of who through with record speed, Extension of the deadline for the third annual SIU art gallery" photos because some had removed the machines from gone but for the fact that maritime un­ contest to May 31 produced a new spurt of entries this week $700 worth of ship's gear was miss­ the ship and put them on the train, ing. The gear had been recovered apparently for shipment to a point ions and the House Merchant Ma­ as Seafarers aboard ships and ashore gained another 30 days' rine . Committee protested the time in which to submit their two days earlier. elsewhere in Japan, Navy CID The chain of events, was clearly men came aboard again and the move. As a result, the Maritime handiwork. All entries will rine Arrow, which Antonson built reminiscent of similar occurrences crew was ordered by the captain Administration was forced to call be judged and put on display during his spare time on a twoin Korea last year when merchant to pose for "mug" photos as if in a halt pending Congressional in­ at SIU headquarters early in June. month intercoastal run. vestigation. seamen, including at least one Sea­ a police line-up. The interesting model features a For the third straight year, art Excused Action farer, were court-martialed and hull, superstructure and king posts "We, the members of the crew, work submitted for the Union con­ fined for being ashore a few min­ feel that we were deprived of our In public, the Maritime Adminis­ test won considerable attention at carved out of white pine, with utes beyond the 10 PM curfew im­ rights as American citizens by the tration's spokesman had excused a special exhibit sponsored by the toothpicks as booms, sewing thread posed by the military. manner in which we were abused the hasty transfer action, claim­ New York Public Library of crea­ for the Tailings and the whole rest­ These instances, coupled with re­ and treated," the minutes noted ing that immediate relief was tive materials done by the mem­ ing in a sea of white lead. The in­ ports of conflicting and abusive above the signature of Frank Gas- needed by these operators-in the bers of trade unions in the city. genious Seafarer finished things off shore leave bans imposed on sea­ par, ship's delegate, and the three form of a friendly low-wage mari­ The postponement of the orig­ .properly by enclosing the model men by US military commanders department delegates. time flag. Such action, they held, inal April 30 deadline for the SIU in a glass case of his own design. in several parts of the world, set Three oils by Jacob Malenke, The situation was further com­ was preferable to laying up or competition came in answer to re­ the stage for the latest events on one of a nude and another of Jav­ quests for more, time from many plicated by a second disappearance scrapping of the ships. Actually, the Tagalam. anese farm girl painted while he stemming from the thief's obvious it appears that the Maritime Ad­ Seafarers, several of whom are on was out at sea, and a third of a Machines Missing affinity for things having to do ministration was getting jittery vessels due back in the States this sailing ship, completed while Ma­ The situation arose when thi'ee with "butter." Two boxes of butter about a $16 million "bad debt" in month. lenke was on the beach, added to hutterworth machines, which are were found missing from the ship's the form of vL-tually-defaulted First Ship Model the many oils contributed so far. used during tank-cleaning opera­ stores by Steward Abe Goldsmlt ship mortgages which it apparently tions, disappeared from the vessel when the Tagalam was out at sea made no great effort to collect on Entries submitted in the last two Malenke, who sails in the steward while it was In Sasebo. The ma­ again before it returned to the in the past, while the shipowners weeks included the first ship model department, noted that he takes chines, according to a spokesman States for payoff. The missing no doubt would welcome the op­ submitted to the current competi­ both a camera and oils on every at the Butterworth System office amount totaled about 60 pounds. portunity to duck out from under. tion, the work of Seafarer John trip to keep a record of the many interesting spots he's visited. Two in Bayonne, NJ, are tagged at Its loss left the ship without butter Examination of the records Antonson, carpenter. The model, unusual life-size masks of Oriental about $250 for the purposes of ex­ on the last leg of the trip home. which took 50 hours of work, is a shows that owners of at least 18 port and customs declarations, so ^reproduction of the freighter Ma- figures, made by Seafarer Sal Terracina, rounded out a period of un­ the cost of the three units on the usual entries. (See separate story Tagalam was approximately $700. and photos on page 9.) When the disappearance of the Twelve Prizes Offered machines was discovered, the ship's In the judging next month, which minutes of the Tagalam dated May will be handled by a panel of ex­ 2 reported, "captain took it upon perts including the art editor of himself to accuse the crew of sell­ ing them or throwing them over the SEAFARERS LOG, three prizes will be awarded to the top the side." Navy intelligence was entries in each of the four contest called' into the picture and began classifications — oils, watercolors, investigating. Immediately, the ac­ drawings and handicrafts. Up to cusation that the butterworth gear five entries in each class can be was thrown over the side was prov­ submitted. en to be false, when divers search­ Seafarers sending in entries to ing the harbor bottom found noth­ SIU headquarters are urged to la­ ing. bel them clearly with their own Eventually, two days before the name, address and a selling price, ship left Sasebo, the local police, if the item is for sale. It is advis­ who were conducting the inquiry able also to send them either by along with the Navy,- located the registered or special delivery mail machines and recovered them from to insure careful handling. All en­ a train. Apparently disturbed be­ tries should be addressed to tho cause his accusations hadn't held Art Editor. SEAFARERS LOG, 679 water against anyone in the crew, on the day of departure the skipper Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY, went a step further. • • lohn Aiitoiu»pi (lert), oarpeDter, shows, ship model he made In SO hours out of white piue, tooUipicks or delivered in person to the LOO HOG mu! Tagalam Crew Hits Navy CID 'Mug Job' Extension Of Art Contest Deadline Swells Entries ..JStiU'tovcstigating the disappear- and thread. At rii^t. Jaeeh Malenhn tliwlars ship painting he entered in SIU aft contest. office pt hfii^agten. 1 '1 �..-^<-<-A; ; •; «..-^, . SEAfARlERS Paf« pQQr May 14. 1954 LOG As I See it • •• _—_ fMf ' IT'S BEEN QUITE A FEW YEARS NOW SINCE THE: DAYS OF World War II and people tend'to forget what the mercfiant seaman went through in delivering the goods., As many a Seafarerl-wiirrecall, there were the subs, the mines, the enemy torpedo planes, the black­ outs at sea which made for wrecks and collisions and all .the other hazards of sailing multiplied ten times over. As a matter of fact, in the first part of the war, before the major invasions were launched, seamen suffered consideraUy more casualties than the memljers of the Armed Forces, particularly before the mer­ chant ship convoys were given adequate Naval protection. There were periods in the early days when seamen risked their lives just taking short coastwise trips as the subs roamed with impuMty'a few miles off our shores. > AH this is considered old hat by many shoreside people who have quickly overlooked the sacrifices of merchant seamen, and incidentally, the vital role played by ships in that war and any other. But those days are recaUed by the faet that just ten years ago, two of the many ship^ named for Seafarer-heroes slid down the ways of shipyal^s, the Joseph Squires and the George W. Alther. Men from SIU and Catholic Chcrch officials take part in Apostleship of the Sea Sunday celebration ' 1,200 Lives JLost at Catholic Maritime Club. Shown (1-r) are Bishop A. Caillouet; Archbishop F. Rummel (cuttlny Those who wish to refresh the memory a little cake); SIU patrolman C. Stephens; Rev. Fr. T. McDonouyh, Catholic chaplain for the port; R. about those days can read in this issue how these Stelcler, CMC official, and J. Impastato, president, St. Vincent de Paul Society. Cake at riyht was two Seafarers sacriffoed their Uves so that ship­ mates and others aboard their vessels could be yiven by Seafarers in New Orleans. saved. These men were just two of over 1,200 SIU men whose lives^were lost as a result of wartime action, in addition to the untold numbers who suffered injury, and hardship as a result of their work. Seafarers, like other seamen, do not ask for any special favors or NEW ORLEANS—In the opinion of Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel, Christ had a treatment for the services they have rendered In time of emergency. "special preference for men who followed the sea." All they have ever asked before or now, is the opportunity to work "He chose them to be leaders in His church to carry its extension to the far corners of and earn a living on US-flag ships under decent Union conditions. the earth," the Archbishop-^ 4" 4 4" THE SEAFARERS ABOARD THE MISSISSIPPI PASSENGER SHIP said at an "open house" ob­ merchant seamen was celebrated house observance at the maritime servance of the 50th anniver­ at 7 AM .at St. Patrick's Church club that "seamen have had a Del Sud have gotten into quite a pleasant habit the last couple of years, that of throwmg a party every spring for Seafarers sary of Catholic services to sea­ by the Rev. Fr. Thomas A. Mc- great part in every great work of on the beach, their friends and families. ' It's not men in this port by the St. Vin­ Donough, Catholic chaplain for the world." known here just who was responsible for originating cent De Paul Sociiety and the 10th the Port of New Orleans and na­ "No man has a greater heart for this successful idea, but the fact remains that the anniversary of the Catholic Mari­ tional secretary of the Apostle­ unselfish causes than the mer­ ship of the Sea. Archbishop Rum­ chant seaman," Father McDonough crewmembers of the ship have contributed, a good time Club, 711 C^mp St. mel delivered the sermon at the said. deal of time, effort and money to provide sociable Annual Observance get-together for Seafarers who happen to be in the After an address by Bishop A. The occasion was the annual ob­ mass, which was attended by many Pdrt of New Orleans at the time. servance of Apostleship of the Sea seamen, including a big SIU dele­ Abel Caillouet, national modera­ These annual picnics, which are now established tor for the Apostleship of the Sea, Sunday in Catholic Churches on gation. affairs in the Port of New Orleans, are one example Seamen also were praised by three big birthday cakes given for May 2. of the kind of brotherhood that exists in the SIU. Preceding the affair at the Mari­ Father McDonough who reminded the occasion by the SIU, the NMU time Club, a solemn high mass for those participating in the open and the St. Vincent De Paiil So­ They give an opportunity for the men in the port pass an enjoyable ciety were cut and refreshments afternoon with their shipmates. The crew of thg Del Sud is certainly to be congratulated for its efforts. were served. Celebrate M'time Club Birthday \i [^ I '" tv k:p» r^' The native sons were very much In evidence down in the Quaker City at the last membership meet­ ing there with Vincent Stankielii wicz as chairman of the meeting, Joseph Brooke as recording secre­ tary and Daniel Piccerelli as the reading clerk. All three of these brothers call Pennsylv ania their home state Brooke and live ashore in Philadelphia when hot out at sea. Stankiewicz, who handled the chair, has been sailing with the SIU for quite some time now, joining In the Port of New York back on June 15, 1942. He's 31 years old and sails in the deck department. Recording Secretary Brooke joined the SIU at about the same time as Stankiewicz did, getting his book in Philadelphia on May 4, 1942. He^s 36 years old, married, and sails with the black gang. Piccerelli, who is well known to the crews of Waterman ships on the North European runs, generally sails as steward. He joined the SIU In New York on jJanuary 29, 1948. He is 4(11, years of age.; 3« 4" 4" Seafarer Lawton Beale of Tampa, Florida, went "way up north" to Savannah to serve at' that Georgia port's membership meeting as the chairman. Beale, who sails in the steward department, has been an SIU member since March, 1948, when he joined the Union in New York. He's 46 years of age. In harness with him at the Savannah meeting were Roy Joe Nash as recording secretary and Rupert Pierce as reading clerk. Nash, who will be 31 next month, came into the SIU in the Port of Baltimore on March 1, 1946. He sails in the deck department and comes out of Comer, Georgia. Pierce, who sails with the engine department, joined the SIU in that same port on November 29, 1947. He's 26 years old and comes from Snead's Ferry, North Carolina. 3^ 4" 4 One of Orange, Texas' favorite sons. Seafarer G. B. Gillispie, took charge of the last Lake Charles port membership meeting. Gillispie - was born in the Lone Star State 27 years ago this coming Sunday and has been sailing as an SIU member since he Ibrain joined up in Tampa on October 13, 1945. He's in the deck department. Lake Charles* recording secre­ tary was Searfarer Carlos Ibrain of New York City. Ibrain, who. is 30 years of age, has been sailing with the SIU since back in 1942, joining up in the Port of New Orleans on June 29, 1942. He's a native of Puerto Rico and sails in the deck department Ship Sale To Brazil Hits House Snag A State Department plan to sell 12 Government-owned C-1 MAV-l ships to Brazil struck a snag when a subcommittee of the House Mer­ chant Marine Committee voted to table the proposal. The commit­ tee said it act^ because it did not want to pave the way for a deluge of requests to reopen the Ship Sales Act of 1946. The comparable Senate commit­ tee had authorized sales of the vessels on the grounds that they would help contribute to that coun­ try's economic development and promote the foreign policy of the US. However, the action of the House Committee had apparently killed the ship sales bill for the time being. At the same time, the Committee authorized the sale of. eight C-1 types and two N-3 types to ^he Philippines for use in the interisland trade. Full approval of the measure was held up until the question of Philippine discrimina­ tion against US shipping is cleared up. The vessels have been under charter to the Philippines for a number of years with the charters running out this June 30. It's considered more likely that the sale to the Philippines will go through since the vessels are to be used solely in the inter-island trade and will riot compete with offshore US-shipping.' " 4 4 4 FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, A UNION REPRESENTING FARM workers, the AFL's National Agricultural Workers Union, has been struggling against great odds in various parts of the country to help better conditions for people who work for a living on farms. As many Seafarers know from their own background and experience, working oh a farm can be a pretty rough way of making a living, and the Union has had a tough time of it attempting to better conditions. Recently this AFL outfit has been active down in the Louisiana strawberry country attempting to get a better break for the smaU strawberry farmer who has been at the mercy of the middlemen in the strawberry business. The result was that somebody blew the whistle and brought the Justice Department's Anti-Trust Divi­ sion down on their heads. Now it seems that in Washington the Anti-Trust Division -hasn't been able to do very much lately since it's considered bad form to knock a big busi­ ness outfit these days even though it may be violat­ ing the anti-trust- laws! So here was a made-toorder situation—a handful of small strawberry farmers and a couple of union organizers all in one package. The re.sult was that the Anti-Trust Division thought it important enough to haul these farmers and the organizers into court and hava them fined and jaU sentences Imposed. / The jail sentences are all the more astonishing when It is con:rfdered that in past years major corporations prosecuted in trust cases have uniformly gotten away with fines which were very small in comparison to their ability to pay. You would have to .look long and hard to find any corporation officer who went to Jail. Somehow, this seems to be a throwback to the worst conditions of . 50 years ago when the Anti-Trust laws were used not against busi­ ness monopolies for which'they were designed, but against labor unions. It doesn't appear that the men in the Anti-Trust Division deserve any bgttle stars. for having lo "ked up some small Louisiana dirt farmers who were trying to improve their lot. . 4 4 4 IT'S BEEN ABOUT A YEAR NOW SINCE THE SIU STARTED putting-libraries of fresh up-to-date-reading matter aboard SIU ships, with-the books purchased out of the SEAFARERS L0(* fund; Re­ cently it was decided to ask the memheriship just how they felt, about this set-rip arid what could be done to improvriU. Those members who have responded were overwhelmingly In favor of the program and recommended it be continued with a few changes. Accordingly steps are being taken to adjust the book selections in line with the preferences expressed by the membership. •In general though,' the response Indicates that the libraries fill a long ?:it tifeed for dwerit reading matter aboard ship, and the facts indicate the Union took proper settOnDjr deciding to put theni-^boarct �May 14. 1854 I' Sunken Tug Gets A Lift SEAFARERS LOG Pare Ply« New Library Selections Due Aboard All 51U Ships Given an overwhdming vote of confidence in a six-week poll conducted by the SEA­ FARERS LOG, the SIU ships' library program will definitely continue, with the next quar­ terly distribution of books aboard SlU-contracted vessels scheduled for August. The changes recommended by the member-• —r— — ship are being put into effect poll also dealt with the quality and land. The results also showed a types of books being furnished. marked preference for more novels immediately. The results in the membership Previous 50-book assortments in­ and non-fiction, with the -emphasis poll, which got underway March 16, cluded 15 Westerns, 15 mys­ bp "sea stories" in the novel cate­ shoyved two solitary votes urging a teries, 10 novels, 4 non-fiction, 4 gory and "how-to-do-it" books in complete stop to the program out humorous books and 2 books on non-fiction. Accordingly, the LOG has made of the all the votes cast. Aside sports. These were the proportions from this negligible factor, 42 per­ agreed upon, with the distributor, arrangements with Pocketbooks to cent of the Seafarers recommended Pocketbooks, Inc., one of the na­ adjust the assortments as foPows: continuing the libraries as is, while tion's largest distributors of small, 8 Westerns, 16 mysteries, 12 novels, 8 non-fiction, 4 humorous books the majority, 58 percent, urged paper-bound volumes. Prefer Novels and 2 on sports, and the changes slight changes, principally in the The sentiment registered by Sea­ will be incorporated in future proportions of the types of books farers polled, however, indicated assortments. An extra mystery has in each 50-volume assortment. Launched a year ago, the experi­ that the packages had been top- been added for the benefit of the mental library program developed heavy in Westerns, and that sea­ "who-done-it?" fans in answer to by the LOG staff and maintained at men who sailed the wide-open the request for more of them. The no cost to the membership by the spaces of the ocean weren't as number of humorous books and LOG fund, provides for the dis­ interested as anticipated in the books on sports will remain the tribution of ship's libraries evei-y doings of their counterparts on same as before. three months on all .SIU ships. Their sole purpose was to help fill the need for decent reading mate­ rial aboard ship, rather than the tattered, cast-off volumes generally A salvage crane hoists the sunken tug Lloyd H. Dalzell to the available. Libraries are also being surface again after the tug burned and sank at the New York furnished periodically at USPHS Docks in Atlantic Basin, Brooklyn. hospitals for the use of patients SAN FRANCISCO—Speculation is running high on the there. The poll originated when it be­ outcome in the 90-day election just ended between the Marine came necessary for the Union to Cooks and Stewards-AFL and the Communist-dominated decide whether to commit itself to National Union of Marine* future purchases of books for the Cooks and Stewards (inde­ day on the Permanente Silverbow libraries, and the decision, accord­ pendent). MCS-AFL official went 9-0 in favor of the SlU-afingly, to poll the membership on are optimistic, with the ballot filiated union. the question. Early results indi­ count due to start Monday. The voting on the Silverbow cated an enthusiastic response in Meanwhile, the MCS-AFL won followed by about two years pre­ SEATTLE—Seafarers have expressed much enthusiasm favor of the libraries, and were easily in a by-election involving a vious balloting on a second ship over the modern facilities available at the new .Sailors Union maintained through to the end. company not affiliated with the owned by the same operator, the of the Pacific building, with SIU-A&G shipping in this port Aside from the major issue of Pacific Maritime Association, the Permanente Cement, which was continuing or stopping the libra n' shipowners' group involved in the : also won by the MCS-AFL. Since to be dispatched from the" distribution, which is handled in were highlighted by the presence all ports by the SIU Sea Chest, the three months of balloting which then the union had been reprebrand-new location in a few of wound up May 10. The vote Tues- j senting the men on both cement Government and port lead­ days. Considerable fanfare ers,labor. carriers, but the latest voting with Washington Governor accompanied the dedication cere­ Arthur B. Langlie officiating at the made it official. NUMC&S didn't monies for the SUP hall a week laying of the corner-stone. even try to make a showing. ago today. AFL victory in Permanente Living Units came close on the heels of an iden­ The third new postwar hall built The model SUP hall features tical voting sweep a few weeks by the SUP, the branch building main-floor shipping facilitfes, TV, earlier on West Coast steamhere is a two-story structure, with reading and writing rooms, cigar WASHINGTON.—Strong State Department opposition to a schooners. That balloting netted additional facilities built into the store, barber shop, fully equipped large basement. Located at First gymnasium, shower rooms, restau­ permanent "50-50" law aroused heat at a Senate hearing 20 votes for MCS-AFL and not a Avenue and Wall Street, a block rant, bar and baggage room. The on the proposal. Senators of both parties took the floor to one for the Commie-controlled union, with two votes cast for "nofrom the previous quarters, the second floor houses the sailors' denounce the State Depart­ -fsite had been ownft* by the Sailors home, 22 living units for oldtimers ment's long-term opposition to emphasized that many other coun­ union." The steamschooner win re­ Union for some years before con­ and disabled members. Each of "50-50" which has helped keep tries have "50-50" laws of their versed a previous decision on struction was actually begun. own and discriminate against US American shipping going in the these apartments includes a bed­ (Continued on Page 17) _ Ceremonies marking the com­ room, kitchen and bath, and is fully face of stiff low-cost foreign com­ shipping accordingly. petition. pletion of the new port structure furnished. A bill calling for a permanent "50-50" law was introduced by Senator John Butler, Maryland Re­ publican, and Representative Thor Tollefson, Republican of Washing­ ton State. The bill would greatly strengthen existing "50-50" prac­ tices by calling for transport of at least 50 4)ercent, and in some cases 100 percent of Government-fi­ From Article XVII nanced cargoes on" American-flag 'This Union mo/ publish pam­ vessels. phlets, journals, newspapers, 'Detrimental' Law magazines, periodicals, and gen­ In the course of hearings on the bill being held by the Butler Water eral literature, in such manner as Transportation Subcommittee of may be determined, from time to the Senate, a State Department time, by a majority vote of the spokesman, Thorsten V. Kalijarvi membership." said the Department believes that, the proposed legislation .would be detrimental to tlie long-range in­ terests" of" the merchant marine and of US foreign commerce. The spokesman also placed into the record, statements by the Gov­ On the beach and on the ships the ernments of Norway, Sweden, SIU membership is fully informed, Great Britain, West Germany and Denmark, opposing the "50-50" of the goings-on in the organiza­ legislation. tion through its bi-weekly 28The State Department's position page newspaper. Booklets on brought strong rebuttal from Sen­ various educational subjects are ators present, with Senator War­ ren Magnuson, Washington Demo-^ also published from time to time. - At top, view of new SUP hall In Seattle from Ist Avenue aide of crat, pointing out that the depart­ the modem, bulldinr dedicated last week. At bottom (1-r), SIU ment had always opposed a "50-50" West Coast Representative Marty Breitboff, Seafarer Joe Landry law but had never proposed any­ , and SIU Seattle Port Agent Jeff Gillette look over space for SIUthing constructive to strengthen A&G offices in the port on ground floor of the building. Breitboff the US merchant marine. *W,.froni Francisco for the event , . Further, ^e .Senatyriji .Resent MCS-AFL Wins Another One, Awaits Major Ballot Count Seattle Port Turns Out To Dedicate New Hall State Dept. Tries to Block Permanent '50-50' Law YOU ahd fhe SIU CONSYIYUTION �Vase SEAT ARERS LOG M«r 14. 1954 .:'i; SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON • • • , Eighty-one per cent of the 1,297 ships in the commercial US -fleet were built during World War II and will become 20 years old duping the period 1961 through 1965. Thus, if the operating fleet is replaced only as the ships become 20 years old, a total of 936 keels would have, to be laid within the three-year period, 1961 to 1963. Such a shipbuilding program is beyond the capacity of existing Amer­ ican shipyards, because this would require 174 shipways annually in peak years while, only 63 now are available. For this reason the Department of Commerce has recommended a shipbuilding program of 60 ships a year. This would maintain the ship­ yard nucleus required, and would replace the existing fleet In ah or­ derly manner over the next 20-year period. In addition, it would pre­ clude a re-o-ccurrence of ships becdming obsolete in a block. • i The Joseph Squires, one of the first Liberty ships named after Seafarer-heroes, shown at its launching at,the New England Shipbuilding Corporation yards on May 22, 1944. Sbips Numed For Seafarers iFass Their 10th AnniTersary Next week marks the tenth anniversary of the launching of the first two Liberty ships named for Seafarers during World War II in recognition of the wartime sacrifices which cost them their lives. More than 20 vessels built during the war were named after SIU men. Both the Joseph.Squires and"^ the George W. Alther were The two ships fared far better York. The Squires has been laid than the Seafarers they were up for some time in the Govern­ launched on Maritime Day, named after. Both are still intact, ment reserve fleet at Suisan Bay, May 22, 1944, and ;eventually s|W service in the war. The Squires was launched at the New England Shipbuilding Company's yards in South Portland, Me.; the Alther at the Delta Shipbuilding Corpora­ tion's yards in New Orleans. and one of them, the Alther, is currently in service in the Pacific on charter to the Military Sea Transportation Service. It has a new name, however, and is now the Annioc, owned by the Paroh Steamship Corporation of New Deadline Near On Sea Medals WASHINGTON—The Maritime Administration has again cautioned all merchant seamen, licensed or unlicensed, that June 30, 1954 is the last day they can apply for any awards as a result of wartime service or heroism aboard ship in Seamen who served aboard USdocumented, US Maritime Com­ World War II. mission, War Shipping AdministraSince all of the awards were pro­ vided for by statutes and executive orders which have been repealed or revoked, the Government has decided it's time to apply the cut­ off on applications for same. The deadline applies to all seamen's lervice decorations, certificates of continuous service, ship plaques, crew citations and certificates of eligibility for Philippine defense gibbons. tion-controiled or War Department vessels during the period of May 1, 1940 to July 25, 1947, inclusive, are affected by the ruling, which bars applications after June 30. Further information can be gotten at the Maritime Adniinistration,: Marine Personnel Office, Room 805, 45 Broadway, New York 6, N. Y. Telephone inquiries can be made to WHitehall 3-8000, exten­ sions 32 and 33. California. Alther wiio, at the time of his death, was sailing as a second mate on the Timothy Pickering, died following an enemy bombing at­ tack on July 13, 1943. The ship, which was carrying ammunition and high octane gas, exploded be­ fore Alther could complete his vain attempt to save a wounded naval gunnery officer aboard the crippled vessel. Squires was on the old Maiden Creek on December 30, 1942 when, with the ship breaking up as a result of enemy damage, he volun­ teered to remain aboard to lower the last lifeboat. He went down with the vessel. Both men were posthumously awarded with Mer­ chant Marine Distinguished Serv­ ice Medals for their heroism. On Maiden Creek The Squires was redelivered to the Maritime Administration on May e, 1952, after being operated, for the "Government by the Coast­ wise Line under a General Agency Agreement (GAA). The Alther was bought from the Government • by Paroh on February 12, 1951. 4 The executive branch of the Government always attempts to present a uniform approach before Congressional committees. In order to ac­ complish this, their reports on legislation first must be cleared through the Bureau of the Budget, as being in line with Uie program of the President. However, a notable exception to. such a uniform, approach on. legisla-. tion is present in connection with consideration of the bill to make permanent the idea that US-flag ships shall carry at least 50 percent of cargoes financed by this government and moving abroad. This cargo preference legislation has been of substantial assistance in providing a firm backlog of traffic for the US overseas fleet. For this reason, the Commerce Department believes that this principle should be continued as a part- of our national shipping policy. " On the other hand, the idea is strongly being opposed by the Depart­ ment of State. The latter department, which is Interested primarily in the international effect on foreign nations of the 50-50 shipping bill, once again has given in to the whims of our foreign-flag competitors, aM is trying tp defeat the legislation on Capitol Hill. In one-respect. State will be successful. Although popularly referred to as the 50-50 shipping bill, the measure, in certain instances, would allow 100 percent of shipments to be carried. abroad on US vessels. This portion of the legislation "will never bp approved by Congress, so that the most that can be hoped for is that Congress will approve, as a permanent la^y, thp 50-50 carriage principle. 4" i Another proposal that has- hit a snag In Congress and probably will not go through this year is the private financing bill, under which ship construction is financed in the private field instead of by the Govern-, ment. Here is another instance of internal trouble within the executive arm of the Goverpment. The Commerce Department is all for the bill but the Bureau of the Budget is violently opposed to the measure in its present form. The bill provides that the Government would guarantee 100 percent of the mortgage, but the Bureau wants nothing of this provision and insists that the private lender must take part of the risk. This is only one of the several parts of the proposed legislation that Budget won't go along with. The legislation, originally drawn up by private steamship-lines and mtroduced in both the Seriate and House, wou't go through in its present form. 4 t 4* 4* The Conference of American Maritime Unions, representing AFL-CIO unions, recently told the House Merchant Marine Committee that the miiitary should not be empowered to state that certain ports and areas abroad shall be closed to merchant ships. The Anerican ships, the unions pointed out, are manned by loyal Americans who have been screened for loyalty by the Coast Guard in cooperation with other Governmental security agencies. At an outbreak of an all-out war, the US merchant ships will go into every port and area where required. One inconsistency of the position of the military is that Anierican LST'a under Japanese contract and completely manned by Japanese seamen are in the vital shuttle run between Japan and Korea. So that, on the one hand, the military seems to say that certain US seamen cannot be trusted in these vital areas, but that, on the other hand, they put their blessing upon an operation where completely foreign crews are used in the Japah-Korea run. 3^ By the end of 1952 the merchant fleets of all foreign-flag countries, excepting^Germany, Japan, and Greece, had been able to increase the carrying of their respective merchant fleets above prewar levels. Of the three nations whose fleets are still below prewar levels, Germany and Japan have embarked upon large shipbuilding programs, and they are expected to provide a great deal more. competition as the size of their fleets is increased. t- iEJhor, SEAFARERS L06 trooUyn 32, N*w Y»rfc - 675 Feuffh Avanu* FU«» IMJ fh* fellewSng: (•I........bound volumtt of tho 1953 LOG O $5 ooch. (b) ^ g Encloiod ii 0 fotol .of |. • NAME ••'t ••••••••••••#«•«•••• ••oaoaeaooaooo'a'Voooo ADDRESS • •••••••••• a.* 6a»«ooooo«o#aooo«o6t««oooaoo» •oo'oooooo'oioooooaoo.ditoaooooo o'« o^o ooooooM'booooo'ooooo . 4" t 4 The Military Sea Transportation Service is. asking $50 million to con­ struct our special-purpose ships to serve the Arctic region—rships that will be ice-strengthened. This request for. fund^ probably will be ap­ proved by Congress although many Congressmen are attemptirig to have private US shipowners undertake the construction Job and oper­ ate these ships. ^ comploto M(f of bound volumot of tlio. LOG for 1947 througb 1953 9 125 ooch. I I I I it Subsidized US lines have ^earned substantial returns on their net worth since 1946, having increased their net worth from $335 million since that date to about $487 million in 1952. As to earnings of unsubsidized US operators, the average returns on net worth, before and after taxes for the period 1946-1951 of those lines in the so-calied liner operation were 10.7 percent and 5.7 percent re­ spectively. The rate of earnings was slightly higher in 1951 and 1952. As compared to the subsidized segment of the fleet, the non-sub­ sidized liner companies as a group increased their net worth sub­ stantially over the period since World War II, from about $84 million to $132 million, or 56.9 percent. | �SEAFARERS Mair 14, 1»54 LOG Fate Seres 5IU-MAW Wields Giant New Vacuum Cleaners In Holds Of Bauxite Ships US MAY 'BUTTER UP' BRITISH—With 350 million i)Dunds of sur­ MOBILE—The world's largest vacuum cleaners currently are being used by SlU-affilfplus butter lying around in Government storage warehouses, the US ated Marine Allied Workers in a new project that company oflEicials say may revolutioniz# is making arrangements to sell 40 million pounds of it at about 47 cents present methods of cleaning holds. a pound. Present local price of butter in the US is between 63 and 69 Alcoa Steamship Co. had" cents a pound, while the butter in storage was bought by Uncle Sam the cleaners., custom-de­ under the parity price support program at 60 cents a pound and up­ ward. Selling of surplus abroad has been in works for some time but signed for cleaning the residue butter-producing nations like Holland and Denmark are very unhappy of bauxite ore from the holds of SlU-manned ships arriving at Mo­ about the whole thing. ' bile from Caribbean ports. By the t - old method, holds were cleaned DIPLOMATS WRANGLE ON KOREA. INDO CHINA—The Geneva with water, which meant they had conference of major nations on a Korean peace treaty has gone along to be allowed to dry before they the expected path with the US, Britain and France on one side and could be loaded with outward Red China and the Soviet Union on the other with no compromise in bound cargo. The old method of sight. The Korean issue was overshadowed by Indo Chinese fighting cleaning also promoted rust, which with the French anxious for- an armistice as Communist troops further increased maintenance costs; closed the noose on the outnumbered French in Dienbienphu, and Five giant vacuum cleaners finally took the fort last week. weighing 10,000 pounds each are used in the operation, believed to • 4 ibe the only one of its kind in the •SUN BATTERY' EXPERIMENT SUCCESSFUL—A "sun battery" which converts the rays of the sun into electricity has been successfully world, said Chester Smith, Alcoa's developed and tested by the Bell Telephone Company. The battery superintendent of the cleaning consists of strips of silicon which form an electric current when the operation. Two Sections sun's rays shine on it. Up until now, though, the amount produced is .too small to have much practical use. Each vacuum is divided into two sections to facilitate lowering the 4" 4" it cleaners into the holds. One sec­ TRACK RACER BREADS FOUR-MINUTE MILE—An English med­ ical student, Roger Bannister, has accomplished the "impossible" by tion includes the tanks and the other the motor and suction equip­ running a mile in less than four minutes. His time was 3:59.4 at a ment. race in Oxford, England, viewed Four two-inch hoses are at­ Giant vacuum cleaner is hoisted aboard Alcoa ship in Mobile har­ by only 1,000 spectators. Bannis­ tached to each vacuum with an bor to ciean out bauxite holds. Five ton cleaners are far more ter's accomplishment comes short­ average length of 250 feet each. efficient than old hosing method of washing down hold interiors. ly after publication of a scientific The SIU-MAW ere# includes eight study which drew the conclusion men for each machine and it takes telescopic ladder on wheels. These in the holds. These places were that a four-minute mile was a from eight to ten hours to com­ lifts can be adjusted to heights of often overlooked and missed when highly-unlikely achievement for up. to 25 feet and permit the men water was previously used in the pletely clean an ore-carrier. any human being. to clean high, hard-to-reach areas cleaning operation. The cleaners have two large 4" 4* tanks, known as primary and MCCARTHY, ARMY FIGHT secondary units. In the primary DRAGS ON—In an atmosphere of tank there are no bags and most unpleasantness, the hearings on of the material sucked up by the Senator Joseph McCarthy versus Officers of the SIU, Great Lakes District, called for a strike machine is deposited there. the Army show indications of drag­ In the secondary tanks a series vote for some 300 members who operate railroad car ferries ging on into the summer. Very lit­ of 24 bags, similar to the one in at Elberta, Michigan, after contract negotiations with the tle progress was made in the first the home vacuum, are located. Ann Arbor Railroad Company •f two weeks, with Secretary of the These bags are eight feet long and bogged down. The strike vote In addition to a 20 percent gen­ Army Stevens on the stand daily.' eight inches, in diameter. was ordered after three meet­ eral wage increase the union is The hearings have been livened by Giant Tank ings with railroad officials were asking premium pay on Saturdays many disputes including one over English miler Roger Bannis­ marked with little or no progress. and Sundays, a winter sailing Smith said 90 per cent of the the doctoring of a photograph by ter strains as he breaks tape The outcome of the negotiating bonus, double time pay for holi­ cleaned ore remains in the pri­ McCarthy's staff, another on Mc­ in record-smashing effort. mary tank and the bags collect sessions caused David S. Lees, In- days, increases in the manning Carthy's unauthorized use of se­ the remaining 10 per cent. The .ternationai Representative, and scale, company-paid insurance, an cret information given him by an unnamed Army officer. giant tanks of the vacuum cleaner Glen Beaucock, port agent, repre­ improved vacation plan and other senting the SIU at bargaining ses­ fringe benefits in its new contract. 4 44" are about 15 feet tall. The union claims wage differen­ CABLE CAR ISSUE STIRS SAN FRANCISCANS—A proposal by The SIU-MAW men handling the sions, to charge the company with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to shut down half of cleaning use long hoses with vari­ stalling and indifference in regard tials on car ferries cause its mem­ the city's famed cable cir mileage is being attacked violently and will ous connections that are, on a to the welfare of its ferry employ­ bers to lose $360 yeirly, compared be an issue in the city's primary election June 8. The Commission much larger scale, like those used ees. The company did not refute with pay members receive on other wants to give up the Russian Hili run and other trackage because the in the home. To enable them to these charges, but came up with Lakes' vessels. Other contract dif­ lines are losing money. Up until now, efforts to end the cable system get to all parts of the ship's hold, minor concessions to the union's- ferentials raise the loss to $700 to $1,000 a year, union officials said. the men stand on lifts that are a demands. have always baen defeated at the polls. Lakes SlU May Strike Carferries YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Costly Hearing Aids? Efforts of SIU Welfare Services representatives to se­ cure hearing aids and other medical appliances for Union members at reduced prices are valuable serviced. All too often people who need a hearing aid buy one with­ out proper selection or pay too much for one because some salesman makes a convincing demonstration or a "consultant" offers a free "test." Hearing aids bought under such circumstances frequent­ ly cost the buyer more than may have been necessary, without any assurance that the device really was the most suitable one. Why should hearing aids cost as much as $300? Are the costly ones any better than say, the Zenith, which cost less than half the price. of most others and whose manufacturer for some years has accused the hearing-aid Industry of making an unnecessarily high profit on these devices? A Very High Marh-Ups The facts are, it costs only a fraction of the selling price to manufacture a hearing aid. The manufacturers justify their high mark-up by arguing they give expensive "tests" and instruction in thq use iof their device. Zenith believes such "tests" are unnecessary. It doesn't sell its aid through •pedal hearing aid centers as do the other manufacturers, but sells them through regiilar retailers like optometrists, department, jewelry and drug stores, and even by mail. The way to buy a hearing instrument is not by price or by "tests" given by a Vcdisultantv who is really a sales­ man. You should follow this procedure: ~ • • Write to the Council on Physical Medicine of the Ameri­ can Medical Association, 535 North Dearborn St., Chicago, for a copy of the council's list of acceptable hearing aids. You'll find some of the lower-priced ones are on.the ac­ ceptable list as well as some of the costliest. But that*doesn't mean all you need do is pick one of the lowest-priced,ones. You should try oiTt as many differ­ ent hearing aids as you can, for as long a period as the manufacturers permit. It is desirable to also try to get to an ear doctor (called an "otologist") for tests to see if a hearing aid will benefit you at all. However, private con­ sultations with otologists are a little expensive. So first find out if there is a hearing clinic in your town, by phon­ ing the local board of health or the various hospitals. Unfortunately, you can't always rely on the advice of private otologists. Not long ago the Journal of the Ameri­ can Medical Association admitted that some ear doctors accept fees from dealers for recommending their instrur ments, just as some eye doctors have been reported to get kickbacks from optical dealers and manufacturers. There's no way to tell if an ear doctor gets a kickback, but it does pay to be suspicious if he strongly recom­ mends just one or two makes, especially if these are the most expensive ones. List of Qualified Specialists If you can get to one of the larger cities that has a chapter of the League of the Hard of Hearing, the League will give you a chance to try out various hearing aids. They will also give you a list of qualified otologists in your area. You can write to the League's headquartei:s at 480 Lexington Ave., to get the address of the League chapter nearest to your town. It is also a good idea for any one having hearing diffi­ culties to write to the American Hearing Society f^ a list of its publications. These would be of help for adults who need adjustment to living with impaired hearing, and who also may need vocational and employment adv.ce as a result, and also will help parents solve the problems of children with impaired hearing. The Society's pamph­ lets also include a number telling you how to go about selecting a hearing aid, and also, how to have it fitted and how to use it. Money-Back Guarantee But the important thing in buying the aid itself is to buy it on a trial basis with a money-back guarantee so you can test it over a long period. Doctors say it is not possible to judge in a few minutes which model or make helps you the most. Also you may find the weight, shape and size of the various brands will make a difference to you. And when you do "try out" hearing aids at the offices or stores of the sellers, it's a good idea to have with you a person of normal hearing to make sure the salesman talks in a normal voice. Unfortunately the cost of owning an aid does not stop with the purchase of one. Hearing-aid cords need replace­ ment and the instruments themselves sometimes need repaim. Generally the user must return to the manufacturer for parts and repairs and these are high priced too. That's another reason why .careful selectioo is important. .Br. '• • • v . ^ r ' �SBAfAMEHS PatcEiffhi Closing threat Spiirs ftojects For Panama tJnion Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will as­ sure speedy transmission on all messages and faster serv­ ice for the men involved. level project." This would entail an expense estimated at $2.5 bil­ lion in 1947, while completion of the interrupted third locks project could be accomplished for about $600 million. The landslide feared two weeks ago stems from a huge crack in a rock ledge overhanging the face of Contractor's Hill in the Gaillard Cut, about a dozen miles from this city on the Pacific side of the Isthmus. The crack is said to be about 600 felt deep today. British Crewmen Strike 2 Ships In Canada Port MONTREAL-^One British collier crew here was arrested for de­ manding wage increases and an­ other went on a wage-sympathy strike in support of the first in a maritime battle centered about inadequate wages paid to British union seamen aboard the two vessels. Seamen on both the Shelldrake, cause of the beef, and the Cibou, British colliers plying between Canadian Coastal ports during the summer, caused the dispute when they refused to put to sea despite the captains' orders. Shelldrake crewmembers claimed they were unable to live in Canada on British wages. They said the highest-paid unlicensed man on the British colliers gets about $84 a month, compared to a minimum Canadian wage of $204 a month for union members. Eighteen crewmembers aboard the Shelldrake were arrested last week for allegedly refusing to put to sea after the captain ordered them to do so. Cibou crewmembers wCnt out on their sympathy strike in support of the Shelldrake crew as well as their own wage demands. The Cibou crew was determined to see the strike through, although wages and food were cut off. The Cibou's captain said the men "must learn that they cannot disobey orders," but the crew was sticking by its guns. May 14, 1954' •'I CASH BENEFITS BALBOA—^Fears expressed two weeks ago that a threat­ ened landslide in the Gaillard Qut ci the Panama Canal might indefinitely close the vital waterway appear to have been premature, with the disclos--t ure that there was no longer plan, they said, calls for the "con­ any immediate danger of such struction of , a practically new Panama Canal'known as the seaa disaster. The* new development eased the minds of worried shipowners, who saw,no way" out of the crisis except complete suspension of intercoastal service or expensive rerouting around South America, via Cape Horii. The only other alternative was turning over the bulk of the traffic for handling by the nation's railroads, a choice few shipping companies would care to make since it would mean a further loss of cargo to shipping even if the Canal was reopened soon after. Bill Urges Commission In Washington, meanwhile,i with interest once again stirred on the issue of improving existing facili­ ties in the Canal Zone, pressure for speedy enactment of a longpending measure which would create an independent interoceanic Canals Commission mounted. This body would re-investigate the pos­ sibilities of adding to the facilities at the present site, as well as the advisability of launching construc­ tion at a new canal location, possi­ bly to the north, in Nicaragua. Propose 3rd Locks Emphasizing the urgency of act­ ing, particularly in view of the threat to existing facilities by land­ slide as well as enemy atomic at­ tack, a group of engineers and con­ struction officials who participated in the building and administration of the Panama Canal, called on Congress to approve the bill for a special commission. They indicated that of the two major proposals for increasing the facilities at the present canal site they favored completion of' the third locks project;, which was sus­ pended after an outlay of $75 million some years ago. The other LOG 7 agjasr SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT OH BENEFITS PAID. Ffoni T« No. Seafarers Receiving Benefits this Period | Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid this Period /OJSI WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Hospital Benefits Death Benefits ^40 fSfQQo ool Disability Benefits Maternity Benefits Vacation Benefits Total oo WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hospital Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 * Maternity Benefits Paid Since April 1. 1952 * Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 * Total 11 GO\ ooll Mm £4 * Dste Benefits Beasn WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Cash on Hand Vacation Welfare Vacation Estimated Accounts Receivable— US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS SBVoy/ J4Sl^Sc^ 2L GO OO iLk: Css-CCi/i /G COMMENTS; In the past two weeks the office of the Plan has received i;lne "beneficiary cards that were undated. If is vei^r important that the beneficiary cards be filled out cor­ rectly and in their entirety. Most important of all is 1 the date that the card was filled out. Some eligibles under the Plan have filled out numerous cards. It is not necessary to fill out a new card each time you ship, but only when you haven't filled one out before, or wish to change your beneficiau:y'. •g'- • Suhmitted Al Kerr, AtsistaafT^Mstrator i . and, remember this.. • •m • '# fev i-' All these are youi^^s .without contribultTg a sh>|gJe nickel on your^ part--Collecting,SIUbeneN^ fits is easy, whether it's for hospital; births Visibility or death—You get first-rate peraohal ' service inunedialely through your Uincm^ representativefk is>i-' -^1 �May 14. IMi SEAFARERS Page Nim lO€ Lifelike Masks Of Oriental Heads Are Seafarer's Specialty SIU art contests in the past two years have had their share of 'interesting entries, but possibly the most unique entry so far, submitted for the W54 competition by Seafarer Sal Terracina, are two life-size, papier mache masks recreated from his own photographs of fig­ ures on an Oriental templehalfway around the world. line even before he started going colors on the masks are recreated Sailing with the SIU since to sea. His masks of Oriental faithfully from the originals, Early phase of mask-making operation finds Seafarer Sal Terracina carefully sculpting face of giant figure out of papier mache. Unions, Shipowners Denounce Scope Of MSTS Operations Continuation of hearings on Military. Sea Transportation Service competition with private steamship companies heard witnesses denounce MSTS handling of cargoes, particularly in the domestic trades. Both-^ : 7 shipowner representatives and and relieve the tax burden of sup­ a delegate from the Confer­ porting an MSTS fleet. ence of Artierican Martime Unions told the House Merchant Marine Committee that MSTS had no busi­ ness at all in the commercial field. Further, the maritime union spokesman said MSTS had not cut back its shipping operations with the end of the fighting in Korea. He pointed out that by 1953, the MSTS had expanded its own fleet 66 percent over what it had been in March, 1950, before the Korean fighting began. This fleet still con­ sisted of 248 vessels which is ap­ proximately 58 percent larger than it was before Korea. Cutback In Ships By contrast, tlie union spokes­ man pointed out, the American merchant marine had cut back al­ most to pre-Korean levels, being just 17 percent larger now than it was before June, 1950. He added that as far as the unions are concerned, both troops and supplies could be handled on privately-owned ships Just as well Shipowner spokesmen concen­ trated their fire on MSTS competi­ tion in coastwise and intercoastal trades, including tanker operations. They asked that any cargo avail­ able for handling in domestic trades should be offered to the regular coastwise and intercoastal lines first before they are handled on chartered ships or on MSTS' own vessels. A representative of the private tanker industry declared that there are enough privately-owned tank­ ers available to take care of all present tanker requirements. But despite this, MSTS is operating 55 tankers of its own in competition with independent tanker owners. Tramp ship operators also got in their innings stating that MSTS should charter their ships before carrying cargo on Governmentowned .vessels and should retire Government-owned ships now un­ der charter to private shipping companies. 1951, Terracina has combined his skill at photography with that at making the fascinating masks, which he duplicates from the origi­ nal by making huge enlargements of the detail of the figures. Ac­ cordingly, Terracina has shipped on several Isthmian Far East and 'round the world runs to accumu­ late suitable photos. Ceylon Models The two examples of the art en­ tered in the contest originate on a temple in Ceylon, which he pho­ tographed while ashore on a re­ cent voyage. The life-size masks are made of papier mache composition, and feature painted cue-balls as eyes and assorted bits and scraps of wire and metal for the hair and head-dress. LOGs Used Too Papier mache is a substance made of bits of paper mixed with glue and other materials, which is molded into shape when moist and becomes hard and strong when dry. Appropriately, several back issues of the SEAFARERS LOG have found their way into the mixture during the process. Actually, Terracina's mask-mak­ ing started as a hobby and blos­ somed iiito a money-making side- I^ which he notes while making his photograph on the scene. The idea of the using cue-balls as eyes, he notes, arose when he found there was no other cheap but durable material available with a smooth, curved surface that would take painC As it is, one cue-ball split in half takes care of each mask, providing the figurek is limited to two eyes. .v... Photo at top shows figures mounted on Ceylonese temple which Terracina visited during his travels on SIU ships and photographed with emphasis on detail of the carvings. Bottom photo features some of the papier mache masks made by Terracina reproducing figures from other Oriental temples. Cartoon History Of The SIU • The SIU's first venture into movie-making, "The Battle of Wall Street," was previewed in May, 1949. Filmed by the SIU during the 1948 strike of AFL United Financial Employees against the Stock and Curb Exchanges in NY, it depicted the major role played by Seafarers in the fiercely-fought .; figures have been used as decora­ tions in stage shows, night clubs and other recreation spots and have been displayed in exhibits as far as 20 years back. Keeps 'Em Coming But the inventive Seafarer is continually making new ones, either to satisfy a curiosity as to what it turns out like or on order as a shpw or club decoration. The SttI 'Goes HoUywood* Hailed as a stirring example of inter-union coopera­ tion, the SIU film quickly won raves from all over the US, It showed actual scenes photographed during the 32-day walkout, in which 1,100 financial workers were "daily bolstered on the plcketlines by hundreds o£,wbite-j»iipe4 Seafarqra,. No. 63 Still being shown to union audiences all over the world, the film highlighted the SIU policy of aiding other unions in all legitimate beefs. Meanwhile, pro­ duction went ahead on a new Union-sponsored movie, "This Is The SIU," depicting growth since 1938, which wag previewed in July. �Vice Tea' SEAFARERS May 14. 1954 LOG wmr REPORTS when the crew re-crewed. It is Galveston: of labor and the SIU. Incidentally, Savannah: suggested that these books be this Governor was once a seaman locked up when the ship lays up himself, having sailed as AB in so that the shore gang and the the last war from the Mobile area. people aboard the ships won't find Our second victonous candidate it so easy to pick up these books. was Senator John Spa;:kman who All is quiet on the Sa\'annah Along these same lines, it has been Shipping in the port for the past Shipping in the port for the last also won a clear majority and his couple of weeks was considered record speaks for itself as far as front.of the shipping world. We brou^t to my attention that shore- two weeks has been very slow, but good with approximately 107 men labor is concerned. As long as do not know what to expect for the side people are bringing libraries we look for the grain elevators to chipped to offshore jobs and 133 men of his calibre are in the US future, but we are hoping for the to the ships and leaving books, but soliciting the crews for donations start humming soon and the em­ shipped to various relief jobs in Senate, labor can rest assured that best. Ships in transit were the J. B. to carry on this work. As you ployment picture for the area * and around the harbor. We had a their interests are protected. Waterman of Waterman; Seatrains know, the SIU does not approve of should look better. total of nine payoffs, seven signOur third major candidate. State Savannah and New York of Sea- any of these "can shakers" aboard ons, plus three ships in transit, No'ship paid off and only one all in all making for a good two Senator Garett Van Antwerp, also train; Southport and Southstar of our ships. ship signed on, the Salem Mari­ swept in with his opponent con­ South Atlantic; Robin Goodfellow weeks. Ships In Transit time of Cities Service. ceding the election hours before of Seas, and the Strathbay of Ships paying off included the Ships in transit included the Ships in-transit included the following: Cavalier, Pointer, Po­ the total vote was cast. This elec­ Strathmore. Andrew Jackson, Choctaw, Yaka Alexandra of Carras, the Del An item of interest to Seafarers and Kyska, all of Waterman. laris, Roamer, Pennant, Clipper, tion ' held particular interest for Viento of Missis­ ^jl of Alcoa; John C of Atlantic Labor as the defeated candidate who know Savannah is that the Among the oldtimers on the sippi, the Val was the author and sponsor of Seamen's Bethel, operated by the Carriers: and Claiborne and Mon­ beach are £. Matte, C. Gates, L. Chem of "Valen­ the infamous "right-to-work" bill Savannah Ports Society, is suspend­ Knickerbocker, J. Parks, A. Gonarch of the Sea of Waterman. tine, the Edith which was passed in Alabama a ing operations at the end of the Signing on were the Pointer, calves, W. Leuschner, M. Lipkin, of Bull and the year or so back. The new state month. In 1928 Mr. Penfield, the F. Murray, A. W. Brown, H. Wal­ Polaris, Roamer, Clipper of Al­ Seatrains New senator has promised that he will leading silversmith in Savannah coa, and the Chickasaw, Fairisle ler, L. Ashley and J. P. Gavin. Jersey, Georgia, and Peninsular, Mariner of Water­ do all in his power to amend or and a lay preacher, left a sum of Brothers in the marine hospital Louisiana and man. In transits were Alice repeal this law, if possible, so as money for the erection of a house include O. Gustavsen, P. S. Yuzon, Texas of Sea* Brown, Antinous, Steel Rover. All not to hurt the parties that played for the rehgiousr worship of seamen C. Neumaier, J. Chils, H. Y. Choe, train Lines. payoffs, sign-ons, and intransit such a big part in his success.-Our in the port. This was known as the C. Coburn, Wi Daspit, J. Perreira, Old t i m e r a heartiest congratulations go out to Penfield Mariner's Church. In 1843 Marcet ships were in good shape with no E. H. Murar, J. D. Roberson, S. now on the beach these friends of labor in their vic­ it was incorporated into what is Sue, A. Keller and A. Seegmiller. beefs on any of them. include J. Haynes, W. E. Wilkertories, and we pledge our con­ known ^ as the Savannah Ports Fair Prospects Tom Banning son, D. Fisher, A. Sandino, H. tinued cooperation and support in Society/ To the present day the Prospects for the coming two their coming years of office. San Francisco Fort Agent Cantwell, E. Magers, E. Samrock, Society operated a program of weeks look fair with Waterman W. Brightwell, D, Patterson, P. service to seamen providing a home Election Powers taking one ship out of the idle Scanlin, W. Vickers, A. Marcet, ashore. In 1953 the Society's build­ Boston: Labor in this area, and the SIU status she has been in to crew F. Davis, R. Perry, J. Kom and sometimes next week. This is the in particular, has shown the poli­ ing was disposed of and it moved B. Luna. to the second floor on the corner Lafayette, which has been here ticians that they can make them­ In the marine hospital are of Bay and Abercorn Streets. Rev. for some time. In addition, the selves heard and felt in the elec­ Brothers J. Sneil, Oliver S. Flynn, The candidates that we Pearson, the director, says that the John C will take replacements tions. W. Bargone, A. Villareal, J. Marafter her payoff and the following supported and have won and even money derived from the sale of the kopolo, E. McKendre, G. Ekelund, house in 1953 will be held intact Shipping has picked up in the the ones that we fought against chips are due to hit the port either in transit or for payoffs; the De- have gained respect for the SIU until the Society can build a small Port of Boston in the past two H. L. "Williams, L. Albritton, C. Eoto, Wild Ranger, Claiborne, and their manner of all-out sup­ modern home for seamen in the weeks and we hope- it will continue Barbisa, J Dudley, W. W. Fassett; future. to be fair in the future. There is J. Slocum and J. L. Fotonet. Lafayette, Iberville, Warhawk and port of their chosen candidates. Men in the marine hospital are Splash Day in Galveston was no way of knowing, but we can Monarch of the Sea, all of Water­ Rumbles of discontentment celebrated on May 1st and 2nd man; and the Pilgrim, Corsair, among the rank-and-file of the P. Bland, F. Paylor, R. B. Mc- always hope for the best. Ranger, Patriot and Cavalier, of local ILA longshoremen have Corkel, J, Littleton, P. Jakubcsak, We've been keeping the fellows with the weather on the somewhat W.'C. Bedfood, J. B. Sellers, M. Alcoa. reached the open rebellion stage busy up here for the past few wintry side. In fact, it was the Also around the hall'is Brothdr with a rank-and-file committee Goings, C. L. Middleton, T. D. weeks. Every able-bodied man who coldest Splash Day on record and J. C. Keel who joined the SIU in circulating letters and asking for Adams, R. Carrelgon, H. C. Kemp wants to work is working at the the coldest May 1st in 78 years. and S. N. Hurst. 1945 and is mar­ comments from the rest of the present time and we hope the situ­ Keith Alsop Jeff Morrison ried, has three ILA longshoremen in this area ation prevails indefinitely. Galveston Fort Agent Savannah Port, Agent children and cur­ with a view towardis reaffiliating The following ships paid off in i t 5. rently makes his with the AFL. These longshore­ the past two weeks: Queenston $'4 4' home in Atmore, men who have the interest of the Heights of Seatrade; Chiwawa, Lo­ Seattle: Alabama, which working man at heart have come San Francisco: gans Fort and Winter Hill of Cities is about fifty from the rank-and-file of the Service, and Ann Marie of Bull. miles from this locals themselves appealing to the Sign-ons in the same period were port. Brother membership for action to place all the same vessels but the Ann Keel has been them back in the AFL family Marie, while in-transit vessels were shipping from where they belong and can be Keel Shipping is about back to normal the Raphael Semmes, Iberville, Shipping in the Port of Seattle this area for protected. This campaign seems and things look very good for the Bienville and Chickasaw of Water­ has been very good for the past two some time and believes that the to be gathering momentum all the future in this port. man and the Steel Scientist of weeks and the future looks bright. improvements in working condi­ time and we have been contacted Paying off was the Gateway City Isthmian. Wheat seems to be moving out to tions gained for the Seafarers by numerous longshoremen asking of Waterman which signed on again The body of William M. Lewis, the Far East (Japan). over the years he has belonged us for help in getting lined up. as did the Longview "Victory of Jr., of Barnstable, a Boston harbor Ships paying off included the can't be beat. He is also high in This Is an indication that the rank- "Victory Carriers and the Madaket pilot, who drowned with a com­ Liberty Bell of Tramp Cargo and his praise of the maternity bene­ and-file members of the longshore­ of Waterman. panion last January when seas the Tagalam of Seatrade. fit as he believes it helps a fellow men realize that their interests Speaking of signing ships, it has swamped their dory near Graves The Liberty Bell came in with when the chips are down and he can best be protected' and their come to my attention that in the Light, was washed ashore on needs help. In between trips his leaders in this move can be as­ past few days when signing Nahant rocks yesterday. The body a lot of dissension among the crew favorite sport is baseball and he sured that the AFL stands ' ready ships that have been laid up, the was found by Louis Letourneau of with charges and counter-charges spends all his time watching to help them on any and all of Log library has not been taken Nahant, a purple heart veteran of being presented to the port agent. The results of the trial committee games when hopie. their problems. re of properly. Books were not Korea. have not been handed down at this None of our brothers in this James Sheehan Cal Tanner put away by the crew with the writing. It seems that more ship­ area seem to be hospitalized ex­ Mobile Port Agent Boston Fort Agent result that these books were gone board meetings and less weightcept Willie Reynolds who is still throwing on ships would keep down in the New Orleans marine hospi­ hard feelings among crews. tal. Brother Fred Diekow was in a local hospital for a couple of Ships signing on included the days having a brain operation, but Kyska of Waterman, the Seagarden Is now discharged and will be of Peninsula Navigation, the Ocean ready in a few weeks to go to sea. Betty of Ocean Transportation and WILMINGTON. Calif 505 Marine Ave. FORT WILL1AM....118>A Syndicate Ave. the Western Trader of Western On the Beach SIU, A&G District Ontario Phone; 3-3221 Ernest Tllley, Agent Terminal 4-2874 Well, a few of the oldtimers on BALTIMORE 103 Durham St. Navigation. 14 North Gay St. HEADQUARTERS . 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. PORT COLBORNE Ontario Phone; 6591 Earl Sheppard, Agent Mulberry 4540 SECRETARY-TREASURER the beach now include the follow­ Those in-transit in the past two TORONTO. Ontario 872 King St. E. Paul Hall BOSTON 276 State St. ing brothers: I>avid Ramirez, R. C. James EMpire 4-5719 weeks were the Massmar of Calmar ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 Robert VICTORIA, BC 61754 Cormorant St. Matthews Joe Algina Steele, W. E. Phurrough, J. D. GALVESTON Empire 4531 and the Yaka and Andrew Jackson 21st & Mechanic Claude Simmons Joe Volpian VANCOUVER. BC 565 Hamilton St. of Waterman. Phone 2-8448 Morgan, Chester Spinks, R. E. Mc- Keith Alsop. Agent William Hall Pacific 7824 1419 Ryan St. Natt, D. Bisset, R. G. Barrett, LAKE CHARLES. La SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Oldtimers on the beach Includo Leroy Clarke. Agent Phone 6-5744 SUP Phone 6346 C. H. Trippe, Robert Trippe, H. MOBILE BAGOTVILLE. Quebec 20 Elgin St. D. Butts, C. Gardner, L. Myers, M. 1 South Lawrence St. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Fossett and Fred Diekow. Phone: 545 Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 ' Phone 5-8777 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St. Deliano, J. Rockko and H, Braun523 BienvlUs St. PORTLAND Well, our big news this week is NEW ORLEANS 028 N. W. Everett St. CAnal 7-3202 stein. Lindsey Williams. Agent Beacon 4336 QUEBEC 113 Cote De La Montague the sweeping victories won by SIUMagnoUa 6112-6113 lUCHMOND. CALIF Quebec Phone; 2-7078 257 5th St. In the marine hospitals are S. 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn supported candidates in the elec­ NEW yoRK 177 Prince William St. Phone 2599 SAINT JOHN HYacinth 96600 SAN FRANaSCO NB Phone) 2-5232 Johannessen, C. R. Johnson and tions held May 4, 1954. Jim Fol- NORFOLK ..450 Harrison St. 127-129 Bank St. Douglas 2-8363 R. B. Barnes. cora swept in to the Governor's Ren Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 2706 1st Ave. Great Lakes District PHILADELPHIA 837 Mark« St! SEATTLE Summer has finally arrived, and office by a clear majority over S. Main 0290 CarduUo. Agent ' Market 7-1635 133 W.. Fletcher Mianii has had nothing on Seattle, 450 Harrison St. WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. ALPENA the other fix candidates for that SAN FRANCISCO Phone; 1238W T. Banning, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO. NY •,..... 180 Main St. at least for the past week or so. office. This is Folsom's fecond ^rty BrelthoiT, West Coast Representative NEW YORK..... 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn Phone; Cleveland 7391 .734 Lakeside Ave.. NE term as Governor of Alabama and J>UERTA de TIERRA, PR Pelayo 51—La 5 STorllng 8-4671 CLEVELAND The new SUP hall has opened Phone 2-5996 Phone: Main 16147 we supported him in truei SIU SAVANNAH and we expect to move in any day ...3 Abercorn St. DETROIT.., . . .1038 3rd St. Cancidian District Jeff Morrison. Agent J>hone 3-1728 Headquarters Phone: .Woodward 16857 now. style all the Way as his^ previous SEATTLE 2700 1st Ave. MONTRytL St, James St. West DULUTH.... 531 W. Michigan St. ElUott 4334 record as Governor of the state Jeff GUlette, Agent ^ If Gillette PLateau 8161 Phone; Melrose 26110 TAMPA 1809-1?U, N. FrankUn St. HALIFAX N.8.. SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 98nd lK9f|l!0)«e4 true frli|ndd (Biff Whlt«^gent PhoM «-l383: Mobile: SlU ImporanI Faeior In Alabama Elections Splash Bay Freezes Dver Bewn in Texas Seamen's Landmark Snspending Operatlens Shipping Pickup Keeps Beslen A Busy Pert Ships' Libraries Gel Lost During Layups Wheat Going To Japan Koops Soaltio Busy �SEAFARERS XOO 'May 14. 1954 Pace Elevea POHTREPORJS New York: Headquarters Port Is Relurniiig To Normal The Port of New York has had more activity in" the past two weeks than we have had since before the waterfront tie-up, and we can as­ sure you it was a welcome change for both the membership 'on the beach and the port officials, al­ though the su]^ply of men on the beach is still greater than the de­ mand for 'replacements. Shipping Is getting back closer to normal and we expect it to improve even more after the waterfront situation is cleared upi. This, of course, can­ not be fuliy acconlplished until after the NLRB election to Le held • on May 26. We feel confident that the AFL will win an overwhelming victory ' In this election and the conditions and wages which the working long­ shoremen have been striving for. When this has been accomplished we will have then seen the end of the trouble and strife on the New Yorlt waterfront and a guarantee of a better future for all of us to enjoy. Payoffs We paid off . a total of 21 ships in the past two weeks, signed five on foreign articles and serviced 20 in-transit, vessels. Paying off were the Steel Ar­ tisan, Steel Flyer and Steel Re­ corder of Isthmian; Seatrains Lou­ isiana, Savannah, Texas, Georgia and New York of Seatrain; Bea­ trice, Elizabeth, Kathryn and Su­ zanne of Bull; Badger Mariner of South Atlantic; Alexandra of Carras; Jefferson City Victory of Vic­ tory Carriei-s; Val Chem of Val­ entine; Government Camp, Bents Fort, Fort Hoskins and Bradford Isiand of Cities Service; and the Beauregard of Waterman. Ships signing on Were the Robin Goodfellow and Robin Mowbray of Seas; Steel Artisan of Isthmian; Jefferson City Victory of Victory Carriers and the Beauregard of Waterman. In-Transit Vessels In-transit vessels were the Steel Fabricator, Steel Seafarer, Steel Scientist and Steel Worker of Isthmian; Sea Cliff of Coral; De Soto, Bienville, Iberville, Raphael Semmes, Chickasaw and Alawai of Waterman; Frances, Marina and Ann Marie of Bull; Alcoa's Ranger and Puritan; Calmar and Seamar of Calmar; and Seatrain's New Jersey and Louisiana. These ships came in with only minor beefs which were settled aboard ship with very little argu­ ment. The delegates on all of these ships are to be commended for the fine job they are doing as are the crews for carrying out their jobs in SIU style. Claude Simmons Asst. Sec.-Treas. ' i. New Orleans: X. Shipping Oullook Is Very Bright On GuH . Reporting from down here is a pleasure as the shipping outlook is much brighter than it has been in quite a few reports. As a matter of fact, more men were shipped to regular jobs in the past two weeks than registered to ship by a pretty wide margin. The outlook for the coming two weeks is also bright with eight scheduled pay offs and none of them scheduled for lay up. All will head out again on regular ru^. The nunor about the Del Aires crevrtng up has come dhS mni gR indicatidB«fe she may crew up before the end of the month. We are in receipt of several ap­ plications by members who are buying homes and are unable to fill them in properly as we do not have the full particulars. We are only too glad to help all members when they give the Union for refer­ ence, but we wish they would let us know in advance in order that we can fill the forms in properly. Anyone who gives the Union as a reference is urged to get in touch with the Union in advance in order that the forms can be filled in with the proper recommendations in order that these loans can go through. Vote File We are getting up files here in New Orleans of all members liv­ ing in the State of Louisiana so that we can have a complete record of members in order to keep in.touch with them when necessary, and also to have a complete file for voting purposes. Having these complete files here in New Orleans will be a great factor in coming elections and will give us the re­ spect of those who in the past have looked down on us. All SIU members who live in the State of Louisiana and have not filled in cards here in N O are urged to contact the dispatcher here in order that cards can be filled in to complete our records. In checking-our files we have found members who are eligible to vote, but are not registered to vote. Only by being able to vote can a man exercise his rights and become part of the community where he can argue for his rights on equal levels with any and all who make up the community where he lives. All members who are eligible to vote are urged to register in order that they can be counted when the time comes to stand up and be counted. Payoffs Ships paying off were the Alcoa Pioneer of Alcoa; Del Viento, Del Norte and Del Campo of Missis­ sippi; Antinous of Waterman; J. B. Kulukundis of Martis, and the Paoli of Cities Service. Ships signing on were the Alcoa. Pioneer'of Alcoa; Del Norte and Del Alba of Mississippi; Alice Brown of Bloomfield, and J. B. Kulukundis of Martis. In-transit vessels were Alcoa Corsair, Patriot, Cavalier and Polaris of Alcoa; Steel Recorder of Isthmian; Del Alba of, Mississippi: Seatrains New York and Savannah of Seatrain; Afoundria, Chickasaw, Arizpa, Claiborne and Monarch of the iSea (Waterman); Alice - Brown and Marie Hamil of Bloomfield and the Southstar of South Atlantic. Llndsey J. Williams New Orleans Port Agent Baltimore: Clean Payoffs Mark Perl Of Ballimore Shipping in this monumental city of ours has been very slow for the past few weeks.^We only shipped 125 men. The outlook for the next couple of weeks looks as though we will continue on the slow bell. There were quite a few men who were on the beach here, that took off for the City of Brotherly Love due to the fact it seems as though that port is in the "boom area." We are thankful'that Philadelphia has had this spurt in shipping as it has relieved some of the pressure in our port. So as the aforementioned figures indicate, I wouldn't advise any of the mem­ bers to come here unless they can see their way clear to stick around a month or so. At this time, I would like to thank the membership for the way they have been bringing the ships into the Port of Baltimore. As the ships paying off here have all been clean. We do have a few hours pending in the black gang on the Logans Rohring Fort; also a cou­ ple of hours on the Oremar which we are certain will be settled to the satisfaction of the members involved. These OT disputes have been forwarded to New York and we should have the clarifications returned here shortly. These are the only outstanding beefs in the port at the present time. We had the following ships pay­ ing off here in the past two weeks: Trojan Seaman of Troy; Petrolite of Tanker Sag; Santore, Venore, Feltore, Cubore and Marore of Ore; Sweetwater of Metro Petro; Lone Jack and Council Grove of Cities Service; Mae and Evelyn of Bull; Steel Admiral of Isthmian; Ragnar Naess of Seatransport; Azalea City df Waterman; Mankato Victory of Victory Carriers; Strathbay of Strathmore and Oremar of Calmar. Signing On Ships signing on were the Steel Seafarer, Steel Admiral and Steel Flyer of Isthmian; Santore, Feltore, Cubore and Marore of Ore; Lone Jack and Council Grove of Cities Service; Azalea City of Waterman; Strathbay of Strathmore and the Oremar of Calmar. In-transit vessels were Antinous, Bienville and De Soto of Water­ man; Portmar, Beth-Coaster, Alamar and Calmar of Calmar; Rosario, Edith and Hilton of Bull; Robin Mowbray and Robin Trent of Seas; Steel Rover and Steel Shipping Figures Recorder of Isthmian; Alcoa Puri­ tan and Alcoa Runner of Alcoa and the Trinity of Carras. I expect to see quite a few of the old-timers around this port in the very near future because, as you know, we are really big league now. Our Baltimore Orioles haven't been winning many games, but they sure have been scaring the daylights out of the opposition. I think before vei-y long, we will be winning instead of losing more of these heart-break games. We also have the Preakness coming up here at Pimlico, at old hill-top, which draws the public from all over the country. So if you fellows have plenty of old green stuff and a few leisure days, I am sure that you will be more than welcome. Also the weather is most favorable for these activities. Headquarters has been looking over the new building, and they were favorably impressed with the progress that was being made to­ ward the completion of the build­ ing. I "understand that they will return to Baltimore' for another inspection on June I and that in my report of June 2 I will be able to tell you just when we are mov­ ing into the new hall and give you further details on the whole set-up. Retail Sales Begin To those of you who are ac­ quainted with the Sea Chest in the Port of Baltimore, it is now open for retail business and if there is any gear or other accessories that you may need, the boys at the Sea Chest are ready and willing to serve you. By buying at the Sea Chest you not only receive better merchandise, but save yourself money, too. The Sea Chest also has In operation a Traveler's Check set-up whereby you can purchase same from them, which is another added service that you should take advantage of. Members in the hospital for the last period are Wm. D. Kenny, Oscar Pierson, Hebert Grant, Earl Brittain, Frank Gilman, Thomas Ankerson, Tony Mastantuno, Lucien Elie, Sa™"®! Doyle, Ralph Palmer, George Piponis. Gustav Svensson, Algot Bogren, Robert L. Lambert, Walton Hudson, Jessie A. Clarke, Harvey J. Traxler, James JMacunchuck, Hinrich Wiese, Karl V. Kristensen, James Dodson, and Rosario Copani. On the -beach with us is Brother George Rohring, who has been a member since 1938. He was a mem­ ber of the old ISU and has been in organized labor since 1926. He said we have gone a long way in a short period of time and knows that we will continue to do so as long as we continue to have the same kind of leadership in the future that we have had in the past. Earl Sheppard Baltimore Port Agent April 21 to May 5 REG. REG. REG. TOTAL PORT DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. Boston 25 19 8 52 79 297 New York 112. 106 165 50 Philadelphia 71 44 230 64 Baltimore 88 78 9 32 Norfolk 14 9 44 14 Savannah 19 11 60 18 Tainpa 19 2S 113 34 MobUr 48 SS 177 65 New Orleana 85 47 56 13 Galveston 25 18 115 28 Seattle . .> 80 84 23 San Franciaco :............. 18 18 20 8 .'.IVilminotOB .. 9 • 8- . SHIP. DECK 15 52 42 45 1 8 4 57 75 15 81 38 0 Philadelphia: Fop Shipping Gtears Out All Replaeemente This is the second week of con­ tinued boom in shipping in the port of Philadelpihia. We have cleaned the hall out these past two weeks. We had to send out ships light for unrated men to Baltimore. We don't know why, but it seems that ships are all headed for the City of Brotherly Love. Maybe we finally got around to finding out what brotherly love means. All the regular Philadelphia boys have shipped out—that is all except Danny Piccerelli. . The only reason he doesn't ship is that he is on the matrimonial path again and cannot leave long enough to take a ferry from here across the river and Piccerelli back. He is think­ ing of retiring his book, but the bets around here are ten to one that he will be waving goodbye on a ship going down the Delaware River before long. One of the btheis hanging around Philly, of course, is the old standby. Moon Mullins. His reason is definitely not matrimonial. Everyone is anxiously awaiting the outcome of the AFL-ILA vote against the old ILA. The bet so far as we can see is three to one in favor of the AFL-ILA, the only trouble is there aren't many old ILA takers. A. S. Carduilo Philadelphia Port Agent t. i. i. Lake Charles: Cities Service Ships Keep La. Peri Active Things have real'y been on the slow beil here for the past two weeks and the outlook for the com­ ing two weeks is only fair. At present we have about 100 men around here, enough to fill any expected orders. Calling in this area were the Cantigny, Bents Fort, French Creek, Fort Hoskins, Council Gtove, Winter Hill, Bradford Island and Government Camp of Cities Service. Rumors are flying thick and fast as to what's due in here, but no one really knows or can rely on them. At our last meeting we had • good turnout and the boys really did a bang-up job, discussing every­ thing of interest to our union. As far as labor goes around here, we're all fighting the "right-towork" bill which is coming up for a vote soon. We're sure of defeat­ ing it, but we won't rest until that's an accomplished fact. SHIP. SmP. TOTAL Top Cook ENG, STEW. SHIPPED According to his size, brother 29 8 6 Ezeb Manuel is a good advertise­ 66 54 172 ment for his cooking. He usually 35 39 sails as chief steward or cook and 116 from all reports really puts out th* 34 49 128 grub. He hails from nearby Basile, 0 4 3 La., and thinks the Union is just 8 3 16 the greatest. 5 14 5 On the beach at the present time 60 54 171 are L. Weems, T. Weems, ftL Launey, P. Brady, C. I. Copper, 63 88 206 L. W. Cartwright, F. Reese. A. 8 32 9 Fruge, R. Lyle. R. Bohn, B. Tol48 39 148 bert, M. Ward, E. W. Anderson, U 28 95 H. Horn,. J. - Manuel and R. •, 9 1 Myers. 1 '^Leroy Clarke Lake Gbtflpt tUAC t,'^| �SEAFARERS Face Twelve May 14. 1954 LOG THE IN THE WAKE Henry Hudson, the explorer, was English, not. Dutch as many sup­ pose. The impression, which is quite general, that he was Dutch arose from the faet that his third voyage, in the Half Moon, was un­ dertaken under the auspices of the Dutch East India Company, and Dutch writers usually spell his name Hendrik. Hudson's first two voyages of exploration were made for a British association known as the Muscovy Company. He under­ took the third voyage for the Dutch with the idea of finding a passage to China, and it was on this trip, in 1609, that he explored New York Bay and the river which bears his name. t 4" 4- The material which we call rub­ ber was not known in Europe be­ fore the voyages of Columbus. The first probable mention of what was later called rubber occurs in an account written by Columbus after his second trip, in which he tells of the "bouncing balls" with which the people of Haiti amused them­ selves. However, no really satis­ factory use for "elastic gum," as It was then called, was found un­ til 300 years later, when a chemist discovered that rubber was an ex­ cellent material for rubbing out pencil marks, and the first eraser was born. :. ^ ^i: •i' t '.::f MEET THE INQUIRING SEAFARER SEAFARER Lethe, meaning forgetfulness, whose waters were believed to pos­ sess such properties that anyone Question: Are you satisfied with who drank them forgot about all of the past. Eventually, due to the the mail service you get on SIU ships? comparison between this forgetful state and that of a deep slumber, Pete Drevas, wiper: I would say ancient Greek physicians gave the I was pretty satisfied with the mail name lethargia to a certain disease situation aboard characterized by extreme drowsi­ SIU »ships, but ness, from which stems the pres­ then again I am ent-day word lethargy. In their no example. X turn, the Romans took the mean­ really don't get ing of the myth about the river much mail so, more implicitly and, reasoning therefore, I would that total and lasting forgetfulness satisfy easily. Of came only with death, coined the course, if I were word lethalis (now lethal), meariprovided with a ing deadly or fatal. daily racing form I'd never have to leave the ship. 4 4 4 JOHN SANTOS, bosun The pay was $7.50 a week and sailing days were interrupted dur­ the hours were long. Overtime? ing World War I when he seiwed That's a joke, it didn't exist. The as a sergeant in Marine Aviation food Tan from poor to stuff you with overseas .service in Guam and couldn't eat and was served in any­ Port au Prince, Haiti. Remembering well the old days, thing that would serve the pur­ pose. A number 10 can cut in half Santos has long been a union served as a tureen, ^ore times member, having been in the old than not there wasn't enough food Sailors Union ana. the ILA. He and if you missed chow you were has been an SIU member since out of luck. There was no crock­ 1939. During the great strike of ery or linen as they have today May 5, 1921, he was aboard the Gordon of the Merchant Miners aboard ships. when it was docked at Savannah, Ferry Boat Berth Ga. and hit the bricks with his These are just some of the shipmates in that bitter fight. memories of Bosun John Santos, During the war, he served 50, of the days in 1916 when he aboard the Robin Hood of Seas first received his AB papers for Shipping and the Alcoa Patriot of inland waters. Alcoa on trips to South -Africa. He first sailed as a coal passer His part in the war was a quiet in the black gang on the old ferries one, Santos said, although while that plied between Nantucket and on the Alcoa Patriot the ship was New Bedford. "Sometimes the chased by a'submarine and forced food was so bad on the ship I to duck through the Straits of couldn't eat it. Since we were Magellan on a trip home from Port coming into New Bedford every­ Said. day, my mother would bring hot Nightly Bombing coffee and a lunch down to the He also saw his share of bomb­ ship so that I could have a decent ing. When his ship and others me^l," Santos said. Born in Portsmouth, HI, and were docked at Port Said, the raised on a farm in New Bedford, Germans, then in nearby Alexan­ Mass., he first ran away from dria, would regularly come over home when he was 13 years old to each evening at 9:15 PM to bomb work in a lumber camp in Ver­ the docks. Married for 32 years with two mont. sons and a daughter, Santos makes Ships On Whaler At 15 he shipped aboard the his home in New Bedford, Mass. and prefers to ship as a carpenter square-rigger Charles Morgan as a on the Steel ships on around the sail boy on a whaling voyage to world trips for Isthmian. He is a South America. A sail boy was veteran of seven complete around about the equivalent of a cabin the world trips at present. boy. There were no wages, only One of his sons plans to follow what they felt like giving you for in his dad's footsteps as a Sea­ your trouble, Santos recalls. farer, although he has been ad­ The trip was interrupted just vised against it, Santos says. At seven weeks out when notice was present one of his sons who is received that the ship had been just out of the service is waiting sold and it returned to port. to get his papers for firemanThe famous whaler Charles Mor­ watertender from the Coast Guard. gan now lies in the museum at Recalling the days when he Mystic, Conn., as a vivid reminder first started sailing and the of the days -when whalers from changes and benefits brought New Bedford .were well known about by the SIU he feels that throughout the world. perhaps too many Seafarers fail Santos has worked during the to appreciate the advantages sea­ better part of his 28 years at men enjoy as the result of Union sea as an AB and bosun. His. early gains through the years. 4 4 4 Mariners and travelers to south­ Dick Nauman, OS: I think the ern Egypt returned to ancient mail service is very efficient aboard Greece with the first accounts of ship. I have never fabulous race of dwarfs who had any troubles lived along the upper Nile. These or complaints, at dwarfs, it was said, were so small least, although I that they were in constant battle can't speak for with the cranes, constantly on everyone. On -the guard against being seized and whole, though, I swallowed.' At a loss for a name think the Union for them, they were called pyg- takes care of the maios by Greek historians, be­ mailing situation cause these people were said to be pretty well and no taller than the length of a keeps most, of the men satisfied man's arm from the elbow to the when they're away from home. knuckles, and pygme'was the term 4 4 4 for that unit of length. The word Ed Tcsko, AB: On the whole, I 4 4 4 eventually became pygmy, which would say yes, but there are ex­ Built in 1854, the James Baines is how we know it today. ceptions to that featured a figurehead like no other statement. Some 4 4 4 afioat. Instead of a graceful lady ports will forward Statistics and interesting facts as a figurehead, this ship carried a your mail and statue of her red-haired owner on about whales are always cropping some will not. her bow, complete from drooping up, the latest in a recently-pub­ This arrangement whiskers and chimney-pot hat to lished book about the giant mam­ could be better peg-top trousers. She had a record mals. According to the author, whereby the pro­ the length of an average whale is 13.000 square yards of sail area cedure would be and, on her first voyage from Bos­ about that of a railway car ... A standardized. It ton to Liverpool, which she made whale's flukes would make a good could be im­ in 12'/^ days, she was timed as pair of wings for a fighter plane proved a bit on several counts, but making 20 knots as she raced . . . Its tongue would overload a it is all right overall. along the Irish coast. This was fair-sized truck and it woul^ take 4 4 4 twice as fast as the Liberty ships six very strong men to lift its Henry Simmons, cook: I sure am. heart . . . The whale's skull Is the built in World War II and still in satisfied with the mail aboard ship, size and weight of an average auto­ use today. all I want to do mobile, but the brain on the inside is get aboard one 4 4 4 is not much bigger than the car­ According to Greek mythology, buretor. An elephant could walk •to get some mail. there was a river in the lower under Its up-ended jawbone with­ Sometimes the mail service world or region of Hades called out touching at any point. aboard the SIU vessels Is better than shoreside postal service. Of course, there Is always a delay in ACROSS DOWN The National War Labor Board 17. Swedish name 38. Cargoes from mail delivery when a ship is in a Duluth He pays the Ea.st mouth of 19. Play-for-pay approved the wage agreement boys 38. PreCivil War foreign port. bills Amazon 22. Quick Looks ship reached between John L. Lewis's An SIU district 2. 4 4 4 24. Suffer: Scot. 40. Satisfies East Light, as in 25. Long time for 43. Man's nick­ Harry Lundquist, bosun: I don't United Mine Workers and more Young salmon poker a voyage name see anything wrong with the mail- than 70 per cent of the soft-coal Natives of Attu 26. PLace for a 45. Jap diink 12. Russian iniand They carry figurehead 46. Passage into ing service industry, after a year-long contro­ sea fuel 27. Degree, as of Baltic 13. On the briney Employ aboard SIU ships. versy and general coal strike. speed 47. Amos' pal Bad thing for 28. City on 14. Be at anchor The mail delivery . . . US medium bombers, oper­ 48. Abner's chum ship Bosphorus 49. Swedish nick­ 15. Unusual 8. Confronted is fine, where the ating for the first time from 29. Frees name 16. Where ocean 9. Slipshod 33. High 50. Routes: Abbr. trouble lies, is at Britain, made a successful low-level 10. Pronoun meets land 11. Still the other end of attack on industrial targets at (Puzzle Answer On Page 25) 18. Sudden the line. Some­ Velsen, northern Holland, without SO. Large brown 2 3 seaweed ' times people just loss. The attacks foreshadowed SI. It catches won't write to stepped-qp bomber activity that 12 lobsters you and then no mounted in intensity in prepara­ 23. Sugar matter how good tion for the invasion of Europe. 26. Man in Jail 15 30. Cost of passage the mail service and forwarding 31. Cape 18 4 4 4 systems are, it won't help you. 32. Kind of SIU members were warned on 4 4 4 trapshooting Peter Gvozdich, bosun: The only censorship regulations by John 34. Baltic or Red time I ever encountered trouble Hawks, secretary-treasurer. Crew 35. Mr. Graham, of football with the mailing members were prohibited from any 37. He throws service was over attempt to evade censorship regula­ water around in Korea in 1950 tions, such as the carrying of let­ 3S. Goes about while aboard ters for themselves or others 41. What Sea Cl;e*t does ship. The letters without first submitting them to 42. Kind of tide were returned to censorship . . . The Communist 44 Where Juneau. the writers when Party of the United States, in con­ is What JIaine |, there was a mixvention in New York City, dis­ for up in forwarding solved that organization,. by vote 31. 32. Esfeimo knife the mail. I re­ of the 402 delegates from 44 States, 33. Krejeh anicle ceived some mail and became the . Communist Poiltl34. Supplemented 39. PanieJi, of two months after it was written, cal Association. It was one of the «««s4«.a . and after 1 got back hoinc to. the steps taken during the warttlme Ststefc' "honeymoon" to make the Party respectable and mask some of its underground activities. 4 4 4 Washington revealed thai on May 11, U S Army forces landed on the Island of Attu in the Aleutians . . . The Australian hos­ pital ship Centaur was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine off the Queensland coast. There were no patients on the ship, the report further stated . . . Berlin reported that the attack by Ameri­ can Flying Fortresses on Civitavec­ chia, 37 miles northeast of Rome, had claimed 174 victims killed and 300 injured. 4' 4 4 At Portland, Me., the widow of an SIU hero broke the traditional bottle of champagne across the bow of a new merchant ship, and with the simple benediction "I christen thee Joseph Squires," sent the freighter on its way to the seven seas. Just prior to the launch­ ing, an official representative of the Maritime Commission had made a posthumous award to Mrs.' Joseph Squires of Brooklyn, N Y, , df the Merchant Marine Distin­ guished Service Medal. The award was'for hqr husband's bravery at <C3»' ''''' i . 'V ' •**' -*•'' ' ijl 1^1.'|l.. . UClii •lij :• �May 14, 1954 SEAFARERS -S'long,' Sucker/' SEAFARERS « LOG May 14, I9B4 Vol. XVI, No. 10 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth 9-6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAXJI HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor, HERBERT BRAND; Managing Editor, RAY DENISON; Art Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN; Photo Editor, DANIEL NILVA; Staffs Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, JERRY REMER, AL MASKIN, NORMAN SMITH; Gulf Area Reporter, BILL MOODY; Staff Assistants, LYMAN QAYLORD, MILTON HOROWITZ. The Gravy Train The latest proposal, eagerly embraced by the Maritime Ad­ ministration, that 81 Liberty ships be permitted to run away to low-wage foreign flags even though most of them are in hock to Uncle Sam up to their ears, indicates the haphazard and questionably way in which maritime policy is being ad­ ministered in Washington. Instead of being concerned about drafting a sound program for all segments of the industry including tramp operations, the US agency appears to be concerned only with covering up and getting off the hook. In order to do so, it is ready and willing to encourage addi­ tional cutthroat competition under runaway registry against responsible shipping companies under the US flag. Examination of the records show that a good number of the operators involved paid little or nothing on mortgages owed Uncle Sam for their ships in all the years they rode the gravy train. Now that things are slow because of the lack of US military cargoes, they are ready to take "their" ships (actually owned by the US Government) to greener pastures. The Maritime Administration says that this move is the only way the US can collect on mortgage money due. But if some of the operators were permitted to get away without paying in the past, it's hard to see how, once they are under foreign flag, that the Maritime Administration will be able to collect. Actually the Maritime Administration weakened rather than strengthened the merchant marine because it encour­ aged the fly-by-nighters to milk the profits out of their opera­ tions and let the rest go hang. The responsible tramp ship operators, who played it fair and square with the Govern-' ment and paid off their mortgages, were put at a considerable disadvantage accordingly. The SIU has consistently favored a program of aid to the maritime industry. But such aid should^be established on a regular basis, through legislation, for the promotion of Ameri­ can-flag shipping. Looking the other way while some ship­ owners tear up their bills is a pretty poor maritime program. Ji 3^ ^ Brass Vs. Seaman Abusive treatment of civilian seamen by military "officials in various areas has been documented before in the LOG, but the events on the Tagalam in Japan indicate there still is no end in sight. The part played by a Navy Intelligence Unit in Sasebo, with the Tagalam's skipper egging them on, centered around some machinery missing from the vessel, and the blanket ac­ cusation of guilt against the whole crew by the mast^. Later events, with the missing items already recovered and no evidence against the crew, dictated some prudence by the captain and the Navy in handling the matter from then on. Despite this, crewmembers were forced to be "mugged" by a Navy photographer jUst as if they were in a police line-up. Incidents like this don't help better already-poor relations between merchant seamen and the military. While it is re­ ported that the Defense Department has a new set of rules dealing with shore leave in areas under military control—a particular sore point—obviously a lot more has to be done. After all, we are on the same team. That $58,000 This issue of the SEAFARERS LOG contains a special sup­ plement listing $58,000 in unclaimed wages due a large group of Seafarers who worked at one time or another for the Mis­ sissippi Shipping Company. The amounts are small in some cases, but in others they run into several hundred dollars. Practically all of the money on the list represents retro­ active wages resulting from the Union's successful negotia­ tion of contract increases. ' Since the Unibn has always made a point of insisting on retroactivity, and the company is ob­ ligated to pay the mdney accordingly, Seafarers caii make both themselves arid the company hapjpy by collecting the cash that's rightfully theirs, Page Thlrteem LOG '-'1 LEHER of the WEEK Backs Plan For Accident Forms To the Editor: As regarding Stewart Hanks suggestion of hospital forms on ships, I say it would be another step forward by the SIU in its con­ stant fight to better the needs of its members as well as seamen in general. So many of our original ideas usually find themselves in other seamen's union contracts. The forms should contain the fol­ lowing information: What the cap­ tain and com­ pany agent did for the ailing sea­ man in regard to medical treatment; what meth­ od of repatria­ tion will be pro­ Wage increases in excess of vided after recov­ $500,000 a year were won by Hold­ ery if same takes ers and Foundry Workers affecting place abroad and employees of 54 shops in seven Doran further, what ef­ forts will be made for his imme­ Ohio cities and two in Indiana. The diate transfer to the States for basic agreement was negotiated by the union's Miami Valley Confer­ treatment. ence Board and the valley'? FounMany of our brothers become drymen's Association. It covered 22 sick aboard a ship out at sea and foundries in Cincinnati, Dayton sometimes in a foreign port, are placed in a hospital, and no more is and Hamilton. Other shops con­ formed to the same wage pattern. seen or heard of them until maybe six or nine months later. By then The increases also are reflected in the computation of vacation pay. some poor guy has been hunting his witness all over the earth, but 4- t passing, no doubt, like ships at sea. Two days off the job won a payProve Company Negligence boost of 20 cents an hour for 50 In many cases he is seeking this journeymen members of Plumbers witness not so much for monetary Local 66,'Dubuqpe, Iowa, first raise value, but to prove the negligence they've had in two years. Half the was the company's fault and not his increase has gone into effect, the so the company will owe him at other ten cents comes on August least his wages and he won't owe 1; Apprentices also benefited, start­ them a bill as a passenger. This ing at 54 percent of the scale and may seem far-fetched, but you woridng up to 90 percent the fifth should hear of some of the she­ year. Rates previously ranged from nanigans of some of the companies. 371/i to 75 percent. Also, the above-mentioned forms t> if if will provide an one-the-spot report New employees are entitled to of accident or nature of sickness while still fresh in the minds of all full holiday pay even during their concerned. first week on the job, a tripartite I would go further and suggest arbitration board ruled, upholding the forms be made in triplicate claims of Retail Clerks Local 324 with the captain keeping one, the in a dispute with. Safeway Stores second going to the brother and the in Santa Monica, Caiif. The award third going to Union headquarters. grants 52 hours pay for new em­ In this way no brother could be ac­ ployees who work 40 hours during cused of collusion or falsification. their first week on the job where As it now happens, the company a paid holiday is given all other agent and skipper send in their employees. reports and, while most agents and iiif captains send in comprehensive An agreement covering 18,000 reports, there is still to be reck­ members of the Brotherhood of oned with that small percentage Operative Potters has been reached who do not. course, not every skipper and by the union and the US Potters company agent is out to see that Association representing 18 com­ we get the short end of the stick, panies, it was announced in At­ but any Seafarer who doesn't take lantic City, NJ. It extends the care of himself in this day and wage scale and other provisions of age has only himself to blame. It the current contract, with improve­ is about time we did something ments, until Oct. 1, 1955. i, i, i, for ourselves now that we have the opportunity in this respect. Another of the -unions ousted Let Union Know from the CIO in 1949 as Commu­ It is my belief the hospital forms nist-dominated faces trouble. It is aboard shipsjwould help solve the the Mine, Mill and Smelter Work­ problem best for all of us. In any ers, whose secretary - treasurer, event, the original idea of Brother Maurice - E. Travis, has been or­ Hanks is worthy of our attention. dered to appear before the NLRR Let'$ all get behind the suggestion to answer charges that he filed a and make it a reality by having it false hon-Communist affidavit. The incorporated in^ our new Contract case is similar to one concerning now being formulated. Act now by Ben Gold, president of the Fur & letting your Union officials know Leather Workers, who will follow your stand. • Travis before the. NLRB. The Bill Doraji^,^ ;tfniyis pax plqcesion ROiiiO' ballots in representation elections and will no longer be able to bring unfair labor charges before the board. 4 4 4 Joining the 35-hour week parade of the CIO Lithographers is Local 1, New York, biggest in the union with 6,000 members. They'll have to wait until July 1, 1955, to get the shorter week at ho cut in pay, but those'on the "lobster shift," starting at midnight, will only .work 30 hours. The victory cli­ maxed a drive which began a year ago when the 4,000-member Chi­ cago local won the 35-hour week. Since then 18 other locals gained it, bringing the number of mem­ bers benefiting to approximately 15,000. 4 4 4 With the Newspaper Guild strike against the publisher of Wilkcs= Barre, Pa.'s morning and evening newspaper going into its fourth week, a strike-duration newspaper, the Valley News, is meeting with great success, selling out a 25.000edition run on the first day. It is staffed by Guild members receiving strike benefits and union scale is being paid to AFL printers from the closed dailies needed to pro­ duce the paper. 4 4 4 The American Federation of Grain Millers scored a resounding victory after a three-week strike which completely shut down 27 General >Iills plants in 21 cities from coast to coast. Retention of provisions regarding staggering of work week and deviation from nor­ mal schedules—main issue in the strike—was won when the firm dropped demands for changes in clauses of the union's master agreement which protected the members from having to work split and swing shifts without premium pay. 4 4 4" According to figures offered by some labor leaders, it is estimated that 440,000 men in coal, steel and transport are now completely un­ employed: 190,000 in steel, 100,008 in coal and 150,000 in the trucUng industry. In addition, there are some 300,000 men in the coal in­ dustry who are working only halftime. In the steel industry there are about 250,000 men working beIOWSRU average of four days per ' i«_i V'. »avi,»y .?« �SEAFARERS ' ivW. •••?v 'V*'-.- f'v i'v' ••'••.-' ---^ *^A'' . Mar 14. 1954 LOG May 14, 1954 SEAFARERS Pace Fifteea LOG -4 -A... - ^ m-m' Accounting for about one-foUrth of the total catch made by commercial fisherjihen from all 48 states and Alaska—well oyer one billion pounds of fresh fish each year —the 3,800 hardworking members' of the colorful Atlantic Fishermen's Union are all .part of the SIU's "Brotherhood of the Sea." Affiliated with the SIU of North America since 1941, the men who work the fishing fleets from New York to Rockland, Me., a tradition of excellent food in the flshing fleets. are part of a 300-year-old New England It's not unusual to have a $600 food bill for 17 tradition. The union histafy of the area men on a nine or ten-day trip. itself dates back almost 40 years to 1915, jHad To Work At Any Time the year of the first national maritime Before the union came on the scene, the men .1 ttnke, when the old Fishermen's Union of the Atlantic was organized. The ways of the fishing boats are altogether different, however. Tradition and age-old cus­ toms are well grounded into the working livei of the commercial fishermen. The merchant sea-' man is concerned with his cargo only when it endangers the safety of his ship and the lives of his shipmates and himself. His only other coilcern for it is that there be enough cargo moving in the first place to assure con. tinued shipping and a job for him when he wants it. Fishermen, on the other hand, are inti­ mately 'concerned with every phase of the Fat McHugh operation — from the time the boat loads stores before leaving port until the last pound of fish is sold when it returns. Earn Share of Net Profits Fishermen don't work for wages; they share in the net profits of a catch. If a boatload of fish is sold for $5,000, the owner takes 40 percent ($2,000), deducts the cost of oil, food, ice and the other running expenses of the boat from the bal­ ance and the rest is split up among the crew on a share basis. From his share, the owner pays the maintenance expenses of the boat, supplying the nets and other essential trawling gear. A deceht trip for one of the small boats will take in about, $10,000 worth of fish. During World War II, when consumption of fish skyrocketed due to the cost of meat, shares ran as high as $400 for a trip of ten days or less. The profits were high also due to the fact that the Navy took over many boats for conversion as minesweepers and that still others were themselves victims of mines and submarine attacks. This cut down the annual ^tch and boosted the demand further. The 500-odd boats manned by the union fish out of New York, Boston, Gloucester and New Bedford, Mass., and Portland and Rockland, Me. They are small diesel jobs of 50-100 tons in most of the ports, and range from 200-500 tons in the fleets out of Boston, which ranks as the major flshing port and boasts the most specialized ship­ ping and storage facilities. The boats are ex­ tremely compact and the living is intimate. Fishing is done mainly at George's Banks, lo­ cated 100 miles running east and west and 75-80 miles running north-south off Nantucket Island, Mass., and at the fabled Grand Banks southeast of Newfoundland which are about triple the size of George's Banks. The larger boats carry an average crew of 17 men; the smaller ones about 11. They carry one cook, with the galley generally located on deck over the engine room aft. Some of the smaller boats have the galley right in the foc'sle, where the men sleep in double-tiered bunks. There is I ' ;"' ?;• • - % •'I ®:; THE ATLANTIC FISHERMEN'S UNION (SIN) Fishermen RQA Jordan (top) and Maurice Fiore are framed by frozen spray aboard the trawler Maine, returning to Boston recently from the Grand Banks. Weather is a major enemy to flshing - heats,, with xneatf^f^ithe crews working out .on .deck 12 hours in every 2i, /if sa.j'1 .... n I .-^hoSuo'i W uuA ...... . M i« .a had to go out and work whenever the owne^or captain said so. The boat would come in to the pier, unload, shares would be parceled out and the men would have to ship out immediately the same night, without any time to go home. They now work six hours on, six hours off around the clock, and their union contract spells out the conditions under which they can work. Generally, a new trip can't get underway until they've had at least 24 hours off since completing discharge of the previous catch. In Boston, the men also get a minimum guarantee of $7 a day, flsh or no fish. Originally, the Atlantic Fishermen's Union was formed in 1937 when the National Maritime Un­ ion (CIO) entered the fishery field, but by the end of the same year the men voted to go AFL overwhelmingly and threw the Communist lead­ ers who hjad infiltrated the union out of their hall. Their attion was upheld later by the court and the fishermen received an AFL charter o'n Jan­ uary 17, 1938, several months before the SIUA&G Di.strict was organized. Three years later, a referendum vote brought them in the Seafarers, International Union. At the helm as secretarytreasurer in 1937, Pat McHugh has headed the union ever since, with headquarters in Boston. A major problem in the fishing industry, fre­ quently bringing hard times to the fishing fleets, is that if the fish are not running or a boat can't locate any schools of fish, it has to go back to port with a light load. Though packed in ice, the flsh wiil not keep too long. Experiments On Freezing Fish Accordingly, the Government is right now ex­ perimenting with a system of freezing fish immediateiy at sea. If this could be worked out, the boats could stay out as long as necessary to get a full load and make the trip pay, since they are too small ;to take existing refrigeration units. To­ day, most boats can only stay out about two weeks, and there is a nine-day limit imposed in the Summertime. The latest development in the industry is a "fish scope," a sort of reverse periscope, which has been adopted by some fleets. With this de­ vice, boats can cruise the fishing grounds and easily search the bottom. If there are no fish around, they can immediately head elsewhere without wasting valuable time. Two-way radio and loran to assist in navigation is universal on the fishing boats, some of which have added radar as well. But although the traditions.of the fishing fleets date back to colonial times, the native New Eng-* landers who used to man the bulk of them started giving up fishing 100 years ago because of the dangers involved. In the last century, immigration to the US brought thousands of fishing folk from Scan­ dinavia and Ireland, as well as Nova Scotians, to Boston, and today they make up a largp part of ttic crews of the New England fleets. Italians and Portuguese from the Azores fish out of his­ toric Gloucester these days, still using their old-world customs, but quick to act on any bee' like all good union men. The principal fishing port, Boston and its famed Fish Pier are shown jammed with a few of the 43 boats which unloaded a total catch of 2 million-odd pounds of sea food landed 'iH ............ wlfcV The Enterprise unloading in New York, at Fulton Fish Market. Crewmember Jack Johnson (without hat) works at scale on pier where fish are weighed. Fish are hauled up out of the hold of the Catherine C, in NY, in canvas buckets, then on to dock for washing and weighing before being packed in crates. Captain-owner Hans Syre of the Enterprise (near winch) shouts an order, while Johnson (on pier) looks for the big one that didn't get away. On the Marion A, John Iverson guides bucket from hold to dock where checker keeps track of total coming up out of the boat after weighing. Three more loads coming" may be the signal being passed from the Catherine C to the dock, where Leo Duire and Jacob Sandhaalan^ work scale. Inside NY's Fulton Fish Market, handling all types of sea food, early morning hours when boats are unloaded find men busy at hundreds of stalls. Cramped foc'sle doubles as messroom on small boats like the Catherine C; It's coffeetime here for (l-r) B. v. -'Johnson, G.: Boe and T-. Megyeuygh. . By noon, most boats are unloaded in NY. Outside the huge Fulton Market, the rest of the city goes on work-4 KiUKWi*- �'•fT'" • • I*' Page Stzt«^ >•> I'­ n V- 1- • ?•! m t: 1r I- SEAFARERS The House of Eepresentatlvcs passed a bill to save the frigate Con­ stellation, America's oldest fighting ship, and the steam sloop Hartford, of Civil War fame,'from the scrap heap. The bill also opened the way for restoration of the Olympia and the Oregon, younger vessels with illustrious records, if interested groups come forward within a year to claim them. The Hartford was Admiral David Farragut's flagship dur­ ing the Civil War, while the Olympia was the flagship of Commodore There must have been consider­ George Dewey at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War.'The Ore­ able amount of. chop-licking and gon is also of Spanish-American War fame. stomach - rubbing Ji • Ji . among crewmemAround-the-clock quarantine Inspection service may be a thing of bers of the Alcoa the near future in New York and other ports if some shipping com­ Pointer on the panies get their way as operators are requesting quarantine Inspection last voyage if the after regular working hours. Operators will bear the cost of paying statements in the the inspectors overtime if the plan is feasible. Records kept by the ship's minutes ac­ Maritime Association of the Port of New York show that 40 percent curately reflect of the vessels requiring quarantine inspection arrive in, port between the state of af­ 6 PM and 6 AM, when service is not available. The proposed change fairs. Crewmemis to speed up operations.. .The World Glory, "Queen of American tank­ bers on the ves­ Steele apparently ers," recently completed a seven-hour trial run and was pronounced fit sel for duty. She cost $10,000,000 to build, and is surpassed only in size were very well fed, because the by five superliners, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, United States, Lib- way they put it, the service from the steward's department has been erte and He de France. The vessel is 736 feet long, has 33 cargo tanks not Just good, it has been "splen­ and can hold 16V^ million gallons of oil products. She will run under did." It's a pretty strong adjective the Liberian flag. anyway you look at it. J; 4. t Furthermore, holdovers among Navy officials in Washington recently estimated that 6,000 to 10,400 the crew said, it was a big improve­ over what they had in the civilian workers would be ^dropped, at 11 Naval shipyards by June 30. ment way of chow from the previous (Ally two Naval shipyards are expected to retain their current operating trip of that same vessel. strength at the end of June... Last year the world's leading producer Among the men responsible for of merchant ships was the Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard at the good feeding, and good feeling Sparrows Point, Md. The yard, however, has only three vessels to on the ship was Seafarer Jay buUd this year, and then nothing, as no orders are outstanding. Last Steele. A native of Florida, Steele vessel constructed and launched recently was the Orion Planet, built has been an SIU member since he joined in Tampa in August, 1949. for the Orion Shipping and Trading Company, NY. He's a native of Florida, 45 years old, biit now makes his home in The West Coast, which in recent months has been lagging in the ship Bayou La Batre, Louisiana. 4 4 4 charter market, set the pace last week spurred by ten cargoes of grain Back in action on the Seatrain for Japan transacted for shipment... Awards to the winners in this year's Maritime Basketball League were presented recently at Sea­ Texas is Seafarer Charles Cothran, men's House YMCA, in New York City, with Socony-Vacuum, Grace who also sails in the steward de­ Line and Booth-Rountree finishing in that order at the top of the eight- partment. Cothran had a long spell team league... The 1954 Customs House Guide, now in its 92d year of inaetivity during which he was and ranked as one of the oldest and most authoritative encyclopedias laid up for various medical reasons, of its kind, has just been issued... The Great Lakes ore movement for but he is now fit and sailing again. the month of April, reflecting the late start of the shipping season and His shipmates on the Texa» have large supplies at lower lake ports, will be more than six million tons elected him ship's delegate. When under last year's total for the same month, according to estimates of the spirit moves him, Cothran turns to rhyme and his efforts have the Lake Superior Iron Ore Association. often been published in the SEA­ t t t FARERS LOG. The 55-year-old Brinckerhoff, a relic of the Hudson Valley, will soon Cothran comes from Alabama or­ nose into her final slip at Mystic, Conn. The craft, one of the last iginally, and joined the SIU in San beam-engine vessels afloat, has been lying at a temporary mooring at Francisco on December 6, 1947, He Mystic since 1950. Now she will be placed in a permanent berth dis­ is 48 years old. guised as a completely equipped ferry dock.. . The British liner Akaroa 4 4 4 docked for the final time in Southampton, England, last week, ending Sometimes a ship's delegate finds 40 years of sailing without an accident. The 14,947-ton ship, having it a little tough to let go of the plied more than two million miles since she'was built, will be broken reins'because his up for salvage. shipmates would 44 ^ like him to con­ tinue on the job. A collision between an empty gasoline barge and the 7,200-ton Brit­ That's what hap­ ish motorship Debrett recently led to an explosion and a five-hour fire pened with Sea­ aboard the barge. The accident occurred in the San Joaquin River farer Frank Verdelta above San Francisco Bay. Investigation is underway to determine ner aboard the why the Debrett failed to stop to give aid to the stricken barge... The Alcoa Roamer. Army Corps of Engineers recently completed, deepening of the Gowanus When he wanted Creek Channel waterway from 26 to 30 feet, in an attempt to give better somebody else to service to increased shipping in the area. Yemer take over the 4 4 4 delegates's job, the crew tried to An American company, the Diesel Economy Devices, Inc., NYC, an­ keep him on. Finally they let him nounced that it signed a contract to convert 12 ships of the Brazilian resign with a "warm vote of tanker fleet to bum low-cost, low-grade boiler fuel oil, expecting to thanks." cut their fuel bill as much as 50 percent... Five damaged Liberty ships Vemer, a deck department man, now in reserve fleet anchorages have been sold to the Boston Metals has carried an SIU book since Company of Baltimore for scrapping, the Maritime Administration an­ February 9, 1946, when he took his nounced. The ships, which are to be delivered for breaking up as soon oath of dbligation in Galveston, as possible, were awarded to the company for a bid of $253,885... The Texas. He's a native of Mississippi Dutch tug Hudson left Montreal, Canada, recently towing the colllsiqn- and makes his home in Ocean damagcd German freighter Wallschiff on a 3,500-mile voyage to Ham­ Springs in that state. He will cele­ burg, Germany. The trip is expected to take in the vicinity of three brate his 27th birthday this com­ weeks, providing there Is clear weather for the voyage. ing May 28. 4. , 0. m Burly Mar 14, 1954 LOG ACTION rj'" p. SEAFARERS MARITIME Vv.' ll >.%• i An Author At Sea On the Jon Aluminum On Ships While an all-aluminum ship of commercial size may be too expen­ sive and impractical for present-day consideration, it's clear that alumi­ num has "arrived" for shipboard use, with the metal finding Increas­ ingly common application. Aluminum lifeboats are a very popular In­ stallation, with virtually every- neyir vessel coming out of the yards carrying them. Including the Mariners.and new tankers now being built. But there are quite a few other places on a ship that are getting aluminum fittings. In this respect, European shipbuilders'hav« been way ahead of their American counterparts, with European yards using aluminum widely early in the 1930's. It's only since World War II that aluminum has gotten much use on American ships. Corrosion-Resistant Aluminum's use on shipboard derives from several very good rea­ sons—great strength, lighter weight, ease of working and resistance to rusting and corrosion, whether from air, sea water or any other, source. If a ship can save weight through use of aluminum, it can lug more cargo and operate with less fuel. And obviously, aluminum spares, that chipping hammer. As far as thie crewmembers are concerned, ihe • use of aluminum reduces maintenance work accordingly. While this tiiay affect the amount of overtime it's comforting to know, for instance, that the lifeboats are unlikely to have rusted-through bottoms because they are of aluminum construction. . As a matter of fact, there are plenty of pretty good-sized ships around like large yachts, barges and the like, wbose hulls are made entirely of aluminum. The lightness of the alumi­ num for barges means that they can have a shallower draft and be used during the dry season in those parts of the world where rivers tend to dry up to trickles in hot weather. In many instances, these aluminum barges go into service with unpaihted hulls, which means no work to be done painting bottoms. Here in the States, the Alcoa Steamship Company has used Aluminum Installations are wide-spread aluminum extensively on Alcoa passenger ships such as the on-its passenger ships, the Alcoa Corsair (above). the Corsair, Cavalier and Clipper, which is only natural, considering the company's stock in trade. The lifeboats, boat davits, smokestacks, signs, hand rails, fixed lights and outside ladders are made of aluminum, as well as doors and windows on the promenade decks, upper deck housing, awn­ ings, and gangways. Ships built in later years, such as the superliner United States, have followed the pattern established by Alcoa on its postwar passenger ships. These installations are typical of the type in which aluminum hat been used extensively. On foreign-flag ships there are instances in which the entire superstructure has been made of aluminum, such as the Norwegian ship Fernplant. Other vessels have used aluminum for ventilating and refrigeration ducts, for movable partitions in holds of bulk cargo carriers and other purposes. Aluminum can be used almost everywhere that steel is usable with the only limitation being whether the higher initial cost can be made up by a long-term saving. iliilliiWiiI'M 4' 4 4 Non-Skid Flooring Seafarers who have known first-hand, som'etimes through personal experience, the dangers of slipping and sliding on wet or oily floor plates, staircases and the like, would no doubt welcome some kind of skidproof flooring especially on catwalks, around engine spaces and on stairways. There are several companies which put out floor toppings, or special stairway and iaddier treads to avoid accidents of this kind. One manufacturer puts out a plastic floor topping, which they claim is. skidproof and slip-proof. The product, known as X-L Veneer, can be put on metal surfaces with a trowel and, it is claimed, forms a tightlybonded veneer to the floor plates underneath. A special type of ladder tread, called "Hy Tenso Safe Tread" is designed to meet the problem of. slippage and broken treads on ladders and stairways. The manufacturer claims that the tread is unbreakable, gives secure footing and resists salt water corrosion. By Bernard Seaman �SEAFARERS May 11^ 1954 i-^Sy Paye ScTenteca.. LOG Seafarers Operators In Hock To Crew Up US Seek Transfer Okay A Mariner Seafarers in Mobile hall throw in for jobs aboard the new Peninsula Mariner (Water­ man). Patrolmen Harold Fisch(left) and Robert Jordan behind counter) call jobs. (Continued from page 3) one was purchased from the Mari­ the total, 33 are operated by SIU- time Administration back in May contracted companies. Three oth.^r 7, 1947, one in June, 1947, and sev­ ships already have had transfers eral others in 1949. The remainder approved by the Maritime Admin­ were purchased in January and istration, including the SlU-man- February, 1951, right after Chinese ned Omega, and either the Amer- Armies entered the Korean fight­ sea, or Amerocean, one of which is ing and shipping needs burst all bounds. due to go Liberian. The rush to transfer ships for­ In fairness to the shipowners in­ volved, not all of them had been eign began back in January when so atrociously lax in their obliga­ the Maritime Administration an­ tions to Uncle Sam. Eight of the nounced it had "relaxed" its poli­ ships had their mortgages paid in cies on the transfer of Liberty full by their present or former tankers. Previously the Maritime owners. But the fact that some Administration had held that no steamship operators paid off their transfers should be permitted until obligations in the same period that the ships were replaced with new others shelled out not a cent em­ tonnage under the American flag. The ' SIU's Washington office phasizes the peculiarity of the situation. along with other maritime unions, made a strong protest against the Private Banks "relaxed" rules with the result The total of mortgage money due the Maritime Administration as of that the House Merchant Marine April 12. 1954, was' $16,142,212. Committee chairman Thor TollefPrivate financial institutions are son asked the Maritime Adminis­ also involved with the National tration to halt all transfers pend­ City Bank having $4ti millions in ing an investigation, and House outstanding mortgages and other and Senate hearings were set afoot. banks smaller amounts. No doubt It appears now that both branches they too would be happy to see the of Congress will have considerable investigating to do in the near fu­ ships go foreign. ture. The cat was let out of the bag j on the Maritime Administration's i tender treatment of overdue mort-1 gage payments by a Washington dispatch in the "Journal of Com-1 merce," New York trade paper. ' The dispatch declared that the MA ! had approved transfer to Liberian , flag of one of two Libertys owned by the Amerocean Steamship Com-, pany "because the line is in default ^ in its mortgage obligations to the i (Continued from page 2) Government. The transfer is ex- i pected to permit it to become cui'- ILA to represent him at the NLRB. rent on its mortgage obligations." Moreover, he also had gotten the Of the 18 ships that had not paid union apparatus of all pier locals a cent on their mortgage principal composed chiefly of Italian-speak­ ing longshoremen moved to his own local headquarters, apparently fearful of a defeat for the old un­ ion on May 26. 'Too concerned w ith the overall port situation, other leaders of the old ILA have made no effort to curb Anastasia's activi­ ties. Outside of New York, witlt .A.FL (Continued from page 5) portwide drives going on in many those ships in which the NUMC&S areas, the AFL-ILA continued to had come out on top. The voting, pick up strength in the Gulf. .•Vt in December, 1952, was subse­ least 40 separate locals from the quently thrown out by the NLRB Gulf alone have already swung jo due to NUMC&S coercion and the new union, in addition to major intimidation of crewmembers, and units on the Great Lakes, the Mis­ the recent election resulted. sissippi River, in Puerto Rico, Ore­ Both recent victories for the gon, Washington and Alaska. MCS-AFL bolstered union hopes Bridges' Endorsement of a growing trend away from the From"San Francisco, West Coast Communist - dominated NUMC&S longshore leader Harry Bridges in­ and were taken as an additional indication on how the 90 days of jected a not-too-surprising note voting on PMA ships had gone. into the proceedings, by openly Approximately 2,500 West Coast coming out in favor of the old ILA steward department men cast in the May 26 balloting. The en­ votes during the three months of dorsement by Bridges came shortly balloting, principally on ships here after he returned from a secretive and in New York. In addition visit to New York to meet with old thete are 300-400 challenges to be IL.\ leaders for the purpose of dealt with, if they can effect the offering them financial and other aid. Bridges' endorsement was a outcome. slow entry, however, as the Com­ AFL Optimistic munist Party organ "Daily Work­ The AFL optimism was re­ er" has been backing the old union flected from estimates of MCS- editorially for several months and AFL strength on the ships as they right up to the present. were polled and interviews with Informed of the continued Com­ individual crewmembers following munist support of the old ILA and the voting. A third "unofficial" the entry of Bridges into the pic­ party to the proceedings is Harry ture, AFL President George Meany Bridges' longshore union, whose scheduled a television talk to the "Local 100" made an unsuccessful longshoremen for May 25. the night bid to get on the ballot at the last before the scheduled balloting, to minute in an effort to confuse impress upon the dock workers the the situation. necessity to fight off the CP ef­ Unable to get on the ballot, the forts and to vote for the AFL-ILA. Bridges outfit be^an a campaign The AFL chief has also made ai> for a "no-Union" vote by the cooks rangements to be in New York to and stewards, indicating that if a talk to longshoremen and address sizeable number of these were reg­ AFL-ILA mass meetings several istered, it would again step into days in advance of the voting, in­ the picture and. demand the right cluding-one major gathering tenJ tn-represent-thevrnwHrnvolvedj----- It --•:t Old I LA Set For Defeat In Election Coming aboard ship, Jimmy Waldrop, OS, gets vaccination. USPHS nurse Dorothy Strocker admin­ isters the needle. At right, SIU crew boarding bus bound for Pascagoula, Miss., where they picked up ship at Ingalls yards and then shifted to the State Docks In Mobile. Standing in the aisle (front to rear) are W. Randall, night cook and baker; £. Wasden, engine maintenance; H. Butts, DM, and John Owens, OS. Seafarer Bo Anderson, DM, signs on before Deputy Shipping Commissioner P. D. McAllister, while O. Fillingim, MM, waits turn. At right, the Peninsula Mariner tied up alongside the Alabama State Docks after arriving In Mobile. The ship, ^ the newest of the Mariner-type ships, and is one of the 35 high-speed freighters contracted for by the Government. Several others are crewed by SIU men. A unique feature of the Pen­ insula Mariner Is a speciallydesigned deck structure for carrying aircraft. Here, bosun Jim Finnell explains it to deck department men (1-r) Andy Anderson, AB; Johnny John­ ston, AB; John Owens, OS; Jimmy Crawford, AB; Bo An­ derson, DM; Jimmy Waldrop, OS, and Ray Vaughan, AB. The steel framework creates a new problem for the deck de;, ;partment since it must be lifted from the accordion-type ^ hatch covers,, section by secI tion, before loading cargo, f( 1<'' ^ -i • -( Await Count In Coast Vote ."i I 4 �ir^ •>- i""/ U-^'-'^- -•'i'.* '•'• SEAFARERS May 14. 1954 LOG To 100 Seafar^er Is Santa Orphanage Children That an easy way to keep track of the names of the Great Lakes is think of the word "homes?" The five lakes can be recalled ac­ cording to the first letters of their their names, as follows: H(uron), O (n t a r i o), M(ichigan), Elrid), S(uperior). : That there are no generals.in 'the Swiss army In peacetime? In peacetime, the highest Swiss army officer is a colonel. A commander in chief with a rank of general is named only during wartime. the tiny coxmtry? They have their compensations, however. They pay no income taxes, and most of them make good living from the tourist business. Only abdut 2,000 of the 20,000 residents of Monaco are cit­ izens of the country. 4- it t That In addition to its pioneer history in shipping, Baltimore was the home of the first railroad in the US—the Baltimore and Ohio? The first railroad passenger and freight station was also erected there in 1830. t t t That the SIU maintains a repre­ sentative in Washington to keep the Union and the membership fully informed on all legislation and Government activity affecting the shipping industry? A special correspondent is also maintained in the capital for this purpose by the SEAFARERS LOG. Shown above are the children and staff of the Infants Home, Shudoin Orphanaye, In Japan, whom Seafarer Darrell Downey befriended and brought a little bit of Christmas cheer. Additional evidence that Seafarers have a soft spot in their heart for waifs, wanderers and other unfortunates on the face of the globe came to hand recently with the receipt in the LOG office of a communication directed to Seafarer Darrell Downing from Miss Sumike Kajikama. Miss Kajikama is director of the Infants Home, Shudoin §|jjplj^jp|i|||^p|li| \i:K- • Orphanage, Wakakusa-cho, Hiro­ shima City; Japan, and, she in­ forms the. LOG, she will never for­ get the visit Seafarer Downing paid to the orphanage one day last De­ cember. Nor will the many children under her care. It seems that while on a recent Far East run. Seafarer Downing, while on shore leave felt the pangs of sympathy welling up within him when he saw some orphans be­ longing to the Shudoin Orphanage playing in the orphanage yard. It was nearing Christmas time and the spirit of good will prevailed among all men, especially the Sea­ farer in question. Compassionate Heart Those paie and wan faces gazing Into Downey's eyes were enough to melt the stone glare of a statue, so imagine then what they could do to the compassionate heart of a wan­ dering Seafarer. Seeing them, Downey was galvanized into action. Acting entirely out of the good­ ness of his intentions and the sin­ cerity of his emotions, Downey converted all the ready cash he had into cakes, toys, candy and other goodies for the kids. He had all sorts of toys for them, enough to make glad the hearts of nearly 100 orphans and nurses, ten times over. As if that was npt enough, Downey unburdened himself still further and presented his wristwatch to Miss Kajikama as a fare­ well gift just before he left the doors of the orphanage behind him. The orphanage and the staff were overwhelmed by his generosity. As proof that Miss Kajikama and her staff remembered him well, the director of the orphanage address­ ed a letter to him in these words: "Thank you for your kindness in remembering our Orphanage and sending us your good picture. We are reminded of the day in Decem­ ber when you visited us with cakes and toys for our children. Let me thank you again on behalf of all the staff and children for your kindness. I also should not forget to thank you for that nice vratch. I well knew that I should not impose upon your kindness, but 1 was deeply impressed with your sin­ cerity and accepted it tbinkind that It would serve as ia wonderful sou­ venir of your generosity and kind­ ness to our C^phanage.^' Downey, needless to «ay, is going to be remembered by lots oC peo- fto. lilllil liiili "f ,; -/li-liilBirtiil •'" ;«:iiiliii" That the President's home in Washington came to be called the White House from the white paint applied to the cover tlje damage caused by fire in the War of 1812? The damage arose in 1814, when a British force set fire to many build­ ings in the capital. The building, which was designated "the Palace" 4" t ' 4' in the original plans for its con­ That one of the seven ancient struction, previously had gray wonders of the world was a colos­ stone walls. sal 40-foot statue of Zeus made of X t. gold and ivory? The structure, That copies of "Seafarers In built at Olympia in the 5th cen­ World War II" are still available tury BC, was a Greek memorial at all SIU branch halls? This illus­ for their chief god. All trace of trated booklet, well-studded with it is lost today, except for repro­ pictures, carries the story of the ductions on coins of the period. deeds and exploits of Seafarers 4. t t and the ships they sailed during That the total number of pos­ the war. sible poker hands in a 52-card deck is 2,598,960? It shouldn't be so i 4. 4. That the citizens of Monaco are hard to win, after all, although the not admitted to the gaming tables other guys in the game might have at world-famous Monte Carlo and one of those two and' a half mil­ other gambling casinos located in lion hands that could beat you. ivSi:?';?®® Seafarer Relates Tale Of Moon Shining On NO A chronicler of New Orleans, the Crescent City, and its in­ habitants is Seafarer Spider Korolia, now down in Louisiana recuperating from life's ordeal with Bayou wine, Creole women and swampsong. What*' Part of the orphanage tykes climb aboard the universal '^monkey bars" to have pictures taken. Women shown are staff members. LOG-A'RHYTHM: Port Of Eternity By Alfred Pfeifer written in August, 1927 Seafaring life I like With its many thrills and interesting^ sights With wonderful memories later on in lifg When you have but one wife. With d smile on my face I gladly will remember seafaring days When in every new port I had a girl: Her name toas Sport. Delightful hours I spent with each and Everyone of every sort under the sun But loith all the good times In strange countries and at sea i forgot Mother Once so dear to me. And then a mild voice 1 heard sag "Come home, come-home to me Before 1 sail away on the Ship Where God is Master end the name of .,. The port is Eternity." So all pou seaforing men In ports and at sea •Rethember your dear old mother ' Before ahe adila do Fort Etiiftdiii,'' he writes about is not himself, however, but of the celebrated Moon Kouns, the Seafarers' answer to Milton Berle. Korolia, troubador of Kouns and New Orleans, goes on to tell this tale about both his interests: "Before entering the hospital for my fourth and final operation, I met Brother Danny Thomas in the Ship's Light Bar down here in the old Crescent City. Brother Thomas states that he has been staying with Brother Moon Kouns down in Pearl River, La., for several weeks and that nothing will ever seem quite the same again. Thomas claims that Moon Kerolia thinks he Is play­ ing a game of "matching" on every Saturday and Sunday, because the Kouns eats two bushels of crawfish every weekend, heads and tails. "Thomas also tells me that Kouns has been in . the market to try and get an inner spring mat­ tress for his frail body. All to no avail, however, with Moon deciding on the next best thing. He decided to buy a pool table to sleep on. "I also understand from the grapevine that Moon is running •for mayor in Pearl River. A friend of i^ne who is a voter dn that town i^ed me how Itmg t knew South America. I also recall when Moon pitched his first baseball game for Washington Park in New Orleans. What a thriller that gamo was. He held the St. Marks Clinic to 96 hits. I also remember the first time Brother Kouns went to jail. He was walking home minding his own business when he passed by a lot and picked up a piece of rope. When he got home he dis­ covered a cow on the other end of it. "One thing I must say about him is that he has learned a lot of re­ spect since he is doorman at tho hall. Now when he's talking to somebody and he yawns he says 'excuse me.' I also notice that Percy Beyer is back In town and there is no use competing with him because he's really Moon's pub­ licity agent. So so long." Speak Your Mind At Sni Meetings Under the Union constitu­ tion every member attending a Union meeting is entitled to ' nominate himself for tho elected posts to bo filled at the meeting—chairman, read­ ing clerk and recording secrotary. Your Union urges you to take an actlvo part in mMtings by taking these posts of servico. And, of course, ell members Moon. I aaid all my life, but it hevo the right to take the floor and express their opinions pa seems longer, and I started to tell any officer's report or isinio him some of the hlgblighii of under discussioa. Sealarefs Kouns' past life. "I will never forget when Koons ere urged to bit the dtclc at used to sing on the radio 20 years tbeso meetings anfl let tbeir ago. He uaei to sit light on top M shipmstes knew whafs pa the radio and sing, that's why he ihUr flfldtaf. uras knowv Hid Bitu^ Gmbgr M r �May 14. 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Nineteen Sea Adventurers Board Wrecked Vessel In Search Of SIU LOG By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor (Editor's Note: The SEAFARERS LOG photo editor will be glad to assist Seafarers with their photo problems. Address any questions to the Photo Editor, c/o the LOG at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn. This includes information on how to operate certain types of cameras, advice on camera purchases, photo-finishing techniques, plus informa­ tion on a variety of camera equipment, such as enlargers, flash guns, etc. Drop the editor a line or if you are around the hall come up to see him.) A number of Seafarer-shutterbugs have Inquired about customs reg­ ulations of foreign countries regarding photographic equipment. Since some of these regulations, or, rather, lack of knowledge of these rules, can prove annoying, here's a rundown of those that we've been able to get. These are the official regulations, but as Seafarers know, their Interpretation is left to the Individual official. Seafarers may never get to some of the countries listed below, but here's the complete list that we've been able to compile. Austria and Belgium: One movie camera and one still camera; two rolls of still camera film and one roll of movie film. Denmark: No definite regulations concerning cameras. Consulate ad­ vises that the customs officials are liberal with film for personal use. Finland: "A reasonable amount of photographic supplies and cam­ eras are allowed, but be absolutely sure to declare it all on leaving your ship." Seafarer Paul Oakley, steward aboard the Western Trader at the time, boards the Comhusker France: One movie camera and one still camera; ten rolls of black Mariner, on the rocks off Pusan, Korea, left, in search of adventure and LOGS. At right, Oakley has and white film for each camera or twenty rolls of color film or a com­ found his quarry and is pretty happy about the whole thing. bination thereof. Germany: One movie camera and one still camera, and they have no Seafarers are known to do .pany things for their desires peculiar only to them, and go limit on the amount of film carried. on many strange safaris to satisfy their wants, but none so unique as the one which made Great Britain, Greece, Ireland: One movie camera and one still cam­ Seafarer Paul Oaklev board the wrecked Cornhusker Mariner. era, and a reasonable amount of film to fit those cameras. Italy: One camera and "a few rolls of film, approximately six or Oakley, renowned among 4 •even," said the man at the consulate. Seafarers for his prowess as a the damaged ship, which was rent were off and running back to the Holland: Any cameras you care to bring, as long as you declare them nimrod, usually takes his ad­ down the middle and being shored Western Trader with a pile of when you leave your ship. Regulations permit two rolls of film for each venture in the field with a gun up with steel beams on deck to LOGs for the crew, their booty camera. as his weapon and a deer or bear prevent further splitting, the pair well in hand. Spain: No definite regulations. Consulate says they allow one cam­ as his target. His locale, is usually era, maybe two, depending on the customs official. They may require the United States, but this little a deposit of duty which is refundable when you return to your ship. Be esca'pade took place about 6,000 LOG-A-RHYTHM: •ure to get a valid receipt with the stamp at the port. miles from his usual habitat, Sweden: One camera and film for it, but check the regulations in aboard a ship which was at sea in force in the port that you are in, as there are restricted areas. more ways than one. It just proves Switzerland: Two cameras and no restrictions on films. what Seafarers and habitual read­ By Harry Wolowitz Yugoslavia: Anv cameras you care to bring, as long as you are sure to ers of the SEAFARERS LOG will declare them on leaving your Iship. Film is not restricted. do to get their bi-weekly paper, Some of these regulations might seem excessively strict, especially as well as a little sight-seeing Hello my mama, hello my dear. those limiting you to two rolls of film. In these eases it has been the intrigue on the side. Here's a few lines just for your ear, experience of some Seafarers that very few officials will quibble about I've always loved you and will till I die. Craves Adventure an extra roll or two. Both still and movie black and white film in stand­ And here's a few reasons telling you why. ard sizes are available in any of the larger cities in Europe, as long as To set the scene, Oakley had You're lovely and sweet, fair and square. you don't insist on your favorite type. Although color films can be been aboard the Western Trader, With plenty of burdens, more than your share. found in Europe, the availability is so unpredictable it might be better on a run from Japan to Korea and You're lovable and friendly, give motherly advice. to take along most of what you need. back last summer when he craved Just a saint on earth and everything nice. The only jflace where stringent restrictions exist is in the Soviet- a little action. It was a five-month As long as I remember, you've been honest and true, occupied parts of Austria and Germany. It is strictly prohibited to take shuttle run and activities aboard "That's one of the reasons I'm crazy zy ahout you. pictures of any Red Army installations, vehicle or personnel. Should the vessel became somewhat rou­ I could keep writing from one day to another. you get cdlight "in the act," you'll be lucky if the Russians only con­ tine for the chief steward. To make Saying that's my sweetheart, that's my mother. fiscate the film. They have been known to take the cameras and cam­ matters worse, there hadn't been eraman as well. The order against photographing the Russians is ap­ any LOGs brought aboard the ship Even during the war I depended on you. There was always a letter with something new, proved by the Western allies so there's no one to appeal to. As noted for several months, and Oakley and A joke or two, a story or so; above, Sweden also has areas which are restricted to photographers, and the rest of the crew were champing Always enough to keep on the go. Inquiries should be made. If your equipment is on the expensive side, at the proverbial bit, just aching talk to your insurance agent about a world-wide camera floater policy. for some papers. And when I returned you said, "Howdy, son. Good shooting. Thank God it's over, glad we won," Imagine then, what insatiable You've never changed, before and after. throbbing would beat in the breast Just happy go lucky and full of laughter. of this sea-adventurer when news of a ship breaking up on the rocks I could go on writing like this for years came to him. And that ship only With never the sa?ne line twice. Ask any kid under the age of six years and he'll tell you 30 miles distant! Of all the wonderful things you do. that there is nothing more exasperating than having the How lovely, sweet and nice. Join Forces television set go on the blink when Howdy Doody is onstage. But I must say goodbye as my relief is here. The vessel -in question was the Imagine, then, how irritating-^ And before I do, happy birthday, dear. it can be to seaborne Seafar­ Sunbathing Off PR Cornhusker Mariner, which had So, many happy returns, all the best to you. been breaking up on the rocks off ers when perfectly good tele­ Mother dear I love you, with heart so true. Pusan, Korea, for several weeks vision sets can't get anything at when Oakley decided to board her all on their picture tubes. Snow, for a look around. Another des­ double images and ghosts are bad perate man in search of LOGs was enough as occupational hazards of the radio operator, and the two the TV business, but just the same marine adventurers joined forces crews aboard two SIU ships think to, set out for the ship forthwith. (1) What is the name of the detective in Agatha Christie's detective « set's worthwhile to have aboard. It was 30 miles across the outer stories? Is it: (Ellery Queen), (Philo Vance), (Hercule Poirot), or (Fa­ Set troubles would be under­ harbor and part of the ocean from ther Brown)? standable if there was something (2) Two lamps together cost $85. One costs $14 more than the other. the Western Trader to the Corn­ wrong with the set in the first What is the cost of each lamp? husker Mariner, but that was a place, such as burned out vacuum (3) Where is Yellowstone National Park located? Is it in: (Wyoming), small obstacle to two intrepid sea­ tubes, picture tubes or shorted men. The one-and-one-half hour (ColorSdo), (Montana) or (Idaho)? circuits. However, crewmembers (4) If a boxing match begins at 10:30 PM and is stopped at the bell journey was made in a makeshift •board the Golden City of Water­ launch, commandeered by the duo. at the end of the ninth round, what time is it? man and the Steel Rover of Isth­ (5) Whose name appears last on the list of credits at the beginning At last they reached their desti­ mian have another problem with nation, pulses throbbing. The of every movie? Is it: (the producer), (the director), (the studio which television reception—they simply Cornhusker was a derelict ship, made the film) or (the author of the screenplay)? get too far out to sea sometimes. (6) Who lends the money, the mortgagor or the mortgagee? lying half upon the rocks and half It seems that both offshdre, deep(7) Name two of the three states in the Union which have fourin the waters of the Pacific Ocean. sea ships run well out of the TV letter names. Not a Seafarer was left aboard reception zones so the only time the vessel, although there was a*, (8) If a horserace is six and a half furlongs long, how long is it in they get anything on the screens skeleton Navy crew on board. Oak­ terms of feet or yards? is when they approach land, and ley and his companion went aboard, (9) Which of the six New England states (Maine, New Hampshire, not always then. Still they feel it's with very little ado; and headed Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island) were not ..worthwhile when running up and Seafarer Toriy Pisano tries to ' right for the crew's foc'sles, know­ among the 13 original states of the US? fiown the coast. And when that get a stranglehold on a sun(10) Five times a number plus three and twice the number less one ing they would find the hidden;image comes on the screen its bath on the Alcoa Pennant off treasure there. They were right.' add up to ICQ. What is the number? "channel fever time because a good Puerto Rico. He seems to be (Quiz Answers On Page 25) After taking an impr|ygiu,,tour |.f,^ .qiu WW Happy Birthday, Mother Dear Crewmen Say ^So-So' On Video QuizCiiiiill .•i* �SEAFARERS Maar^tLuiH, LOG Seafarers' Names Find Fame In Proud Annals Of Sporting World Bp Sptka Marltn While studying the foam on the then how was he to get the paying glass of a beer that made a city customers excited? "Now you take this Mickey Man­ William Shakespeare said it in the 16th cen tury when he wrote: "What's in a name? That famous the other day, euy reverie was Interrupted by an angry little tle," iie said. "He ain't but fait which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." man with a stiff thumb. The thumb over -vSOO one year and the um­ Times have not changed that much in England or the United States since Elizabeth I was jabbing In a nasty way at our pires' thumbs is gettin' tired from solar plexus and the little man was calling him out on strikes. He wore the crown that such a* saying, "how come the horses xmd ain't hijackin' no .bases and he's Fannin of the Browns (Cliff and truism is no longer valid, but rank-and-file include; Allen (Joe the people run faster 'n better just another pill chaser out in cen­ Fred); Chapman (Sam of the A's and Johnny); Bauer (Hank and latter-dav names hold much every year and the baseball players ter field. Yet everybody writes more significance now that spring George); Ford ("Whitey" and and Mack of the SIU); Cobb, the get pokier 'n worser?" about him like he was the nuts. Terrible Tiger (Ty and John);' George); Gomez ("Lefty" and is in the ah*. Wait a minute, we said, why pick Why, I look at the figgers last week Black, whokeeps the Dodgers Emil) and the great DiMaggio In the sport where ash meets from being blue (Joe and Meyer); on us, we haven't opened our and this guy is hittin' .200." cowhide, ballplayers "names" (Joe and Sal); along, with front Fitzs^mons of the Giants (Fred mouth since we came in here. Yes, but, we said, he's had a appear on the membership cards office leadership in Barrow (Ed and John); the Cardinals' Deans "Well it's you guys," Focus Coyle slump. of the Union, from ancients to and Joe) and the unique nomen­ ("Dizzy." "Daffy" and Harry); Beck said (for it was he), "who Is always "Yes but nothin,'" Focus snarled, rookies, from the Alexanders to clature of Workman (Charlie, of the Phillies (Walter of "Boom whoopin' and hdllerin' about how "I remember when Gehrig had a the Careys. Equal representation and, more to the point. Homer). Boom" infamy and Jay); Blckford, some high school kid without all slump an' everybody was cryln' for Joe Barrow, incidentally, is the seems to be apparent for the two late of the Braves (Vem and How­ his muscles grown in is another the medic because he only hit .295 real name of another sports fig­ major circuits, with names of ard); Atwell of the Chicago Na­ Babe Ruth or Walter Johnson when and didn't drive in over 110 runs ure who will live for all time — present and former Cincinnati tionals (Toby and Julius), and the he ain't even Pee Wee Reese ..." that year. They found out the poor Joe Louis. Reds and New York Yankee play­ royal Wagner of the Pirates (Hans Well, we reminded him, maybe guy had one foot in the cemetery ers predominating, if any ma­ All Teams in SIU and Royal). baseball players aren't so hot right which is why he had such a lousy jority is present. Amoiig the Reds Many more are the names and In addition to this array of stars, now but then again, some of the season. present and accounted for are: teami^ present in the SIU. Every Abrams (Cal of the NL and Ab- team in both leagues Is repre­ there is among the Union those fighters around today don't hold a "Now I got nothin' against this ner of the SIU); Adcock (Joe and sented. One for each on the members who have the full name candle to any ring greats either. here Mantle," he continued, "ex­ Fred); Berger (Wally and Sid­ roster in addition to the Yankees of some of baseball's brightest cept maybe you sportswriters make "Greatest On Spikes" ney); Bishop (Max, the renowned and Reds, would be: Boudreau of lights. Numbered among them are him think he's the greatest thing ' "You're just duckin' the point," base swiper, and Hollis); Walters the Indians (Lou and Omer); Frank "Home Run" Baker of the he said as he jabbed us again. (We what walked out of a dugout so he ("Bucky" and Joe); Weaver (Jim" Wright of the White Sox (Taft and A's, "Zeke" Bonura of the Giants were ducking at that because our don't have to learn nothing no and William); and Frey (Lynus Archie); Williams of the Bean- and tanglefoot fame, Fred "Dixie" breath was getting a little short). more about baseball. Because it and Sidney). Abrams is now with towners (Ted, the magnificent Walker, the Dodgers and the peo­ What's got me sore is a kid has a seems to me there's been a lot o' Pittsburgh, Adcock with Milwau­ splinter, and William); Case of the ple's choice, Jimmy Collins and great year in the bushes an' comes guys like him, but Where's the good Collins, but, sadly, no Ed, the ballplayers?" kee. Senators (George Washington, the Joe best of them all, Billy Cox and up and hits .280 he's the greatest The "Yankees" listed in the celebrated pilferer, and Alfred); Ernie Coy of Brooklyn, "Sad" Sam thing. on spikes accordin* to you We couldn't answer that one and didn't try. When we finally snuck Jones of the Indians, and Sid Gor­ writers." We were forced to concede that out we left him arguing with the don of the Giants, Braves and A Get-Together On The Sea Cliff there was a wee bit of exaggeration bartender. Maybe the bartender Pirates. Not wholly dependent upon base- in the baseball writer's prose, but knows but he wasn't talking. hall for notoriety, other sports, too, are in the SIU. There Is Porridge Hot or Otherwise B^rksdale of UCLA and Baltimore basketball (Don and Nathan); Blanchard of Army football (Doc and Floyd and Frenchy, as close to Felix as possible, but no Glen Davis to complete the illusion); Wilt, agent on the QT of the FBI and track (Fred and Roy); George Chandler of Princeton football fame, 1950; Conn of the boxing world (Billy and Jim); another one in Constantino (Lulu and Enri­ que); Charles "Chuck" Cooper of Duquesne, the Boston Celtics, and the SIU; Crane of the chalk-line billiards (Irving and Harold); Crowley, of Notre Dame's gallop­ Some of the crew gets together aboard the Sea Cliff on a recent ing Horsemen (Jim and Martin); run to the Far East. Standing are, left to right. Norm Phillips, Glen Cunnin^am and Ed; foot­ Ken Herzog, Paul Oakley. Seated in same order are Tony Figueira, baller Bill Dudley and namesake Whitie Poole, M. Casey, Bill Wieiners, Andy Kudlo, Russel McCloud, Clarence; Egan of the hockey Harvey Mesford and H. R. Hiitchins. The boys on the Cantigny who make it hot, cold and otherwise for bruises (Jim and J. R.); Ben Hogan the rest of the crew are these steward department men. They are, and Bob, and Robert Jones of golf left to right, Charles McDonald, Pat Gazzillo, Mike Jablonski, Dick and the Union. Ramsberger, Bill Thompson, James Elliott. Photo by Doc Watson. Show Compassion, Just to show that the files have its heart in the right place, Billy Evans, an old timpire of American League travail, is listed along with Charles Dowling, namesake of the Broadway producer Edward Duropens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, yea who stages the baseball writ­ bakers LOG and others who'd like to share favored recipes, little-known ers show every year, lampooning cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the Wee, the ballplryers, umpires, managers suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Steivard Harry L. and owners. « Franklin's recipe for "Salmi Duck." Two problems generally haunt a ship's steward: what will Bon Voyage Gift appeal to a tired crew's appetite in hot weather and the seem­ ingly never ending problem of what to do with left-over fowl. Salmi Duck seems to fill both"*^ opinion is that sherry wine gives bills and is recommended by the results a rather sharp taste Franklin. and that sherry wine is not gener­ Take 6 cooked ducks cut In ally available. Those who do not pieces and place them in a bake desire to take sides in the issue ii pan with gravy may mix a half cup of equal parte stock. Duck gravy of vinegar and sherry to add to is preferred, but the gravy which will do very welL beef, chicken or The duck and gravy are then 16QARD SHIP even pork gravy placed m a 350 degree oven' for (OUR ELECTED may be used. about 30 minutes, the gravy thick- . Add to the ened, and it is ready to serve over CELESATIS fiEFKESENT gravy stock Cut rice for a pleasant hot weather . "iTHE UNION iNceew up olivels, pimendish. toes, mushrooms Salmi or salmis is supposedly BEEFS. apd a few sliced an old French recipe, a forerunner Franklin oranges. Then of sauerbraten, which the diction­ Flowers for a passenger get add a half cup of vinegar; cider ary describes as a ragout of roa-sted the attention of Mrs. Edna T. '(ite.THEM YOUR SUPPORT, HELP AMKB vinegar is best. Franklin says that game, fowl or the like, stewed in Johansson and Joe Mendoza ibU/2 CfiEWA smnH-RUNNING SID T6AM! cooks may argue the point. of wine. Steward Franklin assures aboard the Del Norte on a re» whether vinegar or sherry should us that salmi duck is much more cent run to the Virgin Islands. be added to the gravy. Hit own delicious than the dictionary hintSr-^^' Photo by Sinkei; . eitfe 'BM A HANOi r m •'h '-'M' "-1 .TS-. W- I .1 �SEAF ARERS May M. 1954 Want^S^nTo giieo^ivo LOG To the Editor: Enclosed you will find an ap­ plication for the SEAFARERS LOG. I am requesting this for my son who is far away from me at the present time. He has' re­ cently/Completed his basic training at Sampson, NY. and is in ad­ vanced air courses at Lowry Air Force Base at Denver, Colo. I have been forwarding my own copy to him in the past. How­ ever, it is quite inconvenient as I usually receive it somewhat late myself. That is no reflection upon you, however. By the time it is forwarded to mfe it is quite anti­ quated. I really enjoy my copy and I am very grateful for all the helpful and enlightening facts I have derived from it. « Again, thanks a million for the pleasures I have derived and may I thank you also in behalf of my son, Norman III. I'm looking for­ ward to his return home and to his return to the sea instead of the air. Norman Menzies, Jr. (Ed. note: Your son's name has been added to the mailing list. He will feceive the LOG every two weeks, as published.) t. t. Asks For LOGs^ New And Old To the Editor: Will you please send me copies of the SEAFARERS LOG from January through April? I am now stationed here at Fort Dix, NJ, in an engineer battalion. It isn't too bad, just a little better than Camp Gordon, Ga., was. If you will, you can send the LOG from now hn to, the following address, as I expect to be here at Fort Dix for some time. I am now in the supply room as a clerk, which is nowhere near what a steward did when I was at sea. However, it beats the infantry. Please put my name and address In the LOG as I want to hear from some of my old shipmates. Please send me the back dated LOGs and start sending it to me regularly here as I want to keep up with what is going on in this great Union of ours. Pvt. Fred R. Hicks, Jr. US 52307922 B Co. 86th Engr. Const. Bn. Fort Dix, New Jersey (Ed. note: Your change of ad­ dress has been noted; you will continue to receive the LOG every two weeks, as published.) i Mn Air Force^ Lonely For SiU To the Editor: I am just reading my new copy of the SEAFARERS LOG for April and it sure helps to pass the time here at Brady Air Base in Kyushu, Japan. I can sit by my shop and watch the ships going into Hakata Bay for Fukuoka, and it makes me homesick for a ship. Just 14 more months to go In the Air Force and will I be glad to get back to sea again. If any of the SIU ships come into Fukuoka, I hope some of the men will give me a call at Brady Air Base, phone 121, ring 1. A/IC Horace A. Wiltshire l" 4" L E ITER S clean ship, SIU style. There is one stinker topside, though—the chief engineer. Any delegate can tell the kind of a guy he is the minute -lie opens his mouth. It breaks his heart to have to recognize a dele­ gate but he knows he has no alter­ native so his angle is to recognize but not to cooperate with them in any way. I could give a few exam­ ples, but why waste time on a guy not worth mentioning. Here's hop­ ing we eliminate his type of char­ acter on all SIU ships; he's not worth further exposure. Happy sailing. Charles Collins 4 4) Says Hello To Old Shipmates To the Editor: I'd like the LOG to be sent to my new address. I've been trans­ ferred from . the 45th Infantry (Thunderbird) Division. I sure enjoy reading about some of my old shipmates and the prog- t Soldier Wants To Mead LOG the men in the hospital and also Iiow well they are treated in the hospital. I also told my wife all about our benefits and I would like to have receive the LOG so she can follow the Union herself and keep me informed while at sea. My wife has seen a few LOGs and she likes them very much. I would appreciate it very much if you would send the LOG to us. My wife's name is Betty Lou Eriksen and we live at 420 West Bryan Street, Savannah, Ga. Edmund Eriksen (Ed. note: We're sorry about the wrong picture in the past. We'll try to see that it doesn't happen again. You will receive the LOG every two weeks as published.) i To the Editor: .Will you please send the LOG to me c/o Postmaster, San Fran­ cisco, Cal.? I also wish to say hello to all my friends and wish them luck; I will be back soon. Thank you. Pfc. Billy Pounds US 52236996 Headquarters Company Far East Command SSB 8235 Army Unit APO 500 c/o Postmaster ress the Union Is making. I'd like San Francisco, Cal. (Ed. note: The LOG toill be sent to say hello to all my old ship­ mates around Mobile and I hope to you as requested.) to see them in about seven months. 4" 4) 4^ PFC George W. Dean US 53095266 Co. A 151 Eng.iCombt. C.Bn. San Francisco, Cal. To the Editor: (Ed. note: The LOG will be We the crewmembers of the Sea- sent to you every two weeks, as train Savannah would like the rest published.) of the membership to know that 4> 4> 4> we are members of an astounding SIU crew qn board this vessel and we have a steward department which can be described as superla­ To the Editon tive. It's been a while since I've writ­ Stanley Johnson, our chief stew­ ten to the LOG. The last time was ard, is doing a real great job on in July, 1953, when I was on the this scow in the line of the chow Mobilian. By the way, if you put served on this vessel. The menus my picture in the LOG, please put on here are strictly out of this the right one in as the letters I world and we challenge any freight wrote from the Mobilian and the ship to better same. Our chief stew­ Hurricane earlier the same year ard is backed up by Carlo Roca- carried the wrong picture. There fort, chief cook, who is real tops must be quite a few fellows with as a cook and brother Joseph War- the same name. field, who is a natural artist on his I am on the Southstar now out of pastry. Not to be outdone, brother Savannah, Ga., heading for the George Libby, our third cook, Mediterranean on this trip. We are keeps the boys on here happy with leaving here tonight for New his superb vegetables. Orleans, La., our loading port. These four men together really What I would like to say is that are masters of the culinary arts. (Jinally got married on April 15 in Our messmen are also doing a fine Savannah and had to leave right job. As a result we have a very after that on the 18th. While in happy crew on this scow and we Savannah, my wife and I visited would like to invite all brothers' the marine hospital where a few who may see this ve.ssel on a friends of mine are patients. My shipping board to grab same as she wife was very impressed with the is really a feeder. way the Union is taking care of Crew of Seatrain Savannah Steward DepL Rated As Tops Just Married, He Skips Out 4" Steel Admiral Ran Bappy One To the Editor: As usual aboard SIU ships, the last week out of the States aboard the Steel Admiral (Isthmian) was a happy one, after a three-and-ahalf-month voyage, with all the crew looking for a smooth payoff, The ports we made and spent most of the time in were not so good, as it was a Persian Gulf run, but, considering it was not too bad. The captain, mates and engineers were a. good, bunch and fair play CMulta w«re a Pag* Tw«ty<«M LOG Stanley Jdmsea, ehlef steward aboard Hie Seatrain Savannah, gets set te write another memi whteh has all Seafarers aboard ttio ahip dreolhis. antlcipattoB and iriictted awctltes.. . „ , t. Seafarer Wants SIU Health Plan To the Editor: In recent months there has been much argument about the proposed closing of the marine hospitals to merchant seamen. I think that we, as a whole, in the Seafarers Inter­ national Unioni^should have the benefit of hospitalization at all times in case we are deprived of these facilities. I have been making a lot of inquiries into this matter and find that a large majority of the members are very much in­ terested in having some sort of protection in case of sickness or injury. Seafarers' wives and children should be included, even if each member has to be assessed $10. This, I think, would be lots better insurance for the families of Sea­ farers than we could get from any outside source and it is cheap enough not to hurt anyone, as we are still getting our vacation pay. At the present time I am paying $43 for my wife and one child, not including myself. Pat Ryan 4» 4) 4- Urge Shipboard Accident Forms To the Editor: We the delegates of the Golden City take, this opportunity to fur­ ther clarify the action taken at our regular shipboard meeting on this date as regards to the Union sup­ plying accident forms on board all SlU-contracted ships. This matter was discussed for some time and at considerable length during the meeting by the entire crew and voted on. The crew went on' record as being unani­ mously and whole-heartedly in fa­ vor of such a system. There were many advantages pointed out by various crewmembers, a few of which you will find listed below. This system would provide the Union Welfare Services with all details on men left in foreign ports for hospitalization, such as what ports men were left in, reasons they were left, under what condi­ tions they left the ship and when. This would enable the Union to better look out after the men re­ gardless of what remote hospitals they may be in throughout the world. This system would also tend to eliminate the possibility of com­ pany officers on board the ships of construing the wording of the acci­ dent report to the company advan­ tage which would, naturally, be to the seaman's disadvantage. This system would also enable the Union to have a first-hand rec­ ord of all accidents as well as of all witnesses in the crew to any one particular accident. There were also other advantages pointed out, but they were pri­ marily based on the three points above. James Flanagan C. A. HonorowsU \ Cliironl Newton S. Cantor Thanks Crews Of Two Ships To the Editor: I am requesting that this letter be published in the SEAFARERS LOG as my expression of thanks to the many good brothers on board the Del Norte. I am a full bookman who was a crewmember of the Del Alba, and who was hospitalized in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for three opera­ tions in one day. I was pretty bad off for the first few days after the operations. While I was hospitalized, one of the crewmembers of the Del Mar came to see me. His name was Rodriguez, and he brought me some soap, matches, cigar­ ettes and reading material. His fel10 w crewmem­ bers donated to me a couple of Rodrigura cartons of cigar­ ettes and other items once more, before the ship sailed back to the States. I want to thank them all for their kindness to me. One week after the Del Mar sailed, the Del Norte came into port. I wrote a letter to the ship's delegate on board asking for a few more cigarettes and other items for me when I found out that I was being sent back to the States on the Del Norte on her return voyage, as a crewmember assigned to the hospital. Got Dough, Too As soon as I got aboard the ship the ship's delegate gave me the items he had for me. He also gave me some money from the ship's fund. Later, he visited me and another crewmember who was hospitalized every day to ask if he could do anything for us. This is my only way of thank­ ing the men who make up the crews of the Del Mar and Del Norte. I em grateful to them for their aid when I needed it most. I didn't know there" were so many good Union brothers on one ship, especially like the Del Norte, which will rate first with me from now on. • Ramon Rodriguez 4> 4> ••'t f- I 4> Gives Thanks To Union Members To the Editor: The comfort and heartfelt sym­ pathy extended by Union members upon the death of my husband is deeply acknowledged. I wish to extend my hospitality to any friends of the late Dorward McKeel. Your comforting expres­ sions of sympathy will always be remembered with deep gratitude. Mrs. Jean McKeel 4, i 4. Port O' Call Ms Best^ She Says To the Editor: I wish to express my thanks for a lovely evening spent at the Port O' Call recently, both on behalf of my sister and myself. It was her first visit there and the first time she had ever been around seamen. She enjoyed herself immensely and found the manager and staff most friendly and helpful, even to the extent of presenting her with her first LOG, which she enjoyed read­ ing. She sees now what she has mi.ssed in not having been as nauticalminded as I have been. We also found the company of the seamen present most gentlemanly com­ pared to most other places. The food was delicious and the atmos­ phere was just right. I wish also to express my thanks to the L(XT for printing the poems which I have sent to them. M. fiwycr 1 I �PaceTw«Btr-tiM Wants Hospitai Reports On Ship SEAFARERS LOG M*f 11, IW4»« L E ITERS In dapan Again Alter Two Years To the Editor: To the Editor: gear ready and catch a ship from barges, but I'm hoping to be back Upon reading the LOG of April Now that I find myself in Japan port, if possible. 2, I came across a letter referring' that on one in 21 months or If I'm lucky again after some two years of try­ Oh, yes, I really enjoy reading to another one written by Stewart a little sooner. I'd appreciate it H ing to come back here, let me say Hanks concerning the question of the SEAFARERS LOG. It also To the Editor: you would have the LOG sent to before .1 go on that I never could keeps me posted on all the fun and I think an article in the New putting accident forms aboard our find a better time of the year to shipping I am missing out on. York Times a few days ago about me here in Chaffee for the next come and see the natural beauty ships for the convenience of Sea­ G. A. Dana seven weeks. I'd also like to know of this land. I believe that the farers. (Ed. note: If you address your the uncertain future of seamen re­ of any brothers who are stationed rest of the boys will tell you the There is no question that this is questions and requests to the Mar­ garding their unemployment is of very gi'eat need and has been ine Firemen, Oilers and Water- misleading. It relates to a state­ here. I'd like to trade sea stories same thing. for a long time. It will also mark tenders' Union, 150 Broadway, San ment by the Seaman's Church In­ Coming here we had a very another step in our Union's prog­ Francisco, Cal, they may be able stitute that many seamen were with them. Regards to all the smooth trip. In fact, everything brothers. ress for the membership and an­ to fill your needsJ here has been going smoothly so looking for more stable jobs Pvt. Henry J. Ko^alskf other opening of the eyes of the far. The cooking ashore due to the slowing up of shipping companies. here is tops and (Ed. note: Your change of ad­ shipping. To me that's a laugh. it is no guess Hears All Stories I classify a seaman as one who dress has been noted and you will since Peter LoHaving sailed in the steward de­ receive the LOG every two weeks, has made the sea his livelihood for as published.) leas is the stew­ partment for nearly 10 years, most­ To the Editor: several years ard and Peter ly as crew messman, I guess I hear 4 4 4 Would you please be so kind as steady. You just Gonzales is. the just about every beef that there is to put me on the mailing list of the can't take away chief cook. These to be heard on a ship. Some of the LOG. I am kind of stuck over here the sea life from two Petes can stories that you hear make you in Europe, but I hope that I will a bona fide , sea­ understand each sure glad that today is not like old get back to the States in the near man and put him To the Editor: other in cooking times without Union representa­ future. Ramirez ashore to work, I am writing you a few lines to language so well tion. I have been on a couple of tank­ "even though you let you know that I am getting that in contrast to every other ship In the old days you would go to ers that were shuttling out here in pay him twice along very well and am glad to the steward department here on an officer, mainly the first mate, France. The last one laid up over the salary. I can hear that the Union is progressing the Wacosta can claim one of the and teir him what happened. He in Genoa, Italy, and although I am understand radio very rapidly, especially the Wel­ best records in sea-going cooking Jellette would say, "I'm busy now, come a resident alien, I am having diffi­ operators changback later," or "why don't you culties with the consul about my ing to aircraft or television but fare Department and the Sea for not receiving a single com­ plaint. I think this is about the Chest. watch what you're doing?" Then return to the US. not an AB, oiler or messman. The qply ship where I have ever eaten maybe after bawling you out for Sailed Steward I have been in contact with the medical clinic of the Institute also half an hour he would decide to Welfare Department and I hope says that it helped soothe more I used to .ail in the steward de­ three good meals a day. Since I'm put some iodine on the injury. partment as MM or BR. The last a hard customer to please who that with its help I will be able to feet during 1953 than ever before, The next step is sending a form get my problem ironed out. I hope a "phenomenon" it ascribes to the ship i. was on was the Michael, in usually doesn't eat more than two meals a day, that means something. around the ship which he wants endless rounds by seamen to shii>- March, 1951. I have always en­ Telegrams For Mom crewmembers to sign who were no­ to have a LOG over here soon as it joyed the LOG and have had it is quite some time since I have ping offices and union halls in the Since we just came in and most where near the place of the acci­ sent here for over one year, but quest for berths. seen one. of the adventure hunters haven't dent. It is just another company have not received the last two is' P. A. Pettersson I can understand the. sore feet sues. I live in Kmgs Park, not gone ashore yet^ there is not much scheme to try to protect itself and (Ed. note: Your name has been obtained going to shipping offices, Kings Point. They're both in Long to write about, but in a couple of not worry about the man's future. added to the mailing list. You will but not for the men who were un­ days you will be hearing from me Hurt While Securing receive the LOG every two weeks ion members. A man who is a un­ Island, but maybe the LOG is go­ again. The only evertt worth men­ ing there, as one of those I re­ About two months ago I was on as published.) ion member, even when shipping ceived was addressed in that man­ tioning here so far is that after a ship where a brother member t t 4 IS bad, does not have to heg any­ ner. somebody mentioned "Mother's and myself were eating chow to­ one for help in getting a job. If a Day," a' lot of us have been busy Remember me to all the old- sending telegrams. gether. The steward came and told seaman is there when his turn us to make sure everything was comes that job is his, and should timers in the hall, especially Pete It is said that Japan produces secured as we were changing To the Editor: he be hard against it, his union Larsen, Red Campbell and Baby some of the most beautiful flowers course to get out of a storm we Miller and the others who remem­ in the world. Some of the boys There was smooth sailing in all will come to the rescue. were in. About ten minutes after departments aboard the Monarch ber me. I will close wishing the insist that they are going to wire Non-Union Men the steward spoke to us things of the Seas ^(Waterman) with no Union all the best of luck m their some flowers home by sending If the truth were known, the beefs. were starting to fly. The other man beefs. We have a good gang here them through the mail, but wiser biggest part of the Institute's cli­ was the passenger lounge steward on the ship. All hands are happy Martin Blum heads insisted the stunt couldn't ents for assistance would be the and he headed topside when he and what a pleasure it is to bring (Ed. note: The correction in be done. By the time they arrive heard the banging around up there. in a ship clean and beefless. This floaters, men who, though calling your mailing address has been it would be time for "Father's When in the act of securing as best is our third trip. We took her from themselves seamen and occasional­ made. You will continue to receive Day" and we'd be ready for an­ he could, he met with an accident, the repair yard with a whole new ly shipping out, are not members the LOG every two weeks, as pub­ other bunch of flowers. resulting in his being put off the crew. It took a couple of trips to of a union, either through never lished. ) Artificial Flowers 4 4 4 ship in a foreign port. The com­ square her away, but she is okay having sailed a union ship, misfits I'd like to advise some of the in the industry, or men just start­ pany claimed that he didn't belong now. sons and daughters of many of our ing out blind and learning the hard there at the time.- New rules all Charles E. Spencer brothers that sending flowers to way. the time. • us is not very practical when we Any man, myself included, who For these and other reasons it are overseas. The truth is that is a legitimate seaman, is not To the Editor: would be well to have the accident most of the time we are not in I want to thank my former ship­ alarmed by such articles as this forms aboard. That way we can the right place to receive them. one. Just like any other profession, mates on the Del Norte (Missis­ It think it is possible for some of make out our own report on the sippi) for their kindness to me re­ there ate good times and bad, and ship and the Union can receive and these children, - in order to show it is up to the individual to make cently when I became ill and had their affection, to talk some florist file it in order to have it handy. ^ get off the ship at St. Thomas provisions for such emergency. No, When a man lays in a hospital for into coming out with novel idea I'm not worried. I own a book. In to be flown back to the USPHS of developing and creating minia­ three or four months, or a witness Hospital at New Orleans for treat­ the SIU. is long shipped out on another ves­ ture artificial flowers. These ment. sel with no way of getting to him John JeUette could be placed with radio officers The guys got together and for months, the company can real­ 4 4 4 raised $50 in a tarpaulin muster aboard ships and, after getting a ly get off easy. to give me a hand in my difficul­ telegram or message, the officer Tommy Thompson ties. The donation was unsolicited could carry it out by presenting 4" 4" t and I've always believed a man the -man the token gift from his To the Editors: should pay his own way, but I family. Instead of the cumbersome I would like to take this oppor­ might add this help certainly methods now employed. We have a couple of artists on tunity to thank the officials and came in handy in this Instance. To the Editor: board including B. Suall who once my friends who have been so kind The Del Norte crew Is a great On January 24 I received three to me since I have been here in the bunch to sail with and I wish them won a second prize In our Art Contest. Unfortunately, Suall did Seafarers booklets on questions Manhattan Beach USPHS hospital. all the luck in th world. not bring his drawing equipment and answers for Firemen, Oilers I feel the only way I can thank I'm getting along fine and hope with him. and Watertenders' examinations. I them is through the LOG. I also to be ready for duty again soon. I am wishing a happy "Father's wish to thank you for your kind­ would like to thank Dr. Wilson and Thomas B. "Tommy" Pari'. ness. Day" to all the members in our his staff for what they have done Union who.are fathers and all my I am studying the three book­ for me. 4 4 4 friends who are fathers at home lets every chance I get and I have I hope to be out soon and right and abroad. I close now, expect­ just about learned the fireman's back to the good old SIU just like ing to write you again in another job, but, I really don't know where always. day or two. to look for the valves and other P. J. McCann To the Editor: necessary equipment with no pic­ Luis Ramlres ' •\ tures to guide me. Therefore, I 4 4 4 I would like to receive the SEA­ wonder if the Fireman's Union FARERS LOG. Please put my could send me a book on boilers name on your mailing list. I have and the inside of a boiler room .so the April 2 issue and I would like that I can study from it in order very much to have the next Issue To the Editor: with Congress no^^ In ses­ to help me. I'm now stationed at Camp Chaf­ as well. I will be at this hospital sion, Seafarers are urged to fee, Ark., and am going to the Field for at least two or three months. Head for Charleston SHORE WEAK (SEA GEAR keep on writing their Senators I have a letter from Washington, Wire "School to learn something I will notify the LOG when to dis­ and Representatives in favor SEA GEAR (SHORE WEAR DC, giving Charleston, SC, the au­ about communications, and laying continue mailing it to me at this of retaining the US Publio wire. They don't hound us so much address. thorization to issue me my special­ Health Service hospitals. The .. James H. Harkeir as they did in Fort Dix, but the ly validated merchant marine docu­ flow of mall has been heavy •( SlU HEADQUARTERS Army is the Army and can't com­ ments, therefore, the port of Char­ ' up to now, ,but from now on in (Ed. note: Your address has pare to sailing an SIU. ship. leston will be my first stop. 1 plan e7S-4lh AVE . BROOKiyN is the time that It really been added to the mailing list. You Oh working in Charleston on the I sure miss the good old Water­ toill also receive the issue of April counts. docks until ii^ sea-going man scqws ,|i|id the ..Bpb^ Line 16 as you requested.) ' Seamen Stick To Sea^ He Sags ¥ S' I-.. -•f^- • In Europe^ Asks To Read EOG Former Seaman Is Doing Fine Good Gang On Board Vessel Thanks Men For Giving Him Aid forSIU MEMBERS! Thanks Union For Aiding Him Asks Questions On FWT dob ANC>S#*5«gWe/«tRQMAT&OjHBftSH TOASOOWIK-TBRAU-ATSREOAU SfAOlKr PRICK your SEA CHEST In Hospitals Wants Back EOG Armg Still Armg^ Even In Arkansas Keep Those Ueiters Conning �SEAFARERS MfiUitm LOG Pace Tweni^rtbree. •^^ifiiARPEST cuFimBijmmm ^Mernan*8 Callforhlii Line 'A ipper Six months and 15 days by ship from New York to San Francisco and return seems an impossibly long time in this day and age, but in the days of the clipper ships it was very fast going. One hundred days, fifteen in port and eighty home was the average time con­ sumed by the clippers in the early 1850's. Thie clipper era of shipbuilding dawned in the .middle 1830's with the great China trade. Shippers sought speedier ships to the trouble of seeking the more by ship around the Horn, took the for their cargoes, for time at glamorous gold. Shoes at one time across the Isthmus of Pana­ sea was money out of their sold for $75 a pair, which gives an route ma from Chagres to Panama, by pockets. The rabe was on then for ships of greyhound speed. About 1849 in New York City all the East Biver shoreline, from Wall Street to Eleventh Street was infected by a fever of shipbuilding. Posters announcing sailings cov­ ered every dead wall and the run­ ning time of the most newly ar­ rived clipper vvas a popular topic of conversation. The posters were usually in vivid colors announcing the time of de­ parture of the clipper ship with its fastest running time to Sart Fran­ cisco and back prominently dis­ played. Gold Rush Impetus Great impetus was given to the building of clipper ships by the Gold Rush of 1849 and it was re­ sponsible for the launching of 160 clippers within the' space of four years. It is said that during the year before the discovery of the first nugget in California, only two ships from Atlantic ports had vis­ ited San Francisco Bay. In the year and a half that followed, more than 700 vessels sailed into that magni­ ficent harbor bringing 100,000 per­ sons. The sudden influx of such a num­ ber of persons created a demand for food, clothing and working tools far beyond the dreams of present suppliers, which meant the prices of such things rose sky-high and. made transportation in most cases a fabulously profitable busi­ ness. It was not unusual for a clip­ per to pay for herself on a single round-trip voyage and many times with considerable profit besides. Many fortunes were made by suppliers who did not have to go idea as .to costs. In hundreds of cases, such was the effect of the craze for gold on the minds of its seekers that ves­ sels on arriving at San Francisco were run aground an^ abandoned by their passengers and crews. There were 500 deserted ships in the harbor by July of 1850, ac­ cording to the Encyclopedia Britannica. Of the 80,000 men reaching the West Coast in 1849, it is estimated that 40,000 came by sea. Hordes of gold seekers, instead of going ' ' Larger and stronger than the common galley, though not as speedy, the Galleass had been considerably developed by the end of 'the 15th century and played an important role in many great naval combats. It proved to be a deciding factor in the battle of Lepanto (1571), resuiting in the victory of the western nations in their istruggle to end the menace' of Turkish domina­ tion in Europe. Ships of this type carried 20 or more oars on a (From "Tho Book of Old Ship*" (Doubleday). by Grant and Culver.) side, plus sail, and had large platforms or decjcs forward and aft u^on which stood part of its broadside artillery. A solid deck covered the waist above the rowers and provided a large open space for handling the sails and for keeping additional guns. A galleass of 600 tons and having 20 gars on a side is said to have required five men at each par. Thus, these ships carried a large number of men, without even counting the soldiers and gunners, boat and mules, if fortunate enough to be able to hire or buy one of the animals. Those who got through endured terrible hardships on the way, especially those who covered the distance on foot, carry­ ing all their goods on their backs. Although the elipper ship was ideally suited for swift ocean pas­ sage of passengers and cargo, it had its faults. She could tear through the sea at furious speed, but her skipper, crowding her masts with every possible stitch of canvas in the hope of breaking a record, sometimes saw those masts A i lixtrranHr' Clit>|>«<r Blilp pulled up by the roots, or sails and spars ripped bodily from the rig­ ging ahd borne away to leeward. Passengers on a clipper experi­ r,-0«iBaaader, k new rapidly Leadiast at FUS11, E. enced about as much enjoyment as tW* Wwtifttl lUlIf1).a* mmir, itt !ti.; <«i w w) a crew of fresh inland gobs on a From to KO.STO!*, In lOO »***. torpedo boat or destroyer. They From5eW-\'<mK Fflt.lNt'iSt O, In I20 DAYS, were huddled in the cabin during y From CXAUVTTX to »OST«IV, In DAYS, most of the three or four-month Mh'<Hns l»pr I.V fVMTKCi OKDKJJ. wUS tbi. voyage, for the ship's decks were tli« wwt !«.»For of FrV'.gHt; u. almost constantly swept waves. WM. T. OOEEMAIF & CO., 161 Pearl Street, End Of An Era Atraltat Ifaa W. t. Cotxuxv i ('„. Jffew W*a, By 1863, the decline of the clip­ xtmuitf i »».. rttturmm. ». j. per ship set in, not only because of the war, but because of the im­ provement made in steamers and that time being built, the "ex­ the Horn and back, as in the days other economic factors." But for treme clippers" and the "medium of the clippers. Crowds Awaited Ship years, the clipper ship had monop- clippers." The "extreme clipper" was built lized foreign trade and had The arrival of the ship was gen­ scarcely felt the competition of on racing lines, sharp of bow, erally greeted by a cheering^ crowd narrow of beam, carrying a prodi­ as it docked. Its record and list steam craft. Fulton's "Clermont" had made gious stretch of sail. Par for the of cargo was prorninently posted and was the main topic of conver­ her maiden voyage in 1807, twenty Course for them was 100 days. The "medium clipper" was built sation at the port for days after years before the dawn of the great clipper era of the middle 1830's. on more generous lines, could its arrival. Tradesmen as well as Yet in 20 years the coaler was still carry more cargo and accommodate the ladies eagerly sought the more passengers. She usually cargoes on board the newly-ar­ no match for the full-rigger. The clipper could pack all her loafed into San Francisco after a rived ships. The women felt that space below decks with merchan­ voyage of 120 days from New York. the clipper ship had at last helped Since newspapers at the time them keep up with their fashion dise carried at high freight rates. frowned on breaking up their conscious neighbors of London and A steamer, on the contrary, had to load so much coal to drive her in­ news columns with advertising, Paris. However fast modern sea travel effective engines th^t she had little posters and ship cards were every­ room left for either passengers or where to be found advertising the may be, the romance of clipper cargo. She couldn't pay her way. running time and the accommoda­ ship days is gone forever although However, the steamer was to be tions for cargoes and passengers they will long be remembered as the thing. Ugly, slow and costly, of the various clippers. Posters a part of this country's seafai'ing she finally made it. Experiments cried the departure time of each history. with boilers and engines, paddle clipper during the days of dis­ wheels and screw propellers helped covery of gold in California. Those her overtake the vaunted clippers. with the gold fever eagerly sought out the fastest ship for their trip Five-Knot Speeds around the Horn to the gold fields. In 1840, the best of the steamers Competition Keen With the LOG now contain­ drere capable of making a hazard­ ing 28 pages in all regular edi­ Shipping companies vied with ous five knots per hour, to be upped tions, there is plenty of room to ten knots ten years later. With one another for. the record run to for stories, photos and letters sails and the aid of friendly gales, San Francisco. Ship captains sent in by the Seafarers. a healthy 15 knots could some­ eagerly sought the prizes awarded Several pages of each issue times be attained. , are devoted to the experiences by the sl|ipping company to captain of Seafarers and the ships they Iron began to replace wood in and crew for a record run and sail as they describe them hulls in the 185G's, thus permitting crowded on every ounce pf sail themselves. the construction of vessels of possible, often with disastrous If you run across anything larger tonnage. But long voyages results. of interest on your voyages, or around the Horn were for the Despite the shipping companies just want to let your friends clipper ship because of cost and extravagant claims, only two clip­ lack of sufficient coaling stations. per ships made the voyage to know how you're getting along, drop a few lines to the LOG, The early clipper was usually California in less than 100 days. Don't worry too much about from 350 to 500 tons and up until They were the "Seminole," built literary style. We'll patch it the 1840's there was hardly one by Maxson & Fish of Mystic, Conn., up if it needs patching. And that reached 1,000., tons displace­ and the "Glory of the Seas," built of course, photos illustrating ment. The heavy gold fields traf­ by the famed clipper ship designer the incidents you describe fic made the demand for larger Donald McKay. make them more interesting clipper ships. The "Flying Cloud," The modern ships of the air for the readers. built in 1851. was a ship of 2,783 commonly make the trip from Bos­ Send your stuff to the LOG tqns. ton to San Francisco in 14 hours at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ Hardly a ship was built that and 15 minutes elapsed time, and lyn, NY. If you wartt any­ measured more than 200 feet in including ^ stops. However, the thing returned after we use it, length. A larger ship was not rigid modern-day. air traveler fails, jto we'll do that too. know the thrill on the completion enough to be safe. " Two types of clippers were at of a record-breaking trip around LOG Welcomes Stories^ Pics . fti �SEAFARERS rWB 'Twenty-four w May 14. 1954 LOG DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... fe: ROaiN TUXFORD (St«s Shipping), members will write to headquarters re Aprii li—Chairnun, O. C. Bourn*; S*c- questing them to place on board all SIU i raiary, Waltar Marcus. Stephan Emerson was elected ship's delegate by acclama­ tion. Letter will be sent to headquarters about the poor quality of some of the mqrchandise of the Baltimore Sea Chest. t33 75 was turned over to the ship's delegate by the steward department from the ship's fund. Part of this money was donated by the chief electrician from money made for showing movie. Chief engineer will be contacted by the mem­ bership about putting the washing ma­ chine in good working condition; it needs new gear. Ice box should be fixed. There is not much cooperation by the engineer on this ship. ROBIN WENTLEY (Seas Shipping), Aprii 25—Chairman, R. Smith; Secretary, W. J. Walsh. The remaining $40 in the ship's fund were spent on new records. The SlU library has been stolen. Crew- manned vessels, accident reports similar to the ones used by the steamship com­ panies . This will enable crews to furnish our portside officials with first-hand in­ formation about accidents and hospital­ ization of members in foreign ports. Repair list will be submitted at the be­ ginning of the voyage to insure added comforts to those making the voyage. Foc'slcs of all members of the unlicensed personnel will be painted, as this was not done in the past year. New washing machine will be installed. Steak will be served twice a week. Chief electrician stated that a washing machine has been placed on board for oarts in case of a breakdown of the old machine. When deck cargo is carried, a catwalk will be placed in use before the scow makes her departure from the last port. Use of straight ladders will be .discontinued while the vessel is IcTading or discharging 'VaHSImk«ra' Uave iVo OK The memhership is again 'cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for infantile Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization which lias re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot. turned in to the patrolman at the payoff. Night cook and baker missed ship at Yokohama. I^tores should be checked to see if there are enough condiments to last the voyage. We are out of peanut butter, mustard, tea bags, mayonnaise. There is no variety of dry cereals, no hot sauce. Slops will be checked. Clothing sub-standard and there is not enough of a range of sizes. We are running out of some brands of cigarettes. Men leaving the ship should turn keys over to the delegates. If the ship ties up the $8 in the ship's fund will be turned over to the March of Dimes. I AZALEA CITY (Waterman), April 10— Chairman, -A. Hevde; Secretary, G. G. Glennon. Ship's delegate will see the first assistant about the crew's showers and drinking water. "telENViLLB (Waterman), Aprii It — Chairman, O. L. Ames; Secretary, Oscar Payne. R. Conner was elected ship's del egate by acclamation. There were com­ plaints about the bag being left in the coffee urn. -New repair list will be made up: members will turn all needed repairs over to their department delegates. All hands were asked to return coffee cups to the pantry. MesshaU will be painted. cargo. This Is a safety measure, but no Messman was Asked to use side dishes. action is taken by the safety committee on this matter, and it will be brought to SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), the attention of the Union. April 22—Chairman, John ' Mohteverde; Secretary, J, M. Murphy. • a a Q • • • a a • • a a D a • • • • a a <f_- • 'if ' SUITS SfDRTCCATS SLACKS Tr>pcaATS DRESS SHC^ WORKBMOES PUNGAR^S KKAKI PANTS KHAKI SHIRTS 8LUE Vy/ORKSHIRTS FRISKOOEENS HICKORV SHIRTS C.T?o. SHIRTS WHrrE DRESS SHIRTS SPORT SHIRTS DRESS BELTS KHAKI WEB KLTS TIES SWEATSHIRTS ATHLETIC SHIRTS T-SHIRTS CI SHORTS • • a a a • BRIEFS SWEATERS LUS<SA6E WORK SOCKS DRESS SOCKS LEATHER JACKETS a WRITING FORTF&LIO • eou'WESTERS • .RAIN6EAR ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), March 24— Chairman, L. B. Moore; Secretary, A. E. McKlnstry. Two men missed ship at Mobile and were reported to the dis­ patcher. Frank Reid was elected ship's delegate by acblamatlon. Linen will be Issued in the same manner and time as the past. Retiring delegates got a warm vote of thanks for services rendered. Attention was caUed to careless. dropping of water glasses in the sink; messman was seriously injured due to this negli­ gence last trip. April 25—Chairman, Mike Mannlng; Secretary, Wlllard Edwards. Copy of the repair list has been turned over to the chief engineer and to the chief mate. Names of crewmembers who missed ship will be turned over '.o the boarding pa­ trolman for action. Linen changing day was switched from Friday to Wednesday. SEAMAR (Calmar), April 25—Chairman, W. Sibley; Secretary, T. Brennan. Dis­ cussion was held on mattresses and the four messman in one foc'sle. Bosun, who was hurtw thanked the men who helped to make Inm comfortable. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), April 18— Chairman, Edwing A. Rihn; Secretary, Max Simon. Fan in the galley has been repaired and the drain in the washing machine room has been cleared, as re­ quested. Everything is running smoothly In all three departments., "Vote of thanks went, to the steward department, espe­ cially the cooks, for the splendid food and service we have been getting. There was a big change over the previous trip. Ship's delegate and the patrolman will speak to the post steward to see about getting some cake flour aboard ship and more variety in stores and meat. Milk supply should be ghecked so that there is no shortage while on coastwise run. STEEL FLVER (Isthmian), March 21— Chairman, Charles H. Bush; Secretary, Charles W. Hippling. Ship's delegate was reelected. Steward would like to have linen returned on linen day. Crewmem­ bers will please refrain from putting their feet on messhaU chairs. » April 18—chairman, c. Bush; Secretary, Cecil Thomas. Washing machine wringer should be replaced. Vote of thanks went to the baker. Passageways should be painted and washing machine repaired. Gear locker was requested for the deck hands as. well as" chairs for all foc'sles, a table in the messman's room. ELIZABETH (Bull), April 25—Chairman, C. Oliver; Secretary, C. Ciadhill. Dan S^da was elected ship's delegate. Milk beef will be referred to the Union. SEATRAIN CEORGiA (Seatrein), Aprii 25—Chairman, Santos Garcia;'Secretary, Tom Bowers. Motion Was passed to .put new garbage cans on the stern of the ship. One of the men told the chief cook that he had lost 21 pounds since he came on this ship on account of the cooking. The chief cook told him that if he did not like the ship he could get off. Then the chief cook told the ship that he had cussed the man out. Several men agreed that the chief cook can't cooki Suggestion was made that everybody get back on time on sailing day. Engine delegate resigned. ^€ SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), April 24 —Chairman, J. A. Allen; Secretary, ALL YOUR NJEei>S CAM &C FILLED FROM yoOR - FROM A SOU'WESTER TO AM ELECTRIC RAZOR* • Wt^ATEVER ybu BUY FROM THE SEACMCSf/ you CAM BE SURE yoofeE (JETTINS TOP QUAHjy <3EAR. AT SUBSTAN­ TIAL SAVINGS. \V UAllO^'OWfieO ANO UMION- OPEOAlGP .-. JpOR -IHE BENEfHT OF nHS MEAAEERSHtP* .... >. U. Charles Goldstein. Treasurer reported $75.27 in the ship's fund. Motion was passed to install a sink outside of the meat box as well as a draining board and a twin sink for the galley. Charles Cothran was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Man in the 8-12 foc'sle in the engine room that lockers be shifted as they are too close to the door. It was suggested that the ship's delegate of the Seatrain New Jersey, be contacted about finding out how the TV set works. Ship's delegate will ask the boarding pa­ trolman If it is permlssablf to chip on deck during ^'the day aft of the staek where the crew's quarters are. when out to sea. * BADGER MARINER (South Atlantic), April 4—Chairman, ttenry Herkinhelns; Secretary, Marvin t. Whit*. Everything is running smoothly captain commended that this Is a good crew and he is well •atisfied. Some dUputed OT wiU. be meat from ateward'a atores, also wdrlt and cleaning gear. STRATHBAY (Strathcape), March 14— Chairman, James Lee; Secretary, C. Bed- well. C. A. Masterson was elected ship a delegate by acclamation. He wiil con­ tact the chief engineer and get all repaira in order, such as flush valves needed in heads, shower adjustments, scuppers cleaned, hotter water for the washing machine. Motion was passed to have the steward type up a weekly work list schedule for cleaning the recreation room, and post this on the bulletin board. Mate sliould check all fire hydrants and dogs on doors. William McCarthy was elected deck delegate by acclamation. Department delegates will turn In OT sheets to heads of departments not later than Monday morning each week. Each watch should return all coffee cups from the bridge after watch. Drinking glasses should not be placed in the sink as they break easily and may cause injur.v. Ship's delegate should get a slopchest price typed up and placed In the recrea­ tion room. Brother Masterson has the working agreement . clarification, and those in doubt on any matter can con­ tact him. Washing machine is out of or­ der; we will try to repair it by Wednes­ day, All hands, please keep wrenches and tools away. If any repairs are needed, call the first assistant engineer or the deck engineer. Vote of thanks went to the eteward department jind the cooks OT due the crew will be- settled by boarding patrol­ man. Repair lists were made up. -Ship's delegate bought a gift for the chief stew­ ard. who has just become a father; there is a balance of $29.16 in the ship's fund. Ship's delegate will contact the boarding patrolman about screens for the galley and messhaU. which were promised some, time ago. All brothers were asked to cooperate in keeping quiet in the pas­ sageways while the watch is sleeping. Steward department is still doing a fine job on board. All cups should be placed in the sink after use, not left on deck. EVELYN (Bull), March 27—Chalfman, Ned Remley; Secretary, W. Wesley Etty. There is $193.17 in the ship's fund. En­ gine department is one man short; a re­ placement may be procured in Port Sul­ phur. Curtains will be provided for the messroom ports. TV set will be bought and used by crew and officers alike, and will be left as ship's property. Ship's delegate will bay the set. April 11—Chairman, Rsy Wright; Sec­ retary, W. H. Lafoon. $3 is left In the ship's fund after the purchase of a TV set. One man deliberately left the ship 10 minutes before sailing and will be reported to the patrolman on arrival In Baltimore. Everything else is -running smoothly. Performers will be reported to the patrolman. One man has been logged two days for one under coastwise articles. .Ship's delegate will check with the pa­ trolman about this. April 29—Chairman, Edwin Parker; Sec­ retary, W. Wesley Etty. There is • S3 balance in the ship's fund. for the good service • and well prepared foods served and the variety. This ves­ sel was in Baltimore on idle status for a month or so and came out In freezing weather, so there are several broken lines on deck and In the crew toilets; we will have all repaired by the next meeting. April 25—Chairman, G. A. Mastersoni Secretary, G. Bedwell. Ail repairs re­ ferred to at the last meeting were taken carc of. including fire hydrants and dogs on doors and portholes checked, lines put in good shape, all passageways Uave been painted, as well as heads and all wash­ rooms and showers. Very few repairs are left and they will be taken care of at the port of payoff, which the master ^said would be Baltimore. We will sign ar­ ticles there and return to Yugoslavia. Repair list was made up and submitted to the ship's delegate. One man was logged in Yugoslavia; boarding patrol­ man in the port of payoff will contact tlie captain about this. Sea Chest will bo contacted about having a new library aboard before sailing time. Members were requested to return all coffee cups to the messhaU. and not to put dirty drinking glassbs in the sink. The mas­ ter of the vessel asked the ship's dele­ gate to ask all hands to remain aboard for another voyage. There was a discus­ sion on the repair list. As it was small, all departments agreed to put items on one repair list. Messroom wiU be painted out Monday night and the engine depart­ ment deck will be painted green. DEL ALBA (Mississippi), Aprii 28— Chairman, A. Ramsey; Secretary, Al Whitmer. C. Murree was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Steward asked ALCGA CORSAIR (Alcoa), March 28— the crew to change aU linen and turn it Chairman, James R. Prestwood; Secre­ in so that It arrives back in time before the ship sails. No action will be tak^ on fumigation without proper authoriza­ tion from the hall. Steward reported that five, gallons of powerful bug kUler is coming aboard in New Orleanis. Ship's delegate will call the hall on arrivql and check on this. Repair list wiil be made up and turned in tomorrow so repairs can be done before sailing time. Men were asked to cooperate, keep the wash­ ing machine clean and not leave it run­ ning. ALEXANDRA (Cams), April 4—Chair­ man, Joseph Swafford; Secretary, Charles Gann. Captain asked that no one be in galley but steward department members. Notice was posted on care of the recrea­ tion room. ~Ship will pay^ off every two trips while coastwise; crew can draw on overtime up to approximately $3. List of wind scoops and cots will be made up and washing machine will be'fixed. Re­ pair and replacement list will be made out; some needed equipment is scarce. Hall will be contacted if this cannot be taken care of. Company doesn't intend to buy anything In Salem. April 12—Chairman, Robtfrt Cole; Sec­ retary, Charlesi Gann. Steward was or­ dered by the captain to tell the chief cook that his food is too. greasy, and in the future he has to do better as the officers are dissatisfied. Chief cook asked the crew how they liked the food. Entire steward department was given a rising vote of thanks for the good food being served. This was unanimous. Shortages in equipment and stores were discussed. Galveston hall will be informed that the crew is backing the steward department. Steward, chief cook and ship's delegate will check requisitioned supplies. Hall will be wired to have, a patrolman come aboard and settle beefs on getting cots, mattresses, pillows; when the washing machine will be fixed; OT beefs, room and meal allowance and better mail serv­ ice by the company. Ship's fund will be started by donations to cover cost of wires and miscellaneous expenses. April 28—Chairman, Louis W. Csrtwright; Secretary, hot listed. Mattresses, cots, pillows, etc. covered by New York patrolman. Letter will be written to headquarters on . steward departmen beef. Soap is not good for hard water Beefs were reported on one membei who yni'be. given anottter chance an havA'Ma- job. awltcbed;' Diacussion - wa' heUI''iim -eliminatlnB -aucb ttema at- Juieei tary, Joseph Castalanallo. New washing machine was placed on board. Hand rails are needed for coal tipple gangway. Fire and boat drill in New Orleans must be attended by all. Everyone is to clean up the messhaU after each movie; supper movie jvill start at 4:15 PM. April 18—Chairman. Major T, Costeller Secretary, James M. Nelson. Discussion was held on making a donation for the brother who was injured on the ship; it was asked why a donation should be made for him and not the other two men who were also injured. Donation was already taken up. so a motion wae passed that anyone who wishes to may withdraw his .donation. Brother Prest-" wood was elected new ship's delegate by acclamation. Surplus linen should be re­ turned from all foc'sles for laundring. Financial secretary asked all men t* make donations at the payoff for movies. STEEL RGVER (Isthmian), May 2 — Chairman, W. B. Andrews; Secretary, T. V. LIsse. A down payment of $35 wae made on a TV set, leaving the ship's fund with a balance of $11.24. Members are (Continued on page 25) Pick Up'Shop Card At Payoff Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations re­ quired for certain foreign voy­ ages are reminded to be sure to pick up their inoculation cards from the captain or the purser When they pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should ne picked up' by the . Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when signing on for another voyage where the "shots" are required. The , inoculation card is your only proof of hav­ ing taken the required shots. Those ipen who forget to pick up their inoculation card when they pay. off may find that they are required to take all the "shots' again when they want to sign on for another such voyage. �••'!;w-fx~'^»>i W:'' Page Twenty'-five SEAFARERSLOG May 14; 1954 ... DIGEST of SHIPS* MEETINGS ... (Continued from page 24) not to tamper with the TV 84t: the aet If guaranteed for one year, providing no one has tampered with it. Request was made to have the washing machines re­ paired; chief electrician to do this tomor­ row. Vote of thanks went to the chief electrician, W. , B. Andrews, and other members who helped him in installing and rigging TV antenna aioft on ship's idng post. A permanent and neat Job was done to satisfy the captain emd com­ pany so no beefs would arise over the TV installation. Disbussion was held on the best way to pay off the TV set. Ship's delegate saw one of the patrolman and was told that the ciarificatidn of the agreement will be published in the LOG in the near future. aft in crew's quarters are leaking and should be looked after. Cots should be taken in, not left out on deck in any kind of weather. Cooperation is expected in keeping lavatories clean amidship. Siopchest lists and bulletin noticds are not to be written on. Missing keys for foc'sles will be requested by the ship's delegate from the first mate. KATHRYN (Bull),, April 20—Chairman, Antonio Conxalez; Secretary, Paul A. Emerson. First assistant has no explana­ tion for the bad water beef. One man was left behind in Ponce. Motion was passed to get a new washing machine. The food situation was discussed and settled satisfactorily. PENNMAR (Calmsr), May 2—Chairman, Sam. P.. Drury; Secretary, Julian Dedica- ARLYN (Bull), March 14-r-Chalrman, J. torla. Richard Law was elected ship's Merkei; Secretary, D. Piccerelll. AU delegate unanimously. Motion was passed crewmembers were asked to check their fire and boat drill stations and make sure they have their right stations. Crew was requested not to touch the watches' coffee until they have finished. John Gisiecki was elected ship's delegate. 12x4 watch asked the crew for a little more quiet while they are sleeping. Ship's delegate warned aU crewmembers not to miss the ship, or they will be turned over to the patrolman. Suggestion to give odd change to the ship's fund at the payoff was accepted. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for the, very good chow that is being put out. April 11—Chairman, Mike Toner; Sec­ retary, Joe Merkei. Ship's delegate re­ ported on the hot plate he wiU buy from the ship's fund in the next port. There is $18.35 in the ship's fund after the price of phone calls to the hall was de­ ducted. Steward reported on the new Sea Chest aboard and asked the crew for cooperation in paying siopchest bills before payoff time, if possible. Steward will open the siopchest anytime anyone In the crew needs something. There was a discussion on selling siopchest goods to longshoremen; April 21—Chairman, H. Tarar; Secre­ tary, Loo Carreon. One man was hos­ pitalized in Puerto Rico. One man missed ship: Coffee cups should be put in. the sink after use. Vote of thanks was given to Stanley Fauntieroy for doing a very good lob in the crew mess: whatever good Job is done in the department is due to the steward, for his good supervision. Ringer in the washing machine needs repairing. Crewmembers are to be prop­ erly dressed in the messhali. Washing machine should be cleaned after use: the machine must not be abused. Ship's delegate suggested to the bosun that- the crew messhali deck be painted as well as deck department foc'sles. GATEWAY CITY (Waterman), no date —chairman, Ed Nboney; Sscretsry, Jerry Cunningham. There- is $13 in the ship's fund. Repair list was read and accepted. Motion was passed to keep the ship's fund available for emergencies when the new crew takes over. All men who have not donated $.50 toward this fund should do so. Motion was passed to switch deck maintenance room and hospital room. Water tanks will be cleaned and piping Ic.nding aft renewed before the next voyage. Patrolman will be told of the men who missed ship in Kobe and gang­ way Watches in Yokohama, Sasebo and Honolulu, Puerto Rico and Merta. The ship sailed short to San Francisco. Vote of thanks went to the steward depart­ ment and especially the cooks, for the fine chow. WACOSTA (Waterman), April 25 — Chairman, Luis A. Ramiraz; Secretary, Cus Luath, Everything is going smooth: deck department was complimented by the first mate. Thanks went from the crew to the steward department for good food and service. Thgre was discussion on the heat in foc'sles. Portholes back to have ail rooms and messrooms insu­ lated, and all portholes furnished with wind scoops and screens.. Protest wUi be made for the four men in one room in the steward department, Extra toaster is needed' for men going on watch and men going off watch, and others who like toast. DOROTHY (Bull), April 11—Chairman, Edward Johnston; Secretary, John Sweeney. Edward Johnson was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Heads hiji are to be left in cleaner condition. SEATISER (Colonial), April IS—Chair­ man, E. L. Thompson; Socretary, Story Slick. Everything is OK: there are no beefs. One SUP man was picked up in UK. There was a discussion on the money draw at Buenos Aires. Care should be taken of the washing machine. Hands should be washed before slicing bread for night lunch. Men missing watches should be reported to the patrolman when paying off. SANTORE (Ore), May 1—Chairman, Vance A. Reld; Secretary, Frank O'Hoorlan. There are no cots yet and the crew is getting mad and getting out of band. There have not been any cots since De­ cember 14, 1933. Committee was ap­ pointed to see the patrolman about get­ ting one cot per man for the crew. There is too much noise, and men were told to be quiet. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), May S— Chairman, Tom Conncll; Secretary, Sam File Hepair Lists Early • In order to expedite the matter of ships' repairs lists, ships' delegates and depart­ mental delegates on SIU ships are urged to turn in repair lists a week before a vessel arrives in port. In addition, headquarters recommends that delegates making up new re­ pair lists turn these in to the proper department heads on the ship at least a week bqfore^ the ship is due to reach port, so that the companies can take appropriate action when the ship arrives. Early filing of repair lists will facilitate the procurement .of new items for the vessels and give suf­ ficient notice when repairmen are needed to board the ship in port. television set. Crew agreed to have milk at breakfast and supper, with cold drinks for lunch. Suggestion was made to con­ tact sparks on the operation of the messhall radio. Suggestion to purchase a radio v/as vetoed. Milk will be purchased on arrival in Puerto Rico. Patrolman will be contacted on this. There should be more variety in the menus. Steward should check stores and tell the ship's delegate of any shortage. Night lunch should be improved. Steward promised to see to this. Milk should be bought in key ports of San Juan. BEATRICE (Bull), May 3—Chairman, Rqger L. Hall; Secretary, Charles Shirley. Nothing has been done about fixing the washing machine or getting a new one since the last trip. Ai Wile was elected ship's delegate by aeclamation. - A vote of thanks, was given to the steward de­ partment "for the fine chow. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Carriers), April 4—Chairman, Levy; Secretary, BUI Stark. J. Woods was elected ship's dele­ gate by acclamation. Steward posted a schedule for the cleaning of the recrea­ tion room and laundry: all crewmembers will cooperate in keeping these rooms 'clean. Deek department was cautioned about having one man standing too many gangway watches. Delegates were advised to turn draw sheets over to the captain. It was decided, after some discussion, to keep the recreation room locked in port: if topside wants to use it, it will be their responsibility to see that it is cleaned. May 1—Chairman, Bill Stark; Secretary, A. Scaturra. Ail beefs should be turned over to department delegates for a clean payoff. Any repairs not done by the time the ship gets in wiU be turned over to the patrolman for settlement. All hands getting off will please strip bunks for new men. All books will be returned and a new library put aboard in Balti­ more. Deck department members who remain should insist that the foc'sle be sougeed and painted. suiated, to insure cool water. Steward was asked why fresh and canned fruit can't be on the same menu and why some items on the requisition list were marked "short." Steward explained that the captain ordered only fresh fruit, as per contract, be put on the menu but he is domg his best to cooperate and put both on. Patrolman will be told about clarifying OT clause section 29-C regard­ ing OT for foreman on watch when load­ CUBORE (Ore), April 17—Chairman, L. ing and unloading apparatus is being dropped into hold: also when retroactive J. Brilhart; Secretary, D. Shumake. Crew pantry has been in a mess for several wages will be paid. dayst since the meeting everyone has agreed to do his part to be a little BEAUREGARD (Waterman), April 24 A new'agitator will be ordered Chairman, John Ward; Secretary, Fred cleaner. the washing machine. There is a Sprulll. Shortage of coffee was explained. for gripe about the meals: the cooks evi­ Repair list was accepted. Department cannot cook, and don't know what repair lists will be turned over to the adently balanced meal is. Nearly everything ship's delegate by department delegates. served is seconds—in other words, ome­ A different brand of coffee is preferred lets, beef or lamb curry, chicken fricby crewmembers. After a discussion it asse, beef -kidney saute, minced on was. finaUy decided to let the steward toast, Creole frankfurters, welsh ham rarebit, decide whether or not to put out the chile con carne, etc. There is a lot more good coffee now, without rationing. but even this isn't put out the way any­ FoCsles of men getting off should be one calling himself a chef would serve cleaned out. it. Menus from the last two weeks have been served. - SUZANNE, (Bull), May S—Chairman, Homer Ringo; Secretary, Frank Boyne. Keys to the messhali were a good invest­ ment, as unauthorized persons were kept out and groceries in. The entire crew is a pleasure to sail with, for they are sober, hard-working and dependable. Those who have not yet donated to the ship's fund will do so. at their conven­ ience. Chief mate has improved, due to the diplomacy of the deck department. Vote of thanks went to Homer Ringo for a job well done as ship's delegate. The crew backs him 100 percent. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), April 29—Chairman, J. B. Christy; Secre­ tary, E. J. Riviere. A. Smith was elected CAROLYN (Bull), April 25—Chairman, ship's delegate by acclamation. Motion Cunningham; Secretary, H. S. Greenwald. was passed to start a ship's fund with a Discussion was held on passageway doors. voluntary donation of $.30 minimum per Engine department foc'sles and head man. Peck was elected treasurer. Crew need painting badly, as well as steward will donate a few dollars to repay the department quarters. Motion was passed steward for getting the TV repaired. to turn keys over to the ship's delegate, New TV speaker is needed. One man making it compulsory for new members volunteered to pick tliis up. There was to donate 50 cents to the ship's funds. much discussion of the ship's fund. Stew­ Discussion was held on whether to buy a ard asked the crew to return linen when getting clean laundry, so that all linen could be sent to the laundry. May 2—Chairman, Bcrward Abualy; Sec­ retary, J. Sweeney. Steward's repair list was turned over to the mate. New mirror A was requested for men's head and some new bed springs. One man is sick with fever: mate has put standby deck watch at the door. Motion was made to have drinking water pipes from the cooler inCarlisle. Ed Rogg was elected ship's delegate: Fred Anderegg, deck delegate. Messman will be given a chance to do better before Teaching New York: if there is no improvement, action will be taken. Needle will be bought for the rec­ ord player. Ringer repair will be done on the washing machine; pilot light will be fixed also, as well as toilet flushers; Puzzle Answer seiD mum casBs scasiia BBQ soasi SSBQSCIBQ iSiBQSS BBBB OSBQQ QBSSBQ BBB Biaiig] jnmm muum mmmm QBBQ Quiz Answers (1) Hercule Poirot, the man with "the little gray cells." . (2) $35.50 and $49.50. (3) Yellowstone is located partly in all of them except Colorado. (4) 11:05 PM. There were nine rounds for a total of 27 minutes, plus eight one-minute breaks be­ tween rounds, a grand total of 35 minutes. (5) The director. »(6) Mortgagee. (7) Iowa, Ohio, Utah. (8) 1,430 yards or 4,290 feet; about four-fifthg of a mile. A fur­ long is 660 feet (220 yards). (9) Maine and Vermont. J.I i;-iu I elements for the antenna. There is a $14.74 balance in the ship's fund. Arrival pool will be used to .build the ship's fund. Requgst was made to pay off Sea • Chest at draws, or. it can be put on the capIain's log book. TV will be repaired in Baltimore. Articles can be ordered I through Sea Chest. Screens for rooms have been ordered.^ Request will be made for a two-gallon hot water urn. There will be two arrival pools ne^t trip —one at each end. All hands were re­ quested to cooperate with the • ship's delegate. ^ STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), April 11 Chairman, V. V. Williamson; Secretary, D. Newsome. Talk on the ice situation was straightened out. Fresh stores will be obtained in Hawaii: repair list will be made out. Souvenirs will be cleared in Hawaii if possible. Some money from the ship's fund was given to a man left in the Philippines. One man was picked up in Manila. Arrangements were made about an awning for back aft. Motion was passed to take $10 from the ship's fund for magazines. There is a balance of $35.55 in the ship's fund. Vote of thanks went to the member who did such a good Job in handling the ship's fund. SEA CLOUD (Seatraders), April 25— Chairman, JamM Elchenberg; Secretary, Albert PrcciouK Fowler was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Head­ quarters will be contacted on inadequate seachest. Steward James Elchenberg and the steward department were commended on the good food and fine menus. Sug­ gestion was made that each crewmember •v I £ take just one library book at a time, in­ stead of leaving five or six in their lock­ ers the whole trip. Only some of last trip's repair work was done. Attempt will be made to have the rest of the work done at sea, where possible.- Ship's delegate will see the captain about a $20 draw for each man in the port of Ceuta. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), April 24—Chairman, C. Bankston, Jr.; Secre­ tary, J. Gorman. Ship's delegate reported on the repairs that have and have not been done. Letter was written to the Union about Captain Sundberg's slopchest prlcres on cigarettes. Sleep is dis­ turbed by noisy steam air compressor. Cooperation was requested in maintaining a clean messroom. Galley and messmen are to refrain from feeding unauthorized persons; unauthorized persons are to be kept out of crew's midship living quarters. MAE (Bull), April 25—Chairman, F. Hipp; Secretary, R. M. Hammond. Ship's delegate ordered a TV booster and 12 DEL VIENTO (Mississippi), April 18— Chairman, Chadbourne Gait; Secretary, John R. Tilley. Minor beef on heads will be put on the repair list, as well as two spare commodes on requisition. Shrimp and beer party in Paranagua cost $28: balance in the ship's fund is $57. All members should list and turn in neces­ sary repairs now. Men should be more Hugh S. Beam careful about splashing bulkheads when Please call or write home. The washing. Division of money for carrying more than six passengers will be clarified baby and I need you. Eleanor. by patrolman in front of men involved, as well as routine duties of these men if if when more than six passengers are car­ ried. A compliment and vote of thanks Hyman Pitkofsky went to the steward, cooks and the rest Please write to Paul Oakley at of the department for fine' food served. 1305 East Fairbanks, Tacoma, It was agreed to make up a $2 arrival pool, with $20 going into the ship's fund. Wash. if i> if Wesley T. Christianson Urgent that you contact Kathryn Christiansen, 1700 Eutaw Place, Baltimore 17, Md. jji jji r_ y. ANTINOUS (Waterman), April 25 — Chairman, G, W. Champlin; Secretary, Charles Achoy. Ship's fund is pretty low because of paying for a converter which was damaged by a former member, and buying a new one. Suggestion was made that members make volunlary contribu­ tions at the payoff. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), May 1 Jerry Palmer —Chairman, Jerse W. Malony; Secretary, August Souza, Jr. Vote of thanks went It is Important that you contact to Mr. Cox from the crew for doing a Don D. Brown at 620 Avalon Blvd., very good job as ship's delegate: Mr. (lox WiU be leaving us on our return trip to Wilmington, Calif. Lake Charles. Jim Barbace was elected if if i ship's delegate. Ship's delegate will see about roaches in crew's quarters. Crew Paul Hellebr md ' was asked to try and help the messman Please contact your wife in South by not leaving cups and butts on the table. All cups should be returned to the Carolina. pantry. There is $44.81 in the> ship's fund. E<Jifor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I woulcl like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS .ZONE CITY STATE Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old tubtcribar and hava a chang* of address, plaasa give your former address below: ADDRESS ^ •t»$$4*4t$*$$M«««$$$44t*l*f••••••>••• ••••••*«egf«eaaaa$$aaaa a$att$eaaae$*taeeaa$taatta«t«aaaa(M .vZONf STATI- ^aaaatkaBgBMGM aTaaagaaaaaeaai• ^. �I'-.rrr'^^xr SEAFARERS Pace Twenty-dz LOG Hay 14, 1954 Disability $5 Cheer Oldtimer An SIU oldtimer who was partially blind and destitute and confined to an old-age home is now assured of,future security under the SIU Disability Benefit Plan. As a result, Seafarer Sidney Gha'e has been able to leave the poor folks home for good and head back to his home town of Charleston, South Carolina, to live with his sis­ placed on a bus headed back for source of income. He was delighted at the good news that his applica­ Charleston. ter and family there. B ;Y t Y- The. 62-year-old Seafarer, who has been a member of the SIU for 1,3 years and sailed regularly as chief cook and steward, was forced to give up sailing because he was completely blind in one eye and had to wear glasses for the other eye. As a result, after his last trip, he was stranded on the beach in San Francisco, and when his funds ran out, was destitute and could not finance transportation back home. Consequently, he applied for the $25 a week benefit under the SIU Disability Benefit Plan. While the trustees were acting 4in his appli­ cation, he had to hole up at the Lagunda Honda Home for the Aged. When the trustees approved his application at the April Welfare Plan meeting, SIU San Francisco port agent Tom Banning went to the old age home and made ar­ rangements to get Ghale "out of hock." He was put up at a hotel for the night and the next morning was taken to the bus depot and r»» Since Ghale is not yet old enough to receive Social Security benefits, the money from the SIU DisabiUty Benefit supplies him with his sole Before heading home to Charleston, SC, with SIU disability dough in his pocket, veteran Seafarer Sidney Ghaie (2nd from rights says fareweli to shipmates in San Francisco hail, including Nor­ man Kirk (ieft). Port Agent Tom Banning is at far right. All of the following SIU families April 7, 1954. Parents, Mr. and will collect the $200 maternity Mrs. James M. Byers, 158C Mar­ benefit plus a $25 bond from the shall Court, Prichard, Ala. Union in the baby's name. Joseph Earl Barlow, Jr., bora Jane Alyce Butters, bom Febru­ April 7, 1954. Parents, Mr. and ary 21, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Joseph E. Barlow, 400 Ogden Norman E. Butters, 783 Summer Avenue, Crichton Station, Mobile, Street, Stamford, Conn. Ala. t 4. 4> 4^ tion had gone through and he would no longer be dependent on private or public charity for room and board. t March 17, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E, O'Connell, 79 Lefferts Avenue, Brooklyn 25, NY. 4> 4^ Margaret Irene Toth, born March 19, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bertalan Toth, 61 Highland Avenue, Keasbey, NJ. 4r 45" 4!" Patricia Anne Wroton, born Miica Diaz Delgado, born March Sheila Iiiez Peacock, born April 17, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. April 10, 1954. Parents, Mr. and 17, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Peacock, 219Vi Ninth Mrs. Norman Wroton, 1711 East Julio D. Delgado, Box 307, GuayaLiberty Street, South Norfolk, Va. nilla, Puerto Rico. Street, Chickasaw, Ala. Patricia Dolores * Byers, bora $ 4^ David Lawrence O'Connell, born ii'ho Gets SMV Uenefils ? Hospital: m b.. Any Seafarer hospitalized as an inpatient for at least one week is entitled to a weekly benefit of $15 for the full duration of his hospitalization, providing he has worked, a minimum of one day aboard an SlU-contracted vessel in the previous 12 months. Maternity: Any Seafarer who has become a father since April 1, 1952, can receive the $200 maternity benefit payment, plus the Union's gift of a $25 US Treasury Bond for the child. A copy of the mar­ riage certificate and birth certificate is required. If possible, a discharge from his last ship should be enclosed. Duplicate pay­ ments and bonds will be given in cases of multiple births. Disability: Any totally disabled Seafarer, regardless of age, who has seven years seatime with companies participating in the Welfare Plan, is eligible for the weekly disability benefit for as long as he is totally unable to work. Daath: Every Seafarer is provided a $2,500 death benefit, which he can make payable to whomever he chooses, whether related to him or not. The Seafarer must haVe worked a minimum of one day aboard an SlU-contracted vessel during the 12 months prior to his death. Beneficiary cards are available at all SIU halls. The beneficiary may be changed at any time. Scholarship: Four college scholarships worth a total of $6,000 each are award­ ed each year to qualified Seafarers under 35 years old or the chil­ dren of Seafarers , who meet the educational requirements. Each scholarship provides a full four-year course of study and may be used at any college or university chosen by the scholarship student, i All candidates must take the standard College Entrance Board ex­ aminations given during the year prior to beginning their college study, and present discharges showing three years' seatime for a parent or for themself, in the case of Seafarers under 35. Children 6t deceased Seafarers having three years' seatime are also eligible. Applications and queries on unusuai situations should be sent -to the Union Welfare Trustees, c/o SIU Headquarters, 675 Fourth Ave.-, Brooklyn 32, NY. , 4> J. ^ Thomas Michael Bluitt, born March 25, 1954. Parents, Mr, and Mrs. John J. Bluitt, 240 East 89th Street, New York, NY. t t 4> Debra Joy Drozak, born April 13, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Drozak, 1600 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, Cal. 4 4 in the HOSPITALS The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit. It unll be most welcome. USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FANCISCO. CAL. Henry J. ChUde Edward Murar Ho Yee Choe Charles Neumaler C. B. Coburn Joe Perreira Walter Daspit Jack Roberson A. J. Concalvea Alfred SeegmiUar Olav Gustausen W. S. Singleton A. M. Keller Sing Ah Sue W. A. Lonergan P. S. Yuzon USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEX. William W. Fassitt James F. Kane J. L. Fontenot James S. McRae May Fontenot MARINE HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEX. Lonzie Albritton O. S. Flynn N. Baker John E. Markopolo C. Barboza Joel Peoples Claude L. Davis Frank B. RoweU J. H. Dudley Jack E. Slocum Jean Dupre James M. SneU G. E. Eklund H. L. WlUiams USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK; VA. Lorenzo J. Love Montford Owens Wm. Mason Alexander PresneU USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Terrell Adams Herman C. Kemp WiUlam Bedgood Jimmie Littleton Bothwell Blanchard R. B. McCorkel Paul Bland C. L. Middleton R. Carrollton Albert Morse Mike Goins F. S. Paylor Samuel N. Hurst James B. Sellers Paul Jakubcsak J. C. Whatley USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. R. B. Barnes N. Korolchuck Luke A. Ciamboli Stephen Kutzer Henry Dellorfano J. W. Martin James J. Fontes V. K. Ming Sverre Johannessen Simon Yesavage Carl R. Johnson Robert R. Yonce USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. Frank Alasavich James H. Penswlck P. Albano Robert Rogers Theodore Mastaler USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH. Tim Burke Harry J. Cronin USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. NY Percy Allred James R. Lewis Fortunate Bacomo Francis F. Lynch Thomas Bryant Joseph McCraw Jose G. Carr Archibald McGuigan Jar Chong David Mcllreath Emilio Delgado Frank Mackey Antonio Diaz Vic. Mlllazo John DriscoU Eugene T. Nelson Matthew Gardiner Arthur Rudnicki Bart Guranick George Shumaker Thomas Isaksen Robert Sizemore William Keenan Ernest SmaUwood Ludwig Kristian Henry Smith Frederick Landry Renato Villata ' enato ViUata . James Lawlor VirgU WUmoth Kaarel Leetmaa USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Francesco Antonetti Marcie Boyles Melvin Bass Donald R. CatUn Jesse J, Bentley Camiel Caus Jose Cortes N. Mayrantonis Clarence Dowdy Peter MazzetelU Peter Drevas Haakon Moum Eddie Driggers Francis R. NapoU Artemio Fernandez Rex O'Connor Lawrence FrankUn Sigurd Odegaad Leonard Geraghty Charles Oglesby EsteU Godfrey T. Papoutsoglov John B. Haas Donald Peterson George Hudson Arthur Roy Choo Chang Lai Edward Rushton Karl Larsen Stanley Sargeant Juan Leiba Jose Sousa Alexander Leiter Thomas Thompson Nicholas Liagoflf Jose Venezuela WiUiam Luhrsen Robert Welker James McLeod CUfford Womack John Maclnnes Sulterea Demoleas VA HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NY Thomas McCaffrey USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO, ILL, John NoU VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES, FLA. B. Rickard Jose Vilar USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN, Charles Burton V'A HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD, Leonard J. Frank SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Joseph Koslusky USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. William Kenny Clifford Adkins Karl Kristensen Thomas Ankerson Algot Bogren Robert Lambert James Macunchuck Earl Brittain Tony Mastantino Jessie Clarke Ralph Palmer James Dodson Oscar Pearson Rosario Copani George Pipinos Samuel Doyle Gustav Svensson Lucien Elie Joseph Traxler Franklin Giiman Henrich Wiese Herbert Grant Walton Hudson USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. G. E. Armstrong Lyie Hipp Gustav Hoyzam James Battle John Hull Anthony Benedict Thomas Johnson Paul Boudreaux E. Q. Knapp Charles Brady J. J. Krause WUIlatn Burch Leo Lang O. Butler Pierre Leblano J, Campiield Slbastlan Carregal J. P. Lomax Joseph Lucas Clarence Cobb James Lucky P. B. Cogley Wllbcrt Miles S. Cope William G. Moor* Adlon Cox Albert Nelson Glen Curl Hugh O'Donnell Gordon R. Dolan C. Osborne James Edmonds J. C. Fernandez Donald A. Randolph Leo Fontenot W. E. Reynolds William RocheU B. D. Foster James Ruth James Gardiner Nathan Gardner Lonnle R. Tickle Jack Gleason Marion C. Vester John Hlnton J. E. Ward 4^ Michael Wayne Lanier, "^ra March 1, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glen A. Lanier, Route 2, Castleberry, Ala. i i•9. t Dwight Dowell Emerson, born April 1, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hurdes A. Emerson, Warrior, Ala. i i t Brenda Faye Sullivan, bora April 22, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stecial C. Sullivan, 949 McGowin Avenue, Prichard, Ala. tit Larry Edwin Emory, born March 5, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey E. Emory, 2505 58th Street, Tampa, Fla. i i 4^ Providencia Ruiz Acabeo, born March 25, i954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Valentin Acabeo, 1646 Madi­ son Avenue, Ne\y York, NY.' i ,i i Verna Lee Street, bora March 31, 1954. Parents, Mr." and Mrs. Vernon D. Street, 915 First Street, Balti* more, Md. i i SID WELFABE SEBVICES i Frances. Raquel Napoleonls, born April 22, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Juliq G. Napoleonls, 185 Scholes ??opkjlyu. KX- rotm PKOBUH IS OUR 8VSINESS �j«ay 14. 1954 • ".'X. SjBEDT THE SEAFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN (Neua obout men In the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SJV Wel­ fare Benefits will be carried in. this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) Heading off the roster of hospitalized Seafarers in my report this week is oldtimer Timothy McCarthy. McCarthy, as you might have suspected, hails from Boston, Mass., but is now in the Staten Island hospital. He entered the early part of May after repatriation. He has a recurrence of ulcer trouble and was feeling pretty low for awhile. His last job was AB aboard the Tagalam. ' Juan Leiba has some stomach trouble himself in the same institution. He was on the Steel Architect of Isthmian before he headed into the Staten Island drydock, but he doesn't mind too much-since he's right around home while convalesc­ ing. Also hailing from New York is Jose Cortes, who last shipped as an- AB on the Marina. He's been drydocked by a double hernia, but is doing fairly well after the operation. He has hopes of getting out in about a week or so. One Seafarer who was recently discharged after a hernia operation was Francisco Antonetti, a Brook­ lyn seaman. IJis last job was on the Suzanne as Chief Leiba Cook, and he hopes to be cooking up a mess of food for the boys on his next ship in the near future. In a rather different vein, there comes news to the Welfare Depart­ ment th,at Marion Lavine, an oldtimer in the Union, has just become the proud father of a bouncing lad. The baby was born April 25, 1954, weighing in at eight pounds at Los Angeles, Calif. Lavine got his book in Mobile back in 1938, when the SIU won in the Gulf. Back to the aiitiseptic and suture division, we find John Zuzov, of Newcastle, Pa., resting comfortably in the hospital after a very difficult time. Machinist aboard the Winter Hill, Zuzov was Injured aboard the vessel and le^t it in the Port of Boston, entraining to New York. After prelimi­ nary examination at the Staten Island hospital, he was refused admittance. However, he was in bad shape and took a cab to another local hospital. The next day he contacted the Welfare Services Department to let them know his condition and ivhereabouts. Welfare picked him up and arranged for his admittance to the USPHS hospital the next day. He was operated on shortly thereafter and is Lavine doing fairly well after much initial trouble. Clarence Dowdy is in the hospital a much wiser man. The galley utility aboard the Steel Fabricator, Dowdy got his hand in the way of the knife when he was cutting some meat, slicing part of his hand, too. Right now the Portsmouth, Va., native is doing fairly well and hopes to be out soon. SEAFARERS Pate Twenty-seTca LOG Imposter Stubs Toe On Union An attempt by a phony to misrespresent himself as an SIU Union representative and get an "in" on a Seafarer's death benefit backfired thanks to the action of the Seafarer's wife, the police of Athens, Pa., and Welfare Services. As a result, when last seen, the phony was headed across the county line ' in the general direction of collection for that purpose. there. New York, mission not a^ccom- In the course of disposal of the Meanwhile, Mrs. McKeel thought plished. Had it not been for a telephone call made to the widow by Welfare Services in headquarters, as part of the standard routine of seeing to it that the families of Seafarers get proper service on their needs, the hoax might have never been detected and the imposter might have pulled off his confidence game at the expense of the de­ ceased Seafarer's family. Electrocuted On Ship The target of the attempt was Mrs. Jean McKeel, widow of Sea­ farer Dorward McKeel, electrician. The latter suffered a fatal accident on the Robin Trent on April 2, when he was electrocuted just as the ship was leaving Weehawken, New Jersey. When the crew notified Welfare Services of the accident, the Union . office assisted in the ar­ rangements, located the deceased Seafarer's gear in the Weehawken police station and handled other necessary routine. A floral wreath was ordered at a local florist on behalf of the crew which took up a case. Welfare Services called up the Seafarer's wife to find if she had gone through all the necessary procedure to collect the death ben­ efit. Mrs. McKeel was astonished to get the call, saying that just 15 minutes before that she had gotten a call from "the union" that a representative was flying out to see her and she should meet him it the airport at 2 PM. After convincing ner that this was really the "unioh" calling, by having her call back the SIU at the telephone number listed in the LOG, Welfare Services told her that the previous call apparently came from an im­ poster. Since it was too late to catch the plane, a Welfare Serv­ ices representa­ tive hopped into his car to drive down to her McKeel home, while Mrs. McKeel was instructed to try to stall the imposter until he got 'Carbon And Valve Job' Done On Seafarer's Ailing Heart FINAL DISPATCH Anne- Co., Va.; burial took place at Riverside Memorial Cemetery, Norfolk, Va. Brother Sorey is survived by his mother, Mrs. James Edward Sorey, PO Box 266, Oceana, Va. Since 1952, he had Kenneth Robert Gumm, 33: sailed from Philadelphia as a Brother Gumm died of peritonitis wiper in the engine department. and a fractured pelvis on June 8, 4^ 4 4 • 1952 in Hammond, Ind.; he was David H. Singleton, 38: On buried in that city's Evergreen April 2, 1954 Brother Singleton Cemetery. died of a heart ailment at the 4" 4" 3^ USPHS Hospital, Seattle, Wash. Dorward McKeel, 43: While the He had joined the Union in New Robin Trent was docked at Pier H York in 1952 and sailed as a cook in Weehawken, NJ, on April 22, and baker. Brother Singleton was 1954, Brother McKeel, who was buried at Mt. Airy Cemetery, Al­ repairing the rheostat, was ac­ legheny County, Pa.; he leaves a cidentally electrocuted. A chief sister, Catherine Falconer, 350 electrician, he joined the SIU in Shaw Aveiyie, Springdale, Pa. Norfolk in 1944. Burial took place .4 4 4 at Bradfort City Memorial Ceme­ William J. Ismail, 29: Brother tery, Luthers Mills, Pa. Brother Small died' of bronchial pneu­ McKeel is survived by his wife, monia on April 1, 1954 at the Jean McKeel of 110 South River USPHS Hospital in San Francisco, Street, Atfiens, Pa.. , Cal. He sailed a's a member of the deck department out of Phila­ . John T. Kelly, Sr., 49:—On April delphia, and had been an SIU mem­ 12, 1954 Brother Kelly died of a ber for the past eight years. heart ailment in New Orleans, La. Brother Small leaves his mother. A steward, he had sailed with the Rose Walton of 679 Magnolia SIU since 1047, from the port of Street, Larkspur, Cal. 4*4 4 New Orleans. He leaves his; wife, Joseph Walters, 56: While the Frances Kelly, 31^.8 Dauphine Warrior was in Moss Harbor, Nor­ Street, New Orleans, La. way,. Brother Walters died aboard 4 4" 4" her of a heart ailment on Febru­ Arnold G. Sorey, 32: Brother ary 15. 1954, An oiler since 1939, Sorey died oh April 13, 1954 as a he bad joined the Union in Mobile. result of a tnick accident In which Brother Walters is survived by his he was involved. The accident oc- wife, Alice Walters,'*^961 Kentucky •4mrrod ^ oa .a ^ highiirsy. .at.Jrjni:ess- mmiu. The deaths of the follovHng Seafarers have been reported to . the Seafarers Welfare Plan and 12,500 death benefits are being paid to beneficiaries. Back on the road to full health again. Seafarer Stanley Swlenckoski chats with Welfare Services Representative Milton Flynn. Rare heart operation was a complete success. Another one of those rare heart operations that is turning up with increasing frequency lately was performed recently on Seafarer Stanley Swlenckoski. As a result, he is now on his way back to full health after tottering on the brink ous heart condition which they be­ for some time. lieve, was aggravated by the Down to 140 pounds and hardly able to walk just before the sur­ gery, Swlenckoski is a healthy 180 today and feeling better than he has for some time. He believes that if it were not for the help he received through the Welfare Services Department and the skill of the operating surgeon he would not have been able to survive. Damaged in Childhood Basically Swlenckoski was suf­ fering from what the non-medical man would call poor valve action. The doctors have told him, he says, that the valve in question was probably damaged during child­ hood by an attack of rheqmatic fever. Whatever the cause, Swlenckoski was appai-ently in good health through the years until he dislo­ cated his shoulder in an accidents in April, 1951. From there, his troubles began. After he had been in the hospital a few months and was still not feeling well, the doc­ tors gave him a thorough goingover and"dlsddvetwi'he had •k'seriv accident. By February of this year, Swienckoski said, he was down to 140 pounds. The discomfort was so great that he couldn't lie 'down and had to sleep standing up. He couldn't walk a block without gasp­ ing for breath, and the medical opinion was that short of special surgery, he wouldn't be able to survive rhuch longer. Repaired Leaky Valve Arrangements were made with the help of Welfare Services to transfer him to Philadelphia where a famous surgeon. Dr. Charles P. Bailey of the Bailey Thoracic Clinic, performed the delicate operation. The surgeon removed three large clots in his auricular chamber and repaired the leaky valve as well as enlarging the valve opening so that it could function efficiently. As a result Swlenckoski has shown a rapid recovery and expects to be able to go b.ick to sea as he put it, "better than I ever was JiefoeeJl WSW.W «« « perhaps she had better notify the local police of the whole affair. The chief of police was informed of what happened and immediately made arrangements to shadow the phony on his arrival. When he got to the local airport, Mrs. McKeel was not waiting for him, so he called her at her house. She said that she told him she wasn't feeling well and couldn't meet him. Subsequently, she said, the police reported that he called a number in New York City and asked if it was alright to spend taxi fare to go to the McKeel house. Permission was granted from an unknown source at the other end of the wire, and the phony headed for the McKeel home under close surveillance by the local police. When he got to the house, Mrs. McKeel said, he no longer claimed he was a Union representative but said he was a "friend" and "ship­ mate" of McKeel's. The first thing he asked for was the "Union in­ surance policy." Although posing as a seaman, he was ignorant of the fact that the Union Welfare Plan is self-administered, and there is no insurance policy in the con­ ventional sense to cover' the death benefit. Then, Mrs. McKeel continued, the man broke out some papers which looked like legal documents and asked her to sign them right then and there. She stalled him around and asked him if he couldn't leave the papers overnight so she could study them and see what she was signing. The man said that he couldn't possibly do that. She went to the phone and called a local attorney whom she ^ knew. He advised her not to sign anything on the spot. As the conversation went on, with Mrs. McKeel's daughter pi-esent and a local policeman con­ cealed in a spot where he could hear everything, the phony be­ came increasingly nervous. He was unable to show any credentials, he couldn't identify McKeel's picture from among other photos and in other ways contradicted himself considerably. Finally he decided that the best course was to get out of the house fast. He took off luckily for him before the Welfare Sei-vices repre­ sentative arrived, and headed east­ ward as fast as he could go. �SEAFARERS jfiV' • V ^ OFFICIAl OBGAN OP TH E S E Af AR E R S I NTE R N ATI O N AL U N I o M . ATLANTIC AND GULF D I S T R I C T * > A FI L" 1^ I pil»ilplw <1 1 ... - s-'T: 1 1 A Jr . t; k i"A I •i'. • ' 'i Yi' Headquarters book­ keeping staff keeps complete records of oil income and expendi­ tures by the Union. Modern electric book­ keeping machines re­ duce possibilities of er­ ror, moke for speedy handling. Elected membership committees take week­ ly and quarterly audits of Union's funds and re­ port to full membershipw All findiiclal reports ore posted on bulletia boards for examination by the membership in all ports. I; &:•' fiir mi i k-: . Certified public ac­ countants make exam­ inations of financial records quarterly from W" r' •• -' '' fihancial records. All expenditures must be dpjprdved' by the membership and checked by elected mejnbershlp committees. Bjeginning with the issuance of a dues receipt by the patrolman and continuing on through all the bookkeep- » V~ '' tM • V-' • One of the cornerstones of the Union Is a yigi|ant check on the disposal of every dues dollar. To assure complete safeguards over finances the SlU has dn effi­ cient bookkeeping and auditing system backstopped by an J. a straight cmcl pdrrow path undpr constant surveilldi^e^^^^^ &:?• - S^A;- t;' -• , I't'" ••' n; �•:v ^v .^•r \..-*.'»t Unclaimed Pay Due From Misiissippi Shipping Co. NAMB . AMOUNT Abadle, JosepH A.'....t .94 10.46 Abadte, Sidney Acevedo, Rafael ;> 13.21 .36 Ackisi, Jamee '•...i Acusla, Mack J : 3.16 Adams, met : 15.70 3.94 Adams, Jamet Adams, Jamas P. ....... 63.57 6.13 Adams. J. F Adams. James J; ^..'... 49.12 4.72 Adams, John R. ....... .62 Adamson, Harry Addison, James C. ..;.i 17.33 1.45 Addison. Walter .07 Addison, WlUis R. .... Aderhold, Fred . . S 15.19 Adklns. Frank' .. A7... 57.89 Aeofl. Therlot J 15.31 A^ol, Bertram 12.93 Aherns. Albert D 11.91 Aiiviworili, Wendell ... 3.94 Aker. Sam L. . si ';. 11J5 AkerlcUei h. .'i _J.88 Alberto. Mario ........>< 10.66 45.34 Albright. David ...... .28 Albury. Charles ..... 3.88 Alcocer. Fcrtiando ... 1.75 Alder, Henry G 11.01 Aldrldge, Elvin O, .. 6.40 Alelmarano, Joe1.21 Aleslan. Alford . ..,. 12.15 Alevizo, James'G. .., 3.77 . Alexander. A. 3.55 Alexander. Alvin 11.01 Alexander. Mtlford E. 1.00 Alfonso. Joseph F. ... Alkire. .): mes C 139.00 1.21 Allaln. Edgar M 13.50 AUaro, Joseph E. ... 14.46 AUeman. CamiUe ... 5.39 Allen, Arlie E 4.83 Allen. A. G Allen. Georsje A 2.25 35.08 Allen. George A 1.24 Allen. Jack F 4.51 Allen. James .54 Allen, James T 1.16 Allen, Raymond ... t 0.24 Alleva. William AMgoler, I'lormont P...;. 4.42 . 121.24 Allison. Blair .!. i • 1.50 Allison. Ian T. .. . 15.88 Allman, Blain . 15.12 Alonzla. S. ....' . 47.59 Alpaugh, K. H . 14.96 Alpedo, Salvatore . 61.34 Alsobrook, J. R. Alston, .lames ....w;..w„ . 2347 Alston, Robert ...s..... 15.83 .85 Alt, Donald .38 Alvarez. Asaac L . .29 Alvarez, Francisco . 63.15 Alvarez, Valentin 3.37 Amacher, Robert R, ... 7.09 Amacher. Robert ....... . 5.85 Amador. Raoul . 1.63 Amass, Herbert . 10.10 Amerault, Ed . 10.53 Ames, Omar O. .97 Ames, Omar . 33.11 Anderogg. Fred T . 60.54 Andersen, Alfred Andersen, Henry R. .... 17.88 5.89 Andersen. Lawrence .... . 16.01 Andersen. Sigurd . 23.11 Andersen. WUliam . 10.94 Anderson. Axel . 2.05 Anderson. Ervin Anderson, George E. ... 15.19 1.31 Anderson, George E. .... .50 Anderson. George H. ... . 3.08 Anderson, Karl . 2.47 Anderson, K'-rk L, ..... . 1.43 Anderson, Kirk . 15.83 Anderson. L. D. .99 Anderson, Sigmund .... . 3.02 Anderson, Uno 1.31 Anderson. Vincent H. ... 9.20 Anderson. Vincent H. .,, 6.53 Anderson. Wm. . ..... 6.89 Anderson. WiUlam J.... 6.08 Anderson. William P. .. 1.00 Andreassen, H : 2.99 Andreshak. Alex 7.22 Andrews, Carroll H. ... 2.11 Andrews, Chester M. .. 25.47 Andrews. C. M. Jr 61.52 Anglolillo, Frank 5.56 Anglin, Joseph 1.89 Annal, J 5.70 Anthony. W. 57.19 Antlll, Allen 2.65 Antonousky, John 18.82 Antonsen, John A Apalopoulos. Clrilos ... 75.26 7.72 Archibald, Manuel 13.72 Ard, Dwlght 15.98 Ardoln, Evlt 185.68 Arena, Louis L 16.96 Arellanes, Jack W 3.70 Arenella. A Arledge, George D. ... 66.03 3.45 Arllnghaus, Harold ...• 1.75 Armstrong, James 1.72 Armstrong, James. .... 4.16 Arneson, Anton Arnold. Joe C. 70.88 Arnold. Robert 2.36 Arrlngton, Delbert .... 3.01 Arthfer. Paul . , ; 6.07 Arroyo. Amedeo R. ... 33.46 Arzamendl, Joaquin .., 2.14 Askew. Wm. D. ...;.. 64.49 5.14. Asplund, Richard ...... 5.19 Atkins. Thomas W 6.26 Atlschaffe. Joe .47 Atwell. Raymond t 18.71 Aubert. Colden A 3.32 Aublan. Paul 1.00 Aubrey. Charles E 37.33 Audler. Olive C 2.29 Auer, Eugene W 2:72 Aulbury. Charles 3.20 Auman, James .98 AumlUer, Robert J. .... 4.88 Aver. Eugene W, ...... 7.77 Avers. Arveds E. 36.74 Ayers, Frank E 1.45 Avery. Emmett L. 3.88 Avey. WlUlam R. ..i... 3.85 Ayers. Presten 1.47 Aylar, Albert A Babcock. J. G oBDltt. Babttt. itonaia Ronald 00.38 140 lJU AMOUNT NAMB 12.55 Bagdomas, John R. Raggett,. Milton • .. • 10.43 2.48 Bahn, Charles F. ,. • • • • Bahr, David A. .... • s • • 17.36 1.21 Bailey, Samuel A, . . .'a . 8.81 Bailey, Samuel A. .. • • • s Baker. Harrison B. a a,a a 29..3a .69 Baker. J. D. * .a •a a Baker, McCleveland a a • a 14.51 Balcicrson, aames P, a a a 22.93 Bales, • George L. .. a a a a 23.39 1.01 a aa a Bales, James 2.99 Ballday. Johnny P. . sees Ballance. Ode M. ., a a a a 13.32 Ballard, Wm. R. ... ease 28.88 7.94 sees Balliet, H. T .97 Balmy, James T. ..> a a a a 8 30 Banlgan, John J. ...> e a a'e .56 Banks, Freddie ; . .. a a a a A.52 Bankston. Claude Jr. a a a 1.48 ' a aa a Bankston, Edgar 1.96 1 » a a e Barbarin, Jules '.. 7.82 Barbee, Robert .. . a'a' a a Barbler, P. ..... 1 a a a a 11.15 Barbier. Llvlo V. • a a a a' 26.10 Barbosa. John .... • a a a a' - 4.69 8.78 > aa aa Barfoosa. Roy ' Barfleld, John ... I a a a a . 45.04 Barlezo., Fllemore 1 f a a a - 4.00 1.78 Barllzo, 'Felimon 1.16 Bernard, Ferinand • ; a aa 84.17 Barnes, Edward T. 1 a a a a 5.32 . a a a'a Barnes, J. V 3.04 Baron, Henry .... > a a a a.99 Barlow, Albert ., 1 a a a a 1.60 . a a a a Barnes, Ed. R. Barnes, Eugene P. a a a a 90.99 16.20. aaa BarnhiU, Darrell .37 ^ a a Bnrnoth, Alfonse Barraco, Joseph .. a a a- a . 1.00 2.93 Barras, Stanley J. > a 4 a e 11.86 Barrlal, Robert .. 3.38 Barron, Guy E. . > a a a a .67 Barron, Patrick .. • a a a a > aa aa .02 Barron, Wm Barry, Desal .... 9. . a a. 73.90 4.71 Bartol, Jr., Edwin Wa.a 20, Barton, Ben. 10.43 Bartorl, blmltri .. 6.86 Berwick, James . > a a a a 9.84 Basar, M. C .1.19, Basch, Joe 1.64 Basco, Jessie .,., .98 Bashaw, Roger .. > a a a a Bashore, F. D.... • s a a a 14.03 1.03 Bass, David 1.89 > aa a a Bass, R. C r. .. 56.73 5.91 Da . a AO 00 tlSy.SfO. Batson, James .01 Batson. Ch-s. W. .. Battaglla, Joseph ,.• a a a a 11.17 .Rattle, James C. ...> a a a a 13.94 Bc'.udlne, Armand ..1 a a a a .52.08 Babrera, Reginal ..a a a a e^ 3.90 3.93 Bauter, George R. .i a a a a IJK) Baxter, Merton D. ,a a e a a 2.95 Bazlle. Erneat 4.34 a.a a a Beall, Edwin F .28 a aa aa Beasley, E. M Beasley, Glen M. , .a a a a a 265.00 Beasley, James T. .a a a a a 11.21 1.15 Beaumont, R. ....a a a a a 5.91 Hechtold, Vernon ,.a a a e e .82 Bechtel, Rex S. ... 1.75 Beck, Anthony C. . 1.92 Beck, R. E. .......a a a a a 6.25 Becker, Edward .., 1.42 aa a a a Beckwlth, J. E 1.15 Bedard, George ...a a a a a 6.38 a aa ae Bednowskl, F Beech, Rowland K. a a a 12.23 . 10.83 • a a a a Beech, Rowland ... 7.85 Bees, Alexander R. a a a a 2.36 a aa aa Begen, T • 30.33 Bell, Clarence E. . 7.78 aa aa a Bell, Eddie L 2.88 Bell, Edmond P. .. 00 aOO aa a a a Bell, James 16.06 Bell, Roy 5.39 Bell, Traves ....a a a a a Bellonde, Harold L.a a a a 18.05 2.84 Belsen, F. C 2.37 Benenate, Nathan Jj. .. 11.19 Bengert, Benj. C. , Bennett, Guy •.... 4.92 1.62 Bennett, James T. . 20.00 Bennett. Paul 18.93 Bennett, Roger .... 35.89 Benolt, Kenneth 1.47 Benson, Thomas R. .... 7.57 Bentley, J. F. H. ..,.... Benson, F. F ..... 3.20 7.93 Benton, Fred 68.74 Benz, Charles 1.00 Berg, Arthur H . 1... Berger, David ......... 10.42 7.07 Berger, William ..,,..... Bergeron, Elra ..... 37.89 Berlowltz, Morris ....... 10.88 Bernal, A .. •.. 2.97 9.39 Berry, Lawrence F, .... Berry, Merlin V. ., 1.78 9.94 Berthhold, Frank ., Bertram, F. W. ..... 1.28 Bender, Raymond ., *... 10.93 1.80 Beuk^laar, Jacob' ..,.... Beuker, Kemp ..... 5.64 .94 Beutgen, John ..... 1.96 Beverly, Von. Lech . Bewlg, Leroy C. ... 22.78 7.76 Bibeau, Joseph ......... 6.76 Bice, James R; 3.72 Blehl, James .^... ..... Bllboa, Ramon ....,.... • 25.69 Blllltor, Woodrow . ..... 17.02 2.20 BlUo, Carlos E. .. .80 Billot, Joseph ..,...... .50 Blnnar. C. E. a . • .. .34 Bioado, Frank ,........ 2.20 Bird, Leroy W. ... Bird, Wm. •.... 2.14 BlrdhUl, Jack 5.40 1.70 Blrdsall, Charles . Blrdwell, George P. .... •1.25 Bishop, Henry ........ .28 Bishop, Henry- ;; i..... 5.20 Bishop. Silas ..... 22.54 Blvlns, Auman ........ 5.80 Bjork, Kenning ....•... 1.45 Black, Harry A. ... 14.44 4.83 Black. Robert .......... Black. F. Robert ...... 46.60 Black. W. ..... .98 Blackford, Ralph ...... 16.38 Blackledge. Thomas L. .. 64.96 6.87 Blackman, Benson W... Blackman. Edward G. .. 48.30 6.08 Blackman. Joyce . Blackwell, Francis ,.,. 11.16 '18.18 Blaine. A1 ouiine. zu .• NAM! AMOUNT Bkmcnard. Peter ..... 10.80 Blanchard. Richard F... 170.57 Blanchett, Harvey ld.79 Blake, Jack B 8.78 Blamco, David 27.53 Blanchard. Joseph 7.34 Blanchard, Leslie S. .... 1.16 Blanehette, Robert 2.02 Bland, Dewey E. ...... 2.B4 Blank, Joseph 1.16 Blaylock, John '63.54 Blicka, P. 1.80 Bllkert, Fred 3.22 Bliss, Herbert C 12.40 Blondln, > eorge P Bloodwbrth, John B. ... 2.79 Bloon, Louis B 11.92 Blultt, John J .83 Blumlo, David 1.49 Boblnski. Edw 2.60 Boernfi-, J'avl F 12.U4 Bogard, Frank 4.08 Bogg.s, Har !l<l W 9.:'.9 Bogrand, -Roy R 8.63 Boiling, WllUam 4.41 Bollinger, Louis 1.47 Bond, Benjamin 8.64 Bonds. Monor C 7.87 . Bonneau, 4.71 Bonnett, Robert R 1.16 Book. Frederick . 19.27 Bocker, illyrv n T 8.''4 Boone, Charles M 7.20 Boone, James R 1.25 Booth, 'Alton R 23.02 Boozer, Samuel 5.78 Boqulst, John W 10.55 Bordeau, Dewey 1.00 Borden, Pershing 2.55 Boreros. Edward 13.40 Boreros, F.-l 145.04 Bor^es, Roberto 2.16 Borges, Roberto 1.62 Borgstead, Lawrence ... 2.78 Borkwuski, F 42 Boroskl, George 11.96 Borsage, A. P 1.47 Boss, Richard D 16.98. Boss, Richard D 10.47 Boswell. Howard 94 Bottazzl, Fausto 1.70 Bougeols, Octa've 2.33 Boudreaux, Alexis R. .. 7.11 Boudreaux, Charles .... 4.43 Boudreaux, E. J: Jr 41.44 Boudreaux, Paul 1.92 Bourdonny, Louis 7.71> Bourgeois, Octave S. ... 32.71 Boucher, Joseph 10.84 Boudreau, Omer 15.53 Bourrilllon. Douclas ... 45.'4 Boutweer, WlUlam M. .. .28 Bove, John H 26.04 Bowes, Wm. T. 17.35 Bowers, ..oseph B. 4.91 Bowles, John 1.43 Bowley, Robert R 3.36 Bowman, Lriand 6.13 Boyti, Chas. 7.08 Boyd, Ralph S 5.75 Boyd. Roy 1.93 Boyer, P. J .03 Boyett, Russel N 134.50 Boyette, Doyle H 7.31 Braden, Charles. , 25.90 Bradley, Charles A 7.88 Bradley, Dewey b 5.51 Bradley, Joe T. 5,42 Brady, Durwood T. .... 90.76 Brady, George ...' 1.40 Brady, John 23.'4 Brady Pat J .92 Brady, Paul 17.86 Brady, Robert B 8.21 Brands, Henry 8.11 Brannan, James C 11.20 Brannlgan, V. L. 17.24 Bramca, Wm. G 6.76 Brannon, D. L. W 28 Brannon, Ermon 1.96 Brantley, Edgar J 76 Brantley, Wm. S 84.31 Brashier, Elton W 6.28 Brassfleld, WilUam 1.81 BrassweU, James W, .., 7.22 Brauer, Milton 1.00 Brault, Raymond 3.84 Braun, Jauchlne 0. 7... 2.00 BrazeU, D 37 BrazU, Irvln 6.96 Breaux, Chas. P. 4.21 Breaux, Earl G 7.33 Breeden, Rufus 9.23 Breedlove, Leon 368.26 Breedlove, Leon J., Jr.. 229.40 Breeze, George B. 23.83 Brendel, Mack D 2.23 Brennan, Francis 2.12 Brennan, John ' 11.82 Brennan, Timothy 13 07 Breuwer, Roelof 1.92 Brewer, Howard L 3.73 Brewer, Jaihes E 98 Brlant, Louis P 4.41 Bridges,. Ira C 4.67 Brlghtwell, Melvln .... 6.61 Brlgnac, L. L 1.42 Briguera, Gregorio .... 2.93 Brllhart, Leslie 9.36 Brinson, Edward 21.98 Brltan. Alex ;.... 10.90 Brltt, Fred 8.28 Broadus, Jerry 7.56 Brock, Charlie L 9.03 Brock, Rdbert L 11.51 Brock, William Jr 24.19 Bronica, Wm.. C 1.04 Bh-onldelsbo', E 10.38 Brooks, Arthur R 81.01 Broom, Robert W 36 Btbussard, Alvln 3.56 Broussard, Louis W 35.04 Brown. Carl W 2.53 Brown, G 20.86 Brovm, Edison 06 Brown, George ..' 2.88 Brown, Gordoil 1.01 Brown. Grady 3.56 Brown, Harold C 77 Brown, H. M. 18.20 Brown, Harold W 11.18 Brown, Jack 68.76 Brown. James R... 12.27 Brown, J. E 2.97Bro-wn. L.vle E 2.08 Brown, R. 2.64 Brown. Richard L..' 7.56 Brown. Robert A....... 23.30 Brown, WllUam H 2.42 Brown, Wm. P. ........ 1.42 Browne. O. W,., 2.36 Browning. Ballard ..... 15.99 Browning. Eldon 45.31 Browning. W. G. ...... 8.11 n .• ,r. "f^, 'ri'> i •:- ..v-f SEAFARERS^ LOG Vol. XVI, No. 10 NAMB . AMOUNT Bruce. Elon 45 Bruce, William T 10.60 Brunle, DavU H. 2.95 Bruzdziriskl, • Walter C.. .08 Bryant, Cor. . .... . .j,:.'. 1.63 Bryant, John E. ...i...2.20 Bryant, James A. 7.59 Bryant, Thomas .V..... 2.42 Buchanan, James ,i..1.24 Buchanan. Mack, .....V.' 9.75 Buck, Alton 1.91 Buck, Lin E. ..... ,1?9.21 Buckley, Edward R...i. 2.02 Buckley, Joseph 2.88 Buckley, Thomas J 12.62 Buclcner, Henry 38.71 Bu'ger. Arthur 43.21 Bulger, Arthur 152.60 Bumatay, Leonard 2.54 Bumatay, Leon 0 2.10 Bumbass, Herbert M.... 7.73 Bunch, Charles J 15.89 Bunn, James E 17.31 Burrs, Frederick. Jr.... 11.49 Burch, George -3.84 Burch. WlUlam R 10.26 Burger. Voyd B 63 Burgeron, Hoyt 1.47 Burham, C. E 1.04 Burg, John M BJSO Burge, Ralph J 3.35 Burkhardt, Herbert N... 5.42 Bur'ey, Willard J 2.16 Burley, Willard J 13.34 Burnett, Wm 2.00 Burnett. Leslie 2.00 Burnham. 'Jesse J 35.91 Bums, W 5« Burnslde, Warren H .59 Burrls, George ........ 4.05 Bursey, H. 5.94 Burton. H. E. . 2.71 Burton. Raymond 24.36 Busclglio. Gaetano T 38.39 Buser, Charles H - 3.93 Bush. Afton 4.90 Bush. Leonard H 8.07 Busslneau. Joseph 5.43 Buterakos. Thomas G... 5.00 Butler. John 7.74 Butler. Roert L 4.75 Butler. Thomas D 73 Butler, Shirley 5.81 Butts. WiUlam H 2.30 Buzabewskl, Joseph 94 Byers, Max . ' 8.13 Bvrc, Leroy W 49 Byrne, Daniel F 7.88 Byrnes, Robert B 3.30 Byrnlng, Harvey L..,... 8.07 •. • 1.04 Cadigan. J e•s 26.42 Cahill. Clyde Cailler. Leonard J... • • • 83.67 Cailiet, Wllbert F.... • • t 79.83 5.07 Cain, Harry •• e Caimf, .losenh • Calseiv Solly « . • 57.21 Calsmia, John 1 • » • 6.03 Cildeir.y. Anthony B. 7.85 Caldwell, Bogaxi ... • . • 49.65 .03 Calhoun. John Callaway, Herman . , , , 33.48 2.37 CalHas, G •.e Caloptakas, Theo. ... • • • BM 7.77 Calson, Follct L •• e Camel, Amos • • • 2.88 2.16 Cameron, Ross Camn. Auden Z. ...4 » t • 16.64 7.39 Campbell, James .... • e • 7.09 Campbell, N. 0 •• e Campbell, Roy • • • 5.64 4.84 Campbell. 'Vln^ent R., . • • 3.94 Campbell, Walter .. • • • ,99 Campfleld, James ... • .« Canales, Servando .. t • • 14.14 4.56 Canard, James 4. e 3.05 Cannon, Lionel J.... • • • 2.90 Cantlne, Clarence C.. t • • 6.86 Cantrell, Richard, D. • « • . • • 5.61 Cap, Daniel W. 13.65 Capado. F.austlno H.. . e Capltano, V ... 1.00 6.26 Capo, Anlonio •e e 19.31 Capo, Antony •s • Caporale, Alfred ... • « s 58.78 1.01 Caputo, Nicholas ... » • e 1.14 Carabbocan, F e. • 4.00 Carne.v, Kenneth ... , , , .84 Carathansls. A. E.... « • e' 55.63 •s • Carden. Stokes 5.68 Carey, Charles D.... , , , Carglte. C. W. • • • 1.42 6.65 Carhume, Pasquale . • • • Carlsen, Chris • . • 312.78 3.88 Carlson, C. F • .10 Carlson, Hennlng C.. . . e « . • 18.00 Carlson, John A 6.01 Carmlchael, Homer S. • • • 74.91 Carney, Lee O Carolan, John • • • 4.43 7.88 Carpenter, Frederick. • • • Carpenter, J. J • • • 36.93 e • • 104.93 Carr, Edward J Carr, Lawrence R.... e • . • 1.45 Carr, Lev . • • 8.39 .58 Carragan, Warren L.. . . e 2.33. C^rraso, Manuel .... » • • 3.84 Carrasco, Robert .... • e e 9.75 Carraway, WUliam . • * e 1.16 Carregal. Sebastian . • • a Carreo, Felix .. . ... • • « 74.68 Carrier, George C. . see 10.84 14.64 Carrilo, R. B ee e 2.62 see Carroll, Wm 9.39 See Carroll, Wm. R 2.14 Carrothers, John C... e e e 3.00 see Carruth, Lester 3.92 Carson, Forest L. ... e e e CarsweU, James .... see 10.13 7.22 Caruso. Antonio S. . . . e Carter. Barney A.... . e • 16.99 Carter. Cassle B. Jr.. • • e 42.72 1.20 Carter. Dudley Jr.... e e e 9.29 Caruso. Arthur M.... e e e 24.64 e e b" Caruso, Joseph 4.12 see Carver, Lester J . Carver, Roy M. ... e • • 101.80 6.39 ee e Cary. K. A Casanova, Bay H; ... e e e 25.75 37.52 see Casas. Herman 58 e e ea Cascino. J .62 • ee Case. R. C. .10 Casey. Alfred H. ... ee. 11.36 Casey. James ee e 14.55. ee e Casmo. Vincent 3.22 Casplto. Antonio .... see Cassas. Herman H,' .. e e • 33.68 Casso. Gerald N. .... e e e 82.74 Caaso, Llnyd-i--.A 1>2B .91 Castaln. Robert E. . see May 14. 1954 Sopplemont AMOUNT NAME NAMB AMOUNT _ 3.70 Copado. Mike Castanzo. Carl 6.07 3.07 • at Cope. James CasteUon, Jose 9.35 21.84 I# a • Cope. Salem P Cas'dUo, Thomas 4.43 62.48 Copland. Edward ... Castro, Ed, ........ .97 6.36 Copping. William .,.> • a . Catalano, Ebbllte 7.92 41.68 Corbert. R. C Cates, Howard B 34.77 Corley. Norman D. ..i • . . 12.41 Cathcart. Paul 42.06 2.20 Corli.s, James T. .... • a . Cathcart, Roy L 2.00 2.93 Corlis. James ' a a• Cathrlne, Theo . .98 3.90 Cormier. Elmer .... Cato. Oscar T 30.27 Correa, Franci-s .1. .- a a ! 5.78 Cauble. Lewis F 03 Corrlg.an, Edward T. a • a 18.72 Caughlln. Clyde M 1.06 Coryell. Royal >. a a .84 Causey, John P 34.54 225.44 Cosmo. Vincent a aa a Cgvagnafa, W. B 2.86 20.88 Cospcr, J.onnie a. . • Cavunaugh, Thomas ... 15.53 2.49 Cosllan. Robert E. ..» a a . eavis, Seldel E. 168.28 .54' Cosie'io, .iain;i • a a • Cawley, Joseph 4..59 Costcllo. Joseph A. .» a a • 11.09 Ceccata, Eugene .96 6.3tr Costillo, Rozclllo ... a • • • CecU, Andrew B. J. .... 2.39 1.98 Couchlin, C'has. P. . Celestlne, Oblce 70 .99 Cousins. Walter ....• a • • Cerda. J. J 5.35 1.74 'Cowell, Earl a... Chal, Das R 3.22 aa .2IS Cox. C. A Chal, Joe 5.93 a.97 I • aa Cox. Edward L ChaUklas. S. G 78.81 Cox. Elroy .98 > a • a Chambers, Gordon 111.38 1.9a Cox. L. aa a a Chambers, Gordon 7.55 Cox. Law. M aa a • a.9S Chambllss, Paul K 1.00 Cox, Thom-'S a aa a 11.28 Champenols, J. F 71 .oa Cox. Wm. H i a a •" Champion, Plato 6.07 Craddock, Douglas t a e a 4.53 Champlln, George W. .. 9.82 Cradick. Howard D. • at. 2.58 Chance, Robert 6.53 Crates, Earl 53.53 .a.a Chandler, Albert L 18.51 Crane, Thomas . .. . a ; • 8.63 Chandler, George 5.11 Crawford. A. S. Jr. • • a a 1.89 Chandler, Worshan 4.29 Crawford, Fess .. • . a a 3.48 Chapell, Henry 2.53 Crawford, Leo a.a 40.18 Chaplin, Maurice M. ... 5.26 Crawford, Stanley E,• a a .63 Chapman, Byron 3.67 15.59 Creedon. WlUlam ... Chapman, Thomas A. .. 48.04 1.00 Creel. J, P • a a a Chapman, Walter A. ... 7.55 Creel, Robert . ....I a a a 1.00 Charpentier. C 49 f'rcppon, .lohn H. ... a a a 13.53 Charrlon. Richard E. ... 2.95 Creppon, .1. H > a a a 1.89 Chase. H. 8.11 Crows. Oliver J. ...a a a a 4.98 Cbason. Bern 2.53 Crlspen. William ...• a a a 49.75 Chavanel. Albert 50 Cristaldi. Michael S. 2.00 Chee. Choy Lol 7.25 Crlstaldi. Michael S... a a a 4.00 Chee. Choy Lot 11.98 6.68 Croft. Ernest .a *a ChekUn. Peter 2.40 Crosby. (Jeorge W. , 4.47 a a aa Chen". Cheung S 22.51" Crosby. George . ... 4.00 Cheng. Cheun S 3.22 Crosby, Russell M. .. 2.08 Cheramie. Jack B 1.00 .01 Crosland, C. W. aa a a Chesna, Chester 21.67 Croto. Edward P. . 5.49 . aa a Chiavetta. Francisco ... 1.00 Croto, Robert E. . . aa 3.04 Childress. S. C 7.86 Crouford. Benjamin .64 Chin, Wong Han 18.02 Crowe, Alga B. a a a a 19.41 Chiotls. Evanee .... 9.74 Crowley. .lohii .... a a a a 81.48 Chlsholm. Audley R. .. 11.56 Crowley, Joseph .. a a . a 8.13 Cbltty, Eugene 25.80 Crowell. S. C aa aa 8.37 Chorvo. Donald '0 Crowley, Eugene .. 2.02 a aa a Chrlstal. George G. .... 20.92 Ciu/. .luan .\. G. .. a a a a 2.16 Christian, Aloy 14.45 Cuccin. Jacob 4.35 aa aa Christian, D. H. Jr 1.42 Cuccia, Ray K 62.57 aa aa Christian, E. 5,93 Cuenca. Benito .... a a a a 1.10 Christian, John W 10.08 Cueria. .ins 2.08 aa a a Christian, Walter W. .. 2.04 Cuevas. R. E .95 aa a a Christian, Walter W. ... 2.93 3.49 Culbertson. T. G. .. a a a a Christiansen. Calvin .... 2.84 5.18 Culotta. S. E. ... a a » a Christiansen. Wm. F. .. 4 05 Culpepper, Clyde .. a a a a 16.39 Christiansen, G. A 18.05 Cumbic. HarMd E. .. aa aa •97 Christy, Charles W 5.89 8.59 Cummlngs. C. H. .. a a a a Chrystal, James W 11.48 Cunningham, S. G. aa a a 13.60 Church. James R. ... 2.02 CurlPlI, Francis A. • a.a 97.40 Ciccoiiantl, Francis H. -. 2.05 2.1.48 CTirr.-^n. .Tohn a aa a Clair. Dean J 81 2.95 Curry. Horace .... a a a a Clark. Arthur S 3.95 Curtis, Roy E 10.24 aa a a Clark. Courtney, A. ... 3.93 Curtis. Roy E. .... a a a a 3.29 Clark, Courtney A 12.36 .82 Cu.sack. ' Austin .... a a a a Clark, F. L. 95 1.14 Cutshall, Arth. aa aa Clark, Gerald .......... 16.19 Clark. Harry F 2.45 Clark, Harry F., Jr. ... 57.72 Clark. H. M 1.00 Clark, James P. .. 6.15 Clark, TerrlU 49.81 3.35 Dafermo, Armando ... . C'ark, Thomas S 6.95 Dafm.s. Dcm. . 1.97 Clark, Thomas S. Jr. .. 14,05 Da.eley, Louis . -1.71 Clark, Henry V. A 04 4.05 Dailey, Harold .... . Clark, Clifton E 4.64 Dalcourt, Charles R. .. . 2.33 Clarke, David L 1.01 Daleney. Leo E. . ... 2.08 Clary, Dallas R 2.43 . 2.95 Dallas. Thomas Claude, Albert 1.96 Dalman, Gordon E. ... . 10.04 Clausen, D. E ^79 Daly. Mich 'cl P . 52.30 Clayton, Marion E "9 Daly. Joseph G . 11.62 Clayton, H. D. 94 Dambrlno, James D. .. . 11.16 Clegg, William .; 11.75 D'Ambrosia. Nicola E. . 18.78 Clement, Alton J 80 Damerest, James 1.69 Clevenger, Lyie D 10.57 Drmhaye. S . 10.75 Clifford, U. B 14.53 Damm. Paul . 8.11 Cline, belmer 14."8 7.78 Danaher. James A. ... . Clokey, Robert B 1.28 Dancy. E. J .01 Coats, Calvin 4.41 Daniel, B. . 27.24 Coats, Cloise .4.... 21.33 , Danos. Robert ........ . 2.68 Coats, J. W 59 38 Danton, J.nmes J .97 Cobb, Clarence W 102.11 Danzey, Clotls A . 1.04 Cobb, Harlen 4 96 Danzey. Clcrrs . 2.47 Cobb, Jake 3.85 Dao, Wong K 1.00 Coddlngton, Milton ..... .30 Dao, Wong K . 2.00 Coe. Joseph W ~.. 3.87 .93 Darenburg. Whitney ... Cogglns, Wm 5.89 Darling. CecU H. . 16.61 Cohen, Jay C .5 87 Davenport, 1. S. . .. : 2.28 Cohoon, Earl H 80.71 Davenport, J. P. S. ... . 6.94 Cole, C. R 1.47 Davenport, J. W. F.... . 11.23 Cole, Everett 10.27 David, A. J . 1.68 Coleman, Gordon C 22.92 David, John J . 2.43 Coleman, Wm. N 2.12 Davidson. Ralph .97 Coles, Albert L 03 Davis. .Alvin . 334.26 Colgan. John T 14.58 Davis. Charles P 3.88 Collier, Ralph 3.50 Davis, Earl J 6.74 ColUer. Harry L 71 Davis, Frederick V. ... . 34.87 ColUgan, James 7.39 Davis, George W , 77.16 ColUns, B. •. 3.20 Davis, Gordon L . 2.97 ColUns. C. 0 1.89 Davis, Harold A . 7.95 CoUlns. Elmer L 18.82 Davis. Herbert W. ... . 2.16 Collins, Floyd C 52.44 Davis, Herert W 3.48 CoUlns, George 73' . 5.44 Davis, J. H Collins. H. D 27.42 . 2.36 Davis, J. W CoUins. H. T 9.89 Davis, .Tames R . 12.65 Collins. Joseph 9.88 Davis, James W. 9.53 CoUlns. Volley 2.85 5.63 Davis, John Colpe, Juan A 65.68 Davis, Oscar T . 11.79 Colucci. Michael A. ... 5.92 . 11.34 Davis, Ralf Combs, Claude F 5.08 Davis, Robert . 2.37 Comeaux, Alvln 30.69 Davis, Rodry C .59 Connaughton, Frank ... .43 . 5.94 Davis, Ross Conillin, Frank M 10.37 Davis, Roy E . 98 84 Conner. Stephen 3.39 .02 Davis. Thomas Conner. John B 1.28 . 41.17 Davis. T. G. or F . 3.39 Conners. Thomas J 141.65 Davis, WUUam G Conrad. Jos 20.07 Davis, Wm. J. . 15.04 . 8.15 Conrad, Joseph 2.36 Davis, William J Constantino, Enrique ... 16.52 Davis. Wm. T . 42.94 . 9.69 Contresas, Juan 12 81 Davis, Wilson Davison, A. C . 18.01 Cook, Calvin L 67 Day, Charles P 4.05 Cook. D. T. 2.36 53 Day, Sidney Cook, J. D. 7.08 De Almeida. Jose ..... . 17.46 Cook. M. C. 20.75 . 5.42 Dean. Damon R Cook. Richard D 2.20 Dean, Marcus .23 Cook, Robert ... 1.10 Dean. Sterling 4.06 Cooper, Charles 1..53 Dearmond. R. B . 1.47 Cooper. Clarence H. .... 6.96 De Bautte. Ernest .... . 9:10 Cooper. Clarence H 96 JI2 De Busschare. E. Cooper. Ed. 8.25 Decker. Curtis G^..,.. Cooper. Ed. E. • 4.32 - Ceopier. JackieAi J.. vjteele.'Shaded De Couloder. J. R . UBB Cooper. V. B. fT. 13.81 I• • • 1. « • �SEAtARERS Paee S—Tw« l« ; >• . : .v,: _ I » .•ih". k'tl'- f? • If. • S '' " iP AMOUNT NAMB ... . 3.29 Deforest, Albat .94 De Forest, Albert ... ... 16.05 Degal, Conrad W. Jr. l.OO De Gonge, Dom 55.07 .Deheza, Angelis Z. . 12.90 Dehmer, Louis J. ... De La Cerda, L. A. .... 262 De Lachevrotiere, A. 2.34 Delaney, Alex W. 1.51 Delaney, E 5 64 Delatte, Nolan W 2.20 Delcazal, Armand D. .. *1-8® Delesa, Jose 3.^ Dellano, Michel F. .... 38-13 Dellorens, .Joseph 38.38 Demers, Charles E 6.92 Demots, Faul S 1.89 Denison, D. D. . .99 De Priest, Billie T 2.97 De Salvo. M. A. ^6.78 Deeormeaux, James T.. 18.03 Deuter, Charles W 8.66 Devel, Eugene 3.46 Devol, E. P. 12.09 De Vries, Peter 12.93 Dew, L 2.34 Dewberry, John B 9.51 Dewey, .Tames .95 Dexter, Robert M 6.68 Diaz, A. E 1.41 Diaz, Eddie 2.40 Diaz, Joseph 13.23 Diaz, Juan 97 Diez, R. J »9 Dicken, Glenn E 02 Dlcken, Glen L 12.01 Diehl, Wm. J 6.50 Dietrich, Frederick P. . , 3.93 Difeo, Dom. J 3 20 Dikum, Mike 7.48 Diliberto, Leon 46.35 Dill, Ernest M 2.70 Dill, Henry L 3.49 DiU, S. 2.36 Dimass, George S 10.47 Dion, Thomas G 7.59 . Dionne, Joseph 31.90 Di Paola, Ral 25.06 Dittler, Nandor 40 Dixon, E. 2.97 Dixon, Omer 2.16 Dixon, Omer 7.53 Dizard, Leonard G 47.91 Do Amaral, A. Do 36.62 Dobson, Robert C 14.77 Dodge, Henry 5.31 Dolcemasscolo, Joseph . 7.12 Domangue. Geo. A 2.45 Doming, Herman ' 1.96 Domingue, D. A 20.15 Donaldson, D. T 95 Dong, Chong Ah 21.21 Donnelly, Adrian 7.36 Donnelly, Emmett E. .. 3.14 Doran, Wm 11.61 Doran, Wm. F 2.02 Dorrian, Henry 9.18 Dos, Santos, Alvaro ... 6.08 Doty, Girard 34.50 Doublede, Harvey B. .. 24.54 Dougherty. J. B 8.41 Dougherty, P. K 41.16 Douglas, Eugene 9.92 Dorman, Manuel D. .... 1.00 Dowd, J. J. 10 Downey, Dennis ....... 1.03 Downing, Darrel 1.04 Dowis, Jack 8.53 Doyle, Billie 6.59 Doyle, Edward .98 Doyle, John J. 01 Doyle, John J 9.88 Doyle, John P 10.31 Doyle, Joseph -39 Dozier, Frank .03 Drake, John 6.09 Drake, John C l.OO Dreagan, Guy .98 Drew, Wm. M. ........ 22.30 Drigger, Coder 51.78 Driggers, Eddie T. ...: 2..53 Driggers, Tolphus 6.08 Driscoll, William ...... 8.88 Driscoll, William 15.46 Drouant, Fred L 16 Duarte, Alfredo N. .... 1.16 IDubisson, Wm. D. 10.94 Ducote, Curlis .... 30.40 Ducustin. Emiliano A. .. 4.41 Duet, Maurice C 14.86 Dufrene, Robert 2.16 Dugan, Thomas L 7.85 Dugas, Haywood, H. E.. 6.06 Dugat, Linwood G. 1.28 Duhrkopp. Raymond ... 7.34 Dumas, Alexander G. .. 16.54 Dumestre, Marcel P. ... 1.47 Dunbar, Richard O. ... 39.99 Duncan, Aarom C 18.15 Duncan. Anna Lee 32 Dunn, Hustus D 23.61 Dunn, John 2.95 Dunn, William 125.99 Dunstan, Aibert 46.06 Durabb, Newton 17.28 Durabb, N. L. 27.02 Duracher, Louis B. .... 5.00 Durant, Howard 6.29 Durant, Wm. N 2.95 Durden, Hudson B 28.06 Durham, Henry K 8.57 Durkum, Edward C. ... 5.78 Durr, 0 1.90 Duryea, Thomas A 58.78 Dusck, Edward, J., Jr. . 7.69 Dutko, Joseph 7.56 Dutto, Robert L 5.93 Dwyer, Edmond R 17.31 Dykstra. Frederick .... 414.95 Dynarski, A nth 42 Dys, Gyshertus H 14.50 Earley, Norman D. 11.65 Earnest,. Herman 1.93 East, John H 13.24 Easter, Fred M 2.13 Easter, Thomas, L. .... 15.99 Eaton, Elles M. 37.38 Eaton, Robert 1.96 Eayers, Marvin W 2.16 Eayers, M. W 60.03 Echevarria, Louis M. .. 143.52 Edmondson, G 3.46 Edmonston, George C. . 11.37 Edward. Andrew 1.17 Edward, Gerald L 10 Edwards, Charles 4.87 Edwards, Howard 15.59 Edwards, Sankey 55.48 Edwards, Walter R 3.93 Edwards, WiUle 6.39 Edwins, Irving B. A. ... 12.64 Efferson, Henry W 163.81 Egner, George P 10.53 Eglibert, Robert '.. .47 Ehmsen, Herbert W. ... 2.47 Eipper, Albert F. ...... 9.63 Eisengraeber, R, D. ....t 12.60 Eisert, Paul V 5.82 Xarelund, Gus ./. 3.55 Eklund, Ernest E. ./.. 1.05 'Mehuk. A. 'A87 - AMOUNT NAMI ... 9.60 Eldhuse, A. ... .;. ' .89 Eldrich, N. H .80 Elkin, Goodwyn S. .. .81 Ellctt, John H Elliott, James B. .... ... ,1.71 ,... 3.93 Eliiott, John Elliott, John H. .... ... 16.20 ..> 5.32 Ellis, Hal 7.59 Ellison, Ed. J 9.29 Ellzey, Charles H. ... ... ... 2.95 Elizey, Charles 4.94 Elmer, Elbert S. Jr. Dmerson, Edgar L. -.. ... 19.32 2.33 Emerson, Hurdes ... ... Emerson, Stephen ,.. ... 29.44 .01 Elmore, Eugene .... Emery, Harry L. ... ... 32.94 5.78 Emmons, Herbert C. ... .02 Emory, Dew ..: 3.90 Englebrech, Henry P, 8.26 England, Fred R. . 1.01 England. Jack Enochs, Jack 9.30 Erickson, Bertram . 1.74 20.22 Erickson, ErJr B. .. ; 1.00 Erlinger,' George ... 4.57Erlinger, Gerald D. . 23.92 , Erwin, Willard W. . 6.34 Eschette, H. 2.93 Espalla, George J. .. 71.28 Esquerre, Norman A. 37.72 Esteven, Adelain ... 2.33 Esteven, Adelian ... Evans, Charles 4.08 Evans, Willie .... 1.13 2.88 Everett, Alfred E.. .. 6.50 Everson, Mattals A. . 3.05 Eves, James 13.60 Evitt, Wm. E 1.00 Ewing, Ralph 8.19 Ezell, Wallace Fabal, Russeel 45.55 Fabricius, John 16.61 Fah, Yue K 15.19 Fahm, Wm. A 21.66 Failla, John 2.37 Fairburn, Morris 5.50 Faircloth, James L 2.95 Fakhry, MuStafo 3.22 Falcon, Adam 71.94 FalletU, Louis 3.61 Faltz, Henry 2.53 Fannin. Fred 7.44 Fant, Jos. C 46.58 Farmer, Frank R 8.56 Farnham, Cleveland L. . 2.88 Farr, Thomas B. Sr. ... 16.46 Farrell, Ed. J 3.04 Farrell, John B .70 Farrell, Jos. 5.16 Farthing, Fred. F 5.J9 Fassett, Wm. W. 21.24 Faulk, Wesley L. ...... 23.11 Faulkner, E. F 5.97 Faulkner, Leopeod 63 Fazio, J. S 7.84 Febyk, Nicholas 18.26 Fecke, Jos 42.02 Fedd, James E 98.59 Feeney, Arnold 5.10 Feese, tani L 53.17 Felder, .1. D 3.46 Felix, Edwin s 3,71 Fell, Howard 19.65 Feltig, Ray. 3.25 Femia, Juan C 7.64 Ferguson, Robert J 9.26 Ferguson, Wm. B 206.62 Ferkovich, Thomas A. .. 6.02 Fernandez, Erensto .... 3.39 Ferraiola, Alfonso .... 3.67Ferrce, Earl 26.04 Ferree, Henry A 38 Fcrrcl. Henry A 55.00 Ferrill, William H. ..... 19.01 Fief, E 12.84 Field, Harlgnd C, ...... 26.37 Field, John W. . . 2?.83 Fielding, Joseph R.' .... 4.34 Fielding, Oliver J \ 38.50 Fields. Edwal-d H. " 1.96 Fields, Thomas 2.56 Fields, Wayne K. 196 Figueroa, Jacinto 34.19 Fillingin, Daniel ...... . 3.01 Findlay. Frank S 4.41 Findley, Gordon 28.21 Finigan, John R 1.02 Fink, Harry W. 1.47 Fisheh Donald 1.96 Fisher, James S 1.06 Fisher, Kenneth 3.50 Fisher, Robert 85 Fisher, Wm 7.67 Fitts, Roy 4.83 Fitzgerald, Jr., E. R. ... 22.09 Fitzgerald, H. D 17.55 Fitzgerald, Jack 16.11 Fitzjames, Qerald 29.20 Fitzjames, Gerald 18.36 Fitzpatrick, Joseph .... 3.12 Fitzpatrick. Mark J 51.00 Flanagan, Edward E. ... 32.10 Flanagan, John R 129.62 Flanders,' S 4.74 Flannery; J. B 2.88 Fleet, Ormel 3.62 Flemming, Wm 7.64 Fletcher, Kenneth ..... 52.63 Fletchinger, Francis J. . 1.48 Flockhart, David 8.76 Flood, Robert 1.47 Florence, Sam 2.33 Flores, Jesus 8.12 Flowers. E 2.35 Floyd, Jessie 6.82 Floyes, Robert .'. 10.20 Flynn, Raymond ...... 26.23 Fodrey, James A 5.31 Folse, Feilden J ' .01 Folts, Myron 27.22 Folts, Myron E 1.31 Fonseca, David J 1.75 Forbes, John H 17.06 Ford, Kedric 3.96 Foreman, Eugene Jr. .. 1.93 Forrest, Chas 2.02 Forsyth, Joseph 1.48 Fortner, Livingston 61 Forward, H. 0 4.64 Fosgate, Harold A 10.46 Fortuna, Joseph R 22.37 Foster, Benj 1.28 Foster, D 42 Foster, James 6.52 FoWhe, Hugh, D 1.47 Fouchton, Woodrow .... 3.74 Fountain, Henry 8.96 Fountain, Henry H. ... 104.55 Fowler, G. F .01 Fowler, Howard E 1.22 Fox, Chas 11.52 Fox. Patrick G 63.16 Fox, Geo. J 9.34 Fracker. P. L. ..: 15.15 Frame, John 27 France, H. A. Jr 16.86 Francisco, Alex 2.99 Francis, Joseph P. .... 20.77 Francis. Joseph P 22.03 Francis. Marlon 25.59 . Frafico, Jose 24.63 NAME AMOUNT Franco. PatsT J 1.47 Frank. B '. 2.64 Frank, Koh 99 Franken, Louis 1.96 Franklin, David 1.52 Frankovich, J. 3.59 Franks, Paul '.... 1.02 Fraone, Fransesco F. ... 11.82 Fraser, A. F 8.32 Frasier. Elmer L 41.51 Frasier, ElnAr L 27.84 Fredericks, Barton J. .. 1.94 Freeman, Joseph 3.52 . Freeman, Leroy J.. .01 Freimanis, Egar ........ 7.71 Frey, Charles J '23.50 Frey, Frank 16.19 Freymann, Joseph 6.14 Frick, Henry 12.20 Friedlander, Wm. P. ... 1.43 Froese, Eldon A." .1.25 Fuhs, Gustav L. ........ 20.20 Fulford, William B. 2.53 FulL H. L 5.70 Fullner, Ray ... . 47 Fulton, George M. ..... 6.09 .Funken, Nicholas ...... 10.81 Furlan, Apdrew W 10.76 Furnish, Edmond E 6.14 Fuselier. Edward 2.61 Gable, Henry J. 2.93 Gabor, Bernard L 34.83 Gaboury, Charles 36 Gaines, Ellis B 1.00 Galatis, G. 78.70 Galbraith, Cline S 3.94 Gallagher, John A 2.88 Gallagher, Jos. J 3.03 Gallagher, Joseph J 5.31 Gallagher. Paul O. 14.73 GaBaway, Albert 2.48 Galliano, Guiseppe 30.77 Gallop, Harrel L 1.94 Gallop, Mars 22.78 Galvan, Ernest 13.75 Game, Eddie S. ^1.49 Gandy, Paul 4.69 Ganley, Richard 74 Gannon, Charles 8.35 Garcai, Charles E 3.85 Garcia, Armando O. ... 34.83 Garcia, T. Jr 13.16 Gardner, Charles .98 Gardner, Edward 2.00 Gardner, Jack 12.97 Gardner, James E 6.93 Gardner, Win. A. 72 Garlic. Alfred 1.43 Garnelis, S. E 12.45 Garofalo, Anth .60 Garratt, Ralph ' 48.43 Garrison, Eugene C 292.17 Garrison, John B 3.70 Garruth, Lester 2.39 Garza, A 98 Gaskin, Lee R. Jr 20.22 Gaskins, Charles F 4.92 Gates, Wiley B 3.13 Gauo.-t, Lawrence E. .. 5.51 Gauthier, Joseph V 2.33 Gaylor, Enoch J. 11.01 Geanuses, Peter 83.63 Geerkln, Urban 7.55 Gehringer, Joseph 12.38 Gelinas, Donald . 2.53 Gelzhiser, Kenneth .... 3.22 Genter, Francis J 97.61 Gentile, Vlto 2.88 Gentry, Dan W 18.51 Gentry, WUlle F. ...... 9.71 George C. C, 1.49 George. John H. 40.25 Georgevlch, Geo 2.36 Gerala, Juan 29.27 Gerber, Theo 5.71 Giallanza, Charles 24.14 Giardlna, Francesco 29 Giardina, Pascal F 12.62 Gibson, Den 8.86 Gichenko, Msithew .,... 3.95 Gierczic, George C. 65.03 Gilbert, Coy 3.93 Gilbert, George H 28.53 Gilbert, H. L 5.12 Gilbert, John 36.82 Gill, Lewis L. 10.84 Gillespie, Wm. L 1.52 Gilles, Edward J. 19.62 Gilllng, Wm. 11.16 Gillis, Edward 1.51 Gilmore. Alex D 135.09 Gison, Michael .......... 6.61 .Gitmul, Leon 59.26 Gleason, Jack K 7.66 Glen Horatid 134.73 Glenn, Ed. T 8.70 Glisson. James C. 1.96 Gliva, Charles F. 2.56 Glover, Fay F 9.39 Gluvim, Frank 4.00 Glynn, T. B. 1.36 Goff, Fred 227.78 Godard, Roy R 4.39 Goldberg, Hyman ...... 2.12 Golembiewski, L 17.89 Gomez, A. 52 Gomez, Aurello 11.09 Gomez, Dennis G 1.48 Gomez, Henry A 3.93 Gonzales, Cofereno 5.16 Gonzales, Frank C 2.68 Gonzales, Frank C. 2.00 Gonzales, George 3.67 Gonzales, Gilbert 13.55 Gonzales, Gilbert 11.60 Gonzales, Gilbert M. ... 57.91 Gonzales, Honorlo .' 12.31 Gonzales, Lawrence G. .. 3.39 Gonzalez, Ascension .... 24.91 i Gonzalez, Juan 4.64 Gonzalez, Louis G .9.34 Gonzalez, .Radames .... 1.00 Gonzalez, Whitney 09 Goodman, H. B. 1.80 Goodman, Paul G 13.83 Goodwin, Harry 1.47 Goodwin, Paul G 2.28 Goodwyne, W. L 2.95 Googans, Wm. L 6.71 Goosley, Earl B 6.40 Gorbert, F. R 83.01 Gordon, W. A 1.68 Gordon, William F 26.93 ' Gorham, Hyram ....... 9.61 Gorman, James 65 Gorriss, Robert L 1.96 Gosman, Robert E 3.22 Governale, Liborlo ..t.. • 2.56 Grabeauer^ Wm 1.47 Graham, K. E .40 Graham, Maurice E 1.96 Graham, Robert 4.20 Graham, Royce H. 5.71 Gralicki. Richard 3.53 Grana, Nlcolo B. 2.16 Granado, Jesus 5.20 Grant, F. W. 6.90 Grant, Joseph W. 3.™ Grant, Roy H 8.62 Grantham, M. M. . 2.93 Grasley* W« ..'2^37 • . May 14. 1954 LOG NAME AMOUNT Oratrick, Thomas B 2.00 Graves, T. M 8.20 Grayson, Theron H 3.12 Grebe, William R 8.98 Green, Ernest 1.86 Green, Floyd B. 47.95 Green, Marion D 1.47 Green, Vincent P. ...... 1.93 Greene, George H. ., ^. 18.90 Greene, John W 17.34 Greene, Robert N 20.86 Greener. Francis 10.39 Greenland. Shirley .... 1.48 Greer, Willl.'«m . 4.80 Gregersen, Bodvar .... 139.85 Gregor.-. Charles 9.ro Gregory, George > 02 Grennen, Leo A. ...... 157.17 Grennan, Leo 98.27 Greschner, Fred A 2.12 Grlce, SUnton 2.78 Griffin, F. A 2.97 Griffin, James . 20.21 Griffin, Joseph V. .... 11.75 Griffin, L. O 7.95 Griffin, W. L 1.47 Griffis, Loyd J 28 26 Griffith, Theodore .... 14.68 Griffiths, Sherman 23.82 Griffiths, Syre . 1.21 GriletU, Frank J 3.20 Grishy, T. H 35.57 Grissom. Francis L 21.80 Griswald, Louis 51.00 Griswold, Ray 1.89 Grona, Gustav , 3.89 Gronlund, Alfred ...... ,49 Gronsberg, NelS E 4.93 Gross, E. 1.18 Gross, E. J. ...... 5.35 Grothus. Edward B. .... 1.70 Groue, Elmes T. JF. .... S.iO Grove, D. M. .95 Grover, J. C. 2.97 Gruzdas, Peter : 4J4 Gualov, Joseph . 3.22 Guenard, George E 457.47 Guerrero, Robert G. .. 8.34 Guerrero, Robert G 15.83 Guice, Henry G. 13.09 Guidry, Albert R 13.11 Guidry, N. J 11.85 Guidry, Walter P 11.04 Guild, Maurice G 21.45 Guiliano. Anthony .... 1.16 Guinan, Francis 41.58 Guinee, Joseph E. Jr.'.. 8.07 Guitreau, Wilfred 6.62 Gullett, June W 1.64 Gunderson, Kristian .... .10 Gunderson, Kristian ... 1.08 Gunn, E. M 5.73 Gunter, Thos. L. ...... 10.34 Gurskie, Alexander r... 95.48 Guthman, J. C 3.18 Guthrie, John W 115.61 Gutierrez, Juan 8.15 Gutierrez, Simon 1.75 Guyon, Elmer 1.00 Guziftan, Hector .80 Guzman, Hector 2.14 Guzman, Raymond 9.09 Guzzlno, Antonio 6.31 Gypln, Arthur L. ...... 36.84 H Haag, James H. 2.61 Haat, Bernard'.....,... 3.64 Hacker, Jerome 1 1.96 Hackelberg. E. H. 39.27 Hackett, Walter J. .98 Haehne, Oscar F '.. .01 Haddock, Dellard 8.28 Hadfield, E. E 5J3 Haft, E. t". 72 Hagg, Gerald' 1.00 Hagin, Frank E 29.27 Bagstrom, Victor A 4.58 Hal, Woo Ding 58.64 Haislett, Tulie 9.42 Hall, Donald 7.09 Hall, D. 4.62 Hall, George 4.48 Hall, H. 56 HaU, H. M. 1.40 HaU, Homer 5.39 Hallquist, Philip 5.50 Halme, Harry . 18 Halstrad, John D. 7.26 Halvorsen, Sigurd 4.41 Hamilton, John B 10.29 Hammel, Peter 63.81 Hamner, Joseph • 3.04 Hammon. Marvin L. .... 1.37 Hammond, Harvy D. .. 9.48 Hampton, Rosea J 14 Han, Sun Shio 4.05 Hancock, Russell 1* ... 1.96 Handley, John 10.00 Hane, Frederick P. 8.66 Hane, John E. 49.83 Hankins, S. E. 4.25 Hanks. John E. 2.88 Hannibal, Roberto 70.18 Hannon, E. G. 1.76 Hanschke, Charier P. .. 1.47 Hansel, Erling 9.30 Hansen, Erling 13.37 Hansen, Erling 141.81 Hansen, Peter 4;68 Hanson, John C .59 Hanson, John T. 36.35 Hanson, L. C 1.47 Hanson, Thomas E. .... 39.62 Harcrow, Lester -2.14 Hardeman, Earl .' 13.34Hardeman, Earl P. T. .. 2.11 Hardeman, Willie T 13.51 Harden, John .......... 12.14 Harding, Edwin K 3.94 Harding, George W. ... 9.79 Hare, Michael D 51.04 Hargis, Gerald W 4.80 Hargis, Richard S 30.69 Harman, Edgar < 4.47 Harnish, Fred A 8.05 Harper, E. L 17.96 Harper, James W 1.47 Harper, Joseph B 8.98 Harper, R. M 11.25 Harper, Robert H 20.81 Harrell,. James R 1.68 Harris, Elbert B 41.34 Harris, Harold 7.39 Harris, Homer C 19.78 Harris, J. 8.11Harris, R. L 5.63 Harrison, Woodson H. .. 3.61 Harroll, Wade 2.01 Harry, Henry 1.98 •Hart, Albert 82.08 Hart, George B 5,37 Hartin, James N 6.50 Hartman, Charles 7.21 Hartle, Roy G 7.55 Hartsulker. A 7.43 Harvey, Emmet L 10.26 Haryey, Geo. H 8.82 Harvey, Lee J. 17.42 Harwell, George ...... ,..03 Harwell, George E 41.28 Hastings, Harry B 16.35 Hatcbett. a -Ww 3.95 AMOUNT NAM! ' Hattman, David ... • • * • • 4.76 2.61 Haugh, Henry I. ... e • 6.33 Hauke, Adam A, ... e • • e' .37 Haumann, Ira •••• •.18 Hauwer, Wm. L. .i • tea .32 Havland, WUllam .. e e • • 3.12 Hawkins, Elmer .... e • e • 6.59 Hawkins, J 3.94 Hawkins, Stanley .. 8.05 Haworth, Lafayette • • • e 8.52 Hay, Wm. G . •»• Haychuck, Morris M. • • • • 23.98 2.95 Hayden, Eugene . .. • • • e 24.31 Haynes, Clarence M. 1.'96 Haynes, George A. Heacox, Racine L. . .. • • 31.67 7.20 Head, J. G. ....... • • • e 1.00 Headly, Stuart see# .66 Heather, Robt • e• • Hebert, Eric J. .*t. • c • s 19.21 6.55 Hebert, Roland .... • • • e 7.90 Herbert, V. A. .... 10.34 Hebert. Vin 1.13.00 Hecimovich, D. J. . • • •' • Becker, IMward . . . • • • 72.88 Hee, B. . • • • 10.39 7.02 Heiducki. Stanislaw • • • • Heinen, Henry D. .. • « • s 3-.81 Heirs, Webb • • • • 3.78 1.89 Heiscb, H. J •••e 4.70 Helie, Leonard .... • • • • 7.43 Hellend, Elmer G. .91 Bellman, D. L. .... • • • • ' .09 Bellman, K. A •••« 8.30 Hemmersbachr'J. M. 8.85 Hemphill. A. M. ... • • • s 5.02. Henderson, Alvin .. • • • e 3.30 Henderson, James . • « • e 4.61 Henderson, Rex . .. • • • e 2.33 Henderson, Robert.01 Henderson, Wm. F. • e • 2.02 Hendricks, Carl F. , • • • e 11.44 Hendricks, J. ... 7.85 Hendrikson, Anton » • • • 110.11 Hendrix, Donald ... Henkle, T. M • • • • 12.93 Henning. Cyril A. .. • • e • 2.50 Henry, G. E -> • e • 12.87 Henry, Harold J. .. • see 1.33 Henry, Jacob J. ... • e • • 2.52 Henry, James P. ...• • e e 12.71 295 Henry, Robert .... • • • • 329. >3 Hensen, Henry J. .. 6.21 Hansen, Paul E; ... • • e • Hensen, Paul O. ... • • • • 10.16 .90 Hensen, Williani . . . • • • 6 Hensley, Charles R. • • • e 9.18 Herald, Ralph P, .. • • • e 16.93 Hergenraifer, Tneo.. 2.32 Hermes, Gerald S.63 • see 1.72 Hernander, Isa Hernandez, Saturnine» .. 36.24 Hernandez, Tony ... 14.41 Hernandez, E. F. .. • • e s 16.08 Heroy, L. J. . ;. • see 12.25 Herring, Howard E. • • • e 36.36 3.08 Herron, Joseph ....> • • • 5.55 Hessman, Clarence Heuer, Otto C • • • • 8.74 Hibbs. James H. ... 3.86 Hickoh, Ray * • • • 3.16 Hlckox. Raymond R. • • • 5.05 Hicks, John T > ••e 2.88 Hlgginbotham, E. ...> • • • 3.80 Higgenbotham, Law. • • • 5.89 Higgin, John S: .....» • • e 8.11 8.06 Higrs, Wm. E. .....> • . • High, Robt. G. .....« • • • 66.96 4.41 High, Robert' .... • • • s Hlgley, James L. i..• • • e .20 > • • • 8.66 Hilbun. Erlck L:.... 2.66 Hildebrand, F. L, .. .) I t « 25.65 Hildebrand, Joseph F Hill, Arloe o... • • • 13.65 .50 Hill, Harry > ••e .98 Hill, Harry G •••• Hill, Hughie H » • • •• 17.06 .63 Hill, Jessie .s. • Hill, Peter •• s a 2.02 > • • • 1.71 Hill, Walter >••• .36 Hlllis, Ralph 2.33 Hlllman, Edward R. , 4.16 Hillman, Herman ...I • • a Hilton, James F. ...> • • a 22.07 3.94 Bines, Glen .•* a 5.78 Hinson, Thad W. Jr. a a a 7.23 Hirst, Hans Hiscoch. Carleton ..> • • a 24.75 5.49 Hite, Leonard ......1 a a a 2.08 Hobson, Henry > aa a Hodges, C. C. . .....> a • a 19.86 Hodges, Kenneth ...> a a a .25 Hodges, Raymond ,..1 a a a 16.16 2.62 Hodges, Raymond ...Ilea Hoffman. John-A. ...> a • a 24.45 7.85 Hogan, Robert aa • 7.44 Hogue, William C. ,.1 a a a 3.48 Holland, Geo. A > aa • 6.67 Holland. H. A .86 Holland, Ralph A. ... a a • > aa a 6.94 Holland, R. . 1.47 Holland, Robert ....1 a a « 2.84 •a • Holland, T. E 2.80 Hollen, James -A. ... 6.61 Holliday, Louie ... . . a .33 Holllngsworth, R. E. 5.20 Holmes, Herman J. . • • a Holmes, Oliver ..... • • a 16.18 7.48 Holmes, Ralph D. ... a • a Holt, Timothy ...... • as 14.04 Holtgren, W. D. ... 4.62 4.23 Homkor, Stephens -. . « a 3.05 Honeycutt, Charles B.• e • 22.78 • a a Hong, Yuan 18.41 Hooks, Wm. C 6.60 a . a Hooks. W. C 7.85 Hoover, Daniel -B. ... a a a 3.93 Hoover, Howard ...; a a a 1.96 Hopkins, Claude .... a a • 5.28 Hopkins. William P. • a 2.53 Hormanski, Joseph .. a a • 4.56 Horn, Donald H. .... Horton, David G. "...1 a • a 14.91 39.49 1 a • a Horton, John H.. Horton, Lester ' •-.* • 2.16 1.99 Houlihan, William J; 6.94 1 a• a Houston, D.. R 17.61 Howard, Andrew J, . Howard, Cecil B. ..... a a a 16.54 .06 Howard, Charles ....1 a aN 2.37 Howard, Francis .... a a a 4.61 Howard, George A. •1 a a a Howard, Joseph /. . .. i a a 67.84 7.08 - aa a Howard, Lionel Howard, R. B. .'-.... 'a a a 10.22 Howard, Walter D; .I a a a 14.44 4.15 Howard, W. J. .;.... 7.88 Howe, John 1 a aa Howe, Robert T. '....I a • a 21.75 6.14 ' HoweU, Roy H. 'a a • Hubbard, R. B. i.... a a • 1.68 Hubbard, Willis C, ..' a a a 3.53 Hubbs, Robert 30.47 Huber, Keith R 5.52 aa a Huddleston, Geo, ... a a • 8.63 Hudson, Douglas .,,,' a a • .10 Hudson, James H. ..I a a a .98Huebscher, Byron .,.> a a • 3.25 Huff, Conrad W. ....> a a • 1.70 11.91 Huff, Warren G < aa a 4.59 Huff, Warren G, .'., Huffman, Dale ...,.,) a « a 37.86 138.36 Huggard, Edward F. Hughes, Franklin ,..1 a a a* 8.08 Hughes, Fred .......• a a a • 12.01 (/•*• j • NAMB AMOUNT Huizenga, Ed ,... 14.92 Huiar, Joseph .... 6.11 Hhjar, Joseph .... 4.25 Hume, Peter F. ..., .... 11.01 Humphrey, I. -G. ,.. .... 9.60 Hunt, R. .... 4.40 Hunt, Wm. A, ,... 3.04 Hunter, P.' J.; .... 6.06 Hurlburt, Leroy H. .... 25.31 Huseby, Paul 6 .... 16.75 Huszar, Gladrr .... 1.52 Hutchln, Herbert .. .... 3.94 Huttre, Daniel A. . .... 11.36 I lavano, I 2.37 Ikerd. Donald J 1.04 Ingerbrighten.. John H. . 2.88 Irby, Sidney S. 2.22 Irby, Sidney 38.'!8 Ireland A. • . , .; 12.80 Irons, Dewitt <1. ...... .. 98.86 Ittner, Harold 3.39 Jachim R .72 . 1.00 Jacks, Clarence Jackson, Andrew A. ... 2 88 821 Jackson, Bullard . 2.63 Jackson, James C 1.28 Jackson, M. 2.88 Jackson, M, D . 6^22 Jackson, Paul-W . 6.60 Jackson, Robert J . 10.43 1.40 . 38.45 Jacobsen, Ramus J. .... 19.93 8 93 J.ncobsen, Rasmus J. ... . 23 08 Jacobsen, S. Jackson, Thaddus Jack-on. Wm. "C Jacobs. John Jacobson, Galen .....'. Jacques. H. Jakobsen, Chas.. '. . JakutMszek. John James, Robert K . Jamison, D. L. . . Jamison, Robert . Jankiewicz, C. . Jansako, Ernest P Jaquith, Burnett . Jaqulth. Burnett Jarocinski. FeliVs , Jarrell, Albert- R. , Jarrell, Larry S. Jarratt, Ben. . Jarrett, Ernest .. . Jarrett, Walter .T Jarvls, Armstead J. ... Jarvis, Lowell E . Jasinski. Joseph Jefferson, James A. .. . Jefferson. Norman A. . Jeffryer, Floyd L . Jeffrey, Henry Jenkins, Benjamin F. . Jennings, Adrian Jennings, Erwln ...... . Jensen, Carl .......... Jensen, Johanes B. ... Jensen, Robert • Jensen, Wm. ..... Jergensen, Walter Jernigan, Angus D. .. . Jeter, Edgar Jeter. Felton Jimeney, Victor , Joanson, JohnJoffrion, Eugene J. ... . Johannsen, Otto Johanson. Ellias M. ... , Johanscn. H.ircld . John, Geo. P. , Johnson, Arthur Johnson, Bertie E. ... Johnson, Charles Johnson, Charles Johnson, Charles R. ... Johnson, Charles W. .. , Johnson, Ed. C Johnson, Floyd M Johnson, Frances R. Jr. Johnson, Frank Johnson, Harry L , Johnson, Jennings .... . Johnson, .ToelJohnson, Ray Johnson, Robert C. ... , Johnson. Waddy J. ... , Jones, Hobert E Jones, Lee - Jones, Walter R Jones, Wm. B Jordan, Dewey B. ..... Jordan, Earl C Jordan, Thomas Jorgensen, Niels Jung, Sing Justice, Roy L . Johnson, John- R. Johnson, Johnnie J. ... Johnsons K. Johnson, Lloyd Johnson, Louis G Johnson, R. --, Johnson, Richard S. ... Johnson, Robert M. ... Johnson, Stanley Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Wilbur J Johnson, William C. ... Johnson, Wm. S. ....... Jones, Allen Jones, Conrad R Jones, David A Jones, Howard D. ' Jones, John y.... Jones, Joseph W Jones, Leonard Jones, Okal J. Jones, Raymond L. .... Jones, Robert Jones, "Sidney Jones, Thomas Jones, Thomas J Jones, W. J Jones, Wm. H. Jordan, Carl Jordan, Charles Jordan, Charles W. .... Jordan, Earl C Jordan, Frederick L. .., Jordon, Robert Joy, J. R .48 .99 5.93 2.96 1.00 3.48 1.93 1.92 16.97 .10 1.83 4.12 15.48 11.40 .06 3..59 31.64 4.05 .40 52..36 11.59 4.97 2.00 20.65 5.78 1.45 11.27 2.24 2.90 5.91 7.90 .32 11.14 3.86 4.53 8.67 23.46 2.f8 222..'i4 .24 14.27 40.29 150.69 1.48 7.78 3.70 8.73 1.96 13.11 7.28 .88 1.96 11.18 1.99 3.63 1.52 83.82 1.47 54.27 2.09 29.41 3.93 6.50 7.52 2.53 .88 8.11 1.75 82.85 28.57 1.98 12.80 2.02 .99 1.25 2.53 .51 11.87 4.15 2.49 2.48 33.86 6.69 1.17 1.67 .01 1.16 1.68 .20 60..'i0 .35 7.44 1.48 2.86 6.49 5.47 54.62 2.95 2.67 23.43 2.05 .25 .62 K Kachelhoffer, Jacob .... 1.96 Kain, Konstant 12.39 Kala, Oskar F. .1 1.60 Kaleel, Geo 2.21 Kalian, Charles 67.32 Kalmanls, Karlis A..,.. 1.96 Kalmbach. Charles 34 Kalogrldes, Spyros ..... 7.08 Kammet, Harold ....... 30.49 Kane, Vincent E 3.22 Kanicka, L 1.69 Kapsomenakls, P 86.33 Karlsen. Harold BL ...... , ^.88 , "M.. May 14, 1954 SEAFARERS T»ge S—Three LOG NAMB AMOUNT AMOUNT NAMB NAMB AMOUNT AMOUNT NAMB McClantcn, J. C 1.47 .98 Larsson; Nils S. . Masters. Ralph 14.06 Morse, Wm. 7.73 McCIarence, James J. .. 2.93 La Soya, Michael ... ... 7.68 Masterson, W. A 15.26 Morsette, Leo. M. ... 2.99 .McClarence, J. J. Jr... . 5.23 Lassister, James ... ... 1.92 Matchett, Ed. H 14.91 2.61 Mortensen, Ole A. .. ... McClellan, Earl L 5.05 La Tourette, O. E. . ... 18.95 .50 Matherne, Dennis T. ... 40.25 Morton, H. G McCloskey, Kendall .... 75.87 Latus, E. L ... 3.13 Matherne, Ivy E 5.40 Morton, James Jr. ... ... 14.91 McColllm, Earl B 10.43 1.04 Lauchs, Gordon ... 7.55 Matheson, J 59 Mosher, Anderson .. ... McCollum, Philip O , 2.02 ... 2 93 Lauer. James ...... ... 7.58 Mosley, Ernest Mathews, Charles 24.57 McConathy, James A. .. 1.92 3.04 Laughlin, E. R. ... 2.00 Mathews, Robert C 36.99 Moss, Charles 2.88 ... 5.82 McCormick, B^ J 9.73 Moss, Claude Laughlin. John 'Mathson, Olaf .84 McCormik, L. E 4.73 ... 8,32 Lauro, Antonio ... 1.14 Mato, Daniel 23.83 Moubray, Robt McCorvey, Durell .98 Lauzon, Stuart M. ... ... 8.30 Moulds, Jack W. .... ... 9.03 Matranga. Vincent A. .. .93 McCoy, Charles 1.63 3.85 Lavelgne, James M. . ... 2.14 Matsoukas. Wm 9.72 Mourlas, F 6.87 McCracken, Geo . 6.78 2.02 Lavelle, WiUiam J. . ... Matte. E. P 11.92 Mouton, Milton J. ... ... ... 22..'>7 ... 6.83 McCranie. Carl 3.84 Mouton, Percy , A. .. Lavery, John B Mattel, Anthony 17.04 ... 6.-2 Lawler, Anthony F. . .30 McCullock, Char. L 12.84 Muenster, John H. Mattel. Anthony R 52 Mupnie--.. Kenneth V. .97 3.25 McCune, Lawrence E. .. 36.33 Lawless, John R. .., ... Matthews. Irvin 1.96 .03 ... 4.29 Mulr, Russel P. McUavllt, John 2.33 Matuciewicz. Frank .-... 2.20 Laws, Earl J 2 -8 ... 3.22 Mulholland. Robert . . .. MCDecs, James 5.82 Lawson, Carl C Matulich, Sidney A 5.05 .48 1.40 Mullins, R. ..... Lawson, W McDiarmid, Adam 48.15 Matu.scwizc, Frank '.... 11.15 2.52 MulILs, Lewis D. .. . ... 10.62 Lawton, William M. . ... McDonald, Geo. S .72 Mauldin, H. V 5.92 1.10 .. 16.63 Mundy, Benjamin Jr. Laxson. Jesse H. .. McDonald, Milford H. .r 5;92 Mauterstack, U. S 10.22 ... 22.34 Mundy, M. B. ... 21.77 Lay, Thomas F McDonald, Ralph A 3.20 Max. Erwin 1.28 2.21 Munici. Salvatore .... ... 8.07 Lazar, Joseph A McDonald, Robert 1.50 Maxwell. D. L 3.18 ... 13.44 Munro, Dan S. Maxwell, Elwin 45 McDonald, T. G 83.15 ... 4.18 Leahy, F. G. 1.50 Munster. Martin .... Maxwell. George J 4.34 McDonnel, John 4.01 2.88 Ledhy, Jeremiah J. . 4.65 Murna. Jean May, Hubert 47 MacDonnell, Lloyd 5.63 .. . 46.41 Leaky, Wm 1 '9 Murphy, Bernard ... May. William 20.07 McDowell, Charles F. ... 2.32 ... 3.93 Lebarre, Ramon Murphy. Edward J. . ... 5.78 Maye.s. .Homer 5.57 McGee, John H 1.94 8.11 Ledbretton, Harry .. ... .21 Mur;/hy, .. mcs V. .. Maye.s, Homer S. Jr. ... 46.78 McGlll, James . 1.96 Le Blanc, Pierre C. A.. .. 4.13 .65 Murphy, John R. .... Mazoue, C, A. . 1.04 McGlvncy, A. S 1.89 I.16 Le Blanc, Rene A. . ... 320.71 Murphy, Leslie L. .. Mazurek. Andrew ...... 5.23 McGlothlln 3.50 Ledingham, Lewis F. ... 14.17 2.38 Murphy, William C. . McGown, Frank 1.47 1.42 Meade. B. H 20.13 Lee, Charles Murphy, Wm. E ... 9.80 McGre R. L 1.89 6.33 Meares, John 50 Lee. Charles L 3.70 Murphy, V/m. P. . .. McGregor, James W. ... 2.50 ... 1.40 Medina, Julius J 8..30 Lee, E. Jr 1.01 Murrah, Chas. C. ... ... Mc Haffie, Perry 1.94 .92 Medley, Calvin 1.00 Lee, James Murranka, Henry H. ... 10.18 Mclnness. Lawrence ... 16.60 6.03 Medrano. Florencio .... 13.55 Lee, Marion H ... 4.05 Murray, .'ohn T Mclnnls. Laurence 1.17 Meeks. Robert E 78 ... 5.82 Lee, Tartantlne 5.72 Murray, Walter C. .. ... Mcintosh, Howard C. .. 25.35 6.90 Meers, Robert "E 9.39 Lee, Theodore E. ... ... Muree. Cii'ries F. ... ... 17.22 Mclnturff, Ralph G 46.88 1.00 Meers, Robert E 29,27 Lee, Tinerman J. ... ... 2.98 Murrell. Samuel E. . ... Mclntyre, Wm 148.97 Megus^glo, M 17.30 ... 33.41 Lee. Victor 4.38 Murreil. Ven.ress B. . McKeever, John 134.77 Meir, Joseph 3.20 ,... 1.12 Leerentweld, G ... 11.54 Murrell, Wm. T McKenna, John J 15.53 Melieck, Paul J 36 ... 28.43 Leger. Vlllar ... 3.87 Murriel. Hunter McKenzie, Holllsm .... 2.14 2.95 Melody, Thomas M 48,91 Lcggett. Clyde R. ... ... 1.00 Murry, John . . . .. McKinney, David 08 9.00 Meloy, Robert C. 37.30 Lchning. Armond L. ;.. 2.97 Muscarella, Charles . ... McKinnle. Drew 01 Mench, Albert J 25.99 ... 32.59 Leiblg. E. W ..; 3.58 Mary. Joseph A McKinstry, Albert 2.21 Mendoza, Hyman 3.93 5.94 Leister. D. H. Jr. ... ... 2.21 Myers, Henry P. ...... McLain, Glenn 18 Mendoza, Joseph F. .,.. 3.85 6..50 Leivallen, Jos. C. ... ..: 4.44 Myrlck. Robert F.'... ... McLamore. James W. .. 2.48 Menklns, Wm 3.22 ' Lemoine, Adam Jr. . ... 58.34 McLaughlin. T. J 22.26 Mer, Peter 6.12 .97 Lemoine, Rich. J, ... McLealsh, Donald L. ... 7.11 Mercer, Wm 1.1.38 Lemoine, S. J. -. -.. ... 10.19 McLellan, Wallace 3.04 Mercier, Charles S 1.89 Lemoine, Vernon E. . ... 24.09 McLellen. William L. .. 1.00 Mercon, Vincent W 11.28 9.46 Lennon. James L, ... 2.36 Naehl, Michael F McLeod. William F 71 Merkl. Clifford B 11.56 1.33 Lentz. August .96 Nagal. Michael McLeroy. Vernon 1.44 Merrill. Charles D 6.50 ... 3.46 Leonawicz, J 5.90 Nakamura, Ai McMahon, O. J 07 Merritt, Richard 13.91 28.89 Leonard, Frank ..... 8.63 Nam, Tsu Hau McMaster, James 7.15 Mertz. Geo. C .1.92 1.00 Leruth, Warren F. .. 2.47 Nante, Frank McMillan. Cecil R 20.21 Meshefsky, Anthony .... 2.47 15.87 Leson, Raymond .... 1.19 Napier, Wr.yne McNabb. LoweU T 23.88 Metros. Edward 5.84 2.53 Lester, Audrey ..... .88 Napoli, Francis R McNabb. Sewell T 17(k70 Metting. G. C. R 1.03 6.65 Leva. Anthony D. ... 3.64 Nassar. Alfred McNamara. R. 0 2.36 Metis. Ernest M 41 12.94 Leverman, E.gon T. . .49 Naujack. Gustav McNeely, Raymond .... 4.86 Meyer. Gunther 33.21 7.86 Lewallen. J. C. . .... Navarre, Thomas ...... 2-;.14 McNulty. Joseph E 4.29 Meyer. Gunther 14.08 2.08 Lewis, Edward M. .. 12.70 Navarro. Trinidad McPhee.. Joseph 3.03 Meyers, D, R. 4.22 7.98 l.ewis. Frank 4.08 Neal, .Tack R McPolln. James 3.72 Miarana, U. J 10 5.71 Lewis, Frank W. ... 7.92 Nee, Wong McQuiddy, Melvln N. .. 1.57 Michaels. John A 3.25 6.78 Lewis, Heber G. .... 59.76 Nee, Wrng Hong McQuillan. James ' 1.52 Michalik, Bernard J. .. 5.21 .30 Lewis, H. G 22.27 Needham, James McRae, Virgil L 14.13 Michang, George 3.27 49.85 Lewis, Howard M. ... 12.10 Negron, Jose Michel, August 1.96 McVay. Harold H 24.54 2.34 Lewis, Ivan G. . .59 Neisler, R, H Michel, Martin 91 McWaters. Ken 30.47 5.44 Lewis, Leonard F. .. 5.71 Nelson, Eris W Micheiet, Paul 1.96 McWilliams. Hugh 4.41 8.51 2.-53 Lewis, R. B Nelson. Frank M'chelsen. Frederick R. 2.60 3.84 .20 Lewis, Wm. H Nelson. Robert '.... Mickley. Alford 5.89 14.16 .60 Lewis, William H. .., Nelsons, Eric Middleton. Guthrie ' 14,63 5.85 Lleban, Richard C. .. Ness, Christopher T. .. 158.79 Middleton. Harold N. .. 7.05 1.68 1.82 Ligenfelter, F. Ness, Ole E Midgett, Mahlon B 112.83 2.76 4.91 Lightfoot, Roan Jr. . 7.42 Nestor. Iverson MacCaskie. Thomas .... Milan. R. S 6.48 3.11 1.74 Lighten. Paul G. ... .25 Neumier, Charles MacColine. Hugo* W. ... Milano, Moses 3.35 3.52 2 95 Ligon, EI wood . ... 24.91 Neveraskvs, J. D MacCrea. James Milburn, Harold R 22.92 2.53 84.52 Lignos, Andreas G. . 3.93 Newell, Richard MacDonald. Chas.. A Milczarek, Henry A 12.03 .88 34.33 Liles, Thomas .34 Newman, Stanley D. ... MacDonald S.. M Miles, Grover 81 1.89 2.95 Lillard. F. E 1.75 Newman, Wm. A MacGregor, Wm Miliadis, T. A 43.77 1.16 4.41 4.04 Newton, Charles Limon, Doric MacLellan. Wallace .... Militar, Dioscoro B. ... 14.65 45.29 4.05 2.20 Lindberg, Parrls ... Newton. Theron E Maas, Henry J. Jr M-Her, Arnold E 10.60 V48 1.25 1.75 Newton, Theron Linford, George Maas, Leon J MUler, Curlan 1.93 1.50 12.93 2.16 Neyrey, George Linn. John Maas. Leon J Miller, E. P 4.45 3.12 12.90 Neyrey. George Linum, Leo E. . .... 1.92 Maokey. Clyde F Miller. Edward 6.79 1.23 9.74 Nichols, "erb Lipkih, Max 6.07 Madden, J. L. Miller. G 50 7.40 6.55 Liprlncott. James ... Nichols, Wm. T 1.00 Madere, Oscar F. A Miller, General ....03 , 4.87 3.91 Nicholas, Thomas T. ... Liuzza, Giacomo ... 3.10 Madsen, C. C Miller. Jerry Z 14.48 .10 1.00 Nicholson, Ray Liuzza, Michael 7.33 Madueira. Jose Miller, K. E 1.80 7.04 4.42 Nick. John J. Little. William H, ... 6.59 Maechling, P. E. Miller, Raymond 3.92 2.90 11.20 Nickerson, Cliff '.. Littleton. Robert L. . 16.21 Maffeo, John Miller, Ruskin 2.53 .10 .97 Nicola, N Lloyd, Arthur S. ... 12.79 Magee. Charles Miller, Russel H 45.87 6.89 2.53 Nicolay. Bernard Lloyd. Charles A. ... 5.48 Magee. Leroy Miller, J. J. 8.80 5.81 137.61 Nicdermeyer. Robert .. 3.38 Lochte. Wm. A Maguire, Paul R Miller, Clyde E. Jr 15.80 9.14 33.16 Nigro, Frank 1.07 Loclgno. Castenzio .. Maguire. Thomas H Mills, Cooper D 13.45 2.23 .37 Nielsen. Erik B 5.42 Lockamy. Wm. R. ... Maher, Lee T Mills, Laurence H O"* 2.93 2.52 Nigro. John Lockler. Jessie M. .. 3.10 Mahl. Peter Ming, Ving King 11.72 2.02 1.97 Nilsen, Conrad M Logan, Ernest J 15.14 Mailey, Richard J Minkler, Hurless W 98 18.30 .80 Nissen, Claus K Logan, James R .72 Makew. L. -J Minyard. Edward K. ... 10.61 1.17.02 Nixon, William 13.61 Logan. Thomas 2.88 Maki. Henry J Mims, Robert E 7.85 21.46 Noggle. James F 5.93 Lohse, Peter .28 Maladonich. Ernest .... Mineili, Godf. W. C. ... 1.82 36.11 .20 Noles, Geo. H Lombardo. J. J 10.93 Maley. Richard J Ming, Wing King 158.48 3.52 Norfleet, James 13.71 Long, Arnle L .60 Malone, Raymond Mirabneno. Gregorio ... 3.22 .29 Nero, Peter A 231.99 Long. Franklin 2.42 Malone, Thomas Miranda, Jose 1-24 1.00 Norris. Joseph . A 9.75 1.42 Long, J. C Maloney, John Misco, Matte 13.37. 2.97 Norris, Joseph L 2.99 Long. James C 138.81 Maloney. Michel Mitchell, Carl W 60.06^ 9.76 Noonan, James E 1.68 Long. Ralph H .59 Manale. George Mitchell, Geo. R 2.93 20.47 Nooney. Ed 1.96 Long. Wm 8.84 Manrino. Sabato Mitchell. John 4.01 4.48 9.75 Norris, Wm Longley. Julian 6.78 Manheim. Haywood E. .. Mitchell, Law 7.88 1.89 North, Vernon R. ...;.. .98 Lonzl. Leonard Manning, Elliott E...... 18.10 Mitchell, Leroy 3.84 4,27 Norton, George O 3.85 Looney. C. M 3.22 Manning. Geo. Mitchell, Robert 9.57 6.22. Norton, P. C. ....... 11.75 Looper, Robert .5.91 Manning. Sam H. Mitchell, Wm. D 34 Norwood, Frank A. ... 36.04 5.93 Lopez. Albert H. ... 30.50 Mansalto, Val Mitchell. Wm. W 29.28 .36 Nosal. Michael 9.32 Lopez, Alfredo .95 Manson. Jeff Mitrega, Frank E 2.88 4.61 Noulis, Michel 68.18 Lopez, Ernest R. ... 2.36 Mansson, A Mizelle, Alfred 8.52 21.63 Nouwen, John 85.06 Lopez, John A. ..... 9.58 Manuel, Harold Mladnick. Earnest 1.47 79.51 Nouwen. John .80 Lopez, Jose ... 11.28 Mao. Koo Shih Mobley, Mitchell V 6.54 17.14 Nunez. Valentine 33.51 Lopez, Leonldes .... .72 Maquere. Thom Mobley, Warren 3,84 1.48 Nurna. Jean 44.22 Lopez, Juiseppe .... 2.93 Marcel, C. V. .; Mollard. Wm. B 2.95 9.72 Nuschler. John 4.32 Loiicks, Gordon L. . 28.54 M; rie, Francis A. Monardo, Sylvester 5.16 11.19 Lachapell, Lf| 1.47 Nuss, Geo. A 1.00 Lorlng. Joseph 8.44 Marcentel, Burgess .... Mones, Jules H 4.65 1.48 Lachney, Aljl i 2.33 Nuss, John W. .30 Louder. Billy B 5.28 Marcombe. Huey Monfoya, Colixto 12.48 2.78 Lacker. Jessi u 1,2s Nutter, Chester E 9.17 Louis, Jose M 7.89 Marcus. Albert G Monphan, Harry 10.38 8.65 Lacy. Hancil H 87.84 Nowak, Clarence R 10.23 Loute. Charles .:... 1.77 Marczek. F. E Montenaro. Frederick .. 2.52 .01 Nysson, Kenneth Ladd. Rieh.1T pi 1.89 3.85^ Mai'lln. Julio ....; Lowderback, Bennie 44.82 Montgomery, Charles ... .80 Lae, Joseph i J 5,47 7.74 Lowe, J 11.58 Marin, Cipriano M Montoye. Claxlto 5.12 Lae, Joseph f J 3,08 20.07 Lowe. Jesse 8.53 Marine. Daniel Moody, Harold N. ...... 1.93 Laffey. Step « R 46.78 3.81 Lowe. Robert D .62 Marinello, Sal Moore, Bennie L 11.82 Lafucntes. f lA 2.33 23.47 Lowghlin. John H. .. 26.46 Markham, C. L, Moore, Charles 8.81 La Guardia, If rnando .. 3.22 11.79 100.26 O'Briant, lector Lowery. Clarence J. . Markham, Sydney L. ... 14.84 Mooj-e. Doy 2.02 Lail. Alvin 1 1.19 11.44 7.12 O'Brien, Chester Lozes, Frederick L. . 4.61 Maringllo, S. J. Moore, Harold ....i".... 6.94 Laird. Arthuj S I6.79 2.35 1.68 O'Dea. William Lucas. Charles S. ... .25 Markley, Warren ...... Moore, James L 21.44 Lake. Hqnry [D. Jr 6.28 10.98 2.45 Odell, Charlie W. ...... Luclane. Alfred .... 3.42 Marques. J. A Moore, William C 49 Lake, WalteriF 15,88 1.54 11.01 Odom, Eiarnest L Ludwig, Edward L. .. 18.41 Marques, Jose Moore, Wm. J 3.20 La Luz, Salvstiano oi . 15.54 10.13 Odom. Law Lukas. Alexander ... 7.40 Marquez. Jose A Morales, Alfred 1.69 Lama, Jo.seph 1,95 ' 6.14 3.9L O'Donnell, Hugh G. — Lundy, Arthur W. . . 3.19 Morales, Carlos . 6.62 Marrs. John Lamb, James 3,39 3.41 , 17.33 O'DonncIl. Wm. L Lurle. Benjamin F. .. 1.00 Moran, Raymond 64.41 M.lrshall, Frank Lamb, Joseph A 16.57 1.31 3.52 O'Donoghue, Herbert .. Lurle, Gerald ....... .30 Marshall, George M. ... Moravec. Charles ...... 1.10 Lambert, Rcidu.s 52.03 1.52 .01 O'Dowd, Castez Luthie. George 3.26 Marshall. James M Moreland, Alva 0 11.83 Lamego, Antonio S 15.33 1.27 27.94 Odum, Edward D Lutz, Joseph 1.07 Morgan, Floyd 39 Marshall. Lewis Lampkin, .Samuel 26.28 162.45 50.16 Ogier, Ripon W Lutz, Marvin D 1.96 Morgan, Geo. S 4.05 Marshall, Louis La Nasa. Wallace 10.37 41.19 10.64 Ohannasian. John Luxemburg, Robert . 17.71 Morgan, Francis B 1.17 Martin, Alexander Lancemderfer. John .... 3.22 2.00 II.75 O'Keefe, James B Lyle. Samuel .... 4.03 Morgan, George S 4.14 Martin, Antonio S Dandrum. Oliver 12.28 3.00 .10 O'Keefe, James B Lynch. Charles B. ... 3.11 Morgan, Isadore 02 Martin, Jules A Landrum, Robert L. ... 2.95 1.01 86.95 Olds, Robert Lynchard, Billy E. . 4.71 Morgan, Joseph 2.41 Martin, Melvin Landry, Antoine 5.00 11.25 29.10 O'Leary, Edward S L.vnn, Bobby R 9.87 Morgan, Robt 8.13 Martin, William R Landry, I). P 2.69 4.48 41.02. O'Leary. Louis M Lyons. A. E 41.23 Morgan, W. J 6.02 Martinez, Francisco Landry. Henry 5,44 2.21 69.24 Olive, George D Lyons, Thomas G. >. 6.38 Morgan, Walter T. ..... 3.45 Martinez, Loul Lane. Elmer e.64 2.88 "Oliver, John L 2.16 Morillo, Bernard 63 Martinez. Noe G Langstine, .lohn H 4.94 2.01 Oliveri, Wm. J 1.00 Morley, Robert N 17.21 Martinez, Richard G. ... Langston. John H 20.25 4.00 Oliveri, Wm. J 7.38 Morreale. Peter J 2.33 Martinez. Theodore .. • • Lanier, Clyde 1.00 3.64 Olney, Wm. G 3.26 Morris, E. F 2.36 Martini, Raffael Laningham, Thomas ... 20.37 1.00 Olsen, Olaf A Morris, Frank 18.15 5.42 Martinson, John McAvoy. Arthur 1-91 Laningham. T. L 52.44 39.19 tllsen, Christopher .... Morris, James W 17.31 1.82 Martinson, Walter McDrien. Christ 3.94 Lapham. Lester K. .... 13.66 2.24 Olsen, F Morris, John A 55.58 2.37 Marullo, Theo McCabe, Alvin 1.96 Laroche, J 2.12 10.75 Olsen. F. T 3.39 Morris, Peter 3.00 Marvin, Thomas H. .... Laronde, L.iurence ..... .04 McCaffrey, Alfred 1.03 163.02 Olsen. Herbert S Morris. Purdon A 1-25 3.44. Marzett, Grant McCaffrey, Alfred S. .. 143 Larpentcr. H. P 1.19 1.42 Olsen, W. L Morris, W. J 100 1.01 Masek, Michael P Larsen, Herman 16.03 McCaffry. R. W 18.78 4.81 Olsen, Wm. D Morrison, Don E 96 1.04 Mason, James M McCarthy. A. W. ...... 14.03 Larsen. H'ler 308.84 2.91 O'Malley, Joseph Morrison, F. H 3.29 17.12 Mason, Jared A McCarthy, Harold V. ... 10.87 Larsen, W. T. 14,43 13.72 Omelanczwk, Wm Morrison, Horace H 23.35 .25 Mason, Luther C Larson, Arno E 28.44 McCarthy, Jack 9.76 8.11 Ondus, Mich F Morrison, James L 01 .96 Massey, Thomas B. McCarthy. Jack 34.77 Larson, Gusti f A 26.37 .82 O'Neill, Edward ........ Morrison, Malcolm 20 15.09 Massey, Wm. R McCarthy. Justin 1 8.08 Larson, GustHf 260.07 .30 O'Neil, John J. Morrisson, J. H 9.54 28.14 Massicot, Jules A. McCarthy, V. R, Larrsen, H. C. 1.82 •Oi . .MorraWt James 19-77 . ' O-NeUL Petee _ .'ffj ».Qft Mas^coti Leo ,,. v. v> • Nils _ll.a_ ^ UvCliurtviir J''. 3V. AMOUNT NAM! 4.94 Karns. Ronal L. Karsen, R. ... 3.67 Kaston. Robe P. ... 84.04 Kath, Charle 11. 1.60 Katsanis, C !.. 5.06 Kavitt, Wm .. 23.06 Kavltt, Willil B. .. 45.14 Kaziukcwcz. 1 F. . 11.75 Keano, A. W 5.97 Kearney, ... 17.31 Keenan, Wm . 22.58 Keith, Paul .. 24.48 Keller. Robci C. .. 3 88 Kelley, Floya . 2.78 Keely, David !.. 18.42 •Kelley. Kdwn T. .. 1.45 Kelly. Jack E ... 13.38 Kelly, Jobn ... 20.60 Kelly, .lobn 1-18 Kelly. Martin ll. ... 14 32 Kemp. Joseph J. •81 Kempt. J. F. Kendrick. Friik S. ... 8 91 ... .01 Kennair. J. P Kennedy. He, ,ert K. .. 1.98 .. 1-70 Kennedy. Job i E. ... 2.95 Kennedy. Job ... 21.58 Kennedy. Jael H. Kennedy. Jo.s, ph M. ... 14-60 Kennedy. Pc^.B. . • ... 13.03 1.00 Kennedy, Wiil C. .. • ... 2.20 Kenney. Oliv ID... ... 1-11 Kenny. Jean H. Kerfoot. Fred rick E .. 11.75 1.82 Kenopke. Wir C. . ;... 2.00 Kerr. Anthoi .... 13.41 Kerrigan. C .... 28.63 Kesscn. Alo/. .... 3.67 Kestell. Jot/n .... • 8.08 Keys. Job,/ p 28 Keyser. Prfrcy -41 Kibbe. Edivin T. . .... Klcko, M/ehae V. .... 12.20 .... 10.11 Klely. j/mes 21 Kilgore./Walt r ... Kineps./ Void mar .... 43.52 47 King, A. R. 10 King, David J King, Farrest C.... .... 16.16 17.36 King, Geo. E, .... 2.95 King, Geo. J. .... 15.48 King, John A .... 2.93 King, Morris H.... 6.39 King, Orv,-il C .... 1.47 King, Redinal E. .... 2.88 King, Robert .... 1.96 King, Yao Fo .... 93..'>8 Kinn, Joe 05 Klnnard. Roe .... 14.77 Klnser, A. II. .... 8.25 Kinser. Arlhi 2.21 Kioussis. Th .... 5.86 Kipp. Riebai .... 2.32 Kismul, Ton .... 2.45 Klecka. Ant 51 Klint, Otto .... 1.60 Klondyke. J. 12 Kluken. Ku( .... 3.22 Knickerbeekii .... 18.42 Knight, RU.S.S 05 Knight. Tru^i 40 Knowles. .loi .... 3.12 Knox, Jack .... 19.93 Knox, Kenne .... 3.90 Knox. Kenne .... 15.23 Knudsen. Ai .... 1.74 Knudsen. Gelji .... 12.41 Knudsen. Ottjjj Knutson. lloJnrd ...... 47.94 2.42 Kohen. F. 11. i Kohler. Warrtn W. .... 50.05 .... 9.03 Kohn. Jo.scph[ Kolodziejki. Jos. .. .... 1.96 Koontz, Horate .... 2.02 Kontas, Theoaore A. .. 93.20 Korb, Ale.xander .. .... 207.68 Korenkiewier.j P. .. 10.89 Kosecki, Edw .... 2.48 Kosche, Earl .... 7.78 Koski, Wm. .... 3.3.20 Kothe, Augu .... 1.00 Kothe, Aiipui R. C. .... 24.53 Kouns, Franl .... 3.73 Kouwardas. .... 4.41 Koval. Mike 01 Kowalec. Jul .... 162.59 Kuzar. John 80 Kozlowski. J .... 3.86 Kramer. Mar .... 2.91 Krammer. W .... 1.00 Kraus, Jame .... 28.96 Kravitz. Sam .... 3.22 Kretschman. oy D. .... 29.97 Kretzcr, Gus .... 6.05 Krogen, R. 01 Kroger. Carl .... 14.68 Kronbcrgs. .... 1.25 Krulk. Arnoli .... 1.92 Krushin. Heni-y B. .... 2.88 Kuhns, John R. .. , .... 260.28 Kulakowski. Julian . 07 Kulgren, A. H. ... .... 156.58 Kullcrin. Alex .... 267.64 Kung, Zee Ah .... 14.41 Kutkowskl, S/hn. S. .... 1.93 N M Mc AMOUNT NAME 1.00 O'NeU, Sidney J. .. ... Ontai, Gibson P. ..' ... 65.84 ... 39.03 Opfer, Elbano Oppendahl, Peter B. ... 46.76 13.84 Orillion, Rodney .... .. ... 6.87 Orozco. Efrain ... 11.57 Orr, R. W. 3.25 Orsen, Albert W. ... ... Ortiz, Emelio .... ... 12.47 8.55 . Ortiz, Humberto .. .., ... 12.14 Ortiz, Julio 1.25 Ortreba, Joseph .... ... Osborne, Ralph .... ... 33.06 .59 O Shca, H. J ,... 58.49 Osma,. Luis S.... 13.15 Osmer, William Ostberg, Herman .. ... 10.27 3.14 Ostergaard, Ove M. . ... .06 Ostley. Peter K. .. ... 14.91 Oswald, Samuel C... 6.69 OTooIe, Coleman F, ... Otreb.a, Joseph . . ., ... 40.25 ... 4.41 Ott, James D. 6.18 Ottosson, Nils H. .. '... 1.39 Owens, Crlvin , .... 1.16 Owens. CI .... 3.34 Owens, Clar ... 6.46 Owens, E.-C. 67.94 Owens. Marvin J. .. AMOUNT NAME ... 13.93 Poe, Ed. L ... 16.69 Polk, Jim ....... Pollock, James P. ... ... '1.92 Poipoilo, Mariana B. ... 141.34 Pond, Geo. F. ...... ... 42.83 Ponthieux, Jack G. .. ... '2.16 Pontiff, Jerry F. ... ... 1.00 Pope, Bobby R ... -8.11 ... >4.84 Pope, A. L. Pope. Emanuel A. .. ... 66.77 5.20 Pope, Frederick W. . 8.84 Popovieh, Michael ... ... ... 52.81 Dorter, Geo. O .. 4.72 Porter, Wm. 1.00 Porter, Wm ; 189 Porter, William J. .;. Porter, Wm. S 5.39 ... 180.63 Potts, Wm. L. ... 22.44 Powell, Edward 1.81 Powell, Edward . .. 5.69 Powell, Marchant L. ... .Powell, Merchant L. ... ' ' 3.50 Poykko, Leonard N. . ... '6.28 Pradat, Thomas A. J. .'. • .73 Pratts, Wallace •.,. .:. 10.81 Pregeant, Abel L. .. ... 64.28 Premer, Robert , . ... 19.17 Prendergast, Louis.A. .. 19.86 Presley, Coy C ... 151.94 Prevou. Roy R ... 1.70 Price. Rich. I ... 7.59 Price, Samuel '. ... ^ 5 88 Price, Theodore .... .95 Priester, Eugene .... 2.90 Prillamen, Billy . .. 1,33 Principe, Roberto A. ... 13.79 Priscu, Nicholas ... 13.00 Pritchard, David L. . ...- 2.16 Pritchard, - Robert E. ... 19.70 Pritiken, Benj. .......; 2.35 Proceil, Jack 1.00 Procter, Edward .... 2 02 Proctor, Wm. L. ;... .02 Proctor, Wm. S ... 6.50 Prokopuk, Peter .... ... ' .96 Prothero, Robert J. . ... 9.09 Proven. Chas ... 5.21 Prusaitis,^ Anton .... 4.41 2.95 Puleo, Joseph N Puckett. Harold ... 1.42 Puckett, James D. ... ... 1.63 Pugh, J. P ... 5 25 Puhl, Peter 2.70 Purcell, D. LaMar .. ... 12.36 Purdy, Wilbur ... 3.63 Purcell, .lames ... 7.92 Purdy, Thomas H. .. ... 8.56 Purdom, William ;.. 3.24 Pursell, James S. ... 1.31 Purvi.s. Carey .... ... 8.11 Purvis. Robert Jr. ... ... 21.50 Puskavick, Geo ... 6.85 Painters. Paul 2.34 Painter, Paul L 1.00 Palmer. C. 8.33 Palmar, 'Wesley 4.05 Palmer. Charles W 1.51 Palmer, Eugene 68.88 Palmer, Jerry J 14.59 Palmer, L. 2.71 Palsson, Cadjon H 32.40 Panjon, .Tames 10.27 Pappan. Roy C 6.28 Parek. Alfred 4.61 Park. Robert F 20.5.20 Parker, A. 1.78 Parker. George W 5.42 Parks, Herbert Jr 6.52 Parks, J. 7.53 Parks, Julius 10.01 Parks. William L 42.03 Parnell. Charles E. .... 1.43 Parr, Edward J. ...... 10.67 Parrish, Leroy 30.62 Parrish. Leroy C 17.33 Parrott, H-rry L 1.47 Parsons, Ed 1.14 Parson, Edward 8.81 Parsons. John 1.47 Parsons, M. , 5.92 Parsons, Marshall 19.48 Parsons, Mike 1 4.06 Paschanges, F. H. Jr. .. 6.99 Pate, Huston T 5.78 Paton, Charles 12.64 Palrinquin, T. A 11.11 Quigg, Wm. Patterson, Krist 6.00 Quinones, Andras E. Patterson. Norman A. .. 11.91 Quinoz, Jesse . ... Pattison, Robert 13 55 Quinnt, Carroll J. ... Patty, Carl W 2.53 Paulin, Pietro 23.76 Paulsen, Anders 2.61 Paylor, Frank S 2.25 Payne, Gerald T 2.95 Radcliffe, .Toscph Payne, Robert ; 1.01 Radzvila. Frank Payne, Robert C 12.34 Raines,. Norman Peadean, Robert 1.01 Ralph. Jules J Pearson, Leland 2.96 Rambo, John B Pease. George A. Jr. .. 2r,.99 Ramirez. Ellas Peaslee, Louis C 24.39 Ramiszewskl,..Tohn R. . Peasley, Edwin D 10.98 Ramsberger, Richard .. Peck,. Gordon 1.26 Ramsperger. Ronald .. Pecorado, Charles 1.70 Randazzo, A. J Pedersen, H. T 5.94 Randcis, Carl Pederson, Martin 3.67 R.mdles. Carl S Pederson. Otto 98 Randolph. J. .C Pedlar, W. .... 8.85 Ranew. Irwin Peeler, Harry C 15.24 . Rankin, Aubrey Peetz. Richard L. 3" 45 Rankin. James P Peluso, Merlin J 2.33 Rasmussen. .Kjeld ..... Penderpross. .Tames .... 6''.43 Raulerson. Eugene ..... Pennington, Wilbur .-... 11.70 . Raulerson. Talfoid L. .. Pennino, Anthony 1.75 Rawlines, J. Penton, Dewey A. .' 7.85 Ray, Charles E. Penton, Leon J .' 20.79 May, Michael Penton, M 1.00 Rayfuse, Charles Pepard. Ray 4.67 Rayfuse, Claude G. A. Perepelkin W. D 9.41 Reagan, James Peralta. Jack 2.02 Rebane, Paul Perdreauile, Geo 2.93 Record. Willis Pereane, F. 1.00 Rector. George P. H. . Perepelkin, Waisly D. .. 5.78 Reed, B. G. .: Perez. Carlos S 2.53 Reed. Charles Perez, Charles 5.52 Reed. John A Perez. Dalio 1.48 Reed, Max Perez, Joseph .01 Reed, Max Perez, Manuel R 11.GO Reed, Mitchell F Perez, Ramon 3.68 Reed, Thomas N Perkins, Blewett 47.29 Reeder. Harold L Perkins, E. R 3.20 Reese, Frank F Perkins, Woodrow W. .. 4.75 Regan. James L. Perrie, W. M. R 8.97 Register, J. W Perry. Manuel Jr 40.56 Rehm, Arnold F Perry, Morris J 16.16 Rehm. .Tohn C. Perry, Raymond 2.59 Reid, Harold Jr Pestick, Anthony J 9.02 Reid, Glen Petantes. Stavros 10,49 Reid, Raymond E Peters, George A 6.49 Rels, Philip Peters, Harrison 2.02 Bemijn, Adrian Peters, J. D 3.44 Rester. Gene Petersen, Carl 6.39 Restucker, Harold Petersen, Louis V 10.47 Revill, Jos. C Peterson, Byria 40 Revolta. Charles Peterson, Charles J. ... 2.08 Reynolds, C. W Peterson. Earl V 58.38 Reynolds. Herb Peterson, W. C 6.56 Reynolds, Jack B Petesky, George 11.01 Re.vnolds. Joseph B. ... Petrantos, Stavos 8.29 Rial, Manuel Petterson, K. V 3.31 Rice. Arthur F. Pfeiffer, Joseph J 5.98 Rice. David C Pfrommer, Eric 3.48 Rich, David C Phalen, Carr 3.22 Richard, J Phelps, Raymond W. ... 4.92 Richards, Elmer J Phillippille, A 3.48 Richards. Fred Phillips. E. E 1.36 Richardson, Ber Phipps. J. R 6.06 Richardson, G. D Pickard, Charles 1-35 Richardson, Roy R. ,.. Pickens, Johnny 1.89 Richerson. B. H Pickett. Robert 6.91 Ricketts. L. D Pierce. Buford L. 26.08 Ricks, C. E Pierce, Earl 0 1-08 Riddle, Eugene Pierce. Harry 02 Riebel, John Pitard, Henry J 2.61 Riehm, George J Pierce, Roy 11.13 Rigard, L. L Pierce, Wm. B 46.74 Bigby, Thomas C Pierprinski. M 4.80 Rifiler. Wm. F Pierson. Leroy 12.24 Riiey, Anthony Pinarando, Flo 15.84 Riley, Law Piner, Sherwood 2.95 Rinius. Casimir J Pinero, M. 64 Rinker, Leroy Pippin, T. F 2.97 RiUlin, Jacob L Piskun. Michael 17.00 Bitter. Chester L Pitkofsky, Hyman 1.96 Rivard. Marcel Pitof-sky. Human 17.30 Rivas, Jaime Pitre. M. C 5.24 Rivas. Robert E Pitt, Harry R 45.30 Rivels. H. R Pizza. Sidney N t 1.96 Rivera, Alfonso Pizzeck. Guido Jr 2.31 Rivera, Alfredo Plahn. Guy F 1.47 Rivere, F. P Plaisance. Herbert 1.16 Plant, Theodore 0.12^ Rlvcrc, F. P Rivet. LuUis J Piatt, Elijah C 3.76 Roach. Albert P Piatt, William Jr. 3.77 Roache; Joe - • ..*<e ••• e Plumstead, Thos. W. .. . 98.76 Robbins, Douglee ' Plunkett, Thomas G.. .., - T.B1 'J 1 '• "j - 1 OA 2293 34.62 69.68 6.89 .01 14.91 2.17 4.91 3.57 5.92 5.91 1.00 13.70 .02 2.63 .01 ai "2 1.72 . 8.41 5.93 15,15 .36 5.94 17.15 24 R2 01 25 40 .97 1000 1.60 22.22 37.57 11.02 .187 231.62 147 40 7.08 2.95 8..10 2.00 2.86 4 29 6 32 .5.78 1.01 6.58 5.41 2.03 5.93 1.00 8.92 16.48 10.32 17.11 1.01 10.27 .47 13.54 15.52 17.85 45.82 1.40 3.98 2 45 7.43 15 89 .98 1.89 1.40 42.77 1.00 5.97 1.77 .95 1.44 11.31 . 4.94 2.29 71.36 237 8.68 1.34 27.38 2.00 50.82 13.17 .80 2.93 5.00 17.51 145.49 10.12 15.38 - S.S7' !i - lls\ �i''S. P«*e S—Four . NAME , . AMOUNT * ,Schanglies. J. .......... 14.72 i 10.88 Kobert. AUJr...... ;E;ast; ; Schearer. George . Scheib. John 33.49 . Roberts. Artbui' IS. ...... 'f.iE.43 8.25 Roberts. CarUOKi,......... vE^ ' Scheidel. Julius . Schenk. John R 18.53 Roberts. iBdwar4;.V.^>k.. JSM Scherdin, Francis L. ... 73;78 Roberts.; .Geprge . .* .*... - 7.S(^ Scherffins. Robert 1A8 Roberts. 'Hehiy W,...• •'8.98 Schielz. M. Peter .y'.... 1.82 Roberts. JacH W. .v..,.. 178.6$ Schiwek, Ernest .11 RobertSr^eremiah'V..... 6.78 Schmi4t. Charles R. ... 23.43 Roberts. Robert E. .... 11.92 Schmidt; Emile R. ....... 15.65 Robertson. Cbarles ..... 2.36 Schmidt. Hans. M. A... 27.11 Robertson, J. T. :........ 12.83 Schmidt. Rudolph J 9.65 Robertson, :Laurencii' .i. 13.72 SchmUdel. Frank 3.21 Robertson.' Leroy ..... 2.56 Schmitz. J. T 95 Robertson. Roltert-E.... 2.33 Schoenrack. D. E 83 Robertson. TuUy ....... 10.83 Scholes. Harry 11.82 Robichaux. J., N. .....•> 12JU Sehram. Ross 13.36 Robinnette. C. £. 10.27 Schribcr. Harold 19. 95 Robinson, A. , 8.92 Schroeder. L. M. ...... 8.81 Robinson. Derbard G. .. 6.61 Scliubart. Eraile 8.65 Robinson, James .. ... SO.IS Scliultz. Albert N. 41.10 Robinson. John B $ 2.24 Schultz, Louis H. 1.02 Roble. Irioio C. 01 Schultz. Michel A. ..... 9.24 Rocha. Alberta 14.27 Schultz. P. H. .95 Roche. James F. 2.00 Schumaker. Wm. J 46.19 Rochette. Louis .42 Schwartz, Harry W. .... 104B5 Rodgers. Henry A 1.63 Schwartz. RudoU '. 86.95 Rodgers. R. M 6.82 Sciortino. Jos 1.22 Rodriguez. John 27.96 Scott. Carl E. 29.10 Rodriguez. Juan . 8.81 Scott. C. L. 91 Rodriguez. M 78 Scott. Samuel 1.68 Rodriguez. M. J .01 Scott. Thomotra 149.84 Rodriguez. Nemesin .... 1.01 Scott. Wm. C 2.53 Roemhild. R 64 Scully. Adrien L. E 36.41 Rogers. H."~C 3.96 Rogers. Jamea 16.10 Seamen. Edgar R 176.04 Rogers. William E 13.68 Seattle. Wm. B. 63.32 Rogosch. Paul 5.87 Segrest. Elbert A. ..... 16.59 Rooks. Court 7.57 Segundo. Dem.- ...... 30.06 RoU. Bernhard 12.00 Selecky. Charles W 3.14 RoUins. P. 6.11 Self. Jack B .35 Rollins. W. G 2.12 Scramuzza. Joseph 2.64 Rollo. Salvador J 260 Serio. Salbata 21.20 Rome. Calvin A 1-92 Seaborg. Richard 1.46 Rome. George 4.91 Scars. Thomas T 02 Rome. George 8.18 Seibert. John A 13.75 Romero. Lawrence 28.58 Seis'eld. Wm. G 4.65 Romero. Louis A 13.18 Sellers. Elbert G 5.98 Romolo. Victor 1.50 Sellers. George Jr 2.06 Ronney. Alvin P 14.74 Sequndo. Demetrio 1.04 Rosado. Jose T. 81.57 SeweU. Noyle E 28.14 Rosenquist. Shlrly A9.16 Severson. Richard 11.33 Rosomoirch. Sam J. ... 13.93 Seymour. Chas. E 10.55 Ross. Glenn A 1.01 Seymour. Charles E. ... 9.48 Ross. Louis 14.48 Shaffer. Edison C 2.16 Rossy. Catalino ........ 11.49 Shaia. Fred 2.E7 Rothclrild, Sig .98 Shain. J 9.32 Rouan. John F. 1.99 Shalk. Kenneth L. ..... 18.42 Roucbel. 0 4.93 Sharpless. James W. ... .98 Roughton. Brad Jr. 81 Shaw. Durand D 10.75 Rousseau. Wm. A 3.04 Shaw. Simeon .81 Rowe. Wm. V 3.80 Shea. John E 10.12 Rowell. Buford D 8.32 Shea. Thomas 3.22 Rowland. Edwin L 6.77 Shears. Kenneth 2.35 Roy. Joseph A 3.25 Sheffield. Lloyd P 64.85 Roy. Joseph O. .>....... .20 Sheffield, Ralph H 2.95 Roy. L. V 10 Shelby. Arthur J 1.92 Rozear. Edward A 2.53 Shelby, John £ 1.94 Rozmusz. Robt. 56.52 Shelly. Arthur J 15.89 Bubis. Philip 14.78 Shelton. Dale 8.61 Rucker. Daniel H. ...... 2.22 Sheltoiv, Dale C. 1.41 Buggers. L. N 6.22 Shelton, Doug. ..... x.. 1-92 Ruiz. A. G 01 Sheppard. George 562.87 Ruiz. George A 6.67 Sherar. Wm. 3.20 Rule. J. M 5.10 Sheridan. Jimmy D. .... .37 Bupeikis. John 6.38 Sherinian. Chas 1.25 Rush. Fred 1.28. Sherry. Leslie 7 35 Rush. R 60 Sherwood. E. R 03 Rushing. CUBord 3.48 Shidden. CecU E 9.77 Russell. Claude. A 5.87 Shields. Wfn. J 3.22 Shierling. Wm. T 5.82 RusseU. Edward J 1.47 -Russell. H. F 64 Shipley. Marvin 11.47 Russell. Henry T. ...... 6.54 Shirah. Charles L 2.09 Shivery, Chester 7.86 Russell. James P. 7.92 Russell, John ......... 2,97 Shockman. H. 02 Shoobridge. G. H. .... 2.47 Russell. Joseph 16.61 Russell. Robert E 2.53 Shonkwiler. James H. .. 6.39 Short, M. R 59 Russo, Frank P 4.40 Ruth. John. J 02 Shugar, Elliott.91 Rutledge. Robert 5.22 Shultz. Wm 8.50 Ruzyski. Stanley 3.20 Shumate. Cecil 1.05 Shupe. R. W 6.40 Ruzzuto. Yin. J 6.94 Shy. R. 7..63 Ryan. Holman W. ...... .63 Ryan. John P 2.43 Sigafoqse, B. J 47.53 Ryan. Joseph A 5.05 Silagyl. Julius 12.63 Ryan. Peter 8.11 Silkowski, John 4.00 Silva. Howard L, 20 Ryerson. James 6.50 Simmons. Charles W. .. 15.15 Rynes. Lawson 1;25 Simmons. William H. ... 21.61 Ryninger. George 2.41 • Simmons. Wm. 4.48 Simon. Walter G B8 Simonavage. Anthony .. 24.42 Simonet. Aloy *<0 Simpson. J. R 2.84 Saarela. Carl L 13.36 Simpson, L. B 10.28 Saariner. Gregorius .... 16.66 Simpson. L. B. Jr 16.86 Sadowski. Peter 97 Simpson. Richard B. Jr. 11.89 Safer. Robert 1 147.88 Sin.gletary. John 24 Saide. Joseph. Jr 23.21 Singleton. Edward 4.71 Sailings. V. P 2.25 Singleton, R. S 28.17 Salomaa. Esko 1.60 Sink. Wilbur C 6.96 Salzarulo. Thomas 10.61 Sintich. Frank N 1.22 Samfoxd. Toxie 35.52 Sireno, Jack 2.45 Sammons, Anthony J. .. 76.88 Sistrunk. Alonzo 18 42 Samroch. Edward 1.98 Sistrunk. Alonzo D 5.01 Samuel. J. W. . 1.68 Siverly. Lawrence ...... 59.72 Sanborn. George B 7.66 Sivetz, Peter 15.15 Sancedo. Willie 11.22 Skinner. Ewell 10.27 Sanchez. Aurelio 1.00 Skinner. Russell 5.81 Sanchez. Fernand W.. Jr. 2.50 Skipper. Clarence 2.45 Sanchez. Henry 91.08 Skladanik. Joseph .... 1.53 Sanchez, Leondro 5.35 Slagle, R 13.83 Sancocie. Eugene 64 Slay, James 02 Sander. Edward W 68.57 Sloan. Armond E 65B9 Sanders. Eugene 2.42 Sloctowicz, Joseph J. .. 10.47 Sanders. John 2.93 Slovich. Adam 2.02 Sanders. John 5.57 Small. Beverly R. ..... 4.00 Sanders. Union H 13.83 Smira. Zace H 59 Sanderson. A. S 5.42 Smith. Albert 1.01 Sanderson. Charles 86 Smith. Albert 93 Sanderson. Luke C. ... 7.99 Smith. Amber 8.67 Sandford. George G 10.84 . Smith. Arza Jr 21..39 Sanford. Horace 2.90 Smith. Bennet 0 72 Sandlund. G. A. E 27.52 Smith. Charlie P 37.90 Saneem. Hang 5.43 Smith. Charles R 3.00 San Martin. Precesso .. 9.36 Smith. Charles S 7.88 Sansone. Dominick .... 4.11 Smith. Chester 3.59 Sanzone. Gaspara 22.56 Smith. Chester R 6.74 Saranthus. Walter P. .. 10.61 Smith. Clemence 2.14 Sardum. Hans 6.38 Smith. Clinton W 22.28 Sartin. Oscar L 22.62 Smith. Eben 6.06 Sarver. Roy 4.60 Smith. Ernest C. G. .. 1.47 Satterthwaite. C. R 1.16 Smith. Eugene 9.94 Saucier. Anno J 2.08 Smith. Frank L. ....... 602.87 Sauerheber. John 1,48 Smith. Frank W 51.81 Saul. Edward U 2.95 Smith. Frank W 3.84 Saul. Sam L 25 Smith. Garland 5.71 _ Saunders. Andrew ..... .41 Smith. Harmon S, •.... 2.96 Saunders. Cecil ........ 17.61 Smith. Irby 2.88 Saunders. James M 2.25 Smith. Irvin 1.03 Sauviac. James T. 2.93 Smith. J. A 5.86 SavfokL Felix J. 10.11 Smith. James 4.91 Sawyer. C. B 11.07 Smith. James A 3.86 Sawyer. Chas. 19.61 Smith. J. E 4.65 Saxton. E. 1.80 Smith. Jerrol i.oi Saxton. Joseph ........ 80.45 Smith, Joe K 1.22 Scanlon. Donald BO Smith. John 54.18 Scanlon. Thos. A 7.25 Smith. John H 29.94 Scapel. Thomas A. 4.34 Smith; John 0 50.53 Scaramutz. Joseph 18.84 Smith.-Joseph 1.27 Scarborough. R 43.38 Smith. Lawrence 3.31 3.87 Scarlett. Arba 7.72 • > Smith. Lee A Smith, M. J. 4.29 Sehackman. Harold .01 Smith, Monte 5.08 Schaefer. W. A .73 Bchaeffer. J. .-.'4;.V..^^s'»8.6r" «mith; - MbKWB'' j; v;;; -is;07 SaUtU. F. Lk 8B3 Schahuher. Robert C. .. 8.09 NAME Bobbins,VNMh, v....... • :a.Ba m k. I if' U l!R '<•: p. W t T- -- r'^ i«^' ' m SEAfARERS NAME AMOUNT SWtith. Paul R. ....... 4.43 Smith. Petei- ^^ 1.92 Smith. Ralph H. - .01 Smith. Robert H. ...... M.81 Smith. Robert M. .... 2.97 Smith. Roy T.^.....,;. ' .02 Smith. Rudolph ...i.. 14.82 Smith. Stanford 17.61 smith. Stanley O. 47.28 Smith. Watty H. 2.26 , Smith. Warren W. .... 20.70 Smith. Wm. B. BO Smith. WilUam J 11.85 Smurda. Andrew 1.02 Smyley. Clue. : .04 Smyley, John E 3.38 Smythe. Julhik . .17.84 Snodgrass. Lee W .10 Snow. T. F. ' 1.81 Snowden B. .' 6.18 Snyder..Richard E 16.89 Sobczyk. Stefan 2.86 Soe. 1.8ure 12.15 Soilolowskl. Alex ..... 3.95 Solberger. Ernest P. ... 3.93 Soleau. Jos. L 18.64 Solbeim. Raymond 20.50 Solito. Vincent A. A. Jr. 18.69 Solomon. Pua 36.84 Solowosky. Zdzislaw ... 1.60 Soon. Ah You 20.10 Sommerell. Charleg .... 8.86 Sommers. Glib 3.00 Songy. L. L 95 Sorensen. Louis E 1.19 Sorenson. Sorea 11.62 Souby, Walter J. 33.69 Soung. Sze Ah 3.57 Sovclius. Casta 7.39 Sparkman-Davenport. James P. 5.89. Sparks. Cliford H 60.83 Spears. Otto 2.01 Spencer. J. L 24.42 Sperry. Frances 4.60 Spinella. Luca J. 1.60 Spires. Melvln 4.91 Splan. Robt 2.93 Snivey, G. W 5.94 Spodar. Emil J 11.19 Spooner. Edward S. .. 12.40Sporich. Michael. M. .. 9.41 Sporman. L. A. 08 Sprinkle. Peter Q 6.28 SpruUl, F 35 StabUe. Matthew A, .. 1.28 Stachowicz. Joseph J. .. '23.13 Stank, Joseoh F. 8.57 Stanford, Glen 2.16 Stanowskl. Stanislaus. J. 3.16 Stanton. Eugene A. ... B4 Stapleton. .Tames C. .. 8.68 Stames. BiUie J 25.53 Starns. Edgar 128.99 Stams. Edgar 50.67 Statham. Robert A 50.47 Statham. Robert A. .. 12.20 Steber. J. C 99 Steele. Geo 8.13 Steele. Henry H 3.76 Steele. J. C 77 S'effens. L, A. 12.49 Steiner. ROy A 2.47 Steinhauser. Carl ...... 3.94 Stelnfeld. H 2.04 Stellemo. Osmer 89 Stennel. William A. ... 2.62 Stephens. Edwin 5.05 Sterling. James 7.29 Steme. Myles C 29 Stevens. Charles G. .. 3.07 Stevens, Edw. J 2.37 Stevens. Frank 12.00 Stevens: Greer C 108.77 Stevens. Pre.ston 2.m Stevenson. O. G 2.53 Stewart. BenJ 1.91 Stewart. David 7.64i Stewart. James .02 Stewart. .Tohn 1.67 Stewart. Wm. D. ...... 7.56 Sticker. John E 38.52 Stickney. George 32 Stirpe. Lorinzo 26.72 St. Laurent. Herbert ... 7.69 Stocker. H. 2.56 Stockman. Richard 10.03 Stockman. Watson .... 2,00 Stofie. P. J. 1.80 Stogartis. James 99 Stokes. Alvin 14.87 Stokes. Bemie ......... 2.02 Stokes, T. V 58 Stone. Frank 17.72 Stone. Frederick L 57.85 Stone. Henry 25.58 Stone.~ Lotus 7.36 Stoneburgi Nigel 1.89 Stopaylo. Michael 7.22 Storm. S 11.09 Story., Paul 1.43 Stout. Alfred 11.10 Straggers, Wiley 24 'Stranik. John 4.67 Strate. Chas. R 14.89 Straton, NIchbcrt 2.33 Straw-Warren, E 1.48 Strawn, Francis 15.26 Strehle, Harold P 3.48 Stretcher, Bun 13.24 Strickland. Finis 1.28 Strike, WiUiam. L 70 Stropich. George J. .... 10.18 Suaez. Aurelio 9.68 Suarez. Joseph Jr 1.16 Sue. Sung Ah 14.54 Sullins, Fred 1.65 Sullivan. Edwin E 1.14 Sullivan. Frank 18.84 Sullivan. Frank B. ..... 1.00 SuUivan. Frank E 18.78 Sullivan. Harry J 4.38 Sullivan, Herbert 3.49 SuUivan. R. D 34 Sullivan. Richard N. .. 13.07 SulUvan. Thomas .25 Sumerlin. Fred 0 33.93 Sumerllne. James L 3.84 Summer. Bynum 4.91 Sumpter, Jameg 2.02 Sun. Shlo Han 14.58 Surrency. Linza E 03 Surrltt. Herschel E. .. 17.70 Sutherland. C. H 57 Sutherland, Melvin .... 1.28 Sutherlln. WUUams .... 2.33 Sutliff. Harvey 11.04 Sveum, Leil 1.47 Swafford. Ralph 2.88 Swafford. Ralph 1.97 Swails. Jack 1 6.12 Swain. Charles 5.14 Swain. Charles G. ..... 4.41 Swank, James 2.16 Sweeney. Charles ;.... 19.76 Sweet. Harold W ' 6.44 Swendson. Fred O. 1.47 Swenglen. Karl P 3.22 SwUley. Wm. 1.48 Swiontkowski. E 15.20 Swindoll. Richard H. .. . 8.66 Swing. I%Uip 3.48 Sykes. Dennla ..' 1.04 Sylvest. Lawrence 3.93 Sylvestefj. L'. E 11.20 Symoti. John 1B0 LOG • • " "• ,- • NAM! AMOUNT NAM! AMOUNT Syms. Jack M. 48.89,, Vale, James P. -2.16 • "Sylvester. D. H.;........ , ,30 • ValeUte. Arnold ..'..;;;. 8.13 Szanto. Steve Jr. .' I.3I Vale'ntl. Autoro 16.33 •Valentine. Peter B." ;... 13.22 Vallis. B. O .T.... ~ .96 .'Vance. Charles E. 2.88 Vance. Ruby T 1.65 Tafira. Louis ......... 1.68 Vanderburgr William • •. 4.89 - Tait. Wiley W 39.71 Van Dyke. Albert J. .. .98 Talbott. Elwood B. ... 12.05 Van Dyne. Wm. A 18.16 Tandy, Joseph ........ 1.33 Van Nibuwenhuize. E. ., 5.58 Tank. William HI ...... 2.93 Van taeanderen. Geo. . 2.58 Vanney. Earl 29.07 Tannler. Alfred ;.. 7.44 Tardif, Joseph 3.47 Vanos. Jan J 13.72 Va'm. Charles P. ....... ^ .33 Tarko. Ivan ............ 3.94 Vargas. Armando 3.14 Tarlton. Harold ........ 9.74 Vargas. Walter J 2.20 Tavares. Jack 13.73 VasqUez. Miguel ........ 15.93 Taylor, Bob ........... 6.58 Vasquez. R 1.89. Taylor. Edward 12.64 Vasquez. Telesfaro ..... 4.41 Taylor. Frank 7.67 Vasseur. Clement E 8.66 Taylor. Lee J1.40 Taylor. Raymond ...... 8.51 Vaughn. Roger 93 Vaughn. Thomas 2.93 Taylor. Stanley S.-'.... 43.22 Vaughn. Rupert O. ... 2.58 Taylor. WlUiam O. .... 3.20 Teageu. Roland W -IM Vecchiet. Louis 41.54 Tekell. Egar 1.00 Venezla. S. A 10.27 Vesey. Vincent P........ 151.44 Temple. James 13.70 TerreU. Edward _5.44 VUI. Erwin H 6.59 Vickermare. Robert B... 4.31 Tenington. T. R 10.03 Tessitore. John 3.00 Vickerman. Robert B. .. 3.00 Vierlra. John 20.41 Tbcriot. Litcien C. A. .. 2 37 Theriot. R. J 1.42 Vigo. Michael 2.33 Thibodeaux. X. A 8.13 Villaneuva. Bernblde .. 85.61 Thiem. Richard J 1.53 Villarreal. Alex 16.93 Villarreal. Richard .... 43.40 Thomas. Albert J 1.00 Viloria. Ramos JS5 Thomas. Bumice 3.66 Thomas. Dayid ' 1.01 Vincius. Sampel 143.39 Vlner. GUbert 6.94 Thomas. Douglas M 1.80 Thomas. Ed 7.56 Vining. James 4.36 Thomas. James D. ...... 1.70 Vito. Felix J. 32.25 Vitol. Alex 01 Thomas. John 9.48 Thomas. Lewis E 20.21 Vives. Raul 3.04 Thomas. Owens 1.12 Von Holden. C 13.99 Thomas. Paul W 64.03 Von Lofton. Lionel 15.18 Thomashlde. Wm. P. ... 1.95 Voorhees. Allen 38.76 Thomassen. Joseph .... 7.36 Vorel. Edward J 01 Vujtech. Joseph 3.47 Thompson. Albert * 22.45 Thompson. A. G. C. ... 2.48 Thompson. August F. .. 33.95 Thompson. Bobby 1.22 Thompson. Charles .... 47.40 Thompson. Jack 5.73 Wade. John P 93.58 Thompson. James ' 6.94 Wade. M. E .28 Thompson. Patrick O. .. .29 Wade. Weldon C 1.04 Thompson. Roy C 5.30 Wade. Weldow C. ..... 22.05 Thompson. Wm. E 3.93 Wagner. Charles ...... 5.40 Thomson. John 7.64 Wagner. Frank R. ..... .41 Thomson. John R 8.11 » Wagner. Sterling W. . . . 5.05 Thonis. Antonio .49.11 « Wagner. Wayne F. ..... 8.96 Thorn. Victor D 11.20 WahL Charles 13.21 Thomburg. Jack 97 Waiczykowski. Tom .... 8.09 ThornhiU. Dan 14.52 Wainright. Curtis S 35.75 Thornton. Henry C. .... 16.85 Wainwright. Thomas C.. .20 Thornton. Percy J 40 Wainwright. Voight 50 Thurman. Aubrey 7.21 Waite. Franklin 309.71 Thurman, Henry 1.92 Waite. J 13.44 Thurmond. Carl 10.23 Walden. Dewey H 18.77 Thurmond, Carl 2.94 Walden. Earl W 3.24 Tidwell. D. A .91 Waldron. Clark L 2.02 Tiensiu. Jaako 8.85 Waldron. Frank 4.J9 Tiernan. Thomas J 2.43 Waldren. Lawrence .... 3.85 -Tieman. Thomas J. .... 5.05 Waldrop. Charles 10.27 Tighe. Raymond ....... 20.11 Waldschleger. Jack .... 5.96 Tilden. H. J 2.97 Wales. B. K 5.06 Tilbert. Alfred 2.89 Wales. Robt. M 1.31 Tilford. David G 34.66 Walker. David C. Jr 43.40 Tlmmons. Ramond 56.91 Walker. Dolphus 1 06 Tinker. John W .37 Walker. Harold V 8.63 Tipton. George 5.40 Walker. James T 15.10 Tipton. John W 59 Walker. Joe 3.34 Todd. WUliam M 1.91 Walker. William D 16.24 Toler. Richard L. ...... 1.96 Walker. Wm. E 12 ToUison. B. L 5.32 Walker. Willie F. 1.01 Tolliver. Geo 21.80 Walker. Willie K. 14.66 Tollman. George 52 Wall, Aple 37 Tokar. Miles 3.S4 Wallace. Albert V 2.20 Tom. Harold K 1.91 Wallace. Albert 7.23 Tomas. Clarence 1.12 Wallace. Edward F 7.35 ' Tomlinson. K. L 9.70 Wallace. Harold B 13.53 Tonnensen. J. J. N. ... 3.51 Wallace. Herman 02 Topolion. Garabed .... 16.54 Wallace. Melvln 7.91 Toribio. Ramon 1.00 Wallace. Ronald 15.14 Torina. Samuel 7.91 Wallace. Seymour 4.56 Torina. Samuel L 1.14 Wallls. James 72.72 Torre. Ignatius 1.97 Walsh. Leo .83 Torres, Faustino 9.25 Walsh. Peter E , 9.00 Torres. Juan 72 Walter. James 1.12 Town. N. .03 Walters. Fiahcis 20.74 Townsend. M .01 Walters. Wm. N. ....... 1.63 Traba. Manuel 2.95 Wanchek, John 19.98 Tracey. James R 1.63 Wandrel. Earl 1.13 Tracey. James R 14.07 Wang. Son 22.78 Traficano. Sam 6, ...: 5.10 Ward. J. 1.65 Traham. Harold J. .... 1.16 Ward. James E 12.02 Trahan. Johh 9.13 Ward. John 1.75 TrambUe. Harold 18.53 Ward. Lewis J 4.05 Tramontanic. J. M 1.00 Ward. Maxwell 1.00 Trank. Burgess 1.52 Ware. Lewis A. 11.70 Transier. John W. 85 Ware. Lewis. A. 95 Travers. Huey M. .96 Ward. James E 35.03 Travis. Huey M 1.44 Warren. Dalton -"25.18 Treadway. William .... il5.71 Warren. Frank ;. 6.58 Treitler. Carl T. ...... 24.11 Warren, Joseph R 58.10 Treull. CUfton ........ 1.47 Warren L. W 46 Trevlsono. Dom 96 Washburn. Robert L.... 52.50 Triantafillos, Pete ....; 1.96 Waters. E 48.27 Triche. Jan L 234.87 Waters. Joseph 60 Trippe. Clar 2.95 Waters. James A ' 5.79 Trippe. Robt 2.95 Watson. Itoy 15.72 Troche, G 25 Wattegny. Emmett 18.34 Troester. John ........ 2.33 Wattigny. H. J 7.63 Trotter. Ralph ,3.30 Wauchek. John C. ..... 21.53 TrujiUo. Alipio 3.05 Wautlet. Merrell 3.93 TruxiUb. Thomas 18.93 Tubman. Joseph M. ..... 7.22 Weaver. Roy W. 14.44 Tucker, Ernest ........ 6.57 Weaver, Joe .;. 5.38 Tucker. Jagges L 7.41 Webb. Donald R .32.97 Tucker. Thomas J. 11.54 Webb. Wayne 10.80 TuUs. Joseph W. .',.... 5.05 Webber. Teddy ........ .97 Tull. Edward .......... 4.38 Wedemoja. Harold .... 6.07 TuU. Harry L 1.53 ' Weems. Albert M 97 Tull. Harry L 1.72 Weems. Ulysses S 4.84 Tullia. Charles 5.43 Weghbrst. Arnold 7.92 Tunnell. J. R 7.65 Wegner. Arthur G 10.20 Tunison. Richard ...... 4.28 WelgaU. Juliu 4.80 Tupper. Frederick A.... 38.58' Welborn. Chas 32.32 Turlington. A. A 1.19 Welch. Elvert 19.76 Turner. Bruce .74' welch. Louis A 34.83 Turner. B .91 Welch, Richard L 4.28 Turner. Darrell .10 welch. William T. 5x42 Turner. Raymond D 4.45 WeUs.'Wm. P. 1.00 Turner. William J 17.33 Wendel. George 1.16 Turner. WiUUm L 9.75 Wendt. Charles C. ..... 2.53 Turner. Wm. O.. Jr. ... 24.61 Wendt. Roland N 1.96 Werner. Gustav A 2.61 Werner. Gustav A.' .... 43.23 West. Clarence 4.87 West. Hugh M 9.91 8.40 Ulatowski. Ray ....... West. Leslie H 10.27 -Ulmer. Richard W. .. 2.47 West. Norman 1.23 Underwood. John ... Westover, Chas : 3.04 6.07 Uppegrafx W. P. .... 12.64 Westphal. Edwin A. .... 2.72 18.68 Urine. Jesus Wetzle. Lloyd 6.44 Ureta. Simeon F. ...... 1.47 Whetzel. Jesse ......... .01 -Urtl. Angel Whicard. Tommy 98 1.00 Usher. Allen 24.63 White. Alva 4.00 Ussery. Cleveland ... 5B9 White. Ben H. 21.32 Uszaklewlcz. John ... 36.10 White, E. A. 4.15 Utlay; Wm. White. Houston R.,;;... . 3.68 18.18 Uttereck. Andrew T. 4.92 White, James H 62.82 White. Joseph ;.. 6.98 White. Leland F. ..;.... 65.61 White. M. W. ........... .63 White. Pierce 1.57 ..Whita.: Boy .36 Vacearo. OU|#ej^ U Vaher. Edgar WiUtleV. SMph .02 ; w u * • • • • " • ;•M«y ri; NAM* AMOUNT 'Whitlow, George 5.79 Whitmer, Alan E 4.44 •Whitney,. W. , 1.42 Whitsell. RoM. ..' ' 15.87' Whittemore, John B. ; .x 13.00 Whittington. Van 4.91 Whittington. Van B. .. ' 1.52 Whyte, Stanley B..* 22.03 Wieczorriewicz. S 6.60 - Wjest. Lester ; 61A9' Wicst. Lester 16.76 Wiggins. CecU 1.20 Wiggins. J ' .70 Wiggins. Ncedham B.... " 5.42 Wlilik. MikaU 85.70 Wiilik. Makail 7 12.11 Wilber. William F. 7.17 WLtburn. Aaron M 55.63 Wilcox, E. P. 16.27 WUcox. W. A, 48 Wilder. Jack 16.82 Wilkens. Clifford ...... 3.57 Wilkins. W 1.22 Wilkinson. Earl D. .... 5.05 Willett. Dellman .; 1.24 Williams. BUly 7.83 Williams. C. L 3.00 Williams. David 11.04 •Williams. Ernest 7.50 -IVilliams. Frank 1.48 Williams. Freeland L... 14.44 •Williams. Glciu N 2.44 Williams. Harold L 91.33 Williams. Harold U. 13.97 Williams. Jack E 5.49 •Williams. James 7.16 Williams. Jefferson B. . 9.51 Williams. John A 13.72 W:i11iaras. Jo'hn A 16.21 Williams. John S 45.38 WillKims. Joseph C. .... 1.61 Williams, Kenneth O. .. 3.86 Williams; Leonard 5.58 Williams. I.orenzo 13.11 Williams. Osborne R. .. 2.33 Williams. Robt. • 2.95 Williams, Robert A. 1.01 Williams. Roger L 51.63 Williams. Wm. W. .... 9.55 Williamson. Lewis R. ... 24.04 Williamson. .Tohn 6..58 Williamson. Thomas G... .05 Willis. Albert L • 1.87 Willis. Fr.ank H 5.78 Willis. William 38 Wilson. Charles W 11.39 Wilson. Ernest M 132.75 Wilson. Royal 4.33 Wilson. A. P 3.20 Wilson. E. A 19.45 Wilson. Harold R 2.08 Wilson. Ira 1.05 Wilson. Richard 2.77 Wilson. Robert H 232.40 Wilson. Sidney 3.70 Wilson. Stewart J .01 Wilson. W. W 3.71 Wilson. Wm. A 7.08 Wilson. Wm. S 7.22 Wil.son. Williams S 23 11 Winborne. Farrell ...... .21 Winderwcedle. Wm. H. . 26.73 Windham. Halford E. ., 14.13 Windom. Eddie 5.51 WInfrce. Oscar 2.33 Wing. Yao F 1.00 Wing. Zao F 2.00 Wingard. Roy B 14.48 Winsens. Curtav 2.08 Winslcy. H 8.05 Winsor. A 1.63 Winstead. Joe D 7.85 Winters. David G 6.00 Winthcrs. George G,..., 36 84 Wiseman. .Tames ....... 10.11 Wiseman. Robt 10 Wisner, Allen 68.31 Witt. Robert N 24.43 Woddail. G. V. 4.73 Wolf. Wm. C. 34.28 Wolff. Wm. V. 45.84 Wood. David 18.53 Woods. D. P. 1.04 Wood. David S 98 Woods. Donald 3.11 Wolowitz. Harry 2.05 Wong. Han Chin ....... 10.83 Wong. Moon N 1.70 Wood. Clark C 16.70 Woodard. Rufus B 13.84 Woodbury. V. A 5.25 Woodrow. Dickens 18.10 Woodside. Martin W. ... 1.48 Woodworth. F. W 158.63 Wooley. Joseph 1.01 Wooten. Francis L 7.12 Wooten. R. F 07 Word. John J. Jr. 21.02 Woricy. John L 3.93 Woronicz, Frank 60.72 Worrel. Dexter Lee .... 1.98 Wright. Cleo .5.87 Wright. Esaiv A 9.31 Wright. L. Jr 1.40 Wright. Robt. C. ...... 8.28 Wright. Wm. S 9.60 Wrbna. Tadeus 5.98 Wulzen. John T. 84 Wunch. Albert 2.72 Wyble. Joseph N. 63.26 Wynn. Frank J. 33.01 Wysacky. Anthony 26.68 WyseckL Charles 6.87 Yacishyn. N. C. .. Yado. Albert A. . Yeats. Henry ,.., Ych Ulis. Jos. .., Yoh. Frank York. L. M York. Wm. L Young. Cecile .... Young. Earl H. ... Young. George .. Young. Robt Youtzy. RaH W. . Yvdoulsles. Wm. . Zacharia. Neoptolemas.. Zachmann. Clarence J. .. Zajanc. Walter C Zammith. S. G. ......... Zanella. Noe S. B Zarkadls. A. U Zavadil. Jan Zdzislaw. Martin ZecheneUy. MUton W.. . . Zechenelly. G. B. Jr. ... ZecheniUy. M ZelgenfUBS.'Charles B..:. Zepeda. Eliseo. Zerrulo. Dem Ziehm; Robt.Zitto. Salvador Zloch. J. A. ........... Zuniga. D. H Zuzov* .Xi- 8.34 .88 1.00 1.51 1.28 177.69 3.87 1.32 11.74. 8.11 61.78 7.77 2.01 7.39 18.42 79.67 58.95 30.40 1.42 275.87 14.13 2.22 2.20 1.40 6.21 20.56 7.88 15.38 . 6.93 17.18 • •I r- |i i'j .ssoM-.t � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource May 14, 1954 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVI, No. 10 Description An account of the resource Headlines: $58,000 BACK PAY AWAITS SEAFARERS BALTIMORE HALL TAKING SHAPE; ONE SECTION READY IN SUMMER TOW VICTORY TO NAGASAKI FOR REPAIRS OLD ILA PREPARING FOR VOTE DEFEAT 81-SHIP 'GIVEAWAY' PLANNED TAGLAM CREW HITS NAVY CID 'MUG JOB' EXTENSION OF ART CONTEST SWELLS ENTRIES CELEBRATE M'TIME CLUB BIRTHDAY SHIP SALE TO BRAZIL HITS HOUSE SNAG NEW LIBRARY SELECTIONS DUE ABOARD ALL SIU SHIPS MCS-AFL WINS ANOTHER ONE, AWAITS MAJOR BALLOT COUNT SEATTLE PORT TURNS OUT TO DEDICATE NEW HALL STATE DEPT. TRIES TO BLOCK PERMANENT '50-50' LAW SHIPS NAMED FOR SEAFARERS PASS THEIR 10TH ANNIVERSARY DEADLINE NEAR ON SEA MEDALS SIU-MAW WIELDS GIANT, NEW VACUUM CLEANERS IN HOLDS OF BAUXITE SHIPS LAKES SIU MAY STRIKE CARFERRIES CLOSING THREAT SPURS PROJECTS FOR PANAMA BRITISH CREWMEN STRIKE 2 SHIPS IN CANADA PORT LIFELIKE MASKS OF ORIENTAL HEADS ARE SEAFARER'S SPECIALTY UNIONS. SHIPOWNERS DENOUNCE SCOPE OF MSTS OPERATIONS THE GRAVY TRAIN BRASS VS. SEAMAN THAT $58,000 FRESH FISH TODAY SEAFARERS CREW UP A MARINER SEAFARER IS SANTA CLAUS TO 100 JAPANESE ORPHANAGE CHILDREN SEAFARER RELATES TALE OF MOON SHINING ON NO SEA ADVENTURES BOARD WRECKED VESSEL IN SEARCH OF SIU LOG CREWMEN SAY 'SO-SO' ON VIDEO SEAFARERS' NAMES FIND FAME IN PROUD ANNALS OF SPORTING WORLD TO CALIFORNIA GOLD FIELDS - 100 DAYS BY CLIPPER SHIP DISABILITY $S CHEER OLDTIMER IMPOSTER STUBS TOE ON UNION 'CARBON AND VALVE JOB' DONE ON SEAFARER'S AILING HEART Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/14/1954 1954 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/3ca314c933864b4e7f4cbd95271dd7ce.PDF a4abb066bac8da5f48043e3644ca25d6 PDF Text Text SEAFARl^S LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • •t, fe:'' -^ a J Story on Page 3 ' i V •'0 -ti'- ii M' 0' Dftr§v Inhabitants of Korea's, Cheju Island get a real close-up rOrwy» view of an ocean-goingVessel with the SlU-manned San Mateo Victory (Eastern) resting well up on the shores of their homeland after riinning aground on a trip to Sasebo, Japan. The crew is still aboard the ship, which is believed to be in no danger despite some flooding in its forward com­ partments. Several weeks salvage work is expected. (Story on Page 5.) if i �SEAF ARERS ]^e Tw0. LOG May 31 Set As New SlU Art Deadline Ik'. I''li Vs \r% :i Another thirty days' time for Seafarers to get their entries in to headquarters has been allowed for the SIU Art Contest in response to a number of requests from the ships. ' As a result, the deadline hast ^ •'—" been set back one month, to their work with name, address' and May 31. Judging will take selling price, if they are interested ir" 11' I h April 30. 1954 Seafarer Peter IVeifer, bottom left, and O. L. Pitour, right, display their entries in art contest for the camera. Pfeifer's is a brass and steel gyroscope and Pitour holds a landscape scene of southern France. Top photo bhows Labor Temple in New York City where some of Seafarers' art entries are on display before the contest along with works of members of other unions. MCS-AFL W/ns Schooner Vote On the eve of the wind-up of the election in steward dejpartments on West Coast ships,, the Marine Cooks and Stewards-AFL won an overwhelming vote victory on West Coast steamschooners. Not a single man voted for the rival union, the Communist-domi­ nated National Union of Ma--^' rine Cooks and Stewards, ing in light of the fact that in an beach. All voting will come to an as MCS-AFL garnered 20 earlier election, held in November end on May 10, and the Labor v6tes to two no-union ballots. Six other votes on the steamschooners were challenged, but they cannot affect the outcome either way. An MCS-AFL victory on the steamschooners had been expected, but the overwhelming tally for the SIU - affiliated union surprised even its most optimistic backers. 'The win was'especially gratify- SEAFARERS LOG April 30. 1954 Vol. XVi, No. 9 As 1 See It Page 4 Crossword Puzzle Page 12 Editorial Page 13 Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 Galley Gleanings Page 20 Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 In The Wake Page 12 Labor Round-Up Page 13 Letters Pages 21, 22 Maritime Page 16 Meet The Seafarer Page 12 On The Job Page 16 Personals Page 25 Quiz Page 19 Seafarers In Action Page 16 Ships' Minutes Pages 24, 25 SIU History Cartoon Page 9 Sports Line ..Page 20 Ten Years Ago Page 12 Top Of The News Page 7 Wash. News Letter. Page 6 Welfare Benefits Pages 26, 27 Welfare Report Page 8 Your Constitution Page 5 Your Dollar's Worth Page 7 PublishRd biweekly at the headquarters of the Seafaier'. international Union. At­ lantic & Gulf District AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYaclnth f-6600. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office In* Brooklyn, NY., under (ht A't of August 24, 1912. and December, 1952, the NUMC4cS whipped the steamschooner men in line to vote for that union. The election was subsequently thrown out'by the National Labor Rela­ tions Board when MCS-AFL brought up convincing proof of in­ timidation and coercion of the crewmembers of those ships. MCS-' AFL leaders believe that the new steamschooner vote is an indica­ tion of the way the wind is blowing and proof that West Coast steward department men are swinging to the AFL. Meanwhile, the Labor Board is winding up the jo)) of voting all ships affiliated with.-the Pacifie Maritime Association, representing the bulk of West Coast shipping. All the ships have been voted, with possibly another handful of votes due to come in from men of the Board will start counting the bal­ lots a week later. The PMA election is a three-way proposition with Harry Bridges Longshore Local 100 calling on stewards to vote "no union." With the opposition split between "no union" and NUMC&S, the MCSAFL is figuring to have a very good chance of coming out on top of the heap. place in the early part of Jime. Meanwhile, many of the SIU art entries have gone-on exhibit at a special show of work done by union members sponsored by the New York Public Library. The display is at the New York Labor Temple, 242 East 14th Street, and includes a variety of items by New York labor people. ^ Fancy Knot Work As the original deadline neared, a large number of entries came pil­ ing in by mail or were brought in person to SIU headquarters. Sev­ eral Seafarers at the Staten Island hospital contributed some Intricate examples of fancy knot work and weaving. Amazingly-detailed draw­ ings of steam -locomotives, done from imagination, were conti^ibuted by Seafarer James F. -Byrne of Staten Island. Seafarer G. L. Pitour came in a week before the old deadline with the oils still wet on his painting of a scene in Aix En Provence, France, he had finished the night before. Pitour visited southern France while on vacation last sum­ mer. Other entries included an ingenious., collapsible stool of his own design and two brass gyro­ scopes by Seafarer Peter Pfeifer. Another entry that's sure to arouse considerable comment was a wooden chain carved completely out of one piece of wood with hot a break anywhere in any of the links. This was done by Seafarer Richard Howell. Three oils by Norman Maffie, well known for his illustrations in the SEAFARERS LOG in past years, came via the mails. Panel Of Experts The three top entries in each class—oil paintings, watercolors, drawings and handicrafts—will be awarded valuable prizes. Judging will be done by a panel of art ex-, perts Including the LOG's art edi­ tor and all entries will be on dis­ play for a week after the awards are made. Both Seafarers and out­ side visitors will be invited to view the display. Seafarers mailing in entries to headquarters should clearly label Seafarers' Friends Visit New York McCarthy Vs* Baseball Senator Joseph McCarthy was the innocent cause of a small-scale controversy in SIU headquarters this week, when the membership was divided over what channel the televi­ sion set should be tuned to. 'One group wanted to watch the current McCarthy-Army hearings in Washington, while the other, was all for the New York Yankees-Chicago White Sox ball ganie from Yankee Stadium. The dispatcher resolved the situation by calling for a voice vote. The McCarthy hearings won by a narrow margin. , Paul Hall, SIU Secretary-Treasurer, extends greetings to Joe Palughi, center, and son Peter as they visited SIU headquarters in. New York recently. The elder Palughl is well-knojiyn in Mobile, Alabama, as a friend Of seafaring men. ' '' " . ' '• in sales. Registered mail, oi^ at least special delivery, is suggested. Address all entries to the Art Edi­ tor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 4th Avenue, Brooklyn 32, New York, or bring them up fn person if possible. Plan 2 New Ship Roads For Mobile MOBILE—Construction of two new ship channels planned for this section of the Gulf Coast in the near future should stimulate ship­ ping in the Mobile area. The.first project is planned for Point Aux Pins, near Grand Bay, Ala., about 25 miles west of M^|],c^. The second channel is propoldd for Bayou Cassote, which is a few miles east of Pascagoula, Miss^ and about 40 miles west of Mobile, The Defense Department has re­ quested $26,000,000 for constrh'ci tion of a large military depot at Port Aux Pins. A House doThm(it-»' tee in Washington approved the re­ quest and recommended the apfiriopriation be included in the overall armed forces bill. Full details of the Alabama depot were not made public, but it is lo­ cated between Grand and Portersvllle Bays and will include ^everpl hundred acres of land, A' -d^obt ship channel is proposed from deep water of the Gulf of Mexico to the depot. The new project will replace the present ammunition depot at Theo­ dore, Ala., which has facilities to accommodate two ships. • YarmouthOn 'Hula Run? The disclosure that, the East Coast passenger ship Yarmouth (Eastern); formerly manned by Seafarers on the Boston-Nova Scotia run, would resume this serv­ ice under. Liberian-flag operation, appeared premature this week, with the report that the 28-year-pld vessel may be destined to go nnibe San Francisco-Honolulu run'for a new US-flag company. Reports featuring the Yarmouth, which has been idle for some time, have been flying thick and fast lately, with the result that.no one knows what the future of the 5,000ton ship will be. Built in 1927, the Yarmouth had been a popular cruise ship on this coast for many years and had been manned by Seafarers on the Nova Scotia run since the early days of the SIU. Challenge To Matson The projected West Coast opera­ tion, serviced by the newly-formed Hawaiian Steamship Conipany, Ltd.,-would be the first to invade the field now dominated by the Matson Navigation Company, which has been operating the service between San Francisco and Hono­ lulu for 70 years. No other shipping company provides regular service on this run today. Matson presently operates a much larger vessel, tbO 18,564-tOu Lurline, on this run,., �m r- SE AF ARkRS , •V-'-L,' ""ft" ^ LOG Union, Operators | Finish Dry Cargo Pact Clarifications A complete roundup of all contract clarifications made in the SIU standard freight ^reement is being printed as a special four-page supplement in this issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. The clarifications are the product of a standing contract clari­ fications committee consisting^^ of Union and company repre­ procedure, gangway watches, dock­ sentatives, who have been ing and undocking, sanitary work meeting from time to time as and various other ciauses. Interpret Contract the need arose. All told, some 60-ddd clarifi­ These clarifications, of course, AFL-ILA orgranizen attend strateg:y meeting: before stepping: up drive on docks in preparation for new long:shore election, scheduled for late in May. cations, in general rules and work­ ing, rules have been made in the agreement. They deal with such items as repatriation, penalty car­ goes, standby work, port time,, shifting ship, rest perio'ds, payoff NLRB Orders Dock Balloting In May, Sets Up Strict Ruies ' A new election for longshoremen, hedged around by strict regulations to assure every dockworker an absolutely free vote, has been ordered by the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB's long-expected action called for a vote sometime between now and May 26, with all evidence indicat-"*^ ing that the vote will be held have been fighting for eight long the election order as virtually rul­ months to organize a new union ing out the kind of mass intimida­ late in May. involve changes in the existing con­ tract. They are separate and apart from negotiations of amendments and new clauses that would be in­ cluded in the signing of a new contract. They are simply inter­ pretations of existing clauses that have come into dispute for one reason or another. The standing clarifications com­ mittee was set up after the SIU freight contract was completely re­ written from top to bottom late in 1952. There were a large, number of brand new clauses in this con­ tract, as well as many others that hjd been considerably amended by the negotiators. Accordingly, it was decided at District SO Quits CAMU the time that for smooth han­ dling of contract matters, a per­ manent clarifications committee representing both the Union and the shipowners would be set up. The committee would deal with any questions as to interpretations of the various clauses that could not be regarded as the usual shipboard beef to be disposed of by the patrolman at payoff time. Passenger Or Not? Typical of such a situation, for example, was one which arose in (Continued on page 17) US Halts Ail Transfers; 80 Ships Apply Although two more ship transfers who on the docks, hailed the terms of tion of longshoremen that pre­ ceded the first dock election last have been approved in recent December. That election was over­ weeks, the Maritime Administra­ turned by the Labor Board when tion has called a halt on over 89 the AFL presented proof of vio­ District 50, United Mine Workers pending applications until both lence, threats, and overwhelming of America, announced its with­ Senate and House Committees pressure exerted on the working drawal last week from the Con­ complete reports on the transfer longshoremen by dock supervisors, ference of American Mari^me problem. old ILA officials and strong-arm Unions. The last two transfers to get GALVESTON.—Seafarers began shipping out of the new men for the old ILA. In a letter addressed to the through under the wire were the Got 7,500 Votes Washington Committee of the Omega, an SlU-manned Liberty, SIU hall here this week, completing the move from the old hall on 23rd Street with no major hitches. The new location, Even under these circumstances, CAMU, A. D. Lewis, President of and the Paul Revere owned by and despite the fact that the new District 50, advised the members the Amtron Tanker Corporation. at 21st and Mechanic Streets,• union was only three months old of the Conference that his union The Maritime Administration sa d was obtained a few weeks ago ing of the new SUP hall and at the time, the AFL garnered was withdrawing its membership that these two transfers were after a long search for suit­ sailors' home in Seattle will pro­ 7,500 votes against 9,000" for the from the group on the grounds that processed before Representative able space. vide a cafeteria, bar, gymnasium, old ILA. The new union is confi­ the deliberations of the Conference Thor Tollefson, acting chairman of Meanwhile, the SIU branch in baggage room, cigar store, shower dent that under the more favor­ "do not hold sufficient interest for the House Merchant Marine Com­ mittee, had written the depart­ Seattle was getting ready to move room, plus office space and a com­ able circumstances of today, it will the membership." The action by District 50, the ment asking that the transfers be into new quarters also, with the bination auditorium-dispatch hall. win a solid victory and put the old catch-all unit of the UMW, repre­ halted. opening of the new SUP hall in The upper story of the two-story ILA out of business for good. that port scheduled for May 7. The building houses the sailors' home, The detailed regulations drafted senting some of the tugs on the Tramp Operators new Sailors Union hall is located featuring 22 Hying units for the by the Labor Board were obvious­ East Coast, was seen as "a stab in Most of the companies applying at First Avenue and Wall Street, use of SUP didtimers, and the ill ly designed to prevent any re­ the back" to the joint sea union ef­ for the transfers are the operators and commands a pleasant view of and disabled. Ground - breaking currence of what happened last fort to save the USPHS hospital of tramp ships which have been ceremonies were held at the site December. For one thing, the vote budget from further "economy Puget Sound. unable to pick up much in the way last June and followed by six will be limited to workers em­ cuts. Like'seamen, the tugboatmen Pitched In to Rebuild ot charters in recent months.* The Prior to the relocation of SIU months the opening of a new SUP ployed by member firms of the depend on USPHS hospitals for tramp shipping fleet was extremely medical care. (Continued on page 17) facilities in Galveston, Seafarers hall in Wilmington. active during the Korean war, but 4and port officials pitched in to since then a large number of these rebuild and redecorate portions of sliips have gone into lay-up. the second, floor space rented by The operators have requested the Union for a two-year period. either Government subsidy or per­ The energy and enthusiasm with mission to transfer, and have made which the job was undertaken in­ no secret that they would prefer dicated the feeling of the member­ the latter so that they could op­ ship that it had really been ready erate unhampered under Pana­ for a change for a long time. manian or Liberian flags. It had long been felt that the Some hearings have been held facilities of the old hall_ were in­ in Washington on the transfer prob­ adequate to meet the needs of the lem. but thus far no reports have port, but suitable space had been made by the committees involved. difficult to locate until the present location, a block from the docks and virtually at the center of- the port, was found. The new site, which covers 2,800 square feet of floor space, includ­ ing three partitioned offices, boasts Regular membership meet­ fluorescent lighting throughout, ings in SIU headquarters and tiled washroom and lavatory facili­ at all branches are held every ties, plus a roomy area which second Wednesday night at serves as the registration, dispatch 7 PM. The schedule for the and recreation space during the next few meetings is as follows: day and a meeting room at night. May 5, May 19, June 2. The membership already Utilizing All Seafarers registered on the facilities has expressed consid­ the shipping list are required erable pleasure at the improve­ to attend the meetings. OalVeiatoii Seafarers gathier in front of counter M dispatcher Mlokejr Wiiburn calls off the -job^ SIU ment. iHirt offtces are now operating full swing at the newhalL Virtually on schedule, the open­ AFLTILA representatives, New Galveston Hall Open; Seattle Ready Next Week Bieeting Biight Every 2 Weeks 3 �u konr 1 £• I SSAFAkERS 70-Ton Mounted Whale Touring United States As I See It I®- W';. I: P^/v i:'"3' ff s«. v. ;• Twenty longshoremen fill the mouth of Mrs. Haroy, a whale owned by Leif Soegaard, of Norway, as he waves to crowd in Brooklyn harbor from motorship Jessie Maersk. The 70-ton whale has been taken on a tour of the US mounted on-a railroiad flatcar. New Red Propaganda Drive Starts s $' i'T ki •'-. uw p'fK'-' u Kk •-'••• tft-' m- 1-^ f' If: 8«. WM LOG As an outcome of growing US concern over developments in Indo^China, the Com­ munist Party's waterfront section on the East Coast is stirring up some action after several months of lying dorrhant. Crewmembers of several SIU ships reported receiving mailings of "Floodtide," a one page^ mimeographed sheet calling again in light of the new crisis in being inside the National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards (inde­ • for the US to stay out of Indo­ Southeast Asia. china and stop H-bomb experi­ In addition to calling on Ameri­ pendent) and Harry Bridges' Inter­ Longshoremen's and ments. Tlie sheet is published, by can seamen to protest the H-bomb national the self-styled "Maritime Commit­ tests and aid to French forces in Warehousemen's Union. tee For Peace" in New York City. Indo-China, it puts in a plug for The mimeographed sheet is the trade with the Soviet Union in all latest successor to several that were commodities, incfuding those con­ put out during the Korean War. sidered strategic materials for war At that time they parroted the purposes. standard Communist Party line The mailing of mimeographed about South Korean, "aggression" statements Hke these through the and Red Chinese "volunteer" mails represents the last feeble troops and called for increased contact that the Party's waterfront trade with China and the Soviet section has with ships on East The mystery of the "missing" Union. Coast where it once threatened to $140,000 Irish Sweeps winnings of When the Korean cease fire was take control of all of maritime. Seafarer John Hals was deepened signed, the sheet ceased publica­ On the West Coast, the party tion but is now becoming active still maintains its grip for the time when Mississippi Shipping Com­ pany's agents in Curacao said they had no information about any sale of a lottery ticket to the Seafarer. The letter from the agent, in re­ sponse tq an inquiry by the SEA­ FARERS LOG, directly contra­ dicted accounts of Hals himself, and of Del Norte crewmembers. According to the original story, Hals' was sold a lottery ticket by an Back frona Mexico City College chair, with Patrick Fox as record­ agent of S. E. L..Maduro and Sons where he has been studying jour­ ing secretary and William Jenkins last December, while on the Del nalism, Seafarer Milbume "Red" serving as reading clerk, Biskas Norte. Subsequently, he believes is a native of Attleboro, Massa­ he discarded the ticket when he Darley took over chusetts, and still makes his home got off for the purpose of speeding the chair at the in the Land of the Cod.,He joined up his citizenship application. last SHJ port the SIU in New York on May 14, Told He Had Winner meeting in Mo­ 1948. He's 36 years of age and sails On the next trip around, crew­ bile. Darley, in the engine department. members who remained on the whose father and Fox is another black gang man, ship said the ticket-seller came brother both sail with the SIU has whose been with the SIU for 11 aboard and told them that Hals had been an SIU man years, joining in Baltimore on won $140,000 in the sweepstakes, since 1946 when April 19, 1943. He's a native of which incidentally, hadn't even been run at the time. Hals was he started sailing New York and is 44 years old. Darley Jenkins, a North Carolina native, unable to locate the "winning" out of the Alasails with the steward department. ticket. bama port. His plight drew a big play In The 28-year-old Seafarer did a He's another SIU old timer, having joined the Union New Orleans newspapers and at­ hitch in the Navy during World in New York on tracted the usual swarm of sales­ War II before starting shipping February 2, 1939. men, tax experts and others, but no with the SIU. He's married and has He's 44 and lives winnings. Since the Irish Sweeps two children, and sails in the deck with his family in had not yet been run at the time department. New York City. and winners are usually notified di­ The recording secretary at the Out in San rect from Dublin by cable, there Mobile meeting was a long-time Francisco, a was some question as to just what Seafarer who has been a Union Brooklyn man, had.^happened. member since January 6, 1939. He Thomas Connell, Accordingly, the LOG wrote, to Is Seafarer John Roberts, who sails took charge of Maduro and Sons in Curacao in­ Jenkins In the steward department on pas­ the port meeting quiring about the matter. The senger ships. there, along with Fred Lyman of company answered that "we have Roberts, a Florida native, is 41 Alabama as reading clerk. Connell, no information whatsoever on the years old and lives in St. Peters­ a deck department member, was purported sale of a lottery ticket burg, Florida, with his wife and bom in Brooklyn 42 years ago next to a crewmember of the 'Del child. In between trips he likes to month. lie joined the SIU in New Norte.' drop a line .in the water and see York on March 15, 1948. "Our representatives who usu­ If he can't come up with a nibble Lyman, who Uves in Mobile, also ally board and handle the Delta «r two. joined up in New York, on Janu­ Line ..vessels on arrival in Caracao •' Baltimore's port meeting had ary 22, 1940. He's 40 years old and know nothing at all about this Seafarer William Biskas in the sails in the galley. matteii" ' Sweepstakes Puzzle Crows For Seafarer THERE ARE NOT TOO MANY MEN AROUND THE MARITIME industry today who can recall the days of the 1921 strike. There are a few brothers in your Union though, who can tell you about what happened on May 1, 1921, 33 years ago tomorrow, when the operators ordered a wage cut and told the union that existed then, the old Inter­ national Seamen's Union, that they wouldn't do business anymore. That was the end of it as far as the union was concerned because the operators ran their ships with Government trainees, and the profes­ sional sailor was left out in the cold or had to come crawling back at the Operator's terms. Some of these same brothers who went through that 1921 strike can view the May 1 date with a different kind of feeling today, because they, like other Seafarers who can no. longer sail for a living, are getting the disability benefit through your Union's Welfare Plan. This benefit, it so happens, began as of the same date. May 1, only the year was 1952 instead of 1921.. , $25 Weekly Benefit The brothers who hit the bricks in 1921 in an attempt to pfesen-e a monthly wage of $85 for ABs probably never dreamed that the day would come when disabled Seafarers could count on $25 a week for not working. But that's Just the way it happened because no matter how hard the operators tried, they couldn't hold the seamen down. The union cause was plunged to defeat in 1921, but there were seamen who kept the idea alive until the day came for a new revival of maritime unions. t t ONE OF THE IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF OUR BUILDING PROgram has been providing shoreside facilities for Seafarers that they could count on for reliable service when they needed it. It's been a notorious fact for years gone by that the seaman was the number one target of all the phonies and shady characters on the waterfront v'h.en he came off a ship. They would give him a rough time when lii,e ry'ented to buy himself a new set or gear, got himself some chow, q'place to stay, or some refreshment. Accordingly, your Union some time back set up a Union-owmecL cor­ poration, the Sea Chest, where the Seafarer, if he so chose, could outfit himself with the knowledge that, he was getting a square deal on the merchandise all around. Extend Retail Services At the beginning the Sea Chest was operating one retail store-in headquarters, while supplying merchandise on a competitive 'basis^to ships' slopchests. But it has been the long-range objective of the Sea Chest to extend its retail services to all of the major ports out of which Seafarers sail. Now the Sea Chest has found it has been able to conduct these retail operations in the ports of New Orleans and Baltimore. Mobile will be the next port on the list to get this kind ol service, just as soon as facilities can be located close by the Mobile branch hall of the SIU. As it is set up now, the Sea Chest serves two distinct purposes. One is to supply the ships' slopchests with the kind of first-class work gear and equipment that the Seafarer wants and needs, as well as to make available to the Seafarer ashore a variety of items in work and dress wear, appliances and other supplies of the right quality and at the right price level. The second is to act as a kind of yardstick to keep the waterfront peddler and ship chandler from victimizing seamen. With the Sea Chest around, those people on the waterfront who have been milking the seaman for years on his gear find it hard to get by unless they play it square with the men who go to sea. ^ IT.'S BEEN AN OLD STORY IN THE MARITIMl^ INDUSTRY THAT the coastwise railroad lines, both on the East and West Coasts, have been doing their best through the years to put the ships out of busi­ ness. They have been concerned with the coastwise and intercoastal shipping outfits and that is why these branches of the shipping indus­ try have had a tough time of it the past several years. Wherever there's been a coastwise operation, the railroads have chopped their rates on freight way down. Where they doa't face any competition from ships, the rates are considerably higher. Seatrain In Middle There s been a lot of complaints from the shipping industi*y > dver the years on these freight rate set-ups which have been permitted to exist even though they were obviously discriminating against the inland sections of the country. Those sections had to shell out the additional dough so that railroads could cut rates to the bone on the coastwise operations^ One of the companies that's really been in the middle of the fight has been the SlU-manned Seatrain Lines because of the fact that the company carries railroad freight cars. Ever since this outfit went into the coastwise business in 1932, the railroads have been after them hammer and torig. Just recently, the company wound up a 2V^ year fight before the Interstate Commerce Commission for the right to carry cargo between Savannah and New York. Nobody would be surprised if the rail­ roads'appealed the case to the courts and dragged the matter out a few more years. Offhand,; maritime people agree, it would «eem that one bf'^the best places to revive US shipping is in the protected trades, the coastwise and inter­ coastal service that is reserved for the US flag. It would seem only sensible then, that some steps should be: taiEOtt in Washington tp give these par­ ticular services consideration and study when it comes to issuing per­ mission to operate and to setting cargo rates. Actually the way the shipping business shapes up, the problems of the coastwise and intercoastal operation are quite different from those of, offshore shipping. Both of these problems merit the consideration of our .Govenunent leaders and the members of Congress who between them set uur national policies. �April 30, 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Pase FIv* Ships' Libraries Get Solid Confidence Vote 5-: Although the six-week SEAFARERS LOG poll on the subject of the SIU ships' library program is not due to end until tonight at midnight, results tabulated from the response so far indicates the liljrary*' distribution aboard SIU ships books on photography and other will definitely continue, with practical subjects. some changes in the proportions of the types of books in each 50-book assortment. Aside from the negligible factor of the two lone votes urging a stop to the program, 43 percent of those taking part in the poll favor keep­ ing the libraries as is, while the remaining 57 percent recommended slight changes. The poll got underway March 19 so that the Union could secure a sampling of membership opinion oh the library program before com­ mitting Itself to the purchase of new books for the next quarterly distribution of books on all SIUcontractcd vessels. Distribution of the libraries began last August in the Port of New York and was eventually extended to all major SIU ports. Louisiana Meeting A typical response to the poll was received last week from the crew of the Seatrain Louisiana (Seatrain), a majority of which voted at a recent ship's meeting in favor of more novels and nonflctidn, then for more detective and mystery fiction, humorous books and books on sports, in that order. The Louisiana crew also recommended there be less West­ erns. in each library assortment, and < added a request for a "few good sea stories," according to E Steele, ship's delegate. The response on the Louisiana itself corresponded with the re­ sults so far from poll question­ naires delivered in person and by mail to the LOG office, and in a 5Q-man sample poll taken in the New York headquarters hiring hall a month ago. Thus, the feelings of Seafarers on. the library question appear clear-cut. In addition to the recommended changes in the proportions of types of books in the library assortments, a number of specialized requests have been made, principally for "sea stories" and "how-to-do-it" YOU oitif file SIU CONSTIYUTION First Aid Book A recent one was for a book on first aid to assist the crew in car­ ing for emergency medical needs as well as a reliable copy of an almanac to help settle shipboard disputes on sports questions, his­ torical events and the like. Following the end of the poll tonight, all the recommended changes will be studied in advance of any new purchases of books by the Union, and attempts made to adjust all future assortments in line with the wishes of the menibership. 1l i San Mateo Victory, high and dry on rocks off Cheju Island, Korea, shows long gash ripped in hull. Curious crowd of onlookers above is composed of crewmembers and Koreans who wondered how it all happened. Vessel ran on the rocks while on run to Sasebo, Japan. Deck Officers Korea Salvage Tugs Struggle Seeking Special Grounded SI U Victory Mariner Scale With Hard aground on the rock-strewn shore of Cheju Island, Korea, the San Mateo Victory A special ^wage scale for Mariner ships as differing from other class­ es of freight ships is being sought by the Masters Mates and Pilots. AFL; in negotiations with the ship­ owners. The MM&P has proposed that the Mariners be put in the A-1 class calling for higher rates of pay for the ship's deck officers and hir­ ing of an additional mate for the ships, at a meeting with Atlantic and Gulf Coast operators. At present, the MM&P proposals may be largely academic since no A&G shipping operator has con­ tracted to purchase the vessels. They would have a bearing, how­ ever, on Mariners operated tem­ porarily by private operators for the Military Sea Transportation Service, and on any ships that the operators might buy. Thus far, no bids have been re­ ported for the 35-Mariner-class ships on the basis of a Govern­ ment-set price of between $4,120,000 to $5,072,000 depending on when the ships were built and whether they would be for pas­ senger or freight use. rOUft KtGHTS ANO P«IVH.g<3f5 A5 ' : ::: SiU M«N * SS -!ClOtARANTEED: 8¥ ^ . v YOUR cONsrrfutKX, ri;A: rURS fi DBIOwaJ TO ACOUAa^t: ' . . YOU WiTH; THESE fiJOHrS :AMU (UJlVftEOES. : <• " From Article XIII, Section 6 "All reports by committees and the Secretary-Treasurer under this article, except those of the Polls committees, shall be entered in the minutes of the port where headquarters is located. Polls Committee reports shall be en­ tered in the minutes of the Port where it functions." As part of the permanent record, headquarters, as well as the other ports, maintains complete reports of all committees and officials. On file in headquarters and the SIU port offices are records of all re­ ports made in the Union. I and its crew is prepared to sit matters out for a few weeks while emergency repairs are made and tugsestruggle to inch the ship back into water. Seafarer H. C. McCurdy, steward on the vessel, writes stop in Korea "when this .rocky water because the vessel's bow ran that crewmeipbers were look­ beach jumped out in front of us." well up the beach, completely out ing forward to up-coming shore Apparently the island's shores of water, while the stern still rests leave in Sasebo, Japan, after a fall away very steeply into the in the drink. Judging from photos sent to the SEAFARERS LOG by McCurdy, the salvage job will be quite, a difficult one. In going up on the extremely rocky beach, the vessel ripped a tremendous jagged gash in the port-side way up for­ ward near the bow. The gash is just above the keel in the ship's double-bottom. Plant Still Operating Moving into its third year of operation tomorrow, the SIU disability benefit plan today has 27 Seafarers receiving weekly Despite the grounding, McCurdy payments of $25 from their Union to assist them to lead writes, the plant is still going with fuller, more secure lives for-f — lights, water, heat and cooking fa­ cilities except at the extreme low as long as they are unable to selves since the inception date. evening tide. At last word, all the work. Moreover, the regular weekly crew is aboard but some men may At the launching of the disability payments have enabled the affected payment by the SIU Welfare Plan men to escape the necessity of be taken off to conserve water. All hands are safe. McCurdy two years ago, ten Seafarers were turning to charity for help. In ad­ receiving the $15 benefit paid at dition, the SIU payment has no says, with not a scratch suffered in the time. The benefit was subse­ affect on the amount disabled Sea­ the grounding. However, mail is a quently upped to $20 weekly in farers over 65 can collect in US considerable problem as the ship October, 1952, and six months later social security benefits. With the is a long way from any habitation. However, it has become a prime at­ to its present $25 level. $25 weekly SIU disability payment, traction to local Korean natives A total of 34 Seafarers have at the monthly income for Union oldone time or another received the timers no longer able to work can who swarm down to the beach to benefit, which is paid to Seafarers run up to a maximum of $236, all look in awe at the big steel mon­ ster stranded on the rocks. who are no longer able to work, tax free. regardless of age, who meet the requirement of seven years of prior seatime on SlU-contracted vessels. Seven of them, George Arnold, James Crone, Otto Preussler, J. A. Scara, George Stein­ berg, Abdon Sylvera and Benno A. Zielinski, died while receiving benefits under the plan. Paying Out $675 Weekly At the present time, the Union is paying out $675 in disability benefits each week to the 27 cur­ rent beneficiaries of the plan. The last man to qualify was oldtimer Matt Little, 92. Age, however, is not a real determining factor in extending thie disability benefit to a qualified applicant, since several of the men receiving the benefit are well under 65. The benefit is awarded . primarily to those no longer able to work because of a disability which bars them from resuming their livelihood at sea. Since the start of the benefit, on May i; 1952, a total of $39,220 has been paid out in disability, Attending SIU headquarters branch membership meeting early last three-fourths of it in the past 12 year. Union oldtimers (front row, l-r) George Steinberg, Earl Spear, months. The substantial increase Edward Hansen, Joe Germano and William Kemmerer listen to is accounted for by the gradual report read to Seafarers at the meeting. All of them, except Stein­ rise in the number of Seafarers berg, who passed away last September, are among 27 Seafarers now receiving the benefit as well as receiving $25 weekly SIU disability benefit. the boosts in the benefits them­ SIU Disability Benefit Passes 2n(l Birthday �SEAFARERS Pace Six ( '1; i i? fi^ I f-•fc April M. 1954 LOG Retail Sales A Hit In Oatports SIU NEWSLETTER Seafarers have been quick to take advantage of the new Sea Chest retail stores in the ports of New Orleans and Baltimore, which were opened for the first time late this month in an extension of Union service previously offered only at headquarters in New York. In Mobile, meanwhile, the Union is going forward with In case of an all-out war involving the major powers, each member plans to move its existing of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will immediately warehouse and retail store to a location within hailing distance of the SIU hall on South Lawrence Street. Since the present operation is conducted at a site located quite a distance from the hall, it has not yet been fully utilized by the branch membership. Considerable Savings The launching of retail sales by the SIU Sea Chest in the three ports assures Seafarers in those areas first quality, union-made mer­ chandise at considerable savings on all purchases of work and dress gear, jewelry, luggage, radios, elec­ trical appliances, tobaccos and toiletries. Prices on many national­ ly-famous brand items have been reduced wherever possible, at handsome savings to the member­ ship. The retail operation, however, does not affect the existing slop chest service offered by the Sea Chest in these or other ports on a competitive basis, with the Union continuing to service the ships and take orders from its catalog at the same time. Moreover, efforts are being made to extend the retail service to other ports and set up retail outlets in other ports, where the demand for this service calls for it. Located in Building At the New Orleans hall, with the store located right in the build- Sign Name On LOG Letters send to London all the data as to the characteristics of their ship­ ping, and where the vessels are located, so as to form a centralized pool that would be used by the Allies. However, the disturbing fact is that even if this country should reach its goal, as to numbers of merchant ships, we Still would have to embark on a tremendous shipbuilding program in the event of war. Some Government agencies feel that the US would be called upon, In any future war, to engage in a building program possibly even larger than World War II ship construction. In World War I, it took 2,500 ships to do the job—in World War II, this nation built over 5,000 vessels—if World War III ever comes, de­ pending on how long it lasts, it could take upwards of 10,000 vessels to win the war. The "essential trade route" issue continues to remain one of the hottest problems before Congressional committees. Under the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, only those lines operating^ on these; particular routes are eligible for operating differential subsidy. As. a result of that law, some 32 routes have been declared by the Government to be "essential" trade routes—15 American lines serving those ti'ade lanes have been subsidized. Many other American lines want to get in on the subsidy scheme but Seafarer A. J. Pontiff, right, buys a pair of dungarees from Morty for various reasons do not want to go along with the present subsidy Kressner, SIU Seat Chest salesman, as retail sgles of meixhandise principal of the essential trade route concept. Rather, these companies begin in New Orleans Sea Chest. argue that any route, where cargo is moving, is essential to the US. Although this essential trade route matter is being presented to Con­ ing itself, heavy play has been Street, is likewise enjoying good gress, it is not likely that it will be settled in the near future. given to all types of items straight business, both from Seafarers and through since opening day. The the public. It will have spacious Before World War II, the average tanker in use was around 11,600 Baltimore store, located a short facilities of its own right in the deadweight tons. The T-2 war-built tankers had a big influence in distance from the new hall being new Baltimore hall when the build­ larger ship design, so that by the end of the war, the average world completed on East Baltimore ing is completed later this year. tanker had increased 2,000 tons In size. •/ i v Although the more recent trend has been toward much larger size tankers, there are many trades where the restricted petroleunt move­ ment and permanent physical restrictions will require the continued use of moderate-size tankers. Limitations imposed at loading and dis­ charging terminals and the corresponding increases In capital Invest­ ment, for large size tankers, will mean that the smaller tanker w'lll be around for a long time to come. ' New Orleans Bridge Crossing Due For Completion In '58 NEW ORLEANS—A $54,000,000 project for building the New Orleans-Algiers bridge across the Mississippi River is now underway and is expected to be completed by January, 1958. Engineers already at work steel, concrete and pilings will be used in construction of the bridge on the project say the bridge, and its approaches. The cantilever- For obvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letter or other communications sent in by Seafarers unless the author signs his name. Unsigned, anonymous letters will only wind up in the waste-basket. If circumstances justify, the LOG will withhold a signature on request, but if you want it printed in the LOG, put your name on it. when completed, will be one of the monumental structures of the world and that it will be the larg­ est bridge of its type in existence. More than 800 million pounds of •4- SIU COMMinEES •1 I I I I AT WOUli I A Seafarer who had been sus­ pended for two years by a New York trial committee last Februray filed an appeal in headquarters re­ cently. The man had been tried and found guilty of acMng as a spy against the crew and a tale­ bearer to the officers as well ^ threatening perniit-card holders on the ship that he would have their cards pulled when the trip was over. He was found guilty of threatening crewmembers with physical violence. The appeal filed by the crewmember did not attempt to excuse the incidents but sought a reduc­ tion in sentence on the grounds of his previous trouble-free rec­ ord in the union. , A committee chosen by the last headquar ters membership Motchaa meeting met on the case. The committee consisted of R. C. Cowdrey, J. Cook, E. E. Kunchich, P. L. Motchan, J. Fairclpth and P. Vleir^i. The accused did not appear at the hearing, rest- ..l. .1 . . ing his case on his written appeal. After reviewing all the evidence in the case, the appeals committee decided that the trial committee had been justified in imposing sentence as it did. Accordingly, it upheld the verdict of the trial com­ mittee. Another committee chosen at the last membership meeting was the all^impo rtant quarterly finance committee which takes the quarter­ ly audit of all Union financial records as well as physical proper­ ties of the Union. It then reports back to the memKeelan bership and makes recommendations accord­ ingly. Elected by a hand vote for the six-man body (two sailors, two fire­ men, two cooks) were: Joseph Kee-. Ian, Edgar Johnston, Alexander' Oudde, R, Cowdrey, S. Hannay and M. Nomicos. They are now buck­ ling down to their job, with a report to be filed at the upcoming mem­ bership meeting. type structure will span the Mis­ sissippi from Thalia St. on the New Orleans side to Bringier St. in Algiers, where many Seafarers make their homes. The bridge will rest on four massive piers, one of which will be in the river and will burrow some 230 feet below mean low water into the river bed. From the bottom of the river to the top of the bridge structure will measure 550 feet. 1575-Foot Central Span The bridge will have a 1575-foot central span, second only to the Quebec Bridge across the St. Law­ rence River. The Quebec Bridge, however, is an arch cantilever bridge with no superstructure above the roadway. By comparison, the central span of the Huey Long Bridge across the Mississippi at New Orleans is only 790 feet long. The Huey Long Bridge also is 20 feet lower than the planned height of the new span. Overall Length The overall length of the bridge and approaches will be 2.2 miles. The main engineering feat will be the construction of the huge river pier. The biggest portion of this pier, which will be the main support for the bridge, will be un­ seen. It will be a building-size con­ crete caisson based in the river bed and occupying a space 133 feet high, 95 feet wide and 165 feet long. From this giant support will tower a steel support reaching 170 feet above mean low Water and 150 feet above mean high water. The roadways and steel superstructure will rise another 190 feet above this. About 340 to 360 feet of the bridge actually will be above water. The bridge is being financed by bonds to b^ retired by toll fees. t 3) 4" The Department of Com'merce is highly gratified over the response to its invitation to manufacturers to submit bids on proposals 'tO' en­ gage in laboratory experiments on Liberty ships to improve their speed. This favorable response is encouraging the Commerce Depart­ ment to take similar steps to enlist the aid of American industry in another design improvement program. About 60 percent of the time of dry cargo ships is spent in port today while the vessel, on the average, remains at sea for the remain­ ing 40 percent. The Maritime Administration hopes to bring into mari­ time practice the latest improvement in hoisting gear, and in the nottoo distant future will ask industry to submit proposals for automatic quick opening hatches. 4 4 4 The Navy Department recently made the hard-cold statement to Con­ gress that the US shipbuilding industry simply is not prepared today to meet the sudden challenge of a full-scale emergency. The situation is this: In December 1941 there were 366,400 employees in our private yards—^in January 1954 there were 118,100. In 1941, the yards had under construction or on order 886 merchant ships today , we have about 29 ocean-going vessels under construction, all of which will be completed this year. At the present time, about the only ray of hope for the private yards is the naval construction and conversion program on which private in­ dustry is becoming more and more dependent. Therefore, the US Navy has recommended, as an interim program, that Congress approve a Government-sponsored or emergency con­ struction program of about 20 ships a year. This is viewed strictly as a temporary and not a permanent solution to the problem. - ~ • 4 4 4 ' As of the present time, American shipping companies have applica­ tions pending seeking permission to transfer foreign some 82 vessels— predominantly tankers and Liberty dry cargo vessels. 4 4 4 . . ,9" December 31, 1953, the combined merchant fleets of the world, totaling 14,370 ships of 85,102,000 gross tons, were larger by 351 ships and 3,178,000 gross tons than their counterparts on December 31, 1952. Practically every fleet experienced some change during the calendar year, either m size, quality or composition. . The most con.spicuous changes m size occurred in the merchant fleets of Germany, Japan, Liberia and Norway. v > During the past year, maritime fleets of other nations remained about the same in size, although some qualitative improvements were made. The expansion of the German merchant marine In the postwar period is outstanding. On December 31, 1952 Germany's fleet was comprised Of 363 ships, while a year later ft totalled 469 ships, an increase of 106 ships and 399,000 gross tons. The Japanese merchant marine, which today ranks eighth on a gross tonnage basis among national fleets, totals 567 ships. The Liberian merchant marine is a postwar phenomenon. Nonexistent in 1939, this fleet at the end of 1953 consisted jf 182 ships of 1^808,000 gross tons. • li t "'(ij .;/c.• ./J �•f» . • April 30, 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Seven Seafarers Crew New Mariner us CRITICAL OF COSTELLO'S PAJAMAS—The trial of Frank Costello for income tax evasion opened in the Federal Court House In New York City as Government attorneys said they would prove he spent far more in the years 1946 to_1949 than he reported as income. Costello is accused of evading over $70,000 in income taxes ovej; the three year period. As evidence of his lavishness, the Government cited monogrammed pajamas at $72.50 a pair, a free spending of $100 bills, night club parties and other expenditures totaling $213,000 instead of the $75,000 he reported as his income, 4" "S" 4" NIXON ROUSES FUSS ON INDO-CHINA—An "off the record statement by Vice-President Richard Nixon that the US might have to send troops to Indo-China if the French pull out has stirred up a lot of argument in the capitol with most of the sentiment being against the move. Meanwhile though. Communist forces are tightening the net around trapped French troops in the Laos village of Dienbienphu and the future looks dark in this greatest battle of the Indo-Chinese war. t 4> HOUSING SCANDAL BREAKS—A new racket involving the Federal Housing Administration and privajte builders is under Congressional scrutiny. The racket involved builders who got FHA-insured mortgages for more than the amount they spent in housing construction and poc­ keted the difference. Some top officials of the FHA are also implicated. '4" 4" 4" TOP ATOM SCIENTIST SUSPENDED—The Government revealed that Dr. Robert Oppenheimer, top atom scientist responsible for de­ velopment of the original atom bomb, has been suspended and denied access to atomic secrets pending an investigation of his status as a possible security risk. The investigation will deal with charges that he was associated with Communists in the late 1930's and that he opposed development of the hydrogen bomb. Oppenheimer's supporters have retorted that previous investigations agreed Oppenheimer had long since severed any connections with the Communists, and that many scientists had believed the hydrogen bomb was not a practical or possi­ ble development. it it Is^ AUSTRALIAN RED SPY RING EXPOSED—A Soviet diplomat. Vla­ dimir Petrov, has asked the Australian Government for asylum in that country, and has given the Government details of a Soviet spy ring there. The incident parallels the famed case of Igor Gouzenko, Russian code clerk in the Soviet Embassy at Ottawa, Canada, who exposed a spy ring in Canada several years ago. Petrov is under heavy guard, while his wife was dramatically snatched from armed Russian couriers just before she was about to board a plane that would have carried her back to Moscow. it 4> 4" NEW YORK FACES DRY SUMMER—With city reservoirs at an alltime low for April, the city government has ordered drastic conserva­ tion of water supplies, banning lavrn sprinkling, street flushing and other practices that use large quantities of water. Reservoirs are normal­ ly full in spring and at a low point in October but this year water stor­ age is at 70 percent of full capacity. A dry, hot summer could bring supply down to dangerously low mark. Average daily consumption in the city runs about one billion gallons. it it it ARMY, MCCARTHY DUEL AT HEARINGS—with television cameras watching, the long-advertised investigation of Senator McCarthy's fight with the US Army got under way in Washington last week. The Army charges that McCarthy and his staff used undue pressure to get a com­ mission for G. David Schine, a McCarthy staff consultant who was drafted as a private. The Senator retorted that Army Secretary Stevens was trying to get him to call off his investigations of the Army. Senators on the committee indicated a perjury indictment of one of the pi-lnclpals was a possibility. MOBILE—Having completed her -sea trials to the'satisfaction of all concerned, the Peninsula Mariner crewed up out of the Mobile SIU hall yesterday for the Waterman Steamship Corporation. The Peninsula Mariner was one of the latest of the new Mariner ships to come out of the shipyard for a temporary run under MSTS. All of the Mariner ships are get­ ting at least six month's service before being sold to private opera­ tors, if possible, or retired to the Government reserve fleet. The new Mariner was the first ship of its type to be equipped with a specially-designed deck for transportation of aircraft. The ship was launched at Ingalls Shipbuild­ ing Corp. at nearby Pascagoula, Miss., in January." The Peninsular Mariner was scheduled to depart from Mobile today, bound for New York to load military cargo for the US Navy to be delivered to an undisclosed destination. Another mariner due for deliv­ ery next month to an SlU-contracted company is the (^racker Mariner, to be operated by South Atlantic. The company is currently operating the Badger Mariner as well. iij m -4- Seafarer Solomon Harb, above, is decked out in gear obtained in various countries he visited during his travels with the Union. Sword at his side comes from Japan, while head gear is a product of Mecca which he visited recently. Seafarer Makes Trip To Mecca The life-long dream of every Moslem, to visit the holy city of Mecca, was achieved by Seafarer Solomon Harb on his last voyage. The 51-year-old cook and steward took ad­ vantage of a long-sought opportunity when his ship, the Steel Navigator, stopped for a couple of days at Jeddah,"^' Saudi Arabia, on the Red Sea, time, because you never know When not shipping, he makes his home at Norco, California. He is Since Jeddah is the port for when you will be in that part of currently a crewmember aboard Mecca, and the ship was expected to stay there for a while, Harb got permission from the skipper to take two days off for the visit. He rented a private car and chauffeur and had himself driven to the holiest shrine in the Moslem world. There after a" 50-mile trip, he toured the castles and mosques of the city which is renowned in the Moslem world as the birthplace of the prophet Mohammed, who was the founder of the Moslem religion. "It was quite an experience for me," he said, "since it's the ambi­ tion of every Moslem from the time he is a small boy to some day get to see Mecca. I was very happy that I had the opportunity this the world." Among souvenirs of his trip, the Steel Artisan. Harb brought back a pure silk white square and the braided cir­ clet which Arabians use as their headgear. He purchased it in the bazaars of Mecca which are noted for their silk weaving. Headquarters again wishes Mecca is visited by an average of to remind all Seafarers that 150,000 pilgrims each year, and is payments of funds, for what­ forbidden territory for non-Mos­ ever Union purpose, be made lems, although there have been only to authorized A&G repre­ occasions when Westerners have sentatives and that an official entered the city in Arab guise. One Union receipt be gotten at that of them was Richard Burton, famed time. If no receipt is offered, as the translator of the Arabian be sure to protect yourself by Nights stories. immediately bringing the mat­ Harb, a native of Egypt, has ter to the attention of the sec­ been sailing US "ships since 1942 retary-treasurer's office. and is a long-time SIU member. Be Stire to tiet Dues Beeeipts YOUR DOLLAR'S SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Beating the Milk Gouge On board ship you don't have to measure your consump­ tion of food or count the pennies it costs. But if you're a family man, thfe familiar milk bottles, which are so vital to your children, represent one of your biggest financial headaches. A family with two youngsters needs about 20 quarts of milk a week for adequate nutrition. But with milk priced at 20-24 cents a quart, depending on whether store-bought or delivered, the week's bill totes up to $4-$5 for one item alone. The strange thing about the high cost of milk is that there is a surplus. That's why you read in the papers that the.Government has been buying up surplus milk prod­ ucts such as butter, cheese and dried milk, and storing them away. The reason for the surplus is that moderate-income families do pot use their full quota of milk because of its high cost. Ever since the price of milk started to go up in 1946, people have been drinking less. The average family now consume 12 per cent less than when the wartime OPA price ceiling on milk was removed. Since there is an excess of supply at present prices, why doesn't the price drop under? In the case of milk, it happens that some of the biggest distributors also manufacture milk products, like butter, cheese and ice cream. So it isito tlieir : benefit if a high price for fluid milk— • drinking'milk^keeps demand down. That may seem a little hard to believe; you wotild 51 :r\ •'i 1 think the big dairy companies would want to sell all the milk they could. But in some metropolitan areas like New York, the farmer gets the maximum price for milk to be sold as fluid milk, but gets a lower price for the surplus milk that goes into butter, cheese and ice cream. The less milk that is sold in fluid form, the more the dairies can buy at a lower price to use in manufacturing. They can get a higher mark-up on milk turned into ice cream or processed cheese. What's needed is to correct the differential dairies are permitted to pay for milk and to reduce the cost of dis­ tributing milk, such as the duplication of deliveries and the uneconomical one-quart bottle. The farmer used to get close to 55 per cent of the price you pay for milk, but nowadays he gets less than 50 per ceqt in many areas. But until there's action to correct that situation, there are ways your family can beat the high price. We suggest these money-savers: Use non-fat dry milk for cooking and drinking when­ ever you can. At a cost of nine cents a quart it has all the food value of whole milk except the butterfat. So you need not fear you are doing your children an injustice. Reconstituted non-fat milk has acceptable flavor when properly prepared and chilled before serving. One reader reports his family saved $80 a year (on 21 quarts of milk a week) by switching to dry non-fat milk. If a family is reluctant to use the dry milk for drinking, it can still save by using "it for cooking. For example, you can use the dry milk for cake and cookie mixes. You can also Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying use the dry milk for soups, chowders, sauces, meat patties, omeletes, custards and other desserts. Another cost cutter is to use evaporated milk for cooking. While not as cheap as non-fat dry milk, it does have the butterfat but costs less than fresh milk. Don't pay extra for homogenized milk. Plain milk has exactly the same food value, and in many areas costs a penny a quart less. Nor need you pay extra for so-called "I'ich" milk which may have one-third of one-half ounce more butter. If your children really need extra fat, give them a little extra margarine in their meals. ^ Where the store price is noticeably less than the homedelivery charge, take advantage of it. Modern pasteurized milk keeps fresh a week under usual refrigerator tempera­ tures. In some cities you can now buy milk in half-gallon and even gallon containers, at savings of six to eighteen cents a gallon. Natural Cheddar cheese is one of the best buys these days in protein foods (meat alternatives). But avoid socalled "cheese products," like cheese sold in jars, which cost about 50 per cent more than natural Cheddar. More­ over, what makes them easier to spread is what makes them less nourishing than natural cheese—they contain more water and emulsifiers. Similarly, grated cheese al­ ready prepared and packaged costs about 50 per cent more than ordinary sharp cheese which you grate your­ self. Also, buy cottage cheese instead of creaim cheese. Cottage cheese pot only costs less but has more protein value. 'I I•3 '•SI • -i' 1 m �SEAFARERS Pace Eidit Orphaned Puppies Find Brand New ^Mom and Dad' A»ra Mi 19M LO^ CASH BENEFITS 5 I tf!-- SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID From No. Seafarers Receiving Benefits this PeriodT Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid this Period //3^1 7n 2£. WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Seafarers feed and fondle puppies from a litter bom at headquart­ ers in New York City. Taking tender care of the pups above are, left to right, Morris "Maggie" Abrams, Bill "Tiny" McDonald and Walter Gillis. Those banshee-like wails heard around SIU headquarters these past few nights mean something special to three husky Seafarers who "adopted" a couple of new-born puppies after they were orphaned two were given away to Seafarers who weeks ago when their mother promised to look after them, while lost a race with a motorcycle. Pasulak, a veteran at this sort of •iJMl' v:f 1 If: The wails are a signal for the trio to wake from their slumbers and get out the "formula" for feed­ ing the pups who, like all growing youngsters, seem to thrive best only when they can get a couple of meals after everybody else has gone to sleep. The menu, incident­ ally, is a combination of evaporat­ ed and regular milk which the pups devour with a great deal of pleasure. Eight In Litter The puppies, two of a litter of eight born early in April, are the offspring of an unknown suitor and a collie which belonged to Seafarer Frank Pasulak. Seven of them ac­ tually survived, but 11 days later the mother was killed in an acci­ dent when she got too close to a motorcycle. Since then, Pasulak and two other Seafarers, Morris "Maggie" Abrams and Bill "Tiny" McDonald, have been officially tending to the infants. Actually, only two of the pups are together now. Five of them thing, is tending to one by himself, and Abrams and McDonald split the chores in taking care of the other. Serious Business According to McDonald, the youngsters are "getting pretty frisky, but we make sure they get their milk down when they have to. Our being both a mother and father to them is pretty serious business," he commented. Hosnital Benefits Death Benefits Disability Benefits Maternity Benefits Vacation Benefits Total a7\ ! h-7 S oof [ oof 7/ 1 1 t-f 7^7 1 re WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY •» Hospital Benefits Paid Since Tuiv 1. 1950 • Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 * Maternity Benefits Paid Since Aorll 1. 1952 • Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 • Total * Date Benefits Beaao New Numbers For Hq, Phones The telephone numbers of all New York headquarters phones were changed recently by the telephone company. All Seafarers calling headquarters are asked to use the new num­ bers to get faster service. The new headquarters teler phone number is HYacinth 9-6600. 11 S^s-s- oo oa Tir .•I' : 3^ j.>-o oa 1 1 1 WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS 11 iiiSci Vacation CasbuuHauJ. Welfare Estimated Accounts Receivable Vacation US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets — Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS A/ so 00 h?79^sy AAJ5.077 II //PoAo f7 |i COMMENTSi ! !; • During the month of March, the Plan paid out eighteen •p., it'-. ffc^ 7 ^i.v ? kil- death benefits, making a total for the year so f^ of "Fii":f^a8ea£a3fer! TUB ^FiOCfO Va\CeSAXOUf^O\NH CAV£-n£f^\A IN A/ftV HALL CfFOi^ L/NlOM.im' VMB Yc?cJkBAriU£ LlALL^ sixty. The Plan also paid out 875 hospital beneifits dur-* ing the month, making a year to date total of 2,770. The amount of maternity benefits paid for the month v&a 61, \diich gives the Plan a year to date total of IS^-- Only 26 disability benefits were paid during March, making a year to date total of 233. Prom the above report, it can readily be seen- that the benefits paid under the Plan are increasing. SukmiUtd M. Ai Kerr, Assistant Administrator .. • and, remember this... All these jire yours without contributing a single nickel on ydur part — Collecting SIU bene­ fits 1»easy, whether it's for hospital, birth, disability or death — You get first-rate personal service immediately through your Union's representatiyeis. U J �April so, 1054 SEAFARERS LOG Page Nina. Rock Fall Threatens To Close '21 Strike Wrecked Unions; Panama Canal To Shipping '34 Walkout Revived Them BALBOA.—Intercoastal shipping maybe be suspended al­ together in coming weeks if a threatened landslide in the Gaillard Cut of the Panama Capal takes place. Maintenance May is a notable month in maritime history, for it was in the fifth month of the year crews are working feverishly • that two of the most important strikes in the US maritime industry were staged. The 1921 around the clock to avert the ago, the crack was so narrow that strike of the ISU and the 1934 West Coast strike of seamen and longshoremen mark the a person could step across it with low ebb and one of the high-^ pending disaster. The possibility of a landslide little difflcMlty. However, it recent­ points, respectively, of mari­ that would block passage through ly began widening, with the result time unions. the Canal stems from a huge crack in a rock ledge overhanging the face of Contractor's Hill In the Gaillard Cut, about a dozen miles from this city on the Pacific side of the Isthmus. Gaillard Cut was formerly known as the Culebra Cut that today it is about 600 feet deep. An earthquake this week and the start of the heavy rainy season combined to produdie the present condition. According to Canal officials,' the large quantity of rbck in Contrac­ tor's Hill and the difficulty of ex­ cavating in the area might result in indefinite suspension of traffic (Continued on page 17) Seat rain Has Gov't OK On Georgia Run The Interstate Commerce Com­ mission's granting of permanent authority to Seatrain to operate Map shows location of Con­ ocean-going freight car ferry serv­ tractor's Hill in Gaillard Cut ice between Savannah, Ga. and of Panama Canal, where main­ New York was hailed as a victory tenance crews are working to and a definite basis for develop­ avert a threatened landslide. ment of the run, Donald Smith, and is one of the major links in president of the-company, said. Up until now shippers had been the Sp-mile stretch of canal. When first discovered some years cautious about committing cargo to the run because the ICC might have revoked the permit. However, he expects that the company's long legal fight with railroad in­ terests, dating back to 1932, will continue. i -Ui^er the Union constituSince 1951, two ships have been " tlon 'every member attending serving the Georgia port under a a Union meeting is entitled to temporary authority as part of the nominate himself for the New York-New Orleans run. The elected posts to be filled at spokesman said business had held the meeting—chairman, read­ up well. In addition, Seatrain op­ ing clerk and recording secre­ erates four vessels between New tary.' Your Union urges you York and Texas City. to takh an active part in meet­ ings by taking these posts of Each of the six vessels can carry service. 100 fully loaded railroad cars And, of course, all members which cap be placed aboard sealed have the right to take the floor and removed at either terminal and express their opinions on ready to nm to inland destinations. any officer's report or issue Major Eastern railroads, which under discussion. Seafarers have opposed the Seatrain bid, are urged to hit the deck at have the right to ask the commis­ these meetings and let. their sion to reconsider its decision and shipmates know what's on also may appeal to the courts to their mind. bar the permanent authorization. Speak Your Mind At StU Meetings In 1921 the shipowners and the Government combined their efforts to abolish the old International Seamen's Union, and destroy the gains seamen had made in the early .years of the century. It was tantamount to relegating seamen to the days of sailing ships with wages to match. In 1934, thirteen years and one week later, the West Coast strike breathed new life into the nearly-dead maritime unions. The background of the 1921 strike grew out of the inflated maritime economy brought on by the war years. Union-busting em­ ployers, with the sanction of the old US Shipping Board, conspired to break the union and to lower wages to suit their own pleasure. In 1919 during the peak of the post-war shipping boom, the ISU had signed the best contract the industry was to know up to that time, with a base wage of $85 a month for ABs and $90 for firemen. The employers, however, were preparing to break the union. A wartime Government training pro­ gram designed to train novices for merchant marine work, begun in 1918, was continued after the war's end. Non-union seamen. 24,000 strong, known as the '-'hooligan navy," threatened the power of rec­ ognized unions. The 1919 agreement expired on April 30, 1921. The shipowners, with a huge reservoir of strike­ breakers in the persons of non­ union seamen to fall back on in case of trouble, refused to negoti­ ate. The day before the contract ran out, the employers announced they would no longer recognize the ISU and its hiring halls. In addi­ tion, they cut wages 171'i percent. On May 1, 1921, union men quit the ships in protest of the action, but the shipowners were ready for them. Under police protection nontmion seamen w^ere put aboard the ships, which promptly went back to duty without feeling the squeeze. The strike was broken easily and the union virtually disintegrated. In 1934, the shoe was on the '"¥l Waterfront striker of 1934 gets aid from companions after being shot in head during clash with Sap Francisco police and National Guardsmen. other foot. A growing number of job actions in the 1930's reflected the low wages and conditions im­ posed upon seamen in the 20's and 30's. Wages were pile-driven down until ABs received only $35 a month. For these and other reasons, re­ sentment grew into action, touch­ ing off a strike of longshoremen on the West Coast. Led by the Sailors Union of the Pacific, seamen walked off the ships and joined the longshoremen on May 9, 1934. Al­ though hard-pressed for funds, the strikers stayed on the picket lines around the clock. Local police were called in by the shipowners, to no avail, as the ships continued to stand idle by the docks. On July 5 the strike reached a crucial point as the harassed shipowners per­ suaded Governor Merriam to call out the National Guard. A pitched battle followed on Rincon Hill with tear gas, riot guns and night sticks brought into play by the Guardsmen and police. Two pickets were killed and 109 suf­ fered injury in the battle. The strike was won on July 31 when the SUP and longshoremen returned to work, having won rec­ ognition from the shipowners. From that time on maritime labor became a force to be reckoned with, establishing itself solidly on both coasts. It won luH recogni­ tion, hiring halls and true con­ tracts for the first time since 1919. i •'^vl Cartoon History Of The SIU SiU Fights Anti-Labor Laws No. 62 m In the thick of the fight, just as In 1947 when the Taft-Hartley Act was adopted, the SlU'joined trade unions all over the US, in May, 1949, in an 4dl-out fight to upset the restrictive law. Pro-labor Congress­ men took up the battle, taking their cue from the results of the national elections in 1948. Seafarers flooded Congress with messages urging passage of an AFL-backed bill to amend the law, but action by a combination of anti-labor forces in both houses of Congress doomed the effort. The unions set. their sights on the 1950 elections, hoping to re­ turn a greater pro-labor majority to Congress. Meanwhile, a direct threat to all sea unions was posed by a bill in the House urging a uniformed "Mer­ chant Marine Reserve," which the SIU charged could be used to force seamen into breaking their own strikes. As a result of SIU protests, the bill got no­ where and was quietly allowed to die in committee. • �M i-p.:. ' f?: SEAFARERS Pace Tea PORT REPORTS W- k It •l-If I f^i" - y- ;.r . t I I yi'j • f" I: I• 1^ fe' r--7t'"-: r'i-''-".- m fe^-: ready within six weeks or two Seattle: months at the very latest. So as you can see, at long last, they are going all out towards completion. We have a very large air-condi­ tioning unit which I am sure will keep the membership cool, calm Shipping has been veiT good and collected at all times. As the here. We had 30 bookmen at the building itself is set up, there will last meeting and three days later be more than ample space fov all after shipping a full crew to the of our^ctivities, including a very Kyska we had only 11 bookmen large parking lot which will be of a registered. Shipping looks ex­ great benefits to the membership. tremely good for the future as we Alien Question expect to crew three Libertys be­ Since my last report on the alien fore the end of the month. situation, it seems as though some Paying off was the Kyska of of the boys were going on hearsay Waterman, while signing on were instead of actual facts. I appreciate the Western Rancher of Western, those who came in and talked this William Carruth of Transfuel and matter over with me and every­ the Ocean Betty of Ocean Trans. thing has been squared away to Ships in transit were the Alcoa everyone's satisfaction. I am sure Pegasus of Alcoa, the Yaka of that henceforth this question will Waterman, and the Seam,ar and not be brought up again. , Lester C. Long, around the hall Massmar of Calmar. The new SUP hall here is close this week, has been a member since 1946 and sails as in all ratings m to completion and we should be the deck department. This is what moving to the new location about he has to say about the SIU: ' I the first week in Mky. The address have found that the SIU is tops of the new hall is First and Wall in the maritime industry and would Streets. It is really a nice build­ quit sailing if I had to make any ing and will have accommodations changes. I have the utmost con­ for other affiliated unions with fidence in the leadership of our cafeteria and bar in the basement. Hanging around the hall now is organization and am fully aware of their abilities to make more Brother C. F. Aycock who joined gains for us as we are a progressive the SIU in 1944. He sails in the organization which all in our field steward department, having are aware of. With the help of the shipped there in the NMU and membership there is no question turning in his full book there for in my mind that we will still forge a trip card in the SIU. He has never ahead and make for further gains." regretted the decision to move to the SIU because he felt it was a Earl Sheppard forward-looking organization. AyBaltimore Port Agent I cock was active in the 1946 and t 4 4" ' Isthmian strikes, as well as other San Francisco: major strikes on the East Coast He said that he is enjoying his stay on the beach, especially since we are having such fine weather now. Oldtimers on the beach include R. B. Groseclose and J. L. Barton, Shipping has picked up a little while in the hospital are R. Yonce, In the pa.st two weeks and the fu­ R. Barne-s, N. Korolchuck, S. Johanture looks a little brighter than has nessen, J. Martin, C. Johnson and been the recent past in these parts. V. King. Jeff Gillette The Topa Topa of Waterman paid Seattle Port Agent off, while signing on were the Jean Lafitte and Topa Topa of Water­ 4. 4. man, and Alcoa's Pegasus and Philadelphia: Planter. In-transit vessels were the Bien­ ville, Fairport, Young America and Yaka of Waterman and the Massmar of Calmar. Oldtimers on the beach include We don't know what the reason C. Ridge, R. Hassey, H. Krohn, L. Knickerbocker, E. Schroder, F. is but it seems all the ships are Edgett, C. Hasz, R. Montcalm, D. headed for the good old Port of Missimer, C. Gates, E. Matte and Philadelphia for payoff. In the past two-week period, we paid off ap­ W. Busch. Men in the marine hospital arc proximately ten ships which gave W. Daspitf S. Sue, A. Keller, P. the old Port of Philadelphia a shot Walsh, M. Prisament, J. Perreira, in the arm ,that it really needed. R. Nicholls, T. Connell, C. Coburn In fact, we shipped 15 more men than we actually had registered. and A. Seegmillar. Tom Banning However, that doesn't mean that San Francisco Port Agent we actually have cleaned the beach of all the men. So to you boys who read this, don't come whooping into the Port of Philadelphia expecting to ship right out. We have had a little trouble with various characters going aboard WILMINGTON. Calif 505 Marine Ave. FORT WILLIAM ... 118Vi Syndicate Ave. ships stating they are SIU men and Ontario Phone: 3-3221 that they are broke, and they not Ernest Tilley. Agent Terminal 4-2874 103 Durham St. HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. PORT COLBORNE Ontario Phone: 5591 only panhandle a meal but also SECRETARY-TREASURER TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. panhandle money or anything they Paul Hall EMpire 4-5719 ASST SECRCTARY-TREASURERS VICTORIA, BC 617'A Cormorant St, can steal. So a warning to the Robert Matthews Joe Algina Empire 4531 ilpian Claude Simmons Joe Volpi VANCOUVER, BC 865 Hamilton St. membership—we still have the rule WUliam Hall Pacific 7824 in effect that a man is not allowed SYDNEY. NS ,..304 Charlotte St, SUP Phone 6346 aboard a ship unless he is cleared 20 Elgin St, by the port agent. In the event he HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. BAGOTVILLE. Quebec Phone: 545 Phone 5 8777 THOROLD. Ontario 62 St. Davids St. is, he is given a slip. So, don't fall PORTLAND 523 N. W. Everett St. CAnal 7-3202 Beacon 4336 QUEBEC .113 Cote De La Montague for these panhandlers. Quebec. Phone: 2-7078 RICHMOND, CALIF 257 5th St. We had a surprise visit from the SAINT JOHN 177 Prince William St. Phone 2599 NB Phone: 3-5232 lover boy of Atlantic Refining, one SAN FRANCISCO .450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363' John Sweeney. John Sweeney , is SEATTLE 2700 1st Ave. Great Lakes District now aboard the Dorothy and is Main 0290 ALPENA 133 W. Fletcher WILMINGTON .\.'..S05 Marine Ave. Phone: 12.-)8W quite happy and contented. He said Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St. he would be happy if he never saw NEW YORK 075 4th Ave.. Brooklyn Phone: Cle^land 7391 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE another Atlantic Refining Company STerUng 8-4671 CLEVELAND Phone: Main 1-0147 ship in his life unless they are un­ DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Canadian District Headquarters Phonei Woodward 1-6857 der an SIU banner. MONTREAL 034 St, James St. West DULUTH 531 W.^ Michigan St. PLateau 8161 Phone: Melrose 2-1110 A. S. iCafdtilld UALUAX. 128',!i Hollls St. SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. B3nd St. Pfalladeiphia Fort Agent ^ Phone: ]|ssef ^5-2416 Pjigne. 3-89^J and cue sticks renewed, and we Baltimore: urge all members to take care of their recreation gear and keep it in first class shape as it is for your benefit. Baggage Disposal Shipping continues to be slow in Shipping in the port for the last We are again asking all mem­ aouple of weeks was pretty good bers who have gear in the Mobile the Port of Baltimore as we with approximately 147 men baggage locker to claim same as shipped approximately 190 men shipped to regular jobs and 106 we intend to renovate the racks and the outlook for the coming men shipped to various relief jolis and need the space for storing sup­ two weeks doesn't look too bright. in and around the harbor. We had plies. All members who have old So, unless you are holding plenty a tdtal of 14 payoffs, five sign-ons, gear that has been here for some of loot, I wouldn't advise you to and one ship in transit that kept time please get it as w? intend to come to Baltimore to ship. Ships paying the port fairly busy. take all old gear that is not claimed off were the Payoffs included the following and donate it to some charitable Edith, Mae and ships, Clipper, Puritan, Pilgrim, institution. Evelyn of Bull; Runner, Corsair, Patriot, all of Al­ Any of the members who know Venore, Chilore, coa line; the Chickasaw, Mobilian, they are going to be out of the Feltore, Marore LaSalle, Claiborne, City of Alma, state in the coming election are and Baltore of Fairisle, Monarch of the Sea, Ariz- urged to go to their local county Ore; J. B. Water­ pa, all of Waterman. Sign-dns were probate office and secure an ab­ man and Hastings the LaSalle, Puritan, Pilgrim, Run­ sentee ballot, this can be done by of Waterman; ner, and Corsair. Ships in transit stating your reasons for voting an Oremar of CalLong were just the Del Santos of Mis­ absentee ballot and depositing your mar; Robin Goodsissippi. ballot with the judge of the Pro­ fellow of Seas; Steel Apprentice of J>rospects for the coming two bate Court in your city. Isthmian and Logans Fort of Cities weeks don't look as bright with As reported in the last issue of Service. only eight ships scheduled to hit the LOG, the Mobile branch of the Signing on were the Oremar, and the port However, we have five Sea Chest intends to open a retail Bethcoaster of Calmar; Baltore, ships in idle status here now and outlet in the very near future. We Venore, Chilore, Feltore and some of these will probably crew are making plans at the present Marore of Ore; Steel Fabricator up within the coming weeks which time as to where we can open and ahd Steel Apprentice of Ishmian; will take a lot of the men off the also when, and will inform the De Soto and J. B. Waterman of beach. These ships are the Chicka­ membership through the LOG as Waterman. Ships in transit were saw, Peninsula Mariner, Mobilian, soon as we are definitely able to the Hilton of Bull; Fairisle of Lafayette, and the Fairisle. Waterman; Alcoa Partner and get started. Alcoa Ranger of Alcoa; Steel For our Seafarer of the week we Cal Tanner Advocate and Bteel Seafarer of nominate brother Earl McCaskey. Mobile Port Agent Isthmian; Government Camp of Brother McCaskey joined the SIU Cities Service and the Pennmar in 1942 and ^ i and Yorkmar of Calmar. makes the area around Mobile Savannah: Men to Vote his home, al­ Since my last report, I am glad though he has to state that quite a few of the been shipping brothers have gone to the Board pretty steadily off of Election Supervisors and reg­ the West Coast istered to vote, as they fully for a couple of Shipping continued fair for the realized that without registering, years. Earl usu­ past two weeks and little change they would not be eligible to vote ally sails in the is expected. McCaskey in the primaries. Those of you who deck department Ships paying off in Savannah have not registered, please do so as deck maintenance. While on the were the Southstar and Southport at your first opportunity. It is not beach he usually spends most of of South Atlantic. Both ships only a duty, but it is an obligation. his time hunting and fishing up the signed on again during the past I understand that there are ap­ Alabama River, which is almut the two weeks. proximately 2,000 who are running best area for those sports In Ala­ in the state p£ Maryland for various In-transit ships were the Andrew bama. He is single and is of the offices which I think is the largest opinion that the Vacation Plan is Jackson and Hastings of Waterman; amount of candidates that has ever Robin Wentley of Seas Shipping; the biggest step forward taken by been recorded in the state of Mary­ any organization. To prove his and the Seatrains Savannah and land. I wouldn't be surprised at all New York of Seatrain. point, he states that in the period On the beach we find J. H. Mor­ if some of these fellows are look­ of rather slow shipping a lot of ris, C. E. Lee, J. Rosa, J. H. Mc­ ing for job security too. guys eat on their vacation money Going tip which formerly was lost as very Donald, G. B. .Gapac, C. A. Gard­ I was down to the new building ner and A. Mackin. few seamen stayed with a company long enough to claim vacations. Shipmates in the Marine hospital Tuesday morning. The contractor has tripled his force of workmen The only hospital patient that we include H. C. Kemp, R. Carrolton, and the building is really shaping T. Adams, C. Middleton, A. Morse, know of from this area is brother up. All of the steel beams were Willie Reynolds in the USPHS hos­ M. Goins, L. Vaughn, J. C. What- placed for the> four-story addition, ley, J. B. Sellers, W. Bedgood, P. pital in New Orleans. at noon on Tuesday, and the brick­ Jakubcsak, J. Littleton,-R. B. Mc- layers are going right up with the A few of the oldtimers currently Corkel, F. Pay lor, B. Blanchard, J. building, itself. The cqntractor as­ sweating out the beach in Mobile sured me that the second, third now include the following: R. Bum- Kramer and N. Wright. Jeff Morrison and fourth floors, with the exclu­ sed, J. Mullis, Gerald Thaxton, An­ Savannah Port Agent sion of the hiring hall, will be drew Thompson, R. Ray, W. Smith, J. Madden, J. H. Dickinson,' W. Thompson, J. Kirkland, J. Moore, J. Kuiakowski, H. Smith, H. Curry. Homeowners Win Mobile: %i: April 30, 1954 LOG Shipping's Fair, Littie Change Seen In Fnlure At this writing there are strong rumors that the Government in­ tends to move the Theodore ammo dock to Grand Bay, Alabama, which is a distance of approximate­ ly thirty miles from Mobile. This will not affect the port to any great degree as Mobile will still serve the Grand Bay area. If and when the change is made, the Govern­ ment will have to spend about 22 million dollars to set up a new ammunition depot and dredge a channel into Grand Bay. The Gov­ ernment's decision to move the depot from Theodore came after •vigorous protest from homeowners in the Theodore area about taking in more land and dispossessing people from their homes. As the membership can see, we have recently had all pool tables in the recreation deck recovered. Ship Spurl Gisiars Beach Of Mcfflhcrs New Bttiiding Taking Shape More Rapidly GovernmenI May Move Ammo Depot Site Better Shipping is Predicted On Pacific SW MALI. DtRECIOR Y SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Earl Sheppard. Agent Mulberry 4540 BOSTON 276 «ate St, James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 GALVESTON 21st & Mechanic Keith Al.sop, Agent Phone 2-8448 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent Phone 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ren Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St, S. Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1^ SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison^ T. Banning, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Marty BreithoR, West Coast Representative PUERTA de TIERRA. PR Pelayo 51—La 5 Sal Colls. Agent Phone 2-5996 SAVANNAH 3 Abercorn St. *««•>* Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE .2700 1st Ave Jeff Gillette. Agent Elliott 4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Ray White, Agent. Phone z-wp 'ikJf... lti> Waleh Out For Phony Moochors Dn SIU Ships �'•'T:. f SEAFARERS April 30, 1954 LOG Paee Elevea JMUtT KEPOttTS New York: Spring nils Big Town; Ships iiveller Too Springtime has finally arrived in the big city and the warm weather and sunny skies arie a welcome change.. The boys are now able to sit out in the yard and soak up some of the sunshine instead of huddling around the steam heaters, that is, the ones who do-not prefer to take their fresh air at the track. We seem to have quite a few horse lovers around here as there are a lot of the boys to be seen taking oft for Jamaica around noon every day. • "Let's hope they have more luck tha'ri our New Orleans brother had with his sweepstakes ticket. ' Business is picking iip consid­ erably in the Port of New York since the end of t,ie waterfront tie-up and shipping has improved to some degree although it is not booming. There is now a much greater turnover in jobs and we expect things to improve more in the coming period. Payoffs We paid off a total of 15 ships in the past two weeks, signed six on foreign articles and serviced 15 in-transit ships. Ships' paying off were the Robin MowTji'ay and Robin Trent of Seas; •Val 'Chem of 'Valentine; Bradford Island; ' Salem Maritime, French Creek',''and Council Grove of Cities Sefvice; Afoundria and Raphael Se'rrtrnes of Waterman; Suzanne and SiiOw'Me'Mariner of Bull; Trinity oV CMas; Steel Seafarer and Steel Rover of Isthmian, and the Seatfain New Jersey of Seatrain. Signing on were the Robin Wentley and Robin Kirk of Seas; Steel iloyer and Steel Advocate of Isthmian; Trinity and the Show Me Mariner. In-translts In-transit vessels were the Antinous, Raphael Semmes gnd Maid­ en Creek of Waterman; Seatrains Louisiana, Savannah, Texas, Geor­ gia and New York of Seatrain; Winter Hill of Cities Service; Ann Marie and Elizabeth of Bull; Tainaron of Actium; Portmar and Alamar of Calmar; and the Alcoa Partner of Alcoa.. These ships were all in clean shape with very few beefs on any of them. We are happy to report that nearly all of the ships are coming in this way. for the past few months. There seems to be more, harmony and cooperation among the crews and officers than we formerly had and this with both sides living up to the contract makes for smooth sailing and clean payoffs. Claude Simmons Asst. Sec.-Treas. . , t New Orleans: '1 t La. Membershiii Fights Anti-Unioii Legislatioa The SIU membership in New Orleans is taking a big part in the Louisiana trade union movement's fight against anti-runion shop legis­ lation which various management ((roups propose to introduce in the state legislature when it convenes in May. Members have been writing let-, ters of protest to their representa­ tives in the legislature and have been urging their friends and ac­ quaintances to join them in sup­ porting the flgl^t again^ the bill. infor•Mtioh about arguments against the bill to-be used in letters to various legislators are urged to contact the New Orleans branch, either in person or by mail. Liter­ ature on the subject is available and will be supplied to anyone who requests it. SIU officials in this port are ac­ tive on both the AFL and joint AFL - CIO committees opposing this vicious legislation. The SIU membership has been among the most energetic of any union organ­ ization in this area in expressing our views on the subject to those who will pass on the bill in Baton Rouge. Since our last report, G. M. Curl, N. Tala, Paul Boudreaux, L. Tickel, C. Cobb and .M. Laca have been admitted to the USPHS hospital here. Mike Reed, John Picou, J. N. Hull, J. A. King, R. D. Roberts, L. Seidle and J. Dooley recently were discharged from the hospital and expect to be ready to ship out in the near fu­ ture. J. C. Fernandez is being trans­ ferred to the Curl S t a t e n Island USPHS hospital for surgery. Shipping continues to be fair here, but it is not by any means boomingT About one-third of the men dispatched to jobs here in the last two weeks were permitmen, so bookmen are continuing to move out at an even pace. Outlook About The Same The outlook for the Immediate future indicates that shipping will continue at about the same pace. Watermen coastwise ships are run­ ning again which should stimulate shipping somewhat The Del Aires (Mississippi) is still in temporary lay-up, but is ex­ pected to be brought out about the middle of May. Since our report two weeks ago, the Steel Recorder (Isthmian) Del Oro, Del Alba and Del Mar (Missis­ sippi) and the Marie Hamil (Bloomfield) paid off here. The Del Santos, Del Mar and Del Oro signed on. The Alcoa Cavalier, Alcoa Pen­ nant and Alcoa Pilgrim (Alcoa), the Steel Artisan (Isthmian), the Del Santos and* Del Oro (Mississippi), the Seatrains New York and Savan­ nah (Seati-ain), the Choctaw, Clai­ borne, LaSalle, Fairisle, Iberville and Monarch of the Seas (Water­ man) and the Margaret Brown (Bloomfield) called in transit. Lindsey J. Williams New Orleans Port Agent Lake Charles: Catfish And Politicos Running In Louisiana From way down in the canebrakes and cypress trees of Louisi­ ana we report that everything is going along nicely and although we haven't had too many jobs, some of the boys are getting out. We stUl have plenty of boys left here and the foreseeable future looks none too bright. Calling in here during the past two weeks were the Salem Mari­ time, Logans Fort, Cantigny, Fort Hoskins, Bents Fort, Council Grove, Winter Hill, Government Camp, Bradford Island, Chiwawa, and the Lone Jack of Cities Serv­ ice. The Cantigny and the Logans Fort returned again during this period. The Petrolite of Tanker Sag and the Del Oro of Mississippi also called. On the labor front, all is well with everyone working who has a desire to do so. After the long shutdown in con­ struction work here, things are really humming. We attended the meeting of the Central Trades Council last week and can Brady report that all went well. The so-called "right to work" bill coming up in the next session of the State Legislature was discussed and we have the promised support from representa­ tives of this area that they will do their very best to beat the bill. We intend to continue to corner the politicians every chance we have to get more support in our fight against this labor-wrecking set-up, and all over Louisiana, labor is sup­ porting the fight. On the local political front., the candidates for various offices are glad-handing everyone in sight and promising them the moon if elected. We shall sec. Enjoying Port Charms On the beach enjoying the sun­ shine, pretty gals and fishing we find R. Boyd, Paul Brady, Ezeb Manuel, S. McGowan, Joe Cave, G. B. McCurley, J. A. McKeon, "Blackie" Merrell, A. Baker, H. H. Schultz, Andy Kusch, Jim Canard and many others. Our nomination for Seafarer of the week Is Brother Paul Brady, one of our old members who sails in the steward department and, ac­ cording to messroom reports, can cook in a manner that pleases everyone. Our river reporter, or we should say, our creek reporter, tells us that the catfish are really biting now. He reports the best time to hunt catfish is at night. I over­ heard several of the brothers plan­ ning a trip and it puzzled me what type of fish they were trying for when their list of supplies included Budweiser, Schlitz and Regal. Leroy Clarke Lake Charles Port Agent t, $. Boston: Union Seliies Beef, Gels OT For Aliens ilj " r: '•] -r I Wilmington: .•I Crew Warned AbonI Visitors Aboard Sblps For the last two weeks we have, had what we thought was a fair showing, shipping 45 men to ships in port with only one payoff. The outlook for the next two weeks, however, is on the poor side. I want to pass the word along to all ships coming into the Port of Wilmington to ask the man on the gangway to keep all newsboys off the ship. It is not that we want to deny the crew the latest news, but it seems that all of the crews are complaining of losing money when there are two or three newsboys r u n FondiUa ning about the ship. If you want a daily paper, why not give the money to the man on the gangway and ask him to get one for you. In this way you may help save yourself a few bucks in the long run. This would also help the man on the gangway- enforce the Union rule that all persons coming on ships must have a pass from the Union hall. All you need to do is ask the man coming on ship for his pass. If he does not have one, tell him that it is best not to come on the ship until he obtains one. The only ship paying off in the past two weeks was the Alcoa Planter of Alcoa. Good Ship Shipping hag been good in Bos­ ton in the past two weeks, but we are not so sure of future condi­ tions. Ships paying off were the Queenston Heights of Seatrade; the Seacliff of Coral; Petrolite of Tanker Sag and Fort Hoskins of Cities Service. Signing on were the Queenston Heights, Petrolite and Fort Hoskins. In-transit ves­ sels were the Ann Marie of Bull; Alexandra of Carras; Robin Trent of Seas; Raphael Semmes of Water­ man and Steel Rover of Isthmian. There were four Chinese aliens on the Seacliff and even though they had their clearance from the Immigration authorities to land for 29 days, the company re­ fused to pay them off. The company made these men stand by from Friday until Tues­ Mastaler day because of the holiday weekend. When we got these men paid off they were paid eight hours OT for Saturday, Sun­ The Marymar of Calmar was the ^ day and Monday, because Monday only ship in transit. It was a plea.swas a legal holiday. They also re­ ceived maintenance and wages for ure to visit on this ship and hear the crew tell of what a good feeder the three days. she was; good news when it comes Takes Full Crew in from Calmar ships. The number of men on the beach Two men are now in the hospital has been lessened by the fact that at Long Beach. Fred O. Fondilla the Evangeline took 28 standbys, is at Seaside Hospital and Walter and the Seacliff, which laid up Fri­ R. Sylvis is in the VFW Hospital. day night, called in Tuesday morn­ E. B. Tilley ing for a full crew to sail at noon. Wilmington Port Agent The men in the marine hospital i" tf Si are P. Miaini, R. Rogers, F. Alasavich, T. Mastaler and J. Penswick. Galveston: On Monday, April 19, which was ' Patriot's Day, the Boston Mara-! thon was run from Hopkinton to ' Boston, a distance of 26 miles 385 yards. It was won by a Finn, Shipping picked up a little these "Viekko Karvonen, who came in second the year before. This race past two weeks, with one oayoff. is held annually on the same day of one sign-on and a full crew for the Alice Brown of Bloomfield, which each year. came out of idle status. Also there James Shtehgn were nine ships in transit. Count­ Boston Port Agent ing the full crew and replacements for the Bloomfield "ship, 43 of the 46 aboard were full bookmen. The Frederic C. Collin of Drytrans paid off. while signing on was the Margarett Brown of Bloomfield. Ships in transit were the South­ Shipping Figures April 7 to April 21 REG. / REG. REG. TOTAL SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL ern States of Southern; Alexandra of Carras: Lone Jack of Cities DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED Service; Steel Recorder of Isth­ PORT DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. 34 29 24 18 3 71 Boston 16 15 mian, Del Alba of Mississippi and 11^ 369 68 71 57 196 the Seatrains Texas, Louisiana. New York 142 111 81 41 37 30 26 i08 Georgia and New Jersey of Sea­ Philadelphia 24 31 train. 49 62 227 85 59 193 Baltimore 92 73 We are in our new hall and all 7 24 19 14 8 41 Norfolk 12 5 of the men are pleased with it. We 13 .38 .8 8 26 10 Savannah H 14 have just a few more little things 62 2 4 8 19 2 to do then it will be shipshape. Tampa 20 23 51 202 50 46 147 78 Oldtimers on the beach include Mobile 69 65 A. Manuel, W. Vickers, B. Luna. 44 171 63 189 74. 53 New Orleani 69 57 L. Snares, R. Ayers, R. Perry, F. 23 72 28 25 22 73 Galveston 25 24 Sullivan, .V. Riddle, W. Adams, Do 27 91 47 46 122 20 Seattle 37 27 Leh Chen, R. Clark, C. Jordan, 33 90 33 28 94 J. McGoldrick, J. McLain, Bobby 30 . San Frimeisco,..V ..rr* Ethridge, and J. Haynes. 40 * 21 20 10 51 11 , WUtnb^ ...... • ^ • • • W; ,13 Keith Alsop 478 1.519' 505 435 GalTeetea Port Ageal m 1.303 §99"' • • 482 Members Dlseatsbed From Brand New Hall •'$ I 4 r �my PMT® Twelve IN THE WAKE SEAFARERS April 30, 1954 LOG MEET THE SEAFARER JULIUS "DUTCH" BOLZ pumpman to win the protecting favor of the gods. These offerings were made in Around the world in 21 years, sailing on tankers for the SIU early the name of Bacchus, the god of more times than once, is Seafarer in the war when pumpmen were wine, and to Neptune, god of the Question: Do you have any sys Julius "Dutch" Bolz's modern ver­ hard to get and he had his pick of sea. But although Neptune was the tem for keeping cool during hot sion of "Tour Of The World In jobs. He's never been sorry since, god of the sea, a goddess' head weather? Eighty Days" by' Jules Verne. getting his book in 1944 as well as was invariably used to decorate the Verne only did It once, fictionally, picking up a few close calls along bow of a ship, and the wine offer­ Guiilermo Castro, AH: The best in the eighty-day period, but Bolz the way.' ings were made only to her. This, way I know to keep cool aboard a has gone around the globe so many Bolz had two ships torpedoed un­ some authorities believe, is the ship is to lay on times since he started shipping he's der him, although neither one suf­ reason why a ship is still called a fered major damage and but one your, back on a lost count. "she." Nowadays women perform of the pair went to the bottom. The cot on the fantail, Starts in 1933 the ceremony of launching and with a pitcher of Bolz, to be sure, in order to ac­ first torpedo treatment took place naming a ship, but it was strictly ice-cold water by complish his world-wide travels, off Port Of Spain, Trinidad, in the a man's job up until the 19th cen­ your side to cool has been shipping for 21 years. He spring of 1942. The tanker he was tury, when the Prince of Wales you off. If you started in 1933, at the height or on was brash enoueh •" •*"' these broke the precedent andK began to can't get ice depth of the depression, however waters without a convoy, and suf­ have womem of the court act as water, iced tea one looks at it economically. He fered the consequences attached sponsors. or will was in no position to bandy se­ thereto when a submarine let fly - T do lemonade just as nicely. curities with Wall Street at the with two tin fish. The attack took 4 4 4 4 it 4" Stripping to the waist and staying time, so he took to the seas, in place one day out of port in the Early records show that in 1578 There is no longer any mystery in the shade are helpful, too. search of sustenance, security and Caribbean and and the crew spent no fewer than 400 European ves­ to the fact that a seashell held to ^ ^ the next two days drifting about adventure. sels were engaged in whaling and the ear sounds like the surf against John Fitzgerald, FWT: I would 300 miles offshore in lifeboats. No His first ship was a tanker be­ dshing along the New England the shore. The feeble sound waves stay cool on shore by hoisting a longing to Standard Oil of New Jer­ one was hurt beyond a few minor coast. This was 42 years before the which produce this impression couple of cool sey, running from New York to bruises and some of the men hav­ Pilgrims landed at Plymouth upon the ear gain sufficient ones. That, how­ Aruba on a perpetual round-trip ing been shaken up by the blows. (Mass.) on the Mayflower, in 1620 strength from reflection back and ever, is not a basis. The round trip took 15 days A Norwegian freighter picked up . . . The Mayflower, incidentally, forth between the walls of the shell very good policy then and he stayed on as wiper for the crew and took them back to was not the only ship which started to become audible. This is possible on board a ship. four months. He's been in the en­ Port Of Spain where they lived to out on the historic voyage to the because of the peculiar shape of There are many gine room of innumerable vessels sail again. New World with the Pilgrims. A the shell and the smoothness of its modern appli­ Torpedo A Dud ever since and he says he wouldn't smaller vessel, the Speedwell, car- interior. The slightest vibration ances aboard a The seconil submarine incident trade the life for all the francs in ried^ them from Holland to Eng­ produces an echo, and many such ship, such as ven­ took place about one year later in France. land, where the Mayflower was echoes blend into a rumble, with tilators and fans, Speaking of France, which is one the North Sea when his snip, again fitting out. for the voyage. Both the sound heightened because the which can keep ships started on the trip, but the shell magnifies the pulses in the the seaman cool if he takes advan­ of his favorite subjects and coun­ a tanker, was attacked once more. tries on a Mediterraneaan run, This time the vessel withstood the Speedwell proved unseaworthy and head as the sounds are produced tage of them. Bolz rhapsodize4 about the beauties blow, reported by Bolz to be a had to turn back, near it. 4 4 4 of Paris in the spring and all other "dud" in all probability, because all Julio Bernard, bosun: Drink 4 4 4* 4^ 4 4 times of the year. "I've only been it did was put a minor hole in the Although many people believe It Is I fact and not a supersti­ plenty of ic(B-cold water, if you can. there once," said Bolz, "and that side of the ship and nothing more. that only the moon is responsible tion that some oysters grow on If you can't get was in the fall. It doesn't make The vessel was towed into South­ for the tides, the fact is that the trees. Oysters are often found at­ the water from any difference at all, however, ampton where it underwent repairs sun also exerts a gravitational at­ tached to the roots of mangrove the tap or refrig­ for a period of two weeks while traction on the waters of the earth. trees which reach into the ocean erator, the next when you're in Paris because in Bolz and the rest of the crew went Paris there is eternal spring. In best idea is to However, the effect of the moon ... In America, the Indians, long to see the sights. get beer from the the hearts of the lovers if not in on the tides is nearly two and a before the white men arrived, were Born in Everett, Mass., in 1907, the weather. Paris, in short, is steward. Some half times greater than that of the consuming oysters in huge quan­ Bolz lived there until his middle good anytime." seamen are liable sun, which is so much farther away tities. One "midden," or shell heap, Gther countries and ports Bolz 20's when he moved to New York to think that is from us. It is now believed that at Damariscotta, Maine, is said to likes to visit on his favorite Medi­ City and started to ship out, which the best way, in­ "all heavenly bodies, including stars, contain seven million bushels of stead of water. terranean run are Bordeaux, Mar­ he's been doing ever since from planets and satellites, play some shells . . . Oyster farming in Amer­ the same port. His family consists part in producing our tides. Tidal ica began when a Chesapeake Get on the stern with a cot and go seilles, Le Havre, Hamburg in Ger­ of a sister in Wollascon, Mass., many, and Venice, Genoa and to sleep. That will help. forces are at work on all bodies schooner, loaded with, oysters for Naples in Italy. He prefers, he about 15 miles from Everett, and of water, large and small, from the Connecticut market, dumped 4 4 4 says, to do his shipping to those another sister who lives in Fall Charles Wallace, OS: One way to pools to oceans. Each is affected them overboard at New Haven for ports on freighters, although, dur­ River, making it an all-Massa­ according to its size. lack of buyers. These transplanted stay cool aboard a ship is to stick ing the war, he spent most of the chusetts family, at least from its your head out of 4 4 4 oysters proved much more tasty time on tankers in and out of com­ beginning. Bolz is a recent bene­ The Greeks and Romans were the than the home-grown variety, with the porthole. dict, having been married three bat zones. Then you can first to spatter their war craft and j the result that oyster farming be­ The 47-year-old Seafarer started years ago. pitch a cot in the triremes with offerings of red wine ' gan on a wholesale basis. shaft alley, its nice and cool down there, drink few Tom Col­ JTIJIAJIIV alinses in the Allied invasion plans became planes and naval forces, invaded afternoons and DOWN 11. Squirmy 32. Island of ACROSS more apparent, as London re­ the island of Mljet in the Adriatic, always keep your 13. Yellowish color Bahamas Cape in Newf. Part of a ship 1. 1. 19. Sore on eye 33. Former Russian head, on your beer, that is. The stricted the movements of foreign flanking the German-held supply 2. Image e. Kind of plane 20. Regular; Abbr. aristocrat next best way is to move. up to diplomats and clamped down on port of Dubrovnik on the main­ 21. Soak up 35. Recliner.s 3. Shipboard 7. Kind of seed "clock" 22. United States 36. Comedian Kayc Nova Scotia. the use of diplomatic mails and land. . . . The 1944 major league 12. Capital of S Ship; Abbr. 37. Locate 4. Slow; Ref. sp. Australia messages. All overseas travel was baseball season opened. . . . Berlin 23. Wild rush, as 38. One nautical 4 4 4 5. Changed course 14. On the beach of cattle mile an hour Earl Cronsell, OS: I suppose the also sharply curtailed. . . . The inflicted one night bombing raid •24. Capital of 6. Revise lor 39. Man's name 19. Where Santa best way to stay cool aboard a French coast was constantly bat­ on London, while the Allies, in publication Bermuda 40. Where China is Marta is 7. Beverage 25. Our Pacific 41. Widest part vessel is to go up tered by heavy bombifig attacks. 1,000 and 2,000-plane raids, plas­ 16. Of grand­ 8, Lariat afi-iliate of ship parents . The SIU stepped up its drive tered key industrial, rail and air on the highest 9. Urge adoption 27. Finish 43. Americans; 17. Part of building of 29. A destroyer Abbr. to have war and area bonuses for installations throughout France, part of the ship 10. Tiny organi.sms 30. Tree 44. Months; Abbr. 18. Wager and lie down in seamen returned to the pre-April Germany and the Balkans. ... Id in seawater 19. Rocky (Puzzle Answer On Page 25) level, when cuts were put into China, Japanese troops of two the shade. Cool 20. Communist drinks are always effect . . . Finland again rejected armies developed a spring offen­ 1 3 SI. It lets out 2 smoke a good way to Russian peace terms . . . Russian sive. 22. Theatre worker keep the temper­ planes bombed Brest-Litovsk in' 12 4 4 4 25. Kind of bean ature down. Pos­ Poland, which the Germans had, Talks paced by an SlU-SUP del­ 26. Chowed 15 sibly the best held since 1941. egation with representatives of for­ 28. Party for men way to stay cool eign seamen's unions stressed the 4 4 4 29. It holds eoiTee 17 in hot weather, or ^ny other time, is us forces landed in the Hum­ need for post-war unity among all 30. School in England to refrain from work completely. boldt Bay area on the northern sea unions . . . The Japanese Inva­ 11. Man's nickname. coast of Dutch New Guinea, en­ sion of India was blunted by Allied 32. Lid 4 4 4 33. What most Monseirato Saliva, AB: I like circling some 60,000 Japanese forces, principally Chinese troops whiskey is now orangeade very much in order to troops. Five days later, all enemy under US Lieut. Gen. Joe Stilwell. 34. City in Italy 36. Joe DiMag's stay cool in the resistance in that area had ceased. ... A powerful Allied fleet, aided brother |ropics or on a . . Frank Knox, Secretary of the by carrier-based fighters and 37. Bad break in bowling Persian Gulf run. Navy, 70, died of a heart attack bombers, made a surprise raid on 38. Nickname.ior It's good for hot in Washington. . » . German forces Sabang and Lhonga in northern Kathcrine 32. Chemist's weather any­ suffered heavy losses in attempting Sumatra, leaving considerable dam­ workshop where, as are to escape from the Crimean naval age in its waice. . .. Aided by Army 42. Nickname for Peter cold drinks of ba.se at. Sevastoppl,. under siege by MP's, the US Government toOk 43. People, from other sorts, such the Russians. pdssessioii ; of the Montgomery Indo-China 49. Smell as lemonade and Ward mail order concern after 4 4 4 46. CaplUl.of ice water. If ydu The Bolivian g;ovejrnmeni ah- board chairman Sevyell Avery de­ Liberia .. ' get ' the proper ' ' 47. Sawbucke niiuAced that it had suppi-essed a fied Presidential drdei's. AV'ery was 48. Pigpen :! vehtilation- aboard ship,' It' shbtild rtV-olutionary conspirkey,,:. Yugo- carried. bodily but of fiis: office and, 49. Old namf for ^ •sot be mU(dt '«fva)proibl«nk CM', '•Uv partisans, supported by Allied deposited on the 'S^euyR}ltj;i:j ThaHaiitF"- uvt:.; Stranded whales had been sought and cut up as long as there were American colonies, but it was not until 1715 that a Nantucket mer­ chant fitted out a ship specially to hunt the sperm whales and tow them ashore for treatment. Soon after this the JJantucket men learned to erect brick-built tryworks aboard their ships, and by this means managed to cut up and treat their catch far out at sea. The industry was in a flourishing cbndition when the Revolutionary War broke out, but at the end of it was practically defunct. The slow-sail­ ing whaler and her valuable cargo proved to be a tempting and easy victim for British privateers. �April 30. 1954 SEAFARERS SEAFARERSLOG AprH 30. 1954 Page Thirteen LOG 1 'Same Old Stand' Vol. XVI, No. 9 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. Yacinth 9-6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. ft PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Iditor, HEBBERT BRAND; Managing Editor, BAY DCNISON; Art Editor, BIRNARD •EAMAN; Photo Editor, DANIXL NILVA; Staff Writers, HEHRIAN ARTHUR, IRWIN ppiVACK, JiRRY REMIR, AL MASKIN, NOBMAH SMITH; GulJ Area Reporter, BILL MOODY; Staff Assistants, LYMAN GAYIORO, MILTON HOROWITZ. Propaganda Renewal It's no surprise to find that with the coming of a new international crisis in Indo-China, the Communist Party's waterfront section is once again busy on the propaganda front, after being dormant for several months. The mimeo­ graphed bulletin "Floodtide" published by the self-proclaimed "Maritime Committee for Peace" is once again being distrib­ uted to the ships with the standard Party propaganda pleas. Apparently, the Communist Party considers seamen and ships important enough to expend some of its dwindling funds on an attempt to reach the ships, even though it has been rebuffed time and again in the past. The Communist Party knows that in any world crisis, the merchant marine is a key to the outcome. It's too bad that others in the US aren't equally aware of this fact. Otters Ideas For EiOG Features To the Editor: I have a couple of ideas for the LOG that I think might be used if there is enough interest in them. One concerns a sort of "swap and shop" column, which could be printed regularly to allow the membership to offer odd items for trade. One man, for example, might have an electric shaver or an out­ board motor that he didn't need and wanted to sell, and with a "swap and shop" column, he'd have the chance to get something else that he wanted in exchange. He The National Labor Relations Board order calling for a might wind up new election for New York longshoremen is a welcome move with a lawn mow­ Government figures show that any girl hired by the airline after er or a good set unemployment is increasing at a Dec. 1, 1953,, will have to retire at Maynes that should bring the AFL-ILA much closer to full repre­ of binoculars pace. The Bureau of Em­ that age unless the rule is changed. sentation of East Coast dock workers". As the text of the elec­ from somebody who wanted the dangerous ployment Security reported that tion order .shows, the Labor Board has taken every possible shaver or motor he was looking to initial claims for unemployment Bricklayers of Local 1, Washing­ precaution to see to it that the longshoremen will be able to trade away. compensation in the week ending cast their votes in an atmosphere free of intimidation. The A lot of seamen I knpw own odd April 10 jumped 49,000 over the ton, DC, engaged in commercial Board is also taking steps to assure that an orderly election lots of land in different places previous week to 388,000. The in­ construction, have won a 20-cent the country. I don't see crease also represented a rise of increase, bringing their hourly procedure is established to prevent the confusion that at­ around why they couldn't offer it to an­ 95,000 in two weeks. About three- pay to $3.50. They get 10 cents tended last December's "quickie" vote, which led to approxi­ other SIU member through a trade, fifths of the nation's work force is added May 1 and another 10 cents mately 4,500 challenged ballots. instead of some real estate shark. covered by unemployment compen­ on July 1. Meanwhile, Local 4 of This time too, the AFL-ILA has had a chance to set up its The second man might wind up sation. the same union reached a tentative union machinery, with a full staff of organizers and shop with Just the piece of land he agreement with the contractors to continue their current $3.30 rate stewards on practically every pier in the city, assuring the needed as a place to build a home fullest representation for the longshoremen. The old ILA, on for his family and the owner of The John B. Stetson Co., largest because of stiff competition by the-other hand, debt-ridden and weakened, is currently sell­ the land could wind up with some­ manufacturer of men's hats in the nonunion men in residential con­ US, and the United Hatters, Cap struction. The agreements affect ing out its tugboatmen to the United Mine Workers and dick­ thing just as useful for himself. and Millinery Workers Interna­ 2,000 members. Real Service ering with Harry Bridges and his cohorts in a desperate tional Union, AFL, signed a twoLots of newspapers have a col­ 4 4 4attempt to bail itself out. umn like this and the LOG, as one year wage agreement in Phila­ The new election then, is the golden opportunity for New of Employees of Munsingwear, Inc., the best, could do the same. delphia which marks 20 years of York longshoremen. From now on in, it's up to them. It would be a real service to the strike-free relations. The agree­ Hominy, Okla., voted for the ment increases annual pension ILGWU as their collective bargain­ men, I think. 3^ 4* 4" The other idea I had in mind was fund contributions by the company ing agent in an election conducted a photography contest, like the art from $100,000 to $125,000 in order there recently by the NLRB. The contest that the Union runs every to pay higher retirement benefits. company manufactures ladies' lin­ year. Most seamen have a camera The limitation of $100 a month gerie. Another important election now in progress is the one on and plenty of subjects to choose pension for workers has now been 4 4 4 the West Coast in which the Marine Cooks and Stewards, from on their travels and a lot of upped to $105 and the new agree­ Some 500 persons, unable to sup­ AFL, is challenging the Communist-dominated National the fellows take some real good ment included a cost-of-living port their families because they clause. pictures, which appear often in the Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards for representation of LOG. have no income, have become the The contest could be judged t 4. first Johnson County, Ky., resi­ galley crews on West Coast ships. A third entry in a three- on the basis of the best five or ten Members of the American Feder­ dents to receive surplus food under cornered race is the ever-present Harry Bridges who has been pictures submitted, with suitable ation of Grain Millers struck and a new federal relief program. prizes for the winners. advising the men to vote no union. shut down 27 plants in 21 cities About 400 of the persons who re­ 'Taking Pictures Anyway' This election will come to an end May 10 and the results across the nation belonging to ceived relief were miners who lost will not be known until after the ballots are counted on I think this would go over well General Mills. Chief issue in the their jobs because of recent shut­ with the guys on the ships; they're strike is the company's determina­ downs in the coal fields. Thousands May 17. But a second, smaller election on West Coast steam- taking all the time any­ tion to employ swing and split of miners throughout the US have schooners may indicate the way things are going. There, MCS- way. A pictures lot of the entries could be shifts without premium pay, ac­ been similarly a..ected. AFL got 20 votes, NUMC&S, zero, and two votes were no- printed in the LOG every two union. The results clearly reversed a previous vote where weeks aqd would show what SIU cording to the union. 4 4 4. NUMC&S had won by intimidation, with the result that the men are doing at work on the ship Publication of five daily news­ as well as ashore in different ports NLRB threw out the first election. The right of unions to picket in papers by the International Typo­ of the world. protest against stores being open graphical Union (AFL) in several Besides, taking a picture with a on Sundays was upheld in court in small communities has been dis­ camera, from my way of seeing it, Denver, Colo. The petition of a continued for lack of advertising is a lot easier for most of us than shop's proprietors for an injunc­ revenue. The papers were pub­ painting or drawing one, although tion directed at Meat Cutter Local lished in the first instance where Disturbing news that the Panama Canal could be blocked I've seen some really fine ones en­ 634 and Retail Clerks Local 7 was there were no union operations in In Gaillard Cut by a landslide focuses attention once again tered by the membership in the denied, with the judge holding the those cities. The papers, all named on the importance of this link between the East and West last two art contests. A photog­ picketing was done in a legal man­ Daily News-Digest, are published raphy contest, however, would en­ ner to halt the threat to legitimate in Meriden, Conn.; Texarkana, Coasts. Should the landslide take place in spite of efforts to able a lot more Seafarers to sub­ union goals. The unions could use Ark.; Huntington, West Va.; Allen)revent it, merchant shipS would be compelled to make the mit stuff, arty or otherwise. their freedom of speech to defend town, Pa., and Monroe, La. ong trip around, via Cape Horn, adding several thousand their standards, the coiirt ruled. Tom Maynei 4 4 4 miles to any intercoastal voyage. i. ^ i, (Ed note: As the official news­ A four-day week to avert layoffs With intercoastal shipping having a tough time of it, clos­ paper of the SIU, the LOG always has been adopted by 2,800 em­ Members of the Air Line Stew­ ing of the canal would be a damaging blow, to say nothing welcomes suggestions for news, ardesses' Association, a unit of the ployees ot two Westinghouse Elec­ of defense considerations and its effect on the US Navy. features and other ideas for pub­ AFL Air Line, Pilots, have won tric plants in New Jersey. The From time .to time there's been talk of building a second lishing a .gooii Seafarers' paper. their fight against retirement be­ agreement between the company canal through Nicaragua as an alternative route and as a Other seafarers are invited to let cause of age limits required by and Local 410, International Union meaps , of .permitting, the US to build both iperchant and us know their feelings>on Brother. American Airlines in Chicago, 111. of Electrical Workers, CIO, calls' Navy ships with a broader bq^Bt. Jn the light of present,cir­ Maynes' ideas. If there's enough yhp company wants the girls to fbr a Monday to Thursday. work cumstances,^ it might..be wise,.to take a second look at the interest .in thepi,;the LOG jjaiU. be, retire after reachih^: 32, but thei Week. If buaiiess picks up, - the; .'j^e-day vfeekiwill; be restg^eid,'., ' Nicaraguaa.projactAv ; UAIUA XI ,wtrni*n v. hdppy to MVhthC^nnOVi. )a'jiim oa ,.>girl| .b^lkeji,, •S'lT IN y ''I •;? Rock Klection West Coast Vote • :%\ 4 ' I Landslide At Panama { . -'.Sf I 1 �>»* roorteca SEAFARERS LOG April f, 1«S4 April It, 191(4 Dessert From • '}'j Hawaii^, •fil •m ' !i| jj ll(I pineapple plantation "* > Hawaiian e/^o'oiinTptS r IS T"" moisture and fertilizer in soi® retaSs we^s The exotic operoHng on the J . T" eoltime InvoWea 'Ti -T E• \or iruit* E: sSSSSsa^giijaja f,-." :^i Pi W" 9^? -^^81 'li • ' SlS|:-»ssi-ssxs;ia? ttirol'gh"wXpre^ire'wX™^"' '""y Pl"eapple pricWy Hn/aSn^Sn?"^' " " «» «*" S" ISSS5&3' m packers' tables. coming to and going from •:« >;: • P'^ • IS ..: K; :L several SIU ships on pineapple rum «" o"® FabrtStor'^i^i^l^f.^f® its cargo at ErieXSSuy^ ^®freshmen ••TOiS^FaSt i farer C. P. Rosrstlds checks Union Jose Gomez while.Seathe New York metropolitan S. •f-'ttiiri. .VL..'l- >Pd warehouse, «>reughout •.< i«i �Pare Slxfcea SEAFARERS April n, 1954 LOG SEAFARERS Still a navigation menace In many areas, World War II mines claimed another victim this month as the 478-ton Danish freighter A wide variety of methods for applying lubrication can be used on Etly Danielsen sank in the North Sea. All 15 crewmen were rescued board ships ranging from the simple squirt can and swab brush to rather after the vessel rammed a mine about 25 miles north of Bremerhaven, complex lubricating oil systems in turbines and. the use of pressure Germany . . . The former Matson passenger ship Mariposa will shortly guns. sail from San Francisco to Italy and refitting for trans-Atlantic passen­ On reciprocating engines a good deal of the oiling is done by the ger service. She will be operated as the Homeric for Home Lines . . . hand oil can. Cups or boxes are placed in -convenient places where Those excellent and unusual Docking day ahead of her nearest rival, the 5,600-ton British freighter Isaac Carter won Quebec's gold-headed cane race for 1954. The Na­ photos of the San Mateo Victory they can be reached by the can and oil lines run from the box (Eastern) which to the part that requires -lubrication. Crank pin bearings on Libertys tional Harbor Board's gold cane is awarded annually to the skipper of you can see in are oiled in this manner with the oil running down a tube attached the first overseas vessel to reach Quebec. this issue of the to the connecting rod and the box attached to the crosshead. SEAFARERS Piston rods and valve stems are lubricated by long-handled swab­ Five Italians who tried to get to Australia the cold way have been LOG were con­ bing brushes. Engines using saturated steam get sufficient lubricareturned to their homeland aboard the liner Sydney. Each had paid tributed by the tion-for their rings and valves through the moisture in the steam and almost $700 to a member of the ship's crew to smuggle them into the ship's steward, the cylinder oil entering the cylinders and steam chests with the refrigerator room and fix the temperature so they wouldn't freeze. Horace C. Mc- piston rods and valve stems. Newer engines making use of super­ They were discovered after two weeks . . . Another coal-burner is on Curdy. McCurdy heaters have to have cylinder oil supplied to valve chests and cylinders the way out, as the Canadian Pacific Railway announced that conver­ also contributed by means of pumps. The small pump employed for this purpose forces sion to oil is underway on the summer steamer Assiniboia in a Canadian the details on oil into the HP valve chest. From there it is carried along with McCnrdy shipyard ... A reduction in tolls on the Suez Canal will go into effect the ship's ground­ the steam to the various moving parts. July 2. The new charges will be $.975 a Suez net ton for loaded ships ing off southern Korea and her Gravity Or Pressure and $.444 a ton for vessels in ballast. subsequent plight. He is currently Bearings are usually lubricated either by the gravity system or the keeping the galley department t 4. 4. pressure system although there are many types of bearing lubrication. A new freight line, Coinmar, has begun regular service between going while hoping that his food, Port au Prince, Cap-Haitien and Miami. Ships will leave Miami for power and water supply holds out. The gravity system can employ either a wick feed or a drip feed. Haiti on the first and fifteenth of every month.. . . The 644-foot tanker Meanwhile, he intends to keep Where the wick feed is used, strands of wool -are tied together with a Margarita, under charter to Gulf for Middle East service, has been his camera busy as salvagers at­ wire and the outer section of the oil cup is filled with oil.' A tube launched at Bethlehem's Quincy, Mass., yards. The 29,250-ton vessel tempt to patch up the holes and is inserted in the cup aiid the uhit screwed into the bearing housing. has a 250,000-barrel capacity and a speed of better than 16Vi knots refloat the Government-owned ship. Part of the wool is hooked inside the tube, and the oil then travels along the wool and drips down into the bearing. . . . The Maritime Association of the Port of New York has asked McCurdy, a native of Florida, has Where extra oil is necessary, an additional supply can be squirted Congress to act favorably on a bill to make quarantine inspection serv­ been an SlU member since 1946 ice available to ship operators 24 hours a day. The shippers assert that when he Joined up in the port of directly in the tube with an oil can. Since the wick also serves to losses caused by delays in quarantine inspection could be cut sharply New Orleans. Right now, he and filter and strain the oil it must be cleaned regularly by foiling in by the measure. The bill would provide day and night inspection his wife make their home in soda water and rinsing to remove all traces of soda. Another system for lubricating bearings is the oil-ring type in which through the payment of overtime to USPHS officers at ship company Charleston, North Carolina, when the oil is held in a reservoir under the bearing. One or more rings expense. he is not out on a trip. He's 28 larger than the shaft are placed years old. 44^ 4. over the shaft and hung into the Ship safety achievement awards have been presented to the oil reservoir. As the shaft re­ 4^ 4" three ore boats of the Pittsburgh Steamship Division of US Steel. The volves, the loose ring rotates awards, in the form of pennants, were given for the vessels' aid in the Another ship's delegate who through friction and picks up oil rescue of 14 men from a freighter that foundered in a violent storm on wrapped up a good period of serv­ from the reservoir. The force feed Lake Superior last year . . . Despite a list of 90 degrees after it ran ice recently was Norman A. Kirk lubricating system is also found, aground near Stockholm, the crew and 50 passengers on the 102-ton of the Seatrain New Jersey. This on reciprocating engines. It con­ Swedish vessel Prins Gustaf were also rescued . . . A lack of profitable Seafarer got a warm vote of sists of small pumps operated by business has brought an end to the regularly-scheduled trans-Atlantic thanks from his shipmates for his cams. Consequently, lubrication in­ cargo service offered for the last seven years by the Danish Maersk services in representing them on creases automatically with an in­ Line. The service will formally end May 4. their usual shipboard beefs. crease in speed. SWING Kirk has been with the SIU for t> if CHiCK VAIVC Greasing of bearings is almost The new combination bauxite and oil carrier Sunbrayton of Saguenay nearly a dozen years. Joining up in always done through some kind of Terminals, Ltd., will soon begin shuttle service between British Guiana the Port of New York on November pressure system, either through and Trinidad for the Aluminum Company of Canada, ferrying bauxite 10, 1942. He's a native and resi­ grease cups or a pressure gun. ore to Trinidad and returning fuel oil to Guiana. The 7,850-deadweight- dent of Michigan, 37 years of age, Grease that is forced in through ton Canadian vessel Just completed sea trials in Great Britain . . . The and sails in the deck department. a pressure fitting compresses and opening of trade between Japan and the US 100 years ago was com­ retains pressure, forcing itself into X * X. memorated recently by a special ceremony aboard the new OSK Line the bearing. Since the grease can Seafarer James Flanagan of the cargo vessel London Maru in connection with the ship's first appearance be kept under steady pressure, a in the Port of New York . . . Direct freight service between San Diego Golden City (Waterman) had a small amount of leakage exists sound suggestion and Hawaii will be inaugurated May 15 by the Matson Navigation Com­ which pushes dirt and other con­ for his shipmates pany, when the Hawaiian Lumberman arrives there. tamination away from the bearing about a simple surface. Also as temperature rises, 4> 4^ t ^ Diagram of turbine lube oil matter that often the grease tends to expand and Latest vessel to feature anti-roll ship stabilizers, the new 29,000-ton causes a good pressure system. push into places where lubrication British liner Orsova is now on her maiden voyage between Great deal of unhappiis needed. At a certain temperature, greases tend to break down, the Britain and Australia for the Orient Line. The stabilizers are airplane- ness—^the amount temperature varying with the type of grease. wing-shaped fins that can be extended and rotated from both sides of of money avail­ the ship's hull below the waterline by electro-hydraulic machinery . . . able for a draw. Limited Amount of Grease The last key link in the Great Lakes navigation system—^the Lachine If crewmembers Under any system of applying grease, great care must be taken not Canal at Montreal—^was opened to traffic last week . . . The privately- would list the full to use too much or apply it under too great pressure. If too much grease Flanagan owned, ocean-going US merchant fleet comprised 1,237 vessels of a amount desired in is used in a bearing it can heat up the bearing and cause excessive total of 15,270,189 deadweight tons on April 1, seven ships less than a draw at the time that the draw leakage. The result can be that the grease is forced into places that on March 1. Dry cargo and passenger ships totalled 800 vessels of is requested, then, Flanagan says, are difficult to clean or where it can do damage through contaminating 8,339,094 tons. Tankers accounted for the remainder. they can be sure that enough cash other fluids or getting on electrical wiring. Before anyone applies will be brought on board for the grease either with a gun or with screw-down spring pressure grease 4> 4^ 4;. All 31 men in the crew of a British Navy minesweeper which burned skipper to dispense, apd everybody cups, they should find out exactly how much grease to feed add how and sank in the English Channel off Dunkirk last week were rescued will be able to go ashore happy— fast to feed it. when a French freighter and a Dutch coastal steamer arrived on the for a while at least. Most turbines are usually lubricated by an oil pressure circulating . scene and picked up survivors . . . The action of a' bystander saved Flanagan, a deck department system. In a gravity pressure system, oil is pumped out of a su'^p Miss Liberty, a new ferryboat for service on the Statue of Liberty run man, has been sailing as an SIU tank and through strainers to remove particles. From their it flows In New York harbor, from getting an "unlucky" label at her launching member since October,' 1946, when through a cooling system where it is passed over coils containing at Warren, RI. After the wife of one of the owners twice was unable to he Joined in the Pert of New circulating sea water or fresh water. From the cooler it flows to break a bottle of champagne on the steel bow of the vessel, a bystander York. He's a native of New York, the turbine bearings and to the reduction gears in an amount sufficient ran after the ship as she slid down the ways and smashed the bottle 43 years old and lives in Hunting' to cool and lubricate the bearing. Then it drains out of the bearings of champagne with one blow. ton Station, Long Island. and back into the sump tank again. Lubrication Methods ACTION t' II f-:i? •if- •M E ill :•- 'i'l 5i Burly Sight tlnaeen Bg Bernard Seaman �April 30. 1954 SE AF ARERB LOG Panama Canal Closing Feared Idle Tanker Fleet Crowing Noting that there are more lay-ups of tankers due next month because of lack of work, a New York ship brokerage concern reported that there are now 160 oil tankers in the world's growing fleet of idle-*" tankers account for a deadweight petroleum carriers. Although the breakdown tonnage of nearly 1.9" million. (Continued from page 9) . through the Canal. If the slide does take plaee, it would mean that shipping between the East and West Coasts of the US would be considerably hampered, , as would any traffic bound for the Far East from major ports like New York and Baltimore. The alternative is the lengthy trip around Cape Horn and South America. Maintenance crews are attempt­ ing to dig behind Contractor's Hill in a maneuver aimed at "relieving the pressure" resulting from the widening crack in the rock ledge. The emergency is getting top pri­ ority consideration from Canal officals, who fear that a landslide would shut_the vital waterway for some time. The Canal, which took seven years to build, was opened to traffic for the first time on Au­ gust 15, 1914. Clarifications Report Printed (Continued on page 3) the steward department of one SIU ship. The contract calls for steward department members un­ der certain circumstances, to re­ ceive $2.50 per day for each pas­ senger served on a freight ship. In this instance, the steward depart­ ment claimed the $2.50 daily pay­ ment for a child who was on board, and the company claimed the child was not considered a passenger. The clarificat'ions committee solved that one by deciding that the child should be considered a grown passenger for purposes of this clause when passenger fare is paid for carriage of the child. Since a large number of such clarifications have been accum­ ulated in the year since the clarifi­ cations committee was set up, it was decided to print a complete re­ port of all the interpretations to enable crewmembers to keep track of them. The clarifications report follows the same order as the contract does, leading off with the general rules, and following up with-the working rules of each of the three departments—deck, engine and steward. It's easy then, to cross check from the contract to the clarifications report and find out what interpretations, if any, have been made on a specific contract clause. Seafarers are advised to keep a copy of the contract clarifications handy at. all times, especially aboard ship, so as to clear up any di; putes which may arise. Page Seventeen shows that there are 71 US-flag ships laid up as compared with 89 under foreign flags, accompanying tonnage figures indicated that the decline in tanker trade has had a much worse effect on US ships. All of the American ships idle are larger than 10.000 tons. The 160 I It also appeared from the figures that many owners prefer scrapping their idle vessels rather than pay the freight to keep them in lay-up. A total of 639,809 deadweight tons has been junked in the past 18 months. A dozen ships have been sold for scrap just in the last two months. Mfirrdo/wiieedf-] Photo of Culebra Cut in Panama Canal, taken during canal con­ struction in 1913, shows sheer cliff of Contractor's Hill (left) which now threatens to fall into the canal and block shipping in the vital link between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Draft Strict Rules For New NY Longshore Vote (Continued on page 3) New York Shipping Association. This will eliminate approximately 1,500 United Fruit employees from the ballot as that company is not an association member. The United Fruit votes were one of the points of dispute last December. In order to eliminate the vast number of challenges that turned up at the last election, 4,500 in all, the NLRB is setting up a system of pre-vote registration for the longshoremen. Each eligible voter will receive a voting card from the NLRB bearing the Waterfront Commission seal as well as the man's name, address and social security number. The voting cards will be issued only to those men who have a record of 700 hours' employment with Shipping As­ sociation stevedore firms in the year before September 30, 1953. United Fruit time will not count toward those 700 hours. . Will Surrender Card When the longshoreman casts his vote, he will surrender the card and also show his waterfront regis­ tration card. The NLRB is hope­ ful that this procedure will elimi­ nate double voting and challenged votes. Steps taken by the board to hold down intimidation to a minimum AFL-ILA autM ouMdc Brooklyn longshore headquarter* »r« be­ decked With banners urging d*ek workers to vote for the new union ln.«s«*|jta4,-il«Slkl*i.':"'Csr*;|r!fro York waterfront,•gefaehli^'viial;iiwgiHh<irdv-j»*a^^ . • - or eliminate it altogether are two: First, no bus transportation will be permitted for voters by either side. Last December, dock super­ visors herded the longshoremen into busses and rode with them to the polls, warning them all along to vote ILA. Second, the NLRB will get a list of official observers from both sides. It's assumed that the NLRB will not permit any known waterfront strong-arm men to act as ob­ servers. In the last election, many of these waterfront enforeers were right in the polling plaees or out­ side the doors telling the men to vote ILA "or else" as they went in. Vote Late In May With all these precautions, it was expected that it would take the Labor Board and other interested parties the full period to set up the election procedure, with a vote not indicated before May 20th at the earliest. Voting places have yet to be selected, but it's expected that there will be at least five loca­ tions one each in New York, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Jersey City and Port Newark. ' In preparation for the new vote, AFL-ILA organizers opened a stepped-up drive on the docks, in­ cluding automobile tours of the waterfront, additional meetings, and leaflet distribution to the long­ shoremen. Tugboat Switch Meanwhile, new developments were taking place in other sections of the old ILA. The ILA's Marine Division, representing tugboatmen in New York harbor and elsewhere, was virtually ready to hand over its entire membership to the United Mine Workers, District 50. The switch was considered as a way of repaying John L. Lewis for the $20.0,000 he had loaned the old ILA. AFL-ILA- i-epresentatives were countering the move by step­ ping up organizing efforts among the tugboatmen, just recently begun. It was- also reported that Harry Bridges, head of. the West. Coast longshore union, was in New York recently dickering with old ILA leaders. The reports said that Bridges dangled large sums of cash befpre the old lUA- and of­ fered his assistance aud that of the Communist Party's waterfront sec­ tion to'fight the AFL's advances on .4h«,.4Mk«ii —• • a a a D • • a a • • • n • • • • • • a • a a a a a • O a • a SUITS COATS SLACKS TOPCCATS Pf^SSSHC^ WORK SHOES DOMOAR^S / KHAKI PANTS KHAKI SMiRTS 8L0E WORK SHIRTS FRISKOOEEHS HICKORY SHIRTS C.PO. SHIRTS DRESS SHIRTS spoFzrr SHIRTS DRESS BELTS KHAKI WEB BELTS TIES SWEATSHIRTS ATHLETIC SHIRTS ^ T-SHIRTS SHORTS BRIEFS SWEATERS L0(?CSA6E WORK SOCKS DRESS SOCKS LEATHER JACKETS WRITINS RORTFOLlO SOU'WESTERS RAIN SEAR \ 1' ALLVOUR HEEPS CAN BE FILLED I - FROM A SOU'WESTER TP AH ELECTRIC RAZOR . WHATEVER >t>U BUY FROM THE SEA CMEST/ you CAM BE SURE yoofeE (SETTINS TDP QUALITY SEAR AT SUBSTAN­ TIAL SAVINGS. Cliesh UWIClH-OWAICaAf40 UMIIOAI-OPSQA'TCP - •. 4I0R THC BENCFIT oF iHf MEMBCRSHlP* •^1 ll �f '.^ /'r' '-. iitf' * ' Par* Eirhteen SEAFARERS v<" April S«, M54 LOG •t • y 7 it • Ki • Dope Running Plot Of Seafarers Fictional Tale Of Sea Intrigue Readin' and 'ritin,' if not 'rithmetic,' have long interested many a Seafarer on a long sea voyage, the better to pass away his leisure time when off duty. Born to the tradition is Seafarer Frank Cihlar, OS, who goes to school in between sailings. Right now Cihlar is attend--^ Chome where they have some real ing Kent State University, nice-looking girls, and would I like Kent, Ohio, and is majoring in 'fH Vl\ •^. I • i' Vi That the average time from one full moon to another is 29^ days? In 1866 February had no full moop while the preceding January and the following March had two full moons each. Astrononvers esti­ mate that this remarkable se­ quence will not occur again for an­ other 2.5 million years. if "That the Speaker of the House of Representatives receives the same pay as the Vice President of the US? Both officials receive sal­ aries of $SO,000 per year, but the Vice President gets an additional $10,000 for expenses.. After the Vice President, the House Speaker is next in the line of succession to the Presidency. Regular Senators and Representatives are. paid $12,500 per year. , out just where their Union's fi­ nances are going. * That the "banana oil" used by cooks to flavor jellies, syrups and ice cream doesn't come from bananas at all? The colorless liquid known as "banana oil" is produced by a combination of certain iacids ,with an alcohol by-product derived from the fermentation of potatoes, beets and grains. Bananas contain very little liquid , and do not pro­ duce any oil. to go there and have a sukiyaki political science. However, when party. I says that was a good idea; sailing on ships, Cihlar is given to and so we went. flights of fancy and often writes stories, in the best tradition of the Familiar Face sea and sea chroniclers. On just When the Mamasan answers the X X such a trip some time ago. Seafarer door A1 talks to her in Japanese, That the human brain is about Cihlar contributed the effort that and the way he talks it sounds like two percent of a person's total follows. It is strictly another fight he can speak it better than they body weight? Scientific study, of his fanc.v, and both the LOG and can. Well, while the girls are heat­ however, indicates that weight is he want the reader to know that ing the sukiyaki and pouring the not a true index to the mentality it is absolutely fiction and made sake, a Jap comes in with some of an individual. The average of whole cloth: beer. I think I recognize the guy, weight of the adult male brain is I am sailin' bosun on this here but all Japs look the same to me. 49 ounces, slightly more than three scow in June, 1947., Manila is our He said something to A1 in dialect pounds. But there are records of X X ^ first stop. While I am ashore and then he disappears. I spent an insane person whose brain That the first newspaper in the weighed 60 ounces. drinkin' beer and makin' out with the next three days recovering, so United States was published in a broad I am approached by a Filwe must have had a real* fine time. X X ippino in a nice white suit. He About an hour before we are Boston just 250 years ago? The That although mass viewing of chases the girl away and sits down. ready to sail A1 comes aboard. paper was the Boston News-Letter, television is relatively new in the I am preparing to bust him one He says they have locked which began publishing in April, US, the first fight shown on TV when he shakes his finger and up a guy from the steward's depart­ 1704, and lasted until 1776. A sin­ was a match screened in London points out that he has help. Then ment and he's going to sail in gle number of a news sheet, Publick .15 years ago? The bout, between Frank Cihlar he starts talkin'.. .., pretty good his place. He says that the US Occurrences, was issued in Boston Eric Boon and Arthur Danahar, English, too. He says to me that narcotics agent in Tokyo got a tip in 1690, but it was suppressed by was held at the Harringway Arena my ship is going to Yokohama and the ball to me. I miss it, and it tliat somebody on board was runing royal authority. in London on February 23, 1939. hits the bulkhead on the midships dope and they think maybe that it then coming back. X X if X X housing. The hall was pretty old was the guy in the steward depart­ That whisky includes only Scotch That a weekly financial report Dope Deal Then he says to me, am I inter­ and the seams were worn. When ment. While he is telling me this on SIU operations is posted at all and certain blends made in Can­ ested in making a bonus this trip, she hits the bulkhead it breaks I am going nuts. All the way back Union halls for easy inspection by ada? Most ryes and bourbon ar« and I says I might be. So he tells open. I gets an idea and from here to Manila I don't sleep a wink. I any Seafarer? SIU men always spelled "whiskey." Check it in the me that he remembers me from the on I am figurin' that Flynn never am just laying in my sack and have a ready opportunity to find ads. thinking...., and all I can see is war, when me and some friend got in this easy. I wait until it is dark, then I gets softbails. We tied up in Manila made a deal on some cigarettes. I says I don't know nothin' about it, up and makes like I am. going to and pretty soon I am .sitting in the and if he wants to talk to me some the head. When I pass the gear bar. When my Filippino friend sits more he should change the subject. locker I open it and grab the ball. down, I shove him a note explain­ He says okay, and he lays it on the Then I rips the guts out of the ball ing about my pal Al. He says okay. and put the cover away in my I should get good and runk and he line. Would I handle some heroin. All locker, and I am figurin' the will take over from there. I have to do is deliver it to him. stuff will have a nice safe trin back There's trouble in the tepee, writes Seafarer Wallacb "Mad I wake up with about three Flips t: > The deal was all set up in Yoko­ to Manila. beside the one in the white suit Bear" Anderson, as another Indian rebellion is stirring along hama. It would be delivered to me Well, the caper comes off real standing over me. They give me the Niagara River Valley. James Fenimore Cooper's "The right on the ship. I says how much smooth and the next morning while some coffee and work on me for of the stuff do I pick up and how we are anchored out. After I get about an hour. When I am about Last of the Mohicans" might much do I make on the deal. He J the ball stowed away, I start head- half sober, I give them my plan. very well have been called that the heritage of the Indian dates back long before the com­ says one pound raw and $5,000. So in' down the gangway all set to go says that I will wait till every­ "The Last of the Moccasins," I am shakin' hands with the char­ up to the Grand Cherry Cabaret. body is in the messhall. Then I says Anderson, if he were alive in ing of the white man, and that acter and a.skin' him for a down I bump into a guy thdt looks fa­ will take the ball up to the bow this time and age. It's an outrage, when General George Washington payment of 200 pesos which he miliar. He turn and says "Hi ya of the ship and throw it to whoever says tlie Seafarer, what is happen­ called upon the Tuscaroras to help subdue the British, the Indian makes, and this closes the deal. you old so and so." He turns out to is on the dock blowing his nose ing to the vanishing American. ^ braves were here with the war What is happening, says Ander­ be a guy who I sailed with during with a red hanky. Cloak and Dagger paint on. Following Washington's son, is a double play between the The night before we sail I goes the war by the name of A1 Dimon. Just as I am throwing the ball, Al victory, they assert, came the ashore and I am getting ready to So we start banging each other's has me by the other hand and is Federal Government and the New get a cab, when this car drives up ears and he says for me to wait a slapping my wrist with a pair of York State Government, with the "Treaty of Fort Stanwix" in the year 1784 in which Washington and somebody says get in. Well,, I couple of minutes that he has to cuffs. He says to me that he is a Tuscarora Indians, a part of the thanked the leaders of the Tusca­ Iroquois Six Nations, left on the gets in. My friend is sitting in the go up and see the skipper. So I CID agent and I was numbered all roras and the Oneidas, and their back. He heads out Dewy Blvd. wait. In about ten minutes he the time, but that they want the bases. With tempers flaring up wards, the Stockbridge and from the tepee, on and without past the High Commissioner's comes down and takes me over to guys in Manila, too. The guys that Brotherton Indians, for their part reservation, Anderson and Chief house and out toward Batangas. the jeep and says get in. Then he passed me the stuff in Japan ratted. helping to win the war. Washing­ Maybe five miles out he pulls off says that I should come in with He got a percentage of the value Clinton Rickard, Grand President in ton promised at that time, they say, the road and stops. My friend him and he will take me and show of the stuff recovered by Uncle of the Indian Defense League of Sam and besides, if the delivery America and head of the Tuscarora to protect them against any en­ says to me it's all set, and here isf me the town. A1 says to me that he knows a isn't made, the market for it stays Beaver clan, come to the defense of croachment whatsoever "as long the scoop. the descendants of the only origi­ as the grass grows green and the While we are at anchor in Quar­ nice bouse on Isazaki Cho Ni open. rivers run free, and the sUn sets nal native Americans. antine, bumboats will come out to in the west." the ship. On one of these bumFox And Chickens Want Independence boats, a Jap, will have his oars The Iroquois people, said the The pair are protesting the latest painted red and green.... for port move by the Federal Government chief, are proud of their tribal tra­ and starboard, just like a ship to give jurisdictional rights over ditions and wish to continue to this is my contact. I am supposed the Iroquois to the State of New live 'as a separate nation as to trade a gold watch with this guy. by special York. Placing the Indians in the guaranteed them My friend hands me the watch. hands of the state, say the pair, treaties. ^ They feel they cannot When I see this guy with the red would be tantamount to "putting maintain this independence once and green oars I am supposed to a fox in the chicken coop to look they come under the jurisdiction get across to him that I want ciga­ of New York State, hq said. The after the chickens." rette lighters. This opens the first Indian leader said the state had Rickard and Anderson maintain round. Then I am supposed to try made separate treaties with Itiidian and buy a whole box of them. I nations designed to take advantage am supposed to try to pay him off of the Tuscaroras. What's more^. he in cigarettes but he refuses, and maintains, these treaties, as well then I send the watch down. This as agreements between the state cinches the deal and up comes the and federal governments, were box the top layer only is ciga­ A reminder from SIU made without representation being rette lighters ... the rest of the box headquarters cautions all afforded the Tuscaroras. That same is loaded with junk. Well, I says Seafarers leaving their ships point, Rickard said, w^a the cause It sounds okay and I will try it. to contact the hall in ample of the War . of JndepOiil^ience;:' thP We sail the next morning at six time to allow the Union to firrt' war on the US continent beo'clock. As wo get under way I dispatch a replacement. Fail­ tweeiv white jjieii, am beginning to worry. So then I ure to give notice before ' J' Drums Riumble start thinkin' about where I am paying, off may cause a de­ Now, says Rickard, the same going to hide this stuff and how I layed sailing, force the ship principle is being violated, but the Crewmembers aboard the La SaUe smfle at the camerg for a bit of ( ' am going to get it ashore in Manila. to sail short of the manning Indian will not go down without a •The last evening before we get Into photographic history. They are, left to right, back row. Oris, Brown, requirements knd needlessly fight. The Indians are putting on Yokohama me and a bunch of other Kendrick, Dickey, Worley and Everest. Front row, game order, ar* make, the work tougher for their legal war paint for a fight to guys are playing catch vjth a softHowlon,, Betz, Wilson, Ci-awful, Mariol, unidentified Seffwrer,. yoiir ghipmates. . . the finish. The drumg ace rambling ball. Well, one of the ABto throws Murphy and Starbruck. Photo by Clarence Hemby. idong the Niagara. Drums Along Niagara As Tuscaroras Seethe A Good Time Aboard La Salle Quitting Ship? Notify Union �/Wf"! April St. 1954 SEAFARERS Pace Ninetcea LOG Seafarers Regret Jungle Cargo 'S'' 'Si: All manner of hazards are known to seafaring men who brave the deep and -the ele­ ments in order to earn a livelihood. Viking king, pirate king and seamen alike have been tossed _by storpi and wind, buffeted by hurricanes, chasing and chased by denizens of the By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor deep and faced other hair-rais-" Ansco has just announced the addition of four cameras to its line. ing experiences normal to their presences made known by a ! shoot them. Only the first alternaThree of these are brand new and the fourth is an improved model of every-day maritime life. Some certain aura which surrounded tive proved feasible and the capthem and invaded the forecastle, tain agreed to move the beasts to an eai'lier camera. With the addition of these four new cameras Ansco now has the largest range of still cameras of any photographic company. These four models run the gamut of anyone's pocket and ability. The first significant departure from standard design in many years is the new Anscoflex. Designed by Raymond Loewy, the camera is new In many .ways. Its most striking feature is a sliding front panel which protects the two front lenses when the camera is not in use. The sliding lens panel and the viewing hood are connected so that one quick mo­ tion opens or closes the lens cover and finder hood. It also features a large film winding knob which is recessed in the camera body. The camera is synchronizgd and has a double exposure prevention device. The Anscoflex uses 620 film and gives 12 exposuj^es 2V^ inches square per rdil. Camera lists at $15.95. Good Miniature Camera Next is the new Ansco Memar camera which has most of the im­ portant features of a good miniature camera and sells for $42.50. One of the camera's attractive features is a new, handy and fast-acting thumb lever film transport. This device automatically advances the film, sets the exposure counter, actuates the double exposure device and sets the shutter for the next picture. Another new feature is a twin sprocket film drive for smoother, more positive film advance. The Meniar has a coated f-3.5 lens mounted in a Pronto shutter—speeds to 1/200 of a second and synchronized. A built-in film type index dial tells what kind of film is in the camera. An optical eye-level subject finder, accessory clip, and hinged back for easy loading make this a neat package. Note that the camera does not have a coupled rangefinder. Third is the Super Regent with a Agfa f-3.5 Solinar lens. Its accurate coincidence-type rangefinder assures sharp focusing even in dim light. The highly accurate shutter is the renowned Synchro-Compur with nine speeds, from one to 1/300 second, plus bulb. This .shutter offers syn­ chronization for both flashbulbs and strobe units. Combined Range And Viewfinder The rangefinder and viewfinder are combined in one window. Fea­ tured also are a double exposure prevention device, a film type re­ minder diaUa depth of field scale coupled to the focusing scale, auto­ matic film transport and exposure counter and a built-in accessory clip. Hinged back for full length of camera body makes loading and removal of film extremely simple. The Super Regent uses standard 35mm cartridges. Considering the above features, its list price of $89.50 will give other miniatures a run for their money. The Ansco Super Speedex, an improved model of the Speedex in­ troduces the first fuiiy automatic loading foiding camera. There is no red window to watch and film cannot be wasted through faulty ad­ vance. It gives 12 negatives 2V4 square on standard 120 film. This camera also features a fully automatic double exposure preventer. A lock protects the camera lens against accidental damage when the camera is being closed since the camera bed will not close unless the lens is in the proper position. The lens and shutter are both ring set. Lens is the f-2.5 Agfa Solinar. The camera's Synchro-Compur has speeds up to 1/500 of a second. It is M-X synchronized for all flash lamps and electronic flash tubes at all shutter speeds. The camera has a wide base optical rangefinder coupled to the lens and combined with the viewfinder. All controls are visible from the top of the camera, and its body is covered in genuine morocco grained leather. The trim is satin finished chrome. The Super Speedex will be available after the first of May and jviU list at $134.50. even have faced wild animals on the ship like those Seafarers pow aboard the Steel King of Isthmian. It's all right to dream of wild animjls in your sleep, writes Sea­ farer John Mastropavlos, ship dele­ gate aboard the Steel King, but when you wake up and find them practically in your lap, that's too much for any man to bear, on land, sea or air. That's not actually the case aboard the vessel as the Sea­ farer presents it, but it is near enough to describe the situation. Mastropavlos and his shipmates are suffering from a case of junglitis and jangled nerves, brought on by too close proximity to a horde' of wild an­ imals which are part of the cargo on bi> a r d the vessel. The ani­ mal representa­ tives are not ex­ Mastropavlos actly a horde, he admits, but there are too many of them on board to suit the tastes of the Seafarers. What the jungle troop consists of are tigers (two), panthers (three), elephant (one), and bear (one), and the crewmembers can't bear it. The flower of the jungle fauna was taken aboard in Djakarta, Indonesia, and since then there has been many a sleep­ less night for the crew. Standing Watches All manner of noises greet the ear, from dawn to dawn, and the fnen are getting frantic. They are quite sure that the beasts are standing watches among them­ selves, to make sure that all of them are not asleep at the same time. In that way they can be screeching' at all hours of the night and day, the men contend. In respect to disturbances and dis­ comfort, they note, the animals don't even have to be awake, for their odor is always there to plague the nostrils and the olfactory sense. The trouble began when the captain consigned the jungle cargo to the after house, forward of No. 4 hatch. As the animal noises grew louder and more frequent, and Baltimore Is Site Of Big League Ball Down here in Baltimore we've had a lot of excitement the past few weeks, Abe (Shad Roe) Rosen writes the LOG. After 52 years of waiting, Baltimore is now back in big league -baseball. ^ For the opening game there lie buildings closed for the festivi­ our National Anthem, "The Starwas a big parade welcoming ties. Some offices gave their em­ Spangled Banner."' the team. It seemed like the ployees a half-holiday to see the I thought of the battle raging . tvhole town turned out to watch it, game. . with banks. Government and pubMemorial . Stadium, where the game took piace, was jammed and packed. . The Vice-President was down here to throw out the first ball (the umpires took care of the bailplayers) and the Orioles, man­ aged by Jimmy Dykes, played like the champions we hope they wiil be someday. The stadium sits 54,000 fans, with a good view from every seat in the house. The Ori­ oles won their home opener and everyone was delirious. Table Setting . i 4. Reed, steward, right, and Rob­ inson, saloon messman, look at table set for crew aboard Show MM Mariner. t I rode down to Locust Point the other day, and passing Fort McHenry, I drove in to look around. 1 sat on a bench overlooking the harbor and let my thoughts dwell on the past.' I thought of Francis Scott Key, held prisoner on a Brit­ ish Man-6'-War out in the bay in 1814 which was attacking the fort, and on which Key cOmposeid the song which later was to become mmKK«KiBe*Kta insurrection grew in the breasts of the crew. The rebeilion confined itscif to a delegation being sent to the captain requesting him to move the cargo, put them in odor-proof and sound-proof compartments, or the after hatch. The rebellion was quelled and, the men retired happy, wondering if they could put in for OT or pen­ alty cargo as they slumbered peacefully. Aging Aboard Steel Age o. When this picture was taken aboard the Steel Age, the ship was on its way to the Far East. Crewmembers shown above are John­ ston, third mate; and Seafarers Webber, Martin, Selby and Jack­ son, kneeling. Photo was taken by Juan Colpe. LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Sea's Another Woman By M. Dicyer Foolish is the woman who thinks She can hold forever a seaman in Though she be a beauty or queen She shall not possess him, the sea by all her charms her arms upon a throne shall claim its own. The sea's a strong, strange looman Who seeks the soul of man And once she's left her mark on him Escape her no man can. The sea, the sea, the cold, cruel sea Can make a man forget. He'll leave home ties and those he loves But never will he regret. Foolish is the woman icho icill not try to share Seaman's life and seamen's tcays, in the end she'll despair But if she's wise in time she'll learn by patience from above That she may not possess his soul, owned by the seas, his other love. within the fort and the nameless (1) Name two of the three state capitals whose names begin with men who shed their blood so that a new nation might, live. It gave the same letter as the state's name. (2) Which is the largest planet in the solar system? Is it: (Mercury), me, a thrill to walk in the still air among the ancient 'cannon, for I (Jupiter), (Saturn) or (Venus)? knew that this was hallowed (3) If A is always three-fifths of B, and A is 6 when B is 10, what ground. I was humming the song is A when B is 1? as I drove downtown. (4) Name three cities outside the US beginning with the letter "M" which have populations of 500,000 or more. 4" 4" 4^ Some years ago, so the story (5) What is the meaning of the word cursive? Is it (censorial), goes, an infuriated golfer killed his (superficial), (profane) or (flowing)? caddie with a niblick, the prob­ (6) A man came to a hill that was one mile up and one mile down. able cause of which was the cad­ He went up the hill at 15 miles an hour. How fast would he have to die's sneeze during a crucial mo­ come down to make his average for the entire hill 30 miles an hour, ment of play. The golfer was tried, up and down? convicted and sentenced to hang. (7) Early .American colonists made daily use of their noggins. For As he stood upon the gallows the executioner asked him if he had what were they used? Was it (cooking), (drinking), (farming), or any last r.:^quest. His answer was. (sewing)? (8) If insomnia means an inability to sleep or sleeplessness, what "Yes sir. May I Jiave a practice does somnambulism mean? swing, please?" 4i i(9) What have the foliowing authors in coiumon: George Sand, Overheard at the 408 Bar on Taylor Caldwell and Isak Dinesen? East Baltimore Street: "Never go a (10) What number is represented by the Roman numerals round with a married wonian un­ MCDXCII? It's a well-known date in American history. less you can go' two rounds with (Quiz Answers On Page 25) her husband." ' I *1 :V| 'v'/;" I �iT'Jr ^tawll M. UM SEAFARERS LOG Captain N. B. Palmer Is Shipload Of Trouble On Far Eastern Run Bp Spike Marlin All, according to a report by Seafarer Howard Rode, was not well aboard the Captain N. B. Palmer on its last run. All, said Rode, concerned a multitude of things, Including ship's gear, stores, fuel and the condition of the vessel it--* self, both inside and outside. tional fuel for the voyage which continued with the following nearTo begin from the beginning, finally got underway one month calamitous events and situations said the Seafarer, the voyage be­ gan on a sour note when delay piled upon delay at the outset. Three days after signing the ar­ ticles, the ship left Seattle under a full head of steam, destined for the Far East, but it was not to be, just yet, anyway. While crossing the Columbia River- bar in bad weath­ er, noted Rode, the vessel cracked several deck plates, causing consid­ erable damage to the cargo. The vessel turned back for repairs, and while there, picked up some addi­ later. That wasn't all by a long shot. The steward ran out of vegetables about one week out of port and the crew grumbled all the way across. It kept them in a stew, said Rode, but they were looking for other kinds of vegetables. Also, the forepeak was flooded with water for weeks at a time, but the captain of the ship didn't turn a hand or an AB to do anything about it. Enumerating their troubles. Rode LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Loneliness Of The Sea By Bill Bryant Brother, if you're in love.Jtake a tip from me. Stay away from ships, 'cause on a lonely sea Every thought is of her and you will be Sick and sore inside, away out on the sea. At home, when you're lonely, several drinks of booze In some nearby ginmill sometimes mill drown the blues. But when away out there upon a lonely sea. Within a lonely heart, there'll be pain and misery. This I know my friend, experience has taught me, I've endured the pain many times out on the sea. And I'd like to see you take warning and be Contented here with her and forget about the sea. It's not a lover's paradise out on the lonely sea. But it is living hell to tell if you're gonna be Able to stand the pain and all the misery You are doomed to know out on a lonely sea. Loneliness on the sea will sometime get you down. You'll almost go crazy with the blues hanging round. And then again, my friend., it's always hell to tell What will really happen out on the lonely sea. Alone you sit in sorrow, tied to a memory. Longing for your darling back home across the sea. Then you'll walk and talk to yourself and be Ready for the bughouse, when lonely on the sea. This is no laughing matter, brother, can't you see. It's better to forget than be out there and be Away from her each night, with only a memory To torment you every minute you are on the-tea. fOtoFfYim F&^rrf! lOwAVAItABle lA/AU. As,G HAUS Ane copies OF -m Ajett/ ScoeiEr B)(PIAlAllAlS -THB COM- iSBT'Op OF THeeiu mmne PMA/. iHeBooKiervescRiBssin, VerAiL. AILTHe BSAIBFITS WOA/B/ •fHeVh!101^ Alio iiovj Yoo toLiecel which plagued thei vessel: "The ship's galley needs paint­ ing. The bosun painted the stove and screen to clean them up a bit, but that'e all the captain al­ lowed. The crew passageway needs painting badly. The entire ship needs cleaning and painting on the inside except Rode the passageway deck and messhall decks. That's because the bosun^ just finished painting Ihem. The decks were not painted at all, water cracking them by soaking into them. The over­ head in the officers passageway is rusty and paint is peeling off. The ship's office looks like a pig pen. I think it is supposed to be white." That wasn't the end of the Palmer's troubles, but Rode thinks it gives a clear enough indication of what was going on aboard the vessel. Next time he sails, he claim's, he's going to get a ship and not a floating rust bucket. The Boston Red Sox had to open partments with the exception of their 1954 baseball season this year home runs where the younger without Ted Williams in left field Ralph Kiner will probably pass him because of a collarbone break. If some day. It's generally agreed, what he says is true, he won't be though, that if the left-handed Wil­ out there next year either. Accord­ liams had played in a more con­ ing to Williams he will give up ducive ball park than Boston, he playing baseball while he Is still on, would have shown Kiner his dust. Further, Williams is the last top of the iieapr Ballplayers have been known to change their minds major leaguer to have batted over before, but Williams has a reputa­ .400, turning the trick in 1941 with tion for stubbornness and will most a .406 mark, i^nd he came out of his second tour of duty with the likely make it stick. If Williams does quit, it will Marines late last summer to com­ mean that only one other genuinely pile 13 home runs and a .407 bat­ great hitter in the game will be ting average in 37 games. He has left—Stan Musial of the Cardinals. won four American League batting Examination of the records crowns and twicer won the triple shows how completely- these two crown (home runs, runs batted in dominate the game,/with Williams and batting average). It all adds up generally conceded to have tlie to some pretty impressive totals. Fielding Questionable edge. For although Musial played While there is obviously nothing a season and a half more than Williams tiid, the figures are all in wrong with Williams' hitting, you could find fault with his fielding, Ted's favor. which was erratic. He has a fine Impressive Statistics Here are a few for the statisti­ arm and can cover a lot of ground^ cal-minded: Williams has the high­ yet there were times when it ap­ est lifetime batting average of any peared that he was asleep at the active ballplayer, .348. Musial is switch. He didn't have that all crowding him just three points around distinction as a fielder and away, but nobody else is even close, base runner which Joe DiMaggio the next one being Jack Robinson enjoyed, although it's agreed that at .319. Williams also has more Williams had the edge at the plateu Williams' fielding lapses, thought home runs, 337; more runs batted in, 1298, and more runs score^, are pretty small fish in light of his over-all record. American League 1292. Musial, with 217 more games pitchers will certainly be relieved, under his belt, is the only one who and with just cause, if he decides threatens him in most of these de­ to stick to his retirement decision. OT NeecJIes Crewmembers As Hoosier Mariner Crewman Balks At Needle • "The Case of the Needled OT," or "Shots and Shore Leave" is rapidly becoming a cause celebre aboard the Hoosier Mariner of I sthmian, it was reported in the last minutes of the ship by Seafarer J. W. Janisch. What it was all about, says Janisch, was the reluctance on brought to bear because the leery at last report, had not been pre­ the part of one Seafarer Seafarer decided to undergo the vailed upon to change his mind, aboard the vessel to take his shots in order to go ashore in Pusan, Korea, and the zealous determina­ tion of a fellow crewmember to put in for OT because of being con­ fined to the ship and refused shore leave even though he took his shots along with the rest of the crew. It happened some time last month when the vessel steamed into the port about 6 PM, after go­ ing through quarantine. All was v.xll, except that one member fail­ ed to get clearance from the health authorities and was held u" for needle nudging. He wouldn't nudge, or budge, however. That has happened before, crewmembers note, but the overtime request was a strange twist on a rather normal situation. In the past, men have faltered at thq sight or thought of the hypodermic, but this was the first time in the history of record­ ed maritime annals that OT was asked for quarantine restrictions, Janisch said. The original culprit, he of the hypo tension, changed his mind overnight after a special shipboard meeting was called to discuss the affair, as well as the overtime. What action was decided upon at the meeting, Janisch said, was not Union JUaa Cable Address Seafarers overseas' who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters, in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this dddress will as­ sure speedy iransmissiqn on all messages and faster' serv­ ice for the men involved. rigors of the needle rather than keep his mates aboard ship while in port. Besides, he thought the fun ashore might make up for his anxiety about the injection. The brother with the OT phobia. despite the- entire efforts of the crew in that direction. They said it wasn't fair of him to ask GT.for restriction to ship, but he was still adamant when the launch pulled alongside the ship. GAttSY GiEANmGS The LOa. opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, littleAcnown cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here is John Lucas' recipe for a holiday cake. Still smacking his lips over the last batch of "holiday cake"* he ttirned out at home for the past Easter, Seafarer John Lucas, steward, gladly offered his version of the recipe for use on special occasions aboard • ship. Of prime importance is a good, Native to Greece and nearby soft dough. Thus, mix the .flpur countries, the cake is a rich, whole­ with the yeast carefully. The nut­ some combination of simple ingre­ meg can be added in right here s» dients generally featured on holi­ that it will be thoroughly com­ days and at other bined. Add the eggs, the butter, the .special events. sugar and about 2 cups of unchilled Born in Greece milk. If ..the dough isn't soft in 1894, Lucas enough, all or a part of another still relishes the cup of milk can be added. taste of the home­ Punch or mix the ingredients the made product same as a bread dough for 15 min­ from the days utes, then set the dough aside for back in his youth 2 hours to let it rise. Then punch before he came it again (no mixer this time). for to the US. He's 15 minutes and let it rise again for Lucas been sailing two more hours. After that, the about 35 years now, nine o£ them dough should be ready for the intheSIU. oven. If the sesame seeds are used, To make the. cake, here's all you they should be spread on a board need: 5 pounds of baking flour, 1 and rolled on to the top of the dozen eggs, 2 ounces of yeast, 2-3 dough. Since this recipe will make cups of milk, 2 cups of sugar, I 8 cakes, use 8 baking pans with pound of butter and a half ounce diameters of 14 inches.; of nutmeg. Sesame Seeds, if availr Bake for 2(r minutes at 400^. able, can be used in any quantity One final step, after some cooling, as a topping. (Before the prepara­ is coating the cake. Additional tion is begun, the butter should be eggs can be used. like a gravy set aside for an hour or so, so tt^at and brushed onto the cakes to give it can thaw and become soft.) them a glossy brown color. , �Ai^ Si, lisi SEAFARERS Aeeident FarmB Will Help Men To the Editor: To voice an opinion and expedite the day for the carrying of Union accident report forms on all SIUcontracted ships needs the urgent and unanimous vote of all our mem­ bers. It is a must and a plan that will benefit everyone when injury and sickness occur aboard ship. At present I am a patient at the USPHS hospital in Slaten Island and here on the firing line one observes many Seafarers in trouble, mainly due to the lack of true accident reports made out at the time of injury. One-Sided Report These problems always seem to trace the same pattern: An accident happens. The mate makes out his one-sided "City Hall Report." The victim is rushed to the hospital. At the convalescent stage our patient begins to wonder, about his case and whether seamen Johnny Jones and Jimmy Smith, who saw the accident, are still on the ship. Waiting patiently for the ship to re­ turn so he can contact his wit­ nesses, he sorrowfully learns that Seaman Jones got off at Seattle and Seaman Smith is headed for the Far East. • Thus his case is shot to pieces and the Welfare Department is then contacted and asked to re­ assemble the puzzle. In the mean­ time, due to the mate's timely re­ port, the company's side of the case becomes more Concrete. To stop this one-sided presenta­ tion of facts, we must immediately put accident forms on all ships. When trouble strikes, they should be filled out by the ship's delegate in triplicate and contain all in­ formation on' the accident. Im­ mediately upon reaching port, one copy should be mailed to head­ quarters, thus giving our welfare department a true on-the-spot re­ view. I firmlj^ believe, once this con­ structive plan is put into effect, greater respect will be shown our members, safe working conditions will be developed on every ship and, above all, the SIU will be first again. Edwin T. Rushton tit 3iany Ex-^Seamen in US Army To the Editor: Due to my being drafted into the Army, I had a change of address recently, and would like to have the LOG sent to me. I would like to take this op­ portunity to say hello to all of my fi-iends, especially the Mobile gang. I'm looking forward to returning Page Twcnty-m* LOG X E T T E R S • to sea just as soon as I get out, and changing this smell of mud for some clean salt air. At the present time I'm stationed here at Fort Monmouth, NJ, while attending electronics school. Since I'm going to be here for about seven more months, I would appreciate hear­ ing from any of the fellows I shipped with. Army Likes Seamen It looks as though the Army really likes to draft seamen; they got three of us from Mobile on the same day—Harry Pierce, Edward Minyard and myself. The three of us took basic at Camp Gordon, Ga. In the one company there were about six seamen, sO we could at least sail the ships over the bar, even if we were unable to be on one. Being stationed here near New York, I keep up with the water­ front situation pretty well, espe­ cially the recent longshoremen dis­ pute. Hats off to the wonderful job being done and keep up the good work. I would like to ask if there was an attack bonus paid to the crewmembers of the Warrior (Water­ man) for the attack at Inchon, Korea, last June. Some of the long green would look mighty nice right now. Don H. Wood c/o Van's Efficiency Apts Highway No. 35 Eatontown, NJ (Ed note-. No attack bonus has bebn awarded, nor does the Union expect any, as far as. we know.) ^ V• Ships Out When He Wants To To the Editor: Greetings from the Raphael Semmes (Waterman) and three of the delegates. We are just return­ ing from a Far East run, and are happy to report that it was quite a pleasant trip, with the exception of a few usual beefs. Our one wish is to have all the Atlantic Refining seamen sailing here under the SIU banner and enjoying the wonderful wages and benefits we are now receiving. I guess our GT sheets would be proof enough, as in Atlantic they were quite bare. Sailing with Atlantic almost a year, Yakymac and I were sepa­ rated, as they wouldn't ship us to­ gether. It sure is wonderful to ship when and where you want to once again. Robert Pionk too much. Brother Shad Roe seems a little opposed in his maiden col­ umn to "fill the cup that clears today of past regret and future To the Editor: I am enclosing a snapshot of my fears." He'd best read the closing son, Johnnie Baxter. He is two-an'd- chapters of Genesis about the show a-half years old and quite a fellow. Noah put on after 180 days. And he was the very first sailor anyone ever read about. We've been like that ever since. By the way. Shad Roe, under your column, in a "Log-A-Rhythm," ,M. Dwyer seems to have written more truth than poetry. You might say it'^ "right from the horse's mouth." But she may be a rebel gal and I don't always have peace­ ful sailing with them, be they bushwah dame or dilletante. They have crowned me with more beer mugs than Job had boils. James "Pop" Martin 4i 41 4' Here^s^A Photo For His Dad "Hi ya pop," Johnnie Baxter, above, seems to be saying to the readers, one of whom he hopes will be his dad, now on the Del Sol. His daddy is Merton Baxter, now aboard the Del Sol, which is in Dakar, West Africa. Mrs. Merton Baxter 4" i Stewards Warned Of Stores Stall To the Editor; On April 12th I gave my requisi­ tion order to the captain. On April 13 at 9:00 AM this order was tui-ned over to the agent of the Waterman Line. Today, April 16th, I am still waiting. It is 2:00 PM in the afternoon and the ship is sup­ posed to sail at 8:00 PM and every­ body is waiting. We phoned our agent this morning and this after­ noon. I would like to warn all stewards tb insist on getting stores right away and not at the last minute because this fellow will not give you all you have ordered. The cap­ tain knows about him, but when you see him he acts so innocent that you feel sorry. He has tears in his eyes and this makes you feel so sad that next time you pull out a handkerchief and grunt with him. R. C. Kiewast 4» 4" 4" Hopes To Meet Old Shipmates To the Editor: I have just moved to private quarters off-post and I would ap­ preciate your sending future issues of the SEAFARER'S LOG to my new address. If there are any Seafarers sta­ tioned here at San Antonio, Tex., or at Fort Sam Houston I would like to have them get in touch with me as I still have about one more year to go here in tlie Army—not that I'm counting the time, though (361 more days). Here's hoping that I hear from some Seafarers soon and have the chance of seeing some of my old shipmates again. Sgt. Robert C. Meloy 809 North Palmetto Street San Antonio, Tex. (Ed. note: We have noted your new address on our mailing list.) t 4i She Spreads Union Ideas To the Editor: There is a young man whom I know who would like to receive the LOG. He is very interested in all the Union does. He has seen service in the US Marines and is thinking about going to sea, but not just yet. Should the day come, however, he says there is no finer profession for a man than to go to sea. I think that's a mighty fine atti­ tude for a young man to have and to think so highly of us who go to sea for a living. I myself was a stewardess and may one day re­ turn to the sea. At the moment I am doing my writing along^vith an office job. I'd like to see you send this young man the Union paper. I suggested to him that he can con­ tribute a bit each year, as I do now, to support the paper and he kind of liked the idea. I see many of my shipmates here in New Orleans and my own record proves how I feel about the SIU. I feel vei-y proud to be a member of such an organization and never fail to say so. I don't hide 'the good behind a bushel that the Union does, which commands a lot of respect from union and non-union people alike. The young man's name is Stew­ art Buckley and if he should ever decide to go to sea he'd be a credit to the Union. I know that. I never stick my neck out for a performer, but I will for fine manhood any­ time and be happy to see that they understand our fine Union much better and the fair way it deals with the working man. Rosalie Rodrlgue (Ed. note: He will receive the LOG as published, every two loeeks.) Steel Advocate Has Good Trip To the Editor: The Steel Advoj^te (Isthmian) had a pleasant trip all the way through. This is a good sailing ship. We stayed in Calcutta 17 days and most of the boys have had a good time. We really have a good crew this time; everyone is very cooperative and understanding, and we brought the ship back clean wih no beefs. Here's hoping many of our mem­ bership will do the same. Crew of Steel Advocate Has Fine Trip Over To Japan To the Editor: . We recently aiTived in the Port of Seattle, Wash., where we placed our ship, the Longview Victory, in the boneyard. We had a nice trip, even though the sea was rough and the weather cold. We had a good crew, including such oldtimers as Ted Thompson, cook; Bill Sibert, electrician, and Jesse, crew MM. Topside had darn nice guys, in­ cluding several former SIU men. • Natives Friendly Our last port of call was Hok­ kaido, Japan, the northern island in the Japanese group, where we spent a few days at Muroran. We found the natives fi-iendly and nice to us. Several merchants brought their wares down to the ship, as it was quite a long trip to the town proper. Cold, rain, sleet and snow, frozen roads and streets made traveling hazardous. Among those who came down to the ship was a little Japanese lady photographer who took many photos for the boys, a couple of which I'm enclosing. 1 turned the table on the little lady photographer, broke out my camera and took a snap of her. When we arrived in Seattle, Wash., we still found cold weather and a lot of snow-capped moun­ tains. But we fixed that up in a hurry by going to the airport, and getting a one-way ticket to Long Beach, Cal., that most beau­ tiful city of sunshine and flowers. Then, a few minutes by car from the airport where relations and friends are waiting. Our plane was an hour and 20 minutes late. Jesse the MM was grumbling about de­ layed sailing for planes held up in time. We w'ere whisked over to the SIU hall where a pleasant surprise awaited us._ The ever-smiling, straight-laced and efficient E. B. Tilley, is our new poi't agent fresh from the dispatcher's desk at head­ quarters. Now we will buck the line and sweat out another berth on an­ other ship and do the same thing all over again, unless, of course, next trip should be different. Oakey Jones r. t- '1 i Likes Column^ Poem In LOG It's always fair weather when gooil delegates get together as proved above- by, left to right, Panl-Yal^miae, deek delegate; A. Hoag, ship delegate; and Robert Pionlq engine delegate. Thej- were aboard the Raphael Semmes when the photo was taken. • To the Editor: I am all for Shad Roe running a column as long as he doesn't ape a few individuals on the current scene by not letting the other bloke sound off. You know, the reason Gillette invented the safety razor was to shave the grisly beards off Shad Roe's jokcfr-MritlMHit cuttiBg them I Seafarer Oakey Jones, left tunes up his vocal chords as Art Wert, third encfawer aboard the Longview Victory, accompanies him on his guitar. Pair kept the erew in hanaony and stitches on triyi. �SEAFARERS Pae« Twenty-tw* LETTERS UailR Ballot On Ships^ Llhraries To the Editor: I want you to know how much I enjoy reading the SEAFARERS LOG that I. receive every two weeks. In fact, I had a few of my friends' names and addresses put on the mailing list, and they also have received the LOG, and are keeping up with the latest news concerning the merchant seaman. I want to compliment you on tak­ ing votes on the ship's library. I formerly sailed with MSTS decision will not break labor's back (and then again who knows how much harm it can do us eventual­ ly?), it is the principle involved that gives us a sample of what we can look forward to at the present time. We can expect more of these anti-union decisions in the future. We must be prepared to stand up and fight for what many of you and many of our fathers before us fought so hard for. Robert Ingram ^ CaMIs ILA Jn»t A Big Baeket •S i •hips as an ordinary, and at present am on the beach; my last ship was the General R. £. Callan. Joseph A. Olinski ^ 11, A. Bailies Men To Protect Bights . Kk4 wt' t'V •"/!•'•. v •:X-' • i:I To the Editor: You don't need a crystal ball to foresee what big business is trying to do to our unions. They are try­ ing to sap our unions of their strength and vitality, using Govern­ ment officials as their tools to achieve these ends. Big business would take away all the gains that have been secured for us by <\rganieed labor through the years Their ultimate goal is to swing the balance of power in labormanagement rela­ tions overwhelm­ ingly In their fa­ vor. This is noth­ Ingram ing new, as they have been trying to do this for years. However, they are in a bet­ ter position now than they were only two short years ago, mostly because of a general slowdown in all industries and recent appoint­ ments to the NLRB. Big business is ready to pour the sweat and blood and pain and heartaches of our fathers down the drain. We all must be prepared to see that this does not happen. Preview of Future For a preview of what we can ex­ pect from now on, let's look at just , one of the present administration's ' appointments, or better still, the result of its appointments to the Labor Board. A ruling that had been in effect until the NLRB completely changed it recently, held that an employer who called his employees into a pre-election meeting on company time for an anti-union speech had to give whatever union or unions were involved the same opportuni­ ty at a similar meeting on company time and property. Now what could be fairer than that? It seems to me that that is the only democratic way; the way it should be done in America. Let both sides be heard in any dispute. If only the company is allowed to hold a rally on company time and property, the workers are at a distinct psychological disadvan­ tage. Yet, this is exactly the situI>ation as it prevails today. The old . ruling r has been set aside by the new NLRB ,lt matters very little that < this April 30. 1954 LOG To the Editor: I have known the old ILA since 1912. It will never change. Or, the more it changes the more it is the same. Or, like the leopard, it may change its spots, but never its nature. The ILA is unpredictable, irresponsible and Incorrigible. It can't be shaken into place and called , to a sense of reality, duty and fair play. The last wildcat that the IL.A. pulled in New York was the cul­ minating point of its criminal conspiracy. The damage it has caused can never be remedied. If the ILA is permitted to hold elec­ tions and allowed to win by hook or crook and get away with intimi­ dation and violence, there is no telling how much more damage it will do to this port in the future. The ILA, as a matter of fact, has forfeited its rights to be con­ sidered a bonafide union. Time and again the ILA has proven itself to be a racket run by gang­ sters. It is therefore that I see no reason why the NLRB should not treat the ILA as a racket, apply the law to it, punish the guilty, and liquidate the racket for the good of the AFL. 'Capt. R, J. Peterson i, t, iii Asks Bisahility Pension For Men To the Editor:' I believe that wfe have advanced to the position where planning for the retirement of seamen who have been going to sea for about 30 years is at hand. Today we have a disability pension which is very good. But what about those who have contributed 30 to 40 years and are not disabled but are worn out, tired and j;;gn't afford to quit. There are oldtimers who'll say that they are just as good" as they ever were and can still do a day's work. How­ ever, . many will admit that they work because they must. While we are working is the time to pay for Lake those days when we will no longer be able to. As a Union our past actions prove that success lies in careful plan­ ning. It is my opinion that for future. security we must act to­ gether. We could all pay into a retirement fund or negotiate for a separate plan somewhat like the Vacation Plan. Perhaps with the help of all maritime unions a bill could be passed, guaranteeing American seamen with a certain amount of seatime over a certain number of years a pension. The companies, the Government and the seamen themselves Could "all contribute. The Government pensions off soldiers, sailors and the Air Corps. We are necessary to the country in war and peace and are as much entitled to security as the Armed Forces. Something should be done for the old seaman who has con­ tributed his share to our cause. Allan Lake president said once that he was not interested in non - dues - paying members; but this did not apply to him when he was sick—or was he sick? He tried to get treasurer Stone appointed as an assistant to the president, but the membership would not go for this. I am enclosing a letter which was sent from the New Orleans USPHS hospital to NMU officials and to ships' crews. The laugh is that the patrolman has orders to be at the dock when possible and have these torn up before the crew can get a chance to read them. One patrolman here in New Orleans tried to talk a ship's dele­ gate out of a donation and some cigarettes he was going to bring up here to the hospital. The patrol­ man wanted him to send it to New York headquarters. The ship's dele­ gate said he would deliver them to the hospital and get a receipt. Fred F. Smith and George Shirley $ To the Editor: I want to express my feelings about the Union's placing of acci­ dent report forms aboard our ships. I can say from personal experience that these forms are needed. I am writing this letter while lying in a cast up to my chest, and with a continual drainage going on in my hip. I have been here in the hospital since July 24, 1953. On December 6, 1952, while in Yugo­ slavia, I was returning to the Greece Victory when I fell and broke my hip. I was taken to the hospital over there, where I lay for six and a half months. Three months were spent without proper medical care and it wasn't until two months later that the Union was notified that I was there—and it was I myself who notified them, not the company's injury report. once the Union knew of my plight they began working to have me returned to this country. I know now that if the Union had To the Editor: been notified sooner, and a report We see in the April 2nd issue form made out by the ship's dele­ of the LOG that you are going to gate had been in existence, I would bat once again to help those of us not be in the shape I am in today. who are in the USPHS hospitals, Those lost months can never be and we are grateful to you and the made up to me; I am asking the officials for this. brothers to think and to think seri­ I was in Manhattan Beach when ously about a plan whereby the use you got us the $25 Christmas bonus, of an accident repoi-t made out by and don't think the boys aren't ap­ the ship will go a long way to preciative. We are completely erasing further repetitions of what ignored by the "Pilot" and also by I have gone through. the officials of the NMU. Their Estell Godfrey -t Landluhher lAsdy Just Loves LOG To the Editor: You send m^ several SEAFAR­ ERS LOGS here in Baltimore eveiy time they are published and I give them out to all seamen here. I usually have quite a few men here who enjoy the paper. I love your paper and I think you are doing a world of good with it I wait patiently for it all the time and I enjoy it very much. I have a number of fine new bound books as well as paper backs, if you would like to have them let me know and I will send them along. I run a well-furnished room­ ing house and all the boys know me down this way. You are also sending LOGs to men who are no longer here. Please take them off your mailing list. They are Emile Howde, William Kumke, Harold Wheeler and Charles Menge. Graee 'Warren J.,..,. To the Editor: This is to inform you that I have changed my address. I was sailing as chief steward but have been retired for the past year. I wish to continue to receive the LOG. I am sending a picture of my- Wants Accident Forms On Ships TB Patients Bap Army Man Longs NMU^s Attitude For Liie At Sea To the Editor: I wrote to you a month ago to tell you of my change of address, but I haven't received the LOG at my new address yet. Will you please send this as soon as possible. I wish that I were back on a good old SIU ship. I miss them and my seafaring brothers a lot, but I won't be able to sail until 1956 again, when I am finished with my two-year stretch in the Army. Please don't forget to send me the LOG, so I can keep in touch with sea life. John J. Daria (Ed. note: Wc have changed your address on our mailing list, and apologize for the delay.) le i, ^ Working Ashore, Wants Newspaper self working at my present job. I am maintenance man in a wafer factory for ice cream sandwiches, and would like this picture to be published in the LOG so that the brothers will know what I am do­ ing at the present time. On the left is my foreman, Gabino Cruz, of the night shift gang. This shop belongs to Local 405, Baker's and Confectionary Union of America, AFL, and although I enjoy my present employment very much 1 plan to return to sea in the im­ mediate future. I have been enjoying the LOGs and am happy to be able to keep in touch with everybody. Juan J. Reinosa (Ed. note: Wc have noted your change of address on the LOG'S mailing list.) 4> Wants Info On His Lost Papers To the Editor: I have been a retired bookmen)ber since October, 1948. A few days ago I lost my wallet, which con­ tained my seaman's papers. Would you please tell me how to go about getting new papers. I'd appreciate this very much. , I'd also like to receive the SEA­ FARERS LOG regularly. John Golob, Jr. (Ed. note: If you go to your nearest Coast Guard office, with your discharge papers, they roill give you a duplicate of your sea­ man's papers. We have added your name to the LOG's list of readers: from now on you will re­ ceive a copy regularly every two weeks, as issued.) Needs LOGs In Cold Weather Seafarer Estell Godfrey reposes In Staten Island hospital after slxand-one-half months in a Yugoslavian hospital. Godfrey brdke his hip while returning to the Greece Yietoi'y> but the Union was not notified until two months later when he wrote to headquarters himself. He's had plenty of good care since then. To the Editor: I was forced to retire my book last September, when I was drafted into the Army but up to now, I have been reading the LOG regu­ larly at the Union hall here in Seattle where, incidentally, I have come across a lot of the guys that I sailed with. Now the Army has me on a LCU, which is supposed to supply all the northern outports in Alaska. I will be leaving here at the end of this month, so I would really appreciate it if you would iiend me the LOG regularly at the enclosed addr,es8, , Best wishes to all my SIU brothers and especially Mr. Leroy Clarke and the Swede, Heilman and Dead Eye Young. Pvt. Louis A. Romero (Ed. note: We'll send the LOG to you at your new address, as you asked.) �Aura p«, 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Page Twenty-three. When The Vestris Turned Turtle One of the more melancholy chapters in the history of the" sea was the sinking of the passenger ship Vestris off the Virginia coast on November 12, 1928, with the loss of 111 lives. The Vestris disaster could not, as it turned out, be blamed on any one factor. There were so many things wrong with the ship and the way it * was handled that a lengthy a defective scupper. The third was investigation and subsequent in a coal port four feet above the court suits were unable to fix waterline on the starboard side. the responsibility on any This became a serious factor only after the list became pronounced, single head. : But while nobody was held legally liable for the sinking, quite a bit of evidence pointed to the fact that the Vestris went to sea a leaky, unseaworthy ship, poorly maintained, badly-loaded and un­ stable. When the first good blow came along the ship simply couldn't withstand the gaff. List at Dock Claimed Apparently though, all was well when the ship sailed from Hoboken, bound for South America with 129 passengers aboard and a crew of 199 men. Subsequently, some of the passengers testified that they . thought they noticed a slight list at the pier when they boarded the ship. Others said the^ did not see the Plimsoll Line. This was never positively established. As a matter of fact. Department of Commerce inspectors had checked the ship three days be­ fore and given it a passing mark. In the fuss and excitement that followed the sinking, nobody made much of the fact that the inspec­ tors had,approved lifeboats which were later found to be lacking oars, water, food and flares. One lifeboat actually had a large hole in the bottom. In the light of sub­ sequent events it appears that the inspection service in those, days could hardly be c|illed strict or efficient. In any case the ship started list­ ing slightly some time before weather conditions became serious. The list became noticeable Satur­ day night, November 10, and whea a gale blew up Sunday morning which later grew into a full-fledg-. ed hurricane, the list became'an^ alarming 20 degrees. At noon Sun­ day the ship hove to and stopped. Sprung Three Leaks The ship had sprung leaks in three places. One leak developed in a cracked sanitary valve in the stokehold. A second leak was in but no matter how hard the crew tried, they couldn't close the port properly to make it watertight, because the bolts were rusty. As a result of the leaks, water kept coming into the engine room despite the efforts of pumps to control the flooding. Eventually the boilers went out and with them the pumps because there was no longer any power to keep the pumps operating. In the last des­ perate stages of the fight the crew resorted to the hopeless job of bailing with buckets and to throw­ ing cargo overboard. But those feeble measures were too late to help the stricken vessel. At one point Sunday night, crated autos in the hold broke loose under im­ pact of blows from heavy seas. Tbey crashed through bulkheads and further added to the insta­ bility of the ship. Lifebelts Given Out Although the crew was steadily losing the battle against the flood and the ship listed more and more on Sunday as the storm freshened, no steps were taken to get assis­ tance. As a precaution, lifebelts were distributed to the passengers on Sunday morning, but it wasn't until 24 hours later that the cap­ tain thought it necessary to send out a call for aid. Testimony taken in the investi­ gations which followed excused the captain largely because the chief engineer kept telling him all along that he could bring the flood­ ing under control with the pumps. It wasn't until the boilers and pumps went out that the serious­ ness of the situation penetrated topside. Hindsight would have it that the captain at least could have taken the precaution of sending out a standby radio call so that ships would be in the vicinity in case conditions -worsened. As it turned The Caravel' 1 A much-celebrated vessel in the 15th and 16th centuries, the caravel was a small, graceful type of ship, well fitted for voyages demanding speed and rapid maneuvering. It had a square stern, fore and aft castles, fairly high bulwarks and usually four masts. The rig varied considerably according to period and nationality. (From "The Book of Old Ships"'(DoubIeciay)> tiy Craht' and Culver.) Columbus' flagship, the Santa Maria, Was a caravel, and carried a sprit sail, square foresail, square main and main topsail, and a lateen.mizzen. Earlier caravels seem to have had no square sails although they may have carried; a square sail on the foremast in bad weather; or for running. ^ ifi fi: The British passenger ship Vestris shown in happier days before it turned over and sank off the coast of Virginia during an Atlantic storm, November 12, 1928. The 10,454-ton vessel was built in Belfast. out, it was several hours after the Vestris was abandoned before rescue vessels could reach the site of the disaster. Nor did the cap­ tain help, it turned out, by order­ ing ballast tanks pumped out which only added to the ship's in­ stability. At 4 AM on Monday morning, the day of the disaster, the power went out as a result of the flood­ ing of the boilers. The ship had hove to and was listing very bad­ ly by then. But still there was no SOS sent out. There was no way to cook breakfast, so the waiters -distributed bananas and fig cakes to the passengers. . •Please Come At Once' It wasn't until 8:32 AM that radio operators picked up the first radioed alert signal. The first SOS actually went out at 10:05 AM. From then on the radio me.ssage.s came in rapid fire order, each one more desperate than the one befor. At 11:03 AM, the Vestris op­ erator radioed, "Oh please come at once, we need .immediate atten­ tion." At li:45 AM, "Developed 32 degree list to starboard while hove to last night and now on starboard beam ends with decks under water." At 1:23 PM in answer to a notice from the Wyoming that she would While a survivor bobs in the water, two more climb down a be on the site in 12 hours, the Jacobs ladder and prepare to jump into the sea. Severe list of the operator answered, "too late, can­ vessel before it sank made it impossible to launch half of boats. not wait any longer. Going to aban­ don ship." Two minutes later came tore off. The lifeboat flooded and A West Indian seaman with the the final message, "abandoning capsized, dumping its occupants picturesque name of Lionel Licoship, taking to lifeboats now." into the water. rish was hailed as a hero of the Davit Snapped 'Unsinkable Lifeboats' disaster. He was credited with row­ The string of desperate messages Another lifeboat, loaded with ing back and forth amid the wreck­ aroused great excitement ashore. women and children, was on its way age and plucking at least 20 sur­ Frantic relatives of the passengers down when the davit snapped and vivors out of the water. stormed the Lamport and Holt of­ smashed into the boat, capsizing it. Two passengers reported that fices on lower Broadway in New The .first boats that went out were York for word of their kin. An overloaded with women and chil­ .they had clung to debris for hours enterprising newspaper editor on dren, and not* enough men were while sharks circled about, and survivors in other lifeboats told of the old "New York World" sent out put in them to man and steer them. a reporter to interview the man The result was that only ten of 37 a nightmarish afternoon and night who designed the Vestris' lifeboats. women aboard and none of the chil­ in storm-lashed seas with packs of sharks constantly in attendance. The designer assured the anxious dren survived the sinking. When it was all over, two sepa­ public that the lifeboats were "un­ Finally at 2:31 PM the tired and sinkable" and the launching tackle battered ship turned on its side rate investigations began, one in and swept those remaining on the US and the other in Britain by was "foolproof." He claim.ed that the davits could board to death, including the cap­ the Board of Trade, since the Ves­ tris was a British-built and Britishbe operated by one man, and pre­ tain. dicted that the boats could be For the survivors, the nightmare operated ship. On another front, launched even though the ship was was not over. It was ten hours survivors and relatives of the dereported to have a 32-degree list. before the first rescue ships ceased filed damage suits amountBy the time his interview ap­ reached the position last radioed ing to many millions of dollars in peared in print, events had already by the Vestris and started to search the coui-ts, charging negligence. made mockery of his confident for survivors. By that time it was Investigatoi's exonerated the cap­ words. At 1:40 Monday afternoon nightfall, and rescue ships vainly tain at lengthy hearings. The the crew started the lifeboats out. hunted for boats in the water with court cases dragged on seven long years before they wound up, with The odd-numbered lifeboats on the searchlights. the final decision failing to fix the Condemned Captain starboard side proved unmanage­ When the first survivors came blame on human error. able because of the list. Only eight The British investigation was of the. ship's sixteen lifeboats could ashore, they were loud in their condenuiation of the captain for his less charitable, blaming overload­ be launched. Of these, the number 8 boat was delay in sending out an SOS and ing among other reasons, but since found to have a large hole in the of the company for the condition it wasn't at the scene and had no bottom. It was hastily patched up of the ship and its lifeboats, Amid jurisdiction over the case, made no with tin sheeting, but as sqon as the tomplaiints there were one or difference to the survivors or the the boat hit. the water the patch'• two stories of more positive tone. victims of the Ul-fated ship. • -5 • �SEAFARERS •F'affe Twenty-four April 30, 1954 LOG ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... delegate asked all crewmembers to check their fire and boat drill stations and make sure they have their right stations. Suggestion made that all crewmembers give their odd change at payoff into the ship's fund. Ship's deiegate warned crew not to miss the ship when it sails or they will be turned over to the patrol­ man. Steward's department got a vote STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), March of thanks for the chow they served. 29—Chairman, V. Williamson; Secretary, A C Anopol. motion made and carried PELTORE (Ore), March 22—Chairman. to follow all old and new beefs of the P. Adkins; Secretary, R. Lavanie. Steam membership in an SlU fashion by work­ valves in pantry need to be fixed. Drink­ ing together as a whole. Brothers on ing fountain could use a new motor. Dis­ overtime were excused from the meeting. cussion about sanitation in recreation Brother Haynes was put a.shore in Beirut room and laundry room. Geor.ge Licbby as he was sick and crew wished him a went ashore in Colon to have an injury speedy recovery. Draw for Manila will received on a previous voyage checked be given in Subic Bay if possible. Winches the USPHS doctor. After a brief e.xam and deck gear were reported unsafe and by the doctor said that Brother Biebby had dangerous to handle and operate. a rupture and recommended that he stay on the ship and obtain medical treatment LIBERTY FLAG (Dover), February 7— in Baltimore. Brother Biebby paid off Chairman, C. Lawson; Secretary, J. V. and flew to Baltimore at his own expense Dolan. All hands were asked to take care of washing machine. Messhall should be CUBORE (Ore), March 27—Chairman, kept cleaner and all the crewmembers C. Carlson; Secretary, Charles Bartlett. were asked to cooperate. Alleyways on The steward was asked to put some fruit engine department side of vessel have to out at night. More cooperation in keep­ be painted. Foul balls warned that any ing laundry room clean. Slopchest is a performing during the voyage wilfc surely sad case aboard this ship. Captain has it be brought up before agent and be se­ but the steward operates it. You never verely dealt with. get to see what you are buying. The March 21—Chairman, C. Lawson; Sec­ steward sends someone after what you retary, Jack Dolan. Repair list for each want approximately two days after you department was read. Patrolman will ask for it. Food reported to be very bad. check fans and see about getting new ones. The steward was asked to have FRANCES (Bull), March 31—Chairman, more of a variety in the food served. All M. E. Gross; Secralary, J. O'Rourka. foc'sles need cleaning before payoff. Ship's delegate asked steward for more MARGARET BROWN (Blooitlfleld), March Jl—Chairman,* Bill Rahn; Secre­ tary, J. F. Kane. Ship's delegate explained the draw situation, which was satisfactop" to all. Repair lists will be made up by department delegates: forms were issued to each delegate. MASSMAR (Calmar), March 2*—Chair­ man, McErlane; Secretary, E. W. Wet>- moreland. Motion made to keep the messhall and recreation room somewhat cleaner. All hands were asked not to leave glasses and coffee cups on deck. Ship's- fund up to this date has S35.33. ALEXANDRA (Carres), April 4—Chair­ man, Joseph Swaiford; Secretary, Charles Gann. Ship's delegate reported that the ship will pay off every two trips while running coastwise. A list of cots and • f/ -wind scoops needed was made. The wash­ ing machine needs to be fixed. If the shortage in needed equipment cannot be taken care of headquarters will be con­ tacted. MARINA (Bull), March 13—Chairman, Allan L. Lake; Secretary, M. Repkowlcz. Motion made by chief cook to elect new department delegates every trip. A sug­ gestion was made by brother -A. Lake that on arrival in port a list should be turned in to the ship's delegate of what is needed in the slopchest, and checked before departure to see that all articles are aboard. ANNE MARIE (Bull), April 4—Chair­ man, C. Palmer; Secretary, Cliff Wilson. S. E. Jansson was elected ship's delegate and L. lovino was elected deck delegate. Several subjects were discussed and settled to the satisfaction of all con­ cerned. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), March 2— Chairman, J. C. Stewart; Secretary, D. L. Parker. A vote of thanks was extended to the former ship's delegate for a Job well done. Robert Drain elected new ship's delegate. All delegates to make out a repair list for arrival in Mobile. Steward's department was complimented lor the very good menus they prepared. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), March II—Chairman, John Samsel; Secretary, Frank Buhl. Ship's delegate reported $5 in the ship's fund. Discussion on sougeeing quarters and toilets. ARLYN (Bull), March 14—Chairman, J. Markel; Secretary, D. PIccerelli. Deck r O I I I I ^Can'Shahers^ Have iVo OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis Is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot. Chairman, Howard Rod*; Sacratary, H. will return keys to tha delegate before, be used for the ship's fund. Booster leaving ship. Each department will turn be gotten for the TV set. Washing in a repair list. Men shouid pay for mess- chine is still not being cleaned after room keys. Messroom will be kept shut by a few crewmembers. There was and locked In port, to keep strangers out cussion on the maintenance of the chine. and night lunch in. HASTINGS (Waterman), February 21— TRINITY (Carras), March 27—Chairman, W. Wright; Sacratary, Juan Oquendo, Chairman, Mullins; Secretary, - J. Wells. Jr. Ship's delegate missed ship in Brighton. Trinidad; his gear was inven­ toried and turned in. Jack McLaughin was elected ship's- delegate. Repair list will be ready before the ship goes to the shipyard. Ship's delegate gave a vota ol thanks for the food that was served on board the ship this trip; it has been the best in months. April 11—Chairman, Woody Whitford; Sacratary, Morris J. Black. Repair list will be given to the old man; repairs will be taken care of in the shipyard. Thomas Balton was elected steward delegate. Everyone should cooperate in keeping the messhall clean: coffee cups should be returned to the pantry. As the ship may be laid up, the crew decided not to start a ship's fund. Crew mess man and the cooks were complimented for their excellent cooking and fine service. SALEM MARITIME (Cltlai Sarvica), April 1—Chairman, W. Horn; Sacratary, R. Kahrly. Ship's fund totals $16.88. Re­ placements sent in Puerto Rico did not sail; a letter was sent to the patrolman about this. /Motion was passed to drop charges against a brother. Statement was read on the second mate's remarks about the Union. April 13—Chairman, L. Parker; Sacra­ tary, R. Kahrly. There is $18J4 in the ship's fund. Iron and a new set of tubes were bought. Washing machines needs repairing. Check will be made to see if buttermilk can be obtained in New York. Malbua. M. T. Doherty waa elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Inquiry will be made about the reason stores requisitioned were not delivered. Com­ pany has not furnished the grade of food required. Everyone should clean the washing machine. One man from each department will take a turn cleaning the laundry for a week. No answer was re­ ceived on the request for fresh milk In Japan. Delegate will write to New York about the man who paid off in Portland at the commissioner's office without pay­ ing his personal debts to feUow crew­ members, which amounted to about S8S. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), DacanP Steward waa out of milk three days in bar 20—Chairman, F. Prazalar; Sacratary, port and one and a half days out of J. H. Shasrar. There is $16.98 in the juices for breakfast and a little more bread. .Captain should post the time that variety in the menu. Ship's delegate re­ the slopchest will be open in sufficient ship's fund. Thanks went to tha chief signed and a motion was made to elect time for all hands to know about it. another one. Thomas Tipalds accepted nomination. HOOSIER MARINER (Isthmian), March 2—Chairman, R. B. Barnes; Secretary, CHILORE (Ora), Aprlll 3—Chairman, J. W. Janlsch. There is $28 in'the ship's Pat Fox; Sacratary, Eddia Gana. Several fund. Picture was bought for headquar­ complaints on the subject of food. It ters on the ship in Japan. Ship's fund seems there is not enough fresh fruit on wUl be turned over to men in the Seattle the table or at night lunch. Canned fruit hospital because the ship is being laid short where table serving is concerned. up. Picture will be bought from the A patrolman will be contacted to see ship's fund. Patrolman will be contacted electrician for working on the washing what can be done about the food. about not getting one linen issue. Books machine. Motion was passed to donate will be picked up by the delegates when $1 per man to the ship's fund. Motion FELTORE (Ora), April 3—Chairman, patrolman comes aboard. Cups should be was passed to get a new washing ma­ Jim Keavnay; Secretary, Frank Pogara. returned to the pantry. Ship's delegate chine in San Francisco. Two old bags Motion made to see patrolman about was asked to explain fully to the patrol­ of flour will be destroyed. Vote of thanks fresh water tanks. Ship's delegate will man what the score is on the beef in went to the crew for the cleanliness of the messhall. There should be less compose a letter to see about customs Pusan on shots and shore leave. noise in the passageways and doors situation in Venezuela. All members asked to be present when a meeting is should not be slammed. ROBIN MOWBRAY (Seas Shipping), held. Suggestion made that when a man January 17—Chairman, Wray; $acracan't make the ship because of shoreside March 21—Chairman, Carl Clbbs; Sacra- tary, Batsalmora. Knickerbocker was troubles contact the hall immediately. elected ship's delegate unanimously. New Repair list will be ipade up and given to washing* machine is not called for and the patrolman. will not be provided as long as the old one runs. There is a balance of $53.73 in the ship's fund. Steward said that he DEL MUNDO (Mississippi), March 24— would issue enough Kool-Aid for the Chairman, S. RuzyskI; Secretary, J. L. trip. Phonographs and radios are not to Chastain. Each man cautioned to check be played if others are disturbed. Library his slopchest and draw totals before sign­ will be kept locked in port. Menus will ing on. Ship's delegate reported that be posted daily in the crew messhall by the chief engineer refused to install new the steward. Bosun will be compensated washing machine until old one breaks tary, Edward V., Smith. Repair list is down. Repair lists have to be made out. being worked on. Steward department from the ship's fund for the money he got a vote of thanks for a good job on spent on Christman tree decorations. SOUTHERN STATES (Southern), March this trip. New washing machine and new 29—Chairman, Tony Parker; Secretary, library are needed. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), na data Whitey Johnson. Steward said that any —Chairman, W. J. Smith; Sacratary, E. suggestions the brothers may have for AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), March W. McDavld. After much discussion, it any special stores will be followed. The Chairman, Darwood Mann; Sacratary, captain told the chief steward he could Frank Young. Some men would like to was suggested that delegates and mem­ have anything he wanted. Repair list lay off in Miami, if they can get relief. bers of other departments should make should be made out; repairs will not be VIotion was passed to get a new washing complaints to the steward and let him run his awn department without inter­ made until payoff at Norfolk. machine. Delegates will make out repair ference others. Suggestion was lists. All rooms are to be left clean by made to from have cold cuts for supper once NEVA WEST (Bloomfleld), April 4— the men getting off. New mattresses and a week in hot weather. Each department Chairman, Bob High; Secretary, George pillows and enough cots will be put on Yeager. Bob High was elected ship's board. More supplies are needed for should take turns cleaning washroom; a will be posted ort the bulletin board. delegate. Motion was made and carried sanitary work in the engine department. list to set up a system to keep the recreation All dirty linen should be turned in. Radio Letter will be written to the LOG on the subject of draws in US currency in for­ room, laundry and record player clean. speaker in the crew's mess will be re­ Ship's delegate will see about getting paired, as well as all lockers, bed springs. eign ports. November 29—Chairman, J. Logan; records from the Army PX. E. VV- McDavld. Washing ma­ SUZANNE (Bull), April 13—Chairman, Secretary, CAPTAIN NATHANIEL B. PALMER M. RIngo; Secretary, F. Boyna. There is chines should be kept clean. J. Logan was appointed ship's treasurer. Sugges­ (American Waterways), January 10— $9.50 in the ship's fund. Men getting off tion was made by the steward to let his department settle the dispute about the PO messman. Chief engineer will not ai-f low white clothes to be hung in the fidiey. Each man shouid be allowed time on Friday to get his own linen. Life jackets should be renewed. March 27—Chairman, W. J. Smith; Sac­ ratary, E. W. McDavld. One man re­ ported difficulty in obtaining prescribed medicine Yrom the company doctors; he could only get patent medicines. Doctor said company will not allow him to give out anything but prescribed medicines. Messhalls and pantry will be cleaned be­ fore entering port. Vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. All foc'sles will be cleaned up before leaving the ship and .all dirty linen turned in. 0. : it NOW AVAILABLE BOUND VOLUMES OF Seafarers Log 1947-19.53 ( Inclusive) fditor, SEAFARERS LOG Brooklyn 32, New York - 47S Fou;lh Avanug Fisaio send ma tha following! (a)........-bound volumai of tha I9S3 LOG ® $5 aach. lb) Enclotad is a total of $ abOBBBBBBBBdOB* OBBOBBOOBBBOBBBOBO ADDRESS bBaooaooBOBBBoaoBaogooBBaBBOagsBooeoooooaa ••••ooaasoosaaooBoaoBOoaoooaoBoaooaoBB ROBIN COODFELLOW (Seas Shipping), March 21—Chairman, Jamas Chaw; Sec­ retary, Cy Syphar. Motion was passed unanimously to gee the patrolman about the night mates and engineer using the crew hospital as living quarters. One man was left in the hospital at Cape­ town. Repair lists will be turned in. Li­ brary books will be returned, not • given to shore workers. Ship needs fumigation. Vote of thanks went to the electricians for showing movies. CHILORE (Ora), April 10—Chairman, Pat Fox; Sacratary, L. Williams. Ship's delegate conferred with the patrolman on the condition of food and stores; a big improvement was noted over last trip. Suggestion was made to get butter­ milk, since not everyone drinks milk, and buttermilk would last longer In hot weather. eomplata tats of bound yalumai of tha LOG for 1947 through 1953 ® $25 aach. NAME BBBBOBBBBB^g THE — , | MAE (Bull), April 10—Chairman, R. Brown; Sacratary, R. Hammond. There is $17.74 in the ship's fund; $22.75 Was spent for flowers,. An arrival,pool will • p .3'- n<,/,.wAA '-tf will ma­ use dis­ ma­ Discussion was held on members drinking and their conduct in the messhall. spit­ ting on decks, in drinking fountain; in in the future guilty members will be turned over to the port patrolman for action. April 8—Chairman, W. Handarihot; Sec­ retary, T. RIvas. Discussion was held on the messroom being closed early in port. Patrolman will be asked about getting more food and a better grade of meat. MARYMAR (Calmar), March 2$—Chair­ man, George Ford; Secretary, Joa E. Thomas. Each department will help keep the ship's recreation room and the laun­ dry clean. Men should be properly dressed in the messhall. There should be white tableclothes in the crew messhall. Men should put cups in the sink, and alt hands should help keep the ship clean. Shelf should be put in lockers; keys are needed for crew's quarters. BALTORE (Ore), April 1$—Chairman, $amuel Mills; $acratary, George Prota. Trash can is needed in the laundry. Quartermaster's door won't close; deck engineer will repair this when we reach Sparrows Point. Crewmembers' in the future will report repairs needed ta their department delegates, so they can be at­ tended to before arrival. ~ Failure in Aha operation of the washing machine should be reported to the steward, so that it can be repaired before leaving the dock. . Vote of thanks went to -the steward' de­ partment. SANTORB (Ore), April 1$—Chairman, A, Loguldls; $acratary, Allan Wargo. Roy Justice was elected ship's delegate for the next trip. Delegates should see the patrolman about more cots: there are only five on the ship. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for a fine Job. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), March SiChairman, Charlas H. Bush; Sacratary, Charlas W. Happdlng. Ship's delegate was elected again by acclamation. Stew­ ard would like to have all used linen re­ turned when changing linen. Steward will put out linen on Friday. Members of the crew will please refrain from putting their feet on messhall chairs. April 1$—Chairman, C. Bush; Sacratary, Cacll Thomas. Anyone wishing to bring charges against k crewmember should do so at the ship's meeting There were no charges. Members votM to buy a new wringer for the washing machine from the ship's fund. Messhall should be prop­ erly supervised by the chief steward for better service. There is much ado about the painting of passageways around crew quarters; it is believed they will be done next trip. Washing machine needs re­ pairs; mate will be asked. Deck hands would like to have a locker for their personal gear. Request was made for mirror cabinets in crew quarters that are missing them at present, also chairs and a table or desk for messmen's quar­ ters. Vote of thanks went to the baker for hs classy baking. March 2$—Chairman, Carl Boraallnol Sacratary, Billy Cherry. Fine levied against ship in Saigon for possession of illegal cigarettes was paid by the crew. Beef between jeefer engineer and chief engineer will be taken up with the pa- trolman. Repair list will be made up and given to department heads. Captain, through the chief mate, suggested that those members of the deck department who had been logged turn to on deck and work their logs off at the rate of 2 to 1—approximately $1.25 an hour. Tha offer was refused. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Sealraln), April 17—Chairman, John Monast; Sec­ retary, N. A.. Kirk. Everything is run­ ning smoothly. Motion was passed to get • clip boards for each delegate. John Monast was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Vote of thanks went to Norman A. Kirk, retiring ship's delegate, for a job well done during his term. Men have, been coming into the mess­ hall improperly dressed. Men should help keep the messhall clean at night. Library should be changed. Ship's fund totals $13.75. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), April 18—Chairman, Lerey Doty; Secre­ tary, R. Ingram. Cots should be placed at the disposal of the crew. Port stew­ ard claims we are not supposed to have cots except in tropical weather. Men should sign the blackboard in the laun­ dry when then are using the washing machine. Milk should be placed on the table twice a day so the 12-4 watch will have milk. ALEXANDRA (Carrat), April 12 — Chairman, • Robert Cole; Secretary. Charles Gann. Steward was ordered by the baptaln to tell the chief cook his food is too greasy, and that in the future he has to do better as the officers are dis­ satisfied. Chief cook asked the crew how they liked the preparation of the food. The entire steward department got a rising vote of thanks for the good food being served. Galveston hall will be in­ formed that the crew is backing the stew­ ard department fuily. Shortages in equip­ ment and stores were discussed. Patrol­ man will be asked to come aboard and (Continued ORDflge 25) �Ayril lt/19S4 SEAFARERS LOG Tare Twenty-five .. . DIGEST ofi SHIPS' MEETINGS ... (Continued from page 24) okeg HaUman, cnglna delegate; Ed Rank­ ing. ateward delegate. Library wiU be kept locked up until the ahip leavei port. Chief engineer will be aaked about repaira on the galley atove. Cokea should not be taken from the refriger­ ator. MesshaU tables should be kept clean and cups picked up at all times. Meeting adjourned, with all hands going to No. 4 hatch to take a pictute for the VAL CHIM (ValenMne). April IS— LOG with C. Hemby'a new Folaroid Land Chairman, Frank Douglas; Seeretary. An­ camera. thony Jaeovlno. Motion was passed to buy a plaque for the deceased Harry ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), March Core, to be sent to his family in Australia. 4—Chairman, James H. Smith; Secretary, Itoy Griffith was elected new ship's dele­ Lee Bruce. Delegate saw the patrolman gate. There is $149 In the ship's fund. about the slopchest and was told they Steward will be asked If meals can be can't force the ship to put on stuff. served earlier for watches' end to re- Cigarettes are stiU rationed. Ship's dele­ Ueve the unnecessary work for the mess- gate asked the crew to confine their man and pantryman. clothes to the line and not the rails. All cups and glasses should be returned to CALMAR (Calmar), April 11—Chairman, the messroom. MttI* bactf. Washing machine naadi flxIngi cats, mattresses, pillows are needed, there Is soma OT beefing, room and meal gUowance. better mall service from the company is wanted. Ship's fund will be started by donations to cover the cost «f wires, various expenses. A. MIchaleli; Secretary, Thomas Lowe. Wilmington agent will be asked to check on the man who left the ship owing about S900 to crewmembei's, to go to the hospital In Long Beach. Mall box will be made by chips and put In the recreation room for outgoing mall. Vote of thanks went to the steward depart­ ment for a sweU job done with the food we have. ORION COMET (Oil Carriers), April 4 —Chairman, William Blakely; Secretary, R. Lee. Washing machine was repaired; it should be used in moderation. Stew­ ard department will do their own paint­ ing; deck department have all the OT work they can possibly do. Complete re­ pair list will be made on arrival in drydock. Electric iron and board will be raffled off. Vote of thanks went to the steward department. Tubs should not be LA SALLE (Waterman), no date — used for dirty clothes; use buckets. Chairman, Clarence E. Hamby; Secretary, H. Starbuck. C. Hemby was elected ship's delegate: L. Wilson, deck delegate; CherBENTS FORT (Cities Service), April * —Chairman, James Kelly; Secretary, Tom TERSGNAItS A1 Whitmer Please contact Mitchell T. Reed at 1219 North White, New Orleans, La. 4" 4" 4" Matauel Menor Please contact with James MacDonough at Harrison Bldg., 4 South 15th Street, Philadelphia, Pa., or call RIttenhouse 6-3746. "4.4' 4 Hannes Rantoja Please contact Reino Pelasoja, c/o Mrs. P. Senja, 79 East 125th Street, New York 35, N. Y. 4 t Carthy. Ship's delegate will see the stew­ ard about mattresses. Jim Kelly was elected ship's delegate. Ship's radio needs repairing. Each department will get a repair list made out bbfore the ship goes into drydock. ROBIN TRENT (Robin), April 4—Chair­ man, M. Smith; Secretary, Martin Laas. Deck department, messhall have been painted and engine department messhaU will be painted before arrival in the United States. Letter to New York was mailed from Capetown about the com­ pany hiring shore gangs in South and East African ports to do work usually done by the ship's crew. Deck and en­ gine department messhalls were not sougeed prior to painting by deck depart­ ment, causing the loss of OT pay to mem­ bers of the steward department. Chief engineer will be asked about' painting the passageway leading to wipers' and NOTICES Jacob Elirondo Roy McCannon Please contact F. J. Petitpas at Please contact NY headquarters 750 Gale Avenue, Hawthorne, mail department for your dis­ Calif. charge certificate. 4 4 4 Ralph Mueller • Please get in touch with D. P. Gloria, 4 4 4 4 4 4 Peter Cheklin Please contact the Welfare Serv­ ices office at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Joseph F. DabkoshI 4 4 4 NY headquarters has been ad­ Gear for the following men may vised that, you have been classified 2-A, unUl August 1, 1954, by your be picked up at the Welfare Serv­ ices office at NY headquarters: local draft board. A. Blue, Waldo Shaw, G. Crim4 4 4 mins. Max Lifshultz, Charles Wil­ Walter B. Hallett Get in touch with your mother. son, Fred Arst, Charles Hankel, She is ill and worried about you. Cooper, J. Galandez, E. R. Buckley, Her address is 156 Fellsways West, Marvin Blizzard, William Halscher, Yoltz, V. Kuhl and Eugene Tucker. Medford, Mass. . 4 4 4. Qitix Anstverg Estaban M. Villabol Please contact Jose Villabol at (1) Dover, Delaware, Indianap­ 442 West 23rd Street, New York olis, Indiana; Oklahoma City, Okla­ 11, NY. homa. 4 4 4 (2) Jupiter, its diameter is James R. Batson about 11 times the diameter of Please contact Mrs. J. B. Mac- the Earth and about one-tenth the Donald concerning Chick. Her ad­ diameter of the sun. dress is Bishop, Calif. (3) 3/5. 4 4 4 (4) Mexico City, Montreal, Earl J. Roberts Montevideo, Melbourne, Mukden, Please contact Pauline E. Troy Madras, Moscow, Munich, Man­ at 206 Boggs Avenue, Pittsburgh chester, Marseilles, Madrid, Milan, 11, Pa. Manila. 4 4 4 (5) Superficial. Claude D. Berry! (6) He'd have to do it in noth­ Your gear off Jefferson City Victory shipped home from Oak­ ing flat; it's impossible. Traveling land, Calif. Please contact North uphill at the rate of 15 miles per hour, it took him 4 minutes to get Bend, Ore. and claim same. to the top. In order to average 30 miles an hour for the entire hill, he'd have to complete the two Fill That Berth miles in four minutes. He If a crewmember quits while coulto't do it. a ship is .fh port', .delegates , ,(7) Drinking. Noggins were are asked to contact the hall wooden drinking cups. Immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part (8) Sleepwalking. will keep all jobs aboard ship (9) They are all women authors filled at all times and elimi­ using male pen-names. nate thei . chance, of the ship sailing shorthanded. (10) 1492, the year Columbus dis­ covered America. Use Only One Mail Address Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due from various operators in back wages and disputed over­ time should first check wheth­ er they have i proper mailing address on file with the com­ pany. SIU headquarters offi­ cials point out that reports received from several opera­ tors show checks have been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score is sent from another, thus creat­ ing much difficulty in keeping accounts straight. Seafarers are urged to use* one perma­ nent address for mail so that claims can be checked speedi­ ly and payment made right away. Fayna. W. GaUagher was elected new delegate by acclamation. A sign will be put on the washing machine, and a light that can be switched on when the ma­ chine is in use. Chief electrician will put this up. wants more cooperation in keeping the passageways clean of butts and trash. Ship's delegate suggested that brothers visit our shipmate who was hurt on board last trip, in the hospital. TROJAN SEAMAN (Troy), March 13— ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), April 4— Chairman, D. Stone; Secretary, D. Hub­ Chairman, J. A. Ryan; Secretary, O. W. bard. Eli Hanover was elected ship's dele­ Trawlck. M. R. Robinson was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Brothers were warned to be back on ship an hour before sailing time, and on time for deck department caUback. April 13—Chairman, • A. Grady: Sec­ retary, D. L. Knapp. Ship's fund will be started at the payoff; O. W. Trawlck was elected treasurer. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for fine co­ operation. Repair list wiU be turned in before reaching Trinidad, homeward bound. Record player needs fixing; it WiU be locked up in US ports. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Seas Shipping), March 27 — Chairman, D. B. Brownlee; Secretary, William Trachln. There was a beef en fresh vegetables; steward wiU put in an order for them. Members were cautioned about leaving luandry dirty. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), March 21 —Chairman, Charlie Burns; Secretary, Frank Semple. There was a beef about the chief engineer, who doesn't want the delegate check the evernme against the master sheet. There were no fancy blows or beefs. There was discussion on the electricians' quarters, as It was not repair Ust. A vote of thanks -wont to painted last trip. Ship's delegate will-see the steward department for fine feeding. the master ajpout putting a note in the laundry about not using the washing ma­ STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), March chine after 9:00 PM' as the noise disturbs 2»—Chairman, Stanley Schuyler; Secre­ sleepers. Laundry and recreation room tary, Joseph Corrlveau. Sanitary work should be hetter cleaned. The same goes should be improved. Steward for the Water fountains. All cots are to will take care of the laundry; department de­ be turned In to the steward before ar­ partment, the library. There engine should be rival in the United States. Rooms will no performing. Books should be returned be left clean and tidy by those getting off. to the library after they have been read. All doors will be locked in foreign ports. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), March 11— Garbage is to be carried back aft. Every­ one is to help keep shoreside workers out Chairman, C. Parker; Secretary, H. Star­ of the messhaU and passageways. ling. V. C. McMiUon was elected steward department delegate. He bad been act­ ing as delegate. ROBIN KETTERING (Seas Shipping), April 11—Chairman, W. F. Simmons; April 4—Chairman, R. T. Whitley; Secre­ Secretary, W. J. Barnes. Four men were tary, listed. Steward will continue fired and three were logged; this wiU be takingnet care of the ship's fund. There taken up with the patrolman. Repair should be less noise in the passageways. list ha.s been turned In to the ship's Shoreside workers should be kept out of delegate. midship house. Steward asked for sugges- gate by acclamation. One member asked the crew not to make so much noise around crew's quarters, Wa.shing ma­ chine WiU ho fixed, either at sea or in the first port. Ship's delegate said it would be better for the entire crew if everyone would take care of his own job and stop butting his nose into everyone else's business, since gome of our troubles seem to arise from the fact that certain persons aboard just cannot mind their own business. Laundry was discussed; it was decided to see if anything could be done to keep the deck dry. Steward got no new mattresses and no exterminator came aboard in Baltimore. April 11—Chairman, Eli Hanover; Sec­ retary, G. Gage. Quarters were painted out, washing machine fixed and bunk springs renewed where necessary. Dele­ gate will see that fans are repaired, since the next trip will be a new one. Addi­ tional clothes lines will be put below, since most of the crew will be washing as we jiear port. Everyone was cautioned to turn off the washing machine after use. Chief told the engine delegate a new stack had been ordered for the ship dur­ ing its annual inspection after this voyage. Ship's delegate will check with the hail and the steward about getting additional supplies and clothing of a better range of sizes. Repair list will be made out by the ship's delegates. Steward department got a vote of thanks for a job well done. Water tanks are in bad condition and the water is dirty: ship's delegate will check on this when we arrive. DEL MAR (Mississippi), April 10— Chairman, Joe Spina; Secretary, Henry C. Cerdes. Beef about chief engineer will be taken up with shore personnel. There is $216.46 in the ship's fund. Men should be properly dressed before entering the pantry. Electricians should be paid to run the movies from the ship's fund. Checkers and other games will be pur­ chased by the stweard from the ship'* fund. Writing paper and envelopes will be bought by fund treasurer. There was 1 a discussion about noise in the various ; lounges at night and about the washing I machine. STEEL KING (Isthmian), February 17— Chtirman, Scott; Secretary, Ciacchetti. Captain will gladly give draws when ex­ tended stay is foreseeable; he will alse take back extra money. Animals were brought aboard; the captain was asked about their stench. A letter will be sent to the Union about where to put these animals. The captain is hi complete agree­ ment about moving animals away from tions and promised to cooperate on all after housing to No. 5 hatch as soon as matters. There was a discussion on wip­ cargo can be changed. Animals will be ers painting engineers' quarters. Deck department is not working O'i' except the bosun and carpenter on weekends, and they are willing to do the work. Wipers will knock off. Letter will be written to headquarters from Capetown for clarifica­ tion. added to the list of penalty cargo. Shoreside personnel will be kept away from animals In port. All members are to be properly di'essed in the messhaU. GOLDEN CITY (Waterman), April II— Chairman, Jimmie Colder; Secretary, Robert Cantor. J. Flanagan was elected ship's delegate unanimously. Crew ap­ proved idea of Union-supplied forms to be fjUed out in case of accident. Unneces­ sary noise in the passageways should be stopped while men on watch are trying to sleep. Repairs wiU be turned in at least 8 days before arrival in the States to allow time for minor repairs. Captain will be asked to post notice of time a day ahead to enable men to know when the ship will sign on; this is to enable fire­ man on donkey watch to sleep ashore. Amount of draw desired should be in­ dicated when the draw is requested, so that the captain can get enough money Bboard. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Waterman), April II—Chairman, Charles E. Spencer; Secretary, James Morton. Repairs were completed; beef on OT in steward depart­ ment was straightened out by the patrol­ man. There are no beefs; this crew is a good gang. All hands are happy, and it is a pleasure to bring in a clean, beefiess ship. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), April II—Chairman, James R. Mathews; Sec­ retary, G. Mihalepoules. Ship's delegate is resigning after the payoff; Flannery was elected new delegate by acclamation. Three cases of coke bottles are missing. Brothers were asked to turn bottles back, to save money for the ships' fund. Vote of .hanks went to Brother Lister for his ti. t and trouble in showing movies. SHOW ME MARINER (Bull), April 14— Chairman, John A. Buielowski; Secretary, J. Stanke. There was a discussion on closer cooperation in keeping the laun­ dry clean. Each department will clean it for a week. There should be more rye LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfleld), bread and strawberry preserves put out. April 4—Chairman, C. Wlllbourn; Secre­ Discussion was held on the mess locking tary, J. RIelly. Donald F. Hilton was the drawers in the messhall. Steward elected ship's delegate. Three days' lodg­ ing was not Included in the port payoff; it will be included in the payoff at the end of this voyage. Ship's delegate will send a letter to headquarters asking when a man's pay starts—after shipping from the hall—the day he clears the doctor or when he reports aboard ship. AFOUNORIA (Waterman), no date— Chairman, H. Starck; Secretary, Orville Puzzle Angwer Edjfor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—pleose put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) USD SBSS •OSBQnQS DBBS NAME IBB mmu SDSGSB STREET ADDRESS BIH SflHHia HOe . il CITY ZONE STATE I •I SDQS laiSQ [IDSSl BEE aaa EBSCIB Signed QjaBQca BSCS TO AVOID DUPLICATION: gsoaa BEB SgQS EGSClQiZlSSIl aBSQ CSaSJISSaDE HBsiB -eagj saaca If you irg an old lubicriber and hava a chanqo of addraii, ploaio giva your former addrati belowt ADDRESS CITY a • I 20NI aaaaBaoiaaaaaooei.STATi 11 �• ' »:•:• I'^i •• • •'• S't-i't SEAFARERS Pare Twenty-rfz April M. i»54 LOG Caution Urged In Installment Buying; Union Service Offered in the HOSPITALS In recent months, Welfare Services has been helping a number of Seafarers get credit for the purchase of furniture, household appliances and other items. Normally, credit houses will not permit installment buying by seamen and others who do not work steadily at one place, but letters from the-^ Union explaining the way sea­ found that the credit contracts are are several in that he is able to men ship through the Union drawn up in such a manner that check prices and contracts before­ hiring hall are usually sufficient to clear the obstacle. However, in a number of in­ stances, the Union has discovered that these credit agreements are considerably one-sided and several Seafarers have complained about poor service on repairs or refusal of the companies to refund money when the man changes his mind and wants to return the purchase. In some cases. Welfare Services has been able to rectify matters to a degree, through complaints to the companies or to the Better Busi­ ness Bureau if necessary. In other cases, the Union has All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name. Daniel Joseph Gemeiner, born March 2, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Gemeiner, 338 Travers Place, Lyndhurst, NJ. Guillermo Salvador Castro, bom October 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guillermo Castro, 251 Pacific Street, Brooklyn, NY. 4 t Lucy Ceperlano, born March 26, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lucio Ceperiano, 235 West 75th Street, the Seafarer has little or no re­ course in the event he is dissatis­ fied. In some instances, the sea­ men have lost out on payments entirely. Sea Chest Credit Okay Some Seafarers have found that arranging for credit sales through the Sea Chest is one way out of the problem. The SlU-operated subsidiary has been handling ap­ pliances, watches, television sets and the like for some time and can make arrangements for installment purchases of these and other household furnishings. The advantages for the Seafarer "24, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ward, 469 Eighth Street, San Pedro, Cal. New York, NY. 4 4 4 Donald Bruce Hudson, born Jan­ 4 4 4 uary 7, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wanda Lee Vargas Ledo, born Louis E. Hudson, 757 Augusta March 30, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Street, Mobile, Ala. Mrs. Bienvenido Vargas Ledo, 2138 4 4 4 Gary Stephen Browning, born Brookfield Avenue, Baltimore, Md. 4 4 4 April 1, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Charles Edward Shaw, Jr., born Mrs. Harry Browning, Route 3, September 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. Madison, Fla. and Mrs. Charles E. Shaw, 5000 4 4 4 East Eager Street, Baltimore, Md. Louis Flavel Greaux, Jr., born 4 4 4 March 26, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Gary Lee Manning, born January Mrs. Louis F. Greaux, 122 First 30, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Avenue South, Texas City, Tex. Michael M. Manning, 1407 West 4 4 4 Michael John Ward, bora March Arctic, Tampa, Fla. 4 Patients Welcome SIU Books One SIU service that is heartily welcomed at the Orleans USPHS hospital is the supply of fresh reading ter in the form of SIU libraries. The books consist of the-*same assortment the Union them exactly suited to their uts aboard contracted ships, and desires. The books, K m |"f•^' J''' (aturing westerns, mysteries, de­ tective fiction, how-to-do and other books designed to pass the time away more easily for drydocked seamen. Three com­ plete libraries, consisting of 50 books in each, comprised the first shipment to the hospital. Mrs. Miriam Phillips, librarian and recreation director of the hospital, expressed extreme satis­ faction in the books presented by the Union and thought that the patients at the hospital would find The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who, are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time hand. If he Is not satisfied, the for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, Sea Chest can line up other re­ drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. liable sources of supply for him. MARINE HOSPITAL > James J. Ruth Nicholas T. Tala Then if a man is on the beach and GALVESTON, TEX. Luther . C. Seidle Gerald L. Tbaxton can't make a payment he will find W. M. Adams Harvey E. Shero Marlon C. Vester Thomas Ritson James T. Smith J. E. Ward it easier to adjust matters through Lonzie V. Albritton Conrad Shirley Roy E. Steele Barboza Jack Slocum the Union-operated service. Such C. Claude Davis - James M. SneU USPHS HOSPITAL instances arose quite frequently J. H. Dudley . .Nikolai Taska SEATTLE. WASH. B. McCain Vernon West during the recent tie-up on the Quentin R. B. Barnes Joseph Neubauer John Markopolo Sverre Johanessen John O. Rollng waterfront here in New York. USPHS HOSPITAL Carl R. Johnson Robert R. Young In any case, a Seafarer should Horace Mobley GALVESTON. TEX. think twice befpre making a down Ralph Armstrong Ihomas A. Scanlon CITY HOSPITAL payment on a credit item. Even MOBILE. ALA. MARINE HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Clinton H. Patello though there is no written con­ Maximo TangaUn tract, a down payment completes Wm. H. Mason USPHS HOSPITAL Alexander PresneU SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. the transaction and the Seafarer USPHS HOSPITAL Henry J. Chllds C. J. Neumaier can be held liable. NORFOLK, VA. Ho Xee Choe Robert A. NlehoUs New mat­ 4 4 Mitchei Steven LaFIeur, bora March 31, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henneson LaFIeur, Box 181, Oberlin, La. 4 4 4 USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Thomas C. Ballard Nathan L. Gardner James J. Battle Jack H. Gleason M. J. Berry G. W. Graham Paul Boudreaux John L. Hlnton Charles E. Brady Lyle Hipp Wm. R. Burch Gustav Hoyzam O. Butler Frank F. James S. C. Carregal Thomas S. Johnson Clarence W. Cobb William Johnson P. B. Cogley J. A. King S. Cope E. G. Knapp Adlon Cox Manuel Laca Glen M. Curl Leo H. Lang Gordon R. Dolan Pierre Leblane John G. Dooley James M. Lucky Jack N. Dows Oscar F. Madere J. C. Fernan^ex Albert W. Nelson Charles L. Flshel Leslie N. PearsaU Leo Fontenot John W. Plcou B. C. Foster Tony J. Radlch H. H. Fountain W. E. Reynolds James E. Gardiner Roy D. Roberts Byron Curt Wainwright, born July 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis S. Wainwright, 1120 needs St. Andrew Street, New Orleans, Mrs. La. 4 4 4 Phillips said, add to the already Mary Margaret Johnson, born established hospital library, mostly along the same lines, but comple­ March 31, 1954. Parents, Mr. and menting the library in several Mrs. Stanley U. Johnson, 114-12 169th Street, St. Albans, NY. classifications. 4 4 4 Bill Fredericks, SIU Welfare Gerald Patrick Flaherty, borm Services representative in New Or­ leans, made the presentation to March 23, 1954. Parents, Mr. and the hospital. The library gift is Mrs. Robert F. Flaherty, 1123 part of the SIU ships' library pro­ North Iowa Avenue, Pleasantville, gram, under which marine hos­ NJ. 4 4 4 pitals will regularly receive the Jo Anna Sierra, born April 4, new assortments of books as they 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin appear every three months. The deaths of the following Sierra, 530 Atlantic Avenue^ Seafarers have been reported to Brooklyn, NY. the Seafarers Welfare Plan and $2,500 death .benefits are being poid to beneficiaries. Bill Fredericks, right, SIU representative, presents SIU Sea Chest libraries to Mrs. Miriam Phiilips, recreation director of the New Orleans USPHS hosidtaI> for use by Seafarers'and- other patients. The libraries Consist of 50 books, the same type of assortments put aboard all SlU-contracted vessels under the SIU ships' library program lannohed last pear. ' > C. B. Coburn Joe Perrelra Thomas J. Cohnell Martin Prlsament Clarence Copeland Alfred Seeginlllar Walter Dasplt W. S. Singleton Olav Gustausen * Sing Ah Sue A. M. Keller Peter Walsh J. F. McLaughlin P. S. Yuzon Edward H. Murar SEASIDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH. CAL. Ragnor A. Erlcson POTTENGER SANATORIUM MONROVIA. CAL. Edward L. Prltchard USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASS. Frank Alasavlch James H. Penswlck Ralph M. Churchill- Robert Rogers Theodore Mastaler AUen G. Brown Pasquale Mlanl USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Rocco Albanese Nicholas S. Mark Thomas R. Bach Nicolas Mayrantonla Melvin Bass Peter MazzetelU GU Borge Haakon Moum Marcle Boyles Francis R. NapoU Thomas A. Bryan Rex O'Connor E. Bulik Charles Oglesby . Camicl Caus T. Papoutsoglov Wm. F. Doran Robert C. -Pierce Elgdle Drlggers Elyjah Piatt Fritz Gelfgren Peter Prokopuk George D. Hudson Arthur A. Roy x Estell Godfrey Edwin T. Rushtoa James H. Harker Jose Sousa John B. Hass Walter Sudnlck Choo Chang Lai S. Swlenckoski Alexander Loiter James F. Thompson William Luhrsen Thomas Thompson Jose J. Valenzuela John Maclnnes USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, NY James R. Lewis Thomas B. Bryant Francis F. Lynch Joseph G. Carr ' Harry F. McDonald Bomar R. Cheeley Archibald McGulgaa Jar Chong David Mcllreath Emlllo Delgado Frank Mackey Antonio M. Dlax Vie Mlllazo John J. DrlscoU Alfred Mueller M. W. Gardiner Eugene T. Nelson Bart Guranlck Robert Sizeniore Thomas Isaksen E. R. Smallwood John W. Keenan Ludwig Krlstlansen Henry E. Smith Harry S. Tuttle Frederick Landry Renato A. Vlllata James J. Lawlor VIrgll E. Wllmoth Kaarel Lectmaa FINAL DISPATCir Pieh Up ^ShoP Card At Payoff & Archie F. Carter v USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Terrell Adams Jlmmle Littleton William C. Bedgood R. B. McCorkel Paul B. Bland CllRord Mlddleton BothweU Blanchard Albert Morse R. Carrollton F. S. .Paylor Leonard F. Carter James B. Sellers Mike Goins Luther Vaughn Paul Jakubcsak J. C. Whatley Herman C. Kemp Norman Wright Joseph Kramer KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NY H. Ledbetter VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES, FLA. Bert Rlckard Jose C. Vllar VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Leonard Franks USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. r. L. Ankerson Robert Lambert Leo Broussard Joseph D. McGraw Jessie A. Clarke Terence A. McNee James R. Dodson James Macunchuck Samuel Doyle Paige A. Mitchell Luclen R. Elle Ralph J. Palmer Franklin D. Oilman George Plplnos George E. Godwin Gustav V. Svensson Walton Hudson Joseph Traxler William Kenny Henrleh Wlese Karl Krlstensen Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations re­ quired for certain foreign voy­ ages are reniinded to be sure to pick up their inoculation cards from the captain or the purser when they pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should be picked up by. the Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when signing on for another voyage where the "shots" are required. The inoculation card is your only proof of hav­ ing taken the required shots.. Those men who forget to ! pick up their inoculation card when they pay off may find that they are required to take all the '*shots" a^in when, they want to sign on for another such voyage. Brother Vaughan died at the USPHS ho.spital at San Francisco, Cal., on November 11, 1952, of a brain hemorrhage; he was buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Ore., In 1951 Brother William H. Bellows, Jr., 28: As a Vaughn joined the SIU in Galves­ result of an automobile accident. ton and sailed in the deck depart­ Brother Bellows received fatal ment. head injuries and multiple com­ 4 4 4 pound fractures which caused his Fritz J. kraul, 61: A liver com-r death at Caroline County, Va., on October 10, 1953. A meihber of plaint proved fatal to Brother the deck depertment, he sailed out Kraul on April 12, 1954; he died at of New York, and had joined the the Tampa Municipal Hospital, union back in 1944. Burial took Tampa, Fla. A member of the en­ place at Forest Lawn, Richmond, gine department, he had sailed SIU since 1938, when he joined in Nor­ Va. folk. The estate is administered by 4 4 4 Emll Austad, 60: On February 18, Lena May Rees, 2300 Shore Drive, 1954, Brother Austad died of a Norfolk, Va. 4 4 4 heart ailment and was taken to < King County Hospital, Seattle, : Isabelo Garcia, 36: On January 2, Wash.; the body was cremated. 1954. Brother GarcU died of a Since 1943 Brother Austad hact hemorrhage at Long Island College sailed from Boston as a member of Hospital. He had sailed in the deck the engine department. He is sur­ department, from New York, for vived by his wife, Margaret Austad, the past ten years. Burial took 5818 McDonald Street, Vancouver,; place at : Evergreen. -'Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. Brother Garcia BC, Canada. leaves his father, Manuel Garcia, "444 Quentin James Yanghan, 85:; Box e, Vieques, Puetro Rico.- �April SO. 1954 SEAFARERS Easily qualifying as the original "hard-luck kid" is Seafarer Charles Oglesby. A little over two years ago, Oglesby broke his left leg in a fall on the Eugenie (Carras). Last December he broke his right leg badly in another shipboard fall aboard the Steel "Traveler (Isthmian). Hospitalized ever since, he is now looking forward to an (News about men in the hospitals ana Seafarers receiving SIU Weifare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) We don't have too many new boys to talk about in the hospital this week, which is a refreshing thought for the future. Maybe the member­ ship is getting healthier, or is watching out for itself when aboard ships or shoreside. Many of the injuries suffered by the men could be avoided by constant vigilance and reporting of defective gear and ma­ chinery to the proper channels. Guess there is nothing anyone can do when a virus or bug bites you, though, except not be in that place in the first instance. Starting off this week's list of the drydock brigade is Pete Drevas. Pete is known as the Flying Greek among his shipmates, although no one revealed just why. He sailed wiper on his last Job, the Trinity, before entering the hospital out at Staten Island witli an injured elbow. Rocco Albanese was a hospital mate of Drevas, along with the rest of the boys I'll be talking about out on Staten Island. Rocco suffered a head injury while shipping as deck maintenance aboard the Bienville of Waterman. He lives in Lyndhurst, NJ, and was recently discharged with a fit for duty slip. He says he'll be ready to go any day nowr just as soon as he's had • some of that fine New Jersey springtime weather. FeU On Ship Frank Napoli, steward, came a cropper aboard the Golden City in a freak accident. It seems Frank shinnied up the mast to fix the antenna so the crew could see straight. Concentrating on the job at Albanese hand, Frank lost his grip and fell 25 feet to the deck where he was badly hurt with several broken bones. He expects to be in the hospital for quite some time, and would appreciate it if some of his shipmates, new and old, drop around to cheer him up and hear him tell the story. Suffering a severe case of tonsillitis recently, Gil Borge, of Phila­ delphia, was taken off the Portmar as a stretcher case and rushed to the hospital. He was deck engineer on the Portmar when he came down with the inflammation and after nine days in the hospital he was de­ clared well. Hurt In Taxi Accident Another boy to come up with a queer mishap was Elijah Piatt who hails from Savannah, Ga. Elijah was steward on the Antinous, but while on shore leave he dared to ride in a local taxi. Such brave but foolhardy action resulted in a back injury for him, for the taxi came to a sudden stop at an intersection "Snd Elijah didn't join the angels, but he almost joined the driver in the front seat. When they picked him up, he couldn't straight­ en up and went off to St. Vincent's hospital for emergency treatment before the traiisfer to the Staten Island USPHS institution. Seafarer Arthur Roy, although still wearing a body cast,' has been discharged as an outpatient and is Platt headed for his sister's home in Nashua, NH, for some New England sunshine in the spring as a convalescent measure. Eddie Driggers, who has been in and out of the hospital like an interne on ambulance duty, is back in the hospital again, making it his third or fourth time, in recent years. ?' - FAMIiY mOUBLEST SIU WELFARE SERTICES DipiiniEn yOUR PROBLEM IS OUR BUSINESS .,•1 -f Page Twenty-scvea Leg Iniury Jinx Dogs Seafarer SEEDP SEAFARERS mrnrnmrnm LOG early discharge as an outpatient. Oglesby, who is known to his shipmates as "Whltey," suffered his first serious accident on De­ cember 27, 1952, while the ship was headed homeward from North Africa. He was painting the big ventilator aft of the bridge, when the ship took a violent roll in a rough sea and dropped him 25 feet to the deck. He landed on his feet but that didn't keep his leg from being broken and his right leg from being badly bruised. Drydocked Four Months That accident put him out of action for four months, after which he resumed sailing again. But al­ most two years to the day from his first injury, he slipped and fell off an ice-covered hatch aboard the Steel Traveler, while off the coast of Nova Scotia. He was taken to a hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he was able to get in touch with the port representative for the Canadian District, SIU. As a result, arrangements were made to repatriate him to New York as soon as it was practicable to move him. He entered the Staten Island hospital on March 7, 1954, where he had some. bone graft surgery done on his leg to put it back in shape again. Oglesby expects that it will take Exercising in physical therapy room at Staten Island USPHS hospital. Seafarer Charles Oglesby builds up strength of his arms to enable him to maneuver around with crutches. him a little while before he will be sued him will leave him alone. able to sail again. But when he Oglesby has been sailing with does get back into action, he's hop­ the SIU since 1945. He's married ing that the injury jinx that's pur­ and has his home in Brooklyn, NY. Union Lends Hand When Costly Medical Appliances Are Needed Those expensive hearing aids that cost between $50 and $100 or more gp be gotten considerably cheaper than their list price, Baltimore Welfare Services representative John Arabasz reports. Arabasz made some inquir­ these appliances, and, assure them ies when he was asked by a fair shake from the supplier at some of the membership in Balti­ the same time. more if something couldn't be done about the high price of hear­ ing aids they needed. As a resuh of contacting some suppliers, Weifare Services has been able to se­ Hospital: cure hearing aids for these men at Any Seafarer hospitalized as an inpatient for at least one week a considerable reduction in cost. is entitled to a weekly benefit of $15 for tlie full duration of his However, hearing aides are only hospitalization, providing he has worked a minimum of one day one of several such items that can aboard an SlU-contracted vessel in the previous 12 months. be gotten at reduced prices for Maternity: Seafarers. The Union has found that it is possible to get a number Any Seafarer who has become a father since April 1. 1952, of appliances at a reasonable can receive the $200 maternity benefit payment, plus the Union's price, or better still, to rent them gift of a $25 US Treasury Bond for the child. A copy .of the mar­ in the event they are needed for riage certificate and birth certificate is required. If possible, a only temporary use. "discharge from his last ship should be enclosed. Duplicate pay­ Such items as crutches, wheel­ ments and bonds will be given in cases of multiple births. chairs and the like that might be needed for a few weeks in the Disability; course of temporary convalescence Any totally disabled Seafarer, regardless of age, who has seven can prove to be quite expensive if years seatime with companies participating in the Welfare Plan, purchased outright. But when they is eligibie for the weekly disability benefit for as long as he is are rented, all that is required is totally unable to work. a deposit and a moderate weekly payment. Then when the item is Death: no longer needed, it can be re­ Every Seafarer is provided a $2,500 death benefit, which he can turned to the rental service. make payable to whomever he chooses, whether, related to him or High Cost Items not. The Seafarer must have worked a minimum of one day aboard If a Seafarer needs any such an SlU-contracted vessel during the 12 months prior to his death. item for himself or a member of Beneficiary cards are available at all SIU halls. The beneficiary his family, it's a good idea to ask may be changed at any time. Welfare Services about it before putting the money on the line. The Scholarship; inquiry might save him quite a few Four coliege scholarships worth a total of $6,000 each are award­ dollars. ed each year to qualified Seafarers under 35 years old or the chil­ Welfare Services has contracts dren of Seafarers who meet the educational requirements. Each with several concerns that handle scholarship provides a fUil four-year course of study and may be these items on a rental basis. used at any coiiege or university chosen by the scholarship student. Therefore, even if the appliance .Ml candidates must take the standard College Entrance Board ex­ is needed for more than a few aminations given during the year prior to beginning their coliege weeks, it will generally be cheaper study, and present discharges showing three years' seatime for a to pay the rental fee for that pe­ parent or for themself, in the case of Seafarers under 35. Children riod rather than put down the full of deceased Seafarers having three years' seatime are also eligible. cost of the item, especially a ma­ Applications and queries on unusual situations should be sent jor one like a wheelchair or ex­ to the Union Welfare Trustees, c/o SIU Headquarters, 675 Fourth pensive orthopedic aid. Ave., Brooklyn 32. NY. Welfare Services will be happy to assist Seafarers in obtaining Gets SiiJ iieueHts ? n �-.-TWr-rJ"- . - SEAFARERS^ LOG Vol. XVI No. 9 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • AT L A NT! C A N D G U L F D I ^ T R I C T • AFL • • - . llll. • .1. III! _ ^ , I I • life. I m p.:- ll'^ [Ik- |i;fe i? If t %\ '¥7- tea- - ,Much goes Inio the shaping of SlU policy and the admin­ istration of day-to-day Union affairs that escapes the cas­ ual observer. A large part of the work Is handled democratlcctlly by rank-and-file committees elected by the mem­ bership at regular and special meetings. These member­ ship committees regularly sift the finan<;ial operations of the Union, supervise the secret ballot election process, Con­ duct trials and appeals, and make many of the decisions fj'm ' .v'' / •• -• n • y- -:/ ' • • • •• that are passed on by all Seafarers and eventually govern the operations of the Union. ' ' This. Is as It should be, with a democratic Union constitu­ tion and membership action at all times checking the han­ dling of Union affairs by both elected and appointed Union officials and employees. The corhmittees are jusf one more guarantee of the fullest possible democracy and fair treat­ ment for every Seafarer. -AX'-' �;fst>^: . •.. .;'-.Vi;^A'7,.',fV.V^^ -SCV'/'S. ;' I' -.s", : : .- j -: >^ • ^U sS ., v, • • SEAFAKEIt84tl.06 , Vol. XVI, N*. 9 Is h • -. April 30. 1954 Sapplcmaiit •.i'-1f5^'V.-.'• •" ' - •»?;' .' ;''- l''f->'>'. • •• •• ' •:;'$-?C-X Off • •; 'JsqwJitf.:: , The following are the dry eargo companies eurreniiy under contract to the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic and Gulf District: Actium Shipping Corp. Int'l Navigation Co., Inc. Seatraders, Inc. Alcoa Steamship Company Isthmian Steamship Co. Seatrain Lines, Inc. Amer. MM Steamship Corp. Kea Steamship Corp. Seatransport Corp. American Steamship Co. Liberty Navigation, Inc. Shipenter Lines, Inc. American Waterways Corp. Maine Steamship Corp. South Atlantic SS Line, Inc. Atlantic Carriers Inc. Marine Shipping, Inc. Southern Steamship Co. Blackchester Lines, Inc. Martis Shipping Corp. Stratford Steamship Co. Bloomfield Steamship Cou Mercador Trading Co. Strathmore Shipping Co., Inc. Bournemouth SS Corp. Metro Steamship Corp. Tini Steamship Co. Bull Steamship Corp. Mississippi Shipping Co. Traders Steamship Corp. Calmar StMmship Corp. National Waterways Corp. Tramp Corgo Carriers Cerp. Cemposs Steamship Cerp. Ocoan Carriers, IIK. Trans-Fuel Corp. Coral Steamship Company Ocean Transportation Co. Trident Transport Corp. Dolphin SS Corp. (Triton) Omega Waterways Corp. Trojan Steamship Co., Inc. Dry-Trans Corporation Ore Steamship Corp. M- Troy Stoofiiship Company fiaglo Ocoon Transport Corp* Ore Novlfation Co. Voiitac Stoamship Co. 1^^ Pacific Walorways Cdtp. Wotorman Steamship Corp. #an-Oceanlc Hcndgation Corp. Victory Carrion, Inc. Ppnlhsulor Nevlgetlon Corp, Wosioni Navigation Corp. -•• =11 --i)!*X4'' Ijir A' It <' '-•, • : .^ Stoamship Linos,inc. i jllam SMppIni Corporation • i-1: :•• Stoamship Co.' 'V' intaoonlfaoiital S$ Corp. iV,-',.'i.;! •:d 1 'fy Soas SMpplniiCo., Inc. ^ f.'V • -• : CNilf Caiigo ^Carrion 'Corp^ • 'r •. \ wr:h'f •m •- -• .. 'A ^ V- .'X• ^=-.' A--. 'm •' �:Pa*e S—Two SEAFARERS April SO, 1954 LOi^ Freight Contract On these pages, Seafarers will find all the various clarifications that have been made in the SJU's standard dry cargo contract since it was last rewritten completely for the year 1953. The clarifications were made by a standing clari­ fications committee that was formed shortly after the last contract was signed and ratified jby the SlU membership. The committee consists of both Union and shipowner representatives who hove been meet­ ing from time to time as the occasion demanded to interpret clauses of the standard SlU contract I• ARTICLE II General Rules Section 10. Customary Duties. Greasing and Testing Beach Rods in cargo holds should be performed by what rating without the payment of overtime during regular working hours? Answer: It is agreed that the Deck Maintenance and Carpenters can do the above. However, this does not in­ clude freeing up or mechanized repairs to Reach Rods. Section 12. Medical relief will not be provided except that which is available aboard the vessel, if the cause of the illness is the fault of the member of the crew such as: Venereal Disease, etc. * * * IS;:' Section 14 (a) (b) Repatriation, Upkeep and Transporta­ tion. The provisions of paragrahs (a) and (b) of Section 14 of the Main Agreement shall not apply to any crewmember who shall be required to leave a vessel in a loca­ tion outside the United States because of illness or injury arising out of his own misconduct. Answer: This is agreed to by Companies and the Union. + * * i.'v'-' Section 18 (a). Emergency Duties and Drills. In an emergency such as this section pertains to, must the en­ tire crew, including watch below and men off duty, be broken out-before such work is not considered to-be over­ time or may the watch on deck and part of the watch be­ low, as may be required, be broken out without the pay­ ment of overtime? Answer: In an emergency such as this Section deals with it is not necessary to call out all hands unless the master of the Vessel feels that it is necessary. rs-''• h K' B'' V: • W \:f - it'l t .i-% Ifw • Section/ 30. Penalty Cargoes. When holds have been cleared after carrying penaity cargo, no penalty rate for cleaning will be paid for subsequent cleaning of holds un­ less another penalty cargo is carried. whenever an issue arose which was not clearly defined by the language of the agreement. The committee did not deal with the normal run of shipboard beefs, which are handled as before, by the SlU patrolman at the payoff. Since the lost dry cargo contract was a brand new aglreement that had many completely new clauses and others considerably rewritten, it was felt from the beginning that a standing clarifica­ tions committee would be useful. This has been proven by experience over the past several months. The result has been that instead of having to clarify the agreement on a company by company basis with each operator the Union and the shipowners have been able to arrive at general understandings on these issues. All the clarifications listed below, follow the form of the contract itself, beginning with clari­ fications in the general rules, and going on to the working rules of the various departnrients. Ships' delegates are adyised to keep a coiay handy, along with the copy of the controct, tor prompt settlement of any shipboard disputes that might arise. Section 35. Shifting Shin. Is a move between Galves­ ton and Houston considered to be a shift of the vessel? Answer: A move between Galveston and Houston is a shift of the vessel. * * * advise ship's delegate accordingly. He shall get other data if possible, such as, weather reports to further bach his decision. Section 35 (b). Shifting Ship. (A vessel is to move via the C & D Canal from Baltimore to Philadelphia on a Saturday afternoon and the crew is called back for a 6 PM move. It is about a ten hour steaming between the two ports. The vessel arrives at Philadelphia anchorage and anchors at 4 AM awaiting berth or daylight to dock. Watches have not been set for the move as per agreement even though the men stood their regular watches. At 6 AM the men are again calied out to dock the ship.) 4-8 WATCH 4 hrs. Call Back 1 hr. for docking 5 hrs. claimed 3 hrs. Actually Worked 12-4 WATCH 4 hrs. Call Back 4 hrs. watch 1 hr. docking 9 hrs. claimed 6 hrs. Actually Worked 8-12 WATCH 4 hrs. Call Back 4 hrs. watch 1 hr. docking 9 hrs. claimed 6 hrs. Actually Worked DAY MEN Bosn. Carp. Dk. Maint. 4 hrs. Call Back 1 hr. docking 5 hrs. claimed 2 hrs. Actually Worked Question: How many hours are the men entitled to? Answer: This problem could not be cleared up. We will hold for negotiation. The Union did agree that the men were not entitled to two Call Back guarantees. Section 38. Sailing Board Time. The overtime de­ scribed above shall not apply when sailing is delayed on account of weather, such as rain, fog, or any other con­ dition beyond the vessel's control. Sailing board posted for 2:00 PM, it starts raining at 11:00 AM, the stevedores knock-off and unable to com­ plete cargo, is crew entitled to Relayed sailing overtime under the provisions of this sub-section? Company's po­ sition no overtime payable because Act of God prevented completion of discharge and therefore of sailing. Answer: No overtime is payable provided the Sailing Board Time was changed in accordance with the agree­ ment. Section 31. Standby Work. Clarify the meaning of "Unless they shall be required to keep steam in the boil­ ers or oil winches," in fourth sentence. Answer: When the men are required to keep steam in Section 38. Sailing Board Time. All members of the the boilers or oil winches, they are no longer considered as standby crew, but will then be considered crewmem- unlicensed personnel shall be aboard the vessel and ready bers and therefore work under the provisions of the agree­ . for sea at least one hour before the scheduled sailing time. In the event any member of the unlicensed personnel ment that applies to such ratings of the crew. fails to comply with this provision, the Company shall call * * * the Union and the Union shall furnish a replacement.' If Section 34. Port Time. A vessel .shall not be deemed the original member reports after the Company has called to be "in port" or on "port time" within the meaning of for a replacement, the man sent by the Union as such re­ Section 34, Article II of the main agreement when it is placement shall receive two-days' pay, which two days'pay moored or anchored in or outside the Port of San Pedro shall be paid by the member who was late in reporting for the purpose of taking on bunkers. for duty. Answer: This is agreed to by Companies and the Union. Does this provision excuse a seaman from being on board at,8:00 AM and from working from 8:00 AM to * * * Section 34. Termination of Port Time. Vessel leaves 12:00 Noon, the sailing board being posted for 2:00 PM? Answer: This provision does not excuse a seaman from dock to proceed to anchorage to secure before going to sea. First bell at 2105 leaving dock for anchorage. On being on board at 8:00 AM and from working from 8:00 the following day vessel is secured and proceeds to sea. AM to 12:00 Noon. First bell, at 0130 leaving anchorage for sea. When does port time terminate? At 2105 of first day leaving dock Section 40. Launch Service. Problem: Vessel is an­ or at 0130 of following day leaving anchorage? Answer: 0130 the following day. The reason being that chored and the men request launch service. The weather the vessel did not depart for sea on the first day but de­ conditions are such that the Master feels that it is not safe for men to go ashore. What lis necessary to show parted for anchorage to secure for sea. that the Master kept the men aboard because of unsafe • • » conditions and not that he refused launch service or re­ Section 35. Shifting Ships. What is considered a shift stricted men aboard vessel? In regards to Hawaiian Island Ports? Answer: The Master shall use his own judgment and Answer: A move of the vessel from Honolulu to Pearl if In his opinion, the conditions are not safe, he shall not Harbor or vice versa shall be considered a shift under provide launch service. However, he shall as usual make Article II, Section 35. his entries in the log as to the-weather conditions and Section 41. Rest Periods. Does the last sentence of subparagraph (a) "This shall not apply when sea watches are set the same day and before the rest period is com­ pleted" apply to watch standees and they are not entitled to the completion of the resst period due or overtime in lieu thereof unless in excess of eight hours? Answer: This subparagraph (a) applies'to watch sland­ ers and they are not entitled to the completion of the rest period and no overtime in lieu thereof. However, they are entitled to as much of the rest period as can be given before sea watches are set. Section 41. Rest Periods. Problem: On Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays, when watches are broken, the crew is working continuous overtime from 4:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The local Union maintains that all work after 8:00 AM in this instance would be double overtime-hecause the men did not receive their rest period. Answer: On Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays, as stat­ ed in the problem is not double overtime. ^Section 41 (b). Rest Periods. Men standing 12-4 AM watch at sea, docked vessel from 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM, sea watches broken at 8:00 AM turned to and worked the deck from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM same day. How many hours overtime are men entitled to? Answer: Two hours payable from 6 AM to 8 AM. N» overtime from 1 PM to 5 PM. >1' * * Section 42 (b). Fresh Provisions. Milk shall be served three times daily in Port. Forty'gallons of milk shall be on board on sailing day" when the ship sails from a port where pasteuried milk is readily available. Question: What is the definition of sailing day within the meaning of this paragraph? Is a vessel proceedin^along the East and West Coasts and calling at several ports located less than two days run apart obligated to provide forty gallons of milk on sailing from each port? Answer: Fresh milk^ shall be provided In all ports as specified in the agI^eement and when vessel sails from final port of departure forty gallons shall be on board. This quantity of milk is for the crew's consumption only. If milk is provided for passengers, additional milk must be supplied for such use. Section 45. Midnight Lunch, (a) If the crew works as late as 9 PM coffee and night lunch shall be provided. If work continues after 9 PM fifteen (15) minutes shall be allowed for the coffee and night lunch, which time shall be included as overtime, (b) If crew starts work at or before 9 PM and works continuous overtime until midnight, the men shall be pro­ vided with a hot lunch at midnight. If the work con­ tinues after midnight one (1) unbroken hour shall be al­ lowed for such hot lunch. If this unbroken hour is not allowed the men Involved shall receive one (1) hour's overtime in lieu thereof, which shall be in addition to the actual overtime workdd during the hot lunch hour. (c) If crew is broken out at 9 PM or thereafter and works continuously for three (3) hours, a hot lunch shall be provided at the eXpiratioh of the three (3) hours if the work is to be continued. Otherwise, a night lunch shall be provided. An unbroken hour shall be allowed'for the hot lunch and if such unbroken hour is not allowed the men shall receive one (1) hdur's overtime in lieu thereof, which shall be in addition to the actual overtime worked during the hot lunch hou'''(d) If crew, works, as late as S AM, coffee and night lunch shall be provided and if work continues after 8 AM I �April: 80, 1954 fifteen (15) minutes shiai be gllowed for the coffee and night lunch, which time shall be included as overtime. (e) If crew works as late as 6 AM, coffee shall be pro. vided and if work continues after 6 AM, fifteen (15) min­ utes shall be allowed for coffee, which time shall be in­ cluded as overtime. Section 47. Crew's Quarters. Room allowance as pro­ vided in Section 43 shall, be allowed when vessel is in port and:l—heat is not furnished in cold weather. . What is definition of cold weather in degrees? • Answer: It was agreed that in the Winter Zone and.the temperature was 65 degrees or lower the cold weather provision would apply under this section. Section 51. Mess Room. The provisions of Section 51, Article II, of the Main Agreement do not require any change or alteration of any vessel of the company, inas­ much as the company's vessels already comply with such provisions. Answer: This is agreed to by Companies and the Union. Section 57. Transportation and Paying Off Procedure. The provisions of sub-section I of Section 57, Article II of the Main Agreement do not apply to the vessels of the company. The provisions of sub-section 3 of said Sec­ tion 57 shall not be deemed to qualify, modify, change or diminish in any way the obligations and duties of the Union and of the unlicensed personnel under Section 4, Article II, and any group or concerted action of unlicensed personnel in signing off articles under the provisions of said sub-section 3 shall be deemed to be a violation of the provisions of said Section 4. . Answer: This is agreed to by the Companies and the Union. * This applies to Calmar lines only. SEAFARERS ARTICLE III Deck Department Section 2. Division of Overtime. Problem. This sec­ tion has been interpreted to mean that a bosun on a port payroll, over a long week-end holiday when there is no work going on a vessel, should receive the equivalent of overtime of a man standing gangway watch, while the com­ pany feels that this clause was not intended to cover such an occurrence and that such an occurrence would be in the same category as routine sea watches as specified in the agreement. i Answer: It is agreed that the bosun has. the right to stand weekrend gangway watch in turn with the rest of the Deck Department. If he fails to exercise such right, he has no claim for overtime as per Section 2, Article III. Section 6 (a). Breaking Watches and Work in Port. When watches are not broken in port and the vessel's stay exceeds 24 hours in port, overtime shall be paid for all watches stood after 5:00 PM and before 8:00 AM after 24 hours. If watches are broken in a port after having been maintained for a period of time, overtime shall be paid for all watches stood between time of arrival and breaking of watches. This shall not apply when the crew is being paid overtime for standing watches. Section 7. Men Standing Sea Watches. When watches are not broken in port and the vessel's stay exceeds 24 hours in port, overtime shall be paid for all watches stood after 5:00 PM and before 8:00 AM after 24 hours. If watches are broken in a port after having been main­ tained for a period of time, overtime shall be paid for all watches stood between time of arrival and breaking watches. This shall not apply when the crew is being paid overtime for standing watches. This excludes sea­ men .standing watches. This excludes seamen standing donkey watches. + Section 57—Kb) and 1(c). Transportation and Paying Off Procedure. (b) It is also agreed that the Articles shall terminate at the final port of discharge in the continental United States of America. If the final port of discharge is located in an area other than the area in the continental United States in which is located the port of engagement, firstclass transportation shall be provided, to only those men who leave the vessel, plus wages and subsistence to port of engagement in continental United States. At the sea­ men's option, cash equivalent of actual cost of first-class rail transportation shall be paid. (c) If the vessel departs from the final port of discharge within 10 days ^fter arrival to return to the area wherein is located the pbrt of engagement, the above shall not apply. The Union Contends that if vessel terminates Articles in Port A and departs coastwise within the 10-day periodto the area wherein is located the .port of engagement and doubles back to Port A "for cargo or any other reason, the days spent in doubling back should be limited to two or three days. Answer: It is agreed* between the Union and the Com­ pany that the final port of discharge of the inbound cargo shall be the port where the 10-day period shall commence. It is further agreed that the 10-day period shall commence at 12:01 A.M. the day following the last place of inboard cargo is discharged. Section 57. Transportation and Paying Off Procedure. • Any member - of the unlicensed personnel will be al­ lowed to pay. off the vessel in any port in continental United States or Puerto Rico upon 24 hours' notice to the master, prior to the scheduled sailing of the vessel. In like manner, the master shall be allowed to discharge any member of the unlicensed personnel upon 24 hours' notice. If the seaman exercises his rights to be paid off, as provided for in this paragraph, transportation provi­ sions shall not be applicable. If the master exercises his right to discharge a seaman as provided for in this para­ graph, transportation provisions shall be applicable. How­ ever, a member may be discharged in Puerto Rico for Just cause and shall not be entitled to transportation. Should the Union object to the discharge, the matter shall be handled in accordance with grievance procedure. Believe this clause should be clarified as follows: "Ex­ cluding Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays." No shipping commissioner. Answer: When crew members wish to exercise their rights under Article II—Section 57 (3) and a Shii -^ing Commissioner is required, Saturdays, Sundays, and Holi­ days shall be excluded for the purpose of paying them off. Section 60. Vessels in Idle Status. The provisions of Section 60 of the main agreement do not require the com­ pany to replace on a vessel, which is Inactive for any period, any member of the unlicensed personnel who shall have left the vessel of his own accord or whose employ­ ment shall have been terminated by the company because he was unsatisfactory. Answer; This is agreed to by the Companies and the Vnioa. -. LOG * • Section 10. Gangway Watches. Raising and lowering the Ensign shall be considered routine duty for gangway watch. * * * Section 10. Gangway Watches. The following compa­ nies will be considered in compliance with Section 10, Article III of the Main Agreement, when they maintain their own shore-side gangway watchmen in only the ports as listed below: Calmar Steampship—Sparrows Point, Philadelphia, San Francisco. Isthmian Steamship—Baltimore, Long Beach, Boston, New York, San Francisco, Philadelphia. Mississippi Shipping—New Orleans. Robin Line—Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Balti,more. Waterman Steamship—New York, Philadelphia, Balti­ more, Mobile. * * • Section 10. Gangway Watches. What hour of watch constitutes a gangway watch? How shall the changeover from a sea watch to a port watch, or vice ver.<!a, be accom­ plished? Answer: The gangway watch shall consist of eight (8) hours on duty and sixteen (16) hours off duty. : On day of arrival sea watches for men who are to stand gangway watches shall be broken at midnight when stay of vessel Is to exceed 24 hours. On day of departure sea watches for men standing gangway watch shall be set at midnight prior to scheduled sailing time. * * • Section 11. Day Workers (b). The working hours at sea and in port for all men classified as day workers shall be from 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, and from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Any work performed by day men outside of these hours shall be paid for at the regular overtime rate, except for such work as de­ fined in Article II—Section 18. Sub-section (b) above conflicts with Article II—section 44 (c) whereby liinch hour may be varied one hour. Which section governs, 44—(c) or Section II—(b)? Answer: When the meal hours are changed, the hours of work shall be changed accordingly, provided that when a meal hour is changed, it must be changed for the entire department. * * * Section 12. Carpenter's Duties. The repairing and maintaining of blocks, whether made of steel or wood, is part of the regular work of carpenters, within the meaning of the provisions of paragraph 5 of Section 12, Article III of the Main Agreement. Answer: The repairing and maintaining of blocks, whether made of steel or wood, is part of the regular work of the Deck Department, including carpenters.' Section 14. Docking and Vndocking. This section re­ quires that all hands, when available, will be used to dock or undock vessel. In a recent case, all hands were used to undock, but because a vessel was using a tug boat on the bow, the forward gang worked an hour longer than Page S—^Three .I after gang. The work involved consisted of letting go of the tug. Should the after gang receive the 1 hour's ad­ ditional time under these conditions? -Answer: No! the after gang is not entitled to any ex­ tra overtime. When a gang at either end finished dock­ ing or undocking, such gang may be knocked off at that time, although the other gang has more work to do. In such case the gang knocked off is not entitled to time worked by the other gang. I <ip j i I' ^ tA • III: Section 15, Topping or Lowering Booms, Because of the unique cargo gear on vessels of the company, the han­ dling of cargo gear by members of the unlicensed per­ sonnel shall be governed by the following provisions, in lieu of the provisions of Section 15, Article III of the main agreement: "The rigging up or securing of cargo gear shall be done by the watch on deck without the payment of overtime during straight time hours. When more than two sets of gears are being rigged, at least the two watches below and the day workers shall be used for this work." Answer: This is an individual company problem. * The above applies to Calmar line only. « Section 16. Unsafe Working Conditions. The provi­ sions of Section 16, Article III of the main agreement do not apply to or prohibit the cleaning of between-deck spaces by members of the unlicensed personnel, while cargo is being worked in the lower cargo holds. Answer: This is agreed to by the companies and the Union. + .• <£1 * • •'I Action 17. Shifting Ship. Problem: Under our pro­ cedure of loading at the mines, it is sometimes necessary to haul the vessel several times during loading. The lo­ cal union maintains that, for instance, a man is called back at 8:00 AM Sunday to haul ship, and works twenty minutes, he is entitled to 4 hours minimum (which is correct), but they maintain that if you break him out again at 10:00 AM to work another 20 minutes, you have to pay him another 4 hour minimum. Answer: (a) When men are called back on Saturdays, Sundays, or Holidays, and work less than the 4 hour guar­ antee, they may be turned to one or more times without the payment of additional overtime, except where the time exceeds 4 hours, in which case they will be paid for the hours actually worked. (b) During such call-back the men may be required to secure the vessel for sea, but may not be required to do maintenance or repair work. * +- + Section 17. Call-Back to Shift or Hap! Vessel, (a) Shall all Deck Department personnel be used, when available, for hauling ship? Answer: The Company and Union agree that the past practice of the individual company shall govern this. (b) Shall all Deck Department personnel be used, when available, for shifting ships? Answer: The same number as used in docking and un^ docking. (c) When can Stevedores be used for hauling or shift­ ing without the payment of overtime to unlicensed Deck Department personnel? Answer: (a) When deck crew is not available. (b) When hauling ship and charter pay expenses for hauling. In the event the crew is used for this purpose during regular working hours, they shall also be used for this work during overtime hours. (d) What is a Call-Back? If men are actually aboard the ship outside their regular working hours and it de­ velops that ship is to be hauled or shifted immediately, and such men are turned to, are they entitled to the 4 hour minimum on Saturdays* Sundays, or holidays? Answer: Yes! * • •fi -"I; -..t ^ • -.1<51:<! • i. f Sec^tion 24. Vessels' Stores. Under the provisions of Section 24, Article III of the main agreement, sailors may be required to handle radio batteries and equipment dur­ ing their regular working hours without the payment of overtime. Answer: This is agreed to by the companies and the Union. + • * Section 24. Vessels' Stores, (c) Daily supplies under this section shall include such items as meat, eggs, vege­ tables and other requirements for port consumption. (b) Under this section galley coal shall be considered steward dept. stores. * • * Section 33. Cleaning Steering Engine. Does the over­ time provision contained in this section apply to both watch on deck and watch below? Answer: Yes! Straight overtime is payable to both the watch on deck and the watch below. * * * Section 25. Chain Locker. In lieu of the two-way bell or voice tube provided for in Section 35, Article III of the main agreement, the company may provide the Able Seaman who shall be sent into the chain locker with an adequate whistle with which signals can be made. Answer; This is agreed to by the companies and the Union. .f- -III �SEAFARERS Paee S—^Fbur , ARTICLE IV Engine Department Section 3. Hours of Work, (a) Working hours in port and at sea for all men classified as day workers shall be from 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon and 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday. Any work outside these hours or on Saturdays, Sundays, or Holidays to be paid for at applicable overtime rate, except as provided in Article II —Section 18. The sub-section (a) conflicts with Article II—Section 44 (c) whereby lunch hour may be varied one hour. Which section governs, Secti<Hi 44—(c) or Section 3—(a)? Answer: When the meal hours are changed» the hours of work shall be changed accordingly, provided that when a meal hour is changed, it must be changed for the en­ tire department. • • * . Section 6. Setting Watches. Section 38 (f) Sailing Board Time. Situation: On Wednesday ship is scheduled to sail the next day, Thurs­ day, at 6:00 PM; lireman-watertenders on donkey watch go on sea watches Midnight Wednesday. S. I. U. Article V, Section 6, Second Paragraph— "Sea Watches for men standing "donkey watch" shall be set at Midnight prior to scheduled sailing time." On Thursday, because of weather, cargo or some other reason, it is necessary to change sailing time and day to noon Friday. Claim: Firemen-watertenders claim overtime wages for sea watches stood in port on Thursday. Answer: Where sea, watches are set at midnight and the vessel does not sail before midnight of the following day, overtime shall be paid for all time in excess of 24 hours after setting sea watches, in accordance with the agreement. Overtime will be payable to the firemenwatertenders after the first 24 hours since setting sea watches, until the vessel sails. * * * Section 9, Paragraph'12. Electricians'Tools: Problem: When the vessel furnishes the electricians' tools, the Union maintains that he cannot be held accountable for the loss of same and does not have to sign a receipt for same. Answer: The Committee agrees that it is not practical ot have electricians sign for tools. April i9, iiiH LOG that It should cover engine department personnel when they are called back for same purpose. Answer: It is agreed between tiie company and the Union that anyone in the engine department that is balled back for the purpose to shift and hual a vessel shall be entitled to provisions of Section 17, Article III of the deck department. * * * Section 19. Oilers on Day Work-Steam. The ice ma­ chine room shall be deemed to be part of the engine room for the purpose of Section 19, Article IV of the main agreement. Answer: This is agreed to by the companies and the Union. • * • Section 28. Wipers. The wiper who shall be assigned to sanitai-y work for two hours on Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays, under the provisions of paragraph (d) of Section 28, Article IV of the main agreement, shall be required to pump up the galley fuel tank during these hours without the payment of any additional overtime. Answer: This is agreed to by the companies and the, Union. ARTICLE V number of passengers, such money to be paid to the individuali doing ,the wprk.. Sectiloa i. K'outine Woric. The duties pf ihe steward department, as defined in Section 8 of Article V,of the: main agreement, shall include the cleaning and mrintaining of toilets and the enclosed passageways. Answer: This is agreed to by the companies and the Union. * * * Section 13. Meals in Port. The provisions of para­ graph (a) of Section 13, Article V of the main agreement shall not require the payment of any additional amount to members of the steward department for serving meals to port engineers and supercargoes, port captains, when they are assigned to a vessel. Answer: - This is agreed to by the companies and the Union. * Section 3 (c). Honrs of Work. What are the boun-. daries of a port for the purpose of determining when overtime is payable to the steward department under this section? Example: Vessel pays off in the Port of New York and then sails to Albany, NY. Should overtime be payable un­ der this section while vessel is in the Port of Albany? Answer: (al No overtime is payable for steward's de-^ partment in Albany under above conditions. (b) In determining the boundaries of a port for the purpose of applying Article V—Section 3 (c) it is agreed between the Union and company-committee that the fol­ lowing shall apply: If a vessel proceeds from one city to another city and (always assuming that the vessel is under Register and a Custom clearance or permit to proceed is required), then those cities are to be considered two separate and distinct ports. If a Custom clearance or permit to proceed is not required the two cities are to be considered the same port for the purpose of applying the overtime provisions of Article V—Section 3 (c). The above clarification shall also apply to vessels under enrollment. • Section 14. Extra Persons Sleeping Aboard. The provijsions of Section 14, Article V of the main agreement shall not require the payment of any additional amount to members of the steward department for taldng care of rooms provided for supercargoes and pilots. Answer: This is agreed to hy the companies and the Union. * Steward Department • * • Section 16. Midnight Meals and Night Lunches. When not more thart the equivalent of one department is served at 9 PM or 3 AM night lunch, one cook and one messman shall be turned out to perform this work. When serving the midnight hot lunch, one cook and two messmen shall perform this woi-k. Answer: The company and the Union agree on abbve. • • * Section 27 (b). Day Work. Members of the steward department ton day work may be required to work in iceboxes without the payment of overtime, under the pro'visions of paragraph (b) of Section 27, Article V of the main agreement. Answer: This is agreed to by the companies and the Union. Section 27 (e). Day Work. At the time the agreement was negotiated, it was agreed between the negotiating committees that passefiger utilities on vessels between continental US ports, when no passengers were aboard, * * • would not receive the week-end or holiday overtime unless they were required to work. We are now faced with a Section 9. Electricians. This section provides that overtime shall be paid for all electrical or mechanical problem where we might like to carry a passenger utility work by the electricians on any of the following equip­ on vessels between continental US ports, when no passen­ ment: gyro compass, gyro repeaters, gyro batteries, and gers are aboard, but then we find the week-end overtime * • * gyro MG sets, radio communication batteries, and motor' makes it prohibitive. Can this clause be clarified to con­ transmitter, radio direction finder equipment. Fathometer Section 4. Working Honrs. In all ports, the night form with the verbal understanding at the time the con­ equipment and Loran system equipment. cook and baker may work on a schedule between 6 AM tract was negotiated? This section provides for overtime for the electricians and 6 PM as set forth by the steward. Answer: The committee felt that this request should be working on MG sets connected with navigation which are handled during negotiations. AnWer: The company *and the Union agree on above. . normally located on the bridge. On a ship that has two independent MG sets, both lo­ cated in the emergency generator room and which sets Section 5. Manning Scale. Problem: When -shall a supply electricity for the entire vessel, would overtime child be considered a passenger for the purpose of de­ be applicable to the electricians for working on these AC termining what meal money shall be paid to the steward generators? department under this section. Answer: No overtime is payable under this Section Answer: It v...s agreed that when the company re­ when the MG sets supply electricity for the entire vessel. ceives passenger fare for a minor child, such child, shall Section 1. This states that the quartermaster is to rif Regardless of the location of the MG sets the use shall de­ be considered the same as a grown passenger. When the the flags, which he has been doing ever since the opera> termine whether or not overtime is payable. If the MG company does not receive passenger fare for such minor tion of the passenger vessels, by being relieved by the AB. sets are used to supply electricity for the vessel, no over­ child, the steward department will not be entitled to extra The Union now feels that another quartermaster should time is payable. If the MG sets are not used for entire compensation. ' be broken out to handle the flags which, of course, would vessel but used for reasons specified in Article IV Section » • * be. on overtime, while the company maintains that this is. • (3), overtime shall apply as specified in agreement. Section S. Manning Scales. If a vessel commences the a normal occurrence, something which happens every day * 0 * voyage with passengers and a passenger utilityman, and and is the duty of the quartermaster on passenger vessels Section 15. Deck Engineer, (a) This will not include the passenger utilityman, due to illness or otherwise, pays and that this chore, therefore, should be done without mast lights, navigation lights and cargo lights perma­ off during the voyage, do we have to pay a division of the payment of overtime. nently installed. wages for the missing passenger utilityman on the return Answer: It is agreed between the Union and the com­ Answer: The intent of this is to prevent deck engineer voyage or can we pay $2.50 per day per passenger on the pany that an AB who may be on watch can relieve the return trip as we.jwould have been able to do if the vessel quartermaster when he is called to rig flags without the from working aloft on lights. had originally sailed without passenger and passenger payment of overtime for either rating. No double over­ * » • Section 17. CaU-Back to ShUt or Haul Vessel. This utilityman from the States? time will be paid for Saturdays, Sundays, or Holidays, for section, is in deck department rules although Union feels Answer: |2.50 per passenger day regardless of the the above work. PASSENGER VESSELS Deck Department Ic H-:Mr W '• --.i •f.j'-'r-'-• ,v'.- 'if:;'-.--J. • I •/> • -• � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource April 30, 1954 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVI, No. 9 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MAY 31 SET AS NEW SIU ART DEADLINE PLAN 2 NEW SHIP ROADS FOR MOBILE MCS-AFL WINS SCHOONER VOTE YARMOUTH ON 'HULA' RUN? UNION, OPERATORS FINISH DRY CARGO PACT CLARIFICATIONS NLRB ORDERS DOCK BALLOTING IN MAY, SETS UP STRICT RULES US HALTS ALL TRANSFERS; 80 SHIPS APPLY DISTRICT 50 QUITS CAMU NEW GALVESTON HALL OPEN; SEATTLE READY NEXT WEEK NEW RED PROPAGANDA DRIVE STARTS SWEEPSTAKES PUZZLE GROWS FOR SEAFARER SHIPS' LIBRARIES GET SOLID CONFIDENCE VOTE DECK OFFICERS SEEKING SPECIAL MARINER SCALE KOREA SALVAGE TUGS STRUGGLE WITH GROUNDED SIU VICTORY SIU DISABILITY BENEFIT PASSES 2ND BIRTHDAY RETAIL SALES A HIT IN OUTPORTS NEW ORLEANS BRIDGE CROSSING DUE FOR COMPLETION IN '58 SEAFARERS CREW NEW MARINER SEAFARER MAKES TRIP TO MECCA ORPHANED PUPPIES FIND BRAND NEW 'MOM AND DAD' ROCK FALL THREATENS TO CLOSE PANAMA CANAL TO SHIPPING SEATRAIN HAS GOV'T OK ON GEORGIA RUN '21 STRIKE WRECKED UNIONS; '34 WALKOUT REVIVED THEM PROPAGANDA RENEWAL DOCK ELECTION WEST COAST VOTE LANDSLIDE AT PANAMA THE PINEAPPLE RUN IDLE TANKER FLEET GROWING DOPE RUNNING PLOT OF SEAFARER'S FICTIONAL TALE OF SEA INTRIGUE DRUMS ALONG NIAGARA AS TUSCARORAS SEETHE SEAFARERS REGRET JUNGLE CARGO BALTIMORE IS SITE OF BIG LEAGUE BALL CAPTAIN N.B. PALMER IS SHIPLOAD OF TROUBLE ON FAR EASTERN RUN OT NEEDLES CREWMEMBERS AS HOOSIER MARINER CREWMAN BALKS AT NEEDLE WHEN THE VESTRIS TURNED TURTLE CAUTION URGED IN INSTALLMENT BUYING; UNION SERVICE OFFERED PATIENTS WELCOME SIU BOOKS LEG INJURY JINX DOGS SEAFARER UNION LENDS HAND WHEN COSTLY MEDICAL APPLIANCES ARE NEEDED CONTRACT CLARIFICATIONS OF SIU FREIGHTER AGREEMENT SEAFARERS REGRET JUNGLE CARGO Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/30/1954 1954 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/46183d731a5dce6c86b6c4fc90c79484.PDF e366cb1640cad76c7c9469ab8e2be6f0 PDF Text Text f-' SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • S I A Story on Page 3 • A?s 2-Year Baby Benefits $267^000 Story on Page 2 •II ^1 4^IIM Stretching as high as he can go Joseph UrOMffOg up. "Jody" Cave, Jr., shows he's a husky 34" tall today, almost double what he was at birth two years ago. The youngster's birth, on April 2, 1952, was the occasion for the payment of the first SIU maternity benefit to a Sea­ farer. His dad performs the honors at a birthday celebration in their New Orleans home. (Story on Page 2.) . v.iiV: . ,... MA'-. �(-•. ;t' - ;«^.: '• F«re "Iw®. SEAFARERS LOG Ap^ IB, 1951 2-Year Maternity Yotal Tops $267^000 Marie With a proud record of having pwd $237,400 in benefits, the SIU maternity benefit plan has now gone into its third year of operation. As of April 1 when the plan completed its second year, 1187 maternity benefits of $200 had been paid, plus another $29,675 in benefits directly from the SIU in the-* : form of $25^ US savings bonds one set of triplets born last Decem­ SIU maternity benefit is its speedy ber 14 to Robert Long of New Or­ service to the memtership. Once (at maturity). the necessary documents have been Actually, as the figures for the leans. second year show, a considerably Long got himself $600 in mater­ submitted, checks go out within a larger number of Seafarers col­ nity benefits, plus three $25 bonds, few "days, either delivered by mail lected in the second year than the plus $1,800 in income tax exemp­ or in person by Welfare, Service first. A total of 518 babies were tions for the year 1953 for that representatives. The service is ap­ born in the first 12 months, headed feat. Long also collected the bene­ preciated particularly with hospital up by Joseph A. Cave, Jr. of New fit for his oldest child, born 15 and doctor bills to contend with for delivery of the baby. Orleans, who celebrated his second months previous. birthday on April 2. The second Central Fund' One Day On Ship year's totals amounted to 669 The maternity benefit, like other Payment of both maternity and bi bies, although these figures were disability benefits -got under way SIU welfare benefits, is supported swelled by a few sets of twins and in June, 1952, but the ipaternity by shipowner contributions of 60 benefit was made effective as of cents per man per day to a central Joseph Ccve. Jr., two years old on April 2, celebrates his birthday April 1. In order to qualify for the fund. Contributions were original­ In traditional fashion, astride hobby horse and wielding gunl His maternity' benefit a Seafarer mere­ ly 25 cents a day but have been father Is Seafarer Joseph Cave, who earned the first $200 SIU ly had to submit proof of one day more than doubled through nego­ maternity benefit back -in 1952 when the youngster was bom. , * on'an SIU ship in the previous 12 tiations. months, plus a mdmage certificate and the child's birth certificate. The SIU matet-nlty benefit plan is unique in many ways. The size of the benefit was, and is, far larger than amounts paid by in­ Members of the SlU-affiliated surance plans elsewhere. Eligibility Staff Officers Association (AFL), provisions are the simplest, since this month mourned the loss of most other plans require a year's Longshoremen in the Port of New Vork collected their second paycheck today since the their top official, Secretary-Treas­ coverage before a man is eligible urer Tom Hill, 37, who died April to collect. The Union plan also collapse of the old ILA's political "wildcat" strike, while looking forward to a new. port7 in New York City. He was born pays double in the case of twins. wide election. A decision is expected momentarily from the National Labor Relations Board November 17, 1916, ^ Joplin, Mo. From the very beginning the Head of the Staff Officers, rep­ number of applications to the ma- setting a date for a new vote"* the strike was to blackjack the La­ resenting pursers on US-flag ships tei-nity benefit was surprisingly and establishing procedures to accord without official action. bor Board into certifying the old The finishing blow to the strike •large, more than had been ex­ on all coasts since 1950, Hill was make sure that longshoremen former I y vice pected when the benefit was first will be able to vote without being was the National Labor Relations ILA as bargaining agent despite Board warning to the old ILA that the dubious results of the Decem­ president of the set in motion. It was conclusive ber election, it ended in complete intimidated or assaulted by old ILA proof of the fact that a much American.. Mer­ failure. chant Marine larger number of Seafarers were enforcers. One of the lighter moments of Contempt Trial, Staff Officers As­ family men than was commonly The 29-day ILA-sponsored wild­ the 29-day waterfront tie-up Meanwhile, troubles piled up for sociation, a West thought. The increase in benefits cat walkout collapsed late Friday was the fate of a Roquefort the old ILA on all sides. Three of Coast SIU affili­ for the second year of operations afternoon, April 2nd, when it be­ cheese shipment aboard the its leaders, Harold Bowei's, Willie ate which ceased indicates that this trend towards came increasingly clear that the old French liner Liberie; Approxi­ Ackilitis, brother of the Arsenal operating in 1949. home and family among seamen ILA mob could no longer keep mately 24 tons of the odorous mobster, Albert Ackilitis, and Although he rep- is continuing. product made several trips Willie Lynch, went on trial for con­ Originally, applications for the longshoremen from going back to resented his Hill back and forth in the hold of work. Nearly 6,000 AFL men, or tempt of court for calling a portunion at several maternity plan ran at the rate of the ship without being unload­ wide walkout in defiance of at least SIU of North America conventions, ten a week, but in the past year about 40 percent of the normal ed because the French Line work force on any given day, were three court orders. Danny St. John, he was unable to attend the last this has been exceeded with an av­ pier on the West Side was not one of the more notorious enforc­ one, in March, 1953, at San Diego, erage of close to 13 benefits paid working the port on the last day worked. The cheese was final­ of the strike. It was evident that ers, was denied a license as a hiring week in and week out throughout because of Illness. ly- removed a couple of days before another week would have boss by the Waterfront Commis­ Hill had been suffering' from a the year. after the strike ended, still as sion. Another desirable feature of the gone by that the "wildcat" strike recurrent condition which required fragrant as ever. ^would have disintegrated of its own Elsewhere in the country, several operations last year, and strength was steadily draining had reentered the James Ewing unless its political strike was called away from the old ILA as several Hospital, 68 Street and First Ave., off the Board would rule them off more locals in the Gulf district NYC, a month ago, on March 2. the balloc. Since the strike was al­ swung to 4he AFL-ILA. The AFL Services were held April 12 in ready a lost cause, old ILA leaders now represents 36 locals in the New York, with burial scheduled had no .alternative but to cail the Gulf, including locals In such ports late in Wood River, 111. Hill, who as Tampa, Jacksonville, Savannah, whole thing off. lived in New York, is survived by Since the principle objective of (Continued on page 17) his wife, Virginia, and a daughter, Patricia. Tom Hill, 37; Headed SIU Pursers Union Old ILA's Political Strike Folds Up; Await Cail For New Dock Election Sea Chest Begins Retail Sales In Three Outports SEAFARERS LOG April 16. 19S4 I '^•' Vol. XVI, No. 8 As 1 See It Page 4 Crossword Puzzle Page 12 Editorial Page 13 Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 Galley Gleanings Page 20 In(^iring Seafarer ..Page 12 In Thie Wake .Page 12 Labor Round-Up Page 13 Letters Pages 21, 22 Maritime Page 16 Meet The Seafarer Page 12 On The Job Page 16 Personals Page '25 Quiz Page 19 Seafarers In Action ..Page 16 Ships' Minutes Pages 24, 25 SIU History Cartoon Page 9 Sports Line Page 20 Ten Years Ago Page 12 Top Of "The News....... .Page 7 Wash. News Letter....... Page 6 Welfare Benefits ....Pages 26, 27 Welfare Report Page 8 Your Constitution Page 5 Your Dollar's Worth Page 7 Published biweekly at the hMdquertcrs ef the seafarer.. International Union. At­ lantic a Cult ^District'AFL, *75 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn )3, NY. Tel. HYacinth 9-6*00. Entered a* leceiiif cUss matter at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY., under .ihf Pf. AwSUIt Extending its shoreside services to the membership, the SIU Sea Chest has opened retail sales of merchandise in the ports of New Orleans, Mobile and Baltimore. For the time being, the sales will be handled out of the e.stablished by the manufacturer, In addition, the Sea Chest In wholesale warehouses oper­ ated by the Sea Chest in those those , ports will continue to service ports as retair facilities are' not yet the ships on ,a comp,e'titive basis, available. When the new Baltimore as before, with slop chest needs, hall is completed, the Sea Chest and take orders on the ships for will have spacious facilities there items in the Sea Chest catalogue. for retail operations, and plans are afoot for establishment of retail outlets in the other major ports as welL Price-Savings Available The start of the' retail sales in Regular membership meet­ the above-mentioned ports means ings in SIU headquarters and that Seafarers can purchase B wide at all branches are held every variety of dress wear of all kinds, second Wednesday night at electrical appliances, luggage, ra­ 7 PM. The schedule for the dios, watches and the like from the. next few meetings is as follows: Union's own merchandise outfit, AprU 21, May 6, May 19. and get the'advantage of moderate All Seafarers registered on prices accordingly. Wherever pos­ sible, branded merchandise han­ the shipping list, are required to attend the meetings. . dled by the Sea Chest is sold at B ,CQnifi4ecBblej,4ifi£Qunt..Qff list-.p8ices Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks Longshoremen get back to work along the New York waterfront after 29-day port-wide tie-up paralyzed shipping in area. Above, dockeni are Steel, �•V- i • Apfn :•?:!'::!•£;« ss,- 1954^ ' SEAFARlSRS LOG Pace Thi'e* Sea Unions Draft Plan To Defend Hiring Hall, Seafarers' Job Rights ; iwiffm ••-:«: .s. WASHINGTON—vigorous defense of the maritime union hiring hall and the rotary shipping principle Was outlined by union representatives at the second general meeting of the Conference of American Maritime Unions on April 5. In New SIU ball in Galveston, Texas, seen above, is newly refurbished to serve as sbippingr center for Seafarers. Union is in process of moving into new quarters on Zlst and Mechanic Streets. Seafarers Pretty Up New Galveston Hall The long hunt for a new home for Seafarers in Galveston has been successfully completed with the acquisition of new quarters at 21st and Mechanic Streets. A two-year lease has been signed for quarters on| the second floor of the build­ now under construction in - Balti­ ing which Seafarers in the more will be the next to be opened, port agree are vastly superior to the existing hall on 23rd Street which has been inadequate to meet the needs of the membership in that port. As .soon as the lease was con­ cluded, Seafarers on the beach, along with port officials, got busy putting finishing touches on the new hall for use by the Union. A baggage room and dispatch counter was buiit and a new paint job was done on all walls and partitions in advance of moving In. If all goes according to schedule, port agent Keith Alsop indicated that the union would shift to the new location over this weekend. In any case, the move would be made within the next few days. The new quarters contain 2800 feet of floor space and three par­ titioned offices. Tiled washroom and lavatory facilities are in­ cluded. The floor has fluorescent lighting throughout. Previous Plan Fell Through while out on the West Coast Sea­ farers will move shortly into a new Seattle hall which is being built by the Sailors Union of the Pacific there. Under a building arrangement between the SIU and the SUP on the West Coast, each district shares facilities of the other out­ side of their jurisdiction. addition, representatives of shipowner groups speaking skilled professional seamen to meet for a majority of the operators all shipping needs. The union hir­ have agreed to support the ing hall, with its assurance of a supply of experienced men at all union position. times, is one of the factors that has The union representatives made for vast improvement in-the present, including those of the quality of ships' crews over the SIU, also agreed in principle on years and has provided a stable the idea of a uniform expiration and smoothly-operating hiring sys­ date for all union contracts, sub­ tem in an industry where men are ject to the approval of their re­ accustomed to going from job to spective memberships. job. The hiring hall issue arose as a This union position apparently result of current Congress consid­ has the support of most major US eration of amendments to the Taft- operators who indicated they would Hartley law, various court deci­ voice their opinions accordingly to sions on the subject and the rul­ responsible Government agencies. ings of the National Labor Rela­ At present, there are bills before tions Board. As a result, the stand­ ing legislative committee of the Congress which would grant spec­ maritime union group met after ific sanction to the maritime hiring the April 5 meeting with repre­ hall, along with a similarly-operat­ sentatives of the shipowners on the ed hiring halls in the building subject. There the shipowner rep­ trades where men also go from job resentatives present agreed to go to job and are hired through a cen­ along with the unions in presenting tral union hall for that purpose. Taft Backed Hiring Hall the union case for the maritime hiring hall before the National La­ Ever since the Taft-Hartley Law bor Relations Board and before the was passed back in 1947, union President, if necessary. hiring halls have been functioning The union representatives at that smoothly as before, although there meeting characterized the rotary were those who sought to exploit shipping system as the only work­ the law somehow as a means of at­ able and efficient way of supplying tacking them. However, the late Deadline Nears On Art Entries Late entries in the Third Annual SIU Art Contest were arriving at Union headquar­ ters this week, as the deadline for -all entries, April 30, drew near. Present plans call for the judging of the contest late in May. The arrival of a 115-pound crate of oil paintings sijjjmit- up to five entries in each of the prising element is the fact that contest classifications—oils, only a few handicraft items have ted by Hans Skaalegard fea­ four watercolors, drawingss and handi­ so far been submitted, although tured the latest entries, . as the Oakland, California, Seafarer, for the second year in a row, entered an array of paintings of oldtime sailing vessels. Skaalegard tied for a third prize in the oil painting classification last year. Under the rules for the 1954 competition. Seafarers can submit crafts. The three top entries in each class will be awarded valu­ able prizes. Oils Lead Entries At the present time, with the contest deadline just t\tro weeks away, oil paintings provide the bulk of the entries, with watercolors running a close second. One sur­ For some time now, the Galves­ ton branch has been looking for a new place but without success because of the lack of suitable space in the congested port city. A few weeks ago, the Union had practically completed arrange­ ments for use of the Odd Fellows hall in that city. The plans fell through when the Odd Fellows balked at changes that would have to be made in the property for use by the SIU. The result was that the search had to be resumed once again. The location of the new hall is also ideal as far as the waterfront goes, being a block from the docks and virtually at the center of the port, with a large section of the waterfront being within walking distance of the hall. Long-Range Program ^ In recent months the union has made improvements in other ex­ isting halls as well, renovating the interiors and installing air-con­ ditioning, new furniture, television sets, pool tables and other equip­ ment" for the comfort of Seafarers waiting to ship out. The Galveston move is another step forward in a long-range SIU program aimed at providing modLOG office assistant views one of five entries eqtered In 1954 Art ern up-to-date facilities for SeaContest by Seafarer Hans Skaalegaard. Seafarer won third prbe £acq(a.in.«Y9ry..P.0!rt. TM .ilk9W.lw4i.. In oils In 1953 eontest and hopds to repeet or do better this-time. they usually provide tlie focus of interest in the contest because they vividly display shipboard skills. The traditional displays of fancy rope-work and hand-carvings are notahlv few in number this year. Judging of all entries will be handled by a panel of experts in the field, including the art editor of the SEAFARERS LOG, at an un­ disclosed date in May. All entries will be on exhibit in two places, at SIU "headquarters for the week following the prize awards and also at a special exhibition of the leisure time work done by trade union members, which is sponsored by the New York Public Library. The latter display will be at the^ Labor Temple, 242 East 14th Street, New York City. In advance of any last-minute rush to submit entries, Seafarers are cautioned to clearly label their works with their names and ad­ dresses so that all entries may be returned at the conclusion of the contest exhibits. Those wishing to sell any of their work are urged to indicate the desired selling price, so, that the fact that the work is for sale can be clearly marked. Care should be taken in submitting items' by mail, with registered or special delivery mail suggested to assure proper handling. All entries should be submitted to the Art Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ lyn 32, NY. Entries can also be submitted in person. Senator Robert A. Taft, who was co-author of the law, agreed that the maritime industry, like the building trades, posed special prob­ lems in hiring that are best han­ dled through the union hiring halL Recently though, there have been isolated court decisions that have again created some confusion about hiring operations in the maritime industry as they are presently con­ ducted. In discussing the desirability of uniform expiration dates on mari­ time contracts, it was pointed out that the present system of having some contracts run out in June while others expire in October makes for difficulties in negotia­ tions. It causes considerable un(Continued on page 17) Assign 2 New Mariners To SIU Companies Two new Mariners now going into service have been assigned to SlU-contracted companies and will be manned by Seafarers. Tha Cracker Mariner will be operated for the Government by South At­ lantic while Waterman will shortly take over the Peninsula Mariner. The reason for the assignments when older Mariners are laying up is that all of the new ships have to go on a six-month trial run to sati.sfy the Government's contracts with the shipbuilders. As a result of the new assign­ ments, South Atlantic will be oper­ ating two Mariners, the other ons being the Badger Mariner. Water­ man previously had the Keystone Mariner but that vessel has since gone into lay-up as has the Hoosier Mariner operated by Isthmian. Other Mariners currently being operated by SIU companies are tha Show Me Mariner <Bull); and the Pelican Mariner (Bloomfield). Mar­ iners in lay-up formerly operated by SIU companies are the Key­ stone Mariner, the Hoosier Mari­ ner (Isthmian) and Magnolia Mari­ ner (Mississippi), in addition to tha Cornhusker Mariner (Robin) that ran aground in Pg^an and has been out of service since. Quitting Ship? Notifg Union A reminder from SIU headquarters cautions ail Seafarers leaving their shipi to contact the hall In an^ple time to allow the Union to dispatch a replacement. Fail­ ure to give notice before paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning requirements and needlessly make their work toughef for your shipmates. �Foar W.' <• I" ' !• ,';•:>.•" - Rr:-\ !') fc i^:' it f' 3 • k I .1-- i: "fe f- I.WM SOfOOOth Vacation Claim Paid AsISso •• 1^^1954 The 50,000th check for SIU vacation benefits was paid out to Seafarer Stanley Wojton on Friday, April 9, jtist two years and two months to the day since the first payments were made in February, 1952. More than $3.2 million in vacation benefits have been collected by Seafarers since that time. Marking a new milestone HEADQUARTERS WAS HAPPY TO LEARN THAT THE BROTH•for the revolutionary SIU Va­ cation Plan, the occasion was mark­ ers down in the Port of Galveston have been able to locate new quar­ ed solely by a short picture-taking ters for their hall and are ready to move in and hang up the "open for session as Wojton was handed the business" sign any day now. For some time your Union was aware of coveted check by an SIU head­ the problem that was faced in Galveston, but was stymied by the diffi­ quarters staffer, and Plan em­ ployees resumed processing the culty of finding a suitable property in the congested hundreds of claims reaching head­ port area. However, that search has now been com­ quarters each week. Wojtoh's check pleted and a two-year lease taken on a new hall for $51.22 represents his accrued which from all accounts should prove satisfactory to vacation benefits less deductions, meet the needs of the membership there. covering a 143-day round-the-world The job of obtaining modern halls in all ports is trip on the Steel Architect (Isthmi­ a long-haul proposition that is complicated by the an), on which be sailed as utility fact that the Union wants to be as close to the Water­ messrnan. front as possible. And since the waterfront areas The occasion was the second time everywhere are generally pretty crowded, finding a Wojton, who is single and hails suitable property is no easy task. from New Kensington, Pa., had Many Improvements collected vacation pay under the SIU Plan. Happy to be in the spot­ However, in the last 21i years, beginning with the opening of our light for the moment, he noted new headquarters in Brookjyn, we have made considerable strides in however, that he was "more inter­ that direction. Aside from our new hall in New York, there is the one ested in seeing to it that this dough under construction in Baltimore, and the improvements your Union gets right into the bank. When I'm has undertaken in Philadelphia, New Orleans and elsewhere. Where ready for a vacation, I know it'll a move to a new location has been possible and desirable, the Union be right tiiere, and I'can draw on has made it. Otherwise steps have been taken to provide existing halls It wherever I am." His actual bene­ with up-to-date facilities such as good lighting, comfortable furniture, Seafarer Sfimley Wojtoo, left, receives his SIU Yacation Plan fit totalled $57.98. , / J air "conditioning, television, shuffleboard, pool tables and other facili­ check from headquarters employee. Wojton's check was the 50,000th ties for the comfort and recreation of. the men on the beach. Over $3 Million to go out to Seafarers since the plan began on February 11, 1952. The Vacation Plan reached an­ Meanwhile out on the West Coast, our brother unions have been other highlight in Us short history, time they could show discharges as four times each year, but must undertaking the same kind of program, so that Seafarers there are when a cIiLck putting the total pay­ for 90 days aboard SlU-contracted be claimed within one year of the assured of modern facilities. It will take a few years, but the day will payoff date of the oldest discharge come when Seafarers everywhere will ship out of halls that they all ments over $3 million was collected vessels. by a Seafarer in Januarj', several Under the rules of tha Plan, presented as a qualification for can be proud of. weeks before the Plan completed benefits can be collected as many vacation pay. 4. X 4. <1 , Its second year of operation. QUITE A FEW PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY, IN AND OUT OF Considering the size of the SIU unions, have gotten the idea that unions are so strong that no union membership and especially the fre­ member has anything to worry about—his union will take care of him. quency with which claims have It's a good guess that this attitude has been carefully cultivated by been made by some Seafarers, management people and those who speak for them, because they can three and sometimes four times a be heard shaking and moaning from time to time that they don't have year, the 50,000th payment does not a chance against a union. represent benefits paid to that many Seaf.arers. Right at the start Get Over-Confident MOBILE.—^The importance of seafaring to the well-being of the Plan's operations, the Union One of the reasons why management people love this kind of a pitch urged Seafarers to take advantage of port communities was pointed up in this city when a is that they hope to make union members soft apd over-confident and of the Plan's feature enabling them survey by the Mobile Chamber of Commerce showed that get them to lose Interest in what's going on. Then to collect a vacation check every seamen are sending money when nobody's paying much attention management home to their families at the can move in and start throwing punches. rate of $7 million a year. ' Well those that are Inclined to believe that kind The $7 million figure, of course, of management talk might do well to take a long does not include the amount of look at the experience of a group of union hat money brought into the port by workers up in Norwaik, Connecticut. There the em­ seamen when they pay off ships. ployer is playing tough with the union on a simple It only applies to family allot­ question of job security. He has defied a ninements, which average $200 a months-old union picketline, running in strikebreak­ month, or considerably less than ers to do his work for him. Seafarers, as is commonly known, delphia was chairman at that city's the seaman's monthly earnings. Now this particular union is no johnny-come-lately. It's been in the Business leaders in the city ex­ industry for a long time and has had a contract with the employer in •re people who manage to get port meeting, alongside Kleiber. around. And as an example at the He's been with the Union almo.st pressed astonishment at the size of question for a great many last Philadelphia 11 years, joining in Philadelphia, the figures, which represent the still, although that contract had been a long-standing otie,' and "ali port meeting the He's 34 years old and sails on deck. figures for the last six months when shipping has been consider­ parties agreed that the union had acted in a responsible manner and reading clerk was its members in question were skilled craftsmen at their particular ably lower than in boom times. from Oregon, The tanker port of Lake Charles, while his oppo­ The amount of family allotments trade, the employer thought that the time was ripe to crack down and Louisiana, had Seafarer Anthony site number in was computed from records of the undermine conditions that had existed over the years. A. Alleitian in the chair and Lee San Francisco Shipping Commissioner in Mobile. Tha plain fact of the matter is that there are always quite a few em­ Parker as recording secretary. Alstarted out that The Commissioner said that during ployers around, (and that goes for ship operators too) who would like leman, who sails with the galley way by way of a six month period, ending in force, has been a Union member March, 137 American flag ships nothing better than a chance to dump the unions. So any time man­ New Jersey. agement people start going around telling everybody how big and strong for 3'/^ years, joining up in the Melvin Kleiber crewed up at Mobile for foreign the unions are, it's time to watch out. Somebody may be lowering the Kleiber nearby port of New Orleans. He is was the reading voyages. The average family allot­ boom. clerk in the Quaker City. In be­ a Louisiana native and makes his ment was $200 monthly. X X X tween trips he can be found home home in Franklin, La. Parker, a This average reportedly prevails deck department man, joined the in Newport, Oregon. He became FROM TIME TO TIME HEADQUARTERS WILL RECEIVE LETin other ports and the Chamber of an SIU member in Baltimore in SIU in New York on February 16, Commerce Conunittee reported ters from ships' delegates or other crewmembers asking for clarification November, 1943. He's 28 years of 1944. He was born in Louisiana in maritime unions in the Port of Mo­ on certain points of the contract or for a solution of a shipboard beef. age and sails in the deck depart­ September, 1918. bile said at present 3000 mariners Very often some situation will arise on the ship which can't be handled 4i ^ ment. are . sailing who reside in Mobile. on the spot by the delegates because either the officers will disagree Two Tampa Seafarers who aided strongly or there is some confusion as to just how the matter in ques­ In San Francisco, the reading "This means," the committee clerk's job was taken care of by in the direction of that port's last stated, "that merchant seamen are tion is covered by the Union contract, fhen there are some actions by John Dolan, a steward department meeting were Joshua Land of sending $600,000 a month or $7, the company agent or the officers that are in clear violation of the contract. member. Dolan was born in the Tampa and Adol200,000 annuklly into Mobile." Wait Until Payoff Garden State, New Jersey, Decem­ fo Capote, of New ber 21, 1915. He joined the union Oi-leans. Both In some instances, the Union is able to take care of matters imme­ men sail in the In New York on April 10, 1947. diately while the ship is out on a voyage, either by having a patrolman steward depart­ catch the vessel at one of the outports or by having i 4. ment. Land is one the company rectify matters through a cablegram to Sitting alongside Dolan at the of the SIU's orig­ a company agent overseas. But in other circum­ San Francisco meeting were Charles inal members, The telephone numbers of stances, depending of course on the situation, such Mazar and Walter Busch, chairman joining in the all New York headquarters as a question of disputed overtime, the matter has and recording secretary respective­ port of Tampa on phones were changed recently to rest until the ship pays off. ly. Mazar is a Chicago native who November 8, by the telephone company. All Land joined the Union in New York in 1938. He's an Seafarers calling headquarters However, even though the issue can't be settled October, 1947. He sails on deck. Alabaman by birth and is 37 years are asked to hse.the new num­ while the ship Is still at sea, it's a good Idea for Busch, a black gang man, is a San old. Capote followed him fnto the bers to get faster service. crews and delegates to notify headquarters or the Franciscan all the way. He's 33 Union a few' months later, getting The new headquarters tele­ port agents of these knotty problems as they arise. years old and has been a member his book in Tampa on February 1, phone number is HYacinth That way, the Union,can be fully prepared to deal 9-WOO. «f the Union for the past six years. 1939. He was bom in Florida 52 with the situation when the ship arrives, because It has the facts on Seafarer Hariy Gerie of Pbila-Jyears ago. hand from the crew. Mobile Survey Shows Seamen Send Home $7 Million Yeariy 4> $• New Numbers For Bq, Phones eSSiiSii : SEAF/LHER a. L.Q iC �Aprn H. 1954 SEAr AKERS LOG Pare>lT« Study Progress of SlU Scholarship Winners While 11 SIU scholarship applicants are either preparing for the college entrance examinations or awaiting the decision as to this year's winners, the trustees of the Welfare Plan are studying reports received * on the $1,500 scholarship Elizabeth Lomas is at present at­ tending New Rochelle College for awards of last year. Women, New Rochelle, New York, Charlene Meyer is at the Richmond Professional Institute, Richmond, Va., Alma Jimenez is at the Uni­ versity of Puerto Ricp medical school, while Robert Goodwin is atteriding the Dental School of the University of Oregon. Still Can Enter \ Those who wish to apply for this year's scholarships can still' get un­ der the wire, if th^ can get all the Typical C-2 such, as the one pictured above, wouid rate about $800,000. to $900,000 in current ship necessary records together and into market according to ship brokers' estimates. Price compares favorably to $4 million or more asked the Welfare' Plan office within the by Government for new Mariners. next couple of weeks. The final qualifying college entrance exam­ ination will be given on May 22, and all applicants who hope to con­ test for this year's awards will have had to take an exam by then. All candidates have to submit a transcript of their high school rec­ ord, proof of three years' sea time on their own hook or on their father's discharges, and three let­ After several months of dickering back and forth, the Maritime Administration has set ters of recommendation, orfe of a firm minimum price on the new Mariner ships. Administrator Lbdis S. Rothschild an­ them being from the high school nounced that the base price for cargo-carrying Mariners will be $4,120,000 up to a peak of principal. 079 nnn for fnr Mariners Marinprs nspH ^^ — $5,072,000 used as as The candidates' qualifications combination passenger-cargo ships that are in demand. Here too, The oldest one of these, the Key­ will be passed on* by a group of New bids on eight ships sunk off prominent educators on the basis jobs. Ships built earlier will there have been no sales for a long stone Mariner, went into service a little less than two years ago. the Atlantic Coast during World of examination grades, past rec­ carry a lower price tag than those period of time. Under the Rothschild formula, War II have been asked by the ords, recommendations and par­ built at a later date. The 35 ships Four For One vessels ordered on February 7, Maritime Administration. The bid­ ticipation in community activities. cost between $9 and $10 million Consequently, anybody looking ders will have to take their They in turn will make recommen­ each to build. for cargo ships could get a mini­ 1951, will carry a tag of $4,120,000 The prices set will bring no joy mum of four,*and possibly as many as cargo ships and $4,723,000 if chances on salvaging enough in the dations to the trustees who will act to American shipowners who have as five C-type ships for the cost of used for combination passengerway of cargo and scrap to make the to pick the four winners. ventures worthwhile. been hinting vocally for some time a single Mariner, or enough ships cargo service. Those ordered June that they would be interested in to maintain a regular cargo service 25, 1951, will carry tags of $4,261,Among the ships involved are figures far less than the $4 million on a couple of major routes. Of 000 and $4,886,000. The five last two former SlU-contracted vessels, that has been quoted as a round course these ships are "used" ves­ ships ordered in August, 1951, will the Chilore and Santore of Ore number. With the exception of sels in contrast to the Mariners. Steamship Company. Since then, (Continued on page 17) Pacific Far East Lines, which has of course, these ships haVe been • Headquarters again wishes contracted for three of the Mar­ replaced. to remind all Seafarers that iners, no other shipping company Five of the ships involved are payments o| funds, for what­ has made a firm bid for the ves­ tankers and three are freightever Union purpose, be made sels. carriers. Cargoes include sugar, only to authorized A&G repre­ 'Used' Ship Prices naphtha, oil and ores, a good deal sentatives and that an official of which may be salvageable. Union receipt be gotten at that The shipowners' reluctance is un­ The ships had been put up for time. If no receipt is offered, derstandable in the light of prices sale once before, but the Govern­ be sure to protect yourself by that "used" merchant ships would ment felt that the bids were too immediately bringing the mat­ command on the market today. NEW ORLEANS.—Seafarers in this port and in Lake low and asked for new proposals ter to the attention of the sec­ There have been no recent sales Charles are cooperating with the AFL trade union movement by salvage firms. retary-treasurer's office. . of either Libertys or C-types for in an effort to prevent enactment in Louisiana of anti-union use under the American flag. The last sale was the Liberty ship Sea shop legislation which already • The Louisiana proposal is expect­ Coronet which went for $360,500. Is the law in most other ed to be modeled after recent acts fma RJOHTs. ANP f-wvaEGes AS However, ship brokers are con­ Southern states. of the Alabama and Mississippi SlU MSN ARE OUAPANTEED BV: SIU members who reside in Lou­ legislatures. vinced that any Liberty put up for - YOl<R COt^mUTJON.' EHlS PEA TORE « DCSIONEP TO ACOUAJNT : sale today would go at a price of isiana are-joining with other trade These bills declare the closed or VOy WITH THESE ElOKTO AHP around $280,000, depending on its unionists in this state in writing union shop to be contrary to public RRIVtlEOES: letters to their parish legislative policy. They make it unlawful to condition. Ship brokers say that C-2s and delegations urging them to vote write any kind of union security C-3s would command a much high­ against such legislation expected to provision into a contract between er price, around $800,000 to $900,- be introduced when the Louisiana an employer and a labor organiza­ From Article XVII 000, because they are the kind of legislature convenes in May. tion. "This Union mo/ publish pam­ Similar legislation has been pass­ ed by 15 states, most of them in phlets, journals, newspapers, the South. The bill was passed by magazines, periodicals, and genthe Louisiana legislature in 1948, . eral literature, in such manner as but was vetoed by Gov. Jimmy ma/ be determined, from time to Davis. The present Governor, Rob­ ert F. Kennon, has avoided ex­ time, by a majority vote of the pressing his attitude toward such membership." legislation. Proponents of the bill have la­ belled it the '-right to work" bill. William F. Schnitzler, secretarytreasurer of the American Federa­ tion of Labor, told delegates to the Louisiana State Federation of La­ On the beach and on the ships the bor convention here last week the SIU membership is fully informed measure should be called the of the goings-on in the organiza­ right to starve" bill. tion through its bi-weekly 28Schnitzler and other speakers made it plain that such legislation page newspaper. Booklets on was not intended to guarantee the various educational subjects ore right to work," but to destroy the also published from time to time. trade union movement by outlaw­ ing all previously accepted union security measures such as the closed shop, union shop or main­ State Representative Jesse D. McLaln, right, of Covltagton, La., tenance of membership provisions discusses controversial "right to work" bill In state with Lindsey in contracts covering wages,'hqurs .WiUlainai,.New Qrleais Port Agent, at SIU hall in New Orleans. and conditions of employment. One of the 'conditions of the awards call for winners to maintain a "B" overage throughout their studies in order to qualify for con­ tinued support from the Welfare Plan. If the trustees feel that the candidate is not maintaining a suf­ ficiently-high level of scholastic achievement, the award .can be withdrawn. Withhold Decision The trustees have received re­ ports on the first half-year on each of the four students involved, but are withholding any decision one way or another until this summer, when they will have the results of a full year's study. Of the four scholarship winners. • Wanlna Buy A mariner Ship? Vessel Lists At $4-5 Million Reopen Bids On Salvage Of Ship Hulls Be Sure to Get Dues Receipts SIU Aids Union Fight On La. 'Right To Work' Bill YOU and iho MU CONOTirUVION �rate BB His Dreams Of W^itii fade —Nets $30 In Salvage Award It isn't often that a seaman figuring on a $1,000 bonus greets a puhy $30 settlement with hilarity, but that's how Seafarer Allan J. Bunbaugh reacted to the situation, which arose ten years ago during the war. There are probably several . — other SIU men around who all safely aboard the US ship, the are entitled to a similar share Bret Harte put a line on the dis­ of the booty and the opportunity abled ship and proceeded to tow for a good laugh over their "lost the Britisher into Marseilles with fortunes," Dunbaugh pointed out, her. noting that tbie LOG is the best Once in port, the Navy picked way for them to find out about it. up the Morialta and the Bret Harte Happy to be alive to tell about it got down to the business of unload­ after sailing through Worlcl War II, ing its war cargo. Most of the Dunbaugh recalled the high hopes Harte's crew figured each man he and others of the crew on the would pick up at least a thousand Weyerhauser Company's ship Bret dollars for taking part in the sal­ Harte shared when they took part vage operation," since otherwise the in a wartime rescue and salvage British ship woiild haVe foundered operation while heading into the. and became a total loss. port of Marseilles, France, on Sep­ Accordingly, some time later, tember 21. 1944. The Bret Harte several crewmembers contacted an had a full SIU crew on deck, attorney to handle their claim, filed shipping out of the Norfolk SIU the appropriate affidavits and hall. Dunbaugh was carpenter. statements and went back to sea with high hopes of reaping a fat Ship Struck Mines It all began to happen when the, salvage gward.before long. Seafarer Allan J. Dunbaugh Months passed, dnd then years ship'ahead of them in the "convoy shows 10-year-old salvage struck a mine. The ill-fated vessel flew by, and Dunbaugh adrnitted claim award of $30. He would was a British ship, the- Morralta, he'd all but forgotten the whole in­ have bieen happier if expected and the Bret Harte immediately cident. $1,000 bonanza had material­ By some twist of fate, the first maneuvered to pick up -survivors. ized instead. Eventually, when the excitement word he got of the settlement of died down and the survivors were the case came this year on March 15, which is usually reckoned as the day when you pay out dough to Uncle Sam, rather than vice versa. But it was true all right, and Dun­ baugh had a fancy $50 Government check to show for his ten-year-old dreams of glory, the salvage claim having finally been processed by »SAN FRANCISCO.—x-aiioling on the President Monroe the appropriate Federal agency. 'No Bonanza' (American President) this week cut down to four the num­ And what did he get out of it? ber of ships still due to vote in the representation election Discounting 40 percent for legal involving the SlU-affiliated-^ fees, he netted a whopping $30 out Marine Cooks and Stewards- scheduled to follow the May 10 of the whole deal, as did everyone AFL and the Commie-con- deadline, MCS-AFL officials have else who put in a claim. He got trolled National Union of Marine voiced high optimism on the out­ near-hysterical over the situation, Cooks and Stewards (independent). come of the voting, based on esti­ Dunbaugh commented. "Here we The remaining ships, all freight­ mates of AFL strength aboard each were figuring on a minimum of ers, will be polled by • May 10, vessel and on interviews with $1,000 apiece, and all we wound up deadline for all balloting in the crewmembers following the voting with was $30, and ten years later. National Labor Relations Board- on various ships. The principal The interest on the $1,000 would conducted election. West Coast voting sites have been her6 and in come to more than that. We didn't steward department personnel who New York. even come close," he added. have missed the previous balloting A third "unofficial" party to the Just off the tanker Michael (Carwill have their final opportunity to election is an offshoot of Harry ras), sailing as 2nd cook, Dunbaugh cast ballots on Wednesday, May 5. Bridges' longshore union, which said he was* sure other members of At that time, any eligible voter can sought unsuccessfully to get a posi­ the crew on that trip in 1944 hadn't present himself at any NLRB office tion on the ballot in an obvious heard about their "salvage award" in a port area and cast a ballot. attempt by Bridges to confuse the because the lawyer had told him The same procedure has been picture. Failing in that effort. he no longer knew where they followed on Wednesdays through­ Bridges' "Local 100" began calling were. So if any ex-Bret Harte men out the 90-day voting period to for a "no-union" vote, indicating (vintage September, 1944) read this, enable eligible voters not aboard that if there were a sizeable num­ here's their chance. It's "found" ships to take part in the election. ber of ballots cast that Way, that it money for everyone, though far Optimism On Outcome would step in and demand the right from what they expected 'way back In advance of the final tally. to represent the men involved. when. Four Ships Left To Ballof In Coast Stewards Vote NOW AVAILABLE BOUND VOLUMES OF THE Seafarers Log • ir-!". •' Awnt If, IMf: SBArAtlCKSi. LOG 1947-1953 (Inclusive) ^ • SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON ' I lo)........ .bound volumoi of Iho 1953 LOG Q $5 ooeh. & lb) comploto salt of bound volumoi of tho LOG for l947 fhroii«h 1953 ® $25 ooch. I I I I Encteiod It a lot*!, of NAME ADDRESS ^^o oooooooaoo* * o«oofo»oooooooooo I '•r: 1 '=^= * —I The newest pronouncement of Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of the De­ partment of Commerce, as to the size of the merchant marine, is that under present conditions, the active fleet, from the standpoint of num­ ber of vessels and deadweight tonnage, is more than sufficient to meet the requirements of our domestic and foreign commerce. However, he agrees that the quality of the fleet is considerably below standard, facing as it does bloc obsolescence in the not too distant future. Weighed in terms of a war or national emergency, the mer­ chant marine is grossly inadequate in both respects. , t t i 1. . Bometime ago the Randall Economic Commission recommended the revision of US laws requiring 50 percent of aid cargoes to be carried on American-flag vessels. In this respect, the members of that Com­ mission did not listen to the expert advice of their staff, but, rather, were persuaded by foreign shipping interests. Now it can be told—namely that the-Commission's own staff did not recommend elimination of the 50-50 shipping proviso. On the other hand, the staff urged help in reestablishing the intercoastal and coast­ wise dry carg<v trades. The Commission's staff argued that reestablishment of a strong donaestic fleet was equitable in view of the fact that many of these services were destroyed during and immediately after the war. Another recopimendation of the staff was for a more equitable treatment of vessel amortization and greater privileges of rolling back or carrying forward operating losses for tax purposes. . Certainly this feeling of the staff for the merchant marine sounds far different from the ultimate language and recommendations adopted by the Randall Commission. i) in 1939, 70 percent of the active merchant marine was used in the domestic trade while 30 percent was employed on foreign trade routes. Postwar this ratio has changed completely. On September 30, 1953, only 36 percent of the active merchant marine was employed domesti­ cally while 64 percent was employed in the foreign trade. Prior to World War II, the domestic trade gave employment to some 143 vessels of 1,337,000 deadweight tons. However, today, this has shrunk to a merC 40 vessels of less than 500,000 tons. The reverse situation is true as to tankers and ore carriers. Between 1939 and September 1953, the American tanker fleet increased substan­ tially. On the other hand, the sober, picture today is that the level of the active US tanker fleet has been stable in recent years and, in the absence of some new stimulus to growth, will decline in the future. A significant development postwar has been the emergency under the US flag of ore carriers which have nearly doubled in tonnag^ since 1939. The probability of Substantial growth in our iron ore imports gives some hope for a larger ore fleet under our flag. 4. t t A fairly substantial volume of new merchant ship construction is in sight for US shipyards over the next several years. President Eisen­ hower will ask Congress for money to construct 4 large combination passenger-cargo ships; appropriations to allow Commerce Department to purchase some T-2 type tankers in exchange for the building, by private lines, of new tankers; and money to allow the Maritime Admin­ istration to convert several Liberty ships in an effort to increase their speed and efficiency. These measures, together with some other programs pending, will help to maintain shipbuilding resources and skills in readiness for ex­ pansion in time of emergency. 4> l" 4" Until very recently, the US Navy had some $50,000,000 earmarked for spending in European shipyards for ship construction in those yards. The Department of Defense directive, under which this foreign ship construction is authorized, declares that a sound logistic future for the NATO forces requires the establishment of a substantial production capacity to enable those countries to be militarily self-sufficient. The nations already favored by this off-shore procurement policy of the Navy, at the expense of US shipbuilders, include Italy, France, Eng­ land, Holland, Portugal, and the Scandinavian countries. Caught just in the nick of time, the Navy now has agreed to revise its program and instead of spending the whole amount abroad, will award building contracts in foreign countries for about $27.5 million. The remainder of the money will be spent for the building of ships in this country. tit. The US Government continues to find it hard to meet Us unques­ tioned contract obligations to pay back bills owed to American steam­ ship lines in the form of operating subsidy payments. These sftbsidy obligations for the past two years have been amounting to about $65,000,000 per year, but, when it comes time to pay the tab, the House Appropriations Committee won't come across. In some cases these back bills owed by the Government go back for a number of years, and it appears it'll be quite some time before enough money is earmarked by the Congressional Appropriation Committee to allow the Commerce Department to get on a current basis and to re­ spect these obligations to the subsidized lines. ^ Ediler, SEAFARERS LOG Irookly* 32, New York'- 675 Fourth Avonuo Flooio MflJ mo the following: " 4> 4> American tramp shipowners say that they are ready to undertake a replacement program if Congress makes them eligible to receive sub­ sidies under the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. Recently, they told Con­ gress that they intend to build some bulk cargo ships of about 12,000 tons deadweight, if subsidized, with a minimum of speed of 14 knots. Since World War II, the US has developed a tramp fleet, but this fleet now stands at the crossroads. Once again, the tramps are making a Congressional appeal, for aid, but it's not likely they, will deceive sympathetic treatment during the remaining days of this, the 83rd Congress. �April IS. 1954 SEAFARERS tOG Par* lievea New USS Club Opens In Livorno, Italy TENSION RISES OVER INDO-CHINA—While French and native troops were still locked in fierce battle.with Communist forces at Dienbienphu in Laos, the US moved closer to more active participation in the Indo-Chinese war. Secretary of State John Foster Dulies revealed that Chinese Communist technicians and specialists were operating anti­ aircraft guns for the Indo-Chinese rebels and assisting in other matters, while an increasing flow of supplies was reaching them from China. He implied that the Chinese might face retaliation for this action but did not indicate just what would be done. Meanwhile the US was taking steps to get a joint action plan in opei'atioti along with Great Britain, France and other nations. S. t- t. COFFEE PRICES HIGHER 'N HIGHER—The popular coifee bean threatened to become more elusive than ever as retail coifee, prices took a further jump up to $1.20 a pound or better. Coffee dealers predicted that the beverage would touch the $1.50 ceiling on the basis of present wholesale prices. Mean­ while, a Senate Banking subcom­ mittee pushed an inquiry to see if speculation was-responsible for the increases. t t Seafarers off the Northwestern Victory discuss new facilities offered seamen at newly opened USS DISPUTE OVER LAWYER DE­ Club in Livomo, Italy. Left to right, above, are Seafarers John Bucci, W. T. Christenson, Bud Cal­ LAYS MCCARTHY PRQBE—The lahan, Roy Young and Ralph Notaro, USS representative. investigation of the Army's charges against Senator Joseph McCarthy, and vice versa, was de­ layed further by a dispute over selection of Samuel P. Sears, a Boston lawyer, as chief counsel for A bill that would greatly strengthen the "o0-5O" practice on transport of US-owned car­ the investigation. Sears had been goes and make it a permanent feature of US legislation has been offered jointlv in the Senate selected as an impartial personage and House by Senator John Butler of Maryland and Representative Thor Tollefson of and approved by both Democrats Coffee Is fast becoming semi­ Washington. The bill would and Republicans as such. But later precious item with price due on, it was revealed that he had require transport of at least Further, the new bill would strong fight that will cross party to go to $1.50 a pound. made public statements in favor 50 percent, and in some cases broaden the "50-50" provision con­ lines, particularly since a Presiden­ of Senator McCarthy, and Democratic members of the Subcommittee 100 percent of Government-fi­ siderably by requiring that 100 per­ tial commission proposed that "50on Investigations called for a new iavestigation of the counsel. Sears nanced cargoes on American flag cent of Government-owned cargo 50" be limited or done away with then resigned the post, and the committee had to find a new counsel, ships. be carried on American ships, un­ altogether in the interests of pro­ Ray Jenkins of Tennessee. less it is established that privately- moting dollar-earnings of foreign Separate Bills t> _ Owned US ships are not available countries. Up until now, the "50-50" provi­ A FEW EXCISE TAXES REDUCED—As of April 1, a new tax bill sion has been enacted separately in in sufficient numbers or where the 1936 Act passed by Congress reduced certain excise taxes to a common level every foreign aid program adopted Department of Commerce finds, In announcing tlie introduction of ten percent. Affected by the cuts were, taxes on furs, jewelry, cos­ since the original Marshall Plan in after hearings, that the foreign of the bill. Senator Butler pointed commerce of the US would be pro­ metics, travel tickets, admission tickets, luggage, and telephone bills. 1948. In each-instance, a fight has once again to the 1936 Merchant Taxes on cigarettes, automobiles, gasoline and cabaret admissions re­ arisen between backers of "50-50" moted by doing* otherwise. Marine Act with its objective of mained. In addition the bill cut taxes on corporations. It would also extend the "50-50" giving US ships a "substantial por­ and those who supported foreign t> ti t> shipowners' viewpoints. The SIU provision to cover all commodities tion" of foreign trade. This has ISRAEL. ARABS SLUG IT OUT—A kind of informal guerilla war­ and Seafarers have played a lead­ and equipment purchased by the generally been taken to mean fare has broken put in the Middle East between Israel and the Arab ing role in each of these battles. Defense Department abroad for de­ about 50 percent of ocean-going nations which threatens to upset the uneasy truce there. The latest However, under 4he Butler-Tol- livery to overseas bases. At pres­ commerce. Only in 1946 and 1947 incidents began when a busload of Israelis was ambushed by unknown lefson bill the "50-50" provision ent shipment of these purchases is was the 50 percent figure reached. Arabs in the southern desert. Israel accused Jordan of the raid and would become a permanent part of not covered by "50-50." By contrast, in 1953. US ships Fight Seen Ahead retaliatory raids on border villages followed by both sides. There were US legislation, doing away with carried just 29 percent of the na­ also skirmishes between Israelis and Egyptians. A number of deaths the need for Congressional action If and when the bills are re­ tion's foreign trade,, with 1954 fig­ have resulted, and there is a possiblity that the whole thing will be on that score every time a foreign ported to the floor of Congress, ures sure to show a further drop turned over to the UN. aid bill comes up. they are. expected to provoke a in that respect. Propose Permanent '50-50' Law YOUR SEAFARERS OUIDE TO BETTER BUYING High-Cost 'Debt Consolidation' This department got a letter from a friend in a union recently engaged in a strike. He says he would welcome a column on magic: how to satisfy the bill collector and the grocer after four weeks of no work. He raises a point that compels the thinking of every working family who now and then goes through the un-' employment wringer. Because a stretch of no income too often leads working families into the offices of high-cost lenders, a family can be a long time getting out of debt even after Papa is back at work. For example, in an upstate New York town two years ago, a local of one big international-union won a 12-week's strike. But when the men returned to work, the union leadership found many were heavily in debt to loan com­ panies. During the strike the local lenders had been busily advertising the availability of cash loans. The strikers had borrowed to pay other debts without realizing what high interest rates loan companies charge. Pay Off Other Debts Biggest single reason why wage-earners borrow from loan companies is to pay off other debts. One of the largest licensed loan companies, reported it finds 42 per cent of its boiTowers want the cesh to refinance existing obliga­ tions. Surveys have found that the average working family owes seven different debts. Naturally, when it is hit. by a period of little .or no income, the idea of a. new loan which will pay, off tWe; older obligations sOems like a lifeline. "But a family pay6 high-for that lifeline. It pyramids its Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying debts because it now must pay the small-loan company an around to make payments (as a Seafarer on a trip), or interest rate of 24 to 32 per cent a year. Because the in­ may be only sporadically employed, in which case the bank terest rate is high, and there is a tendency to postpone re­ may want a co-signer for a loan. However, always try paying the new debt to the loan company, the debt snow­ banks first. If you have an established home or own prop­ balls rapidly. One loan executive reports thai it is common erty, or have collateral like a car, insurance policy, etc., for families who originally borrowed $200 to finally wind your chances of getting a bank loan are better. up repaying a total of $300. Loan companies don't mind. Credit Unions charge from one-half to 1 per cent a when you postpone repayment since their interest earnings month on the declining balance of a debt—a true rate of became that much larger. 6 to 12 per cent a year. But you have to be a member. If Borrowing to consolidate debts is rarely a good idea. It there is a credit union in your community it is worth join­ should be necessary to borrow only to pay off creditors ing, as a place to save as well as a source of loans. who won't wait, or to get rid of debts carrying a high rate Installment dealers charge widely varying rates. Reli­ of interest. It saves fees if you can arrange with present able dealers generally charge 1 per cent a month on the creditors to make small regular payments. They may say declining balance of a debt, but some charge exorbitant they won't wait. They may even suggest you borrow the fees and charge more for the merchandise too. When in­ money from a small-loan company in order to pay your stallment credit is needed, it is often better to use a de­ debt. In fact, doctors have.been known to refer patients partment store's credit facilities, since they generally who owed them money to small loan companies. But credi­ chaifge one-half to 1 per cent a month on the declining tors generally will wait if you resist the debt-consolidation balance of your debt. idea. Industrial banks like the Morris Plan generally charge It is a sad situation that industrial workers comprise 76 a "discount" rate of 4 to 7 per cent—a true interest rate per cent of all the people who go to the loan-company of 8 to 14. This is more than the commercial banks charge, office to borrow a small amount at a high rate of interest. but less than the rates of the small-loan companies. Before you borrow from a high-cost lender, examine your Licensed small-loan conipanies charge IMi to 3^2 per­ other possible sources for a loan. cent a month on the declining balance. Their rates vary Here is a summary of the Various sources for loans or according to the laws in a particular state, local competicredit, comparing interest rates. "tion and how much you borrow (the very small loans cost Commercial banks are generally the cheapest source for most.) These are true annual rates of 18 to 42 per cent. loans. They charge a "discount rate" of 3V^ to 6 percent Life insurance loans are a possibility if you have a policy a year, which comes out to a true annual interest rate of with cash-reserve value. You can borrow against your 7 to 12 per cent. A loan of $100 to be repaid in 12 monthly cash value at a true annual rate of 5 to 6 per cent. Or installments generally costs $3.50 to $6 a year. Banks are you can use the policy as collateral at a commercial bank tougher about granting loans than are high-cost loan com­ to get a loan at a special low interest rate, sometimes as panies* especially when they fear a inah may not be low as 4 per cent. ] I •A I �ngm Bigm SEAFARERS Aprfl 1«, MM LOG stMCASH BENEFITS J: •J'- SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID From To No. Seafarers Receivinp Benefits this Period 11 Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid this Period 7-l\ a IL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Grimacing in the best tradition of wrestUng, Seafarer Frank Boyne Is shown during a recent workout at Bothner's Gym in New York City. The hold he's using, incidentally, Is called an "arm lock and body stretch." Boyne is now aboard the Suzanne. Seafarer^s A Veteran ^Grnnt & Groan' Pro The "grunt and groaners" who ply their wares on television these days have nothing on one. Seafarer, former Boston SIU Patrolman Frank^Boyne, who can still handle himself on the mat with the same style he"*^ displayed when he wrestled at 160. Prior to joining the SIU in 1946, he had put in ten years' seafor the middleweight world time on US vessels. championship 15 ypars ago. Now shipping as AB on the Su­ zanne (Bull), Boyne is able-bodied in every sensa of the word and still keeps in trim at various local gyms when he's ashore. One spot he fre­ quents in New York is in mid-Man­ hattan run by George Bothner, one­ time wrestling great, where he's always sure he can get a good workout. Just Turned 37 Just past his 37th birthday, cele­ brated two weeks ago, Boyne is a sturdy 5 ft. 6 in., and tips the scales While sailing foreign, just prior to the start of World War II in 1939, Boyne had his big moment in wrestling when he competed for the world middleweight title in "catchas-catch-can" wrestling at Bellview Stadium, Manchester, in his native England. Although he missed the title, he later made a 'round-the-world tour as a pro, where he enjoyed much success, and then returned to sail­ ing. He's been shipping ever since, except for a recent stint as SIU patrolman in the Port of Boston. [ || I 1H£W£4*?rY,v(^^f/ns CftOin/ SEI?/eA[ OHiiCmcAUSE'^e/^ CO/H\fJC£T> Tmr-SV? SAriSFACrpMOPB.1.0. IS CMIBG&CAU w-m- f r'^ i\Sv 'Hij' iJ/'';''. • M • it ws::: Oo| ' » 7 Usi ,77 adA oof L ioo H '- WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hosoital Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * O43 Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 • Disabilitv Benefits Paid Since Mav 1. 1952 * 37^y^ 00 Macernitv Benefits Paid Since April 1. 1952 * 00 Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 * ^.A.^/S'SS Total •A.SfLsn 1' * Date Benefits Beaan \ 1! WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS r I If 1 Cash on Hand grdfare iistini&tca Accounts KCCCIVADIC Vacation us Govertment Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets — Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS ||SV/OL5/ f-A Lto'sSi ' 7^ il 00 || ^3^ 'joS 00 - i(/.P7P-73^ 3P Leaojl 1/9 oLo ?? COMMENT^ I' 'C LL7S- Hosoital Benefits Death Benefits Disabilitv Benefits Maternicv Benefits Vacation Benefits Total AT NEV^ rOOK htALL... Payments of all benefits maintain a steady level, with the assets of the Plans continuing to grow even though new benefits are added from time to time. During the past two week period, the 50,000th vacation benefit check was paid out. The check was drawn to Stanley Wojton in the amount of $51«22« The last examination date for the scholarship benefits for the year 195A is May 22, 195A# Submitted A1 Kerr, Assistant Administrator . • • and, remember this... All these are yours without contributing a single nickel on your part — Collecting SIU bene­ fits is easy, whether it's for hospital, birth, disability or death—> You get first-rate personal Mryb(^%inap?^a|e}y through,your, Union's representative!. •l-f.*.- 'i •' .7.' iirtiiiiifr- " �A»rll IC, 1954 SEAFARERS Pare Nine LOG •-J Seafarers Walk, Work Again —Barbells Are 'Medleine^ The first steps—the first effort at lifting a spoon once again—mark the success of Recovering from an injured knee, Seafarer Alex Letter (right) works out with weighted "boot" to build up leg muscles. Weights are increased as leg grows stronger. Unidentified patient looks on. Above. Seafarer Arthur Roy exercises his back and arm muscles using weights in each arm. Wrapped in body cast, he is recovering from back in­ jury. Beiow, therapist Vincent Barbato checks weights as Charies Oglesby exercises arm to build up strength. the physical therapist at leading a patient forward on the road to re­ covery. These highly-trained technicians, like those who assist the Seafarers and other patients at marine hos­ pitals ali over the US, light the spark—but the patient must have the will to do the rest. Treat 150-200 Per Day A typical physical therapy pro­ gram is operated at the Staten Is­ land USPHS hospital, where nine trained specialists in the field treat 150-200 patients per day for as­ sorted ills and injuries which re­ quire exercise, massage, heat or radiation treatments to enable them to-regain the fullest use of their bodies and limbs. Medica­ tions, even with today's "superdrugs," can't do it alone. Seafarers, prone to all types of injuries and illnesses because of the nature of their profession, ^ake extensive use of the physio­ therapy facilities at Staten Island. The services, open to both outpa(Continued on page 17) Staten Island hospital gym bristles with activity as Seafarers work out on various pieces of ap­ paratus. Pictured (i-r) are: Alex Letter, therapist Vincent Barbato, Tom Thompson, therapist Dor­ othy Schumer, Don Peterson, Charles Oglesby, Arthur Boy, Ed Rushton, Waiter Sudnick, Stanley Swienckoski. Excercises are also conducted right in the wards. Cartoon History Of The SIU The growth of the SIU of North America was spot­ lighted in May, 1949, when, in the same month, two new affiliates, the Marine Allied Workers for towboatmen and workers in allied marine crafts and the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers, embracing licensed engineering officers, received charters.'• • The chartering of the MAW and BME brought the total of SIU of NA districts up to seven, with the SIU-AStG, SUP, Canadian District, Great Lakes Dis­ trict and Inland Boatn^'s Union. Additional thou­ sands of members belonged to numerous local and '-- regional units-of^ canner3r-workers and fishermen. SttJ Family Grotvf No, 61 Both new districts began negotiations for contracts and conditions their members desired, and met in­ stant success. Engineers, especially those embittered by their experience in other unions, were quick to join the BME which, with SIU-A&G and SUP aid, had signed six steamship^ lines by the end of 1949. V �Fare Ten ^'"• K- ::^V SEAFARERS LOG April 1«, 1954 JKMtT JtCPOR 2V......... come will be judged by just how lafce. C/ipr/es: fishing one of these days as the this run on the new Mariner as many counties Byrd will carry. boysnell us they are biting good. they say that the quarters on them can't be beat for the crew. Favor Labor Leroy Clarke Getting Warmer As I have stated before, regard­ Lake Charles Port Agent less of the outcome, I am sure that Well, things are warming up in ^ ^ either candidate will be very favor­ Mobile both in shipping and in the Things way down here in the Mobile: Shipping showed quite an in­ able to labor. I would like to stress weather. In fact -the weather has gotten so warm that we were crease since my last report, but to the membership that they regis­ swamps of Southwest Louisiana forced to change over the air con­ only due to the fact that several of ter to vote and also get their are going along nicely. Shipping relatives and friends to do the took a sudden upswing for a few ditioning unit from heat to cool the ships that were laid up for a sanie. days during the past two weeks, air. When the warm weather actu­ short period of time went back into In other words to make it more but now it has slpmped off to noth­ ally starts. Seafarers on the Mobile active status. I must report that explicit, if you started residence ing again. Don't come rushing Shipping in the-T)ort for the last beach will be able to wait out the the future outlook does not look on November 4th, 1955, and intend down here to ship in a hurry. We couple of weeks while not booming job calls in cool comfort. any too good. Of course, we have to live here through November have enough men here now to man was still good enough to get ap-" At the present time Waterman quite a few ships on idle status 3rd, 1954, you are now eligible to every ship expected here in the proximately 103 members offshore has no immediate plans for taking here and we are keeping our fingers register to vote and there isn't any next two weeks and have some jobs, this plus the 150 various re­ out the couple of idle C-2s that are crossed hoping that they may get hardship on any of our members left over. lief jobs in and around the harbor in port! However, due to the end a charter in thd near future. If so, on doing this as the Board of Elec­ Calling in here during the past kept all hands happy. Prospects for of the tieup along the East Coast, it would certainly take quite a load tions Supervisors is just right two weeks "were the Lone Jack, the coming two weeks don't Took there is a good chance that one of across the street from us here in off this port. Bents Fort, too bad with about a dozen ships them, the Iberville, will go back on Cantigny, Logans due to hit the port during the two the coastwise run in the near fu­ I am also glad fo report that Baltimore. In Hospital Fort. Winter Hill, week period. In addition to these ture. As for the Layfayette the more of the bookmen are taking Fort H 0 s k i n s, we have three Waterman ships tied company is just waiting for cargo We have in the Maridb hospital the Ore scows and they are paying Council Grove, up in port now that are subject commitments and as soon as these off in better shape now than what for this week Tlior Thorsen, -Bradford Island, to ctaewing at anytime. These are are received we will let the mem­ they have been doing in the pre­ Thomas Mungo, William Kunak, French Creek and the Iberville, Lafayettf, and Pen­ bership know through the LOG. vious year. I know it is only James Macunchuck, Joseph D. McGovernment insula Mariner. This port has been able to due to the fact that the bookmen Graw, Alexander Johnson, Paige Camp of Cities Ships paying off In Mobile for weather the little period of bad knowing the agreement, are keep­ Mitchell, Gustave Svensson, George Service; the Trin- the last couple of weeks were the shipping due to our many divisions ing the Ore Line officials on the Pipinos, Henry G. Leiby, Walton Ity of Carras Patriot, Corsair, Partner, Polaris, of the Marine Allied Workers and ball. I would still like to see more Hudson, Frank Van Dusen, Jessie Duran called in at Port Ranger, Cavalier, < the fact tliat the men on the beach bookmen grab these jobs when A. Clarke, Millard Cutler, Carl could usually pick up a day or two they are available, because, as you 4;handler; A. J. Cunningham, Hin- Arthur, Texas. The Petrolite of Pennant, all of to tide them over while the ship­ know, the ships themselves are not rich Wiese, Karl V. Kristensen, Tanker Sag came in from Japan Alcoa; Claiborne, ping was a little slow back East. Monarch of Sea, too bad and the runs are short. So James Dodson and George Jero- for payoff in fine shape. if you get a chance fellows, latch sinich. The Alexandra of Carras came of Waterman. Political Wars On Our man of the week is Clark out of layup recently after being Signing on again onto one of these scows. Well, the political war is on and Inman who has been a member of idle 11 days, taking a full crew. were the Patriot, the politicians are beating a path Payoffs the SIU- since 1943. He has been The competition for jobs.on her Partner, Polaris, to our door every day. Needless to The following ships paid off elected as deck delegate and ship's was great. Tex Gillispie went Ranger, Pennant, say we are going to support our here in the past two weeks: Beth- delegate numerous times and has serang with a fine crew as well the balance of friends whose labor records show coaster of Calmar; Steel Vendor, always done an outstanding joh. In as the other departments. It looks the ships either McDonald more for our cause. In addition to Steel Architect and Steel Admiral his own words he knows and can like she will have a fine trip run­ being on contingetting out and voting yourself, of Isthmian; Feltore, Marore, Bal- prove that the SIU has the best ning up and down the coast. The ous articles or in the passenger and your family, we urge each and tore, Venore and Chilore (Ore); contracts and conditions of any other ships calling in here took a trade. Ships in transit for the peri­ every one of you to take an active Michael of Can-as; Shinnecock Bay outfit in the maritime industry. He few men, leaving about 95 men od were Antiqous of Waterman, part in helping and supporting the of Veritas; Andrew Jackson and said that although we have only a around these parts. Lucile Bloomfield of Bloomfield, candidates that labor in this area De Soto of Waterman; Frances and small percentage of performers The Building and Construction and the Tainaron of Actium. All is endorsing. Arlyn of Bull; Logans Fort of Cit­ left, that all of the delegates "Trades Council settled their strike payoffs were smooth with only For our Seafarer of the week we ies Service; and the Robin Wentley should keep a close check on these and now all are back to work. The minor beefs on any of them and nominate brother W. J. McDonald; and Robin Kirk of Seas. guys and give the. officials a help­ unions won what they went out for all slgn-ons and intransit ship; were who joined the SIU in 1945 and Ships signing on .were the Steel ing hand when they go into nego­ and work is coming along in fine contacted and Minor beefs setiled. who originally hails from Texas al­ Vendor and Steel Architect of Isth­ tiations of the new contracts. swing now. Someday the con­ A couple of Jur shipmates If' the though he has been shipping out mian; Yaka, Morning Light and Here's hoping that his message will tractors may learn to deal fairly hospitals are brother Willie Reyn­ of this port for the past six .years Andrew Jackson of Waterman; Fel­ ring a bell and get these guys to with the unions and eliminate olds in the New Orleans marine usually on the passenger type ships. tore, Marore, Venore, Santore, straighten up and fly right. hospital and brother Clint Partelle Brother McDonald is married and strikes, but we doubt it. Cubore- and Chilore of Ore; Kathin the Mobile City hospital. Both has no children. While currently Earl Sheppard Block Passage ryn and Ines of Bull; and the Robin these brothers would like to hear sailing in the stewards department Baltimore Fort Agent Tuxford of Seas. he is taking up radio and TV as a The so-called "right to work" bill from their shipmates. In-transit ships were the Caro­ is causing a lot of talk around this , A few o| the oldtimers on the side line and thinks the SIU dis­ lyn, Edith and Kathryn of Bull; area and all over the state, but beach in Mobile now include John ability plan is tops in the industry. Cat Tanner Steel Age of Isthmian; Chickasaw, labor here has met with the legisla­ Kelly Jr., J. Owens, C. Lyn;ky, Mobile Port Agent De Soto and Afoundria of Water­ tors from this area and have the Donnie Stokes, J. D. Dial, Arthur man, and the Alcoa Pointer and Smith, John Prescott, Bowman Mcassurance that they will fight the t' t' if Seafarers sending telegrams Alcoa Roamer of Alcoa. Nulty, Robert Williams, J. Brown, Galvesfort: passage of this bill. or letters to the New York headquarters dispatcher asking Just a little jiote of humor. We We have no men In the hospital Paul Catalano, E. Newhall, to be excused from attending Mobile is scheduled to get her here at the present time, although had a very unusual character come headquarters membership we have a few who are outpatients third Mariner-type ship sometime into the hall > to meetings must Include the«regwho hope to be back to work soon. around the 20th of April when see us today. I istration number of their On the beach here we find, Waterman takes the Peninsula Ma­ think he was shipping card in the message. among others, L, Weems, G. riner out of the shipyard in PasShipping has been very slow for Shaw of Slam or From now on. If the number Sneeden, Joe Cave, Andy Kusch, cagoula Mississippi and she is ex­ the past two weeks, but the boys the King of Is not included, the excuse can­ A. Baker, J. Mitchell, M. Laune^, pected to go into service around seem to have other interests just Crack - pots. He not be accepted by the dis­ H W. Duran, "Tampa Red" Con- the 22nd of April. Needless to say now. Everybody is really interested wanted a ship of patcher. that the boys on the beach here in our moving to the new location. nell, R. Boyd and Jimmy Parker. any' nationality Hope to be able to get in some now are anxiously waiting to get We'll probabIy.be in before two except an Amer­ weeks go by. ican ship. It Ships signing on were the Neva seems as though Inman West and Lucile" Bloomfield of he has a girl Bloomfield. Ships in transit were friend waiting for him somewhere the Warhawk and Maiden Creek of in Turkey. We were so sorry that Waterman, Mae of Bull, Tainaron we couldn't oblige him as we told of Actium, Chiwawa of Cities Serv­ him we were just fresh out of these WILltflNGTON, CaU* 509 Marine Ave. FORT WILLIAM.... 11814 Syndicate Ave. SIU, A&6 District bottoms. He thanked us and took Ontario Phone: 3-3221 ice, and the Seatrains New Jersey, Ernest Tilley, Agent Terminal 4-2874 103 Durham St. Louisiana, Georgia and Texas of BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. HEADQUARTERS... .675 4th Ave., Bklyn. PORT COLBORNB off for the hills. Which goes to Earl Ontario Phone; 5591 Sheppard. Agent Mulberry 4940 SECRETARY-TREASURER TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. Seatrain. Paul Hall prove that there really are more of BOSTON 276 State St. EMpire 4-5719 ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS The weather here is very cloudy these types on the outside than on James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 Robert VICTORIA, BC 617V4 Cormorant St. Matthews Joe Alglna Empire 4531 and warm and we are being threat­ 308'A 23rd St. Claude Simmons Joe Volplan the inside. So from now on, we GALVESTON VANCOtrVER, BC 666 HamUton St. Keith Alsop. Agent Phone 2-8448 William HaU are going to have a net as part of LAKE CHARLES, La PaclBc 7824 ened with rain daily. 1419 Ryan St. SYDNEY, N8 804 Charlotte St. Keith Alsop our office equipment so that we Leroy Clarke. Agent Phone 6-5744 SUP Phono U34C Galveston Port Agent 20 Elgin St. 1 South Lawrence St. HONOLULU can bag these guys when they come MOBILE 16 ATerchant St. BAGOTVILLE, Quebec Phone: 545 Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 Phone 5-8777 THOROLD, Ontario into the hall. 82 St. Davldi St. NEW ORLEANS 583 Bienville St. PORTLAND . .622 N. W. Everett St. CAnal 7-3202 Both of^the candidates for Gov­ Lindsey Williami, AgentMagnoUa 6112-6113 Beacon 4336 QUEBEC........ 113 Cote Da La Montague Quebec Phone: 2-7078 257 5th St. ernor who are running in the Dem­ NEW VORK 679 4tb Ave., Brooklyn RICHMOND, CAUr 177 Prince William St. Phone 2599 SAINT JOHN., HYacinth 9-6600 ocratic primary have established NB Phone: 2-5232 If a crewmember quits while 450 Harrison St. 127-129 Bank St. SAN FRANCISCO, Douglas 2-8363 an equal rights program and the NORFOLK a ship is In port, delegates Ren Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 2700 1st Ave. Great Lakes District PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. SEATTLE race, so far looks like it will be a S. are asked to contact the hall Main 0290 CarduHo, Agent Market 7-1635 ALPENA 133 W. Fletcher photo-finish as both candidates .SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. WILMINGTON immediately for a replace­ 805 Marine Ave. Phone: 1238W r. Banning, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO, NY ~ have equally large backing. It Marty 180 Main St. ment. Fast action on their part BreithotT, West Coast Representative NEW YORK 676 4th Ave., Brooklyn ... Phone: Cleveland 7391 seems as though the opinions are PUERTA de TIERRA, PR Pelayo 51—La 5 will keep all jobs aboard ship STerUng 8-M71 CLEVELAND.... 1.734 Lakeside Ave., NE 2-5996 Phone: Main 1-0147 that Mahoney will carry Baltimore SAVANNAH filled at all times and elimi­ I Abercorn St. DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Canadian District Agent Phone 3-1728 and the towns and that Byrd will SEATILE Phone: Woodward 1-6857 nate the chance of the ship 2700 tst Ave. MONTREAL 634 St#lames St. West DULUTH 531 W. Michi8an St. carry quite a few of the counties. Jeff Gillette, Agent Elliott 4334 sailing shorthanded. _ PLateau 8161 _ Phone: Melrose 2-4110 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. HAUFAX NX 128'A Hoilis St. SOUTH CHICAGO 3281 E. 82nd St It looks as though the final out- Kay White, Agent Phone 2-13Mi Baltimore: Ore Line Ships Paying Off in Better Shape Alexaodra Takes Full Crew In Lake Charles New Mariner To Go To Walorman Noxl Week Put Number On Meeting Excuses Men Happy About Now Union Location iKf€/' MmMikMiMs MJrMJKJa^A %FJn X Fill Thttt Berth Phonei 3-8911 - .1 - -S Phonal Essex S-241l< i.', •I i. J . �J..;,- 4-. fVv* SEAFARERS April 16, 1954 Pagre Eleven LOG ......... JKMIT JtfPOATS were the following: Fairland, Bien­ New York: ville and Azalea City (Waterman), Seamar (Calmar) and Steel Chem­ ist (Isthmian). There were no ma­ jor beefs on any of these either. The only real activity on the waterfront is centered around the The shipping situation for the The AFL's efiForta to establish a election for repPort of New York has not been new union for longshoremen was resentation of good for the past two weeks due to reported in detail to delegates to West Coast stew­ the continuation of the port tie-up the annual Louisiana State Federa­ ard department by the longshoremen. However, tion of Labor convention which met men, with the balloting running that tie-up has ended and the port last week in New Orleans. into its last two AFL representatives familiar or three weeks. is buzzing with activity again. With with developments on the Atlantic Most ships have the ships 'beginning to move in and and Gulf Coasts predicted that the already been out, shipping should improve con­ mob leadership of the old ILA is polled on the is­ McCall siderably in the coming period. on the way out. *"They were con­ sue, with the SIUWe paid off a total of 13 ships fident that longshoremen along the affiliated Marine Cooks and StewAtlantic and Gulf Coasts soon will ards-AFL hoping for a clear-cut in the past two weeks, signed four be re-aiTiliated with the American victory when the final count is made. on foreign articles and had 15 inFederation of Labor through the The opposition, the Commie-con- transit ships to service. Ships pay­ new AFL-ILA. trolied independent NUMC&S, is ing off were the Shinnecock Bay of Larry Long, provisional president the only seagoing union in which Veritas; Seatrains Louisiana, Sa­ of the AFL-ILA, Holt Ross, chair­ Moscow calls the shots and the vannah, Texas and Georgia of Seaman of the AFL Longshoremen's MCS-AFL is trying hard to put it train; Evelyn and Angelina of Bull; Organizing Committee here, and out of business. Other than this, Steel Age, Steel Apprentice and E. H. Williams, president of the there is no labor activity in the Steel Fabricator of Isthmian; Chiwawa and Bents Fort of Cities Louisiana Federation of Labor, port. Service and the Golden City of were among those who spoke on There are quite a few brothers Waterman. the subject. on the beach here, including oldThe SIU and its affiliates in this timers and newtimers alike. Among Signing On port were amply represented by a them are R. Parady, V. Sorensen, Ships signing on were the ManJ. Parks, J. Goude, J. Pulliam, F. big delegation at the convention. Dick ,Martinez, Tex Metting, Hansen, J. Ramos, R. Norgren, D. kato Victory of Victory Carriers; Frank Russo and George McFall Chen, L. Franken, A. Branconi, J. Steel Age of Isthmian, and the were SIU Atlan­ Broaddus, N. Korsak, N. West, R. Choctaw and Golden City of tic and Gulf Dis­ Graf, J. Nicholson, O. Powell, A. Waterman. In-transit vessels were the Penntrict members on Borjer, W. Kelley, H. Ulrich, C. the commitee Lawson, C. Christensen, N. Lam­ mar and Yorkmar of Calmar; Antinous, Fairisle and J. B. Water­ along with the bert and F. McCall. man of Waterman; Petrolite of SIU agent from Sailed In Atlantic Tanker Sag; Winter Hill of Cities this port, Jim The last two brothers named Gormley, MFOW sailed with Atlantic during the re­ Service; Robin Goodfellow of Seas; agent; Phil Mons- cent drive and are now taking ad­ Suzanne of Bull; Steel Vendor of son, SUP agent; vantage of their SIU books to sail Isthmian; Ocean Ulla of Ocean Buck Stephens, SIU style. Both came off SIU Trans; and Seatrains Savannah, McFall Herman Troxclair ships recently, where they enjoyed New York Louisiana and New Jer­ and Paul Warren, SIU patrolmen; the SIU conditions they only sey of Seatrain. Tommy Doyle, SIU-MAW Gulf rep­ dreamed about while sailing in the No Big Beefs resentative, and Bill Moody, Gulf Atlantic Refining Company. All of these ships were in clean area reporter for the SEAFARERS Frank McCall, who received his LOG, also participated. SIU book just a year ago, sails as shape with no major beefs on them Shipping hero has been only fair AB and hails from the fair city of and were taken care of in good or­ since our last report. Little change Minneapolis. A veteran of the US der. Now that the illegal tie-up of this is anticipated in the Immediate fu­ Navy who served during World port has been ended by court or­ ture. War II, he's been shipping about During the last two weeks, the three and a half years now, most ders and the NLRB has ordeced a Del Sud and Del Mundo (Missis­ of the time with Atlantic. Both he new election to be held, we feel sippi), the Chickasaw (Watermai^), and Lambert were active SIU sup­ sure that the AFL will win the Margaret Brown (Bloomfield) and porters during the campaign in election and finish the job of clean­ Salem Maritime (Cities Service) that fleet, but there just weren't ing up this harbor and making it a enough of them in the rest of the place where working longshoremen paid off here. and seamen alike will be able to The Del Sud, Del Mundo and Del fleet, in the last analysis. work and earn a living without the In the marine hospital this week Sol (Mississippi) signed on. interference of the mobsters and The following ships called in are the following brothers: H. P. hoodlums who have been disrupt­ Hansen, A. Keller, S. Sue, G. C. transit: Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Patri­ ing the operation of this port for ot,. Alcoa Corsair and Alcoa Polaris Eller, J. Perreira, C. Cobum, E. so many years. Plahn, W. Singleton, H; Y. Choe, (Alcoa); Steel Advocate (Isthmian); I also want to take this oppor­ Del Sol (Mississippi); Seatrains P. S. Yuzon, C. Neumaier, O. GusNew York and Savannah (Seatrain tavsen and P. Walsh. All of them tunity to again thank the member­ Lines); War Hawk, Wacosta, Clai­ would appreciate mail or a per­ ship of the SIU for the splendid borne, Monarch of the Sea and sonal visit the next time their ship­ cooperation and help they have given us throughout this water­ Maiden Creek (Waterman); Neva mates hit this area. front beef and ask them to con­ Tom Banning West and Lucile Bloomfield tinue giving us their cooperation San Francisco Pert Agent (Bloomfield) and Tainaron (Actiuni). Lindsey J. Williams New Orleans Port Agent » > ft New Of/eons: Port Buzzing Again As Waterfront Beef Ends SlU Delegates Atlend La. Laber GoDvenHon and support until this job has been brought to a successful conclusion. Claude Simmons Asst. Sec.-Treas. ft ft ft Boston: Trinity Payoff Clean Up In Portland, Me. Shipping has picked up a bit in this por^ but it is still nothing to brag about. Ships paying off were the Gov­ ernment Camp, Lone Jack and Winter Hill of Cities Service as well as the Trinity of Carras. Ships sigifng on were the same. Intransit ships were the Choctaw, Antinous and J. B. Waterman of Waterman; Michael of Carras; Steel Apprentice and Steel Fabri­ cator of Isthmian; Robin Mowbray of Seas, and the Cantigny of Cities Service. When the Trinity docked . in Portland, Me., last week, its ap­ pearance was a far cry from the last payoff. She had been painted and really cleaned up. The storerooms were nice and clean and it was an altogether differ­ ent-looking ship. However, there didn't seem to be Murphy much cooperation between bookmen and the dele­ gates. When a man is elected dele­ gate, the men should give him their full support as he has a big enough job taking care of OT and repairs without fighting the rest of the members in his department. Helps Boys' Club The men on the beach include P. Karas, R. Johnston. C. Karas and W. Joens. P. Karas has given his punching bag and boxing equip­ ment to a boys' club in which he is interested. He hopes to help the boys stay off the streets at night. Getting married must have made an old man of him as he is hanging up his gloves. J. Murphy, one of the oldtimers in the SIU. will celebrate his Golden Wedding anniversary on Friday, April 23, 1954. He is also known as the "Silver Fox." His favorite ship is the Yarmouth, which he has sailed on for many summers; We have been informed by East­ ern Steamship Company that the Evangeline will be towed up to Boston from New York and will be put into commission. She will also sail under the Liberian fJcg along with her sister ship, the Yarmouth. James Sheelian Boston Port Agent ft ft Son Francisco: There's very little activity to re­ port from this port, with things re­ maining definitely on the quiet side. Shipping has been slow for the past two weeks and, at the present time, it does not seem as if it is going to get any better in a hurry. In-transit ships provided the bulk of our activity, as we handled one lone payoff and the same amount on the sign-on side of the ledger. The payoff was on the Lib­ erty Flag (Gulf Cargo), and it went off with a minimum of trouble and no special beefs. The Coe Victory tVictory Carriers) signed on... ' " Vessels w'fiich called In Iran^t Shipping Figures March 24 to April 7 PORT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Galveston ......... Seattle San Francisco ..... Wilmington ................ 1 " ti-*..-; I- Totals "4 1 t.v REG. DECK • 28 28 REG. ENGINE 13 114 26 123 29 19 36 48 61 29 21 25 • 20 ' 659 561 REG. TOTAL STEW. REG. 17 50 369 113 18 75 339 64 23 91 42 11 21 80 41 135 72 210 20 77 75 26 24 90 12 49 462 1,682 SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL SHIP. DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED 27 12 10 5 129 48 31 V 50 48 20 9* 19 99 88 70 257 20 9* 3 8 27 9 -6 12 14 5 5 4 36 103 38 29 87 88 261 86 12 6 26 8 18 18 58 22 13 6 32 13 13 13 33 12 365 376 299 1,040 I .1 Savannah: Weather And Shipping Are Fine In Georgia -The weather is fair as well as the shipping down in this Geor­ gian port. It has really turned warm. We turned on the air condition­ ing today and the boys are coming in to enjoy the coolness of the hall. They are flocking in like it is rain­ ing outside, but it isn't; they just want to huddle around that cool Kelvinator. Ships paying off were the South­ land of South Atlantic; Queenston Heights of Seatrade; and the Abiqua and Archers Hope of Cities Service. Signing on again were the Southland and Queenston Heights. In-Transits Ships in transit were the Sea­ trains New York, Savannah and Louisiana of Seatrain: Southwind of South Atlantic; Steel Architect of Isthmian; Arlyn and Carolyn of Bull; Yaka of Waterman, and Robia Tuxford of Seas. Oldtimers on the beach include, J. Morris, T. Nongezer, C. Lee, A. Groover, D. Waters, R. Burnsed, C. Moss. R. Strickland, C. Lowery and J. Sellers. Sellers just wrecked his automobile and was lucky to live. He ran into the back end of a stalled truck, which shook him up pretty well, but there were no broken bones. Men in the marine hospital in­ clude A. Morse, J. Watley, L. Car­ penter. B. Blanchard, F. Payler, R. McCorkel, J. Littleton, P. Jakubcsak, W. Bedgood, K. Sellers, P. Bland and J. Kramer. Jeff Morrison Savannah Port Agent ft ft Seattle: Shipping Picks Up< Will Slay Thai Way Awhile Shipping has been good and it looks as if it will remain good for the next two weeks. Will ship a full crew for the Longview Victory which has been in idle status. Ships paying off were the Longview Victory of Victory Carriers; Omega of Omega Waterways; Young America of Waterman; Alcoa Pioneer of Alcoa, and the Western Rancher of Western Navi­ gation. Ships signing on were the Young America and Alcoa Pioneer. In-transit vessels were the Fairland and Fail-port of Waterman. -Oldtimers on the beach include E. L. Mercereau, J. A. Gentes. R. D. Eisengraeber and C. F. Aycock. Men in the hospital include R. R. Yonce. J. O. Roling, J. Neubauer, R. B. Barnes. C. R. Johnson, S. Johannessen and V. K. Ming. Jeff Gillette Seattle Port Agent Cooks, Slowards' Voto Hearing Hnai Stages "i Throw in For A 3ieeting Job Under the i-ules of the SIU, any member can nominate himself for meeting chairman, reading clerk or any other post that may be up for elec­ tion before the membership, including committees, such as the tallying committees, finan­ cial committees, auditing com­ mittees and other groups named by the membership. Since SIU membership meet­ ing officers are elected at the start of each meeting, those who wish to run for those meeting offices can do so. m •. ;7I •11 "Til ""'if �1;. S: • SEAFARERS Page Twelve IN THE WAKE In the early days of the English out the lights of vessels until they language, road meant the act of were close by owing to the bril­ riding, such as a journey upon a liance of the sea. liorse; the horseback journey itself^ S" 3" i was made on a "highway." Even-' Largest inland body of water in tually, through the association of the world, the Caspian Sea is ac­ Ideas, probab'y, the act of riding a tually a great salt lake with an horse was carried over to act of area more than 110 times that of riding the waves. Road also came the Great Salt Lake, Utah. Except to mean a place where ships could for the southern shore, which bor­ anchor wHh safety, such as Hamp­ ders on Iran, the Caspian ,js en­ ton Rords, which got its name tirely within Soviet territory. It from the town of Hampton on the receives the waters of four major nearby shore of Virginia. Hamp­ rivers, but has no outlet, ^ind vari­ ton Roads is the channel through ations in evaporation have altered which the waters of the James, its size many times in the course Nansemond and Elizabeth rivers of history. Large projects are cur­ pass into Chesapeake Bay. In rently under way for raising its 1862, it was the scene of the first level, which has sunk seven feet battle between iron-clad vessels, .since 1936. The northern part of the historic battle between the the sea is the world's chief source Monitor and Merrimac. of black caviar. April 1«. 1084 LOG MEET THE SEAFARER FRED MILLER, AB "The longer I sail," said 62-year- much more genial and carefree old Fred Miller, who has been than most places in the world. Question; How do you feel about around the world many times over, "One of the nicest things about shipboard pets? the more I find out how little sailing for a living," he says, "is • have seen of the world. It's the variety to it and the differ­ Harry Collier, baker: Shipboard wonderful place." ences between one port and an­ pets would be all right on some Seafarer Miller should know other. You always have something ships and in some what he's talking about, because to look forward to when you ship spots on the ves­ he's been sailing ever since he was out. I guess that's why so many sel. However, for a 14-year-old, beginning in 1905, people like to vacation abroad." personal reasons, Not counting some ...time spent Miller, who lives in Jensen I think they ashore in the 1930'8, Miller has Beach, Fla., ships out of all the would be a nui­ been on the high seas ever since SIU ports in the l/S when he gets sance around the as a source of livelihood. a chance, but right now he's -con­ galley because Comes To US In 1914 centrating on New York. He's got they only get in Bom in Copenhagen, Denmark, five acres of land, a house and five the way and underfoot. They'd Miller came to the US in 1914, cottages down in Florida, just 102 be all right up on deck and out on joining the US and maritime union miles north of Miami. He's been movement in June of that year. building it up since 1946, when he the fantail, but that's about all. Before shipping out on US vessels. first purchased the site, with the . t t i 3. 3. t t 3» 3!" Miller sailed many foreign ships, aid of his 73-year-old father-inJose Carbone, OS: I think it is often cruising between Rio de law, his daughter and his son-inEll^s Island, lying in New York The first iron steamboat built in a good idea to have pets on board Janeiro, Brazil, and Australia, as law, another Seafarer. They built America was the Codorus, built in harbor about a mile SW of the ship for the Battery, got its present name from well as way stations and other the cottages all by themselves, with 1825 at York, Pa., by John Elgar aihusement and ports of calli Joining the SIU in his father-in-law doing most of the . . . The name of the Turbinia its onetime owner, Samuel. Ellis, entertainment of 1944, Miller really started living work while Miller contributed (1897) commemorated the fact that a butcher living on Manhattan in the men. It is under Seafarers' contracts and top much of the capital by shipping she was the first vessel to be the latter part of the 18th century. one of the best working conditions. out frequently. driven by a turbine . ^ . The first Government property since 1808, things the men it was long the site of an arsenal Souvenir Shell ship to be constructed of steel was All-SIU Family can have aboard Sailing through two wars on the the Servia (1881), a merchant and a fort, but its most famous ship to pass their Miller was married in 1926 in high seas. Miller claims never to steamer capable of crossing the years were from 1892 until 1943, free time away. San Francisco, Cal., and has one have lost a ship under him, al­ child, a daughter, Grace, who, in Atlantic in seven days . . . New when it served as the chief immi­ Reading, movies gration station of the US. Since though ships in the same convoy turn, has a daughter Denise. All York witnessed a memorable maand other sorts - Tine disaster 100 years ago today, then, with the removal of immigra­ of entertainment are all right, but were rendered hors de combat by of which makes Miller a grandpa. when the ship Powhatan, bound tion and naturalization^ services to there's nothing like a dog or cat. enemy submarine action. A com­ Denise, 15 months old, is the from Le Havre to NY, grounded Manhattan, Ellis Island is used bined submarine and air raid off daughter of Seafarer Joe Le Blanc, 3> 4. 3^ off Long Beach, Long Island. Three chiefly as a detention center for Corsica, in the Mediterranean Sea, making it an all-SIU family. Jack Struiler, cook and baker: hundred and eleven lives were aliens awaiting clearance of their during the last world conflict, was don't like to have pets' on ship­ entry papers or for those awaiting Visits Home Folks lost board at all.-Hav­ Miller's sole contact with action in deportation. two world wars. In the convoy were The intrepid Seafarer, around ing them on 3< 3)> 3« 4. 3. 4. board ship is some 53 ships heading for the is­ the world many times in his nearly The condition known as "phos­ The hammocks used by oldtime cruelty to ani­ land with iron ore. Wearing a 50-year sailing career, only got phorescent sea" is a phenomenon sailors to sleep in derived their mals, because crash helmet which was knocked back to Denmark for the first time of glowing light frequently seen at name from the Caribbean Indian there is no place off during the height of the activi­ early this year. He spent eight days sea at some point of water dis­ name of a tropical tree, the hamfor them to run ties, Miller garnered a six-inch in Copenhagen with his sisters turbance such as the breaking aca, whose bark was used by the and roam. At the shell which fell on the deck at his who are still living there, along crest of a wave, the bow wave and natives of the West Indies and very least, if there feet as a souvenir of the war. He's with plenty of nieces and nephews. wake of a ship, or the dipping of Central and South America to is one dog or thankful that's all the action he Two of his sisters live in Copen­ an oar. It is supposed to be caused make their swinging beds. Co­ hagen while another lives outside cat, there should saw. by the coiybination of the air with lumbus first saw them when he ar­ be another of the same so they can ' Ships Anywhere the city. Miller also has three the secretion of certain jellyfish and rived in the New World, but simi­ have a playmate and not be lonely. Miller is the kind of Seafarer brothers and one sister in this microscopic marine animals. The lar hanging or swinging beds had who likes to ship anywhere in the country, so he's not exactly home­ 3f ^ ^ pale phosphorescent light some­ been used aboard ship by sailors Luis Gonzalez, oiler: Pets aboard world, as long as its a foreign run, sick for the old country. times becomes quite brilliant and, in ancient times. The design of ship are all right in a moderate which he says he prefers to coastal Knowing a good thing when he according to a report from one Roman galleys was modified by way, but I don't and intercoastal trips. He likes the sees it. Miller has high praise for ahip, a bucket of water hauled many early chieftains to allow think they should Mediterranean and Pacific runs, the Union. He knows it's the best aboard at such a time was bright them to have a more comfortable be aboard in but his heart is really in his work thing any seaman can have and enough to light up a cabin. The swinging bed rather than one abundance. If a when he hits Italian port cities. He gives him a chance to hold his log of another ship, in 1923, re­ placed right on the planks of their man wants to says he's crazy about the Latin head high in any society. Need­ ported great difficulty in making vessels. atmosphere which he claims is less to say, he's sold on the SIU. keep a pet, let him keep it ashore where it won't get under­ foot and disturb the other crew­ ACROSS DOWN 13. Where Quatif Is 31. Peter Loire's men. It would look like Noah's ark Indian, British and other Allied Allied raids on the Rumanian 16. Noted clergy­ role if everyone had a pet aboard ship. troops held firm and began push­ capital of Bucharest inflicted heavy A potent force 1. Tibetan priests' man 33. "Gods" with in the US. 19. Not any goat ears 4> 4i 4' 2. Smell damage. Similar jaids were carried 22. NY basketbaU 35, " and over" Atlantic or 3. Island SE of Sid Bernstein, MM: I think ing back the Japanese from their out on parts of occupied France player 37. Escape Pacific Celebes 24. German: Slang 38. Metric quart keeping pets aboard a vessel is a previously-won positions on the . . . US troops captured two small 4. Jap scarf 11. Island of Dutch 26. Girl's name 39. Looks at evily 5. Tear down Antilles fine idea, no mat­ India-Burma front ... An assas­ islands north of Los Negros in the 41. Breakwater 6. It peps up gas 27. Territory in 12. Where Yalta is West India 42. Harvest ter whether they sin's bullet narrowly missed Presi­ Admiralty Islands ... In hockey's 7. Old plane 28. Papier 45. Shelter 8. De Valera's 14. Specks be cats, dogs, Stanley Cup playoffs, the Montreal 29. In the region of 47. Rest, as at land 19. Russian 30. Uproarious monkeys, para­ dent Manuel Camacho of Mexico Canadiens whipped the Chicago anchor 9. Amount: Abbr. tribesmen at his National Palace home in 10. Approaching (Puzzle Answer On Paee 25) keets, or what 17. Love: Latin Black Hawks in four straight have you. They Mexico City . . . Great Britain and games . . . The SIU reported that 18. Growing out 1 2 3 4 10 50. Cheer keep a man com­ the US demanded that Sweden halt nearly 15,000 new members had 51. Went down pany and help the export of ball bearings to the joined the A&G District since II |I2 13 53. Hqlf of him get over that Axis ... US planes in the Aleutians March, 1942. "snake eyes" lonely feeling he twice bombed Japanese bases on 14 |I5 54. Change course 3^ 3^ 4> of ship gets abbard a ship the Kurile Islands. 17 4> 4> 4> 55. Ball team ^HIB at sea. They're good for that, espe­ 120 A progress report from London 57. He lived in a cially on a long trip of several Russian forces recaptured .,the said more than 500 enemy vessels lamp 21 months. Black Sea port of Odessa. Another had been sunk or damaged by 58. A "sea soldier" thrust retook Yalta in the Crimea mines dropped from bombers on a tit 51. Former WaU 25 26 .Street king Edward Riley, bosun: Pets are and advanced on the naval base of 1,300-mile . front extending from 52. Port in Chile wonderful things to have aboard a Sevastopol... At least 900 persons the Bay of Biscay to the Gulf of 26 29 30 53. Glide ship for the com­ were killed by fires and explosions Danzig on the Baltic Sea ... A 54. He works in panionship they 32 on the docks of Bombay ... Nearly proposal that the SIU purchase a gaUey offer to the men two-thirds of the entire British hall in Tampa, Fla., was recom­ 55. Aleutian island 34 during those 56. Shout coast was placed under military mended for membership action on 37 38 39 40. Cabin lonely stretches restrictions. Phone service to all a coastwise referendum ballot . . . 40 41. It makes ship |43 at sea. The men parts of Ireland was cut off, and Front-line dispatches indicated go -can pasa the time ship service from British to Irish that the Russians haif fought their 43. Contend 44 45 146 47 away profitably ports was ordered suspended after way over the Czech border... Gen. 44. Study of wipes playing around April 24 ... As a result of a gen­ de . Gaulle dismissed Gen. Giraud 46. Make happy 146 with the dog, cat, eral tightening of. Selective Service as commander in chief of the 48. Fencer or whatever it 40. Helper regulations. Seafarers were again French armed forces. Giraud re­ 50. Prophets may be. They're the best thing for cautioned to keep in close touch fused to give up his, 5>ld. lipst.,*)' 51. shipbaattt Aatk for the crew. accept the new one.' ' ' it* < i tjfl V with their draft boards. i.'«. .'jr.ili A0O Fi m . 11, 1 »•;» �•April I«. 1»54 SEAFARERS LOG SEAFARERS « LOG April U. 1954 Paffe Thirteen 'Poison Pen' Vol. XVI, No. I Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel HYacinth 8-8600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor, HERBERT BRAND; Managing Editor, RAY DENISON; Art Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN; Photo Editdr, DANIEL NILVA; Statf Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK. JERRY REMSB, At, MABRIN; CUU Area Reporter, But. Moonr; fitaif Atahtants, LYMAN .GAVLORD, MU.TON HoRo.wnz. New Anti-Union Moves As pointed 6ut in the March 5 SEAFARERS LOG, the legislative trend against unions and their members is still gathering strength. Developments in the past few weeks have reinfdrced that trend. In Louisiana, the legislature is con­ sidering, a bill that would outlaw any kind of union security, while in Washington, Congressmen are flooding the hopper with bills that wbuld greatly limit the union's key weapon, its right to strike. The "right to work'' laws rule out any kind of preference under contract for union membership. They mean that an employer is free to load the dice by employing large num­ bers of wOrkers even though the union originally had a majority. He then can turn on the union and its membership when contract time comes around. Some of the proposed Federal changes are stiffer. .They would permit an employer, under certain circumstances, to fireijill strilCjCrs, They would also give the President absolute authority.over a, union's right to strike in some instances by permitting unlimited anti^strike injunctions for an indefi­ nite period. Such limits on the right to strike mean only one thing—that employers will be free to defy any and all union demands. • Those who propose the bills do so with the excuse that unions have abused certain rights. Nobody claims that union ranks, any mOre than employer ranks, Governnient officials or legislators are 100 percent pure at all times. But there is and always has been ample legislation on the books to deal with the guilty ones. The argument is simply a smokescreen in a drive to weaken unions and place union members at the mercy of their em­ ployers. Asks Plan For Housing^ Loans To the Editor: I am writing to you in regard to the hard time seamen are gettihg when applying for a loan from a bank or finance company. I applied to several banks and when they found out I was single they were leery, but when I told them I was a mei;phant seaman they wouldn't even let me sit down in spite of the fact that I have about $3,000 equity in a car and home I'm buy­ ing, They know all about rotary ship­ ping and it's pretty tough when a $50 a week bank clerk who couldn't tie the messboy's shoestrings tells Television sets throughout the us that we need collateral because we are too risky. I have a plan that country will keep on humming as the SIU should set up its own major networks settled on a newbuilding and loan association. It contract with the AFL Radio and would be along the same lines as a Television Guild, representing di­ credit union, but on a broader rectors and other personnel in the scale where the Union helps the studios. The agreement calls for seamen buy a home by helping an average ten percent increase. swing the deal or guarantee part The union had been considering a of the mortgage. possible nationwide strike. Each seaman could be assessed ^ so much and the rest could be bor­ Postal Unions representing US rowed from the Post Office employees have run Welfare fund to into a snag in their demands for an get started. As $800 annual wage increase. Post­ soon as it is on a master General Arthur Summerpaying proposi­ ffeld opposed the request in testi­ tion, the associa­ mony before the House Post Office tion could then Committee charging that it was an declare dividends "unjustified raid" on the treasury. ' Another illustration of the value of Public Health Service by giving each ip ii> Zt hospitals is contained in the LOG story on Page 9 on the bookman a bank Chicago Painters Local. 637 has book with a few Prevas physical therapy program conducted at Staten .Island. It's dollars towards asked the city's Building Trades safe to say that as a result of this program, several hundred his assessment. In this manner you Council to start a drive for ade­ will not only create good will by quate housing legislation. The seamen and othp patients each year are helped back into returning the assessment, but you union proposed that a city-wide shape far sooner than they would be otherwise. Many of will: encourage the man to bank conference be called for that pur­ pose, pointing to the rapid growth them no doubt avoid the partial or total disability that can and save with the SIU. of slums in the city as a danger What better selling point could be an after-effect of injury or illness. the Union have when organizing signal. The work of the physical therapy program, like the rest than to show seamen that the Zr Zf Z> of., the USPHS operation, is designed to restore the patients Union can help them out in their A conference on unemployment to useful lives as soon as possible. Every day saved through financial difficulties in buying a will be held April 25-30 by the this program means one day less that a, patient has to be a home or car, especially among California State Federation of La­ those oldtime company stiffs. Even­ bor in Santa Barbara. The meet­ burden on his family and on the community. tually the members could be of­ ing will take up problems under . From this point of view, the dollars spent by the Govern­ fered group life insurance for their the state unemployment compen­ ment in supporting this and any other hospital program families at cut rate premiums and sation law, and draft recommenda­ are a sound investment. They return their value many times perhaps even insurance for their tions for improving procedures. over in the form of healthy and productive workers. automobile and home. 4" 4" Members of the Washington All these additional features t Sr t would take a little .time, of course, Building Trades Council are con­ but if the organization is on a tributing several thpusand mansound scale they could be made hours of work to help build an ad­ dition to the Anderson Rehabilita­ possible. The findings of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce, in a When the Teamsters Union can tion Hospital in nearby Arlington, recent study of the allotments sent home by seamen with lend a trucking corporation $1,- Virginia. The new addition will be used to retrain workers suffering families in the Azalea City, are the type of statistics that 500.000 to stay in business, we, as from handicaps brought on by in­ a smaller union, should strive to often pass unnoticed. But the results of the survey showed, consolidate our position to make juries. ._ 4 4" 4 for example, that seamen voluntarily contributed the sum the members as strong as possible. Railroad Trainmen employed by of $7 million from their pay last year for family allotments, Wants No Dough the Long Island railroad have won aside from the many millions more they brought home after I realize that my plan sounds a an award from the National Media­ bit complicated and needs a lot of tion Board upholding an agreement the payoff. work done on it, but a lot of other providing seven days' pay for six This is a considerable figure and, with Mobile noted as a things we have today sounded just days' work on the line's commuter major SIU port, it means that Seafarers accounted for much as far-fetched ten years ago when runs. The agreement was signed of the total. It also means that shippers and seamen provided they were first proposed. If suc­ in January, but a dispute arose as a ,large chunk of cash towards the prosperity and well-being cessful we could set a precedent to the interfhretation of its terms. never before equalled in the mari­ of a major US city and its citizens. 4 4 4 Approximately 189,000 members time industry. There are a lot of Apart from that, the study showed once again that seamen details worked out, but I of the CIO United Steelworkers today are a highly-responsible group of men, with families, sincerelyto be b«iieve that if ap- Union are idle as the result of the homes and obligations which they meet even while far out piroached properly this plan has' drop in steel productibli. according at sea. The seaman who is a drifter,-with no roots, is a van- great possibilities. to the union's esfima^. Another urecu..,..,,, 'My*!!': titi'v. VeiaVmhf.'-'-o: ttW meinbtftr inw TiKWpToyed in Pjbysieal Therapy A Responsible Profession LEGISLATURES Canada for the same reason. The total represents better than 15 per­ cent of the union's membership, which runs close to 1,200,000. 4 4 4 A Labor Advisory group on Puerto Rican affairs will be organ­ ized in New York to bring Puerto Ricans and other Spanish-speaking workers into unions and to help solve housing, educational and other problems for the Spanish-speaking newcomers to the city. The group will be sponsored by both AFL and CIO unions in the city and by the Puerto Rican Department of Labor, .444 Suspension of 57 union officers has led to a work stoppage of ap­ proximately 6,400 members of AFL Machinists Local 801 at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey. The sus­ pended officers slept in the yard while the other workers punched in their cards but,refused to go to work. 4 4 4 Newspaper delivery drivers in parts of New York City struck last week cutting off deliveries to about 700 newsstands in scattered areas. The Newspaper and Mail Delivery Union (independent) called the strike after 11 months of negotia­ tions had failed to produce an agreement on wage matters and other benefits for the drivers in­ volved. 4 4 4 The CIO Newspaper Guild called a strike against two daily news-, papers in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsyl­ vania, after failure of contract ne­ gotiations over wage, vacation and ai-bitration issues. The publisher of the two papers, the "TimesLeader-Evening News," and "The. Record" had offered an increase of $1.75 a week. Printers and other mechanical union members re­ fused to cross the picketlines. 4 4 4 Teachers, firemen and other unionized city employees picketed New York's City Hall this week in a demonstration for pay in­ creases. The city has proposed some increases in the budget for the coming year but the various unions involved objected that the sums were not enough to meet their needs. Unions involved in­ cluded the AFL Teachers Guild and the Unifot^aed Firemen's As-; sbciation, also an AFL 'affiliate. �' ''i •yi i'" --. I -'J •I �lir' Pare Sixteen • SEAFARERS LO G SEAFARERS in Er • On the Job The marine section of the National Safety Convention met Thursday and Friday in New York's Hotel Statler to discuss safety in design and operation of ships and shipyards.. . Steamship companies that carry Lubrication of moving parts on board ship, as anywhere else, selves passenger traffic have a heavy work load of tax refunds on their hands three purposes—to reduce wear and power loss, to keep moving parts as a result of the reduction of travel taxes April 1. Passengers who cool and to keep them clean. The first two purposes are accomplished paid for tickets in advance before that date are entitled to tax refunds. by reducing friction between two moving surfaces in contact with the .. A US Air Force helicopter rescued 34 passengers pnd most of the crew of the Swedish freighter Dalsland near Casablanca. The small ' jSeafarer Lorenzo Rinaldi really other while the third is the result of absorption of foreign matter by 2,730-ton freighter hit a reef 200 yards offshore. The captain and three must have the touch when it comes the lubricant itself. crewmembers remained aboard. Lubrication requirements differ considerably under different circum­ to making pizza pies, judging from the reaction of his shipmates on stances, depending on the type of friction involved and the speed at Holland-America has scheduled summer and faH cruises to Bermuda the Alcoa Ranger. They agreed at which moving parts operate. Low speed operations, like those of the and South America for the liners Ryndam and Maasdam . Chief stew­ a shipboard meeting that it was reciprocating engine, require smaller amounts of oil, since, not much ard James Bradshaw of the Media, a Cunard line passenger ship, re­ worth while making a special pur- heat is generated and the oil serves only to separate the two Tublnng tired after the ship's last voyage. He had been in the company's serv­ Chase of pizza ingredients, includ­ surfaces. ice for 47 years . The Suez Canal handled a record number of ships ing such delicacies as anchovies Oil'Has Own Friction and a record cargo tonnage in 1953. Over 90 million metric tons of and a variety of Italian cheeses so Where a high speed engine such as a turbine is involved, the churn­ cargo passed through the canal on 12,731 ships. Northbound cargo far that Rinaldi could do - his stuff. ing .of the oil in itself becomes a source of friction, creating a great deal exceeded southbound tonnage, the difference being the amount of crude They were the kind of items that of heat. Consequently a larger amount of oil is used which is constantly you won't find on the average draining into a tank and being run through a cooler before being re­ oil moving north on tankers from the Persian Gulf oil fields. ship's stores Ust. * » * turned to the'bearings again. The 36-year-old Seafarer should With steel prodhction way down from last ydar. Great Lakes ore When proper lubrication exists, it means that a film of oil has been carriers expect to curtail operations this summer, "rhere, is sufficient know his way around a pizza since formed, separating the moving parts and preventing actual contact of ore on hand to service the industry for six months, as at present the he was born in Italy, the home of the metal. The remaining friction Is fluid—the friction of the oil mills are operating at slightly better than 60 percent of Capacity. Last that and other food delicacies. He's against itself. This varies with viscosity, temperature and the speed year the Great Lakes ore fleets moved nearly 96 million tons of ore. been sailing on SIU ships since and pressure to which the oil is subject. They don't expect to do better than 80 million tons in 1954.. A. S. June, 1951, and lives ashore in A good oil has high adhesion, that is, it will cling to a metal surface, Onassis, the Greek shipping tycoon, has had another supertanker Baltimore between trips. Right launched. It is il.c 21,800-ton Olympic Snow, a turbine-powered ship now he is galley utilityman on the and cohesion, which means it will hold together. Its viscosity, or in­ ternal friction, is measured by the time it takes a set amount of oil capable of cruising at leVi- knots.. One of the last of the great sailing Alcoa vessel. to flow from an opening of a certain size at a certain temperature. ships, the r.erman four-master Pamir, has been sold at auction for about ii it There are several kinds of friction that a lubricant has to deal with, $74,000 in American money. The 3,103-ton vessel was built in 1905 and Another picnic will be sponsored for many years operated in the grain and nitrate trade. by the crew of the Del Sud this including rolling friction of a wheel rolling on a non-moving surface, spring for Seafarers in New sliding friction of the piston or of a shaft turning in its bearings, start­ ing friction, the additional friction which has to be overcome when a The Venezuelan Line has lilans to expand cargo service between the Orleans, and bearing starts moving, running friction, when a shaft is in position at US and Venezuela through construction of four 4,800-ton cargo ships. Emii Herek, chief a constant speed, reversing friction arid accelerating friction. Obvious­ The VL-s.seIs are now being built in Dutch shipyards . . . Two tremendous steward, is one ly then, a lubricant has to perform its functions under a variety of Con­ one-piece castings weighing 84 tons each were unloaded at the Hampton of several crewditions. That means, in turn, a variety of lubricants. ' Roads Port of Embarkation recently by the Exchester... Tidewater Oil members who are sold two new tankers how under construction to the Western Hemi­ in charge of the Oils can be blended, which means made up of two or more petroleum sphere Corporation which promptly bareboat-chartered them back to affair. These have oils, or compounded, where a mineral oil has been added to a fixed oil. Tidewater. The tankers are being, built at Sparrows Point. Md. ... The proved very pop­ Fixed oils consist of lard oil, castor oil, sperm oil and the like. In other port of Norfolk is attempting to clear a huge glut of cargo that arrived ular in the past, words they come from vegetation or an animal source. as a result of diversions from New York during the recent dock tie-up. thanks to the ef­ Engine Lubrication * » • forts of the crew Almost any kind of oil can be used for engine lubrication of ordinary Herek An unexpected group of passengers came in to New York harbor on and it looks like learings. Where temperatures are high and severe operating condi­ the Italian liner Vnlcania during the course of the dock strike. There this one will be more of the same, tions exist, they are usually blended. Compounded oil is used under were two stowaways aboard, 43 passengers who had transferred from with lots of tasteful faod and re­ ordinary conditions. the Queen Mary at Halifax, and six American Immigration officers. freshments for Seafarers and their The standard internal combustion oils, or automobile engine oils are The Queen Mary passengers chose to complete their voyage by sea, families. used for Diesel engines. These are generally blended oils that are rather ihan take a train from Halifax and the Immigration inspectors Then there is usually a ball able to function under high tension and when burned in' cylinders, had gone to Halifax to help complete the transaction... The City of game between a group of crew- leave carbon that goes out through the exhaust rather than^ building New York hcs t~ikcn over the ferries that run between 69th Street, members and the Seafarers on the up on cylinder walls. Air compressor cylinder oils are much the same Brooklyn, and Staten Island.. W. O. Cook has been elected president of Robin Line to succeed Arthur R. Lewis, Jr., who died on March 16 beach to liven up the afternoon's but must be highly refined so as to leave a minimum of carbon deposits. .. New York ship repair yards have protested plans to extend the city's festivities. Oils for icf ihachine cylinders, for obvious reasons, must be able to Herek is a Nebraska native, 47 function , at extremely low temperatures. They have to be able to stay three percent sales tax to ship repair services. * » * years of age, who joined the SIU fluid at low temperatures. • A test case of the Government's right to seize 48 ships on the grounds in the Port of New Orleans on Cutting lubricants serve a different function. They have to penetrate that they are illegally owned by alien interests will be heard by the Su­ July 10, 1948. Right now he makes instantly, keep the cutting tool cool and either lubricate it or help it preme Court. The Meacham "Tanker Corporation has appealed seizure his home in the Crescent City and takd' a firm gripi These oils will usually contain lard oil and sulphur, of the Meacham, one of the ships involved, to the nation's highest tri­ sails regularly on the Delta Line plus a rust preventative. bunal Sale of the tanker Ampac Washington by the Government to passenger run. Greases may be any one of a number of different oils mixed with soap a Los Angeles bank for $305,000 has been approved by a Federal judge. i) i> i> so as to thicken the lubricant. The amount of soap can vary from a half At first the offer was rejected as too low, but no" other bidder came for­ The last voyage of the Winter percent up to 20 percent depending on the consistency desired. The ward for the ship. ..Ice floes in the St. Lawrence River tied up two Hill, a Cities Service tanker, was freighters enroute^ to Montreal temporarily. The Capo Miseno, an a pleasant trip all around, accord­ soap holds the lubricant in one place, although in some instances the soap is added to raise the temperature of the lubricant and make it Italian ship, and the Prins Willem Van Oranje, a Dutch vessel, had to ing to reports, run under certain conditions. anchor in a sheltered cove after a previous ship's wash loosened ice and part of the Graphite Grease User floes near Quebec City. credit is due to • • • Graphite greases are used only where bearings are worn, or where ship's delegate Isbrandtsen Steamship Company, long a lone wolf In the shipping Ernest W. Cox, temperatures are so high that ordinary lubricants would not provide Industry, is now taking on two South American steamship conferences. who along .with any protection. The graphite has slight abrasive qualities which file The company complained to the Federal Maritime Board that two con­ the department down rough surfaces and it also fills in irregularities in the surface. ferences were forcing exporters who ship to Colombia to use confer­ delegates did a It tends to coat the metal it covers substituting its own low friction ence line ships although the exporters designated Isbrandtsen as their good job in keep­ qualities for the higher friction of the metal, a characteristic which is quite useful in high speed operations. carrier.. US officials have promised to keep American fishing boats ing beefs at a Another kind of grease is gear lubricant, which Is a combination of from operating off Mexican shores in the Gulf of Mexico. The Mexican minimum. Cox high viscosity oil with a small amount of soda soap, giving it a jelly­ fishermen had demanded that their government take naval action if Coxf who sails necessary, to reserve coastal waters for Mexican fishing boats.. A new in the steward department, is a na­ like consistency. It's used on those gears that are designed so that aq service between Canada and the Mediterranean is starting this month tive of Mississippi who joined the oil couid not be retained in the gear casing. under the auspices of the Canada Levant Line, a mixed European and SIU in New Orleans on March 24, A general rule of the thumb for use of greases is to use soft greases Egyptian outfit. The iine will cali at Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, 1950. He lives in Pass Christian, for light pressures and high speeds, medium for medium pressures and Turkey, Egypt and North African ports. Mississippi, and is 32 years of age. speeds, and hard greases for heavy pressures and slow speeds. ACTION f?' April H> 1954 'Oil Is Cheaper Than Metar By Bernard Seaman �Aptii 10, 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Page SeTcntecB Poll Returns Indicate Libraries Make A Hit Tabulations of the results in the first ^month of a SEA­ FARERS LOG poll on the question of continuing or ending the SIU ships' library program showed Seafarers overwhelm­ ingly in favor of keeping thef* program going. Two solitary for books on photography and the votes have been cast opposing inevitable bid for plenty of sea Adding a little 'sunshine therapy' to their program of convalescence, seven Seafarers bask in the sun on the roof of the Staten Island IJSPHS hospital along with Toby Flynn, SIU Welfare repre­ sentative. Left to right, they are Thomas Thompson, Walter Sudnick, Arthur Roy, Charles Oglesby, Flynn, Thomas Bach, Stanley Swienckoski and Edwin Rushton. Therapy Is tiood ^Medicine' (Continued from page 9) tients and inpatients, provide in­ dividual as well as group care five days a week both in a specially fitted gymnasium and in the wards themselves. The speed of recovery varies with the disability as well as the patient himself. A man with a leg in a cast who applies himself to the task can build the injured leg up again in a matter of weeks so that he can walk out feeling and look­ ing as fit as any man oh the street. A few think they can'"get back on their feet" just by lifting them off the bed, but they discover the^sad truth quickly once they try it. Then they too apply themselves to the care of the physical ther­ apists, who assist them in the exer­ cises and other treatments needed to bring back the full strength of the affected limb or part of the body. FUled With Gadgets The gym at Staten Island, on the seventh floor of the hospital, occu­ pies an area 35 feet long by 14 feet wide, and is filled with the tools of the trade. There are parallel bars to exercise the legs for walking again, arm and leg "pulls," ladders and steps to practice climbing with artificial limbs, with a facsimile model of the entrance to a bus to teach the patient how to mount the vehicle again. In addition, there are whirlpool Strike On NY Docks Over; Await Vote ((I^ntinued from page 2) Brownsville, Lake Charles and Gal­ veston, as well as a local In Port Isobel, Texas. All in all approximately 55 per­ cent of the membership in the Gulf is now AFL along with locals in Puerto Rico, Oregon, Washington and Alaska as well as on the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. The net result is to leave the old ILA increasingly Isolated without major support in any quarter except from the locals it holds in the New York area. The only outside support it can call on is from Harry Bridges and from the Communist Party, with the "Daily Worker" official organ of the Party, outspoken in its sup­ port of the racket-ridden organ­ ization. Similar support is forth­ coming from Bridges' West Coast longshore union which froin the beginning of the strike tias at* baths which provide heat and elec­ trically-controlled massage for the arms and legs, and a giant Hub­ bard tank, installed this year, fea­ turing complete body immersion in an S-shaped affair that takes up to 500 gallons of water. This equip­ ment, especially helpful for cases of paralysis and certain types of bums, ran. up a tab of $12,000, in­ cluding installation. The buoyancy of water, it's been determined, is a considerable aid to exercise in many Instances. Other treatments available in­ clude diathermy, infra-^ed lamps, muscle stimulators, plus mats and exercise tables with intricate sys­ tems of pulleys and weights. Depend On Condition The method»of treatment used naturally depei ds on the nature of the, condition to be treated and all of these are utilized in varying combination^ by most of the pa­ tients at the hospital. Most Sea farers look forward to the time when they are due to begin getting physical therapy treatment. They know this means they're on their way to recovery, and the chance to get back on the job with their shipmates. NewT ankers, Stiipbuilding Guarantees Planned By US A change in the Government's ship construction laws pro­ viding 100 percent guarantees on ship loans is the latest proposal of the administration to get private operators to build some new ships. The-^ proposal has received a warm have been introduced by Senators welcome from both shipping Saltonstall and-Butler in the Sen­ and by Representative Tollefmen and investment bankers. ate, son in the House of Represenatives. Another major step that is get­ Favorable action on the measure is ting administration support is a expected in both houses. Navy plan for Government con­ struction of at least 20 modern tankers to be chartered out to pri­ vate industry for ten-year charters. In turn, the Navy would lay up its own T-2 tankers for reserve pur­ poses The Navy has been pushing this proposal for some time now as a means of overcoming a grave short­ age of modem tankers, and at the (Continued from page 5) same time, providing the service with an adequate tanker reserve. be far more expensive, $4,424,000 The 100 percent guarantee on and $5,072,000. ship loans would mean, in effect, Although these prices are 50 per­ that anybody who lends money to a shipowner to build new ships is cent, or less, than the actual cost guaranteed every penny of his in­ of the ships, the Government would vestment, plus interest, by the probably have to chop them in half Government. In case the shipowner again to get nibbles from the aver­ is unable to pay back the loan, the Government will step in and pick age American freight-ship operator. up the tab. • In Reserve Fleets Low Interest Rate At present all but a few of the In return for this Government Mariners are laid up in various guarantee, the interest rates on Government reserve fleets. The such loans would be considerably three ships for Pacific Far East lower than on normal open market Lines are still in the yards and are loans. Since interest is a big item being altered for that company's on a long-term mortgage it means use. One ship is being converted that the shipowner could build a into a naval auxiliary and one, the new vessel considerably cheaper disabled Cornhusker Mariner, is in Sasebo, Japan, until Congress de­ this way than otherwise. There is a law on the books al­ cides what it wants done with the " ready, passed last year, providing ship. • for Government guarantees up to Despite the price, the Govern­ 90 percent on shipbuilding loans. ment hopes to sell the vessels to This law has had no practical effect subsidized companies who are un­ since banks and ih'surance com­ der legal obligation to replace panies have been unwilling to lend aging ships. It remains to be seen money at the low interest rate if whether the companies will prefer they ran the risk of losing out on to build new ships to their own ;her . ten percent of tha ^ecificatijjnSjjjjjrto.altW^^^ prrced Ttlarrners. 4-5 Million Is Sale Price On Mariner Ships the library distribution aboard stories. Some of the Seafarers polled also asked that samplings SIU ships. Discounting the two votes urging of the popular weekly magazines, stop to the library program, especially news magazines, be which are a negligible factor, the somehow worked into each assort­ remaining ballots in the poll show­ ment as well. All the recommendations made ed 45 percent of those taking part in favor of retaining the program will be studied following the end as is. The other 55 percent recom­ of the poll on April 30, 1954, when mended continuing the library dis­ the Union will tabulate the results tribution, but with various changes, and attempt to adjust the assort­ principally in the proportions of ment accordingly. Questionnaires certain types of books included in can be mailed or brought into SIU headquarters in person before that each 50-book library assortment. deadline. Started Mai'ch 16 The basis for the poll, which got underway March Ifi, is to obtain a sampling of membership opinion on the libraries before the Union commits itself to the purchase of more books for the next quarterly distribution of the library assort­ ments. New 50-book libraries are placed aboard all SlU-contracted vessels (Continued from page 3) every three months, with provi­ sions for additional assortments in certainty in the industry which the case of ships being out six from month to month doesn't know months-or longer. The library pr » what to expect in the form of con­ gram was launched nearly a year tract terms. The group agreed that this was a ago in answer to demands for more decent reading material aboard matter to be passed on by the mem­ ship. It is operated at no cost to bership themselves and according­ the membership, under the LOG ly the idea of a uniform ex­ fund, .with the coastwide facilities piration date has been referred of the SIU Sea Chest handling the back to member unions for discus­ distribution of the handy, paper- sion and action. Attending the conference for the bound volumes in ell ports. Suggested changes in the library SIU were Assistant Secretaryassortments center around requests Treasurers Robert Matthews and for more novels and non-fiction, Joe Volpian. Matthews is a member especially "how-to.-do-it" books on of the CAMU's special Washington practical subjects, and less West­ legislative committee. Unions that are members of the erns. Mysteries, as a class, are ap­ parently favored over Westerns, CAMU, besides the SIU A&G Dis­ which drew most of the opposition, trict, are: Sailors Union of the Pa­ in the form of heavy requests for cific, Brotherhood of Marine Engi­ less of these in each assortment. neers, Marine Cooks and StewardsMore humorous books and books on AFLi Marine Firemen, Oilers and sports were recommended, but to Watertenders Union, SIU Great lesser degree. The sentiment Lakes District, all part of the Sea­ registered in the past two weeks farers International Union of differed very little from the first North America, as well as the Amer­ results, announced in the LOG on ican Radio Association, CIO; Broth­ erhood of Marine Officers, District April 2. 50, United Mine Workers; Masters, Short Stories Requested Mates and Pilots, AFL; Marine En­ Other changes urged included gineers Beneficial Association, CIO; suggestions that collections of short National Maritime Union, CIO; , detective stories and historical fic­ Radio Officers Union, AFL; and tion stories would be more desir­ United Steelworkers of America, able than the long novels, and CIO. specialized requests, such as those 4 Hiring Hall Defense Set By Unions Official Form in SEAFARERS LOG Poll on SIU Libraries (Please put check or X-mark next to your choices.) Editor, SEAFARERS LOG 675 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn 32, New York Here's my opinion on SIU libraries. (A) I want them continued as is. ( ) (B) I want them stopped. ( ) (C) I want them continued with the following changes: There should he more: Westerns ( ), mysteries ( ), novels ( ), non-fiction ( ), humor ( ), sports ( ), There should he less: Westerns ( ), mysteries ( ), novels ( ), non-fiction ( ), humor ( ), sports ( ). (Note: The present breakdown of titles in each 50-book library is as follows: 15 Westerns, 15 mysteries, 10 novels, 4 non-fiction, 4 humorous books, 2 books on sports.) I A^uld jfecommend the following other changes in the selections: ; ! A.v". i'" �Pase Eichtecn SEAFARERS '• . '•'<* • ' '^ ' K'. April 1«; 1954 LOG Seafarer Dips Pen In Inlc-Filled ' Veins For Column Material Steeped in the tradition of great literary men and journalistic factotums i^ Seafarer Abe Rosen, who writes to the LOG of his desire to author a column for the paper and for pos­ terity. Offering to show his wares on a limited trial basis, Rosen, under the pseudonym of "Shad Roe," displays his of-"* ferings before the gathered and hooking a large shark. Getting ner liquor store with $12 for a multitude of Seafarers for the worst of the duel, the AB fell gallon of whiskey. Pay her 45 cents That the first woman candidate for President of the United States ran for that office in 1872? Mrk. •'c Victoria Woodhull, a Joimnalist and lecturer, ran on the ticket of the radical "People's Party," but re­ ceived no electoral votes and only a few scattered popular votes. In 1884, a recognized political group, the Equal Rights Party, also put up a woman candidate, but she fared little better. day is June 22, while in all other ' years U is June 21. t * niat the first person to travel at a rate of 100 mph or better did the trick 50 years ago? The record was set in France In 1904 by a man named Rigolly, who was clocked at a speed of 103.56 mph in a soupedup auto. France was the center of road-racing in Europe at the time. judgment an(i critical comment, to into the "deep amidst a school of per drink and she will be able to sharks. With the AB pausing for a declare a profit of $39.75. At the wit: Today I am back again in Balti­ smoke, tension mounted in the end of 15 years you will have more, that Monumental City. Did foc'sle until one listener asked: snakes in your shoes and die. Your it it it wife will then have accumulated you ever take note of the many "Well, what happened then?" That Louisiana is the wettest "Nothing happened," he said, $35,000. monuments and statues they have 4" 44" state in the US, with an annual av­ This amount will enable her to all over this town? It's a pigeon's "they just ate me." erage of 55.68 inches of rain? The That the Infants of a species of purchase a small home and a par­ paradise. I'll bet that nine" out of 3> 3^ t ten people don't even notice them, The Atlantic Ocean was very cel of land, educate and bring up birds inhabiting Australia and cer­ Louisiana average is based on rec­ much less try to find out who they rough. The captain realized there your children. She will be able to tain South Sea islands are hatched ords of rainfall during the last 62 are, or what they stand for, I'm was no iiope for the sinking ship marry a good man, settle down, full-feathered and are able to fly years. Nevada is-the driest state, one of those at fault. and said: "Is there anyone amongst and forget all about a bum like from the moment they emerge with an annual average of 8.60 you. For example, I know where the us who can pray?" ftom the shell? The birds are inches for the last 64 years. Washington Monument is and rec­ Out of the crew one man stepped called mound builders because tp •$ rj it it it ognize it because forward and said, "Yes, sir, I can Did you hear the one about the they lay their eggs in large mounds That in the case of a Seafarer pray." it was pointed out wealthy family which was so rich constructed of loose soil, leavesr dying before collecting his vaca­ "Good," replied' the captain, it was the only one in the neigh­ grass and twigs. to me, but there's tion benefits his beneficiary is a guy on a horse "you start praying while the rest borhood which had wall-to-wall eligible to receive all money due? on the north end of us get the lifebelts on. We're one floors? This is over and above the regular of W a s h i n gton short." • • t l" J" That bound volumes of all copies $2,500 death benefit for all Sea­ Square, which 3i 3!" 3i Then there was the story of the of the SEAFARERS LOG pub­ I've been passing Did you ever take note, while on Scotsm.an who was a Yeal be-bop lished from 1947 through 1953 can farers. it it it ever since I was the beach waiting for a ship and gone guy. Nobody understood him be obtained for the package price a kid, and still shipping was slow, that every guy at home, because all he could say, of $25? The handsome, cloth-bound That the only known diamond don't know who you talk to in the hall seems to was "Hot, man!" Rosen mine in North America is in the volumes are suitable for home or he is. I always think that shipping is better some­ 4 4 4-' shipboard libraries and can be ob­ state of Arkansas? The mine, pres­ tell my.self someday I'll take the where else, but nobody ever makes How about this as a touching tained from SlU headquarters in ently inactive, is located in Pike trouble to find out who he is, but a move to go there? tale? One day little little Johnny New York. Bound volumes of the County, near the town of MurfreesI never do. Sic transit gloria! 4 3^ 3i was sent home from school with a LOG for 1953 alone can be ob­ boro. Overhead at coffeetime: "All note from the teacher that he had 3. i 4. it it it Did you ever take note.'^out in right boys, what else can we talk been a wicked boy and that the tained at the cost price of $5. That President Theodore Roose­ the residential part of town, of the about besides girls?" if if it teacher wanted to see his father. velt was blind in one eye during similitude of the houses with the Did you ever notice how fast the When the lad's dad came home That the longest day of the year the last few years of his life? Roose­ beautiful white marble steps? If guys get dressed and make for the that evening, he Inquired into the you get out there early enough in beach whenever a Ship hits port? matter: "What's the matter, John­ doesn't always fall on June 21? velt's disability was not made the mornings, you can see the So what happens? You guessed it. ny?" his father asked, "I thought Under our present calendar, the public until about a year before longest day in the year may be his death. An extremely athletic ladies of the houses scrubbing the After wining and dining in the you were doing well in school." steps with the utmost care. I've early part of the evening, they "I was," Johnny replied, "until either June 21 or June 22 in places individual, he lost the sight of one often wondered how some of the usually are too far gone to enjoy I told the teacher what you did for using standard ti<)rie. In each year eye during a boxing bout in the preceding a leap year the longest White House. residents find their own house themselves in the shank of the a living." when they come home with snakes night. "What was wrong with that?" his in their shoes. Pigeon-wise, it 3i t 3i father asked. must be the homing instinct. Overheard at the 408 Bar on East "Nothing," Johnny said, "but I I went out to Breezy Point on the Baltimore Street: "When I drink, told her you played piano in a outskirts of Baltimore to see a everybody drinks, when I pay, ev­ brothel to earn a living." friend of mine. That brought my erybody pays." Duly shocked, his father asked: thoughts around- to Riverview 3> 3> 3> "Whatever made you say a terrible I came across this one some­ thing like that, Johnpy? You know Park, where the Western Electric plant now stands. The younger where and I'll pass it on: If you it's not true." Seafarers wouldn't remember Riv­ must drink booze set up a saloon . "Well," Johnny said, "you didn't There's nothing like trying to be helpful, writes Seafarer erview Park, but some of the old- in your own home. Be the only think I was going to tell her that Quentin Remaud, but there is a time, place and skill for timers still get a nostalgic feeling drinker and you will not need a you were a member of the NMU, everything. Remaud took his philosophical turn in the road when they think about the private license. Send your wife to the cor­ did you?" shores that used to line the river of life after reporting an in--*— front, the boating and fishing, the cident aboard the Lawrence move the few hundred feet neces­ LOG-A-RHYTHM; crab feasts and swimming parties. Victory of Mississippi as it was sary for the shifting of the berth, " It holds a lot of fond memories out on a foreign run. the arms said, flailing the air, it for me. I remember, with the first would be essential to head out for It just proves, according to spell of warm weather, the Balti­ sea. Remaud, that you've got to be on more Transit Company would get By M. Dtcyer your toes all the time and see to Many of the men thought this out the summer cars, those big it that no one pulls the wool over maneuver a little excessive, and, open ones, which used to waft the Be there a seaman with soul so dead your eyes, no matter how in­ while one went below for a dog­ cool breeze in your face, and for Who never to himself has said nocently they do it. In other words, eared copy of semaphore signals, four cents fare you could ride all said Remaud, too rpany cooks spoil the better to interpret the frenetic "This is my ovm ship, my own true love, the way to the park. At that time the broth or too many pilots sink manipulator, haste was made to Of whom I place no one above." it was like a trip to the country. the ship. prepare the ship for sea in accord­ For a kid who lived in the hot city Yet such a man with strength and pride It happened when the Lawrence ance to the orders. slums, it was a little taste of Victory lay at anchor in a harbor May long for a woman at his side, heaven. 1 remember the merry-goPilot Comes Aboard in the Azores. A woman, who, for him will yearn found and trying for the brass ring The order was While the vessel was underway, which gave you a free ride. But And patiently wait for his return. , ' given to move the heading into a spanking breeze, a best- of all, I remember the freshship" a few hun­ small boat crept inconspicuously caught crabs being put into a But out of sight is out of thought, , dred feet in shift­ alongside the ship until it hoVe to caldron of steaming hot water, to He'll gather girls in every port, ing its berth, pre­ right under the scuppers of the be eaten later with a mug of cold, Then satisfied he has reached his goal. sumably for a starboard side. With little fanfm-e nickel beer. His home port girl is his ace in the hole. ^ ' better or more it was established that the late­ 3; t • expeditious dis­ comer was the actual pilot of the I'm reminded of a tale I heard Oh, he may take time to drop a line charge of cargo. harbor. Acting quickly, once au­ in the hall in Baltimore while wait­ To say that he is feeling fine The crux of the thority was established, the pilot ing for a ship. An AB told the tale Remand And send her trinkets, a card or two. matter lay in the had the engine room reverse en­ of fishing off the coast of Argentina Or a snapshot taken with the crew. ^ ^ fact that there was no communica­ gines, and it was a good thing they tion between the Portuguese offi­ were. The vessel glided by the So while he's dining some damsel fair, ' ^ cer directing the operation and the Atlantic Victory, instead of into it, With flashing eyes and silken hair. officers of the ship other than by as it would have if the astern bell His girl at home must broaden her view sign language. None of the ship had not been rung in time. And expect to have a rival or two. officers knew Portuguese tongue, Seafarers overseas who want With the crisis passed, the cap­ nor did the local officer speak tain and his crew gathered around to get in touch with headquar­ Oh, foolish man, he better learn. anything resembling American. ters in a hurry can do so by the imposter on the bridge and de­ Before the tide, too soon, may turn. cabling the Union at its cable Gesticulating wildly on the manded to know who he was. He Or his ace in the hole may set him free. address, SEAFARERS NEW bridge, like a juggler with hand flashed his badge showing himself To sail to the girls on some distant lee. YORK. grenades for prots, the native of­ to be one of the local port police. Use of this address will as­ ficer managed to convey his orders It seems he had a penchant for Jfo woman can ever be taken for granted sure speedy transmission on to the others. He looked like a solo piloting and took it out on the crew Though a seaman's roots in the ^ea are planted. adagio dancer tripping his last with of the Lawrence Victory. The crewall messages and faster serv­ So treat her right, your ace in the hole, j.,, ya- V _ rpomf^uj., ,qf ghostly, |>artnera ice for the men involve^. , jnembcrs, saw. to it that he was Or find your course not set on her final goat sponding to his toudt'ln order to safely put ashore, and fast. Would-Be Azore Pilot Is King-For-Day On Vessel Ace In The Hole K:^ li I: i-- !?;• U- lirit- Union Hag Cable Address i 1 •• •: :.'rr �Apra 1«. 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Paee Nineteen Del Norte Stars Star in Bal Tilt Against Argentine Nine By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor After years of trial, error, promise and disappointment it appears that practical, single-solution developers and fixers (called monobaths) have finally become a reality. Quick, one-solution processing of films and papers for both amateur and professional may wejl be here as a permanent institution. In straightforward film processing under familiar methods, thrfee baths ax'e used. The developer reduces to metallic silver the poi-tions of the silver-halide emulsion that were exposed to light in the camera. The stop bath halts the action of the developer. The third and final bath, the fixer, dissolves away the silver halides remaining in the emusion after develbpment, leaving the metallic-silver negative image in the fiim. In monobath processing, the film is developed and fixed simultane­ ously. ^t sounds fantastic, but that is exactly what occurs, as you will see when you try this remarkable system in your own darki'oom. Long Research Problem The idea of monobath processing is by no means new; it has long been the dream and aim of many photo researchers. But, for one rea­ son or another, all previous attempts have proven unsuccessful. It re­ mained for investigators at the Optical Research Laboratory of Boston University, working under contract to the US Air Force, to produce a series of monobaths that seem to combine the largest number of de­ sirable qualities arid the fewest drawbacks. The disadvantages of former monobaths have been: 1. Instability of the solution 2. Uneven devlopment 3. Undue softening of the emulsion 4. Loss of speed of the emulsion Without going into the technical details, it is enough for our purposes to know that the workers at Boston University produced formulas which completely overcaipe the first three difficulties given above. Apparently the group has not solved the problem of speed loss to its complete satisfaction, but work is continuing and eventual success is expected. (Speed losses range from 40 to 50 percent.) Among the advantages of monobath film processing are: 1. Convenience. One bath instead of three. You mix, store and handle one combined developing and fixing; bath instead of the in­ dividual developer, short stop and fixing baths required for conven­ tional processing. 2. Speed in processing. Negatives are fully developed and fixed in six minutes (more or less, depending upon the film used). This is only 20 to 25 percent of the time required for fine grain processing by exist­ ing systems. 3. Excellent negative quality. Films properly handled in the mono­ bath formula have good gradation, density and contrast. 4. Fine grain. Eleven diameter enlargements from negatives show no objectionable graininess or loss of i-esolving power. In fact, im­ proved resolving power is one of the advantages that have been claimed for monobath processed negatives. Yellow-Brown Tone Negatives processed by the monobath procedure do not. appear to have quite as much density as those developed conventionally. How­ ever the difference is less than one half lens stop and ynder normal conditions may be disregarded. One thing you will notice is that mono­ bath tends to deposit a yellowish-brown stain over your negatives. The stain will do no harm—in fact, it may actually contribute to the pi;inting quality. But the same stain on your fingernails, towels and cloth­ ing is difficult to remove. A question that needs answering is whether monobath-processed negatives and prints will have the same permanence as others de­ veloped and fixed in the usual manner. Here, the final answer is for those who undertake the fun of finding out. If you enjoy following new ways in photography and find excitement in discovery, you'll want to try monobath processing in your own darkroom. If you're curious, drop us a line and we'll send you the formulas. In addition to shipboard duties, privileges and rigors aboard the Del Norte, certain other advantages accrue to Seafarers who man the Mississippi vessel. Not the least of these, is the chance to play ball on the ship's team while down South America way. Other vessels may have ball * teams, but not many have a Best two out of three wins the cup, was tough. In the bottom half of chance to perform so well in with no reports available on the the fourth, the Argentines put on Buenos Aires, Argentina, and to cement relations between that nation and the US. Just such an occurrence took place last time the Del Norte sailed down that way, according to the "Del Norte Navigator," the ship's official shipboard publir cation. The game be­ tween the Del Norte Stars and the Gymnasia y Esgrima Club took place in the latter part of Carolan February, the second of three 'tussles for the coveted Captain O'Pry trophy. outcome of the initial encounter. The struggle as printed in the shipboard paper, ran as follows: Hit Pay Dirt Early "It didn't take our Stars long to strike pay dirt, scoring a run in the first inning, but the blow that broke the pitcher's heart was a homer -by team captain Mike Sporich in the third. In the fourth, a Niagara of runs, nine, cascaded in. There wasn't much to the game after that except to hold on and not blow up. ®This was done splendidly bjr the Stars who kept heads up and tempers down in the heat of four hours playing time. "Joe Collins pitched some fine ball and kept cool when the going a rally that netted five runs on three hits and some errors. How­ ever, Joe recovered and put out the side. Another bad moment was experienced when the gauchos from down under threatened to score, and maybe tie up the game, in the last inning. Well, out came Mike Sporich in true "firemanMurphy style." With the bases loaded and one out, he retired the side with nary a run scored. Fielding Display "We witnessed some daring field­ ing by Bob Callahan. Hot line drives, pop-ups, slow rollers and fast ones were handled with equal ease by this hot-shot sparkplug, shortstop. 'He is tailor - made for this position' said Blackie Connors, who didn't do so bad himself, col­ lecting three hits in five attempts, helping to put the game on ice. "Johnny BlayBlaylock Ipck, if he didn't do a perfect job backstopping, made up for it by his sheer stickto-it teamwork, playing the full length of the game under the sweltering sun. Ralph Boyd, the chief radio operator, collected four hits out of five. Szantos and Bennate, new recruits, showed great promise for the future. 'Chino* Sosa outsmarted the pitcher to get three bases on balls, as well as playing an able and capable sec­ ond base. Collision Victim " 'Captain John' Suarez played so enthusiastically that he suffered a collision with the center fielder. Couldn't keep a good man down so he continued till the last out. The Stars were captained to a much-deserved 15-9 win by 'Red' Carolan." The "Navigator" concluded with Not exactly In love with the idea of walking around town. Sea­ this summary of the game: "The farer Pedro Villabol hops in a rickshaw in Durban, South Africa, boys from the Gymnasia y Esgrima for tour of city while on the Robin Tuxford. Photo by G. Crabtree. were in their teens, so the contest was youth against experience, with 1 'know-how' winning out. They had excellent fielding, a very, good catcher, good base running and a general zip and go about them­ Although Helen of Troy's face, was supposed to have launched 10,000 ships in the Greek wars. Seafarer Vernon Hall selves just like American kids. is willing to bet that not one of them was a rowboat. Not when it was supposed to be a launch, anyway. Hall says that T'ley will be hard to beat next he's sure the celebrated lady couldn't .have come in contact with a rowboat because he's seen all of them in the world time out." aboard the Jefferson City.^— Victory, Not one of them looks anchor. It was definitely not a benefit of no doubt. However, he like a launch, either, he claims. sight fqr eager eyes in search of was sure the slight was intentional Hall is not the only one who has Neapolitan delights to see, for the when the ship got to Tripoli. Peer­ been seeing rowboats aboard the men knew it would take them some ing anxiously over the side for Jefferson City Victory,.not by a time to get ashore. Also, they were sight of anything remotely re­ (1) A man desiring to pay off a debt of $440 in monthly payments long shot. He writes in to tell that aware- of the fact that if any of sembling a motor launch approach­ the entire crew is goggle-eyed at them came back to dockside defy­ ing the ship, the men were once finds that he can pay $20 the first month and thereafter increase each the sight of rowboats pulling along­ ing the law of gravity, there was again disappointed. Lo and behold, monthly payment $4 over the previous one. How many months will it side the ship In foreign ports in niore than an even chance that there came another rowboat hoving take him to pay his debt: (20), (11), (15), (14)? place of launch service to take the they might end up in the drink by to alongside the ship, ready for all (2) Which one was rescued, Stanley or Livingstone, by the famous men ashore on their time off. He pitching over the side of the row- minor transportation exigencies. meeting of the two men in Africa? says he never knew a rowboat in boat while it wended its way back The men used it, but they (3) What New England state borders on only ope other state? Is it grumbled. this world to look like a motor to the vessel. (Vermont), (Rhode Island), (Maine) or (New Hampshire)? Swim Anyone launch, company directives not­ Taking only six (4) If Hawaii and Alaska win US statehood the US flag will have to be men ashore at a In other ports during the voyage, revised to include 50 stars. When was the last star added to the flag? withstanding. time was not ex­ when the weather got a little rough (5) After the New York Yankees, which American League baseball " Proves His Point actly Hall's Idea for rowboating, the men never got club has won the most in World series competition? Just by way of proving his point. of adequate ashore at all. Of course, they had (6) Three times a certain number plus 14 equals five times the num­ Hall goes on to say that when the launch service, a recourse to all their problems. ber less 12. What is the number? ship stopped over in Naples, Italy," knowing it would When there was no motor launch (7) Is the area of Canada greater or smaller than that of the US? the men were all set for a good be quite a while and no rowboat, one crewmember (8) Which one of the' following men was the Republican nominee for time ashore, as soon as the motor before everyone suggested the men CQuld swim vice-president in 1940, when Wendell Willkie ran for president: (John launch showed up to ferry them could be accom­ ashore, but he almost ended up in Bricker), (Frank R. Knox), (Charles L. McNary)? Hall to land. What showed up was no modated in that the drink for his trouble. (9) If you were on US highway number 9, would you be likely to be motor launch, says he, but a good manner. His idea was not received cor­ heading in an east-west direction or a north-south direction? old-fashioned rowboat such as plied One winner doesn't make a daily dially at all, because no one cared (10) Six dollars is 30 percent of how many dollars: (15), (20), (30), (10)? the waves to bring Columbus to a double, thought Hall, and he was to wetwash his Sunday clothes just, -new land once bis ship dropped ready to-give the company , the for the fishes. | /Quiz Answers on Page 25) He Don't Want No Rickshaw Romance Row, Row, Your BoaV Replaces Launch Quiz Corner ! . r- , r. ... y.l.U/!.,' ' J.-'OQ -.0 *•«. I �mm r»g» Twenty. SEAFARERS LOG Aprfl K. 1951 Pup Aboard French Creek le Sight For Sore Eyes Making a spectacle of himself atooard the French Creek is Yoke, a cute little pup picked up in Japan by crewmember Manuel Costa. Seafarer Harry Black, left, seems unimpressed by the goings-on, while Bobert Mazzocca, holding eyeglasses on Yoko, is having a devil of a time. Black owns the other puppy just in front of canine comedian. By Spike Merlin It's always news in the fight couple of years ago until Harry game when an interesting-looking Matthews gave him a skillful heavyweight comes along because spanking and Joe Maxinv later the heavyweight division is noted boxed him silly in a light-heavy for its poverty of talent. That's title bout. Like Murphy, Jackson's knowl­ the main reason why a great deal of fuss is beiiig made about Tommy edge of boxing could be written on the head of the pin. Both of them "Hurricane" Jackson. Jackson,, who only has 18 profes-, won fights simply by wearing down sional fightfe, sprang into promi­ the opposition. While not discounting Jackson's' nence on the strength of three straight victories; the first over victory over Bucceroni it should Rex Layne the worn out Utah be remembered that Roland La punching bag, the second over the Starza knocked Dan down no less battle-wise Ciarence Henry and the than six times and Murphy took third over Dan Bucceroni who was him out inside of four rounds. Buc­ being touted as a Marciano oppo­ ceroni is a fine-looking fighter as nent. Most of the excitement came long as he is able to box straight after the Bucceroni fight when stand-up style, because he has as Jackson finished oif the tall Phila- pretty a one-two combination as you'd like to see. He simply can't delphian in six heats. handle the fighter who pounds him Busy Windmill inside. Apparently both writers and on­ Tired In Ten-Rounder lookers were overcome by Jack­ Jackson looke4 less impressive son's windmill style which makes him look more like a busy light­ in his bout with Henry than in the weight than one of the big fellows. Bucceroni fight. He had to go the He throws a tremendous number full 10 rounds with Henry, and as of punches from all angles from is to be expected, he tired from the furious pace he sets for him­ bell to bell. self. The result was that in the Actually right now, Jackson is little more than another Irish Bob last three sessions Henry had him Murphy, with one important differ­ pretty well on the run. Before Jackson can be consid­ ence—Murphy, a southpaw, was a one-handed fighter exclusively, and ered a real threat he will have to he was considerably older than learn to pace himself for the full Jackson when he got into big time. 15 rounds. And he will also have He too made quite a splash a to learn a little bit about boxing, Sellers In'Savannah Smash-up Late Draws Plague Jean Lafitte As Ship Sails On Far East Run Things are not going too well aboard the Jean Lafitte, writes Seafarer R. Willoi^hby, thanks mostly to the captain whom the men have labeled Sherman "Two-Gun Late-Draw Foster. " Documenting the case, Willough- attempts by the skipper to delay The crux of the situation which seems to be annoying by points out several instances of the draw and its consequent the men aboard the Waterman the captain's failure to supply a pleasures. For instance, writes Willoughby, scow is the fact that the skipper money draw to the men while in a goes out of his way to come up foreign port, when there was more take the case of the ship arriving with a late draw, port in and port than ample time to supply them in Oakland, California, not too This is what car driven by J. B. Sellers looked like after running out. Only his methods vary, they with the wherewithal. The men long ago. Movirfg over from Long vehicle into rear of stalled truck in Savannah, Ga. He escaped claim, but not overall effect. It's might have countenanced one abro­ Beach, the ship arrived at Oakland always heigh-ho to a port and wha' gation of the rules, but they looked at 9:30 AM. The captain, after with minor injuries, which cannot be said for the car. with jaundiced eye upon repeated much evasive action, gave out the hoppen to the draw! draw at 6:30 PM, claiming he got lost wending his fway through traffic from San Francisco. The men were inclined to disbelieve the story on the grounds that any man The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stevoards, cooks, who can guide a vessel along the oceanls many chartered and un­ bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-known chartered routes, without seeing cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, land for weeks on end, should suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here is John Gibbons' recipe certainly be able to maneuver his for "mulligatawny soup." way between the two cities with­ With balmy days putting in an appearance now, it's a good out a maximum of trouble and de­ time to dust off those hot-weather recipes, says chief cook lay. However, some of the crew who lived in the area,* and were John Gibbons, an SIU man for the last 15 years who's been either motorists or pedestrians, sailing in the galley since ' 2-3 minutes until it is smooth. Add 2 commiserated with the beleagured 1932. skipper. "Mulligatawny soup" is one tablespoons of curry powder and of the best because, although it's mix a minute or two more. Gets Worse Now, while cooking all the time, hot when eaten, it will leave you If the men thought that was bad, feeling comfortable and cool soon slowly add in the stock and bring it got worse later on, reported the after you're out of the messroom. it up slow for 3-4 minutes. Finally Seafarer. After a rough crossing of The soup, of East Indian origin, add the following diced or cubed 19 days to Yokohama, Japan, the means "pepper water" in the na­ ingredients: 4 apples, 4 onions, 3-4 vessel dropped anchor at 9:30 PM tive tongue, but there's a lot more carrot, 1 stalk celery2 white tur­ one evening and the men were to it than that. Gibbons points out. nips and I can crushed tomatoes, ready for a little roistering amid To prepare it, here's what you all of which have been braised for the girlsans. By some stroke of do: make about 5 gallons of stock, about 10 minutes. The juice of 1 luck and twisted logistics, the port using veal and lemon should be included while agent had the money and the mail chicken bones, a braising and the whole combination on the dock after receiving sev­ carrot, turnip, should then be kept simmering on eral estimated times of arrival, as onion, some cel­ a very low fire about a half-hour. well as the ship being three days ery roots, 3-4 bay It should appear as a fine yellow or late. The, draw never took place, leaves and ^ tea­ slightly orange color. Parsley can because the captain didn't know spoon of leaf be sprinkled on top, if you like. which way was up by the time the thyme. About 2 Add salt and pepper to taste and vessel had been in port for. one- hours of cooking serve with boiled white rice, boiled half hour. noodles or even spaghetti. "The will Iiave It boil­ crews on many ships I've prepared In Muroran, he claimed the ing at the high Gibbons it for have taken to Mulligatawny point. Next, melt banks were closed, but the agent soup as a 'meal in itself,'" Gibbons • cup each of butter and bacon gave out tiie money later. Alt" in added. "It's tops in hot weather grease and blend in 2 cups of wellall, it was one heck of a late-draw lOlllC^tC?." (Feeds '3, ^voyage. i»A �April 10, 1954 Explains Beet, in Yokohama To the Editor: For the past two weeks Yoko­ hama has been Jumping with what's known as the Immigration Center Beef. It's ail history now but while it was on, charges and counter charges galore flew hither and yon. Inasmuch as the beef in­ volved several SIU men who were at the Immigration Center at the time, I would like very much to clarify and e.xplaln just exactly what happened and how it was more than ably handed by Dick Kim, SUP Agent in Yokohama. First let me tell you the setup In the Immigration Center. It has as inmates sea­ men of all nation­ alities who have failed to join their ship when their respective vessels departed. It is a dormitory type set-up and while, I'm sure. It is no palace, Lipkin still it can be termed adequate, The food served is below shipboard standards, but can be compared favorably with Army chow. Additional food from nearby restaurants can be pur­ chased at any time. The Japanese Immigration police are very easy to get along with and the telephone is always available to call the'-SUP hall. On several occasions I have seen the police bring detainees down to the union hall and have noted with interest that they are never averse to permit the persons involved to shop, visit friends or even stop for a couple of fast ones. To sum it all up; as jails go (and I wish they would!), it's not a bad one. Compai-ed to the can in Manila and Buenos Aires, and-4iere, I really speak from personal experience. It's quite the country club. Comes To Light The beef came to light when a letter appeared in the Nippon Times, an American language daily printed in Tokyo. It was •igned by sixteen seamen and it was a stirring indictment of the unbearable conditions at the Im­ migration Center. The men stated In no uncertain terms that the place was filthy, the food terrible and that they were not permitted to contact their consuls and com­ pany agents and further, several of them were being denied muchneeded medical attention. If the facts stated in the letter were anywhere near true it was indeed a deplorable condition. Knowing that there were men from my own organization being held there and being concerned for their well being, I went to the SUP hall to find out what the beef was all about and to wire headquarters at New York if it could possibly help. I learned from the SUP hall that the entrance to the dormitory had been barricaded from within with beds and mattresses and the place was under a state of siege. Sltdown Strike A sitdown and hunger strike was In progress and no one could get in or out. The recalcitrants kept the rest of the inmates under con­ trol with threats of death. Event­ ually it was broken up by the affthorities. Now that it's all over, this is the way I see it. It was a bum beef from start to flnish and anyone with a grammar school education could •ee that there was a method and a purpose behind it all. The purpose was to blacken Kim, the duly ap­ pointed AFL representative, and the method was riot and confusion. The guiding hand of some one who knew his stuff regarding this type thing was apparent. The poor ] SEAFARERS LOG Fare Twenty-ene LETTERS All Hands Help Ailing Seafarer To the Editor: It gives me great pleasure to take this opporunity to thank you and the crew of the Robin Wentley, To the Editor: Captain Brockman, and the purser, I £fm under the physically dis­ Mr. Lyon, for their attention in my abled benefit, which enables me to lead a happy and normal life. I behalf. Everyone did his utmost to would like to thank the Union for niake my trip back from Capetown, the time and energy put into get­ South Africa, as comfortable as ting it for me, for I know that I possible. would never have gotten it except for these tireless efforts to put The food was excellent and the this through for me. raessman went to extremes to sat­ i 4. isfy me. He served me as though I I have had plenty of experience were some diplomat, or something. with shipowners and know that you don't get I was hospitalized in Capetown anything from for a cardiac condition and emphy­ sema, a lung disorder. Sister Fran­ them without a To the Editor: struggle. I want ces and Sister Cross at the Mon­ Would you please send a copy of astery Nursing Home treated me'" to thank the members of the the LOG to my home in Baltimore, wonderfully, and so did Mr. Sinall Welfare Services as I like to keep up with the doings of the Seaman's Mission. Department fOr of the Union, and I would like to thank the dele­ their kind and while I am at sea gate for writing ahead and contact­ courteous treat­ I don't get to ing A1 Thompson of the Welfare ment and assist­ read all copies. Services. He made all of the arFrazer ance while my langements to have me admitted There is not benefit was pending. I would like much to report to the Marine Hospital on Staten to tell the membership that if any as to the doings Island. He also took care of my of them has a problem, take it up aboard baggage. Toby Flynn was on the the with Walter Siekmann and you will Strathbay this job next day, to see if I needed be treated with courtesy* and trip, except that anything. Thanks a lot, again, to helped on any problem, as I was. everyone that helped me. the storm doors Beaell We sure have the best seaman's leak so badly that James H. -Harker union in the world, and the Union the crew will probably have webbed 4 i i book is better security than any feet by the time this ship reaches bank book. Let's make it even bet­ port. ter than it is now by all doing our I will write again after we reach part. Yugoslavia and see how the crew To the Editor: * Burton J. (Curley) Frazer acts after a rest between drinks. I am in favor of an educational Charles V. Bedell tit system for maritime training as a (Ed. note: We have added your fine thing. I think the companies, home address to our mailing list Government and the unions should as you requested.) be willing to maintain it. The whole maritime industry To the Editor: 4) benefits. The companies benefit by I've just come out of the Staten better-trained men. The GovernIsland hospital for the third time. ,ment, like the companies, benefits ^ i. The last time I went in was on if war comes by properly trained Dec. 11 after transferring from the men who could easily train the un-, To the Editor: Sasebo, Japan, hospital when get­ trained or take out any type of I used to receive the LOG, but ship on short notice. And the ting off the Olympic Games. What I want to say concerns tbe somehow it stopped coming. I have unions could be certain of the To the Editor: With all the eager material Union and the Welfare Service De­ always been able to obtain copies man's skill when he is sent to a aboard the "Wandering Warrior" it partment. I believe the services at the Union Halls and other places job. Private individuals benefit by would be a shame not to share offered by the department are the both in the United States and over­ education, upgrading, raising of these smiling faces with the many greatest thing in the world to com­ seas, but sometimes I miss a copy or prestige and reputation. LOG readers. This one is a really bat loneliness and discouragement two. The LOG being my favorite Of course, the schooling must be while a Seafarer lies in the hospi­ reading, I would like to have it happy ship. held, to the men of the maritime sent to my address, so the back Our most famous member is fa­ tal. The assistance we get from the copies will be home when I arrive trade, with no initial training, only refresher and upgrading classes. mous indeed. Sailor Olavi Kiviko- welfare staff is terrific. The visits there after the trip. ski picked , this ship as his first are rewarding enough, but when This looks cheap enough to me for I live with my sister and brother- the Government's defense, the since his historic voyage of 67 days you add to that the payments from the Union as well as the reading in-law, who works on a weekly company's welfare and the union's crossing the Atlantic in a 33-foot boat. He is a great guy and when matter brought to us by the patrol­ newspaper. He is foremaji there protection and cheap enough for and has read several copies of the all. his story is published we'll cer­ man, it is just so much icing. The money is a great help to the LOG; he said he, is glad that the tainly plug it. There is nothing more to be said, men. It often helps them pay the LOG isn't a competitor, as he There'll be more pictures later, rent on their flat back home. The would have to look for another job. only action to be taken—I hope. as we're on our way to France, men felt 100 percent better know­ William W. Williams I know the LOG has received Greece and Turkey before we go ing the Union is behind them and many compliments, and in my home. Until we get some develop­ thinking of them. The Welfare De­ opinion it should get an oscar for ing done then, we'll sign off for this partment is the greatest. being the fine, educational, inform­ time. ative paper that our editorial staff I don't think it is possible to get puts out. Keep up the good work. To the Editor: "Flashbulb" Bob O'Rouke and better personal care anywhere in Would you please mail me the Frank Van Dusen the Warrior crew the world than we get under the LOG, as I haven't received it in (Ed. vote: Your name has been quite a long time. My husband is a added to the LOG's mailing list, as Union member now on a voyaggA^ you asked.) with the Steel Surveyor (Isthmian). I wish to say that I enjoy read­ $ "5 ing this wonderful paper and feel very lost awithout it. I will appre­ ciate receiving the LOG as soon^as possible. Thank you. Mrs. Eusiivo Andaya To the Editor: (Ed. note: Your name has been Many seamen from the Mobile added to the LOG's inailing list.) area will be sorry to hear that Mrs. 4" 4Eunice H. Taylor, physical thera­ pist at the Mobile outpatient clinic of the USPHS, passed away at her home here. She died in the early To the Editor: morning of March 22 of a heart Since receiving my permit card attack. She will be well remem­ in Boston last Decembei*, I have bered by many SIU men, for she been taking a short break and had a way of treating each man as studying in Mexico. I would very if his was the most important case much appreciate it if you would in the hospital. send me a copy of the LOG to the Mrs. Taylor has been with the above address, as I would, like to USPHS since March 2, 1936, and continue to follow the Union's ac­ fg had been on duty in Mobile since tivities. Scnfaren bask In reflected glory as they gather around Intrepid July 3, 1947. Prior to this, she had Charles Grader seaman Olavi Kivikoskl on his first voyage after sole run In At(Ed. note: We hare added your been at Hudson and Jay in New lantle. Shown above are, left to right, top row, Walt, Levy, Bums; York. Mexican address to our mailing bottom rew« Jtriinson, Kivikoskl and Hathcook. William Wood list.) clowns on the inside were the dupes and the tools. Union Book Precious My Union book is something I hold and cherish dearly. The SIU is a big part of my life and I rise and fall with it. The organization is international in its scope and T accept and endorse as my brother any and all of our affiliates in the SUP, the MCS—AFL and the MFOW. I sailed with them on my last ship, the Sword Knot, and have found them to be good ship­ mates and good friends without exception. As regards the SUP hall in Yo­ kohama, I feel that here truly I can speak with authority. I have been hospitalized with a broken leg for four and a half months, and with­ out the assistance, moral and finan­ cial, that I have received I would be in rough shape indeed. I have proper legal representation and first class treatment from the com­ pany agent. I have everything I need and I'm being treated with all consideration. All this is due to Kim's interest and efforts on my behalf. He's a first class piecard and a first-rate guy. I'm proud and happy to call him friend and brother. Men of his caliber'and stature have made the AFL what it is today and it is fruly deplor­ able that any attempt has been made to blacken and besmirch him and the organization he represents. It is very gratifying to know that from all this hulabaloo and bum rapping, Kim has emerged stronger than ever in the esteem of all sea­ going men of the AFL. The port of Yokohama is now calm and serene and I extend best wishes to all. See you soon, I hope. Max Lipkin Takes Pictures Aboard Warrior Thanks Those Who Helped Him auspices of the Union at the hospi­ tals. In addition, the Union helped me out with my money problems. I had some money coming from the company and I got it without any trouble at all, thanks to the SIU. The Union and the Welfare Serv­ ices Department are the best in maritime. Everyone gives high praise to Walter Siekmann and his staff. Hans R. Hanssen Crewmen Will Soon Be Ducks Asks Government To Train Men Has High Praise For Welfare Aid Wants To Get LOG Once Again iiember'^ Wife Enfogs The LOG Seamen-s Friend Dies In Miobile ^ow A Student Wants LOG Sent �'':^V<h';S S E AF A RVR S Steepleehuse A Sad Day To Some LO G^ Ap^^S/MMv' L E T T E R S Suyyests Clinic For SiU Families I am writing this letter from To the Editor: Liverpool the day after the Grand all of us, but I'd like to put in my him, I am sure it would have been The letter by Mrs. Virginia National Steeplechase held an Ain- two cents' worth anyway. a much nicer trip. Teears .in the March 19th LOG tree every year. merits attention.-I feel there is With shipping slow the way it is, The ship's delegate, Mont (Fin It is the greatest enough room in our welfare setup I've been on the beach now for To the Editor: gers) McNabb, J.r., who is doing race of its kind in It surely has been swell receiv­ fine job on here^ asked the old man for an established clinic and hos­ quite some time and had a little the world. I .was trouble getting into the marine ing the LOG While in the Army. 1 if he would send our mail ashore pital service for members and their a sad witness be­ hospital for a check-up. My malarii. like to feel that I am still part in Singapore, where we stopped dependents in all branches covered cause my pig fell has been acting up again and I of the SIU, even though , they call for bunkers, and we would sign the by the SIU, where treatment would at a fence and is wanted a real check-up to find out me a PFC. log for the amount. He said it in be unlimited. Realizing such an still coming in. I am stationed here in Straubina, volved a lot of work for him and idea may be a major probiem, it no what it's all about. The winner, as doubt will eventually be acted Wjthout the Welfare Depart­ Germany, about 22 inlles from the he did not care to be bothered, no doubt you Czechoslovakian border. It is in the wire was sent to headquarters upon by our wide awake Union rep­ ment, I'd still be waiting around to know, was Royal Fitzsimmons get into the hospital, and it might Bavarian, sectioaf A year in one about the matter. Whatever hag resentatives. Tan, an Irish place is too much to take for a Sea­ True, the Seafarer himself is horse owned by Mr. J. Griffin be a long time yet before I'd know farer. I sure will be glad to return pened there I don't know, but w'hat's wrong. But thanks to the when we got to Singaporejthe old fairly secure when sickne^ strikes trained by Mr. O'Brien. The jock­ to mjt, travelling days on the good him, but what of_ ey was Mr. B. Marshall. Marshall Union's efforts, through the Wel­ SIU ships. I miss the'.OT alld the man changed his mind and sent fare Services, I was admittea to his family, espe­ our maiP ashore. He comes from won lAst year's Grand National on good chow too. cially if it's a Norway and his name is Reinertsen Early Mist, also owned by Mr. J. the USPHS clinic at Hudson and Best wishes to all my former He has passed remarks about large one? While j^riffin .likewise trained by O'Brien. Jay Streets in New York, where I shipmates. got a complete check-up over a some have a little American ships and is a phony The biggest news over here is two-day period, y PFC Fred A. Serrah put aside for a from the word go. the H-bomb, and our friend. Sen­ US 51205377 rainy day, there I'd even been tr^ting myself for The night before we got to Hous­ ator Joe McCarthy and Private HQ Co. 6tb A/C Regt... are many who are ton the phony steward told the fol­ Schine. The political artists are a while, because I couldn't figure APO 46 c/o Postmaster not so fortunate a way to get into the hospital. It lowing men they were fired for the having-a field day. I hope to be New York, NY for the high cost seems to me that a man who's been following reasons: Earl Bontelle, back in the States shortly: please of living and 4> going to sea for, 35 years and Jellettc chief cook, cooks too much; Harry give my regards to all the blokes rents eat up all served ,in the US Navy shouldn't Black, second co«k and baker, can't and brothers. his earnings. have any trouble getting into a bake; Julie, third cook, uses five John Fitzsimmons marine hospital, but that's the way There are many phony health cans of vegetables instead of three 4. ^ ^ it worked out. To the Editor: for the crew; Mike Boggs, pantry­ plans offered to the public, con­ Thanks again to Walter SiekWill drop a few lines to give you man, incompetent and Dan Beard, taining small-print gimmicks, goug­ mann and the welfare gang on the some kind of a score on this town. BR, too slow. The steward claimed ing money from victims, giving second deck at headquarters. I have not been in Bremen, Ger­ that the cooks used five and a half nothing in return when it is vitally To the Editor: many, since the year of 1928. That months' stores in three and a half needed. Robert Fred Walker I wish'to thank the crew of the Some of our brothers have had was on the old West Kyska. Cap­ months. 4" 4' San Mateo Victors for the good this tragic experience. Reputable tain Reed was the skipper and Well, anyway, to make a long ,food and good treatment all around Olson was first assistant then. story short, the crew stood behind insurance companies have a limit while I was on temporary duty in Years may go by but they still the steward department. The pa­ on payments and services, and ac­ Pusan on March 23. I am glad to To the Editor: have that good old beer here. We trolman, Charles Kimball, really cording to the press recently have met such a fine crew, espe­ We, the crew of the Show Me go, to Hamburg .v.; .•.S'.-'vp -/ •• went to bat for us and found the should one "become eligible to cially Bob Biack. I sailed with him Mariner (Bull), better known as the tonight. I think steward to be a phony. Charlie claims they just droll the policy as on my last ship, the Puerto Rico, Floating Waldorf Astoria, want to the last time I told the old man that the steward quickly as .possible. Future illness before I was so rudely interrupted bring to your attention in the LOG was there was in department was staying on and for him or his family means either by the draft board. that this ship is one of the finest 1939 the day war that he would have to pay the men a private hospital at high rates or I missed the Topa Topa by 12 that we have had the good fortune was declared. I replacing us two days' pay. The a public institution.' hours. Another SIU ship in the to find ourselves aboard, and is was on the old From talks I've had with our old man didn't go for this action at harbor was the Badger Mariner. mastered by Captain A. R. Bell- Wacosta and we all so he called the company office weifare director, Walter SiekThe newly completed USS Club house, who rates tops with the were stopped by in New York and told them the mann, I understand that much re­ in Pusan is a good place to spend ciew. Our chief mate is Edward a German sub­ setup. The company office got Joe search has been made along these an evening. I will be glad when I Baker, and the junior third mate marine. They Algina oh the line. Joe said we lines by the Union. If a plan can Creel get out March 1st, 1955. I will is a former member of the SIU. came aboard and stay on, so that ended that two- be worked out beneficial to our "gladly change my .45 for a marlin Mike Connulli is the purser. They shook us down. We had a full load hour argument till we got to,Balti­ members, I feel sure that, as in the spike. I would like to hear from really look after the welfare of the of Scotch whisky from Glasgow, more. Then it started again. This past, our Union will g* all-out to some of my former shipmates. Scotland, aboard consigned to New time all the men who were fired put such a plan into operation: The crew. Pfc. Roy A. Johnson We crewed up in Baltimore on York. They held us up for an hour quit except the BR and the baker. record of the SIU's Welfare Plan US51233628 the' maiden voyage, bound for and a half, but no damage was The old man fired them again, but speaks for itself—unlimited pay­ ments and service to our members. MPCO APO 358 622 France, England and Germany via done. I will never forget those changed his story. have not heard of-any other days. c/o Postmaster New York. There is not even one Dirty Porthole Frames union that offers its Irnembership We leave for Hamburg tonight San Francisco, Cal. beef and everybody gets along as He fired the BR because he such valuable service. Ali this, on my watch. We're due back in t if they are all brothers. There is didn't clean around the portholes Mobile, Alabama, about April 10, often enough. The Baltimore pa­ along with the best contracts in never a grumble about the chow. maritime. so they say. Tell all my friends 1 I also want to bring to your at­ said-hello up New York way. Right trolman said that he stays on. As John Jellette for the baker, he had to go be­ tention that this ship feeds good now I'm on the La Salle. 4* 4" 4' cause he didn't get up at 2:00 AM whether it is a holiday or not. To the Editor: Jame8 P. Creel when he was supposed to. He Notre Dame Seminary of the Those other ships, that claim to be 4i would get up at 3:00 or 4:00 AM South, which educates men for the good feedersr, were only so on spe­ instead, and for this reason he, was priesthood, is compiling the only cial occasions. Our steward is John fired. His work was put out and To the Editor: permanent periodical library in C. Reed, who hails from Iowa and satisfactory as far as the crew was New Orleans. Fred Kreger, our chief cook is John S. Kozerski, Will you please publish in the concerned. It was all a chicken LOG the foliowing notice to all financial secretary of the Painters' who is one of the best chief cooks To the Editor: beef,, but the Baltimore patrolman seamen; Union Local 1244, is contributing that we have sailed with in a long I'm just returning after a threehis copies of the LOG, along with time. Our baker is Harry T. Dean, and-a-half-month trip to Japan and said his hands were tied, because If you are in Galveston, Tex., and other AFL papers, to this library, who turns out some of the best the Persian Gulf on the French the baker did not get up on time. need a place' to leave your gear The way I feel about it is this. while you are being hospitalized. which means that labor's side of pastries that we have eaten in a Creek (Cities Service). Our first the picture is going to be permar long time. The deck department is port in the States was Houston, The steward department has just Instead of paying room rent on it nently available through the news headed by Mike Dembroski, Andy where we paid off. We sure had so much work to do." When it is call 2-8534. Or maybe you need items, editorials, etc., currently Andreshak, Nicholas Swolka and our share-of beefs on here, thanks done, well, that's it. There just is an inexpensive room in a nice John Buzelewski. no more to be done, so what differ­ being published in labor papers, to the old man. If it wasn't for ence does it make when a man home for your mother or sister to John Buzelewski sleep in while visiting you in the o Since the LOG is such an excel­ turns to, as long as the work is put hospital. If so, don't forget to call lent paper and realistically reflects out to the crew's satisfaction. on "Mom" who served you faith­ the problems of the nen of the The crew on here is reaBy tops— fully since 1940. merchant marine, it is good for one of the best I have ever had the posterity to have it on permanent Alice Knowlton (known pleasure to sail with, and I am file in such a library, but it is also to seamen as "Mom") proud to be part of it. Some of the good for the LOG to put such first­ 4> 4> 41 oldtimers here include Charles hand labor information so truly Capeman, Harry Jaynes and representing the Union, where Woodie Woodford. young men studying for the priest­ Meyer H, Black hood many know the true condi­ 4> 4" t tions. The library will be open to To the Editor: anyone wishing to use it. During a visit to Pennsylvania 1 Lou Van Sicklen was invited to the Polish and (Ed. note: A copy of the LOG American Club at Bobtown, Pa«It To the Editor: Vjill be sent regularly to Notre happened that I had a LOG in my Would you please put me on the pocket and I showed it to the mem­ Dame Seminary every two weeks, LOG'S mailing list. At the hall, bers, who asked me if a copy could as issued, from now on.) they're gobbled up like hot cakes. be sent to them regularly, as they 1" 4" 4" It's the best union paper I've ever liked the way it is written— riin across. straightforward and to the point. I'm also Including a library form Man of them are members of the from the latest edition. Here's to United Mine Workers. To the Editor: morp and better articles in the E. Vlodek I'm sure none of the brothers LOG'S tradition. need any assurance from me that Solid galley crew Makes It hot for boys on board the Show Me S. J, Hutchinson (Ed. note: The LOG will be sent the Welfare Services Department Mariner. They are, left to right, S. S. Acero, Hany Dean, En(Ed. note: We have added your regularly to the Polish and Amer­ riqnes'Dlaiand Jan^KozersU. of the Union is doing a real Job for jiame to the LOG'S mailing list.) - ican Club ««. 0ou: requestedJ it GM Has That Old StU Wanderlust -'• X' iSl^ Recalls Germany in Olden Times Thanks Crew For Good Treatment Chow is Good All The Time Seminary Will Deceive LOGS Wants To Help^ Men And Family Men Fired For Phony Excuses LOG Makes More Friends For SiU Wants To Get Personal Paper Union Gets Him Hospital Aid m �f\';im,'yf^-Ti'-y^ Pa(* Tir«ilr4hK* SEAFARERS'^ IPG Apm it»'i«5« A Expedition To Japan Seafarers who look with longing toward the magical Isle of Japan, complete with its friendly girl-sans, may find it hard to believe that seamen were once distinctly unwelcome in that country. But until Commodore Matthew Perry opened the lowed, MacDonald'g family moved gates in 1853-54 by showing from one Hudson Bay Company UD In Japan with a well-armed fleet, it was a closed country for all but Dutch traders \yho had a precarious foothold on an island in Nagasaki harbor. Once a year the Dutch were allowed to bring in a ship. Otherwise, all other contact with foreigners was forbidden. Nevertheless, there were some seamen who landed in the for­ bidden islands, usually as a re­ sult of whale-ship wrecks. In the 1800's the waters of the North Pa­ cific were favorite hunting grounds for the New England and Cali­ fornia whalers and victims of ship­ wrecks in that area would more often than not be carried ashore Jn Japan. Cast Himself Ashore in every known instance, these men were imprisoned and some were put to death. But one adven­ turous seaman, Ranald MacDonald, deliberately went ashore in Japan in 1848, in the hope of building an empire for himself on the islands. His attempt was doomed to failure from the start, as he was kept in prison or under house guard for the full period of his stay until he was finally released one year later through American and Dutch In­ tervention. MacDonald, whose one-man in­ vasion of Japan was only one of a series of unusual adventures, was born in Fort George, British Co­ lumbia. He was the son of a Scotsman who was employed by the Hudson Bay Company, but his mother was an Indian princess of high rank in the tribes of the area. The start of his far-fetched idea for an expedition to Japan came in 1834 when he was only ten years old. Three Japanese fishermen were picked up off Vancouver Is­ land after surviving , a shipwreck. MacDonald got to know the fisher­ men and formed the hazy idea that somehow the Japanese were re­ lated to the Indians he knew. Since he himself was of royal Indian blood, so to speak, he got the dream of establishing an empire among the Japanese. "The whole impractical scheme was mixed up with the idea of converting the Ja­ panese to Christianity. In the growing years that fol­ I ini«ei 1 post to another while he hunted, trapped fur-bearing animals and worked as a woodsman. However, the idea of going to Japan stayed with him. Shipped On Whaler Finally, he left the Northwest, striking out for New Orleans where he shipped out as OS on the whaler Tuscany. That vessel wound up in-London at the end of its voy­ age, after which he shipped on a variety of merchant vessels includ­ ing ships engaged in the Illegal Af­ rican slave trade. ' Through all this time, MacDon­ ald was looking for the opportunity to get to Japan. His chance came when he signed on the whaler Plymouth iii the Hawaiian Islands in 1848. It was pretty widely known • at the time by everybody in the sea­ faring trade that contact with the Japanese was a pretty risky busi­ ness. Several whalers that picked up shipwrecked Japanese fisher­ men found to. their surprise that the Japanese more often than not vlould hot take them back. If they did, the unfortunate fisherman were subject to a death penalty for hav­ ing had contacts with foreigners. The reverse was also true. Ship­ wrecked seamen who landed on the islands were assured of an inhos­ pitable reception. Many of them were imprisoned for years. Others were put to death. And since the mid-19th century was a time when whalers ranged far and wide across the North Pacific whale fisheries, there were many such instances on the record. The Japanese dislike for foreign­ ers dated back to the 16th century when Portuguese merchantmen, seeking out the riches of the East, established trade relations with the islands. If the Portuguese had been satisfied meijely to trade, "there would have been little trouble. But the westerners were intent on "saving the heathen," which meant conversion to Christianity. Slammed The Gates Franciscan missionaries fettled in Japan and made such rapid headway that the Japanese govern­ ment became alarmed. Figuring that Christianity and conquest '•ich tao) Nagasaki (arrow) was only place that foreigners could contact Japan for hundreds of years until Commodore Perry's expedition in 1853. Dutch were allowed to live oil. an Island In Nagasaki har­ bor and )>Fli;tg-In.-ope ^shi^.-a year,:v..:-.-.;'; c.! The unfortunate jailer who brought some female relatives to jail to goggle at the imprisoned seaman # had his head lopped off as punishment for exposing Japanese women to contact with a foreigner. went hand in hand, they quickly slammed the gates on the Portu­ guese and all other foreigners with a series of decrees. Only the dis­ creet and diplomatic Dutch es­ caped the Japanese wrath. One well-known instance of the way the Japanese treated foreign contacts was the famous case of a shipwrecked Japanese boy who was picked up in 1840 by the American whaler John Rowland. He was taken back home to New England and went to school in Connecticut for six years. Afterwards he got homesick and went back to Japan. He was imprisoned immediately and released only when Commo­ dore Perry arrived in the Islands because the Japanese needed an interpreter. Asked To Go Ashore MacDonald was well aware of the dangers involved but despite them when the Plymouth came close to the northern islands of Japan he asked to be put afloat in a whaleboat. The captain agreed reluctantly and let him go. None of the crewmembers would cut the painter believing that they were condemning him to death, so Mac­ Donald, with one final dramatic flourish severed his last tie with the ship and went off on his own. As soon as he got within sight of shore, he deliberately capsized his boat, posing as a shipwrecked sail­ or. He was picked up by fishermen and taken ashore at Tangore. There he spent some time in pro­ tective custody trying to learn as much Japanese as possible while his captors tried to decide what to do with him. From there they took him in a series of shifts from town to town, prison to prison, where he ap­ peared before a variety of local potentates, all of whom made no final decision on him. He was taken to Tutumari for trial and impris­ oned there awhile. Subsequently he was shifted to another jail and appeared before the local governor there. By slow stages, usually trav­ eling by junk, he was shifted south­ ward, sometimes in chains and sometimes in relative freedom. During all this time he saw little of the Japanese other than his cap­ tors. On one occasion his jailor permitted a visit by some women relatives who, like women every­ where, were no doubt consumed with curiosity about this strange creature. The news of the visit got to higher authorities who promptly had the offending jailor's head lopped off. Finally, after months of the cat and mouse treatment, MacDonald was sent to Nagasaki where he was spared the death penalty but im­ prisoned in a small house. There be became a teacher of English to young Japanese. Many of them later became diplomats when the Japanese government established regular contacts with other coun­ tries. Finally the American Navy cor­ vette Preble showed up in Naga­ saki harbor in the spring of 1849 and negotiations were undertaken through the Dutch for release of 13 American seamen imprisoned there by the Japanese. The proce­ dure was completed in April 1849, and MacDonald was released with the rest. He had spent nearly a year in Japan but had never gotten started on his ambitious dream of empire. MacDonald's later adventures rivaled his Japanese trip. .4fter his release, he went to Singapore and joined the crew of the Sea Witch. The ship was vrecked in a hurricane but his luck held and he made it ashore by clinging to some timbei'S. His next stop was Aus­ tralia where he joined in a local gold rush and struck it rich. His gold diggings made him wealthy for the time being, but the restless seaman couldn't stay put in one place for long. He caught / ship to Rome, Italy, and from there made hti way to England. Finally, at the ripe old age of 30, he decided to give up his wander­ ings and returq to the Pacific Northwest. He spent the next 40 years prospecting and farming, un­ til his death in 1894 in a wilder­ ness cabin at Fort Colville, Wash­ ington. Olde Photos Wanted by LOG The LOG is interested in col­ lecting and printing photo­ graphs showing what seagoing was like in the old days. All you oldtimers who have any old mementos, photographs of shipboard life, pictures of ships or anything that would show how seamen lived, ate and worked in the days gone by, send them in to the LOG. Whether they be steam or sail, around the turn of the cen­ tury, during the first world war and as late as 1938, the LOG is interested in them all. We'll take care of them and return your souvenirs to you. * 'The RoiTian Corbita' Great soldiers and travelers, the ancient Romans pioneered in many phases of shipbuilding to tend to the needs of empire. One of the larger varieties of Jhe Roman merchant ship, built about 100 AD, was called the corbita, from corbis. meaning basket. Ves­ sels of this type carried a basket at the masthead to indicate they O^rom "The Book of Old Ships" (Doubleday), by Grant and Culver.) were carriers of both passengers and cargo, but they were heavy and noted for their slow sailing. The sheer of these ships was con­ siderable. They, also featured a carved bowsprit, an elaborately decorated, high swelling stern and a curious topsail composed of triangular ha^lves, which is still in use today. n ^1 �F'A^'Eil S 'L'&G Twenl#-f(Mir -Sir Aiilrill .. . DIGEST of SHIPS* BfEEXmGS... ALAMAR (C«lm»r), M»reh 3»—Chair­ man, E. Hogg; Sacratary, Jamat R. MePhaul. Repair lists should be ready by the time the ship reaches the Panama Canal Zone. The Captain promised to take some SIU slop chest supplies on board. A vote of thanks was given to the steward's department for the 6ne Job they did. for the great improvement over foriner conditions prevailing. GOVERNMENT CAMP (Clilcf Service) March 27—Chairman,. J. Mitchell; Secre' tary, Joe Robertson. Crew delegated E. Robertson to write a letter to the Sea Chest regarding constructive comments on service. Crew was given instructions on ho\t items can be purchased on credit WINTER HILL (Cities Service), March plan. Financial report was read. All men who hadn't donated to the TV set ex­ 91—Chairman, Otto Padersen; Sacratary, Jesse Maloney. Discussion on getting cig­ penses were asked to do so immediately. arettes on ship and the profits from sales TACALAM (Seatrade), February 21— going to the ship's fund. Chances on ar­ rival' pool should be taken up as soon as Chairman, Monies; Secretary, Sanchex. possible. Second cook and baker was Steward short five hundred pounds of meat when ship was stored in the Port of elected ship's treasury. New York. More meat will be purchased JErPERSON VICTORY (Victory Car­ in .Tapan. Ship's delegate will see the riers), February 28—Chairman, Waller L. 'captain about ice bo.xes being cleaned Busch; Secretary, Vernon Hall. Few hours and put in running order. If action is not disputed overtime to be clarified by pay­ taken headquarters will be contacted. ing o{V patrolman. Repair list posted in Chief cook brought out the fact that the mess hall and any additional repairs to meat is a very poor grade. be added. A brother's wateh was missin.g sailing day from Iskenderun. Turkey, and • 'suggestion was made that all hands put up enough money to pay for watch. After considerable debate on the subject a hand vote was taken and voted down. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), no date—Chairman, Frank Kon; Secretary William Benshotf. Perkins reported that the Captain was not sure of the pa.volT date in New York and told crew to draw enough to rompensate. There is a bal ante of $.12.50, in the ship's fund: one dol­ lar wrs used for transportation to the hall. Dtotion was made and seconded that the shin's delegate take ship's funds and purehaee the "Log Year Book." Engine 1 delegate asked the men to take care of the linen that is left in the recreation room themselves. Ship's delegate report­ ed that the man who missed the ship in Alameda will be reported at the paypIT. No "data—Chairman, Louis Montas; Sec­ retary, E. Boarman. lee boxes cleaned and will be checked by the delegate to be sure _ that -they have been thoroughly chetked. Motion made to have steward and the ship's delegate cheek stores in Singapore. Pantry galley and messrooms need to be sougeed as soon as possible. A motion was made to send a wire to union headquarters to let them know what is going on aboard ship. Use Only One Mail Addrese Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due from various operators in back wages and disputed over­ time should first check wheth­ er they have a proper mailing address on. file with the com­ pany. SIU headquarters offi­ cials point out that reports received from several opera­ tors show checks have been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score is sent from another, thus creat­ ing much difficulty in keeping accounts straight. Seafarers are urged to use one perma­ nent address for mail so that claims can be checked speedi­ ly and payment made right" away. ship's fund. This was accepted readily by the new erewmembers as well as the older brothers on board. One brother brought up for discussion a letter pub­ lished in a recent issue of the LOG con­ cerning the possibility of a patrolman or welfare representative picking up bank ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), March «- deposits for erewmembers. due to the J. Ryan; Sacratary, O. W. Tra fact that in Stateside ports most members ALCOA RUNNER, (Alcoa), March 31— Chairman, vich. Brotiier Grady reported he had rec are on day work and find It hard to get Chairman, Jack Kennedy; Secretary, Cle­ ord player repaired in Mobile, but later to a bank. Crew considered this a very ment de Mospedales. As all the repairs converter had been stolen in port. fine idea if it could be worked out. were hot taken care of the ship's delegate learned Collection to be taken up at diaw for Brother Halley's baby funeral. Discussion SHINNECOCK BAY (Veritas), March 21 on men missing watches. —Chairman, C. G. McLallan; Secretary, J. W. Craft. The ship's fund owes the CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), March 24 ship's delegate and the chief cook a total —Chairman, E. H. Fields; Secretary, none. of $5.23 for expenses incurred. Ship's Ship's delegate is keeping an account of delegate went to. the captain on two beefs against the first mate. Heating different occasions and talked him into vents in the foc'sles need repairing on lifting the logs that had been layed this trip. Japanese laundries do not do against three • members. This was done good work on ship's linen. Delegate will with the promise that the matter would will see the patrolman on arrival in port give a report on performing done in for­ be turned over to the agent or patrolman upon reaching port. The crew was asked to have evrything in order for next voy- eign ports to the boarding patrolman. to turn in ail linen, and clean rooms be­ 'age. Crewmembcrs were asked to help keep water cooler clean at all times. Cof­ ROBIN GRAY (Saas Shipping), March 22 fore leaving the ship at the payoff. A mo­ fee cup.s to be returned to pantry after —Chairman, William Jenkies; Secretary tion was made that all foods be checked using them. M. C. Klierber. Discu.ssion Iteld on the and that which is contaminated with disposal of used tea leaves. Suggestion weevils, worms, etc. be condemned. The LONE JACK (Cities Service), April 2— made that the user of the washing ma­ stewafd and the chief cook volunteered Chairman, J. A. Phillips; Secretary, J. chine place his name on list for easy to place into the ship's fund the money Botelho. The ship's delegate reported recognition by any man who wants to that is due them for transportation from Seattle to Bangor. Washington. that at the last meeting there was a re­ use it next. quest for a repair list; nothing has been February 28—Chairman, William Jen­ SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Saatrain), done about it as yet. Milk should be put kins; Secretary, Joseph Valencia. There out so the 2-4 watch can have it at noon. isn't any hot water in deck foc'sles and March 21—Chairman, R. W. Sweeny; Sec­ Complaint made to the steward about other rooms. Ship's delegate will see the retary, V. Szymanskl. A vote of thanks was extended to Brother R. Pawlak when having miik last till the following port. chief engineer about fixing winches. he- resigned as ship's treasurer. Brother John Broad was nominated to succeed LAWRENCE VICTORY (Mississippi), no •DEL VIENTO (Mississippi), February 28 date—Chairman, Charles J. Scofield; Sec­ —Chairman, Chadbourne Gait; Secretary, him. retary, Quentin Remaud. Ship's delegate John R. Tllley. Repairs from the last WILLIAM A. M. BURDEN (Western reported numerous beefs in regard to trip were not completed. Rooms will be Tankers), February 22 — Chairman, K. purser's treatment of ill and injured painted out this trip by thd crew. Night Sterner; Secretary, W. Wright. Motion brothers. Suggestion that a future dis­ latches for crew's rooms were promised made and carried that all hands put in cussion be held. The washing machine by the company but were not installed; overtime for shore leave in Bahrein. needs replacing. The old machine was almost any key will open any door, so Ship's delegate will see if the washing patched up instead and still not function­ this will be put on the list again and machine can be repaired in Japan. ing properly. New crew refrigerator pushed harder in an effort to protect needed. Requisition made for innerspring gear. There is a balance of $69 in the MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Carriers), mattresses. As all foc'sle keys are inter­ ship's fund. Ship's delegate explained changeable, request made that locks be that an arrival pool is made up twice a February 20—Chairman, M. Byers; Secre­ changed to cylinder type steward de­ trip, $2 a chance—winner gets $60, two tary, W. Stark. It was reported at the partment decks require painting. Vote of second prizes for adjoining minutes of first meeting of trip that there was no thanks given to the steward's department $20 each and the remaining ^0 put in ship's delegate. Motion made to elect delegate. Everything running smoothly aboard ship. 'Brother Candcla cautioned crew to be sure not to foul wp in foreign ports and to be back at the ship one hour before sailing. 'March 14—Chairman, M. Grasn; Sacra­ tary, W. M. Stark; Ship's delegate re­ ported that the trip has been very good, with no beefs. Each department delegate was asked to turn in a repair sheet to the ship's delegate. A vote of thanks was given to the steward and his depart­ ment for the good service they extended ANNUALto the crew. Department delegates will have books and permits ready for patrol­ man. Byers cautioned the crew to have a clean and sober payoff. SEAFARERS ART CONTEST SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Saatrain), no date—Chairman, John Monast; Secretary, E. Jones. Ship's delegate reported that two men missed the ship and as a result W 'H^IZa^PRiZES' Ihl EACM OF4-G^CUPS. ais • mnsBcouxs C©AWM(a5•«4ND<C»^FS M0 the ship sailed short-handed. Each mem­ ber to donate $.50 for donation to the Seamen's Library Society, and $5 to Sea­ men's Friends Association; balance to ship's fund. Brother Herbert Strickland holds bible readings at coffee time, which the crew considers good as the gang can stand a little religion. VENORE (Ore), March 10—Chairman, T. W. King; Secretary, R. J. Bowman. Dogs on portholes in the messmen's room need to be overhauled. Light bulbs in the lounge room arc also needed. Delegates reported no beefs. MARIE HAMIL (Bloomfleld), March 14— Chairman, D. Degen; Secretary, D. B. Patterson. Ship's delegate stated that he had seen the patrolman with reference to painting the steward's department foc'sles and the galley. The washing machine has been fixed. Motion made and carried that any man caught leaving water running in the washing machine add thereby flood­ ing the laundry be subject to a fine of $10, said sum used toward the purchase of books for the crew, A suggestion was made that the three 'department heads tdkB- tur<isL--4B—cleaning - Hie Teereation room and the laundry, and that a list ba posted showing the weeks each 'depart ment should tke over the work. If any member of the crew has any safety sug­ gestions he should give them to the ship's delegate to be added to those already turned in. and carried to rent a film out of tha ship's fuifd and show it on the ship. Sweeney explained to the membership about the fireman who shipped out of Gaiveston that came aboard and accepted a day's pay and went back to the Hall. Second man who was shipjied from hall same day was not signed on till the ne.xt OCEAN BETTY (Ocean Transportation), day. This matter to be brought up with December 27—Chairman, Henry Mooney; the patrolmaQ on arrival in New York. 5ecretary, Leo Dwyer. Ship's delegate was elected. Before leaving Portland the CAROLYN (Bull), March 27—Chairman. washing machine and one of the ovens Joe Reyes; Sacratary, Harold S. Greaon the galley range must be checked. weld. Motion made to have each man February 7—Chairman, A. Ferara; Sec­ donate fifty cents to ship's fund. Ship­ retary, Frank . Culllson. Nominations mates were asked to keep glasses out of opened for a ship's treasurer; A. Ferara the sink in pantry. Coffee urri valve elected. Members agreed that each de­ should be checked by the engineer as it partment will take a week in keeping the leaks. recreation room clean. march 14—Chairman, C. V. Walker; ROBIN SHERWOOD (Seas Shipping), Secretary, Frank Culllson. The Captain March 21—Chairman, Ray Brault; Secre­ Informed the ship's delegate there would tary, Thomas Williams. Suggestion that be no painting done this trip. The matter ship's delegate contact Captain for will be taken up with the patrolman at prompt draws in short stay ports. Cold suppers should be served once a week in tropical climates. GREECE VICTORY (South Atlantic), no data—Chairman, G. G. Parker; Sacratary, R. E. Charroln. Drain in laundr.v is not working right. Crew was .asked to be quiet in the passageways in respect for shipmates who are asleep. There aren't too many fresiT vegetables aboard other­ the end of the trip. Motion made and wise stores are okay. seconded that the third cook does not ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), ship on SIU ahipd in the future. The third cook is at all times dirty In his'working March 14—Chairman, H. Knowles; Secre­ tary, Leo Bruce. A motion was made by habits, and should be prevented from shipping in any job where the handling the ship's delegate to send a letter to the Editor of the LOG to get a clarifica­ of food is involved. All members in favor. Men who borrowed tools from the tion if the five days waiting period on lockers aft were asked to return them to draws include Saturday, Sunday and holi­ the bosun. Delegates to inform the pa­ days. The washing machine had been trolman about the need of fans and spare found running many times with no one parts for same. The washing machine using it, in addition to being left dirty. hasn't worked since the beginning of the There is now $30 in the ship's fund. A trip. Discussion on the water and mem­ suggestion was made to the effect that bers agreed that it did measure up to some of the new men who have not con­ SIU shipboard standards. Water tanks tributed do so at payoff. need cleaning and recementing. ROBIN TRENT (Seas Shipping), Janu­ PELICAN MARINER (Bloomfleld), Feb­ ary 31—Chairman, D. McKeal; Secretary. ruary 28—Chairman, J. Byrd; Secretary, P. Gladden. Hollinger was elected ship's delegate. Discussion in regard to beef between steward department, third as­ sistant and patrolman in New Orleans. All hands agreed that the steward de­ partment should continue dumping gar­ bage and cleaning garbage room. ' Sug­ gestion that electrician install warning light on washing machine to determine whether or not machine is in operation. George H. Saebargar. Motion made and carried that the messroom be painted if FORT HOSKINS (CItlas Service), March there is enough paint. In foreign ports 7—Chairman, Frank DemasI; Secretary, natives will be kept off the ship and H. H. Guentha. Ship's delegate said ail working people from shore will not u.so performers would be turned into the hall washing machine. Shipmates who have in written report. If members feel bad cots were asked to put them away when hit the sack. The crew doesn't want to not in use. hear of shore escapades. Discussion of March 12—Chairman, F. Moralgin; Sec­ new contract. The Cities Service Com­ pany has a standard contract like all retary, George H. Saebargar. Complaint other tanker outfits and Leroy Clark said from deck delegate about Captain having it hasn't a special deal as rumors lead shore workers doing work which involves overtime. Fruit shorUge reported after some of the men to believe. ship left Durban. Chief steward explained ,DEL SUD (Mississippi), March 14— that vegetables and fruit In Mombassa Chairman, *ra Brown; Secretary, Baldy were turned back because they we- z full Bollinger. Motion made and seconded of worms. that washing machine be connected prop­ ANGELINA (Bull), February 28—Chair­ erly. contacting port agent if necessary. Beef between chief reefer and the chief man, Stephen BoguchI; Sacratary, Harry engineer to be settled by patrolman. Ath­ Thrash. C. Gretsky was elected as ship's letic director asked for contributions delegate. All men that were not on watch from shipmates to enable better activities. when the ship left Savannah should put Treasurer reported $549 in picnic'fund in delayed sailing. It was decided that and $103 in the ship's fund. $30 was do­ the steward department take care of rec­ nated to seamen on the beach in Buenos reation room and the deck department take care of the laundry. All members Aires out of the ship's fund. agreed that the ship's delegate should FAIRPORT (Waterman), March 21— speak to the patrolman about the ship's Chairman, James Adams; Secretary, Keith fund that was on the ship when it layed Sawvel. Ship's delegate reported the re­ up. pair list has not been taken care of sat­ March 21—Chairman, W. Kohuf; Sacra­ isfactorily. Repeated complaints about tary, Harry Thrash. Repair list has been the hot water aft. At the present ther made up and turned in. Two men missed is $19.30 in the ship's fund. Ship in Puerto Rico. Discussion on in­ crease in maternity benefits. Suggestion FAIRLAND (Watermen), March 21— made to dr<4i discussion and wait for pub­ Chalfman, Vic D. India; Secretary, Alex lished report from the SEAFARERS LOG. Janes. Discussion on the linen problem. erewmembers approved that each man The steward explained reason why Cap­ give $1 to start a ship's fund. Ship's del­ tain wants each man to change his own egate will see the patrolman about secur­ linen. Brothers were asked to use the old ing a good repairman for TV. Vote of washing machine for greasy clothes and thanks was extended to the steward de­ use the new one for white clothes. Black­ partment. board In the messroom need changing. Crew quarters aft should be sougeed out. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Saatrain Lines). 28—Chairman, Andrew Gowder; OMEGA (Boise Griffin) February 18— March Secretary,_Raymond Steward Chalfman, Dan Butts; Secretary, William told the members thatL.a Ferry. wire basket for Vogler. Motion to commend steward's de­ the crew sink was ordered and would be partment carried unanimously. Question shortly. Discussion held on the was asked concerning water in crew's supplied shortage, and the crew was asked showers. The water is too hot. Deck en­ linen to put all linen in the dirty linen bin. gineer said little could be done to remedy The laundry bin should be equipped witli this as the water in the tanks is affected by sea temperature. Suggestion that the a cover so that it can be locked in port. delegates should see about getting pas­ MARYMAR (Calmer), March 28—Chair­ sageways sougeed. Bosun spoke to the man, George Ford; Secretary, Joe E. captain about more overtime for deck Thomas. Each department should help to gang and Captain seemed agreeable to keep the ship's room and laun­ same. Discussion on faulty operation of dry room clean.recreation Men were asked not to refrigerator; should be repaired in San come into the mess hall with shorts. Mea Pedro. • ii (Continued on page 25) ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), March 28— Chairman, John Nordstrom; Secretary, Donald Harlihy. Steward department beef about the officer's messhall being dirty every morning after officers and passen­ gers recreation. Discussion on some mem­ bers of the crew serving themselves choice pieces during meal times and leav­ ing none for the rest. Suggestion made to keep everyone out of the pantry and let the messmen take care of the orders. In order that Lorenzo Rinaldi the galley utility can keep on making pizza pies the crew would like to donate to the pur­ chase of anchovies, special cheese, etc. as there is no chance of getting ingredients from the company. CAROLYN (Bull), March 14—Chairman, L. Gordlls; Sacratary, Burns. Screens are needed for portholes. General discussion for Yale locks on all doors. Discussion on unsafe launch landing conditions in outports. ' SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Saatrain), March 21—Chairman, R. W. Swaanay; Sacratary, V. Szymanskl. Treasurer re­ ported $197.S« in the ship's fund. Fiftyfive cases oL coke on hand. Motion made Steel Vendor Fund Disposal Ship's delegate John Hoggie of the Steel Vendor (Isthmian) reports that the disposition of the ship's fund was incorrectly listed in the SEAFARERS LOG. The crew voted to do­ nate $22 to the polio fund'and leave $28 in the ship's fund. However, Hoggie found on making inquiries that the polio) drive was over for this year. Consequently, the $50 sum has' been left in the ship's fund for the next crew. �16. Ift54 Bare. Twenty-five SEUF JiHERSr J.PC ... DIGEST of SHOPS' BOBETINGS ... (Continued from page 24) were' atked to put cupa in rtnk and all bands cooperate In keeping ahlp clean, DOROTHY (Boll), March J*—ehalrman, W. Fell; Secretary, Peter Patrick. Rew­ ard Baked erew to cooperate and keep iheaahall and recreation room clean at all tlmea. Suggested that crew have a ship a fund. Ship's delegate reported beef a^ut mate working on deck In Puerto HIM. Motion made that ship's delegate see «io patrolman about mixing machine for galley. PORTMAR (Calmer), March f7—Chair­ man, Charles Hensley; Secretary, C. R. Johnson. Motion made that the welfare committee eonsirier a hospital plan for the dependents of Seafarers. It was re­ quested that this motion be published In the LOG requesting the views and opin­ ions of other members. Shortage of food and milk while in port. The steward was Instructed by the membership that in the future any shortage of stores should be reported to all four delegates at once. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), March 24—Chairman, T. Pales; Secretary, S. O. Johnson. Brother Smith resigned as ship's delegate. T. Fales was elected. Mo­ tion made and carried that all -beefs be taken up by the department delegates at the payoff through the boarding patrol­ man and not each Individual taking up minor heefs with the patrolman as has been done In the past. All brothers were asked to cooperate In turning the washing machine off when not In use. as .has been done quite a few times In the past. A vote of thanks was extended by the en­ tire erew to Brother Smith, who resigned, for the fine Job he did aboard the vessel. Maniiel keeps gettlnf out of line and re­ fuses to work. , PORTMAR (Calmar), Pebroary 14— Chairman, Charfes Hensley; Secretary, C. IL Johnson. Ship's delegate was In­ structed to contact the Captain regarding a storage place for the crew's luggage. There was a discussion regarding a crewmember coming back from ashore In Panama and abusing the steward depart­ ment delegate. This man was warned and told that If this happened again he would be reported to the patrolman. VAL CHEM (Valentine), March 2t— Chairman, John Karl; Secretary, Anthony Lacovlno. Ship's delegate reported the members voted against a coke machine unanimously. Some disputed overtime on delayed sailing. Ship's treasurer said there is $74 how in the ship's fund. CANTIONY (Cities Service), April 2— Chairman, William Thompson; Secretary, J. H. Monet. New washing machine was put aboard in Baltimore as captain prom­ ised. $43 reported In the ship's fund. Discussion on buying a new radio for crew's recreation room at next payoff. March 12—Chairman, V. Kickiriilo; Sec­ retary; J. B. EliloH. Captain dissatisfied with crew's knowledge of boat drill duties. Letter was sent to New York for new washing machine: should be aboard In Baltimore. New electric core needed for percolator. Members would like a better grade of ham and lamb used for meals. OMECA (Boise Criffin), March 30— Chairman, Dan Butts; Secretary, William P. Vogler. Dlsciusion limited to making up a. repair list and letters of recom­ mendation for John Indorf, baker and John Chapman, oiler. Ship's delegate SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), March 2t noted that the present crew was excep­ —Chairman, Charles W. Cothran; Secre­ tional In that there was-no friction dur­ tary, Clyde Krelst. Something should be ing the entire trip. done about repairing leak In bulkhead in DEL NORTE (MlisltslppI), January Sicrew mess. Crew was requested to turn In all soiled towels so that they can be Chairman, Jo* Collins; Sacrafary; H. Crana. The "Maison Blanche" beef was sent to laundry. Motion made and passed to back up the crew of the Seatrain squared away in New Orleans by the Georgia on proposal to either get a SIO Union patrolman. The baU players ex­ clothing allowance or have the gangway press their thanks to the crewmembers of the last voyage for the donaUons to placed at end of ship. the basebaU team. ,Due to a little trouble STEEL AOE (Isthmian), March 2f— by one of the delegates of the last voy­ age, it is requested that all department Chairman, J. Calrol; Secretary, W. Ryan. Steward delegate reported beef with Carl delegates be on board the ship at the payoffs. A vote .of thanks was given for Jarve who has accused galley force of selling food while gassed up. Old min­ the fine job done by the retiring ship's utes to be posted on bulletin board. delegate. Requyst that more help be Clemens elected ship's delegate, and the given In the publication and editorials of the newspaper for this voyage's issue. Un­ ship's fund was turned over to him. licensed personnel will refrain from en­ CHIWAWA (Cities Service), March 27— tering the crew pantry and mess hall In underclothing at night. Chairman, W. Thornton; Secretary, M. J. March 7—Chairman, C. Sosa; $eeretary, Whlttall. Ship's delegate reported new mattresses coming this trip. New table H. Crane. A sum of $112.37 was collected tops for crew messroom promised this this trip for the ship's fund. Motion trip also. Members were asked to behave made for the crew to purchase their own a little better when the ship is In port. movie reels for their projector with money from the ship's fund. Thanks to Two men missed ship in Linden. the staff of the navigator for the fine is­ sue they put out on this voyage. Motion DEL SUD (Mississippi), March 21— Chairman, Balby Bollinger; Secretary, Ira made to have a arty for the crew on Brown. One man missed ship In Santos: No. 7 hatch Wednesday night. Expenses rejoined vessel In Rio. One permitman to be paid from the ship's fund up to continously fouled up all trip and it was the amount of $39 or $40. recommei-^ded that i.e be brought before PETROLITE (Tanker Sag), March 27— patrolman. Motion by John Lynn, car­ penter, that a committee be elected as Chairman, Pioyd Hurd; Secretary; T. E. directors for Del Sud's annual picnic. MO' Yablonsky. Complaints made by member­ tlon made and carried by Joe Caruso to ship as to the shortage of ship's linen, take $30 from ship's fund to buy books. sugar, fresh fruits and meats. Too much Vote of thanks for stewardesses, Mrs. ham and pork served for the past week. Parker and Mrs. Blizzard, for showing Reports made that steward sanctioned good spirit and good will by taking care using of defective macaroni. Chairman of Brother Kelly while he was, seriously brought up subject of bonus clause lor 111. A small traveling clock was presented combat zone areas in the Far East. to each one as thanks for a job well done. Athletic Director Joe Caruso re ported first game of series of three games with Gymnasia Esgrima of Buenos Aires was lost. Another game will be played next. trip. $620 reported In picnic fund. NOTICES CHOCTAW (Watorfnan), March 13— Chairman, H. V. Knaflick; Secretary, D. Edwards. Washing machine to be fixed at next port. Since the meeting a new wash­ ing machine has been procured and Is working well. All repairs have been taken care of. There have been quite a few hospital cases aboard this ship. It would benefit the membership and help the wel­ fare men If the ship's delegate had a form to cover the information needed by the hospitalized for their claims. DEL ORO (Mississippi), March 14— Chairman, Parry; Eecratary, Leo Watts. .Dlsciused medical aid for erew pantry­ man. John R. Coleman, purser aboard •hip was given a vote of confidence for the very splendid job he did to go out •f his way to aid Nek brothers. Brother PERSOlfII.S William Fernancc Isthmian is holclitig for you US Customs baggage check No. 195863. You may claim same by. calling at the fourth floor of 68 Trinity Place, NYC. ^ James Francisco Get in touch with your mother. She is ill and worried about you. Her address is 19 N. Russell Street, Boston, Mass. t t 4. Joe Barbadoes Please contact your niece Nancy. She is ill and needs you. » $ 4) Mariano Menor Get in touch with James MacDonough at 1112 Harrison Build­ ing, 4 South 15th Street, Philadel:phia, Pa.( o): call LOcust 7-4843. Louis Albert Gardier Please call at NY headquarters mail" department for your seamen's papers. . 4i t James C. Sheldon Pick up your check in the mail room in NY headquarters. t V George H. Greene Please call at NY headquarters mail department for your dis­ charges. Quiz Answerg (1) 11 months. (2) Livingstone. Stanley was sent out by a New York newspaper to find the famous explorer in 1871. (3) Maine is bordered only by the State of New Hampshire. (4) 1912. New Mexico and Ari­ zona were admitted to the union as the 47th and 48th states, respec­ tively. (5) Both Boston and Philadel­ phia are tied with five wins each. Boston has,taken five series out of six; Philadelphia five out of eight. (6) 13. (7) Greater. (8) Charles L. McNary. They lost. (9) North-south. US highways running from north to south bear odd numbers, and those running from east to west have even num­ bers. ^i^an'^haher^ Uave No OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other s^-cailed "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot. SEATICER (Colonial), Decombor 1»— Chairman, Sloopy Malhowt; Secretary, Slick Story. Deck delegate sent wire to headquarters In regard to poor mall serv­ ice. Brother members wbmed against re­ peating false statements. Mathews elect­ ed as treasurer. Ship's fund to be col­ lected in Brazil. January 10—Chairman, I. Craft; Secre­ tary, Slick Story. Baking is not up to par. The baker should take a Uttle more time. Steward to issue a couple of beers at meal hours. Repairs have not been taken care of as yet and a letter from headquarters stated that crew should not have signed on until they checked repairs and slop chest. Pobruary 10—Chairman, I. L. Thomp­ son; Secretary, J. Percival. Chief engi­ neer wlU make adjustments on wash water. Men were asked to fiU ice trays after using them. March 21—Chairman, Cole; Secretary, E. L. Thompson. Deck delegate will see the mate about some disputed overtime. Motion made and accepted that a book man take steward's delegate job before arrival in United States. disputed OT from the last trip are being handled by headquarters. Things are go­ ing along smoothly. Men should know their fire and boat drill stations. Vote of thanks went to the delegates for the good job they are doing in keeping things running smoothly, and also a vote of RACNAR NAESS (Seatransport), April 5—Chairman, George Hayes; Secretary, ! thanks to the steward department for a Tony Novak. James Murphy was elected good job. ship's delegate. A request was made that a little more pains be taking with the HOOSIER MARIXER (Isthmian), Jan­ preparing of food. Galley cooks yvere uary 14 — Chairman, Al Page; $ecrcasked to use caps or towels around their lary, Nell Lambert. There was no collec­ heads, to prevent sweat from dropping tion made of the ship's fund. Extra into the fe^. Dishwasher asked for co­ Ubrary was given to the Bienville. It was operation in keeping the pantry clean. agreed to start a ship's fund with a SI Entire crew was asked to pitch in and donation from each member. If the ship keep the recreation room, messrooms and lays up. the fund will be given to men in laundry cleaner. One man was told to the hospital at the port of Isyiip, R. B. keep himself clean. Logs weie heavy during the previous trip and all stuck, so any one getting logged can expect the same treatment. son. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for a job well done. Beefs should be brought up at the meeting, so that unnecessary time is not wasted at the payoffs. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Seatrade), April 4—Chairman, Danny Sheehan; Sec­ retary, William Prince. Repairs were taken care of in the shipyard. One .man had to get off in Portland for excessive drinking. One man • was left in the hos­ pital at Puerto La Cruz. Deck delegate spoke on hospital facilities in Venezuela: steward spoke on the night lunch situa­ tion while the ship is in Venezuela; food is taken away and ice box cleaned out every trip in Puerto La Cruz. February 2S---ChaTrman, John Barnes; Secretary, Nell Lambert. One brother refu.sed to cooperate with Army medical regulations in this port and restricted all hands, including officers and erew, to the ship, by Army order. Everyone but him took shots, and he could not be per­ suaded to, saying "I've had enough. I don't need them and 1 don't want to go ashore." ALCOA PENNANT (Aicoa), April 4— Chairman, Latii* Joyner; Secretary, James Pursell. Suggestion was made to see if a fan can be placed in the laundry; patrolman should be contacted about freeing drains. PETROLITE (MATHIASEN), March 30— Chairman, C. Johnson; Secretary, N. Voskian. W. Kumke was elected ship and deck delegate; L. S. Carazzo, engine dele­ gate: W, F. Walker, steward delegate. Patrolman should meet the ship at Bridgeport for the payoff. Steward was asked about the linen and said it is com­ STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), February 1 ing on board at Bridgeport. —Chairman, Albert H. Bert; Secretary, M. A. Eala. Slopchest of the last trip was LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ not investigated by a patrolman: incom- riers), February II—Chairman, C. F. Ay'ing ship's delegate wlU bring this to the cock; Secretary, Ncii Abernathy. Some attention oit the patrolman. Whitlow was repairs were not made: they will be taken elected ship's delegate: William Funk, care of in Seattle. Range was not fixed deck delegate: Neblett. engine delegate. in Long Beach. Motion was passed to back the chief and second cook in their beef to get the stove fixed and to stop the old man from going over the stew­ ard's head in galley. Seattle patrolman will be told of this. Steward said requisitipns wera ready and will be wired in for stores. Laundry will be kept clean; scupper should be fixed. Steward depart­ ment, especially the cooks, got a vote of thanks. March 13—Chairman, H. Braunstein; Pork chops and ham were put in the menu vbry often and cooking of the last Secretery, N. Abernathy, Repair list will be made up. trip was not satisfactory. Sufficient stores should be brought aboard before the voj-age begins. Steward will inform STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), Aprii 4— the delegates when stores come aboard. Chairman, Johri Dixon; Secretary, George Foreign stevedores should be kept out of H. Schmidt. There is a $36.24 balance in the house. Ekiough disinfectant should the ship's fund. One man paid off and be aboard. PO mess wlU be opened for is In the hospital in Honolulu. He was the black gang to avoid overcrowding in operated on and was in good spirits when the ship departed. There are small the messhall at meal hours. February 25—Chairman, Wayne S. Col- amounts of disputed OT. Vote of thanks lard; Secretary, Miguel A. Eala. Most of went to the steward department for con­ the items on the old repair list were done tinued good work. Ship's delegate asked before the ship left New York: ship was for donations for the ship's fund at the also exterminated. Spare room on main payoff. Repair list was turned over to deck will be kept for crew's luggage. department heads. Key is kept by mate. Hospital .should be moved from down below to the main OCEAN NIMET (Ocean Trans.), April 3 deck and ice boxes moved down. Leak on —Chairman, James Bergstrom; Secretary, generator floor, creating safety hazard, L. J. Sheehan. Much cleaning must be will be brought to the attention of the done In foc'sles, etc., since the ship was captain, Each department will take a inactive for a couple of months. Every­ turn cleaning the laundry. Foc'sles thing is running smoothly so far. Paper should be-kept clean and in order, as the and rubbish strewn around on No. 4 captain makes his weekly inspections,. hatch should be thrown overboard. Deck There should be enough dishes and cots and engine departments will clean the aboard before the ship leaves San Fran­ laundry, alternating every two weeks. cisco. Steward will take care of this. Steward department will clean the recre­ Left-over ice pulled between Monday and ation room. Dirty dishes should be put Friday is not enough to last the weekend. in the sink after use; messhall and recre­ Rice will be put on the menu for dinner ation rooms should be kept clean at all and supper each day. Chief engineer times. Vote of thanks went to the ship's promised that engine department foc'sles steward department. would be painted between 'Frisco and Manila. One man missed ship in New WINTER HILL (Citlas $ervice), March York and rejoined in Norfolk. He cleared himself with the patrolman before he 4—Chairman, Jsssa Maloney; Secretary, Daltcn Gabriel, Captain was contacted left New York. Everyone was advised to about ordering wind chutes. A few hours' do the same If they find themselves in this position, or a replacement could re­ place you. $TEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), March 7 —Chairman, Rex Coote; Secretary, Tony Caspar. Delegates will see the captain about turning the radio on in the chart room while at sea. Captain will be asked about giving medical slips to the men. LA SALLE (Waterman), April 4—Chair­ man, J. Hemby; Secretary, B. H. Rlcher- Pnzxle Answer Barnes was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. All hands will participate more in fire and boat drills and help secure'-'boats. Delegate will see the mate about cooperation from him. Chief engi­ neer will be asked about improved ven­ tilation of the messroom. Additional fans or air through blowers is needed. Purser will be contacted about San Pedro draw. ROBIN DONCASTER (Seas Shipping), March 30—Chairman, Eugene Flowers; Secretary, H. M. Guinier. One man, who has been a consistent performer from Capetown, South Africa to Beira, East .Africa, has slacked off and is a general nuisance, uses obscene language: board­ ing patrolman wiR be asked to handle this. No. laundry boys should be per­ mitted . to work on the ship. Laundry woman should solicit her business from one place, and not roam in and out of crew's rooms, for obvious reasons. Ship's delegate will contact the chief engineer about having a fan installed in crew pantr,v. Steward department will dump their own garbage. Coffee cups should be re­ turned to the pantry. Every time the natives see a cup they pick it up and take it ashore: soon there will be no cups. MATES AT ThE UMIOM HALL 4mAVEAHD20mST' /AIBCCOkIVW.Sw^\P 7WERSHTSOMTV. HBW LO^ PRICES AMP yoU'/2EALWA\5 WELCOMB HERE AT YOU/ZOWAJ PLACE. OWHEPANDOPERAED BY THf SEAFARERS im.UHlON'AiG-AFL Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY (. I li I 1 would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) STREET ADDRESS Hogg Q[£iai9i!a CITY ZONE ..... STATE Signed QSQII! cima GasQSQ Qa[= EfflSBSB HIIEIIB TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you «r« tn old tubserlbtr and havt a cbanga of addrast, plaasa givo your formar addraii btlowi ADDRESS CITY I i:i NAME Gansus sscanii .v| •Moaaaaaaaa$a$aotaaaitaaa*aaa4«a**««aaee««4t»t«aet4tcaa*«e«t< aaaaaaaiaaaaBa BaaBaiaMBaaBBMMBBMMMaaMaBBM .20NI STATI �if- rati VwnliNiU- <* SEkFA k Ek^ 161•' Apitf ife, iftijr! New Orleans Baby Attends First SlU Payoff in the HOSPITALS The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who nre being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits f^om friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit, jj ysili be rnnst welcome. Il Visiting New Orleans home of Seafarer Lbuls R. Guertin (center), SIU Welfare Services Representa­ tive Bill Fredericks delivers a'$200 maternity benefit check to commemorate the birth of Hiram W. (held by Mrs. Guertin), on March 2. The occasion was the first SIU maternity benefit received by the famUy, as Louis, Jr., 2ifi, was born before the benefit began, and Guertin was not sailing during the year prior to the birth of Mary Louise, 16 months, as required under the Welfare Flap. 5# USPHS. HOSPITAI, STATEN ISLAND. NY George Anderson Nicholas S. Mark Thomas R. Bach Thomas E. Maynes Thomas BarracUff* N. Mayrantonls Melvin Bass John Nemeth John Beckmann Warren Nielson Marcle Boyles Rex O'Connor Elllf Brodelsbo Charles Oglesby Leo Broussard Edward PoUse Thomas Bryan Peter Prokopuk Benjamin Busby Robert Reynolds Azhar Caram Arthur A. Roy Camiel Cans Edwin T. Rushton . .Tar Chong Ira A. Sandt Hugh Crawford P. W. Seldenbergh Fred A. Delpenha Robert Slzemore Wm. ^Doran Frank Soriano Estell Godfrey Jose Souza Rune Gustafsson Walter Sudnlck Hans R. Hanssen Stanley Swlenckoskl James H. Harker James F. Thompson John B. Hass WUUs R. Thompson Lyls Hipp Jos. Traxler Choo Chang Lai Jose J. Valenzuela Alexander Lieter Sam Vandal William Luhrsen Jan Vanos John Mclnnes LuU WUUams USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. NY Fortune Bacomo James R. Lewis Thomas Bryant ^ Francis Lynch Joseph Carr A. McGulgan Bomar R. Cheeley David McUreath Julian CuthreU Frank Mackay Emillo Delgado Lloyd MUler Antonio M. Diaz Alfred MueUer John J. DriscoU Eugene T. Nelson Matthew Gardiner George Shumaker Robert Gilbert Ernest Smallwood Bart Guranlck Henry E. Smith Thomas Guranlck Harry Tuttle Thomas Isaksen Rehato Vlllata John Keenan VirgU Wilmoth Fred Landry Ludwlg Krlstiansen James J. Lawlor Vic MiUazo Kaarel Lectmao All of the following SIU families board Avenue, Portsmouth, Va. Street, Baton Rouge, La. ivill collect the $200 maternity 3^ 3^ ^ ^ benefit plus a $25 bond from the Christine Ann Mabie born March Charlotte Deon Lewis, born Union in the baby's name. March 24, 1954. Parents, Mr. and 13, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donna Gay Wilson, born Febru­ Mrs. Thomas C. Lewis, 4814 John­ Norman H. Mabie, 198 Mast Road, Manchester, NH. ary 25, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. son Street, Corpus Christi, Tex. Donn R. Wilson, 1 Raybum Street, ^ 3) ^ 3i> $ San Francisco, Cal. Mark Carisbn Seaver, J)om Feb­ Joseph Normand Baris, born VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES,. FLA. March 19, 1954. Parents, Mr. and ruary 26, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Jose C. ,Vilar it 3^ ^ Colleen O'Neill, born March 17, Mrs. Eugene O. Baris, 7429 Maie Mrs. Joseph H. Seaver, 4800 Piety FAJADO CLINIC Street, New Orleans, La. , FA J ADO, PUERTO RICO 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fran­ Avenue, TEJOS Angeles 1, Cal. Alexander Becker 4" t t cis O'Neill, 1453 Point Breeze Ave­ i ST. PATRICKS HOSPITAL Lou Ann Damron, bom January nue, Philadelphia, Pa. LAKE CHARLES, LA. Ruth Ann Lindsjo, bom Mar^h 24, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Darce 14, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Damron, 726 Sparrow Road, WYCKOFF HEIGHTS HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NY Judy Cruz, born March 15, 1954. Nils H. Lindsjo, 37 North Street, Norfolk, Va. John H. Lefco Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Worcester, Mass. MOBILE INFIRMERY 3) $ 4 Cruz, 1242 Simpson Street, Bronx, MOBILE, ALA. t 3) 3!' Joel Beck Jett, born March 8, Jonnle B. Keen NY. Michael Benjamin Lanning, bora 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil­ VA HOSPITAL March 16, 1954. Parents, Mr. and liam H. Jett, Route No. 1, Warrior, 3^ t 4» PHILADELPHIA. PA. Charles N. Price Gene Robert Greenwood, bom Mrs. Patrick A. Lanning, 514 San Ala. USPHS HOSPITAL Avenue, Newport March 5, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Bemardino 4 4 4 SAVANNAH, GA. WUliam C. Bedgood Jlmmle Littleton Mrs. Charles O. Greenwood, 917 Beach, Cal. Michael Stephen Gradick. born B. Blanchard R. B. McCorkel Mace Avenue, Bronx, NY. Albert Morse March 23, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Paul B. Bland l" 3^ 3> James Brown F. S. Paylor Mrs. William H. Gradick, General Hiram Guertin, born March 2, 3> 3^ 3^ L. F. Carpenter James B. Selleft ' George O. Corbett Luther Vaughn Teresa Tamara Butterton, born 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Delivery, Eight Mile, Ala. Paul Jakubcsak J. C. Whatley 4 4 4 March 21, 1954. Parents, Mr. and R. Guertin, 5016 North Villere Joseph Kramer Paul M. Wood USPHS HOSPITAL Albert Kenneth Brinkerhoff, Mrs. Walter G. Butterton, 150 Sea- Street, New Orleans, La. NEW ORLEANS, LA. born Marjh 18, 1954. Parents, Mr. James Battle Chas. E. Brady 3^ 3^ 3> Wm. R. Burch and Mrs. Albert C. Brinkerhoff, 117 M. J. Berry Elizabeth Ollvo, born November Varick Street, New York, NY. Paul Boudreaux McKenley CampbeU 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4 4 4 Juan Olivo Otero, 521 Trinity Ave­ Beverly Laveme Collier, born nue, Bronx, NY. February 24, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Collier, 64 4 3> t NEW ORLEANS—The aid given Oliver Sylvester Ange, born Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. ^by Seafarers sailing out of New March 14, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Loyd J. Ange, 3239 Kimball DKPARTMENT OF Terrace, Norfolk, Va. HEALTH. EDUCATION. AND WELTARB a, NY Hospital Eases Rules In Dock Tie-up P. J. Carpovich John N. Hull - Slbastian Carregal Charles W. Johnson Richard W. Clark Thomas S. Johnson Clarence W. Cobb WlUlam Johnson P. B. Cogley Leonard Kay S. Cope John T. Kelly J. D. Dambrlno E. G. Knapp Gordon R. Dolan Leo H. Lang John G. Dooley James M. Lucky Jack N. Oows Oscar F. Madere Thomas L. Dugan C. E. McLarnan J. C. Fernandez Hector Murka Leo Fohtenot W. E. Reynolds B. D. Foster Rou D. Roberts J. H. Hountain James J. Ruth James E. Gardiner Luther Seldle Nathan Gardner Harvey E. Shero -Jack Gleason James T. Smith G. W. Graham Lonnie R. Tickle John B. Gunter J. E. Ward John L. Hlnton R. W. Wilkerson N. A.iHuff GRASSLANDS HOSPITAL VALHALLA. NY Arthur Lomas SEASIDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CAL. Gregorlo F. Diaz Ragnor A. Erlcson USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. WiUiam G. Adams James A. Penswlck Frank Alasavich Robert A. Rogers Theodore Mastaler USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEX. Ralph Armstrong' O. W. Orr Claude Davis Shirley Poole M. DeGollado Thomas W. Ritson J. H. Dudley A. J. Scheving Harvey E. Horn Conrad Shirley John Markopolo James M. SneU A. L. MlUer Jack Strickland Floyd C. Nolan USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. John L. Griffin Alexander PresneU Montford Owens Maximo Tangalin USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. O. E. Abrams V. K. Ming R. B. Barnes W. J. Moran Sverre Brenna Joseph Neubauer Henry Hauge C. O. Winskey S. Johannessen Edward Woods Carl R. Johnson USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Henry Chllds Charles Neumaier Ho Yee Choe Joe Perreira C. B. Coburn Fugcne Plalm Gilbert Eller W. S. Singleton Olav Gustausen Sing Ah Sue Hans P. Hansen Graydon Suit A. M. Keller Peter Walsh James McLaughlin P. S. Yuzon E. Moss USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD Clifford Adklns Peter Losado Jessie A. Clarke Joseph D. McGraw Carl E. ^handler James Macunchuck A. J. Cunningham George Mattalr Millard M. Cutler Wm. Middendorf James R. Dodson Paige A. MltcheU Walton Hudson Thomas Mungo James B. Humphries George Plplnos George Jeroslmlch John F. Smith Alexander Johnson Wm. J. Stephens Wm. Kenny Gustav. V. Svenssoa Karl Krlstensen Frank Van Dusen William Kunak Henrlch WIese Henry G. Lelby Doctor Hails SIU Blood Aid 3> 3^ $ Because of the emergency Karen Elise Babin, born Decem­ situation created in the Port ber 2. 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. ^ of Nevir York last month by Alphonse L. Babin, 710 North the 29-day strike of old Interna­ tional Longshoremen's Association, thfr Staten Island US Public Health Service Hospital adjusted admis­ sions rules to take care of seamen stranded on the beach by the Under the Union constitu­ strike. tion every member attending In a couple of instances, men a Union meeting is entitled to who had been in the hospital be­ nominate himself for the fore the strike and had been dis­ elected posts to be filled at charged as fit for duty, had come the meeting—chairman, read­ down with illnesses while waiting ing clerk and recording secre­ for the strike to end so they could tary. Your Union urges you ship. to take an active part in meet­ Ordinarily, the hospital woulB ings by taking these posts of • not accept patients under those cir­ service. cumstances since they had not been And, of course, all members working on a ship in the interim, have the right to take^ the floor and might possibly be working and express their opinions on ashore. However the Union was any officer's report or issue able to submit proof that the men under discussion. Seafarers had been waiting to ship but had are urged to hit the deck at been unable to do so. Accordingly, these meetings and let their the men In question were read­ shipmates know what's on mitted to tbe hospital for further ' their mind. treatment i MCUHIH AUEHurPUBLIC HEALTH SHIVICK V.IWB11C HEUTH SiPKtf 80iWr*l *W SIAlf OT, NEW ONUANZ lA MKUMI Officer In Charge Ihreh 30, U5U Speak Your Mind At SiV Meetings Seafarers' International Onion SS BlenvlUe Street Raw Orleana, Louisiana ttaarSira, ftadartck As Hadlcal Officer in Charge of the U.S. Public Health Ssrvlre Hospital in How Orleans, 1 should like to take this opportunity to thank the ifMibers of the SIU for their gonerous support of the hospital blood bank, * I an sure that the transfusions Miich these donations haee nada possible hare enablsd our doctors to give better nedfcal care to Seansn, and that nanjr days, of' hospitalisation and sickness havs bSen saved. y yours. H. SoHdeni Hsdicsl Director, Msdleal Officer In Charge Letter from hea* of New Orleans USPHS hospital praises Seafsref Heodc dimoimt • i, a . •? •> -v.; • -— Orleans to the blood bank at the local US Public Health Service hospital has been applauded by the hospital's medical director. Dr. John N, Bowden, medical director of the hospital has written the Union that the transfusions "have enabled our doctors to give better medical care to seamen, and that many days of hospitalization and sickness have been saved." Minimum 15 Pints At present Seafarers in New Or­ leans have an arrangement with the hospital there for an SIU blood bank. The local membership makes regular contributions, and id turn, the hospital reserves a mini­ mum of 15 points for use by ill or injured Seafarers at all times. The blood bank was opened September 29, 1953, when five Sea­ farers started matters off by donat­ ing a pint each. Since then Mon­ days have been blood donor days with a number of Seafarers visit­ ing the hospital regularly. That the arrangement has worked out to the full satisfaction of all parties is indicated by Dr. Bowden's letter. A number of Sea­ farers have benefited directly from the assurance of a regular supply without the need to. round up donors ht -an-emergency sUuatiom-»' �SEAFARERS AprU 1«, 1954 LOG Pafc Twenty-MTen Company Stall Proves Expensive SEEIN* THE SEAFARERS A shipping company which denied a Seafarer more than one day's maintenance found to its sorrow that the action didn't pay. Because not only did Seafarer Carmen Barletta col­ lect the full maintenance and cure but got transportation and unearned wages as well. Barletta got more than he^ | expected simply because he carried his complaint to the With WALTER SIEKMANN Welfare Services representative in Baltimore, John Arabasz. Until he iNews about men in the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SIU Wel­ got in touch with Welfare Services, fare Benefits will be carried in this column, ft is written by Seafarer he says, he was unaware of his Walter Siekmann based on items of .interek turned up while he makes transportation and unearned wages claim and Would have settled for his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) maintenance quite readily if the Heading off this week's list of hospitalized men is Luis Williams out company agent had agreed to pay at the Staten Island USPHS hospital. Luis is from New York, so he is it in the first place without argu­ right around home while he is in drydock for observation. His last ship ment. , was the Hilton of Bull, on which he shipped as a saloon messman^ and The "case arose when Barletta, a good one, too. who was aboard ship as an AB, Peter Frokopiek Is out at the same hospital which he entered in the suffered' a mild back sprain and middle of last month. Pete stopped in for a look-see about some hernia reported to the USPHS out-patient trouble he is having, yhis Seafarer comes from New York, also, and clinic in New York City. There he was given treatment and ruled "not his last job was as an AB aboard the Southport of South Atlantic. Off the Choctaw where he was a saloon messman and into the hospi­ fit for duty." A replacement was tal is Leo Broussard for a rather different operation than most of his then called in his place. brothers might ordinarily get. Leo's got a carbuncle Went To Baltimore Barletta next went to Baltimore on the back of his neck and he's there to see that he doesn't leave with it. He hails from Lafayette, to continue treatment at the hos­ La., and h6'll probably head down that way during pital there. While in Baltimore,, he contacted the claim agent of the his convalescence period. In the hospital for a hernia operation is Camiel company who offered him one Caus, entering the drydock in the latter part of last day's maintenance, although he month. Caus comes from New York. His last job was not fit for duty for a week. The company's headquarters of­ before entering the hospital was on the Show Me Carmen Barletta smiles happily as he shows Baltimore Welfare fice claimed that Barletta had quit Mariner as engine maintenance.. ^ . Services representative, John Arabasz, settlement papers on bis Another New York boy in the hospital is Rex the ship of his own volition and claim for maintenance, unearned wages and transportation. Caus O'Connor. He, also, is in the boneyard for a hernia claimed further he had gotten a operation. His last ship was the Dei Norte and Rex was aboard as a fit for duty slip from the out­ held Barletta's claim on the records from both New York and patient clinic in New York. How­ sprained back. Baltimore, the company agreed to waiter. As a result of submission of pay a week's maintenance plus un­ Thomas Bryan has the boys all beat. He's in the hospital for a double ever, the records at the clinic upearned wages due from .the time hei-nia. The former messman on the Ines (Bull), entered the hospital on the vessel discharged him until the March 22 and hopes to be out soon. He comes from New York, too, articles terminated, and transpor­ which seems to have a corner on the market for hernias this week. tation from New York to Balti­ Other hernia sufferers, in the hospital for operations, are Nidholas more, which was his port of enMark, Fred Delapenha and Edward Polise. Mark hiails from -Jamaica, gigement. The difference between LI, and last shipped out as AB on the Seatrain New what he was originally offered and Jersey. Delapenha, chief steward aboard the Steel what he received with the assist­ Flyer before entering the hospital, comes from New An accident suffered in a fall from the chemical tanker ance of Welfare Services amounted York and entered on March 8. Polise is a Brooklyn Val Chem in New York proved fatal to Seafarer Henry Core, to over $100. boy and shipped as engine utility on the Seatrain despite the blood donations he receive^ from several Ne-w Thus, Barletta found himself Louisiana on his last job. quite a few dollars better off be­ Quite a few of the brothers have remarked favor­ York Seafarers through Wel­ ably about letters in the SEAFARERS LOG that fare Services. Although medi­ last respects. Core's ashes will be cause h^e took the trouble to con­ to the waves in the tra­ tact the union. Of course, the com­ have suggested that forms be put aboard ship for cal science and the Union's ef­ scattered dition of so many seamen before pany started things, but the SIU th» delegates to file accident and illness reports. forts were unable to save Core's finished it off properly. him. Tlii.se letters have a good point since up until now life. Welfare Services saw to -it Bryan the companies have had it all their way 4)n these re­ that his last wishes were respected ports and in some instances no reports have been filed at all. and all arrangements were made It's time that some kind of double check was set up because in more and for burial at sea as he wanted. more instances we find the company has no report. Members come in say­ Core fell off the ship onto a ing a report was made on the ship but the company claims it never got barge and suffered severe internal one. We wonder if this is another way of ducking obligations to pay injuries as well as several broken , The deaths of the folloioing Flushing Cemetery, Flushing, NY, maintenance, or just Inefficiency. It's high time something was done bones. He was rushed to Lincoln Seafarers < have been reported to Since 1943, when he joined the about it. Hospital nearby and a request was the Seafarers Welfare Plan and SIU in Baltimore, he had sailed We repeat, it's a good idea whenever an accident report is made to made to Welfare Services for blood $2,500 death benefits are being as a member of the steward de­ ask for a duplicate copy. There's lots of money involved in mainte­ donations as he was bleeding con­ paid to beneficiaries. partment. He leaves his wife, nance and it is only sensible for a man to protect his claims accordingly! tinually ^nd was in critical condi­ Bernice Edmondson. 511 West 152 Yanas Dallal, 55: A fatal heart Street, New York, NY. tion. A group of blood donors was ailment caused Brother Dallal's t i taken to the hospital from the SIU death on February 27, 1954, in New Peter Lloyd Williams, 38: A hall. Meanwhile, Welfare Services York, NY. Since September, 1945, member of the engine department. contacted the family that he had Brother Dallal had sailed SIU as a Brother Williams died of heart dis­ been living with in the States for member of the steward depart­ ease at his home in New York, NY, a good many years, as his own next ment. Burial took place at Heaven­ and was buried at Calvary Ceme­ of kin, his mother, lives in Mel­ ly Rest Cemetery, Whippony, NJ. tery, Queens, NY. He is survived Brother Dallal is survived by his bourne, Australia. by his brother. John Lloyd Wil­ When the injured Seafarer cousin, Amat Samy, of 161 Madison liams of 5219 West Adams, Chi­ passed away in the hospital despite Street, New York, NY. cago, 111. jii $1 all efforts to Save him, the Union 4" , 4» i dispatched a cable to his mother in Harry D. Rasure, 65: On Januai'y Joseph E. Lissner, 33: On March Melbourne, giving her the details. 15, 1954, Brother Rasure died of a 8th Brother Lissner died of vis­ Core's last wish was that his heart ailment in Boston, Mass. He ceral congestion at his home, 25 body be cremated and his ashes was buried at Memphis Memorial South Street, New York, NY. He scattered at sea. Consent for this Park Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn. was buried at Forest Lawn Cem'e-r kind of ceremony was needed from For the past three years Brother tery, Glendale, Cal. Brother Liss­ his mother as his next of kin, and Rasure had worked as messman, ner had sailed as a member of the was wbtained accordingly. sailing from New York. His estate deck department for the past five Since Core had no immediate is administered by his cousin, years. He leaves his mother, Mrs. family in the US, his estate and Harry D. Rasure, 3538 Philwood, Adele B. Lissner, 3453 Buena Vista personal possessions all came Memphis, Tenn. Avenue, Glendale. Cal. COAST GU«ROMATT»$.UNtMnOYM»r under the jurisdiction of the Pub­ 4" 4 4" 4" i" t lic Administrator. Legal advice WSURANCt • SOCIAl SKUIIirf • HOUSINO ^ Lester E. Mack, 54: An OS in Daniel F. Kelleher, 47: Sailing was given to the family he had been the deck department for the past MAiNTiHAMaiiiTOKWAW-Atldm living With accordingly, so that out of Norfolk, Brother Kelleher three years. Brother Mack died of questions of his estate could be had been a member of the SIU shock due to adrenal failure at , cleared through the regular chan­ since 1943; he sailed as a wiper. the USPHS hospital, Baltimore, On February 23, 1954, Brother nels without delay. Md.;.he Was buried at that city's Finally, Welfare Services, at the Kelleher died of heart trouble in Greenmount Cemetery. ^ ^ ^ request of Core's, close friends here Philadelphia, Pa., and was buried at Holy Cemetery in that ,c:ty. He in the United States, made all ar­ Willie C. Thomas, 50: Brother rangements for funeral services is survived by his sister, Mrs. Anne Thomas was fatally stricken with and then for the burial 'at sea Braggy, 60 Wendell Street, Phila­ lobar pneumonia on March 11th in delphia, Pa. * DEPARTMtNT which was his last wish. Baltimore, Md. He had been an 4« 4« 4* The last rites for the deceased oiler in the engine department, Randolph Edmonson, 47: On joining the SIU in Mobile in 1939. ' Seafarer will take placevaboard the YOUR PROBUM IS OUR BUSINESS Steel Vendor, sometime on its cui> March 8, 1954, Brother Edmondson He is survived by a brother James ~ rent outbound Voyage. As Sea­ died at tlie USPHS hospital, Staten M. Thomas, 5528 Vickei-y " Boulefarers aboard the'<8Mpv-f^ their ,vard, Dallas, Tex. • • Ship Fall Fatal To Seafarer; Union Arranges Sea Burial SIU WELFARE SERVICES P �-••• f April U 1954 € WORt.D'S "The world's best-fed seamen" are the Sea­ farers aboard SIU-contracted ships. They en­ joy this distinction because their shipmates sail­ ing in the steward department are crackerjacks at their jobs in the galley, just as they are at their work on deck or in the engine spaces be­ low decks. • . O'- Union-enforced working rules and contract clauses governing meals and food stores aboard ship play their part. Then skilled SlU stewards and cooks take over. The results are good chow and good service. •f -ii] •-^r- . .-r : r ; • Union • A&C District' AFL -:-^Y � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource April 16, 1954 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVI, No. 8 Description An account of the resource Headlines: 2-YEAR MATERNITY TOTAL TOPS $267,000 MARK TOM HILL, 37; HEADED SIU PURSERS UNION OLD ILA'S POLITICAL STRIKE FOLDS UP; AWAIT CALL FOR NEW DOCK ELECTION SEA CHEST BEGINS RETAIL SALES IN THREE OUTPORTS SEA UNIONS DRAFT PLAN TO DEFEND HIRING HALL, SEAFARERS' JOB RIGHTS SEAFARERS PRETTY UP NEW GALVESTON HALL ASSIGN 2 NEW MARINERS TO SIU COMPANIES DEADLINE NEARS ON ART ENTRIES 50,000TH VACATION CLAIM PAID MOBILE SURVEY SHOWS SEAMEN SEND HOME $7 MILLION YEARLY STUDY PROGRESS OF SIU SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS REOPEN BIDS ON SALVAGE OF SHIP HULLS WANNA BUY A MARINER SHIP? VESSEL LISTS AT $4-5 MILLION SIU AIDS UNION FIGHT ON LA. RIGHT TO WORK BILL HIS DREAMS OF WEALTH FADE - NETS $30 IN SALVAGE AWARD FOUR SHIPS LEFT TO BALLOT IN COAST STEWARDS' VOTE PROPOSE PERMANENT '50-50' LAW SEAFARER'S A VETERAN 'GRUNT & GROAN' PRO SEAFARERS WALK, WORK AGAIN - BARBELLS ARE 'MEDICINE' NEW ANTI-UNION MOVES PHYSICAL THERAPY A RESPONSIBLE PROFESSION 'ROUND THE WORLD WITH SEAFARER SAL TERRACINA POLL RETURNS INDICATE LIBRARIES MAKE A HIT NEW TANKERS, SHIPBUILDING GUARANTEES PLANNED BY US SEAFARER DIPS PEN IN INK-FILLED VEINS FOR COLUMN MATERIAL WOULD-BE AZORE PILOT IS KING-FOR-DAY ON VESSEL 'ROW, ROW, ROW, YOUR BOAT' REPLACES LAUNCH LATE DRAWS PLAGUE JEAN LAFITTE AS SHIP SAILS ON FAR EAST RUN A SEAMAN'S LONE EXPEDITION TO JAPAN COMPANY STALL PROVES EXPENSIVE SHIP FALL FATAL TO SEAFARER; UNION ARRANGES SEA BURIAL Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/16/1954 1954 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/870b06adb6b4aa40175f8dd5e226daca.PDF 30182850a58645663e591bda66d98a48 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG April 2 1954 ' • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TH8 SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • / X-. SENATE TAKES UP TRANSFER DISPUTE -ril «; A -Story on Page 3 NLRB Orders New Dock Election Story on Page 2 '•'rV- ij -C- 'i'^A '•'i 1; !?$:. i# •V.V'"' Win, P/o«e, Or-? typify the state of Seafarer John Hal's hopes for a $140,000 jackpot in a lottery, as the mystery of what the New Orle­ ans seaman won—and on what—goes on. The only known facts are that he had a ticket on a lottery, was "reliably" informed he'd won, then discovered he'd lost the marker. He doesn't know on what lot­ tery nance he can't find the ticket. (Story on Page 6.) - ^\ \/§n TatAMfmAn# Seafarers aboard the SIXJ-manned Fairisle (Waterman), the first Ff f rCOf IllCfir# company vessel to use its new $6 million terminal at Port New­ ark, NJ, line the deck of the ship as a Hi-Lo driver jockeys the first sling-load of cargo off the ship ipto.positiQn.,Special ceremonies marked ojpening of vast terminal. (Story on Page 3.) �SEAFARERS LOG . Face Tw« AvrU 2. 1954 Three Seafarers, Others Seek SKI Scholarships li;v 1%^. 'i \m AFL-ILA longshoremen file into work on the docks during the course of the old ILA-sponsored strike along the New York waterfront. Pictured above are some of the hundreds of men who answered the call to work on the Brooklyn Army Base piers. NLRB Throws Out Dock Vote; Orders New Ballot With SIU scholarship awards to be made in June, three Seafarers are among 11 applicants who are anxiously await­ ing the final decision as to the winners of the four $1,500 annual awards. Seafarers Sey-"* mour Wallace, Ed Larkin and ard University, and Elwood KastWallace Simpson are the ner. New York University. All of three who have qualified along them are university administrators, with four seamen's daughters, and and- most of them, if not all, are expected to serve again this year. three sons of SIU men. Scholarship applicants have to Before a final decision is made by the trustees of the Welfare Plan submit proof of their, or their based on recommendations of a father's minimum three years' seaboard of prominent educators, four time on SIU ships. Official high of the applicants will have to take school record transcripts,^ a letter the qualifying college entrance of recommendation from the high exam on May 22. This is the last school principal and two other let­ exam that will be given before this ters from people who have known the applicant for a good many year's awards. years are also required. , StUl Time Left However, there is still time for additional applicants to qualify for the scholarships, provided they file immediately for the exam with the Seafarers Welfare Plan, and get all their qualifications in the rec­ ord including the necessary school transcripts, proof of sea time and letters of recommendation. Once the May 22 exam is com­ pleted, a group of prominent edu­ MOBILE—Harbor improvements cators will be selected to pass upon needed to promote greater ship­ the 'qualifications of applicants. "jsupWhile the grades on the examina­ ping through this pqffi tion are a big factor in the final de­ ported recently by 'a*^ delegMion cision, other matters are taken into from Mobile and Birmingham that consideration such as the appli­ appeared before a House Public cant's past record, participation in Works subcommittee in Wash-. extra-curricular activities, as well . . as recommendations of high school ington. The delegation urged that 's $5,principals and others who have 971,000 harbor improvement proj­ known the applicant. Last year's advisory committee ect for the Port of Mobile be in­ consisted of C. William Edwards, cluded in the Rivers and Harbors Princeton University; Bernard Ire­ Act of 1954. land, Columbia University; Miss Among the principal items rec­ Edna Newby, New Jersey College ommended to the subcommittee for Women; F. D. Wilkinson, How­ was deepening of the main ship channel from its present depth of 32 feet to 40 feet. The port -cur­ rently is losing business because many vessels cannot negotiate; the channel fully loaded, the Alabama delegates said. Ships with a draft Regular membership meet­ in excess of 28 feet cannot always ings in SIU headquarters and navigate the channel safely, al­ at all branches are held every though the "project depth" of the second Wednesday night at waterway is listed at 32 feet. 7 PM. The schedule for the SlU-manned Waterman ships next few meetings is as follows: were involved in 22 accidents in April 7, April 21, May 5, the Mobile channel between 1940 All Seafarers registered on and 1949 at a total cost to the the shipping list are required steamship operator of more than to attend the meetings. $208,000, the Mobile delegation testified. Mobile Asks Deepening Of Ship Channel The AFL-ILA won its biggest victory yet in its fight to establish a new union "for longshore­ men when the National Labor Relations Board upheld an examiner's report calling for a new election on the New York docks. The examiner recommended, and the Board agreed, that the December dock vote-* be set aside because of vio­ charge rests on refusal of steve­ court orders prohibiting a tie-up. A third action involved an NLRB lence and intimidation of dores to put longshoremen to work even when the AFL-ILA had men petition for an injunction against longshoremen by the old ILA. While no definite date has yet available. A second legal proceed­ tugboatmen refusing to handle been set for the new election, the ing involved contempt of court ships in the harbor, while the New Labor Board said it would make a charges against three old ILA lead­ York Shipping Association belat­ final decision sometime within the ers, Harold Bowers, Willie Ackili- edly got into the act after 24 days next 30 days on when the election tis, brother of the notoiious Albert of tie-up by filing unfair labor Ackilltis tff the old Arsenal Mob practice charges. The tugboatmen would be held. Further, the Labor Board warned and William Lynch as well as eight promptly went back to work when the old ILA that unless it stopped old ILA locals. The men are ac­ the injunction was issued. violating the various court orders cused of promoting the strike in To top off the old ILA's troubles, against it, it would be ruled off the New York in violation of several a meeting of that union's Atlantic election ballot. This means that the district broke up in disorder, with old ILA would have to call off the ieaders of locals in other cities re­ current political strike it is con­ fusing to go outxin strike In sup­ ducting in the port of New York. port of the New York walkout. The NLRB action came as AFLPorts like Boston, Philadelphia and ILA members made fresh headway Baltimoi-e are humming feverishly in their drive to reopen the port of in an attempt to handle traffic di­ New York. Approximately 5,000 verted from New York. Longshore­ longshoremen are working piers in men in those ports were busy un­ various parts of the harbor despite loading cargo that normally would attempts by roving gangs of en­ be handled by New _ York long­ forcers to keep them closed. Even With only 25 ships remaining to shoremen currently being kept the old ILA's official "adoption" of be voted, leaders of the Marine from their jobs by the old ILA. the four-week old "wildcat" strike Cooks and Stewards, AFL, are New developments in the Gulf failed to stem the longshoremen's looking forward to the final count district foreshadowed further set­ desire to get back on the job. in the West Coast stewards elec­ backs for the old ILA. It appeared Meanwhile headaches piled up tion, just five weeks off. iJnofficial that practically all ILA locals in for the old ILA in the legal arena. reports from the men on the ships Gulf ports would line up with the Federal attorney Edward Lumbard indicate a strong trend toward the new union, adding to the isolation opened a grand jury investigation SlU-affiliated union as opposed to (Continued on page 17> cf alleged collusion and conspiracy the National Union of Marine between stevedores and the old Cooks and Stewards and Harry ILA to keep the port tied up. The Bridges Local 100 which is calling for a "no union" vote. Meanwhile, a new West Coast April 2. 1954 Vol. XYI. No. 7 election for steamschooners is un­ As 1 See It Page 4 derway and MCS-AFL sources pre­ Committees In Action Pa ge 4 dict the union will take at least 30 Crossword Puzzle Page 12 out of 35 eligible votes in this Editorial Page 13 contest. Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 Opposition Split Galley Gleanings Page 20 All indications are that a definite • Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 split in opposition votes between In The Wake Page 12 Bridges' "no union" and NUMC&S Labor Round-Up Page 13 is taking place. Bridges appealed Letters Pages 21, 22 for a "no union" vote after the Maritime Page 16 NLRB decided that Local lOO was Meet The Seafarer Page 12 not entitled to a place on the ballot. On The Job Page 16 As indication of the trend in the Personals Page 25 voting, MCS-AFL representatives Quiz Page 18 point to the following estimates of Seafarers In Action Page 16 the way the vote went on major Ships' Minutes Pages 24, 25 passenger ships: On the*Lurline an SIU History Cartoon Page 9 estimated 228 for MCS-AFL to 60 Sports Line Page 20 for the opposition; on the President Ten Years Ago Page 12 Cleveland, 148 to 32; on the Presi­ Top Of The News Page 7 dent Wilson, 110 to 70. All these, Wash. News Letter Page 6 of course, are rough estimates Welfare Benefits Pages 26, 27 based on interviews of crewWelfare Report Page 8 members. Your Constitution Page 5 While the Labor Board had esti­ Your Dollar's Worth Page 7 mated that 6,000 were eligible to Honoring the memory of Andrew Furuseth on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth, Published bIWMlcly at tho headquarters members of seagoing unions and friends of the maritime Industry pose before his memorial in San of the Seafarers International Union. At­ vote, the final tally is expected to lantic « Quff District AFL. «7S Fourth fali far short of that because of Francisco, Cal. They are, left to right, John Hawk, Gunnar Hexum, Charles Abar, State Senator Avenue, Brooklyn 32, MY. Tel. HYacinth y-MOO. Entered as .second class matter the decline In shipping in the last Thomas Maloney, Harry Johnson, Sam Bennett, Captain J. A. Gannon, Marty Breithoff, SIU rep'reat the Post Office in Brooklyn, NY few monthik • under iho A<t of Aus|Mffr.2f" v ' Last 25 Ships To Ballot In Steward Vote Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks Furuseth IVIemorial Services In San Francisco SEAFARERS LOG .1 1 .. 1. ' ' '• i ''ll �V If-J*; April t, 1954 t SEAFARERS •r*','?"- Page Thriee LOG Unions Lead Fight On Transfers As Hearings Begin ^ WASHINGTON—Carrying the ball for a strong American merchant marine, the SIU, and other maritime unions voiced strong opposition to further transfers of ships to foreign flags at the start of Senate hearings on the issue. A subcommit­ tee of the Senate Commerce Committee heard the unions voice the lone dissenting posi­ tion, while spokesmen for the shipowners clamored for transfer approvals, backed up foreign transfer of dry-cargo ships alone, 37 of which are Liberty-type ships. The MA chief called transfer to foreign flags "least of the evils" open to shipowners unable to find cargoes for their vessels, the otliers being scrapping or lay-up. Roths­ child noted that the vital consider­ ation, from the national defense standpoint, was having a ship in operation, even under foreign-flag. Union spokesmen countered with a demand that if the Government was so opposed to having private vessels under the US-flag remain inactive, then it should buy the ships rather than permit them to sail under the flag of another na­ tion. Shipping company represent­ atives generally followed the argu­ ments advanced by the M.\ official. the heels of demands by Sen. John G. Butler (R., Md.) for full airing of the question. Parallel inquiries by the House Merchant Marine Com­ mittee, under Rep. Thor C. Tollefson, acting chairman are also scheduled. Sale To Brazil by Maritime Administrator Louis S. Rothschild. A spokesman for the SIU and other sea unions in the Conference Meanwhile, another House sub­ Token load swings from a boom high above new Waterman Termiof American Maritime Unions de­ committee was looking into a bill .. nal in Port Newark as the instaliation gets into fuii swing. Water- . clared that maritime labor was to allow the Government to sell man is operating the terminai under iease from the New York unalterably dpposed to the "policy up to a dozen small coastal freight­ Port Authority. and practice" of transferring ers to Brazil. The ships involved American ships to foreign flags. in the proposed sale would be Gov­ "We destroy US shipping during ernment-owned vessels out of tho peacetime and only after we are (Continued on page 17) attacked by an enemy do we real­ ize the full importance of achiev­ ing and maintaining an adequate American merchant marine," he pointed out. * Opposition to the union view With both New York and New Jersey state representatives was In order to expedite tho led by the Maritime Adminis­ Eight Ships Switch on hand, the Waterman Steamship Company and the Port of tration matter of ships' repairs lists, as well as representatives New York Authority held official opening ceremonies for the of several shipowner organizations The relaxed transfer rules an­ ships' delegates and depart­ mental delegates on SIU ships brand-new $6 million terminal• seeking permission for additional nounced by the MA in February at Port Newark. The terminal the company plans to center all transfers. Maritime Administrator have already enabled eight Lib­ are urged to turn in repair lists a week before a vessel will be the center of all Water­ its New York port operations in Rothschild declared that there are erty-tankers to be transferred for­ arrives in port. In addition, over 40 applications pending for eign. In another development. East­ man shipping operations in the the new terminal. ern Steamship Company revealed headquarters recommends that Port of New York from now on.that it has received permission to delegates making up new re­ Heavy rainfall put a damper on switch the Evangeline as well as pair lists turn these in to the the opening ceremonies, but failed the Yarmouth to a foreign flag. proper department heads on to disrupt them as 1,000 guests Both vessels, operating as passen­ the ship at least a week be­ attended the speechmaking inside ger cruise ships, have been manned fore the ship is due to reach the warehouse and other cere­ by SIU crews for several years on port, so that the companies can monies which included a token dis­ summer trips between New Eng­ take appropriate action when charge of cargo from the Water­ land and Nova Scotia. Two other the ship arrives. Ear'y filing man ship Fairisle standing by SIU vessels, the molasses carriers of repair lists will facilitate during the proceedings. Actual the procurement of new items After running under the American flag between Boston Catahoula and Carrabulle (Na­ cargo handling at the terminal be­ tional Navigation), also have appli­ for the vessels and give suf­ and Nova Scotia for better than a quarter of a century (since gan the following day. cations pending for transfers ficient notice when repairmen Speakers at the opening included 1939 under SIU contract), the Eastern Steamship Lines pas­ foreign. are needed to board the ship Governor Robert Meyner of New senger ship Yarmouth re-+ The hearings by the Senate unit in port. Jersey, Newark Mayor Leo Carlln, cently got preliminary Mari­ hourly wage minimum. Fantastic? on the transfer issue followed on and Captain Norman Nicolson, time Administration approval Of course it is. Yet that is just ••f president of Waterman. to transfer to foreign registry. Re­ what maritime law permits East­ The new terminal, for which liable reports have it that the ves­ ern Steamship to do. Waterman holds a long-term lease, sel will be operated under LiberIf our imaginary trucking com­ is key to the company's efforts to ian registry on its regular run be­ expand and improve coastwise and tween Massachusetts and Nova pany even attempted that kind of caper it, would have the Internal intercoastal service. It contains Scotia. Revenue Bureau, the FBI, the La­ ample space for handling of both bor Department, the National La­ The Yarmouth's sister ship, the A request for a variety of books consisting of popular railroad and truck cargoes with bor Relations Board and a few fiction items and maritime subjects made by the Staten Is­ Evangeline had previously been greater ea.se than at other porttransferred in hush-hush fashion other enforcement agencies down land Public Health Service Hospital has been filled by the facilities in the harbor. There is plenty of room for wait­ last November, and the negotia­ its neck in short order. The person SIU. Acting with member--^ ^ (Continued on page 17) ing trucks without choking local tion for the Yarmouth were virtu­ • ship approval, the Union has donated a large number ally completed in a similar manner sheets. of titles which the hospital patients Originally, Waterman 'had in­ early in January. had been asking for. Although a number of Libertytended to make use of both its old Membership action came after pier facilities at Bush Terminal, tankers have been transferred in the social service department of Brooklyn, and the new Port New­ recent weeks and other freight the hospital got in touch with the ship operators have requested ark terminal. At present, however. Union asking if something couldn t transfers, this was the first in­ be done to help get the books in stance in recent times of a longquestion. The hospital explained term American-flag passenger ves­ that they had no funds for the pur­ sel going foreign under the owner­ chases and that several of the titles ship of an established Americaninvolved had been requested a flag operator. Further it is the first great number of times by the pa­ instance of such a ship remaining tients. Some of the books were MOBILE—A seven-cents-an-hour in the same service as it had been out of print volumes which wera wage increase was won for Water­ operating under the American flag. hard to obtain. man repair yard and Alcoa shore Suppose for the sake of compari­ Accordingly, the matter was put gang workers here in new contracts son, an American trucking com­ to the membership, which voted to just negotiated by the SlU-affill- pany which did business between purchase a selection of the books ated Marine Allied Workers. the US and Canada, decided in question and donate them to the Both shoreside installations op­ around March 15 that it didn't hospital. erate under MAW contract. like Uncle Sam's tax bills, ICC The books were rounded up and In addition to the wage in­ registry fees, its union contract delivered by the SIU hospital rep­ crease, Waterman workers were and wages payable to American resentative on March 29. and granted three additional paid holi­ drivers along with license charges. turned over to the grateful hospital days, bringing their total number Suppose this trucking outfit could librarian. of paid holidays equal to the six go to the nearest Panamanian or Subsequently, the librarian. Mrs. provided in SIU agreements. Liberlan consulate, and for a few Marie R. Jones, wrote the Union The Alcoa shore gang pact also dollars register under the flag of that "a gift such as this is of in­ named Mardi Gras Day as a paid one of those countries. Then sup­ Large selection of new books donated by SIU for USPHS hospital finite value as we. could not obtain holiday and granted a $20-a-year pose it fired all its union drivers at Staten Island is presented by SIU Welfare Services Representa­ anything like it, if it weren't for rain gear allowance for shore gang and hired aliens to jockey its rigs your generosity . . tive feiby Flynn to Mrs. Mi^e B. Jones, librarian. men. around at less than the 75 cent New Waterman Terminal Opens At Port Newark File Repair Lists Early Yarmouth l^ailsThrii Sea Law Loopholes SIU Donates Batch Of New Books To USPHS Hospital Gulf Shore Gangs Win Pay increase �Ifii Four SEAPAR^RS LOG Smoldering Ship Touches Bottom AprU F, 1954 As I See It • • • ; •W--!•; • JUDGING FROM ALL REPORTS THAT ABE COMING OUT OF Washington, this country is going to give the Communist armies in Indo China a little action by stepping up help in the coming year. It appears that'an effort will be made, possibly In cooperation with other nations, to give the French armies and the local people there enough of a hand so that they can lick the Communist forces. It's no secret that ever since fighting was wound up in Korea that the Communist rulers of China have been pouring a flood of supplies into Indo-China for use by the Communist rebels there. And the thinking in government circles ap­ parently is that if it was important for the western countries to stop the Communists in Korea, it's equally important, if not more so, to take steps to whip them in Indo-China. Of course, as any Seafarer who has been there can tell you, this country's Government has been The stern of the French freighter Cavelier De La Salle rests on the shallow bottom of the Henry Clay shipping quite a bit of munitions and other supplies batture in New Orleans, La., after tons of water were pumped into the holds by fire boats in an effort to such places as Saigon for some time now, and in to quell fire aboard vessel. Smoldering bales of cotton caused $200,000 damage to the cargo. view of the new policy decisions being made there is liable to be some more of that traffic forthcoming in the next few months. Since this could mean some more in the way of Government cargo to handle, it wouldn't surprise anybody around the waterfront to see of the tramp shipowners (who are raising the roof down in Wash­ Still in business despite exposure in past issues of the SEAFARERS LOG, tha Davenport some ington looking for a foreign fiag transfer) suddenly discover that maybe Seamen's Service is raking in the $2 bills from people who are looking for a job at sea. The their ships are good Americans after ali. $2 goes for a so-called Seamen's Employment Directory which contains a lot of advice for prospective seamen—ex--* ^ cept actual promise of a job. a woman in Philadelphia who chant seamen and a list of shipping ACCORDING TO CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED AT HEADThe latest victim to call the wrote the LOG asking for a job companies and unions, something quarters, quite a few of the brothers have received the call from their gervice to the LOG'S attention was as a cook on a ship. She wrote that that could be gotten by consulting local draft boards and are now serving in various branches of the armed r =e she saw the name of the SIU in a telephone directory and the Coast forces. The drafting of seamen has stepped up considerably since the the directory as a place to go to Guard. fighting stopped in Korea, because the people in charge of these matters get jobs. Davenport is only one of several down in Washington feel that the seaman's job is no longer an essential Keep Draft "I am writing to you," the letter such guides in operation in re­ one. Both unlicensed men and officers are getting their notices accord­ Board Posted writer said, "as J found you in the cent-months, including Seaways in ingly, book I sent $2 to. So please an­ Baltimore and the Seamen's Serv­ SlU headquarters urges all While the fighting in Korea was'going on, your union was suc­ swer soon. Please tell me where I ice in Trucksville, Pa., all promis­ cessful in persuading the military authorities to ease up on drafting draft-eligible seamen to be can get papers from to join up ing prospective buyers how to get seamen because at the time the pinch was on for skilled crewmembers. sure they keep their, local Se­ now." lective Service boards posted a job in maritime. And as always, merchant shipping made the difference between a suc­ Ads In Magazines on all changes of address cessful military campaign in that fai-off country and a disastrous defeat. through the use of the post The Davenport Seamen's Serv­ Today though, many of the same Seafarers who were deferred in cards furnished at all* SlU ice, as described in the LOG of those years and made it possible for needed supplies to get to the other halls and aboard ships. Febi-uary 20, 1953, is run by Rod­ side of the Pacific are serving a hitch in the US Army and looking Failure to keep jour draft ney Davenport Turner. It places forward to the day when they can ship again. board Informed of your where­ ads regularly in about 60 assorted abouts can cause j'ou to be pulp magazines which paint mari­ listed as a delinquent and be time service in glowing terms. ALTHOUGH NONE OF US MAY HAVE HAD THE PAINFUL Ex­ drafted into the services with-, Then when the potential customer perience of losing out on $140,000 in sweepstakes winnings, it's easy to out a hearing. The Union in "bites" he is sent some more sales sympathize with the feelings of Seafarer John Hals. According to the such cases can do nothing to pitch describing the $2 booklet first reports, Hals held a winning sweeps ticket but lost his stub. The aid Seafarers who fail to com­ with a "set of application forms" In another attempt to secure New Orleans newspapers made quite a fuss about the story, and there ply. for jobs. The booklet merely out­ lines the qualifications for mer- financial aid for long-term patients. have been the usual fast-shuffle operators trying to get in on the act National Maritime Union members and annoying the Seafarer with deals for spending the money he never at the Manhattan Beach Public got. Health Service Hospital have sub­ Now it appears after later examination, that there was something mitted a resolution to the NMU faulty in the whole story and the SEAFARERS LOG is trying to check membership calling for steps to to see if Brother Hals actually won the money as reported. provide benefits for them. The However, even if it is established that the first reports on Brother resolution has been submitted to Hals' winnings were in error, it doesn't seem likely that it will make all ports of the NMU and has been him much happier than he is now. mailed to virtually all NMU ships sea. Three deck department men and recoi-ding secretary for that at Representatives the hospital­ READERS OF THE LOG PROBABLY NOTICED THE STORY IN were in charge of the Philadelphia port's last meeting. Howard, a na­ ized NMU seamen ofsaid they took the last issue on the large number of unions that Seafarers have given meeting of March 24 from top to tive of the Show Me State, came bottom. As elected by the member- into the SIU via the Port of New the step after all attempts to get a hand to in their beefis, a record which does every ghip in that port they were Burton Orleans on September 17, 1948. He relief from the national office had Seafarer proud. It ties, in with a communication re­ Hirsoh as chairman. Bob Garrod is 62 years old and sails in the failed. They said that since ceived just a few days ago from the Israeli Seamen's. as recording secretary and Ed steward department. Vamon, who Christmas, 1952, when they re­ Union to the effect that they have gotten themselves ceived a Christmas gift from the Johnston as reading clerk. comes from Georgia, also joined union, no further relief had been firmly established in that country's merchant marine Hirsch can call himself one of up in New Orleans almost 14 years after cleaning out the last remains of a pro-Commu­ the Union's old timers, since he got ago on April 20, 1940. Decatur, accoi'ded them. nist group that was trying to take over. Yolimtary Gifts his membership Georgia, is his home town. He's A couple of years back, the Communist elements That Christmas gift to the pa­ put up a show of strength on the ships of that coun­ book in the port 41 years old and also a member of tients came shortly after the SEA­ try, and the union there called on the SIU to give of Mobile back the galley crew. FARERS LOG highlighted com­ them a hand, which we were glad to do. As a result, on February 6, • » * plaints of neglect by the Manhat­ the Communist faction lost out there and aren't considered & threat 1939. Hirsch is 37 Out on the West Coast, Seafarer tan Beach NMU men. Then, as years of age and Alvah F. Burris was recording sec­ now, the men had to rely on lim­ to the union anymore. makes his home This instance is just another case in which your Union has been retary of the Wil­ across the river ited and irregular volimtary con­ mington, Califor­ from Philadel­ tributions from NMU ship's crews able to lend a hand in a good cause. And like injother instances, the nia, port meeting,, phia in Camden, in order to get pin money for ciga­ end result was beneficial to seamen everywhere because it meant that while Richard P. New Jersey. rettes, stamps and other bare the wbrld-wide Communist waterfront conspiracy had lost another Garrod battle for the control of seamen and their unions. M c B r i d e was Recording sec­ necessities. retary Bob Garrod Is another New reading clerk. Unlike the SIU Welfare Plan ti ilii , Jersey resident coming from the Burris comes which provides unlimited hospital A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK, SEAFARERS WILL RECALL, THE shore resort town of Ventnor, originally from benefits for as long as they are SlU-manned Seacliff came into . the West Coast and created quite a North Carolina, along the Atlantic coast. He's been needed, the NMU plan covers thi. sensation in local newspapers, what with the Captain howling "mutiny" with the SIU since 1947, getting but now makes hospitalized seamen for 13 weeks. at the crew. When the facts of the case were revealed, it appeared that h is his book in New York on March 22 Baltimore Some time ago, the NMU news­ Burris the skipper, practically from the beginning of the voyage, was out to of that year. He's 26 years old. Ed home port. He paper announced plans for extend­ Johnston, the reading clerk, is a joined the Union there on March ing the benefit, but nothing came hard-time everybody and anybody in sight. The end result of the whole blow-up was that the ship got a new Pennsylvania native, 48 years of 24, 1945, and sails in the engine of.it. age, who joined the Union in the department. He recently celebrated In addition, the SIU set up a skipper and set but for the Far East for another voyage, from which port of Philadelphia. He still makes his 50th birthday. special list to take care of men it has just returned. This time, the crew reports, there was nothing his home in the port city. McBride, an Oklahoma native, who were in the hospital before but peace and quiet on board. As a matter of fact, one crewmember , * • * now lives in Bakersfield, Califor­ the Welfare Plan began and wlio wrote headquarters that it was one of the most enjoyable trips he Further down the coast, in Balti­ nia. He's 32 yeai s of age and joined would not be eligible for payments. ever had. more, Seafarers 'Jack Howard and the SIU in Tampa on August 22, There was no special list set up by It all goes to prove that given decent cooperation from topside, Siy Robert Vamon served ,a& chairman- 194ft. . ..... crewr cktt assuri smooth-rimnihg and harmonious voyage; Touts Sea Jobs At $2 A Head Patients Call On NMU For Hospital Aid I . I- �SEAFARERS Avrll t, 19Si Face Phre LOG Early Poll Peturns Back Ships' Libraries; Some Changes Sought >r i ' Seafarers voicing their opinion of the SILT ships' library program have indicated over­ whelming support for the idea, with only one lone vote of all those cast calling for a stop to the library distribution aboard SIU ships. A LOG poll on the question of continuing the libraries began two weeks program going for at least another mainder was split nearly evenly, ago. The poll is also intended to 47 percent voting for the program The idea behind the poll year. get-Seafarers' reaction to the types to continue as is, and 53 percent Robert Matthews, SIU assistant secretary-treasurer, left, takes time out to confer with Charles Logan of the Mississippi Shipping Com­ pany, center, and Dr. Martin Fair of Tulane University at the In­ stitute of Foreign Transportation and Fort Operations, sponsored by the college, in New Orleans, La. Prime mover behind the con­ ference was Tulane University School of Business Administration. stems from the necessity for the Union to make arrangements shortly for new stocks -of books to be put aboard SlU-contracted ships, as the program nears, its first birthday. New 50-book libraries are placed aboard all vessels every three months under the auspices of the LOG fund, through the coastwise facilities of the SIU Sea Chest. Once sufficient membership sentiment pro and con has been registered, the Union can assess the merit of keeping the library Conference Takes Up Maritime Ills NEW ORLEANS—^Although not completely in accord about how best to treat the patient, labor and management representatives agreed at an Institute on Foreign Transportation and Port Operations here, that the maritime industry is showing unmistakable signs of economic illness. All hands, agreed, however, registry, unfair rail rates and la­ problems." Daniel said. "We are that the most encouraging and bor costs were among factors cited up against an ossified national ad­ productive development in recent years is the present joint labormanagement effort to focus con­ gressional and public attention on the industry's plight. This program was described to the fifth annual institute session, sponsored by the Tulane University School of Business Administration, by Robert Matthews, SIU assistant secretary-treasurer, a member of the closing day's panel on mari­ time labor relations. The institute, directed by Tulane's Dr. Martin L. Fair, was at­ tended by executives of industrial organizations and rail, motor and maritime transportation agencies from throughout the nation. Chairman of the Maritime Labor Relations Panel was Charles H. Logan, industrial relations counsel for Mississippi Shipping Co. Be­ sides Matthews, other panel membees were Franz Daniel, Denver, CIO administrative assistant, and Hugh King, New York, Luckenback Steamship Co. executive. Competition created by transfer of American ships to foreign flag by King, who traced the decline of the American Merchant Marine since World Wkr II. He said that pi'ior to 1939, labor was only 44 percent of Luckenbach's total voy­ age costs while today it represents 70 percent. He credited union ne­ gotiations for raising wages and shipboard living standards. In re­ sponse to a question from the floor, he said he did not favor lowering maritime wages. He saw no rea­ son why US seamen should be de­ graded to sub-standard foreign flag conditions. It is unfortunate, said Daniel, that the American public, taken as a whole, does not consider the maritime problem as a part of the whole nation's economy which di­ rectly influences the economic well-being of the individual. He said he favored greater govern­ ment participation in the industry in the form of more and bigger maritime subsidies and legislation to curb unfair foreign flag com­ petition, if the result would be a stable economy and full employ­ ment. "In attempting to remedy these YOUancf iho MU From Article XIII, Section 6 "Before assuming office, ever/ officer, port agent, and patrol­ man shall take the following oath: 'I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the duties of of the SIU, and I will, to the best of my ability, protect and preserve the Consti­ tution of this Union and the wel­ fare of the membership'." youfl: B<3Hin5 ANO AS SIU Mttsf ^ ARE OUAEANTEED BV YOUK cONsmunoN, ims EFArURE fS DESlONEb TO ACOUAB^T YOU WHH THESE RJOHTS. AMD ERlvaEGtS ministration devoted to the Hamiltonian theory of 'trickle down'—let the rich get richer and the poor get poorer." Every attitude of the Republican administration, he added, has been not to "uncomplicate governmental machinery with respect to collec­ tive bargaining and labor manager ment relations, but to complicate it further and to destroy entirely much of what has been built up through the efforts of the unions in the last 20 years." Questions from the floor regard­ ing the longshore labor picture prompted Matthews to remind the audience that the New York long­ shore strike was not a war between rival union factions, as some had attempted to portray it. It was the culminatmn of a series of developments that began with American Federation of Labor demands more than three years ago that the old International Longshoremen'-s Association (Ind.) clean its own house or face a com­ pulsory clean-up from outside forces. When the old ILA would not heed this warning, the AFL was left with no alternative but to expel the old ILA, its officials and its members, and charter a new longshoremen's union to provide a haven for the "vast majority of waterfront workers who need and who want a stable, democratic and productive union," Matthews said. Tie placed a largo share of the blame for the waterfront tie-up at the door of maritime employers who, he said, "have aided and abet­ ted the mob in its desperate at­ tempt to maintain its dictatorship over the New York docks." Mr. Logan replied he did not think It was fair to place too great a share of the responsibility for existing conditions on the em­ ployer. "A great many factors combined to bring about the pres­ ent deplorable situation," he said. Union Has Cable Address Every elected official upon ossum-, ing office must take this oath, which he is required to obey com­ pletely. Any violation of jhe oath would lead to immediate disci­ plinary action under the terms of the Union Constitution. Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar.ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will as­ sure speedy transmission on all messages and faster serv­ ice for the men Involved. and quality of the books supplied and to determine whether more or iess of certain kinds of titles should be included in future. 50-book seiections. Virtually Unanimous Completed opinion question­ naires arriving by mail and in per­ son at the LOG office in SIU head­ quarters showed virtually unani­ mous support for the library pro­ gram as a typical SIU service which helped fill the long-felt need for decent reading material abdard ship. "Typical reactions were register­ ed in a poll of 50 Seafarers at the New York hall on Monday, March 29, where the lone dissenting vote on the program was cast. The re- LOC Errs In Photo Mix-up Despite a report in the last is­ sue of the LOG to the contrary, Seafarer CI a r ence W. Cobb has not passed away. Affirming that the reports of his death are greati y exaggerated, Cobb, better known as "Red" among his ship­ mates, is a paJohn Cobb tient in the USPHS hospital in New Orleans, La., and expects to be released soon, in the best of health. Through an unfortunate error, "Red" Cobb's picture was pub­ lished in tjfe Is­ sue of March 19, 1954, along with an account of the death of the late Seafarer John L. Cobb. The LOG would like to of­ fer its apologies to the survivors and friends^ of C. W. Cobb the late Seafarer for any embarrassment it may have caused them by the publication pf the wrong picture, as well as offer­ ing apology to "Red" Cobb, who is still an active member of the SIU. of those recommending the con­ tinued distribution of the libraries with various changes. Of those urging changes in the variety of titles now included in each 50-book assortment, nearly half asked for more novels and non-fiction, especially "how-to-do­ it" books on practical subjects. A surprising trend developed on the question of Westerns, with the heavy demand registered in favor of less of these in each assortment. In contrast, the vote was for more mysteries and, to a lesser degree, more humorous books and books on sports. Other recommendations includ­ ed a request (considered inevitable) for some sea stories in each as­ sortment as a regular category, since otherwise it's a hit-or-miss proposition on finding some among the novels in any one library pack­ age. Some opposition was register­ ed to long novels and mysteries, with the recommendation that col­ lections of short detective and mys­ tery stories would be more desir­ able. Several Seafarers urged that some of the popular weekly maga­ zines, especially news magazines, be somehow worked into the li­ brary packages, to help keep the men abreast of news events throughout the world. A few also suggested the inclusion of comic books in order to keep things on the lighter side. An indication of the popularity of the program generally was the request that the libraries be changed more often than three months since seamen can do iiltle else but read aboard ship, aside from playing cards or writing let­ ters. One Seafarer noted, however, that it was a waste of time to put these libraries aboard "if they're not put under lock and key. Long­ shoremen, army personnel and others walk off with books as soon as they spot them so the crew is left with nothing anyway." The poll on the libraries is open through April 30, 1954, to give Seafarers time to bring in or mail their questionnaires to SIU headquarters. Ships' crews are urged to take part by discussing the subject at a ship's meeting and noting the results on a poll form. Official Form in SEAFARERS LOG Poll on SIU Libraries (Please put check or X-mark next to your choices.) Editor, SEAFARERS LOG 675 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn 32, New York -lere's my opinion on SIU libraries. (A) I want them continued as is. ( ) (B) I want them stopped. ( ) (C) I want them continued with the following changes: There should he more: Westerns ( ), mysteries ( ), novels ( ), non-fiction ( ), humor ( ), sports ( ). ), There should he less: Westerns ( ), mysteries ( novels ( ), non-fiction ( ), humor ( ), sports ( ). (Note: The present breakdown of titles in each 50-book library is as follows: 15 Westerns, 15 mysteries, 10 novels, 4 non-fiction, 4 humorous books, 2 books on sports.) I would recommend the following other changes in the selections: �r«t« HB SEAFARI6RS tCC Did He Realfy Win $140,000? ApHl «, l»S4 SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON NEW. ORLEANS.—Seafarer John Hals is still on the beach today, still trying to figure out what .happened to "his" $140,000 sweepstake "winnings. " I For weeks now, this city has been buzzing with talk about the seaman who lost a « In the light of World War II experience, it is believed that this na­ winning ticket on the "Irish tion would need at least 6,000 modern ships for an all-out World War Sweepstakes." III. However, the question continues to be, in Government circles. Just The mystery is complicated how large should the US merchant fleet be for peacetime purposes. by the fact that if Hals had a win­ ner, he had one nearly two weeks before the drawing to pick possible prizewinners and three weeks be­ fore" the race that finally decided the actual prizewinners had been run off. None of this has lessened his misery any, however, with things at a stalemate right now. Accounts of the events leading up to this situation are many and varied. Accordingly, although the trail may seem confused, it appears best to start at,,the beginning. Hals, who has been sailing SIU about ten years and is an Estonian by birth, decided more than a year ago it would be a good idea to stay ashore to try and speed up action on his citizenship application which Seafarer John Hals, left, tells the sad tale of the missing sweep­ was "in the works." stakes ticket to shipmate Henry PiszatowskI aboard the Del Norte. Months later, with the naturali­ Story has It that Hals won 50,000 pounds In "Irish Sweepstakes," zation process having reached the but he still must find ticket to. back up his claim to $140,000. point where he could afford to be away for a trip, he signed on as he wasn't able to find his "win­ a letter from a reader who found storekeeper on the Del Norte (Mis­ ning" ticket, which he said he must a sweepstakes ticket 18 months ago sissippi) for a 46-day South Ameri­ have to produce in order to col­ and wanted to contact Hals to see can run. This was on December lect under the rUles of the lottery. if it was the one he lost. 8, 1953. He is certain that when he cleaned At the same time the story While in Curacao, he bought out his locker to come ashore, he "broke" here, a story on an inter­ what he and others thought was an must have xmintentionally thrown view with Hals by the LOG'S Gulf "Irish Sweppstakes ticket" and, as away the marker., Area reporter reached New York far as he knows, threw it in his When news of his misfortune headquarters. locker with his other gear. When spread, the New Orleans newspa­ Ticket Puzzle the Del Norte returned here on pers contacted him and gave full January 22, 1954, Hals got off to play to the story of the seaman who The fact that Hals couldn't col­ receive his final citizenship papers. had a winning ticket In the "Irish lect because he couldn't produce The ship, meanwhile, sailed again Sweepstakes" and couldn't find the his ticket was a puzzle, since it was and called at Curacao, where the ticket with which to claim the known that purchasers of bona man who sold the ticket to Hals $140,000 prize. Then things began fide tickets for the "Irish Sweeps" came aboard looking for him. to happen. eventually get an official receipt It seemed everybody had figured from Dublin, which serves to es­ Won 50,000 Pounds "You can tell him when you get out a way for Hals to collect, and tablish their claim officially if they back to the States that his ticket is would let him in on it for a cut latec come up with a prizewinner. a winner worth 50,000 pounds of the winning stake. One selfA check with several racing ex­ ($140,000)," the agent told crew- styled "tax expert" who said he perts quickly established the fact knew how to save money on tastes that the race which decides the members. Crewmembers tried to do just on lottery winnings'called the SIU winners in the Irish Sweepstakes that when the ship arrived back at hall trying td get in touch with hadnit been run off yet. Further­ New Orleans again on March 11. Hals. The New Orleans Times- more,* the drawing of possible They eventually located Hals, but Picayune called and said they had prizewinners out of the millions of ticketholders in the "Sweeps" hadn't been held yet either. The lottery, originating in Ireland, was based on the results of the Grand Natiohal, a race run in England March 27. A call was then placed to the British Consulate. Was there an English sweepstake with a price of $140,000 or 50,000 pounds? Thesre wasn't, it seemed, although there (Continued on page 17) The standard weekly check-ups Sisk and J. Schaller in Baltimore on petty cash expenses conducted and E. Brondelsbo, J. Tarrant and by the weekly P Kissel in New York. three-man audit­ Quarterly Report ing committees Since the first quarter of the have been car­ year ended Wednesday, the next ried on regularly membership meeting in headquar­ in the various ters will elect the more important ports, as part of quarterly financial committee, 9 the Union's regu­ six-man body which will go over lar procedure for the records and make all prepara­ MOBILE — SlU-manned Water­ close control over tions fo.r the quarterly report. man Steamship Corporation ships finances. "These The week-by-rweek committees Goldman committees, elect­ take audits of the expenses and in­ miay soon carry passengers be­ ed at regular weekly special meet­ come of the branch alone for a tween several GJulf of , Mexico ings of the membership, consist of one-week period. ports. At present, passengers art one man from each ship's depart­ The quarterly transported between Gulf and At­ ment and check into the day-bycommittee has lantic .ports on Waterman coast­ day expenses of port operation. the job of check­ wise ships, but not between Gulf Items that come under their ing all finances !n ports only. scrutiny include such everyday all ports, plus Company headquarters here re­ things as postage, travel expense, headquarters, for cently asked the Interstate Com-' auto expense, building service, a three-months merce Commission for authority to cleaning costs, office supplies, period and then carry passengers abqard its ships paper towels and the multitude of making recom- plying between Galveston, Hous­ small items necessary to the Creasy mendations t o ton, New Orleans^ Panama City smooth functioning of branch hall ' the membership and Tampa. detail. accordingly. Freightships currently operating Seafarers who served recently In In the course of their operations, •on regular schedules between various port committees included they once again go over tlie opera­ these ports have accommodations K.. Goldman, J. Palther and £. tions of the weekly committees, for 12 passengers on each vessel. Monahan in Boston; W. Stricklin, providing a double check on the These accommodations are not O, Bailey and j. Gray ,in Norfolk; records. •. And, of course, they used at .iH-esent except for passen­ J.' Dubo^, B. Thomas .and have' the assistance of certified gers.bound from. # to an AtV' Creasy in'Savannah,- C. Flint, W. A. public accountants in their,work.cilqntfip.porfc,, •V SIU COMMinEES AT WttUE Waterman Asks Okay For Gulf Passenger Run According to best judgment, it should be largo enough to carry at least 50 percent of our foreign trade. Unfortunately, US ships, in January of 1953, carried only 25.8 per­ cent of our foreign commerce. The figure today is Just a little more, which means that the merchant marine is being subjected to neglect by the same purblind thinking that cost us untold lives and billions in World Wars I and II. The story of World War 11 shows that this country built over 54,000,000 deadweight tons of merchant shipping during that war at a cost of over $14 billion dollars. However, at a cost of around $4 billion, a. 40milllon ton fleet could have been built had the construction been done before the war broke out. t. ^ S, Since 1948, it has been Congressional policy, repeatedly conflrmed by Congress, that not less than 50 percent of our foreign-aid cargoes be transported in An\erican bottoms, a program referred to as 50/50. As reported in the L(X* from time to time, this policy is constantly under attack from persons in influential spots in the US Government as well from -others. • In order to overcome this constant agitation. Congressional commit­ tees are giving consideration to enactment of permanent legislation to make the 50/50 shipping rule stick to all US-aid programs in the future. There have been many bills introduced in Congress providing In one way or another for sale of surplus agricultural commodities to foreign nations. The 50/50 shipping proviso, if enacted Into permanent law, would apply to such programs. In the past, the US Government's off-shore procurement projgram has been administered in such* a way as to deny US-flag ships a fair participation therein. In many cases, involving our own off-shore pro­ curement, the foreign supplier controls the delivery routing, which means that they favor their own shipping. To cure this situation, the 50/50 shipping bill, soon to be considered in Congressional committees, seeks to make sure that ,the American merchant marine will share in transporting materials purchased abroad with US money. ' ' , V;' The US State Department may oppose such legislation,-b^l&ausa the various foreign nations are sure to bombard the State Department with protests against enactment of such a broad principle. i" 4" As of March 15, 1954, 49 applications were pending at the Maritime Administration seeking permission to transfer ships to foreign registry. Of this number, 40 covered cargo ships, 8 were for tankers and the re­ maining one was for a dredge. With the exception of one overage tanker which is being sold to Japanese Interests for scrapping in Japan, all of the above are for transfer either to Panamanian or Liberian reg­ istry and flag. Under present policy of the MA, many of these ships will go foreign, unless directed otherwise by Congress. For the period between July 1945 and February 1954, a total of 438 US ships were allowed to be transferred foreign. These were dispersed among 33 foreign nations, but the great bulk, namely 195, went to Panamanian registry. t t ' ' The Bureau of the Budget and the Departments of Commerce and Labor have teamed together in opposition to a bill which would provide that a seaman would not be entitled to an additional month's wages if he is discharged, without fault on his part, after commencement of a voyage, but before finishing a month's service on ship: The opposition of the Government agencies means that ; the bill will not be passed in this Congress. t ' Concerned with a decline In the merchant marine, a House subcom­ mittee has begun inquiry into the operations of the Military Sea Trans­ portation Service to determine to what extent MSis is in competition with private shipowners. MSTS operates both a nucleus fleet and a commercial fleet and, as of March 1, 1954, its combined fleet totalled 371 ships. During 1953, MSTS ships carried 132 million barrels of petroleum products. Fuel oil, diesel oil, aviation gasoline, motor gasoline and Jet fuel made up the bulk of this MSTS tanker lift. The MSTS dry cargo lift in fiscal year 1953 amounted to over 28,OOOiOOO measurement tons while, during the same period, MSTS shipa carried a-total of 2,611,339 passengers. Congress is looking into the MSTS operations to determine to \Chat extent there is competition with private enterprise and to what extent MSTS should be cut down. 4. 4i 4 The petroleum requirements of the US and the ffee world indicate that one of the most serious risks to national security is the prospective shortage of tankers. The Department of Commerce, concluding a recent study, believes that there is little likelihood that normal commercial activity will be able to provide the tanker tonnage necessary in the initial phases of full mobilization. Therefore, this agency feels that the Government should take the initiative in the creation and maintenance of a reserve of. usable tankers to serve military and essential civilian needs in any future crisis. t . 4) 4i The US Department of Defense feels that anything that will float Is of value in a grave emergency. Therefore, Defense IS opposed-to selling surplus US Libertys to foreign natibns until such time as this country has cured the existing shortage of ve^ssels, of the necessary types desired by the militaiy, , ' . �A»ril Z, 1954 SiSAFARERS Pace SeVea LOG Crewmembers ComDOse Hockev Team ARMY CHARGES ON MCCARTHY INVESTIGATED—Senator Joseph R. McCarthy was the focus of- an investigation last week, as his own sub-committee made plans to question him and the committee's counsel, Roy M. Cohn. Under investigation are Army charges that the two men brought pressure on Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens and Army Counsel John Adams, first to get Pvt. G. David Schine, a former unpaid adviser to the committee, a commission, and when that failed, and Schine was drafted, to secure him preferential treatment and have him assigned to New York City. The charges received strong support from both President Eisenhower and Secretary of Defense Charles Wilson. t INDO CHINA WAR GROWS HOT—Last week, Indo-China began ex­ periencing its first battle of modem proportions, when the Communist Vietminh forces launched an all-out attack, completely contrary to their normal guerilla warfare, against French forces in the Dienbienphu val­ ley. ' The valley is isolated in the northwest part of the country and France has about 20,000 men, the cream of her fighting force, locked In savage battle with the Communists, who breached some of the Dienbeinphu defenses, although suffering 5,000 casualties. The Reds threw approximately 45,000 men against the defenders and the French quick­ ly rushed assistance to the beleaguered valley by air. Meanwhile, in Washington, Gen. Paul Ely, chief of the French armed forces, re­ ceived a promise of more planes from the United States. S. tr X ITALIAN GOVERNMENT SHAKEN BY SCANDAL—A scandal which threatened to overthrow the new cabinet of Mario Scelba In Italy subsided last week and the premier got back to the business of run­ ning the government. The scandal broke when a picture magazine edi­ tor charged that the death of a party girl, Wilma Montesi, last year, originally listed as being caused by drowning, was actually due to an overdose of drugs taken at a fashionable club to which many members of the new cabinet belong. The editor further charged that orgies were commonplace among some of the highest placed persons of Italy and included the son of a high-ranking cabinet mem­ ber. Scelba moved swiftly and fired his chief of police. Al­ Here is recent photo of the though the number of lawsuits late Wilma Montesi, whose growing out of the original charges death has shaken the Italian and hearing which followed is now government. moce tharf two dozen, Scelba is thus far weathering the storm despite attacks on many men close to him. XXX THE BOMB—An explosion in the Pacific, apparently a hydrogen bomb, set off a chain reaction of newspaper headlines across the world when reports from the United States Proving Grounds In the Marshall glands stated that the thermo-neuclear blast on March 1 was the most powerful ever set off by man. The explosion proved too powerful to measure by Instruments; greatly exceeded the expectations of all the atomic experts; shook-buildings on an island 176 miles away; created a nuclear cloud 17 miles high and 28 miles in diameter; caused 23 Japanese fishermen to become exposed to radioactivity although ap­ proximately 70 miles from the test area; and exploded with a force estimated at being 600 times more than Hiroshima atom bomb. A more powerful bomb exploded March 26 was even more devastating. Crewmembers of the Princess Helene pose before a game in the St. John City Commercial Hockey League, St. John, New Brunswick. All of the players are members of the SIU Canadian District. Huck LeClair, left, middle row, another member of crew, coaches club. Israel Sea Union On Solid Basis The new Israeli Seamen's Union is today operating on a solid footing, following the deci­ sive defeat of the Communist faction in union ejections last fall. In 1951, Israeli seamen fought off an attempt by Comunist groups to seize control of the infant union with the aid of-*' the SIU, when American growth of the organization gave paid vacation and other benefits. Communist groups the opportunity Israeli seamen have a work-week unions rebuffed leaders of a to make their bid in 1951, but the of 47 hours at sea, and 43 in port. 42-day wildcat strike in their bfd to enlist the aid of US sea unions each time Israeli ships hit Ameri­ can ports. Th^ importance of its merchant marine to the tiny Near Eastern nation stems from the urgency to by-pass an Arab nation blockade, with the sea providing the only mass means available to the coun­ try for exporting its products and importing essential materials for its growing Industry and agricul­ ture. Accordingly, Histadrut, the AFLbacked General Federation of La­ bor in Israel, placed major empha­ sis on_the drive to keep the Com­ munists from gaining control' of the Ispaell Seamen's Union when It was formed In 1948. The fast wildcat tie-up eventually fizzled. Soon after the founding of the union, it won a union shop in ne­ gotiations with the shipping com­ panies which make up Israel's merehant fleet, comprising 30 ships totalling 160,000 tons. Three of these vessels were bought from the SlU-contracted Isthmian Steam­ ship Company, the last of them, the Steel Mariner, early in 1952. Won Contract Following tlie victory over the Communist faction last fall, the new union went after and got a contract with the Israeli operatoi's providing for .all hiring to be done under a union-run hiring hall set­ up, company contributions to, sick­ ness and accident funds, ten paid holidays, a graduated vacation set­ up assuring, a minimum 12-day YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Beware Phony Health ^ans As investigations have shown, commercial accident and health insurance policies at best are an expensive way for a man to try to protect himself and family from the high cost of illness. At worst, such insurance is a trap for the workingman for many accident and health policies are full of triqks which destroy the advertised benefits. Many wage-earners have paid expensive premiums for sickness insurance for years, only to find that when they did be­ come sick, the insurers cancelled their policies. Or they found that when they reached age 60 or 65, the insurers either cancelled the policies or raised-the rates sharply. Some Seafarers have gotten caught by such policies too, as indicated by letters the victims have .written to the LOG. Even when there are no serious flaws in the policy which nullify the apparent benefits, such insurance sold by com^ii mercial companies is very costly for what it provides. Independent investigations have shown that even the re­ liable commercial companies have a record of paying out an average of only 55 cents in benefits. That is, for every dollar the average policyholder pays in, he can expect to get back only 55 cents in benefits. Deceive On Benefits One of the most deceiving aspects of such policies is the benefits themselves. The insurance company adver­ tises, it will pay stipulated sifins for .various jfickness ex­ penses—op much fpr^ h.-r^pital wont, 'so much for certain Operations. btC^ Your impression is that the promised ' benefit does cover the cost of the illness. But people in­ sured under such policies paying cash indemnity benefits generally must pay; a considerable additional charge for medical care expenses over and above the benefits paid by their insurance policies. This is particularly true in the case of insurance for surgery. While most accident and health insurance policies are costly—often ranging from $100 to $200 in cost for in­ dustrial workers—there are some seemingly cheaper pol­ icies on the market. These are often offered by mail-order 'insurance companies. There are several fairly reliable accicfent and hCalth insurance companies who sell by mail, but the lowest-cost of these are vety discriminatory. They often refuse to sell to industrial workers, including Sea­ farers, and also frequently discriminate against Negroes. Some of the other mail-order insurance sellers who adver­ tise seemingly cheap rates have hidden jokers in the policies which make them practically worthless. One of the favorite tricks is to advertise a long list of illnesses which the insurance pretends to cover. But often some of the illnesses are the same ones under different names, and some are very rare diseases which you probably never would get. Also, many of these mail-order firms are in­ sured in only ohe ^ate. So if you wanted to sue because you didn't collect when you feel you are entitled to the promised benefits, you would have to go to that state to take legal action. A Seafarer does have a certain amount of protection both through Federal bpspital 'care and the Seafarers WeU fare'Plan. The hospital-benefit provision of the Welfare Plan pa}'s $13 weekly during the^entire. period of hospi­ Olde Photos Wanted by LOG The LOG is Interested in col­ lecting and printing photo­ graphs showing what seagoing was like in the old days. All you oldtimers who have any old mementos, photographs of shipboard life, p i c t iu r e s of ships or anything that would show how seamen lived, ate and worked in the days gone by, send them in to the LOG. Whether they be steam or sail,, around the turn of the cen­ tury, during the first world war and as late as 1938. the LOG is interested in them all. We'll take care of them and return your souvenirs to you. Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying talization. The disability provision pays $25 weekly for totally disabled Seafarers for the entii'e period of dis­ ability. There still remains the problem of sickness insurance for the family. Here too the Seafarers Welfare Plan has a valuable provision in the maternity benefit, vshich pays $200 plus a $25 bond for each child born. The lowest-cost outside plan available for a family is the Blue Cross. Rates vary in different regions, but in one region this writer studied. Blue Cross returned in bene­ fits 87 cents of every premium dollar it took in compared to the 55 cents for the typical commercial insurance plans. Generally you have to join Blue Cross through a group (rates are lower that way too). If there is such a group you can join in your community, it does offer the best available buy in hospitalization insurance. However, Blue Cross does not pay doctor bills. By far the best method of getting such medical insurance has been found to be the Jlrepayment group-practice plans, such as the Health Insurance Plan of New York (HIP), the Labor Health Institute of St. Louis, San Francisco's Permanent Clinic and others. Generally participation in these plans is on a group basis too. which keeps out in­ dividual families. In such cases,, and where available, the Blue Shield plan operated in connection with Blue Cross, generally provides the next best value in medical insur­ ance. But in all cases, avoid commercial company policies un­ less you' can paii\*.ipate un a group basis, which reduces the cosk. �FiaceEicU SEAFARERS Aprfl 2, 1954 LOR 'i Eye Gift Story Ends In Rennlon On Ship CASH BENEFITS SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID No. Seafarers Receiving Benefits this Period Average Benefits Paid Each Scafaref Total Benefits Paid this Period igaiiBlliii Bconitcd once asain are Seafarers Phil Pron, left, and Eric Joseph, aboard the Fairland. Joseph »ave up cornea so that Pron might see •gain in 1959 eye operation. Back together again for the first time since their celebrated meeting at the Staten Island USPHS hospital, Eric Joseph and Phil Pron are'now sailing aboard the Fairland (Water­ man) en route to Japan and-* again. A difficult corneal trans­ Korea. For both of them, the trip plant operation proved a success together is the realization of a three-year-old dream. Pron re­ cently completed his first trip since he went back to sea after being out -of action for three years because of blindness. After he got off the Strathport (Strathmore), he met Jo­ seph and they eventually Jound -a ship which had job openings for both of them. The story of Pron's recovery of sight is familiar to many Sea­ farers, because of the wide cover­ age it received in the daily press as well as the SEAFARERS LOG. His escape from a life of blindness was made possible through the dona­ tion of .a cornea by Joseph, who learned of Pron's plight when they were in the marine hospital to­ gether. Since he had limited vision in one of his own eyes, which was damaged by scar tissue, Joseph vol­ unteered to sacrifice the sight of that eye so that Pron might see and, after many long months of hospitalization s^d treatment, Pron was certified as fit for duty again in the summer of 1953. Throughout the long months when it was unknown whether the operation would be successful or not, both Pron and Joseph met pferiodically, when Joseph returned from a trip. It was a tough period for Pron, who hoped for the best and for an opportunity to ship out with the fellow-Seafarer who had saved his sight. "It would be like old times again," he always remarked, "and maybe I could find a way some day to repay Eric a little for what he did for me." Accordingly, while both of them were ashore earlier this year, they constantly watched for a ship which-might have berths for both of them. The opportunity came up on the Fairland, and both grabbed it. I II ^3. m WELFARE, VACATION BENEFm PAID THIS PERIOD Hospital Bcngfita Death Benefits Disability Benefits Matetaitv Benefits Vacation Benefits Total 4,Slg dXHts in ss AM as. 1 /ga WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREYIOUSLY HosDitai Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 • Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950* Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 * Matcrnitv Benefits Paid Since Aocil 1. 1952 * Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 • TOMI • * Dace Benefits Becan 1 *4U!S'JI^ | 1 o^l B i *)> 9>4d W. 1" " " H 7^ WELFARE, VAOkTION PLAN A»ET$ Cash on Hand Vacation Welfare S:LLQS^ a# Vacation Estimated Accounts Receivable Welfare US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets — Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS ^St.sw ismg. SOL. ass^ SbSX sn.fsa ll9l>La 3.K During the month of Feb*, the Welfare Plan paid out twentyfive (25) death benefits, which makes forty-two (42) for th year to date* The Plan also paid out forty-one (41) mater^ nity benefits during Feb*, which makes ninety-t^e (93) for the year to date* Ae of this date, eleven (11) people have applied and quali­ fied for the scholarship benefits of 1954* Of this eleven (11), seven (7) have already taken the exams* The breakdown of the eleven (11) applicants is as followst Four (4) sea­ men, three (3) sons of seamen and four (4) daughters of seamen* • • •* •* •# *• Suhmitttd A1 Kerr, Assiatimt Administrator •.. and, remember this • • • All these are yours wthout contributii^ a sini^e nkkel on your Collecting SlU beufi-r. flt»i»«aay, vUrtether it?lti(U: lM»spital, birtivdisabiU^ or deaih%^l^^ ^ gervicfrimni^ately diTO your.irQion'a rqpreeaitativea; . > 'i.: �April t, 1954 SEAFARERS Pare Nine LOG Seafarer Recalls Old WHallng Days; Finds Life Today ^Tame^ The job of a carpenter on an SIU ship is comparatively tame today, according to Sea­ farer Edward Jacobsen, who used to hold down the same spot on the giant whale factory ships that worked the waters of the South Antarctic. One memorable experience, he recalled, was a three-and-' were the days when a carpenter of knives and bladed instruments a-half-year trip on the whaler also had the responsibility of used to skin and cut up the whale Ulysses as chief carpenter. Those seeing to it that the different types had a fine, razor edge. Using dull Seafarer Pat Murphy (right), port manager of the SIIT Sea Chest In Baltimore, is congratpjated on Union slop chest's top sales of Philip Morris cigarettes in the port by company representative Charlie Dodson. SIU Sea Chest took first prize for most sales of Philip Morris sea store cigarettes in recent contest. Sea Chest Takes Top Prize In Cigarette Sales Contest BALTIMORE—Running well in front of the opposition, the SIU Sea Chest here recently came away with first prize in a port-wide competition among slop chest dealers for top sales of Philip Morris sea^ dealers dealt solely with taxstores cigarettes on ships hit­ chest free, sea store cigarettes in bond, ting this port. the type which can only be sold iThe^cbntest, in which the Unionoperated slop chest won top honwas sponsored by the Philip Mprris Co. as part of a local pro­ motion for its smoking products. The -competition among the slop Throw in For A Meeting Job Under the rules of the SIU, any member can nominate himself for meeting chairman, loading clerk or any other •post that may be up for elec­ tion before the membership. Including committees, such as the tallying committees, finan­ cial committees, auditing com­ mittees and other groups named by the membership. Since SIU membership meet­ ing officers are elected at the start of each meeting, those who wish to run for those meeting offices can do so. aboard ship. The heavy sales of Philip Mor­ ris cigarettes by the Sea Chest branch was commemorated by, among other things, the presenta­ tion of a doll mascot to Seafarer Pat Murphy, port manager of the Sea Chest. The doll is a promo­ tion piece for the nationally-tele­ vised "I Love Lucy" show spon­ sored by Philip Morris. Sell Bulk Lots According to Murphy, former chief steward on the Carolyn (Bull), "the SIU showed those slop chest operators that we can really sell cigarettes in bulk lots and can handle the transaction efficiently and smoothly." The winning of the Philip Mor­ ris award in this port "nailed the lie," Murphy pointed out, "that the Sea Chest isn't able to handle large amounts of cigarettes or any other products for mass distribution on our ships. Some people in the trade have the notion we're a small outfit, especially since we're a Union operation," he added. Whales harpooned by small boats are secured aft of the factory ship Ulysses before hauled aboard one by one for processing. V '- J ' "I Afterdeek of ihe Ulysses bristles with activity as crewmembers cut away blubber from whale. Man high in photo hacks at whale ndth cutting tool to free blubber from, carcass. History When the votes in the second Cities Service election were counted, in April, 1949, the SIU rolled up a majority of 89 percent But despite the lengthy preelection proceedings and the fact that the SIU had won an earlier vote covering seven ships by.fl® pep5 S T cent, CS;saU tried to keep the Union out knives to cut up a 90-foot whale is like trying to count the sand on the beach. Jacobsen, a spry sea veteran who just turned 65, hails from Norway, from which many of the whale ships still go out to hunt the giants of the sea for their valuable oil and other prod­ ucts. He sailed British and Nor­ r wegian whalers Jacobsen for about tpn years off and on, but the trip on the Ulysses 15 years ago was the fa­ vorite. However, the ship itself had worse luck than he did, and was sunk during the war. A Seafarer since 1949, Jacobsen (Continued on page 17) Vietorgf lis Cities Service Company lawyers tried every trick to keep the dis­ credited company union, the Citco Tankerman's As­ sociation, alive, while dozens of pro-SIU men were fired on the slightest pretext. A stack of objections filed by the company also barred, the NLRB from m-tifyinif the SIU as bargaining agent 2\ o. 60 After the NLRB turned down the company objections, CS lawyers came back with "exceptions" to the NLRB decision. Certification finally came in December, four months later. The SIU demanded • immediate talks on a contract to give the men thoj;^ conditions they had been" seeking over three' years. �iF" SEAFARERS Page Tea i: LOG April 2. 1954 PORT HEPOBTS disillusion them, that is the reason New Orleans: for standing in the shade. On the political scene, as far as the Democratic primaries are con­ cerned, it has now come to a knock down and drag-out situation be­ Complaints have been received Shipping in the Port of Balti­ tween Mahoney and Byrd. We are more has been very slow and ap­ still of the opinion that the trend in this report i-ecently from men parently it will continue that way will be definitely toward Mahoney who have run into difficulty in atfor the next two weeks as we have as we have noticed that quite a tempting-to collect unemployment had several ships lay up for an few of the Democratic clubs, which compensation to which they were indefinite period. We also have the are very powerful here, have entitled. A high percentage of such cases Michael paying off here and she is swung over to him. Regardless of also laying up. So as you can read­ who may win in the primaries, we have been coming from Alcoa, ily see we are really on the slow are definitely sure that the State which has been reporting to !the State Employment Office, which bell here. In the meantime we of Maryldnd will go Democratic. handles the claims, that men who have had a ratio of about 2ii-to-l Taking Shape registered, so I wouldn't advise any . The new building is really shap­ become unemployed from Alcoa did so of their own accord, regard­ of the brothers to come to Balti­ more at the present time, unless ing up now and the public have less of the real reason for termina­ they can afford to hang around a nothing but the most favorable tion of employment. comments to make in its appear­ little while. All men who become unemployed ance even at this 'early stage. Also, We have had the following ships practically every AFi. labor or­ in this port through being fired, paying off here in the past two ganization which doesn't have a laid off because of ship'lay ups, weeks: Santore, Cubore, Marore building of its own; would like to or any other reason except quitting of Ore; Bethcoaster and Oremar have space in ours. So just bear a ship of a person's own accord are of Calmar; Kathryn, Ines, Beatrice along with us fellows, and it won't advised to obtain a statement from and Elizabeth of Bull; Cantigny be long before we will take over the company as to the reason for and French Creek of Cities Serv­ and I am sure the waiting will be unemployment. If the company does not want to supply such a ice; Yaka and Morning Light of well worth while. statement, the man involved should Waterman; and Robin Tuxford of Our man of the week. Brother call the hall immediately so a Seas. Luby O'Neal, has been a member Union representative can go to bat Signing on were the Santore, since December 7, 1938, and has Baltore, Cubore and Marore of been sailing for the past 30 years for him on the case. The statement should be ob­ Ore; and the Massmar, Oremar in the black gang. His hobby is and Bethcoaster of Calmar. In fishing and the crew likes to see tained" to substantiate unemploy­ transit vessels were the Bethcoast­ Luby coming down the dock when ment compensation claims when er and Marymar of Calmar; Alcoa he makes one of the Ore ships, filed with the State Employment Puritan and Alcoa Runner of Al­ knowing that at least they will Office here. Goes to Bat coa; Edith, Frances, Rosario and have an abundance of fish. He Marina of Bull; Antinous and said that during his time of sail­ The SIU has been going to bat Choctaw of Waterman; and the ing, he has seen the^ worst condi­ to help men in appealing claims Compass of Compass. tions possible and it was a Godsend which have been denied, but We have been able to place to all seaman when the SIU was chances of success in such appeals about 20 of our men at the pres­ organized, as now all of the sea­ are greatly improved if the man in ent time as gangway watchmen men can live like they are human question can produce a written ahd cargo watch­ beings and not the scum of the statement from the company re­ men due to the earth as they used to be thought garding the true reason of his un­ diversion of so of. He said that he can't thank the employment. John "Monk!' Kelly has asked many„ships from officials and the membership the Port of New enough^for the splendid work they that we take note of his thanks to York which have have always done and are still do­ the doctor, stewardess and crewgiven quite a few ing to make the Seafarers the best mehibers of the Del Sud (Missis­ of our oldtimers and the most recognized Union in sippi) for their kind treatment of him while Jie was ill aboard the a stake so that the maritime industry. Del Sud recently. Brother Kelly they don't have In Hospital suffered a heart attack and had to to carry the ban­ O'Neal We have in the marine hospital be returned to the USPHS hospital ner. This is cer­ tainly appreciated by the various at this writing, Raymond C. Myers, here. He is reported to be respond­ watchmen locals that took the Kristoffer Braten, Thomas Mungo, ing to treatment in good fashion. Well on the road to recovery courtesy to call us and we hope Alva W. McCullum, Benjamin Sunthat they will need a few of these derlund, Thomas Tierno, Andrew after recent surgery at the USPHS Westerlund, Lloyd G. Linthicum, hospital here is C. Brady, who says more often. Clifford H. Adkins, William J. he hopes to be back on the ship­ The Sea Chest here is really do­ ing a bang-up job' now which I Stephens, Paige Mitchell, John ping list before long. New in Hospital think is due to the change in the Scott, Alexander Johnson; Joseph Newly admitted to the hospital personnel. They not only contact" D. McGraw, William D. Kenny, our ships, but have been contact­ Clyde R. Leggett, George Mattair, were Seafarers J. N. Hill, A, Cox, ing other outfits besides. So I am Peter Losado, Karl Kristensen, G. H. Dolan and H. M. Hankee. sure that in later reports, you will Millard Cutler, William Kunak,- L. W. Wetzell Jr., Leonard Kay, agree with me that they are really Hinrich Wiese, Jesse A. Clark, J. D. Dambrino, R. W. Clark, T. L. Frank VanDusen, James B. Hum­ Dugan^and H. D. Fouche recently going all out in the Sea Chest. phries. We have Thor Thorsen re­ were discharged from the hospital Weather Fine ceiving special disability benefits and hope to be back on the job in At least there is one thing in this week also. the near future. our favor, the weather. Spring is Shipping in this port picked up a> Ear! Sheppard really here in Baltimore. The boys bit since -the last report and a good Baltimore Port Agent have even gone so far as to stand on the shady side of the street so that they won't get a sun-tan, for as you know, when these boys are all bronzed up, the girls think they just came in from a Far Eastern or Persian Gulf run. So as not to Baltimore: Union Helps Members Gel Unempleymenl $ Heavy Galls For Cargo, Gangway Walcbmon percentage of those who had been "sweating out" their turn on the shipping list were able to ship. The job situation here still is slightly below par for this season, however. We had a few minor beefs, but these quickly were squared away. dispute involving five nights lodging for 12 men on the Del Aires (Mississippi) has been settled with the result that the men involved can collect by contacting the Mis­ sissippi Shipping Co. Any of those who have left this port can collect file money that is coming to them by writing to the following address: Attn. Mr. Lisboney, Mississippi Shipping Co., Hibernia Building, New Orleans, La. Since our last report, the Steel Advocate and Steel Architect (Isthmian), the Del Aires, Del Norte, Del Monte, Del Sol and Del Santos (Mississippi) and the Antinous (Waterman) paid off here. The Del Norte and Del Monte signed on. Ships in transit were the Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa . Pennant, Alcoa Cavalier and Alcoa Pilgrim (Alcoa), Steel Architect and Steel Age (Isthmian), Del Monte (Mississippi), Seatrains New York and Savannah (Seatrain), the Fairland, Fairisle, Iberville, ClMborne and Wild Ranger (Waterman) and the Evelyn (Bull). LIndsey J. Williams New Orleans Port Agent 4, 4. i. Boston: Slate To Build Hew Road Through Bosleu Shipping continues to be slow in Boston, with prospects for the fu­ ture remaining the same. The Queenston Heights of Seatrade and Bull's Ann Marie paid ofl and signed on again since last report. In-transit vessels included Robin Tuxford, Robin Wentley and Robin Kirk (Seas); Bents Fort of Cities Service and the Fairisle of Waterman, Captain Litchfield, the represen­ tative of the Eastern Steamship Company came into the office and told us that the Yarmouth was def­ initely going to be put under the Liberian flag. On the Beach On the beach at this time are F. Albano, M. Doucette, H. Clem­ ents, J. Halpin, B. Gordy and lots more. After tearing down all the buildings a couple of doors up the street from the hall, the state is beginning to build its new high­ way. It is just starting to shape up rqw. This highway is u much needed improvement. James Sheehan ' Boston Fort Agent snr UAtti omEcroR r SEU, A&G District -• :tf ' !•; nonH Wait^ Get Vacation Pay Under the rules of the Va­ cation Plan as set forth by the. trustees, a Seafarer must ap­ ply within one year of the payoff date of his oldest dis­ charge in order to collect-his full vacation benefits. If he presents any discharge whose payoff date is more than a ' year before the date of his va.cation application, he will lose out on the sea time covered by that particular discharge. Don't sit on those discharges. Bring them in and collect the money that is due to you. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Earl Sheppard. Agent Mulberry 4540 BOSTON 276 State St. .lames Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 GALVESTON 3081.4 23rd St. Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 L4KE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent Phone 6-5744 MOBILE . . 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent Phone 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW VORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HVacinth 9-6600 .NOREOLK 127-129 Bank St. Agent Phone 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent .Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. r. Banning, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Marty Breithoff, West Coast Representative PUERTA de TIERRA. PR Pelayo 51—La 5 Sal Colls. Agent * ' Phone 2-5996 SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St. .left Morrison, Agent Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE 2700 ut Ave Jeff^Ujette. Agent TAlfifttte : "18091811 N; ySnkiin*®?' ^Kay White. Agent Phone 2-1323, WtLMINGTON, Calif 509 Marine Ave. Ernest Tilley, Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS 679 4th Ave., Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST SECRETARY-TREA.SURERS Robert Matthews Joe Algina Claude Simmons Joe Volpian WUliam Hall SUP HONOLULU FORT WILLIAM.... 118V4 Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone; 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA, BC, 61714 Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER, BC 565 Hamilton St. Pacific 7824 SYDNEY. NS.. 304 Charlotte St. Phone 0346 BAGOTVILLB, Quebee 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD, Ontario 52 St.sDavlds St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 113 Cot# De La Montague Quebec Phone; 2-7078 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince William St. NB Phone: 2-5232 18 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 022 N. W. Everett St. ' Beacon 4336 lUCUMOND. CALIF 257 5th St. Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO........450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 Great Lakes District SEATTLE 2700 1st Ave. V Main 0290 ALPENA 133 W. Fletcher WILMINGTON ...; 505 Marine Ave. Phone: 12.38W Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO, NY 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn CLEVELAND....-..734 Lakeside Ave., NE STerllng B-4671 . Phone; Main 1-0147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Canadian District Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857531 y/. Michigan St MONTREAL «« St. James St. West DULin-M. ' Phone:' Melrose 2-4110 HALlFilX.INA. .iras... .wi^eiUa's4 SOUTH CHICAGO........3361 Ei mnB St Pfaonei Eatea 6-a41<> Phone: 3-8911 PORTLAND ..... Mobile: Warns Men On Hiring Shoif HeiieeToHall ipping in the port for the last couple of weeks was considered good with about 100 men shipped to offshore Jobs and about half again that many to various relief jobs in and around^the harbor. We had a total of 12 payoffs, six signons and two ships in transit. Ships paying off were the Maiden Creek, Wild Ranger, Claiborne, Iberville and Monarch of the Sea (Waterman); and Alcoa's Pennant, Cavalier, Pilgrim, Pointer, Clipper and Roamer. Signing on were the Fairisle, Wild Ranger and Warhawk of Wa­ terman, while the Pennant, Pilgrim and Pointer of Alcoa did like­ Hallman wise. In transits were the Dei Vaiie of Mississippi and the Evelyn of Bull. The ohiy beef we have of any consequence is the idea that some of the brothers think that they can give a few hours notice to the hall and get off a ship on foreign articles just before she sails. This is a practice that has to stop. It not only works a hardship on your replacement, but puts the Union ii a bad light. The Union has demanded that the company give any man that is discharged or laid up 24 hours' notice and at the same time the Union guaranteed that any man who is getting off give at least the same notice, making it part of the^agreement. This part of the agreement is definitely going to be lived up to and unless a man has a serious emergency such' as death in the family or serious ill­ ness, no exceptions are going to be made and violators of this section of the agreement made to stand to be tried for getting off a ship without giving proper notice. - On The Beach A few of the brothers currently on the beach in Mobile include A. Nelson, H. King, R. Merritt, J. Grin^es, R. Swayne, H. Jackson, C. Lowery, A. Lee, L. Jack.son, H. Hallman, D, Baria, M. Coleman, F. McConice and R. Aguair. A lot of interest is shown by the membership in-the local area on the organizing efforts of the AFL organizers, who are going full blast in this town. Everytime a newscast comes over the television set on the recreation deck, it finds the members assembled getting the latest news on the East Coast situa­ tion. The drive in this area looks fine and it is anticipated that in the very near future all southern locals will swing over to the AFI> ILA. Hugh "Cherokee" Hallman is raising a war-whoop around here now. He is originally from Atlanta, Georgia although he has made Mobile his. shipping port for some years. Recently he did about a year or so on the Choctaw of Wa­ terman and gave all the girls in Japan and on the Far East run a break. Hallman thinks the vaca- , tion benefit is tops in the Union, claiming it is his eating money since he taps out very shtfftly after payoff and then eats off his vaca­ tion money until he ships again. Hallman has just come out of the hospital on Staten Island, New York. He was laid up therie for a while, but decided to come down to the Gulf in order to fully recup­ erate from his illness. All the boys wish him well. Cal Tanner jifdbir«''Foft''Ag^nt'' •v,' li �ji-T- Psige Eleyep SEAFARERS LOG April 2, 1954 > JKMtr REPORTS going to be cleared up by cement­ two-week period has been the Lake Charles: ing the tanks. The chief on the weather. However, what we need Southwind is one of the boys who is more ships and less weather. has lots of trouble with electri­ The weather can always take care cians. Either he will change his of itself. ways or be left all alone with his E. B. Tilley gadgets. Wilmington Port Agent Things have been on the slow We had 14 ships pay off, four Oldtimers on the beach include bell here in Lake Charles for the sign on and 16 ships in transit here t. past two weeks, but the outlook John Morris. T. Nongezer, J. in the Port of New York. All heels Philadelphia: for the next two weeks Is fair. Christy, F. Boyne, F. Wesley, C. were settled on all the^payoffs and However, we do not recommend Moss, E. Bryant, while in the sign-ons. that the member's come rushing hospital are P. Wood, F. Paylor, We paid off the crew of the here as we have enough men here R. McCorkel, J. Littleton, P. JaWilliam Burden in the company of­ kubcsak, G. Corbett, W. Bedgood, to meet our needs. fice, after the ship laid up in Japan. Calling in this area were the J. Sellers, J. Kramer, P. Bland, C. Shipping for the past two weeks The following ships paid off: Lone Jack, Bradford Island, Bents Carkhuff and A. Norton. has been relatively slow in com­ Fort, Logans Fort,' Fort Hoskins. Jeff Morrison Rosario, Suzanne and Show Me parison to the increased activity in Savannah Port Agent Mariner of Bull: Val.XJhem of Val­ Winter Hill, Can4« J" 4entine; Government Camp, Chi- the port. Although we have-had tigny and Council wawa, AbiC|ua, Archers Hope, Brad­ five payoffs in the port, there were Grove of Cities Seattle: ford Island and Lone Jack of Cities fewer replacements than expected Service. The Lo­ Service; ^eatrains New York and and the prospects for the future gans Fort paid off New Jersey of Seatrain; Lawrence are not so hot. here from interSo far we have not had too much Victory, of Mississippi and the coastal. We had Mankato Victory of Victory Car­ trouble along the waterfront ex­ the Alexandra of cept Jor the walkout on March 17, Shipping is not good at the pres­ riers. Can-as come into and "there has been much discusr. Signing On Orange, Texas, ent time and it looks as if that will sion as to whether or not it was a to pay off and go be the prevailing situation for the Ships signing on were the Jef­ holiday for the longshoremen for Gann into lay-up. next two weeks as we have noth­ ferson City Victory of Victory Car­ which we can claim holiday -OT. riers; Robin Kettering of Seas; We don't think it was a holiday, but We had quite a battle over trans­ ing scheduled for payoff at this Show Me Mariner and the Law­ a walkout, so there is no claim. portation on her but we held firm time. Ships paying off were the Ragand all hands got their dough. The rence Victory of Mississippi. Otherwise, things are running company got the brilliant idea nar Naess of Orion, Battle Rock of Ships in transit were the Arlyn smoothly. that they would pick the kind of US Petroleum, Ocean Betty of of Bull; Warrior, Chickasaw, Choc­ Ships paying off were the Com­ transportation money to pay but Ocean Trans and the Hoosier taw, Alavvai and De Soto of Water­ pass of Compass; the Marina and we had other ideas and won out. Mariner of Isthmian. man; Marymar and Pennmar of Carolyn of Bull; Marymar of Cal­ We hope the ship doesn't stay laid The Ocean Lotte of Ocean Trans Cajmar;, Alexandra of JCarras; mar; and Council Grove of Cities up long, but one never can tell. signed on, while in-transits were Council Grovc' and Fort Hoskins Service. The same ships signed on the Alamar, Calmar and Portmar Strike Near End of Cities Service; Steel Vendor again. All but one union in the Build­ of Calmar; Seacomet of Colonial and Steel Navigator of Isthmian; In-transit vessels were the Edith. ing and Construction Trades strike and the Azalea City of Waterman. Bull Run of Petrol Tankers; Sea- Rosario, Ines and Elizabeth of Bull; against the contractors has signed The Hoosier Mariner laid up in train Texas of Seatrain; and the Robin Kettering and Robin Went­ up and ceased strike action. We Seattle this week and the member­ ley of Seas. Massmar of Calmar; will notify the men as soon as the ship on board was in a pitiful state Ro.bin Wentley of Seas. I want to inform the member­ Winter Hill of Cities Service and last union signs up. of mind since the Mariner-type ship that at , the present time we the Chickasaw of Waterman. On the beach here we find R. ships are the nicest freighters Steve CarduUo request that they do not park their Lyle. A. Fruge, R. Frye, J. Bau- afloat. It is certainly a shame to Philadelphia Port Agent cars in the : parking lot while the doin, P. Mulholland, R. Coe, S. Se- lay the-e ships up. Perhaps in the waterfront beef is going on. This li> $> t> nak, W. Walker and C. Gann. future when the Government also applies to employees because We held our regular meeting builds ships they will consult the Galveston: we need the space for the long­ last Wednesday and there were 28 ship operators. shoremen and the cars that are in­ bookmen present. Ross Lyle was Around the hall and happy right volved in the beef. chairman and Willie Walker was now is John Risbeck. John is 32 recording secretary. Claude Simmons years old, mar­ Leroy Clarke Asst. Sec.-Treas. ried, and makes Lake Charles Port Agent his home on the Shipping picked up in the past i t. t. East Coast, Balti­ two weeks, but it is not back to Wilmington: more, to be exact. normal at this time. The picture Savannah; He sails in the does not look too bright for the deck department coming two weeks, with nothing as bosun, receiv­ scheduled to pay off in this area. ing his book in Ships paying off were the Gene­ New York in 1943 vieve Peterkin and Lucile BloomFor the last two weeks I think it Shipping has been pretty fair. after being active Risbeck has been about as bad as it can field of Bloomfieid, as well as the in the Garment French Creek of Cities Service. We paid off and signed on the be for this port as we did not have Workers and UFE strikes, as well a payoff for the past two weeks. Signing on was the Bull Run of Southwind of South Atlantic. as others. His last ship was the Petrol Tankers. Ships in transit were the South­ However, the coming two weeks In-transit vessels were the Del ern States of Southern; Seatrains Seacoral which paid off in Seattle looks as if we will have some ship­ Monte of Mississippi, the Michael Savannah, New York, twice each; after a nine-month trip to Japan. ping as we have four ships due in He is especially happy this week of Carras, the Republic of Trafal­ Robin Kettering of Seas; Queenssoon. gar, the Val Chem of Valentine ton Heights of Seatrade and the because he has finally succeeded in Ships expected in are tne Coe Tankers, the Neva West of Bloom- Abiqua of Cities Service. obtaining his citizenship papers af­ Victory of Victory Carriers, Sea- field, Steel Advocate of Isthmian, ter a five-year struggle. A former Trouble On Board mar of Calmar, Fairport of Water­ and Seatrains Texas, Georgia, The Southwind came in with citizen of Canada, he will get his man and the Steel Chemist of Isth­ Louisiana and New Jersey. drinking water looking like a weak papers next week. mian. Jeff Gillette cup of coffee and the consistency Keith Alsop At this lime, we only have one Seattle Port Agent of cream of potato soup. This is Galveston Port Agent man in the hospital. He is Ragnor Ericson, who sails out of the Gulf most of the time but was taken off the Pelican Mariner of Bloomfieid when she was in port for bunkers. He is making out okay and expects to be out in a week or ten days. Shipping Figures March 10 to March 24 As, a reminder to the member­ SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL ship, it is a violation of Union rules REG. REG. REG. TOTAL SHIP. for anyone on the beach to go on PORT REG. DECK ENG. STEW.SHIPPED DECK ENGINE STEW. ships which are in port unless they 18 7 61 4 7 Boston 30 13 18 have a pass from the Union hall. 160 40 239 67 53 New York 95 62 82 Also, §omeone is trying to give the 11 55 76 21 23 Pluladelphia 28 28 20 stewards of these ships a little 29 127 260 52 ^ 46 slory, claiming the coffee they are Baltimore 107 88 65 asking him for is for the coffeepot 10 1 50 4 5 Norfolk 18 18 16 at the Union hail. Everyone knows 31 9 41 13 9 Savannah 9 20 12 we don't have any pot here, so be 2 51 1 0 1 Tampa 15 23 13 on guard against this practice. 128 196 46 45 37 Mobile 72 , 65 59 In-transit ships were the Steel 195 65 198 72 58 Executive of Isthmian; the Pelican New Orleans 62. 60 76 Mariner of Bloomfieid;. the Calmar 21 82 116 32 29 Galveston • 42 38 36 of Calmar; Azalea City, J. B. 21 92 28 30 79 Seattle 40 32 20 Waterman and Hastings of Water­ 26 113 24 " 18 68 San Francisco 38 40 35 man, and the Barbara Erietchie of 69 5 2 5 12 .^Wilmington ..v...i• 25 18 • T6 Liberty Navigation. The only tbing that has been Total* '.''T'v.'. «r-fi679''-' '..vfC.HlWfcW;,,...468 • goo^^fl|ippnd,ijh% .ppft In the past lit'J'.; -rimtH « New York: Transporialion Beef Is Settled By Unien Tanker Grew Receives Leng Distance Payoff No Trouble On Docks; Ship Activity Wanes Hoosier Mariner Idle Status Saddens Crew Shipping Piclnre Fuzzy Duwu In Texas Port Shipping Poor Bnl Is Expoclod To Pick Up f Southwind Has Water Beef, Chief Treuhle % San Francisco: Port Expects To Crew Two Strips In Lay.up Shipping has been slow for the past two weeks, with a lot of intransits stopping by this port. We expect to crew two Water­ man ships, the Jean LaFitte and the Madaket, both of which are laid up at present. Ships paying off were the Jean LaFitte and Madaket and the Sea Comet H of Ocean Carriers. The latter vessel signed on again. In-transit ships were the Raphael Semmes. J. B. Waterman, Gate­ way City, Hast­ ings and Azalea City of Water­ Goglas man; Calmar's Calmar; Isthmian's Steel Execu­ tive; the J. B. Kulukundis of Martis and the Sea Comet II. It seems that Harry Bridges and Hugh Bryson are still spreading their propaganda around here as the NLRB election for stewards is going into its last days. Bridges has already taken the stand that if the election goes "no union." he will ask to represent the stewards on the PMA ships. As we see it now, more and more companies are trying to get foreign flags for their ships, thus reducing our US fleet to a small fleet, probably one of the smallest merchant marines the US has had in a long time. It could end up smaller than before the war. Along these lines we can take a look at the shipbuilding program here and find it is next to nothing. With the men in this field mostly advanced in age, and drop­ ping out rapidly because of the scarcity and uncertainty of employ­ ment. there is sure to be a shortage of skilled workers in the ship­ building field. Young men won't want to enter it in an era of uncer­ tainty. We have lots of ships in various boneyards. but they will become obsolete about the same time because they were built with­ in a few years of each other. It would be better to spread it around a bit, chronologically, so we would have an up-to-date fleet of ships in service for ready use in any emergency. Oldtimers on the beach include M. Pappadakis, S. Mavromichalis, F. Curtis, B. Gapse. J. Goglas, W. Vause, J, Parks, W, Pennington, W. Kramer, C. McKee, W. Hunt, C. Nie, R. Mulholland, J. Pulliam, G. Dunn, G, King and R, Parady, In the marine hospital are T. Finerty, O. Gustavesen, P. S. Yuzon, J. Childs. H, Y, Choe, W. Singleton, M. Wilson, E. G. Plah, W. T. Center, J. Perreira, S, Sue and G. C. Eller, Tom Banning San Francisco Port Agent Quitting Ship? Notify Union A reminder from SlU headquarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hail In an.ple time to allow the Union to dispatch a replacement Fail­ ure to give notice before paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning requirements and needlessly make their work tougher for your shipmates. • J �SEAFARERS Pare Twehr* April 2. 1954 LOG i<" MEET THE SEAFARER IN THE WAKE Naval stores is a trade name for the products obtained from the pine tree, whose old stumps and branches are as useful for this pur­ pose as newly-cut trees. Naval is derived from the Latin navis, meaning ship, and in the old days these products were used for caulking and waterproofing vesse.s and for protecting rope against deterioration. At one time, naval • stores included all the material employed in building and main­ taining sailing ships, even masts 'and cordage, but it is now applied only to such materials as rosin, tar, pitch, turpentine and pine oil, regardless of how fGey're used. TEX METTING, messman of liberty, who was glad to con­ tribute to the cause." ' 3^ 3. t Fresh-water springs in the ocean Question: What is the most an­ have been noted by travelers and noying beef you run into aboard navigators for centuries. They ship? are caused by underground streams which discharge their Richard Adell, wiper: Who's waters into the ocean beneath the surface. The fresh water rises to going to clean up the laundiy room? That's the the surface 'because of its rela­ big question tive specific lightness as compared aboard any ship. with the sea water. These springs There's always a occur only in coastal waters, sev­ discussion about eral of them in the sea near Cuba. it. Tied in with One of the best known of these that is the recre­ submarine river outlets is in the ation room and Atlantic oft the coast of Florida library clean-up. near Miami. 3. 4.' t Nobody is direct­ 3> i i ly responsible for Mi. Desert Island, which lies off Boxing Day in England, which the Coast of Maine, was discov­ has nothing to do with prize-fight­ them. There should be a utility ered in 1604 by Champlain, who ing, is a survival of an old cus­ man aboard to.do the jobs. 3i 3i t named it LTsIe des Monts Deserts tom. In medieval times the monks Miguel Diaz, OS: The food situa­ —the island of desert mountains— of certain orders used to offer because from where he saw them, mass for the safety of vessels and tion is the most annoying beef any­ the mountains appeared bare, wild at the same time place a small one can have and solitary. In 1916, part of the box on each ship to receive con­ aboard a ship, Island was set aside by President tributions from the sailors. Car­ when it your only Woodrow Wilson as the Sieur de rying a box from door to door for source of food Monts National Monument to com­ the collection of Christmas money supply. There are restaurants memorate the founding in 1604 of wasy an early custom and, in the no handy and you've the first European settlement in course of time, alms boxes were North America north of the Caro- placed in churches for donations got to take what "linas by Pierre de Cast Sieur de to be distributed to the poor on you get. Some Monts. It was the first national Christmas morning. Eventually, say the food is monument created east of the Mis­ the day after Christmas became bad and some say sissippi and is the only one bor­ Boxing Day because on that day it is good, but the big thing is that dering on the Atlantic. The name the Christmas boxes placed in the it differs from ship to ship. X t. has since heen changed to Acadia churches are opened. Abraham Ruiz, oiler: I never en­ National Park. t t » When the Spaniards took pos­ countered any trouble or annoying i 3. 3^ beefs aboard session of Haiti after its discovery ship.. Everything Oars are muffled by wrapping by Columbus, they copied the prac­ always went something around them where tice of the natives, and built ele­ smoothly for me, they come into contact with the vated frameworks in which to sleep, but I've heard oarlocks in order to deaden the as a protection against prowling some of th^ men noise. According to one histori­ animals. The natives used a simi­ beef mostly about cal account, a petticoat was used lar framework, with a fire beneath, the inadequate to muffle the oars of the boat in for drying or smoking fish, and launch service which Paul Revere crossed the meat, and called all of these struc­ they get when in Charles River on his famous mid­ tures, no matter what their use a foreign port. night ride to Lexington during the was, a barbacoa. Thus when the Revolution. The incident is men­ Spaniards themselves roasted meat 3l' 3^ t tioned in "The Battle of April 19, upon a spit over an outdoor fire, Michael Collins, FWT: What an­ 1775," by Frank Coburn, as follows: they fell into the habit of using noys me most aboard ship are the "Fearing that the noise of the oars the native name. The name was guys who cry all In the oarlocks might alarm the carried later to North America, the time about sentry. Revere dispatched one of giving us the present word barbe­ shipboard condi­ his companions for something to cue, also an all-purpose word re­ tions and never muffle them with, who soon re­ ferring either to the food being stand up at the turned with a petticoat, yet warm cooked, the place where the cook­ meetings to voice from the body of a fair daughter ing is done or the process itself. their opinions to the rest of the membership. They do all their yelling in the foc'sle and expect the delegates to ACROSS DOWN 17. Kind of tree Members of carry the ball for them without 20 Large water glee club 1. This should be How union men knowing their beef. animals 39. Trojan kept up should be 23. Secret agent 40. From Cape 3^ 3^ 3> «. Western sea­ Tenderly 25. Small cat farers group Tricks 28. Part of head Town to Cairo Jasper Anderson, 3d cook: I find Predecessor of 29. Exist 41. Man's title s. Appropriate DDE 33. Years that the men beef mostly about the 43. Annam 12. Man from' Looks 34. SIU member measure Norway night lunch. Jet planes 35. 25 lbs in 47. Old boat 13. Black bird of One: Fr. Nothing seems to Mexico 49. Food Florida He des 36. Our Chief 52. Culebra satisfy them Social party 54. Bolivian Indian Justice 14. Monk's title Rupert. BC when it comes to 15. Angry (Puzzle Answer On Page 25) Made lace that pet gripe. 16. What the SIU provides Most of them 18. A number want a greater 19. Pronoun for a variety of night ship 21. Angle lunches. Some 12. BPOE members want them hot, 24. Annoy 26. Rodents some want them Indigestion 27. cold and some want them more 20. He's not wanted in SIU often and more numerous. SI. 32. 34. 87. 42. 44. 45. 46. 48. «0. SI. 63. 65. 66. 67. 68. 68. 90. Pacific island Attempt Cut wood Port near Schiedam Periods of time Call, in poker Port SW of Casablanca City near Lille Bearing of the Phillipines from Borneo Railroads Where Rabat is What a CPA makes Mr. Lincojn Pronoun Follow Girl's nickname Weights: Abbr. The Ptltish call U "asdlclf,/, There are two good reasons why Tex Metting is called "Tex" by his shipmates. For one thing he was born in Texas 30 years ago. For another, it is a lot easier to say "Tex" than it is to yell Gott­ fried Caesar Richard Metting, Jr. when it's time to call a guy to eat. That jaw-breaking handle is Tex's real name, although not many peo­ ple know it, outside of the shipping commissioner and the Coast Guard. "Everything grows bigger in Texas;" says Tex, "even names." Typically Texan, the strapping, soft-spoken 200-pounder has been popular with his shipmates since he first went to sea in 1943. Metting was born In Southwest Texas, near the coast, in the vicinity of Corpus Christi. It was only natural then, that when it^ became obvious that a healthy young man of 19 must choose a spot to serve his country in World War II that he should turn to the sea. With Tex, though, the idea of a sea-going career appealed to him and unlike many wartime seamen who turned to shoreside occupa­ tions after hostilities ceased, Met­ ting has made seafaring his life's work. Rode Ammo Ships "I was lucky, though," Tex re­ called. "I sailed in and to the war zones. Pacific and Atlantic, all through the war and never was in real action but once. That was in the Philippine zone aboard a Robin Lines ship thai crewed up in New Orleans. There were a couple of air raids on our convoy. Our ship didn't get hit . . . good thing, too. She was an ammunition carrier. As a matter of fact, I rode nothing but ammunition carriers through­ out the war and with the excep­ tion of that one time, every trip was as quiet and peaceful as any­ one could ask for." Metting started sailing in the deck department and sailed AB, deck maintenance and bosun until four years ago when he switched to the steward department. "We were making port in New Orleans in a rain storm one day," Tex explained. "Man, it was wet and it was cold. When we finally got tied up and I got down out of the bow and down below what did I find but the steward's depart­ ment guys all warm and cozy as you pleased, schooner rigged in; their best gear and ready to go ashore. That did it. I said to ray- ' self, 'Tex, from now on, this is for you.'" Metting went ashore that day and changed departments. Never­ theless, he heartHy endorses the new co'.nstitutional provision that' requires a man now to take it to the membership for approval if he wants to change departments. "We used to have men flopping from department to department, wherever they thought pickins' were better," Tex said. "This way, a man thinks about all the angles before he decides where he wants to sail. Then, after he has made up his mind, the fact that it isn't easy to change encourages him to take a sincere interest in his job.'' Delta Lines Man When he first started sailing, Tex sailed out of New York and San Francisco, and occasionally New Orleans. Since 1949, however, he has sailed out of New Orleans exclusively; most of the time aboard Delta Lines (Mississippi Shipping) passenger ships. Metting finds conditions much more stable today than when he started going to siea—union-wise and in the industry in general. "The SIU has done so much to establish seafaring as a stable, profitable profession that I think it is tops among occupations," he said. "The progress we have made as a union in the last 10 years is almost unbelieveable. I think it is a great thing, too, the effort the Union has put into establishing the membership in the minds of the public shoreside as the re­ spectable, hard-working citizens we have always known ourselves to be. While I'm not married, I know that SIU welfare and SIU security mean a great deal to our many family men who, without the secur­ ity that has been built up through our Union, certainly would feel a great deal more burdened by their shoreside responsibilities." Germany began military occupa­ tion of Hungary ... A fleet of US warships attacked Japanese posi­ tions in the Palau Islands, 550 miles due east of the Philippines . . . Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., known in the field as "Old Blood and Guts," was replaced by Maj. Geil. Alexander M. Patch, a veteran of the Pacific fighting, as commander of the American Sev­ enth Army . . . Finland rejected the six-point terms of an armistice offered by Russia. recommended a solid program for membership action. The first battie of the Indian campaign raged at the edge of the Manipur Plain, where one of four Japanese invasion columns 4" 3^ 3i launched assaults to break through Casmir Kaust, bosun: I think everything is fine aboard ship. The British defenses guarding the northeastern approaches to Imphal, guys ought to be key supply center for Allied forces thankful for the on the Burma border ..front . . . conditions they The epic battle around Cassino, have aboard the Italy, continued, as the Germans, ships of the by infiltrating into the ruins of Union without the town via subterranean passages, letting the little recaptured one-fourth of the city things bother . . . An SIU-A&G agents' confer­ them. They ence, held in New Orleans follow­ should remember ing the wind-up of the SIU of NA what it was like ,tp sail before they had a strong convention there, charted 'the fu* tflre course of the SIU-A&G and ;pbnt«MhFi<;fi /. 3> 3^ 3> 3^ 4 Two decisions by the US Su­ preme Court affirmed the power of the Office of Price Administra­ tion (OPA) to enforce price ceil­ ings and regulate rents . . . Allied planes bombed the French inva­ sion coast, hitting Calais and Cher­ bourg, as well as airfields around Paris and port facilities in Holland . . . The SIU and SUP launched a fight to regain the cuts in war bonus rates ordered by the Mari­ time War Emergency Board (MWEB) ... In Algiers, Pierre Pucheu, former Vichy Interior Minister, was executed for treason. Soviet forces crossed the Prut River frontier of Rumania, com­ pleting an 800-mile march from Stalingrad which recovered all biit 60,000 square miles of pre-1939 Russian ' territory, and captured Cemauti, the third largest city df that country, in a drive that took them within 15 miles of the border of Czechoslovakia . . . SIU Secre­ tary-Treasurer John Hawk waa named to attend the conference of . the International Labor OrganizaMbhrih'THiliadelphlaj^ April 29. :m. �April S, 1954 SEAFARERS SEAFARERS « LOG Vol. XVI. April 2, 1954 Page Thirteen LOG 'Whaddya Read ?' No. 7 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union. Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth 9-6600, Cable Addi-ess: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor, HEBBERI BRAXD, Managing Editor, RAV DENISON; Art Editor, BERNARS SEAMAN; Photo Editor, OAMXEL NIEVA; Staff Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWJN SPIVAK, JERRV REMER. AL MASKIN; GUU Area Reporter, BILL MOODY; Staff Assistants. LYMAN GAYLORO. MILTON HOROWITZ. Panamanians All For a number of years now the SIU and other sea unions have protested strongly against the transfer of US ships to foreign flags, particularly the runaway flags of Panama and Liberia. Yet every time they have the opportunity, the shipowners will slip one through with the benevolent ap­ proval of Government agencies who are supposed to protect our merchant marine. The latest instance is the Yarmouth, the passenger ship owned by the Eastern Steamship Company. It's no secret that shipowners love the Liberian and Pana­ manian flag because they mean coolie wages, crimp hall hir­ ing and no union contract. And since the transfer usually involves setting up a dummy corporation in the country in­ volved, it also means a neat and legal job of tax evasion. "Things have reached the point where even some European countries who are considered low-cost operators are com­ plaining about the competition. . ' ^ Along these lines the "New York Times" came up with an interesting suggestion. The newspaper proposed that may­ be the United Nations should take up the question of uni­ form regulations on ship registry. It sounds like a pretty good 'idea, but knowing the US State Department's attitude toward US-flag shipping, it would be a big surprise if this country ".were to take any action on this score. ie 4" 4" New Dock Vote fJ Another step towards resolution of the New York dock tangle was taken last week when the National Labor Rela­ tions Board upheld its examiner's recommendation and threw out the December dock election. The examiner found so much evidence of intimidation and violence that he deemed any election conducted under those circumstances as worthless. The Labor Board is now taking steps to assure that the next electibn will be held in a peaceful atmosphere. No date will be set imtil the ILA calls off its current political strike and permits the port to get back to normal. Under such cir­ cumstances, and given the proper protection, there is no question as to how longshoremen will vote. Meanwhile though, it appears that the dockworkers are not waiting for the Board to act but are. taking matters in their own hand by going back to work in increasing numbers despite an ILA-sponsored "strike" which is exclusively politi­ cal in nature. The strike has only one purpose in mind—to blackjack the Federal Government into issuing an election decision in their favor. It appears now that in the end the old ILA will have to throw in the sponge, letting the port get back to normal again. The CaU Of The Sea . The Jure of the sea beckons people from all walks of life, and there are always those ready to make a fast buck on them. An outfit of this caliber is the so-called "Davenport Seamen's Service" of New York City which, for a minimum $2 fee, will provide anyone interested in a sea job with a slick brochure containing the same information they could get out of any telephone book. Guaranteeing romance, adventure, plenty of sea air, in short everything but the job itself, these outfits prey on peo­ ple eager to turn to the sea as the place to start a brand-new life. If nothing else, however, the fact that they can sfay in business at least proves once again that Seafarers are members of a very desirable profession. School Bells Only Fanatics Snpport Old ILA To the Editor: The waterfront situation that we have been facing since the last few days of 1953 has created nu­ merous problems among longshore­ men and seaman alike, not to men­ tion the teamsters, but it is my profound belief that if this ends the so-called tactics followed by some so-called unions on the wa­ terfront, it is more than worth putting up with this situation a little longer. . Wage earners and business will gain if this matter is settled in a decent way. Since the longshore­ men make their living working Unemployment is spreading in goods picked up. Durable goods the ships, as we nearly all cities and industries, the suffered most, including metal and do, it is natural Bureau of Employment Security metal products, household items, for us to watch reported. The Bureau said that 85 machinery and military equip­ that a clean un­ percent of the nation's 149 major ment. Auto production climbed ion is brought labor market areas now have labor slightly and construction activity to and enforced surpluses, and that at least six per- was at an unusually high level. cent of the labor force is unem­ among them. 4" 4" 4' Ramirez I have been ployed in 34 areas, double the The Eighth Region of the United talking to old longshoremen on number a year ago. The bureau re- Automobile Workers of America, both sides In Manhattan and ported that in no area is there now | AFL, won bargaining rights at the Brooklyn (in a neutral way, of a shortage of workers, while there Hardy Manufacturing Company of course), and 1 believe we are right were five such a year ago. Union City, Indiana, in an NLRB in giving the new AFL-ILA a hand, 4i 4^ 4' election affecting 650 plant em­ helping them to know everything Local 281 AFL United Textile ployees. that they should have known long Workers won five to 121,^ cents an 4 i 4 ago, including better conditions hour, more for employees of the Layoffs have thrown 7,800 steelthat they are missing all around, Charles S. Field Corporation in workers out of jobs in the Youngsthe democratic way to hire, spell­ Passaic, NJ, retroactive to last De­ town, Ohio, district, while another ing out to them the welfare condi­ cember 3, through a wage reopen­ 11.000 are working less than 40 tions and monetary gains that we ing clause in the union's last con-1 hoiirs a week, a Steelworkers ' Union survey revealed. There are enjoy in the SIU and that they tract with the company. would have with the AFL-ILA. 65.000 steelworkers in the area. 4" 4' 4" A bill to raise the Federal min­ It's not for me to say how dirty 4 4 4 the old set-up was or still is, but I imum wage to $1.25 an hour and Unemployment cycles are apknow that everyone hears about to reduce the standard work week , parent in other parts of the world the ILA hiring practices and ru­ to an eventual maximum of 35 as well as in the US. In Canada, hours was introduced in Congress the number of persons seeking mors of other evil conditions. I find every day men working by Rep. Sam Yorty (D.-Cal.). The jobs during February at national the docks whose fanatic devotion Californian's bill eliminates over- employment offices rose to 558,to the old ILA is hard to believe. time exemptions in so-called sea- | 969. This was an increase of more Why? They figure that under old sonal industries, and raises the j than 35,000 in a month and nearly union procedures they can always floor for learners, apprentices, the 1160,000 since the previous year, get the bigger share of the work handicapped and messengers to $1 according to a survey reported by the Bureau of Statistics and the as long as they keep their leaders an hour. Labor Department. 4 4 4 happy. For the first time in history, 4 4 4 Abolish Shape-Up shipping clerks in the dress indus­ AFL Office defeated It is my humble opinion that if try will be covered by a union con- the. BrotherhoodWorkers of Railway Trainthe proper Government authorities tract. Local 60-A of the ILGWU men for bargaining rights for the assured the longshoremen that, no and five employer dress associa- Baltimore Transit Company office matter which union will represent tions agreed to a pact that recog­ workers, formerly held by the them, the Government intends to nized the union, increased wages BRT. Out of 129 votes cast. 111 make sure that the old, evil hiring for 4,000 workers by $3 a week, went to the office workers union practices will be abolished, the provided them with an employer- while the BRT garnered only new AFL-ILA would win clearly financed health and welfare fund seven. Eleven voters chose no any future electipn. and granted vacation and holiday union representation. Let us cooperate with this new benefits. 4 4 4 organization in every way, so that Agreements between five plants 4 4 4 in the near future every longshore­ Nine weeks before their old of the Robert Gair Company and man can enjoy all the good condi­ agreement expired, 6,000 employ­ the International Brotherhood of tions and advantages of democratic ees of the airplane propeller plant Pulp and Paper Mill Workers were hiring, whether he knows the boss of the Hamilton Standard Division renewed with a two percent in­ or not, besides having the privilege of the United Aircraft Corporation crease and several improvements of belonging to an authentic AFL in Windsor Locks, Conn., began in fringe benefits. The two per­ union.* getting nine cents an hour more in cent raise gives the workers an -If the longshoremen would only their pay envelopes under a new average increase of five cents or look the facts in the face and real­ two-year agreement negotiated by better. ize that, finally, after so many Machinists Lodge 743. Besides the 4 4 4 years, somebody is trying to help general wage increase, the agree­ Strike idleness in February was them without getting anything out ment provides for the freezing in­ at its lowest point for the month of .it for themselves in the way to basic rates of a 19-cent-an-hour in more than five years, the l^ureau of monetary gain. With the AFL, cost-of-living adjustment. of Labor Statistics reported. Feb­ the Federal Government and the ruary strikes, totaling 350, in­ 4 4 4 State of New York behind them, Total output bf the nation's fac­ volved 100,000 workers and caused the longshpremen cannot lose if tories has dropped for seven 750,000 man-days of idleness. This they will only rid themselves of Straight months, accor^ng to a re­ compared with 400 strikes in Janutheir shackles. port by the Federid Re^^e Board, ai;^, .involving 150,000 workei-s and The lights are burning late again at the offices of the SIU Scholarship Plan. By September, the Plan will grind out four new $6,000 scholarships and present them to the success­ ful applicants, the list of which already includes three Sea­ farers competing for this year's awards. The children of four Seafarers won the highly-rated awards in 1953. Naturally, with so much at stake the administrators of the SIU awards are still feeling ^heir way cautiously in check­ ing the records op thb achievement and ability of each applicant. " When all procedures are completed, there's the promise of a $6,000 all-expense-paid college education over the hori­ zon for Ahose^wjior aare'successfuj., i uv 4 ) ) U I'f r ^ Luis A. RamlMS oBfe^tlinillion. man-idays. "a| /•I �Face Fonrteca SEAFARERS LOG April t, 1954 L' ' .;'•' • • Close-up I heat W£ recognitij Th| than 1 Castll and Just M menll ••\,'( led tol made 1 livings mii Yetl I'l If it vl life AfJ inspea lives Thefl GoverA chaO'V1' Out 'oil Btructil tightefl down • petus 11 emphil for bol discovlI i propefl unusuH shipbcl discoul1 1 The!H 1 It waiH ''1, disastfl ii while fl 1 H 1 near jS TheB of thSH ij attackl out, 1«I 'l, sequeiS1 i'l for tMW •i I':! At m 1934, •|;t HavanH1 'S tioneiS for hacT JH I '< equippH ilghtinHlii ly, altHWP rain oH asleepH never^lI'll It m l>.i A f(1 ductec the dt was or 6j| sections of the ship, the fire-gutted luxury liner Mprro Castle is shown after it ran aground off Asbury hnt^' nf^ 1^, +rt « curious onlookers swarmed to the beaches, the boardwalk and the windows of the famed Berkeley-Carteret hotel (left rear) to gape at the smoldering vesseL By this time the passengers were off the ship* or had perished* ' J.. repoS by C ] newspl of thef Act �shot of scorched deck shows tremendous extent of fire damage. Terrific rped and twisted steel beams, fittings and deck fioor supports beyond |;0n. ;re have been many worse disasters at sea the burning of the passenger liner Morro le in 1934, but few have been more needless it the same time productive of more good, as the Titanic tragedy led to the establishof the iceberg patrol, the Morro Castle blaze a considerable tightening up of regulations that has life far more safer for those who go to sea for a or for pleasure. with all that went wrong with the Morro Castle, ere not for a few ironic tricks of fate, not a single ' )uld have been lost. It was a combination of loose , tion, bungling, bad weather and fate that cost the »f 124 people aboard. obvious fact of a. needless disaster spurred the iiment into action to remedy conditions so that i . of such disasters would be reduced in the future. • the Morro Castle ^came new rules on fireproof conon, seamen's certificates, lifeboats and equipment, * inspection procedures and a host of other changes through the years that received their original imfrom the disaster. Not the least of these was greater sis placed on tightening up fire-fighting training th unlicensed crew and officers, as a result of the ery that many in the crew were green hands imly qualified for the emergency. This was not an jal situation in the depths of the depression when \ard wages were so low and conditions so poor as to rage the development of professional seamen. I most Ironic part of the Morro Castle story is that j just four hours from safe berth in New York when |!r overwhelmed the ship. And the fire blazed on ithe vessel was just six miles off the Jersey shore, '.•sbury Park. j vessel's run of bad luck began when the skipper ship. Captain Robert Willmott, died of a heart , at 8:45 FM, a few brief hours before the fire broke !;aving the chief officer in charge of the vessel. Subi'v'ly the latter was brought to trial and imprisoned '3 years for his behavior during the emergency, •he time of the fire, the morning of September 8, the Morro Castle was enroute to New York from a, The popular cruise ship was crowded with vaca(iii including ia large quota of honeymooning couples Aom the short cruise was a favorite run. The ship good reputation for speed, comfort and safety, •ed as it was with what was considered a good fireg system and steam-smothering system. Consequent|hough it ran into very heavy weather and pouring iff Cape May, all was quiet aboard with passengers in their cabins—a sleep from which some of them iad a chance to wake. Started in Locker-Room ill-dress Federal investigation of the tragedy, conby the Department of Commerce! confirmed that ,e started in a locker in the ship's writing room. It Ver determined whether a carelessly-lit cigarette iineous combustion was responsible. Fevered press •it the early days spoke darkly of incendiary action hiunists, and a Cuban official interviewed by a Aper reporter said he was convinced it was the work Third International. Jtlly, the facts brought out subsequently show that Failure to launch lifeboats was one of contributing reasons toward heavy loss of life on the ship. Portside photo of the burning Morro Castle shows three lifeboats still on davits. the fire was discovered by the night watchmen at 2:50 AM in the morning, by which time it had spread into the library. He in turn notified the second officer, who in­ stead of sounding an alarm, attempted to put out the fire with a hand extinguisher! After five minutes of this, he gave up the attempt and turned in an alarm. But the fire grew with increasing rapidity, feeding on the wood panel­ ling, the heavy drapes and carpeting in the library, lounge and.recreation room. Apparently, no attempt was made to confine the fire in the first instance by closing off any of the rooms and cutting off air to the flames. The ignor­ ance of elementary fire-fighting principles shown by offi­ cers and crew throughout was later traced to a very good cause—the fact that fire and boat drills were a rarity on board the ship. From her>" one mistake piled on top of another in dizzy fashion. A leading culprit in the subsequent trend of events was the ship's chief engineer. Only twenty minutes after the alarm was turned in and the crew had gotten to fire stations power failed, and the water-pumps stopped functioning. Smoke had driven the crew from the engine room in confusion. The inquiry board found that the chief engineer had never gone to his post when the alarm was sounded, but headed straight for a lifeboat after a pre­ liminary look at the situation on deck. 3rd Assistant Action Things might have been worse were it not for the action of the 3rd assistant who braved the smoke to shut down the plant. He rigged the pumps to run on steam remain­ ing in the boilers so that passengers at the stern of D-Deck had some water power in the hoses with which to fight the flames. In rapid order the flames roared through passageways trapping many passengers in their bunks. Many who were seasick were unable to escape. Although the ship was close to shore within easy reach of dozens of small craft and Coast Guard stations, the first SOS was not sent out until 4:23 AM, an hour and a half after the first small blaze in the locker began. By 6 AM, when rescue ships were at hand, the blaze had burned right through midships, separating passengers and crew on the fore and aft sections of the ship. All lifeboats on the port side were burned before an attempt was made to launch them. When it was all over, the empty boats sitting on the burned-out deck were mute testimony to their uselessness. In response to the SOS large numbers of rescue ships converged on the scene, the Mon:irch of Bermuda and City of Savannah leading the flottila. The Monarch of Bermuda approached within a hundred feet of the blazing Morro Castle to pick up survivors, and that ship's pas­ sengers watching the awesome spectacle in the rain-swept seas, could feel the seai'ing heat of the flames. Steel Beams Twisted Those who boarded the smoldering ship the next day found the decks littered with shoes and clothes discarded by passengers who had jumped into the sea. The heat of the fire had fused glass to the portholes and twisted steel beams completely out of shape. SuiYivors, who flooded hospitals in New Jersey shore resorts added to numerous eyewitness accounts of the tragedy. Of five couples who had jumped into the water together in an attempt to swim ashore, two survived after six hours in the water. Two 72-year-old twins who were separated during the blaze were rescued separately and reunited ashore. One woman told of being kept afloat for hours by her husband, only to have him collapse and die as rescue arrived. The fact that the fire had taken place so close to shore under the eyes of thousands of witnesses added to public interest and to demands for action. The acting captain and chief engineer as well as the company were brought to trial in a Federal court. After lengthy proceedings, the jury concluded that the company was negligent be­ cause the ship was not kept in port long enough for thor­ ough inspection, and fire drills were rare. Firefighting equipment had deteriorated for lack of maintenance and the crew was untrained and disorganized. The acting captain was found guilty of delay in send­ ing out an SOS while the chief was rapped on the charge of fleeing to the first lifeboat. The results were jail terms for the two officers and a $5,000 fine for the company. However, the trials were the least of that which fol­ lowed. Far more important were investigations condutted by the Commerce Department and subsequently by the Senate Committee on Commerce. The outcome was significant new legislation, which has led to Ameri­ can ships being the safest afloat today. Among the changes that resulted were the following: • Engine joom unlicensed crewmembers had to get rat­ ings just as ABs did, via passage of tests. The practice of getting lifeboat tickets was encouraged in all three departments. • Woodwork and inflammable material in upholstery and drapes was ruled out in new passenger ship construc­ tion, a practice which extendied to all large ocean-going vessels under the US flag. • All passenger vessels had to be divided vertically by flametight steel bulkheads from deck to deck, insulated and stiffened to prevent spread of fire through the bulk­ head. Similar bulkheads were required on stairways, boundaries of galleys, cargo spaces, engine rooms and storerooms. • Regular fire patrols, steam smothering systems, suit­ able fire extinguishing apparatus, gas masks and emer­ gency equipment were required of all passenger vessels. • New specifications were written as to hull construc­ tion, engine room installations, pumps, windlasses and winches, etc. • Minimum life-saving needs were specified including a minimum number of davits per vessel and minimum ca­ pacity of the boats. The construction of lifeboats was minutely specified. • Regular crew fire drills before departure and at sea were required. Passenger fire drills and station bills were also written into law. • Annual inspections by qualified inspection men were called for. • Ships had to be built wittt watertight bulkheads and, watertight doors. Regular drills were ordered for oper­ ating the watertight doors, air ports, valves and scupper closings. The above, in brief, represents some of the main changes that resulted from the Morro Castle fire. Through the years they have been added to and improved so that the danger of fire, while nfever completely absent, could be reduced to a minimum. •I dl . I -II'jlI • "I M •| • ';sl 1 AI .:"i| •ll �Fiicc Stxfeea SEAFARERS LOG April S. 1954 SEAFARERS Forty-one member shipping lines of two trans-Pacific conferences inplan to set a minimum rate of $12 a ton for most goods transported Shipboard Accident Survey from Japan to Atlantic Coast ports in the US and $9 a ton on ship­ The SlU-manned Waterman Steamship Company has worked up a ments to the West Coast. The new tariffs are expected to he placed survey of all the causes of shipboard accidents on their ships during in effect April 1 .. A ship without a crew of seamen, the Diitch freighter the entire year of 1953, in order to find out what constituted the great­ Amstelstad, docked in Vancouver, BC, recently from Japan after 10 est shipboard hazards. The survey, based on accident reports from the officers and six stewards had turned sailors to make the voyage after 19 crewmembers had deserted the ship in Japan in a protest against The consideration shown by Frank various ships, showed a total of 1,147 accidents throughout the fleet Airey, night cook and baker for the well distributed among a variety of causes. But the greatest single a hard-driving mate, had food, unclean bedding and too much work. four-to-eight watch on the Ocean t 4 cause of accidents was under the heading of slipping, tripping and The Argentine Merchant Marine will inaugurate a new service to Lotte was duly noted and com­ falling. Black Sea ports shortly when the tanker Islas Orcadas sails with mended in the ship's minutes. All in all, 325 men were hurt because of obstacles underfoot or poor 10,000 tons of linseed oils for the European ports. The vessel will re­ Airey got the thanks of the men for serving them an early breakfast sea legs. Padeyes and chain lashings, door sill's, lines, wet decks due turn from Soviet ports with an equal tonnage of fuel oil .. Salvage ships raised the 1,740-ton Soviet steamer Ligovo from the Kiel Canal and making things a little easier to weather conditions contributed. Unsecured ladders and rolling of and towed it into the harbor. The Ligovo sank January 22 after col­ for the men on that watch. the ship were also responsible for a number of such accidents. On the Airey, who Is a native of Panama, liding with a Danish vessel...The 7.000-ton British freighter Triland other hand there was only one accident involving a man falling from was towed into Halifax, NS, harbor 14 days after the ship's fuel was has been sailing SIU ships for the rigging and overhead stages, where most people would assume that last three years. He makes his exhausted battling huge waves 385 miles east of the mty. Gales ham­ home in the Canal Zone where he most of the danger lies. pered the rescue operation. can watch the ships go by when The other major cause of mishaps involved handling of objects on if ICi not aboard one. board ship. Including strains and sprains from lifting objects, being Unloadings of railroad freight cars for export and coastal shipment hit by a falling object, bruised or cut against machinery and equip­ 4, 41 last year at the port of Charleston, SC, showed a 19 percent Increase ment, hurt by slipping wrenches, knife cuts and the like. over 1952 figures, with 11 Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf ports showing gains Being treasurer of the ship's fund Half of Total in this field. Twenty-nine ports showed decreases and the over-all is an added responsibility that can drop was 12 percent . . The shipping industry will participate in safety be a little bit of a Between them, these two general categories accoimted for half of conferences Aprii 5-9 at the 24th annual convention and exposition of heaidache. It also all shipboard accidents. In other words, the accidents were of the the Greater New York Safety Council. Ship operators, shipbuilders means a little ely­ kind that could happen in any industrial installation anywhere, with and stevedores will discuss topics including safety engineering tech­ tra work for a shipboard weath'er conditions being an extra added hazard. niques, material handling, shipbuilding and repair yard safety and crewmember on 4 4 4 safety for oil tankers, passenger vessels and dry cargo ships. his own time, keeping track of New Seasickness Cure? 4. 4. t the money in the The John D. McKean, the city's newest fireboat, was launched re­ Seamen don't like to talk about it too much, but when the going cently by Mrs. Robert F. Wagner, wife of the mayor of New York City. fund. really gets rough, some of the more experienced hands will get as Richard Paw­ It was launched in Camden, NJ, and is the first addition to the metro­ seasick as the rawest newcomer. In recent, years quite a few seasick­ Pawlak politan fleet in 14 years...The first Uruguayan ship to call at New lak, treasurer of ness pills have been tried out with indifferent success. the fund on the York in several years is expected here sometime this month. The ves­ Seatrain Louisiana, apparently did Now the Navy has come up with a new combination called Bonamine, sel is the 3,805-ton freighter Carrasco, American-built, and owned and a good job, because the ship's crew which. It is claimed, will give 24-hour protection against seasickness operated by the Uruguayan Government. gave him a vote of thanlu when in a single dose in "most cases." Tests conducted aboard a troopship i ^ » he ended his term of service and showed that only six of 115 soldiers given the drug experienced the The first vessel to bring foreign iron ore to the Pennsylvania Rail­ turned over his duties to another usual symptoms of seasickness. Soldiers who received dummy tablets road's new $10,000,000 ore pier in the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Seafarerer selected by his ship­ that contained no real medication were seasick in much larger num­ Pa., was the Andre, carrying 10,000 tons from Peru.. A fioating ma­ mates. bers. The same tests were conducted with paratroopers to combat rine repair shop, belonging to the Army, was launched at Bethlehem's airsickness. Sails On Deck Staten Island yard. It is designed for repairs to small craft, such as The new medication is now being sold commercially for use by Pawlak, who has been an SIU landing ships, at advanced bases. Germany is adding five tankers, all travelers, but seamen can't be blamed if they are skeptical of its vir­ member since February, 1949, sails large vessels, to its fleet this year, raising it considerably. At the be­ tues and stick to the old tea and cracker routine, or whatever their regularly in the deck department. ginning of the year. West Germany had a fleet of 74 vessels of ap­ own personal remedy happens to be. . He's a native New Yorker, 27 years proximately 270,000 deadweight, tons in service. old. He now makes his home in 4 4 4 t 4. t Bayonne, New Jersey. The completion of a new $750,000 river barge terminal at Chicago, A New Trade, Chemical Carriers 4 4" 4" 111., was announced by the American Waterways Operators, Inc. The A new type tanker industry under development now is carrying of new installation, which has a 2,000-foot dock and provides unloading A good job as ship's delegate was space for 25 box cars, . 20 open cars and 20 large trailer trucks, is done on the Shinnecock Bay (Mar liquid chemicals in specially-built ships. The SlU-manned Val Chem located on the Chicago River section of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Trade) by Clifton and Excello are two of a growing fleet of such ships. Ships like these > Canal, It will help to serve river traffic on the Illinois Waterway, G. McLellan. The carry a variety of products such as inorganic acids, caustics aqd syn­ which last year exceeded 18,500,000 tons. ship's minutes re­ thetic organic compounds. New Chemical Tanker ported that Mc­ 4" t , 4" » Lellan got the Recently Dow Chemical built the first tanker designed from the start The world's first mastless liner, the $16.8 million Drient Lines Orcaptain to lift for this kind of operation, since all chemical carriers previous to that sova, sailed from London, England, recently on her maiden voyage to logs he had im­ were converted tankers or bulk carriers. The new ship, the Marine Australia. Designers eliminated the conventional mast and planned a posed against Dow Ghem looks like a conventional T-2, but is able to carry up to 11 streamlined funnel that could be rigged to carry the radio antenna and three of the crew- different chemicals at the same time. This is made possible by the halyards The Navy announced that eight additional Governmentmembers, and fact that the tanks, pumps and vents are separated, so that there can owned ships of the MSTS fleet would be inactivated and placed in the handled other be no intermixing of chemical products. In addition, the chemical McLellan reserve fleet. The vessels will be overhauled and inactivated in private beefs in satisfac­ tankers can carry a certain amount of petroleum should the demand shipyards before being laid up in both Atlantic and Pacific reserve tory fashion. warrant. fleets. Easier Payoff In the Marine Dow Chem, four tanks are designed to carry corrosive 4^ t The Public Works Superintendent of New York State, Bertram D. His prompt shipboard represen­ caustic soda and are made accordingly out of pure nickel or steel cov­ Tallamy, announced the state barge canal opening schedule for the tation meant that there was that ered with nickel to prevent corrosion. The caustic soda has to be 1954 navigation season, weather and water conditions permitting, to much less for the boardiiig patrol­ kept at a rather high temperature, so that heating coils of nickel are be: the Champlain Canal to open April 5, and the Erie, Oswego and man to deal with at the ship's ar­ built in. This product is used widc-y in making soap, pulp, paper, Cayuga-Seneca Canals on April 12... The Chilean Government de­ rival, making for a smoother and rayon and other industrial items. Tanks * designed for carrying hydrochloric acids are lined with clared the country's principal ports emergency zones because of a speedier payoff for all concerned. strike of merchant marine officers. The walkout tied up more than 40 McLellan, a deck depertment rubber, and other tanks especially adapted accordingly. All chemical coastal vessels .. Finnish seamen, incensed at the "reactionary social man, has been an SIU member cargoes are isolated from the shell of the ship and any other steel policies" of a shipping company owned by the Soviet Union, recently since September, 1948, joining the surfaces which they would corrode, or from which they would get con­ called a successful strike against the line and forced Russia to give in union in San Francisco. The 35- taminated. to the workers. The seamen were members of the Finnish Seamen's year-old Seafarer Is k native of Other products carried by the chemical tankers include formalde­ Union . . . The Socony-Vacuum tanker Eclipse demonstrated the navi­ the Keystone state, Pennsylvania, hyde, liquid fertilizers, sulphates and simifar items. They can be ex­ gability of the Hudson River by going up to Albany even though she but now has home and family In pected to play a more important role in coastwise shipping in the next displaces 25,000 tons. It was the largest tanker ever to dock at Albany. Phoenix, Arizona. few years. ACTION Burly Dry Run By Bernard Seaman �SEAFARERS April 2. 1954 LOG Pare SeTenteea Yarmonth IShows Law Loopholes (Continued from page 3) responsible for the scheme would soon be telling his cellmates all about it in a Federal pen. When the shipowner does it, he gets the blessing of the Maritime Adminis­ tration and the Department of Commerce. No fJnifonn Requirements ^ The trouble is, as the "New York Times" put it in a recent article on transfers, "it is a surprising fact that the nations of the world have failed to develop any uniform pre­ requisites for granting maritime nationality to a vessel. Each coun­ try has the right to determine for itself the requirements which do­ mestic or foreign-owned ships must meet to fly its flag. Any country, may, if it desires, grant this right to foreign owned and operated vessels ..." The article goes on to point out "Not only may a ship owner avoid his national legislation by the de­ vice of foreign registration, but the foreign state is free under pres­ ent international law, to grant its flag to the vessel without demand­ ing more than the filing of an ap­ plication and the payment of a pre­ scribed fee . . . the flag-state has no effective control over the ves­ sel, which may not even touch the ports of the flag state. In this situ- going to bother to check the Yaration neither the flag state nor ' mouth to see if men sailing as any other country is in a position AB's, firemen, electricians, etc., to control the ship on the high are qualified ratings. Nor will these men, sailing regularly in and out seas ..." of Boston need port security cards It concludes by suggesting that steps should be taken through the and Coast Guard clearances to man UN for effective control of such the ship, unless they happen to be US citizens. ships. Hired Through Office The newly-created Boston-LiberMen on such ships are usually ians, who fall exactly within the category described above, have hired the old-fashioned way, been operating the Yarmouth un­ through the company office. Or der the American flag ever since else they are referred to the com­ the ship came out in 1927. Each pany by the consulate with no spring when the ice goes out, the questions asked. Yarmouth provides direct-access One thing about the latest Yar­ service between Boston and Nova mouth development is quite cer­ Scotia, a run that has been main­ tain though—the new Liberian tained steadily except during the ship and its owners will never get war years. within radar-hailing distance of Eastern was one of the first Liberian shores. companies under contract when In defending ship transfers re­ the SIU was organized in 1939 and cently before a Congressional its ships have been manned by Sea­ Committee, Maritime Administra­ farers ever since. One of the bene­ tor Louis Rothschild said that fits the company gains through the transfers were preferable to lay­ transfer is the privilege of hiring ing up or scrapping the ships. aliens at whatever wage it feels What Rothschild failed to say was like paying. Wages on Panamanian that each such transfer further and Liberian ships vary widely, but tightens the noose around Ameri­ it is not unusual for such ships to can flag shipping by putting exist­ hire men for $60 to $80 a month ing shipping operations in jeopardy and 40 cents an hour for overtime. through cut-throat competition. In Further, nobody from Liberia is most instances it is the existence of such cut-throat competition that makes it unprofitable for American-flag ships to operate. Maritime people would readily agree that removal of Panamanian and Liberian operations and their ilk from the high seas would make it possible for ships to operate profitably under the American The AFL-ILA's pointed out that flag. the "wildcat" strike"" was merely a political pressure device and had no connection with any legitimate economic beef. As the days wore on and the (Continued from page 6) "wildcat" weakened, the old ILA attempted a variety of smokescreen were lots of football, "pools" for diversions which had little effect big prizes. cn the waterfront. Since Curacao was close by They went so far as to dispatch Venezuela and many Seafarers several busloads of men to Wash­ take part in the big South Ameri­ ington where they picketed the can lotteries each year, the next NLRB offices and the White House. possibility checked was whether Observers were puzzled as to just Venezuela had just held a big what they hoped to gain through sweepstakes. The answer was neg­ these tactics, reminiscent of those ative here also. The prize was used by the Civil Rights Congress much smaller and the last one and other organizations generally was held in the fall of 1953. considered Communist-dominated. New Orleans was advised from Meanwhile, other Atlantic Coast headquarters that Hals couldn't ports like Boston, Philadelphia and have won the Irish Sweepstakes, Baltimore hummed feverishly in an even though there are two of them attempt to handle Iraffic diverted each year. The one prior to this was from New York. Longshoremen in held last fall before Hals bought those ports, still affiliated with the his "winning" ticket; the latest one old ILA, were busy unloading cargo wasn't due to be run off until that normally would be handled by March 27, and Hals had already New York longshoremen currently "won" it early in March. being kept from their jobs by the Since the Del Norte was still in port. Inquiries were started among old ILA. NLRB Throws Out Dock Vote, Orders New Pier Election (Continued from page 2) of the old ILA and further weaken­ ing its finances. Beatings and Knifings The NLRB examiner's report placed heavy stress on the pres­ ence of known waterfront hoods in and around polling places, on beat­ ings Inflicted on several longshore­ men and on the knifing of three men in Brooklyn by a mob led by Albert Ackilitis. Further substantiation of the AFL's charges of violence and in­ timidation came in the course of the so-called "wildcat" strike which the ILA called In a desperate at­ tempt to blackjack the NLRB into a decision it wanted. There were several instances of attacks on working longshoremen, their cars, telephoned threats to families, rock-throwing and the like. In one Instance ILA enforcers went so far as to invade a longshoreman's home and threaten his wife and children. Despite all the old ILA's tactics, each day saw larger numbers of longshoremen working the docks. VOLUMES OF THE Seafarers Log 1947-1953 ( Inclusive) kdittfr, SEAFARERS LOG ,lroeUyn 32, N»w York - 67S Fourth AVMUU PUuM itnd mo tho following: U) • • . I I I I I I I lb) .bound volumM of tho 1953 LOG ® $S ooch. comploto tots of bound volumoi of tho LOG for 1947 through 1951 ® $25 ooch. Encloiod li 0 totof of l., NAME •t««00f«0«*«»0«*0»«f0009*«t00090«0ft00 ADDRESS « • g • 0 # 0 • • .• V A." • 0 b« 0 0 f 9,4 *'4 0 ,g i • 0 .Lr::;:- M •• The carcass of a whale is scattered all over the foredeck of the whale factory ship Ulysses where massive.chunks of%halemeat and bone are cut up and prepared for processing. Work on another whale is already going forward on the afterdeck (rear). Sea Lif eToday^Tame' To Whaleship Baud (Continued from page 9) has about 30 years sailing time un­ der his belt, about equally split be­ tween foreign and US ships. His last SIU ship was the Robin Ket­ tering (Seas), which he had to leave in Africa due to illness. Later he repatriated back to the States on the Robin Locksley, an­ other Seas Shipping Company ves­ sel. Jacobsen reported that this Did He Win $140G's? NOW AVAILABLE BOUND iEiiliiilii ttooo^iooo . ' $25 was the first time in all his yean of sailing that he had to be hos­ pitalized. The way the whaling operation worked, the whales were hunted down and harpooned from small boats, then towed to the ship and secured aft, where they could be hauled aboard one by one with the aid of giant booms located amid­ ships. Whenever the ship was car­ rying whales aft, it moved slowly to avoid catching one of the mon­ sters in the propeller. On the afterdeck, the whale was cut up and the blubber removed so that the carcass could be moved to the foredeck where the meat and bone was retrieved. Although the familiar cry "She blows!" was always an exciting one on a whaling ship, especially when luck was poor and a catch was few and far between, Jacobsen ac­ knowledged that he'd had some ex­ citing times during World War II also. He made 21 trips across the North Atlantic, about a half dozen more between the Caribbean and the Mediterranean and spent some eight months shuttling along the English coast. The only ship he lost during this period was a Swedish freighter, which went down off the coast of England. the crewmembers. The Seafarer who was with Hals when he bought his ticket didn't remember what lottery it was on. The problem was to locate some­ body on the ship who had actually seen or spoken to the man who came aboard the Del Norte in Cu­ racao. This was established by a deck department man who said he talked with the guy, who had said a wire was being held for Hals in the steamship company agent's of­ fice informing Hals that he had a winning ticket. However, the doubting Thomases again entered the picture here, noting that in the case of the Irish Sweepstakes at least, the winners are informed directly by cable. Since Hals lives in New Orleans and obviously planned to make only one trip on the ship he would certainly have given his New Or­ leans address. Spoke To Two Others Two other crewmembers then appeared to volunteer the inform­ ation that they too had spoken to (Continued from page 3) the company representative and were told Hals had the winning lay-up fleets. Industry spokesmen, ticket. One of them said he knew however, urged that prior consider­ it wasn't the Irish Sweepstakes ation be given to those operators that was involved, but that it was with surplus freighters originally the "English Sweepstakes" instead. bought from the Government. They contended that the private opera­ However, there just isn't any. There the matter stands. The tors with idle ships of the desired LOG contacted the agent in Cu­ type should have priority to sell racao, but has gotten no answers them to Brazil. In other legislative action on as yet. The winners of the Irish Sweepstakes have already been maritime matters, a House unit also announced and Hals is definitely aired the question of the competi­ tion with private shipping posed not among them. Hals, meanwhile, is still upset by the Military Sea Transporta­ over the whole thing because he tion Service, which both union and thinks he is out a big wad of dough industry officials charge with offer­ and now all sorts of people are ing unfair competition in the after him to help him collect the carriage of both cargoes and loot—^for a price, in advance. He passengers. Opposition to the said he'd been buying all kinds of MSTS operation hinges on its lottery tickets for 20 years and movement of freight and passen­ the biggest prize he ever won pre­ gers which private shippers conviously was $30 in a Venezuelan fend could be just as easily moved pool. Now he's poorer by $140,000 by idle private tonnage. MSTS of­ that he never had anyway, unless ficials have defended the agency further inquiries at Curacaq can OQ the groM.nd that private operaestablish what, if anything, lie ^tors do not have the proper vessels flS'liandle tfie disputed shipments. ' ' won, and on whatT- ^ Unions Leading Transfer Fight �Pare Eirhten SEAFARERS LOO Shark Fishing Chief Attraction Aboard Vessel On Far East Run That one man was both the son and the father of a President of the United States? John Scott Har­ rison, bom in 1804 at Vincennes, Indiana, was the son of William Henry Harrison, ninth President of the US, and father of Benjamin Harrison, the twenty-third Presi­ dent. His only activity in politics was the four years he spent as a member of Congress from Ohio. tub was installed in the home of a Cincinnati, .Ohio, grain dealer in 1842. It was made of mahogany lined with sheet lead. 4 4 4" lb"* (be greatest source of tax revenue for the Federal Govern­ ment in the fiscal year which ended last June, aside from Income taxes, was from liquor taxes? A total of more than $1.8 billion in liquor t taxes was collected by-the Govern­ That if you're dealt a perfect ment during the period, an average hand in gin rummy, you've beaten of $11.50 for every man, woman odds of 13,629 to 1 against you? and child in the US. IliHiff "'liiHa =1 April S. 1954 4- ; 4" t That when an SIU ship is due to lay up for a period of more than ten days but comes out again within ten days, wages and sub­ sistence are payable to all mem­ bers of the crew entitled to return to the vessel who were laid off? When ships are inactive for less than ten days, the crew must be kept on at regular pay. t li I kr: if it \i Very dead shark hanrs limply on deck of the Robin Locksley as two of the crewmembers stand alongside it to have their pictures shot by the shipboard photographer. It was a 12-footer. The shark was taken after a fierce running battle. James Byrne, a mighty fisher­ man he, shows what a shark's dental work looks like without the rest of it. That Thomas A. Edison did not invent the incandescent electric lamp? Edison, however, was the first man to invent ap, incandescent electric lamp whlCn^was not only successful but which could be man­ ufactured commercially. Attempts by others to use electricity for lighting purposes were made with arc lights as early as 1800, nearly 80 years before Edison succeeded. 4> 41 4 4 4 4 That the SIU films "This Is The SIU," "The Battle of Wall Street" and the newest one—"The Sea­ farers: The Story of The SIU," in color, are available for showings on all ships? If the crew on your ship hasn't seen these Union films, prints can be obtained through SIU headquarters or any SIU hall. 4 4 4 That when billiard champ Willie Hoppe retired at the age of 65 in 1952, he had won the record num­ ber of 51 world billiard titles in a career dating back to his teens? To top things off properly, Hoppe cap­ tured the three-cushion crown for the sixth time in a row the year he retired. 4 4 4 That an edition of the Bible printed in London in 1631 was called the "Wicked Bible" because it appeared to sanction adultery? The unintentional omission of the word not in the edition made the Seventh Commandment read "Thou Shalt commit adultery," and all copies of the edition were or­ dered destroyed. "The few copies which escaped this edict are val­ uable collectors' items today. Just in case there is any doubt about who caught that 12-foot shark aboard the Robin That the first bathtub used in Locksley of Seas, reported in the February 19 issue of the LOG, Seafarer James Byrne America was imported from Eng­ wants it cleared up here and now. The intrepid worm-strangler said it was he and no other land about 1820 by Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin? Since who should get credit for the 4^ snare, and this is the way it force of its weight on the line. A of the tyro, or some brand of as­ it was an object of much curiosity, happened: call to arms brought the bosun and sorted relative at the very least. it is said Whitney kept it in the With the vessel anchored off the carpenter post haste. The duo The shark was hauled level with front yard of his home in New Tamatave, Madagascar, the junior quickly took hold of the line and the rail and suspended there for a York City when it wasn't in use thii'd assistant engineer dropped a pulled with all their strength, but­ time while the lens addicts took so that passersby could examine it. The first American-made' bath­ quarter-inch line over the aft end tressed by the strong coffee bean. shots to satiate their desires. of the ship one evening after din­ Byrne, in the meantime, was tak­ Top Shark ner. It was all in pursuit of some ing hitches on the line around the Lowering the denizen, of the diversion while the ship lay in rail. deep on the deck on a previously Bulbs Popping port. The line had a three-inch prepared foot scale, the shark , was steel hook on the end of it, baited The trio got the head out of the measured to be a 12-footer, weigh­ with a hunk of meat. water so that the air might stifle ing in at around 800 pounds on Nothing happened all that night the sea monster, taking some, of the fin. The fish was 42 inches or the next morning, but develop­ the fight out of it before they had around at its widest girth and had Seafarer^ true to the tradition of the sea, take their ship­ ments occurred apace soon after. to meet it head-on. By this time, a mouth span of 18 inches across. Around coffeetime on that Sunday the news had spread all over the It looked like a dental advertise­ board duties seriously, reported Seafarer Edwin Roop re­ morning, while the bosun and ship, with the amateur photog­ ment. It was the largest caught in cently aboard the Cubore (Ore),, In addition to the normal ship's carpenter were relaxing in raphers among the crew having s these waters, and one of the largest exigencies occurring aboard-^— — :— the shade of a nearby awning with field day. Bulbs kept popping, sharks snared anywhere in the ship, every Seafarer is ready the time being, the crew radioed their caffein in hand, Byrne went shutters kept clicking, and the trio waters of the world. to lend a hand in unforeseen ashore for further orders. After to try his hand at the line still kept hauling away. The electrician circumstances. Just silch a thing some time had passed, the ship re­ Letting pride fall where it may, hanging limply over the side of the put power on the winches, while the bosun hung the shark over the occured on the last trip of the ceived a message dfrecting that the ship. After reeling in one foot of the bosun and carpenter fashioned side the people on shore could Cubore when the captain crossed captain be buried at sea and his the line, Byrne was sorry he start­ a noose down the cable and ran take so a gander. The launches were the bar. body consigned to the deep. ed the whoie thing, because things it under the main fins. The ship was one-^ay out of running all day, with the crowd Weigh Down Body reaily began to happen. As the monster started up the coming out in droves. The next Sparrows's Point, Maryland, On a side of the ship, four pilot fish Acting on the orders, the bosun, , return run when, A Call To Amu Si" with the assistance of several mem-dropped off its sides and slid into day the line was cut and the car­ according to Something snapped the bait on the waters alongside a three-foot cass was consigned to the sea once Roop, the captain bers of the crew, sewed the skip­ the end of the line as if it were a baby shark which accompanied the more, but not before its jawbone, of per's body in canvas. Four pieces the vessel left teeth and all, were removed as a tidbit, and in the process trapped catch. The shark the men had of steel, each about four feet long, this earthly Byrne's hand to the rail with the caught was apparently the mother trophy. Were placed in the canvas next to world., He was Just about that time the^xliscusthe body to give weight to the sion arose as to who was the right­ buried at sea one sack and to sink the corpse. In ad-, day out of port ful claimant' to the finny, prize. dition, two buckets Of iron ore, in Friday, The bbsuh and carpenter each put on ip rock form, were emptied into the March 12, 1954, in their claim, disputing ^ Byrne's. Si#- canvas to help'weigh it down as^ But that was not ail, as the en- but not before Roop it plunged to the bottom. his Seafarer crew (1) What percent of ships owned by US citizens is now sailing gineerJ^ho started the whole thing saw to it that he wore all the ap­ •Ceremonies were held on the, claimebljt was, his line' and hook. propriate regalia. under foreign flags? stern of the vessel, with full The ar^ment was still raging at (2) Working together, Harry and John can do a certain repair job last report, but Byrne stuck stead­ Captain Mason, reported Roop, honors paid the captain by his was 53-years-old when he set sail crew. The chief officer, after the in 12 hours. Harry can do the whole job himself in 20 hours. How fastly to h^ line: on his final voyage. The mastor of captaii's demise, read the services. long, would it take John to do the job alone? OS'Over Side the vessel passed away during the The' deceased was then consigned (3) What famous news commentator devoted his television pro­ The daring devotee of iMak Wal­ 12-4 morning watch aboard the to the waters of the' Atlantic gram to an attack on Senator Joseph McCarthy and attracted nation­ ton had other news to report from Cubore after being io> Ul-healtb Ocean as the skipper made hie wide attention? , the vessel. He claims there was a most of the voyage to Venezuela. final voyage. balmy OS aboard who jumped Once the initial' shock had sub­ (4) Who is "Nick The Greek?" over the side of the ship and, swam sided, the crew got to work <5) What was the Ludlow massacre? to the beach and back. Of course, quicidy. • CrosB River Styx (6) A certain formation of clouds helps to form what is called a that was before the shark was If a cbewmember quits while The captain's body was bathed "Mackerel Sky." What is the name of the cloud formation? caught. That little bit of action a ship is in port, delegates and otheiwise prepared for its seemed to put a damper on any t7) Where does the New York Giants baseball team conduct are asked to contact,the hall repeats of the Same; aquatorial journey across the river Styx, with spring training? immediately for a replaceall hands pitching in to help. Then valor. .ment. Fast action on their part (8) Why are grooves placed around the edges of most coins? In one, English pub, said Byrne, one cfewmember covered the body will keep all jobs aboard ship with vaseline to exclude air and he saw a sign above the bar, writ­ (9) Leningrad's name in pre-Communist Russia was (a) Oathfilled at all times and elimi­ ten in typical British jargon; "We Wrapped-the body in a sheet before erinegrad, (b) St. Petersburg, ><c) St. Sophia? nate the chance of the ship severaUthuskles carried the body haves, cold, beers we haves, here,^' (101 What was the Battle of Zama? ' ' ' The beer, Byrne reported, was below and placed it in an iceboxV sailing shorthiuicled. ,much fbfttar, tbajpi! ,the-^f5ainnvyr,a:., j iSifith r, ' • ! v-J'i ' Sti #- Seafarers Mourn For Skipper on Final Trip W: m- Corner Fill That Berth i �April 2. 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Page Nineteen Brother Trio Goes Prospecting For What-Have-You In Colorado By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor There's nothing like getting away from the sea for a little relaxation, according to a report from Seafarer Chester Hughart, Hughart, it seems, got as far away from the sea as is possible for almost any man, so he should know whereof he speaks. Vacationing far from th^-*^' coasts on which he sails, the Union, invaded the prospecting his brothers were prospecting for, Hughart, along with two country in the hills of Colorado. but it can safely be concluded that The search for a satisfactory still camera that will take photographs In rapid sequence ("rapid" in this case meaning as fast as the photogra­ pher can press the shutter release) has grown in intensity during the past few years. The most urgent demands have come from the army of photo journalists who have designated themselves the vanguard of American photography. . brothers of the flesh rather than Hughart didn't say what he and This group has, in turn, been motivated by the editorial direction of many current periodicals. Editors more and fRore want photographers to preserve the precise sequence of events with all the sense of excitment and movement in the original situation. Sometimes this series of dramatic images is molded into a form called the "picture story." At other times action is published for its own sake because of some in­ trinsic point of observation or clear insight. Since one medium already exists in everyday life that dods this job beautifully—namely, the mov­ ies—much editorial thinking is actually an attempt to recreate with still photographs a similar illusion of motion. German Ditto 99 As a result photographers and. editors have turned hopefully to the rapid sequence camera with its motorized film transport and portability. Any or all of these interested parties would probably agree that the ideal sequence camera has not yet been invented. Nevertheless the German-made "Ditto 99" which has recently appeared on the American market has many features which make it a rapid sequence camera to be regarded with sei'ious consideration. The Ditto 99 is a full frame 35mm camera with a spring-operated motor that automatically transports the film and cocks the shutter up to 12 times in each winding. (The earlier Robot operated up to 24 times). It has a distinctive appearance with its body of satin chrome finish metal and light grey ribbed body covering. While not so compact as some 35mm cameras which do not have its spring drive motor, it is well designed and light in weight (22 ounces) considering the problems of fitting this kind of mechanism into a small precision caniera. Film loading is an important part of the proper functioning of the Ditto. The bottom and back of the camera are removed entirely by twisting a single knob. Because the film moves so rapidly, it is es­ pecially important that the rewind knob interfere in no way with the film magazine during operation. The conventional sprocket threading of a 35mm camera is eliminated in the Ditto. Instead, the film is gripped by holding pins that are built directly onto' the barrel of the spring motor, which actually serves as a take-up spool. A scratch-proof hinged pressure plate attached to the camera body serves to keep the film in exact alignment as it is sped through the camera. When the spring runs down there is no danger of partial exposure since only the transport is dependent on the drive spring; the shutter operates as usual only on pressure from the shutter release and this cannot be re­ leased if the film has not been fully transported to the next frame. Shutter speeds from 1/25 to 1/1000 a second plus B are set with a clearly marked dial on top of the camera body. The shutter is synched for all flash delays. The standard Ditto 99'lens is the 45mm Dittar 2.8. Because of the. great depth of field and the nature of the work usually done with a sequence camera, it has no rangefinder. The lens is interchangeable with telephoto lenses of 70 and 105mm focal length. Also available is a focussing head for distance from 8 to 24 inches. Price of the Ditto 99 with standard lens is $99.00 including tax, less carrying case and flash. The manufacturer has recently announced a new version of the camera with a slightly higher price which will provide a slow shutter Prospecting trio taking time out for a coffee break Include, left to speeds below the l/25th, also the ability to focus down to 8 inches right, Chester, James and Roger Hughart, above, while below, without any supplementary accessories. | Roger, left, watches Chester take rock scraping at cave entrance. Galley Crew Makes It Hot For Chow Hounds it fell somewhere alphabetically between aluminum and zinc. Using Lakewood, Colorado, as a base of operations for their dual project, the brothers Hughart fanned out throughout the state until they came to a campsite about 35 miles west of Denver, the capital of said state. Despite pros­ pecting and vacationing in the dead of winter, early last Febru­ ary, the touring trio found plenty of occasion to doff their shirts and bask in the hot winter sun. All that about two miles up. Packing all their mountain climbing and prospecting equip­ ment, Hughart and his brothers, James and Roger, set out for the wilds of the countryside. Armed only with pots, pans, coffeemaker and beer, as well as less important provisions, the trio made their way up and down those red hills for which the state is justly famous. Aware of ever-present danger, the brothers brought along their trusty flashlights as well as their what-have-you counters, just in case they ran across any what,have-yous while they were out prospecting. In addition, they brought along the only thing that was loaded on the trip, a camer>, to record the events of their ep­ ochal tour. . Otherwise, no one would have believed that they could have gotten sunburned in Colorado in the middle of winter. ^ew lumbers For Hq. Phones The telephone numbers of all New York headquarters phones were changed recently by the telephone company. All Seafarers calling headquarters are asked- to use the new num­ bers to get faster service. The new headquarters tele­ phone number is HYacinth 9-6600. Seafarers Pay Tribute To Shipmate's Memory Seafarers the world over, in storm and strife, in fair weather and foul, in good and bad times, have proven their worth many times over. Once again evidence is at hand to prove that Seafarers, like the-*^celebrated pachyderm, never Before it arrived, impatient as they forget a friend or a shipmate. were to honor Wilson's memory, The latest case concerns Sea­ farers aboard the Del Sol of Missis­ sippi who did not forget a former shipmate, the late and lamented Charlie Wilson. Wilson, who died in January, 1952, was buried in the port of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, French West Africa. Clean Up Grave Making a recent run to the port aboard the Del Sol, crewme'mbers wqnt out of their way to see that everything was in tip-top shape in Wilson's last port of call. Some of the men made a special trip out to the grave to see that it was cleaned up and fresh flowers placed on it. Some foliage had overgrown the grave, but the boys got to work and it was cleaned up in no time at all. After it had been cleaned up a bit, fresh stones were placed around the periphery of the last resting place. When all-that was done, the Members of the jgalley crew making it hot (and :old) for the chow hounds aboard the Jean LaFitte ' Seafarers had to wait a bit until (WateVman) above, are, left to right, Wilson Davis, night cook and baker; Robert Revira, 2nd cook; \ the morning plane came in with a Cajt«ncii;.JHawkiiB!%TChigf. iCWriryJSboffi^lA' N^ftt. "jaHey^ Utility,' 'and Georige Cra^sl, chibf- st^wklrd.'" load of fresh flowers for the gi'ave. the crew took a photo of the refurbished resting place. Satis­ fied with their work, the crew headed back for the ship, knowing they had done their job well. They intend to look after it on every trip. The grave of the late Sea­ farer. Charlie Wilson, rests in Abidjan, Africa, where his for­ mer shipmates cleaned it up eU'lheir last run. �';' Pate Tweety F,'7 ,• ':'^'«r^77*r-^?srf SEAFARERS tOG AprU 2, 1»H ^Were You Caught In Raid Too?' Said The Seafarer To The Judge By Spike Marlin A few Friday evenings back a Some pretty good fighters, notably scant couple of thousand onlook­ Sandy Saddler for one, had their ers who were foolish enough to troubles. with him in the past. It liappened in a southern port, Seafarer Louis Aragues reports to the LOG, that he pay their way in saw a reasonably- However, he had been beaten almost got in trouble just by having a good time, content in his innocence. It was just successful club fighter by the three times in the past year by name of Paddy De Marco take the other ranking lightweights, which that innocence, however, he says in the "Del I^orte Navigator," a shipboard publication, lightweight championship away is probably the reason why the from James Carter in Madison Carter .management chose to fight which almost compounded his Square (l^rden. The results of the him in the first place. "crime" and landed him in fight, while mildly surprising, ex­ the local lockup. cited nobody except Mi». De Mar­ Stripped Of Talent Now DeMarco is supposed to Aragues had just come back co and the Idddies. meet Carter in a return. It would from the evacuation of Huranang, That's because few people took surprise nobody if Carter won the Carter seriously as a champion, Korea, in 1950 early in the Korean title back again. Nor would it and even fewer will have any dis­ War and he was ready for bear, or make much difference. For the position to classify De Marco in bear hug. Fun was what he wanted. lightweight class in the last couple the same, breath as such light­ of years has become almost as What he got was something of weights as Henry Armstrong, Bar­ another sort, but it ended up not stripped of good fighters as the ney Ross, Lou Ambers nnd Tony heavyweights, even though there too unpleasantly. Canzoneri to name a few outstand­ are a few men around who can Taking off on the town with the ing performers in the past two second assistant engineer, who was handle both Carter and DeMarco. decades. of a like mind with Aragues in the Through the years, the light­ search of amusement, the duo was Lost It Before weight class has had more than i^s feeling no pain after making As a matter of fact, once before share of great champions. The nodding acquaintance with a pint Carter lost the title, that time to cracker-barrel set will wax rhap­ Seafarer Louis Aragues, reporter for the "Del Norte Navigator," and of gin. They drank a staggering an awkward, clumsy Mexican sodic over such names as Joe Gans, his wife, Juanita, left, drop in to compare notes with the LOG. amount and it was transported fighter by the name of Lauro Salas. Battling Nelson and Benny Leon­ At right, itinerant journalist looks 'over a copy of his work. completely unchanged into their They had a return bout and Carter ard. But nobody has to go back walk. The engineer's name was won it back easily. Before and that far. Steve Brodie, which, Aragues for another trip riding high on his officers ranged up beside him with after, he has been ducking out on The last man who held the title upraised clubs, l^t the sergeant other hip. noted, figured later in the tale. After getting through a few non­ stymied the move for the present. the better men in the division, pre­ before Carter took it from him, Beating Two to a Bar Ik? Williams, could have taken descript pedigrees, the desk ser­ There was some allusion to "the ferring to fight set-ups. Wending their way through .town geant came to Aragues. The seamen back room" when Aragues quietly DeMarco figured as another one both Carter and DeMarco on suc­ like a musical note, from bar to showed him his seaman's papers, stole away. of the same, although he had a rec­ cessive nights when he was in his bar, the pair came upofi a street and told him a few truths and halfBack on the ship, conscience got ord for being a tough customer to prime. We don't think he would square which had a pub on each truths. The latter-were told with the best of the Seafarer and he handle mainly because he hit very have needed a total of 15 rounds to comer. Consternation set in until such an unwavering eye an^un- told the chief engineer what had hard with the top of bis head. do it in either. it was decided which bar to choose, faltering voice, that the sergeant transpired. Overwrought at the and having chosen, passing on to took them for the gospel. Making indignity visited upon an officer it. Brodie was so full of spirits at like the hero he claims he was not, of the vessel, the chief stepped the time that he was slouched over Aragues-claimed he was just back into the breach immediately, send­ the bar like a damp rag. The bar­ from the battlefront of fiumnang, ing down the first and third as­ tender used him to wipe a few hoping the association would place sistant to rescue the second. Any glasses before he realized what he him in a favorable light. Also, the more assistants, said Aragues, and had in hand. Then, out of the night, seaman implied that he was a the police would have been out­ came the gendarmes, and before political power in New York City. numbered. he could do a Steve Brodie off the The sergeant dealt with him gin­ Coming back the next week to rim of a glass into the liquid gerly after that. Payment of $20 answer the charges, Aragues was contents, Brodie, along with Ara­ bail made him a free man again, confident of their acquittal despite gues, was picked up on a vagrancy until the trial the following week Brodie's despondency. Seeking di­ charge. once again demanded his presence. rection to the court of the presiding The next thing the strolling Brodie, however, did not fare so judge, the pair got nowhere until troubadours knew they were in the well with the three-striper at the they encountered a kindly gentle­ pie wagon and heading for the desk. When asked his name, Brodie man who said he would lead the upper crust of the police force. blared out the truth. Naturally, as way, since he was going there, too. After a ride of short and vituper­ befits any minion of the law, the The man in question was dressed ative duration, the pair arrived at officer doubted him as much as if to the teeth, but ini a dignified old bailey, in company of others, he had said "Queen Elizabeth." manner, and Aragues felt drawn and greeted the desk sergeant with Asked again, Brodie became ada­ to him. Fire and Ice dark and glowering looks. Aragues mant and reiterated his nomencla­ Enjoying a brew at Kacjde's Bar in Houston, Texas, are Bert During the course of the asceht was the most lighthearted of the ture at the top of his voice, for Manifold, left, and Jimmie George,' second from left, along with group, however, knowing he was which he almost got the top of his in the elevator which was convey­ night mate and engineer, both of whom are unidentified. in the right with signed articles skull bashed in on the spot. Two ing them to the courtroom, the elevator operator mentioned that 22 people had been caught in a raid. Aragues, for some unfathom­ able reason, thougl^t the other man in the elevator was one of those snared in the trap. "Were you caught in the raid?" he directed The LOG opera thia column os on exchange /or stewards, cooks, his question to the kindly gentle­ man, who froze at the thought. bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-known From then on things got much cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, chillier in the elevator. suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here is Sigmund Rothschild's To make a long story short, the recipe for pot roast. • chilly elevator rider turned out to cedure goes this way: Pot roast is more than an ordi­ be the presiding judge and Aragues nary American staple in the right Season the meat with the salt turned white. Of course; he laughed and pepper as hot as the tongue hands, according to Seafarer Sig­ it all off as a joke once the color allows. Then, dredge it in the flour, came back to his face. What else mund Rothschild, cook and steward keep bacon fat hot by having it for many years in and out of could he do, he reasoned to Brodie, maritime circles. The 39-year-old simmering in a frying pan on top who was too sick at the thought To BE CW "IWE SAFE SIDE, steward says he likes to cook on of the stove, then braise the beef commiserate with anyone. It any ship, pot roast or otherwise, in the bacon fat until it |s brown APPLY FD/e YOUR YACAVtON ended merrily when both Aragues but he prefers the European runs all over. and Brodie got off when the case YOU for pleasure. The next step is to dice the vege­ was dismissed, going to sea the next ACCUMULAYB OYBR tables and half a stalk of celery, For a full crew of 47 men, Roths­ day. Bar Boys Drink Skoal To Shipmates f: ... APPLY FOR YOUR. VACAVON DOUSHi Vf- :v«\,.- 90 PAYS OF SEA-TIME. THE VACATION OFFICE CAMNOTHOA/CX^ V\Sa4AJR.GBS ivnw ^ -PAYOFF DATES OV^/^J ONB YEAifL OLD. i,; .|s :• fcs; ;• v/iihlvKf^-r:-- Be Sure to Get Buee Receipts Headquarters again wishes to remind all Seafarers that payments of funds, for what­ ever Union purpose, be made only to authorized A&G repre­ sentatives and- that an official Union receipt be gotten at tfiat time. If no receipt is offered, be siure to protect* yourself by immediately bringing the mat­ ter to the attention of the see.xeta|ydxeaiin»r'% child says, take the following Ingredlents to tickle their palates: threequarters of -a pouhd of bacon fat; one dozen large onions; five to six cloves of gafiip: salt and pep^r ' to seakon; flour for Botfaschild dredging; ap­ proximately two gallons of beefstock; 10 . iu®diu'n-slz®d carrots; 16 pounds, of round or chuck beef and a roasting pan. Rothschild's step-by-step pro- place the vegetables on top of the beef, or mixed in, -and then put the concoction in the roasting pan. Cooks In Gravy At this point the beefstock comes into play by being poured over the beef and vegetables, which results in the pot roast be­ ing cooked in its own gravy. Place the dish in an oven registering 350 degrees for a period of about three hours, depending on the size of the meat. Turn the roast as it is warming in the pan every 10-15 minutes. All .that is left to do, says the Seafarer who has been cooking with ./he SIU ,a^ce. 1943, Is to serve it while it ia piping: hot ; . �April X. 1S54 SEAFARERS VMS VOG Taie In Classroom To the Editor: The SEAFARERS LOG. which comes to me through your courtesy, is one of the most valuable labor papers that I have known, and my thanks are long overdue. Many cdpies have been passed on, and especially those that had stories on well known historical events, like your story on the sink­ ing of the Titanic. It so happens that a teacher of mine, in litera­ ture, uses that episode as an assign­ ment for each new class, ^nd he was glad to add the SIU account of the disaster to his collection.. (I had brought an extra copy of the LOG from the New York conven­ tion at the time of my visit with all of you good friends at the SIU hall.) All of the endeavors sponsored and especially the scholarships are valuable to the better understand­ ing of the labor movement. I wish that I might be of use; would some old cards with photo­ graphs of German Lloyd liners, taken around the turn of the cen­ tury, be acceptable? Louise R. Hoocker (Ed. note: Thank you very much for your offer of the pictures; we will be very glad to have them.) 4" 4 "4 Pelican Mariner Hun Just Fine To the Editor: Amid the ringing of her ship's bell and the clanking of her chains, the spanking-new Mariner, the Pelican Mariner, has announced her arrival here in Yokohama, Japan. The trip across has been one of the most pleasant trips across I have ever had the good fortune to make. The untiring efforts of the entire steward department have made this trip so far a gourmet's delight. It is with regret that I add that almost all ships could not or cannot be the feeders that this one is. Fine Bakldg What with the exceptionally fine baking of our steward, J. Byrd and P. A. Shackelford, the expert cu­ linary efforts of the unmatchable George Crabtree and Wade Mor­ ris, the galley force is one of the best Pve ever encountered. Our crew here is a comparative­ ly happy one and the total lack of beefs aboard gives a somewhat ex­ hilarating 'feeling to any ship's delegate. I regret to inform you that Brother D. Thompson has become ill and will be removed to the hos­ pital here in Yokohama. He sure will be missed and the boys and I earnestly hope for his quick re­ covery. W. J. (Red) HolUgan Ii 4 4 4 Enjoys Heading Vnion Paper To the Editor: Just a few lines to let you know how much I appreciate and enjoy your LOG. I really look forward to it, as all the items in it are in­ teresting, amusing, informative and diversified. Keep it up and good luck to all of you. Lisa M. Prejos 4 4 4* Wants Hospital Forms On Ships To.the Editor: Brother Stewart Hanks,. who wrote the "Letter of the Week" in the March 5th-issue of the LOG, is to be commended. I agree with him that printed forms should be placed on board every SIU ship by the Welfare Department, this form to be filled out by the ship's dele­ gate with all pertinent informktioif about any brother who has to be hospitalized in a fdreign port. This form should contain such information as \^t the captaiir and coiBiway'agents did for tho Pac« Tweaty-«n« L E T r E JR S ailing brother, proper-medical care given and, if possible, a statement by the captain or agents on the method of repatriation after dis­ charge from the hospital abroad. This form will be airmailed at once to the Welfare Department in New York so that the director, Walter Seikmann, can be kept infortned by the company in the States on the man's welfare at all times, along with the method of transportation, maintenance, port of arrival and date expected, so that a welfare man can meet the ship, if necessary and see that the company agents do so. As we know, many of our broth­ ers have been stranded when they arrived in the States a long way from home, with no funds to tide them over till payment and settle­ ment of their case. One thing struck me very for­ cibly in Brother Hanks' letter as something that happens quite fre­ quently: men being repatriated on freighters and company vessels if they are physically unable to care for themselves during the long voyage home, such as men who have suffered a stroke or other in­ jury. A man in that predicament should be sent home on a pas­ senger shipvwhere he can be under a doctor's care, and the company should make the necessary ar­ rangements on arrival for an am­ bulance and prompt admittance to a USPHS hospital. In cases of this sort, I feel, our negotiating committee should have a clause in­ serted in the agreement at the earliest possible opportunity cov­ ering this. John Jellette 2Vo Bliss In Bliss For Him MAIG's Onlg SMV Benefit In Army To Die Editor: I would" like to have the L(3G sent to me regularly, as it's one of the many things about the SIU that I miss; it's the only SIU bene­ fit I can enjoy at the present, too. I sailed SIU from 1945 until Oc­ tober, 1953, when I was drafted and held the rating of chief elec­ trician. I would like to send re­ gards to all my brothers. Pvt. C. F. McDowell US 54 136 167 Student Co. 8 Camp Gordon, Ga. (Ed. note: We are add'.ag your name to the LOG's mailing list, as you requested.) maif until the trip was over and we were back in San' Pedro—40 days after leaving the States. Nat­ urally, everybody griped. To date To the Editor: As you know, the Army life we haven't heard from the hall; doesn't agree with an SIU seaman. no LOGS, no nothing. The chow and pay are very poor. Greater Need Some of the food they feed us is From what I hear over the radio worse than what I threw to the and read, there soon will be a sea gulls, and that is no lie. I am greater necessity for more jobs on now"at Fort Bliss, Texas, going to these ships. Perhaps some deal nun mechanics school. I guess I will could be made whereby the fabu­ be a mechanic for a while. lous OT of some seamen could be I have told some of the boys spread out to keep another man here about the SIU and all the or men busy, for instance, a-bo­ good conditions we have and they sun's mate or another assistant for don't believe me. Even after they the pumpman or a painter. Looks 4 4 4 see the LOG. Oh, well, all of this to me like there is plenty of work propaganda the Army tries to feed for more hands, sacrificing the OT, you is eafbn up by some of the of course. However, I am not fa­ guys. miliar with the work in other de­ To the Editor: I would like a little information: partments and merely suggest this After reading the March 5 issue I have always understood that the as an opening wedge to discussion of the LOG I became aroused minimum wage per hour set by the along those lines. enough to write my first letter to Government was $.75. My wife has It seems like a lot of ships, you. been working at an El Paso depart­ especially tankers, leave the lines On behalf of the crew of the ment store: she receives $20 for a on deck until they arrive at the Alawai I want to thank S. Hanks, 48-hour week. next port, at the great inconveni­ steward, for com­ Tell Keith Terpe I send my best ence of the crew. The only reason ing up with such I can see for doing this is to save regards to him. a wonderful idea OT or working time on deck. Many Boyd Davis in his "Letter of (Ed. note: The Federal Govern­ men stumble and grumble and do the Week." ment's minimum wage scale of nothing about it. The lines are -If the Welfare $.75 applies only to those persons piled right outside the crew messServices Depart­ whose work comes under inter­ hall and galley door. If insui'ance ment would put state commerce jurisdiction. De­ companies saw the number • of accident reports partment stores are under local passersby stumble and trip over aboard ships it these lines, they would tear their controL) would mean an­ Ciabiboli hair out. , 4 4 4 other great step toward success. Brother Hanks has Recreation {Spot The fantail is our most im­ explained the idea so well that portant recreational outdoor place nothing can be added. It would cr. the ship, but there is no over­ mean that the Welfare Services To the Editor: would have only to walk over to 4 4 4 We have completed two trips head canopy provided there for their files when a brother comes aboard the Sweetwater from San our benefit.. There are ropes all in with a beef about an injury, Pedro, Cal., and one trip from the over the deck and it still needs a instead of starting from scratch Persian Gulf to Japan. We have hosing down. It gets an occasional and trying to dig up facts too old at least two more runs to go by— sweeping, but that doesn't elimi- to remember. To the Editor: pate the redolences which arise We could have the accident I am a member of the Union we hope—since this is an excep­ from the garbage in that area. tionally good ship. What makes it reports drawn up to include the and. would like very much to have The crew, of course. There were about 20 tankers wait­ mate's or engineer's signature and hiy name put on the mailing list. good? ing for cargo in the Persian Gulf I am on the beach, unable to sail They're a swell bunch of 'seamen, and every one of them had a cano­ questions which give the brother cooperative and well qualified in for a while, but still like to get the py over the fan tail. We were in an even break instead of tlie one­ LOG biweekly, and appreciate it their respective jobs and a very the Baltimore shipyard for 45 days, sided accident reports we have at happy bunch. very much. James D. Fasten with plenty of time for erection, this time. (Ed. note: We have placed your Luke Ciamboli Take my department, for ex­ but still no canopy. name on the LOG's mailing list.) ample. It is the hub of the wheel 4 4 • 4 Seamen spend a great deal of; for morale, greater contentment 4 4 4 and belly-robbing. There's Jimmie time reading and the demand for Grant, steward, who says: "I current literature is great, rather haven't a worry in the world. I than the second-hand stuff we've To the Editor:. know things are always going okay been getting in the past yeai-s. I To the Editor: Enclosed you will find a ticket in in my department." Ralph Mar­ can safely say that I average $5 a I am grateful to you for placing tini is chief cook and tliat's ship, along with a great many oth­ the amount of $.50 as a charge for boarding a ship in order to see me on your complimentary sub­ enough said for those who know ers, trying to keep up with the someone. Just who gets this money scription list. I anticipate many world in reading matter. How pleasant hours of reading the LOG. him. He's also ship's delegate and about having a library dues of $5 and what is it spent for? Is this Whatever else may be said about has the right personality to handle a year, more or less, to help cover Merchant Seamen's Charity a le­ sailors, it cannot be said of them both jobs with dispatch. He's a expenses of having a ship's library gally constituted one? that they are ungenerous. .1 have conscientious worker and he on all SIU ships that we could It has been sometime now since found sailors and fisher folk to be pleases all with his culinary ai-t. point to with much pride? I went to sea, but this sme:ls pretty prepared to share both their sub­ Frank Hall is second cook and I guess I can find room enough fishy to me. Does the SIU get any baker and Frenchy Blanchard i.«i stance and themselves. to throw a few orchids to topside. of this money? This charge^ was third cook. Never heard a beef Marius Hansome They all seem to be okay, sociable levied for boarding the Pa'ricia among them. and pleasant. The skipper, Andrew of the Swedish Lloyd Line. Hotter Than Hot If this money is for foreign sea­ Pratt, is really tops, which is only Glancing in the galley one natural since he was trained in the men- alone I am against it, but if might see Frenchy with the skillet, foc'sle. American seamen benefit then it Frank preparing night lunch plat­ is all right with me". That is, if a AI Sadenwater ters and the chief cook washing responsible body is behind it and 4 4 4 some pans or preparing vegetables. spends a minimum amount on op­ The radio is going full blast, every­ erating costs, not like the cliari y one is happy and it is hotter than gyps which have been exposed re­ cently. thS fidley room where we hang our clothes to dry. The black gang and To the Editor: Paul Tribble deck department, if they have any (Ed. note: The SIU has no con­ This letter is to inform you that beefs, never discuss them in the a pogm of mine, "New York—Port nection with the vessel in ques­ messhall.. In fact, you mostly hear Of Dreams," first published in the tion and does not have any infor­ Iiumorous remarks about one an­ SEAFARERS LOCJ, will soon be mation concerning the charity in­ other and that many of the dieters sold in stores in New York City on volved. ) are eating themselves out of shape. post cards. I have made some 4 4 4 There is also talji about the great changes in the' poem and added lovers or about how "Bobo" the two verses since you published it. wiper bosses the pumpmen and I am aware the poem was used engineers. That's why we look for­ on the Manhattao waterfront to To the Editor: ward with pleasure to a couple of garner votes foir the AFL in its ' Please send me the LOG, as I more shuttle runs. In fact, I heard longshoreman dispute with the old miss reading it. You sent it for a some of the; boys discuss what they ILA and was specifically asked by short period but not lately; I enjoy would do if offered another year's one man if I objected to such use. reading it. contract out here in Japan. Sign Baltimore was buzzing when do not. The SEAFARERS LOG Kioc W. EUiott up for another hitch, says they. these Seafarers all came home is also entitled to use my poems (Edi note: We have once again at the same time. Kneeling, One'4lifficulty we have has-been. for any purpose- it believes bene­ added your name to our mailing ' the mail. The otdy addrear we: ficial to seamen,, the-port or the Hst, mad apologize for the-mistaket. left-te^ rilAtt, are Dan BiolroniSid aad Bffl Wiley, with Adam haveisTthescoa^aav^a-in.New Teriu Unhta, Thank you for calling it to our at­ Biichaes and Fred La Flaiit. tention.1 On thf first trip ww-di(te!t'fiet any Wants Hevised Injury Heports Smooth Sailing On Sweetwater Wants To Head IMG On Heaeh Scores Charge To Go Aboard Thinhs Seamen Hest Of Souls Busy Baltimore VOG Poem To Be Sold In NY Misses Heading Seafarers.LOG • 1- «ir LOG ;oU riS-iftiittiUSild �Fare Twenty-twa Objects To Idea For Improvement f?v rv SEAFARERS IPG Gets AR Tiehet In Raltimore To the Editor: Last time 1 was around the hall in New York .was about my permit. Well, now I have my AB ticket, recoiving it in Baltimore. A lot of credit goes to thp good bosuns and ABs with whom I have sailed under the SIU banner. Every bit of seatime is with the SIU. There was never a time aboard an SIU ship that if I asked to be shown something I w^s refused. Everything was explained to me patiently and intelligently. Perhaps you could put the en- t> X To the Editor: During the war I sailed in the engine room of various Standard Oil tankers and made numerous trips to England, Iceland and Rus­ sia. I am going to return to sea in the future and woulji like to join your Union at that time. I am very interested in the ac­ tivities of the Union and news from the several ships, and have been fortunate enough to get a glimpse of the LOG occasionally In the past when I came across copies of it. I would be very grateful if you •would add my name to your mail­ ing list and send me the LOG whenever it is published. John A. Johnson (Ed. note: Your name has been added to the- mailing list and you will receive the LOG every two weeks, as published.) ^ ^ ^ $•' >$• Ex'Stewardess Enjops LOG To the Editor: Enclosed you will find a donation for the LOG, which you send me every two weeks. I am a stew^dess, and have retired my book for the time being, but keep up with many of my shipmates through the LOG, and others through meeting them in New Or­ leans. Thanks so much for your courtesy at' all times. Rosalie Rodrlguo m. SeaeUft Is Now A Happy Ship ^ w• If ^ i:'-'--. 'v.'/"-. To the Editor: This ship, the Seacliff (Coral), was the one that was so much talked of tip and down the coast, especially the West Coast. Over in , Pusan, Korea, we heard of no end of trouble aboard with the last crew, but believe me, things are ^different this trip. ' We upheld the true SItf way !of doing things and' long may .our banner w'ave; Our agent^ Tommy To the Editor: Recently you published an article I sent to you about the schoolboy mate on the Mankato Victory (Victory Carriers). The issue came aboard when we got to Mobile, Alabama, and the mate was the laughing stock of the ship after the article was read by all aboard. This article and what I had to say to the old man did do a lot of good, as Mr. McKeen is now second mate, and I'm looking for­ ward to the day when he will be sailing OS where he belongs. I didn't get to the hall as I hoped I would because our orders were changed while the ship was at sea. Lots or Sugar I was so fed up with everything on the Mankato Victory that I paid off and went back to the West Coast. I am now aboard the Bien­ ville (Waterman) and it looks like this one will go to New York with a load of sugar, so i will surely be able to drop in then, about the middle of April. Best wishes to you all and to the continued success of the LOG and all the brothers at headquarters. Charlie Mazur 4 Thanhs Union For Its Paper Ex-Railroad Man Is A LOG Rentier Pen Is Mighty On SHI Vessel the stack and make it an official hospital ship.',' I strongly recom­ mend the Union printing some forms to cover any questions which usually arise when a man goes to the hospital, so this information will be available to the Union welfare men and lawyers. We have had vei^ good coopera­ tion from the engine delegate. Jack Simison; deck delegate "Irish" Adams; Omar Ames, the steward delegate. Only by a united effort can a ship be kept on an even keel. Bosun Knafiick has been a great help with Union matters and lead­ ership. George Johnson 4 Harry Emmett, left, and George Lowe have their pic­ tures taken aboard the Trojan Se'aman. closed snapshot of George Lowe and myself in the LOG. I am the one with the Seafarers' stetson on my head. My mom lives way down in Kansas City, Mo., and sh6 gets the LOG: She would like to see my picture to show to the folks. Harry Emmett w t 4" Choctaw Expects 4 Smooth Payoff To the Editor: The Choctaw (Waterman) had a smooth trip around from Seattle to Philadelphia, and we expect a smooth payoff. We have had a most cooperative and understanding captain — Captain Knut Aastasted; any beefs that arose wqre settled swiftly and without bias. The steward, David Edwards, was unusually cooperative, combined good Union performance with ex­ cellent leadership. We had aTgood feeding ship, and without running the department ragged. When we got behind, he didn't raise hell as to why, but stepped in and helped out. The ship has had quite a few hospital cases of one sort or an­ other. The chief mate was supposed to have said, "Paint a red cross on Honor Guard At Seafarer's Funeral To the Editor: I am writing in regard to your paper, the "LOG. I have enjoyed the great way this paper is made up, the down-to-earth truth there­ in, and \/ritten in such a manner as to be easily understood. I was given the privilege of read­ ing this paper through the kind­ ness of Bud Deane. I know he is now back with his fellow ship­ mates. The LOG was stopped when Bud left. He may want to knpw about this. F hope to see him again in the near future, and to meet you per­ sonally. Until then, I will say thanks for the swell reading and the best of everything to you. Jack Guthrie 4 4 4 LOG Not Safe In Army Camp To the Editor: I would very much like to have the LOG sent to mq, over here. There are a couple of fellows here in Rochefort, France, who receive the LOG in this outfit, but as soon as they put it down, somebody picks it up. You just can't leave anything aroun(j in an Army barracks. I would like to-receive my personal copy for the next 11 month.s. Pvt. Thomas J. Keenan (Ed. note: Your name has been added to the mailing list. You will receive the LOG every two weeks, as published./ 4 4 4 Thanks Seafarers For Giving Rlood To the Editor: I am writing to express my gratitude and heartfelt thanks to the men who so willingly donated blood to my little girl. She was seriously burned and is a patient of St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City. As I do not know all of them personally, I am using this means of telling them how much I appre­ ciate their kind act. In tonclusion, may I wish them the best of luck and good sailing always. Mrs. Betty Keene 4 4 4 Wants Paper To Follow Her To the Editor; I have been receiving the LOG .at my present address' for some time now, but am moving soon, and am' sending you my new ad­ dress. I do not want to miss get­ ting any issue of the LOG, I enjoy reading, it BO much. 'i&y husband and I have been married for hine years; he was an SIU bookman then and I can't help but praise the progress of the iUhioh. Seafarers, friends and honor guard stand at respecHul attention ^: i»rs. W. W. Nichols as US Army, chaplain reads services at,'iji)n, fuiQ«irarpf Se.^,arer £ Cridlin. On left side of photo; Seafaters; ^ r- 'lEolft note; iVip' tfhanged Tarallo, J. Surles, E. C(>x, J. Broaddiis^ R. 'epllilns.m*! 1»54 Credit Where Oue^ Says He M, E T T E R S To the Editor: Just finished reading a piece in Banning in 'Frisco and Marty And the column, "Seafarers in Action," Dav4 and the representatives did concerning brother Paul Ulrich, a swell job. They straightened out In reference to speeding up the the ship so that this trip passed service between the messmen and with everybody happy and con­ chief cook. tented—much, different from the He seems to want a public ad­ last voyage. dress system installed for their Oldtimers On Board use. What the heck is his rush We have quite a few oldtimers for chow? Our on here, and if things did get a solid contract Itjtle out of line, as they sometimes specifies a com­ do, a meeting was called and those plete meal hour in the wrong were told and reprlfor the black nnanded. gang and the Plenty of stores were put on in deck department. Oakland--fresh and frozen vege­ However, there tables, plenty of everything, as our are no provisions agent was there to see everything whatsoever for was all right before we signed on. the steward deRyan The .captain. S. V. Syre, was as partment. We just have to eat whenever we get different from the last trip as day it and no one hears us squawk from night. Everybody is well sat­ about it. We don't care how fast isfied, happy and contented. E. Wallace we get it as long as we get it. The next thing these fellows will i it "t want will be for the cooks and messboys to be on roller skates at their very beck and call. Tell them to take it easy; they can get To the Editor: enough sack time off watch. Of course, I expect some reper­ I would appreciate it if you cussions about this, but I just got would place the name of a friend tired of reading all the time about of mine, Sam S. Hill, on the regu­ the other departments having so lar mailing list to receive the SEA­ many suggestions as to how to run FARERS LOG. He is a retired the steward department. If they railroad man and says the LOG is are so intelligent, why don't thoy one of the finest organized labor sail in the steward department and papers he has read. Thank you. see what it is like? Herbert R. Kreutz Joseph Ryan (Ed. note: The brother who (Ed. note: We have added Mr. made the siiggestufn in the first Hill to the LOG'S mailing list.) instance, Paul Ulrich, is a member K, i. i. of the steward department himself and apparently felt it would make things simpler for his gang.) Veteran Sailor . Ashs For Paper APFU To the Editor: I was in New York once again and didn't even get a chance to get up to the Port O' Call, what with one matfe getting off and a new one getting on. I had to stay aboard trying to do what both wanted done and to take care of the stores and ^ many other things. I sent in a story and pictures to the LOG about a fire aboard the Steel Scientist in Calcutta, India. The story and photos ran in the paper with the notation that the pictures were taken by me. That's wrong. I know what some brothers would Bankston say about that, so please get it straight next time and give credit where it is due to the •photographers. Don't say anything about Blackie Bankston, the son of a mother who Ls al.so the wife, mother-in-law and grandmother of a Seafarer. .Everything is holding its own around here, as you can tell by the minutes. That's all for^ now. See you soon. Blackie Bankston 4 4 4 Asks Paper Re Sent To Tepee To the Editor: I would like very much to have you send my copy of the LOG to Wallace P. Anderson, Tuscarora Indian Reservation, Mt. Hope Road, RFD No. 1, Lewiston, NY. I am not living at 11 Karolyn Ct. anymore. I might add that I certainly look forward to reading and receiv­ ing the LOG. I am very proud of our paper and I take great pleasure in showing it off to my Indian and white frieiids. I artf living on the reservation right now and plan on getting a ship as soon as shipping picks up a little. Best regards to all my friends in the Union. Wallace "Mad Bear" Anderson (Ed. note: Your change of ad­ dress has been noted and you will continue to receive the LOG regu­ larly, as published.) 4 4 4' Says NMU Not Equal Of SIU To the Editor: , I remember reading an article I took out of the New York Sunday News concerning members who wrote to the News about the hospi­ tal funds the NMU doesn't have. I was a member of that so-called union from 1939 to 1946. I was ashore from 1947-1951 When I went back for a short stay before join­ ing the SIU. I sure am sori'y I didn't join in 1938 when I first went to sea, as my wife is more than pleased that I am in a good and strong Union. We had lots-of beefs'on ships of. the NMU and they were always re­ ferred io headquarters. I don't know where headquarters was or is, but It sure was not in this coun­ try because we never got any re­ sults from them. M. V. C^ampl 4 4 4 Rlood Donors Receive Thanhs. To the Editor: _ I wouM very much like to thknk the Seafarers who donated blqod rfop me. Although I do not know the names .of the donors,|deeply appreciate their kindness. • It is gratifying to have been the recipient, of the extreme generqs^ty of these men. -The doctors say- I am sailing along smoothly. Thanks again.'-.'". ^ ' s^ V*to AUeluia- �If54 ^Lrr '^'''" ""'I' •" i™- «£srsv;:, «'-•'->•• at thillimeZnllTbralX York City Last c.'^L"raSisreM^ °trr.r- "^^inliij •'"•- :•' "::M:-^,«^.r'^i ... .. ;r.s.s •nly the homrS of 'f '';C^:VS'::'--^' K---: :•••<; ^ ^'<... i rf.""-- "« on the American market ^11 r"-i « « .».po«, „„„ SU |;-.;-:i^3 oi" ptrid"Lr »-• bulk at piers. Package carenpT^ ^.... i to the stores, where fhe taJrr.T' the merchandise within 24 houJf Supervisor Couri is ascicfpj L sistant appraiser and a ritn • with more tha^s years ofT^- I I 1 s I < .1 •"> ® examined i * ^ach Backstopping Couri and his tlJrton^'^H®''"'®®- seven assistant appraisers ^ and a similar number of examiner^ fxaminers remainder of the sfa« oners' aides. The elerks, samplers, verifiers Tor^ recording laborers. eriiiers, police guards and . • I I^ * bave'£Tvoted"'to'Sf°"'' ">•« familiar with the merchanS''th One handles prcious examine, and fish, another musical Wn ""^ats and so on. Each is a resn® " and toys, importing world fnri authority in the down atfrSe Ste 7.1°°' F t: "« '""'d Now Yori: ttof idl? ,7°<l."S"S°p.m'S °"^°'''°"' if" op'e«rg''°?„s;mS'° S TU^ ^ " ports around the countJ? countrv. It will carry 'reigh and exdlamonds set In rings. I ' ' • ^ I' ^ f a "-i' aiiHi assessable. At left, a tuestion on h«» V®•' «« •riginal 6e* mis?' I conference. Sinpe the dut^dlffe??^ imported artiit'thV^flo?er.*£l2rSlna^^ "T ciSLn? �, f. • I »' • tr='- i:;^?4' SEAFARERS ?»(• Twenty-tour /St-, t: I" i^:. April se, 1954 .. . DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), Novembar the next trip; the steward knew of this 7—Chairman, Johnnia Hoggia; Sacratary, and made no attempt to remedy the sit­ Earl J. Laws. There is $7 in the ship's lund left over from the last trip. Old repair list will be taken care of. John­ nie Hoggie wag elected ship's delegate. Any member fouling up will be brought to punishment. Each man will donate to tiie ship's fund. Men off watch will clean the messhall. Motor should be turned off when the washing machine is not in use. Each man will change his own linen, piece for piece. Sanitary men will clean or wipe dust from fans in ail rooms. February 1—Chairman, John Hoggia; Secretary, V. C. Orancio. It was agreed to leave $28 in the ship's fund for the next crew, after donating expenses, and to give the remainder to the Polio Fund <$30). Crew was asked not to foul up and to return to ship on sailing day. Vote of thanks went to the steward de­ partment. Eveiwone must keep the laun­ dry clean after use, and use the wash ing machine properly. February li—Chairman, John Hoggia; Secretary, L. W. Fessler. Routine crew disputes were settled by the crew. Drfor locks for crew's quarters should be re­ placed. Fan situation is OK. Boatmen must be fed after the crew when going through the Suez Canal. Steward de­ partment was thanked for special items bought from their own pockets. There was a general discussion of various in­ cidents. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), January 17—Chairman, V. D'Angelo; Secretary, C. Burns. First assistant said hC would fix the wash basin in the 8-12 foc'sle. No US money will be given in draws. Deck department 8-12 watch fixed the sink themselves. Cold water faucet needs re­ pairs, foc'sle door should have hooks. De­ partment delegates will check on all porthole screens and report to ship's delegate. February 21—Chairman, Charles Col­ lins; Secretary, Charles Burns. Water tanks have been cleaned. Temporary repair of the broken sink is satisfactory. |<epair list should be prepared for the next meeting. There was a discussion about varnishing the ice boxes: chief mate will be contacted by the ship's delegate on this. Vote of appreciation went to the chief cook and the rest of the steward department. s.- LOG uation. All delegates will turn in re­ pair lists. Voluntary contribotions will be accepted for the ship's fund. Ship's delegate should contact the company agent In these ports to see if there are any SIU men in the hospitals, so we ean visit them, bring cigarettes, etc. Three SIU films were shown by th^ electricians along with the regular movies. € ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Seas Shipping), Feb­ ruary 16—Chairman, M. Brightwell; Sec­ retary, J.-imes F. Byrne. Aubrey Parsons was elected steward delegate. Baker will be given the chance to improve. Stew aid will be treated ,in the same way. Stores will be checked by the steward and patrolman before the ship leaves for the deep sea. to make sure that stores are adequate, due to the shortages on the last voyage. STONY CREEK (Amer.-TrampI, Janu­ ary 3—Chairman, J. S. Barron; Secre­ tary, E. Black. Ship's delegate will con­ tact the chief engineer about getting messroom chairs repaired. There is a food beef on shortage of one item. A few repairs are needed. There are 14.000 yen in the ship's fund. Steward will act as ship's treasurer. February 12—Chairman, Elmer Black; Secretary, Reuben Ruttkay. Chief en­ gineer was contacted on repairing messhall chairs, but said there were too many repairs to be done. Mate is still doing sailor's work. John Francis was elected engine delegate. Steward department should dump garbage over the stern. En­ gine and fidley doors should be kept closed at all times. Better care should be taken of the washing machine, such as not overloading, turning the switch off, making sure there is plenty of water in the machine and leaving it clean for the next man. Chief mate sent the page of the LOG that was posted on the ship's bulletin board to New York. Captain, chief engineer, mate and first assistant are anti-SlU in their attitude. Use Only One Mail Address Seafarers with beefo regard­ ing slo>v payment of monies due from various operators in back wages and disputed over­ time should first check wheth­ er they have a proper mailing address on file with the com­ pany. SIU headquarters offi­ cials point otit that reports received from several opera­ tors show checks have been mailed to one address while a beef on~~the same score is ' sent from another, thus creat­ ing much difficulty in keep'ing accounts straight. Seafarers are urged to use one perma­ nent address for mail so that claims can be checked speedi­ ly and payment macfe right away. trician should try to repair the record player. Washing machine is too low to drain well. Ship's carpenter will be asked to install a platform under it. Sanitary work should be continued a.s before. AZALEA CITY (Watarman), January 24—Chairman, Ray Quean; Secretary, Red Brady. There is a spray painting beef. There is $32.40 in the ship's fund. Delegate wiU ask the Wilmington patrol­ man for help on the shower hot water beef. Repair lists will be turned in. There is a beef against the messman for poor service, but he is a young kid doing his best. Men going on watch will sit at two tables. February 14—Chairman, R. Brady; Secretary, O. L. Barber. One man who missed* ship will be reported to the pa­ trolman. Ship's fund and ship's iron will be turned over to Brother Brady, who is staying on the ship. Mattresses and bunk springs should be replaced. Steward asked that all extra linen, clean and soiled, be returned before the pay­ off. DE SOTO (WaUrman), February 4— Chairman, Phil Reyes; Secretary, James Murphy. Repairs are needed on water cooler and double-bottom tanks. Con­ tributions to cover the cost of movie films will be turned over to the stew­ ard. pangway watch was asked to main­ tain a good watch. Garbage must be dis­ ROBIN SHERWOOD (Seas Shipping), posed back aft where facilities for this ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), January 13 November 30—Chairman, William Wal­ is. Entire crew was thanked for close —Chairman, Charles E. Wells; Secretary, lace; Secretary, T. Williams. Broom- cooperation between departments. C. A. Crabtree. Stevedore's toilet needr head was elected ship's delegate by ac­ repairing. One man was logged for not clamation. One man missed ship in ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), February 27 turning to in Trinidad. OT in the deck Savannah and rejoined in Jacksonville. —Chairman, D. L. Parker; Secretary, H. department will be cheeked with the Fia. Laundr.v should be locked in port. Sedgeway. Repair list should be made mate. Department will make Garbage should not be dumped aft of up before arrival in Trinidad. Delegates up repair lists and delegates submit them to the house. Fish should be cooked later. reported everything okay. steward who will turn them in at Mo­ There should be more variety in the night lunch. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), February 14 bile. Kitchen utensils should be returned Dishes used at night January 2S—Chairman, W. Wallace; —Chairman, Leon Hall; Secretary, C. A. to the messroom. be secure in the sink to keep Secretary, Thomas Williams. One sick Crabtree. Most engine department re­ should them from breaking. Vessel needs ex­ man was left in Capetown. Money draws pair work was done, but none of the and the library books should should be in US currenc.v. All l^ht deck department or steward department termination be replaced. guards should be taken down in pas­ work was done. Men working topside sageways. No beefs on food, OT or per­ should dump all trash back aft and keep RACNAR NAESS (Seatransporl), March sonal questions. it off the deck. All cups and glasses 7—Chairman, J. Air; Sacratary, T. Novak. should be-returned to the messroom and If ships lays up. it was proposed that the ROBIN KETTERIN(3 (Seas Shipping), pantry. There should be better cut balance of the ship's fund ($15.03) be put February 14—Chairman, D. Whittaker; steaks in the future. into slopchest cigarettes to be donated to Secretary, V. J. Stefanick. One man was hospitalized in Lourenco Marques. Pa­ DEL ALBA (Mississippi), February •— men on the beach. There will be a draw­ for the iron. Steward should see trolman will be contacted about a new Chairman, C. F. Murree; Secretary, W. ing washing machine. Ships going as far as A. Van Dyne. Former ship's delegate that the. vessel is properly stored, and Mombasa should be supplied with at reported a very pleasant voyage with the crew will back him. Quarters should least four months' stores. Food supply, full cooperation from all. New washing be left clean. which is insufficient, will be brought to machine has been installed. There is a WINTER HILL (Cltias Sarvica), March the attention of the patrolman before $47.14 balance in the ship's fund. Elec3—Chairman, O. Fadarsan; Sacratary, B. F. Crica. One man missed ship in Tam­ pa. Ship's delegate will take care of the ship's radio and ship's fund. The radio was left in a Sulphur repair shop. Patrolman will Investigate the cause of the ship's delegate missing ship. Engine delegate spoke about painting the messhall and asked the crew to keep it in order. Thomas was elected ship's treas­ urers by acclamation. No money will be spent without an okay from the ship's delegate. It was decided to have an ar­ rival pool of $30 and to divide the money between the winner and the ship's fund. Dangerous condition of the windlass will be reported; this is to be repaired. signed by the entire crew. Washing ma­ chine should be cleaned after use. Clothes should only be left in the ma­ chine for half an hour, or the engine will conk out. Laundry will be sent out in Singapore; .there is enough linen for one more change. Steward will increase the amount of food on requisition. Bosun wants to know what is to be done about cracks on deck and stanchions. Captain refused to allow forepeak to be cleaned and stated he will not turn any deck men to except regular watch on deck. R. Godwin was elected ship's delegate by Washing machine will be fixed in Balti­ more. and a new library brought aboard. Joe Schink was elected ship's delegate. Steward was instructed to turn in . re­ pair on washing machine hereafter. Books of the new library will be brought to the lounge and not left In lockers. man, Samuel H. Mills; Secretery, George f: AT SIU HEADQUARTERS 4tii AVB, t 20th St. • BroeklyR Swap yarns or watch the fighti on television with your old shipinates at the Port O' Coll-YOUR union-owned and union-operated bar. Bring your friends — where you're always welcome. And the tab won't fracture that payoff. - g; • •ifr. .& OWNED AND OPERATED by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT AF.L '•S'. be requested in the port of payoff. $21S was given (a the ship's delegate, R. God­ win, to hold. GULF WATER (Metro), January 10— Chairman, Aaron Wilburn; Secretary, Frank NIgrol. Few repairs were dona from the last trip. Sanitary men aren't doing .their work too well. Mate is get­ ting out of hand on living up to the agreement. Delayed sailing is questioned in Brownsville. Crew is leaving messrooms dirty at night and should clean up as they mess up. Crew should cut out the drinking, as the captain may write in to the Union. Watch the water heater below on the washing machine, as it may blow up on someone. Find out how to use it before takifig a chance. Machine should be washed out after use. Mate stopped the bosun from putting a safety line up back aft. Deck depart­ ment shower Boor should be fixed for sure this trip. FAIRPORT (Waterman), February 21— Chairman, T. Brannon; Secretary, Jack Ross. Repair list was turned in; up to now nothing has been done on it. First assistant^ requested that clothes be kept off fidley railings. Only deck beef is that ail hands were not called in to handle lines in Canal Zone. All repairs will be put on a list. More pressure is needed on sanitary line aft and midship. Repair CHILORE (Ore), February 21—Chalrlist will be given to the Baltimore patroi- man.'Sohn R. Taurin; Secrelary, Edward jnan. Vote of appreciation went to the P. Mattlson. Ship's washing machine is steward department for a job well done. out of order; ship's delegate will see the chief engineer about repairs. New library ALICE BROWN (Bloomflald), Fabruary was written for. Books should be re­ 2t—Chairman, Rad Sully; Sacratary, H. turned to the library after they have D. Camay. H. Lopez was elected ship's been read." Vote of thanks went to the delegate. He will see the captain about steward department for excellent prepa­ putting some kind of buzzer in the ration of food and service. Warning was crew messroom so the standby could given to men who were gassed up on the hear the mate when he wanted him day of sailing and missed watches. Everything else seems to be under con­ MAE (Bull),. February 21—Chairman, trol. Bill Morris; Secretary, Al Bekan. There is $1.59 in the ship's fund and ever.vthing EDITH (Bull), February 32—Chairman, Robert Godwin; Sacratary E. G. Tasko. is running' smooth. A brief talk was Television set was purchased and in­ given on the care of the TV set and ar­ stalled. leaving a total of $9.84 in the rival pool. Each member will donate 25 ship's fund. New shower is needed for cents to the ship's fund. Money that black gang. Arrival pool will be used was collected for Brother Morrison was refused, and was donated to the ship's to build up the ship's fund. lund. OCEAN LOTTE (Ocean Trans.), Janu­ ary 10—Chairman, A. F. Waddle; Sacra­ tary, T. J. Dawat. Painting of crew's quarters will be completed before we reach port, whether permitting. Wash­ ing machine will be secured to a stand so that the ringers can be used over both tubs. Chairs in crew's messroom and recreation room will be cleaned; the MASSMAR (Calmar), February 14— scuttlebutt will be cleaned out. A record Chairman, B. Snow; Secretary, Karalunas. will be kept on the activities of the chief Repair list was sent in from the Canal engineer during the voyage. Repairs are Zone. Ship's delegate should contact the to be made on ail warped doors and Union about increasing the food supplies. hooks will be put on them, so they can Steward said the port steward ignored be secured to the bulkheads. Informa­ his requisition and stores were put tion will be posted in the laundry on aboard by the company as they thought who is using the machine, and when his them sufficient. Steward said he would wash will be finished. A vote of thanks order a complete supply of mattresses. went to the steward department for the Ship's delegate should see the chief mate food and services rendered. Steward about painting the shower room. asked all crowmembers to help keep the messroom and recreation room free of ROBIN DONCASTER (Seas Shipping), shoreside personnel in foreign ports. February 28—Chairman, S. Furtado; Sec­ No data—Chairman, Charlie Volk; Sec­ retary, Harry D. French. Suggestion was retary, A. F. Weddle. Beefs will be made to help with movie equipment taken up with the patrolman on arrival. after films have been shown. Books and Union will be notified about the drink­ magazines should be returned to the ing water situation. We" have been library after they have been read. Coffee drinking wash water. Before sailing the bag should be cleaned out after coffee ship should be supplied with ample linen has been made. There should be more for a round trip. The steward and BR hot cakes and french toast for breakfast. had to wash linen. Sheets and pillow Deck by No. 4 hatch should be kept cases are too small. Vote of thanks went -rlean. so as not to track dirt inside pas­ to the bosun and the DM for- their will­ sageway. Ship's delegate should see the ingness to help those who wanted to chief engineer about installing basin in learn mora about seamanship. Thanks bosun's foc'sle and about having the car­ went to the night cook and baker, Frank penter make some benches for men to Airey, for serving early breakfast to the sit on outside, rather than cots. 4-8 and to the crew messman for prompt and courteous service. WILD RANGER (Waterman), January iL Prote. .One oiler missed ship and was replaced by a man from the hall. Dele­ gates will_ make up repair lists. Ship's delegate will see the chief mate about keys for the crew's quarters. Empty cups should be returned. to the pantry, and' each man should clean up the messhall after himself. EDITH (Bull), January 31—Chairman, Jim Cochoran; Secretary, Louis S. Rlizo. CHILORE (Ore), no dale—Chairman, acclamation. There was a discussion on Pat Fox; Secretary, L. T. Williams. donations for a TV set. New library will SEAMAR (Calmar), no data—Chalrmin, John Marshall; Secretary, Norman Wax­ ier. Captain is trying to prevent sociable card playing. One man missed the ship in Aberdeen and a letter was sent to the Union. There is a $10 balance In the ship's fund. Detailed report will be made on the repair list about the flooded head on sailor's side. Investigation will be made to see if the captain is within his rights in trying to prevent card play­ ing. C. B. Ross was elected ship"s dele­ gate by acclamation. Men are to be properly dressed In the messhall. There are four men in one room in the steward department quarters; Union will -be asked to take action on this. Vote of ttianks went to the steward department BALTORI (Ore), February 37—Chair­ for doing a fine job. S-- he is sorry for fouling up due to a hang­ over, but he is really sick now, and if he is not better when the ship arrives at Port Said, he wants to see a doctor. Majority of the crew voted to continue the ship's fund, and agrdbd to a volun­ tary donation at the payoff. Laundry and ship's library should be kept clean. Chief steward will take care of the ship's fund. OREMAR (Calmar), February 31—Chair­ man, George Hinnani; Secretary, F. H. Houck. J'ohn Foley was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Crewmembers holding parties after working hours dur­ ing sleeiping hours, pipe down. Crewmembers should promptly return bor­ rowed cups or glasses to the pantry or messhall. Vote of thanks went to the SEA CLOUD (Saatraders), February 21 steward department, especially the new Chairman, F. 'Baron; Sacratary, S. Ful- PO messman. ford. Lee Banton was elected ship's delegate. All department delegates will STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), no list repairs that can be done aboard ship date—Chairman, Mack Chapman; Secre­ and turn in these lists as soon as. pos­ tary, Joseph CIrrlveau. Noise made by sible, so that as much can be done as the crew In the passageway is to be we are able, before returning to the stopped, in consideration of men who are States. Steward said menus would be sleeping. Shoreside personnel are being Improved; all were satisfied. > fed in the crew messhall; this will be reported to Jhe patrolman, as it should CAPTAIN NATHANIEL B. PALMER be discontinued. One man in the stew­ (American Waterways), February- 12— ard department lost all his papers and Chairman, Howard Rode; Secretary, Har­ his permit as well. Shoreside personnel ris Melbye. Few repairs were done by should be kept out of. passageways and the first assistant. There is no coopera­ quarters, and all business transactions tion from the captain on cleaning up the confined to PO messhall. E. Wasden was ship. First aid kit in the engine room elected ship's delegate. Vote of thanks is empty. Steward is doing a very good went to all steward department members job. Disputes will be taken up when the for good food and care. ship gets back. Steward Insists on hooks STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Oecemfor screen doors to keep stevedores out of the passageway. Let^ will be sent ber 6—Chairman,'Aydley Fostel; Secre­ to the hall, and one cboY wilJ be posted, tary, Peter Van Wjrgerden. Locks still uo.trV4<r» repaired. , Thii;d ,eq^ eald tni^the fiUbihess of twg|g^afild'WUl be 10—Chairman, M. Sterne; Secretary, H. McAleen. Minor beefs will be settled by the patrolman. Joe Bracht was elected ship's delegate. Steward delegate was asked to explain the special chicken made for the captain. He was asked to serve chicken to the captain only if he requested it. Chief cook refused and served it to all the crew and the steward bawled, him out and said the chicken was for the captain only. Steward asked saloon messman not to'mention this spe­ cial food to the crew. Saloon pantry went to department delegate when food was placed on steam table and not menu. Ship's delegate suggested steward be brought before the patrolman. January 31—Chairman, A. D.t Aaron; Sscrstary, H. McAlser. Minor steward department beef straightened out to everyone's satisfaction. Delegate will get payoff receipt for money for port pay­ off. Transportation clarification will bo cleared up. Original NV crew got trans­ portation if payoff is in the South. Re­ pair lists will be turned in. CALMAR (Calmar), February 2S—Chairman, Thomas Lows; Sscrstary, Robert "N. Walton. Enough copies of the repair list for last trip were not made out for the East Coast. Thomas Lowe was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Messhall fan will be repaired. Each delegate will make out a repair list for the West coast patrolman. Drinking fountain will be cleaned and painted. No glasses are to be left out at night. Laundry room should be cleaned after use. Wiper'g foc'sle was not painted out last trip. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), February 27—Chairman, R. Nelson; Sscrstary, Peter Van Wygerden. Ship's delegate and patrolman saw the captain at the beginning qf the voyage about painting and sougeeing rooms. Captain promised ot have this matter attended to but did not keep his word. Rooms should be clean at ship's turnover. Not all repairs on the last voyage's repair list were attended to. There was a beet about the lack of room for the crew in the present (ContlfiHed. on page 25) �• ••'r-yvv' ' •• SEAFARERS A»ril f. 19S4 Pace Twenty-fiv* LOG ... DIGEST oE SHIPS' MEETINGS ... i-ii.i- If •' (Continued from page 24) in«Mroom. There wee a beef about the food, which wae all right going over. Chief took repUed that the food la the same. Suggestion was made that the messroom be souge^d more often. Hat­ ter of bringing a taxi, with luggage right to thw ship, and discrimination on this aaatter will be taken up with the Union. MADAKET (Waterman), January SiChairmen, Louis Frenken; Secretery, Don Collins. Clyde Clark was elected ship's delegate by acclamation: Don Collins was elected ship's treasurer. There was a special discussion on cleaning the ship. Anyone who needs new mattresses should ace the steward. Any suggestions on re­ pairs should be given to delegates. Ship's delegate wiU see about the movie pro­ jector. March 7—Chairman, Red O'Conner; •ecrefary, Don Collins. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for a Job well done. There was discussion on the washing machine, on the slopchest— which should be checked before the next trip, on medicine chest for the next voy­ age. and on general Union shipboard matters. There is a balance of $84 In the ship's fund. eULFWATER (Metre), February 71— Chairman, Aaron M. Wilburn; Secretary, Frank Nipro. Five men were logged for various causes. The deck department is having a lot of beefs with the chief mate, who seems to be getting worse as we go along. There is a beef about a man having to.pay for his own transportation PERSdNAt.S William R. Doyle Please contact Alfred Rezende «t 736 South Third Street, Phila­ delphia, Pa. i ' 4, Si Theodore Martens Please contact your brother Rev­ erend Paul Martens at the Bethle­ hem Lutheran Church, 119 East Watagua, Johnson City, Tennessee. 4 t Checks Waltlnc There are checks waiting for Walter J. Cousins, John J. Culeton, Russell E. Simmons, Steve Szanto, Jr., and Ben H. Faulk, which can be picked up by getting in touch with Michael J. Cousins, 4205 South Pi'ieur Street, New Orleans, La. Louis "Ellas" Stratlotls. Please contact -Paul Louloudes as soon as possible at 739 South Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Phone is 67-4857. 4 4 4 Earl Oppcl Please get in touch with Mar­ garet Oppel at 708 South Bond Street, Baltimore, Maryland. 4 4 4 Gustave W. Becbert Please contact your mother-inlaw, Mrs. Alma Garcia, 509 North Ensor Street, Baltimore, Md. It is a business matter. Your son Benny has been dead one year. to and from tho hotpital. Thore U a boef In overy port aa to draw, the cap­ tain acta aa if it'a a drain out of Itia own pocket. Repair list was turned in 6 days ago, to they have a lot of time to get on with the repairs. Chief mate tried to bribe the deck delegate. He never puta up a proper sailing board. There is over 200 hours' OT and some Is not accounted on the mate's record. All dirty linen should be turned in, as we are going into the shipyard and may lay up. Quarters should be kept clean. Vote of thanks went to the steward depart­ ment for feeding, menus and cooking for the entire ship. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), Febru­ ary 14—Chairman, N. M. Barry; Sscratary, e. Mlhalopoulls. N. M.^erry was unanimously elected new ship^ delegate Television set was repaired in Galveston. Tex., as requested by crewmembers, for $7.40. There is a balance of $15.65 in the ship's fund, which was turned over to the ship's delegate. March f—Chairman, Otto Pedcrsan; Sacretary E. F. Crica. Recreation room was painted and bulkheads sougeed. Messroom was painted out. Men off watch are entitled to delayed sailing from last voyage. Disputed OT wiU be taken up at the payoff. Other beefs were handled at Lake Charles. There is $3.32 in the ship's fund. Ship's treasurer wiU order cigarettes for the crew, and the difference between the cost and $2.00 per carton will go into the ship's fund. First assistant and chief engineer seem to have personal dislike and beef against the engine delegate. They refuse to put out OT as long as he remains delegate. Suggestion was made to get an ironing board. Ship's delegate will pick up the ship's radio from the repair shop in Sulphur, La. this trip. WILD RANGER (Waterman), February 11—Chairman, Widegraen; Secretary, Al­ fredo Aaron. Motion was passed to put a catwalk going aft for safety measures. Small pitchers are needed for water and juice. March <—Chairman, J. T. Hicks; Secratary, F. A. WIdagrean. Innerspring mattressea should be furnished all SIUcontractcd ships. Crew was asked to help keep the messroom clean and to return all coffee mugs and water glasses to tha messroom. Frank Adkins Canaugh Ex-Stoney Point Gear is still on the Stony Point. Write to US Petro Carriers, 655 Madison Avenue, New York City, and they will ship it COD to your home. 4 4 t 4 4 4 4 3^ 4 4 - Jacob Elizondo Tom Df George The LOG office has your dis­ Please get in touch with Mrs.' S. R. Melvinger, 1354 Jackson charge off the Chiwawa. Please pick it up. Street, Camden, NJ. 4 4 4 4 4 Salvage Awards Salvage awards earned by mem­ bers of the crew of the William M. ' Meredith in May and June of 1944, while rendering salvage service to .the Masaryk, can be obtained by communicating with Silas Blake Axtell, 15 Moore Street, New York City. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Erie Hoffman Please contact Mrs. E, B. Hoff­ man at 284 Indian Hills, Quincy, 111. Henry Chrlstal Peace Please get in touch with yoiir wife, Mrs. Helen Peace, Rt. 1 Box 195, "Vidor, Texas. , YlcShliapln Send your present address to JE. J. Furst, 3913 Hall Avenue, Marinette, WisWnsln. , i ' New York or the patrolman wiU be con­ tacted. A new library is needed. Deck toilets need repairs as well as aft heat­ ing system. Cups should not be left on deck. Linen should be returned and hospital cleaned. March 11—Chairman, John Guntcr; Secretary, B. Kinter. There is $4.80 in the ship's list. Repair list was turned over to department heads: most of re­ pairs were not taken care of as prom­ ised. Crew went on record not to sign articles until plumbing is taken care of. Steward reported that meats are of grade A quality. There was a discussion on the lack of proper repair work. Keys should be turned in so replacements can be made. Ship's fund will be donated to the LOG. Rooms should be left clean for the next crew. There was a dis­ cussion on noise made by steam pipes aft. MARCARIT BROWN (Bloomfleld), February 21—Chairman, J. D. McGoldrick; Secretary, John E. Hands. Edwin C. Hill was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. It was agreed that the laundry and recreation room cleaning procedure would be carried on as in previous trips; engine and deck depart­ ment wUl take care of the laundry and the steward department would take care of the recreation, room. NOTICES 4 4 The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SlU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot QUEENSTCN HEIGHTS (Saatrade), March 10—Chairman, T. Flaming; Sacratary, D. Shaahan. Letter was sent to the Boston Itall about disputed OT for shifting the ship, as well as a report on the man who made the ship on the pierhead last trip. Members should not go over the crew and delegates and send a letter on any beef to headquarters be­ fore consulting the crew. TBfc also applies to the agent who should handle the beef. Broken porthole glass will be put on the repair list to be taken care at at the shipyard this trip. Ail previous repairs were taken care of to the crew's PONCE (Puerto Rice), March 14— satisfaction. The second pumpman. Jack Chairman, Rey Holder; Sacretary, H. L. Farrand, took care of most of the re­ Millar. Leo Rentes was elected engine pairs and got a vote of thanks. delegate. Brother Gonzales thanked the crew for the flowers sent to his wife. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), January Tony Viera was elected new ship's dele­ 17—Chairman, J. Ountor; Secretary, B. gate. Captain did not order a replace­ Kinter. Some repairs were done. Cun­ ment for the OS, claiming that the ship ningham was elected ship's delegate by carries an extra man. and he would be acclamation. Engine department quar­ compelled to pay off a man if he had to ters should be cleaned and painted. All get another one. Each crewmcmber will repairs will be made before reaching donate $1 to the ship's fund at the next payoff. Patrolman wiU be notified of the captain's attitude toward the crew. Captain was on deck Interfering with or­ dinary routine deck work. Ship's dele­ gate will find out why the crew must wait for a draw in every port. Walter "Whitey" Craig Edward Nooney Please contact Leroy Clarke at Your mother is ill and worried about you. Contact her at 552 1413 Ryan Street,. Lake Charles, La. It is very important. Ocean Avenue, Jersey City, NJ. John R. Ramey Get in touch with Silas Blake Axtell, 15 Moore Street, New York • City, regarding your suit, ^Can'Shahers* Have No OK Quiz Answerg .(1) 15 percent. (2) Thirty hours.' Solution Is this equation: 1/20 plus 1/x equals 1/12, then 2x equals 60, X equals 30. (3) Edward R. Murrow of the Columbia Broadcasting System. (4) A famous gambler. (5) Struggle between striking mine workers, militia, and mine guards in Ludlow, Colorado, April 19, 1914. Twelve children and two women of the striking, work­ er's families were killed. ' (6) CiiTO - cumulus cloud s, which come in layers and patches. (7) Phoenix, Arizona. (8) Coins were once pared by peciple, who would then sell the accumulated gold and silver. Grooves help prevent this. (9) (h) St. Petersberg. (10) Battle, fought between Hannibal's Carthagiaians and Roman lei^cins on plains of Africa in 202 b.e. Hannibal lost, thus pavIhff wky'to irlsi'^ Of Rbaiafn: didpiriil. SEAMAR (Calmar), March »—Chair­ man, William Sibley; Secretary, T. Brennan. J. B. Bairnett was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Washing machine will be repaired as soon as pos­ sible. There is a $10 balance in the ship's fund. Suggestion was made to buy magazines. Laundry will be cleaned by the engine department; recreation room by steward and deck departments. Repair list will be turned over to the ship's delegate. There was a discussion on the benefits of the SIU Sea Chest over the outmoded slopchest on this vessel. ' FRENCH CREEK (Cities Service), Jan­ uary 36—Chairman, Harry Jaynes; Sec­ retary, Dan Beard. Captain refuses to handle mail through the Singapore agent. Deck department is waiting clarification from New York on anchor watches in Yokdsulia. Motion was passed to mail outgoing mail through the ship's dele­ gate, using the ship's fund. Baker's of­ fer to donate cash to the ships fund was accepted. Baker got a vote of thanks for his generous offer. John the pantryman got a vote • of thanks for his cooperation in the mcsshall and the galley. The brand of washing powder Issued is not acceptable, and crew asked that a better brand be put aboard in the States. There should be a greater vari­ ety of iced drinks. Both toasters need repairing as well as the screen on the baker's door. Some mattresses do not Rt the bunks. Discussion on the use of imitation black pepper and dried apples will be referred to the next meeting. March 6 — Chairman, Harry Jaynes; Secretary, Dan Beard. There is $6.13 in the ship's fuhd plus S26 from the ar­ rival pool. There are a number of cases Puzzle Answer as they have been using our showers in Puerto Rico. Crew was asked to stay out of the pantry during meal hours. One table should be set aside for the watch. of dysentary almard, and It was sug­ gested that the dishwashing machine be checked and that glasses and mugs be carefully washed. Patrolman should see (he steward about getting a special cleaner for glasses. Linen washed at Suez came back filthy and smelted bad. Heads should be kept cleaner by the crew. Repair list must be turned in by Monday. Beef on the shortage of stores and the miserable slopchest will be turned over to the patrolman. ROBIN TUXFORD (Seas Shipping), March 9—Chairman, H. R. Cuymon; Sec­ retary, Charles C. Peters. Engineers have been very lax on repairs for this trip. One man missed ship twice. Drinking fountain outside crew messhall should be replaced. Three motors burned out this past trip. Ship should be fumigated for rats and roaches. New refrigerator is needed; old one is always on the blink. Galley exhaust fan does not operate prop­ erly; there is not enough power to suck fumes out when frying. This is an ex­ ceptionally hot galley. Patrolman will be contacted on these matters. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for the exceUent chow put out. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), Febru­ ary 15—Chairman, Duke Wall; Secretary, Celuska. Galley drain was not fixed yet. First assistant told the steward today that he would get on this Job right away. George Llbby was elected new ship's dele­ gate by acclamation. Bosun told the deck department that all hands were to be sober on sailing day to avoid trouble. Dirty linen should be put by the spare room set aside for this purpose, and not thrown down below. Steward told the crew that the steward department would try to avoid any food beefs, but if there should be one, bring it out at the meet­ ings where it can be straightened out SIU fashion. All garbage should be placed in the can aft and not on deck. Laundry is to lie kept clean by each man u.sing it; each laundry will dump garbage and clean up for a week at a time. Crew uses the messhall as a recreation hail, and it should be cleaned up by those using it. Slop sink should be kept clean by ail three departments. March 14—Chairman, Duke Hall; Secre­ tary, L. Galus. The man logged for al­ coholism should be sent to the hospital for treatment as soon as we get in. Stew­ ard will order-more linen so that the ship is up to par. Union should take up the matter of innerspring mattresses with the company. Washing machine and ironing board should be fixed. Crew unanimous­ ly gave a vote of thanks to the steward and his department for the good service and the well done job performed this trip. All garbage should be dumped aft of No. 9 hatch and garbage pails should not be washed out in the slop sink. Chief cook said a few words aliout how well pleased he was with the galley force, and he hoped that there would be all the old faces in the galley next trip. INES (Bull), February 21—Chairman, Manuel Marines; Secretary, Ray Brown. Topside will be asked to return books to the library. There should be more variety on meats and menus. Food being left out at night should be inspected. Fruit should be kept away from the steam table. There should be coopera­ tion in keeping the library clean. Ship's fund will be used to buy a good washing machine. March 14—Chairman, Harry Gerle; Sec­ retary, Harold Long. Repair list will be turned over to the patrolman. W.-\shing machine needs repairing. There is $10 in the ship's fund. Vote of thanks went to the electrician and ship's delegate for procuring washing machine, changing motors, etc. This machine was bought by the crow, as the machine supplied by the company needs fixing. Recreation room. messhaU and heads for all depart­ ments were painted out this past December. MARORE (Ore), March 13—Chairman, Hank Shepeta; Sacretary, M. A. Rendweles. All rooms should be cleaned be­ fore leaving the ship for the next crew. D.M will keep the fan repaired. MAE (Bull), March 20—Chairman, Sid Burger; Secretary, Ed Carlson. There is S25.04 in the ship's fund. Porthole gas­ kets should be checked. .Extra elements will be bought for the TV antenna. Wash­ ing machine is to be cleaned and turned off after use. ELIZABETH (Bull), March 21—Chair­ man, F. Greet; Secretary, C. Oliver. One man was left in the hospital in San .luan. Ship's delegate will see the patroinian about getting milk in San Ju.-in, Puerto Rico. Motion was passed to get book shelves made in the laundry room. I'ote of thanks went to the crew messman for the good service. All new crewmembers should be on the ship an hour before sailing, as they stand a good chance of being left on the dock, as this skipper leaves when he is ready. Vote of thanks went to the steward department and baker for a fine job. New lockers should be installed in all crew's quarters. JEAN LAFITTE (Waterman), February 7—Chairman, Jack Thompson; Secretary, George Craggs. There was discussion about the contract. Ship's delegate win obtain contract information when the vessel pays off. Deck delegate will see the chief engineer about fixing the crew's coffee urn; incidentally, this urn is ready for the boneyard. March 13—Chairman, not listed; Secre­ tary, Wilson J. Davis. Patrolman will be asked to talk with the skipper about ' draws on arrival in Japan; he will also be asked by the patrolman to use a bit of courtesy ,in talking to men. Steward I desiai'tment got a vote of thanks. WorkI ing activities should go according to Union rule, not according to seniority. Patrolman should blast the mate about medical treatment on board. The crewmember who feels that he was mistreated will speak to the delegate. A committee consisting of Wilson J. Davis, Jack Thompson, and Peter Prevas was elected to draft a letter to-the Union on the captain's attitude toward men. Motion was made to make the hospital into a foc'sle for daymen on all C-2 vessels owned by Waterman. WILLIAM A. M. BURDEN (Western Tankers), January T1—Chairman, Ed Farrell; Secretary, W. Wright. Five replace­ ments are needed. G. Baker was elected I ship's delegate. Captain will be asked I abuot safe equipment for cleaning tanks. 1 Chief engineer will be contacted about : getting tank tops fixed; they cannot be i closed. i I i I I OCEAN ULLA (Ocean Trans.), March t — Chairman, Arthur Kavcl; Secretary, Vincent Maahan. Joe Cantin was elected ship's delegate. Each man will donate S.50 for an iron to the ship's fund. Ship's delegate will see the captain about a wringer and port discharges. STEEL AGE (Isthmian), March 4 — Chairman, Louis Johnson; Secretary, H. W. Clemens. Tom Duncan was elected new ship's delegate by acclamation. There is $21.17 in the ship's fund, which was turned over to tlie ship's delegate. Chief engineer and captain will he con­ tacted about heat. New washing machine i should be gotten before leaving the States. Motion was made to move the I checkers away from the house where the ; crew sleeps. One man from each de: partment will clean the laundry. Dcie> g.atcs will check the repair list. Crcw; members are to be dressed properly be­ fore entering messroom and pantry. I Standby buzzer was installed from bridge I to messroom. Screen doors should be i bolted in port to keep shoreside person­ nel out. WACOSTA (Waterman), March 11— Chairman, Pet. Loieas; Secretary, Luis ' A. Ramirez. A motion was made that an SIU patrolman at the next port be conI tacted to straighten up some matters and I repairs, especially the galley mixing ma] chine. The matter of individual distribu­ tion of linen to the engine dep.irtment will be referred to the patrolman through the ship's delegate. Meeting hours to be rotated as suggested. ROBIN KIRK (Seas Shippingf, March 7 —Chairman, Joe Selby; Secretary, John BEATRICE (Bull), March 21—Chairman, W. Clark. Two men missed ship In Cape­ J. Foti; Secretary, J. McLaughlin. Mate town: matter to be turned over to the pawill try and get lockers for the deck de­ I trolman. Bosun suggested that ship's partment, oilskins and working clothes. keys be turned over to the ship's deleWashing machine, as usual was discussed. ' gate for next voyage. A few minor beefs A new one is needed. Shoreside person­ i were reported on the food; crew asked nel should be kept out of passageways. for sardines and salmon. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. 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Got $200 Draw However, Welfare Services was able to make arrangements for a $200 draw which was delivered im­ mediately to the hospital by SIU "Welfare Services representative A1 Thompson, leaving one Seafarer a lot happier than he was before he got into the hospital. ' The quick action by the unioh helped Bacomo out of a tight spot in rapid order. It was his dough, after all. in the HOSPITALS The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome fnail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time ./or visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. Seafarer Fortunato Bacomo displays $200 draw arranged for by the Union and delivered at Manhattan Beach hospital by SIU Welfare Services Representative A1 Thompson. Nurse looks on. All of the following SIU families Mrs. Paul McBride, Box 525, will collect the $200 maternity Church Point, La. benefit plus a $25 bond from the 4" 4' 4 Union in the baby's name. Michael Joseph Schenk, bom February 9, 1954. Parents, Mr. Donald Arthur McNeil, bom and Mrs. Joseph Schenk, 3905 Fait March 5, 1954. Parents. Mr. and Avenue, Baltimore, Md. Mrs. William A. McNeil, 202 • 4* 4^ 4" Henly Avenue, Crichton Station, Sherri Lynn Baker, bom DecemMobile, Ala. br 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4" i 4" Conrad £. Baker, PO Box 177, William Charles Vogel, Jr., bom Petaluma, Cal. Febraary 20, 1954. Parents, Mr. 4> 4^ 4^ and Mrs. William C. Vogel, 1538 Sara Louise Knaflich, born Riverside Avenue, Baltimore 30, March 1, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Md. Mrs. Hanly V. Knaflich, 5704 East ^ 57th Street, Seattle 5, Wash. Teresa June Akins, bom Febm4> 4> t ary 23, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mary Jane Griffith, bora Janu­ Mrs. Marion J. Akins, Route No. 1, ary 16, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Nashville, Ga. Mrs. _Jesse Griffith, 1319 Linden 4i 4i t Avenue, Baltimore, Md. Joan Anna Tutwiler, bom Febt 4" 4J roary 25, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Lorene Marie Anderson, born Mrs. James H. Tutwiler, 1641 March 17, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Waverly Way, Baltimore, Md. Mrs. Richard A. Anderson, 191 4 4^ t Scott Street, Naugatuck, Conn. Kenneth Ray Bevell, bom Jan­ 4i t 4> uary 8, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Jose Antonio Pescador Lopez, Mrs. Arbie L. Bevell, PO Box 19, born March 5, 1954. Parents, Mr. Courtland, Miss. and Mrs. Jose Pescador Lopez, 1539 Hoe Avenue, Bronx 60, NY. 4" 4^ 4' Sally Ann McBride, bom Feb4. 4^ 4> mary 18, 1954. Parents, Mr. and William Charles Lee, Jr., born February 28, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Lee, Route 1, Tifton, Ga. Raymond Theodore V r a b 1 i c, born February 7, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond I. Vrabllc, 6727 Thruway, Dundalk. Md. t 4" 4' Carta Jean Freilich, bom March 12, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Selig S. Freilich, 261-79 Langston Avenue, Glen Oaks, LI, NY. 4^ 4 4« Herman Finhold Cox, born Feb­ ruary 16, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Cox, Jr., 223 St. Paul Avenue, Pass Christian, Miss. 4" 4 4" Delane Anna Yeats, born March 2, 1954. Parents, Mr. , and Mrs. Henry L. Yeats, 1237 Music Street, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Marcia Delores Kendrick, bom March 5, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James W. Kendrick, Route 5, Box 20, Springhill, Ala. 4 4 4 Charlotte Rose Warning, bom January 19, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Warning, 64 Item Avenue, Crichton Station, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 Gary Ray Smith, born Febmary 23, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George J. Smith, 312 Essex Street, Saugus, Mass. Let OS Know... h: It ii you're in trouiile 444 Mitzi Renee Flowers, born March 10, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde H. Flowers, 965 Church Street, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Joseph Clyde 'Goude, bom March 13, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Goude, 634 Hudson Street, New York, NY. Mary Magdalen Gutierrez, bom January 19, 1954. Parents, Mr. ayid Mrs. Simon Qutierrez, 7105 Avenue N, Houston, Tex. How To Get Disabled Pay YOOK PROBLEM IS OUR BUSINESS W'^-' Ite- UE lUE no WEIFJUE SEimCES Eii!>UTMEIR Any totally disabled Sea­ farer, regardless at age, who has been employed for seven years on SlU-contracted ships is eligible for the $25 weekly disability benefit for as long as he is unable to work. Ap­ plications and queries on un­ usual situations should be sent to the Union Welfare Tmstees, e/o SIU Headquairters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32,. NY. USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATI^N BEACH. BROOKLYN. NY Percy D. Allred James R. Lewis Fortune Bacomo Francis F. Lynch Thomas Bryant Harry F. McDonald Joseph G. Carr Archibald McGuigan Julian Cuthrell David Mcllreath EmUio Deigado Frank Mackay Antonio M. Diaz Lloyd MUier John DriscoU Alfred Mueler M. W. Gardiner Eugene T. Nelson Robert T. Gilbert George Schumaker Bart E. Ouranick E. R. Smaliwood Thomas Isaksen Henry E. Smith John W. KeenanHarry S. Tuttie L. Kristiansen Renato A. Viiiata Frederick Landry VirgU E. WUmoth James J. Lawlor USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Manuel D. Aguas John Mclnnes George Anderson Vic Miiazzo Thomas R. Bach Sau Mok Meivin Bass John Nemeth John Beckmann Warren Nielsen Marcie Boyles Emilio Ortiz Azhar Caram Edward PoUse Jar Chong Peter Prokopuk Pedro Claude Heinrich Rabba Fred A. Delpenha Robert Reynolds Raul Deiossantos Edwin T. Rushton Donald Dunn P. W. Seidenbergh Joseph Faircioth Robert Sizemore Brigidio Figueroa Frank Soriano Deforest Fry Jose Sousa Esteil Godfrey Walter Sudnick Hans R. Hanssen James Thompson John B. Hass B. F. Trottie Lyie Hipp Samuel L. Vandal Lars Hope Jan Vanos , Choo Chang Lai Louis WiUiams Alexander Leiter USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. C. Adkins Alva W. MeCulIum K. K. Braaten Joseph D. McGraw Jessie A. Clarke Terral McRaney MUlard M. Cutler George Mattair Jos. Dallas W. Middendore James R. Dodson Paige A. Mitchell BolestaH J. Dzeiak Edward A. Morgan JameFw. Gordon Thomas Mungo G. E. Herrmann Raymond C. Myers J. B. Humphries Herbert Parks McConniey Jarrell Jimmie Priddy George Jerosimfch John C. Ramsey Alexander Johnson .Tohn Scott William Kenny J. T. Sigmon Karl Krlstensen W. J. Stephens William Kunak Ray B. Sunderland Dorsey J. Lambert Thomas Tlerno Clyke R. Leggett Frank Van Dusen L. G. Llnthicum Andrew Westerlund Peter Losado Henrlc N. Wlese David McCollum Clifford Womack U.SPHS HOSPITAL S.:ATTLE. WASH. O. E. Abrams S. Johannessen Sverre 1. Brenna V. K. Ming G. C. Famum Linus E. Twits William K. GuUey Otto R. Ware USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Vincent B. Arjona Clarence W. Cobb WiUiam D. Austin P. B. Cogley Leonard BaUey S. Cope Thomas Barracliff J. D. Dambrlno James J. Battle Andrew Danko Charles E. Brady Thomas J. Dawson WUIiam R. Burch Henry L. DUl P. J. Carpovich J. L. Diosco S. C. Carregal Gordon R. Oooley Richard W. Clark Thomas L. Dugan E. G. Knapp Robert T. Eider Leo Fontenot Leo H. Lang B. D. Foster James M. Lucky Hugh D. Fouche Grant Marzett Stanley A. Freeman C. E. McClarnan James E. Gardiner J. E. McEHreath Nathan L, Gardner James R, Miller John B. Geissler Otto H. Palsson Jack H. Gleason H. F. Paschall Harry M. Hankee Harry G. Peek F. Hauser Edgar A. Piatt H. C. Herring W. E. Reynolds WiUiam RocheU John L. Hinton Robert E. Hommel J. Santiago J. W. Howell Luthgr C. Seidea John N. Hull James T. Smith Thomas S. Johnson L. C. Smith Lonnle R. Tlckla William Johnson Leonard Kay J. E. Ward John E. Kennedy Louis W. WetzeU Michael V. Kicko US NAVY HOSPITAL KEY WEST. FLA. Thomas W. Atkins USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. John L. Griffin Manuel Martins John R. Henchey William H. Mason W. G. Keiswetter USPHS HOSPITAL SAN .FRANCISCO. CAL. Wayne T. Center Joe Perreirs Henry J. Childs Eugene G. Plahn Ho Yee Chow W. S. Singleton G. C. Eller V. W. Sorensen' T. C. Finntrty Sing Ah Sue Olav Gustausen M. B. WUson A. M. Keller P. S. Yuzon USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. W. C. Bedgood R. B. McCorkel Paul B. Bland A. R. Norton C. E. Carkhuff F. S. Paylor G. O. Corbett James B. -Sellers Paul Jakubcsak Gilbert F. T/lIson .Toseph Kramer James F. Wilson Jimmie Littleton Paul M. Wood SEASIDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CAL. Ragnor A. Ericson BEEKMAN DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NY Bernard Jurkowski GRASSLANDS HOSPITAL VALHALLA, NY Arthur Lomas USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICH. Tim Burke Harry J. Cronin VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Leonard Franks SAILOR-S SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Joseph Koslusky POTTENGER SANITORIUM MONROVIA. CAL. E. L. Prltchard USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Frank Alasavlch Theodore Mastaler E. P. Belkner Robert A. Rogers Ralph M. ChurchiU Jose J, Valenzueln Lawrence Macnell USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEX. ^ Mair C. Bunker J. E. Markopolo Claude L. Davis A. L. Miller M. DegoIIado Floyd C. Nolan Eugene R. Hall A. J. ScTievlng Harry E. Horn Denis C. Skousas Samuel S. Lyla ' Jack D. Strickland Ernest L. Magers Delegate's Letter Helps Win Quick Care For Injured Man The importance of meeting ships on which men are being repatriated because of illness was underscored recently by the case of Seafarer James Marker, fornfierly on the Robin Kirk. Marker and another crew- cab and sent home for rest and member were coming back recuperation. from Africa on another Robin In Harker's, cdse; the company ship, the Robin Sherwood, as re­ wanted him to stay on the ship patriates because there was a doc­ until It docked in Baltimore, be­ tor on board that particular vessel. cause that was where he had signed Earlier the ship's on In the first Instance. But Harkdelegate on the er wanted to get hospitalization Sherwood had Immediately. Consequently, notified head­ Thompson took him off the ship quarters Inform­ and over to Staten Island where ing the Union of because of his condition they ad­ the arrival of the mitted him as an inpatient right two men and ask­ away. ing that some­ Under the circumstances, it was body be at the a good thing that the delegate had dock to take care written headquarters because Bark­ Harker of them. er's condition was none too good Consequently, Welfare Services and It would not have been advis­ representative Al. Thompson met able for him to continue on to the ship when It docked on- the Baltimore. This case again points up the New Jersey side of the Hudson River, After discussing the matter advisability of having -delegates with company representatives. It notify headquarters well In adwas agreed that one of the repatri­ Vjance that tji^y^ coming - home ated men should be put In a taxl- with repatriated men aboard. �SEAFARERS April 2. 19M LOG Page Twenty-seven Can't Keep Good 5IU Man Down SEEDP THE SEAFARERS Now recovering from a fractured hip, a broken pelvis and other injuries at a US Public Health Service hospital is Seafarer Edwin L. Rushton. While faced with a long period of convalescense, Rushton is happy that the Union got him transferred out of a private hospital into a place where he" couid get free medical treat­ ment and enjoy the company With WALTER SIEKMANN of fellow-seamen. iNewa about men fn the hospitals and Seafarers receivtna SW Wel­ Rushton suffered his injury when fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It Is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes he fell off the gangway of the Val his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) Chem while the ship was at its terminal in the East River. He was Quite often Seafarers run into a little trouble collecting maintenance rushed to Lincoln hospital in the and cure from the shipping companies because they once had a child­ Bronx for emergency treatment. hood ailment and neglected to report it to the company doctor when Contacted Hospital they were examined and questioned. Then if they get sick on board tl^e ship, the insurance companies will look to connect their shipboard As soon as the Union received a sickness with their previous medical history as an excuse for not paying report of the injury, a Welfare maintenance. Services" Representative got in The insurance companies argue this way—if the man had reported touch with the hospital and made his previous ailment to the examining doctor, the doctor would have arrangements to transfer Rushgiven him a thorough check-up on that particular matter and then found ton to the more congenial climate of Staten Island. him not lit for duty. The injured Seafarer can pass Now its pretty obvious that if a man was sick once, many years be­ fore, and has been sailing fit for duty for a number of years, there the time of day regaling his ship­ Isn't much chance of connecting his shipboard sickness with what went mates with tales of an interesting on before. But If the man doesn't report it to the doctor, then the in­ past. At various times he has been surance people have the loophole they are looking for to deny main­ a wrestler, an infantryman, a food broker, a restaurant worker and a tenance. So make sure when the doctor asks questions about your past illness variety of other occupations. He to tell him all that has happened. If you are fit for duty, you will get comes from a long-line of seafarers cleared anyway, with the USPHS doctors having the final say on that on his mother's side. He was born score. That way, if anything happens on the ship the insurance people won't have ai loophole to deny you maintenance. On the beach over In Yokohama, Japan, are a couple of the boys who like that part of the world. Amadeo Fedele was taken sick on The Cabins and is now in that Oriental port awaiting repatriation. Max Lipkin, on the other hand, makes the town his home away from home. Now, however, he is there recuperating from a broken leg. One of the brothers, Glenn Curl, who hails from New Orleans down in the bayou country, is laid up In Manila, PT, at this time because of an auto acci­ dent. Harry Cronin is expecting to get out of the Seafarer-patients in the hospital In Cincinnati, Ohio, with a "fit for duty" Staten Island USPHS hospital slip before very much longer. never lack for immediate Vic Milazzo is now over at the Staten Island hos­ Milazzo pital after being transferred from the Manhattan service or company, under the well-organized system of hospital Beach hospital. He's hoping to get a "fit for duty" slip soon. delegates maintained by the SIU " Hugh Crawford, who hails from Tampa, Fla., was there. The delegates, working in fireman on the Abiqua when he came down with a conjunction with daily visits by hernia. He is getting out of the Staten Island hos­ SIU hospital representatives are pital and will head for New Orleans to do his con­ able to take care of all non-medi­ valescing. Quite a few of the boys do the same thing cal needs in short order. in order to recuperate in the southern sunshine, and Each floor in the ho.spital has its It has nothing to do with the good-looking women own delegate, who of necessity, down there, they say. must be an ambulatory patient. The Welfare Services Department, answering all Any time a new patient is admitted needs for Seafarers, got a strange request from Tim to the floor, the delegate notifies McCarthy aboard the Tagalam. Tim says there's a Fedele headquarters immediately and lets belly-robbing^ steward aboard the scow, so he wants Welfare Services to send him a package of good chow to tide him over Welfare Services know if there is anything the man needs. It might a rough trip. Of course, he's only kidding. be a matter of getting his gear off a ship, notifying his family of his whereabouts, or simply getting him some smokes. In addition, if any man is con­ fined to his bed, the word is passed through the hospital from floor to floor to see if he has any friends who could visit him. Of course, the delegates them­ selves keep changing since they get discharged from the hospital in due course and a new one has to be chosen to take their place. But there is always somebody on hand to represent the men and take care of all the little items that make a difference between a relatively pleasant hospital stay and a pretty unhappy one. SlU Delegates At Hospitals Always On Job Already A Lens Hound? iriliiplii? •y'f-'. in Swanipscott, Massachusetts, to the daughter of a sea captain. His grandfather operated a fivemasted sailing schooner that car­ ried coal between Hampton Roads and other Atlantic ports, and Rushton was often aboard the ship as an infant. However, a few years later, the ship was wrecked, ending his sea-going career for the time be­ ing. Non-Union Trip Sub.sequently he shipped as OS on a United Fruit vessel, but one trip under the non-union condi­ tions prevailing then convinced him that seafaring was not for him. He then worked in a variety, of jobs, but when the depression set in, he became part of a wrestling tour. He and a 280-pound ex-Holy Cross football tackle, Kewpie McCue, toured the tank tdwns wrest­ ling four or five nights a week for the local "championship." To at­ tract the local citizenry, Rushton went under the name of "Farmer" Rushton." After a while though, Rushton got tired of having his ears pinned back by McCue, so he left the wrestling- business. During World War II, Rushton found himself storming the beaches of Normandy with the infantry and picked up a bullet for his pains. Finally, in 1951, he decided to try his hand at seafaring again. His first ship was the SlU-manned Northwestern Victory, wdiich he found quite different from the United Fruit ship he once was on. Right now, Rushton sails regu­ larly in the steward department. He hopes to be back in action soon with his SIU shipmates. Knowles died on February 7, 1954, in Mobile, Ala., of a head injury. He sailed as a bosun in t'ne deck department. Burial took place at Wolf Ridge Cemetery. Whistler. Ala. Brother Knowles is survived Thomas E. Foster, 58: A skull •by his wife, Theima Doris Knowles, fracture received in an automobile Route 8, Box 171, Crichton, Ala. crash near Death Valley Junction. 4> 4 4 Gal., caused Brother Foster's death on February 18, 1954. A chief John Ira Waller, 38: On Decem­ steward. Brother Foster was buried in Jacksonville, Tex.; the estate is ber 29. 1953. Brother Waller was administered by Mrs. Minnetta B. drowned in Delaware River. New Hanrahan of 20197 Piccadilly Road, Castle Co., Del., and was buried at Middleboro Cenietery, MiddleDetroit 21, Mich. boro, Mass. He sailed as a wiper in !• t t the engine department. Simeon Layne, 64: On March 3. 4 4 4 1954, Brother Layne died at Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, Robert E. Halliday: While the and was buried in Evergreen Ceme­ Steel Designer was at latitude tery there. He sailed as a member 28-40N longitude 75-07W, on Janu­ of the steward department. ary 25, 1954, Brother Halliday fell overboard and was lost at sea. He 4" 4" 4» Lloyd C. Knowles, 37: Brother sailed as carpenter in the deck department. Any Seafarer who has become a father since April 1, 1952, can receive the $200 maternity benefit payment, plus the Union's gift of a $25 US Treasury Bond for the child. A copy of the mar­ riage certificate and birth certificate is i-equired. If possible, a discharge from his last ship should be enclosed. Duplicate pay­ ments and bonds, will be given in cases of multiple births. Disability; Any totally disabled Seafarer, regardless of age. Who has seven years seatime when companies participatinig in the Welfare Plan, is eligible for the weekly disability benefit for as long as he is totally unable to work. Applications and queries on unusual situations should be sent to the Union Welfare Trustees, c/o SIU Headquarters, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY. ' •• The deaths of the followinu Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and $2,500 death benefits are being paid to beneficiaries. Mqternity; .b' l/oili y.\ ""'mti Convalescing happily in company of fellow-seamen. Seafarer Ed Rushton displays SIU hospital benefits in one hand while Seafarer Don Peterson offers a light for bis cigar. At right are Seafarers Robert Reynolds and Walter Sudnick. Who Geia SiU Reiiefits? Mrs. William Renter, wife of Seafarer William Reuter, shows off the new addition to the family, in the person of son William John, bom January 11, 1954. The New York City Seafarer was last on the ASalea City (Waterman). Junior doesn't seem bothered one bit by the photographic activities "•'M 4 4 4 Peter Sadowski, 41: A messman in the steward department, Brother Sadowski died of a heart ailment on February 25, 1954, at the Balti­ more, Md., USPHS hospital. He was buried at St. Stanislaus Ceme­ tery in that city. His estate is ad­ ministered by Stanley Sadowski, 120 Montford Avenue, Baltimore, Md. 4 4,4 Tedd R. Terrhigion, 50: On Feb­ ruary 8, 1954, Brother Terrington suffered a fatal hemorrhage in New Orleans, La. He sailed in the steward department. Surviving is his son, Tedd Phillip Terrington, Apartment F, 500 Felicitj', New Orleans, La. ' -1 I �• OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT •. AFL • fljv'-1 • Sf ?-:-' : L-. i Whether you've spent coffeetinne with a mermaid or merely plucked a lessjosty morsel out of the briny, the. place to tell about it is in the pages of the SlU's own newspaper, the SEAFARERS LOG. 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Title A name given to the resource April 2, 1954 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVI, No. 7 Description An account of the resource Headlines: NLRB THROWS OUT DOCK VOTE; ORDERS NEW BALLOT THREE SEAFARERS, OTHERS SEEK SIU SCHOLARSHIPS MOBILE ASKS DEEPENING OF SHIP CHANNEL LAST 25 SHIPS TO BALLOT IN STEWARD VOTE UNIONS LEAD FIGHT ON TRANSFERS AS HEARINGS BEGIN NEW WATERMAN TERMINAL OPENS AT PORT NEWARK YARMOUTH SAILS THRU SEA LAW LOOPHOLES SIU DONATES BATCH OF NEW BOOKS TO USPHS HOSPITAL GULF SHORE GANGS WIN PAY INCREASE TOUTS SEA JOBS AT $2 A HAND PATIENTS CALL ON NMU FOR HOSPITAL AID EARLY POLL RETURNS BACK SHIPS' LIBRARIES; SOME CHANGES SOUGHT CONFERENCE TAKES UP MARITIME ILLS LOG ERRS IN PHOTO MIX-UP DID HE REALLY WIN $140,000? WATERMAN ASKS OKAY FOR GULF PASSENGER RUN ISRAEL SEA UNION ON SOLID BASIS EYE GIFT STORY ENDS IN REUNION ON SHIP SEAFARER RECALLS OLD WHALING DAYS; FINDS LIFE TODAY 'TAME' SEA CHEST TAKES TOP PRIZE IN CIGARETTE SALES CONTEST PANAMANIANS ALL NEW DOCK VOTE THE CALL OF THE SEA SCHOOL BELLS THE MORRO CASTLE FIRE SHARK FISHING CHIEF ATTRACTION ABOARD VESSEL ON FAR EAST RUN SEAFARERS MOURN FOR SKIPPER ON FINAL TRIP BROTHER TRIO GOES PROSPECTING FOR WHAT-HAVE-YOU IN COLORADO SEAFARERS PAY TRIBUTE TO SHIPMATE'S MEMORY 'WERE YOU CAUGHT IN RAID TOO?' SAID THE SEAFARER TO THE JUDGE WHAT'S THE TARIFF WELFARE TO THE RESCUE WITH $ CAN'T KEEP GOOD SIU MAN DOWN SIU DELEGATES AT HOSPITALS ALWAYS ON JOB Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/2/1954 1954 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/b7f423725521627050e5274f5fba9329.PDF 0f3634ae621d4ff6c0962ebae6475586 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG •A • O F F I C I Al O R GAN OP THE SgAFARERS I NTE R N ATI O N Al UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL TANKER CO.YIELDS 7 SIGNS WITH UNION a .Story on Page 3 Plan Ship Transfer Hearings Story on Page 2 I, The fourth set of twins re­ ported born to an SIU family since the start of the maternity benefit, Elizabeth •Margaret and Mary Veronica M^er nestle comfort/ ably in the arms of their mother, Mrs, Thomas F. Maher of New York City. The girls, born February .27, 1953, toy with the $25 bonds and $200 checks V presented to each of them by the Union. Late appUf cation for the benefits delay^ payment up until now< Diaper Duo. ||___ Seafarers in Mobile take advantage of the location of the rUFUOC flOlffe. SIU branch hall here to get a look-see at the annual Mardi Gras parade, which is said to pre-date the similar New Orleans celebration. Right on the parade route, the hall provided a perfect vantage point for watching the many floats passing by. (Story, other photoa <m Page 9.) Ir ^ ^ VT W* MIA •; • •?; �' ( Face Two SEAFARERS LOG March 19, 1954 Congressman Demands Halt i To Transfers; Sets Hearings Acting after vigorous protests by the SIU Washington office in conjunction with other maritime unions, the House Merchant Marine Committee is planning to hold hearings on the recent ^laxation of sMp transfer rules. Pending the hearings, acting committee chair­ man Kep, Thor C. Tollefson-r' ^ — has asked the Department of friendly shelter of the tax-free, whether transfer of American Commerce to put a stop to all low-wage Panamanian or Liberian flag .merchant ships would "ma­ ? 1, pending transfers. flags. terially aid the US economy, The announcement of the com­ On another ship-transfer front, national defense and the merchant mittee chairman's «. decision fol­ the State and Commerce Depart­ marine" as required in the nation's lowed upon requests by the joint ments have approved long pending basic maritime policy. Pending re­ legislative committee of the Con­ proposals that would authorize the ceipts • of information as to how ference of American Maritime sale of 12 C-1 ships to Brazil as (Continued on page 17) Unions that these transfers be in­ well as four C-1 and two N-3 vestigated. The maritime union type ships to the Philippines for representatives objected strongly use in that country's inter-island to new- regulations issued by the trade. Maritime Administration permit­ All the ships Involved in the ting such transfers without the proposed sales would come out of owners haying to replace them the US reserve fleet and would be with equivalent tonnage under the used in the domestic trades of the American flag. Under these regu­ two countries involved. While none lations, eight Liberty-tankers have of them would compete with Amer­ gone to foreign flags, while seven ican flags, the opening of ship sales more ships have applications pend­ to foreign nations is considered a This paintinc of a flower arrancement was submitted by Seafarer GALVESTON—Prospects for an ing, including the SlU-manned dangerous precedent which might R. C. Kienast of Mount Pleasant Beach, Maryland. molasses carriers, the Catahoula renew pressures for more ship early solution to the housing prolilem for the SIU branch in this port and Carrabulle. transfers. faded suddenly, when plans to • Switch Yarmouth In a letter to the Department of lease one or more floors of a build­ In another ship transfer action, Commerce, which has jurisdiction ing owned by the Odd Fellows, a the Ea.stern Steamship Company over the Maritime Administration, fraternal order, fell through re­ announced that it had obtained Rep. Tollefson pointed out that ac­ cently. permission from the Maritime Ad­ cording to the Defense Depart­ SIU Galveston Port Agent Keith With six weeks left to the Art Contest deadline. Seafarers ministration to switch the passen­ ment, the US was lacking 165 dry Alsop and members of the Build­ interested in competing for 12 awards are sending in their ger ship Yarmouth to the Liberian cargo ships, six passenger ships ing Committee elected by the The vessel has run for a great and 43 tankers for minimum needs. branch membership reported that stuff to SIU headquarters. Deadline for entries in the 3rd flag. many years each summer with SIU "Also, they stated that our nation when plans to lease part of the annual contest run by the Un-'*^ crews' between Boston and Nova must place reliance upon Ameri­ ion is midnight, April 30. working, metalwork and other Scotia, with Eastern's home port can-flag merchant ships. Despite property were nearly completed, details for the desired lease Under the contest rules in craft skills. being Boston. this warning, the Maritime Admin­ couldn't be worked out at the last forre this year, each Seafarer can All entries sent in by mail should Tramp shipowners who operate istration has permitted freer trans­ submit up to five entries in each be addressed to the Art Editor, Liberty ships under the American fer of American ships to foreign moment. Accordingly, the search for suitable space for a new Gal­ of four contest classifications— SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth flag have also indicated they flags." veston hall goes on. oils, watercolors, drawings and Avenue, Brooklyn 32, New York. would like to get under the Tollefson also questioned Long-Range Plan handicrafts. The best three entries - The quest for a new hall is part in each of the classifications will of the Union's long-range plan to be awarded valuable prizes. provide modern, up-to-date mem­ Two Displays bership facilities in all ports. The Judges of the contest will con­ present hall, located at 308Vi sist of a panel of art experts plus 23 Street, has long been felt to be the art editor of the SEAFARERS inadequate and unsuited to the LOG. All entries will be displayed needs of the membership in the in two places, at headquarters for port. one week following the prize Under present plans, an attempt As the National Labor Relations Board winds up its New York hearings on AFL charges of awards, and at the Labor Temple, will be made to lease space in an 242 East 14th Street, New York intimidation during the December longshore election, matters reached a new height of ten­ City, at an exhibition sponsored sion in the New York area. For the past two weelw, since a court order prohibited the old existing structure rather than build an entirely new building. by the New York Public Library. ILA from continuing its boy--tAlthough, at the time, the Odd Fel­ The work of other trade union cott of trucks driven by AFL whether or not to throw out the order against the old-ILA telling lows Building was felt to be a members will also be on exhibition teamsters, old ILA leaders December election. If the NLRB them to stop boycotting the Team­ suitable choice, several other pros­ at that time. have openly promoted a "wildcat" so decides, it is likely a new elec­ sters. The order was obtained by pective sites were under considera­ Particular attention Is usually tion. (Continued on page 17) paid by Seafarers to the handi­ strike on the docks. The strike, en­ tion will be ordered within 30 crafts section of the contest, be­ forced by roving gangs of profes­ days, with additional safeguards cause there is where shipboard sional hoods, has shut down most set up to see to it that illegal in­ terference is held down to a min­ skills can come into play with ex­ piers in the port. However, at weeks end the imum. hibitions of fancy-rope work, woodAFL-ILA was rallying its forces Meanwhile though, the fight on and reopening the piers one by one the docks was assuming everin such key areas as the Break­ larger proportions. It all began on water in Erie Basin and the Brook­ Pier 32 North River, when an March 19. 1954 Vol. XVI. No. 6 lyn Army Base. AFL-ILA shop steward was fired. The AFL immediately placed a Outports Break Away As 1 See It Page 4 Committees In Action Page 4 Meanwhile, the old ILA suffered picket-line on the pier, and truckCrossword Puzzle Page 12 a major setback in the outpprts drivers, members of Teamsters Lo­ Editorial Page 13 when leaders of eight locals in cal 807, respected the line and re­ Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 the ports of Tampa and Jackson­ fused to deliver. The old ILA attempted to retal­ Galley Gleanings ........ Page 20 ville, Florida and Galveston, Tex­ Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 as, swung over to. the AFL. Other iate by boycotting Local 807 truckIn The Wake Page 12 leaders of old ILA locals else­ drivers on the upper West Side. Labor Round-Up Page 13 where in the Atlantic and Gulf As a counter measure, the Team­ Letters Pages 21, 22 District balked at an old ILA sug­ sters placed picketlines on all Maritime Page 16 gestion, that they transfer to the piers where the old ILA had boy­ Meet The Seafarer.......Page 12 United Mine Workers District 50 cotted them, effectively throttling the boycott. On The Job .......Page 16 and lose all their autonomy. Personals Page 25 At the NLRB hearings, a string The next step took place in the Quiz Page 19 of AFL witnesses testified as to courts with issuance of a court Seafarers In Action Page 16 how supervisors ordered men to Ships' Minutes Pages 24, 25 vote for the old ILA to keep their SIU History Cartoon Page 9 jobs, herded them into busses and Sports Line Page 20 sent them off to the polls where Ten Years Ago .Page 12 they were greeted by well-known Top Of The News........Page 7 professional enforcers and told With Congress now in ses­ Wash, News Letter....... Page 6 more of the same. Further, the sion, Seafarers are urged to Welfare Benefits . Pages 26, 27 witnesses testified to beatings and keep on writing their Senators Welfare Report Page 8 stabbings of AFL-ILA supporters and Representatives in favor Your Constitution Page 5 by these same enforcers, led by a of retaining the US Public Your Dollar's Worth Page 7 well-known waterfront operative, Attending the fifth session-of the Inland Transport Committee .df Health Service hospitals. The Albert Ackalitis. the International Labor Organization (ILO) at Geneva, Switzerland, flow of mail has been heavy fobtistnia WwMtdy at tti* tiaadqu quarters ta« Intarnational Unio The NLRB examiner, Arthur lion. Atas Canadian worker delegate, Hal C. Banks (left), secretary-treas­ up to now, but from now on in bRffe « District AFL, i7S I Ave^7 Hyacinth Leff, will now make his report to urer of the SIU Canadian District, discusses progress of the gather-. is the time that it really *«*<»• KofareA as sacenA class matter Washington headquarters which counts. Ing with Canadian government delegate Georfeii Currie. Delegatep •r Mw Fest Office in Breefclyh, NY., will then act on it and decide 'M A r at Awffust 34, 1*12. ______ ; fbbrt' a2'lnatiOl^ attended Arte MOdnt ITC sessibi Galveston Hunt For New Hall Strikes Snag BBliiliiilill Six Weeks Left For Art Contest Entries NLRB Finishing Dock Vote Hearings; Ontports in Mass Swing To API Canadian SIU Official At ILO IMeet SEAFARERS LOG Keep Those Letters Coming jivtri' jiwn s-'riiscoc' « 'TI! .* ''' mi.. �Manli 19, 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Par* Three SIU Wins Excello Bargaining Rights; Co. Union Dumped A complete victory in an SIU organizing drive was scored this week as the Ex^ cello Corporation signed an interim Union agreement recognizing the SIU as sole bargaining agent for its unlicensed personnel. Full-scale negotiations for a proto­ type agreement embracing the"* company^s specialized marine move. The company is also report­ operations are scheduled for edly dickering in Puerto Rico for another terminal, which would the near future. Signing of the interim mean additional ships to handle ^ agreement brought company the Island service. Stay As Is employees another step closer to Under the interim agreement, winning Union conditions, as Excello agreed to an NLRB stipulation wages and working conditions re­ throwing out its company-spon­ main as they are until the com­ sored "union" and will reinstate pletion of a formal vv^rbing con­ with back pay four men fired for tract. Since the company is en­ Union activity. A fifth man will be gaged in a highly - specialized reemployed by the company, with­ operation, the formal pact will be a prototype agreement; however, out back pay. The company is currently oper­ it will follow along the lines of ating one vessel, the Excello, a standard SIU agreements in re­ converted LST, which hauls car­ spect to most working conditions goes of formaldehyde between New and overtime rules. The SIU campaign among com­ Haven, Conn., where its main operations are located, and Corpus pany employees began in January, Christi, Texas, with side trips to 1953, with the result that within a Havana, Cuba, and Hopewell, Va. few short weeks virtually all of the It is presently outfitting a second unlicensed personnel were signed ship, a Cl-MAV-1, for operation with the SIU. But despite the an­ in the same trade, with the likeli­ nounced loyalties of the crew for hood that several more vessels will the SIU, the corporation decided be added to the service eventually. to embark on a campaign of intimi­ dation, threats and firings to dis­ New Haven Expansion courage pro-Union activity. It went so far as to set up a Facilities at the New Haven ter­ minal have already been greatly dummy union, "The Independent expanded in anticipation of this Union of the Motor Vessel Ex- cello," including both licensed and unlicensed personnel, and exert­ ing economic pressure among crewmembers to secure signed pledge cards for the lUMVE. All this went on, however, while the company Elected to the New Orleans City Council, Fred Ctosibry (left) was already on notice that the SIU addresses last New Orleans SIU branch meeting:, thanking: Sea­ jepresented most of its employees farers for their supiwrt. Cassibry was backed by SIU and other and while the SIU demands for local unions. Port Ag:ent Lindsey Williams is at right. recognition by the company went unanswered. Action By NLRB Eventually, in October, 1953, the NLRB acted on SIU charges of unfair labor practices by the com­ pany and issued a formal com­ plaint. Periodic hearings held through January of this year estab­ lished the fact that company ac­ NEW ORLEANS—Victory for the first labor-sponsored tivities against the SIU had been candidate to win election to a municipal office in New Or­ in total disregard of existing labor leans' history could not have been achieved without the aid law, and a trial examiner's report of the SIU, Fred J. Cassibry, ^— was expected to uphold all the the successful candidate, told been able to win this election," charges. The signing of the interim agreement by the company presi­ Seafarers at their membership Cassibry said. dent followed, when the company meeting here. SIU members volunteered to realized it was fighting a losing Cassibry, young labor lawyer and serve at the polls, processed cam­ battle. a newcomer to politics, upset the paign literature for mailing to The Excello Corporation is a poiitical dope by nosing out State thousands of voters and otherwise subsidiary of the T.A.D. Jones Senator Robert B. Richards in a turned to in traditional SIU fashion Corporation of New Haven, a large hotly-contested campaign. Rich­ to put over the campaign. distributor of fuel and chemicals ards was a top-heavy favorite to in the area. The four men due to win the council seat, newly-created be reinstated with back pay as a under a revised municipal charter. result of SIU efforts are Nelson All other winning candidates in Norwood, Raymond Morey, Frank the Democratic run-oft primary Richardson and Manuel CJarza, all March 9 had the endorsement of of whom had been sailing SIU the Cresent City Democratic As­ ships after they were fired from sociation headed by Mayor deLesthe company. seps S. Morrison. Democratic nom­ At one point, the lUMVE was ination is tantamount to election With the fourth quarterly distribution of SIU libraries aboard SlU-contracted vessels headed by the chief steward, with . in New Orleans. already begun, and the time fast approaching when plans will have to be made whether the bosun as treasurer. The bosun, Victory For Unions or not to continue the experimental program. Seafarers on ships and shore are asked to take thfe son of the Excello's captain, later swung to the SIU. Cassibry said he did not con­ part in a SEAFARERS LOG sider the outcome of the election poll on the merits of the idea, membership to the whole program. against continuing the program, to be a personal victory, but rather which will be open through If there is sufficient sentiment in then it will come to an end when favor of continuing the program present stocks of books are de­ an achievement of the New Or­ April 30, 1954. leans trade union movement. Launched in August, 1953, un­ as is, orders must be placed with pleted. "You have shown the politicians der the auspices of the LOG fund, Pocketbooks now to meet the quar. The opinion questionnaire, which here what can be accomplished, by the distribution of the 50-book li­ terly distribution dates in all ports appears elsewhere on this page, a united labor movement," X!as- braries has covered ships in all for outgoing and incoming ships. also is designed to get the Sea(Continued on page 17) sibry told SIU members. "I hope borts, through the coast-wide facili­ If the poll shows the membership note of it will be tajcep in Wash­ ties of the SIU Sea Chest, to fill ington and Baton Rouge." Arthur R. Lewis, Jr., president the long-felt need for decent read­ Official Form in SEAFARERS LOG Pol! on SIU Libraries of the Seas Shipping Company, There is greater need now than ing material aboard ship. In ad­ (Please put check or X-mark next to your choices.) died of a heart attack on March ever before, Cassibry added, for dition, libraries have been donated 16, 1954, just 10 days after his labor to take an active and effec­ to marine hospitals around the Editor, SEAFARERS LOG forty-fifth birthday. Lewis had tive interest in politics. Anti-labor country for use of hospitalized sea­ 675 Fourth Avenue been vacationing in Fort Lauder­ legislation of recent years is only men at these institutions. Brooklyn 32, New York dale, Florida. an indication of the lengths to New Books Every Quarter Here's my opinion on SIU libraries. Mr. Lewis was the son of the which the enemies of labor will go Fresh 50-book assortments have founder of the American and Cuban (A) I want them continued as is. ( ) to destroy unions unless labor or­ been placed aboard SIU ships at Stemship service in 1909, and later ganizes to defeat its enemies at three-month intervals and. In cases (B) I want them stopped. ( ) the Seas Shipping Company, which the polls, Cassibry warned. where ships were scheduled to be (C) I want them continued with the following changes: operates the Robin Line Steam­ "Of course, I appreciated all the out longer, additional 50-book se­ ship service from New York to There should he more: Westerns ( ), mysteries ( ), help I had, but I say without any lections were provided, all at no South and East Africa. In 1935, novels ( ), non-fiction ( ), humor ( ), sports ( ), reservations whatsoever if it had cost to the membership. All books under the direction of the young­ not been for the supp()[rt of you are in paperback editions, supplied There should he less: Westerns ( ), mysteries ( ), er Lewis, Seas Shipping began its Seafarers, labor would not have through an arrangement with Pocknovels ( ), non-fiction ( ), humor ( ), sports ( ). first regular service between this etbooks, one of the country's larg­ country and ports in British East (Note: The present breakdown of titles in each 50-book est distributors of small, paperAfrica, Kenya Colony and Tangan­ library is as follows: 15 Westerns, 15 mysteries, 10 novels, bound volumes. yika Territory. 4 non-fiction, 4 humorous books, 2 books on sports.) Efforts have been made to pro­ vide a wide assortment of popular Lewis vyas well known as a man I would recommend the following other changes in the reading material in each library who tried to make his ships com­ selections: Eegular membershi]|> meet­ package, with no repeats in any fortable for his crews. When Robin ings in SIU headquarters and 50-book selection. The breakdown Lines ships were being built at at all branches are held every of titles in each package'provides Sparrows Point in 1941, Lewis second Wednesday night at 15 Westerns, 15 mystery stories, 10 demonstrated a close personal in­ '7 PM. The schedule for the novels, 4 non-fiction,. 4 humorous terest in seeing that the crew's next few meetings is as follows: books and 2 on sports. quarters were adequate. His favor­ March 24, April 7, April 21. The present effort to poll Sea­ ite form of relaxation was to rid# All Seafarers registered on. farers on whether to continue or his own ships and on every trip h# the shipping- list are-required stop the library distribution stems spent a good deal of time with th# to attend the 'meeting^ frqtp^ t^e Unioii'a. desfr^.tO'-ge^ jas. crew at their work stations and in full « possible reaction 'from the' their quarters. SlU-Backed Candidate Wins NO Council Seat LOG Polls Seafarers On Ship Library Program Lewisr Robin Line Head^ Dies At 45 Meeting ^ight Everg 2 Weehs {••••••••••••••••••a ••••••••••••a �SEUFARERS race Four March 19, 1954 LOG -..See It Ak'* iR (hi r Oi'. l-K; £« i' • W'. 'i k.;. Under the watchful eye of Seafarer Pat Donahue (right). Bob Morgan works on the heavy bag. Look­ ing on is Tommy Doyle, Marine Allied Workers. Donahue, a former middleweight. Is Morgan's man­ ager. La, Boxer Seafarers' Favorite A PROPOSAL BY OUR BROTHER UNIONS ON THE WEST COAST that a new type of passenger ship service be established out there illus­ trates once again that it is the maritime unions who are taking the lead in attempting to solve the problems of the merchant marine under the American flag. While the shipowner licks his chops and gazes with long­ ing at the sight of the Panamanian flag, and many in official positions down in Washington are push­ ing them along in the same direction, the unions are making serious efforts to find a solution to the existing problem. The Marine Firemen's Union and the Sailors Un­ ion of the Pacific are considering the idea of a shortrun passenger service between San Francisco and Los Angeles, which would call for both sleeping quot^^rs and chair service for passengers. In other words they would offer'itfompetition to railroad day coach service that has cut so sharply into th'e coastwise shipping business in recent years. Of course, the proposal alone is not the answer to the industry's needs. But our West Coast brothers believe it'should be given a try and are willing to back it up, because they think it desirable to explore all possible means of giving a boost to shipping. It would be nice to see the shipowner, the Maritime Administration and other Government agencies show the same eager interest in ship­ ping under the American flag that your Union along with other mari­ time unions is showing. And one way the shipowner could prove his sincerity on the question is to transfer his ships back to the American flag where they belong. NEW ORLEANS—Seafarers who call this their home port have been avidly following the boxing career of a 17-year-old youngster whom they have high hopes for in the fight game. The young fellow, 17-year-old Bob Morgan, recently carried the best wishes of his BROTHER JOHN BRADY WILL HAVE AN INTERESTING Ex­ followers to the Chicago Gold-,'*' perience to relate to his shipmates for a while. It seems that six months nents locally, having whipped en Gloves. However, a badly the regional Golden Gloves tour­ everything ago the brother left the port just a short time before in sight in his weight neys at Memphis. . • bruised eye sustained in a first The promising lightweight is class. Of late, he has been travel­ a Western Union money order for $20 arrived for round victoi-y tripped him up, be­ cause he had to go into a second bout that same night with one eye nearly closed. As a result, he dropped a close decision to one of the finalists in the Golden Gloves. Morgan, who comes from Al­ giers, across the way from New Orleans, only recently won the mid-South lightweight title by kayoing two opponents and winning a clear-cut decision over a third in .• ' 11 !§^' ( -•. I' • r." I 1 f'-• i- Three rank and file Seafarers in the port of Savannah took charge of the last port membership meet­ ing - nd ran everything smoothly. They were James M. Davis, chairmar.; James B. Christy, recording secretary, and Harry Henze, read­ ing clerk Davis, the meeting chairman, is a steward departn.ent member who has been with the SIU since June 4, 1952, joining fa the port of New York. The 34-year-old Sea­ farer is a native of Alabama and calls Birmingliam, Ala., his home town. Christy Christy, a deck department man, has been an SIU member since last June, getting his membership book in New York. The 30-year-old Seafarer was born in Texas but now makes Jackson­ ville, Florida, his home port of call. - Heading clerk Harry Henze is a veteran Seafarer from way bach, joining, the Union ip. Sayanpah on December 23, 1938. He is 61 years old and a native 6f Germany, al­ though he now makes Savannah his home town. He too kails in the deck department. coached by Seafarer Pat Donahue, who fought professionally as a middleweight and won local fame .several years back with victories ever Nick Guagliardo and Cosby Linson. He says Morgan is the best amateur fighter he has ever seen in action. On the basis of Morgan's record, there is ample reason for Donahue to be so "high" on the. boy. The young amateur, still in high school, has fought himself out of oppo- Gras festivities. Wallace is an Ala­ bama man all the way, having been born in the state in May, 1910; and still making his home in the port of Mobile. He joined the Union in that city on December 10, 1949, and sails regularly in the deck de­ partment. i t Over in the tanker port of Lake Charles, Louisiana, Seafarers Wil­ liam Walker and Seward L. Cantrell seiwed as chairman and re­ cording secretary for the port's last membership meeting. Walker, who sails in the steward depart­ ment, is 26 years old and a native of Tennessee. He Walker joined the Union in New York City on May 28, 1948. He's married, and makes his home in Lexington, Kentucky. Cantrell, a deck department man, joined the union in New York on August 12, 1947. He's a native of Georgia, 26 years of age and lives in Acworth, Ga. 4" 4" . San Francisco's recording secre­ tary at the last meeting* was Sea­ farer Roland E. Parody from Wor­ cester, Massachusetts. Parody, who •' Mobile's meeting chairman was sails on deck, was bom 32 years Seafarer William Wallace,'whO' like ago in the Bay State. He got .his many Seafarer's in that port, was SlU membership in New York'on ashore during <the recent' Matdl*; August -31;' im ... ling to Mobile, Shreveport and other cities in this area to find op­ ponents, whom he has knocked over with ease. Morgan packs a real wallop and has built up a sensational sti-ing of knockout victories. Idol of. Seafarers Needless to say, he is the idol of Seafarers and SlU-alfiliated towboatmen in the West Bank community where he lives. When he goes out of town to fight, he usually is accompanied by a big delegation of SIU supporters who first became interested in his ring career through Donahue. Morgan Intends to keep trying at Chicago and hopes to represent the South in the Chicago tourney again next year. It is likely he will be fighting as a welter by then, Imwever. He is finding it increas­ ingly difficult to make the light­ weight limit and he is still grow­ ing. Gov't Would Give Aliens Right Of Appeal To Court WASHINGTON — New legisla­ tion urged on Congress will enable aliens to promptly challenge depor­ tation orders fa a Federal district court, without waiting until they are actually taken into custody. The measure, recommended to Congress by the Justice Depart­ ment in the form of an amendment to the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, would provide addi­ tional remedies to aliens facing de­ portation. Under existing laws, or­ ders of deportation can only be challenged in habeas corpus pro­ ceedings after the alien has been taken into custo^. Under the amendment, aliens would have to file a petition Tor court review of a final depertaiion orde?: fa the US district court ifor the judicial district within Which the deportation proceedings were conducted. Following the filing of the petition for court review of the deportation order, an automatic stay of deportation^ woiild result, jfendihg' tiifc of tlfd CiJurt. him, care of the Port C Call bar in headquarters. Brother Brady made a couple of trips on the trans­ atlantic run for Waterman in the meantime, going into the Gulf on one trip so that he couldn't get up here to town to pick up his dough. Finally, when he did make it to the big town, he found his money waiting for him in the Port O' Call cash register. Now we wouldn't want anybody to go on from here and figure that the Port O' Call is a good place to deposit their life savings, because the bar isn't set up to pay interest. It all goes to show though, that every facility at headquarters is geared for one purpose—^to service the Seafarer. t 4 4.' , AN ITEM OF INTEREST COMING OUT OF THE NATION'S capital is that the Treasury Department is recommending a stiffer law to deal with seamen who have anything to do with carrying narcotics into the US. Right now tne Coast Guard has the discretion to lift a seaman's papers if they should find him mixed lip with dope carrying or dope peddling, but the Treasury would make this kind of thing com­ pulsory. Membership On Record As far as your Union is concerned, the membership long ago went on record to give the quick boot to anybody found guilty of handling narcotics in any shape, form or fashion. Yoiur Union doesn't want any part of these goofballs and has so acted in.the past after evidence to that effect has been presented to membership-elected trial committees. •. In short the goofballs have been served fair and ample notice time and again to stay away from SIU ships, and the word has gotten around that it doesn't pay to try to pull this"kind of stuff Ivhile sailing SIU. Offhand, we might say that these kind of characters, who cannot be considered professional seamen because-they just use seamanship as a tool for their other enterprises, would more likely to be found elsewhere on the kind of ships where seamen's papers and maritime regulations don't count for very much. Your Union, is proud to say that as a result of this policy, cases of narcotics violations have been a pretty rare thing aboard SIU ships. And That's the way it should be, because the members of this Union have fought too long and too hard for the kind of conditions they, have to let any goofballs try to tear them down. : AS THE ALIEN BROTHERS OF THE' SIU KNOW, THE LAW$ make it pretty tough for an alien seaman to ship out. The result ha^ been that the shipowner would be just as happy not to ship the alieb and some haye tried in various ways to hard-timb the alien seamen." ' ' However, the SIU has always, hbld to the idea that the alien brother, having fought alongside the citizebrSeafarer on the picket-line and against the enemies of this nation during the last war, is entitled to the same consideration as any other member of this Union. Efforts are being made'in Washington to do the best that can be done for the alien seaman with­ in the'limits of the existing laws. As a result,.there has been some small improvement in conditions for. the alien- seaman. The latest was a ruling by the Imnrigration people that the 29-day leave provision js to apply from the time that the man completes bis'voybge, and not from the time the ship first touches a u§-Pprt.,^ , The .alien mbmbersHip in tiHe SItl can'l^st as$Hii^ that'tl^b UtUon will do everything possibl-*. r.ow and in the future^ to make thini^ b -'I': J �March 19^.1854 SEAFARERS LOG •J I Pare Fly* Sf U Has Aided Numetdus Unions Through The Years An SIU tradition and a long-standing mem­ bership policy of helping other unions in legit­ imate b'eefs is being applied once more in the current iftght of the AFL-ILA to organize East Coast longshoremen. The East Coast long­ While John Brady was at sea for six months, Scotty Aubusson (left), bartender at the Brooklyn SIU Hall, was holdinr a money, •rder for him. John made port and Scotty made payment. Port O'Call Safe PlaceTo Keep Dough A Seafarer who left a $20 money order behind him ii* the Port O' Call bar in headquarters six months ago, came back the other day to pick tip his dough. All that time the money order had been kept in safekeeping in the Port O' Call It was then that Aubusson told them he was still hanging on to cash register. Seafarer John Brady was in­ volved in the money order mix-up as a remit of the fact that hjs ship left town before the telegraphed order arrived. Brady had shipped aboard thie Warrior (Waterman) and was all ready to leave town on September 4. The night before, he was in the Port O'Call, and being a little low on funds, telephoned his home in Philadelphia to have the money order wired to him at headquarters. Before the money arrived, Brady had to get on board the ship. From New York the vessel went to Mo­ bile then over the Atlantic to Northern Europe. Finally, six months later, Brady got back to New York on the War­ rior. While he was still on the ship, a couple of his shipmates got over to the hall. Brady's money. Brady, who had long since given up on the money, figuring it had gone astray, got over to the bar in a jiffy and picked up his money order intact. Pnl Number On Meeting Excuses Seafarers sending telegrams or letters to the New York headquarters dispatcher asking to be excused from attending headquarters membership meetings must Include the reg­ istration number of their shipping card in the message. From now on. If the number is not included, the excuse can­ not be accepted by the dis­ patcher. •V YOU anif the flU COUSTITUTION From Artlcl* XX Sdctloii 2 ^Yoatf ANhfRivaKJes AS 51U ARE OUAfiANTEED BYYbt)R .CONSmofiON." Wig E?A^: • rURB' tS- DeSI£»JR! 70 ACOL«A»JT • YOU WHH JHESE: BiOMra. At(t>" BRiYILEOES . //>^f 'A shore beef is perhaps the biggest operation the Union has ever lent assistance to, but it is only one of ap­ proximately 75 such instances in which the SIU has helped unions in and out of maritime in the post­ war years. , As approved by the membership, the policy is a simple one. It reads as follows: "Wherever pos­ sible, -when the SIU, is asked to help another trade union in a legitimate beef, the membership of the SIU will assist those un­ ions in an appropriate manner." ' The reasons for this policy are clear. They date back to an old trade union maxim, "an injury to one is an injury to all." If anti-union forces can weaken or damage other trade unions, it will strengthen the hand of those who would weaken the SIU. And turning it the other way around, if the SIU can help other unions, the SIU is assured of widespread support on its own beefs. Such support. has paid off many times in the past. For example, the support of other unions was helpful in saving the SOSO law when some forces in the Government wanted it abolished. The recent Val Chem beef when CIO shipyard workers backed the SIU to the hilt is another instance of such support. In some of the beefs where the SIU has lent as­ sistance, the employers often spread the rumor that the SIU was involved only because it wished to take over the jobs. However, despite aiding 75 unions, not a single union job was ever sought or taken by an SIU man. The success of the striking union and its pledge of mutual support was the only reward sought by the SIU. Consequently, in the past Seafarers have been active in a variety of union fights, including the fa­ mous Wall Street strike, the strikes of shipyard workers in Baltimore and Brooklyn, the In­ ternational Ladies Garment Workers' drive on open shop dress manufacturers and many others. Other unions have re­ ceived financial assistance from the SIU when voted by the mem­ bership. Here is a partial list of some of the occa­ sions when other unions were helped by the SIU— a record every Seafarer and the SIU is proud of: Kailroad Patrolmen Local 23228 (AFL), Galves­ ton, April, 1946. SUP Coos Bay Beef fight on Communist-led Com­ mittee For Maritime Unity, July, 1946. ' Masters, Mates and Pilots strike, '28 days, Oc­ tober, 1946. CIO shipyard workers strike, Bushey shipyards, Brooklyn, February, 1947. tWe wilhoot ODw ^ •* Union raeailrtB raceip*.-- United Financial Employees organizing drive, brokerage houses, February, 1947. . Her* the conititution provides a double check on the individual membar't money. The Union re­ ceipt is proof positive that the member has paid his dues and assessments. At the same time, it makes the Union representative fully responsible to the Union and the membership for the money he has collected. United Financial Employees Cotton Exchange strike, March S, 1947. National Federation Telephone Workers' strike against AT&T, April, 1947. Canadian Seafarers'strike, April, 1947. ' Office Employees Local 1S3 strike against George H. Flinn Corp., Brooklyn. CIO shipyard workers 136-day strike, Bethlehem shipyards, June-November, 1947. Hotel & P.Estaurant Union" Local 301, strike at pli^lj 1^3 It^iitayraol^,,P|)U November, 1947. Int'l A.ssn. of Machinists strike against National Airline, Tampa, Florida, February, 1948. United Financial Employees strike. Stock Ex­ change, New York, 30 days, March-April, 1948. Railway Carmen Brotherhood strike, Alabama State Docks, Mo­ bile, Alabama, August, 1948. Air Line Pilots Association, AFL, National Airlines strike, Norfolk, Virginia, September, 1948. Ladies Garment Workers Un­ ion, AFL, organizing drive non­ union dress shops, October, 1948. Retail Clerks, AFL, organizing drive. New York department stores, 1947-1948. Marine Firemen's Union, 95-day strike, SeptemberDecember, 1948. International Typographical Union (AFL) strike at Griscom publications, Glen«Cove, Long Island, March, 1949. SIU Canadian District beef against Communist'led Canadian Seamen's Union, May, 1949. Restaurant Workers Local 16 (AFL), Howard John­ son strike, New York, March 24-31, 1950. Commercial Telegraphers Union (AFL) strike, Brooklyn, NY, May-June, 1950. V AFL Laundry Workers organ­ izing, Hahne's Laundry,- Savan­ nah, Georgia, April, 1951. AFL Teamsters Union strike, Dixie Dairy, Mobile, Alabama, May, 1951. AFL Office Employees Union, Local 153 at Personal Finance Co., New York. AFL Teamsters Union organizing drive. Garden City Taxi, Savannah, May, 1951. AFL LSundry Workers strike, E&W Laundry, Savannah, June, 1951. AFL Teamsters Union strike, Coca-Cola bottling company. Mobile, June, 1951. I Metal Workers Union (AFL) strike, Fein Tin Can Co., Brooklyn, November, 1951. 4 Grocery Clerks strike, Wilmington, California, December, 1951. AFL Retail Clerks strike, J. C. Penney Company, Lake* Charles, La., February, 1951. Insurance Agents Union, AFL, 82-day national strike against Prudential Insurance Company, December, 1951-March, 1952. Commercial .Teleg­ raphers, AFL, strike against Western Union Philadelphia, Balti­ more, May, 1952. •x ; N C ££^ A y: • ra . SEAFARERS: imtR.VATlON.-U.. ONJO.V, n-j E:SJCN (N •HME.'S OF - 'Operating Engineers (AFL), strike against build-_. ing contractors, Philadelphia, June-July, 1952. Impressive as this list is, it by no means repre­ sents all the occasions when Seafarers have pitched in to give brother and sister union members a hand. The estimate of 75 such cases was culled from the pages of the SEAFARERS LOG through the years and does not include a considerable number of in­ stances of such help in relatively minor beefs. And the plaques reproduced' on this page are but a feu of the many testimonials that have been presented ' to the SIU for assistance rendered in time of need. ' Whether a union is large or small, if it is in­ volved in a legitimate beef and'^needs help, it can call on the Seafarers.. Seafarers can truly say that no other union in the United States can boast of ' »o outstanding a record in this resp^t. t :1 -'1l .. "'^1 -'''I I 4^^I �•., ' ' . » !>:' • PW^^^F^ppiFapPFr'^'^ " • •^-m, SEAFjtttlBMS JLOa 0Mf Trounces liA Ijn Philm PHILADELPHIA — The SttJ^affiliated Brotherhood of Marine Bngiheers scored a victory over the Marine Division of.'the old ILA in this port, when tugboat engineers employed by six companies voted for bargain­ ing representation by the BME. The , results, announced follow­ ing a three-cornered election in­ volving the BME, old ILA and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ ciation (CIO) on March 6, gave the BMS 28 votes to S.for the old ILA. Eleven votes went to the MEBA, in addition to three ballots chal­ lenged. 'Ehginoers involved in the elec­ tion had been caught in the mid. die because of a two-year hassle between the old ILA and MEBA which wound up with a. court in­ junction barring both organiza­ tions from representing the engi­ A quartet of'Philadelphia tugboat engineers smiles happily after neers. As a result, the tug engi­ receiving word that the SlU-affiliated BME had licked the old ILA neers. were without a contract for and MEBA in the recent representation election. The men, em­ the two-year period, although en­ ployed by the Curtis Bay Towing Company, one of the six outfits gineers for several independent whose employees were involved in the poll, are (1-r): John Ewing, operators in the port were covered llou Acord, John Vickers and Gordon Spencer. by ILA contracts. When the BME entered the pic­ ture last fall, it wOrt immediate response from the men, who were weary of working without any union 4 •. represtfiitation of any kind. The defeat for the bid ILA rep­ resented a setback for the founder­ ing longshore union, Vvhose presi­ dent. Captain.-Willi^m ;V. Bradley, SAN FRANCISCO.—Ail ambitious idea to stimulate coast­ headed the ILA Marine Division before he succeeded to the post wise shipping is being put forward by tivo SlU affiliates and formerly held by Joseph P. Ryan. -.•>Ci-V"i-ji •• Mi mi SIU NEWSLETTER WASHINGTON The Navy Is giving high priority, together with other projects, to the problem of countering enemy potential in anti-shipping warfare. High officials in the Defense Department believe that equal priority must be given to the development of a merchant fleet composed of modern, high-speed ships to match the accelerated pace of future wars. In the tanker field, the Navy particularly has been busy.- Its recent study shows that the US has an initial requirement for tankers in the event of war in the amount of about 10 million deadweight tons. How­ ever, the US-flag tanker fleet, private and goverment-owned, built and building, falls short of meeting this requirement by more than a million and a quarter tons. Therefore, the Navy has proposed to Congress a program for the long-term chartering of about 20 tankers. These new tankers would be built in US yards and would be chartered by ?Javy for a 10-year pe­ riod. In return, Navy would lay up about 37 of its present T-2 tankers. The new tankers to be built would be 25,000 tons, would carry almost twice the cargo as the T-2's, wbuld operate with a,crew about the same size as that required for operation of a T-2 tanker, and would consume only about one-third fuel. The program is expected to receive Congressional approval. t. t. Reconstruction and modernization of shipbuilding facilities in 'west­ ern Europe seems to be at a very advanced stage. This is the report of a Congressional unit which recently returned to the US after a study in Europe. They report that the advanced stage of shipbuilding in Europe seems to be due in part to the direct and indirect effects of the Marshall (EGA) plan aid, and very directly to the heavy volume of shipbuilding orders which have been placed in all yards since the war. Western Europe has enjoyed the patronage of a number of American companies for many important units, especially in the tanker and ore carrier classes. In short there has been a real ..shipbuilding boom throughout Europe since 1946. " , Western Europe is in a position to see a continued high level of ship­ building activity beyond 195_6, . Most of the advances in the shipbuilding art made by the US during the war period have been- adapted to the greatest extent possible throughout Europe and many new techniques and methods have been a third AFL sea union, who are reported willing to-invest designed and developed. ., Coast Utrions Offer Low-Cost pp Plan Fill That Berth If a crewmember quits while a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall inirtiediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times,and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailinig .shorthanded. $1 million to set up a speciAH daily steamship service be­ with present bus and railroad The trend toward tankers larger than the T-2 (16,000 dwt) is readily apparent from the fact that of a total of 285 oil tankers constructed tween this port ahd Lois operations. The idea also has the support of or contracted for since 1945, about 65 per(!ent;havie a deadweight of Angeles.. the Sailors Union of the Pacific 20,000 tons or more. Vessels of 40,000 tons" are under construction, The proposed undertaking, as disclosed by Vincent Malone, presi­ dent of the SlU-aifiiiated Marine Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders, would involve the construction, of two specialized ships, at a probable cost of about $24 million, to pro­ vide inexpensive passenger serv­ ice which could compete favorably •I I I SlU COMMITTEES AT WOKK I A headquarters appeals commit­ tee elected by the New York port membership meeting last week heard an appeal by a Seafarer who had been found guilty in the port of Baltimore of drunk and disor­ derly behavior on several occasions aboard the Edith (Bull). After read­ ing the record and hearing the ap­ peal of the' Seafarer in question the committee upheld the findings but reducea the sentence. The case in question involved a messman who signed aboard the Edith' last September, In several instances where the ship hit port the Sea­ farer either failed to turn to or turned to badly gassed up. Such incidents took place at widely Cowdray •cattered points, and naturaiiy caused a * con­ siderable amount of dissension in the steward department and grumbling by crewmembers who bad to contend with poor service or lack of service. Found Guilty •'•"Accordingliy,. h# had been brought up on charges before a Saltinooio trial comiUittee on N'ovember I9/19j53. After all'testiiti- mony was in, the committec found him guilty and recommended a $50 fine and a six month's suspension from the SIU. The Seafarer subsequently ^iled an appeal with headquarters, and an appeals committee consisting of Norman West, Donald S. Gardner, Marinus Hauser, Robert G. Cow­ dray, Jakob Dietrich, Wilfred Schoenborn and Orris Payne was elected to hear his case. The Seafarer appeared before the commit­ tee and readily admitted he was guilty of the charges that had, been placed against him. However, he asked considera­ tion' in reduction of his sentence on the grounds of his previous record in thg SlUi The Appealx Committee agreed that his record was clean, this being his first offense. It decided to cut his suspen­ Gardner sion in half, from six to three months, which meant that he was now eligible to reg­ ister on the shipping list and Ship out through the SIU hall. The committee agreed, however, that the fine which had been imposed by the Baltimore trial cdmmittee ;«hould stand; and the Masters, Mates and Pilots and some even larger. who, with the MFOW, would sup­ Then again the opening of foreign ore sources has brought super-ore ply some of the necessary capital. carriers with large drafts into the US picture. '— Attempts are also being made • to Having this in mind. Congress is considering spending^,000,000 interest other investors. in the as a starter to provide adequate depths, widths and alignments for project, as well as the Navy De­ many US Atlantic-Gulf channels and" harbors. If Approved by Con­ partment, because of certain de­ gress, this work would be done at the New York and New Jersey chan­ fense features which cbuld be nels; Delaware River and Bay; Mystic River; .Wilmington Harbor; Port built into the ships. Aransas-Corpus Christi Waterway; Houston Ship ChanneJ; Portland Harbor, Maine; and replacement of the B & O Bridge, Arthurkill Passengers And Freight Channel, New York and New Jersey, Details of the operation, which According to recent testimony presented to the Senate Appropria­ could handle both passengers and tions Committee, the major tanker operators have over a billion dollars freight, are still being developed, invested in super-tankers and the full value Of these tankers is not -but the plan already calls for a now being realized under the loading handjjcaps imposed by channels minimum of 200 chairs, numbered of inadequate depth and width, and assigned to specific passen­ 4> 4" 4i gers, and costing, about $12 a trip, Members of Congress are becoming increasingly alarmed over the plus some 300 additional berth mounting number of requests from American-flag operators to transfer passengers divided between deluxe vessels to foreign registry. and medium or tourist quarters. A full scale investigation seems to be in the making by-the House The ships would include many Merchant' Marine Committee to determine why, in the face of an features of ocean luxury liners, admitted deficiency in the quality and quantity of American ships, such as several bars and restau­ tramp ship, owners and tanker companies are fOming to foreign flags rants, snack bars and perhaps a in greater numbers, • dance band, and are considered a As reported earlier in the LOG the Maritime Administration has natural for the football season. encouraged, through liberalizing its transfer policy, the transfer of Malone estimated that if the initial Liberty-type tartfters to foreign flag. No new construction is tied in service proved as successful as ex­ with such transfers. Now, the American tramp shipowners are at­ pected, the idea could be extended tempting to have a liberalized transfer policy applied to their Libertywith other ships providing quickie type vessels. It is this latter effort that members of Congress are par­ vacation travel to the popular ticularly watching. Pacific Northwest. Specially-deThe House Merchant Marine Committee has asked the Maritime signed freight-handling features Administration to halt the transfer of vessels, and submit a compre­ could probably tap a large poten­ hensive'report in the matter to the Committee fpr study. The Com­ tial freight market which existing mittee will study this report and is expectejl to hold public hearings coastwise carriers still haven't to determine whether the transfer policy should be tightened up. tackled, he added, ^ ^ The long-awaited report of Commerce Department'A-Maritime Admin­ The West Coast once had several coastwise passenger ships operat­ istration on future Government aid to the American merchant marine ing, but while the service has dis­ is expected to be sent to Congress within the next few days. The report appeared, the market for it is still is based on recommendations made late last year by representatives of growing, the MFOW president the maritime industry, who split three ways, on what is best for tho noted. The launching of the enter­ fourth arm of our national defense." prise in the foreseeable future, A close friend of the merchant marine in Congress,. Senator Butler would depend on how long it takes of Maryland, Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on 'Water Transpor­ to interest others the idea and tation, has predicted that the report will be the niost authoritative obtain the necessary capital, plus and reliable single document compiled in recent yqgrs on the complex .^ , the time it would take to actually' question of subsidizing maritime interet.J'j. Senator Butler says the report will present to both the Congress build the vessels required. If the experiment should prove' and the general public an overall picture of the policies laid down a success, it could possibly be ex­ in maritime legislation now in effect, looking towards the establish­ tended to the-East Coast to oper­ ment and maintenance of a merchant marine and d shipbuilding in­ ate befwech m^jor Atlahtic ports. dustry adequate to setve the national interest in peace and lil war. , At one time passOnger ship serv­ ices sbetween such ports as New York 'and Bostoh 'enWod 'ii jUood l popularity. deal of popularity; ' bvpiS} ft'csoi'tq ••mm �• •V'< •wl^trsp Marcli 19;19S« SEAFAHE It S L (fC A/cod Pace Setea Plant I It Mobite HOUSE VOTES CUT IN EXCISE TAXES—Despite the formal op­ position of the Eisenhower Administration, the House of Representa­ tives voted a ten percent ceiling on Federal excise taxes, with the Senate expected to follow suit. The cuts would go into effect April Affected are such items as furs, jewelry, luggage, toilet articles, light bulbs, photographic equipment and cabaret and theatre admissions. A major fight on party lines is building up, however, on proposals to boost personal exemptions for Federal income tax purposes from $600 to it t MCCARTHY DISPUTE SIMMERS AND BOILS—Charges by 1952 Democratic Jfresidential c^nHidate Adlai < Stevenson yiat, despite its token opposition, the Republican Party had really embraced the tactics of Sen. Joseph McCarthy as an aid to keeping the (3oP in power, were branded "nonsense" by the Preside it. At the same time, he endorsed an. attack on McCarthy by another Republican Senator, Flanders of Vermont, which charged that McCarthy was "shattering" the unity of the GOP. The controversy reached a boil when both McCarthy and the GOP National Committee demanded free radio and TV time to answer Stevenson and the networks awarded it to the party committee. McCarthy immediately threatened CBS and NBC wilh legal and other action if they did not give him time also. i" t WAR IN INDO-CHINA GOES ON—The seven-year-old conflict be­ tween Communist rebels and pro-French forces continued, with fears growing in the US that a new campaign by the Reds of pin-pointihg attacks against bases where US Air Force technicians are stationed might lead to direct involvement of the US in the war. The technicians •re stationed at various bases in and or near the battle areas on loan to the anti-Red forces to assist in the training of airmen and mechanics. •'i: Completion of a $10 million expansion program at the Mobile plant of the Aluminum Company of America is expected to supply a .big boost to shipping In the port. Company officials estimated that 50 additional cargoes of bauxite ore annually would be needed to supply the expanded facilities at the Mobile plant. MOBILE—^An increase in shipping on the Alcoa bauxite run may be in the offing as a result of completion this month of an expansion of alumina producing facilities at the Mobile plant of the Aluminum Co. of America. 4" 5" t The $10,000,000 expansion POLITICS AND ECONOMICS AT CARACAS—Latin-American dele­ program makes the Mobile gates to the tenth Inter-American Conference at Caracas, Venezuela, plant the largest of^ its type cheered US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles' pledge that the US was interested not only in good political relations with the nations south of the border, but wanted to help them keep their economy on a sound basis as well. The Secretary extended an invitation to all to a hemisphere economic conference in Washington. He noted that the US Was not offended at complaints against US economic -practices, adding that solutions to economic problems were often not as simple as they seemed. J. 4> 4RACETRACK STOCKS PARLEYED INTO MILLIONS—New York State's probe of shady deals in the harness track industry brought sev­ eral major political figures in the state under Are, following exposure of stock transactions in which small blocs of stock bought for pennies eventually were parleyed Into fortunes. JJespite the many red faces and sensational headlines, the probers continued digging into all phases of the operation of the trotting tracks. The investigation was ordered following the murder last summer of a New York City union official whose members worked at the Yonkers Raceway, when some of the stock deals came to light. 4" 4' ^ 4" RED ROUND-UP FOLLOWS CONGRESS SHOOTINGS—Authorities in Puerto Rico and in US cities with large Puerto Rican populations launched a mass round-up of suspected subversives and Puerto Rican Nationalist Party members in the wake of the sensational shooting of five US Congressmen from the gallery of the House two weeks ago. Following a tightening of security regulations in Washington, and asserted tips, legitimate and otherwise, that other shootings were planned to dramatize the c^se of the Nationalists, special precautions were taken to assure the' safety of top Government officials. All five Congressmen, meanwhile, are expected- to recover. n America, company officials said. An additional 50 cargoes of bauxite, basic ore in the produc­ tion of aluminum, will be needed annually to supply the plant's in­ creased capacity, works manager Duncan U. Smith reported. The firm's alumina production capacity was increased about onethird to meet the constantly'in­ creasing demand for aluminum, a company spokesman said. ^ In the Mobile plant, bauxite transported 'here aboard SiUmanned ships is smelted into alum­ ina which is then shipped to other plants in the United States for final processing into metallic alum­ inum. Much of it goes to- the com­ pany's big plant at Alcoa, Tenn. The annual production capacity of the expanded facilities was esti­ mated to be in excess of 400,000 tons. Land for the plant is leased from the Alabama State Docks which also increased facilities for un­ loading bauxite ore in conjunction with Alcoa's expansion. West Coast Stewards' Vote Well Past Halfway Mark Voting in the election to determine representation for steward department men on West Coast ships has passed the half-way mark with over seven'weeks to go in the balloting. Thus far the election has gone ahead quietly with little or no up until now, came up in New interruption in the procedure. York when the Labor Board voted Contesting for the right to rep­ resent the men are the Marine Cooks and Stewards (AFD, affili­ ated with the SIU of North Amer­ ica and the National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards, in­ dependent, the • sole remaining Communist - dominated sea - going union. Bridges Asks 'No-Unlon' A third element in the picture is Harry Bridges' West Coast long­ shore union which has been call­ ing for the steward department men to vote "no-union," a . step which would deprive them of any union representation. The only dispute over the voting YOUR DOLLAR'S SEAFARERS GUIDE TO RETTER BUYING the President Arthur (American President Lines) without an MCSAFL observer present. As a re­ sult, the MCS-AFL challenged all the votes on the ship. The chal­ lenge was upheld and the ship was voted a second time. The voting began on February 10 and will continue for a 90-day period. Men on the beach, but who were employed as of the start of the voting can vote at NLRB regional offices. ^ Since there are almost 6.000 eli­ gible to vote, the West Coast elec­ tion is sure to be the largest ever conducted by the Labor Board on sea-going merchant ships. Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying couple living in a large city would require a minimum of fast as Government "E" bonds. For example, if you buy $45 a week ($210 a month) for even a modest standard of E bonds at the rate of $18.75 a month, by the end of 20 Even when we're comparatively young most of us are years you will have $6,000. But if you invest the same living. often badgered by. salesmen for different kinds of re­ amount*of money in an ordinary life insurance policy, Benefits. Need Raising tirement plans, and investment and savings plans. Congress may soon raise the benefits because of the at the end of that time> the cash value will be about What actually is the best way to put aside money for popular appeal of Social Security and pressure to increa.se $3,500. Admittedly, the bonds would not have supplied as much protection for your potential beneficiaries dur­ future retirement needs? It's difficult enough to save, these obviously inadequate payments. But the gap between ing that period as the insurance policy. But if you are the payments, even if increased, and today's living costs especially for a family man In these days of high living is so great a worker does need a separate savings plan. aiming at retirement sa\)ings rather than protection of costs and sometimes irregular employment. Any bucks you dependents, buying bonds does build that fund faster Various plans are being offered wage-earners to fill can put away ought to be put where they will work hardest the gap. Probably you have encountered insurance, sales­ than buying insurance. Even if you do want family pro­ for youl men selling insurance or retirement policies that will pay tection too, you can still do better by buying a low-cost A Seafarer already has two assets. One Is the Social Se­ monthly sums after age 65 to fill the gap. in Social Se­ decreasing term insurance policy to cover your depend­ curity he is entitled to as is any ;wage-earner. The other curity. Or you may have noticed advertisements for in­ ents while they are still dependents, while investing the is the disability protection in the SIU Welfare Plan. The vestment funds and stock-purchase -plans that can bring difference in bonds. If you did that you would have about disability benefit Is not based, on retirement need but Is in' extra income. At one time such savings plans as an­ $4,000 in bonds at the end of the 20 years compared to paid only when Seafarer is unable to work because of nuities and stock-ownership were aimed chiefly at well- the $3,500 of cash value in an insurance policy. disablement. But it can be considered a protection for to-do people. Now they are aiming at working people The insurance companies claim that one advantage of one's later years, when incapacitating disability is more too. ' saving through their policies is that it is a forced savings likely to occur. An individual annuity can be bought in instalments plan. Otherwise a man might spend his money as he earns This disability benefit is paid whether, or not i man bought by wage earners, is a lifetii ie income'obtained from it. But you can put yourself ort a compulsory bond-buying also collects Social Security. The Social SecUrity retire-; whatever age you previously determine, it will ktart pay­ plan too, either through authorizing your employer to de­ mertt, benefits are the keystoiteland tnalrt prop in any' ing you an income for the rest of your life. How much duct a certain amount of money from your pay for bonds, worker's retirement plan. A man 'wbfr averages $3,600.a that will be depends on the amount you originally invested. or through the bond-a-month plan offered by banks. year of earnings after 1950 cbtild geti the mtoimmh rie• Another • type of annuity. Which is more frequentl;>' Investment funds and stock brokers are now getting tirement benefit at age 65, which ^urreiltly is $85 a month. bought, by wi^earners; is a lifetime income obtained from after the small investor to buy shares in common stocks. His wife, when she reaches 65, would also be entitled to a a life insurance policy. The policy protects your depend­ A mutual investment fund sells you shares and then in­ . pension equal to. 50 per . cent of the man's, or a maximum ents 'or other beneficiaries if ybu should die". That is; they vests the money pooled by you and others^ in a group of • of 442.50., : . would, get the proceeds. But if yoti surv'ive to retirement stocks and bonds, and gives you a proportionate share : Unfortunately, at present living costk bveii the'prebht age, ybU' can choojse to convert the cash value in the policy of the diyidends receiv^. You do-earn more interest this max;imum for kjnan and wife of $127.50, would hot provide' to a retir(^ent income. . ' .w^ than .frongivbuying. Government £ bondis. Biiit .be v A healthfid standaiii of Uving. AA ji>reseht prices^a iretlred Actually, neither of these^'plahs will pile up eavings as wwned that it is a far riskier -InvestmenL >;, Bolstering Social Security M •1I �SEAFARIBRS LOG -nMEisM ^ Z'""' Maieh 19. IBS* """"^ ""^ •T* • ifr.'-. -j.yk-- '• CASH BENEFITS •" ' 1 - % " v'^-->'- iiiliiilSi •;-;|.sv;-r-:';x'>':'V.->;-';"" SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS ' r' . A REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID —V* "-r •< >, - - FfOni if li:iiii#3y " 'Z ' ,- . No. Seafarers Receiving Benefits this Period A ^ Anybody seen any shells lately? That's what the Navy would like to know. If you have", you probably spend your time walking around on the* bottom of Gravesend Bay in 4Brooklyn, New York. are in cylindrical metal con­ Naval authorities in New them, tainers 37 inches long and six York, like most normal people, inches in dia Meter. The great ma­ i'l. •k haven't seen any at all, and that's what's bothering them. As a mat­ ter of fact. Navy spokesmen warn­ ed it's better for you if you don't see any because the shells are three-inch rounds of live ammuni­ tion. The Navy said this is no shell game, nc»- sea shell, either. This is the real McCoy. It all started about two weeks ago when the carrier Bennington was unloading ammunition before heading into dn'dock. The unload­ ing took place in a restricted area about one-half mile offshore in Gravesend Bay. With a strong wind and ebb tide running a little after noon on Thursday, March 4, the barge onto which the shells were being loaded capsized, tum­ bling 219 tons of shells into the water. Shells Doubly Dangerous Since them the Navy has been drying to keep it quiet, but it gave up about a week ago and let the cat out of the bag along with the shells. The shells, it seems, are separately encased, each in its own canister, but that doubles the danger, experts say. In effect ther# are two loads that could go off— the propellent charge which is set off .in the percussion cap in the base of the canister if the round Is hit hard—or the fuse or detonator either in the nose or base if the projectile is tampered with by any but expert hands. The shells, 14,460 rounds of Be Sure to Get Mh§es Receipts Headquarters again wishe* t« remind all Seafarers that payments of funds, for wlhatever Onion putpose, be made enly to authorized A&G repre­ sentatives and that an official Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered, be sure to protect yourself by immediately bringing the mat­ ter to the attention of the sec.retary-^reaaurec's office^ jority of the n are silver colored, but a few are painted blue. A Navy expert explained that the canisters have an air space in them and had a "negative buoy­ ancy" of six pounds. The Navy says they can be shifted easily by tides and currents and it is afraid that is exactly what has happened. The Navy has had more than a dozen divers combing the bottom of the bay for. two weeks now. They're going to keep it up in search of the shells, which they feel niay have drifted out to sea, but the divers are expected to walk gingerly for a while. Use Rags Fpr Paint Job On Ore Vessel Shipowners and their represent­ atives have been known to cry poor-mouth from time to time, but nobody carried it as far as the offi­ cers of the Vcnore (Ore Lines) re­ cently. Seafarers aboard the Venore found themselves painting the overhead with rags because, it was claimed, the company was economizing and couldn't put brushes aboard. Crewmembers didn't even have the services of manhelpers, those long wooden broomsticks to'which brushes are lashed for the pur­ pose of painting overhead areas. The men had to soak the rags in the paint cans and then smear the paint on by hand. By the time the crew got through with the job the paint was evei"ywhere. Chances are the painted areas didn't look like much either. When the ship got back to Balti­ more, the crew complained to the boarding patrolman. As a result the companip has been told that if it wants Seafarers to paint its ships from now on, they bad bet­ ter put some-brushes and rollers en beard. n v% •! ^ ^" Averaitc Benefits Paid Each Scafafcr Total Benefits Paid this Period A Navy diver comes up after an unsuccessful attempt to locate laree quantity of live ammunition that was inadvertently dumped Into waters of Gravesend Bay, Brooklyn. Hunt For Live Ammo In Brooklyn Waters ••«••••••• To ' iiiM I I _ • " ' I ^i' WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD 1 Hosoital Berigfits Death Benefits Disability Benefits Materaitv Benefits Vacation Benefits Total to H- a Z4 WELFARE/VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hospital Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * | tf-srioa Death Benefits*Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950* Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 * S <2»« Maternity Benefits Paid Since April I. 1952 * Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 » ^CiS' Total 4 7^7£>-72 * D.te Beneflt«,Be..n WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Cash on Hand Vacation Vacation Estimated Accounts Receiyable \yeifafc US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets — Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS u^oLc COMMENTS; To date, 11 applications have been received for the Scholar ships of the Plan® The breakdown on the number of appli­ cants is as follows: 3 seamen, 4 daughters of seamen and sons of seamen. All of these have qualified and have taken their examinations, or will take their exams.on the last examination date which is May 22, 1954Many members, when being released from the hospital, are failing to file for hospital benefits within the 14.-day period required by the Plan. Hospital benefits not received in the hospital should be applied for within I4. days of discharge from the hospital, directly to the Administrator. Submitted • • M Ken,'AsSistaut^^dminUtrator ~ . and, reineniber this... z .. All these are yours without contributing a single nickel on your part—Collecting SIU beneA Z fits ift easy, whether ifa for howitai birth^ disabihty or deathget persond- . A3 AAS service inoni^iote^ representatives. ' • ./ •• fc,.' : '• •' �. v' • Much 19, 1954 " ' ~ •'' / SEAFARERS Pace Nine LOG Seafarers Help Fete JilardI Gras In Mobile, Called Oldest In ITS At left, a Mardj Gras masker and his lady are all set for a big time at one of the traditional AThrdi Gras balls. Although membership in mys­ tic societies is secret, this celebrant could be a Seafarer, judging from the white cap. Above, the Mobile hall, located directly on the parade route, provides a good view of parade floats. MOBILE—The celebration of Mardi Gras in New Orleans is world-famous. A carnival that rivals it in size, color and riotous fun-making is held each year in this nearby Gulf port, but it is scarcely known out-"*^ ' side of Alabama. Yet the cele­ the first parade. The procession bration of Mardi Gras in the was organized among a band of sea­ The ladies have their own secret societies too. This one, known as the Spinsters, is shown preparing to open its annual ball, as a gronp of the ladies performs the traditional rite which kicks off the fes­ tivities. Mystic societies have been in existence in Mobile for more than a century. Cartoon History Of The SlU Whipped in Canada and repudiated by its mem­ bership, in May, 1949, the Commie-run Canadian Seamens Union carried its phoney contract beef to Eng­ land. Misrepresenting the issues. Commie agitators succeeded in getting British dockworkers in sonte ports to tie up a lew Canadian ships, now manned by the SIU. . . manner in which it is observed to­ day in New Orleans originated on Mobile's waterfi-ont. The first appearance of Mardi Gras on the Gulf Coast was in 1699 when the name was written on a French map by Iberville. French explorer, soldier and engineer. Iberville was journeying up the Mississippi when he stopped one night on the banks of a bayou on Mardi Gras. This prompted hiin to name the stream Mardi Gras Bayou. Parade floats and the first mys­ tic society originated in Alobile on New Year's Eve, 1830. It wasn't until 1857 that New Orleans began to have formal parades and Mo­ bil-ans still claim that actually the residents of this city organized New Orleans' formal Mardi .Gras cele­ bration as it is known today. Mobile's first secret carnival society was called the Cowbellion de Raking Society after the cow­ bells, rakes and hoes employed "by med and dockworkers in a small waterfront cafe by Michael Krafft, a young transplanted Pennsylvania Dutchman. Ten years later* 17 years before floats first appeared in a New Or­ leans Mardi Gras parade. Mobile's second mystic society was organ­ ized. It was known as the Strikers to identify its members with their waterfront occupation. They were "strikers" who marked bales of cotton before they were loaded aboard ships. The celebration in Mobile, known today as the "Mother of Mystics," continued as a New Year's Eve event until 1861 when the citizenry decided Shrove Tuesday, the day pre~ceding Ash Wednesday, the be­ ginning of the 40-day Lenten sea­ son, was more appropriate for the occasion. Since then Shrove (or Fat) Tues­ day is observed by the final parades and wild and joyous cele(Continued on page 17) Commies Rig Phoney Doeh Beet With the SIU Canadian District pledged to honor the contract which CSU men bad shown they wanted, SIU officials moved to counter CSU lies with the true story of the Canadian "beef." Armed with the facts for the first time, many' British dockers, imme­ diately voted to return to work. The "beef" they were I\ o. 59 As the tie-up of some Canadian ships continued, the SIU-warned of a general boycott of Britirii ship­ ping in A&G ports, unless action was taken. The Labor government branded the walkout "Commieinspired" and it soon ended, but not before the Com­ mies had fomented a wildcat stoppage right on the docks of London. �rj- . •...•• =-'f' Pace Ttm SEAFARERS toe March 19, 195#^ PORT MtEPORm......... tirety, we would still be able to New Orleans: Valle (Mississippi), the Frederic Seattle: take over and operate a hundred C. Collin (Dry Transportation) percent efficiently. The workers and the Pelican Mariner and Alice would continue to work for the Brown (Bloomfield) signed on.' completion without any interrup­ Ships calling in ttansit were the tion. So maybe with this informa­ Alcoa Cavalier, Alcoa Patriot and tion we will be able to beat the We don't hear niuch about It on Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa), the Steel ' Good was the word for shipping Shipping has been good in the heat after all. It is with a lot of past two weeks and it looks like it satisfaction that I noticed the kind the beach here when they come Rover,. Steel Flyer and Steel Age in the past period, but not so the' will continue. As I said in my last of workmanship and materials that off on the short end, but the boys (Isthmian), Del Rio and Del Valle outlook for the future. It does not report, we would have an Ore ship are being put into the building. As on. the Del Norte '(Mississippi) won (Mississippi). Seatrains New York look too good for the coming two practically every day in here and I have oft times stated before, this, a baseball game in. Buenos Aires and Savannah tSeatrain), the Clai­ weeks; - • It so happens this did occur. As will be more than a union hall, it during their last trip and proudly borne, Monarch of the Seas and' Paying off was the Ocean Cbtte you are well aware, there are al­ will be a memorial to the Seafarers paraded ashore here the other day Arizpa (Waterman) and the Marie of Ocean "Trans, while ships sign­ with bundles of press notices and Hamil (Bloomfield).* ways quite a few jobs available on International Union. ing on were the San Mateo Victory a lot of conversation about how Lindsey J. Williams these scows. This helped to take of Eastern and the John B. Kulugood they are. We have for our i-eport this New Orjeans Fort Agent up quite a bit of the slack. Also kundis of Martis. In-transit ves­ Playing as the "Del Norte Stars," due to the fact that we are getting week, Brother Clyde Carlson, who sels were the John B. 'Waterman » » « sails as bosun and AB., In his own they defeated the Gimnasia Y Esmore bookmen on these ships, it and the Hastings,^ both of Water­ New York: tends to make for better conditions words he says, "I have been a mem­ grima team, 15 man. ber of the SIU since 1948 and have to 7. This evened all around. The reading clerk for the last found it to be a very progressive We have had several ships .come and militant organization, fair to the series bemeeting was - Seafarer Richardout of the boneyard that were the membership and also the com­ tween the two ShSffner. Schaffner is. 46 years teams at one all. crewed up by bookmen. We are panies we have under contract, old, married and certain that when these ships come do not' know of.'any other vocation The Del Norte makes his home lineup was JoShipping has been staying on an In for the payoff, they will come in that a man can do where he will even keel here in New York, but in Chicago, lUlclean due to the interest being receive anywhere near the bienefits seph Suarez, Robert Callahan, is would be much better if it were nois. He Joined taken now by the membership to that we deriv'e from the Welfare James Connors, in 1943 in New do all they can to keep these ships and..Vacation Plans. The base pay Michael Sporick, mm not for the so-called wildcat strike York and sails in run by officials of the old ILA. operated as they realize that they tops any in the maritime industry. Ralph Boyd, the deck depart­ Sporick We have had 14 ships paying off, will have job security. Of course, all of this is due to the Abelardo Sosa, Johnny Blaylock, five ve£sei.« signed on and 20 ships ment. He says he Ships paying off were the Edith unceasing efforts of our officials. Nathan J. Benenate and Joe prefers sailing in transit. The Wacosta (Water­ from the East and Mae of Bull; Calmar's Seamar, I wish to personally thank all of Collins. man) was laid up temporarily, but and Gulf Coasts. Massmar and Oremar; Gulfwater them because I know that they will An English-language newspaper Schaffner of Metro; Chilore, Feltore, Baltore continue to strive to the best of account of the game said "Sporick will come out next week. All beefs His last ship was were handled satisfactorily. and Venore of Ore; Waterman's their ability for more and better gave the many spectators their the Transatlantic of Pacific Water­ Ships l aying off ..wefe the Evelyn ways. Fairport, Steel Voyager of Isth­ gains for the membership in the money's worth when in the first mian; Jefferson City Victory of future." of^rth^ third he. demonstrated tho and Francis of Bull; Seatrains Oldtimers on the beach include Victory Carriers, and the Winter Earl Sheppardease with which a^home run could Louisiana and Savannah of Sea A. Gurskie, C. A. Gadner and R. Hill of Cities Service. Baltimore Fort Agent be scored by placing the ball in train; Seanan of Stratford; Robin D. Eisengraeber. Men in the ma­ Kettering of Seas; Alexandra of rine hospital include G. G. C. Farthe adjacent waterworks." SiiTniiig on were the Seamar and Carras; Steel Age and Steel Vendor num, W. K. Gulley, Sverre Johan$ « ^ "Twirling Joe" Collins, accord­ Oremar of Calmar; Isthmian's Steel ing to this account, "played con­ of Isthmiar^^acosta, Warrior and nessen, V. K. Ming, Vincent Rodri­ Flyer, Steel Navigator and Steel Savannah: siderable Havoc among the local Golden City of Waterman; and guez and E. L. Woods. Voyager. Chilore, Feltore, Cubore batters as since his last perform­ Chiwawa and Abiqua of Cities and Venore of Or«^ Troy's Trojan No good comment on the weather ance he seems to have put in a lot Service. Seaman; Ocean Nimet of Ocean this time. In other words, we wish Signing on were the Robin it would warm up! We have had a of work in getting ball control." Trans; Fairport of Waterman, and An important local news item Locksley and Robin Sherwood of considerable amount of rain and Strathbay of Strathmore. since our latest report was word Seas, and the Golden City, Fair- snow flurries in the. past few days! In-Transits Shipping has been fair for the from Washington that plans finally land and Warrior of Waterman. In transits were the Robin Ket­ past two weeks and it looks like it have been approved for a second The membership would like to In-transit vessels ^were the John tering • Seas>; Bethcoaster (Calmar); will continue along those lines for Mississippi River Bridge between C. of Atlantic Carriers; Bethcoaster give a vote of thanks ifor the good Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa); Iberville the coming. period. Wish I could New Orleans and the West Banl^ food served b^ Effie, the cook at (Waterman); iClizabeth (Bull), and say the same for the weather re­ Construction of the proposed new and Marymar of Calmar; Suzaiine the Kilowatt Restaurant, located in and Kathryn of Bull; Seatrains the Cantigny (Cities Service). cently, fair, that is, but It certainly bridge has been held up by a con­ New Jersey, Texas, Georgia . and the building occupied by the Sea­ There was a contest on just re­ wasn't. It was pretty cold, but it's troversy over location of a pier New York of Seatrain; Jefferson farers hall. Most of the boys pa­ for the bridge. This apparently has City Victory of Victory Carriers! tronize this restaurant and keep cently between the Seafarers Sea warming up a bit now. Chest, Weil Brothers, Aaron Cohen The Southport of South Atlantic been cleared up to the satisfaction Wacosta, Iberville, Alawai and coming back, so we assume they and Dan Christen to see who could was the lone ship to pay off, and of shipping interests and engi­ Chickasaw of Waterman; Steel enjoy the good food E'ffiff puts -out,' sell the most cigarettes aboard the it signed on again the same day. neers, and it how appears likely Voyager and Steel Navigator of including "grits." ships. I am very pleased to state In-transit vessels were the S^a- that work on the project will com­ Isthmian; Alcoa Partner Of Alcoa; Jeff Gillette that the Seafarers Sea Chest won train Savannah, Seatrain New mence-this year. Seattle Fort Agent Abiqua and Bradford Island of Shipping Flcked Up first prize. I don't know whether York, both of Seatrain Lines and J, J, J, Cities Service and the Val Chem this was caused by the crew mem­ both in twice. Others were- the Meanwhile, shipping picked up of Valentine. bers smoking more cigarettes or Steel Age of Isthmian; the Robin slightly in the last two weeks, but Galveston: At this time I'd like to thank the because the Sea Chest stored the Sherwood of Seas, and thd South­ still was off a little compared to ships with fresher cigarettes. But ern States of Southern. tbis season a year ago. The Del membership for their cooperation whatever happened, the Sea Chest Aires returned from a Far East- in this waterfront beef. As you Oldtimers on the beach are F. em voyage and will be turned know, the old ILA is rather des­ came out on top. G. Wesley, T. H. Nongezer and E. back to Mississippi Shipping Co. perate and went on a wildcat strike, Thanks to the men who run the J. Jordan. Men in the marine hos­ from MSTS charter. The ship was which cannot last more than a few Shipping has been very slow and Sea Chest and pital are J. W. Sweat, J. B. Christy, sent to drydock and will be in days. Because of the strike, several it does not look too promising for also the crew- P. Bland, J. Littleton, J. B. Setters, temporary lay-up until sometime of our MSTS ships were-^Verted the coming weeks. to Baltimore,. Md. members on W. C. Bedgbod, C. O. Corbett, P. in May. The Marie Hamil of- Bloomfleld I am sure that the ships will be During the last two weeks the board these re­ Jakubcsak, J. T. Wilson, G. W. paid off and signed on the same Wilson, R. B. McCorkel, and J. Del Mar and Del Norte (Missis­ coming into Ne\v York in thejiext spective ships. day, while in-transits were the Kramer. week. sippi) and the Chickasaw and De We had a ineetClaude Simmons Frederic C. Collin of Drytrans; Jeff Morrison ing Wednesday Soto (Watetinan) paid off here. Asst. Sec.-Treas. Cantigny and Council Grove of Savannah Fort Agent The Del Mar, Del Rio and Del' morning at the Carlson Cities Service; Arizpa and^Fairland Baltimore Fed­ of Waterman; Val Chem of Valen­ eration of Labor by the Political tine; Southern States of Southern Action Committee. We have sub­ Trading; Michael of Carras and. mitted names of the various poli­ the Seatrains New Jersey, Louistical parties and tried io analyze ana,. Te^t and Georgia of Sea-! the respective candidates thor­ :raih. ' \ oughly so that when it comes time WILMINGTON, Calif 505 Marine Ave. FORT WILLI AM.... 11814 Syndicate Ave. SIU, A&G District ^ Ontario • Phone; 3-3231 Ernest TUIey, Agent Terminal 4-2874 Men on the' beach include W. to vote, we will be certain that we BA1.T1MORE 103 Durham St. Gay St. HEADQUARTERS. . 675 4th Av«.. Bklyn. PORT COLBORNK 'Jones, S. Miller, E. LaSoya, G. will have a slate set up that will Earl Sheppard. Agent 14 North Ontario Phone: 5391 Mulberry 4540 SECRETARY-TREASURER TORONTO, OnUrio.. 372 King St. E. Bales, R. IVIeadows,; R. Armstrong, Paul HaU . be favorable to labor as a whole. BOSTON 376 State St. EMplre 4-5710 A3ST SECRETARY-TREASURERS ' VICTORIA, BC 617t4 Cormqrant St. T. Bowers, A. Sistrunk,.J. Rawlins, All of the committeemen are work­ James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 Robert'Matthews Joe Alglna Empire 4531 GALVESTON * 308'/4 SSrd St. Claude Simmons Joe Volpian ing hard to see that the candidates Keith Aleop. Agent VANCOUVER. BC.......86S Hamilton St. W. Hightower, F. Nigro, H. PrUitt Phone 2-8448 WUllam Hall Pacific 7824 and S. Evans. . •re favorable to all concerned. LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. SYDNEY, NS ...304 Charlotte St. Phone 6-5744 SUP Phone 6346 It was with a lojt of satisfaction Leroy Clarke, Agent Men in the marine hospital are .20 Elgin St. 1 South Lawrence St. HONOLULU ...16 Merchant St. BAGOTVILLE. Qucbee that I noted several of* the larger MOBILE Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-17M 545 R. Lyle, A. Schevlng, H. E. Horn, Phone 5-8777 THOROLD. Ontario......83 St. Phone; Davids St. D. O. Skousas, E. R. Hall, J., R. locals in the Gulf in the longshore­ NEW ORLEANS 523 BlenviUe St. PORTLAND 823 N. W. Everett St. CAnal 7-3202 Beacon 4338 QUEBEC men's beef, v/ent AFL and am cer­ Lindsey Williams. Agent ..113 Cote^ La Montague Markopolo, M. Degallado, C. - L. MagnoUa 6112-6113 Quebec Phone; 3-7078 Davis. RICHMOND, CALIF. 357 «h St. tain that before long, everything NEW YORK 675"'4th Ave., Brooklyn Phone 2599 SAINT.JOHN...... 177 Prince WUllam St. HYacinth 9-6600 NB Phone; 2-5333 will be worked out the way it was SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Our plans for moving to a new NORFOLK ....... .127-129 Bank St. Douglas 3-8363 planned at the beginning and all Sen Rees. Agent Phone 4-1083 location did not materialize; but SEATTLE 3700 1st Ave. Grffat Lakes District PHILADELPHIA .. ..337 Market St. will be quiet and serene on the wa­ S. Cardullo, Agent we plan to keep on looking. The Main 0290 ALPENA Market 7-1635 133 W. Fletcher terfront in the very near future. SAN FRANCISCO . 505 Marine Ave. . 450 Harrison St. WILMINGTON weather is spring-like, so every­ Phone; 1238W T. Banning, _ Agent. , • • Douglas 2-5475 4-3131 BUFFALO, NY.... 180 Main St. I talked to. Mr. Liebman, the Marty Breitholl. West Coast Representative NEW YORK;.... 575 4tb Terminal Ave., Brooklyn Phone: Cleveland 7391 one has spring fever. We have a •rcbi'cect, the other day and he was PUERTA de TIERRA, PR Pelayo 51—La 5 734 Lakeside Ave., NE new comniissioner in charge of the STerUng 8-4671 CLEVELAND. 2-5996 Phone; Main 1-0147 of the opinion that we would be in SAVANNAH ... 2 Abercorn St. DETROIT ....... 1038 3rd St. whRTves, so maybe things will get .Canadion District Jeff Morrison, Agent Phone 3-1728 Headquarters Phqnc: Woodward 1-6857 to moving soon. the new hall not later than June • ''CO '«* Ave MONTREAL.. .OM St. James St. West DULUTH ^531 W. Michigan St. Elliott 4334 and that even though the building Jeff GlUette, Agent PLateau 8161 . Phone;' Melrose 3-4110 Keith Alsop TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St HALIFAK. N.S...........128^1 HoUls St. SOUTH CHICAGO.. 3361 E. 82nd St may not . be^ pompleted,. iU its en- Ray fl^te. Agent Phone 3-1323 .../ V -^Phone: 8-8911 ' . Galveston Port Agent '. Phoni; Esses 5-34U Baltimore: Bel Noria Seafarers Win Bnenes Aires Till Ore Ships Keep Port Of Baltimore Bezzing Effie's Cooking Gels Vote Of Confldonco Longshore Boof Sends Ships To Other Ports Shipping Fairly Warm, Weather Snappy New Wharf Head May Pap Up Things In Perl DmEcmm t �SE AFAR E-R:S Mareb 19, M54 .. LOG Pace Eleirai ^ j PORT HEPORTS make Mobile a fairly consistent Norfolk: cerned. We have had ten ships in Bosfon; port. here but the boys are sticking to Our .Marine Allied Workers Di­ the jobs. vision is also in good shape with Shipping all contracts settled and the dif; i Calling into this area were as ferent divisions of the Marine follows": Tlie Govt. Camp, Bents Shipping has been fair for the Allied Workers all working. These • Shipping in the port has been Fort, Lone Jack, Fort Hoskins, Shipping was again slow for the divisions are the Alcoa shore gang, past two weeks. One hundred men storing gang, bar pilots, towboats, very poor in the past two weeks Bradford Island, Winter Hill, and past two weeks. Ships . paying off were shipped on regular jobs and Waterman repair yards and dust and does not look any brighter in the Govt. Camp back again. All of were the Council Grove, Bents Fort the coming week. No ships paid these run for Cities Service. and Fort Hoskins (Cities Service), the same amount worked in various gangs. There are quite a few job off or signed on. Vessels in transit Then we had two of the Miss. Queenston Heights (Seatrade) and opportunities for members of the jobs around the Shipping Co. wagons, the Del Michael (J. M. Carras). The same MAW divisions, plus a few left were Isthmian's Steel Age, Steel Valle and Del Rio, the Alexandra ships signed on. In-transit vessels harbor. Ships Vendor and Steel Executive and over for the deep sea brothers to include the Ann Marie (Bull), Re­ paying off were get a stake when shipping does Waterman'is Fairport and Mobilian. of J. Carras, and the Bull Run of public (Trafalgar), Steel "Vendor Mathiascn. The latter paid off here There were no beefs. the Alcoa Pat­ slow down a little bit. from an intercoastal trip and it (Isthmian), AntiIn Hospital riot, Alcoa eiipnous, W a c 0 s t a Seafarer Of Week Men in the marine hospitals are was a pleasure to Tiandle her. per, Alcoa Polar­ We have listed in quite a few and Chickasaw In port this week is brother J. L. Griffin, Charles E. Carniel, (Waterman). A is, Alcoa Puritan, David Zuniga, better known to his Otis C. Bailey, W. Keiswetter, ships for the next two weeks but, delayed sailing Alcoa Corsai,r friends and shipmates as Mexican W. H. Mason, Manuel Martins and of course, we have no way of tell­ beef on the Fort and Alcoa Run-; ing what will be on them. How­ Joe. Brother Zuniga has been John R. Henchey. ner (Alcoa) and Ben Rees ever we have enough men in all Hoskins was sent shipping out of this port for some Zunica Norfolk Port Agent Waterman ships, rates to man seven or eight ships. to headquarters. years, although hailing originally The delay was Lafayette and t> i> t> Labor from Mexico City. His favorite in­ due to engine Beauregard. Alcoa's Patriot, Polar­ door sport is buying old automo­ On the labor front, the Building failure an^ the is, Puritan and Runner, and Water­ biles and after wearing them out, Wilmington: Rugguero & Construction Trades Council is beef was that the man's Monarch of the Sea and tries to peddle them for the same making a lot of headway and as of sailing board had not been Beauregard signed on. Ships in amount he paid. Needless to say, right now only two unions are left changed. transit were the Alice Brown he hasn't sold many of them. that haven't signed a new contract On Beach (Bloomfield) and Waterman ships, Gal Tanner and we expect anytime to get the Men on the beach include R. Chickasaw, Fairlannd and DeSoto. 'The last two weeks have still word they are signed up. Of Johnston, L. Rugguero, E. MonaMobile Port Agent All payoffs were smooth. Prospects been oh the slow bell. We had course, the unions that have signed han, E. Gerace, K. Goldman and for the coming two weeks are good only one payoff, the Kyska (Water­ are still waiting for the others to V. Siso. with more than a dozen ships ex­ Philadelphia: man), which also r ^ ' sign before going back to work. Mrs. Miller, the sister of Edward pected. signed on for her The men got just about all they Cooley, who died in Wilmington Men In Hospital next trip back to asked for. last week, called the Hall to ex­ the Far East. We Politics A couple of our brothers who press her gratitude for the manner have the Pelican are in the Marine hospitals in this On the political front, there will in which both the Boston and Wil­ Mariner (Bloomarea include Johnnie Koen, who be an election this coming summer mington Port Agents handled her Shipping is definitely on the up­ field) in our port for several posts and labor here brother's funeral arrangements. in the Mobile Infirmary and swing here, due to the changing for bunkers and brother Charles E. Wells, who is waiting to see just who will James Sheehaii in a local hospital for a checkup conditions on the New York water­ a little engine come out for the various offices. Boston Port Agent after an accident aboard his last front caused by the current AFL work. We put one So far, the incumbents are all go­ 4> 4- 4» ship, the Alcoa Runner. Both of longshore campaign. The result is man aboard in ing to run again and they have al­ Cohen the steward de­ Son Francisco: causing diversion and rerouting of these brothers will appreciate ways given labor a decent break word from their shipmates, as will many ships into Philadelphia, partment. This ship is making her so we expect that we will go alpng brother Willie Reynolds -over in which is giving shipping in the port first trip and she is bound for the with them again. Far East. Her payoff will probably the New Orleans Public Health a big boost. We attended the last meeting of One ship, the Compass (Com­ be at the end of April, in San the Central Trades and Labor Service hospital. pass). coining in for payoff from Francisco. Council. "vVonderful progress is be­ On Beach Shipping is slow and the future In-transit vessels included the ing made in that body. The vari­ the Mediterranean, was due to A few of the oldtimers on the take practically a full crew and, Citrus Packer, Yaka, Hastings, ous locals around here, that have looks poor. Only one ship paid beach in Mobile include the fol­ with the in-transit traffic, is help­ Choctaw, Gateway City and An­ been out of the council for several off, the Seamonitor (Orion). Three lowing: Bill Wallace, D, Dicken­ ing our situation considerably. The drew Jackson (Waterman); Port- years, are now coming back and ships signed on: Alcoa Planter son, L. Anderson, T. Melton, T, shipping figures also indicate we mar and Alamar (Calmar); Sea- a progressive program is taking (Alcoa), Ocean Ulla (Ocean) and Seamonitor (Orion). In-transit ves­ Massey, R. Sullivan, A. Howard have hit about an even keel for the monitor (Excelsior); Ocean Ulla shape in the council. sels include the Topa Topa, Choc­ H. Nichols, H. Gray, R. Devine ,.pa.st two weeks, as the Arlyn (Bull) (Ocean); Pelican Mariner (BloomWe have no members in any of W. Randall, W. Gale, R. Spencer. took an entirely new crew. field); Steel Maker and Steel Ex­ the local hospitals at present, al­ taw, Andrew Jackson and Kyska ecutive (Isthmian). The body of brother Joseph Four Payoffs though we have a couple who are (Waterman), Portmar. and Alamar The chairman of our last meet­ out-patients from the Galveston (Calmar) and Steel Maker (Isth­ Walters, who died recently aboard Our, payoffs and sign-ons totaled ing was Sarn Cohen, who's now mian). the Warrior of the Waterman line four, with the Republic (Trafalgar), shipping after holding down this hospital. The SIU received an invitation has arrived back in this country On Beach Lone Jack (Cities Service),-Dor­ spot' for. quite awhile. Everybody from Harry Lundeberg, secretaryaboard the Warrior and present othy and Hilton Bull), paying off Among the men on the beach treasurer of the SUP, to attend wishes.him the best of luck. funeral plans are a little indefinite and signing on again. are C. W. Gann, S. Sikes, J. - . . E. B. Tilley but we will keep the members in­ Rodder (who just got his full citi­ the memorial services honorin.g The list. of in-transits included Wilmington Port Agent formed so that they might attend the following: Robin Sherwood, zenship papers this week), R. Lyle, the 100th anniversary of Andrew Furuseth. his funeral. A lot of his friends Robin Kettering (Seas); Azalea 4" i $• J. Zuzov, S. Cantrell, H. E. Grant, On Beach aboard the Warrior are* back in City, Iberville, Fairport (Water­ Lake Charles: W. Sirkoski, P. Rubis, W. F. Oldtimers on the beach include, port now and would like to apt as man); Steel Flyer, Steel Chemist, Walker, A. Alleman, P. Hammel, C. Harper, S. Mavromichalis, F. pall bearers for this funeral. A Steel Age, Steel Voyager (Isth­ Karl "Swede" Hellman, L. "Wahoo" Curtis, B. Gapse, W. Bause, J. collection was taken up aboard mian); Southern Districts (South­ Boren, and many others. Parks, A. Smith, W. Pennington, ship for flowers which will be or­ ern Trading); Jpez, Elizabeth (Bull) The fishing weather is fine and W. Kramer, C. McKee, T. Malone, dered and delivered as soon pis.the and Government Camp (Cities. reports reaching us are that the M. Pappadakis, J. Callaghan, A. U. body arrives in this port. Service). . Things have really been on the boys are really pulling them in. Suites, A. Anderson and W. Hiiiit. The Azalea Trail has opened in A. S. Cardullo Leroy Clarke slow bell here for the past two Men in the mai-ine hospitals in­ Mobile and Seafarers who tyere on Philadelphia Port Agent Lake Charles Port Agent weeks so far as shipping is con­ clude O. Gustavesen, D. Yuzon, J. the beach last Sunday ^ had the Childs, W. Singleton, H. Choe, V. chance to see Miss America of Sorensen, M. Wilson, J. Perrira 1954,-who was Queen of the Azalea and H. Keller. Trail, open up this floral route Tom Banning through Mobile and nearby terri­ San Francisco Port Agent tory. Miss Aye officially opened 4 4 i* the season Sunday and led a large number , of tourists oyer the 27Tampa: Shipping Figures February 25 to March 10 mile route (Of blooming azaleas and REG. REG. REG. TOTAL SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL japonicas which are a big tourist attraction in this area. DECK PORT DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. ENG. STEW. SHIPPED 8 Boston ........ 26 8 9 43 : 7 10 25 Good Shipping 108 New York .158 149 132 439 95 77 280 Affairs of the port are in good Shipping for the past two weeks 23 27 Philadelphia 26 27 25 ~ 78 15 65 has Jjeen very slow, in a good part ghape with Mobile having pretty good shipping for the last several 56 76 Baltimore J . 106 77 54 237 84 196 due to the olcT ILA tie-up in New months compared with the Test of • 2 Norfolk 9 13 ^ 8 30 2 2 6 York, where many coastwise ships the country. We consistently have 13 , Savannah ...v.... ..• - 14 ;• 14- • 11 39 ':',2i: \ 15 49. are docked. 'The prospects for the fair shipping and bookmen on the next two weeks also look slow. ^ j. i'.. Tampa r 16 . 11 55 •4 8 3 beach, unless they are waiting-for No ships paid off or signed on 44 Mobile 47 : "ST; 122 31 ' 100 and only two ships were in transit. .25 / a particular ship, never have too much trouble getting out. Part of 60 40 New Orlegns] • B4" 82 241 -. "45/ 145 Waterman's Wild Ranger and De our continued good-shipping is due Soto. Galveston :.. i 30 , ' ^7^ " 28 85 14 9 34 11 to the .fact that practically all - of The meeting's chairman was T. 17 18 22 , Seattle . . . .'.y., .. .vV% . 55 5033 138 57 the Alcoa ships pay off here and Kern. W. Warmack was recording 13 San Francisco 29 , 10 , 23 . 62 15" , 22 50 secretary and G. Hammock served a good number, of the Waterman ships from offshore pay off in this 11 12 ' 30 Wilmington . , .v. , 20 , , 23 ,16 59 , as reading clerk. port. These, plus. the. passenger Raj) White ' ships an<^ l^e Puertp Ri!can, .pup. 377 338 330 '1,045Tampa Port Agent Mobile: Miss America, 1954 In Transit Al Port Shipping Slays Slow In Bean-Town Port in Transit Sbi|is Only Action In Slow Period Poiican Mariner Sots Out For Far East Run $1 New York Dock Bool Brings Shipping Spurt Seamen AHend Service In Memory Of Furuseih Poiiticsi Fishing And Shipping Make News Nothing Bnl Sun Visits Florida Port -•m ti 'r .^11 �Fare Twelve SEAFARERS m THE WAKE r ti? Mireh M, 1954 LOG MEET THE SEAFARER BERT H. DAWSON, cook Due to its whltenera and softness, colonies in southern Africa in the and because it was often cast up 19th century, and was widely used This week's Seafarer has been dumped iii any port without transAlong the shares of the sea, the in World War II. sailing ships since World War I portatioU money back home. The ancients thought that the light, soft if Question: Do you . have any 'A member of Columbus' first ex­ when he served in the US Navy. average pay was $40 to $45 a miheral called meerschaum was Ideas for changes in the way the month. Coastwise was a ten or actually the foam of the sea turned pedition to the New World, Rodrigo Headquarters cafeteria is run? Bert went merchant marine in twelve day trip on which you would de Jerez, a native of Ayamonte, into stone. Little practical use was 1919, in the days before unions had earn 'hbout $12 to $14. Out of that, • found for the mineral, which was Spain, is said to have been the first any headway on the seas, you had to pay $10 to the headRichard Wendell, AB: Not a made named "sea foam" in all languages, European to smoke tobacco. Legend and his stories of those pre-union waiter, unless you participated in until German artisans began to has it that de Jerez learned to single change. I think the cafe­ days are hard to believe in the teria is being run light of current conditions in mari­ a continuous poker game, which cSive it into pipe bowls and cigar smoke from the natives of the West was the way stewards received pretty well. The time. holders, seeing that it readily ab­ Indies, after the expedition arrived their paypffs." food is good and sorbed nicotine from the tobacco there in 1492. When he returned Seafarer Dawson described the Other conditions on .those preplentiful and and eventually acquired a beauti­ to his village in Sp^n he took some they are fairly method by which jobs us^ to be union shops were bad 'also. Bert ful, warm brown color. The scien­ tobacco leaves with him, and his priced to meet given out in the early days of the stated that the companies didn't tific name for it, however, is fellow townsmen were greatly the men's pocket- twenties. "I would go down to the give the men any linen for the ta­ "sepiolite," from the Greek sepia, astonished when they saw smoke books. There Is docks and wait for a steward's boy bles and that bedding consisted of emerging from his mouth and nose. cuttlefish, and lithos, stone, because to come off a ship and give me a blue tick pillows and a mattress also a very con- pass the mineral resembled the bone His own wife is supposed to have to go aboard. Then, I'd see cover. At night, men had to fight 'genial atmos­ denounced him to the Holy Inquisi­ obtained from those animals. the second steward and he would with roaches and other pests in phere in the cafe­ make it clear tion as a man who "swallows fire, that I would have to order to get some sleep. teria which makes It pleasant to exhales smoke and is surely pos­ 'mule before I could grab the bear' Convicted of attempting to or­ sessed by the Devil." e^at there. Despite these conditions, Bert's (work before I ate)." ganize a mutiny on the USS Somfondness for sailing life has kept ^ ers, Philip Spencer, a midshipman Meals Harry Earley, FWT: I eat there him on ships for more than twentyOne of the greatest handicaps in in the US Navy, was hanged at sea long-distance cruising by ships in every tiAie I am In the hall be­ In those days, Bert said, there five years. He's typical of many while Jjis father, John C. Spencer the 17th, 18th and even part of cause I think it is was no such thing as wanting bacon seamen who endured company of New York, was Secretary of War the 19th century was the use of tops in every, and eggs in the morning. "You got abuses for years until unions came In the Cabinet of President Tyler. hemp cables, although chain cables thing. The food scrambled eggs every day, hot, along to changg conditions. The mutiny charges against the were known at the time of the is good and rea­ cold, or in the middle. And if you Other Ports young midshipman were upheld on ancient Romans. In a small man- sonably priced, didn't make the 7 AM boat drill, Bert, who-is and hearty the ground that he had sought to of-war designed for long-distance well within easy you didn't get anything. For dinner 53 years of age,a hale sails from New convert the naval vessel into a cruising at least a quarter of her range of the Sea­ or supper, we had continuous York and makes his home in Pe­ pirate ship. Thus, on December 1, service space was occupied by farers pocket. As stew." That was a stew started the oria, Illinois. He isn't fussy about 1842, Spencer, the bosun's mate cables, thus cutting down her sup­ far as the por­ first day of the week, and added which port he sails out of though and a seaman were hanged on the ply of water and stores to a danger­ tions of food are to as the days went along. as he will grab a ship in Philadel­ yardarm of the brig-of-war while ous degree. Not only did they take concerned, they Foreign Flags phia, Baltimore, New Orleans, she was on her way from Liberia up a lot of space, but hemp cables are abundant. Tampa and other East coast and In addition to the American to NY via St. Thomas, Virgin Is­ had to be constantly watched for 4^ » Gulf ports. His last ship was the merchant marine, Bert has sailed lands. Despite the incident, his chafing Prime Fernandez, ABi Well, 1 when in use, or for rotting father remained in the Cabinet when stowed away. It is not sur­ can only see one change necessary on many foreign-flag ships, Eng­ Ocean Nimit (Ocean). That ship quite a contrast to his first until 1844. in the food situ­ lish, Norwegian, Spanish, Cana­ was prising, then, that a great many berth at the age of nineteen. Bert dian, Panama, etc., and he says that ation in the cafe­ i, t. anchors and cables were lost in the on as a scullion on the teria. Although conditions on their ships are very signed Although it was the Portuguese least bad weather, and this, in part, United Fruit ship, Surrunama, in bad, even today. Bert once sailed the food is pretty who were first to colonize South led to the popularization of the New Orleans. He's been sailing in on a windjammer in 1924 when he good and the Africa, no extensive development chain cable in modern times. the galley gang ever since. was shipping under the Canadian prices are all of the region took place until the t 4. flag. He describes that trip rue­ SIU right, I think the Dutch East India Company founded The oldest known man is a Bab­ His trip before the mast was . Dawson got his SIU book in 1943 coffee could fully. Capetown in the late 17th century. ylonian clay tablet dating from stand some sort from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Tam­ and he says, "I'm 100 percent for Dutch settlers immediately began about 2,500 BC, but the only place of improvement. pa, Florida, and British Honduras. the SIU. Sailing with our outfit to have difficulties with the natives, which was represented with any . fi Although it is Sailing as cook, Bert also had to is certainly a tremendous contrast especially the hostile and warlike accuracy on early maps was the take a turn at the wheel and he Bushmen. Adopting a strategy of Mediterranean world. Although only a small thing, good coffee is was responsible for the ship's to what it was like sailing in the old days." Bert was very enthusi­ the Portuguese, the Dutch organ­ modern maps and charts are made a big help to a Seafarer. lights. astic about the gains made by the ized their forces into small units with north at the top, this was not .4 4" % Pre-Union Emiliano Acadeo, OS: I like SIU and the type of seamen who or commands capable of carrying always the case. Many of the Dawson's description of ship­ make up the membership. In the the cafeteria very much. Just the out quick raids against native ancient Greek and Roman mapboard conditions form a terrific light of his experiences sailing in villages. Each military unit was makers placed' east at the top of way it is, withcontrast to life aboard an SIU ves­ the pre-union days, and for foreign called a commando, which was also their maps, that being the direction out any changes. sel now. "There was no union to flags, he is one Seaifarer who knows borrowed from the Portuguese and of rising sun. A map published at Except one, that look after you, in case you were Just how much the SIU meant to meant a party commanded. The Rome in 1546 was made with west is. Although I fired," Bert said, "and there was men who work the ships and to the word first came into English usage at the top, while • still another, find the prices no one to appeal to. You could be American maritime industry. when the British began to establish dated 1492, had south at the top. and service just about the best I have met any­ where, '1 think «1, f I « S Ct 9 the food could be improved as far ACROSS DOWN 20. Diamond Where PesPrime Minister Churchill told Valley . . . Berlin was bombed by as quality of the dishes Is con­ 1. Selfishnesa. 22. Sloppy women cara is Weeping 2. SmeU 23. Away the House of Commons that "the approximately 800 Flying Fortress­ cerned as well as varying the 42. Industrial re­ sounds 3. Island E of 24. French king gion, Europe s. Possess Anglo-American air attack on Ger. es from Britain accompanied by menus offered. Java 25. M.^ke error 43. City, Peru West. 4. Smoky fogi a. 27. Alabama: many must be regarded as our 800 fighter planes. Two thousand 44. Good joke 4" 4 5. Veterans ship Abbr. 45. Old style of Frank Natale, bosun: I think it chief offensive effort at the pres­ or more tons of explosives were 6. Existed 28. Steal ship 12. Port in W. 7. No 29. Barnyard 46. Maple or elm is being run beautifully. The prices ent time ... US planes bombed the dropped ... A unique decision was Netherlands 8. A 7 or 11 sound 47. Thin 13. Meadow are cheap and the Japanese base of Saipan in the won for an SIU man, an alien sea­ 9. Always 30. The heavens 48. Hearing 10. Cast a ballot 14. Swear to 32. Adopt organs quality of the Marianas, 1,300 miles from Tokyo man, when a shipping company re­ 11. Filled with 36. Open a keg 50. Former price 15. Race o£ food is high. . . . SIU opposition blocked an at­ versed its former policy and agreed wonder f'tir 37. Period oftime fixer Chinese 19. Aviation store­ Where else in tempt by the Recruitment and to pay hospital expenses for a Trans 16. (Puzzle Answer. On Page 25) keepers: Abbr. this country can Manning Organization (RMO) of crewmember without deducting the 17. Head: Fr. 1 2 3 you get a cup of the War Shipping Administration costs from his wages. The ship 18. Anil-sub 9 10 II escort vessel coffee for a nick, to gain jurisdiction on the Great operators previously were with­ 12 20. Enticed el? We've got Lakes. holding wages to set off the 21. Snow runner those Brazilian $ ^ 4> amount of any hospital bill in­ 22. Title of 15 respect Russian Forces crossed the Dnie­ curred on behalf of alien seamen. coffee bean grow­ S3. Cargo from ers beaten in the per River on a 31-mile front and Duluth 16. 4" 4^ i 26. Portable fire­ SIU cafeteria. I wouldn't change retook 20 towns in Bessarabia, bor­ The rejection by the Irish -Gov­ arms a thing at the present time. der province in Rumania . . . The ernment of a US appeal that Ire-, deck 81. 83. High note Allied Control Commission abol­ land remove German and Japanese 4^ 4^ 34. Observe Allen Bell^ chief cook: I think ished the Fascist system of govern­ consular and diplomatic represen­ 35. Best quality 38. Cabin some effort could be made to bring ment for towns and provinces tatives from the country because de deux, 86. the prices on tliroughout the Naples area of of their espionage activities a dance step 40. Three: Prefix some items down southern Italy. Meanwhile, the worsened already-poor relations 42. One-masted little, especial­ battle for Cassino s|lll raged . . . between Washington, London and vessel 45. Port, Puget ly on some of the Congress passed a soldier vote bill Dublin . . . Less than three weeks Sound main dishes. If under which service people had to after SIU officials and representa­ Primitive map 46. 6t Japan 42 43 44 prices were a lit­ file applications themselves for tives of other sea unions were as­ 46 47 48 BO. It cows a boat tle more reason­ state absentee ballots. sured that the Maritime War ei. Region 4? able, it would 82. City in Iowa Emergency Board was contemplat­ 4)' <4 4" 83. Belaying benefit both the The US Army went into action ing no cuts in war and bonus rates, M- Shakespearean 62 . king seamen and the on the continent of Asia for the the MW£^.reversed Itself and or­ 35. Unusual public. The food first time and captured the town dered cuts anyway , . . Pope, Pius I6f Jolson and . . 55 Smithitself is delicious though, and the of Walawbum in an encircling XII appealed to the Allies to sp.are Jap moneytvl^ s service is really the best. movement fn Burma's Hukawng TEN §0' mm, rL ^i"i •V/A r' rr • t iiii'joju fciU' 3f4V:U • �Marich 19. 1954 SEAFARERS its* Pare Thirteen LOG 'Service Record' SEAi'ARERSi^LOG Vol. XVI. No. 4 March 19. 19S4 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District. AFL. 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY, Tel Hyacinth 9-6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAUL HAIL. Secretary-Treasurer Editor, HEmERT BRAND, Managing Editor, RAY DENISON; Art Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN; Photb Editor. DAtnn. NILVA; Staff Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, JERRY REMER. AL MASKIN, RICHARD HELLER: Gulf Area Reporter, BILL MOODY; StajJ Assistants, LYMAN GAYLORD, MILTON HOROWITZ. IJniqne Record On page 5 of this issue, Seafarers can read a brief review of a proud SIU record. It is a partial listing of some of the approximately 75 instances in which the SIU gave invalu­ able aid and assistance to other unions. In many cases, such aid meant the difference between a victory and a defeat, or even more than that, the difference between survival and destruction. Seafarers can justly claim, without contradiction, that no other union in the United States can boast of such a rec­ ord. The Seafarer has seen more picket lines- in more places than any other union man anywhere. This kind of action is the outcome of a long-established membership policy. Its reasons are simple. Helping other unions strengthens unions everywhere and weakens those who are anti-labor. And in turn, the unions that have been helped by the SIU will pitch in and give the Seafarer a hand when he has a beef of his own to take care of. The current campaign on the waterfront then, in which the SIU is. helping the AFL-ILA is just another in a long series of similar instances. It is this kind of activity that has made the'SIU one of the nation's most respected trade unions. tr Wants Husbands Protected^ Too To the Editor; In recent issues of the LOG I have read several letters sent in by the wives of seamen. The idea came to me that I should wn-ite, which is just what I am doing and on a subject' which I think is a very good one in regard to helping the membership. Has the thought ever occurred to anyone that while the Seafar­ ers are doing so much for the membership, that there is still one thing more that the SIU can do with comparatively little expense to the organization? I'm sure that there are quite a few seamen in what we will call the low-pay bracket, such as firemen, oilers and ordinary seamen. Now, say The United Automobile Workers, thirds of all increases provided these men are man-ied and are AFL, won bargaining rights in an seven cents or more per hour. fathers of a brood, to some extent, NLRB election at the Michigan Moreover, about 38 percent anyway. It is more than probable Tanning Company, Boyne City, amounted to fully 10 cents or that they have plenty of bills with Michigan, The UAW-AFL won a more. the cost of living what it is, no whopping majority of the votes 4 4 4 matter how careful they maj' be over the CIO Stone Cutters and AFL affiliates won tliree Im­ in the matter of economy. Just tlie independent Fur and Leather Seafarers who have been reading the SIU library assort­ what would their positions be if Workers, The victory followed an portant elections conducted in ments for the past nine months now have an opportunity to there were sudden expenses, such intensive campaign during which Texas by the NLRB. Victories were pass judgement on the kind of books put aboard ships. A as death, in the family? conditions secured by UAW-AFL won in El Paso, Victoi'ia and poll of the membership through the pages of the LOG be­ locals elsewhere in Michigan Beaumont. No Rainy Day Fund made a significant impression upon 4 4 4 ginning now, is designed to determined whether Seafarers I imagine few of these men the plant employees. are fully-satisfied with the books they now have, and what would New York City and the State have the money laid aside Transit authority reached agree­ changes they would like to make, if any. 4 4 3^ to give their loved ones a decent Fewer work stoppages due to ment to process pay differentials When the LOG began to put packaged libraries aboard burial without going into debt. for injured transit workers "at tiie the ships, it was the first time that any organized attempt had This ijiatter, in itself and apart labor-management disputes oc­ earliest practicable date." The curred in January 1954 than in any been made to supply ship's crews with fresh, up-to-date read­ from the death, would prey heav­ agreement calls for the city to January since 1950, the Depart­ ily on their minds and affect their ing matter. Before that, crews had to depend on the ef­ make up the difference between ment of Labor reported. forts of volunteer services who usually dredged up a variety work and earning capacity. Workmen's Compensation Insur­ Si 3» 3i' Now, let us say, couldn't the of old and battered volumes for their pains. ance payments of about $2 a week SIU, for a minimum payment from of 33,000 Detroit workers and an injured employees regular Consequently, the SIU libraries were welcomed as a great each member who endorsed and lostA total their jobs between January pay in connection with accidents improvement over what had been available previously. came under the plan, insure the 15 and February 15, the Michigan prior to last June 15 when the Further improvements will be made as the men on the ships lives of each member of the fam­ Employment Security Commission transportation lines were leased to dictate in this poll, ily under the same group insur­ reported, with a further increase the state-created authority. In ad­ ance plan which protects the Sea­ of 15,000 dismissals expected over dition the city will contribute SlOO,3. 3^ t farers themselves? Even to cover the next 60 days. Jobless insur­ 000 to the authority's cost of such only the burial expenses, if nec­ ance payments by the commission differentials growing out of acci­ essary. This would give the men totaled $8.5 million in January and dents since June 15. A welcom^voice in the wilderness of Congressional apathy a little piece of mind about what $12.9 million in February through­ 44 4 over the fact that operators of a large portion of the US-flag would happen in a time of crisis. out the state. No break yet has been reported 1 think it is an idea worth inves­ merchant fleet are being allowed to transfer their vessels tigating, but I leave that to the 3« 4 4» in the eight-mmith old strike of the to foreign flags is that of Representative Thor C. Tolleison discretion of the men themselves. The NLRB upheld craft sever­ United Hatters (AFL) against the of Washington, ance in a sweeping decision, it was Hat Corporation of Norwaik, Con­ Worth Discussing announced by the board recently." necticut. The strike has been Acting chairman of the House Merchant Marine Commit­ I may be wholly out of line in Under the new rules, the board fought over the issue of company's tee, Rep. Tollefson has called on the Maritime Administration will permit craft plans to move part of its opera­ to halt what appears to be wholesale transfers of American writing this, but it was just a automatically groups to be separated from the tions to a runaway plant in a lowthought. I believe it to be a good vessels, until Congress has had an opportunity to study the one and worth discussion by the main group of production workers cost labor area. Now the compa' y situation and determine how it is to the Advantage of this membership. where a true craft group wants it has confirmed the Union's charges country to allow a part of its already-dwindling merchant It's something that could be and the union is one that tradi­ by announcing it may move its fleet to go imder foreign flags in open competition with US taken up at the Union meetings or tionally represents that craft. It entire operation out of Connecticut. bottoms. perhaps the seamen could write applies to all industries save basic 4 4 4 One burning question the MA will have to answer is how into the LOG how they felt about steel, set milling, logging and A new labor agreement covering aluminum. siich transfers can be considered to be in the national inter­ it. recruitment of Mexicans for work 4 4 4 , on US farms has been reached be­ est when an active US merchant -fleet is vital to national de­ It stands to reason in my mind Wage increases of 28 cents an tween the US and Mexico. It will fense and no new ships are built to replace the lost tonnage. that if the wife should receive a death benefit in case of her hus­ hour were won for 300 members run for two years. The agreement The answer should provide interesting reading. band's death, the husband should of Machinists Lodge 737 employed provides for operation of three re­ t 4" t have something to help him along by 21 over-the-road trucking com­ cruiting centers near the border. the way in a parallel situation. panies operating out of St. Paul It also calls for a joint US-Mcxican Nine times out of ten a man is and Minneapolis, Minn, In addi­ commission to study the problem completely lost, wandering around tion, the 2V&-year agreement pro­ of the "wetbacks" or illegal immi­ The traditional rivalry between the populace, SIU and other­ in a quandary, if his wife has vides for nearly doubling welfare grants who have been hired for benefits. Of the raise, 21 cents was farm work at very low wages. wise, of Ney Orleans and Mobile, lenows no bounds. Par­ passed away, tisans for each side are always quick to claim credit-as to I think our boys need and would retroactive to November 15, two 4 4 4 who did what first—and better—than its rival, with the re­ appreciate such a plan. It would to January 16 and five will become A new union pension program modeled on the Federal Social Se­ sult that the competition has ripened over the years into a not be so difficult to set it up, effective May 16, since the nucleus.is there in the curity system, is being set up by 4 4-4 real contest. form of the. men's own insurance Collective bargaining in 1953 the Bakery and Confectionary Thus, the disclosure in this issue of the LOG that the cele­ through the Union. I'm sure there produced general wage increases Workers International (AFL). The bration of Mardi Gras had its beginnings in Mobile rather are many Seafarers wives who averaging eight nine cents union intends to establish a single than the Crescent City, which has gotten all the publicity on would b^ckme hi tliis plan and en­ hourly, usually tdgether with lib­ fund to cover its members all over the subj^t until hoAv, will add new fuel .to the fire. We dorse it wholeheartedly. eralization of benefits mr other the country andli standai'd sched­ Just hope this doesn't meitui a shooting war. Mrt. Yirgliila Teean eontract provisions. About two- ule throughout the industry. library Poll $64 4|nestlon Mobile Scores J �%-^'-V' |:J-;y, • • ••-" •" ' • '••" ^ 9ate Fourteen • • . SEAFARERS March 19, 1954 LOG Tv 5 '• March 19. 1954 \, / />| SEAFARERS ]?are Fiftcea LOG <<:L' •" " '*• , Mi /. 1 •fi- * > 1 - ^ C-A£^^m' MC'' - ' % > i - •? t . ^ i'u • - y Designed to carry 6,500 yards of sail, the wonder ship is shown under full power of paddlewheels, propeller and sail. She was longer than any US merchant ship now in service with the exception of the United States, and had a 120-foot beam, a bigger beam than any other merchant ship before or since. ":• ' V Nearly a century ago, in 1858, a group of Englishmen who let their imagination outrun their times launched the Great East­ ern, a ship which surely ranks as one of the all-time man-made f., •; 'S^-, . ? 5i-.: IS'--: I- ??• wonders. Her story of repeated fail­ ure, the result of bad luck and bad management and the fact that she was 50 years ahead of her time is handled knowingly and entertainingly in a new book, "The Great Iron Ship" by James Dugan. Seafaring men espe­ cially should find her misadventures fascinating reading. . Vital Statistics Consider a few vital statistics of the wonder ship. She was the larg­ est ever built up to her day, 692 feet long, displaced 22,500 tons and had a 120-foot beam—a bigger beam than any other merchant ship before or since. By comparison, the Queen Elizabeth, the largest merchant ship afloat, carries a not-so-girlish waist­ line of 118.6 feet. The ship was designed to carry 6.500 yards Of sail in addition to five funnels. It was the first ship ever built without ribs and had such mod­ ern innovations as a double hull and "Oxford Street," the port promenade deck of the Great Eastern, during night cable-laying in 1866. The first real success enjoyed by the huge ship was its use in connection with the laying of the first Atlantic cable, which was completed in July of that year after several mishaps. In one major accident, the ship put out 1,200 miles of cable, only to have the cable part and disappear to the ocean bottom, forcing the whole task to be started all over again. In the photo above, cablemen are shown on watch on the cable trough, right. • t:1 &; ;f;| ; m. rt '.'- ci ". S-.:' '' -i.',-' "'f.' : The ^and saloon as isketched by one of the passengers during the storm of September, 1861, in the North Atlantic. The giant paddle wheel was chewed up and swept away, life­ boats were destroyed and the rudder post ripped away. Twenty-seven, major cases of fractures were suffered on the first day of the blow, as the ship rolled 45 degrees. The position of th6 chandeliers shows the violence of her rolls. Captain John Vine Hall, who took the Great Eastern out on her maid­ en voyage, in 1860, and came back with a neryous breakdown. Her first skipper had drowned. •. ' • 12 watertight bulkheads. Her direct-acting screw engine had four cylinders, each seven feet in diameter, with a four-foot strokeand a shaft 150 feet long. Her 36-ton propeller was the largest ever made, exceeding the propeiljers on the Eliza­ beth and the Mary. She also had the world's largest sidewheeler paddles. Iron Power Plant While far inferior to today's power plants, the Great Eastern's was a marvel, considering the fact it was made of iron. There were no hard­ ened alloy steels in those days. She rated only 25 pounds per square inch of pressure in her boilers. A Liberty ship, today rates as low pressure with 220 pounds per square inch and 4,000 shaft horsepower. At her best the Great Eastern delivered about 5,000 horsepower, yet she made an ocean crossing of eight days, six hours to Canada in 1801. It was 41 years be­ fore a longer ship was launched, and 47 years before a larger one in terms of tonnage, the Lusitania,, hit the water. Pioneer Designer The daring mind that conceived this monster of a ship belonged to Isambard Brunei, an engineer who built railroads, underwater tunnels, and large steamers and had pioneered in use of double bottoms and water­ tight compartments. There was noth­ ing wrong with his engineering, as the ship demonstrated subsequently. As a technological experiment the ship was a great success, but commer­ cially it rated with the all-time white elephants. From the very beginning, trouble dogged the ship. There were no drydocks big enough so she was built on a muddy riverbahk on the Thames and launched sidewise. Launching the ship took almost three months and chewed up endless amounts of equip­ ment. After many delays the ship sailed September, 1859, only to have its forward funnel blow out because of an engine room error. Before the ve^el made a trip it put the owners $5 million in the hole—a tremendous amount in the 1850's. Few Paying Customers On her maiden voyage, June 17, 1860, the monster ship designed for 4,000 passengers attracted only 35 paying customers because of repeated delays. It became a great sightsee­ ing attraction in New York as else­ where where the ship entertained 143,000 visitors in four weeks. The ship's worst time came on a trip in September, 1861, when it ran into a North Atlantic hurricane. Its paddle wheel was chewed up and swept away, its lifeboats destroyed and its rudder post shorn off. There were 27 major fracture eases aboard as the ship rolled 45 degrees. An Ameiv ican engineer who was a passenger jury-rigged her rudder enabling her to limp back into port, where repairs cost her owners $300,000. Another major misfortune occurred on a voyage the following year in August, 1862. En route to Flushing Bay through Long Island Sound a mild jar was felt which was thought to be a shifting sand-bar. A diver who inspected the bottom subse­ quently found a rip in the bottom 83 feet long and nine feet wide. Thanks to the double-bottom, the inner hull didn't admit any water. No Drydock Big Enough Since there was no drydock big enough to take her a cofferdam was built, 102 feet long by 16 feet wide, sunk and sealed to her bottom. Riv­ eters descended through a shaft and made necessary repairs, leaving an­ other whopping bill of $350,000. The Great Eastern's only real suc­ cesses were in connection with lay­ ing of the first Atlantic cable. A new company formed in conjunction with Cyrus Field in 1865 tore out her insides and adapted her for cable lay-: ing. After putting out 1,200 miles of cable, the cable parted and it was lost. In 1866 a third company was or­ ganized and the Great Eastern com­ pleted the transatlantic cable cross­ ing in July, 1866. She was then chartered to the French Government to carry visitors from New York to the Paris Exposition but after an­ other half-million was sunk into re­ converting her, the ship attracted only 191 passengers. The crew had to sue for their $25 a month back pay and she was again put into cable service. Laid Up In 1874 The ship was finally laid up in 1874. After rusting and accumulating un­ told tons of barnacles she was auc­ tioned off in October, 1885, towed to Liverpool and her sides used to dis­ play local advertising. She was sold for scrap in 1887, putting an end to a fabulous, but notably unsuccessful career. A stage from the Western Hotel brings sight­ seers to the great ship at the foot of Bank Street on her maiden visit to NY in 1860. .m Illustration from Harper's Weekly (1860) commenting on the deluge of visitors when the ship reached NY. They played in the rigging and removed everything loose. m II Originally built for service to Ceylon, the ship got as close as Bombay, India, on one of her last cable-laying voyages. She was a great tourist attraction wherever she went. (The Great Iron Ship, by James Dugan. Harper and Brothers. $3.50.) iiilBiit if] : The Great Eastern's officers were very unpopular in NY, possibly because of their treatment of the visiting local populace. Harper's Weekly spared nothing in its caricatures of them. Ready for launching in 1857, the ship rests on the mudflats of the Thames. The launching eventually took three months, as the original launching-cables split. The man in the stovepipe hat (far right) was the Great Eastern's builder^ John Scott Russell. , , �SE 2, A Pace Sixteen MARITIME ••* •> •, ''H'^.-T <* A ERS IOC March 19, 1954 SEAFARERS lee breakers cleared Montreal Harbor of ice at the end of the second week in March, A clear channel now reaches from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Montreal fresh water harbor.. More Canadian mari­ Kitchens are ordinarily considered fairly dangerous places to work time news was made when the Canadian Pacific Steamship Co. ordered in with the shoreside kitchen in home or restaurant being a source of a second passenger liner from Great Britain. The ship will be a 22,500many a mishap. Transfer the situation ashore to the confines of a ship ton passenger and cargo liner. As yet unnamed, the vessel will be a where men have to work in the galley sometimes under extremely dif­ sister to the Empress of Britain, building now in Great Britain... In Back from another trip to the ficult conditions with the vessel pitching and rolling, and it's easy to Turkey, authorities released the American freighter Volunteer State, Orient the SlU-manned Seacliff see why men can and do get hiirt while performing routine dutie.s in after holding it three days in connection with a hit-and-run collision galley, pantiy, messroom and storerooms. which killed four Turkish seamen. The small Turkish ship Yayla sank arrived on the West Coast with no These things range from such accidents as getting locked in iceboxes, furore and excitement this time in the Sea of Marmara after a crackup. slipping on a wet or .greasy deck, burns from hot stoves or hot utensils, thanks to a new captain and cuts from sharp implements or broken glass—in other words all the heads-up SIU crew. Last trip The United States Maritime Service Institute at Sheepshead Bay will be remembered, ended with common hazards multiplied by the additional difficulty of uncertain will close on April 30. The school's enrollment list and correspondence sensational charges before the footing. course material has been offered for sale, according to Maritime Ad­ Coast Guard and the removal of -Leave It To Engineer ministrator Louis S. Rothschild. The winning bidder must agree to the captain from the ship. Galley ranges themselves can be a source of considerable trouble complete the approximately 7,000 uncompleted courses without further This time the story was different, payments by the students.. .Japanese ship building companies have and crewmembers aboard were unless dealt with properly. When the ship is at sea, storm bars should be in place on all ranges at all times. If the range is an electric one applied to their government for approval to build up to $50,000,000 quick to give and goes out of kilter, the proper department to handle the matter is worth of oil tankers and other ships for export. Some of the ships credit to ship's the engine department. Electric stoveS, like any electric heating unit, would be sold to Greece, Liberia, Brazil, Chile and Thailand.. .A com­ delegate Ed Wal­ draw lots of amperes, and are especially dangerous to tinker with. Let pletely revised edition of Nautical Chart 280, covering the Philadelphia lace for helping the chief engineer take care of the repairs. and Camden waterfronts is now being distributed (price, one dollar) by Oil ranges pose the problem of knowing how to light off burners. As the Coast and Geodetic Survey's Washington and other district offices. to make harmonious in lighting any other burner, a torch should always be used to light Wallace the fire. Fires should never be lit off the fire box wall at any time. The Ampac Washington, a 10,448-ton surplus wartime tanker, was thanked If the fire is out in the range, the fire box should be checked for the put up for sale at auction by the Federal Government and the highest h i s "wonderful presence of accumulated gas before attempting to light fires. bid received, $305,000, came from the Security First National Bank of achievement in Coal burning ranges, still in business on some ships, need a little Los Angeles. The Government seized the ship in September, 1953, keeping everyWallace more attention than the more modern cooking unit. The coke has to charging that it had been obtained fraudulently by alien interests. The body happy." Government said that one of the vessel's true owners was Greek ship­ Wallace, who has been with the be broken up and stirred around every hour or so, and cleaned out ping magnate, Stavros Niarchos, who was recently indicted by the US SIU for nine years now, is a native every day for safe and efficient operation. Under no circumstances Justice Department for his part in the alleged fraudulent action... of Illinois. He joined the SIU in should kerosene or any other highly-inflammable material be used to The bidding on the Ampac Washington raises a problem for the Gov­ New York and sails regularly in start a fire in a coal burning stove. Generally speaking, careful maintenance of stoves is an A-1 require­ ernment. Liens on the ship amount to $450,000, and brokers say that the deck department. He is 26 ment in the galley, particularly on oil ranges where careless handling for this T-2 type ship, the current purchasing price should be about years old. of oil, loose burners, careless filling and cracks between the combustion $300,000. As a result, it is believed that the Government will seek to li. X ichamber and the oven all create additional hazards. have the bidding rejected, and then call for a new sale. Another ship's delegate, Spur4 4" Reefer Doors geon L. Woodruff of the Young A docking mishap in Australia cau.sed one of that Bi'itish Dominion's America, outlined to the crew the A second source of trouble for men in the galley gang is the cold destroyers, the Bataan, to stove a big hole in the ship. The destroyer procedure to be followed in han­ storage area. The he'avy doors on reefer boxes are often tlie cause of tried to dock in Melbourne without the aid of tugs, which had been dling shipboard beefs which makes serious shipboard Injury. Swing-doors are especially dangerous. They idle because of a strike... At the end of the first week in March, the things' smoother for all hands. should be secured properly to avoid trouble. Getting locked in a reefer Brazilian Government announced that they had ordered the National Woodruff pointed out that individ­ box is no fun either. But if a man goes in the box and leaves a padlock Bank of Development to study means of rehabilitating the country's ual beefs about the work in any open on the door outside, somebody might come along and snap it shut merchant marine, which is in severe financial shape. department should be taken up with unfortunate consequences. So take the padlock inside with you. C it t 4< Of course, in case a man should get locked in the reefer box, there with the department delegate. Israel is fast becoming a major merchant marine nation and now When the beef concerns the crew is always an alarm to fall back on. An alarm is a good thing to have— has the second largest merchant fleet in the Near East. Israel's fleet provided it works. Alarm bells and emergency lights should be checked numbers 31 ships, grossing 160,000 tons. Only Turkey's fleet is larger. at large, then it's the job of the occasionally for that reason. ship's delegate to take up matters The upsurge in Israeli shipping has taken place in the short xpan of Another danger in reefer boxes is grease or fat that might accumu­ six years. One of the major reasons for the little country's interest in and followv.them through. In any case. Woodruff empha­ late on ladders or on the deck which could lead to a painful or injuri­ the seas, is the boycott enforced by Arab nations. Israel has also been ous fall. Meat hooks in reefer boxes can also be unpleasant things to forced to build a fleet in order to conserve currency paid to foreign sized, there's one thing that a crewmember shouldn't do. That is come in contact with unexpectedly. lines.. A new cargo liner, the Bawean sailed from New York for the to by-pass his representative in the Um Boil-overa Mediterranean and Middle East last week. The vessel is an 11,000-ton crew and take up beefs personally Steam uriis are obvious danger spots because of the presence of boil­ motorship operated by the Nedloyld Line.. St. Elmo's Fire, that in­ ing water. One of the commonest accidents in any kitchen is permitting teresting marine phenomenon, was very much in' evidence on the with the officers. Woodruff, who has been sailing steam urn to squirt hot water because somebody turned on an intake African Rainbow on its last outbound voyage to Capetown. A severe electrical storm north of the equator resulted in phosphorescent seas, as an SIU member for nearly 11 valve and then turned his attention to some other task. The solution years, joined the Union in New Or­ is to take the time out to stand by the urn while it is filling and turn off and large balls of electricity were seen hovering over the masts for leans on June 16, 1943. He is 43 about an hour. the water before it reaches the top of the guage. years old and a native of Texas. A less common, but equally dangerous situation arises when the 4" 4" 4" t 4 The Cunard luxury-liner Caronia has scheduled a 106-day cruise of pantryman loses his balance while pouring hot water intb the coffee the South Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean at 'a minimum fare of There's still plenty of action bag with the gallon measure. Chairs or other makeshift platforms $2,950. The ship will stop at 24 ports in Latin America, the Far East among ships' crews on the US Pub­ should be avoided like the plague. Since the pantryman is going to be and Southeast Asia...The West German Government has decided to lic Health Service issue, judging at this task regularly, a safe platform should be provided for this cut down on financial aid to shipowners, claiming that the German from reports that keep coming in purpose. fleet has now been rebuilt to a considerable extent . . . The new Greek to headquarters. Another cahse of trouble can be the dumbwaiter. Cables on dumb­ Aboard the liner Oiympia suffered a breakdown in her engine room in the Medi­ Bienville, Seafarer Stanley Kukow- waiters should be renewed regularly before they wear out and cause terranean and has had to return to New York for overhaul and repairs. ski prepared a letter to be sent to trouble. Every dumbwaiter should carry a safety latch so that it can As a result, the ship has had to cancel a special March of Dimes week­ Senators and Representatives in be locked in place while items are being placed in or removed from end cruise that had been set for March 13. Washington asking their support the dumbwaiter. Otherwise, the dumbwaiter can start moving with a man's arm still inside. for the USPHS hospitals. 4" 4" 4" Lloyd's of London is being sued for over $1.5 million in an unusual Under no circumstances should a man stick his head in the shaft Kukowski's letter has been read case before the New York State Supreme Court, with a Panamanian and approved by^the crew and has while the dumbwaiter is in operation. company claiming a ship they own, the Armar, is a "constructive total been sent on to Washington in Other precautions in the galley include such obvious ones as pro­ loss" because its market value is less than the cost of repairing all their behalf, adding still more viding racks for knives and other cutlery, keeping one hand free at damages. The company is trying to turn the ship over-to the insurers weight to the campaign for the hos- all times while going up and down ladders and stairways, and keeping claiming the ship is not worth repairing after U ran aground. pitals. the deck clean and dry on all occasions. Safe Operation In The Galley i.1 t Sr. m ^;•"< f: •A-i- ''i- • • 11: ¥i-' *• Burly A Ray Ot Sunghine 'I-./ By Bernard Seaman �Mansh 19; 1954 SEAFARERS Page Seventeen LOG Great Lakes Ships Lay Idle In Wiiltry Berths NLRB Closing Dock Vote Hearings; Outpgrfs (Continued from page 2) action of the National Labor Re­ lations Board. Old ILA leaders then started their undercover violation of the order. A so-called "wildcat strike" was begun in which the hands of old ILA leaders like Harold Bow­ ers, and Willie Ackalitis were clearly evident. While Captain Wil­ liam Bradley, pre'sidefit and front man of the old ILA, issued state­ ments calling on the longshoremen to "return to work," the water­ front enforcers maintained by Bowers, Tony Anastasia and others of the old ILA were busy going from pier to pier and "persuad­ ing" the men to stop work. Despite the pressure, some piers held out, notably, the United Fruit piers on the West Side where longshoremen defied all pressure. The battleground shift­ ed to Brooklyn where the AFL-ILA again penetrated the heart of Anastasia's empire by working the Erie Basin Breakwater. Pending receipt of the NLRB Washington decision, the AFL is counter-attacking with the object of restoring service in the port. " .''I ; '^! Five Great Lakes freighters lie in winter berths along- Buffalo Creek, Buffalo, NY, early this month, four of them still "without engineering crews despite approaching navigation season. Declining car­ goes may force some ships to remain idle all season. Baltimore Has Optical Service Seafarers in the port of Baltimore who are in need of eyeglasses and other eye care have found it to their advantage to make use of the Union Eye Health Plan in the city. The Plan, which is formally endorsed by several AFL and CIO unions in the city, offers low-cost optical and optometrical services to-*^ its customers. factory and he did not have to get including the Brotherhood of Rail­ road Trainmen and the Interna­ The SIU "Welfare Services them changed. The plan includes for its mem­ tional Ladies Garment Workers representative in the port, John Arahasz, has checked the service bers free eye examinations and Union. and was permitted to examine all periodic check-ups as well as low- The Union Eye Health Plan is records and other details of its op­ cost frames and glasses. While the conducted by the Maryland Opti­ eration. Several instances in the SIU has made no formal endorse­ cal Co. with offices at 202 Clay files showed cases that people were ment of the plan, several other Street, downtown, and 3718 East­ given examinations and advised unions in Baltimore have done so. ern Avenue, Highlandtown. that they did not need to invest in eyeglasses. Seafarers who have already made use of the service have reported that they were fully satisfied. In one instance a Sea­ (Continued from page 9) Traditionally this is the season of farer was told after an examination that his present lenses were satis- Miration of Mardi Gras day. Cele­ the year when they "hit the beach" bration of the carnival season to participate in carnival festivities. begins weeks before Shrove Tues­ day. In the 1954 season just ended, 21 separate day and night street parades were held in the weeks preceding Mardi Gras Day and 35 mystic groups, whose membership includes many Mobile Seafarers, held colorful carnival balls. (Continued from page 3) In Mobile, the Mardi Gras cele­ fargrs' ideas on the quality of the bration is ruled by King Felix, books, the proportions of types of whereas in New Orleans, Rex is books in each assortment and any WASHINGTON — Seeking to king for the day. other suggestions for changes, pro­ put into law practices already fol­ The day and season is one of viding they are in favor of contin­ lowed by the Coast Guard in many great portent for Seafarers who uing the library program alto­ instances, the Treasury Depart­ live here and in New Orleans. gether. Seafarers can either register ment has come out in favor of leg­ their own individual opinions on islation permitting the revocation separate questionnaires or ships' or denial of seamen's documents to Ship Transfer crews can be polled at ships' meet­ persons addicted to narcotics or ings and the results indicated on convicted of narcotics offenses. Halt Urged one or more poli forms. In cases A Treasury official asserted that where sufficient copies of the ac­ t Continued from page 2) "the presence of narcotic drug tual form may not be available, the users or traffickers aboard mer­ such transfers would help the US questionnaire can be copied as chant ships is not only dangerous 1 trust you will not permit any closely as possible and filled out to the safety of life and property in the regular manner. at sea but constitutes a potential transfers . . . until our Committee In order to get a wide response, has had the opportunity to gather danger to the security of the na­ the poll will be open through and analyze all pertinent informa­ April 30, 1954, wjien all question­ tion." Present laws do not permit the tion . naires must reach the LOG office revocation of a seaman!s document The legislator then went on to at headquarters, so that results can for a narcotic drug offense, except review the experiences of the US be tabulated and announced in a where the offense is committed subsequent issue of the LOG. The aboard ship while the offender is in World War II and in Korea forms may be signed or not, as the acting in the course of his duties. where the need for a strong mer­ individual chooses. In order to The proposed bill/ with amend­ chant marine was demonstrated keep the polling accurate, however. ments urged by the Treasury, many times over. Seafarers are urged'to submit not would authorize the denial of docu­ more than one filled-out question­ Turning tq^the question of Lib­ ments as well as. their revocation naire. •They can be submitted by erty ships, Tollefson pointed out to narcotics users and addicts, as mail or in person. well as those convicted of offenses that the Maritime Administration's under Federal or local laws. The reasoning that obsolete ships should How to Apply bill before the House committee^ be -transferred would open the now only with violations of gates for "wholesale transfer of For Birth Pay our merchant marine" particularly #e4eral law. Applications for the mater­ : Mdanwhile, the Commerce De­ those sections of it consisting of nity benefit must be supported partment has urged passage of Liberty-types. by the following documents: Senate and Hous^e bills Which re. - Tollefson also questioned the • Your marriage certificate. quire merchant seamen employed Maritime Administration's policy • Baby's birth certificate dat­ oh Us-flag^vessels to be able to of jpermitting transfers without ing birth after April 1, 1952. iinderstand"~ orders given in the holding public hearings on the ap­ • The discharge from the last English language. These bills origi­ plications, a point that has been ship you sailed un before the nated In recommendations by the stressed in the past by the union baby was born. legislative committee. Treasury. Mobile Celebrates Mardi Gras Law Would Lift Sea Papers In Narcotics Case Poll Opens On SIU Libraries D • • Q a sums SFt>Rr COATS SMCKS -XCPCCATS Vt^SGSSHOBS> • a • • • a n • VOHGAPSES KfiAKI PANTS KHAKI SHIRTS gUJEV^KSHlRTS FRlSKOOEEHS HICKORY SHIRTS C.PO. SHIRTS WHrtETJRBSS SHIRTS / • spofsrr SHIRTS • PRESS BELTS • KHAKI WEB BELTS • TIES • SWEATSHIRTS a ATHLETIC SHIRTS • T-SHIRTS a SHORTS a BRIERS O SWEATERS a UX?^A6E a WORK SOCKS a PRESS SOCKS O LEATHER JACKETS a . WRITTNS RDRTHOLIO • eou'WESTERS D RAIN SEAR >ZEi. ( •I' r.H ALL YOUR NEEPS CAN BE FILLEP -T=ROM A SOU'WESTER"p AN , ELECTRIC RAZOR . WHATEVER BUY FROM THE SEACMEGT/ >(t>U CAN BE SURE YDuiSE GETTING TOP QUALITY SEAR AT SUBSTAN­ TIAL SAVINGS. UMIOH-OWM6DAND OM»ON-OPEOATCP ... 40IZ -THE BENEPrr OF IHC MEMBERSHIP* : �•i- • f; ^ ;rr •' • stArAKEMs xoG, ^ : • nge jBisiitera Stee Fun With 600 Monkeys Aboard The Steel Navigator went an old proverb more than one better on a trip to the Far East last year; The maxim, "More fun, than a barrel of monkeys," was mere child's play to the Seafarers aboard the ship, reported Seafarer Tom Collins, because they had to deal, with an entire shipment of> some 600 simpering simians. The monkeys came from a f ,f. •, t; V.-' 200 in Calcutta, India, arid were destined for cancer research in New York, via the Isthmian vessel. However, before the little beasts reached their destination, the boys aboard the ship had a shipload of fun with the monkeys, especially one of them. Crated as they were for shipment, the monkeys were little trouble to the crew except for their constant chattering at all hours of the day and night. Collins reported that it sounded like a convention of American University Women in the Windy City. Charlie Aboard, Too One of the little beasties, how­ ever, proved to be a shipboard de­ light as well as a pain in the foc'sle at other times. For want of his pedigree, the Seafarers called him Charlie. Charlie, so it seems, brought along plenty of his aunts, and uncles, too, for that matter, as well a.s brothers, sisters, cousins and assorted friends, relatives and neighbors of varying sizes. Charlie, it seems, was the lone simian of the entire shipload who was not afraid of people. The bosun, taken by his winning ways, gave Charlie the run of the ship for the entire vo.vage. When it came time to unload some cargo at Savannah, Georgia, the monk was unceremoniously i-eturned to his cage. At tliis point Charlie raised such a howl he was heard clear to Ireland, where the banshees were frightened out of their wits. It was Charlie, above, in one of his rare moments of inactivity, sits quietly all to no avail, however, as the aboard the Steel Navigator near one of its fire stations. Below, some bosun was a man of indomitable of the 600 monkeys which were loaded aboard the ship roll along spirit and iron will and would not in their cages under the watchful eyes of native keepers in Calcutta, be swayed from his purpose. Charlie was placed in durance vile cook took up a knife to defend galley to find Charlie wearing his and the ship settled down to nor­ himself the first time he saw the hat and chattering about as if giv­ mal routine once the monkey was monkey, probably believing it was ing orders. It tickled everyone. • reincarcerated. Gargantua. Calmed down later, he Nobody had as much fun .as Men Miss Monkey. claimed he didn't have his glasses Charlie did aboard that vessel, Charlie wasn't the only one un­ oh and he couldn't tell what it was with the monkey making the most happy about the situation. Many that was coming at him lumbering of every conceivable moment of freedom by swinging up, down and of the boys missed the monk down the passageway. The monkey had a pretty good around the railings and gangways perching on their shoulder when they shaved in the morning, or time aboard the vessel, too, espe­ on deck. The boys aboard the ship looking airound the corner of The cially with the cook. One morriing had more laughs than a shipload . messhall at mealtimes. The chief the cook wandered down to the of monkeys. General Dean Visits Seafarer In Hospital I Ti If. Seafarer Clyde Camel, while a patient at Tokyo, Japan, Army hospital late last year, was visited by Major General William' P. Dean before the latter returned to the United States after being released in Korea. Gattiel hails from Little jRock> Arkansas, arid had something to talk about when he got home. Dean was visiting j^fSonn(sl at Tokyo hospital at the tima, i.. -"t I?'-'• •• ^ '• y-"-..:';: y y-f ' Marci^.w. ' Thai Scotland Yard iii London was really named after a palace used by Scottish kings when they visited England in the 11th and 12th centuries? The site becaine Headquarters for the metropolitan police in 1829. New. headquarters, known as New Scotland Yard, the present name, was established in 1890 on the Thames. That brand-new 50-book ship's; libraries are provided on every ' SIU ship every three iponths? The libraries contain a broad variety of titles supplied by a nationallyfamous distributor of* pocket-size volumes, including Westerns,- de- ' tective mysteries, novels and sev-^: eral works of non-fiction. That the six-penny nail got its name because it originally cost ex­ actly sixpence a hundred? Until about the 15th century nails were sold by the hundred in England, with the price determined by the size of the nails, and even when the prices changed the old names survived as a designation of size. The six-penny nail is still just two inches long today, just as it was hundreds of years ago. That the heart of a normal man beats about 38,000,000 times in a -year? The rate of heartbeat varies ' with the age, sex and health of the individual, but generally, for men, the rate is 72 times a minute. The extreme range of thq human heart­ beat is from 16 to 200. In 1939 an electrocardiograph film taken of a man who was being executed by a firing squad in Utah showed that his heartbeat increased from 72 to 180 a minute during the few min­ utes before the shots were fired. 4 4" t That William Howard Taft was the first President of the US to make regular use of an automobile when he was Chief Executive? A car was bought for the White House at the beginning of Taft's administration in 1909. There had been an automobile provided by the Secret Service at the White House in the preceding adminis­ tration, but President Theodoi-e Roosevelt did not care much for it and seldom rode in it. That the smallest state in the Union has the largest name? Of­ ficially it is "the State of Rhode Island and Providence Planta­ tions," but in popular usage the last part of the name is seldom used. The full name is still used in official documents. I JSJ SI 4" if That the SIU was the first sea­ men's Union to pay you benefits no matter how long you're sick? While most unions cut off bene­ fits after a specified period of weeks. Seafarers who are ill col­ lect them indefinitely, whether for weeks or years. if if if That the weight of suits of armor worn in the Middle Ages ranged from 25 to more than 100 pounds? One NY collection con­ tains a specimen of 15th century Gothic armor weighing 39 pounds, while a specimen in Paris weighs 53, and another in Vienna 85. The heaviest plate armor was worn dur­ ing the 16th and 17th centunes, when firearms were ah'eady pretty well developed. Kyska Crew. Has Xmas Spirit; Mate Obliges Seafarer Red Campbell's contrary opinions notwithstand­ ing, men aboard Waterman Line ships seem to be getting along fine with the captain and other officers. At least it is that way aboard the Kyska, according to a report submit- of the deathless poesy written aboard it. The poom runs thusly: ;ed on its Christmas meeting minutes, where Cecil Gates acted as meeting chah'man. In the past (and possibly again in the future) Campbell has loudly decried the con­ ditions and treatment he and others ^have re­ ceived at the hands of Water­ man '.s licensed f u n c t i o naries. Not that the treatment has been of the worst Gates degree, Icind and order, but. the boys haven't been too happy with these officers who have failed to serve them break­ fast in bed and sing lullabys. in their pretty, shell-like ears at night. On the other hand, Kyska cor­ respondents report that all is well with- topside,, especially around the holidays. Take last Christmas, for example. Not only did the captain and chief mate show undue con­ sideration for the men and fill the larder fuller with added refresh­ ments for the holiday season, but the mate went so far as to con­ tribute sotne liquid potations for the added enjoyment of the Sea­ farers aboard the^cow. In addition to this largesse, the mate offered a poem in honor of his generosity. Its succinct lines carried a mes­ sage dear to every Seafarer's heart; its timeless prosody will never be forgotten by Seafarer and officer alike aboard the Kyska, which, no doubt, will live forever, enshrined in the heaiTs of Seafarers becarise I,;. .,<j Another -Chirstmas comes And the Kyska is at sea And here's a little drink Of Xmas sheer for thee. It isn't very much But it's the best I can do. And if you get drunk, I'll throw the book at you. Marginal notes report that the "little drink" was a bottle of scotch, and mighty good scotch it was, too. Gates said he wanted this bit of shipboard life recorded for posterity and Campbell, even though neither is going to believe it anyway. Speak Your Mind At SiV Meetings • f-. Under the Union constitu­ • . »f tion every member attending a Union meeting is entitled to " ..' nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting—chairman, read- , ing clerk and recording secre: tary. Your Union urges you" to take an active part in meet­ ings by taking these post^ of ' . service. And, of course, all members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue under discussion. .Seafarers are urged to . hit the , deck at these meetings and let their shipmates know what's on their mind. • !*. �SEAP'ARERS 'i^oc Muelk I9. i98l Pare NlnefecH Waterman Ship Has More Oil Than Wafer On Board For Far East Run By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor Someone once said that if you want a Job well done, do it yourself. He might have been a photographer talking about processing negatives, since no one has as great an interest in seeing that negatives are de­ veloped, washed and stored correctly as the person who took him. The trick of perfect processing is to establish a routine, for yourself to fol­ low rigidly. If you use Kodak Verichrome, Plus X or Super XX in roll film, de­ velop in D-76 for 16 minutes. For Ansco Plenachrome, Supreme or Superpan Press in rolls, develop 16 minutes in Ansco 17. In 35mm or Bantam size, develop Plus X for 16 minutes and* &uper XX for 20 min­ utes in Kodak Microdot. Supreme and Ultra Speed Pan get 15 min­ utes in Ansco Finex-L. , « 68 Degrees Temperature These times are for developing at 68 degrees, using fresh developer with agitation for about five seconds each minute. The developing time must be lengthened with each succeeding roll developed in the same solution unless you add replenisher after each roll. Let's- assume that you have your film correctly loaded into the tank. Pour from your storage bottle into a glass or enamel graduate the proper volume of developer. Use a filter funnel to strain out any dirt or sediment. Now, get the developer in the graduate to that 68 degree mark. More often than not, the temperature of the solution will be a few degrees away from 68. If we get the developer to within one half of 68, we'll be doing pretty well. If your solution is above 68, place the graduate in a pan of cold water and check the temperature carefully so your developer won't get too cold. Make sure you stir it before reading the thermometer. If the developer's temperature is too low instead of too high, the same pro­ cedure should be followed with warm water. Once you have settled the developer at 68 degrees, pour it quickly into the tank. Filling will be swifter, if you tilt the tank from the vertical position. Transfer the entire contents of the graduate to the tank and make note of the time. During the time o£ development, agitate the film for a few seconds each minute. This will break any air bubbles clinging to the surface of the film. While the film is developing, you'll have a chance to pre­ pare your acid hardening hypo and bring it to 68 degrees in the same manner as the developer. With but 10 seconds of the developing time to go, pour the developer back into the storage bottle^ Refill'the tank Immediately with hypo, pouring it in as you did the developer. Then start agitating again. After ten minutes you can pour the hypo back into its bottle. A quart of nypo will harden and fix about eight rolls of film. Don't underestimate the importance of proper washing and drying. If possible regulate the wash water to 68-70 degrees. Film, if you want to preserve it for a good many years, should be washed for about 30 minutes. When washing is complete hang up the film to dry. Surplus water may be removed by passing a viscose sponge over each surface of the film. If you find that your film has water marks and drying streaks after drying, try soaking the film in Kodak Photo-Flo. The cap of the four ounce bottle will hold enough wetting agent to make 20 ounces of working solution. iDon't add more than the directions rec­ ommend "for good measure" since too much wetting agent is as bad as none at all. LOG-A-RHYTHM: No two ships anywhere in the world, reported Seafarer Charles Mazur, had as much misfortune or unscheduled events aboard on any single voyage as did the Waterman vessel, Bienville, on a recent run to the Far East. Mazur should have expected it though, he noted himself, being an avid reader | of Red Campbell's chronicling ing time, and it is all accumulated only 60 men aboard. There was of Waterman's troubles in in that forepeak. Coils of old, only one question he wanted an­ rusty wire, rotting lines, buckets, swered: What happened to those kegs of old, rusty bolts, nuts and four extra pieces of pie? nails and thousands of scrap items Knots To Them are. just laying there. The only The heavy seas encountered by thing the mate missed saving, and the Bienville made going pretty he would if he could, is the smoke rough, with the ship making little from the stack. Mazur's few words headway against the seas. To prove on the tool situation aboard the the point, Mazur asked the second vessel consists of "there ain't mate what kind of speed they had none." He had a few other choice been making. Not bad, replied the epithets to voice about the tools, latter, we passed our yesterday's which, he said, looked like a col­ noon position at coffee time this lection of old relics from the "Gold afternoon. Mazur looked over the Rush Days," or "Better Days side to corroborate the statement Ahead In Death Valley." The paint and saw, much to his dismay, a brushes, he said, looked as if they flock of seagulls setting on a load were left to dry around a clothes of garbage, all of which was float­ wringer. He hadn't seen such ing past the vessel in the direction curved lines since Marilyn Monroe of the bow. The vessel was under decided to keep it under cover. a full head of steam and so was Mazur, who promised to get on a Stocks Up On Fuel Oil Those aren't the only problems ship the next time out. aboard the ship, Mazur noted. He thinks the Bienville is the only ship afloat that has fuel oil in the hot and cold water system as well as five feet of it in that same forepeak. That mate sure has saving The telephone numbers of ways. Waterman,, said Mazur, all New York headquarters must have gotten a bargain the phones were changed recently last time the company bought fuel by the telephone company. All oil, with the chief engineer filling Seafarers calling headquarters up every available space except the are asked to use the new num­ empty ketchup bottles. I hope he bers to get faster service. doesn't see this or he's liable to The new headquarters tele­ get ideas. phone number is HYacinth 9-6600. Oil In Showers One day Mazur saw the cook com­ ing out of the shower, looking much the worse for wear. Accost­ ing him on the spot, the corres­ pondent queried him as to whether or not he had been on deck rolling around in an oil slick. The cook answered in the negative, declaring that it should be obvious to all that he had just come from the shower, since he was covered with oil from head to foot. He said he felt like a tossed salad with all that oil on him. Upon inspection-of the show­ er rpom, Mazur thought, it looked like the ship took on bunkers through the shower head. Speaking of the cook, Mazur complained, the food situation aboard the scow was not so hot. Of life's consistent values, It appeared as if the food was be­ of priceless jewels ungrimed. ing rationed. One brother wanted And in your heart there'll be a second piece of sweet potato pie, The joys of the sea enshrined. when the baker went into the realm of higher . mathematics to Take up the gauntlet, then. prove that he couldn'f have any Let nothing you dismay. because there was none left oyer. Toss off the chains of terra firma Upon closer inspection, the man Aiaxing -crew nappy aooara On this self-same day proved that there should be four Seatrain Savannah with culi­ Of liberation of your soul pieces left over if the baker baked nary arts are, left to right, When the sea's call you hear eight pies and cut those pies into Warfield, Thiemonge, GrizReverberating in your heart eight pieces each, as he claimed zard, Dewitt, Libby, Aldridge And, your pelagic ear. to have done, because there were and Johnson. Pie by Smith. Toss far away the key To hom'e and domicile Heed not the consequences Of shedding land's durance vile For better things More richer wrought (1) Britain's weather is usually mild in the winter, but recently Than' anything ^ ' ' . it had a cold wave. Britain's latitude is between 50 and 60 degrees You had to ought. . north. Is it the same as Cape Cod, Labrador, or Iceland? (2) Recently, Theodor Heuss celebrated his 70th birthday. He is Follow me down to the sea again president of what country? To the lovely sea and the foam (3) Five times a number plus three times the number plus three Which many a sailing man has left equals half the number plus 48. What is the number? For delights of a shorcside home (4) What is the name of the new atomic submarine? And wife and child py firelight (5) What major league baseball club now has on its roster the To soothe his weary hedd pitcher Bobby Thomson homered off in the 1951 pennant playoff? Fain would I be cold as stone (6) Whpt is the name, political party and state of the Senator who And stretched out, long since dead! recently introduced a Congressional bill to increase the minimum wage Follow me down to the sea again tQ $1.25 an hour? (7) The Republican party has had only one Presi^pnt who served With never q backward glance, two full terms. Who was it? Lest the sight of loved ones (8) The popular Latin d.'>nce, the mambo is a cross between what Cut you like a lance two Ranees? (a) tango-conga; vxhumba-swing; samba-rhumba? Aimed at your heart and vitals (9) "Papa" is the nickname of what famous American writer? To sever you from your first love (10) What was the most recent amendment to the US Constitution? Of roaming from shore to shore. (Quiz Answers on Pagg 25) On earth and heaven above. other issues of the LOG. However, Mazur doesn't ^ish on anybody those things which happened aboard his latest ship. • In a parenthetical section of his report, Mazur noted that Japan, the Bienville's first port of call, was just about the only country Seafarers could hope to visit on Waterman's West Coast ferries. Waterman has so many ships on the run to Japan, he said, that the company ought to put the word "Maru" on the sides of their ships. The first misfortune to strike the good ship Bienville did not tarry _1 o n g in coming; it was a flooded forepeak on the first night at sea. At this point the mate took charge of the fluid situ­ ation. With no ^sand to mix with cement for ceMazur menting the hawsepipes, the mate ordered the men to mix sawdust into the con­ coction and stand aside for reper­ cussions. ^he ship was taking sprays over the bow at this time, so before the cement-and-sawdust solution could harden, it was washed down into the chain locker \vhen the first sea came over. The Bienville has some pretty stiff chains at the moment. By the time the seas stopped running, the next morning, the forepeak was inun­ dated. Listening to the water gur­ gling against the bulkheads sound­ ed like a man wallowing around in wet galoshes. Getting back to the mate, Mazur said, he believed in saving every­ thing he ever came across, includ- New Numbers For Hq, Phones Culinary Artists Follow Me Down To The Sea Again By Sam Seafarer Follow me down to the sea again The sea of bygone year Where many a sailing ship has gone And many a salty tear Has been shed for lads by lassies Who wait upon the shore Ergerly watching horizon's line For sight of him once more. And roused us from our slumber In every waterfront haH From whence we sped 'o dockside To sign for foreign coasts Which memories still haunt us. Sweet, lingering ghosts. Look not behind you, sailor lad. Lest you waver and fall. But hear the clear-cut clarion Voice of the sea's endless call To search her boiindleis reaches For treasures yet untold For rubiyats and madrigals And verse of purest gold. Follow me down to the sea again To watch the breakers roll We'll toast the ocean's crest With port, or lime or skoal For the hardy sailorman Who braves the wind's sharp lash Sail before the mast, you gobs. Fo. fame, glory, brotherhood And keep your one true love And a pocketful of cash. Let nothing come between you Follow me down, I say And those sails fluttering above Leave nary a thought behind, Your wizened heads and gleaming Care not for life itself eyes. But to the sea be kind Your broad-beamed back and Of remorseful and contrite thighs. For the years we have lost Let nothing take you from the sea 'Neath starry skies To cause you endless sighs And latitudes uncrossed. Oh, listen to me now. Swing your eyes this way, my lads, To what I have to say. And let your hearts follow step. Stick by the sea, my lads. Toss off your land-locked chains And you'll never rue the day And fill your loins with pep That you chose the briny deep Which once flowed thru sinewy As a way of life arms Upon which adventure is And braced once-stout hearts More plentiful than rife. From here to Okeefenokee Never forswear the sea, my boys. And in-between parts. But keep it close to you And in your fondest memories Come, hear the roaring surf You'll perceive the clearest view Which once beckoned to us all Quiz Corner •'%] i •- w I �Face Ihnmtr SEAFARERS LOG Miinh 19, 19S4 Stevedores And Native Girl Pose For Seafarer Seafarer Harry Kronmel, left, is seen in Fort Dauphin, Mada­ gascar, with two stevedores in nativp costume, both of whom travel light. Top picture shows native housegirl posing .for Seafarer's camera while her charge seems unconcerned. r, 'H US'. liV ' "• •••• li LOG-A-RHYTHM: m Courageous Kyska Carries On By Nicholas Bonsangue We've spent many a day 'Neath that "W" stack, We took her out, Now we're bringing her back. • The look in his eyes Made it clear to me He'd rather be ashore Than in a rough sea. Just about then We met a wave And it seemed every joirtt Within her gave. Her hulls all rusted From stem to stern, She's been through hell. But she'll return. "You should have been Out here in '32, This scurvy old tub Would have split in twd." But the good ship Kyska Showed her stuff Father Neptune's punishment Was not enough. A picture of the Kyska Hung on the wall. As the ship lurched It began to fall. So now we enter This Golden Gate, Many ashore . For the Kyska wait. For days she met the elements And bravely fought it out "Cut her down to Sifrevs," Was the third mate's shout. Straight for the bucket That held the trash. There it landed with A tinkling crash. We've spent many a day 'Neath that "W" stack, We took her out And we're bringing her back. The second assistant Turned valves madly. She pitched ancj rolled But never so badly. .."It ain't so rough," Was one old salt's boast, I looked at his face. He looked like a ghost. I picked it up And wiped it clean. The glass was shattered But the image was s,een. On Last Voyage When lue left Frisco^ _ The weather was clear ' Hours later the sea Was a glass of^beer. .1 looked at her picture And then I knew His so-called "Tub," Would have pulled ilirough. F VOU ARE SlCk OR INJURED AND ENTER A PRIVATE HOSPITAL NOTIFY THE UNION ANP THE^ u.s.p.H.s. -PROMPTLY/ Wi-Be By Spika Marlin Spring reaches us officially next body, including the Browns, would week which means that outdoor just as well forget about them, sports will bloom again with the even though it does a great dis­ crocuses. Some queer doings thus service to such ex-Brownies as far this spring indicate that it is George Sisler and Bobo Newsome. Plenty Of Cooks liable to be a wacky season. Of course, the Orioles open the Consider these surprises in the following order: The -Canadians, season with another oddity—^they who invented hockey, were shel­ have three managers on the pay­ lacked by the Russians in the roll. Rogers Hornsby, who was world's amateur championship. So fired in mid-season last year,. far nobody has called for an in­ Marty Marion who was fired at vestigation of the Canadian hockey end of season and Dykes who is team. Ted Williams opened spring still officially hired and will have training for his first full season to do all the work. Too bad the • since returning from Korea and club couldn't be three-deep in propiptly broke his collarbone ballplayers of the same calibre.. The biggest oddity of course, within ten minutes. The citizens • of St. Petersburg would be if somebody else besides were shocked and horrified when New York and Brooklyn won the a drenching downpour washed out title in their respective leagues. the season's opener between the Even ardent fans are beginning to Yankees and the Cardinals, And yawn at the monotony of it all as the National League Green Book shown by attendance declines. It's solemnly announced on Page 33 up to I,ou Boudreau and the Bos­ that the Pittsburgh Pirates were ton Red Sox to do the upsetting in the 1953 champions of the Grape­ the American League this year if anybody is to do it. Chicago and fruit League. Cleveland rate merely outside Forget It All chances. In the, National League of The American League Red Book did its opposite number one better. course, everybody rates Milwaukee With the St. Louis Browns moving as the A-1 challenger although on to Baltimore, the Red Book that depends on how the Thom­ 4}Iandly wiped all Brownie team son trade works out. St. Louis marks, including season won-lost could be pesty too. The Giants records out of the book and sub­ and Philadelphia are figured as stituted those of the old Baltimore challengers only by optimists and Orioles instead. No doubt every­ perennial long-shot plungers. Setting Type in Messiiall Setting ^ •Signing up for his final voy­ age not so long ago was the late Seafarer John L. Cobb, All hands join in fiin of "setting type" when it comes time to post the LOG was informed by his sis­ the menu aboard the De Soto tWaterman). Shown above at coffeeter, Sophie Cobb Emerson. Mrs. time diversion while in Tampa, Florida, are, left to right, Robert Emerson wrote the LOG, inclosing McNatt, Earl McKendree, Phil Reyes, George Meaden and Francis a prayer by William De Witt Hyde, Andrade. ^ which she feels exemplifies her brother's life, as it does so many other Seafarers. To wit: "Give me -clean hands, clean words and clean thoughts: * Help me to stand for the hard The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, right against the easy wrpng; bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-known Save me from habits that harm; Teach me to work as hard and cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like,, plan as far In Thy sight alone .suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Peter Loleas' recipe as if the whole world saw; for veal scallopini, •' Forgive me when I am unkind and This week's recipe brings Sea­ large size peppers and two large help me to forgive those who are farers an extremely popular Italian onions. Put onion and pepper unkind to me; ' slices in frying delicacy, veal scallopini. The au­ Keep me ready to help others at thor of the tasty recipe is chief pan and braise. some cost to myself; Place braised cook Peter Loleas, who has been Send me chances to do a little good sailing SIU vessels since December, mixture in pan every day, and so grow more 1944, when he first shipped out with meat. Add like Christ." two cans of size as chief cook of the Liberty ship, 2V2 tomatoes and Cobb, a graduate of Cecils Col­ .Charles Brandley Aker, during four cans of size lege, served in World War II. Pete's first trip took 6 mushrooms, the Navy In him to the Medit^erranean shores plus a dash of World War I be­ of France and Africa, but he was soya sauce, dash fore entering the no stranger to that area. Soon after Loleas of Worcestershire , maritime service war broke out, Pete went to Persia, for his life's where he worked in the Allied war sauce,, salt and pepper. Place pan work. Deceased effort for two years on a construc­ in oven and bake at low tempera- at the age of 54, tion job. Prior to that, he worked ture -for 20 minutes. Take out..;, ' in South Amer­ in restaurants from 1929 to' 1941 and serve with steamed rice. ica. Cobb is sur­ and from 1937 until the war, he After finishing his job in Persia, vived by his wife managed his own restaurant in Pete took another construction job Cobb and daughter, as Mount Vernon, New York. in the Aleutian Islands. Pete says' well as by three sisters and three Pete's recipe calls for 15 pounds that as a result of these ^two boat ' brothers. One brother lives in leg of veal cut into 70 pieces, cut­ trips to Persia and Alaska, "I liked New Jersey, while the other mem­ let size. Roll the pieces in flour the life aboard ship and the way bers of the Cobb family reside in and brown on both sides. Place the seamen lived, so I decided to South Caroling pieces .in deep " pan. .Sitce 'flftepn join the merchant itiarine." ft i I itqqBii Ji; , sma?. aaotft �Mareh 19, 1954 H ill SaU Alter i-Year UUeh 1*0 the Editor: Just a few lines to say I milst retire my book because I've been inducted into the ,Army. I would appreciate it if Sonny Simmons was informed of this. I have been an active Union^ember for nine years. I paid off the Steel Rover in Norfolk, Va., on February 3 and was inducted on February 9. There Is plenty of OT in the Army, and if I was getting j)aid our Union wages, I could retire in two years. I in­ tend to return to sea after my Webber two - year vaca­ tion is over. Meanwhile, I would like to hear from some of my old buddies. I would also like to re­ ceive the LOG regularly. Pvt. Herman F. Webber US 52363557 Co. D 37th Armd. Inf. Bn. 3rd Armd. Dlv. Fort Kyox, Ky. (Ed. note: We have added your name to our mailing list; from now on you will receive the LOG every two weeks as issued.) & ^ ^ Runaway Boy is Safe Home Ayain To the Editor: Words cannot express my ap­ preciation and gratitude to the many people who have given their help and prayers to find our son. Tom was found in Bed Bluff, Cal., on February 16th, on his way from town to town. He could give no reason for leaving home, and said that the morning he left he hadn't felt well. He had a head­ ache, and all of a sudden he got the idea to go somewhere. He boarded a bus to Los Angeles. When he arrived there, he real­ ized how wrong he had been and wanted to return, but a bag that he had with him was stolen, and to him this seemed very important. He was desperate, and now too ashamed to call home. He got vari­ ous jobs washing dishes from town to town. He wanted to telephone home many times, but each time lost his nerve. He felt that by this time no one would care to hear from him. He was emotionally up­ set, and when he was picked up he was very happy to have it done, with and be home again. Publicity Helps Tom might not have been noticed if it had not been for the SEAFARERS LOG Pace Tweaty-ene • L E T IE R S ' publicity he had received. "The sheriff at Red Bluff said he real­ ized the boy was- troubled about something, and when he' asked him if.he would like to tell hiin about it, Tom was anxious to get it off his chest. Once again I wish to thank you and your staff for helping us. It has indeed been a consolation dur­ ing these past four months to know there are still people who will give time and effort to help others when they need it. You have no idea the amount of mail we re­ ceived from various parts of the nation, with people offering their help and prayers that Tom would be safe. A debt such as this I can never repay. Mrs. J. Mounter ^ ^ Warns Brothers Of Clothiny Store tea parties? 'Not on your life. Strikes and tie-ups won the day, not union-management teas. The truth is that Atlantic has always followed the union's gains, some­ times adding to them to shout "leaders in maritime." Now think! How does the AMEU stand up on these issues? This union, whose very representatives work for the company on the com­ pany payroll, cannot do much for the rank-and-filer. Are they really able to speak freely? Make de­ mands? Give proper represen­ tation? No, they cannot! I am still for being represented by the SIU, a free and independent union. Eddie Burke Future Brighter To Bisabled Man 'To the Editor: I wish to thank the officials and the rank-and-file members for making it possible for me to re­ ceive the disabiiity benefit as I am unable to work any more. I have multiple sclerosis and hyper­ tensive vascular disease in my right leg, and am unable to stand on it for any length of time. I wish to say that our Union, the SIU, has come to the front fast since it was start­ ed, because to­ day it is the best Union in the world for any seaman. I appre­ ciate the fact that I am receiving the disability benefit, because it allows me to Frazer lead a normal and respectable life. • When I started to go to sea in 1916 all a seaman had to look for­ ward to if he was disabled and unfit for duty was a flop house and eating from a greasy spoon. Best Set-up We now have the best welfare set-up of any Union, and are treated with respect when we visit the Union for help in any form. Your Union book is better than any bank book, so brothers, keep your dues paid up-to-date, as your Union book will give you more se­ curity than any bank book. When I started going to sea you had to sleep on a donkey's break­ fast. You got one blue mattress cover and one blanket and that was all, no matter how long you stayed on the ship, and you had to wash them yourself. You were given a bucket to wash clothes with and take a bath. You had to furnish your pwn towels and soap and matches, and given one small sandwich for night lunch. We received $30 a month. The Union has changed all that, as the ships of our Union feed like hotels and have all the modern conven­ iences. All the officials are on the ball, bettering your working con­ ditions, food, etc. I say again, it is the best Union in the world, so let's all keep it that way and keep our dues paid up, because it takes a lot of money to run the best seamen's union in the world. Burton J. Frazer To the Editor: I have been a •member of the SIU since December 1, 1938, and would like to say a few words about Wohlmuth Company, a cloth­ ing store at 206 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Md. About three years ago I went there and ordered a suit V made. As they are a chain store and have a big store here, I did not hesitate to put a deposit on the suit. The next time I came in, I went to get the suit, but it was so small it was impossible to wear, and I re­ jected it. They said a mistake had been made and that they would 4" 4> i" njake me another. The next suit was not much better, so I told the salesmen to return my deposit and let it go. He said To the Editor: he could not do We, the undersigned, feel it our that, but if I To the Editor: duty to warn the membership conwould pay the cerning the men patronizing We, the crewmembers aboard balance and, as I "John's Bar" in Edgewater, New the John B. Kulukundis, would was going to be Jersey. like to call the attention of our gone for some While contending to be a great time, take the Union brothers to the foresight friend of the seamen, especially off «uit and come in the Seatrains, there have been the SIU had in installing the tele­ when I got back, numerous occasions in the past type machines in all branch halls. they would make Costlow when, without the slightest provo­ Twenty of us on board this vessel it good. This cation, he has had crewmembers owe our jobs to that machine. they have never done, although I of various Seatrains arrested. One man was in Philadelphia, fought with them for quite some The most recent case concerned Pa., without a job in sight when time whenever I was in town. I , even had the Better Business a crewmember off the Seatrain a teletype came in telling of the Louisiana who became involved in need for men in Seattle, Wash. He Bureau after them, all to no avail. an argument with the proprietor flew out there and had a night The Better Business Bureau agreed cook and baker's job within three with me that the suit was impossi­ regarding a 75-cent check. The days. That was the case with other ble, and suggested that I take it seaman was with a group from the brothers in the steward depart­ to people's court, but like most ship which had spent a consider­ able amount of money during the ment as well as in the other de­ seamen I don't have the time. course of the afternoon they had partments. BBB Helps Customers spent in the bar. The owner had When you are in port and in the man arrested, but, after arriv­ Notified Ports doubt as to what concern to buy ing at the police station, said he We also would like to give a from, call the Better Business vote of thanks to Jeff Gillette, our Bureau. I have found them very would drop the charges if the man Seattle agent, for being on the ball nnxious to help and a very fine or­ apologized. In the Wrong and notifying all other ports of the ganization. A call may save you No apology, of course, was forth­ shipping situation in the port of from paying for something you can­ Seattle by the use of teletype. not use. I have found out that a coming, since the owner was in the There were other cases where big concern is not necessarily reli­ wrong, as any fool could plainly brothers -came out from other able, since I wound up with a suit see. The upshot was that the man ports and got ships the day they that I have never worn and would was locked up in the bucket for arrived. Once again thanks to the be ashamed to ever wear. Had I the night and has to appear in court the next time the ship ar­ SIU and Gillette. taken the sanra amount of money rives in port. Crew of Kulukundis and gone to a reliable concern, I We feel this establishment does would have had a good suit. not deserve the patronage of the t t t The mon^ is not so important SIU membership. There are nu­ but I think the membership should merous places in the vicinity know whenever a concern proves where the men can be assured of unreliable. If the brothers will a good time and be appreciated 4' i 4> To the E.ditor; write to the LOG whenever they without ending up in the bucket. Here I am in Mexico, on busi­ are taken, regardless of what type Crew of Seatrain Louisiana ness, and I must say that being of merchandise is involved, we can 4. 4. 4. _ here beats being on the Steel Ran­ put a stop to some of this sharp To the Editor: ger. I will write a longer letter dealing where the seaman is con­ I would like to thank not only later, but meanwhile, regards to all. cerned. the crew of the Bradford Island C. G. Costlow To the Editor: Al.Whitmer for their thoughtfiilness and gen­ t 4" Recently our allotment was erosity to my daughter, who was quite a bit overdue,- so with the severely burned, but also all the needs of two chiidren and house­ men in the Boston hall who so hold expenses currently due, it willingly donated their blood when To the Editor: caused worry. » it was needed so urgently. Remembering what my husband I have just finished reading the It is a wonderful feeling to know AMEU victory edition of The had told me, I contacted Sam that although you may not be Fieet. Of course, this is only the Cohen of the Wilmington Hall. In 'home when such an emergency first inning victory over the organ­ his usual efficient and amiable arises, there are men who wili help manner he explained the delay and in every way possible. Just to be izing forces of the Union. In this issue, the AMEU chair­ assured me that the check would associated and working with such man, Tiny Alcott, while speaking arrive sOOn., It eaiiie tlie next day. a wuiidefful bunch of men and an We are always thankful that we organization like the SIU, gives of the subject of contract negotia­ tions between unions and com­ are protected by the great SIU, any man such a feeling of secur­ panies, and in a tone detrimental to an always-present help in time of ity, not only for himself but for his family, that woi'ds cannot e.xfree, independent unions, states: trouble. Evelynne Siebert press what he-feels. "We don't pound our fists on con­ Thomas Cummings 4i $ $> ference tables; we. never threaten strike." He goes on" to say, "We deal with management on equal terms—like gentlemen." I would like to point out that it To the Editor: AfteVi dud consideration and in­ is the very power and threat of a possible strike that puts .a union vestigation I have found that the Seafarers overseas who want up on a level with management; library books, pamphlets, etc., be­ to get in touch with headquar­ then, and then only, is the union ing issued are of the poorest vari­ ters in a hurry can do so by able to deal on equal terms with ety and*do not do justice to the cabling the Union at its cable the company. Down through the membership. address, SEAFARERS NEW I therefore request that better years unions have been struggling YORK. with the shipping com^nies for books be issued or do you think Use of this address- will as­ the top conditions and contracts that the membership has not sure speedy ^transmission on we have today. ' Are we to believe passed the stage of iiivenile incu•U messages and faster servthat Atlantic was handing but. bation? tee-fbr the men involved. those, sanw mbnies at happy litl!*,< AtfrodoAm Ask Men Stop Going To Bar Port Ayent Gets Praise From Men Mexieo^s Better Than Steel Banyer Wilmington Hail Gets Action Thanks Brothers Who Gave Blood Speaks Out For Free Unionism Finds Libraries Very inferior Union Has Cable Address •4 �•i?.^ • Old SaU Sotted For $40 MootMy To the Editor: I am an old sailor and an old Union man; I got my ISU book in 1916. As you know, we lost the strike in 1921 and for a long time after that our Union was not rec­ ognized. It was hard sailing during that time—I started sailing out of New York in 1931. ,To get a job then you had to pay the shipping master $3 to $5 for a job that paid you $40 per month, and no over­ time. During that time I knew sailors who had to take a woekaway job on a coastwise ship before they could get on the pay­ roll, and I know ship companies that used this, like Moore - McCormack. - Some compa­ nies installed the two - watch sys­ Roll tem, but that was not practiced by 1933. Since then, ship's companies started to pay $45 a month. These companies used the shipping board and could not pay less than $62.50, but I could not get on any of them because such jobs were more or less homesteaded. When a sailor left one of these jobs he told a.friend of his, so he could get the job. Things are different nowadays. We have a Union that we all are proud of, and we have the best officials to run our Union. Bernard Roll $ $ ? Drafted^ Wants To Read LOG To the Editor: Just a line from another unfor­ tunate asking that the LOG be sent him as a lifeline to civiliza­ tion. I also would like my address published in the paper so. that my buddies can write to me and know where I am stationed. I was bosun on the Robin Gray when I was drafted. It's a hell of a note to me. Go to sea since 1944 and then get drafted. I'll WTite you a Red Campbell article on the Army soon. Lots of brothers would enjoy it, I'm sure. Pvt. Paul L. Witthaus, Jr, US 55464483 Co. A 15th AIB 5th Armd. Div. Camp Chaffee, Ark. (Ed. note: You will receive the LOG as published, every two weeks.) t J" t Warns Brothers About Laundry •t ?. niaroh 19, 19$< SEAFAnE:RSLd& Pare Twenty-tnw' llv To the Editor: I've got a beef here that I think should be brought to the attention of the entire membership. It's about a certain dry cleaning estab­ lishment in Brooklyn which deals in 24-hour service. You get it in 24 hours, but you don't get any service. Recently I was aboard the Jef­ ferson City Victory (Victory Car­ riers) when a representative of the cleaning firm came aboard to solicit business while we were at Port Newark. He got mine and I really got the business. If I can prevent the same thing from hap­ pening to any of the other brother;^, this letter will have served its purpose. Poor Workmanship Workmanship on the laundered and cleaned articles is of the poor­ est quality, but that doesn't make any difference tp the prices. They're sky-high. For example: ,I gave him a suit with two pairs of pants and a topcoat to dry clean. When they came back in horrible condition I was the one who was cleaned out because the bill come to $4.47. He also charged me $2.45 for a laundry list containing three White shirts, pne sport Pblrt (flan^ Ml), one pair of jeailsV blie' unitez^ X E I T E R S Will Sail Again in IS Months To the Editor:. I, retired my book when I was ana. He has a chance to read the shirt, three handkerchiefs and two LOG aboard the ship. If mine gets drafted in April, 1953 and am writ­ pairs of socks. The shirts came home in time, then we can discuss ing to j'ou hoping you will put me back unwearable, with the collars things together, which gives us a on your SEAFARERS LOG mail-' mashed beyond recognition. To the Editor: ing list, I only have 13 months to I had the same trouble with the I am typing you these few lines mutual basis of conversation. go in the Army and then I hope to outfit once before, about a year from out this way here in Makes Happier Borne start shipping agSln, I naturally ago, but I didn't recall it at the London, Ohio, to notify you of my Believe me, I'm very interested would like to keep up with the time I consigned my clothes to its change, of address. The LOG has in the doings of the Seafarers and manglers. I am much the worse off been forwarded to' hie here. It has the SIU. I think all Seafarei's who Union news as I am sure it will affect me when I get out. because of that lapse of memory. been coming regularly and I enjoy have wives who are interested in I've read almost every* issue of It won't happen again, I've heard it and its articles very much. their husbands' work and welfare, the LOG, ever since I joined the other men complain about the really Ynean to make a better, happier home for SIU in 1945. I used to enjoy sit­ same company and I'd like to warn go back to sea the men in their lives. Congratu­ the membership to keep away from again this time lations to your Tiny Wallace, wish­ ting in the hall and reading all the old bound volumes of the LOG. I the outfit. It's just no good. The LOG is ing him many happy years of mar­ am in the 501st Harbor Craft out­ I've saved the name for last so something- to look ried life. He comes from my old fit here in Pusan and I try to make none will forget it. It's Atlantic forward to read­ town of Pascagoula, Miss. every SIU Ship that comes in, hop­ Marine Laundry and Dry Gleaning, ing. It just'seems Since I want to be the big wheel ing to find some old shipmates and 373-57th Street, Brooklyn. I cannot wait (next to the SIU) in my wonderful Roy Lundquist until mail call husband's life, please don't let the some LOGs. E. P.-Moran ^ when it arrives steward aboard the Seatrain Loui­ (Ed. note: Wc have added your I am always anx­ Kellar siana beat the next issue home. name to the LOG's mailing list. ious to read Carry on the good work, but don't You will receive a copy regularly about the shipping world. forget me, too. every two weeks, as published.) To the Editor: That is about all for now,;and I am writing to tell you how thank you for your kindness. Will Mrs. Vicki Szymanski 4> 41 4' much I enjoy reading the LOG. I you please put this letter in the (£cl. note: Your change of ad­ have been receiving the LOG since LOG so some of my friends may dress has been noted. The LOG 1947 and it gets better and better. see it and write to me. will be coming your way every two I would like to put in a word about To the Editor: weeks, as published.) Louis Kellar hospitalization. We the crew of the Steel Ad­ Box 69 ^ 4^ 4^ It would be so good if there was miral take pleasure in statmg that London, O. some way for the members to join while in Bombay, India, we visited 4) t 4. a group hospital plan. As the wife a store called Cheriy and Com­ of an SIU bookman, I have tired pany, owned by an elderly lady, To the Editor: to get contracts with the Blue Mrs. D. Parkes, whom we found to Cross and the White Cross com­ It's raining cats and dogs at this be remarkably courteous, sympa­ panies, but the premiums for an To the Editor: writing and thp window pane is thetic and well disposed to us. "Tho My husband mailed you a change getting a natural bath. Perhaps we prices . of all the articles—brass, individual enrollment are so high of address. Somehow our LOG can see a clearer view of the har­ ivory, wood, souvenirs—were defi­ it just doesn't pay. has not been coming to this ad­ bor tomdrrow—watching the ships nitely much cheaper than in many Low Group Cost come and go on their respective other shops. The A man could ensure his wife and dress, as yet. itinerary, coastal, intercoastal, for­ prices are fixed So here goes. I'm trying my luck children for hospital and surgical eign. and the proprie­ care for about M a month in a for I really do enjoy reading the However, there is a bright side tress does not exgroup hospitalization plan. it LOG very much, line by line. So, to the situation, too, and that is . ert any pressure how about putting my new address needn't be compulsorj', since many when you have a direct represen­ on the client to of the members are single men and in your file? purchase a n y Since I am a working girl as well tative of the Union paying you a might not want the plan for their thing, as is the as a housewife, the paper helps me call at the sick bay. For, while own protection. common, usual I'm sure if a man is at sea and keep up with things maritime. ipany fellows who are laid up may practice among knows his family Is taken care of However, if it is as late as the last have. many friends and relations many shopkeep­ Collins at home, he will be happier. So, one was, I can get all the news visit them, there are many others ers in India. from my husband when he gets in who come from various parts of how about it? During our stay, Mrs. Parkes Mrs. Jack Procell off his run on the Seatrain Louisi- the country, as well as the world, who have no visitors at all, with was good enough to arrange for an the exception of the. visiting excellent excursion for us to visit; patrolman. the Kanehri Caves, which are ah This is not only gratifying, it Is ancient monument and an interest­ a welcome sight. To those who are ing. relic of ancient civilizations. confined or bedridden for a long She supplied us with home-cooked, spell, it is like a ray of sunshine delicious Indian food and made that comes through that window our picnic remarkably happy and we spoke of after the downpour of plea^nt. rain on- a cloudy day. So, once We strongly recommend a visit again, the SIU is giving a lift to to this establishment whenever its membership. you visit Bombay. The address is: Sir Charles S. Cherry and Company, 2, Anees 4^ 4!' t Chambers, 3, Carnac Road, Mistry Estate, Bombay 1, India,., Charles Collins Loohs Forward To Getting LOG Wants Hosyital Plan For Men Praises Service Of Bombay Store Wants To Beat Hubby To LOG Patrolman is Ray Of Snnshine Seaman's Center Serves' Music, Food Sees Hospital Fight Not Over Dance band plays It hot. for seamch and |tuests, above, at the Sea.man's Club In 3eaUle,' iVashington. Listeners, whose feet can be seen at lower leftt decided to sit this one out. At bottom, visiting French Mile Y aval! themselves of refreshments and fair. com- ; ir TiVi'Jo To the Editor: I was realljf glad to learn recently that the Government apparently doesn't plan to shut down the ma­ rine hospitals after all. You can go a long way to look for good medical care and treatment, but when you're a seamen, you've got the best at the US Public Health Service Hospitals. One thing is sure though. If the SIU and other maritime unions hadn't gone to bat for these hos­ pitals, we might find the story ending a, lot differently. It's hard to figure how the people in Wash­ ington can consider closing down these hospitals, which have been in business over .150 -yeara and, have contributed so much to the development of research Snd treat­ ment in many diseases. Now that the budget figures in­ dicate that the Goyemment wants to keep them open; we still. have the job of keeping, this economyminded Congress from lopping off a couple of million from the dough requested to rqn the hospitals. Let's make sure every Seafarer writes his Senator and Represen" tatiye urging the full Appropria­ tion for the hospitals for the comjtog yeah" ' 4 4 4^ Sees Boeh Union Change Overdue To the Editor: I have not been A waterfront worker nor do I live in New York City, but I take an interest, natu­ rally, in- all things that concern longshore workers. For years I have read the LOO when I have visited the home of a Seafarer-friend of mine. I think I am pretty well acquainted with the waterfront situation in thh Port of New York and I would liko to say - that the members of the old ILA are getting a raw deal by the people who run that outfit.' George Eggers Sign Name On EjQGLetters For obvious reasons the LOG cannot prtnt any letter or other communications sent in rSeafarers unless the author gns his name. Unsigned, anonymous letters will only wind up in the waste-basket. If circumstances Jhstify, the LOG will Withhold a signature on request, but if you want it printed , in the LOG, put ybuf v ' name'on It - S • •::'f : svj-V �rr^-^.r:^t SEAFARSnS l&G Faf• IVm^-thrc^ Early ill 1918, 74 vessels of the German Imperial Fleet ended lip at the bottom of the British harbor at Scapa Flow, scuttled by their own crews. The events leading up to this, and what amounted to a revolution inside Germany was touched off by a food beef on five battleships of Squadron IV of the fleet in June of 1917. In that month, Squadroil fleet to organize the union, each IV, which contained the pride wearing a small red thread woven of the German Fleet—^five through their collar. Kaiser Class battlewagons— Due to the unrest, Squadron IV was in the fleet anchorage in the Jade River between Wilhelmshaven and the sea. For 34 months since the Battle of Jutland, the German fleet—which at that time ranked second in the world in size—had been inactive and had remained in hiding from the Allied fleets, relying only upon submarine activity. The men in the fleet were rest­ less and'unhappy. The food was bad, and was becoming worse. In June, thq stokers on the five bat­ tleships, after making numerous con)plaintS( went on a hunger strike. Committees A few weeks later, the Secretary of. the Navy issued an order that "A committee will be chosen from the lower deck personnel of each ship to represent the crew in mat­ ters concerning food." However, a controversy immediately came up about who was to choose the committees, the captains or the' men. In most cases, the order was ignored by the captains. A later order proclaimed that "no socialist publications or litera­ ture was to be brought aboard any vessel.? This brought a rulib of protest. The seamen, led ,by the stokers, held meetings ashore.and decided to form a Sailor's Union. The men spread throughout the was ordered to the Naval Colony at Kiel, a naval base and colony which was governed by a naval governor. There were more meet­ ings at Kiel. The battleship Prinzregent Luitpold tried to sail from Kiel, but had trouble coaling as stokers threw blocks and falls over the side. When finally coaled, the crew forced her to anchor when one day out of Kiel by pulling a hunger strij^e. Men.Walk Oil Toward the end of July, the stokers on the Pillau, l)erthed in Kiel, were told they were re­ stricted to ship instead of having their usual 24 hours off. Some 240 men swarmed off the ship and re­ turned over five hours later. The next week, the captain of tlie bat­ tleship konig Albert was stabbed as he returned to his vessel and dumped over, the side. The entire watch on deck was arrested. Then the stokers of the Prinzr regent Luitpold were ordered to infantry drill for their day off. They posted a warning, and then .^0 of them walked off the. ship, stormed out of the gate and held a mass meeting. When they re­ turned, 11 of. their leaders were broken to the lowest rating. Things were quiet for almost a month, and then some 600 men went over the side of the Prinz- Although today's sailors often apply the term to whatever ship they happen to be on at the time, regardless of condition, the Jiulk actually was the name of a type of ship in olden times, particularly during the early years of the 16th century. One of the larger-sized vessels of the times, the hulk was round-stemed. square-tucked, high-pooped, and covered with weak" and Ineffeetual clench work or skids. At its prime, th% hulk .constituted one of the principal classes of cargo carriers for the northern and western European countries. It ranged in size from 100 to goo tons. . ' . (^om "The Book of Old.Staiiw" (Double day), by Grant and CulverJ •3 J Part of the remains of the German imperial fleet sits in shallow water in Scapa Fiow, Scotland, after being scuttled on orders from officers. Scuttling came after the surrender of Germany to the Ailies on November 11, 1918. regent Luitpold, marched out the gate and held a mass meeting in town. By this time, the rest of the fleet was pretty well organized, and when the Prinzregent Luitpold was, oidered to sail out of Kiel to iso­ late the "troublemakers" aboard, half of the men in the rest of the fleet walked off their vessels in protest. They returned, however, and five men on the Prinzregent Liutpold were sentenced to death. Three of them had their sentences commuted to 15 years, and two were shot. The unrest continued, and by this time Germany was beginning to negotiate with the Allies for an armistice. The men "in the-fleet, as well as the rest of the country, knew that they had lost the war. Plan Battle However, the men got wind of a plan to send the German fleet out in a last-ditch battle to "save f|ce." Both the admiralty and the men knew that even winning a naval battle could not save Germany. So, when the fleet was ordered out, the men refused to sail the ships. The sailing was cancelled. Then the battleships Thuringer and Helgoland were ordered out. The desperate crews sabotaged the gear aboard the ships, put out the fires in the boilers, and refused to sail. A patrol of 200 marines were sent aboard the Thuringer to ar­ rest the mutineers. When the ci-ew of the Helgoland learned that their men on the Thuringer were being arrested, they decided to help, and ran to man the Helgoland's guns. Once out on deck, they stopped. On one side, the 12-inch turrets on the Thuringer's stern, manned by her officers, were trained on the Hel­ goland and ready to fire. On the other side, the U-135, manned by a loyal crew, stood ready to tor­ pedo the Helgoland if they tried to man the guns. ' Marines then boarded the Helgo­ land, and some 500'seamen were taken off the Thuringer and the Helgoland under arrest. * They were loaded on a train for an hour ride to prison. However, halfway to the prison, the train stopped and the 500 prisoners, as well as the two companies of marine guards, disappeared into the coun­ tryside. 180 Arrested Meanwhile the Markgraf had been having trouble with her crew, and put fntb Kiel, where 180 men weiie arrested ^and put in prison there. The rest of the fleet walked off their ships and held a mass meeting in town.. They had planned to use the Trade Union Bouse, but the naval governor had or­ dered it locked' up, so they held. the meeting outdoors. Some 200,- agreed that the officers would com­ 000 persons attended, including the mand in technical matters, while shipyard workers and other civil­ the sailors soviet governed in mat­ ians in the base. ters of policy. The naval governor of the base It was at this point that they sounded a battle stations alarm learned that the German fleet, as to break up the meeting, but the part of the pre-armistiee terms, men ignored it; Some 10,000 per­ was to surrender to the British, sons marched on the prison to free and to be "interned" in a "neutral" the Markgraf prisoners, but when port. They received an order from they arrived, the prison guards British Admiral Beatty that a "flag fired into the crowd, breaking it officer" was to meet with him to up after eight men were killed discuss the details of the surrender. and another 21 wounded. The sailors soviet, along with one At this point, the seamen elected German admiral, sailed to meet a seVen-man sailors soviet or coun­ Beatty and he refused to see any­ cil to lead the revolt, and broke body but the admiral. It was then into the arsenals to arm them­ learned that the German fleet was selves. At that time the word "so­ j to be disarmed, and to be kept viet" meant a revolutionary com­ j at the British Naval Base at Scapa mittee. The sailors soviet called 1 Flow., under guard of Beatty's fleet, on the naval governor with the ! until the armistice was settled. following demands: release of the Fleet Sails Markgraf prisoners, abolish all sa­ Under the threat of an attack lutes except on duty, better food, easier service, more shore time— by the Allied fleet, the German and then feeling their power, they ! fleet—under command of the sailincorporated the political demands ' ors soviet—sailed to Scapa Flow. of universal suffrage and unseat­ One of the reasons the men in the fleet agreed to sail was a ru­ ing of the Kaiser. mor that the British fleet was al­ Red Flag The governor asked for time, ready under the red flag, and they but the revolting fleet, armed this expected to join the British sailors time, roamed the citj^. The men there. As soon as they aiTived, quickly adopted the red flag symbol they were amazed to flnd no red of revolution from time immemo­ flag over the British fleejt, and rial for their own, and one by Beatty immediately began a cam­ one, the Imperial German flag was paign to break the sailors soviet brought down aboard the ships and in the German fleet, by refusing the red banner hoisted instead. to deal with anyone other than Detachments of infantry were the officers. Some 74 German vessels anchor­ sent into Kiel, but the naval gover­ nor, still hoping to find a way out, ed in Scapa Flow, including 24 prdered the troops' to leave. The battleships and cruisers. As the fleet lay under the guns men, by this time, had begun a systematic looting of Kiel. Gunfire of the British fleet, word came was heard in the streets, and the through of the victories the sailors" men were all talking about the at hortie were w inning. The Red recently successful red revolution flag now flew over the German in Russia. It was believed at the admiralty and the royal palace in time that this revolution meant Berlin. Plan To Scuttle the abolition of tyranny and a new At the same time, the negotia­ dawn of freedom. One of the heads of the German tions for an armistice dragged on. Socialist Party, Noske, arrived in The commanders of the fleet be­ Kiel and was immediately made the gan to wonder if the war would head of the sailors soviet. Other continue, and decided that the Ger­ of the men in the fleet, heartened man fleet would not remain in by their easy victory in Kiel and British hands. The plan was care­ still afraid that troops would be fully laid, with each of the 74 sent into the town, spread out. In ships allerted for a signal of "Para­ Cologne, a group of about 600 sail­ graph li. Acknowledge." As the signing of the armistice ors arrived and the 45,000 troops in the garrison promptly surren­ was delayed, Beatty ordered his dered and joined them.- In Wil- fleet out* of the harbor for maneuv­ helmshavqn, the men in the fleet ers,' leaving a squadron of destroy­ anchorage revolted and took over ers to guard the German fleet. When Beatty was gone,- the flags the city.. As Germany settled on pre-arm- "Paragraph II, Acknowledge" ran istice ternis with the Allies, the up on the German flagship. At that food *fiee£ that hao started in instant, the seacocks on every one Squadron IV was spreading into of the 74 German ships were a full-scale revolt throughout the opened, and the remaining crews hunger-ridden country. As the re­ abandoned their ships. By the time volt spread to the cities, the sailors that Beatty returned, all 74 vessels soviet in the fleet reached an were at the bottom. The Imperial armed tXHfift.wittMtttf Xhey v.. , i•1 '^1 1 -'"'vl �\• ; DIGEST oC SHIPS^ MEETINGS SEAFARERS LOG ' Fag* Twenty-four :,. *1,- • • Si-: ilr ... • WACOSTA (Wat»rm»n), February H— Chairman, John MeOonnall; ^eratary. R Griffith. We have a clean ahip, lets keep it that way. Repair list was read and hew items were added. There ^as a discussion on handling of soap and linen. Room next to the 8-12 foe sie is uncomfortably hot due t", heating room bulkhead. Vote of tiianks went to the steward department. I'l < • JULESaURG (Terminal Tankers), Feb­ ruary 2a—Chairman, A. G. Alexander; Secretary, C. 1. Copper. B. H. Kimberly was elected ship's delegate by acclama­ tion. All departments will prepare re­ pair lists. Scuppers in the galley are stopped up. Dirty dishes are to be placed in the sink. Steward department toilet needs repairing. Letter will be sent to the California agent from Panama about the shortage of stores. ARIZPA (Waterman), December 23 — Chairman, E. Warfieid; Secretary, P. Cassidy. Beefs of the last tri,o were settled; there are no beefs this trip. Matter of one <lay*s subsistence in San Francisco will be referred to the natrolman at the payoIT. E. Warfieid was elected new ship's delesate. It was agreed that the wtrtch post an.v time change on the boird in the messhall. Delegate cautioned against noise in quarters and keeping the mcssroom and laundry clean. January 31—Chairman, P. Cassidy; Soereiary, R. Norgrev. One man missed ship. Repair lists will be turned Jn at least ten da.vs before the payoff. A few minor heel's were dlrcussed and settled agreeablv. Ship's delegate wl'.l talk it over with the patrolman. Rooms should be cleaned up before leaving the ship and linen should be turned in. CM ship an hour before sailing time, as per contract. Steward will put out bananas before they get rotten. BETHORE (Ore), February 13—Chair­ man, A. M. Weems; Secretary, W. F. An­ derson. Steward reported that there is onl.v 15 pounds of sugar left aboard ship. Crew voted not to use sugar for any­ thing hut coffee and tea. FELTORE (Ore), February It—Chair­ man, R. • Ciymer; Secretary, J. Keavney. One man missed sliip: a report will be sent to the patrolman. P. Adklns was elected ship's delegate. It was asked that the PC mess be brought up before the patrolman. .He is unable to perform his duties. Men were asked to cooper­ ate ill making up a repair list. INiS (Bull), January 31—Chairman, Ray Browh; Secretary, Harold Long. Dlsscntlon in the galley was squared away to everyone's satisfaction. Repair list will be talfen care of by the ship's, delc;.a'e. Rapair list was read. Patrolman will be as'xed which department is sup­ posed to take care of the hospital. Pa­ trolman V.'.PS asked about the.milk situ­ ation. Ship was over-supplied and spoil­ age resulted. Milk should he ordered in Puerto Rico ?s well r.s the States. New buckets will be requisitioned for all hands if laundry tubs arc not repaired or roolaced. one new toaster is needed for the Crew pantry. The three dopartmen s will rotate the cieanln-' of the recreation room, laundry and library. February IS—Chairman, F. A. Hipp; $otre;ary, $. F. $o';oi. Discussion was held on the repair list. Vote of thanks from fne crew went to the ship's dele­ gate and the department delegates for good work and coope^ration. CUBORE (Ora), February 21—Chair­ man, C. Ray; $acretary, C. Kinkade. ri>- K"'" ?t' . - Iw vy- ^ f-:. .r MADAKET (Waterman), November 21 —Chairman, A. M. Branconi; Secretary, N. D. Merrick. A. Hammoc was elected siiip's delegate by acclamation. Ship's delegate was asked to see the chief engi­ neer about the heads, as they were on tlia repair list last trip. Everyone should help to keep the messroom clean. The steward reported a balance of $91.32 in the ship's fund. He will keep the money. Steward reported that the captain bought a movie projector for $380 and rented eight films for $200. 11 was agreed that everyone will sign the log book for S5 to see tl)e pictures and pay for the cost. Siiip's delegate will get a receipt for part payment on the projector and pass it on to the new crew. If any brother doesn't want .to see these films, the rest of the crew will make up the difference. Captain agreed that this projector will be the permanent property of the ship— three quarters owned by the SIU and one quarter by the officers. Each man will clean the laundry after using It. OS and wipers wUl clean the recreation room for a week. Dacember 31—Chairman, T. W. Hinson; Sacrelary, M. D. Mauich. There is trouble in the deck department. The chief mate has run the bosun off the deck twice: this will be brought to the attention of the patrolman at the next port. Steward got off the ship in Japan to go to the hospital. Christmas decora­ tions cost S11.32 and the captain gave SIO to Rte fund. It was agreed to do­ nate $35 for payment on the camera, leaving a balance of $35. A vote of thanks went to the exceptionally good steward department. There is a $31..38 balance in the ship's fund. Frank Clawson was elected ship's delegate. Ship's fund will be donated to the March of Dimes. Crew was asked not to leave cups in the foc'sles or out on deck. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), March 1— Chairman, William Andrews; Sacratary, Gagrga H. Schmidt. There is $26.24 in the ship s fund. 'Ship's delegate asked to reaign his position, as the chief mate will not allow him to go to or to call the SIU hall on company time. Also, the chief mate takes the position that If the SIU wants a ship's iTelegate on board, they should put one on board, and not interfere with the routine. Vote of thanks v/ent to the steward department on the improvement of meals and con­ ditions In their departments. Washing machines should be cleaned and sliut off after use. Duties of sanitary men were discussed. Men who don't turn to for weekend watches will be logged. Stew­ ard remarked that in general stores this trip are the same as last trip, and that any improvement in meals Is due to the new galley crew. Carlyle Stack was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. AZALEA CITY (Waterman), March 2— Chairman^ Red Brady; Secretary, Feta Christopher. Report was made on re­ pairs. New repair list was posted. One man missed ship in Philadelphia and was replaced before departure. Pete Christopher was elected- ship's delegate. Some repairs were missed by repairmen at the payoff. Ship's movements, with addresses, will be posted.' MARINA (Bull), February 14—Chair­ man, Allan L.' Lake; Secretary, M. Rep- keurez. There is a very good crew, and cooperation between all departments. All repairs should be checked before the ship sails. A vote of thanks went to the KY$KA (Waterman), Novamber 22— steward department for good feeding. Chairman, H. C. Hili; $ccretary, H. Car- Good cooperation should be continued. michaei. Frank A. Gages was elected HILTON (Bull), February 2S—Chair­ siiip's delegate by acclamation. Sugges­ tion was made that steaks be cut a little man, Eglierl Goulding; Sacratary, Robert thicker. Ail hands should keep feet out Hutchlni. Ship's delegate wrote a letter of the chains in the messhali. All dishes to New York to find out about the old should be left in the pantry sink after ship's fund of $200. New ship's fund use. Crewmembers should cooperate with wiU be started next trip. Suggestion the messman in kgeping the messhali was made to have the chief engineer and pantry clean. look at the washing machine. Brothers December 2i—Chairman, Cecil Gates; should cut down on the length of time Secretary, Vyrei G. $uth. Electrician and they run the washing machine; Cups one fireman were hospitalized in Kobe. should be returned to the pantry. Japan. Steward should make out a re­ quisition for two new electric coffee per­ colators and a toaster. Members enjoy­ ing early morning breakfast after watch should clean the pantry and put dishes in the sink. Department repair lists should be turned over to the ship's dele­ gate as soon as possible. A vote of ap­ preciation went to the steward depart­ QUEENSTON HEIGHTS tSeatrade), ment for the excellent food provided on this voyage. Captain got a vote of appre­ February 22—Chairman, Thomas H. Flem­ ciation for the many considerations ing; Secretary, Charlas Moss. There is Letter of shown the crew, and for the added re­ $17.38 in the ship's fund. freshments he provided'on Thanksgiving thanks to James Sheehan, Boston agent, will be sent to the LOG. Performers wUl Day and Christmas Day. be punished in the future. OT will be STE^LORE (Ors), February 17—Chair­ paid only to men on board doing work man, Laroy Bewig; $ecretary, Richard A. in. port. More variety in meats is needffd. Cruber. Ship's fund of $20 was turned ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), Fobrusry 1* over to the bosun, who was voted ship's treasurer. Ship's delegate will call the —Chairman, Charles F. Garriz; Secre­ hall for a library exchange. All dele­ tary, W. B. Yarbreugh. Everything is gates will see the captain if and when very nice, we have had a good trip with the food gets poor again; Crew voted no beefs, so let's keep it that way. Vote to have the milk kept under lock and of thanks, went to the steward depart­ key until tLs vessel's departure, se we ment, especially to Larry and the pizza will get some to drink for a few days. pie. Vote of thanks went to the en­ Anyone wanting a relief is to call the gineers, a swell bunch. We have taken SIU hall for such relief. Violators will up a collection for a prestnt for Swee­ be turned over to the Union for action. ney, radio op—a swell fellow who has Each man must call his own relief. Deck done a lot of favors for the crew. We - engineer asked that it be brought to the decided to get a razor. attention of the Union that the rating which he hql^s- ahould also be qualified ALAWAI (Waterman), February 21— as pumpman. Chairman, Jackson; Secretary, Pedlar. Relief captain misplaced the repair list. STEEL ROVER (isthmian), February 11 However, all repairk that were remem­ —Chairman, James Long; Secretary, F. bered were taken care of except (messF. BIttie. Membership voted unanimously room chairs, chipping and painting port­ at this special meeting that the chief holes and replacing gaskets, clearing In­ steward be replaced. side passageway scuppers and deck scup­ pers, water-Ught doors and gaskets on ELIZABETH (Bull), February 21 — them. Luke A. Ciamboll was elected Chairman, T. Gonzalez; Secretary, C. ship's delegate unanimously. Gear of Kaust. D. De Dulsin was elected ship's the man who missed ship in Long Beach delegate. Repairs for refrigerator men. will be packed, and the patrolman at tioned two trips ago were not made. the first port will be asked what to do Steward department wa$ told to be on with it.- Crewmembers were asked td a p- .h k .r r. f',: iii- 'k' ji--' e-* . .• YTO' iJRe Only One Mail Adilress Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due from various operators in back wages and disputed over­ time, should first theck wheth­ er they have a proper majling address on file with the com­ pany. SliJ headquarters offi­ cials point out that reports received frCm several opera­ tors show checks have been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score is sent from another, thus creat­ ing much difficulty in keeping accounts straight. Seafarers are urged to use one perma­ nent address for mail so that claims can he checked speediIv and payment made right away. keep shoreside personnel out of the mcssroom. Repair list will Re made up by each delegate before arriving at New York. Coffee will be made in pots in­ stead of the urn during meals. Cots should be taken off the deck when not in use. •*" WINTER HILL (CHies Service), Febru­ ary 7—Chairman, J. R. Lane; Secrelary, George Mihaleppeulos. Motion was passed that the crew will go on record as supporting the ship's delegate, who was fired by the chief mate, against the -tactics of the chief mate, lliere is $23.05 in the shij's fund. Deck delegate also supported the ship's delegate against the chief mate. Steward knd engine dele­ gates also support the ship's delegate. Present ship's delegate will continue to represent the crew until the beef Is set­ tled. Engine delegate will hold the ship's fund. Ekigine delegate will see if the television set can be repaired in Gal­ veston. € CATHERINE (Drytrans), February 20— Chairman, H. R. Hlghtawer; $ecretary, Larry Arbec. No one is to pay off until a patrolman arrives to square away all beefs. Minor problems will be taken to the. department delegates. All white cards have been congratulated on their work by the crew and recommended to the brotherhood of the SIU for member­ ship. Repair lists ( will be made out and tiuQcd over to the ship's delegate,. Steward has disposed of all stale and bad food. Captain didn't issue draws in Egypt, as he didn't have the authority to do so. Crew put in for OT. Crew feels that the captain brought the ship's delegate up on charges to get even with the crew. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Strvlcc), Feb­ ruary 21—Chairman, W. W. Reld; Secre­ tary, James H. Parker. All JFoc'sles wilj be checked to see that fans are In order. Cdmpany will be asked for boards hung to handrail for seats. Future meetings will be held at one and at six alter­ nately. Steward was asked for an addi­ tional coffee pot for the messroom. An­ other agitator will be purchased out of. the ship's' fund. Union will be asked who pays for washing machine repairs. Ship's delegate will find out about re­ pairing the . messhali radio. HASTINGS (Waterman), February 21— Chairman, Mullins; Sacratary, J. Wells. Discussion was held on misbehavior, like drinking, spitting, leaving toilets dirty. Guilty members In the future will be turned over to the port patrolman for action. Pressure on all toilets should be increased. Toilet seat should 'be repaired. •.vire-: room. Engine delegate told wipers thai man should be contacted about getting a full two bouts Is to be; spent oh sanl, a better' slopchest put on board. •tary work. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Scatraln), Feb­ February 24—Chairman, $. U. Jehntsnr ruary 14~Chalrman, A. Hansen; Sacra Secretary, T. Faies. -All repairs were tary, Jos Atchison. Matter of larger taken care of from the last voyage. Two draws in port has been taken up with hours OT for delayed sailing will he the Union. Letters on bad eggs written taken up with the boarding patrolman. by the steward were read. . One man Steward department foc'sle lockers need missed ship. Several minor matters were shelves A vote of thanks from the' en­ discussed. Crew'went on record to ask tire crew went to the chief cook for the negotiating committee to propose a the fine food he has been turning out Brother $10 raise in clothing allowance to the singe he joined the vessel. Seatrain Line,s or have a gangway In­ Smith, the ship's delegate, was highly stalled back aft. Copies will be sent to commended for the manner In which all ship's delegates of all Seatrain ships for beefs and repaii-s were taken care of through the boirdlng patrolman on bur their, consideration and approval. last paybff. TOFA TOPA (Waferman), December 21 VAL CHEM (Valentine), February SB—Chairman,. Sam Carisle; Secretary, Joe Gareelo. Men were warned not to foul Chairman, W. Snell; Secretary, O. Rayup in Honolulu, and keep the payoff mor. There is a cash balance of $24. clean. Ship's delegate volunteered to One man missed ship in Port Sobei. Tex. buy Christmas trees and trimmings, from Motion was passed to have a committee the ship's fund, and do the trimming. of three men investigate the possibility New mattresses are heeded for the crew. of installing a coca cola vending machine Repair list was taken to the captain, who for the use of the crew. All expenses said he will take care of It. A vote of and profits will be handled by the ship's thanks went to the steward department fund. New Trork patrolman will be asked for a job well done, as well as to the about getting, a greater variety of fruit, and. such items as shrimp and o.vsLers. ship's delegate. J. Markham. Vending machine can be bouTht in ' GOLDEN CITY (Waterman), January Orange, Tex., since this is the only port 20—Chalrmin, Henry Bllde; Secretary, which the ship is certain to make. Francis R. Nspoll. Four men were logged; one missed ship In Houston, Te.xas. and caught' it in Beaumont. ~ He was logged by the captain. One man left ship in Japan. Action should be taken by the patrolman on this man. Ship's delegate will bring It to his at­ tention. The whole crew gave a vote of thanks to the steward department for STEEL AGE (Isthmian), February 3— good food and service during the entire Chairman, Henry Rowa; Secretary, B. voyage. ' Pederttn. Saloon messman complained YAKA (Walermsn), February 27— about the second mate coming in late Chairman, J. Teurst; Secretary, C. B. for dinner. Steward will straighten-out Owens. $S3 out of the ship's fund was this matter. Ceddings was elected new given to the pantryman, whose wife ship's delegate. Fireman complained of passed away. 'Vent In dayman's room lack of attention from the doctor In Cal­ needs repairing. Water cooler in crew's cutta and for engineers and mate trying quarters aft should be repaired. Standby to minimize his injuries. He will see the on each watch will clean the messroom doctor again in Colombo. Washing ma­ and leave clean cups for the next watch. chine is reported to be in bad shape. Cots that are issued to each man should We will put In for a new washing mabe taken care of, not left lying around cliine in New York. and out in bad weather. There should February 14—Chairman, Bob Geddlngsi be no performing around the gangway Secretary, E. Pedersen. Everyone is to In Puerto Rico or any port. check foc'sles for needed repairs. Mess­ WE$TERN RANCHER (Western Nav.), man complained of noise at- night made February 27—Chairman, Thurston Lewis; by checkers working outside portholes. $acratary, M. H. SImonaaux, Jr. Pantry We will try^o collect subsistence on this. urn should be replaced. Chief engineer Discussion was held on necessary repaire. .should be asked about having the re­ Showers should be painted before the frigerator repaired In Japan. Stove, payoff. Steward will get special eating mixer, two fans should be repaired. utensils for shoreside personnel's use Clothes should be taken off the line next trip. when dry. Captain said the ship would VBNORB (Ore), February 24—Chair­ be painted inside on the way back if it doesn't lay up. Steward should serve man, H. Zurn; Secrelary, Peter Shel­ cold drinks with meals. Steward said drake. Vote of thanks went to the stew­ that it. is not required that ice be made ard department for fine preparation of aboard ship, but that he will see the food and service given. captain about making ice once a week DOROTHY (Bull), February 2t—Chair­ for OT instead of daily. Ship's delegate will accompany the steward. More va­ man, Peter Patrick; Secretary, E. Jim­ riety of the menu Is needed. Stores will enez. Ship's delegate checked with the be obtained In Japan. Mess table steward .about canned fruit and other should be fixed. Meat block needs re­ matters and everything was squared away. Chief cookawanted to know who pairing. runs the steward department, the stew­ WARRIOR (Waterman), January 31— ard or the captain. Ship's delegate will Ciialrman, J. N. Crews; $ccretary, M. B. call the patrolman to find out. Captain Elliott. Motion was passed to keep the has been after the wipers on sanitarysame ship's delegate, as he has done a work to sougee passageway. Washing good job. Cigarette butts and magazines machine isn't working, so the patrolman will be asked to inspect It to see if a should not be thrown on deck. new one Is needed. Recreation room FebrusrH 28—Chairman, Harold Duc- ahould not be left dirty, with cups all loux; gecretary, M. B. Elliott. A mo­ Delegates demanded better coop­ ment of silence was observed In memory over. eration. of the brother Who died during this trip. Motion was passed to donate money for ROBIN GRAY (Seas Shipping), Febru­ flowers for our departed brother, whom ary 14—Chairman, not listed; Secretary, we are bringing back to the US for William Jenkins. Everything has been burial. We should also send a wire running M. quite smooth for the entire voy­ ahead, so some flowers can meet the ship age. Only a repairs promised by the when we dock, to be put on his casket captain werefew refuged in Savannah. The right away. Ship's delegate will take actions of one of the ordinarys will be care of collecting this donation. Stewup with the patrolman. Patrolman -ard ahould type up a list of personal taken will be to contact the company property lost when the portholes and officials asked_ about moving the steward te glasses were ^nocked out In the storm the cadet's room a»d_ giving the bosun that damaged two rooms. More fans and •the steward's room, while the carpenter parts are neeeded. Everyone should in the deck maintenance room will be clean up the me'sshall at night, and not leave such a mess for the crew pantr.v- (Continued on page' 25) man to clean in the morning, .Patrol- Order Blank For LOG Bound Volumes iP"" Editor, SEAFARERS LOG BEATRICE (Bull), February 21—Chair­ man, Jim FoH; Sacratary, Frank Zananski. Everything is satisfactory in all de­ partments. Worn out band wash ringer In • the laundry will be replaced. Dele­ gates' repair lists were turned over to department headg. AH departments wholeheartedly thanked the steward de­ partment for excellent menus, well pre­ pared meals and good service. 675 Fourth Avenue Brooldyn 32, New York Please send me the following: " ' SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Feb­ ruary 21—Chairman, J. LIppancott; Sec­ retary, O. Robinson. Cockroaches are being exterminated. Ship's tressurer re­ ported $134.31 In the ship's fund. Ship's delegate wlU write a letter to the Union about wars tubs In the laundry which the company refuses to repair. Engine room door should be .kept closed. SBANAN (Stratford), Novombor 1— Chairman, A. D. Williams; Socrotsry, John Flfhor. Master's attention wiU be drawn to the fact that the articles should be dated October 23,. not 24. A balance of $65 was turned over to the ship's dele­ gate from last trips ship's fund. $15 was spent for a radio speaker, leaving a balance of $30. Robert Wagner was elected ship's delegate. There was • a discussion on doing repairs before paint­ ing, but after weighing the matter we thought it would be best to paint now while the captain is in the mood. Messhall should be left clean. Last standby should put the finishing touch to the messhgU tables. Wipers and OS will Man* It; 1954 ', .(a)'. - bound v6|umes of the 1953 LOG @ $5 each. (b) complete seti of bound volumes of the LOG fo/l947 through 1953 @ $25 each. ."inclosed is a fptaf of $ • • • •• -»-» eeeeevo-^aeee'eeeoeee'eBBeB *•#••••• *'eB|Bee**«-gea ' \ODRESS .,e-ee-».eee. e.ee'e* •###•» •••#$••#•••# eeeeBeB^eBau • • -.V' -T • • ... • e « ' • • e e' • e' • » B. B, 4: 8 • e e '• e • e B. • • e • • e • • eBeBe8»*e«B»e • (Note: Please miika checks OF money orders payable to the. S SEAFARERS LOG.-J ; • mm•«• mm mmmm This convenient order blank for LOG bound volumes can be used for ordejt^-by mailvor can be filled put and brought into head- �SEAFARERS March 19. 1954 Pace Twenty-five LOG ... DIGEST dfi SHIPS' MEETINGS.. (Continued from page 24) given the bosun'i room, with the DM. Port captain wiil be asked if the lookout can be moved from the bow to the winj;' of the bridge during wlnd.v and bad weather before there is some serious accident aboard. Nothing can be seen from the bow then, on account of the spra.v, and the men are neariy thrown overboard with nothing to ciing to. One man nearly fell overboard and another fell and hurt his back during this, voy­ age. There will be no sign on until proper repairs are made, as they have PEESGNAEE Steve Messaros Eugene Ceccato Please get in touch with Joseph Pilutis at St. Vincent's Hospital, 11th St. and 7th Ave., NY, NY. 4, 4> . i George CuIIen Legal proceedings have been completed regarding your divorce. For further information, contact Frank Roberts & Kane, solicitors, 21 Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Aus­ tralia. ^ 4* Schuyler Bland Crew Will all crcwmembers of this ves'sel who were shipmates with Dan­ iel H. Boyce on the voyage com­ mencing July 30, 1953, at New York, please communicate with Stark and Goldstein, 1201 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. t Si ft Seafarer Baldwin Your father, William C. Baldwin, would very much like to hear from you. You can reach him at RFD 3, Box 29. Norfolk, Va. ft ft been neglected for .three coneecutive voyages. Captain promised last trip to build shelves In the pctly oiTicers' mess for the library, but nothing was done. Heating in crew's quarters is cut off when it is cold, and on full blast when It is hot. A vote of thanks went to the steward department for a job well done. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Febru­ ary 2n—Chsirmsn, Al Brodie; Secretary, J. L. ttodses. Earl L. Morris was elected ship's dele-fate. Suggestion was made to stop whistling in the passageways. Magarines should be returned to the proper pl.ace after they have been read. Laundry deck should bs mopped up after using the washer. A longer handle should be obtained for the starboard passageway drin1:ing fountain. January 21—Chairman, Aussie Shrimpton; Secretary, Charles J. Hartman. Mo­ tion was passed that the ship arrival pool, which was undecided In San Fran­ cisco be decided b.v the first pilot to board ship at the next port. Brother hospitalized during the voyage will be given $25 from the ship's fund to cover his immediate pcisonal expense.s, and the Weirare Deparlmcnt will be notified by cable. Crew was asked to leave the ship washing machine clean. SEA WIND tSe.vlradcrs), January SiChairman, not lisle::; Secretary, not listed. There is $22 in the ship's fund. There is not enough linen aboard, not enough stores and the ship needs ex­ termination badl.v. Ship's delegate will see about sougeeing (he galley and pas­ sageways and paintin.g the decks. AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), January 3— Chairman, Derwood Mann; Secretary, Frank Young. Ship's dele.gate will con­ tact the chief engineer about painting or spotting engine room quarters, having the washing machine repaired and gas­ kets fixed aft before tiie ship is fully loaded. Mann was elected new shin's delegate. Arrangements were made about cleaning the laundry and recreation room. All cups should be returned to the panti-y. and messroom should be kept in SIU state. February 21 — Chairman, Derwood Mann; Secretary, Samuel B. Thomas. Washing water is sUll salty. All depart­ ments are running smoothly with one ex­ ception. Chief engineer made the state­ ment that the ship's delegate had been • ft James H. Smith , Your sister, Beulah S. Wright, 1202 Shearn Street, Houston, Inoculation And Vaccination Texas, . would like to hear from The following men have their you, inoculation and vaccination papers in Welfare Services: ft ft ft .. Bill Odum ft ft ft Contact Louis Riviere, 36 W. Alexander Crew Gear 138th Street. Apt. 15. NY, NY. Gear left aboard the Alexandra ft ft ft by crew can be picked up at the - Herbert D. Dunlevie New York hall. Contact Robert F. Reynolds. 350 ft ft ft Sansome Street, San Francisco 4. Theodore' Katros Cal., regarding a suit you have Contact SIU Headquarters or pending. Philadelphia hall regarding NLRB • ft ft ft chai'geis. Aivin C. Olander . ft . ft ft . Please write or phone Mrs. Olaf Dean Hardin Olander, New Sweden. Maine, con­ Contact Cowdrcy for money at cerning merchant mariner's docu­ the New York hall. ment. • ' ft ft ft ft 4» ft • •' .Bobert Malioney Theodore Martens! . Your personal effects off the Please contact Ralph Mueller at 87-14 163rd Street, Flushing, Lonig Steel Voyagei' are at Headquarters. Contact Welfare Sei-vices for same. Island, NY. ft ft ft ft • ft ft Ture Sandstrom Joseph A. Torrisi She's Kindly notify Walter Siekmann where you would like your checks ft ft ft sent from Transfuei. James Byrne ' ft'- ft ft -Please contact Frank Plascik, Ralph Wllkins 337 Market Street. Philadelphia, We have vouchers for you to Pa., regarding radio left aboard the sign regarding your voyage on the Marymar. Seatiger. Inform the Welfare ft ft ft Services DepJrlment where it Ex-Carrabuiie Will the members of the crew of should forward same so that you the Carrabulle who were aboard may receive your money. March 25. 1953. contact the wife of • ft ft ft • Lost and Found the late Floyd Holcombe who suf­ Child's hand-knit gray sweater fered a fatal accident on that date. Mrs. Gladys Holcombe can be with name, "Jay," knit on front. reached at 311 Industry Street, Lost at New York hall on March 5. Finder please return to LOG office. Florence, Alabama. George C. Smith • Write your Sister Grace. worried about you. ft ft ft ' W. G, Moore John Buttimer Whitten Hammock Claries White ; Your gear left aboard the AfounJdria will be sold under authority Of the law on April 22, 1954, if it is not picked up before that time at the Collector's Storage Sales Section, 311 Appraiser's Stores, 201 Varick Street, NY. ft ft ft Tony Cavalier Get in touch with Mr. J. O'Con­ nor 9t 42 Broadway, NYC, concern­ ing the case of Ernest Ramirez, R to-very important. Puzsle Annwer SSiUS SEQS] GSSESQ lilslESIZa BSQ QBSSliSS BSBS BBQ QBQS SQOSSaii BBISSB man sns SQB S[S!BBBQg@S SSSS SB&I BSSQ QDSsaQQas [§)g]Ba QQO sBasisi sBQaaas lanci' BBHs [SHas aaa aiiaia ^Van-Shahprs^ Have So OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis Is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot. running tilings too long and he wiU slop this. Ship's delegate will conlac-t the patrolman in the first US port. One man missed ship in Yawata. and a letter will be sent with the minutes giving complete details. Chief male will be asked to notify the engine depar.ment of the exact time on starting and finish­ ing of cargo. Ship's delegate will con­ tact patrolman on the salty water. Wash­ ing machine is being left dirty; brothers were asked to leave It In SIU condition. Vote of thanks went to the ship's dele­ gate for tile close cooperation with aU mutters concerning ship's affairs. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), January 24 —Chairman, C. B. Kelleher; Secretary, El Lane. One oiler went to the hospital in Saigon (George Pitour, later ropairiated). His replacement, hired in Sin­ gapore, , was later hospitalized, with an­ other man, at Pinang. One OS went to the hospital in Port Said. There were scleral beefs on electricians' OT. Five bottles of whis'Kcy were purcha.scd with the renininder of the ship's fund for the crew's Christmas party. American con­ sul in .Singapore was consulted by the ship's delegate about the captain hir­ ing an alien seaman without seam-sii's papers or clearance from the Coast. Guard. He also registered complaints about shoreaide personnel having free run of the crew's quarters, showers, toilets. Men were not given proper medical attention when needed. In Bom­ bay, getting a special draw of S.IO. $15 was donated to the Sisters of the Poor, for the orphans' Christmas. Hit will take care of the library. Klotion was passed to have the hospiLal moved to a room with portholes an'd that sirk men be placed in (he hospitals so as not to interfere with men working, who noed proper rest. - Men getting elf tiic ship should' strip their bunks and leave the foc'sles the way they like to find them. ship's delegate by acclamation. Depart­ ment beefs should be taken to depart­ ment delegates. Chief cook was asked to prepare fried food as late as po.ssihie. .-!o it is not dried out when served. Messman and pantryman should secure work­ ing gear before leaving the messroom. Coffee cup hooks should be imstalled in the crew's pantry. Steward informed the crew that the coin;>any is storing ships by a form and he has been re­ quested by the port steward not to order by trade names. Anyone wlio wishes may check the storing form, or the in­ voices on stores received. February 13—Chairman, R. Prichard; Secretary, C. Foslar. Patrolman will be asked to check on b-atter, quality of stores. Patrolman will bo asi-.ed about collecting compensation for being re­ stricted to ship after 10 PM in PUsan. Patrolman will cheek with the steward on the quality of night lunch and other stores supplied by the company. Slopchest should be cheeked. Patrolman wiil also be a.sked to see the captain about purchasing fresh salad in -redicnts and Irc.sh fruit. New chair is needed in the electrician's room. Ship .should bo stored before signing foreign articles Washing machine and laundry should bo cleaned after use. Mate will be con­ tacted by patrolman on painting foc'sics. -i" be asked to see about this outrageous situation. FRANCES (Bull), February 38—Chair­ man, John O'Rourke; Secretary, Fr.-.nCisco Cornier. Purser should notify the ship's delegate about posting draw time. Patrolman will see about painting • the rooms th.'st need it. Better grade of night lunch should be put out. Washing ma­ chine needs repairing. ANN MARIE (Bull), February 14— Chairman, Cliff Wilson; Secretary, E. Gibbs. Repair list from the former crew was checked and found incom­ plete. Decks in rooms and passageways are sweating in cold weather. Coast Guard inspector in Boston will be told about this. Second cook has already fal­ len and hurt himself. More help it needed in crew mess. Ice box is needed also. Small box in the pantry is insuf­ ficient. Egg boiler and timer are needed. RAPHAEL SEMMES tWatermcnt-, Febru.-.ry 4—Chairman, A. Hoag; Secretary, Robert Pionk. Repair of portholes was hroiight up. Ship's delegate will he b:.cked up by the crew on deck dep.ertnieni beefs. Discus.sion was held on the bl.-ick gang watch obtaining preference in Slopchest. It was agreed that they be allowed to go first in line. Fresh milk when there was none in the BIENVILLE tWatarman), February 3— was topside refrigerator. There is too much Chairman, Earnest B. Sims; Secretary, crew beef on the menu and • pepper steak William Whalen. Crew messhall should .<hoiiid be served once in a while. 12-4 be kept cleaner in the future by the deck will make coffee In the aficrcrew. AU condiments should be taken noon. watch Steward wanted to know how off messliall t.-iblcs after the evening i was it th-at when a member of the stew­ meal. Slopchest should be c-iiccked b.v ; ard asked to have his light the ship's delegate before leaving S.on I li.xeddepartment he was told to get matches from Francisco. Vote of thanks went to the i the steward and use them light. All steward department for a good, hai- i floors were fixed since the la.st meeting. anced diet, and to the cooks and baker Ship's delegate will see about obtaining for well prepared food. | keys for all rooms. Bosun sug-insted that February 21—Chairm-:n, Charles Ma- the cretv try to get along better. lur; Secretary, Oscar Payne. Chief en­ gineer was contactod about oil in the fresh water. The chief said ho already has done all he could with no results, and promised that the t.-.nks would be cleaned in .lapan. He also asked that anything found out of order he reported at once so it could be fixed. Two re­ placements were secured in San Fran­ cisco. There was somo discussion on $EA WIND (Saatraderx), December 24 sanitary work in the laundry, c-le:iniiig —Chairman, W. E. Waddle; Secretary, garbage and using too much disinfec­ T. L. Dugan. $5-worth of games were tant in deck department foc'sles. Baker purchased; there is $23 left in the ship's complained that fresh bre.id was being fund. \'ole of thanks went to the stetvtaken from the gallc.v while there is srd department for extra work done still bread below. Tliere were beef.* for holiday dinners. Night cook and about one man, who is uncooperative, baker should be given a private room. and whom some of the men 'want re­ Disliwasher should do a better job on moved from the ship. A three-man com­ silverware and dishes. Thanks went to mittee will investigate charges again.st the brothers who decorated tlie Christ­ him. Ship's delegate complained about mas tree and made general holiday prep­ men carrying, beefs to the captain. All arations. Wilmington hall was notified hands were again asked to return cups of tlie ship's arrival and of the short­ to the pantry and wash them at night. age. but no representative appeared. y; SEACLIFF (Coral), January 31—ChairALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), January 18 m;<n, Walter Crcssman; Secretary, H. R. —Chairman, Krenti; Secratary, H. BerHutchins. List given out by tiie captain kenfald. Sanitary system should bo and slopchest was correct. A word was leken care of; drains have been backing said about performers in foreign ports. up. Recreation room should be kept Vote of thanks went to the c.-iptain. S! V. cleaner. One man should donate the S.vre, for the cooperation and well man­ magazines we have read to the Seaman's aged job he. did on this., .ship. . He is Club in Busan. W'e will try to make well-llkcd: not one man has anything the washing machine last unlil we can to say against hiin and the oldtirncrs on replace warn out parts. Stale cigar­ the Seat-lift say he is the be.st thc.v have ettes should be replaced with l're.sli ones. .sailed w-ith. A vote of thanks went to Slopchest is incomplete. At the next the ship's , delegate for his wonderful meeting a man who Is remainin-g on the achievement in keepin.g everybody hap­ ship will be appointet! to get an SIU py. A vote of thanks went to the s'tcw- library. LOfs, OT siieets, etc. ard department for their excellent work February 12—Chairman, Geuld; Seeand for a well-fed ship. Next crew will retary, L. H. Marks. Brand of soap pow­ not sign on unless a new- wringer is ac­ der should be changed. One vent needs in-.e.sticatinR. due to the occitjouei-ing DEL MUNDO (Mississippi), February 12 quired and the washing machine fixed. .stench of oil fumes. A vote of lii.-.nks —Chairman, J. A. Massicot; Secretary, J. STEEL CHEMIST tislhmiah), December ' went to the steward department for good S. Burke. Six men were logged for tak­ M. Bruno; Secretary, P. I t-Iiow. ing time, off without proper authority. 4—Chaiiman, Pearce. Bosun thanked the steward de­ Ship needs fumigation; cockroaches are partment February 19—Chairmen, Jimmy Hans; for their cooperation in dump­ taking over (lie ship.. Patrolman wiil be ing garbage Secretary, Claude M. Sturgis. .Ship is aft of the hou'se. althpu:'h contacted about having the ship fumi­ there is still refuse found on the deck going to Seattle to pay off ami then back gated and getting aerosol bombs for sea. Captain has complained about to tlie Far East. The new wa.shin.g ma­ spraying the ship. Vote of thanks went at performers cots left on deck. Any chine .should have an automatic timer to the steward department for the good cots left onand deck will be taken to tire i on it. One member of the crew, who is job Uiey ji'ave done this trip. chief steward and the oiTender wiil Ire i staying to see that repairs are made berefused reissuance of another for tlie - fore leaving t'ne States, will also sec that ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), Feb­ rest of the trip. This motion was voted ! a new washing machine is put uboaid ruary 7—Chairman, Kasre G. Sivertsen; against. Laundry will be locked in port j before leaving the Stales. The question Secretary, Leo Bruce. There is $39 on and key left with the dan.gway watch­ ; of restriction to ship in Pusan will i,e hand. A few men still have to pay their man.theChief engineer will lie asked to , put to the patrolman in Seattle. Joe dollar donation to the fund. Repair list on outside water for the shoreside Cash will take care of the repair list. should be turned in a few days before tarn personnel. There was a discussion on the ship reaches San Francisco. A gear fans and heat. ABIQUA (Cities Service), February 28 locker should be built back aft below for January 17—Chairman, M. Keeffer; Sec­ , —Chairman, N. I. West; Secretary. F. the sanitary gear; whenever the .ship retary, E. Yancey. Repair list will be ! Flanagan. There is S35 in the ship's rolls the gear flies around. Washing made out. Performers who bi-eak i fund. Walter Holfner was elected ship's macliine should be repaired before glasses wUl be punished. Bonks should j delegate by acclamation. Ship's delegate re.-iching C.nlifornia. Ship's delegate will be returned to the library. Water cooler j will see the captain about having drink­ sec the chief engineer about this. All for shower water needs cleaning. Some ing fountains fixed, hatch on poop deck slopchest stock should be acquired, as men have contagious disea.scs and still blocked off as a safety precaution. En­ there is nothing the men need. Cig­ the hospital is unused. Deck depart­ gine foc'sles need painting. Chief mate arettes are still rationed. Ship's dele­ ment has all three 8-12 watch members will be asked about supplies, a flashlight gate will tell the chief engineer about sick at the same time. Patrolman will for the watch on deck. any cigarette beefs. Checkers should not be thrown out. Suggestion was made to buy new games from the ship's fund in California; Editor, YOUNG AMERICA (Waterman), Janu­ ary 7—Chairman, G. Bane; Secretary, C. Foster. , S. L; Woodruff was elected ffniz Answerz SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fpurth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY (1) Labrador. I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please (2) Federal Republic of Ger­ put my nome on your mailing list. (Print information) many (West Germany). ' (3) Six. (4) Nautilus, named after the NAME submarine iit Jules Verne's "Twenty Thousand Leagues under STREET RESS ..i... the Sea." (5) Ralph Branca, now with the Detroit Tigers. CITY ................,..:;.20I^^E STATE ...... (6) "Thomas- Murray, Democrat from Montana. (7) General Ulysses Grant, Signed ...». 1869-1877. TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you «ro an old lubscribor and havo a chango (8) rhumba-swing. of addrats, piaasa giva your format addrgst bajow: ' (9) Ernest Hemingway. (10) The 22nd. limiting a Presi- ADDRESS ^ '•••i8<aaia«a«t)aaaaaata*a«a'*4**a*«laB«aaaaaaaaa*a«Wa*a«a>aa*aaia«)l«BaBB«MBB MaBBBOBMMMBoMBaHaaabaaBaaBaM It oaxV.i. »»»-» year terms. CITY I'r.-.'tii'., i!c a tta««BBB«B«B4Ba8aa ZJ:'' ZONi ' • ..STATE - • ••4aa«Btt«•••••• i'I I 1 •1 �SEAFARERS Pace Twenty-six LOG MutA 1». 1954 Getting information On Sill Weifare Pian in the HOSPITALS The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafqrers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. if' m • -. J.'':.-i, M' fe'J -sH.'j- :^v' i-i SIU Welfare representative Bill Frederick explains SIU Welfare set-up to Mr. and Mrs. Frederick R. Sullivan in their New Orleans home. Sullivan received $200 maternity benefit plus $25 baby bond for birth of son, Frederick, Jr. Dad sails on Alcoa Cavalier. Patricia Helen Payne, bom Feb­ 51-B Craftmore Drive, Prichard, ruary 23, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Ala. Mrs. Charles N. Payne, 3905 Park4, 4 4 Michael Karaer, bom Febmary side Drive, Baltimore, Md. 8, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ru­ 4" 4" dolph Karner, 64 New York Ave., Elizabeth Castro, born February Bergenfield, NJ. 14, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4 4 4 Arturo Castro, 1604 Golida St., Dennis Allen Patterson, bom Houston, Texas. December 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mack C. Patterson, Route t 4* 1, Box 71, Tampa, Fla. Frederick Raymond Sullivan, 4 4 4 born January 25, 1954. Parents, Ronald David Mottram, bom Mr. and Mrs. Frederick R. Sulli­ February 13, 1954. Parents, Mr. van, 909 Race St., New Orleans, and Mrs. Richard P. Mottram, 40 I ~j0 La. East Main St., Merrimac, Mass. 4 4 4. 4i t 4i Larry Curtis Lucas, bom Janu­ Joanne Marie Brown, bom Feb­ ary 1, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. ruary ll,'l954. Parents, Mr. and Arlie C. Lucas, 6906 — 21 St., Mrs. Joe Brown, 519 West 148 St., Tampa, Fla. New York, NY. 3^ 4 Elizabeth Margaret and Mary Veronica Maher, bom Febmary 27, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Maher, 345 East 83 St., New York, NY. 4> 4" 4" Charles Robert Garrison, bom February 13, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Garrison, Jr., February 16, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James W. Weddle, 1206 South Fifth Ave., Yakima, Wash. 4 4 4 Kevin Bruce Thome, born Feb; ruary 24, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allan S. Thorne, Box 328, Walpole, NH. 4 4 4 Kathleen Samdal, born Feb­ mary 27, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Odd Samdal, 1058 Bay Ave., Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4. Warren JeiTery Mayes, born Feb­ ruary 14, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer S. Mayes, Jr., 1828 An­ nunciation St., New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Charles Brantley Aycock Brown, III, bom Febmary 26, 1954. Par­ 4 4 4 James Joseph Labenz, Jr., born ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brant­ February 4, 1954. Parents, Mr. and ley Aycock Brown, Jr., Manteo, NC. 4 4 4 — Mrs. James Labenz, 1690 North 54 Roger Pierre Grimard, Jr., born St., Philadelphia, Pa. March 2, 1954. Parents, Mr. and 4 4 4 Frances Marie Bohannon, bom Mrs. Roger P. Grimard, 22629 Ra • Febmary 17, 1954. Parents, Mr. vennh Ave., Wilmington, Calif. and Mrs. William L. Bohannon, 410 4 4 4 East Charlton St., Savannah, Ga. Cecil Tyronne Jones, bom Jan­ 4 4 4 uary 26, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Renee Louise Weddle, bom Mrs. William J. Jones, Route 1, Box 48, Penola, Va. Seafarer Baby Poses In NY 4 4 4 VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. L. Bourdonnay TerrlU J. Nesbltt USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Otis C. BaUey W. G. Kieswetter Charles E. Carniel Manuel Martins John L. Griffin WilUam H. Mason BuUard Jackson USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Henry J. ChUds W. S. Singleton Viggio W. Sorensen Ho Vee Choe Sing Ah Sue George B. Dunn Olav Gustausen M. B. Wilson P. S. Yuzon A. M. Keller Joe Perreira USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. W. C. Bedgood Jimmie Littleton Paul B. Bland B. B. MeCorkel J. B. Christy James B. SeUers George O. Corbett James W. Sweat Paul Jakubcsak G. W. Wilson Joseph Kramer J. F. Wilson USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Lyle Hipp George Anderson Melvin Bass Michael Katrausky John Maclnnes John Beckmann Wiktor MstowskI Marcie Boyles Manuel Muniz Ashton Butcher Warren Nielsen A. Caram Lai Choo Chang Elilio Ortiz Jar Chong Donald Peterson Robert Reynolds Pedro Claudio Julian CuthreU Edwin T. Rushton Speru Demoleas Jose Salgado Donald Dunn P. W. Seidenbergh Robert Sizemore R. Edmondson Joseph Faircloth Jose Sousa Brigido Figueroa James Thompson Deforest Fry W. R. Thompson Antonio Garcia B. F. Trottie J. B. Garrison Samuel L. Vandal Estell Godfrey Jan Vanos John Graddick James Waldron John H. Hannay Willie Yee Hans R. Hanssen VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES, FLORIDASolomon Gerber Jose C. VUa USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, NY Fortuno Bacomo James J. Lawlor James R. Lewis Thomas Bryant Francis F. Lynch Joseph Carr Bomar 71. Cheeley Harry F. McConald Emilio Delgado A. McGuigan Antonio M. Diaz David McIIreath John Driscoll Frank Mackey Jose Espinoza Lloyd MUler Matthew Gardiner Alfred Mueller Robert E. Gilbert Eugene T. Nelson Bart E. Guranick George Shumaker Thomas Isaksen Henry E. Smith John W. Keenan Harry S. Tuttle L. Kristiansen Renato A. Villata Frederick Landry VlrgU E. Wllmoth Union Aid Helps Seaman Win Loan For Purchase Of Home A Seafarer who was stymied in his application for a home Cathy Yvonne Williams, born Febmary 4, 195,4. Parents, Mr. and loan because of the fact that he was a seaman won a quick Mrs. Bobby G. Williams, 261 Col­ reversal of the bank's position after Welfare Services entered gate Ave., Dundalk, Md. „ the picture in his behalf. As-^ 4 4 4 a result he is now well on his ped through the hiring hall to a Kathleen Margaret Heggarty, way toward ownership of his, variety of sea-going jobs. It also born October 16, 1953. Parents, own home. went into detail about his earning Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Heggarty, The Seafarer had been looking powers under the SIU contract. 2107 Southern Drive, Virginia, around for some time for a neW' When the bank received this in­ Minn. home for himself ahd his family formation, it approved the loan. and finally located something The entire matter was pushed which looked desirable. In order through rapidly so that the Sea­ to make the down payment though, farer could take title to his new he had to get a loan so that he home and a check was written out wouldn't clean himself out of all for the amount of the loan. his funds. "It's pretty clear to me," he con­ Under the rales of the SIU, Changed In Hurry any member can nominate cluded, "that if it weren't for Wel­ He went to the bank where he fare Services help, I could never himself for meeting chairman, had his personal account and ask- have gotten that loan anywhere, reading clerk or any other Od for a loan. "Everything was go­ because if the bank where I had post that may be up for elec­ ing fine," he said, "until they ask­ my account turned me down then tion before the membership, ed me where I was employed. every other bank In town would including committees, such as When I told them I was a seaman do the same." the tallying committees, finan­ and was on the beach their atti­ At last reports, the Seafarer in­ cial committees, auditing com­ tude changed right away and they volved was busy, making plans for mittees and other groups told me the whole thing was off." furniture and for decorating his named by the membership. Stymied in his request, the Sea­ new home, secure in the knowledge Since SIU membership meet­ farer turned the matter over to that he wouldn't face any trouble ing officers are elected at the SIU Welfare Services. A letter was from the bank. Other Seafarers start of each meeting, those written to the bank's New York who have belatedly reported simi­ who wish to run for those headquarters explaining the na­ lar treatment from banks where meeting offices can do so. ture of seafaring employment. The they sought home loans unfortu­ The Union also welcomes letter pointed >out that while the nately missed out on good things. discussions, suggestions and motions on the business before ^ Seafarer in question was not em­ Prompt contacting of the Union in ployed by any one company 12 such cases might have avoided ' .the ' meeting. ' thomhr-Ohthe- yeal%'. that-he- ship-' these disappointmentt. • Throw in For . A Meeting Job Youthful Edwin Labiosa does his best before the camera in the arms of his mother, Mrs. Carlos Labiosa of New York, after re? , eeivtog the, maternity, lieneft pj^^ Goverament.bandi, ei USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. U. K. Ming O. E. Abrams E. P, Cole. Jr. John C. MitcheU J. Van Der Endo Louis Mussolini Johns E. Eubanks T. R. Webster G. C, Farnum Arthur WUfert Wm. K. GuUey Edward L. Woods S. Johannessen USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Robert L. ChapUne Edward A. Morgan Jimmie Priddy Jessie A. Clarke John C. Ramsey James R. Oodson Frank Van Dusen Henry Schwartz John D. Seiferth B. J. Dzelak James W. Gordon Elmer Shipp George E. Hermann Ray B. Sunderland Alexander Johnson John Talbot James E. Warren L. G. Linthicum A. Westerlund David McCollum Henrich Wiese Wm. Middendorf Clifford Womack Thomas Mungo CITY HOSPITAL MOBILE, ALA. Jacob A. Otreba USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Theodore Mastaler Frank Alasavich James H. Penswick E. P. Belkner R. M. ChurchiU Robert A. Rogers S. J. Sbriglio Joseph Delessa Fred MaUory, Jr. Jack Lee Williams. USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Louis L. Bentley John E. Markopolo M. De GoUado D. B. Patterson Herbert Grant Frank L. Ryan Eligio La Soya A. J. Scheving Joseph C. LewaUen Denis C. Skousas Samuel S. Lyle USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. T. L. Ankerson T. S. Johnson Leonard Bailey Leonard Kay E. G. Knapp E. BraceweU Leo H. Lang Chas. E. Brady Wm. R. Burch J. E. Mciareath S. C. Carregal H. Nicol Richard W. Clark Joseph Otreba P. B. Cogley H. F. Paschall S. Gope J. K. Patterson Thomas J. Dawson F. S. Paylor ' Harry G. Peek John G. Dooley Edgar A. Piatt Leo Fontenot Jules J. Ralph B. D. Foster Hugh D. Fouche Joseph C. Revill M. C. Gaddy W. E. Reynolds James E. Gardiner Henry J. Robin N. L. Gardner J. Santiago C. W. Gann Harry L. Schuler Jack H. Gleason Luther C. Seldle F. Hauser James T. Smith Rosa J. Hebert L. C. Smith H. C. Herring Edward J. Stevens John L. Hinton Lonnie R. Tickle G. T. Hollier J. E. Ward Robert E. Homme! Louis W. WetzeU �March 19. 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Paffc Twenty-scTcii Repatriated Men Aided Quickly SEEIN' THE SEAFARERS Four sick and injured Seafarers who came in to New York on a weekend after a long flight from the Far East were properly taken care of by SIU Welfare Services when it ap­ peared that they would be stranded without funds. Welfare Services then attended to their payoff and saw to it that all-*" four of them could get down pital in that port city. 2nd pumpman; Calloway D. Dimsto Baltimore where they are The four men, all off the tanker dale, MM; and Harold Vincent. With WALTER SIEKMANN currently receiving treatment in Stony Creek, were Alfred F. Hfe the US Public Health Service Hos­ bert, oiler; Avery W. McKenzie (News about men In the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SIV Weifare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) Heading oif the hospitalized list this week is Joe Dodge, who. didn't. It seems as if Joe was in an automobile accident down in Mobile, Ala., and didn't get out of the way fast enough. At last report he was still badly hurt and is now in Albuquerque, New Mexico, recuperating from the accident. Seafarer Frank Alasavich knows what it is to be a nrember of the SIU, and he's very thankful for it. It is just another indication, Sea­ farers know, of the way the hospital benefits work and apply to members of the Union. Frank was sick a long while some time back. When he got out of the hospital he was not fit for duty. He went back into the hospital after being out for over one year, and things surely looked black. Right then and there the SIU stepped in to brighten things- up; he went right back on the Union hospital benefits list. He'll collect right along with the rest of the boys for as long as he's hospitalized, which should make things a lot easier for him. Dodye In the hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is Sea­ farer Charles Oglesby. Charies just underwent another operation for his condition, which is not too serious from repoi-ts we receive, since he'il be down this way to see all his shipmates in about three or four weeks. Got Ulcers Seafarer Robert Reynolds is in the local drydock waiting to be op­ erated upon for an ulcer he got from worrying about all the money he makes under the top-drawer SIU contracts. He doesn't have any worries, however, now that he's under the Union's hospital benefits plan. This Seafarer usually ships out of Baltimore, Md. His last ship was the Archers Hope of Cities Service which he sailed on as ordinary seaman. In the hospital for a hernia condition is James Stogaitis, one of three Seafarers in the same boat this week. Jimmy's last job was as AB on the Golden City of Waterman. He lives in Phila­ delphia, Penn., and usually ships out of there. He expects to be in the hospital for awhile and would like to hear from his friends and shipmates. Drop a line and cheer him up or drop ai'ound and make him feel even better. Heinrich Rabba is also in the hospital for a hernia condition. His last ship was the Abiqua of Cities Service, where the New York Seafarer sailed as AB. Willis Thompson, AB off the Archers Hope of Stogaitii Cities Service, is recuperating in the hospital after a gallstone operation. He entered at the beginning of the month and hails fx'om Erie, Pennsylvania, the Keystone State. A Brooklyn boy, Azhar Curam, is now resting quietly in the Staten Island hospital after being transferred there from the Savannah, Ga., USPHS hospital. He was Injured aboard the Robin Hood and he left the ship in that southern port before shifting over to the Staten Island institution. ktus Enow... Seafarer Recuperating From Rare Operation On Heart Benjamin Trottle Is shown resting comfortably at the USPHS Staten Island hospital after being operated on for a heart condition. Having survived a rare and unusual operation on the heart to relieve a cardiac condition, veteran Seafarer Benjamin Trottie is now recuperating at the Staten Island USPHS hospital. The operation on Trottie is considered some­ also happy with the boost Welfare thing of a medical landmark Services has been giving him be­ because he was only the 17th per­ son in medical history on whom this particular piece of heart sur­ gery was performed. Apparently the difficult and delicate operation went through without any hitches because the 66-year-old Seafarer came through the difficult ordeal in good shape and is now recuperating- satisfac­ torily at the hospital. Aside from the nature of the operation itself, Trottie's age made it all the more noteworthy since it is an additional hazard to the success of surgery. Excellent Care Trottie, who was chief steward on the Longview Victory (Victory Carriers) the last trip out before he got ill, expressed his praise of the excellent care he has received at the Staten Island hospital. He was fore and after his trying experi­ ence. Trottie believes that were it not for the USPHS hospitals, his chances of getting the special care and surgery he received there would have been pretty dim. Ordi­ narily, any sui-geon performing an operation of this kind would com­ mand a whopping fee that would be far beyond tbe ability of a Sea­ farer to pay. Trottie added that the help he received from Welfare Services certainly added to his peace of mind. In the days when he was looking forward to the operation and since then, the regular weekly visits from the SIU representative have been a big morale booster for him and added to his peace of mind. Three of them had various injuries, some of them serious ones with one Seafarer suffering from ^a broken ankle. The fourth Seafarer was ill. Arriving Saturday Morning Welfare Services got word late Friday afternoon on March 6 that the four men were arriving 9:30 AM Saturday morning at LaGuardia airport. Someone had to be at the airport to take care of them and provide immediate medical at­ tention. The Union also received notice that the company office had been authorized to issue a minimum draw of $5 for the four men. With a weekend coming up the $5 would have been completely inadequate particularly since the cab fare from the airport to the city is $1.50. Consequently, a Welfare Serv­ ices representative was on hand to meet the incoming plane. The men were taken immediately to the Staten Island hospital for emer­ gency treatment. There they re­ ceived an emergency check and were told to report back Monday for admission to the hospital. Signed Off Arrangements were then made to provide the men, all of whom ship from Baltimore, with quarters and food for the weekend. Mon­ day morning. Welfare Services took them to the company office for the payoff. They filled out the necessary papers and then were taken to the Shipping Commis­ sioner for signing off articles. Pay checks were to have been ready on their return but when they got back to the company office they found that one of the two company representatives authorized to sign the checks had been called out of the office. As a result, the men had to stay over another day and were appro­ priately taken care of. Tuesday they were picked up again and taken over to the company office where they were paid off that afternoon after further delay. Sub§fquently, the men were taken over to the station where they caught a train for Baltimore. The SIU's Welfare Services repre­ sentative in Baltimore, John Arabasz, met the train and took the men to the Baltimore USPHS hos­ pital where they are now getting medical treatment. Proper Repair Lists Help All if you're in troulile Yoon PROBLEM IS OUR BUSINESS SEE TEE SIO WEEFEBE SERVICES BEPAiniENT f. The deaths of the following North Arlington, NJ. Brother Ro­ Seafarers have been reported to mero is survived by a sister, Manuela Pineiro. the Seafarers Welfare Plon and 4" 4« 4" 92,500 death benefits are being paid to beneficiaries. Salomon Tyvold, 53: A lung ail­ ment proved fatal to Brother Ty­ Edward C. Dacey, 42: A member vold on July 21, 1953, at a US Navy of the steward department. Brother hospital overseas. A member of Dacey died of a larynx ailment on the deck department, he had been February 19, 1954, in Boston, Mass. sailing in.the SIU since 1951, when He had been sailing SIU since he joined in New York. He is sur­ 1945, when he joined in New York. vived by a sister, Tsea Tyvold, Ho­ Burial took place at Belmont Ceme­ tel Norge, Bergen, Norway. tery, Belmont, Mass. Surviving is a brother, John James Dacey, 17 4- l* 4Mayflower Road, Arlingtpn, Mass. Sidney T. Boudreaux, 49: A 4. ^ . member of the SlU-affiliated Ma­ Manuel Romero, 51: On March rine Allied Workers in the Port 19, 1953, Brother Romero died of a of New Orleans, Brother Bou­ circulatory ailment in Baltimore, dreaux suffered a fatal blood clot Md. He had been sailing SIU in in that city on September 26, 1953. the engine department from the He had been sailing SIU during Fprt of Baltimore for tblPPP.ypars, part of .1953. Administratrix of his j8iirjaLwE^..a,iiHQly.CrosiC^ is Myr»SKellyi'. ''nn-5' • -iK •• .1 .'Vr'r.kJi-A; The settlement of repair lists means a lot to the men who stay aboard a ship, and to the new crew that comes aboard, just as the repair list made out by the previous crew means a lot to you. Because repairs mean a lot to your comfort and living conditions aboard ship, they should be handled in tbe proper fashion. Each department delegate must make out three copies of his repair list. The ship's delegate should gave one copy to the head of the department concerned, one copy to the company represen­ tative, and one copy to the Union patrolman. In this way, everyone has a copy of the repair list and there is a check to make sure the work is done. I J| 'ii �;• "1 li :fii: i-jV': m: W• liKP fcisrs |'&P-::f. w^¥- lif'' ^:vv'- . • You can't alwoys tell a diplomat or an ambassador by his cutaway coat and striped pants. Sometimes he just wears plain working duds, as many Seafarers do. But the Seafarer, even though he's not a, specialist at diplomacy, is an ambassador all the same. Wherever he goes, in any corner of the globe, he represents his country, his countrymen and his Union shipmates. , To people in foreign lands, his behavior is the yard­ stick against which everything American Is measured. If his attitude toward the jocal populace Is unpleasant, then It must be that all American seamen are tne lame. On the other hand. If he's friendly, courteous and tactful, all SlU men and their Union, get a good name. The record shows that most Seafarers regard the peo­ ple of the lands they visit as friends. This friendly spirit has gone a long way toward making Seafarers among the most welcome visitors In all corners of the world. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource March 19, 1954 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVI, No. 6 Description An account of the resource Headlines: CONGRESSMAN DEMANDS HALT TO TRANSFERS; SETS HEARINGS SIX WEEKS LEFT FOR ART CONTEST ENTRIES GALVESTON HUNT FOR NEW HALL STRIKES SNAG NLRB FINISHING DOCK VOTE HEARINGS; OUTPORTS IN MASS SWING TO AFL SIU WINS EXCELLO BARGAINING RIGHTS; CO. UNION DUMPED LOG POLLS SEAFARERS ON SHIP LIBRARY PROGRAM LEWIS, ROBIN LINE HEAD, DIES AT 45 LA. BOXER SEAFARERS' FAVORITE GOV'T WOULD GIVE ALIENS RIGHT OF APPEAL TO COURT SIU HAS AIDED NUMEROUS UNIONS THROUGH THE YEARS PORT O'CALL SAFE PLACE TO KEEP DOUGH BME TROUNCES ILA IN PHILA COAST UNIONS OFFER LOW-COST SHIP PLAN HUNT FOR LIVE AMMO IN BROOKLYN WATERS USE RAGS FOR PAINT JOB ON ORE VESSEL SEAFARERS HELP FETE MARDI GRAS IN MOBILE, CALLED OLDEST IN US UNIQUE RECORD LIBRARY POLL $64 QUESTION MOBILE SCORES THAT SEAGOING WHITE ELEPHANT THE GREAT EASTERN BALTIMORE HAS OPTICAL SERVICE LAW WOULD LIFT SEA PAPERS IN NARCOTICS CASE STEEL NAVIGATOR HAS SHIPLOAD OF FUN WITH 600 MONKEYS ABOARD KYSKA CREW HAS XMAS SPIRIT; MATE OBLIGES WATERMAN SHIP HAS MORE OIL THAN WATER ON BOARD FOR FAR EAST RUN WHEN THE GERMAN FLEET MUTINIED UNION AID HELPS SEAMAN WIN LOAN FOR PURCHASE OF HOME REPATRIATED MEN AIDED QUICKLY SEAFARER RECUPERATING FROM RARE OPERATION ON HEART Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/19/1954 1954 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/b61c6f49d3810f71aa0ad4025bc08a42.PDF c1bab1611538f4a2fdcb600162e01b54 PDF Text Text Vol. XVI No. 5 SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • ."?5| mAI �Fare Two SEAFARERS LOG March 5. 1954 Mrs.HobbyPromises Support For PHS $$ Demonstratinr their unity with AFL longshoremen, pickets from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (AFL) walk the bricks outside a Manhattan pier to retaliate against an embargo on trucks operated by members of IBT Local 807 called by the old ILA. The dispute began when Local 807 Teamsters refused to deliver goods to one pier where an AFL-ILA shop steward had been fired and AFL pickets were posted. Pickets were withdrawn when the boycott was ended. AFL Pier Unify Rocks Old ILA As NLRB Opens Vote Hearings Another forward step toward full operation of the US Public Health Service hospitals was completed when Mrs. Oveta Gulp Hobby, secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, prom--*^— ised lier full support for the cases. Seamen, theii, would have USPHS budget request. been denied all general medical Mrs. Hobby went on record in care. the course of a meeting February Still Danger 25 with the joint .legislative com­ With Mrs. Hobby going to >bat mittee representing all non-Com­ for the budget request, union rep­ munist mantime unions as well as resentatives are fairly confident representatives of the shipowners. that Congress Will approve all Her attitude is a direct reversal of funds requested. However, there is her position last year and of her still danger that economy-minded earlier sympathy for a move to Congressmen on the House Approshut down the hospitals completely. Last year, Mrs. Hobby led a fight to shut down sevpral of the hos­ pitals, including the one at Savan­ nah. It was only after vigorous opposition by the SIU and other gioups in maritime that the Sai vannah hospital was kept open. Will Go All The Way This time though, Mrs. Hobby; told the union representatives that she would go down the line for a budget request of $33,000,000, which is slightly under the current year's budget and {Tbout $1 million less than the figure for the previous year. However, she stated that she would not ask for any increase in the Administration's requests that would restore the previous years' cuts. Mrs. Hobby's decision is con­ Mrs. Oveta Gulp Hobby sidered a further victory for (he fight waged by the SIU and the priations Committee might take a other unions to keep the hospital further slice out of the request. program going. She, along with Since at present the hospitals Budget Director Joseph Dodge, are operating on a pretty tight was believed to be responsible for spending schedule, further . cuts the original plan to close the hos­ would mean reduction of some es­ sential services for hospital pa­ pitals put forth late last year. Under that plan, the only USPHS tients. hospitals that would have been An SIU headquarters spokesman kept open were the ones at Car- emphasized that Seafarers should ville, Louisiana; Lexington, Ken­ keep on writing to Representatives tucky, and Fort Worth, Texas and Senators in Washington so as treating Hanson's disease (leprosy), to reduce the possibility of addi­ n'arcotics addiction and mental tional budget cuts. A last ditch attempt by the old ILA to break up the AFL organizing team on the New York docks, consisting of Seafarers, teamsters and longshoremen, ended in failure last v/eek. The attempt which took the form of a boycott of truck drivers supporting the AFL longshoremen, was upset" when the teamsters struck Subsequently, the National Labor henchmen of Tony Anastasia. HuRelations Board entered the picture back and picketed, the piers. and secured a court order prohibit­ bino was savagely beaten and left for dead by four men, two of whom ing the old ILA from continuing were later picked up by police. its boycott. Meanwhile, the AFL-ILA went" Fired Steward right ahead with its organizing ac­ Touching off the latest dock fight tivities on the docks. The election ^ , »,:.r TT A i stewards continued withwas the firing of an AFL-ILA. out let-up, so that at this time the man who was the shop steward for new union is represented on better In a reshuffling of assignments AFL longshoremen on Pier 32, tham 100 piers in the harbor. to match shipping needs, the SIU Swearing in of tnistees for the is closing its Port Arthur, Texas, North River. The firing was at the instigation of the old lL-4., and i union and other organizationoffice and the branch hall main­ tained for the past year in Miami, AFL longshoremen threw a picket- al steps are being taken to prepare line on the pier to win his rein­ for the day that the AFL takes Florida. statement. As in other instances, over on the docks and becomes Eddie Parr, who is currently teamsters delivering to the pier re­ official bargaining agent for longserving as port agent for Miami, spected the AFL lines. shorewOrkers. will shift his operations to Tampa, where he will serve as jbint pa­ Stung by the tie-up, the old ILA trolman for that port. The Miami attempted to punish the teamsters hall was ppened approximately a by refusing to handle any goods year ago. delivered by Local 807 members The Port Arthur office, opened to various piers in the city. The during the fall of 1952, had been Teamsters' response was swift and headed up by SIU representative devastating. They, in turn, placed Don "Moose" Hilton, who was ap­ picketlines on all piers where the pointed to the post by headquar­ old ILA had ordered longshoremen The 100th anniversary of the birth of Aniirew Furuseth, father of mari­ to discriminate against truck ters in October, 1952. drivers. time unions, will be observ^ by unions throughout the US and in foreign coun­ Now that the boycott is over, tries as well this March 12. To mark the occasion, the Conference of American AFL-ILA men are still maintaining Maritime Unions has askedl their lines on pier 32 effectively, the Post Office Department to under all flags for the captain to threw in his lot with the infant March 5. 1954 Vol. XVI. No. 5 pressuring for the reinstatement of issue a special commemora­ have absolute and unquestioned Sailors Union of the Pacific and As I See It Page 4 the fired steward. tive stamp of Furuseth in connec­ control over the crew. Crewmem- soon became its leader and the Committees In Action Page 4 It was against this background tion with the annual Maritime Day bers were compelled by law to spokesman for seamen everywhere Crossword Puzzle Page 12 that a Labor Board examiner celebration, May 22. complete their voyages no matter in their fight for recognition. His Editorial Page 13 opened Little known outside the mari­ how brutal the skipper, or how initial victory came in 1885 with proceedings on whether or Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 not the December dock election time industry, Furuseth is recog­ bad their quarters, working con­ the passage of the Maguire Act Galley Gleanings Page 20 should be thrown out. The AFL- nized by men who go to sea as ditions and food. If a seaman quit abolishing the desertion law in Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 ILA had submitted evidence of the one single individual who a ship under pressure of unbear­ the coastwise trade. Seamen in In The Wake Page 12 beatings, intimidation and coer­ broke the bonds that held seamen able conditions he was classed as that trade were free to pay off a Labor Round-Up Page 13 cion at the polls as grounds for dis­ in virtual slavery. His single- a deserter or a mutineer and se­ ship if they found conditions were Letters Pages 21, ?2 hot to their liking. The law made counting the vote and ordering a minded devotion to the cause of verely punished accordingly. Maritime Page 16 new election. it possible for seamen to hang up the seafaring worker, extended Bred Buckos Meet The Seafarer Page 12 over half a century, from the time These regulations were natural a ship if conditions were intoler­ On The Job Page 16 A.nother factor adding to the he came to San Francisco to par­ tension was the assault on one old breeding grounds for the bucko able and win some improvements Personals Page 25 for themselves. ticipate in the newly-founded Sail­ Quiz Page 19 ILA official, in Brooklyn, Thomas or's Union of the Pacific, until his mate, whose reputation rested on As an additional safeguard, the Rubino, allegedly by men wiio are the size of his boots and his readi­ Seafarers In Action Page 16 death in 1938 on the eve of the ness to use them on the seaman. law prohibited crimps from receiv­ A-. Ships' Minutes Pages 24, 25 revival of American maritime Beatings, floggings and even tor­ ing allotments' from the skipper. SIU History Cartoon Page 9 unions. ture were not uncommon on ships It was the first step in the fight to Sports Line Page 20 The "Abraham Lincoln of Amer­ of those days and seamen were break the infamous partnership of Ten Years Ago ....Page 12 ican seamen," as he was known, powerless to resist' these condi­ the crimp hall operator and the Top Of The News .Page 7 rested his reputation on his long tions. shipowner. Regular membership meet­ Wash. News Letter Page 6 and successful fight to get sea­ Three years later, Furuseth Furuseth was convinced that the ings in SIU headquarters and Welfare BenefitI' Pages 26, 27 men's rights written into law and scored another major gain when only way to improve conditions of at all branches are held every Welfare Report '.. Page 8 recoghized by the industry. The seamen was to band together in a he won passage of the White Act. Your Constitution ...... Page 5 second Wednesday night at fruits of his labor in Washington union and fight for * changes in This law extended Maguire Act 7 PM. The schedule for the Your Dollar's Worth Page 7 and elsewhere over a period of maritime legislation. He believed provisions to . offshore vessels. It next few meetings is as follows: PublishMl biWMkly at tha haad<iuartcrt many years were the Maguire Act, that -his best chancer of doing so also prohibited beatings and flog­ March 10, March 24, April 7. •f tha Saafarart Intarnatlenal Union. At­ the White Act, the Seamen's Act rested in the United States; Con­ gings of seamen and gave , them lantic « Quit DI(trlct;AFU «7S Fourth All Seafarers registered on of 1915 and the Jones Act pf 1928. sequently he settled in th& States the right to draw, on their,wages Avenua, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel.' HYacTnth the shipping list are required When Furuseth, . a l^^oryveglan. and fought his biggest battles in at any . port of call. t-Moe.' Entarad at 'tacbnd class ihattar to attend the meetings. native, arrived in California in Washington. , 'These . early, successes - spprred at -tha Past Oftlea In Brdoklyrti MY./ wndar »ha A't; of Ausust a«,-.l»12. 1886, it was the standard gractice When :he. ;got to California, he"^ ' (Continued on<page-17)>- >. Halls In Miami, Pt. Arthur Shut Furnseth's 100th Anniversary To Be Celebrated Mareh 12 SEAFARERS LOG Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks �March 5, 19S4 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Three Anti-Union Feeling Rises in US Growing Challenge To Security Faced By Unions, Members Sugar cane strikers evicted, water cut off. . Strikebreakers quartered, wined and dined in plush Pullman cars ... hat workers' strike drags on eight months... another state outlaws union shop .. * judge issues injunction against strikers . .. these are the headlines that^ help make labor news today. talk about a "changed climate" of In some respects they recall opinion, a "stiffening of employer the days of the late '20's and resistance" to union demands, a early '30's when the profes­ "get-tough" policy. The Govern­ sional fink and recruiter of ment has played a part. So have A ^rroup of Seafarers In the NY hall scans a bound volume of the LOG for 1953 after It was announced they were available for sale at the cost price of 95. Shown (1-r) are: Benjamin Micnano. AB; Jan Mucins, reefer; Frank Gardner, chief steward; John Fereno, AB, and George Barry, electrician. LOG Bound Volumes Available For 1953 Seafarers can now obtain cloth-bound volumes containing all issues of the SEAFARERS LOG in 1953, which are avail­ able for sale at the cost price of $5. They can be picked up on the spot at headquarters'* ——• or ordered by mail. ial dealing with sea lore, news of The handsome, gold-let­ changing developments and inno­ tered volume is suitable for addi­ tion to a ship's library or home bookshelf and carries all the news and features highlighting the events of 1953, both in the SIU itself and in maritime generally. It contains nearly 800 pages, in­ cluding the regular 28-page edi­ tions of the LOG and those con­ taining special supplements, such as reprints of the Union constitutign. In a companion offer, copies of all bound volumes dating back to 1947, up through and including 1953, may be. obtained for the package price of $25. The pricetag covers nine volumes in all, since for the years 1947 and 1948, a separate volume was issued for the months of January through June, and then another covering July through December. The latest volume, the 1953 edi­ tion just issued, carries, in addi­ tion to the regular news and fea­ ture stories, the texts of many offi­ cial Union reports issued during the year, much descriptive mater­ newspapers, and magazines, col­ umnists and commentators and last but not the least, professional groups and college people who were so prominent among union sympathizers in the 30's. As far as the feeling towards .la­ bor in Washington is concerned, one Senator remarked that the PR Extremists Invade Congress, Shoot Five WASHINGTON—In one of the most bizarre and unusual in­ cidents ever to take place in the halls of Congress, five mem­ bers of the House of Representatives were wounded by a vol­ ley of shots fired from the'*'" visitors' gallery, by members a small segment of the Puerto of the Puerto Rican National­ Rican population. ist Party, an extremist group de­ manding Puerto Rican independ­ ence. The Nationalist Party was the same group that had a hand in the attempted assassination of for­ mer President Harry S. Truman vations in the industry, as well as on November 1, 1950. many feature items about Seafar­ The shootings, which took place ers, their families, and jobs. without warning Monday afternoon, All volumes. Including the set March 1, were Immediately con­ covering 1947 through 1953, can demned by Puerto Rican spokes­ be ordered directly at headquar­ men on the islands and here in the ters ~or by mail. Although bound US. Puerto Rican Govemor^Luis volumes of the LOG have b^en Munoz Marin denounced the shoot­ issued regularly for the past 15 ing as "savage and unbelievable years, stocks of those published lunacy," an opinion which is shared prior to 1947 have already been almost universally by the island's depleted. citizens. He pointed out that 82 percent of the island's voters Jiad rejected independence, preferring to stay with the US. Puerto Rican Seafarers in the New York hall were quick to con­ demn the shooting incident as an irresponsible act. They say that Taking steps to halt a wave of ship transfers, members of the Nationalist program does not the joint legislative committee of the conference of American have the support of anything but US Sea Unions Ask Halt To Further Ship Transfers The five Congressmen wounded in the shooting were Representa­ tive Alvin Bentley (Rep., Mich.); Ben F. Jensen (Rep., Iowa); Clif­ ford Davis (Dem., Tenn.); George Fallon (Dem., Md.); Kenneth A. Roberts (Dem., Ala.). Bentley and Jensen were most seriously hurt but are expected to survive. Attackers Disarmed The volley of shots caught every­ body by complete surprise at first, but police. House attendants and bystanders moved in quickly and disarmed the attackers. The four were all from New York City. They were, Lolita Lebron, Rafael C. Mi­ randa, Andres Cordero and Irving Flores. Police reported that all except Flores confessed the shoot­ ings. An immediate result of the inci­ dent has been a tightening of regu­ lations on visitors to House and Senate galleries. Up to now, the only limit on the public galleries has been that visitors were not al­ lowed in with cameras. Maritime Unions have asked House and Senate Committees to investigate the moves. Meanwhile, the Maritime Ad­ isfactorily under the American flag. ministration approved trans­ However, the new regulations fers of eight Liberty tankers to Panama and Liberia under the new relaxed regulations. The union spokesmen in Wash­ ington renewed their demand for an open hearing on any ship trans­ fers and asked that a stop be put on present transfers until such hearings are held. Particularly ob­ An additional bi-weekly inter- jectionable in the present transfers coastal service will be opened next is the fact that the Maritime Ad­ month by the Waterman Steamship ministration is not requiring re­ Corporation with the sailing of th^ placement of the transferred ton­ John B. Waterman from Boston on nage with new American-flag ships. Amopg the eight ships trans­ April 2. The new service will handle car- ferred thus far, two were under , go from North Atlantic ports, spe­ contract to the SIU although they cifically Boston, New York, Port had been in idle status for some Newark and Philadelphia, to four time. They are the Seacomet (Colonial) and the Amberstar stops in the State of California. Philadelphia already is serviced (Traders). Still under reyiew are by a bi-weekly run which operates transfer applications from seven out of Charleston and Baltimore as more ships including the SIUmanned molasses carriers Cata­ well. Pacific Coast ports serviced by houla and Carrabulle. the new Waterman run will be Los It is widely-recognized that the Angeles, Sail Francisco, Stockton, Liberty-tankers as such are obso­ Alameda and Oakland. lete and can no longer operate sat­ Waterman Adds 'Coastal Service strikebreakers made a not-so-hon­ est living and almost any judge had a couple of anti-strike injunctiohs in his hip pocket. •Such developments are a sign of a growing challenge to trade un­ ions and a rising tide of anti-union feeling. That change has cast a shadow over unions and put them distinctly on the defensive. Were Outcasts When union pioneers like An­ drew Furuseth, whose 100th birth­ day we celebrate this week, were starting to organize working men, unions and union men were out­ casts looked on with suspicion and scorn by respectable people. It took a long time and a lot of hard work before the pendulum swung the other way. In the 30's and 40's unions and their cause attracted a tremendous amount of sympathy. They could count on a pretty favorable reception in many places, even though there were al­ ways areas where "union" was a dirty word. In those years, a lot of employers too, got used to doing business with unions and accepting as a matter of course that the un­ ion would be around when contract time came up to get some improve­ ments for its membership. Now things are distinctly differ­ ent. The change didn't take place in a few months. It was some time in coming, but became most notice­ able recently. Publications that speak to and for employers like "Fortune" and "Business Week" have been quick to spot it. Thdy Administration picked Beeson for the Labor Board "to put the screws on labor as they never have been put before." Unions are universally being ad­ vised to trim or forget demands for improvements even though rents, interest rates and living costs are on the rise and take-home-pay on the decline. If anything it ap­ pears that a program to put great­ er purchasing power in the hands of working people would he in or(Continued on page 17) mean that there is a net reduction of American-flag shipping under the transfers. The ships moreover, will be free to compete in US trades with American ships. Opening of the door on transfers could pave the way for further changes by owners of dry cargo ships, particularly those who oper­ ate Libertys in the tramp trade. The Tramp Shipowners Associa­ tion has already asked official per­ mission to go Panamanian. Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW , YORK. , Use of this address will as­ sure speedy transmission on all messages and faster serv­ ice for the men Involved. Ee!«F^ntatiTe Kenneth Roberts, Alabama Democrat, Is earrle^ from the Capitol on a stretcher after the shooting In flw Honso chamber. Five Congressmen were wounded when Paerto Riean Nationalists fired guns from balcony at Congressmen belouc. �|Pace FOOT SEAFARERS LOG M^ircll S, 1954 s?'- Hear! Stops, Soafarer Revived Ail It... Searfarer Charles W. Gann's heart stood still—literally—for a while last month, but he's still alive, thanks to the skill of a physician in the US Public Health Service hospital in New Orleans. Gann was a successful survivor of the rare but increasingly used heart mas­ sage technique which is used-*WHILE CONGRESS IS IN SESSION THERE IS ALWAYS A GREAT in emergencies when a pa­ deal of interest among seamen and other people connected with the niaritime industry about what goes on down in Washington. That's the tient's heart stops beating. normal thing because the Governinent has such a big stake in the Gann was in the New Orleans merchant marine. Consequently, when your Union was invited to par­ hospital for an operation on his di­ ticipate' with other maritime unions in forming a gestive system. The operation had legislative committee in Washington, it was readliy been completed without a hitch agreed that this could be a very positive develop­ and Gann was being wheeled out ment for Seafarers, even though the SIU has always of the operating room when his maintained a strong interest on its own in Washing­ heart stopped beating, apparently ton doings. from post-operative shock. Up until now, this legislative committee has been Quick Incision working pretty well together and appear to be get­ Immediately Gann was wheeled ting results for all seamen. Just recently this com­ back into the operating room. The mittee had a meeting with Secretary Hobby of the surgeon made a quick incision in Department of .Health, Education and Welfare, his chest, reached into the heart which runs the Public Health Service hospitals. The Secretary assured cavity and massaged his heart the committee that she would support the appropriation. for the hos­ muscles. After three minutes of pitals to the hilt. Since it was Mrs. Hobby who has been, up until now, work by the surgeon's skilled an opponent of the USPHS hospitals, it appears that the committee was hands, Gann's heart started beating helpful in nailing down the Administration in Washington on this issue. again. He is now back on the road The only possible stumbling block left on this issue woiild be in the ' to recovery. Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives. The union Under the circumstances, Gann group is keeping a close watch on developments here and is prepared naturally feels very strdngly about to take actionvaccordingly should a'ny new threat arise in the House to the Public Health Service hospi­ the continuation of the hospital program. tals. He is convinced that if it Herman Troxclair, SIU representative, left, listens to happy tale Taking Own Action weren't for-them "I wouldn't be from Seafarer Charles Gann about the "miracle" heart operation groping for words to express my At the same time, while your Union is participating wholeheartedly that saved the Seafarer's life in the USPHS hospital in New gratitude in having my life given in the work of this committee, it s still taking action on matters that Orleans. back to me; I'd be enriching the are of special interest to Seafarers. For example, the Union's Wash­ soil six feet under." mal since because of his condition i However, he isn't worried about ington office has won assurances from the Immigration services that Being brought back to life, Gann he .had been unable to keep solid ' the future for as he put it, with alien Seafarers will get their full 29^days shore leave from the date of says, has given him food for food down for some time. the Union's hospital benefit com­ payoff, and riot only from the time a ship first touches a US port. And thought. He notes that all his life Gann is looking forward to going ing in regularly and with 200 days your Union is still working on the problem of restrictions to ship in he has done nothing but hazardous back to sea again, but realizes that of vacation pay due him "I will various parts of the world. work in mines, tunnel jobs, as a he has a long haul ahead of him ride with the tide" without hav­ t 43^' steeplejack and PS a seaman. Sev­ before he will be fit for duty again. ing to go back to work right away. MENTION OF THE USPHS HOSPITALS BRINGS TO MIND THE eral times he narrowly missed a unusual e.xperience. of Seafarer Charles Gann down in New Orleans, fatal accident through the vigilance Brother Gann had undergone surgery in the hospital there and was of co-workers and in turn saved being wheeled out of the operating room when his heart stopped beat­ others. But nothing impressed him ing. One of the doctors on the staff made a cut in his chest and mas­ as much as his latest escape from saged Gann's heart for about three minutes xmtil the pump started death. turning over again. "I can only say," he wrote, "the Brother Gann wrote headquarters that as far as he is concerned, the A new hall for Galveston Seafarers is in the offing with hand of God must have made the skilled surgeon at the hospital brought him back from the dead. He is move, placed the competent sur­ SIU representatives and membership in that port examining convinced that if he had to seek medical treatment elsewhere he might geons where their services and several prospective pieces of property before making a deci­ not have had the good fortune to come into the hands of medical men years of experience are appropri­ sion on the move. Present" who are as competent and well-trained as the USPHS doctors are. ate and equal to the occasion." plans call for leasing an ex­ modem, up-to-date halls in all This situation emphasizes a fact which your Union has pointed out Slowly Convalescing isting property rather than ports. Along these lines the Union before; namely that USPHS is out in front when it comes to training Right now Gann is still confined building an entirely new structure. renovated the Philadelphia hall doctors and technicians and keeping up with the latest developments. There's no doubt that many a Seafarer around owes his life and good to bed but is slowly convalescing. The dalveston move is part of last year and is now pushing the His weight is still far below nor- a long-range SIU plan to provide completion of a brand new hall in health to the medical services he received at these hospitals, which is the port of Baltimore that will be a very solid argument for keeping the hospitals open, superior to New York headquar­ t 4. t ters. tHE SIU MEMBERSHIP DOWN IN THE PORT OF GALVESTON .The Galveston branch reports that they have some 0kely proper­ is looking around these days to see if they can't find a new hall for ties under consideration.' Steps themselves in that port. According to reports received in headquarters, they have some promising locations lined up and if are being taken to assure that any all goes well, they will be able to move into a bet­ lease drawn up will allow full ter place in a short while. latitude to the.SIU to operate all The Galveston move is part of your Union's long Scratch a man shipping out of Cisco meeting, Herbert Knowles, necessary port facilities and make rarige plan to provide better facilities ashore for tjhe inferior changes accordingljy. Lake Charles, Louisiana, and more fitted more readily into the West membership. This is a slow process that extends Present facilities ih Galveston often than hot you will come up with Coast picture, coming originally over a period of years, particularly in those port have long been recognized as in­ a veteran of the from New Jersey. areas where there is not miuch room to move around adequate and a hunt has been on Cities Service or- However, he and in and property is hard to come by accordingly. for a new spot, but because of the ganizing cam­ his family now However, your Union has made a good deal of location of the city, useable prop­ paign. At the last live in Richmond, headway along these lines, in terms of housing Sea­ erty is at a premium. For a while Lake Charles California. Know­ the Union considered moving the farers in decent halls all around the country. Whenever the opportunity port meeting the les is 39 years of branch to the neighboring port arises, the SIU intends to step in and take action to improve the shorerecording secre­ age and sails with city of Houston. However, it's be­ side establishment maintained by the union, tary's job was the galley gang. 41 3> 4^ lieved that a satisfactory spot can taken over by Al- He joined the be located on Galveston island. phan Fruge, who SIU in the Port IN RECENT WEEKS YOUR UNION'S WELFARE PLAN HAS earned his spurs of New York on added to its disability benefits list some more Seafarers who are no Fruge Knowlea in the Cities June 27, 1946. longer able to work or go to sea for a living. These brothers, who Service fleet. are permanently disabled, have the assurance now of $25 a week from, Fruge, who sails in the deck de­ the Plan for as long as they need it. Savannah's last port meeting was partment on the tankers, was horn Your Union's disability benefit Is unusual in the sense that benefits in Louisiana on September 22, run by a trio of- Seafarers, James Under the Union constitu­ are paid not according to age but according to their individual condi­ 1917. He got his SIU membership M. Davis, Berry B. Tippins and tion every member attending tion, Naturally, the majority of brothers in this circumstance will be in the port of New York, and Carl Lowery. Davis, a native of a Union meeting is entitled to Alabama, has been an SIU mem­ older men, but it is not unusual to find on the list a brother who would makes his home in Sulphur, Louisi­ ber for about a year and a half. He nominate himself for the ordinarily be deprived of such a benefit because he wouldn't be old ana. elected posts to be filled at enough. » sails in the stewards department the hieeting—chairman, read­ t, 4. t and makes his home in Birming­ Recently it came to the attention of headquarters that specialists in ing clerk and recording secre­ San Francisco's port meeting ham. Berry, who also is with the this problem have been dissatisfied with the way most plans for taking tary.. Your Union urges you featured somewhat of a rarity, a galley gang, was born in Georgia care of oldtimers work out. They point out that to take an active part in meet­ Californian who was actually a na­ 43 years ago and joihed the SIU In age should not be the basis for judging a man's need. * ings by taking these posts of tive of the state instead of a trav­ the port of Savannah in 1945. He It's his ability to keep on working that's more to .service. eled from other parts. Frank and his wife live in Savannah, the point. If a man enjoys his work, they say, and And, of course, all'members Schmiedel was the native Califor­ The third member of the Savan­ is in good health there's no reason to knock him off have the right to take the fioor nian who took over the job of re­ nah group, Lowery, is also a the job and make him. accept some kind of pay­ and express their opinions on cording secretary. The 27-year-old Georgia native and a resident of ment to live on.' At the same time, they point out, any. officer's report ,or isSue Seafarer, who celebrated his birth­ Aragon, Georgia, He served asthose who are in no shape to work at any age are under discussion. Seafarers . day recently, has been a member reading clerk at the meeting. the ones who really need help. are urged ,td hit the deck at of, the SIU. for five years. He and •Lowery joined the SIU in Tampa It is exactly this kind of a set-up that your Union these meetings and let their his wife make their home ih Sari in 1949. The 28-year-old Seafarer has established through the disability benefits. It's shipmates know what's on Francisco. also sails in the stewards depart­ encouraging to see that others on the outside agree with our method their mind. The chairman of the San Fran- ment for handling the problemi. Galveston Branch Hunting For Bigger, Better Home Speak Your Mind At SiU Meetings �^r :•_ i' Well 5, Im SEAFARERS LOG Pace FIT* Congress To Scan MST5 ^ Cargo, Passenger Traffic WASHINGTON.—-Union protests against the direct competition of the Government-oper­ ated Military Sea Transportation Service with private shipping companies in the movement of commercial cargoes and passengers appear to have raised a stir in Congress, with the recent announcement t h a t > maritime subcommittees of and Foreign Commerce, that he The other will look into the proboth the House and Senate will do everything possible to i posed scrapping of the Cornhusker Frank Buscarello, richt, enjoys pleasant company duiinc entertain­ ment hour at Staten Island USPHS Hospital. . Twenty Seafarers donated blood for a recent operation which he underwent. Doctor Praises Men For Blood Donations The prompt response of Seafarers to the blood needs of hos­ pitalized Union men has won warm praise from Dr. Kenneth R. Nelson, medical director of the Staten Island US Public Health Service hospital. As a the cooperation of your members result of this response, two in this medical emergency." Seafarers who needed a rare It's been the Union's practice blood type were provided with the blood they needed by the SIU when the hospital's own blood bank was unable to fill the MIL, In a letter addressed to the Un­ ion, Dr. Nelson declared: "May I take this opportunity to express my thanks to the members of the Seafarers International Union who 80 generously donated blood. Needed Rare Type "Two members of the Seafarers International Union who wer6 ill in this hospital needed a rather rare type of blood which was un­ obtainable from our usual source of supply . . the Union was con­ tacted and' responded by sending twenty volunteer union members to our blood bank. Fortunately several of the donors had the type of blood needed and both patients have • benefitted tremendously from the donations. "Again I wish to thank you for for some time, through the Wel­ fare Services Department, to sup­ ply sufficient blood to meet the needs of Seafarers in the various Public Health Service hospitals, as well a:i members of their imme­ diate families. The practice has saved lives on many occasions and in other instances relieved Sea­ farers of the heavy cost of pur­ chasing necessary supplies of whole blood for their dependents. The value of donations for de­ pendents is emphasized by the fact that most hospitals will charge anywhere from $30 and up per pint of whole blood unless the patient Is able to replace the supply. The same practice has been fol­ lowed in the various outports as well as in New York with Sea­ farers maintaining their own blood bank at the New Orleans USPHS hospital and making regular con­ tributions, when needed, in other cities. YOU and iha SIU CONSTITUTION From Article XIII, Section 6 "All reports by committees and the Secretory-Treasurer under this article, except those of the Polls committees, shall be entered in the minutes of the port where headquarters is located. Polls Committee reports shall be en­ tered in the minutes of the Port where it functions." rouR RKJHTS ANO f(Hva,eoE$ AS MJN ARE -OUARANi'EED BY Ytx(R, cownruTicN, iHis FEA ruRE i-::^EsiOHEO TO Acot'AtNr YOy WITH THESE EiOMTS AMD PRlVllEOeS will undertake full-dress investiga­ tions of the situation. Representatives of the Confer­ ence of American Maritime Unions, including the SIU and all other non-communist sea unions in the US, have already received assur­ ances from-5en. John Butler (R.Md.), the new chairman of th maritime sub-committee of the Senate Committee on Interst^ Explosives Cargo Regulations Eased Restrictions on the handling of nitrates and phosphates, imposed after the 1£|47 Texas City disaster, have been eased off by the Coast Guard. The new regulations will permit the loading of these poten­ tially-explosive materials at any waterfront facility which permits ready access to open water. ^ Ships loading these cargoes will have to maintain engines ready for instant movement with their bows moored toward seaward. If en­ gines are not ready,- tugs will have to be in the vicinity. The regulations call for the pier facilities to be away from areas of dense population and high hazard. Plenty of water should be oh hand for fire^fighting purposes. The hew rules are the product of a study of the Texas City dis­ aster made by a special commit­ tee. At Texas City a French freigh­ ter loading fertilizers caught fire and blew up. The explosion result­ ed in considerable damage to both ships in the port and shoreside in­ stallations with heavy loss of life. New Numbers For Uq. Phones The telephone numbers of all New York headquarters phones were changed recently by the telephone company. All Seafarers calling headquarters are asked to use the new num­ bers to get faster service. The new headquarters tele­ phone number is HYacinth 9-6600. •7 S' RMnrini throw full light on the problem ^'Mariner (Seas Shipping), which of MSTS competition. ran aground in Korea last year. Later, he revealed that MSTS Climax Running Fight operations will shortly come under The two investigations climax a the scrutiny of his sub-committee running fight between the unions for a full exploration of the charges and private shippers and the Gov­ against the Government shipping ernment agency. The shipowners agency. In announcing this step, have been complaining for some e Maryland Senator declared time that MSTS carries passengers that "With private shipping finding and cargo that could be handled by it almost impossible to buck for-: privately-owned merchant ships in eign competition ... it would seem the same manner as they handle unwise to add to the burden by any other traffic. MSTS in turn, letting Government-supported bot^ argues that it has to carry some toms aLso compete for the"relative­ of this traffic because private in­ ly small traffic available." dustry is unable to provide the fa­ Meanwhile, on the House side of cilities and kinds of ships that the Congress, a five-man sub-commit­ service needs. tee, headed by Rep. Alien of'Cali­ The complaints against MSTS fornia, was appointed by the House have increased m volume as Gov­ Merchant Marine Committee as ernment cargoes available to pri­ one of two investigative groups. vate shipowners have declined. Isthmian Raise The Caviar Curtain Americans with a hankering for sturgeon and genuine Iranian caviar will be able to get all they want after a neat pass play between Isthmian Steamship, US Point 4' repre­ sentatives in Iran and the| Iranian government. As a It took quite a bit of improvis­ result, the 9ge-old Russian ing though, 'to get the caviar out monopoly on caviar has been of Iran. Originally the Soviet Un­ broken and it will no longer be ion hJd a 50-year contract ^agree­ necessary to go to the Russian em­ ment which gave it exclusive bassy to get the stuff in wholesale rights to fish for sturgeon in the lots. Caspian Sea. Last year the con­ For those who may not be in the tract expired and the Iranians re­ caviar class, the stuff consists of fused to renew it. a verj' special fish egg that comes An American firm entered the from sturgeon in the landlocked picture and with the aid of Point Caspian Sea. It is considered a 4 representatives, made arrange­ great delicacy and for those who ments for hauling the caviar in re­ like it goes equally wrell as an ap­ frigerated trucks across the desert petizer, or a snack to be taken to Khoramshahr. However^ they along with some of the hard stuff. hit a snag when they found that Steel Voyager First the roads were inadequate to The first shipment came aboard handle the trucks.. A change in the Steel Voyager in the port of arrangements was made and four Khoramshahr, Iran. It's expected refrigerated railway cars wer® that in all 1,000 tons of the caviar pressed into service instead. and sturgeon will be imported this The new trade in frozen sturgeon year with the shipfnents to in­ is expected to bring several mil­ crease in subsequent % years to lion good American dollars into 2,500 tons. For the time being. the Iranian treasury and help sta­ Isthmian will handle all of the bilize the finances of that bank­ cargo. rupt nation. Japanese Union Leaders Learn About Seafarers Union -I 1 •I h''-• E As part of the permanent record, headquarters, as well as the other ports, maintains; complete reports of all committees and officials. On file in headquarters and the SIU port offices are records of all re­ ports made in the Union.' •n 3- I Seafarer E. B. McAuley, SIU patrolman, wearing light jacket in center of picture^, listens intently to Japanese union leader who visited the New York hall along with other trade union leaders from Japan. Oriental delegation visited SIU ships as well as the hall while on United States tour. �i" '•T*« Seafarirs R#yfew Damage Afl%r Fire Rescue $•w nimk t, iil5^ StAFAkERlSi.dii^ Mr SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON At the beginning of the year, American ship operators publicly said they were looking to this sessioh of Congress to come up with some­ thing constructive to aid shipping. However, as time rolls, along, it becomes increasingly clear that the law-makers, being politicians first of all, are concerned more at mending fences at home during this election year. Both Senate and* House maritime-subcommittees are beginning to come to life, but current indications are that they will be concerned far more'with investigative work than with favorable maritime legisla­ tion. t Seafarers James Biehl, left, and John Doyle, right, examine fire damage at the shdp of E^win C. Jansen, Jr., center. The Seafarers rescued Jansen's fil-year-old father from flames which broke out when a rubber hose slipped from a gas jet in watch and repair shop. Store is located .around the > corner from SlU.hall in New Orleans. Gov't Eases Alien Leave Rule WASHINGTON—SIU representatives in the Capital have received assurances from an official of the US Immigration and Naturalization Service that the Government agency will stand by its present order relaxing the 29-day shore leave restriction on alien seamen in some instances. ^ ^ ^ ^ Following a meeting with in the first port, the time ashore seamen in such circumstances to well as the time aboard the ship also have 29 days ashore in the Allen C. Devaney, Assistant as in sailing to the second port was second port. In the meeting with Commissioner of the Service's In­ spection and Examinations Divi­ sion, SIU Washington Representa­ tive Bob Matthews reported that Immigration personnel in all ports had been advised to follow the new order affecting shore leave for aliens. The problem leading to the con­ ference stemmed from situations where non-resident aliens were signed on articles terminating in one US port, but the ship stopped at another US port before it went to the port listed on the articles. Although Immigration had been permitting the aliens shore leave considered part of the 29-day Devaney, Matthews was accom­ shore leave to which the alien was panied by a representative of the entitled under existing law. SlU-contracted its Isthmian Steam­ ship Company. Leave Banned Meanwhile, in other actions on The effect was thdt by the time problems affecting alien seamen, the ship arrived in the second the permanent legislation commit­ port, the one specified on the arti­ tee of the Conference of American cles, Immigration would state that Maritime Unions, including SIU so few days remained of the 29 Representative Matthews, moye"d days allowed by law that the sea­ to press for new legislation in man had to, be prohibited from Congress to amend the McCarran getting any further shore leave and Act so as to extend the 29-day also could not be paid off. Thus, shore leave provision as well as to the man was frozen on the ship. liberalize the naturalization re­ The new order relaxes the re­ quirements for non-resident aliens striction, however, enabling alien sailing aboard US-flag vessels. SIU COMMITTEES I I I t^: 1^^- m I? fe' AT WORK Two trials recently conducted by rank and file committees in New York dealt, with pretty much the same subject. They involved erewm embers who abused their shipmates by using real or fancied influenee with topside and in­ timating that they also had a drag with the Union. In both instances, . crewmembers got an­ noyed with the abuse and filed charges before trial committees which resulted in punitive action. In the first Flowers case, a crewman was accused of asserting his inde­ pendence of all authority with the exception of the company port cap­ tain. He repeatedly declared that he would take orders only from the company's top official as he was a favorite son of the company and didn't have to come to the Union for jobs or anything else. His trial was held before a com­ mittee consfeting of M. Whale, E. B. Flowers, v. H. Benner, C. Palmer and A. Campbell. Both the' accused and' the accuiser testified In the case, as did other witnesses. some of whom carhe from other ports to be present. The accused admitted his behavior had not been up to scratch in many instances. The trial committee found him guilty of the charges and imposed a six months' suspension plus a fine. Spied On Crew In the second case, the crewman was accused by his shipmates of acting as a stool pigeon against the crew and carrying tales to the chief and first as­ sistant. He also c p 0 k e darkly about his. socalled influence with the Union and thAatened permit - holders aboard the ship that he would have their cards Johnes yanked when the ship got in. Other men were threatened with physical violence. The committee in this instance consisted of John S. Lukas, Henry A. Anderson, Joseph A. Falasca, Joseph E. Bums and Anderson J. Johnes. They found the accused man'guilty on three counts and re'-ommended a two-year suspen­ sion Meet With Congressmen As a first step in this direction, the legislative committee voted to meet with and seek the advice of members of the Senate and House Judiciary Committee, which have jurisdiction over bills relating to immigration and naturalization. The problem will then "be .explored further by joint action with ship­ owner representatives. Hatch Co. Is Sued On Mariner Delay - WASHINGTON—Another hassle is cropping up over the Mariner ship program with the announce­ ment that five shipbuilding con­ cerns are suing the manufacturers of Mariner hatch covers for deliv­ ery delays. A suit has been filed for $6,154,000 in damages against the Seaboard Martime Corporation, manufacturers of the specially-de­ signed electric hatch covprs, and an insurance firm for failure to de­ liver covers on time. , Construction of many of the Mariners was held up for some time when Seaboard got into pro­ duction difficulties. A fire at the Seaboard plant later complicated the picture. Shipbuilding firms involved in the suit are the , Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Com­ pany, Sun Shipbuilding, ingalls Shipbuilding, Bethlehem Sparrows Point Yards and Bethlehem Steel Corporation 4. The Randall Commission recently recommended to President Eisen­ hower that the American merchant marine be sacrificed in order to help foreign-flag shipping. In a strongly-worded sped'ch on, the floor of the House of RepresentaUves, Representative Shelley, Calif^ornia, very aptly suggested that the Randall group was influenced by "some starryeyed. people" who continue to say that we need not have a merchant marine, but can depend upon vessels of friendly nations. Recommendations of the special Presidential Commission clearly show many people in this country have not learned from bitter lessons of the past — namely that we simply cannot depend on foreign fleets in a time of crisis. "The American shipping industry," Representative Shelley told the House, "should not be asked to supply a transfusion tq competitors, no matter how friendly, when it badly needs plasma itself in order to keep afloat." - t 4. 4. t t t i, t 4 it 4> 4' 3^" t The US Treasury Department is ready to crack down on narcotic drug users or traffickers aboard merchant vessels. However, before doing so, Treasury needs some more legislation. A Congressional Committee recently was told that drug trafficking aboard ship Is not only dangerous to the safety of life and property at sea but constitutes a potential danger ](o the security of the nation. Under existing law, there Is no provision to allow the revocation of seaman's document for such offense, except where the offense is committed aboai-d ship while the offender is acting in the course of his duties. Treasury believes that the authority should extend to the denial of documents as well as to their revocation. Further, Treasury wants the law broadened to include users and ad­ dicts, as well as persons who have been convicted of narcotic drug of­ fenses. Still another angle Treasury is striving at is to have the law cover convictions of local as well as Federal narcotic laws. The scramble toward the Maritime Administration seeking authority to transfer foreign is gaining momentum. Last month, the MA relaxed its transfer policy, but only as to the transfer of Liberty-type tankers—the original dry-cargo ships which had been converted into tankers. However, now Liberty dry cargo own­ ers are seeking to have this relaxed policy apply to them. As a matter of fact, the American Tramp Shipowners Association, Inc., composed of most of the tramp shipowners, all of whom are using Liberty dry cargo vessels, now openly say that "this right of transfer is our immediate objective." One of the first things the Eisenhower Administration did concerning the merchant marine, when it assumed office, was to engage in a study of maritime subsidies, to determine whether financial aid was necessary to assure a continuing active fleet. Now, after studying the matter for a year. Secretary of Commerce Weeks agrees that it is vei-y clear that if we are to have a merchant marine, to use the words of Commerce, "we are going to have to pay for it." However, the big dilemma is that while the executive branch of Gov­ ernment thus realizes the necessity of financially backing the merchant marine, when it comes time to hand out the money. Congress is reluc­ tant to . do so, and usually is inclined to provide only the'^ minimum amount necessary to keep the Government maritime agencies going and to meet the subsidy tab minimum each year. The question of maritime subsidies is always a hot potato in the halls of Congress. Many Congressmen would just as soon throw the wholesubsidy program oiit the window, but are held back by (1) the pplicy declarations in the shipping statutes, and (2) the few remaining strong merchant marine supporters in Congress. The Commerce Department, the agency which administers the subsidy program through the Mari­ time Administration, flatly told Congress recently that if we are to have a merchant marine, that it is very clear that some form of Government assistance is going to be necessary to keep the American flag on the $eas. The US is constantly carrying a smaller percentage of the total freight available to shipping. By the end of next, year. Government officials predict that we will be at, or close to, the same percentage^is we_ had pre-World War II, which was about 35 percent of the world trade carried in American bottoms. The Maritime Administration is not convinced that the modernization of Liberty ships is a practical thing but nevertheless will go ahead with its proposal to experiment on four Libertys. The planned conversion of the Libertys, in the experimental job, will cost up to nearly $2 million for each ship; will require, per vessel, something^ under a year to finish. The Government will ask for money this spring to go «head oa the test; and the MA will ask for special legislative authority to permit it to operate the converted Libei-tys, once they are modernized, rather than charter them out. The major maritime nations, in the post World War II era, have made serious and most successful efforts to restore thbir passenger fleets to, 1939 levels. In 1947 a special Presidential 'Commission recommended a passenger building program of 46 vessels, to take care of estimated mobilization requirements for troop transport. In the. succeeding seven. years, only six passenger vessels have been built. e/L^i �Mank 5, ltS4 SEAFARERS IPG Paw Sevea 51U Art In Special Display COiMMUNIST CHINA JOINS BIG FOUB—The world spotlight fo­ cused on the Far East during the last weeks of February as a result of the Big Four meeting in Berlin. About the only thing accomplished at that meeting of the foreign ministers of the United States, Great Britain, France and the Soviet Union, was the decision to hold another conference In Geneva, Switzerland, in which the Big Five, Communist China included, will attempt to find a settlement to the two main hot spots in Asia, Korea and Indo-Ch'ina. The Berlin meeting lasted twentyfive days and reached a complete impasse on the signing of an Austrian peace treaty and the unification of Germany. if ^ . THE. MARINE CORPS AND A COURT MARTIAL—An extremely perplexing question has risen to plague the American people, the armed Forces and the Marine Corps in particular. It concerns those pri­ soners of war in Korea who "con­ fessed" to germ war charges, or who collaborated with tke Commu­ nists. The ticklish part of the prob­ lem is caused by the fact that the men who "confessed" were sub­ jected to a long period of torture , which forced them to "break." One of those who "broke" was Col. Frank H. Schwable, a 45-year-old, much-decorated Marine Corps fly­ er, and veteran of 65 combat mis­ sions in World War II. A four-man board of inquiry has been sifting the facts, of Schwable's "confes­ sion" -the repudiated it when freed. In his defense against bearing fals# witness against his Colonel Frank Schwable shown country, the haggard - appearing at the time of his release from Colonel said that he "broke" only a POW camp in Korea. His after weeks of physical and mental pro-Red "confession is being torture. Other witnesses upheld probed. his statement. 4. 4 * ARMY BOWS TO MCCARTHY DEMANDS—Oflicial Washington and the rest of the country got worked up last week over Senator Joseph McCarthy's latest tilt with ,the Administration—^this time with the US Army. In a one-man hearing over the discharge of an Army dentist, allegedly a Communist, McCarthy roughly handled an Army General who was under Pentagon orders not to discuss Army affairs, calling the General "not fit" to wear the uniform. Army Secretary Stevens challenged McCarthy's treatment, declaring he would uphold his order but later backed down and agreed to., permit officers to testify. The Administration came in for much criticism for its handling of the in­ cident with even staunch McCarthy backers like the Chicago Tribune declaring the Senator was invading the domain of the President. As a result, a Senate group has now started to study new investigation rules. 4> ^ IN AGAIN, O^T AGAIN IN NEAR EAST—Egypt's President Mo­ hammed Naguib was the victim of a bloodless coup but two days later got back into power. In Syria though, an armed revolution overthrew the Government of Brigadier General Adib Shishekly. An 80-year-old politician who had been president before Shishekly was put back into power. The revolutions were new evidence of the shakiness of Near East governments. With less than 60 days remaining f(>r entries to be submitted for judging in the Third An­ nual SIU Art Contest, word has been received at Union headquarters that Seafarers' art work will again be displayed at a special two-week tr^de union art exhibit in New York City, in addition to the regu­ lar week-long exhibit at head­ able to send them by special de­ and address. In this way, they can livery or registered mail, and be easily returned at the close of quarters itself. Arrangements for the special tagged with the entrant's name the contest and exhibit. exhibition, which is conducted un­ der the auspices of a division of the New York Public Library, as­ sured that Seafarers' entries will again receive a prominent display so that more of the general public can 'enjoy a close look at the spe­ cialized handicrafts, drawings and paintings done by SIU members. Fourteen Unions Participating The two-week library exhibit will be held from April 22 through May 6 and will feature art work by members of 14 different New York unions. The program is designed to demonstrate how increased leis­ ure time resulting from the suc­ cessful efforts of labor unions to reduce the workweek has enabled American working men and women to develop and expand their crea­ tive .talents. •Meanwhile, entries in the 1954 SIU art competition keep coming into headquatters, as more and more Seafarers submit their work for the annual contest. Under this year's contest rules. Seafarers can An SIU headquarters employee snatches a quick look at one of the submit up to five entries in each first oil paintings entered in this year's art contest after it arrived of the four contest classifications: Irom Baltimore. The painting, by Seafarer John McLemore, was oils, watercolors, drawings and submitted too late" for last year's contest and had been on display handicrafts. Three prizes will be in the Baltimore hall until the 1954 contest opened a few weeks ago. awarded in each classification. A panel of established experts in the field, including the art editor of the SEAFARERS LOG, will han­ dle the judging of all entries, MOBILE—SIU members iij this port have been asked bv a which will be held at a date fol­ lowing the April 30 deadline for taxi drivers' union to help them fight off an attempt to break contest entries. Following the ex­ up their organization through a recently-enacted state "right hibit of sample entries at the lib­ to work" law which prohibits rary exhibit, which will be held at the union shop in Alabama. the business for Mobile cab comv the Labor 'Temple, 242 East 14th The union in question, Lo­ panics, Werner said SIU members Street, NYC, all entries will be put cal 915 of t^he AFL Teamsters Un­ could be of great assistance to his on display at headquarters, where ion, has long been friendly with membership by asking cab drivers the judging in the SIU competition the SIU in this port and has ac­ to show evidence of AFL union will be conducted. tively supported Seafarers in sev­ membership and refusing to ride Seafarers interested in selling eral beefs here, said Mobile SIU with those who cannot show their their work may tag them with the Port Agent Gal Tanner. union books. In such cases, com­ desired selling price, as several Although drivers for all major plaints also should be lodged with entries, particularly handicraft taxi companies in Mobile are or­ the offending company, Werneth items, have been purchased on the ganized, some companies have been added spot at previous years' exhibits. hiring non-union drivers since the "If SIU men will help us in this Mail entries should be addressed to Alabama anti-union shop legisla­ manner, I am certain the com­ the Art Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, tion was passed, Leo Werneth, panies in question will soon decide 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, business agent for the Teamsters' it is to their advantage financially NY. local, explained. to employ only union drivers," To assure delivery, it is advis­ Since Seafarers supply much of Werneth said. . Taxi Union Seeks SiU Aid YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO RETTER BUYING Your Chances Of Buying A House per cent to a new rate of 41^. The rate on FHA mortgages for non-vets was lifted from the previous 434 per cent to The increasing eo^t of ren't is becoming the biggest five. single problem for a wage-earning family. Rents have This is a serious matter to moderate-income people. An reached record high levels and are now approximately six increase of only one-half of one per cent in the mortgage percent more than a year ago and 18 percent higher rate adds $2.43 a month to the carrying charges on a than in June, 1950, just before the Korean war. $9,000 20-year mortgage. At the new rate of interest a As this^ department reported recently, one of the best vet would repay a total of $13,672 to clear off such a chances to secure comparatively reasonable rents is in mortgage. the cooperative apartment houses, taking care to avoid The real-estate developers are trying to make this boost those "co-op" developments in which the builder has taken less painful by extending the terms of the mortgages,to an unreasonable profit. 25^ or 30 years. Actually that only increases the bill for • Another alternative, to high rent is owning your own home ownership. Extending the same $9,000 mortgage to home. You woOld have a better chance of buying a house 25 years instead of 20, means you finally repay $15,012.at a tolerable carrying charge if not for a hidden price A non-vet must pay even more. rise effected last spring by the Administration. Prices of How. This Affects You houses have actually come down a little this year but the Under this kind of deal, a Seafarer hoping to buy a increase in the mortgage rate permitted by the Adminis­ home for his family will have to play his cards smartly. tration, has served to cancel the'drop. Families who already own homes are affected too. If Older houses.have come down most of all. They dropped you have a house with a lower-rate mortgage secured an estimated five per cent in price in 1953, and real-eState, before the increase went into effect last May, your pres­ authorities are predicting they will come down another ent home has additional value, both for your own use or five per cent this year. if you sell. Even the cost of. building a new house has gone down But if you're planning to buy, you ought to scrutinize for. the first time in over three years. A house that cost the mortgage carefully. Note that a second-hand house $10,000 to build in 1950 had gone up tj $11,700 by last withi a lower-rate mortgage is^wojth several hundred dol­ year, but is now down to $11,500. lars more to you now. Mortgage Rates If you are considering a brand-new liouse with a higherThe; joker js^Jthe'rise .In niprtgfige interest rates; The rate mortgage, take >11 steps to avoid being an outright on hibrtgages f6r ek-GI'i has been raised from four. sucker for the mortgage lenders and-builders. As shown '""(S-r Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying above, _ a small down payment is really no bargain. It merely means you pay. more in interest in the long run. One way to protect yourself is tb make as large a down payment as you can scrape together The other \yay to reduce your mortgage cost is to undertake larger monthly payments over a shorter period. In any case, in"Sist on a "right to prepay" clause in your mortgage so you can pay In extra cash when you have" it to reduce the mortgage. Also try to get a grace period of at least six months during which you can miss pay­ ments in a personal financial crisis. Families who own houses on which a large part of the mortgage has been paid off shoultj consider trying to renegotiate the mortgage for a lower rate of interest. Usually on an older house which you contemplate buying, banks will grant a mortgage of two-thirds of their ap­ praisal of value (not the price you pay but their possib y more realistic evaluation). But when the mortgage is for only 50 per cent of appraised value, some banks grant an interest rate of as low as-four ber cent. Incidentally, when you buy a house it's no^ a bad idea to have a. bank give you an appraisal of its value, even though the bank may charge you a fee. Vets' House-Tax Benefit Ex-GI's should know that over half the states allow veterans a partial exemption from property taxes. Un­ fortunately, some vets who own houses pass up this po­ tential saving because they don't know or don't inquire about it. Ask your local YA office or town tax collector about-this benefit. �FaccEidit SEAFARERS LOG Mansh 5, 1954 Disability Dough Cheers Oidtimer SEASCASH BENEFITS • ' »> }.. A : SEAFARfiRS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS if. "• • ^ REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID Smiles rule the roost at Sailors* Snug Harbor, NY, as Seafarer Matt Little (right) receives his first $25 SIU disability payment since* he became eligible for the benefit last month. Little, now 93, sailed bosun with the SUP and SIU for many years. He's shown with a fellow seaman at the oldtimers' home. Seafarers Go Aboard New Mariner in Gulf MOBILE—The seventh Marine-type ship to be allocated to an SlU-contracted operator, the Pelican Mariner crew^ up out of the SIU hall here and then headed for nearby Gulf ports to gather cargo for its'* : ^iden trip. iner (South Atlantic) and the illNow sailing under the fated Cornhusker Mariner (Seas Bloomfield house-flag, the Pelican Mariner was named after the near­ by State of Louisiana, and is one of the 35 Government-owned Mar­ iner ships built so far, about twothirds of which have already been launched or put in operation by private steamship companies for the Military Sea Transportation Service. Unable • to find many buyers eager to snap them up at the cost­ ly purchase price of $4.5 million —the ships originally cost more than twice that figure—the Gov­ ernment has already ordered five of them into lay-up, in conjunction with its announced policy of re­ tiring its ships from service, whenever possible, and using pri­ vately-owned tonnage for- MSTS cargo movements. One of these, the Keystone Mariner (Waterman), an SIU ship, is due to go into layup at Suisun Bay, California. The five other Mariners allo­ cated to SIU cornpanies are the Show Me Mariner iBuIl), Magnolia Mariner (Mississippi), Hoosier. Mariner (Isthmian), Badger Mar­ Shipping), currently the center of a Congressional inquiry because of plans to scrap the costly vessel which ran aground and split in two in Korean waters last year. The maiden trip of' the lates'^ SIU Mariner, The Pelican, will carry her to an unspecified desig­ nation with MSTS cargo. Report Lost Ragpage Check Seafarers who lose baggage checks for gear checked at any SIU baggage room should notify that particular hall right away so that no one can improperly claim the baggage with that check. Headquarters officials advise you to do this immediately to avoid loss of your gear and/or trouble claiming it later on. Make sure you notify the hall where the baggage was checked as soon as you find out you've lost the check FfOIW To No. Seafarers Receiving Benefits this Perio^ Avefage Benefits Paid Each Seafaier Total Benefits Paid this Period 2^ ^7 WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Hospital Benefits Death Benefits Disability Benefits Maternity Benefits Vacation Benefits Total- •*3j fig J AGO ^3 WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVI{HISLV Hospital Benefits Paid Since Ttilv 1. 1950 Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 * Maternity Benefits Paid Since April 1. 1952 * Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. H. 1952 * Total n * Date Benefits Began WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Vacation Cash on Hand "^elforc^" Vacation Estimated Accounts Receivable' Welfare— 0£>\ US Government Bonds (Welfore) Real.Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS SALSAO 3£. nitit LV.3/g. oa COMMENT; f. Recently, many of the member's beneficiary carcJg rec­ eived by the Welfare Office have been carelessly written, as well as incomplete as to date and other details. It is important that each card be carefully checked before sign­ ing, to be sure that all the lines are filled in correctly. Most important of all, is the date'and signature. All eligibles under the"plan'should have beneficiary cards on file. Remaining two dates for examinations on scholarship I 5-:--T fe- benefits are'March 15th, 1954- and May 22nd. . SubmittfJ /K M Kett, Assistant Administrator .«and, TOniember this.. • All these are yours without contributing a sinigle nickel on yetur part-r-O -r- Colleeting SIU .foenefits is e^, whethw it's for ho$pital» bwlh, disrabiht^ get flrst^ratr pei^niil /iflA inuQOfidiately immfMli0.1-01V iKroiicrh vrnttr Union's TTninn'. representatives. ronroeon-Folilrea aervice through your ^•'- : S'i'' . A- .i: .l,ib lii fi.'Ui vjiTfyti* •. f. 2.1 .$y. " 1- .. �Mweh 5, 1954 SEAFARERS Pacre Nine LOG Seafarer Recalls Hardships Having run the gamut of sailing ships, coal burners and modern vessels in over 40 years at sea, Seafarer Burton J. Frazer has called it quits because of a bad leg. The 60-year-old seaman is now receiving the $25 weekly disability benefit from the SIU and spending many of his days with old friends at^* SIU headquarters. called back to work. There was steadily for better than 20 years, Until he was felled by mul­ just no limit to the number of spending some time with the Mex- tiple sclerosis, Frazier sailed regu­ larly as fireman-watertender on a variety of SIU freight runs. But before that he started sailing on deck on lumber schooners out of his native Maine. Actually Frazer started,going to sea while he was still at school. In the early part of this century the lumber schooner trade was a thriv­ ing business with the sailing ships running in and out of Bangor and other small Maine ports loaded to the gunwales with lumber cargoes. Like many other Maine boys, frazer started sailing with the Arrow points to site of proposed Thaiia Street Bridge in New Or­ schooners during summer vaca­ leans which has been approved by New Orieans Dock Board. tions when the lumber trade was in its season. Wages $25 a Month The standard wages on these schooners, Frazer said, was about $25 a month. He remembers that the food usually ranged between poor and terrible, drinking water was warm and often unpalatable, NEW ORLEANS—A bridge crossing of the Mississippi and the entire crew slept on nar­ River is in prospect as the New Orleans Dock Board with­ row wooden bunks in one foc'sle. "You brought your own linens drew its objections to the bridge project. The Dock Board and bedding along" he said, "and t approved the bridge although slept on a donkey's breakfast. You it maintained that its con­ ate in Ihe foc'sle where you slept had to hustle your own chow. struction will provide addi­ and But the toughest part of the job tional hazards for navigation on was that you had to turn to any the river. time of day or night. "Many times I would just be The Board said that the need for Seafarers on ships going into the coming off watch when I would be port of Kohsichang, Thailand, are a new river crossing outweighed objections they would have from warned to be careful about the amount of cigarettes they have in the maritime viewpoint. Present plans call for the con­ their possession. Local custom au­ thorities in the port have recently struction of a crossing at Thaiia tightened up on cigarette allow­ Street, just a few blocks from the ances and will impose fines on wharves where Delta Line ships A reminder from SIU cigarettes held in excess of the dock. ' headquarters cautions all specified amount. City officials and the local Seafarers leaving their ships Under the new rpgulations, crew- Chamber of Commerce have long to contact the ball in aniple members are allowed a maximum been advocating a new crossing time to allow the Union to .of one carton per man when the because the existing Huey Long dispatch a replacement. Fail­ ship is in port for two or three Bridge is extremely congested as days. Cigarettes in excess of this are the ferry crossings at the river. ure to give notice before amount have to be manifested and Sometimes cars have to wait in paying off may cause a de­ placed under seal until the vessel lipe for hours to get across. How­ layed sailing, force the ship leaves port. ever, there had been objections to sail short of the manning The regulation would apply in from the dock commissioners who requirements and needlessly the main to Seafarers aboard feared that the bridge would pro­ Isthmian Company ships, some of vide a dangerous impediment to make their work tougher for which include Kohsichang on their ships coming in and out of the your shipmates.' port. regular Far Eastern run. Dock Board Approves New Bridge For NO Tighter Cig Rules Set In Thailand hours you would have to put in." In 19i6 Frazer switched from sail to steamboating. - "I had enough of sail, so I went below to the engine room. I decided that from then on I was going to keep both feet on the deck all day long." His first trip was as a coal pass­ er on the Montara, a collier that ran between Portland, Maine, and Norfolk. Af­ ter about seven months on that ship he got on an oil tanker run­ ning to Tampico, Mexico. "I signed on as a wiper," he re­ Frazer called, "but the engineer promoted me to fireman the next day. In those days you didn't carry any endorsements. The chief just appointed anyone he wanted to any job." Frazer stuck to tankers pretty pet Petroleum Company, an outfit that was later absorbed by Stand­ ard Oil. In 1938, Frazer like many of his shipmates was the target of a National Maritime Union organiz­ ing drive. "I couldn't see going in­ to the NMU, I didn't want any part of that outfit. The SIU was starting up at the time so I joined them instead." Since joining the SIU, Frazer has stuck pretty close to dry car­ go ships. His last ship was the Seatrain Louisiana which he had to leave in April of last year because his leg could no longer stand up. Three months in the hospital fol­ lowed after which he was dis­ charged as unfit for sea duty. With no hope of being able to go back to sea, Frazer applied for the SIU disability benefit. His ap­ plication was approved, with the result that he is no\y assured a steady income from the Union Welfarfe Plan for as long as his needs continue. Seafarer, Now Citizen, On New Voyage Quitting Ship? ,Notify Union Cartoon History Of The SIU The decline of the US merchant marine became very evident early in 1949. The long-range shipbuilding program to aid US shipping, urged by the SIU since 1947, still did not materialize. Many US shipyards were idle, and out of the meager tonnage delivered, less than half meant Jobs for American seamen. Seafarer Charles MacDonald, center, smiling, shakes hands with E. B. Till^ey, SIU patrolman in New York hall, after getting his first ship following his receipt of US citizenship papers. Men wished him well on new voyage. Tilley is now in Wilmington. No Long-Range Program The -growth of Panama and Honduras as maritime nations spotlighted the condition~of US shipping and shipbuilding. Foreign nations were grabbing up US foreign trade with new ships which completely out­ classed the US merchant fleet. Aggravating the sit­ uation, almost 2,000 US ships were laid up. 2Vo, 58 Passage of the 50-50 law, sparked by an all-out SIU campaign, meant that at least 50 percent of US aid cargoes had to be moved in US ships, but actually US shipping barely got its half share. There was little hope of reviving the US merchant marine in the absence of a genuine Government program of aid. �race Tea SEAFARERS lOG March «, 195« PORTltEPORTS.... reles hit the deck on the question New York: March. We have had our regular Son Francisco: amount of payoffs and in-transit of collecting subsistence and trans­ ships, but the men are just stick­ portation as did various other ing tight to the ships when they see members. The agent explained that shipping slow, and it in turn tends there was some delay in collecting to keep shipping at a low rate. same out here on the coast because The shipping business has been the company agent here has to ob­ Shipping in the Port of Balti­ Even the very good weather here Shipping for the past two weeks more is how on an even keel. We and the carnival season in full running slow In this port for the tain permission from the main of­ has held its own. 'We paid off 23 expect a spurt in shipping in the swing, with plenty of cverythin'fe last two weeks but we are hopeful fice back East before he can pay ships and signed six on foreign ar­ next two weeks due to the fact that on the loose in New Orleans will of a little pick-up in activity in out the money. ticles. • We also had 2(r ships in we have a couple of ships coming not shake men loose from the jobs, the future. 'We had one payoff, the Some of our oldtimers on the transit. The following ships paid Ocean Ulla (Ocean Transport) and out of the boneyard. These ships so shipping remains, slow. beach include J. Beye, B. Gaspe^ off; Robin Locksley, Robin Gray have be'en idle for the past sever^ three sign-ons, the Coe Victory (Vic­ Carl A. Ilm, D. O'Rourke, E. Col­ and Robin Sherwood (Robin); Su­ Coast Guard months. Even though they are only zanne, Show Me Mariner, Kathryn The Coast Guard has eased re­ tory Carriers); Young America and lins and H. Knowles. going on a six-week voyage^ the strictions on shipboard transpor­ Choctaw (Waterman). In transits and Beatrice (Bull); Wacosta and "Tom Banning companies have prospects of long ran light in the port consisting of San Francisco Port Agent Fairland (Waterman); Steel Chem­ time charters. So keep your tation of certain ammonium nitrate the Pennmar (Calmar) and the ist (Isthmian); Seatrain Texas, Sea­ phosphate fertilizers and the isola­ « A. fingers crossed, feliows, and let's Yaka and John B. Waterman (Wa­ train Georgia, Seatrain New York, tion of waterfront facilities. This hope that they do get these con­ terman). Savannah: Seatrain New Jersey and Seatrain was reported here in New Orleans tracts. Quite frequently we have found Louisiana (Seatrain); Seanan on Feb. 25 by the Coast Guard. The only beef we had at the pay­ The restrictions were- placed in that delegates and crewmembers (Orion); 'Val Chem CValentine); paying off shipis off was on the Catherine (Dry- force in 1947,. following the Texas Chiwawa, Winter Hill, Abiqua, in this port ar^ trans) such as re­ City, Texas, disaster. Easing of Bradford Island, Archers Hope and not reporting the The only shipping activity of any Bent Fort (Cities Service). striction to the the restrictions was ordered by performers and note here was the arrival and de­ ship. It seems Rear Admiral A. C. Richmond, act­ (Signed On foul-balls on .the parture of seven ships in transit as though the old ing commandant of the Coast Ships signing on were the Law­ ships to the pa­ all of which were 'clean as man didn't want Guard, on the recommendation of rence 'Victory (Mississippi); Steel trolman. Incid­ the crew to know the inter-agency committee on the whistle, with no beefs and happy ents of drunken­ crews. That is the way we like to Maker (Isthmian); Dorothy and that he had a hazards of the ammonium nitrate. Show Me Mariner (Bull); Robin ness, failure to see them. letter from the The Chamber of Commerce of Doncastef and Robin Gray (Robin). turn to and in­ Government stat­ New Orleans requested the United 11m There were no payoffs or sign- In-transit vessels included the Al­ ability to turn to, ons in the port during the past ing that there States Maritime Administration coa Runner, Alcoa Pointer and 'AIwould be no men to designate the city as a lay-up quitting the ship without reason Bove period, with ship­ coa Ranger (Alcoa); Iberville, Wa­ allowed to go' port for merchant vessels in the and the like should be reported ping definitely costa, Chickasaw, Lafayette and ashore. Had he acquainted thfe men reserve fleet. The Chambers' board for gooci cause. on the slow bell. De Soto (Waterman); Massmar and with the facts, this beef would not of directors sent a letter to Wash­ We know that most men like to The future Idoks Seamar (Calmar); Ines, Carolyn, have come up. We also had a trans­ ing ton, DC,, relative to this re­ lean over backwards to give their just fair, so the Suzanne and Frances (Bull); Steel portation beef which I am glad to quest. It pointed out that New shipmates the benefit of the doubt, less -we say about Executive (Isthmian); Seatrain state has been settled to the satis­ Orleans was utilized as a lay-up but if these flagrant cases are not it the better. Louisiana and Seatrain Savannah faction of the crew. Therefore, we port after World War I, and it has reported it works hardship on the Our in-transit (Seatrain); Republic (Trafalgar); have no beefs outstanding in the demonstrated by experience that patrolmen when they try to get ships included Alexander (Carras) and Council port at the present time. We have our port is entirely satisfactory for the skipper to lift a logging here the Seatrains Sa­ Grove (Cities Service). had quite a few payoffs^ and the vannah, New this purpose. The Maritime Ad­ and there or get a legitimate beef Burke Would like to thank the mem­ respective delegates are to be com­ York (twice) and bership, especially the permits, for ministration has announced that straightened out. If we want to get plimented on bringing these ships consideration on these matters the Louisiana (Seatrain); Robin Mariner-class ships will be placed their continued voluntary help on in with good clean payoffs. in the reserve fleet in the near then we have to keep the perform­ Hood and Robin Locksley (Seas) the longshore beef. Looks like it We have had the following ships future. The vessels require deep ers in line. and the Angelina (Bull). won't be long before the water­ pay off in this port: Edith and water depth and their structures Injurious to Union On the labor front in town, the front situation will be cleared up Ines of Bull; Steel Rover and Steel are higher than many vessels pres­ Acts like those mentioned above only activity is the picketing by Inventor (Isthmian); Cubore, Bal- ently laid up in other Gulf areas. are injurious, to the Union, because AFL building trades unions of the in favor of the AFL and then tore, Santore, Bethore, Feltore, New Orleans would welcome this if we don't live up to our contract Thunderbolt Bridge project, due everything will be smooth sailing Marore and Steelore (Ore); Carra- fleet in view of the sparsity of ship it makes it twice as hard for the to the state having let the con­ again. As you know, the ship bulle and Catahoula (Nat'l Naviga­ repair work in the area, as the Union to get the company to hold tract out to an out-of-state con­ owners have been diverting all, or most of their ships, around this, tion); Azalea City (Waterman); lay-up and reactivation work would up its end. struction contractor and one who's port for the past several months. Government Camp (Cities Service); at least offer a stop-gap in our using non-union labor to boot. Several members have called to Claude Simmons Oremar of Calmai-; Cathei-ine of present status. The construction unions are the agent's attention the practice Asst. Sec.-Treas. Drytrans, and Trojan Seaman of Ships paying off included the indulged in by some of the broth­ currently involved in a court ac­ Troy. -t t 4 Iberville and Antinous (Water­ ers who are working ashore. These tion resulting from the beef and Ships signing on were the Edith, man), Del Mundo, Del Valle and fellows have their friends watch we have offered whatever assist­ Galveston: Ines and Rosario (Bull); Seacloud Del Rio (Mississippi). The Del the board to see when some jobs ance they need. The Savannah AFL (Am. Mcht. Marine); Cubore, Bal- CampOi Del Mundo and Del are open, and when they find an Central Trades body has also o4: tore, Santore, Feltore and Marore •Viento (Mississippi) signed on. In- opening they like, they will come fered all help possible. of Ore; Steel Rover and Steel Ex­ transit vessels included the Alcoa down,to the hall on the double. Oldtimers on the beach right ecutive of Isthmian; Cities Serv­ Clipper, Alcoa Pennant, Alcoa now include N. Creasy, J. C. LaAct As Messengers Shipping was good during the ice's Government Camp; Azalea Corsair and Alcoa Pilgrim (Alcoa); Those who have complained seter, WJ Thompson, Roy Nash, past two weeks and should continue City of Waterman; Oremar and Steel Navigator (Isthmian); Del about this practice say it works a J. B. Henley, M. J. Lohr, W. W. that way for the next two weeks. Bcthcoaster of Calmar. hardship on men who are full time Spivey, and C. D. Lowery and T. No ships signed on and one ship, In-transit vessels were the Eliza­ Campo and Del Viento (Mississip­ pi); Seatrain New York and Sea- seamen, in earnest to ship and not W. Burke. Brother Burke, who join­ the Steel Navigator (Isthmian), beth of Bull; Alamar and Calmar ed the SIU right here in Savannah of Calmar; Alcoa Pointer and Al­ train Savannah (Seatrain); La employed ashore in-between mak­ in 1944, generally sails electrician. paid off. In-transit vessels included ing job calls. So in the future do Salle, Claiborne, Mobilian, Gate­ Topa Topa, LaSalle and Gate^vay coa Roamer (Alcoa); Fairland and He's a man who likes to hunt and City (Waterman); Chickasaw of Waterman; and the way City and Wild Ranger (Water­ not be a messenger boy for some fish in his off time, as who doesn't man); Abiqua (Cities Service); guy who wants to drink beer up­ Evelyn and Mae Fort Hoskins of Cities Service. Margaret Brown, Pelican Mariner town, or hold down another job and he's more than happy to (Bull); Michael, Into Boneyard spend his days ashore with rod or Alexandj^a and The Ore Steamship Company, af­ and Alice Brown (Bloomfield); and and then come down and ship out gun on the hunt for some big ones. on the spur of the moment, Trinity (Carras); ter having the Bethore for 32 years, Edith (Bull). Jeff Morrison Lindsay J. Williams through your efforts. Council Grove has finally decided to scrap her. Savannah Port Agent New Orleans Port Agent At our last meeting. Jack Suand Cantigny The other old-timer of the,group, I (Cities Service); • the Steelore, is going to be laid up Southern D i s • when she reaches Baltimore this time. tricts (Southern Trading); and Around the hall this week is Buckner John H. Bove. Brother Bove joined four Seatrains; New Jersey, Louisiana, Texas and our organization June 2, 1944, and WILMINGTON, Calif 805 Marine Ave. FORT WILLI AM.... 118V4 Syndicate Ave. Georgia. We assisted the Lake is sailing as cook and baker. • SIU, A&G District Ontario Phone: 3-3221 Ernest Tilley. Agent Terminal 4-2874 Earl Si}eppard '..103 Durham St. Charles agent, Leroy Clarke, in the BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn, PORT COLBORNE Ontario Phone: 5591 Earl Sheppard, Agent .Mulberry 4540 SECRETARY-TREASURER Baltimore Port Agent TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. E. payoff of the Julesberg (Terminal Paul Hall BOSTON 276 State St. EMpire 4-5719 Tankers). . ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS 3-4 4; James Shcehah. Agent Richmond 2-0140 VICTORIA, EC 617V4 Cormorant .St. Robert Matthews Joe Algina Men on -the beach include N. Empire 4531 New Orleans: GALVESTON 308'/i 23rd St. Claude Simmons Joe Volpian VANCOUVER. BC 565 Hamilton St. Whipple, H. Buckner, A. Distrunk, Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 William Hall ~ PaciSc 7824 LAKE CHARLES. La1419 Ryan St SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. F. Kon, F. Pence, B. Tolbert, P. Leroy Clarke. Agent Phone 6-5744 SUP Phone 6346 Ryan, C. Knight, O. Fleet, H. Rose20 Elgin St. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HONOLULU ; 16 Merchant St. BAGOTVILLE. Quebec Phone: 545 crans, R. Averitt, R. Armstrong Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 Phone 5-8777 THOROLD, Ontario 82 St. Davids St. NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St PORTLAND 523 N. Everett St. CAnal 7-3202 apd R.. Meadows. Men in the Mar­ Business affairs of tne port are Lmd.sey Williams^ Agent •i ' Beacon 4336 QUEBEC 113 Gote De La Montague ine Hospital are Ll L. Bentiey, . Magnolia 6112-6113 Quebec Phone: 2-7078 RICHMOND. CALIF ... 257 5th St. in fine shape, with the beefs few NEW VORK 675 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn 177 Prince William St. A. J. Scheving, S. Lyle, J. MarkoPhone 2599 SAINT JOHN HYacinth 9-6600 NB Phone; 2-5232 pole, J. C. Lewallen, H. E. Grant, and frr between and all of a minor SAN FRANCISCO... 450 Harrison St. NORFOLK ..127 129 Bank St. Douglas 2-8363 nature. Also in the few-and-far- Ben Rees. Agent F. L. 'Ryan, A. Weaver and D. Phone 4-1083 2700 1st Ave. Great Lakes District PHILADELPHIA ...-337 Market St. SEATTLE between column are jobs in the 8. Patterson. Cardullo. Agent Main (1290 ALPENA. Market 7-1635 133 W. Fletcher port. In thO'-last two weeks less SAN FRANCISCO .. -- 450 Harrikon St. WILMINGTON SOS Marine Ave. The weather has been good, but Phone: 1238W Banning, Agent.: Douglas 2-5475 Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO. NY 180 Alain St. men were shipped than have gone T. Marty BrelthoR. West Coast Representative NEW YORK Phone: Cleveland 7391 we did get a little dusl from storms 678 4tb Ave., Brooklyn to sea in quite some time. -The PUERTA de TIERRA, PR Pcl^j o 51--La 5 734 Lakeside Ave., NE further west. The members are STerUng 8-4071 CLEVELAND 2-5996 Phone: Main 1-0147 outlook for tlie coming two weeks ^ . • • 2 Aberctjrn St. DETROIT loss 3rd st. very elated about the prospects of Canadian District Agent Phone 3-1728 should be OK with the Frederic SEATTLE .Tleadquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 getting a new location for the jhoH. ., ,. . 2700 1st Ave MONTREAL. ......634 St. James St. West DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Elliott 4334 C. Collin due to crew up Jeft Gillette. Agent PLateau 8161' Keith Alsop Phone: Melrose 2-4110 mo»-1811 N. Franklin Si HALUAX, .N.8.....^r.'>.-128<A Mollis St. SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 92nd St. between . now andi'the'i ffrs^. of TAMPA May White, Agent,,: P^yne 2-1323 j ,1^.^^lYesjljpn , yoTjt I ^gcnt '4 Phone: 3-8911 Phone: Esses 9-S818 J MA Baltimore: Uid-Up Ships To Call For Crows Hero Shortly Reporting Performers Is JusI Common Sonso Waterfront Pklure Clearing fer AH. Baildlng Trades Rap Non-Union Project W Hall To Move To New Location City Requests Status As Cot't Lay-ltp Port 'i'-' �SEAFARERS Mil^eli 5, 1954 Pace EleVei LOG ....JPORT JtCPORTS wanted to make a trip on her, judg­ Lake Charles: abundance. There are no shortages Mobile: ing by the number of cards thrown of contracts, so that each SIU in for the jobs. The ship is cur­ member may have his own pei<rently around the Gulf, loading for sonal copy. If he is a good SIU her maiden trip under the Bloomsailor he will have his contract field house flag. with him on every ship. Aside from Shipping has been fair for the Shipping has been fairly good Shipping continues to be poor navigation maps and books, the Army Vet Returns past two weeks, with a total of 63 in Boston, but does show some I contract is the most important for the last couple of weeks with Here in Mobile with us we have jobs in all rates shipped. We still signs of picking I reading matter on board any ship, 174 men shipped to regular jobs up. Three ships I for two reasons. One, because the and'about 100 shipped to tug and Brother P. Owens, better known as have over one hundred men regis­ "Smoky" Owens. He has just re­ tered, so don't rush down expect­ paid off and sign­ ' ships have to go to all parts of the ed on; the Lone world and get back, and two, by shore gangs and various other jobs turned to shipping after a stint in ing to ship in a hurry. The fol­ Jack and Cantig- having a gOod knowledge of the around the harbor. We had a total Uncle Sam's army. Brother Owens lowing ships called in here during ny (Cities Serv­ contract these trips can be pleas­ of ten payoffs, five sign-ons and sails as an electrician in the En­ .the past two weeks: Winter Hill, gine department and is very glad Government Camp, Bradford Is­ ice) and Queens- ant and the payoff smooth and on five ships in transit. to get back to sea. He is convinced land, Bents Fort, Logans Fort, ton Heights (Sea- time. Payoffs that the various benefit.s of the Lone Jack and Fort Hoskins trade). Intransit Oldtimers on the beach include Seafarers will make them the (Cities Service). The Winter Hill Ships paying off included the vessels included R. H. Schaiffner, A. Gurskie and pacesetters of the Maritime in­ and Government the Steel Age (Is­ C. D. Jernigan. Men in the marine Monarch Sea, Hurricane, Claiboime dustry for years to come. Camp made two and Wild Ranger (Waterman) and thmian), Robin hospital in this port include O. E. Prince calls. We had Cat Tanner Sherwood -and Abrams, J. E. Eubanks, J. V. Ende, the Pennant, Cavalier. Partner, a terrific beef Mobile Fort Agent Pilgrim, Corsair Robin Kettering (Robin) and Wa­ G. C. Farnum, W. K. Gulley. Sverwhen the Julesterman ships Wacosta, De Soto, re Johannessen, L. Musselini, J. C.' and Ranger, all 4" 4" 4* burg (Terminal Lafayette, Fairland and Ibeiwille. Mitchell, V. K. King, E. L. Woods, Alcoa ships. Sign­ Philadelphia: Tankers) paid off. ing on were Wa­ We regret to report that one broth­ T. R. Webster and A. Wilfert. She was in a terman's Mobiler passed on. Edward C. Dacey Jeff Gillette mess with a logian and Hurri­ died in the Brighton Marine Hos­ Seattle Port Agent happy skipper, cane and the Al­ pital on Feb. 19, following an op­ coa Pennant, Al­ but we were able Glick eration. 4> 4' 4" to get most of the coa Partner, and According to shipping figures, On Beach Miami: Alcoa Pilgrim. shipping has been just about hold­ jogs cut down or thrown out com­ Seafarers on the beach include In-transit vessels ing its own and there is nothing in pletely. The skipper on the JulesLimbaugh W. Prince, P. Norton and G. Smith. included the the picture of the future to show burg is one log-happy character, Men in Marine Hospitals are T. Steel Navigator (Isthmian) and that it will be either booming or and he disputed all the overtime Mastaler, R. Churchill,. R. Rogers, Watermair ships Iberville, Citrus busting. Of course, we still have he thought he could get away with, S. Sbriglio, J. Valenzuela, E. BelkPacker, Antindus and Arizpa, our regular in-transit ships that but the company showed up with Slow—that's the word for how ner and F. Mallory. All are report­ take a few replacements. Let us their own representatives, and all shipping is, has been, and will be. All payoffs, sign-ons and ined to be in pretty good condition. beefs were settled before the pay­ hope it keeps that way. A continuous article ship, the Flor­ transit jobs were contacted and all ' Below Zero off. Everj'body was happy but ida (P&O) paid off. No ships signed beefs were settled to the crew's Things are really tightening up In Portland, Me., bad weather on and vessels in-transit include satisfaction prior to sailing. Other here in Philadelphia. Everything the skipper. and nine degrees below zero We attended the meeting of the the Iberville, Chickasaw and Waterman ships in port which may seems to be tuned to a general rise temperatures delayed the Queens- Azalea City (Waterman), Florida, Lake Charles Central Trades and crew up in the near future are the in unemployment. The shipping ton Heights payoff from Feb. 12 Ponce (Puerto Rico), and Wyoming Monarch of the Sea and the Fair- industry, likewise, has started to Labor Council, and at the meeting to 13, because the pilot refused to (Quaker). isle. tighten its belt in an effort to com­ the council appointed a committee bring the ship in. The pilot also AFL Convention Sympathy Extended pete with the foreign-flag vessels to meet with this area's State sen­ failed to guide three other ships ators and representatives, in order The resolutions taken up by the The Mobile Branch wishes to ex­ that Uncle Sam has so generously to fight a state bill which would in. This was winter's coldest day in Portland. The ships resembled a recent AFL Convention here in tend its sympathy to the family of given or practically given away. outlaw the closed shop. We have painting of a winter wonderland Miami looked very good. Maybe Brother Joseph Walters, who died There is now a movement in Con­ already received private assurances scene: ice covered them and long the Teamsters will do something to recently in a Norwegian port. gressional circles to wipe out the that we will have the support of icicles hung from the ships super­ organize the tnick drivers in this Brother Walters was an oiler on last bit of protection to American the men from this area. state, but it will be a tough strug­ board the Warrior (Waterman) and shipping. They are now discussing structures. Labor News gle. evidently died of a heart attack the elimination of the 50-50 clause, James Sheehan which means that if they are suc­ The Building Construction and On Beach right after closing a steam valve, Boston Port Agent cessful all cargo in the American Trades Council has been meeting according to shipmates who noti­ Oldtimers on the beach include 3) 4" 4" Philip Miranda, Edward Polise, fied the hall of his death; Brother foreign aid program can be ship­ with contractors in an attempt to Seattle: negotiate their dispute, and we Robert Lambert, and Eugene Mc- Walters was a veteran of two wars. ped on foreign vessels. have just received word that seven Guinn. J. C. Vilar is still in the He is survived by his wife and Kelleher Passes Away contractor's have come to terms, Marine Hospital. The weather here other relatives. Present plans call Danny Kelleher has just passed j Picketing in the dispute has been has been fair, but cool and windy. for returning the body aboard the away after a heart attack. His pass­ very quiet, with no scab attempts Fish have been running well and Warrior. ing will be grieved by his many to work. Mardi Gras Shipping has been very good there have been some good catches Brother W. V. Glick. who joined Mardi Gras has been in full friends and shipmates. here in the Port of Seattle, with made. The boys haven't been doing Ships paying off were the Cal- the SIU in the early days, presided several men shipping through San too well on the horses and dogs, swing in this port and brothers on Francisco for jobs in Seattle. It though. At present, we are nego­ the beach enjoyed the various mar of Calmar: Trinity of Carras; over our last meeting as chairman. looks just as good for the future. tiating with P&O. It's going well parades which ended on March 3. Carolyn and Marina of Bull; Cata­ Glick hails from Ohio, but i-.anagevl Ships paying off included the and we should have a contract soon. Some of the oldtimers currently houla of Nat'l. Navigation and to get to sea at an early age. The We expect Ponce Cement to ex­ on the Beach include H. Hallman, Logans Fort of Cities Service. recording secretary was Alphan San Mateo Victory of Eastern; Young America of Waterman; pand as a result of their building H. Young, F. Thompson, R. Floyes, Ships signing on were the same, Fruge, who earned his book the Alcoa Planter of Alcoa; Greece a new office in Miami. There is H. Limbaugh, S. Tuberville, R. while in-transit vessels were the hard wa.v. in Cities Service. Both Victory, of South Atlantic "and the also talk of the Company buying Stepp, J, Bradley, H. Gable and E. Robin Doncaster, twice. Robin brothers did a fine job.. Sherwood and Robin Locksley Leroy Clarke Sea Wind of Seatraders. Ships another ship. We hope its true as Ayler. (Seas); Ines of Bull; Chickasaw. Mariner Ships Lake Charles Port Agent signing on were the Liberty Bell we could sure use another ship in From all indications, the boys on Azalea City, Lafayette and DeSoto of Tramp Cargo, Seaeliff of Coral this area. It seems that every new 4. 4. 4 outfit that woi'ks out of here starts the beach like the Mariner type (Waterman) and the Steel Execu­ and the Choctaw of Waterman.Wilminqton: In-transit vessels were the An­ operating under the monkey flag. ships, V/hen the Pelican Mariner tive of Isthmian. Steve CarduIIo (Bloomfield) crewed up here re­ Eddie Parr drew Jackson and Yaka of Water­ Philadelphia Port Agent cently, everyone on the beach Miami Port Agent man. Delegates Are Important Ship and department delegates are doing a fine job in general, par­ Shipping remained about, the ticularly on the ships that have same for the past two weeks with been in and out of Seattle these no payoffs, one sign-on and seven past few weeks. The job as dele­ in-transits. One payoff is sched­ gate aboard ship is very important uled in the next two weeks. We and whoever is delegate on any Shipping Figures February 10 to February 24 regret to inform the membership ship needs the cooperation of the SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL that Brother Edward A. Cooley REG. REG. REG. TOTAL SHIP. men and officers he works with. PORT DECK ENG. STEW.SHIPPED passed away in the Union hall of DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. Many times there are important 10 a heart attack. The Union con­ 6 2 2 41 Boston 21 15 5 decisions to be made and if the tacted his family and helped make 177 69 57 51 269 New York 91 98 80 delegates think it necessary to arrangements for the funeral. A 26 69 group of Union brothers attended 24 19 73 call meetings to discuss the mat­ Philadelphia 21 27 25 ter. and arrive at the most logical 202 the services and burial. 58 72 72 286 Baltimore 119 99 68 answer, these meetings are called Brother Ernest Tilley is now out 30 13 8 9 30 Norfolk 15 8 7 and all involved have their say in the vacationland of the West 8 3 3 2 25 Savannah H 5 9 and generally the best solution to and wishes to state that he does 10 3 4 3 50 Tampa 16 17 17 any problem is arrived at in this not miss the cold weather back 58 174- East. 62 54 manner. The problems that come 178 Mobile ........i.. '... 64 52 62 up are generally not too serious We are happy to report that no 53 62 180 65 193 New Orleans 87 66 50 men are in the Marine Hospitals. and are mostly concerning the con­ 68 41 159 50 105 Galveston 46 24 35 Oldtimers on the beach here in­ tract working rules. 38 147 clude "Red" Nunn, Jake Longfel­ 58 51 58 Seattle • ;. '30 18 10 Have Own Contract 70 25 18 27 low, Ty Darling, Ed Lane, Irish San Francisco 44 38 34 — 116 At the payoff or signon of any Adams and Whitey Staham. , 19 3 7 9 69 ship these contracts are brought on VVilmington 30 .20 19 ,, vE; B,-Tilleyf.-.; ' • .11.,''.:^ -Sy,, ..I >«.* If" •' • •• "i'J" —— • board by SIU officials, They are Wilmington Port Agent 383 L255 ' 1,503 \Z:..; ,699 4(if- . 421 also 'a\^lfablfe"'kt'W SItI halls in • »-?TbtaW^- Boston: Big Beef Bops Log-Happy Skipper Mariner Ship And Mardi Gras Make Perl News Pilot Stages Sab-Zero Sitdowii' ia Portland Shipping is Holding Its Own In Pa. Port Ponce Cement iWay Add New Ship To Run Delegaies Can Use Crew's Cooperation Shipping Clays At Slow Bell On Coasi �Pace Twelve SEAFARERS IN THE WAKE The bandannas and neckerchiefs affected by seamen for many years as part of their every-day dress originally came from India. When Portuguese explorers, back in the 16th century, began to learn about the various beautiful cloths pro­ duced in the country, they saw that one owed its interesting ap­ pearance to the curious manner in which it was prepared for dye­ ing. The cloth was tightly knotted before it was dipped in the dye, and thus some portions of the cloth retained the original color. The Hindus called this method of dyeing bandhnu, a word later de­ veloped in English as bandanna. boats, and the channel eventually carried the same name. 4 4 i LOG March ff. 1954 MEET THE SEAFARER BENJAMIN MIGNANO, AB "The best union there is," .that's cident. When it comes to Cities Question: Do you favor a brush what Ben Mignano says about the Service, Mignano has one beef. Ben or roller for painting aboard ship? SIU, and although Ben is only 26 says that there are still not enough years old, he's been sailing SIU old time book-men taking Cities H. E. Collins, elect.: I have never ships since the first day he left Service ships. "There's nothing like a full crew had occasion to use either one of ^Brooklyn ten years ago. Ben, them aboard ship who's married and the father of of SIU members" he says, "to myself, but I three children, first went to sea at straighten out any ship that has would think that the age of 16, when he shipped out been giving a little difficulty." the roller is the on the Benjamin Bourn (Missis­ Brooklyn better of the two. sippi). He's been sailing as a deck Ben was bom in and brought up It puts paint on man right along, except for a twoin his home port, Brooklyn. He year hitch in the Army from 1951 more evenly than a brush does on to 1953. Seafarer Mignano was sta­ says that before he got married, a flat surface. It tioned in Panama and did duty'as his favorite outport was New Or­ leans. Now that he has a family, does it faster an infantryman and lifeguard. When Ben was discharged, he Ben usually confines himself to and makes the i ^ ran into some trouble because Un­ coastwise trips like the Cities Serv­ work that much easier for the guy A caucus, used today to describe cle Sam's khaki boys had managed ice, coastwise runs which permit wielding the roller. a meeting of a political group to to lose all his records and to this him to be home pretty regularly. 4" 4" i decide on some course of action, Shipping off the board, he points Hugh Dryden, oiler: That all de­ day they haven't found them, so is believed to have originated in Ben hasn't received some Army out, enables him to get the kind pends upon what you are trying to New England, from gatherings of pay. However, arrangements were of run where he can stick close to paint. If you are ship-caulkers and others engaged t 4. t made through the Welfare Service home. painting a flat in the shipping business to discuss The remora, a strange fish which surface, It is best so that he could get his book re­ When it comes to hobbies, swim­ the news of the industry . . . The attaches itself to moving objects activated immediately and ship out. ming is the thing this sailor goes letters F and Y inscribed on the by a sort of sucking-disk along the to use a roller. But trouble still followed Ben for and that's quite natural. He did However, I pre­ banners of Columbus and his cap­ top of its head, was well-known to because on his first ship after get­ serve as a lifeguard in the Army tains, often seen in paintings or ancient Roman navigators. The fer a brush my­ ting out of service, the Royal Oak and you have to be pretty good in self, when paint­ models of the ships in his expedi­ fish would attach itself to the bot­ (Cities Service), he had a bad acci­ the water to hold down that type tion to the New World, were the tom or sides of their slow-moving" ing the eaves, or dent which put him on the beach of job. behind pipes, es­ initials of Ferdinand and Ysabella, sailing vessels, and it was believed Typical SIU Man for six months. the Spanish king and queen in that they acted as a drag to the pecially In the engine room, it is With ten years of SIU sailing be­ Accident whose name Columbus sailed. In vessel, holding it' back or even very necessary. You can't do any­ hind him, young Ben is typical of old Spanish, I and Y were inter­ stopping its progress. It was for A steel block fell off the ship's the kind of Seafarer found in the thing with the rollerheads. changeable and the queen's name this reason that the Romans gave mast and crashed down onto his union. He's a thoroughly competent was correctly written either Isa­ it the name remora, which means John Fondres, AB: It really head and body. Ben suffered a man who handles his professional bella or Ysabella, that which holds back, a delayer. doesn't matter which one you use slight brain injury, had nine stitch­ and private responsibilities with as long as you es taken in hii head, and also was dispatch. i 4 4 ^ ^ » use it properly. hospitalized with four broken ribs, Ben says he was lucky that the Cynosure, a high-brow word for According to legend. Buttermilk They're both the a punctured lung and a broken an­ first ship he caught after leaving Channel, which separates Gover­ something which attracts atten­ same to me on kle. It takes more than trouble and high school at the age of sixteen, > nors Island from Brooklyn and tion, is another word for Polaris, the job. I can bad times to keep a Seafarer like was an SIU ship. "At that time Long Island in NY harbor, got the pole-star or North Star, the use either one Ben down and he's right back in I didn't know one union from an­ that name because of the fondness star which appears to be the center and feel as if I there again sailing with the SIU. other," Ben confessed. "All I knew of the original Dutch settlers for about which all others rotate. am getting the The last ship Mignano caught was was that I wanted to get on board that particular drink. The channel Ancient Greek mariners who ob­ job done in the the Winter Hill (Cities Service). He a ship. Since then I've had the was said to have been so narrow served it and its constellation right way. Of spent three weeks on the beach be­ opportunity to see what other out­ and shallow that cattle could easily thought that the last three stars fore shipping out again. course, if you use fits are like and I realize now that wade across it, and the only boats in the constellation of this bril­ New Hall they're the kind of ships to stay that could navigate it in those liant, seemingly stationary star your head a little and pick the Ben says he was "surprised to away from." day* were flat-bottomed craft had the curve and upward sweep right one for the right job, it will see the new hall and all the Welfare As far as the SIU is concerned, drawing little water. The boats of the tail of a dog, so they gave be 'a lot easier. Plan help" when he got out of serv­ he feels that aside from the ship­ 4 t t made regular trips across the the entire constellation the name Alfred Borrego, fireman: For ice. He was high in his praise of board conditions the Union does channel to carry buttermilk, a fa­ Dog's Tail or, in Greek, Cynosura. use aboard a ship, I prefer to use the fine headquarters facilities and more for its membership than any vorite drink among the Dutch, They also gave the same name to all the rest of the benefits for Sea­ other outfit. He's pretty well from the dairies of Long Island to the bright one, which accounts for a roller. The roll­ er does the job farers. The Welfare Plan in par­ pleased at the choice he made by Governors Island and New Am­ the English word. The constella­ ticular came in for Ben's praise for accident when he was just 16 years sterdam. For this reason they tion is familiar today as Ursa it is called upon to do better, the help he received after his ac­ old. were popularly called buttermilk Minor or Little Bear. easier and much faster, as well. Of course, this is assuming it is on a flat surface, especially on the ACROSS DOWN 10. seaman 33. Mountain General Douglas MacArtbur an­ of unknown nationality dropped bulkheadis, where 11. Pope range. Russia Sad . 1. Tree juice nounced that New Zealand and bombs on Stockholm, Sweden, and 17. Where Pitts­ 34. Take into Honolulu it is simple to give the rollerhead 2. Alabama; burgh finished custody American ground troops had seized a second city 60 miles away . . . 8. What a union Abbr. full play. 19, Like 36. River. Italy insures the northern end of the Solomons The SIU's New York branch urged 3. 21. Honey-makers 37. Inquiries Brown t 4" 4 S. Part of a raca tBloomfield) 22. avis 38. Old form of George Balukas, AB: I like to archipelago. ... In boxing. Beau lifetime admission and treatment 23. Be in store for "you" 12. Wings 4. Members of Jack whipped Sammy Angott in rights in US marine hospitals for 25. Washington 39. Path lor SIU use both the brush and the rolkr ten rounds at New York. 13. Baking ballplayers liners merchant seamen in recognition of chamber 5. Man's name on different Jobs 26. Member of 40. Autocrat 6. Egg: Comb, their war service . . . Forces of the 14. Sash worn in the crew 42. WiUie where they are form Japan t t * Famed fiddler Keeler US Pacific Fleet "returned the 7. City on Angola 27. zR called for. One White 44. Sheltered side 15. Rubber port coast visit made by the Japanese Fleet Line 45. The Allies ousted the Japanese Enemy of the in SA or the other will 8. Sub's breath30 City on Oder USA 16. Where N. ing device from a mountain pass in North at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, do as it makes Hotel St. is 9. Noisy (Puzzle Answers On Page 25) no difference to Burma which the enemy had appar­ and effected a partial settlement 18. One of Hoover's men me. If there is ently planned to use in an invasion of the debt," Washington an­ II 10 20. Ranks a job coming up of India . . . Five delegates to rep­ nounced, in an attack which cost 21. Banks, in in which either resent the SIU-A&G District at the Japanese 23 ships sunk and Scotiand will do the same the SIU of North America conven­ more than 250 planes. 23. Sea birds amount of work tion in New Orleans were chosen 24. Work for » 4^ ^ money with relative ease, I take the one by a coastwise ballot. An A&G US troops landed on Los Negros 25. What sugar which is nearest at hand and use agents' conference was scheduled does in the Admiralty Islands, at the to be held in conjunction with the it. 20. Before convention . . . tJS and British air northern entrance to the Bismarck 4> 4* 4* 30. AU that U to be Geronimo Morales, oiler: There's attacks on Berlin and industrial Sea, and captured a vital airfield. 31. Fish catcher no doubt in my mind which is the points throughout Germany and The Japanese lost 3,000 in one all32. 24,000-ton better, of the two France mounted . . . Moscow an- night, futile attempt to retake the Italian ship pieces of "work nounced it had offered peace airbase ... Attacks and counter­ 34. City in India gear. It's the In Japan, attacks on the Anzio (Italy) front terms to Finland pleat 35. brush. I prefer 36. Earlier Fremier Gen.- Hideki Tojo took continued . . . More than 600 Rus­ 37. FinaUy: 2 the brush myself over the office of Chief of the sian planes carried out a ten-hour words bombing raid oh Helsinki, Finland because- it does 40. Ripped Army Staff. 41. Places for . . . Louis (Lepke) Buchalter and better and more ships to avoid 4" 4- 4i two others were put to death in jobs than does 43. Long fish 46. Knowle-dge President Roosevelt vetoed a Sing Sing, NY, prison, for the the roller. You 47. Region $2.3 billion tax bill, branding it aj murder of a Brooklyn storekeepei^ can't get a roller 48. Leak slowly 49.- Observe , "relief not for the needy but for in 1936 . ; . The US and Britain to work in and BO. Employer the greedy." Congress passed it stopped shipment of military shparound pipes and narrow quarters 51.- It beats a • ' deuce ..-.y.'.'ii: sgain. over -. the veto v ,^4 lAitpiaiim. . jon tbg ;fMP |iln410»«an a brush. Built on the crater floor of an extinct volcano, Leverock's Town, commonly known as The Bottom, is the main settlement on the is­ land of Saba in the Dutch West Indies and was a base for Carib­ bean pirates in the 17th century. T^e principal means of entering the town is by a stairway known as The Ladder, which leads from the shore 800 feet below and con­ sists of hundreds of steps cut in the solid rock. Boats made in The Bottom are. said to be among the best in the area, but since the is­ land has no harbor where a vessel can anchor with safety at all times, the small Ashing craft built in the town have to be carried laborious­ ly up The Ladder over the crater rim in order to be launched in the sea. r �•I'-m, •K-'^.-'-. *-f«. -^'J r^4<t7|-TT.'ji;v^:^ji/r«airi« March 5, 1954 SEAFARERS SEAFARERS^ LOG LETTER P4UL HALL, Secretary-^Treasurer of the Editor, HEABERT BRAMO, Managing Editor, RAY DENISON; Art Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN; Photo Editor, 0ANIEL NULVA; Staff Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPtVACK. JERRY REMER, At, MASKIN, RICHARD HELLER: C.ulf Area Reporter, BILL MdoDY: Staff Assistants, LYMAN GAYLORD, MILTON HOROWITZ. Tougher Sledldiiig Over the past few months it's become pretty clear that unions in this country are in for tougher sledding in the future. Thesre's no question that some of the acceptance and support that unions enjoyed in the past from people outside the union movement has evaporated and in its place there arie some feelings of indifference and even hostility towards organizations of working men. This doesn't mean .that those who want to smash unions (and there are always some of them around) will get a free hand to do their dirty work. It does mean that in many places and in many circumstances all kinds of obstacles are being thrown up against union progress, and some unions that are not securely established may crack under pressure. Al­ ready in some isolated instances, smaller and weaker unions have been forced to take backward steps and have been deprived of hard-won gains, either through legislation or tough treatment at the . hands of employers. Such develop­ ments will only encourage anti-union forces to go after bigger game. Obviously under Sjjich circumstances, unions and their members have to get in shape to face the tougher haul ahead. The SlU is well aware of the drift and what it could mean to Seafarers. It is prepared to meet any emergency that might arise, provided it enjoys the same solid backing from the rank and file membership that it has had in the past. mSTS Look-See Cold War Victory ::l WEEK Plan Would Speed Aid To Injured To the Editor: Last voyage I was elected ship's delegate aboard the Steel Maker and, as usual, several things came up which I was not familiar with, most of them wei-e straightened out with a little common sense, however. There is one thing though that I'd like to have called to the attention of the membership to be aired out and discussed. In this way, through the pages of the LOG, the membership could kick around the idea. Last voyage two SIU seamen were repatriated aboard this ship. One of them was in pretty good shape but unfortunately the other. James Waldron, was unable to help himself and also was unable to The United Mine Workers panics of creating mass unemploy­ speak because he had had a stroke. Health and Welfare Fund sued four ment by overproducing. Carey also When he came aboard it never oc­ bituminous coal operators in Scran- charged the Eisenhower adminis­ curred to me to ton, Pa., for $63,039, charging fail­ tration with "big business policies," notify the Union, ure and refusal to pay into the and stated that "they (Eisenhower because I figured fund. The UMW announced that administration) cannot escape re­ the delegates on this was the first of "many" suits. sponsibility for the seores of thou­ his last ship had The suit was filed in the name of sands of Americans lining up at taken care of UMW President Lewis and two employment offices and unemploy­ that when he was trustees of the fund, the income of ment compensation windows." hospital i z e d. which is derived from royalties 4i 4!' 4> However, this de­ paid on coal mined. Recently, fSo many nice things-have been said about Andrew Furutail was appar­ monthly payments to beneficiaries Building service workers in Man­ seth in the past that it would be repetitious to go into them ently overlooked. were cut in half, because the fund hattan lofts and commercial build­ Hanks here. But now that we are coming up to his 100th anniver­ When we ar­ has been depleted. ings received wage increases of $2.S0 a week under a three-year sary, it would be proper and fitting if our nation gave him rived at pier 2, Staten Island, t t the recognition that is his due. Seafaring men know of him about 4 PM there was no one Wage increases of 28 cents an agreement between Building Serv­ aboard.or on the dock to take care ice Employees Local 32B, AFL and well, but to outsiders he is obscure and unknown. of this man. I called Welfare Serv­ hour were won for 300 members of an employer group. Approximately Consequently, the Committee of American Maritime ices at the hall and told them Machinists Lodge 737 in St. Paul, 12,0C0 union members are covered Unions is proposing that the US Postoffice Department issue Waldron was aboard and described Minnesota. The men are employed by the new contract which is ex­ a special Furuseth commemorative stamp in honor of the the condition he was in. Within a by 21 over-the-road trucking com­ pected fo set a pattern for another panies. In addition, the 2V^ year 9,000 workers employed by mem­ occasion. Such a stamp would be small recognition indeed very short time a Welfare repre­ agreement provides for nearly dou­ bers of another association. sentative from the Union was for a man who did so much to give seamen the rights en­ bling welfare benefits. Of the raise. aboard the ship to assist him. He joyed by other American citizens. 4" 4" '4 21 cents was retroactive to Nov. 15. took him to the USPHS hospital a* two cents to Jan. 16, and five cent*-Representatives of 13 rail very short distance from pier 2, will become effective on May 16. brotherhoods are up in arms over and got him admitted. a letter written by Secretary of ir it In this particular case it didn't The CIO Oil Workers Interna­ Agriculture Ezra Benson dealing cause too much delay, but some The long-simmering dispute between the Military Sea ships might not be so conveniently tional is sponsoring, for the second with a dispute on the railroads. unions, representing l.C0:\0OO Transportation Service and private shipowners should be located, and this situation wouid year in a row, an essay contest for Tiie railroad workers complained to children of members. This year's resolved under current Congress plans to give that agency present a much harder problem in is, "What the Union Means President Eisenhower on the issue. a thorough going over. There have been many complaints seeing that a man got proper care. subject to My Community." The contest is Benson had written to a Presiden­ in the past few months that MSTS has been hauling pas­ Shouldn't Have Handicaps open to children up to sixteen tial emergency board a-kirg them sengers and cargo that rightfully fall in the province of the My complaint is that I don't see years old and cash prizes will be to reach a settlement which wouid not result in a boost in freight private operator. MSTS has always denied these charges why we and the Welfare Services awarded. rates on farm products. but they pop up again and again. Department must work under such 4. t handicaps. I would like to suggest 4. 4" 4' If through a complete investigation of these charges. Con­ Iowa's Governor Beardsiey. prod­ gress finds that this is the case, then there is no question but that the Union put printed forms ded into aetion by organized labor, Glass bottle blowers, members ships to be filled out by the has asked the Department of Agri­ of the Glass Bottle Association that the agency should be cut down to size. At a time when aboard in case of illness or in­ culture to make surplus food avail­ (AFL) have reached an agreement American bottoms have a tough time finding cargoes be­ delegates jury to any crewmember. These able for the state's 30,000 jobless on an industry-wide pension p an cause of cut-rate foreign competition, there is no excuse for forms could be filled out by the and their families. He said the for 7,000 members. A five cent an any Government agency to add to that burden by competing delegate aboard ship and sent to food could also be made available hour wage increase was also in­ With US ships i* the ocean trades. the Union immediately. to those receiving old age as­ cluded in the settlement with the Upon receipt. Welfare Services sistance and to dependent children Glass Container Manufacturers In­ t could take steps to see that the getting state aid. stitute. men are repatriated as soon as pos­ 4. 4. 4i4- 4' 4 sible and also have arrangements An increase averaging more than The Mississippi state legislature Although caviar may be priced a little too high, for some made to take care of them as soon four dollars a week, retroactive to has passed a so-called "ri.ght to as they arrive in the United States, Oct. 1. 1953, has been won at the workers* pocketbooks, at least from now on those who enjoy wherever or whenever this is. In work" bill which outlaws the union this marine delicacy no longer have to feel they're aiding this- way. men who are ill or in­ Philanthropic Mutual Life Insur­ shop. It is the 15th state to take ance Co. of Philadelphia in a con­ and abetting the cause of that misnamed "workers' paradise," jured would have the facts of their tract negotiated by the AFL Insur­ such action. The law provides that the Soviet Union, while they're munching it. case known immediately, and they ance Agents International Union a person cannot be denied employ­ if he or she refuses to join a The arrival of the SlU-manned Steel Voyager (Isthmian) wouldn't suffer due to any lapse of for Local 5. Gains also included a ment labor union, although the union time between their mishap and the refund of premiums paid for hos­ from Iran with a shipment of caviar no doubt heralds the pitalization. with the company as­ "may hold a contract. dawn of a whole new era for caviar connoisseurs who pre­ time they return to the States. suming the cost, and an increase of 4 4 4 viously were buying it either directly or indirectly from the It seems to me the job of the $500 in gi-oup life coverage for Welfare Services Department on Public schools in Bayonne, NJ, Russians. these matters would be simplified each agent. were shut down when the school Now the Iron Curtain on caviar has been lifted. Iran no also and, since the department is 4> ^ 4^ teachers, clerks and nurses walked longer gives the Soviets an exclusive monopoly on the local in business for our benefit, it James B. Carey, president of the out in protest against quashing of product, and US firms have moved in. Thus, another small would help us get even better serv- International Union Qf Electrical a wage increase. Funds for the victory has .been ruog. xq) for the West, and Seafarers who i9e than we have been getting. W<»rkeirs. CIO. Rccu^ ,the .General; inqr^^e v^ere knocked put, of tho manned the Voyagesfi ihie]|ieid shape little bit of history. '-.i IStewait S, ffiinks - £ld«trie. JiAd- .IVestiu^ouse..doia-f biiwfe-byitbftlgJitF fathers. Jnst Recognition •i Pagre Thirteen What Are You Afraid Of? Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union. Atlantic & Gulf District. AFL, 875 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32. NY. Tel HYaeinth 9-6600. Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Vol. XVI. No. 5 March 5, 1954 • -.V;* LOG �Vace Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG Mareh B. 1954 P m^'' to-: Skyrocketing coffee prices hove put coffee very much in the news lotely, but coffee long has played an important part in the lives of Seafarers who ship out of the Port of New Orleans. Coffee is not only a beverage; it also rates as a commodity of much importance in world trade, heading the list of imports from Latin America to the US. One-fifth of the nation's coffee supply is imported through New Orleans, much of it aboard SlU-manned vessels like the passengerfreight ships operated by the Mississippi Shipping Company. With cof­ fee ranking third in value of goods imported by this country, the men and ships that bri bring it here fill a.vital role. Coffee first began to gain popularity in the US during colonial times, when resentment against the unjust British taxation of tea, climaxed by the Boston Tea Party (1773), made tea-drinking appear unpatriotic and a nation of coffee-drinkers was born. Today, Seafarers, like Americans everywhere, recognize the "coffee break," traditionally known as "coffeetime" to seamen, as a well-estab­ lished institution. Here, on these pages, are some scenes depicting stages in the coffee trade, from berry to brew. Vm-s. V The full-grown coffee plant is a large shrub that grows 5 to 15 feet in height, depending on the country where it is grown. Most of the coffee imported into the US comes from Brazil, then from 13 other Latin-American countries, Arabia, Indonesia and parts of Africa. Picking coffee is a hand operation that requires great skill. Workers carrying large baskets move from tree to tree, elimi­ nating imperfect berries and chaff with amazing speed. In average coffee production, one tree even­ tually yields about 1.7 pounds of roasted coffee. Close-up of a plantation worker picking berries off the coffee tree, which bears a fra­ grant white flower and fruit about the size of a large cranberry. The fruit, commonly called the berry, is dark red when fully ripe. Its seeds are the actual coffee "beans." t;- After picking, the coffee must be prepared for shipping. In the "wet" method, the out­ side pulp is immediately removed, exposing a sticky substance which must be washed off. The beans are then washed again in concrete Bluiceways (above), in cleay wat^. > Alternate preparation is by the "dry" method, in which the coffee, including ripe, dry and imma­ ture berries, along with earth, twigs and other impurities;;^ is passed through washing tanks and all undesirable material is eliminated. The coffee is then spread on the drying ground for 15-20 days for subsequent treatment by machines. During the drying process (above) the coffee is constantly raked and turned so that evaporation may be uniform. >^ter this drying, it is ready for hulling down to-the.basic'bean.,' .- '.v..v.- , �Maroh B, 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Paire Fifteen A; More drying follows the hulling operation, after which the "green" or unroasted coffee is graded for size. Although machines grade it automatically, it is re-sorted by hand (above) so that only the finished coffee beans remain for bagging and export. Mississippi vessels like the SlU-manned Del Sud transport coffee from the major shipping ports of Santos and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for discharge in New Orleans, which is surpassed in the handling of coffee only by the ports of San Francisco and New York. Distinctive markings are used to separate various grades and consignments of coffee jn dockside warehouses after the bags of coffee are brought out of the hold. Longshoremen stack them in piles according to the fiag markings, a method dating back to sailing ship days. From the receiving warehouse, the bags of coffee go to storage warehouses, from which the coffee is then shipped by rail or truck to various roasting plants in all sections of the US. There the "green" coffee beans are blended, first in samples tested by experts and then in bulk, and roasted in huge machines with capacities of hundreds of pounds. After the coffee is roasted it is cooled by air suction and then put into bags or cans for retail sale or restaurant use. Americans drink more coffee than any other nation in the world. Proper storage of the coffee on the ship while en route is extremely important. The cargo must be kept dry, so the bags are arranged to provide for a maximum circulation of air. Here, a sling-load of coffee comes out of a forward hold on the Del Sud. L:-: '• 1 >1 While discharging of cargo proceeds, the crew performs maintenance work on the Del Sud, while the ship is tied up at Poydras Street Wharf in New Orleans. Photo shows Seafar­ ers Cyril Kenning (left) and Fidele "Sugar" DiGiovanni painting the bow. The end-result of the laborious process from coffse, plant to cup is "coffeetime," the break in ship's routine enjoyed by the crew twice daily, according to the specific provision for it in SIU agree­ ments. Here, three unidentified Seafarers share the traditional snack of coffee and pie. before re­ turning to work. Statistics indicate that, on the average, every person in the US consumes about 19 pounds of coffee annually, approximately 750 cups of coffee per year. Since children are figured in« this means that adult consumption is actually much greater. �"•Tfr-r SEAFARERS Pace Sixteea LOG March 5, 1954 SEAFARERS •I. • The recent United States announcement that the Government would discontinue participatinc in the North Atlantic weather ship operation with Canada and European countries because of high costs and the limited use of that weather information to the United States, has brought about a new arrangement for the weather ships with the USA again participating, but on a comparatively smaller scale. The Euro pean nations have agreed to underwrite a greater share of the cost and the United States will pay less. The agreement means a yearly economy for the United States of approximately $4,000,000. Meteorological in­ formation developed by the weather ships is used to aid ship naviga­ tion, transatlantic plane flights and also for weather predictions in Western Europe. The United States had maintained that most of these services provided European countries with the chief benefits. 4- t 4 4 l" 4 The Soviet Union's continuing attempts to modernize her aging fleet have forced the Communist country to order ships to be built in other countries. France has just joined Denmark and Belgium in building ships for the USSR. The Russians have ordered six 6,170 deadweightton ships from three French yards. The vessels will be equipped to carry grain and reinforced to travel through heavy ice...In Wash­ ington, a bill designed to encourage shipowners who want vessels hpilt with smaller engine rooms, has been submitted to Congress at the re­ quest of the Treasury Department... The closing of Government fa­ cilities to teach merchant ship officers radar and other electronic tech­ niques has led to the expansion of the Raytheon Manufacturing Com­ pany's free school in Waltham, Mass. Handling Electrical Equipment ACTION A sound suggestion that could help speed up needed repairs aboard ship was offered by Sea­ farer John Risbeck when he was aboard the Seacoral. Risbeck pro­ posed that a bulletin board space be set aside for listing needed re­ pairs. That way, it could be seen easily what needed attention, and when the repair was done it could be checked off the list. Since getting repairs done is usually an item or'dispute on a vessel, often dragging over from one trip to the next, the suggestion could be valuable in settling this kind of beef. The bulletin board would serve as a valuable supplement to the repair lists sent in to headquarters. Risbeck, who sails in the deck department, has been with the SIU for well over ten years, join­ ing the Union in the Port of New^ York on May 24, 1943. He's a na­ tive of Czechoslovakia and is 32 years old. The Navy's Hydrographic Office has announced that as an economy measure, it has decided to drop its weekly Hydrographic Bulletin.. The publication, issued continuously since 1889, will be discontinued on March 37. Urgent navigational information will then appear in the weekly "Notice to Mariners." The weekly bulletins contained informa­ tion on obstructions and dangers along coasts and principal ocean routes A collision between a Japanese ship, the Kamagawa Maru, and a small, Dutch coastal vessel, the Leuvehaven, cost the lives of two Dutch seamen on Feb. 21. The collision occurred in a thick fog 4 4 4 and caused the Leuvehaven to sink. Seven of the Dutch crew were Crewmembers of the Show Me saved after about an hour in the water in'^the shipping channel that Mariner (Bull) must be getting connects Rotterdam to the sea. pretty solid fare these days be­ 4 4 4 cause they are The Swedish-American liner Stockholm arrived in New York during quite enthusiastic the last week of February with a brand new design. After a fourabout the kind of month reconversion job in a German shipyard, the ship now has an food dished out extended superstructure on the promenade and sun decks. The en­ by the stewards largement of the enclosed spaces has made room for 191 more pas­ department head­ sengers and has added 1,000 gross tons to the Stockholm's weight.,. ed up by John Z, The extraordinarily severe winter which Europe has been undergoing Reed, Jr. Reed this year has affected shipping. The last West German port open to and all the men shipping, Kiel Harbor, was almost closed recently by drifting ice. in his depart­ Weather officials said the whole Baltic Sea may freeze if temperatures ment got a hand don't rise soon. By way of contrast, the Toronto, Cfinada, hatbor Reed for the fine job opened on Feb. 23rd, marking the shortest closed .season on record. they are doing. Shipping officially ended only 50 days earlier, on Jan. 4. Reed came to the sea from way 4 4 4 More ships were launched in 1933 than in any other peace time year, inland in Montana, where he was the Lloyd's Register of Shipping has reported. Six of the twelve lead­ born on April 13, 1919. He joined ing ship building nations, Germany, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, the union in New York on October France and Norway, beat their own earlier records. In all, a total of 4, 1948 and has been sailing stead­ 1,143 ships of 5,096,050 tons slid down the ways all over the world. ily with the SIU since then. Great Britain led in tonnage and the United States was fourth with 4 4 4 528,307 tons, 60,000 tons higher than 1952. More than half of the ton­ Another member of the stewards nage launched consisted of tankers although the oil carriers only com­ department who get a nice pat on prised one fourth of the total ships built. The largest ship launched the back from his shipmates was was the Cristoforo Colombo, an Italian passenger vessel of 29,100 Arturo Mariani, gross tons. messman aboard 4 4 4 Bull Lines' Caro­ Arctic ice is moving south toward the North Atlantic shipping lanes lyn. Mariani was in what is thought to be the earliest and heaviest drift in four years. pyaised for his The US Coast Guard has already begun the preliminary work of the polite and con­ International Ice Patrol Service with the help of two of its long-range siderate service aircraft .. The US Justice Department announced the indictments of which made Julius C. Holmes, former U.S. Minister in London, and Stavros Niar- mealtimes more chos, Greek shipowner of a fleet totaling nearly 1,000,000 tons, in a pleasant for all multi-million dollar operation involving the purchase of surplus gov­ hands. Mariani ernment vessels. Holmes, the ex-United States Minister, is presently Mariani is ap­ employed as a special assistant to Secretary of State John Foster proaching the tefl-year mark with Dulles. In all, eighteen individuals and seven corporations were named the SIU, having joined the Union in the five indictments. Also under indictment on charges of conspiring in New York on April 11, 1944. to defraud the US by violating the law limiting the sale of surplus The 39-year old Seafarer is a na­ government ships to United States shipping companies and citizens, is tive of Puerto Rico and makes his former Rep. Joseph E. Casey of Massachusetts. home there in the town of Arroyo. Burly Loaha Betier'TThmt Way While electrical equipment on a vessel is usually the province of the engineer or the electricians, it is well for all crewmembers to have a smattering of ba.slc knowledge about the precautions to bd observed and the maintenance practices involved. And there will be times, for example, when an oiler Will be called on to change over generators or assist in same. It's pretty difficult to tell just how often a piece of electrical equip­ ment has to be checked up and serviced, since so much depends on conditions to which the equipment is subject. One thing that has been determined though, is that failure in electrical equipment is usually caused by defects or breakdowns in insulation. This will come from a variety of factors such as dirt, oil, grease or harmful alkali and acids attacking the insulation, excessive dampness, too much load on the equipment with the resulting high temperatures, and too much vi-. bration. Sometimes all it takes is a smalf particle of dirt in the wrong place to interrupt an electrical circuit, which is one reason why electricians and engineers can get grey hairs trying to trace breakdowns. Therefore the basic maintenance steps for any electrical equipment involve keeping it clean and dry and operating it within limits imposed by the manufacturer. The same thing goes, incidentally, for anybody who's doing any work on electrical equipment—particularly keeping hands and skin as dry as possible. When electrical "equipment has to be worked on, it's important for disconnect switches to be open, or for fuses to be removed. Either a danger tag should be placed on the switch or the switch should-simply be locked open so that somebody else cannot close it. If working on live equipment, rubber gloves are standard procedure, and rubber or crepe-soled shoes are a good idea too. A good practice when touching any electrical equipment is to behave like a one-armed man. Keep the other hand in your pocket. That way if you do happen to get a jolt, it will not pass through the chest and the chances of sur­ viving without serious injury are considerably better. A disconnecting switch should never be opened while equipment is under load. Nor should a disconnect or safety switch be closed with­ out making sure that nobody is tinkering with the apparatus and that it is in good working condition. If there is an improperly connected control on the equpment, it could put full voltage on a large unit when the safety switch is being closed.- That kind of a load could blow up the safety switch with serious effects on anybody near. Test All Lines Never take it for granted that a line is dead just because somebody says so. The sensible precaution is to take the time out to test lines before doing anything else. Changing over generators in the engine room, a procedure which is usually done "every week, involves the following step-by-step pro­ cedure. The generator parallel to the generator in operation should be checked for loose parts. The engine is then turned by hand one full revolution to make sure all is clear. Lubrication in bearings and the crankcase should be checked and any water in the crankcase drained out. The next step is to open all the drains for steam lines, exhaust lines and others, if any. The exhaust valve should be opened wide as well as other valves in the exhaust line between the engine and the con­ denser. The steam valve is then cracked slightly so as to allow the engine to warm up while running at siow speed. Sometimes the engine has to be pushed off center to turn. When the steam blows steadily, and the generator has been brought up to its rated speed, the drain valves can be closed up tight. Voltage Adjustment. Once the engine is running at full speed, oil pressure should be checked and the generator and engine inspected to see that all is normal. The voltage of the engine just started should be checked on the switch board and adjusted by the rheostat until it is just a couple of volts more than the generator in operation. The next steps are to close the circuit breaker and line switch for the incoming generator. The ammeter for the incoming generator should be checked and the field rheostat adjusted to balance the load so that its reading is the same as that on the ammeter of the generator previously in operation. Finally, the other generator has to be shut down by taking the load off it, tripping the circuit breaker, and opening the line switch. The steam valve and exhaust valve are then closed and all drains opened to complete the operation. , By Bermmrd Seaman a �March 5. 1954 SEAFARERS Maybe He Expects More Allowance Now Young William Undertajlo looks pleased as punch with life al­ though It's dad, Seafarer Basil Undertajlo, who's really collect­ ing his vacation dough from an SIU headquarters employee. The payment was for time on the Robin Sherwood (Seas). Celebrate Fnrnseth 100th Year JIflar. 12 (Continued from page 2) him on to the next major step which was 18 -years in toming. Where other men might have grown discouraged, Furuseth pressed ahead vigorously with tireless and inflexible determina­ tion until his efforts were crowned in success by the passage of the Seamen's Act of 1915. LaFoIlette Sponsor The act, sponsored by the late Robert LaFoIlette Sr. of Wiscon­ sin, extended the desertion ban to foreign vessels in American ports. It had the long-range effect of freeing merchant seamen all over the world from the infamous de­ sertion rule. The Act also spelled out a multitude of safeguards for seafaring men, including increased foc'sle space, better food, safety provisions and other regulations that have since been improved on and expanded through legislation and international conferences as well as through union contracts. Furuseth was well-known in the maritime industry for his ability to strike a colorful phrase as well as for his achievements for sea­ men. Perhaps the most famous of them was his classic reply to a judge who issued an injunction against him for contempt of court. As quoted through the years it reads as follows; "You can put me in jail. But you cannot give me narrower quarters than as a seaman I have always had. You cannot give me coarser food than I have always eaten. You cannot make me lonelier than I have always been. I put the in­ junction in my pocket and I go to jail." Furuseth died on January 24, 1938. According to his last request, he was buried at sea off the Scho­ harie on March 21, 1938, after a brief ceremony attended by a handful of observers. In urging the issuance of a spe­ cial stamp to commemorate the centennial of Furuseth's birth, rep­ resentatives of US maritime un­ ions sponsoring the move have urged Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield to take cognizance of Furuseth's many pioneering efforts to secure legislation benefitting American working men and wom­ en in general and seamen in par­ ticular. The CAMU has asked for an early meeting with Post Office Department officials on the issue. r AT Siu HEADQUARTERS 4thAvt.420thSt.* Brooklyn Swap yarns or watch the fights on television with your old ship­ mates at the Port C Call—YOUR union-owned and union-operated bar. Bring your friends — where you're always welcome. And the tab won't fracture that payoff. OWNED AND OPERATED by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ATLANTIC AND OULF DISTRICT AFJ- Pare Seventeen LOG Rising Anti-Union Sentiment Poses Challenge To US Labor (Continued from page 3) der in the face of a drop in na­ tional income. Nevertheless unions have now become objects of suspicion In some quarters. Union demands are almost automatically believed to be "wrong" or "excessive" and an attempt is being made to drive a wedge between unions and work­ ing people. Examples of union misconduct are being used to dis­ credit the entire labor movement. Here are a few symptoms of the change in feeling about unions: • In Norwalk, Connecticut, un­ ion hat workers have been on strike since* last July 9 against the Hat Corporation of America, not for any new demand but to retain a clause that had been in the pre­ vious contract. The clause dealt with the company's plans to run away to a cheap labor area. Nor­ walk is a staunch union town. Yet in this strike for job security the company has refused to give an inch. Little attention has been paid to the seven-month struggle ex­ cept in the immediate area. • At another current strike, the employer has housed a corps of strike-breakers in Pullman cars alongside the plant so that the strikebrealcers will not be incon­ venienced by having to cross a picket line. Strikebreakers told re­ porters they were being treated wonderfully well by the manage­ ment. • The state of Mississippi passed a so-called "right to work" law re­ cently, making it the 15th state of the union to do so. The law pro­ hibits the union shop. A union can sign a contract for all the workers in the plant but cannot have all of them join the union via the con­ tract. Other states with such a law are: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Da­ kota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. • The attack on the union shop was carried one point further when a Texas judge, E. C. Nelson ruled that Congress acted uncon­ stitutionally in passing a law per­ mitting union shop contracts on railroads. • The National Labor Relations Board has made it a practice now to give state law preference in small cases. State laws are tough­ er than Federal laws in most in­ stances. • The Board has also reversed an earlier ruling on the free speeeh doctrine. Employers can now make speeches against the union to their workers on company time in the plant at a time when workers have to be present. Unions can no long­ er demand equal time to address workers. • Three different Congresssional committees are investigating un­ ions on various subjects, looking for illegal practices and into the operations of health and welfare funds. • The change of feeling is hav­ ing its impact on union organizing activity since unions have been less successful in recent months in winning collective bargaining elec­ tions. • The Senate approved the nomination of Albert Beeson to the National Labor Relations Board even though he admitted under questioning that when his term was up he had plans to re­ turn to his former business con­ nections as labor relations advisor for an employer. Labor Board members are not supposed to have any connections one way or the other. One of the thihgs that is caus­ ing most concern to unions is the drive against any form of, union security. It is a known fact that the weakest unions are the ones without union shop contracts. They are able to do far less for their members. The members lose out accordingly. As far as unions are concerned, attacks on the un­ ion shop are the first steps toward destruction of the union contract and union conditions. More attention, though, is being attracted by reports of corruption in unions. Nobody in his right mind would insist that every un­ ion everywhere is absolutely pure and every union official complete­ ly honest. Yet the entire union movement is under fire for these practices. Union men argue if a bank president embezzles funds it doesn't mean that all bankers are crooks and con men and all banks dishonest. The same standards should apply to unions. In the long run, those who are attempting to put the squeeze on unions should realize that they are attacking one .of the cornerstones of the US way of living. There's no question that unions have done a great deal to strengthen the econ­ omy by raising living standards and increasing purchasing power. And a quick look at the history of dictatorships, whether in Ger­ many, Russia, or Argentina shows that unions were among the first victims to fall before the totalitar­ ian ax. Though the pressure is on and may get stronger, Amarican un­ ions think they can ride out this storm. It does mean though, that unions and union members who may have taken some things for granted in recent years had better roll up their sleeves and dig in. Proper Repair Lists Help All The settlement of repair lists means a lot to the men who stay aboard a ship, and to the new crew that comes aboard, just as the'repair list made out by the previous crew means a lot to you. Because repairs mean a lot to your comfort and living conditions aboard ship, they should be handled in the proper fashion. Each department delegate must make out three copies of his repair list. The ship's delegate should gave one copy to the head of the department concerned, one copy to the company represen­ tative, and one copy to the Union patrolman. In this way, everyone has a copy of the repair list and there is a check to make sure' the work is done. New Lifeboat Engine Does 2nd Job As Y/afer Pump A new-type lifeboat with a waterproof engine which can run even when submerged and pump water out, has been demonstrated in New York by a Danish manufacturer. Show­ ing off its tricks for the bene-"*" fit of the Coast Guard inspec­ The new engine, a diesel job, tion service, the engine kept built by the Bukh Diesel Motor running without a hitch even though the boat was filled with water to the gunwales. At the same time, the engine's built-in pump discharged the water over the side. Furthermore, as the tests showed, the engine can be stopped and then started again even when it is un­ der water. Works of Kalundborg, Denmark, is a one-cylinder model with a builtin bilge pump. It is capable of delivering ten horsepower and speeds of between four and seven knots. As far as pumping power goes, the engine can pump considerable quantities of water while the life­ boat is in motion, but of course, can do much better if all power is being applied to the pump. Further, the engine is capable of starting in zero weather merely by hitting a starting device with a hammer or other metal object. In a test run forecast Guard ob­ servers at Pier 9, East River, the 24-foot lifeboat was first filled with water to a depth of one foot while running. Then the pump was turned on and water discharged over the side through a rubber hose while the boat was moving. The boat was then returned to the pier, filled to the seats with water and the engine turned off. When the starting device was tapped with a hammer the motor started up again and the pump started operating as well. On the third test, the lifeboat was filled to the gunwales with water. The engine kept running and pumping, so that the ' boat . gradually i!Qs^.out of the water as , — .« �f• te-S;.- . Paice IlicliteeB. SEAFARERS LOG Malrteh 5, l95«^ Missing Fans Fan Mystery On Ship The mystery of the misSing fans on the Trojan Seaman (Troy) has crewmembers walk­ ing around with puzzled frowns and sweaty foreheads these • days, as nobody seems to be able to figure out the knotty problem of how two and two add up to six, of all things. Following a report at the'*^ thought that if the fans weren't, with some men In the crew, unship's meeting in mid-Feb­ aboard, where were they? Since j pleasantly hot under the collar, ruary that the black gang this was so precise a statement of \ ready to storm the engineers' That Damascus, the chief city o.f unwilling to look like the royalists, Syria, is probably the oldest city who continued to wear kneein the world? Although there is breeches. Many Americans adopt­ no positive evidence, there are ed long pants as a token of their many indications, from the Bible sympathy with the French revolu­ and certain historical sources, that tion, which helped bring the style was collecting more disputed over­ the problem at hand nobody lis- rooms and retake them. the site of Damascus has been to this country. time all the time, cre\ymembcrs , tened, and the volunteer narrowly Eulogy For Oldtimers continuously occupied by a city declared they weren't as interested | escaped being fed to the fishes. 3^ 3l' t • Harry Acosta, ship's delegate longer than any other spot on in such earthy subjects as they Somebody had compassion for That tobacco (the scientific name and deck engineer, murmured a the earth. were to air the issue of the dis­ thr'ir siomachs. is nicotiana) is named after a appearing fans, or the lack of air, 4" i 3^ The mystery of the fans was fur­ few words in eulogy of the old fans French ambassador who first in­ as a matter of record. That bacterial action is used to troduced the plant to France? ' ther complicated by the fact that at this point, noting that they had Meeting Secretaiy Guy Gage temperatures on the ship paid no performed nobly and tirelessly in make the holes in Swiss cheese? Jean Nicot, French ambassador at ' pointed out, moreover, that some­ mind to the presence or lack or the past but that despite all his The characteristic "eyes" in the Lisbon, was commemorated in the body's bad arith­ fans and hovered at a point where efforts to revive them, they were, cheese are produced by the liber­ name after he sent home some' to­ metic wasn't mak­ the atmosphere got downright un­ indeed, "all shot." Their age was ation of gases generated by bac­ bacco seeds from a plant which ing stale air any comfortable. The presence of suffi­ showing too, he added, since he terial action during the fermenta­ arrived in Spain from America in fresher either. cient fans could at least make doubted that it would even be pos­ tion process. The "eyes" or gas- 1558. Tobacco was first , used for Only one new fan things seem more bearable, even if sible to obtain parts for them to­ holes are sometimes more than medicinal purposes; the smoking was installed for they were really miserable, de­ day, due to their ancient, vintage. half an inch in diameter. "Swiss habit did not originate until years the use of the Moreover, someone added with cheese" is now made in the US by later. clared one philosopher, but he ac­ crew, one was ' ~ an under - the- introducing certain types of bac­ tually added nothing to the airing 3) S* 3J' still in the store­ breath comment, teria during the fermentation of the issue. That your shipping rights are room and two exposing the process. Locate Fans protected by the SIU even while more had been widening breach At any event, the ship's delegate Gage t t you are in the hospital? Men on spirited away between licensed was summarily commissioned to That almost 600 Seafarers re­ the shipping list who are hospital­ and installed topside. He confessed find out if possible where the fans and unlicensed ceive benefits of one kind or an­ ized 30 days or less retain their that arithmetic wasn't his strong which were supposed to be aboard men, since the en­ other from the SIU Vacation and original shipping dates. Seafarers point, but even so, how could that went to, especially the two of them gineers couldn't Welfare Plans every week? Al­ hospitalized more than 30 days are number of fans add up to a total which, to some, seemed very neces­ trace the electri­ though the bulk of them -get vaca­ entitled to a new shipping card of six. cal lines on the tion and hospital benefits, a size­ dated prior to their date of dis­ sary in order to have a total of six. Higher Mathematics ship, why not able number receive maternity charge from the hospital. These mathematical purists were Acosta let an unlicensed benefits and disability benefits The consensus of opinion, even shouted down, however, when one 3> 3i< 3> among a few am'ateur higher math­ crewmember tossed off the com­ man like a competent electrician each week. Tlie figure also in­ That George I, Kifig of England ematicians, who can tell you the ment that if fans were put aboard come on the ship so that he could cludes death benefits paid to the from 1714 to 1727, could neither answer to 2.234 multiplied by 157 for the use of the crew, they should trace the lines and supply a proper beneficiaries of Seafarers. speak nor write the English lan­ at the drop of a hat (into a bottom­ be used for the crew, not for the blueprint for same. t J, guage? When the German prince less pit, of course), failed of an an­ officers topside. The enthusiasm Thus, the matter rested, thor­ That long pants were first intro­ succeeded to the throne he was swer to the puzzle, after sweating and fervor with which this intelli­ oughly aired, but far from airy as duced in France in 1789 by the 54 years old and made no attempt out the problem. gence was imparted narrowly es­ nobody yet knows what happened supporters of the revolution? The to learn the language of his king­ Somebody volunteered the caped becoming an open revolt. to the other two fans. French revolutionists were even dom. r r Who's Who In Calcutta, India, Zoo Makes Life Interesting For Tourists ¥ [:|V I 11'-' I v\:' Seafarer Tom Collins, now sailing as deck maintenance aboard the Ponce of Puerto Rico Marine, not to be outdone by other global travelers in the SIU, presents graphic evidence of his worldtraveling. Most of these pictures, he writes to the LOG, were taken in the Calcutta*, India, zoo early last year, but it seems as if they present the eternal in zoo-visiting, yielding neither to time nor place. At the top, center, a Calcuttan is shown feeding peanuts by hand to an encaged ram, with nary a sign in sight reading," "Don't Feed The Animals." Next to it is something Americans don't ordi­ narily see on their Jaunts to the local zoo, but in India it's all the rage. Riders perched on the pachyderm's back paid half a* rupee each for the privilege of riding their giant mount. At left is the local rhinoceros taking a dip ona warm day, with zoo visitors probably wishing they were as cool as he looks swimming in his private pool. At right are some of 600 crated monkeys before they were shipped aboard the Steel Navigator for the States and research laboratories. The usual seals and docile gazelles are missing from these views, but we have it on good au­ thority that they were present and amusing the youngsters' and oldsters alike who came to the zoo in Calcutta. Other shots show activity in city including ox-drawn water carrier and nativedrawn Collins. �••••'J March 8, 1954 ;. • •''' •' SEAFARERS •'•- ^ ••' . lOG '• '"-I Page Nfnetcea Seafarer FincJs Home-MacJe Fishing Rig Gets Results Too, But Where Was Percy? By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor (Editor's Note: The SEAFARERS LOG photo, editor will be glad to assist Seafarers with their photo problems. Address any questions to the Photo Editor, do the LOG at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn. This includes information on how to operate certain types of cameras, advice on camera purchases, photo-finishing techniques, plus informa­ tion on a variety of camera equipment, such as enlargers, flash guns, etc. Drop the editor a line or if you are around the hall come up to see him.) The SSmm single-lens eye-level .reflex has come into prominence only In the past few years. It has many advantages over the traditional rangeflneder cdmera—direct focusing on an upright unreversed ground glass image and interchangeability of lenses. It also has had disadvan­ tages. Among them; bulkiness, and the necessity of stopping down the lens manually before the picture is taken if a smaller stop is to be used. The latest eye-level 35mm reflex is the new Contaflex, a 45mm, f-2.8 Tessar-equipped camera of unusual design which retains many advantages of the eye-level reflex system while' eliminating a few of the larger stumbling blocks. The -big features of the camera are: completely automatic diaphragm, a unique variation on the CompurKapid shutter, both ground glass and rangeflnder. focusing, an ex­ tremely brilliant viewing image and exceptional compactness in con­ struction. Brilliant Image With the film and shutter wound, you can look through the large eye-piece at the back of the camera and view the picture. The image is quite large and very bjdlliant. In the middle of the g^'ound glass is a circular area incorporating an outside ring and an inside circle bi­ sected with a horizontal line. When you turn the knurled lens mount, which revolves the front element of the lens, you can focus on tlfe ground glass within the outer ring or by the aid of the split^ image langefinder whieh oceupies the inner circle. Unlike all other eye-level reflex cameras, however, focusing can only be done in the circle. The rest of the image as seen through the viewflnder is constantly sharp no matter the footage setting. To take a picture you move the lever to the lens opening you want. You set the speed by turning the milled ring around the shutter mount. When you press the shutter release atop the film winding knob, a great many things happen in extremely short order. The camera shutter is closed; the light tight Vai'k slide and the reflecting mirror are moved upward out of the path of light rays from the lens; the lens diaphragm is closed to the pre-set 'f value; the shutter opens for the exposure and then closes. All this occurs within approximately l/50th of a second. How this mechanism will hold-up under constant use is to be seen. Winding Resets Camera When you wind the film to the next exposure, the camera is reset. The dark slide returns to position of protecting the filn:, the shutter is cocked, the diaphragm returns to full open f-2.8 position and the blades of the shutter open to allow focusing. Other features pf the camera are: M-X synchronization, speeds from 1 second to l/500th sec., die cast light metql construction with leather covering and satin chrome trim, and removable back. The Contaflex will'accept standard film cartridges or two Contax film cassettes which make film rewinding unnecessary. Lenses are not interchangeable on the" Contaflex. There is no provision for seeing the actual depth of field of our intended picture by stopping the lens down to the neces­ sary aperture before the picture is taken. These, however, will prob­ ably be minor considerations to those photographers who want a swiftly eye-level reflex camera with a single lens, an easily synchronized shut­ ter, lightness (19 oz.), compactness and a list price of $169.50. Picture Still Says it Better m Amateur Izaac Waltons can take heart from the recent -experience of Seafarer Frank Verner, which proved that you can catch as much fish with a home-made rig as the next guy with his fancy, Abercrombie and Fitch layout. Verner, of course, was not the first guy to turn the trick, but he's the-* —— — latest one on record, anyway. luck with various assortments o is feet firmly on the deck and He nabbed his prize, a 7' 8" fishing gear. Some, like ereu ope for the best. His hopes were shark, fishing on the stern of the Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa) while the ship was tied up at St. Croix, "Vir­ gin Islands, one evening last tripf with a home-made Calcutta bambo9 pole. He completed the fishing rig, appropriately, with a regular reel of his own, but details as to type, size, type of line and so forth ai-e lacking. The basic facts are that he caught the shark, at any X'ate. An Evening's Entertainment Vemer's fishing venture was part of an evening's fun for the crew while the Roamer was at the Vii'gin Island stopover, with sev­ eral crewmembers trying their member Joe Tucker, reeled up ret" 'snappers weighing in at 12-1 pounds, while others merely fee assorted varieties of bait to thr passing parade of undersea deni­ zens, who nibbled and then con­ tinued unimpeded on their sep­ arate ways. No untoward incidents were suf­ fered in the scrap to land the shark. Verner related, although it lasted about an hour and forty minutes. About all he remembered was that he felt a sizeable nibble, figured he'd crossed his line on.the pro­ peller "and then dug in to await developments. .All he had to do to outlast the opposition was plant calized eventually, when the man­ dating monster, by then looking a ittle less vicious for his ordeal, came into sight. The shark was soon after dis;)atched to his ancestors, with little ceremony, when Verner secured the loan of the captain's shooting iron, and pumped four shots into his adversary's head. After the traditional photographic interlude. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Wa'itln' To Hear From My Bill By Mae Scott Holland That darn postman's feet are mortal draggy today! Maybe because I'm so dreadful anxious, 'tis so. But I'm lookin' for a bundle frum my boy— Bill's good to lorite real regular, too, you know. Of course, there wuz spells he didn't— But that uz because he wuz so fur away, > You see, a letter can't come from Yokohama, Or Cairo, or Madrid—in fist a day. Oncet he sent me some "warriors" from Africy (I'll swan, them things looked 'live and real!) And again he mailed me two big, rag mats From a chieftain's hut some place Bill called Bray-reel. I .-'^1 ' -5i| Frank Verner and shark he landed fishing off the stern of the AIcoa Roamer at St. Croix, Virgin Islands. during which Verner assumed the smiling pose of the conqueror, Then oncet he parceled me home some purty, painted cups. lance (fishing pole in this case), An' saucers, an' plates and some boivl-like things. firmly clasped injone hand, while But the fihest things in that whole lot wuz his trussed-up, limp Md very much From the Emperor hisself—two red-ruby rings. dead captive hung suspended from • a nearby boom, the grisly corpse was consigned to the care of Davy He sent me oncet (from Japan) a silk-embroidered kimony-robe Jones. And from Holland some ugly, clamping, wooden shoes Shark Must Have Had More An' oncet from Bombay he sent a bamboo reed Unlike the shark, who must have Set in a frame, colored up in yellows, reds and blues. had many regrets, even though he was unable to make any suitable He's sent me, different times, all sorts of foreign coins comments in time, Verner had only Some of 'em, he said, donated by his mates. one regret on the occasion. He And that old postman fist me one day, hard-like, noted that he missed the attend­ "Whyn't he send some that'll spend in the Yewnited States?" ance of a brother Seafarer, Percy Gray on the Alcoa Polaris, during But I don't ever git mad at that old nosey feller the oatch. For he pleasures in Bill's boxes, too In the not too dim past, Percy (He's been bringin' 'em seven years, come this fall) hed appai-ently cast a fish eye on An' he alius says he'll wait, 'til I git through Verner's tales of his prowess with With the strings, an' cords, in wrappin's rod knd reel, perhaps even inti­ So's he can check if it "arrived" here OK, mating that the only thing Verner But what he rilly stays to see, ain't that— could catch was a cold. Now, alack It's alius because right in the button, on that stuff, like hay and alas, |jere vas vindication of Is a special little box for hisself, printed is his name the maligned fisherman, but no In Bill's school-hand writing': "For the best POSTMAN in any block.". Percy. Perhaps Percy will see the photograph recording the event. Yonder comes that old goat now with a bundle! That should make everything right He knowed today'd be the day for my Bill to dock! again. •f Olde Photos .Wanted hy LOG Finally catching up with the news accounts, which appeared in the LOG two months ago, a photograph taken of the Christmas party given by the SIU crew of the Schuyler Otis Bland (Waterman) for a group of Korean orphans in Pusan shows some of the festivities lined up for the kids. Besides a mammoth feed prepared by the steward department, Santa was there (rear, 2nd from right) in the person of Foh-est Price, chief engineer. Oiler Bob Oriole is seated ^^^toble with.one of tjie^y^ungstersj • 1 » The LOG is interested in col­ lecting and printing photo­ graphs showing what seagoing was like in the' old days. All you oldtimers who have any old mementos, photographs of shipboard life, pictures of ships or anything that would show how seamen lived, ate and worked in the days gone by, send them in to the LOG. Whether they be steam or sail, around the turn of the cen­ tury, during the first world war and as late as 1938, the LOG is interested in them all. We'll take care of them and return your souvenirs to you. (1) What dpas the political term, "pork barrel" mean? (2) Who won the National League home run championship in 1953? (3) Is it true that the color red excites a bull? (4) What harbor has double high tides a day? (5) Who are the Dayaks? (6) A man w^o had a number of bills to pay, took a sum of money and decitded to pay all his debts at once! Accordingly, he gave 20 per cent to Tom, 10 per cent to Dick and $45 to Harry, and still had $28-50 left over. How much money did he start with? (7) Who wrote "The Robe?" • (8) Intx'oversion means a) jvithdrawn, b) happy, c) neurotic? ' (9) What is the name of the man who governed Russia after the fall of The Czar? (10) The third largest state in the United States is Montana. True or false? II �rif,' Pare Twentr SEAFARERS LOG Rusty Water In The Scuttlebutt Is Pure Fact Aboard The Seanan March f, 1954 Bn Spike Marlin It took over 50 years to get change as far as the future of American baseball players "up In baseball is concerned. For a vari­ Every Seafarer takes his job seriously aboard SlU-contracted vessels, some even more the air but it is finally being done ety of reasons ballplayers have al­ than the book urges, --Witness to this fact are the. Seafarers aboard the Seanan of Strat­ on a major scale this year in the ways been loath to go up in the ford, reports Seafarer Michael Haukland, who believe in looking out for their own life and International League. And its all air. They have even preferred the limb where authorities be--* the fault of the St. Louis Browns, long tiresome" sleeper train jumps come lax. gation is now underway aboard the spite the machinations of. science alias the Baltimore Orioles. on hot summer nights from Boston The whole thing startdd when to St. Louis and vice versa. It isn't that Ijhe men aboard vessel, writes Haukland, all of it and its devotees. the Seanan doesn't think the offi­ centering around six little bottles That's how matters stood at last the Browns won approval for the Of course, there is always the cers and topside personnel know of rusty water which are kicking report, with the.-rival factions at shift of their team to Baltimore. weather problem" when planes how to run tlie ship, they're sure up havoc on the ship. Word spread loggerheads over the HsO woe: That meant the old Baltimore have to be grounded, although this of it. They're siire they're capable around the ship like wildfire, or, science versus empiricism. Neither Orioles, a minor league . team has been diminished considerably of running the vessel, that is, but rather, like rusty water, and soon group would give nor take (which we hope the citizens won't in recent years. they believe the captain and his the whole crew was up in arms any quarter, or any quart, for tjjiat confuse with the new Baltimore Have To Like It officer crew didn't know sassafras about the situation of the aqua matter. What the whole water Orioles) had to find a new home. When Larry MacPhail was in from shinola when it comes to pura, which, they said, was less situation boiled down to, at any This led to a wholesale realign­ baseball he made use of airplanes ment of the International League pura than it was aqua. water. Drinking water, that is. rate, was that all the men wanted on long spring-training junkets. A tremendous aqueous investiConsternation set aside, cooler good drinking water. As a matter structure because a couple of But a lot of "the players made no other clubs in the League were in heads prevailed in the situation of fact, boiling would have helped. bad shape and some changes were bones about their dislike of air which threatened to inundate the travel. Now the International obviously in order. entire ship before it ran the gamut Leaguers will have to take it and Truly International of its watery like it. As a result, the International emotions. Instead There's an obvious step that League has become airborne, and of running the truly international. From now on, could follow from here. If the In­ water off the end it will be represented by teams ternational League is going to Seafarers aboard the Cu­ of the plank and from the US, Canada and Cuba, travel to Havana by plane, there's bore (Ore) believe that with into the brine, with the addition of Havana to the no reason why a big leaguer can t more scientific the SIU you really get service •V'••• '.x• '''v.-. International League circuit. go the same way to Los Angeles. heads decided to as well as good shipboard condi­ Obviously, with teams in Mont­ And that foreshadows the next reserve decision tions. Not only do you get service real and Toronto at the northern move' of the major leagues into on whether the ashore, says G. Ray^ chairman at end, and Havana at the southern the Pacific Coast cities of, Los An­ water was actual­ the last ship's meeting, but nothing Haukland end, the League could not con­ geles and San Francisco. ly rusty, or just tops the conditions aboard the ves­ It may- not be too far distant tinue on the basis of conventional looked so. What they wanted, and sel itself. travel methods. The result is that either, because teams like tho ilay says he knows what he's their opinion prevailed, was to from now on International League Philadelphia Athletics and tho talking about because the last time take samples of the water for baseball players will take to the Cincinnati Reds are finding the he was in the New York hall he chemical analysis at the first port financial going increasingly tough ak in chartered planes. of call when they reached the never had to wait for. a thing. He This Is a pretty momentous where they are. whisked through the cafeteria line, States. They were willing to let the barbershop line, of which there technicians of the US Public Health was none, and the telephone line, Service be the final arbitrator in stopping off for a few parties the case. Dissenters looked not H. L. Griazard, crew messman along the way. Nothing, however, with pleasure on this view, but aboard the Seatrain Savannah, nothing, he says, tops the service stood always willing and able to stands alongside pie and ice aboard the Cubore when it comes condemn the water as it lay stag­ nant there on the charges that it cream desserts before serving to coffeetime. them to men. On the last run of the Cubore, was, looked and tasted rusty, de­ once the culinary scourge of the fleet, Ray reported that coffeetime ran off like clockwork with nkry a LOG-A.RHYTHM: hitch in the coffee or in the caffein. In addition to the regular supply of coffee cups aboard the vessel, Ray exults, the crew was given 16 additional coffee cups "so By P. Rogers as to prevent anyone from wait­ ing," says the minutes. There's nothing like not waiting for a cup Nurse takes over now of coffee on a cold morning, and if Man is such a fickle thing nurse should oughta know Always hovering round his bed there is no waiting to be done, it A cool hand on his brow. won't be done aboard SIU vessels Mostly when he's brought in such as the Cubore. Coffee all the He thinks he gonna go. Seafarer Tom-Collins takes time out for.* short break while visit­ time, when you want it, is the When he opens up his eyes ing the Calcutta, India, menagerie. Pith helmet he sports brought through with ship's motto. Nobody, but nobody. When the A vision he does espy, him a lot of kidding as well as relief from the hot sun. waits aboard the Cubore. him "Am I OK?" Nurse nods her head. He goes off with a sigh. No Coffee Waif Aboard Cubore Pie And Ice Cream Short Break Welcome At Zoo A Nurse's Call To Arms Angel of mercy, thoughts like that He'll tell her now and then Nurse smiles, thinks her thoughts She understands these men. He's feeling a little better now At first he wants to play But he gets nurse's reprimand, "Behave yourself this day." A few more weeks a few more days He's really on the mend You oughta hear him change his tune There's not so much to tend. X' "Nurse give me this or give m» that ^ What the deuce goes on here? I've seen far better nurses In a barroom serving beer." 9 IJF /' I He shouts, pouts, can't be pleased No matter what he'll do Remember that good patients Are far too very few. Had I been bom to be a nurse And nursing rang the bell. When I saw that patient coming in I'd know what him to tell. Nursing is a trying job And it's hard to get a laugh If not for their helping hand The world couldn't stand the gaff. • The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-known cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and- the like, suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here is Ladislcais A. Biembka's recipe'for Perogi. This week we have recipe for Seafarers who like un­ usually fine food, and the dish is comparatively simple to make aboard ship. The dish is quite famous in Poland; Russia, and other East--* ern European countries and crust over and boil the pieces for has now become popular in about five minutes; Take them out America, 'as other European dishes and place in an oven. Then take have done earlier. Ladislaus A. some browned onions and butter Eiembka, who and pour over the squares. Leave sails as second in the oven for five minutes. Then cook and steward take them out. Do not use any out of New York, spices. offers this spe­ Use Sauerkraut cialty. Another type of perogi can be The dish is made by using sauerkraut and called "perogi" chopped bacon -for the pie crust In Poland and Is filling. Using a numbei> ten can a very tasty food of sauerlcraut, fry the sauerkraut that can be used and bacon. Then chop up the Eiembka as a side dish. bacon and roll into the pie dough Take enough small pieces of pie in the same manner. dough to make the portions for Ladislaus has. been sailing as a your crew. For a crew of 35 or steward and second cook in the SIU 40 men, use. two pounds of dough for ten years. Before making the already mixed. Roll the pieces sea {lis second home, he worked into little squares. When the pie as. an electrician. After seeing his crust/ are rolled out, put about recipes, though, it's'easy to imagine one table spoon of mashed pota­ that a lot of people are happy that toes into the crust. Then fold the he switched professions. �r T.; • $$$SRS- SEAFARERS - March S. 1954 Armff Man MiRses Wonderful ChoU? To the Editor: Well, here I am in Uncle Sam's Army, stationed at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. I miss everything in civilian life, especially the sea and the SIU and all the brothers I sailed with—and, of course, the wonderful chow. Yes, the chow. We are going to be here for at least 14 weeks for basic training. They tell me that this place is the roughest in the country, and so far it holds true. I would like to say hello to some of my past ship­ mates, especially to Joseph Galli­ ano, A. Schroter, Goncalves Roy Ayers, Jo­ seph Ryan, H. Winbom, C. E. Mosley and many of my other friends in the Sltl. I would like to get the LOG, if possible. Please send me the last two issues, which I missed. Also, if some of my past shipmates would like to write to me, here Is my address: Pvt. Antonio Goncalves US 51304627 Co. C, 34th Med. Tn. Bn. 5th Armored Division Camp Chaffee, Ark. (Ed. note: We are adding your name to the mailing list. The issues you missed have already been mailed.) shipmate who has obligations of his own without having to shoulder someone else's I6ad. Now he can work out his own problems since "God helps those who help them­ selves." I suspect there are those who salt away as much as they can and thfn fall back on their Union brothers. These are known as freeloaders. In conclusion, I for one should like to coipmend Brother Pasinos­ ky for his straightforward article which comes under the heading of constructive criticism, because it shows those at fault what their faults are and what they can do to remedy them. I'd like to read ideas upon this subject in the LOG from other brothers. Clarence "Buddy" Cousins i i Thanks Brothers For Blood Aid itoRpital Gives Time To Think Call Him Any Time'—In Pusan 4* ^ Pace Twenty-mie LOG L E T T E R S ' To the Editor: I am sorry I do not know their names, but I hope that the brothers who have donated blood for me at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York will read this and know that I am very thankful and grateful for their kindness. I have been here at the hospital since October and am due for an­ other operation this week, the fifth one they have had to perform on 4" 4" 4" me since I came here. Many thanks again to the Seafarers who helped me out with blood. I hope I may he able to repay the favor some To the Editor:. time. After being in the hospital for a Joseph Pilutis year I find that a lot of things run t 4 through your mind. The first thing is taken from ob­ serving "some" patients I have seen and heard. Of course this does not refer to all of our To the Editor: I have been in Korea for four brothers who have been in and out of the hospital. It must be re­ months now and would appreciate membered that there are "other" it very much if you would send patients besides seamen who in­ copies of the LOG to me here. habit these places of beautiful Incidentally, I have been going nurses and soft-spoken doctors (?). aboard a few SIU ships here in I would like to say hello to our Pusan and have met quite a few brothers in the Baltimordv hall—A1 of my old friends. Stansbury, John Arabasz, Tony and Here is a picture of "Bad Eye" the rest. I hope to be out of here Mason of Norfolk and myself. The by spring. picture was taken aboard the It sure will feel good to get back on the water again. I wouldn't care if it was in a row boat as long as it was SIU. Robert A. Rogers ^ i 41 Arizona Looks Good To Him Now To the Editor: I'm still in Tucson and prospects are that I will remain here for another six months or a year. At first I thought that this was just about the most desolate area I had ever seen, short of Saudi Arabia, but the darn place seems to grow on you. After a while you can find beauty in the mountains and des­ ert, in the cactus and rocks. For the past three weeks the temperature during the day has ranged between 72 to 80 degrees while, only a few mUes away on Mt. Lemmon, the snow - birds are skiing. It is 65 miles to old Mex­ ico and I can substitute tequilla for Don Q; the other attractions are the same as lliff in San Juan. That wonderful character, "Westbrook Pegler, lives a few miles north of Tucson in a swank sub­ urb. For a small fee I could be tempted to drop a mickey in his bourbon and branch water. I'd appreciate it if you'd see that my LOG mailing address is changed from Pennsylvania to Tucson. Harry K. (Slim) Iliff (Ed. note: Wc have noted your change of address.) primary to vote for Frank Cassiery for councilman at large oh election day, as this candidate is a real friend of labor. To the Editor: Spider Korolia As a patient recovering from an operation here at the USPHS hos­ 4 4 4 pital at Stapleton, Staten Island, I wish to express my • thanks and show" my deep appreciation for the use of boolc^ which you so kindly To the Editor: had distributed here by your I am a student at lona College friendly hospital delegate. in New Rochelle, NY, and I am Although I am not a member of writing a research term paper con­ your Union, but belong to the cerning labor's views of the TaftNMU,- I was given books to read Hartley Law. while I was a bed patient. This I would appreciate your sending helped greatly to pass the time and me data concerning the views of keep my spirits up. Now that I am your particular union. Thank you up and around, I visit patients in for your cooperation. other" wards, many of whom have Peter Rosato told me that they also enjoyed (Ed. note: The information you reading the SlU-donated books. requested is on its way to you.) ' They also wish to compliment the 4,4 4 SIU on such a» worth-while pro­ gram. It has stimulated a spirit of union brotherhood here which alone shows its value. Thanks To the Editor: I am writing this to let you know again, and I sincerely wish thai all your progressive programs meet that the SIU policy of placing books over here in the USPHS hos­ with the same success. pital , on Staten Island, NY, has Joseph A. Donovan gone over very well. , They are 4 4" 4" being read not only by our men but also by the men from the MSTS, NMU and the Coast Guard and Post Office employees. To the Editor: Things like this go a long way, 1 I am sorry that I did not write think, toward bettering the Union's before but I have been very sick. public relations. It is a thing that 4 4 4 The storm is over now and I can really focuses attention on our out­ see the shoreline. standing welfare program. It shows I would like to tell the member­ how superior it is to any now be­ ship again and again how great it ing operated here in the hospital. To the Editor: is to be in the I know the continuous placing Please delete my subscription SIU. One realizes of SIU ship's libraries here in the it most when in hospital will be greatly ap­ for the SEAFARERS LOG from your mailing list. I rotate January the hospital or preciated. 20 for the States, and once again when in need, as Donald Peterson back to the SIU. Having had the I've been these LOG to read regularly since I have 4 4 4 past two months. been in Germahy has kept me The member­ pretty well posted on SIU activity. ship owes Brother A recent article in the LOG by Toby Flynn a vote Sidney Margolius, "Your Dollar's of thanks for do­ To the Editor: Edmondson Worth," concerning common colds, ing a wonderful I would like to express my ap­ should be of great value to those job looking after fellows ill the preciation to the Weifare Service hospital. He h9b never been in so Department of the SIU for. their who read it, providing they realize big a hurry that he wouldn't stop cooperation and assistance to my the truth about it all. Antibiotics and give encouragement to the famiiy at a time when things serve their purpose, but are too often and too freely used in the sick. He is a grand guy. looked hopeless for them. treatment of common colds. Seems Whenever I get out of the. hos­ It is very gratifying to belong to like in this day and age whenever pital I am coming in to the Union the SIU, a Union that not only and thank you all. I can't write takes an interest in the welfare of a person catches the sniffles noth­ much now as I am weak and still every member but also in their ing less will do but to kick in ten or fifteen dollars for some anti­ confined to bed. families when emergencies arise. biotic that has little effect if any R. Edmondson Your assurance in matters such as at all. Of course, if the condition these means a great deal to every is prevalent for several weeks, it 4 4 4 member of the SIU. is best to see a doctor. So the Thanks Philadelphia Members man told us in the medical school. My wife and I w'ant to thank I I am dreading that trip to the Steve Cardullo, SIU agent in Phil­ States aboard that MSTS scow. To the Editor: ^ adelphia, who has been a great I am still down in the Crescent help to my family and me in the Animals on a cattle ship have a City, attached to the marine hospi­ past and again, most recently, when good life in comparison. At any rate, I am hoping that my next tal, and I still can't ship for quite I needed help. mailing address will be aboard an some time. I am feeling like my­ My sincere and deepest gratitude self little' by little, and will be also to the Philadelphia member­ SlU-contracted vessel. Cpl. J. Wayne Adair able to take on Jimmy Carter for ship, which assisted my family at 4 4 4 the lightweight crown pretty soon. ff a time when it I want to let all of Brother Tedd - was urgently Terrington's friends who were out needed. Their at sea know that Brother Terringassistance, finan­ ton passe^ away on February 8th cial and other­ To the Editor: in the New Orleans hospital after We, the undersigned, presently wise, was more an illness of over a year. Broth­ than a godsend confined in the Louisiana State er Terrington was well known to my wife and Penitentiary, would like to receive throughout the Gulf, due to the children who, reading material of any descrip­ fact that he was steward patrolman without their tion. We are allowed to receive at the New Orleans branch for help, would have this matter provided that it comes Hatgimisios several years. Brother Terrington been left desti- from the publisher directly. carried an early Gulf book, chang­ tute. My wife and I express our There is no way we can ade­ ing over from the ISU. sincere thanks and appreciation quately express our gratitude for Oldtimers In Hospital for the way the membership came anything anyone can do in this Here are some of the oldtimers through in the past and again regard, as recreation is not one at the New Orleans hospital: most recently when all our posses­ of this Institution's strong points. Brother Red Cobb is still here, and sions were destroyed by a fire. I Reading is perhaps the most com­ expects to be discharged any day.. don't know how my wife and chil­ mon source of diversion which is Brother Johnny Long is in here for dren would have carried on with­ available to us. Thank you sincerely and eternal­ a general checkup and Brother An­ out their help and support. derson is up and ardUnd and get­ My thanks also go to Hank Mar­ ly for any assistance which you ting along fine after a long illness. tin, chief cook on the Republic, may be able to render in this Here are some receht arrivals: for his assistance and support; to matter. Names (six) withheld Chief cook Jimmy Dambrino and George and Peter Hatgimfsios and steward Gabby. their friend Larry for taking care (Ed. note: Samples of the litera­ before closing I would like to of piy family affairs at the time ture published.by the SIU are be­ ing forwarded to you under sepa-' ask. all Louisiana brothers who will of the accident. rata, cover.) be in New Orleaat for the seeoad SIU Books Help Union Spirit Student Seeks Uabor^s Views • SIU Libraries Are Appreciated Appreciates SIU in The Hospital •m si I 1 '•ff [ I Si I ••I • Si • -MI n • '-'^1 Gettiny Set To Begoin Union Expresses Thanks For Aid To Family Beports From Crescent City JSaeks Payroll .Savihfus Idea To the Editor: I am a member of our fine Union. In the February 19, 1954, issue of the LOG I had the good fortune to read the "Letter of the Week" written by Joe Pasinosky, an old shipmate of mine on the George £. Hale. Incidentally, the bosun on that trip (which was made during the war when we touched seaports in Italy and North Africalis the first name engraved on the bronze plaque, put up in memory of those who went down with their ships, in the New York hall. I want to back Joe up 100 per­ cent on his suggestion and I be­ lieve 99 percent of the brothers will go along with him also. Al­ though there is no way to know what a brother is holding because we are not equipped with X-ray eyes to look Into his wallet, many make nuisances of themselves by getting roaring drunk during or after a payoff. After this they have a. sad story to tell about how they were rolled and lost everything. I don't say that it is impossible to have this happen to you. It happens to someone every day. But now we are equipped with the Welfare- Services^ and ther^' ie liothing;'better. A' Seafarer no longer needs to fbll badk upon « Prisoners Need Meadiny Matter Aboard the Morning Light in Pusan, Goings (left) is shown with old shipmate "Bad Eye" Mason, steward, during a visit to the ship. Morning Ught .(Waterman) here in Pusan. Mason was steward at the time. Would you please print my name and phone number here in Pusan so my old buddies coming here could call me up on arrival here. Thank you. Pvt E. C. "Red" Goings US 54126092 Has. Co. 7th TME. APO 50 c/o Postmaster San Francisco, Cal. Phone number 730 Posab (Ed. not«: We hove added your Korea address to ovr maiiing list.) -I I i'• I j Hii' :: i. I .H;:::. -fti *\ : . Y • -i :j| V' .iV, �.' • wv-;.;:-'.-! SEAFARERS Pare Twentr^tw* ^ y '..- ' 1 'V • •K-. i ..t' . :. -w e- Thanhs Union Uor Sich Aid LOG Mai«h S, 1954 LETTER S SIU Crew Helps Shareside Men To the Editor: To the Editor: When I was on the Steel Sea­ while I wish I were back in one of denberry and all of you other fel , I wish to take this opportunity farer I got sick and had to be the old rustbuckets. lows. I know you can write. to express the appreciation of the taken off the ship in San Francisco If any of the boys would like to When any of you« pull into Gulf Delta Line's shore gang in Buenos to be hospitalized there. After be­ become a landowner, I have a well- To the Editor: port, give me a cing at the General Aires for the donations received ing in the San Francisco hospital kept-up quonset hut ready for oc­ Allow me to introduce myself,, a Laundry, 429 Gulfpbrt or 296 J in behalf of our co-worker, Canary, for a while I was transferred back cupancy at any time, with an acre former seagoing man who .sailed Pass Christian, and the bottle is by the bosun, O'Leary, and the to New York and was an outpatient and a half of land right across the before the mast under five differ­ on me. crew of the Del Sud. It was in­ on Staten Island for seven weeks. New York state line in Vermont. ent flags in the latter days of the I also wish to say thanks to the All that time I got my unearned The only things missing are bunks. windjammers. I went, around Cape Union for the maternity benefits deed a priv^ege and opportunity wages plus the $8 a day mainte­ An oil burner, stove, electric ice Horn in 1905. Once I took out a paid to nie for my daughter Sherry, to work beside men who are so benevolent and sympathetic toward nance and cure. box and a new gas range go for card in Andy Furuseth's.imion and Ann. It's the most wonderful thing their fellow men. I'm pretty sure that if I wasn't the price of $2000. There is an ex­ later met him in person in Wash­ a Union could do for a baby. I am looking forward to working a member of a union I would never cellent all-year-round camp, right ington. I asked him if I could Milton "Paul" Cox alongside of more SIU crews. have gotten benefits of any kind. up in the deer country. Anyone do a biography of him but' he de­ My thanks go to the Union and interested can get in touch with me clined any interest in a biography. Leon, shoregang bosun. -to the Welfare Department for, at Cambridge Nursing Home, Cam­ He was a grand old boy. Delta Line making it possible for guys like me bridge, NY. 4> 4> 4> I entered Academe, but like my to get benefits such as we have to­ Henry Sorensen beloved teacher, Veblen, I soon To the Editor: day. It took years to get to the (Ed. note: A copy of "Seafarers became a casual there. I would like to thank my broth­ point we have reached now and I in World War II" is on its way to Book For Young Folkg • ers of the Union for the flowers for one, certainly appreciate the you.) Now I am spending the after­ they sent at the funeral of my gains we have made. noon of life writing a book on life brother, Jonas Laughlin, who was To the Editor: I would also like to thank the When the men who founded this at sea for young fojks. In 193f I killed on the Atlantic Dealer, fellows on the Steel Seafarer who published a book failed "World December 30, 1953. It is nice know­ nation formulated a Declaration of were very helpful to me when Workers Educational Movement," ing the Union is behind me no mat­ Independence based on the priflcbgot sick. pie that all men are created equal To the Editor: which was my contribution to the ter what happens. Thank you. J. E. Burus and endowed by their Creator with We, the crew of the Queenston labor movement. Joseph F. Laughlin certain inalienable rights, and then tit Heights, wish to thank Brother I would like to have you send 4> 4- 4^ proceeded to draw up a Constitu­ James Sheehan, the port agent of the LOG to me, as I need to read tion thgt would guarantee respect Boston, for supjfiying us with a a salty paper to refresh by vocabu­ for these rights on the part of gov­ much-needed library aboard this lary in nautical discourse. ernment, they were giving sub­ ship while up in Portland, Me., this To the Editor: Marins Hansome To the Editor: • stance to aspirations that men (Ed. note: the LOG will be I was in the Staten Island hos­ last trip. We arrived up there* in I would like very much to re­ pital for nearly a month and am sub-zero, weather and snow was sent to you regularly, every two ceive the July and August copies have cherished since the dawn of history. sure glad to be up and around falling, yet Brother Sheehan made weeks, from now on.) of the LOG, since the announce­ 4^ ^ Deep in the human heart there now. All the guys who are in the his way up here from Boston to de­ ment of the birth of my son, bom has always been some inkling ofhospital, including myself, appre­ liver the library to us. This proves June 26, 1953, was listed in one of the fact that there are sacred pre­ ciate the work done by and the to us that Brother Sheehan takes these issuqs. Thank you very mueh. interest shown in" the men by the all Crews' problems on ships hitting cincts in which Mrs. Eric H. Anderson, Jr. To the Editor: Union's Welfare Services Depart­ this area around Boston as though t h e individual (Ed. note: The copies of the I would appreciate having the LOG they were his own problems, and ment. has the right, pnwhich you requested are on They all believe it to be the best usually settles them in an orderly LOG sent to me here in Japan. I their way to you.) der God, to call am now serving in the 720th MP thing the Union has ever done in SiU fashion. his soul his own all its years of Again we say thanks to you. and into which caring for and Brother Sheehan, thanks a million he will hot brook about the mem­ from this crew. We will not forget intrusion on the bership. As we the service you gave us for quite a part of any thing To the Editor: see it, we really while. '?m or anyone outside Will you kindly put the name of ,need a friend Shorty Melanson of himself. In the Parker Paddy McCloskey,jin old SIU man, 'when we are in degree that he on the LOG'S mailing list. I would the hospital and does, he loses something of his also like my address on the mail­ the Welfare Serv­ ing list changed from Riverton, human stature and becomes less a ices representa­ man. Conn., to my new address in Balti­ tive really takes To the Editor: . The limits of these precincts are Vila more, Md. good care of us I would like to have the LOG Drop me a line if there are any not easy to define. We were cre­ when we are there. sent to me at my new address. As news items or photos you would ated--with a social as well as an I have nothing but the highest you can see, I have returned to individual nature and destined to like from this port. praise for Walter Siekmann and Angola, La. live in the society of our fellows. Hugh W. Eatherton Toby Flynn of the Welfare De­ It looks like a rough road ahead, They have claims on us and we (Ed. note: We have made the partment. Also, the new library is especially after sailing with such a change of address and added the have claim's on them and from a big help for the Jpllows when sure-fire outfit.. We few SIU mem­ new subscriber to our mailing cradle to grave our lives and our they are confined to the hospital. bers send our thanks for the maga­ destinies, our hopes and our list.) Most of the boys in the hospital zines your office sent to us. Thanks dreams, are inextricably inter­ 4> ^ t on Staten Island are from other million. We appreciate eveiywoven with theirs. We need one cities, but they are made to feel thing that is sen£ to us. Ehmsen seen in full MP re­ another.and we achieve happiness right at home here in New York. We will be looking forward to galia. as we learn wbat it means to love Jhey were taken good care of by more reading material. We would one another and bear one another's the Union and by the hospital staff. like to receive any specimens of brigade in Tokyo. If any of my ex- To the Editor: .Upon our arrival in Boston, we burdens. Gil Vila shipmates read this letter, it would examinations, etc. were grieved to hear from patrol­ Loses Life Force ' 4. 4« t sure feel good to receive a letter Rene M. Bourgeois man Jim Sweeny that our brother, In the de'gree that a man walls in from them. (Ed. note: We have noted your Ed Dacy, had passed away the his soul against his neighbor, his Pvt. Herbert Ehmsen change of address on our mailing week before while undergoing sur­ personality shrinks and he loses US 51251214 ^ list.) gery for cancer of the throat. To the Editor: his capacity for the fullness of life. Co. B 720th MP BC. 4> 4" tr We would like to express our Yet there is something about each Thanks so much for sending the APO 500 heartfelt sympathy to Ed's family and every one of us that is inali­ LOG, to my husband, Nathan c/o Postmaster and kin. He was always a true ship­ enable, something that we cannot Dixon. I get the benefit of it, for San Francisco, Cal. mate and stahnch Union man. He give without losing all further I do enjoy reading it so much; To the Editor: (Ed. note: Your name has been added to the LOG's mailing list; was respected and loved by those capacity to give. For if we yield that's why I am sending my new I am in the service and expect address, so there will be no delay to get out in about a year and a from now on you uMl receive the of us who had sailed with him. it, or if it-is taken away from us, LOG every two weeks, as pub­ Dacy lived by the rule "If I can't we are no longer ourselves, but in receiving it. half. I have had eight years at sea lished. ) do you good, I won't do you harm." Thanks so much. and would like to find out about May God bless him and may his pawns In alien hands, moved 4' 4| Mrs. Nathan Dixon about and disjiosed of by a will the merchant marine. soul rest in peace. that is not our own, He who has no (Ed. note: We have changed I have read a few copies of the Freddy Bruggner life he can call his own cannot your mailing address, as you re­ SEAFARERS LOG and would like Kenneth Marples give life; he who is in bondage quested. ). to know more about the Union and To the Editor: A1 Dumbaugh cannot set others free; he who has how it works. Any information you Andy Anderson 4" . t I am a seaman, and have been no freedom to pursue happiness could give me would be greatly reading the SEAFARERS LOG for 4> 4> cannot bring happiness to his fel­ appreciated. quite some time how, and I like it low man. Paul Van Riper very much. I would appreciate it (Ed. note: The information you very much if you would please put To the Editor: We do not exist alone. We were I would very much like to get a asked for has been sent out to my name on your mailing list to To the Editor: created to live in society and to . copy of "Seafarers in World War you.) I would like to have the LOG work out our salvation in the midst receive the LOGl sent to my home. I am an ex-serv­ of our fellow men. We are born II," It was 11 years ago, Washing­ Marvin Young ton's birthday that a torpedo got (Ed. note: The SEAFARERS iceman and had the~ pleasure of into the family; very early we us on the Chattanooga City. From LOG will be sent to you regularly, learning about and reading your toddle out into the neighborhood, 1944 to the end of the war I sailed fine paper while assigned to for­ gradually come to know t'he com­ as you requested.) as "chips" on the Emily Weder, an eign duty. munity, and bit by bit realize that Applications tor the mater. 4 t Army hospital ship. I married one I belong to the plumbers' local we are citizens of the state and pity benefit must be supported of the nurses and since then, after here in Vicksburg and mean to the nation. More and more, as we py the following documents: 31 years at sea, I have been a land­ show the LOG around to my broth­ grow up, we become aware of the • Your marriage certificate. lubber. The only contact I have ers there. Thank you. rest of the world and develop some To the Editor: • Baby's birth certificate dat­ with my old profession has been A, L. Woods, J!r, . sense of membership in the hu­ At present. I'm on4he beaeh, see­ ing birth after April 1, 1952. through the LOG which, by , the (Ed. note: We have added your man race. With this and this alone, ing how much the laundry business • The discharge from the last way, is passed on to several other is going to, cost me. How, hbout a name, to the LOG's mailing list; we have the basis of a free govern­ ship you sailed, jit before the oldtimers. baby was born. few, lines ,ftom some of my old you will, receive a, copy every two ment for all. , .. 4 am not kic]ting, . but 'once! in a Gilbefi Ipaitker shipmateg-r-Valentihev .Gets, Lin- weeks as requested, from now on.) m Old Salt Wants. Salty Newspaper Thanhs SIU For Sending Flowers Free Will Basis Of Free Nation Port Agent Gets Praise From Men Union isTops When Men Ail Wants To See Birth Notice MP In Japan Asks For LOG Oldttrnv StV Man To Keeeive MJOG Wants LOG Sent To Nea% Address \K ibi Men Mourn For Lost Brother 11 It 1^ i: ••Ji..' Ifcl Enjoys Reading Union Paper info On Union Sought Bg Sailor Seaman Wantf To Receive Paper ExSeatnanWants To Sell Cahin k^ ' • &• fe.' • ff--" fir' Plumber Wants To Receive EBG How to Apply For Birth Pag Cleans Up in Laundry Firm �•'•' Mkf^ &. 19M-' ' s SEAV'ARttt^ toG 7-?*-'?"r-'SiT' fage tweniir-thnm /i: •i-.r, -.4 •^?. : •; <••_ :V.. .-V ,/.v • vU. 'a. g, ^ ^n^ •""SteRsgsr** Compass at the upper left, dating from around 1521, shows clear illustration of the rose of the winds. Note that it is an eight-pointed compass. The others are: No. 2, a rosette from the sailing chart of Andrea Bianco, 1436, (ini­ tials are Italian names of winds);; No. 3, a 16point sailing chart of^ 1384; No. 4, a more ad­ vanced type, 1540; No. 5, a Portuguese model dating from 1500; No. 6, compass card printed on the title page of a French book "The Routes of The Sea" of 1584; No. 7, an eight-pointed Venetian design of 1545; No. 8, a 32-point type from Columbus' day. All compass designs derived from sailing charts. L^. 4..^ai6^^^«.k2-tkj4sv';ii(43Ll..: That common, garden-variety mari­ time tool known as the compass may be generally taken for granted today but it was a long time in developing. As far as is known, the first compass that was used for navigbtion purposes can>e into existence around the year 1200, which means that the Vikings' and the Phoenicians made their daring sea voyages by observing the stori, the moon and the currents. The principle of the compass was generolly known to the early Greeks who were aware that a magnetic needle would point north, but they didn't apply it to navigation. The Chi­ nese hod a working Compass long be­ fore Europeans did, about 139 AD "in fact. But they used it exclusively for land travel. Early compasses used by European navigators consisted of a needle float­ ing on a cross of reeds, in itself sus­ pended in a basin of water. It appar­ ently took approximately 70 years for son\ebody to hit on the idea of mount­ ing the needle on a pivot. The first known compass of this type with a scale and sights dates from the year 1269. Around 1302 an unknown navigator in southern Italy designed a card with the needle fixed to it and the "Rose of the Winds" painted on it. It was the first true mariner's compass as we know it today. Refinements of the compass which followed used 8, 12, 16 or 32 points, a practice which derived from the drafting of sailing charts, but the pres­ ent 32-point compass is for all practi­ cal purposes a direct descendant of the compass designed in 1302. The perfection of the compass had a great deal to do with the successful voyages of exploration which followed including Columbus' trip to the New World. As such, the "Rose of the Winds" was the key to modern navi­ gation. -.:j| •11 n B �SEAT ARERS F«e -Tweniy-foiir f'5 - *4 •' V.'.- > .\. ) . Ih • • f.*- '»- it.- •?;- • :• s: . DIGEST of SHIPS' COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Jan uary 10—Chairman, P. Ryan; Secretary P. Kon. Pat Ryan was elected ship's dele' gate. Report on the captain will be sent to headquarters it he steps out of line. Vote of thanks went to the steward de­ partment for a job well done; and the service we received -in the bad -storm we were in this voyage. The cooking is excellent, so if you want a good ship, catch the Coe Victory. February 7 — Chairman, A. Anderson; Secretary, Pat Ryan. Disputed overtime will be referred to the patrolman. More innerspring mattresses should be secured for the next crew. Menu board should be changed to the forward end of the messroom. Steward department got a vote of thanks for a job well done. January 13—Chairmen, C. Tobias; Soc retary, Charles Ludwick. An AH was removed from the ship in Manila with acute appendicitis. Another AB failed to join the ship leaving Sasebo, Japan. Charges brought against a performer ' will be turned over to the boarding patrolman. Di Maio was elected ship's delegate. Engine delegate is in the ship's hospital and asked to hove another delegate elected. Edward J. Dean was elected. Ship^s delegate will ask the captain to get replacements in Singapore and to order a new electric motor for the crew's washing machine. Ship's dele­ gate will ask the captain if meals can be served in the ship's hospital to Frankmanus. Captain has said that he isn't too sick to go aft fof his meals. ANNE BUTLER (Bloomfleld), January 15—Chairman, James Wllkio; Secretary, Mr Anderson. Ship's delegate, asked that the repair list be turned in before arrival at Mobile. One man missed ship in San Pedro. Draw list and a copy of the repair list will be given to the cap­ tain. Ship's delegate reported that Mrs. William Scarlett received the donation sent from Pusan. All hands wish a speedy recovery to Bill -Scarlett, third cook, who was injured in Yokohama. It was unanimously agreed that the crew would ask the patrolman to intercede for the crew in the matter of getting bulkhead fans for the rooifTs. This ship has been running for three years with­ out fans in the rooms. All inside decks need to be cemented and repaired. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Steward thanked the crew for the kind considera­ tion and cooperation given him on this trip. Ship's delegate gave a vot;> of thanks t'o the department delegates for the cooperation and help given to him this trip. ROBIN CRAY (Seas Shipping), January S—Chairman, William Jenkins; Secretary, Edward Tresnlck. Repair list was turped over to the chief mate and to the chief engineer, for minor repairs that can be taken care of before the "ship reaches portl Vote of thanks went to the steward department for a job well done. ANTINOUS (Waterman), November 11 —Chairman, Paul Carter; Secretary, Juan Oquendo, Jr. There was a discus­ sion on the bosun telling the chief mate to fire a man that he claimed was into.xicated and in his bunk. The man in question stated that he had a few drinks but was not intoxicated. as ship's delegate. The bosun is under pressure from the captain, and Henry Sojan was elected ship's delegate. There is a .question on whether the sailing board "was posted for the proper length of time, causing one man to miss ship. Galley hasn't been sougeed in almost nine months. There was a discussion between "the bosun and chief pumpman on what department will do the greas ing on tank top work. SOUTHSTAR (Sauih Atlantic), no dsto —Chairman, J. Rice; Secretary, H. Shuman. Steward promised to look into the food, after a discussion. . Repair list was discussed. Crew will turn in any repairs noted. «e - PENNMAR (Calmsr), February 7 — Chairman, L. Richardson; Secretary, F. Mitchell, Jr. There was a discussion of food in galley. It was agreed to do away with the old stock pot and td make fresh stock for soups each day. Only freshly rendered fats will be used. Steward agreed to watch the menus more closely and give more variety of food. DEL SOL (Mississippi), January 1# — Chairman, Danny Byrnes, Jr.; Secretary, William R. Cameron. Danny Byrnes was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Motion to buy a movie projector was overruled, and a motion was passed to hold the money for a worthier cause. Doors should be kept closed in and out of port. Shoreside personnel should be kept off ship. Donations- were made by the deck and steward departments for flowers for Brother Charlie Wilson's grave in Abidjan. Ivory Coast. Brother Cameron, and the deck delegate went to have this taken care of before sailing. Ship's fund totaled $71.50. After $36 was donated to the New Orleans hall for their Christmas dinner, a balance of $33.50 was left. Vote of thanks went to treasurer William R. Cameron. li BADGER MARINER (South Atlantic), January 9—Chairman, Edward Mollneaux; Secretary, Arloa D. Hill. Eleven new men were sighed on in San Fran­ cisco. All three departments turned re­ pair lists in to the ship's delegate. Wash­ ing machine is not much good. Steward said that cots are on the requisition list. A place will be found for a ship's lib­ rary. Captain cut down the steward's requisition in Hawaii, Japan and Oak­ land. This problem will be taken up on the East Coast, and so will the problem of transportation. FAIRLAND (Waterman), January 31 — Chairman, V. Dllndla; Secretary, Frank Kustura. One man missed ship in Ja­ pan and another man got off to go to the hospital. Repair list will be made out and sent in from the Canal Zone, Panama. One man changed jobs. Dis­ cussion was held on the grade of meat put aboard in the States; steaks are tough. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), Janu­ ary 13 — Chairman, Thomas; Secretary, Gunther. Pat Cleary was elected ship's delegate by. acclamation. Ship's fund, totaling $8.07 will be given to the March of Dimes. Foc'sles will be painted. Air registers replaced and repairs. Fans ar6 out of order. Drains need repair as well as water-tight doors. Better grade December 20—Chairman, O. Braxton; .Secretary, Paul C, Carter. Donald M. of coffee - should be procured. Woods was elected ship's delegate by BATTLE ROCK (US Petroleum), De­ acclamation. A suggestion was made to try and regulate the heat back aft as it cember 3—Chairman, C, Tobias; Secre­ tary, E. M. Watts, Two men were-left is either too hot or too cold. Steward was asked to order chairs for the rec­ in the hospital in Sasebo, Japan—one with a heart ailment, the other due to a reation room aft. leg operation. Both will be flown home as soon as they are able to travel. POTRERO HILLS (Phlla. Marine), Feb­ Charges were brought by the bosun ruary t—Chairman, John Van Dyk; Sec­ against a member for performing retary, Henry So|ak. One man missed aboard ship and refusing to stand watch ship in Yokosuka, Japan. Vote of thanks and defying the ship's master. Two day­ went to the bosun, for a job well done men were taken on in Nagasaki, Japan. SIO SBA/s ompkMy msr fpperf March 5» LOG Use Only One Mail Address . Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due from various operators in back wages and disputed over­ time should first check wheth­ er they have a proper mailing address on file with the com­ pany. SIU headquarters offlcbis point out that reports received from several opera­ tors show checks have been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score is sent from another, thus creat­ ing much difficulty in keeping accounts straight. Seafarers are urged to use one perma­ nent address for mail so that claims can be checked speedi­ ly, and payment made right away. ^Ips f nd buying the least that each man can get by with, January 23—Chairman, Elbert Hogget Secretary, Roy Kelley. There Is $35 in the . ship's fund.' Repair list was made up and turned over to the captaip, chief mate and chief engineer. Roy Kelley was elected ship's delegate. He and the department delegates will list the clean­ ing assignments for the recreation rodm and laundry. Bosun will be paid for Christmas ^ee lights out of the ship's fund. It was decided to let the deck department have the old washing ma­ chine motor to make a saw. Bosun said he. would paint the laundry in New York. Ship's delegate - is tr.ving to get an SIU slopchcst on here but is not making much headway yet, but after we have a good talk with the captain we think we will get it. The third mate, is the big hold-up as he handles it. Members stay­ ing on next trip are advised to order what they need from the Sea 'Chest. Some of the brothers were surprised to see Calmar buying food on the West Coast. The steward put in a store list on arrival and we got another surprise as nothing was cut out. We did get 1,000 pounds of potatoes more than wqs or­ dered, so there must have been a sale on potatoes. ALEXANDRA (Carras), January 21— Chairman, O. J. Morgan; Secretary, R. LIparl. O. J. Morgan was elected ship's delegate. Ship's delegate will see the captain about the payoff. Crew can draw on their OT if ship does not pay off In Gulf. Washing machine needs new wringer. AU three departments agreed to rate the cleaning of the recre­ ation room, wash room, and laundry. Steward advised aU hands to turn in all soiled linen. Discussion was hed OIL. »n AB who re­ fuse to do any work on deck, saying that he is only able to steer the ship. This man had three doctors examine him and all failed to find anything wrong with his .back, as he claims, and gave, the captain fit for duty papers. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities garylce), This man's watch partners agreed to do January 2—Chairman, James H. Parker; his wofk on deck. Secretary, Jim Merrcll. All hands were asked 'not to overload the washing ma­ Steward department got a vote STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), Janu­ chine. of thanks for good work. Delegates and ary 31—Chairman, Mack Chapman; Secre­ crew were for a clean ship. Sug­ tary, Joseph Corrlveau. Patrolman wiU gestion wasthanked made that the crew ask for be asked about having a different ar­ boards to make that could be rangement in the crew messhall seating hung on the rails benches on the poop deck dur­ capacity. Arrangements will be made to ing the warm weather. acquire watch foc'sles for the black gang and to eliminate 4-men to a room in the steward department. BADGER MARINER (South Atlantic), February 2—Chairman, G. Falrcloth; Sec­ retary, Donald Moore. No repairs were done in general. There was di.scussion on having two separate messhalis—one for the black gang, one for the deck department. Cleaning of the laundry will be divided among the three depart­ ments. Repair list will be checked when the ship reaches Savannah. the membership. Ship's delegate asked for the crew's cooperation. If .gny beef arises, see the department delegate first. Discussion was held on making a plat­ form for the washing machine so that it will drain, and keeping the laundry, sink and washing machine clean. There is $11.70 In the ship's fund; all donations should be given to the department dele­ gate. Men going on watch will go to the head of the line when, the slopchcst Is open. Shoreside personnel should be kept out of the passageways if they have no business on the ship. "STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), February 14—Chairman, Ralph Knowles; Secretary, M. A. Machel. Snarks was contacted on repairing the radio. Washing machine will be cleaned after use. Messroom should be left efban. Standby should make coffee when ' calling messmen and cooks. Coffee pot will be put out. CHILORE (Ore), February 21—Chair­ man, John R. Taurln; Secretary, Edward F. Mattlson. Delegate warned the men who >9ere gassed up and missed watches on sailing day that In the future they would be dealt with by the patrolman. Crew washing machine Is out of order. Ship's delegate will see the chief engi­ neer about repairs. Ship's delegate wrote for a new library as there is no reading material on board. Books should be re­ turned to the crew recreation room. A whole-hearted vote of thanks went to the steward department for the excellent preparation of food and service. FETROLITE- (Tanker Sag), January 23 —Chairman, N. A. Huff; Secretary, Le- roy Eggen. Steward department should wash the ship's laundry during a more convenient time. It was decided to do this during the hours of-1900 and 2100. More fans will be looked for. Coffee cups should be rinsed in the center sink after use. HURRICANE (Waterman), January IB — Chairman, W. F. Egan; Secretary, E. BUI Ray. No majoji beefs have occurred so far on this voyage. The entire crew was complimented for a good voyage. AU members were asked to return books after reading them. Repair Usts will be made up. and turned over to mates and engineers well in advance of the end of the voyage. -February COMPASS (Compass), January 30— Chairman, Dowal Alt; Secretary, Chat Gawrych. Captain blamed the ship's delegate for starting trouble on here. Deck delegate warned the deck gang to stay on the ball; there are enough beefs on sbip now. Coast Guard told the cap­ tain to order stores or else: there are no meats aboard. Captain was told he has no reason to fire Greek seamen. Theree are beefs on foods b'eing short each meal. Chief cook was asked to cook more hereafter. Chief mate ordered the chief cook to fry steaks for visiting offi­ cers, though they were not on the menu. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin) January 31 —Chairman, M. O. Brlghtwoll; Sacrotary, James F. Byrne. All repairs are to be reported to department delegates, who will unake up lists to hand over to the boarding patrolman.- New washing' ma­ chine is needed badly. Chief electrician reported that two new 14-inch fans are needed for the crew messroom. Logs wUl be- taken up writh the boarding pa­ trolman; most of the chrewmembers be­ COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), lieve the logs were fag too severe. January 21—Chairman, W. W, Reld; Sec­ retary, J. C. Whatley. Everythipg we needed. was gotten in' the shipyards ex­ VAL CHEM (Valontlno), January Port en­ Chairman, John Karl; Secretary, Robert cept some locker repairg. Bowley. Refrigerator to be replaced will gineer in New York will be contacted about this when he comes aboard. He be on the dock on arrival in New York. Beef concerning drinking water was will also be asked about benches for the squared away. Scuttlebutt will be re­ fantaU for the summer. Washing ma­ paired or replaced. Each man should chine should be turned off and cleaned donate a dollar to the sb^'s fund at after use. Light will he installed to show the payoff. Washing water tanks are whether the machine is on or off. rusty. Ship's delegate should see the STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), January captain. There is a $2.69 deftcit In the 9—Chairman, John Dutch Markal; Sacshiil's fund. ratary. Earl Parnall. Letter of protest against the closing of the marine hos­ SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Saatraln), pitals was given to the New York pa­ January 27—Chairman, E. H. Saarcey; who said he would forward it Secretary, H. L. Crifzard. AU depart­ trolman to the proper people. Two brothers ments are operating smoothly with no missed ship in Baltimore and rejoined beefs. Ship's fund was reported in some­ agin in Charleston. This will be re­ what of a strained condition. We hope ported to the Ne'w Orleans patrolrhan. to build it up at this payoff. SMp'S delee- John Dutch Merkel was elected ship's gate will contact the patrolman on ar­ delegate; Brother Chesmus, engine deleerival in New York about a mixing ma­ gate; Brother Hunt, deck delegate. Sug­ chine for the galley. Patrolman will be gestion was made that the steward order asked about getting a new washing ma­ fresh milk immediately upon arrival in chine. Crew's quarters ned painting 'out. New Orleans. Discussion was held on At least a year has lapsed since they linen. Hooks for coffee cups will bee were painted. Cups should be returned installed in the pantry. to the messroom after use. ^ Each de­ January 25—Chairman, R. Hunt; Secpartment delegate is to make out a com­ plete list of repair work needed. Wash­ ratary, J. J. Markal. Motion was passed to get a wash basin in the black gang ing machine should be replaced, since repairs needed are many, including a head.- Motion to buy a record player for the crew messroom wax defeated. Messnew wringer. Voluntary donations for the ship's fund will be accepted by the man should eat before or after meals. All. dry cereals "should be looked into, delegate. and various others ordered. Ship's fund should be built up. :;,> " 7—Chairman, C. McNottoni Secretary, E. BUI Ray. Ship's delegate will contact the patrolman at the payoff to see that a new washing machine is in­ stalled on this ship, as the one we have is beyond repair. Patrolman will be asked to see the captain of this vessel to find out why the .slopchest is only open once on each way of the vo.vage. Discussion was held on the menu. Crew asked the steward for more variety of fresh meats and vegetables. Steward re­ ported to the crew that it was necessary to maneuver the menus. He was asked to check stores upon delivery this trip and report to crew any missing articles. Action will then be taken by the crew and the nearest patrolman. Crew ex­ tended a vote of thanks to the cooks and messmen for food prepared and served. Crewmembers who are leaving were asked to strip bunks and leave foc'sles clean, and to turn keys over to their department delegate. MICHAEL (Carras), February 21 — Chairman, Fred Bruggner; Secretary, E. Manuel. Men were cautioned about smok­ ing in forbidden area while loading or unloading. Doors on the main deck should be kept closed at all times while loading or discharging. Recreation equip­ ment will be purchased out of the ship's fund. CANTIGNY (Cities Service), February. 19-Chairman, D. Reed; Secretery, R. K. Holt. Slopchest is open every night be­ tween 6:00 and'6:00 PM. Crew is wel­ come to use the ship-to-shore radio. Crew iron is kept in the ship's delegate room. R. K. Holt was elected new ship's delegate. Chief cook will check stores to see what is needed. Night lunch should be more varied. Patrolman will be asked to see that the ship is properly stored before leaving Providence. Ship's delegate was reimbursed for $1.15 phone call to Galveston for replacements; the ship's fund, which now totals $22.72, was turned over to the new ship's delegate. DEL RIO (Mississippi), February 17 —> Chaisman, C. Frey; Secretary, J. I. Brlant. Repair list was read and modified. Next crew will be reminded to keep the laun­ FAIRPORT (Waterman), February 25— dry drain clear. Vote of thanks went .to Chairman, Jim Adams; Secretary, Jack the delegate and a unanimous vote of SOUTHPORT (South AtlanHc), January 10—Chairman, B. C. Collins; Secretary, R. Vilorla. There is $36.47 in the ihip's fund after paying for repairs to the record player and buying records. Co­ operation- of crewmembers in conserving water was requested oy the chief en­ gineer until we reach a port where water can be obtained. Motion was passed to write a letter to the New York hall to contact Savannah about sufficient slopchcst and American money draws in foreign ports. Vote of thanks went from the entire crew to jhe steward depart­ ment for making the ship a home away from home 'over the holidays. Thgre was a discussion on cleanliness on the ship and sanitary work performed by each department. ALAMAR (Calmer), December 13— Chairman, E. Hogge; Secretary, Smiley Clausen. There (s $38 in the ship's fund. Smiley Claussen was elected ship's dele­ gate by acclamation. Suggestion was made. to try and get repairs, done now and to H;tve the steward m:ike up a, list of stores needed to be-turped over to the Wilmington patrolmanl' DiscuMlon was held on the slopchest on Calmar Ross. Food situation is now OK. Repair list will be handed in early enough so that repairs can be done at sea. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for doing a good job. All departments will help clean the laupdry, and all will put heat and hot water situation on their repair lists. The steward is short of linen. Fourth issue of linen was held up two days by the old steward until the laundry was returned so it- could be issued. thanks went to the first assistant engi­ neer, Harvard W. Tindell, and Calvin L. Cook, pursii,. for their cooperation in assisting the crew in good and welfare throughout the trip. Each department repair list will be kept separate and the" crew's repair list will be kept separate . from topside's repair list. There should be at least one first meat on the menu: salads should be improved. Messman was reprimanded for negligence. Pantry­ man was officially requested not to serve f. food with soap on his hands. Ship's dele­ ROBIN MOWBRAY (Sest Shipping), gate moved to give the crew messman February 14 — Chairman, Edward V. and pantryman a chance to improve for Smith. Secretary, J. E. Rose. Deck de­ the remainder of the trip. partment will put in OT for the cadet working on deck^ Deck delegate will see STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), January 24 the chief mate about this. Anyone buy­ —Chairman, Charles H. Bush; Secretary, ing crawfish is to get two receipts; stew­ Charles W. Heppding. Beef will be ard will stow them in the ice box. Screen brought up before the patrolman about doors should be kept closed in port. rtne first assistant engineer and the Wash bowl is needed in the hea4 top­ junior third, in regard to working rules. side room next to the 4-8 oiler and fire­ Ship's delegate will get in touch with man. Safety suggestions should be re­ the agent at the payoff regarding men ferred to the delegates. on the beach in Honolulu. There should be someone out these to- handle SIU STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), Febru­ ships hitting there—two or more every ary t—Chairman, A. F. Bankston; Secre­ other week. - SIU men on ' the beach tary, John Haynes. Beef about changing there have no way of getting out of rooms was squared away by New York Honolulu except when a ship does hit agent. Rooms will be changed perma­ there and needs a replacement. Scuppers nently at the end of this trip. Blackie (Continued on page 25> Bankston was elected ship's delegate by �SEAFARERS 9larch 5, 1954 Pare Twentyrfive LOG ... DIGEST ofi SHIPS' MEETINGS ... (Continued from page 24) •nd vent pipes should be checked for foul smell and odor. Patrolman will be asked about cleaning topside rooms in the mornings. Ship's delegate will see the chief engineer about painting foc'sie decks and sougeeing them. Steward de­ partment was thanked for line work and chow which was put out on this voyage and for the fine pastry which the baker put out at coffee time. BALTORE (Ore), December 50—Chair­ man, E. Morgan; Secretary, .Charles Henschkew. Crewmembers are to be suitably dressed before entering the pan­ try. Steward department needs more plates. Menus of this ship will be given to the patrolman for comparison with other ships of this company, which are rumored to have better food. Member­ ship was instructed that, in the future, they were not to discredit the steward department but properly direct their grievances against those persons re­ sponsible for this condition—the com­ pany officials in New York. In the fu- Ex-Carrabulle Will the members of the crew of the Carrabulle (National Navi-' gation),.. who were aboard on March 25, 1953, contact immediate­ ly the wife, of the late Floyd Uolcombe, who suffered a fatal acci­ dent on that date. Contact Mrs. Gladys Holcombe at 311 Indus­ try St., Florence, Alabama. t 4" .. A. Tursi, L. Foley, R. Tuthill Please -get in touch with me for, I have your clothes from the Yokaboma—T. Drzewicki, Salem Mari­ time, Cities Service Oil Co., or c/o Mullins, Champlain Ave., 66 Wil, Del. 4- t 4" 4< Joseph Rramley Please phone or write me as soon as possible. Urgent. Mrs. Edith Bramley. . 4" Charles Johnson Please contact Irene Seban at 1405 South Newkirk St., Philadel­ phia 46, Pa. 4i 4> David Nunn Please contact Mrs. Ruth Adams at 232 Irving St., Milburne, Florida. 4- 4» 3^ • 4" 4' 4' ' 3^ i t Peter F. Dl Capua Please contact your sister, Jo­ sephine Maira. J. B. Alsobrook Please contact your mother at Brownsville, Texas. ' Laurie Welch Please contact Mrs. W. Turner at 18 Grove St., Charleston, SC. 4" 4" . 41 4 Ex-Bland Will members of this vessel's crew who. were shipmates of Dan­ iel H. Boyce (died Feb. 3, 1954) on voyage commencing New York, July 30, 1953, please communicate with Stark and Goldstein, 1201 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 4 4 4 H. Bumpers, W. Walker, J. Williams Delayed sailing on 2/6/54. Two hours coming to you. Abiqua, Cities Service. 4 4 4 Ex-Afoundria Waterman S.S. Corp. has noti­ fied us -that the following men left gear aboard Afoundria: William G. Moore, John Buttimer, Whitten Hammock and Charles White. If gear is not picked up before April i2, 1954, it will be sold under au­ thority of the law. Gear may be picked up at Collector's Storage Sales . Section, 311 Appraiser's Stores, 201 Varick St., New York, N.Y. .444 Ex-Nicholas C.H. ' Will the following men pick up Trident Trans. Corp. envelopes containing their W2 forms at com-* pany office, 52 Broadway, New York 4, NY: Manuel Perry, Eric S. Rau, Charles E. Murray, James Roberison, Kenneth Surat Singh, Leonard. Leidig and Candido Cabais. ture, when serving Iced tea or other beverages, it would be appreciated if the ice pieces were small enough to go into the glasses. It was decided to dis­ continue the ringing of a beU to an­ nounce mealtimes until further notice. Crackers will be included in future night lunches and the toaster will be put on the repair list. There is not enough soap to clean the laundr.v tanks. Repair list of minor items will be made out and given to the deck engineer in time to make repairs before arrival in Baltimore. Dirty water should be thrown over the .side of the ship. Iron is available when needed. Officers arc allowed three chairs apiece, unlicensed crewmembers none. A more favor.sble division should be made in the future. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), February t—Chalrmrn, R. A. Sandcrlin; Secretary, D. D. Molter. A di.sputed OT beef wiU be ironed out between the chief mate and the deck dep.-irtment. A. W Perkins was reelected ship's delegate by acclamation. Beef on the chow was presented the deck delegate, who said there was baked macaroni, and cheese, plain omelet -es .seconds with the fried shrimp on Friday. Amount of time re­ quired for the chief cook to prepare the shrimp was clarified, so that second en­ trees were to be put out by the second cook. Steward said a second, meat would be on all menus every meal from now on and his explanation was accepted. February 3—Chairman, Pat Claary; Sec­ retary, Guenther. Letter will be writ­ ten- to headquarters about repairing the galley range. Motion was passed to keep feet off the mcssroom chairs. Wash buckets and lockers are to be repaired. MASSMAR (Calmar), January 31 — Chairman, J. T. Slgmon; Secretary, W Schoenbori). Washing machine, wringer will be put on the repair, list. Repair lists 'will be made ready by the time the ship reaches the Canal Zone. After com­ paring company slopchest and SIU Sea Chest, the crew voted unanimously as being in favor of getting a complete Sea Chest on this vessel. Full report, will be sent to the Sea Che^t in New York, as well as A repair list. ^Caii'Shakers* Have iVo OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis Is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot. fan should be put in the galley as six came aboard this trip. February 5—Chairman, Sam Drury; Secretary, E. M. Bryant. Ship's delegate and steward will see the Seattle and New York agents, if necessary about getting enough supplies to get back to New York. Food is not up to par. Each man will donate $1 for the purpose of calUng Seattle and New 'York to see if the company can be made to store the I ship better. The steward said this was ' the worst stored ship he had seen in many a year. The crew stated they would back the delegates arid steward on what­ ever was necessary to get supplies. The usual practice is to promise supplies, then about two hours before sailing time bring about half of what was promised aboard, so it- is too latjB for the crew to . take any action. February 21—Chairman, Sam Drury; Secretary, E. M. Bryant. Delegates were asked to turn in repair lists. Report was made on fresli water and the ship's fund. SEANAN (Stratford), February 14— Chairman, Robert Wisfman; Secretary, Haukland. One man missed watch in Singapore. ' There was a fight between two members. Third cook is making QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Seatrade), special food for himself. Steward re­ February 7—Chairman, Thomas H. Flem­ ported that meat, dry stores and'many ing; Secretary, E. Grace. New washmg drinktrig glasses are missing. machine is OK. There is $22.26 in the GREECE VICTORY (South Atlantic), ship's fund. Brother Melanson was elected ship's delegate by acclamation; February 13—Chairman, Sam Doyle; Sec­ the ship's fund was turned over to him. retary, Robert F. Black. One man in Wire will be sent to the hall for a new the engine department was fired for a library, and all old books wfU be col­ very poor reason. The patrolman will be contacted. Captain okayed moving lected and sent ashore. the call bell from the galley to the cAw messhail for the deck department stand­ CARRABULLE (Nat'l Nav.), February « by. There was a discussion on trans­ —Chairman, Percival Shauger; Secretary, portation pay for new men. Stanley Schuyler. Ed Parsley was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. There KATHRYN (Bull), February U—Chair­ is a balance of $66.16 in the ship's fund. man, William E. Ekins; Secretary, Mike Bosun suggested that each crewmember R. Zeionka. Motion was passed to get a donate $1 to the ship's fund. new wa.shing'machine and to see the pa­ trolman about parties in all ports. Chief DEL ORG (Mississippi), February 7— mate will be asked .-.about sailing time. Chairman, William A. Perry; Secretary, Everybody should know the time of de­ Leo Watts. Drunks coming on the ship parture. in port and disturbing the watch will be punished. Steward will lock up books SHOW ME MARINER (Bull), February in port. Clothes should be hung on the 14—Chairman, Nick Swokia; Secretary; line to dry in the engine room, not on John C. Reed. Steward and his depart­ the rail. Shoreside personnel should be ment got a vote of thanks; a letter will kept out of "the crew's quarters. There be written to the SEAFARERS LOG is $21 in the ship's fund. complimenting them for the fine job that they did this trip. The iron riiike BARBARA FRITCHIE (Liberty Nav.), is not being used as much as it should February 21—Chairman, Maurice Me- be. It was pointed out that the weather Coskey; Secretary, J. Melvyn Lundy. Deck delegate was elected ship's dele­ gate unanimously. The hours that the crew was restricted to ship in Korea will be referred to the patrolman. Bosun is sick and there is a question about the DM acting as bosun at the OT rate. Two men were left in the hospital in Panama. New crew will be told that the engine department quai'lers are due for a painting. Patrolman will be no­ tified as to the condition in which said quarters are at present. Ship needs ex­ termination. Bunks should be stripped, and all cots and extra linen turned in before the payoff. Ekigine department should be issued a different brand of soap. Two brothers hospitalized in Pan­ ama were wished a speedy recovery and a safe voyage home. SEAMONITOR (Excelsior), February 21 —Chairman, John L. O'Hannaslan; Sec­ retary, John J. Mahoney. Ship's dele­ gate will see the port steward about get­ ting a different brand of laundry soap. One man missed ship in.'Kure, Japn. Membership went on record as unanim­ ously objecting to discrimination against seamen by the Army. MARYMAR (Calmar), January II— Chairman, W. Lawton; Secretary, E. M. Bryant. A few repairs turned in last trip weren't taken care of. The washing machine can hardly be used. Brother Layko will continue as ship's delegate, as he has been doing a fine job. Motion was passed to try to get a new washing machine in Long Beach. 3etter fans are needed in the crew messhail. Another NOTICES Pick Up Basrgage Seafarers with unclaimed bag­ gage in the Mobile SIU hall are urged to pick it up or advise the agent their present address within the next 60 days. This baggage is taking up space in the hall which is being converted to other use. Qnix Answers (1) Pork barrel refers to a gov•ernment bill, appropriation or policy decided upon by legislators to spread monpy' around for local improvements to make their con­ stituents happy. (2) Ed Mathews, Milwaukee Braves. (3) No, any quick movement, or the waving of a flag of any color will excite a bull. (4) Southampton, England. (5) The Dayaks are natives of Borneo who are headhunters and belong to the Iban tribe. (6) $105. (7) Lloyd C. Douglas. (8) a) withdrawn. (9) Alexander Kerensky. (10) True. Puzzle Answer was too b.id to permit its use. Men ieaving the ship after this voyage should turn room keys over to the delegate or department head. Steward pointed out that there was no alarm for the .meal boxes in ease someone gets locked in. This was put on the repair list. A buz­ zer should be put in the messhail for the standby at night. A noise in the wipers' bulkhead should be investigated. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service), January i—Chairman, Thomas Cummings; Secretary, Jhon Nevln. Letter will be written to the hall about com­ pany guards in Lake Charles. Ship's delegate will square engine beefs with the Lake Charles patrolman. Pantry­ man asked the crew to put cups into tlie sink. Wipers' overtime should be evened up. All extra linen is to go to the steward, as he is short this trip. .Messhail should be kept clean. Thomas Cummin.gs thanked the crew for the money and flowers that they sent to his little girl, who was badly burned. fast as he can. Messman was told to sci-ve the watch going on first. February 14—Chairman, L. Abby; Sec­ retary, J. Botelho. New wringer was, re­ ceived for the washing machine. There is $18.12 in theship's fund. Crew messman should leave out more silverware at night. Recreation haU should be kept clean at all times. Everyone is to eooperate in seeing that this is done. iVIore night lunch was requested at night for the crew mess. GENEVIEVE PETERKIN (Bloomfield), February 7—Chairman, Jack Williams; Secretary, Bob High. Sea Chest was eailed and a patrolman came on board to check the slopchest. He okayed the quality. Captain will put out draws every five days. Seven men were fired for missing the shift in Houston. Bob High was elected ship's delegate by ac­ clamation. Laundry and recreation room will be kept clean. A list of cleaning assignments for all three departments will be drawn up. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Febru­ ROBIN GRAY (Seas 'ihipping), Janu­ ary 14—Chairman, Ed Lanier; Secretary, ary 24—Chairman, Leo Koza; Secretary, Joseph L. Allen. There is $61.37 in the William James McKeely. One man ship's fund. Eddie Lanier was elected missed ship in New York and joined it again, in Savannah. Motion was passed to build a bookcase in the messrooni and have the hot water system cheeked. One man was warned about being drunk aboard ship and not turning to. Any per­ formers aboard this vessel will be brought up on charges. LAWRENCE VICTORY (Mississippi), January 14—Chairman, William Lieberman; Secretary,' J. P. Thrasher. Ship's dele.gate reported that the captain called the delegates and cooks together to dis­ cuss the lousy chow. -Wipers were asked to do a proper job on sanitary. Sugges­ tion was made to clean the laundry after it is used. No date—Chairman, Brother Cruz; Sec­ retary, Brother Bathia. Motion w.-.s passed to have the patrolman discuss with the steward and cooks why the food was not being prepared properly. Meeting will be held at the payoff to remedy this. Washing machine should be repaired or replaced. Slopchest is sliort on popular brands of ci.garettes. Slop­ chest merchandise is not up to SIU standard. ship's delegate. Washing machine needs repairing. Vote of confidence went to the chief cook, who is getting off. We vere glad to have him aboard and are sorry to see him leave. More night lunch should be put out. IBERVILLE (Waterman), February 7— Chairman, C. McQueen; Secretary, George Susrcz. Vote of thanks went to V. Rosado, engine delegate, for making a shelf ! for the radio in the messhail. There is $31.91 in the ship's fund. Motion was prsscd to leave the TV set, radio, and ship's fund at the Mobile hall while the ship is laid up. They will be taken back on board when the ship is crewed up. Taxi fare for transporting them to the hall willi^e taken out of the ship's fund. I Steward got a vote of thanks for a swell job throughout the trip and for service given to the entire crew. SUZANNE (Bull), no date—Chairman, H. A. Orlando; Secretary, S. P. Telech.. Mate is on deck at all times. The cap­ tain is trying to deduct two day's pay, from the crew for being absent from the ship In Mayaguez. Motion was passed to start a ship's fund at the next payoff with a $.50 contribution from each man. Cost of cable should be deducted from the ship's fund. Suggestion was made to clieck with the bosun to make sure about time off before leaving the ship. There should be juice provided at coffee time for those who don't care for coffee. A word of praise went to Juan Manuel Collozo, crew messman, for his leader­ ANTINOUS (Waterman), February 13— ship in the Chairman, C. B. Brundage; Secretary, G. San Juan. ILA beef in Mayaguez and in Braxton. A TV set was bought for $144.35; there is $1.74 left in the ship's SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), fund. Suggestion was made that the February 20—Chairman, Norman A. Kirk; crew donate to the fund at the payoff. Secretary, Edward Jones. Patrolman told Notice was read to the crew about smok- Ihc thief enginefcito be nioi-e eaieful. iiig, on deck when the hatches are open. Washing machine will repaired in. Steward and his department got a vote New York. It has taken be an awful beat­ of thanks for good food and service. ing and cannot be fixed on the ship. All fans should be turned off when not in SOUTHLAND (South Atlantic), Febru­ i use. Beefs between the car deckman and ary 6—Chairman, H. M. Thomas; Secre­ the night cook and baker should be re­ tary, J. LaPoint. Ralph Burnsed was ferred to the patrolman. Old books and elected ship's delegate by acclamation. library should be put on the box and. There was a discussion on the crew's SIU books should be changed. Old lock­ radio. The ship's fund of $29.00 will be ers will be put in the passageway. spent on a new set of tubes for reserve. No one is to -tinker with the radio. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), December 13—Chairman, M. Costelio; Secretary, S. GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Service), R. Prestwood. Captain called attention December 13—Chairman, T. Clough; Sec­ of the ship's delegate to- the life jackets retary, M. Beeching. There was a report thrown in the passageways. Leakage in on several needed repairs and on the the steward's room was repaired. There purchase of the TV set. There was a is a balance of S65.50 in the ship's fund. discussion on carelessness involving Brother Vaughan was elected ship's dele­ ship's gear: unless this is stopped meas­ gate b.v acclamation. Brother Nicholas' got a vote of thanks for th-e .service he ures will have to be taken. rendered as ship's delegate. Brother Prestwood will act as secretary-treasurer. CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), Febru­ January 3—Chairman, Manor T. ary 14—Chairman, Neal Cairus; Secre­ telio; Secretary, S. R. Prestwood. TheCos­ $5 tary, Roy Giuid. Repairs from the last that was left on the table during the trip were completed with the exception last payoff was turned over to the ship's of new keys which will be made on sliip. fund. A vote of thanks was extended Notice of time changes will be posted to the chief steward and the cooks and and hours when the slopchest. is open. the whole department for the good food Vote of thanks went to the steward de­ the Way it was handled on Christ­ partment on the chow. Ship's delegate and mas and New Year's Days. List of mov­ was reelected by acclamation. ies will be posted no later than 12 noon .sailing from New Orleans. Midnight LONE JACK (Cities Service), January movie will be included for the night 9—Chairman, Peter V. Hammei; Secre­ gang. Movies will be locked up at all tary, N. Wippie. Better sanitary work times. Operator has choice for the next should be done by all three departments. picture but will see the financial secre­ Breakfast should be put out faster. Ship's tary for the film. Movies will start at delegate will accept the ship's fund, 6:15 PM, 8:45 PM and 1:00 PM. Operator which totals $3.98, as the deck delegate will put away the machine after each is getting off. Second cook explained showing. Crew was asked by the captain that he only has three frying pans and not to hang around the gangway in the that he is putting out the breakfast as future. ^1 .41 SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) I CITY ZONE STATE . SQamOODQ.QSQQ Signed SBHO aanas HOBH@Q_OaSg^^ acaHBBHGas iiig ranffl saes BSBB JI •y| Editor, SQWS OSlllS BQB NAME QHQS SiaiiS] SSD dSKSglBBlBB] STREET ADDRESS sQSia[DBQBB sssssasBis [SBD 1 TO AVOID DUPLICATION: IT you •r«-an old tubseriber and hava a changg of addraii, plea^a giva your format addrasi balow: ADDRESS CITY •»a«aaaafaaaacataaafaeaaaaaiafaa^ataa laiaaaattaaaaaai • ••*!$#•••aaaaaMaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaGaaaataaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa* ,ZONI STATE �SEAFARERS LOG March 5, 1954 Mom Hails 51U Baby Benefit Seafarers and their wives who have received the matex-nity benefit have been uniformly pleased with the welcome windfall, but probably none more than Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Skondylas of Baltimore. The Skondylas family re-The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who cently had a new addition in are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. the form of Nicholas Skondy­ in the HOSPITALS las Jr., so John Arahasz, Balti­ more representative for the SIU's Welfare Services Department, went out to their home to deliver the $200 benefit check and incidental­ ly, to take some pictures of the family. He found that Mrs. Skondylas had been astonished to learn that the Union was paying them a bene­ fit for the birth of their child. A native of Germany who had been in the States for two years, she couldn't get over the fact that the SIU had set up benefits of this kind. She told the Welfare Services representative that she had never heard before of any uiiion paying a maternity benefit. Consequently, receiving the ma­ ternity benefit helped make the arrival of their new son a really joyous occasion. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass .away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see. a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. Always a pleasant windfall, SIU $200 maternity benefit proved to be a real surprise to Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Skondylas of Balti­ more, shown with son, Nicholas, Jr. All of the following SIU families cember 18, 1953. Parents, Mr. and ber 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and will collect the $200 maternity Mrs. Julio Torres, 94th Street, Ca- Mrs. Vincent S. Kuhl, 3428 West­ benefit plus a $25 bond from the parra Terrace, Puerto Rico. minister Avenue, Norfolk, Va. Union in the baby's name. $ $ "5 t 4* t Debora'h Elaine Hendrix, born Maria Grace Gallo, born Febru­ Roy Markus Palmer, born De­ December 7, 1953. Parents, Mr, ary 16, 1954. Parents, Mr. and cember 26, 1953. Parents, Mr. and and Mrs. Fulton J. Hendrix, PO Mrs. Lloyd T. Palmer, 552 Charles­ Mrs. Luigi Gallo, 9i3 Old Shell Box 91, Pearl River, La. Road, Mobile, Ala. ton Street, Mobile, Ala. i. t t, a. X' Colleen Nao Flanagan, born Jan­ uary 20, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Edwin Labiosa, born January 28, Mrs. John J. Flanagan, 553 West 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Labiosa, 543 West 180th Street, 4th Street, San Pedro, Cal. New York, NY. t , Edwin Roberto Torres, born De^ i. Gail Patricia Astorino, born Feb­ ruary 2, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Astorino, 541 Sum­ mer Street, Long Branch, NJ. DonH Wait9 Get Vacation Pay Under the rules of the Va­ cation Plan as set forth by the trustees, a Seafarer must ap­ ply within one year of the payoff date of his oldest dis­ charge in order to collect his full vacation benefits. If he present any discharge whose payoff date is more than a year before the date of his va­ cation application, he will lose out on the sea time covered by that particular discharge. Don't sit on those discharges. Bring them in and collect the money that is due to you. X. X- X> XXX ^ Carolyn Theresa Fischer, born January 31, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Joseph Fischer, 158 South Dearborn Street, Mobile, Ala. X X _X Victor Jay Romolo, Iff, born January 27, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor J. Romolo, 3110 Espla­ nade Avenue, New Orleans, La. XXX Tina Janine Wilson, born Feb­ John Henry Emerick, Jr., born ruary 6, 1954. Parents, Mr. and January 20, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Wilson, 212 St. Emanu­ Mrs. John H. Emerick, 914 Bona­ el Street, Mobile, Ala. parte Avenue, Baltimore, Md. X. X- XXX Norman Richard Heiser, born Holly Elizabeth Davis, born De­ cember.17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and February 9, 1954. Parents, Mr. Mrs. James B. Davis, Route 2, Box and Mrs. Richard C. Heiser, 1718 West 113th Street, Los Angeles 47, 61, Savannah, Ga. Cal. X X X XXX Deborah Susan Magras, born Frieda Gay Guillm-y, bom Feb­ February 6, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Magras, 870 ruary 8, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Corinthian Avenue, Philadelphia, Mrs. Calvin R. Guillory, General Delivery, Mamou, La. Pa. XXX XXX USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FHANCISCO, CAL. Ernest D. Hope F. Schembei Henry Childs F. Schmledel Ho Yee Choe W. Singleton B. Foster Sing Ah Sue R. W. Frye W. Timmerman Olav Gustavsen M. Wilson A. Keller P. Yuzon Joe Perreira USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. J. Eubanks S. Johannessen J. Macunchuck U. K. Ming L. Dwyer J. Van Der Ende G. Farnum Joseph WeUs W. GuUey USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. John A. Griffin William Mason Greer Stevens USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEX. Louis L. Bentley N. Pagaoulatos G. BrowneU D. Patterson Pierre Charette George Randell Charles W. Christ Frank Ryan M. De Gollado Jose Sanchez Herbert Grant A. J. Scheving R. A. HoUand M. W. Smith George Hudson S. Vincius Sam Lyle Albert Weaver John Markopolo CecU White USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. P. R. Bland J. Kramer A. Caram J. Littleton H. L. Carter J. Sellers E. F..Cetti H. Towns J. B. Christy M. Willis G. Corbettt J. Wilson R. Denayer G. Wilson F. Grant CITY HOSPITAL MOBILE, ALA. Joseph R. Wing USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Frank Alasavich Theodore Mastaler Ernest P. Belkner Robert A. Rogers Ralph M. ChurchiU Jose J. Valenzuela Edward C. Dacey Salvatore J. Sbriglio Fred Mallory Jr. WINTHROP COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Joseph S. Cash USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MO. R. B. Gorson Edward A. Morgan Clifford Womack Joseph Lewnuk James E. Warren Henry Kay Thomas Mungo PERTH AMBOY GENREAL HOSPITAL PERTH AMBOY. NJ W. Murphy USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. NY P. Allred J. Lawler T. Bryant J. Lewis J. Carr F. Lynch B. Cheeley H. McDonald J. Cuthrell A. McGuigan E. Delgado D. Mcllreath A. Diaz F. Mackey J. DrIscoU V. MUazzo J. Espinoza L. MiUer H. Gardiner A. Mueller R. GUbert E. Nelson B. Guranick G. Shumaler J. Hass E. SmaUwood T. Isaksen H. Smith J. Keenan R. ViUata L. KrUtiansen V. WUmoth F. Landry BELLEVUE HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NY W. Saltares USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY W. Murphy E. Foreman G. Anthanasourels D. Frey M. Bass E. Gabatan .T. Benkmann A. Garcia B. Blanchard J. Garrison Marcie Boyle E. Godfrey Lai Choo Chang N. Goldflnger Jar Chong G. Graddick H. Currier H. Hanssen L. Hope A. Czerwinski S. Demoleas F. Karlkuist E. Driggers M. Katrausky R. Edmondson D. KimbreU ,W. Mstowskl A. Kunz M. Muniz J. Mac Innes W. Nielson E. Many C. Oppenheimer Alexander Johnson P. Pesce G. E. Herrmann D. Peterson Ben D. Buck L. Rivire Lorenzo Brigida J. Rooms Robert L. Chapline J. Salgado Jessie A. Clarke V. Sandberg James R. Dodson R. Sizemore James W. Gordon J. Souza Donald J. Hewson B. Trottie William Ivins H. Tuttle Lloyd G. Linthicum S. Vandal Herbert Parks J. Vanos Jimmie Prlddy G. Vickery Peter Sadowski G. Vila John D. Selferth J. Waldron Elmer Shipp A. Williams Ray B. Sunderland J. WUson William Walker W. Young Henrich Wiese Yo Song Yee Paul M. Wood J. Fontres USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Thomas Ankerson Leo Lang T. Bernsee Rene LeBlane Charles Brady S. Levy William BrightweU J. Long William Burch F. Martin Max Byers L. Miller S. Carregal R. O'Rourk* A. Carano J. Otreba C. W. Cobb A. Parek P. Cogley F. Paylor S. Cope H. Peek J. Dambrino E. Piatt T. Dawson J. RevUI H. Echternach T. Reynolds L. Fontenot W. E. Reynolds B. D. Foster E. Riviere M. C. Grady H. Robin J. Gardiner J. Santiago N. Gardner L. Seidle C. Garn R. Sheffield J. T. Smith Jackie Gleason R. Herbert J. H. Smith J. Hinton L. C. Smith G. HoUier E. G. Stevens J. C. Thompson C. Jones L. Kay Lonnie Tickle E. Knapp E. Valazques J. Ward D. Korolia USPHS HOSPtTAL MEMPHIS. TENN. C. Burton . USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICH. T. Burks • H. Cronia ENDOWOOD TOWSON. MD. L. Franks SAILOR SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY J. Koshusky GRASSLANDS VALLHALLA, NY • A. Lomas POTTENGER SANITARIUM MONROVIA. CAL. E. Pritchard Junior Was Surprise Christmas Gift Gloria Ruth Norris, born Febru­ Theresa Ann Kuhl, born Novemary 8, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James N. Norris, 47 Ahem Street, Manchester, N. H. ? Disability S Please SIU Oldtlmers XXX Judith Carol Gendron, born Jan­ uary 23, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice N. Gendron, 140 Sec­ ond Street, Manchester, NH. $ $ Susan Dianne Ryno, born Febru­ ary 10, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Ryno, Box 147, Aquilla, Tex. $ t $ Valeria Delthia Johns, born Feb­ ruary 6, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley T. Johns, 1648Vi! An­ drews Place, Williamsport, Pa. $ « $ William John Renter, bom Jan­ uary 11, *1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Reuter, 2701 Grand Concourse, Bronx 68, NY. Seafarers Thor Thorsen (left) and Harry Johnson show off latest SlU^disability benefit checks in Baltimore, after receiving them from a Union representative. Thorsen had been getting his bene­ fits in NY, but recently moved his home to Maryland. Johnson's benefit was a brand-new one. Just approved. "5 $ Jeffrey David Parrott, born Jan­ uary 26, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wiley E. Parrott, 2160 Bolton Drive, Atlanta, Ga. Only. Junior seems dislnterestied in money matters, as Mr. and Mrs. Angel L. Rios, Sr., New York City, scan the $200 SIU mater­ nity benefit check presented recently by the Union. The baby was a special Christmas present for the family, as he was bom December 25, 1953. Rios was on the Wild Ranger (Waterman) at the time, but finally got home three weeks later. �SEAFARERS March 5, 1954 SEEDP TOE SEAFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN {News about men In the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SIV Wei fare Benefits vnll be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) Anybody who has been stuck somewhere out of the States having to get off a ship because they felt sick or got hurt knows that being repatriated is no pleasure. Your SIU contract and the Union provides for safeguards on this score with provision for unearned wages and maintenance. But still when a man comes back he usually has a tough time getting up some money as its hard to get American money over• seas. Often the Seafarers on the ship the man is repatriated on will chip in to see that the man has enough for fare and other needs until he collects what's coming to him. Needs A Hand At Arrival Then in some instances, when a man gets back to the States he still needs care and treatment. Unless the Union happens to know that he is on the ship, nobody will be down at the dock for the purpose of meeting him and giving him a hand. Brother Steve Hanks has come up with an idea on this particular problem which appears in the form of a letter elsewhere in this issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. His idea is for each ship to have a regular way of notifying the Union if they have a repatriated man aboard. Then as soon as he gets off the ship the Union could give him repre­ sentation. Of course, before the Union could go ahead with a step like this, It would like to know how the membership feels about it. Kick this one around at your shipboard meetings and let us know your opinion. • * * Union, SIU Crew Cot Him Home Now a patient at the Staten Island USPHS hospital, Seafarer James Waldron has a long haul ahead of him. A stroke which laid him 1ow partially paralyzed one side of his body and made him helpless. But thanks to the assistance rendered by Seafarers and by the Union, Waldron Waldron was able tot make the trip back to the States and the hospital. Waldron was a long way from home when he suffered the stroke, out in the Middle East. He was re­ patriated on another SIU ship, but because of his condition he needed constant attention and help. Crewmembers aboard the ship, he reported, gave him constant at­ tention and help, with men off watch giving him a hand in their spare time. In addition, another Seafarer who was coming back as a repatriate spent a good deal of time tending to him so that he had someone to turn to during the trip. No Company Help when the ship got back to New York no steps were taken by offi­ cers or company representatives to get him ambulance service. The ship's delegate eontacted Welfare Services about the problem. A Welfare Services representa­ tive made arrangements for his hospitalization and took him off the ship to the Staten Island hospi­ tal. As soon as he got there he asked if he could see his wife as soon as possible. Welfare Services had his wife picked up at their New York home and rushed over to the hospital for an Immediate visit. Waldron wants to express his thanks to crewmembers who were so helpful to him when he was un­ able to take care of himself. He agreed that If it were not for the efforts of the Seafarers themselve.s, he would have been in a bad way as nobody else showed much con­ cern about his fate. The prompt service given him by the Union, he said, also made things much easier for him when he got home, because at first it ap­ peared that he would be stranded on the ship for a while. We've been hearing from quite a few of the brothers around the country on how they are getting along these days in and out of the hospitals. Charles Eberhart wrote us that he is spending some time' at his home in St. Augustine with his new baby, taking a little vacation from ship­ ping,. We heard also from J, C. Whatley who took a bad fall on an Icy deck on a Cities Service ship. He's back home In Montgomery, Alabama, just about In shape to ship out again. He says he expects to go out of Mobile in a couple of weeks, Solomon Harb just got In to town recently, getting off a ship vvith sickness and coming here for treat­ .IPV ment. Brother Raymond W. Frye is out of the San Eberhart Francisco US Public Health Service hospital taking things easy at home In Stockton, California. Also' in the San Francisco hospital is Henry Childs who is set for a long stay under medical treatment. Like all of the brothers In the hospitals he would appreciate getting some mail to help pass the time. J. C. Powell has entered the marine hospital In Savannah after returning from a long trip. Eduardo del Rosarlo had some good news to re­ port. He's over in the Philippine Islands for a while getting his immigration problems straightened out. He wrote us that he just got his visa the other day and is now looking to grab a ship back to the US, where he expects to apply for his citizenship papers The deaths of the following and settle down In the US. Pewell Seafarers have been. reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and R2,500 deoth benefits are being paid to beneficiaries. Benedict K. Koakowicz, 36: A member of the deck department. Brother Koakowicz died of a pul­ monary ailment on January 20, 1954, at the USPHS hospital in Baltimore, Md. He had been sail­ ing SIU since 1941, when he joined in Philadelphia. Burial took place at St. Dominic Cemetery, Phila­ delphia, Pa. Brother Koakowicz is survived by a brother, Rudolph. 4> t i William F. Henderson, 57; On January 23, 1954, Brother Hender­ son died in Jackson, Miss, in a train accident. For the past two years Brother Henderson sailed from Lake Charles as a member of the engine department. He leaves his sister, Mrs. Tura Harelson, 1914 Second Avenue, Phoenix City, Ala. SIU WELFARE SEIflCES KPUTNin YOUK PROBLEM IS OUR BUSINESS Page Twenty-scvea LOG t Daniel H. Boyce, 55: After 13 years as a steward, sailing out of Baltimore, Brother Boyce died of a lung ailment in Philadelphia, Pa., and was buried at Mt. Monali Cemetery there. He is survived by his daughter, Anna C. Greller, 2518 South Bonaffon Street, Phila­ delphia, Pa. 4* $• Domingo Marte, 46: On February 7, 1954, Marte died of coronary sclerosis aboard the Del Mar,- at Seafarers James Waldron is cheered by a visit from his wife arranged by the Welfare Services Department after he was repa­ triated to the US and hospitalized at Staten Island. Alien Seamen Are Cautioned To Follow Immigration Rules With Immigration authorities gradually tightening up on enforcement of regulations all the time, non-resident alien seamen in the SIU are advised to stick to the exact letter of the regulations if they are to"*^' continue sailing on US ships. It's common sense then, for the Since shipping is no longer non-resident alien seaman to noti­ as active as it was when the Kor­ ean fighting was on, the Immigra­ tion Bureau has the time to be­ come more finicky. For example, some aliens have neglected to notify Immigration when they have shipped out, or failed to tell the authorities what ship they are on. Since the 29day rule is in force, when Immigra­ tion does not hear from an alien after that period they assume he is in the States Illegally and ini­ tiate deportation proceedings. fy Immigration of his movements so that he doesn't have to face the risk of involuntary deportation, which means he can no longer re­ enter the United Stales. When, due to slow shipping, the alien can't get out in 29 days. Im­ migration is still permitting vol­ untary departures after that date. Under the voluntary departure system, the alien is treated as hav­ ing deported himself, and he can enter the US at a later date with­ out prejudice. sea. He joined the SIU in New Orleans, and sailed as a steward since 1938. Brother Marte leaves his wife, Mrs. Florence Marte, 3413 Burgundy Street, New Or­ leans, La. Fabal joined up in Miami, and sailed as a member of the engine department. On February 4, 1954, he died of a respiratory disease at the USPHS Hospital in Miami, Fla., and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in that city. 4" t 4» George J. Espalla, 49: On Janu­ ary 6, 1954, Brother Espalla died of a liver ailment in Mobile Ala. For the past eleven years he sailed out •of New York as a member of the deck department. Burial took place at the US National Cemetery, Mobile, Ala. 4> 4> 4* Thomas Joseph Sullivan, 40: Brother Sullivan died of a heart ailment on November 15. 1953. at Latter Day Saints Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah. Since 1948 he had sailed from New York as a member of the deck department. Burial took place at Holy Sepul­ 4* 4- 4> chre, Aukland County, Mich. Edward A. Cooley, 55: Brother Brother Sullivan leaves his sister, Cooley died of a heart ailment on Patricia Angela Sullivan. 2385 February 17, 1954, at the Wilming­ Glendale Avenue, Detroit, Mich, ton Emergency Hospital in Los i i 4" Angeles, Cal. Since 1950 he sailed Sieve Paul Deri, 36: Since 1944 as a member of the steward de­ Brother Deri had sailed as a mem­ partment from the Port of New ber of the deck department. He York. He was buried at Green joined the Union in New York. HiUs Memorial Park Cemetery. On January 31, 1954, Brother Deri Surviving is his sister, Grace Mil­ died in New Brunswick, NJ. He ler, 20 Hilltop Road, Wellesley, is survived by his wife, Mrs. S. P. Mass. Deri, 45 Plum Street, New Bruns­ 4. t wick, NJ. Melvin L. Mason, 47; A lung ail­ 4. 4. 4 ment proved fatal to Brother Donald Mason Richey, 28: On Mason, a patient at the USPHS December 5, 1953, Brother Richey Hospital, Baltimore, Md. on Feb­ died as a result of a skull fracture ruary 1, 1954. In 1941 Brother suffered in an auto accident. Mason joined the SIU in Balti­ Since 1943 he had been a mem­ more, and sailed as second electri­ ber of the SIU, sailing-as a mem­ cian in the engine department. ber of the deck department out Biu'ial took place at Woodlawn of Baltimore. Burial took place'at Cemetei-y, Woodlawn, Md; Confidence Cemetery, Georgetown, O. Sui'viving is his mother. Lenna 4» 4" . 4" Russell John Fabal. 55: A mem­ Richey, General Delivery, .Freesber of the SIU since 1939, Brother burg, O. �LOG SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • : 6 t; i • ii-' Handsome, bound volumes of the SEAFARERS LOG for the whole year of 1953 ore now available to LOG readers for addition to ships' libraries and home bookshelves. The sturdy, cloth-bound volumes contain all 26 issues of the LOG published lost year, nearly 800 pages of news, photos and specialized features dealing with SlU activities and happenings in maritime generally. Tagged at the cost price of $5 each, the 1953 bound vol­ ume of the LOG serves as a handy reference source not only for Union and maritime news, but also for many personal items about Seafarers, their families, and the ships and ports they visit on them. New developments in the industry, in­ novations in ship design and on-the-job aids, as well as much historical maj^rial on the folklore of the sea help round, out each issue of the SlU's official newspaper. For the benefit of those who hove missed out on previous year's volumes, a complete set of bound volumes of the LOG for 1947 through 1953 is also available, at a cost of $25. This includes all LOGs published from 1947 up through the end of 1953, a total of nine volumes, since for t le years 1947 and^ 1948, separate volumes were issued for each six-month period during the year. Both the individual 1953 volumes and the complete set of 1947-1953 LOGs con be obtained directly at SlU head­ quarters or by moil, through the use of the coupon provided on this page. Get your orders in now. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG 675 Fourth Avenue ~ Brooklyn 32, New York ' Please send me the following: (o) bound volumes of the 1953 LOG @ $5 each. (b) complete sets of bound volumes of the LOG for 1947 through. 1953 @ $25 each. Enclosed is a total of $ NAME ADDRESS (Note: Please make checks or money orders payable to the SEAFARERS LOG.) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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HOBBY PROMISES SUPPORT FOR PHS $$ AFL PIER UNITY ROCKS OLD ILA AS NLRB OPENS VOTE HEARINGS HALLS IN MIAMI, PT ARTHUR SHUT FURUSETH'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY TO BE CELEBRATED MARCH 12 ANTI-UNION FEELING RISES IN US LOG BOUND VOLUMES AVAILABLE FOR 1953 PR EXTREMISTS INVADE CONGRESS, SHOOT FIVE US SEA UNIONS ASK HALT TO FURTHER SHIP TRANSFERS WATERMAN ADDS COASTAL SERVICE HEART STOPS, SEAFARER REVIVED GALVESTON BRANCH HUNTING FOR BIGGER, BETTER HOME CONGRESS TO SCAN MSTS CARGO, PASSENGER TRAFFIC DOCTOR PRAISES MEN FOR BLOOD DONATIONS EXPLOSIVES CARGO REGULATIONS EASED US, ISTHMIAN RAISE THE CAVIAR CURTAIN GOV'T EASES ALIEN LEAVE RULE HATCH CO. IS SUED ON MARINER DELAY SIU ART IN SPECIAL DISPLAY TAXI UNION SEEKS SIU AID SEAFARERS GO ABOARD NEW MARINER IN GULF DOCK BOARD APPROVES NEW BRIDGE FOR NO TIGHTER CIG RULES SET IN THAILAND TOUGHER SLEDDING JUST RECOGNITION MSTS LOOK-SEE COLD WAR VICTORY COFFEE TIME NEW LIFEBOAT ENGINE DOES 2ND JOB AS WATER PUMP MISSING FANS FAN MYSTERY ON SHIP WHO'S WHO IN CALCUTTA INDIA ZOO MAKES LIFE INTERESTING FOR TOURISTS SEAFARER FINDS HOME-MADE FISHING RIG GETS RESULTS TOO, BUT WHERE WAS PERCY? RUSTY WATER IN THE SCUTTLEBUTT IS PURE FACT ABOARD THE SEANAN NO COFFEE WAIT ABOARD CUBORE THE ROSE OF THE WINDWS MOM HAILS SIU BABY BENEFIT UNION, SIU CREW GOT HIM HOME ALIEN SEAMEN ARE CAUTIONED TO FOLLOW IMMIGRATION RULES Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/5/1954 1954 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/be0cdfaa6e55c5b6ee7899cad65dfbca.PDF 970422cd06b7c65bd9eb916fe4fcaf85 PDF Text Text '"If.:-; Vol. XVI No. 4 SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • GOVT OPENS DOOR foreign Flags Get US Tankers .Story On Paffe 3 Plenty Of Frosting. Caught in Portland, Me., last Sun­ day on the coldest day of the year, the SlU-manned Queenston Heights (Seatrade) wound up (right) with as perfect a frosting as any birth­ day cake. Seafarers aboard the iced-up tanker weathered tempera­ tures of nine degrees below zero while hacking at the thick crust of ice to put deck gear back in order. Hospital Libraries. As part of mass distribution of SIU ships' libraries at marine hospitals, a 200-book selection is delivered to the Manhattan Beach Hospital, where Seafarer-patients look over the brand-new titles. Although small libraries were donated ear­ lier, the response was so great that mass distribution was instituted. Among those examining the books are Seafarers A. McGuigan, L. Kristiansen, A. Diaz, E. Delgado, J. Keenan and F. Landry. (Story on Page 3.) �Pace Twe. -i, SEAFARERS LOG They pointed out that Bridges' recommendations would mean that steward department men on West Coast ships would be deprived of all union representation. That would put an end to contract con­ ditions and leave the shipowner free to run things as he pleased. The PMA hiring hall was set up as a makeshift, temporary device until the final decision would be reached on representation for West Coast stewards. It was established in the first instance to assure that members of MCS-AFL would not be discriminated against in hiring by the NUMC&S which held the contract with the Pacific Maritime Association until the new union entered the picture. Voting on the first day in New SEAFARERS LOG February 19, 1954 I. • PebnuMry 19, I99< MCS-AFL Confident As Election Begins SAN FRANCISCO •With Harry Bridges still calling for a "no-union" vote, steward department men op West Coast ships began voting on February 10 in a National Labor Rela­ tions Board election to determine which union shall repre­ York City were the Hawaiian Edu­ sent them. Opposing each cator and the Hawaiian Fisherman. other on the ballot are the Marine Stewards oh these ships received Cooks and Stewards, AFL, and the mail ballots when the vessel hit port. Ail told, 16 ships are sched­ Communist - dominated National uled to vote in the New York area. Union of Marine Cooks and Stew­ Challenge Votes ards (Independent). Since the voting will include all The votiEg got underway in the offices of the National Labor Re­ men who were employed as of lations Board at 630 Sansome February 10, men on the beach Street, San Francisco, and will con­ after that date will be entitled to tinue for 90 days. Steward depart­ vote imder challenge. Arrange­ ment personnel aboard West Coast ments have been made by the passenger ships will vote at the NLRB to handle such votes in Its NLRB offices when they are in regional offices from 10 AM to 12 port. The others will vote via a noon every Wednesday for the du­ ration of the voting period. Such mail ballot. Right up to the voting deadline, ballots will be challenged imtil the propaganda put out by Bridges' men's employment records can be "Local 100" urged stewards to vote checked to see if they are eligible against union representation. The in the election. With nearly 6,000 men eligible reason given for the stand was that it was the only way that the cooks to vote, the West Coast election and stewards could get rid of the will be the largest ever conducted present hiring hall system, where­ by the Labor Board on the ship­ by all stewards register in a hall board side of the maritime in­ operated by the Pacific Maritime dustry. Association. MCS-AFL officials were confi­ dent of the outcome, pointing out Ridicule Argument MCS-AFL representatives ridi­ that the rival imion had virtually culed the Bridges' argument, point­ ceased to function, maintaining ing out that once the election was halls only in the ports of San Fran­ and New York. The Bridges' over there was nothing to stop the cisco call for a "no union" vote, they SlU-affillated union from negotiat­ said, would serve to split the ing a contract with standard hiring opposition only and strengthen the provisions such as are maintained by unions of deck and engine room chances of victory for the SIUaffiliated stewards' union. seamen on the West Coast. 1 'f' " Vol. XVI. No. 4 As 1 See It Page 4 Committees In Action Page 4 Crossword Puzzle Page 12 Editorial Page 13 Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 Galley Gleanings Page 20 Inquiring Seafarer .... ^. .Page 12 In The Wake Page 12 Labor Round-Up Page 13 Letters Pages 21, 22 Maritime Page 16 Meet The Seafarer Page 12 On The Job Page 16 Personals ; Page 25 Quiz Page 19 Seafarers In Action Page 16 Ships' Minutes Pages 24, 25 SIU History Cartoon Page 9 Sports Line Page 20 Ten Years Ago Page 11 Top Of The News Page 7 Wash. News Letter. Page 6 Welfare Benefits Pages 26. 27 Welfare Report Page 8 Your Constitution Page 5 Your Dollar's Worth Page 7 Publlshad blwtuklv at fht haadquartarr •« tha Saafaiar*. Intarnational Union. At lantic « Ou-J District AFL, t7$ Fourth Avanua, Brooklyn 32, NV. Tal. HYacintI y?6(00. Entarad as sacond class matta: at ttia Pest Offica in Brooklyn, NY., vndar 'ha Aft Aufust' 34, .,j-. Labor Board Sanction Aids Exceiio Deiay Members of the MCS-AFL in San Francisco, top, display confidence in the representation election underway on the West Coast. Below, two members of tiie stewards department, right, talk to NLRB official whUe waiting to cast their ballots. Permanent 50-50 Law, Curbs On MSTS, Sought By Senators National Labor Relations Board approval of a company bid for an extension of time in which to file briefs has pushed the expected Governmient decision on the SID'S petition for bargaining rights among employees of the motor ship Excello further into' the fu­ ture. With the Excello Corporation having obtaihed more time in which to throw in objections and legal motions stemming from tiie recently-concluded NLRB hearings in New Haven, Conn., board ac­ tion on a report originally due sometime this mcmth ^Ited "alto­ gether. The company received'a respite until March 11. Company Union Set-Up The report is expected to order the disestablishment of a company union set up by Excello, reinstate­ ment with back pay for SIU sym­ pathizers fired off the ship and either immediate bargaining by the company with the SIU or a representation election in which the SIU would be the only Union on the ballot Target of a lightning sign-up campaign by the SIU in January, 1953, the Excello is a converted LST hauling formaldehyde on reg­ ular runs between New Haven and the Texas area. The company is reportedly dickering for another tanker to put into operation im­ mediately, as part of an expected build-up of its service. Proposals for a permanent 50-50 law and a strict limit on shipping operations by the Military Sea Transportation Service highlighted the preliminary report of the special Senate subcommittee headed by Senator Charles Potter of Michigan. The committee also agreed that the US was woefully de--^ be introduced on this score at this mended that further study should ficient in modern ships. be undertaken on both operating session of Congress. The Pofter subcommittee and construction subsidies and on v.as appointed last April to underCommittee Findings the nation's minimum merchant t.ike a thorough study of Govern­ fleet needs. Along these lines it The committee's preliminai*y ment subsidies in the maritime proposed study of subsidies for conclusions are as follows: field and other maritime problems. • The country could use an ad­ tramp vessels. It held a large number of hearings It declared that the law on pri­ in Washington and other parts of ditional 165 cargo ships, six large vate ship financing should be in­ tlie country, while one of the com­ passenger ships and 43 large tank­ vestigated and amended to make it ers to meet defense needs. mittee members. Senator Jo^n workable. As it stands now, it is Butler of Maryland, studied ship­ • Eighty percent of the active not satisfactory. ping and shipbuilding in Europe. fleet is ten or more years old and The third committeeman was Sena­ will become obsolete after 1962. tor Warren Magnuson (Dem., Other nations are modernizing Wash.). their fleets at a rapid rate. It was expected at the time the • US shipbuilding is in a sorry committee was holding its hearings state with no orders for vessels that it would put its recommenda­ over 1,000 tons placed during the tions in the form of amendments entire year 1953. to the 1936 Merchant Marine Act • The need for passenger ves­ and other legislative proposals. sels is very great, but no new ap­ However, the fact that the com­ plications have been made to build mittee characterized its report as them because of disagreement over a "preliminary" one makes it high­ construction subsidies. ly unlikely that any legislation will • The committee doubts that the law to encourage private financing of ships will have any practical effect. • The committee found continu­ ing foreign discriminatioh against US ships. Regular membership meet­ • The tendency of MSTS to ings in SIU headquarters and dominate shipping, was criticized at all branches are held every as a menace to a civilian maritime second Wednesday night at industry. 7 PM. The schedule for the • The 50-50 policy should be continued without question and next few meetings is as follows: written into basic law so that the February 24, March 10, March issue would not arise time and 24. again. All Seafarers registered on • The reserve fleet has little po­ the shipping list are required tential use unless steps are taken Glrl-sans from the Orient come to Seattle, liVashiugton, to show to attend the meetings. to modernize the shiiis. the wares of commercial company at Washington State 'Trade Fair, Girl-Sans Come To Seattle Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks �iriilHruryii im SEAFARERS tOG Page ThrM Door 1 To Large Scale Ship Transfers - In the face of attempts by the Committee of American Maritime Unions to limit transfers of US shipping to foreign flags, the Maritime Administration has announced that it has "relaxed" its policies on the transfer of Liberty tankers. As a result, owners of 15 of^" these vessels, some of them the loss of much of the American- plications are based on the argu­ flag tramp shipping fleet. ment that the tonnage can no still in active service, have American tramp shipowners have longer operate under the Ameri­ applied for such transfers to already raised quite a fuss in can flag in competition with more Panamanian, Honduran and Washington about such transfers. modern ships, others are still run­ have told Maritime Admin­ ning and have been running stead.Liberian flags. They will not They istrator Louis Rothschild that if ily for the past several years, such be required to replace the trans­ they didn't receive Government as the Catahoula and Carrabulle, Seafarer-patients at the Manhattan Beach hospital look over some ferred vessels with new tonnage. operating subsidies, they would molasses carriers for National Dis­ of the new books presented by the SIU to the institution, as part At the same time, a new foreigntillers, an SlU-contracted outfit. ask to transfer their ships. of the SIU ships' library program started last year. Pictured (i-r) flag fleet is set to put in its ap­ The general opinion in Washing­ Should this new policy be carare: Archibald McGuigan, unidentified, John Keenan, unidentified pearance with the announcement ton is that the tramp shipowners and Frederick Landry. by Aristotle Onassis, multi-million­ aire shipowner, that he would have little or no chance of getting place about 25 tankers under the subsidies at this time. Consequent­ Saudi Arabian flag. The tankers ly, it is expected they will apply would carry oil from Saudi Arabia for permission to transfer to for­ udder arrangement with the Gov­ eign flags. Just recently, on February 1, the ernment of that country. It is legislative committee representing feared that this is the entering wedge in a move to drive Ameri­ the conference of all non-Commu­ can-flag tankers out of the Saudi nist sea unions, the CAMU,.met with Rothschild on the question of With SIU libraries getting a warm response from hospi­ Arabiai\ run. transfers. They were assured at talized Seafarers in New York and the various outports, the Swift Reversal the time that the Government's Union is stepping up distribution of reading matter to the The Liberty tanker transfer ar­ policy was to see to it that trans­ men in the hospitals. Trial " rangements represent a swift re­ fers were replaced by new ton­ runs on the same library se- lections as go to the ships have versal by the Maritime Adminis­ nage. However, the Maritime Ad­ shown that the Union libraries tration of its recently stated posi­ ministrator balked at two other provided a welcome apd refresh­ tion that transfers of obsolete union demands. He said that he ing diversion for Seafarer patients. ships would be permitted when could not hold public hearings on Aristotle Onassis As a result, they will be a regular the owners of those vessels showed proposed transfers and that no feature of SIU hospital services that they were providing newer, provisions could be written in to more modern ships to take their the transfers barring the ships ried through jind extended it is from now on, on a mass scale. These libraries, provided by the place under the American flag. from competing with the American likely to produce a head-on clash between the CAMU and the ad­ SEAFARERS LOG through the Transfers without such require­ flag. While some of the transfer ap- ministration. One of the planks in LOG fund, are distributed to all ments, if extended, could mean the CAMU platform is that efforts Conforming to a US Court deci­ SIU ships by the SIU Sea Chest. should be made to limit the fleets sion, the Coast Guard has rewrit­ SIU representatives in the various under Panamanian, Honduran, Li­ ten its security regulations on ports, who handle the weekly hos­ berian and other runaway flags. clearance of merchant seamen. pital visits, are taking the reading Saudi Arabian Oil matter along with them for use From how on, any seaman who is The Onassis venture under the denied validated papers will have by the patients. Saudi Arabian flag has stirred up The SIU library packages, con­ to be furnished a bill of partic­ a lot of excitement among major ulars in writing on which to base taining 50 volumes of paper-bound With the Defense Department in Washington still sitting US oil companies and the State his appeal. books, have been a popular ship­ The change in regulations comes board feature since their inaugura­ tight on its promised announcement of a uniform policy of Department. Since Saudi Arabian as a result of a ruling in a Federal tion. Designed to meet the crying shore leave for American merchant seamen at US military and other Middle Eastern oil sup­ plies are considered vital to US Appeals court which stated that need for fresh, interesting reading bases all over the world, Sea­ seamen and waterfront workers matter aboard ships, the libraries farers continue to be victim­ the fact that no overtime was being economy. US,officials are reported were being deprived of their rights are placed on board once every ized on this score, despite paid to the crew as a result of fearful that the country would be dependent on Onassis for oil ship­ by the Coast Guard screening pro­ three months. the restriction. strong protests by the SIU. ments if he should obtain a stran­ cedure as it stood. Wide Assortment A recent instance in a mount­ Meanwhile, officials of the Royal glehold on the Saudi Arabian The change is expected to have Canadian Mounted Police, the Each assortment of books con­ ing series of incidents at installa­ trade. little immediate effect on the in­ sists of ten novels, 16 western sto­ tions maintained by the various security force which polices the Onassis. who currently holds Ar­ dustry since the screening pro­ area, reveal that as far as they gram has been virtually completed ries, 16 mysteries, four non-fiction armed forces at different points know, there is no restriction at St. gentine citizenship, is under in­ with the exception of the small books, two on sports and two hu­ around the globe concerns the re­ Georges' Bay or anywhere else in dictment in the US on charges that strictions of crewmembers aboard he conspired to defraud the Gov­ number of new men coming into mor books.' Arrangements for the the Lawrence Victory (Mississippi) Canadian territory which would ernment in the purchase of tank­ distribution of the volumes the maritime industry. Recently and ether vessels calling at St. cover foreign seamen, including the Coast Guard extended the life through Pocketbooks, a major dis­ Georges' Bay, Newfoundland, site Americans. That's where the mat­ ers operated by US Petroleum tributor of paper-backs, assures (Continued on page 17) of existing validated papers from plenty of variety. Pocketbooks has of the Ernest Harmon Air Force ter stands at the moment, with no two to six years. one able to say where the merryrights to several thousand titles Base. go-round will end. with new books constantly being In a typical show of Government SIU attorneys are continuing to added to the list as they are pub­ red tape and "buck-passing," an study the legal aspects of the shore lished. Air Force investigation of the situ­ leave restrictions with a view to With Seafarers convalescing in ation at the Harmon base revealed determining if the military has any the hospitals in equal need of di­ that there was no valid reason for legal right to restrict civilian sea­ .Under,the rules of the SIU, verting reading matter, the service restricting' the men from going men. Their conclusions would have any member can nominate The A..H. Bull Steamship Com­ was extended to Include men in ashore, although the base itself an important bearing on claims himself for meeting chairman, pany has won settlement of $175,was admittedly off-limits to sea­ the various USPHS hospitals. reading clerk or any other for overtime payments as a result 000 from the US in final payment While some of the hospitals have men and other unauthorized per­ of unauthorized restrictions. post that may be up for elec­ for the old Evelyn, a pre-World libraries of their own, reading fa­ sons. tion before the membership, Some weeks ago. Union officials War I ship that was sunk during cilities in others is limited as on In the face of this, however*, and representatives of SlU-con- World War II. including committees, such as the ships. And in most instances, stands the ruling by the Military tracted operators laid the problem the tallying committees, finan­ The Evelyn, a 5,000-ton dry cargo either on ship or ashore, collection Sea Transportation Service, which in the lap of the Defense Depart­ vessel, was requisitioned by th« cial committees, auditing com­ of books for seamen to read is de­ merely handles the delivery of ment because of the mounting War Shipping Administration in mittees and other groups pendent on the spasmodic efforts cargo and stores to the base, that abuses of seamen by local military September, 1943. Subsequently, the named by the membership. of volunteer agencies. St. Georges' Bay itself is restrict­ commanders. Meetings with Assist­ WSA offered the company $247,000 Since SIU membership meet­ Many such books are in poor ed, and that ship's crews must be ant Secretary of Defense John for the ship vfhich was declined. ing officers are elected at the condition, or are on subjects that confined to their ships while in Fanning and representatives of the The company refused, filing claim start of each meeting, those hold very little general interest port there. three armed forces yielded the in the courts and accepting 75 per­ who wish to run for those for the average reader. meeting offices can do so. A letter to this effect was given concession by Government authori­ cent of the payment offered pend­ Seafarers in the hospitals who to the captain of the Lawrence ties that they themselves could ing the court decision. That The Union also welcomes have suggestions as to the kind of Victory, signed by a "W. F. Cros- find no valid excuse for the differ­ amounted to slightly over $187,000. discussions, suggestions and reading matter they would like to son, MSTS, APO 862." In its turn, ent bans at various bases and the motions on the business before The total payment for the ship the meeting. have are' invited to pass them the letter was submitted to the promise to draft a uniform set came to slightly better than $362,» 000 in reparation claims. Union by Mississippi to account for of 'Vegulations^ • along to the editor of the LOG. SIU Steps Up Lil^rary Service To Hospitals CC Changes Regulations On Screening * Nobody Knows Why' —Leave Ban Sticks Throw in For A Meeting Job i Bull Line Wins SS Evelyn Claim �Vagv Four SEAFARERS LOG Febniairjr l»; i»54 Sea Daager For Gasparilla Day Celebrants As I See It • • • Gasparilla Day in Tampa, Florida, had wet ending, above, as civilians and Coast Guard Aux­ iliary fought high seas to bring 55 passengers safely ashore from the 65-foot pleasure craft. Miss Birmingham, grounded in the surf off Treasure Island. The boat broke up minutes after the last passengers were cleared. Seafarers Mailing Art Entries I I^ 5;c '>-y 'i: FOR MANY YEARS NOW IT HAS BEEN THE STANDARD PRACtice aboard SIU ships to elect shipboard delegates and hold regular shif^oard meetings. The results of these meetings have been duly re­ ported in the pages of your SEAFARERS LOG and put on file as part of your Union's official records. Your Union has found that these meetings have been extremely valuable. The reports of these meetings have served many purposes. Headquarters has, found that they enable your offi­ cials to keep close, touch with the sentiments and problems of the membership on board the ships, and is able to take necessary action accordingly with promptness. The meetings have also offered very valuable suggestions as to the conduct of Union business in dealings with the shipowners. In many specific cases, where the crew has a prob­ lem of contract violation or other difficulties aboard ship, the reports received through the minutes have often enabled the Union to be right on top of a situation and either correct things before the ship comes in, or be prepared to take immediate action at the time qf payoff. Further, the holding of shipboard meetings has generally been the best way of bringing beefs and difficulties to the surface in a whole­ some and constructive manner. While it would be impractical for a shoreside meeting to take up and act on problems of individual ships, the shipboard meeting has always proved the best place for kicking these matters around and arriving at a solution. It has been the ex­ perience of your Union in some instances that lack of regular ship­ board meetings has aggravated existing grievances because it appeared to members of the crew and to the officers, that nothing would be done about them at the moment. The meetings also serve as a good means of acquainting new men in the industry and the Union with the terms of the Union contract and the manner in which the SIU operates. , . j It is your Union's firm belief that active participation in, i^qcb..meet­ ings is the mark of a good Union member. And even when the dele­ gates, as in many instances, have nothing to report, that' of itself is a sign that the meeting is serving its purpose in helping to' assure a smooth-running ship. • • • ' The first mail entries in the Third Annual SIU^Art Contest began filtering into head­ quarters this week, as Seafarers in the outports got the 1954 competition off to an early start. Entries will be accepted at headquarters through midnight, April 30, after which the judging will be held. Under this year's contest conducted by a panel of established work and attempt new forms of art rules. Seafarers can submit up experts in the field, including the work not previously exhibited. Following the judging this to five entries in each of the four art editor of the SEAFARERS classifications: oils, watercolors, LOG, who has assisted at the judg­ spring, all entries will be displayed for a full week at a public exhibit drawings and handicrafts. Three ing of the earlier contests. Previous judging panels included in headquarters. Thus, Seafarers prizes will be awarded in each classification, a total of 12 awards at least one art museum represen­ interested in selling their work J. i . 4> ^ J [it:i • I should tag those entries with the tative and professional artists. in all. The work so far submitted in­ desired selling price. Several en­ A NEWS ITEM APPEARED RECENTLY TO THE EFFECT THAT Last year's contest prizes were 14-carat gold SIU emblem rings, cludes handicraft items as well as tries, especially in handicrafts, the Department of Agriculture is using 180 more Liberty ^hips as and in 1952, the winners received entries for the other three divi­ were purchased on the spot by wheat and corn bins. These ships, located in boneyards'at Astoria, waterproof, shockproof watches. sions of the contest. The initial visitors during the week-long ex­ Oregon; Puget Sound and the James River in Virginia will be loaded Prizes for this year's contest have entries bore out the hope that as hibit last year. up with surplus grain that the Government has pur­ the contest becomes established as not yet been determined. chased from farmers to keep prices up. They are No Mounting Needed Judging of the third annual con­ an annual SIU tradition, more and in addition to quite a few other ships similarly load­ All entries should be addressed test, as in previous years, will be more Seafarers would submit their ed, for storage. About 125 of these have' their holds to the Art Editor, c/o SEAFARERS filled to the brim while they sit at anchor up on the LOG, 675 Fourth Avenue, BrookHudson River in New York and down in Virginia. lyji 32, NY. Paintings and draw­ It appears likely that if things continue as they ings do not have to be mounted . are, the Government will have to turn over more or framed if the materials are not ships for this purpose. And for every ship that is right at hand because they will be so loaded with grain, there are quite a few large judged solely on their artistic mer­ storage bins back inland in the wheat and corn its. country that are also filled up" with the overflow Where entries are submitted from the farms. Seafarers at the last Savannah 41 years ago and became an SIU without mounting, the union will Of course, all this Is going on while we are told that many people in port meeting, February 10, had member in Baltimore on February mount them on white cardboard other parts of the world are having trouble finding enough food to fill their meeting conducted by three 21, 1948. He sails in the engine so that they can be hung up for their bellies from day to day. Yet little or nothing is heard of trans­ rank and file Union members. department and still makes his display. porting the wheat-and corn to wherie it will do some good. Eddie Jahowski home in New York City. Frank is Wrap Entries Carefully It seems a prbtty obvious thing to all that the supplies are there, of Baltimore was a native of the Dodecanese Is­ All mailed entries, however, the ships are tbTere and the demand is self-evident aeross the ocean in chairman of the lands, in the Aegean Sea, but now should be carefully wrapped, and meeting while lives in New York. He joined the the name and address of the en­ many partis of the world. Your Union is certain that there are those Tom Burke and Union in New York on April 4, trant attached carefully so that the in Washington capable Of figuring out a way whereby this surplus food Douglas Acker, 1949. The 27-year-old Seafarer work may be returned at the close could be put to/good use. Certainly, at present, all that is being done with this food is to raise a fine crop of fat rats. both of Savan­ sails in the engine department. of the exhibition. To assure deliv­ nah, served as ery, it is advisable to send all en­ % % % recording secre­ tries by special delivery or regis­ Philadelphia's last port meeting tary and reading TALKING ABOUT FOOD BRINGS TO MIND A SUBJECT THAT was chaired by Burton Hirsch, a tered mail. Entries can also be clerk r e s p e c Acker submitted by bringing them to the people are quite worked up about in this country, namely the morning deck seaman and veteran Union tively. cup of coffee. The subject of coffee prices has aroused a great deal of LOG office at headquarters. Janowski, who sails in the stew­ member who has been with the excitement and indignation in certain quarters. We SIU for 15 years ard's department, has been a mem­ have been told that official actipn is being taken by now. Hirsch ber of the SIU for nearly 13 years. our Government, and that the, US Senate is inves­ joined the Union He joined the Union in the port of tigating the entire situation to see if some specula­ in Mobile back Baltimore on June 25, 1941. He Is tors are rigging the prices of the country's favorite on February 6, a native of Maryland and is 32 morning brew.,,.. ' 4939. He's a na­ Under the Union constitu­ years of age. Seafarers na# not be experts on the subject, al­ tive of Philadel­ tion every member attending though it is true that the beverage gets quite a play Burke, who sails in the engine phia, but he and a Union meeting is entitled to on SIU ships where time has been a standing department, was born in Florida h i s wife now nominate himself for the contract feature forcoffee many years. However, there on July 17, 1926. He joined the make their home elected posts to be filletf at does seem to be one important factor overlooked in SIU in Savannah in July, 1944, Gallagher across the river the meeting—chairman, read­ all the excitement, and that is the obvious fact that and makes his home in the in Camden, New ing clerk and recording secre­ our morning cup of coffee depends on ships and seamen to deliver it Georgia port city. Acker, a deck Jersey. He will be 37 yearn old tary. Your Union urges you department man, is 29 years old this month. to take an active part in meet­ to every breakfast table. and an 11-year member of the SIU, Naturally there, would-be considerable excitement and dismay in Recording secretary William ings by taking these posts of loining in Savannah on January 6, Devenny has been a member of many quar^k if..in some emergency coffee would have to. be severely service. 1943.: He's married and lives in the SIU for just seven months rationed or not available for lack of ships and seamen. And what, could And, of course, all members Savannah. be true of coffee would apply equally well to quite a few items that now, teceiving his membership have the right to take the floor a^e important land necessary to our daily living—items like aluminum book in New York on July 6, 1953. and express their opinions on bre,. ii^ o.re,. c^per,>tin, oil, \vool. rubber, nitrates, hemp, manila, vf, A couple of New Yorkers were He's a resident of Philadelphia, any officer's report or Issue sugar, and a . long list of other things that play a key role in our $6ut jh Seattle for the Seattle port 25 years old and sails in the deck under discussion. Seafarers ' 4 membership meeting of last week, department. John Gallagher, the are urged to hit the" deck at econohiy, Edmund L. Eriksen, was the chair­ reading clerk, has been with' the There ;are many who for some reason or another^ cannot or will not these meetings and let their man, and George Frank, recording SIU for 11 years. He also sails on recognize the vi^l, peed for US ships in our economy. Your Union shipmates know what's oo -aecretary. . deck and lives in the Pennsylvania intends, to'-'keep *00 emphasizing these facts imtil they are generally their mind. Eriksen was bom in New York metropolis. recognized by IdL ., Speak Your Mind At SiV Meetings �SEAFARERS LOG F«bnu^ If/If84 Pare FIT* NlJtS Orcfers Hear/ng On AFL's Dock Vofe Charges With organizing operations proceeding on all fronts, AFL-ILA representatives are looking forward to hearings set by the National Labor Relations Board in Washington on the disposition of the New York dock election. Meanwhile, the new union continued its ground­ work for eventual takj^-over"^ on the piers with the election other material of large scale ing and expanding its organization. of over 80 pier shop stewards intimidation of longshoremen by Three new AFL locals have been The Cornhusher Mariner arround in Korea's Pusan harbor. A Conrressional investiration is beinr launched into why the ship is to be scrapped. When towed to Japan, the lowest repair bid on the Cornhusker was $2,600,000. for longshoremen and 32 stewards for checkers in the Port of New York. A decision to hold a hearing was issued Wednesday from the Labor Board in Washington. The hearing will take up AFL charges of collusion, intimidation and oth­ er irregularities in the l)re-Christmas election contest between the AFL-ILA and the old ILA. The hearing, which will take place in New York, beginning March 1, will get evidence from the AFL-ILA in the form of mov­ ies, photographs, affidavits and Cornhusker Fate Under Study WASHINGTON—A Cqngfessional investigation of the fate of the disabled Cornhusker Mariner is in the offing as the House Merchant Marine Committee voted to look into a decision to scrap the vessel. The $10 million SlU-man- Government did not deem it worth built by the Government as a re­ while to invest the extra money to sult of the Korean war emergency. ned ship ran aground off Pu­ recondition the ship and bring it The Maritime Administration has san, Korea, on her third voy­ back to the States. been attempting to sell these ships age and had to be cut in half be­ fore it could be towed to a ship­ yard in Sasebo, Japan. Subsequent­ ly, the Maritime Administration de­ cided that the vessel should be sold for scrap and her remaining interpal n^achinery and equipment should be salvaged. The decision ran into immediate opposition in Congress with Sena­ tors Dennis Chavez (Dem., New Mexico) and Allen Ellender (Dem., La.) introducing a resolution to stop the sale of the ship. The two Senators declared that $600,000 had been spent in salvage opera­ tions up until now, and that it could be made ' seaworthy for an additional investment of $2V^ mil­ lion. They estimated that sale of the vessel for scrap would mean a loss of $7ti million to the Gov­ ernment. Apparently, with the other Mari­ ners going in the boneyard, the The Cornhusker was blown onto rocks in Pusan harbor during a bad storm last July. The rocks pene­ trated deeply into the ship's bot­ tom with the result that tugs were unable to pull her off and the ship hadto be-Cut in two. In the course of lengthy salvage operations, it was reported that the vessel had been cannibalized of a great many parts and removable gear. Finally, the ship's stern was hauled to Sasebo, Japan, where it remains pending Government ac­ tion on the fate of the ship. At the time of the grounding, the ship was on her third voyage under charter to the Seas Ship­ ping Company. Consequently, the ship was virtually in brand-new condition, one of the reasons why scrapping is not deemed advisable. The Cornhusker Mariner is one of 35 high-speed cargo vessels YOUamrMeSIU CONSTITUTieN l'^ From Article XIII, Section 6 "All reports by committees and the Secretary-Treasurer under this articlef except those o^^the Polls committees, shall be entered in the minutes of the port where headquarters is located. Polls Committee reports shall be en-, tered in the minutes of the Port wherO it functions." sm mi APE OUARAMTEED BY. YOUR COMiltrUTiW, IHtS. EEA- ryRE ts OESIONBO TO ACOUABrr. YOO WITH THESE PJOHTB AMC* WIVIIEOEB- to private operators, but with little success thus far. [Missing Son May Be On Waterfront An appeal on behalf of a miss­ ing son who may possibly be work­ ing around the waterfront has been received by the SEAFARERS LOG from the parents of Thom­ as Mounier, of Tucson; Arizona. The boy has been missing from his home since No­ Mounter vember 2, 1953. Mounier's mother wrote the LOG that Tom was very much in­ terested in the sea and ships, and might be located in some port city. The missing boy is 15Vi years old, 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 145 pounds. He has blond hair, blue eyes and freckles. Indications are that Mounier might be a victim of amnesia, since his mother reports that he has suffered from headaches for the past three years since he was a victim of a severe sunstroke. In that circumstance, he might be liv­ ing under another name. Anybody knowing of his where­ abouts is asked to communicate with the editor of the SEAFARERS LOG, or with his parents at 2807 East 22nd Street, Tucson, Arizona. the old ILA in the course of the chartered oh the Jersey- side of dock election. the Hudson River, one for Jersey Confident of Outcome AFL-ILA representatives are "City and two for Port Newark. Shop steward elections, which confident that the evidence pre­ sented wiii be sufficient to cause provide the basis for direct pierthe Labor Board to throw out the side representation for AFL long­ entire dock vote and order new proceedings to determine the bar­ shoremen, are still going on. In the gaining representative for Port of past week alone 16 stewards were elected in such areas as the Brook­ New York longshore workers. lyn Army Base, New York Docks, The very fact that the NLRB issued a call for a hearing instead Staten Island, Yonkers, and Jersey • of certifying the results' of the City election was taken as evidence In most instances, stevedoring that the Board believed the AFL's companies have recognized the stewards as representatives of charges had weight. More action took place in At­ their employees. Where they have lantic Coast outports when the old refused, the new union has struck ILA signed an eight-cent-an-hour the piers. Walkouts on Pier 25, contract for workers in seven At­ North River, the 5th Street Pier, lantic ports—Boston, Providence. Hoboken, and Piers 10, 11 and 12, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Hampton j New York. Docks in Brooklyn Roads, Chester, Pa., and Portland, were setted in short order. So were the two most recent Maine. The terms of the new contract walkouts, one on Staten Island were the same as those which ex- pier 20 and the other on United president Joe Ryan offered to ship­ Fruit Co. piers 2, 3 and 7, Man­ owners in New York at the time hattan's west side. United Fruit the AFL-ILA was organized last longshoremen struck the piers for September. At that time, the old three weeks before the company ILA hastily withdrew its offer un­ capitulated, and agreed to recog­ der a storm of protest from the nize the AFL longshore shop stew­ new union which charged that tlie ard. settlement representing nothing more or less than a sellout of the longshore membership. AFL Demands By contrast, the, AFL-ILA has presented demands for a 20-cent wage increase, 12 paid holidays, WASHINGTON—A bill would and improvements in vacations, pensions and welfare benefits, as require all seamen aboard US ships well as other fringe issues. The old to understand orders given in the ILA admitted the inferiority of English language, both in speech the outport contract by signing a and writing, has been introduced proviso with the shipowners that in the House of Representatives any gains in New York over and by ,Rep. Horace Seely-Brown of above those obtained in New York Connecticut. The bill is identical -to a similar measure that has al­ would apply in the outports. It was believed that through this ready been introduced in the Sen­ clause the old ILA was preparing ate. Both bills are based on recom­ itself for a retreat to the outports in the event the AFL-ILA wins mendations by the Treasury De­ representation for New York long­ partment. The Department ex­ shoremen and signs a contract for plained that operating and safety them. Such a contract would no mechanisms on ships are becoming doubt be superior to the eight-cent more complex day by day, with the settlement negotiated in the out­ result that it is increasingly im­ portant for crewmembers to be ports. While these developments were able to read and understand print­ taking place, the AFL-ILA has been ed instructions dealing with action concentrating efforts on solidify­ in emergency situations. Bills Propose Language Rule Put Number On Meeting Exeuses As part of the permanent record, headquarters, as well as the other ports, maintains complete reports of all committees and officials. On file in headquarters and the SlU port offices ore records of all re­ ports mode in the Union. Seafarers sending telegrams or letters to the New York , headquarters dispatcher asking to be excused from attending headquarters membership meetin {s must include the reg­ istration number of their shipping card in the message. From now on. If the number is not Included, the excuse can­ not be accepted by the dis­ patcher. Newark longshoremen smile happily as they look over their new AFL-ILA charter. They join a number of other New Jersey local* who have repudiated th* ^d ILA. ^1 it I �•' rx.-\ WMmagjr li, itH •' - s SEArJMWMk IPC SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON II. I " ===== -1 Tempers have been flaring on Ca]||»itol Hill, in the House Merchant Marine Committee, for a long time. The Committee is known in some quarters as a "do nothing" group. The current chairman. Representa­ tive Weichel, Ohio, has been notorious in his attempted one-man con­ trol of the Committee. However,, this iron-clad grfp on the Comimittee by its chairman no'ytr has been broken somewhat. Recently, while Chairman WeichM was away from the Committee, the group met in closed session,-voted to make Representative Tollefson, Washington,*acting chairman, so that the Committe could function while its chairman was recuperating. The group also voted to have meetings every week instead,of one a month, and it's this last action that assures the individual members some say in the activities of the Committee in pushing legislation. In the meantime, some powerful figures on the Committee, staunch defenders of the American merchant marine, ara thinking seriously of quitting the House Merchant Marine Committee and joining some other Congressional Committee. These particular men are tired of the "do nothing" attitude 5f their chairman, believing, as they do, that there is much that can be dohe, in the way of hearings and investigations concerning the shipping field. ' ^• •4 Waterman's new general cargo terminal In Port Newark, shown above, Is scheduled to g^ .lnto opera­ tion April 1/ The development is expected to handle 600,000 tons of cargo annually at three berths in the terminal, each of which is fed by two rail tracks. It was/Constructed by the Port of New York Authority. Newark Terminal Opening Near Due to begin operations by April 1, a brand-new Waterman Terminal will consolidate all of the company's New York operations at Port Newark on that date. According to pres­ ent plans, Waterman will be moved out of Pier 6, Bush Terminal, Brooklyn, as of March 31. The new Waterman devel-"* « opment is expected to handle oped portion of the south side of feet wide to accommodate both Port Newark channel and along truck and railroad traffic. Under at least 600,000 tons of general Newark Bay to form a continuous the terms of its ten-year lease, the cargo annually at three modern berths. For Port Newark, it will mean that for the first time, one of the largest US-flag shipping lines will use the port for its regular common carrier service in the North European and Far East­ ern trade routes. It is expected that the terminal will average about four ships per week, as a result of the combined foreign, coastwise and intercoastal service. South Side The wharves and cargo terminal buildings of the nevv development were constructed, on the undevel-.. L-shaped wharf. Each of the' new berths is 550 feet long and served by a cargo, terminal building 450 feet long and 200 feet wide. An apron between the cargo terminal buildings and. the stringpiece is 50 feet wide and 'equipped with two rail tracks. Additional railroad tracks are located at the rear of two of the three cargo terminals, alongside a canopied loading platform which can serve trucks and rail cars alike. Extending along the full length of the re^ of the buildings is a con­ tinuous, hard-surfaced area 100 SlU COMMITTEES m WORK The SIU's financial operations for the fourth quarter, October 1 to December 31, 1953, have been checked by the quarterly financial committee elected by the member­ ship and all books found in order. The rank and file committee was chosen at the January 27 member­ ship meeting in headquarters. Con­ sisting, as always, of two men from each of the three ship's depart­ ments, its membership was Cecil Leader, Frank Douglas,.. Edward Hansen, E. W. Goulding, Alexandur Dudde and A. Schiavone. As part of its regular procedure, the committee checked the weekly financial reports from the outports against the week­ ly report at head­ quarters covering the whole district and found that all expenses and receipts tallied. It then went ahead to check the Leader Union's financial operations through the secretarytreasurer's office and examined the Union's safe deposit box Where Government bonds owned by the Union are kept. All was found to be satisfactory. Another Important section of the committee's work deals with checks on receipt books in the various ports. A complete inventory of all books was taken for the ports and headquarters. Once the quarterly committee completes its checks, it has power to make recom­ mendations to the membership as to changes in the Union's financial procedures. Earl­ ier in the year, the Union insti­ tuted a system of posting all dues receipts by ma­ Douglas chine, apd mak­ ing use of National Cash Register bookkeeping machines for other Union i business. The secretarytreasurers' financial report was also revised in line with new financial systems installed in headquarters. The current committee examined the manner, ip which the report has.been drafted under the revised system and expressed approval of the way .the report is being han­ dled. They recommended that Headquarters be empowered t.p make necessary changes to improve the form or content of the report. Waterman Corp. will pay the Port of New York Authority, which handled the actual construction of the terminal, $370,000 a year for the first five years and $410,006 a year for the second five years. The agreement with the PNYA.calling for the construction of the terminal was first made in March, 1952, and completion of the project sched­ uled for the spring of this year. Credit Given Aboard Ship By Sea Chest 4" 4> On the Senate side of the Capitol, major changes have taken place in the important Maritime Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerec. Senator Potter, Michigan, has been dethroned as Subcommittee chairman and replaced by Senator Butler, Maryland. This means, as predicted in the LOG several months ago, that Senator Bricker, Ohio, head of the full Committee, has reverted to the seniority rule to put Senator Sutler in the driver's seat of the Maritime Subcommittee. . . One of the first thmgs that Senator Butler did was to discharge the Subcommittee counsel. . The move certainly amounts to changing horses in the middle of the stream, as the Subcommittee is only about half way through with its Investigation of the problems confronting the American merchant marine. | ' , The entire shipping industry is watching this one closely as' their future certaiply will be affected by the ultimate recommendations tocome fvohi the Senate Subcommittee. The' Department of Commerce is ready to go to Congress to ask for \ funds sufficient to acquire 40 traded-in tankers under a new progra™; it will urge on the lawmakers, Thi? is a carry-over, move from last yeaT:., when a bill embracing this move was blocked in the closing daj/s of .j^^,, last session of Congress. . • In effect,'the program will be that the Government will allovy tanker , companies to trade-in tankers that are at least 10 years old, as an al­ lowance of credit for the construction of new tankers. The purpose of this program is two-fold: (1) To gain new tanker tonnage under the U.S. fiag; and (2) to enlarge the number of the tankers in the reserve fleet. r. Commerce is hoping to acquire up to 40 tankers, 10 years or better,: in the move.. . 4 4- A distinct trend that has been growing over the years is that the American businessman usually is negligent of his right to choose the flag of the ship on which he does business, while, on the other hand, foreign exporters and importers have become increasingly ship-minded and are highly nationalistic in their feelings. Particularly^ in the Scan­ dinavian areas, and in some South American nations, the foreign ex­ porters-importers favor their own national lines wherever possible. In some trades, the preponderance of the cargo movement is con­ trolled, in ond direction, by the government and/or businessmen in particular nations who, in turn, direct that the movement be via ships A system of credit sales of mer­ of their own country: chandise to. Seafarers aboard ships •» ^ •i 4'' '' u at no extra charge is being put From time to time, US Government agencies will take action or set into effect by the New York retail policies with their fingers crossed, not knowing just what will happen. store of the SIU Sea Chest. The This is .true of recent policy adopted by the Maritime Admftiistration system will be extended to Mobile, in relaxing its position on the' transfer of Liberty-type tankers to for­ eign flag. In the past. Maritime had allowed such transfers, but, among New Orleans and Baltimore when other things, only H the US operator .would agree to build new tonnage. retail outlets start up in those However, the new tonnage requirement is not tied in with the new rela.xed policy on Liberty tankers. ports in the near future. Officials of MA now are afraid of the impact on other operators of The credit sales will cover items their new tanker transfer policyAs a matter of fact, operators of dry not normally stocked in shipboard slopchests, such as dress wear, cargo ships now are making overtures in this direction. Transfer of US-fiag ships'is allS^ed only to those countries where watches, radios, luggage and the like. Under the system, the Sea­ this Government has agreemyents to repossess them if needed in a na­ farer can order these items and tional emergency. Generally, these nations include Venezuela, Liberia, have them delivered on board ship Panama, and Honduras. in the harbor. The charge for the ., . 4.\; 4 • ^ item will be placed on his slop For the past\eight years, there has been a rapid decrease in the USchest bill as if he purchased the flag competitive position with respect to the carriage of our imports item"from the shipboard slop chest. and exports. With the exception of the 1951 shipping emergency, every Up until now, a Seafarer, who year since 194fl' iias seen further decline in the US fleet's transportation " ^ wanted to buy on credit, found of our dry cargo exports. During the first half of 1953, it had fallen''to only 22 percent from himself faced with the excessive charges of waterfront peddlers. 42 percent in 1951, and 31 percent in 1952. They charge extra for the credit . As for import side of the picture, US-fiag participation in our dry service on top of the high pHces cargo import trade last ^ear was only 33 percent, a postwar low water­ they normally charge for their mer­ mark rapidly approaching the prewar level. P.ercentage-wise, our fleet chandise. And of course, such piir> participation in the export .trade was reduced, alarmingly in the Euro­ chases carry no guarantee of qual­ pean and Northern FM East trades. Oiily iq the West African, South China, Formosa'.and Philippines areas did.our competitive position ity. show signs-of strengthening: As to Imports, bur competitive positiqn Items sold by the Sea Chest will be priced to the Seafarer the Same has grown weater in all trades other than Pbi^gal and Spanish At­ as if they had been bought for lantic and the Southern Far East area. cash in the shoreside retail outlet, permitting Seafarers to equip themselves before paying off the vessel.- �February 19, MSI SEAFARERS Pace flfeTca LOG DiMster Hits SUP-Manned Freighter COMMUNISM IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE—Guatemala, which has been under Communist influence since a revolution in 1944, last week expelled two United States news correspondents for "sys­ tematically defaming and slandering the republic." Earlier, the Guate­ malan Government charged that its neighbors were "plotting" to in­ vade the country with the aid of "the government to the North," clear­ ly an illusion to the United States. In Washington, the situation is regarded with intense concern. The .Stale Department must approach the highly explosive problem with extreme care, because any hint of US intervention might arouse resentment throughout Latin America. GREENWICH VILLAGE POET AND WIFE MURDERED—New York City witnessed the passing of one of its last legendary figures when eagahond poet. Maxwell Bodenheim, was found murdered with his Wife in a cheap, Greenwich Village apartment Bodenheim had been shot and his wife stabbed to death. The once famous tyro of the Village's arty set had been down on hft heels since the early 1930's, and had become a New York character by peddling his poetry In the streets for enough change to buy liquor. Friends had reported that recently he walked the streets with an "I am Blind" sign in imitation of the famous Paris beggars, who belong to a guild and solicit money by fak­ ing crippling defects. New York's police moved swiftly and within days arrested a 25-year-old youth, Harold Weinberg, who reportedly con­ fessed to the double murders. AN AMERICAN COMES HOME—^After two years as a Communist prisoner in Czechoslovakia and .twenty-one months as a fugitive in the Iron Curtain country, John Hvasta, ^ twenty-six year-old naturalized American, returned to the United States. In 1948, Hvasta was going to college in Czechoslovakia under the GI Bill of Rights, when the Communists sentenced him to ten years as a "spy." On January 2, 1952, Hvasta tunnelled his way to freedona. He was then successful in. hiding from the Communist police with the help of the Czech underground. Then, on October 2, 1953, Hvasta walked into the American Embassy in Prague. The Embassy protected him and after fotir months of argument, suc­ ceeded in getting him out of the country. Hvasta has promised to teir the story soon of his twentyEx-GI John Hvasta grins hap­ one month flight from terror. pily at arrival In US after t it successful escape from Czech INDO-CHINA ANOTHER KO­ prison. REA?—^The war grew hotter in sorely besieged Indo-China as Communist rebels again invaded the Kingdom of Laos in a savage sustained drive before which the French were reported fleeing. The repercussions quickly spread to Washington where Secretary of Defense Wilson and President Eisenhower, came under fire from a-number of Democratic and Republican Senators. The United States has furnished arms, ammunition and planes and also has about 200 Air Force technicians aiding the French in the be­ leaguered Asiatic state. Some senators charged that the presence of a US military mission there was a mistake and that it would not be wise to send more technicians. With both ship and cargo ftported a total loss, the SUP-contracted Panamanian freighter Harry Lundeberg lies awash On rocks at the tip of Lbwer California, several hundred miles south of San Diego, where it went aground last week. No loss of life was suffered as crewmembers took to the lifeboats when the ship was crushed aft for 20 feet. She was carrying 3,500 tons of gypsum. Xlose Kings Pt,' Congress Told WASHINGTON—Closing of the Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy and diversion of its funds to training for unlicensed seamen was advocated in testimony before a House Appropriations sub-committee by a spokesman for the Conference of American Maritime Unions. Captain John M. Bis-"*" hop of the Masters, Mates and the Government plans to put in state academies. In case more of­ $21^ millions into schools to train ficers are needed, he pointed out Pilots (AFL) told the commit­ new officers from outside the that upgrade schools could train tee that funds should be withheld from Kings Point and four state of­ ficer-training academies because of the "great over-supply of licensed deck and engine room offieers in the maritime industry." Captain Bishop is a member of the special legislative committee representing all non-Communist maritime unions including the SIU. As such he was presenting the views of the recent conference of these unions held in Washington. He pointed out that the Sheepshead Bay, New York, and Alameda, California, stations for training men already in the industry had been closed even though there were funds appropriated through June, 1954. On the other hand. industry. .men o,ut of the foc'sle in far less The captain challenged the argu­ time than the three and four year ment that training' is needed in courses at the academies. case of emergency, declaring there Bishop asked that the Maritime are more than enough officers avail­ Administration conduct a survey able to man all ships in existence, to find out how many, academy including those in the boneyard. graduates got to sea for a living. No Shortages He declared that most graduates Citing figures from the Korean end up in shoreside jobs after brief War, he stated there were 1.162 service at sea. ocean-going ships at the start of "We urge this committee," he the fighting, and 2,045 ships in op­ concluded, "to appropriate suffi­ eration at the peak, February, cient funds for the operation of the 1952. No shortages of officers in upgrading training stations at deck and engine departments re­ Sheepshead Bay and Alameda, and sulted from this expansion. for the correspondence courses Where shortages existed, they given to seamen at sea. Also, we were in the unlicensed categories urge you not to appropriate funds and in radio officers, two groups'not for the operation of Kings Point serviced by Kings Point or the and the four state academies." YOUR DOLLAR'S SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Television Price Cuts .c' . . .V Usually prices of television sets are lowered In the spring and go up again in the fall when the new models are introduced. But the price cuts this year have come well in advance of spring, and are deeper than usual too. The fact is, there are a lot more television sets and other household appliances right now than customers, and man­ ufacturers as well as retailers are slashing their price tags to induce the food and rent-poor public to buy sets. Now, comparatively good values are available. A number of manufacturers have reduced prices, but among the outstanding values now are Emerson,'Philco and Admiral. Emerson is lowest jpriced of all the so-called full-quality sets, offering a 17-inch table model at a list price of $150 and a 21-lnch at $180. Philco also offers a 21-inch table model at $180. RCA and Westinghouse have also reduced prices on TV sets, although their tags are still bigger than those of Emerson and Philco. • Moreover, as previously pointed out in the SEAFARERS LOG, you can also get discounts off the list price from many retailers. These discounts frequently are 20 per cent on the lower-priced TV sets, 25 on the costlier ones. Thus you can now buy full-quality 17-inch sets for as lit­ tle as $120, and the 21-inch sets at about $145. Discounts are larger on the higher-priced sets whkh are moving slowly because of the understandable fear of the public that a $25d-$300 investment may be made obsolete soon by color television. Biit doh^t Ik coaxed into a big investment because you can get a bigger discount. A 17-inch table model is ade- quate for most families, and you don't sink a lot of money into a costly cabinet. As previously reported here, there are some sets on the market with as fev^ as 16-18 tubes, known as "metropolitan receivers." These may be satisfactory if you live less than 15-20 miles from the broadcasting center and in a good reception area. But in fringe areas particularly, the fullquality sets with 22 or more tubes give better reception. As shown above, by picking a set carefully and insisting on the retail discount which is so widespread these days, you can huy a full-quality set for no more than the cost of a metropolitan receiver. The number of tubes, however, is just one factor in the quality of a set. Also compare the clarity and steadiness of the picture and watch out for distortion, especially at the edges of the screen. Experts suggest that a good way to judge how well different sets focus, is to make sure the horizontal lines composing the picture are equally spaced and sharp over the whole face of the tube. Of the different types of tuners now found on various makes, some experts say the "turret cascode" type generally needs least serv­ icing and is easier to convert to UHF channels. Not the least cost of a television set is service, especially since there has been so much bilking and excessive charg­ ing for repaii-s, and frequent failure to satisfactorily ful­ fill service contracts. . » Some authorities say it's vital to get a service contract when you buy a television set. But if you don't* require antenna installation, either because the set is to be con­ nected to an existing antenna or used with an indoor type, you might consider that the set has a 90-dt^ parts war- Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying ranty anyway, and the expensive picture tube has a full year's warranty on many sets. Repairs are more likely the second year than the first, especially if the set is used heavily. Some families "use up" their sets by leaving them turned on like a radio when not actually watching the screen. This causes tubes to wear out rapidly. Also, the heat generated in the sets breaks down other com­ ponents. If you do use a set heavily, a service contract may have an advantage. But families that use a set moderately may find they do well enough by using a qualified neighbor­ hood television serviceman. Also, rebuilt picture tubes are now available at costs al­ most half those of new tubes. They are quite satisfactory. Good rebuilt tubes are guaranteed for a year while the new ones are often guaranteed only for shorter periods, •yiey are generally available from specialists in electron­ ics equipment like the Lafayette radio stores in New York, Boston and other Eastern cities. Or your own serviceman may be able to secure a rebuilt picture tube for you. A TV set owner who. can replace a picture tuhe himself can-buy new ones at discounts from electronics supply; houses like Lafayette, or the big mail-order semi-whole­ sale source for electronics equipment. Allied Radio Corp., 833 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago 7, 111. Remember, too, that your TV set will last longer and need fewer repairs if you avoid placing the set too closely to the wall. Also avoid using a heavy pad underneath. TV sets generate much heat and need air circulation in back .and underneath to prevent deterioration and even guard against fires. �SEAfARBRS ViVsYitU /"•-» '>/• LOG lit" FAraary It, lt54 SEASCASH BENEFITS f,S.; .. J ii' ^':'' SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATldN PLANS Photo tiiows new SUP hall In Seattle under construction at First Avenue and Wall Street, oyerlooklnr Puaet Sound. Hall will offer faculties for Seafarers shipping out of the Northwest Washington port. REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID SUP's Seattle Hall Rounding Into Shape SEATTLE—^Final construction and interior decorating is going forward on the new SUP hall and sailors* home in this port, now expected to be open for busineiss in about 60 days. The new Sailors Union hall.-i located at First Avenue and the first floor, of the building, Wall Street, and commading while the upper story is taken up a view of Paget Sound, is a twostory affair, supplemented by base­ ment space housing a gymnasium, baggage room, restaurant, bar, barber shop, cigar store aiid a shower room. Ground-breaking ceremonies at the site were held last June. • First Floor Auditorium Office space and a combination auditorium-dispatch hall occupy Olde Photos Wanted hy iJfG The LOG is interested in col­ lecting and printing photo­ graphs showing what seagoing was like in the old days. All you oldtimers who have any old mementos, photographs of^ shipboard life, pictures of ships or anything that would show how seamen lived, ate and worked in the days- gone by, send them in to the LOG. Whether they be steam or sail, around the turn of the cen­ tury, during the first world war and as late as 1938, the LOG is interested in them all. We'll take care of them and return your souvenirs to you. with the sailors' home, 22 living units for the use of union oldtimera, and the ill and disaliled. The first floor auditorium will be named after Peter B. Gill, who was SUP agent here for 30 years. Prior to the official opening of the new building, SUP and SIUA&G offices for the port will con­ tinue to be maintained at the old hall, at 2700 First Avenue. Follow­ ing the opening, SIU offices will shift to the new site, in line with the reciprocal office and shipping hall arrangement shared by the SIU and the SUP on the East and West Coasts. Construction Authorized Construction of the new hall was authorized by the SUP mem­ bership on December 22r 1952, after a recommendation by SUP building trustees. The rank-andfile action followed by 16 days the opening of a new SUP hall in Wil­ mington. The next new hall to be opened for seamen will be the SIU A&G District's new building in the port of ^altimore> Now under construction, the building will provide the same kind of facilities for seamen as are available in the New York head­ quarters of the SIU. They will in­ clude a cafeteria, bar, barber shop, recreation room, baggage room, sun deck. Sea Chest and modern shipping hall for men on the beach. No. Seafarers RecciYing Benefits this P^griodH A'Tcrage Benefits Paid Each Seafarer TotaTBenefits Paid this Period 2L 7h^9S 9A WEIIFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Hospital BenefitsDeath Benefits Diaabilitv Benefits 7o^o 34>I o<»\ Mteniitv BeaefiM Vacation Benefits Total aRfS'\f3 WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY 1 Hosnital benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * 1 Death Benefits Paid Since lulv 1. 1950 • Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 • Maternity Benefits Paid Since Aoril 1. 1952 • Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 • Total 1 * Date Benefits Began * 11 1—• / ^ J €>0 -^7|| 1 ' LA, WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Cash on Hand Vacation Estididtcd Accounts Receivable Vacation AjL>lSi AO us Governinent Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets — Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS 7 S'ALSliii 9.r|| //9oCc COMMENTS; Some applicants for hospitsd benefits are not qualifying 'or benefits due to their failure to .get notice of claim into the Welfare office. Payment of benefits will only be made provided that the applications for benefits are pre­ sented in writing not later than fourteen (Hit days' from the date the employee' is physically discharged from the lospital as an in-patient or personally contacts an SIU agent within the fourteen (H) day period. The assets of the Plians continue to grow, with the pre­ sent assets of the Plans combined, totaling $4,292,922,01 gi Suhmittti At Kerr, Assistmit'Twi^nistratof . .'. and, remember this.. • All these are yours without cohtributing a single nickel on your part — Collecting SIU benefits is easy, whether it's lor hp^ital, birth, disability or dsath -^ You; get first-rate personal service imniediately ttrpugh your Union's rei^^entatfves. - • . , • y.t' • Ti': "I'.M -I' r.(•*.-< i-jV) i/i.'!fi'jI'S •crti.;.".!-. aic.-t / v..>-IJSfciAi.-sIvi':, i.'iir �February 19, 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Libertys Being Sold At Cut Bate Prices Want to buy a Liberty ship? If you can cough up-a downpayment on a $275,000 price you can get one for the asking, or perhaps less. Figures issued by ship brokers on domestic prices for the Libertys have^ fallen off about 40 percent under low-cost foreign-flag opera­ since last March. At that time tions. a Liberty'on the American market would cost a buyer about $575,000. Prices on foreign markets have suffered also, but not as badly as in the US. Figures from British brokers show that Liberty ships, which commanded $784,000 •" in March, 1953, had gone down to $500,000 in September and were still declining. Libertys that can be registered under a foreign flag carry a higher price tag because of the greater profits obtainable Bids Out For Gas Turbine Installations Built-in Hole Al^s Record Dive Bids for the installation of gas turbine propulsion systems have been asked for by the Maritime Administration as the next step in its program to convert Libertys in the, reserve ^fieet Into modem, high-speed cargo vessels. The MA has issued a prospectus to toe companies with the require­ ments for the gas turbine system. It totends to-install the new power plant in one of four experimental Libertys. ^The others will get new ste^ turbine machinery, geared diesel drive and diesel-electric drive. Conversions For Speed The object of the conversions is to get Libertys "capable of speeds of 18 or 19 knots as compared to the ten knots that the present lowpressure Libertys can handle. If the experiments are success­ ful, they will pave the way for modernizing the reserve fleet for defense purposes, and also make possible conversion of commer­ cially-operated Liberty ships for private use. Costs of such conver­ sions', while not sn)all, would be far less than the cost of building a brand new ship with compm'able speed, cargo space and size. — High Point In '5Z The high point for the Liberty ships on the foreign market was .January, 1952, when the demands of the Korean War and the coal shortage in Europe put tremendous pressure on the shipping industry with more cargoes than there were takers. At that time, a foreign-flag Liberty in England,commanded a price of better than $1.6 million. Consequently, even under for­ eign flags, the prices of Libertys This odd-looking craft is the diving ship in which a French Naval officer, Georges Houot, and an en­ have dropped off tremendously, re­ gineer's mate went 13,284 feet below the surface of the Atlantic, 140 miles off the coast of Africa. flecting a world-wide slump in car­ goes for the shipping industry. While Libertys were the worst hit by the price decline because of the fact that thfey are largely obso­ lete by today's standards, T-2 tank­ ers have been hard hit also. On the PARIS—Utilizing an odd-looking, diving bell contraption—a craft with a built-in hole in foreign market, one British-owned T-2 sold for $3V& million in 1952. the bottom, two French naval officers this week plunged to a record depth of 13,284 feet be­ But by September, 1953, thj price low the surface of the Atlantic, 140 miles west of Dakar, French West Africa. ' ' of a T-2 had dropped to $1,138,000. Ironically, the" descent was It's agreed though, by men in the ship brokerage business, that made in a rebuilt "bathy­ iglass porthole permits those inside The French craft is able to move more modern ships carry a much to observe their surroundings. horizontally with the aid of two stiffer price tag, and are less sub­ scaphe" first invented by a The buoyancy of the sphere is small, battery-driven motors at­ Swiss scientist. Prof. Auguste Picject to market changes. The Lib­ maintained by a steel float like a tached to the float like fins. ertys only have value when the card, who set the most recent rec­ submarine hull, filled with gaso­ The French officers who piloted element of competition is not so ord for an undersea dive, 10,339 line which is in constant contact the FRNS-3 sent the craft down by strong and most any ship can get feet, off the coast of Italy last Sep­ with the surrounding water itself in an experimental dive cargo. through an opening in the belly of which reached a depth of 13,448 tember. Since it is estimated that con­ the float. As a result, inside and feet two weeks ago. Previous to Fifteen years ago, Piccard, who struction of a new cargo ship outside pressures remain almost that and the prior record descent equivalent to the C-3 or better in first conceived and experimented the same at all times. by Piccard in September, they with the idea of a "bathyscaphe" American shipyards would run The occupants enter the sphere went down to a record depth of for deep-sea observation, planned close to $4 millions a ship, the through a vertical lock chamber 5,082 feet and then passed their $275,000 price for a Liberty could an underwater craft consisting, of amidships, which then filis with own mark two days later by going be considered dirt cheap for an a diving sphere supported by a water, causing the "bathyscaphe" down to 6,888 feet, both times in ocean-going vessel—provided, of steel balloon or float filled with a to sink. Its vertical acceleration the Mediterranean. The original course, the owner could keep it in fluid lighter than water. The is increased when the gasoline in record was set by an American ex­ French "bathyscaphe." the FRNS-3, steady employment. in which the record was set this the float is compressed by the pres­ plorer, William Beebe, in 1934, week, was the execution 'of that sure of the incoming sea water. As when he took a diving bell down idea, with Piccard even serving as the gasoline diminishes in volume 3,028 feet. In their latest descent, the scientific adviser to its develop­ and more water enters, the craft gets heavier and sinks deeper. French specialists reported the ment for a time. In other words, the vessel sinks weather fine, the bottom hilly and Like Midget Sub With Congress back in ses­ from the weight of sea water enter­ water cloudy. However, they re­ sion, Seafarers are urged to ported having, seen no unusual The FRNS-3, looking very much ing through the built-in hole. keep on writing their Senators Magnets Hold Ballast creature in the course of their dive. like a midget submarine sitting on and Representatives in favor Steel pellets used for ballast are The actual descent lasted five a ball, is 49 feet long overall and of retaining the US Public weighs 32 tons without gasoline or carried in four wells built into the hours and 11 minutes. Health Service hospitals. The The purpose of the dive, aside ballast. It features an 11-ton float, and help pull tbe craft to the flow of mail has been heavy sphere made of steel three and a bottom. The "bathyscaphe" sur­ from seeing how far down the up to now, but from now on in half inches thick, which accommo­ faces immediately when this bal­ craft could go, was to gather a is the time that it really dates two men and houses a maze last, held on by magnets, is re­ variety of scientific data on the counts. of Controls and instruments. A plex­ leased at the touch of a switch. ocean depths. Koep Those Letters Coming fi Cartoon History Of The SIU The fourth biennial convention of the SIU of NA, held in Baltimore in March, 1949, proved to be the most successful SIU convention ever held. All dis­ tricts showed progress and new gains for tjie member­ ship. The progress report of the SIU-A&G District J . ,|-eyealed broad gains in members, jobs and assets. Progress Report On 'the organizational front, the SIU-A&G report noted that the Union had brought 32 new companies under contract in two years, two-thirds of them in the tanker field. The organizing record included toe cam­ paign in Isthmian, won by toe SIU in 1947 after the largest NLRB election ever held in maritime.- Xo. 57 SIU delegates also reported on the drive in Cities Service, where voting had just ended. They pointed out that the company, having failed to lick the SIU so far despite the long, dragged-out campaign, was bringhig in a platoon of lawyers to'try and upset the obvious verdict by objections and legal gimmicks. ':.y; �9 -i Febnury 19. 1954 SEAFAkERS LOG Fare Tea PORT BEPORIS.... * layed up tempbrarily in Portland, Wilmington: that they have done for the Union. Seattle: Oregon. •. I mentioned these men only' be­ From all Indications, our winter cause they responded so readily weather is behind' us and spring when I asked for'volunteers, and seems to be just around the cor­ did such- a good job which goes ner, but which corner? Anyway, to prove that they really have the have had mild spring weather Shipping picked up a little in the Shipping is still on the slow bell we Shipping slowed up in the last SIU at heart. and sunshine for the last couple last two weeks when tw'o payoffs In Hospital and more ships are being laid up, of weeks two weeks. We shipped about a and we all enjoyed it. hopped into port to remove some hundred men less than in the pre­ We have had the following men but the future looks good with Jeff Gihete men from thd beach. However, vious two weeks. Naturally that in the Marine Hospital since our four payoffs and sign-ons ^ue, and Seattle Fort Agent dgn't start heading for this port made for more members being on last report; J. L. Millner,, John the Choctaw (Waterman) will call 4. i t as we have men here to take care the beach. We did ^et our first Sercu, Arther Brooks, Elmer for a full crew on-Feb. 18. of all jobs. Ships paying off were the Trans- Lake Charles: break on Tuesday by crewlng up Shipp, Jimmie L. Norris, Jimmie Both the Jean Lafitte of Water­ the Sea Cloud which took on a Priddy, George R. Black, James atlfuitic (Pacific Waterways), Westman and the Longview of 'Victory ern Trader full crew and is bound for Trieste. Didson, Leslie R. Aaron, Robert Carriers were (Western Naviga­ Here's hoping that she does not tie Chapline, Donald J. Hevson, Jessie clean payoffs tion), Choctaw up when she gets back. I am glad A. Clarke, Paul M. Wood, Lorenzo with a minipium (Waterman), Coe to report that for the first time Bridgia, John Seiferth, Peter Shipping has been fair here for of beefs. We re-, Victory (Victory in quite awhile, she is solid with Sadowski, W. M. Ivins, Lloyd G. moved some ali­ bookmen so there shouldn't be any Linthicum and Hinrich Wiese. Carriers) and the past two weeks. We shipped a With us this week is Michael ens from the Jean beefs at the payoff on this job. Liberty Bell total of 88 men to various jobs Lafitte whom the (Tramp Cargo). around the harbor, but we don't More bookmen are taking the (Poodle Bomb) Pugaczewski, who advise anyone coming here to ex­ has been a member since 1944. skipper wanted No ships signed Ore Line scows. This nflakes for to keep aboard, on, but ships in- pect to ship out in a hurry. We better conditions and also is a big He sails as AB and has been deck but who asked to transit included have men on the beach in all rat­ help in reorganizing this outfit. and ship's delegate at various Eriksen get off. A little •the Madaket ings and it might take a while to The outlook for the coming week times and alwaj% does a very good Fenner job. He said, (Waterman), Marymar (Calmar), get a berth. talk with the cap­ looks very favorable as we have Shipping through here in the tain soon straightened that out. after doing a and Liberty Bell (Tramp Cargo). several Isthmians, one Robin recent period were these Cities hitch in the The Jean Lafitte signed on Line and practically an Ore ship Object Lesson Service scows: Winter Hill, Abiqua, again, while in-transit vessels were Army for Uncle, every day paying off. Also several even though hfr Not mentioning any names with Government Camp, Bents Fort, the Seamar, Massmar and PennBull Lines and Waterman ships always did ap­ regard to the responsibilities of a Bradford Island, Lone Jack, Fort mar of Calmar;- Lafayette, Yaka, going coastwise make the overall preciate what the steward, particularly when taking Hoskins, Council Grove and Chi- Golden City and Falrport of Water­ picture look pretty bright. In con­ SIU stood for, on voyage stores, we want to point wawa. Paying off for thfe same man; the Steel Designer of Isthmi­ clusion. you can readily see that that goes double out that it is imperative that he company were the Archers Hope, an and the Barbara Fritchie of the bookmen have a pretty good now. He is very should be. on board ship and on Logans Fort and Cantigny. Liberty Navigation. chance of shipping out of here. We had the Schuyler Otis Bland the docks with a sharp eye on the grateful for the While nothing much has been Pugaczewski Ships Paying Off benefits that the quantity and quality of the stores. Of Waterman in for payoff and* the happening in 4he vacationland of Ships paying off here in the last Union have worked for so hard Just recently we had a steward Republic of Trafalgar in on a the West, the boys are starting to two weeks were the Elizabeth and and knows that we will continue disregard his responsibilities and coastwise run, all taking some jobs show a little interest in the' forth­ Mae (Bull); Steel Director, Steel to forge ahead. detail the decking of the stores to off the board. The Steel Surveyor coming Miss Universe beauty pag­ Inventor, Steel Ranger and Steel a messman for a few hours, as he of Isthmian was also in port and eant In Long Beach, California. Earl Sheppard Flyer (Isthmian); Cubore, Chihad to attend to some business took a job or two. Baltimore Port Agent lore, Baltore, Steelore and Venore On the labor front we find tlie Nothing like a bevy of beautiful ashore. Consequently, this steward (Ore); Hastings (Waterman); BethBuilding, Construction- and Trades girls to arouse ardor around here. didn't know what he had. Quite a few old timers are still coaster and Oremar (Calmar) and San Francisco: This ship went coastwise for Council still out on strike against drifting through the port as we Archers Hope (Cities Service). the Associated General Contrac­ three weeks and came back into note Joe Penner, Mike Conley, Ships signing on were the OreSeattle to take bunkers and addi­ tors. Meetings are going on be­ Jimmy Fitzgerald, Jesse Puckett, tween the disputants and the strike mar, Steel Director, Cubore, Yorktional cargo for a foreign voyage. Bill Adams and others. We are mar, Chilore, Baltore, Mae, SteelThe steward jhade out supplement­ may be settled at any time now. happy to report no men in the Some progress is being made in ore, Bethcoaster, Hastings, Venore ary requisitions for stores, stating Shipping has been slow, and the that he had on hand certain wage contract talks, with the con­ marine hospital, but mourn the and Oremar. We sent a delegation to Annap­ future doesn't hold < too much* prom­ amounts' and needed the extra tractors feeling the pinch worse passing of Brother Jack Gridley who passed away in Hemet, Cali­ olis on a legislative meeting ise either. Two ships paid off and stores. After a thorough check it than the men. Some work is going fornia. signed on, the Alawai and Arizpa on and is beiiig divided among the headed by W. O. Wandeli, BME rep­ 'was found that on several items, Sam Cohen resentative and Rex E. Dickey, (Waterman). Ships in-transit in­ his inventory was way off and he various union woiicers. Wilmington Port Agent clude the Raphael Semmes, FairWe have no men in the hospital SIU Representative. Topics dis­ didn't need the stores. Result, we port, Yaka,,Jean LaFitte and Bien­ here at this time, and glad of it. t t cussed included better conditions, shipped another steward. Among the men on the beach we Boston: a seventy-five cents an hour mini­ ville (Waterman), Steel Traveler Oni Beach mum wage scale, forty-hour work and Steel Director (Isthmian), Gldtimers on the beach are Jack find Barney Kimberly, A. G. "Tex" Alcoa Pioneer (Alcoa), Marymar Alexander, J. A. Phillips, Bill week, bettef injury benefits and Slough, Jack Williams, H. V. safer working conditions. The (Calmar) and Western Rancher Knaflich and W. E. Harris. Men Lowe^ J. Dawson, A. Knighton, I. Torre, H. Romero, Jesse Henry, delegates were informed by the (Western Navigation). There have been no beefs about in the marine hospitals are W. K. "Big Wahoo" Boren, J. Lawson, E. president of the Maryland State Gully, J. Wells, S. K. Ming, G. C. Federation that there are no anti- shipping, but McCarthy was at San Farnum, Sverre Johannessen, J. Cox, J. Pedersen, L. Fontenot, is on the slow bell in Mateo recently. Enough said. Old"Whifey" Pritchett, J. Paulette, theShipping labor bills pending in the House. Port of Boston, with little Macunchuck and E. L. Woods. B. N. Broderick, J. E. Tillman and prospect of it improving To us it seems as though the Mary­ timers on the beach include C. too much Seafarer E. , L. Eriksen, was Nien, S. Torina, A. Smith, F. FonR. Fontenot. land legislators are labor minded. in the near future. chairman of bur regular meeting "Whitey," by the way, sails as a Last night the SIU delegates, BME ila, A. Kavel, J. Goude, R. Bowman, on February 10, 1954. Eriksen pumpman and drives a big Cadil­ Ships paying off were the Trin­ delegates, SUP delegates and and C. Christensen. Men in the MM&P delegates all were sworn marine hospitals are B. Foster, A. joined the SIU' in Baltimore in lac. He hails from Montana, but ity 6f Carras, Petrol Tankers' Bull in by the Baltimore Federation of Keller, O. Gustavsen, P. S. Yuzon, 1948. He is 41 years old and has makes his home in Texas now. He Run, and the Abiqua of Cities Labor and within the pext two J. Childs, H. Y. Choe, W. Timmer- been going to sea 21 years in the says he's worked at various trades, Service. The same ships . signed weeks we expect the MFOW and man, W. Singleton, F. Schembri, J. black gang. _ On the majority of but nowhere can he find the con­ on again, while in-transit vessels the Radio Operators to send five Perreira, E, D. Hope, and Raymond the ships Eriksen sails, he does a tract, wages and conditions as he were the Badger Mariner of South Frye. Atlantic; Antinous, Wacosta, Gate­ good job as department and ship's has in the SIU. delegates each. Tom Banning way City and Chickasaw of Water­ Leroy Clarkedelegate. His last ship was the At this time I would like to ex­ Saif Francisco Port Agent' Greenstar (Traders), which Is man; Steel Rover of Isthmian; Lake Charles Port Agent press my thanks to Roland Wil­ Robin Locksley of Seas, and the liams, Frank Pagano, Joseph Bents Fort of Cltjes Service. Basch, Raymond Bowman, Pete Fixing House Sheldrake, Charlie Pafford, and Mrs. John Waller, widow of the Frank J. Balasia, for the good work Seafarer who was'killed' on the Atlantic Dealer, has been repair­ Jcfl CUlctte, Agent ElUott 4334 FORT WILLIAM....llBVk Syndicate Ave. ing her house in order to keep SIU, A&G District Ontario Phone;'3-3221 TAMPA 1808-1811 N. Franklin St. 103 Durham St. busy. She said that her husband BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Ray White. Agent Phone 2-1323 PORT COLBORNS Ontario Phone: 5891 Earl Sheppam, Agent Mulberry 4540 WILMINGTON, CaRf.....505 Marine Ave. 272 King St. E. had always wanted to fix up the BOSTON 276 SUte St. John Arabs(fz, Agent Terminal 4-2874 TORONTO, OnUrio EMpire 4-5719 house so that it would be more James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS . 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. VICTORIA. BC entk Cormorant St. SIU headquarters urges all GALVESTON SECRirrARY-TREASURER 308V6 23rd St. Empire 4531 comfortable for. her and the chil­ Paul HaU Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 draft-eligible seamen to be VANCOUVER, BC ,868-^mlIton St. dren, and that she intended to car­ ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS LAKE CHARLES, La 1418 Ryan St. • PaciBc 7824 Joe Algina sure they keep their local Se­ Leroy Clarke, Agent Phone 6-5744 Robert Matthews SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. ry out his wishes. . Joe Volpian MIAMI Dolphin Hotel Claude Simmons lective Service boards posted Phone 6346 WUUam HaU Eddie Parr, Agent Miami 0-4781 On the beach are L. Campbell, BAGOTVILLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. on all changes of address MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. -Phone: 545 R. Johnston and the Ruggiero Cal Tanner. Agent Phone 2-1754 SUP through the use of the post THOROLD, Ontario......82 St. Davids St. NEW ORLEANS .... 523 Bienville St. CAnal 7-3202 brothers, C. and L., all waiting to HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Lindsey Williams. Agent cards furnished at all SIU QUEBEC .113 Cote De La MonUgue ship out: In the local drydock are Phone 5-8777 Magnolia 6112-6113 Quebec Phone: 2-7078 halls and aboard ships. 523 N. W. Everett St. NEW VORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn PORTLAND JOHN...... 177 Prince William St. T. Mastaler, F. Belkner, R. Rogers, Beacon 4336 SAINTNB HYacinth 9-6600 Phone; 2-5233 Failure to keep }our draft NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. lUCHMOND, CALIF..,,.. 257 5th St. F. MalloiVf R. Churchill and £. Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 Phone 2599 board informed of your where­ Dacey. PHILADELPmA 337 Market St. SAN FRANCISCO........450 Harrison St. Greol Lakes District S. Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1635 abouts can cause you to be Douglas 2-8363 The Dow Chemical Company ARTHUR 411 Austhi St. SEATTLE .'.....2700 1st Ave. ALPENA. .133 W. Fletcher listed as a delinquent and be PORT Don HUton, Rw. Phone 4-2341 Main 0290 Phone: 1238W has a new tanker. It is said to be FRANCISCO , 450 Harrison St. WILMINGTON ......... .80S Marine Ave. BUFFALO, NY 180 Main St. drafted into the services with­ SAN T. Banning, Agent Douglas 2-5475 ' Terminal 4-3131 Phone: Cleveland 7391 the largest ship of its kind ever out a bearing. The Union in Marty Breithoff, West Coast Representative NEW YORK 678 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NE inade. It will be ready to sail at . ; STerUng 8-4671 PUERTA de TIERRA, PR Pclayo 51—La 5 Phone: Main 1-0147 such cases can do nothing to Sal CoUs, Agent Phone 2-5996 DETROIT 1038 3iu St. the end of March or the beginning ' Canadian District PUERTA LA CRUZ Calle Miranda 16 aid Seafarers who fail to com­ Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6887 of April, according to reports. 831 W. Mi^gan St. MONTREAL 6S4 St. James St. West OULUTH..... ply. Phone: Melrose 2-4110 James Sheehan PLateau 8161 9AUFA|^.HN,S.....,^..138^A^^^t. 'Port Ageni - Baltimore: Miss Usiverse Pageant Livens Up Wilmington Steward Should Keep Eye On Stores. Supply Fatare Oallook Looks Brisbi For Shipping Cities Service Ships Keep Perl Active In-Transits Balk Of West Coast Aetivily Large New Tanker Will Be Ready To Sajl Soon snr BALL DIRECTORY Keep Draft Board Posted nsvaasr: ."XE.S'W �SEAFARERS Pebnianr.M. 19((4- Pae:e Elevea LOG PORT tlEPORTS hw Yorkt Wintor Arid ShipiHrig Both Show More Pop Old man winter it still with .us hero in the Port o< New York and giving us a good blanket of snow now and then just so we don't for­ get. The New York waterfront is still in somewhat of a turmoil, but the AFL is steadily gaining ground •very day. Longshoremen and craft workers in all areas of New York and New Jersey have seen the light and now realize that their welfare and future security can be guaranteed only by repudiating the old ILA mob and banding to­ gether with the American Federa­ tion of Labor. I have no doubt, that if an election were called to­ day, the AFL would win by a land­ slide. Shipping picked up considerably in the past two weeks and it is not too difficult for a bookman to get out, although it is still slow for permits. .We paid off a total of sijtteen ships in the past period, signed nine on articles and serv­ iced nineteen in-transit ships. Ships Paying Off The following ships paid off: Bradford Island, Council Grove and .GoveiTiment Camp (Cities Service);. Queepston Heights (Seatrade); .^oatrain Louisiana and Seatrain Savannah (Seatrain); Steel Scientist and,. Steel Maker (Isth­ mian); Bobin Doncaster (Seas); Anp .Marie, Frances and Evelyn (Bull); . Wacpsta, (Waterman); Val Chem .(yalentine) and Lawrence Victory (Mississippi). ShippTpigned(,dn were the Citrus Packer and Wacosta .(Waterman), Steel Surveyor, Steel Scientist and Steel Worker (Isthmian), Mariiia, Hilton and Ann Marie (Bull), and Robin ..Hood, (^eas). Ships intransit. were the Alcoa Ranger and Alcoa Puritan (Alcoa); Steel In­ ventor, Steel Flyer and Steel Rover (Isthmian), Iberville, Gateway City and Antinous (Waterman); Suzanne, Kathryn and Beatrice (Bull); Alamar and Bethcoaster (Calmar), Bradford Island (Cities Service); Seatrain New,.. York, Seatrain Georgia, Seatrain Texas and Sea­ train New Jersey (Seatrain), and Michaei (Carras). No Layupg There were no ships laid up in New York in the past two weeks except the Ann Marie of the Bull Line, but she crewed up again after ten days. We had three ships come out of lay-up, the Wacosta (Water­ man) and Marina and Hilton (Bull). The Bull ship, Monroe, is still laid up, but the company expects to take her out in the next few days. Claude Simmons Asst. Sec-Treas. Savannah: • . -.> Governor's Raco Is Georgia's Big TOpio The Governor's race in Georgia is shaping up to be a hot one. Gov­ ernor Talmadge is stepping aside, which leaves the field wide open. Two of Talmadge's friends, Fred Hand, Speaker of the House, and Lt. Gov. Marvin Griffin, have an­ nounced'their candidacy. The antiTalmadge candidates include M. E. Thompson, who is. making his third attempt to beat the Talmadge group. The fourth hat in the ring belongs to anti-Talmadge candi­ date Charles L. Gowen. Shipping Fair Shipping has been fair and we expect that it will hold about the same level as the last two weeks. Two" ships paid off; thp. Nicholas (Trident) an.d Sputhstar .(South At­ lantic),,, l^^w4h|j^,.^so signed on. Ships in-transit include . the Catahoula (National Navigation), Seatrain Savannah and Seatrain New York (Seatrain), Southern States (Southern Steamship), Bad­ ger Mariner (South Atlantic), Wa­ costa (Waterman), Steel Navigator (Isthmian) and Robin Hood (Seas Shipping). The Building Trades Union has a beef and is picketing the con­ struction of Thunderbolt Bridge, due to the State of Georgia letting the contract out without any pro­ visions for qualified labor. The contract went to an out-of-state contractor who is using non-union men. Oidtimers on the beach include R. Jones, L. R. Akins, W. W. Spivey, C. R. Moss, A. L. Fricks, R. C. Grimes and J. W. Sweat. Men in the marine hospitals are P. Bland, A. Cohen, J. Littleton, J. Kramer, H. Carter, F. Grant, H. Towns and B. Richard. We also have with us J. W. O'Berry, who joined the SIU in 1944. He first started to .sea in 1920 with MFOW. He left saiUng after a few years because of bad conditions, but returned when the SIU bettered things. O'Berry says that there is nothing to equal what we have and" enjoy in the SIU today. Jeff Morrison Savannah Port Agent t> i Galveston: Unenipioymerii Is Rife On Shoreside Jobs The weather is very nice in Gal­ veston at this time of the year, which goes tp make everyone hap­ pier. However, shipping is not the only business that is slow. now. The papers say that unemployment in this area is greater at this time than it has been in several years. The Alice Brown of Bloomfield paid off and went into idle status. Ships in transit were the Del Alba and Del Campo of Mississippi; Michael of Carras; Genevieve Peterkin of Bloomfield; Archers Hope and Winter Hill of Cities Service, and the Seatrains New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana and Georgia. •Men in the hospital include R. A. Holland, G. BrowneH, G. Hud­ son, M. Smith, S. Lyle, A. Weaver, M. DelGallado, P. Charette, J. Markopolo, N. Pagadulatos, G. Randell, L. Bentley, S. Vincius and J. Sanchez. • Oidtimers around the hall include A. Manuel, H. Erickson, H. Miltsos, G. Vinson, R. Hol­ land, E. Wallace, G. Bales, R. Burdick, C. Jordon, H. Lopez, A. Fruge, E. Magers and J. Tobin. Keith Alsop Galveston Port Agent New Orleans: Cresceiii City Reports On Shippirig In 1953 Shipping in the Port of New Orleans increased slightly in 1953 as compared with 195*'., but there was a decline in the number of American-flag ships calling at thjs port. During 1953, 3,971 ships called at New Orleans, Lewis J. Bour­ geois, director of commerce for the Port of New Orleans, reported. This was 47 more ships than put in here during 1952. Gross ton­ nage of ships calling at New Orleans increased from 22,962,032 in 1952 to 23,020,730 in 1953. The number of American-flag ships calling here declined, how­ ever, from 1,633 in 1952 to 1,516 in 1953. This meant that Americanflag shipping was off an average of slightly more than two ships a week during 1953 as compared with the previous year. This con­ dition was not considered peculiar to New Orleans, however, but is indicative of the general trend in the maritime industry. Ships of Norwegian registry were the leading foreign Icompetitors. Norwegian-flag ships led those of foreign registry with 472 calling here during last year as compared with 385 in 1952. Mardi. Gras Nears As the Mardi Gras season ap­ proaches, this port is beginning to take on the appearance of an oldtimers' haven. On the beach at this time are James "Sloppy" Creel, Phil O'Connor, Renfro D. "Red" Hall, "Red" Truly, Paddy Driscoll, Ignatius Decereaux, Thomas "Whitey" Plunkett, Theo­ Gaddy dore "Red" Griffith, LaMar Palmer, Claude "Blackie" Russell, Williams "Shorty" Moise, Charley Johnson, Bob Burton and Alton "Ding Dong" Bell, among others. Bell reports his old side-kick, George Allen, is on his way here and expects to spend the ipemainder of the Winter in the Crescent City. Out of the hospital after a fivemonths' illness and expecting to ship soon is C. Cobb, while recent­ ly admitted to the USPHS hospital here were Seafarers M. C. Gaddy, A1 Parek, E. J. Riviera and E. L. Poe. All were reported to be' doing well. Brother Poe went into the hospital for a check-up. Business affairs of the port are in good shape and shipping has picked up a bit since the last re­ port. We even had difficulty ship­ ping a few key steward department ratings to the Del Sud (Mississippi). Things are looking up when such passenger ship jobs as butcher, chief pantryman and chef go begging. Beefs since the last report have been of a minor nature and were settled to the satisfaction of all parties concerned. We experienced two exception­ ally clean pay-offs on the Del Sud and on the Morning Light (Water­ man). The Morning Light paid off at the end of a Far Eastern run without a single beef, even though she made the last part of the trip from the Pacific Coast to the Gulf without the services of a steward. Since the last report, we handled seven pay-offs, five signs-ons and had 17 ships in transit. Pay-offs were aboard the Del Campo, Del Viento and Del Sud (Mississippi); the Chickasaw, DeSoto and Morning Light (Water­ man) and the Mankato Victory (Victory Carriers). The Del Sud and Del Alba (Mis­ sissippi); the Morning Light (Waterman)) and the Northwestern Victory and Mankato Victory (Vic­ tory Carriers) signed on. Ships calling in transit were the Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Cavalier, Alcoa Pegas^us and Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); the Steel Fabricator (Isthmian)); the Del. Alba (Mississippi) the Seatrains New York and Savannah (Seatrain Lines); Monarch of the Sea, Topa Topa, Claiborne and Wild Ranger (Waterman); the Genevieve Peterkin and Lncile Bloomfield Bloom­ field); the Evelyn (Bull) and Southwind (South Atlantic). Lindsey J. Williams New Orleans Port Agent Don^t Waiif Get Vacation Pay Under the rules of the Va­ cation Plan as set forth by the trustees, a Seafarer must ap­ ply within one year of the payoff date of his oldest dis­ charge in jorder to collect his, full vacation benefits. If he presents any discharge whose payoff date is more than a year before the date qf his va­ cation application, he will lose out on the sea time covered by that particular discharge. Don't sit on those discharges. Bring them in and collect the money that is due to you. Miami: Fish Running Better Than Ponies In South Shipping has been slow during the past period and it doesn't look to get any better in the immediate future. The Florida paid off on continu­ ous articles, while vessels in tran­ sit were the Ponce of Puetro Rico Marine, and the De Soto, Iber­ ville and Hast­ ings of Water­ man. Oidtimers on the beach include Philip Miranda, Edward Polise, Polise Robert Lambert and Eugene McGuinn. Men in the marine hospitals include Sol Gerber and Jose Vilar. We are sorry to report that Russcl Fabal passed away in the New Orleans Hospital. His body was bi ought back for interment here, with his shipmates off the Florida serving as pall bearers. In rela­ tion to this sad note, I strongly urge eveiT member of the SIU to make sure he fills out a beneficiary card as it only adds to the hard­ ship of the family, especially if it is short of ready cash. There 's quite a bit of red tape to be cut to be appointed administrator through the courts. The horse and dog players around here don't seem to be pick­ ing too many winners. According to the newspaper reports, the fish seem to be running better than the four-legged denizens of the South. Eddie Parr Miami Port Agent Mobile: Alcoa, Walerman Busy In Last Two Weeks Shipping in the Port of Mobile for the last couple of weeks was good with approximately 132 men shipped to offshore jobs. We had the following ships either paying off or in transit: Alcoa's Patriot, Polaris, Cavalier, Pointer, Clip­ per and Roamer; S. O. Bland, Wild Ranger, La Salle, and Monarch of the Sea of Water­ man, and Atlan­ tic Carrie r s' John C. Signing on were the Alcoa Patriot, Fuselier Polaris, Pointer and Roamer and the La Salle. In-transit vessels were the Chickasaw, De Soto and Topa Topa of Waterman; Del Alba of ^hipping Figures January 27 to' February 10 Mississippi; Northwestern Victory REG. REG., REG. TOTAL SHIP. , SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL of Victory Carriers; South Atlan­ PORT DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED tic's Southwind and the Steel In­ 25 ventor of Isthmian. Boston 17 16 14 47 9 9 7 Some of the oidtimers on the 100 292 New York..." ..• 106 92 309 105 87 beach at the present time include 51 19 Philadelphia !.. 32 33 24 89 17 25 Clarence Nail, Charles Spencer, 180 John Johnston. Charles Stringfel46 Baltimore ................. 112 90 74 276 78 56. 29 low. Bill Graddick, L. Fuselier and 7 Norfolk ..; 12 ,13 8 ' 33 13 9 6 18 Frank James. Savannah i 28 10 14 52 7 5 4 11 The only member in the hos­ Tampa 14 14 12 40 3 4 37 132 pital at the present time is Willie Mobile 52 " 35 28 115 45 50 311 Reynolds who would appreciate 125 New Orleans 112 98. 123 331 99 .87 hearing from his shipmates. Tom 72 Bernsee was released as fit for 17 Galveston 32* 19 34 85 32 23 18 7 Seattle 17 19 17 53 6 5 duty recently after spending a 34 88 couple of months in the New Or­ San Francisco , 30 41 30 101 26 28 ^ 11 32 leans hospital. Wilmington 27 23 22 72 15 6 Cal Tanner a,. . MobUe Port Axtnt_ rP'jiz �Paee Twelve SEAFARERS Febroair 19. 1954 LOG I- u • i;.' MEET THE SEAFARER IN THE WAKE 11' i»; 1 Is- Half-masting the national flag in token of mourning originated at lea, as the use of the word mast Instead of staff indicate^. The cus­ tom dates back several centuries end probably grew out of the ear­ lier custom of lowering the flag on vessels at sea as a sign of sub­ mission to a foe. The flag is also lowered to half-mast as a signal of distress, a practice followed by the Spaniards as early as the 17th century. 16th century. Doria started his career in the service of France which was rivaled by Spain in its hopes to control Italy, but then went over to the side of Spain, at the same time becoming virtual dictator of Genoa. As Admiral of the fleet, he assisted the Spanish against the Turks and the pirate Barbarossa. The Andrea Doria was also the name of one of the ships used to protect American shipping over 200 years later, tn the early days of the War of Independence. WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS, FWT You can take the word of Sea­ conditions, he proved a successful farer Bill Reynolds that today, as shipboard organizer. Question: Have you made much always. Union ships have it all over It was on a run back from the use of ship's libraries put on board Persian Gulf on the Atlantic Navi­ non-union scows. With two years by the SIU? of SIU shipping behind him, in­ gator that Reynolds and other SIU supporters on the ship found food Dick CoHistock, AB: I have made termixed with eight or nine conditions going from bad to very piuch use of the libraries put months in the Atlantic tanker fieet, worse, and most of the fruit so rot­ Reynolds has had ample oppor­ aboard by the tunity to pick his permanent spot. ten that it had to be dumped over SIU, especially the side. "You can't tell me Union, ships on such ships as Fed up with beefing to the com­ aren't better. The pay and condi­ pany steward about the chow, the Robin Gray i 3. a; tions on SIU ships just outclass Reynolds called it the last straw and the Wacosta. The. discovery of the Pacific t ft i everything else," he points out. For when Egyptians boys handling Personally, I pre­ Ocean might not have come until the record, he noted, he earned lines in some of the ports were put The privateers, privately-owned fer to read mag­ many years after Balboa found it nearly $2,700 in just three months to work to handle food in the azines rather than and operated armed ships commis­ In 1513, if the Spanish conquista­ sioned by a government in time of books. 1 find and 22 days on an SIU tanker, the galley and messhall because the dor had been able to pay his bills. war to fight the enemy, especially them more en­ Ariekaree (U.. S. Petroleum), but steward and several men in his de­ Balboa was forced to leave Hispan- its merchant shipping, were often tertaining and barely came close to $3,000 for all partment couldn't make it out of lola in 1510 because he was hound­ as much to be reckoned with as the relaxing. Also, I like to read west­ his time in Atlantic. bed several mornings. According­ ed by his creditors. He hid on a actual navy of a country. In Sep­ erns once in while. ly, he cabled the Coast Guard back Ten Years in Army vessel bound for Panama and then, tember, 1813, during the US war 3^ 4^ after reaching Darien, took com­ with England, an American priva­ Reynolds first began sailing for in the States to meet the ship on Joe Thomas, chief cook: The last mand himself. Eventually, after teer, the Timothy Pickering,- was ship I was on, the Steel Advocate, the SIU in May, 1951, after ten arrival, but this was a little more than the company-minded skipper making friends with the Indians, everybody made years in the Army, probably be­ would take, since he didn't like the fitted out at Gloucester for one of who accompanied him on his epic the most peculiar cruises of the cause his brothers Harry and Deluse of the ship­ fact that Reynolds had gone over march across the isthmus, he came war. She was specially designed to board library. I vin, who've been shipping with the his head to make the protest. upon a new sea, the Pacific, for capture American merchantmen Union since 1946,. were going to go in for mys­ Back sailing SIU again by the first time. His discovery did who, at.the time, had established teries and almost sea. March, 1953, Reynolds shipped on him little good, however. His ac­ a very profitable trade with the A pre - Pearl Harbor GI, anything educa­ the Sunion (Kea) with several tions in deposing the leader of the British armies fighting in Spain Reynolds was at Camp Lee, Va., tional. All this other ex-Atlantic seamen, and then expedition which brought him to Considering the bitterness in the seeking after near his home in Winchester, on the Ariekaree, which he caught Panama led to charges of treason US against the British at the time, knowledge is be­ when the war broke out in 1941. and he was beheaded before news out in Korea and rode back to the cause I am still He eventually spent seven years payoff in Seattle. This was during •f his exploits got back to Spain, the Government refused to turn its back'on what was felt to be trying to find out in the paratroops and three more the NLRB voting in Atlantic, so t 4^ treasonable conduct against the in­ how to make the first million dol­ in the transportation corps. Reynolds, anxious to get his vote , The first actual naval force which terests of the nation as a whole. lars the easy way. A man reads When he first began sailing, his in against the company, fiew back could be considered an American what he likes. first ship was the Arizpa (Water­ to the East and a few days later 4 4^ t navy was commanded by Esek Hop­ 3!i 4^ 3ii man), one of the first ships to hit cast a ballot at one of the polling kins of Rhode Island in December Punta Arenas, the only city on Clarenee Cousins, AB: I like the 1775, when the Continental Con­ the Strait of Magellan and the magazines most of all because they Korea after the war there broke sites. out in June '51, carrying ammuni­ Now on the Chickasaw (Water­ gress authorized 13 ships, one for southernmost city in the world, have the best piction. He sailed her as an OS, but man), Reynolds, a family mari With each of the colonies, to fly the first was founded in 1847 to maintain turds and are after having to get off for hospital­ three kids, two boys • and a girl, American flag. With the War of Chile's claim to the strait. Started most informative. ization in Japan and finally re­ says it's hard to imagine how a Independence against Great Britain as a penal colony, the city now In the novel field covering from an attack of jaun­ group of seamen, especially men already well underway, Hopkins, has a population of almost 30,000 I favor spicy ones dice, he found his wiper's endorse­ with families like himself, could whose brother Stephen was colon­ and is the capital of Magellanes and sports stories, ment" was just the thing to get him stake their future on the whims ial governor of Rhode Island and province, named after the discov­ especially boxing. off the beach. Another SIU ship of a non-union tanker company a signer of the Declaration of In­ erer of the strait. Punta Arenas is also read the had turned up one fireman, short, like Atlantic. dependence, was, at the time, com­ situated at 53 degrees south lati­ LOG from cover so Reynolds went to work in mander-in-chief of the Continental tude and during the winter has "We'll win in Atlantic finally," the black gang and has been in the he stated, "because as blind as navy, a rank equal to that held by only about two hours of sunlight a to cover when it is available Washington. some of those guys seem to the day. Its prosperity as an important aboard ship. It's the best thing to fireroom ever since. After a year of sailing SIU, benefits of a real trade union, 3i t 4 coaling station for vessels trading do in your spare time. Reynolds went down to Philadel­ they're bound to wake up to the One of the newest and most- between the Atlantic and the Pa­ 3i 3' phia, where he managed to get a facts of life before long. The SIU atrikingly modem of the post-war cific diminished considerably when Charles Stevens, steward: I al­ Italian-flag passenger liners, the the Panama Canal was opened. ways read all the books and maga­ job with Atlantic a few months be­ is the only Union that can guaran­ Andrea Doria, was named after an The city is reached by highway zines put on the fore the SIU campaign there got tee their security, just as it has admiral and statesman prominent from Argentina and by boat from ship's libraries by underway officially. Fortified with for thousands of other unorganized in the history of Genoa in the south Chile. the Union. My knowledge of SIU operations and seamen," he added. special prefer­ ences are the lighter magazines and- the small novels found in general DOWN 31. Examine by ACROSS us planes based in the Medi­ the first time at Rabaul. . . . Lon­ the SIU library Kind of buoy: 17. touch , Tex. 1. El East mouth, terranean bombed the former don experienced two night air PI. assortment. Best 2. He chased 32. Arrive: Abbr. Amazon 19. Military ship French naval base at Toulon . . . attacks in six days, one of them the Moby Dick of all, I like the 34. Equipment B. A good outfit 3. First US ship 21. Long fish London suffered two severe night most damaging raid since 1941. . .. Zane Grey type westerns which 23. Members of Long-nosed 35. «. Baltimore has sunk in the crew fish new one raids from German planes as US War bonds bought by members of WW n seem to predominate in our ship­ 24. Leak slowly 37. Early US fur 4. Yes 12. Oldtime and British bombing attacks over the AFL International Ladies Gar­ board libraries. trader 5. Sores on eyes 25. Girl's nick­ greeting name 38. BeUef Germany continued at a heavy ment Workers Union purchased a Naval depot 6. 4> 3' 4!' 13. Rocky point 26. Surrealistic 40. Desserts on Hudson pace ... In the Leningrad area, fourth Liberty ship. . . . After 14 Clarence Yearwood, steward: I painter 42. Halt 14. Arrow poison 7. Where Mal27. FUls with 43. Simple Russian forces advanced towards days of fighting, Russian troops in donado is 15. Know: Spanish use the libraries very much aboard wonder 44. Weep 8. One who the Baltic. In Leningrad the lights the Ukraine •completed an opera­ 16. Flood ship. The maga­ 28. Motion 45. Greek letter seeks cover through the went on again after a 27-month tion aimed at annihilation of ten 46. Chowed 18. Japanese scarf 9. Literary scrap zines get my top water 47. Insect . 19. Group of base- 10. Allow blackout . , . American forces German divisions. . . . Vatican vote, but I also 11. Southern (Puzzle Answer Page 25) baU teams claimed possession of 19 of the sources emphatically denied Allied prefer the wild Catches, as SO. 9 4 10 II 1 3 2 30 islets in the Marshall Islands. charge" that German troops were fish westerns for re­ Admiral Chester Nimitz was using the Pope's summer home as Dissatisfac­ S2. laxation. H 0 w12 tion named to head a military govern­ a military base. ever, when I want S6. Women ment for the occupied areas. 3> 3) 4i< to get something 28. Existed 15 Allied planes sank six ships out 4^ 4i' 4i educational, 19. Bom American attacks on Eniwetok of a nine-ship Japanese convoy off SO. On French turn to the culi­ 18 leave and four other atolls in the Mar- southeast China. . . . London an­ nary articles in 11. A good thing the magazines, and books on the shalls were announced from Pearl nounced an Atlantic blockade area to eat Harbor. . . . The battle around from southern Ireland to Spanish 12. Grows old subject. • 83. Mr. Durocher 4^ 4> 4> 26 27 Cassino, Italy, continued, with no waters, to seal off French ports on Merry 34. Harvey Norris, steward: I like the appreciable gains made... . A Brit­ the Bay of Biscay from German 85. Handles 86. Where Acre Is 30 libraries put aboard ship by the ish freighter broke in two after supply ships. . . . Demonstrating Mountain lake SIU because it hitting a ledge in the ocean off the healthy growth of the SIU, a Army 33 dynamiter has many advan­ York, Me., with a loss of 24 lives. rank-and-file financial committee 41. Bearing of tages over other .The tally of votes in the annual reported that 2,013 new members Baker I. from 36 Rowland. libraries often SIU elections saw most of the in­ joined the SIU-A6zG during the 44. It carries rail­ found aboard cumbents returned to office by the previous quarter and that all Union' road cars ships. The Union membership. A coastwise referen­ Hnancial records were in good 47. Greek letter 48. -Man's name literature has a dum also fixed new penalties for order. . . . Moscow revealed that Gadget carried, 44 45 46 greater variety of performers and called upon all the Soviet-sponsored Union of by Hogan 80. God of love reading matter members to sail with ^ ship when Polish Patriots had set up a provin­ 46 81. Heavyweight and is more up to they joined a new vessel. champ, 1934 cial government in reconquered Po-'. •8. Time la NYC: date thai^ that llsh areas, by-passing -the Polish 3^ 3i ' Abbr. • put on by dfh'er'dutfits.' ' : Alrbiiriii:' irdckbta were ittbd fbr GOyemmefit-iit-Ei'Tc ir.:•^ngiaiid. •3.;,f:iitpivJV liqscoiu .gj8()3 B'5ix3 Oil dSiw *nfifavis.q ic DOFJOII vttft cTn, asbi/otq .«!.<lii3 -isiiio i ."0 vt hOiJj'ils 1° L 1 /, ^* ' • �Febrnnr 1*. 19M SEAFARERS LOG Pace Thlrteea 'Buried At Sea' SEAFARERS^LOG Vol. XVI. Na. 4 PabrMry IV. 1ffS4 Published ^biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32, NY. Td. HYacinth 9-6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PATO HAIL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor, HEKBERT BRAND, Managing Editor. RAT DamsoN; Art Editor, BERNARD SCAMAN; Photo Editor. OAMIEL NIIVA; Staff Writers, HMUMAN ARTBUR, IRWIH SPIVACK. JERRY RBMER, AI, MASKIN, RICHARD HsLun; Gul/ Area Reporter, BILL MOODY; Staff Assistants, LYMAN GAYLORD, MILTON HOROWITZ. ISO Strange Policy Steps taken by the Maritime Administration to permit US shipowners to transfer to foreign flags without having to re­ place their tonnage are a blow to the US merchant marine. They are a bald contradiction to all the reassuring statements flowing out of Washington to the effeqt that the administra­ tion will take action to strengthen this nation's merchant fleet. Nobody denies that the Liberty tankers involved in the cur­ rent transfers are outmoded for general tanker trades, except in specialized operations. The Maritime Administration it­ self has stated it is ready to offer tanker owners a program whereby they can trade in overage ships to the Government in return for new ones. Just the week before, E. C. Upton, Jr., a member of the Federal Maritime Board, told a New Orleans meeting that "We are ready to request funds sufficient to ac­ quire some 40 tankers under this program." The decision on the Liberty tankers is sure to discourage participation in such a program because it means more cut-throat competition for US ships. Whatever the reason for the swift approval of these trans­ fers, it is clear that the Maritime Administratiori has encour­ aged the disastrous drift away from American flag shipping to runaway Panamanian, Liberian and Honduran operations. The Maritime Administration may be opening "new horizons for private enterprise" in Mr. Upton's words, but those horizians aire not under the Stars and Stripes. I,t is only a step from the transfer of Liberty-tankers to the transfer of Liberty freighters and other American-flag vessels! ,Once having opened the gate, it is hard to see how the Maritime Administration can say "no" to anybody else who comes along. There are plenty of shipowners around, apparently, who are all to ready to take advantage of the situation if they can. They were happy to operate under the American flag while the Korean War was on and they had Government cargoes. But now that it's all over, their slogan is "To Panama Or Bust." Any old flag will do for them as long as they can avoid taxes and other costs of legitimate maritime operations. For years the SIU and other unions have repeatedly warned of the danger to American shipping involved in encourage­ ment of runaway-flag operations. If the Maritime Adminis­ tration truly had the interests of the US merchant marine at heart, it would be taking steps to reverse the flow, instead of adding to it. Wants Payroll Savings Plan To the Editor: Eve often wondered what would happen if the average seaman would save his money. Strange as it seems, the average seaman earns about $400 a month, and yet when you see him on the beach he is gen­ erally looking for flop money or trying to get another meal ticket to tide him over until he can get another ship. I've never seen it fail. It happens all the time. You'd think that a man without dependents would have at least $1,000 in the bank to back him up when ship­ ping is slow. Be­ lieve me, a small bankroll is a damn nice thing to have any time. When the pa­ A third onion, the Order of Rail­ last May 28, when the union won trolman comes way Conductors, rfached agree­ 44 of 116 votes cast. aboard ship he ment with the nation's major rail­ Pasinosky i4 4" t could have those roads on a wage increase of five An NLRB decision in a case signature cards that banks require cents an hour. Earlier, two other fought by the CIO United Furni­ for savings accounts and the sailor rail unions, the Trainmen and the ture Workers brought more than would only have to sign the card Locomotive Firemen and Engine- $11,000 in back pay to seven work­ to start an account. He could then men, ratified a similar contact, ers fired during an organizing cam­ make an allotment to the bank and making 80 percent of workers actu­ paign at the Timber Products Man­ when he goes broke he would have ally engaged in operating trains ufacturing Company in Grand this reserve to fall back on. subject to the five cents boost. The Rapids, Michigan. Chief benefi­ settlement also provides for incor­ ciary was a Mrs. Ruth Maginity, Convenient System A great many men would be able porating into the permanent wage who got the largest check—for to start an account very easily. structure 13 cents an hour gained $2,500—just after giving birth to You'd be surprised at the number under the cost-of-living escalator a baby girl. of men who would save their clause and vacations of three 4 4" 4" The pay of most of the 520 money but never seem to quite weeks instead of two for men with get down to the bank to start an 15 years service. The pay boost members of Master Furniture Guild Local 1285 has been boosted account. Most guys only need a is retroactive to December 16. by $32 a month, with the rest of little push to get on to something t i 3^ the members getting a $29 month­ like this, which would really do Union representation was fa­ ly increase through arbitration them a lot of good. vored by 69 percent of the 127,500 after the AFL Retail Clerks and Another thing—when the man employees who cast ballots in pays off he could make out travel­ 1,203 certification elections con­ the Retailers Furniture Council of t 4 t ers' checks to himself and just ducted by the NLRB in the final SaiF Francisco, California, failM write "for deposit only" on the quarter of 1953. AFL unions par­ to reach an agreement under a checks and send them to the bank, ticipated in 849 of these elections, wage adjustment provision of their instead of carrying all of his cash winning 482 and losing 340. A contract. The raises are retroac­ In an attempt to excuse his "no union" vote plea to West on him. This is an added feature total of 1,801 petitions for bargain­ tive to last June 22, with all sell­ Coast steward department men, Harry Bridges has come up of the idea, which would provide ing elections were filed during the ing personnel in 60 stores getting with a peculiar gimmick. By voting "no union" Bridges says, some safety for a lot of hard-earn­ period, 143 by employers, 1,090 by the higher boost. 4* 4 the men will get rid of the "Taft-Hartley hiring hall," that is, ed dough. AFL unions and 457 by CIO Two major collective bargaining the hiring hall run by the shipowners. I believe that with a little edu­ imions. objectives—the guaranteed annual What Bridges fails to mention is that by voting "no union" cation and possibly a small book­ 4- 4» 4» wage and health insurance—were the seamen will also get rid of union contracts and put them­ let telling the men what they can A pay cut of five percent was put won by United Packinghouse do and how to go about it, within Workers Local 580 for 1,100 mem­ selves into the hands of the shipowner. a year you would find that the into effect in unorganized plants bers employed at the National of the Collins and Aikman Corpo­ In other words, if it were up to Bridges and his associates average SIU man would be a happy ration in the South and Canada, Sugar Refining Company's plant in they would rather leave the men in the lurch with no union and well-heeled man. but at three Rhode Island mills, Long Island City, NY. The gains at all than see them pick a union which is not run by Bridges Too Busy where workers are organized, include a wage increase of ten or one of his pals in the Communist Party's waterfront sec­ The truth of the matter is that wages remained unchanged. The cents an hour. tion. It's the "rule or ruin" idea all over again. many of the men on ship want to woolen-worsted and synthetic fiber 4 4 4 Obviously, if MCS-AFL wins the election one of its first put a little dough away for a textiles firm operates a dozen units Retail Clerks Local 770 in Los orders of business will be to negotiate a contract containing squally day, but when they hit the with those in the South mostly Angeles, California, won $2,500,the same kind^f hiring clause as other unions have. Bridges' beach after a payoff there are so located in the state of North Caro­ 000 in retroactive pay through ar­ argument shows the bankruptcy of the Communist apparatus many things to do with the money lina. Along the same line, the bitration in a wage dispute with companies. The amount in maritime. ^ that they never head down the average pay in northern cotton, operating will reward 12,000 members of the street to the First National. This silk and synthetic fiber mills i t i plan that 1 propose would take where workers generally are union local for night work and holiday savings out of the maybe stage and members was $1.36V4 an hour in work performed since February 6, put it in a bank-account role. A mid-1953, compared to $1.23V^ in 1953. The union claims it could buck in the bank Is worth two in the frequently unorganized south­ have accomplished the same thing The new credit service provided by the SIU Sea Chest for the pocket. ern plants. The differential stands with a strike of short duration, Seafarers aboard ships should be welcome to crewmembers. at 13 cents, while in January, 1950, but considered the convenience of What 1 want to do is offer a It should help eliminate many complaints that Seafarers Lave workable schenle for Seafarers to it was seven cents. the public in resorting to arbitra­ been making about the kind of credit sales practices they have save money on a regular basis. Too tion. • 4" 4" 4> had to contend with from waterfront peddlers and other often the men know what to do 4 4 4 When management campaigned A Presidential Board recom­ credit outfits. after the horse has been stolen. While the ship's slopchests, supplied by the Sea Chest, pro­ It is rare indeed that the brother against the CIO Chemical Workers mended pay rises for some Rail­ to within 24 hours of an elec­ way Express employees and an end vide all basic needs in work gear, they do not carry dress will provide for himself before­ up tion, the NLRB ordered a new to wage differentials between whit# wear and other items. The Sea Chest service will help fill hand. Let them look at this as the union representation poll among and negro employees in the South-, that gap; first in New York and later in the outports. And hand writing on the wall. A word en-ployees of Detergents Incorpo­ east. It will affect workers in De-' by placing the charge on the slqp.cJiftSt bill, the, new»aystem i to the wise js ^s^ffi^icjii. rated in--CaIumb6b,o< Ohio. The tlteitriJBlttsburgh. New York andJoseph Pasinosky board-set aside the election held other cities. provides an easy method of payment with no extra costs. 1 •' ^1I ROUND-UP Bridges' 'No-lTnion' Plea New Service • - "kl �Paffe Fourteen t-'r' p. SEAFARERS LOG Febmanr 18, 19S4 •r' P 'vt-- C'- Even today, when oldtimers of the ^ays under sai! gather, they still remember the unhappy tale of Ih Dutch sea-captain and the misfortune that -wrote the legend of the "Dutchman's anchor." The old story of the Dutch shipmaster who forgot to bring his anchor along and thus lost his ship provided a. lesson for all time. K'.'.. ' y be, the anchor was by However fanciful the story may no means a newcomer to the sea.. Exactly who first util- « Exa ized some instrument for mooring a vessel is unknown, but the earliest records of them come from Egyptian tomb furniture of about 2200 BC, where ship models were found to be equipped with papyrus ropes and conical stakes for mooring the vessels to the shore. ti-. I Later tombs (1600 EC) divulged ship models with grooved or perforated anchor-stones, and when the 1400 . BC tomb of King "Tut" was unearthed in 1922. anchor, stones shaped in a T were found. The ancients also used crooked sticks ,or wooden frames weighted with stone (killicks), variations of which are still in common use in some remote regions today. A bag filled with sand or a log of wood weighted with lead were likewise used by primitive peoples to serve the purposes of an anchor, with some notable examples even having ine crude equivalent of a stock. ': h. i;V- w Primitive anchors: (1) grooved anchor-stone (1600 BC); (2,3) wooden frames weighted with stones (1,000 EC); (4) two armed hook,* without stock, cost in bronze on the island of Malta (800 BC); (^) two-armed stocked onchor ap« parently filled with lead (400 BC); (6) erode iron anchor, with palms, of the tinie of King Herod, about 35 BC. Further developments in the history of the anchor were two-armed hooks, without stocks, cast in bronze on the island of Malta about 8Q0 BC and, 300 years later, Greek writers spoke of "stone anchors, with iron hooks." Even­ tually, by 300 Be, vessels of the Athenian navy were iequipped with iron anchors weighing up to 440 pounds. Found In Lake About 40 At), the ship of Emperor Caligula was equipped with a 16-foot iron-tipped oaken anchor with a heavy leaden stock. Still intact, it was discovered when Lake Neini, near Home, was drained in 1929 in the hope of salvaging supposed wealth from the sunken wrecks. At the same time, another wreck yielded a wood-sheathed • iron anchor weighing about 1,000 pounds. This second one was distinguished by the fact that it had a portable stock, a feature which was lost to the world until it was "invented" again some 1700 years later and finally adopted by the British Admiralty in 1854. It bore a striking resemblance to the stocked anchor of modern times. The first English anchors were forged in East Anglia in 578 AD. '.f .. Modern developments: 71 iron-tipped, 16-foot oaken anchor and (8) wood-sheathed iron anchor, both of 40 AD, found intact in 1929; (9 long shanked, wooden stock anchor with straight arms at 50 degree? (1703); (10) smallpalm anchor (183QJ;. (l j tumbling fluke stockless. anchor (1840); (12)."Admiralty". or "Old Style", ancbof (IBlfiji . , Shortly before the time of Columbus, the Statutes of Genoa required a 1,500-ton ship to carry 12 iron anchors of from 1,600 to 1,800 pounds each. As ships got bigger and ventured out in strange, untried waters more and more, the anchors developed with them. In 1637, the Sovereign of the Seas," 1,600 tons, carried. 12 anchors of 4,000 pounds each. about 1700 had long shanks, straight arms at oQ degrees, sharp points at the crown and wooden stocks �^'m"February 19, 1954 SIEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen -tij Workman is dwarfed by 40,000-pound stockless anchor for world's largest air­ craft carrier, the USS Roosevelt. Forging operation in anchor production is depicted in this wood-cut illustration of 1723 published in France. The presentation by Reaumur, an 18th centjiry writer, was the first public discourse on the science and art of anchor forging up to that time. the length of the shank or longer. By 1780, iron stocks began to emerge from the experimental stage, but the pop­ ular anchors of the period still had wooden stocks and relatively long shanks and straight arms. Finally, by 1840, the Hawkins' "patent tumbling fluke stockless anchor" had developed to a form approximating that of most stockless anchors of today. Six years later, the British Royal Navy adopted the iron stock and gave full sanction to the type of anchors now known as the "Admiralty." This type, also known as "Old Style" or "Kedge," is no longer used for large ships but continues in use for small boats and for moorings. Use Of Hawse Pipe The innovation of stowing the alienor in a hawse pipe did not come until 1885, but when it did, it aided the popular­ ity of the stockless anchor until today, following a series of modifications in design, it is practically the only type of anchor used on ships of real size. Besides the facility with which it can be stowed, there is also the added fea­ ture of it being less likely to foul than the "Old Style" stocked anchor. Modern ships generally carry several anchors; usually there are two in addition to the two main bower, anchors. Most carry a spare anchor, the sheet anchor, which is of the same weight as the bower anchors and is carried on deck or in tf hawse pipe abaft the bower anchor. Small anchors weighing about one ton, genefally of the old-fashioned type, are used for hedging,(moving a ship ahead a little at a time by taking one anchor out in a boat, letting it go and then hauling the ship up to it). The shank of a modern stockless anchor is forged on an open frame steam hammer at the Baldt works In Chester,-Pa. With the anchor for a typical Liberty ship weighing some 8,400 pounds, the shank-piece alone measures nearly eight feet in length. The safety of a ship often depends on the ability of its anchor to hold, so anchors must pass rigid tests both as to materials and construction. The weight of the anchor on a particular ship is proportioned according to the vessel's own displacement. Thus, the Liberty ship gen­ erally carries main bower anchors weighing 8,400 pounds, the Victory-type carries about 9,400 pounds, the T-2 about 12,000 pounds and a giant passenger liner like the SS United States carries anchors weighing 29,050 pounds. (Technical information and photos courtesy Baldt An­ chor, Chain and Forge Division, Boston Metals Co., Ches­ ter, Pa.) xy ,:-l| Anchors of all sizes and descriptions are shown in main storage yard of the Baldt works, along with lengths of varying weights of anchor chain. Exhaustive tests must be conducted on both an­ chors luid cable before they are certified for ship use. -I?- ..m. �fd^nulrr If. IfM S£^F^ll£R^ LOG Pa(« Sfacfeea [!•" SEAFARERS An Oxygen-Fed Fire Thirty-six crevnnembers of the British motorship Femmoor had to take to lifeboats in the China Sea when a coral reef ripped open flie The danger of an occasional leak to an oxygen cylinder was de­ bottom of the ship. Crewmen were picked op by the Panamanian scribed recently In a Coast Guard report on a shipboard fire aboard ship Liberal with no casualties . . . The Dutch ship Zuiderkruls ar­ a C-3. As a result of such a leak the ship came near to being lost with rived at Hoboken on the last leg: of a round the world cruise. The ship only prompt action by the crew saving the vessel and all aboard. As left for Australia with Dutch settlers from Rotterdam and will return it was, considerable damage was done to the ship, which coupled with to that city with 191 passengrers . . . The Swedish liner Gripsholm. now You may not have to buy plum nnder charter to North German Lloyd, arrived in New York recently pudding for the crew at Christmas loss of cargo ran up to $500,000. Several crewmembers suffered in­ juries from bums to the process. marking: West Germany's re-entry in the passenger ship business. time to become a popular ship's All of this emphasizes the importance of extremely careful stowage 4" 4" 1" delegate, but in Seafarer A1 WhitThe Indonesian Government is starting salvage operations of 60 mer's case it of oxygen cylinders, or any other cylinder containing compressed gas. sunken, ships that are perils to navigation. The ships were sunk by the didn't hurt any. Ordinarily, these cylinders take a little knocking around because they At least, his fel­ look so deceptively sturdy, but it took only one little flaw in the con­ Japanese in World War II, and the Japanese are paying $6V^million low Seafarers struction of one cylinder, or else in the stowing of the cylinder to towards the operation as part of their reparations to Indonesia . aboard the Steel cause the general emergency. The chamber of commerce of Philadelphia has gone on record asking Ranger (Isthmi­ for a 35-foot channel in the Delaware River to be dug by the Federal Four Explosions In Row an) though t Government ... A new service between US ports on both coasts and On this particular ship, the fire broke out a few minutes before one enough of the PM while it was approaching port. The third mate was standing watch Africa is being opened by the Nedlloyd Line, a Dutch concern. It will plum pudding to in the wheelhouse when the alarm bell rang on the fire-detection sys­ operate on a once a month basis . . . The Norwegian motorship Lisholt pay Whitmer a tem, which works on the basis of smoke detection. As the third mate suffered heavy damage in its midships housing from a five hour fire compliment. at Balboa, Canal Zone. Whitmer turned to check the box, an explosion at number three hatch shat­ However, that tered the wheelhouse windows, followed by three more explosions. At t 4. t Holland-America lines has opened a new office for passenger book­ wasn't all Whitmer had on the the same time, just before the explosions the chief mate had been The ings at 29 Broadway, New York, loaded with plush furnishings to ball according to reports. notified by the reefer engineer of smoke coming from the upper 'tween attract passenger business . . . New transatlantic Greek liners, the crew voted him their appreciation decks of No. 3 hold. a fine all-around job as ship's Olympia and the Neptunia, have scheduled 38 stops at Cobh, Ireland for As a result of the four explosions the hatch boards and four hatch delegate, plum pudding or no. The during 1931 . . . The Jupiter Steamship Company, a Great Lakes ship­ beams were blown completely off the No. 3 hatch, fire was general pudding was just another little ping firm, is planning to buy two freighters from the Pittsburgh Steam­ feather in Whitmer's caj>. throughout No. 3 hold and the forward end of the midships quarters, ship Company. Jupiter at present operates one ship . . . Canada's Whitmer just recently passed the pilot-house and the decks were aflame. oceangoing fleet has declined to 19 ships with the sale of the freightei his tenth anniversary as a Sea­ Broke Out Hoses Mont Clair to Italian interests. The Canadian tanker Imperial Quebec farer, having joined the SIU on The crew broke out fire hoses and put eight hoses in play within has also been sold to a foreign flag. The size of the Canadian fleet February 8, 1944 in the Port of three minutes of , the first alarm. At the same lime eight crewn«t,mbers Is now smaller than any year since 1939. New York. A native of Illinois, the launched the number one lifeboat to pick up a man who had gone over­ t t 26-year-old Seafarer now has home The famous whaler, Charles W. Morgan, is being overhauled at the and family in Philadelphia and board with his clothing aflame. Crewmembers succeeded in bringing the fire on deck and in the mid­ Mystic, Connecticut, whaling museum.' The museum had to hunt around contributes from time to time to New Jersey and Pennsylvania to find white oak timbers for deck re- the pages of the SEAFARERS ship quarters under control fairly rapidly, and the CO-2 system was opened in the No. 3 hold. Meanwhile, after forty minutes, the lifeboat placement^. The rebuilding job on the ship is expected to cost at least LOG. picked up the severely burned messman who had jumped into the water. $40,000 . . . An Italian freighter spilled a considerable amount of oil ••444 Despite the CO-2 system the fire continued to bum fiercely in the oii the waters of the New Orleans Industrial Canal when it ran into a A good idea to speed up team­ line of oil barges. The freighter Magiola coming upstream, did the work between the cook and mess- hold, only being' kept from spreading by water poured in fi'om the damage ... A Federal court in Baltimore fined the Sword Line $1,000 man and provide better service for hoses. Three hours later the ship reached port successfully with the for dumping lumber into Chesapeake Bay, The Oregon Swoi^d was the the crew accordingly was offered hold still aflame. It was necessary to cut holes in the deck to reach section of the fire in the wings of the hold. As a result of water pumped vessel responsible by Paul Ulrich, ship's delegate of into the hold, the vessel took a 13 degree list. It took 48 hours to com­ 4; t •4 the Seatrain Louisiana. Ulrich pro­ pletely. extinguish the blaze without possibility of further outbreaks. A shortage of tin cans has put a considerable crimp in the Peruvian posed that a two-way spea|cer he Navy and Army firefighters had to ,take over the job from the ex­ tuna-fishing industry. The country's local can-manufacturing plant broke installed between the messroom hausted crew. down forcing the industry to depend on emergency imports of tin cans and the galley. That way, the "triesOxygen Cylinders Burst . . . The Pennsylvania Railroad has a rew $9 million ore pier nnder man could call in his orders im­ construction in the port, of Philadelphia, with operations scheduled mediately and in most instances Investigation of the blaze by the Coast Guard showed that four pal­ to start in the spring. The pier, at Greenwich point, is designed to the stuff could be ready for him lets of oxygen cylinders had been stowed, in accordance with all reg­ handle two vessels at a time and dump ore cargoes into dockside by the time he stepped into the ulations, to the square of No. 3 upper 'tween deck hatch. These cyl­ freight cars. If necessary, the pier can be extended to handle four galley to pick it up. inders had burst accounting for the four explosions arid the very rapid Ulrich, who is Brooklyn-bom spread of the blaze. As best as could be determined, the fire had begun ships . . . The Holland-American Line is being sued by Arnold Bern­ stein for $3,900,000 for the Red Star line franchise and the liners and a resident of the Borough has in the after center section of No. 3 upper 'tween decks and spread from Westerland and Pennland sold to Hollar d-America in 1938. Bernstein been sailing with the SIU for five there td the lower 'tween deck and the lower hold. It had also spread contends he was forced to sign over the property while imprisoned years, joining in New York in vertically to the midship' quarters through vertical. cargo battens as March, 1949. He's 25 years of age. well as open ports and doors. by the Nazis. 4 4 4 It was the conclusion that one of the oxygen cylinders developed a 4 4 4 A sound suggestion £jr ship­ leak from causes unknown. From there on, the investigators could only New Haven's re-emergence as a port for deep-sea ships will be marked on March 17 when Isbrandtsen's Flying Enterprise II arrives board procedure was offered guess at the next step. It is possible that the leaking oxygen flowed over a surface that was subject to spontaneous heating, perhaps rags or as part of the company's new intercoastal service ... Egypt has relaxed aboard the Tagadebris containing traces of oil or turpentine, or inflammable cleaning its regulations against ships carrying cargo to Israel. Ships touching 1am recently by fluids. The addition of oxygen would cause the debris to burst into Israeli ports will not be blacklisted if they don't call at Arab ports Seafarer Tim Mc­ flame. during the same voyage. Cruise ships will be permitted to stop at both Carthy. He pro­ Another possibility was a spark from two metallic materials bumping Egyptian and Israeli ports .". . The Home Line's cruise ship Atlantic posed that copies into each other, which Ignited the escaping oxygen. The fire in turn has been transferred from Panamanian to Greek registry and will enter of the shipboard minutes be caused the other cylinders to rupture causing a fire of terrific strength New York to Mediterranean service late this year. posted so that to spread through the entire hold. 4 4 4 men who are on Lube OH Ignition Grounding of the 4,299-ton ore carrier the Harry Lundeberg, wis watch at the time reports off the coast of Lower California. Most crewmembers have of the meeting A third possible cause would be the ignition of tiny amounts of lube McCarthy left the ship with a skeleton crew remaining on board. The ship was, can get a full re­ oil clinging to the inside of the cylinders. The lube oil is injected into carrying a cargo of gypsum . . . Moore-McCormack Lines have added' port on what's going on. the cylinder from the compressor when the cylinder is charged. If the Cartagena and Maracaibo as regular ports of call on their ships running McCarthy has been sailing with droplets of oil were vaporized by the escaping oxygen, they could be out of Pacific ports . . . Sixteen fishermen drowned when the 243-ton the SIU for about ten years, join­ ignited and possibly explode. fishing trawler Acor was driven aground 20 miles from Lisbon . . . ing the SIU in Boston in August, In any case, this one small oxygen leak caused all the trouble, pro­ The Mississippi Valley Association has calied for renewed interest in 1944. The 32-year-old Seafarer is ducing such a severe fire that the crew could consider itself both for­ developing the nation's inland waterways. The Association is holding a native of Irelarid. He sails on tunate and skillful in avoiding loss of the entire ship and part or all of its annual convention in St. Louis. the people aboard. deck. ACTION ^1!; If P |i ifi; |3-?-.,, Burly ' ^ 13^ A Mating Delight iTir III tHAT NEW AAATE:31 TlBLLIN '/AE +40W ]BeHBR W ANVOF tfMS RID»N' ME AH. A V TO PAINT' "TIM^ .. V NOW HE'S VIPINS ABOin"- 1- By Bernard Seaman �Febrnary 19, 19154 Be Sure to Get Dues Receipts Headquarters again wishes to remind all Seafarers that payments of funds, for what- ever Union purpose, be madb only to authorized A&G repreaentatives and that an official Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered, be sure to protect yourself by Immediately bringing the mat­ ter to the attentioti of the sec­ retary-treasurer's office. SEAFARERS Pace ScTentecB. LOG New Ship Transiers Approved By Gov't (Continued from page 3) Carriers. The indictment claims that he owns controlling stock in this SlU-manned outfit, although the law provides that 51 percent of such stock must be held by American citizens, whenever the ships involved have been pur­ chased from the US Government. At present, all Saudi Arabian oil is marketed by a combine of four big American oil companies banded together as Arabian-Amer- lean Oil Company (Aramco). These companies in turn, have chartered many independently-owned American-fiag tankers from time to time to help them handle their shipments. Onassis has claimed that his venture would not upset present arrangements, but others are in­ clined to believe that his arrange­ ment with Saudi Arabia is de­ signed to give him and that nation full control over all oil shipments originating in Saudi Arabian fields. In turn, Onassis would pay a perDiagram shows location of proposed Narrows bridge from Brook­ ton royalty to the Saudi Arabian lyn to Staten Island, now under study by the Port of New York Government, but of course, would Authority. escape the burden of taxes, safety requirements, and other costs of operation under the flag of a rec­ ognized maritime nation.' Since the US Government per­ mits, and sometimes encourages, transfers of US-owned shipping to foreign flags, it is hard to see how the State Department could object Proposals for a new bridge to be built directly across the to Onassis' setting himself up in business as a Saudi-Arabian oper­ Narrows between Brooklyn, and Staten Island in New York harbor are now under study by the Port of New York Author­ ator. ity. The proposals are part — The wealthy shipowner operates several shipping companies under a series of major projects that under discussion for several years. a variety of national flags includ­ would include another cross­ Some objections have been raised ing those of Panama and Liberia, ing of the Hudson River around to its construction by shipping in­ traditional refuges for low-cost op­ 125th Street. terests on the grounds that it would The Narrows bridge has been provide a navigational hazard at erators. the entrance to New York harbor. Some of the larger ocean going liners now find negotiating the Narrows a ticklish business under the best of circumstances. In another sense though, the new bridge could prove an asset to the as it would provide easier ac­ A sea-going trailership operation designed to carry large Port cess for truck cargo shipments to truck trailers to and from Atlantic Coast ports is up for ap­ and from Staten Island and New proval before the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Jersey. Most of this heavy truck­ ing now has to travel by way of operation calls for construe-"^ the Holland Tunnel. tion of four trailerships at a Fast loading and unloading of A Port Authority spokesman cost of $5V2 million each be­ the vessels with only a four-hour said that plans for the bridge were tween New York or Providence layover in port is one of the fea­ only under study and were pretty and Wilmington, North Carolina. tures of the design. It's expected Under the preliminary designs of that the entire run from New York indefinite at the moment. The most importaht question to be de­ the ships, each vessel would be to Wilmington would be a matter termined would be just where to able to carry 240 trailers. of a day and a half. locate the bridge to best advan­ The project has won the ap­ tage, with the big cost of such an Not New Idea The idea of trailerships is not proval of Dave Beck, president of operation being a second problem a new one. For a while, a trailer- the International Brotherhood of to deal with. ship operation was run between Teamsters' on the ground that it New York and Albany on the Hud­ will help promote the use of longson River. And out in Seattle, a haul trucking and increase jobs trailership operation was run by for truck drivers who will have to Qcean Tow between the Northwest truck the trailers to and from the Coast and Alaska. However, both terminals. operations were unsuccessful. The company believes that the The present trailership plans sea transport plan would enable have been drafted by the McLean truckers to compete successfully To most people yogurt is just a Trucking Company. They call for with railroads ih many types of sour milk concoction which some two or more round trip sailings traffic where railroads now hold a each week between the northern considerable advantage. people prefer to sour cream, but and southern ports. A company In the long run, a successful op­ it's lots more than that to Yami official claimed that the trailership eration of this kind, he believes, Yogurt products of Los Angeles. operation ^ would cost about one- could stimulate both the trucking half cent a ton-mile compared to and the shipping industry, which At least It was more until the Fed­ 2V^ cents a ton mile for shipping on coastwise type operations have eral Trade Commission cracked by truck overland and IVi cents difficulty competing with railroad down. a ton-mile for railroad shipments. freight services. Yami Yogurt has now promised that it won't claim the following •magical properties for its product: That it promotes digestion, helps Following are the requirements for two of the benefits under digest other foods, makes you live the Seafarers Welfare Plan: longer and helps prevent senility, restores your health, helps prevent Maternity; typhoid fever and dysentary, cures Any Seafarer who has become a father since April 1, 1952, constipation, ulcers, gastritis, di­ arrhea, stomach distress, celiac can receive the $200 maternity benefit payment, plus the Union's disease (a digestive disturbance gift of a $25 US Treasury Bond for the child. Needed is a copy whereby you can only digest ba­ of the marriage certificate and birth certificate. If possible, a nanas), helps pneumonia and bron­ discharge from his last ship should be enclosed. Duplicate pay­ chitis victims, keeps the digestive tract clean—and that isn't all. ments and bonds will be given in cases of multiple births. Yami Yogurt will no longer Disability: claim that it reduces nausea in Any totally disabled Seafarer, regardless of age, who has seven pregnant women, improves the complexion, tenderizes meats, con­ years sea time with companies participating in the Welfare Plan, tains pre-digested proteins and is eligible for the weekly disability benefit for as long as he is helps the body absorb milk. totally unable to work.. About the only thing Yami Yo­ Applications and queries on unusual situations should be sent gurt never claimed was that its to the Union Welfare Trustees, c/o SIU Headquarters, 675 Fourth product would clean your ciarburetor and give you five more railei Ave;; Brooklyn 32, NY. JLORT-SytOftqbjlq^^ Narrows Bridge Proposal Studied By NY Authority D • • a suvra stwrccATS SMCKS -voPCCArs • • a • • • a a n • • • • • • • WORKGHOES VON&AIREES KHAKI PANTS KHAKI SHIRTS 6U^ SHIRTS |=R|SKOOEENS HICKORY SHIRTS C.PO. SHIRTS WHrrE DRESS SHIRTS SPOF^ SHIRTS DRESS BELTS KHAKI WEB BELTS TIES SWEATSHIRTS ATHLETIC SHIRTS T-SHIRTS a SHORTS a a a a d • a a • BRIERS SWEATERS UIS<3A6E WORK SOCKS DRESS SOCKS LEATHEP. JACKETS WRlTTN0RDRn=DLlO SOU'WESTERS RAIN6EAR Truck Co. Viould Operate Trailerships On East Coast ^Bntlt'sFroin California' r Who Getg StU Benefits? J ALL YOUR KJEEPS CAN BE TILLED . -PROM A Sou'WESrERTD AN ELECTRIC RATOR . WHATEVER ybo BUY FROM THE SEA CMCST/ >it>U CAN BE SURE YDuizE SETTIN3 TDP QUALITY SEAR AT SUBSTANTiALSAVlNSS. ' UAllOW-OW#ieO AND UMIQH- OPBUiCRSP EiNEf^ OFTHe MEMBIpeSNiP* I �-FT" Page^Eighteea ii.. SEAFARERS FebnMrr If. IfM i LOG Sight-Seeing Couple Encounter Weighty Problem In New Orleans That when a. persoii is "black­ listed from a job today, he can fig­ ure that he's really getting off easy because the original blacklist car­ ried a death penalty? When Charles II of England came to the throne in 1660, he listed in a black book the names of 56 men who had sentenced his father to death. They v/ere all subsequently executed. Whye standing on the corners of Conti and Bourbon Streets, in New Orleans, La,, writes Seafarer Spider Korolia, he heard a commotion which threatened to send the inhabi­ tants to previously prepared bomb shelters. Panic was averted however, when the populace learned that it was only Moon"* they were looking at it from dif­ as of now." He suggested they Kouns making the racket. ferent viewpoints. charter a special Greyhound bus Racket it was, too, said Undaunted, Kouns and company for their purposes and shoved the 4 4" Brother Kouns, who was arguing sought other means of transporta­ with the driver of a French Quar­ tion, according to Korolia. Taking gear shift into first, after which he That there was no such thing as ter sightseeing buggy. Kouns, only a portion of the last driver's took off on a racing start. a "right shoe" or a "left shoe" un­ . At last report, said Korolia, said Korolia, charged that the advice, the Seafarer and his lady Kouns and his date hired a trailer til the beginning of the 19th cen­ driver wanted too The English apparently walked to the comers of Canal with an extra driver to haul the tury? much to trans­ Street and St. Charles Avenue. At load around the French Quarter. started the practice of making each port himself and that juncture, they accosted the Kouns gave no quarter and the shoe in a pair for a particular foot. V - his girl friend driver of a sightseeing bus and driver asked none, but it is under­ In the US, as late as 1880, both around the Quar­ begged his indulgence in allowing stood on reliable authority that the shoes were still identical, just as ter. The driver, them to ride on his conveyance. latter gave up the profession the socks and stockings are today. on the other "Not so fast," said the driver with next day in order to pursue some­ 4 4 4 hand, said it a sidewise glance at the portly thing less exhausting, like pearl That beer was a common bever­ wasn't half pair, "this bus has just filled up diving. age as far back as 5000 BC? The enough to cart records of old Babylon Indicate all that beef Korolia that beer was well-known to that around. In the ancient civilization, although the end, the driver begged oif, claiming Egyptians credit its invention to that he didn't have a meat-hauling one of their own gods, Isis, who license and suggested that the two fermented it from barley. pachyderms hire a special bus for tlieir travels. 4 4 4 If truth be known, said Korolia, That Seafarers can contribute up the driver, after taking one look to five entries in any one of the at Kouns and his portly pal, told four categories in the Third Annual the Seafarer that he wouldn't hire SIU Art Contest? The annual com­ out the mule and buggy because petition, for.which entries will be the mule was 40 years old and accepted until April 30, 1954, will could no longer haul box cars. Beaward three prizes for the best sides, he had one warning from the work in handicrafts, drawings, ASPCA about inhuman cruelty to water colors and oil paintings. animals and he didn't want to take 4 4 4 another chance. Kouns said it That if you come up with 13 wasn't taking any chance and the cards in one suit while playing mule driver agreed with him but Last Of Christmas Dinner Asleep In The Deep By M. Du^yer Ships never die, they only slip Beneath the spray and foitm. Their crews live on in ghostly ' joam. The ocean floor to roam, Seafarers aboard the Chickasaw enjoy the last of their Christmas dinner as the ice cream glides smoothly down. Christmas tree at­ tests to-gtda holiday festivities aboard the Waterman vessel. On Leave Their Mark In Germany On foggy nights they rise to tell The terrors: of the deep, , Every man makes his own mark in life, writes Seafarer While other men who toil the land Richard Peterson aboard the Citrus Packer of Waterman. Are safe at home asleep. What .he means is that some men win and-lose more marks Those who love the sea will hear in life than others, if they're • Their voices loud and clear, • more than obliging and only too in Germany, that is. And fear not, with a craven mind. willing to help the sailor continue The marks Peterson is re­ But know a shipmate's near. his celebration along lines which ferring to, of course, are the Ger­ he had fairly well established. man medium of exchange neces­ Two thousand leagues beneath The curtain on the German sary for the sustenance of life, the drama fell the next morning when the sea bread-and-butter buyers. And the the OS (Ordinary Sucker) awoke I walked the ocean's floor. incident he makes note of is one to the fragrance of a cold-hotel Where I was almost certain concerning a rather devil-may- room, a mean pallet and a dry No one had stood before. care, unaware young OS aboard throat. The only things he had ship, who was not exactly on the left to his name after his nocturnal The stately hulls of slimy ships qui vive all the time he spent in carousing were the clothes on his Vverc still as still could be. Their silent crews had long been Germany. back, four cigarettes and taxi fare After exhibiting a rather extraor­ back to the ship. Afte.r ^ fast dead dinary skill at dice manipulation ride he was taiken for, he was,glad But still they welcomed me. in- a tavern, the he didn't have to w^k 'bac£ ypung . OS in I seemed to hear their uoices question sought And feel their ghostly bands, other means of And here I found a solitude ple^ure and cel­ I neter kneio bn land. ebration of "his financial coup. He How many men with brawny badks A reminder from SlU had, in the course Had trod these decks? I thought. of several hours, headquarters cautions all How many women with lonely cleaned out a Seafarers leaving thei^ ships hearts number of crewPeterson Awaited thera in port? to contact tba ball in itmpl*^ members who en­ time td; allow the U^on to gaged in a game of galloping domiThe beauty of the coral. nos with him. Flush with victory dispatch a feplacemenL Fail­ The opalescent glow. and $100 winnings in German ure to give Notice before The tiny fish who swim the sea • marks, the OS proceeded to cele­ paying off may . cause a de­ I can't explain, you know. brate in ways not unaccustomed layed sailing, force the ship to his tavern surroundings. Two thousand leagues beneath the to Sail short of the manning Fair Company sea requirements and needlessly, After nioving into high gear on searched not for a treasure. make their work tougher for But found contentment and peace hia tear, the OS became lonesome and sought some fairer company. your shipmates. of soul. Which I can never measure. Nearat hdhd, a Gcrhlah lass pirov'ed es »i3* Notiiy^nion bridge, you've beaten oddl at 158,000,000,000 to one? You oan't lose with this "freak" hand unless somebody else pulls the same trick in a higher suit. 4 4 4 That La Pas, Bolivia, has a great­ er altitude than any other national capital in the world? The city is 11,800 feet above sea level. Its nearest rival in this respect is Quito, Ecuador, with an elevation of 9,343 feet. 4 4 4 That you can still get a cup of coffee for only five cents at the SIU headquarters cafeteria? Cof­ fee prices elsewhere may have gone up, but Seafarers are paying the same price for their coffee that they paid over two years ago, when the cafeteria first opened. 4 4 4 That France still owns territory in North America? St. Pierre and Miquelon, two small rocky islands off the southern coast of New­ foundland, are still French terri­ tory today. Due to their proximity to the Grand Banks, they are the center for the French cod fisheries in the North Atlantic. 4 4 4 That the use of a standardized quart-size milk bottle was first introduced by a New York doctor in 1884? Before that, and for some years afterwards before its use be­ came widely recognized, the milk­ man was still pouring milk from his can into the customer's pitcher. Shinnecock Bay Crewmen Have Bang-Up Time On West Coast The boys aboard the. Shinnecock Bay (Veritas) had quite a time for themselves according to the minutes received from recent shipboard meetings. Events took several turns in varying directions, and before;*—^ the -whole trip was over, prac­ cut cards to see who would wiHd tically every Seafarer aboard up holding the bag of decorations all for his very own. No winner was had a' hand in the activities. declared, according to the minutes. After receiving permission from The crew had a brush with the the commander of the Naval Am­ commander of the depot in an­ munition Depot at Bangor, Wash­ other instance as well, although ington, Cliff McLellan, the ship's not coming off quite in the same It seems, notes the ship's delegate, took down his trusty ax manner. minutes, that the and slew the stoutest Sequoia. As ship's baker a matter of-fact, the minutes note, wanted to do a McLellan did a pretty good job of little deer hunt­ chopping down the tree,<which was ing before hoist-< used for Christmas festival pur­ ing anchor. The poses in the true tradition. Decora­ spot he had tions, ranging from tinsel to balls picked, out, un­ to stars and figurines, were bought fortunately, was" and hung. After the Chrktmias fes­ on the grounds tivities concluded, the .'ihen Who the ammuniMcLeHan * chipped In to buy the "decbrations of tion depot. The commander couldn't see eye to 'eiyfe with the baker on the matter, feel­ ing ^hat the steward department " . lUember might not get his deer but more than he bargained .jSr, . or aimed at, if he hunted on the am­ munition preserve. Undaunted, the baker offered to fell his deers With .bbw and arrow* but at last report, no venison gfaced the Shinnecock Bay's tables as Robin Hood en­ countered no opposition from the steward department marksman. One Final Fling. Before casting off, the. crew wanted to have one final fling, so i they flung it at the nearby town of. Bremerton^ ;^aslBngton. fflring a ;; car near theAship's berth in;Seattlb,'.:; some bf thb^rfeW took off ;ifpr the f neighboring city and had i jolly: old timO of it before heading to sek' i«ain. No details of the evening Napoli,; V iiboartf^ abroad were available in the min- : Golden City, Up dgk^ ior litesr but they do note that "after Christmas party for,the crewall. the finances were settled, , it ihen . aboard tke sbiifc Tref _ „ that there, is $9 left over camp out Cutting Up Cake 4 �Febnury 19. 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Nloeteea Maiden Creek Creaks Along Under Strain Of Storm, Ice And Strife By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor (Editor's Note: The SEAFARERS LOG photo^ editor will be glad to assist Seafarers with their photo problems. Address any questions to the Photo Editor, c/p the LOG at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn. This includes information on how to operate certain types of cameras, advice an camera purchases, photo-finishing techniques, plus informa­ tion on a variety of camera equipment, such as enlargers, flash guns, etc. Drop the editor a line or if you are around the hall come up to see him.) The Maiden Creek of Waterman, which was built in 1947 and hasn't been a maiden for a long time, writes Seafarer W. O. Cunningham, is having her share of ship troubles. They point up the fact that the vessel is tottering along towarti her old age, only seven years out of the shipyard. Plowing along in the North Hastings Crew Makes Haste Sea, s^ys Cunningham, the Since many Seafarers are still puzzled by the problems of determin­ ing the proper exposure when using dash, bulbs for their picture-tak­ ing, let's give the problem another whirl. / 1. Find the distance in feet from the light source to the subject. Use your camera range-finder, measure the distance or make an esti­ mate. Remember, use the lamp-to-subject distance, i-egardless of the camera distance. Of course, for on-the-camera shots the two will be identical. If you are bouncing the light off a wall or ceiling, the total distance travelled by the light must bb calculated. - 2. Locate the guide number for the film and shutter speed you are using. You'll find guide numbers listed on flashbulb and floodlamp cartons, film data sheets, pocket exposure guides and the manufactur­ ers' literature. For electronic flash units, the guide numbers are given in the accompanying instruction manual. When using electronic flash units, shutter speed is not a factor. Wasting no time when' the ship Hit Wilmington, California, the 3. Divide the guide number by the lamp-to-subject distance. The crew of the Hastings sought fair companionship in pleasant sur­ result is your f-stop for proper exposure. The-number you get may not coincide exactly with any f-stop marked pn your camera. In that, roundings. Shown above with ladies unknown are, left to right, Lowe, Williams, Ted Dewees, George Williams, Doc Watson and case, use the nearest f-stop, or an approximate part-way setting be­ "Dennis the Menace." tween two stops, whichever is more practical. Let's take a specific example: Say you want to shoot frpm about 12 feet using a medium speed (40-64) film, a No. 5 flashbulb and a shutter speed of 1/100 second. Looking at the table below for No. 5 bulbs, you see that the flash guide number for your film and shutter speed combination is 175. Divide 175 ^ 12 (flashbulb-to-subject distance in With many ships running into ipinor troubles, none could feet). The result is 14.6. This is your proper aperture. If you set your camera aperture at a little wider than f-16, the nearest marked stop, ever prove to be more lamentable than that which affilicted you'll be close enough. the crew of the Tagalam (Seatrade) on its last trip, acfSording Approximate Only to Seafarer Francisco Caspar. Guide numbers give an approximate exposure only. Increase the Heading from Panama to plenty of water, the men said, but indicated exposure by one stop if your subject is dark, the room large no HO ever tasted like this. or the walls' dark-colored. Decrease exposure by about one stop if Sasebo, Japan, on a 38-day Unsatisfied with the turn of the subject and ..walls are light in tone or if the room is small and non-stop voyage, the Tagalam ran events and the explanation of the low-ceilingcdinto all sorts of trouble. Included watery situation, Gnide numbers also can be used-in calculating bounce exposure with among the wearing trials which the the men conducflash or flood. Just figure exposure in the normal way, using the direct ship and the men had to undergo ted their own in­ lamp-to-subject distance. Then increase exposure by either two or were rough weather, headwinds, vestigation into three stops, depending on the color and height of the ceiling or other breakdowns, busted pipes and the problem and bounce surfaces. Bounce light is most effective in small or medium- plugged water lines. None, how­ came up with the sized rooms with light or neutral-colored walls and ceilings. ever, was more troublesome than solution. Only by Guide numbers for photofloods are based on two bulbs used at the the lack of drinking water which dint of great ef­ same time—one as a main light the other as a fill-in. In this case, use fell to be the crew's lot for five fort and personal intervention into the lamp-to-subject distance of the main light when you calculate the days on the run. investigating the Caspar exposure. Water Runs Out source of the Exposure Guide Numbers—No. 5 Bulb Gaspar reports that they ran out trouble did the nien learn the Film Speed 20-32 80-125 40-64 of water, but out, for a period of truth. Higher authorities, caught five days. What's worse, said he, without the*goods by the men, ad­ , Time, Bulb, was that no one would own up to mitted- finally, that there was no 1/25, 1/50 210 300 the lack of agua, but blithely in­ water to be had. The truth of the 250 1/100 175 sisted that the peculiar taste of matter was that except for a few 1/200, 1/250 150 210 water," was merely a natural, salty inches of precious water in one tang. They Tiad seen and tasted of the deep tanks, there was not 70 100 1/400, 1/500 140 a drop of water on board to be had, by hook, crook or pump. At this -point in the problem, a general conference was called by the men. For three days, then, the wipers were passing buckets up and down the sides of the tanks for such daily necessities as cooking, dish washing and coffee making. The last above all. Everything turned out \^ith a briny flavor, but the men persevered for awhile against the elements and their misfortune. Tagalam Has H2O Problem Fight Contender Relaxes With Old Friends fi. seas turned choppy, the wind blew frjesh and the upper plate of the ship rattled in the beginning storm. With the seas, running a bit higher than the ship was accustomed to take in her old age, the vessel started splitting a plate on the star­ board side right through the mess hall. This plate had nothing to do with food, said the writer, and the men were a bit leery of the mess hall offerings all the way into Rot­ terdam, Holland, where the ship laid up for repairs. She was pulled into the seacoast town and a mar­ ine disaster was averted, Cun­ ningham noted, only because the weather was not as severe as it might have been. Cold Weatjier Speaking of severe weather, the Maiden Creek encountered her share of the cold portion of it in and around Europe. Cunningham reported the rivers around Rotter­ dam were frozen solid, with the Hans Brinker and the silver skates crowd enjoying a field day on the icy surfaces. The temperature con­ stantly flirted with the 15 and 20 degree markers on the thermom­ eter, which, when in port, tended to keep the men aboard ship rather than find them sojourning around the neighboring country­ side. Nobody wants to get out of a warm bed ashore, Cunningham said with his shipmates' concur­ rence, in order to, report aboard ship by 8 AM. It was not surpris­ ing that the cold weather put the kibosh on many a reveler and lover aboard the Maiden Creek. Almost all of Europe proved out of sensi­ ble bounds in this respect. The men may not have been happy, but they believed they were, warmer, at any rate. Reluctant Heads The ship had other troubles as well, with the most severe of them concerning the reluctant head sit­ uation throughout the vessel. The charge, said Cunningham, was ~ leveled primarily at the overboard discharge facilities of the ship. Recalcitrant as it was, argued the men, it gave the ship the odor of what the Army terms the "honey dew detail." Fill That Berth If a crewmember quits while a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. Quiz Corned Nino Valdez, right, seated, coht^^nder 'for the heavyweight championship of the world according to of­ ficial NBA ratings.;, and Mrs. Valdez visit bid friends aboard, the Florida while the SlU-contracted ves­ ta Harho]®.' PRftjiWj'i by Seafarer HefcVof''B^e£(. lies Havana (1) What is a shivaree? (2) When the pressure rises in the winter, will the temperature rise or fall? (3) Who were the three men most recently elected to baseball's hall of fame? (4) If X is always five-sixths of y, and x is ten when y is 12, what is X when y is 21? (5) Who is the senior senator from Wisconsin? (6) The card game, whist, originated in England in the 16th Century. What modern game did it father? (7) One of the 48 states has a provision in its constitution which would allow it to split up into ojher sovereign states. What state is it and into how many states can it be made? " ' (8) Name the seven Russian satellites. (9) The name of the French forei^ minister is a) Coty? b) Bidault? c) Schuman? * (101. What 1§ the name of the sipallqst member of the whale family? ' '' ' (Quiz Answers on Page 25) /i . .A -.J �^tagm Twenty SEAFARERS LOG FebroaiT 1A> 1954 Sweetening The Kitty Aboard The Hastings b- By Spike Marlin With another baseball training real ball player they got in return season opening in Florida, inter­ was Jackie Jensen, the ex-Yankee. Offhand it would seem the Red est will be blossoming soon In the Sox would be rooked on a straight summer sport. Those who are get­ Umphlett-for-Jensen ddal alone. ting a little tired of the New York But Jensen has right hand power monopoly of the sport, as evi­ that is effective in Boston's short denced by the Yankees and left field. It could be that Boudreau Dodgers, can sit up and perk is going back to the old Boston slightly with some small hope that formula—big hit, no pitch. maybe this is the year. Pity the Pirates Major contenders in both lea­ In the League, two gues have been ^ing through a contenders, National the Braves the series of trades and juggles de­ Phillies, have raided theand Pirates signed to give them the strength who seemed doomed to stay firmlyto overhaul the leaders. anchored in the mud. The Braves Take the Boston Red Sox for an made off with the Pirates' best inexample. The Sox were conceded fielder, Danny O'Connell. The to be an up and coming team what Phillies, having foolishly sold Russ with Ted Williams back in action, Meyer last year, got a replacement with good young pitchers coming for him in the form of veteran through and two brilliant young pitcher Murry Dickson. outfielders in Jim Piersall and The biggest trade in the National Tom Umphlett. Lou Boudreau, th^ circuit was the one that sent the Boston manager had reversed the Giant's Bobby Thomson to Mil­ Playing a sociable game of "sky's the limit" poker with one of the passengers, right, crewmembers usual Boston pattern of a hard­ waukee for pitchers Antonelli and aboard the Hastings (Waterman) seem to be having a good time of it. They are, left to right, James hitting but heavy-footed club and Liddle. On this one, Milwaukee McCoy, George Williams, Whitey Johnson, "Hank" Hock and Douglas. Picture bir'Doc Watsqn. come up with a speedy, slick team may have outsmarted itself. Thom­ with promising pitching. son gave-the impression of being Pulled a Switch a good outfielder to some people, However, in the winter trade but actually he is a pretty lacka­ field, the Red Sox played a stunner daisical one. And away from the which contradicted all they did be­ Polo Grounds he may not hit home fore. They traded Umphlett, the runs in carload lots. The Giants, league's outstanding outfield pros­ with Willie Mays returning, could pect next to Mickey Mantle, and easily dispense with him in return Seafarers are no different than shoreside people when it comes to time off, writes Sea­ Maury McDermott, a hard-throw­ for a couple of good-looking farer James Byrne. Like a busman bussing on his day off and a postman walking on his ing left-hander who really seemed pitchers. It's up to Charlie Grimm to come into his own last year, to now to pop a firecracker under free time, Seafarers do a little fishing whenever the ship drops anchor in port. the Washington Senators,. The only Tliomson and get him moving. Witness to this fact are the Seafarers aboard the Robin had their fishing tackle out, had feet from stem to stem. scranibled into boats and tossed Other members of the crew Locksley of Seas. These in­ line into^ brine. After struggling broke out the cameras to record trepid seamen chose to do a little for many hours, with baling hook the historic event of natives eating fishing on their free time instead and marlin spike, the fishermen shark, rather than vice versa, after of knocking off the OT, and what brought two ugly characters to gaff. the fishermen had given the sea fishing they' did. One of the unwilling callers was a fowl to the local Waterboys. First, , "Little" is hardly 12-foot tiger shark which awed the however, the cameras were trained the word for it, natives, while the other was a com­ on the sharks so that nobody could for what they parative nmt running only seven say it was a fish story. caught doesn't come in bite-size packages. The Seafarers on board the ship went fishing for shark, the largest Byrne fish in the sea, A haven for Seafarers on the Rum and Coca Cola run ^to and came up with two pretty fairsized specimens of the species. the Caribbean Sea, writes Seafarer Paul Capo, is to be found Cruising along the coast of in Kingston, Jamaica. It is the new St. Peter's and St. Paul's Africa, the ship l^y to alongside Madagascar. No sooner had the' church built in th^St. An- ' Putting the finishing touches to cake aboard the Seatrain Savannah anchor hit the water than the boys drews section of the city, and which is open to all seafaring are, left to right, Charles Libby, third cook, and Joe Warfield, night men as a spiritual harbor. cook and baker. Picture by Forest King. . Capo, on the Alcoa passenger vessel, the Alcoa Cavalier, stopped off at the haven along with other Seafarers oft the vessel. There, he The LOG opens this column, as an exchange for stkwards, cooks, reports, he ran in­ bakers and others who'd tike to share favored food recipes, little-known to the rector of cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, the church. Fa­ ' CO/feO/^fZ. suitable for shipboard and/or home use. "Herels Thomas Tooma's recipe ther Patrick LeWfellES AI2B3UMR. for "stuffed cabbage oriental." ^ 1 roy, SJ, who is Capo pounds of meat, take 3 pounds, of doing wonderful CCLPM/J (A/ EACH A good way to get 'sonie variety raw, whole grain, white rice and work in the island. into regular menus is to take a 6 'pounds of chopped meat (lamb, Open To All standard dish and beef, or veal) and mix all together. The church is open & all'Sea­ prepare*. it the Season with salt and pepper. farers, and mariners of every way difter^dnt After mixed and seasoned, take WHAT IP Buy. • stripe, on their visits to the island. countries do. To­ the meat-r'ce combinations and Father Leroy has a standing invi­ day's menu is WMgM T& BUY, AS shape them into cigar-shaped obtation open to all' Seafarers, says such a d i s h ;. lOng rolls. Place the meat-rice rolls \mu. AS WHATAtX-O Cajo, with a slight inclination to­ stuffed cabbage on tTie individual, flattened cab­ ward Alcoa passenger ship crew- cooked in the bage leaves and roll the meat up members. Capo reports that many Syrian mahneh within^the leaf. Make about two or of the statues in the church build­ Thomas - Tpoma, three 5or each man. ing and pews were built with con­ who sails as a^ When you've finished making the iMma tributions ffom; SIU 'crews off cook and steward, stuffed catibage rolls, take a din­ Alcoa passenger ships. However, says th^t this dish, which be rec- ner plate and place it in the bottom there is.no favor in the hospitality, .ommends highly, is called Yebra of a pot. Then place the colls oh for all share equally in the wel­ and has been famous in Syria, top of the plate, piling them up. come offered to all seafaring men. Turkey and Greece for 1,000 years. This is done to avoid having the Patient Listener QAABSjKMSf aeNp To prepare stuffed cabbage cabbage stick to the bottom of the Father Leroy is always willing oriental for an averiige crew of ppt. Pour in one and a ha^ quarts TUPAA I/J '• to hear the problems of all in his about 40 men, boil a whole head of stock water. To bring the flavor parish. His work does not stop 'of cabbage until half cooked. Use out, pse a small amount of pepper­ there, notes Capo, for he has often a sufficient amount of cabbage Vtd mint leaves or a few heads of gar­ been counselor to Seafarers who make 10 dozen bibbage rolls. When, lic and squeeze in the juice of come to him wi^ their pFbblems' half cooked, peel ihdlviduiil leayes three lemons. Cover the pot so that of life. Indeed, says Capo, the off the cabbages without breaking the steam will cook all the stuffed' Faither is a~true friend of the sailor and flatten the l,eaves. Then, using cabbage rolls, top and bottom, and in the Caribbean. one potmd of rice for every tviro let cook for about forty, minutes. Seafarers Take Sailors. Holiday With Fishing Trip OH Africa They're Baking A Cake For Crew p' r- ir... • New Haven For Seafarers On Caribbean Sea Isle ibURVOOGHii •Byy,«6Ai? -rue ids. Afjy �Tcbnury 19, 1954 SEAP ARERS Prefers Engine Roam To Army To the Editor: Here is another note for the agony column. Yes, I have joined the unfortunates who, have been beached by the draft. It seems that the local board decided that 11 months of active duty with the Navy (September, 1945, to August, 1946) weren't quite enough, so here I am sweating out a 22-month ship­ ping list. I shipped mostly Far East, and get a little homesick looking out over the blue Pacific here from Fort Ord, Cal. Even when jou put all exaggera­ tions aside. Army basic training is no fun, and a guy wonders how he could have ever beefed about any 'aspects of shipboard life. I could really appreciate a warm engine room now. My last ship was the Ocean Lotte, on the Japan-Korea shuttle, and I would like to hear from Pon Drydon or Russel Roberts. Also, could you please send the best seafaring and finest Union paper ever published—the LOG— so I can keep up to date. Pvt. Calvin J. Slovef US 5622482 Co. K 20th Inf. Reg. 4tb Plat. Fort Ord, Cal. (Ed. note: We have added your name to the LOG'S mailing list.) Become An AB In Eight Weeks ish antics breed public distrust and indignation. Provisions of our constitution under Article XV are designed to protect the innocent or convict the guilty in a fair and impartial ad­ ministration of justice at these trials. Post trial charges of un­ fairness are wholly without founda­ tion and should be ignored by the membership. The rights and benefits of the Union, like the Union itself, are ours and shall remain so, while we conduct ourselves as intelligent men. Frank Reid J, Ji J, Hold East Bites On Steel Worker 1*0 the Editor: On this day of January 18th we, the crewmembers of the Steel Worker (Isthman), assembled on board this ship to aid in a request of one of our departed brothers, PeaWe Rollins. With the flag at half mast the crew assembled on the ship's fantail to pay our final respects to a former Seafarer. In keeping with his last wishes we held a memorial service prior to spreading his ashes upon the seas. We had a few say­ ings from the good book and a minute of silence for our former brother, who left to join the re­ serve fleet above. Thank Topside The crew of the Steel Worker wish to thank Captain Green and all topside officers in joining the service and giving us so much aid in complying with our seafaring tradition. We also wish to thank our chief engineer for taking pic­ tures in remembrance of the occa­ sion. Heartfelt thanks from an ap­ preciative crew. We also want to thank the office staff of the com­ pany for their help in providing the ship with such service. With the ship in latitude 31* North and longitude 15*50' West these services are completed in traditional seafaring style. The cfew of the Steel Worker extends condolences to the family of Pearle Rollins in their great loss. Crewmembers of Steel Worker Thanks SIU For Brother^s Sake Irresponsihles Can Hurt Union Thanks Brothers Who Gave Bloo'd 1V?:; sllfl- '• Tagt TweBty-«M L E IT EES To the Editor: Well, I finally finished basic and the Army gave me a break and sent me to Harbor Craft School in Fort Eustis, Va. In this school they take a soldier and try to make him an AB in eight short weeks. During the week that I've been stationed here I met about five SIU men and they say there are still more than that down here. It's just like Seafarers' home week. If they send any more SIU men down here we'll try to start our Butenkoff own Union hall. I sure would appreciate It if you send me the LOG down here. My new address is enclosed. Only 641 more days to go before I can get another SIU ship. George Butenkoff (Ed. note: We have noted your change of address on the LOG's To the Editor: I have almost finished writing mailing list.) cards to our many friends who tried to help make our recent sor­ row easier by helping in different ways. I feel I would like to say a word of appreciation to the friend To the Editor: Most Seafarers probably read that meant as much in life as well the LOG reports on trials and as death, as you, the Union, meant penalties with the same keen in­ to my brother, H. C. McDilda, terest that I do, not with a sadistic Cecil was very near and dear to all desire to gloat over the misfortunes of us, and often when I worried of the convicted, but with the hope about him going so far from home that some former shipmate's name he would assure me he was never does not appear there, a shipmate alone as long as he had the Union with whom we may have walked a back of him. So to you, dear people of the picket line or in whom we may Union, may I say thank you. have noted many instances of loy­ Mrs. Clayton Powell alty to his Union. And yet, this 4- 4- 4" very same brother, through some Irresponsible action or series of actions may seek to destroy that for which we have all worked. While we have many friends in To the Editor: the Congress of the United States, There are no words patent the Taft-Hartley Act leaves little enough to express my gratitude doubt that some lawmakers are for your wonderful expression of anti-labor. Since publit opinion sympathy by donating all that won­ governs the actions of the Con­ derful blood for my surgery. I can gress, It is imperative that we, em­ only say God bless you all, and par­ brace this evidence of Influence ticularly the ones who gave blood, with extreme care and tactfulness I did not realize there were such in order to preserve the right to wonderful people in the world. I bargain .collectively with industry. would love to meet you all some It has been obvious for some time. time that the membership means Until then, many, many thanks to convert or eliminate a minority aggin best.wistes, to you all. group of undesirables whose childMarguerite DiBenedetln v. LOG Bad Food Causes Bad Feelings To the Editor: ^ Recently the LOG published a letter I sent in regarding the in­ ferior status of the food aboard the Frances. As a result of this let­ ter I was accosted by several con­ cerned members of the steward department, whose attitude seemed to imply that I.had committed a personal affront. There are cases- on numerous ships where the cooking, prepara­ tion of food or variety of menus is so inferior as to warrant some form of action by the membership, but such action is not taken be­ cause it may cre­ ate ill feeling. As is usually the Miller case, the cook or steward may be a good Joe. Some tbne ago I advocated, via the LOG, that some sort of system be instituted whereby a cook or steward would be subject to exam­ ination in order to qualify for a certain rating. As it is now, a messman can sail as second cook with­ out demonstrating his ability to hold that rating. Gone Are Gourmets Many a gourmet would be lost if he had to prepare his own food. Although we do not consider our­ selves gourmets, we do possess the ability to distinguish between good and bad food. A seaman should have as much right as anyone to try to improve his meals. Perhaps someone closer to the culinary arts may have a solution to this anomalous situation. If so, the SEAFARERS LOG is a good place to make it known. Fred T. MUler port Oslo, Norway, is an Americanbuilt Liberty, owned by an Ameri can company. She has an Ameri can-paid captain and a crew of Norwegian, South African, French, Italian and other foreign coun­ tries. She flies the American flag from the foremast, denoting foreign regi.«;try. A foreign flag adorns the stern. ~ Other Instances This is but one of too many simi • lar instances taking place in ship­ ping circles every day. The Maritime Administration is very much aware of the many shiftings of our ships to foreign registiy. By changing registration, companies gain in evasion of American taxes, extremely low op­ erating costs and other factors. A ship of the Suma class carries some 38 officers and men. Other American ships sailing foreign car­ ry more men proportionate to their size. Multiply this by tens and you will get some idea of why so many seamen are on the streets of New Orleans and other ports, reduced to bare existence, if any. This is by no means any reflec­ tion on the foreign unions who crew these ships, as their scale of wage is the same as on their own ships. This undermining of the Ameri­ can merchant marine should be stopped. Our once proud and pow­ erful fleet, the largest in maritime history, is now reduced to a few hu.ndred ships. The time will come when you have to call again on American sea­ men to keep your heads above the Plimsoll mark. There is no nation in the world that produces seamen more exacting in their work than America. Don't let them down. Benjamin K. Baugh 4 i i Israeli Seaman 4* 4> ^ New LOG Header Scores Change To To the Editor: Foreign Begistry I happened by chance to get To the Editor: hold of a copy of the January 8th It is not a new thing to US mer­ issue of your wonderful newspaper, chant seamen, this changing of an the SEAFARERS LOG, from a sea­ American ship to a foreign regis­ man of the Catahoula in Jackson­ try and operating the ship in an ville, Fla. identical capacity by a foreign I started reading your paper, and crew. let me tell you that I have enjoyed This underhanded business is transacted in devious ways, by not every single page of it, especially one but many American compa­ the constitution of the SIU, which nies, thereby forcing our seamen I hung in the messhall so that sea­ into unemployment, and dire men here on board the Akka could read it. financial straits. I wonder if you could send me These American seamen who are suffering are the same men who your paper in the future and put braved two global wars and the my name on your mailing list. I Korean outbreak, with disastrous am a seaman working on the results to ship personnel. They Israeli freighter, the Akka, and I are the same who came to the fore, belong to the Israel Seaman's v;hen the entire world's economy Union. Thank you. Joseph Aboaj. and actual existence depended upon the United States. Who, (Ed. note: We have added your with their heroic efforts, regard­ name to our mailing list, as you less of bombs, torpedoes or ad­ asked.) verse weather conditions, delivered 4 4 4 the goods. Necessary Evil The recognition of the US mer­ chant seamen is all but obscured To the Editor: and clouded in a veil of nonentity. I would appreciate it very much The seaman's life, in Government if I could have the LOG sent to or socal circles, is considered more or less a necessary evil to contend me here in Germany. I have with in coastal cities. Those sea­ about 18 months to do in the Army men are the same ones who-went here In Frankfurt, and I am so through hell to put ammunition in far from salt water that I am landthe guns handled by others; who sick already.. I am also sick of carried the medicine to ease their nothing but Army talk. I want to pains, and brought them back when hear, or at least read, something interesting such as Union, ships they were able to come. It strikes me that the American and good ports. It is needless to say that I am companies who sell out the sea­ men should be mortallir ashamed counting the days till my separa­ of themselves, and American legis­ tion from the Army, when. I can lators should do penance with them throw in my card for a good old for allowing this foul practice to SIU scow with plenty of good food. Pvt. Robert Fink continue. I cite you one case, for example. (Ed. note: We have added your The Surna reconti^ cleared with name and addresa to the LOG grain for Japan. Thin sblp, home mailing list.) i Beached By Army He Is Land'Sick Vessel Sails Shorthanded To the Editor: Quite a few men aboard the Potrero Hills paid off in Liverpool, England. Some were hospital cases and others paid off by mutual con­ sent. Wg sailed shorthanded be­ cause of the crewmembers who paid off, although the captain had the opportunity to get replace­ ments. It has been his practice in the past to obtain all replacements in the Persian Gulf and that is what he did in this case, as the PersianGulf was our next port of call. Pick Up Men We picked up some 12 replace­ ments, roughly, in the Gulf to date. These men are all aliens, most of them without seaman's papers of any kind. They are placed in rated jobs aboard with little or no knowl­ edge of their jobs. They are all friends and relatives of men work­ ing in the company office in New York. This ship may be registered in the United States, but I will be glad to get back and catch an American ship. J. Warmack - 444 Wants Buttons For Seafarers To the Editor: This is just an idea to save door­ men a lot of trouble, and an easy way to keep outsiders who don't belong there, out of the halls. As things are now, all a man has to do is flash a permit or book and he can get into any hall. He could pick up a permit or book any place by some legiti­ mate member los­ ing it, and get into any hall to get information or steal anything he gets his hands on. A few halls have been looted Barry of mail and bag­ gage. I was thinking'that if the Union put out buttons, like campaign but­ tons, with each man's picture and books or permit number on it, there could be no mistake of any kind about who is entering or leav­ ing the hall. Each man could be issued one of these, and if he loses it, a charge could be made for a new one. This is just an idea. Dave Barry 4 4 4 Blood Honors Are On The Job To the Editor: I wish to thank the men who donated blood for my husband. Price C. Wingate, who was in the University Hospital of Baltimore, Md. Although not a member of the Union the response was imme­ diate. Within 15 minutes after I called the hall for six pints of blood the men were at the hospital. I only know the name of one, my brother, James A. Oliver, chief cook. The other five men I do not know, so will you please thank them through the LOG, with my sincere thanks to the men and to the Union. Anna M. Wingate 4 4 4 Oldtimer Sails As Chief Steward To the Editor: I am an oldtime member of the SIU, and have been sailing since the first World War. I joined the SIU in 1939 and have been sailing ever since as chief steward on SIU ships. At present I am on the Calmar. As I feed four pork chops to the crewmembers I am having a lot of troubles with this Gon»pany. I will send in my photogra]^ to be< printed in the LOG. Charles L. Steven "3 3 • •'••'•r i j �Pace T#«lit7-;tw« Safety Meetings Could Use Change •i^V ft r i^'', • \:M. : p;' !#• m 1'^ |l wIf l;.«K * t% II'fM:.. '•V' i:- i|: IA •' fc ^•: |- j: ^:- I i?'. ir f ; - ' •• fefefeiaa""' To fhe Editor: ' I have just- attended a safety meeting on board the Del Sud. I would like to say a few words about the proceedings "of it and try to show other crewmejpbers on these ships what a lot of improve­ ments could be made concerning these meetings. It has been a policy with the Mississippi Shipping Company to sponsor these meetings and to have a safety director and also a safely committee. First of all I wpuld like to point out that the original idea of a safety meeting was a very good one and certainly a feather in the hat of the com­ pany. I would like to say that - the meetings are almost always di­ rected at the crew and in most instances it- is run by a bunch of knuckleheads who want to prove to themselves that having accidents is for the crew only and that they are above having mishaps. There isn't a single democratic thing about the way they are con­ ducted, either. First of all, they are called either in the captain's office or the of­ ficer's mess. The bosun, chief stew­ ard, deck dele­ gate, steward delegate, engine delegate and Brown ship's delegate represent the unlicensed crew, while licensed personnel are rep­ resented by the captain, chief en­ gineer, purser, doctor, first as^ sistant and chief mate. Captain Elects Himself The captain calls the meeting to order and instructs the purser to keep the minutes, electing himself as chairman and the purser as re­ cording secretary. The old man reads over all the other minutes of other meetings and makes a comment on each item, usually with the remark, "It seems to me this could have been avoided if the unlicensed men had done so and so." He always manages to get a few mumbles out of the other of­ ficers present, but an unlicensed man can't open up his mouth. All he can do is listen to a bum beef against one of the crew without doing a thing about it. Medical Reports Then the doctor takes the floor and reads the accident reports that have occurred so far during that particular, voyage. He usually makes a remark about the man and if he was right or wrong, in his opinion. The old man then makes his usual summary of the medical report which usually con­ sists of, "carelessness on the part of the luilicensed men." I have yet to hear of a case where a licensed officer had a medical report read on him and discussed at one of these meet­ ings. Only unlicensed men and passengers are discussed, and al­ most always the unlicensed men get blamed for the passengers' ac­ cidents. Speak To Crew My idea of a safety meeting that would get results is by having the safety director attend the crew's Union meeting at least once a trip and give him five or ten minutes to stress safety aboard ship. After all, it is every man on the whole ship who wants to avoid accidents, not just the delegates and the of­ ficers. A lot of good it does anyway, for an pnlicensed man that does get a point over usually gets the gaff that "we don't want to put Mr. Knucklehead dh the spot for he should have taken care of that repair long ago, but he has been too busy." At the same time, these safety geniuses come up with the ga^f that the unlicensedl crew could SEAVARISRS Febtiunr ,19, im IPG L B T T E R S have avoided an accident by being careful. A man fell down a stairway on board this ship recently which had a step worn slick. When he started down his footing gave way and he fell and broke his arm. He suf­ fered untold pain for days. ,I pointed out to the captain how worn the steps were. The steps went on the safety record as a hazard. That was two months ago and nothing has been done about them yet. The same steps are just ripe for someone else to get injured on them. Even with all of the discussion that goes on, we are still taking an active, though almost silent, pari in these meetings. We plaiv to keep up with them as no one is more interested in our sefety than we are. And we plan on keep­ ing our safety standards the high­ est in the world. Maybe someday the meetings will be run demo­ cratically where every man will have a chance to have a say about his own and his shipmates' safety. Ira Brown. Ship's Delegate a, a. Sunion Added To Protesters Asks Welfare To Aid in Dispute To the Editor: This is a complaint against Mrs. C. Lightsey, who operates three rooming and apartment houses at 936, 1234 and 2019 Camp Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. My sister, her boy and myself To the Editor: had an apartment at 2019 Camp I would like to add a few words Street for about seven months. The to the letter that our ship's dele­ landlady demanded that we move, gate, Mike Reed, has just v/ritten which we did. She promised to re­ to the LOG about the. good chow fund the month's rent that we had aboard the Del Santos. paid in advance, $60, but after we In answerl to the letter Brother had moved she Curtis Thompson of the Steel attempted to : Traveler wrote, it should be said bring in a lot of in all fairness that their Thanks­ "phony deduc­ giving dinner sounds mos£ enticing tions that we and the beer seems a good gesture, knew nothing but in issuing such a challenge to about." Since that the other SIU ships Brother Thompson must have overlooked time she has sent my sister, Mrs. the culinary talents of others en­ gaged in the noble. profession of Ruth Kramer, a check for the cooking. Vance Here on the Del Santos we have amount of $20, but she has not been given any department members who are, I believe, about tops in their ^kills. "refund receipt." As you probably know, it would Our steward, B. E. Phillips, is as cost me $100 and a lot of trouble skilled as any steward one could to go to court for the remaining find on any ship and possibly $40 which is still due. If the Wel­ ashore. Our chief cook, Alton (Fat fare Department can have those Boy) Booth rates with the best. One rooming houses put on an SIU boy­ look at him will attest to his skill. cott list, I would be satisfied to The baker, Walter Makin, is a tal­ lose the $40, as I have found out ented technician in the tricky busi­ since I left there that she has been ness of ship's baking and does to court many times for cheating himself proud. Gourmel's Delight her tenants. She has a habit of fall­ For an epicure's thrill one need ing out with her tenants and promptly sending them a notice .only scan our menus. They would make even such a gourmet as the that their rent is due. The principal reason that she famed Duncan Hines drool with hates me is the fact that her hus­ anticipation of the forthcoming band and two of her boys could feast. This should serve to silence all never get shipped through the SIU hall, which, of course, is no fault such rash challenges as Brother Thompson's as to which ship has of mine. been served the best Thanksgiving Anything the Welfare Depart­ and Christmas dinners. ment can do about this matter will The crew thanks Brothers Phil­ certainly be appreciated by me and lips, Booth, Makin and the whole my family. steward department for their fine R. G. Vance work in the past, and looks for­ (Ed. note: The SIU Welfare ward to more of the same. Services Department is looking Lee Snodgrassinto the matter.) t> lif • To the Editor: We the crew of the Sunion wish to add our voice of protest to the closing of the USPHS hospitals. We feel that the Government is prac­ ticing false economy, due to the fact that said hospitals have been one of the main factors in check­ ing various diseases contacted by people who sail or visit foreign ports in all parts of the world. Also, it has been one of the prov­ ing and testing grounds for a large majority of our miracle drugs. We also think that ideas set up 150 years ago with thought for the fu­ ture health of the people who have to travel to all parts of the world are being lost. We feel it is there duty of people who have the health of the public in mind, namely, our Senators and Representatives, to be notified by 4^ ^ each traveler and also committees set up for this purpose. Our Union should not spare any expense in fighting this move. Signed by 28 Crewmembers To the Editor: Here we are aboard thte Del San­ ^ tos at the start of another trip, and from the looks of things we are going to have another fine trip as we did not have too much of a To the Editor: turnover, and the new men that Just a line to say hello to all my shipmates and the staff at head- signed on make it look as though we will have another fine crew—a quartelrs. They finally got me over here in regular SIU crew. I would at this time like to an­ Korea, and I am enclosing what will be my address, for about 15 swer the challenge of Brother Cur­ months, I guess. I sure would ap­ tis Thompson, whose "Letter of the preciate it if you would start send­ Week" was published in the Janu­ ary 8th issue of the LOG. It con­ ing the LOG to that address. If some of my former shipmates cerns the Thanksgiving dinner of would drop me a line, I have lots that crew. I agree with him that it of time now to answer all of them. sounded very nice, and feel that the crew really appreciated it, but Pvt. Jack D, Ahderson here on the Del Santos we went US55-408-173 even further—^we served 80 pounds 97th Engr. Co., E.S.P. No. 4 of shrimp and had 10 cases of beer APO 971, c/o Postmaster on December 12th, and on Thanks­ San Francisco, Gal. (Ed. note: We have added your giving and Christmas Day. In addi­ new address to our mailing list.) tion, on Christmas Day, a quart of wine was served to. every man in i ^ i. the crew. We.challenge any ship to top this; , we feel that they cannot. Credits Chief Steward The major credit goes to our To the Editor: chief steward, B. E. Phillips, chief I would like to have the LOG cook AUop Booth and night cook sent to me at my new address. As and baker Walter Makin for the you can see, I have been asked superb food that they put out, by the President to render my serv­ which would tickle the palate of ices. It looks like a rough road any gourmet.' ahead, especially after having gone We are looking forward to an­ to sea with such a sure-fire outfit. other of our shrimp' parties this trip. Thank you. We have a small ship's fund and Pvt. John. E. Butler once each trip we all get together (Ed. note-.. We have entered your on one of these parties, which draw name and address on our mailing us closer together, so that we have list.) a better understanding of our ship­ Del Santos Chow Tops Travelers LOG Goes To GI fit Korea Wants LOG To Follow Him mates and promote a better SIU spirit. ^ • I would like to say—and "I know that I speak for the rest of the crew—that I ihank our steward and the entire steward department for a job well done. Keep up the good work. Mike Reed Everyone Talks On Morning Light To the Editor: Thq^ Morning Light (Waterman) is a small ship with a fine crew of men, from topside on down. There. are no arguments of any note and all are on good speaking terms. Our steward, who had an attack of; appendicitis, may have to be oper­ ated on. We all wish him a speedy recovery. Crew of Morning Ligjit 4 4" t Leaves Army To Sail SIU Again To the Editor: I have been receiving the LOG regularly, and would like you to please stop sending Jt to me, as my time in the Army is coming to an end.. I am leaving for the States tomoreow, and will go back to sail­ ing with the §IU where I belong. O. O'Leary (Ed. note: We have cancelled your LOG subscription; fls you re­ quested. ) ^ ^ • ie Reads About Lost Shipmate To the Editor: I received a cbpy of "Seafarers In World War II." Thanks very much., I ha^ no details about Cap­ tain Carini, who was on the Bacon of South Atlantic, only that he was lost. I read with much interest the story about him, the last one in the book. He left the ship I was on in May, 1944^ to go aboard her. At that time I was mate with him, and we were docked at 125th Street in New York. He was a very fine man and I was sorry to hear and read about the way he passed o:^ ' If it is not too much trouble, will you please correct my mailing address. August Lewis (Ed. note: We have advised our mailing department of the correc­ tion in your mailing.) 4 4 4 Neighbor Lauds Brooklyn Hall To the Editor: Although I am a stranger, .1 would like very much to express my opinion of the swell building that the SIU now occupies here in Brooklyn. I wish to say that it is one of the best set-ups arid one that every Union seaman can be proud of. I myself have made several trips with the MSTS at the Brook­ lyn Army base, and it can never be half as good as the SIU hiring hall. When you wait to sail with an MSTS ship, there's much confusion as to the name of the ship and its destination. Believe me, although I'm not a member of the SIU, I can honestly say it's about the best set-up there is for any seaman. Joseph A. Olinski 4 4 4 Union Settles Their Food Beef To the Editor: We, the crewmembers of the Fairport (Waterman), feel that we want to let our Union brothers know how very well the food beef on board this ship was handled by Marty Breithoff. West Coast repre-. sentative; Sam Coheri, Wiliriington agent; Chuck Allen, patrolman, and Tom Banning, San Francisco agent. Their sincerity in straightening this ship out showed wonderful tact and more than just to use them as intercoastal ferryboats. We are positive that conditions on here have improved greatly for .every­ one's satisfaction. Crew of Fairport 4 4 4 . HaUs Engineers Wor Cooperation To the Editor: I would like to acknowledge the cooperation given by the engineers aboard the Jean Lafitte (Water­ man). They are one of the most coperative gangs I have ever sailed with. The deck department store room was practically empty of bolts and pins of all sorts, and we also lost considerable paint this trip. The engineers went out of their way to make up different items for us, and also let us bor­ row tools and painted, which is very unusual on some ships I have, sailed. R. F. Ransome - 4 4 4 Thanks KiOG For ; Family Thanks Sending issues Creiv For Flowers To the Editor:Just a few lines to let you know I received the two papers with Don­ ald's picture, arid want, to thank you for sending them. .1 appreci­ ate, it very much. Will you praise keep on sending me the LOG, as I enjciy reading it very much. Mrs. R. R, Richer (Ed. note: The LOG will.be sent to you regularly, every -tpo weeks,from now on.) - Tot the Editor: The family of John Resko would like 'to- take this opportunity to gratefully' acknowledge the" kind expression of sympathy as shown by the crewmembers'of the Morn­ ing Light (Waterman). The crew­ members. chipped in to buy a wreath . of flowers for their de­ parted shipmate. Family of John Resko �6 In 1906 San Francisco was the acknowledged queen city and- • metropolis of the West Coast. Its port was the main Pacific terminus for trade from all parts of the world. Up on Nob Hill, a cocky set of local millionaires lived in elaborate man­ sions as only they could live in the days before income taxes. In the years since the discov-* ery of gold in California, in spots below Los Angeles. And Just the day before,' a major earthquake 1848, the city had grown from killed several thousand people on a little fishing village of 800 the islan(l of Formosa on the other souls to a population of 343,- side of the Pacific. But nowhere 000 by the 1900 census. Los An­ geles was still a mere upstart at the time and there apfpeared noth­ ing on the horizon to cloud the city's future. Since there was plenty of money floating around town, the city could boast of a great many ela­ borate buildings of stone and brick, plus a number of large hotels and mansions. But for most of the population of San Francisco, local California redwood wais the preferred building material, a con­ dition which added to the diseaster that struck the' town in 1906. 300,000 Homeless April 18* of that year was the fatal day. Before the week was out, earthquake and fire had driven 300,000 people from their homes. A death toll of 452 was counted, and property damage ran up to $350 million, a tremendous sum in those years, But strangely enbugh, the piers and pierslde installations, the main keys to the city's pros­ perity, were relatively Endamaged. The sanie west wind that causbd such destruction to the city blew the blaze away from the waterfront. San Francisco wasn't the dnly city hurt -by; the quake that day. Other towns scattered far and wide in the state were hit by earth tremors with damage reports in Pace f wMic-ihree SSAFAUEma IOC 'Mfnai^^lt,:l]i5jl in California did the damage hit sa large a populated area with such disastrous results. « The city's biggest natural dis­ aster before or since began on 5:13 AM the morning of April 18 when most of the city's population was asleep. The. more fortunate ones, financially-speaking, were looking forward to attending a concert by the great Enrico Caruso at the City's op'era house that night. Needless to say, Caruso's perform­ ance had to be cancelled. It was to be some time before the Opera House would be in shape to han­ dle another, concert. Victims reported that the shock didn't seem too bad at first. Many of them were awakened by it, but being used to such things they de­ cided to turn over and go back to sleep. Before they could get their heads back on the pillows, the earth really began to heave and buckle. In three minutes the earthquake broke all water and gas mains in the city, demolished City Hall, damaged thousands of resi­ dences, and collapsed the railroad tracks outside of town, cutting off all communication by rail. One fa­ mous city landmark, the Cliff House hotel built on a steep cliff overlooking the bay, simply slid into the water. Under the circumstances, the n ncisco tire This aerial view of fire destruction was taken from a balloon 600 feet in the air over Folsom Street between Fifth and Sixth streets. Only shells of many large buildings remained. Smaller buildings were completely destroyed by fire and dynamiting. casualty list was remarkably small. The earthquake was bad, but the fire that followed was much worse. The blaze sprang up in a warehouse district on the waterfront as the result of a broken gas main. It was an ordinary little fire to begin with, like most fires, only there was no water to fight it with. The city had no fireboats for pumping jvater out of the Bay, and no auxili-* ary saltwater fire-fighting system in case fresh water was not avail­ able. Steady West Wind Weather conditions were ideal for a good, solid blaze. A steady west wind blew in from the Paci- Fire devastated entire region from CJiannel Street en lefi to Broadway on right and extended well Inland. The piers themteives escaped damage'because wind blew blaze away from shore. Shantytowns sprang up throughout the city In vacant lots as homeless citizens piade do out in the open until their homes could be rebuilt. fic, and with the wind behind it, the fire" ate inexorably through buildings and from street to street. It was one occasion when all Californians fervently wished for rain that was not forthcoming. With no water supply, the fire­ fighters, directed by the military, resorted to dynamiting buildings in the path of the blaze. Emphasis was placed on keeping the fire away from the US mint, where $300 million in gold coin and in­ gots was stored. The mint was saved, but all the dynamite in San Francisco couldn't save much of the rest of the city. Destroyed in the blaze were such landmarks as the San Francisco library, the US Postoffice, the buildings of Stan­ ford University, many of the man­ sions on Nob Hill, the elaborate Fairmont Hotel built of marble and the city's entire business district. Also burned out was the city's Chinatown area. This was consid­ ered a stroke of good fortune by some local residents at the time, who looked with considerable sus­ picion on the immigrant orientals. One magazine writer exulted that at least the city was rid at last of its Chinese section. Today of course, all* San Franciscans con­ sider Chinatown one of the city's attractions. Archives Gone Another odd sidelight to the fire was the use made of it by foreignborn Communists in later years. Among the casualties of the blaze were the city's arclitves contain­ ing all birth records and stacks of other official information. As a re­ sult, some Communist official dreamed up a gimmick whereby a good number of Party members were able to get proof of citizen­ ship fraudulently. All they had to do was to get two witnesses to swear that they were born in San Francisco some time before 1906. If they looked old eauugh to get away with it the system worked like a charm. The full extent Of the burnedout area ran from Broadway to 20th Street and from the water­ front inland to Octavia Street. De­ struction jvas complete in this sec­ tion. ' * While Army men were busy blowing up building after building, other Army units were patroling the streets with drawn rifies and distributing scanty supplies of food and water to 300,000 refugees. Thousands of them started h trek out of the city by foot, carrying a handful of salvaged possessions. Others took the water route across the Bay. It was reported that one enter­ prising millionaire's son made a small fortune in his own name by ferrying refugees across the Bay in his private launch for $100 a head—take it or leave it. For most of the 300,000 home­ less, the disaster meant camping out in the streets, parks and sub­ urbs of the city. Bricks from the thousands of toppled chimneys were salvaged and crude ovens built for cooking purposes. Shanty­ towns sprung up in vacant lots. There was plenty of lumber and brick lying around for temporary construction purposes. Fortunately the weather stayed mild, but a se­ ries of light earthquake shocks that followed on subsequent days kept the inhabitants in fear of another major quake. But while the destruction was so extensive, the city's recovery was rapid. Most of the dead were buried in long rows of trenches dug on the beaches. The prompt imposition of martial law had pre­ vented panic and held looting down to a minimum. With plenty of building mate­ rials on hand, inhabitants turned with a vigor toward reconstruct­ ing their homes or building new ones. The relatively undamaged condition of the waterfront was a big asset in the city's speedy re­ covery. It wasn't long before San Francisco was back in business again. LOG Welcomes Stories^ Pics With the LOG now contain­ ing 28 pages in all regular edi­ tions, there is plenty of room for stories, photos and letters sent in by the Seafarers. Several pages of each issue are devoted to the experiences of Seafarers and the ships they sail as they describe them themselves. If you run across anything of interest on your voyages, or just want to let your friends know how you're getting along, drop a few lines to the LOG. Don't worry too much about literary style. We'll patch it up if it needs patching. And of course, photos illustrating the incidents you describe make them' more interesting for the readers. Send youi stuff to the LOG at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ lyn, NY. If you want any­ thing returned after we use it, we'll do that too. \ �'^V ••' • W.f.. SEAfARERS Pas* Twentr-foar .. . DIGEST bfi SHIPS OREMAR (Calmar), January 15—Chair­ bunks are needed for the bosun's room. man, William MItchall; Sa'cratary, F. H. Crew-okayed a cold supper" for-Christ­ Hauck. Vote of thanks went to the Steward department for a swell trip. Each department delegate will make out a repair list. Discussion was held on re­ pairs overlooked when the ship was in the yard. Discussion was held on day men repairing leaking passageway doors. Men leaving ship should strip bunks and leave rooms shipshape. Discussion was held on cleanliness in' tha pantry and recreation room. Dirty linen should be turned in so it can be sent to the laun­ dry. • i'.vS' INES (Boll), January 17—Chairman, H. Cenic; Secretary, F. P. Hipp. Repair lists were turned in for early action. Mate wUl take care of them as soon as possible. There is $49.88 in the ship's fund. R. Brown was elected ship's dele­ gate. Mate asked for a list of keys need­ ed. Hospital should be cle.aned. There should be more glasses furnished for the tables. Steward agreed to tnis. More cold drinks should be served in hot weather. Steward will tell, the patrol­ man about the milk supply. Vote of thanks went to the chief cook and baker for a swell job. I '#• i# GREECE VICTORY (South Atlantic), January 26 —Chairman, Allen Friend; Sacratary, R. F. Black. Three men fouled up in Kurihama. Captain has threatened to make full use of the log book the next- time a crewmember fails to appear for his day's work in port. Baker com­ plains of insufficient stores for his morning's work. Chief steward will com­ ply with the bbker's request. AB com­ plained that only three mcif were avail­ able to secure on deck when leaving the last port. Suggestion was made to the bosun that he take the reins in the deck gang and boss the gang as a bosun should. Deck department meeting will be called to iron out beefs in the deck department. Steward agreed to put out enough canned milk, sugar, etc., for the night. R'- li" r:'.t. t k TRINITY (Cartas), January 22—Chair­ man, not listed; Secretary, A. Culllano. Crew will tell the patrolman about the company not doing anything about the repair list. Some things have been on the list for months. Crewmembers are not to put their feet on the messroom chairs. Laundry will be sorted out and old iteihs replaced. Motion was passed to ask the patrolman about paying off every trip instead of every two trips. The crew feels they are losing a day's pay by paying oH every two trips. A special meeting will be held when the patrolman is aboard to discuss this. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), January 12 — Chairman, R. G. Statham; Secretary, O. Jones. G. Flecher was elected ship's delegate. Chief engi­ neer will be contacted about repairing ringers on the washing machine. Decks In the laundry and wash rooms should be left clean; recreation room should be left clean and free of butts. S-; SANTORE (Ore), January 17—Chair­ man, Larry Zaiiniki; Secretary, A. J. O'Malley. L. Zalinski was elected ship's delegate. Recreation room needs paint­ ing. Foc'sles should be sougeed and painted; pantry should be kept cleaner. Washing machine is broken and the ship's delegate will see the chief engi­ neer. Crew's toaster needs repairing. BALTORE (Ore), January 17—Chair­ man, M. Singleton; Secretary, J. Clapp. V'. ^7- STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), January 17—Chairman, M. Keeffer; Secretary, E. A. Yancey. Sick man was put ashore in Penang and a new man picked up, as a workaXvay. The captain promoted him to gaiieyman wllich constitutes a Union beef. Repair list will be made out. Per­ formers who broke glasses should be punished. Library books should not be kept in men's foc'sles. 'Water cooler for shower water needs cleaning. Men should refrain from drinking in-Djibouti. There should be more adequate medical atten­ tion aboard ship. There was a discus­ sion on the 8-12 deck watch, nvhere all three men were sick at the same time and not put in the hospital. Some men har-e contagious diseases and still the hospital is unused. Patrolman will be asked to investigate this outrageous situ­ ation. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), January 24 Chairman, Willlkm Andrews; Secre­ tary, Fred BIttle. Foc'sles are being painted, in regard to duck boards in the laundry, the • chief mate said that the lumber would- have to be ordered this trip. We have gotten no satisfaction as yet on keys for foc'sles and heads. Matter will be referred to the patrol­ man at the payoff. OT is claimed by steward department members because the chief steward did work that belonged to the department members and did not charge OT for himself for doing this. Store room needs fumigation. There are weavels in the cookies and crackers. There"4s over all dissatisfaction with the menu planning. There should be more cooperation between chief steward, chief cook and second cook. If food does not improve by the time the ship reaches New York, action should be taken against the steward. Better, grade "of meat should be put aboard. Only One Mail Address Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due from various operators in back wages and disputed over­ time, should first check wheth­ er they have a proper mailing address on- file with the com­ pany, SIU headquarters offi­ cials boint out that reports received from several opera­ tors show cheiiks have been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score is sent from another, thus creat­ ing much difficulty in keeping accounts straight. Seafarers are urged to use one perma­ nent address for mail so that claims- can be checked speedi­ ly and payment made right away. man before the payoff. Frank L. Verne# was elected ship's delegate; old delegate got a vote of thanks after resigning. Ship's delegate will contact the hall if repairs are not made by the time of the payoff. Suggestion was- made to keep quieter in the messhall during meal hours and to keep the noise down thrjiughout the ship. Suggestion- was m->,de to cooperate with the messman in keeping the messhall clean at all times. Soap should be provided in small boxes for washing clothes instead of large bar­ rels. Members ' should be properly dressed in the messhaU during meal SEAMAR (Calmar), December 27 — hours. Chairman, j. Straka; Secretary, J. ICowTROJAN SEAMAN (Troy), January 25 alskl. There is $10 in the ship's fund. J. Kowalski was elected ship's delegate — Chairman, D. Stone; Secretary, G. by acclamation. Vote of thanks went to Gage. Ship's delegate notified the chief the steward department. Steward asked that the oiler and fireman on watch the men to return their cups to the while coming into port or transiting a messroom and to take better care of the canal were to have a relief for meals. cots issued in the tropics. On one occasion the chief told the men he would relieve the watch; the next NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Victory ttoe the relief was late. Deck engineer Carriers), Chairman, F. W. Goarin; Sec­ stated he had come aboard this ship as retary, E. C. Dacey. Everything is in deck engineer and not as electrician good order; there will be a clean payoff. and OT would have to be paid for ex­ Steward will put in a requisition for a tensive electrical jobs. No crew shall new washing machine. Repair list will sign on this ship for another voyage be turned in before arrival in port. until action is taken on the repair, list. Messman who missed the ship will be Things are in bad condition and .action turned over to the. patrolman at the promised last trip was not done. Sani­ payoff. All foc'sles will be cleaned be­ tary men asked the crew to help keep fore leaving the ship. the laundry in better condition. The deck lb usually flooded with water. Ship's delegate said he would see about getting the wiper and 12-4 black gang quarters sougeed. Discussion was held on the washing machine; it is hoped we can get the thing fixed up and the wringer put in working condition. • Pebrnwry 1»» 1»SI' lest often. Washing machine should be kept clean. One man Should not use the machine for too long at a time. Mess­ hall has ' been left very dirty. of late. Poker players should clean Up after the game every night. . Men should lay off watch's coffee. Vote df thanks-went to Sir Charles, who is leaving the ship. TAGALAM (SSatrade), January SiChairman, Tim McCarthy; Secretary, L. Spltale. One sick man will probably get off in Japan. If he does, motion was passed to try to sign on another member forathe steward department. Ship's min­ utes will be posted after meeting so men on watch may read them. There is $16 in the ship's fund. Men who have not contributed were urged to do so at the next draw. Machinist said the water cooler would be fixed as soon as possible. Suggestion was made that the steward put out fruit juice every morning until there is good water -available. Steward is to let the crewmembers know if be does not get the amount of stores he orders Ih Japan, so action can be taken. Lights without guards should be fitted. Something should be done about the sparks coming from the smoke stack. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatraln), January 12—Chairman, W. J. Doak; Sec­ retary, A. Goncalves. Performers going into anyone's room, bothering them, or shouting in the passageways will be dealt with. This was carried unani­ mously. Members were asked to keep the messroom clean at all times. .One table should be left for the watch at all meal hours. Wiper asked members to throw soap boxes in the trash can in the laun­ dry room, and help to keep the laundry clean. Steward asked the members who want clean linen to see him at any time. KATHRYN (Bull), December 6—Chair­ man, Antonio Gonzalesr Secretary, Mike Zelonka. Antonio Gonzales was elected ship's delegate >by acclamation. Patrol­ man wUl.-be asked what can be done about chipping amidship when men on watch are sleeping. January IS—Chairman, Mike Zelonka; Secretary, Eddie Sllntak. Patrolman will be contacted about ,the mate having deck department sea watches set at mid­ night on the day of departure. Gang­ way watch to be stood four hours at a time, one man from each watch. Mo­ tion was made to paint the -messhall. Old library books will be returned. again. Saloon • messman should be equipped with sea boots and rain gear by the company as he has to go outside in heavy weather to bring food to and from the galley. Men were cautioned about signing health releases at the end of the voyage as there has been much sickness aboard. Younger members were told not to judge this ship by SIU stand­ ards because of its age, lack of food, etc. Captain refused to purchase stores the steward ordered. AU are in favor of seeing this ancient scow cut up for scrap. Steward and his department got a vote of thanks for their work in preparing the holiday meals and for. all their work throughout the voyage, working under the handicap of very little food. Ship's delegate. Al Whitmcr was given a vote of thanks for the way he took care of ills job and for buying plum pudding for the entire crew for the hoUdays. € DEL SANTOS (Mississippi), January 24 —Chairman, Walter Makin; Secretary, B. E. Phillips. There is $6 left in the ship's fund. A pool nvill be taken up for a par^y later. Mike Reed was elected ship's delegate. Laundry below will be kept clean by the wiper. Sanitary sink wiU be kept clean by the ordinary on sani­ tary work. Recreation room will be cleaned by BR. Chief electrician re­ quested that all men refrain from screw­ ing light bulbs in and out. DEL VALLE (Mississippi), January 24 —Chairman, S. P. :£haughnassy; Sacratary, H. D. Hlgglnbotli«m. Everything is going smooth so far. The old man wants aU radio seslals off radar mast. Second electrician came back to the ship. Lots or repairs that 'should have been done by the engineer and the com­ pany have not been taken care of so far and the crew jvants this done before they sign no for the next trip. Repair list will be started now. Plenty of copies will be made. Quarters will be painted out. Ship is short on face and bath towels. Steward will order more. Sinks in the gaUey wUl be repaired. Wash­ ing machine wUl be replaced or repaired and galley sinks wUl be repaired. It was suggested to have a ship's fund of not more than $100. i BTEEL ROVER (Isthmian), December $5—Chairman, James Long; Secretary, Fred BIHIe. A few minor beefs in the steward department were taken care of. Painting of the foc'sles was progressing favorably. Repair lists wUl be handed in. All crewmembers regardless of status are entitled to aU the privileges and a voice at the meetings. MONROE (Bull), January 17—Chair­ man, Edward Roundtree; Secretary, James T. Wilton. Repair list was com­ pleted. Chief cook wants to know why the engine and deck departments get popular brands of soap powder- while they get old, unsatisfactory brands. Crew would like regular sizes of soap instead of samples. This matter will be taken up with the patrolman. Each man should clean the washing machine when he finishes using it. Steward should put COMPASS (Compass), December 24 — out cool-ade or iced tea—or both—in­ stead of milk for dinner in Puerto Rico. Chalrmgn, Chat Gawrych; Secretary, Donald Alt. Dickason was elected ship's delegate. Captain- wouldn't let mem­ bers go to the hospiUl in the Canal Zone; he said to wait until Aruba. Cap­ tain didn't order daily stores, only fresh milk. IBERVILLE (Waterman), January 10— Chairman, Charles H. MacQueen; Sec­ BULL. RUN (Petrol Tankers), January CHILORE (Ore), January 3—Chairman, 26—Chairman, Roy C. Lundqulst; Secre­ SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatraln), Janu­ retary, S. Candale. Repairs were taken Tiny Carson; Secretary, William Dawley. tary, Terrance M. Jones. Motion was care of. There is a 'balance of $24.41 WESTERN RANCHER (Western (Nav.), One man was hospitalized. More coop­ passed that the crew refuse to sail the ary 17—Chairman, Santos Garcia; Secre­ in the ship's fund. Oiler volunteered to January 9—Chairman, A. Sokolowski; eration was needed in the night pantry. ship if major repairs aren't taken care tary, Raymond L. Parry. Deck depart­ build a shelf for the radio in the mess­ Secretary, M. H. SImoneaux, Jr. New One man will collect orders for Sea of in the next port in accordance with ment has painted the galley and store­ haU. Discussion was held about two washing machine and commode will be purchased on the West Coast. Mate will purchase laundi-y soap. Ship's delegate will see the chief engineer on fans and spare parts and greasing duties of en­ gine room ventsl There was a discussion on cleanliness and noise. Cleaning sched­ ule was made up for the laundry and recreation room. Seats at the end of the tables are reserved for men going on watch. I mas night. Cups should be returned to the sink. Thanks to the cooperation of one and all on board, everything on the Christmas menu was enjoyed by the cn tire crew. . V LOG Chest items and contact the representa­ the patrolman's approval. All foc'sles tive in Baltimore. Books should be re­ should be sougeed and painted; this will turned to the recreation room after they be entered on the repair list. have been read. BARBARA FRITCHIE (Liberty Nav.), January 24—Chairman, Edward P. Mat- January 30—Chairman, Joseph Obreza; Hson; Secretary, S. E. Ganes. A. W. Secretary, Joshua M. Lundy. Everything Carter was elected ship's delegate. Sug- is running smoothly with no beefs. Cap­ Sestion was made to serve more ham tain wants to have ail souvenirs turned for breakfast and more .cpld drinks in in Sunday, and he will give a' draw and hot weather. Each night wafc^h will keep statement of previous draws at the same the pantry coffee pot and crew recrea> time. Radio should be turned off and tlon room clean. Ship's delegate wiU see brothers should lower their voices at the chief mate about having the recre­ 10:00 PM so the 12-4 watch can sleep. ation room sougeed and painted. All hands should help keep the laundry clean by removing empty soap powder FAIRPORT (Watarman), January 2(i— containers. Black gang delegate should Chairman, G. T. Branan; Secretary, Jack see, the engineer about securing another Ross. New steward should be given some brand of soap powder for washing. Pa­ support. Slopchest will not be opened trolman should contact the captain or until departure from Wilming ton. Three the company about the posslbUity of se­ men are going to pay off in Sah Fran- curing US money in foreign ports. Ris­ cisco going south. Letter of apprecia­ ing vote of thanks was given to the Stew­ tion will be sent to New York for the ard department for a splendid holiday meal. food beefs. Ventilation system was dis- Toilet in messman's foc'sle should be re­ paired or replaced. More lights are needed in the crew recreation room. Drain on the water fountain needs Fx ant about having it regulated and reing. Steward will see about getting a bl kent m l persons should better grade of beef the next time In be kept out of the mess and pantry. AU port. h i''® '"•'I®'' Jn promptly. The - f.i stores; if the steward's ELIZABETH (Bull), January 10 — thi del y® W'" have Chairman, Clark Inman; Secretary, C the delegate contact the agent. Kaust. One man missed ship from May&guez to Ponce because the sail.ing board was changed after he went tlS; RlThr^rt^'n"".' S*®'®J. PsIerson. Slopchest was ashore. Beef was made about the repair U X ast not Ijeing attended to. Several ma";' """ ''® "^®"®'J to the patroL things ordered a few trips ago were not u P°rt. All old eggs received. Engine department wants to tr^im ''® ®h®®ked and condemned. Paknow what side the ship is going to trolman should see why an adequate dock and when the deck department slopchest is not being brought aboard. washes down, so that they can take out fore the Ih? r he repaired betheir wind chutes. Ship's delegate will K leaves port again: old books see the purser about the amount of to thi ^°'® '•'®°ks weat money that can be drawn by each man. to the steward department. There is a beef about the sailing board not being posted as per contract. 24''-cha'iiri,?""^ Shipping), January INES (Bull), January 5—Chairman, H. Gene; Secretary, R. Donaldson. There is a balance of $49.88 in the ship's fund. Port screens were ordered and will be gotten in Baltimore. There has been no action on gear locker for the deck aepartment. Tubs in laundry and a new wringer are needed as well as bars or hooks for clothing in the lists earlier so they can be ic^ed on during the voyage. Vote of thanks weni ot the entire steward department for line work performed during ChHstmas and New Year. SEA CLOUD (Sestraderi), Decembar 13 —Chairman, George Hatglmlstlos; Sec­ retary, La Verne Walden. New wringer is needed for the washing machine; we will try to get one in Italy;. Two wooden Jl^ ^halrman, Joa Selby; Secretary, D. hiif th« V®* riH'"'' ea®e of—aU linn ®U ThBie are ho beefs. FlatInnm T»!'® P'^eed In the crew messroom. Discussion was held on using kerosene in the washing machine, luggestion was made that men be sure to turn it off and leave the cover off when throijgh. Larger light bulbs should be instaUed in the crew messroom. Table and-chair stantions should be cleaned in the crew messroom. Feet should be kept off. Plumbing is out of order. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), January 26 —Chairman, William Thompson; Secre­ tary, Frank L. Verher. Delegates will Ihrn repair lists in before arrival in Trinidad, so that they can be mailed in from there. Engine department beef will be straightened out by the patrol- : JEAN LAFITTC (Waterman), Novem­ ber 1—Chairman, R. F. Ransome; Secre­ tary, F, B. Lynum. Tom Moi-iurily was elected ship's delegate. Each person should clean the laundry after he fin­ ishes using it. The machine shotUd not be overloaded. Any brother who notices anything needing repairing should report it to his delegate. January 16—Chairman, M. L. Smith; Secretary, Fred B. Lynum. Everything is going OK; there are no beefs. Mate was contacted on slopchest and medicine chest, and said it would be .fully equipped next trip. Repair lists were turned in and we do hope we will get the work done. Some repair work has been done. Motion was passed to see the port steward about more stores. It was suggested that at least two bookmembers staying on board should check the slopchest When it comes aboard. Guys are making too much noise in the recreation room. Brothers were asked to- cooperate.' A donation will be a(vcepted for the organization that sent the, Christmas boxes. Vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a wonderful Christmas dinner. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatraln), January 24—Chairman, Sir Charles; Sec­ retary, N. A. Kirk. N. A. Kirk was elected ship's delegate. Men were re­ quested to be less noisy while shipmates are sleeping. Chicken shoul^,J>e gerved room and will start painting the crew messhalL Santos Garcia was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. - It was decided to renew the crew's subscrip­ tion to "Newsweek" and pay for it out of the ship's fund. Crew was requested to make large enough draws so as not to awaken the captain at midnight to get money for taxi fare. Steward was asked to make larger purchases of food supplies and notify the £rew if they are not brought aboard. He was assured that he would have the backing of the crew in any matter of this kind. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatraln), January 16—Chairman, H. L. Richardson; Secre­ tary, Clyde Krelss. AB extra towels should be returned, or linen will be is­ sued piece for piece. New mattresses will be Issued to the crew in the next few ports. $20 was spent for flowers for the chief cook, who died in Galveston. There is $45.17 In the ship's fund. STEEL WORkER (Isthmian), Novambar 5—Chairman, Ralph Knowlas; SacrafSry, John Bowdon. Discussion was held on the condition of the water tanks. Ship's delegate will see the captain about the rusty water. Washing machine was spoken about. January 8—Chairman, Charles Ashgom; Secretary, George E. Renate. One mem­ ber of the steward department will be hospitalized. Spray gun used by the first assistant on the engine room will be discussed with the patrolman in port. He will also be told that the crew didn't get their pay from back articles. Let­ ter will be written to the Sea Chest to find out about-prices and quality of ar­ ticles in the slopchest. STEEL RANGER (Isthmian), January 31—Chairman, John Jallette; Secretary/ men who caused a ruckus. squared away satisfactorily. This was FRENCH CREEK (Cities Service), Jan­ uary 30—Chairman, Harry Jaynes; Secre­ tary, Dan Beard. Captain jrefUsed to handle outgoing mail through the Singa­ pore agent. Deck department is await­ ing clarification from New York on anchor watches in Japan. Motion was passed .to finance outgoing maU from the ship's fund. Motion was passed to accept the baker's qffer to boost the ship's fund .with extra cash, with a vote of thanks for his generous offer. Pantryman got a vote of thanks for his cooperation in the messhall and the gal­ ley. Washing powder issued to the crew doesn't clean their clothes prop­ erly. Crew asked for a good brand of soap powder to be put aboard in the States. STEEL INVENTOR (Isthmian), Novem­ ber 21—Chairman, Ed Faiha; Secretary, Bob Brown. Performing must come to an end. i Ed Faihe was elected ship's delegate. Offer's bunk- needs repairing. Carpenter agreed to fix it. Discussion was held on painting or at least sougeeing the galley, Ship's delegate wUl dis­ cuss this with the captain. Imlirovement in the food was noticed by the crew. Delegate will see the first as­ sistant about wearing clothes "while touring the galley and ice boxes. Vote of thanks was given to the retiring ship's delegate. Bob Brown, for a job weU done. GATEWAY CITY (Waterman), Novem­ ber 30—Chalrfnan, 6. E. Annis; Secre­ tary, J. Woodcock.'>• Ship's fund stands at $12.3S:. Ship's delegate saw the cap­ tain about windbreaker for the flying bridge when men have to stand lookout. Captain will not have it put up. Chief engineer wiU be asked to paint out the engine ' department head, showers and rooms. Crew wiU vote before turning on heat in the aft quarters. All dele­ gates win make up repair Ust and turn it over to the captain. Each man was asked by the steward to change his own linen. Men were requested to put aU coffee cups back in the gaUey and try and keep' the messroom clean after card and checker games. , Each man should clean the washing machine after using if. Deck and engine department sanitary men will take turns cleaning up the' aft recreation room. Edch de­ partment will clean the laundry for a week at a time. Al Whitmar. Two men paid off to go to the hospitals. Food sitimtion is .acute; letter will be written to New York on this. The crew, and evecially the de­ partment delegates, were thanked for .their cooperation throughout the voy­ age. Repair list was turned in and is being worked on. Disputed OT is at a minimum. Everyone is hoping the ship i« melted up for scrap. Steward depart­ ment beef concerns the lack of fresh and dry stores, and no .-eggs for two. weeks. Vote of thanks went to R. Bequet for all the work done by iiim for the various sick and injured men dur­ ing the voyage. It was well appreciated and then men have the highest praise for the chief officer. Vote of thanks went to McCuUough, Jellette and Yeilmans for their work done in purchas­ "ROBIN KIRK (Seas Shipping), Janu­ ing and decorating the mess hall for the ary 6—Chairman, L. Thomas; Sacratary, holidays out of their own pockets. Maga­ J. N.-Lapolnts Lietz was elected ship's zines will be crated up by the carpenter .(Continued on page 2&) for tl^e qext crew if the ship goes out ' �SEAFARERS LOG l»i M54 P«r« Twenty-fiv* «..DIGEST of SHIPS* MEETINGS ... (Continued from page 24) 4lel«aate. Repair list will be made up and turned over to the stewards Ship's delegate should see the captain about two meals' - subsistence and one night's lodging for December 28. Discussion was held on the duties of sanitary men, who will clean the laundry and recrea' lion room clean. Washing machine will be repaired in New York. Discussion was held en wind chutes, screens, mat­ tresses and cots. Department heads will be contacted, to make sure that we have a good supply on hand. Pursei* should be contacted about special or­ ders for the slopchest. Bosun will l«ep recreation deck clean. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), January 1 —Chairman, Thomas J. Moore; Secretary Herbert Bieuer. Some repairs have been done. Cigarettes will be ordered for the next trip if the ship is going foreign. Deck department head and washroom should be sougeed. Patrolman will be asked for a library. SUZANNE (Bull), January I — Chair­ man, Sam Teiech; Secretary, H. A. Orlando. The late dinner on sailing from New York on December 27th should be a penalty hour for the deck department. Washing machine needs repairing. All other repairs will be turned in on arrival. MICHAEL (Carras), December 20 — Chairman, Fred Bruggner; Secretary, E. Manuel. Deck sailed short; one man was promoted to bosun until okayed by New York. Steward department is one man short. A different brand of wash­ ing powder should be obtained. Linen wUl be issued piece by piece as the crew is not turning in all linen. Messhall should be kept clean at aU times. January t—Chairman, W. L. Hammock; Secretary, E. Manuel. Ship's fund will be built up by all hands. Black gang head should be kept clean. Money for the ship's fund will be collected by delegates, until there is enough to buy a radio and a punching bag. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Seatrade), De. camber 27—Chairman, George Hubner; Secretary, Lawrence Reiner. 200 form letters to be sent to Congress on the closing of the marine hospitals were purchased at s cost of $7.14. One man was left behind at'Puerto La Cruz. Wash­ ing machine is still out of order, and we are still waiting for the washing ma­ chine that was promised two trips ago. Vote of appreciation and thanks' went to the steward department for really a swell Christmas dinner. VAL CHEM (Valentine), December 22 —Chairman, W. C. Snell; Secretary, Ed­ win Rushton. ' Down payment of $60 was made on a record-player and ra­ dio: there is a' $101 balance in the ship's fund. Chief engineer was contacted about the washing machine. If we can't get a new one after the first of the year we will bring the matter to the patrolman's attention. One man got off the ship at Port Arthur. Suggestion was made to have dish towels and dish clothes used in the messroom instead of rags from the rag bag. SEAGARDEN (Penln. Nav.), October 4 —Chairman, not listed; Secretary,' B. E. Doyle. Bosun and day men are taking care of all lockers and springs. Mate will be notified to get screeiis. air scoops and iqattresses. Steward told the delegates to' get a list of men nejding mattresses. Ship's delegate will see the captain about foc'sle keps and getting the pump on the washing machine fixed. If this is not possible, we need a new washing machine. Ship's dele­ gate wiU write to the San Pedro patrol­ man about getting a library. Ship's delegate will see the captain about new lockers for men needing them. November 15—Chairman, D. Clanglordano; Secretary, B; E. Doyle. Disputed OT in the steward department will be ironed out before we arrive in port. Re- Puzzte Antiwer Hiaan asn Hssgffls _ dSOS [!][S[3[iSu port was mad* on present conditions of liberty, draws and launch service in Inchon. ' New washing machine and new coffee urn will be asked for. since the chief engineer has said that the ones we have now cannot be made to operate properly. No shoreside personnel should be allowed in the midship house for any reason. Deck department will keep all watertight doors closed except for one by the gangway. Steward department will make sure that no garbage is spilled on the deck while taking it aft. Dscembsr 13—Chairman, Martin Ruble; Secretary, Bill E. Doyle. Trouble be­ tween the captain and the deck depart­ ment wUi be taken up with the parolman. Repair list will be posted. There is quite a bit of disputed OT. Captain has ordered the man with his arm in cast to stand watch. This also wUl be taken up with the patrolman. Captain has taken a belUgerent and uncoopera­ tive attitude toward the crew and the SlU agreement. Repair list wiU be posted-. Steward department got a vote of thanks for a job well done. ABIQUA (Cities Service), December 6— Chairman, Lee Arnold; Secretary, Joseph H. Kane. There is $22.31 in the ship's fund. One man missed ship in Texas City. Action was taken on the ship's re­ pair list. Request was made to have heads and showers painted out. Repair list wiU be posted for additional re­ pairs to be added after leaving South­ ampton. England. It wiU be submitted to the caplain 24 hours before arrival in United States port. Chief engineer will be asked if the hatch from the en­ gine room on the aft poop deck has to be kept open at aU times. There is danger of men tripping in the dark and failing in. Crew was asked to take bet­ ter care of the waslting machine in the future. • December 27—Chairman, Joseph Kane; Secretary, Clarence Edwards. There is $22.31 in the ship's fund. Chief engi­ neer was seen a few times about his I^RSONilW John T. Shaw Please get In touch with your stepson Gene. Write 1034 Maldies St., Baltimore 30, Md. S. QiUz Answers (1) The shivaree is a rural Amer­ ican custom consisting of the bois­ terous serenading of a newly mar­ ried couple. (2) The temperature will fall. (3) Bill Terry, "Rabbit" MaranviUe, and BUI Dickey. . (4) im. (5) Alexander Wiley, Republican. (6) Contract bridge.. (7) Tepcas, It can be divided into five states.. • (8) Albania, Bulgaria, Czecho­ slovakia, German People's Repub­ lic (East Germany), Hungary, Po­ land, Rumania. • (9) Bidault. (10) Porpoise. The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis is. the only charitable organization whiclr has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot end of the repair list, particularly per­ taining to sougeeing quarters and painting out head and showers. This will be referred to the Lake Charles patrolman as no attempt has been made to correct same. Wipers could have been turned to on week ends on this. They have worked one weekend during six weeks. Consistent performers were warned that they wiU be turned over to the patrolman for action. Chief mate is leaving some disputed OT off his sheet. One man left ship in Azores due to ill­ ness. SOUTHERN CITIES (Southern), De­ cember 21—Chairman, Floyd Simmans; Secretary, James B. Elliott. R. W. Carrollton was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Ship saUed shorthanded from Jacksonville. Repair list will be ready on arrival. Ship's delegate will see the captain about getting new cots. New Orleans patrolman should investi­ gate ' water rationing, accurate tank soundings. All agrfeed that the trip was a good one, and all clear photo­ graphs will be sent to the LOG. t. WiUiam S. Armstrong Contact the Safe Deposit Dept., Corn Exchange Bank, 1510 Chest­ nut St., Philadelphia or A. De Fazio, 1201 Harrison Bldg., Phila­ delphia. 4" 4» 4" 4" 4- . 4« Arthur Ericson Please contact me as soon as possible, regarding information on my case, Joe Callahan, 377 E. 12th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Harold Henry Get in touch with me. Urgent. J. Bryson, 542 E. 185th St., Cleve­ land 21, Ohio. James E. McLeod Please contact home. Write PC Box 205, St. Simons Island, Ga. 41 4" • 4» 4" 4« 4" 4 4 4 - Frederick E. Lillard Please write. Mrs. T. F. Lillard, 214 E. Monroe, Jonesboro, Ark. Charles T. Hall Contact home. Mrs. G. D. Hall, 321-So. Pearl, Youngstown, Ohio. 4" 44i . Lawrence Franklin It is urgent that we hear from you regarding your gear. Kodak Ltd., Wealdstone, Harrow, Middle­ sex, England. Edward J. Muller Please write. I am aboard the Chiwawa, John E. Brady, c/o Cities Service Oil Co., 70 Pine St., New York City. SQ03 umm ^Can'Shahers^ Have IVo OK STEEL KING (Isthmian), December 3— Chairman, Karrman; Secretary, Ciacchet- ti. John Mastropavlos was elected ship's delegate, and a vote of thanks was given to the prevoius ship's dele­ gate, Henry P. Hernandez. The locks to many doors need fixing. Heating units should be properly regulated. Medical chest and slopchest are thought to be lacking many supplies. Before signing on for foreign articles in New York the crew wants a patrolman to examine the meat box and the above. More crockery and utensils are to be or­ dered. A new library wUl be obtained in New Orleans. December 27—Chairman, S. C. Scott; Secretary, Albert W. Bouton. The ship's delegate reported that all items in good and welfare were looked into and taken care of in New York. Gangway watch will hold the keys to the messhall while they are locked in port. All shoreside personnel should be kept out of passageways. Checkers are to eat after liie crew has been served. A new shower nozzle is needed for the steward department shower. A basket is needed for the laundry. The washing machine should be secured. Library books should be returned. BEATRICE (Bull), January 24—Chair­ man, Jim Feti; Secretary, Charles Stam, -bul. Radio in chart room needs repair­ ing. Captain and the chief engineer were called down to look at the washing machine which needs repairing. It is now up to the patrolman to take care Charles Moslier Contact the Boston SIU hall as soon as possible. 4 4 4 of thl«. Delegate* of each department have made up a repair list. Washing machine has been in debate for the last two months. The patrolman should set­ tle this matter once and for all. Chiof electrician suggested that the aerials of the multicouplers for radios should be instaUed so men can attach them in their rooms without putting up their own aerials. Electrician will speak to the patrolman on this. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), January 24—Chairman, W. Mason; Secretary, B. Alston. Linen wUl be checked when it is returned from the laundry. SIU agent wiU be contacted to ask the company agent on arrival to work out a linen deal. Company will be contacted on fumigating the ship in the port of pa.vod. Captain wiU be contacted on the slop­ chest. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Jan­ uary 24—Chairman, Rusiey Beyeler; Sec­ retary, John B. Flannery. There is .$147 in the ship's fund. Ship's delegate wants a two-way speaker from the messroom to the gaUey; the mcssman's orders can't be understood by the galley. Suggestion was made to buy a PA system for not more than $18. Ship's delegate will speak to company officials and the pa­ trolman .about getting a hydraulic stop on the engine room door near the crew's rooms, as the continual slamming keeps the watch standees awake. Thev can be easily opened when closed. All e.\tra linen should be rettu-ned as there is a shortage. $8.86 left in the ship's fund. Motion was passed to accept a $.50 donation from each man. Handle should be put on each screen door aft. Ship's delegate wUl contact the agent about the new washing machine that was promised when the ship went to the shipyard. YORKMAR (Calmar), February 4 — Chairman, Vincent Carnecte; Secretary, George Dunfee. Luzier was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Sugges­ tion was made to paint the laundry room; ship's delegate will see the cap­ tain. Jack Jacobs was elected new dock delegate by acclamation. MAE (Bull), December 27—Chairman, E. Carlton; Secretary, G. Jamison. There is a balance of $46.70 in the ship's fund; another arrival pool will be made up for Baltimore. E. Carlson was elected ship's 1 delegate. Washing machine and coffee urn will be brought up with the patrol­ man. Ship's delegate will see the captain about painting messroom decks. January 31—Chairman, Carlson; Secre­ tary, Shea. There is $48.05 in the ship's fund. Steward will put out an e.xtra perculator to boil water for the men who drink tea. Brother Carlson got a vote of thanks for doing a fine job as ship's delegate. Each crewmember is to clean the washing machine after he uses it. Scouring powder will be kept there for that purpose. New antenna should be bought for the video set. All agreed on this. \ BETHORE (Ore), January 23 —Chair­ man, G. W. Calendlne; Secretary, J. B. Humphries. Some action should be taken on arrival in Baltimore, on one uncoop­ erative member. Men are leaving clothes in the washing machine for too long a time. Everyone agreed to be more care­ ful. Steward was asked to order more coffee. Bosun will see the mate about SHINNECOCK BAY (Veritas), Decem­ sougeeing foc'sles. .Action will be taken ber 20—Chairman, Pearsall; Secretary, J. by the patrolman about a fight between W. Craft. Minutes to the last meeting two members. were lost when the steward, who got off he ship in Bangor, lost them. Rcp.-.ir list OREMAR (Calmar), January 24—Chair­ made out at the end of the last voyage man, Roland Williams; Secretary, F. H. and given to th^-chief engineer and the Houck. Nothing was done on repairs captain, has been taken care of, with listed last' voyage. A new list from all the exception of -a few minor repairs. department delegates was requested. The 4-8 black gang wa i had a beef Vote of thanks went to the steward de­ regarding one man bu d • shelves and partment for a swell trip. There was a cabinets and placing tr ii the room. discussion on good feeding and prepara­ He was believed to L-2 ...king up too tion on this ship, with plenty of fresh much space. Delegates will check after fruit, compared to other company ships. the meeting. Necessar.v galley repairs Discussion was held on painting of crew's have not been made, and these were on quarters, messhaUs, pantry, etc. Chief the repair list given to the chief engi­ engineer refused to repair light fixtures neer. Ship's delegate will check on this. in the crew's quarters. All men wanting to send messages home for the holidays were asked by sparks to do so today. Washing machine agita­ tor was broken, and the captain will attempt to piu°chase a new one in the canal. It was suggested and approved by the membership that for all meetings, the permitmen be allowed to run the meeting, to give them experience and make the meeting a more meaningful CUBORE (Ore), January 30—Chairman, thing to them, and also to give them Frank Clawson; Secretary, Van Euera. practice in parliamentary procedure, There is a balance of $31.30 in the ship's January 24 — Chairman, L. Pearsall; fund. One man is returning from the Secretary, J. W. Craft. Galley repairs Canal off the Marore. All men are to have been made. Captain promised to turn repairs in to the ship's delegate. try and get a washing machine agitator Washing machine wringers should be in the canal but nothing was done. Ar­ checked for repairs. Ship's delegate will rangements were made to feed the 4-8 see the patrolman on changing linen. lookout early, and this was explained to Rumor against a member was stopped (he" crew. Thanks were given to tha before it went to far, thanks to the ship's members of the steward department for delegate. the excellent meals prepared on Christ­ mas and New Years and to the deck STEEL AGE (Isthmian), December 9— engineer for making minor repairs with­ Chairman, A. Suskon; Secretary, J. Kusout having to go through the chief engi­ mieski. Mate doing seamen's work. neer. Steward explained that stores Outside of thisis everything taken on were for 90 days but nothing smoothly. There is $21.12 in istherunning ship s was purchased, though additional stores fund.' Letter was drawn up protesting were requested for the Panama Canal, the close of the marine hospitals. Com­ including a ton of meat. Stores are plaints were made about a man perform­ low on many items. Inventory will be ing Men are keeping clothes in prepared and a copy given to the cap­ the aboard. washing machine too long. A vote tain to forward to the company, a copy of thanks went to the 4-8 watch for sent to the Union, wiyi a request for helping to keen the messhall clean. assistance and that the Union contact January 4—Chairman, W. O'Brien; Sec­ the company. retary, J. Kusmieski. Two fenders were thrown over the side on New Year's MICHAEL (Carras), no date—Chairman, Eve. The mate will make an issue of Crew asked Robert McNeil; Secretary, E. Manuel. this in the first US port. Repair list will be made out and given that fresh bread be put out more often. A complaint was made about the way to the patrolman. There was a discus­ sion about the mate calling out men bacon is prepared in the morning. without calling the bosun. Radio will be raffled off and bought to build up the YAKA (Waterman), January 24—Chair­ ship's fimd. man, Barnhill; Secretary, Gus SanchezJoeph Rudolph was elected ship's dele­ QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Seatrade), gate by acclamation. There is a balance January 24—Chairman, R. Murphy; Sec­ of $22.17 in the ship's fund; all brothers retary, Charles A. Mose. First engineer were asked to donate $1 at the first is working on the washing machine. draw. Washing machine should be Other repairs are being taken care of. I cleaned after use. New one should be. ,,, Stove parts have ben ordered. There is brought aboard at the port of payoff. "7 Pick Up Baggage Seafarers with unclaimed bag­ Editor, gage in the Mobile SIU hall are SEAFARERS LOG, 4 4 4 urged to pick it up or advise the 675 Fourth Ave., Joseph Bramley Please phone or write me as agent their present address within soon as possible. Urgent. Mrs. the next 60 days. This baggage is Brooklyn 32, NY taking up space in the hall which Edith Bramley. I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please is being converted to other use. 4 4 4 put my name on your moiling list. (Print Information) 4 4 4 Peter Ayers Biilie Brown Get in touch with me. Urgent. Contact, the Welfare Seiwices of­ Mrs. P. Ayers, 2553 Benefit St., NAME fice at SIU headquarters in Brook­ New Orleans. lyn as soon as possible. 4 4 4 STREET ADDRESS Ex-Salem Maritime 4 4 4 James Robinson Clothes of former crewmembers except for A. Tursi, E. Foley and Contact Trojan Steamship Co., .ZONE STATE R. Tuthill are being held in the 21 West St., NYC, or call WHite- CITY Heublin Laundry, Yokohama. The hall 3-7120. Signed ship sailed before we could get 4 4 4) them out. Contact the laundry di­ Retiring cards are being held at TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you aro an old lubseribar and hava a chanq* rectly. I have gear of the three the Boston SIU hall for the follow­ of addrass, plaaia qiva your formar addratt below: ts:named men. Contact me on the ing men: Victor A. Carlson, Frank ship or c/o MuUins, 66 Champlain H. Carroll, Albert F. Chysna, John ADDRESS Ave., Wilmington, Delaware. T. Latella, J. D. Leary, Gavin C. Dnewicki, ship's delegate. Steele. CITY 20NE ;$TAT1 laaasaeaasssasaaeasaaaesaaaaaa ••ssaaaaaaaaaaat a aaaaaaaaaaaaasaei aaaaaaaeaaaaaata jr&i?'-. �Pare Twentr-dz !:• SEAFAREkS teihurr 19. IBM LOG Disabled Secifarer Gets Aid Collecting his first SIU disability payments after sailing for more than 40 years as a rner chant seaman. Seafarer Burton J. Frazer last week received a $50 check from the SIU Wel­ fare Serwces Department. The Union pays $25 a week to its totally disabled seamen. Frazer joined the SIU back^. in its early organizing days of The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who 1939 and had been sailing con­ are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. in the HOSPITALS tinually with the Union until en­ tering the hospital last year for a thorough checkup. Bothered for years by/a leg ailment, compound­ ed by a bone disease, Frazer de­ cided once and for all to see what he could do about it in the local bone drydocks. The medics couldn't check him out on his leg, discharging him af­ ter a three-months examination as having an incurable leg ailment. Born in Newport, New Hampehire, just before the advent of the twentieth century, Frazer is 60 years old. He started sailing early in his teens around his home town, ship­ ping in the local waters aboard tankers, whalers and other vessels before sticking strictly to deep sea ships. All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name. Robert Lamar and Charles David Stringfellow, born November 21, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Stringfellow, 1054 Elmira Street, Mobile, Ala. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. Seafarer Barton J. Frazer gets first SIU disability benefits check from Welfare Services representative Milton Flynn. ber 31, 1953. Parents, Mr. and ber 9, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. William M. Ward, 330-26 31st Robert A. Palmer, 552 Charleston Street, Astoria, Long Island, NY. Street, Mobile, Ala. t 4i. 4> t 4> 4> George Francis Andrade, bora Eileen Theresa Bagley, born De­ cember 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. and January 6, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Bagley, 61-38 148th Mrs. Francis E. Andrade, General Place, Flushing, Long Island, NY. Delivery, Saraland, Ala. ^ a. 4> 4> 4^ 4> 4i 4" 4' t t> t) 4i William Garrison Porter, born Manly Anthony Bolton, born De­ Ofelia Gutierrez, born January cember 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and January 26, 1954. Parents, Mr. 23, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Leonard A. Bolton, Houston, and Mrs. William S. Porter, 6327 N. Woodstock Street, Philadelphia, Juan G. Gutierrez, 7619 Avenue I, Tex. , Pa. Houston, Tex. 4> 4^ 4> 4i 4" 4' Richard Wayne Toier, born De­ l" 4" 4" Nicholas Peter Kondylas, bora Philip Narvaez, born October 31, cember 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Felipe and Mrs. Richard L. Toler, 2426 December 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas P. Kondylas, 911 Narvaez, 305 West Hart, Pasadena, Brown Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Belgiare Avenue, Baltimore, Md. Tex. 4i 4> 4i 4> 4> 4> Deborah Diane Applewhite, born 4" 4" • 4^ Glenda Sue Mason, born Octo­ Doris Anna Arliga, bom Jan- December 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. 2, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Thomas N. Applewhite, ber 25, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Miguel H. Arliga, 1780 Frankford Apt. 8D, Savannah Terrace, North Mrs. Allen C. Mason, 5104 Edwards Avenue, Jacksonville, Fla. Augusta, SC. .^venue, Philadelphia, Pa. 4^ -• 4^ . Maria Emmanuella Schiavone, Dennis Rivera, born January Deborah Ann Monahan, bora De­ born October 11, 1953. Parents, 14, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. cember 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Schiavone, John L. Rivera, 3374 Pearl Street, and Mrs. Elbert W. Monahan, 799 New York, NY. South First Street, New Bedford, 386 Ford Street, Bronx, NY. Mass. 4" 4^ 4" 4" 4" 4^ Dehra Lee -Palmer, bora DecemBeverly Ann Ward, bora Decem­ 4^ 4> 4^ Jessie Brittain Gay, born Decem­ ber 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Drew C. Gay, 318 C, Luther Wilson Apts., Columbus, Ga. ^ , ^ 4^ 4> Elizabeth Koenig Conway, bora December 7, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis H. Conway, 94 Becker Ave., Rochelle Park, NJ. SB" 4" 4' VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES. FLA. Solomon Gerber Jose C. VUar George Planes CRAWFORD RETREAT BALTIMORE. MD. John Sercu USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MO. Leslie R. Aaron WUUam Ivlns George R. Black Lloyd G. Llnthlcum Julian A. Blanco Charles P. Lord Lorenzo Brlgida John L. MUlner Arthur R. Brooka Jlmmle Morris Robert ChapUne Jlmmle Priddy Jessie A. Clarke Peter Sadowskl JeS Davis John D. Seiferth James R. Dodson Elmer Shipp John J. Ferreira C. N. SummereU FrankUn D. GUman Henrlch Wiese James G. Girolaml Paul M. Wood Donald J. Hewson US NAVAL HOSPITAL KEY WEST. FLA. Antonio Landry USPHS HOSPITAL SAN JUAN. PUERTO RICO Henry Schwartz US NAVAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE. FLA. L. J. Richards USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Paul B. Bland Joseph Kramer H. L. Carter Jimmie Littleton A. Cohen Bert Rickard F. W. Grant H. P. Towns USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. C. E. Dudley C. E. Johnson Leo A. Dwyer V. K. Ming G. C. Farnum Ronald D. Stough WUUam K. GuUey Joseph E. Wells S. Johannessen Edward L. Woods SEASIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH. CAL. WUUam H. Mason USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEX. C. Adkins John E. Markopolo M. P. Bennett D. B. Patterson G. Brownell George G. RandeU Pierre Charette Jose Sanchez M. DeGollado R. G. Schram H. Deshotels M. W. Smith Samuel S. Lyle C. Storey G. B. McCurley S. Vlncius Jr. J. LEWIS CROZER HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA. PA. E. J. Lanahan USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, BROOKLYN, NY Thomas B. Bryant James J. Lawlor Joseph G. Carr James R. Lewis Julian CuthreU Francis F. Lynch C. M. Davison Harry F. McDdnald A. McGulgan EmUio Delgado David McUreath Antonio M. Diaz Frank Mackey John J. Driscoll Vic MUazzo Jose G. Espinoza Robert E. Gilbert Alfred MueUer Bart E. Guranick Eugene T. Nelson G. E. Shumaker John B. Hass Thomas Isaksen E. R. Smallwood Harry E. Smith John W. Keenan Ludwlg Kristiansen Renato A. VUlata Frederick Landry VlrgU E. WUmoth OLD ROPER HOSPITAL CHARLESTON. SC Enrique Cortes USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Robert B. Brady C. V. Majette Charles W. Burke USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Ernest P. Belkner Theodore Mastaler R. M. Churchill James H. Penswick Edward C. Dacey Robert A. Rogers Fred MaUory Jr. USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Percy D. AUred Herman Meyer • G. Athanasourels G. N. Monahan Melvin Bass Warren Nielson John Beckmann Montford Owens B. Blanchard Donald Peterson WUUam J. Carey Lewis Riviere Eddie Driggers Jan Rooms Jose Salgado R. Edmondson VirgU Sandberg Charles Ferris John Fontries Robert Sizemora Estell Godfrey Jose Sousa Benjamin Trottlo Hans R. Hanssen Harry S. Tuttla M. Katrausky John J. Usakiewics Dee KimbreU Wong Kong Jan Vanos George Vickery Chang Choo Lai James Waldron Robert McKnew John Maclnnes Albert WUUams Marvin Matson USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. John W. Bancroft Joseph McNulty Wayne T. Center Joe Perreira Dao ICing Chaw Anthony SakelUs Henry J. Childs F. Schembrl Ho Yee Choe Frank Schmiedel BUUe J. Davis W. Singleton John T. Edwards Andrew A. Smith F. FondUa Sing: Ah Sue Benny M. Foster W. Timmernian Raymond W. Frye T. Urbina Oiav Gustavsen M. B. Wilson Harry W. Kight P. S. Y.izon WUUam J. Loss CHARITY HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. J. F. McLaughUn USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Leo H. Lang E. G. Anderson Samuel Levy T. L. Ankerson Arthiu- W. Baker' John C. Long Oscar F. Madera T. W. Bernsee Charles E. Brady Frank Martin WUUam R. Burch J. M. Mason Sr. L. C. Miller Antonio Carrano Charles W. Christ E. A. Pappas Clarence W. Cobb Harry G. Peek W. E. Reynolds S. Cope Henri J. Robin John Culeton Thomas J. Dawson WUUam RocheU J. Santiago John P. Doyla Luther C. Seidla Leo Fontenot John H. Smith B. D. Foster James T. Smith J. E. Gardiner L. C. Smith N. L. Gardner R. .1. Smith Jack H. 'Gleason T. R.. Terringtan T. M. Smith A. F. Thompson Ross J. Herbert J. C. Thompson M. E. HUl Lonnie R. Tickle John L. Hlnton E. M. Valazquez B. R. Huggins Edgar Walker Carl Jones J. E. Ward J. H. Jones H. WUUams E. G. Knapp J. D. Dambrino D. Kornlia A. Landry Baby Greets Camera With Howl M 4' Angel Luis Rios, Jr., bora De­ cember 25, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Angel L. Rios, 515 West 122nd Street, New York, NY. 4^ 4> Alan Richard January 19,'1954. Mrs. Nathaniel Clinton Avenue, 4> 4> Einsbruch, born Parents, Mr. and Einsbruch, 299 Newark, NJ. 4; $ Richard Thomas Tohin, III, born December 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs.' Richard T. Tobin, Box 328, Mt. Pleasant, SC. SIU WELFARE SERVICES DEPARTMENr YOUR PROBLEM IS OUR BUSINESS 4^ 4^ 4^ 4^ 4> 4i Bruce Darrell Ramho, bora De­ cember 31, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John B. Rambo, 620 Well­ ington Street, Mobile, Ata. Charles Randall Bushy, bora Octo­ ber 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Millard F. Busby, Route 1, Eva, Ala. 3^ tf it Richard Nadal, bora September 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Nadal, 317 East 101st Street, New York, NY. Mrs. William Ward, wife of a Seafarer, beams happily as she holds her daughter, Beverly Ann, in her arms in their home in New York City. Beverly seems to be having a howling time;' •i;.o—i,'..r '•ff'y: 1 �SEAFARERS Febrnw 1§, 1*54 SEEIN* THE SEAFARERS LOG Pace Twenty-seTen Jobless Pay Beef Won By Union With WALTER SIEKMANN (News about men in the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SW Weifare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) With incortie-tax time Just around the comer of next month, it's a wonder that not more of the brothers are sick «hd heading for the nearest hospital to recuperate their health, if not their financial losses. Heading the list over at the Staten Island hospital is Warren Nielsen. Nielson dropped in at the hospital for general observation. He was second pumpman on the Trinity (Carras) before he got off for a looksee by the doctors. He hails from Philadelphia, Pa., and he stopped off at the hospital about one month ago. Enunett Many, a little old com pone boy from down Louisiana way is out at Staten Island, bedded down with a case of pneumonia. Many was OS on the Seatrain New York of Seatrain Lines and entered the hospital on the first of the month, one day before the ground hog showed up looking for his shadow. He hopes to be up and around soon and shipping out with his Sea­ farer shipmates. Another Southem boy from down Fiorida way is Jose Sousa. Jose is off the same ship as his ship­ mate, Many, the Seatrain New York. He sailed as a fireman on the train-cari^ing vessels and is in the Trotte drydock for observation. Keeping the string alive on boys hailing from south of the MasonDixon Line in the local medical department is Willie Young. Willie comes from Mobile, Alabama. He last sailed as bosun on the Alcoa Puritan of Alcoa. He bad to get off the ship due to a foot injury. He hbpes to be up to the hall soon and sailing out once again with the Union. In the hospital for a sub-abdominal operation is Dee KImbrell. Kimbrell, out of Decatur, Alabama, was the chief elec­ trician on the Steel Maker of Isthmian before head­ ing for an involuntary stay on the beach. Lewis Riviere, from New York City, was night cook and baker on the Suzanne of Bull before en­ tering the hospital at the end of January. He's in for the same type of operation as is Kimbrell. Two other Seafarers coming in the same general category are Julian Wilson from Brooklyn, who last sailed as AB on the Atlantic Seaman, and Fred Karlkvist. The latter seaman was an AB on the Atlantic Ranger Younr last and sails out of Philadelphia. One boy who really had it bad for awhile is Gil Vila off the Bull Lines' Frances. Vila was OS on that ship when he came down with a succession of mishaps resulting in a double hernia and leg and body injuries. He entered the hospital on Februai^ 3 and he hails from New York. FINAL OISPATCH The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and *2,500 death benefits are being paid to beneficiaries. John H. Fairclough, 46: Brother Fairclpugh died of a fatal pulmo­ nary ailment on October 22, 1953 aboard ship in Sasebo Harbor, Japan. Since 1951, when he joined the Union in New York, Brother Fairclough had sailed as a messman in the steward department. He is survived by his aunt, Mrs. Carruilia Meinhardt of 107 N. Lindwood Avenue, Baltimore, Md. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Joseph Miles, 54: On January 1, 1954, Brother Miles died of heart failure in Liverpool, England. For the past three years he sailed out of New York as a member of the deck department. He leaves his sister, Sarah Mitchell, 1505 Clydes­ dale Road, Wallasey, England. Ralph L. Nixon, 63: Holding the ratings of AB-QM in the deck de­ partment, Brother Nixon had sailed from New York since 1943. On January 8, 1954 he suffered a fatal attack of bronchitis at the USPHS hospital in Baltimore, Md. Burial took place at Riverside Cemetery, Norfolk, Va. Brother Nixon leaves his daughter, Edna Bernik, 415 Pendelton Street, Norfolk, Va. • Jack L. Gridley, 25: Carbon monoxide poisoning caused Brother Gridley's death on January 29, 1954 in Hemet, CaL He was. buried Clarence Yearwood (right) discusses his claim against Calmar Steamship Company with SIU Assist­ ant-Secretary Treasurer Joe Aigina (center) and Walter Siekmann, head of the Union's Welfare Serv­ ices Department. A company attempt to deny a Seafarer unemployment insurance was defeated when Sea­ farer Clarence Yearwood, steward, won a favorable ruling on his application over the ob­ jections of the Calmar Steamship Company. A New York State Unemployment Referee rul­ ed that the company had no 4 case against Yearwood after service on the company's ships, be­ ices and headquarters officials SIU Welfare Services and lieves the firing really stemmed combined efforts for an immedi­ headquarters went to bat for him. from a dispute over Thanksgiving ate appeal at which Yearwood, Mssterson, and Joe Aigina, as­ As a result, Yearwood has col­ Dinner supplies. lected all unemployment insurance When Yearwood was denied un­ sistant-secretary treasurer, testi­ employment insurance in his home fied. The result was a favorable due him, with full retroactivity. The company's reasons for firing state of New York, Welfare Serv­ ruling for the veteran steward. Yearwood were alleged "falsifica­ tion" of overtime sheets and "mis­ conduct" in not showing up for work on the Alamai* on Thanks­ giving Day. Actually, as the testi­ mony showed, Yearwood had turned in the OT sheet in advance, as many stewards do, and had in­ cluded overtime for himself for the holiday. Subsequently, he re­ ceived permission to take the day oft if the ship was in New York. All that would have to be done then, was simply to deduct his OT for the holiday. Dispute Over Supplies Yearwood, who is an oldtimer with Calmar with several years' Twins Get Help Pronto From SIU at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Cal. Since 1947 he sailed in the deck department, having joined the SIU in Baltimore. He leaves his mother, Gladys May Knudsen, Star Rt., Box 30-A, Hemet, Cal. ^ ^ ^ NeU G. Shaw, 56: On May 24,1953 Brother Shaw died at sea aboard the Bessemer Victory and was buried at sea. An oiler in the engine department, he is survived NEW ORLEANS—because Sea­ by his sister, Rosa Lee Shaw, 104 farer Anthony Garza's wife knew North 7th Street, Wilmington, NC. where to go in time of need, a re­ cent distressing experience in the 4 4 4 John Capuzzi, 50: A wiper in the Garza family life turned out to be engine department^ Brother Capuz­ a story with a happy ending. zi died of malignant hypertension Seafarer Garza was on the South on January 27, 1954 in Philadel­ American run aboard the Del phia, Pa., and was buried at Holy Monte (Mississippi) when his 28Cross Cemetery there. . Executrix months-old twins, Linda and of the estate is Wilhelmina Capuz­ Johnny, became seriously ill with zi, 1223 Ridge Ayenue, Philadel­ anemia. Johnny's illness was com­ phia 33, Pa. plicated by . pneumonia. Blood 4 4 4 donors were needed for both chil­ Carl L. Hob, 46: A heart ailment dren. proved fatal to Brother Kob on Mrs. Garza got word to SIU October 25, 1953 at th«. Seaside representatives in New Orleans Hospital in Los Angeles, Cal. He about her plight. They in turn sailed as a messman in the steward called for volunteers and Seafarers department. E. H. Fairbanks, L. M. Kelly, H. J. 4 4 4 Lachney and J. M. Williamson re­ Thomas C. Reynolds, 23: On sponded. January 26, 1954 Brother Reynolds died of a liver ailment at the Now, thanks in part to the alert­ USPHS Hospital, New Orleans, ness of the SIU in answering the La.; he was buried at Drew Cem­ emergency and to the generosity etery, Drew, Miss. A messman in of the four Seafarers who gave the steward department,' Brother their blood, the Garza twins have Reynolds started sailing in 1952, recovered fully from their illness out of New Orlef ys. He leaves his and are anxiously awaiting the mother, Mrs. J. W. Reynolds, chance to meet their Daddy when he comes home agaiq. Parchman, Miss.. Seafarer J. W. Williamson, (above) donates blood for the Garza twins while three other Seafarers, H. J. Lachney, L. M. Kelly and £. H. Fairbanks (left to right) await their turn at Baptist hospital. Below are the fully-recovered twins, Linda and Johnny with big brother Eugene and Mrs. Anthony Garza. �"Don't think the shipowners gave us the con­ ditions we hove today out of the goodness of their hearts. Nobody gives anything for noth­ ing. The take-home pay, shipboard conditions and benefits we enjoy were gotten only after a lot of sweat and hard work. "No, it's no accident that we have the best contracts in the industry, welfare and vacation plans second to none, and all the other things that Seafarers can enjgy today with solid trade union backing on all fronts. We went out to get these conditions because that's the only way we could get them. Nobody was handing them out for free. "Every beef we've been in—and we've had our shore of them—^wos fought to give us a bet­ ter way of life so that we could have a family and a home and all the decent things that most guys who go to sea for a living didn't know about until a few years ago. ^... "Don't say the Union did it alone, either. Who's the Union anyway but seamen like you and me? We've got the best because we fought to get it every time. Don't forget it." V- • •;' • • "* >• • • i • A . ^J • f > c /.,r ' .,^1. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource February 19, 1954 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVI, No. 4 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MCS-AFL CONFIDENT AS ELECTION BEGINS LABOR BOARD SANCTION AIDS EXCELLO DELAY PERMANENT 50-50 LAW, CURBS ON MSTS, SOUGHT BY SENATORS GOV'T OPENS DOOR TO LARGE SCALE SHIP TRANSFERS SIU STEPS UP LIBRARY SERVICE TO HOSPITALS CG CHANGES REGULATIONS ON SCREENING 'NOBODY KNOWS WHY' - LEAVE BAN STICKS BULL LINE WINS SS EVELYN CLAIM SEAFARERS MAILING ART ENTRIES NLRB ORDERS HEARING ON AFL'S DOCK VOTE CHARGES CORNHUSKER FATE UNDER STUDY MISSING SON MAY BE ON WATERFRONT BILLS PROPOSE LANGUAGE RULE NEWARK TERMINAL OPENING NEAR CREDIT GIVEN ABOARD SHIP BY SEA CHEST 'CLOSE KINGS PT.' CONGRESS TOLD SUP'S SEATTLE HALL ROUNDING INTO SHAPE LIBERTYS BEING SOLD AT CUT RATE PRICES BIDS OUT FOR GAS TURBINE INSTALLATIONS BUILT-IN HOLE AIDS RECORD DIVE STRANGE POLICY BRIDGES' 'NO UNION' PLEA NEW SERVICE THE STORY OF THE HOOK NARROWS BRIDGE PROPOSAL STUDIED BY NY AUTHORITY TRUCK CO. WOULD OPERATE TRAILERSHIPS ON EAST COAST 'BUT IT'S FROM CALIFORNIA' SIGHT-SEEING COUPLE ENCOUNTER WEIGHTY PROBLEM IN NEW ORLEANS MARKS LEAVE THEIR MARK ON SEAFARER IN GERMANY SHINNECOCK BAY CREWMEN HAVE BANG-UP TIME ON WEST COAST MAIDEN CREEK CREAKS ALONG UNDER STRAIN OF STORM, ICE AND STRIFE TAGALAM HAS H2O PROBLEM SEAFARERS TAKE SAILORS HOLIDAY WITH FISHING TRIP OFF AFRICA NEW HAVEN FOR SEAFARERS ON CARIBBEAN SEA ISLE THE GREAT SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DISABLED SEAFARER GETS AID JOBLESS PAY BEEF WON BY UNION TWINS GET HELP PRONTO FROM SIU Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/19/1954 1954 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/6609925637db3d6cf3a266ccf35eb582.PDF de6125590e4029ebda89dc6a6462be15 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICiyVL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC "i.'Si AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • UNION FKHT SAVES USPHS HOSPITALS •-•Si •m '^1 .Story On Page 3 AFL V/ins PR Longshore Ballot Story On Page 3 "II M "nl l| Launch Aid Program. Kicking off new US program provid­ ing military aid for Spain, the SIUmanned freighter Northwestern Vic­ tory .(Victory Carriers) takes on cargo at the New Orleans Port of Embarka­ tion. Tanks, motor vehicles, electronic gear and other military equipment are being delivered to Spain under new pact permitting US use of military bases in the country during a war emergency. The tank in the photo is being hoisted aboard by a Navy heavylift crane. (Story on Page 2.) Good Hospital News, Happy over the news of the success­ ful Union fight to halt the "economy" closing of 13 US Public Health Service hospitals providing medical care for seamen, Seafarers Joseph Carr, AB (right), and Ben Bryant, oiler (2nd from right), discuss new USPHS budget figures with Dr. Roy White­ head, and Nurse Wireberger at the Manhattan Beach Hospital." The hun­ dreds of letters and messages sent to Washington by Seafarers and SIU ships' crews protesting the proposed shutdown were credited with playing a major role in the victory. (Story on Page 3.) •1 �p>ee Twp SEAFARERS LOG February K> 1954 SlU^s Tliird Annual Arl Contest Opensi £ The third in a series of annual art contests tot Seafarers • ^ets under way this week with entries being accepted at Un­ ion headquarters from now until midnight April 30, 1954. Once again Seafarers will have the opportunity to show their stuff in oils, watercolors, black and white sketches and a va­ that every individual entry would riety of handicrafts with all get adequate display, by avoiding entrants shooting for one or overcrowding of display space by more of the 12 prizes that will be the work of any one entrant. distributed in the four divisions. Of course any Seafarer will still There is just one major change be permitted to enter work in all in this year's regulations compared four categories if he feels like it. to those of the previous two ex­ And with five entries permitted in hibitions. Seafarers will be limited each division, an entrant has the to not more than five entries in opporti^ity to pick out the best of any one of the four classifications. his work for the contest. This was decided on to assure Many Entries The first two contests conducted in 1952 and 1953, both attracted a wide variety of entries, over 80 the first year and over 110 last year. Prizes awarded for the first year's winners were waterproof, shockproof watches. Last year the awards consisted of 14-carat gold SIU emblem rings. The contest will be judged by a panel consisting of established art NEW ORLEANS—The first ship­ authorities and well-known artists, ment of American-made military as well as the art editor of the equipment destined for Spain un­ SEAFARERS LOG. In the previ­ ous contests, judges expressed conder the mutual defense assistance sid^able interest in the high qual­ program left here recently aboard ity of many of the entries, and in the SlU-contracted Northwestern the unusual displays of fancy knot Victory (Victory CarrieriS). work and other handicraft work in Included in the cargo were US- which seamen specialize. made tanks, artillery, motor ve­ As in previous years all entries hicles, maintenance tools and com­ will be put on exhibition for a munications and electronics equip­ week in headquarters and the pub­ ment being transferred to Spain lic invited to view the exhibit. Sev­ by the US under the terms of a eral of last years entries were pur­ recently-concluded agreement with chased on the spot by visitors, par­ the Spanish government, ticularly some of the handicraft US Permitted Bases work. The pact permits American use In addition some of last year's of certain military air bases in entries were displayed at a second Spain in the event they are needed art exhibition in New York at in time of war, in return for US which work done by members of aid to the European country in the several unions was shown. form of military goods and sup­ Handicraft Section plies. Among some of the handicraft Highlighted by appropriate cere­ items entered last year were belts mony, the first shipment was load­ and ties made of decorative knots, ed aboard the Northwestern Vic­ tooled leather bags and wallets, At top, two Seafarers view an exhibit in last year's art contest at SIU headqnartei^ including iwo of tory at the Port of Embarkation hand-carved wood desk sets and the prizewinners in the oil painting division. At bottom, the panel of Judges which awarded prizes In and started on its way acro.ss the pipe-holders, pictures made of the 1925 competition scan some of the handicraft items submitted. The Judges U-r) were Bernard Sea­ Atlantic. Port of Embarkation of­ hammered copper, woven brace­ man, art editor of the SEAFARERS LOG; John Gordon, curator of painting and sculpture at the ficials said the shipment was rout­ lets, a working model of a light­ Brooklyn Museum, and artist and radio-TV personality Staats Cotsworth. ed through New Orleans because house and similar entries Includ­ of the port's nearness to manufac­ ing, of course, models of sailing turing centers. They also cited the ships. low loading costs in New Orleans Seafarers Interested in selling as compared with those in other their work should tag all entries ports. Additional shipments bound for with the desired selling price. Registered Mai! Spain are expected to leave the When entries are mailed into Gulf port within the next few weeks. headquarters it's advisable to send SAN FRANCISCO—^An attempt by Local 100 of Harry Bridges' longshore union to them special delivery or better still, by registered mail. All en­ get on the ballot for the West- Coast stewards* election has been ruled out by the National tries should be carefully wrapped Labor Relations Board in Washington. Local 100 was set up by Bridges when the Com­ February 5. 1954 Vol. XVI. No. 3 to prevent damage in transit, and munist - dominated National t the name and address of the Sea­ Union of Marine Cooks and tween his union and the NUMCAS, ballot by unanimous vote, the La­ As I See It Page 4 farer attached to each individual Stewards was under fire from which up until now have been hard bor Board declared that Bridges Committees In Action Page 4 entry so that it can be returned as all sides, Includipg organization- and fast allies. According to some had entered the picture long after Crossword Puzzle Fage 12 soon as the contest closes and the wise on the ships from the AFL reports, not fully substantiated, the the original petition had been filed Editorial page 13 exhibition is over. NUMC&S balked at the idea of with the Labor Board. Accordingly, Marine Cooks and Stewards. Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 Address the entries to the Art The NLRB decision means that being completely taken over by as a late entry, he could not be Galley Gleanings Page 20 Editor, c/o the-SEAFARERS LOG, stewards will begin voting Febru­ Local 100 with the result that the permitted a place on the ballot. Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, Under the voting procedure that 10 with two unions on the bal­ two are rivals in the pending elec­ In The Wake Page 12 New York. Paiptings and drawings ary has been established by the NLRB lot, the MSG-AFL, an SIU affiUate, tion. Labor Round-Up Page 13 do not have to be mounted if Sea­ Ask Write-in all stewards working on ships as of Letters Pages 21, 22 farers don't have the materials on and the NUMC&S. A spokesman On at least oije major passenger February 10 will be eligible. The for Bridges Immediately announced Maritime Page 16 hand to do so. The entries will be ship, the President Polk, Local 100 number of men In the Meet The Seafarer.......Page 12 judged on their merits irrespective that stewards would be asked to representatives have urged stew­ maximum field is 6,000 but the vote total will vote "no union" in the election. On The Job 7 Page 16 of the presence, or absence of ards to write in the Bridges' union fall short of that figure because Personals Page 25 frames and mounts. Bridges-Bryson at Odds on the ballot. This could only have men on the beach as of that date Quiz Page 19 Waterfront observers were puz­ the effect of voiding those particu­ will not participate. Seafarers In Action Page 16 zled by Bridges' action which in lar ballots. Vote By Mali Ships' Minutes Pages 24, 25 effect puts two Communist-domi­ The only possible gain to Bridges SIU History Cartoon Page 9 Stewards on large passenger nated onions in the position of vy­ would be in the event MCS-AFL Sports Line Page 20 ing with each other on the. ballot, wins a clear majority in the vot­ ships will be voted by the NLRB Ten Years Ago... ...Page 12 and tends to strengthen the ing and the NUMC&S is knocked when their vessels hit port. All Regular membership meet­ Top Of The News Page 7 chances of the MCS-AFL. The only out of the picture. Then Bridges other men will, send in mail ballots. ings in SIU headquarters and Wash. News Letter. ......Page 6 thing that could be gained in such could re-enter the field with Local Up until now, ttie stewards on at all branches are held every Welfare Benefits ....Pages 26, 27 an instance, is to force a run-off 100 as a "new" stewards union. The West Coast ships have been ship­ second Wednesday night at -election if one of the unions does Welfare Report Page 8 establishment of Local 100 in the ping through a joint hiring hall 7 PM. The scheme for the Your Constitution Page 5 not obtain a clear, majority. This first instance came when it appear­ operated in conjunction with the next few meetings is as follows: Your Dollar's Worth Page 7 would further delay final decision ed that NUMC&S was crumbling Pacific Maritime Association, pend­ February 10, February 24, on a controlling union for stewards from outside pressure and revolt ing solution of their.dispute over Published biweekly at the headquarters March 10. department men on West Coast from withim Actually, at present representation. However, in comef the Seafarers International Unloii. At­ All Seafarers registered on lantic A Gulf District AFL, «75 Fourth ships and would only confuse issues. NUMC&S is operating only two l>anies that are not members of the Avenue, Bro^khis iz, NV. Tel. HYaclnlh the shipping list are required Rumors were flying thicH and union halls, one in San Francisco Association, both MCSrAFL. and 9-MM. Entered at' second class matter to attend the meetings. fast along the ^est Coast that jthe and one in New York. the NUMC&S hold jndiyidual at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY./ SlU Ship 1st With US Army Aid To Spain Raid Stalled, Bridges Calls For No-Union Vote In Stewards' Poll SEAFARERS LOG W- i- Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks life' Ife m li*:/.i'- . l|r:' under 'he Act of Augu^^J ^913, t I'i jguq iiu ujuiiijijuij. .Jn m, iJ �rebnuiT S, 19S4 SEAFARERS Tag* Thre« LOG US Junks PlanTo Shut Hospitals Seafarers' Protests Help Save USPHS WASHINGTON—several-months old campaign by the SIU and other maritime unions to keep the US Pul^ lie Health Semee Hospitals open appeared crowned with success when the' was being contemplated with the Eisenhower administration exception of three specialized in­ submitted a budget request stitutions at Carville,. Louisiana; Seafarers and niirse beam happily In Manhattan Beach Hospital, NY, upon receiving news that the VSPHS hospital program would be continued. SUiown In lounge of hospital, left to right, are Nurse Long, Henry Smith, Harry McDonald and John Driscop. Sea Unions Press Drive For Ship Aid; Urge Hiring Mali Law for $33,040,000 to operate the hospitals for the coming year. As a result, it is likely that the hospitals will be able to con­ tinue operations as in the past year with little if any cutback in services. The final fate of the hospitals, of course, rests in the hands of Congress which has to decide whether or not to approve the bud­ get request. But with the Adminis­ tration reversing its field after strong protests, it seems likely that Congress will follow through by voting the necessary funds. Met With Surgeon General As soon as the budget figures were out, the SIU Washington Representative, in accord with the joint legislative committee of 14 maritime unions, met with high officials of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, in­ cluding the Surgeon General of the US, to nail down the hospital issue. The group discussed just what the new USPHS budget will mean in terms of services to seamen, and requested a meeting with Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, secretary of the Department, in an attempt to win assurances that the Department will battle for the appropriation requests. Actually, the figure mentioned in the budget is juSt $70,000 less than the amount appropriated for the previous year, but it ia $I mil­ lion less than appropriations made two years ago. Consequently, any further reduction in the hospital budget would lead to trimming of services to hospital patients. Originally, the Administration, through Budget Director Joseph Dodge and Mrs. Hobby announced the closing of all USPHS hospitals Following rapidly on the heels of the joint meeting of all non-Communist maritime unions in Washington, the special legislative committee elected by the conference has held meet­ ings with the Maritime Administration and the shipowners to drive for a program of Govern­ ment aid to the slumping maritime industry. ing, a union spokesman selected out, the President's recommenda­ A committee spokesman by the group told the Senators that tions as to a union shop would be also testified before the Senate President Eisenhower's recom­ of little value where seamen enter Committee on Labor and Public mendations on loosening restric­ and leave the employ of a com­ Welfare to urge changes in the tions in the Taft-Hartley law were pany several times in a year. The Taft-Hartley Act in order to not enough to protect the seafar­ unions instead called for passage of the Magnuson bill which would ing unions. legalize maritime hiring halls. SIU Washington representative The union spokesman, Hoyt Had­ provide for a bdna-fide maritime Boh Matthews, who is a member dock, of the NMU, reported on be­ hiring hall. Met With Shipowners of the committee, attended a meet­ half of the maritime unions that ing this past Monday with Mari­ the only way to protect seamen The meeting with shipowner time Administrator Louis Roths­ against discrimination in employ­ representatives took place on Wed­ child and other high maritime offi­ ment was through a full union hir­ nesday, February 3, and dealt with cials at which the program adopt­ ing hall. the possibilities of joint action on ed by the Washington conference Consequently, it was pointed (Continued on page 17) was presented and discussed. Among items taken up with Rothschild was the question of transfers of US shipping to foreign flag operations. Rothschild as­ sured the group that it will he NE'W HA"VEN, CONN. — Hearings by the National Labor Relations Board on tke SIU's the Government's policy to see to petition to represent employees of the motor ship Excello wound up last week, with the next it that all transfers were replaced step now up to the Board. by equivalent new tonnage to he It is expected the trial ex­ between this port, where the main tactics of discriminatory firings operated under the American flag. aminer's report, when- issued, company operations are located, and other forms of retaliation This would apply to both dry car­ and the Texas against men openly for the SIU, will order the disestablish­ go ships and tankers. area. The Excello and quit the ship. He subsequently ment of the discredited company However, the union representa­ is only the first begain sailing for the SIU aboard union set up, by the Excello's own­ tives pointed out.that such a pro­ of a fleet of ships the Cities Service tankers. ' vision did not stop the transferred ers last year, reinstatement with the company ex­ Evidence produced at the hear­ back pay for SIU sympathizers tonnage from competing with pects to put into ings upheld most of the conten­ American flag shipping. They ask­ fired off the ship and either imme­ service, as it is tions in the labor board's charges diate bargaining by" the company ed that provisions he written into right now dicker­ against the company as well as the the transfers that such competi­ with the SIU or a representation ing for another unfair labor practice charges filed election in which the SIU would be tion he ruled out. They also re­ tanker to put against it by the SIU. Captain Stan­ quested publicity on applications the only Union on the ballot. into operations ley himself revealed that as far Stanley foj; transfers and public hearings Uncomfortable Position immediately. back as 1948 he had talked with on them, just as there are hearings Despite the announced loyalties the company's marine superinten­ end of the hearings came as when a UiS company applies for theThe company, the Excello Corpora­ of its employees for the SIU, the dent about setting up "an inde­ subsidy or for new tonnage. tion, found itself in a highly un­ corporation decided to embark on pendent union" patterned after The Maritime Administrator comfortable position as a result of a campaign of intimidation, threats the "union" which served the com­ balked at this request, claiming the firings to discourage pro- pany's shoreside employees. that any such hearings would the book of charges thrown at it and Union activity and eventually even by'the Labor Board in its original Advised To Quit cause delay in the functioning of set up a dummy union, "The Inde­ complaint in October.. Periodic He also disclosed that after the the agency. pendent Union of the Motor Ves­ SIU petition for bargaining rights Also discussed at the session hearings have been held since that sel Excello." The new "union" in­ and the attendant publicity on the time, the last of which came to a was the question of Governmentcluded both unlicensed and li­ company's role in setting up the close a week ago. supported maritime training. The censed employees, and had the lUMVE, the ship's officers were Converted utiion group re-emphasized its An SIU organizing campaign last chief steward at the head as presi­ advised to quit the company union position that there was no need to until things quieted down. His own spend Govemnient money to train January succeeded in obtaining the dent and the bosun as secretary. Dislikes Company Tactics dues to the "union" were paid up new officers when there are not support of virtually all the unli­ The bosun, George R. Stanley, a year in advance, he added. enough Jobs available for existing censed emplbyees on the Excello, 'a Most of the company's witnesses license, hblders. converted LST which hauls. Cargdes son of'the Excello's Captain, event­ At the Senate Committee hear­ Of formaldehyde Oh regular runs ually despaired of the company's "Wuiiti'uued' -• NLPB Ends Excello Hearings Lexington, Kentucky, and Fort Worth, Texas. This would have de­ prived seamen and other patients of the hospitals of the medical care they have received for the past 156 years. Further it would have meant that overloaded and often under­ staffed hospitals in the various port communities would have to take up the burden of earing for thousands of additional patients. SIU Counter-Attack Announcement of the Adminis­ tration's plans was met with an immediate counter-attack by the SIU and . by Seafarers. Senators and Representatives in Washing­ ton, as well as the President's of­ fice, were flooded with letters de­ nouncing the proposal and appeal ing for the hospitals. The tremen­ dous response of Seafarers on this sc6re is considered to have played a considerable part in the Adminis­ tration's decision to reverse itself. Typical of the response from Washington legislators was the re­ ply of Senator Russell Long (Dem. La.) to a letter from Seafarer Duska "Spider" Korolia. "While I (Continued on page 17) New Exam For Scholarships Set March 13 Applications by Seafarers or their children for SIU scholarships are being accepted imtil February 20 in advance of the next college en­ trance examinations on March 13. Successful candidates who qualify will begin their studies this fall. The March 13 examination is the second in a series of four given each year in a large number of communities throughout the coun­ try. Although later tests are sched­ uled for May 22 and August 11, they are not given in as .many places as the winter examinations. Consequently, applicants in smaller communities are urged to take ad­ vantage of the test next month. So far, only a limited number of scholarship applicants are sched­ uled to take the March 13 exam. Two of them, unsuccessful in a previous attempt, are coming back this year for another try. Four scholarships were award­ ed to children of Seafarers during last year, all of whom entered began their schooling last September. The SIU scholarship plan awards four $6,000 scholar­ ships for four years of study at any college or university each year. All candidates must have three years' seatime on their own dis­ charges or their father's dis­ charges. The candidates must be in the upper third of their high school graduating class and submit three letters of reference plus a transcript of 'heir school record. Students still attending high school can also apply. Further details can be obtained by writing the SIU Welfare Plan, New York City. - • J �SEAFARERS i: LOG ' Feb'niiBrsr 5, 1954 Valuable Junk In Connecticut Seaport Museum I S06 it Pi- w. V- '• • ir?':- The Mon Lei, probably the only Chinese junk in commission in th^ US at the present t^e, is shown tied up at Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, Connecticut. It is a Foochow fisher type junk of a design that has remained unchanged for over 1,000 years. It was built in Hong Kong in 1939 and is now owned by a resident of New Jersey. Defense Heads Plan New Rules On Shore Leave At US Bases t •ji:- Ik High Defense Department officials representing the three armed services and Assistant Secretary of Defense John Fanning are holding conferences to draft a uniform policy on shore leave for American seamen at various Army bases. The conferences are the result of strong protests made by .the"^ SIU on shore leave restric­ (Isthmian), reported a new instance spread unless checked by Union of shore leave restriction at an­ action. tions. Meanwhile, SIU attorneys ai*e other Navy base. This one took The SIU Washington office, still studying the legal aspects of place in Subic Bay, Philippine which is in close touch with the the shore leave restrictions to de­ Islands, just north of the Bataan Defense Department on the issue, termine if the military has any peninsula. Details of the restric­ reports that the Department is aim­ right under law to restrict civilian tion are not yet available but ing at a standard policy to apply seamen. The study would have an apparently the Navy had imposed at all bases, instead of. the local important bearing on claims for the same kind of rules and regula­ rulings that have been made at the overtime payments for restriction tions that are in force at other discretion of medium rank local to ship. bases in other parts of the world. commanders. SIU headquarters of­ At the same time, crewmembers It added to the belief that shore ficials believe that a certain of the SlU-manned Steel Maker leave restrictions would continue to amount of personal animosity against merchant seamen has en­ 3, tered into the making of these reg­ THE MEN WHO DEAL WITH THE COUNTRY'S MARITIME PROBulations many of which seem to amount to nothing more than typi­ lems in Washington are off on a-new tack with the plans being put forth to modernize the old Liberty ships. .According to the Govern­ cal Army "chicken." ment sources, the plans are to boost the speed of the Libertys up to Met With Fanning 18 or 19 knots. It would make quite a few Seafarers rub their eyes The shore leave problem came to in amazement to see one of these ten-knot jobs zipping along at a head when the SIU and represen­ that rate. The program for converting the Libertys comes at a time when it Lake Charles, Louisiana, doesn't clerk, A1 Kesson, was bom in tatives of shipping companies un­ often have enough Union members Ohio. O'Connor, who sails on deck, der contract went to Washington appears the Government has just about given up on the Mariner around to scrape joined the SIU in the port of Nor­ for a meeting .with Fanning and ships as far as commercial use is . concerned. These vessels are going up a quorum for folk on August 11, 1943. He's 29 other representatives of the Armed to be' retiredr in-the boneyard, with some of them apparently destined a meeting but years old. Kesson, wno works in Forces. At that meeting, the Union to wind up as Navy supply ships. Consequently it appears that this $350 million shipbuilding program this past week the stewards department, came presented its arguments for re­ was an excep­ into the SIU in the port of New moval of shore leave bans and Gov­ will be of little value to this nation's merchan.t fieet for regular; com­ tion, with the re­ Orleans on July 17, 1941. He's ernment authorities, who could of­ mercial operations, although the ships would no. doubt be very useful sult that Seafar­ fer no convincing excuse for their^ in a national, emergency. However, as has been pointed out before in 51 years of age. ers Otto Peder­ existence, promised to draft new the pages of your Union's newspaper, the shipping industry's ;oeeds sen and Wil­ regulations accordingly. in the way of new ships and the Government's ship needs for defense Seafarer Joseph A. Rockke took liam R. Macpurposes don't-always coincide. It appears that in most instances the Affected by the regulations are time out between trips in the port Donald took a Defense Department lias the final say on what kind of ship is to be such places as Korea and military Pedersen of Seattle to run the last member­ crack at running turned out, with the result that we wind up with a situation of this bases in Labrador and Newfound­ a Union meeting, Pedersen was the ship meeting there. Rockke, who land. With US Armed Forces bases kind where brand new ships have to go into Government la^f-up. makes his home in Corties Bay, chairman and MacDonald served located at , a variety of points Small Practical Value as recording secretary for the get- Maryland, came into the SIU in around the world, the Union had to Hhe port of Baltimore on August Your Union, of course, welcomes every development which can be together. act to prevent the spread of such used'to improve the ^rformance of ocean-going ships. But there 21, 1947. He comes originally Despite his Scandinavian name, restrictions as well as to lessen or will be little practical value to these developments Pedersen comes out of the South­ from Ohio. The 32-year-old Sea­ remove restrictions already in ex­ farer works with the deck gang. if they are linaited to Government-owned ships land, being born in Mississippi 30 Recording Secretary Jack E. istence. sitting in reiserve fleets at various anchorages years ago. He still makes his home Williams is r a native of Georgia, around the country. in that state in the coastal city who joined the For such a program to have any real benefit, of Pass Christian. Pedersen joined SIU in New York it would have to be extended to much of the ton­ the SIU in New Orleans on May City on August nage now serving the nation's maritime nd'eds. 23, 1941 and sails in the deck de­ 22, 1947, just a And further such tonnage would have to be given partment. day after Rockke a degree' of protection against runaway AmericanMacDonald, who also sails on Headquarters again wishes took his oath of owned shipping and other cut-rate foreign comi deck, is a Minnesota native who petition. obligation. Wil­ to remind all Seafarers that has settled in warmer climes, in liams lives in i. i. 4 payments of funds, for what­ New Orleans. He joined the Union New York and THIS ISSUE OF THE SEAFARERS LOG CONT4INS AN ACCOUNT in New York on September 18, ever Union purpose, be made sails in the en­ of the single-handed crossing of the North Atlantic by Seafarer 1949. He's 28 years old. gine department. only to authorized A&G repre­ Olavi Kivikbski. Some of the brothers who have bounced across Mesford » » t sentatives and that an official He's 46 years of that part of the ocean in an empty Liberty can appreciate what it There's a saying that nobody in age. Union receipt be gotten at that means to take on the Atlantic iii a 30-foot sailboat, without anybody California ever comes from Cali­ Harvey Mesford, the reading fo split UP watches with. time. If no receipt is offered, fornia, and looking at the roster clerk, comes from nearby Port Fortunately, despite some narrow escapes Brother Kivikoski was able be sure to protect yourself by at the last San Francisco ineeting Angeles, Washington. He was to make it- all the way home to Finland without damaging himself or immediately bringing the mat­ seems to confirm that belief. The bom in the northwest state on his boat. recording secretary, William May ter to the attention of the sec1925 and joined the Union We certainly think that Brother Kivikoski's accomplishment is O'Connor, comes originally from in New York on July 8, 1946. He retary-treasureir's office. quite a noteworthy , one, something that wont be duplicated very -Massachusetts,, while .th»-reading' sails In the deck department. ' often. Seafarers should find it ai^ interesting stor^ ^ r -fek' A GOOD ILLUSTRATION OF THE DEVIOUSl» CONSPIRATORIAL manner In which the Communist waterfront section operates is the strange behavior of Harry Bridges and his cohorts in the coming elec­ tion for stewards department men on West Coast ships. The election is scheduled to start on February 10 with the two rivals on the ballot being .the Marihe Cooks and Stewards-AFL, affiliated with the SIU of North America, and the Communist-dominated National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards. In recent months, when it seemed to all water­ front observers that the NUMC&S was falling apart under pressure from the AFL and revolt from within. Bridges jumped into the picture with a "stewai'ds department" that he organized in his longshore union. This is according to the standard Communist procedure on or off the waterfront. When one organization Is exposed for what it is, the Communist Party invariably pops up with an­ other outfit that has a different label attached to the same purposes. This was immediately recognized by MCS-AFL and other SIU af­ filiates who lost no time in tagging the new "stewards union" as just another piece of the same old Communist waterfront cdnspiracy. It was generally agreed by all that the new "stewards union" or Local 100 as Bridges chose to call it, was around simply to pick up the pieces once the NUMC&S fell apart. Strategy Switch Now, however, it appears there has either been a switch in the strategy or a falling out among the partners of the Bridges-Bryson axis. For with the National Labor Relations Board ordering an elec­ tion on the West Coast ships. Bridges Local 100 attempted to get on the ballot. When that move failed, his front men told the stewards that they should vote no-union rather than choose between MCSAFL and the NUMC&S. This is a typical Communist tactic that is used when the Communists are unable to get their oar in a situation. In this Instance, Bridges on the surface is working at cross-purposes with his own junior partners out on the West Coast. In any event, the objective seems to be to confuse the men who sail for a living in the stewards department on West Coast ships—a Communist maneuver that has been used time and again whenever they find that they don't have 100 percent control over a situation. Any way you look at it, it appears that the only hope West Coast stewards have for wriggling out of the grip of the Bridges-Bryson axis would be to vote for the MCS-AFL in the coming election. That ^ay they would be assured of solid support all the way down the line on any of their beefs because the ships would be AFL from top to bottom with the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the Marine Firemen covering the deck and engine departments respectively. $1 Be Sure to Get Dues Receipts �J;,-' '•'.••• V • .• jy IfefcWry »» 1054 SEAFARERS LOG I. Pare'-Fiv* AFL Trounces ILA In Puerto Rico Election In its biggest waterfront victory to date, the American Federation of Labor's Interna­ tional Longshoremen's Association administered a sound trouncing to the old ILA when longshoremen and checkers in Puerto Rico voted AFL by close to two to one. In elections covering San Juan, Ponce and other island ports the AFL got Authoritative reports were that the luctantly entered into an agree­ 3,343 votes to 1,733 for the ILA had spent the greater part of ment to discontinue such practices. At top, Joe DeBarl (center) receives congratulations of rival candi­ dates and fellow longshoremen after winning election as AFL-ILA shop steward on Pier F, Hoboken. Below, an AFL-ILA picket speaks to a group of longshoremen outside the United Fruit Company pier on North River. A strike for recognition of the AFL-ILA steward on the pier was successful. ILA. A separate election for check­ ers gave' the AFL 227 votes, the ILA 146. The results mean that the AFL v.'ill be the official bargaining agent for nearly 8,000 longshore­ men and checkers for the entire island of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican victory, which could well mark a turning point In the AFL's fight oh the docks, over­ shadowed several fresh successes achieved by the AFL in the port of New York. These include a portwide movement for election and recognition of AFL shop stewards, despite opposition from the steve­ dores and the old ILA, and the signing- of a stipulation by the old ILA promising not to interfere with, threaten, or otherwise dis­ criminate against AFL men work­ ing on the docks. The ILA, rocked back on its heeis by the stunning Puerto Rican de­ feat, made some feeble gestures toward protesting the election, but waterfront observers did not take them seriously. Teddy Gleason, general organizer for the old ILA, admitted that the ILA was ready to protest even before it knew what the results were, and further con­ ceded that he didn't know exactly what grounds the protest would be based on. Evidence of the importance of the Puerto Rican vote was shown by the fact that Gleason, and ILA President William Bradley both flew to Puerto Rico in an unsuc­ cessful attempt to swfng the vote. its remaining funds on its Puerto Rican bid. Won Both Areas Particularly significant about the AFL victory was the fact that the island was split up into two areas for the voting, San Juan and sur­ rounding ports, and Ponce ahd its nearby ports. Under such circum­ stances the AFL had to win in both areas to win the island, which it did handily. In New York, the AFL-IL'A was pressing ahead its drive for the election and recognition dl AF.LILA shop stewards on every pier v/here AFL-ILA men are working. The drive led to walkouts when stevedoring companies refused to recognize AFL shop stewards. Walkouts at Pier 25 North River, and Pier F,- Hoboken, were success­ ful in winning the AFL's demands. To date the AFL has held elec­ tions for shop stewards for both longshoremen and checkers at over 40 piers, and the new union is pressing for representation at every pier in the harbor so as to be able to process grievances on behalf of AFL-ILA members. A less spectacular, but equally important development took place at the regional offices of the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board in New York City. Here ILA Presi­ dent Bradley admitted that the old ILA had been guilty of threatening longshoremen with loss of jobs, pensions and welfare rights for supporting the AFL-ILA. As a result, the old ILA has re- 'Abolish 50-50' Gov't Commission Asks J'H-' m 'I WASHINGTON.—The recommendation of last month's maritime union conference for a hew 100-percent rule requiring all Government cargoes to be carried on US-flag vessels has been countered by a suggestion of a special Presidential eco­ nomic commission that the present "50-50" law and similar laws be scrapped altogether. The proposal by the sea un­ ions, advanced as part of a fore the Commission on Fd'reign The portion of the report on In joining the Opposition to the aerious program for the re­ Economic Policy, headed by indus­ "Merchant Marine Policy" urged "50-50" principle, the Randall vival of the declining US shipping trialist Clarence B. Randall, issued the repeal of all preference for American-flag shipping in US Industry, came just four days be­ its report on January 23. laws dealing with the carriage of shipments financed by loans or vouft. .ANfi prnvaeGES AS.. grants of the Federal Government 5IU M£N ARE .OUAgANhED BV and its agencies. It recommended voyR cONsrtrunoN, wis ffA.-. that "support sufficient to main­ .TURE (5 to ACOUAB'jr tain a merchant marine adequate yCKj V^ITH'THESE fiiOHTS AfiO ERIVllEOeS. to our national requirements be provided by Hirect means, such as those provided for iinder the Mer­ chant Marine" Shipping Act of 1936." From Article XVH Provides Subsidies 'This Union may publish pam­ The commission presumably re­ phlets, journals, newspapers, ferred to the various construc­ magazines, periodicals, and gen­ tion subsidies, operating subsidies and income tax benefits' conferred eral literature, in such mcmner as by the Act. The "50-50" law now mdy be determined, from time to under Bre, adopted by Congress in time, by a majority vote of the 1949 after a vigorous campaign membership." spearheaded by the SIU, provides that 50. percent of all US aid car­ goes be moved on US-flag vessels. It has come under attack ever since its adoption by both foreign shipping interests and domestic groups, who were eager to mini­ On the beach and on the ships the mize the scppe of the US shipping industry. . » SlU membership is fully informed Supporters of the "50-50" legis­ of the goings-on in the organiza­ lation successfully resisted efforts tion through Its bi-weekly 28in last year's (Congress to remove page newspaper. -Booklets' on the proviso from several aid bills, various educational subjects drB but only after a long, hard fight. As a result, the Pakistan wheat also published from time to time. bill, a $4.5 billion military and economic aid program for US al­ lies and a bill for $100 million in famine relief for friendly • nations each,, included the. coptroversal "50-50" clause. TOU and Me MW CONSmUTMN Commission declared that "a large part of the foreign commerce of the United States always has been carried in foreign vessels," and urged that any determination of the active merchant fleet require­ ments of the US take account "of the availability of foreign vessels." iSbipping Poo! To support its view, it noted that "during World War II, the services of the merchant ships of our allies were available . to us through the operation of an interAllied shipping pool. Participation in the carriage of US foreign com­ merce is an important source of dollar earnings to the foreign mar­ itime nations." However, a dissenting report, filed by commission member David J. McDonald, head of the CIO United Steelworkers and the only labor representative on the 17-man group, declared: "It is not dis­ puted that'the US should have an adequate merchant marine for the national defense and to develop and maintain its foreign and do­ mestic commerce . . . (however) the report of the commission deal­ ing with this important matter is not only inadequate to accomplish these objectives, but if its provi­ sions were implemented, our mer­ chant marine would be weakened." McDonald urged against any "substantia] reliance" on foreign ships to carry on US foreign trade, and called for the "establishment and maintenance of a merchant (Continued 0E( page 17). ^ The agreement will be given force of law by a court order and will be posted on all piers. It means that the old ILA will no longer be per­ mitted to check books of men on the piers, threaten them in any way or prevent them from work­ ing. In addition, it will not be per­ mitted to shut down any pier be­ cause-AFL men are working there, or threaten longshoremen with loss of pension and welfare rights. Fur­ ther, it can in no way interfere with longshoremen who want to join the AFL or put pressure on steve­ doring outfits to discriminate against AFL-ILA men. . Finally, the AFL-ILA has been making progress among other (Continued on page 1.7) Tramp Co's Suggest Ship Transtefrs A new plea for Government aid has been made by representatives of US tramp shipowners at a Wash­ ington meeting with the Federal Maritime Board. Spokesmen for the American Tramp Shipowners Asso­ ciation declared that unless Gov­ ernment aid was forthcoming they would have no alternative but to ask permission to transfer to foreign flag operation. For the past year, tramp ship­ owners have been pushing in Washington for some form of Gov­ ernment operational subsidy through the Tramp Shipowners As­ sociation. Their efforts have not met with success thus far, since it would require a major amendment of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act to include them under the operat­ ing subsidy. Now the tramp shipowners claim that because of the decline in avail­ able cargo they are being pushed to the wall and are unable to com­ pete with foreign operators. The shipowners' spokesmen in­ dicated that th.ey would prefer per­ mission to transfer to a foreign flag to any form of Government sub­ sidy. However, it's not expected that the Government would ap­ prove wholesale transfers of USflag ships at this time. Throw fit For A Meeting Job Under the rules of the SIU, any member can nominate himself for meeting chairman, reading clerk or any otlier post that may be up for elec­ tion before the membership, including committees, such as, the tallying committees, finan­ cial committees, auditing com­ mittees and other groups named by the membership. Since SIU membership meet­ ing officers are elected at the start of each meeting, those who wish to run for those meeting offices''can do so. The Union also welcomes discussions, suggestions and motions on the business before the meeting. •\ I ^1 ••-.4.1 ,1 •4i �SMAPAMMRS IPG VebnuuT f, 1M4 Vacofion Plan Starts 3rd Yr, SIU NEWSLETTER • te. from WASHINGTON Although the special law authoridhg sale of US war-built ships ex« pired back on January 15, 1951, and despite the position of the Ameri­ can shipping industry against reopening this law for the benefit of foreign nations, the Elsenhower administration Is all set to attempt to reopen the authorization so as to allow foreign countries to buy some moi'e US-flag ships. As a starter, the Department of Defense, State, Commerce, and the Bureau of the Budget have about decided to throw their weight behind the move to sell 12 US-flag C-1 type ships to Brazil for use In the coast­ wise trade of that nation. What happened is this: first the Depart­ ment of Defense was prevailed upon to adopt the view that this partic­ ular sale would not be adverse to the defense of the US. However, one thing seems sure. If the law Is reopened In this case, there also will be efforts made to authorize sales to other foreign coun­ tries. In the past couple of years, the Commerce Department, which would administer the law, if reopened, has taken the position that it was op­ posed to allowing further sales of war-built ships thereunder. However, approached on the subject. Commerce now says that "We believe that under the particular circumstances of this case, the projected sale of this type of merchant vessel Is desirable In the Interest of the foreign policy of the US." rl'-^ X.-X. ' ftk" &-• '• S','- Cv.-.,, KB i has already paid out $3 million and appears likely to keep up that pace for many years to come. Payments first began on February 11,1952. The revolutionary Vacation"^ • Plan, guaranteeing vacation Plan, which pays up to $140 per tion check for $126, on July 3, year, a Seafarer has to apply with­ 1952, which put the total over the pay to Seafarers solely on the in one year of the payoff date of million-dollar figure. By the end w r- \% ! >:•. •' :.• t: I I,';'' f m. I VN- • K-- .5^' .•.' TO:'- 4 4.. " The Elsenhower administration is considering a policy that It Is to the advantage of the US to raise labor standards throughout the world. start of Yacacion Plan payments In New York two years aro sa,w this croup of Seafarers happily Toward this end, the Republicans may adopt a program under which wayinc their vaeation checks in headauarters. no tariff concessions would be granted on products made by workers Winding up two years of payments to Seafarersmext week, the pioneer SIU Vacation Plan receiving wages which are sub-standard In the exporting countries. basis of time worked aboard SIUcontracted ships, set the pattern for similar vacation set-ups nego­ tiated in the industry soon after the SIU led the way. Prior to that "time, seamen could collect vaca­ tion money only if they worked a specified length of time for one company. The SIU Plan made it possible for Seafarers to receive vacation pay whether they worked for one company or a hundred. Under the rules of the Union" set-up, which is administered joint­ ly by Union and shipowner trus­ tees, Seafarers qualify for vaca­ tion payments after only 90 days worked on SIU ships. In order to receive the full benefits of the his oldest discharge. Vacation Plan funds are maintained solely by operators' contributions ,of 65 cents per man per day into a cen­ tral fund. Payments are made di­ rectly by the Union. The enthusiastic response of Seafarers to the Vacation Plan was instantaneous once payments be­ gan and it )vas obvious that the operation was simple and devoid of red tape. Over $100,000 was paid out in the first week of oper­ ation. Less than five months later, pay­ ments passed the million-dollarmark, when Seafarer John Moose" Spring collected a vaca- Sll COMMITTEES AT WORK I I t-. It's an annoyance on any job when one 4)i the gang takes ad­ vantage of the rest of the working force and makes himself disagree­ able, but it becomes even more of a nuisance on board a ship where men have to live with each other after working hours. It's not un­ common . then, for charges to be brought in such cases where a man's shipmates have found their work affected .and other difficul­ ties arising because one of the crew just isn't holding up his end. One such case arose aboard an Isthmian ship. The difficulties be: I gan on sailing day when the Seafarer in ques­ tion asked the chief electrician for time off until noon. The re­ quest was read­ ily granted, but instead of re­ turning at noon Albanese as promised, the man came back at 2 PM. When th9 chief electrician re­ marked that they would have to . get together on the amount of time off taken, the accused Seafarer declared he would take tipe \ pS whenever and ^herdVer he •' and thet the chiei coiild not do anything about it. Subsequently, the crew charged, new difficulties arose with the ac­ cused Seafarer attempting to throw his weight around and brow­ beat other members of the engine department, by threatening to bring them up on charges. When the ship hit port, the ship's delegate reported this state of Affairs to the boarding patrol­ man. Upon being confronted, the Seafarer threatened to "get" the chief electrician fur his statements. Charges were filed under two headings, neglect of duty to the detriment of the Union agreement, and refusal to co­ operate with Uni 0 n representa­ tives. The trial was heard by an elected commit­ tee consisting of R. Albanese, B. Barnes, H. LibBames by, A. Griffith and A. Mosher. The committee decided it would be best for the sake of all con­ cerned if the Seafarer in question were kept off Isthmian ships for a period of a year so that renewed /rictton would not arise. They also fined him. and suspended him for three months for his infractions. ^ of its first year, the Plan had paid out $1.8 million directly to the 'membership. Today, the Plan continues to function smoothly, with Seafarem receiving same-day service on va­ cation appllcatior.0 filed in head­ quarters and payment within a week in any outport. The use of specially-purchased accounting and calculating machinery plus a train­ ed staff geared to handle the flow of vacation applications has been able to maintain the same efficient service with which the, Plan was first inaugurated. Although the Plan was actually negotiated in May, 1951,. when agreement was reached with con­ tracted operators, and the Plan went into effect the following month, payments did not begin for eight months, until February, 1952. The delay was due to the necessity, at the time, to obtain the approval of the now-defunct Wage Stabilization Board . «and other Government agencies for' the Plan, as well as the need to build a fund with which to meet the anticipated rush of applications. Midway between the negotiations and the start of payments, in Octo­ ber, 1951, the maximum vacation payment was raised from $115 to the preseift $140, when the oper­ ators' contributions were negotiat­ ed upwards from 35 cents per man per day to 50 cents. This was boosted once more, in November. 1952, to 65 cents per man per day in order tq, build up a larger reServe. An unusual feature of the Plan is a clause enabling a Seafarer's widow or other beneficiary to col­ lect all vacation pay due In 'the event of his death. This is in addi­ tion to the full $2,500 death bene­ fit for the beneficiaries of Seafar­ ers under the Welfare Plan. . Correction On Trials Report The trials and appeals re­ port had an error in it which listed K-40-as the book num­ ber of a Seafarer who went on trial in Baltimore October 22, 1953. Brother Donald Kissel, who Carries book K-40, wishes it- to be known that he was not the Seafarer on trial. The •correct book number for the accused Seafarer is K-49. t 4 t 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Recently, US tramp shipowners came to town to discuss their plight with Government officials. Their plea for Government aid In the form of subsidy has fallen on deaf ears, and there simply Is no chance that this Is in the offing for many years. In the meantime, many of the tramps are threatening to transfer their ships to foreign registry. Until relations between the General Accounting Office and the De^ partment of Commerce are smoothed out as to provisions of law relat­ ing to subsidy for shipbuilding, it is not likely that many ships will be built for the American merchant'marine. Having in . mind the troubles between these two Government agencies over the fixing of construction subsidies on the passenger liners built wltLln the past couple of years, there Is a growing element in Congress to nail this down legislatively to avoid future disputes. In any event, one thing is clear, namely, that many US ships, cargo and passenger, are becoming obsolete, and replacements might be or­ dered soon if this stumbling block is removed. Once again, the Military Sea Transportation Service soon will be called before Congressional Committees to explain why it should be in competition with private American shipping lines. Here's a quick run down on the joint military .transportation service: The total expense of operating MSTS last year was $700,006,355. Tariff rates for the movement of cargo and passengers were fixed at the beginning of the year by MSTS and the Departments of Army, Navy, and Air Force were billed each month for services rendered to them. MSTS says that last year this procedure brought In Incorhe of some $4,000,000 more than expenses. On June 30, 1953, MSTS was operating a fleet of some 580 vessels and craft, of which 259 were Government-owned and assigned to the permanent custody of MSTS as its nucleus fleet. In addition 321 other US merchant^vessels were operated by private companies for MSTS under contract. MSTS insists that more than 84 percent of the dry cargo was handled in ships operated by private shipping companies for account of MSTS. Ships of its own nucleus fleet, MSTS says, handled only about 16 percent of the tonnage and in many cases this tonnage, according'^ to MSTS, was required for spedlal projects and on routes where privately-operated shipping could not be utilized for various reasons. At the end of the year there were about 14,206 civilian marine per­ sonnel and approximately 9,767 naval personnel serving afloat on MSTS ships, as well as 2,804 civil service personnel and 1,298 naval personnel assigned to various shore activities. The above Is In addition to the 32,000 merchant marine personnel employed In commercial ships carry­ ing MSTS cargo. Here's a quick run-down on the first preliminary report submitted by the Potter Special Subcommittee to study Maritime Subsidies. This subgroup believes (1) that there should be a major-review of the con­ struction subsidy features of the 1936 Shipping Act; (2) that the private financing bill passed last year (allowing up to 90% loan guarantee by the Government) was not sufficiently considered at the last session, has flaws that should be remedied, and that further hearings should be held so that the Commerce Department can report on Us experience with the new'law, and bankers, insurance companies and other financial In­ stitutions and the shipping Industry can thoroughly state their views and make recommendations; (3) that the policy of American-flag partlclpatloa in Government aid programs (the 50-50 shipping proviso) should be -written into basic law which would be applicable to all pro­ grams providing for Government financing of overseas cargoes or pas­ sengers; (4) that competition of the Military Sea Transportation Service Is becoming critically serious aiid that It be clearly defined; (5) that (^ongress shoqld give early^onslderatlon of all operating subsidy mat­ ters, including the question of trqmp subsidies; and (6) that there should be constant Congressional vigilance In the matter of unjust foreign discrimination against American-flag shipping. ^ A .r. .'-'C . �rebiTMiT 5, 1954 SEAF^jlltEJtS XOG ^;'.' ^5: : EISENHOWER BUDGET ASKS ?65i/2 BILLION—President Eisen­ hower last week sent to Congress the first "all-Eisenhower" budget not Influenced by measures left over from the Truman administration. In it the President estimated income for fiscal 1954-55 would be $62.7 billion as against an outlay of $65.6 billion or a deficit of $2.9 billion. There are reports, however, that Congress intends to slash some of the appropriations even further and get the budget much closer to being balanced for the fiscal year. MSTS Requests Fifty Million $ For New Ships ' Ihivi' Seveii Affiliates Scan Union Operations II :l The Military Sea Transportation Service has* put in a request for Congressional approval for con­ struction of four all-weather cargo ships for Arctic waters'at a cost of about $50 million. The four ships 4" PRISONERS OF WAR FREED—For the first time since hostiiities would be designed for year-round operations in northern waters. It began in Korea in June, 1950, is presumed they would be used for there are no more prisoners of supply of the. Thule, Greenland, war for either side. Reluctant at air base and other northern instal­ first to take its UN soldier-sym­ lations which are at present sup­ pathizers, the Chinese Reds finally plied by ships only during the open changed their minds and decided to water season. take the 21 American, one Briton. It has been the practice up until • and 325 South Korean POWs who now for the Government to break were pro-Communists and who out several Victory ships each asked to be used as "peace fight­ spring for use on the Thule sup­ ers." Earlier, 22,000 anti-Commu­ ply line. These ships have special­ nist prisoners were released by the ly-strengthened bows so they can Indian custodians and rode joy­ contend with ice conditions that ously into UN lines. Many Chinese are encountered in northern waters soldiers got heroes' welcomes all year. The ships have been when they landed in Formosa after chartered by the Government to their release. private outfits for this operation. 4> 4> ^ Paul Hall, secretary-treasurer of the SIU, left, points out some of Presumably, MSTS is planning COFFEE BEAN NO HAS-BEEN to replace the Victorys on these the Union's operational procedures to representatives of other SIU —In greater demand thah ever, rims with ice-breakers that can of NA affiliates. Vincent Malone, president of the Marine Firemen, coffee is bringing its top price Mrs. Theodore Seifert rips up make headway under the most dif­ Oilers, and Watertenders Union, center, and Captain John Fox of around the world because of short­ photo of her son with 21 other ficult of conditions. the Inland Boatmen's Union listen with interest. ages of stocks in the coffee center POW's sticking with Reds. of the world—Brazil. Frost, blight and pests, and excessive demands by the world's populace are held responsible. The coffee bean is threatening to bring a top price of $1.25 a pound to consumers who want their caffein hot in the morning, noon and night. Growers predict it will take about two years to get Experiments with a gas-turbine propulsion system are included in Federal Maritime back to full, pre-frost, production before the price will tumble to Board plans for conversion of Liberty ships into high-speed freighters. The gas turbine within easy reach of every man's silex. Cos Turbine Liberty Planned 4 4 4 BRICKER AMENDMENT BATTLE—Senator John W. Bricker's pro­ posed amendment to the Constitution hmiting the treaty-making powers of the United States Government came under fire late last month by administration opponents of the measure. At the present time it ap­ pears as if'the bill will be defeated as it is designed to make inopera­ tive all treaties which deal with matters reserved to the states unless approved by the state legislatures, and to give Congress the power to "regulate" all executive agreements with foreign nations. The bill was looked ^pon as an open conflict between the Eisenhower wing of the Republican party and the Old Guard. 4 t BIG FOUR MEET IN. BERLIN—The Big Four Council of Foreign Ministers is meeting for the seventh time since the conclusion of ho.stilities in World War II, this time in the divided city of Berlin. Out • of six previous meetings the nations agreed on only one point—^peace treaties for Italy and Germany's Balkan satellites. Top item on the agenda of the current talks is the settlement,of the German situation, with many other topics due to come under review during the course of the meetings. The West plays host for the flrst and third weeks of the sessions, with the East playing host in the intervening week of dis­ cussions. engine room will be installed in one of four Libertys out of the reserve fleet that is slated for makeover as part of an experimental program to bring Gas turbines are the newest kind Juel oil. Further, the engine has propulsion systems, and have only two moving parts, simplifying the Government reserve fleet of been used in only a few instances maintenance problems. up to scratch. Each of the other three vessels will have a different type of propulsion. One of them will have steam turbines installed, the sec­ ond geared diesels, and the third diesel-electric drive. At present, Libertys are powered by reciproacting engines and low pressure boilers capable of developing ten knots when fully loaded. The con­ versions aim to get the speeds up to 18 or 19 knots. Announcement of the new pro­ gram was made by E. C. Upton, Jr., a member of the Federal Mari­ time Board at a meeting in New York. on ocean-going ships. One Dutch tanker and the British tanker Auris have been operating with gas turbines with apparently suc­ cessful results. At one time during World War II, the old Maritime Commission planned a gas turbine job in a Liberty, but the ship was later com­ pleted as a conventional vessel. The advantage claimed for a gas turbine are several. For one, it is cor siderably smaller than conven­ tional marine engines, giving more cargo space. There is very littie vibration and the engine can oper­ ate on cheaper grades of heavy YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Can Co-op Houses Help You? ^ The big problem thiJ year for a Seafarer with a family —as for all wage-earners—is the current big increase in rents. In the past three years the price of shelter has gone up more than any other living expense. Since 1950, average yents for the country have risen over 17 per cent. They have gone up se,ven per cent in just the past year and are. conti^puing to rise each month. Unfprtunately, they are going to go up even more. Only a few cities now have any semblance of rent control left. This is a real squeeze for a moderate-income family. You can cut down on clothing. and other expenses, but yop still have to have a roof over your head. Union Sponsorship Some unions and other public-spirited groups have sought to help their own members and other people in the community by building cooperative apartment houses. For example, in New York the American Veterans Com­ mittee is sponsbring a co-operative to build two 13-story buildings which will have 300 apartments. In your own city you may have noticed such cooperatives being ad­ vertised. In this period of rising rents, „ cooperative apartment buildings have shown some .savings. But if you ere seeking a decent apartment at a moder­ ate price, you should understand that there are two kinds of apartment co-ops. One kind is a genuine co-op. A group of families itself Initiates and controls construction on a non-profit basis, often under the sponsorship of a union, a state or city housing agency, or a committee of civic-minded people. ' The second type—called Section 213 apartments—4tre built by commercial developers who then sell them to individual families. When the developer is through, the tenants take over the management, of the building. In either type of co-op, you buy shares in the corpora­ tion that owns the building^and this "down jiaymenf'^generaiiy amounts to $1,000-$3,000; depending on the number of rooms, location and quality of .the building, and whether more of the cost of the apartment has been hidden in the monthly carrying charges or included in the down pay­ ment. . _ ^ As shown by Queensview, the New York housing de­ velopment, and other co-ops, the true non-profit co-op offers much the better value. In Queensview, a new group of buildings requires a down payment for a five-room apartment of $2,650, and carrying charges including light, gas and heat, of $81-90 a month. It may be a problem to raise that much down payment, but it's worth it in the long run to achieve that comparatively moderate monthly charge for a large apartment. However, the natural advantages of cooperative build­ ing and management provide enough n.argin so even the "213" co-ops may be comparatively reasonable despite the speculative developer's profit. *"The hidden joker in many of the "213" co-ops is that some builders make an extra profit by renting the land to the cooperative rather than selling it outright. Another risk, is that the builder may cut the quality of the building. Section 213 buildings must meet certain FHA standards, but these were set low to encourage lowpriced building. The commercial developers also often underestimate the 'carrying charges to attract buyers. When the tenants took The unit is powered by the hot gases resulting from the burning of fuel. The gases are directed through a "windmill" which con­ sists of vaned wheels mounted on a shaft. As the gases hit the vanes, they have the same effect that wind has on the blades of a wind­ mill. The turning of the wheels also turns the shaft transmitting power to the propeller. • Use of diesel-electric drive or other diesel drives would also be somewhat of a novelty on US ocean-going vessels where steam power has been the rule through the years. WritteH exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying over one big "213" development recently they found they had to raise their rents 18 percent to cover real operating costs. Roger. Schaelfer, executive secretary of the United Housing Foundation, (a civic organization that sponsors CQrops) suggests families shopping apartment co-ops use , these yardsticks to measure the value of a co-op: • Who is behind the building: a non-profit organization or a speculative builder? If a private builder, what is his past record? • Is the builder charging the cooperative too much for ground rent? A lawyer could find out how much he orig. inally paid for the land. • Is the quality of the building good? Judging this is a problem, because the speculators generally sell the apart­ ments before the building is completed. Mr. Schaeffer sug­ gests that a group of prospective buyers get together and fiire a competent appraiser to report on the quality of the specifications and the value. Is the builder willing to supply all the desired information on specifications and quality of material, as he should? Is there any guarantee of the quality of construction? • Are the rooms good size and laid out well? If the apart­ ments are not completed ask to see the plans and judge them yourself. Families interested in apartment co-ops can get a book­ let from the United Housing Foundation, 370 Lexington Ave., New York, called "What Every Cooperator Should know," for 25 cents. And if there are any genuine non-profit Co-ops being planned in your area, it may be worth it to you to get on the waiting list, in view of the inexorable rise in rents. �SEAWARERS ..-K. -.: Labor Sfudy Abroad Open To Seafarers - St CASH BENEFITS An opportunity for one year's study at Ruskin College, Oxford, and Coleg Harlech, Wafes, is again open to Seafarers and members of other US unions. The Institute of Interna,tional Education is now ac­ cepting scholarship applica­ Coleg Harlech in 1952. Larkin Is now attending the New York State tions at its offices, 1 East 67th School for Industrial and Labor Re­ Street, New York 21, NY, for the four scholarships Involved. In previous years, two Seafarers have' won such awards. Seafarer Irwin Suall, who had served as an organizer on Isth­ mian ships and as a member of the Union's pub­ licity committee during the 1946 general strike, ^ SuaU won a Ruskin Scholarship for the year 1948. Sea­ farer Ed Larkin won an award for Navy To Take Mariner For Cargo Service :f- i'f I I i I I; CV-. : K'.. t. • IKI; IT; 1 WASHINGTON—At least one, and possibly more of the Govern­ ment's new Mariner cargo ships will be converted for Navy use. The Maritime Administration an­ nounced that it had asked for bids on the Evergreen Mariner, now un­ der construction in San Francisco, for conversion into a cargo attack vessel. Announcement of the conversion plan is indication that the Govern­ ment is giving up on the idea of selling the Mariners to private in­ dustry for commercial use. Despite energetic efforts by the Maritime Administration, only three of the 35 Mariners afloat or being built have been sold to a private com­ pany, Pacific Far East Lines. The company will use the ships in the long-haul Far East trade. Previously, the Maritime Admin­ istration had contemplated convert­ ing the Mariners into Navy refrig­ eration ships, but that idea was given up as too costly and imprac­ tical. For the time being, the.Govern­ ment plans to put all Mariners into lay-up, but those plans may be al­ tered if it proves feasible to con­ vert them to Navy use at a reason­ able cost. lations at Comeil University, Ithaca, NY. Labor Relations Work Both the Ruskin and Coleg Har­ lech awards are open to members of US trade unions between the ages of 20 and 35 years of age. The work is on the college level and deals with various phases of labor relations. The three Ruskin awards are for a branch of Oxford Univer­ sity. Coleg Harlech is an adult education Institute located in Wales. ' . " All the scholarships cover tui­ tion, room and board, but winners have to provide their own transpor­ tation and money for personal ex­ penses over and above basic needs. Scholar­ ship winners are eligible to apply for Fulbright grants from the iiPiiiiilill US Government, which will cover Larkin travel expenses. As far as is known, the SIU is the only union in the US that has had two scholarship winners in its ranks. Information about the schola;rships and application blanks can be obtained from the Institute by writing its New York office. Columnist Takes Frances To PR Seafarers on the Frances (Bull Line) had a well-known passenger aboard during their last round-trip In the person of columnist Westbrook Pegler. Pegler, whose views on unions and union members are well known, got along quite well with the Union crewmembers aboard the ship, according to the crew's reports. He also expressed hiis pleasure with the quality of service offered by the ship's steward department. All accounts were that it was a smooth, uneventful trip for both passengers and crew. Vcknurr S. IfM LOG i: 1 SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID To From 1 No. Seafarers Receiving Benefits this Period 11 Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer | Total Benefits Paid this Period i II dyS" 1 if y-w /-? WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD 1 Uo Hospital Benefits Death Benefits 0£ Disability Benefits / ^oo Maternity Benefits Vacation Benefits 4 ooo oo 1 Total II £>0 ' WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY 'VSSf A/o do Hosoital Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950* Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Disability Benefits Paid Since May I. 1952* Maternity Benefits Paid Since Anril 1. 1952 * Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 * Total 1 * Date Benefits Becao 1 OS 1 1 1 ifS oo oo i ¥St¥Sl7 r II / WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Cash on Hand Vacation iiA Sfc Estimated Accounts Receivable Vacation US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) » Other Assets — Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS oA oof crol EA ' f WoU 1 J fdJtkiJOdiWm COMMENTSt At this /writing, six (6) people have applied for the four \U) schdlarship benefits to be awarded this year. Of the six ee (3) have taken the written exams and three (3) have E exams to take. The remaining examination dates-are ch 13th and May 22nd* During the year of 1953> a to-tal of oije hundred and sixty (160) death benefits were paid out under the terms of the slan. Also during the year, six hundred and seventy-nine [679) maternity benefits were paid as well as two hundred thirty-three (233) disability benefits. In addition to the bove payments, the Plan paid out 37^jM8pital hinafits. Suhmitted " •• S.Tt. ; Si- \ Al Km, Assistant Administrator • ' •.. and, remember this. • • AU these are yours without cmtdbutmj| #.siii^e nickel on your part—Collecting SIU benei«^ fits is easy;^whe£h^ it's for hoi^itfj, birth, disability tnr death —Yoo ou get flist-fate perera •! serviM immediately throu^ yo^ Union's represmtatives. �rebniaiT I, ItU SEAFARERS Pare ma* LOG Seafarer Receives SlU Disability Benefit At 93 Veteran Seafarer Matt Little, who was still sailing actively as bosun at 83 has been placed on the SIU Disability Benefits list by the trustee of the SIU Welfare Plan at a meeting this week in Welfare Plan head-"^ quarters, 11 Broadway, New led an exciting life at sea climaxed in 1944 when he lost a sec­ York City. ond ship to German bombs and Little, wlio is 93 years of age, toypedoes. The War Shipping Ad­ ministration told him that perhaps he was just a bit too old to ship bosun under severe and dangerous wartime conditions and Little re­ luctantly agreed. Since them he has been living at Sailor's Snug Harbor in Staten Island, New York. Started In 1879 At the end of a 4,500 mile, four month journey. Seafarer Olavi Kivikoski is welcomed home by the Since Little started going to sea Mayor of Kemi, Finland, and townspeople. His mother is at the right. in 1879, his experiences antedate Bound volumes of the 1953 is­ sues of the SEAFARERS LOG are the entire history of maritime un­ now being prepared and will be ions in the US. As a matter of fact. delivered shortly for distribution to the ports and for sale to Sea­ farers, libraries, and other groups ! and individuals interested in hav­ ing a fuli record of the year's ac­ tivities. Also available at headquarters are bound volumes for the years After a four-month" trip across the ocean to Finland in his 30-foot sailing 1947 through 1952 for those who want a complete record of all LOG J boat, the turquoise, Seafarer Olavi Kivikoski is back in New York looking for a publications for those years. comparatively soft berth on a bigger kind of craft. Having survived several The price for the volumes has not yet been determined, but the nor­ stiff gales, a conked out"^ yachtsmen and other citizens of tion, he took off at 6 AM, Monday, mal practice is to sell them at ac­ motor, loss of half of his European ports all the- way from January tual cost for the binding. Orders 15. Navigation was diffi­ Holland north, to the final wel­ cult from the start, diie to lack of for the volumes can be handled by water supply, a dislodged come in his home town, ptit a prevailing winds, but he made his mail by writing the SEAFARERS rudder, a dented bow, a couple crowning touch to the voyage. way through Long Island Sound, LOG at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook' lyn. New York. leaving Block Island astern. A fev\ of groundings and some nearStarted Work in March days later he hit his first heavy misses in his solo voyage from Preparations for the eastbound New York to Finland. Kivikoski is crossing began back in March, 1953, (Continued on page 23) not sure now whether he will try when Kivikoski paid off the Wild the return trip next summer. But Ranger and found the Turquoise in it would be no great surprise to a boatyard at City Island, New Matt Little him or anybody else if the bug has York. "The stout-hulled vessel, an Under the Union constitu­ bitten deeply enough for him to oversize dory in shape, was a tion every member attending he just missed being a charter set out for Finland and take his round-bottomed Nova Scotian sail­ a Union meeting is entitled to member of the Sailors Union of the boat back some 4,500 miles to New ing schooner, of a type used by nominate himself for the Pacific,' joining it in 1886, just one York. fishermen in stormy South Atlantic elected posts to be filled at year after the SUP was founded. That the trip was successful in waters. In the course of the trip the meeting—chairman, read­ Subsequently he transferred to the first instance without major she lived up to her reputation as ing clerk and recording secre­ the East Coast and became a mem­ mishaps was a tribute to his thor­ a staunch, seaworthy vessel. tary. Your Union urges yoii ber of the SIU when it was ough preparation and his seaman­ Kivikoski laid out $3,600 for the to take an active part in meet­ founded. ship. His 20 years of experience as ship, spent all of the spring months ings- by taking these posts of It was after 65 years of sailing AB and bosun on the merchant repairing and outfitting the ship service. that Little was torpedoed aboard ships of six nation; (the last six for a voyage. The bottom was And, of course, all members the Christopher Newport, a Cal- years with the SIU), stood him well caulked, and repainted, new rig­ have the right to take the floor mar Liberty ship. He had been on the trip, although his sailing ging and new sails were put up, and express their opinions on torpedoed once during the first ship practice was limited to boy­ more storage space was made by any officer's report or issue World War. hood days on Finland's lakes and ripping out a spare bunk, a second under discussion. Seafarers Under the disability benefit. waters. water tank installed, a new tiller are urged to hit the deck at Little will be eligible for a $25 Completion of the trip was the and sea anchor made and ample these meetings and let their Kivikoski enjoys a bit of sun­ weekly benefit in addition to So­ successful climax of a dream many supplies of food, much of it dehy­ shipmates know what's on cial Security payments received shine on a pleasant summer's years in the making. And the rous­ drated, put aboard. i their mind. from the Government. day. ing receptions he received from' After three months of prepara­ Bound Volumes Of LOG To Be Ready Shortly York-Finland Solo Voyage Stern Test Of Seafarer's Skill 1: Speak Your Mind At SiU Meetings Cartoon History Of The SIU The US merchant marine faced a new threat from Washington during the winter of 1948-49. Pushing aside all considerations of the US shipping industry, Marshall Plan chief Paul Hoffman ruled that ship­ ments of US aid cargoes to Europe could be sent in t (u nhyuahipa lie chose, no matter what flagji^ey^flewi; •« ,* . The 'JO-SO' JLair The SIU took the lead in protesting this policy and * received the aid of hundreds of unions from all over the US in a vigorous appeal to Washington. A flood of' telegrams protested the attempt to favor foreign shipping at the expense of th^ US industry, especially . witli. American .goods involved.^ ^ i\ o. SO A compromise was finally reached. Although a bill backed by the SIU, which would have forced at least 50 percent of American cargoes to go in US ships did not pass, a substitute was adopted requiring that 'every effort be made to send atieast 50 percent in US bottoms: -The SlU^adopted a«tand>efi wait-and-see^- �Jc'--' 't--' SEAtARERS LOG P««e 'ifei fc--. .........PORT MtEPOKZS New York: Waterfront Sitnation Slows Port's Stiipping Bothelo. G. B. "Tex" Gillispie, B. C. Slaid, 1. W. Thompson, R. M. Thompson, Mamou Launey, J. F. Capps, Ross Lyle, L. E. Hartline, R. Boyd, T. A. King, Andy Kusch and N. BroderiCk. Several changes have taken place in the Lake Charles Central Trades and Labor Council of -late. A new slate of officers was elected and the delegates voted to move the meeting place to the new build­ ing owned by the Painter's local. We nominate for our seaman of the week, G. B. "Tex" Gillispie. He sails in the deck department and just got back from a trip to Pakistan. Tex says that nowhere else can one find the wages and conditions that are part of the SIU. At present he is sweating out a nice coastwise run before going off on another long trip. Leroy Clarke Lake Charles Fort Agent Shipping for the past 9wo weeks continued to be slow. We paid off 14 ships, signed four ships on for­ eign articles and had 17 ships in transit. We also had two ships lay up in the past two^ weeks, the Monroe and Hilton both of Bull. All pay­ offs were handled SIU style with all beefs settled aboard ship. Un­ til the waterfront situation clears up in New York, shipping in this port will continue to be on the alow bell. Ships paying off were the Frances, Monroe, Kathryn and Hil­ ton of Bull; Steel Worker ahd Steel Fabricator (Isthmian); Cata­ houla (National Navigation); Seatrains Texas,'Louisiana, New York ft 'ft ft and New. Jersey; Chiwawa of Cities Galveston: Service; Michael of Carras, and the Val Chem of Valentine. Ships Sign On Signing on were the Robin Trent and Robin Mowbray of Galveston has been having a Seas; the Badger Mariner of South Atlantic, and Omega's ship touch of winter weather, but cold spells only last twd or three days of the same name. In-transit vessels vyere the Alcoa down here, then we have the usu­ Reamer of Alcoa; Calmar's Port- al climate with temperatures in the mar, Pennmar and Yorkmar; Sea- 70s. Shipping has been slow, ships trains Savannah and Louisiana; Waterman's Chickasaw, Topa Topa, paying off were the Steel Director (Isthmian), Neva Maiden Creek, Iberville and De West, Bloomfield Soto; Bull's Ines and Show Me and Anne Butler Mariner; Carras' Trinity, Isth­ (Bloomfield). The mian's Steel Surveyor and Steel Neva West and Inventor and the Val Chem of Anne Butler then Valentine. went on idle sta­ We are certainly glad to see the tus. The Luweather break and turn warm for c i 1 e Bloomfield a change, melting all of the snow. (Bloomfield) It has been pretty nasty for the sighed on. Ves­ past couple of weeks. If any of the Miltsos sels in-transit in­ tropic-loving brothers are thinking of coming up to New York for an­ clude the Steel Scientist (Isthmi­ other month or so, they had better an), Ralphel Semmes, Warhawk stay where they are for the weath­ and Bienville (Waterman), Southerman says we still have some Districts (Southern Steamship), Southwind (South Atlantic), Mae snow coming our way. (Bull) and the Seatrains Louisiana, Claude Simmons New Jersey, Georgia and Texas Asst. Sec.-Treas. (Seatrains). t ft On Beach Lake Charles: Men on the beach include E. Tal­ bot, A. Miltsos, W. Stockman, C. Adams, J. Hanks, T. Casey, H. Erickson, H. Byer, b. Vinson, R. W egner, J. Byrd, C. Fritz, L. Wade, E. Wallace, H. Rosecrans, A. Things are running along smooth Manuel, H. Laarge and V. Wilkerhere as far as the SIU is con­ son. Men in the marine hospital cerned, but not too well for the are S. Vincius^ J. Sanches, C. Adrest of labor. More of this later. kins, M. Bennett, D. Patterson, J. Shipping has been fair for the past Markopolo, G. Randell, S. Lyle, two weeks and we expect it to G. Brownell, G. Hudson, N. E. continue this way for the coming Baker and M. Fontentot. two weeks, but we don't advise Keith Alsop any one to come here in expecta­ Galveston Port Agent tion of shipping out quickly. We have enough men to man all the jobs. During the past two weeks we played host to the following ships: Chiwawa, Abiqua, Bents Fort, Gov­ ernment Camp, Lone Jack, Council SIU, A&G District Grove, Fort Hoskins and Winter BALTIMORE Gay St. Hill (Cities Service); and Bull Run Earl Sheppard. Agent 14 .North ftlulberry 4540 BOSTON 276 State St. (Petrol Tankers). Each took a few James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 men, so some of the boys were GALVESTON ... 308>/<i 23rd St. Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-6448 happy. LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. The AFL Building & Construc­ Agent Phone 6-5744 Dolphin Hot.eI tion Trades Council is still out MIAML Eddie Parr, Agent Miami 9-4791 I South Lawrence St. on strike against the members of MOBILE ..., the local contractors council but NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. some of the'contractors are weak­ Lindsey WtUiams, Agent675 ening. At the end of January one NEW YORK of them broke away and signed NORFOLK .....^llg^'Bank^lst! Ben Rees, Agent -Phone 4-1083 up with the Building Trades Coun­ PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St Ajent Market 7-1635 cil. It looks as if the strong front PORT ARTHm 411 Austin St. the contractor's group has been Don Hilton, Rep. Phone 4-2341 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. putting up is splintering. When T. Banning, Agent Douglas 2-5473 one breaks, it isn't long before ^®®' Coast Representative PUERTA de TIERRA, PR . Peiayo 51—La 5 the rest sign up. Sai Coils, Agent Phone 2-5996 Caile MirandriO Among the boys here on the PUERTA LA CRUZ J, iPjRCfPll®'®'* ^®P* Phone pending beach are 0;tto Pedersen (of Missis­ ?» SAVANTMH 3 Abercorn St. Agent Phone 3-1728 sippi faiup^# W., R. .Thompson, A. SEATTLE.-.'. ,2700 lit Ave, Gulf Coast Port Hit By Wintor Woatlior jf'-i |fc It'" t',' 'kI- Febrnary 5', 1984 Cities Service Gives Jleavy Play To Port San Francisco: Bridga's Union Ruled Off Steward's Ballot J. Beye, H. Dellorfano, P. Arthofer, W. O'Conner and J. Parks. Our typical SIU man this week is Roland Parady, who has been a member since 1945, Parady first started going to sea in 1932 when men working on ships were little more than slaves getting a base pay of $37 a month and no overtime. He was a member of the SUP and participated in the 1936 strike. Parady is currently sailing off the West Coast and is now waiting for a ship to the land of Geisha girls. Tom Banning San Francisco Port Agent The Marine Cooks, and Stewards AFL has been told by the National Labor Relations Board that they will have a vote in February over who will repre­ sent .the stewards on the West Coast ships. Harry Bridges' ILWU had tried very hard to get on ft ft ft the ballot^ but Wilmington: information just received is that, the NLRB ruled Parady the only official union to be on the ballot will be the Marine Cooks and Stewards. Shipping was on .the slow bell The other space will be no union. in this port for the last two weeks. The information I received is that We had no payoffs and po sign-ons, ILWU organizers are telling men but twelve ships came through, to to vote non-union. It seems to me pick up some men. that anyone who would play'Into I guess the warm weather in this the shipowners hands like that is sunny California port has attracted definitely not working for seamen, many oldtimers whom we haven't or any other union man for that seen in a dog's age. Among these matter. If the vote was to go non­ are Ray Queen, George Everett, union, it would leave a large num­ Jack "Two Wire" Touart, "Red" ber o| steward department men on Mackenzie, "Whitey" Yerke, etc. ships without any r,epresentation. Rain? This would be a terrific setback Of course the Chamber of Com­ for all working people in the in­ merce won't like this, but it has dustry. We sure hope the vote goes rained so much here in the last under the AFL banner! two weeks that most of (he mem­ Bridges has said that if his new bership have had to swim to the "steward department", of the meeting. ILWU is ruled off the ballot, he The rave around the port from will accept that decision and get the membership is the .way the out of the field. Off his record in Calmar ships are feeding. It used the past, we "doubt his sincerity. to make a guy's hair turn gray when those ships hit here with all Let's wait and see. the food beefs, but now it's a Shipping Fair pleasure to make those ships. An­ Shipping is fair and it should other case where SIU militant stay about the same. Ships signing action bettered conditions. on were the Gateway City and Thomas J.,Philips is our "Sea­ Madaket (Waterman) and the Lib­ farer of the erty Flag (Gulf Cargo). Vessels'in- Week." A mem­ transit include Steel Artisan and ber of the SIU Steel Traveler (Isthmian), Lafay­ for four years. ette and Fairport (Waterman) and Philips is a trans­ Western Rancher (Western Naviga­ planted M a r ytion). lander who pulled Beefs roots and is now I have been tallying to several homesteading the members on conditions ' aboard West Coast for ship and one of the common beefs the Yokohama Philips is lack of locker space for hanging shuttle. Philips suits, overcoats, etc. Liberty type used to like the India run, but ships seem to have smaller' lockers those Japanese cuties have sold than the Victorys or C-2s. Another him on the Far East. He has beef I hear from some ships is that watched the great changes in the there is always a discussion oh who SIU in his four years and states cleans the recreation room. he would rather be a member of Men in marine hospitals are J. the SIU than any union in the Singer, K. Dao, B. Bobbins, O. Gus- country. Where else, says Tom, tavsen, P. Yuzon, J. Childs, W. can a guy get shipping, conditions, Singleton, W. Timmerman, F. Fon- benefits and representation the way dila, R. Frye, M. Wilson, A. Smith, we do in the SIU? W. Loss, A. Keller and B. Davis. Sam Cohen Old timers on the beach include; Wilmington Port Agent Rain Hits California By The Bncketfnl sm XtALI. OMRMCTOR Y Jeff Gillette; Agent ElUott 4334 TAMPA ...... 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Kay White, Agent Phone 2-1323 Wtt-MINGTON. Calif 505 Marine Ave. John Arabasz, Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS . . 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS Robert Matthews Joe Al^a Claude Simmons - Joe Volpian WUliam Hall SUP HONOLULU _ PORTLAND FORT W1LL1AM....118'A Ontario PORT COLBORNB Ontario TORONTO. Ontario Syndicate Ave. - Phehe: 3-3221 103 Durham St. Phone: 5591 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA, BC 61714 Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER, BC 665 Hamilton St. Pacific 7824 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone 6346 BAGOTVILLE, Quebee. . 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD, OnUrio-.....53 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC .113 Cote De La Montague _ Quebec Phone; 2-7078 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince William St. NB Phones 2-5232 16 Merchant . St. • Phone 5-8777 522 N. W. Everett St. Beacon 4336 lUCHMOND. CALIF •: 257 5th St. ' Phone 2509 SAN FRANCISCO..,,,.,.450 Harrison St. Great Lakds District Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2700 1st Ave. ALPENA 133 W. .Fletcher Main 0290 Phone: 1338W WILMINGTON . 505 Marine Ave. BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St. . . . Terminal 4-3131' Phone: Cleveland 7391 NEW yORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn CLEVELAND......734 Lakeside Ave., NE STerUng 8-4671 Phone: Main 1-0147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Canadian District Headquariers Phone: Woodward ,1-6857 MONTREAL 634 St James St. West DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. PLateau 8161 Phone: Melrose 2-4110 HALIFAX, NJS,..,,,i,,,.128<A HoUis St. SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 93nd St. • -'J- Phonei 3-8911 Phone: Esses 3-3416 New Orleans: Election Pot Still Boiling In City Big item of interest to New Or* leans Seafarers since the last report was the reelection of Mayor Chet Morrison for a third term in the municipal primary. , The trade union movement took no position in the mayoralty cam­ paign, but did endorse the can­ didacy of Fred Cassibry for com­ mission councilman from District D, which is made up of the 5th, 6th and 7th wards. Cassibry has long been associated with the trade union movement in the capacity of attorney for various local unions, and his candidacy was supported actively in an effort to assure some trade union representation on the New Orleans council, which is be­ ing organized for the first time under terms of a new municipal charter. Cassibry must go into a run-off primary with State Senator Paul Richards, the Morrison-supported candidate for the council seat. At the last meeting in this branch. Seafarers who reside in New Orleans were urged to solicit the support of their friends and families for Cassibry's candidacy. Any men who are at sea and who have friends 'or relatives living in the 5th, 6th or 7th wards were asked to write to them and urge support of the labor-endorsed can­ didate. The second primary will be held March 9, one week after Mardi Gras day. It is likely that many New Orleanians will be home in time to vote in the second pri­ mary, or to cast an absentee ballot since this is the season of the year when New Orleans Seafarers tradi­ tionally hit the beach to participate in carnival festivities. Shipping Fair Shipping has been fair during the last two weeks and business affairs of this port are in good shape. Since the last report we had pay­ offs here aboard the Alcoa Pegasqs (Alcoa), the Del Alba and Del Norte (Mississippi), the Antinous (Waterman) and Northwestern Vic­ tory (Victory Carriers). The Pega­ sus and the Del Oro, Del Santos and Del Norte (Mississippi) signed on. Ships in transit included the Al­ coa Cavalier, Alcoa Pennant, Alcoa Clippdr, and Alcoa Pilgrim (Alcoa); the Steel Scientist, Steel Directorand Steel Worker (Isthmian); the Del Santos and Del Oro (Missis­ sippi) the Seatrains New York and Savannah (Seatrain Lines), and the Maiden C)r6ek, Bienville, War Hawk and Wild Ranger (Water­ man). I From the USPHS Hospital here comes news that Duska "Spider" Korolia has been discharged and is doing well after a critical illness. T. M. "Red" Griffith is in drydock for repairs from injuries suf­ fered in a fall. Old-timers in the hospital in­ clude A. Carrano, E. E. Gross, B. Foster, S. Cope, T. Terrington, C. Cobb arid T. Bemsee. Lindsey J. Wiiiiams New Orleans Fort Agent s Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in . a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will as­ sure speedy transmission on aU messages and faster serv­ ice for the men Involved. 7 �Febniary S, 1954 SEAFARERS Pare Eleven LOC PORT REPORTS. Baltimore: Shipping Picks Up; Ore Line Jobs Open Robin Mowbray (Seas Shipping); Mobile: Steel Fa^icator (Isthmian). Welfare Services We have now established our Welfare Services in the Port of Baltimore. Johnny Arabasz han­ dles it and he's ready and willing Shipping in the Port of Mobile to take care of your problems, big for the fast couple of weeks hasn't or small, so fellows, when you're boomed, but it has held steady in the port and have any problems, with one hundred and seventeen don't hesitate to see Johnny. men shipped and about one hun­ The Democratic primaries are dred sent to variou.s relief jobs in now being stepped up in tempo and around the harbor. During and it looks as if it will be a hot this same period of time we reg­ race. It looks like George Ma- istered approximately one hundred honey will not have too much dif­ men in all ratings. ficulty in the primaries and it ap­ Payoffs pears the general election Us well. Ships paying off were the Alcoa Personally, I would like to wish Pennant, Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Pil­ him the best of luck. grim, Alcoa Puritan, Alcoa Runner Hospitals and Alcoa Corsair (Alcoai; Wild We are now in the last stages of Ranger, Claiborne and Fairisle our campaign to have the neces­ (Waterman), and the Southwind sary, monies maintained in the (South Atlantic). budget to keep the US Public Hos­ Signing on were the following pitals for merchant .seamen. So Alcoa ships; Pennant, > Pilgrim, men, don't get lax. Keep sending Puritan and Runner, and the South your letters and telegrams to your Atlantic ship, Southwind. respective Senators and Represent­ In-transit vessels included the atives because^ as you know, this Iberville, Antinous and Bienville is a vital issue to all of us. Even (Waterman); Magnolia Mariner though you may have sent several (Mississippi Shipping) and the Al­ letters previously, keep sending coa Pioneer (Alcoa). them. The more pressure we put Mobile has gotten the first of the on these Representatives, the bet­ Mariner-type ships to lay up. This ter chance we have for success. is the Magnolia Mariner which Oldtimer on Beach went into service for the Missis­ On# of the oldtimers on the sippi Shipping Company about beach here now is Daniel Lippy June, 1953, and made several trips who sails as steward. He is also since then to the Orient. The Gov­ one of our real fine chefs. In his ernment then figured it was too ex­ own words this is what he thinks pensive to operate the Mariners of the SIU:' "We have the best and decided to •place them in moth­ conditions in the maritime industry balls. The Magnolia Mariner is be­ mainly because of the efficiency ing processed and layed up in this and know-all of our officials. At port. We also have several Waterman various times I have worked C-2s in being repaired and figure ashore, due to illness in my family, and through no fault of my own, they will soon be ready to go back and I could never make ends meet on regular runs. These ships in­ during these periods. Here's hop­ clude the Claiborne, Mobilian and ing that these conditions are all Fairisle. We will keep the mem­ behind me and that I can keep bers advised as to when and where sailing with the good old SIU. I these ships will be ready. Your agent has just returned would like to mention the condi­ tions on the Ore ships. I have from the maritime unity council sailed as steward ort them and also called in Washington. DC, where as chief cook and I have never had mutual problems of the maritime any beefs as to the quality of the industry were taken up. The dele­ food. I will say this, that it would gates present included I'epresentmake for better conditions all atives of most maritime union or­ around if this company would put ganizations, both AFL and CIO. on more supplies and if the book The delegates met for the first men who have never sailed on time to discuss problems peculiar them would take an Ore ship for to the shipping industry and steps at least one trip, so that we our­ which could be taken to correct selves would be instrumental in these problems. getting better conditions. I am On Beach sure this can be done with the Ore Some of the oldtimers now on Line the same as was done years the beach include W. Marjenhoff, ago with the Bull Line, Water­ J. Gosse, P. Causey, L. Johnston, man, etc. Here's hoping that the B. Young, M. Nelson, T. Donald­ book men will give this a whirl. son, H. W. Duran, R. Hollinger, R. Steady as she goes, Danny Lippy." Fifthen, S. Langevin, W. Battle, S. Earl Sheppard Stone and F. Speery. Baltimore Fort Agent J Brothers now in the New Or­ Draft Boards Give Seamen Bad Time leans hospitals are Tom Bernsee and Willie Reynolds. Both men expect to be in for a while so don't forget to drop them a line. Well it looks as if the draft boards are still determined to give seamen a rough time. They con­ tinually call up experienced sea­ men for the Army. In addition, they have cancelled all deferments for Seafarers. The boards in this area are even notifying seamen over the draft age who had previ­ ous occupational deferments. The boards claim that these men are subject to draft until the age of thirty-five. It looks as if all that can be done is for seamen to take it up Individually with their draft boards and have each case settled on its own merits. For our Seafarer of the Week we nominate Eddie Lee Walker, who usually sails out of this port in the rating of electrician. Walk­ er has ' been a member of both the SIU and the old ISU, having started sailing around 1934. He's married, has one Walker child and makes his home on Gill Road in Mobile, near the bay. Walker's favorite sport is boxing and he never misses a card when he's on the beach. He is currentiy waiting on his last ship, the Claiborne, to come out of repair. Walker has been around to see the various gains made by the Union since he started to sea. He believes the vacation plan is the best in maritime. Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent , After working on a slow bell for tbe two weeks previous to the last meeting, shipping picked up as we shipped about 252'regular jobs and 50 stand-bys. Don't use this as a barometer because the next two weeks don't look too bright. However we can ifever stop stressifig the fact that we always need more good book men on these Ore Line scows. The members who are taking the jobs are getting favorr able results. Of course, it makes it hard for five or six book men to try to do a job requiring thirty book men, so fellows, come on down and give us a hand on these Ore ships. You will not only be helping yourselves, but the Union as well. Few Beefs We have had very few beefs dur­ ing the payoffs in the last several weeks, although the Strathbay did come in here pretty well fouled up. It seems as though the skipper on that particular Ship either doesn't know the agreement or doesn't care to live up to it. I imagine that the reason for his attitude on this last trip was mainly because he knew the ship was being put on idle status and figured that this disputed over­ Lippy time, meal money, etc., wouldn't have to be paid, but thanks to the good job the patrolman did, everything has been settled to the satisfaction of the crew. We had one beef on the John B. Savannah: Waterman at the payoff, concern­ ing a dinner meal for all hands which is still held In abeyance. This beef would never have come up if the steward "on the previous trip had checked his department Shipping has been fine and is ex­ thoroughly and made sure of the pected to stay that way. The routine work. Because of his laxi­ Southland (South Atlantic) paid off ty, the galley range caught fire, de­ and signed on. Vessels in transit stroying a meal. Of course, the old include Carolj-n (Bull), Seatrain man could have turned the new Savannah and Seatrain New York steward department to on a few (Seatrain), Council Grove (Cities hours overtime and got the galley Service), Southern Districts (South­ squared away, but he and the com­ ern Steamships), Robin Trent (Seas pany maintained that It was the Shipping) and the Southland (South laxity on the part of the previous Atlantic). Oldtimers on the beach steward which caused the condi­ include Roy Nash, J. B. Henley and tion. So fellows, you can readily L. Blizzard. Men in marine hospi­ see that by not doing your job tals are F. W. Grant, B. Richard, properly, what would seem to be a G. W. Wilson, J. Siney, J. Littleton, small beef can turn into somett^ng P. Bland, A. Cohen, J. Smith, J. major. As you all know, we are Kramer, P. Daugherty and R. M. now in the process of negotiation Sullivan. and the better job you do on the Jeff Morrison ship, the easier it Is for your of­ Savannah Port Agent ficials to get better conditions. Let this be a reminder to do your job to the best of your ability. I know that beefs such as these will never come up again. Ships paying off were the Mae, Ines and Evelyn (Bull); Steelore, Shipping Figures January 13 to January 27 Santore, Baltore, Venore and Feltore (Ore); Steel Designer SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL REG. REG. TOTAL SHIP. REG. and Steel Surveyor (Isthmian); PORT DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPEI DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. Lone Jack (Cities' Service); Penn3 24 49 13 8 16 Boston 27 6 mar, Oremar, Bethcoaster and 326 62 54 168 52 106 100 New York 118 Yorkmar (Calmar); Albion (Dry17 23 19 59 130 60 42 28 Philadelphia trans); Strathbay (Strathmore); 122 82 296 286 92 81 79 Baltimore 126 John B. Waterman (Waterman); Seacloud (American Mercliant 5 3 35 1 12 1 Itt 11 No^olk Marine). 13 31 60 10 8 23 9 28 Savannah Ships signing on were the Show 4 15 5 6 23 69 22 Tampa 24 Me Mariner, Mae and Ines (Bull);. 117 38 37 42 104 30 Mobile ..................... 52 22 Venore, Steelore, Santore, Baltore 59 179 59 61 and Feltore (Ore); Steel Designer 274 87 96 New Orleans and Steel Fabricator (Isthmian); 23 73 29 21 91 " 37 27 27 Galveston Pennmar, Oremar, Bethcoaster aud 9 30 12 9 56 14 23 19 Seattle Yorkmar (Calniar); John B. Water­ 75 38 • 23 14 116 41 34 San Francisco man (Waterman), 11 6 14 31 85 29 27 29 In-transit vessels were the Bull Wilmington .............. Run (Petrol Tankers); Alcoa Part1,681 421 i ft •35I..U:..; . .3S3J ...UQ3a 659 »t 501 rtSiiir Mboli Shipping Is Good in Sonthorn Port Seattle: Viclory Ships Pay Oil; Shipping On Slow Bell Shipping has been on the slow bell for the past two weeks and it is not expected to pick up very much during the coming two w eeks. Ships paying off were the Coeur d'Alene Victory and Ames Victory (Victory Carriers). The Liberty Bell (Tramp Cargo) signed on. Intransit vessels include the Fairport and Madaket (Waterman) and the Massmar (Calmar). On Beach Oldtimers on the beach are W. E. Ellis, O. Oakiey, A. Gurskie and W. E. Harris. Men in the marine hospitals are C. E. Johnson, G. G. Famum, C. E. Dudley, S. Johannessen, R. D. Stough, D. Dwyer. J. Wells and W. K. Gulley. Our Seafarer of the Week is Jack E. Williams who sails as an electrician. He started saiiing SIU in 1946, went with Isthmian as organizer and got his book in 1947. Williams enjoys taking an active part in the Un­ ion. He was re­ cording secretary for the January 27th meeting. Williams Jack says that sailing with the SIU is much dif­ ferent than when he was sailing ISU back in the 20's. He also has a son who became an SIU book member for organizing Cities Serv­ ice. Brother Williams said that he thinks as bad as the ISU was, it served to lay the groundwork for the Union we have today. Jeff Gillette Seattle Port Agent t 4. J. Boston: Million Dollar Damage In Pcriland Pier Fire A three-alarin-fire on January 25 caused nearly SI million damage to a coal wharf in Portland. Me., and at times threatened the whole waterfront. Wrecked in the tower­ ing flames that raged out of control for nearly four hours was the Pocahontas Deep-Water Coal Wharf on Commercial St. Part of the 300foot pier crashed into the bay. Almost the entire Port Fire Depart­ ment wet down nearby piers and buildings in a successful move which prevented the spread of flames. A city fire boat and two Coast Guard cutters attacked the blaze from the sea. The Fire Chief later said that if it weren't for the wind blowing out to sea, there would have been real trouble. Shipping Slow Shipping is still slow in the Port of Boston. Ships paying off and signing on were the Winter" Hill and Bents Fort (Cities Service) and the Carrabulle (National Naviga­ tion). Vessels in transit were the Fairisle. De Soto and Topa Topa (Waterman), Steel Fabricator (Isthmian), Alexandra (Carras), Republic (Trafalgar), Ann Marie (Bull), Carrabulle (National Naviga­ tion) and Robin Doncaster (Seas Shipping). On Beach s Some of the boys on shore have taken jobs because of the slow shipping. Among the members on the beach are M. Doucette, F. Burns, F. McGuire, A. Fm'tado, and V. Siso. James Sheehan , , Boston Port Agent �P«C« Twelve • IN THE WAKE fc' 1^P'v r 'I' fjW'' %^ f.: i;?'" '1®^- i IPm,.-. life' * '•h'' •. I. • w - ;|' .fi: Kj; rr r -• i:r. IM; •S'?; I&f Ik- In 1847 one of tbe most famous ateamboat races took place be­ tween the Oregon and the Corne­ lius Vanderbilt on New York's Hudson River. At the turning mark the Oregon was just ahead but on the way down the river her coal ran out and the Vanderbilt caught up. Jt was here reportedly that the Oregon's captain resorted to burning all the woodwork on board, by ripping up the decks and stoking the furnaces with expen­ sive and elaborate furniture from the staterooms. The result was that the Oregon finished just 400 yards ahead of the Vanderbilt, but it was a costly victory. SEAFARERS February 5, 1954 LOG MEET mk THE A Mmmm SEAFARER She was an utter failure; her speed was very disappointing and she seldom put to sea. It was many years before the experiment was repeated. ANTONIO SCHIAVONE, Steward Although starting his sailing ca­ destroyer and drydocked in Port­ reer late in life, and having it inter­ land, Maine. Question: Do you have any rupted for a considerable period of Sinkings weren't over in that suggestions how ships can be time. Seafarer Antonio Schiavone year for Tony, which proved to be 4 4-4 made safer? has gotten more than his share of quite a hectic one for shipping as When wine and spirits were first • thrills and chills, as a seafaring well. In August, 1942, while aboard allowed on board British warships Jonathan Chernoble, wiper: the West Chetac of Seas, bound duty-free about 200 years ago, the Safety is just a matter of common man. Growing up around Revere, for Basra, Iran, the ship took a tor­ allotments carried were on a very sense, but one of Massachusetts, where he had been pedo in the side from another sub­ strict basis. A flag officer was al­ my pdt gripes is bom in 1908, Antonio acquired a marine and foundered off the lowed six tuns and so on down a things dropped love for the sea early in life. Liv­ island of Trinidad. The vessel graduated scale, with lieutenants from above to the ing near the sea in his boyhood sank like a rock, with about allowed half a tun. Considering the deck below, es­ days gavsr him an intense desire men going to the bottom with the fact that six tuns amounted to pecially by shore- to sail some day, and 'though it ship. All of the six survivors were more than 1,500 gallons, it was a gangs. They'll was late in coming, he achieved injured, with Tony coming up with wonder some of the ships managed drop a bolt or his purpose and started shipping a broken nose, cuts on his fore­ to carry any armaments at all, with stillson wrench as a merchant seaman in 1936. head and a cut ankle. space being so taken up with 4" 4" 4" down to the deck His early shipping service lasted "arms" of another kind, in the The controversy over Robinson Still In War and think nothing Crusoe's island has raged for over form of "fire-water." of it. Every ship only one trip, however. After sail­ The war hadn't quite ended for ing as a wiper on the Golden 200 years since ihe publication of 4 4 4 should hold safety drills. Sword to Cuba and back with a Tony, however, for he saw more Daniel Defoe's famous story about The track of Columbus' flagship, 4 4 4 of It on the deck of the tug, Black the shipwrecked sailor. On Juan plotted from the journal of his Charles MacDonald, wiper: Go hold full of sugar on the return Rock, off the Normandj: beachhead Fernandez, an island off the coast voyage from Palos, Spain, to the back to the old-type lifejackets trip to the States, Antonio went during June, 1944, when his ship sandhogging around the Boston of Chile, they say Defoe's work Caribbean island on which he land­ which were more was in the thick of battle. Shellarea of his native state. was based on the memoirs of Alex­ ed first, indicates that if he had buoyant than the ings and bombardments were com­ ander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor kept to the course he followed up present models Back To The Sea mon in those days and rare was who lived there for four years. to the first week in October, 1492, and had a light the moment when the vessel wasn't Four years later, however, he re­ But, on the island of Tobago in he would have come upon Florida. and a whistle at­ under fire by enemy guns. turned to his first love and went the Caribbean they say the geo­ But Columbus, who made decisions tached. They can Antonio, who is married and has to sea aboard the Robin Graylock graphical position of Crusoe's about his course as a result of ob­ not see or hear (Seas) in the steward department. three children, two boys and a island corresponds almost exactly serving birds, driftwood and taking you at night with The Robin Graylock was his first girl, has been around the world to Tobago's, that trees, fruits and samples of seawater, allowed him­ the new ones if SIU ship and he's been sailing several times. He ddesn't have any animals mentioned in the book are self to be swayed by the urging of you're ever over Union - contracted vessels ever preference on special runs at this the same and that detailed reports Captain Martin Pinzon and turned the side. Teach a since that time when he decided time, because he says he's seen by 17th century mariners who south. Pinzon's brother Vincente, man how to man to make it a full-time career. An­ all the ports the Union ships sail visited the island were available who also took part in the expedi­ a lifeboat, I mean really. tonio, now shipping as a steward to. Now that he's a married man, to him and were probably utilized tion, later commanded an expedi­ 4 4 4 and chief cook, was on board as he's not so eager for foreign runs by Defoe. Besides, Selkirk's tion o£ his own on which he reach­ Robert Hathcock, AB: When they memoirs are nothing like the novel, ed the coast of Brazil and discov­ fish oil the decks they ought to the vessel nlied its way from New as he was in his single and younger York to South Africa and back, days. He doesn't like the coast­ they add. Still the battle goes on ered the mouth of the Amazon. d 0 something with ore and general cargo in the wise runs, but he says he'll ship with no decision. 4 4 4 about that at holds. anywhere, anytime with the SIU. 4" 4" 4 One of the mysteries of the sea night. Put up Tony has collected vacation It wasn't always a milk run for The first steam man-of-war in is the constant abundance of all some ropes and the world was designed by Robert types of marine life when virtually lights so it is safe Tony, though, for some of the benefits three or four times, he Fulton, inventor of the Clermont, every free-swimming creature in for life and limb. ships he left port on never did says, under the SIU Vacation Plan, which he thinks is just the for the US Navy. She was really a the sea lives on others smaller than You can't walk make it back in again. The first greatest. It isn't like the old days, ship he lost was torpedoed under mobile floating battery, with di­ itself and represents a meal for around when he said, when it was rare that a him in his sleep. In April, 1942, mensions of 150 X 56 X 20 feet others who are larger than itself. cables and booms draft and had two complete hulls, Scientists have estimated that it are down, it's at the outset of the war, Tony was man stayed aboard ship for six with a 16-foot paddle running in takes ten pounds of food to build worth your life. aboard the West Imboden (Seas) months or'more to collect his vaca­ pay. If he didn't, the com­ the waterway between them. Her one pound of the animal that eats Above all, they on the way back to the US after tion bulwarks were solid hardwood it. Thus, in the scale of marine life, should make certain that there is a run to South Africa when a sil­ pany got the dough and salted ver fish left its calling card in the it away in its treasury. It's a much nearly five feet thick and she it would take 10,000 pounds of dia­ no smoking at all on tankers. side of the hull. Carrying iron better deal now, he said. mounted two 100-pounder guns toms (microscopic sea-plants) to 4 4 4 below the waterline plus 20 32- make 1,000 pounds of copecods Another big step under the SIU Gene Flowers, bosun: When ore, the ship plummeted to the pounders on the broadside. Fulton (tiny food animals) to make 100 booms are topped, most collars bottom off Cape Sable, near New­ Welfare Plan, said Tony, is the foundland, with all' hands saved $200 maternity benefit. The one died before she was completed in pounds of herring to niake ten don't fit around despite the German undersea which came after his four-monthi 1815, when the Navy renamed her pounds of mackerel to make one them and it is raider. In lifeboats for 24 hours, old daughter was born was "a god­ Fulton the First, in his honor, pound of tuna to make one-tenth necessary to use the crew was picked up by a Navy send." but the ship fared little better. of a pound of man. ropes to secure them. Those col­ lars should be checked every trip to be really certain of safety. ACROSS DOWN 17. Port on both 37. Ship sheUed Allied troops captured Nettuno captured Rol Island, on northern Also, I believe coasts by Egyptians 1. Port in Maine 1. Article of food and were reported within 30 miles Kwajalein atoll in the Marshalls, Waterman ship 30 better gangways Rank Harbor. 2. Port in Israel 8. Precious stone of Rome at points east and south the first pre-war Japanese terri­ L. I. should be used. 41. Marbles Steel 3. 24. Trouble of the Italian capital . . . The Rus­ tory to fall to American forces . .. 8. Booze Isthmian 25. Taxi 42. Bit of news 4 4 4 26. Literary bit sian army reached points 80 miles Soviet troops crossed into Estonia 43. Away from 12. Beige 4. Barbarian Jose Carbone, OS: I think safe­ 28. City in NYwind 13. Jap sasb Inside the Polish border .• . . Ar­ and advanced for an assault on 5. District in 29. Fuss 45. deucey ty rails should be placed around gentina London 14. Italia's capital 30. Ne South broke off diplomatic re­ Latvia . . . The SIU purchased an 47. Employer 6. On the ship the sides of the lations with Wales: Abbr. 48. Athletic 15. Island off and Japan, additional $75,000 in war bonds 7. US soldiers 32. Air: Comb, group Ireland ships. Also ropes charging bothGermany 8.- Complaint form countries with es­ to add to the'$102,000 in bonds al­ 50. Touchdowns: 16. Don't close 9. Routine to be used in pionage . . . Ship protests mounted 34. Cargo from Abbr. this down! 10. General Duluth 81. Old cloth rough weather. It as the SIU rapped the Maritiirie ready invested on behalf of the Bradley 18. Reno's state; 11. Festive (Puzzle Answers Page 25) wouldn't be a bad War Emergency Board's bid to membership . . . Reports from Al­ Abbr. 19. Large bird. idea to provide slash seamen's wages by cutting giers indicated that German bomb­ 1 3 2 9 10 II AustraUa 4 1 ers sank a hospital ship and at­ the crewmembers 20. Carmen or war bonuses. . . . Earthquakes in tacked two others, even though w i t h asbestos Aida 12 I13 Turkey killed over 2,000 they were well outside the invasion gloves when north 21- Self-imporpersons. tanCe zone. It was believed few lives 15 washing boilers lie r7 23. Unusual were lost. 4 4 4 with live steam. 25. Man's name In Miami, the AFI< executive 18 The men only get 4 4 4 27. Close up: council blasted proposals for a na­ Slang rags to use now. The SIU made a strong protest 22 |23 24 Diego 28. tional labor draft and a ban on ^ /4 4 31. Lack of rich to the Coast Guard over a new blood Angel Maldonado, cook: I think Btrjkes and moved to secure the ruling calling -for the Inclusion of 29 30 S3. Ihey insure reaffirmation of the United Mine it would be a good idea to put up ships Workers with the AFL . , z-US overtime in the logging of seamen 35. Place for buoy lifelines with 32 34 36. Meadow troops in Italy fought house to charged as "deserters." Up until straps for hand 38. Indian weapon house through the ruins of. Cas- that iime it had not been a prac­ 35 grips on deck in 39. Second half 37 136 138 of date Sino, as the Allies reported the tice to take away the OT . . . Raheavy seas. Also, 40. Teachers occupation of the port of Anzlo . . . baul. New Britain, and the Ad­ group: Abbr. if everyone knows 41. Kind of crown Japanese-held Wake Island was hit miralty Islands were hit by con­ his job during 44. EvU 41 42 43 144 45 by heavy sea and air bombard­ centrated US air attacks . . . Japa­ |46 47 46 46, Culebra —— . lifeboat drills it ment, as were enemy installations nese authorities in the Philippines 49. An ocean would add to th^ 49 50 81. Trick |5I on Paramushiru Island, the back were charged by the US with hav­ 52. WUd plant safety of the ing tortured, starved and some­ door to Japan, 53. Feiiiale deer crew members 53 52 times beheaded or shot more than iS4 84. On the water 55. Kind of duijt. aboard the. ship. 4 4. . 4 • 6,000 American and Filipino sol­ 86. Curved plank . Teach the men 55., 66 . Ubeirla. declarjrt. vw on Geyr diers tajcen prisoner in Bataan and 157, in ship 87. Microbe many and Jajpan . . ."tJiS marines I" Ji _• « • ' X _ _ - " ' • '0 f ' . . �Febniarr 1954 .SEAFARERS LOG Page Tfalrteea 'Congratulations, Brotlter' SEAFARERS ^LOG •iil Vol. XVI. No. t Pcbi'iiary 5, 1954 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel HYacinth 9-6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer '5 J •4I- <1 Editor, HERBERT BRAND, Managing Editor, RAY DENISON; Art Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN; Photo Editor, DANIEL NILVA; Staff Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, JERRY REMER. AL MASKIN, RICHARD HELLER; Gulf Area Reporter, BILL MOODY; Staff Assistants, LYMAN GAYLORD, MILTON HOROWITZ. :•!- •If;'I II The Hospital Fight The most cheering news that has come out of Washington for a long time as far as maritime is concerned was the deci­ sion of the Administration to back-track on plans to close the US Public Health Service hospitals. Instead, the Administra­ tion has gone on record requesting sufficient funds t<i keep all of the existing hospitals going. There's no doubt that a great deal of the credit for this favorable development belongs to the Seafarers themselves for the way in which they responded to the threat to the hos­ pitals. In answer to the Union's call for a mass protest, a great volume of mail poured into Washington asking that the hos­ pitals be kept open. This mail undoubtedly had much to do with the Administration's change of heart on the hospital closings^ However, the final decision as to the fate of the hospitals rests, as always, in the hands of the US Congress. There is always the possibility in an election year that Congress might cut back on hospital appropriations as part of the over-all economy drive. Consequently, it's still important for Seafarers to let their feelings on the subject be known. Keep those letters coming and the chances for the hospitals will be that much brighter. ^ t> Strikes Out At Atlantic Backers To the Editor: As an ex-Atlantic man who was an SIU supporter in the organizing drive in that company, it was sad news indeed to read of our setback in the campaign. It was encourag­ ing to learn, however, that the drive will be continued and in the end I know we will come out on top. We made a great showing despite our loss as there were many men who were not morally eligible to vote, such as shoreside workers who haven't been to sea in years, AMEU officials and a number of men who sail on licenses part of the time with ,/^tlantic. These men have no real stake in the final out­ come of the drive as most of them are not seafaring men in the first The International Association of third time. The first agreement was place. As for the AMEU officials, Machinists won a 26-cent package, signed in 1937. The new agreement, their only interest is to save their including a general wage increase which runs from July 1, 1954, to own soft jobs. of 11 cents an hour, for 23,000 June 30, 1962, bans all strikes or Atlantic For Atlantic workers at Pratt & Whitney en­ lockouts and provides for arbitra­ Then, too, there were some men gine plants in East Hartford, Conn. tion in cases of non-agreement who let themselves be intimidated Also frozen into the wage rate were around the bargaining table. It by company informers, or iet them­ 17 cents in cost-of-living adjust­ covers about 7,000 workers and provides a pension scheme includ­ selves be led to believe that they ments. ing some family benefits. would be taken care of by the com­ Ji t 4" pany if they would vote against The first group insurance plan The news from Puerto Rico putting the island's longshore­ The CIO Utility Workers Union the SIU. What a surprise they will in which a member of the News­ men squarely in the AFL-ILA column, as a result of last get when they find out that Atian- paper Guild retains some benefit ill New York City won an extra week's decisive 2-1 election victory over the old, foundering tic takes care of • nobody but At­ when he leaves or retires has been wage increase for long-time em­ of Consolidated Edison ILA, should make it clear that, given a free election, the dock lantic. These men were nothing put in effect on Newsweek maga­ ployees but cowards who were not men zine in New York under a Guild Company. The contract gave all workers will nail the coffin of racket leadership every time. enough to stand up against these contract. Elsewhere, Musicians Lo­ 24,000 workers 7V^ cents an hour Despite the pressures applied by kingpins of the old union, tactics. They sold 376 men down cal 526 is preparing to construct a more retroactive to January 3, but than half of them—those who went down there from New York to wheedle support for the river and at the same time set two-story headquarters with 15 more with 25 years or more service with labor back 20 years. offices for other unions — includ­ their lost cause, the Puerto Rican longshoremen stuck to their The men who accepted member­ ing Central Labor Union of Hud­ the -company—will get an addi­ guns. ship books in the SIU and then son County—in Jersey City, N.I. tional five cents beginning April Much of the abuse in the opposition's campaign was directed turned and voted the other way The building will house an audi­ 4, 1954. at the SIU, which has maintained a sparkplug role on behalf have sold us out. They swore be­ torium and rumpus room. 4 4 4 Members of AFL, CIO and inde­ .of the AFL-ILA since its inception. But the longshoremen fore God and the membership to 4 4 A strike of workers represented pendent unions organized 149 uphold and support the SIU atid weren't buying the anti-SIU talk. . by the CIO United Auto Workers credit unions in the US during then helped the phony' AMEU gain They recalled the SIU's aid in past be^ and, many of them, the deciding majority in the elec­ at the Ken-L-Ration dog'fOod plant 1953, bringing to 776 the number with sons and brothers sailing in the SIU, know that Sea­ These comparatively few men in Rockford, ill., won them a wage of such organizations serving ex­ farers are 100 percent behind them in their fight for real trade tion. were company stiffs from the word increase of five cents an hour, clusively the savings and lending union representation. Wljat is most obvious, however, is that go and never intended to vote SIU, recognition of the union as sole needs of locals' members, with a the old ILA just hasn't got a chance in a free election. yet they accepted SIU books. Such bargaining agent, paid vacations membership of 380,240. In the tactics reveal their true character. running to three weeks after 15 state of Michigan, for example Those books were presented to years seniority and six paid holi­ only 18 out of a total of 710 credit unions were classified as being them in good faith by the Union days. chartered within trade unions, but 4 4 4 and they were guaranteed the pro­ Representatives of major AFL of Michigan's 438,000 credit union tection and benefits that the SIU Much reaction has not been felt as yet to t^e recommenda­ offers. Benefits for which blood unions have pledged "whole-heart­ members, more than two-thirds are ed cooperation" in the survey of labor people. Both the AFL and tion of the Randall Commission to scrap the "50-50" principle was lost in the getting! These men the NY Insurance Department of the CIO have passed resolutions wko they are and I wonder on the carriage of US aid cargoes. The proposal, coming as it know union welfare fund operations. The pledging full support to the pro­ if when they eventually get the of the self-help financial or­ did just four days after a conference of maritime unions urged gate from Atlantic if they will have Department has completed an ex­ gress ganizations among affiliates. amination of the records of more a 100 percent rule in favor of US-flag shipping, was advanced the nerve to register for a ship in than 25 unions, and the operations 4 4 4 an SIU hall. West Brothers, Inc., of Mobile, by a special Presidential commission on foreign economic of five agents handling union poli­ No Disgrace ^ Ala., a trucking firm, was ordered policy, with the lone labor man on the panel the sole dissenter. It is no disgrace to lose an elec­ cies. by Federal Judge Daniel Thomas 4 4 4 Although the idea has not yet been translated into legisla­ tion in the face of such unfair odds. Six "all-time recorus in the han­ to pay $415.58 in back wages to tion, there is a likelihood that it may be before this session of I am sure that the membership will dling and disposition of cases" were Mrs. Margaret S. Peck, under tlie Congress is over. If it is, the SIU will not stand idly by. The agree that Keith Terpe and the established by the NLRB in fiscal Federal Wage and Hour Law. She type of thinking that favors foreign-flag shipping, over the rest of the organizing department 1953, according to its annual re­ asked the Labor Department to did a terrific job in spite of these port to the President and Con­ bring suit when the firm refused home-grown variety has got to be discouraged. adverse conditions. And last but gress. The six records were: re­ to pay her overtime, claiming she not least we owe those 376 true duction of average time for pro­ was exempt as an "executive." * •, Union men a vote of confidence for cessing election cases; number of 4 4 4 A drive to organize alll ground the fine job they have done and decisions on facts or law applica­ are still doing in Atlantic. It was tion; number of unfair-labor-prac­ workers for major airlines around a The SIU's 3rd annual art contest is now officially open and bitter pill for them to swallow tice decisions; number of unfair the country so as to negotiate a to find that they were sold out by labor-practice cases without formal uniform national contract has been accepting entries froni Seafarers. As in the past two years, spme of their shipmates. action being taken; number of for­ announced by the AFL Machinists Seafarers can take a crack at 12 valuable prizes in four cate­ I know that they won't rest un­ mal complaints issued in unfair- Union. The immediate object of til that pbony AMEU outfit is brok­ labor-practice cases, and the num­ the Machinists appears to be Pan gories—oils, watercolors, drawing and handicrafts. up once and for all. But in the ber of unfair-labor-practice cases American Airline employees, who The first two contests attracted considerable attentipn both en end. it will be worth the effort which were closed in the year. . are currently represented by the in and out of the. Union, with the entries showing that there when the SIU Is ihe bargaining CIO Transport Workers Union. The . 4 4 4 are many Seafarers with genuine talent. The Union is looking, agent for the men who spU Atlan­ Sweden's newspaperiialeiu have CIO union declared that it would signed an eight^ear blanket agree- fight the Machinists' activity in the forward to seeing what this year's contest will produce in the tic ships. kbbgirt lagruil •^thw iNiblislieni-imvthtf -airKne ifield.- I i :•> J •i 1 Victory in Puerto Rico fj i 3 -II 111 50-50 Attacked Art Contest way (rf ihtere^lnk entries. " ^ ^ \ ' • •' I 'S r[ �Few Seafarers venture'out on any serf of a trip these days without a camera to record the events of the voyage. Some carry as much pho­ tographic equipment as everything else in their baggage combined; others trust to a sharp eye and sim­ ple box camera. •S". "' • '' lit-:''; k1'rr{ . • •* But the picture-taking goes on all over the world. Here, on these pages, are some typical photo­ graphic efforts by and of Seafarers at work and at play. I'X- M -;™T .• •W^ • iy.. -. - Concentrating on their chess game, E. Blaha, utilityman (left), and A. Frissora, BR, aboard the Cecil Bean, squat on a hatch cover and enjoy some sun at the same time. Seafarer admires handiwork while painting bridge search­ light aboard the John C. it' S' ^ f^. '• ';'j.''_ ! • "The Old Outlaw," Sid 'O O'Day, keeps a steady hand on the wheel as he stands watch aboard the Robin Mowbray. Two native longshoremen take advantage of coffeetime aboard the Ocean Lotte in Korea to grab a snack before returning to work. Coffeetime on the Northwestern Victory finds galleyman Angelo Romero dispensing brew to the steward for the benefit of crew cameraman. M"-^ .'i 4-'> •.' s • '•-.^.i.ii:'^ *;.. •f /"i. •'. V • . '• fi i • »" • 1' "1- ' - •. '' Some of the . deck relaxes - during on ' the. — —-w— gang c> 0 on """ the Hoosier Mariner .* wMaaaag work-lull TV v/a.A-xt«x.a A/aa ^ J to *1... • record. record.'At ship, which returned the TTo US recently with an Atlantic crossing -At left is bosim Ernest Green^ Others were net identified. Japan-Korea shuttle ships ferried in good equipment, now return from battlefront area with casualties. Shot-up trucks from Korlla ...fill 4eek, of ,Sean^ • on, VJfay .back- to ^paiu, %- �Febrnanr S. 1984 SEAFARERS LOG Vage Fifteen -I "B •'B: ••y'i ,• % '-/•••I- V 3 .r\ - bf. % i l • • :6 •.m- ii! • J? • •M '^ High out of the water, the Steel Age is -treated to a sougeeing hy 9 crewnjember. j r -•« Potato-peeling chores don't seem to dampen the good spirits of Arnold Rosenblatt, as he strips a bag of >^pUd& out on th? deck, of theJSteel. Ranger. Using self-timer. Seafarer Harold Restucher gets in on photo of two Yokohama barmaids during recent »tay of . the Anne Butler in the Japanese pp^ r -i �•'vRf-''' Pace Sixteen SEAFARERS tOC Febnuny f. Xl54 SEAFARERS .1 A general alarm fire broke out on a coal pier in Portland, Maine, and for hours threatened to explode along the entire waterfront of Maine's largest city. The blaze, which started on the dock of the Pocohontas Fuel Company, caused loss estimated at more than $1 million before it was brought under control by the combined efforts of the Cape Eliza­ beth, Portland and South Portland Fire Departments and two Coast Guard cutters. ( t This country's privately owned fleet of dry cargo and passenger ships showed a notable stability in size last year despite a serious decline in tJS overseas trade and growing foreign competition, according to a re­ port from the American Merchant Marine Institute. The fleet com­ prises 806 ships, of whichj>42 were passenger liners in service on Janu­ ary 1. However, the number of dry cargo ships laid up in reserve fleet anchorage rose from 1,912 on January 1, 1953, to 2,001 one year later. % % The Interstate Commerce Commission's grant of authority to the Isbrandtsen Company, Inc., for the operation of eastbound intercoastal freight services was upheld by a three-man Federal Court, which vacated a temporary stay of permit . . . Negotiations for a new con­ tract for the port of New York's tugboat industry continued without progress between the representatives of Local 333, United Marine Di­ vision, ILA, and the Marine Towing 4nd Transportation Employers Association. Union demands call for pay increases, vacations, increased holidays and added insurance and pension fund benefits. 4" 4" The second class to study prevention of accidents in the marine industry received graduation certificates last week from Paul A. McGhee, director of general education at New York University, accord­ ing to an announcement by John V. Lyon, chairman of the New York Shipping Association. The 13-week course is under sponsorship of the association and the NYU Center for Safety Education and is desigoed for representatives of steamship companies and contracting stevedores . . . Two new courses and a seminar will be included in the 32-course foreign trade curriculum of the City College Baruch School of Busi­ ness in the coming semester. The overcoming of obstacles in foreign trade will be the theme of the seminar, with sessions restricted to business executives and Government ofhcials in the foreign trade field. t 4" 4 The New York State Barge Canal system carried more cargo in 1953 than in previous years, according to a report by B. D. Tallamy, State Superintendent of Public Works. Nearly 4.5 million tons of goods were carried on the inland waterway, with the Erie section handling nearly three-quarters of the traffic. Petroleum and wheat were the biggest users of the waterways, with scrap iron and coi-n tonnage increasing the most over the year. 4 4' 4 4 4 4 The Nova Scotian Government has granted a $50,000 subsidy to Eastern Steamships to insure a Yarmouth-Boston ferry service for the 1954 tourist season ... A valuable maritime handbook called the TransPacific Passenger Ships, listing all such vessels past and present, has been compiled by E. W. Smith and published by the George H. Dean Company of Boston. The 268-page work is a companion volume to the author's book on transatlantic passenger vessels. Boat drills in four languages, English, French, German and Dutch, are being conducted aboard Holland-American vessels. The multi­ lingual message tells why boat drills are necessary, how to put on a life jacket and where and when to go with it... In the two-year period from 1951 to 1953 the port of Philadelphia's rate of growth has been 60 percent, compared with only an eight percent growth for New York City, according to*J. Harry Labrum, president of the Greater Phila­ delphia Chamber of Commerce. ACTION A novel way of raising money for the ship's fund and at the same time keeping the crew in cigarettes at reasonable cost was hit upon on the Winter Hill, a Cities Service coastwise job. Since the crews on coastwise ships do not have the benSfit of tax-free cigarettes, they have to pay the same retail pi-ice, or higher, as people ashore. Ship's delegate J. R. Lane, the crew wrote, made it possible to raise quite a few bucks for the ship's fund by getting 108 cartons aboard at a cost of $1.67 a carton. The cartons were tagged at two bucks each with the difference go­ ing into the fund. Fund Gained $35.64 The result was the ship's fund is now richer by $35.64 without the men having to chip in any of their own money. The money will then be avail­ able to help out crewmembers in an emergency, or to provide addi­ tional comforts for the crew on the coastwise run. Lane, who sails in the deck de­ partment, has been sailing BIU ships since April 24, 1951. He's 29 years old and a resident of Nor­ folk, Va. 4 4 4 Another delegate who got a vote of thanks from the crew was Sea­ farer George Hubner, ship's delegate on the Queenston Heights (Seatrade). . Hubner bowed out of the job with the plaudits of his shipmates for a solid perform­ Hubner ance. The 39-year-old Seafarer is a na­ tive of the northeast state of Maine; He joined the Union in Bos­ ton ten years ago yesterday. Portland.'Maine, is still his home town. He sails on deck. 4 4 4 The first atomic-powered ship, the submarine Nautilus, has been launched with appropriate ceremony. It will be about six months be­ fore the ship goes into actual sea service pending installation of ma­ chinery and equipment . . . Backers of the St. Lawrence Seaway are gaining strength in Congress. An early vote on the controversial sea­ way is expected shortly ... A Spanish freighter ran into one of the arch supports of London Bridge, blocking all river traffic on the Thames. The freighter Monte Uriquilo was swung against the bridge by an incoming tide. Nine tugs were required to pull the freighter back to its berth. A very good job as chief cook was the verdict of his shipmates about Seafarer Charles E. Joyner. They expressed themselves as well satisfied with the kind of eating he and the other steward department members aboard turned out for the crew, and made a point of entering their testimonial accordingly in the ship's minutes. This kind of credit is found pretty often in minutes of SIU shipif where the emphasis has been on good feeding and good storing as part of traditional Union policy aimed at keeping the feeding up to par wherever possible. Joyner, a Georgia native who lives in Savannah, has been with the SIU for about 2Vi years. He will celebrate his iOth birthday this coming June 3. Burly Kmowta Mia AriikmeUe 4 4 4 4 4 4 A Russian freighter sank in the Kiel Canal last week following a eollision with a Danish ship. The Russian vessel, Ligovo, 1,742 tons, went down about 20 yards from the bank of the canal when it hit the Karen Toft, 2,249 tons, of Copenhagen ... A seven-pound boy was born aboard the liner Constitution while it was at sea last week when the vessel was detained because of rough weather. The baby's mother, Mrs. Virginia Mallozzi, 21, lives in Newark, NJ, and was returning from a trip to Italy . . .The School of World Trade awarded its first certif­ icates last week to 96 shipping men who finished its course in ocean transportation. ^ It should be a general practice on board merchant ships to dismantle, inspect and make necessary repairs on valves at regular intervals. This is necessary because valve troubles are not immediately noticeable at first. Later on, a badly defective valve can lead to a major engine room repair job. Consequently it's sensibie to conduct regular service check­ ups before troubie begins. Some common faults that will develop in valves are the failure of valve diaphragms, springs that do not function properly, erosion or scoring as a result of scale and dirt around the valve head, formation of gums on moving parts. Valves will tend to develop leaks, either through the valve or at the stuffing box. The valve stem will stick or the valve disc will come loose. All of these should be attended to without delay. Scale or Dirt Causes Trouble Leakage through a valve is usually the result of scale, dirt or grease lodged in the valve seat so that the disc and seat can't fit tightly to­ gether. Sometimes the dirt or other material can be blown through the valve. Otherwise, it has to be dismantled.and cleaned out. Valve scor­ ing will also result from scale and dirt, or erosion. Mild scoring can be taken care of by grinding the valve, but if there is severe damage it means the valve will have to be reset. Valve discs can cause trouble 14'the valve stem is bent or the fit is too tight, knocking the disc out of kilter. Sometimes the disc will tend to distort under pressure if it is not the proper vaive for the job. Leakage in the stuffing box is traceable to glands that may ntfed re­ setting or repacking. Sometimes though, this will not suffice to end the leak, in which case chances are that the valve stem is bent or scored. This can be avoided to a great degree if the valve is installed with the stem pointing upward in the first instance. Sometimes the valve stems will stick if the stuffing box is set up or packed too tightly, or the gland nuts are set up unevenly. This condition is easily corrected by either relieving packing pressure bjrsiacking up on nuts, or correcting the positions of the nuts, according to what the case may be. Jamming From Heat Another minor difficulty takes place when a valve jams as a result of being fully opened when cold. Subsequently heating of valve parts eauses them to expand so that the valve can be shut only with ^ficulty. Usually the trouble can be taken care of by starting the valve shut with a wrench. The easy way to avoid this difficulty is to turn the stem a half-turn toward closing when first opening up the valve, eliminating this trouble. A more serious^condition exists when the threads of the valve stem become burred. This can happen if too much pressure is applied in attempting to move a jammed vaive. In many instances it's necessary to remove the bonnet, cut the old stem out and put in a new one. Some­ times though, you can get away with dressing the burrs smooth with a file. Valve discs may loosen from the stem because of corrosion tlmough the stem or failure of the securing device. Corrosion troubles come usually in salt water or brine lines, in which case monel-metal stems should be used. In working on valves, certain safety precautions shouid be observed. Obviously, no valve should be touched unless the crewmember is quite sure as to its function. If a valve is cold and hot g^s or liquid is going to be run through the line, opening the valve will cause it to jam be­ cause of expansion from heat. Conversely, if a valve is shut off on a hot line, the valve parts will contract a little bit when they cool. After cooling, it's neciessary to tighten up. on the valve to prevent seepage. When work is being done on yoke-type bonnet valves, it's important to see that there is no pressure in the line. A simple test involves loos­ ening the bonnet nuts and screwing down on the hand wheel. Leakage will show through the bonnet gasket if there is pressure in the line. Tagging Valves And Switches Often on a ship where repair work has to be done it's necessary to shut valves and switches a considerabie distance from the actual site of the repair. In such instances, those men who are doing the work should see to it personally that valves and switches are properly set. Tags should be placed on the valves, stating "Man Working On Line—Do Not Touch," or else the valves should be locked. Each tag should properly have the name of the man doing the work, with more tags placed on if more than one man is invoived. Then when each, man is finished, he should remove his own tag from the valve. This is a foolproof system provided that nobody else touches the tag, which can be easily torn off, or disregarded. An even safer method is to use a padlock which in combination with a bolt, hasp or chain can be used to keep valves or switches open or lock them in place. The padlocks can also carry the name of the man on the job. Unless absolutely essential, the locks should only be opened by the men who put them on. Bff Bernard Seaman �February bf 1954 SEAFARERS WmtFII ».LOW 'aiCn{l«b^{aU«,S«nala WMHUWTON.aC. January 15, 195'* Mr. Spider Kerolla .U.S. Marine Hospital Hew Orleans, Louisiana Dear Mr. Xerollai This will acknovrledge your recent letter, with reference to the possible closing of the U.S. Public Health Hospitals. This Mtter was called to ay attention sone tine ago by other Louisiana seamen and 1 have given considerable attention to the problem In order to detersilne what position I would take In the event a fight develops In Congress on this Issue. While I am extremely anxious to reduce^federal expendi­ tures and to reduce taxes, I am of the opinion, after careful study of the question, that we would make a great mistake If we closed these hospitals, which have meant so much to our American seamen. 1 am convinced that the money spent In pro­ viding care for our seamen Is money well spent. These hospitals will definitely continue to operate during the current fiscal year, which ends on June 30, 195'«. 1 assure you that 1 will do everything possible to see that this vital service Is continued after that date. I appreciate your giving me the benefit of your views on this matter, and I hope you wll],.>always let me know whenever I can be helpful to you. With all good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Pare Sevenfeea LOG s'ii Union Fight Saves Hospitals (Continued from page 3) am extremely anxious to reduce federal expenditures," the Senator declared ... "I am of the opinion, after careful study of the question, that we would make a great mis­ take if we closed these hospitals. which have meant much to our of the SIU of North America, at American seamen. I am convinced which the fate of the hospitals that the money spent in providing and other maritime problems were care for our seamen is money well discussed. spent ... While expressing pleasure at the "I assure you (hat I will do ev­ news out of Washington, an SIU erything possible to see that this headquarters spokesman empha­ vital service is continued." sized the need for further vigilance On top of these protests, the and action by Seafarers on the is­ recent joint conference of mari­ sue. "Congress still has to pick up time unions held in Washington the tab," he warned, "and until added a strong voice to demands that happens, we can't be positive that the hospitals be kept open. that all of the hospitals and out­ This was followed up by a meet­ patient clinics will stay open. It's (Continued from page 3) seemed thoroughly unhappy about ing between President Eisenhower, only common sense to keep those having started the lUMVE going and Harry Lundeberg, president letters rolling in to Washington." altogether, sensing hot only that the tactic had failed but that they would still have to face up to all the charges filed against them and the dummy outfit. Almost immediately after the SIU request for recognition by the company, the newly-established "union" posted a new schedule of wages for the ship, providing each rating with a few dollars above bona fide union scale. Overtime, crewmembers reported, continued to be almost non-existent anyway, so the increase didn't amount to much anyway. The Excello Corporation is a • SMCKS subsidiary of the T. A. D. Jones Corporation of New Haven, a large Q -JtJPCOATS distributor of fuel and Industrial Q DRgSSSHC^ chemicals in the area. The parent company is right now in the midst • WOF^GMOES of a program of expansion. Hearings End In Tankship Case • v. •I 'i' f I ' .'I iI llllMmtieiif • surrs • sm^coATs Letter from Senator Russell Long, Louisiana, to Seafarer Spider Korolia expresses sympathy with Union's drive to save USFHS hospitals from closing. New Drive Opens On 50-50 Rule (Continued from page 5) marine-and a shipbuilding indus­ try that is reasonably self-suffi­ cient. Although the cost required to accomplish this should be kept to a minimum, economy should not be a major consideration, for what might seem economical initi­ ally would in the long run prove most costly. "Not Out of Line" "It is not out of line to aim for at least 50 percent of our foreign trade to be carried in them (US ships). Practically every other na­ tion in the world favors its mer­ chant marine by indirect subsidies . . . and by other considerations which discriminate against the United States and other nations whose ships enter their ports. The present report of this commission,". McDonald added, "does not even suggest equal treatment for our ships entering these ports." Meanwhile, although copies of the full report and dissenting re­ ports are before the President and Congress, no indications have yet come down on the Government's latest attitude toward "50-50" in the light of what the Randall Com­ mission has said on the subject. It is likely that the first tests of the AFL-ILA Wins Puerto Rico Election By 2-1 Majority (Continued from page 5) crafts in the ILA. In Brooklyn, freight handlers at the Brooklyn Service Warehouse voted over­ whelmingly for the AFL in a bar­ gaining election, while in Phila­ delphia unlicensed crewmembers of Warner Sand and Gravel, a com­ pany which operates harbor tugs, voted for AFL representation over the old ILA's Marine Division. In another Philadelphia develop­ ment, the SlU-affiliated Brother­ hood of Marine Engineers is con­ testing with the old ILA Marine Division for jurisdiction over tug­ boat engineers in the port. An election for these men is sched- A longshoreman takes the floor during a meeting to elect a shop itewalA for a Brooklyn pier. Meeting was held, in AFL^ILA's . »• principle will come when Congress begins debate on various appropri­ ation bills for new foreign aid measures. i!'JS uled within 30 days. Unlicensed men on the tugs are still repre­ sented by the ILA. Sea Unions Press Drive (Continued from page 3) a common program for the indus­ try. At the start of the session, Ma­ thews made it clear that no collec­ tive bargaining items could be in­ cluded in the discussions, nor would the SIU go for any specific talk about ship subsidies because of the differences between the shipowners on these issues. With this understanding out of the way, the group arrived at a general agreement on the following points: • To work together at all levels on behalf of the PHS hospitals and to meet with Secretary Hobby of the Health, Education and Wel­ fare Department for this purpose. • To fight for elimination of Military Sea Transportation Serv­ ice competition in the shipping business. • To ask for shore leave exten­ sion for aliens up to 90 days. • To take up Coast Guard prob­ lems. Another meeting with the ship­ owners to deal with these and re­ lated issues will take place on Feb­ ruary 17 with subsequent meetings to be held regularly. The final wind-up to a busy week will be the appearance of a union spokesman this afternoon before the House Appropriations Com­ mittee on the question of appropri­ ations for Kings Point and other • a • • • D VONGAR^S KWAKI RANTS KHAKI SHIRTS 6LUE VvbRK SHIRTS FRISKOOEEHS HICKORY SHIRTS a c,T?o. SHIRTS • • • • • • • P P P O P a P • WHITE DRESS SHIRTS SPORT SHIRTS DRESS BELTS KHAKI WEB BELTS TIES SWEATSHIRTS ATHLETIC SHIRTS ^ T-SHIRTS SHORTS BRIERS SWEATERS UXSGAGE WORK SOCKS DRESS SOCKS LEATHER JACKETS \ a WRITINSRDRTRTLIO • SOU'WESTERS a RAIM6EAR •f 1 -'J ALLVOUR IsJEEPS CAN BE FILLED -PROM A SOU'WESTERTD AN ELECTRIC RAZOR* . WHATEVER ytu BUY FROM THE SEA CHEST/ >it)U CAN BE SURE YDviSE CETTINS TOP QUALITT SEAR AT SUBSTAN­ TIAL SAVINGS. 1 If ^1: UNIOV^-OVWAiED AND OPERAlCP ... TUK THE BENEm OF qHE MEMBERSHIP* .'•.-15 l i I I �Pa^e Elrhteen SEAFAREJtS LOG Two Appendicitis Attacks Foiled By Alert Seafarer Crew On Kyska That Pennsylvania is called the "Keystone State" because it was The crew of the Kyska, on its way to the Far East late in November, 1953, met two the center of the 13 original colon­ medical crises with courage and determination,, thereby saving the lives of two Seafarers ies? In architecture, the keystone the center stone of an arch which threatened by near-fatal attacks of appendicitis. It; was the 40th voyage of the year for is acts to wedge the entire arch in the vessel, and probably its-position. Without it, the arch would Collapse. liveliest. The good weather the ship encountered, writes Seafarer Vyrel G. Suth, coming so late in Novem­ ber, was too good to be true. Crewmembers knew their luck could not hold up thrqughout the voyage. The weather held, but not the luck of all the crew. Ming Moves In After a stop of a few-days in Yokohama, Japan, the Kyska headed for a short trip to Kobe and prepared for a run to Muroran When illness struck for the first time. Just before sailing, the 4-8 fireman suffered an appen­ dicitis attack. The captain trans­ ferred the man to the hospital in Kobe and all seemed well as Ving Kyska crew shoves off for rendezvous with General Patrick as King Mihg, a wiper, was- moved stricken Ming lies strapped to stretcher in center of lifeboat. up to take the fireman's place in the engine department ratings. at the mercy of the ocean currents. rail, cameras in*hand, recording All was not down, however. At that point an intrepid sailor, the brave effort. After reaching Muroran without Robert Morgan, DM, stripped to In a matter of minutes after the mishap, appendicitis struck again the waist and slipped over the side ailing Ming was hoisted aboard, —in the same place—^in the engine of the lifeboat to unfoul the pro­ the Kyska received a radio mes­ room. Suth writes that it hit Ming peller'. Morgan would have dis­ sage capping the incident. It said: somewhere around the 180th robed all the way, says Suth, but "Ming had ruptured appendix. meridian, which, he says, is not to for the ladies on the General Pat­ Patient. operated on and out of be confused with somewhere south rick who were hanging over the danger." of the liver. This time, however, there were no hospitals ready to accept the transfer of the sick man. Great Gunners Off ST Texas Out in the middle of nowhere, sur­ rounded by nothing but water on all sides, Ming was in pretty much of a tight spot. He got off it, how­ ever, when the captain and the crew combined their efforts. After a radio contact, a rendezvous was scheduled with the General Pat­ rick, a Navy transport, which proved to be 12 hours steaming time away from the Kyska. A doctor aboard the naval vessel stood ready with scalpel in hand. Unfouls Propeller Rendezvous was set for Latitude 40'* 06' North, and Longitude 160° 13' West for 9:10 AM on De­ cember 28. The rendezvous was joined and the No. 2 lifeboat swung into action, eight men making up the lifeboat crew to transfer the stricken sailor. About 100 yards from destination, the motor conked out and the boat started drifting Great guns, but it's Aaron Wilbum, left, and A. J. Fielding, off the Seatrain Texas, in the nimrod pose. Behind them is their bag of deer which they garnered while on a recent trip. The Yearning By M. Dwyer Sit beside a firelight Hold your loved one close tonight For you've sworn no more to roam And she's smiling 'cause you're home. Watch the embers twist and turn Tell your soul it cannot yearn For the carefree sailing days And the seamens' merry ways. Think not of a distant shore Calling you forever more. Beacon lights that gleam and shine You'll forget all this, in time. Seagull's cry and foam and spray Watches stood and sailing day Daybreak and a clear-blue sky. You'll remember all with a sigh. . Sit Jbeside a firelight Hold your loved one close tonight 4s you sit and gaze and stare You will see your ghost ship there And your tell-tale heart will yearn For the day when you return, . For your heart is never free, Once it's given ^ the sea.^^ "• • • - - -• - -- 4" t t ^ That some earthworms native to southeastern Australia grow to a length, of ten or 12 feet? This species, of which even the average specimen is three or four feet long, belong to the same animal group as ordinary earthworms. The move­ ment of these gigantic worms through soil is accompanied by gurgling and sucking sounds clear­ ly audible to persons walking on the surface. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 That the first Indian reservation in America was no further west than the state of New Jersey? An Indian reservation established in 1758 at Indian Mills in Burlington County, NJ, is supposed to have been the first such reservation within the limits of the US. That disabled Seafarers over 65 years of age can collect US social security benefits and SIU disability benefits at the same time? With the $25 weekly SIU disability dough, the monthly income for oldtimers no longer able to work can run up to a maximum of $236, all tax free. That a President of the United States once hanged two men? Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th US President, while sheriff of Erie County,, NY, in 1872, offi­ ciated during the hangings of two murderers sentenced to death in his jurisdiction. He is said to have sprung the trap with his own hands in both instances. 4 4 4 That Jackson Day—January 8— does not commemorate Andrew Jackson's birthday, as many people suppose, but his final victory over the British at New, Orleans in 1815? Jackson was born March 15, 1767. Louisiana celebrates Jackson Day as a public holiday, and for more' than a century it has also been the occasion of Democratic Party political rallies all over the US. 4 4-4 That more than 20 American Liberty ships were named after Seafarers who were killed by ene­ my action in World War II? The first two were the Joseph Squires, launched at Portland, Me., and the George W. Alther, launched in New Orleans. Both ships slid down the ways the same day. May 22, 1944. 4 4 4 That Maine led ail the other states in the Union and adopted what may be regarded as the first prohibition law in 1846? The act drastically restricted the sale of liquor, but it proved inadequate and a new and even stricter law was passed in 1851. The political adage that "as Maine gjes, so goes the nation" proved true in the case of prohibition also when, in 1920 a constitutional amendment put pro­ hibition into effect throughout the US. Skier To Stick To Ships Seafarers are quickly coming to the conclusion that the only safe and reliable means of transportation left on this plahet is an . SIU vessel. Witness to this is an anonymous Seafarer who writes the LOG"*" : that his experiences of the wasn't that he minded the faliing past weekend left no doubt in so much, it was just that he found his mind as to what is safe and. out that xnow is vastly overriated what isn't. Skiing, he says, isn't. as a feathery cushion. He said it In addition to not being the has gotten much harder than when safest means of transportation he was a boy and used to fall oif from one point to another, the the barn roof into drifts back on silent correspondent said, skiing the farm. Fell, Unlike Prices has its ups and downs. He wouldn't There wasn't much that kept,him mention where he had been for his snowtime recreation and transpor­ on his feet, he said. He fell after tation, for fear that the local hitting bumps in the trail, holes Chamber of Commerce would re­ in the slope, trees in the right of taliate and invite him there again way and ice underfoot. Nothing, for another weekend. Once is more he said, nothing kept him up like than enough, he said. Rumor had coffee at night. And he had the it, however, that the plucky and bruises to prove it. He claimed he unlucky Seafarer spent his week­ got windburned on his face and end around Lake Pleasant, NY, snowburned several other places. but he said it wasn't so hot, lake The best pai-t of the skiing, he con­ cluded, was stopping every halfor not. hcur for coffee. Even though It's C-C-Crazy C-C-Cold 15 cents a cup. Not that he's got much against the sport, he pointed out, it's just that you got to be crazy in the first Seafarer Clipped place to strap a pair of barrel staves on your feet in order to break your leg. There must be easier ways, he said. He wasn't exactly pleased with the weather either, hovering around the 20 de­ gree and below mark. His idea of a cold day is .90 degrees in the sun in the Persian Gulf. He didn't break his leg, he said, but he also didn't get anywhere. It was up and down the mountain, up and down, up and down. He said he felt like a barometer in the hurri­ cane season. Going up the mountain was easy once he mastered the tow line in­ tricacies. What gave him trouble, he said, was coming down. Coming iivK'.--; v-'. down more than once on. each trip he meant—coming down on his Dante Riccf," passenger utility : face, coming down on his back, on the Hastings, gets a clip- , . J coming down on his right hip. He pIng from native talent as the . i estimated he made more, vertical vessel passes . through. pileage than he did horlzontaL ,,^4nama Canal, ; ' .V;; �FebniaiT 5> MM By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor SEAFARERS LOG Page Nineteen Seafarer Finds Army Is No Union Hall, Misses Contract And OT • Beware, brothers, beware, writes retired Seafarer Harry H. Pierce^ from his Army (Editor's Note: The SEAFARERS LOG photo editor will be glad to assist Seafarers with their photo problems. Address any questions retreat in Camp Gordon, Ga. What he wants the men to be wary of, he says, is the Army to the Photo Editor, c/o the LOG at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn. and especially Camp Gordon. >—^ This includes information on how to operate certain types of cameras, The Seafarer-turned-private pect to see any either, but he says broke, he says, carrying the money advice on camera purchases, photo-finishing techniques, plus informa­ notes that life is pretty "nerv­ the CO would get an earful if he back to the barracks, but at least tion on.a variety of camera equipment, such as enlargers, flash guns, ous in the service" because it ever tuned in to the barracks it's American money. etc. Drop the editor a line or if you are around the hall come up to isn't anySIU and it never will be. blowhards after a particularly try­ Pierce, is of the opinion that see him.) ~ He said he knew the Union was ing day in the field. somewhere in the hidden archives Seafaring shutterbugs on the. Far East run interested in a 35mm great when he was a-civilian, but Eggs, To You of military government there is a camera should meet the Konica II. At first glance the Konica II, a he didn't kno.w just how great it The food situation is not much law which states that the Army 35mm camera in the medium price range, is deceptively modest in was until Uncle Sam put the fing­ better, he says. You can get your only has the right to 23 hours and appearance. Here is the familiar between-the-lens-type shutter in a er on him. eggs any way you want them, how­ 45 minutes of each man's day, "I've never seen one beef on ever, if you like helicai mounting with combination range and viewfinder, and the gen­ every day The soldier has the eral proportions of any number of imported miniatures that have ap­ overtime here," he says, "and the them scrambled. rest of the time to himself, but he delegate ain't too hot, either. I If you want your peared on the American market in recent years. shouldn't" spend it all in one place.^ It is only upon closer inspection and more importantly, after actual don't think the enlisted men could eggs any other The Army urges the men to do' use, that one begins to appreciate the fine and forthright details of win an overtime beef even if we way, he says, anything they want to do with It, this product of Japan's oldest manufacturer of photographic materials, were allowed to argue. The brass you're liable to as long as they shave, shower, the 94-year-old house of Konishiroku, Ltd. The most striking initial got all the arguments on their get your brains shine their shoes and brass and » observation that can be made is the engineering finesse, both in mate­ side. What's worse, we didn't scrambled by the clean their weapons, with the lat­ rials and design, that has gone into the Konica II. This has not been even have a voice in electing the mess sergeant. ter getting first priority. After that unusual in recent Japanese camera manufacture which has shown non-com delegates. Where then is They hit your is all done, they can spend the democracy?" considerable improvement in the last few years. rest of the day enjoying them­ tray with a load Pierce Plenty of Work selves. Precautionary Features of, for want of a Continuing on the overtime better term he calls slop, then It has about as many cautionary features as could be reasonably in­ In Alphabet Soup corporated in a camera without making them more of a liability than theme, Pierce said that the men yell, "move those troops." You Pierce writes that his case is an advantage. Not only is there a double-exposure-prevention device, are allowed to work as much as haven't much chance to take your but exposure cannot be made until the lens has actually been moved they want to, and plenty more that choice of which slop, either, he typical of the enlisted man. Right now he is supposed to be going to into position for picture-taking. The provision for opening the back they don't want. He's not quite complains. When it comes to payday, Pierce school, but he's pulling all kinds of of the camera prevents any wild flipping off of the back by accidental sure' whether they have a choice motion—a special button is built in at this point. Another excellent or not, but so far he hasn't noticed notes, it's a joke, son. After get- duty. Last weekend he was CQ . feature is the location of the rewind release in the base plate rather anyone ^ queuing up in front of ti:.3 an SIU payoff, he says, an (Charge of Quarters) and the than at any position where it might be mistaken for a shutter release. the company commander's office to Army payday is like indulging in weekend before he was CG (Cor­ Precision design of the coupled range-view finder make this one of register complaints. He doesn't ex­ a penny arcade. His back never poral of the Guard). Not that he's complaining, mind you, but he the best 35mm finders available. A particularly excellent feature is the hopes the Army runs out of al­ use of colored prisms, one violet and one of yellow, which merge to phabet combinations before he form an extraordinarily bright superimposed image in the'finder. runs out of strength and weekends. Five Element Lens Getting back to the food. Pierce The lens, a 50mm Henanon F-2.8, is a five-element coated design, said that it was real poison, and fii'st manufactured in 1951. In field tests it performed very well, giving such small portions, too. A buddy 8x10 enlargements of brilliant, distortionless detail. The shutter is a of his dropped a meatball oh the Konirapid-S, synchronized .with a standard ASA contact. Shutter speeds mess floor, he said, and the CG range from one second to 1/500 of a second plus bulb and time. All For a ship which likes to find its trouble in perilous bunches, sounded general quarters. They controls are visible from above, affording the user a constant check top awM-d in the SIU has to go to the Greece Victory of thought it was a raid. on focus-exposure settings. The shutter, incidentally, is extremely quiet in action, which has the South Atlantic. Last year the Greece Victory came up with advantage for one user at least, of subduing the gun-like aspect of a series of near-explosive situ-"^ 35mm "shooting." The fact that the shutter must be cocked between ations off Japan while carry­ the jetty. It was not a thought exposures is not really an inconvenience, especially since it eliminates which any of the Seafarers aboard the complicated automatic shutter-cocking mechanisms used on other ing a load of ammunition. the Greece Victory relished, not cameras that have similar shutters. These mechanisms keep prices This year found it not wanting in with a full load of ammunition on high also. If shutter is unset, the cocking lever shows in the viewfinder. the same category, according to board. The following day, a second Seafarer Allen Friend, ship's dele­ tug came and assisted the first in Easy To Load gate. clearing the buoy and chain away Loading of the camera, a simple job, is facilitated once more by the While preparing to pull out of from the propeller. design. Meticulous care has been ^iven the cartridge chambers, the polished'.steel tracks and the sprocket spindle. This last has been Kurikama, Japan, last January 24, Two-Day Delay writes Friend to the LOG, the covered, forming a neat smooth surface. The ship got underway then and Accessories available include a B-C flashgun, an auxiliary lens ship ran into a little trouble which proceeded to Yokohama where a close-up attachment and an efficient ever-ready case. The Konica II might have made all its previous diver inspected the propeller for sells for $119.75 list. As an all-around middle-price miniature with a accidents minute in comparison. damage and reported that all was The propeller became entangled fast lens, the Konica II has much to make it worth consideration. with a buoy and chain and the seaworthy. After a two-day delay, vessel floated without direction the vessel was on its way bound and dangerously near a jetty in the for Kure, but not after a scare of some considerable proportions. harbor. The crew. Friend writes, was Call For Help There's nothing like the SIU for traveling and seeing the ieery lest the gale which was blow­ world, says a seaman who writes into the paper to tell of The captain of the" vessel sum­ ing develop into a full-blown storm his world travels. Previously, he says, it was "join the Navy moned an Army tug from Yoko­ and drag the anchors. He claims, hama to stand "lay in case the ship before the arrival of the tugs, that and see the world," but the^ was in danger of being blown on had the storm blown up the ves­ tune has been kept the same from pearl to pearl with the sel would have been helpless and with new lyrics. Now it's Union, he says, and there is noth­ more than likely driven against Some crawfish caught by the "join the SIU and make the world ing in the world to match it. While the rocky shore line half-a-mile crew of the Ponce are shown working his way around the globe, your oyster." away—with a load of ammunition after the- capture in Santo Seafarer Jack Roberts has been he has "been • getting payoffs, too, in the holds. Luckily, it didn't Domingo. They're called Flor­ so it is so much added gravy for happen. ida lobsters. this vacation-seeking seafarer." . . Around The World Some of his travels, he says, have taken him to such divergent points as Havana, Cuba, and Yoko­ hama, Japan, with many a way sta­ 1. Which former New York Giant first baseman and manager was tion and port in between. If he recently elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame? wants luxurious living with a Latin 2. Name the Big Four Foreign Ministers meeting in Berlin? flavor, he states, he heads for the 3. Which Indian state, where the Sikhs predominate, is asking for Mediterranean area around Genoa, independence? Naples and Venice, There^ in addi­ 4. Which famous American writer survived two successive plane tion to Rome, he gets moonlight, crashes in Africa, recently? Latin nights and all the pizza pie he 5. Who are the Gabor sisters and which one recently sported a wants. If his desires carry him to sequinned eye-patch? other climes, he -says, he can 6. Which professional basketball player, a former Columbia star, choose, and has often in the past, was suspended for betting? suchl>laces as Aden, Arabia; Mo­ 7-. What SlU-manned ship has been running for the past year with Four, generations of Muellers zambique; Ria de Janeiro, Brazil a six-bladed propeller? are shown in thek Laporte, and even northern ports in Alaska 8. Which African trouble spot are France and Spain currently Texas, home. They' are Mrs. and Newfoundland, among other feuding over? The boys aboard the Chicka­ frigid climes. Anna Mueller, 73, in chair with 9. Which recent American best seller about the sea has been made saw had a pretty good time in There's not much he lacks in thr great-grandson Jimmie, eight into a successful Broadway play? the Chow department. Ligon, way of globe-trotting with the months^ Seafarer Walter Muel­ i JlO, Which river is the source of Victoria Falls? second cook, is ready to dish SIU, and he's glad he gets it a). ler, 51, stapdipg left;' and It'out to them. ••• • for free. ^ • • ^ (Quiz Answers on Page 25) son JihiMie, 21". . H Greece Victory Skirts Danger, Aided By Tugs Crawfish Catchers '^'•1 Seaman Keen On Clobe-Cirdling Four Generations Good Eating Time Quiz Corner ,. • .-vv.. 'V -u--;'. • -? Ir rU .r-y. �m iL* k- " • VM:* Twentr [ifv; M SEAFARERS LOG Fe|»rm t, lt54 Seamen Center Is Second Home To Seafarers • iy • - Seafarers "Snaj" McClosky, left, and Leroy Nicholas, behind him, danced to Calypso tunes when their ship, the Alcoa Clipper, visited Trinidad on its last run to the rum belt.'Pic by F. Ploppert. Crew Dances To Calypso Tune toa-Seafarers the world over, in and out of the Union, are known as the most irrepressible creatures on this green earth. Not to prove this theory unfounded. Seafarers Leroy Nicholas and "Snag" McClosky, aboard"^ contrary, they were intrigued by the Alcoa Clipper of Alcoa, tlte attempts of the SIU men in took to the ways of the native aping their musical style. The two m»n, when approached when last they visited Trinidad. Throwing caution to the wind, as to why they decfded to try the McClosky and Nicholas took up native dance, said that Seafarers the art of Calypso singing and would try anything once. There dancing. Trinidad, the home of was no report, however, as to how the Calypso species, was not taken the men mastered the dance or aback by the Seafarer version of whether they would follow it as a its native musical diet. On the career. QUns. YOUR. ^IP WHILE IN PORT, HANB THE •veLE&Ats NOTIFY rnP HAU AT ONce So A fzepiACBmrn" CAN BB Se/fT VOWN. OFTBN aOMPANieS PUT OFP CPVBPiNG MEN imeDINTNN, THUB LBAI/ING -IH0SHIP SHORT­ HAND^ AND A-JOB UNFIE/-£P. By Spike Uarttn We assume that most Seafarers retinue and were duly blasted off would be caught dead before they the courts by the Australians leav­ would put on a pair of white flan­ ing the latter in possession of the There's no place like home. nels and swing a tennis racquet, cup. But if you are going all Seafarer A1 Nadeau believes, but the tennis news coming out of the way to Australia you play in a ;et home all Australia' is"too good for this cor­ half-dozen other tournaments be­ but if you c^m't ge the time, the second best place is ner to pass over. It proves, if any­ sides so that the local tennis peo­ the Portland Seamen Center in one doubts it, that all talk about ple can get their moneys* worth out Portland, Oregon. He is not the sports improving international of you. That's where the trouble only Seafarer along the 'West Coast relations is as threadbare as a 20- began. to think along those lines either, year-old hdtch tarpaulin. It seems that in tennis it's con­ he writes. It seems that a couple of months sidered very unmannerly for on­ . The man behind the center, ago the US Lawn Tennis Associa­ lookers to favor one player or an­ says Nadeau, is A1 Platou, a for­ tion, an outfit which is as stuffy other. Yelling is considered im­ mer seaman from Bay Ridge, as it sounds, sent out a couple of polite, whistling is deplorable and Brooklyn, who lived there for many earnest tennis players named Vic booing is positively a sacrilege. If years with his father, a former cap­ Seixas and Tony Trabert, to wrest a player thinks a referee made a tain on Norwegian sailing ships. the Davis Cup away from the bad call he's supposed to shake Platou, says Nadeau, was on the Australians. The Davis Cup, if any­ his head, and the other player New York School Ship in 1910 and body is curious, is a good-sized is supposed to fluff the next point lias sailed on Norwegian tramps and steriing silver mug that could hold deliberately as a gesture of good in the US Navy during World enough gin for a full-sized martini sportsmanship. War I. blowout. Strange Happenings . Newly Organized Real Amateurs Before long though, things start­ Platou, his sea lore aiding him Seixas and Trabert are amateurs ed happening in a strange and ir­ immeasureably, has been placed in according to the Lawn Tennis As­ regular fashion. The US players a spot to help other merchant sea­ sociation, which means they don't started arguing with the referees men. Since last September he has get paid a penny, oniy "expenses" over decisions, the fans started boo­ been director of the newly organ­ enough to get them .all the way ing, and at last report Seixas ized and remodeled Portland Sea­ to Australia and back, keep them started making gestures a la Ted men Center at 512 West Burnside living in proper style while they Williams right out in the middle Street in that town. Since he has are there and keep them in tennis of the tennis court. taken over the job, Platou has seen rackets. If they got paid a salary Now the players say, they are more than 2,000 seamen visit the of any kind though, that would going to "expose" the Australians center and use its facilities. He make them professionals and for­ has been around seamen long ever ban them from contesting for when they get home. The whole thing sounds like the beginning of enough, on and off the beach,' he the Cup. a juicy international incident that says, to know that they are just In any case, the two players got may even wind up before the like many another average guy. The center, formerly the Catho­ to Australia with family and other United Nations Assembly.. lic Maritime Club, is supported by the United Fund in conjunction Relaxing On Deck Of Seanan with the St. 'Vincent de Paul socie­ ty. It has many of the facilities which help to make the merchant seamen "feel at home," including ping pong, a television and reading room, pool, dance floor, movies, snack bar, locker room, showers and laundry facilities. Price Is Right Everything is for free at the Center, which Nadeau says, is the right price for anything, but you get the tops in everything there. Seamen pay nominal prices for the food served in the snack bar, if they have the dough. If not, they have had many a meal on the cuff. Everybody leaves the club with a smile, says Nadeau. Platou and a janitor are the only paid employees of the center, Collins, AB, left, and the deck engineer aboard the Seaman relax which operates almost primarily on on deck in a rare moment of relaxation aboard the vessel. a volunteer basis. Serving volun­ tarily as members of the operating committee are Thomas McDonough, Robert Ward, Pat Keogh, Thomas Cullen and Capt. R. P. Brady. Jim McChrystaT, a seaman, serves as assistant to Platou. The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, The center is open from 4 to II bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-known PM daily, including Sundays and cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, holidays, so the boys always have suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Jesse W. Puckett's ^a place to congregate when they recipe for "rum doughnuts." • leave the shipping hall. Recently, Next to bread there's nothing as basic in the way of baked the center threw Thanksgiving and Christmas parties for seamen, with goods as the good old conventional doughnut. It made a cult free eats serving as the main at­ of the "dunker" who, before that, had to gulp down his coffee traction. In addition, the center without anything on the side."^ gave a Christmas party for 50 or­ "Rum doughnuts," as de­ flour (enough to make a good flex­ phaned youngsters, who loved the vised by Seafarer Jesse W. ible dough), 16 teaspoons of baking seamen as much as the latter took Puckett, chief steward, are "dough­ powder, 4 cups of sugar, 4 tea­ the tykes to their hearts. nuts with something added," and spoons of salt, 2 teaspoons of nut­ Nadeau says the food is great as 4 cups of milk, 8 eggs well as the companionship at the go a bit beyond the conventional meg,' (beaten), 16 .tablespoons of melted variety of "coffee and . . baked center. He ought to-know that the butter and 24 tablespoons of rum. good stuff, to the satisfaction of all food is th^ best there, he says, be­ Sift all the dry ingredients and concerned. cause he does the cooking every add to the beaten eggs, milk, but­ Puckett, who's day. ter and rum. The dough should been catering to be made the same as any other seamen's tastes for doughnut dough after the dry and over 20 years, wet ingredients are sufficiently nearly ten of them combined anc} then rolled out on a aboard SIU ships, flour board and, cut. to have a With Congress back in ses-- ought Fry at about 365 degrees F. un­ pretty good idea sion. Seafarers are urged to til they're toasted and nicely by now what the keep on writing their Senators brown, and the rum has' had a guys like. For the and Representatives in favor chance to work itself in through­ record, his last Packett of retaining .the US PubHc out the dough. The doughnuts can ship was the Ames Health Service hospitals. The Victory (Victory Carriers) and he then be served plain, or with any flow of mail has been heavy has just' registered to ship additional special frosting to seal up to now, but from now on in from his home port of Wilmington. in the flavor or with plain sugar. is the time that it really In order to make the dou^nuts, The recipe makes about eight dozen counts, • < u V- f y- — C— hefe's what .youfd iteedt aZitai^ iofo doughnuts; • ii'tH ai - I'e 't' ^ »• Keep Those Letters Coming -1 �SEAF ARERS F«brany I, lfS4 Tktmhm^hipper iPffai Clever i; •• Te flie EdKcR I Just got off the Venore (C^e) on January 14, 1954, and am now registered for a ship here in Balti­ more. I had the pleasure of sailing with one of the finest, most co­ operative and hard-working deck departments I have ever sailed with on any ship. To say the least for the bosun whom we call "Blackie" Zurn, he was the best bosun I ever sailed with. He gave the gang every consideration neces­ sary for a smooth running depart­ ment. We had no gas-hounds on deck, no loafers, no trouble mak­ ers and no disputed overtime. We accomplished much in the line of work and felt that we were a per­ fect working gang. However, things were too good to be true, for the captain could not afford to leave us alone, and he constantly came out on deck to "supervise" in the use of the chipping hammer and the regula­ tion way of hold­ ing one. He con­ stantly annoyed Zurn us by making these repeated attacks on us, How­ ever, in my opinion, he could not keep up with any man on deck when it came right down to actu­ ally chipping a deck, for. I have had much experience in this line of work to know that there is no such a thing as a regulation for chipping. Different Problems It certainly could be figured out by anyone that there are different types and thicknesses of paint, slush and corrosion that must be approached with certain angles of the chisel to produce the best re­ sults in the line of work. For in­ stance, the captain wanted every man to "chip" holding the gun in a perfectly "vertical position" and to apply a tremendous pressure on the gun ail the time. He said that when the . gun "pecked," the chip­ ping power was lost. I disagreed with him, but to myself of course. For you can't argue with a man who thinks he's the lord and mas­ ter. Now then, there was a spot on the foc'sle head just forward of the starboard winch that was very thick with sticky slush. I tried the captain's way of chipping to no avail. This type of chipping must be approached at an angle of 45 degrees or more when ustaig a gun. The bosun, seeing oiu* difficulty in trying to please the captain came to our rescue, as was his constant habit, and brought out the wooden handled scrapers. When the cap­ tain saw'the amazing results that could be accomplished by using the'^ right' tool for the right job he be­ came very annoyed and walked off the deck talking to himself. False Accusation However, the captain, seeing that he could not attack our way of working with much success, ac­ cused us of "sky-larking" when the AB on deck wanted to. see if it was time to relieve the quartermaster. He turned around and accused the AB and myself, sailing as deck maintenance, of wrestling. That's a joke. Speaking of wrestling, it reminds me of the story I heard about the captain and his stepson who could not stand the old man's "stuff" and therefore became one of the boys. He went out with the "crew and was a little late in returning and was "fired" by the old man. Upon leav­ ing the ship, the stepson knocked on his door and gav^the old man a bust in the snoot as a token of family;"affectlons." ^ How can a man of his lowly ways •demand the respect of « crew if . he cannot .get the respect of his {atniiy? Maybe this is what makes • iilm what h« is. 'i^eakiag ^ of ieeie, 1 believr Pace Tweirtr-oaa LOG LETTERS there is a Federal law against any­ one "meddling" witl^ the mails. 1 see no excuse for this captain, R. J. Hector, holding back a letter from the "Union Slopchest" addressed to the ship's delegate, and not sur­ rendering it until a few days out of the Canal and then "sneakingly" handing it to me on deck one night to deliver it to the ship's dele­ gate. In the future, as a warning to my Union Brothers who might someday have the misfortune of sailing with this man, please be cautious and don't plan on "homesteading" as he has a habit of fir­ ing whole crews for no reason whatsoever, like he did myself and five of the hardest-working sailors aboard. I do not make it a habit of "pull­ ing any punches," let alone "wres­ tling on deck." Wallace "Mad Bear" Anderson i Wants Copy Of Seafarers in War To the Editor: Would like very much to get a copy of "Seafarers In World War II" If you still have any on hand. There are a few of us old ^eadogs here talking scuttlebutt about our wartime sailing and long before then, of course. Most of my time in World War II I was in the Pacific on the "American Press" until she laid up in Adelaide, NS. Then I hit the Seattle runs and several scows running between Australia and the Islands. I am getting the LOG and the West Coast Sailor and believe me they sure come in handy here to keep in touch with things mari­ time. I sailed for close to 40 years In the stewards department, but I am now beached for good because of a bum ticker and a few more things. Robert Van Dorn (Ed. note: The publication you ask lor is on its way to you.h t> t- Oppose Closing Of Hospitals Te the Editor: We the officers and crewmembers of the Steel Age (Isthmian) wish to go on record as highly op­ posed to any measures taken by members of the Government to close hospitals, the facilities of which we have been privileged to use for years. Signed by the officers and crew of the Steel Age aire or a king to enjoy this action. Just get on the Ponce and join the 60-minute cement mixers with the captain and the engineer. To the Editor: Dutchy Moore A rare event occurred whil^ lay­ ing on the hook in Sasebo, Japan. t The Orion Star pulled alongside of us, within shouting distance. We were amazed to note that she had been kept up like a yacht. She was shining like a new dollar while To the Editor: Some time back we moved and our tub, the Orion Comet, looked the SEAFARERS LOG was for­ like a rust bucket. The reason, of course, was our warded to us for awhile. Then it skipper being a little tight with stopped coming and I have sent in quite a few changes of address OT, but the beef without receiving the paper. has been settled. My husband is at sea now on After meeting the the Transatlantic and I really en­ gang ashore we joy reading the LOG. I was won­ found out they dering if I could get the LOG were well satis­ coming my way once again. fied with their Thanks for returning my baby's lot. picture which I received in the Pretty Hot Trip mail today. I really enjoyed the This is a LOG every two weeks and looked pretty hot trip Rubery forward to reading the news about and some of the lads are breaking out with the itch the men and the ships. When my husband is in port we' —to go home. We don't get a have a fight to see which one gets chance to keep up with the latest to read it first. So, if you can, fads back home. There is a new please start the LOG coming back dance step becoming popular with the boys, the Has Tanura Polka. to us. Mrs. Coy Russell Hendrick Originally it was a waltz done to (Ed. note: Your change of ad­ the tune of Goodnight, Sweetheart. John Zeireis says he is still dress has been noted and you will fighting the fifth columnists (rust) receive the LOG every two weeks aboard this tub. Fish Rubery, the as published.). Boston sage, is still going strong. i 4. 4. He says that most of the gang came here as jockeys and now they are plenty overweight. By the time this appears in print our genial baker expects to become a To the Editon I have been receiving the SEA­ proud father for the second time. FARERS LOG sent to my late "OlUe" Olson husband, Charles H. Yackes and I Ship's delegate am very pleased with it and to 4* 3^ know of the nice things the SIU Welfare Plan is doing. I think it is all wonderful. I sure look forward to your paper To the Editor: and especially when I was in the Greetings to the cold feet pale­ hospital last August and Septem­ face up north. We're the warm ber. I had a heart attack and a feet tribe from the southland, case of nerves. My husband's acci­ aboard the Ponce out of the dent finally caught up with me swamps of Port Everglades, Fla. and at present I am living with We had a sumptuous meal at sea my son as I am still under a doc­ on Thanksgiving to celebrate the tor's care. paleface coming to Florida. How! I do hope you will continue to After dinner, the master, Oscar send me the paper as I sure enjoy Williams, and chief engineer, Les­ it so very much. I want to wish a ter Camp, came to say how thank­ Happy New Year to Walter Siekful they were for such a good mann, Mr. Miller and to the man­ SIU crew. ager of the SUP, whose name I do We've a lot to be thankful for, not know. They were so good to me too—a three-day milk run to during my trouble. Good luck to Ponce, PR. The lovely nights under you and your paper. a tropical moon, the lovely senoriMrs. Charles H. Yackes tas, the wild, sensuous music of (Ed. note: The LOG will con­ the Guaracha, the rhumba, then back to the land of dreams, Miami, tinue to be sent to you as pub­ lished.) for ipore of the same. You don't have to be a million- Orion Vessels Trade IMOUS Still Wants To Read lAPG Stm Thinks Sir, LO«i Tops Having A Fine Time On Ponee Has MUk Beef On Steel WUmger To the Editor: It's a little late to wish you a Happy New Year, but you -will understand how it is with Us on the Steel Ranger out here. Wo have been out four months to India and Pakistan and now are home­ ward bound to Baltimore with a load of ore. We expect to arrive about February 5 when I shall head for Brooklyn and home. I'll be glad to get off this scow, because the milk situation has been terrible. Following find some thoughts of mine on the subject: For the Seafarer in US ports or coastwise, the daiiy supply of fresh milk in­ sures healthful living and a well'balaneed diet. The benefit of milk in our daily lives is well known to medi­ cal authorities and to laymen. Jellette However, men making long voyages away from the US find themselves suddenly cut off from fresh milk and find themselves in trouble. On the present voyage, a few days out of "Texas and for more than three months now, we have not had a glass of fresh milk. In the not too distant future I hope the situation will be improved. It is said that they are now in the process of putting up fresh milk in sealed can containers, with the milk able to keep indefinitely under proper temperatures. This would, indeed, be a boon to seamen, for one could easily carry enough for a long voyage. In the meantime, may I suggest something for the younger seamen that many an oldtimer practices. You can get all the milk you need simply by taking a waterglass and filling it half with milk from the can and half with ice water. Mix it up and you have the equivalent of fresh milk. To offset the canned taste, simply add a shot of coffee, tea or cocoa and you will have a palatable and wholesome beverage. Do this daily. Make it a habit and you will be helping yourself to a well-balanced diet. John Jellette I 41 •' 4 4- TfuLnhs SilJ For Many Tilings To the Editor: I wish to thank you for seeing that my copy of the LOG gets to me every two weeks, and I know that you will continue to send it. There is just one other little favor I must ask. Will you please send me a copy of "Seafarers In World War II"? At this time 1 wish lo express my thanks to Walt Siekmann and his entire staff of the Welfare De­ partment. They are doing a grand job and deserve -a lot of credit. As a matter of fact, the whole SIU deserves a lot of credit. I am proud to be a member of the best Union in the world. They see that you are always treated square and human. Richard Garrison (Ed note: The publication you ask for is on its way.) 4" 4< 41 Wants Old FOGs Sent TJO Him Down In a snake farm In Marathon, Fla^ are a couple of Seafarers pletured here wUh two charmtng companions. Dutchy Moore, seeond from right, la looking a snake in tiie eye while It la la the protoethre custody of Alnia Cagla, tho snake woman. Another Sparer, "Iceman Joe the Grinder," Is ait left oaioyiag the prooeodingsi whilo n fMr companion looltB on at tkr-Huxrlcana. Dm; ' To the Editor: We have been out of the States about four and a half months now. The last issue of the LOG that we saw was the September 18 issue. If possible, can you send at least one copy of each issue since then. Seymour HelnfHnc. (Ed. note: The JX)Gs you ask for are on their uxiyii - - "*• • �SEAFARERS tare Twenty-two Uliioli ff«Ip« Alien Seaman i-f* I'OG L E T T E R S fibrnatrli' 1954 Captain BUgh Is On Board In extreme, contrast to our pre­ To the Editor: vious voj^age'on the Steel Direc­ I am a native of Estonia and in a free world. We can achieve R. G. Ruttkay, J. R. Thompson, M. have been sailing through the SIU this partly by free, rank-and-filePyke, J. Barron and Pavlos was tor with Capt. Gillespie, we have on our present voyage run into since 1945. I have been sailing led trade unions. elected to take care of this. quite steadily and never have had It is high time for the US dock- To the Editor: After some investigation, the a modern disciple of Capt. Bligh any trouble'shipping out. Indeed, workers to clean house by estab­ I have been working on the Wa­ committee reported that a large in the person of one Homer L, I am very fortunate to be a mem­ lishing a free dockworkers' union, terman shore gang for a while but plaque would cost $65 and the Howser. It would seem as though we are ber of such a great Union. ruled by the membership and not will soon 'be shifting jobs and small ones $12 each. E. Black- will My troubles started only when the union gangsters. It's about time working over in New Jersey. For take care of all the details of col­ in the Navy with all the rules and new immigration laws were it happened. Neither Rome nor the this reason, I am putting my house lecting money from crewmembers, regulations which have been put enacted. Unfor­ new AFL-ILA can be built in a up for sale. paying for the plaques and sending into effect this trip. tunately, I lacked day. Stick with it and you will go Having made a For the information of the broth­ them on. The total cost of the four months' sea far toward real trade unionism. pleasant and plaques will be $161. service toward The foundation you are building ers, if anyone is interested in mov­ peaceful voyage Joseph S. Barron American cifi- on is solid. The vote will be your ing out to Loiig Island, it is a fiveti n c 1 u d i ng the 4" 4" 4" zenship. I am boss from now on, hot the gang­ room ,ranch-type house only four Persian Gulf) as years old with an expansion attic very grateful to ster-bosses. far as Indonesia,We in Europe are and full basement. The place is Paul Drozak, SIU proud of you. Keep it up. the captain de­ fully insulated, mth redwood storm patrolman in cides everything Franz Pietzak windows, and is. landscaped all To the Editor: Seattle, Washing­ is going too t t around, including hedges. ton, who gave When we, the members of the ipsmooth. He is­ Olman '' Shopping And Schools me a helping SIU, find something that we don't sues orders that Hughart hand and took my case to Jeff Gil­ The house is on a plot 60x100, like, the rest of the membership no ice be pulled lette, the port agent for the Union. with just a short walk to shopping wants to know about it. Also, if we on weekends or holidays, resulting The port agent finally cleared me To the Editor: areas and schools. The Long Island find something that is okay for the in no iced drinks for meals. He .fur­ Just a few lines to describe my Railroad is only about a mile away brothers, they want to hear about ther stated that no ice was to v/ith the Immigration Service so that I was able to make a Dis­ last few trips on the Bethore. by bus, and by car, the place is on­ that, too. Here is something which be pulled without written orders There was a lot of griping about ly 50 minutes via Belt Parkway to I find to be all right, so I want it from the company. He also or­ placed Person's application. Then, with Brother Walter Siekmann's the chow and not much OT, but it the hall in Brooklyn. put in the LOG so all the men can dered the steward not to make ice great help, I was able to get suf­ must have been idle talk because cream as that would use ice. We expect to be moving to our see. ficient shore leave to enable me when we paid off last trip all six new place around April of this On one occasion while washing I am. from Philadelphia, Pa., and to get a hearing with the Immigra­ oilers stayed on for another trip. year, so until then, anyone inter­ felt like a stranger-on the West down, a little water (maybe a cup In fact all of the black gang stayed ested can see the house or get fur­ Coast until I stopped at the Ques­ tion Service. full) got in the chief's porthole. He It is wonderful to be a member on except three wipers and one ther information by calling HEmp- tion Mark Cafe, 1437 Haight Street, dashed below, turned the water off. of a Union which enjoys such a fireman. From the way the guys stead 2-5315M. The address is 763 San Francisco, Cal. George and and had the deck department good reputation everywhere and is are talking about the weather re­ Flanders Avenue, Uniondale, East Paul are two of the squarest/men knocked off. The captain called recognized with respect by Immi­ ports we have been getting from Hempstead, LI. The price of the that anyone can meet. They will the delegates and men who were gration authorities. An Immigra­ the States, I think most of the house is $11,500. tell you where to get the nicest working to his office for an in­ tion inspector in Seattle, who crew will stay on here for another and cheapest apartment and rooms. quiry. He said to the mate, "TakeAdrian Remijn looked at my Union book, very trip or two. And I am sure that you won't be these men in the office and see t i t • My brother, who has been in the aptly remarked: "You are a lucky without "coffee and" if you know what you can find out. They are man to have such a book." He Coast Guard for the past four these boys. out to get my chief." years, finds what I tell him can say that again. It seems that the captain is George 'bnd Paul are the owners about all the benefits the Union Karl Olman laboring under a persecution com­ of the Question Mark Cafe, so the has won for us hard to believe. In To the Editor: ii men can get down there and not plex (verdict after due delibera­ fact, he doesn't believe that we At a recent shipboard meeting make the money we do, so would aboard the Stony Creek, it was hang around the waterfront. Just tion). Every time ybU try to talk stop in and say hello, men,' and to him you are either threatening you. please start sending him the decided to ac- no one will be sorry. him or accusing him of something, LOG so he can see for himself how 0 e p t contribu­ To the Editor: or trying to tell him how to run his I hope you will print this in the much the SIU does for its men. tions from the Permit me to say a few words ship. T. Hayes crewmembers, in next issue of the LOG because I about the new AFL-ILA. I wish The latest incident happened know that the boys will not go (Ed. note: Your brother's name order to have to extend my heartfelt congratula­ when, I, as ship's delegate, and the wrong in this place. This is one has been added to the mailing list plaqueis made to tions to the new organization. This .engine department delegate, at the send to the sur? of the best places that I know of request of a sick crewiiietnber, action was called for many years and he will receive the LOG every on the West Coast. two weeks as published.) vivors of the ago, but it only became a f?ct some went to see the captain about send­ Duke Sampson S- i i USAF air sea months ago. I believe this was ing him ashore to be hospitalized. . 4 4 4 rescue plane noticed and watched by not a small Instead of trying to find out crash last Sep­ number of dockworkers and Sea­ Barron whether' or not the man needed tember. While farers around the world. Newspa­ hospitalization, he screamed and attempting to take off with Brother pers in Bremen and Hamburg, Ger­ To the Editor: raved that we were accusing him Would you please print the an­ many, have been writing about it. Maurice Charles Brodey, who was To the Editor: of refusing medical treatment. I know what I'm going to write swer to this question in i;he next being transported for medical Congress is now in session and The engine delegate approached or talk about, because I have been issue of the LOG. It causes a lot treatment, the plane crashed and according to the news from Wash­ sailing to and from US ports for of confusion in the engine room. Brother Brodey was lost at sea. ington it will be a long session. If the mate to ask if the man could many years. The fate of the US Here it is: Plaques will be sent to the de­ you haven't written to your Con- have fruit juice for breakfast, Is it compulsory for the fireman ceased's family and also to the air gresman yet now is the time to do which he had requested. The cap­ dockworkers under the ILA is still tain, on overhearing this conversa­ to rotate port watches so as to force unit, in appreciation of their it. fresh in my mind. ' tion, went off the deep end saying, equalize the cargo overtime? efforts. Name Is Disgrace We don't know when the pro­ "If anyone else bothers that man There seems to be a different It was suggested that letters be For the dockworkers' organiza­ posed closing of the USPHS OF bothers me about that man, I tion to be known as the Interna­ answer in, every port we enter, so sent to the commanding officer or hospitals will come up on the floor am going to log you four days* tional Longshoremen's Association, would you pTease explain this to general of the outfit involved, to of Congress, but we should be pre­ obtain the names and addresses of pared for it all along. Let us also^ pay." This to the mate. is a real disgrace to the interna­ everyone's satisfaction. W. Kelly the plane's crewmembers,, and also get pur families and friends to' J have come to the conclusion tional union movement, or to the (Ed. note: No, it is not compul­ to the Union hall, to obtain an es­ write to the legislators asking them that he does hot want to talk to any ' principle of trade unionism. Many first-trippers arriving in US ports sory to rotate port watches and timate and details on getting this to put up a fight to appropriate delegate for any reason unless he received a first" impression of US equalize overtime. However, this work done. We must alsb find out more money to keep the hospitals is trying to get out of something. trade unionism in the picture of is usually done in general prac­ where to send the unit's plaque. A open past the fiscal year deadline We are not supposed to have any beefs. On one occasion, when ap­ dockworkers being ruled by union- tice. ) committee consisting of E. Black, and forever. proached with a legitimate beef, gangster bosses. It gives a bad im­ Now is the time to .jitart the ball the delegate was informed, "This pression of the union movement in rolling, so pitch in and start writ­ is my ship and I am running it tc the US. ing. It sure, won't hurt any to try. suit myself." . The day will come when the new Spider Korolia That's all on our present day AFL-ILA will be the ultimate in 4 4 4 Captain Bligh. Everyone who has dockworkers' trade unions in the sailed with him can probably re­ US and all over the world. It would count similar experiences. do well to pattern itself after the Chester Hughart • SIU and SUP in America. As a matter of fact, we unionists from To the Editor: the old world consider the SIU and I would like to take this oppor­ the SUP the best examples of trade tunity to tell all my brothers in and "maritime unions in the world the Union that I am happy and because they are real rank-and-file well. However, I do have one thing To the Editor: unions with a free Union constitu­ that is troubling me. I would ap­ I wish to take this time to thank tion as a foundation. Their wages preciate 4t'if you would put this you for the copies of , the LOG I and conditions are tops in the letter in the next issue of the.LOG have been receiving. I enjoy read­ world. so that I might communicate with ing it vary much as I am a semiLook Toward US Unions a shipmate of mine. His name is invalid and as my husband is a In other words, we here in Eu­ Leo LaSaya. seaman I am alone a good^ deal. rope are looking toward these The last time I heard anythifag I have a suggestion to make and unions to keep the torch of free about him he was in the hospital, I know other wives would like it trade unionism burning brightly. but he got out and I do not Know also. When men are getting paid Wherever the torch is burning where to reach him. 1 hope ke off in a port away from home, .and brightly men are free, not slaves. reads this letter so that he will at any time within * a five-day > Union gangsters and political know that his friend Marcelino period of time for the allotment ^ bosses play no part in their organSantiago wants to get in touch with check, if the companies would* just rations when they are truly fight­ "Belly robbers" aboard the Chickasaw oh its last trip were, left him. I can be reached at 255 West send the wives the Allotments, ing for freedom of the working to right, Nelson, utility; Elliott, baker; Newberg, steward; Gaby, , , 10th Street, New York City. everyone would be' a lot happier. man. Whal we all want is free men chief cook; and Ligon, second cook. \ Mkrcelfno Sdntikffp . Mrs. W. L^^oUer Seafarer Offers House For Saie Seamen Eaud Bar On West Coast Tells Of Trip; Brother^s Doubts USAF Rescuers To Get Plagues Wishes New Dock Union Success Asks Question On Cargo OT Write9 Fight Sags Seafarer 'Belly Robbers' Aboard Chickasaw Seaman Wants To Reach Friend Seafarers WUe Has $ Suggestion |l m-'-. liOi ..'i.'i .... �rtbnury f, 1M4 SEAFARERS LOG Ff TwcBijr-tttM Seafarer Takes Small Sehooner To Finland (Continued from page 9) Shortly afterwards he spotted teas when he ran Into, a severe elec­ his first ship from about a mile off. trical squall with much lightning, He attempted to approach her but winds were light and unfavorable which fortunately was short-lived. and he could not attract attention. Fog Unpleasant Subsequently, he spotted the "Fly­ The ne:(t portion of the ti^ was ing W" of a Waterman stack from a little tougher. Heading north to­ a distance. He didn't know it at ward latitude 50 degrees, he ran the time, but he later found out into the normal heavy fog off the it was the Wild Ranger, the last Grand Banks. "The fog made every­ ship he had sailed on before at­ thing sopping wet," he said. "All tempting the solo crossing. my gear, the food, the bedding, the Hit Three-Day Blow clothes and the bulkhead in the When he was 36 days out, he ran foc'sle dripped with water." into more trouble—a three-day When he was about two weeks blow of the kind that the North out, he ran into his first piece of Atlantic is famous for. "It was a bad luck. Moisture seeped into his very heavy gale," he said, "with motor, which he intended to use for waves about 40 feet high, much .getting in and out of port, and put higher than the mast, and when it out of commission. His battery some of those big breakers hit, I also went dead with the result that really felt it. I put my sea anchor he spent the rest of the trip with­ out and she held steady. The hull out running lights. Fortunately he Was in northern seas where the took the punishment well with no hours of darkness were few in leaks. But I didn't get much sleep the way the boat was pitching and summer. rolling. More serious than that was his "When it was all over, there was discovery that his new water tank the most beautiful sunset you ever had sprung a leak and all the fresh water in it, 20 gallons, had leaked saw. At least it seemed that way into the bilge. That left him with to me after the storm." Kivikoski'^intention was to ride about 15 gallons of water. He ra­ tioned himself to one cup a day the Gulf Stream straight across at for a while, until the rains came latitude 50 north and make his and he was able to refill his supply first landing at Lands End, Eng­ by collecting rainwater in his sails. land. However, when he got off . Once he got past the Grand Lands End, he found great diffi­ Banks, he ran*into a welcome spell culty making headway against wind of clear weather. "I took every­ and current and the sweep of the thing I had out of the cabin," he Gulf Stream. The result was he said, "put it tip on deck and let was driven northward towards the it get dry, which made things much rocky and dangerous Irish coast. more comfortable from then on." ' On August 4. he found himself Short wave radio broadcasts proved welcome distraction and useful aid on long solitary voyage. However, he did not have a trans­ mitter aboard. (/ ^ • Back home Kivikoski renews acquaintance with family members he has not seen since before World War II. drifting dangerously near shore into choppy shoal water. "There was no motor and no wind," he said. "So I was helpless to control the boat. I took a paddle and tried to paddle my way out of trouble, but it was no use. I sent some rockets up, hoping to get help, without any answer because there was nobody around. Finally, through luck and nothing else, managed to clear the rocks with­ out damage."" Eventually, he was able to make his way hack down to latitude 50 in the vicinity of the Scilly Islands. While passing between the islands and Lands End, he caught a onehour cat nap. When he woke up he found he was drifting towards the rocks again. "If I slept another half hour it would have been all over," he declared. Missed Use of Motor Making his way along the English channel, he was frustrated several times in attempting landings. "Each time I tried to come inshore the winds would be wrong and the beaches would be too steep. That's where I really missed my motor. I decided my best bet would be to go through the Straits of Dover and make my way to London. "I got into the Thames and an­ chored one night close to shore. 1 forgot though that the difference between high and low tides is very great there. Overnight the tide ran out and I was stuck in a stinking mud flat. "I climbed out of the boat and tried to walk my anchor out to­ ward the water so I could get off faster. I slipped in the mud for my trouble and got covered from head to toe. When the next tide came . Kivikoski'and a visiting .Netherlander are khown aboard tte Turquoise In Den Helder, Holland, where he wade hb first landing after a.tl^day erasing of the North Atlantic. in I was so angry that I decided to stop and his next trouble spot. get out of there." "There are a great many small is­ . He headed westward across the lands in the harbor" he explained,' North Sea toward the Dutch coast. "and I didn't have any charts so On the morning of the 67th day I had to navigate the best way I the wind was blowing so hard that could. Finally I hit a rock which he was having trouble keeping off­ knocked my rudder out of place. shore. A fishing boat came along However, some school children and took him in tow. Three hours passing in an outboard motorbeat later, drooping with exhaustion, pulled me off. but safe, he was ashore in Den Hel­ "I had a difficult time repairing der, Holland. The first stage of the it because it meant working in the journey was over. water which was already quite cold." Made Repairs Stockholm's attractions proved From there on, the trip was enough to hold Kivikoski for four pleasanter, broken up as it was by days, but since it was already Octo­ a round of hearty welcomes whei- ber and he had several hundred ever he stopped. Den Helder "prov­ miles to go northward in the Guif ed hospitable and he stayed there of Bothnia, he had to get going. a while doing necessary repairs to Leaving Stockholm he again hart, his motor and restocking on sup­ a minor collision which dented his plies. bow, but he decided to keep going. Wth fall coming on, he regret­ The autumn waters of the Gulf fully hade goodhye to Den Helder proved unpleasant. Cold weather and started on his way. This time and fog bad set in, and he was not though, he chose an inland route too well prepared with warm cloth­ via the canals, all the way to Wil- ing. When he got about 20 miles helmshaven, Germany. This was from his home town of Kemi. a the easiest and pleasantest part of heavy fog set in, but by now the the trip. By day he made his way channel fever had hit him hard. through placid farmlands with "I was so anxious to get home that crops ripening in the late summer I didn't want to stop for anything. sun. At night he tied up on the I made my way through the fog canal banks for restful sleep. without trouble, and when I passed From Wilhelmshaven it was back the lightship, they spotted me and to sea again towards Cuxhaven and sent word ashore because as soon the Kiel Canal. Cuxhaven proved as I got to the breakwater a motor to be a longer intei-lude than he boat was waiting for me to pilot planned. "I intended to stay only me in. one night," he said, "but I met a "Wh^n I got to shore there were girl there and before I knew it the quite a few hundred people waiting one night had stretched into eight. including my mother and brothers A hotel owner who offered me free and the mayor of the town. It was meals for as long as I wanted to a good welcome home." stay also made it hard to get away." Will Write Book Finally though, Cuxhaven had to Kivikoski spent a couple of be left behind. After transiting the Canal, Kivikoski made his way up months there and became quite a, the Dutch Coast, pulling in at local celebrity, lecturing at schools night at the various bays and inlets and yacht clubs about his voyage. along the shore. "I didn't want to He became honorary member of go through the bother of clearing sc many yacht clubs that he lost the ship every time," he said, "so count after a while. He also wrote I stayed away from the ports. Be­ a couple of magazine articles and sides time was passing and I want- signed a contract for a book in Finnish on his voyage. bd to make headway." Finally in January, he said his' Stayed Away from Russians goodbyes and headed for Helsinki He followed the same procedure where he caught a plane on the up the Swedish coast, sticking I'i'th. A couple of days later he was closely to the shoreline. "I wanted back in New York covering the to stay inshore because I didn't same ground that had taken him want to take the chance of running four months by boat. into any Russian ships. If they saw Is he making the return trip? me in a small boat they might have Kivikoski isn't sure now. "The thought I was a-spy." yacht club in my home town wants Actually, he had one brush with' to buy the boat, but they didn't the law when a Swedish coastal make a big enough offer. They cutter-made him heave to thinking want to use it as a training ship he was a smuggler. He ran up his for the local boy scouts. If they Arqerican flag and explained his meet my price, I will sell H and mission, after which he had to sub­ forget about coming back. If not, mit to interviews from local news­ maybe I will go back to Finland papermen. next summer and make the west­ Stockholm was the next major bound crossing." s.i �Vace Twentr-four SEAFARERS ,Fe1ira«r]r Br 1954 Of SHIPS' MEETiNeS U': • • • bers are leaving the washing machine dirty; he asked for • better cooperation from all hands. Discussion was held about buying a new record player and radio, when the ship's fund has been built up. Steward asked all members to take better care of the messrooms, pan­ try and recreation room. ALCOA RAN6ER (Alcoa), January 11— Chairman, John E. Nordstrom; Sacrcfary, lidward T. Claxdcr. All men on the last watch should stand by to clean up the ihesshall and leave enough cups for the watch coming on. Vote of thanks went to the steward department. Passenger ships can't compare with the food served aboard the Ranger. Vote of thanks-went to the radio operator; he has done many SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Statrsin), favors for the crew and we think he is no dsts—Chairman, Sir Charles; Secre­ one of the best. tary, not listed. Beef should be cleared up before the payoff. Disinfectant for RACNAR NAESS (Sastrsnsport), Janu­ heads was requested. ary •—Chairman, C. J. Quinnt; Sacratary, I. Russl. An electric iron was bought: there is now a S15.05 balance in the kitty. T. Scoot was elected ship's dele­ gate by acclamation. Washing machine will be repaired. Crew is to stay out of the officer's mess. All shoreside person­ nel is to stay out of messhalls. passage­ ways and gangway. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for the good work it is doing. FAIRISLE (Waterman), December 27— Chairman, George B. Dunn; Secretary, Charles Brown. Delegates reported all OK. Robert Schoolcraft was unanimously elected ship's delegate. Drinking water has been off and on, as usual, and the freon Is leaking out of the ice-making machine according to the chief engineer, so the steward department started mak ing ice in the meat box. Washing ma­ chine Is on the blink, and according to SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Sea(raln), Da- the company representative, it will camber 23 — Chairman, H. M. Thomas; either be repaired on the way or a new Secretary, A. Concalves. James Dawson one will be put aboard at New York. was elected ship's delegate by acclama' tlon. Steward asked members to strip TAGALAM tSostrada), December 27— their bunks so that all linen could be Chairman, F. L. Monte; Secretary, T sent to the laundry. Steward was asked Sanchex. It took a lot of teletype and to bring chow up to par, and there was telephone calls before the skipper agreed a complaint about the lack of prime ribs to sign pn an eight-man steward depart of beef. Steward explained that prime ment in Port Arthur. Beef about OT ribs were on the menu at least once sheets being held by the chief engineer week for dinner. Question about the for about Co days. Crewmembers voted milk was explained to the membership. unanimously to keep the present ship's Brothers were asked to keep the laundry delegate as he is doing a good Job clean at all times. Anyone leaving the Steward was elected ship's treasui;er by washing machines dirty will be repri acclamation; he will hold the fund, which manded. will be used to buy an iron, cover, and for emergency expenses. ANTINCms (Waterman), January 15— Chalrman,'^B. Varn; Secretary, C. Achoy. t: LOG There is $46 in the ship's fund. Wipers' beef will be taken up with the patrolman boarding the vessel. Ship's fund should be increased by voluntary contributions and also by contributions from new mem­ bers, in order to purchase a television set. Crew voted unanimously to con­ CLARKSBURG VICTORY (Eastern), tribute $2 apiece; ship's delegate will June 14—Chairman, J. Rubery; Secre­ collect the money at the payoff. tary, F. Robbins. No launch service was DEL SANTOS (Mississippi), December available, but the crew was informed If—Chairman, Walter Makin; Secretary, that shore leave in Inchon was permitted. R. E. Phillips. Beefs about cigarette ra­ Cots should not be left outside in the tioning and shore gang sougeeing in rain. Buenos Aires will be taken up on arrival in New Orleans. Motion was passed to LOGANS FORT (Cities Service), De­ ascertain from the hail details on butane cember 5—Chairman, P. S. Crevier; Sec­ gas and the quantity that would consti­ retary, J. R. Luges. J. P. Caldwater was tute a penalty cargo. Vote of thanks elected steward delegate. Messman's went to the steward department on the room should be painted. Suggestion was excellent manner that the food was pre­ made to have the ship's delegate take pared and served. All delegates will over the ship's fund, which totaled $31. make up a repair list. 8-12 oiler's mat­ Joe Wallace was unanimously elected tress IS not long enough. It was decided, new ship's delegate. after some discussion, that the deck sani­ December 20 —Chairman, Robert H. tary will keep the slop basin and gear Rojem; Secretary, Walter F. Wallace. locker clean; engine sanitary will clean Ship's delegate checked with the captain the washing machine area and the stew­ about painting rooms and was informed ard utility clean the recreation room. that all were painted in June. Stamps The $34 deficit of the ship's fund will be are available for the crew. Foc'sles will made up by an arrival pool. be sougeed if necessary. No maii was forwarded to San Pedro by the company. A wire will be sent to the-Welfare De­ partment by the crew. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for good feeding. Something shopld be done about roaches. It was agreed that clean­ ing stairways is the messman's Job. U. t^ROLYN (Bull), no date—Chairman, J. O. Malone; Sacratary, Arturo Mariano, Jr. One man is paying off in San Juan, Puerto RICO. Steward should try to provide more variety in the night lunches on the next voyage. More shower cur­ tains and hooks will be ordered. There was A discussion on the care of the laundry and recreation room and it was decided that the wiper and the OS would alternate the cleaning of the laundry and the steward take care of the recrea-St®"®'"'' department was preparation and serving of food, especiaUy Brother Ar­ turo Mariano, the crew messi.ian, who waf praised for his considerate and po­ lite service. REPUBLIC (Trafalgar), October 25 •nei'la*"*; m '•"•••''V, Clar- for the wl 5*"® ®''* ea'ches lockers and closets in pumpman's and bosun's quarwh« .^Pfding patrolman wUl be asked who la to furnish padlocks for crew's Snrt'll"' members are to bring cupg them^^ilf I'u P®"'ry and place them in the sink. Name plate should he and ri®""! doors. Hasp and staples should be installed in all jr®w Tuerters, and padlockS should" be furiushed for these. Vote of thank, went to the steward department. Keep Draft Board Po»ted SIU headquarters urges all draft-eligible seamen to be sure they keep their local Se­ lective Service boards posted on all changes of address through the use of the post cards furnished at all' SIU halls and aboard ships. Failure to keep jour draft board Informed of your where­ abouts can cause you to be listed as a delinquent and be drafted into the services with­ out a hearing. The Union in such cases can do nothing to aid Seafarers who fail to com­ ply. the machinist must assist the pumpman In pumping. Amidship between deck doors are sprung causing leakage of water during rough weather. Doors aft are also sprung and all these should be repaired. Motion was passed to get a fresh supply of hread at each end to Insure freshness, and to replace the pres­ ent supply of old eggs with a new sup­ ply. Motion was passed to get a new brand of face soap and washing powder as some of the members are getting a rash from the soap. Each man should help clean up the messroom and put dirty dishes in the sink. A tube is need­ ed for the messroom radio. Ship's dele­ gate WiU take care of the ship's fund. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), January 3— Chairmen, Charles E. Wells; Secretary, C. A. Crabtrca. No repairs were done after the repair Ust was turned in last voyage. Ship's delegate wlU see the chief mate about the toilet aft of hous­ ing for stevedores, as it is not flushing. DoOr to messroom should be- kept closed, and noise kept down. Steward departbent got a vote of thanks for the cxceUent service and gxtra fine meals dur­ ing Christmas and on New Year's Day. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), January 17 — Chairman, George Mihalopoulous; Secretary, D. Frierson. An order of 108 cartons of cigarettes at $1.67 a carton were retailed to the crew at $2. The profit of $36.71 brought the ship's fund to $50.71. Vote of thanks went to the ship's delegate, J. R. Lane, for making this possible. Motion was passed that a brother going ashore in Boston buy an iron out of the ship's fund. MARORE (Ora), December 23—Chair­ man, Salty See; Secretary, Keene. Since the washing machine is broken, it was voted to buy a new one; the old one is not worth fixing. Head in wiper's room needs painting, as well as the machinist room, utility room head, engine depart­ ment foc'sles. Two new coffee pots are FAIRLAND (Waterman), December 20 needed. Chairman, -J. T. Lkliniki; Secretary, Frank Kustura. A few men paid off at STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), Decem­ various ports. Crew was warned about ber 27—Chairman, Fred C. Irizar; Secre­ excessive drinking; 4f this is not stopped, tary, Fidel D. Lukban. All painting Jobs action will be taken against performers. in the Far East will be posted on all A few lieefs between the chief mate and Isthmian ships, so we will know what the deck delegate were straightened. to be done by shore gang or ship's The man who missed ship in San Pedro personnel. Deck department should carry was reported to the patrolman in Seattle. coffee to the bridge with cover to keep Men playing cards in the recreation the deck clean and save coffee. AU room were asked to be a little quieter, rooms should be sougeed for the next and to clean the recreation room after crew. There should be enough ice cream games. Bosun asked the crew to keep for the next trip. No ship laundry water-tight doors closed midship at should be allowed to use the crew's night. washing machine, nor should any out­ sider or crewmember of another ship. SCHUYLER OTIS BLAND' (Waterman), AU screen doors should be bolted in US December 17 — Chairman, John Fedeso- ports. AU keys will be turned over to vlch; Secretary, William Seltzer. Stanley delegates to give to the mate for the J. Barras was elected ship's delegate. next crew before the payoff. There was a lengthy discussion on per­ formers, who were warned not to foul up the rest of the voyage. Discussion was held-on shore liberty while in Pusan and Inchon, Korea. Each department wlil keep a record of the time restricted to ship. Patrolman will be contacted on this at the end of the voyage. "Bounty." Vol# of thanks went to the steward and his department for their cooperation aU trip and for the awell meala that were put out for the holidays. There were many beefs against the cap­ tain. who has been promising to paint out aU living spaces, and promised wind chutes and fans, but nothing or very little has come of it. DEL MAR (Mississippi), January $ — Chairman, J. Spina; Secretary, Henry C. Gardes. Report on men who fouled up will be turned over to the New Orleans patrolman. There is a total of $79.51 in the ship's fund. Laundry needs repairs badly. AU water tanks need cleaning. Singe the crew of this ship is very large, another washing machine should be put on board. $15 will be spent on magazines from the ship's fuiid. Cups should not be used for ash trays. Ship's fund wiU not exceed $500. $25 will be spent for flowers In the case of death. AU con­ tributions WiU b* voluntary. caUed for on this kind of run. If a man put in a large amount he would not get anything out of it, as the changeover on thU ship is so great that there is a new crew almost every run. A smaU fund is all that is needed, and if some­ thing very bad should happen, the crew would all get together and take care of it. Bosun asked for help from ali de­ partments in keeping the deck clean and taking trash aft to dump. Steward was asked to order new mattresses and pil­ lows and did so. Delega'tes thanked the steward department for what they had done and also for the fine Christmas dinner and the fine tree and trimmings. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Sestrade), Jan­ uary •—Chairman, Murphy; Secretary, Charles Dwyer. There is $16.38 in the ship's fund. Discussion was held on pur­ chase of a hand wringer to handle heavy clothes Instead of using the washing machine wringer. Ernie Gerace was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Retiring delegate George Hubner re­ ceived a vote of thanks for a Job well STEELORE (Ore), Dactmbar 27—Chair­ done. man, W. L. Joad; Sacratary, Guy Naalls. No shore leave passes were issued by the captain ai Puerto De Hierro, VenC' zuela. There is $15.66 in the ship's fund. Steward was asked to explain the short­ age of mUk in Baltimore. After a dis­ cussion, it was decided that the steward would give out linen as before. There was a beef about worms in the blackeye peas. Steward was asked why he ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), December served bad chicken for two days and 27—Chairman, Buster Young; Secretary, why he didn't order a replacement for J. Mehalov. Vote of thanks went to the the second cook and baker who' was steward department for a sweU Christ­ getting off. Crewmembers will leave the mas dinner. Repair list will be turned washing machine and laundry trays In three days before arrival. Loans from clean. Ship's delegate will buy an elec­ the ship's fund will be given only when tric iron out of the ship's fund. approved by the membership. Brother Barnes was elected ship's delegate; Broth­ CARRABULLE (Nat'l. Nav.), January er Holsenbeck, deck delegate. Chief 11—Chairman, Perclval Shaugsr; Secre­ electrician made a motion to add new tary, Stanley P. Schuyler. V. MaffuccI fans to the repair Ust as the old ones was elected ship's delegate. There Is do not oscillate. Motion was carried. $58.16 in "the ship'g fund. One man Steward suggested that cots be folded missed ship in New Orleans. Suggestion and put away in port, as many aro was made to have each man donate $1 broken. Doors on aU lockers need re­ pairing, as many won't stay closed. One to the ship's fund at the payoff. shower head should be renewed. Q ARLYN (Bull), December 23—Chair­ man, Walter Kohut; Secretary, c. R. Johnson. Motion was passed to start a ship's fund. Just for the benefit of the crew. Washing machine wiU be taken care of. January 8—Chairman, not listed; Sec­ retary, C. R. Johnson: Motion was passed to buy a hand wringer out of the ship's fund, in case the company will not send one to the ship. Brighter lights are needed in the messroom. Men on 12-4 watch would like the engine department to turn out the light when not in use. There should be less noise in the pas­ sageway at night. COMPASB (Compass), Doeembor Chairman, R. P. Thomas; Bocratary, Chaster Cawrych. Telegram was sent from Aruba, DWI to the hall concerning the shortage of fresh stores aboard the vessel. It was decided that the placing of the 8-12 AB in irons by the Captain was unwarranted. The chief steward who was reduced to pantryman was a good steward, a good Union man and no complaints were made against him by either the Ucensed or unlicensed per­ sonnel. His only offense was his attempt to properly feed the, crew. The newly appointed chief steward and second cook stated that they had assumed their new duties at the express order of the master. CHICKA$AW (Waterman), Deeembar SEACORAL (Coral), April 2<—Chair­ man, John RIsbsck; Secretary, Jim Con­ nor. Motion was passed to make up a repair list as we go along, to make sure all items are UstecT before the last min­ ute, when all hands are ready to pile off. Jo Jo Jonart was elected ship's delegate. Steward claimed that the port steward didn't give the store Ust before leaving port. Port steward claimed'the ship was stored for six months, which is question­ able. to this day or tiU inventory can be' taken. May 15—Chairman, J. R. Touart; $ee- retary, Jim Conner. For everyone's con­ venience, it la suggested that, in the port of Pusan, the teucet on the scuttlebutt be used. August B—Chairman, Chuck Paradyi Becretary, Jim Connor. Motion was passed straighten out the steward depart­ ment. Steward should go into the galley and take over in the event that the cook and night cook and baker foul up, and also supervise the galley more than he has been doing. It was suggested that the chief steward put less pork on the menus. It was asked why there is not sufficient variety of meat on this ship. Chief steward gave the captain a requi­ sition for more food in Yokohama. Chief cook was asked to use ^ess grease in his cooking. One member was warned about fouUng up again. August 20—Chairman, -Jo Jo Touart; gecratary, Jim Connor. -Motion was passed to put a blank sheet of paper on 1 he bulletin board, on which everyone should Ust repairs. Captain flatly refused to get any fresh milk on board in Yoko­ hama. Delegate should ace the chief engineer about cleaning out aU tho scuppers in the engine heads and show­ ers. Everyone was informed that aU tho steward department rooms were, painted out last trip, and the delegate is going to see about getting aU engine foc'sles painted out some time this trip. New hoses are needed in the laundry. —Chairman, Ous L. Taylor; gecratary, Walter Newbarg. Each department will give a repair Ust to the ship's delegate, who wlU see the patrolman about it. $15 ^was spent for a Christmas tree and trimmings for the crew mcsshall. leaving an $11 balance. The question of .a large Beptember 37—Chairman, Jo Jo Touartr fund came up. The engine delegate said that at this time the men are not able Becretary, Jim Connor. Motion was to lay out any large amoUht, due to the passed to have the steward see the eapChristmas hoUday, and anyway, it is not (Continued on page 25) VENORE (Ora), January 11—Chairman, CUBORS (Ore), January 3—Chairman, H. R. Zuan; Secretary, Peter S. Eldrake. Fraqk CIswton; Secretary, Van Evora. Four men missed ship. Cups should be Two men missed ship in San Pedro. put out for coffee time and the coffee Only men who were supposed to be bag should be changed more often. aboard should be on the ship. After a discussion. It was voted to spend $10 ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), January 17 from the ship's fnnd on reading material. —Chairman, William E. HIggs; Secretary, Brothgrs Desmond and Fleming will take C. Miller. Ship's delegate will see charge of. this. Pantry and night lunch paired. Discussion was held on keeping C»rt the patrolman on all beefs, especiaUy in pantry should be painted out. List of the steward department. There was a slopchest i>rices wiU be put up in the rec­ general discussion on food being thrown reation room. Keys for messman's room overboard. and wind chutes will be put on the re­ ft pair Ust. ^ aiMd^^ ?."k^rou"?-f ^c-ki rH' ^ ?h"e- o'fVo-lniar"iS 3 Chalrma^ P 1 T«r?ihn5 'n.' 1 <'l"»mlan), January ••""'1" Sacratary, L. Two men were reni.e.d i„ Pittsburg, cai. - ru®"Corta„?^"'ai'r", were made. ch1n!l^" Steuo?!;; Discussion was helif on washing ma- • 1 Cart I. rnnn"'"*' Copper was""i"'®' elected ship's delegate Bosun wants the engine delegate to I water. Stanley F fchuyler was elected ship's treaimrer' hand*, i'h *''® fuSS Aii dnS?« wh2" careful about slamming u L ? '"®" "'c sleeping. All hands should take an interest in keeping the SSScv* ®d* ®«'®®i?"y the messrooms, pantry and recreation room. January •—Chairman, Carl I. Copper; Secretary, Stiinley F. Schuyler. One member missed ship in Boston, another U San Jujiife Bosun reported that mem- FLORIDA (Penn. A Occ.), January .— Chairman, HIgglns; Secretary, Al Lepez. OREMAR (Calmer), January 3—Chair­ All beefs have been settled pending man, Charles Taylor; Secrerary, Claud B. negotiations with the company. Chaffln. Robert Nledermeyer wag elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Crew JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), wUl, help ke^p the recreation room and January 17—Chairman, Robert Garritt; laundry clean. Ship's delegate wiU Mfe Secretary, J. R. Hasiall, Jr. Repair list the patrolman about repairing the . gal­ and a report, on the men who missed ley range. Suggestion was made to buy Hie ship were sent in from Panama. nothing but cigarettes from the slopThere is $33.50 in the ship's fund. Mem­ chest until SIU merchandise is put bership approved unanimously a motion aboard. Ship's delegate wiU see the cap­ that the steward be prohibited from tain or first mate about getting the rec­ sailing SIU for a year, since he gives reation room MUgeed and the deck little evidence of knowing his Job. There painted. IS a lack of stores, poor menus, poor cooking (particularly meats and soups), 8TRATHPORT (Strathmdro), January 4 ship ran out of butter, milk. Portholes —Chairman, Donald $. Whits; Bocrotary, for the after crew's heads and showers William E. King. Report .-on disputed wUl be added to the repair list, to be lodging subsistence wiU be handed over Installed during the ship s next trip to to the-patrolman. Crewmembers should the shipyard. remember to leave keys to foc'sles when they leave, strip bunks of all dirty. Unen •ENTS FORT (Cities Service), January and clean foc'sles. Crew as a whole 24—Chairman, H. M. Cortnel; Secretary, voted thanlcs to the ship department D. Fischer. Pumpman wants the ship's delegates for the bang--up Job that they delegate to get information regarding did this trip. If they hadn't done their clothing allowance for him and niachiiusc , dbs in the manner of good, militant and the OT rate, for work performed Jnion men and been on their toes at ali after hours. Also, he wants to know if times, this ship wquld havp- been anothf^r TtmrpOD ANt>T«IC£iS/«•<»« OW/q cAFEiBfiiA /M rue ARe ^s4fAA£=«s ThK MfMBaes eypOtn. miPfi.VfW IM 7WFAE/T T/M€Ya/J^eAriH£RAU. "S-ii �SE AF ARMRS -Felbraary K, 1954 "Pare Twwity-five LOG ...DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... (Continued from page 24) tain about getting the galley, pantry and messrooin cleaned up. Repair lists will be taken up to department heads to be okayed. Spare linen should be turned over to the steward. November 16—Chairman, Jo Jo Touart; Sacratary, B. C. Slald. Ship's delegate contacted the captain about sougeein.g and repairs; no materials are available. Letter was sent to the Seattle branch about bonus. There was a discussion on cleaning and painting the showers in the steward department, and about greater variety in the menus.. Painting of deck department foc'slcs was re­ quested. All hands were asked by the steward to cooperate in turning in dirty linen. December 17—Chairman, Joseph Tou­ art; Secretary, B. C. Slald. Delegate con­ tacted the mate, captain and engineers on painting. Repair list is being made up. In Kunsan restricted time is no good for overtime, patrolman will be informed about lack of launch service. There is no paint for the foc'sles: they will be sougeed. Locks and lockers must be repaired. Ship's delegate asked the department delegates to inspect quarters and complete repair lists. Four copies of each list wiU be typed out. Discus­ sion was held on unsafe rigging. FAIRISLE (Wstermsn), January 22 — Chairman, R. B. Vicktrman; Secretary, J. W. Allman. Waslilng machine has still not been repaired or replaced; we are still having trouble with the crew scuttle­ butt. The man who missed ship will be reported to the boarding patrolman. Crew wanted to know why we ran short of one dish on the menu three different times; steward explained that .two of these times It was on a second dish, and It was due to a run on that particular dish instead of many orders on the first dish. The $30 balance in the ship's fund will be donated to the TB fund of the Fort Stanton hospital. PONCE (Puerto Rico), January It— Chairman, T. Collins; Secretary, C. Mil­ ler, Motion was passed that each mem­ ber donate $1 to the ship's fund. All crewmembers should observe 4:30 supper in port. Deck delegate will request that all decks of crew's quarters be painted. Electrician asked that" more care be used in loading and using the washing ma­ chine. Ship's delegate will investigate the possibility of purchasing a timer for the washing machine. ROBIN COODFELLOW (Sost Shipping), January 1—Chairman, O. Bowdre; Secre­ tary, Eric Kllngvall. There was a dis­ cussion on preparing and serving of food. Messman will keep the messhall and pantry clean at all times, and keep himself clean when "serving meals. Ship's delegate will see the chief mate about sougeeing and painting the crew messhall. Steward asked the steward depart­ ment to work together as a unit for the benefit of the ship's crew, and to avoid conflict and discord among themselves. SOUTHWINO (South Atlantic), January 17—Chairman, Whitey Lewis; Secretary, L. E. Harris. There are no beefs, and all minor repairs will be taken care of before arrival. Motion was made to have Quiz Ausivera 1. Bill Terry, 2. John Foster Dulles of the US, Anthony Eden of the United King­ dom, Georges Bidault of France and -V. M. Molotov of the Soviet Union. 3. The Punjab, where there is strong nationalistic feeling. 4. Ernest Hemingway, who cracked up in two planes in a sin­ gle day, 5. Zsa-Zsa, Eva and Magdor, Hungarian actresses. Zsa-Zsa wore the fancy eye-patch after claiming that an ex-suitor gave her a shiner. 6. Jack "Molinas, oif the Ft. Wayne Pistons. 7. The Paoli, a Cities Service tanker. 8. Morocpo, where the French recently ousted the Sultan. 9. The Caine Mutiny, The Court Martial episode has been made into a play. 10, The Zambezi. ^ t Pnzsle Anntver HQS HiiaE ssa' HSWQ i=;KS ayirl HiiaoEH aaju aetiE aaa uaaiij he patrolman have a talk with the capain, Hendrix Van Wout, and see why he :an't' approach the men who sail under lis command like me. instead of speakng to them as if they were dogs. Moion was passed to have the company put sufficient cooks' aprons, coats, caps nd linen aboard for the voyage. All men leaving the ship wUl turn linen over to the steward and leave quarters in good condition for the next crew. Vote of ttianks went to the steward depart­ ment for good conditions and for good food, which was exceptionally good. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Seas Shipping), December 17—Chairman, Meivin Brightwell, Secretary, James F Byrne. Long­ shore personnel should be kept out of alleyways and the laundry, as they keep the washing machine running continu­ ously. Discussion was held on the bread not being prepared right. Baker said he would see to it. He said it may have been the yeast. Baker was asked to put out some form of hot bread—roUs or doughnuts—at coffeetime. A complaint was made about the small portion of ham served at breakfast, and the cook stated that too much ham and bacon were thrown in the garbage paU. CATHERINE (Drytrans.), December 20 —Chairman, R. E. Kledlnger; Secretary, Larry Arbee. Captain agreed to put out a draw in US money in Pakistan provid­ ing that the crew agreed that, on return­ ing to the States, there would be no draw tiU payoff. Oew voted for a for­ eign currency draw in the coming ports and a draw in home port before the pay­ off. All delegates will turn OT sheets to the ship's delegate, who will make out and post a list on the bulletin board,.to keep this on an even a basis as possible. Crew should cooperate in keeping the messroom clean. Captain asked the dele- :EEESOliiiii Joseph Bramley Please phone or write your wife. Urgent. i 4" t t> t> i Western Rancher Crew Members who witnessed his acci­ dent aboard the vessel, please get in touch with Isaac P. Hancock in care of the SIU hall at 505 Marine Avenue, Wilmington, Calif. Michael Zelack Please get in touch with Paul Pringi, 25 South Street, Box 2430. i. t, t, .4" 4" 4" Jim Sebastian Please get in touch with Daniel (Blackie) Boyce, 2516 S. Bonaffont St., Philadelphia, Pa. Anson Mills Crew Will the following men get in touch with Harold Guttman, 66 Beaver Street, New York, NY, re­ garding a suit by Seafarer Joseph Felton: Selwyn Guy, Ken Marple, George Butenkoff, Jesus Granado, Harold Orkofsky and -Wilfred Schoenborn. 4. t t 4" 4" 4" Bertii Svinsson Get in touch with Chris Koerfer at the Hamilton Hotel, 140 W. 73rd Street, 1!JYC, Room 421. Bill Odum Contact Lewis Riviere, 36 W. 138th Street, NYC, Apartnient 15, concerning your watch and other valuables. His telephone number is TO 2^497. t 4- t 4> 4> Charles H. Stephenson Please contact your mother or your brother Louis. They are wor­ ried about you. Edward J, Muller Contact John E. Brady on board the Chiwawa, in care of Cities Service Oil Co., 70 Pine Street, NYC,4i 4> 4> Albert G: Sexton, Jr. Your mother has been trying to locate you. She asks that you get in touch witn her. 4. J. 4> 4 i . Gustave Bechert It is urgent that you get in touch with your mother-in-law at once at 509 N. Ensor Street, Baltimore, Md. 4) 4j i . V. D. Cooper Your gear Is at Edgewater, NJ; in care of the Seatrain Texas. • ^Can-Shuhers' Have iVo OK The membership is again cautioned'to beware of person.^ soliciting funds on ships in behalt of memorials or any othci so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solid tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause . are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot. gates to collect mall from tlielr depart­ ment members before reaching the Suez Canal. November 27—Chalrmsn, R. E. Kiedinger; Secretary,, Larry Arbec. Suggestion was made and approved to discontinue the use of the steward department head facing the crew messroom. Ship's dele­ gate will ask the captain to put out a draw a day before reaching Karachi, Pakistan, in US currency. FORT HCSKINS (CIHtt Service), Janu­ ary 3—Chairman, H. L. Pruitt; Secretary, Bobby R. Messerall. One man missed ship at Norfolk. Hot and cold air ven­ tilators in rooms and messhaU should be individually controlled. Repair iist was turned in. Vote of thanks went to the steward department and to Captain Stevens, for his exceUent cooperation. There is $0.13 in the ship's fund. BULL RUN (Petrol Tankers), Novem­ ber 26—Chairman, not listed; Secretary, not listed. M. A. Libby was elected ship's delegate. January ?—Chairman, C. Suit; Secre­ tary, O. Ergle. S. E. Boggon was elected ship's delegate. Patrolman will see the captain about getting pure pepper, and installing a sink in the butcher shop. Recreation room wiU be cleaned by each department for a one-week period. Crew asked that every supper they be served canned fruit; and that fresh fruit be available in the night lunch. GOLDEN CITY (Waterman), January 20—Chairman, Henry Bllde; Secretary, Francis R. Napoll. One man missed ship in Houston. Tex., caught it in Beaumont and was logged by the captain. One man quit the ship in Japan. Action will be taken by the patrolman on this man. Vote of thanks went to the steward de­ partment for the good food and service during the entire voyage. ROBIN MOWBRAY (Robin), January 18 —Chairman, Carl Gibbs; Secretary, Ed­ ward V. ^mith. Ship's delegate will con­ tact the Union about a library. One man from each department will take turns cleaning the laundry. Each man will clean up after using it. Steward will post a list assigning the cleaning. STEEL NA^'IGATOR (Isthmian), no date—Chairman, Mack Chapman; Secre­ tary, Joseph Corrivsau. Crew is to stop making noise in the passageway, in con­ sideration of men sleeping. Natives be­ ing fed in the crew messhall will be re­ ferred to the patrolman. This should be discontinued. One man in the steward department lost all his papers and his permit -as well. All shoreside personnel will be kept out of the passageways and out of quarters, and business transac­ tions with natives should be confined to PO messhall. Steward department agrees to feed natives in PO mess. E. Wasden was elected new sliip's delegate. Vote of thanks went to the steward depart­ ment for good food and care. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Decem­ ber 15—Chairman, V. D'Angelo; Secre­ tary, C. Burns. Dirty water in the lines was referred to the chief engineer. All other repairs were taken care of. There is $64.71 in the ship's fund. Barney Spcegle resigned as ship's delegate. A. Sacco was elected. Discussion was held on the crew cleaning the water tanks. This will be referred to the patrolman. Carpenter said that anyone wanting re- NOTICES nair work done should notify him. It .vas voted to do away with the ship's und and purchase weight lifting outfits \nd a speed bag, saving the balanee of he money for emergencies. January 3—Chairman, Charles Collins; Secretary, C. Burns. Charles Collins was jlected ship's delegate. First assistant said be would replace the broken wash Ijasin in the deck department 8-12 foc'sle IS soon as possible. Discussion was held on getting US currency dra'ws. $40.45 was spent on athletic and fishing gear; S2 for the delivery of the library and S.go for carfare, leaving a total of $21.39. There were complaints on noise around .he passageways. sprung. All these should be repaired. .Motion was made to get a fresh supply of bread at each end to insure freslmess. New eggs shouid be procured. Another brand of face soap and wa.shing powder should be obtained, as some of the erew are complaining that they "are causing them to get rashes. Each man should help clean up the messroom at night. Radio tube is needed for the messroom radio. Ship's delegate wUl take care of starting a ship's fund. ARCHERS HOPE (Cities Service), Oc­ tober 24—Chairman, K. Hellman; SecreI tary, Theodore Jones. Steward was asked j by the ship's delegate to come to the I messroom and ice box to see conditions EVELYN (Bull), January 17—Chairman, , as they are. He informed the delegate William B. Aycock; Secretary, George j that he was a company man and only Mott. There is $55.07 in the ship's fund. I on the ship for a pleasure cruise, and .Vew ke.vs are needed for .some foc'sles. i he was not interested in the crew's wcl(lepaii- lists will be turned over to the i fare. When , the second cook asked him I for various cooking utensils he s.aid he ship's delegate. I didn't know what was on shin and didn't care. Telegram will be sent to the BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service), i States have the agent meet the ship. December 31—Chairman, Charles Con­ Motion towas to ask the licensed nors; Secretary, Andy Massana. F. Mein- personnel not made to use the crew messroom. erth was elected ship's delegate by ac­ December — Chairman, K. Hellmansf clamation. Foc'sles need painting. January 10—Chairman, Leo Paradise; Secretary, Walter Ensor. Ship's delegate contacted the captain about launderin.g Secretary, Thomas Cummlngs. Leo Para­ dise was elected ship's delegate by accla­ pillow cases at sea in the crew's wash­ mation. Deck department foc'sles should ing machine, which is in constant use be painted. Delegates should be con­ by the crew of 31 men. He wanted to tacted about getting repairs done, and know if it would be possible for the BR not go to officers. Glasses and cups to use the machine amidships, as it is in a better condition and used only by should be retiu-ned to the pantry. six men. The captain gave no definite answer, but said he would at a later date. Pantryman was cautioned by the ship's crew to stop boarding and to put out fresh fruit when available. FELTORE (Ore), January 17 —Chair­ man, Clyde Crawford; Secretary, R. EVELYN (Bull), December 20—Chair­ man, W. Wesley Etty; Secretary, William H. Laffon. There is $38.07 in th'e ship's fund. Department delegates will make up repair lists and give them to the ship's delegate. Messhall should be kept clean. January 1—Chairman, W. Wesley Etty; Secretary, William H. LafFoon. There is $58.07 in the ship's fund. The baker missed the ship in Claymont. Del. and will be reported to the patrolman on ararival. Membership voted not to buy a TV set. Ship's fund will be spent on miscellaneous items. Stephens. Patrolman should see the cap­ tain about having the quartermaster as­ signed to some foc'sle. Steward depart; ment got a vote of thanks. More silverI ware, glasses and soup bowls are needed. : Toaster and washing machine need re' pairing. MAE (Bull), January 10 — Chairman, William Morris; Secretary, Sid Berger. There is $51 in the ship's fund. Patroiman was contacted about the washing machine; it will be repaired this trip. Library will he taken care of this trip. Door taken off the boiler heads makes it too hot to remain in the fire I'oom. Patrolman will be contacted. Repair list REPUBLIC (Tr'4Mgar), December 1— will be made out. Chairman, John Abrahamsen; Secretary, T. L. Armstrong, One man missed ship in England. Steward department was thanked for a good job. A few repairs will be reported to the patrolm.sn in Port Arthur. Washing machine should be cleaned after use. Sliip's delegate should take up the question of new mat­ tresses. Crew's quarters should be YORKMAR (Calmsr), November 30— sougeed and painted. This will be taken up with the patrolman. Lockers will be Chairman, Braunstein; Secretary, Pete-, F. Di Capua. Washing machine and cleaned out in Port Arthur. Letters will be written to headquarters on the men drinking fountain have still not been who missed ship. Patrolman will be fixed, but the captain said he would asked if we are entitled to penicillin take care of it as soon as possible. Vote of thanks was given to the whole stew­ shots; we now have only pills. ard department for the e.xoellcnt job they have been doing and for the fine CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), January food that has been prepared. Ship's 9—Chairman, Charles Jordan; Secretary, delegate saw the captain ahout the Norman Plummer. No repairs were- done washing machine and the drinking foun­ because the former ship's delegate neg­ tain and was told it would be taken lected giving a repair list to the patrol­ care of—if not this trip, at the shipyard. man in Savannah at the payoff and before All other details—fans, lockers, wind the sign-on in New York. He gave 6 scoops and leaking toilet—will be put on copies to the master and one to the the repair list and taken care of at the steward. Chief mate promised he would shipyard. Nothing can be done about the give the bosun OT to repair whatever rusty washing water as the tanks have he can. Motion was passed not to leave to be cleaned in the shipyard. any cups and dirty linen lying around January 10—Chairman, Richard Toleri on deck or any other place. Feet should be kept off the chairs, and there should Secretary, Peter F. Di Capua. Depart­ ment delegates will make up rep.air lists. be more consideration for men sleeping watch below. It has been kind of noisy Third cook complained that his room is not properly ventilated and the steam so far. pipes are not covered, causing exce.ssive January 12—Chairman, not listed; sec­ heat. This will be brouglii to the atten­ retary, not listed. Mate has kept his tion of the patrolman. En'ire stca.ird promise and everything on the reoair department was thanked by the crew list was fixed except the heating vents, for maintaining the o.xcelicnt service which cannot be replaced at sea. and preparation of food that has marked this whole voj-age. Motion was passed BENTS FORT (Cities Service). Januarv to get a new washing machine, as the 24—Chairman, H. M. Connel; Secretary, oresent one is always breaking down. D. Fischer. One man missed ship in When the officers' washing machine Lake Charles; another missed ship in water is let out, the water backs up and Philadeiphla. Pumpman wants the ship's flows into the galley, making for a ••cry delegate to get information regarding unsanitary condition. Motion was passed ciothing allowance for him and the ma­ that the crew help keep the washing chinist and the OT rate for work per­ machine and laundry as clean as possible. formed Saturday, Sunday, holidays, after SEA CLOUD (Seatradars), January 10— 5:00 PM, He wants to know if the ma­ chinist is required to assist him in pump­ Chairman, George Hatgimisios; Secicing. Amidship 'tween deck doors are lary, Fsllx Apontt. Lockers need re- , sprung causing leakage of water during pairing. Mattresses and pillows put on •rough weather. Doors aft also are in Baltimore were no good. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY ^ Pick Up Baggage Baggage for the following men is being held in NY. Please pick it up: I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please Ernest Rubion, Ervin Andra, Wil­ (Print Information) liam P. O'Connell, James Thomas, put my name on your mailing list. Dick Sohl, John Sweeny, Arnold Klikus, E. A. Anderson, Frank NAME Butlerj S. Rothschild, Webb, Ger­ ald Nance, Gus Liakos, • W. J. Keenan, F. F. Auffih, Joseph Ara- STREET ADDRESS basz, C. K. Jewel, William Hernan­ dez, Eddie Drigger, James Sovell, CITY . -ZONE ..... STATE Emil Nordstram, John Williams, Neil Boyle, Louis Brown, John Rubinskas, Eric Thompson, Bob Signed Schultz and. Tom King. f TO AVOID DUPLICATION: • • • • If you «ro sn eld tubieriber and hava a «kang«i 4* ' 4" 4) James Helgoth of addrait, plaaia giva your formar addrait below: Joseph F. Dabfcoskl ' Get in touch with your sister, Your last draft board classifica­ ADDRESS Mrs. Juanita Perry, 416 Springdale St., Cumberland, Md. She has some tion nptiee is in the< LOG.off ice in ZONE CITY important papers for you to sign. NY, Please pick it up. - - ' • •««ss««sessas*eas**esss«ggst$« •oaaeesgaasoaatas^sgotaautaaaasaoG issasaa a saaostotaaaaa .........^Ti �SEAFARERS Pace Twenty-alz •ii-\ • I,; Is LOG February 8, 1954 Aid On Maintenance Is Daily Job ~ One of the functions of the Welfare Services oifice is helping Seafarers obtain pay­ ment of maintenance and cure without undue delay or difficulty. When a Seafarer gets off a ship because of illness or injury, the procedure calls for the captain to make a medical report. But sometimes thef skippers fail to do so and when that happens the Seafarer will have trouble collecting his main­ tenance. If the companies have no record of the accident or sickness, they will refuse to make payment. That's when the Seafarer will turn to Welfare Services and ask the office if it can't run down the doc­ uments that are needed before he can become eligible for his mainte­ nance payments. when such a request is made, a Welfare Services representative will go aboard ship, if possible, and get the necessary information on the spot. It saves the disabled Sea­ farer the time and trouble of chasing around for the material later on after the ^ip has left port. * Report All Injuries It would be best in such cases if the crew would report to Wel­ fare Services all cases of injury Welfare Services representative A1 Thompson (right) discusses or illness aboard the ship. Such the case of an injured Seafarer with the men's shipmates after he reports would make it smoother for the disabled Seafarers to follow was asked to get the record on the accident. up on their maintenance claims without a great deal of difficulty aboard the ship by the officers, it needed. Such copies could also be since some kind of report would be, would be a good idea for the man sent to Welfare Services where available to them at the Welfare involved to ask the delegate to get they could later be picked up and Services office. an accurate copy of such a state­ .be put to use by the Seafarer in If any statements are taken ment that would be available when pressing his claim. All of the following SIU families uary 1, 1954-. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. will collect the $200 maternity Marion Dorgan, 152 South Jeffer­ benefit plus a $25 bond from the son Street, Mobile, Ala. j.^fnion in the baby's name. ^ a. i. Frank Eugene Johnson, born De­ Antonio Arcadio Llanes, Jr., born December 8, 1953. Parents, cember 2, 1953. JParents, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Llanes, 3408 Mrs. Antoine E. Johnson, Sta. Btl. Box 1272, Westwego, La. Lauren Street, Tampa, Fla. 4" 4) it 4" it l" Leona Terry Dasher, born De­ Suzanne Cabral, born December 21, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. cember 8, 1953. Parents, Mr. and John Cabral, 1275 Sterling Place, Mrs. James O. Dasher, Pooler, Ga. 4. t Brooklyn, N.Y. Mitchell Robert Harskl, born K. It. Stella DeLos Santos, born Janu­ November 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. ary 7, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Stanislaw Harski, 1549 Raul DeLos Santos, 552 RVi Street, Sunnydale Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. jGalveston, Tex. X ^ X it. it 4Kathryn Marie Bolton, born Charles Emanuel Eberhart, born November 12, 1953. Parents, Mr. January 8, 1954. Parents, Mr. and and Mrs. Charles F. Eberhart, 100 Mrs. Virgil W. Bolton, 2105 Ave­ San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine, nue N, Galveston, Tex. Fla. XXX Pride Thomas Cheatham, born it ^ ^ Dawn Marie Ramsey, born De­ December 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. cember 8, 1953. Parents, Mr. and and Mrs. William L. Cheatham, Mrs. Kenneth R. Ramsey, PO Box 1652 West 57th Street, Los An­ 7006, Memphis, Tenn. geles, Cal. it t 4" 4" 4* 4" •it t 3) - it 4* 4* George Michael Chea, Jr., born December 21, 1953. Parents, Mr. . and Mrs. George Chea, 4718 Ave­ nue M, Brooklyn 34, NY. Rita Marie Lazar, born June 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Lazar, 1222 Perry Street, Hel­ ena, Ark. Susan Diane Guthrie, bom No­ vember 21, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Guthfie, 3623 McBerry, Tampa, Fla. Sidney Ralph Dorgan, born Jan- Fill That Berth If a crewmember quits while a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing sltBrthanded. , . Mrs. James J. Previto, Route 1, Theodore, Ala. XXX Venessa Theresa Mitchell, born January 4, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Mitchell, 306 Homer Street, Algiers 14, La. XXX Pamela Sue Freeman, born Jan­ uary 8, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lee Freeman, 88 Richmond Street, Brockton, Mass. 4" 4- 4- Virginia Mae King, born Decem­ ber 4, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius L. King, 2807 East McBerry Street, Tampa, Fla. XXX Eric Lowell Hoffman, Jr.,' born January 5, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eric L. Hoffman, 284 Indian Hill, Quincey, 111. 4' 4" 4" in the HOSPITALS The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's narhe on the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. USPHS HOSPITAIi SAVANNAH, GA. Paul B. Bland Jimmle Littleton Fred U. Buckner Bert Rickard A. Cohen James T. Siney P. G. Daugherty James H. S-.o'tli E. J. Debiirdelaben Chester O. Story F. W. Grant Riclirrd M. Sullivan Chas. M. Klrklaiid G. W. Wilson Joseph Kramer USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. King C. D.10 William J. Loss Henry J. Childs F. B. AlcCollian Ho Yee Choe B. L. Robbiiis BlUle J. Davis John W. Singer F. Fondila W. Singleton Ray W. Frye Andrew A. Smith Olav Gustavsen W. Timmennan Harvey M. Johnson M. B. Wilson A. M. Keller P. S. Yuzon USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. Jacob Arshon Leonard E. Hidges Clarence E. Dudley Charles E. Johnson Leo A. Dwyer John L. Miliner J. B. Garrison Joseph Sposato William K. Gulley Reonald D. Slough F. R. HaU Joseph S. WeUs USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY John Abraham Chang Choo Lai Percy D. Allred AH Larsen Geo. ' Athanasourels N. H. Lundquist Michael Aversano John Maclnnes Melvin Bass Anthony Marano John Beckmann George N. Monahan Bothwell Blanchard Leonard G. Murphy Marcie Boyles Donald Peterson William J. Carey Jan Rooms Jar Chong Evert Rosenquist Henry Currier Arthur Rumrneil Yan.ns Dallal Jose Salgado Eddie Driggers Virgil Sandbcrg R. Edmondson Sal J. Sbriglio John Fontries Robert Sizemore Eric Foreman Walter Sudnick EsteU Godfrey Stan Swienckoskt Halim Hamboiiz Harry S. Toitlo Hans R. Hanssen J. J. Uszakiowicz Michael Katrausky Frank Wala.ska Wong Kong Albert Willi.nns Kaz R. Kuchinski Yu Song Yee MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL TAMPA, FLA Ed T. Glazder ^ USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS Ernest P. Belkner Theodore Mastaler R. M. Churchill Jas. H. Penswick George N. Clarke Robert A. Rogers W. V. Kouzounas A. P. Violanto Robert E. LaGasse' USPHS Hosprr,\L NORFOLK, VA Charles . W. Burke W. A. Rowe, Tr. C. C. Lanier, Jr. Grerr C. Stevens Jr. Charlie W. Phelps USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, BROOKLYN, NY Bomar R. Cheeley John W. Keenan Julian Cuthrell Ludwig Krlstiansen Chas. M. Davison Frederick Landry Antonio M. Diaz James J. Lawlor John J. DriscoU James R.' Lewis Jose G. Espino/a Francis F. Lynch Robert E. Gilbert Harry F. McDonald Bart E. Guranick Archi McGuigan John B. Hass David McUreath Thomas Isaksen Vic Milazzo Lloyd MUler E. R. Smallwood AUred MueUer Henry E. Smith Eugene T. Nelson Rentato A. Villata Geo. E. Shumaker VirgU E. Wilmoth USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH Tim Burke Harry J. Cronin USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN Charles Burton Albert De Forest USPHS HOSPITAL SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO Edelmiro Colon Julio C. Ruiz POTTENGER SANITORIUM MONROVIA, CAL Ed. L. Pritchard USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD Leslie R. Aaron Roy M. Hawes Julian A. Blanco Donald J. Hewson Arthur R. Brooks William Ivins Thomas B. Bryant B. Klakowicz Clyde R. Leggett Albert Carrion Lloyd G. Linthicum Robert Chapline Melvin Mason Jessie A. Clarke Francisco Mayo PhiUp"" Costa W. Middendorf Thomas J. Cox Henry T. Miller Jeff Davis R. D. Musselwhite James R. Dodson Earl T. Erickson Chester Pratti Walter H. Sibley John J. Ferreira James G. GirolamI Chas. N. Summereil Roy B. Gorson Paul M. Wood Franklin D. Gilman Frederick Harris USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEX C. Adkins Howard C. Liles N. Baker J. E. Markopolo M. Fontenot D. B. Patterson Geo. D. Hudson, Jr. Jose Sanchez Edward U. Idcll PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL MOBILE, ALA Roscoe Alford SAILORS SUNG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Joseph Koslusky USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA E. G. Anderson J. H. Jones T. L. Ankerson Thomas F. KeUer T. W. Bernsee E. G. Knapp Charles E. Brady D. Korolia WUUam R. Burch A. Landry Max Byers Leo H. Lang Antonio Carrano Thomas Lind Charles W. Christ John C. Long Clarence W. Cobb Thomas G. Lyons S. Cope O. F. Madere John Culeton WUliam R. Massey Thomas J. Dawson James Nortleet J. M. Ekimonds E. A. Pappas M. Eurasl.i Thomas C. Reynolds Leo Fontenot W. E. Reynolds B. D. Foster J. Santiago F. Fultbright Luther C. Seidle Jas. E. Gardiner D. D. Shaw Nathan L. Gardner Tedd R. TerringtoB Jack H. Gleason Ekigar Walker John L. Hinton J. E. Ward Robert B. Hunt Chas. V. Welborn VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPT'Ii NEW ORLEANS, LA Leonard Fraiiks ENDOWOOD HOSPITAL TOWSON. MD L. Bourdonnay New Arrival In Sunny Florida Michael Charles Lynn, Jr., born January 10, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Shelley M. Lynn, 354 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. XXX Larry Spivack, born January 8, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Irwin XXX Milagios Del Yalle, bora Janu­ Ira Spivack, 2070 20th Lane, ary 1, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brooklyn, NY. Bartolome Del Valle, SIU Stop XXX #5, Pelayo Street #51, Puerto de Robert Dwight Williams, born Tierra, Puerto Rico. November 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. XXX and Mrs. Robert Williams, 13}^ Christina Schumacher, born De­ North Royal Street, Mobile, Ala. cember 9, 1953. Parents, Mr. and XXX Mrs. Francis Schumacher, 529 Kenneth Franklin Strickland, Main Street, Ansonio, Conn. bora January 15, 1954. Parents, XXX Mr. and Mrs. Franklin R. Strick­ Lucille Grace Mehringer, bora land, 2956 Frederick Street, CrichDecember 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. ton Station, Mobile, Ala. and Mrs. Stephen R. Mehringer, X X X^ 1354 Jackson Street, Camden 4, Robert Earl Coker, born October NJ. 29, 1953. Parents, Mr., and Mrs. XXX Jill Marie Agan,' bora January Steven L. Coker, Route 1, Hob1, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. good, NC. XXX Oakley H. Agan, Jr., RFD No. 1, Verona, NY. David Edward Smalling, born November 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. XXX Pameila Sue Cuccia, born De­ and Mrs. John J. Smalling, 7125 cember 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and South Lamar Street, Dallas, Tex. Mrs. Jacob J. Cuccia, 1526 Camp X X X Street, New Orleans, La. Mary Gladys Dehring, bora De­ cember 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. and XXX Cary Clay Previto, born Novem­ Mrs. Charles F. Dehring, 3313 ber 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Iberville Strdet, New Orleans, La. Tony Arcadio Llanes Is on ham!^ with his mothef and big sister Patricia Ann, 2, to receive $209 maternity benefit check delivered by SIU representative Jimmy Kelly In Tampa. Dad is Seafarer Tony Llanes. ' "" �February B, 1984 . SEAFARERS SEEIN* THE SEAFARERS LOG Pace Tirenty-MTen Baltimore Off ire In High Gear A little over two weeks old, the new Welfare Services branch oflBce in Baltimore is in full swing. Seafarers in the port and their famgies have been quick to take advantage of the services offered, with numerous inquiries coming in daily. John Arabasz, who is han­ dling the Baltimore duties, reports that Seafarers in and around Baltimore have welcomed (News about men tn the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SIV Wel­ the establishment of the new office fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer as offering even faster service than Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes they got otherwise. And many Sea­ farers who might otherwise not his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) have bothered to take up personal From time to time we've run across brothers in the Union who have problems through the Union are gotten themselves Into a tight spot by signing something they didn't now doing so because of the con­ understand completely. This is particularly true when It comes to sign­ venience involved. ing statements about illness and: injury that they might have come up The result is that Welfare Serv­ against on a ship. ices is giving assistance to a larger As a general rule a man should demand a duplicate copy any time number of Seafarers than ever be­ he signs a statement, so that later on when the question of what he fore. signed comes up he will have his own proof. And sometimes these One instance in which Welfare statements do not mean what they seem to on the surface. So if you Services proved very helpful to don't understand it 100 percent, don't sign it. a Seafarer was the case of Thomas The same goes for men in the hospitals who are conned by ambulance Tierno. Tiemo was being held as chasers into signing them up as their representatives, or by company a state's witness in a case and agents in foreign ports who may get men to sign away some of their rights under the contract. There's just one thing to do in such a case: was unable to raise bond for his release. He got in touch with Wel­ Think twice before you sign anything. fare Services with the result that arrangements were made to expe­ Heading the list of hospitalized men this week is one brother who dite the trial proceedings so that has been readmitted to the Staten Island hospital. Tiejrno could get released. Back in again during the last week in January went Many Seafarers in the past who brother Melvin Bass. He hopes to be up and around had disputed maiqtenance claims soon and shipping out at an early date. against the various shipping com­ Another brother readmitted to the same hospital panies have found that they can around the same time with Bass is George Vickery. collect on their claims, more rapid­ Seafarer Thomas Tierno, left, thanks SIU Welfare Services Repre­ He doesn't know how long he'll be in, but he's real ly where such claims involve com­ sentative John Arabasz, for assistance in getting him released after keen on getting well soon so he can ship out soon. he had been held as state's witness in a legal proceeding; panies that have their main offices Jan Vanos, a native of New York, has been ad­ mitted for observation at the Staten Island hospital, BSIKmUIB, in another city. Company agents He's also aided the men in collec­ in Baltimore, like company agents Service hospital and other hospi­ not far from his home. Vanos' last ship was the Vickery tion of necessary documents, fill­ everywhere, do not give mainten­ tals in the surrounding area. Cantigny of Cities Service, where he sailed as an AB. ing out forms and getting state­ ance claims the hurry-up treat­ Affairs of* deceased Seafarers in Anthony Morano of the Bronx went into the same hospital for ob­ the port are also being handled servation at the end of last month. His last job was as a wiper on the ment, but Arabasz, by working ments ready for that purpose. Anniston Victory of South Atlantic, and he hopes he'll be able to sign jointly with the headquarters Wel­ In addition, he's making regular through the branch Welfare Serv­ fare Services office, has been able weekly visits to the membership ices office. on an SIU ship soon again. to speed up matters considerably. in the Baltimore US Public Health Seafarers and members of their Slipped On Sidewalk families in and around the port who have any difficulties that Wel­ Just to prove that there are other ways to get in the hospital be­ fare Services can be of help on, sides being hauled off a ship in an emergency, or who want information on a brother George Athanasonrelis had a shoreside ac­ variety of matters, can get in touch cident which has beached him temporarily. The with Arabasz at the Baltimore Astoria, LI, Seafarer, who last sailed on the WestSIU branch hall. em Trader (Western Navigation) as chief steward, When the new Baltimore build­ landed in drydock as a result of a hip injury sus­ The old story of the hard-hearted landlord and the embat­ ing is opened the Welfare Services tained after slipping on an icy sidewalk near his home. New York's worst winter in years proved to tled tenant is repeated many times over in the Welfare office will move in with other union be an inconvenience for this Seafarer, but he hopes Services office. With housing accommodations still hard to offices. to be up and around soon and trying out his knitted get in New York, landlords'' Athanasonrelis bones. The membership hopes he gets well soon, as aren't going out of their way well as sprinkling some salt on that sidewalk. to give tenants anything in Men in the Manhattan Beach hospital include Joe Can, oiler, off the way of essential services, and The Cabins (Cabins); Thomas Bryant of Baltimore who was transferred many Seafarers have complaints from the Baltimore USPHS hospital after sailing as AB on his last ship. accordingly. Bull's Ines; Frank Mackey, an AB off the Topa Topa (Waterman), trans­ When Seafarers bring complaints The deaths of the following He leaves his wife, Ines Briguera, ferred from Brighton hospital. to Welfare Services, the Union Seafarers have been reported to 6467 South West 9th Street, Mi­ representative makes it a point to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and ami, Fla. get in touch directly with the land­ 82,500 death benefits are being lord to try to straighten out the paid to bcnc/idaries. beef. Usually a telephone call is William Walter Barrett, 43: sufficient to get action on minor Brother Barrett died of lobar pneu­ matters. A typical complaint that the monia on November 23, 1953 in office will get in cold weather is San Francisco, Cal. He had been a lack of hot water. It seems that member of the SIU since 1938, in many of the small two, three sailing in the engine department or four-family houses down in out of New York. Surviving is his Brooklyn, the owner will start mother, Annie E. Barrett, Peachskimping on coal and oil in the land, NC. cold weather or maybe run out and t> it MEerroojeaosfiiFnot be anxious to lay out cash for Henry C. McDilda, 46: On Janu­ more supplies. MATES ATTN^SIIJ^CM In one such instance, the land­ ary 11, 1954 Brother McDilda died of a heart ailment while enroute lord told Welfare Services that he couldn't get coal, claiming that the to the USPHS Hospital at Galves­ coal company wouldn't deliver to ton, Tex. Since 1944 he sailed as a him. The Welfare Services office steward out of New York. He is called the company and told them suiwived by a niece, Mrs. Athene Ar'WEUMlCNflALL to make a delivery. The company Todd, Reidsville, Ga. 4'I»AVEMD20msr. did so, and apparently the landlord ti t, t, was in a position to take it because INSf^OOKiyN.SWAP William D. Pauls, 38: Suffering the delivery was accepted. brain injury and possible broken YARA^S AND WA7CM Other common complaints in­ aneck as the result of an auto acci­ volve a variety of housing viola­ TWEP/SmsoNTv'. tions such as paint' jobs, leaks, dent, Brother Pauls died on High­ A/£W l.O^V PRICES repairs to walls and ceilings and way 90, Rural Lake Charles, La., on December 22, 1953. He sailed in the like. Welfare Services is fa­ ANDVO/REALWANS miliar with the regulations that the engine department since 1951, WELCOVIE MERE AT apply and is in a position to give joining in Baltimore. He was buried in Omaha, Neb. speedy information and assistance roUfZ OWN PLACE. to Seafarers involved. 4" t i OiV/VEPANDOreRAiro VOUR PR08UM 1$ OUR BUSINESS Seafarers are advised to take Gregorio Briguera, 58: A member advantage of this experience the of the Union since 1941, Brother EflHESEAWREFZS next time they're involved in a Briguera sailed as steward from muNlOti-AifGAPL hassle with a landlord over neces­ the port of Miami. On October 13, RE TIE SIO VEinU SUTICES DEPUTHEMT sary repairs or services for their 1953 he suffered' a fatal cerebral ^y|ng accpmniodations. .j".,New Orleans, La. ' • •• i. 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Title A name given to the resource February 5, 1954 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVI, No. 3 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU'S THIRD ANNUAL ART CONTEST OPENS SIU SHIP 1ST WITH US ARMY AID TO SPAIN RAID STALLED, BRIDGES CALLS FOR NO-UNION VOTE IN STEWARDS' POLL US JUNKS PLAN TO SHUT HOSPITALS SEA UNIONS PRESS DRIVE FOR SHIP AID; URGE HIRING HALL LAW NEW EXAM FOR SCHOLARSHIPS SET MARCH 13 NLRB ENDS EXCELLO HEARINGS DEFENSE HEADS PLAN NEW RULES ON SHORE LEAVE AT US BASES AFL TROUNCES OLD ILA IN PUERTO RICO ELECTION TRAMP CO'S SUGGEST SHIP TRANSFERS 'ABOLISH 50-50' GOV'T COMMISSION ASKS VACATION PLAN STARTS 3RD YEAR MSTS REQUESTS FIFTY MILLION $ FOR NEW SHIPS GAS TURBINE LIBERTY PLANNED LABOR STUDY ABROAD OPEN TO SEAFARERS NAVY TO TAKE MARINER FOR CARGO SERVICE COLUMNIST TAKES FRANCES TO PR SEAFARER RECEIVES SIU DISABILITY BENEFIT AT 93 BOUND VOLUMES OF LOG TO BE READY SHORTLY NEW YORK-FINLAND SOLO VOYAGE STERN TEST OF SEAFARER'S SKILL THE HOSPITAL FIGHT VICTORY IN PUERTO RICO 50-50 ATTACKED ART CONTEST FOCUS ON SEAFARERS TWO APPENDICITIS ATTACKS FOILED BY ALERT SEAFARER CREW ON KYSKA SKIER TO STICK TO SHIPS SEAFARER FINDS ARMY IS NO UNION HALL, MISSES CONTRACT AND OT GREECE VICTORY SKIRTS DANGER, AIDED BY TUGS SEAMAN KEEN ON GLOBE-GIRDLING SEAMEN CENTER IS SECOND HOME TO SEAFARERS CREW DANCES TO CALYPSO TUNE AID ON MAINTENANCE IS DAILY JOB BALTIMORE OFFICE IN HIGH GEAR COLD WEATHER BREEDS TENANT COMPLAINTS ABOUT LANDLORDS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/5/1954 1954 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/8ebe0fdd4e61ba5ea6c401fb01c74a83.PDF c1d88d8999198664fdd36cbba7411282 PDF Text Text [jr '{•; SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • SHIP UNKIIIS AGREE ON JOINT PROGRAM 'i i''" ii •' ¥ ti -fJ .Story On Page 3 Vacation Pay Tops $3 Million .Story On Page 3 ^Aniirc RrfffCAC' Arrows in top photo point to two gashes ripped in "f 11 . S9rut9V9» the bow of the Bethcoaster, Calmar coastwise LST, wllowmg a collision in NY harbor with a small tanker which sank afterwards. Only slight injuries were reported, all on the tanker. (Story on Page 3.) Bock. In Harness Once-bllnded Seafarer Phil Pron (rear, left) -'K • .c ^ v .. ^ V/J-•• , * smiles happily at crew get-together on the Strathport; lus first' ship since he resumed sailing. Others shown'(front, l-r) /are: FJ Rocafort, M. Sikorsky; (rear), Pron, S. Frank and .W. King., Pron was ashore for three years. (Story on Page 8:) �Paee-Tw#, m'' ,W- SEAFARERS LOG January 22, 1954 MCS'AFL^ Bryson Union Set For Stewards Vote SAN FRANCISCO.—A collective bargaining election to settle the dispute over stewards department representation-on West Coast ships has been set for February 10. The elec­ tion has been ordered by the National Labor Relations Board as an outgrowtli of a twoyear fight by the Marine Cooks ^ "and Stewards-AFL, an SIU the National Labor Relations proceedings on the ground that they were not official parties to affiliate, to oust the Commu­ Board. Should Bryson be convicted, it the dispute. nist-dominated National Union of All stewards who are working as Marine Cooks and Stewards (in­ would disqualify NUMC&S from dependent). The NUMC&S is the using the facilities of the Labor of February 10 wiU be permitted to last shipboard stronghold of the Board. Howevef, it is not expected participate in the voting. The max­ once powerful Communist water­ that Bryson will go to trial before imum number who would be eli­ the start of the election in Feb­ gible is 6,000 but the total is ex­ front section in US maritime. pected to fall short of that figure ruary. A third party to the dispute is All of this raises the question of because there will be men on the Harry Bridges' International Long­ shoremen's and Warehousemen's what would happen if Bryson were beach at the time the voting starts. The men will vote both by mail Union which has chartered a convicted of perjury after the ballot and on the spot. The large "stewards department" in its un­ election was over. passenger vessel^ will be voted by ion. The-ILWU group is consid­ Joint Hiring Hall the NLRB when they hit port, but ered as nothing more than a sub­ At present, because of the dis­ other ships will have to send in John Arabasz left, new SIU Welfare Services Department repre­ stitute for NUMCiScS. In case the pute, all stewards departments on sentative In Baltimore, gets briefed on matters by Sy Miller, right, latter group should lose out, West Coast ships that are part of their ballots through the mails. Bridges would then be in a posi­ the Pacific Maritime Association This arrangement-was ordered by Unfon attorney, AI Kerr, Welfare Plan trustee, standing, and Wal­ tion to snipe at MCS-AFL through are being manned through a joint the local NLRB representative. ter Slekmann, SIU Director of Welfare Services. his "steward department." hiring hall which registers mem­ bers of both unions. Bryson Indictment Up until now, the NLRB has not Complicating the election pic­ ture is the fact that Hugh Bryson, recognized the Bridges stand-by president of the NUMC&S, iS un­ "stewards department" in its ar­ The SIU Welfare Service Department expanded its services this week with the opening der indictment on perjury charges. rangements for the election. The charges deal with Bryson's Bridges, however, has declared of a full-time office in the Port of Baltimore, even before the new hall for Seafarers ship­ non-Communist affidavit filed with that his union would petition for ping through that port is opened. In the interim, separate office space is befng maintained a place on the ballot along with NUMC&S and the MCS-AFL. He at the old hall, at 14 North^ the headquarters office would have quarters employee estimated that has stated further lhat if his stew­ Gay Street. the department handled one case ^ ards division is defeated in the Creation of a regular Wel­ to branch out. every seven minutes of every work­ vote, he would withdraw from the fare Services Department exactly Office Already Open field. 18 months ago followed within Thus, the new Baltimore office ing day since it was established In July, 1952. This embraced both ad­ The decision to hold an election weeks the extension of coverage is already operating and wili swing vice and investigation of questions was made after a meeting of MCS- under the SIU Welfare Plan to in­ over to the new hall when it is and claims Immigration, AFL and NUMC&S officials with clude first-time m,atemity and dis­ completed and open for business. draft and regarding personai family the Labor Board, in San Francisco, ability benefits. Since then, the It will work in conjunction with lems, legal assistance, and prob­ espe­ along with PMA representatives. services provided by the depart­ Welfare Services in New York, The Readers Digest feature arti­ cially the day-to-day problems of Bridges' men showed up for the ment have faced so heavy a de­ cle about "The Amazing Seafarers meeting but were barred from the mand that it became obvious that while at the same time' providing Seafarers in the hospitals or those efficient, on-the-spot service on a making claims for various benefits. Union" has been inserted into the full-time basis for men shipping Congressional Record by Brooklyn On-Tbe-Spot Service out of Baltimoijn. Congressman Abraham J. Multer. Appointed as a full-time SIU Considering the variety of prob­ The January 6 edition of the Rec­ Welfare Services representative lems handled in New York, a great ord carries the fuU text of the Di­ for the port is Jolmny Arabasz, deal of them emanating from other gest story, which appeared orig­ who wili be returning to Balti­ ports in the District, it is expected inally in the September, 1953, more after a stint as port agent that the new Baltimore office will Issue. A proposal that the disabled Cornhusker Mariner be, cut for the Port of Wilmington. Ara­ be able to provide on-the-spot serv­ The article describes the operar. and sold for scrap is being fought vigorously by Senators basz, a. one-time SIU organizer in ice on many matters that would lions of the SIU and its internal Dennis: Chavez (Dem., New Mexico) and Allen Ellender the Isthmian drive, had been a otherwise be channeled to head­ patrolman in Baltimore previously. quarters first. Arabasz will also structure. It emphasizes the shore- (Dem., La;). The two Senators-^ "Side facilities maintained or undQr The new office will handle the make regular hospital visits' and salvage operations thus far. construction in the various ports, have introduced a resolution Pointing out that the ship orig­ same wide range of problems and personally deliver benefits to Sea­ as well as the operations of the that would stop the Federal inally cost $9Vi million. Senator detail work which the Welfare farers in the a^ea. Union hiring hall and the demo­ Maritime Board from offering the Chavez said that an Investment of Services Department iias been Seafarers shipping out of the vessel for sale. cratic procedures of the SIU. . dealing with for the 'last year and The ill-fated ship was on its $2Vi million could restore the ves­ a half, with Walter Siekmann at Baltimore hall are urged to take Copies of the article are avail­ third voyage under the Robin Line sel to seaworthiness. To sell it for advantage of the new service, able in reprint form in headquar-. when it was blown onto rocks dur­ scrap, he said, means an estimated the helm as Welfare Services Di­ which 'Will be expanded on a fullters and the Union's outports. time basis to other ports as the ing a severe storm in Pusan, Ko­ loss to the Government of better rector. than $7^4 million. One statistically-minded head­ need develops. rea, harbor, last July. All crewr members were rescued from the ship which than had to be cut in German Students Visit Headquarters January 22. 1954 Vol. XVi. No. 2 half as tugs were tmable to pull off. The difficulty arose from As I See It Page 4 her the fact that the saw-toothed rocks Crossword Puzzle . .Page 12 had penetrated deeply into the Editorial Page 13 bottom. Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 Stem Hauled Away Galley Gleanings .Page 20 Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 The stern of the vessel was In The Wake Page 12 hauled into Sasebo, Japan, where Labor Round-Up Page 13 it was last reported that a false Letters Pages 21, 22 bow would be fitted to the vessel. Maritime .. Page 16 Now the FMB has apparently given Meet The Seafarer Page 12 up the idea of repairing it, al­ On The Job Page 16 though, the two Senators charge Personals ...Page 2.5 that $600,000 has been spent in Quiz ..Page 19 Seafarers In Action Page 16 Ships' Minutes .Pages 24, 25 SIU History Cartoon Page 9 Sports Line Page 20 Ten Years Ago Page 12 Top Of The News Page 7 Seafarers overseas who want Union Talk Page 9 to get in touch with headquar­ Wash. News Letter Page 6 ters in a hurry can do so by Welfare Benefits Pages 26, 27 cabling the Union at its cable Welfare Report ... . .Page 8 address, SEAFARERS NEW Your Constitution Page 5 Your Dollar's Wo-th Page 7 YORK. Use of this address will as­ Publl$h«d bIwMkly at Hit hMdquartar* •f th« Saafarars IntarnaHenal Union. At­ sure speedy transmission on lantic A Cult District AFL, *7S Fourth Left to right, Alfred Boeckmann, Helmut Amsburg and Ruedlger Koch, all of Germany, inspect Wei- • all messages and faster serv­ Avonuo, Srooklyn 91, NY. Tal. HYaclnth fare Services poster while on recent visit to SIU heajquarters. Three are among 85 European stu-^ y-MOe.. Entarod as aacond. class mattar ice for the. men involved. dents studying labor-management relations at Manhattan College under auspices of federal Foreign ' at tha Post Offlca In Brooklyn, NY., Operations Administration. '< • .. . under »ha Act of 'AUSu^'34, Wli ' Open Balto SIU Welfare Office Mag Article On SIU Gets In 'Record' Senate Bill Demands US Save Cornhusker From Scrap Heap SEAFARERS iOG VnU^n HUR Cable Address wl^' lis-;: •v:t �JaaUanr SS, 1951 SEAFARERS LOG Par* TIIK* Sea Unions Draft Maritime Plans Joint Action Set By AFL, CIO In Capital WASHINGTON^A comprehensive program de­ signed to revive and strengthen the US merchant marine has been adopted by a conference of all nonCommunist shipboard un-"* ' ' to the American flag, an end to ions in the maritime indus­ competition from MSTS, maritime try. Meeting in-the nation's representation on the Interstate Seafarer Robert Sipsey, rigrht, and Headquartera employee Bill Mitchell, hold sigm between Uiem acknowledginr the seaman's receipt of an SIU Vacation Plan benefit check which boosted the benefit fund total over the 53 million mark. Sipsey has collected three times under the SIU Vacation Plan set-up, which will mark Its second birthday shortly. Pioneer SIU Vacation Set-Up Hits $3 Million In Payments capital on January 18 and 19, the 50 delegates present agreed to push the program by setting up a permanent legisla­ tive committee to meet regularly on legislative problems facing maritime. Its first, meeting is set for January 27. Further arrangements were made on this score when delegates elec­ ted a committee of two consisting of Harry Lundeberg, president of the SIU of North America, and Joe Curran, president of the Na­ tional Maritime Union, to meet with President Eisenhower in the near future and take up maritime problems with the nation's Chief Executive. , O „ VSpoke for All Seamen The broad scope of the confer­ ence, dealing as it did with a wide variety of subjects, was in itself overshadowed by the very fact of the meeting. It was the first time that all the non-Communist sea­ going maritime unions in the in­ dustry had ever gotten together to draft a common program of action. And since the National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards is the only sea-going union left still un­ der the thumb of the Communist waterfront apparatus, it meant that for all intents and purposes the conference spoke with one voice for all the nation's union seamen. AU told, 14 separate unions rep­ resenting approximately 130,000 seamen participated in the confer­ ence. Their recommendations in­ cluded a demand for Government aid to coastwise and intercoastal shipping, a 100 percent rule on carriage of Government cargoes, return of American-owned ships The distinction of receiving an SIU Vacation Plan benefit check which boosted the total money paid out of the fund to $3 million, fell to Seafarer Robert -A. Sipsey last week. The 27-year-old AB, a'native of Flushing, NY, was paid the benefit in the New York hall after he paid off his last ship, the+' Lewis Emery, Jr., (Victory ers kick in 65 cents per day for in a lump sum. One of the newer features of each man under the last contract Carriers) in San Francisco. the Vacation Plan, added in the Winding up nearly two years of signed. SIU Vacation Plan benefits, the Sipsey is typical of the many last year, makes it possible for Plan hit the third million mile­ Seafarers who have collected more Seafarers to file their applications stone with the payoff to Sipsey on than once under the Plan. In the by mail. In that way, men can get his third such vacation benefit nearly two yeatx of operation, it their checks faster, almost as soon claim. Sipsey has been sailing for has been nearly impossible to esti­ as they hit the beach after paying 13 years, ever since he was a young mate the number of men to be paid off. The Plan is supervised by a boy on Swedish ships. He has been by the Union, because many of six-man board of trustees, three sailing with the Union since 1942, them have been paid two, three appointed by the Union and three shipping with the SIU all through and even more times. Seafarers are representing the participating ship­ the war and to all points of the quick to take the opportunity of owners. globe carrying supplies for the cashing in on their vacation bene­ All records of the plan are care­ military. fits at the end of 90 days instead fully maintained by a battery of of waiting around for many months IBM machines which are foolproof Second Anniversary Approaching its second anniver­ longer and collecting their money in operation. sary, the Plan is preparing to start shelling out to the members of the Union the fourth million in payment under the welcome bei..ifit plan. It all started on February 11, 1952, and the nearly-two-year-old baby is mighty healthy and flexing its dollar benefits. When the Plan began, SIU offi­ cials estimated that the rate of WASHINGTON.—^The US Public Health Service came in for high praise from President benefit payments in any one year Eisenhower in a special health message to Congress this week, but although the Chief would approach the $2 million Executive singled out virtually every other phase of the USPHS program for special mark. After paying off $1.8 million at the close of the first year, the mention, he failed to say a> money payments are closing in on word about the vital hospital did say about other phases of some of the notable achievements the same mark for the second^ con­ program, which seems fated to USPHS operations, left the ques­ of the Service, including its suc­ tion of the fate of the hospitals cessful fight of many years for die at this session of Congress. secutive time. • still further up in the air. The oc­ standard milk sanitation and Since last summer, the USPHS First-Time Vacation Pay hospital program, which has pro­ casion of the President's health restaurant sanitation ordinances The revolutionary Vacation Plan, vided free medical care for seamen message was expected to bring throughout the country. "These a first in maritime, provided vaca­ since 1798, has been the target of some White House comment on the and similar field projects of the tion pay for many Seafarers for Administration money-slashers who furor stirred up among maritime Public Health Service," he said, the first time. Prior to the Union have been driving for "economy" unions and throughout the ship­ "such as technical assistance to the plan, it was necessary for the men since new Administration took ping industry over the proposal to states and industrial hygiene work, to stick with one company for over Inthe end the 155-year-old program of have great public value and should 1953. many months In order to qualify free medical care for seamen. In­ be maintained. In addition, the As a result, at the prodding of 'for payments of any kind, in the stead, it gave no hint of what the Public Health Service should be vacation field. All that was changed Budget Director Joseph M. Dodge, Administration proposed to do on strengthened in its research ac­ when shipowners began kicking Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, secretary the issue. tivities," the President added. into a central kitty administered of the newly-created US Depart­ Referring to the "health and re­ Nowhere, however, was there ment of Health, Education and by the SIU. That way a Seafarercould work any length of time for Welfare, has Indicated that all but lated programs" of the Department mention of • the USPHS hospital a number of companies and stiU three; of the USPHS hospitals, of Health,. Education and Welfare, program, of what was to happen to col]iect vacation benefits every 90 which treat specialized diseases the President declared: "These it or to the thousands of patients days rather than waiting six only, will be closed this year. The programs should be continued be­ for which it provides essential months or a year as in thd bast. " President's message gave no sign cause of their past successes and care. Government figures show Present maximum payment un­ that he. opposed the move, despite their present and future useful­ that an average of 2,366 merchant der the Vacation Plan is limited to his laudatory . comments on the ness. The Public Health Service, seamen are receiving medical care for example, has had a conspicu­ at these hospitals on any average $140 a year, but that ceiling can USPHS program. The omission of any reference to ous share in the prievention of day In the year, while local aube raised at any time in the future , , tliorities in the communities afon the basis of operator, payments the future of the USPHS hospitals, disease..^ , Into the Plan. Currenflyr shipownr in the light of what Mr. Eisenhower Mr. EisenhWer then recited '(Continued ea i7) President Hails USPHS Services, Siient On Future Of Hospitais Commerce Commission, easier citi­ zenship terms for alien seamen, the closing of Government-supported officer training facilities such as Kings Point, and several others. The delegates also agreed that the group should meet again six months from now to determine how their proposals have been working out and take any further action necessary to deal with maritime problems. US Ships Target In its official report, the meetmg pointed out that at the end of every major international crisis, the American merchant marine has been a target of both foreign ship­ owner interests and domestic ene(Continued on page 17) NY River Crash Gashes Bow Of Calmar Vessel A small harbor tanker was sunk and two gashes ripped in the bow of the SlU-manned Bethcoaster when the vessels collided in New York's East River. Six of the sev­ en crewmembers of the tanker F. A. Verdon were slightly injured but nobody was hurt on the Bethcoaster, an LST. Collected More Than Once The 3,343-ton Bethcoaster, which is operated by the Calmar Steam­ ship Company, was on its way down-river from New Haven, Con­ necticut, to Baltimore when the accident occurred. The Verdon, a 768-ton ship, was headed up-river to West Haven. As the two ves­ sels were passing each other near the Williamsburgh Bridge, they collided. The Verdon started to go down rapidly but a passing tug nosed it toward shore where it was secured just before it went to the bottom. The injured crewmembers were taken off the Ver­ don and transferred to Gouvemeur Hospital for treatment. Meanwhile the Bethcoaster was taking water through a good sized gash in her port bow. However, she managed to proceed under her own steam to anchorage off Staten Island, and then limped into Beth­ lehem's Shipyard at 56th Street, Brooklyn, for a repair job. A Coast Guard investigation is underway to determine th# cause of the collision, but no report has been issued as yet. Meeting ^ight Everg 2 Weeks Regular membership meet­ ings in SIU headquarters and at all branches are held every second Wednesday night at 7 PM. The schedule for the next few meetings is as follows: January 27, February 10, Feb­ ruary 24. All Seafarers registered on the shipping list are required to attend .the meetings..'. �#•-. Fovr S S«afiM«r ^hows VisH^ Aslltee It Seafarer C. A. Carlson, right, looks nver the Union constitution with visiting friends from his home town of Himrod, NY. Shown with him are Nelson E. Hanson, Mayor of Himrod and Democratic State Committeeman from Yates County, second from left, his son, Norman R. Hanson, and H. J. Eastley, the Mayor's confidential advisor. Carlson, a deck engineer, entertained them in the New York hall. Kings Pt. Gets Year's Grace \v-hiV liS' finUaiir'iiZ, 1951 IOC IT'S BECOME THE COMMON THING IN THE SIU NOW, TO PASS a new milestone marking one or another of your Union's achievements over the past several years. The latest one of these is the fact that the SIU Vacation Plan has shot past tlie $3 million mark in cash benefits paid to Seafhrers. By now Seafarers have become used to the idea of collecting vaca­ tion money in speedy fashion through their Union's offices. Actually though, the SIU Vacation Plan, which was the pade-setter for the en­ tire maritime industry, hasn't even been operating for two years. The second anniversary is coming up next month. Before your Union came up with its Vacation Plan idea, it was the belief of people in'the maritime industry that seamen would never collect'vacation pay because they moved from ship to ship in the course of the year. Many old-time Seafarers can recall sailing for many years without collecting a nickel in vacation pay. The SIU, by having all the vacation pay thrown into a common pool on the basis of a daily payment for each mkn by the shipowner, made it possible for Seafarers to collect for each day that they spend aboard a ship. Your Union has also received favorable reports from the membership on the speed with which they get their dough. All reports have it that the system worked out by your Union for handling these pay­ ments has worked smoothly at all times, ao that there would be the -least possible delay for Seafarers. The important thing about the Vacation Plan though, is that -the ,$3 million paid out directly to Seafarers would have stayed in the shipowners' hands were it not for the Union's action in negotiating this plan. And through the next few years many more millions will be added to the sum already paid out through this vacation system. A one-year breathing spell for th# King# Point Merchant Marine Academy is being ONE OF YOUR UNION'S PATROLMEN VISITING A SHIP IN THE requested by the Maritime Administration, as an aftermath of the fierce opposition aroused course of his regular duties came across an unusual beef, one that had when it was planned to close the school. The budget for the next fiscal year includes a an odd twist to it. This beef came from the skipper who was complain­ request, to maintain Kings ing about the food that the stewards department tunied out. kept open for the time being. Point until June 30,1955. Next for an annual aaving of $170,000. Apparently the skipper was pretty insistent about it too, because Originally, when the Shccpshead Previously the Maritime Ad­ year the Department of Com­ he gave the patrolman quite an earful of what was wrong with the Bay center was closed, the Mari­ merce promises to cut back Gov- ministration had closed the Sheepsemment-sponsorea maritime train­ head Bay and Alameda, California, time Administration announced food according to him, and had the Union representative wondering if training centers, and had proposed that the correspondence courses, there wasn't something serious to the beef after-all. ing for officers. Your Union's representative quickly -checked with the crew delegates While maintaining Kings Point for the closing of Kings Point. The which had about B,000 enrollees, another year at an estimated cost latter move drew an inunedlate would be maintained and-operated to find out what, if anything, was wrong with the chow. He found that of about $2,500,000, the Govern­ storm of protest from the school's through Kings Point. Subsequent­ the Seafarers aboard the ship were quite satisfied with the way she ment has further cut back training influential alumni association and ly, there was a change in plans and was feeding. for unlicensed seamen when it dis­ Congressmen from the area, with the correspondence courses went Upon investigating the matter further, the patrolman learned that continued correspondence courses the result that the school is being ouli the window along witb the rest the skipper's real beef was that he couldn't return to the old two-pot of the unlicensed training program. system. In other words he wanted special treatment on the chow, while Some disagreement was reported the galley crew was giving him the same selection within the Maritime Administra­ as the rest of the crew aboard. tion as to this decision. Those who This is a pretty good Indication of the kind of favored continuation of the coi*change that the Union has brought about in the respondence courses claimed that maritime industry. It wasn't so many years ago that they could have been made virtual­ the two-pot system was the common thing aboard ly self-supporting by increasing the merchant ships, with all that it meant in the way old $5 fee to the seamen. The ,of inferior food for the unlicensed crew. In this courses had been operating on the Back in the States from Mexico, He just reached voting age last ' particular instance, it would seem that the shoe was • basis of « $5 annual charge to the Seafarer Milbume Darley took October 9. on the other foot. student with $11 per student being charge as chairman of the last Toner has been sailing with the borne by the Government 4) i Galveston port membership meet­ SIU in the deck department for In contrast, Maritime Adminis­ SEAFARERS ABOARD THE STONY CREEK tanker have reported to headquarters that they • are ing. Darley has been studying at about 5Vi years now. He's 25 trator Louis Rothschfld has told Mexico City, College and living in years old. Stankiewicz has been Congress that Kings Point students planning lb buy. plaqUes to commemorate the death of. an Air Force the Mexican capital for the last with the Union for quite some time, cost the Government $3,000 a year crew. The Air Force plane was sent out in the Indian ocean to pick joining back in the early days on which means that nearly 200 un­ up a crewmember who was seriously 111 of polio on board the vessel. couple of years. June 15, 1942, in New York. He licensed seamen could be serviced However, in attempting to take off afterwards, the Air Force plane In his seafaring days, Darley also sails in the deck department each year for the cost of. putting crashed with the loss of four lives. sailed with the deck department. and will celebrate his 31st birth­ one man through one year at the He's a native of the Florida penin­ It was the feeling-of the Seafarers aboard that some tribute should sula, being born there 28 years ago, day this coming February 23, one Maritime Academy. Kings Point be paid the memory of these fliers who risked their, lives on behalf of and got into the SIU in the port day after George Washington's an­ students take a four year- course of the Seafarer. Accordingly, they are making arrangements to send niversary. study. Rothschild also reported plaques to the families of these men, and to the Air Force group to of Mobile on December 19, 1946. t 4. that only 17^000 marine officers which they were assigned. Another deckhand, Antonio ColSavannah's port meeting fea­ are -presently -qmployed in the in­ lella, took care of the recording The Stony Creek crew also took the trouble to commemorate the secretary's job at the same meet­ tured two men from Georgia and a dustry out of 110,500 active li­ memory of their dead shipmate when they passed through the same Yankee from way up in Maine in censees. Even if a national emer­ ing. Collella is out of Boston, be­ •area on a return trip. Crewmembers chipped in to -buy a wreath which ing bom in Massachusetts Decem­ the meeting officer spots. The gency should break out and every was cast on the waters with appropriate ceremony, as a means of con­ chairman was Jesse T. Spivey of vessel in the reserve fleet be reac­ veying their feelings about the deceased. ber 12, 1916, and joining the Union in the Beantown. He's been with Mystic, Georgia. A steward de­ tivated, only 40,000 officers would Certainly, the crewmembers of the Stony Creek are to be com­ the SIU for about 6V4 years now. partment member, he's with the be needed. mended for the thoughtfulness they are displaying. SIU since November 22 ,1947, join­ Kings Point, Rothschild said, was The port of Philadelphia had ing in the port of New Orleans. the most expensive officers' school three rank and file members fill­ He's 46 years of operating, figuring costs per stu­ ing its meeting YOUR UNION IS CERTAINLY HAPPY TO WELCOME BACK TO nge. Ray Nash dent. The New York State Acade­ positions last of Gomer, Geor­ my, for example, operates at a cost its active ranks brother Philip Pron, who is now shipping again -after week, John M. gia, was the re­ of $1,900 a year per student com­ an absence of more than three years. Brother Pron, it will be re­ Clarke as chair­ membered, was the Seafarer who lost the sight of both eyes, only to cording secretary. pared to $3,000 for Kings Point. man, Bernard regain it thanks to the donation of a cornea from the He's 30 years old Commenting on the latest ac­ Toner as record­ and came into tion, an SIU headquarters spokes­ eye of a fellow Seafarer, Eric Josejph. Now, after a ing secretary and the SIU via the man declared: "The SIU has long long period of treatment and recuperation, he is fully Vincent L. Stanport of Baltimore been on record as opposed to Gov­ fit for duty and able to resume work. kiewicz as read­ It might be pointed but that Brother Pron's re­ on March 1, 1946. ernment training programs for sea­ ing clerk. All covery of sight was made possible by the skillful The northerner men. The Union has always be­ LaPointe three are home­ Stankiewicz in the Savannah lieved it could train men to up­ treatment he received from the doctors at the US town boys, na­ trio, Joseph N. LaPointe, comes themselves when the need Public Health Service hospital over in Staten Island, tives of the Keystone State who originally from Lewiston, Maine, grade New York. This hospital, like the other Public arose, as it has done in the past: live in and sail out of Philadelphia. which Is about as far "Down East" . "However, it does appear a little Health Service hoi^tals around the oorts, would be Clarke, who is with the galley (or up north) as you are likely to ridiculous to shut down the cor­ shut down .if some people down, in Washington have force, has been with the SIU for get. LaPointe, who sails with the respondence courses in the name their way. a little leM than a year now, get­ galley gang, has been a Union of economy, while at the same time It might I)e asked just how much chance Brother Pron would have ting" his membership la the port member since April, 1949, He's 25 keeping up the expensive Kings had for full recovery were it not for the fact that the services of the of New York oh February 10,1953. years bf age. Point 'operatibnT'" -" - marTne''KosjE«i31s we're .m^ailV tb^ •J'&iS.. �W- • January'22. 1954 II!. SEAFARERS LOG Pace Fir* Proposed T-H Change Would Aid Mailtime I- ir.:' V- '• i Proposals for amendment of the Taft-Hartley law, as sub­ mitted by President Eisenhower, drew a mixed reception both inside and outside of Congress. While organized labor was unanimous in condemning a-^ proposal for Government- can have standing agreements with shipowners before a single crewconducted strike votes, and member is hired. This is consider­ other recommendations came un­ der fire, the President's proposals for the maritime ifidusfry were seen as strengthening the status jo[ the Union hiring hall. The Presidenit recommended that maritime unions, as well as unions in the construction trades, be permitted to enter into a "prehire contract" with (employers. This recommendation was based on employment problems peculiar to these industries. Can Have Standing Pacts In other words, the President recognized the fact that the unions ed tacit recognition of the Union -hiring hall system. Other major proposals in the President's message call for some softening of bans on the so-called secondary boycott and prohibiting an employer petition for a Labor Board election in the course of an economic strike for four months. The latter proposal is welcomed by labor in that it would eliminate what unions consider one. of the most vicious features of the TaftHartley Act. Longshoremen on the 29th Street. Brooklyn, .pier proudly display strike benefit payments received At present, if a union goes out from the AFL-ILA. It was the first time that longshoremen on strike in the port had ever received on an economic strike, the employ­ such benefits. er can hiire strikebreakers and then petition for an election in which only the strikebreakers would be allowed to vote. Such a procedure would be ruled out under the President's proposals. Strike Votes These proposals, and others, have taken second fiddle to the contro­ Another body blow was delivered to the crumbling old-ILA when the New York office Seamen will agree that a sea versial recommendations that the of the National Labor Relations Board found that the AFL-ILA had presented convincing anchor is a useful thing to have Federal Government run secret evidence of intimidation and other irregularities in the dock vote held last Christmas Eve. ballot strike votes. The President around when you are in a small did not make it clear whether such As a result, the NLRB re-^ boat, but a couple of shorebound a strike vote should be taken be­ gional office has not issued against AFL-ILA supporters and numerous assaults,' knifings and inlanders found a new use for one fore or during a strike, but a bill any decision in the pre-Christ- working longshoremen to get them other violence was committed in —rescuing puppies from wells. introduced H. Alex­ mas balloting. Instead it has rec­ to vote for the old ILA, as well as the area. "There is . . . evidence," • This unusual function of a sea ander Smithbyof Senator New Jersey ommended to its Washington office irregularities in the balloting pro­ the Board said, "that Ackalitis led anchor was applied in Carlsbad, for such votes while a strike iscalls go­ a group of men, all of whom wore that an open hearing be held to cedure. New Mexico, of all places, a con­ The. Labor Board investigated ILA buttons, past the Brooklyn further determine whether the siderable distance from salt water. ing on. The move was immediately AFL's charges justify the voiding the charges, and in its report de­ polling place in full view of the The puppy in question had fallen clared that there was an atmos­ waiting voters, the purpose of down a dry well, 38 feet deep and branded by labor as a strikebreak­ of the election. nine iimhes wide. All rescue at­ ing attempt involving direct Gov­ The AFL-ILA scored an import­ phere of organized fear, violence which was to assault the AFL rep­ tempts had failed until Wayne ernment interference in a -Union's ant gain on another sector of the and intimidation.. It found that resentatives who were standing Gregory, a scoutmaster, recalled strike action. It was also condemn­ waterfront struggle when it se­ many of the old ILA's professional some hundred feet away." The NLRB reporj also charged his scout troop had a number of ed by Congressional circles includ­ cured the reinstatement of an AFL hoods, including Danny St. John, sea anchors on hand as part of a ing ' Republican Senator Irving shop steward at a Brooklyn pier "Machine Gun" Campbell, Albert the old ILA with illegal election­ Ives of New York, a key Republi­ after a two-week strike. The AFL Ackalitis, Harold "Sudden Death" eering at the polling places and in­ lot. of Navy surplus supplies. The anchor was - baited with can member of the Senate Labor charged the steward had been Ward, Buster Bell, Tony "Spanish" side the polls in some instances. bread and milk and lowered into Committee. fired for his activity on behalf of Calvo and others stationed them­ When some of the above-named Ives declared that such a pro­ the new union. Reinstatement of selves at the entrances to the polls men were found in the polling the well shaft. The puppy climbed Into the anchor, and waj; hauled to cedure would be unworkable and the steward was considered by so that longshoremen had to pass places many of them refused to prohibitive in cost. His position waterfront observers as significant them. There they threatened the leave although they weren't on the the surface and rescued. The* only thing not explained by was taken to mean that the Senate proof of the new union's ability to voters with physical harm and voting lists and had no business economic reprisals if they didn't there. the Carlsbad communique -was Labor committee would vote protect its membership. Another major charge cited by vhat the Boy Scouts do with a sea against such a provision in any In addition, the Brooklyn strike vote for the ILA. In addition, the Board reported. (Continued on page 17) anchor several hundred miles from amendment of the Taft-Hartley was the occasion for another law. the ocean. "first" for the longshoremen, when the AFL-ILA paid strike benefits to the men on the pier. It was the : SJ<3HTi5: AN& • - AS • first time that longshoremen in (jfU. MSN: OUAMNteED BYi; YOU aiftf file tlU New Tfork had ever received strike YOUR coNsnruTKiNi' mis m benefits. : tysf : AcouAteir; CONSTITUTION voy WrtH: tfiESg: Affl> : The AFL-ILA had rolled up •f^iviiEoes. • 7,568 votes in the portwide elec­ The Sailors Union of the Pacific this month began paying tion in Greater New York, to 9,060 out monthly pension checks under its brand-new pension for the old ILA, with 4,405 chal­ lenges. However, immediately fol­ agreement with the Pacific Maritime Association, which went • lowing the election, the AFL-ILA into effect January 1, 1954. Payment of the first pension From Article Xllf, Section 6 The new benefit applies only to asked the NLRB to throw it out, benefits, scaled from $65 up to retirement after October 1, 1953, "Before assuming office, every charging intimidation and violence $100 a month, plus social security, but is broadened to include retire­ oificer, port agent, and patrol­ took place at the San Franci^o ment as far back as Januai-y 1, man shall take the following oath: headquarters meeting and other 1950, when the SUP Welfare Plan Use Only One 'I do solemnly swear that I will SUP branch meetings around the went into effect. In such cases, re­ country. Seventy SUP members tired members will receive the dif­ faithfully execute the duties of Mali Address have already qualified under the ference between what they are get­ of the SlU, and I Seafarers with beefs regard­ provisions of the pension agree­ ting under social security or Fed­ ing slow payment of monies will, to the best of my ability, ment signed by the union and the eral old-age benefits and $100. This due from various operators in protect and preserve the Consti­ shipowners group three months would amount to about $30-40 back wages and disputed over­ tution of this Union and the wel­ ago. Following the SUP-PMA sign­ more for these men. time should first check wheth­ ing, the SlU-affiliated Marine Fire­ An additional feature of the pen­ fare of the membership'." er they have a proper mailing men, Oilers and Watertenders ne­ sion contract is a disability clause address on file with the com­ gotiated a similar agreement. under which $50 a month will be pany. SIU headquarters offi­ paid out at any age to disabled Have $800,000 Reserve cials point out that reports men with 15 years in the industry received from several opera­ Provisions of the "pension pro­ tors show checks have been gram, which is being financed ini­ within a span of 20 years, plus an mailed to one address while tially out of a special $800,000 re­ added $10 for each child. Every elected official upon assujn-. Voluntary Program a beef on the same score is serve fund from the SUP Welfare ing office must take this oath, sent from another, thus creat­ Plan, enable SUP oldtimers to re­ However, the pension program is which he is recfuired to obe/com­ ing much difficulty in keeping tire at age 60 with $65 a month on fully voluntary. There is no com­ accounts straight. Seafarers proof of having worked 20 years pulsion to retire at 65 if a man pletely. Any violation of the oath are urged to use one perma­ in the industry within a span of 25 does not want to. Once he accepts would lead to immediate disci­ nent address for mail .so that years. Two hundred days sailing the pension, however, he cannot plinary action under the terms of claims can be checked speedi­ time in a calendar year is counted again ship on jobs under SUP jur­ the Union Constitution. ly and payment made right as one year towards this figure. isdiction. It is expected that some away. Payments ?ire -c-^led upwards to 200 SUP men in "all can qualify $100 for retirement at 65. for pensions at present." , Sea Anchor Serves To Rescue Pup NLRB Backs AFL Claim Of Dock Vote Intimidation SUP Starts Paying Pension Benefits To Old-Timers •1 •- �tg^rmints tofi ^'r-:-\- -r ?"-^-- r-,r ~ Hamirf SSir lfltil SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON REVIEW of TRIALS and APPEALS a^!: CONDUCTED JULY• DECEMBER 1083 f Six monthf after Its precedeDt-settinf re^rt OB membership trials and appeals, the Union lo publishing here a second review of the operations of Its trials procedure under the SIU constitution. The. first report, believed to be the first time a union ever published a full record of internal di»* cipiihary measures, was carried in the July 10, 1953, issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. It consisted Of an accounting of all trials and appeals since the Union's new constitution went into effect nine months; be­ fore. The report was received with favorable icbmmehl by several daily newspapers wtiich canied full accounts of the precedent-setting action. The purpose of the first report was to show how the trials machinery was working out,, since this very important section of the constitution directly affects the rights of the membership. This second report brings matters up to date and will be followed from time to time by similar reports in the future. Careful Procedures _ Under the SIU constitution, carefully-designed procedures are provided to assure fair trials of ac­ cused members. These procedures have won con­ siderable praise from several members of Congress who were pleased with the manner in which the SIU constitution provided safeguards for its membership. The core of the trials system is the fact that all trial committees consist of rank and file members elected for each trial at special membership meet­ ings: No official is permitted to serve on such a committee. Trial procedures are hedged around with several safeguards. The charges first have to be read to membership meetings and accepted by the member­ ship. The accused must receive proper notification. He has the right to cross-examine, to confront ac­ cusers and to call witnesses. He can get assistance from any Union member in preparing his defense, provided, of course, that the member is willing to do so. File Specific Charges Charges themselves must be filed under headings specified in the constitution. Maximum penalties are also specified to assur^ that the punishment fits the crime. The right of appeal to a rank and file appeals committee carries the safeguards one step further. In the six months covered by the report there have been just nine trials and three appeals, in­ dicating that the trials procedure has been uSed sparingly and with great care. In the thfee appeals cases, sentence was upheld in one, reduced in the second and reversed in the third on the grounds that the accused was unable to be present at his trial because of physical disability. .. August 13, 1953 Accused: M-743: Accuser: Bennie Gonzalez G-4. Charges: Misconduct aboard ship. Drunk and failed to turn to to cook until 4:30 PM on sailing day. Brought Union into dis­ repute through drunkenness and constant vilification of, ship­ mates, causing hard feelings among crew. Refused to co­ operate with Union representative in discharging official duties, disrupting patrolman's attempts to square away beefs and conduct other business. Trial Committee: W. J. Reidy R-4, C. P. Benway B-299, Ed­ ward Robeson R-258, C. Palmer P-13. Findinos: Expulsion on first count, six months suspension on second count, $50 fine on third count. (SEE APPEALS). October 22, 1953 Accused: F-32; Accuser: Ernest B. Tilley T-2. Charges: Shipped September 23, 1953 and quit ship Septem­ ber 28. Two days later crew was laid oft. Accused came to hail claiming to have been laid off, and a.sked for his ship­ ping eard back. Shipped subsequently on 3rd cook's job, but was recognized by former shipmates who asked why he got bis card back. It was then that dispatcher learned the man had-quit the ship and had not been laid off with the rest • of the crew, consequently accused wa* charged with making false report with intent to deceive to get shipping card back In violation of shipping rules. Trial Committee: Edward Robinson R-258, S. F. Schuyler S-1S8, A. H. Anderson A-11, A. Gonzales G-119. Findings: Guilty. Fined $50 to be paid,'plus back dues, before shipping again. October 22, 1953 Accused: M-118: Accusers: Jim Colder G-73, Alan Hacdonald M-6. Charges; Accused left ship without permission, was fired by steward and a new baker ordered. Accused subsequently returned to ship but was informed by patrolman that a re­ placement had already been sent. -When replacement arrived Be was told there was no job. He contacted Union and head­ quarters, in turn. Instructed steward to sign on new man and have accused sign off. Accused had been off ship approx­ imately 2V> hours on sailing day without notifying department bead. Trial Committee: Edward Robinson R-258, 8. P. Schuyler S-168, A. H. Anderson A-11, A. Gonzales G-119, U. Berkenbeins H-83. , . Findings: Charges dismissed because accusers were not present to press same as required under constitution. fit. f. r. Schuylw S-IM. A. Gonial*! G-119. H. Hcrkenheina PIRJIUS*: Committe* found accused had opportunity to ship flU b&t bad shippad NMU Instead aven thousb shipping was at peak during period covered. Found guilty and expuislon raconunendcd. December 31. 1S93 Accusad: P-193: Accuser: George Ruf R-1. Chargas! Accused requested time off until noon on sailing day. Chief electrician granted same. Accused did not return unta 3 PM. When chief eiectricUn requested that they get together on taking time off. accused declared he would take time off whenever he pleased. Accused further made himself a nuisance to crew during trip by attempting to throw weight around and threatening to bring three men in engine depart­ ment on charges. When accused's behavior was reported to patrolman* and he was confronted, he threatened to "get" the chief electrician. Trial Committee: A. Mosher M-95. R. Barnes B-93S. R. Albanesc A-267. R. Griffith G-22S. H. Llbby I.-403. Findings: Guilty. $90 fine, suspension for three months. Suspension firom sailing Isthmian ships for 13 months. December 31. 1093 Accused: A-212: Accuser: Paul Sanford S-S. . Charges: Deliberate failure and refusal to join ship.-Accused left vessel In Baltimore for non-emergency personal business when he could have paid off properly ten- hours later in Philadelphia: Ship sailed shorthanded as.a result. Trial Committee: A. Mosher M-95. R. Hrmes B-938. R. Albanese A-267, R. Griffith G-225, H. Libby L-402. Findings: Guilty. Fine of $50 to be paid after first trip. July 16, 1953 ' Accusad: P-270; Accuser: Steve Cardullo C-1. Charges: Blasted Union representative while latter was executing his duties. Made derogatory remarks about repre­ sentative's ability to settle disputes. Destroyed Union litera­ ture placed aboard ship for crew. Trial Committee: G. Johnston J-10. A. Beardon B-204. C. Clark C-139, C. Baggs B-120. E. Gonyea G-191. ^ Findings: Recommend expulsion on first count. Two year's suspension and $50 fine on second count. (SEE APPEALS). November 19, 1953 Accused: L-433: Accusers; Patrick J. McCann M-12, Leon N. Johnson J-2. Charges: Signed aboard SS Edith, September 17, 1953. Served supper drunk. September 28, Pasadena, Texas. Failed to turn to following morning and served supper drunk in same evening. Served supper drunk October 10 at Warners, NJ. Failed to turn to for breakfast and part of dinner next day. On October 17, while In Boca Grande turned to for dinner in drunken condition. October 18, turned to drunk for supper, caused dissension and arguments, failed to set up in time for supper. Trial Committee: James A. Long L-382. Pt J. Dorrian D-256, W. Rogowski R-24, Luciano Ramos R-150, R. F. D'Ferrafiat D-24. Findings: Guilty. Suspension for six months, $50 fine. October 22, 1953 Accused: K-40: Accusers: -Rex-E. Dickey D-8, F. A. Stansbuj-y S-^. Charges: Drunk and failed to stand watches while at sea. missing work four days in a row. Quit ship in New York and did not return' for payoff. Trial Committee: W. H. Haxon M-775, Clyde F. Carlson C-136, John D. Cummins C-417. C. Thompon T-189. D. Shuler 8-488. Findings:. Fined total of $200. Guilty on two counts. August 37, 1953 Accused: B-522: Accusers: Martin Kouns K-3, Paul Warren w-a Charges: Drinking and raising roof at payoff. Interfering with payoff. Taking punch at patrolman while latter was cairying out his duties. Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives. Trial Committee: George McFall M-819, Samuel BaUey B-468, Fred Shala S-604, Louis Suslovitz S-34, P. N. O'Connor,, P-St Findings; Guilty on three eounts. Fined 3150 and two years' suspension. December 17, 1953 Accused: C-480: Accuser! Charles Allen A-9. Charges: Neglected duties aboard ship In each. port. Brought Union' into disrepute through drunkenness, drunken antics and interference with patrolman. Refused to turn to although steward requested he do so. Refused to report to hall after payoff, as per instructions from patrolman. Trial Committee: R. J. Moylan M-814, A. M. Lester 31322, - D. Barry B-400, H. D. Braunstein B-481, J. Ward W-374. Findings: Guilty on three counts. Back dues to be paid, and $150 fine due after first trip. APPEALS TO HEADQUARTERS APPE COMMITTEE Qctober 21, 1953 Appealer: M-743, Nature of conviction: Expulsion, 950 fine and suspension' for six months on three counts for misconduct aboard ship, drunkenness and failure to turn to,'vilification of shipmates, disruption of patrolman's ' attempts to square . away beefs, refusal to cooperate with Union representative in discharge of duties. Appeals Committee: F. Braun B-200, B. Williams W-55, H. Bilde It'371, 1. Rosvoid R-438, J. Crews C-142, J. F, Thomson T-204, A. Gowder G-352. • Findings: Trial committee's verdict upheld. September jO, 1953 Appealer: P-270. Nature of conviction: Expulsion from Union, two years^ sus­ pension and $50 fine. Blasted Philadelphia port agent , while latter was executing his duties. Made derogatory remarks about agent's ability to settle disputes. Destroyed Union literature placed aboard. Appeals. Committe*: A. T. Arnold A-147. J. A. Anderson A-253, Alexander Dudde D-83, John JeUetU J-99i William Vaughan V-92. Findings: Penalty of expulsion rescinded. Two years! suspeiuion rescinded. Fined $100 to be paid after first trip. August 13, 1993 • Appealsr: H-133. Nature of conviction: Suspended for one year, fined '980 on , Accused; ,No. 25908; Accuser: Paul Sanford $-9. Charge ci deliberate failure to join ship. . . . Charges: Accused shipped on Magnpiia State, a National Appeals Committee: R. Hernandez H-8a, W. Cutter* €'^559, Siaritime Union 'ship, Deceihber 1, 1052, from San Franctsco. A. Dudde D-83, F. Radzuila B-jiSl. J. L. Gomes G.-196; J. .Hp made three trips on the above-named ship, paying Off May Anderson A-233. -. , «, 1953. Accusep .in violation of constitutional clause provid­ ' . Findings: It Wa$ learned that the accused was in the hos­ ing'fo^ denial of mmilbership'to'those who advocate or give pital and was unable to-'answer , charges against-bins- Decision '•id: to prinilpals and policies ol NastUe or dual organlsatlen.; bf trial committee rescinded and accused restored,to good Trial Commtttee: Edwardf.BobiRSOH; ttl298, ,Ai B,^^ Andersow < - standing:'^* «.;S. . -t• October 22, 1993 .. ' ' ' ' === ' • -I Americaa diipowiicni still are fur apart QB a Bumber of Impoi'tant principles and arc divided into many caipps, each with individual offices in the Capital City, as the second aession of the 83rd Congresa begins to get down to business. Perhaps the biggest of these groups, from the standpoint of finan­ cial backing and in pure numbers, is the American Merchant Marine Institute (formerly National Federation of American Shipping), com­ posing both subsidized and' non-subsidized members. One of the major objectives of this group will continue to be, an effort to keep intact the present operating subsidy scheme imder the 1835 Merchant Marine Act. Another shipowner group, the Association of American Ship Owners, made up of non-subsidized lines only^ is preparing once again a major effort to tear dowif the subsidy parity principle in an effort to set up a straight wage subsidy that would be made available to all US lines in the foreign trade, and based on the difference between Amer­ ican and competing foreign maritime wage levels. < A newcomer to the Washington field is the Pacific Steamship As­ sociation, which, only recently opened up its own office here, after refusing to go along in the AMMI set-up. PSA is made up of . those lines operating out of US West Coast ports. Still another group, the American tramp shipowners, also is rep­ resented in the Capital City. Although the tramps also are very much subsidy-minded, they will not make any real bid in the'near future to amendment of the law to become qualified for,^ subsidy. Although the subsidy matter is foremost in the minds of most large American steamship lines, it is not likely that Congress, either this • year or>ven next, will make any major changes in that feature of the law. • itt • ^ Definitely net pleased with,the progress made to date in selling the Mariner-type ships to private American lines, Louis S. Rpthschild, Maritime Administrator, has started his own campaign to get rid of them. He is resorting to speeches, and in his latest one, delivered re­ cently," insists that operating results of the Mariners have revealed some rather impressive figures. Rothschiid says that on the economy side, some of his figures show that fuel consumption, as compared to Victory ships, has been 9 percent lower; that the operating cost of Mariners has been somfe 20 percent less, per measurement ton mile than the cost on- other Government-owned ships under -charter; and that one of the Mariners, in an Atlantic crossing, averaged better than 21 knots, making the crossing in six days, four hours and 40 minutes. 4 t 4 One of the real dangers facing the American merchant marinew pointed up so many times before, is the fact, that more than 80 per­ cent of the ships now in use will become obsolete during a short peViod beginning in 1962. * A sound long-range program to insure a strong merchant fleet, is as essential to the national welfare as a strong army, navy or air force, but a big issue is—the shipowners want the Government to partic­ ipate in such a program, to encourage it, possibly even beyjond the construction subsidy stage. On the other hand, the Government, un­ der present policy, is attempting to wean the industry away from Governmemt support, and is in no mood to take the lead in what it believOs to be the primary obligation of .^hc industry itself. 'if i • if Government maritime agencies, notably the Maritime Administra­ tion and US Coast Guard, are making an extensive hunt to find out just what has happened to inactive merchant marine officers. There are supposed to be, currently, some 158,000 licensed inactive merchant marine officers, in addition to 110,000 licensed active officers, but the big: question is—ndialr happened to them. The (^vemment would like to know thie extent to which licensed officers are getting jobs ashore— where they are.located—in case they are needed in a future emergency. ]!i^any of them get shore jobs; but continue to hang on to their licenses. i i^ if The Commerce Department plans to Install several different types of improved propulsion equipment on some old Liberty ship? and to make limited structural changes which it believes will result in a 50 percent increase in sea efficiency of those vessels. If the Congress ap­ proves the project, Commerce will have production models and other data to facilitate a prompt, efficient full mobilization conversion pro­ gram. The whole projected program is expected, to go a long way in over­ coming one of our major defense weaknesses and is certainly a proper area of Government activity. In addition, the plan is to experiment on .these same ships with new cargo handling devices. If the tests work out as the Government expects, the defense poten­ tial of our mothball fleets may be improved by some 50 percent. if if if 'The period of validity Of port security cards has been extended by the US Coast Guard from two to six years from the date of issuance. The practice I9 the past has been to limit the validity of these security cards to two years. The Coast Guard feels that it is not deemed propriate or necessary toTcquire the ifescreening of holders of Coast Guard Port Security Cards and the reissuance of cards at this time. if i i. In order to ^arry 'out recommendations made last year, legislation was introduced edrly in the current Congressional session to liberalize social security, which, among other things, would provide such benefits for American citizens employed on vessels of foreign registry by Ameri­ can employers. Since 1954 is an election, yeat*, the measure is hound to have strong support from both major parties. The President's social security provides that about 10,000,000 persons would be added to the 70,000,000 now covered. �Jwiiaiqr 1|64 $EAF4REHSr Lftg Top the Niiii TREASURY SOLVES $160,000 THEFT—The theft of $160,000 in $20 bills from the Bureau of Printing and Engraving was solved when a Bureau employee, and several others were arrested with the stolen money in theijp possession. The theft was discovered because of the lightness of paper that was substituted for the real bills in the pack­ ages. The real money apparently went out the front door in a bulky coat with large pockets. The Bureau has long examined all packages leaving the building but now it seems likely that a daily search of each employee will be conducted. i t i BLIZZARD BLANKETS EAST COAST—A heavy snowstorm hit the East Coast from Maine to Virginia paralyzing much road and rail traffic throughout the area. It was the first major sijowstorm of the winter season and came at a time when all of Europe was equally hit by falls which have snowed in thousands of small villages and isolated homes, particularly in Scandinavia and the Alps Mountains. NAVY OFFICERS ORDERED TO CARRY SWORDS- -The Navy has ordered its officers to carry swords once again with their dress uni­ forms restoring a practice that was discontinued at the outbreak of World War II. The Navy, in its an­ nouncement, said that the order was made to restore "preirtige" in the service, but others thought it would make Navy officers the butt of many pointed jokes. In order to give swordmakers a chance to catch up with the demand, the or­ der will apply only to the rank of captain and up for the time being. COMMUNISTS ASK NEW TALKS IN KOREA—North Ko­ rean and Chinese Communists have asked the US to resume peace talks that*"were broken off in December. The talks had dead­ locked over the question of wheth­ er the Soviet Union should par­ ticipate as a neutral nation-. It is • not known when they will get underway again, npw that nearly 22,000 anti-Communist UN prisoners have been returned to UN custody. 4. 4. 5> JET AIRLINER CRASHES—A British Comet jet airliner crashed in the Medlteranean near the island of Elba, killing 35 passengers and crew. As a resdlt, the British have withdrawn all the jets from service to investigate the cause of the mysterious crash which took place in clear flying weather. The Comets hav.e been used on South African and Middle East runs and can do better than 500 miles an hour. ^ $1 STORM BOILS OVER FARM PROGRAM—A certain Congress fight is seen over President Eisenhower's proposal that parity supports for various farm products be made flexible instead of rigid as at present. The present law calls for price supports at 90 percent of the parity level and is strongly backed by Congressmen fronl farm areas. It has led to piling up of huge surpluses, as farmers, unable to sell in the open market at better than the 90 percent price, have turned produc­ tion over to the Government. At present the Government owns $2Vi billions in farm products. PagC' SarcB Seitfaref'sr^ii^^ Seafarer Herbeirt ^-Red" Braunstifein 'has time how those, niekelf attd dimes contributed to'the March of Dimes in the anti-polio campaign can'add up. 'Braunstein, whose wife has been confined since Christmas, 1952, for treatment of infan­ tile paralysis, had been donat-t ing for years to the annual March of Dimes appeal on the ship, but now he knows at first hand how important the drive is. For him, at any event, the fact that the anti-polio campaign is the only fund officially endorsed by the SIU membership, has real meaning today, and he's one of its strongest boosters. The 31-year-6ld Seaferer, who has been sailing SIU ships for al­ most ten years, has good cause for his enthusiastic support of the drive against polio. His wife Marguerite has been a patient at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital in Los Angeles since her third week as a polio victim, and even with the heavy medical and hospital fees, which ran $728.19 per month for the Mrs. Marguerite Braunstein, wife of Seafarer Herbert "Red" past year, he's Braunstein, sits in chair and breathes with aid of iron-lung device Braunstein been able to keep called a "Monahan" in Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, Los Angeles. his head above water, financially. With polio victim is daughter Jan, on lap, and sister Ethel Francis. Foundation Helps bills because it is devoted to that an effort to pay his way as much Braunstein points out that the purpose. As a result, he periodical­ as he can. Infantile Paralysis - Foundation ly pays what he feels he can safe­ Can Move Head steps in to bear the bulk of all ly carry, and the Foundation cov­ Mrs. Braunstein, hospitalized ers the rest of the bill. If not for since mid-December of 1952, is that, considering the hospital rates completely paralyzed except that and the amount of care needed, she can move her head slightly. he'd have been wiped out long ago. Taking advantage of this, she's One of the major activities of learned to pass her time by paint­ The LOG is interested in col­ the National Foundation involves ing neckties, napkins and similar lecting and printing photo­ financial aid to the families of polio articles by holding a paintbrush in patients in meeting the heavy ex­ her mouth. Through the aid of a graphs showing what seagoing pense of treatment, and much of special, battery-run iron lung call­ was like in the old days. All the funds contributed to the March ed a "Monahan," she's been taught you oldtimers who have any of Dimes Drive each year goes for to breath by herself and is already old mementos, photographs of able to do so for up to 28 minutes that purpose. Other funds, of course, go into at a time. A hose from the machine shipboard life, pictures of research and developnient of new leads to a sort of plastic bubble set ships or anything that would equipment for the treatment of on her chest, which helps her to show how seamen lived, ate breath. polio victims. and worked in the days gone Needed Wheelchair The couple have one child, a by, send them in to the LOG. Thus, Braunstein, who sails AB daughter, Jan, two and a half years Whether they be steam or sail, and bosun, stated that when he old, who visits her mother fre­ around the turn of the cen­ was caught short and his wife quently, but can't quite understand tury. during the first world needed a special-built wheelchair why her mother can't move about war and as late as 1938, the that ran about $285, the Foundation like other kids' parents. Thanks to LOG is interested in them all. picked up the tab. In his turn, he the efforts of the Foundation, We'U take care of them and declared, he's been putting aside Braunstein hopes she'll be doing return your souvenirs to you. whatever he can every payoff in that before Jan gets much older. Olde Photos Wanted by LOG >• YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Keep Up to Date On Insurance Seafarers who are war veterans and have kept their GI insurance in force should review these valuable policies to make sure they are getting all possible benefits, the choice of beneficiary is up to date, an alternative benefi­ ciary is named, and the method of payment of proceeds from insurance is the most isuitable. This question of how insurance is to be paid to the beneficiary is one that non-vets who have private insur­ ance policies should also think about. One point for ex-GI's is that there is a bargain in dis­ ability insurance available to them. At a small extra cost, any vet who still has his service insurance in force can have a rider attached to his policy assuring him payments in case he becomes totally disabled. Not many men seem to know about this provision because only one out of every 140 who hold Government policies has taken advantage ©fit. Any vet whose GI insurance is still in force can have the total-disability income provision added. It will pay $5 a month for each $1,000 of GI insurance you carry, if you become totally disabled. A man who has the full $10,000 GI policy could get enough of the total-disability coverage to pay him $50 a month if he'became totally disabled. ' The GI disability-income provision is especially valuable for Seafarers since many commercial companies selling disability insurance accept only white-collar workers, es. . peciaUy those firms Mdiich: have 4he lowest .prices for this •ftype of ins;pr{mcc. M^ny other companies charge Sea­ farers and other industrial workers much more for dis­ ability insurance than they do white-collar people like bookkeepers. The cost of the GI disability rider is low. A man with a GI term insurance policy at age 35 would pay $1.42 a year for each $1,000 of insurance he carries. On a $10,000 policy which would pay $50 a month for total disabilitj', the cost would be $14.20 a year in addition to the premium for the life insurance itself. ' ,• One of the best features of the GI disability insurance is *that it is a genuinely non-cancellable lifetime policy. Such lifetime disability riders on Insurance policies are rare these days. In fact, the tendency of commercial cas­ ualty companies to cancel insurance when a man has suf­ fered even one or two illnesses has become notorious. • Some, companies claim to issue "non-cancellable" dis­ ability policies. But these have a hidden joker too. They can be cancelled by the company when the policy comes up for renewal if you no longer look like, a good risk. Payments Start After Six Months The GI disability payments start after an insured per­ son has been totally disabled for six consecutive months. There is no payment for shorter illnesses, as some of the cojstlier commercial policies provide. However, it's more vital to protect yourself from total disability, which is the real disaster to a wage-earner, than short illnesses. ' All a GI policy-holder needs do to add the disability provision is to make written application at the nearest VA. office, and furnish satisfactory proof of good health. The 4. 'VA will provide the necessary physical exam. In any insurance policy, whether GI or not, you $eu- Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying erally have a choice of optional payments of the proceeds of the insurance to your beneficiaries if you pass away. In GI insurance, for example, there are four optional methods of payment: as a lump sum; in monthly install­ ments for a period of three to twenty years as designated beforehand; monthly installments for life with 120 month­ ly payments guaranteed, or monthly installments for life with payments equal to the face amount of the policy guaranteed. The insured person generally has the right to decide or change the form of paj'ment without the beneficiar>''s ' knowledge or consent. However, it is desirable to discuss this with the beneficiary, especially if it's a wife with children. To some extent the answer depends qn the wife's busi­ ness experience. Money left wUh an insurance company to be paid out monthly usually earns three per cent in­ terest. A business-wise woman might be able to earn more by Investing it herself. One solution is to plan that the money should be paid out during the years when the children are young and the wife needs help most. For example, you could elect to have the money paid to your wife over a period of ten years. 'With GI insurance, she would thus get $9.61 a month for each $1,000 of insurance for ten years. Or if your children are older and you'd like your wife to have an income for her own use oVer a longer period, you might elect to have the money paid out over the pe­ riod pntil she became eligible for Social Security old-age benefits. For example, if you chose to hav6 the money paid but oyer 20 years, your beneficiary would get $5.51 a month for each $1,000 of insurance. �ElcU SEAFARERS LOC Juinarr *2, 1M4 Sallor^Oies Back To Sea CASH BENEFITS SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT ON BENEFLTS PAID From Back In New York, Seafarer Olavi Kivikoski (left) registers at headquarters after' returning by plane from Finland, where he landed in October after completing a successful four-and-a-half month crossing of the North Atlantic single-handed in a 30-foot schooner. He made the trip across the ocean in his own two-masted ship, the Turquoise. Dispatcher £. B. Tilley is at right. Once-Blinded 51U Man Sailing Again . ^V: |- 1- I «>-• ' No. Scafafers Receiving Benefits this Period Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid this Period WELFARE, VACATION^BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Hospital Benefits Death Benefits Disability Benefits Maternity Benefits Vacation Benefits Total i7, After more than three years out of action because of blindnesSj Seafarer Phil Pron has just completed his first trip since he went back to sea. His three month-ten day voyage on the Strathport, was, as he> put it, "wonderful." aged as a result of scar tissue, he Many Seafarers will recall volunteered to sacrifice the sight WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY the story of Pron's recovery of of that eye so that Pron might see sight, made possible through the again. A corneal transplant proved donation of a cornea by a fellow- a success, and after many long Seafarer, Eric Joseph. Pron and months of treatment, Pron was Hospital Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Joseph were in the Staten Island certified as fit for duty again. Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * USPHS hospital together when Quite a Few Changes Joseph learned of Pron's plight. Getting back in harness, Pron Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 * 9/s e> Since he had limited vision in one said, was a great feeling, although of his own eyes, which was dam- in the last three years he found Maternity Benefits Paid Since April 1. 1952 * quite a few changes. All of the Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 * crewmembers, with the exception of one oiler, were strangers to him, Total but they had all heard of him through the pages of the SEA­ * Date Benefits Bcnsn FARERS LOG. He noticed too, that there have been quite a few im­ provements in working rules and WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS other conditions since his last trip in May, 1950. Not the least of these was the novel experience of col­ Vacation ** Reversing his stand of last Octo­ lecting vacation pay. Cash on Hand ^^Ifare .23 "We had a real good gang ber, Louis S. Rothschild, Maritime Administrator, last week approved aboard," Pron said, "and a good Vacation the sale of the Puerto Rico, pas­ steward's department headed up Estimated Accounts Receiyable OO senger ship formerly owned by the by Tony Schiavone. It was a fine Bull Line, to a Swiss citizen. The trip with stops in Karachi, Bombay DS Government Bonds (Welfare^ vessel will be transferred to Pana­ the Persian Gulf and Algiers be­ Real Estate (Welfare) manian Registry. fore heading for home. The 441-foot ship was purchased "Christmas and New Year's was Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) lf90U last year by Nicolo Rizzi, a citizen spent aboard, with all hands en­ of Switzerland, for the purchase joying a pleasant party." // TOTAL ASSETS price of $500,000, but final ap­ Pron, who began sailing with the proval of the sale was withheld SIU back in 1946, after two years GMMBNTSi until recently by the Maritime at sea, says he certainly regrets Administration. The sale-transfer the three years that he lost, but is had been rejected by the maritime out to make up for lost time now. agency at the time of the trans­ "I'm hoping," he said, "to catch a action, but was approved upon re­ ship some day with Eric Joseph and make a trip together. That would examination. Announced plans for the vessel be like old times all over again." call for it to be operated in the immigrant passenger business, tun­ ning between Bremerhaven, Le Havre, London and Quebec. It will join another vessel of the company engaged in thp same trade, the Under the rules of the Va­ Arosa Kulm. According to infor­ cation Plan as set forth by the mation, the ship is expected to be remodeled from a hrst-class pas­ trustees, a Seafarer must ap­ ply within one year of the senger berth load of 200 to carry payoff date of his oldest dis­ between 600-700 passengers. charge in order to collect his The Puerto Rico, 7,115-gross full vacation benefits. If he tons and 23 years old, formerly presents any discharge whose operated between New York and SuhmUUd Al Kerr, Assistimt Adminisirator payoff date is more than a the Caribbean ports of St. Thomas, year before the date of his va­ VI, and Sah Juan, PR. It had been cation application, he will lose la idle status for almost one year, out on- the sea time covered going into lay-up last March. At­ by that particular discharge. tempts to sell the vessel last year resulted In imly one bid front a- Don't sit on those discharges. Bring, them- in and collect the All these are youn without contFibuting a smgle hickd on yptir f>aEt-r CoUecting Sin beneK stael coaqtany whkh intended to money that ie^lue 6e ypu. fits is cssy, winder it's for hospital, birth, disability; or death—Yeu get finst-rete: peescm^ : aecBp it; before the Swiss buyer eeme alenii; 'servicw-iaimedietely-'-your.Unions.j?e|u*eseiiliitivest.: .- 2££aii:a US Okays Sale Of Puerto Rico To Swiss Co. li- I 91 , ik>^\ *'- ©. •f Doti^t Wail, Get Vacation Pay llaii7 men when being released from the hospital are bailing to file for their hospital benefits within the Tour teen day period required by the Plan. Any hospital benefits not received in the hospital should be applied for in writing within fourteen (H) days of discharge from the ospitaly to the Administrator directly. During the month of January so far, the Flan has paid out forty-fbur (44) maternity benefits. The breakdown of the above was twenty (20) boys and twenty-four (24) girls. •/K #• •-• fe' '" •' . •. and, iremember this. • • ;.vv„ ••• • ' -.•-••I ; * �laavary St. 1984 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Nine UNION TALK By KEITH TERPB The signing of another "sweetheart pact" between the Atlantic Refining Company and the Atlantic Maritime Employees Union this month, as "union and management again abandoned all pretense of actually negotiating, effectively bars, for the time being, any all-out organizing efforts in the fleet. But although we are temporarily shut out, we are far from being wiped out. Our campaign has already en­ tered a new phase; Atlantic will find out that we are by no means fin­ ished in the fleet. Our own men are still getting hired, despite company efforts to screen them out of prospective employees, and added to the majority among those who voted for us in the election and who still remain in the fleet, they comprise a sizable number. Yet although we are solid­ ifying our strength and enjoy a much better position today than we did when the Atlantic drive actually began, there is still a great deal Esse barge lies partially submerged in aftermath of collision with tanker Atlantic States in the Sabineto be done before we can make our move in the fleet. Neches canal. No men were injured in the second recent collision involving an Atlantie tanker. Seafarers Urged To Seek Atlantic Jobs There is still a necessity now, more than ever before, for Seafarers to.take a.crack at getting into the company. Having sailed SlU-contriicted ships, they are acknowledged the best salesmen of our way of life, our contracts, our conditions and the benefits available through PHILADELPHIA.—Hearings by a Coast Guard panel investigating the tragic collisioh proper trade union representation. They can perform a valuable serv­ ice on these ships because they have all the answers at their fingertips of two Atlantic tankers ended last Friday without any decision announced as yet. Two SIU for the numerous questions about the SIU that come up in the course men were among the nine dead. of the day to day activities aboard ship. Meanwhile, it was revealed It is true that many of the men who were openly for the SIU and from Port Arthur that a third nine men were lost after they crash. Coast Guard officers in the stayed that way in the first drive are being hardtimed. But those who Atlantic tanker, the Atlantic went over the side of the ship. area are investigating the incident. have remained in Atlantic have a big stake in our future success and States, was involved in another Both ships were heading out at The. SIU men lost on the Dealer they are willing to take a little guff now and bide their j;ime until the mishap on January 6, when it col­ the time; the States for Newark, were Frank Pomeroy, AB, who re­ shoe is on the other foot. Some of them sailed our ships during vaca­ lided head-on with an Esso barge NJ, and the barge under tow for ceived book membership during tions and time off from the company and got first-hand knowledge of in the Sabine-Neches Canal. No New Orleans. Afterwards, the the Atlantic drive, and John I. the things that were worth fighting for, not only in terms of dollars injuries were reported in the States returned to Atlantic's At- Waller, FWT, who entered the and cents, but also in terms of real security and that mighty intangible, reco terminal where it was un­ fleet less than three weeks before the feeling of personal dignity which can be enjoyed only by free loaded, and than went into the the accident. Waller's last SIU seamen. The story in the last issue shipyard in Mobile for repairs to ship was the Seanan (Stratford). of the LOG dealing with the Having seen all that and enjoyed a small portion of it for a few the bow. The barge was refloated The full $2,500 death benefit was collision involving the Atlan­ days or weeks, they came back to Atlantic with a renwed belief in the and towed to the Gulfport ship­ paid out to the beneficiaries of tic Dealer and Atlantic Engi­ SIU way of life. The pity of it ail is that more of their shipmates yards. No fires resulted from the both men. neer referred to actions of the didn't avail themselves of the same opportunity. They might then have third mate following the col­ felt a little differently in the final analysis. lision. References to the third Future Policy Being Formulated mate were inadvertently re­ For the immediate future then, while we assess what's to be done ported as fact, whereas they and the best days of doing it, we are suspending any concerted efforts .should A former member of the Sailors Union of the Pacific and have been reported as at shoreside contacts of our people on the dock and at the gate where onetime editor of the SIU Canadian District's "Canadian allegations which were based the ships come in. Despite their importance, it is the Union's feeling Sailor" has announced plans for a new monthly publication on reports from alleged eye­ at this time that these contacts can only serve to expose SIU men to for merchant seamen to be pub­ witnesses immediately after the company and the AMEU, and thereby needlessly expose them to lished on the West Coast. the collision, when great ex­ further hardtiming tactics on the ships and in the anchorage. Don D. Brown, editor and pub­ paper (the same as the SEAFAR­ citement and confusion pre­ In the interim, we are urging our people in the fleet to,, keep in lisher of the new enterprise, says ERS LOG) dedicated to those who vailed. touch with headquarters and the Philadelphia organizing office by mail the first issue of follow the sea for a living. and telephone contact Vhen they come off the ship. For our part, we At one time a frequent contribu­ the "Eight Bells" will periodically publish a special newsletter to keep the men abreast Texas crash although the barge tor of prose and poetry to the will be out some of what's happening on the other ships around them and of Union was partially sunk. time this month LOG, Brown began sailing in 1942 policy as it is formulated. In this way, when the time is ripe for it, and will be dis­ when he joined the SUP. Shipping The tankers, Atlantic Dealer we'll be able to spring a lot of surprises and will have SIU people and the Atlantic Engineer, in­ tributed in the as AB and bosun for several years, throughout the fleet set to go to work on a quick campaign out in volved in the first acciaent, col­ Los Angeles-Long including World War II, he later the open. Beach area left the sea for a writing career. lided in the. early morning fog in Again we urge every Seafarer who has the opportunity to birddog the Delaware River when the aboard all in­ He was, for a short time, editor the Atlantic employment offices In Philadelphia and try and get into Dealer was attempting to find its coming merchant of the "Canadian Sailor," and later the fle^. That will enable things to work out a lot differently by the way to an anchorage and rammed ships and at var- for a small town California daily. Brown end of the campaign. Until then, this is the last column from this de­ the after port side of the Engineer, i o u s maritime Publication offices for "Eight partment. As usual, the membership will be kept informed of de­ which was already anchored wait­ union halls in the area. The new Bells" are at 836^^ Marine Avenue, velopments as they happen at regular membership meetings and ing for the fog to lift. The fatal­ publication will be presented in Wilmington, not far from the SIU through the SEAFARERS LOG.. ities were all off the Dealer. All the form of a tabloid-size news- hall there. Atlantic Tanker In Hew Crash I' II New Seaman's Paper Appears Cartoon History Of The SIU Canada SttJ Whipg Mteds The SIU Canadian District, with assists from the Getting nowhere in their attempt to rally support A&G District, took up the fight of-non-Communist on the phoney contract issue, Communist agitators in •seamOn abused by the jCommunist-led Canadian Sea­ the CSU stirred up trouble on the ships, threatened men's Union and began organizing in earnest. It acyounger seamen and finally resorted to open violence. , .. cepted the contract over which th^.,,GS5I,,]hi|dcCRUed , .'i;errqElsm,|^t..so .extr(pae.tkat< police, in some, towns . . ; • • (? ) f( ^ I'Vi.s "•<( f .p wew afraid'tO' buck'the party-lhiers.-: ' IS i j'.t•') 1 *h dts'PihDn.eyjstrifce. i\ Om SS By the end of April, 1949, the SIU had consolidated itself throughout Canada and the Communists were in full rout. Contracts were being honored and Cana­ dian seamen hailed the end of the phoney strike. Happy about their new gains, more than CSH Atth!Bdni''jtda«d -the-SlU.- • �V /i-1 =»Fare Tea . l.w»».. January t2. *1954 SEAfARERS tOC fSi'r JPORT JtEPORIV......... Baltimore: _, Shipping Weather Is Ceid In Bailimore w ®• "• •f' service in the country even with the high rate of fare, and this out­ fit has the gall to ask for an In­ crease in the rate. Yet, when it comes to giving their employees an increase in salary, they always complain they are not making any dough. It seems as though the stockholders in this outfit want the city to take over the operations which they don't want any part of. It seems as though the only solu­ tion to this problem is for private enterprise to petition the Public Service Commission here to run private lines. We are hoping that this will be accomplished as I am sure this would be beneficial to all Baltimoreans. The men in the Marine Hospital for the last week are Michael L; Ruta, Jay M. Deeds, Garland Stennett, Roy B. Gorson, Donald J. Hewson, Earl T. Erickson. Henry T. Miller, Robert D. Musselwhite, Roy M. Hawes, Charles M. Summerell, Benedict Klakowicz, Wil­ liam Middendorf, Lloyd J. Linthicum, Melvin Mason, Julian A. Blanco, Robert L. Lambert, Philip Costa, Leggett Clyde, Cloise Coats, Lawrence Czworkowsld, Francisco Mayo, Jessie A. Clarke, Jeff Davis, Raymond C. Myers, Michael J. Pugaczewski, Thomas Cox and Walter Sibley. Earl Sheppard Baltimore Fort Agent Shipping in tlie port of Balti­ more is at ebb tide at the present time and the future doesn't look very bright. We have several ships laying around that we expect to crew up in the near future, but there is nothing definite and I wouldn't advise any of the meihbers to come to Baltimore expect­ ing to ship out in a hurry. We do have one ship crewIng up here today that has been around here for several months, the Robin Mowbray (Seas), and we know that the men who take these Jobs will have been around here for . some time. Ships paying off here in the past two weeks were the Raphael Semmes, Bien­ ville and Yaka (Waterman): Eliz­ abeth, Mae and E V e 1 y;n (Bull); Marore, Bethore, Cubore, Santore, Chilore and Baltore (Ore), Marymar and Oremar of Calmar; ChrisDeeds tos-lil of Marine Shipping; Steel Designer of Isth­ mian and the Strathport of Strath4^ t more. Signing on were the Eliza­ Wilmington: beth and Evelyn; Marore, Bethore, Cubore, Santore, Chilore and Baltore; Oremar, Marymar and Bethcoaster of Calmar; and the Yaka. In-transit ships were Alcoa While we saw a slight slow down Pointer and Roaraer (Alcoa); Steel in shipping, it was nothing to be Scientist (Isthmian); Iberville of alarmed about. Waterman; Robin Trent of Seas In-transit ships in the past period and Bull's Ines. The work on the new building is were the Sweetwater of Metro going along now af a steady pace Petro; Waterman's Azalea City, and I am sure that there will be no Topa Topa, Hastings, Fairport end further changes in the plans as Afoundria; French Creek of Cities checked. The contractor, has em­ Service; Bloomfield's Anne Butler; ployed quite a few more men and Alcoa's Pegasus and Planter; Calunless something unforeseen hap­ mar's Seanaar and Massmar; Isth­ pens there is no reason why we mian's Steel Artisan, and the should not be in there no later Northwestern Victory of Victory Carriers. than the first of May. On the local scene, the Demo­ The SIU moved in its usual fine cratic candidates in the primary style to take care of its men when election are stepping up the tempo we visited the families of the two of their campaign and it looks like SIU men killed in the crash of the it will be quite a battle to see who Atlantic Dealer and Atlantic En­ will be the candidate in the gen­ gineer.' We squared away their eral election for the Governorship. immediate needs arid headquarters I must say at this time, that all was notified as to their future re­ these candidates appear capable of quirements. Both families were grateful to the SIU. doing a good job. During the recent bad weather We have quite a few oldtimers up and down the East Coast, Balti­ on the beach, including Jack more received Its share. We had Thompson, Jo Jo White, "Red" about seven inches of snow here Braum^in, Pete Privas and Dave which really tied up the traffic. As Barry. any of you fellows know^who have Sam Cohen had to use the Baltimore Transit Wilmington Port Agent Company's service here, there just wasn't any. I think that we- have about the poorest transportation SIU Hel|» Families Of Dead Aliaatic Seamen . ifi , t'-. t. PKt-' •- M' ii-t: s Throw fii For A Meetingsoh Under the rules of the SIU, any member can nominate himself for meeting chairman, reading clerk or any other post that may be up for elec­ tion before the membership, including committees, such as the tallying committees, finan­ cial committees, auditing com­ mittees and other groups named by the membership. Since SIU membership meet­ ing officers are elected at the start. of each meeting, those who wish to run for those - meeting offices can do so^ The Union also welcomes discussions, suggestions and motions on the business before the meeting. gaged in beating the boys at pin­ ochle, or vice versa. He says that if it wasn't for the SIU he would still be working for peanuts and having to take all kinds of abuse from ships' officers. Now, how­ Things are running along ever, thanks to an alert Union, he as a man should be. smoothly here as far as the SIU is respected Leroy Clarke is concerned, but not so good with Lake Charles Port Agent tlie other AFL unions in town. Shipping has been good here for New york: the past two weeks as we have shipped out 70 men in all rates and departments. Causing this rush were the Cities Service scows of Abiqua, Chiwawa, Bents Fort, Shipping for the past two weeks Government Camp, Lone Jack, has slowed down considerably. We Fort Hoskins and Winter Hill; Re­ paid off 13 ships, signed seven on public's Trafalgar and Petrol foreign articles and had 14 in Tanker's Bull Run. transit. We have plenty of men in all For the past period we had one ratings here. Sometimes, however, ship, the Dorothy of Bull, lay up. on the weekend we have to scurry However, in the next week or few around to get men as the boys are days we expect to crew the Wacosbashful or hiding with some of ta of Waterman and the Marina of the beautiful gals around here. We Bull. This will take a little slack have to resort to shipping a few out of the slow shipping. new men every now and then, but Ships paying off were the Steel as a general rule we always find Scientist, Hoosier Mariner and a man who has sailed with us. We Steel Traveler of Isthmian; Seadon't recommend that any one train's Louisiana; Republic (Tra­ come here unless he can carry falgar); Frances and Suzanne of himself for a few weeks. Bull; Council Grove and Chiwawa Building Strike of Cities Service; Robin Hood and On the Labor Front, the AFL Robin Gray of Seas; Michael of Building Trades and Construction Carras and Val Chem of Valentine. Council has all the contractors Signing On who are members of the Asso­ Signing on were the Hoosier ciated General Contractors shut down over a wage and working Mariner, Steel Traveler and Robin rules dispute, with the men hold­ Gray, in addition to Waterman's ing firm and determined to get Bienville, Raphael Semmes and their just demands. We are stand­ City of Alma; and the Robin Kirk ing by in case we are needed, and of Seas. ready to back up the boys as al­ Ships in transit were the Seaways. trains Savannah, Georgia, Texas, New York and New Jersey; Bull's We held a meeting here last week which was attended by 14 book- Beatrice, Suzanne and Ann Marie; members. Chair­ Waterman's Fairisle and Antinous; man was brother Isthmian's Steel Designer; Winter M. Launey, while Hill and Government Camp of Cit­ E. T. O'Mara ies Seiwice,' and the Republic of was recording Trafalgar.' . secretary. Lau­ Thanks Members ney hails from I would like to thank the mem­ that famous bership for their help on the water­ town ''Big front beef. It seems as though all Mamou." of our hard work was not in vain, We have one as It looks as though the NLRB O'Mara member laid up may call for a new election. If this from an auto accident, but he is happens all of us are going to able to be up and around having have to do a lot more volunteer only a busted jaw. Guess it's soup work to insure victory for our for him for awhile. brothers, the AFL-ILA. .So, when Among the boys here we have we ask for help, please pitch in and M. Beeching, "Whitey" Pritchett, give us a hand so that we can settle J. A. Coyne, J. P. Stanford, C. H. this beef and help get shipping Tullia, R. Thompson, F. Latimer, back to normal. The companies A. Hebert, B. C. Slaid, F. J. De- have been diverting their ships to' masi. Sr., I. W. Thompson, "Big other 'ports to avoid having them Otto" Pederson and others. tied up in case of a longshore O'Mara, by the way, comes from strike. Claude Simmons Missouri and sails in the black Asst. Secretary-Treasurer gang. At the moment he is en- Lake Charles: Mobile: Labor Front Aetivo; Shipping Good In La. Shipping Is Great; Uud AFL-ILA Drive Expect To Grew Two Vessels Next Week Sm HALJL OiMMCTOMr SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE .. .14 North Gay St. Earl Sheppard. Agent Mulberry 4340 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheenan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 GALVESTON 308'A 23rd St. Keith Alsop. Agent Fhone 2-8448 LAKE CHARLES. La.. 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent Phone 6-S744 MIAMI ; Dolphin Hotel Eddie Parr. Agent Miami 9-4791 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. Llndsey- Williami, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW VORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ren Reea, Agent Phone 4-1083 PmLAPELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1635 PORT ARTHUR 411 Austin St. Don HUton, Repi Phone 4-2341 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. T. Banning. Agent .. .Douglas 2-5475 Marty Breithoff. West Coast Representative PUERTA de TIERRA. PR. .Pelayo 51—La 5 Sal'Colls. Agent Phone 2-5996 PUERTA LA CRUZ Calle Miranda 16 BiU Oppenhorst. Rep. Phone pending SAVANNAH ..... 2 Abercorn Jeft ' MoirUon. 1Agent > Phone 3-17W 'SEATTLE »700 let Ave, Jeff GiUette. Agent EUlott 4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin SL Hay White. Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. CaUt 505 Marino Ave. John Arabasz, Agent Terminal 416874 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Bklytt. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS Robert Matthews. Joe Algina . Claude Simmons ' Joe Volplan William Hah SUP FORT WILLIAM....IIB'A Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 6591 TORONTO. OnUrio...*..272 King St. E. EMplre 4-5719 VICTORIA, BC tXVA Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC 565 HamUton St. Pacific 7824 SYDNEY. NS. .304 Charlotte St. Phone 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quebee 20 Elgin St. Phone: 845 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 113 CoU De La Montague Quebec Phone: 2-7078 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WUUam St. NB Phone: 2-5232 HONOLULU..............16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND 522 N. W. Everett St. Beacon 4338 RICHMOND. CALIF ..257 St|l St. Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO. 450 Harrison St. Great Lakes District Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2700 1st Ave. ALPENA 133 W. Retcher Main 0290 Phone: 1238W WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. BUFFALO. NY............ .180 «. Terminal 4-3131 Phone: Cleveland 7301 NEW YORK 673 4tb Ave,, Brooklyn CLEVELAND......734 Lakeside Ave.. NE STerllng 8-4671 Phone: Main 1-0147 DETROIT ...1038.3rd St. Canadian District Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH 531 W. BUchigan St. MONTREAL.......624 St. James St. West Phonal HeIrea^2A110 'SOUTH CHICAGO SSfilTBTMdd St. HALIFAX.' NH.. .i i'X..,. 12^i^oUls" Phone: Essex 5-2419 Phone: 3-8911 Shipping in the Port of Mobile for the past couple of weeks was very good with approximately 197 men shipped on regular jobs and about another 100 shipped to vari­ ous relief jobs in and around the harbor. We had a total of 16 ships paying off, 10 signing on and three in transit. All payoffs and sign-ons were smooth with only a few minor beefs settled to the satisfaction of the crews. Ships paying off included the Beauregard, Claiborne, Warrior, Mobilian, Maiden Creek, Monarch of the Sea and Warhawk of Wa­ terman; Alcoa's Patriot, Pioneer, Corsair, Partner, Polaris, Cavalier and Ranger; and the Carrabulle of National Navi­ gation. Signing on Mosley were the Alcoa Pioneer, Patriot, Partner, Polaris and Ranger; Maiden Creek, War­ rior, Warhawk and Carrabulle, and the Jefferson City Victory of Vic­ tory Carriers. Ships in transit were Waterman's De Soto, Chicka­ saw and Raphael Semmes. Hanging around the hall in what amounts to a farewell appearance for awhile is brother Ernest Mos­ ley, who Is in imminent danger of receiving induction orders. Mosley usually sails DM and AB and makes his home in Mobile. We have a couple of ships Is port that are currently awaiting cargo, the Beauregard and Mobil­ ian, both of Waterman. Present plans call for crewing up the Beau­ regard about January 20 and the Mobilian later on. While shippfiig prospects for the coming two weeks don't look as good as the previous two, they promise to be fair with about a dozen ships due to hit port either in transit or for a payoff. Dock Election The main topic of conversation around the port now is the re­ markable show of strength made by the AFL-ILA in the recent NY dock election after a campaign of only eight weeks. Despite the short time the new union was in the field it managed to poll a heavy vote and the actual results of the election are still in doubt pending the outcome on the chal­ lenged ballot issue. Thd splendid results of the drive indicate the eagerness of the honest rank and file longshoremen for affiliation with an honest, militant trade un­ ion which has the interest of the workers at heart. The SIU will continue to give the new outfit all the support and help needed to gain the objective. Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent Quitting Ship? Notitg Union A reminder, froifi SIU. headquarters cautions all Seafarbrs leaving their ships; to contact the hall in ampletime to allow the tTnion to dispatch a replacement. Fail. ure to give notice ..^efore . paying off may pause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning requirements and needlessly . make tlieir work tougher for • (--.1 vysJ �.PORT ttEPOBXS Boston: Ten Men Give Bfeod For Seafarer's (Shiid Shipping is still very slow in Boston and we are not quite sure what the next period will bring in the way of jobs. Ships paying off were the Abiqua of Cities "Service; Queenston Heights of Seatrade and Bull's Hilton, The same ships signed on again. In-transit vessels were the Antinous and Chickasaw of Water­ man; Bradford Island of Cities Service and the Robin Hood of Seas. We had a rush call for blood for Beverly Cummings, the daughter of Tom Cum­ mings who is sailing . on the Bradford Island as cook. The girl was badly burned when her cloth­ ing caught fire as she was put­ ting a pan into the oven at Gordy home. The mem­ bership was highly cooperative, with ten of the boys leaving the hall in the middle of a snowstorm to go over to the hospital to do­ nate their blood. These men were Robert Lang, John SuUivan, Gaeton Lightbody, Lawrence Melanson, Glenson Brooks, Frank Robbins, Earl Harrison, Vernon War­ ren, Lindley MaeDonald and Trumafn Patriquin. Men in the USPHS hospital are T. Mastaler, J. Duffy, F, Mackey, R. Churchill and R. Rogers. D. Hodge and T. Fleming just shipped out after a long spell on the beaeh here. F. Simione and Chris Karas were working ashore making ends meet until they could ship on their old home, the. Ann Marie of Bull. Some pf the fel­ lows on the beach want to know where the hot ports for shipping are. Men on the beach include B. Gordy, W. Prince, J. MpLaughlin, J. Fawcett and J. Beresford. James Sheehan Boston Port Agent i, New Orleans: Page Elerea SEAFA^JtERS IPG January Zi, WH Z- Election Hot Issue in Port Of How Orleans Since the last report shipping has been okay in the port but we must for onee say the outlook for the coming two weeks lis bad, un­ less we get the chance to crew up some of the idle ships that aire here in the port. We have' the Sunion (Kea), Frederic C. Collins (Drytrans), and the Tainaroh (Actium), awaiting orders. With the expansion of the grain facilities here in New Orleans we were in hopes of hearing about the load­ ing of these ships and mdvements in the grain trade. From reports,, there is not a single keel to be laid in 1954 for an oceanrgoing passenger or cargo vessel in the United States. De­ cline in shipping for American seamen can be laid .to the decline in our merchant fleet, as figures will bear it out. Directly after World War II, American ships car­ ried 65 per cent of the country's foreign trade, today they carry 28 percent. During World War II General Eisenhower cited the importance of our merphant Vessels: "When the final victory Is btirs, there is no organization that will share its credit more deservedly than the merchant marine." Figures backed up his statementi World War - II merchant marine casualities were 6,000 seamen and 600 ships lost in action. Could he, after being elect­ ed president, forget his words and praise for the merchant marine? Duska "Spider" Korolia, who nearly cashed in his chips recently, seems to be doing fine as he was out on a pass yes­ terday. C. "Red" Cobb who has been a convales­ cent for the past few months is looking forward to seeing the bet­ ter side of life as he has hopes of joining his many Gross friends on the beach outside the drydock and hoping to be shipping before long. Back in the hospital since being discharged last March is brother Ernest E. Gross. Brother Gross has been in the hospital over two full years off and on since 1950. A speedy recovery is hoped for by brother Gross's shipmates. Tuesday, January 26, is election day in New Orleans and the tele­ vision time is about taken up with politicians. If it was left to the kids who miss out on the programs to vote, it would really be a hot election as they really are burnt up here in NO with only two chan­ nels and one of them is on part time. There are plenty of people run­ ning for plenty of jobs, but it will probably be after the first primary before they really get down to business with the elimination of the majority of the candidates. There is quite a lack of labor can­ didates with one only coming out strongly for labor and in turn be­ ing backed strongly by the various labor groups in his district. He is Fred Cassibry who is running for Councilman from District D com­ prising the 5th', 6th and 7th wards of the city. An attorney for the building trades, he is without a doubt a friend of labor. He is also an attorney for the , Electricians Union and various other AFL and CIO groups. Ships paying off were Mississip­ pi's Del Oro, Del i^antos, Del Mar and Magnolia Maripei;; and Water­ man's Chickasaw, De Soto and Ibelwille. Signing on were the Del Mar and Dei Sol. Ships in-transit were the Algoa Patriot, Alcoa Corsair and Alcoa Polaris; Isthmian's Steel Scientist; Mississippi's Del Mundo;. Seatrains New , York and Savannah , (Seatrain); Waterman's (plaiborne and Monarch of the Sea; South Atlan­ tic's Southpoi-t; Bloomfield's Marie Hamil and the Southern States of Southern. Lindsey J. Williams New Orleans Port Agent San Francisco: Three TValeraian Ships Te Pay Ofl Hexl Week Shipping has been holding its Own and in the next two weeks it is expected, to be the same. The way the picture looks now there should be at least three Waterman ships paying off before-" next meet­ ing night. Ships paying off were the Madaket. Gateway City and Kyska of Waterman; Blackchester's Amerocean and the Lewis Emery Jr., of Victory Carriers. Signing on were the Topa Topa and Kyska of Waterman. In-transit vessels were the Steel Seafarer of isthmian; Alcoa Pega­ sus; Calmar and Seamar ,of Calmar; Waterman's Young America, Hastings and Azalea City, and the Longview Victory of Victory Car­ riers. Oldtimers on the beach include C. Nien, R. Moisant, J. Arellanes, D. Pierce, V. Collins, C. Newton, H. Dell'Orfano and E. Glazowski. Men in the marine hospital are H. Choe, W. Timmerman, F. Haigney, W. Singleton, J. Childs, O. Gustavsen, P. Suzon, J. Singer, W. Keller, B. Davis, W. Loss, M. Wil­ son and B. Bobbins. Tom Banning San Francisco Port Agent ^ if if if Savannah: Union Sollies Beefs On Two SlU Vessels Fine is the word for shipping in tliis Georgia port, and we ex­ pect it to keep along the same even keel for the next period. The City of Alma (Waterman), paid off and signed on again, while in-transit vessels were the Council Grove pf Cities Service; Steel, Di­ rector, Hoosier Mariner and Steel Scientist. of Isthmian; Robin Gray and Robin Kirk of Seas; Seatrains New York, Savannah, twice each (Seatrain); and Bienville of Water­ man. We had beefs on the Seati-ain New York and the Steel Director, but we are straightening out both matters and will see to it that there is no trouble in the future. On the Steel Director, the skip­ per has been giving the boys some headaches. It seems that he can't be talked to by any delegates and tries to run the entire ship by him­ self. On the Seatrain ship the trouble is with the mate who has used up about a dozen bosuns in the past year. They don't want to sail with him because of his petti­ ness and we are going to see that we get a little cooperation or a new mate. ' Governor Herman Talmadge signed into law legislation prohib­ iting policemen from joining an officers' union in the future. Tal­ madge issued a statement in sign­ ing the measure, which labor had urged him to veto, in which he re­ affirmed his belief that "no legal stumbling blocks should be placed in the path of labor's imquestioned right in this free countrj' to or­ ganize,' bargain collectively and strike when reason demands it. This belief, however, does not ex­ tend to peace officers who are sworn and have the strongest moral duty to enforce the laws and protect the peace impartially, with­ out fears, favor or derilection of duty." -We haven't had any snow here, but we sure have been cold for the past couple of days. That Yan­ kee weather ain't to our liking. Oldtimers on the beach at the moment are R. Nash, C. E. Lee, L. A. Dewitt, J. Dewitt W. Craven, W. Moore, E. Jordan, and C. W. Jor­ dan. Dewitt is a boy who just got married down this way. Some old boys in the USPHS hospital are P. Daugherty. F. U. Buckner, J. Littleton, E. Debardelaben, J. Kramer, J. Smith, S. Small, A. Cohen, P. Bland, J. Siney, B. Rickard, W. C. Lee and J. M. Power. Jeff aiorrison Savannah Port Agent . if if i> Miami: Shipping has been fair for the past period and w ill- continue along the same lines, at least. • The Florida of P &f O paid off oii continuous articles,, while in-transit vessels were the Yaka, De Soto and Iberville of Waterman and the Ponce of PR Marine. The tourist season is slow down here and everyone is complaining from the Chamber of Commerce on down. CC is still advertising temperatures in the 70's while they are down in the 30's and 40"s. Also, the boys are complaining that the horses and dogs are not treating them right. Maybe they'll have bet­ ter luck now that HialeaB has opened. Eddie Parr Miami Port Agent A PORT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore ^Norfolk . 'Bavannah Tampa ..................... Mobile New Orleans ..... ... .... .. ^ Galvesto^i ' Seattle San' Fratici^ . V............ Wilmington .....;......,. iT'a'rlSgt'?*r/:. J.u.i ....59?..n, SHIP. DECK 10 33 17 82 9 18 10 77 87 17 7 51 is SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL ENG. STEW. SHIPPED 20 6 4 108 41 34 18 17 52 198 60 56 18 4 5 42 14 10 . 27 9 8 62 194 55 67 217 63 42 16 » 16 5 4 137 41/ 45. 443i-f sfinJiPT m o.»rt, Slew Sbqipiflg For Perl Of faille I Shipping in the past period was a little slow. In fact, it was the worst Seattle has had in several years and likely the last extremely slow period we will have for some time. Just one of those things that ' happen. We attribute the slow shipping of the past two weeks to a postholiday letdown. Contrary to our expectations, not as many boys got off for the .year-end doings. Guess they like where they are and want to homestead awhile. It should only be a temporary condition. The next period begins with 'a . bang—a full crew was shipped to ' the Liberty Bell (Ti'amp Cargo).' This is the fifth Liberty to conie out of temporary lay-up in the past' two months and we don't expect: this to be the last. Ships paying off were the Holystar of Intercontinental and the Seacoral of Coral. Signing on were the Ocean Lotte and Ocean Betty of Ocean Trans. Intransit vessels were Waterman's Azalea City, Dolphin's Capt. Palmer; Seacomet n of Ocean Carriers; and the Alamar and Calmar of Calmar. Oldtimers on the beach include J. Walker. F. England and J. Risbeck, while men in the marine hospitals included Lee Broussard, Jack Stough, C. E. Dudley. W. K. Gulley. J. B. Garrison. L. Hodges, C. E. Johnson. J. L, Milner and J. Wells. Jeff Gillette Seattle Port Agent if if if Galveston: •: Shipping has been very slow for the past two weeks and it is not ex­ pected to impi-ove much in the coming period. We can only hope for the best. Ships paying off were the Gene­ vieve Peterkin and Margaret Brown of Bloomfield. Bloomfield's Marie Hamil signed on again. In-transit ships included the-Val Chem of Valentine Tankers; Mi­ chael of Carras; Del Oro of Mis­ sissippi and the Seatrains New Jersey, Louisiana and Texas. On the beach now are J. Riley, O. Orr. B. Mitchell. J. McRae. B. Lynn and E. L. Render. Men in the hospital include J. Parks. A. Sistrunk. H. Ledbetter. R. Stetson, C. Hill. C. Adkins. C. Rasmussen, F. Idell. M. Fontenot. H. Reynolds, E. Lachappelle. C. Kogler. H. Liles, J. Mai'kopolo and D. Patterson. Keith AIsop Galveston Port Agent Speak Your 3iind At SiHI Meetings Shipping Figures December 30 to January 13 REG. REG.:, REG. TOTAL DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. 44 15 17 12" 308 112 115 81 90 26 39 " 25 . 293 133 89 71 39' 14 17 8 46 18 17 11 78 '" 26 28 24 186 75 . 54 57 261 92 76 93 68 35 18 16 74 32 ' 27 15 188 59 . 67 62 78 26 24 ^ 28 . Seattle: Shipjiiiig Is Cold In Lone Slar SIsle Tonrlsl Season And Skipping Are Slow '.-Ll 12 33 iiij}34 ,r.o>'?<>U)4}-9', .. . a. 1A33 Under the Union constitu­ tion every member attending a Union meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at, the meeting—chairman, read­ ing clerk and recording secre­ tary. Your Union urges you. to take an active part in nieetings by taking these posts of service. And, of course, all membei-s have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on. any officer's report or issue under discussion. Seafarei;s are urg.ed to hit the deck at these meetings and let their , shipmates know what's on their mind. �p I 0'-'- Fact Twdrtf • SEAFARERS IN THE WAKE f: J " .1 I •If r -I j'i.-. a fe • ft P-' One of the first clipper ships huilt outside New York, the Sur­ prise was designed by Samuel Pock, then only 23, and was built at East Boston. She was only 1,006 ~tons register, but solidly built and fairly sharp in the bow's. Her bowsprit was 30 inches in dia­ meter and extended'35 feet from the beam, nearly a fifth of her own length The Surprise carried about 1,800 tons of cargo, and a crew consisting of four mates, , two bosuns, carpenter, sailmaker, stew­ ard, two cooks, 30 ABs, six ordi­ naries and four boys. In one round trip, from NY to San Francisco and from Honk Kong to London with tea, she earned a net profit of $50,000 over and above her ex­ penses and her own cost to build. Next month Is the 150th anni­ versary of a naval incident in which the son of a US naval com­ mander put the torch to his own faither's former flagship. It was February 16, 1904, when Stephen Decatur, then a Navy lieutenant along with a small group of volun teers aboard a small craft got through the harbor defenses at Tripoli, seized the USS Philadel phia and burned her. The Phiia delphia had been the flagship of the elder Decatur when he com­ manded a squadron of 13 ships. When the father's old flagship went aground in Tripoli while chasing a Barbary pirate vessel the Philadelphia was captured, re floated and" prepared for use against US shipping, the son drew the assignment of balking the plan Jannary 22, 1954 LOG MEET THE SEAFARER CHARLES MACDONALD, Wiper Though only 26 years old. Sea­ bat zone in Korea where he spent farer Charles MacDonald has been more than a year, dug in on the Question: What was the worst going to sea for more than 12 side of hills. Saw Plenty of Action storm at sea you ever ran into? years, ever since he first began high school. Not that his studies Attached to the First Marine Di­ • John Jederlinich, MM: It was suffered, but the young Seafarer vision, MacDonald spent more than abo^t midway in- the Atlantic often .would ship out between a year in and around the "Punch terms, during summers and at ir­ Bowl," "Heartbreak Ridge" and Ocean, on the , regular intervals when the mood "White Horse Mountain" areas. way from Bremmoved him. Part of his Marine service with the erhaven to New MacDonald was born, raised in Fifth Marine Regiment was spent York. It was in the winter of and first shipped out of Halifax, in foxholes north of the 38th Par­ 1946-47 and the Canada. His high school days were allel protecting Seoul, the capital waves were 75 spent in the Joseph Howe High of Korea. On his return from the feet high. The School, named after a famous battleground, Mac was stationed ship listed about Canadian journalist and statesman. stateside in Camp Lejeune, NC, 45 degrees and After graduation from high school, for two months and in averaged only 95 however, MacDonald really began Va., for about three months prior miles in 24 hours. Although the to ship out steadily, making the to his release from active duty. passengers were sick, they kept on world his port of call. He was in civilian clothes for The liver of the cod, a deep-sea eating just the same. t ii> 4 about one week, he says, when he In US Marines fish, contains vitamins absorbed ^ ^ The first steamship to cross shipped out on his first SIU ship from the sun, but the cod never the Atlantic was the Rising Sun Back in 1941, MacDonald, who since becoming a citizen, the William Bergquist, pumpman: It sees the sun . . . Goldfish earrings in 1818. Built in Britain by Lord was way back in 1916' in the Bay earned his US citizenship through Southport of South Atlantic. It -T-blown glass bowls In which live Cochrane, she made the trip to of Biscay, be­ service with the US Marine Corps, was on a three-month Persian Gulf goldfish swam—were worn by dar­ South America ... It took the tween Spain and shipped on his first vessel, an Eng­ run and carried wheat arid general ing Parisiennes In the days of Pacific, in May, 1851, to bring the France. We were lish freighter, the Empire Knight. cargo to Pakistan and environs. Napoleon III . . . The silverfish is Atlantic crossing record to less in the storm four He says he'll never forget that Getting off the Southport in time not only a fish; it is also a wing­ than ten days. She did it in nine days and the seas trip because it was the first time for the holidays, Mac decided to less insect which does extensive days, 19 hours and 25 minutes, al­ hit us broadside, he learned to drink coffee and he head back home to Halifax and see damage to books and wallpaper most 15 hours off the best time tearing away the hasn't stopped since. Black coffee his family before the year ran out , . . "Marble-head turkeys" are not made by the famous Great West­ pilothouse and it was, says he, with no milk and on him. He saw his mother and turkeys nor are their heads made ern . . . The trials of sailing ships pouring down the less sugar, and belay the man who one sister, while two other sisters of marble. They are codfish . smokestacks. She tried to spike that cow punch with and three brothers, married and at the mercy of the winds is typi­ Fresh water fish live 250 feet be­ fied by the case of the Golden didn't blow, but a little sweetness. It was odd, too, low sea level in Death Valley, Cali­ Fleece, which was on the brink o: we drifted helplessly for 36 hours. he felt, that he should be intro­ scattered around Canada, could not make it back to their birthplace; fornia, which- is both the lowest a record after a 121^-day trip from duced to the ways of the bean All his sisters, incidentally, mar­ t 4" and the hottest place in North the Equator to within 200 miles ol Vincent Retcliff, OS: I was a upon an English ship, long noted ried Canadian servicemen. America. San Francisco. But it took her an­ passenger on the Warrior on March for lime juices and tea leaves. t 4> Thinks US, SIU Tops other week to make those 200 27, 1951, when The year 1945 was an eventful Although Columbus had an miles. MacDonald, a new citizen of the we ran smack one for MacDonald. After gradu­ astrolable, the first known scien­ United States and a member of into a hurricane. ating from high school in that year, 4" 4" tific instrument for navigation by the SIU since 1949, wouldn't trade The waves were he shipped in a convoy to Europe The popular belief that big sea celestial observation, on his fam­ and had a ship torpedoed and sunk his right to either for all the hills ous voyages, many authorities say turtles live for hundreds of years mountainous and the two-day beat­ under him off Northern Scotland. in Korea. He knows a good deal he never used it. They say that appears to be taking a licking, if ing tore the deck Later, another vessel he was on when he sees one and in this Case the experiments conducted by ma­ Columbus was experienced enough cargo of steel hit a mine in the North Sea and he says he sees two good deals. as a navigator to know that the rine life scientists in Florida hold loose from its Macdonald earned his US citizen­ it went down, subjecting MacDon­ astrolabe was not a very accurate up. The feeling is that actually moorings. The ald to his second trip in a lifeboat ship through his hitch with the instrument. It is believed, how­ no one knows just how long the shift the on the open sea. Marines, getting his final papers ever, that Columbus was the first huge turtles live, and that it's ship tocaused list 35 degrees at sea. We Mac joined the US Marine while in service. The Marines navigator at sea to record compass probably no longer than the aver­ were still 11 degrees ofiE when we Corps in August, 1951, as the lesser aren't through with him yet, how­ variation by comparison with the age human life span even though of two evils once the Army notified ever, as he still has six years to direction of the North Star some are known to have reached hit port. 4^ ^ him of his induction. After three serve in the Corps as a reserve. (Polaris). He is also said to have at least 150. The idea that large V. Kelpss, bosun: Carrying coal months of boot camp at Paris Once a Marine, he says, always size indicates long life is also be­ used dead reckoning, the method of finding the approximate posi­ ing contested, due to the fact from England to Italy, we hit a Island, SC, he was shipped off to a Marine. storm in the Bay Camp Pendleton, Cal., for three He is single and plans to stay tion as determined by latitude and that a green turtle involved in the of Biscay in the more months of Infantry training. that way a long time, according to longitude that came into use soon experiments reached a length of winter of 1932. Reaching a peak of fighting per­ present plans. Says he doesn't have after the adoption of the compass almost four feet in ten years and We covered the fection, Mac was shipped overseas ulcers and doesn't want them for navigation around the 13th a loggerhead turtle weighed 80 hold ventilators and headed directly for the com­ along with a wife. pounds in only four and a half. century. to keep the water out and the coal gas exploded in the holds. The ship sank be­ neath us and Mexico City was shaken by three 4. Spajp, France, 21. Calls for ACROSS 37. Salt of oleic and Independent Poland," then we were out in a lifeboat earthquakes in one day. ... A "strong silence etcr ^ acid Away from provided Polish government 5. Large tooth 22. Samoan port 39. Hot drink wind in the open water. We lost two joint statement by Prime Minister abandonedthe 6. Actor 23. Ai^ralian port 40. Point of low One of the its eastern frontier de­ men to the sea. Ladd 25. Gudd in neck land "Queens" Churchill and President Roosevelt mands. . . . German counterattacks 7. Cordage sys­ 27. Indian's "yes" 41. Solitary 9. Ask alms 4^ 4" t tem of a ship 28. Mend socks 43. Odd feUow: reported that merchant ship losses 12. Where Callao Is Joseph Saez, oiler: It was on the by U-boats in 1943 were 60 per­ were beaten back as Allied troops 8. Pronoun 29. Pocket battle­ Slang 13. Mixture a third of the way through the ship sunk in 9. The United 45. Limb Grande, 14. way to Russia in the winter of cent less than in 1942. . . . British, cut Kingdom 47. Underwater 1939 Brazil enemy's defenses ringing Cassino, 1942. We hit a ,, 10. Where Cobh ls32. Spanish watchhazard Always 15. American and Greek troops estab­ Italy. ... In boxing, Jake LaMotta tower 48. SI bill 16. Port 1,848 ms. 11. Navy mascot storm in mid-At­ 17. On the briny 35. Fruit decay Diego 49. lished a beachhead 32 miles south beat Fritzie Zivic in ten rounds at from NY lantic and. the 19. Use a grapnel 18. Large ape of Rome. ... Two days after the Detroit. ... The SIU and other (Puzzle Answers On Page 25) again 20. Let it stand deck cargo of Russians opened new offensives on maritime unions were hailed for 21. Feed with rich trucks and mill-| 10 II food 3 2 1 the Leningrad and Novgorod their part in assuring the flow of 24. Genus of ary equipment i fronts, the Germans evacuated goods to the. fighting fronts during shrubs 114 |I3 broke lodse, cans- I 12 26. Ship's pace Novgorod and the Russians took a the end-year holiday period. There 27. Lets go ing a list. We town 36 miles southwest of Lenin­ was no delay in the sailing of any 30. Sesame SIS 15 were in it ten 31. In tatters grad. US ojr allied ship on the Atlantic 33. Short sleep ays and the lis (9 120 34. First day of coast because of a crew shortage. 4i * 4^ waves were so week Convicted ° of ' treason. Count 36. Watered silk ft ft ft high they were breaking over the 124 25 22 23 38. Girl's name Galeazzo Ciano-, sori-in-law of Ben­ U.1S. Marbles, continuing their boat deck. Football's 39. ito Mussolini, nnd four^ others were assault of Cape Gloucester on New Green Wave 26 29 26 4* 4" 4" 40. Sling around Luis Salarar, bosun: I was on a killed by a firing squad in Verona. Britain Island, courited more thari 42. Slipped 30 133 mooring schooner owned by my uncle in .. . The SiU-manned George Wash­ 3,000 Japanese dead since the 44. 114 ms. up the 1922 running ington; a pioneer SIU passenger landing on December 26. . . . The Columbia l36 35 34 46. Old Testament from Puerto Rico ship- chartered by Alcoa from East­ Communist party organ, Pravda, prophet to Curacao when ern, . came in ior- high praise as a reported a supposed meeting be^ 50. Hotel 51. Examined a storni hit us iii "real, workhorse of, the sea" for tween two British leaders and 9 52. Wedgeport the Caribbeap her outstanding war record. . . . high German official "to clarify 43 40 41 catch Sea. All the sails British arid German guns hurlrid the conditions of a separate peace 53. Pipe Joint 54. Steel city in were smashed on more than 100' shells '"ricross the with Germany." The British heat­ 146 47'- 46 49 45 44 Indiana the schooner and Strait of Dover In one of the most edly denied-the truth of the story 6S. First garden SI 1^2 50 Qiid prodded Tass, the official So^ we went for three serious. exchanges of the war. jDowN; , 4, X ft • Viet news agency, •which finally days without any Animal found Iss 64 on Gibraltar 53 Moscow unnoiuiccd; that Russia broadcast an efficial denial the power. The waves 9. Bulgarian coin weret,tieq»4l)igh. i was prepared to guarantee| Beforo nE �' January BiAFAnEttS 'Shh! He'll Never Know' SEAFARERS^LOG Jaaaary 22. 19S4 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 678 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel HYacinth 9-6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. LEUER PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer of the Vol. XVI. rat«-Tbfrteen LOG No. 2 Editor, HERBERT BRAMO, Managing Editor, RAY DENISON; Art Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN; Photo Editor, DANIEL NILVA; Staff Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWTN SPIVACK, JERRY REMER, AL MASKIN, NOEL PARMENTEL; Gulf Area Reporter, BILL MOODY; Staff Assistants, LYMAN GAYLORD, MILTON HOROWITZ. tao Unity In Maritime Representatives of 14-non-Communist sea unions in the United States and Canada, including the SIU A&G District made history when they got together for the first time under one roof to hammer out a program for the ailing shipping industry. For this common purpose, they turned their backs on past differences and, in this spirit, went to work. Of lasting importance is a decision not to let the unity established this week fall to pieces, A full-time, permanent legislative committee has already been named and will meet 'regularly every week. This was maritime labor's opening gun in its fight to stop the vital shipping industry from dying by default, in the face of an apparent Government unwilling­ ness to act, and the shipowners' inability to get together on a similar basis, ^mong other decisions emerging from the conference was an urgent plea for a full-scale program to revitalize the wan­ ing coastwise and intercoastal shipping trade, which has been alowed to decline nearly 90 percent in a dozen years. This, along with many other serious-minded proposals, was part of the unions' realistic approach to a broad variety of prob­ lems facing the industry. The unified action of the sea unions, however, does not mean an end to the specialized representation Seafarers have enjoyed in Washington in past years. But, together now, for the first time, all maritime unions will now-be on the capitol firing-line, where the pressing issues of the times affecting the maritime industry must be resolved. 444* WeU-Deserved Praise Few higher words of praise have been lavished on the US Public Health Services than those given by General Eisen­ hower in his message to Congress on the nation's health. The President, rightly so, emphasized the valuable services the Public Health Service has rendered to the entire nation through its various medical programs and its research proj­ ects, Yet, at the same time, the President had not a word to say about the Public Health Service hospitals themselves, which are the heart and core of the PHS research and medical program.If, as the President says, the USPHS has been a key to better national health, it should follow that the hospitals operated by this agency are deserving of considerable praise and assistance for carrying out this program. It obviously has benefited the entire public as well as the seamen, veterans and others who are patients in these hospitals. While the President praised the USPHS, the Administra­ tion is going ahead with proposals to close the hospitals. If so, the president's message amounts to a beautiful (if slightly premature) funeral oration. Congress, whichi has the final say in these matters, may think somewhat differently about it if Seafarers keep notifying their Representatives how they feel about the Administration's intention. 4 4 4 The Trials Report In line with the policy of keeping the membership fully informed on the workings of the Union's trials and appeals procedure, the SEAFARERS LOG is publishing in this issue its second review of trials and appeals under the SIU consti­ tution. The first review, publish^ six months ago, was, as far as is known, the first time that a Union had published a full report of internal disciplinary measures. It drew con­ siderable praise for the manner in which the Union was handling this problem. It's immediately obvious in the report that the trial machin­ ery is being jised very sparingly within the Union, in itself a good sign. The small number of trials is indication of the fact that the constitutional safeguards for the^ membership are working and that charges are being'filed in most instances only when actually necessary. . In the future^ the LOG will carry further reports on this procedure sa that Seafarers can keep up with the operations of their Union consti*tttioM.rA ^ • WEEK Thanhs SW For Needed Help To the Editor: My wife and I would both like to express our very grateful thanks to the Welfare Services Depart­ ment of the Union for the help they gave us recently when we had some serious trouble. Most people, when they get into some kind of a jam have to ask friends and relatives to give them help. But lots of times the people you know have their own troubles and anyway they can't do very much for you. That's why it's very nice for a seaman to know that he can go to his Union and get the help he needs when trouble starts piling up. Wife Got Sick It started when my wife had to go to the hospital to have a baby. She had a bad in­ fection and for a time was very ill, so I had quite a problem on my hands. The first thing I knew the expenses began to pile up on us and I was finding it hard to meet Lorenzo the bills. When I spoke to the Welfare Services Department about it, they saw to it that I got the $200 bene­ fit for. the baby right away, which was a big help in meeting the bills which I was getting from the hos­ pital and the doctors for the treat­ ment that my wife was receiving. At the same time I started to have some trouble with a store where we had bought some furni­ ture because of the fact that I was late in paying the installments on the furniture. They wanted to come to the house and take the furniture away if I did not pay, but I was unable to with all the hospital and doctor's bills that I had to meet with my wife. Spoke To Company Welfare Services took care of this difficulty also. They spoke to the furniture people and got them to agree not to take the furniture away until 1 could get straighten­ ed out and take care of things my­ self, The furniture stayed in the house, which was a welcome relief to all of us. As a result, my family is getting straightened out now and now that the emergency is over I won't need help. But we don't know what we would have done if it wasn't for the fact that the Union has a de­ partment like the Welfare Serv­ ices to help Seafarers like myself when trouble of this kind comes up. This isn't the first time that Wel­ fare Services has helped me out because I received a welfare bene­ fit of $200 once before for the birth of another child. So you see I have a lot to be thankful to the Union for and I'm sure that many of the other brothers in the Union who have been in some kind of a fix feel the same way as I do about the fine work, the Union is doing to . help the seaman. ukjfetep tiOreniBa ^ An industry-wide policy to avoid sudden Ifiyoffs when sales slack off has been demanded by the CIO United Rubber Workers. The Union pointed out that the companies had over-produced in' the early part of 1953 and then laid off 20,000 workers and put others on short work weeks when inventories backed up. The Union asked that production be scheduled so that it stretches out evenly over the full year, pointing out that near-record profits were made in 1953 despite the production cuts. 4 4 4 Charges that a striking AFL sugar cane worker was gunwhipped by a deputy sheriff in Thiboadaux, La., have been sub­ mitted to the US Department of Justice as a civil rights case. The victim, Welton Lestrick, a member of the AFL Agricultural Workers Union, was attacked by the deputy outside the Lafourche Parish court­ house, No action has yet been taken by the Justice Department on the case, which is an outgrowth of the recent strike of sugar cane workers. as to spread the work around among as many men as possible. 4 4 4 A hat on every giri's head is the object of an industry-union cam­ paign in the millinery industry. The AFL Hatters Union in New York declared that the growing vogue of hatle'ssness among women cost millinery workers about $1 million in wages in 1953. A good deal of the campaign will be aimed at high school and college girla who. it appears, are responsible for the hatless habit. 4 4 4 New Jersey labor has called on the state legislature to repeal the public utility anti-strike law. The State Federation of Labor asked the governor to recommend repeal on the grounds that since the law was passed it has provoked a large number of strikes because employ­ ers refuse to bargain, depending on the legislative weapon to get what they want. 4 4 4 A seven week strike of over 2,000 chemical workers at New Jer­ sey and Pennsylvania plants of Merck & Co. was settled on the basis of a six cent hourly increase and job reclassification. PTembers of the United Cas, Coke and Chem­ 4 4 4 A 12-year-old fight back ical Workers (CIO> were involved wages has been won for 369 em­ in the walkout at the company ployees of the Eastern Uniform which mantifactures drugs and Corporation by the CIO Amalga­ pharmaceutical products. mated Clothing Workers. The total 4 4 4 amounts to $32,362. The case arose The much-troubled Long Island when the company closed its plant Railroad, long the target of com in November, 1941, claiming bank­ muters' wrath, is now facing a ruptcy, and workers received 15 strike by the Brotherhood of Rail­ percent of wages due out of the road Trainmen (Independent). The firm's remaining assets. Since the Trainmen have been pressing for a company was under Government shorter work week and other ben­ contract the Union sued under the efits. The Long Island has long had Walsh-Healey Act, which requires financial difficulties and is asking all Government contractors to for fare increases at the moment, meet certain wage minimums. 4 4 4 After eight years a Federal court An important test of union shop ordered a bonding firm to pay tlie contracts is taking place in Dis­ back' wages. Another four years trict Court at Amarillo, Texas, was required to determine who would get the six percent interest where the Santa Fe Railroad is that accumulated on the wages due, suing several AFL unions to keep them from demanding a union 4 4 4 shop in their contracts with the Workers in the oil industry are railroad. The union shop on rail­ considering a shorter work week roads was made legal by a Federal in the event that the petroleum law in 1951, but the Santa Fe is industry decides to start laying off resisting union demands on this men. The CIO (Ml Workers Inter­ icore. It is expected that the test national Union said that if layoffs case will eventuaUy wind, up In become general the Union intends. the US Supreme (^Qurt for final t»«Bk4ecA» 4dmtec —...ppy Ti|ififiii"im i • lut �Paffe Fonrtcen SEAFARERS LOG ' January 22, 1954 January 22. 1954 Fa«:e Fifteen iiii A »!(«" . "iSPI . k IX' fe ' ; • A ' •••SI ::'k 1 • I• \ »: I I r- ' r AilliliiAiv: .J A-' :iiiiilPi-i i j L J I Crew works the capstan to the. accordion's tune. A bearded seaman keeps a watchful eye as he steers. •«# I !(?^ f J.. V- \:i ki •!^ % a •X::::.";':'X':XXX:XAA':"i! rmm J MmMi. »« '7* ,he » t"c "iro" x t®lliir"^ I ' ' A Tho a t'g ° nu& ttv seleeteJ <«>" Sealarer P'^Ajie on BrilHli .nbieCs V ;::1 c liSx^A:Sl®iJ I , • ^1. ^ Oilskins are in order as rough weather hits. n Ship's bottom gets coat of paint in drydock. ^ >1 g*-; I k-Aimki '-;.-.',i - ^ W:V The deck gang heaves away, in unison to haul a boom inboard. r- .'.^1 t: 1:1 kM"'} ••:':v;X:X;:r:':X:^:-:v-SXXX\-^:X:;.';;>;sfx-rv:;:;::;::;;:Xi::::.;<.XX;:i:^^ — i n ill •••';X:'--''''::>>-^::;X:-;'-x '.'. ' • Needlework is in order on the ship's sails. Fresh meat was really fresh—dh the hoof. ;»l , I !I 11 'tV 'a, ' \B-' 'M '> •• 3 •, ; A 7 h-. • ;:'S-0 1 High above the deck on a cross-tree, the crew unfurls a sail :Vu/-'V^ -.• ' .. • I Calm sea and lots of sail "Bathtub" was a pail ef weten The whole gang parks on boom for cameramam •ill riu • •[! tVVv¥^'.A:iL f.' •''^"' i*" '• .»• • " V -I KAiltlisi bucket and washboard was crew's laundry. �•;t-/'c:!«''-\ t ri^Sisiein S E A F/R Elts LOG iuiui7 tt, 1964 SEAFARERS Midway through a routine overhaul and general check-up. the new Ambrose Channel lightship went in last tnonth after a year of marking ' the way Into New York harbor. A red-hulled relief ship is taking her place until she returns in February.. .Originally built for German Crown Prince Frederik Wilhelm in 1905, the yacht Contender burned and sank 15 miles SE of San Diego with no loss of life. Escaping In a motor launch with two men in the crew, the yacht's owner had to plug a leak in the launch wUh his own body until they reached shore ...The small, 1,730-ton Swedish tanker Gustaf Renter exploded and sank in Goteborg harbor with a loss of three persons. A nearby re­ finery escaped damage, ' it 4" J" The Federal Maritime Board has extended through Jan. 31 a waiver of maritime laws permitting American Export Lines to serve M general agents iii' NY for the Italian Line. The subsidized American line requires special authority to serve as an agent for the foreign carrier. Isbrandtsen had challenged the extension.. Japan has pledged 36,500,000 as war reparations to Indonesia for salvaging 60 ships mostly former Japanese vessels, sunk around ttie island republic... Operation of four Cuban-flag freighters in weekly service between NY and Havana has been taken over by Naviera Yacuba, a private com­ pany, from a Government-controlled concern. 4 4^ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 The Transport Ministry in Tokyo estimated that Japanese shipyards ' built about 626,000 tons of shipping in 1953, making Japan second only to Britain in ship construction for the year.. Munitions experts credited "a miracle" for the fact that the gasoline-loaded Danish tanker Esso Koebehhavn didn't blow sky-high after- she hit a mine in Danish waters recently. She was only partially crippled... A Canadian , court has assessed damages of $205,821.80 against the owners of the Swiss motorship Basilea in connection with a sinking 15 months ago near Quebec City. Swedish American Line's motorship Ryholm went down in the collision, with no loss of life, but was raised from the St. Lawrence river bottom several weeks later. • .-t i I; A huge new whaling factory ship for Netherlands-flag operation has been ordered for the 1955-'56 season. The Willem Barendz 2d will cost about $10 million and will be able to carry oil cargoes between whal­ ing seasons. She is one of the few whaling factory ships ever con­ structed for that purpose, as most of these vessels are converted tank­ ers ... A Belgian shipbuilding concern will soon sign a contract to build ten 3,000-ton cargo ships for the Soviet Union... Damage was negligi­ ble in two fires which broke out within a half hour of each other on two liners berthed in Southhampton (England) docks. New maritime regulations which apply to the prevention of collision became part of all future examinations for Merchant Marine officers on January 1 of this year. The new rules are based on recommenda­ tions of the International Conference on Safety of Life at Sea in London in 1948...More than 60 Belgian sea pilots ended a six-weekstrike in protest against a government appointment of a temporary chief pilot after receiving official assurances that future appointments would be made in strict accordance with seniority rules. The strikers charged the new chief pilot did not have the required seniority . . . The once-famous Caribbean cruise liner Lady Rodney will put into NY in late February as the Gumhuryat Misr, sailing under the Egyp­ tian flag. The former Canadian vessel will go on the NY-Mediterranean run.. A shipyard in Sunderland, England, held a launching for hall of a ship this month, and will launch the remaining part—^the stem— next summer. An 18,250-ton Norwegian tanker is being buUt in two parts because the yard is too small to build the entire ship at one time. A record-sized 45,400 deadweight ton tanker, latest claimant to the title of the largest world's largest tanker, will be launched Feb. 9 from Bethlehem's Quincy, Mass., yards. Constructed for S.S. hRarchoa, operator of one of the world's largest Independent tanker fleets, the giant ship will be exceeded in size by only five other merchant ves­ sels—^the liners United States, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary, Liberie and He de France.. .Warnings have gone out from the US Navy Hydrographic Office that the halves of the Swedish freighter Oklahoma, which split on Dec. 27, may still be afloat and a menace to navigation. The ship met disaster, without loss of life, several hundred miles from Newfoundland. A major build-up in Indonesia's infant merchant fleet, whose pre­ war maritime industry was Dutch-dominated, is expected as a result of an additional order for 15 small ships, totalling 36,000 tons, from Japan. The Indonesian government is also contracting for shipbuild­ ers in the Netherlands to supply 19 more vessels. A new passenger service between the west coast and Australia got underway this week with the sailing of Orient Line's luxury ship Oronsay from Vancouver, bound for San Francisco, Honolulu, Sydney and Auckland, NZ. Orient is planning three sailings in the service this year by the Oronsay and the Orion. Both post-war liners are the only ones in trans-Pacific service to Australia. f. V>': •.'?•••.: Burly ji 1. The Back Pressure Respiration Method Through the years, a variety of methods have been used to induce breathing in victims of shock, submersion and other accidents where breathing has stopped. For a long time, the Schafer method, where There's nothing like the antici­ the operator sits pation of a party to brighten ship­ astride the Victim's board morale and koep men cheer­ back, was standard. But now a different ful, or so they say. Anyway when method has been somebody broached the subject of adopted that has a Christmas Party on the Hoosier proved to be far su­ Mariner (Isth­ perior to the Schafer mian) all hands technique. It's called were for it. the back pressure-arm However, fix­ lift method. ing up for a The basic superiority party takes a cer­ of the back pressure tain amount of system, whether arm work. In this lift, hip Uft or hip roll, case three of is that the entire the crewmem-* breathing cycle is con­ hers Brothers trolled by the operator. Nicholson James L. Nichol­ As a result, the back pressure method Has now been adopted as the son, John J. De Poo,- and Brother official respiration method by the Red Carlos were delegated to make all Cross and other agencies. the arrangenments. Apparently Kneels On Knee the three Seafarers did the Job To use the back-pressure arm lift method, well because the crew had some the patient ^ placed face down with elbows kind words to say about the work bent and hands placed one on the other. they did. The face is turned to one side, with the All hands had a fine time enjoy­ cheek on the hands. ing a holiday affair that they aro The operator kneels on either his right sure to remember. or left knee at the head of the subject, facing the patient, with the knee at the Nicholson, who has been sailing side of the subject's head close to the fore­ with the SIU for nearly eight years arm. The opposite foot Is placed near the now, is a Tennessean who joined elbow of the other arm. For those who find the Union in New York. He's 31 years old and sails in the deck de­ this position uncomfortable, it's alright to kneel on both knees, one partment. De Poo, who holds en­ on either side of the subject's head. The hands are placed on the gine room ratings, is a Massachu­ subject's back so that the heels of the hands setts native who came into the SIU lie Just below an imaginary line running in the port of Norfolk on October between the armpits. The tips of the thumbs should just touch, and the fingers 22, 1947. He'll be 30 next April. should be spread downward and outward. 4-4 4 Then the operator kneels forward imtil The crew of the Elizabeth (Bull his arms are nearly vertical with the weight Line) really thought highly of the of his body making a steady, even, down­ work of Brother George Kerr, who ward pressure on the hands. This forces was messman aboard the vessel. air out of the lungs. It's important to keep They got together and tipped him the elbows straight and maintain the pres­ for what they called "splendid sure directly downward. service" and for The second step is the positioning for the expansion pnase. The keeping the hands are lifted off, and the operator rocks backward on his heels placing his hands on the victim's arms Just messhall spark­ ling clean at aU above the elbows. The third step is to draw the arms up times. Kerr, who is a and toward the operator, keeping the native of the elbows straight. Enough lift should be ap­ British West In­ plied so that the operator feels the re­ dies, Joined the sistance at the subject's shoulders. The Union in Boston arms are then dropped to the ground com­ back on Novem­ pleting the cycle. ber 19, 1938, It is this arm lift which expands the shortly after the SIU was founded. victim's, chest, by pulling on the chest He still makes his home in the muscles and arching the back, thus making Hub, living in Roxbury, Massachu­ sure that air enters the lungs. Both the setts. The veteran Seafarer is 57 compression and expansion phases should years old. occupy equal time in a 12 times-a-minute cycle "with release time being a minimum Interval. 4 4 4 As is normal with all respiration tech­ Another Seafarer who Was men­ tioned for doing a solid job was niques, it's important to see to it that the Joe Falasca, ship's delegate on the subject's chin does not sag, and that the Steel Rover (Isthmian). Falasca, a tongue and foreign objects are not ob­ New Yorker by birth, joined the structing the passages. This should be Union in Norfolk in 1949. He now checked in between cycles so as not to de­ makes his home in Yonkers, New lay immediate application of artificial res­ York, just north of the big town. piration. The standard first aid procedures for He's 26 years old and sails on deck. Joe has served as delegate on treatment for shock and immersion follow several ships and usually gets a in due course. mention from the crew for good piration. As in any system, regularity of respiration is of great Importafice. representation. AcfiON Pretty Big "Seheener^ Bg Bernard Seaman �Jana«r7 tZ. 1954 SEAFARERS Gov't Will Convert US-Owned Libertys us Maritime Administrator Louis S. Rothschild says the Government will go ahead with experiments to boost the efficiency of war-built Liberty ships by 50 percent if Con­ gress gives the green light to-*the cost of a planned conver­ of the Propeller Club of the Uni­ ted States, suggested conversion sion program. Rothschild revealed that the Federal Maritime Board was plan­ ning "laboratory tests" on several of the 11-knot Libertys with dif­ ferent types of propulsion machin­ ery, which, with some structural and hull changes would enable them to do 17 knots. If the pro­ gram is successful, it would put the Libertys, of which the Govern­ ment owns about 1,500 vessels, in good company with the new Mar­ iner-type ships, which do better than 20 knots. While it is not known whether the Government program has been under consideration for any spec­ ial length of time, a recommenda­ tion along these lines was first made public just three months ago when Hugh Gallagher, president Pick Up 'Shot^ Card At Payoff Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations re­ quired for certain foreign voy­ ages are reminded to be sure to pick up their inoculation cards from the captain or the purser when they pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should be picked up by the Seafarer and held BO that it can be presented when signing on for another voyage where the "shots" are required. The inoculation card is your only proof of hav­ ing taken the required shots. Those men who forget to pick up their Inoculation card when they pay off may find that they are required to take all the "shots" again when they want to sign on for another such voyage. of the Libertys at hearings before a Senate sub-committee last Octo­ ber. Gallagher offered plans for a program which would enable the Libertys to do as much as 18 knots by re-engining the ships, stream­ lining the front hulls with a longer and sharper bow and increasing their length to 450 feet. At the time, the cost was estimated at $2.2-miIlion for each vessel. His suggestion drew instant at­ tack from many quarters of the shipping industry which called it "short-sighted" and an "expediency that failed to recognize the future needs of the country and merchant marine." Among the objections raised were that the cost of the conversions could be better ap­ plied to developing wholely new designs and tonnage. Several in­ dustry leaders also commented that in a period of heavy defense needs, it was not sound to invest huge sums in doing over ships which would have only ten years left out of a normal 20-year span of peak production. Aid for Shipyards The Maritime Administrator de­ clared, however, that the conver­ sion job was something that should have been studied long ago and that it still represented a highly useful undertaking. He noted too that it would help revitalize the country's faltering shipbuilding and ship repair industry, and would at the same time provide a much more efficient merchant fleet reserve force in case of any emergency. Opponents of the idea reaffirm­ ed their earlier view that the basic need of the industry today is still new designs and new ships adapted to present-day operations. NLRB Backs AFL-ILA Charges Of Intimidation In Dock Vote (Continued from page 5) the Labor Board was the fact that ''^dock foremen and hiring bosses threatened men with the loss of -Jobs unless the ILA won the elec­ tion. Buses were chartered by the old ILA to go from pier to pier picking up voters, who were told by the hiring boss, "You know •what to do, vote ILA." To make sure,-the Labor Board i^aid, the supervisors rode in the buses with the men, taking them right to the polls. A popular slogan of the hir­ ing bosses was, "If you want to work tomorrow, vote ILA." Also under fire was the fact .that United Fruit employees were per­ mitted to vote, although this com­ pany is not a part of the New York Shipping Association. The Labor Board report conceded that this objection on the part of the AFL had validity and should be taken up further in Washington. • Hit hard by the action of the Labor Board, the old ILA has soft: pedaled strike talkj which was ' very much in evidence In the past few weeks. The old ILA has now announced that it would withhold ahy strike action until the NLRB reaches final decision on the out-, come of the election, a decision ^ that isn't, expected before March ' or April. ' •; .A three-day secret conference of past weekend produced an an­ nounced decision to "clean up" the organization. Details of the clean-up plan were not announced other than to state that certain locals would be consolidated in the future. Page Seventeen LOG Maritime Unions Meet, Draft Plans For Industry's Future (Continued from page 3) mies such as' the railroads and others 'who aimed to cut down the scope of merchant shipping. This condition has persisted, the group said, even though three ma­ jor wars have shown the basic need for a strong merchant marine and the inability of foreign flag ship­ ping to fill the gap in an emer­ gency. "History has proven," they stated, "that we must maintain an adequate merchant marine in peacetime if we are to have one in time of war. Also in peacetime our merchant marine is needed to develop our foreign market. No one can expect foreign shipowners to develop our markets for us." The industry, they added, is an important provider of employ­ ment to thousands of shoreside workers and a large segment of shoreside industry is occupied in supplying ships with food, supplies, paint, equipment and similar items. Coastwise Revival The conference agreed that one way in which the merchant fleet could be strengthened would be through a planned revival of coast­ wise and intercoastal trade, once a major factor in American ship­ ping, but now reduced to. 50 ships from a maximum of 400. The con­ ference recommended the follow­ ing: • Construction differential sub­ sidies in the domestic trades. • Charter of US-owned ships to private operators at favorable rates related to profits. • Development of special ships and cargo handling facilities through Government aid. • Sale of Government-owned idle tonnage to coastwise operators at reduced prices. • Maritime representation on the ICC which sets rates for rail­ roads and domestic steamship lines. An investigation of the I'CCs ac­ tion in setting lower rates for rail­ roads where they compete directly with steamship lines. • Reduced tolls for intercoastal ships in the Panama Canal. Offshore Problems On the problems ol offshore shipping, the group made the fol­ lowing proposals: • Government action to return American-owned foreign flag oper­ ations to the American flag. • No transfers of American ships to foreign flags unless such transfer is in the interests of the US merchant marine. A maritime union representative to be present neers; William Steinberg, CIO Ra­ at all hearings on such transfers. dio Operators; Albert Parente, • All US military cargoes to be Marine Officers Union (United transported on US-flag ships. No Mine Workers). Panamanian, Liberian or Honduran Matthews, Haddock, Dushane and ship to obtain any US military car­ Daggett will serve on the legisla­ go. Permanent legislation provid­ tive committee along with Captain ing that 100 percent of all US- Bishop, MMP; T. M. Meyer, owned economic cargoes or Gov­ WFOW; Andrew Macdonald, AFL ernment-financed cargoes to be Radio Officers; and A. D. Lewis carried on American ships. No aid of the Mine Workers. It was agreed of any kind to be given to run­ that this comhiittee would meet at away operators. No foreign seamen least once a week with a frequent should be employed on US ships rotation of the chairmanship. Ex­ on the Korean shuttle run. penses will be shared on a pro • MSTS competition with pri­ rata basis. Lundeberg Thanked vate operators should cease. On other subjects, the following SIU of NA president Harry action was taken: Lundeberg, who initiated the call for the conference, was given a Marine Hospitals • The conference urged that the vote of thanks for his action as was present status of the marine hos­ Vincent J. Malone of the Marine pitals be maintained. It further rec­ Firemen, for his services as chair­ ommended that loggings of sea­ man. men go to a USPHS hospital fund Unions attending the meeting inrather than to the shipowners as at eluded: The SIU A&G District, the SUP,'the Great Lakes District, the present. • The Coast Guard screening Canadian District, the Marine program was endorsed as fairly- Cooks, Stewards, the Brotherhood conducted, and it was recommend­ of Marine Engineers, Marine Fire­ ed that the program be tightened. men, Oilers and Watertenders, and Restriction on the issuance of new the Inland Boatmen's Union, all SIU of NA affiliates; the National seamen's papers was requested. • Alien seamen of good char­ Maritime Union; The American acter, the conference said, should Radio Association (CIO); the Mar­ be able to get citizenship after ine Engineers Beneficial Associa­ three years' service aboard US flag® tion (CIO); The Radio Officers vessels, and should be permitted Union (AFL), the Brotherhood of longer shore leaves in periods of Marine Officers (UMW); and the Masters, Mates and Pilots (AFL). poor shipping. SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul • The conference called for the Hall, attended the conference along closing of Kings Point and all offi­ with Lindsey Williams, New Or­ cer training facilities due to the leans port agent, and Matthews. surplus of merchant marine offi­ cers. It asked that such training be limited to upgrading and re­ fresher courses. Rotary Hiring On labor legislation the confer­ ence called for specific legalizing of rotary shipping through amend­ ment of the Taft-Hartley act, de­ nial of bargaining rights to Com­ munist-controlled unions, and sev­ eral additional grounds for expul­ sion from union membership be­ (Continued from page 3) sides non-payment of dues, those fected have already indicated they grounds being narcotic sales or do not even have enough hospital addiction and membership in totali­ beds available in their areas to tarian organizations. accommodate the seamen hospital­ The report, which was approved ized in their communities. by the conference, was drai.ed by There are now only 16 USPHS a nine-man committee consisting hospitals open in the US, three of of Bob Matthews, assistant secre­ which treat just specialized dis­ tary-treasurer SIU A&G District; eases. Ten others have been V. J. Malone, Marine Firemen; closed in recent years. Matthew Dushane, SUP; C. F. May, In the absence of Presidential Masters, Mates and Pilots; Hoyt comment on the issue, it is now Haddock, NMU; Ben Man, NMU; expected that Mr. Eisenhower's H. L. Dagget, CIO Marine Engi­ coming budget requests to Con­ gress will quietly end appropria­ tions to 13 of the hospitals and thereby force them to close down. Meanwhile, SIU representatives in Washington, representatives of other sea unions and industry of­ ficials continue pressing Congress to vote to keep the program intact by providing funds to keep the USPHS hospitals going. Seafarers are urged to continue writing their Senators and Representatives in fa­ vor of keeping the hospitals open. -S • I -1 n PHS Program Wins Praise Of Eisenhower Put IVumber On Meeting Excuses . l^ng^bremen picketing on 29th Street pier, Breokl;^, take a eoffee-break. AFL-ILA won rein^ M Seafarers sending telegrams or letters to the New York headquarters dispatcher asking to be excused from attending headquarters membership meetings must Include the reg­ istration number of their shipping card in the message. From now on, if the number is not included, the excuse can­ not be accepted by the dis­ patcher. ' ' •T- '•Ji a �ji SEAFAnERS lii |1:- ffc X- East African Natives Moving Up In Social Scale With Gov't Aid Despite the ever-increasing progressive action of the Kenya authorities, the Mau Mau continues to pillage and destroy in the Mombasa-Nairobi area, writes African reporter Harry Kronmel. . A final "give 'em hell" cam­ tion to which pressure from Lour asked by the workers, giving them paign has been started by the don has produced quick results in $1.05 for the day's pay, but it is this land. A school system that, only in the talking stage. A strike government against the ter­ never catered to the non-European threatens ^Mga and Dar-Es-Sa h:". •' if- '•• I .t^J i:,l?-i Jtmury 22, 1W4 IPG That there aire no "nationar' holidays in thjiUnited States?; Each State decides which holiday^ it will observe. They are designated either by law or by executive proclamation. The only instance where Congress seemed to declare a "National holiday throughout the United States" was the act of March 2, 1889, which used the ex­ pression with reference to April 30, 1889, the 100th anniversary of the inauguration of George Wash­ ington. The President and Con­ gress designate legal holidays only for the District of Columbia and Federal workers throughout the nation. rorist bands. Deploying more, than 1,000 troops, the security guard has is now welcoming Kyukyu, Indian laam if the deadlock, going on for been smashing into the Mau Mau and Asian elements into the uni­ ,17 days now, is not broken soon. strongholds ih the Kipipiri forest versities. A sum of five million The employers aren't giving in with great success. It is estimated pounds or $14 million has been without a struggle. that this area holds more than ten granted by London for the im­ Bargaining Agent minor divisions of Mau Mau fight­ provement of Kenya. Plans' for One of the important facts to re­ ers. The situation is worth noting technical schools.are being drawn member is that for the first time up and the dream of an East for ali visiting Seafarers. African University is becoming a in East African history, the Afri­ When an African swears to up­ near can has a legal bargaining agent. reality. hold Mau Mau law, reports Sea­ In Kenya, however, because of se­ 4" 4" 4" Modernize Cities farer ~ Kronmel, curity measures, strikes are pro­ gutta percha comes from he becomes a Mombasa, Tanga and Dar-Es- hibited by law. But Kenya, too, is theThat solidified juice of vari­ very dangerous Salaam are being modernized. opening its eyes with the cry of ous Malayan milky evergreen trees? It enemy. He be­ Construction is In the boom period "equal pay for equal work." The does not dissolve in water, but longs to a small, and there is no lack of work for drive. is on throughout East and under water of high temperature tightly - knit European and non-European alike. Central Africa for a better under­ becomes plastic and easy to manip­ group that fights The Mombasa docks work around standing among races. The big cop­ ulate. In trade it is handled in the only at night and the clock and modem machinery per industries of" Tanganyika and form of reddish or gray bricks. It works in the Eu­ is seen for the first time all over Rhodesia are trying to break the is used for insulation (particularly ropean shops the port area. Prices on consumer color line and the success has been for submarine cabies), golf balls, during the day. goods are high at present and the good. Kronmel telephone receivers, adhesivcs, Often, he is African stevedore and laborer who The next step under considera­ called, "boy," and when: his em­ never before had the right to tion by the copper people is the waterproofing materials, and other ployer is dissatisfied, he is called strike, today has unions to fight difficuit task of easing South purposes. i much worse. He has little clothing, for him. Africa's "apartheid" or complete mostly leftovers, and his pay each Arbitration is going on right segregation policy. They expect That an estimated 200 hospital­ month only would buy a decent now between the. stevedore unions much pressure from the Boers, but ized Seafarers received the annual dinner for two in New York City and their employers. For a com­ the drive has already begun with li25 Christmas bonus from the SIU any afternoon. plete shift of approximately eight some luck. The era of African Welfare Plan? The trustees of the The Kenya government has been hours, the worker receives the prosperity is looming. It can take Plan at a meeting early in Decem­ shocked into a more liberal posi­ equivalent of $.63. Recently, a fuil fruition he says, with little ber voted to- approve the bonus tion regarding the natives, in addi- raise of almost 100 per cent was common sense on all sides. i which is payable to any patient in Seafarer Blues ^ Before The SIU Contract the hospital for more than one day during the week of December 2026 inclusive. As,usual the Christ­ mas bonus was paid in addition to the regular $15 weekly benefit paid to all eligible Seafarers for as long as they are hospitalized. t 4 4 That shell money is the .most widely distributed form of primi­ tive money? Cowrie shells have been the most common and prob­ ably the oldest type of shells used as money. Wampum, used" by the American Indians, was usually fashioned from thick-shelled clams. That plans for paying welfare benefits to Canadian seamen, mem­ bers of the SIU Canadian District,, are now being, completed with funds Coming in under, the newi contract? A board of trustees is being set up which will draft a sys­ tem of benefits and methods of payment to union members. ^ 4 4 4 That when James J. Jeffries abandoned the heavyweight box.-. ing crown in 1905,. he named two fighters as the iogical contenders for the title and refereed the bout? Five years later, when .Jef-: fries tried for a comeback, he was defeated by Jack Johnson, who had beaten the man, who in ,turn had defeated the fighter whoni Jeffries had declared the winner in the bout he refereed. By B. McCoullough and A. Whitmer ' • 'Si M, ; •• mlii mm �January St. 1954 SEAFARERS Pare MiDeteett LOG Fairisle Is Distincfive Ship Say Crewmen, Really Gets A(g)round • V: --1 •.M By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor Through the recorded annals of maritime history there courses all manner of ships (Editors Note: The SEAFARERS LOG photo editor will be glad to known to man, some more or less so. Also, lurking in out-of-the-way wastes and lanes of florist Seafarers with their photo problems. Address any questions the trackless seas, lie tales of ghost, jinx and haunted ships, from Viking origin to modernto the Photo Editor, c/o the LOG at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn. ^ ^day vessels. What the SeaThis includes information on how to operate certain types of cameras^ farers aboard the Fairisie Drink Cheers To Holiday Season advice on camera purchases, photo-finishing techniques, plus informa­ have to report about their tion on a variety of camera equipment, such as enlargers, flash guns, ship is not exactly the phantom etc. Drop the editor a line or if you are around the hall come up to class, but they feel' it does smack see him.) of the odd and the singular for a With days on the short side and the tempefatui-e quite low, photogra­ ship to be involved in so many phy moves indoors. In moving indoors for his shooting, the amateur tantalizing if not exasperating sit­ finds that the problem of g;etting good pictures has some complications. uations. , One Seafarer that we know had been getting execellent results with The Fairisle, a Waterman scow, his color shooting until he tried color with artificial light. Color shoot­ no matter where its wanderings ing under artificial light is not simple. Minor errors committed out­ take it throughout the rest of the doors seem to be compounded when the camera loaded with color film year, writes the crew, will have the is used with artificial light. After spending some time examining a distinction of being the first ship few rolls of his color film, we found that there are six basic errors to have passed through the Panama that should be avoided in order to end up with excellent color trans­ Canal, from the Pacific to the At­ parencies. lantic Ocean, in 1954. On New Year's Day of this year the Fair­ Excessive contrast—A single light source on either side of the subisle was the first ship of any nation , Ject results in inky blacks on the shadow side. To avoid excessive con­ to use the "big ditch" in its intertrast, add a second light on the other side of the subject. Until you be­ ocean journey. come expert, keep the light ratio no greater than 2:1. This simply Other Distinctions means that you should keep the lights on both sides of your subject That is not, by far, the only dis­ pretty' even and rarely have twice as much light on one side as on the tinction accruing to the vessel, say other. There may be times when this extra contrast is wanted; then the Seafarers. Late in 1953 the unbalance your lights. Fairisle, on a trip to Korea, had Unwanted reflections—Brilliant hued surface bounce undesii-able the distinctidn of running aground colors onto your subject. If you crave the bizarre, here's a field for Christmas Eve aboard the Steel Flyer was a gala affair as the men and looking much like a duck out you. If not, better subdue the color or move it farther away from toasted in the holiday with beer and cokes. Shown above are, left of water for an uncomfortable your subject. to right, rear, F. Delapenha, W. Gonzalez, M. Figueroa and G. time. Later in the year, on its last Unequal lighting—Light falls off fast as distance from source to sub­ trip to the Far East for 1953, the Bonefont. Seated are W. Kennedy and C.'Hcppding. ject increases. This is also true with black and white photography, but ship ran out of fresh water for 'ts since color exposure is more critical than black and white, it's a bigger boilers and wallowed around, pow­ problem. The solution is to try and keep subjects in approximately the erless. for several days until help LOG-A-RHYTHM: same plane. came from a sister ship which Under-exposure—This is easily recognized. Your transparencies will pumped fresh water into the steel be dark, colors will take on a thick, smoky look. The answer is longer hull so that she could feed her exposure, wider aperture or more light. Use a meter or flash guide to thirsty boilers once again. , get the exposure "on the button" for true color and sparkling brilliance. Even that was not the end of it By Davit Winch Over-exposure—This is the reverse of under-exposure and the trans­ with the Fairisle, for the ship was parencies will have an anemic color; the transparency will be thin. in on other world-shdking events The remedy is to cut the intensity of light, use a faster shutter speed in 1953. Once, on a trip to Korea, "I ought to have a large reward or smaller opening. As mentioned before, exposure tolerance for color the ship landed just in time for its I've never qvmed a union card film is less than one opening of your lens. men to be a witness to the riots I've never grumbled, never struck. Wrong flashbulb—Color film must be exposed by the light for which in the prison camps. Another time Never mingled with union truck. it is balanced. Two types of film are made to take care of indoor and it. arrived there on the day the ar­ outdoor shooting. Since you may be stuck • sometimes with daylight mistice was signed. "But I must be going on my way to win. film in your camera and want to take a shot indoors, use blue tinted In toto, the Fairisle spent a very So open up, St. Peter, and let me in." bulbs. Since the light quality of these blue blubs is similar to sun­ interesting year, and it would be St. Peter sat and stroked his staff light, your results will be good. If you use clear flashbulbs indoors odd and peculiar in itself if its Despite his high office he had to laugh. with daylight film, the result will be a sickly orange cast over the crew did not spend one along with transparency. The reverse is true, if your camera is loaded with in­ it. Said he with a fiery gleam in his eye, door film and you use it outdoors the result will be weird as far as "Who is tending this gate, you or I?" color is concerned. Use the proper conversion filter and you'll, be all Thereupon he rose in stature tall and straight. Pressed a button on the wall and Of all the above errors the exposure one seems to be most serious. Said to the angel who answered the bell, One way to overcome the problem is to keep a record of the expdsures "Escort this scabby down to Hell.' Headquarters again wishes made. When your film is processed and returned to you, check the Tell Satan to give him a seat all alone to remind ail Seafarers that good and bad .transparencies with the exposures given them. In this On a red-hot griddle up near the throne. •payments of funds, for what­ manner you will be able to correct for the errors made in exposure. ever Union purpose, be made "But say, tixiit a minute, let this thought jell. only to authorized A&G repre­ Not even the Devil could stand the smell sentatives and that an official Of a simmering scab on a griddle in Hell. Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered, "It would cause a revolt, a strike I know. be sure to protect yourself by If I sent you down to the Imps below. immediately bringing the mat­ So go back to your master on Earth and to him tell ter to the attention of the sec­ Seafarers aboard the Tagalam (Seatrade) find it hard to They wouldn't even have a scabby in Hell!" retary-treasurer's office. believe that they live in the age of speed, jet propulsion, and where the sheriff no longer breathes on the suspect's neck after the deed but has him"^ locked in durance vile before they say, nothing sails like' the Crazy, Man, Crazy the crime is committed. What Tagalam. In support of this thesis, says caused them to lose faith in all theise evideifces of the modern, the crew, is the last trip of the split-second ^orld in which they Tagalam. The old vessel, writes 1. What European country has enjoyed sel|-rule for 676 years al­ live is the ship itself. Nothing, the lads, took all of ten days to go though it has a population of less than 6,000? from New York to Fort Arthur, 2. The amount of money spent by the Government to subsidize potato Texas, on a recent run, and not prices until potato price supports were discontinued was (a) $14 mil­ without incident. Along the way lion (b) $419 million (c) $76 million (d) $238 million. the vessel ran into trouble twice, 3. Can you name the approximate tonnage of the following ocean breaking down each time and fray­ liners? (aT Queen Elizabeth, (b) He De France, (c) America. ing the nerves of the men a little SIU headquarters urges all more on each instance. What's 4. Which of the following ports has the greatest difference between draft-eligible seamen to be high and low water? (a) Galveston (b) New York (c) Savannah (d) Bos­ more, adds the crew, to add cal­ sure they keep their local Se­ umny to catastrophe, the old girl ton (e) Seattle. lective Service boards posted on all changes' of address only made a maximum of nine 5. What political party has been in existence for 85 years but has knots along the way. Rumor had through the use of the poA never won a national or state election? it that several fish passed it as if cards furnished at all SIU 6. The first actual automobile was built in (1801), (1887), (1904), it were heading up-river. halls and aboard ships. (1769). Don't, says the crew, don't get ' Failure to keep ^our draft 7. Can you name four women in Congress? on the Tagalam if you're interest­ board infomed of your where­ Jack Horton engine: delegate 8. Which of the following is the correct length for a nautical mile? abouts can cause you to be ed in fast living. The only thing aboard the Seavictor, sports fast about the old tub, they say, is a) 6,080 feet b) 6,07*6.097 feet c) 6,080.2 feet d) 6,081.3 feet. listed as-a delinquent and be a new, crazy hat he bought re­ the rust on the decks. However, drafted into the services with­ 9) What world-famed movie star created a sensation with a trans­ cently on the beach. The they do recommend it as a cure out a hearing. The Union in parent dress at a Las Vegas night-club recently? photog didn't say whether or such cases can do nothing to for hervei for any Seafarers who 10. What kind of pipe is never used by a plumber at work but might not Horton got the fancy want to take life easy for a while. aid Seafarers tvho fail to comIf it's the Tagalam^says the crew, .chapeau from the:SIU:shore-;: piyi-(Quiz Answers on Page 25) side sea chest. it's sure to be a' long while. :'h I •V I The Sad Saga Of A Scab Be Sure to Get Dues Receipts I Tagalam Turns Tide of Time, Ship Faces Knotty Problem Quiz Corner Keep Draft Board Posted ssm.^ feMX At P.Jayl.... m - s si ''rl I m �i SEAFARERS LOG Par* H'wentr JmuttMry ». l»Si Seaman Learns Sad Sun Oil Truth " Li- • >41 M'J • n •ji'V.g :<!r j Look before you leap to sign up with Sun Oil Company, is seaman G. A. Halbert's motto Bp Spike Martin for the future, because of what happened to him recently when he had occasion to do busi­ So far Molinas has only been ac­ It's long been deemed proper, ness with the outfit. His dealings with the Socony and Atlantic, which he compares favor­ though perhaps foolish, to wage cused of. betting on himself, but ably only to each other and to> a buck or two on the horses. But the amount of money Involved, nothing else, have convinced call. He got more gall from the behind. Upon reporting to the few realize the amount of dough about $400, Is so ridiculously him that there is nothing like company than call, but that came ship, he said, he found it to be an that changes hands at other sport­ small for a player cro\Yding th* later in his story. After much old motor vessel and the only thing ing events. Baseball,' for example, $10,000-a-year bracket that it the SIU. Halbert, so his story goes, signed waiting, Halbert got a call to man new about it was the crew. The is one sport that pretends betting seems hardly likely he would up with Sun Oil in otder to be able a ship in Houston, Texas; so he old rust pot was called the S. £. doesn't exist. . But right in the bother to put through long dis­ to ship out when he received the packed his gear and left Beaumont Graham, but the boys redubbed it shadow of the "No Betting" sign tance telephone calls to New York the S. E. Groan for obvious the sporting gentry will wager you for that purpose. It's being asked reasons. on whether the next pitch will be if Molinas was involved in his Christmas Presents For AH On Ship a The scow made six knots with­ strike or a ball, whether the bat­ college days and was still under out straining its jet motors to ter will get a hit, how many inn­ the thumb of a big money bettor. Tampa, Fia., and after it crawled ings the pitcher will last, how Simple To Fix in to port, Halber^ writes, the own­ many runs, if any, will be scored that inning, and so on. Basketball's big troubles are tha er came aboard and said the ship Not Worth the Risk ease with which the game can be was going north to Chester, Pa., Despite the heavy sugar wagered fixed and the fact that it's a big for a run to Boston, Mass. It sounded all right, so after straight­ on baseball games the sport has time sport operating , with college ening out some wage differences, been remarkably free of attempted the crew signed on for the north- fixes, over the years. Now and students who are thrown a few dol­ em run and settled down to what then you hear about somebody in lars' expense money as their ^nly seemed to be a regular job. That the minor leagues putting a few compensation. • One man can work only confirmed what he had been chips on his own ball ciub. When a fix all by his lonesome if he is a key to the attack, and with bet­ told, Halbert said, because he the culprits are discovered they ting being done on the point dif­ are automatically banished from the asked the company if the work was between teams, it's a sim­ steady before he would sign on the game and tnat's that. And of ference ple thing to do. course,^it's pretty tough to fix a i^'essei. Theoretically, the money boys baseball game single-handed. Be­ Gets Taken sides, the rewards to good players got out of the basketball betting To make a long story less tire­ are large Aenough so that a few game when the original scandals some, Halbert got the short end of himdred or a few thousand dollars broke a couple of seasons back. the deal with the company, because that could be gained by attempting That's hard to believe if you take his steady job lasted just as long as a fix simply aren't worth the risk. a look at the money passing hands it took the ship to reach Chester The big culprit in the fix racket outside New - York's Madison where it went Into drydock. He the last few years has been basket­ Square Garden after a game. The was had and he knew it, but no ball. The sport had just about crowd on the sidewalk is so thick amount of- crying or arguing could cleaned its skirts of * betting and so busy you can't fight your remedy the situation. When he troubles a couple of seasons back way through. And with so many headed back for Beaumont with when a new scandal blossomed hundreds of teams operating cross­ transportation pay in his kick, over the betting activities of Jack country, it wouldn't be surprising which he had to fight to get, he was Molinas, a professional with the if more fix incidents continue to a sadder but wiser seaman. Fort Wayne Pistons. pop up for some time to come. Young Seafarer Suffers Fatal Auto injuries, Signs On For Final Voyage «r - ij '»• •» •jj.t k ou Crew opens Christmas presents during party thrown by Captain Goezinne. Each member got a present from captain and his wife on the Northwestern Victory. At top, some of the crew open pres­ ents, while, below, the captain, his wife, and his. dog,' Corky, pose with John Buccl, ship delegate, left, for the cameraman. HBR SHtPSHAK/ SIU HAS A IPOTA-noM MAIMTAIMING 'CLEAM SHIPS. AT THE PAYOFF 6E SURE THE _ R4SSA6£W!AyS,MESSazw, fiOCislSA»JD DECKS ABE O-EAH. 6E A" CSEW THE SIU CAM BE PRouD OF ! SVlii The late Donald Richey, a Seafarer of 10 years standing with the Union, passed on to a greater reward early last month, according to a letter to the LOG from his mother, Mrs. R. R. Richey. His death came as a result of fatal injuries received in an automobile accident in Bellaire, Ohio. — merchant marine, .^Richey sailed time for Thanksgiving dinner with "Donald M. Richey," his mother writes, "was born in for two more years,"getting off his his family. It was soon after that Feesburg, Ohio, July 17, 1925, and last ship, .the Robin Sherwood, in that he went on his final voyage. departed this world In Bellaixe City Hospital, Bellaire, Ohio, at 8:30 P.M. Saturday, December 5, 1953, as a result of fatal-injuries received in a tragic automobile ac­ cident on Wednesday, December 2, The LOG opens this column, as on exchange for stewards, cooks, on State Route 7 near Bellaire." bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-knoum Thus ended the short life story of cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, a happy, companionable, well-like suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Victor Tubo's recipe Seafarer, whose passing will be for "chicken adobo with rice." mourned by all his shipmates, The wealth of menu possibilities offered by experimenting friends and relatives. with foreign cookery is something Seafarers are well aware Richey, his mother said, gradu­ ated from Hamersville High School of. The many nationalities often represented on SIU ships with the class of 1943 and entered provide ample opportunity to> the merchant ma­ get the inside track on popular kept asking for more, and it be­ rine at the age foreign dishes and menu items came a regular Sunday feature. of 17 when the that can be prepared in a partic­ Actually, "adobo" is the Philippine hot war was boil­ ular national style. equivalent for goulash. ing over. His first Such is the case with "chicken To prepare it for a "full crew, voyage was on a adobo," which is really a sort of you would need ten chickens ship in the midst goulash, except (about 40 pounds), 2-3 garlic cloves, of a 100-ship con­ with bigger cuts 3 soupspoons of vinegar, and papvoy to Europe in of chicken. The rika and pepper to season. Divide the days before dish, according to the chicken into eighths, chop the the backs of the Richey c h i frf steward garlic very fine and mix all the in­ German undersea gredients together for about an raiders were broken. Changing Victor Tubo is a hour. scenes and oceans,, Richey's next special favorite trip took him to the South Pacific in the Philippine* Thus, although the dish is sim­ for a 13-month run, shuttling mili­ Islands,. w h-e r * ple to make, the most time is taken tary supplies'between New Guinea he hails from, with the mixing, which allows the and Australia for* the Army, Navy originally, and in chicken to get the proper coating, Tube his more than 30 and Marines. inside and out, of the spices and During the course of his tea- years of sailing all over the world vinegar. TLen, cook the combina­ year maritime career, he visited he's found it suits every type of tion in the same large pan you . 98 countries and sailed every one taste. would use for a goulash, for 3-4 Tubo, who's 6een sailing in the hours in a low oven. Too much' of the seven seas. However, Ohio law did not exempt him from, the- SIU since 1947, said he found a heat will cause the chicken to draft while he was in the typical reaction to the dish on shrink altdisether. Serve with boil- . merchant marine. In February,; Robin Line ships, whep passengers ed rice. The same preparation, in1951, he went to war with the 231st on the African run found it on the cldentiilly, can be followed with Engineering Combat Battalion and menu. Since they had never heard big chunks of pork or beef, except received an honorable discharge, in of it before, they considered it that in the case of. pork, it should SeptembCT .9f jthat. . - j vvitb eflhie .jiii^pieion, ,but after it hot be in. the oven much more thah Returning to his first love, the was trotted out laikl «ervedi iUiey an hour^' u'; >.'• -a v �SEAFARERS JuMry n. It54 (GM To Get LOG lit Germany To the Editor: : aon Norman was in the mer-chant marine before going into the Air Force. He had been receiving the SEAFARERS LOG right along, and I have been sending it to him in Germany. Would you kindly send it to his new address so he will get it sooner. He enjoys read­ ing it and intends to go back to sea when his time is up in the Air Force. Thank you. Mrs. N. E. Snyder (Ed. note—We have noted your change of address on our mailing list.) t t Good Chow Marks Christmas Oay PUS Hospitals Help'Test Drugs LETTERS praise from the brass in Japan, but that didn't get us ashore in Korea. The only time we got ashore was in a little place just 12 miles from the front lines. Red underground fighters were raising all kinds of ruckus every night killing some of the boys on the outposts. The CO up there said it was okay with him if the Reds got us, it was our neck and our sad story. But all this is past now and I am on the m,arried Seafarers best deal, the Ponce. We're on a steady run from PR to PE and back again. I'm home in Miami for three days and two nights and then gone for eight days, regularly. You can't beat that, and with an SIU contract, too. There is only one thing we need on the Ponce and that's an SIU slop chest price list so we can or­ der gear by mail. We must have a price list so we know how mUch money to send for each of eur pur­ chases. Tom Collins Tlmnks Crew For Sending Flowers To the Editor: The following thank you letter was sent to the crewmembers of the Northwestern Victory by Mrs. M. Betty Goezinne, the captain's wife. We all like the note and would like you to publish it in the LOG. Crewmembers of Northwestern Victory To the Crew of the Northwestern Victory: Thanks a lot, fellows, for the lovely flowers. We surely do ap­ preciate them. Last year I happened to see, in a copy of the LOG, a cartoon concemlhg the "old man's" wife. You To the Editor: We, the crew of the Elizabeth, do here and now wish to give our praise and thanks to the steward department, and especially the chief steward, for the fine Christ­ inas dinner which we received on Christmas Day. Although the day was passed at sea it was made an enjoyable one because we had such a fine dinner. The menu was one that we be­ Enjoyed Reading lieve surpasses kny that has been LOG Overseas put out on any To the Editor: ship, bar none, I have been receiving the SEA­ even including FARERS LOG since I have been first-class passen­ in Korea with the Marine Corps ger vessels. We and have enjoyed and appreciated are enclosing a it very much. I am now due to copy-of the return to the States, and will be menu, in the released shortly after, so I am en­ hope that you closing my change of address. I may publish it. wish to thank you for yoiir con­ People often ask Cantwell sideration in sending me the SEA­ us why we go to Eddie Dacey, chief steward, sea. Our response is, that as long FARERS LOG. I intend to return stands between Captain and to sea as soon as I get out. "as there are menus like this, and Mrs. Goezinne at the crew's Robert W. Mytton good stewards to go witfi them, we Christmas party. (Ed. note: We have changed will continue to sail. If you go, go your mailing address, as you wiir probably remember it, too. It first class. asked.) showed a couple of fellows looking Praise Service t t up to the deck above and wonder­ We also wish to praise the serv­ Many Food Beefs ing who the classy dame was. By ice rece'ived during the meal. It was truly unsurpassed, and it was Aboard Compass the following day they knew the awful truth, and when a new guy quite impossible for any man to the Editor: asked them they said, "Oh, that ask for better, as there was some ToThe crewmembers of the Com­ old bag—that's the captain's wife." one standing by each table ready pass (Compass), have been given It gave me a big laugh. I'm glad and more than willing to comply false promises about getting stores to know I've passed the test and with your every wish. Some of the and were given a runaround about haven't gotten in your way too "waiters" were the chief steward, Jhe steward's stores. We are thankthe third cook, the pantryman and mi that we now have a steward on much. You've been a good gang to sail with. our own efficient waiter. It was board who has fought hard to get really a very Merry Christmas, as the Again, my sincerest thanks for few things we now have on far as good food and excellent board. the flowers, ^ service were concerned, and we Betty Goezinne We were promised food supplies are most appreciative. i4" 4> To give you all a good tip, the for 90- days by the company agent, the captain, who is now aboard, Crew Grieves chief steward's name is Charley and the SIU agent in Seattle, be­ Cantwell, a name that means good fore we sailed. We received only a Lost Brother chow and good service. ^ few requisitioned items before we To the Editor: Crew of Elizabeth We, the crew of the Seatrain (Ed. note: Unfortunately, space sailed. The crew claims that the will not permit us to publish. all last steward quit in disgust, due to Texas, lost our chief cook in the the excellent menus sent in by Sea­ the same beefs. These included untimely passing of -Cecil C. shortages of food, and a scarcity McDilda while on shore leave in farers.) of such items as table spoons, tea Galveston, Texas, on January 11. i. t. t, Cecil was stricken with a heart at­ spoons, knives and forks. Complains Of No tack and was attended by a physi­ Signed by 23 crewmembers of the Compass cian who advised him to' remain Leave in Korea To the Editor: This is just a note to let the Un­ ion know upon reading in the LOG that the SIU is finally getting the Army straightened out about shore leave in Korea was good news to all of us on the Ponce (PR Marine). This doesn't mean too much to us now, as we are running from Ponce, PR, to Port Everglades, Fla., but who knows what ship or where we go next. I was on the Korea shuttle and I know what no shore leave means. We capxe from New York to Pearl Harbor with­ out shore leave and then, contin­ ued on to Japan. In all, we had 47 days aboard ship and ' no time ashore. We ran into this for the six months we were over there. In Japan we could-go ashore, but in Korea we -got ashore only by sneaking ashore' and taking a chance of getting shot climbing the fence in and out. v We carried" a lot of cargo for the military but the Amqr shore people never gave us a minute athqrv for it;. W« got all kinds of Pare Twenty-one LOG Shipping Through Panama Canai Some of the crewmembers idioard the Hastings relax a bit as the vess^ inches along ^through the Panama CanaL They arei left to rlghi^ Melil» Guerrero, Hart and lEcci. Photo by Doe Watson. - prone for awhile. Game, and per­ haps foolish, to the last, he rose and shortly afterward suffered a second attack from which he died enroute to the hospital. Brother McDilda came aboard on December 22, 1953, having been a crewmember only three weeks before he was taken ill. Soon after his shipboard duties began, com­ plimentary remarks were ex­ changed between licensed and un­ licensed personnel about his cul­ inary skill. Highly Cooperative * As a member of the steward de­ partment it was a* pleasure to be associated with him While on duty. Never before have !worked in the galley with anyone who was more cooperative and compatible than McDilda. As ship's delegate I am sure that I voice the wholehearted senti­ ments of the erew when I say he was well-liked and respected, both as a crewmember and as a profi­ cient chief cook. In the passing of brother McDilda, the SIU has lost a loyal bo'okmember. We, the crew of the Seatrain Texas, wish to convey our deepest sympathy and condolences to his bereaved loved ones and to his many friends throughout the mem­ bership. Charles W. Cothron Ship's Delegate , i i J. . Israel Seaman Mag Published To the Editor: I am sending you two copies of the latest issue of "The Israel Seaman." Unfortunately, I cannot offer you an English translation of this magazine because our financial outlay does not permit a venture of this kind at present. However, it is my hope that our budget-for the coming year may afford us sufficient funds to be able tc trans­ late and print at least a summary of "The Israel Seaman" in Eng­ lish. The Hebrew edition I have sent you would, meanwhile, be well worth your perusal provided some­ one within your organization is qualified to translate it. The arti­ cles contained therein cover just about every aspect of the life of the seaman, ranging from prob­ lems of current topical interest, to sea lore, fiction and art. I weald like to take this oppor­ tunity to express my thanks for the regular issues of your official organ, the SEAFARERS LOG. Ifind it of great interest, both as a fine medium of information and also as an aid in developing inter­ esting ideas for my own publica­ tion. Jacob Hardoff, editor To the Editor: We the crew of the Sunion wish to add our voice of protest to the closing of the USPHS hospitals. We feel that the Government is practicing false economy, due to the fact that said hospitals have been one of the main factors in checking various diseases contacted by people who sail or visit foreign ports in all parts of the world. Also, it has been a proving ground for a great number of miracle drugs. We also think that practices set up 150 years ago, with a thought for the future health of those who have to travel to aU parts of the world, is being lost. We also feel it is the duty of those who have the health of the public in mind, namely our Senators and Repre­ sentatives, to be notified by each seaman and also our committees set up for this purpose. Our union should not spare any expense in fighting this move. Signed by 28 crewmembers of the Sunion t 4 4 • Topside Gripes To Patrolman To the Editor: A new era has started in the SIU and I think the membership should be informed. Today brother Marty Breithoff came down to settle a few mi­ nor beefs, and lo and behold, top­ side put in a beef about the food and the way it was prepared! • The captain was informed Lee that we had had a meeting the day before, and that the unlicensed personnel gave the steward department a vote of con­ fidence, since all hands were well pleased with the food. Topside's beef boils down to the fact that the steward won't give them spe­ cial favors, as far as I can figure out^ That is bothering them, this being kind of out of the line of most of the topside policy. I thought it might be a good idea to let our membership know just how far some phonies will go to put over their point. We sailed from Baltimore on January 12th, and so far have had a nice trip. The first assistant en­ gineer on here has kept a little dissension going from the first, but being a real phoney he can do no harm, as we all know how to han­ dle his kind. We will pay off in Baltimore about the 10th of Feb­ ruary. Other than the beef about the steward department, we have no beefs. Charles O. Lee 4 4 4 Hard Core Still Wants Mail From Loyal To Union the Editor: Mother ML Crew ToWell, fellows, it looks like "old 4" 4' To the Editor: Just a few lines to say thanks for your regular dispatch of the LOG, which I have been receiving down at Invercaugill, New Zeal­ and. However, I have moved, and hope you can send the LOG to me at my new address. I would very much like to hear from some old pals aboard the Mother ML, which left Liverpool on February 8, 1952—such men as Eric Joseph, Messman; Cosmo Cunvitch, AB; j),ngelo Onnello, DM; a guy called Shaky and one by the name of Max The Banker. Will you please print my address, so they can write to me. Thank you and success to your Union. Tommy Home 197 Wairakei Road Bryndwr, cairistchurch New Zealand (Ed. note: We have changed your making address; as you re|uested.> _ tired feet" has just got himself a reprieve. He rung in everyone to vote but the cigar store Indian. We were surprised he didn't try to get Turner and Captain Billy into the polling place, too. The hard core of the SIU men are still on the Atlantic Ranger to stay. The crews of the ships are still mostly SIU. We have just got our second wind now and we know who the real stooges are. From here on in to victory, it is going to be all SIU. If "old tired feet" thinks he is going to be able to shift his bulk from those tired feet, back on the padded part, he has another surprise in store. He hasn't "seen anything but the be­ ginning yet. Th6 SIU is like water-in a boiler. When it looks low, watch out. Thaft the time when things start to pop. Biu HammwA �S E A F A'kER S L O Q Gets letter. From Congress fe'' L E T T EES JUH1M7 2!S, 1954 Stony Creek is Not Up To Pdr To the Edltort (Ed. note: The following letter was sent to Brother Edtimrd P. This voyage began June 11,1953 he made his home atop it until he More- of the same happened to Ships to NO For Scherzer, bosun on the Potrero Harry in Baltimore under the commahd of shipped out. Kauffman when his shoes Hills, in response to the letter Enough for now, brothers, but E. M. Mokarzel. We behold a beau­ which he sent to his representative were hit with the syrup. Also, we Healthy Likes it SIU men aboard have been threat­ New Orleans cannot be beat in any tiful sight dm that day, chses upon To the Editor: in Congress, the Hon. Edward A. Garmatz of the 3rd District, Mary­ ened on the messroom hulletin It was agreed by the medical way. At least that's my Impression. cases of beer, roughly 800 of them, land.) boards and'oh .the blackboards be- profession that a change of climate In addition to meeting nearly ev­ were being loaded into the hold. lew. We were warned that we Had •would be beneficial to my health. erybody, I met the crooner. Moon The farm was never like this—fo'r Dear Mr. Scherzer: a few hours. Thank you very much for your better get off or the trip north Without any further notice I made Kouns. Leaving the drydock that eve­ letter of the sixteenth, informing would'be rough. Such threats only preparations for my departure from Paddy Farrell ning there were sounds of dissen­ me of your interest in maintaining strengthen our determination to New York for good old New Or­ t 3^ 3^ sion in the en­ the USPHS hospitals for the bene­ stay. Not a single SIU man" aboard leans where I had ^hipped from gine room. The fit of merchant seamen, US Coast has wavered in the face of siich and also resided on and off for Bridgeport Cafe old goat of a Guard employees and other Fed­ threats, and I hope no one does the past 33 years. chief engineer, eral employees, who are now being give in to them. There is something about New Welcomes Seamen never having seen served by these hospitals. , The revokers seem to be leading Orleans that is beyond expressing, To the Editor: any of his crew the troublenyikers, but only one At this time I am the black gang especially the friendship and cour­ When my attention was first before, suddenly delegate aboard the Council Grove, called to the recommendation made ipan has had courage enough to tesy expressed by its people. came to the con­ sign his name to anything. I go a Cities Service tanker contracted On my arrival I made a survey to the Secretary clusion that the of some of my old haunts and be­ to the SIU. We are discharging of the Depart­ now, but I shall return. SIU was nothing Herman Duran lieve me I was cargo at Bridgeport, Conn. ment of Health, Black but a bunch of astounded to see ^ 4 3) Education and In this city there is a most ex­ banded to­ the many changes quisite place where a seafaring gether to form bums Welfare that a more perfect funds for the op­ Atlantic Drive in the city in man can , enjoy himself. The union and that he would rather go eration of USPHS the past five qwner is a perfect host and the back to the penitentiary than sail individual One hospitals "be elim­ years. The build­ help consists of a waitress by the with them again. Well, the 6IU inated from the To the Editor: ing projects that name of Terry who is a very ef­ aims to please. Here's hoping they An after-supper bull session was budget to be sub­ have been com­ ficient and cooperative person. I give him a cozy cell. in progress here on the Alcoa mitted to Con­ pleted through­ would whole-heartedly recommend Scherzer A couple of days underway the gress in January Puritan (Alcoa) last night. Many out the city and that every Seafarer who comes to captain, out of the goodness of his this port visit Tilton's Restaurant, for the coming fiscal year, I im­ subjects were kicked around in Farrell suburbs area heart and pocket, let it be known mediately wrol^e to the President, typical sailor fashion, when sud­ credit ..to the pre­ 1127 Stratford" Avenue, Bridgeport, urging that the Administration re­ denly, a brother who had been vailing administration. I saw" that Conn. The part-owner is an ex- that anyone could buy all the beer consider this recommendation and silent throughout, asked a question more progress had been made in seafaring man himself, and would they wanted — at $6 a case! The withdraw its request. This was on which stumped all the' brilliant the past five years than had been like the LOG to be sent to the captain wanted to get rich in one trip while it took Mayor Hague 20 September 2nd, and while I re­ minds aboard the vessel. accomplished in the previous 28 restaurant, as a lot of Seafarers years. "What happened to our Atlantic ceived an acknowledgment, I have years 1 had known and lived in come in asking for the LOG. Bunkers, No Beer no further word from the Presi- tanker drive?" he asked. "Why New Orleans. These beautiful Cecil N. Lewis From Chesapeake Lightship to didn't we win the vote?" , dent to date. buildings are a sight to behold and Gibralter, Port Said, Bahrein .:and (Ed. note: We have added TilThe answer came from a softOpposes USPHS Shut-Down I believe that New Orleans shall spoken brother whose words be one of the most beautiful cities ton's Restaurant to our mailing Singapore we had plenty of bunk­ In view of the fact that these brought a crimson tint to many a list, as you asked.) ers aboard the Stony Creek but hospitals are a vital necessity to face and led to a hasty adjourn­ in the 48 states in the near future not muclubeer. By the time we hit 3) 3> t • at the current rate of progress. merchant seamen and other gov­ ment. Here it is, paraphrased; Japan, his beer ran out as did his I visited the Catholic Maritime SHI Agent is ernment employees, and also the source-of additional revenue. This Look Unto Yourself Club, 711 Camp Street, and was fact that the facilities have been must have given him distemper be­ Welcome Sight designated as vital to Civil Defense, "Stand before your mirrors and cordially greeted by Rev. Mccause it was then that he first I shall certainly oppose every ef­ ask the man.-you see there if he Donough; I was so enthused that I To the Editor: began to act strangely with fort to eliminate funds for the con­ can honestly and sincerely credit decided to stop at the place. I I am now . starting my fourth thoughts of grandeur dancing in tinuation of these hospitals from himself with even one Atlantic found a number of SIU men who year as a member of the SIU his head. the budget for fiscal 1955. seaman's vote. If he answers in had the highest praise for Father family, and once again I am very The captain and the mate came Sincerely the affirmative, congratulate the McDonough for his interest in the happy to belong. I had to pay. off up with the idea that- only one Edward A. Garmatz, MC brother for a job well done. If he Seafarers on the beach. I might the Fairland in Seattle because of sailor would be required on watch answers negatively classify him say that free meals and entertain­ illness, and I am now in the and that the other two would have t t with the non-producing members ment galore are given as well as marine hospital in San Francisco. to get rich some other way. Any­ LOti Needed On It sure is a reassuring feeling to way, the deck department voted of this Union upon whose shoulders friendship and encouragement. know that you are not alone in the to follow the agreement — three rest full blame for the failure of Free Meal An NMU YesseJL world. When you see your repre­ men on watch. the organizing drive." To the Editor: I sauntered in the other night sentative come to see you—a fine This struck me as being an ade­ and It doesn't pay to get sick aboard Would you please send me a lo and behold there were four and happy fellow like Marty Breitcopy of the LOG every two weeks. quate reply to the question. If, how­ lady hostesses in working gear hoff or Tom Banning—^not only^o this scow.,The captain just doesn't 1 am now on an NMU ship, run­ ever, this unhappy experience has dishing out free dinners to all and give you your money but to see believe you. Mail on here is a ning to the Persian Gulf from awakened the membership to our sundry. Of course. Father McDon­ if you are OK in all other ways, sometimes thing. We send letters and they are sent to us, but we Japan. The ship is expected to individual responsibilities in these ough was in the midst shooting the it sure makes you feel good. then something important breeze with the various seam,eff. never receive any. Guess nobody stay out here for nine months drives, 1 want to thank Steve Cardullo writes to us, so they would have more. I left the Trojan Trader was accomplished after all. All Seafarers are welcome in this of Philadelphia sincerely, for the Frank Held (Trojan) in Yokohama to go to the little haven of rest until their ship way he spoke to my wife when she us believe. 3^ 3^ In the Book hospital. When I- shipped out comes in. All the prices are rea­ called him. Once again, thanks to sonable. again, through the SUP, in Yoko­ Safety regulations are observed everyone, from Paul Hall down, hama, Mr. Kim got me a job on Frances^ Food I remember way back in 1917 for a fine Union. aboard by going to the officers' this ship. Out here I am out of Gets Booby Prizes when our old ISU hall was located and leafing through Coast Frank B. McCollian cabins touch with my own union, so I To the Editor: on Julia and Magazine street. The Guard pamphlets. There certainly 3" t 4 would certainly appreciate - the is no evidence of them anywhere In the food department, it looks front office and all official busi­ LOG. else on this rust bucket. like Bull Lines is taking up where ness was conducted in that section. Two Tings Top William F. Le Veen There is a rumor going the Calmar left off—at least as far as In'the rear there was a large room (Ed. note: We have added your the Frances is concerned. Since with seats around and in the mid­ Crewmember List rounds that the "Filthy Creek" is name to the mailing list, as you this ship crewed up in Philadel­ dle of the room there was a trap To the Editor: headed for Monkey Wrench Cor­ asked.) ner. Let us pray. The name was phia on October 18th, this topic door that led down to the saloon Here on the good old Neva West i, 4. has been a stereotyped beef at the underneath. When a Seafarer came this trip, we have Jose Garcia Gon­ hung on the ship by the Navy , in but the situation has re­ in to pay his dues some of the zales as serang. Tiny Wallace, the Yokosuka. However they assured Offensive Starts meetings, brothers, realizing he was e "live famous Henry Lopez, the mayor of us they meant no reflection on the mained unchanged. On Board Henry This is one of the worst feeding one" would accost him Md lure Post Office Street, and as belly good gang aboard, but only on the To the Editor: ships most of us have ever been him to the waiting room. While robber, Two-Ton Tiny Kennedy. ship itself. Just about the .only bit of light The offensive has started. Today, on. If we can't improve the con­ introducing him to the brothers We are now visiting the old city when I came off watch, I discov­ dition for our unfortunate selves, they would pass around the "Grow­ of Casablanca, then to the city of aboard this vessel is the steward ered that one of the childish At­ we can at least warn anyone who ler" which held about one gallon romance, Hamburg. So far we a^re department. She's been a first lantic brothers had poured some has designs on sailing her in the of beer. It was customary to throw having a good trip with everybody class feeder since the day we left. a fin or more into the "Grciwler." happy. We wish all brothers a be- That's all we can say about her. oi the company's third-rate imita­ future. It was then taken to the trap door 4ated Merry Christmas and very Twenty-nine other crewmembers tion maple syrup on my bunk. Fred T. MUler concur. and lowered-to the counter for the prosperous New Year. How childish can you get? I won­ X ^ necessary sandwiches and peti­ Elmer Black der how they'd act if they lost? R. A. Burdick tions. (Ed. note: Headquarters has I have not mentioned the iffci- Thanks Men For 4, J, if •' written you on ifrur complaints Box Car Bed dent to anyone, because this ju­ and 'plans to talce appropriate ac­ Xmas Present At night, many of the brothers Likes To D^dd venile delinquent undoubtedly told tion.) " would not have the price of a flop, all his buddies about it and they To the Editor: 3> 3i 3" are just waiting for me to start I take this means of thanking so the railroad was adjacent and About Shipping crying. This should spoil some of every seaman who was in the plenty of box cars were at their To the Editor: the fun for them. I expect more USPHS hospital here in Galveston, disposal. A good many seamen who I would like to thank you for of the same, though why I was Texas, for Christmas, for the nice were schooner-rigged would climb sending me the LOG regularly.' .1 Woitis LMti especially selected I do hot know. Christmas gift that was presented up . the ladder on the side of the have enjoyed reading about \the To .the Editor: It is for sure that if much more of to me. May God bless each and box car and spread out their news­ SIU ever'since 1947, as well as all Now that I have a permanent this takes place, and I discover the every one in the New Year and papers to t^ke a snooze. Many of about the th'ings that are happen­ home in Baltimore, where I' am culprit, there will be a summary smooth sailing. them Would wake up In the Ely- ing all around .the ports. It'sure shippiiig, I would like to have the ,I will be on the. job this year sian ifields, or Galveston, which makes me feel like shipping out LOG sent-to me regularly. Thank execution. My patience long . ago was the same as in all the others in are two points apart. The cairs just one more, time, even tlibugh you. . stretched to the. breaking point and the past. 1 am known to seamen would move everywhere. However» I am, way over herp in. Kenosha^ Orlando L.., Gueuero « J may not be able to,hol4 pn mucb as "Mom.';' . ;the old timer knew which one Wisconsin; (Ed. No.te; The LOG wHl he,3ent: Mrs. Alice Knowltoa might, be «roiind,lof j| wjhUe. Mid Enile Raacttcei . to yo^ a$ i/ou,requested, j, . .longer.: •.. settled StV Man! i. V. • m �Th e Pai* Ttnfa^-tkraift gVAFAnBRS^tjOC hmmmr M. l*H cings—Pirates Best known of the earliest seafarers are the Vikings, thealmost legendary Northmen who sailed the Baltic Sea, and the Western Ocean. It is difficult to separate fact froni legend when dealing with the Vikings. Tales of their prowess were traditionally told at family and court events and wandering minstrels sang of their deeds' Vikings were the most feared raid­ over most of Europe. They ers in memory. They were superb were finally recorded in the physical specimens, each standing 12th century. These written well over six feet talL They -were trained for physical combat from records are the Norse (Ice­ early childhood, and were invari­ landic) sagas. It is probable that over the years, many of their sup­ posed deeds were exaggerated all out of proportion. In spite of this, their documented exploits estab­ lish them as a remarkable group «f seamen. The word Viking goes back to early Norse, when it meant a searover or pirate. Since the Vikings operated in the 8th, 10th and 11th centuries, the word pirate was no particular insult. However, in the light of their activities, later acts of piracy seem mere child's play. The Vikings, for the most part, were made up of wealthy young men from the leading families of the Scandinavian peninsula and Iceland, although there was no particular discrimination against (Others. Their wanderings and forays were, looked upon con; descendingly by the elders as a sort of sowing of wild oats. The expeditions usually proved profit­ able and enriched the family cof­ fers. According to what facts there are, casualties among the Vikings were not heavy, although they inflicted fearful losses upon Goths, Picts, Jutes, Saxons, Franks and others whose settlements they attacked. Today, however, the Vikings' fame is based on their daring sea­ manship in venturing out into the stormy waters of the North Atlan­ tic and settling the hitherto un­ discovered islands of Iceland and Greenland, as well as a reputed settlement made on the shores of Labrador and Nova Scotia. While most Europeans did not dare to brave the open ocean at the time, the Vikings bested the North At­ lantic in their oversize rowing vesaelfr aided by a sail or two. To their potential victims, the ably better-armed than their ad­ versaries. After winning a victory ashore, the usual procedure was for the Vikings to go through the settlements with torches, burn everything not carried off, kill the male inhabitants who were not taken off to slavery and help them­ selves to the women. After a "vic­ tory" celebration, which was a par­ ticularly grisly affair, the Vikings sailed for home and the plaudits of friends and families. Established Colonies The Vikings were barbarians and their favorite victims were the Christian inhabitants of what are now France, England, . Scotland and Ireland, although they were known to have gone farther afield. The Vikings also made a practice of establishing far flung colonies to serve as supply and manpower bases. There are records of Viking settlements as far as Novgorod and Kiev in Russia and the great colony at Iceland, which came to rival and, eventually, surpass the Scan­ dinavian fatherland. Since our accounts of the Viking Age come principally from Christian chron­ iclers, our details are few. There is a good deal of prejudice on .the part of the Christian historians. This is not surprising, in view of the outrages perpetuated against the Christian religion. Churches and altars were desecrated in a particularly revolting manner and Christians were forced to take part in strange and horrible rites con­ ducted in their church edifices. Blood-curdling sacrificial rites were conducted, with reluctantChristians the victims. The Vikings remained bar­ barians until Leif Ericspn was con­ verted to Christianity. The son of Eric the Red, after embracing the Rock-Bound Oregon Lighthouse One of the most picturesque, and most dangerous, lighttiouse loca­ tions is Tillamook Rock,: a mile Off ffie coast of Oregon. It's not unusual for lighthouse keepers to be InanKmed on Tillamook for wieeks-at a thhe daring stormy weaiher. The light, whhsh has been In'operation since 1881, is T33 feet above tho sea, but its panieS ' have been broken by waves and llyiiig todka. -Old drawing shows clothing worn by Viking warriors and elaborately carved figureheads of their ships, propelled by both oars and sail. Primitive ships like these braved the North Atlantic in years when other navigators dared not venture into open ocean. Christian religion, dent all out in stamping out every remnant of his former paganisni wherever he enco.untered it. In doing so he be­ came involved in a death struggle with his father, Eric thp Red, who regarded the strange Christian rites as sacriligious. Leif Ericson was victorious in the struggle and the first Christian settlements in the New World were established in Iceland, Greenland and, accord­ ing to some chroniclers, on the coast of Vinland, which was Labrador or Nova Scotia. Most historians agree that the Vikings were easily the first to set foot on the continent of North America and antedated Columbus by as much as 450 years. Among evidence of this are the fox grapes, native to the east coast of Canada and the northeastern part of the United States, which,were success­ fully transplanted to Iceland and the Scandinavian penisula and grow there still. Those who claim there was no Viking landing on the North American mainland say that the absence of a permanent settlement in Labrador or Nova Scotia is evi­ dence of their claim. The Vikings, they believe, would have sensed the enormous economic and strate­ gic importance of their discovery and set up a supply and exploi'atory base here, as they did elsewhere. However there have been quite a few relics found which indicate thta the Vikings had some sort of foothold on the continent. The usual course of action to the noryiem adventurers remained the same, wherever they attacked. They began the campaign by oc­ casional attacks, during which they seized some strategic island neai^ the coast. The island was outfitted as an arsenal and supi>ly bhse and later used as a springboard for the main attack. The raids were usU- *ny made duflhg the sdrniner'.*''Af­ ter a concerted campaign, where I shipbuilding nations. Their ship the Vikings superior numbers and designs indicate an influence dat­ weapons inevitably wore down the ing back to the seagoing Baltic resistance of the defenders. They tribes in Roman days. This indi­ then moved in for mop-up opera­ cates that tlie art of shipbuilding tions. After this they were free was better preserved in this re­ gion than in the Mediterranean. to plunder at will. Although there were a number of When the orgy of pilla#, de­ struction, plunder, rape and mur­ commercial vessels plying the seas der was over, some of the attack­ at the time, particularly between ers usually showed a tendency to England and France, there are in­ settle do\vn and rule the region as dications that no ruler of the time, conquerers. The victors parcelled including Charlemagne, possessed out the land among themselves and an adequate navy. 12,000-M£n Fleet began to assimilate, more or less, with the natives. Their history at By the time of Eric the Red and that point fended to merge with Leif Ericson, there are records of the history of the region, but with craft with 20 to 30 rowers' benches, definite evidence of the Viking which meant <0 to 60 oars, since conquest. Areas where there is each bench held two rowers. The strong evidence of this include the vessels operated on rowing shifts, section of Ireland around Dublin, so each ship carried half again the Gemian Rhineland, and the re­ as many men .as it had rowers. One gion around the mouth of the Loire fleet that put out carried 12,000 River in France. men in 200 ships. This must have Even during the barbarian age, been as formidable a fleet as w as the Vikings were superior to the ever seen in thr.t time. The round, painted shields of Christian nations in material pos­ warriors (each oarsman sessions, particularly those relat­ tire ing to naval adventure. They doubled as a warrior, a sort of were the most advanced of the early marine) hung outside, along the bulwarks. The vessel was steered by an oar on the starboard side, as later whalers were. The prow and stern both rose high and the former was often caiwed into the likeness of a snake or dragon head. The Vikings carried mailFor obvious reasons the LOG shirts, the renowned Danish axes, cannot print any letter or spears or javelins, bow and arrow other communications sent in and sword. While the Vikings showed super­ by Seafarers unless the author human courage, they were, unfor­ signs his name. Unsigned, tunately, also distinguished by anonymous letters will only cruelty and faithlessness. They wind up In the waste-basket. showed, however, great capacity If circumstances justify, the for government and the best-ruled parts of iEurope at the time were LOG will withhold a signature Normandy and East Anglia, both on request, but if you want it of which were under Viking ad­ printe,d in the. LOG, put your ministration. Despite their short­ name on it, ' comings, these hardy people left their Imprint on time. « " Sign Name On LOG Letters �Pas* TweBty-faar SEAFARERS LOG >ai7 2X. 1»54 . DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS V|MORK (Ore), DactmlMr 10—Chalr- fraln from using grease pver and over 'f.'Z- Get New Hoohs Through Agents cross t>assages by sanitary men. heads are to be dieaned properly. beck passed to have the steward try and make a change in the menus. Motion was passed to buy cigarettes from the Sea SOUTH PORT (South Atlantic), Novem STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), Novem Chest and gdd the profits to the ship's bar 21—Chairman, R. E. Plarco; Soerober 4—Chairman, W. H. Moody; Secre­ fund. There is 814 in the ship's fund tary, J. H. Chatsoreau. Motion was tary, A. Anapol. Captain will continue at present. Repair lists wlU be made Seafarers who applied for passed to contact the agent in Savannah opening the slopchest every week Instead up and sent to. headquarters. about having the ship fumigated after new membership books in df issuing cigarettes in a lump sum this trip. Donations for the ship's fund Third cook Is to improve his cooking of FRENCH CREEK (Cities Bervice), De­ New York but are now sailing SEANAN (Orion), November 1 — Chair­ will be accepted at the first draw in vegetables. Shoreside personnel should cember 13—Chairman, Harry Jaynes; Beeman, A. D. Williams; Secretary, John the States. Name of man who missed from outports don't have to be kept out of midstiip house. AU are retary. Woody Whitford. Crew wiU sign Fisher. There Is a balance of 850 in the ship will be turned In to the Savannah to cooperate on this. articles, dated back to Boston, in Lake come to this city to get their ship's fund: 815 was used to buy a radio agent. Rapair list will be made up and November 26—Chairman, F. Tampal; Charles. Repair list wUl be posted and speaker. Robert Wagner was elected mailed in from Alexandria, Egypt. New new books. Secretary, C. Hughart. Captain and chief the mate wlU paint aU foc'sles this trip. ship's delegate. Discussion was held on washing machine will be asked for as engineer refuse to puU Ice on week Motion was passed to start a ship's fund. If the men involved will making repairs before painting, but af­ present one is worn out. ends, even though there js none for BR WiU be responsible for this and wiU ter weighing the matter we thought it i\Tlte to headquarters and tell meals. Deck department was cautioned buy games in the next port. W.itertlght BALTORE (Ore), December 20—Chair­ might be best to paint now, while the to keep a close eye on the gangway in doors need repairing. Cold water foun­ .the Union which port they are captain is in the mood. Messhall should man, E. Morgan; Secretary, Charles HenCalcutta. Delegates will get up a repair tain needs fixing. Harry Jaynes was schkew. Men were asked to be more be left clean; last stan(r)y should put sailing out of, the Union will ist and turn it over to the ship's dele elected deck delegate. the finishing touches to the messhall fully clothed in the future when enter­ (ate. so It can be turned In before leav­ December 24—Chairman, J. Tutwilen forward the book in care of tables. Wipers and OS will clean the ing ship's pantry. Steward department ing Colombo. Ship's delegate explained Secretary, R. Kipnast. There is 814 in laundry and the steward department will needs extra plates of various sizes. the port agent. that due to the ice situation, making of the ship's fund. Delegates were asked be responsible for the recreation room. Menus of this ship will be given to the ice cream would be cut down. Cook was to turn repair list over to the ship's dele­ Under no circumstances November 14—Chairman, E. F. Benson; patrolman to be compared with other asked to cAok vegetables a little more gate. Chief cook paid off in San Juan. Secretary, A. D. Williams. Repair list ships of this company, to see if the however, will the books be Chief cook's payoff will be reported to was given to the captain. Water sample food aboard this ship is Inferior. In­ TACALAM (Seatrade), December 13 — the patrolman. After coffeetime. cups sent through the mails to any will be sent to New York as soon as pos­ structions were given to the membership Chairman, A. Coidsmit; Secretary, J. San­ should be returned to the pantry. Evapo­ sible Letter was read by the steward that in future they were not to discredit private addresses. chez. F. Caspar was elected ship's dele rated milk lately received is full of delegate on the chief cook changing jobs the steward department of this ship but gate. Each department should try to lumps. Ship's chandler should dispose because of health. Bosun promised the direct their grievances against those who straighten out Its own beefs before bring­ of this milk to other suckers. ship's delegate that the chains and oil are responsible. In the future, when ing them to the ship's delegate. Each barrels blocking the No. 5 hold will be serving iced tea or other beverages con­ the LOG. Messman was given a tip from department will make out a repair list STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), Novem­ removed. There should be a regular taining ice. it would be appreciated if the AU repairs not done before reaching ber 29—Chairman, Aussie Shrlmpton; crew for his splendid service and for time for the slopchest to be open. Cap­ the pieces of ice were small enough to keeping the messhaU in such clean con­ port wiU be brought to the attention of Secretary, William Devlin. Slopchest was Crackers tain will be asked about having the elec­ enter each individual glass. the patrolman. Patrolman will be asked poorly stocked with foul weather and at all times. tric fans cleaned and painted. If the are to be included in future night dition November 11—Chairman, E. -M. Bry­ to investigate delayed saUlng from winter gear. Captain was notified. Vote stove goes on the hum again the steward lunches. Toaster needs repairing. There ant; of thanks went to the steward depart­ Secretary, W. Lachance. One man New York. department will have to arrange to take is not enough soap to clean the laundry missed ment for a job well done. Report on in Baltimore, two in San care of it. Men working on OT should tanks. Repair list for minor Items will Juan. ship MICHAEL (Carres), November 24 — the Incident involving a performer has have been complaints make their own coffee and not take the be given to the deck engineer so that about the There crew messman not being on the Chairman, Fred Bruggner; Secretary, E. been made out and wlU be handed to watches'. Captain will be asked about they can be taken care of before arrival ball. Steward tried to straighten him out Manuel. 831 was coUected for the ship's the patrolman for disposal. Arrival pool in Baltimore. seindiug air mail from Guam. but the man refused to cooperate. Every- fund; 81.50 was spent for stamps and will, be run by the steward, with half SOUTHPORT (South Atlantic), Noveml9 .""^'s satls- 86.70 for other items, leaving a balance the proceeds going to the winner and BUNION (lea), December 20—Chairman, taction at this time. Electrician fixed the of 821.80 which was turned over to the the other half to the ship's fund. Re­ Antonio Sirgrano; Secretary, Waiter R. ber 22—Chairman,. R. E. Fierce; Secre­ hot plate for the crew and put It in treasurer, E. Manuel. Duke Livingston pair list must be ready for boarding Motion was Gfis. All refrigerated stores should be tary, J. H. Chassereaii. was elected ship's delegate. . Linen must patrolman. Arrangements wlU be made removed before the next voyage. Ship's passed to contact the Savannah agent the pantry. be turned in on linen day when receiv­ to pick up new books and magazUies dur­ delegate should collect fifty cents per about having the ship fumigated after ing the coastwise run, if possible. MASSMAR (Calmer), December t — ing fresh linen. man by payoff time to pay for the tele­ completlbn of this trip. Donations for the December 20—Chairman, Fred Brug­ December IS-^-Chelrman, Aussio' gram sent to headquarters. Ship's dele­ ship's fund will be accepted at the first Chairman, John T. Wulxen; Secretary, gner; Secretary, E. Manuel. Deck de­ Shrlmpton; Secretary, William Devlin, Jr. gates should contact the chief mate and draw in the States. Names of the men Phillip B. Livingston. Washing machine partment and steward department sailed Brothers were reminded to leave the chief engineer to have all quarters who missed ship .will be turned in to will be repaired in port. Repair list was one man short. Brand of washing ship in shipshape order for the incom­ souged before arrival. Repair list wUl the Savannah agent. Department heads turned in. Screen doors for the passage­ powder is inferior. Linen will be issued ing crew. AU extra Unen will be turned will be contacted about painting out way will be requested t>n arrival. Dis bo turned in. cussion was held on the old crew's wash­ piece by piece, due to the crew not over to the steward In time for the final rooms. turning in all linen. Messhall must be Inventory. Repair list has been made ing machine, which needs repair. Sug­ FELTORE (Or#), December 23—Chair­ out and given to the department heads, gestion was made to ask for crew dona­ kept clean at aU times. man, Arthur E. Sanders; Secretary, Jack and copies will be given to the patrol­ tions at the payoff to repair this. Sug­ Todd. Arthur E. Sanders was elected man. Some repairs .will be taken care of gestion was made that the crew stop _a_ ship's delegate by acclamation. Discus­ by the ship's crew. SmaU DT beef will patronizing the Atlantic Laundry, as this sion was held on the water condition. be straightened out in New York. Patrol­ company does not render satisfactory Steward was asked for more variety in man will be asked to Investigate reason service. the night lunch. Repair list will be pre­ why the slopchest for this voyage was so pared by department delegates. Clean­ poorly stocked. Ship left Stateside in ing of the laundry and recreation room INES (Bull), no date—Chairman, Ray warm weather and returned In the mid­ will be rotated. CATEWAY CITY (Waterman), Novem­ Brown; Secretary, R. Donaldson. Ship's dle of winter. Men had no opportunity ber 30—Chairman, C. E. Annii; Secretary, fund has a balance of 842.38. Ship's to buy proper clothing. . Arrival pool OMEGA (Omega), December 24—Chair­ DEL AIRES (Mississippi), December J. Woodcock. Ship's fund has a balance delegate will try again to get some ac­ wlU be run in New York, with the win­ 20—Chairman, David W. Clark; Secre­ of 812.35. Ship's delegate saw the cap­ tion -on the repair list. John H. Emerick man, L. Moore; Secretary, W. Ward. S. ner paying 830 into the ship's fund. tary, John W. Picou. Many items on the tain about windbreaker for flying bridge was elected ship's delegate; ship's fund Homka was elected ship's delegate by Everyone is satisfied as to the conditions 12-4 deck watch com­ repair list were not taken care of before when men have to stand look out. Cap­ was turned over to him. Soap and food acclamation. sailing. R. (Dutch) Vellinga was elected tain would not have windbreaker put up. situation okay. Vote of thanks went to plained of too much noise in the morn­ and manner of running the pool. ship's delegate by acclamation. All menus Chief engineer will be asked to paint the steward department. Patrolman will ing. Steward department was thanked BEATRICE (Bull), December 21—Chair­ should be written on a blackboard and out the engine department head, showers be contacted on the repair list. In Bal­ for a wonderful Christmas dinner. Repair man, J. Foti; Secretary, E. O'Rourke. A. placed on tables. Fruit juice should be and rooms. Crew will vote before the timore. Crew mOssroom needs painting. lists wiU be made out. Longuet was elected ship's delegate by placed on all four tables. Something be­ heat is turned on in the aft quarters. acclamation. Pantry door should be kept CATAHOULA (Nat. Navagatlon), Decem­ sides grapefruit should be served at Department and ship's delegates will get BETHORE (Ore) December 13—Chair­ in port to keep out undesirable breakfast every morning. There should together and make up a repair list to be man, L. A. Underwood; Secretary, J. H. ber 2*—Chairman, D. VIsser; Secretary, locked One fireman missed ship in >eople. Gangway watch will hold the be more variety in the night lunch. turned in to the captain. Steward asked Keneally. Handle on the washing',ma­ C. Case. key. Linen should be turned in by 4 PM Menus should be changed more often. each man to change his own linen, re­ chine should be fixed as well as the New Orleans. Disputed OT will be taken on Saturday so that it can be bagged on up with the patrolman on arrival in Brother Thomas Field was given a vote turn coffee cups to the galley and drain hose. Steward will make out a arrival.' Deck gang wishes to know from port. There is a .balance of 814 in the of thanks for the fine baking he has been keep the messroom clean after card requisition and hand it over to the cap­ the patrolman if the gangway watch is doing so far this trip. Engine depart­ and checker playing. Each man should tain. Three new mattresses for the ship's fund. D. VIsser was elected ship's responsible for each unauthorized person ment should check coffee, sugar and clean up the washing machine after us­ black gang will be placed on the requi­ delegate. Missing man's gear will be who may come aboard while he is busy cream during the daytime and not wait ing it. Deck and engine department sition, and a coffee percolator for the checked and taken back to the Gulf on lines or elsewhere. until 10 PM to do so. Steward put in a sanitary men will take turns cleaning up saloon mess. There Is no guard for the port. requisition for frozen food and ice cream the aft recreation room; each department electric fan in the oiler's foc'sle;- several KATHRYN (Bull), December 20—ChelrSUNION (Kea), December 20—Chair­ man, In San Pedro, Cal. Ship's delegate will will clean the laundry for a week at a foc'sles have no wind scoops. Bosun Antonio Gonzalez; Secretary, Mike see the purser about giving the gang the time. was taken off the ship in Puerto de man, Antonie Sirgrano; Secretary, Wal­ Zelgnka. Patrolman will be asked about clopchest items that they want, and also Hierro. Venezuela, on account of illness, ter R. Gels. Letter was drawn up on chipping when men are sleeping. proper medical attention. Ship's dele­ the crew's opinion on the marine hos­ BOBIN CRAY (Robin), December U— and the AB was advanced to bosun. gate should check the medical supplies CUirman, Mcinis; Secretary, Edward pital situation. All refrigerated stores for the ship, including the engine de­ Tresnick. It Is impossible for the deck CUBORE (Ore), December 20—Chair­ should be removed before the next voy­ partment first-aid kit, prior to the ship's department to get back without disputed man, Chuck Hostetter; Secretary, Van age. Ship's delegate will collect S.50 arrival in San Pedro, Cal. Eueretts. There is a balance of 892.30 in from each man before or at the payoff overtime, for everything we secure the Man on the last to pay for the telegram sent to head­ mate calls it for the safety of the ship. the ship's fund. quarters from Hiroshima. Ship's dele­ Patrolman will be asked to straighten standby should clean up the pantry after gate WiU contact the chief mate and the night lunch; all brothers are to help the mate out at the port of payoff. Old engineer about having all quar­ washing machine will be repaired. if keeping this spot clean. A brase for chief sougeed before arrival. Repair lists SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), De­ possible. Ship's delegate will see the the coffee pot will be made by the ters WiU be turned in by tomorrow. machinist so it doesn't ge damaged in cember 20—Chairman, Raymond L. Perry; chief mate about giving the carpenter rough weather. Steward said he would Secretary, A. Hansen. Joseph Peragallo time to build shelves for the ship's ORION COMET (Oil Carriers), Decem­ was elected silip's delegate by acclama­ make a big Christmas dinner, regardless library in the PO messroom. of ' ow many men would be aboard to ber 27—Chairman, R. Lee; Secretary, J. tion. -Cook asked about the preparation TROJAN SEAMAN (Troy), December TRINITY (Pacific Waterways), Decem­ cat. Crew wants wind chutes for port­ Rubery. Several members' personal gear of soups and was informed that his work 13—Chairman, Roy Pierce; Secretary, C. ber 23—Chairman, H. Weshali; Secretary, holes and the deck of the night lunch was damaged by leaking port collars. It was satisfactory. Steward asked for Cage. Company had agreed to much of Stanley Niederberger. There is 824 in pantry painted. Steward will get a new was reported to the captain but they are more shore bread to be requisitioned, still leaking like sieves. Sick men will coffee pot and more silverware for the the repair work needed, and said they the ship's fund. Vote of thanks went as the ship was running low. Messhall be checked by the doctor on arrival. should be painted before holidays. There would put extra fans aboard for foc-sles. to the steward department for improve­ coffee room. Bosun's OT is lower than the rest of the is 831.50 in the ship's fund. but nothing was done except fixing the ment. Motion was passed to get chests gang; mate will bring it up to standard screen doors and on the main deck and of draws for deck and engine depart­ later on. Union wiU be contacted on putting a few pillows aboard. Ed Krell ment foc'sles: at present men are liv­ BINCHAMPTOH VICTORY (Bull), No­ radio silence, and see if men can send vember 29—Chairman, L. A. Williams; was elected steward delegate; H. Acosta ing out of suitcases. Ship's delegate a message to their folks, as we are not Secretary, T. Zieiinskl. Repairs from the was elected new ship's delegate. Ship's and captain worked out a schedule for at war now. There was discussion on last voyage not completed include re­ delegate told the crew he would take any four launches a day in Trinidad after the slamming of doors while the gang is pairs of washing machine wringers, flushaction they decide on In regards to the bad service the trip before. Captain will trying to sleep. AU hands should be ometers. Laundry and recreation room company's negligence over the repair list. reimburse men who had to pay on the more careful of gear on deck, such as should be kept clean. There are some launch the trip before. Ali delegates cots, cups, linen, chairs. Vote of thanks beefs about the chow. Including the ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), De­ HOOSIER MARINER (Isthlman), Decem­ will make up a new repair list for ar­ went, to the steward department for the shortage of canned fruit at suppertima. ber 12—Chairman, E. Sarns; Secretary, rival in New Haven. Shoreside person­ cember V—Chairman, Kaare C. Siiver- fine grub and the way it is served. Steward was warned to put out better Wliiiam Janisch. Laundry will be locked nel should be kept from going down be­ sten; Secretary, Leo Bruce. Ship's dele­ chow and night lunch. Messman should in port. Position of ship's delegate will low. Wind chutes should be ordered; gate said that everything on last trip's STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), Decem­ repair list was checked off; porthole keep the tables, bulkheads and garbage be rotated to a different department each steward said they have been ordered re­ screens were ordered by the steward and ber 19—Chairman, Rex H. Coote; Secre­ can cleaned. Steward said ha will see trip. E. Starns was elected for this peatedly but never were delivered. will be ready in New Orleans. Motion tary, Tony Gaspar. Suggestion was made that the messroom is sougeed. Vot of trip. Quality of the slopchest and the not to use coffee mugs as ashtrays. All thanks went to the purser for the good BADGER MARINER (South Atlantic), was passed to buy six do^en clothes pins. hands allotment of cigarettes was discused. Sea should cooperate with the mess­ Chest catalog brought aboard in New December 21—Chairman, C. F. Shaffer; Ship's* fund was turned over to the man by keeping pantry and messhaU work he has done. York was brought to the attention of the Secretary, A. D. Hill. The crew voted ship's delegate. It was voted to issue clean, and returning diirty cups and ALEXANDRA (Carres), November SBmembership. Orders are to be given to to put in for a linen allowance because magazines after the Panama Canal. Deck dishes. Men should be careful of fruit asked whoever was turning Chief Steward; Secretary, C. the steward, who will forward them. Cig­ 'of a shortage of bedspreads. Several department juice, so there wlU be enough for the Chairman, out the switch at night in the foc'sle to Carlson. Repair list will be made up by questions that the crew has will be asked arettes are to be put In cans providedNo wet clothes trip. each department. Discussion was held for this purpose, not on the deck. Nich­ of the SUP hall in Honolulu. Ship's fund kindly stop doing this. on sanitary work, due to the unusual olson, Carlos and De Poo were elected to will be spent to telephone there. We are are to be hung on the rail of the fidley; YAKA (Waterman), December 29 — passageways aboard this particular T-2. make arrangements for the Christmas short of quite a few items, but the cap­ there are lines for that. Care should tain says he will not approve purchase be taken of the washing machine. Books Chairman, Richard J. Brown; Secretary, Delegate Will see about getting keys for party. of any supplies but fresh milk, fruit and from the Union will be opened after E. Wiley Carter. Repair list was turnecl foc'sles. vegetables until the ship reacfieg the leaving the West Coast. Ship's delegate in. The men who fouled up will be December 17—Chairman, not listed; STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), December States. Steward has a list of items that is to receive mail only. Linen will be turned over to the patrolman at the pay­ Secretary, E. F. Goodwin. Disputed OT 13—Chairman, Joe Faiasca; Secretary, can be purchased Issued only on Tuesday. Crew approved off. There is 822.17 in the ship's treas­ wHl be turned over to the patrolman. in Hawaii, and he will Fred BIttle. 835 was donated to the give this to the captain upon arrival in asking new men to donate 81 to the ury. New washing machine will be or­ Fans and one mattress are needed, as ship's fund by the crew. Flowers were Kaluhui. dered on arrival. Vote of thanks went well as cots for the crew when going Complaint was made about ship's Hind. gent to the captain's wife during her ill­ serving cabbage December 27—Chairman, Kaare C. Sil- to the steward department for their foreign. too often and this situ­ ness. There is now 826.24' in the ship's ation has improved. Ship's service at Christmas. Suggestions for the versten; Secretary, Leo Bruce, fund. One man missed ship in New menu will be welcome December 20—Chairman, Harry Jaynes; and will be used delegate reported a total of 842.68 in LAWRENCE VICTORY (Mississippi), York. Steward will point out to the if possible. the ship's fund. Three dozen clothes Secretary, Dan Beard. Motion was December 4—Chairman, V. Porter; Sec­ captain that certain overtime work is be­ pins were bought: more will be i^ought. passed to make up an arrival pool for retary, R. C. Morrlsette. Motion was ing neglected. James Long was elected Deck and engine departnAnt voted the ship's fund, open to all hands passed to repair the washing machine. ELIZABETH (Bull), December 13 — ship's delegate. Steward reported that thanks for the splendid Christmas dinner Toaster and scuppers were fixed. Chief the egg supply was a fresh consignment, Chairman, E. M. Bryant; Secretary,- J. C. put out by the steward department. will continue to work on the repair-11A. Each man will see to it that he leaves when questioned about the egg condi­ Wingate. Conflict in the black gang will Overhead vents were not at New Or­ Mate is satisfied Vlth the deck gang. the laundry clean after using it. Patrol­ man will checlc the metlicine chest in tion. Motion was made to have the be called to the attention of the Phila­ leans. as promised. Chief mate will New library arrived at Port Arthur. New York, Inspector will check the steward and delegates check stores be­ delphia patrolman. Ship's delegate has have the laundry painted 4n the near fu­ meat. Drinking water and ice boxes will fore the vessel leaves port to make sure been voted to another term by acclama­ ture. Oiler's bed springs are in bad WINTER HILL (Cities Service), Decem­ be checked. tion. that there is an adequate supply. Pan­ shape. Steward said he had some springs ber 30—ChOlrman, J. R. Lane; Secretary, tryman will make sure that a sufficient December 27—Chairman, C. Kaust; Sec­ and this would be taken care of. More not listed. The mate is trying to hardSEATRAIN. TEXAS (Ssatraln), Decem­ amount of coffee, sugar and milk is left retary, Charles Cantwell. Vote of thanks pressure Is needed in toilets. Steward time the deck crew with his tactics. out to last throughout the night. A went to the steward (lepartment for a said he put in for porthole screens and Patrolman in Lake Charles will be told ber 20—Chairman, James Oliver; Secre­ vote of thanks was given to Joe Faiasca. fine job well done, and the good Christ­ wind scoops and never got them. Dele­ of this. Old washing machine' will be tary, Y. E. Pedraza. Brother Blvondo to retiring ship's delegate, for a Job well mas dinner which was served. A letter gates-will make.Qut A. list for the clean­ removed. Men were asked to help keep surprised at the way this Seatrain feedat donei ^toward is fo cooks to re- and a copy of the menu wlU..be sent to ing of the laundry, recreation room and the recreation room- clean. - Motion was (j(^oiiti^ucd on.|»age.25) Mi. V. I^ucas was elected ship's deleman, Bill Mitchell; Secretary, Bert Shansate. Motion was passed to take the beef on pulling ice to the boarding pa­ trolman and see if it can't be straight­ ened ouh. Mate should be asked about aougeeing foc'sles. for frying. ii i>r .-..WfuK . • . » �lanuai>r Z2, 1S54 «; (Continued from page 24) • SEA COMET (Colonial), November 11— Chairman, George Finklea; Secretary, R. C, Parry. R. Perry was elected ship's delegate by aecl.imalion.. Discussion was held on Dos and Don'ls for the general welfare of the crew. December 23—Chairman, Kruzlik; Sec­ retary/ H. Sperling. OT was turned in for restriction' to ship in Inchon. Mo­ tion was passed to dispose of old, stale stores before arrival, and to have Are hoses inspected in port. Steward will make out store lists for the delegates' use. Discussion was held on food and cof­ fee. Oilskin locker will be turned over to the deck department by the steward. Draw situation wiU be referred to the patrolman on arrival. Patrolman will be told about the member who was told to stand his watch after he asked to go to the hospital; his condition was serious. Patrolman will speak to the captain •bout stores requisition being out. l.'V ^ a StONY. CREEK (Mar Trade), October 4—Chairman, M. Pyke; Secretary, J. R. Thompson. Captain failed to sign on the stowaway as yet. He posted a letter on the bulletin board stating his thanks and appi;eciation fur the cooperation of the crew during the plane crash emergency. Captain has been very uncooperative, phief mate.made derrogatory statements about the tJnion, the officials and the deck delegate. Mate refused to accept OT sheet for licensed personnel doing unlicensed men's work. He claims he can do any-work he pleases. He stUl in­ sists that • one man be tank watcher. Captain said the mate will run the watches from noW on. Chief engineer has the day workers standing three dif­ ferent -watches, due to shortage of men In black gang. Chief engineer has been saj-ing malicious things about the crew. October 31—Chairman, J. R. Thompson; Secretary, R. C. Ruttkey. Captain was asked about putting a first aid kit in the engine room. Captain sai(] he would buy shoes, tobacco and cigarettes for tiie slopchest. Steward got fresh milk in Japan. Captain was asked for some re­ pair work. He is vei-y uncooperative. Stowaway finally signed on in Singapore In front of American consul after being here two and a half months. Captain promised the consul to pay him from August 3. Joe Brown was elected ship's delegate. A wreath was bought in Japan to be thrown over the side at the loca­ tion of the plane crash where one crew member and three US AF personnel were killed. December 10—Chairman, Joseph S. Barron; Secretary, J. R. Thompson. There is no medicine chest in the fengine room yet. Slopchest is In bad shape. One man missed ship in Yokuska. Mates fnzzie Anzicer QHSS ••063 [I]S3 BSSID SBDS) QDIS] SSSSB [!][Z][aQ[S[ES DOB iSQSSD CDQS SQ[i][=iQa[a [issnEis SBS0 OBBQdS SBBS Bsass QSK^DBBCSS DBSSl SBailB] OmCSQ •ss SQsa sascs i'U'.'- , • Pwe TwoliT-fiva .. . DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... ' he uys the shtp is one of the best feed­ ers he has been on in the ten years he has suUed. •cl.'.V t '•'• SEAP AitEkSi LOG ^Htz Anawerz 1. Andorra, a small principality between Spain and France which has been in existence since 1278. It has an area of 191 square miles and a population of 5,231 by the last count. 2. $419 miUion. 3; (a) 83,000 th) 43,000 (c) 33,000. 4. Boston, approximately feet. Galveston is the least with a foot variation. 5. The Prohibition Party formed in 1869. Its biggest vote was 271,000 in 1892 for presidential can­ didate John Bid well. 6. 1760. It was a three wheeled carriage driven by steam at a speed of three miles an hour. 7. Sen. Margaret Smith (Me.); Eep. Marguerite S. Church (111.), Katharine St. George (NY) and Elizabeth Kee (W. Va.). 8. (a) (b) and (c) are all correct. The first is the British standard, second, the US standard, third an international standard adopted by other countries. 9. Marlehe Uietrich, the world's most famous grandmother. JO. The "pipe" that measures two hogsheads of wine. are continuing- to do unlicensed mem­ bers' work and mate is still disputing OT. One man claims to be sick. This Is very doubtful due to his past performances. Steward department head' needs repair v/oi-k and painting. Motion was passed to collect 1,000 yen per man for the ship's fund, for postage, developing pic­ tures. flowers, etc. ROBIN WENTLEY '•'tzt Shipping), Decamber 19—Chairman, Frank Crider; Sec­ retary, W. J. Walsh. Blackboard wlU be moved from the PO mess to the crew messroom, and in the fu';ure will be u.sed as a call and buUetin board. Washing machine is not to be used after 10 PM. All three departments wiU cooperate in keeping the laundry clean and all mem­ bers using the machine will help keep it clean. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), December 13—Chairman, R. F. Grant; Secretary, E. Kuudissiim. Repair list will be made out early, so there won't be any excuse for not having done repairs. New toasters are needed. Last time the request for toasters was turned down. Unauthor­ ized persons should not mess with steam and water valves. Crew quarters back aft have been without hot water on ac­ count of this. FRANCES (Bull). September 17—Chair­ man, D. Cummings; Secretary, P. Dumphy. Ship's delegate will give out re­ pair lists on request. Suggestion was made to improve menus. MesshaU and pantry and glassware should be kept cleaner. Dishes were being washed in cold water. Steward said all these beefs would be taken care of, but asked for cooperation. Discussion was held on the amount of milk bought in Puerto Rico: members think more can be had, but patrolman will be asked. There should be cold suppers more often in the tropics. Discussion was held on clean­ ing laundry; anyone leading the ship should leave locker and bunk clean. December 30—Chairman. F. Cornier; Secretary, Leonard Jones. One man missed ship in Trujillo but rejoined in Puerto Plata. This matter will be turned over -to the patrolman on arrival. More night lunch should he put out. especially wlien the deck gang works late. Wash­ ing machine is not working properly, be­ cause a broken belt was replaced with one night fitting tightly enough. Every­ one should help keep the laundry clean. Tdilcts are not working properly. Messroom tables should be rearranged for more walking space. No date—Chairman, Richard Cum­ mings; Secretary. Fred T. Miller. Cap­ tain was reminded that the men cannot sleep because of the noise made by chip­ ping guns. Necessary repairs will be made on the washing machine. Discus­ sion was held on the condition and va­ riety of food; it is not being properly prepared, and is aCale. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), Decem­ ber 20—Chairman, J. C. Christian; Sec­ retary, W. E. Parnell. There is $42.74 in the ship's fund. Letter on the clos­ ing of the marine-hospitals will be given to the New York patrolman. Repair list will be revised, as a lot of repairs have been taken care of on ship. Discussion was held on men reporting back to the ship late in Alexandria and the man who missed ship in New York, at the starT of the voyage, and rejoined it in Baltimore. Motion was passed to have the patrolman handle this matter. Suggestion was made to serve biscuits and hot rolls more of­ ten. Curtains should be put on crew messhall portholes. Brother who paid to send letter to the LOG will be re­ imbursed out of the ship's fund. Sug­ gestion was made to reimburse Chips tor the Christmas decorations, but he said to put the money into the ship's fund. Second electrician asked the broth­ ers to turn oiT the washing machine when it is not in use. Another scupper should be put. in the crew laundry deck. Galley stove needs repairing, when the ship reaches a port in the States. Dis­ cussion on the shore leave being can­ celled in India after medical Inspection ^Cau'Shakers^ UaveNoOK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from 81U headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-oH. Receipts are issued on the spot. WiU be referred to the patrolman at the payoff. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), De­ cember 27—Chairman, R. W. Sv/eeney; Secretsry, Paul Ulrlch. After the sale of 35 cases of coke botUes. there was a balance of S218.76 in the ship's fund, steward department got a vote of franks for the exeellent way the food is being prepared and served—especially the Christmas dinner. Everything was per­ fection. Ship's delegate will contact the company about getting larger sheets for the beds. Suggestion was made that each man donate tl to rent films for Brother Lester's moving picture camera. Suggestion was made to take $90 .out of the ship's fund to rent three films. If the fund gets too low. the coke m.rchine should cover the difference, but if not. each man should donate $1. Some of the watertight doors are impossible to open once they are closed. DOROTHY (Bull), October 12—Chair­ man, C. Rogers; Secretary, B. Klakowicz. C. Rogers was elected ship's delegate. There is a balance of $13.75 in the ship's fund. November 24—Chairman. Jack Tutwlier; Secretary, R. C. Kipnast. There is $13.50 in the ship's fund. Steward de­ partment was thanked for good food and line scm-ice. DEL RIO (Mississippi), December 20— Chairman, Blacky Sanchez; Secretary, Charles Frey. Ship's treasurer reported that 'he purchased $20-worth of books to supplement the fine library put aboard for the crew. Jack G<u-dner resigned as ship's delegate and was given a rousing vote of thanks for a job weU done. M. H. (Pete) Munstcr was elected ship's dele­ gate by acclamation. Shoreside person­ nel should be kept out of midship hous- Joseph Bramley Please phohe or write your wife. Urgent. $>$>$• William F. Weaver Write to your mother, Anna M. Weaver, 695 E. Main Street, Bar­ tow, Florida. It Is urgent. Any­ one knowing this seaman's where­ abouts please inform him of this notice as he does not know his mother's present address. t NOTICES i t W. L. (Wally) Ashford Please write or come home. There have been two deaths in your Unclaimed Gear family in the last two months. All members who have baggage Write Mrs. G. W. AshfoiW, 2802 N in the Mobile Hall please pick it Florida, Joplin, Mo. Phone num­ up in the next few months. The ber is 5062 W. Union wishes to utilize this hagt t gage space .for other purposes. Ward C. Church Contact your mother. James Bnagher Ji ' t Jimmie Heifer Wages and overtime check are Paul Whalen being held for you at Transmarine Please get In touch with Abra­ Navigation Company, 215 W. 6th Street, Los Angeles, California, in ham Weisherg at William L. Stand­ care of Mrs. Olds. Please pick ard, 38 Park Row, New York, re­ garding the accident sustained by them up. Joseph M. Litteral on August 5 it J, -J, and September, 1953, aboard the Ocean Tow Checks Topa Topa. Ocean Tow checks, which can be t J" i picked up by writing to Jeff Gil­ Drop A Lifie lette, Seattle Port Agent, 2700 Terence McNee is in the Halifax First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, Hospital expects to he there are being held for the following for some and time. He would like his men: friends and shipmates to drop him Joseph BaUusa Harold H. Nelll a line. His address is Halifax In­ Nee C. Doa John A. NelssonWUUam T. Elwood D. D. O'UonneU firmary, Queen Street, Halifax, W. S. Porter Lou Feldmah Nova Scotia, Canada. Oraciano Fraustlo James W. Power Robert S. Giftord W. T. Hlgglns Charles HiU Oscar Burst K, C.,Jones Rioardo Lourenca Jtavid HcDulHe Richard. McMana G. W. Murphy. Jr. William Roche Fred Rochon Lou Samio ' ' Paul Tlttso Bo](d Thomas K. w;oodward Robert L. Young. MttchaU ZeUck i 3; i ing. Crew shblild 'stay out of the pantry at mealtimea, and wait to be served' By the messman. Ship's delegate was asked to see about getting a hot water tap in the Sanitary men's locker, and schedule the dock engine departments to keep this locker-.clean. - in' the saloon about the food at every meal. He Wants more towels than he is entitled to. Crew wants the San Fran­ cisco patrolman to speak to the messman, who is not doing his job. Deck department will see the mate about more matches. :DEL VALLE (Mississippi), December 24 —Chairman, J. P.. Shaughncssy; Secre­ tary, Ramon Irlzarry. Port captain in New Orleans promised to take care of aU repairs, and nothing was done. J. P. Shaughnessy was. elected ship's dele­ gate by acclamation. Ship's delegate wiU see the captain about having crew's qtiarters painted this trip if possible. Vote of thanks went to the steward de­ partment for a fine Christmas dinner. All members agreed to clean up the messroom, after they have finished play­ ing. Coffee mugs and glasses should be put in the sink at night. Suggestion was made to have the date of crew's quar­ ters' painting stenciled in the crew's mess, to let new crewmembcrs know when a new paint job is called for. NEVA WEST (Bloomfield), December 20—Chairman, Tiny Wallace; Secretary, Tiny Kennedy. There is a $40 balance in the ship's fund. Clothes should be taken off the line as soon a^ possible. Department heads should order wash buckets for aU foc'sles. One bunk needs repairing. No date—Chairman, Henry Lopez; Sec­ retary,' H. (Tiny) Kennedy. Burdick was elected ship's delegate. Captain Rose has orders from the Houston office to give the limit draw and to back-date the articles. Most of the crew voted against this and wanted to pay off. Crew voted to get 17 new mattresses. Washing machine should be checked and repaired property. Chief .engineer was contacted by the steward and said be would have it fixed Monday. Patrolman wiU be asked JOHN B. yVATERMAN (Waterman), to check the slopchest for complete January 3—Chairman, Robert L. Garriss; stock tand more sizes. Secretary, J. R. Hassail, Jr. Report on the four men who missed ship will be sent to the Baltimore agent. Subsistence will be paid for the cold meal served aboard last month. Coffee cups should be returned to the pantry after; use, and crewmembcrs should keep the laundry cleaner. Clean linen not being used should be returned to the steward. MONROE (Bull), December 23—Chair­ VAL CHEM (Valentine), December 22 man, James Sellers; Secretary, Jemcs T. —Chairman, W. C. Snell; Secretary, Ed- Wilson. $80 collected will be donated to v/(n Rushton. Ship's treasurer, John the boys in trouble in Puerto Rico. Re­ Healey, reported that a down payment pair lists should be made out. James was made on a record player and radio Sweat was elected ship's delegate;.money of $60; ship's fund has a balance of collected wiU be turned over to him. $101. Ship's delegate reported that he Crew suggested a more varied menu. .spoke to the chief engineer about the Steward agreed to accept suggestions on washing machine; if the ship doesn't get the menu. Crew asked for more fruit a new one by the first of the year, the juice and he agreed. matter wUl be brought to- the attention of the patrolman. Regular dish cloths MARORE (Ore), November 25—Chair­ and dish towels should be used in the man, Pat Fox; Secretary, A. Brown, Jr. messroom instead of rags from the rag First assistant promised to repair the bag. washing machine as soon as possible. Pat Fox wrs elected ship's delegate. Steward will instruct the messman in his duties. Men are to be properly dressed in the messhall. Last standby will clean up the recreation room and wash all cups. December 13—Chairman, Sioberg; Sec­ retary, Brown. New coffee pot Will be procured for making coffee for the SEA CLOUD (Sectraders), December 13 —Chairman, George Hatgimisios; Secre­ watch. Captain was asked to put up a tary, La Verne Waldon. New wringer price list and refused. He has agreed to for the washing machine wiU be ob­ take the Sea Chest. tained in Italy, if possible. Two wooden STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), December bunks are needed for the bosun's room. Crew okayed a cold supper for Christmas 13—Chairman, Joe Falasca; Secretary, $35 was donated to the night. Cups should be put in the sink Fred BIttle. after use. The Christmas dinner was ship's fund from the crow. Flowers were sent to the captain's wife when she was enjoyed by the entire crew, thanks to the cooperation of one and all on board. ill. There is now $26.24 left in the fund, i Steward will point out to the captain STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), January 3 that certain overtime work is being neg­ —Chairman, Dick Grant; Secretary, Ray lected. James Long was elected ship's Poole. Vote of thanks from all hands I delegate. One man missed .ship in New went to the steward department for the 1 York. Steward reported that the egg excellent holiday dinners and service supply was a fresh consignment, when aboard. All agreed that this was truly ouestioned. Steward and delegates will the best feeding ship they ever sailed. check stores supply before the vessel Everyone is grateful for the good library leaves port to make sure an adequate supply is on board. Pantryman will make books aboard ship by the Union. sure that enough co.ffee, sugar and milk OCEAN BETTY (Ocean Trans.), Decem­ is left out at nigtit. Vote of thanks went ber 27—Chairman, Henry Mooney; Secre­ to Joe Falasca, retiring ship's delegate tary, Leo Dwyer. Red Connell was for a job well done during his term. elected ship's delegate unanimously. Steward will tell the cooks not to re-use Washing machine must be checked, as grease in cooking. All departments were weU as one of the ovens on the galley requested by the slew.^rd to work to­ gether to make this a successful voyage. range. ANN MARIE (Bull), December 20— Chairman, W. Ortiz; Secretary, Harry L. Franklin. Frank Natale was unanimously elected ship's delegate. Steward asked everyone to cooperate regarding the re­ turn of used Jinen; linen should not be put away in lockers, drawers, etc. Vol­ untary contributions to the sliip's fund will be accepted at the payoff. HOOSIER MARINER (Isthmian), De­ cember 3—Chairman, A. Graf; Secretary, William Janiseh. Steward got a vote of thanks; food has improved considerably. CALMAR (Calhtar), January 3—Chair­ man, Charles O. Lee; Secretary, S G. Cooper. There is a beef on wipers trim­ ming ventilators going through the Pana­ ma Canal, and pumping galley fuel oil during sanitary hours. Ship's delegate will cheek keys to crew's quarters as soon as possible. Captain wants to call the patrolman, -saying the ship is noi feeding too well. There are many beefs on the first engineer, who has beefing BADGER MARINER (South Atlantic), November 22—Chairman, Henry J. Herkinhelns; Secretary, Ario^ O. Hill. Ship's delegate resigned, because, the old man is too hard to get along with. Henry J. Herkinheins was elected new ship's dele.gate. He is the s'.iip's carpenter. One man missed ship in San Pedro. Coffee pot and sugar box should be secured. Ship sailed without any tEh'eeloths for the crgw. The steward. Hill, started using white table cloths, but this was stopped by the capta-n. who told the .steward that he would aoprove requisi­ tions for colored or checkered ones when the ship arrives back in the States. TTiis captain is exceptionally strict about following every word of the agreement every day. In port or In rough weather he expects everything to be shipshape at all times. SmaU requisition of needed items made out by the new steward was refased by the captain. Many items are in short supply. Personal belongings of the man who missed ship were invoiced and turned over to the purser. 675 Fourfh Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—pleose put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS .ZONE CITY STATE Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATION; If you «ra an olJ tubscribar and hava a chanq* • lif.i MM < SEAFARERS .LOG, aiaaaaaaaaaaataaiaaaaaaaatae.otaaeaaateaaaaataaaeeaaaeeeaeoaeeeeeeaaeeaoaaooa aaaaoawoaiaaaaaaaaaaaaoBaMaoaaaiM 'I'l'; • -- Edifor, Edward J. Mullcr of addrost, plaaso qiva your formor addrots balow: Contact John. E. Brady aboard the Chiwawa in care of Cities Serv­ ADDRESS ice Oil Company, 70 Pine Street, IVTYC • CITY* •.••.Ml' vf; Moaaaaaaaaaa a aataaaaiaoaaoeoae .wVr 1MB aaaaaaoMoaaaat .w I IB f �Pace Twenty-six SEAFA RERS January S2, 1984' LOG New Seafarer-Children At Home in the HOSPITALS The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of. time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. Starting their new lives are Eusebie Gherman, Jr., left, held by mother Marie Louise in Arbutus; Md., and Charles Crane, right, in arms of mother Mrs. Harold E. Crane in their New Orleans home. Euse­ bie was born on October 8 and Charles on September 5 of last year. Both "Seafarer-fathers are on SIU ships once again bringing home the bacon for baby. •- All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name. Laura Ann McHale, born Decem­ ber 2, 1953.' Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John J. McHale, 146 East 9Bth Street, New York, NY. ard F. Taylor, 2807 Brighton William L. Hummel, Star Route, Hinton, Va. Street, Baitimore 16, Md. 4 4-4 Barbara Ann Nelson, born cember 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. Mrs. Curtis E. Neison, 1413 Royal Avenue, Baltimore 17, 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Carol Ann Joy, bom December De­ and 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mt. Robert E. Joy, 288 Dover Street, Md. Brooklyn 35," NY. 4 Herbert Christian Gardner, Jr., Margaret Mary Lampione, born born December 10, 1953. Parents, November 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. it 4" Michael Lynn Fontenot, bom Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Gardner, and Mrs. Robert Lampione, 1050 Park Place, Brooklyn, NY. September 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. 209 Greene Street,. York, Pa. 4 4 4 and Mrs. Berchman L. Fontenot, 4 4 4 Enrique Andrew Constantino, Ronald David Talley, bom Jan­ General Delivery, Kinder, Ala. born Noveniber 18, 1953. Parents, uary 9, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4 4 4 Mr. Mrs. Enrique N. Constan­ Lawrence G. Talley, 2362 Laurel Shannon Marie Fuselier, bom tino,and 1336 November 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. leans, La. Touro Street„New Or­ Street, New Orleans, La. / 4 4 4 and Mrs. Letelle Fuselier, 3312 4 4 4 Jerry Wayne Littles, born No­ Hodges Street, Lake Charles, La. Ralph Marshall Bladen, Jr., bom vember 2, 1954. Parents, Mr. and 4 4 4 December 4, 1953. Parents, Mr. Mrs. William A. Littles, Route 1, Warren Manuel, Jr., bom De­ and Mrs. Ralph M. Bladen, Route Box 228, Fairhope, Ala. cember 18, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 4, Box 285, Alexandria, Va. 4 4 4 Mrs. Warren Manuel, Route 2, Box 4 4 4 Kirsten Ann Thompson, born 90, Mamou, La. Steve Martin Stokke, bom De­ December 31, 1953. Parents, Mr. 4 4 4 cember 12, 1953. Parents, Mr. and and Mrs. Boyd E. Thompson, 5609 Ivy Taylor, born December 4, Mrs. Sverre M. Stokke, 815 Canal 239th Street, SW, Edmonds, Wash. 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rich- Street, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Pamela Joy Cheshire, bom Jan­ Gerald Wayne Wllkerson, bom uary 1, 1954. Parents, Mr- and Mrs. December 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. James M. Cheshire, box 264, Lynand Mrs. Robert W. Wilkerson, 414 haven, Fla. South Cedar Street, Mobile, Ala. for SIU MEMBERS! 4 4 !,• - ANDSrtWWEARrRCMA-rxmi&>im ToASoytelERALLATSPeCiAL. se4ojKr PRICES iir It"' 4 4 4 David Merlin, Doretta Coleen and Doreen Colette Long, bom De­ cember 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Long, 3119 State Street Drive, New Orleans, La. r te .'••-•' Niff •• • 4 Ian Waldemar Sorel, bom De­ cember 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johannes C. Sorel, 7416 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. your SEA CHEST SHORE WEAR i SEA GEAR SEA GEAR t SHORE WEAR sv at SIU HEADQUARTERS 675-4th AVE • RRdOKLYN 4 4 4 4 4 4 Stephen Patrick McCiellan, born October 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dwilton N. McCiellan, 2540 East 90th Street, Seattle, Wash. Janice Elaine Gale, born Decem­ ber 26, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs Albert C. Gale, 120 East Waldburg Street, Savannah, Ga. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Cecilia Marie Prodey, born No­ vember 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome A. Prodey, 2203 East Fayette Street, Baltimore 31, Md. Stephen Gregory Danzey, born December 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris J. Danzey, 307 South Washington Avenue, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Iris Ramonia Jones, bom Decem­ ber 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Jones, 208 State Street,Mobile, Ala. Betty Irene Hummel, born Octo­ ber 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and JEli-s.' USPHS HOSPITAI, NEW ORLEANS. LA. E. G. Knapp Virgil Alford C. D. Anderson D. Korolia T. L. Ankerson Leo H. Lang F. Bariizo Pierre Le Blanc T. W. Bernsee Leonard A. Libby John J. Blair Thomas Lind C. A. Bradley Cosby Linson Charles E. Brady John C. Long WiiUam R. Burch Thomas G. Lyons Max Byers C. C. McDowell Herman H. Casas G. C. McClelland Clarence W. Cobb John W. Malcolm S. Cope WlUlam R. Massey John Culeton H. W. Mlnkler Thomas J. Dawson Jack Moore Clarence Dyer John W. Qulmby Leo Fontenot E. G. Reynolds B. D. Foster T. C. Reynolds F. FuUbrlght W. E. Reynolds James E. Gardiner J. Santiago Nathan L. Gardiner Luther C. Seldle E. Gaylor James T. Smith Andrew J. Glndel T. R. Terrlngton Jack H. Gleason Lonnle R. Tickle Paul Goodman S. C. TubervlUe K. Gunderson Edgar Walker John Hane J. M. Ward Walter H. Harris C. W. Welborn John L. Hinton Charles F. Wilson B. R. Hugglns Charles B. Young J. H. Jones J. Zlegler Thomas F. Keller W. J. Johnston USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. L. Carmine F. B. McCoUian Henry J. ChUds B. L. Bobbins Ho Yee Choe C. Sanultl BUlle J. Davis Edward Seserko John W. Singer H. DeU'Orfano Edward Glazowskl W. Singleton Olav Gustavsen W. Tlmmerman F. J. Haigney M. B. Wilson A. M. Keller R. S. Yi»on WlUiam L. Loss Ramon E. MuriUo USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Paul B. Bland WUliam C. Lee Fred U. Buckner Jlmmle Littleton A. Cohen John M. Powers P. G. Daugherty Bert Rlckard E. J. Debardelaben James T. Slney R. A. Denmark Samuel SmaU Joseph Kramer James H. Smith USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY John Abraham C. Mc'Brlen John Beckmann Sau Mok Earl A. Blnk G. N. Monahan Montford Owens B. Blanchard Marcle Boyles Donald Peterson Virgil Sandberg WlUlam J. Carey Ira A. Sandt Jar Chong S. J. SbrigUo Spero Demolas Eddie Drlggers Robert Slzemore Walter Sudnlck R. Edmondson John Struller John Fontrles S. Swlenckoskl Eric Foreman S. Toblassen EsteU Godfrey Harry S. Tuttle HaUm Hambouz John Uszaklewlcz Hans R. Hassen Michael Katrausky BJorn Wagones Joseph J. Keating Frank Walaska K. R. Kuchlnskl Francis WaU Chang Choo Lai Albert WlUiams Alf Larsen Yu Song Yee . OLD ROPER HOSPITAL CHARLESTON. SC Joseph Kramer LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NY Isabelo Garcia USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. BROOKLYN. NY Emlllo Delgado John J. DrlscoU Antonio M. Diaz MEDICAL ARTS CENTER NEW YORK, NY Marthln Lea USPHS HOSPITAL SAN JUAN. PUERTO RICO Abraham Aragones METHODIST HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NY Francis Wherrlty ST. AGNES HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA. PA. Francis Wherrlty Henry McCuUough POTTENGER SANITORIUM MONROVIA. CAL. E. L. Pritchard MERCY HOSPITAL * NEW ORLEANS. LA. Leonard Munner USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. R. M. ChurchUl Theodore Mastaler John A. DulTy Robert A. Rogers W. V. Louzounas A. P. Vlolanto Roy L. McCannon Henry Currier Frank Mackey USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. Norrls R. Brown Leonard E. Hodges C. E. Dudley K. R. Klttelson J. B. Garrison Ralph M. McDarles W. K. Gulley Henry G. Stump F. R. HaU M. W. Townseitd E. A. Hancock Joseph E. Wells USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. LesUe R. Aaron L. G. Llnthlcum Julian A. Blanco Melvln Mason Francisco Mayo Jessie A. Clarke George Meltzer Clolse Coats Philip Costa W. Mlddendorf Henry T. MUler Thomas J. Cox Jack D. Morrison L. Czwarkoskl Jeff Davis R. D. Musselwhite Jay M. Deeds Raymond C. Myer M. Pugaczewskl James R. Dodson Michael L. RuU Earl T. Erlckson Roy B. Gorson Gus Sanchez Walter H. Sibley Roy M. Hawes Donald J. Hewson James T. Smith S. C. Hudglns G. K. Stennett C. N. SummereU B. Klakowlcz Harry Thrash Robert Lambert Clyde R. Leggett Wesley H. Ludlam. USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Charles Burke Charlie W. Phelps Lonnle HaU W. A. Rows Jr. H. D. MlUlner USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEX. C. Adklns D. B. Patterson M. Fontenot Julius Parks Edward C. HiU C. E. Rasmussen Edward R. IdeU Harry Reynolds Charles Kogler A. Slstruck E. LachappeUe Richard W. Stetson H. Ledbetter Albert T. Weaver Howard E. LUes Joseph H. Traxler NO Triplets Home Safe^ Sound Seafarer Robert Long's history-making triplets, the first to be born to a member of the SIU, since the start of the maternity benefit, arrived home last week after being born 17 days earlier in a New Orleans hospital. The arrival of the triplets" was well prepared for by the Longs, their coming adding-tconsiderably to the Long expenses occurr^ in the unusual was a little bewildered by it all, household rather than dis­ birth. Daughter Charlotte, first but soon got to know her new bom of the Longs, 16 months old. brother and sisters. rupting it. Playing a small part in the wel­ come-home party prepared for the triplets, David Merlin, Doreen Col­ ette and Doretta Colleen Long, was the SIU with a welcome triple maternity benefit check and three savings bonds. Neglecting none of the triplets, the SIU saw to it that their Seafarer dad, Robert, collect­ ed $200 for each of them under the SlU Welfare Plan, as well as three $25 savings bonds. The triplets established some­ thing of a municipal record in New Orleans, as well as making history for the Union. The triple birth was the first reeorded in New Orleans' famed Touro Infirmary in the past ten years. A 10,000 to one shot, the little Longs arrived last Decem­ ber 14, and weighed in at four pounds IIM ounces each for the girls and five pounds 12bimces for the boy. Seafarer Long and his wife, Tripleheader matamlty beneflt check is collected by Seafarer Bob Nancy, were thankful for the multi­ Long, center, and his wife, Nancy, in their New Orleans home, ple blessings as well as for the SIU Welfare Representative Bill Frederick hands "Pop" the $600 triple maternity benefits paid by the, SIU. The money, they said, check and three $28 savings bonds as "Mom," daughter Charlotte and the triplets themsMves lobhi oh. : ^ went a long way toward defraying .-'A" �Jaaimrr 12, 1984 SEAFARERS LOG raee Twenty-scTcn Gets Maintenance In Hospital •I SfiEnc THE SEAFARERS A Seafarer who had to return to the hospital after having already been discharged as fit for duty has collected his maintenance in the hospital via the Welfare Services Depart- . ment. Seafarer Salvatore Soriglio had his maintenance check delivered, and cashed on the With WALTER SIEKMANN (News about men In the hospitals and Seafarers recetuing SIU Wel­ fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) With the expanding facilities of the SIU down in Baltimore, Mary­ land, the Union is seeing that its members in that port get direct and efficient service as soon as they need it without finding it necessary to contact the main office in New York before action gets underway. John Arabasz, formerly the Wilmington, California port agent, is now full time Welfare Services Representative in the Maryland city. With Arabasz as the Welfare Services Representative, members who ship out of Baltimore, or who pay off in that town and need some fast action in their cases, will find Brother Arabasz right up their alley. Leading off the list of hospitalized brothers is George Monahan, an OS off the Arickaree of US Petroleum. Monahan entered the hospital out on Staten Island on January 6 because of a skin disease. Entering the hospital for observation was Severre Tobiassen of Eliza­ beth, NJ. Tobiassen Just got off the Steel Traveler of Isthmian where he was signed on board as the second electrician. He says hello to all his shipmates and to all his friends in the Union and hopes some of them can . get out to see him while he is off his feet for awhile. Another of the boys in the hospital is Eddie Driggers; who was readmitted after being released with a fit-for-duty slip. He sails as AB and camis back to the Staten Island hospital on January 8. John Uszaklewicz has been registered as a patient at the same hospital ever since January 6 when he was admitted for observation. His last ship was the Driggers Edith of Bull Lines and he jsails as MM. So far, the doctors haven't found an^hing wrong with him, but he'll stay there awhile anyway, A boy who underwent the rigors of a stomach operation Is William Carey. Carey sails as MM and his last ship was the Wild Ranger of Waterman. He's a New York City boy and he'll be around the city for awhile recovering from the operation. He's doing nicely now and ex­ pects to improve right along. The Logans Fort of Cities Service lost an AB when Walter Sudnick was readmitted to the hospital Just before the year ended. He's not sure when he'll be able to ship out again, but he hopes it is soon. Bothweil Blanchard is another of the members who had an operation, but no stomach Job for him. Blanchard had his knee put in shape by the doctors and he hopes to rejoin his Steel King shipmates very soon. The AB is from Ridgeland, SC, and is doing very well. He wants the boys to know he expects to get out very soon. Albert William had a little bronchial trouble while he was aboard the Wacosta of Waterman, so he promptly went-to the hospital early in the year. He was second cook aboard the scow. Out of the hospital after a three-and-one-half month stay is Christopher McBrien. He had a rough time of it but is feeling much, better now that it is Cheng all over. His last ship was the Stony Point. Jan Chong is in the local drydocks for a general checkup. It was found that he had tuberculosis. He's in the Staten Island TB ward and would like the boys to drop ikround to visit him. spot by the Welfare Services rep­ resentative, who always carries ample supplies of reserve funds to meet all possible emergencies. Soriglio's troubles began when he got off the Steel Artisan to go to the hospital in Staten Island. After he was discharged, he re­ ceived a hospital abstract marked "fit for duty" but not specifying when. Further, the doctor had failed to initial the abstract which meant it was not valid. Consequent­ ly, he was unable to collect his maintenance until he got a second official report from the hospital. Back in Hospital By the time the second abstract came through, Soriglio had to re­ turn to the hospital -for further tieatment. Consequently, he was Receiving the full maintenance due him during his second stay unable to get over to the Isthmian in the hospital. Seafarer Salvatore Soriglio smiles happUy as SIU office to sign for his maintenance. Welfare Service Representative Toby Flynn turns over benefit. Welfare Services got the main­ tenance forms from the company and had Soriglio sign them in the hospital. Then the Union office got the check from the company and delivered it to Soriglio so that he could get bis maintenance money before he got to the hospital and A furniture store that was put to take a Seafarer's furniture without going over to the company office for it. away because of non-payment of an installment agreed to Wins Stay On Furniture Bills As Sjtl Welfare Saves The Day Hotv to Apply For Birth Pay Applications for the mater­ nity benefit must be supported by the following documents: • Your marriage certificate. • Baby's birth certificate dat­ ing birth after AprU 1, 1952. • The discharge from the last ship you sailed on before the baby was born. emergency when his wife developed a severe infection during child­ birth. All of his emergency funds were used up, as well as the $200 he received from the Union as a maternity benefit, in payment of hospital bills and other necessaries. And since the Seafarer had to quit his ship and stay ashore for a few weeks, there wasn't any other FINAL DISPAtCii! The deaths of the following Middle Village, Long Island, NY. Seafarers have been reported to i i the Seafarers Welfare Plan and Conrad Jensen, 48: Pulmonary 92,500 death benefits are being digestion caused Brother Jensen's paid to beneficiaries. death on September 1, 1953 near Honshu, Japan. He had been Samuel Franklin Brunson, 26: aKure member of the deck department, On December 29, 1953, the car and Joined the SIU in Norfolk, in which Brother Brunson was driv­ 1951. ing overturned, injuring his chest 4" i" 3" and causing a fatal suffocation. The Nolen Jefferson: On August 7, accident occurred near Fairfay, SC. For the past five years Brother 1953 Brother Jefferson died at sea Brunson had sailed in the engine aboard the Bessemer Victory, ap­ department, having Joined the SIU parently of a heart attack and was in New York. He leaves his father, buried at sea. Brother Jefferson Kelly M. Brunson, PO Box 3213, had sailed as a fireman in the en­ gine depai'tment since 1951, join­ mami, Fla. ing the Union in Norfolk. i' i i 4" 4i 41 Ernest D. Skipper, 22: Brother Jens Grangaard, 68: Since April Skipper was fatally wounded on July 26, 1953, in Corpus Christi, 12, 1942 Brother Grangaard sailed Tex. An OS in the deck depart­ in the deck department; he died ment, he Joined the SIU in Galves­ on September 30, 1953 at Beekton, on March 20, 1951. He is sur­ man Downtown Hospital, New vived by his mother, Mamie Skip­ York, NY and was buried at Ever­ per, 2323 Lillian, Fort Worth, Tex. greens Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. $• i Kirby Otis Digman, 48: A chief cook in the steward department. Brother Digman died of a cerebral ailment on October 21, 1953 at the Glenhlldur Nursing Home, Cape­ town, South Africa. He had been a member of the SIU since 1947, and sailed put of Norfolk. Surviv­ ing is his father, Lafayette E. Dig­ man. PO Box 35, Montrose, WV. t l- 3^ Torsten Magnusson, 46: A stew­ ard in the steward department,c Brother Magnusson Joined the SIU in Mobile; he had been sail­ ing since 1947. Death was caused by asphyxiation. Brother Magnus­ son died in New York, NY and was •'"i-S";':'':. frt withhold action after Welfare Services stepped into the pic­ ture. The Seafarer in question money coming into the house. had run into a serious family Consequently, when an install­ 4* 4" 3^ Herbert D. Milliner, 47: On Jan­ uary 4, 1954 Brother Milliner died of a heart ailment, and was taken to Accomac, Va. for burial. Since 1951 Brother Milliner sailed as a fireman from the Port of Norfolk. He is survived by his wife, Eliza­ beth Lee Milliner, 12 King Street, Onancock, Va. 4> 4" t>, Abdon Sylvera, 52: Brother Sylvera died of a heart ailment on December 28, 1953 in New Orleans, La. He had sailed as a steward out of New Orleans for the past 13 years. He is survived by his wife, Beatrice Johnson Sylvera, 111 North Rocheblave .Street, New ment fell due on the houseful of furniture he had purchased re­ cently, the furniture store, as is the usual custom, sent the man notice that unless payment was forthcoming immediately, they would come and remove the stuff. In the midst of all his other troubles, this was quite a blow to the man, who appealed to Welfare Services for their aid. The Wel­ fare Services Department got in touch with the furniture people and explained the situation to them, pointing out that it was purely a temporary one which could be rectified as soon as the Seafarer was able to ship out again. As a result of Welfare Service's ac­ tion, the furniture store held off on repossession of the property, and the Seafarer and his family have their furniture intact. Fire At Home, He Calls SIU, Not Fire Dept. It wouldn't be a very com­ fortable feeling if you were out on the Pacific coast and you got word that your house had been on fii'e back home. That .was what happened to one Seafarer aboard an SIU ship. He immediately cabled Welfai-e Services in New York to please go down to his home and see how things were. A Welfare Services representative hot-footed it down to the Seafater's home not far from the Union's headquarters and found that all was in good shape. True, there had been a fire but no serious damage had been done and the family was unharmed. Welfare Sjrvices got off a wire to the Seafarer assuring him that all was well and that a letter from his wife would Jollow shortly. At last report the Seafarer was head­ ed homeward in a much happier frame of mind, knowing that things were npt as bad as he had pictured them when he first got th^ news. .. -wis �SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • to (tisoLi^ts lu$ 19S4, legislative pro- - }Here th<e^Vney^H th( ffam. Presidential,sdvisors figure - {to take. adVanta^ tliar ilie fn«ct> he i- * SEAFARERS -riK prii'l k:P >;A-- 7 giliPlli*:!!* 'V-i ^ %-s^ ^ ... I WliS*r, RCSSIANS TO MEET IN BERLIX—Ti>e fi.st s-^ri^ |o fettle Eist-Vi'e.u diffieulttes ii scheduled for Januarj, 25 In « laer Cerman capital dt.v. Foreign ministers fi-om alt four hw lions. US. Britain, France and the Soviet Union—will meet t1 - VkFjAwM'fv ^.r* A...:!;..'* .' A1'_' |Bd nmflcatioa of Cermatiy. Western diplomats were not- too cA lent that the conference *oald prove fruitful, but ate wilting to A •t a try, • ' ; ftSD-JUBd TBOOPS SJPLIT INDO-CHINA ^ - ^..omamnisi-jea iroops oi no asnnn s rcDei gov-cmraent attacked fteach and Vietnamese troops, put them to root, oad cut the penihiala in half. The victorious Viet IVHnh forces were poised to sweep .••i' Icross l.ao$ and attack Thailand. This was perhaps the last straw to MlA he French ——^—•"* |ie French •.U.-,.!!. race, $cHRe French politicians demanded additional United States CO^p umefal aid and American troops as their price f«f continuing the fight, unmn-^sr ptere is Bp indlcafion of what posiUon the administration wilt take ,inc;jfts n regard to these developments. heavy char A Regular Column By A Natlondllg Famous Expert On Buying Tips on smart buys in clothing, furnish­ ings and jewelry for every member of the family. blems raised fey the York dock clean-up and the probable poricyv i regardin,^ the maritime industry in the current session of Congr^ -A,v...-,v:•-••• '• v.-A- OtItDE TQ BETTER BtfYlRC The truth brands." ^ ' ^ .. Wise buys on major appliances for the home. Food Biggest Problem «. ii... 1 « ^. . kg^l^crecpmg infiation in rent, food is currently ^ moderate-income family. ®"«-third the Income f Some families soend as v' ''''yi. •ts- How some co-operative stores and dis­ count houses con save you money. to, j?ers,K, «S!it,oeo. ».i.* needs. "famous Advice for home-owners on invest­ ments, mortgages and household re­ pairs. iM-esent prices. Pork is, usually coRsldtrctM costs this y^ae are tticnmg out lo iiv just as '. meat. But tliis year the supply i.*. low i .m# L-. 1&53, Seafarers with families especially need vif? ? K how thev can eow with th«<u> ntiton nrirea #ii pwccd tbis year and much the *" oir«rtl,g shaping UP this vear we can e*averages and food costs at least SothmfLSre some How to save and still get value on different types of insurance. WHttM •Kclinlv»4y I T«i siaraktasSAO too. iiig teSA's J-Ugh ...w about Guide for automobile owners. However, baci I should be used abundantly and in / How to soye on purchases of food, vitamins and drug preparations. stui'r'^•4 ,*..«'/ •t- Hospital and medical plans and "the small print" to watch out for. BW# Clothing and some household e| down last year and will be even ^ Here the money-saving techniaue to take advantage of the best 1 ' nnn tK3» ..-ti-t. v»i » « Written by Sidney Mafgoiius, Authority On Consumer Problems / SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING O Beating 1954's High CosU Bs'-:; •' •,;• • PI \ •^1^'. , •• . Living costs this year are turniiig out 'to be just as the most dominant problem for aj rough as in 1953. Seafarers with families especiallj'-, lieed, Nowadays food takes approxima] to plan just how they can cope with these steep prices to of a typical wage-earning ft protect their living standard. much as 40 per cent of their inc We nominate as two of the best techniques for beating This is where the art of seU high expenses this year, the art of being selective in what lifesaver to you this year, you buy, and timing your buying for the best buying op­ in food prices at this time, portunity. . • while some are unusually costl The way things are shaping up this year, we can ex­ on personal prejudices and sj pect higher rents (on the average*, and food costs at least prices have been going up as high as now and possibly higher. On the otner hand, weeks and soon you may prices are coming down a little on clothing, furniture and food markets than now. rugs, some household equipment, some building materials, Specificaily» avoid and auto operating needs. present prices. Poi Feed Btrrest Problem •'A *'»•»"*fcVvS � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource January 22, 1954 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVI, No. 2 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MCS-AFL, BRYSON UNION SET FOR STEWARDS VOTE OPEN BALTO SIU WELFARE OFFICE MAG ARTICLE ON SIU GETS IN 'RECORD' SENATE BILL DEMANDS US SAVE CORNHUSKER FROM SCRAP HEAP SEA UNION DRAFT MARITIME PLANS NY RIVER CRASH GASHES BOW OF CALMAR VESSEL PRESIDENT HAILS USPHS SERVICES, SILENT ON FUTURE OF HOSPITALS KINGS PT. GETS YEAR'S GRACE PROPOSED T-H CHANGE WOULD AID MARITIME NLRB BACKS AFL CLAIM OF DOCK VOTE INTIMIDATION SUP STARTS PAYING PENSION BENEFITS TO OLD TIMERS SEAFARER'S WIFE FIGHTS POLIO ONCE-BLINDED SIU MAN SAILING AGAIN US OKAYS SALE OF PUERTO RICO TO SWISS CO. ATLANTIC TANKER IN NEW CRASH NEW SEAMAN'S PAPER APPEARS UNITY IN MARITIME WELL-DESERVED PRAISE THE TRIALS REPORT FROM A SEAMAN'S ALBUM GOV'T WILL CONVERT US-OWNED LIBERTYS EAST AFRICAN NATIVES MOVING UP IN SOCIAL SCALE WITH GOV'T AID FAIRISLE IS DISTINCTIVE SHIP SAY CREWMEN, REALLY GETS A(G)ROUND SEAMAN LEARNS SAD SUN OIL TRUTH YOUNG SEAFARER SUFFERS FATAL AUTO INJURIES, SIGNS ON FOR FINAL VOYAGE THE VIKINGS - PIRATES DELUXE NO TRIPLETS HOME SAFE, SOUND GETS MAINTENANCE IN HOSPITAL WINS STAY ON FURNITURE BILLS AS SIU WELFARE SAVES THE DAY FIRE AT HOME, HE CALLS SIU, NOT FIRE DEPT. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1/22/1954 1954 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2d11c3a6133211d46df1752e8f9f3746.PDF 43d896fdb4572434def589d7bc083e48 PDF Text Text "•••"' ' -'' " r '* SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THi SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • !::{ A r> ? I• X r i" ^: TOP MTIME BILLS FACING CONGRESS .Story On Page 3 % 9 Lost As Atlantic Tankers Crash .Story On Page 3 h •( 7 y. '•'' No More Room. % Orleans SIU hall, W. Bargone, longtime SIU member and veteran of 34 years of Seafaring relaxes com­ fortably. (Story On Page 7, Photos Page 16.) ^ Il* • Broken bow of the tanker Atlantic Dealer attests to the VOfffSfOfl W fCrffll* force with which she rammed another Atlantic tanker in the Delaware River last week. Two SIU men were among the nine men lost after they jumped over the side of the Dealer, following the lead of the chief engineer and the third mate, who survived. Coast Guard hearings on the disaster continued without any decision this week. (Story On Page 3.) -•.w/. �Page Two SEAFARERS LOG Jftnuftry 8, 1954 Korea Orphans Treateil SlU-Style ftboard Ship National Labor Relations Board employees are shown as they counted the dock haUots in the Board's reyional offices, 2 Park Avenue, New York City. Outcome of election remains undecided; because of chailenged ballots and apparent irregularities. AFL'ILA Asks Labor Bd. To Void NY Dock Election J¥' • ifa:' ItV-• I I '••' In the wake of accumulated evidence of irregularities and intimidation in the National Labor,Relations Board longshore election in Greater New York, the AFL-Intemational Long­ shoremen's Association has moved that the election be set aside. The AFL claims were+ strengthened by the fact that ihg settle longshoremen's griev­ servers, including NLRB men, AFL-ILA men and ILA poils a New York State-sponsored ances on the waterfront. watchers wore the same identify­ luvestigation of the voting issued Intimidation at Polls ing button so that voters did not a report upholding the AFL Several major points were in­ know who was standing at their charges of wholesale intimidation, cluded in the AFL-ILA's argument threats, knifings and other acts cal­ calling for the voiding of the eiec- elbow when they came in to vote. culated to influence the longshore­ tion. The new union submitted Trucks backing in and out of the men to vote for the old ILA. considerable evidence that long­ polling place while the voting was As a result of the AFL's action, shoremen were intimidated right at going on, plus hundreds of men r.o further steps have been taken to the polls by the presence of known waiting in line added to the gen­ * . count the challenged ballots in the ILA strong arm men. These men eral air of confusion. "Unfair" Charges election. Approximately 4,400 chal­ were permitted to electioneer A key point in the AFL-ILA's lenged ballots held the balance as around the polling places. Long­ a margin of less than 1,500 votes shoremen were dragooned to the brief was the fact that, the Labor separated the old ILA and the new polls in buses by the old ILA and Board itself, in its haste to get told that "you know what you have an election over with, had failed AFL-ILA in the official count. to do" before they went in to vote. to act on a large number of imAffidavits Submitted Men like Danny St. John, Albert fair labor practice charges. It h^ Washington headquarters of the Ackalitis, John Applegate and Tony been standard Labor Board pro­ National Labor Relations Board is "Spanish" Calvo were much in cedure from the very start that now studying the AFL's brief and evidence, although they have been "unfair" charges are dispoised of supporting evidence, which includes denied waterfront work cards by in some manner before any elec­ photographs and dozens of affi­ the Bi-State commission. tion is held. davits from eyewitnesses and New York State's intervention In addition, ILA strong arm men individual longshoremen. The indulged in knifings and other acts came when Governor Thomas E. NLRB's own conduct of the elec­ of violence in the vicinity of the Dewey ordered an investigation of tion, as well as the behavior of the polls. At one time in Brooklyn the the elections by the State Media­ old ILA came in for severe criti­ old union gathered several hundred tion Board. The investigation, after cism from the the AFL-ILA. men outside the polling place- in­ hearing testimony, concluded that Meanwhile, the new union, tent on roughing up AFL-ILA or­ there was ample evidence of irreg-r strengthened by the big turnout in ganizers. ularities and intimidation. The re­ its favor at the pre-Christmas elec­ port has been turned over to the Vote Irregularities tion, December 23 and 24, has NLRB for its consideration: The AFL-ILA also held that the stepped up its organizing activities. Attempts of the old ILA to take Regular meetings are continuing conduct of the election was con­ vengance On AFL backers on the ill various sections of the port, and siderably faulty. For one thing, the piers have been nipped in two AFL-ILA representatives are help- Labor Board permitted 1,000 men places. Firings of AFL supporters employed by the United . Fruit have been met with prompt action Company to vote, even though the with the result that the men have company is not part of the New been put back to work in short York Shipping Association, whose order. JoHMiry 8, 1954 Vol. XVI. No. I employees were the only ones As I See It Page 4 eligible. The Labor Board also Crossword Puzzle Page 10 changed its procedure in mid­ Editorial Page 11 stream. While at first men had to Galley Gleaiungs Page 13 show a Coast Guard pass. Social Inquiring. Seafarer Page-10 Security card anti Waterfront Com­ Under the Union constitu­ In The Wake Page 10 mission Card, as the election wore tion every member attending Labor Round-Up Page 11 on the Board permitted any man a Union meeting is entitled to Letters ."Pages 19, 20 with a waterfront card to vote. nominate himself for the Meet The Seafarer Page 10 On.Temporary Cards elected posts to be filled at Personals Page 21 The result was a very large num­ the meeting—chairman, read­ Quiz Page 17 ber of men voted on temporary ing clerk and recording secre­ Ship's Minutes i.Page 21 cards without clearances. These tary. Your Union urges you SIU History Cartoon Page 9 were the men who followed the to take an active part in meet­ Sports Line. Page 18 advice of the old ILA in not reg­ ings by taking these posts of Ten Years Ago..., Page 10 istering for waterfront employ­ service. Top Qf The News.. Page 7 ment until the last minute. The And of course, all members Union Talk. Page 9 Bi-State Commission did not have have the right to take the fioor Wash. News Letters...... Page 6 time to. clear them with the re­ and express their opinions on Welfare Benefits. Pages 22, 23 sult that they voted on temporary any officer's report or issue Your Dollar's Worth..... Page 7 permits. A. number of them have under discussion. Seafarers been denied cards at subsequent are urged to hit the deck at Puhlithcd biweekly at the headquarteri •f the Seafarers Intarnetlenal Union. At- hearings. these meetings and let their lanUc A 6ulf Olstrict AFL, tTfl Fourth The conduct of the election .in shipmates know what's on Avenue, Brooklyn 3Z, HV. Tot. STerllna $•4*71. Entered a» second cfass maHer ihe Manhattan polling place was their ! mind; ; af the Post Office in Broeklyn, NV.. questioned, . AU- iStlection , ob­ under the Act of. Ausu*t.44,^1f1L < * SEAFARERS LOG Speak Your Mind At SiU Meetings m 1 I'' i<' ['s Two dozen Korean orphans who have known little moife than hunger and privation in the past three years, were treated royally to a full-scale Christmas dinner and party complete with Santa Glaus, by t —. •-— the crew of the Schuyler ham steaks, candied yams, mashed Otis Bland (Waterman). Sea­ potatoes, giblet gravy, creamed farers and officers aboard the ship corn, mushroom soup and. quite a took a tarpaulin muster and then few other delectable items. As Seafarer Jimmie James put the crew threw in the ship's fund it, "the stewards department went for good measure so that there was all out, more in SIU fashion than enough for presents, candy and any other-ship in the SIU." When fruit for each of the children as it was time to feed, the crew split up and some of them sat down with well as the dinner. an on each side whiie in^ To top it off, the crew asked, the orphan saloon the skipper and officers^ and the skipper agreed, to donate also entertained several of the bags of cement for the orphanage so that a start could be made on childrem Dancing Afterwards building a decent place for the orphans, at present living in make­ After the party and dinner, shift, ramshackle dwellings. The James wrote, the children enter­ crew took the step after the dele­ tained by singing and dancing; in gates went out to the orphanage the saloon. Then it came time to and reported back that something go back, with regretful leave-ta)t> should be done to get them a place ig on all sides. to live, s The crew delegates, who did Crew Approved Move much to make the affair a success, The idea for the Christmas were: Stanley J. Barras, ship's party began when Captain H. R. delegate; John. Fedesovich, engine Anderson of the Bland was asked delegate; Robert Bosworth, deck if something could be done to en­ department; and Louis Harris, tertain a group of orphans for stewards. In addition, James said. Christmas. The skipper asked the Captain Anderson, chief engineer crew delegates to take it up with Forrest Price, chief mate John J. the men who unanimously ap­ Pucci and William Seltzer, the proved and raised money for the chief steward, all deserve com­ mendation for their efforts to make affair. An Army transportation unit it a Merry Christmas in Korea. saw to it that the orphans got down to the ship and an Army master sergeant furnished a Santa Claus suit, replete with whiskers which was promptly strapped on to the chief engineer. Decked out in his finery, Santa went out to the orphanage to escort the children back to the ship. While he was on his way, members of the crew were hard at work putting up Christmas decorations in the messhall, and WASHINGTON—Five US ship­ saloon. Some crew members who ping companies under contract to are handy with a skillet, helped out in the galley, as the stewards de­ the SIU have been Indicted by a partment had its work cut out pre­ FederM. Grand Jury on charges of paring the big dinner. conspiracy to defraud the US The dinner menu was enough to Government. The companies are make a well-fed American's mouth accused of purchasing US war water, let alone a hungry Korean. It consisted of turkey, roast beef. surplus vessels for foreign owner­ ship whlio falsely representing themselves as American-controlled corporations. Actually, the indictment charges, the companies involved are Greekcontrolled by the shipping group identified vidth the Kulukundis family, well-known large-scalo operators; of merchant vessels under the Greek and Panamanian flags. Manual E. Kulukundis, who is generally considered the head of A Federal court in Kansas City the Kulukundis shipping interests, has ordered US battery manufac­ is included In the indictment Specifically, the corporations In­ turers to stop a conspiracy that kept up the price of auto batteries. dicted are: Elam Shipping Corpora­ Seatraders Of New YOrk, The companies, members of the tion, Seatraders of Delaware, ( Veritas Association of American Battery Steamship Company, and the Mar Manufacturers, pleaded "no de­ Trade Corporation. fense" to charges that they kept Sweetwater Seized used batteries oiit of the hands of In another Government action, companies that would rebuild the US sebed the tanker Sweet­ them for resale. water. operated by the Metro Under the arrangement, the Petroleum Shipping Company, on companies compelled retailers to the grounds that it had passed Into sell used batteries only to certain alien hands Illegally. In this case scrap-metal firms. These outfits as in similar ones, it is expected would destroy the batteries and that the tanker will continue in fm sell the salvaged lead back to the operation pending a court decision companies for building new bat­ on its ownership. teries. In previous months, the Govern­ By keeping re-built batteries off ment had seized several other the market, the companies were freighters and tankers operating able to keep prices high on new under the American' flag on the ones. Companies involved included grounds that they are controlled Sears, Goodyear, B. F. Goodrich, by alien Interests. The Govern­ Firestone, Auto 'Lite and others. ment's action is part of a campaign Other companies' facing charges against false registry of warare Montgomery Ward and Wil- surplus vessels disposed of under thei Ship Sales Act. . . lard. Indict 5 Ship Go's On Charge Of Conspiracy Auto Battery Deal Halted By US Court �lannarr 8. 19B4 SEAFARERS LOG Ffge Three Fate Of USPHS Hospitals, Other Maritime Problems Facing Congress Action A '1 'VJ •'i The second session of the 83rd Congress opened in Washington, DC, this past Wednesday with a whole slew of important maritime issues to be dealt with* at the coming session. The ''open for business'* sign was hung up at a time when ¥ the maritime industry is fac-*^' ing several large question- struction; the future of maritime time industry is not so clear-cut. marks as to its future devel­ training and, of course, possible On the one hand, the administra­ amendments to the Taft-Hartley tion policy seems to be that the in­ opment. law that would affect the future of dustry should be encouraged to Among the major items maritime stand on its own feet. Consequent­ unions. that Congress will act upon in ly, there is a move afoot to bar Hospitals Economy Target the next few months are the fate future construction of ships by the On the Public Health Service Government of the US Public Health Service for private companies Hospitals, now threatened with ex­ hospitals, the issue is clear. The but rather to write legislation that tinction; the fate of the foreign administration, in the person of would encourage private companies aid shipments program and the Oveta Gulp Hobby, Secretary of to build for themselves. The Gov­ An unidentified survivor of the Atlantic Dealer is given first aid 50-50 law; our foreign trade and the Department of Health Educa­ ernment's unhappy experience with bv rescuers. Only the chief engineer and the 3rd mate lived after tariff policy; the amount of aid, if tion and Welfare, and Joseph the Mariner ships has reinforced any to be given for new ship con- Dodge, Director of the Budget, has this feeling. going overboard, followed by nine others. crossed the USPHS hospitals off Potter Proposals the list as part of a self-styled "economy" drive. The entire mari­ For example. Senator Charles time industry from end to end is Potter of Michigan, who is con­ united in its efforts to resist this sidered a staunch supporter of a proposal, and Seafarers have been strong merchant marine, has pro­ bombarding their Senators and posed that the Government guaran­ Representatives with messages urg­ tee 100 percent of loans made to ing that the hospitals be kept open. The SIU, and other maritime in­ PHILADELPHIA.—A Coast Guard investigation into the tragic collision of two Atlantic terest, have argued that closing of tankers in the Delaware River December 30 was continuing with no decision yet. Two SIU the hospitals will be a serious blow to medical care for seamen men were among the nine dead. who have to use the facilities of With Congress back in ses­ The mishap, which occurred ' the nearest port when they are sion, Seafarers are urged to a few miles south of the Dela­ though the Engineer apparently others, at least two of whom were stricken. Many ports do not have keep on writing their Senators ware Memorial Bridge in a suffered the worst effects from the first-trippers, to go over the side adequate local medical facilities and Representatives in favor soupy pre-dawn fog, came as the fire, her skipper was able to radio seconds later. to take care of their own popula­ of retaining the US Public Atlantic Dealer nosed its way up a few minutes after the crash that The good fortune of the engineer tions, let alone visiting seamen, Health Service hospitals. The "if we don't explode, we'll live." river looking for an anchorage and in coming out alive did not follow and to throw the added burden of flow of mail has been heavy rahimed into the after port side of This proved true enough, as the for any of those who jumped the several thousand USPHS patients up to now, but from now on in the Atlantic Engineer, which was Dealer suffered all the fatalities. ship right afterwards, however. on already overloaded local com­ is the time that it really already anchored waiting for the The heavy loss of life on the The only other man to jump and munity hospitals is sure to bring counts. fog to lift. Both ships, fully loaded, Dealer was, according to eyewit­ come out alive was the third mate, new pleas for Federal aid. had left Texas Christmas Day and nesses, almost wholly due to the who was seen fighting with stew­ Trained Physicians were due to go into Philadelphia. sudden rush to go over the side ard M. A. Manuel for a life-jacket In addition, the Union has point­ finance the construction of new Reports of the collision indicat­ by the chief engineer and the third just before he himself went over ed out that the Public Health Serv­ ships in an effort to get private ed a maze of confusion aboard the mate, who were later picked up the side. Manuel was one of the ice hospitals have been of invalu­ companies to build their own ves­ Dealer as both ships caught fire unharmed. Gene Lennon, AB, who nine men who died. Only five able use to the community through sels. immediately and flames reported­ was on deck alongside the chief bodies have been recovered so far. the training of thousands of physi­ However, there are strong forces ly towered five stories high. The engineer when the engineer took After the fire was put out, M. T. cians and specialists, and through pulling in the other direction. With masters of both vessels reported off his shoes and Jumped over the Sweeney, OS, related, a lifeboat their research accomplishments in foreign trade becoming increas­ the fires were put out within ten side, said that the chief's panicky from the Dealer attempted to pick a variety of medical problems in­ ingly competitive, and US ship­ ping carrying less and less of for­ minutes after they got started. Al- action undoubtedly led several up the men but cluding cancer and tuberculosis. succeeded only in The hospital fight presents the eign commerce, some sections of finding the engi­ unusual picture of the administra­ Congress feel that the maritime neer and the tion asking Congress to shut down industry, like other US industries mate. Hampered one of the Government's own fa­ needs more, not less protection. in rescue efforts cilities with many Congressmen It's pretty generally agreed that by the fog and pressing to • keep them open. The those in Congress who favor higher smoke, the five- situation is usually the other way tariffs and more protection are growing in strength. These same man boat crew around. and the two offi­ The problem of aid to the mari­ (Continued on page 16) A motion''thanking the SIU A&G District for the aid its cers were event­ WaUer members gave in the recent Aleutian beef in San Francisco ually picked up has been passed unanimously by the Sailors Union of the by a Chilean freighter. Hours later. Padific headquarters member-' Army rescue boats recovered the ship meeting. enger-cargo ship, had been trans­ bodies of five of the men. The next day, both ships came Members of the SIU who ferred from the Alaska Steamship ship out of San Francisco were ac­ Company to Hawaiian-Pacific, a into Atlantic's Philadelphia term­ tive in the beef which arose when new outfit, which signed a contract inals under their own power, and the Gommunist-dominated National with AFL unions in all three de­ sailed on New Year's Day for dryynion of Marine Cooks and Stew­ partments. Bridges' longshoremen dock in Baltimore. The Coast ards, in cooperation with Harry and the NUMC&S blockaded the Guard hearings on the disaster Bridges' longshoremen's union at­ ship in an attempt to force the opened five days ago and un­ tempted to keep AFL stewards and company to hire NUMC&S mem­ licensed crewmembers are yet to be called to give their testimony. other AFL crewmembers from bers in the stewards department. Both crews came in for high praise bearding or leaving the AFL-confor staying on the ships and suc­ tracted ship. A massed march of cessfully fighting the fire. AFL seamen to the Aleutian pier Chairman Stanley Alcott of the .brought the /end of the Bridges' Atlantic Maritime Employees Un­ blockade of the vessel. ion, which nosed out the SIU in In a letter notifying the SIU of Regular membership meet­ the action of the SUP membership, ings in SIU headquarters and, the collective bargaining election in the fleet showed little interest SUP Secretary-Treasurer Harry at all branches are held every in anything that happened during Lundeberg declared: second Wednesday' night • at ^ or after the accident, except to . "We appreciate this support in 7 PM. The schedule for tho serve as an intermediary for the our fight, and I might further state company in its rush to head off that your membership and your next few meetings is as follows! possible claims by survivors. officials in the port of San Fran­ January 13, January 27, Feb­ He reportedly, advised SIU mem­ cisco made a very good account of ruary 10. Four major figures in Republican-controlled Congress leave White ber Richard Moore, a cousin of themselves in this beef. All Seafarers registered on House after conferring with President Eisenhower. Left to right: Frank Pomeroy, another SIU mem­ "The Sailors Union is at all times Rep. Leslie Arends, (Hi.); House Speaker Joe Martin (Mass.); Rep< ber and one of those vtdto died, to ready to back up your organization the shipping list are required tell Pomeroy's mother tO' accept Leo Alien (Hi,), Rules Committee chairman: Rep. Daniel Reed' in any beef that you may have." to.' attend the meetings. (NY): chairman. House Ways and Means Committee.^ " • The Aleutian, a combined pass­ . .i- .fCoutinued bh page 16) Atlantic Tankers Collide; Two SIU Men Among Dead Keep Those Letters Coming SUP Membership Thanks SIU For Aiding in Aleutian Beef Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks • Vie I �'9i^ Tour SEAFARERS January S, 1954 LOG Heavyweijght Contender Visits Port O' Gail As I See It • • • I•?••;. Clarence Henry, center, heavyweight contender, dines at the SIU Port O' Call with his manager, whUe Ed Mooney, left, manager of the nightclub, asks him about the fight game. Henry won his last test against Bob Baker. Maritime UnionsTa Meet/an,18 Problems raised by the New York dock clean-up and the probable policy of the Gov­ ernment regarding the maritime industry in the current session of Congress are expected to keynote the first full-scale' strategy meeting of all non-Communist sea unions scheduled for January 18, in Washington, censed unions, delegates from the tion's seagoing unions. DC. The proposal, first unveiled last A full SIU-A&G delegation various officers' unions have also October, was hailed at the time by Is due to attend the sessions along been invited to attend. The meeting developed out of a SIU Seeretarj'-Treasurer Paul Hall with spokesmen for all of the coun­ suggestion by SUP Secretary-Treas­ as "a timely suggestion in the best try's non-Communist unions, em­ bracing AFL and CIO unlicensed urer Harry Lundeberg, who is also Interests of all seamen," and one and licensed personnel. Following president of the SIU of North which could pave the way for the unanimous acceptance of the America, that the time was ripe for united action on a variety of mu­ idea by spokesmen for the unli­ such a get-together between the na- tual problems affecting the indus­ try as whole. Hospital Issue Interest at the meeting will un­ doubtedly center on the economy drive in some Government quarters -which hits at all segments of the industry such as the move to shut down all US Public Health Service hospitals and the fate of the pro­ posed build-up of the US mer­ One of the Union's "bigger" Mitchell was bom on the Texas chant fleet. The fact that the lone coast in the City of Galveston, 25 men. Seafarer Allan Burke, chaired new Government shipbuilding pro­ the last member­ years ago. He jollied the Union in gram, involving 35 Mariner-type ship meeting in that port on October 24, 1947. freighters, has hit the skids and the port of Nor­ Moore comes from "way down that five of these have already gone folk. Bimke, who East," Massachusetts to be exact. into lay-up after being out only a sails in the en­ He's 26 and signed up with the year or less, will also draw special gine department, SIU in the port of Boston on April consideration during the discus­ is an old timer 27, 1946. He sails in the deck sions. in the SIU, join­ department, while Mitchell's with Other subjects likely to be on ing the Union the black gang. the agenda include the growing back in Novem­ ^ ^ J, shift of US investments to foreignber, 1939, in the Burke flag shipping, the campaign against Another SIU oldtimer, Fred port of Jacksonthe 50-50 law by foreign shipping England, took on the job of re­ According to the ville, Fla. lobbies and a variety of other prob­ -^Union's records, he tips the scale cording secretary at the Seattle lems dealing with maritime legisla­ at a mere 300, give or take a few membership session. England took tion past and present. Possible as­ out his Union book on December pounds. sistance in the AFL pier clean-up 5, 1938, in the port of New York, Burke is a native of Virginia, by other sea unions in the Port of which is pretty ' coming from the town of Grafton New York may also result from the close to being in that state. He will celebrate sessions. one of the his 54th birthday this coming Unions expected to send repre­ Union^s charter March. sentatives to the meetings include, members. A na­ 4" 4» 4 besides the SIU, the Sailors Union A Seafarer who is well known tive of Missouri, he has followed of the Pacific, Marine Firemen, on the coastwise Waterman run, Oilers and Watertenders, Marine Felipe Reyes, was elected to chair so many other Cooks and Stewards-AFL, National the last Mobile port meeting. Seafarers, and Maritime Union (CIO), Brother­ Reyes, who sails as steward, has others as well, by settling down on hood of Marine Engineers, Masters, England been with the SIU since May, 1945, the West Coast Mates and Pilots, Marine Engi­ joining in the port of Mobile. He is a native of the Philippine in the port of Seattle. He sails neers Beneficial Association (CIO), Radio Officers Union (AFL) and Islands, but now makes his home in the engine department. American Radio Association (CIO). it iSi> it with his wife Shirley and family in Prichard, Alabama. When not Seafarer John Thompson, who busy with his steward's duties, chaired the Wilmington meeting, Fill That Berth Reyes is quite, a hand at making has been around the country too. banners and other decorations out He started out from Utah, where . If a crewmember quits while of ornamental square knots. he was born 44 years ago,, joined a ship is in port, delegates the Union in New York three years t t are asked to contact the hall Down in the Gulf, in Lake ago and now makes his home in immediately for a replace­ Charles, Louisiana, a couple of Los Angeles. He paired with Her­ ment. Fast action on their part Texas residents conducted matters bert Braurtstein, a native New will keep all jobs aboard ship at the meeting there as chairman Ydrker who has gone west and filled ft all times and elimi­ and recording secretary. They settled in South Alameda, Califor­ nate the chance of the ship were John Mitchell of Houstoh and nia'. Braunsteiii, who will be 31 sailing shorthanded. * Tom Moore of Port Arthur. this month, joined the SIU in 1943. imm YOUR UNION WAS PLEASED TO RECEIVE WORD THAT THE headquarters membership of the Sailors Union of the Pacific had gone on record thanking our brothers out on the West Coast for the help given in the recent Aleutian beef. In reporting the action of the Sailors' membership. President Lundeberg of the SIU of North America wrote as follows: "We appreciate this support in our fight and I might further state that your membership and yoiir officials in the port of San Francisco made a very good account of themselves in this beef." Brother Lundeberg added that, "The Sailors Union is at all times ready to back up your organization in any beef that you may have." Many Seafarers can remember the various occasions in which the Sailors and Seafarers worked together on various waterfront beefs, among them the one back in 1946 against Harry Bridges and his Communist pals. At that time your Union, in conjunction with the SUP, took positive action against Bridges when it appeared that the Communist Party waterfront section was threaten­ ing to take over the entire waterfront. One of the keys to the success of your Union, and of other affiliates of the SIU of North America, is the fact that each District has been left free to op­ erate in an autonomous manner on its own prob­ lems. Yet whenever any one District had a big beef on its hands, the others are always quick to pitch in when needed. Your Union certainly looks forward to working closely with the SUP, the MFOW and other SIU of NA affiliates on all matters that affect the well-being of seamen and allied waterfront workers. 4i 4) ^ IT'S QUITE A FEW YE.UtS SINCE A GERMAN U-BOAT SHELLFD the Robin Moor to the bottom after forcing the crew and passengers to take to Ufeboats. It was back in 1941 that this SlU-manned ship became the first US victim of U-boat warfare in the Atlantic, Those brothers who were aroui(& then will remember that the Robin Moor sinking caused quite a sensation at that time. A good deal of indignation was expressed in maritime circles, in the Government and by the public, about the action of the German undersea raider. Cer­ tainly, the sinking of the Robin Moor was responsible for steps being taken to protect our merchant shipping. Crewmen Forgotten However, in all the hue and cry over the sinking, the men who manned that ship and who drifted helplessly in the ocean for 13 to 19 days, were forgotten. While the Government took some action later on to compensate the victims of U-boats and planes, the men of the Robin Moor were somehow overlooked in all the , subsequent legislation. Now quite a few of the survivors, including Seafarers and ex-Sea­ farers, have gotten together to see if they can persuade Congress to do something about it. They have been trying for some time now to get consideration out of Congress for the hardships they suffered as a result of the sinking, without success. This year, though, they are hopeful of favorable ac­ tion on the issue, and are pressing hard fdr such action. It's been 12 years now since the Robin Moor went down. Favorable action on this score by Congress would certainly appear to be long overdue justice-to the crew of the Robin Moor. 4i t 3) THE UNION'S CHRISTMAS PARTIES IN THE VARIOUS SIU halls around the country turned out to be quite successful, judg­ ing from all reports. Large numbers of the brothers .turned up at the halls and a great many of them brought their wives, children and friends with them, making it a real family affair. Your Union also served as host to quite a few of the brothers from ether SIU affiliates who happened to be in the vicinity at the time and joined with the Seafarers in celebrating the holidays in appro­ priate style. A« in the past, they reported they were pleased with the idea of having someplace to go on the Christmas holiday where they could enjoy a good meal in the company of other Seafaring meii, many of whom they have shipped with at one time or another. • When your Union started running these holiday affairs, it was with the idea in.mind that many Seafarers who might be ashore during the holiday season would he far from home and family and would welcome art opportunity to have a Christ­ mas dinner in the company of their-shipmates. How­ ever, these affairs have grown to Include all Sea­ farers, many of whom prefer to bring their families with them down to the hall and make a real party out of it along with other Union brothers. The fact that they do so pi'oves that it is a worthwhile effort. $ t $ THERE WAS A CHRISTMAS PARTY OF ANother kind aboard the Schuyler Otis Bland out in Korea on Christmas Day. According to reports, all the brothers on the ship really pitched in to give a group of Korean orphans the kind of holiday that they were badly in need of. Many Crews Chip lii Many of the brothers who have been out in that unfortunate , coun­ try hayd" written your "Union about the jconcUtiohs under which the people are living there, and it Is a common thing for headquarters to receive news from the ships that the erew has dug in to contribute money for the hundreds of thousands of Korean children who were orphaned during the tlu'ee years of fighting.The brothers on the Bland contributed generously of their money and energy to make the Christmas holiday something to be remem­ bered by the orphans involved. Certainly; congratulations are- in order for their action. �mn Janumrj 19S4 SEATARERS Page Fire LOG Hat Congress Fight Seen On Labor Law Changes WASHINGTON.—Although the Eisenhow er Administration will not unveil its full 1954 labor program until this Monday, when a spe cial message from the President on labor legis­ lation is expected to reach Congress, unions around the country are expecting a hot Con­ gressional battle on TaftHartley Act revisions ar e.stablished, court-approved prin­ by one or warning them that the ciples which had protected or­ company will move if a union other new measures. K-: - : • v: '-' • •.! '. I?- •: : }i > Survivors of the torpedoed freighter Robin Moor, the first Ameri­ can ship to go down in World War II, are shown above aboard the rescue ship Ozorio as they were rescued after more than-18 days in a lifeboat. They are, left to right, Donald Schablein, William Cary, John Banigan, Philip Eccles, Richard Carlisle, Hugh Murphy, Peter Buss, Ho)lie Rice and Earl Nilson. The President's "State of the Union" message to Congress yes­ terday did not detail any specific labor proposals in advance of the special message Monday, but a bitter, behind-the-scenes fight was already shaping up a week earlier when the National Association of Manufacturers started piugging for Congress to put more teeth in the controversial labor act, or else let it remain as is. A still greater problem for the labor «movement loomed from the actions of Eisenhower appointees to the National Relation Board who, in the absence so far of Con­ gressional action to amend the Taft-Hartley Law, were amending the law themselves, without .the formality of authorization from Congress. Recently the Board upset long- Robiu 3foor Victims Seek ITS Aid With Congress reconvening this week, ten Seafarers, survivors of the first US ship sunk by a U-boat in World War II, are spearheading a renewed drive to win recognition of their 12-year-old claims for compensation. The men, all founding mem--*^ bers of "The Robin Moor As­ Basing its hopes on reports from Rep. B. W. Gearhart of California in sociation," an , organization Washington that new war claims 1946. The bill never got anywhere, comprising most of the former SIU crew of the ill-fated Robin Moor (Seas Shippiijg), which was un­ ceremoniously sent to the bottom by a submarine on May 21, 1941, banded together in 1950 after get­ ting nowhere individually. Although there was no loss of life due to the sinking, the inci­ dent, which occurred six months before the US actually entered the war, helped spur the Government to a policy of arming merchant ships when many similar disasters followed in its wake. The ship was unarmed and supposedly in "safe" waters when she met up with the U-boat about 700 miles from land enroute to Capetown from New Yotk. All 38 crewmembei's and eight passengers got off in lifeboats, one of wbich drifted for 19 days until it was picked up. YOU and the SIU CONSTITUriON legislation may be forthcoming in the current session of Congress, the Association is seeking official recognition of tlie fact that the Robin Moor survivors have never been included in any of the meas­ ures granting compensation to submarine victims and others. Prior to forming of the Associa­ tion, the men were each embarked on their own campaign of writ­ ing to Congress men and other Government of­ ficials in the hopes of arousing support for their claims. The clos­ est they have yet come to success Boyce was in the form of a bill introduced in the House by 5 •:;• tot),-iWilti;-, Tteg; however, as Gearhart was defeated for reelection that year and nobody took up the fight in his place. Now, other legislators are showing interest in the matter and may re­ vive the isue. One of the Robin Moor survivors, none of whom have been sailing for some time, is Seafarer Daniel "Blackie" Boyce, an Association trustee, who is now recovering from a recent operation in the Marine Hospital at San Francisco in which a piece of his lung had to be removed. In a letter to the LOG three months ago, Boyce credited the volunteer services of seven blood donors from the SIU hall in San Francisco with saving his life. Several others among the sur­ vivors have been hospitalized off and on in the past dozen years as a result of their experience and the ordeal of 13-19 days adrift in the South Atlantic on meager rations and in open boats. Women, Children Aboard As related by bosun William Carey and others who described the events upon their return to the US, those on the ship were first given just 20 minutes to leave the ship, but after a plea that there were women and children among the, eight passengers carried, this was extended to 30 minutes. After all aboard had gotten into the four lifeboats, the U-boat fired 33 shots from her deck gun. The ship went down in 18 minutes. The boats then moved off in the general direction of Brazil and, after five days, one of them took off on its own in the hope of ef­ fecting a speedy rescue for all con­ cerned, It wound up drifting for 19 days until it was picked up by the Brazilian freighter Ozorio and the 11 survivors landed at Pernambuco (Recife), Brazil, A few days later, it was revealed from Capetown that the remaining survivors, after drifting 13 days, had been rescued by a British freighter and landed safely there. Eventually, all the survivors were repatriated safely back to the US, where their accounts of the sinking received wide pubiicity. However, they point out, that was the, only recognition 'they ever got. ganized labor when employers comes in, and several rulings which pulled captive-audience, anti-union uphold firings of workers who re­ speeches on them in the plant dur­ fuse to cross-picket-lines. ing working hours. Until Decem­ Earlier, Mr. Eisenhower pledged ber 17, when the NLRB threw the to leaders of both the AFL and the old rule out the window, unions ClO that his proposals regarding had been entitled to similar time the Taft-Hartley Law will be on company property to get their keyed to making the act "absolute­ message across to the employees. ly fair" to workers, employers and The precedent-shattering de­ the public. Tacitly admitting that cision came on an appeal by the the law really wasn't as "impar­ CIO Amalgamated Clothing Work­ tial" as it was cracked up to Jbe, ers against the Livingston Shirt I Secretary of Labor James P. Corp. of Livingston, Tenn., which Mitchell went a step further. had before two elections in 1952 Why Durkin Quit refused to grant the union similar Mitchell supplemented the Pres­ opportunity, after the company ident's assurances to labor leaders president had deiivered captivewith a pledge that the Administra­ audience speeches against the tion's labor program would seek to union. Instead, the Board now bans such speeches only for 24 hours kill off T-H provisions that are before a representation election, "really dangerous to labor, really and even then even if the rule is loaded, really unfair." But despite the Administration's violated by the employer it is not apparent willingness to recognize an unfair labor practice. some faults in the labor law, the Other rulings by the new Admin­ history of its performance last istration's NLRB panel which have year indicated otherwise. had the affect of making the T-H i There was still Act even harsher the matter of the of than before in­ resignation Secretary volved a decision including the rel-1 M i t c h e 1 1 ' s in. atives of an em­ predecessor, ployer in a bar­ September, 1953, gaining unit, even when former to allowing the Secretary Martin husband of a cor­ P. Durkin quit Durkin poration v i c e - the Cabinet ac­ Mitchell president to vote in a representa­ cusing the White tion election; another legalizing House of backing down on a once-forbidden tactics as caliing specific list of 19 amendments employees into the boss' office one (Continued on page 16) Five Of Mariner Ships Headed For Boneyard The failure of the Government to complete the sale of any number of Mariner ships has led to five being ordered into lay-up. Each of the $10 million vessels currently operating under the Military Sea Transportation Service will be Company. A large number of new withdrawn within the next Marine," are scheduled to be two months and placed in Govern­ ment-owned boneyard fleets around the country. Meanwhile, three more Mariners which are operating for MSTS are being bareboat-chartered to Pacific Far East line for temporary use on their Far Eastern runs until the three Mariners they have bought from the Government come out of the shipyards. Pacific Far East i the only company to purchase Mariner ships thus far, with 32 others remaining to be disposed of. One other company. States Marine Lines, has indicated an in­ terest in the Mariners, but only if the Government grants its re­ quest for an operating subsidy on several trade routes. Mariners laying up will be the Lone Star Mariner at Olympia, Washington: the Old Dominion Mariner and Tar Heel Mariner on the Hudson River; the Buckeye Mariner and Keystone Mariner at Suisun Bay, California. Just one of these, the Keystone, is operated by an SlU-contracted company. The loss of the Keystone Mari­ ner is offset by the fact that the newly-launched Pelican Mariner will be assigned to another SIU operator, ^le Bloomfield Steamship launched in the coming months. Just a few weeks ago :n the De­ cember 1. 1953, issue of the SEA­ FARERS LOG, the future of the Mariner ship program was ques­ tioned in a feature article repre­ senting a round-up of shipping men's opinions. At that time, the operatoi-s raised several objections to the Mariners, such as their size, expense of operation, greater draft, cargo hold arrangements and last but not least, their high initial cost. The Government's asking price of $4,500,000, while well below actual cost, is considered too high by most operators. The fact that five of the Mariners are now going into laj -up indicates that the Government has given up hope for the time being, of selling any of the ships. Mari­ time Administrator Louis Roths­ child had previously statsd the Government's intention t« lay up the Mariners if tiiey could not be sold. MSTS lay-up of the Mariners also is part of an announced Gov­ ernment policy to retire Govern­ ment-owned ships from service, whenever possible, and make use of privately-owned tonnage lor MSTS cargo movemen,t,s. . , '.•A I •-^^1 �gage Six , ^ SEAFARERS JamoMn t, 195i LOG - !.l SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON Seatrain Passes 2Sth Year The last session of the 83rd Congress convened at the Capitol on January 6—a session that will be filled with many explosive issues and uncertainties. It should prove to be a short session because of election year—therefore chances of any constructive maritime legislation are practically nil. The big issues will be taxes, foreign aid, defense meas­ ures, Statehood for Hawaii and Alaska, the St. Lawrence Seaway, TaftHartley law amendments, extension of unemployment insurance, and other major proposals, each filled with dynamite. Many, members of Congress, friendly to the American merchant ma­ rine, are ready to drop legislation in the hopper. But these maritime proposals are not expected to get beyond the hearing stage. Certainly they will not reach the White House this j'ear for final Pi*esidential blessing. t 4. t 4.. t> • % 4' 4" 4" 4> 4i 4. 4> 4« '" 4; 4" 4^ t Merchant seamen who feel that they are entitled to a decoration or award as a result of heroic action beyond the call of duty during the last war should .apply therefor immediately. The Government has decided to revoke all of its orders authorizing award of such medals. These orders related to issuance of seamen's service decorations and awards; computation of seiwice for certificates of substantially continuous service; ship plaques and crew citations; certificates of eligibility for Philippine defense ribbons. The above orders were issued under statutes and Executive Orders The old SS Seatrain (now Seatrain New Orleans) shonn loading at Belle Chasse,' Louisiana, for her which have been repealed or which no longer have any force so far as maiden voyage on January 12, 1929. She ran to Havana, Cuba. accrual of rights thereunder are concerned. In order that there may Twenty-five years ago, on January 12, 1929, the SS Seatrain (now the Seatrain New be a uniform cut-off date on issuance of these awards and certificates, the Government will allow seamen the right to file applications for Orleans) took on its first load of railroad cars at Belle Chasse, Louisiana, for a maiden awards only up through next June 30. voyage to Havana. It was the start of a uniquely successful vived and prospered in the ' competition, the Seatrains coastwise trade where conven­ railroad have been able to find plenty of tional Shipping companies cargo. Obviously, the operation I uv I' fe: m fV.- i: »• i• 11 it have foundered. Today Seatrain operates six freight car carriers on coastwise runs between Texas, Georgia and New York, with terminals in Texas City, Savannah, Edgewater, New Jersey, and the original terminal in Louisiana equipped for Seatrain type operations. One of the first shipping companies to come under contract to the SIU, Seatrain is known as a choice run for Sea­ farers with its jobs eagerly snapped off the board. Built in England The- idea for the Seatrain opera­ tion originated as a kind of carferry service between the US and Havana, Cuba. The company was founded in 1928 by Graham Brush and Joseph Hodgson; both former­ ly connected with the Ward Line. They couldn't raise enough cash here, so the first Seatrain was built in England. Today, as the Seatrain New Orleans it is in idle status because service to Havana is not now being maintained and the ship is unsuited for coastwise operations. The success of the first Seatrain as a freight car carrier led the company to enter coastwise service with additional ships. The Seatrains New York and Havana were com­ pleted in 1932, the Texas and New Jersey in 1940 and the newest ships, the Georgia and Louisiana, in 1951. The older ships carry 95 fully-loaded freight cars while the new ones can carry 100 cars. The idea of picking fully-loaded freight cars off shoreside trackage and depositing them on a tracked deck which makes the ships look like a modified flat-top has been a successful venture from the start. Particularly in the postwar period, when coastwise service withered •on the vine in the face of low-cost Quitting Ship? lYotify Union A reminder from SIU headquarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact tho hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replacement. Fail­ ure to give notice before paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning requirements and needlessly make their work'tougher for your shipmates/' greatly simplifies loading and un­ loading, and avoids handling of uneconomical, less-than - carload packages. Battle With Railroads The toughest competition Sea­ train has faced through the years has been the legal fight of railroad interests against its operations. It has been a running battle with the railroads objecting violently to Seatrains' carriage of railroad freight cars on its ships. Right now the fight is centered on Seatrain's newest service to Savannah, which began in 1951. During the war the Seatrains played a vital role in shipment of military supplies overseas because their unique construction enabled operation which has since sur­ them to carry large numbers of tanks, heavy artillery vehicles, trucks, locomotives, aircraft and the like. Particularly noteworthy was the histoi-ic trip of the Sea­ train Texas to Suez in the summer of 1942, Marshal Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps was just 60 miles from Alex­ andria at the time and the whole Suez Canal area was threatened. An emergency load of 180 Sher­ man tanks was taken aboard the Texas and she was ordered to rush to Egypt without convoy, round­ about Cape Horn. The ship was met at dockside by English tank drivers and the Sherman's were driven right off to the battle line. Shortly afterwards these Sherman tanks aided in the rout of Rommel at El Alemain, saving Egypt and the Suez for the Allies. StI COMMIHEES TI I L.. •1 I I I I AT WORK A galleyman who caused con­ order that the meals could be pre­ siderable trouble aboard a ship pared. Failed To Report ^ running intercoastal because It was agreed by the skipper, the he was continu­ crew and the boarding patrolman ally fouling up that the mah' should pay off by whenever the mutual consent, which he did. His ship hit port ran book was picked up and he was into the inevita­ told to report to the Union office ble in the port of which he failed to do. Wilmington re­ Subsequently hie was properly cently, when he notified that he was on charges. A was brought up rank and file Shaw on charges be­ committee con­ fore a Wilmington trial committee. sisting of T. J. The result was that the accused Shaw, A. M. Lesseaman was fined and suspended t^, H. D. Braunfor two months after having paid stein, R. J. Moyoff his ship by mutual consent of lan, D. Barry and all parties concerned. J. Ward was According to the testimony pre­ elected to hear sented by witnesses, the trouble the case. The started while the ship was still in man in question Braunsteln the Gulf and hitting Gulf pdrts. failed to show up The accused seaman, witnesses for his trial, which had to be car­ said, would become neglectful of ried on in his absence. After hear­ his work when he was in sight of ing all the evidence, the commit­ land. When the ship tied up at tee found him iguilty as charged Wilmington after the transit and recommended a fine and two through the canal, he got badly months' suspension. gassed up and made a nuisance of In addition, in examining the himself to all concerned, including man's book it was found that he the boarding patrolman. In addi­ was in arrears in dues for two tion, he refused to turn to in port quarters, although he had paid off on the orders of the steward, with after a trip of more than a ihonth. the result that other men in the He was put on/hotice to bring his department had to,,take oh double hook up to date beford, shipping i, jyork of cleaning'tip thfe |:iklle)^ in •again;'•/; The White House is studying the possibility of making grants of food from our surplus stocks to Latin American countries. If this course is ordered, it will prove a substantial boon to those American berth, lihes, and tramps, serving Latin America. If these food grants are made, the White House may require the recipient nations, as in the case of European EGA nations, to set aside counterpart funds for use in expanding their domestic production. The ending of the year 1953 found the Amerlean merchant marine carrying far less than the national objective—50 percent of our for­ eign commerce. As a matter of fact, the US fleet, at the turn of the year, was carrying only about 28 percent of shipments to and from this country. Lucrative cargoes have been allowed to drift to foreign flag ships only because the American merchant marine continues to be treated as a step-child of Government planning. t 4i The only major maritime law initiated and passed last year by the Eisenhower Administration was the act to facilitate private financing of new ship construction, under which the US Government agreed to guarantee up to 90 percent of loans obtained by shipowners from pri­ vate industry for the construction or reconstruction of vessels. Ever since, the Administration has emphasized its desire to "wean" the maritime industi'y away from Government support, and has continual­ ly boasted in triumph at the passage of its private financing bill for ship construction. However, it is now clear that this bill simply won't work. One of the drawbacks is that it contains a proviso that the insurance author­ ized by the law may not be issued unless the Commerce Department finds that the interest rate of the. loan to be insured is "substantially less" than the going rate. An effort will be made soon to amend this law, to modify the in­ terest rate provision, and to require the Government to insure, not 90 percent but ICQ percent of the loan. . Tour reporter has learned from Congressional sources .'hat certain foreign nations have on their drafting boards plans for the coni^ruction of ships especially designed to capture the ore trade on the US Great Lakes. The plan of these foreign countries is to push forward particularly when, and if, the St. Lawrence'Seaway Project is com­ pleted. In order to thwart these plans, legislation will be introduced soon in the US Senate to restrict the operation of foreign-flag ships on the Great Lakes, so that US-Canadian trade on the Lakes will be handled only by ships of this country and Canada. - Although 1954 may not equal 1953 as a record boom, the outlook is fairly bright for a good level of jobs and business activity and for an abundance of newer and better produets at attractive prices. The gross national product for 1953, measuring the market value of all goods and services produced, totaled $367 billion—^the highest on record. This was the response of business management, labor, farm­ ers, and investors to the unprecedented demands stemming from our high standard of living, from the external threat to the Nation's se­ curity and from our responsibilities abroad. The new year 1954 found US shipyards in a deplorable condition. The temporary resurgence of activity, began in 1948 as a result of the tanker shortage and the Goverpment-financed Mariner program of 35 fast cargo vessels, is now at an end. Over nine months have passed without a single contract having been, p^ced in an American ship­ yard for any new ocean-going vessel. 4' it 4" ' Although Congress repeatedly had made it clear that it favors a 50/50 shipping policy in connection with goods shipped under pro­ grams financed by this Government,. foreign nations, aided by some in this country, continue to. clamor for an elimination of this policy. In order to combat this, force, legislation will be introduced soon to provide permanently that US-flag sliips will carry at least 50 per­ cent of all foreign aid cargoes. • «. I ^ 1 n r :>k' �January 9, 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Pare Sevra Top of the News IKE RECALLS TWO US DIVISIONS—In a completely unexpected move, the Administration and the Pentagon announced that two Amer­ ican Army divisions will be pulled out of Korea. This announcement came as a surprise, inasmuch as this represents about a fourth of American strength on the Korean peninsula. American troops were jubilant over the announcement, each division hoping it would be one of the lucky pair. The South Korean government, on the other hand, was bitter over the announcement. Reactions throughout the world differed. Several American Congressmen were sharply critical of the announcement, on the ground that this sort of thing had precipitated the Korean action in the first place. t 4> i ARiWY NIXES TERRY'S COSTUME—Actress Terry Moore took her now-famous ermine-Bikini bathing suit to Korea in vain. The Army turned thumbs down on the cos­ tume, after Terry had worn it only once, on the-grounds that it was "too revealing." The ruling brought whoops of protests from the troops in Korea, whose com­ plaint was that the suit was not revealing enough. The Army had previously forbidden showings of the movie "The Moon Is Blue." One gallant soldier, during Terry's one night stand m the ermineBikini, thoughtfully offered the actress his coat. 4. 1. t IKE ASKS DEMOCRATS' HELP —Heeding the advice of some of his closest advisors. President Eisenhower has called leading con­ gressional . Democrats to a parlay to discuss his 1954 legislative pro­ gram. Presidential advisors figure that the president will need as Actress Terry Moore shows much help as he can' get from nothing more than her teeth Democrats, as right-wing Demo­ after Army clamped down. crats, as right-wing Republicans are primed to scuttle the Elsenhower foreign policy. There is con­ siderable difference of opinion in the Democratic camp on whether they shouid give the President support. •U A comer of the Savannah hall is filled with happy party-goers at the Georgia port's Christmas Day dinner. The scene was repeated in SIU ports from coast to coast. Ports Dispense Holiday Cheer Seafarers ashore for the holiday season made it a Merry Christmas for their families, friends and themselves as they took part in the traditional SIU Christmas Party in large numbers in the various ports. While some Seafarers pre-' the Union ^ invitation by turning fry, wives and girl-friends added ferred to spend the day at out for the dinner in the halls. a lively note to the cheerful after­ home, the majority answered The presence of numerous small noon. Seamen's Laundry Service Set Up By Indian Seafarers calling at the port of Bombay, India, are being urged to take advantage of a co-operative laundry service sponsored by the Maritime Union of India to end the vic­ timizing of native and foreign | and to avoid the danger of loss of t 4. t seamen by local traders. clothing. WEST, RUSSIANS TO MEET IN BERLIN—The first serious move The co-op service, operated to settle East-West difficulties is scheduled for January 25 in the for­ mer German capital city. Foreign ministers from all four major na­ tions, US, Britain, France and the Soviet Union—will meet there to take up major international problems such as control over the atom and unification of Germany. Western diplomats were not too confi­ dent that the conference would prove fruitful, but are willing to give it a try. t i RED-LED TROOPS SPLIT INDO-CHINA—In what appears to be their most serious threat in the seven years of war in Indo-China, Communist-led troops of Ho Chi Minh's rebel government attacked French and Vietnamese troops, 'put them to rout, and cut the penin­ sula in haif. The victorious Viet Minh forces were poised to sweep across Laos and attack Thailand. This was perhaps tlie last straw to the French, among whom the war is bitterly unpopular. Members of the French Assembly, representing most French parties, called for a truce. Some French politicians demanded additional United States fi­ nancial aid and American troops as their price for continuing the fight. There is no indication of what position the administration will take in regard to these developments. as the Merchant Navy Co-Operative Stores Ltd., was formed in 1950 in answer to beefs from men aboard Indian merchant ships .that they were being milked for work done by private laundry outfits. Since then, Indian seamen have been making full use of the co-op laundry, which claims lower prices and better service than is offered by any of the local traders. Both J. D. Randeri, president, and C. S. Raje, secretary, of the co-op urge SIU men to utilize the union-sponsored laundry as a means of cutting down on the heavy charges paid for this work Collect and Deliver They point out that representa­ tives of the co-op visit ships to collect and then deliver the fin­ ished .product. ".\s ex-seafarers ourselves, we are in a position to undei-stand the hardships which can be caused to SIU members by unscrupulous traders," they added. In addition to the laundry depart­ ment, the Merchant Navy CoOperative Stores boasts a tailoring department and a photographic department as well. Seafarers who are interested in using the service can contact the organization at the Seamen's Canteen Building (oppo­ site the Red Gate), at Fort St., in Bombay. The telephone is 25532. YOUR DOLLAR SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Beating 19S4's High Costs tr." .. fi« Living costs this year are turning out to be just as 'rough as in 1953. Seafarers with families especially need to plan just how they can cope with these steep prices to protect their living standard. We nominate as two of the best teqjiniQU^s for beating high expenses this year, the art of being selective in what you buy, and timing your buying for the best buying op­ portunity. The way things are shaping tip this year, we can ex­ pect higher rents (on the average), and food costs at least as high as now and possibly higher. On the other hand, prices are coming down a little on clothing, furniture and , rugs, some household equipment, some building materials, and auto operating needs. Food Biggest Problem Besides the creeping inflation in rent, food is currently the most dominant problem for a moderate-income family. I'jfowadays food takes approximately oneithird the income of a typical wage-earning fainily. Some families spend as ' much as 40 per cent of their income. This is where the art of selective buying can be a real lifesaver to you this year. There are conflicting trends in food prices at this time. Some edibles are cheaper while some are unusually costly. This is no time to stand on personal prejudices and special tastes. Wholesale food prices have been going up each week for the past six w6eks ah^ soon you niay see, even higher priqes at the . food markets than now. ' Specifically, avoid buying pork and pork products at present prices. Pork is usually considered the poor man's meat. But this year the supply is low and pork is a lux­ ury product. Beef will continue to be comparatively rea­ sonably priced this year and much the better buy, with the lower grades especially offering good value. Use bacon only very moderately this year. At 80-85 cents a pound it costs 13 per cent more than last year and will be even mox'e expensive later in the year. In many modei-ateincome families, spending for bacon is the biggest item in the family meat bill. However, bacon isn't even con­ sidered a meat. Nutritional experts consider it a fat. Cheese and eggs will be more reasonable this year, and should be used abundantly and in place of meat where possible to give your family high-quality protein at lit­ tle cost. Timing Your Buying Clothing and some household equipment prices came down last year and will be even a little lower this year. Here the money-saving technique is to time your buying to take advantage of the best buying opportunities. You can do this with the help of the sales calendar printed below. Each year stores have clearances and sales in the same month. For example, January—this month—is one of the best buying months. You can find reduced prices on shoes, coats and suits, sheets and towels and many other goods. If you know your heeds in advance and wait; for these buying opportunities you can save an estimated 20 per cent on the regular prices. On shoes, for example, you can count on finding reduced prices every. January and July on all the well-known brands and standard styles. If you time your shoe buying for these sales, you The New York headquarters cafeteria sei-ved as the focal point for holiday merrymaking with over 400 meals being served to ap­ preciative diners. Other ports, such as Baltimore and New Or­ leans, had sizeable turnouts, with guests being served in hiring halls converted into banquet rooms for the occasion. Smaller Ports Too Smaller ports also had their parties which made up in intimacy what they lacked in numbers. Aside from Seafarers, parties in all ports entertained members of affiliated unions who uere ashore in the vicinity at the time. Mem­ bers of the SUP. the Canadian District and other SIU affiliates took part in the festivities and the holiday merry-making. All parties featured a full course turkey dinner and refreshments, carrying on an SIU practice that has been in existence for several years. Seafarers in the various ports, such as New Orleans, turned to in the galley to prepare and serve the holiday fare SlU-style to their families and shipmates. Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margoiius, Leading Expert on Buying will save 15-20 percent on standard prices. This is not always possible with children's shoes, since they can't delay their foot growth to take advantage of the sales. Or you might.buy new tires in August and find that the same store or service station has cut prices in its an­ nual Labor Day sale, as they always do. Similarly with clothing. You can buy a coat in Decem­ ber and walk past the same store a few weeks later in January and find the price, has been reduced 20 per cent in the annual winter clothing clearance. Here is a list of annual sales which you can clip out to help you time your buying in this year of high living costs: Item Sales Month Women's coats January, August Dresses January, April, June, No­ vember Men's Suits, Coats January, April, August Men's Shirts. Furnishings January, July January, July Women's Hosiery Boys' Clothing January, April, December Children's Wear December-Januarj% July-Au­ gust February, August Furniture White Sales (Linens, Januaiy, May Towels) Floor Coverings January, August Housewares January% September January, July Household Appliances May-June . , Television Sets January Blankets Tires, Auto Accessories May, Septeatber-' �FaceEiclit Photo shows non-existent "bus stop" outside SIU headquarters. Cars parked there risk tickets for traffic violations. Await Wayward Bus At SIU Headquarters It could only happen in Brooklyn, they say, but right out­ side the SIU headquarters is a bus stop sign—where no bus ever stops. And to top it off, hard­ the parking lot, have been victim­ hearted Brooklyn traffic pa­ ized accordingly. trol cops have been tagging All available evidence indicates parked cars standing in the "bus stop." It's been reported that some Seafarers who parked out in the street, not bothering to jockey into • Keep Draft Board Posted SIU headquarters urges all draft-eligible seamen to be sure they keep their local Se­ lective Service boards posted on all changes of address through the use of the posi cards furnished at all SIU halls and aboard ships. Failure to keep jour draft board informed of your where­ abouts can cause you to be listed as a delinquent and be drafted into the services with­ out a hearing. The Union in such cases can do nothing to aid Seafarers who fail to com­ ply. that there are no buses on 20th Street, next to the headquarters, but one neighborhood resident defled the facts and Insisted he once saw a bus passing by. However, a check with the authorities con­ firmed that the 20th Street bus never was and probably never will be. The nearest bus line is one block away on 19th Street. Official Invite These facts are small comfort to those who have parked in the area and come down to find that friend­ ly little tan card hooked pn to their wind-shield wiper—an offi­ cial Invitation to visit the Brook­ lyn Traffic Court and take a look around on the guided tour, for $4 and up. In any case. Seafarers would be advised to make sure to get Into the parking lot with their cars. You never can tell, maybe that bus will show up there some day. WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD TlJe Hospital Benefits Death Benefits Disability Benefits Maternity Benefit. Vacation Benefits Total ZC WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hospital Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Death Benefits Paid Since Tuiv 1. 1950 * Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 * Maternity Benefits Paid Since April 1. 1952 * Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 19S2 * Total ¥jlSSj!S\aa .22W m oo i L * Date Benefits Beann WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Cash on Hand Vacation Welfare Estimated Accounts Receivable Vacation US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS s AU'I /if BO. J3SL MM m ICOMMENTSt IDuring the year 1953, the Union's Welfare Plan has paid to Imembers or their beneficiaries a total of 8489 benefits as I compared to 8801 for 1952* All benefits increased vith the exception of the hospital benefits vdiich decreased by 689* IA bxreakdovn of the various benefits in compaidson are as 1 follows J Deaths I60 during 1953 as compared to 127 for 1952. iHospital benefits 7415 for 1953 as compared to 8104 for the year 1952. Maternity benefits started April 1, 1952 with 230 Ibenefits being paid In 1952 as compared to 681 for the idiole ly 1, 1952 ••••••••••• A1 Ken, Assistant Administrator •.. and, remember this • • • All thesse are yours without contributing a single nickel on your part—• Collecting SIU bene-^^ fits is e^, whether it's &r hospital, birth, dissbifity or di^ath^You get first-rate personal service iimbediateljf, thrbbgli your IJhtbn'g representatives. •Mii • -. •JT.' •\JI �M :-:' <-imaMeT *. MM SEAPAREHS Pare Nine LOG T*- She's Got A 'Rich Uncie^ UNION TALK Issue Report On Wetbacks By KEITH TERPE The unexpected disaster which overtook two At­ lantic tankers last week with a loss of nine lives on one ship has left its mark on many people, in addition to the surviving famiiies of the crewmen whose lives were lost. The events again served to sharpen our recogni­ tion of the fact that we are members of a dangerous profession, forever prone to accidents of all types. As seamen, we can only be thankful for the fact that our Union is geared to step in and help fill the void left by the loss of a breadwinner, because its concern with our welfare does not end at the final payoif. There is an object lesson in this for Atlantic seamen, those who voted with us in the bargaining election concluded last month and the ma­ jority which turned us down in . favor of the company. The Atlantic Bcfining Company and the Atlantic Maritime Employees Union has reacted typically in the face of this disaster. Two Officers Jumped Ship The company, for its part, has shown concern so far only in trying to minimize the effects caused by the panicky flight of two responsible ship's officers, the chief engineer and the third mate, to abandon the ship. By some twist of fate, they were the sole survivors of an 11-man exodus over the side of the Atlantic Dealer led by themselves. The consensus of opinion, among crewmembers on the vessel and others informed of the sequence of events, is that had they not decided to go over the side, the nine others who followed them might still be alive today. Considering the fact that two of the men were first-trippers at sea, it is not difficult to assume that they all reckoned instantly that if the chief engineer was quitting the ship, it must indeed be doomed. There was no loss of life on the ship itself, despite the fires. All nine met death after leaving the .ship. None of this is pretty business, of course, and Atlantic is well aware of it. At Coast Guard hearings on the accident this week, the company seemed inclined to whitewash the whole affair. No report has been issued yet, so we don't know if the hearing board thought differently. But the company's instant concern was the fact that there would un­ doubtedly be suits and claims by the survivors. Split Allegiance It even brought the chairman of the company union, the AMEU, Into the act. Because of his peculiar split allegiance—he's a "union" official at one and the same time as he is a paid company leaderman in the Philadelphia Anchorage—he was put to work as a sort of claims agent. Thus, AMEU chairman Alcott confided to one tankerman, a cousin of one of the men lost, that he should advise the man's mother to accept whatever the company would offer as "it was a good com­ pany and would treat her right." He, in his Jekyll and Hyde role, wasn't acting as any kind of a "union" official here. He was a company employee, a supervisor at that, and he was just "passing the word" along as any front-office flunky would in course of his job. Where this incident took place is unimportant; the fact that it did is the rotten part of it. We don't take any pride in reporting this; things like this have hap­ pened before and yet we were licked in the election in spite of them. Yet, Atlantic men are waking up to the facts, realizing perhaps for the first time that this is the sort of representation that is selling them down the river. Seamen, or any group of workers, can't hope to get a fair shake in any bout with their employer when their "union representatives" are so closely tied to the company that they run around trying to settle claims against the company even before they're made, and do so with the apparent blessing of the company itself. Idea Doesn't Pay Off The paternalistic idea that "the company will treat us right" has proven to be costly to everyone but the ones who peddle it. In the end, contracts do not turn out to be quite as good as their advance ballyhoo and conditions stay pretty much unchanged. Maybe it sounds trite, but perhaps the example set on this occasion and the loss of these nine lives may shake up the tankermen, and help them realize the haro facts of life. AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas State Federation of Labor has pub­ lished a book called, "What Price Wetbacks," showing the tremen­ dous increase in disease and other social costs as the result of under­ paid, illegal farm workers in Texas. The book is based on an investi­ gation of the wetback problem. It reports that the illegal immigrants from Mexico receive 25 to 30 cents an hour and are housed in ram­ shackle camps with open privies. The result is that in the lower Rio Grande valley.,, the tubercu­ losis rate is 2V2 times that in the rest of the state, while the dysen­ tery rate is three times as high. Other diseases also increased. Little Justine McCarthy seems quite pleased about the fact that Seafarer Frank Shaudl has just collected his vacation pay. Jus­ tine's mother and Frank's sister, Mrs. Joan McCarthy, stands by. AlbionT arget Of E gypfion Shells The SlU-manned Albion, plowing its way peacefully through the Red Sea recently with a load of wheat for the Kingdom of Jordan, became the center of an international incident when trigger-happy Egyptian gunners fired nine cannon shells across the ship's 4 bow. As a result, the Government they are technically still at war) ernment cargo under the Famine of Jordan is considerably the gunners on Sinai Peninsula put Relief Act. Consequently, those peeved at its fellow Arab League slate of Egypt. The Jordanians are concerned because they think ship­ owners will be discouraged from making use of the port of Aquaba which they have spent a consider­ able amount of cash to develop. Since a sizeable amount of for­ eign dough, plus some United Na­ tions officials, are involved in the incident, the peaceful old Albion stirred up a hornet's nest when she placidly steamed into the Gulf ot Aquaba at the head of the Red Sea. Rival Ports For those not familiar with the geography of the area, the Gulf of Aquaba is a long narrow finger of water separating the Sinai Penin­ sula (Egyptian territory) on the West from Saudi Arabia on the East. At the head of the Gulf both Jordan and the neighboring state of Israel have a tiny piece of coast­ line and both countries are fever­ ishly developing ports there. Aquaba in Jordan and Elath in Is­ rael. Apparently, when the Egyptian authorities saw the Albion enter­ ing the Gulf, they assumed that she was headed for Elath. Since the Egyptians are out to stop ships from going to Israel (with whom Cartoon History Of The SIU The Communist plan of waterfront control, having been set back in the NMU, was turned over to the Canadian Seamens Union leadership. This outfit had once been part of the SIU of North America but ita charter was lifted in 1944 on proof that it fol­ lowed Communist policy. I - J), a shot across the Albion's bow. According to the account of the ship's captain, the channel at that point was too narrow for the Al­ bion to turn around in. Accord­ ingly, he had to bring the ship to a dead jstop and then back out a bit before he could turn around. While this was going on the ship ran out a large American flag and started sending blinker signals ashore. The only response was that eight more shells were fired. How­ ever, thanks to the Egyptian gun­ ners' inaccuracy, none of them hit tlie ship. Gel Clearance Pending new developments, the Albion got out of the Gulf and dropped anchor. The next morn­ ing it got clearance after messages went back and forth between Jor­ dan, Egypt and a few other places. The ship entered the Gulf and de­ livered its cargo without further incident. Jordanian officials were particu­ larly annoyed because Aquaba is the country's only outlet to the sea. The Jordanians are anxious to prove that shipments direct to Aquaba are more economical than overland deliveries via Lebanon. Another complicating factor was that the ship was carrying US Gov­ nine shots at the Albion ai-e expect­ ed to keep the diplomats of several nations busy for some time to come. Don't Send Your Baggage COD Seafarers have again been warned not to send their bag­ gage COD to any Union hall. No Union hall can accept de­ livery of any baggage where express charges have not been prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Union halls face the pros­ pect of having to go to a lot of trouble and red tape with the Railway Express Co. All COD baggage—regardless of the port—goes to the local ex­ press office, where it is held by the express company until claimed. Seafarers who want to be sure of getting their baggage when they want it, can send it to any Union hall provided they prepay the shipping charges. Canada Goes SiV Early in 1949, CSU leaders called a phony strike after misrepresenting terms of a wage award and bar­ ring a strike vote. The CSIFa own representative on the conciliation board had approved the award. Many non-Communist Canadian seamen were tricked into striking. ... Xo. 34 The SIU Canadian District had been chartered after the ouster of CSU and made good progress, defeating CSU on the Great Lakes in 1948. Volunteer organi­ zers carried Uie message to deep sea crews and now non-Communist CSU members asked the Canadian pistt-ict to helpj^entout. •wHI ^1 �SEAFARERS Pace Ten IN THE WAKE The packets were the liners of the sailing ship days, which carried passengers, mail and express freight on a regular schedule. First packet service across the Atlantic was the liistorie Black Ball Line, which got started 136 years ago when the Amity sailed from NY to Liverpool and a similar ship set out from Liverpool for NY. The line's nickname came from the dis­ tinctive black disc carried upon a fore-topsail and the house flag. Its promoters pledged regular sailings "full or not full" and regardless of weather, opening a new era in maritime history. k' V^r-. with the human form in the "figureheads" of European ships, but the art reached its peak in the US around 1800. January 8> 1954 LOG MEET THE SEAFARER PATRICK J. MULHOLLAND, OS Learning about the SIU drive in Sailing for slightly over two years now, brand-new Seafarer Pat Atlantic and the fact that the com­ Question: Would you like to sail Mulholland has reached what he pany was still hiring, Mulholland 4" 4" l" as a ship's officer some day? considers the peak of his seagoing then went to Philadelphia, where The Black Beach, at Torre del career and on the eve of his twen­ he found his time with Tidewater • Greco, just outside of Naples, Italy, Newton Paine, AB: No, I do not tieth birthday to boot. Aboard the made it easy to get in. Thus, Mul­ boasts jet black sand which actu­ officer you are Del Aires (Mississippi) on his way holland went into the Anchorage, ally is pulverized lava erupted in think so. As a ship's not your own boss. to the Far East, Mulholland the company hiring pool, and 1794 by Mount Vesuvius, the only You are subject shipped out of the New York hall eventually would up on the Atlantic active volcano on the European to the company's a few days after he was fired out 'Voyager. mainland, located near the eastern Conditions Not Much Better ' whim^ and regu of the Atlantic tanker fleet be­ shore of the Bay of Naples. The lations. You can' cause his SIU sympathies got un­ "Conditions were slightly better frequent eruptions, of which the get off when you der the skin of the company. than in Tidewater, but they were first occurred in the year 79 (AD), A native Brooklynite, the lanky still nothing to write home about," want to, and if have proven a mixed blessing to you take off you six-footer first began sailing about he declared. "I'd heard about the the area. Lava has made the land do so at your own two years ago on the Great Lakes SIU though, and I figured here extremely fertile, although it has risk. If you are when he and a friend rode up there was my chance to get hooked up kiiled thousands and buried many hired back it is to have a whirl at it and wound up with a real Union that could do 4" 4i i" The Chinese junk is usually cities in its wake. often at a lower rating. That's no putting in a full season on tugs a job for guys in Atlantic like my­ called the largest type of boat and that hauled oil barges between the self." Soon after, he began sup­ 4. 4i 4. life for me. is sometimes even classified as a various Lake ports. Then, when porting the SIU openly, encourag­ One of America's most famous 4i^ t ship. It and the sampan (a sort clipper ships, the Flying Cloud was Norman Mabie, electrician: No the ice locked up the shipping ing others to follow suit. of skiff that usually has a mat- hailed in 1851 for a record pas­ Pulled off the Voyager to go • for several very good reasons. My season there, he heard about job covered ca"bin with living quarters) sage between New York and San openings at Tidewater Oil and back into the Anchorage again, primary reason is share the trade in all the river Francisco in 89 days. Over one came down to Bayonne, NJ, to Mulholland was put to work loidand coastal waters of the Far East. four-day stretch, she averaged bet­ that I don't like try his luck. ing stores on tankers that came in A dragon boat is a special, highly ter than 131^ knots, considerably to nor want to Wasn't So Lucky After All stand watches. and out of there. A few days later, ornamental sampan used for cere­ faster than today's Liberty ships, He made a berth, it turned out, after he and k gang of men had Also, I don't in­ monial purposes. which only made between ten and tend to go to sea but after a few weeks of sailing just finished loading three ships in $ 4. 11 knots in their best days. The all my life. How­ for Tidewater he figured he hadn't one day, he got a tap on the Two more New York newspaper fact that the Flying Cloud made ever, that's jiist been so lucky after all. The antics shoulder and wound up on the unions have reached settlements the voyage in less than three the way I feel of the Tidewater Tankermen's As­ Exporter, one of the ships he had with the publishers on the same months was a cause for much re­ now, and if I sociation were more than a guy just helped finish loading. basis as photoengravers who wiere joicing on the West Coast, as it should change could take unless he was one of "Then and there I figured there on strike recently. Mailers Local made the San Franciscans fee} a my mind, I would want to be an the boys "on the inside." Feeding must be a better way of doing ti and Paper Handlers Local I, both lot closer to their old homes in the officer. was pretty poor in the fleet and things and really began realizing AFL, accepted a $3.75 weekly wage East. Isbrandtsen Lines has per­ iif if 4that's one thing nobody likes to the truth of what SIU organizers increase plus any further gains petuated the name in a modernJoseph Kriz, OS: It. would be have to contend with. In addition, in the fleet had been saying all that may be awarded by a three- day Flying Cloud, a C-2. nice to be a ship's officer, but I Mulholland pointed out, his job along," he pointed out. man fact-finding board. t 4. 4 , think I am too rested on pretty thin ice. Shifted From Ship To Ship 4. 4. 4 In 1900 only two percent of the old to start now, When the company discovered it Following the Exporter, UlulholA person holding an important merchant marine consisted of If I had wanted didn't have an immediate spot for land put in a stint on the Trans­ to be a mate one of the favorite sons there , who position but possessing little power tankers. Today, better than one porter and then was shifted to the when I started had just gotten a license as a third is usually referred to as a "figure­ out of every three US merchant W. C. Yeager, his last Atlantic sailing at 42 it mate, and the mate showed he was head." The allusion is to a carved vessels is a tanker and, according would have been so in love with Tidewater that he ship. His firing, which came before figure which was usually found on to industry figures, it costs less to fine. I think I am signed on as an ordinary, Mulhol­ the election was over when the the bow of sailing ships. It too transport two gallons of gasoline past that age land found he was "bumped" and company began trying to run ac­ was out in front but served no use­ from the Gulf to the Atlantic sea­ now and since I that the mate was taking his place tive SIU men out of the fleet in ful purpose.. The practice of hav­ board than to send a 2c. postcard am 51 I feel it is in the deck gang. The "union" set­ wholesale lots, left him high and . The Cities Service tanker ing carved decorations on the bows of ships dates back to ancient Logan's Fort got its name from the out of the question. If I were up paralleled what he found in dry—but only for a moment. "I had my SIU book and that times, when the galleys carried famous Kentucky defense post younger, I'd try it. Atlantic later on, however. made all the difference," he em­ beaks on the bow with which to founded by Benjamin Logan in ^ i 4^ He got nowhere when he beefed phasized. "Three days later. I ram enemy vessels. These beaks 1775 near the town of Stanford. .;William Benson, wiper: Yes, I to a "delegate" about getting threw in for a job on the Del Aires were often topped by "figure­ On May 20,1777, Logan's Fort was certainly do want to be an officer, bounced oft the ship; the delegate and made it, and I knew I was on heads" i-epresenting national em­ the scene of an Indian attack dur­ either on deck or just listened and laughed. "He my way to enjoy the best there is blems, and as time passed by large ing which Logan, by his courage in the engine de­ worked at the Tidewater refinery," in the maritime industry, SIUheads of the Roman gods cast in and surprising athletic ability be­ partment. I can't Mulholland noted. "He couldn't be style shipping and top-notch SIU bronze. Eventually, in the 14th came the mainstay in his fort's de­ see staying as a bothered with seamen's problems." conditions." century, dragons and lions vied fense. wiper in the en­ gine department without trying to advance myself. In improving my­ self I intend to us forces took the heights at oi war in Japan . . . The SIU ACROSS• DOWN 20. Part of a 33. About 3 miles, go from unli­ at sea church La Falconconara, Italy, after a hailed the production of a new 1. — Sack 1. Baltic or 34. Cologne: Ger­ China 3. Self 21. Wild pig censed to licensed personnel. 1 fierce two-mile advance in the face life raft, which included special man Things to 3. Part of this 22. River in want to advance. 36. Christmas of extremely heavy enemy resis­ equipment for. aiding injured men avoid district France songs tance . . . The Nazi garrison on as well as signalling facilities, and Riverbaiik: 4. Farms build­ 8. Poles 23. Main topic 37. t t 4^ ings 25. Things to cut Scot. the Island of Santorin (Thira) sur­ equipment for heating food. 12. Agent: Abbr. Dan Donovan, oiler: I don't with 38. Edge of deck 5. Adjoin 13. He had en rendered to Allied troops . , . The 26. Shipline 39. Hotels think so. I don't sail often enough e. Edge t> it . Irish Rose owner 40: Where bricks • 7. Meetings US Marines and US Army troops to want to be­ SIU served notice .that it. was con­ 14. Cleveland's 27. Average are baked 8. Enjoy lake 28. Oar of Sicily's 43. Dodgers' come even a third tinuing its fight to prevent the landed on the islands of Makin 9. Spoken sights' "Preacher" 15. Windless spots 10. Prank inate. I only sail WSA from barring bldtimers from and Tarawa. Marines landing on 30. Industrial re- 44. Exist in ocean 11. Prophet gion in Europe 45: Went ahead ; Things f {ibout oHCe d jreHP $ailing, through the use of fspecial "Tarawa were met with extreniely 16. to be 17- Load paid (Puzsle Answer . on Page 211 I: and; I definitely "physical . examinations for! sea­ fierce opposition from strongly 18. Mother's sister. I dp not intend to men" •. . . Fighting ^continued . at entrenehed defenders on the 19. SIU member ! 2 't!l. Dice i; make it a Cai-eer.; ijvvatbiy, iii southeastern KWantung beaphes: Later, losses at Tarawa ;3. Bits of info 1 I have other, Prbvidehch, dhina', is US planes were announced as 1,026 killed and 12 24. Worthless plans which will sunk a Japanese destroyer and 2,557 wounded. A'. ...akin, losses scraps 15 keep me shore- freighter ... The Chinese high were announced at ?5 killed and 23. Noted waterr fall in Snake side, otherwise it command announced that it had 121 wounded. River might be a very good idea. It's a routed two Japanese divisions of 4i> 4i 4' .*9. Cuckoo 30,000 men in a three-day battle better life. ; O. View Soviet troops advanced across near Changteh. i 4^ t ..1. Galley utensil the 1939 Polish frontier . . . Allied • 2. Gets back Wayne Agle, AB: I wouldn't 4" 4* 4' planes, estimated at 2,700, dropped ;i4. Composer of necessarily want to be a mate, President Roosevelt, British 3,000 tons of bombs on northern "Show Boat" from chief down :: , Prime Minister Churchill and So­ France and Germany, including .iS. Comfort to third. That viet. Premier Stalin, jointly an­ Berlin and Kiel. The Allies lost i;6. Opera by way I would be BeUini nounced that in a conference at only 29 planes . . . Southern Cali­ 37. Prickly bushes subjected to all Teheran, Iran, they had "shaped fornia beat Washington 29-0 in the 40. Peninsula near the company regand confirmed out common pelicy" Rose Bowl, Louisiana State took Leningrad. u 1 a t i 0 n s and for the destruction of the Nazi Texas A&M 19-14 in the Orange 41. Sounded a bell wouldn't be a free fOTces and for a peace "which Bowl, and Georgia Tech edged out 42. Man from the Far Bast man. I want to will banish the scourge and terror Tulsa 20-18 in the Sugar Bowl on 46. Jap tribesman be able to get off of war for many generations" . . . New Year's Day . . , The NMU an­ 47,. Wad of bills and take a vaca­ The diplomatic exchange ship nounced its new contract demands. <>8.. Lake cargo . tion when I feel Gripsholm arrived in New York They showed that conditions of the -9. Other like it. Also, I don't want to spend with 1,222 Americans and 217 Ca. 0.' Jap coins CIO union were miles behind what tL^ Communist eight hours a day on the bridge. 'nadians who had been prisoners the SIU" already had. . • rC' -liiii/.r•; F i TEH �'SSM january t, 1»S4 SEAF ARERS LOG SEAFARERS^LOG Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth AvenuCj^ Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel HYacinth 9-6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. LEHER PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer of the Vol. XVI. No. 1 jMirary t. 1954 Editor, HERBERT BRAND; Managing Editor, RAY DENISON; Art Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN; Photo Editor, DANIEL NILVA; Staff Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, JERRY REMER, AL MiVSKiN, NOEL RAHMENIEX; Gulf Area Reporter, BILL MOODY; Staff Assistants, DYMAN GAYLORD, MILTON HOROWITZ. The Coining Congress Every session of Congress is important as far as maritime is concerned because Government policies always have a bearing on the well-being of the merchant marine. But the current session of Congress promises to be an extremely important one. Coming to a head all at once are the future of the Public Health Service hospitals, the fate of the foreign aid program, the problem of the Mariner ships, the continuing decline of US-flag participation in this country's foreign commerce, and the whole question of US trade policies involving such matters as tariffs and quotas which affect the flow of com­ merce to and from our shores. In addition. Congress will take up proposals dealing with the Taft-Hartley law, in the course of which action may be taken that could affect maritime hiring halls. The SIU's position on matters of this kind is well-known. The Union has always fought vigorously to maintain arid irriprove the Public Health Service hospitals. And the Union has always, regarded the maritime hiring hall as the corner­ stone of its existence. The SIU will fight any infringement on the hiring hall with all the strength at its command. As far as shipping legislation is concerned, the SIU believes that the US needs and deserves a strong merchant marine and an ever-growing foreign trade. On an issue ot this kind, both the Union and the shipowner ride the same ship to­ gether. 4. 4. i- Pace Eleven Indefinite Lay-Up WEEK Steel Traveler Claims Top Chow To the Editor: The Steel Traveler is now on the last lap of what will turn out to be a four-and-a-half-month trip. We are due back in New York just a day or so before Christmas, and you can bet your vacation money we shall sure be pleased to see that pld Manhattan skyline. We are now here in Port Said, Egypt, and I am writing on behalf . of the entire crew to bring out this point; In sev­ eral of the'LOGs that have reached us, we notice that many crews get to boasting about their chow and their steward depaifments. Well, Shrimpton we here on the Traveler want to get into the act, and we will back our bellyrobber and his gang for good cash against all comers. For this entire voyage we have lived on the fat of the land, and we want that fact to go on record. SIU Ships^Top this! Our steward is Aussie (Evange­ line) Shrimpton, and as proof of our boast let me mention our The peculiar experience of the SlU-manned Albion in the Thanksgiving Day dinner. If there Gulf-of Aquaba recently, when it was shelled by Egyptian is another SIU ship that served shore batteries, ought to give pause to those who insist there's each man with a quart of ice cold on Thanksgiving Day, then no military danger to . merchant ships these days. In the light beer you will have to prove it. of what happened, the incident assumes a cpmic opera touch, The only chow beef we have had but we are sure it wasn't funny at the time it was going on. all this trip comes from .the second In that pairt of the world, as well, as elsewhere, rival na­ mate who, incidentally,; is a right tions have their fingers on the trigger. To judge from the good Joe. He complains bitterly it has taken..him eight years, Albion incident, it .doesn't take much to get those trigger- that to get out of the foc'^sle so that he fingers moving either. could get a good feed in the saloon, In the current world situation ships are valuable power only to find that all the choice pawns that can tip the balance one way or another. As such chow on this clipper is right back Seafarers are always in a potential front line when they in the crew messhall. Aussie knows about this letter, visit one of the; world's trouble spots, and he wants me to say that he it, couldn't have done half, the things that he has for us without the co­ operation of a first-class .galley gang. This issue of the SEAFARERS LOG carries the full text Only Poker Is Poor , of the SIU constitution, plus an explanation of all the articles Our chief cook is Ling Shin and it contains. It is being reprinted as per the decisions of the we call him Ting-a-Ling, the Chi­ port agents' confererice of last summer, as approved by the nese Wonder. He chases us out of niembership. At, that time, the agents recommended that it the galley with a fneat cleaver, but be reprinted at six-month intervals so that Seafarers could his fresh fried shrimp with pun­ sauce is right out of this have the fullest opportunity to acquaint themselves with gent world. We also want to pass a vote its provisions. of thanks to Johnnie Green, our Accordingly, the constitution was printed in July, and is messman. He is always on the ball being reprinted nOw in this issue. In the period of 15 months and if he could only play p'oker as that this, new constitution has been in effect if has proved its well as he waits on'table he would wohh as a solidly-based document for a. democratic Union. be the richest guy on the ship. However, you can't have evfery4> 4. ^ ^thing, and as matters hiow stand, John may have to make another trip to break even. He is So used to hearing all hands bawling, "Gimme This bdng the ^5th anniversary of Seatrain Lines, the a full house, John" that it has af­ Union takes the opportunity to congratulate the company fected his poker playing. on the success of its unusual shipping venture. The ingenuity If any of you shore-bound sailors of the Seatrain operations has won a good deal of merited are looking for a home-away-frompraise from the industry, in that it has enabled the company home you h^ better wait for this to go, on the board—she to prosper in the coastwise trade, a trade that has all but hooker, ain't. jnuch oh overtime, fellows, vanished under the pressure of competition from railroads. but she sure Is a feeder.. Generally speaking, the SIU has enjoyed harmonious rela­ Speaking of feeding, our chief tions with the company for many years. And on those occa­ feeder, Shrimpton, is well known sions with where issues have arisen between the Union and in the SIU for his writing as well the company, matters have been settled amicably across the as for his culinary mastery. Not long sgo, he wrote a story for the conference table. LOG about a seaman-lover. It was We're sure Seafarers will join in wishing Seatrain Lines a well-received- by the boys in the hfij^y birthday apd many more years of prosperous (^^a- foc'sle; CurtlrThempwn tion. The Albion Incident ConstUation Reprint Seatrain's Birthday ... --HiHi- LABOR ROUND-UP Private sanitation drivers in New York city won a $7 package in­ crease which included $5 in cash and $2 in contributions to pension and welfare. The 1,500 drivers in­ volved, members of the Interna­ tional Brotherhood of Teamsters, reamed to work after a 15-day walkout. In the course of the strike. New York City Sanitation workers were put to work picking up the industrial refuse, but the strike came to a quick end when an­ other Teamster's local in the Sani­ tation Department voted to end all overtime work during which they had been collecting the industrial garbage and refuse. operations in three states. The 2,000 members of the AFL Motor. Coach Employees Union accepted an eight cent raise retroactive to last May 1, plus four cents addi­ tional on May 1, 1954 and 1955. 4- 4" 4" The Mayor of Norwalk, Conn., has appealed for a settlement of the strike of United Hatters Union members against the Hat Corpora­ tion of America.. The strike has been on for three months now with no settlement in sight. Union members went out on the picketlines after the corporation took steps to move its operations to Tennessee. The Union is seeking 4> 4^ ^ job security guarantees for its A Christmas turkey was included niembership. in a strike settlement at the Food 4 .4 4 Machinery and Chemical Corpora­ tion of Carteret, New Jersey. The A six-week old gas strike of 260 members of the AFL Chemical 1,800 maintenance workers at the Workers Union, who were involved New Jersey Public Service Gas in the six-week tie-up, also won an Company came to an ^end with an eight-cents-an-hour increase - as agreement to submit all issues to well as a pension plan. The com­ arbitration. Members of Local pany announced that it ^-ould con­ 274, Public Utility Workers, AFL, tinue its prartice of handing out approved the settlement by a nine turkeys, strike or no, but the strike to one majority. It's expected that ended before Christmas anyway. the ai'bitration award will provide a five percent increase at the mini­ i 4. t mum. Canadian gold miners, members 4 4 4 of the CIO Steelworkers, were de­ An emergency fact finding board nied jobless benefits by the Canadi­ an government even though both has been set up under the terms of the company and the union agreed the Railway Labor Act to head off that the men had been laid off be­ a possible strike of more than a cause of business losses. The mine million railroad employees in the operate^; by the Paymaster Mining 15 non-operating railroad unions, Company, had been laying off men including clerks; track workers, for weeks before it closed down shop .workers and others. The apcompletely. However, the Govern­ poiritment of the board by Presi­ ment decreed that the 350 men dent Eisenhower has the effect of were not entitled to compensation freezing present conditions for 60 days. Meanwhile, the railroads because of a "lockout." have settled with the Brotherhood 4" 4 4of Railroad Trainmen, one of the Three locals of the Communist- operating unions for a five-cent dominated Mine, Mill and Smelter hourly increase and an improved Workers Union, which was ex­ vacation plan. pelled from the CIO in 1950, have 4 4 4 taken steps to join the CIO SteelUnionized insurance agentsi in workers Union. The locals have a membership of 7,000 and are lo­ both the. AFL and CIO have met cated in Butte and Anaconda, Mon­ to plan Joint;, lotion against the tana. The CIO has appealed to giant insurance companies. Rep­ other loScals in Mine, Mill and resentation of the AFL insurance Smelter to come back to the CIO. Agents International Union and the CIO Insurance Worker* of 4 4 4 America have set up a program of Pennsylvania Greyhound bus mutual support in negotiations, us drivers have voted to accept a well as separate organizing activity' three-year contract averting a so as not to conflict with each strike that would- have halted bus other. �January 9i 1951 Janaary t, 1954 SEAFARERS LOG AFL-ILA COMES INTO Pace Tbiriceu OWN A Labor Board representative checks a longshoreman's credentials as other men wait. Midway in the election the Board changed requirements with the result that many men voted on a temporary Waterfront Commission card. Two of old ILA's lieutenants confer under watchful eye of an AFL-ILA supporter. Presence of many strong-arm men was cited as reason for voiding the vote. ' I lit -yy' .i;;:. •• The nation's press, keenly interested in the outcome, was out in force. Here a battery of cameramen gets set to fire away at longshoremen in the New York City polling place on Hudson Street in downtown Manhattan. 4 Ss^V ;r i' Polling place in New York was busy spot with longshoremen filing in and out of voting booths all day lopg. Confusion was (Considerable in the course of the voting. Is' iSK: - When 7,500 New York area longshore workers trooped to the polls just before Christ­ mas and cast their votes for the AFL-ILA, they started a chain reaction which is still not end­ ed. The struggle on the docks has not yet been decided but all indications are that the long­ shoremen, through their votes, have set the course for an AFL-ILA victory. ifc^: An NLRB agent busy with paper­ work in the course of the election. Prior to the election, the smart money and the experts had it that the AFL-ILA was doomed to q crushing defeat. The new union, they figured, simply hadn't had the time to break through the wall of fear surrounding the dock workers. And during the election when the old ILA used its usual tactics of intimidation, it appeared that the experts' predictions would be fulfilled. t -S It was quite a surprise, and no doubt a shock to the old ILA, when 7,500 longshoremen had the courage to defy them and vote their convictions. The election clearly established that the AFL-ILA was a force to be reckoned with on the docks. Since then, the tide has definitely turned toward the AFL. Longshoremen, who had held back from having anything to do with the new union,-are supporting it in increasing numbers. And at the present time, the NLRB is carefully considering on AFL move to set aside the elec­ tion based on ample evidence of intimidation and other irregularities in the voting. i U<- . < r-;-.*?-. . ... fuA ' • -/ ; • ? > i i A grim-faced Tony ; Anastasia tawa^.glowers- at. the,..--, ' V- f. :; i ^ cameramen as he gives .the le .victory"-signal tO-.',;,y ;:;r the polls ..y.-y , . ...y, - '.V; •;;i-r-. -y . • V-'' When it was all over, Labor Board employees counted the results at NLRB offices. • NLRB Regional Director Charles Douds reads off the results show­ ing a heavy pro-AFL vote. • �Suaurr 9> liM SEAFARERS LOG * Piure Fttwiecii PORT IlEPORTS.... Baltimore: i»-... i: i;:; i • '.: 1' W.' vi'j. : i f '0< B- I" |}#^ i Kn i- . ;1 -: «V I" fr • Show Me Mariner To Grow Up Noxl Weok Shipping In the Port of Balti­ made the usual routine check of New Orleans: the hospital and as of this date they have given the usual $25.00 Christmas Gift to approximately 30 of our men which was greatly re­ ceived by them and all hands seem Business and shipping is good to be in fine spirits. Of course, as you Iwothers know, a card or a line down here in the Crescent City. of any kind is always appreciated The outlook for the coming two and if you Icnow any of these weeks of the New Year is good brothers, take time out and drop and the Sugar Bowl fans from them a card or a line as they have West Virginia and Georgia are plenty of leisure lime on their whooping it up. To start with, we must wish each and every mem­ hands. Men in the marine hospital this ber a very prosperous New Year week are: Harry Thrash, Henry T. and with the cooperation of the Miller. Gus Sanchez. George Melt- membership in the coming year as zer. Earl T. Erickson, Roy M. it has been in the past, 1954 Havves, Jack Morrison, Julianus should be another good year for Blanco. Clyde Leggett. Robert L. the SIU which should continue to Lambert, Melvin Mason, Francisco be tops in maritime. Mayor, Cloise Coats, Jessie A. The crew of the Afoundria Clarke, Leslie Aaron, Samuel C. (Waterman) got an extended, stay Hudgins, Michael Pugaszewski, Jeff in New Orleans Davis and Walter H. Sibley. and were able to We had the usual Christmas Din­ spend Christmas ner here as we have had in the here when it past several years and we must looked like they have put out 600 or more dinners. were headed for I am certain the membership and the high seas on their friends were very well Christmas Eve. pleased as it brought a lot of the The ship sailed families together and made for bet­ about 4 PM on ter relationships for all concerned. December 24 and Sylvera I am taking this opportunity to was headed for wish all a very happy and pro."- the Far East when she tried to perous New Year and hoping that pass the Colombian freighter '54 brings more. Ciudad de Bogota which also was Earl Sheppard proceeding downstream. From the Baltimore Port Agent crew's report, the Colombian freighter angled in on the Afoun­ t> t> dria causing her to drop anchor Tampa: and go full astern.' During this maneuver the bow struck the Todd Johnson's dry dock, causing and estimated damage of $150,000 to the dry dock and an estimated Shipping was pretty good for the damage of $20;000 to the ship. The past two weeks and it looks like it crew was able to be here six days will be fair for the coming period longer and is now on its way to as there has been quite a turnover the Far East. on the coastwise ships. Last Voyage Ships in transit were the Edith We are sorry to report on the of Bull; Waterman's Antinous, last voyage of one of our Brother Chickasaw • and Iberville; Pan members, Abdon "Al" Sylvera, who Ocean's George Lawson and South- passed away here in New Orleans em's Southern Cities. after an extended illness. Burial Brother Kelly discussed the At­ took place 'here in New Orleans lantic Drive thoroughly. He told with the following brothers acting the membership how, in the future, as pall bearers: Jim Corlis, Louis we could help in the drive, urging Wetzell, Ed Shiedler, Flnas Strick­ all members to seek employment land, Dick Anderson and Theodore with this company if possible. He James. Al was well known here in gave the membership an up-to-date New Orleans as he made it his report on the longshore beef, im­ home port and shipped regularly pressing upon the membership the from here for many years. Prior importance of the outcome of this to his death one of his last wishes situation to the well-being of all. was that he be burled with his This may not be the busiest port SIU pin on his lapel. Al was a in the world, but we sure do have good shipmate and well liked. plenty of fine weather down this The Christmas bonus provided way. Nothing beats Florida when to our hospitalized members by the it comes to winter. Ask any tourist Welfare Plan was met with unani­ who comes down here for the-sun­ mous appreciation and acclaim. shine. Oldtimer Sani Cope summed it up Ray White with this expression, "Any one who Tampa Port' Agent blasts this Union just isn't a man." more is a little better now than it has been in the past several weeks but only due to the fact that we had several ships paying off that had been out on long trips. We don't think that this is an indica­ tion that shipping will continue this way. V.'e e.xpect it to slow up in the next couple of weeks as many of our ships are being put on the idle status, but we are still sure that the bookmen will not have any trouble shipping, partic­ ularly the rated men. We are crewing up the "Show Me Mariner" the first of next week which will relieve some of the pressure on the port, and probably one of the Robin ships which is in the shipyard here. Outside of that, it will just be the usual coastwise inter-coastal and Ore Line ships that we can depend on at the pres­ ent tinie. The following ships paid off in the port in the past two weeks: Elizabeth, twice; Edith, Ines, Rosario, and Evelyn (Bull); Fairport and Mobilian (Waterman); B^ thore. Mar ore, Vehore, Cubore, Feltore, Santore, B a 11 0 r e and Steelore (Ore); Steel Artisan, and Anniston Davis City (Isthmian); Beth-Coaster and Massmar (Calmar); Bents Fort and Council Grove (Cities Service); Santa Venetia (Elam) and Ocean Nimet (Ocean Trans). ' Ships signing on were the same with the exception of the BethCoaster, Mobilian, Santa Venetia, Anniston City, Ocean Nimet and Edith. In-transit vessels were the Seamar (Calmar); Alcoa Puritan and Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); Antinous and Chickasaw (Waterman); Steel Traveler (Isthmian) and Chiwawa (Cities Service). New Building . Along with a few of the mem­ bers and myself we went down and took a look at the new hall and the work is going ahead now in fine shape. They are putting the re­ taining walls up and leveling off the parking spaces. Most of the rough facing on the building has been completed and there is not too much more work to be done on the exterior of the build­ ing. They have put quite a few more men to work on the interior which has made lae outlook very bright and we are hoping that we will be able to take over within the next few m(»iths. We are certain, at this time, that there will be no necessity to change, the plans and that when we. are finally estab­ lished there, there will be no al­ terations. necessary. On the political scene we know that Curly Byrd, Mr. Mahoney and probably Mayor .D'Alesandro are going to pitch for the Governor­ ship., The first two named are known candidates. The mayor is a doubtful starter due to the fact that in the last primary election Mr. Mahoney won the popular vote, although he didn't win the major­ ity of the electoral votes to run against. Governor McKeldin. We are sure that, at the present time, he is the strongest Democratis candidate. In conclusion, we are certain that Mr. Mahoney would make a very capable Governor due to his execu­ tive ability and his concern for the maritime .industry. Xmaa Money Afoondria Grew Gets An Extended Holiday Atlantic, Longshore News Tampa Topics SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Earl- Sheppard. Agent Mnlberry 4540 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 GALVESTON SOSVi 23rd St. Keith Aisop, Agent Phone 2-8448 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent Phone 6-5744 MIAMI Dolphin Hotel Eddie Parr. Agent Miami 9-4791 MOBILE .1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 623 BienvUle St. Llndsey WilUams. Agent Magnolia 6112-8113 NEW YORK 676 4tb Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St, ,i»Ren Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA .337 Market St. S. CarduIIo. Agent - Market 7-1635 PORT ARTHUR. 411 Austin St. Don HUton, Rep. Phone 4-2341 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. T. Banning, /igent Douglas 2-6475 Marty Breithoff, West Coast Representative PUEBTA de TIERRA. PR .Pelayo 51—La 5 Jeff Gillette. Agent , Elliott 4334 TAMPA.-. 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Ray White. Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. Calif 505. Marine Av^ John Arabasz, Agent Terminal 4-2874. HEADQUARTERS .. 673 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRXnTARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS Robert Matthews Joe Algina Claude Slmn-vns Joe Volpian William Hall SUP HONOLULU...., 18 Merchant St, Phone 5-8777 >22 N. W. Everett St. Beacon 438B RICHMOND. CALIF 257 5th St.. Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 3700 1st Ave. Main 0380 WILMINGTON SOS Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK «75 4th Ava.. Brotfklra STerUng She'll PORTLAND Tom Bernsee, who ships mainly out of Mobile, Alabama, is in the local hospital for observation to determine whether or not he must undergo surgery. Bo Anderson, John Blair and John Culeton are among the hospitalized newcomers. Ships Paying Off Ships paying off were the Del Sud and Del Sol of Mississippi; Antinous of Waterman; Bloomfield's Alice Brown; Sunion of Kea, and the Southport of South At­ lantic. Signing on were the Del Sud and Del Monte of Mississippi and the George A. Lawson of Pan Oceanic. In-transit vessels were the fol­ lowing: Alcoa Corsair, Pennant, Cavalier and Pilgrim (Alcoa); Del Monte and Del Sol (Mississippi); Seatrains Savannah and New York (Seatrain); Hurricane, Afoundria, Claiborne and Monarch of the Sea (Waterman); Southern Cities (Southern); Western Rancher (Western Navigation) and the Cat­ ahoula of National Navigation, Llndsey Williams New Orleans Port Agent Seattle: Shipping Expeeied To Hold Up In Soatllo Mobile Shippliig Fine Around The Holidays Shipping in the Port of Mobile for the last couple of weeks was fairly good with approximately il6 men shipped to regular jobs and about an equal amount of standby and various relief jobs in and around the harbor. This was a pretty good two-week period con­ sidering about half the time vas weekends and holidays. Ships paying off included Alcoa's Pennant, Pointer, Runner, Cavalier, Pilgrim, Clipper and R o a m e r; Mankato Victory of Victory Car­ riers; and Water­ man's Monarch of the Sea- and . V Claiborne. AM " signed on again Bemsee except the Water­ man scows. In-transit vessels were the Iber­ ville and Antinous of Waterman, and Mississippi's Del Sol and Dei Monte. Shipping also- continues to look good with quite a few ships due to hit the port during the coming two weeks and quite a few of them coming in off the offshore run. At the present time the only two Mobile members who are in the hospital HOW are brothers Tom Bemsee, drydocked with a kidney ailment and Willie Reynolds. Don't forget to stop by and see these boys if and when you're in and around New Orleans. A few of the oldtimers currently sweating out the beach in Mobile now include Charley Spencer, Cliff Doggett, Jimmie Carter, Reese Lumpkins, C. Long, Joe Crawford, Harold Long, George Weldy, Fred Ward and George Chandler. Speaking of George Chandler, the boys call him "Jughead." He's single and has been shipping out of this .pott for years. He usually sails in the rating of deck mainte­ nance OT bdsUib and his last ship was Isthmian's Steel Navigator. He's delighted with the progress of the Union through the years, but he's crazy about the Vacation Plan. Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent In the Port of Seattle shipping has been good for the past two weeks and looks to be fairly good for the coming period. Ships paying off were the Sea-victor (Bournemouth); Alcoa Pegasus (Alcoa); and the Seagarden (Victory Carriers). In - transit vessels Included the Hastings, Choctaw and Arizpa (Waterman); N. B. Palmer (Eagle Ocean); Ocean Lotte (Ocean Trans); Alamar (Cal­ mar); Lewis Emery, Jr. (Victory Carriers); and Salem Maritime (Cities Service). One of the oldtimers around the hall is Frank Cullison, who joined the SIU in 1940 in the port of Baltimore. Frank has- shipped in the steward's de­ partment ever since . and now Callison has a steward's rating. He has been on the West Coast for three years. He got married on the West Coast and i> now makes Seattle his home. Savannah: Some of the other boys on the beach include R. D. Stough, G. W. Ford and J. Walker. Waiting to hear from you in the marine hospital are.N. R. 'Brown, L. Hodges, K. R. Kitfelson, J. Well, Shipping has been fair in. the J. Bi. Garrison and W. K. Gulley. Port of Savannah in the past Jeff Gillette period and the outlook for the im­ Seattle Port Agent mediate future looks about the same. In-transit vessels since the last meeting were the Seatrain New York and Seatrain Savannah (Sea­ train); Ponce (Puerto Rico); Robfii. Goodfellow (Seas); Fairport FORT WILLIAM.,.. 11814 Syndicate Ave. Ontario _ Phone: 3-3221 (Waterman); and the Southstar PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. and Southport of South Atlantic. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. The Christmas party was a .real EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA. BC #1714 Cormorant St. nice one here in this town and all Empire 4531 VANCOtrVEB. BC 565 Hamilton St. hands had a good time. Paci6c 7824 Jeff Morrison S'YDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Savannah Port Agent Phone 6346 Ghrlslmas Parly Makes For Happy Holiday BAGOTVILLE. Queheo 20 Elgin St. THOROLD. Ontario QUEBEC Quebec SAINT JOHN NB 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 113 Cote De La Montague Phone: 2-7078 177 Prince William St. Phone: 2-5232 Great Lakes District 133 W. Fletcher Phone; 1238W 180 Main St. Phone: aeveland 7301 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE Phone: Main 1-0U7 DSmtOIT .^..1038 3rd St. Canociion District fSSt il'S-UZ C-'feW. Headauartera Phone: Woodward 1^6857 ni W. MicUgaa St. MONTREAL., 04 St. James St. West DULUTH Phone: Malr^ 3-4110 Jog Mmvtmm. Agent Phone 3-1138 OAUFAK SOUTB CBlCAaO...:....SMrW^d 8L jOgATRnUB.e.......870() 1st Ave. nmui Eases 6-3410 Fhoaei SS8U SS-fliEffi'"!': »"'• ."XBJSTi!! Mobile: ALPENA BUFFALO. NY _ CLEVELAND How to Apply For Birth Pay Applications for the mater­ nity benefit must be supported by the following documents: • Your marriage certificate. • Baby's birth certificate dat­ ing birth after April 1, 19S2. • The discharge from the last •hip -you sailed on before the baby was bom. �ma SEAFARERS January 8, 195| un Fare Fifteen LOG PORT JOEPORTS Louisiana, Texas and New Jersey, lay-up, but we expect her to crew Lake Charles: twice (Seatrain); and Bull's Mae. up and sail next week. It would Bloomfield was due to crew its first be impossible to forecast what the ship under its new subsidy on or shipping will be like in the next abo^jt January 6. The vessel is the two weeks due to the uncertainty Marie Hamil. The company also of the waterfront situation here. Things are running along is getting a new Mariner ship, the Shipping has not been up, to par Claude Simmons smoothly as we approach the end Pelican Mariner, which is being in Boston, but we have hopes that Ass't. Sec.-Treas. of the year and the start of a new built at Pasagula, Mississippi, and the outlook will brighten in the t> ^ t> one. All in all, this port has had will be ready sometime it Febru­ future. San Francisco: a very good year both in shipping ary. It will crew up out of Mobile. Ships paying off. included the Keith Alsop Republic (Trafalgar); Can-abulle and otherwise. Galveston Port Agent (Natl. Navigation); Ann Marie During the past two weeks, the (Bull); Queenston Heights (Seai. 4. i following ships hit this port: Canti'ade) and Government Camp tigny. Winter Hill, thiwawa. Gov­ Norfolk: (Citieg Service). The same ships Shipping has been good the past ernment Camp, Bents Fort, Brad­ signed right on again. , two weeks and it is expected to ford Island, Council Grove and the Ships in transit included the keep an even keel for the upcom­ Winter Hill again, all of Cities Steel Traveler and Ste,el Scientist ing period. Service; Tagalam (Seatrade) and (Istbmian); Robin Trent (Seas); De Ships paying off were the Coe Del Mundo of Mississippi. The Soto, Raphael Semmes and Iber­ Victory (Victory Carriers); Key­ Tagalam signed on for what is Shipping has been very slow for ville (Waterman). the past couple of weeks with only rumored to be a trip around the stone Mariner twice, once on a port Quite a few men were waiting payoff (Waterman), and Seacomet world. All of the tubs took some 13 men shipped and 57 men regis­ around the hall figuring that they II (Gulf Traders). Signing on were men making everyone happy at the tered for the same period. We have could replace the Coe Victory and the Beaure­ year end. several ships due in transit, but no men on ships gard (Waterman). Last night we held our last payoffs are scheduled. Also, we during the holi­ in-transit ships were the Steel meeting of the year and it marked expect to crew the Southern Dis­ days. It seems Recorder of Isthmian; Waterman's the first .year anniversary of the tricts today. that only one or Hastings, Choctaw, J, B. Waterman Ships paying off were the Can«• 1; first meeting ever held in Lake two men are and Young America; Lewis Emery, Charles. Present at both historic tigny of Cities Service and the leaving each ship jr. (Victory Carriers); Badger occasions were brothers J. Phillips, Southern Districts of Southern. to come home. Mariner of South Atlantic and Al­ A. (j. Alexander, Johnny Mitchell Ship signing on was the Cantigny, They must be oh coa's Pegasus. as chairman and T. J. Moore as while the Alcoa Planter was invery good ships transit. There was quite a bit of di.scus- recording secretary. or they don't sion about our cramped quarters Members in the marine hospital Farrand We have one member in the hos­ want to fight the and the members who collected the Christmas bonus pital here as a result of an auto cold weather in Boston during the had quite a few accident. Since the last meeting in addition to their weekly bene­ winter. comments why one of our members, William D. fits were high in their praises of A few of the members waiting we did not have Paul, an oiler on the Government the Union for its progressiveness around to ship out include L. enough room to Camp, was killed in an auto acci­ in maritime. Those in the hospi­ Melanson, J. Farrand, M. Hitch­ dispatch from dent near this city. His body was tal included Charlie Burke, A. cock, P. Karas and G. Smith. .Men and also a place shipped to his sister in Omaha, Presnell, W. A. Rose, Lonnie Hall, in the marine hospital are T. Mas- to sit down. When Nebraska. All arrangements for John M. Power, Charlie Phelps and taler, F. Mackey, J. Duffy, R. a job is called the shipment were handled by the Herbert Milliner. Churchill, R. Rogers and R. Mc- the men block Ben Rees Welfare Servitjes in this poi*t, Cannon. the hallway and Norfolk Fort Agent which did a bang-up job once Childs The people of Manomet, Mass., this causes a fire again. 4. i i are worrying about another whale hazard and none can use the corri­ Leroy Clarke Philadelphia: which has been seen in nearby dors. Members of the SUP are Lake Charles Port Agent waters. This whale is believed to complaining that they can't even i t. t. be looking for her boy friend which move around in their own building. was washed ashore a few weeks It was explained to the member­ Galveston: ago. ship that when there are 100 men James Sheehan on the beach and we make a call, Shipping has been fair for the Boston Port Agent that we'll have to allow the depart­ past few weeks and we expect it 4- t 4> ments to come in one at a time in to stay in that same category for Ntw York: order to get the jobs shipped with Business and shipping in the the coming period. a little elbow room. We agree that Port of Galveston has fallen off Ships paying off for the period the cramped quarters are working and things have been verj' slow include the General Patton (Na­ a hardship on the members, but with nothing much in sight for the tional AVaterways); Angelina (Bull) that the SIU doesn't want to move next two weeks. and the Winter Hill (Cities Serv­ at this time. ice). In-transit ships were the The grain elevators are still Shipping figures for the past On the Beach Azalea City, Mobilian, Raphael fouled up and we don't expect period in the Port of New York Semmes, Bienville, Fairport, twice, them to be straightened out until Oldtimers on the beach include have dropped considerably below and Chickasaw (Waterman); Steel G. Wanka, K. F. Hansen, J. E. after March 1. the norm due to the fact that a Collins, E. Ainsworth. B. Jensen, During the past two weeks we King and Steel Traveler (Isthmian); number of ships which were sched­ C. Nien, L. Bi Knickerbocker, R. J. had the Binghamton Victory of Carolyn, Angelina, Evelyn, Ines, uled to pay off here have been Moisant. Bull pay off after a coastwise trip Dorothy and Elizabeth (Bull). Re­ diverted to other ports on account Men in the marine hospital in­ and then head into idle status. public, thrice, (Trafalgar); Alex­ of the expiration of the no-strike clude J. W. Singer, L. Carmine, C. Sign-ons were aboard the Alice andra (Carras); Southern Districts injunction against the longshore­ Sinniti, L. Glazowski, W. Loss, E. Brown of Bloomfield and the (Southern), and Robin Kirk (Seas). men. The injunction expired at Seserko, H. Dell'Orfano, C. Lund, Southport of South Atlantic. The General Patton and the An­ midnight on December 24 and most F. Haigney, W. Timmerman, J. In-transit vessels were the gelina, after paying off in fine of the operators were, fearful of a Childs, W. Singleton, P. Yuzon, H. Michael and Alexandra of Carras; shape with nary a beef, went into tie-up in the port at that time. Choe, O. Gustavsen and J. Wanger. Mississippi's Del Monte; Royal lay-up. We paid off a total of 18 ships Steve Cardullo Oak .of Caritigny of Cities Service; Tom Banning in the past two weeks, signed three Philadelphia Port Agent Afoundria (Waterman); Seatrains San Francisco Port Agent on foreign articles and serviced 10. in-transit ships. Following are the ships paying off: Catahoula (National Navigation); Frances, Binghamton Victory, K^thryn, Suzanne, Dorothy and Beatrice (Bull); Wacosta (Water­ Shipping Figures December 16 To December 30 man); Seatrains Savannah, Texas, Georgia, New York and New SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL REG. TOTAL SHIP. REG. REG. Jersey (Seatrain); Bradford Island PORT DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. (Cities Service); Alexandra and 18 4 48 8 6 . 22 T3 13 Boston ......: Trinity (Carras); Steel Traveler 186 65 ^ 66 55 377 133 119 125 New York (Isthmian); and Val Chem (Valen­ 21 " 63 20 22 V 133 49 47 37 Philadelphia tine). 76 53 196 67 Signing On 333 78 113 142 Baltimore The Steel Admiral and Steel 13 4 3 6 57 22 11 24 Norfolk King of Istbniian and Seas' Robin 11 4 7 0 54 22 12 20 Savannah Goodfellow signed on, while in6 17 20 60 4 7 21 19 Tampa transits were the Alcoa Partner, 116 39 41 36 47 145 51 47 Mobile Plater and Runner (Alcoa); 216 77 64 217 76 63 73 80 Waterman's Chickasaw, Raphael New Orleans Semmes, La Salle', Iberville and 40 13 20 7 99 32 43 24 Galveston De Soto; Robin Trent (Seas) and 67 22 20 25 31 30 95 34 Seattle Michael of Carras. 125 38 37 45 50 122 41 36 Snn Francisco ^ The payoffs were all smooth with 66 25 31 '( :28.»r •90 21 20 . .31 no major beefs on any of. the ships Vyilmington?.,. ....i arriving here. We had .one ship, 352 412 1,830: the Wacosta, go -into :temporary Boston: Tagalam Signed On For Trip Around Tbo World Seafarers Slay Abeard Te iNiss Boslen Winler Cramped Quarters Are Tepic Per Discussien Shipping Drops Below Expeolalions In Porl Dioomfield Gels New Ship: Pelican Mariner Two Ships In Lay-Up, Bui Shipping Is Fair Dock Probiem Affecis New York Skipping Jm • - JBWK-T'I••• mmMMM^nunv itSVPi. S-1 Z< Wilmington: Deck Dept. Gels OT As Chief Mete Lays Tile We had good shipping in the past two weeks with three payoffs, four sign-ons and 19 in-transit ves­ sels taking quite a few men off the beach. Ships paying off were the Choc­ taw and Young America (Water­ man) and the Longview Victoi-y of Victory Carriers. Sign-ons were aboard the same ships plus the Seamonitor of Excelsior. Ships in transit were the Logans Fort and Salem Maritime of-Cities Service; Fairland, Fairisle, Andrew Jackson, City of Alma and John B. Water­ man (Waterman); Jefferson , City Victory (Victory •Carriers); Seawind (Seatraders); Ala mar, Brown Portmar, Pennmar, Calmar and Yorkmar (Calmar); Petrolite (Tanker Sag); Steel Seafarer (Isthmian); Del Aires (Mississippi); Greece Victory of South Atlantic and the San Mateo Victory of Eastern. We would like to take our hats off to "Scotty" Eden, ship's dele­ gate on the Choctaw arid to "Woody" Woodruff, delegate on the Young America, for the fine jobs they did in bringing in these ships with no disputed OT and the repairs whipped into shape as soon as the ships left their foreign port. They make paying off their ships a pleasure. The Longview Victory was another easy payoff with the company paying 25 hours OT for the chief mate laying tile in the captain's quarters without trying to get the bosun or deck department to turn to. We see lots of old friends on the beach including Jack Thomp­ son, who did a fine job as chair­ man at our meeting last night, Grady Brown and Red Braunstein. We are happy to start out the new year with no men in the marine hospital from this area. The weather for this time of year is a liljle warmer than usual with a big fire raging up in the canyons around Santa Anita. Everyone is worried that it might damage the TV transmitters. AVe also saw the great Tournament of Roses with those gorgeous gals so those men hanging around right now had good reason to stick to the beach. John Arabacz Wilmington Port Agent Rroper Repair Lists Help All The settlement of repair lists means s lot to the men who stay aboard a ship, and to the new crew that comes aboard, just as the repair list , made out by the previous crew means a lot to you. Because repairs mean a lot to your comfort and living conditions aboard ship, they should be handled in the proper fashion. Each -department delegate must make out three copies of his repair list. The ship's delegate should gave one copy to the head of the department concerned, one copy to the company represen­ tative, and one copy to the Union patrolman. In this way, everyone has a copy of the repair list and there is a check to make sure the work is done. �% SEAFARERS rag* Sixteen Samurr 8, Itfi LOG Holiday Cheer For New Orleans Vital Maritime Issues Seafarers At SlU Xmas Party Await Congress Action Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hus­ ton and children Dickie, Rusty and Penny were having a fine time at the traditional Christmas Day dinner at the New Orieans SIU hall. Huston, a cook on the Alcoa Cavalier, lives in Mobile, but with the ship in New Orleans, the family joined him there for the holidays. (Continued from page 3) forces will be concerned over the fact that US ships are now carry­ ing a" scant 30 p.ercent of the country's foreign commerce. This is the lowest figure our merchant marine has fallen to in Nine Lost In Ship Crash Near Philly (Continued from page 3) whatever the company would offer her as it "was a good company and would treat her right." Atlantic even failed to notify -the next of kia promptly so that one man's family found out that their boy was missing, from a neighbor who read about it in the newspapers and Pomeroy's mother was notified by SIU organizers two days before the company got around to it. The father of an­ other, hadn't been notified by the company as much as six days later, and also found out about the loss of his son from newspaper ac­ counts. SIU Welfare Service Department representatives this week paid out the fuli SIU $2,500 death benefit to Pome­ roy's mother, Mrs. Mildred Lu­ cas. Pomeroy, an AB, received book membership during the Atlan­ tic drive. He had never sailed SIU Pomeroy ships previously, but qualified for the benefit on the basis of a membership resolu­ tion last August to enroll all SIU bookmembers in Atlantic under the Welfare Plan. The death benefit also went out to the family of John I. Waller who got into the fleet less than three weeks before the accident. Waller, who was sailing as a wiper with Atlantic, was on the SlU-contracted Seanan (Stratford), until he paid off on October 22 in Portland, Ore. Waller, a married man, had six dependents. The only action taken by Atlan­ tic was to send a representative to visit some of the surviving fami­ lies to see if they needed anything. The family of James Laughlin, who had been going to sea only eight days before the disaster took place, was advanced $100 by the com­ pany after Laughlin's mother was informed of the accident and col­ lapsed. s At left. Seafarer Johnny Doyle and his children, John, Jr., Herbert and Beverly. There were plenty of young cowpokes at the festivities. At right (1-r), Dianne and Dorothy Ann Signorino, daughters of Seafarer Paul Signorino, and Geraldine Nichols, George Nichols, Rose Motto and Mrs. Vic Miorana. enjoy the holiday festivities. At left, Seafarers J. Skladanik, Henry Emry, Bob Ramsey and R. Ramsberger share a few laughs and a few beers at the New Orleans Christmas party. At right. Seafarer Chauncey J. Muldoon (right), from Boston, spins a tale for attentive listener John McCullough of the SIU Great Lakes District. Many members of other SIU of North America affiliates attended the affair and enjoyed the dinner along with Seafarers. Burly Battle Royal Seen OnT-H Amendments (Continued from page 5) which he said Mr. Eisenhower had previously promised to support. Later, the AFL convention in St. Louis voted unanimous support to Durkin when he claimed he had been made the "whipping boy" for the Administration and that the President had given in to pressure from big business and industry to abandon the disputed program. As far as maritime is concerned, the SIU is keeping a close watch on the situation as it relates to maritime hiring halls. Any at­ tempt to curtail the Union hiring hall, the conerstone of maritime unionism, will be fought bitterly by the SIU. By Bernard Seaman Vp In The Air Y'KNOW.NUTSY-YOU 60TTA GETAWAY FBCM IHB SNIP ONCE IN A WHILE[ MS lijfs** ndriimaiKxista^': years. Only three times in the last 30 years have US flag ships carried so small a share of com­ merce. It is far below the an­ nounced goal of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, which set 50 percent as the target for American ship­ ping to shoot at. One step that seems reasonably certain to come out of the next Congress is a move to restrict for­ eign shipping on the Great Lakes. Many foreign ships have come into the Lakes and remained there ty carrying cargo between Canadian and American ports. In addition, Senator Potter has suggested that the Military .Sea Transportation Service will be con­ siderably restricted in its compe­ tition with private shipping in­ terests. Senator Potter has indicated that to his way of thinking part of the cost of a merchant marine program could possibly be assumed by the Defense Department. This would apply particularly to defense fea­ tures built into merchant ships. The Senator has stated that he will resume hearings on the question of the merchant marine program. Maritime interests have an im­ mediate concern over the fact that Congress will make sharp reduc­ tions in foreign economic aid. Aid reductions of this kind are a blow to US merchant shipping since, un­ der the law, US ships carry 50 per­ cent of Government cargo in the form of economic aid. Foreign aid shipments in recent months, as well as other Govern­ ment owned-cargoes, have been an increasingly larger part of US mer­ chant commerce as foreign-flag ships carry off the bulk of pri­ vately-owned cargoes. .•J-"'?.'. �January S. 1954 By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor S^EAFARERS LOC Pace SeTenteeu Stony Creek Crew Burial Service Held Despite Officers' Tactics The Franke and Heidicke people, whose astute merchandising of " Wheh crewmembers of the Stony Creek (Amer-Tramp) attempted to honor the memory the Rolleiflex and Rollelcord camera put twin lens reflex photography of a shiprnate lost in a plane crash at sea, writes Elmer Black, bosvm aboard the vessel, in a letter \signed by 29 other Seafarer crewmembers, some topside personnel tried to throw on the map in the late 1930's, have incorporated a number of features a monkey wrench into the^in their new Rolleicord, Model IV, which goes a long way toward re­ proceedings, but to no avail. defining the purposes served by their two cameras. Several new fea­ The incident Black refers to tures of the Rolleciord IV are identical to those of the Rolleiflex 2.8c. was reported in the October 30 Among them are the grooved tripod base for easy attachment and re­ issue of the . SEAFARERS LOG, Seafarer Maurice Brody moval of the camera with F & G's new tripod adapter; full (M-X) flash when went down in',the Gulf of Oman synchronization at all shutter speeds; baffled interior to avoid flare aboard an. Army rescue plane with ultra-high-speed films, and the adjustable film-pressure plate which had conie to fly the polio permitting either 120 rolls or 35mm film to be used with equal ease. case to where the seaman could A major improvement in basic Rolleicord design is the interlocking get emergency treatment. Three of the camera's semi-automatic film-transport mechanism with the others perished v^ith him. shutter operation. After the first frame of the film has been brought Arriving in Japan, the crew into position by turning the winding knob until "1" shows in the ex­ purchased a floral wreath com­ posure counter window, the transport system works automatically. plete with the deceased's name, The shutter can't be cocked for each succeeding exposure until the film tied in an appropriate ribbon. The has been advanced, the film can't be advanced until the shutter has crew planned a short memorial been released. However, when a flashbulb misses or a m.utiple ex­ service, with the wVeath to be posure is intended, the shutter can be cocked for another exposure tossed over the side in^the vicinity after a special release knob on the face of the camera has been de­ of the fatal crash. Cotoiplications, pressed. however, set in. In other words it's impossible to get a double exposure unless you Topside Disturbed are really looking for one, an innovation which should please the When the wreath and the finicky photo bug who is looking for special effects via the double- planned ceremony came t6 the at­ exposure route. tention of the captain, E. M. Mokarzel, whom the crew called "the Eye Level Sports Finder Arab," the master and some of Like the most recent Rolleicord 111 cameras delivered in this coun­ the other topside personnel were try, the model IV has an eye-level sports finder in its hood. There is much put out about the fact that also a new clamp device to hold either a Rolleikin 35mm masking tney were left out of the memorial frame in place of the new Rolleigrid—a plastic field lens with a clear proceedings. One of the officers, center which is dropped, grooved face down on top of the ground glass a first assistant engineer, went to screened to increase corner-to-corner illumination of the screen image. particular pains to show his dis­ The fact that the price of the Rolleicord IV remains the same as pleasure by tearing the ribbon off that of the Rolleicord III which it replaces—$149.50—is significant the wreath and donning it in a as the various improvements in the new model, inasmuch as it clarifies drunken hula dance on the cat­ the manufacturer's purpose in marketing their similar, yet different, walk. The chief mate, however, cameras, the Rolleiflex and Rolleicord. The Rolleiflex, which costs up­ saw that the damage was undone, ward of $100 more than the Rolleicord, (depending upon the lens or as much that could be repaired equipment of the former) is specifically designed for the busy pro­ to the violated wreath. There was fessional worker. Though similar to the Rolleicord in appearance, talk that the engineer did it in structure and many of its features, the Rolleiflex, with its fully auto­ Older to return to the good graces Pictures above show the beginning and end of memorial ceremony matic film transport and shutter-cocking mechanism, represents the of the captain, whom he had alien­ in honor of Seafarer Maurice Brody and three others who perished ated on another one of his sodden last word in fast, effortless operation. in the Gulf of Oman. At top, flag is lowered to half mast before For those who want to save some money and are satisfied to get an sorties, but the allegation was burial prayer. Bottom shows wreath before being tossed over­ older model, the Rolleicord Model III should prove to be an excellent never proved. board. Refuses To Stop buy. Because of the introduction of the Rolleicord IV, it is possible On November 12, when the ship day that the ship would pass over left the captain to his lonely solace to buy brand-new Rolleicord Ill's at a far lower price than previously. and crying in his own beer about While the III does not have all the refinements of the newer model was nearing the scene of the acci­ the spot. it is a very satisfactory camera, particularly for amateur use, and dent after putting out to sea again, Promises notwithstanding, mem­ being left out of the memorial should satisfy those who are looking for a good quality, low-cost reflex the ship's delegate asked the cap­ bers of the crev/ took it upon ceremonies. camera for unspecialized photo work. tain if the latter would inform the themselves to chart their own crew of the approximate day and course. The ceremony was held on Top Feeders (Editor's Note: The SEAFARERS LOG photo editor will be glad to hour the ship would pass the last November 15 at 3 PM after some assist Seafarers with their photo problems. Address any questions resting place of their former ship­ off-the-cuff plotting by a pair o: to the Photo Editor, c/o the LOG at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn. mate. Upon learning the reason ABs in the chartroom. Later, th? This includes information on how to operate certain types of cameras, for the request, the captain was men were informed that they had advice on camera purchases, photo-finishing techniques, plus informa­ reported as having said that he passed the positicn two hours tion on a variety of camera equipment, such as enlargers, flash guns, could not see the reason for stop­ earlier, but their memorial serv­ etc. Drop the editor a line or if you are around the hall come up to ping or even slowing down since ice was not marred one bit by see him.) . Brody and the. others had been the belated knowledge. The cap­ dead for seven weeks. However, tain never did tell them their po­ he promised to notify the delegate sition at the proper time. Floor Show At Seaman's Club as to the approximate time and Read Burial Service LOG-A-RHYTHM: Retired Sailor By Ray Wennberg In the twilight of the evening I can hear the ocean's roar, Though it is a thousand miles To the nearest ocean's shore can feel the rolling rhythm Of a vessel far at sea. And I long to be aboard her Though I know it cannot be. 1^ ; ^ 1 Highlights of the floor show at the Seaihan's Club in Yokohama, Japan, take the plajr away from the band. At top, Juggler is in the spcrfUidJt, while dancing duo catches the eye at conclusion of dance number in bottom picture. Both shots hy Harold Restucb^r. The second assistant engineer, Eddie Grinnan, read the burial services, which were attended by the entire crew and several of the sympathetic officers on board the ship. All in ail, the crew felt it was a- successful undertaking. The last the crew heard from the captain was when he tried to sell them American beer at $6 a case which he had taken aboard when the ship left Baltimore. The crew il i 'i Some of the members of the steward department are shown with deck members aboard the Steel Traveler, Left to right they are Aussie Shrimpton, Elbert Elmer, Ling Shin and Curtis Thompson. When at night I look to heaven 1. Who was nafned manager of the new Baltimore Orioles? At the stars so pale and cold, recall the tropic islands 2. Who did the French Assembly finally flame as President, after With the seas so'warm and bold. days of bitter-wrangling? Where the Southern Cross so bril­ 3. Which group of islands was recently returned to Japan by the liant. United States, over the protests of both Communist and Nationalist Guides the sailor o'er the sea. China? And the foreign waters beckon. 4. What other islands did Japan ask to have returned? But 1 know it cannot be. 5. Who were the professional football champions of 1953? 6. Who is the new Secretary of Labor? When the red-ringed sun is setting can hear the sirens sing 7. Where are the following Bowl Games held: Sugar, Rose, Orange. And the whistle of thfi rigging Cotton? Is a living, lovely thing. 8. Which famous figure of the American stage died recently? Yes, my heart is sailing westward. 9. Who is the mayor of New York City? With a cherished memory. 10. 'Who wrote The Night Before Christmas? A Christmas Carol? And my body longs to Join it. But I knout it eannot bei. iQudss Answem On Paso filJ r]l �SEAFARERS Page Eightem January 8, 1954 LOG Seafarer Shipmates Leap To The Rescue Of Pair Of Drowning Men ••m By Spike Marlin Those who were fortunate Those who hadn't seen th^ pros enough to switch their tv sets on in action before got a good glimpse Seafarers have long been-known for their acts of valor and displays of courage above the Sunday before last were of the major differences between and beyond the call of shipboard duty. Just last week two members of the SlU, in similar treated to a real "rock 'em-sock pro and college ball. For one thing, but isolated instances, proved once again that the "brotherhood of the sea" is no idle claim em" football game from Detroit, there are vei-y few colege clubs where the Lions shaded the Cleve­ that can display the kind of punting in a pair of successful rescues land Browns, 17-10, for the pro and place-kicking skill that was unconscious in the cold water, both made their way to the Aleu­ at sea. was at the mercy of the football championship. While the shown in this contest. The punts In the first case, Seafarer tian Mail, another vessel, which 'Blomgren swift cui'rents and the shark-in­ game was marred by many slips were long and high, and the ends William Watson's quick and self­ was lying at. anchor. The crew was fested waters surrounding him. and fumbles on the muddy field, got downfield so fast that the safety less thinking saved the life of ship­ eager to help them aboard. Such was the situation when Tony it was in many respects pro foot­ men never had a chance to get off Not waiting for thanks from the mate Edward Yeager in a mishap ball at its best. a good runback. There were three outside San Pedro harbor. Yeager, shocked and suffering-from-ex- Acosta, a 5 foot, 2 inch dynamo For all their acknowledged skills, field goals kicked in the contest, of action stepped into the picture. a member of the crew of the Fair- posure Yeager, Watson hailed a the pros too often let their game two of which were of medium land (Waterman!, became ill one vwater taxi and sped to rejoin the From a height of 28 feet above the degenerate into a pitch and catch length. But one boot was a solid level of the water, the pantryman .Fairland which .welcomed him night shortly be­ dived full clothed into the sea and affair. That kind of a contest pro­ 43-yarder. aboard like a conquering hero. fore Christmas Bigger And Better swam furiously to catch up to the vides a lot of synthetic thrills via An even more spectacular rescue after boarding high scores. But it certainly eases drifting Blomgren. Then there was the size and and display of courage took place the vessel. The Catching him by the nape of his the wear and tear on the player, speed of the ballplayers. Most col­ aboard, or rather, alongside, the seaman collapsed who, after all, must stay in one lege , clubs would be fortunate to Suzanne, a Bull Line ship, as it 6 foot, three inch neck, along with piece to earn a living. and fainted on have one or two 220 pounders up lay at anchor in Port Sanchez, the rest of his inert form, Acosta the deck near the Defensive Play cross-carried him to a small boat front. But on these teams the Dominican Republic. gangway, but re­ This game was different. It beef was hefty and fast to boot with which was making its way to the Over the Side vived enough to Blomgren, the carpenter aboard half-submerged pair. The rescue was a superb exhibition of defen­ Detroit defensive backer-up Les make his way to the vessel, had just returned from was affected in a matter of min­ sive play throughout. The cameras; Bingamon tipping the scales at an his cabin. Once Acosta a few hours of revelry in town, utes and before he realized it, didn't show it too well, but Cleve­ announced weight of 280 and in the cabin . he feeling no pain, when, upon start­ Acosta was back in the pantry land ace Otto Graham's pass re­ Cleveland boasting a 300-pounder discovered his watch was missing ing up the gangway, he slipped handing out salad dishes to a proud ceivers were covered so thoroughiy in its ranks. The front lines, end and went back on deck in search that he seidom had a clear shot at to end, were no place for a nor­ and feil into the drink. Floating' and loudly-praising crew. of it. Meanwhile, the Fairland a receiver. And the line play up mal-sized heavyweight. weighed anchor and was steaming front was really fierce. Ball car­ The most noticeable difference out of the harbor on a journey to riers simpiy could not break away. in the pro game, which makes for Seattle, Washington. They were hit hard, and when they most of the excitement is the soAs Yeager moved along the deck, tried to get up and go again the called "slow whistle." Unlike col­ crouching, searching for the watch defensive Unemen piled on with a lege, where the ball-carrier is dead here and there and paying no mind^ vim. when his knee touches the ground, to the dips and rolls of the vessel, As a result, there wasn't much the pros can wriggle, crawl, or get the ship turned and lurched, toss­ Taking a leaf from an off-beat chapter of the book of the fancy broken-held running because up and run until they are securely ing him over the side with an un­ Spanisli Main, inhabitants of Trinidad, according to Seafarer the backs seldom had chances to sat on. And with .$2,500 in prize ceremonious splash into the brine. away In the secondary. It money at stake for each player, Peter Jomides, have their own little acts of piracy which put break Fortunately for Yeager, Watson proved that a good defense still there were plenty of backs trying was close by and without a mo­ the old swashbuckling type of* ^ packs a wallop in football,. high to bounce up—and plenty of line­ ment's hesitation leaped from the pirate to shame. care how they go about it, even scores to the contrary. men knocking them down again. churning ship into the dark waters No more sw^tly-running if it means a holdup on the high­ below. Watson swam along-side frigates, no- jolly roger men way, which is what happened to the partially dazed Yeager as they o' war, no slashing cutlasses and two wipers on their trip through end-of-the-plank routines for mod­ the trackless financial wastes of Prices exceed pro­ ern Trinidadians. They've got bet­ the island. ter methods of gaining the loot of priety and go beyond even that unwary travelers, says the Sea­ which a self-respecting mounte­ bank would charge in other places. farer and the Seafarers who lose baggage They are exorbitant for American crew of the checks for gear checked at any seamen and prices have been Trinity (Carras). SIU baggage room should known to change precipitously In his mind there notify that particular hall when a Yankee sailor comes upon is no doubt that right away so that no one can the scene. The tale is told of the the latter day improperly claim the baggage price of a fifth of scotch which version of the with that check. Headquarters jumped threefold from the time pirate, though officials advise you to do this an American seaman opened the land locked, has immediately to avoid loss of door to a liquor shop to the time the Spanish Main your gear and/or trouble A . he closed it behind him upon en­ characters beat Jomides claiming it later on. Make tering. The Trinity men won't go eight ways from sure you notify the hall where that far, but they're not sure why the sharp edge of the sword. the baggage was checked as after some of the treatment they've All the people down that way, soon as you find out you've he says, are out for the Yankee received. Living the life of Reilly is Bill Scanbett, cook, off the Anne But­ lost the check dollar. They don't even seem to Taxis Are Hazards ler getting lots of attention in Yokohama, Japan, from nurses Ann There is still another hazard to Crimmens, center, and Beulah Rogers. Leg in cast doesn't seem be wary of in Trinidad, say the to bother him one bit. Seafarers. This is a more common one and found in many a foreign as well as an American port. The nemesis is native or local taxidrivers, who seem to think that the average tankerman is a watery The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, Croesus, if their cab fares are any bakers and otheTrs who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-known criterion. These cab drivers, say cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, the crew of the Trinity, will do anything to get hold of your suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Joe Thomas' money, and usually do. You've recipe for "beef and kidney pie." ' got to be right on your toes to see One of those old-fashioned dishes that when well-prepared that they don't try to outsmart you at every turn, say the men. always makes a hit because it adds something just a little Many of the crewmembers be­ bit different to the daily menu is an old-time "beef and lieve that it Is pretty rough to get your dollar's worth in Trinidad, kidney pie." It may be a little"*; but they are consoled with the more trouble to make than the crews on the ships he's tried it on usual dishes, but the reception have always asked for more, an^ thought that it is only money. it gets is worth it, according to Joe that's as good an indication as any of how well it goes over. Thomas. "Beef and kidney pie" dates To make one or two large pies to back several centuries in the his­ feed a full crew, if enough indi­ tory of cookery. vidual casseroles aren't available, Old English kings you would need 10 pounds of beef Seafarers sending telegrams VACATION PLAN devoured it just and five pounds of kidney, plus or letters to the New. York as eagerly as sufficient fiour for thickening. headquarters dispatcher asfking folks do in mod­ Then, chop up parsley, onions and THAT A SEAFARER MUST to be excused from attending em times be­ celery, add garlic and season. , headquarters m e m b e r s'b i p APPLY FOR HIS MONEY cause it was good, Dice and stew the beef and kidr . meetings must Include the reg­ substantial fare ney until soft, and add chopped WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE istration number of tfiefr wrapped up in carrots, peas and diced boiled po­ PAYOFF DATE OF HIS OLDEST shipping card in the message. tatoes. Combine everything and one wholesome DISCHARGE. APPLY PROMPTLYFrotn now on, if the number package. season to taste in caserole, add Thomas is not included, the excuse can­ gravy and cover the whole with a Thomas, an SIU not'be accepted by tee ,dlschief cook who's been .catering to thin pie dough. Bake in a medium patcber:' the appetites of hungry Seafarers oven until the pie crust iS; Jlbisbtly • foT' at least a dozen years^ says the browned., Mo(dern-Day Pirates Work In Trinida<d, Says Crew l\i Convalescing Cook All Smiles Report Lost Raggage Check I# m 1 k^'. pife • Put Number On Meeting Excuses SPECIFIES COUBCT THAT DOUGHt !'• d �"rCT'iTji'iTW Junury t, 1954 SEAFARERS Seaeorai Gets its SIV Library To the Editor: A few days ago in Pusan, thanks to Brother Louis Meyer, chief steward, and the brothers on the Coe Victory, we had an SIU li­ brary on board our ship for the first time. Brother Meyer had a duplicate library on board and since our ship, the Seaeorai, has been out nine months, we had never seen the SIU library. We all think it's great, and are certainly enjoying the wide selection of books offered. We have quite a few oldtlmers on board, like Jojo Tonart, who is doing a bang-up job as ship's dele­ gate; McBride, the bosun; Mar­ shall Cooper, Johnnie Reichback, Simms, Jimmy Slade, Blackie Mar­ shall, Jinimy Knight, Sass Sasserville. Pappy Parrity, Alex Girsbie and others. Long Trip None of us expected the Seacoral to be out so long, as we have been on many shuttle trips be­ tween Japanese and Korean ports. We are hoping to get back soon, as there are only three months to go on the articles. We certainly enjoy the LOG, and , all of us feel that all the SIU offi­ cials are doing a wonderful job in keeping the SIU the top seamen's union. Whitey Johnson l" . 4- I ' To the Editor: Although I am now a "Seafarer in the Army," as you will see by the enclosed picture, I can't help feeling that I am a Seafarer still. I am sure of one thing—as soon as I get . mjr dis­ charge, in Octo­ ber 1955, I will be sailing SIU again. This man's Army is not for Hicks me. I am now in my sixth week of basic training, and my company goes on bivouac next week. I'll probably graduate on January 2, 1954. As far as I can learn, I am being sent to the Transportation Corps after I leave here for further training to be a harbor craft crewman. I'll be as­ signed then to some small harbor boat. It's not a ship, but perhaps I'll be able to see somei of my old SIU buddies once in a while. I used to think time on a ship passed slowly, but these six weeks I've been in the Army have been twice as long as any trip I ever niade at sea. Vetoes Cook School The Army offered to send me to cook's school but I declined, be­ cause I sailed as chief steward and chief cook for practically all the time that I was going to sea, and I didn't want to lose what knowl­ edge I do have by practicing in the Army. We get food that a seaman would never think of eating, and If I ever put a menu out like they do here in the Army, I'd be voted oft the ship by the crew and the patrolman.. The chow IS lousy, the pay is worse, marching I dislike and double time Is worse than that. There's not a job'in the Army I'd trade for my good job aboard an SIU ship. Not even the offer of a five-star general's Job would change my job. I'm looking^ forward to the day when I can give this Army uni­ form a good, deep, six drop over the side of a good Union ship. ' GI Reducing Course -Basic training is something a seaman can never forget. I've lost 25 pounds in the Army, and my feet are so tough even bdmbs 'coifldn't hurt them. Sleep is'tmr be^td of ih the Army; We'seldom get tb bed before midnight and we J" J, • ' Page Nineteen L E TIER S • get up at 0400. The Army is for the guy who likes to see blood. Me, I'm a different kind. The only thing I like to smell is the roast in an oven aboard ship. Please send the last issue of the LOG to me; I missed it. Fred R. Hicks. Jr. (Ed. note: The last issue of the LOG is on its way to you.) t At Sea^ He Gets Query Answered To the Editor: One summer day, while off watch, I was leaning on the rail looking at the vast, smooth Gulf as the old C-2 whined along. As I contrasted the largeness of the sea and the smallness of man I pondered the question: What does the good Lord want us to do with our lives, and why do we, at times, have such a hard time? Like a clap of mental thunder came the answer I had sought for years in many surroundings and amid many environments. The dif­ ficulties we have along life's way are but initiations to prepare us for eternal degree, and amid our daily toils, duties and companion­ ships we should quietly strive for mind development and soul salva­ tion. Lee Bfannen t Army^s Cookiny Stays Steward LOG 4. t Fine Welcome Oft Hoosier Mariner To the Editor: I'm sending you my change of address so I don't miss any copy of the LOG, which keeps me in close touch with the SIU. I've just arrived here in Bremerhaven, Germany, in charge of the harbor craft in this port, and know that I will be in contact with evei-y ship that comes to port. Yesterday I met a real SIU vessel, the Hoosier Mariner, with a fine crew. We soldiers had a meal like we never had in the Army at Christ­ mas. My buddies join me in thank­ ing the steward and his depart­ ment for it. Things weren't the same as on the Robin Gray. No sooner were we on board than one of the fire­ men wanted to tell us to stay on deck, but the delegate sure told him off—another proof of a wellorganized team. I'll be here for a year or so and if anybody wants to know some­ thing about the situation here I'll be glad to help him. Pvt. Robert J. Raty (Ed. note: We have noted your change of address on our mailing list.) 4i 4. Has House For Sale In Florida To the Editor: I would surely appreciate it if this advertisement were to run in the next issue of the LOG: Ormond Beach, Florida. One block from the Inland' Waterway, one-half mile from the ocean and five miles north of Daytona Beach. I have a five-room house for sale, nicely furnished. It's comprised of two bedrooms, a kitchen, dining room, living room, bath and a large, screened-in back porch. It is situated on a paved street, two blocks from a shopping center and two from a school. It is newly painted inside and outside on a lot approximately 46 feet by 136 feet. Taxes are only $2.50 a year. It is in a quiet neighborhood and it is a steal at ^8^500. For inquiries and additional,: information write to Edward B. Bis, 88 Lincoln Ave­ nue, Ormond Beach, Fla. The place is too small , for me and my expanding family so I must let it go at a tacYifice. ^ i V ' •• • •, Edward-Bla:i Another Brother Hetends Kiny To the Editor: In the last issue of the LOG I came across a letter written by Joseph Avila denouncing Louis King. In answer to this I would like to state that, in the first place, when a letter to the LOG defend­ ing King was drafted, after being proposed at a ship's meeting, it was posted on the board for all to see. This Avila character is not a union man, and doesn't ^are to be one. While on board the Camas Meadows, he openly de­ nounced unions. His claim was that these ships should be run by the Coast Guard or the Navy, and that Patrick Union men have too much to say and are not prop­ erly disciplined by the officers aboard. Refused LOG Donation All non - SIU seamen who boarded the Camas Meadows in Europe made LOG donations and were happy to do so because of the wonderful Union contract we have. They were happy to enjoy the same privilages—but not this guy. He was aboard about five months when he was asked to give a LOG donation, but he couldn't see it. If Louis King is the foul ball that this character writes about, give me a ship with a whole ci'cw like him, and the former crewmcmbers of the Camas Meadows will back up that statement. My only regret is that Louis King is in the NMU. We could use a man like him in the SIU. Peter Patrick until it actually did on Christmas Eve. We were leaving Yokohama, Japan, when we had it and this time it was out of this world, with a Christmas tree, hors d'oeuvres, real-McCoy egg nogs and last but not least a Christmas present for each of the crew from the captain and his lovely wife, Mary. The captain's wife, by the way, has helped to make the voyage a very pleasant one. Now that the holiday is over all of us will remember in the years to come the wonderful Christmas at sea which we had due to the thoughtfulness of Cap­ tain and Mrs. Goezinne. John Bucci 4 4 4 Can DM Stand Weekend Watch? Offers Chanyes in Steward Rules To the Editor: In the steward department rules, I still see that the messmen have most of their beefs. I think the rules we have at present .should be amended. On ships that don't carry saloon pantrymen, the saloon nieSmen should make their own salads and help make the cold drinks. . Also, since the saloon messman has only from nine to eleven men to serve, when the saloon pantry­ man is not carried, I believe this should stop most of the beef.s that exist in the steward department aboard ships. Chet Gawrych 4 4 4 ThanhfMtl For Xmas Recovery To the Editor: Howdy, brothers. I want to wish each and every Seafarer a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year throughout the world and upon all oceans and seas. This is one Christmas that I am thankful for, as I am sitting up and getting around somewhat after being in bed, mostly on my back, for 33 days. First, I was operated on for a busted appendix, and five days later I was op­ erated on for a ruptured ulcer. I want to thank the brothers at the New Orleans hall for the blood donations. I also want to thank all the SIU brothers Korolia ^ pi-ayer for me when I was in a grave condition for two To the Editor: I am now a dayman on the Hastings (Waterman) sailing as a DM. Coming into the port of Los Angeles, we chose for weekend watch on gangway. The ship's dele­ gate asked the deck department if it was okay if I chose, too. No one said anything, so when I went on gangway watch Sunday morning, December 20, everyone said that the dayman can't stand the week­ end watch, according to what the patrolman told them at the hall. I would like to know if the day­ man as well as the watch have the right to this overtime. Please send me this information, so I w ill know for the future. Salvatore C. Alu (Ed. note: Yes, daymen can stand weekend watches with the rest of the deck department.) weeks. 4 4 4 There are two more oldtimers who give thanks for being up and around on Christmas, after being on the critical list for about the * same length of time as I was. I To the Editor: Good chow and smooth sailing am referring to Brother Red Cobb, aboard the Seavictor (Bourne­ who will be discharged some time 4 4 4 mouth). We were just on a recent early in 1954, and Brother Ted trip from New York to Yokohama Terrington. However, I am sorry and back to Seattle, with every­ to say that it will be quite some thing going swell. The stewards time before Brother Terrington To the Editor: department was tops, from the will be discharged, due to the fact steward on down to the messmen. that he has to have another opera­ It isn't very often that we have praise for our captains aboard our Thanksgiving dinner was espe­ tion. As to myself, I should be leaving SlU-contracted vessels, but in all cially good and we expect Christ­ fairness we have to take our hats mas dinner to come up'to the same the hospital early in February, but off to Captain Goezinne, the mas­ high qualities of culinary success. I won't be able to ship for quite Enclosed is a snapshot of some of some time, till I get my strength ter aboard this ship. the men who made it all possible. back. In all my years of sailing I have Spider Korolia It looks as if we'll spend Christmas never come across a skipper who at sea also, but will be lucky has put himself out like our cap­ tain. When Thanksgiving rolled enough to- get New Year's in | around he threw a cocktail party Seattle. We just got word that we lost I for the crew just before we had our dinner and the stewai-d and the election in Atlantic. We are To the Editor: his crew had all the fixings to go sorry to hear that, but as the say­ ^ On Christmas Day we were head­ along with the party. Of course, ing goes, there are better days ing for San Pedro, Calif., to load we all appreciated his fine ahead. Maybe we will get them in bunkers before we shoved off for Japan. It was a beautiful day out thoughtfulness and never ex­ the near future. and we had partaken of a wonder­ Crew of the Seavictor pected to have it happen again ful Christmas dinner with all the trimmings. In the afternoon some of the boys were in the messhall playing pinochle, rummy and cribbage, among other things, when, about 3 PM, the fuse blew. Since I was ship's delegate, I asked the steward to inform the chief engineer so that he could turn the electrician to fix it. The engineer told the steward to "let them use candles." The second electrician fixed the fuse anyway and when I went to the captain that evening to com­ plain, in company with the other delegates, he told me to have the man put an hour's overtime on his sheet. How miserable can a man be on Christmas Day? There is lots of dissension on board. Any­ one who has sailed with "Mother Hubbard" can understand why. Speaking for the crew I hope that everyone had a Merry Christ­ pishing; out that fine chow aboard the Seavictor on its last trip were, mas and a Happy Ne\|; year at year's end. ' ^ .t - v .' left to right, J. B. Harris, third ohok; A5'Isaac, chief steward; and Allen J. Friend James A. Johnson, chief cook, j j .. ^ „ Hiyh Praise For Crew And Food Master Throws Cochtail Party Beefs About OT On Xmas Bay �^:-' • fe;;, ft- 'SE'A f J Jf^ R sr t o G Pase Twenty January 1951 • 'yy- :*:"4- P'V^ \ [Y-J,-': ' t4. •- r • M-''- • 15.; • VK"''' .' U:'^i. •'• 4 t .. 5$/' if:; A Bomhaft Bog Sometimes Bit^s L E TT EES HoapHal Statt PraUM Htghty To the Editor: To the Editor: I have been laid up here down tended a few of them I'll know This is John (Dutch) Merkel on (beef) before it is kicked around in Baltimore, Md., for the |)ast things I never was taught in 12 the Steel Scientist .(Isthmian), and becomes a mountain. I believe three weeks with a slight case of years of saiUng. Very few stewards that is one of the main keys to a pinch-hitting for ship's delegate, pneumonia. As I write this, how­ have life boat tickets anyway. E. P. Bailey, and writing in a few good voyage. To the Editor: I would like to give a pretty ever, I am getting along fine and Also, a great amount of credit lines to tell you all about our trip expect to be out shortly. The French Creek (Cities Serv­ to India. To date everything is go­ should be given to Stephen Emer­ ice) stopped in Port Arthur, out­ good guy a boost on his first com­ I would like to go on record, and ing smoothly all around, no beefs son who has been ship's delegate ward bound for Japan. We have a mand, after having been chief mate would like to see this letter in the —Captain Truhan of the Ann that amount to anything. Harmony for about one year. He has stepped swell mate, bosun and crew and no LOG in. praise of Marie. Never have I seen a crew right in and taken charge of the reigns supreme. this swell hospital, trouble to speak of. so attentive, appreciative or re­ We are due in Alexandria in a beefs when they have come up in the USPHS hos­ As we knew we wouldn't be in spectful as this one was. In the the past. He has been very stern few days. That will be our last port pital in Baltimore. when in the right, but never severe port for Christmas, we three day­ past ten years I have attended this side until we men—Mont (Fingers) McNabb, Jr., many boat drills, but never did I I do not think or causing any hard feelings with hit Halifax and Eddie Frye and Rodger Chastain— that a finer staff the master or any department decided to make this a home away see anything like this. the good old of doctors, nurses Harry L. Franklin heads. His main object, in fact, USA. We will or orderlies can from home. We bought a tree with seems to be to create harmony all the ^rimmings, some bells, candy most probably i. i. if be found any­ among all the men on board. miss Christmas where in the Best wishes to all for the holi­ and New Year's countiy, for love Meltzer days. at home, so we'll or money, even if W. R. Geis wish _f»ll hands one \^s to pay for this service. To the Editor;. shoi'eside a Merry t t That would be an impossibility. Would you please send me a Christmas and a These folks sure go all out to copy of "Seafarers In World War help you and to make you feel at Happy New Year. A word of caution and warning to 11" if possible. home. The food is pretty good, too, all dog lovers on their trips out I went to sea from 1929 to 1936; and you are given a choice of menu To the Editor: this way: I had the sad experience then I went back as third mate a day ahead of time so you always We would like to tell all brothers to trying to pet a dog out here in in 1942, ending up as chief mate know what you are going to get to Bombay, while coming back to the about New Year's Day aboard the and then quit in 1946 to go back eat. They liad quite a meal here ship one night. I was bitten and Portmar, a typical Calmar ship. to my old job. You really have Christmas Day, but they played me After rising in the morning had to be taken off the' ship to good union and no one knows dirty by yanking all of my teeth. receive anti-rabies injections—14 from our so-called mattresses, we how bad conditions were aboard I guess they know what they are shots, unpleasantly injected received our linen. Due to the fact ships except the men who were doing. through the abdominal wall. The that the Calmar SS Corp. doesn't sailing in the early thirties. I wish to thank Walter Siekmann shots aren't so bad, it's the after believe in properly supplying its I always receive the LOG from and the Welfare Services Depart­ effects of the serum, and the feel­ ships, we only received one pillow another seaman when he is fin­ ment, the Union and all the mem­ ing isn't so nice. All told, I spent case (the contract calls for two) ished with it, and I can say that bers, for the swell gesture of giving 21 days on the beach between and the usual dirty-looking linen. I enjoy reading it as much as any us the $25 bonus for Christmas. It Breakfast, as usual, was what stockings, Christmas candy (in labor paper—or any other paper— sure came in handy, and I guess Bombay and Calcutta. Boy, was I glad to get back to the ship. So re­ no one but Calmar calls good. front of the coffee pot on the en­ that I have read. I was mate for all the SIU boys in the hospital member, brothers, don't pet dogs Being agreeable we told ourselves closed picture). The coffee pot is two and a half years during the appreciated it as much as I did. that since this was New Year's Day another homey touch; it belongs last war, and can truthfully say while out in India. A very happy New Year to every­ we would have a good dinner any­ to the daymen. The crew is begin­ that there was not one hour of dis­ one. Let's make a New Year's reso­ A Good Crew ning to call us the three mus­ puted OT during that time. On lution to keep up the fight to keep On board, all members of the way. Dinner time arrived, and this is keteers. deck gang have had a very nice one five-month trip we had 10.000 these hospitals open. The reason for the spirits in the hours of overtime on deck. Now trip, with John Joseph Lefco as the menu for the New Year's din­ George Meltzer bosun—a fine fellow to sail with ner that we read: potato soup, picture is our fruit cake, that was I live seven miles from Savannah if if if and to work under. The steward salty ham, veal, beans, spinach, spnt from home. and keep up with shipping as if I Mont McNabb, Jr. department is doing a pretty fail- turnips, potatoes, bread pudding, were going to sea. job of its work. Naturally, you rolls, water. After reading this, we if 4" 4* August Lewis always have some gripes, but that's began to wonder just how long (Ed. note: We are sending you a To the Editor: to* be expected. The black gang has Brother Toler had been on the copy of "Seafarers in World War A top Christmas dinner was pre­ a pretty fine bunch of fellows, all beach before going aboard the •U," and have added your name to pared and served to the crewmem­ Yorkmar (see the LOG, December good shipmates who I would like to the LOG'S mailing list, so that bers of the Christos M (Marine 11th, page 21, column 5) and say­ To the Editor: sail with again. The Sea Chest's slopchest aboard from now on you loill receive a Shipping!, on the 99th day of the I'll close by wishing a Merry ing that the chow was good. We copy of the LOG regularly, every vo.vage after storing for 90 days. Christmas and a Happy New Year will agree with him that on the Cubore (Ore) is doing well and tivo iceeks, as published.) Thanksgiving Day and Christmas getting bigger all the time. All the We are enclosing the menu to il­ to all SIU brothers. 4" 4< 4* lustrate this, We would like to of­ Day we had good food, but there brothers agree that it is a big hit, John (Dutch) Merkel are 363 more days in the year. with the better gear and lower fer a word of praise for the port ^ i i prices that we are getting. What then? captain in Houston, who cheer­ The la.st of the captain's inferior Robert N. Walton fully gave us everything that we requisitioned. (Ed. note: The SIU is noih ne­ slopchest will be put off in Febru­ To the Editor: Also, the master of the Christos gotiating with all companies for a ary in the shipyard. We hope other Mr. Edwin J. Fogarty, junior en­ To the Editor: standard stores list to eliminate Ore ships' crews follow up and gineer aboard the Southport, M gave us free rein as far as for­ keep pressing their captains for a passed on to the promised land eign purchases were concemed. I would like to write to say hello such conditions.) Sea Chest slopchest. If the pres­ about 9 AM on November 19, 1953. Speaking for myself,, they don't to all my shipmates around Nor­ 4» i 4> sure is applied at the right time Mr. Fogarty was well known to come an.'^ better than Captain folk and Baltimore and ask to have it shouldn't tako long. the LOG sent to me here in Koi-ea. most of the men who make Savan­ -;Io.seph. V. Cook, master of the Chuck Hostetier I sure do miss sailing and hope to Ben Grice nah their home port, and was well Christos M. return to the SIU when I get out if if P.S. This vessel paid off in Bal­ liked by one and ail of his former To the Editor: of the Army. shipmates. A wreath will be sent timore, Md., on December 31, 1953, This is the first opportunity I've I would like you to print my by the crewmembers to the serv­ with no disputed OT and not a sinname and address in the LOG, so had to write since being drafted a ble beef. All transportation was ices for his body. . maybe some of my old shipmates month ago. I am fortunate, how­ To the Editor: Mr. Fogarty's body is still aboard paid to the port of engagement. We ever, in being home for Christmas, will write me a few lines. It was a life boat drill aboard the ship under refrigeration, and want to thank the steward and all Lots of luck to the SIU and all and wish to extend to all of you the Ann Marie (Buil). Young Cap­ everyone is reasonably sure that the delegates for a job well done. wishes for a Happy New Year. the Seafarers. tain Truhan, 31 years oid, was the remains will be taken back to The master and all the officers It'll be some time before I'll be Pvt. Gleason G. Weaver were tops and a good crew all sailing again on SIU ships, but in making his first trip as master. Up Savannah, but whether aboard our around. US 52307315 ship or not, no one knows. Mr. on the wheel deck he was address­ order to keep informed during the 501st. Trans. H. C. Dicke.v and Masterson coming months I would appreci­ ing his crew around Boat 1, one Fogarty was 57 years old, and MM Co. boarding patrolmen death was apparently due to a ate your sending the LOG to me deck below. You could have heard APO 50, c/o Postmaster if if if heart attack. a pin drop as he said: at my present address. San Francisco, Cal. J. H. Chassereau "These boats are motor boats. Pvt. Richard W. Schultz (Ed. note: We have added your If their motors are running, forget if if if name to the LOG's regular mailing US55435824 4i these instructions entirely; never list, an you asked.) B Btry 61st AAA RW BN RES To the Editor: do anything to jam those -propel4" t . 4" COMD (2nd Plat) We would like to send our thanks Iprs, but if they are not, that's an­ 6 th Armd Div and our appreciation to the crew other thing. When your boat is Ft Leonard Wood, Mo. To the Editor: of the Mae (Bull Lines) for the manned, the first man in the bow (Ed note: We have added your We, the patients of the USPHS flowers which they, were kind name to the LOG's regular mailing grab this painter and pull like hell, To the Editor: tuberculosis hospital in Detroit, enough to send to our grand­ then bend your head and pass the list, as you asked.) I am writing in regard to th3 painter to the next man, who in Mich., would like to thank all the mother. 4" 4- 4» Charles and Wayne Stansbury crew and delegates aboard this turn should pull like hell. Boys steamship companies, lawyers and 4if i> ship, the Sunion (Kea). I have (this is a knot motor ship), by the friends who sent donations to the been on board now for three years time you reach midship your boat Committee for TB patients Christ­ and can say that we have had very will leave the ship all by herself. mas fund in this hospital. good crews at all times. The last To the Editor: The patients wish to thank them The momentum you have set up two trips have been to the Far For many months my mother will carry you out of danger. Get again and again and to wish them To the Editor: East and we have come in with no has been after me to get her name those oars in the locks and go a Happy and a Prosperous New Just a few lines to let you know beefs, disputed overtime or any on the mailing list for the LOG, so somewhere. Year. A good time waS had by how much I appreciate having the other troubles. I think that is I'm finally getting around to it. "During an emergency, follow all and we all enjoyed the bounti­ SEAFARERS LOG sent to me, and very good. the instructions of one man only ful gifts of money, cigarettes and thank you for doing such a swell I am enclosing a filled-in appli­ Each voyage the delegates have cation. Please add her to the list and you've got it right." job. lighters. handled their jobs 100 percent before she disowns me. Thanks. I would also like to take this op­ Harry Cronin More Drills Ahead SlU-style, which means tops. One portunity to wish: all brothers a J. H. Williamson That was all he had to say, but Jack Strahan J. Deyenney of the main things I have noticed happy and prosperous New Year. (Ed. note: Your mother's name there will be another and another B. Lawson , Is that,.tlje:s( will catch, a.mole hill is now on our mailing list.) . Hubert. Q, Thompspii drill, and by the time I faay.? at­ 7 Home Away From Home To Baymen Shoreside Sow^ He Fnjoys LOG Toast New Year With Plain Water Brothers Hail SIU Slopchest Everything Okay Bn Christos M . ^ Fnyineer Dies Aboard Southport Hails Shipmates From Army Post Home For Yimas^ He Greets SIU Sew Captain Has Crew^s Bespect Patients Thank $ Contribntors Fine Creir, Top Ship Belegates Seafarer Sends LOGs To Mom c: ; J'' .'• Thank Members For Flowers Sends Greetings To AIM Hands �SEAFARERS <" January t> 1954 •1. •V Page Twentyrone LOG .. . DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... SOUTHWINO (South Atlantic), Oeeember. t—Chairman, Whitay Lawis; Sacratary, L. E. ttarrli. All stores were put aboard and all mattresses asked for. Ship's delegate said the slcpchest must be checked more carefully when It comes aboard at the beginning of the voyage. Delegates report everything running smooth and no disputed OT. Crew messman asked to place the silverware at the proper places, if It Is not too rough, instead of putting it on the tables in containers. If the brand of coffee re­ ceived for voyage 39 is not used, it should be taken off at the end of the voyage. Night lunch should be taken care of in port. Dishes should be put in the sink while at sea. to cut down on breakage.- Everyone should come into the messhall properly dressed, and keep feet off the chairs. AZALEA CITY (Waterman), December 30—Chairman, Ray Queen; Secretary, Don Wagner. Brother Johnson was elected ship's delegate. All linen is to be turned In on linen changing day. Recreation room should be cleaned, and quiet should be maintained at all times. Chief mate will be contacted about sougecing deck department rooms. All decks need to be painted. Ship's fund will be used to purchase an iron and Ironing board. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), December IJ—Chairman, C. Bush; Secretary, F. McCarry. William E. Kennedy was re­ elected ship's delegate. More variety of salads was requested. Crew pantryman asked the brothers to be more careful about leaving trash in the pantry. Old washing machine should be used for washing oily clothes. There is *39.86 in the ship's fund. Dne dollar will be col­ lected from each brother in Honolulu to to boost the fund. BADGER MARINER (South Atlantic), December 1—Chairman, Emil Gretsky; Secretary, Arlee D. Hill. Captain and mate have not ordered the carpenter to build a device - to hold the crew coffee pot and sugar box secure. This will be requested again. 0^)0 Rood was elected deck delegate; G. W. Falrcloth was elected steward delegate by acclama­ tion. There are not enough bed spreads, as some were used for table cloths dur- PERSONALS Olie Omears Contact Mohammed Abdul at 114 McKibbon Street, Brooklyn, NY. Joseph F. Lauyhlin All is well at home. Please write toon. We wish you a Merry Xmas. Carlo Carlson Write Harry T. Hayman at the Baltimore Hall. Important. 1> t John Mercer Frank Martinez Mac Macintosh Please get in touch with Stanley Johns concerning the car you bought in Baltimore. His address is 1648Vi Andrews Place, Williamsport, Pa. a> i 4 Pedro Hermandez Please contact the New York ' City Department of Welfare at 44 Stanton Street, New York City. $1 James Powell .Please contact Mrs. Haskell Powell at Route 5 Spartaiisburg, SC. It is urgent. t Staumore'Bell Piease contact the St. Nicholas Welfare Center at 149 West 124th Street, New York City. 4" l" 4" Wally Suska Get in touch with Raymond Carl­ son at Shore Yacht Basin, Patchogue Shores, Long Island. t> $ Joseph W. Faircloth The SIU cleat Lakes District has checks for you at 1038 3rd Street, Detroit 26, Michigan. Puzzle Answer Q!30 umM ssns anas ssDs sdssiascns •csn saBsm SSQ • GDSHCaa SSClia SSnSIBQEJH cnsiffl aaaa ass Ing rolling weather to save glasses and china. We have plenty of all other linen, but If there were enough cloths this would not have happened. Crew elected by majority to put in for linen allowance. There was quite a debate about the engine room door 'tweendecks near the crew mcssroom. One group wants it open, the other closed. Noth­ ing was accepted as a Anal solution, and after quite a heated argument and the chairman resigning, the meeting ad­ journed. pense of printing form letters to Con­ gress will be taken care of by the ship's fund. Feet should be kept off chairs and messhall kept clean. Watch coffee should be left alone. place. A few of the crew have already been burned. For the safety of the crew the hot water line should be re­ placed. Vote of thanks went to the steward and the cooks for their coopera­ tion and the good cooking that came out of the galley. Master, since the begin­ ning of the voyage, has disregarded the rules pertaining to the safety of the ship and its crew. Fire fighting equipment is b)-oken arid inadequate. Medicine chest should be checked since it seems to con­ tain nothing but aspirins and bandage. SOUTHERN DISTRICTS (Southern Steamship), December 7—Chairmen, O. Manning; Secretary, G. T. Williams. Mo­ tion was p.-issed to have the ship thor­ oughly fumigated in the shipyard. Mo­ tion was passed to try to get more and better stores for^he next trip and a new refrigerator for the crew's mess, as this SEAMAR (Calmar), October 11—Chair­ CANTIGNY (Cities Service), no dafe— one is dcfcclivc and unsanitary. Dis­ Chalrmap, D. Newsome; Secretary, Daniel cussion was held on one member's per­ man, J. Barnett; Secretary, J. Siraka. formance of his duties. i>'ost of the repairs are being taken care Ksminskl. Peter Spencer was elected of. Bill Lee was elected ship's delegate. ship's delegate. Engine room needs souPlug should be taken out when the wash­ gecing. Black gang complained about ing machine is not being used. Linen three different watches sleeping in one should be turned over to the steward. room. Letter will be given to the pa­ Steward's showers need painting. There trolman at the payoff about this. Chief is no pressure on the water line in the cook will make h list of fresh stores s'lower. The skipper refuses to get the needed in France and give it to the Union slopchest aboard. The mate .says steward. Messhall is not kept clean af­ he will cut the prices down on the slopter each watch. Ship needs fumigation. DE SOTO (Waterman), October 13— cliest, but we still want an SIU slopchest. Steward should inspect the messhall once Chairman, Caroll Martin; Secretary, J. F. in a whUe. Ship's fund stands at *16.87. Land. Members wiU g;ontact their Con­ Trash cans are needed. November It—Chairman, Barnett; Sec­ Dacsmber 13—Chairman, T. J. Moore; gressmen to protest the closing of the Secretary, Daniel Kamlnskl. Ship's fund marine hospitals. Discussion was hold retary, J. Straka. Repair list will be sent to the company and to New York from of *16.87 was turned over to the new on the deck engineer getting new springs treasurer, Daniel Kaminski. Steward for bunks. Ice box should be cleaned, the Canal. There should be more va­ should be consulted about some change due to the odor and area.of garbage dis­ riety of the menus; meat should be in the menus. Cooks should improve in posal on the fantaU shoiUd be cleaned. checked when it is taken aboard. Bunker cargo should be gotten square. their cooking. Repair list blank will he November 11—Chairman, Floyd Starky; posted for all departments to fill in Secretsry, C. E. Martin. All cots should ARLYN (Bull), no date—Chairman, where necessary. Vote of thanks was be returned to the steward. Vote of given to the captain and third mate for thanks went to the steward for good W.dtcr Kohut; Socrotary, C. P. Johnson. the excellent medical care they gave the food. John Cisucke was elected ship's delcgalc. erewmembers while in sick bay and also December i—Chairman, A. Danne; Sec­ Deck department doors need the'r loclcs for the personal interest they took in retary, J. M. Murphy. Suggestion was repaired. Mate will be contacted about them. made to put in for a new washing ma­ getting keys for all rooms. Chief engi­ chine. It seems that the mac'hine- has neer will be contacted about washing ma­ ANGELINA (Bull), December 1«— seen all the service left in it. Chief chine repairs. Chairman, J. Lanahan; Secretary, F. F. steward wiU make out a supplementary December «—Chairman, William Mul­ Sortello. Whoever uses the washing ma­ requisition and maU it from Tampa. len; Secretary, C. R. Johnson. One man chine should clean it before leaving. Beef was made on the sanitary valves jumped ship In San Juan, Puerto Rico. Steward department was tbanked for aft which do not have enough pressure. Motion was passed to ask headquarters good service to everybody. We hope we Chief steward thanked the crew for their to clarify the reason why replacements are alwaj-s to have as food sailing as this cooperation with his department, and can't be hired on Bull ships. Repairs voyage's. asked aU hands to turn in excess linen. will be taken care of when the ship ar­ rives at the first port in the States. COMPASS (Compass), ' October 20— Chairman, Guy Whitahorse; Secretary, J. F. Cattronover. Deck department OT sheets were not returned. Repair list will be made out before arrival in the states. One brother believes the meats and eggs are not adequate. Steward thinks the captain could have secured more eggs and greens, ice cream and milk and frsh fish in Kure, Japan. One brother wants to have a particular brand of dried fruit, and tvants to know why they are sen-ed for breakfast. Baker and 'chief eook got a vote of thanks for their wonderful effort. Coal is of bad quality and very dusty. SEAVICTOR (Bournemouth), December 2S—Chairman, Ed Rydon; Secretary, C. Johnson. Old washing macliine should be repaired and kept as a spare for the new crew. Some repairs have been com­ pleted, the rest wiU be turned over to the patrolman. Replacement was ob­ tained for the man who missed ship. Steward department got a vote of thanks for good chow and excellent Union per­ formance. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatraln), De­ cember It—Chairman, John Monteverde; Secretary, C. W. LIbbey. The Christmas donations of *19 will be spent for deco­ rations. . Steward and the entire depart­ ment were commended for their efforts on the Thanksgiving dinner. Brothers all stated that this was the best-prepared dinner, with a variety unequalled by any SIU ship. The setup of the tables and the service was excellent. Crew agreed to wait until the gangway is launched before going ashore. Stevedore work ladder was used in the past before the ship's gangway could be launched. This is considered unsafe. < ARIZPA (Waterman), Docember 30— Chairman, Richard H. Norgran; Secre­ tary, Donnle W. Collins. Disputed OT in Inchon will be taken up with the board­ ing patrolman. Repair list will be turned over to the boarding patrolman. Vote of thanks went to the stew§rd department for a job well done. JOHN C (Atlantic Carriers), November 2i—Chairman, B. Smith; Secretary. G. Grimes. One' man missed ship in Yoko­ hama: one man was hospitalized in Pusan. Vote of thanks went to the stew­ ard department for excellent service and menus throughout the trip. Washing ma­ chine should be added to the repair list. Vote of thanks went to the delegates for carrying out their duties so well. Board­ ing patrolman will be asked to see about getting the rooms painted. Two elec­ tricians WiU be asked for of the pa­ trolman. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Seatradc), Decembor 13—Chairman, E. Hatklns; Secre­ tary, S. Cletlak. Repairs are being made rapidly. All complaints about members should be made at meetings only. Ex- Quiz Answers STRATHPORT (Strathmore), December 13—Chairman, Mike Sikorsky; Secretary, William King. Deck delegate saw the master about painting deck department quarters. He was told that It would be done during bad weather, as the master wantecL to get the decks fish-oiled during the good weather. Night cook and bakc-r asked for a room for himself, as nis sleep is disturbed. This will be brought to the atfention of the patrolman at the payoff. Washing machine wringer is out of order and should be repaired or re­ placed. Steam pipe in the laundry, if turned on with any pressure, will turn up and spew live steam all ever the NOTICES Checked Baggsige The following men should get in touch with Welfare Services in New York about baggage left in Erie Basin and checked into the headquarters baggage room: Joseph Rasch, J. Cuellen, Wil­ liam Hernandez, Ed Mclnis, Felix Newman, Sherwood Ryals, John Rubinskas, R. Schulte, C. Thomp­ son, James Thomas, M. Thorsen, Joseph Torriss, Louis Brown, Erwin Andra, Alex Porerski, A. Rid­ ings, C. K. Jewel. 4" Transportation Checks Transportation checks for the following seamen off the Fort Hoskins can be obtained by contacting Russell H. Brandon, Director of Industrial Relations, Cities Service Oil Company, 70 Pine Street, New York City: V. J. Crosby, H. Hampton, Wes­ ley P. Leonard. 4> 4 41 4 4 41 CHIWAWA (Cities Service), December 13—Chairman, Herbert Berner; Secretary, L. P. Hagmenn. Cleaning of the laundry will be alternated by all departments. Schedule will be posted on the bulletin board. Men leaving the ship should clean their rooms and strip the bunks. Chief cook missed ship in PhUadclphia. Carl Hagstrom was elected ship's delegate. Complaint was made about the cooking of the meat. The cook's remark to the steward, "They are nothing but a buncli of hungry hounds in there," was oV jectcd to. Repair list was turned in but nothing was done about it. so the patlrolinan will be asked to speak to the captain. Hall will be asked for a new library. LAWRENCE VICTORY (Mississippi), December 4—Chairman, V. Porter; Sec­ retary, R. C. Morrisette. Motion was passed to repair the washing machine. Each man should leave the laundry clean after using it. Patrolman will be asked to check the medicine chest on arrival in New York. Meat will be cliccked, as well as all ice boxes. AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), December <—Chairman, Derwood Y. Mann; Secre­ tary, Robert Benlamin. Each depariment head will make up a repair iist ard turn it over to the ship's delegate before ar­ rival in New York. Steward department was commended for an outst.mding Thanksigiving dinner. Ship's delegate should contact the patrolman alrout the painting of the crew inessroom and foc'sles. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), December S —Chairman, Dora N.; Secretary, John W. Picou. Motion Was passed to ask the Board of Health to' inspect sick bay about medicine carried. Patrolman will be asked about having the purser re­ moved from the ship for not being co­ operative. He doesn't try to give the boys what they want from the slopchest: he doesn't give the bo.vs the amount of money they want for draws and refuses to give penicillin or the right kind of medicine. Patrolman will be asked about getting US currency for draws. Rooms should be clean before paying off. HILTON (Bull), December 4—E. Mans­ field; Secretery, J. Taboede. Big discus­ Checked Gear sion was held pro and con a television and one or two others will Gear for the following men is set. Steward on prices of a set wider than 17 being held in the New Orleans check Inches. Disputed OT will be turned over office of Seatrain Lines, and it is to the patrolman before the payoff. AI) requested that they pick up their the steward department got a vote of belongings before February 1: Cliarles E. Boyd, Thomas M. Editor, Combs, Leo L. Crawford, Donald SEAFARERS LOG. H. Horn, Charles E. Ray, Clark C. 675 Fourth Ave., Wood, jr.. Franklin Reed. Brooklyn 32, NY thanks for the Thanksgiving dinner and the food the entire trip. SUZANNE (Bull), no date—Chairman, Red Campbell; Secretary, S. P. Tclcch. Repairs that should have been done were rechecked. Brother Domingo was elected engine delegate by acclamation. Book shelf should be removed to a less accessable place. THE CABINS (Mathiasen), December ( —Chairman, V. Harding; Secretary, A. Schroter. Part of the last voyage's re­ pair list has been done. Disputed OT from the last trip will be straightened out. the captain said, if possible. Vote of thanks went,to the steward depart­ ment for their service and cooperation, especially the baker. .So far, not much has been done on the repair list, because of the work that has to be done in the tanks. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), No­ vember 22-^halrman, Frank J. Paylor; Secretary, J. R. Hassal, Jr. A. W. Per­ kins was elected ship's delegate by ac­ clamation. A. 'W. Perkins, the steward delegate, has the S37 balance of the ship's fund. Drain in the aft foc-sle drinking foiintain has a plugged drain. Delegate will see the first assistant engineer about ha\ ing it fixed. Dry stores should be fumigated. Repair list should be given to the Baltimore patrolman. Better cleaning of the crew's mess and pantry was suggested. Steward delegate asked the crew to help keep the messhall clean by not throwing butts on the deck, etc., and nl.so to help the mcssman by keep­ ing the mes.shall clear during meal set-up times. Crew pledged cooperation. Cof­ fee urn should be cleaned after each meal and all cups should be returned to the pantry. POTRERO HILLS (Phila. Marine), No­ vember 23—Chairman, F. W. Harris; Sec­ retary, L. Stranga. Captain is attempting to prearrange the time for work. Dis­ cussion was held on the food supply, .•rince we are de.stined to Europe and there is a Dossibility that we will run short on rorlain items. Vote of thanks went to the messman. Discussion was held on going to the captain with beefs instead of the delegates. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), Novem­ ber 27—Chairman, Thomas Snow; Secre­ tary, S. Thayer. Wa.shing machine should not be overloaded. People that tlie crewmembers bring aboard will not be fed from now on. EVELYN (Bull), November 3—Chair­ man, Harry Reynolds; Secrotsry, W. Wes­ ley Etty. There is $48;03 in the .ship's fund. Steward should find out about getgnli fresh milk in Boca Grande. Sugges­ tion v. 05 made to add to the ship's fund until there is enough to buy a television set. .^11 books and magazines should he resumed to the recreation room. December 2—Chairman, W. Wesley Eity; Secretary, W. K. Laffoon. There is a S33.03 balance in the ship's fund. W. K. Laffoon was elected ship's delegate. One man. who missed the ship in Ocho Kios. Jamaica, will be reported to the pafroliivan. There are no beefs, so every­ one must be happy. BEAUREGARD (Wtaerman), December 5—Chairman, Ramon Ferriera; Secretary, Frank P. Votto. All bunks from the last trip should be repaired. Repair lists were made out by each department and tiu-ned in. AU keys should be turned over to department heads, so the crew will have them. AU Paen sliould be turned in and rooms cleaned before leavin.g. Ship's Ubrary should be returned to the recreation room, so the books can be boxed and traded for a new set. Vote of thanks went to the steward depart­ ment for the fine chow that was served tills trip. COMPASS (Compass), December 20— Chairman, Paul J. Franco; Secretary, Chet Cawrych. Chief engineer and bosun were thanked for the sweU job done on all repairs. Only eight more items re­ main to be taken care of. There is some disputed OT, mostly for the captain doing carpenter's work and restriction to ship in Bangor, Wasli. Washing machine is not in the right place. It should be moved, or not used at certain hours, so no one is awakened by it. Requisition list for stores will be turned over to the captain before entering the Panama Canal. Mcssroom recreation room will be-cleaned after each - watch and with the help of card players. AU on board are living in SIU style, and doing a swell job of it. Peter B. Luketic 1. Jimmie Dykes. Rex Dickey, Baltimore Patrol­ 1 would lik€t.to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please 2. Rene Coty. man, is holding $15 at the Balti­ put my name on your mailing |ist. (Print.lnformation) 3. The Amami Islands. more Hall for you. This money 4. The Ryukyu group (includ­ was turned over to him by Finn ing Okinawa) and the Renins (in­ Ostergaai'd, oiler, from the Annis- NAME cluding Iwo Jima). ton City. 5. The Detroit Lions, who de­ 4 4 4 STREET ADDRESS feated the Cleveland Browns. Customs Refund 6. James P. Mitchell. The following men get refunds 7. New Orleans, La.; Pasaidena, from the US Customs for being CITY ZONE ......STATE Calif.; Miami, Fla.; Dallas, Tex. charged duty where no money 8. Lee Shubert, one of the should have been collected: famed Shubert Brothers, who prac­ Frank Judah, Jr., lUchard An­ Signed tically controlled the American derson, Robert Pierce, Thomas TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you «r* «n old tubicribor and h«v* • ehanq* stage for Inany years, Frazier, Harry Sears, Michael Rep- of «ddr*ts, plots* giv* your former «ddr*» below: 9. Robert P. Wagner, Jr., son kewicz, Stanley G. Koenog, Russel fDDPJSS of the late Senator Wagner. G. King. 10. Clbmeht ^ -Moore; Charles Coiitact the Baltimore Hall for . ZONE STATE . refunds. Dickens. CITY ' �»:5T^ lii T k' SEAFARERS Para Twenty-two Janufery 8, 19S4 LOG Seafarer's First^'Born In New Orleans in the HOSPI1ALS The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's ng.me on the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. USPHS HOSPITAL , STATEN ISLAND, NY John Abraham Joseph J. Keating John Beekmann K. R. Kuchinski Earl A. Bink Chang Choo Lai BothweU Blanehard C. Mc'Brien Marcie Boyles Sau Mok WiUiam J. Carey Donald Peterson R. Edmondson WiUiam A. Ryan John Fontries Virgil Sandberg Eric Foreman Robert Slzemore . David S. Furman S. Swienckoski EsteU Godfrey Harry S. Tuttla Hans R. Hanssen Frank Walaska Michaei Katrausky Seafarer Frank Wolinskl, who has been with the SIU for nine years, looks proudly on his son Frank Wolinski, Jr., held by his wife Anna. Frank sails regularly in engine department ratings out of the Louisiana port. W-r F''' • f T vr. 1-^ ir ii Ir n~ All of the following SIU families Mrs. Harry C. Kilmon, 63 High­ toill collect the $200 maternity land Court, Clifton Park, Wilming­ benefit plus a $25 bond from the ton, Del. 4" 4" 4" Union in the baby's name. James Patrick McNeely, Jr., Jean Elizabeth Mary Furst, bom born December 14, 1953. Parents, December 8,1953. Parents, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. James McNeely, 1516 Mrs. Eugene J. Furst, 3913 Hall Broadway, Brooklyn, NY. Avenue, Marinette, Wis. 4" i 4- iErnest Nien, born November 30, Anthony Micket Ayala ftamos, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chen born June 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Ken Nien, 1075 Pacific Avenue, Mrs. Jose A. Ramos, 35 Brookdale, San Francisco, Cal. San Francisco, Cal. t. t. t. 4" 4" 4" Raymond J. Napolis, Jr., born November .27, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Napolis, 290 Olivel Street, Daly City, Cal. Jonathan Richard Young, born October 23, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan N. Young, 509 East 10th Street, Long Beach 13, Cal. $> ti ti Ann Cooper Kilmon, born De­ cember 9, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 4" 4" 4" James W. Ayler, 7 Street, Prichard, Ala. 4 4 Chasitine 4 John Thomas Eddins, Jr., born September 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Eddins, Route 2, Norwood, NO. 4 4 4 4 4 4 William Frazier Boiling, born November 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William O. Boiling, Ter­ race Trailer Park, 6011 Chef Menteur Highway, New Orleans, La. Rosa Maria Ne'son, born Novem­ Marsha Lynn Mathews, born De­ ber 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and cember 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Nelson, 2128 Bar­ Mrs. James R. Mathews, 2120 Ave­ tholomew Street, New Orleans, La. nue P, Galveston, Tex. 4 4 4' Mary Frances Hunt, born De­ t 4^ 4> Charlene Demers, born Decem­ cember 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and ber 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Horace C. Hunt, 813 Sylvan Charles Demers, 16 Aquidneck Lane, Wichita, Kans. 4 4 4 Avenue, Middleton, RI. James Alan Ray, born November 4" 4" 4' 21, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Diane Marie Ayler, born October Calvin H. Ray, 4917 Laurel Street, 1, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. New Orleans, La. William Michael O'Donnell, Jr., born November 25, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William M. O'Don­ An attempt by the Waterman Steamship company to compel nell, PO Box 37, Lehigh, Kans. D-2 Aliens Get $$ Back aliens to post bond out of their wages has been halted by the 4 4 4 John Dwight Bamett, Jr., born intervention of the Welfare Services Department. As a result November 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. the company has refunded all-^" money held back out of the with the company with the result and Mrs. John D. Bamett, Box 640, aliens' payoff. that the practice of holding wages Gulfport, Miss. Several aliens employed on Waterman ships complained to Jhe Union that they had $1,000 held out of their wages as a bond on them. All of these men were in the D-2 classification which meant they were entitled to unrestricted shore leave and opportunity to pay off and change from one ship to an­ other. Welfare Services got in touch • back as a bond was discontinued. All aliens who had money held back on them have now received their full wages due. In the case of other steamship companies, the Union is experienc­ ing no difficulty in getting them to give the alien membership of the SIU equal treatment within the limits of regulations affecting alien seamen. • $ t •$ BAYONNE HOSPITAL BAYONNE. NJ G. H. Robinson USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. E. A. Ainsworth WiUiam J. Loss L. Carmine Clarence J. Lund Henry J. ChUds 1. McCormick Ho Yee Choe C. Sanuiti C. B. Coburn Edward Seserko H. DeU'Orfano W. Singleton E. Glazowski John W. Singer Olav Gustavsen W. Timmerman F. J. Haigney Jack Wenger~ George HUdreth . M. B. WUson Alexander Kerr P. S. Yuzon USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. BROOKLYN. NY Percy D. Alired James J. Lawlor Bomar R. Cheeley James R. Lewis .'uiian CuthreU Francis F. Lynch C. M. Davison H. F. McDonald Emiiio Deigado A. McGuigan Antonio M. Diaz David Mclireath John J. Driscoil Vic Miiazzo Jose G. Espinoza Lloyd Miller Robert E. Gilbert Alfred Mueller Bart E. Guranick Eugene T. Nelson John B. Hass Montford Owens Thomas Isaksen E. R. Smallwood John W. Keenan. Henry E. Smith L. Kristiansen ^ Rcnato A. Viliata Frederick Landry VirgU E. Wilmoth USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH. Tim Burke Harry J. Cronin ENDOWOOD HOSPITAL TOWSON. MD. Leonard Franks SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Joseph Koslusky USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles Burton C. D. Shiveiy USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Virgil Aiford Walter H. Harris S. T. Arales John L. Hinton T. P. Barbour George F. Immel F. Barlizo W. J. Johnson Cecil Bennett B. R. Huggins John W. Bigwood J. H. Jones John J. Biair Thomas F. Keller C. A. Bradley - E. G. Knapp Charles E. Brady D. KoroUa WUUam R. Burch J. F. Land K. M. Bymaster Leo H. Lang Herman H. Casas Piere LeBlanc C. C. Chambers Theo E. Lee Clarence W. Cobb Leonard A. Libby S. Cope Thomas Lind John Culeton John C. Long Thomas J. Dawson Adam McDiarmid Leo Fontenot C. C. McDoweU B. D. Foster G. C. McCeliand F. FuUbright L. J. Magazzi J.' E. Gardiner W. R. Massey N. L. Gardner John W. Malcolm E. Gaylor H. W. Minkler Andrew J. G^del MitcheU Mobley Jack H. Gleason Jack Moore Louis J. Guarino George C. Murphy K. Gunderson Stewart A. Packer John Hane Kenyon Parks John W. Quimby Lonnie R. Tickla T. C. Reynolds S. C. TuberviUo W. E. Reynolds Edgar Walker Robert D. Schwarz J. E. Ward Luther C. Seidle C. V. Welborn William Tank III J. Ziegler Tedd Terrington USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Paul B. Bland Joseph Kramer Fred U. Buckner Jimmie Littleton P. G. Daugherty L. T. McGowan E. J. Debardeiaben W. T. Sheirling R. A. Denmark Samuel Small L. A. DeWitt James H. Smith USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. R. M. Churchill Theodore Mastler John A. Duffy Robert A. Rogers Roy L. McConnon A. P. Vloianto Frank Mackey USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS N. Baker J. E. Markopolo C. Barboza D. B. Patterson M. J. Birrane Julius Parks M. Fontenot Harry Reynolds C. Fowler Robert W. Scales Edward C. HiU Joseph L. SoUeau Edward R. IdeU Albert T. Weaver E. Lachappeiie Charles Young Howard E. Liles USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. LesUe R. Aaron Robert Lambert Julian A. Blanco Clyde R. Leggett Francis J. Boner W. R. Mcllveen Robert L. Brain MUvin Mason Jessie A. Clarke Francisco Mayo Clolse Coats George Meitzer Frank J. Conforto Henry T. MUler Harry CuUen Jack D. Morrison Jeff Davis Joe Perez Paul H. Dew M. Pugaczewskl James R. Dodson Horace C. SherrlU Earl T. Erickson Howard W. SherrUl L. C. Glanville Waiter H. Sibley M. B. Hairelson G. K. Stennett Roy M. Hawes Paul Strickland James H. Hayes Claud Stroud Thomas J. Hoar Harry Thrash Alfred Johnson Albert Wilhelm Woody H. Kirby N. Zaragoaa ^ USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WA"?*'. Robert R. Barbee K. R. Klttelson C. E. Dudley Ralph M. McDarieS J. B. Garrison Linus E. Twite Leonard E. Hodges Joseph E. «WeUs S. Johannessen USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Charles W. Burke John M. Powers Lonnie Hall ' Alexander PresneU Herbert D. MUllner W. A. Rowe Jr. CharUe W. Phelps . Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want, to get in touch with heudquarters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. . Use of this address will as­ sure speedy transmission on all messages and faster serv­ ice for the men involved. Ortiz Family Photo Carol Lynn Woniger, bom De­ cember 4, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Augustus J. Woniger, 1500 Ridge Lake Drive, New Orleans 20, La. 4 4 4 ' Jana Lynn Johnson, born De­ cember 4, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Johnson, 214 East Tenth Avenue Extension, Lexing­ ton, NC. ' I'; 54': 11' Haw To Get Disabled Pay ^ The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and $2,500 death benefits are being paid to beneficiaries. this year. Burial took place at St. Mary's Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.' Brother Wyzenske leaves his mother, Susan Rose Wyzenske, 142 10th Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn. Anthony Joseph Wyzenske, 32: On November 9, 1953, Brother Wyzenske died of a brain tumor at Fairview Hospital, Minneapolis, Minn. He had been , sailing as an AB in the deck department from Boyse Holmes, 51: Since 1938, Brother Holmes sailed as steward from the Portvof New York. A victim of uremia, he died on No­ vember 26, 1953 in Waycrpss, Ga., and was buried at Hazzard Hill Cfijnete]^, in that city. ,, , Baltimore Si9ce, ,toq, beg>nnjn^^ 4> 4 4> Any totally disabled Sea­ farer, regardless of age, who has been employed for seven years on SlU-contracted ships is eligible for the $25 weekly disability benefit for as long as he is unable to work. Ap­ plications and queries on un­ usual situations should be sent to the U n i c n Welfare Trustees, c/o S'lO Headquar­ ters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32. NY. :=£& •• :n/- Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Ortiz and their new daughter, Laura, form a happy family group in this photograph taken in their Broni(, New York, home. �lainUiifT S> 1084 SEAFkktlkS 'tOG Pige Twenty-three SEEDT THE SEAFARERS (News about men In the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SlU Wel­ fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) It seems as if the pattern of traffic and other accidents over the New Year's Holiday, as compiled by the National Safety Council, means a good year ahead for the hospitals. Accidents and fatalities were well below expectations, and we hope that this drop in figures extends to Seafarers in hospitals. What we mean is that we hope less men need facilities of the hospitals, but we'll be fighting to keep the hospitals open throughout 1954 and beyond as we have in the past. Leading off the list of hospitalized Seafarers is Joseph Keating, the chief electrician of the Kathryn (Bull). This Brooklyn Seafarer was injured aboard the vessel in San Juan and flown back to New York for an eye operation at the Staten Island hospital. He's improving tremendous­ ly since he entered on the first day of December. He expec^ to be discharged this week as an out­ patient and is feeling right chipper about it. William Carey, a messman' off the Wild Ranger (Waterman), entered the hospital on the Island on December 4 because of a stomach disorder. He was taken off the ship in New York, where he lives. Right now, the doctors are still examining him to Keatine find out what the trouble is. In for a general checkup about the middle of December was Wil­ liam Brady. Brady came off the Citrus Packer (Waterman), his last ship, and was in pretty good shape, overall, so he was out in jig time after a physical. Ready To Ship Again Walter Karlak, another Brooklyn Seafarer, came oflLthe Steel De­ signer (Isthmian) last October 30 for a general checkup. The fireman was discharged recently front the hospital and Is fit and ready to ship out once again. You can't keep a good Seafarer down when there's a job oh the board and an urge to go to sea once again. Another fireman, John Flynn, came off the Mississippi vessel Maiden Victory last October 26 for a visit to the hospital. He was discharged about a month ago with a fit for duty slip and ready to go to sea. Lai Chang, a utility messman off the Steel King of Isthmian, was ad­ mitted to the hospital on December 5. This New Yorker checked in to see the doctors with a littie stomach trouble on his mind and abdomen. Another Seafarer in the Staten Island hospital for a.look-see is Frances Wall of New York City. This fireman off the Liberty Bell of Tramp Cargo entered the hos­ pital on December 2 and he's doing all right. In the same general checkup category is Randolph Edmondson, galley utility, off Bull's Binghamton Victory. He entered two days ahead of Wall, on the last day of November. Constantine Sofomilos, a fireman off the Steel Voyager, wa; discharged recently, while Walter Smith, Seapender's cook and baker, is improving rapidly. He was injured and went to the hospital Edmondson on December 12, but he's coming along nicely how. He can't wait to get out and get home to Columbus, Ga., home cooking. A comer of the Welfare Services Department is shown on a typical busy morning. The office re- celves hundreds of inquiries In person or through the mails every week, dealing with a wide variety of personal problems, welfare Services Rounds Out Busy Year Of Aid To Members The year 1953 proved to be a pretty active one for Welfare Services not only in number of cases handled but in the interesting variety of problems that Seafarers brought in to be taken care of. Some statistically-minded headquarters employee estimated that Wel­ fare Services handled one case4 ^ every seven minutes of the In this case Welfare Services; overseas also got their share of working day. Whether that got the proof of the injury and ' assistance. One crewmember who figure is accurate or not, the fact remains that a few hundred Sea­ farers each week get in touch with Welfare Services for assistance, or just plain- information. Among the more interesting matters handled by the headquar­ ters office was the case of the Sea­ farer who suffered a severe brain injury but couldn't convince the skipper he was really sick. The man in question. Seafarer Philip Frank, had been hit on the head by a falling skylight fi.xture. After one day's rest he was made to turn to, and kept at work despite severe dizzy spells and vomiting. Even when an Italian doctor had him hospitalized the skipper called him a- phony, and the company refused to pay him maintenance claiming he was a fake. French Creek Crew Should See Lawyer Members of the crew of the French Creek, who are entitled to cut up a $9,000 salvage melon, have been asked to get in touch with the Union attorney, Seymour W. Miller, at 26 Court Street, Brook­ lyn. The men have to supply af­ fidavits and authorizations to the attorneys so that their money can be collected for them. The salvage claim arises out of a tow that the Cities Service tanker gave to a disabled German freighter, after the latter ship lost her propeller in heavy seas. Crewmembers who are entitled to salvage shares are the follow­ ing: Ove H. Jorgensen, bosun; Rich­ ard H. Hemington, AB; John B. Tierney, AB; Marion C. Butcher, AB; Leo F. Gwalthney, OS; Robert Eschrich, OS; Charles R. Goodwin, DM; Joseph Dodge, AB. Also Fred G. Bjorkman, machin­ ist; Erling H. Anderson, pumpman; Edmond L. Eriksen, oiler; John C. Rounds, oiler; Joseph Lucas, FWT; Eduardo Martinez, FWT; Ueonard J. Feind, wiper; Kenneth Gelehiser, wiper. Also Johnny Roberts, 2nd cook; James R. Logan, galleyman; . Ernest P. Legoza, MM; William B. Blankinship,. MM; .John F.~Kozar, JilM. got into a fight wdth a Saudi Ara­ won Frank's maintenance claim. bian longshoreman and was jugged Romance Difficulties Then there was the Seafarer by local authorities was sprung whose new bride lived in South from the lock-up through Union Africa. He wanted a visa for her, efforts. Since this happened in so the Union got after it and gave mid-summer, the Union's action him the necessary affidavits. In an- undoubtedly saved the man from other instance, Welfare Services j serious illness, had to contend with a stubborn ! A Union member who had lost Brooklyn landlady who refused to both his legs in a shipboard accilet a Seafarer pick up his gear ^ dent got deluxe service. Arrangeeven though he had money to pay ' ments were made to transport him for his back rent bill. | back and forth to the hospital for Another Seafarer who -was hav- outpatient treatment until he ing trouble with some bills got could get artificial legs fitted and equally speedy seiwice. His vife a place found for him to stay was in the hospital after giving nearby. birth and the hospital wanted to 'Fit For Duty' see the color of his money before One of the most unusual cases they would discharge her. Welfare Services took care of that by sup- i that of Brother Isaac Seger plying him with his $200 maternity I " ho collected maintenance even benefit just four minutes after he though found "fit for duty" by a applied for it. 1USPHS doctor. Ordinarily this A notable case that was success- , would have been the last word, fully resolved was the one on be- ! but a subsequent visit to a private half of Seafarer Theofilus Steven- specialist revealed that Seger was son. In his case, he signed a medi- : suffering from a tumor and needed cal report form at the payoff, only I immediate surgeo'. Seger collected to find when he went to the hos­ his maintenance in spite of the pital the next day for a checkup "fit for duty" notation, through that he was ill and needed medical the efforts of Welfare Services and the Union's attorneys. treatment. However, the company tried to These are only a few of the very deny him maintenance because he large number of oases handled suc­ signed the report form. Welfare cessfully by the Welfare Services Services succeeded in getting Ste­ office, in addition to the routine venson his due because there was payment of hospital benefits, han­ no question he had been ill, even dling of vacation claims, arrange­ though he might have signed the ments for funerals and numerous report form. other matters that occupy the de­ Seafarers in far distant points partment. Seafarer Theophilus Stevenson, who collected his maintenanea even though he signed a company medical report form discusses his case witii Walter Siekmann, director of Welfare Services. �^1- : Vol. XVI No. 1 SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT > AFL • Seafarers Int' - �rrSTriiHinrw .it!- SEAFABERS^UMS 1] ;- V''- ^• ^-''''f-'",.. ' >-. ,..l'h:' . Vol. XVI, No. 1 January S, 1954 Canst. Supp. ' -I i i;. - The strength of any organization lies in its foundation and the foundation of the SIU is its constitution. In the 15 months since the membership voted in secret referendum to rewrite its constitution, it has amply fulfilled the function of better protecting the rights of every member. In the course of drafting and adopting the new document, copies of the constitution were printed in the SEA­ FARERS LOG and distributed to a I Sea­ farers, ashore and on ship. Subsequently the 1953 Agents Conference report, which was adopted in all branches, moved that the LOG print the constitution every six months, so all Seafarers will have the opportunity to acquaint themselves thor­ ough y with their guaranteed rights and privileges. Accordingly the constitution was carried in the July 10, 1953, issue, and now, six months later, is printed again here. I:i<•-•", ..- '-T^' K'. ^,'.-•.•'.".•y': \ .i- •'y _ . •; I Lfr' ' i'-. • P' f\v CONSTITUTION Seafarers International Union • A&G District • AFL ft'I I'-f' V nr -T l:/'. ••• k'li!- r; • • k ilSr. WSx'r 5*' ? The new SIU constituHon has evoked considerable comment in and outside maritime and reactions to the document from members of Congress. mittee to hear charges against members, and Representative Craig Hosmer, Calif.: "I wish guaranteeing the traditional American rights to congratulate you on your furnishing mem­ to representation, cross-examination, and con­ bers of Congress with your newly adopted frontation by the accuser ... I am happy to constitution. I believe that the more explic­ note that your new constitution is drawn in itly rules, regulations, customs and privileges the spirit of democratic trade unionism." can be drafted and set down in documentary form, the better off we are. ... It just hap­ pens I am a deepwater man myself, and Representative Herbert B. Warburton, Del.: sailed with the merchant marine during the "You are to be congratulated upon the fine war" * attempt to increase individual i^hts of the union members in the new constitution." Senator Herbert H. Lehman, NY: "It is greatly encouraging to know that responsible Representative Charles R. Howell,. NJ> "1 unions such as yours are not ceasing their at­ think you have fol'owei the right approach tempts to further rights of their members, in stressing the need for protection of the both within the unions and as part of the civil liberties of the Seafarers, and in setting total national economy. 1 find particularly forth in detail the rights of each member to praiseworthy the Statement of Principles and participate in the activities of the union. A the Declaration Rights contained in the be­ union which stresses rank and file participa­ ginning of your constitution." tion in the day by day business of the organ­ ization is operating on solid ground." Senator Henry M. Jackson, Wash.: .. I have looked over the constitution and off­ hand it would appear to be eminently fair Senator Wayne Morse, Oregon: "This formu­ and just. I was particularly interested in the lation of union's practices and usage is tre­ fact that it was adopted in such a democratic mendously impressive. J was particularly manner by the full membership of your or­ struck by the Declaration of Rights .. . Also ganization." of great interest to me are the meticulous provisions for trials and appeals. 1 would hope that this kind of action will be generally Senator James E. Murray, Montana: "I am followed throughout the trade union move­ porticu'arly impressed by the provisions of ment..." the constitution providing for a trial com­ Icbor circles. Here are a few of the many Senator Hubert Humphrey, Minn.: "The con­ stitution seems-to me to be an extremely democratic one and I am impressed with the emphasis which is placed upon ratificqtion by members. I also approve the provisions with respect to providing for a trial committee ..." Senator Harley Kilgore, West Va.: "The re­ quirements . . . that the membership shall participate in the making of every decision and policy seems to me to be a healthy and effective method of maintaining democ­ racy ..." Representative Robert H. MoMohan, West Va.: "I am particularly impressed by the pro­ visions dealing with trial and appeal; they are certainly in the best American tradition. Placing the burden of proof on the accuser and guaranteeing the accused representation, cross-examination and an opportunity to be confronted by his accuser should guard against irresponsible, unjust punishment." . Senator Paul H. Douglas, 111.: "I appreciate your shaiing the constitution with me and I commend the sense of public interest which moves you to feel that these are of concern to persons outside the ranks of your own mem­ bership." | I �-: • IS ' •-..-•rj^-'-.:-.w- SEAFARERS Vare 8—Two January 8, 1984 LOG I: • i' EVERY SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED Protection of the rights and privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. The right to vote. 'fw • u^- The right^to nominate himself for, and to hold, any office in the Union. That every official of the Union shall be bound to uphold and protect the rights of every member and that in no case shall any member be deprived of his rights and privileges as a member without due process of the law of the Union. > The right to be confronted by his accuser and to be given a fair trial by an impartial committee of his brother Union members if he should be charged with'conduct detrimental to the welfare of Seafarers banded together in this Union. The right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. The assurance that his brother Seafarers will stand with him in defense of the democratic prin­ ciples set forth in the Constitution of the Union. IT-i W 1 VA- fraction of the membership, that the absent members, PREAMBLE We, the Seamen and Fishermen of America, realizing who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded the value and necessity of a thorough organization of sea« from what might be the results of excitement and pas­ faring men, have determined to form one union, the sions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH who are present may act for and in the interest of all, AMERICA, to embrace all seamen and fishermen of North we have adopted this constitution. America, Canada, Alaska, and the Territories, based upon STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES AND DECLARATION OF RIGHTS the following principles: In order to form a more perfect union, we members Whatever right belongs to one member belongs to all members alike, as long as they remain in good standing of the Brotherhood of the seamen, fishermen and allied workers ashore—realizing the value and necessity of unit­ in the Union. First of these rights is the right of the American sea­ ing in pursuit of our improved economic and social wel­ men to receive their employment through their own fare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the Union Halls, without interference of crimps, shipowners, Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the and Gulf District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the following principles: Government. In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall That it is the right of each member to receive fair and Just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient ever be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. duties and obligations as members of the community, Further, we consider it our right to receive healthful our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat the menace and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to of communism and any other enemies of freedom and rest. the democratic principles to which we seafaring men Next, is the right to be treated in a decent and respect­ dedicate ourselves in this Union. ful manner by those in command. We shall affiliate and work with other free labor or­ We hold that the above rights belong to all seamen ganizations; we shall support a journal to give additional alike, irrespective "of nationality or creed. voice to our views; we shall assist our brothers of the Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations are conscious of corresponding duUes to those in com­ to the fullest extent consistent with our duties and ob­ mand, our employers, our craft and our country. ligations. We shall seek to exert our individual and col­ We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote lective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor harmonious relations with those in command by exercis­ and other legislation and policies which look to the at­ ing due care and diligence in the performance of the tainment -of a free and happy society, without distinction duties of our profession, and by giving all possible assist­ based oi^race, creed or color. ance t9 our employers in caring for their gear and To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing in mind property. that most of our members are migratory, that their duties Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: .carry them all over the world, that their rights must and To use our influence individually and collectively for the shall be protected, we hereby declare these rights as purpose of maintaining and developing skill in seaman­ members of the Union to be inalienable: ship and effecting a change in the Maritime law of the i United States, so as to render it more equitable and to No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of of a.Merchant Marine and a body of American seamen. the Union. To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments II of the seafaring class, and through its columns seek to Every member of this Union shall have the right to vote. maintain the knov'ledge of and interest in maritime No one shall deprive him of that right. affairs. III To assist seamfen of other countries in the work of Every member shall have the right to nominate himself organization and federation, to the end of establishing for, and to hold, office In this Union. the Brotherhood of the Sea. IV To assist other bona fide labor organizations whenever No member shall be deprived of his membership with­ possible in the attainment of their just demands. out due process of the law of this Union. No member To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals shall be compelled to be a witness against himself in the so as to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable trial of any proceeding In which he may be charged with and useful calling. And bearing in mind that we are failure to observe the law of this Union. Every official migratory, that our work takes us away in different direc­ and Job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the tions from any place, where the majority might otherwise rights of every member In accordance with the principles mebt-lo-'acf,'that meetings GSQ be attended by only a set forth in the Constitution of the Union. Every member shall have the right to be confronted by his accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law of this Union. In all such cases, the. accused shall be guaranteed a fair and speedy trial by an impartial com­ mittee of his brother Uniqn members. VI No member shall be dfenied the right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. VII A militant membership being necessary to the security of a free union, the members shall at all times stand ready to defend this Union and the principles set forth in the Constitution of .the Union. VIII The powers not delegated to the officials and job holders by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved to the members. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I NAME AND GENERAL POWERS This Union shall be known as the Seafarers Internatiotfal Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and execu­ tive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance of charters to, subordinate bodies, corporate or otherwise, the formation of funds and participation in funds, the establishment of enterprises for the benefit of the Union, and similar ventures. A majority vote of the membership shall be authorization for any Union action, unless other­ wise specified in this Constitution. This Union shall, at all times, protect and maintain its jurisdiction over all work which belongs to the seaman and all such work as seamen now perfprm. ARTICLE II AFFILIATION ' This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America and the American Fed­ eration of Labor. Ajl other affiliations by the Union or by the Ports shall be made or withdrawn as determined by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE HI ^ MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Candidates for membership shall be ad­ mitted'to membership in accordance with such rules as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Section 2, Candidates for membership shall be American citizens, or eligible for such citizenship. No candidate shall be granted membership who is a mem­ ber of any dual organization or any other organization hostile to the aims, principles^and policies of this Union. No candidate shall be granted membership until he has taken the following oath of obligation: OBLIGATION *1 pledge my honor aa a i^'ah.' ti^V l will be fgiblul to �lannary 8, 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Page S—^Three this Union, and that 1 wlU work for its Interest and will Section 5. The period of retirement shall be computed - (g) He shall be responsible, within the limits of his look upon every member as my brother; that 1 will not from the day as of which the retirement card is issued. powers, for -the enforcement of this Constitution, the work for less than Union wages and that 1 will obey all ARTICLE VII policies of the Union, and all rules and rulings duly orders of the Union. 1 promise that I wUl never reveal SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATION adopted by d majority vote of -he membership. Within the proceedings of the Union to its injury or to persons Section 1. This Union, and all Ports, Officers, Port these limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, posi­ not entitled to know it And if I break this promise, 1 Agents, Patrolmen, and members shall be govemedt in tion, and prestige of the Union. ask every member to treat me as unworthy of friendship this order, by: (h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to those and acquaintance. SO HELP ME GOD!" (a) The Constitution other duties elsewhere described in this Constitution, as (b) Majority vote of the membership Section 3. Members more than one quarter in ar­ well as those other duties lawfully imposed upon him. Section 2. The functions of this Union shall be ad­ rears in dues, or more than three months in arrears in as­ (i) The responsibility of the Secretary-Treasurer may sessments or unpaid fines, shall be automatically sus­ ministered by Headquarters and Ports. Section 3. Headquarters shall consist of the Secretary- not be delegated, but the Secretary-Treasurer may delegate pended, and shall forfeit all benefits and ail other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically Treasurer, and one or more Assistant Secretary-Treas­ to a person or persons the execution of such of his duties dismissed if. they are more than two quarters in arrears urers, the exact number of which shall be determined by as he may in his discretion decide, subject to the limita­ in dues or more than six months in arrears in assessments majority vote of the membership to be held during the tions set forth in this Constitution. (j) Immediately after assuming office, the Secretarymonth of August in any election year, as set forth more or unpaid fines. Treasurer shall designate one of the Assistant Secretaryparticularly in Article X, Section 1-D. This time^ shall not run: Section 4. Each Port shall consist of a Port Agent and Treasurers to assume his duties in case of his temporary in­ (a) While's member Is actually participating in a strike Patrolmen, as provided for herein, and the Port shall capacity. This designation may be changed from time to or lockout. (b> While a member Is an In-patient In a USPHS bear the name of the city in which the Union's Port time. These designations shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where Headquarters is located. The provisions Offices are located. Hospital. of Section 2-A of this Article shall apply in the case of a Section 5. Every member of the Union shall be regis­ (c) While a member is under an incapacity due to ac­ tered in one of three departments; namely, deck, engine, vacancy in the office of SecretaH'-Treasurer, as set forth tivity in behalf of the Union. (d) While a member is in the Armed Services of the or stewards department. The definition of these depart­ in that section. (k) Any vacancy in any office or the job of Port Agent United States, provided the member was in good standing ments shall be in accordance nvith custom and usage. or Patrolman shall be filled by the Secretary-Treasurer by at the time of entry into the Armed f"orces, and further This definition may be modified by a majority vote of provided he applies for -reinstatement within UO days the membership. No member may transfer from one de­ temporary appointment except in those cases where the partment to another except by express approval as evi­ filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for by this after dischai ge from the Armed Forces. Constitution. Such appointment shall be submitted to a (e) While a member has no opportunity to* pay dues denced by a majority vote of the membership. regular meeting for approval, modification, substitution of ARTICLE VIII because of employment aboard an American flag mer­ a replacement, or postponement cf a vote to a later date, ATLA'NTIC AND GULF DISTRICT OFFICERS. PORT chant vessel. by a majority vote of the membership. In the event of the AGENTS, AND PATROLMEN Section 4. A majority yote of the membership shall be Section 1, The officers of the Union shall be elected, postponement of the vote, the temporary appointment shall sufficient to designate additional circumstances during which the time specified in Section 3 shall .not run. It except as otherwise provided in tliis Constitution. These remain in effect until a vote is taken. (1) The Secretary-Treasurer is directed to take any and shall be the right of any member- to present, in writing, officers shall be the Secretary-Treasurer and pne or more. ali measures, and employ such means, which he deems to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with re­ Assistant Secretary-Treasurers. Section 2. Port Agents and Patrolmen shall be elected, necessary.or advisable, to protect the interests, and further gard to the application of Section 3, in accordance with the welfare, of the Union and its members, in all matters procedures established by a majority vote of the member­ except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. Involving national, state or local legislation, issues, and ARTICLE IX ship. A majority vote of the membership shall be neces­ public affairs. OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS sary to decide such questions. Section 2. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Section 1. The following jobs in the Union shall be Section 5. The membership-shall be empowered to es­ (a) In the event the Secretary-Treasurer shall be unable voted upon in the manner prescribed by this Constitu­ tablish, from time to time, by majority vote, rules under to carry out his duties by reason of incapacity, the Assist­ which dues and assessments may be remitted where a tion: ant Secretary-Treasurer designated in accordance with (A) Meeting Chairman member has been imabie to pay dues and assessments for Section 1-J of this Article shall assume the office of Sec­ (B) Delegate.*! the reasons provided in Sections 3 and 4. retary-Treasurer during the period of such incapacity. (C) Committee Members of: Section 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the com­ Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of (a) Auditing Committee mon welfare of the membership, ali members of the Union the Secretary-Treasurer, succession to the office shall be (b) Trial Ct^mmittee shall uphold and defend this Constitution and shall be determined as follows: (c) Quarterly Financial Committee governed by the provisions of this Constitution and ail That Port Agent of the Ports of New Orleans, Mobile, (d) Appeals Committee policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. or Baltimore who received the highest number of votes (e) Negotiating and Strike Committee. Section 7. Any member who advocates or gives aid to Section 2. Additional committees may be formed as in the last regular election shall be the first in line of the principles and policies of any hostile or dual organiza­ tion shall be denied further membership in this Union. provided by a majority vote of the membership. Commit­ succession. The ne:{t in the line of succession shall be that A majority vote of the membership shall decide which tees may also be appointed as permitted by this Consti­ Port Agent of the said Ports who received the next highest number of votes in that election. The next in the line of tution. organizations are dual or hostile. succession shall be that Port Agent of the said Ports who ARTICLE X Section 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation received the next highest number of votes. DUTIES OF OFFICERS, PORT AGENTS, AND OTHER with the Union shall at all times remain the property of The Port Agents of the said Ports shall also be deemed ELECTED JOB HOLDERS the Union. Members may be required to show their evi­ to be Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, whether or not so Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer dence of membership in order to be admitted to Union (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall be the Executive Of­ referred to on the ballots or elsewhere. meetings. (b) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall assist the Section 9, Only members in good standing shall be al­ ficer of the Union and shall represent,, and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all matters except as otherwise Secretary-Treasurer in the execution of the letter's duties lowed to vote. as the latter may direct. specifically provided for in the Constitution. ARTICLE IV (c) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall be mem­ (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, 4 REINSTATEMENT bers of the Agents' Conference and each may cast a vote port or otherwise. Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated (c) He shall be responsible for the organization and in that body. in accordance with such rules as are adopted, from time maintenance of the correspondence, files, and records of Section 3. Port Agents to time, by a majority vote of the membership. (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound account­ ARTICLE V ing and bookkeeping systems; the setting up, and main­ administration of Union affairs in the Port of his juris­ DUES AND INITIATION FEE tenance of, proper office and other administrative Union diction. (b) He shall, within the jurisdiction of his Port, be Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a procedures; the proper collection, safeguarding, and ex­ calendar year basis, on the first business day of each quar­ penditure of all Union funds. Port ,.r otherwise. He shall responsible for the enforcement and execution of the Con­ ter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be in charge of, and responsible for, all Union property, stitution, the policies of the Union, and the rules adopted be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Con­ and shall be in charge of Headquarters and Port Offices. by a majority vote of the membership. Wherever there are stitution and may be changed only by Constitutional He shall issue a weekly comprehensive report covering the time restrictions or other considerations affecting Port amendment. financial operations of the Union for the previous week. action, the Port Agent shall take appropriate action to Section 2. No candidate for membership shall be ad­ Wherever there are time restrictions or other considera­ insure observance thereof. (c) He shall be prepared to account, financially or other­ mitted into membership wUhout having paid an Initiation tions affecting Union action, the Secretary-Treasurer shall wise, for the activities of his Port, whenever demanded fee of one hundred ($100.00) dollars. take appropriate action to insure observance thereof. (d) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the mem­ by the Secretai-y-Treasurer. Section 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be (d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward by reg­ waived for organizational purposes only, in accordance bership, the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate the num­ istered mail, addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer, a ber and location of Ports, the jurisdiction, status, and with such rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the activities thereof, and may close or open such ports, and weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly income membership. may re-assign Port Agents and Patrolmen of closed ports and expenses, and complying with all other accoimting ARTICLE VI to other duties, without change in wages. The Ports of directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer. RETIREMENT ^ROM MEMBERSHIP (e) The Port Agent, or someone acting under his in­ Section 1. Members may retire from membership by New York, New Orleans, Mobile, and Baltimore may not structions, shall open each Port meeting asrd shall deter­ be closed except by Constitutional amendment. paying all unpaid dues, dues for the quarter in which they Where ports are opened between elections, the Sec­ mine whether a quorum exists. Nothing contained herein retire, assessments, fines, and other monies due and ow­ ing the Union. A retirement card shall be issued upon re­ retary-Treasurer shall designate the Port Agents thereof, shall permit the Port Agent to otherwise act as chairman quest, and dated as of the day that such member accom­ subject to approval by a majovity vote of the membership. of any meeting, unless so properly designated by a The Secretary-Treasurer shall supervise the activities majority vote of the- members present at the said Port plishes these payments and request. Meeting. of all Ports. Section 2. Ali the rights, privileges, duties, and obli­ (f) Each elected Port Agent may cast one vote at any Subject to approval by a majority vote of the member­ gations of membership shall be suspended during the pe­ Agents' Conference. ship. the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate, in the event riod of retirement, except that a retired member shall (g) The Port Agent may assign each Port Patrolman to not be disloyal to the Union nor join or remain in any of the incapacity of a Port Agent or Patrolman, a replace­ such Union jobs as fall within the jurisdiction of the Port, ment to act as such during the period of Incapacity. dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of At the first regular meeting in August of every election regardless of the departmental designation under which his right to reinstatement. Section 3. Any person in retirement for a period of six year, the Secretary-Treasurer shall submit to the member­ the Patrolman was elected. <h) The Port Agent shall designate which members at months or more shall be restored- to membership, ex­ ship a pre-balloting report. This report shall recommend that Port may serve as representatives to other organiza­ the number and location of Ports, the number of Assistant cept as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current quarter, as well as all r.ssessments accruing. and newly Secretary-Treasurers and Agents, and the number of tions, affiliation with which has been properly permitted. (i) The foregoing is in addition to those other duties levied during the period of retirement. If the period of Port Patrolmen which are to be elected for each Port. prescribed elsewhere in tliis Constitution. This recommendation may also specify, whether any retirement is less than six (6) months, the required pay­ Section 4. Port Patrolmen ' ments shall consist of ali dues accruing during the said Patrolmen and/or Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, shall be Port Patrolmen shall perform whatever duties are period of retirement, including those for the current designated as departmental or otherwise. The report shuU quarter, and ail assessments accrued and newly levied be subject to approval or modification by a majority vote assigned to them by the Port Agent. Section 5. Meeting Chairmen during that period. Upon such payment^ the person in of the membership. (e) The Headquarters of the Union shall be located in (a) The chairman of each meeting at any Port, Including retirement shall be restored to membership, and his mem­ bership book, appropriately stamped, shall be given to him. New York. The Secretary-Treasurer shall also be the Port the Port In which Headquarters is located, shall be the presiding officer of the meeting, shall keep order under Section 4, A 'member in retirement may be restored to Agent of that Port (f) The Secretary-Treasurer shall be chairman of the rules of order provided for, from time to time, by a membership after a two-year period of retirement only Agents' Conference and may cast one yote. majority vote qf the membership andL if npn«„ j isaisia I ^' m n �Page S—Four • S; K:- f ,:, Mr W W.:- such rules as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership in each Port. <b) The meeting chairman may cast a vote only in the event of a tie. • (c» The meeting chairman shall not permit the discus­ sion of any religious subject. Section 6. Delegates (a) The term "delegates" shall mean those members of the Union who are elected, under the provisions of this Constitution, to attend the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America, <bi Each delegate shall attend the Convention and fully participate therein. (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and otherwise, support those policies agreed upon by the majority of the delegates to the convention. Section 7. Committees (a) Auditing Committee The Auditing Committee in each Port shall audit the regular weekly financial report of the Port Agent and, in writing, certify or refuse to certify said report. The Auditing Committee for the Port where Headquarters is located shall also audit the Secretary-Treasurer's financial report, to which the same rules as to certification and refusal to certify shall apply. The said report in its en­ tirety shail then be presented to the membership with action thereon to be taken as per a majority vote of the membership. (b) Trial Committee The Trial Committee shall co-duct trials of persons charged, and shall submit findings and recommendations as prescribed in this Constitution, it shall be the special obligation of the Trial Committee to observe all the re­ quirements of this Constitution with regard to charges and trials, and their findings and recommendations must specifically state whether or not, in the opinion of the Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under this Constitution, were properly safeguarded. (c) Quarterly Financial Committee 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make a quarterly "thirteen week) audit of the finances of Head­ quarters and each Port, shall note discrepancies where they exist, shail r.eport on their findings, and make rec­ ommendations. Members of this Committee may make dissenting reports, separate recommendations, and sepa­ rate findings. 2. The report and recommendations of this Committee shall be completed within a reasonable time after the election of the members thereof, and shall be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer who shall cause the same to be read in all Ports, at the first or second regular meet­ ing subsequent to the submission of the said report and recommendations. 3 All Port Agents are responsible for complying with all demands made for records, bills, vouchers, receipts, etc., by the said Quarterly Financial Committee. 4 No report shall be considered as complete without an accompanying report and audit statement by a com­ petent accountant, and the Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the seiection of such an accountant, who must be certified under state law. 5 Any action on the said report shall be as determined by a majority vote of the membership. id) Appeals Committee . 1. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from trial judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth in this Constitution and such rules as may be adop*;d by a majority vote of the membership, not inconsistent therewith. 2. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than one week after the close of the said heaj'ing, make and submit findings and recommendations in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vote of the membership, not inconsistent therewith. le) Negotiating and Strike Committee 1 The Negotiating and Strike Committee shall repre­ sent the Union in all negotiations for contracts and changes in contracts, with persons, firms, corporations, or agencies, etc., wherein wages, hours, benefits, or other terms and conditions of employment of the members of this Union are involved. 2. Upon completion of negotiations, the Committee shall submit a report and recommendations to the mem­ bership of the Union at a reguiar or special meeting. The Committee may also make interim reports and rec­ ommendations and submit them to the membership at a regular or a special meeting. 3 A Port may establish a similar Committee for Itsell provided permission by a majority vote of the membership has been obtained, in such event, the Fort Negotiating and Strike Committee shall forward its report and rec­ ommendations. together with comments by the Fort Agent, to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall then cause the said report and recommendations to be submitted to the membership of the Union at the earliest subsequent regular or special meeting, whichever he chooses, to­ gether with any report and recommendations which the Secretary-Treasurer deems desirable to make. The Fort Negotiating and .Strike Committee shall submit the report and recommendations upon completion of the negotiations, and may submit interim reports and recommendations, in the same manner above set forth. 4 In no event shall a Negotiations and Strike Commit­ tee obligate this Union or any Fort thereof, in any man­ ner. without the approvai of the membership of the Union as evidenced by a majority vote of the member­ ship ~ 5 A Negotiating and Strike Committee may decide the time of entry into a strike, provided prior authority, as evidenced by a majority . vote of the membership, is SEAFARERS LOG granted therefor. In all other cases; a majority vote of the membership shall decide when a strike shall begin. 6. This Committee shall be charged with the prepara­ tion and execution of a strike plan which shall be bind­ ing on all members and other persons affiiated with this Union. However, a majority, vote of the membership may repeal, or otherwise treat or dispose of any part or all of a strike plan. ARTICLE XI WAGES AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF OFFICERS AND OTHER ELECTIVE JOB HOLDERS. UNION EMPLOYEES. AlW OTHERS Section 1. The following elected offices ana jobs shall be held for a term of two years: Secretary-Treasurer Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Fort Agent Patrolman Section 2. The term of any elective jobs other than those indicated in Section 1 of this Article shall continue for so long as is necessary to complete the functions there­ of, unless sooner terminated by a majority vote of the membership or segment of the f^nion, whichever applies, whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or ones serving. Section 3. The compensation to be paid the holder of any office or other elective job shal' be determined from time to time by a majority vote of the membership. Section 4. Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, all other classifications of employees ox the Union shall be hired or discharged, as well as compensated, as recommended by the Secretary-Treasurer. Section 5. Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, the Secretary-Treasurer may contract for, or retain, the services of any person, firm, or corpora­ tion, not employees of the Union, when he deems it neces­ sary in the best interests of the Union. Section 6. The foregoing provisions of this Article do not apply to any corporation, business, or other venture in which this Union participates, or which it organizes or creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by a majority vote of the membership shall be followed. ARTICLE XII QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS, PATROLMEN. AND OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold any office or the job of Port Agent or Patrolman, provided: (a) He has at least three (3) years of sea time aboard an American flag merchant vessel or vessels; if he is seeking the job of Patrolman or Assistant Secretary-Treasurer in a specified department, this sea time must be in that de­ partment, and (b) He has at least four (4) months of sea time aboard an American flag merchant vessel or vessels, or four (4) months of employment with, or in any office or job of. the Union, its subsidiaries, or affiliates, or at the Union's direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st and the time of nomination, and (c) He has been in continuous good standing in the Union for at least two (2) years immediately prior to his nomination, and (d) He is a citizen of the United States of America. Section 2. All candidates for, and holders of. other elective jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall be members of the Union. Section 3. All candidates for and holders of elective offices and jobs, whether elected oi appointed in accord*ance with this Constitution, shall maintain membership in good standing. Failure to do so shall result in ineligibility to hr ld such office or job and shall constitute an incapacity with regard to such office or joT. ARTICLE XUI ELECTIONS FOR OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS AND PATROLMEN Section 1. Nominations Any member may submit his name for nomination for any office, or the job of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, by delivering or sending a letter addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the^ Secretary-Treasurer, at the ad­ dress of Headquarters. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Committee upon the letter's re­ quest. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the fol­ lowing: (a) The name of the candidate (b) His home address and mailing address (c) His book number (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a candidate, including the name of the Port in the event the position sought is that of Agent or Patrolman (e) Proof of citizenship (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for candidates. The letter must reach Headquarters no earlier than Au­ gust 12th and no later than September 12th of the election year. • Section 2. Credentials Conunittet. (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the first regular meeting after September ilth of the election year, at the Fort where Headquarters is located. It shall consist of s:x members in attendance at the meeting, with two members from each of the Deck, Eiigit.e and Stewards De­ partments. In the event any Committee member is un­ able to serve, the Committee shall suspend until the Sec­ retary-Treasurer calls a special meeting at the Port in order to elect a replacement. The Committee's results shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by a majority vote of the membership at a special meeting called for that purpose at Headquarters Port. (b) After its election, the Committee shall immediately January 8, 1954 go into session. It shall determine whether the person has submitted his application correctly and possesses the necessary qualifications. The Committee shall prepare a report listing each applicant and his book number under the office or job he is seeking. Each applicant shall be marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the find­ ings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been marked "disqualified," the reason therefor must be stated in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also be noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed by all of the Committee members, and be completed and submitted to the Ports in time for the next regular meet­ ing after their election. At this meeting, it shall be read and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the Bulletin Board in each port. (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the Committee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram at his listed addresses. He shall also be sent a letter containing the reasons for such disqualifications by air mail, special delivery, registered. A disqualified appli­ cant shall have the right to take an appeal to the mem­ bership from the decision of the Committee. He shall forward copies of such appeal to each Port, where the appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular meeting no later than the second meeting after the Com­ mittee's election. It is the responsibility of the applicant to insure timely delivery of his appeal In any event, without prejudice* to his written appeal, the applicant may appear in person before the Committee within two days after the day on which the telegram is sent, to correct his application or argue for his qualification. The Committee's report shall be prepared early enough to allow the applicant to appear before It and still reach the Forts in time for the first regular meeting after its' election. (d) A majority vote of the membership sh'all, in the case of such appeals, be sufficient to overrule any dis­ qualification classification by the Credentials Committee, in which event, the one so previously classified shall then be deemed qualified. le) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the qualifications of candidates, shall have the right to con­ clusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elections for candidacy for any office, or the job of Port Agent or Fort Fatrolman, has met all the require­ ments of Section 1-A of Article XII. Section 3. Balloting Procedure. (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or Forts. The ballots may contain general information and instructive comments not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified candidates shall be listed thereon alphabetically within each category. The listing of the Ports shall follow a geographical pattern, commencing with the most northly Port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly Fort on that coast, then west­ erly along the Gulf, of Mexico and so on, until the list of Ports is exhausted. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be voted upon. Each ballot chall be so-prepared as to have thq number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so perforated as to enable that portion containing the said number to be easily removed. On this removable portion shall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature of the ballot and the voting dates thereof. (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Sec­ retary-Treasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the preceding paragraph and shall be num­ bered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A suf­ ficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each Fort. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secre­ tary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain sepa­ rate records of the ballots sent him and shall Inspect and count the ballots, when received, to insure that the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to that Port. The Port Agent shaU immediately execute and return, to the Secretary-Treas­ urer, a receipt acknowledging the correctness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrep­ ancies shall be corrected a.«! soon as possible prior to the voting period. In any event, receipts shall be forwarded for ballots actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. This file shall \ at all times be available to any member asking for in­ spection of the same at Headquarters. ' ®®^oting -ihall take place in person, at Port Offices, and shall be secret. No signature of any voter, or other distinguishing mark, shall appear on the ballot, except that any member may write in the name or names of any member or members, as appropriate, for any office, or the job of Fort Agent or Fatrolman. (d) Wo inember may vote, without displaying his Union Book, in which there shall be placed an appropriate nota­ tion of the date and of the fact of voting, both prior to being handed a ballot. A ballot shall then be handed to the member who shall thereupon sign his name on* a separate roster, together with his book number, and ballot number. The portion of the ballot on which the ballot jiumher is printed shall then be removed, placed near the roster and the member shall proceed to the voting site. <e> Eaclj Pert Agent shall be. responsible forvthe estab- �January 8, 1984 lishment of a booth or other voting site where each memher may vole in privacy. (f) Upon compietion of voting the member shaii fold the ballot so that no part of the printed or written portion is visible. He shaii then drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which shaii be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent, and kept locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. (g) Voting shaii commence on November 15th and shall continue until January 15th inclusive, Sundays and holi­ days excluded. If November 15th or January 15th falls on a holiday or a Sunday, balloting shall commence or end, as the case may be. on the next succeeding business day. Section 4. Polls Committees (at Each Port shaii elect, prior to the beginning of the voting on each votfhg day, a Polls Committee, consisting of three members. For the purpose of holding a meeting for election of a Polls Committee only, five (5) members shall constitute a quorum for each Port. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to call the meeting for the purpose of electing the said Polls Committee. In no case shall voting take place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. <b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes, and the ballot records and files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to compare the serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names and corre­ sponding serial numbers on the roster, and then compare the serial number and the amounts of ballots used with the verification list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between what appears on the verification list, as corrected, and the ballots used. A report shall then be drawn, indicating the results of the foregoing comparisons and noting any discrepancies. A copy of this report shall be given the Port Agent, to be presented to the next subsequent regular meeting. A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the SecretaryTreasurer, who shall cause an Investigation to be made forthwith, in the event of discrepancies. The results of such investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as completed, with recommendations by the Secre­ tary-Treasurer. A majority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, shall be taken thereon, with the same effect as Indicated In Article I. (c» The Polls Committee shall also insure mac the ballot box is locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is set forth in the preceding para­ graph with regard to discrepancies shall be utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the lock and seal have been Illegally tampered with. (d) The Polls Committee shall permit qualified members only to vote. Prior thereto, it shall ascertain whether they are in good standing, stamp their book with the word "voted," and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that proper registration on the roster takes place, collect the stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and decorum. le) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any one Port, the following procedure shall be observed: At the end of each day's voting the Polls Committee, in the presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope together with a copy of the roster of that day's voting. The envelope shall then be sealed. Each member of the Polls Committee shall sign his name across the flap of the said envelope with his book number next to his signature. The Committee shall also place the date on said envelope, as well as a certificate that the said box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed In tbe envelope dated for that day. This envelope shall then be replaced In the ballot box. The ballot box shall then again be locked and sealed and the key shall be placed in an envelope. This envelope shall then be sealed, and the members of the Committee shall sign their names across the flap of this envelope and place their book numbers thereon, together with the date. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to see that this envelope with the key is properly safeguarded Until turned over to the Polls Committee the following morning. In addition, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent duplicate copies of the roster, the untised ballots and reports as set forth in this section, any files that may have been given, tlvp ballot box or boxes, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those turned over to it. The Port Agent shaii keep the rosters, unused ballots ballot box or boxes, and stubs, under lock and key untii duly called for as herein set forth. The Port Agent shall Insure that no person illegally tampers with the ballots, stubs, rosters, or ballot boxes- while they are under his custody. A third copy of the rosters for that day shall be mailed by the Polls Committee, or the Port Agent, to Headquarters. (t> Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without compensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving. Section 5. Ballot Collection. Tallying Prccedare, Protests, and Special Votes. SEAT A RERS LOG (a) A Port Tallying Committee shall be elected at the first regular meeting after the close of voting at each Port. It shall consist of six (6) members, two from each of the three departments of the Union. In the presence of any member desiring to ittend, provided he observes decorum, it shall open the ballot box or boxes, count the number of ballots therein contained, and count the number of votes for each candidate. The Committee shall place all ballots therein In a sealed envelope, together with a certification signed by all members of the Com­ mittee that the said box or boxes were opened publicly, that all the ballots therein were counted and tallied, and that all of those ballots are enclosed In the envelope, and shall forward this to Headquarters. The Committee shall also forward to Headquarters, in the same package but bound separately, all the rosters, together with a certif­ ication signed by all members of the Committee that all the rosters utilized are enclosed therein. In the same pack­ age, but bound separately, the Committee shall forward to Headquarters all unused ballots, together with a cer­ tification, signed by all members of the Committee that all the unused ballots sent to the Port are enclosed therewith. The certification shall identify, by serial number and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the Committee shall for­ ward to Headquarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certificat'on, signed by all mem­ bers of the Committee, that all the stubs collected by the Committee are enclosed. It shall be understood that the above certifications are made according to the best knowl­ edge, information, and belief of the Committee members. Wherever forwarding is not don® in person, forwarding shaii be accomplished, expeditiously, by registered air mail, special delivery. All forwarding shall be to the Head(iuarters Tallying Committee, at the address of Head­ quarters. In the event a Port Tallying Committee cannot' be elected or cannot act, the Port Agent shall transfer all of the aforesaid material to the Headquarters Tallying Committee which will then carry out the aforesaid func­ tions. (b) The Port Tallying Committee which is elected at the Port where Headquarters is located shall also act as the Headquarters Tallying Committee. The Headquarters Committee is charged with the tally of all the ballots and the preparation of a report setting forth in complete de­ tail, the results of the election, including a complete ac­ counting of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with detailed reference to serial num­ bers and amounts, and with each total broken down into Port totals. The report shall clearly detail all discrep­ ancies discovered, and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these discrepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign^ the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with pertinent details. (c) The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and evaluation of written protests by any member who claims an illegal denial of the right to vot^If it finds the protest invalid, it shall dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire, oh the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the Committee shall order a special vote, on such terms as are practical, effective, and just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of Section 3-C of this Article and , the designation as to the voting site of the Port most convenient to the protesting member. Where a special vole is ordered in accordance with this Paragraph C, these terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing and.must be received by the Headquarters Tallying Committee during the period of its proceedings. The reports of this Committee shall include a brief summary of each protest received, the name and book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the disposition of the said protest. (d) The Headquarters Tallying Committee snail com­ mence proceedings on the first business day subsequent to its election and shall complete its proceedings within two weeks thereafter. Each member of the Committee shall be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay. The proceedings of this Committee, except for the actual prep­ aration of the report and dissents therefrom, if any. shall oe open to any member, provided he observes decorum. (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up in sufficient copies' to comply with the following require­ ments: two copies shall be sent by the Committee to each Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to take place subsequent to the close of the Committee's proceedings or, in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days or less from the close of this Committee's proceedings, then at least five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meet­ ing applies shall be designated, by date, in the report, and shall be referred to as the "Election Report" meeting. As soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall post one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. This copy shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Election Report meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up the discrepancies, if any. referred to in Section 5-B of this Article, arid the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what action shall be taken there­ on, if any, which action, however, shall not be beyond ordering a special vote to the extent reasonably indicated by the reported discrepancies. The same procedure shall apply to all members appealing from denials of their pro­ tests by the Headquarters Tallying Committee, which ap­ Page S—Five peals may be taken, by the said member, by addressing a letter or telegram to each Port, c/o the Port Agent, lu which shall be set forth the facts regarding the appeal from the dismissal of his protest, the member's name, and his book number, with a copy to Headquarters. It shall be the duty of the Port Agent to submit this appeal to the Election Report meeting at his Port. The protestmg mem­ ber is charged with making this appeal pMor to the holding of this meeting. Special votes ordered in accordance with this paragraph shall take place at the Port where the claimed discrepancy or denial of the right to vote oc­ curred. In such case, the Port Agent shall have the func­ tions of the Tallying Committee as set forth in Section 5-C of this Article, insofar as the said Section 5-C deals with tbe terms of such special vote. Port Agents shall officially notify Headquarters, imme­ diately, after the Election Report meeting, of the decision of the membership at the Ports with regard to all of the foregoing. Headquarters is charged with adequately and timely informing affected members of the decisions reached. A majority of the membership, at the Election Report meeting, may order a recheck and a recount where a dis­ senting report has been issued by one or more members of the Headquarters Tallying Committee. (g) A special vote must be taken within ten (10) days after the Election Report meeting. The Secretary-Treas­ urer shall make a sufficient amount of the usual balloting material available to Port Agents for the purpose of sucn special votes. Immediately after the close of such special voting, the Port Agent shall summarize the results and communicate those results to the Secretary-Treasurer. The ballots, stubs, rosters, and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall be mailed to Headquarters, all in the same package, but bound separately. An account­ ing and certification by the Port Agent similar to those indicated in Section 5-A of this Article shall be enclosed. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a report con­ taining a combined summary of the results, together with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Head­ quarters Tallying Committee's results. The form of the report of the Headquarters Tallying Committee shall be followed as closely as possible. Two copies shall be sent to each Port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report meeting. Section 6. Installation into Office and the Job of Port Agent or Patrolman. (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular office or job, the proper number of can­ didates receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. It shall be the duty of the Sec­ retary-Treasurer to notify each individual elected. (b) All reports by Committees and the Secretary-Treas­ urer under this Article, except those of the Polls Com­ mittees, shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where Headquarters is located. Polls Committee reports shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where it functions. (c) The duly elected Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Sec­ retary-Treasurers, Port Agents, and Port Patrolmen shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight, March 31st. At that time, the terms of their predecessors shall expire. This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected Secretary-Treasurer to assume of­ fice, the provisions of Article X, Section 2-A, as to suc­ cession shall apply until such office is assumed. If he does not assume office within 90 days, the line of succes­ sion shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shaii be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership. (d) Before assuming office, every Officer, Port Agent, and Patrolman shall take the following oath: "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the duties of of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Atlantic and Gulf District, and 1 will, to the best of my ability, protect and preserve the Constitution of this Union and the welfare of the membership." ARTICLE Xn' OTHER ELECTIONS Section 1. Auditing Committee. Each port shall elect an Auditing Committee on Friday of each week, at 3:00 P.M., for the purpose of auditing the financial report for that week. These reports shall be submitted to the next regular meeting of that port, for membership action. The Committee shall consist of three members. No Officer, Port Agent, Patrolman, or employee shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The election shall be by majority vote of the members in attendance at the meeting, provided that any member eligible to serve may nominate himself. The same provisions shall apply with regard to the Port where Headquarters is located except that the Auditing Committee there shall audit the financial reports of the Headquarters Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer Section 2. Quarterly Financial Committee. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall be elected at the Port where Headquarters is located, at the first or sec­ ond regular meeting held after the close of the calendar quarter for which the Committee is to make the required audit. It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to decide at which of these meetings the election shall take place. The Committee shall consist of six members, with two members from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Departments. No officer. Port Agent, Patrolman or em-' .i 1 "•i' 1^ I .•r ... 'e\ ^;• . i' I m ••M.1 p m i; �• •rr;;:'. • / ' m • {•- "t'u f;\: fl' I: •ii'-' i?K,'' W-"' Page S—Six SEAFARERS LOG January 8, 1934 Section 4. No trial shall be conducted Unless all the given a fair trial, or (c) that for any other reason, the ac­ ployee shall be eligible to serve on this Committee, The members shall be elected by a majority vote of the mem­ accusers are present. The Trial Committee shall conduct cused was not given a fair trial. (d) If there is no substantUI evidence to support a bers present at the meeting provided that any member the trial except that the accused shall have the right to cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, and the witnesses, finding of guilt, the Appeals Committee shall recommend eligible to serve may nominate Mmself. as well as to conduct his own defense. The accused may that the charge on which the finding was based be dis­ Section 3. Trial Committee. A Trial Coramittee shall be elected at a Special Meeting select any member to assist him in his defense at the missed. (e) The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser held at 10:00 A.M the next business day following the trial, provided, (a), the said member is available at the regular meeting ot the Port where the Trial is to take time of the trial and (b) the said member agrees to render punishment. Section 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver its place. It shall consist of five members-, of which threj such assistance. If the accused challenges the qualifica­ shall constitute a quorum. No Officer, Port Agent, Port tions of the members of the Trial Committee, or states decision and dissent, if any, to the Secretary-Treasurer. Patrolman, or employee may be elected to serve on a Trial that the charges do not adequately inform him of what The Secretary-Treasurer shall cause sufficient copies to be Committee. No member who intends to be a witness in wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place of published and shall have them sent to each Port in time the pending trial may serve, nor may any member who such commission, such matters shall be ruled upon and to reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. cannot, for any reason, render an honest decision. It shall disposed of. prior to proceeding on the merits of the de­ He shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at be the duty of every member to decline nomination if he fense. The guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven their last known address, or notify them in person. Section '15. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of knows, or has reason to believe, any of the foregoing dis­ by the weight of the evidence, and the burden of such qualifications apply to him. The members of this Commit­ proof shall be upon the accuser. Every finding shall be this Article, the membership, by a majority vote, shall tee shall be elected under such generally applicable rules based on the quality of the_ evidence and not solely on the accept the decision of the Appeals Committee, or the dis­ . number of witnesses produced. sent therein, if any. If there is no dissent, the decision of as are adopted by a majority vot of the membership. Section 5. The Trial Committee shall make findings as the Appeals Committee shall stand. Section 4. Appeals Committee. If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held in the The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven members, to guilt or innocence, and recommendations as to pun­ five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the ishment and.^or other Union action deemed desirable in Port where Headquarters is located, in the manner pro­ Port where Headquarters is located. The same disqual­ the light of the proceedings. These findings and recom­ vided for in Section 2 of this Article. Any decision so ifications and duties of members shall apply with regard mendations shall be those of a majority of the Committee, providing for a new trial shall contain such directions as to this Committee as apply to the Trial Committee. In and shall be in writing, as shall be any dissent. The Com­ will insure a fair hearing to the Accused. Section 16. The Secretary-Treasurer shall notify the addition, no member may serve on an Appeals Committee mittee shail forward its findings and recommendations, in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Committee deci­ along with any dissent, to the Fort Agent of the Port accused and each accuser, either in person or in writing sion, if the said member was a member of the Trial Com­ where the trial took place, while a copy thereof shall be addressed to their last known address, of the results of forwarded to the accused and the accusers, either in per­ the appeal. A further appeal shall be allowed as set forth mittee. son or by mail addressed to their last known addresses. In Section 17. .Section 5. Negotiating and Strike Committee. Section 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of The members of a Negotiating and Strike Committee, The findings shall include a statement that the rights of whether of a Port or otherwi'-®, shall be composed of as the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe­ the provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers Interna­ many members as shall be determined, by a majority vote guarded. The findings also must contain the charges tional Union of North America, and the rights of, and of the membership, upon recommendation of the Secre­ made, the date of the trial, the name and address of the procedure as to, further appeal as provided for therein. tary-Treasurer. Any member may attend any meeting of accused, the accuser, and each witness: shall describe each Decisions reached thereunder shall be binding on all mem­ this Committee provided he observes decorum. However, document used at the trial; shail containli fair summary bers of the Union. of the proceedings, and shall state the findings as to Section 18. It shall be the duty of all members of the a limit may be set by the chairman of the Committee on guilt or innocence. If possible, all the documents used at Union to take all steps within their constitutional power the number of those who may attend. the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendations to carry cut the terms of any effective decisions. Section 6. Meeting Chairman. shall be made a part of the regular files. Section 19, Any accused may waive any or all rights The meeting Chairman shall be a member elected from Section 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, and privileges granted to him by this Article. If an accused the floor by majority vote of the members at any meeting. upon receipt of the findings and recommendations of the has been properly notified of his trial and fails to attend Section 7. Delegates. As soon as the Secretary-Treasurer is advised as to the Trial Committee, cause the findings and recommendations without properly requesting a ''ostponement, the Trial date and duly authorized number of delegates to the con­ to be presented, and entered into the minutes, at the next Committee may hold its trial without his presence. vention of the Seafarers International Union of North regular meeting. ARTICLE XVI Section 7. The Port Agent shall send the record of -America, he shall communicate such facts to the Port OFFENSES AND PENALTIES Agent of each Port, together with recommendations as to the entire proceedings to Headquarters, which shall cause Section 1. Upon proof of the commission of the follow- • generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. sufficient copies thereof to be made and sent to each ing offenses, the member shall be expelled from mem- ' These facts and recommendations shall be announced and Fort in time for the next regularly scheduled meeting. bership: Section 8. At the latter ineeting, the proceedings shall read at the first regular meeting thereafter. Unless (a) Proof of membership in any organization advocating changed by a majority vote of the membership during that be discussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority the overthrow of the Government of the United States meeting, the election rules shall apply. These rales shall vote of the membership of the Union shall: by force: (a) Accept the findings and recommendations, or not prohibit any member from nominating himself. The (b) Acting as an informer against the Interest of the (b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or results of the election shail be communicated to each Port Union or the membership in any qrganlzational campaign; (c) Accept the findings, but modify tIfS" recommenda­ Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and announced at the (c) Acting as an informer for, or agent, of the Company next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of election here­ tions, or against the interests of the membership or the Union; Id) Order a new trial after finding that substantial jus­ under may include provisions for automatic election of all Id) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy qualified nominees, in the event the number of such tice has not been uone with regard to the charges. In this to destroy the Union. nominees does not exceed the number of delegates to be event, a new trial shall take place at the Port where HeadSection 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of the quart^j^s located and, upon application, the accused, the following offenses, the member shall be penalized up to a elected. accusers, and their witnesses shall be furnished transpor­ penalty of expulsion from the Union. In the event the ARTICLE XV tation and subsistence. TRIALS AND APPEALS penalty of expulsion is not invoked or recommended, the Section 9. After the vote set forth in Section 8, any penalty shall not exceed suspension from the rights and Section 1. Any member may bring charges against any other member f9r the commission of an offense as set punishment so decided upon shall become effective. The privileges of membership for more than two (2) years, or forth in this Constitution. These charges shall be in writ­ Secretary-Treasurer shall cause notice of the results a fine of $50.00, or both: ing and signed by the accuser, who shall also include his thereof to be sent to each accuse'' and accuser. (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop­ book number. The accus'er shall deliver these charges to Section 10. An accused who has been found guilty, or erty of the value in excess of $50.00; the Port Agent of the Port nearest the place of the of­ who is under effective punishme.nt may appeal in the fol­ (b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps, fense, or the Port of pay off, if the offense took place lowing manner: seals, etc.. for the purpose of personal gain; aboard ship. He»shall also request the Port Agent to He may send or deliver a notice of appeal to the (c) Wilful misuse of any office or job, elective or not, present these charges at the next regular meeting. The Secretary-Treasurer within 30 days after receipt of the within the Union for the purpose of personal gain, finan­ accuser may withdraw his charges before the meeting notice of the decison of the membership. cial or otherwise, or the wilful refusal or failure to takes place. Section 11. At the next regular meeting of the Port execute the duties or functions of the said office or job. Section 2. After presentation of the charges and the where Headquarters is located, after receipt of the notice or gross neglect or abuse in executing such duties or request to the Fori Agent, the Fort Agent shall cause of appeal, the Secretary-Treasurer shall present the notice, functions: jhpse charges to. be read at the said meeting. which shall then become part of the minutes. An Appeals (d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of if the charges are rejected by a majority vote of the Committee shall then be elected. The Secretary-Treasurer ballots, stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or Fort, no further action may be taken thereon, unless is charged with the duty of presenting the before-men­ election files, or election material of any sort; ruled otherwise by a majority vote of the membership of tioned proceedings and all available documents used as Preferring charges with knowledge that such charges the Union within 90 days thereafter. If the charges are evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as are(e)false; accepted, and the accused is present, he shall be auto­ any written statement or argument submitted by the ac­ (f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive, false matically on notice' that he will be tried the following cused. The accused may argue his appeal in person, if he reports communications, with knowledge of the falsity morning. At his request, the trial shall be postppned so desires. The appeal shall be heard at Union Headquar­ thereof,or or altering reports or Communica­ until the morning following the next regular meeting, at ters on the night the Committee is elected. It shall be tions which unauthorizedly fall within the scope of Union business; which time the Trial Committee will then be elected. He the responsibility of the accused to insure that his written (g) Deliberate failure or refusal to join one's ship, or shall also be handed a written copy of the charges made statement or argument arrives at Headquarters in time for misconduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the detri­ against him. such presentation. ment of the Union or its agreements; If the accused is not present, the Fort Agent shall im­ Section 12. The Appeals Committee shall decide the ap­ (h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, or delib­ mediately cause to be sent to him. by registered mail ad­ peal as soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration dressed to his last known mailing address on file with of the evidence and arguments before it. It may grant ad- erate and malicious villification, with regard to the execu­ tion of the duties of any office or job; the Union, a copy of the charges, the names and book and may request the accused or accusers to (i) Paying for, or receiving money for, employment numbers of the accusers, and a notification that he must journmefats present arguments, whenever necessa^ for such fair con­ aboard a vessel; appear with his witnesses, ready for trial the morning sideration. (j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the Trial Section 13. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall the purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to Committee will be elected In the event a majority of the membership of the Union be by majority vote, and shall be in the form of findings the Union, or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving shall vote to accept charges after their rejection by a and recommendations. Dissents will be allowed. Decisions evidence of Union affiliation, with intent to deceive; (k) Wilful failure or refusal to carry out the orders of Fort, the Trial shall take place in the Fort where Head­ and dissents shall be in writing and signed by those partic­ quarters is located. Due notice'thereof shall be given to ipating in such decision or dissent. In making its findings those duly authorized to make such orders during time the accused, who shall be informed of the name of his and recommendations, the Committee shall be governed of strike. Section 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of the accusers, and who shall receive a written statement of by the following: (al No finding of guilt shall be reversed if there is sub­ following offenses, members shall be penalized up to the charges. At the reque.st of the accused, transportation and subsistence shall be provided the accused and his stantial evidence to support such a finding and, in such suspension from the rights and privileges of membership case, the Appeals Committee shall not make its own find­ for two (2) years, or a fine of $50.00, or both: witnesses. (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop­ Section 3. The Trial Committee shall hear all pertinent ings as to the weight of evidence. (b) In no event shall increased punishment be recom­ erty of the value under $50.00; evidence and shall not be bound by the rules of evidence required by courts ot law but may receive all' relevant mended. (b) Assuming any office or job, whether elective or not. (c) A new trial shall be recommended if the Appeals with knowledge of the lack of possession of the qualifica­ testimony. The Trial Committee may grant adjournments, at the request of the accused, to enable him to make a Committee finds—(a) that any member of the Trial Com­ tions required therefor; proper defense. In the event the Trial Committee falls mittee should have been disqualified, or (b) that the ac­ (c) Misconduct during any meeting or other official beneatjr a qi^tprum. it shall adjourn until a .quorum does cused was not adequately informed of the details of the Union proceeding, or bringing the Union into disrepute cbari|e(i|| qi^ense. which resulted in bis npt,having been by conduct not provided for elsewhere (p this. Article: J,; 'U exist. .St J .. �Jannary 8, 1954 (d) Refusal or negligent failure to carry out orders of those duly authorized to make such orders at any'time. Section 4. Upon proof of- the commission of any of the following offenses, members shall be penalized up to a fine of $50.00: (a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-ons or pay-offs; (hi Wilful failure to submit book to Union representa­ tives at pay-off; . (c) Disorderly conduct at pay-off or sign on; (d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in discharging their duties; (e) Disorderly conduct in the Union Hall; (f) Gambling in the Union Hall; ; <g) Negligent failure to join ship. Section 5. Any member who has committed an offense penalized by^o more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to waive his rights under this Constitution and to pay the maximum fine of $50.00 to the.,duly authorized representa­ tive of the Union. Section 6. If offense against the Union and its principles and policies takes place in the meeting, the meeting may go into a Committee of the Whole and try the member at once, and in this case, the findings and recommendation of the Committee of the Whole shall be acted upon as if the report were made by a duly elected Trial Committee. Section 7. This Union, and its members, shall not be deemed to waive any claim, or personal or property rights to which it or its members are entitled, by bringing the member to trial or enforcing a penalty as provided in this Constitution. Section 8. Any member under suspension for an of­ fense under this Article shall continue to pay all dues and assessments and must observe his duties to the Union, members, officials and job holders. ARTICLE XVn PUBLICATIONS This Union may publish such pamphlets, journals, news­ papers, magazines, periodicals, and general literature, in such manner as may be determined, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XVm BONDS Officers and job holders, whether elected or appointed, as well as all other employees of the Union, may be re­ quired to be bonded under such terms and conditions as may be determined, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XIX EXPENDITURES Section 1. Policies or specific instructions with regard to expenditures to be made or expenses to be incurred shall be determined by a majority vote of the membership. In the event no contrary policies or instructions are in existence, the Secretary-Treasurer may authorize, make, and incur such expenditures and expenses as lie within the authority conferred upon him by Article X and Ar­ ticle XI of this Constitution. Section 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly apply to the routine accounting and administrative pro­ cedures of the Union except those primarily concerned with trials, appeals, negotiations, strikes, and elections. Section 3. The provisions of this Article shall super­ sede, to the extent applicable, the provisions of Articles X and XI. ARTICLE XX INCOME Section 1. The income of this Union shall include re­ ceipts from dues, initiation fees, fines, assessments, con­ tributions, loans, interest, dividends, as well as income derived from any other legitimate business operation or other legitimate source. Section 2.' No member shall be required to pay or de­ liver any sum of money to any Union representative with­ out obtaining an official Union receipt, signed and dated. It shall be the duty of the member to demand such re­ ceipt. Section 3. No assessments shall be levied except after a ballot conducted under such general rules as may be decided upon by a majority vote of the membership, pro­ vided that: (a) The ballot must be secret. «b) The assessment must be approved by a 2/3 ma­ jority of the valid ballots cast. Section 4. All payments by members or other affiliates of this Union shall be applied successively to the mone­ tary obligations owed the Union commencing with the oldest in point of time, as measured from the date of accnial of such obligation. The period of arrears shall be calculated accordingly. ARTICLE XXI PERMITS AND OTHER TYPES OF UNION AFFILIATION This Union, by majority vote of the membership, may provide for affiliation with it by individuals in a lesser capacity than membership, or in a capacity other, than membership. By majority vote of the membership, the Union may provide for the rights and obligatioris incident to such capacities or affiliations. These rights and obli­ gations may include, but are not limited to: (a) the applica­ bility or-non-applicability of all or any part of this Con­ stitution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; (c) the right of the Union to peremptory termination of such affiliation and, (d) the fees required for such affiliation. In no event may anyone not a member receive evidence of affiliation (equivalent to that of members, receive priority or rights over members, or be termed a fnember. ARTICLE XXU FORMULATION OF SHIPPING RULES Section I. The formulation of shipping rules shall not be deemed part of any routine administrative task. Ship­ ping rules' governing the details of the assignments of SEAFARERS LOG jobs and governing conduct and procedure connected therewith may be issued and take effect only after ap­ proval by a majority vote of the membership. Shipping rules duly issued shall be deemed to be Union policy. Section 2. A majority vote of the membership may make special exceptions or rules for any company or vessel, for organizational purposes, whether covered by a contract or not. ARTICLE XXin QUORUMS Section 1. Unless elsewhere herein otherwise specif­ ically provided, the quorum for a special meeting of a Port shall be six members. Section 2. The quorum for a regular meeting of a Port •shall be seven members. Section 3. The quorum for the Agents' Conference shall be a majority of those eligible to attend. Section 4. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ in, the quoaym for any committee shall be the majority of those duly elected or appointed thereto. Section 5. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ in, the decisions, reports, recommendations, or other func­ tions of any segment of the Union requiring a quorum to act officially, shall be that of the majority of the quorum, and shall not be official or effective unless the quorum requirements are met. ARTICLE XXIV MEETINGS Section 1. All ports shall hold regular meetings, provided a quorum is present, on every other Wednesday, at 7:00 P.M. If such meeting night falls on a holiday, the meeting shall take place, providing a quorum is present, at 7:00 P.M. the following night. In the event a quorum is not present at 7:00 P.M., the Port Agent of ihe pertinent port shall postijone the opening of the meeting until a quorum is pres­ ent, but in no event later than 7:30 P.M. A majority vote of the membership shall be sufficient to change the date of any future regular meeting. Section 2. A special meeting at a Port may be called only at the direction of the Port Agent. No special meet­ ing may be held, except between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be posted at least two hours in advance, on the Port bulletin board. ARTICLE XXV AGENTS' CONFERENCE Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer shall call an Agents* Conference once a year, and may call, with the approval of a majority vote of the membership, additional Agents' Conferences during the year. The time and place of each such meeting shall be fixed by the Secretary-Treasurer. These conferences may be postponed or cancelled by a majority vote of the membership in case of emergency. A majority vote of the membership £hail determine when such emergency exists. Section 2. The Agents' Conference may discuss and prepare reports and recommendations on any part of the Union's activities, policies and plans. The adoption of any such recommendation by a majority vote of the member­ ship shall make the provisions thereof binding Union policy, until modified or otherwise altered by a majority vote of the membership provided such recommendation is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitu­ tion. ARTICLE XXVI DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING THERETO Section 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the term "incapacity," shall mean any illness or condition preventing the affected person from carrying out his duties for more than 30 days; or absence from the United States; or suspension from office or membership as provided for in this Constitution; or the due replacement of one under an incapacity as indicated. However, nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed to prohibit the execution of the functions of more than one job and/or office, in which event no incapacity shall be deemed to exist with regard to the regular job or of­ fice of the one taking over the duties and functions of the one incapacitated. The period of incapacity shall be the time during which the circumstances exist. Section 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the term "vacancy," and the term "vacancy not caused by an incapacity," shall be deemed to be the same, and shall include- failure to perform the functions of any office or job by reason of death, or resignation, or expul­ sion from the Union with no further right to appeal in ac­ cordance with the provisions of this Constitution. Section 3. When applicable to the Union as h whole, the term, "majority vote of the membership," shall mean the majority of all the valid votes cast by members at an official meeting of those Ports holding a meeting. This definition shall prevail notwithstanding that one or more Ports cannot hold meetings because of no quorum. For that purpose of this section, the term "regularly scheduled meeting night at which the pertinent vote may take place" shall refer to a meeting or mretings during the time period within which a vote must be taken in accordance with: (a) The Constitution (b> Union policy, and (ci Custom and usage of the Union in the indicated priority. Section 4. When applicable solely to Port action and not concerned with, or related to. Union action as a whole, and not forming part of a Union-wide vote, the term, "majority vote of the membership," shall refer to the majority of the valid votes cast by the members at any meeting of the Port, regular or special. Section 5. The term, "membership action" rhall mean the same as the term "majority vote of the membership." Seotioh 8. Where the title of any office or job, or the Page S—Seven holder thereof, is set forth in. this Constitution, all refer­ ences thereto and the provisiohs concerned therewith shall be deemed to be equally applicable to whomever is duly acting in such office or job. Section 7. The term "Election Year" shall be deemed to mean that calendar year prior to the calendar year in which elected officials and other elected job-holders are required to assume office. The first election year shall be deemed to be 1954. ^ Section 8. The terms, "this Consfttution," and "this amended Constitution," shall be deemed to have the same meaning and shall refer to the Constitution which takes the place of the one adopted by the Union in 1939. as amended up through August 1951. Section 9. The term, "member in good standing," shall mean a member not in arrears or under suspension or sentence of expulsion. Unless otherwise expressly indi­ cated, the term, "member," shall mean a member in good standing. Section 10. The term, "membership book," shall mean any official certificate issued as evidence of Union mem­ bership. Section 11. Whenever the day on which a Union meeting or action is to take place falls on a holiday, the meeting or action shall be put off until the next business day, at the same hour. ARTICLE XXVII AMENDMENTS This Constitution shall be amended in the following manner: Section 1. Any member may submit, at any regular meeting of any Port, proposed amendments to this Con­ stitution in resolution form. If a majority vote of the membership of the Port approves it, the proposed amend­ ment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further action. Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by' a majority vote of the membership, it shall be referred to a Constitutional Committee in the Port where Head-! quarters is located. This Committee shall be composed of six members, two from each Department, and shall be elected in accordance with such rules as are established by a majority vote of that Port. The Committee will act on all proposed amendments referred to it. The Commit­ tee may receive whatever advice and assistance, legal or otherwise, it deems necessary. It shall prepare a report on the amendment together with any proposed changes . or substitutions or recommendations, and the reasons for such recommendations. The latter shall then be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. If a majority vote of the membership approves the amendment as recommended, it shall then be voted upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the Union by secret ballot in accordance with the procedure outlined in Article XIII, Section 3-B through Section 5. The amend­ ment shall either be printed on the ballot, or if too . lengthy, shall be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the amendment shall be posted on the bulletin boards of all Ports and made available at the voting site in all Ports. Section 3. If approved by a % majority of the valid ballots cast, the amendment shall become effective im­ mediately upon notification by the Headquarters Tallying Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer that the amendment has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the amendment. The Secretary-Treasurer shall immediately notify all Ports of the results of the vote on the amend­ ment. ARTICLE XXVIII TRANSITION CLAUSE Section 1. It is the purpose and intent of this Article to provide for an orderly transition from Union operations and activities as governed by the Constitution in effect prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, to operations and activities conducted in accordance with this amended Constitution. Accordingly, the following sections are to be given the interpretation required to effectuate the foregoing purpose and intent. Section 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and other similar procedures and processes of this Union, in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder and shall continue in effect, unless or until changed, in ' accordance with the provisions hereof. Sectioif 3. All methods and means of collecting and disbursing Union funds, all segregations of Union funds, the sequence of regular meeting nights, rules of order generally followed, bonding procedures, shipping rules, permit systems, reinstatement procedures, and any other practices or procedure, in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect unless or until changed in accordance with the provisions hereof. Section 4. All Union policies, customs, and usage, in­ cluding those with regard to admission into membership, in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed to be' permitted hereunder and shall continue in effect unless or until changed in accordance with the provisions hereof. Section 5. The Secretary-Treasurer, the Assistant Secre­ tary-Treasurer, all Port Agents and Patrolmen, and all others elected as a result of the balloting held by this Union during November and December of 1952, shall be deemed to have been duly elected in conformity with the provisions of this Constitution. From the date of adoption of this Constitution, they shall execute the powers and functions, and assume the responsibilities, of the said offices and jobs, as set forth in this Constitution. They shall hold office, pursuant hereto, until the expiration date of the terms of office set forth herein. The terms of Article .XHI, only insofar as they apply to election of Officials, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, shaJ take effect the first election year. • --A -hi l'!j •n I < T/ii I;| 1^1 �• »w : 41; •.-'.S-'-T'^i i' ( i ' .;v- • . .,•• ; -:. T,.- ^ SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC VOL. XVI No. 1 AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • CONSTITUTION SUMMARY of w • -M ARTICLE.XlV-Ofher Elections: ARTICLE I—Name and General Powers: ^.t/s'the election ^of meeting chairmen, delegates and members of the following committees: Auditing, Quarterly Financial, Trial, Appeals, Negotiating and Strike—Defines qualifications for these positions. name of the union and defines its general powers. A r\'ri^-i r 11 A fM« A* Provides for affiliation of the AtARTICLc 11—AllllianOn; lantic and Gulf District with the Seafarers International Union of North America, the American Federation of Labor and other bodies as may be determined by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE Xy-Trlals and Appeals: SlhVo/"™' member to a fair trial by an impartial committee of his Union brothers. Lists in detail the procedure for bringing charges and for pre­ senting charges to the membership—Provides for election of fivemember trial committee and defines Committee's procedure and duties—Requires'that accused must be confronted by the accuserGives accused right to'representation by a brother member before the trial committee—Requires presentation of the Committee's find­ ings to the membership foF acceptance, rejection or modification by a majority vote of the members—^Provides procedure for appeals. A nTi/-i r III AA -L:^ Sets forth that new members ARTICLE Jll AACmbCrShlp: may be admitted under rules set by a majority vote of the membership—Defines certain eligibility requirements that must be met by candidates for new membership —Provides relief for members who may be unable to pay dues because of incapacity beyond their control—States the Union's oath of obligation—Outlines rules for suspension and dismissal for non­ payment of dues and assessments—Rights of membership to expel those who might support dual and hostile groups. ARTICLE XVI-Offenses and Penalties: ARTICLE IV-Reinstatement: SgrtofeSeftoCn! fenses for which a member may be brought to trial—Places limita­ tions on penalties that may be imposed upon members found guilty of such offenses—Gives a member the right to waive trial and accept an automatic penalty for infractions not involving suspension or dismissal from the Union—Provides for trial by meeting acting as committee as a whole for offenses committed during course of meeting. Statement of dismissed members. ARTICLE V—Dues and Initiation Fee: existing dues schedule. Initiation fee and method of payment—Provides dues may not be changed except by constitutional amendment—Permits the membership, by majority vote, to waive dues and initiation fees for organizational purposes only. ARTICLE XVII-Publications: lication of a newspaper and other literature. ARTICLE VI—Retirement from Membership: Defines the procedure by which a Seafarer may retire his book and outlines the method of reinstatement. A OTITIC V\/ili Provides for bonding of officers AKIILLC AVIII DOnOS: and employes ol-the Union under such conditions as may be determined by the membership. ARTICLE VII—System of Organization: ihe'depan- ARTICLE XIX—Expenditures: ship shall determine poli­ cies or specific instructions with regard to expenditures. rnents of the Union and provides for administrative authorit5^ Defines the Union's sources of in­ come—Sets forth the duty of mem­ bers to require Union representatives to give them a receipt for any ' payment of money to the Union—Provides that no assessment may be levied unless approved by a two-thirds majority of the valid ballots cast by the members in a secret election—Gives member­ ship power to set up general rules for assessment balloting—Pro­ vides for the Union to derive income from dividends, interest and legitimate business operations. ARTICLE Vlll-officers: ARTICLE XX—Income: tive ^cers: the Secretary-Treas­ urer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers and Port Agents and Patrol­ men. ARTICLE IX-Other Elective Jobs:r„7cha?rmen'^ gates and members of certain committees must be elected by the membership. f. [§•• \m- it. w ARTICLE X-Duties of Elective Officers: duS^'Sr ADTir'l C VYI D^rmife Retains the existing requirement AKI I^LC AAI rermilS: that rules for issuance of permits must be determined by the members. . the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, Port Agents, Patrolmen, Meeting Chairmen, Delegates and members of the Auditing, Trial, Quarterly Financial, Appeals and Negotiating and Strike Committees—Provides procedure for filling vacancies in office—Requires all Port Agents to file we^ly financial reportsEstablishes membership control over actions and reports of officials and committees. ARTICLE XXII—Formulation of Shipping Rules:^ Guarantees^ as did the previous Constitution, that shipping rules may not be revised unless approved by membership. A DTin n VVill Provides that the quorum for AKI IL.Lt AAIII L^UOrumS: a special meeting of any port shall be six members and the quorum fot a regular Port meeting shall be seven members. ARTICLE XI—Wages and Terms of Office: Provides that the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treas­ urers, Port Agents and Patrolmen shall serve for two-year terms and that their wages shall be set by a majority vote of the mem­ bership—Provides for hiring and dismissal of other employes and personnel, subject to a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XXIV-Meetings: regular meetings at 7 PM on every other Wednesday—Exceptions are noted for holidays and failure to obtain a quorum. ARTICLE XII—Qualifications for Elective Office: ARTICLE XXV-Agenf's Conference: Sets forth that any member has the right to nominate himself for any office—Lists eligibility requirements for the various offices. K*;,- I W'~ I:; ItT' i fr ' '-' Ut .^t' • f: . !i;' ••" •iP"-' K'lL^r X" A DTir*l C Yin Describes procedure for nominaMK I IV«LC Alii CiecriOnS: tlon to office—Provides for elec­ tion of a six-member Credentials Committee to inspect the candi­ dates' eligibility according to rules of Constitution—Establishes safeguards for the right of a member to nominate himself to office —Retains the Union's existing balloting procedure—Describes bal­ loting procedures in detail—Provides for election of five-member Polls Committees and six-member Tallying Committees to conduct elections and tabulate.results-rSets forth the manner for installation of officers. ence of Port Agents to be called by the Secretary-Treasurer. ARTICLE XXVI-Definitions: of the Constitution. •:{ ARTICLE XXVII-Amendmenfs: stitution by the membership. ARTICLE XXVIII-Transition Clause:f„',S,|'ai.1,?&JS practices and procedures to regulation by proposed Constitution. •li- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource January 8, 1954 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVI, No. 1 Description An account of the resource Headlines: KOREA ORPHANS TREATED SIU-STYLE ABOARD SHIP AFL-ILA ASKS LABOR BD. TO VOID NY DOCK ELECTION INDICT 5 SHIP CO'S ON CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY AUTO BATTERY DEAL HALTED BY US COURT FATE OF USPHS HOSPITALS, OTHER MARITIME PROBLEMS FACING CONGRESS ACTION ATLANTIC TANKERS COLLIDE; TWO SIU MEN AMONG DEAD SUP MEMBERSHIP THANKS SIU FOR AIDING IN ALEUTIAN BEEF MARITIME UNIONS TO MEET JAN. 18 HOT CONGRESS FIGHT SEEN ON LABOR LAW CHANGES ROBIN MOOR VICTIMS SEEK US AID FIVE OF MARINER SHIPS HEADED FOR BONEYARD SEATRAIN PASSES 25TH YEAR PORTS DISPENSE HOLIDAY CHEER SEAMEN'S LAUNDRY SERVICE SET UP BY INDIAN UNION AWAIT WAYWARD BUS AT SIU HEADQUARTERS ISSUE REPORT ON WETBACKS ALBION TARGET OF EGYPTIAN SHELLS THE COMING CONGRESS THE ALBION INCIDENT CONSTITUTION REPRINT SEATRAIN'S BIRTHDAY AFL-ILA COMES INTO PLAY HOLIDAY CHEER FOR NEW ORLEANS SEAFARERS AT SIU XMAS PARTY STONY CREEK CREW BURIAL SERVICE HELD DESPITE OFFICERS' TACTICS SEAFARER SHIPMATES LEAP TO THE RESCUE OF PAIR OF DROWNING MEN MODERN-DAY PIRATES WORK IN TRINIDAD, SAYS CREW D-2 ALIENS GET $$ BACK WELFARE SERVICES ROUNDS OUT BUSY YEAR OF AID TO MEMBERS FRENCH CREEK CREW SHOULD SEE LAWYER SIU CONSTITUTION Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1/08/1954 1954 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d1a7e4d8c853279f3ad83578e8ba7095.PDF d6952fc394ed729f3b717db2e1002dce PDF Text Text XV No. U li'- SEAFARERS LOG i -i i • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THl SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION * ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT * AFL * K. I ; .-At'. • GOV'T YIELDS ON SHORE LEAVE BANS • I ? -Story On Page 3 .•V:> Story On Page 2 - ? ' 'H 1 celebrities iProud papa Robert Long has; a full house as he counts off the new additions to his family on his fingers. Seafarer's chiWren arrived last'week at the Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, causing a sensation among tbe hospital staff. Little left to right, Doretta Colleen, Doreen Colette and David Merlin Long. (Story on Page 5.) �SEAFARERS Paf«Tim LOG SlU, Owners Agree On More Pact Gains Clearing the way for a final wrap-up on monetary Issues, Union and company negotiators nave made considerable progress on a variety of fringe issues in the standard Union contract. Included among-^ changes already agreed on or are entitled to $8 a day worth of virtually assured are the use upkeep or the cash equivalent of of American Express travelers' same. And where the crew has to checks for draws where American be repatriated by air, the com­ currency Is not available, contin­ panies will have to use regularly uation of family allotments when scheduled air flights. Where such a man leaves the ship (as reported flights are not available, the in the last issue of the LOG), addi­ equivalent type of plane is to be tional overtime for carpenters and chartered or crewmembers are to oilers, improvements in transpor­ receive the difference in cash. tation rules and other provisions. Through this clause the Union will Company negotiators have agreed do away with the "bucket of bolts" that the issuance of travelers' type of chartered plane that crew­ checks will solve the knotty prob­ members are sometimes subjected lem of draws in foreign ports to. Longshoremen line up to show their credentials before voting In Manhattan at $80 Hudson Street. where no American currency is Other Improvements There was a heavy turnout of voiera all day long. available. These checks can be con­ Other improvements already set­ verted freely by crewmembers tled on are the replacement of aU themselves into local currency. old mattreses with innersprings Use of the travelers' checks will when mattress replacements are do away with the need to carry made; agreement to pay oilers one large amotmts of currency on hour penalty for each watch when board or to secure hard-to-get they are required to take the tem­ American currency from local com­ perature of cargo reefer boxes, pay­ pany agents. ment of overtime to carpenters when preparing for painting, an gS.OO Gear Allowance The shipowners have already agreement to keep garbage away Although it was sandbagged by a "quickie" election decision issued by the National Labor agreed in principle on a $500 al­ from crew quarters and to provide Relations Board at the request of the shipowners, the 12-week old AFL International Long­ lowance for loss of gear and per­ proper dumping facilities for han­ shoremen's Association made a tremendously strong showing in the New York port election, sonal possessions due to marine dling same, extra compensation to casualty but are attempting to limit be worked out tor carpenters, taWng over 7,500 votes or 45.5^ its scope to certain areas. The bosuns, electricians and stewards percent of the total counted. was seen as sealing the eventual pected when the NLRB issued its Union's position is that it makes oh mariner type ships, and elimina­ As a result, the outcome of the doom of the old ILA, no matter ruling caUing for the election be­ no difference where a wreck takes tion of the present 30-day deadline dock election to determine a bar­ which way the voting went. It was fore Christmas so that the ship­ place as far as loss of gear is con­ on claiming wages due for travel gaining agent for longshoremen a blow to the shipowners' hopes owners would not have to face the cerned and is holding out for the and subsistence while on trans­ is in doubt, depending on what is for a quick and easy solution that prospect of a strike on Christmas $500 figure. The present allowance portation back to the port of en­ done with 4,400 challenged ballots. would have put them back in busi­ Eve. While the new AFL-ILA; gagement. ness with their old partners, the aided by Seafarers and others, had is $300. Under discussion are Union de­ Actual vote figures issued thus racketeers in the ILA. made tremendous progress In the Also on the subject of marine far showed 7.568 for the AFL-ILA, casualties, the companies have mands for a ban on inside work by 9,060 for the old ILA, 4,405 chal­ If the ILA maintains its present three months since it was char­ agreed that men awaiting repatria­ foreign labor, a limit on work done lenges and 116 void votes. It will narrow margin, AFL-ILA attor­ tered, all observers agreed that it tion as the result of a shipwreck over the side in very hot or very be some time next week before neys are considering a legal chal­ simplb' hadn't had the time to cold weather, a standard stores to the election on the make the necessary inroads against list, overtime for stewards In all the challenges are cleared up and lenge groimds of obvious intimidation of 40 years of mob rule on the docks. a decision announced. US ports after S PM and before Not only did the shipowners win' The AFL's unexpectedly strong the men, by the old ILA, including their plea for a quick election, but 8 AM, and half hour call-in time electioneering right at the polls. plus a guarantee of two hours when showing in the face of predictions the board also ruled in their favor of a three to one defeat or Worse A certain AFL defeat was ex- by setting up a voting unit con­ off watch. Regular membership meet­ sisting of all crafts in the port. ings in SIU headquarters and The AFL-ILA had originally peti­ at all branches are held every tioned only for general longshore workers In the New York harbor second Wednesday night at area. 7 PM. The schedule for the Considerable Indignation was ex­ Seafarer-fathers who have received the maternity benefit passed the 1,000 mark last pressed next few meetings is as follows: many quarters at the week when Seafarer Dominick Chirichella became eligible for the $200 maternity benefit NLRB's in December 30, January 13, decision in favor of the plus $25 bond from the Union. Chirichelle became the 1,000th man on the Hst since the shipowners and the old ILA. As January 27. benefits were first issued as of- • the "New York Times" put it edi­ All Seafarers registered on torially, "In our opinion the NaAprU 1, 1952. the shipping list are required tipnal Labor Relations Board has That means that in the 21 made a fatal error and a shocking to attend the meetings. months since the benefits began an decision ... The present atmos­ average of approximately 48 Sea­ ' phere of intimidation and coercion farers per month have received on the waterfront precludes hold­ the record-breaking $200 mater­ ing an unhampered election- by nity benefit. D*c. 25, 1953 Vol. XV. No. 2A that time.. .the board should have Chirichella, who was at his East been the first to recognize (that) As I See' It Page 4 New York home when the benefit the election should have been de­ Committees At Work Page 6 was delivered, was pleased to ferred... Crossword Puzzle Page 12 learn that his first-born son, Jo­ "We urge... the board... to re­ Editorial Page 13 seph, had the distinction of being consider Its decision before it is Foc'sle Fotographer ..Page 19 the 1,000th SIU maternity baby. too late, because if the decision is Galley Gleanings Page 20 "It's a privilege to be the 1,000th allowed to stand, the board will Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 Seafarer on the maternity benefit have flayed, unwittingly, but none In The Wake Page 12 list," he said. "It was quite a (Continued on Page 17) Labor • Round-Up Page 13 pleasant surprise. Letters Pages 21, 22 Covers Expenses Maritime Page 16 Meet The Seafarei' Page 12 "We haven't figured out exactly On The Job Page 16 what we will do with the money, Personals Page 25 but we intend to use it for ex­ Quiz Page 19 penses'a-'-ound the house, for baby Seafarers In Action Page 16 clothes and other things that we SIU members ashore fob the holi­ Ships' Minutes Pages 24, 25 need." days and their families have been^ SIU History Cartoon Page 9 Chirichella, who is currently invited to a festive Christmas din­ Sports Line Page 20 working ashore temporarily until ner which Is being served today in Dominick OMebtUa. left, points to letter from the SIU con­ the baby gets a little older, has Ten Years Ago .Page 12 the headquarters cafeteria and in gratulating him and his wife, Jean, holding son Joseph, on h«ing Top Of The News Page 7 been sailing as a Seafarer since the outports. the prond parents of the one thousandth baby to receive benefits Union Talk Page 9 1947. Like many another Seafarer The dinner iollows an SIU prac­ under the SIU Welfare Plan. Welfare Representative Toby Flynn, Wash. News Letter.......Page 6 before him Chirichella got his tice of several years' standing of right, tells the CUrlchellas of bond and maternity benefit but Welfare Benefits Pages 26, 27 membership by serving as a ship­ serving holiday meals on Christmas Joe doem't seem Interested. Welfare Report Page 8 board organizer. He broke in and Thanksgiving Day to Seafarerg Your Constitution Page 5 aboard ships of the Kearney in the house. Then he intends to who are in the ports. been active in all major Union Your Dollar's Worth Page '7 Steamship Company. Previous to In accordance with this custom' that he had sailed on Army trans­ beefs, down to the most recent one go back to sea again. rubltfli^ bIwMkly at th* haadquartan When the SIU maternity benefit turkey dinners were served Sea­ *f tha Saafarari Intarnatlonal Union. At­ ports, following a three-year hitch on the Val Chem. Right now he is was first instituted in April, 1952, farers in SIU ports this past lantic A Culf Dlitrict AFL, «75 Fourth in the marine corps. working as a concrete laborer un­ Avanua, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tal. .STarllng Since then .the 28-year-old Sea­ til the baby is a few months old, there was some criticism on. the Thanksgiving; They were heartily Entarad aa aacond claaa mattar at tha Post Offlea In Brooklyn, NY., farer, a native of Brooklyn, has and matters are straightened out enjoyed by the men on the beachri (Continued on Page 17) Dock Winner In Doubt As AFL Gets Big Vote Meeting 'Sight Every 2 Weeks 1,000th SIU Maternity Baby Born SEAFARERS LOG Union Serving X-mas Dinners under tha Act af Avsuaf 24, 1fl2> �;-^l SEAFARERS Dmember 25, 19SS Pa*e Thre* LOG SIU Wins Accord On Revision Of Shore Leave Bans WASHINGTON — Faced with a legal challenge, plus the possibility of a good-sized bill to MSTS for overtime for restriction to ship, high military au­ thorities have agreed to the SIU's demand for revision of shore leave regulations in Korea and elsewhere. At a^ Pentagon meeting held under ment officials also could be seen Labrador and Newfoundland, the military argued that the seamen the auspices of Assistant Sec­ about with spending money. would buy up all the PX supplies retary of Defense John Fan­ Weak Legal Grounds if ning, and attended by a joint The military spokesmen con­ left ashore. The Union quickly by telling the military Union - shipowner delegation ceded that they had no right to re­ countered to declare the PX off limits to mer­ as well as military representatives," strict foreign seamen to their chant seamen if that were the case Whil« an NLRB clerk opens the ballots, at right, SIU, AMEU and the Government spokesmen con­ ships, whereupon the Union rep­ but to let the men ashore to find company obsenrers eagerly await the outcome of the vote in the ceded the need for changing the resentatives questioned their legal their own recreation. representation election in the Atlantic fleet. Seated at tahle are, present unjust regulations. right to restrict American citizens As the SIU spokesmen put it, left to right, E. B. McAuley, SIU observer; a company official, As a result, the meeting broke on US ships. No satisfactory an­ and Stanley Alcott, AMEU chairman. Seymour Miller, SIU at< up on amicable terms with a swer could be given by the Gov­ "Our men don't want to stay torney, rear left, and Frank Bose, SIU organizer, look on from rea'r. cordial atmosphere prevailing ernment men, who evidently felt around your Army base. Just let throughout the sesBion. Chances they were standing on weak legal them ashore and make some kind of transportation available. They are bright that the Department of ground. will find their own amusement Defense will follow through on its Shipowner negotiators who at­ without coming near your PX's promi^ to change matters. Pend­ tended the meeting pointed out to ing the changes, however, the Un­ the military that unless they and your barracks." The Union also pointed out that ion i)lans to go right ahead with agreed to ease off these restrictions its study of the legal aspects of the Union intended to write a at Thule, Greenland, Seafarers are the shore leave restrictions. It also clause into the contract demanding permitted to go ashore without any hindrance. Military authorities intends to negotiate with the ship­ With A full vote of confidence from the membership, SIU owners for payment of the over­ overtime pay for each day that the could not explain why the men crew is restricted to the vessel. tanker organizers in Atlantic Refining have gone back on time for restriction to ship until Since could land at one base and not at these vessels are on another. They could only fall back th;e job following the results of the National Labor Relations such time as the Seafarers are al­ charteralltoofMSTS when going to on the excuse that it was on the or­ lowed to go ashore. Board election in the 23-ship • Army bases, it meant that the Gov­ ders of local authorities. Local Policy. tanker fleet. The company and that the Union was prepared ernment would be faced with a The final outcome was that a to stick to the Atlantic drive until and its puppet union, the Oddly enough, none of the mili­ whopping bill for the luxury of ty­ three-man meeting has been Atlantic Maritime Employees victory was won. As Terpe put it, tary brass present could offer evi­ ing seamen to their ships. Union, won the first round when ' We've lost the first round, but dence as to who was responsible As far as other military bases scheduled among officials reprethe tankermen voted 505 for the there are more coming up." (Continued on page 17> are concerned, such .as those in for the restriction orders which company, rig to 376 for represen­ Membership meetings in all have spread from Korea to other tation by the SIU, Three men ports the following evening were installations such as those in Lab­ voted for no union, and one ballot unanimous in endorsing the or­ rador and Newfoundland. The was void. ganizing department's determina­ impression left was that these or­ The election results snapped an tion to go back in and renew the' ders had been issued solely by unbroken string of SIU organizing fight. While disappointed with the loc^ commanders and did not re­ victories dating back to 1945 when outcome, the membership ex­ flect official Government policy in the post-war organizing program pressed its determination to keep the slightest. Representatives of all non-Connnunist maritime unionsr When challenged by the Union was established. It was this pro­ plugging away at the Atlantic fleet and company representatives to will meet in "Washington, DC, next month, to consider a gram that was responsible for the until an SIU victory is won. offer a convincing reason for the variety of problems facing the maritime industry. SIU spokes­ growth of the SIU from the 12 Philadelphia Meeting shore leave bans, military authori­ men will be present at the"*" original steamship companies un­ The Philadelphia port meeting, ties present fell back on the ex­ der contract before World War II. meeting along with " delega­ Secretary-treasurer Harry Lundewhere the company maintains its cuse that it was "bad for the As soon .as the results were tions from the National Mari­ berg. Lundeberg, who is also presi­ known, the tanker organizing com­ shoreside installations was partic­ morale" of the soldiers when sea­ time Union (CI9), the Sailors dent of the SIU of North America, mittee sent messages to all the ularly enthusiastic for renewal of men came ashore with spending Union of the Pacific, Marine Fire­ suggested that the conference Union representatives men, Oilers and Watertenders, could touch on a variety of prob­ ships pledging to stick by the 376 the organizing campaign and ap­ money. men who had voted for the Union plauded the announcement that the quickly pointed out that a variety Marine Cooks and Stewards-AFL lems including the campaign in and held Union membership. SIU Union would renew the drive. of other civilians with spending and other maritime groups includ­ some Government quarters to close Director of Organization Keith Many members in other ports money, including foreign seamen, ing AFL and CIO officers' unions. the US Public Health Service hos­ Terpe pointed out that it had taken pointed out that the Cities Service newspaper correspondents, of­ pitals, investments by American The conference was an out­ shipowners in foreign flag vessels, five years to successfully complete drive took five years to complete, ficials of various kinds and local Korean businessmen and Govern­ growth of a proposal made by SUP the growth of Panamanian and (Continued on page 17) the organizing of Cities Service, Liberian-flag registry, attacks on the 50-50 law by foreign shipping interests, and the general outlook for the merchant marine. 'Timely Suggestion* At the time Lundeberg issued his original invitation in October it was described by SIU SecretaryTreasurer Paul Hall as "a timely suggestion in the best interests of all seamen." The SIU A&G strong­ Thieves, who apparently knew ly endorsed the proposal as pav­ what they were looking for, broke ing the way for concerted action into the Galveston hall last week on problems common to ail mari­ and made off with about 70 official time unions. SIU receipts. One patrolman's car One outgrowth of the conference was also missing. is expected to be a set of legisla­ In addition, the thieves'made off tive recommendations represent­ v/ith a rubber stamp used for ing the unions' ideas of what stamping the receipts, and several should be done to deal with the pieces of mail, some Of which may problems of the industry. Closer have had checks or money orders action on waterfront beefs, such as in them. the recent Aleutian beef on the A list of the receipt numbers has West Coast, will also be discussed been sent to all ports in the hope at the Washington gathering. they will aid< in tracing down the The meeting will be notable as men responsible for the robbery. the first time that AFL and CIO This is the second time that the maritime unions have gotten to­ Galveston hall has been broken gether in the post-war period to into. Last year, the baggage room deal with problems of mutual in­ was the target'of marauders, who terest. It is hoped that this first Seafarers aboard the Strathbay smile happily as they arrive in Karachi, Pakistan, with a load of made quite a mess of matters one meeting will pave the way for wheat which marks the passing of the halfway mark in the 700,000-ton US emergency wheat gift to night, before they made off with a closer cooperation of all non-Com­ Pakistan. Left to right they are J. C. Lewallen, R. L. Grant, J. D. Bodiford, R. E. Hogan, Robert few pieces of luggage and other munist maritime unions. Beale and J. Vandenberg. personal effects. - Supervisory Ballot Tips Arco Vote; Renew Drive Non-Red Sea Unions To Meet In Capital Thieves Nab Receipts In Galveston Bringing Wheat To Hungry Pakistan 'I �.>r Ric« Four SEAPARtinS tOG Freighter's Cargo Bums At Brooklyn "Pier As I See It • • • pi Smoke rises from cargo of burning wax and newsprint in a hold of the freighter Solviken, tied up at a Brooklyn pier. Firemen had to work in relays because of smoke and fumes from the burning cargo in order to put out the blaze. The Are broke out as the ship wais being loaded for a South American run. No one was hurt. New Scholarship Exams Jan. 9 Another set of college entrance examinations for SIU scholarship applicants is coming up on January 9. January 2 is the deadline for registration for the new examinations, al­ though late registration v/ill be acceptable upon payment of a fee. After the January examina-"" tion, the next college entrance mer, they are not given in as large candidates qualifying for the col­ board tests will be given on a number of cities and towns as lege entrance board examinations March 13. Candidates for the these winter examinations. Conse­ March tests have a February 20 quently, those considering scholar­ ship applications are advised to qualifying date to meet. get their qualifications in as soon Take Tests Now as possible so that they can take Although more college entrance either the January or the March exams are given after that at vari­ examination. ous times in the spring or sum­ Up until now, the number of m ft As a result of the Union's policy of encouraging rank and Ale Sea­ farers to step forward week after week and run for meeting office a great many Union members have gotten up on parliamentary proce­ dure and the art of conducting a Union meeting. This experience will prove invaluable in the future in the operation of the Union's af­ fairs. At thee membership meetings, the chairmen can learn quitee a bit about how thee Union's ap­ paratus functions as well as getting experience in the conduct of the Union's affairs. Recent Selections A run down through several ports shows that many of them were newcomers to meeting posts. Of course all of them have prob­ ably had considerable experience serving as officers of shipboard meetings which prepared them for service at the Union's regular shoreside meetings in the ports. Others have served as shoreside meeting officers once or twice be­ fore. Among meeting officers recently was Malcolm Launey, who was chairman of the Lake Charles port meeting. Launey comes from the now famed town of Mamou, Louisi­ ana, which has been celebrated in the popular song "Big Launey Mamou." He's a native of the Bayou State, and will be 42 years old in Januaryt - " Launey became an SIU member on September 5, 1952, when he took his oath of obligation in New York. He sails in the engine de­ partment. 4. t 4. Also elected at the Lake Charles meeting was Seafarer Joseph Phil­ lips, who comes from Camden, New Jersey. Phillips also sails in the engine department and is an oldtimer in the Union, joiningln New York way back on November 18, 1938. He's 61 years old and married. i ^ Wilmington, California is a long way from The Bronx, but that's where Wallace Lonergan was elected to serve as chairman of the Union meeting. Lonergan has been with the SIU for six years, getting his membership on Decem­ ber 6, 1947. He's^a native New' Yorker all the way, having been born here on June 4,1910, 43 years ago. He too sails in the engine department when not taking time out to visit his East Coast home. Working along­ side him was Seafarer Herman Pederson, a Nebraska native who now calls Oakland, Califor­ nia, his home. Pederson has been an SIU member for nine Pederson .years, getting his book on December 9, 1944. He's 27 years of age. Pederson, like many others, has gone West to settle. has been small. Consequently there is plenty of opportunity for addi­ tional candidates to take a crack at the four-year $6,000 college scholarship program. Three Years' Sea Time Under the terms of the SIU Scholarship Plan, all candidates must have three years' sea time on their own discharges, or on their father's discharges. Candidates must be in the upper third of their high school graduating class and submit three letters of reference plus a transcript of their school record. Those candidates who are still attending high school can apply for the scholarship under the terms of the Plan. Further details about the procedure can be obtained by writing the Seafarers Welfare Plan at 11 Broadway, New York City. US Enforcing 25% Limit On Aiien Seamen With trained merchant seamen once again available in sufficient numbers, the Coast Guard has written off the waiver of alien quotas on non-subsidized merchant ships. As a result, from now on, the Coast Guard will strictly enforce the rule that no more than 25 per­ cent of the unlicensed crew of a merchant ship can be alien sea­ men. Restrictions Still Hold YOUR UNION WILL SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO WASHINGton next month for a meeting with otlier unions in our industry which could prove to be a very slgnlAcant one for Seafarers and all other seamen. At that meeting, representatives of all SIU of North America affiliates will sit down at the table with delegates of other marine unions including the CIO to talk over several matters that affect the maritime industry as a whole. Of course your Union doesn't know if this conference will come up with the answers to the problems facing the maritime industry, but we of the SIU have some of our own ideas on the subject which we will present to the group for them to kick around. And certainly on some issues, such as the Public Health Service hospitals and the 50-50 law there's no question that everybody present at the conference will be of one mind. • Anyway you look at it though, this conference is something new for our industry. Quite a feW' years back the waterfront section of the Communist Party tried to get all the maritime unions together under its banner, as a key part of their plan to capture the US waterfront. That was the soKralled Committee on Maritime Unity, which came apart when they were taken on by the SUP and the SIU ih several beefs on the West Coast and here in New York. Now it is the non-Communist unions that are getting together, at the invitation of the president of the SJU of North America, to map out a common program with which to meet the problems that face the maritime unions and the industry. There are quite a few matters in which these unions could pull to­ gether to their common advantage. Many of the unions, including the SIU have been working on the same issues separately but with a com­ mon goal in mind. It would be helpful to combine their strength. On other issues there are differences of opinion which a conference like this coming one can do much to resolve. Whatever the outcome of this conference—and we are hopeful that it will come up with some positive steps—Seafarers can rest assured that the SIU will continue all of its own efforts to protect the interests of the membership on the Washington scene and elsewhere. ANOTHER ATTEMPT BY A GROUP OF SHIPOWNERS TO CRACK a union has gone by the boards down in Miami, where tj^e P&O line has given up its campaign against the officers' unions . and signed a contract with them. As a result the ship is now back in its regular service. In the course of the strike the P&O company went so far as to try to hire scabs through newspaper ad­ vertisements to man their licensed positions. But despite their advertising only three men showed up to take these jobs and two of these have since signed up with the unions involved. Naturally, the ship could not sail with a three man gang, and in any case, SIU members of the unlicensed crew refused to cross the picketlines placed around the ship by the licensed officers* unions. Consequently the company had to pull in its horns and forget about breaking the unions. Now that the officers have obtained their contract, P&O is negotiating with us for a new agreement for the unlicensed men. It appears that as a result of their experience, the company will be more reasonable in the future. In any case, the P&O strike serves as a useful reminder of the fact that the shipowner never has given up and never will give up the idea of getting by without a union. That's why incidents like this P&O strike serve a useful purpose in reminding your Union that it must always keep its guard up and stay in shape for whatever emergency situations that might arise. 4 4" 4 THE LAST ISSUE OF THE SEAFARERS LOG CARRIED AN article about the Mariner ships in which it was found that the ship­ owners are not too ahxious to take on this kind of vessel for commer­ cial service. They have stated several objections to their use with the result that the Governmei^'may have to place these new ships in the boneyard in the long nm. Now the word from Waishington is that the Maritime Administrator, Mr. Louis Rothschild, says that from now on the Government is not going to build ships on. a mass production basis, but that it will con­ sider the needs of the individual shipowner before going, ahead with any kind of building program for any shipping... As far as your Union is concerned, we have al­ ways gone along with the idea that the industry needs new and better ships from time to time. We've , also maintained foir. .some .tlme.dhat it is ..up to; the , shipowners to get together with each other and work out a. program to meet their needs which they can then present to the Government. That way the Gov­ ernment will know what is wanted and what is use­ ful to keep our merchant marine in strong condition. /It's urgent that we get some action on this program early because it would be a good idea to have things ready for the next.Copgress when it resumes its bpsiness shortly. Existing restrictions calling for the use of American citizens as ships officers, and for American citizens on subsidized vessels, will continue. Up until now, the Coast Guard would waive the 25 percent limit for certain key ratings be­ cause of the difficulty of getting trained seamen during the height of the Korean shipping boom. With AT TRIiS TIME WE WibULD LIKE TO WISH THE MEMBERSHIP the boom tapering off, there are to sufficient trained men available to a plicasant holiday season: and a happy New Ye^.; We Jpok^^i^^^ put the 25 percent limit in effect more progress on behalf of the Seafarers in the next 12 month period, just As we have made'quite a te\v gains ih tfie past. " " again. . �T.-i^isfei-fl December iS, 195S SEAFARERS Pare Fhre LOG llothschild Plans New Policy On Shipbuilding Admitting that the Mariner ship program was not working out the way it should, Maritime Administrator Louis S. Roths­ child told a Kansas City luncheon meeting that in the future the Government , will stay' particular trade requirements away from shipbuilding pro­ meet by the ship operators themselves." grams on a "take it or leave Asking $4i/i Million it" basis. Rothschild did not indicate any Instead, Rothschild said, the change in the Government's pro­ Government will urge ship opera­ gram nor disposal of the Mariner tors to submit their own plans for ships. At present the Government their own needs, after which the is asking million for each of Maritime Administration would go the vessels with no takers other to Congress for the necessary than Pacific Far East Lines. Moorefunds to build merchant vessels. McCormack, which had been con­ Rothschild's announcement came sidering buying two of the Mari­ a few days after the SEAFARERS for conversion to passengerLOG, in a feature article, pointed ners cargo ships has changed its mind. out that at present, most of the Other shipowners are reported Mariner ships, built at a cost of to be mildly interested if the price $10 million each, will be headed Seafarer Robert Long looks fondly at his brand new triplets in a New Orleans hospital. The triplets, is right, but there are some who for the reserve lay-up fleet be­ declare that they wouldn't want the two girls, and a hoy, are the first triple award in the history of the Union's Welfare Services. The cause private operators felt they Long family will collect $600 from the Union, plus three $25 defense bonds. They have a fourth child, vessels under any circumstances as could not use them in commercial they are not practical for their a girl, 15 months old, whose birth also netted them full maternity benefits. operations. operations. Too Expensive The Maritime Administrator fur­ The article cited as operators' ther stated that the objectives of objections to the Mariners their his administration were to expand high cost, even at a cut-rate Gov­ private ownership and encourage NEW ORLEANS—Seafarer Bob Long astonished himself, his shipmates and this city ernment selling price, their huge private initiative in the develop­ size, which would make it difficult ment of shipping and the solving of December 14, when his wife, Nancy, gave birth to triplets, two girls and a boy, at New to get a full load of cargo, expense our maritime problems. He de­ C^leans' famed Touro Infirmary. It was the first time in ten years that triplets had ever of operation and maintenance, clared that "I am hopeful next year been born at the New Orleans-^ over-compartmentation of cargo you will see a substantial number hospital. fits from the SIU Welfare Plan, the girls were identical twins, but' holds, and greater draft than ex­ of new ships ordered" on the basis As a result, Long is in line plus three $25 bonds for each of that the boy doesn't look like his isting cargo ships. All shipping of private financing. to collect $600 in maternity bene- the three children. It's the first two sisters. men were agreed that the vessels set of triplets to be covered by the The proud father of the triplets were invaluable for the purpose for Welfare benefit since it began in has been a member of the Union which . they were designed, as April, 1952. for the past nine years, and sails speedy cargo carriers for military Oldest 15 Months regularly in the stewards depart­ needs in the event of war. But The three children, Doretta Col­ ment on Alcoa passenger ships. opljy one , shipping company has leen, Doreen Colette and David Both he and his wife, Nancy, come thus far bid for the ships. That is Merlin, are the second, third and originally from North Carolina, but Pacific Par East Lines, which has fourth in the Long family. His they settled down in New Orleans taken three of them. Thirty-two SAN FRANCISCO—The attempt by the Communist- oldest daughter is just 15 months after their marriage in May, 1950. other Mariners remain to be dis­ dominated National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards to old. She, too, was an "SIU bene­ Long, who is 34 years old, had posed of. raid the passenger-cargo ship Aleutian with the help of Harry fit baby." worked as a shipyard worker in In his statement to the luncheon, Bridges came to a dead end-f As a result. Long becomes the Newport News, Virginia, before Rothschild recognized these criti- as the owners announced they Bridges entered the picture champion maternity benefit getter, becoming a Seafarer. He decided pisms'by declaring: were taking the ship out of when Hawaiian-Pacific, which is a becoming the first in the SIU to to become a seaman after hearing "The Mariners are mighty fine service. ship's crews talk of sailing, and new company, signed a contract collect as many as four benefits. , ships,i' and in peacetime use they The owners, the Hawaiian-Pa­ for all three shipboard depart­ Another unusual feature of the selected the SIU on the basis of are primarily suited for the long cific company, stated that they ments with SIU of NA affiliatesmultiple birth, which in itself is a his observations of conditions on ocean trades. They therefore don't would not attempt to put the ves­ the Sailors Union of the Pacific, 10,000 to 1 shot, is the size of the the ships. It's a decision that he's . fit the needs, or the pocketbooks, sel on the San Francisco-Honolulu the Marine Firemen, Oilers and children. The boy weighs five been quite pleased with since. of some of our shipping companies. run, when it became obvious that Watertenders and the Marine pounds 12V2 ounces and the girls His wife, Nancy, was the last of In the future we intend to steer Bridges had ordered his longshore­ Cooks and Stewards, AFL. Ha­ four pounds llVz ounces each. four sisters to be married, but clear of Government shipbuilding men not to work cargo. As a result, waiian-Pacific took the ship over Most triplets are usually incubator with this bonanza has surpassed programs on a take-it-or-leave-it 'they are taking the ship back to from the Alaska Steamship Com­ babies because of their small size. all her family in the number of basis. Instead, we will encourage Seattle, with its final disposition pany which -formerly operated her A doctor at the hospital said that offspring. * the development of new- ships to uncertain. in the Alaskan coastwise service. Members of the NUMC&S had pre­ viously worked in the ship's stewards department. ::•sSiU :ME;m.s®. When the ship was in Seattle, Bridges and NUMC&S men unsuc­ cessfully attempted to block its sailing, but a skeleton crew took her out on a move to San Fran­ cisco. However, when the ship got to From Article XX San Francisco, squads of Bridges Section 2 and NUMC&S men were on hand. They roughed up several crewmembers, particularly MCS-AFL men, including the union's attor­ ney and other representatives. When word of the action got back to headquarters of the unions involved, a massed group of sev­ eral hundred men from the three Onion receipt.. • AFL unions plus members of other Here Hie contfitution providei affiliates including the SIU A&G a double check on the individual District marched down to the ship Swap yarns or watch the fights member't imone/. The Union re­ determined to put an end to mis­ on television with your old ship­ ceipt is proof positive that the treatment of the crewmembers by mates at the Port O' Call—YOUR Bridges' squads. member has paid his dues and However, before they got to the assessments. At the same time, it union-owned and union-operated pier well-armed San Francisco po­ makes the Union representative bar. Bring your friends — where lice intervened with tear gas and fully responsible to the Union and AT SIU HEADQUARHRS you're always welcome. And the riot weapons in reserve. After a the membership for the money he 4tli Ave. A 20Hi St. • Irooklyn few brief scuffles, agreement was tab won't fracture that payoff. has collectMl. reached that the marchers would disperse provided Bridges' men OWNED AND OPERATED allowed the crew free passage to by lb* and froiT; the ship. SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION Subsequently, the company de­ • ATIANTK: AND GULF DISTRICT AF.L cided to take tho ship but of serv­ ice altogether, as there was no indication that the longshoremen would work cargo for the vessel. SlU Man Draws 3 Of Kind Bridges Raid Fails; Aleutian In Lay-up YOV end Menu COllSTIVUTION •v«5. .- '--J- ^ . -v.. .Z.- -.J..,..a 1 •'•I - �-•r—- SEAFARERS LOG Fac* sttc He Sailed Bosun At 83 SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON You would have to hunt around pretty hard to find a man who was capable of handling a bosun's job when he was past 80. Even harder to find would be a man of that age who would be willing to risk shells and torpedoes to man a ship. Such a man was Matt Little, In the absence of .an emergency, the American merchant marine now a retired Seafarer. should not expect a helping hand from Uncle Sam under the Eisen­ Little called 'a halt to his hower administration excepting for the Government's subsidy obligar tions. The reason is that the Republican regime decided early in sailing days, in an involuntary the game to encourage ship operators to stand on their own feet, fashion during World War II. financially speaking—^to wean them from'too much reliance on the After his second torpedoing the Government. This means that the Government wants private money War Shipping Administration invested in the US fleet. thought maybe shipping was a lit­ tle rough for a man of his age, To accomplish the above policy the Congress enacted a law in 1953 especially under wartime condi­ to encourage private lending institutions to pour money into the mer­ tions. So hfe regretfully went chant marine. It's too early yet to look for concrete results. The test ashore into retirement. Now at should come within the next year or two. 83, the veteran Seafarer and char­ 4 i ter member of the SIU A & G Dis­ From time to time in the past, employees of the Maritime Adminis­ trict is taking life easy at Sailor's tration-Federal Maritime Board have received gifts from, their friends Snug Harbor. in the maritime industry. However, this is strictly taboo from here on Little's sailing experiences cover in. Louis S. Rothschild, head of the Government maritime agencies, the whole history of maritime un­ recently issued a directive to his staff not to accept any such gifts. ions from the very beginning down His order even goes so far as to instruct his employees to return any to the present day. He was prac­ gifts received, with a note of thanks. The idea behind the Rothschild tically a charter member of the order is to protect the agencies from public criticism. Sailors Union of the Pacific, join­ The order will not be without some difficulties. For example, in the ing the SUP in 1886, just a year past some of the Government employees have been used to receiving after it was founded. sacks of fruit for Christmas. Imagine how difficult it would be for some Started In 1879 poor soul to attempt to return a bag of oranges half way across the By the time Little joined the country. SUP, he had been sailing for 4 seven years. His seatime dates From time to time, some of our spirited-minded citizens, after sur­ back to June 6, 1879 when he veying the scene, come up with recommendations for overhauling the Retired Bosun Matt Little, 93, reads SEAFARERS LOG in the signed on as apprentice aboard a US Government agency set-up. The most recent study was one financed SIU hall. Little sailed for 65 years before retiring after being sailing ship for a four-year hitch. by the Temple University, and one of their views was that all trans­ torpedoed during the Second World War. He Joined the SUP in He was just 19 at the time. Sixtyportation, railroad, steamship and air, should be placed under the 1886, and was a charter member of SIU. five years and countless voyages jurisdiction of one agency, a Federal Transportation Service. This is later, he called it a halt after his Little had undergone a torpedoing ship to torpedoes and came not a new recommendation—it has been considered many times in the ship, the Christopher Newport when the SS Hardaway was sunk. through unhurt. But after the past by Congress, and each time has been defeated by the various (Calmar), caught an aerial torpedo When World War II broke out, he Christopher Newport got it in transportation lobbyists in the Capitol. It's not likely to receive^avor-; In its belly and went to the bot­ was already 81. Nevertheless, he 1944 Little was asked to stay able treatment in the near future. !• . tom. continued sailing. He lost one ashore. Another recommendation of the Temple group was the transfer of Of course, as any man who the Coast Guard from Treasury to the Commerce Department. This sailed way back then in the '70's move would be opposed by ship operators because they stiR are sore and '80's, Brother Little had his over being put under the regulation and policy guidance of the, Com­ share of low pay, long hours and merce Department after the former Maritime Commission was dis-. the salt pork and hard tack diet. solved. The common workday was sunrise The Temple survey team took the view that the relationship of the. to sunset, plus standing regular Coast Guard to revenue coRection has been very slight, and that, the The Waterman Steamship Company has applied for a main task of Coast Guard was to promote safe navigation and sea watches. permanent certificate to run two-way intercoastal services transportation. They therefore felt Coast Guard belonged in Commerce Switched To East Coast Little survived the early days, between California and ports on the North Atlantic coast, along with the other sea transportation activities. The various recommendations are being reviewed by the White and sailed for many years off the including New York and Bos-f West Coast while the SUP grew ton. al service, but no decision is ex­ House now and could be the subject of Congressional debate soon. The company has been pected on the permanent applica­ and prospered. Afterwards he 4 operating on a temporary permit tion for several months. switched to the Atlantic coast. The US merchant marine is becoming more alarmed each day over During the first World War, since last August in the intercoastWaterman does hold a certifi­ the growing ratio between foreign ships and American vessels- in the cate to load in California for ports major ports of this country. Whereas the US lines seek to carry 50 south of New York on the East percent of our own foreign trade, this is a goal that has been rarely Coast. It* could also load in New reached in the past, and one which we are far short of at the present York and Boston for California time. Foreign-flag vessels are carrying about 70 percent of the US foreign but not the other way around. trade commerce. Only about three times in the past thirty years has . The result was that when Water­ the US merchant marine carried such a small percentage of the foreign man tried to run cargo in one di­ trade as it is carrying today. rection from the Northeast to Cal­ 1 a; t 4; ifornia ports it proved a losing t-. Speculation continues to exist that Bloomfleld Steamship Company, proposition. It gave up the run and confined itself to working car­ which recently won, after a bitter battle, subsidy rights jon the GulfThe high degree of member­ themselves serve a major purpose. go from the West Coast to South North Europe route, will reapply for an operating subsidy in the trade between US Gulf ports and Spain, the MedUerranean, and the Black Usually, a typical weekly report Atlantic ports and back. ship participation in the operations Sea. The Company'was turned down on this route by the Federal In the summer, however, the of the SIU is reflected in the large from an outport will deal with such Maritime Board but is expected to make a new bid on the basis of new company obtained a temporary number of members who are items as purchase of stamps, gas information available since the prior proceeding. elected at one time or another to and oil, cleaning supplies, trash permit for full intercoastal serv­ In any event, Bloomfleld probably will show its hand in the matter ice, which it has been operating the various memwithin the next few days. removal, janitorial services and ever si.nce. ship committees t, ^ in the Union. transportation costs when a patrol­ Since the end of World War II, Appointment of William E. Minshall, Jr., a native of Ohio, to the Even when there man or agent has to go to another few companies have been operat­ are no trials, port to pay off or sign on a ship. ing in the intercoastal service post of general counsel of the Maritime Administration Federal Mari­ quarterly finan­ Minor repairs and other mainte­ which at one time was a major time Board, may go a long way in appeasing two of the most powerful cial reports, elec­ nance work would also be covered part of US shipping operations. maritime figures in Congress. On the House side, there is Representa­ tions or other in such reports. Waterman is one of the companies tive Weichel, Chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee, a matters on which Whenever a major expenditure that has been attempting to revive critic of the administration of maritime laws. Both Mr. Weichel, and,. Senator Bricker, Chairman of the Senate Interstate & Foreign Com­ committees nor­ is contemplated, the matter is the intercoastal trade. merce Committee, which handles maritime affairs on the Senate side mally pass, all taken up at the membership meet­ Craven Port Newark Terminal of the Capitol, are from the state of Ohio. It is understood that Minshall ports go through ing and is acted on according to Meanwhile work is going ahead is a Bricker man. the regular procedure of electing the regular mem­ the weekly auditing committee bership meeting on the Port Newark terminal de­ consisting of one man froQi each velopment where Waterman will The Government soon will find itself in quite a situation, respecting procedure. ship's department. Recent commit­ make use of three cargo piers. The its back subsidy bills for the merchant marine. It owes a substantial These committees, whose fimctee members development is a $12 million im­ amount of money to American subsidized lines, subsidy accruals, but tion is well known to Seafarers, elected at special provement project which will pro­ the Government maritime agencies do not have enough left in their are a routine but membersh i p vide five cargo terminals, rebuilt current fund to meet this bill. The net result is that in addition to its important feature meetings in the wharves, additional trackage, road­ regular appropriation request for the fiscal year 1955, which will go to of Union opera­ various ports in­ ways and storage space. The com­ Congress soon, the Maritime Administration will find it necessary to tions because clude: J. Craven, pany will use the Newark piers to send up to Capitol Hill a large supplemental appropriation request to they could quick­ S. Butler and G. provide more rapid handling of take care of its subsidy obligations for prior years. Jakelski This is sure to touch off quite a scene in Congress. Once again, aft^ ly spot at. the Gapac in Savan- cargo going to or coming from the looking at the size of this subsidy bill, there will be outspoken Con­ source any exces­ nah; O. W. Orr, John Manen and area west of the Hudson. sive or unjusti­ S. N. Hurst in Galveston; J. G. The new piers v.iU permit load­ gressional eriticism of the merchant marine in general, as well as ques^ fied expenditure Flynn, J. M. Jakelski and J. Michael ing directly from railroad freight tions being raised as to whether maritime subsidies are necessary'at alt at the local port in Baltimore; 'Julian R. Wilson, cars onto ships. Plenty of space leveL As such Clarence Cornelius and Joseph is being provided for trucks per­ Orr these weekly spot Tonick In Norfolk; W. Canty, J. mitting free and easy en^ aad checks; whilejdiaple enotij^ in. Thomiis and N. Paine In Boston. exit of large trailer rigs. Waterman Asks Regular Infercoastal Cerfifitafe SIU COMMinEES ATirOilK •lU.-' ?5-; • M, 195S .i lUifr �SEAFARERS Deeember 25. 105S Pare Serea LOG Govt, Closes Sheepshead Bay NIXON RETURNS FROM ASIA TOUR—Vice-President Richard Nixon has returned from a tour of the Far East that took him through practically every non-Communist country in that area. The Vice-Presi­ dent stopped at Indo-China, Philippines, Burma, India, Pakistan, Japan, Iran and several other nations on a good will mission from the presi­ dent. He reported on his return that he considered Communist in­ fluence on the wane in these areas, but that there was still danger of internal Communist revolution. 4." MISS LIBERTY A CITIZEN OF JERSEY? The concessionaire at the Statue of Liberty has sued New York City for several thousand dollars in back taxes, claiming that the Statue is really in New Jersey waters. Her attorney says that the boundary between New York and New Jersey is the midline of the Hudson River channel which passes between the statue on Bedloe's Island and Governor's Island to the East. New York disputes the claim, saying that Bedloe's was specifically deeded to New York State in the state's original charter. 4> 4> 4> BERIA EXECUTED AFTER TRIAL—After a trial in which he was not allowed to be present, Lavrenti Beria, dreaded former ruler of the Soviet secret police, has been executed along with sev­ eral of his associates. He was charged with being a traitor and a spy. Most observers agreed that Beria probably had refused to con­ fess and consequently was put to death without an open trial where he would have been expected to plead guilty in approved Soviet fashion. t Shot of Statue of Liberty shows Brooklyn and tip of Governor's Island in the back. i FRENCH BATTLE OVER PRESIDENTIAL VOTE—The French par­ liament had to go through many days of balloting before they could come up with a presidential candidate who would suit enough Parlia­ ment members to get a majority. The winner, Rene Coty, took the seven-year term on the 13th ballot. Meanwhile the French were still sizzling over Secretary of State Dulles' warning that they had better gfet into the European Army or face loss of considerable American aid. t 4" 4" CYANIDE COCKTAILS KILL DOCTOR—The son of a wealthy New York physician, Harlow Fraden, was arrested and charged with the murder of his parents by pouring cyanide into their drinks. Evidence disclosed that the accused had shown signs of mental illness in the past and he was committed for observation with the possibility of perma­ nent commitme nt to a state institution. X AMERICAN POW's REFUSE TO GO HOME—The 22 American prisoners of war in Korea who have thrown their lot in with the Com­ munists, refused up until the repatriation deadline to allow themselves to be interviewed by American representatives. As a result, they have been classified as AWOL. Unless they change their minds within the next 30 days, they will be charged with desertion by the Army. Continuing with its program of cutting back on maritime training facilities, the Mari­ time Administration has ordered the closing of the Sheepshead Bay Training Station in Brooklyn, New York. Closing of Sheepshead Bay follows upon the shutdown of the Alameda Naval Training Station in^. California. It puts an end to all on-the-spot maritime train­ ing facilities for unlicensed sea­ men. Meanwhile, indications are that supporters of the Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy were winning their fight to "keep that institution going. The Sheepshead Bay station was opened in September 1, 1942, dur­ ing the war as a means of provid­ ing trained merchant seamen for the emergency. It was bitterly op­ posed by the SIU and other mari­ time unions at the time who viewed the Government trainees as a threat to maritime unionism. In the post-war period, Sheeps­ head Bay and Alameda were main­ tained on a reduced scale, serving both licensed and unlicensed sea­ men. In recent months the number of trainees has been small, with not more than a couple of hundred pupils at the station. The only remaining maritime training program consists of the correspondence courses of the Maritime Service Institute. This will be handled through the Kings Point Merch^t Marine Academy which serves as a four-year train­ ing center for licensed deck and engine department officers. Kings Point Alive The transfer of the training program to Kings Point is taken as evidence that the institution's supporters were winning their fight to keep it open for at least another year. Kings Point backers had rallied some powerful politi­ cal influences to their side since Maritime Administrator Louis S. Rothschild announced he was con­ sidering closing down the officer training center and spreading its students around the four state maritime academies — New York, Maine, Massachusetts and Cali­ fornia. $385,000 Saved Closing of Sheepshead Bay was seen as providing a $385,000 an­ nual saving for the Government. The closing announcement stated that it was "in keeping with the Administration's policy to discon- This is a typical class being held at the Sheepshead Bay Training Center. This class, and others like it, have been ended by the Government move to close down the Sheepshead Bay center as an economy measure. tinue the vocation training phases of the Federal Maritime Board as soon as possible." Commenting on the proposed closing, an SIU headquarters spokesman declared; "The SIU's position has always been that Gov­ ernment training centers are not needed, either for licensed or un­ licensed men, and that the Union can, as it has done in the past, train men to meet shipping needs in unlicensed ratings. . Out of Foc'sle "As far as licensed ratings are concerned it's always been our position that officers should come up out of the foc'sle instead of being trained at a maritime acad­ emy, then coming in and giving orders to professional seamen. "However, this economy drive against the training centers has been linked with a general drive on the part of some elements to cut down Government aid to the maritime industry. The SIU will fight every attack on necessary aid to the industry as it has fought the proposal to close the USPHS hos­ pitals." YOUR DOLLAR'S SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Save On Property Insurance A Seafarer who has a home can save dough each year by checking up on how much his family pays for insur­ ance on household furnishings and the property itself. As this department pointed out in respect to life insur­ ance, you can cut costs substantially by buying from co­ operative or mutual companies. There are also savings avaUaJjle for other types of property insurance, such as " a floater a man might buy to protect himself from loss of a valuable camera or other costly property he may take with him. The least expensive fire insurance you can buy to pro­ tect household furnishings is that sold by The Workmen's Mutual Fire Instirance Society. This cooperative was started the year after the Chicago Fire of 1871 by New York v/orkingmen seeking low-cost household protection from similar disaster. Today many union men belong to it. You join Workmen's Mutual merely by depositing $9 for each $1,000 of insurance. This remains your money and is returned when you cancel your insurance. Cost of the insurance itself is $1 a year, compared with a country­ wide average of $2 per $1,000 of insurance ($5 per $1,000 for three years). The society sells a maximum of $3,000 Insurance to each member, covering furniture, clothing and other usual personal belongings. It has branches in Cali­ fornia, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Michi­ gan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode, fdland, .JVashington, Wisconsin. You can get addsesses^of tocar"agents by writing to Workmen's Mutual at 227 E. 84th St., New York City. , . People in other states,,.or who ne.ed insurance on house as well as furniture and belongings, should com­ pare net costs (standard rates less dividends) of other mu­ tual companies. One of the lowest charges for fire in­ surance on dwellings and their contents is offered by Merchants and Businessmen's Mutual Fire Insurance Co., of Harrisbu'rg, Pa. This firm has paid dividends of 40 per cent every year since 1895. Another company that can save you money is Hardware Mutual, of Stevens Point, Wise., which generally rebates 30 per cent dividends on residential fire insurance, and is licensed in all states. Property insurance is available at reasonable prices froni several co-ops: Farmers Union Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Denver, Colo.; Mutual Service Casualty Co., St. Paul, Minn., and Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co., Columbus, Ohio. • The Factory Mutual Liability Insurance Co. of Provi­ dence, RI, offers outstanding values in other policies for homeowners such as residence burglary and theft insur­ ance, residence liability, personal liability, etc. This longestablished company has never paid dividends of less than 35 per cent. Other large mutuals who generally have reasonable net costs are Atlantic Mutual, Liberty Mutual, Lumbermen's Mutual and Quincy Mutual (Quincy, Mass.). You can find the-names of their "local represantative in your phone book. Eastern residents can also consult Clusa Services, Inc., a co-op owned insurance brokerage firm at 116 John St., New York, NY. Other ways you can save money on property insurance are as follows: Pay in advance. A five-year policy paid for in advance co^ts only four time,s as much as a one-year policy. If Metal Trades Ask For New Ship Program The AFL Metal Trades Depart­ ment, which represents a large number of shipyard workers, has asked the Government to recom­ mend a program for the revival of the American merchant marine. In a letter to President Eisenhower, signed by George Meany, AFL President, the group pointed out that such small nations as Panama, Holland and Sweden are building more tonnage than US yards. Such major maritime powers as Great Britain have ten times the US tonnage on the ways, while France has three times as much. The letter pointed to the steady decline in shipbuilding and ship repair in US yards, with the result that trained manpower is leaving the industry. Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying that's too much dough to lay out at one time, a threeyear policy paid in advance costs only two and a half times as much as a one-year. Extension privileges on fire or loss insurance costs less than buying separate policies for each risk. For example: all-risk insurance on a valuable possession costs little more than the combined price for fire and theft insurance only. You can make similar savings on residential insurance by combining several forms of insurance in one policy. Some companies also give a reduction, generally 15 Tpercent, to what are called "preferred risks," that is, houses that are well maintained to minimize fire risk. While this rebate is not as much as the saving of up to 50 percent offered by some of the mutuals listed above, you can at least ask your broker if you can qualify for that redaction. In respect to fire insurance on a house, .two other points are important to observe to give yourself adequate pro­ tection. When property values increase, as they have in recent years because of inflation, or you improve the property, it's wise to increase your fire insurance accordingly. Most insurance policies written today are the so-called "80 per­ cent coinsurance" type. That means if you carry less than 80 percent of the cost of repairing or replacing the prop­ erty you will not receive dollar for dollar in payment of damage. Always keep a full inventory of your possessions. In case of fire you may remember the big items of furnish­ ings, hut not perhaps smaller things like how many shirts or phonograph records you had. A written inventory is also helpful in proving your loss to the insurance company. �PafcEicht SEAFARERS Gen. Fatten Leans Over As storm Shifts Cargo December its,' 195S LOG • .?''-srw i- SEAfCASH BENEFITS SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID From h No. Seafarers Receivin|^ Benefits this Period] Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid this Period 73^jp JiL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS FAID THIS PERIOD Deck hands walk carefully on deck cargo of lumber aboard the Genera! Patton as ship lists in her berth in Boston Harbor. Shift­ ing cargoes, caused by Atlantic storms, gave ship sharp list to port. The SlU-manned General Patton has been shifted over to even keel and has gone on to Philadelphia tb discharge cargo after coming in to Boston harbor with a heavy list following a North Atlantic storm. 4 The Patton was off Nan­ 000 feet of lumber, in addition to tucket, carrying a heavy load canned goods and other package of deck cargo amounting to 4,894,- cargo in her holds. She hit rough weather in the course of which both the deck and hold cargo .shift­ ed, giving the ship a pronounced list to port. However, the Patton made it to Castle Island, Boston harbor, with­ out undue difficulty where her The Chicago Great Western cargo was set right again. After Bailroad is going to stay away that she took off for Philadelphia. from the courts for a while—when it comes to trying to reduce in­ jury awards to their employees. The company appealed a $95,000 suit award against them and wound SIU headquarters urges all up with an even more expensive draft-eligible seamen to be judgment for $125,000. sure they keep their local Se­ The case in question developed lective Service boards posted over an injury to James E. Briggs, on all changes of address s former railroad employee. He through the use of the • post was lying beneath a locomotive cards furnished at all SIU trying to release a jammed sandhalls and aboard ships. pipe when the brakes slipped and Failure to keep jour draft he injured his head. board informed of your where­ Briggs sued the company "and a abouts can cause you to be jury awarded him a $95,000 judg­ ' listed as a delinquent and be ment. The company appealed the drafted into the services with­ case to the Minnesota Supreme out a hearing. The Union in Court and won a new trial. such cases can do nothing to On the second trial Briggs won aid Seafarers who fail to com­ again, this time getting a $125,000 ply. award. Company Appeal Backfires Hard Keep Draft Board Posted 1 Hospital Benefits Death Benefits Disability Benefits Maternity Benefits Vacation Benefits Total 1 11 eyase>o /A oo fo WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY .i- { '*/ I Hosbitai Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Death Benefits Paid Since Tul'v 1. 1950 * Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952* Maternity Benefits Paid Since Aoril 1. 1952 * Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 * Total oc * Date Benefits Beenn WELFARE, VACATION FLAN ASSETS Cash on Hand Vacation Welfare Estimated Accounts Receivable y?; Vacation — US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS 2iAcisi. v^fyy J/9ot>o "^¥8.0/5 COMMBNTSt The maternity benefit has been the benefit pass^i .ng the most milestones in the past two weeks* For the first time since the benefit came into existence a set oJf triplets were bom* The parents were Robert & Nancy Long of New Orleans* The triplets were two girls and one boy, which havp leen named Doretta Colleen, Doreen Colette and David Uer^in^ This was the first time in ten years that triplets had been born at the Touro Infirmary in New Orleans* Mr* & Ifrs* Dominick Chirichella of East New Torkwere the parents of the.1000th SIU maternity baby, which has been named Joseph* This means that in the 21 months the benefit iias been in existence, more than; A7 averaged monthly* /)^ Submitted ..Ji.2.r!2X'r53. • • e cr A1 Kerr, Assistant Administrator • and, remember this. • • All thesis are yours without contributing a single riickel on your part— Gollecting SIU bene- tr« fits is easy, whether it's for hospital, birth, disability or death —.You get first-rate personal-i servic^i^jn:j^^cJy„Jlp:ojyigh,yc8iff/U«ijJ»'SHrepresentatives. .ss n niri.i<rti5 . -*• �SEAP ARE.RS DeceinW-.iS5, IMS UNION lAtK By KEITH TERPE Today, 16 months after the official start of the Atlantic tanker drive, we are pretty much back where we started in August, 1952, except for a few notable differences. The 505-376 setback for the SIU in the election, made official by the tally of the votes on Decem­ ber 15 in Philadelphia, took us by surprise, to say the least. It means that there's still a job to be done in Atlantic, and we hope to make it wind up right this time. A brand-new drive in this fleet is already underway right now. No More Predictions The election results accomplished several' things, however. They left us a little wiser, a little less prone to predicting the outcome of elections and with a lot less faith in human nature. The fact that 505 men in a group of 880-odd seamen could cast a vote for the com­ pany in a free election is a little hard to take in this day and age. But well over a hundred of them did just that while supposedly sup' porting the SIU right down the line and with SIU membership books in their pockets. Nevertheless, the fact remains that 376 strong SIU supporters gave us a big piece of Atlantic in this election. Counting the three votes cast for neither union, actually only 67 votes stood between us and a majority of the valid ballots. These 376 seamen, some of them al­ ready sailing SlU-contracted ships, chose the right way of life for themselves. They recognized that with the SIU they can have and enjoy the security and benefits that only a bona fide trade union can assure them. These men realized that many of the conditions they have in Atlantic today are not due to any company benevolence, nor to the efforts of the company union. These were conditions forced on Atlantic by the success of the SIU and other real maritime unions who fought their battles and the battles of all seamen on the picketline and at the bargaining table. They wanted to be a part of a real Union, not "free riders" living off the efforts of others. This was their chance, and they took it. The real losers in this election were the men who backtracked on us after pledging their honor to support us at the polls the same way as th^ backed us right through the campaigning before the election. We thj^ught we could count on them, but we're much wiser now. Now, although they may think they have scored a su'bstantial victory, we wonder where they Avill go when Atlantic eases them out of the pic­ ture—^as it most certainly will. They've done their job for the com­ pany; their usefulness to Atlantic is over. As a matter of record, the compslpy is already starting to do a job on them, and they've still got no one to fight back for them. They are no better off today than they were two months, or 16 months, or five years ago. The form which the company's "gratitude" Is taking is something they hadn't reckoned with at all. But the light is starting to dawn on them. Wasn't Anybody Special Anymore Three days after the election tally was completed, one man who had even served as an observer for the company union during the ballot^g on one ship was out on his ear, realizing for the first time perhaps; that he wasn't any special brand of people to Atlantic any­ more and was just a guy who wanted a favor they didn't have to give him now. With a new baby coming, he'd asked for a few extra days off beyond the few days he already had coming, because he was needed at home.« Company representatives, after listening to his tale of woe, said he certainly could take extra time off, but if he did, he wouldn't have a job when he came back. This was his "big payoff," he told one of our organizers who met the ship when it came into Philadelphia last week. He'd learned a lesson, it seemed, except that it was a little too late, and he didn't know who to turn to anymore. Thus, things are back where they were before, and round two of the Atlantic campaign goes on. Auditing Committee Members DonH Send Your Baggage COD Seafarers have again been warned not to send their bag­ gage COD to any Union hall. No Union hall can accept de­ livery of any baggage where express charges have not heed prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Union halls face the pros­ pect of having to go to a lot of trouble and red tape with the Railway Express Co. All COD baggage—regardless of the port—goes to the local ex­ press office, where it is held by the express company until claimed. Seafarers who want to be sure of getting their baggage when they want it, can send it to any Union hall provided they prepay the shipping charges. Two of the three members of the weekly Headquarters auditing committee check the Union's books. They are Neil Lambert (left) and Steve Senak, both ex-Atlantic tankermen. Officers Win In Florida Strike The four-week old strike of deck and engine room officers of the Florida, P&O passenger ship, has come to an end with a new contract for the officers' unions. As a result, the ship is now back in service" on the Miami to Havana run. All officers won increases• ^ close to demands of the Masters ranging from $24 a month for for shifting ship. 3rd mates and 3rd assistants Now that the officers' strike has Mates and pilots (AFL) and the up to a top of $68 a month. In ad­ dition, the officers obtained a 20 cent increase in overtime ratings and $18 per man per month con­ tribution to the welfare and pen­ sion funds. Other improvements won by the officers include seniority, free uni­ forms and three hours overtime been ended, the company has en­ tered into negotiations with the SIU on a new contract for un­ licensed crewmembers. Placed Ads In Papers The strike began when the skip­ per, four deck officers and five en­ gineers walked off the ship over failure of the company to come Insurance Co's Under Fire Health and accident insurance sales to the general public are coming under Federal Trade Commission investigation as a result of many complaints of false and misleading adver­ tising by companies involved. These companies, about 800 of conditions under which bene­ in all, do a business of about fits cannot be paid. Many pur­ $2 billion a year in the form of insurance for hospital expense, medical and surgical expense. The investigations will deal with false and misleading claims as to the benefits paid under the insurance. Many Beefs In the past Better Business Bu­ reaus and Government agencies have received a large number of beefs about the "small print" in the contract, which sets a variety Cartoon History Of The SIU In August, 1948, shipping started slowing up so tho membership modified the tran8por.tation clause. Men entitled to transportation to port of original engage­ ment now had to accept the money and pay off. This increased: crew turnovers hut still didn^t resolve the problem to everyone's patisfactlon. a r/u Pagre MB* LOG chasers have found they have been unable to collect benefits as a re­ sult of accident or illness, because of these limiting conditions. However, in newspaper and radio advertising some of the companies make no mention of conditions which limit collection of benefits. The FTC is concerned with the content of advertising matter and not the conditions under which the business in question operates. Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ ciation (CIO). Subsequently the company placed ads in the Miami newspapers attempting to hire scabs to take the place of the striking deck and engine officers. The attempt was a failure as un­ licensed crewmembers refused to cross the officers' picketlines. When this attempt failed, com­ pany officials came up to New York trying to get a quick contract with the SIU. Headquarters offi­ cials turned the company proposal down, telling them to negotiate a settlement with the officers' unions first. Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable' address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will as­ sure speedy transmission on all messages and faster serv­ ice for the men involved. \o. 53 Transportation Reterendnm Some members suggested that men who refused trans­ portation be allowed to make another trip while those who collected should pay off. The issue; was aired ii. the SEAFARERS LOG with many letters pro and, con, as well as at shipiward and shoteside me "A feWet'Vhth''bn''toe' The matter was decided in true democratic fashion with both points of view appearing on the ballot. When results were tallied after two months of voting. It was found the members wanted the right to stay SafflngietW^ _ jose who, �, SEAFARE its LOG Pace Ten December 25, li95S PORT REPORTS New York-. Shipping Boom Caused By Hoiiday Tnrnovor to give the Union and the organ­ izers a vote of confidence for the past efforts they put into the re­ cent organizing drive. The men are behind the organizing staff in any future endeavors they may deem necessary to continue and finally win Atlantic. Oldtimers on the beach include S. Ghale, S. Anderson, G. Wanka, J. Otto and M. Magal. Men in the marine hospital are C. Hildreth, E. Moss, E. Ainsworth, E. Seserko, F. Haigney, W. Timmerman, P. Zuzon, N. Korsak, O. Gustavsen and W. Deal. Tom Banning San Francisco Fort Agent It looks like winter is now with us up in this part of the country, so anyone heading for New York to ship had better bring along their long handles and overcoat. All of these southern boys who have been laying around enjoying the sights in the big city are now grabbing ships headed for warmer climates. Shipping has been very good for the past two weeks with plenty of jobs for all ratings in­ 3^ 4" cluding bosun's, electricians and stewards. Boston: Payoffs , Ships paying off were the Wild Ranger, Afoundria and Mobilian (Waterman); Suzanne, Hilton and Beatrice (Bull); Steel Seafarer, Shipping seems to be picking up Steel Architect, Steel Artisan, Steel Admiral, Steel Rover and Hoosier in the Port of Boston, and future Mariner (Isthmian); Del Aires and shipping looks promising. Ships paying off were the Lawrence Victory (Mississippi); The Cabins (Cabins); Government French" Creek (Cities Service) and Camp and Chiwawa (Cities Serv­ the Queenston Heights (Seatrade). ice); Val Chem (Valentine); Robin The same ships, the French Creek (Cities Service) Goodfellow (Seas); Nicholas CH and the Queens(Trident). ton Heights (Sea­ Ships signing on were the An­ trade) signed on. drew Jackson (Waterman); Steel In-transit ships Seafarer, Steel Architect, Steel were the Citrus Advocate and Hoosier Mariner Packer (Water­ (Isthmian); Robin Wentley, Robin man), General Gray and Robin Tuxford (Seas); Patton (National) Nicholas CH (Trident); Tagalam Water ways), (Seatrade); Ann Marie (Bull); and Bradford Island Del Aires and Lawrence Victory. HInes (Cities Service), In-transit vessels were the Iber­ ville, Antinous and Chickasaw Antinous, Afoundria,' Mobilian, (Waterman); Arlyn, Frances and Wacosta and Chickasaw (Water­ Kathryn (Bull); Seatrains Louisi­ man). A 40-foot whale was washed up ana, New Jersey, Savannah, Texas, Georgia and New York (Seatrain); on the beach in Plymouth, Mass. Alexandra and Michael (Carras); The Coast Guard, the city, and the Seamar and Massmar (Calmar), Board of Health are still arguing about who is responsible for dis­ and Alcoa Partner (Alcoa). posing of it. They seem to agree No Beefs There were no major beefs on that the owner of the property on any of these ships and all prob­ which the whale is beached should lems were taken care of at the get rid of it, but he's in Florida, and someone else will have to haul point of production. it away. There were two reasons for the On Beach boom in shipping in this port. One On the beach and waiting to ship Is the fact that a lot of the men who have been sailing steady all out are oldtimers J. Hanson, T. year are now getting off to spend Fleming, D. Hines and T. Tuohy. The General Patton (National the holidays ashore, thus creating a big turnover and we also had Waterways) arrived in Boston with three ships pulled oUt of layup a 20 degree port list caused by a that took full crews. The ships storm the ship ran into off Cape that were taken out of lay up were Cod. The company engineers tried the Ann Marie and the Carolyn to straighten her up by pumping of Bull Line and a tanker, the the oil around, but they weren't Tagalam of Seatrade crewed up too successful. She turned over to and is going on the shuttle run a starboard list at about the same between the Persian Gulf and angle. The crew of the General Patton called the Union hall and Japan. We expect to have continued asked the port agent to take pic­ good shipping for the coming pe­ tures of the ship, which he did. James Sheehan riod as there are a number of Boston Port Agent ships due in for payoff from long runs between now and Christmas. Claude Simmons ^ Asst. Secretary-Treasurer Whale, Lisling Vessel Make NewsIn Boston 4« J" Son Francisco: 4" Membership is Behind Union's Atlantic Drive J. 'V Shipping in the Port of San Francisco has been good and it is expected to continue along those lines for the future. (Ships paying off were the Amersea (Blackchester); Arizpa, FairIsle, Alawai and Beauregard (Waterman), and the Liberty Flag (Gulf Cargo). In-transit vessels were the Portmar and Yorkmar of Calmar; Waternman's Yaka, J. B. Waterman and Jean Lalitte; and Isthmian's Steel . Flyer and Steel Surveyor. Sign-ons were almard' . the . Ragnar. Naess : (Seatransport),' and Watevman'a Arizpa, ; Alatval .and Fairielej:,,^. - ,.i,,j,.-. ; • . crew of the Western Rancher for Miami: a true SIU-BME style ship. Undergo Surgery Bob Schwartz, until recently on the Alcoa Patriot, was among our members visited in the hospital. He Shipping has been on the slow Since the last report business is scheduled to undergo surgery, and shipping has been good with but we are glad to state it involves bell for the past period, and it is the outlook for the coming two only the removal of a cyst. Cosby not expected to pick up very much weeks good. Bookmen can still Linson is occupying an adjoining during the coming two weeks. The Florida of P&O paid off and get out without too much trouble bunk, also scheduled for minor sur­ as about one-third of the jobs are gery. Johnny Long is making sat- signed on again after the strike still being filled by permitmen. i.sfactory progress and reports that was settled, while in-transit ves­ sels included the Ponce (PR The crewing up of the Western he is feeling fine. We regret to report that Rogelio Marine); Wyoming (Quaker>; Rancher scheduled for the last part of the week and the George Law- Cruz, hospitalized since July, 1950, Chickasaw, Antinous and Fairport son scheduled for the first part of passed away this week. Burial ar­ (Waterman). In the Florida dispute the port the following week should give rangements at the time of this shipping a good boost as neither one writing had not been completed. captain was saying he could get three complete of these have any crew on them and Due to the broad scope of our Wel­ fare Plan, Brother Cruz, although crews of finks, will be taking full crews. hospitalized since July, 1950, Is but all he finally Due to the subsidy granted eligible for the death benefit and got was. three Bioomfield to operate on the North­ same will be paid to his designated men and - we ern European run beneficiary. signed up two of originating out of Ships Paying Off them in the the Gulf they will Ships paying off were the Del Union. The third open an office Monte and Del Mundo (Mississip­ man stayed on here in New pi); Chickasaw, De Soto and Iber­ board and when Orleans very ville (Waterman); Tainaron (Actithe strike was Humal shortly. Under um); and Western Rancher (West­ settled he had to the terms of ern Navigation). Signing on were get off the ship. The company their agreement Mississippi's Del Norte, Del "Valle, hung a handle on him and made Bioomfield will Del Rio and Del Mundo, as well as him an assistant marine superin­ Wilisch provide a mini­ Tanker Sag's Petrolite. tendent. For a company which is mum of 16 and a In-transit vessels were the Alcoa always crying they're losing money, maximum of 21 sailings a year on Clipper, Cavalier, Patriot and Po- they sure keep a full office staff. the route which originates at US alris (Alcoa); Steel King (Isthmi­ I wonder what they will do when Gulf Ports west of Gulfport, Mis­ an); Del "Valle and Del Rio (Missis­ we negotiate. I know they will cry sissippi, to ports on the East Coast sippi); Seatrains New York and to high heaven that they cannot of the United Kingdom, continen­ Savannah (Seatrain); Claiborne, An­ afford an increase in wages. tal Europe north of and including drew Jackson, La Salle and Weather Freezing Bordeaux, and ports in Scandi­ Monarch of the Seas (Waterman); The weather is freezing down navia and on the Baltic. They will Southern Districts (Southern Ship­ have the privilege of calling at ping), and the Gulf Water (Metro). this way, with temperatuf0fif;^n the 30's and the homes Without heat. Tampa, Port Tampa, Boca Grande Bill Scarlett's wife would like to and ports in the West Indies and thank the crew of the Anne But­ The boys don't know what to do; Mexico. The NO office will be un­ ler (which is still in the Far East) it is too cold to go swimming or der the management of G. E. for the collection they took and fishing and the bleachers at the Wieckhoff, presently district man­ sent to her here inJVO. He is in track are not steam heated. Oldtimers on the beach include ager of the Bioomfield Steamship the hospital in Japan with a broken Company in Dallas, Texas. He is leg and the crew mailed her over Robert Pierce, T. Humal and L. widely known in shipping circles 100 dollars from the Far East and McCollough. In the hospital are in the middle West and Gulf areas she would like to thank them as she J. C. Vilar and G. Planes. With the holidays just around of the country. is proud her husband is a Seafarer the comer, the action here has and has such swell shipmates. Oldtimer on Beach been kind of slow. However, the LIndsey Williams One of the SIU oldtimers in here boys are happy that the Florida New Orleans Port Agent recently asked us to mention his is back on the Rum and Coca Cola run, but the company is complain­ being on the beach and that he sends greetings to all of his Broth­ ing they don't get enough passen­ gers., ers and shipmates in the SIU. Brother Eddie Wilisch is one of All the boys down here wish the membership and the officials the older members in the Union Seafarers who lose baggage a very/ Merry Christmas and may and is proud of being an SIU mem­ checks for gear checked at any Santa drop a few jobs out of his ber with nothing but praise'for the SIU baggage room should bag when he comes by here. achievments attained by the SIU notify that particular hall in its short years as a maritime Eddie Parr right away so that ho one can union. Miami Fort Agent improperly claim the baggage with that check. Headquarters The Western Rancher paid off 4. 5. 3. officials advise you to do this in this port and it was a pleasure Galveston: immediately to avoid loss of for the patrolmen who made the ship. Expecting the usual run of your gear and/or trouble claiming it later on. Make beefs on going down, they found sure you notify the hall where the ship had been- out T/i months the baggage was checked as and outside of a restriction to ship beef there was not a beef on the soon as you find out you've Shipping has slowed up some in lost the check ship. Hats off to the SIU-BME the past two weeks, wjth the Carrabulle (Nat. Nav.) paying off. Signing on was The Cabins (Cab­ ins). Ships in transit were the Michael (Carras); Seatrains New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana and Georgia (Seatrain); Del Valle and Jeff Gillette, Agent Elliott 4334 FORT WILLIAM. ...118% Syndicate Ave. Del Rio (Mississippi); Orion Star TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St Ontario Phone: 3-3221 Kay White. Agent Phone 2-1323 PORT COLBORNB 103 Durham St. (Oil Carriers) and La Salle (Water­ WILMINGTON, Calil 505 Marine Ave. Ontario Phone: S591 man). John Arabasz, Agent Terminal 4-2874 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. Men in the marine hospital in­ EMpire 4-5719 HEADQUARTERS . 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER VICTORIA, BC 617% Cormorant St. clude R. S, Scales, C. Hill, H. Liles, Paul Hall Empire 4531 ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS VANCOUVER. BC 565 Hamilton St. C, Barboza, M. Fontent, H. Reyn­ Robert Matthews Joe Algina PaelBc 7824 Claude Simmons Joe Volplan SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. olds, J. Markopolo, M. Birrane, A. Phone 6346 Weaver, C, Young, E. Idell and J. Wllllatn HaU BAGOTVILLE. Quehee 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 Parks. SUP THOROLD, Ontario 52 St. Davids St. Bill Mitchell and O, Fielding CAnal 7-3202 HONOLULU 18 Merchant St. 113 Cote De La Montague have been in the woods a few days Phone 5-8777 QUEBEC Quebec Phone: 2-7078 PORTLAND 523 N. W. Everett St. 177 Prince William St. hunting deer without luck. .Mitch­ Beacon 4336 SAINT JOHN NB Phone: 2-5232 ell saw one large buck, but got ItlCUMOND, CALIF .257 5th St. Phone 2599 excited and fell out of the tree: SAN FRANCISCO ^.480 Harrison St. Great Lakes District Douglas 2-8363 No- harm was reported to either .......133 W. Fletcher SEATTLE......... 2700 1st Ave. ALPENA' Phone: 1238W Biil or the deer. The weather has Main 0290 WOJVUNGTON SOS Marine Ave. BUFFAIAI. NY....,...:. ,.,180 Main St. been fine^ the fishing'good. It hit Phone; Cleveland 7391 " • ^Terminal 4-3131 CLEVELAND:.',...734 AHafceBlde Avtji MB been too warm for ducks but the NEW YORK.-..,.73^ Phone: Main -14147 DETROIT... -... ..:.1038 3r6"^ jieese hiive >een getting a feW ; CdhD^ifih i>fffri(^ , madswarteils Phone;J Wnodward 1-gaW lumps. • .-x": '• DULin®..,.031 Wv WehlCwJtt. New Orleans: Miami Freezing Oven Shipping, Weather lead Bioomfield To Open New NO Office Seen Report host Baagage Cheek Hunlliig, Fishing Is Fine In Texas Port mmv MMMsJb MmMJKM%0,M.%pJK JT-: SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Earl Sheppard, Agent Mulberry 4540 BOSTON 276 State St. .James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 GALVESTON .. .308% 23rd St. Keith Alsop. Agent Phone 2-844B LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke, Agent Phone 6-5744 MIAMI Dolphin Hotel Eddie Parr, Agent Miami 8-4781 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent Phone 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 678 4th Ave., Brooklyn HVacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA .837 Market St. «. Cardullo Agent Market 7-1635 PORT ARTHUR 411 Austin St. Den Hilton. Rep. Phone 4-2341 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. T. Banning. Agent..... Douglas 2^47S Ugrty Vrcithoff, West Coast Representative PUSRTA de TIERRA, PR. .Felayo $1—La S :... x-nfew UALITAXi NE........... 1~ • •..-..phoaei' "MelMSa' -JlSfLJS-." " .IK^II^C^APO, 'M ..j. if �SEAFARERS ^'-' becember 25,: IMS :k fiaitiimore: New Building Coming Along Fine In Balto LOG Tagt Eleven ... PORT MtEPORTS Alcoa Patriot, Clipper, Polaris, Puritan and Corsair (Alcoa); Clai­ borne, La Salle, Citrus Packer, Monarch of the Sea and Hurricane (Waterman). Signing on again were the Alcoa Patriot, Polaris, Puritan and Corsair (Alcoa); and the LaSalle, Citrus Packer and the Hurricane (Waterman). In-transit ships were the Chicka­ saw and De Soto (Waterman); Gulfwater (Metro), and the Greece Victory (South Atlantic). Arriving in the next period are the Iber­ ville, Claiborne, Antinous and Monarch of the Sea (Waterman); and the Aloca ships—Runner, Cavalier, Pennant, Pilgrim, Ream­ er, Clipper and Patriot. The main topic around the port now is what .Christmas and the New Year will bring. The weather is getting cold and everyone is hoping that it will stay that way for the next couple of weeks. Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent Wilmington: Crew Gels 352 Hrs. OT For Ship Reslrictlen bringing on his pet knives, but rather against such rates as an electrician or carpenter, or even deck engineer, where a consider­ able amount of tools is required. The meeting also went on record to express full confidence in the organizing staff as we are aware of the terrific amount of time, energy and effort which they put into the Atlantic Fl^et, despite the out­ come. They arc encouraged to con­ tinue their work and educate the men in that fleet who voted against us, as to what they voted them­ selves out of when they chose to vote as they did. We are happy to say that no SIU men are in the hospitals lo­ cally. On the beach, among others we have-Pete Prevas, Oakie Jones, Dave Barry, Jake Longfellow, Jim­ my Simmons, Red Braunstein and R. J. Moyland. This being the approach to the holiday season, we are a bit rushed so will not take up more of your time other than to wish you have enjoyed a Merry Christmas and will have a Happy and Prosperous New Year. John Arabasz Wilmington Port Agent Philadelphia: Organizing In Atlanllo Is JnsIBeginning Shipping for the past two weeks We spoke on the unfortunatii Shipping in the port of Balti­ loss in the organizing drive in the has been good for all the rated more is really on the slow bell. As Atlantic Refining Company at the men who have been sailing out of the regulars who use Baltimore membership meeting. First, we this port. A bunch of the men payfor a home port know, we gener­ stated how the National Labor Re­ " \ ; ing off in Seattle ally have three weeks of goofl lations Board allowed men to vote have been coming shipping and one slow week. We in that election who were shoredown here for the hope this holds up because if it side workers including the presi­ warmer weather does we can expect very good dent of the opposing company so we have more shipping from now on through the union who had not been to sea in men registered holidays. We always have plenty five years. Our organizers did a here than is nor­ of jobs for rated men on the Ore terrific job, all hours of the night, mal but still no :Llne ships, so there is really no with the company not hiring any hardship in get­ . necessity for any bookman to have man who even so much as looked ting out. •, to caory the banner in this port. like an SIU man. It's strange Barry . The following are the ships paythat with more However, there is no need for ^ ^ ing off in this port: Elizabeth and men here then ever a steward can us to be ashamed. We carried 376 Evelyn (Bull); Oremar (Calmar), walk in, register and walk out in votes. It has not all been in vain. Baltore, Cubore, Steelore, Santore an hour with a job. A couple of We intend to keep right on organ­ and Chilore (Ore); Santa Venetia bosu's jobs went a few hours be­ izing in Atlantic Refining. We have (Elam), arid Azalea City (Waterfore we talked a member into tak­ 376 solid backers and many of the . man). Signing on were the same t 4) ing them. I'm not inviting every­ men have pledged to stay on those ships without the Steelore and one here to ship because just as ships until we again have a chance Santa Venetia, and in addition, the Seattle: easily, those men registered could to petition for another election. Steel Rover of Isthmian and Calstart throwing in for everything We therefore urge all our men to mar's Calmar. that goes up on the board. We continue getting into Atlantic Re­ In-Transits can't explain the intricacies of our fining. Ships in-transit were the Robin thinking. You never know when Men Sold Out 4" - 4« 4* Tuxford and Robin Goodfellow Shipping in the Port of Seattle someone is going to throw for a The SIU will never give up. It \ (Seas); De Soto, Citrus Packer and has been good, with three ships job. Savannah: took us five years to organize Cities ^Iberville (Waterman); Steel Rover that were laid up taking full crews. We had two payoffs, two signService and we have only been 14 " ' and Steel Admiral (Isthmian); Ines These vessels were the Ragnar ons and 13 ships in transit to take months organizing in Atlantic Re­ (Bull); Bethcoaster (Calmar), and Naess (Seatransport); Seamonitor care of. fining. the Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa), (Excelsior), and the Ocean Lotte On the Coeur D'Alene Victory, Paying off this week in the Port I went down to take a look at (Ocean Trans). Future shipping the Captain was advised by Cus­ the nfew building the other day. looks good as the Ocean Betty of toms here that he would have to During the last two weeks ship­ of Philadelphia were the Arlyn They have de­ Ocean Trans will call for a full clear Frisco Customs before the ping in this port has been fine, (Bull); Seamar (Calmar), and th« molished all of crew in a few days. crew got ashore there on arrival. and prospects for the immediate Winter Hill of Cities Service. Ships signing on were the Southern the properties Paying off were the following What they didn't tell him was that future look fair. on either side of vessels: J. B. Kulukundis (Martis); on overtime hours (for Customs) Two ships paid off. They were States of Southern and the Seamar the main build­ Cecil N. Bean (Dry Trans) and the this did not apply. As a result he the Southstar (South Atlantic) and of Calmar. ing and are lev­ Trojan Trader (Trojan). Ships restricted the crew to the ship and the San Mateo Victory (Eastern). In-transit vessels were the Ds eling off the signing on were the N. B. Palmer unfortunately had to pay 352 hours Sigriing on were the Southstar Soto, Citrus Packer and Iberville ground so that (Dolphin), Ocean Betty and the OT to the crew for detaining them. iSouth Atlantic) and the San Mateo of Waterman; Isthmian's Steel Sea­ farer, Steel Rover, Steel Admiral now you can cir­ Seamonitor. Unfortunately that is for the com­ Victory (Eastern). and Steel Artisan; Robin Goodfel­ cle the building In-transit vessels were the John pany. He also did not post a shift­ We had eight ships in transit. with a car which C. (Atlantic Carriers); Compass ing board in Japan, claiming he They were the Robin Sherwood low and Robin Tuxford of Seas; Gill will make lots of (Compass); Shinnecock Bay (Veri­ didn't know when he was going to (Seas), the Monroe (Bull), the Wa- Bull's Ines, Hilton and Elizabeth, room for parking and easy access tas); Pennmar (Calmar) and the shift, with the result that he wound costa (Waterman), the Southport and the Republic of Trafalgar. to rind from the main building. J. B. Waterman (Waterman). A. S. Cardullo up paying the gang a call-back of (South Atlantic), the Seatrain Sa­ Also, they are nearing completion Philadelphia Port Agent Oldtimers on the beach include four hours each since it was a holi­ vannah and the Seatrain New on the facing of the main build­ Red Connell, Frank Cullison, Jack day. To keep the record straight, York (Seatrain). The Seatrain Sa­ 4 4 4. ing. It seems as though the majoi^ Stough, Fred Sullins and S. Zygar- however, Capt. Nichols is not a vannah and the Seatrain New York Lake Charles: part of the' exterior is very near owski. Men in the marine hospital bad guy, although he sure wasn't each stopped in port twice during completion and that they should are R. Barbee, C. E. Dudley, E. A. a, happy guy about it either. the period covered by this report. be able to go right ahead with the Hancock, L. Hodges, S. JohannesThe membership here went on One of the boys who's been work on the interior regardless of sen, L. E. Twite and J. Wells. record to levy a fine against any around the hall recently is H. the weather. Hope my next report Jeff Gillette man who brings his tools aboard Bryant. He's been giving special will be more favorable as to the Seattle Fort Agent Things'are going along smoothly ship to use on the job when he is praise to the SIU Welfare Service. completion of the task. here in this city with shipping not being compensated for same. Oldtimers on the beach include really booming during the past two Oldtimers On Beach If the men keep bringing and us­ Walter Brightwell and A. A. Ellis. weeks. We expect it to level off We have a few oldtimers around ing their ovi^n tools the companies Among the brothers who are in now as we only expect to have If a crewmember quits while on the beach and they are Harry will stop calling for the men with the Marine Hospitals and receiv­ about three ships here between a ship is in port, delegates Muches, John Taurin, Snuffy tools. Another bad point about are asked to contact the hall Smith, Joseph Vorke, Charlie Gill that is the officers hold it against a ing the SIU welfare benefits are now and the first of the year. immediately for a replace­ and a score of others we would guy for not using his tools when Joe Farrow, J. Littleton, W. T. Causing this rush were the Win­ ment. Fast action on their part like to mention but can't remem­ the guy on the trip before did Shierling, E. Debardelaben, J. H. ter Hill, Royal Oak, Government will keep all jobs aboard ship ber their names right now. supply his own tools "gratis". It Smith, G. W. Wilson, R. A, Den­ Camp, Cantigny, and Winter Hill filled at all times and elimi­ In the marine hospital a* this was pointed out that this was :iot mark, F, U. Buckner, P. Daughtery. again (Cities Service). Then we Jeff Morrison meant to apply to a bos'n bringing nate the chance of the ship time we have Frank Conforto, Paul had the Alexandra of Carras. All Savannah Port Agent sailing shorthanded. Strickland, Alfred Johnson, W. H. on his own marlin spike or a cook these ships took a lot of men, caus­ Kirby, Robert L. Brain, Mark Haring us to ship everybody we could relson. Garland Stennett, Jack D. get. Guess the boys are getting off Morrison, Robert Lambert, Julian for Clu'istmas. The Cantigny paid C. Blanco, Paul W. Dew, Harry T. off from France and the Bents Fort Cullen, Francis Bonner, Cloise from the West Coast. Both ships Coats, James W. Hayes, Howard had nice clean payoffs. The French Sherrill, Horace Sherrill, Jessie Creek came into Port Arthur and Shipping Figures December 2 To December 16 signed for Japan. The Council A. Clarke, William Mcllveen, Michael Pugaczewski and -Jeff SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL Grove had a nice clean payoff in REG. REG. REG. TOTAL SHIP. Davis. ENG. STEW. SHIPPED from the West Coast. DECK DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. PORT As a wind-up, we would like to Short Rated Men 17 10 40. 13 19 12 52 21 Boston wish the officials and the mem­ 189 166 147 502 168 519 We registered 66 men in the 195 156 bership a very Merry Christmas period and shipped 137, which is 57 25 16 16 23 131 59 49 Philadelphia and a Very Happy New Year. not bad for a small port. We don't Earl Sheppard 67 282 127 88 365 r32 112 91 have too many rated men left.. Baltimore Port Agent 8 10 29 16 66 11 29 21 Norfolk . Among the few that we have on 4) • 3) 4> 28 18 20 66 IS 60 22 20 Savannah tile beach are J. Phillips, C. Istre, Mobile: 15 43 90 12 16 34 28 28 R. Jensen, J. Sanders, H. Peeler and F. E. Nelson. 35 53 132 159 44 44 63 52 Mobile ..... The Electrical Union (AFL) Is 148 117 387 290 122 61 102 107 New Orleans eeeeeesei engaged in a beef with the con­ 26 25 i7 68 17 34 20 Galveston .. teeeeeeeeaeeae tractors here who are trying to cut 58 51 69 178 99 SB- - 26. ' 3?; the OT. but the electricians are ' j Port of Mobile shipping for the , Seattle .,... •••eeeeeseai 54 45 156 '57. 36' 105 holding firm and all Iboks well San FraM^o past oouplii^' of'^weeks was" good, * for them. • ' 23 67 - 28 ' -81. • - 22 ' "' • 22 with the same expectations hbldlng. •'^iimingtOB •;. » #'••• 3? ..':5 § Leroy Clarke , ^ .,1 " iar ihe futiire. ' , . .Wi'jL-.'.' •noiil' iiwa i iw.i v. Aiint r »K|t649....-' «a»ar«87 W2,101 Out Of Lay-Up, Three Ships Add To Jobs Seafraln Lines Give Heavy Play Te Port Shipping Is Booming For Tankor Crewmen Fill That Bisrth A&G SeaPPJOfG RECORD imly: Holidays, iey-WMilnr :Are Ohlef for) Topics » IT e ••. �raff* Twei)^; ; 'ZI' • . SEAFARSRStOa reduce to powder an island made of lava. • In 1530 an island off the coast of Holland disappeared, and when the homecoming fishermen reached what they thought-was Jiome, they saw an unbroken stretch of water . . . The Pacific island of Tunaki met a similar fate 300 years later, disappearing with 13,0'00 people . . . The island of Krakatoa, also in the South Pacific, was built on top "of a volcano; in 1883 the vol­ cano came violently to life with a roar heard 3,000 miles away and in this disaster, 30,000 people were killed. . 4 t 4 PETER REYES, AB Question: What do you intend to do if and when you stop going to sea? • Charles White, AB: I don't think I will ever stop. Once you go to sea you like it, it gets under your skin and it is hard to get away from it. You must like going to sea or not like it; there is no in between. It Is like no other work in the world and you must live with it always. Working ground the waterfront Antwen), Belgium, dodging enemy in his native San Juan, PR, gave bombs. For that length of time Seafarer Peter Reyes, AB, the de-- the Germans jv®re "buzz-bombing" his vessel and scaring the scuppers sire to go to sea with the SIU. out of the crew. It was no fun That was ten years ago, and be aWake or asleep on tons of kero­ hasn't been sorry since that he sene, oil and explosives for the hung up his quill and ledger for Air Force striking arm, with the Germans coming over every so a career on the sea. often dropping calling cards. No Reyes, born in San Juan in 1920, one, he said, no one got much sleep lived near the waterfront all his in that period. life. After' leaving Castro Insti­ 'Brother A Seaman tute in the capital of the nation Reyes is married and lives in where, he studied accounting, stenography, typing, shorthand and Brooklyn with Emily, his bride of bookkeeping, -Reyes went to work six years. He came to Brooklyn for*a stevedoring firm on the and the US 13 years ago, leaving waterfront where he put his college San Juan when he was.20. Tiring knowledge to good use in the front of the work in the longshore office. However, he was there a office, Reyes wfint to sea in 1943 little more than one year when aboard the Samuel Johnson, the war broke out and he decided headed ' for Italy, following the footsteps of an older brother who to go to sea foe his livelihood. had been sailing for some time. Only Sailed SIU The fact that his brother was al­ Sailing with the SIU for ten ready a seaman Helped the younger years, the 33-year-old Seafarer Reyes to make up his mind about claims the Union as his only ex­ his livelihood and his war career. perience on the sea. He's never The "buzz-bombing" was not the sailed with any other union and .extent of Reyes' brush with com­ he's never going to, since he's bat during the war. Earlier, in tlie really sold on the SIU and its winter of 1943, he was on a ship' benefits to the membership. amid 100 others in a convoy when "When I started with the SIU the convoy was attacked by Ger­ ten years ago," Reyes .said, "yie man bombers and submarines as didn't have anything near what we it headed for Casablanca and Oran. have today in the way of working Reyes and his ship were untouched, conditions and benefits. They're get­ but ' several vessels went down ting better all the time, thanks nearby giving everyone aboard to the negotiating committee and somp restive moments. the alert and militant membership. Reyes, whose last ship was Bull's Nothing could top benefits such Marina to Puerto Rico (he likes t« as disability," maternity, 'hospital, go back, every once in a while), scholarship and other welfare bene­ says he prefers the intercoastal fits. .When it comes to working runs because it gives him more conditions, OT and pay, there is of a chance to get home and the only one SIU." payoffs are better. In ten years, Sailing with the SIU through­ he estimates he's sailed with ten out the war, Reyes hit many a SlU-contracted companies and on beachhead and sailed in many a about 50 ships. war zone. Some of the areas he Right now Reyes is on the beach hit carrying military cargo or around the New York hall, just troops included Greenland, the waiting for the right ship and his Mediterranean and Europe. It was favorite run to come along. Then, on one of his trips to Europe that he said, he's going to throw in his he had his most harrowing experi­ book for the job .he wants, just as ence. he always does with rotary ship­ In October, 1944, as the Allies ping in the SIU. He said that's the were plunging ahead to victory, best and fairest way he knows of Reyes spent 52 consecutive days getting a job anywhere in the aboard his ship in the harbor of maritime world. The only bridge to span the waters of the Atlantic is Claghan Bridge, build in Argylishire, Scot­ land, to link Seil Island with the i 4 mainland . . . The crookedest riVdr 4 4 4 Below the shining surface of the in all of the British Isles is also Paul Constan, pumpman: I don't earth's waters, lives a world in Scotland., This"is the River stranger and more varied than that Forth, which travels 66 miles .but intend to s'top shipping at any time. I have on land, for the sea is the ancestral covers a distance of only 10 miles been going to home of all the earth's creatures, . . . The Kenniah tribe, which in­ sea for 30 years and for every living thing which habits Borneo, is noted for its pnd I like it very crawled out of the water and canoes, called crocodile boats. The much. I'll keep adapted itself to life on land, there prows of these are equipped with sailing as long as are innumerable sea creatures hinged jaws, which contain jagged I can stand and which man has never seen, and metal teeth. as long as the some of whose existence he is un­ 4 4 4 SIU exists to aware. Heavy betting money in Thai­ make sailing a Among the strange and primitive land doesn't go on horses or pleasure rather Inhabitants of the ocean is the wrestlers but fish. The bad-tem­ than the chore it used to be in African catfish, a fish which swims pered betta splendens, a two-inchthe old days. upside down . . . The female Mexi­ long fighter, will fight for hours 4 4 4 can swordtail "fish changes sex with an opponent, and seems to Marcelino Santiago, bosun: As after having bom young . . . The observe Its own set of fighting red fire fish can fly, and also makes rules. Its battles, sometimes last­ far as my present plans are con­ noises like a crow . . . The common ing for hours at a time, are watch­ cerned I'll be snail has 125 rows of 105 teeth ed with interest, and excitement shipping- for each—a total of 13,125 choppers by the Siamese. In this part of the quite some time. . . . The barbel, another curious Orient, breeding and raising the When that time species, is the only fish known to bettas is big business, and watch­ arrives that I feel I might like be equipped with chin whiskers, ing the fights, either in public to retire, then i t 4" arenas or private homes, is the na­ I'm going to Throughout the ages, men have tional sport. eome back on told tales of disappearing islands, As soon as they are dumped into bells ringing from the mysterious the same tank, two bettas, color­ the beach, own depths of the sea, and whole popu­ ing brilliantly with rage, ruffling my own home lations which vanished below the their fins, take up boxing positions and a little business of my own. 4 4-4 surface of the water. Many of and stab at each other. Because James Helgoth, FWT: I'm not these tales are true. Some islands they must breathe air, the fish, are formed by the hardened lava by mutual consent, cease hostili­ going to quit the sea I love for a long time. If and erupted by a volcano, and should ties every now and then and rise when I do, I will the volcano come to life once more, to the surface. The battle can last seek an electri­ a burst of molten lava can shatter for as long as 12 hours, and is only cian's endorse­ the hardened surface and demolish honorably concluded when one of ment and set up the island. The incessant pound­ the pugilists tiirns his back on his my own shop ing of the surf will gradually opponent end swims away. shoreside. 1 also hope to own my own ' home and become a land­ lubber, but, as I ACROSS Port in N. Pacific island first cable ship said, that won't be for some time In Europe, the Allies continued Sticic that Africa SE of Ducie 34. fRegion on to come. smells when 3. Called out to move forward. In Italy, they 23. Part of a race Africa's west burned 4. Slow mover 4 4 4 coast 24. Possessive B. Man's name took San Pietro, Mignano, Mount 5. Province of Jesus Fernandez, chief cook: I pronoun 38. "island NE of 9. Toward the Canada Fijis rear 6. Track men 25. Small anchors have no other plans than to sail Spinuccio, "VezZanl, San "Vittore, 12. Island off 7. Gen. Bradley with 5 flukes 39. Small sheep and Ortona. American Canadian, with the SIU Donegal 8. Indian tribe 28. Consumed 40. Always 9. "The Rock" 13. City in Peru 29. Away from 41. Ballteam and stay in the and British planes bombed Rome, 14. Durocher 10. Cape on Smith wind 42. Kind of cover Union. The con­ Island 15. Novel by Zola 31. Arctic or 43. Sight on SicUy Innsbruck, Augsburg, Kiel, Mann­ 11. Carry 16. Bar in B.A. Pacific 44. Calls, in poker ditions are -so 18. Member of the 17. German: G.I. 32. Great heim, • Ludwigshafen, Bremen, . 46. Job for Moran good that any Slang crew Frankfort, Sofia, Eleusis, Pes-de19. Crab's claw 20. Unusual (Puzzle Answer on Page 25) man would be 21. Railroad in Calais, and Berlin. 1,000 tons of foolish to con­ N.V.: Abbr. 8 10 fl 3 1 2 bombs were dropped on the naval 22. Chow sider giving up 23. It makes good and shipbuilding base at Kiel. all this for a reading • 12 26. Pints: Abbr. In the Pacific, American forces shoreside job. 27. Of the ear invaded New Britain. American 17 15 Manyofmy 30. Former Ger­ man liner brothers may disagree with me, planes continued to bomb Japan­ 32. Property 20 IS but that is hoiv I feel about sail­ ese bases ih the Islands, hitting shipping 33. A line Cape Glouster, Kwajalein Atoll, ing. 84. Channel be­ New Britain, and New Guinea. tween cliffs 4 4, 4 85. Dutch sea President Roosevelt appointed Carlo Manzares, OS: I Intend to 86. Through General Dwight D, Eisenhower as 87. Employs make a career of sailing if I cad. 89. Long river In There is nothing Supreme Commander of the An­ Siberia 41. Exports from ' else that I have glo-American invasion forces... ChUe in mind because On December 26, 1943, the British 45. One of Rome's 7 hiUs I love the sea Admiralty announced that the 47. Ship's officer and I «xpect to German battleship Scharnhorst 48. Broadcaster 42 43' 44 39 40 AUen spend the rest of was sunk that evening 60 miles 49. Hot-shot my life on it. northeast of North Cape, Norway 80. River in 47 45 France Othei's may turn ... German U-boat activity contta81. Brothers: away from the ued, and in the last few days they 50 Abbr. 48 •3. Lure away ,.-. sea, liut I feel sank five ships, nine destroyers, 83. Wallabas apd escort ships in convoyis. S3 52 Si bbiVai''" ' |i ) 1 • ). 1 >•> ^ HI' » that 'M The eoal carrier, Suffolk, from t A gUrl , I I I1 ,'SI. <r'' i.;> f ! MEET THE SEAFARER IN THE WAKE .West of. Montdidier, In north­ eastern France, is a small village after which Cities Service named one of their ships—the Cantigny. This -was the scene of the first United States offensive during the first Worfd, War, when Cantigny was the nucleus of the German line, which extended west of Mont­ didier. The First Division of the America Expeditionary Forces had relieved two French Divisions in the Picardy section of the Allied front; on May 28th, 1918, after an hour's preparation the US In­ fantry advanced and, within an hour, overcame the German de­ fenses, taking 250 prisoners. Though they made counterattacks for the next three days, the Ger­ mans failed to retake the position, and the US troops kept Cantigny. .1 Norfolk, Va., for Boston vanished off Montauk Point, NY after it had signaled for help. Aboard were 37 of the crew and naval gun crew sailors... The SIU recently won several tanker companies, includ­ ing Standard . Oil of California, signed by the SUP, over both com­ pany unions and the NMU.. .A. F. Whitney,"on behalf of the Brother­ hood of Railroad Trainmen, and Alvanley Johnson, on behalf of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi­ neers, rescinded their strike orders and agreed to the arbitration of their pending disputes by the Pres­ ident. The President signed an ex­ ecutive order directing the Secre­ tary of War to take over the rail­ roads to avoid interruption of transportation by threatened strikes. Ihe SIU library of over 300 books — covering mysteries, ro­ mances, adventure, biography, eco* nomics, the trade union movement, and technical subjects — was opened in the baggage room on the fourth floor of the old Sea­ farers International Union hall in lower Manhattan.- The bookshelves wejre filled by courtesg of jthe New York Pghljc.^ I4brar/ 40,000 sioel workers vvept cn strik*. I'y. �t! DeeetnlMr 9S, 198S g K I ...I • ., ••: SKAFAttERS LOG SEAFARERS^ LOG bM«iiyi*ir2s;its3 Vol. XV. No. 2« Lesson One • • P^Tfshed biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 673 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacihth 9-6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor, HEBBEBI BRAND; Managing Editor, RAY DXNIJON; Art Editor, B^ARD SEAMAN; Photo Editor, DANIEL NILTA; Staff Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, JERRY REMER, AL MASKIN, NOEL PARMENTEL; Gulf Area Reporter, BILL MOODY; Staff' Assistants, LYMAN GAYLORD, MILTON HOROWITZ. Ahore Leave Bans Captain Praises maritime Crew^s Beroism Once again the SIU has led the way for all workers. By going down to Washington and putting the chips on the line, the Union has won a promise from Defense De­ partment authorities to change the shore leave regulations at Korea and at other Army bases. Aside from the inconvenience involved in these restrictions, the SIU action may have successfully called a halt to Army inroads into the rights of all civilians overseas. When chal­ lenged as to their legal right to restrict seamen to their ships. Defense authorities hastily backtracked, well aware that their orders stand on very flimsy legal grounds. Now however, it appears that some action will be taken to remove the unnecessary and unpleasant restrictions on seiamen. But in any case, the Union will not rest on its oars. It intends to write a clause into the contract providing overtime p^ment for restriction to ship by military authorities. In t^t way, Seafarers will be fully protected in the event the new regulations are not satisfactory ones. To the Editor: On September 17, at 1400 hours, George R. Black, a wiper aboard our vessel, ,tho Marven, was accidently and seriously injured. He sustained a se­ vere fracture of the upper right arm, lacerations of the upper right arm and the right thigh and, as a result, was in a condition of shock. Black W"h the very able assistance ofJohn W. Singer, a member of the steward department, I sutured the lacerations, applied a splint to the broken arm and treated the patient for shock. AFL President George Meany the State, but the Commission wasMedical advice was requested • I X X X. has resigned from the Public Ad­ unable to find any evidence. CIO immediately by radio through the Oil Workers representatives, who Commander Western Sea Frontier. visory Board of the Foreign Oper­ represent refinery workers in the I was soon advised that a rendez­ ations Administration charging town, denounced the charges and rrv' >!i vous had been arranged with the iilt's only a coincidence, but it's an interesting one, that pay­ General A. E. Anderson, a large that the Government's labor pro­ offered to guarantee that no Com­ munist-dominated group would ment of the 1,000th maternity benefit to Seafarer Dominick Naval transport, for the following gram abroad had been dismantled. ever become influential among morning at 0900 hours and a trans­ The advisory board had no meet­ workers on the Gulf Coast. Chirfchella was followed in a few days by the birth of triplets fer of the patient would then be ings from March until December. to the wife of Seafarer Robert Long of New Orleans, Louisiana. affected. The General Anderson is Meany accused the FOA of dis­ XXX Both occurrences point up the great value of the SIU mater­ equipped with medical personnel charging labor officers and doing An election victory at General and hospital facilities. away with the program of labor Electric plants in Lynn, Massa­ nity benefit to Seafarers and their families. participation in defense of Europe chusetts, and nearby towns was No Line Transfer "The fact that since April, 1952, over 1,000 Seafarers have The Anderson arrived on sched­ and Asia against Communism. won by the CIO International Un­ collected the benefit, some of them twice, clearly shows the ule, but her captain thought it illion of Electrical Workers over the XXX great need that the Seafarers Welfare Plan is filling with its advised to launch his ship's motor- Medical care tor union members Communist - dominated United boat to pick up our patient due to will be a major demand of the Electrical Workers (independent). maternity benefit program. It's become quite apparent by heavy winds and high seas and The vote was 5,546 for lEU to Workers of Amer­ 4,806 now, that the SIU membership, consists in very large part suggested that the transfer be Communications for UE. It was the third elec­ ica (CIO) when they meet with of men with families, contrary to the traditional picture of made by means of a line between affiliates of American Telephone tion in four years for representa­ the two ships. Fearing further in- and Telegraph in the near future. tion of the 12,000 workers involv­ the seaman as a lone hand without a home to turn to. Jury to the patient and aggrava­ The Union notified the company ed. This, in turn, is obviously the result of the great gains made tion of his already weak condition that it will ask for hospitalization XXX by the Union through the years which have made it possible if a line transfer were used, I re­ for members as well as surgical The perfect no-accident record for Seafarers to lead a norriial life in the community. That quested that Axel Schmidt, chief benefits in the coming contract of the L. Carlton Mertz Company, means family obligations, which the Welfare Plan is helping mate, make the necessary arrange­ talks. a Chicago chemical firm, paid off ments to use one of the ship's life­ to meet. X X X to members of the AFL Paint, Var­ boats to TOW Black to the Ander­ Long's case, which of course is an exceptional one, never­ son. The mate selected eight capa­ A strike vote among 2,000 engi­ nish, Lacquer and Allied Products, theless, is another example of the importance of the plan. ble men from among the many neers of the Chicago, Burlington Local 950. The company recently The Longs have one other child, 15 months old, plus the vofuriteers. and Quincy Railroad has been received an extra insurance divi­ triplets. The birth of each, child was occasion for payment of At the end of an hour's time, scheduled by the Brotherhood of dend which it promptly distributed a $200 benefit, or $800 in all, plus a $25 US defense bond in" despite 20-foot waves and cross­ Locomotive Engineers (Indepen­ among employees. Further, the each instance. It's easy to understand how valuable such currents, we saw, through binocu­ dent). The union complains that it company stated that the union has helped considerably in promoting assistance has been to Brother Long in taking care of his lars, that our men had arrived has 500 unsettled grievances on the the company's safety program. alongside the Anderson and that books. In addition it is going out family. the patient was being hauled nationally for a 30 percent increase XXX XXX aboard the big ship. Almost imme­ for railroad engineers. Winner of a trip to Washington, diately, a radio message was re­ XXX mechanic Earl G. Livingston of ceived from the Anderson stating Lumber handling companies in Douglas Aircraft at Torrance, Cali­ that ' the patient had arrived British Columbia quickly backed fornia, is back home after a week's The results of the voting in Atlantic Refining, while not aboard in good condition. down when striking CIO Wood­ visit. Livingston, a member of the what had been hoped for, have been met with one heartening Returns Safely workers accepted their invitation International Association of Ma­ Then we watched again for an response from the membership in all ports from coast to coast to examine the companies finan­ chinists, (AFL) won the trip by or more while our men bat­ cial records. The companies* claim­ signing up 476 new members dur­ —a vote of confidence in the organizers with instructions to hour tled the winds and waves with ed that were losing over $10 ing a six month's campaign by "go back in and finish the job.'* The election loss does not their oars to return to us. They ar­ for each they 1,000 board feet of lumber lAM's District 720. In all, the Dis­ mean the end of the campaign as the company and its puppet rived back safely, quite exhausted. marketed and invited interested trict signed up 2,184 new mem­ Due to heavy seas breaking at the parties to examine the bers. union had hoped. On the contrary, the Union intends to stand ship's side, recovering our lifeboat books. When the union negotiating by its loyal supporters in the Atlantic fleet and with their was an impossibility without, per­ committee XXX took up the invitation, haps, serious injury to the boat they were informed that it had A new transit crisis is in the help swing a solid majority of the tankermen to the SIU. and so it was abandoned. been revoked. Six thousand men offing for New York City's subway This is not the first time the SIU has been in a tough or­ crew, There are few, if any, medals are on strike for a $1.49 hourly riders around New Year's Eve. The ganizing battle. It took five years of back-breaking work to awarded in the merchant service, Transport Workers Union (CIO) win Cities Service, and in the course of thdse five years there to my knowledge, but surely the minimum. and the City Transit Authority have were many setbacks, all of which proved to be temporary. men who were involved in this , , X X X been unable to get together on the "The same determination that carried through against appar­ heroic effort deserve an honorable Charges that a strike of 450 CIO terms of a new agreement covering ently overwhelming odds in Cities Service will be applied to mention. T|iey are, Edward G. workers against department stofes, approximately 30,000 workers on Erne, third mate; Harvard Lem, cafes and hotels in Port Arthur city subways and buses. Thcre'v Atlantic. first assistant engineer; Alexander was "Communist-dominated" fell been some talk of a subway strike, Like the. Yankees and Notre Dame, the SIU may not win Stankiewicz, DM; William Lamb; flat after the Texas Industrial with the Transit Authority 'em all (as a matter of fact this was the first break in a long AB; Phillip Lukens, AB; John Har­ Commission conducted three days threatening to take injunction string of or^nizing'victories dating back eight years). But well, AB; Joseph Kozlowski, .OS, of hearings into the qpestion. The action if a strike comes off. Howwhen it*s aU. over, Atlantic ahd its pupbet union will know and W. Singer, steward. charges; had been.||AMde |by .the, evo^ip ^ve&Riattqrs tyre, still in the tal|^g ' Maternity Benefits Baek In Harness wfitf'the'.champiohii^arOi^' UUi* ei ittrf! itiAmv (ttriA ' 'H -'i Xwi—i "K A Ji 'i -'J �'•V-'i Pafffr P(»|nr<<!«» DMcttter >9^ I95t < DcecMbw IS; im ^ Pace Flftcc* A modern filing lystem, with the use of fast ond special machines means fast, accurate service for the members of the SlU when it comes to handling vacation and welfare benefits. At the New York headquarters, the records of each member are handled by special IBM machines that do just about everything except cook. The machines put the required infor­ mation on the record cards, automati­ cally sort the cards, file them in proper order, pick out the cards wanted, auto­ matically "read" the information on the cards and print the information on an­ other sheet of paper, "read" the infor­ mation on the cards and add, subtract, record totals and check errors. In all, it means less "red tape" for Seafarers, accurate records and quick service. I •1 • ?v i^:\•• r.i' • A headquarters employee watches a collating machine, which automatically sorts and files the cards in proper order. The machine can also pick out any particular card from a file in a matter of a few seconds. Operator at left works a tabulating machine. As the file cards run through the mechanism, -it automatically prints the desired information on the sheet of paper in proper order. it#' Sv t'.'^T-.' -. AS }, •*®, yv ^ - .-r- 1 �Fac* Slzieea SEAFARERS LOG •u-^.r-TT SEAFARERS r£ li r' IFW-snMinaed vesseb lii the Caribbean area rave the salratre firm of Merrit. Chapman and Seott a bnsyltme last week. The latest ship td to aground was the 3,^09 ton Columbian motor vemel, the Cludad There are at least eight major valve t^es and numerdua variations de 3osfota. Meanwlille a Merrlt>Chapman tur had hanled the small of each dlesiga ao that knowledge of their operation becomea an im­ Brltisli freighter Armtnda into Kingston. The lumber carrier had been portant part of engine room maintenance. The basic fiinction of all stuck on a reef for six days. The same tng went out after the Cludad valvea of course, la to control the flow of substance through a pipe, but de Bogota which was stuck on the Qulta Sueno Bank, 140 miles off the varying design of Individual valves depends on the typo of mate­ A couple of crewmembers of the rial flpwdng through the valve, its hxuition, its iniportattc{e in the pipe Nicaragua. Another shlpt the tanker Poplarbranch went aground near John B. Kulukundis got a world of system, the kind of warping it gives when not working Barranquilla, Columbia, whUe the Norwegian freighter Varg, loaded ao on. praise from their shipmates for the with a cargo of sugar, was In low water on the north coast of Cuba. One basle valve type, called the globe valve, angle valve, needle point way they conducted matters on or one of similar construction, closes off the opening through pressing A near-record tum-around was claimed by the Home Lines for its board the Liberty ship, according something directly down on it. The gate valve type operates in the passenger ship Atlantic, which spent only nine hours in the port of to the latest report received in the manner of the sliding door. New York. The speedy turnaround was made necessary by storm de­ ship's minutes. Both men got a In the globe valve both outlets run in a straight line bnd conse­ lays en-route to the US. A total of 549 passengers got off the ship vote of thanks from the crew for quently it is used as a means of regulating the flow of gas or liquid. and 452 passengers boarded it in that period. In addition, the ship their services in running the ship Because of the construction of the valve, however, the liquid flowing took on fuel and provisions ... The British tug Turmoil, which will SlU style. through a globe valve has to change direction going in and coming out High words of praise were writ­ of the valve, which sometimes drops liquid pressure. be remembered as the ship that nearly rescued the Flying Enterprise escorted the Norwegian American liner Stavangerfjord into port after ten about Lawson in these terms: For Turning Comers she lost her rudder. The 13.334-ton passenger ship had 1,000 persons "If we had more men like Lawson The angle valve is designed for installation where pipe lines go aboard but was in no apparent difficulty. The ship had been making aboard, our ships would not have around a corner or change direction. The opening turns a comer in­ to worry about fouled up ships. We slow progress, steering with two propellers. don't see how he did it as he had stead of going straight through in and out of the valve. Both the globe ^ i. i. and angle valves will be installed so as to close against the direction to operate on a shoestring." The post-war drop In Pacific Coast coastwise shipping has been of flow and the pressure. This'allows for repacking of the valve when Call a Meeting blamed partly on Interstate Commerce Commission rate policies In a it is shut off and provides for no pressure on the packing when it is Further, the Crew said, Lawson study by the San Francisco Bay Ports Commission. RaUroads and truck closed. If for. any reason the disc were to separate from the valve lines have captured much of the business formerly carried by ships, had found the solution to petty stem, the valve couldn't be opened while there was pressure above beefs,, grievances and the report declared that the ICC had permitted railroads to reduce the valve, which provides a definite safety advantage. and arguments coastwise rates while Increasing Inland rates, thus putting ships out of Both angle and globe valves can be used for throttling as they cian that might spring business. The. report also cited Government take-over of specialised function well while partly open. The gate valve on the other hand, is up from time to coastwise ships during World War II, which owners have never been seldom used for this purpose, since the material flowing through the time aboard the able to replace because of the jump In building costs. pipe will nibble away at the edge of the gate. The advantage of the vessel. When­ t 4. 4 gate valve is that with the gate sliding across the opening Instead of ever anything Norwegian deck officers were out on strike for one week seeking being pushed on or into the opening, the flow of liquid through the like that popped wage increases but have been ordered back to work by the Labor pipe does not have to change direction and there is no pressure drop. up, or somebody Ministry. About 200 of the countrj^'s 1,000 ocean-going vessels were These valves are best used when either fully opened or closed com­ got a little out of pletely. affected by the walkout . . . The Customs Bureau has announced it will line, Lawson charge fees for services formerly rendered free of charge. These in­ Lawson The needlepoint valve comes into play where very fine control would call a clude registering a house flag, recording a trade mark, establishing of a small amount of gas or liquid is required. It is used as a throttling meeting to have the trouble talked a bonded warehouse, and other services. Fees will run from $25 to valve with the degree of throttling control being very fine as the $100 with the lower figure prevailing in most instances . . . The over. Usually whatever the beef tapered needle is inserted or withdrawn from the valve seat. skipper and owner of the Polish liner Batory were found . guilty in was it would get straightened out The plug valve consists of a plug with ports in it. It can be rotated Federal Court of misconduct when the ship picked up a small plane right on the spot instead of fester­ so that the ports are in line with the ports of the valve seat permitting at sea and then sold it in England for salvage. The company has been ing and possibly causing hard feel the liquid to flow through. A "Y" valve, as the name Indicates, fits ings among the crew for the re­ ordered to pay the owner of the aircraft for the plane. into the pipe at an angle. It is similar in construction to the globe" mainder of the voyage. ill ' ii 3ii valve, except that the angled mounting offers less resistance to the ' Lawson, who is a native of An Information booklet en freight rate procedures, called "The flow through the pipe. Steamship Conference System" is being dbtribiite'd by a shipowner Australia, became a member of .the Respwids To Pressure committee . . . The 113-year-old New York and Cuba Steamship Com­ SlU on April 4, 1943, in the port A lift check valve is so constructed as to provide for a free-floating pany has been sold to new owners for $9 million. The company oper­ of New York. He is 48 years old disk which moves up and down with Increase or decrease of pressure ates six C-type ships to Cuba and Mexico. New owners are T. J. and comes from the Australian behind it. A swing check valve hinges the disc to an arm and allows Stevenson & Co.. which has annonnced It will try to operate without metropolis, Melhourne. it to swing open and closed in accordance with the pressure in the pipe. the Government subsidy that the line has been receiving . . . The t t 4. Relief valves are installed as safety devices on pipe lines and pumps. Also on hoard the Kulukundis, new Swedish liner Kungsholm has returned home after a successful The disc is held against the seat of the valve by spring pressure which maiden voyage to New York. The 22.000 ton liner was bnDt at a cost ship's delegate W. C. Scott came in can be adjusted to suit. If the pressure in the pipe exceeds safety of $10 million and contains 802 passenger berths, 628 in the tourist for his share of pats on the back limits, the relief valve disc will give way, allowing for pressure reduc­ class . . . The US Government may take steps to limit foreign flag for the solid job he has done as tion before th# j^lpe will burst. shipping on the Chreat Lakes if the St. Lawrence Seaway Is built. delegate. The way the crew put it, Many foreign flag ships come to the Lakes and stay there permanently "he is a credit to our organization." Scott, who is a Virginian, joined by shuf^lng between the US and Canada. the Union in the Port of Norfolk 4 4" 4" Isbrandtsen Steamship Company has won approval to establish a July 1, 1943. He's 31 years old new intercoastal service. The new service will go into effect on De­ and a native of Benton, Va. He cember 28 and will include both passenger and cargo services . . . Six sails on deck. crewmembers of a Canadian tug, the C. P. Yorke, were lost when the 4 t We mentioned in the last issue vessel hit a reef at Welcome Pass, 50 miles northwest of Vancouver, British Columbia . . . Customs collections in the Port of New York for that there are quite a few ships at IIFT CHECK SWINC CHCCK fLUG COCK November totaled over $29 million, which was an increase of $1,800,000 this time of the year who have very over the previous year ... A new tanker built expressly for transporta­ kind things to say about their tion of liquid chemicals has been launched at the Bethlehem Steel stewards departments, particularly shipyard in Quincy, Mass. The tanker Marine Dow-Chem looks like a for the fine holiday dinners that standard petroleum carrier but has different internal arrangements. they turn out. Space would hardly Her tanks have special linings and pumps, vents, pipings and tanks permit the listing of all the men and ships involved, but judging have been rearranged. from the sample menus that have 44' 4> A total of 2,198 troops including 1,198 veterans of the Korean fight­ flooded the LOG office there was ing arrived last Tuesday at the Staten Island Port of Embarkation some very good eating. aboard the troopship General Leroy Eltinge. The troopship left Pusan It wasn't just a matter of the on November 7 and picked up another thousand men in Leidiom, Italy turkey, although that was in evi­ ... The Arnold Bernstein Company announced four additional cruises dence everywhere, but the variety between Miami and Nassau on its cruise ship the Siiverstar. The cruises of other items that went into the have all been scheduled for early in January ... The quantity of dinners, in some instances making ANGLE RELIEF GLOBE traffic carried by an Inland waterway like the Ohio River is indicated them pretty much a la carte meals. by the fact that Evansville, Indiana, handled 1,400,000 tons of cargo A collective vote of thanks goes to Outline dravdng shows several different valve types. Arrows in­ in 1952, yet it only ranked seventh among all Ohio River ports. dicate the direction of flow in the material. the men who were" responsible. AcflON [W f- w •>iv.. Burly I ValvM Ami Their Use BM Bernmrd Semman Or£er» la Orders iy I M;v! "•ni'V w Hif Uttdt ,ooi ^ ' .AIC bio dfiw laas I ns/'a 1' bruov. ijnm �~-'^--'is"fP-'ai ^.J.'li; IMS Faf ftrcafMB SEAFAREkS iiOC RealPiruts' Capfund By British Navy It used to be that a seaman was safe in his own bunk at night, but you can't tell about anything on the high seas these days. So it would seem according to a story released by the British Ad­ miralty concerning piracy on the high seas, midnight boarding parties, pirates armed to the teeth with cutlasses, and dates. Arabian dates, that is. The pirates were not so identified. The Admiralty told the tale of dhow lost and dhow regained this way: A party of Indian seamen stag­ An AFL-ILA membier appears on a television program to appeal gered into the Arabian town of for votes just before election day for the longshore workers. Muscat and frenziedly reported that their dhow, the Naram Passa, had been boarded by 20 pirates, armed" to the* scuppers, and the Seafarer Ppminick Chirichclla and his wife smile proudly over crew was put ashore while a prize their first horn, Joseph, the 1,000 SlU maternity benefit. crew manned the floating loot—a cargo of dates, it seems the pirates came from a smaller boat, luring the dhow.yvithin boarding distance the chance, they quickly clamped before breaking out the hardware (Continued From Page 2) dpwn. Longshoremen of various and getting their dates. Captured, the less surely, -into the hands of locals who had been scheduled to the dhow was last seen heading those evil elements which have re- take secret ballots on the affilia­ southward before the British Ad. duced this port to Its present sorry tion question found when they ar­ jniralty came upon the* scene with rived at meetings that the mob gun mounts oiled and ready. (Continued from page 2) penses of. deUvery and hospitaliza­ state." was in full control. A series of Her Majesty's frigate. Flamingo, grounds that only a limited num­ tion. For many Seafarers it has The Shipowners had hoped to "Ja" votes stopped the defection was ordered to search for the ship ber of the membership would re­ made the difference between hav­ follow up the election results by of the local unions. while enroute from Aden, to ceive, such benefits. However, ex­ ing to ship out to meet the medical rapid signing of an agreement Nevertheless, as the days passed Arabia, to the Persian Gulf. The perience has shown that* a very expense, or ' staying home with with the old IJiA. It's expected it became apparent that the AFL- captain was tipped off that the large number of the membership their family when the- new arrival now though that signing of the ILA was gaining strength steadily. pirates had a hideout in the village could use this benefit to great ad­ came. SIU maternity benefits, like all agreement may be delayed for A series of meetings was sched­ of Jadhib. Under cover of dark­ vantage, since a great many men some time and a strike on the uled regularly in all areas each ness, a boarding party from the are at the age when they are be­ other SIU welfare payments, come week. Longshoremen found that frigate went aboard the dhow at ginning to raise families. from the SIU Welfare Plan which docks is a possibility anyway. they could" hit the deck for the midnight in the Arabian Sea and is unique for its direct operation Easy Quaiiflcation Continue Drive first time and voice their griev­ captured the pirate gang. From through a board of Union-employ­ The SIU benefit is unique both er trustees, instead of through an Prior to the election, however, ances. More and more men started there it was a short trip to the the trustees of the AFL-ILA, coming in to the new union when brig and. leg irons for the usurpers. in the size of the benefits given insurance company. The conse­ The admiralty statement winds and the liberal qualification pro­ quent savings enaible the Plan to George Meany, AFL president; they became convinced that they visions. Most maternity benefits exceed benefits paid by most other up the story this way: Dave Beck, head of the Interna­ could do so without harm. "Village and dhow were ap­ require that the family be covered group insurance systems. tional Brotherhood of Teamsters; Lack Of Time proached during that night and for at least a year before they can A1 Hayes, Machinists Union; W. C. However, in the few weeks that some of the crew surprised in their become eligible for payment. Un­ Doherty, Letter Carriers; and Paul der the SIU benefit, one day on an Hall, SIU A&G District, met in the new union had begun function­ bunks. "Later next day the whole crew SIU ship prior to "the birth of the Washington and agreed to con­ ing it had not been able to contact baby is sufficient to qualify a Sea­ tinue the campaign to free the many longshoremen in various was apprehended. "HMS Flamingo now has the farer. longshoremen from racket control. sections of the harbor, due to the The average maternity benefit They have at their disposal a solid lack of time -and manpower to Naram Passa in tow and is pro­ nucleus of 130 locals in the Great reach 22,000 men and the curtain ceeding to Aden with her pirate paid by group insurance plans runs from $80 to $90. By contrast, Lakes, Puerto Rico, the West of fear surrounding dockworkers. crew." Some nighfs it isn't safe in your the SIU $200 benefit is sufficient Coast, Alaska and on the rivers on While steady progress was being to cover most if not all the. exwhich to build the new organiza­ made by the organizers, reinforced own bed. by the efforts of dozens of SIU tion. (Continued from page 3) a volunteers, it seemed that many sentihg various Government de­ Intimidation On Docks more weeks of work were neces­ partments to draft a new set of Under the circumstances, water­ sary before the new union could regulations that will apply to all front observers agreed that the command the allegiance of a solid ports everywhere. The new regu­ AFL-ILA did extremely well to roll majority of dock workers. lations will permit seamen to land up the sizable vote it did in the In this situation, the shipowners with a reasonable degree of free­ face of the iron curtain of fear stepped into the breach to save the AMEU had been thoroughly (Continued from page 3) and intim.datioh surrounding the the old ILA. The old ILA's con­ but that the Union saw it through discredited as a company puppet dom. Attending the meeting as mem­ dockworkerk This atmosphere pre­ tract had run out in October and to eventual victory. and that the men had voted for the vented the AFL organizers from a strike had been called, but an In analyzing the outcome of the employer, not the company union. bers of the joint Union-shipowner contacting many thousands of 80-day Taft-Hartley injunction had election, organizers pointed to two The company's participation in the committee were Algina; Ray Mur­ them in the few short weeks pre- temporarily suspended strike ac­ key factors—a scare campaign in campaign in behalf of the AMEU doch, Washington counsel; Max ceeding the election. tion. The Injunction ran out on the closing weeks in which the was taken as further evidence of Harrison, Waterman SS Company; Milton Williams, Bull SS Company. When the new union was first December 25 and the shipowners company itself intervened heavily this fact by the tankermen. An example of the company's Government representatives pres­ chartered at the AFi, convention were fearful that the strike would to bolster its sagging puppet union, and the betrayal of the SIU oath complete disregard of the com­ ent included Assistant .Secretary of last September 22, it existed only be renewed. of obligation by Atlantic tanker- pany-sponsored union was its ac­ Defense Fanning, Samuel Silver of on paper.' There was a need for Immediate Election men who had received SIU mem­ tion in denying emergency leave the Defense office. General F. A. trained organizers to get the whole Consequently, they prevailed on bership books, 'These men had re­ to a tankerman whose wife was Heileman, Director of Transpor­ organization started from scratch, and the AFL turned to the SIU as the National Labor Relations ceived their membership upon seriously ill. The tankerman in tation and Communications in the the union closest to the situation, Board to order an immediate elec­ wholeheartedly pledging their sup­ question had been one of the com­ Department of Defense, plus a va­ to help get the AFL-ILA on its tion, knowing full well that such port to the SIU in the fleet and pany union's staunchest support­ riety of other men from MSTS, the an election would favor the old showing every evidence of support­ ers and had even acted as an ob­ National Shipping Authority, thefeet. ILA. The knowledge, that the AFL ing the SIU drive. They had taken server during the voting for the Maritime Administration and vari­ Within days, the machiritery of ous military departments. was demanding a 20-cent hourly the oath to support the Union, but company union. organizing wa3 set into motion. increase, an eight hour day guar­ played turncoat in the voting As a result, he has been forced Organizing offices and temporary to quit the company. He now headquarters were established in antee and other gains, was consid­ booth. The company's heavy participa­ agrees that his biggest mistake was Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Is­ ered no small factor in the shipland and New Jersey. Thousands owne/s' anxiety for an early elec­ tion came when it became appar­ in believing the company's prom­ ent that the AMEU was sagging ises of job security and the of longshoremen submitted signed tion. The NLRB decision to hold a badly in. the face of the SIU or­ AMEU's claim of protection for the Headquarters again wishes . .pledge cards. Several locals in the to remind all Seafarers that area held secret ballot elections quick election was subject to much ganizing drive. Under the cloak tankermen. payments of funds, for what­ SIU organizers are confident that and swung over to the new union, official and unofficial criticism in of a "Voluntary contribution" drive by the AMEU, resumption of the'organizing drive ever Union purpose, be made giving it a nucleus to-begin opera­ Government quarters and else­ in the fleet only to authorized A&G repre­ tions. A steady flow of leaflets and where. It was pointed out that the Atlantic apparently pumped large would bring eventual victory. As sentatives and that an official a, regular newspaper, the "New shipowners could have averted a' sums into the empty company one organizer put it, "We started Union receipt be gotten at that York Longshoreman" aided the strike by putting into effect .the union treasury. The AMEU was 15 months ago from scrateh with AFL-ILA's demands without the then able to hire a staff of experts just a handful of men in the fleet. time. If no receipt is offered, drive. formality of signing a contract. who embarked upon a scare cam­ Now we have 376 solid SIU bookbe .sure to protect yourself by . Nevertheless they preferred tq paign to frighten tankermen Into members in there to serve as a inunediately bringing the matiOnce' ft 'bfelaih^Siaiibarent ifoi An electionyin the hopq,.^. the co^^^iy.^jj^ point. We inteii).4 tg gq l4t}firs..q- Ibn Bight tCi i lo; • i: AFL Rolls Up Big Tally In Dock Vote Welfare Plan Pays Out l,000tli Baby Benefit US Yields On Shore Leave Ban SIU Resumes AtlanticDnve As Vote Favors Company Be Sure to Get Dues Receipts �Efrhteen SEAFARERS Steel inventor Seafarers Brew Cup Of Tea With Fishy Flavor |:M Ds^ber 25, isss LOG That the two polnti farthest apart in the United States are Cape Flattery, Washington, and a point on the Florida coast south of Miami? These two points lie about 2,835 miles apart. The dis­ tance between West Quoddy, Maine, and Cape Alva, Washington, Is 2,607 miles. Contrary to popu­ lar conception, neither Washing­ ton nor Maine is farthest north of the 48 states. Minnesota is. ture. Tho pilings that tho tower rested upon began to sink in tho subsoil of sand and clay; As a re­ sult of this, construction of tho remainder of the tower was 'de­ layed for about 60 years. Over tho years, the tower has continued to sink and lean. Engineers estimate that if this condition is not cor­ rected, the tower will not last an­ other 300 years. J, -J, Ji That there are more than twice as many people living in New York today than in all of the 13 colonies at the time of the American revo­ lution? The population of the origi­ nal 13 colonies was a little over three million compared to the nearly eight million people now living in New York City. Immi­ gration from Europe was the major reason for the city's and - the na­ tion's growth from earliest times. Pleasure is where you find it according to the Seafarer's code, and when things die down aboard ship or in town, it is up to the crew to brew their own dish of tea. That's what six crewmembers aboard the Steel Inventor (Isthmian) did last month when their ship pulled into Karachi,^ Pakistan, on a Far Eastern period which seemed as if all the aboard, as well as tacking and run. fish in the Indian Ocean had gone rowing the vessel intermittently, It wasn't exactly their own cup out to lunch elsewhere, Hazen they made it back to the break­ of tea that they brewed, but due landed two fish of fair size and water about midnight. Then the promptly decided he had done natives waded ashore and towed to the high cost enough. Feeling his part in the the vessel into the dock. of another liquid ^ i" J" expedition was fulfilled, Hazen resembling tea Upon disposing of the fish by dozed off into slumberland at 9:30 That Robinson Crusoe was actu­ only in its fluid­ giving them to the natives for PM and left the rest of the fishing their OT, the men headed back to ally taken from a story of a ship­ ity, the men set to his colleagues. The men quickly the vessel and logged aboard at wrecked seafarer? Daniel Defoe, out on ' another filled the breach. I 2 AM. Next morning the rest of author of the classic adventure task. It was a Breeze Sprung Leak .sort of busman's the crew demanded evidence of tale, got the idea for the story holiday. In short, After increasing the catch in a the caught fish, but the boys were after reading of the adventures of the men decided few more hours, the boys decided caught with their scales down, the sailor and adventurer, Alexan­ to get up a flshthey had had enough and thought having disposed of. their catch. der Selkirk. Selkirk, a Scotsman, Bedell ing party and it the better part of valor to head Everyone claimed to have made joined a buccaneering expedition a half dozen hearty Isaac Waltons back for the ship rather than face the haul of the season, including under William Dampier. Selkirk 4" 4" made up the crew. the darkness in an open sailboat Bedell and the radio operator, quarreled with the captain and at That the SIU has always made Renting one of the Indian sail­ any longer. But lo, the breeze who, in fact, had only fed the lit­ his own request was put ashore on boats frequenting the harbor and which suddenly had sprung up tle fishes from their barbed hooks. an island off the cqast of Chile, it a policy to settle beefs at the lying around the anchored vessel, upon leaving the harbor, had just The chief cook. Incidentally, was with a few necessities of life. This point of production? The key to the party set out at 7 PM, getting as suddenly sprung down. Calling still sleeping when the boys seems to have been a case of talk­ the Union's representation of Sea­ ing first and thinking second. farers has been on-the-spot settle­ underway with the aid of a spank­ upon all the native seamanship hauled him aboard. After realizing his predicament, ment of disputes wherever possible ing breeze which had sprung up. Selkirk begged to be taken back so that Seafarers do not have to Shipping along on this piscatory aboard, but the captain refused. wait weeks or months for th£ir cruise was Brose, the steward; He lived alone on the island for disputed overtime. Hazen, chief cook; Willie and Fow­ 4 - t i four years before being rescued. ler, oilers; the radio operator and That one Issuq of a leading Sun­ CJiarles Bedell, all of whom were i t day newspaper consumes news­ set for a night of fishing outside That the Leaning Tower of Pisa print from only 100 acres of trees? the confines of the harbor. In an example of heroism aboard the tanker Seathunder was planned in the 12th Century Much newsprint is imported from Sails full in the wind, the ves­ (Colonial), Seafarer Oscar Larson, AB, displayed courage sel reached the spot within a com­ above and beyond the call of duty when another seaman made and that actual construction began Canada; the rest from Scandinavia, in 1174? The tower was originally particularly from* the forests of paratively short time as the air planned as a perpendicular struc­ Finland. was full of festive roistering. With an almost fatal mistake. turned up the cause and the cul­ It all happened in the early anchor dropped and baited hooks, the men waited patiently until the hours of August 1, 1953, with prit. It seems one of the men Has Cake And Eats It, Too first fish was landed by Fowler. the tanker moored to her berth was under the weather and, com­ Casting tradition before pride, in Carteret, NJ, at the General pounding the crime by smoking in stout-hearted Fowler tossed it American tank storage terminal. bed, was careless enough to allow the mattress to catch fire. An old back into the briny deep for good At 3 AM on said freighter hand, the seaman decided luck—besides it was only three morning, Larson, it would be best to jettison the inches long. a school teacher flaming mattress rather than have There followed another waiting in the winter it around at that searing time. months, and AB There could have been no graver on the 4-8, no­ mistake with all that high octane ticed a burning gas around, but Larson, though mattress danger­ burned in the process, came to the ously near the Under the rules of the SIU, rescue at just the right time. high octane any member can nominate valves of the ship. Larson himself for meeting chairman, Taking the sit­ reading clerk or any other uation in in a glance, Larson told post that may be up for elec­ Jack Morgan, OS on the 4-8, to get tion before the membership, some water on deck. Immediately Seafarers sending telegrams including committees, such as thereafter Larson swung into action, or letters to the New York the tallying committees, finan­ diving underneath the dock and cial committees, auditing com­ headquarters dispatcher asking smothering the blaze with his body. mittees and other groups to be excused from attending He was, all the while, all too aware named by the membership. of the proximity of the high octane headquarters membership Since SIU membership meet­ valves, but he decided the best meetings must include the reg­ ing officers are elected at the course of action w9s a swift one in start of each meeting, those istration number of their order to save himself, the ship, the who wish to run for those shipping card in the message. surrounding town and all the meeting offices can do so. From now on, if the number people in it. It all could have gone The Union also welcomes up the flue if the flames hit the Seafarer Luis Ramirez, left, receives a cake in celebration of his is not included, the excuse can- ^ discussions, suggestions and high octane gas. birthday from Voss, chief baker, aboard th# Northwestern Victory. not be accepted by the dis­ motions on the business before It went around to ^1 hands, who showed their appreciation of the A little detective work, called for the meeting. patcher. cook's ability by polishing the platter. after the excitement died down. Daring Seaman Saves Lives, Ships, By Putting Out Blaze Throw In For A Meeiihg Joh r! i' Put Number On Meeting Excuses Seafarer Rags — The Case Of The Unredeemed Camera By.E. R*y*s ffebeen yAiryj £^M£f?A NOWj I#. If; M'' . '.f af _ .bsstHft T bid i asm hfby'v udm' adr iWii: ' ll �December S5, 19SS By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor The telephoto lens, or long lens as it is known, has been used by photographers with great success for quite some time now in certain specialized types of photo work. A lens that is longer than normal size is preferred in doing portrait work since it gives the appearance of more "normal" perspective in the finished print than a lens of standard length. And of course, many people, both amateur and pro­ fessional, use the telephoto when photographing distant scenery and objects. Good For Scenery One of the obvious purposes an average camera user can put the telephoto to work on is on mountain scenery or, if you happen to be on a ship, for photographing a passing vessel or other equally distant objects. Tn order to get a distant object to look anywhere near what It looks like to the eye, the telephoto lens must be employed. Sport­ ing events, photos of cities from great distances and other "long" shots are regularly taken by telephoto. Some really dramatic and interesting shots have been taken with the use of this lens. All Seafarers at one time or another have seen photos of baby birds in their nests, wild animals in their native habitat and the like, all of which have been taken at long range. Obviously, the telephoto is not just another gadget for specialized use. With it the photographer not only can use his camera to greater advantage than the average camera user, but he can also get quite a few kicks out of using the lens. Real Candid Works For example, at a meeting a long lens will give you an opportunity to get facial expressions without getting up close to the speaker where he will be conscious of the camera pointing at him. That way the telephoto lens can be used for real candid camera work of the kind that other camera users often strive for but don't always achieve. The same thing can be done on a ship when taking a photo of a shipmate who is some distance away. For a 35mm camera, the telephoto lens will be 100mm, or just about twice the size of the normal lens. Consequently, the 100mm lens will give an image twice the size of the 50mm lens when taken at the same distance. Or you can shoot from twice the distance and get the same sized object as with a camera half again as close to the shot. ou can use a telephoto lens on any camera where the regular lens can be removed. The important thing to remember of course, is that the telephoto lens for one camera is not a telephoto for another. What makes a lens a telephoto is its size in relation to the size of the film you are using, since the average camera lens is equal to the diagonal of the film. Be Careful to Avoid Blurs The one thing to be careful with in using a telephoto lens is to avoid blurring because movement becomes more apparent with the increase in the focal length of the lens. Therefore, the exposure should be as short as possible. Another thing to take note of is that telephoto lens are very ex­ pensive. So before you go out to buy one, borrow or rent one and see if the results you get justify the added expense of investing in one of the long jobs which serves as a second lens for your camera. But if you do know how to use it, the lens can give quite a lot of variety to your picture taking. SEAFARERS Kenya Government Progresses With Mau-Mau; Looks For Unity With all the hubbub going on about the Mau Mau situation in Kenya, writes Seafarer Harry Kronmel, no one is giving enough credit to the Kenya government for all the good it is doing in the crisis. When the trouble started parts of the Kenya Colony. A school in Kenya's history. The color line has been abolished and some two years ago, the Afri­ "starve them requirements for admission will can correspondent notes, the out" campaign Europeans and loyal native popu­ lation were unable to cope with the terrorist group. However, the Malayan campaign has taught many Englishmen how to fight modern jungle warfare. Moreover, other methods have come into use whereby the terrorists are being brought under control. As a result of the new tactics employed by the government, hope is i-ampant in certain circles that peace will finally come to Kenya some day and that the European population will be welcome. Martial law exists today in most started a few months ago and it has achieved satisfactory re­ sults. The Afri­ can laundryman, he says, the Asian merchant and the Indian Kronmel curio dealer agree that Kenya must be com­ pletely independent someday," when the people are ready for separate control. A radical step in this direction has been taken with the opening of the first inter-racial LOG-A-RHYTHM: Santa Visits A Ship By M. Dwyer 'Twas the night before Christmas And all through the ship We were all squared away For a nice pleasant trip. Our seabags were hung In the messhall with care In the hopes that Saint Nick Soon would b'e there. The skipper was snoring And set in his sack. Dreaming of a crap game And the dough he'd won back. When all of a sudden There arose such a clatter We sprang from our bunks To see what was the matter, We ran to the bulkhead. t i t The porthole threw open. (Editor's Note: The SEAFARERS LOG photo editor will he glad to assist Seafarers with their photo problems. Address any questions And tvere all so amazed to the Photo Editor, c/o the LOG at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, Not one word was spoken. This includes information on how to operate certain types of cameras, advice on camera purchases, photo-fihishing techniques, plus informa­ For riding o'er the waves tion on a variety of camera equipment, such as enlargers, flash guns, There came old Santa Glaus etc. Drop the editor a line or if you are around the hall come up to In a dory pulled on by see him.) Recalcitrant Refrigerators Keep Meafs From Being A Table Staple Some ships and Seafarers have problems all their own, which no one else would care to have, but none so poignant as the meat situation aboard the Sunion (Kea) were it was "on again-off again" with the would-be filet mignons and the refrigerators, according to to Seafarer Stephen Emersdn.-^ It all started about two' called for a staff of expert techni­ were to be inspected by the same months ago after the Sunion cians, so the ship was sent to a Australian food surveyor, another left New Orleans bound for Pusan, Hiroshima shipyard for reefer re­ food crisis reared its combustible Korea, and Far Eastern points. suscitation. AH the meats had head. The inspector did not show The Ice ^ boxes turned soft once more in the in­ up for his tour of rump duty, so acted up like terim, and had been removed for a Japanese veterinarian stepped in to fill the beef breach. It was skittish colts all placement in cold storage. soon evident that the veterinarian the way across Out, Out, Brief Reefer the Pacific, with Eight days later, repairs com­ was out of his element. Extended the meats re­ pleted, the ship got underway once to the limit, the steward decided moved from the more after a change of meats un­ to do the job himself and get it boxes and al­ der the calculating eye of a food over with for whatever length of lowed to thaw 'inspector for the Australian Navy. time the ice boxes would hold out. The men took the whole affair out at various Back to Kure for additional bunk­ periods. This ers went the ship, when, lo and with calm assurance that all would Emerson caused a large behold, the boxes went on the turn but right in the end. The quantity of meats to bo lost, and blink once more. "This called for a only time their tempers were when the ship was restocked in return to Hiroshima - for another- ruffled was when the company Xfusan, the steward had to use his two weeks with the metits getting -suggested the steward use dry ice own judgment because no meat moved to cold storage for ^the and canned meats for the duration graders tvere available. third time. The steward, to add of the voyage. At last report, the • -tt -v . - ' . After repair* to the trejkze boxes insult to injury,1 daily wa* forc^- ice bqxes , were ; working and the ' Were made by reefer cilgih^ to cbidhiutie 15 miles-iter- ship's -mest. situation was well in' hjand. . ;T':' ' ."r -• • ithc ;ship aailM t^^ Kure, Japan, stores,' , However.',evsryptie held his breath, », , • s • ' i?. ' •-"-where,' upon errival/'the'b.'« brtx®« • • the meafs; ;',,,Wepe #!nelly end aroifadft 'ilSick aiM' : •• Page Nineteen LOG Eight tiny seahorses. "No reindeer," we wondered, "What's wrong with him?" But then we remembered That reindeer can't swim. Then he sprang from the dory. Caught hold of the mast. Slid down to the deck And made himself fast. Down the companiomcay Sneaked we, quiet as mice. And watched with surprise And the feeling was nice. He proceeded at once To fill each seaman's sack With the load of good things That were strapped to his back. It was great he remembered, Though so far from home. He had not forgotten, Though rough seas we roam. vary according to the student's previous schooling. The training of Africans is past the blue-print stage; the actual work has begun. New schools are being built in Mombasa, Nairobi, Kilindini and in surrounding areas. The government is looking for funds to start an East African University, hoping to make it the leading school on the continent. Not much is heard of Mau Mau in Mombasa, Kronmel notes, al­ though having seen a sign in a shop window which showed a vi­ cious-looking African with lung­ ing hands. The caption read, "The Mau Mau wants your gun. Don't give it to them!" It seems, says the Seafarer, that his shipmates on board the Robin Locksley are the only ones who talk about them. Well-Run Town In the estimate of most Ameri­ can Seafarers, he continues, Mom­ basa is a very well-run town. The African runs his own police force, and the dock area is in good se­ curity hands. The post office also has come into its own, with mail taking only five days to and from the states, and they have their own fire department. Mombasa is another melting pot of the world, with Mohammedans, Christians, Hindus, Jews and others living in the town in peace and harmony. There were some unkind words said in the past be­ tween all factions, but there seems to have been a closing of ranks and a closer relationship among these people, including the everpresent Europeans. With the Christmas spirit in the air, the people seem to be getting along much better, which is at it should be. Working On Deck We may yearn for mistletoe. Or a tinseled tree. Or to hold a loved one. Her sweet face to see. But that visit he paid us Sure helped our morale. As we thought of our homes And each of his gal. He finished his work And sprang up the mast. Wishing us a safe voyage On a wind that was fast. I'll never forget The look on the crew To think that Saint Nick Should visit them, too. Seafarer J. Suarcz, OS, top, and A. Wojcicki, DM, work on deck on the Del Norte on re­ cent run. Qiiiit CorniK 1. Which former Stanford football star and Olympic champion is now in the United States Marine Corps at Quantico, Virginia? 2. Who was the Republican Senator who demanded the resignation of Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson? 3. Which of the 48 is the Pinetree State? 4. Name the recently deposed prime r inister of British Guiana? 5. Which Senator is married to a former member of Congress? 6. What professional boxers had the following nicknames: The Toy Bulldog; The Fargo Express; Perpetual Motion? 7. WhQ. was the late Ernst Reuter? There are two Maliks who are delegates to the United Nations. - : ; Whoaretheyt 9. What former American Secretary of State is an American dele|»te to'the UN?" , • 'TO. "Wh^rs Is Mont Blanc? •^ • •J. 'I I �raffe Twenty SEAFARERS LOG Deeen^r j25, 19SS. '• • Christmas Gift Shopping/Space Plans On Campbeirs Schedule By Spike Marlin Winter is usually the time when gone down-hill faster than a free­ the fight business gets active be­ wheeling trailer truck without cause customers can be lured into brakes. smoke-laden arenas only when the The light heavyweight picture is. As 1953 draws nearer to its end, so, too, does Red Campbell's stay aboard the Suzanne weather's cool. But examining the equally dreary. Champion Archie (Bull), according to his latest communique from the mirth front. Here is what he has to boxing picture from top to bottom Moore has been sitting on his title say, in his own indescribable style: it looks like a bleak season ahead since beating Maxim. Now the for the sport. word is that the two of them will As usual, the • past five months on the Island run have odor. In some cases this will be a grand opening, because the last In the heavyweight division meet in a re-match. It should prove time I grabbed for the check I Rocky Marciano has run out of a perfect cure for insomnia. Moore been filled with rhythm, rum, noticeable improvement. won. competition after finishing off Ro­ is staying far, far away from romance and a tinge of space As for myself, I'm interested in land LaStarza. He's now on a world Harold Johnson who is skilled mania. Several crewmembers are the latest innovations from the film Christmas Sundry tour hoping to keep in porkchops enough to box with him and young planning an outer-space trip under capitol. Cinemascope and 3D. Cine­ There's another reason as well; and in shape by picking up a few enough to run old Archie into the the able supervision of Tony Skill- mascope is the new medium you man. No one could be more adept see without glasses. I'd like to see I need my money for Christmas bucks in exhibitions. For a while ground.^ Some Life Here to the task than it without paying. As you know, gifts. I know what to buy Pete there was talk about matching him The middleweight picture is the Brother Skillman. 3D brings the screen image right to Larsen, but how do you wrap up a with Dan Bucceroni, an overgrown He's been out of your seat. As a forewarning, may saloon? Our own Sea Chest has a light-heavyweight with a thin only one with any kind of promise this world ever I suggest that if you're watching a wide selection of gifts and I'll prob­ waistline whom LaStarza dumped in it, which is usually the case. since I've known sea epic and there is a ship head­ ably give them a run for my half a dozen times when they last Rocky Castcllani, who could be a him. For several ing your way, head out of the the­ money. I hope I win, place and met. If Bucceroni lasted more than really good middleweight if he months now he's ater. That 3D ship might to be the show. Lou Busch, Sea Chest bosun, two heats it would be a miracle. showed some more steam and ag­ been dickering "John B." While we're on the^£ub- sold me two very fine shirts and Then somebody dreamed one up gressiveness, is finally making a with Mingo, the ject of Waterman, have you heard told me, "these will laugh at laun­ about Marciano fighting Danny real bid. Kid Gavilan, the flashy Mad Martian, the about the mate they hired a while dries." He was right; yesterday Nardico. The Tubber is nothing and highly-skilled welterweight used rocket ship back? This guy hadn't been to sea they came back with their sides more than a fatted-up middle­ champion is moving up into the Campbell dealer. In another for five years. I don't know where split. As for shoes, he's got every­ weight who has been campaigning middleweight ranks. Both of them scientific field, the chlorophyll- he came from, hut everytime he thing from cowhide to formalde­ as a light-heavy with singular lack can offer plenty of competition to lanolin phobia has taken a foothold fired the lyle gun he wiped off his hyde. I'm thinking of getting Frank of success. Offhand, we would say Bobo Olson. Moran an electric blanket. That's Nardico, a wild-armed swinger, In the rest of the division there's on board. In time we'll be looking fingerprints. about the only way he'll ever get would stay on his feet about 45 absolutely nothin' doin'. Although like Green Hornets with a woolly Bulb Missing a "hot horse." If anyone is inter­ seconds if such a mismatch were Gavilan may vacate his title, no­ body's making a mad scramble for Meanwhile, .things around the Is­ ested, in a cheap-diamond, call to be made. it. The lightweights have been the lands are of a happier nature. We Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, and ask Eaard Back Again dreariest around .since Jimmie were supposed to play a night ball for Mr. Rickey. As a concluding The only other heavy talking Carter became head man, while game last trip, but somebody took suggestion for some of the brothers the bulb. However, there were ade­ in the market for a toupee, I've about meeting Marciano (through Sandy Saddler has the feather­ With the LOG now contain­ quate nocturnal substitutes. There just come up with a terrific gadget. his manager of course) is Ezzard weight crown in deep freeze until ing 28 pages in all regular edi­ aren't many changes down here in This hair-do will never blow off. Charles now making another in a he gets out of the Army. tions, there is plenty of room series of "comebacks." Two years San Juan, but the Bayview is mov­ It's a large, hairy thumbtack. All in all, if you want to see a for stories, photos and letters I hate to cut this short and run ago, we thought Charles would good scrap, our advice is to catch ing to a new location. I suggested sent in by the Seafarers. the Sahara, but opposite Pier 7 was along, but there's a big monster have had a very good chance of a hockey game. Not so scientific Several pages of each issue decided upon by higher authorities. sale in San Juan today and I've al­ boxing Marciano dizzy. But since maybe, but the boys are better are devoted to the experiences his surprise loss to Walcott he's matched. I'm sorry I won't be around for the | ways wanted one. of Seafarers and the ships they saii as they describe them themselves. If you run across anything of interest on your voyages, or just want to let your friends Seafarers around Headquarters will stick close by their ships as their chief means of transportation, and possibly their know how you're getting along, only reliable one, if a report from an anonymous Seafarer holds any water. His letter to the LOG told of the sad saga of drop a few lines to the LOG. two reluctant automobiles, and how Seafarer ingenuity stood aside for patience. Don't worry too much about literary style. We'll patch it Blame it on the freezing -" up if it needs patching. And When he stepped out of the the seaman, eager to complete play and so backed his car into po­ New York weather, he began of course, photos illustrating in his letter, for that started house in the morning, and turned matters and get underway. He sition, the better to push the re­ the incidents you describe the whole morning of misactivity. the key in the ignition of his car, reckoned without the motor and luctant auto. With the maneuver make them more interesting The Seafarer in question started all the trouble started, but the mo­ the weather, for now the second almost completed, he gave the en­ for the readers. gine one more chance and lo and out for the* hall in tinje for the 9 tor didn't. After ten exasperating engine would not turn over. Send your stuff to the LOG Summons Strength take hold, it did. AM job call, bright and shiny as a minutes of trying to coax a wheez­ at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ With both engines working at Summoning up his waning minted dollar, ready to ship out ing motor to turn over, the Sea­ lyn, NY. If you want any­ at a moment's notice. How" he farer gave up in disgust and strength, the indomitable Seafarer full capacity, the Seafarer parked thing returned after we use it, chose to get there, though, was the sought other means of transporta­ attempted to push the stalled car the borrowed vehicle and drove off we'll do that too. against the curb. About half-way to the hall in his own, wondering fiy in the ointment, or the clog in tion. Not learning a lesson he had to the appointed spot he decided all tlie while whether or not he the fuel line, as the case may be. just been taught in the freezing to bring more horsepower into would make the 11 AM job calL north, he reentered the house and exited a few minutes later with keys to another car, his brother's. He thought he'd give Henry Ford's gadget another try, little realizing The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, that the fates were aligned against him. Getting this car started was bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, littleno problem, but keeping it run­ known cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Richard Ceiling's ning safely was. After driving a recipe for French doughnuts (crullers). block, the Seafarer knew that he A welcome change of pace from the conventional kind of had better give up the ghost and the automobile idea at the same baked stuff that is usually put out at coffee time or for break­ time. fast are the French crullers, or French doughnuts as they With the motor whining like a are known, as made by Sea--^ banshee, as if the fan belt pro­ farer Richard Ceiling. • contents until they are well blend­ peller was playing a rasping ed and then pour into a mixing Ceiling, who Just got off the bowl. rhapsody against the radiator, the Seafarer got out to see what went, French Creek (Cities Service) after Add the eggs gradually while or didn't, with this latest excuse a three months' trip, has been the batter is being mixed, and af­ working as a bak­ ter it is thoroughly stirred up, pour for a car. Examination disclosed WSUr /NIKKM®, EVEgV er both on ship into a pastry bag with a Number that the car was down to its last and ashore for 25 star-tube fitting. Tube the bat­ gasp, as far as water was con­ ISSUFOFWEIOS \SAlR-MAJl£P past 12 years. He ter out on a well-greased piece of cerned. The radiator was bone dry. finds this recipe heavy paper. Back to the house went the a successful one. Invert the paper with the crul­ weary Seafarer, bent on an auto­ It is also adapt­ lers on the underside into very motive version of Gunga Din's able for making holj grease in a deep fat fryer. Let w/irHTH£CPMPAI^ water-carrying art. Five quarts of the dough for them rest for a minute in the water satisfied the thirsty radiator, eclairs or' cream grease and pull the paper off. but the Seafarer hiad not yet given puffs. Tb turn Gelling up hope on his own vehicle., A Fry them on one side until the out about 16 doz­ backs begin to split, then turn and mixture of patience,' kjsy-maneuvering and reawakened spark-plug en crullers (more oy less, depend­ fry on the other side until they activity sent the first njotor roar­ ing on.,.the size) you heed the fol­ are of uniform color. Remove from ing, in « sputtering sort of way. lowing ingredients: IVk quarts of the frier, drain well and Ice with Taking no Chances, the Seafarer water, IVS pounds of. lard, two a very Ihin icing while the crul­ pulled the throttle out to Its full pounds of floiir, 1^ quarts' whole lers are still warm. ,. length and pulled the car piit . of eggs, one ounce o| salt. I^rve them with coffee at coffee-.'^ its parking space to make rqiom . Put the lard in the water and time or at breakfast instead of, the,' bring the mixture tq a boil, then .standard breakfast ,. for the second reluci^nt vehicle. doughnuts, , , , .. as 'bs;!,' Back to the borrowed car went adding.jthei «a}^tiigd djffmrefd^ >f<Wv the \ • liOG Welcomes Stories^ Pics Balky Aufos Set Up Road Block For Seafarer WATCH nOR 'LOGS' IN VORBISHfOmlI 1? feAU.SHIPS WHBRB/ee. •XUef MAY (AilHE VJCRlS)^ A60IT iiJ YoUlf^T li �I SEAFARERS Deceimber tS, 195S Set To Saili He Ties The Knot To the Editor: Just a line to let you know sure appreciated getting the LOG all during training. It sure is a wonderful paper and it makes you feel good to read about your for­ me r shipmates and ships. Please discontinue send­ ing me the LOG at this address till I get settled again. I am be­ Anderson ing sent to Korea and will send my address from there. I would also like to inform my former shipmates that I finally tied the knot of matrimony on No­ vember 20th. I wish to thank them for all their letters and would ap­ preciate it. if they would keep on writing when I send my new ad­ dress. So far I haven't run into any exSIU men in khaki, but I am still looking. I'm looking forward to running into some over in the land of "on no nay." Pvt. Jack D. Anderson (Ed. note: We have stopped sending the LOG to you at your present address, as you requested.) 4- 4" 4« Steel King Crew Suffering Rash To the Editor: We would like to call to your at­ tention a rash Which the crewmembers of the Steel King are suffer­ ing from. It resembles a severe • heat rash, and covers the entire body, affecting the eyes as well. This rash first broke out in Chalna, Pakistan, and a doctor, who is a passenger aboard, said he be­ lieved it was caused by jute, which was loaded aboard in Pakistan, en­ tering the pores of the skin. He said this rash, when it was con­ tracted in hot weather, could last for as long as six months, which Is the length of time that it takes the dust to work its way out of the pores. So far, most of us have scratched ourselves raw and have had many sleepless nights because of this. Should Be Repaid We were not provided with any medical attention. We feel there is remuneration due each of us for the suffering we have been enduring since first loading the jute three weeks ago. We also sincerely wish that some­ thing could be done to protect all SIU crews that may encounter this same problem. Crew of Steel King t 4. Peace Reigns On Julesburg Now To the Editor: Our shipmate, Harry Dunlop, was killed in Kure, Japan. At the request of his mother he was cremated and his ashes spread at sea. Captain Rachal read a very dignified fu­ neral service which was attended reverently by all the crew. Peace has broken out on board the Julesburg and beefs were at a minimum as the ship pulled into Japan after another shuttle to the Persian Gulf. But the peace and harmony now reigning on board are a sharp contrast to the hostili­ ties which prevailed during our initial voyage to Japan. , Opinions vary as to the causes of the vari­ ous hatreds and hostilities which, marred our voyage over from the States. But the more level heads admit that there has been too much drinking and performing. However, since the Julesburg called in Sasebo last trip, a better spirit has prevailed on board. We found Sasebo to -be a fine place In every respect, and a good time was had by all. All hands ndw have a fine coJleatittii of biWOWJlto, Pate Twenty-one LOG LET IE R S ' Ing rods, gaudy sport shirts, and ship's models. Joe Nigro, the BR, went shopping in Sasebo and came back with a fine photo enlarger and promises to send some pictures to the LOG. All hands seem happy. Apparently, calling at a good port gave the ship a terrific lift in morale, affd our present voyage seems likely to have a happy end­ ing for most of the crew, with a good payoff and a minimum num­ ber of beefs. Crewmembers are looking for­ ward to an SIU library on their next voyage. The library here con­ sists of old, donated out-of-date books. Morris Horton t 4" 4" Union Assists Member To Marrg advancements during the past nine months. I would like to wish all landlub­ bers a smooth voyage. To the Editor: Monty Moser Everything s shipshape and run­ (Ed note: The LOG will be sent ning smooth aboard the Alcoa Run­ to you regularly, as you requested.) ner. We are here in Porto Cabello, Venezuela, where we are trying to beat the heat, though I suppose al­ most everyone is trying to beat the cold back in the States. A few of the gang on here are To the Editor: Jack Kennedy, ship's delegate; Roy Please add my name to the LOG'S mailing list. My husband Guile, steward, sails in the steward department on and yours truly, SIU ships and thinks it's a grand deck delegate. Union. We all enjoy the LOG very There is also notmuch. My brother-in-law also sails to-be - forgotten in the steward department of your Yak-ity-yak Tom­ ships. my Wlikins, DM. I am enclosing a .snapshot of my I would like husband, J. D. Dambrino and our to put in a two daughters, Patricia Dale, age 3 few good words years and Margaret Elizabeth, age for our steward, 2 years. I hope to see it printed in Frank De Gado, who always runs good menus. Our your grand paper, the LOG before Thanksgiving Day menu was one long. Mrs. J. D. Dambrino of the things we had to be thank­ (Ed. note: We have added your ful for, and this is just one of the many reasons why I will always name to our mailing list.) 4" 4" 4" belong to and be proud of the SIU. I would like to wish the entire membership a Merry Christmas. Eddie Yates To the Editor: 4' 4' 4" The crewmembers of the Calmar would like to say that we have never had better food on any other ship or with any other company. I'o the Editor: We have one of the best chief stew­ I have recently had the privilege ards, of the SIU aboard, as well as of reading your timely and inter­ a very good chief cook and baker. esting paper for the first time. The chief steward is Charles L. It was with much interest that Stevens, the chief cook is Edward I read about the progress that your Seeley and James Oliver is the great Union is making. I am sure baker. We want these names that it is an indisputable fact that printed in the LOG to show who is you have one of the greatest or­ turning out the best food in the ganizations in the world. SIU for Calmar. If possible I should like to re­ Crew of the Calmar ceive the SEAFARERS LOG. All Serene On Alcoa Runner SiU Familg Sails in Stwd. Dept, To the Editor: L. T. "Scribby" Everett and his wife, Florence, want to thank the boys down • Norfolk for the cour­ tesy they extended us. Wc came down from Baltimore to get mamed, and ran into every difficulty in Virginia. I finally went to the hall and explained things to Jimmy Bullock and Tiny "Bosun" Sawyer. It seems as though everybody tried to help me. Joe, the dispatcher, did what he could, Ben Rees gave me what legal advice I needed. But Jimmy Bullock and Tiny Sawyer said, "Come on, we're go­ ing to get you married if we have to take you to North Carolina." And, believe me, they had us mar­ ried in an hour. I don't know who is in charge of the welfare office, but I take my cap off to the whole gang. Everybody tried to do his part, which is the SIU way. Things like this make a man proud to be SIU. Scribby Everett Again, I would like to say that as 4i 4> 4' an outsider of your industry I am proud of the progress and the gains that you have made in the past and wish you success and good wishes for the future. To the Editor: Charles M. Nelson For some time now the Rand (Ed note: We have added your Hotel, at 820 822 Walnut Street, in Philadelphia, Pa., has catered to name to our mailing list; from now merchant sean\en. The owners on you will receive a copy of the and operators—Morris Simpson LOG regularly every two weeks.) ii i> and Raymond Steinhart—gave a swell Thanksgiving Day dinner for the boys, more than half of whom were SlU. The picture which we are enclosing of the group will To the Editor: speak for itself of our happy Here goes for few lines from the Thanksgiving spent away from icebox in Korea. I would like to home. .say hello to the guys I sailed with Unfortunately, there is no pic­ in the black gang from 1951 until ture of Raymond Steinhart, but all the Army sent me greetings in of us think he is a wonderful per­ 1953. I sailed as oiler, and after son to all Seafarers. nine months carrj'ing a rifle I Would you please send a copy faf would like to be back sailing one the LOG to the Rand Hotel. Thank of those good SIU ships. The Army you. seems to like me, but it doesn't Harry Bishop . agree with me like the salty air (Ed note: We have added the does. I would like to receive the LOG, Rand Hotel to our mailing list; a copy of the LOG twill be sent there as I have lost track of the SIU every two weeks as published.) Calmar Claims Rest Cooking Feels Pride in Union^s Progress Hotel Plags Host On Turkeg Dag icebound Member To Receive LOG Wants Son To Join Union Too To the Editor: I am on the Steel Advocate, which just got back from India and the Far East. I would deeply ap­ preciate it if you would send my son the LOG, so he can keep in touch with the SIU. I haven't seen him for four years, since he was 13 years old, but expect to see him soon, and when I do I hope to get him to join the Union and sail merchant ships. He is now work­ ing on a small fishing boat. This is all I have to say, and I hope you can take care.-of this for me. Thomas H. Byers (Ed. note: We have added your son's name to our mailing list.) 4" 4' 4" Helped Rrother Left Homeless To the Editor: I wish to express my most sin­ cere and humble thinks to the members of the New Orleans hall, who took up a collection for me at a meeting, when they learned that my house had burned down. I will remember this for the rest of my life. Again, I offer my thanks for this generous gift and I want to say that it has been a privileg'e and an honor to work and associate with such gentlemen. Eunis J. Barrios 4' 4' 4- Thanks 3 More Rlood Donors Seafarers In Piiiladeiphia join in a toast with Morris Simpson one lof the owners of the Rand llotel, who threw the turkey -partj^Wf'fhe'ilrthhh'thle^hdaie^^ To the Editor: In the last letter I sent to the LOG, I wrote you that four blood donors saved my life. I would like to correct this. There were seven donors whom I want to thank. I would like to hear from all crewmembers of the Schuyler Otis Bland, who sailed on the vessel's last trip. .. . " '"IJVriief (!tflackle) Boyce" "" SiU Tops List Of Rlessings To the Editor: We, the crewmembers and the officers of the Royal Oak surely have something to be thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day. First, we have our SIU and all it stands for, and the many benefits we have gained in the last 10 years. We have the finest crew aboard the Royal Oak that .1 have ever sailed with. Special thanks go to the steward department, from the steward down. They were tops, not only in food but in service. Spe­ cial credit goes to the steward, Clyde E. Mills, chief cook Earl Harrison and the baker, Cedric Francis, for a wonderful dinner. Ed Dacey 4 4> 4> Seafarer Goes Rack To School To the Editor: I have been sailing on SlU-contracted vessels for a year and a half. My last trip was on the Portmar (Calmar), terminating Novem­ ber 5th. I've started back to school now and plan to keep my dues paid up. Could you please send me the SEA­ FARERS LOG regularly, because I'm very proud of the Union's ac­ tivities. Thank you. Jack A. Morgan (Ed. note: We will send the LOG to you regularly, from now on, as you requested.) 4 4 4 Topa Topa Crew Attends Rallg To the Editor: We the crew of the Topa Topa were askecj^ if we could attend an AFL longshoremen's rally. All of us were broke and as our ship was at the port of Newark, we voted to charter a bus. We used $50 out of our ship's fund, which fortunately totaled $62.77 at the time. With every member attending, we were ready to assist in any duties as­ signed us, and believe us, we would not have missed it for dozens or more ship's funds. We are now rebuilding our ship's fund for such emergencies, and any others that may turn up in the AFL. Crew of Topa Topa 4 4 4 Thanks Members For Their Help To the Editor: You are never alone when you belong to the SIU. For your kind and full-heai'ted response to my plea, many, many thanks. My father died on November 5th in spite of all the blood he received and I want to thank you for im­ parting this news to my husband. I shall always be grateful to the wonderful crew of the City of Alma for their kind sympathy. Mrs. Robert F. Grant 4 4 4 injured Member Landed Safelg To the Editor: We wish to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to Captain Olsen of the Council Grove for the concern he showed to our shipmate. George C. Murphey, OS-DM, who was injured aboard this vessel while at sea. Due to weather conditions, we consider landing this brother ashore at Miami, Fla., the night of September 24, 1953, was a job well done. Crew of Council Grove 4 4 4 Rrothers Sent Floral Tribute To the Editor: I wish to thank the crew of the Seamar for their kindness, and for the flbwers they sent sii.lbe death of my father. Lewis j. Williams V �ps-s;:-rv Par* TweBt74w* In The Army And Under The Fence To the Editor: Will you please take my name off the LOG mailing list, as 1 am being shipped to the Fifth Ar­ mored Division, Camp Chaffee, Ark. I have just completed eight ,'."':;'!'':'>''-V"W''-"':V!^- SEAFARERS Deeember t5, 195S LOG LETTERS' chi, Pakistan, we had the good for­ tune to meet some shipmates from Baton Bonge Bar the Steel Inventor. They came on Will Get LOGS board to visit with their shipmates To the Editor: and shoot the breeze. The master I would like to ask you to send sent below for me and the deck the LOG regularly to the Marine delegate. When I got up to his Bar at 3908 Scenic Highway, Baton cabin he told me that no visitors Rouge, La. This bar is just out­ were allowed on board. I went side of the main gate of the Stand­ below and informed the men from ard Oil Company, and many of the the Steel Inventor about this and SIU crewmembers stop in there they left. Later," on November 14, asking for the LOG. The proprie15 and 16, the mates and engineers ter would be more than glad to had female visitors on board and pass the LOG on to them. had drinking parties in their R. K. Brieden cabins. I then went to see the (Ed. Note: The Marine Bar has chief mate to ask him what the been added to our mailing list as score was. He told me that. he you requested.) would take care of topside and that 4> 4 4> I should take care of below. In other words, he was telling me that Mementos Sent it was none of my business what the officers did. To Memher^s Kin On November 19, on leaving To the Editor: Karachi for Bombay, India, at 2 I want to thank you from the AM, all the master did was to lift bottom of my heart for sending the gangway and take off. At this the flag that was used and the weeks of basic training at Camp time we also swung in the booms, photographs that were taken at but away we went with a ship that the funeral service held for my Gordon, Ga. I am enclosing a picture of my­ wasn't secured and with all the uncle, Lester E. Mack. self after crawling under barbed hatches wide open.. By this I mean It was thoughtful of you to do wire fences. My friend, Pvt. Pri- there wasn't a hatch board put in this and I really do appreciate it. place or a tarp put over the holes. Again, thanks to you, Mr. Shepvett, is on the right. This went on for tw6-and-one-half pard and all of the crewmembers Here's wishing the membership a Merry Christmas and a Happy days, after which I went up to see for their kindness. the captain about the dangerous New Year. Mrs. Eva Martin situation. He said that he was the Pvt. Macon Welch 4 4 4 master of this ship and that he'd (Ed. note: We have taken your run it as he saw fit—that if he name off our mailing list, as you wanted to secure for sea that was Send Flowers requested.) his business and that if he didn't For Funeral that also was his business. To the Editor: t 4" 4 Shortly after a ship's meeting Usurp Bosun's Duties Bucko Shipper Me aboard the Seatrain Texas was ad­ Two days later, after arrival in journed, Mike Kicko received news Foe Of SIU Crew Bombay, the chief and second To the Editor: mates went to the bosun's locker of his father's death. "When the I am the ship's delegate on the and broke out crowbars, shovels, crew learned of Mike's misfortune, Strathport and therefore I feel it brooms and cluster lights for the they instructed Charles Cothran, is my duty to write this letter re­ workers, even though the bosun the ship's delegate, to send a garding the master who is very was aboard the ship. It is the wreath in token of their deep sym­ anti-Union in his dealings with the bosun's duty to issue these tools pathy. Mike is well liked aboard ship, crew. I'm writing this so he will to the longshoreman and no one and the crew wishes to take this be exposed to the membership for else's. Then* they proceeded to go opportunity to express its respect what he is. down into the holds with the shoreAfter leaving Portland, Me., I gang and work with them sweeping to him and his family. Crew of Seatrain Texas had an OT beef to straighten out and cleaning the holds. This same 4 4 4 with the master, so I took the bo­ thing happens in the engineroom. sun along. In the course of the On December 1, in Bombay, the Sick Seafarer argument, the master turned to me second mate got himself a wire and said, "your contract with this brush and scraper while he was Gets Quick Aid company has expired." I took it on watch at 9:30 PM, went up to To the Editor: to mean that he had no intention the bridge, and chipped and When the Queenston Heights ar­ of living up to the agreement, scraped the blinker lights. Next rived at Puerto La Cruz, Bob which he hasn't. He also made the day he painted the same lights and Matthews, assistant secretary-treas­ remark that the SIU needed the other things in the wheelhouse, urer, hearing that Brother J. HalGreek outfits to keep it going. As from 3-7 AM. These two mates pin was very ill, made all efforts to a matter of fact, he has made have been doing this all during the see that he was hospitalized as statements of this character on trip, mostly at night while the crew quickly as possible. numerous occasions during the was ashore, but there have been After contacting the captain, he voyage. overcame some of the handicaps eyes to see them. When this ship was ready to de­ in a fast and diplomatic way. These Avoids Agreement part from Portland, the crew was difficulties often happen in ports turned to to Batten down. When we This master doesn't seem to want where there is no Union represen­ got to the hatches we found that to observe the agreement. He tation, and the crew of this vessel a considerable number of hatch- seems to think that once he gets appreciates the service he ren­ boards were missing; then we had away from the dock, that's the end dered. Crew of Queenston Heights to take dunnage to fill up the gaps of the agreement and then he can in the hatch. After this was done make his own working rules. In 4 4 4 we started to cover the hatches Bombay, on November 23, the »• with the covers. We found these wiper asked for a slip to go to the Another Crew to be too short and full of holes, dentist for an abscessed tooth, but Claims Top Ship with the exception of one. "When, he was informed by the master that To the Editor: we knocked off, the old man sent he would have to pay for it out of We on the Ragnar Naess were for the bosun to come up to his his own pocket. The wiper then out 112 days—49 days in a bonus cabin. He told the bosun that the came to me and asked what the crew sure screwed around batten­ score was on this. I told him he ing down, and since they did tliat, didn't have to pay for any medical he wanted him, the bosun, to work attention. I then went to the master them bell to bell. If he didn't he and asked about this situation. The would log him. This was said even master said that he told the wiper though the crew had at all times he would have to pay for the ex­ traction and that was the way it been working bell to bell. While in transit in the Suez was going to be. This old man would turn the Canal on October 30, the watch below and the watch on deck was mates and engineers to wash this turned to to tie up the ship to the filthy rust bucket down if he shore bits so that a convoy passing thought he could get away with it. in the opposite direction could This ship has unloaded wheat and pass. At 5:20 PM the deck depart­ loaded ore, and as yet has to be ment was knocked off, with lines washed down. The last time it was turned on the winches. At 7 PM done Vas two-and-one-half months the pilot notified the old man that ago. I reaUze that an SIU ship the ship was ready to move. The should be a clean ship and that all old man then told the pilot that the of us would like to live on a clean ship wasn't moving until 7:30 as it ship, but on this one we feel area. We work all the overtime involved 14 hours pf overtime, ,... ashamed. Mike Sikorsky wc can stand, and lost no cargo On November 14, while to Kara« time due to winch trouble. This ship will pay off with no beefs and a very clean ship, as we had a fine captain and chief engineer and the best steward going to sea. In the picture—which was taken by chief engineer Osin—is a home­ made throttle valve made by the deck engineer. The chief says :t is stronger and better than the fac­ tory-made job. We had a few men get lost in Japan for a day, but they worked sr. well to get the ship in shape the captain half forgave them. Robert L. Ferguson Ydle Greeting^ TdAUSaiMen To the Editor: To our genial and very dynamic secretary-treasurer. Brother Paul Hall, to all the officials, our very able editor and his staff, our good negotiating committee, and last if not least, to the membership in general, I extend greetings and salutations for the Yuletide and a bigger, better and more powerful SIU for the coming new year. We have been through many beefs and have come through them all in fine style. We'll do the same in 1954. George H. Seeberger D SUITS • SFt>RrC0AT5 • SMCKS Q "TDPCOATS Q D(%6S6HOeS • W0RKG»40ES • a a a • a a a VOf^GAPSES KHAKI PANTS KHAKI SHIRTS SHIRTS FRISKOOEEHS HICKORV SHIRTS cpo. SHIRTS WHrtE t>RESS SHIRTS a SPOIRT SHIRTS a DRESS BELTS a D a P KHAKI VSIEB BELTS TIBS SWEATSHIRTS ATHLETIC SHIRTS T-SHIRTS a SHORTS P P P a p • a a a BRIEV=S SWEATERS WORK SOCKS DRESS SOCKS LEATHER JACKETS WRITTNS FORIBOLIO eou'WESTERS RAIN SEAR ALLVDUR HEEPS CAN BE FILLED - VROM A SOU'WESTER -pO AM tveCTWC RAZOR. WHATEVER >bUBUY' fWM-lHE SEACHESr/ >({90 CAM BE SUREIEV^E fiETTINS TOP QUAUTY SEAR AT SUBSTAHTiAt^yiNes. UAilOH-OWNSDAND ON»ON-OPERATED •• • 4%>RTHE BENem oPTHB AAEMSERENIP* j; �25, ItSS SEAFARERS LOG ij Pa«e Twentr-threc Hard Luck Whaler At Sea 3 Years When a seafarer these days has been out four or five months it seems like a pretty long trip, even with several ports of call during the voyage. But back in 1868 when the whaling bark Minnesota sailed from New Bedford for the whaling grounds a voyage was-* really a "vy'ge," as the old but no whales on the 29th of June, More whales were seen and chased he made this sad entry in the log: soon after this, but the Minnesota Yankees called it. "Saw grampus ... no sign of whale Skippers said goodbye to their families well knowing that they probably wouldn't see them again for a year at least—more likely two. And crews gathered for a last rum at some waterfront bar with no illusions about the long, hard and lonely trip that lay ahead. They sailed with hearts almost as heavy as those of the wives and sweethearts left behind. A typical voyage of these fargone days is dramatically told in the log of the Minnesota, one of many whaling ship records pre­ served at the New Bedford whal­ ing museum. Capt. Clothier Pierce, Jr., of New Bedford, was master of this bark when she let go her lines on June 25. 1868, and beat out of the bay agais^st a southwest wind. Her destination was the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean, although destinations in those days were pretty general and a skipper de­ cided on the grounds to work as the trip progressed and as he "spoke" other whalers to see if they had found fish. The Minnesota's master was a pessimist if there ever was one and when they sighted blackfish New Numbers For H.q. Phones The telephone numbers of all New York headquarters phones were changed recently by the telephone company. All Seafarers calling headquarters are asked to use the new num­ bers to get faster service. The new headquarters tele­ phone number is HYacinth 9-6600. . . . wind dead ahead and blowing hard against this unfortunate ship." His dire pessimism so eany in the voyage was a foreboding of things to come, for on the fourth of Juiy, he lamented in the log the perversity of the winds. "This," said Capt. Peirce, "is a day of re­ joicing with people at home. But a sad day it is for us. No whales in the ocean that we can find. And a head wind ... no chdnce to do anything." A week later there were still no whales and while discouragement should not have set in so eariy on a long voyage, the Captain was bound to see the worst of things and recounted in the log: "The ocean is barren. Oh, there are no whales!" The Minnesota's men stood look­ out high on the mainmast but nary a whale did jhey see for a long time. On August 23rd they "spoke" the bark Elizabeth Swift "to wind­ ward after whales," but still no mammals of the deep blew spume for the Minnesota. November came on with strong gales—and still no whales. They stove in the gangway, carried away some sail and, when they finally did spot a fluke, the boats were lowered and the harpooner struck his lance in blubber only to have the wounded giant get free away. On February 1, 1869, Captain Peirce had reason for his pessi­ mism, for the Minnesota had still not taken a single barrel of oil. For this day he recorded in the log: "Lowered for sperm but could not strike. Such is our hard luck!" By March of 1869 they were in the South Pacific, where several men took the opportunity to desert when the bark anchored to fill its water casks at a tropical island. still found no luck. When, on June 26th, they had been away from New Bedford all of a year, the skipper entered in his log this lamentable comment: "One year out and we have nothing." The crew got mean when no luck developed and an unexplained inci­ dent on deck one day ended in the skipper being hit over the head with a fid or belaying pin and be­ ing confined for some days to his bunk. But nothing came of the affair, for a whaling master had to use discretion as well as a strong arm. After a few more months of rolling and idling upon the empty seas, the "poor old Minnesota" came upon a few whales—just enough to provide some ballast but not enough for a good trip. On June 3, 1871, the Minnesota sailed up Buzzards Bay, took on a pilot, and dropped her rusted hook near Palmers Island. In her hold was 1,000 barrels of sperm. Cap­ tain Peirce had reason to lament, for a fair trip could be expected to return 1,000 barrels a year. The Minnesota was gone for slightly less than three years! Sign Name On LOG Letters For obvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letter or other communications sent in by Seafarers unless the author signs his name. Unsigned, anonymous letters will only wind up in the waste-basket. If circumstances justify, the LOG will withhold a signature on request, but if you want it printed in the LOG, put your name on it. Famous San Francisco Landmark I'h*- Mile Roeks ti^thoufie ttah& ohe-liiif mile- off Landsend, in the Golden Gate, and within view San Francisco. It was completed in 1906, after considerable difficulty caused hy the heavy- seas and strong currents otKiurring; at thir pdhd. ''%he rock upon which the lighthouse stands ineasures " -- - - water; /tely 40 by 30 feet at hlfh , Although the vessel had been out for a full year, a constant watch had failed to reveal a single whale. Captain Sailed Schooner 17 Days Single-handed The mutiny aboard the Schooner Eliza is the story of how a courageous American shipmaster, by strength, alertness and almost superhuman endurance, overcame the mutineers, and saved his command. 4 If you turn away from the agree to keep the ship on course causes for a moment — harsh and take it to a Spanish Main port. captains, crude officers and bad ships, on the one hand, or greed for loot, on the other—all mutinies are pretty much alike. They take one of two courses. Either the muti­ neers butcher the captain and the officers, terrorize the rest of the crew, and seize the ship, or the of­ ficers and other crewmen fight off the mutineers, killing them in a bloody battle, or putting them in irons and taking them back to land where they are tried and hanged. In the case of the Schooner Eliza the mutiny followed the sec­ ond course, except that the Cap­ tain himself captured the muti­ neers and sailed the ship alone to port. Here's how it all came about. The Schooner Eliza, under the command of Captain William Wheland, sailed from Philadelphia en route to St. Thomas. On Septem­ ber 12, 1799, when the ship was 14 days out of the Delaware Capes, three men mutinied. That night they stole up on the mate as he slept quietly on deck, and crushed his head with an ax. Then they^ tossed his hacked^ and bloody corpse over the sideT That deed done, they went be­ low to kill the captain. One of the mutineers .stabbed him as he slept in his bunk, but the wound wasn't fatal and the captain drove them off with his pistols. Retreating up the ladder, the mutineers came across the super­ cargo and killed him. They also murdered the only American sailor aboard. At this point, apparently, the mutineers remembered they couldn't navigate and offered to apart 4he Captain's life if he would -tSS^ • A t - • • I. « ' •' . , • . . • • Captain Wheland agreed. Nine days later, the Captain saw two of the three mutineers go into the hold for food. Turning on the third man, who by this time had become somewhat careless about guarding him. Captain Wheland knocked him down with a belaying pin, and battened down the hold. Returning to the man he had knocked down, Wheland tied him to the ringbolt on the deck. Then he sailed the ship alone for 17 days to St. Bartholomews, where he hailed the Brig Eagle, and turned over his prisoners. They were brought to trial. One of the mutineers carried papers describing him as the Captain of a French privateei% and at the trial, he said that the mutiny was an "act of war." The judges thought other­ wise, and ordered the mutineers hanged. Olde Photos Wanted by LOG The LOG is interested in col­ lecting and printing photo­ graphs showing what seagoing was like in the old days. All you bldtimers who have any old mementos, photographs of shipboard life, pictures of ships or anything that would show how seamen lived, ate and worked in the days gone by, send them in to the LOG. Whether they be steam or sail, around the turn of the cen­ tury. during the first world war and as late as 1938, the LOG is interested in them all. We'll tak«- care of them and return ycmr souvodrs to yas,_ 1; • -t �SEAF ARERS Pace Twen^rfour December, 25, 1952 LOG ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... COLDEN CITY (Waterman), no dateChairman, Andy Cee:i; Secretary, Fran cis R. Napoll. Steward wiU leave cleanser In the laundry so that each member can clean it. There should be a little less noise while crewmembers oil watch arc sleeping. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for a job well done and for the good Thanksgiving Day dinner. ^ S hi-: i • •; ^ ' ': ill"' f- clean. A vote of thanks went to the steward department. BEATRICE (Bull), November 2S—Chair­ man, Tom J. Tlpaldos; Secretary, A. Melendez. A few beefs will be settled in port. Repair list will be checked to see what has been done. A. Melendez was elected ship's delegate. Several matters were discussed and settled to the satisfaction of all concerned. 0iet New Books Through Agents Seafarers who applied for new membership books In New York but are now sailing from outports don't have to come to this city to get their new books. If the men Involved will write to headquarters and tell the Union which port they are sailing out of, the Union will forward the book in care of the port agent. Under no circumstances however, wiH the books be sent through the mails to any private addresses. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), No­ GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Service), vember 6—Chairman, John Thompson; Secretory, Louis E. Meyers. F. England December 3—Chairman, A. Macdonald; was elected ship's delegate by acclama­ Secretary, T. Clough. Motion was passed not to pay off until suitable quarters are tion. provided. A discussion was held on the Practically all members took GEORGE A. LAWSON (Pan-OceanIc), master. the floor and gave their opinions which November 30 —Chairman, William C. were very poor. He seems to be the Sink; Secretary, Al R. Smith. Ship should be fumigated. Vote of thanks cause of all the discussion. went to the chief steward and his'de­ AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), partment for a very well done job. A vote of thanks and appreciation went to November 1—Chairman, James Eichenberg; Secretary, Ted Wright. Steve the ship's delegate for conscientiously having done a good job in the interest Karovick was elected ship's delegate by acclamation; Dan O'Rourke was elected of the crew. deck delegate: H." Garcia, engine dele­ gate: Mike Michalik. steward delegate. QUEENSTON KEiGHTS (Mar-Trade), S'liip's delegate will see the first assistant November 29—Chairman, Jerry O'Byrne; about fixing the leak In the washing Searetary, Charles A. Moss. There is machine. Crewmembers should remove $23.50 in the ship's fund. Action will be dry clothes from the lower passageway Tables and chairs are to be kept clean. taken cn any future performers. Chairs as soon as possible. Recreation is Messroom and recreation room need in the crew's messroom need repairing. not as clean at it should be: room steward painting. Delegates v/ill make out separate repair will post cleaning list. Recreation room lists to turn over to the patrolman. DEL MUNDO (Mississippi), no dat«— be locked in port. Clocks should be reset daily by the deck should November 8—Chairman, L. Currey; Chairman, L. Handley; Secretary, John officer in charge. Secretary, Ted Wright. Every crewmem- S. Burke. Patrolman will be contacted ber should attend all meetings and be on arrival about beef between the chief NORTHWBSTERN VICTORY (Victory on time. Those who fail will be re­ male and carpenter. Left-over cold Carriers), November 22—Chairman, Frank ported to the patrolman. If the washing drinks should be placed in the ice box machine breaks down this should be after supper and not thrown out. This reported to the first assistant. Most of goes for cooked meat too. All hands the crew agreed that the meat and agreed to help keep the pantry clean vegetables were good but that the bak­ and wash all used glasses. Hot water ing could be improved. Steward will see tank should be added to the repair list. the captain about the milk since some Chief engineer has said it is not large of the crew think we should have a enough for the whole ,^hip. Cooks must doctor's slip saying that it is pasturizcd. wait from one to three hours after work­ Gearia; Secretary, Ronald A. Swayne. Beefs should be taken up first with de­ ing for hot water. Patrolman will be contacted on straightening out the mail Linen will be taken care of. Continued partment delegates. November 22—Chairman, M. Machel; situation. In 58 days we hit four differ­ cooperation from all departments was ent countries—France, Holland, Denmark, Secretary, Ted Wright. Captain said he asked by the ship's delegate: up to this time, conditions have been excellent. would not log the performer if he paid Norway—and didn't get any mail. Water cooler negds repairs, and the the men who did his work. Two mem­ HASTINGS (Waterman), December 6— chief engineer has said he will do all in bers missed ship in Yokohama. Repair his power to replace or repair it. The list will be made out by each depart­ Chairman, John E. Wells; Secretary, S. steward has done a wonderful job in ment delegate tomorrow and turned over C, Alu. William Lowe was elected ship's trying to make the holidays the most to the ship's delegate. Those that can delegate b.v acclamation. Pantry will be be done at sea will be taken care of as locked up and key left with the gangway pleasant possible. soon as possible: the rest will be at­ watch in port. Repair list will be turned STRATH3AY (Strathmore), November tended to in port. Bosun asked the crew over to the San Francisco patrolman. S:—Chairman, G. O. Reagan; Secretary, to help keep the deck clean outside the Messhall and recreation room clocks J. D. Farr. J. C. Lewailen was elected messroom by not throwing orange and will be repaired. ship's delegate b.y acclamation. All re­ apple peelings on the deck. EDITH (Bull), December 6—Chairman, pairs are being made as quickly as pos­ sible. Ship's delegate will write to the LIBERTY BELL (Tramp Cargo), No­ Jake Levin; Secretary, Louis Rizzo. Reagent in Galveston as to why the stew­ vember 29—Chairman, O. K. Jones; Sec­ ard missed ship at Port Everglades. Fla. retary, Dick Palmer. $30 was spent from Entire crew was asked to cooperate by the ship's fund to cable the hall about placing their dirly dishes and cups >n bonus pay. One man missed ship in the sink after snacking in the recreation Sasebo. Ship needs fumigation, as rats room. Pantryman should be given a have been found, (four-legged ones). hand in keeping the pantry clean. Bedsprings will be fixed. The captain was asked about sougeeing deck depart­ CHILORE (Ore), November 22—Chair­ ment foc'sles and nothing was done. Cur­ man, Ralph Tyree; Secretary, Bill Hen- few time in Pusan and travel pay was pair list wUl be made up. Discussion dershot. Discussion Was held on wind discussed. Captain has been very coop­ was held on purchasing a television set. scoops, patrolman will be asked to try erative with the crew. Draws were Ship's fund wiU be used. List of pledges and get new ones. Vote of thanks went given whenever anyone wanted money. was made for the set. There is a $17 balance in the ship's fund. to the steward department, and espe­ cially to the chief cook, for the food OCEAN LOTTE (Ocean Trans.), Sep­ STEELORE (Ore), December 4—Chair­ this trip. tember 13—Chairman, Robert McCulloch; Secretary, Vincent D'Amato. Woodrow man, Kas Hansen; Secretary, Guy Nealls. Three men missed ship in Baltimore. A SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), No­ Pozen was elected ship's delegate; ship's vember 25—Chairman, W. R. Brlghtwell; fund of 11,000 yen was turned over to new library came aboard. There is a Secretary, A. Goncalves. The man who him. W. L. Robinson was elected deck balance of $15.66 in the ship's fund. missed ship was reported to the Savan­ delegate; A. Rocha, engine delegate; Steward promised to give out the linen nah agent. Several beefs on the chief Robert McCulloch, steward delegate. Last as before. Ship's delegate wUl sec the will be turned over to the patrolman st^dby on each watch will wash all chief engineer about the shower heads. after arrival in New York. Richard Mc­ coffee cups and clean messroom tables. Discussion wqs l\eld on keeping the Wiper's Carthy was elected ship's delegate by Ship's delegate will prepare a laundry messhall and pantry clean. acclamation. Members were asked to and recreation room cleaning schedule. foc'sle has been kept locked at sea. Del­ return the iron to the messhall. Mem­ Ship's delegate will see about bavin f egates wil see the boarding patrolman bers were asked not to throw cigarette fresh water tanks cleaned. There Is no about this. Captain wiU be contacted Steward was butts on the laundry room deck. cooperation from the chief engineer. about painting foc'sles. Delegates will make out a repair list asked to put out more fruit at night. DEL ALBA (Mississippi), November 26 Proper clothing is to be worn in the Steward claims that he Is putting out —Chairman, G. Braaux; Secretary, L. O. messroom during meal hours. Discus­ all that he has aboard. Biilek. Question about who brings the sion will be held on raising a ship's siopchest aboard will be taken up with fund and buying new recreation gear. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Novem­ the New Orleans patrolman. Brother Ships delegate has an electric iron ber 22—Chairman, Thomas F. Hill; Sec­ Ramsey was elected ship's delegate by which the crew may use at any time. retary, Alexander D. Brodie. Members acclamation. Steward said that we are September 26 — Chairman, L. Leidig; were asked to come into the messhall getting fresh milk three times daily to Secretary, Vincent D'Amato. Captain properly attired. Night lunch should be avoid spoilage, but he will serve fruit put back ..In the ice box after using. juice if it is wanted. Laundry is being Glasses and cups should be returned to kept very clean and neat. the messhall, not left on deck. Men should not hold bull sessions in the BINGHAMTON VICTORY (Bull), No­ passageway while men are sleeping. vember 29—Chairman, L. A. Williams; Delegates should check with their de­ Secretary, T. Zielinskl. Repairs from the partments for any repairs. Messhall last voyage were not completed. Wash­ should be left clean at night. Butts ing machines and drains need fixing. should not be thrown on deck. Laundry and recreation room should be agreed to all Items except a fan for the kept clean. There is not enough canned dry stores. First assistant engineer gave MAE (Bull), December S—Chairman, fruit at suppertime. Steward was warned the ships delegate a hard time about Ed Tesko; Secretary, J. A. Shea. There cleaning the. fresh water tanks. This to put out better chow and night lunch. is $39.10 in the ship's fund. Ship's dele­ Messman should keep the tables*, bulk­ character comes up from watch every gate will find out if cargo Is penalty heads and garbage cans cleaned. Stew­ morning to do jobs outside the engine cargo. Steward should order a new cof­ ard said he would see that the messroom room. •The weevUs are getting into the fee urn and washing machine, since the Is sougeed. A vote of thanks went to the ship s stores. Motion was passed to in­ old one is unrepairable. There is no urn purser for the good work he has done. crease the ship's fund by 500 yen or $2 on board. Steward suggests that the per man. Discussion was held on buying dog. Red. be given rabies and distemper , DEL RIO (Mississippi), November 29— "111' gear. Separate switch shots at the first port where this can Chairman, C. Frey; Secretary, A. Dumas. MJ^II '"Stalled for the washing ma- be done. Money will be taken from the There is a $40 balance in the ship's ctiine. Engine department first-aid kits ship's fund. fund. A beef about switching men on will be refilled. Steward department got Jobs will be turned over to the boarding a vote o£ thanks for good chow and FRENCH CREEK (Cities Service), De­ patrolman. Repair list was read and service. cember 2—Chairman, Patrick J. Clearyi added to. The need for a bigger and • Octobar 20—Chairman, W. L. Robin­ Secretary, Dan Beard. All souvenirs will better siopchest was discussed: medical son; Seyotary, Vincent D'Amato. One be locked up midShip. Captain is woricsupplies should be checked. There have AH went to the hospital. His gear was ing on thq repair list. New shot cards been complaints about the purser, -espe­ packed as he If to be flown home. Mas­ will be ready in Lake Charles. The cially the way he has dispensed medical ter refused to allow the steward depart- boards should be removed from the jient to clean the vegetable box on OT aid. One oiler was refused medical at­ messhall and individual chairs Installed before taking on new stores. Steward as in the salon. Washing machine is out tention. department will clean the box and let of order. Discussion was held on Its WILD RANGER (Waterman), Novem­ mm dispute it for the crew's welfare proper use. Several questions will be ber 8—Chairman, Joe Bracht; Secretary, ut' t^ refused treatment by the settled by the boarding patrolman. 3,90p McAleer. Chief says repairs were not pounds of: ice were brought aboard, but "" completed because we were not In port next d'ay there waa none left on the last day. long enough. Money return will be December 7—Chelrman, Mont McNabb, INES (Bull), Novambar 21—Chairman, Jr.; Secretary« Dan Beard. The beef on checked by the patrolman. Carlos was elected ship's delegate. A new delegate the lack of fresh milk and bread at San will be elected at the sign-on and will " '""d- One man Is Pedro was sent to headquarters. Wash­ he rotated to a different department ing machine ..was not fixed at Lake Isfied with the food and sanitary condl- Charles. Mont McNabb, Jr, was elected each trip. November 29—Chairman, J. Bracht; tlons. Delegatea, steward and port atew- ship's delegate by acclamation. Toaster Secretary, McAlaer.. Two new crewmem- ard wjU get together with the patrolman needs repairing. Drinking fountains are beri came aboard In Germany. New on tnis, and no commercial meat la to stiU out of order. THmre was not enough washing machine ahould be obtained, he ascepled. Vote of. thanks went to milk .In Lake Charier, -Watertight doors Motion waa passed to buy a Christmas clUps Md the electrician for doing good are sprung, Patrolman ahould chtkik the tree and lights. There Is no variety in *'»• heW on the stew- repair lis^ And the idopchest; the night lunch; Steward asked for sug­ •ajrds attitude to conditions. There were gestions. The ship ahould be left clean; many beefs ^on condition of the pantry. - WINTm MILL (Cihet Jfrvlce), Oecem•tesshall and - pantry aho^^ be - kept No milk and coffee is left out at night, bar- 4^halniua/ B. W. ffieeiy-^SecrB* tary, J. O'Connor. There is a balance of S5B.14 In the ship's fund. After purchase of the radio the balance was $14, which will be turned over to the new ship's delegate. Chief pumpman was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Chief engineer will be contacted by the engine delegate about fixing the washing ma chine. Ship needs fumigation. Crew gave a vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for the Thanksgiving dinner and the excellent service of tlie depart­ ment. ROBIN DONCASTER (Seas Shipping), November 15—Chairman, Jim Davis; Sec­ retary, Ray White. Suggestion was made to empty all garbage cans in port. Each department should clean the laundry for a week. Crew should cooperate in keep­ ing . the messroom clean. Cups and dishes should be put under running water in the sink. All hands should re­ frain from slamming doors and keep everyone but ship's personnel out of the passageways. ALAWAI (Waterman), November 29— Chairman, Thomas Jackson; Secretary, W. Cassldy. Two men missed ship in Houston, Texas and Kobe. Japan. Motion was passed to get innerspring mattresses, next trip and have the crew's quarters fumigated. Water fountain should be put in the passageway so the crew won't have to dress up to go to the messroom at night for a drink of water. Old fans in the crew's quarters should be re­ placed by new ones. MOBILIAN (Watorman), December Chairman, R. Murray; Secretary, R. Pierce. Small OT beef will be taken up with the patrolman at the payoff. Ship's delegate will see the captain about a one-da.v discharge and also Ind out when he is going to pay the men off. No one will pay off without the OK of the ship's delegate. A vote of thanks went to the steward department for a job well done, even though the baker did put chocolate on the cornbread. first thing next trip, according' to tha captain. Injured OS was replaced at Pedro in emergency. New crew mess refrigerator was recommended. OT was put in for washing laundry by hand, pending patrolman's decision. Repair list will be compiled and submitted. Outgo­ ing members were asked to leave quar­ ters clean for replacements. ORION STAR (Orion), Dacembar 3— Chairman, O. Hadlay; Sacratary, J. G. Lakwyk. John D. McLemorc was elected ship's delegate. Men were asked to donate to the ship's library. Sanitary man will straighten out laundry and recreation room. Steward department was thanked for good food. ANNE BUTLER (Bloomflald), November 28—Chairman, E. Lamb; Secretary, T. Lay. Third cok was hospitalized in Yoko­ hama. Suggestion to make a donation to the wife of William Scarlett, hospitalized third cook, was passed. Ship's delegate will also send a letter to Lindscy Wil-. liams in New Orleans, asking him to' cash money orders for Mrs. Scarlett. The men pledged 100 percent to this cause in real SlU fashion. Personal travelers' checks will be sent, as wo are unable to send money from Korea. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), Novam­ bar 23—Chairman, R. F. Grant; Sacratary. E. Kuudlssllm. All repairs were not done. Homer 1. Nichols was elected ship's dele­ gate by acclamation, Qiiettinn was raised on having too much stew and not enough. steak. Steward promised to fix the situa­ tion at once. Engine delegate handed the $36.50 in the ship's fund to the new ship's delegate. Two members of the deck department did not receive suffi­ cient funds from the company agent in Seattle for transportation to the ship in Vancouver, Washington. Receipts will be presented to the patrolman at the payoff. ROBIN TRENT (Seas Shipping), De­ cember 13—Chairman, H. L. Meacheam; Sacratary, E. Apel. Draw will be given at sea. before arriving in Boston. Linen issue is still disputed as well as a small amount of OT. Ship's delegate wUl take a general vote of thanks to the master, for his coperation and attitude this voy­ age. Crew should have a general meet­ ing when the patrolman comes aboard to straighten out several issues. Discussion was held on whether one member was SANTORE (Ore), December 6—Chair­ doing his work properly or not. man, E. A. Boyd; Secretary, H. J. Fogariy. Ship's delegate will get the radio fixed and will be reimbursed by the crew next trip. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for their fine service. Stew­ ard reported that 24 mattresses were or­ dered for the next trip. Cre\v would like to have the blower system checked throughout the ship or additional fans installed. JEFFERSON CiTf VICTORY (Victory Carriers), December 13—Chairman, W. L. Busch; Secretary, B. Toner. Repair list was turned in and additions noted. Crackers should be disposed of, as they have weevils in them. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for a job well done. Books in the recreation room should be replaced in the lockers after they have been read. " WACOSTA (Waterman), December 3 Chairman, J. Mitchell; Secretary, P. Sollazzi. One man got off ship in Baltimore at the last minute. The matter of paint­ ing the black gang foc'sles will be turned over to the patrolman in New York. Washing machine should be repaired; toilets and heads painted. Ship's delegate should see about getting fresh milk be­ tween New York and JMuuston, and make sure there Is milk waiting on the docks of New York. There was a general beef on the milk situation. Cleaning of the washing machine and laundry should be rotated each week to a different depart­ ment. Washing machine should be re­ placed and drinking fountain repaired. WESTERN RANCHER (Western Naviga­ tion), November 29—Chairman, Van Vlaenderan; Sevretary, Red Brady. New washing machine will replace the wornout relic now aboard. Messhall, recreation room, pantry and saloon will be painted CALMAR (Calmar), December 12 — Chairman, Stanley G. Cooper; Secretary, Peter Cakanlc. One man missed ship in Baltimore: delegate will make a full re­ port to the boarding patrolman. Charlea O. Lee was elected ship's delegate. Sched­ ule was posted for cleaning of the rec­ reation room and the laundry. Small repair items will be taken care of by the carpenter and deck engineer instead of waiting till the end of the voyage. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), Decem­ ber 13—Chairman, James A. Phillips; Secratary, Jamas O'Connor. The delogates talked to the patrolman about hav­ ing the ship fumigated. One man missed ship in Philadelphia. There is a $14 bal­ ance in the ship's fund. James B. Lane was elected ship's delegate. Cooks were complimented on their good work. IBERVILLE (Waterman), Dacember 13 —Clialrman, Ralph Secklnger; Sacretary. David A. Mitchell. All departments are cooperating together. This isn't too much of a problem as we have a good, clean and good .feeding ship. Crew would like to have the Union investigate the possi­ bility of getting better quarters for some of the daymeii—with better- ven­ tilation and more room. There is unnec­ essary noise aft in the crew's quarters. Crew gave a vote of thanks for a swell Thanksgiving dinner. Motion was passed (Continued on page 25) THE fOOD AMO VftSCES /sXaXiO\N/* iHc AifMBSfis vmai.vm iKi'sr - •-••••Tj . �:\ -' : • •' • •' •' • " • •" • 5 IK M53 • Kge' TiSre«f6r-flT« SEAtAREKStOG .. #IIK»EST ot SHIPS' MEETINGS... (Continued from page 24) to buy a radio out of the .leaving a balance of t43.70. •will be turned over to the gate before ths end of the ahip'a fund Repair list ahlp's dele voyage. HURRICANE (Waterman)/ December f —Chairman. John R. PrescoH; Secretary R. J. Callahan. Each delegate wiU make out a repair list. One brother missed ship in New Orleans, another In Antwerp. Vote of thanks went to the ship's dele­ gate. Patrolman wiU be asked to check medical supplies in the ship's hospital. Ship will be fumigated for roaches. Brothers who have borrowed library books were asked to return them, so that the library can be exchanged In >IobIle. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Decem ber 10—Chairman, H. M. Connell; Secre­ tary, P. Dalgle. Captain will be contacted about fumigation, lockers, condi. tions. Fireman's foc'sle will be painted In a few weeks. € ANNISTON CITY (Isthmian), October 4—Chairman, Cliff Wclmer; Secretary, Charles P. Makarlwcz. All members are 100 percent behind the drive to keep the marine hospitals open, and will write to the Union. We have a poor quality of slopchest and will be glad to get the Sea Chest next trip, with better goods and more sizes. Members should stop banging doors when brothers are sleep­ ing. Washing machine should be cleaned after use. Better grade of pepper will be bought. First assistant wiU be asked to stop using our washing machine and hanging around with crewmembers. RA6NAR NAESS (Orion), December 5 Chairman, J. Scott; Secretary, C. J. Qulnnt. Brother Qulnnt was elected ship's delegate. Repairs were discussed. Discussion was held on the proper stor­ ing of the ship before she leaves the States. Steward reported that he was vei-y short of stores last trip and did not want a recurrence this trip. Sug­ gestion was made to take up a collec­ tion to buy an iron and an automatic switch for the washing machine. New mixing machine is needed for the gaUey very badly. ing. Captain said this would be done next trip. Vote of thanks went to the Steward, Fred Sulllns, and his depart­ ment for a nice Thanksgiving dinner. Vote of thanks went to Sparks for giv­ ing radio news. Motion was passed to carry sufficient medical equipment— especially pnlclllin. We would like to thank Staff Sargeant Jimmy James, former SIU bookman, for keeping us well supplied with LOCs and shipping news in PUsan, Korea. Vote of thanks went to Scott, for the god jobs he did as ship's and deck delegate. CECIL N. BEAN (Drytrans), June f— Chairman, T. E. Foster; Secretary, P. Eldemire. Ship's delegate promised to contact the mate kbout new gaskets for the portholes. Sanitary men In each de­ partment will rotate -the cleaning of the recreation and lanudry rooms. October -4—Chairman, A. Kessen; Sec­ retary, M. Kramer. William Bunker was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Each department will make up a repair list and turn a copy over to the ship's delegate and the captain. October 25—Chairman, William Bunk­ er; Secretary, M. F. Kramer. Washing machine and sinks should be kept clean. Deck engineer cleaned the sink drains. Captain will be contacted by the ship's delegate about putting out a draw in US money before we hit port. Chief engineer should run a fresh water .tap outside to keep shoreslde personnel out of passageways. Library books will be put In a box and kept in one of the foc'sls while the ship Is In port. November 2—Chairman, Wlllam Bunk­ er; Secretary, M. P. Kramer. One man missed ship in Kure, Japan. Beef with the chief mate will be brought up with the patrolman. Repair list will be made up and rat traps will be put out. Men on watch should keep the messmall and galley sink clean. . December 4—Chairman, William Bunk­ er; Secretary, M. F. Kramer. Linen al­ lowance was checked and repair list handed in. Some repairs have already been made. Vote of thanks went to the Union for the library service. Lockers and rooms are ot be left clean and keys turned in. Suggestions were made on Improving library service. BENTS PORT (Cities Service), No­ vember 17—Chairman, H. McConncll; Secretary, H. McVay. Porthole repairs requested at the last meeting have still not been made. One brother missed ship in Baytown. Tex. A Malone was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Letter will be written to the Wilmington patrol­ man about one member, about whom there has been much controversy. Ship's fund will be started, not to exceed $50. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfleld), December LIBERTY PLAO (Dover), December 12 13—Chairman, L. Antoina; Secretary, —Chairman, B. Hagar; Secretary, Joseph LIndsy. Company took care of the mat­ W. Thomley. The man who missed ship tresses, so a telegram was sent about the pipe lines and drinking fountain. 'Ship's delegate will talk this over with the patrolman. Washing machine roller Was broken, due to someone's careless­ ness. Bosun asked for cooperation in the painting of the passageways, so that they wouldn't get tracked up. Complaint was made that the captain opens the slopchest for a few minutes and at dif­ ferent times, sometimes during meal hours. Patrolman will discuss this with the captain. It should be open for a reasonable amount of time and the time should be posted. Patrolman should see the chief engineer for more pressure on the hot water In the laundry, which was not fixed last trip. Men getting oft •should strip their bunks and clean out foc'sles. Vote of thanks went to the steward department. JOHN, B. KULUKUNDI8 (Martls), Octo­ ber 4—Chairman, Carl Lawton; Secre­ tary, Fred Sulllns. Vote of thanks to the steward department. Anyone who wants to may store baggage in the store room. Steward will clean the recreation room: deck and engine departments will clean the laundry. Motion was passed to keep the messhall clean and put cups and dirty dishes In the sink. November 29—Chairman, Carl Lawien; Secretary, Fred Sulllns. Master refused to' discuss overtime. Foc'sles need paint­ Quiz Anzwcera 1. Bob Mathias. 2. Senator Milton Young of North Dakota. 3. Maine. 4. Dr. Cheddi Jagan. 5. Senator Paul Douglas of Illinois, married to former Congresswoman Emily Taft Douglas. 6. Mickey Walker; Billy Petrolle; Henry Armstrong. 7. Socialist Mayor of West Berlin. 8. Charles Malik is the Leban­ ese delegate, while Jacob Malik represents the Soviet Union. 9. Governor James Byrnes of South Carolina. 10. In the French Alps. ^Can-Shahers^ Have iVo OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in behaif of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot in Kure will be referred to tlie patrol­ man. Repair list was turned over to the captain. Some were taken care of. Crew passageway will be painted next trip. Baker hash own lack of interest in his duties. Enough mayonnaise and some coffee mugs wil be ordered. Ship is clean and in good shape and athe ship's dele­ gates asked the crew's cooperation inkeeping it so. Vote of thanks went to the deck department for cleaning the ship. Chief mate will have to order moulding to complete repairs. Crew gave the steward department a vote of thanks. ANNISTON CITY (Isthmian), December 12—Chairman, Clifford Weimer; Secre­ tary, Charles P. Makarlwcz. Repair lists were made out and handed to the de­ partment heads. Disputed OT wiU be straightened out by the patrolman at the payoff port. Repair list was made out and given to the ship's delegate. Crew was reminded to write to Congress about the closing of the USPHS hospitals. Ship's delegate was shown the store list for Halifax and was glad to see that NOTICiSS Joseph F. Bilotti, Jr. Please contact Welfare Services immediately. Joseph Czech Pick up your papers at LOG office. i 4. 4 Samuel Curtis Please pick up your Coast Guard discharge certificate in the LOG office. 4 4 4 Nils Limdquist Please contact the Welfare Serv­ ices. 4 4 4 James W. Bell Contact the Union Welfare Serv­ ices. 4 4 4 L. Tilley T-114 Contact the Shepard Steamship Company, 31 Milk Street, Boston. There is some money due you. 4 4 ALAMAR (Calmar), October 4—Chair­ man, Thurston Lewis; Secretary, John A. Sullivan. Taylor was voted sliip's dele­ gate by acclamation. All men are to be jroperly dressed in the messroom at aU times. November t—Chairman, John A. Sulli­ van; Secretary, Thurston Lewis. One man missed ship at Panama; a letter and his gear were sent to Philadelphia. The man who missed ship in San Francisco was not to blame; sailing time was ad­ vanced. Motion was passed to get a Sea Chest put aboard ail Ore and Calmar ships. Chow is bad and meats are not first quality. There is a beef on one man being fired, and the delegate having to tell him. We had one member in that job who was worse, but he was allowed to ride to 'Frisco. There was no replace­ ment available. New mattresses put aboard in Philadelphia are no good Union should have the company put in­ ner spring mattresses aboard, with the proviso that anyone damaging it should pay. Coffee cups should be returned to the sink after use. Night lunch shelf should be kept clean at all times. There was S42.26 in the ship's fund. Ship's dele­ gate will tell the captain about the men who will get off in New York after we leave the Panama Canal. November 21—Chairman, John A. Sulli­ van; Secretary, Thurston Lewis. Capt.ain is paying off men who want to get off in New York. Taylor was elected deck dele­ gate; Downs, engine delegate. BR's grand­ mother died; collection of S28 was do­ nated for a funeral spray. Food aboard should be improved, and grade B meat should be forbidden. New crew should not sign on untU the food beef is straightened out. Dectmber 13—Chairman, Samuel Doyle; Secretary, Robert P. Black. Mobile pa­ trolman wiU be consulted on the pos­ sibility of ordering fans here or in San Pedro. No smoking signs and notices should be posted in the officers' saloon and crew messhaU. Cots should be checked and, if needed, ordered before the hot weather. Recreation room and messhall should be locked up in port. The department delegates should accom­ pany the ship's delegate when he visits the captain on ship's business, so that there are witnesses. Mobile agent wiU be consulted on what can be done about the captain's Captain Bligh attitude in dealing with crewmembers. Mobile agent will be asked about fans and parts prom­ ised by the captain in New York. There will be hot weather ahead. SOUTHSTAR (South Atlantic), Novem­ ber 8—Chairman, Charles Rice; Secre­ tary, J. B. Christy. Loyd D. Richardson was elected ship's delegate. Steward ex­ plained how linen would be passed out. Steward instructed his men to carry their own garbage aft and dump it into the cans placed there, and not to give it to the stevedores to dump on the decks. December 4—Chairman, C. M. Rice; Secretary, J. B. Christy. Crew asked for new mattresses and that the washing ma­ chine be kept cleaner. Shoreside work­ ers should be kept out of the recrea­ tion romo. Door will be put in the main deck passageway just forward of the door to the ship's office. Repair list will be turned over to the chief engineer and chief mate. LIBERTY FLAG (Gulf Cargo), October 2—Chairman, G. Skendclas; Secretary. BALTORE (Ore), November 28—Chair­ man, Alva Cano; Secretary, E. McClung. There has been improvement in. the steward department. Membership was ad­ vised to boycott the captain's slopchest If possible. Vote of thanks went to the Baltimore officials for a job well done in settling beefs. Membership should try to keep the pantry more shipshape. Mate and first assistant engineer should be contacted about keys for all rooms. Stew­ ard department got a vote of thanks for general improvement. Heads and fans need repairs. CUBORE (Ore), December 11—Chair­ man, Chuck Hostetter; Secretary, George Mattalr. There is $146.80 in the ship's fund. Steward was authorized to buy 50 pounds of shrimp. Recreation room should be kept locked up in port. Stew­ ard and his department got a vote of thanks. Steward uid he would issue more than five cartons next trin as he was low on cigarettes due to the new slopchest deal. GREECE VICTORY (South Atlantic), Robert M. Draker. Ship's delegate was informed by the captain that the ship wasn't seaworthy unless deck cargo was taken off. Water tanks were pumped dry and bunkers taken on. Crew agreed to back the captain not to sail the ship unless proven seaworthy by the Army. MRiliiiii: Harold Cortwright Eduardo Santaromana Claim your gear immediately at Collectors' Storage and Sales Sec­ tion, 311 Appraisers Stores, 201 Varick Street, New York. If your gear is not claimed by January 21, it will be put up for sale. 4 i . Crew Members, Ragner Naess All crew members who were laid off the Ragner Naess in Seattle on November 30 are entitled to three days pay and subsistence. Contact the Orion Steamship Company im­ mediately. 4. aU neceszary itema were ordered. Cap­ tain will be contacted about the few logs and the inadequate slopchest. Stew­ ard department and gaUey staff were thanked for the excellent Thanksgiving dinner. Speak Your Mind At SifJ Meetings Under the Union constitu­ tion every member attending a Union meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting—chairman, read­ ing clerk and recording secre­ tary. Your Union urges you to take an active part in meet­ ings by taking these posts of service. And of course, ail members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue under discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let their shipmates know what's on their mind. 4 4 Warren Frj-e Please contact your family im­ mediately or call Sheriff F. M. Cahoon, Dare County, Manteo, North Carolina, collect. 4 4 4 Robert Beale Please get in touch with Doug Mackie, 485 Dupleix Avenue, To­ ronto, Ontario. 4 4 4 Audley Foster Please contact your wife im­ mediately about some important correspondence. 4 4 4 Joseph Laugblin Please get in touch with your mother at 171 Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, Penna. 4 4 4 Michael Zelack Get in touch with Paolo Pringi, Box 2430, 25 South Street, New York. 4 Hugh Mansfield Pick up your papers at the LOG office. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 4 4 4 675 Fourth Ave., Mllledge Lee Brooklyn 32, NY Get in touch with the Welfare Services. I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) Puzzle AuHiver QSSS •[&]&]§ BSD DincaB mia [SBOB [EiiiQaisaQa SOSSniSllIiQ SBQS HaQB SBQ BSS QQS QOQQBIl SfflQSQB USaBEiti BQiiisoiiisii jjimum [ZlilB SUSSQ SJOBOIl NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY Z^NE STATE Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber, and have a changt of address, please qive your former address below: ADDRESS CITY ...f.ZONI STATE ;• aeeeaeeeaeagM •' �Faccp T«reiity-«ix SEAFARERS Dcwember 25, 193S LOG Savanhah Offers Maternity Benefit Trio in the HOSPITALS The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. Three wives of Seafarers who live in Savannah are shown in the Savannah SIU hall with their offspring and benefits. Left to right they are: Mrs. W. R. Morgan and Rose Mary; Mr5. Jack Craven and Susan Maude; and Mrs. Carl E. Hargfoves and Carl E. Hargroves, Jr. Mrs, Morgan and Mrs. Craven were in the same hospital and their babies were born three minhtes apart. All of the following SIU families and Mrs. Valentine Thomas, Route will collect the $200 maternity 5. Box 109-A, Springhill, Ala. 4 4 4 benefit plus a $25 bond from the Marc King Parker, born Novem­ Union in the baby's name. ber 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Rose Mary Morgan, born No­ Mrs. Bobby S. Parker, 2057 "C" vember 8, 1953. Parents, Mr. and South Woodlawn Drive, Mobile, Mrs. William R. Morgan, 414 East Ala. Charlton Street, Savannah, Ga. 4 \ 4: 4" 4> hi'"'"'' 4 4 4 4 4 4 4" 4" 4 4 4 4 4 Michael Kulakowski, born No­ vember 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Kulakowski, Route 1, Box 276-A, Theodora, Ala. 4 4 4 Donna Lou Donovan, born De­ cember 4, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Donovan, 90-10 Rockaway Boulevard, Ozone Park NY. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Michael Steven Parr, born Au­ Antonio DeJesus, Jr., born De­ gust 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and cember 9, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Parr, 2031 AnUnci- Mrs. Antonio DeJesus. 1055 Roseation Street, New Orleans, La. dale Avenue, Bronx, NY. 4 , -fS-;.',, 4 Tommy Lawrence Mouton, bom September 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Mouton, 346 Sev­ enth Street, Bridge City, La. Elizabeth Catherine Stansbury, t t Peter Joseph Revolta, bom No­ born September 1, 1953. Parents, James Preston Walker, born No­ vember 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. Stansbury, vember 18, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Revolta, 5130 Dau- 101 Jeffory Street, Baltimore 25, Mrs. Harold V. Walker, Knoxville, phine Street, New Orleans, La. Md. Tenn. 4 4 4 4 4 4 t 3. 4. Suellen Ann Stepp, born Novem­ Sonya Jean Boutwell, born Sep­ Stephen Paul Koval, bom Octo­ tember 12, 1953. Parents, Mr. and ber 20, 1953. Parents, Mr, and Mrs. ber 21, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boutwell, 507 Dauphin Ralph C. Stepp, 1313 Springhill Mrs. John T. Koval. 724 Prospect Street, Mobile, Ala. Avenue, Mobile, Ala. Place, Brooklyn, NY. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Susan Renee Shirah, born De­ Nancy Lorenzo, born November i» 4" t Georgina Felix Martinez, born 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. cember 9. 1953. Parents, Mr. apd October 31, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mateo H. Lorenzo, 244 49th Street, Mrs. Charles L. Shirah, 62 Item Avenue, Mobile, Ala. Mrs. Ernesto Felix Martinez, PO Brooklyn, NT. 4 4 4 Box 5173, Pta. Tierra, San Juan, 4 4 4 Dennis Wayne Fillingim, born Laura Rita Ortiz, bom November Puerto Rico. 25, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. December 8,1953. Parents, Mr. and 1, i, Francisco Ortiz, 1062 Colgate Ave­ Mrs. Ollice D. Fillingim, 719 Sixth Susan Maude Craven, bom No­ nue, Bronx, NY. Avenue, Chicksaw, Ala. vember 8, 1953. Parents. Mr. and 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mrs. Jack W. Craven, 1320 East John David Holley, born Novem­ Michael Ray Honeycut, born 55th Street, Savannah, Ga. December 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and ber 21, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4t 4i Mrs. Wayne Honeycut, 226 lona John S. Holley, Route 8, Box 36, Whistler, Ala. Eusebie Gherman, Jr., born Oc­ Street, Erwin, Tenn. tober 8, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 4 4 4 4 4 4 Jennifer Lynn Blevlns, born Oc­ Mrs. Eusebie Gherman, 1013 HowWilliam Ruiz, born September land Square, Arbutus, Md. 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. tober 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Teodoro Ruiz, Fajardo Post Office, Mrs. Lewis Blevins, c/o General 4" 4" 4' Delivery, Baltimore, Md. Majardo, Puerto Rico. Kenneth Frank Walter, born No­ 4 4 4 4 4 4 vember 12, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Edwina Jo Ketschke, bom No­ James Daniel King, bom Novem­ Mrs. Frank E. Walter, 25-A Bulger ber 4, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. vember 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Avenue, New Milford, NJ. ' Kevin H. King, 28 Florence Street, Mrs, Edward W. Ketschke, 421 4, $1 4 East 76th Street, New York, N. Y. Somerville 45, Mass. Stephen David Milton, born No­ 4 4 4 4 4 4 vember 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. and John Edward Bialkowsky, born Paul Schwinn, born November Mrs. John D. Milton, 1421 Carsile 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. November 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. Avenue SE, Roanoke, Va. Joseph B. Schwinn, 690 Eastern and Mrs. Edmond Bialkowsky, 96 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn 37, N.Y. Parkway, Brooklyn 13, NY. 4« 4" 4' 4 4 4 4 4 4 Kevin Hedemann Jensen, bom Irene Tiniakos, born November Joseph Chirichclla, born Novem­ November 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Flemming Jensen, 639 ber 17,1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dominick J. Chirichella, 526 Penn­ Nick Tiniakos, 891 Albany Avenue, 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY. Brooklyn, N.Y. sylvania Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Bertha Denise Farr, born Octo­ ber 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James W. Farr, 219 Village Street, Hartford, Conn. 41 4" 4" Gilbert Alan Savior, born Octo­ ber 4, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Savior, 715 North 16th Street, Philadelphia 30, Pa. 'y-!- '• 4 Mr. and Mrs. William Rushworth, 524 Ray Street, Camden, NJ. 4:4- Tamara Lynn Thomas, bom Michael Anthony Rushworth, November 18, 1953. Parents, Mr. born December 4, 1953, Parents, USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. T. p. Barbour D. Korolia William Bargon* Leo H. Lang Cecil Bennett Theo E. Lee C. A. Bradley Thomas Lind K. M. Bymaster Jesse Lyles Otto. M. Callahan J. M. Mason Sr. Herman H. Casas L. L. Mays C. C. Chamberi H. W. Minkler Clarence W. Cobb Mitchell Mobley George T. Coleman Jack Moore S. Cope Stewart Packer Adion . Coit W. A. Padgett Rogelio Cruz Elyah Piatt Thomas J. Dawson John W. Quimby Herman Fruge W. E. Reynolds James E. Gardiner Louis Roa M. W. Gardiner I. C. Roble Claude H. Gilliam Luther C. Seidla Andrew J. Glndel Alfred E. Stout Jack H. Gleason WUliam Tank 111 Louis J. Guarino Tedd R. Terrington John Hane Lonnie R. Tickle Walter H. Harris -Joseph Traxler John L. Hinton S. C. Tuberville A. Isyak E. Velazquez J. H. Jones C. V. Welborn Thomas F. Keller Russell Wentworth E. G. Knapp B. B. Huggins VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. L. Bourdonnay USPHS HOSHIT.AL SEATTLE. WASH. Robert R. Barber Linus E. Twite C. E. Dudley James W. Weddl* Leo Dwyer Joseph E. Wells USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. E. A. Ainsworth George Hildreth Ho Yee Choe Nicholas M. Korsak C. B. Coburn E. Moss F. T. Coslello Edward Scserk Wilson A. Deal E. R. Snedeker S. Demoleas W. Timmerman Olav Gustavsen P. S. Yuzon F. J. Halgney R. R. Richards USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. David H. Berger John M. Powers James W. Davis Fred Refflenbuel William H. Little VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES, FLA. George C. Murphy J. C. Vilar USPHS HOSPITAL BETHESDA. MD. James H. Harker USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Fred U. Buckner Jimmie Littleton P. G. Daugherty L. P; McDaniel E. J. Debardelaben W. Y. Sheirling R. A. Denmark James V. Smith Joe B. Farrow George W. Wilson Roger E. Huggins USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. BROOKLYN. NY Percy D. AUred Robert E. Gilbert Claude F, Blanks Bart E. Guranlck Bomar R. Cheeley John B. Haas Julian CuthreU Thomas Isaksen C. M. Davison John W. Keenan Emilio Delgado Ludwig Kristiansen John J. Diascoll Frederick Landry John T. Edwards James J. Lawlor Jose G, Explnoza James B, Lewis Francis F. Lynch Eugene T. Nelson H. F. McDonald Montford Owens A. McGulgan E. R. Smallwood David Mcllreath Henry E. Smith J. T. McNulty Renato A. Villata Vic Mllazzo Virgil E. Wilmoth Lloyd Miller Antonio M. Diaz LI COLLEGE HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NV Isabelo Garcia USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Richard Anderson Mohamed Halem R. V. Anderson Michael Katruasky Anton Back Joseph J. Keating Melvin Bass Chang Choo Lai John Beckmann C. Mc'Brlen Earl A. Bink John Maclnnes B. Blanchard Sau Mok Frank Blandino Alfred Mueller John E. Brady Donald Peterson Jessie C. Bryant Antoni Plaza William J. Carey Elwood Read LuU Cruz waUsiT. A. Ryan Ian G. Cumming VirgU Sandberg C. L. DeChenne Robert Sizemore John Dovak John Slaman R. Edmondson Warren Smith Gilbert Essburg Henrlch Sterling John Fontries Harry St TutUe Eric Foreman Frank Walaska David S. Furman Francis WaU T. C. Galouris Peter WilUams Estell Godfrey Luciano Labrador Anthony Gulliano USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Clarence Shively USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Woody H. Kirby Julian A. Blanco Francis J. Boner Robert Lambert WiUie J. Lewis Jessie A. Clarke W. R. Mcllveen C. Coats Jack D. Morrison F. J. Conforto James H. Penswick Harrey Cullen M. Pugaczewskl Jeff Davis Horace C. SherriU James R. Dodson H. W. SherriU Samuel Drury Ekirl T. Erickson James T. Smith C. Foster G. K. Stennett L. C. Glanville Larry A. Webb Mark B. Hairclson Charles E. . Barneg James H. Hayes James N. Bryant Alfred Johnson Leonard Conners' Staraatios Kazakos USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Joseph E. Crowley Frank Mackey John Farrand Theodore Mastaler Ernest J. Gerace Robert A. Rogers Roy L. McCannon S. J. Sbriglio USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH. Adolph Pochuckl PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL MOBILE. ALA. Cyril Lowrey USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEX. C. Barboza Julius Parks M. Fontenot Stanley Poisso John Hayues Harry Reynolds Edward C. Hill R. W. Scales Edward R. IdeU Jack E. Slocum R. L. Jones H. Trahan Howard E. Liles Albert T. Weaver J. E. Markopolo N. L. Gardiner i^t€NA1iPMs 1&P '-'mKStWEg. fiXWERr WRUES A KH3UMR. COUJMI^ IM BAM WHAT it? BUY, wen t> BtY, AS \fieu. AS VVHATAOr-TO Buy, REAP How To Get Disabled Pay Any totally disabled Sea­ farer, regardless of age, who has been employed .for seven years on SlU-contracted ships is eligible for the $25 weekly disability benefit for as long as he .is unable to work. Ap­ plications and queries on un­ usual situations should be sent to the Union Welfare Trustees, c/o SIU-Headquar­ ters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. [1:5 Mafia iH-meiaa.AnY (SjtJBTSaVS f 7HBM IN: �iNecmbcr X5; MSt WEEnV THE SEAiFARERS SEAF ARERS lOG Pare TwentyHMTeB' Seafarers Answer Blood Calls /ith WALTER SIEKMANN {Newt about men In the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SIV Wel­ fare Beneflts will be carried in this column. It (s written by Seafarer I;; Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) Christmas time is as good a time as any to look back at the work your Welfare Services Department has been doing over the months as far as the men in the hospitals are concerned. When your Union representatives get down to the hospitals at this time of the year, they don't find things too cheerful, but they do the best they can. The $25 hospital bonus sure does make the men a little happier and take the - edge off having to spend the holidays in the drydock. •« Usually, in your marine hospitals at any given time, you will find about 200 Seafarers scattered over the country in various ports. These men are getting their regular visits front the SIU representa­ tive who brings around the $15 weekly benefit, plus taking care of a little shopping, stamps, gear, and js few other items. Write Letters Looking back at it now, there was one Seafarer who had his arm In a cast and wanted someone to tvrite a few letters home from him. Seafarers pile Into a Sea Chest truck outside Eeadquafters before heading for the hospital in an­ Your Welfaire Services representative was able to take care of that problem in fine style. Or a more common type of thing we run into swer to a call for blood donors. Under the direction of a Welfare Services Representative, the men who answered the latest blood call eagerly await the start of their errand of mercy to the hospltaL is getting an injured man's gear off of the ship. That kind of thing is promptly attended to as v/ell. Or maybe it's just a matter of get­ One thing Seafai'ers and their families can be assured of when hospitalized is ample sup­ ting in touch with family or friends and letting them know how things are going. plies of blood for medical emergencies. A common sight at headquarters is that of ten, 15 or ,.The doctors tell us its mighty important for a man to have peace o^ mind when "he's recovering from illness, so your Union through 20 Seafarers being taken to any one of the hospitals in the New York area by a Welfare Serv­ this Welfare Services set-up, is tiying its best to give the doctors a ices Representative. The samehelping hand. And they certainly appreciate it in the hospitals, be­ is true of any of the outports. these hospitals seldom have ample calling SIU Welfare Services in cause it means that they, the hospital staff, find it that much easier It's a standing gag at Wel­ supplies of blood on hand and hesi­ New York or any SIU outport hall. to get the man back on his feet again. fare Services that when a hospital tate to operate in emergencies The SIU has never failed to re­ Unorganized Out Of Luck calls for blood the question asked when blood is required. In such in­ spond with sufficient blood to meet You can tell how important that is when you run across men from in return is "How many gallons do stances donations are needed in a medical needs of the patients in­ unorganized outfits in the hospitals. Half of the time tmless they you need?" Actually, on more than hurry and the SIU is in a position volved. happen to have friends and relatives in the port where they are laid one occasion, blood donations by to supply them when needed. Helps Recovery up, nobody even comes to see them. The best that they can hope for Seafarers have run into the gallon In the past, SIU blood donations As far as the Staten Island Is a little mail from someone they happen to know. The Seafarers, figures. USPHS is concerned, the hospital have helped immeasureably in the ^ who can look forward to a visit every week and a little information As a result of the SIU's fast re­ usually has enough blood on hand battle for life waged by some of Ppon how things are on the outside, consider themselves to be pretty sponse on blood needs, hospitals in since many of the patients them­ the Union's members and their 1^" fortunate fellows. donate to the hospital's families. No figures of this sort are Talking about the hospitals is as good a .time as any to remind the the New York area do not hesitate selves blood bank before they are dis­ available, but just the fact that to give Seafarers or members of , brothers that the US Public Health Service doctor has the final say their family immediate donations charged. Here too, though, the members know the SIU stands be­ on whether a brother is fit for duty or not. Sometimes the men get has replaced every pint of hind them and is ready to help out of the hospital and ship out, but when they hit one of the com- in emergency needs. They have as­ SIU surance that the blood will be re­ blood that has been used for Sea­ them out if they need it has bol­ 'vpany doctors the man is liable to get turned down. stered many a hospital patient. farers. Your SIU contract says specifically on this issue, that the fit for placed. Hospital personnel acknowledge Speedy Senice Blood In A Hurry duty slip from the USPHS is the last word. So just make sure that that this fact makes their job you have your slip in your pocket when you ship out, because you The SIU blood doflations are es­ Members of the Seafarers' im­ easier, too. Otherwise despairing can save yourself quite a package of grief if it's not around when you pecially valuable where city hos­ mediate family, as well as Sea­ patieflts have taken new turns for need it. And if you get into any difficulty over it, just get in touch pitals are involved. Because of farers themselves can get the the better with the SIU on the job with yoiur Union on the problem. their great number of patients. speedy SIU blood donor service by to help out in every way possible. Brother Joseph Pilutls, who has been In St. Vincent's hospital in This has often effected quick re­ -vNew York City since October, has to undergo several more operations. coveries. , He's had six and is still not ready to ship out again with his old shipNot only does the Union and its mates. He would appreciate it very much If some Of his old crewmates members respond to calls for aid would write to him, or drop up to see him if they have a chance. from members and their families, but Seafarers have gone out of their way to answer blood donor requests from hospitals badly in need of blood. Often, the Seafarer Crewm^^mbers of the French Creek, who have approx­ is unaware of the recipient of his imately $9,000 in salvage benefits coming to them, are getting life-giving blood, and just as often Seafarers donate it anonymously assistance from the Welfare Services Department to assure' uith^VbenefiT'of fanfare, speedy collection of their sal--^ vage claims. Welfare Services is tracing down members of the crew so that enough of them -n.. can be found to sign the settlement of the claim, making possible pay­ ment of the salvage benefits. The deaths of the foUowi/ig York, NY, on March 11, 1953 and The French Creek crew's sal­ Seafarers have been reported to was buried at Cardialle Cemetery, vage claim arose .from a tow that the Seafarers Welfare Plan and Tallassee, Ala. He leaves his chil­ the vessel gave a disabled German dren, James L. and Mary C. freighter. The German ship had $2,500 death benefits are being Ashurst, Box 439, Troy, Ala. lost her propeller in heavy seas paid to beneficiaries. and was out of control when the Maurice Charles Brodey, 25: On French "Creek came along. The Cities Service tanker put a line September 27th of this year. aboard the German ship and towed Brother Brodey was being taken Applications for the mater­ it in without dickering as to the from the Stony Creek by a USAF nity benefit must be supported air sea rescue plane for medical price of the tow. by the following documents: treatment; the plane ci-ashed, and • Your marriage certificate. Consequently, it came under the his body was lost at sea, some heading of a salvage service and whej'e in the Gulf of Oman. • Baby's- birth certificate dat­ had to be settled between the two Brother Brody had been a member ing birth after April 1, 1952. • The discharge from the last parties and ratified by an admiral­ of the SIU for eight years, join­ ty court. The final settlement is ing in the port of New York. He ship you sailed on before the baby was born. approximately $35,000 of which is survived by Sara Brodey, 240 Processing of all applica­ unlicensed crewmembers will get South Frazier Street, Philadelphia, tions can be speeded up by at around $9,000 after company and Pa. least three days if photostatic officers' shares are deducted. • J. t copies of the three documeuts » All crewmembers wmo partici­ are sent in. Applications pated in the salvage operation are James Ashurst, 38: Since 1942, should be made to Union Wel­ asked to get in touch with Welfare when he joined the SIU in Mobile, fare Trustees, c/o SIU head­ Service as soon as possible so as Brother Ashurst had sailed as fire­ to speed up the processing of. the man in the engine department. He quarters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. claims. died "Ht Bellevue Hospital, New Crewmembers Of French Creek Divide $9,000 Sa]vage Money Let OS Kiow.. FINAL DISPATCH How to Apply For Birth Pay •v.: YOUR PRQ8L£M IS PIHt BUSINESS • /' �SEAFARERS # LOG .•"j. • OPFICIAl ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS I : li: DM. 2S 1951. NTERNATIONAt UNION • ATLANTIC AND OULF DISTRICT • AFl • SfU Ponoto fi/ms To Hosp^Vacafipn Pgy /.g M////011 fs/ ygg. New Mariner To Ci"ISIU Soon, Sixtk For MiiV.. - ¥] '.r: Ups Disabled Pav Ta S im - "fJZ' ftOOO-Rember Union Jon^ < li ffeafarjrs As 45tli Affiliab Strike Wins Quick Okay ^Ictorys New Tankship Co, Seafarer Crosses Ocean Alone Defies SIU; Tamed 5^Co's Signing By Solid Tie-Up ^ Next Week; Union Children Of four ' Hails Wide Gains .farf/oia" F whea he • S.U-conlr,cted .toanul gliare ifi the lateol xeaiih'j w'e»»in« • bloc of Vj •o ship from the rescrj V assignment to the Mi f Transportation Service] lines, operating as gi who will run the vc._ • „ _ . , dSTS, are the wateA)^ The Seafarers International L nion. AU Corporation, Al' H. |p Compaiiyi Sei any. South Atlaj ^nipany, Alcoa ' and Eastern ^y. Each ageni essel for tne , i. :A Bfr.7: SIU tankermen wU! move fai^ a new tankerr contract^ contract r. ?)v"• ^'n- CS Bows T® -€ *""8® 'bipoP® nntfits as the result of^tetoexpected to l*»r MSTS from thWar OUiniS » •••re— ^ Seafarers Awarded SIU Scholarships xover the next few ln( to • Notional S|'" pity announcement. E the vessels are bel^c* I the Hudson the James Hiver ^ hhorages, with adJf^ mning fw VEAl jr will be heading for college this fall, each Helps Amputee Seafarer n,Co's fIteMnl Inspiring, eet Oi To Save SavannahU^s^®^^^^feW!fe Draw Hospita w tvs Over tpcDests To Soon i-.- * froitt"« ,ot the SIU sea Ches^ tMaCSjO Ir'^ lUnionToPuf SIU Library On All ^l^lfi? 'v... T . il � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource December 25, 1953 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XV, No. 26 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU, OWNERS AGREE ON MORE PACT GAINS DOCK WINNER IN DOUBT AS AFL GETS BIG VOTE 1,000TH SIU MATERNITY BABY BORN UNION SERVING X-MAS DINNERS SIU WINS ACCORD ON REVISION OF SHORE LEAVE BANS SUPERVISORY BALLOT TIPS ARCO VOTE; RENEW DRIVE NON-RED SEA UNIONS TO MEET IN CAPITAL NEW SCHOLARSHIP EXAMS JAN. 9 US ENFORCING 25% LIMIT ON ALIEN SEAMEN ROTHSCHILD PLANS NEW POLICY ON SHIPBUILDING SIU MAN DRAWS 3 OF KIND BRIDGES RAID FAILS; ALEUTIAN IN LAY-UP WATERMAN ASKS REGULAR INTERCOASTAL CERTIFICATE GOVT. CLOSES SHEEPSHEAD BAY METAL TRADES ASK FOR NEW SHIP PROGRAM GEN PATTON LEANS OVER AS STORM SHIFTS CARGO COMPANY APPEAL BACKFIRES HARD OFFICERS WIN IN FLORIDA STRIKE INSURANCE CO'S UNDER FIRE SHORE LEAVE BANS MATERNITY BENEFITS BACK IN HARNESS FOR FAST ACCURATE SERVICE REAL 'PIRUTS' CAPTURED BY BRITISH NAVY STEEL INVENTOR SEAFARERS BREW CUP OF TEA WITH FISHY FLAVOR DARING SEAMAN SAVES LIVES, SHIPS, BY PUTTING OUT BLAZE KENYA GOVERNMENT PROGRESSES WITH MAU-MAU; LOOKS FOR UNITY RECALCITRANT REFRIGERATORS KEEP MEATS FROM BEING A TABLE STAPLE CHRISTMAS GIFT SHOPPING, SPACE PLANS ON CAMPBELL'S SCHEDULE BALKY AUTOS SET UP ROAD BLOCK FOR SEAFARER HARD LUCK WHALER AT SEA 3 YEARS CAPTAIN SAILED SCHOONER 17 DAYS SINGLE-HANDED SEAFARERS ANSWER BLOOD CALLS CREWMEMBERS OF FRENCH CREEK DIVIDE $9,00 SALVAGE MONEY Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/25/1953 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/94e206c6c960a2f714964933598a107c.PDF 99c4d94fb5d27e3861a57eb6fb99f3eb PDF Text Text I ::.4 ; • , . Vol. XV No. 25 - • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THf LOG SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL lAFL SHIP UNIONS •,? rl ii-'V"' -Story On Page 3 •• at Count Aflanfic Votes Dec. 15 -Story On Page 3 , V ••feli : >1 l| • wMi • >.V • • VV - ... %A, :. 1 I. .' -i- }'V' ; s; ' ' fljta. AH MFOW Hian and white-capped SUP member (foreground) protest to plainclothes police official (left) as blood I ^ rwOfwSf' Vf tflrPin^S# stains SUP man's cap and runs down the side of his head after he was clul^bed by police. SUP, MFOW and MCS" AFL men, plus members of other SIU affiliates including the A&G District staged mass demonstration at San Francisco pier after Bryson-Bridges roughed up AFL crewmen off Aleutian, an AFL-cOntracted ship.' ^ <Story on Page 3, other photos in centerfold.) �Pare Twd SEAFARERS LOC J^yiBbcr ll. V)53 .. . Unian/Co's To Meet With Army About Shore Leave r. Continuing its fight against the Army's arbitrary action m restricting seamen to ship in various "parts of the world, the SIU took steps to set up a joint conference with top Defense Department, officials and shipowners representatives. Shipowner representatives were told that failure to settle this .beef would lead to a Union demand Defense Department representa­ agents and other Army personnel, tives to discuss this matter, "The cannot be tolerated/' for overtime payments to right of the merchant seaman to In addition to the meeting, the Union has also started research to see what legal steps can b^ taken to stop this attempt by the Army to assert control of merchant sea­ men. Meanwhile, Seafarer John W. G. Iglebekk. FWT, told of the raw deal handed him and a shipmate by the Army in Pusan. Iglebekk re­ ported that the Army—after hand­ ing out a long list of regulations and restrictions—"allowed" the crewmen of the William H. Carruth Rand-aad-filo longshoremen flock to AFL-ILA headquarten In to go ashore. Brooklyn to sign up with the newly-organised nnton^ Above are Iglebekk says that he and a ship­ shown some of the thousands of longshoremen who have joined mate stopped in a hotel in Pusan. the new outflt. "We were quiet and not disturbing anybod.y," he says, "when all of a sudden a squad of Army MPs crashed through the door and grabbed both of us. It was about lO PM. The MPs dragged us out of New progress was jre^rted in contract negotiations with the hotel and took us to jail. Never Use Warrants shipowners this week as agreement was reached on an im­ "On the way to jail," he says, proved family allotment clause among several rules changes "the MPs told us that they were under discussion or agreed ^ The great strides made by the new AFL-ILA were evident on. Shipowner representatives The sudden cutting off of allot­ just conducting a normal search of this past week, when a work stoppage inspired by the old the hotel and that they did it all have agreed, that family allot- ments has been'a sore" point with the time. They laughed at the idea ILA as a protest against the Bi-State Waterfront Commis­ Seafarers and in some instances inents should continue where a sion's new hiring halls failed Seafarer has been removed from the Union has been able to make of search warrants, and told us completely. spread support of the new. AFLthat if we had gond to a different a ship because of illness or acci­ arrangements with a shipping com­ ILA by longshoremen all bVer.,ith# hotel down the block, 'you wouldn't The AFL-ILA has an­ dent, for as long as the Seafarer pany to continue them. However, Port of New York. , i i-j' have had gny trouble, because that nounced its opposition to the new the new clause should put an end in question had wage payments . Meanwhile, the AFL-ILA began place never gets raided.' Then they bi-state waterfront laws which to this difficulty and provide a coining to him. a series of weekly membership tossed us into a dirty jail. It was a went into effect December 1, but In the past it had been the prac­ large measure of peace of mind to little cell, with no windows and no that such protests were not meetings in each area of the. pivt, tice of the companies to cut off men and their families affected light and just one filthy wooden said the solution. Pointing out that the with membership meetings; edch by jt. family allotments immediately as bench for us to sleep on. old ILA is responsible for the new week in Brooklyn, Staten Island, Money Draws ~ soon as a man was taken off the "They kept us locked up, with laws, the AFL-ILA declared that Manhattan and New Jersey. The Headway has also been made on ship. This meant that the wives nothing to eat, until 1 o'clock the the best opposition to the new men responded enthusiastically to solving the problem of money and children of Seafarers suffered draws in foreign ports. The SIU next afternoon. Then the guards laws is the creation of the 'new, this opportunity to attend mem­ a double blow. has that arrangements be took us into a colonel's office. He decent union which will eliminate bership meetings! and have a voice They found that the family madeproposed in their union—something which either to carry sufficient looked up and acted like it was a the need for bi-state controls. breadwinner was sick or injured, American never happened under the old ILA big joke. He told us that we were currency oh board to One Day Stoppage sometimes in a foreign port thou­ meet draw needs, ot the equivalent guilty-of being out after curfew. mob—and filled each of the meet­ sands of miles from home, and There wasn't any trial or anything. The work stoppage managed to ings to overflowing. their income was cut off at the in travelers' checks so that men He just told us we were guilty. close a few piers in the harbor New Newspaper would not have, to accept draws for one day. It was immediately same time. Then he said that he could fine us The new union also began pub-' often at a lower rate of exchange Since the Seafarer in question in $200 each if he wanted to but he evident that the bankrupt ILA lication of a four-page weekly depreciated foreign currency. would have unpaid wages due, plus Before the negotiations are com­ said he figured that we seamen could not muster enough support newspaper, "The Tally" for check­ to spread the walkout to the other any unearned wages that might be pleted, arrangements will be probably couldn't read anyway, so piers, and the pickets didn't even ers, clerks and timekeepers in the due under maritime law until he he'd give us a break and only fine harbor. Thiis is in addition to the was repatriated, Union negotiators worked out to assure Seafarers us $40 each. Then they took us show up on the second day. publication of a 12-page weekly their full dollars' value in draws in saw no reason why payments to The failure of this maneuver by back to the ship under guard, like newspaper, "The New York AFL the family could not be continued all foreign ports. some convicts and collected our the collapsing ILA was seen as a Longshoreman" which contains Some small changes in the re­ as long as wage payments were fines from the captain." definite indication of the wide­ (Continued on page 17) still forthcoming to the Seafarer in patriation clause, which has worked so well since it was introduced last question. year, are being pushed by the Union negotiators. Included among them are a provjsion for transpor­ tation on regularly scheduled air­ Dec. 11. 1953 Vol. XV. No. 25 lines, where airplane passage is As I See It Page 4 used, instead of some of the nonCommittees At Work Page 6 scheduled aircraft that have been Crossword Puzzle Page 12 used for this purpose in the past. " Editorial Page 13 In many instances, the non-sched­ Foc'sle Fotographer.......Page 19' uled craft have been distinctly in­ in accommodation and serv­ Galley Gleanings Page 20 ferior ice to scheduled airlines. Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 Concentrated negotiation on In The Wake Page 12 money and welfare and Labor Round-Up Page 13 vacationmatters items will get underway Letters .Pages 21, 22 as as these changes in vi^orkMaritime Page 16 ingsoon rules have been disposed of. Meet The Seafarer Page 12 With the contract extension run­ On The Job Page 16 ning out on December 24 the joint Personals Page 25 negotiating committee is making Quiz .: Page 19 extra efforts"to wrap the new Seafarers In Action...... Page 16 agreement up by that date. Ships' Minutes Pages 24, 25 SIU History Cartoon Page 9 Sports Line Page 20 Ten Years Ago Page 12 Top Of The News Page 7 Union Talk Page 9 Seafarers overseas who want Wash. News Letter Page 6 to get in touch with headquar­ Welfare Benefits .. Pages 26, 27 ters in a hurry can do so by. Welfare Report Page 8 cabling the Union at its cable Your Constitution Page 5 address, SEAFARERS NEW "Your Dollar's Wortb-.. ...Page 7 YORK, Use of this address will as­ Published oiwMKiy ef the headquarters of the Seafarers International Union, At* RepreMntativesr of the ItaUah Confederation of Trade Unions are. showtr during a visit to SIU head­ sure speedy transmission on tantlc a Gulf District. AFL, «7S Fourth quarters. The group of ten men. Including two men from the Italian Union of Wbrkers, toured tbe Avettue, erooklyn 33, NV. Tel. STerllng all messages and. faster serv­ ,•.-4^71. Enter^ at second class jnatter Eastern part of the countiY studying ecimomic stiftistica for collective'bargalrilng under the Bureau';' ice for the men involved. W the Post ^ce In Brooklyn, NY, •of-Labor-Statistlcig. . ;V M.-.. vf.j> sj .. .... Onder the of Avaust 34, tflL;, • ' ••.Yoauiaif eif-sebrtii Mir*'9i« eoiS • UiU j.uo vwvt Mfli. .clfcjiqzon BilJ fli oatn biiJ loi cfiiixe j; ii crewmembers restricted to ship by militai-y autliorities. While the SIU pushed its fight, two more Seafarers—crewmembers of the William H. Carruth—told their story of the arbitrary restric­ tions, arrests, searches and fines imposed upon seamen by the Army - in Korea, despite the fact that the fighting has stopped there. The Union announced that it is taking steps to set up a joint con­ ference with Union, shipowner and shore leave is traditional," a head­ quarters spokesman said, "and the Army cannot be permitted to grab this arbitrary power over civilians. The Army's power grab in restrict­ ing seamen to their ships—even though the local Governments in these coimtries say that the sea­ men are welcome—^in imposing Army regulations and discipline on seamen, in making seamen subject to Army orders and subject to ar­ rest or search by Army MPs, CID Pact Talks Progress OnAllotments,Draws ILA-inspired Walkout Fails; Men Back AFL Italian Group Studies IIS Labor Methods SEAFARER^ LOG Union Gets Cable Address •K'SHi;.: �SeeemlMr 11, IISS SEAFARERS ' rage Three LOG Sea Unions Halt Bridges Raid Clear Way To Ship For AFL Crewmen SAN FRANCISCO—An attempt by a Harry Bridges-controlled mob to keep the AFL crewmembers from boarding an AFL-contracted passenger ship was beaten down last week as determined SUP men, witli A line of police, with billies and clubs ready, stands waiting as a long line of SUP, MFOW and JMCSAFL demonstrators march down the street toward Pier 39 in San Francisco. - Demonstrators were headed toward Bryson-Bridges squads at the pier who had roughed up Aleutian crewmembers. Cops used their clubs to stop demonstrators and to protect Bryson-Bridges squads. All Tankers Polled In Election; NLRB To Start Atlantic Vote Count With the balloting of the Atlantic Dealer in Atreco, Texas, yesterday morning, voting of the 23-ship Atlantic Refining fleet has been completed. The long-awaited results of the election will be made known when the National Labor Relations Board office in Philadelphia starts counting tt\e ballots voting would have been finished in and would have to ^e voted in a next Tuesday afternoon, De­ foreign port. four weeks. cember 15. The smooth manner in which the There were some tentative pro­ While all ships have now been voting ran off is in marked con­ posals that the ship be voted by an voted, the NLRB is holding one trast to the Cities Service election American Consul somewhere over­ last wrap-up vote in its offices on where a whole series of company seas. At this point the company Tuesday morning, from 9 AM to legal maneuvers delayed balloting came up with the bright idea that T PM. Any eligible voters who for months on end, and where the the captain and chief engineer might have missed out on earlier company even denied NLRB access should run the election. vote opportunities will have a to some of its ships. This idea was promptly vetoed chance to get in under the wire on However, the Atlantic election by the SIU for a-variety of obvi­ that day. did not go off entirely without a ous reasons. The strongest of At the stroke of 2 PM, the couple of company-inspired hitches, them was that both officers were NLRB will open the ballots and mainly dealing with the voting of members of the Atlantic Maritime start counting. Results should be the ships out foreign. At one stage Officers Association, a sister outfit known within the hour of the out­ it was feared that the Dealer would of the Atlantic Maritime Employcome of -the 15-month old organiz­ not be back until mid-February, fContinued on page 17) ing campaign in the fleet. As scheduled, the Atlantic Pro­ ducer, Atlantic Coast and the R. C. Tuttle voted last week. The Tuttle vote provided an amusing sidelight to the election much to the dismay of an ardent company union sup­ porter on the ship. A Piper Cub plahe used by the Union to drop leaflets was circling the Tuttle when a crewmember wearing an AMEU T-shirt got up on the boat deck and started shouting and waving. He was evidently under the impression that somebody he knew was flying, the plane. Just then, the organizer opened the plane door and dumped a bundle of the "Atlantic Fleet News" onto the ship". ^ ' Right On Targbt The bundle caught the AMEU supporter squarely on the noggin knocking him off his feet and stun­ ning him momentarily. SIU supr porters aboard, however,. were doubtful that the -incident had made any imj^resston on the man involved, - • The wind-up Of the voting on December 15 means that the elec­ l^orter proiudly dbplays ber SIU, colon gs ahe airtion took just pion^s to coipriveg in iPoirt AiiUiiir ^ cast heir . A few el ;&e, crewmemben plete. Were It not for the two line ae 'rali under Vke SIU baiueri ships that were oiit ^foreignj the the assistance of Marine Fire-^ men and AFL Marine Cooks found squads of San Francisco po­ lice waiting for them with billies, forced Bridges to yield right tear gas and riot guns. They had of way to the ship. Bridges' placed themselves in front ef the defeat at the pierhead came pier shielding Bridges' squads. As after a massed march of sev­ the first ranks of marchers came eral hundred angry sailors, fire­ up to the lines, police worked men and cooks indicated their de­ them over with clubs while the termination to go through to the angry AFL men raged at the po­ ship unless Bridges pulled his lice lines. But AFL leaders pres­ massed strength off the pier. ent calmed the men, pending a Members of the SIU A&G Dis­ three-way conference with Police trict, and other SIU affiliates par­ Chief Michael Gaffey and the ticipated in the demonstration. Bridges representatives, with the The issue came to a boil as a police acting as mediators. result of the long-simmering feud The result was that Bridges waa between the Communist - domi­ permitted to back out of the situa­ nated National Union of Marine tion as his men readily agreed, Cooks and Stewards and the in the face of obvious AFL deter­ Marine Cooks and Stewards-AFL, mination, to permit the crew te who are organizing West Coast board and leave the vessel at wiU. stewards departments with the Following the incident, AFL wholehearted backing of the SUP leaders charged that police had and Marine Firemen. protected Bridges men but had re­ Bridges Sends Squads Down fused to protect individual AFL When the passenger ship Aleu­ men earlier in the day. And tian (which had been signed by while police worked over AFL the AFL maritime unions in all demonstrators they did not harass three departments) arrived in (Continued on page 17) San Francisco, Bridges' at­ tempted to pull the Commudist-led NUMC&S coals out of the fire. Several squads of Bridges 'men, reinforced by foliowers of Bridges in the NUMC&S massed at the pier and roughed up crewmem­ bers and other individuals who tried to go to and from the ship.These included MCS-AFL attor­ ney John B. Hansen, who was Seafarers in the hospitals this kicked, beaten and apparently Christmas week can look forward knifed. While this was going on, once more to the annual $25 Christ­ SUP spokesmen charged that po­ mas bonus from the SIU Welfare lice made no attempt to restrain or Plan. The trustees of the Plan at a interfere, or grab the Bridges men meeting last week voted to approve responsible for the dumpings. the bonus which is payable to any When word got back to the un­ patient in the hospital for more ion halls about the treatment of than one day during the week of AFL crewmembers and repre­ December 20-26 inclusive. sentatives by the Bridges mob, a As usual the Christmas bonus large crowd of several hundred angry SUP men massed on the payment will be in addition to the Embarcadero, along with large regular $15 weekly benefit paid to numbers of Marine Firemen who all Seafarers who are eligible for participated wholeheartedly in as long as they are hospitalized. An estimated 200 Seafarers are the beef as their first joint action with the SUP since joining the eligible for the Union-proposed Seafarers International Union of hospital gift, which will amount to North America. They marched approximately $5,000 in additional grimly down the street toward the benefits for Seafarers. The bonus money will be dis­ pier determined to get Bridges' mob off the pierhead. The demon­ tributed to hospitalized members strators included Seafarers in in all ports in cash by Welfare their ranks as well as other mem­ Services representatives on their regular weekly visit to the hos­ bers of SIU affiliates. On their arrival at the pier they pitals. Should any Seafarers be in the hospital during the bonus period and be missed by the SIU repre­ sentative on his visit, they can col­ lect the bonus by contacting the SIU Welfare Service Department The Sea Chest store in New at headquarters. However, they York has enounced that it should notify Welfare Services will stay open every evening right away in order to collect. until 9 PM from now until The trustees are empowered the Christmas holidays to pro­ under the Welfare Plan to alter vide for holiday shopping hospital benefits from time to time needs. to meet current needs. A trustee The store also has avail­ meeting can be called on appro­ able a catalog of jewelry, elec­ priate notice for this purpose. trical appliances and other A Christmas bonus payment for gifts which Seafarers can pur­ hospitalized Seafarers has become chase through the Sea Chest traditional since the start of the at a discount. Welfare Plan on the grounds that Sea Chest representatives extra money would be most wel­ visiting the ships will take come around the holiday seascui Christmas orders from crew­ for gifts and cards and for personal members. extras for the men in the hospitals. $25 Bonus Voted For III Seamen Sea Chest Open in Evenings I �"v-'i:-"^.''^--,- '"V*" 'Page -Fwr - iM.> SEAFARERS ' •«, '• V>« Beeember llv 195S LOG Veteran.Vessel Goes To Graveyard Of Ships AsISeelt ••• -dldtUi The beginning of the end gets underway for the Holland-American liner Veendam as wreckers re­ move one of the rakish funnels which gave the transatlantic vessel her distinctive appearance. JThe vessel is expected to be completely scrapped in a period of 60 days at a shipyard in Baltimore. Son, Dad At Odds Over Excello With son pitted against father, NLRB hearings on the unfair labor practice charges brought by the SIU against the Excello Corporation and its company "union" — the "Independent Union of the Motor Vessel Excello" — are continuing. There is every prospect that the corporation will be ordered to+ end its support of the lUMVE natory firings in an effort to get men aboard and to "get rid" of chem. and bargain in good faith with SIU men off the ship. These in turn led to the filing of After several months of seeing the SIU for an agreement. The charges against the corpora­ charges by the SIU, and NLRB men fired for very trivial reasons, tion were brought by the SIU when hearings began in New Haven, the or of being virtually forced to quit, the lUMVE was set up after SIU corporation's headquarters, early young Stanley testified, he reached organizeis, in a lightning cam­ in November. ihe point where he could no longer paign of a few weeks, earlier this The last hearing, in New Haven, tolerate the situation. He therefore year, had signed up the entire Crew was highlighted by the testimony left the ship and has since been of the Excello, a converted LST of former lUMVE treasurer George sailing SIU aboard the Cities Serv­ and the first of a fleet of ships R. Stanley, former Excello bosun ice tanker Winter Hill. which the corporation expects to and son of George H. Stanley, the Others Fired put into operation to haul cargoes Excello's skipper. Also sailing SIU now are a num­ of formaldeliyde. Citing the hardtiming tactics ber of other men fired from the Discriminatory Firings used on SIU supporters on the ship, including second cook Nelson Despite the overwhelming sign­ ship, young Stanley, who is now E. Norwood, oiler Raymond Morey up, the corporation refused to bar­ sailing SIU, testified that on sev­ and wiper Michael Francis Foley, gain after an SIU demand for rec­ eral occasions, when the ship was who just completed a 5V^-month ognition as bargaining agent, and in Jacksonville and in New Haven, trip aboard tiie Carolyn (Bull). instead embarked on a policy of he was asked by the port engineer Morey, as well as Frank Richard­ intimidation, threats and discrimi­ to report on the number of SIU son and Joe Turner, other former Excello crewmen, offered testi­ mony to support that given by young Stanley. Further hearings, originally scheduled for yesterday, have been 'postponed until December 17 to oincide with a change in the Excello's schedule. The lUMVE was formed g few Three rank and file -Sea­ sky gets to see him on the Japanese weeks after the SIU started its or­ farers took charge of the Decem­ stopovers. ganizing campaign among Excello' ber 2 member­ A third New York native oper­ employees last January. . ship meeting in ated as reading clerk. He was Sea­ the port of Se­ farer Anthony S. Ferrara, who also attle and by all came into the SIU through an or­ accounts did a ganizing drive. Ferrare did his or­ heads up job of ganizing on four Cities Service running the ships and became a Union member meeting. Chair­ in 1949. Ferrara, who sails in the man of the gath­ deck department, now makes his ering was Sea­ home in Beverly Hills, California. farer John Mc­ Ferrara believes that if all men McKarek Karek, a New had the experience of riding Cities A Federal Court has^ ruled that Yorker who has decided to sail out Service ships before they were the West Coast regularly now. SIU, like he did, they would have the National Labor Relations Board McKarek joined the SIU In a full appreciation of what the has no authority to deny its serv­ ices to Communist-led unions. June, 1943, in Baltimore. He has Union means to Seafarers. Specifically the Couit said that sailed all his time in the deck de­ partment and has a bosun's stamp A-Seafarer with a famous name the NLRB could not refuse to serv­ in his book. McKarek has been served as recording secretary for ice a union where one of Its offi­ cers was under indictment for sailing out of the West Coast for a the Galveston perjuring a non-Communist affi­ year and a half now, and says he SIU port meet­ davit. prefers the Far East over Euro­ ing. It was John The Labor Board intends to ap­ pean ports for shore leave. He's Whitcomb Rielly, peal the court ruling which pre­ 37 years old, single, and expects to named after the vents it from carrying out the stay "unhitched." well-known na­ policy. The Court issued an injunc­ The meeting's recording secretary tive American tion against the NLRB on the was Hyman Pitkofsky, another New poet. The poet request of the Internaticmal Fur Yorker out of Brooklyn. He start­ however, spelled and Leather Workers Union, whose ed sailing with the SIU in .1945 on his last name a. president, Ben Gold, was indicted the Bull line, land got his Union little differently. Rielly in August on the charge of falsify­ membership through organizing on Rielly sails in Isthmian for eight months. the .steward department on SIU ing his non-Communist affidavit. It is expected that the issue will Brother In Japan ships, and has held membership in Pitkofsky is 26 years old and the Union oyer ten years, joining t>e carried to the Supreme Court single. He has been shipping out up in New York on April 2, 1943. for final decision. iDf the West Coast because his He celebrated his 31st birthday last All union officials have to fill younger brother is stationed in mohth. He and his wife Christine, out such aff^avits in order, to Japan with the US'Army. Pitkof­ make their home in Galveston. make use of the Labor Board. NLRB Appeals Court Ruling On Red Unions IT'S BEEN OUR PRACTICE FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, EVER since your Union set up a Welfare Plan, to pay a bonus to Seafarers in the hospitals over the Christmas holidays. And this year again the trustees of the Plan have voted to continue this practice, which x^'ili mean an extra $25 for a hospitalized Seafarer over and above the $15 a week in benefits he receives for as long as he is laid up. This hospital bonus is typical of the kind of thing that has been made possible through Union-employer administration of the Welfare Plan. Some people might have been a little concerned a few years back when we first set up the Plan and decided we weren't going to shell out any of the dough collected from the shipowners to an insurance company. They said that we would find it tough to run the thing our­ selves. Well the experience we have had with the Welfare Plan disproves all this, and the fact of the matter is that other unions are adopting the idea as a means of saving quite a chunk of dough that would ordinarily go by the board for commis­ sions, expenses and insuiance company profits. We've shown in this instance that the trustees could go out and hire the experts, the office staff and the neces­ sary equipment without having to pay through the nose for such services through an insurance com\ '• * What's more, the administration of the Welfare Plan directly by the Union, together with the em­ ployer trustees, has made it considerably more fiexible. Our trustees can get together and vote this kind of a bonus, such as we have done for Christmas, without having to cut a lot of red tape. And it's pretty generally agreed that the services given by the Welfare Plan the way it stands are speedy and efficient in meeting the welfare needs of our membership. Besides, the savings we have made in operation have made it possible for the Plan to offer a wide variety of benefits, while at the same time building up a solid cash reserve. It should be remembered that the Seafarers Welfare Plan was the first plan anywhere to offer unlimited payment of hospital benefits for as long as a man-is hospitalized. That's something that was made possible only through direct administration of the Plan, without insurance companies. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE OUR MEN GET A LITTLE JOLT FROM the shipowners which serves as a reminder that the operator has never given up the idea of going back to the way things were before the Union. What's more it is our belief that some operators will never give up the idea, come what may, and it's only because of the strength of the SIU that we are able to enforce our contract conditions. Typical of the kind of shipowner-thinking that we still have to con­ tend with is the case of the steward on the Sea Cloud, Brother Fred Sullins. The brother got a little telegram in the Union hall when he got back from a trip inviting him to come up to 'see ihe company agent if he wanted to stay with the company. In other words, the company had the idea that maybe if they could lure the brother up to their agent's office, well then they could make him their boy on the ships. /• It's to Brother Sullins' credit that he exposed this little scheme, for as a steward, he like other stewards, is always under more pressure than other crewmembers to keep in the company's good graces. Whfit this kind of . proposal means in so many words is that the op­ erator in this instance, (and no doubt some of the others) would like to by-pass our Union hiring hall whenever and wherever they can. If they could succeed in doing this kind of things you can wager that, it would be felt very shortly afterward In the form of poor conditipns on .the ships. In Jin Industry like ours where men go from ship to ship and com­ pany to company once you let. the company get control over who gets a job and who doesn't, you pave the way for taking away all the gains that seamen's unions have fought for through the years. j S . Fortunately, We have plenty of good SIU men like Brother Sullins around who can knock any ideas of this kind into a cocked hat in short order. THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT SEAMAN ARE AMONG THE MOST generous kind of people you will find anywhere. We are continual­ ly getting reports in headquarters about ship's crews taking a. muster on their own for a variety of causes. Out in the Far East particularly, a large number of ship's crews ^ ; L " have contributed heavily to funds for the relief of Korean children. As any man who has been out on that run )cnows, there are many thousands of them being cared for in one fashion or another by the South Korean government and our Armed Forces in that area. The latest word on this comes from the crew of the Cecil N. Bean who chipped in to buy radios for a group of blinded Korean orphans. And on another front crewmembers of the Ragnar Naess have dug in to help the victims of the receht Greek earthquakes where severil thousand; families were left homeless. '« This kind of response by the Seafarer is typical- of the way seamen feel, because in thp past before the days of -strong Unions they have known very well what it is like to be in bad shape financially. The kind of conditions and earnings Seafarers have under the Union cbntract make It possible for them, in turn, to help others vho are in a tough spot • .'i I-J itiV4 rt-' �Deoember 11, 19S3 Kings Point Fate Still Not Decided SEAFARERS LOG Pare Fire What Future For Mariuers? Editor's Note: The following article represents a round-up of opinion on the commercial possibilities of the new Mariner' class ships. It raises the question whether the Mariners will he of use for regular private freight services under the American flag. The fate of the Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy is still Early in 1955, the last of 35 Mariner-class ships will slide down the ways, completing a $350 million con­ in doubt as supporters of the Government training institution struction program of new high-speed cargo vessels, bigger and faster than any freighters on the seas. But opened a fight to keep the school already about 15 months before the completion of the construction program, a pretty knotty problem has going in the face of a Maritime arisen with regard to the fate of the ships. Administration economy drive. There is some doubt at' Previously, Maritime Adminis present as to whether a large trator Louis S. Rothschild had in­ dicated that he might close the number of Mariners will be school and allow four state acade­ sold to private operators for mies to absorb the students. The commercial use, unless the Govern­ state academies already stated ment can lower the selling price that they would be able to take up well below its figure of $4?^ mil­ lion. And even then, some ship­ the slack. ping operators believe the vessel Would End State Schools is unsuited to commercial opera­ In a counter-blast, Kings Point tion, despite its obvious advan­ supporters, led by the school's alumni association, have claimed tages in some directions. Should the Government fail to that they could absorb all the men in the state academies, which are sell any of the vessels, aside from partially Federal-supported to the three already contracted for. Marltune of $1,000,000 a year. All told, time Administrator Louis S. Roth­ the four state academies and Kings schild has stated that they would Point have a total enrollment of have to go into lay-up. The idea of approximately 1,500, which the brand new ships costing approxi­ Kings Point advocates claim can mately $10 million each going into lay-up is certainly not going to sit be handled in their institution. In its economy drive, the Marl- well in Congress when the mari­ time Administration has already time industry's plea for aid comes closed the Alameda, California, up for review. A basic complaint state training center, and has in­ of the InduiStry has been the need dicated that Sheepshead Bay may for new ships to keep the merchant be next to go. Several correspond­ fieet from becoming obsolete. Con­ Shown above at her berth is the Hoosier Mariner, one of 35 Mariner-type vessels built or now under ence courses offered by Sheeps­ gressmen will wonder out loud why construction by the Government in a building program whose fate is in doubt. The Government is head Bay have already been cur­ the industry can't take the Mari­ ners if as it says, its present ships now attempting to sell the ships to private companies. tailed. are showing their age. Kings Point supporters have en­ Seafarers' Stake ing need for fast ships to transport tors. They point to the difficulty developed ports with shallow chan­ listed several Congressmen and large quantities of materials over of ever getting a full load of cargo nels and shifting sand bars which Seafarers who are manning sev­ some New York State officials In great distances. The Mariners for a ship of that size. Since it is are obstacles to navigation. In their behalf, claiming that they eral of the Mariner ships now m were the answer to that need. normal for freighters to go from some Far Eastern ports C-3's have service, and who will be affected can save the State's money by place to place to fill up on cargo, a great deal of difficulty getting by any Government decision on "All are agreed that in the event closing the state academies. new ships for the industry, have of any national emergency the the Mariner would have to make in and out. In modern ports of an important stake in the fate of Mariners would be invaluable. many more shifts than a C-2 or course, this would prove no partic­ the Mariner ship program. It's a While their speed potential is con­ C-3 to pick up a reasonably full ular obstacle. problem that has to be solved be­ sidered a secret, it is no secret load. As one operator put it, "it Another objection raised is that fore the industry can expect to that they are fast enough to run would take us weeks to fill her there is too much compartmentamake much headway on a new and away from submarines. Speeds of cargo holds, which would destroy tion in the ship's cargo holds. As Regular membership meet­ revised long-range program for 21 knots can be obtained without whatever time advantage that we a result the ship is suitable for ings in SIU headquarters and maritime. half-trying. Tht-y also can carry could gain by the ship's speed." package cargo only. Bulk cargo at all branches are held every Being a bigger ship, it is more far more cargo In seven cargo or bulky objects like pipe or rails The basic difficulty with the second Wednesday night at costly to operate in terms of addi­ holds than any other freighter could not be handled. In any case, Vlariners seems to be that they 7 PM. The schedule for the tional crewembers, fuel, supplies, afioat, and with their electricallyoperators would want to know how were designed with defense needs next few meetings is as follows: December 16, December 30, in mind. At the time the ships controlled hatches and heavy cargo etc. Just think of the additional much latitude they would have in were authorized, December 7, 1950, handling equipment could load hundreds of gallons of paint need­ changing interior design before January 13. the US was deeply involved in the and unload in rapid-fire fashion. ed to cover the hide of a ship of ordering the ships. All Seafarers registered on Korean fighting and there were Provision was even made so that that size, running around 13,000 Some shipping men claim that the shipping list are required fears of a general outbreak of war a helicopter landing deck and gun deadweight tonnage. for the cost of one Mariner the •to attend the meetings. In the Far East. There was a cry- mountings could be placed on the The draft of the Mariner is just Government could build two ves­ ship if necessary. The ship's con­ about a foot more than the C-3's, sels of the size of the C-3, which struction throughout is considered largest of the C-types. As such it with certain improvements, par­ excellent. creates a problem on certain runs ticularly in structure, would be : sio- MfN BY;:.; YPU and iho SIU Further the ship's engine room where ships have to go into poorly(Continued on page 17) is a very efficient one with the '; ruRg; .:ydy CONSYITUriON result that the ships offer far more horsepower per gallon of fuel than C-types. In an absolute sense of course, the Mariners will use more fuel than a C-3. Despite the ship's size, speed, From Article X, Section 7 An agreement has been reached between the Federal Mari­ cargo capacity and cargo handling "Upon completion of negotiations, equipment, it has several draw­ time Board and the Bloomfield Steamship Company for sub­ backs which in the view of some sidizing 16 to 21 voyages annually between the Gulf and ports the Committee sKoll submit a re­ operators, makes it ill-adapted to in Northern Europe and the-»port and recommendations to the commercial use. The high cost of East Coast of Great Britain. three and until 1956 for the Marie membership of the Union at a the vessel is enough to scare off The agreement increased the Hamill. regular or special meeting." most operators. While the Gov­ number of American flag subsi­ Up until now the company has ernment's current selling pi-lce is dized operators to 16 and could been operating on an unsubsidized about 45 percent of the cost, it is lead to the purchase of additional basis with six Victorys and two still too high for most companies ships by the company. Liberty ships, with their scheduled to consider. There Is some ques­ The Bloomfield subsidy applica­ operations running to Medi­ tion as to just how low the Gov­ tion on the Gulf to North Europe terranean ports from the Gulf. ernment would have to go to lure run .was approved on the grounds Since the company is taking on the buyers." that present American fiag service new run to North Europe, it may Defense Features on that run was inadequate. How­ be necessary for the company to A good deal of the extra cost ever, the Board turned down a add tonnage to maintain its pres­ consists of the defense features Bloomfield proposal for a subsidy ent services in the Gulf. However, built in at Navy request. For ex­ on a Gulf to Mediterranean run. no decision has yet been made on Four Victorys Approved ample while the Mariners have this score by the company. Negotiations between the Union been souped up to do well over For the time being, the Federal Approval of the Bloomfield sub- . and the companies are complete 21 knots, it would be pretty ex­ Maritime Board has approved the sidy came after a bitter battle be­ only when the elected committee pensive in terms of fuel to run use of four of the company's 'Vic- fore the FMB in which Lykes' makes Its report to the member­ them faster than that. The addi­ toi-y type ships, on the subsidized Brothers and Waterman intervened tional speed is considered a de­ run. These ships are the Gene­ to block .Bloomfield's bid. Origi­ -Ji ship and receives approval. Only fense feature of no commercial vieve Peterkin, Margarett Brown, nally the Board approved subsidies upon approval does the commit­ • 'i value. Neva West and Marie Hamill. on both North European and Gulf tee's action become union policy. The size of the ships and their They can be used on the run until runs, but reversed its decision af­ tremendous cargo capacity is con­ they are 12 years old, which means ter protests by the two other ship­ sidered a drawback by the opera- until 1957 in the case of the first ping companies. Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks Bloomtield Gets Subsidy For N. Europe^ England ivUba IV lu 1.-. Jc-v J* - �SEAFARERS %OG Florida Strikebreak Move Fails SIU NEWSLETTER The Florida, a P & O passenger-crulsa ves^ operating out of Miami, remained tied tightly in idle status this week at the end of the third week of unsuccessful negotiations be­ tween company officials and striking deck and engine officers. The skipper, four deck officers and five engineers walked off the ship three weeks ago oVer demands, for higher pay and overtime wages from the company to members of the striking oflFicers' onions. The company, rather than negotiate with the unions in ques­ tion, the Masters, Mate and Pilots, AFL, representing the deck of­ ficers, and the Marine Engineers Benevolent Association, CIO, rep­ resenting the engineers, chose to use diversionary tactics to break the strike. Both attempts failed, with the SIU turning down the last of these measures offered to them by company officials. CapL R. F. Lord, Marine SupL, Try Scab Labor Municipal Pier No. 2, Miami At first, the company sought to get scab deck and engine officers Phone 3-5440 or 3-3619 to man the ship by advertising for officer personnel through the newspapers, but this ruse failed Above Is unsnccessful newspaper advertising gTmmick employed completely. Then, in a last-ditch by the company to hire non-union officer personnel in an attempt effort, company officials ap­ to break the three-week old strike. The Florida is still tied up by proached the SIU to sign a hurrythe MM&P and the MEBA officer unions. up contract with the Union in or­ der to browbeat and cajole the other unions into signing up after MM&P and MEBA picketlines. The nation, at company expense, with the SIU led the way. The SIU vessel. Instead of sailing as sched- airlines having to put on extra flights to accommodate the in­ turned the deal down cold, teilin.g uled, went into idle status. Most of the passengers sched­ creased number of passengers. The P & O officials they would be glad to deal with them in the course uled for that nm took up the com­ company has scheduled no more of regular negotiations after the pany offer of fiying to their desti- sailings for the present time. strike with the officers' unions comes to an end. The captain, as well as the deck and engine officers of the Florida, went on strike after prolonged ne­ gotiations with the company failed to produce agreement on the of­ ficers' demands for higher pay and higher overtime rates in the new A Coast Guard hearing has completely exonerated a crewcontract. member of the SlU-manned Sea Wind on charges that he PkketUne Intact Following this, the company im­ had left his post as lookout, leading to the death of six men mediately attempted to recruit non­ in a crash. On the contrary, union deck and engine officers to calling a man from below for one sail the ship on a scheduled cruise the testimony showed that he hour's overtime. f.ie following week. However, the had been ordered to do so by As a result of the hearing, the move met with complete failure as the chief mate to perform other Coast Guard indicated that it was the entire crew refused to jiross the work, so that the mate could avoid still investigating the case to de­ termine the officers' responsibility in the .matter, for as the Coast Guard hearing officer put it, there was a question as to whether the order issued to the lookout was lawful. No Seacljff Verdiet Meanwhile, there were no fur­ ther developments in the trial of several crewmembers of the Seacliff, who were accused of miscon­ A novel kind of a case involving Naturally it didn't make for duct in the course of a stormy voy­ a Seafarer who did his work fine pleasant mealtimes when the mess­ age to the Far East and back. Al­ while at sea, but wasn't much good man wasn't available to serve the though the hearings in that case for anything when it was in port crew, or if he was available, he have long since been ended, no came before a trial committee in wasn't in shape to do much of a verdict has yet been relidered by the Coast Guard. job. the port of Baltimore recently. The charges In question were An elected membership commit­ , The Sea Wind incident took place filed against a messman for viola­ tee in Baltimore, consisting of on November 6, 1953, while the tion of Sections 2-g and 3-d of the James A. Long, T. J. Darian, W. ship was coming out of BremerSIU constitution, involving neglect Rogowski, Luciano Ramos and R. haven. The cliief mate of the vessel of duty and failF. D'Ferrafiat heard the testimony had been making a practice of tak­ ure to carry out against the accused messman. They ing the lookout off his post and ord-ers. The agreed that it was the responsi­ putting him on other work in order charges cited a bility of the crewmember to live up to avoid paying overtime to men great many in­ to his obligations while the ship who were off watch and would nor­ stances in which was in port as well as when it mally have to be called up on deck the messman had was out to sea. The accused man for this purpose. On this occasion offered no de­ failed to show up he ordered Ordinary Seaman Bruce serve meals, or fense when asked J. Thielin off his lookout post to had served meals if he wished to' rig a pilot's ladder. As a result, examine wit­ Thielin was not on lookout from while drunk, Rogowski failed to set up nesses or make a 8:50 to 9:40 PM, for meals on time and in other statement in his At 9:40 the Sea Wind ran into ways caused arguments and dis­ behalf. another vessel with the result that The recommen­ sension on board ship by the per­ six men on the Other ship were dations of the formance of his work. killed and much damage was done committee were to both ships. When the Sea Wind No Good In Port that he be sus­ got back to New York general in­ Long The odd part of the matter was pended for si* quiry was convened. As a result of that the crew agreed the man was inonths on the first charge and the inquiry, including testimony by a good worker—but ogiy as long as fined for the second charge. Rec­ the skipper and the chief mato, the ship was out at sea. Once the ommendations were unanimous. the OS was hauled up on the car­ ship got in port the accused, they They will be acted On by the mem­ pet and charged with leaving His charged, would get gassed up and bership in all ports at tiie next post without relief. then he wasn't of much use to him­ regularly-scheduled membership It looked pretty bad" for Thielta self or anybody else on board. meeting of December Ifi. i (Continued on page i?) WANTED LICENSED AMERICAK STEAMSHIP OFFICERS FOR DECK AND ENGINE DEPARTMENTSOF S/S FLORIDA Apply Immediately to CG Hearing Bd. Clears Sea Wind Crewmember SIU COMMinEES AT WORK The Department of Commerce soon will pat tli« Wntelilng touch on the biggest maritime study since 1935. Its legislative views will be sent to Congress around February 1, based on recommendations sub­ mitted by the various segments of the American merchant marine. However, the chances are that no major maritime legislation will be passed next year, and that the Commerce recommendations will go over for a few years before Congress takes final action thereon. The reason for this is that (1) the balance in both Houses of Con­ gress is so small and next year is an election year with Congress want­ ing to quit early, and (2) there are already enough bills of a political nature that Congress can kick around until time to adjourn, such as the St. Lawrence Seaway measure, Hawaiian statehood, appropriation bills, taxes, immigration, etc. Several industry panel reports were submitted to the Coriimerce Department by the subsidized, nonsubsidized, and tanker companies. Although not made public yet, it has been confirmed that the sub­ sidized lines are urging that the existing law be kept intact, without any major change, on the theory that it has worked out well; ,the tanker companies have recommended a major change in the 1936 Mer­ chant Marine Act to make them eligible to receive operating subsidy from the Government; while the nonsubsidized foreign trading lines still are holding that the existing subsidy principle should be thrown overboard in favor of an outright wage subsidy for all American lines In the foreign trade. T« a separate panel report to the Commerce Departnient, some of the domestic carriers, notably Luckenbaeh and Bull have recommended that the construction subsidy be applied in con­ nection with contiguous trading with Puerto Rico, Alaska, etc. i, i, ii The future of the Senate Maritime Subsidy Subcommittee, headed by Senator Potter, Michigan, is in doubt. The appropriation to run this (Congressional unit will expire next Janiury 31 and the big ques­ tion mark is Senator Bricker, Ohio, Chairman of full Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Bricker's views on the subject of a merchant marine are not so well known, and, at this time, it is not known whether he will authorize the continuation of the piavltipie subsidy subcommittee.^,, . .. However, most people agree that the subcommittee has made a good start in laying the foundation for legislation, and believe that Bricks will not hinder the progress of the Congressional maritime unit ^ US-flag ships carried 29 percent of the total export cargoes to MSA countries in 1952 as against 41 percent in 1951, 35 percent in 1950, 38 percent in 1949, 43 percent in 1948, and 54 percent in 1947. This de­ crease of 12 percent in the relative amounts carried by US vessel^ in 1952 as against 1951 re-sulted primarily from the decrease in US panticipation in the export trade to MSA countries by dry cargo vesSelsi which declined from 43 percent in 1951 to 31 percent in 1952. US tanker participation in the shipments to MSA nations dropped from 11 percent in 1951 to only 8 percent In 1952. The decrease in tonnage of exports to MSA countries in 1952 over 1951 resulted primarily from decreases in exports of coal and wheat to Europe. 4. 4 ^ In recognition of the stride made in torpedoes and other weapons of war, the speed of merchant ships had been substantially increased In the past 13 years. Top scientists, working oil-a contract from the Office of Naval Research of the Navy Department to review the security of seas shipping, feel that the absolute minimum speed of US merchant ships should be raised to at least 20 knots. These scientists are among the ablest, men who worked on the atomic bomb, on the rocket de­ velopment and the proximity fuses. As a general rule among the allies during World War II, ships that made better than 16 knots did not get an escort . . . t a, t Top officials in the US Government are sold on the idea that the best merchant ships under our flag should be kept in active operation, with the overflow of less suitable vessels retained in the reserve fleets. Similarly, they feel that ships adequate for commercial use or for national defense purposes must not be scrapped or sold foreign, par­ ticularly tankers, until the reserve fleet is at the required strength and composition as recommended by the Department of Defense. As fully anticipated on this side of the Atlantic, strong pressure lis being brought from European quarters, during recent meetings In Paris of the Randall Commission on Foreign Economic Policy, for lessening the amount of US government aid to our own shipping and for the elimination of the 50/50 Shipping provision in US aid laws. . Europeans, through the Organization for European Economic Coop­ eration, are claiming that the field of merchant shipping is one of the few fields in which they can easily compete with this country, and that, therefore, the US should restrict its aid to American shipping to make that competition still easier for the European bloc. The Randall Commission will release its recommendations in about two months, in a report to be submitted to the President and to the Congress. t t % Recent reports indicate that the US Coast Guard has stepped up iti ship security check around the New York Harbor. Actually, hovvever, the Coast Guard has been hard at work for the past two years check­ ing on foreign ships, not only around New York, but also, particularly, around the New Orleans area. For the most part, foreign ships are checked if (1) they have touched a Communist port on a particular voyage or (2) if . the Coast Guard has information to put the foreign ship in a suspect category. If the Coast Guard really becomes alarmed, it goes over the ship with a Gelger counter to determine the presence of any atom bomb. �I. DMember 11» 198S SEAFARERS LOG P*g«.<Scii!eii Seamen Help Distribute Clothing To Needy Gifildren EISENHOWER ASKS NEW ATOM PLAN—President Eisenhower made a strong appeai before the United Nations Generai Assembly asking for a new plan to solve the problem of atomic energy on an international plane. He warned that present atom stockpiles were more powerful than all bombs, shells, and other explosives fired by all armed forces during the entire scope of World War II and appealed for an international commission that would gradually take control of uranium and other fissionable material. The commission would also develop peaceful means of using atom energy. The first response of the Moscow radio was to call the plan "war-like," indicating Russian rejection of the proposal. ^ i. X SENATORS JOUST WITH CANADA—^An international incident threatened to develop last week between the Government of Canada and some US Senators as an outgrowth of the Harry Dexter White case. The Senate Internal Security Committee wanted to question Igor Gouzenko, the former code clerk at the Russian Embassy in Ottawa, about spy rings in the US. Canada objected because some information it had given the US had been leaked to newspapers by the committee. After much hassling back and forth Gouzenko finally arranged to testify under Canadian terms. FAMILY ARRESTED FOR $081,700 ROBBERY—Police have arrested George D. O'Brien, his wife and his son, 19, charging them with the armored car robbery of $681,700 in Danvers, Massachusetts, on March 25, 1952. The cash disappeared from the locked armored car while the guards were in a lunchroom having coffee. Three other men are being sought in connection with the robbery, one of the largest on record. Seamen off the Mission San Rafael, an SUP ship, helped the United Seamen's Service Club distrib­ ute clothing to needy Okinawa children. The clothing was part of a 1,000-pound shipment of Ameri­ can clothes sent to Mrs. Dodderell, a US Army sergeant's wife in charge of the center. Shown above, left to right, with the children are Mrs. Dodderell, Herbert Briscoe, radio operator; Seafarer M. E. Carley, oiler; and Sgt. Dodderell. t FIRE DESTROYS MUCH OF PUSAN—A $20 million fire destroyed 6,000 homes, a railroad station and part of the US Army headquarters in Pusan, Korea. The fire raced through hundreds of shacks crowded together in the city after a Korean housewife neglected her charcoal oven while she talked with the neighbors. t it 4" Hail SlU Christmas Gift Service The fastest way to get your Christmas shopping done these days, with the least possible pain to your pocketbook and your aching feet, is through the 5ea Chest. Many Seafarers have long been aware of this fact, but now they are bolstered in this thought by outsiders, the most outspoken of whom I" is Mike McEvoy, columnist' cable, wire, phone or even carrier tions all along the East Coast. for the Mobile Press-Register pigeon, if available, and the opera­ The Mobile reporter marvels at ' PUERTO RICO INDEPENDENCE PROPOSED—The United States delegate to the United Nations, Henry Cabot Lodge, has announced that the US is wiiling to give Puerto Rico its independence if the people of the island request it. However, spokesmen for the Puerto Rican gov­ ernment indicated that they would prefer to remain in close associa­ tion with the US, to retain US citizenship and the other advantages of in Mobile, Alabama. a US territory. Members of the opposition Independence Party dis­ While sailing over the bounding agreed with this view. main, says McEvoy, it is possible for the Seafarer to order his t 44PILOTLESS BOMBERS IN SERVICE—The Air Force announced it Christmas list consisting of every­ would send radio-controlled pilotless bomber planes overseas in the thing from a four-wheeled jeep to near future for assignment to Air Force bases. These are guided mis­ a set of electric trains. That in­ sies which are put on their targets by radio beams, and can be detonated cludes all items that come in be­ tween the two methods of trans­ on contact with the target or at any point in the air above it. portation, too. McEvoy found out 4" 4 4" these startling things <to him and FRENCH WARY ON INDO-CHINA BID—The Communist-led rebels his readers) when the Mobile in Indo China have proposed to the French government that truce talks branch of the Sea Chest went into be started with a view toward ending the Indo-China war. The French the Christmas-shopping-rush oper­ arc hesitating about the proposal, being anxious to end the fighting ation recently. which has not given either side any great advantage. At the same time, Korea Selections Risky ^ they are skeptical about the offer which may be a propaganda designed "Buying a corset in Korea," to tie up French armies in Indo China indenitely while truce talks writes McEvoy in the Press-Reg­ drag on. ^ ister, "is a risky business and Ran­ 4 4 4 goon's selection of television sets US SUBMITS ATROCITY EVIDENCE—-The United States has pre­ doesn't offer too much selection." sented evidence to the UN General Assembly that more than 35,000 Therefore, he is pleased to note, military and civilian personnel in Korea were siaughtered or tortured the SIU in Mobile has broadened to death by North Korean and Chinese Communist forces. Some 10,000 the operations of the Sea Chest to American soldiers, and airmen were included in the figure. The US take care of this problem of selec­ charged that the Soviet Union shared primary responsibility for the tion for the seaman. Orders can be placed by mail. treatment of the men. tors of the Sea Chest will see that they get their man. Get their man what he wants, that is. Of course, McEvoy is talking about the oper­ ations in Mobile, but the same holds true for Sea Chest opera­ Begin Canada Welfare Plan Plans for paying welfare benefits to Canadian seamen, members of the SIU Canadian District, are now being com­ pleted with funds coming in under the new contract. A board of trustees is being set up representative and an imparitial which' will draft a system of chairman. benefits and methods ,of pay­ It is expected that the benefits ment to union members. The Canadian District's welfare fund covers all men working on the Great Lakes. Employers^ pay 20 cents daily into the trust fund which will be administered by a three man board consisting of one union representative, one company YOUR DOLLAR'S SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING The Truth About Coid Cures When you get a cold, there's no use throwing away your dough oh expensive preparations sold as cpld cures. Doctors know little about how to cure a.cold. But they do know that the estimated $1 billion a year the public spends on alleged cold cures is of little or no value. The "cures" range from aspirin tablets to expensive glycol vaporizers. They include the now thoroughly-de­ bunked anti-histamines, and many patent medicines sold for this purpose. Here is how authorities like the American Medical As­ sociation, Federal Trade Commission and the Cooperative Health Federation regard many of the most widely-sold • cold cures: Nose drops, tnbalante: Give temporary relief but dpn't cure. They relieve congestion by shrinking the mem­ branes, but use over an extended period could cause permanent damage. Gargle preparations: Never actually reach the throat area; gargling Itself prevents that. Stieam inhalations: Genuinely helpful in the early stages by .applying juoisture^to upper respiratbry passages. , Aspirin; Relieves headgche, fever and muscle pain but what the service in ports other than Mobile has obtained for Seafai'ers in the past, ranging from birds of several types to monkeys, boats, TV sets, guns, false teeth and automobiles. system will get underway within a month or so, once the machineiy has been established for handling payments. In addition, the Canadian Dis­ trict has opened a union-operated slop chest in its Montreal head­ quarters to provide work gear and other necessities to members at cost. Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying has no influence on the infection. For this purpose, the colds. A vaccine which would protect against one type lowest-priced aspirin will be just as effective as the ex­ wouldn't protect against the others. Mentholated cigarettes: No beneficial effect at all. pensive brands. Nor do you need any of the more ex­ pensive pain-killers. Imdrin and Dolcin, for example, have Rest in bed: One of the most effective measures, espe­ been found to be little more than aspirin with a few cially if fever is present. Rest limits a cold's severity, limits its spread to others, and reduces the frequency of added ingredients. Alcohol: The old remedy of a drink of whiskey is of complications. According to Dr. Walter C. Alvarez of the Mayo Foun­ some help in re-establishing circulation. dation, also useless as a cold cure is quinine. He says that Cathartics and laxatives: No particular value; may even one medication that has proved effective is one-fourth make you sicker by dehydrating you. grain each of codeine and papverine. The only trouble Vitamin pills: Provide no more protection from colds is that codeine requires a doctor's prescription. than an adequate diet of real food. If you don't eat prop­ As noted above, steam inhalation are of some help in erly, synthetic vitamins may help you build resistance. the early stages of a cold, and many families buy vapor­ But they're expensive to buy. If you do want to take ad­ izers for this purpose. When the need is urgent, you can ditional B vitamins to "build yourself up," dried brewer's provide quiek relief by steaming up a room (by turning yeast and wheat germ supply them at comparatively little on hot-water faucets or placing wet towels on a hot radi­ cost. . ator). If you do buy a vaporizer, make sure it's approved Anti-histamlne tablets: The Government no longer lets by Underwriters' Laboratories (the appliance itself should manufacturers of these products advertise that theSe kill bear the UL seal," not just the cord). Also make sure the colds in hours. Anti-histamines may relieve cold symp­ vaporizer is the kind that automatically shuts itself off toms (the side effects) and clear away complications, but when all the water has steamed away. Avoid buying the do not cure the cold itself. Be careful about taking them inexpensive little ones that have only enough water ca­ .without medical super\'ision. Some people are subject pacity to operate for two or three hours. to side effects from them, such as dizziness or drowsiness. At least one form of .relief you can look forward to: as /'Cold yacclnes: Many different types of, virus cause people get'older they have fewer colds. - -~l • 'D W: �VueSlKiit SEAFARERS LOG DMeaber 11. U5S Down To Tfie Bottom Dff Tho Ship 'IF - ' ' SEAfCASH BENEFITS SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT OM BENEFITS PAID A Navy diver goes down for a look at the bottom of the Atlantic Water which ran aground off Goose Bay, Labrador. Floating ice hampered diver's lines during inspection tour of ship's bottom. Co. Hiring Bid Fails, Stwd's A Union Man Some operators never give up hope, it seems. Although the Union rotary hiring system has been in effect for many years, they always have fond dreams of returning to the good old days—^hiring through the East trip. The telegram, sent by company office. As a matter Df -fact, one the company's New York office, shipping company recently tried to lure an SIU steward to ship via the company agent instead vf through the Union hall. And to add to the oddity of the situation, they even sent him their suggestion in a tele­ gram addressed care of the Union hall. Steward Fred Sullins, the man in question, was on board the Sea Cloud which was returning to Astoria, Washington, after a Far Nicolson New Chairman Of Waterman Co. said "If you are interested in re­ joining Seatraders would appre­ ciate your contacting paymaster Arthur Hentschel care Page Broth­ ers, Board of Trade Building, Port­ land." In due time Sullins came into the Seattle hall and picked, up his mail. When he opened and read the wire his reaction was a strong one, to put it mildly. After several remarks which are best left imprinted, Sullins de­ clared: "I am a Union steward--I am a Union man. I will ship as cook or baker before I'll be a companysteward. I ship off the shipping board. It is embarrassing to get such a wire. When I am steward I feed good and keep a clean ship, and the men in my department make the average or more in over­ time. Of course I don't waste food or give out an enormous amount of overtime—I just do a good job." It Is not known whether any other men have been approached by the operators in this fashion, but seeing that the shipowners never give up, it would not be sur­ prising. Changes took place last week in the top echelon of the Waterman Steamship Corporation when £. A. Roberts, chairman of the corpora­ tion, announced his retirement as head of the shipping firm, effective December 31. Roberts will be succeeded as chief executive of Waterman by Capt. Norman Nicol­ son, president of the corporation, but the vacancy in the office of chairman will not be filled. Roberts will continue as a direc­ tor, mostly in an advisory capacity, The settlement of repair while devoting most of his ener­ lists means a lot to the men gies to the operations of the South­ who stay aboard a ship, and to ern Industries Corporation, which the new crew that comes deals in sand, gravel, hotel, res­ aboard, just as the repair list taurant, seafood and oyster shell made out by the previous industries. The retiring chairman started with Waterman 34 years . crew means a lot to you. Because repairs mean a lot ago as a cargo checker on the Mo­ to your comfort and living bile docks. He became president conditions aboard ship, they of the corporation in 1936 at the should be handled in the age of 38. In 1944 he moved up to proper fashion. the job he is now vacating. Each department delegate Capt. Nicolson first became as­ must make out three copies of sociated with Waterman in 1919 his repair list. as master of the Afoundria. He was The ship's delegate should named president of the corpora­ gave one copy to the head of tion in 1944, and as such, will be­ the department concerned, one come chief executive of the ship­ copy to the company represen* ping outfit upon the retirement of tative, and one copy .to the Roberts. Union patrolman. Waterman has a fleet of forty In this way, everyone has a 10,000-ton passenger - freight vescopy of the repair list and sirel* and engages in stevedoring, there is a check to make sure terminal and other ^ppinfr-relatthe work is done. •d activities fiBSSBSS5S5=aSBS=SSBBSS^^S Proper Repair lAata Help Ml I • ====== I I I == II I isaatmesxa No. Seafarers ReceiYinp Benefits this Period Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid this Period WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD 1 Hospital Benefits Death Benefits DisnhUitv Benefits Maternity Benefits Vacation Benefits Total e>o 1 1 oo >75 Laoo aa m'ojLI r f07,Sf^ ^4 WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hospital Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * [ Vof Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950* Disability Benefits Paid Since Mav 1. 1952* JiC^OfS Maternity Benefits Paid Siace April 1. 1952 * B y V.c«i0D Btnelks P.id Since Feb. II. 19}2 • / 7/ Tnt.1 * Date Benefits Began WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS 1. . .. . Vacation *-asn on nana Welfare || 553 V/5 OA] Estimated Accounts Receiyable Vacation US Goyernment Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS fUM/ tso^n- e>ci AS: J/90Li 97§ 1 ' 1 Recently, many of the member *8 beneficiary cards reoelTped by the Welfare Office haye been cereleaely written, as well as incomplete as to date and other detaile* It is im^ottant that each card be carefully checlted before signing, be sure that all the lines are filled in correctly* All eligibles under the plan should have beneficiary cards on file. Remaining two dates for examinations on scholarship benefits are. January 9? 1954- and Warcb 15, 1954* Suhmitttd *••••••••••*•*•••••• A1 Kerr, Assfsfswi AdmMstrator" . • • and, remember this. • • All these are yours without cohtributing a sln^e nickel on your part—Collecting SIU bcneiK ^ts is easy, whether it's'for hoqpital, birth, disability Or death—TOIL rate pacaeait: sovice imwediatdty through your.Union-s xqpanesnitativesc-v , ,, ; 'I '"f" hne ;rf70» �l>M«Uber 11. IWt SEAF 4RERS Pafe Nin* LOG UNION TALK Crew Aids Blinded Children By KEITH TERPB This coming Tuesday, December 15, at 2 PM, the National Labor Relations Board in Philadelphia will begin the tally of the ballots cast in the Atlantic election. By nightfall, probably, we will have at least •ome sort of an "official" score on the voting. We're confident right now of a heavy majority; there's been no question of SIU victory by a substantial margin for many months. But now that it's all over, all over except for the counting and the shouting anyway, we intend to make good on our promises. We've pledged Atlantio seamen a bona fide Union contract with ali the trim­ mings, and that's the next order of business. Await Certification Order The company has already given indications that it's weary of being called dirty names by everybody in sight, and will bargain with the certified bargaining representative of its employees as soon as the KLRB hands down its official certification order. Thus, there's every likelihood that contract talks will get underway before the first of the year, and that a contract in Atlantic will be an actuality before long, barring any unexpected hitches. Our estimates of the vote prior to the actual balloting in each case appear to have been confirmed right down the line after each ship or shore installation voted. Undoubtedly a few foul-balls gummed up the calculations somewhere—we've been faced with that before. Howover, the overall picture looks good and oiur strength in the fleet is still growing. New men are signed up almost as fast as they enter the company, and that's as good a sign as any of the way the wind is blowing. iThe end of the 16-month-old Atlantic campaign comes at an auspici­ ous time in the history of the Union, with the SIU busy on many other fronts even as the campaign progressed. The physical properties of the Union have been growing, with the building of a modem Seafarers hall, in Baltimore, the opening of three new halls (Port Arthur, Miami ahd far-off .Puerta la Cruz), and redecorating and ^refurnishing of Others. ' Public Recognition of the SIU Public recognition of the Seafarers Union, its eminent place in the industry and the first-class status of its membership has reached a peak, sparked most recently by the SIU's continuing major role in the AFL dock clean-up. Our contracts, conditions and benefits, already recognised as the best in maritime, were improved further in our 1052 negotiations and will yield additional gains for the membership as a result of the general negotiations going on right now.We are today operating under a new Union constitution that is barely more than a year old and proving its worth every day of the year in the way it upholds the rights of the membership and paves the way for new programs to make the Seafarer's way of life better than ever, the fact that we are going places is indicated further by the affiliation of the MEOW with the Seafarers International Union. Nobody rides the local when he .can take the express and get to where he's going faster, and in finer style. And.as these and other historic events were happening, the Atlantic campaign went on, steadily moving forward to the conclusion we ex­ pect Tuesday's tally will make official. Atlantic like seamen in over 50 other unorganized companies before them, were instantly aware that this was their chance to become an integral part of a great, grow­ ing organization. The fundamental law that in unity there is strength did not slip by them. That is why the great majority of them went SIU and by every indication voted SIU as well. But we can put away the crystal ball now. The NLRB will make it official Tuesday. •? iTI • > '-4 s -1 Another instance of Seafarers aiding less fortunate people than themselves came to light this week in a letter from a Korean Army chaplain to the Transfuel Corporation, op­ erators of the Cecil N. Bean. The letter revealed that crewmemhers of the ship had donat^ funds for blind Korean or- ^ phans and refugee children who are being cared for by US and Korean authorities. The company forwarded to the LOG a photostatic copy of a letter it received from Thomas I. Lig­ gett, port Chaplain, commending Seafarers of the Cecil N. Bean for sharing their worldly goods with the needy children in Korea. The chaplain's letter said, in part: "We would like to express our deep appreciation of the members of the crew of the Cecil N. Bean. Seeing the need in this area, they very graciously gave a donation of $158.42. The money was deposited in the Chaplains fund and is ex­ pended for the welfare of Orphans and Refugee children in this area. We have over one thousand or­ phans and thousands of refugees. To try to express in practical ways the compassion of the American people is a tremendous task with our limited resources. "This gift has enabled us to set aside money for the purchase of a radio for the only blind school in this province. It would be difficult to express the appreciation of these youngsters, whose amuse­ Photostat of a letter from Chaplain Thomas I. Liggett, commend­ ments are so limited. The music, the news, the stories they will hear ing Seafarers of the Cecil N. Bean for their aid to Korean orphans. will be like a light shining in their darkened world." Liner Has Fancy Crew Quarters The crew of a new Swedish pas­ senger liner, the Kungsholm, will revel in unaccustomed luxury when the ship goes into service this win­ ter. All members of the 340-man crew will have outside cabins with portholes and air-conditioning. Off duty seamen will~ have the use of a large recreation room with a soda fountain, library and movie pro­ jector. In addition, the crew will have exclusive use of their own swim­ ming pool and many crewmemhers will have their own cabins. The Kungsholm is the newest ship to arrive in the Port of New York. It is considered one of the finest ships afloat today. The Kungsholm, together with the Olympia, are the newest luxury liners to make the Atlantic nin. Tramp Go's Defend 50-50 American tramp shipowners have sprung to the defense of the long-disputed 50-50 clause with a strong statement to the Randall Commission defending carriage of 50 percent of government cargoes on US-^ the tramp shipping section of the ships. industry if the objectives of the The Randall Commission on Merchant Marine Act are to Foreign Economic Policy has been 1936 be realized. holding hearings in the US and abroad on the question of US trade relations. In the course of the Quitting Ship? hearings, the Commission has been told by Europe shipowners and by Notify Union some American spokesmen that the A reminder from SIU 50-50 law should be revised down­ headquarters cautions all ward or eliminated. Seafarers leaving their ships The tramp shipowners, speaking to contact the hall in ample through their association, declared time to allow the Union to that foreign ships are already dispatch a replacement. Fail­ handling a very large percentage ure to give notice before of US foreign trade. Even where paying off may cause a de­ subsidized lines are operating, the layed sailing, force the ship statement says that foreign ships to sail short of the manning are carrying more than 50 percent requirements and needlessly of all commerce. make their work tougher for At the same time, the tramp •your shipmates. shippers got in a request for aid to -i '.-.-i I a .w 1| "SI Cartoon History Of The SIU ci 'Who Blew The WhUtle?' The gangsters, some from "Murder, Inc." had In September, 1948, Seafarers' hit tKb picketlines busted ILGWU picketlines before, when old men In answer to a plea from the International Ladies and women were on them, but now it was different. Garment Workers Unfon, AFL, which was conduct­ They yelled for mercy, and the NY city adminis­ ing a drive to clean out the gangsters who were tration came to their aid with lots of cops, who muscling in on the NY dress industry. Soon, .the peaceful -.SlU pickets. \ ^ £e«fqirers swere fheitarg^<fQr,gunmen ta^icL g9QP>> y «>; It f. I«11 No. 52 A promised Grand Jury investigation was never held. The heat was put on the SIU. The garment industry was left open for non-union shops with gangster protection. This police action, following ' ^lice beating of SIU pickets in the UFE beef, .taisqd. ^, �SEAFARERS Pace Ten LOG DdMmlUr ii, 1953 PORT MtEPOKTS tices charges against Atlantic Re­ Baltimore: to keep the meat from spoiling be­ New Orleans: fining and cast his ballot on the fore he could get to them. States. He paid tribute to the Ships paying off were the Fran­ USPHS hospital for the skilled and ces, Kathryn, Suzanne and Beatrice considerate treatment he received (Bull); Chiwawa and Salem Mari­ and commended the Union and the time (Cities Service); Seatrains membership for the united position Shipping has picked up consider­ For the past two weeks shipping New Jersey, Savannah, Texas, Shipping in the Port of Balti­ it has taken against the Govern­ more has picked up in the past ably since the last report and looks has been pretty good and it looks Georgia, New York and Louisiana as if it will remain about the same. (Seatrain); Afoundi-ia, Wacosta and as though it will level off and con­ ment hospital closing program. two weeks and it looks as if it will Maternity benefits are being Jackson (Waterman); tinue at a steady pace. Several processed for Ed Jaunet, Joe Cata­ continue to be good over the holi­ Paying off were the Shinnccock Andrew Bay (Veritas), the Marven (Inter­ Greece Victory (South Atlantic); ships are here in port on temporary lanotto, Warren Reed, Valentine days. As you know, the boys who national Navigation) and the John Steel Seafarer, Steel King and idle status and when they crew Thomas and Charlie Revolta. Our have been out are going to be (Isthmian); The up it will probably clear the beach congratulations to each. Bernard home with the family for the holi­ C. (Atlantic Carriers). Signing on Steel Rover were the Compass (Compass); Holy- Cabins (Cabins); Robin Tuxford of all that want to ship prior to the Buras called at the hall attired in days, so if any of the rated book­ men want to get out in a hurry star (Intercontinental), and Shin- (Seas); Michael (Carras); Atlantic holidays. More and more bookmen his Army uniform. just mosey on down to Baltimore. Waters (Mar Trade); W. E. Down­ are attending the meetings as they necock Bay (Veritas). Ship Payoffs all are getting the holiday spirit We expect to be crewing the Show ing (State Fuel), and Sea Wind In-transit ships were the MoShips paying off were the Del Me Mariner (Bull) by the end and hitting the beach for the bilian, Fairport, Kyska, Yaka, Bien­ (Seatraders). Christmas and New Year season. Valle, Del Norte and Del Rio (Mis­ Ships signing on were the Steel This is not an indication of slow sissippi); Iberville and Antinous of the month. We also have several ville and Raphael Semmes (Water­ man); Steel Vendor and Steel Ap­ Executive and Steel Voyager shipping, but an indication of men (Waterman), and the George A. other ships around here in idle prentice (Isthmian); Pennmar (Cal- (Isthmian); Greece Victory of South who have been on regular runs all Lawson (Pan Oceanic). Sign-oiis status which the companies expect mar) and Western Trader (Western Atlantic and Robin Sherwood of year coming home to take it easy. were on the Del Mar, Del Campo to crew up around the first of the year. Navigation). Seas. and Del Viento (Mississippi), and We have one overtime beef that Brightening the outlook for ship­ Bloomfield's Genevieve Peterkin In-transit ships were the Chick­ ping in New Orleans for the future It has come to amounts to 166 hours for a messasaw, De Soto, Citrus Packer and was the dedication of the addition and Neva West. my attention late­ man who was feeding sparks in his Ships intransit were Alcoa's room because the radio operator Iberville (Waterman); Robin Gray to the grain elevator here in New ly through re­ (Seas); Edith and Ines (Bull); Steel Orleans. Construction began on the Clipper, Pennant, Corsair and Pil­ had a broken leg and could not be ports of various Surveyor, Steel Flyer and Steel addition in March 1952 and cost grim; Steel Architect and Steel moved. This was on the Robin ships, that the Recorder (Isthmian); Alamar (Cal- $7,000,000. This doubled the ca­ Advocate (Isthmian); Del Campo Gray (Seas) and we expect to settle men who normal­ ly perform the mar) and the, Alcoa Pointer and pacity of the elevator and will and Del Viento (Mississippi); Sea- it favorably in the near future. trains New York and Savannah Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa). duties of a gangPayoffs were on the Bethcoaster, mean that an additional 30 ships (New York); Warhawk, Claiborne, w a y watchman Calmar, Yorkmar, and Alamar per month can be handled. Beefs Squared Away Fairland, Monarch of the Seas (Calmar); Santore, Oremar, Veare becoming Two Marine Legs All of these ships were paid off (Waterman); Genevieve Peterkin nore, Bethore, Steelore, Chilore very lax, espe­ Foster and signed on with only minor The new facilities include 81 and Neva West (Bloomfield); and cially in the for­ Feltore (Ore); Hastings eign ports where they should be beefs which were squared away by large storage bins each 20 feet in Michael (Carras); South Atlantic's (Waterman); Ines and Dorothy on the ball. As you know, this is the boarding patrolman. The main diameter and 85 feet high, eight South Wind and Bull's Edith. (Bull), Robin Gray and Robin Kirk Lindsey J. Williams an important job for the men who issue on ships signing on has been new 150,000-pound hopper scales, (Seas). New Orleans Port Agent are on it—to protect their own on repairs. We have discussed eight 30,000 bushels per hour legs Ships signing on were the same, personal property and the prop­ this issue with the operators' nego­ and two transfer belts to carry with the Antinous, Afoundria and i 4 4" erty of the rest of the crew. Fail- tiating committee and they have grain between the new elevator and Seattle: Chickasaw (Waterman); Steel promised to give us more coopera­ the old one. Facilities for the un­ yre to perform these duties in the Flyer, Steel Seafarer, Steel King proper SIU manner, may allow tion on getting repairs and re­ loading of grain include two marine and Steel Voyager (Isthmian); someone to go aboard the ship and placements taken care of in the legs or automatic large unloaders, Robin Sherwood (Seas); Govern­ future. each with rated capacity of, 15,000 clean it out. So fellows, in the ment Camp (Cities Service) and The operators' complaint on this bushels per hour. Rail facilities future when it is your turn to be Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa) in transit. on gangway, please get on the ball matter is that at times they never include two new automatic box At this time we believe that all Shipping looks very good as six and take care of all the property receive a repair list or else do not car dumps, which lift the entire necessary changes have been Libertys which laid up within the which comes under your jurisdic­ receive it in time to get the work car and dump it in approximately made on the last month recently got MSTS done before sailing, therefore we seven minutes. tion. plans and that charters and expect to call for full Charlie Bradley, until recently One of the boys around the hall are instructing all ships' delegates the construction these days is Robert Schoolcraft. to get their repair list made up and second steward on the Mississippi crews within the next 15 or 20 of the new build­ days. This chief cook first sailed with see that the captain and the chief passenger ship Del Mar, is under­ ing will go on Ships paying off included the the SIU in 1947 on an SUP tanker Engineer each gets a copy of it at going hospitaliza­ without any fur­ N. B. Palmer (American Water­ shuttle between the US and least 48 hours before the ship ar­ tion. His fellow ther delays. The ways); Ocean Lotte and Sea South America. He became a book- rives in port. This is in order to stewards in this exterior of the Legend (Ocean Trans.); Liberty member in 1949 and his first ship give them ample time to order port will prob­ building is pretty Bell (Dover); North Platte Victoi-y after that was the Steel Rover. needed parts and materials. ably add that he near completed, (Mississippi); Christine (Tini); He's on the beach now having paid We lost one of our good ships is getting a wellexcept for the Greenstar (Traders) Omega (Omega Lord off the Bucyrus Victory in Port­ this past week when the William needed rest from facingS) so that Waterways); Ragnar Naess (Sealand, and he lives in the Bay area E. Downing of State Fuel was sold the rigors of the transport), Ames Victory (Victory the workers can really go to town when not shipping. to another company. We also had job. He is doing now on the interior. We can't see Carriers). Oldtimers on the beach include the Atlantic Water (Mar-Trade) well. Ted Stout any reason why we can't be in Signing on were the Ragnar J. H. Childs, George Peteusky, T. laid up for repairs In Halifax after has been dis­ there by early spring. Bradley Naess, Ames Victory and Omega. E. Foster, S. Gehale and R. Mont­ running on the rocks and the crew charged and will The following men are in the calm. In the hospital are Pete was brought back to New York and soon be turning his interest to the Ships in transit were the Massmar marine hospital: Bill Schwab, Milt and Marymar (Calmar); Compass Smith, Wayne Center," E. R. Snede- paid off. The Bull Line put the deck jobs on the shipping. board. Habrat, Earl Erickson, Samuel ker, F. T. Costello, C. B. Coburn, Marina in for temporary layup and Claude Gilliam is now getting (Compass), and the Bienville and Drury, Frank Conforto, Earl McYaka (Waterman). Ho Yee Choe, O. Gustavsen and W. took the Rosario out of layup and around under his^.'own power and Men in the marine hospital in­ Kendree, Howgrd Sherrill, Mark Timmerman. crewed her for the Puerto Rican looking forward to his return to clude R. Barbee, L. Dwyer, S. Harrelson, James Penswick, Bob Tom Banning run. With ship wrecks, sales of activity. Johannessen and J. Wells, while Lambert, Julian, Blanco, Jessie San Francisco Fort Agent ships and layups, our batting aver­ Lauds Hospitals some of the boys on the heach in­ Clarke, James. Smith, James Hayes, age was not so good for the past •Jim I,ane was hospitalized fol­ clude O. Kaelep, S. Cullison, A. Horace Sherrill, Bill Mcllveen, it t> two weeks. Larry Webb, Mike Pugaczewskl, lowing an illness contracted while Michelet and H. Skaalagaard. New York; Jeff Davis and Fred Coccia. Claude Simmons on an Isthmian scow. He is among Jeff Gillette Charles Lord, who dr6pped Asst. Secretary-Treasurer those who filed unfair labor prac­ Seattle Port Agent around this week, has been a mem­ ber of the SIU since 1944 and he sails in the black gang. He has held a delegate's job in the past at Shipping in the Port of New various times and has always up­ York has picked up considerably held Union tradition. He thinks in the past two weeks with a good the Union is the tops in the mari­ JcS GiUette. Agent ElUott 4334 FORT WILL1AM....118V4 Syndicate Ave. turnover in all departments and SIU, A&G District TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 time industry with the best paid the outlook for the coming period gALTlMORE M North Gay St. Kay White. Agent Phone 2-1323 PORT COLBORNK 103 Durham St. and protected seamen, including Ontario Phone; 5591 Agent Mulberry 4540 WILMINGTON Calif 505 Marine Ave. is also good. BOSTON ^ . 276 State St. John Arabaaz. Agent 272 King St. E. welfare benefits. Terminal 4-2874 TORONTO. Ontario With winter time and the holi­ James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARa"ERS....675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. EMpire 4-5719 Earl Sheppard VICTORIA. BC 61714 Cormorant St. SECRETARY-TREASURER 308>/^ 23rd St. days coming on a lot of the boys GALVESTON Empire 4531 Paul HaU Keith Alsop, Agent Baltimore Port Agent Phone 2-8448 ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS VANCOUVER. BC 565 Hamilton St. are piling off for a little vacation LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Robert Matthews Joe Algina • Paciflc 7824 Clarke. Agent . . Phone 6-5744 Claude ashore. Some of them are taking Leroy Sinunons Joe Volplan SYDNEY. NS .304 Charlotte St. MIAMI .Dolphin Hotel Phone 6346 WUliam HaU to the woods to try their hand at Eddie Parr, Agent Miami 9-4791 BAGOTVILLE. Quehee 20 Elgin St. 1 South Lawrence St, game hunting. I hope they do MOBILE Phone: 545 Agent Phone 2-1754 SUP THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St. ORLEANS 523 BienviUa St. better than Walter Siekmann and NEW 'CAnal 7-3202 Lindsey Williams. Agent HONOLULU 16 Merchant, St. 113 Cote De La Montague bis boys in the Welfare Depart­ Phone 5-8777 QUEBEC Magnolia 6112-6113 Quebec Phone: 2-7078 The telephone numbers of 523 N. W. Everett St. 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn PORTLAND ment. Walter and the boys take to NEW YORK.... 177 Prince WiUlam St. Beacon 4336 SAINT JOHN ,. HYacinth 9-6600 all New York headquarters NB Phone: 2-5232 257 5th St. 127-129 Bank St. RICHMOND. CALir the woods eVery weekend, but so NORFOLK Phone 2509 Ben Rees. Agent Phone 4-1083 phones were (ihanged recently far they have only come back with PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. ' Great Lakes District by the telephone company. All • Douglas 3-8363 Market 7-1635 aching backs and the distinction of PORT ARTHUR 133 W. Ffetcher 2700 1st Ave. ALPENA. 411 Austin St." SEATTLE Seafarers calling headquarters having climbed all of the moun­ Don Hilton, Rep. Phone: 1338W Phone 4-2341 Main 0290 are asked to use the new num­ WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. BUFFALO. NY 180 Main SL SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. tains in New York State. It must r. Banning, Agent Phone: Cleveland 739r Terminal 4^131 Douglas 2-5475 bers to get faster service. CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn West Coast Representative be that the deer come up too close Phone: Main 1-0147 STerUng 8-4671 The new headquarters tele­ TIEHRA, PR . Pelayo 51—La 5 to them-as one of these boys tells Sal Colls, de DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Agent Phone 2-5996 phone number is HYacinth Canadian District Headuuarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 LA CRUZ Calle Bollva? 25 us that down home in Louisiana he CPUERTA 531 W. Michigan St. 684 St. James St. West DULUTH iV ''®P' Phone pending MONTREAL G-8600. Phonet JWrja*®. 3 Abercorn St. used to shoot them sp far away SAVANNAH , PLateau fl61 SOUTH CHICAGO »8rK 82nd % n.' • HAUFAK, NAi ':188^ HoUlg^St. that he had to pursalt'in his shells SEATTLE Phone: XiMX 8-9419 8700 Ist Av#, Fbonei 9-8811 San Francisco: Dedlcale New Addllipn To NO Grain Elevalor Asks Crewmen To Be On Ball On Gangway Watch Ballo To Grew New Shew Me Mariner Seen Shipping To Pick Up Under MSTS Boost Game Hunling Time Is Here As Holidays Hear 'SOmMALL DIRECTOR Y New Numbers For Hq* Phones 1. �Spvf- ^ '; ••. •? j •'-W^S'9;^ SEAFARERS December 11, 185S Pare Elevea LOG ......... PORT REPORTS ' Holiday Shipping To Be Shpl In Arm To Grows Shipping in the port for the last couple of weeks was fairly steady, with 90 men shipped to regular jobs and approximately 100 shipped to various tugboat, shoregang and vacuum hold cleaning gangs around the harbor for the last 15 days. Paying off were the Alcoa Pen­ nant, Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Pilgrim, Alcoa Partner, Alcoa Cavalier and Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa); also the Claiborne and the Monarch of the Seas (Waterman). Signing on were the Pennant, Pilgrim, Partner and Ranger of Alcoa, with the rest of the ships on continuous articles. In-transit vessels were the Evelyn (Bull); Iberville and Antinous of Waterman; Del Vionto (Missis­ sippi), and the Genevieve Peterkin of Bloomfield. Expect Turnover Shipping is going to be fairly good for the next couple of weeks. With a lot of men due to get off just before Christmas, we expect that anybody on the beach will be able to get out what wants out. We have about 12 ships due to hit • this port during the coming period and with the usual heavy Christ­ mas turnover we expect quite a few jobs on each. A few of tlie oldtimers currently on the beach now in Mobile in­ clude A. Decosta, j. Curtis, J. Meeka,. P. Sandagger, Durwood Dees, Bernard Turk, R. E. McNalt, R. H. Wil­ son, Mike Hynes, L. Jackson, Frank Palmer, J. Hen­ derson, A. Langiven, E. Perry and J. Ryan. Only brother in the hospital from this area is Willie Reynolds. The Mobile USPHS out­ patient clinic is still operating on a shoestring basis after its appropria­ tion was cut. Victory Lays Up There has been only one victory ship laid up in Mobile in the past three weeks and that was an SUP Victory which brought a few planes In from the West Coast. She laid up after unloading her cargo at the Brookley Air Force Docks. Since the start of the lay-up of the Victorys in Mobile River, the SIU has only had one, the Maiden Vic­ tory, go into layup. We were able to put a few re­ placements aboard the Catherine (Dry Trans) which crewed up in Savannah as that port was short a few rated men and we shipped them from here. This ship is one of the first vessels carrying relief grain to Pakistan to leave from this area, and is the first fruit of the Union's fight to have half of those grain shipments carried in American bottoms. The Catherine went from Savannah to New Or­ leans where she.was to get her grain fitting and load. Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent if ' it Boston: BradforiTisland Grew Has Maiiress Beef -Shipping has been on the slow bell in the Port of Boston, but we expect it to pick up soon. Ships paying off were the Brad­ ford Island (Cities Service) and the Queenston Heights (Seatrade).' Both ships signed on again, while in-transit vessels were the SteeJ, ^ Seafarer and .Steel Rover (Isth­ mian); Robin Tuxford and Robin Goodfellow (Seas); Wacosta, De Soto, Azalea City and Iberville (Waterman). We've got a mattress beef on the Bradford Island which has been going on for some time. We expect to get it settled shortly. The crew has been promised mattresses in almost every port and we think it is hightime they got them. Ihstead of holding up the ship, the crew is waiting patiently for something to be done about the situation. Oldtimers on the beach "include F. Bums, A. Forgue, J. Hanson, J. DiSanto and D. Hines, while in the hospital are R. Rogers, E. Andrade, J. Crowley, J. Farrand, T. Mastaler and F. Mackey. James Sheehan Boston Port Agent i i Wilmington: i Shipping Duo For Big Upswing Noxl Poriod Shipping during the past two week was very slow, yet more than half the jobs filled were taken by permit men. The next two weeks will definitely be on the upswing and anyone. registered who is in­ terested in shipping should have no difficulty getting out in this period. Ships in-transit during the fort­ night were the Yaka, Fairport, Mobilian and Golden City (Water­ man); French Creek, Bents Fort and Council Grove (Cities Service); Sweetwater (Metro Petro); Massmar, Pennmar, Portmar and Marymar (Calmar); Steel Apprentice (Isthmian); Western Trader (West. Nav.), and Northwestern Victory Carriers). The only member confined to the hospital at the present time is Isaac Hancock off ' the Western Rancher (West. Nav.). He probably will be on the unavailable list un­ til April as he has several breaks in his legs. Among the oldtimers kibitzing here about shipping, the weather, wOmen and baseball are A1 Burris, Bob Barbot and Guy Whitehurst along with young old timers Her­ man Peterson, Bob Statham and Jimmy McKenzie. Glad to see that the election is over in Atlantic Refining on the East Coast and we are just about certain of a sweeping victory. We on the West Coast, as do all the members of the SIU everywhere, feel the importance and the im­ pact of the victory in Atlantic to our pocketbooks, our payoffs and our future in the merchant marine. John Arabasz Wilmington Port Agent PORT Boston New York .. Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk. .... Savannah.... Mobile New Orleans ^Galveston ... Seattle ...... Wilmington Savannah: Shipping Expaeied To Hold Steady in Fttture We expect the shipping to hold steady in the future as it has held in the past. Ship paying off was the South­ land of South Atlantic. It signed right on agafn. In-transit vessells were the Maiden Creek and Azalea City (Waterman): Seatrains Savannah and New York, twice each (Seatrairi); Southern States (Southern); and the Robin Sherwood of Seas. Shipping for the next two weeks looks good as we have the follow­ ing due in for payoff; Southstar and Southport of South Atlantic. Also the John Paul Jones is in idle status and may call for a crew at anytime. One of the boys around the beach now is Harry Galphin. He joined in Decemb e r, 1938, i n Savannah, Ga., after going to sea since 1927. Be­ fore that he had served two years in the Navy. At the beginning of his career he was making $62.50 a Galphin month and he had coffee time only if he brought his own. He knows he's got those days beat with the SIU. Oldtimers on the beach include S. M. Pearson, F. T. Burley, L. A. Dewitt and E. M. Jones. In the hospital just waiting for their ship­ mates to drop around or a note are W. L. Butler, G. W. Wilson, W. T. Sheirling, J. Littleton, J. B. Far­ row, H. C. Kemp, R. Huggins, R, A. Denmark, F. H. Buckner, P. Daugherty, M. L. Gardner, John Duffy and L. Love. - Jeff Morrison Savannah Port Agent Mayor's Trek Reveals Gaivesien's Troubles ,.,m^ WtfCi -mm has two ships layed up, the Lucile Bloomfield and the Mary Adams, and they don't expect- to bring them out until the first of the year. The Bull Run (Petrol Tankers) and the Neva West (Bloomfield) were brought out of lay-up and crewed last week, so along with the other ships in transit and the payoffs we had a pretty good week. Ship Activities The Catherine and Gulf Water signed on and in-transit vessels were the Seatrains Georgia (twice) and Louisirana (Seatrains); Val Chem (Valentine Tankers); Neva West (Bloomfield); Bull Run; Abiqua (Cities Service); Mae and Evelyn (Bull); Steel Advocate (Isthmian); Afoundria (Waterman); Alexandria (Carras). Last week the Mayor of Galves­ ton went to Washington to see what could be done about the em­ bargo placed against the Port of Galveston by the US Department of Agriculture, due to litigation initi­ ated by the Government against the Galveston grain elevators. While there, the Mayor learned the ban was not due to the litigation but to objections as to who was at the head of the wharves. In.today's paper, there's an article by the wharves manager that he will re­ tire as vice chairman and general manager, effective March 1, 1954. Maybe this will ease the pressure in the port and start some of the grain ships coming in here for car­ go and payoffs. The Carrabulle (Natl. Navig.) is due in from Houston for payoff, af­ ter being out for five months. The entire crew of the Seatrain Louisiana (Seatrain) brought forth a resolution which might profit the membership to look into and vote upon. The crew believes that as things stand now, its hospitalization coverage is adequate, but they wonder what is going to happen when the USPHS goes out of busi­ ness, if and when. What's more, in order to protect the families of the crewmembers, the men want to see if the Union can put all the Seafarers under a - joint hospital plan sueh'as Blue Cross. We think they've got a good thing here, apd we leave it up to the membership to take the next step. The men aboard the Seatrain Louisiana ask to place the resolu­ tion before the membership so that the membership will be able to vote themselves for what these crewmembers believe to be a good deal. They don't want their broth­ ers to miss out on anything which <vill benefit them and their posi­ tion. Keith Alsop Galveston Fort Agent Lake Charles: Shipping is Booming in Louisiana Port Things have really been hum­ ming in the past two weeks and are expected to stay along those lines for the upcoming period. Coming into this port were the Logan's Fort, Winter Hill, Chiwawa. Government Camp, Bradford Island, Lone Jack, French Creek and Salem Maritime of Cities Serv­ ice. Also the Bull Run of Petrol Tankers and the Petrolite of Tanker Sag were in. Since the French Creek and Lone Jack paid off from overseas trips and the boys wanted to be home for Christmas, this caused a flurry of shipping. We had to resort to shipping a few white card men as most of the rated men were gone from here at the time. We still don't advise a headlong rush to this port since it may be filled up by the time this goes to print. Holiday Dinner We had a dinner on Thanksgiv­ ing Day for the boys at the hall. Thanks to the efforts of several of the brothers who promoted a tur­ key and fixings, Mrs. Cline, a woman who runs a cafe near the hall, cooked the meal with the as­ sistance of Bill Langford. The chief promoter of this dinner was Ross Lyle. All hands pitched in on the job and the meal was enjoyed by about 25 men who put away the groceries in stjde. Leroy Clarke Lake Charles Port Agent i it it Philadelphia: Election And ILA Beef Geming Along Fipe Shipping has been going along on an even keel and we expect it to keep along these same lines for the coming period. i i i On the AFL-ILA beef there Is Galveston: not too much to report except that there seems to be very good progi-ess being made toward the com­ pletion of the drive wdth the AFL holding a very good edge. We ex­ pect some good news on this score Business and shipping for the shortly and we all are wishing past two weeks has picked up a lot, them success in unifying the front and it looks like shipping will re­ once more. Great strides have been main fair for some time. successfully taken I understand, and by the time the injunction e.xIn the last two weeks we paid pires on Christmas Eve, we may off four ships. They were the Steel have achieved success in this drive. Advocate (Isthmian); Catherine (Dry Trans); Ma'-ie Hamil (BloomTwo to Go field) and the Gulf Water (Metro There remain only two vessels Petro). The Marie Hamil is in the still to be voted in Atlantic at this shipyard having some repairs made time and from the reports of the and will take her crew back again organizers it is safe to assume that in about 10 days. Bloomfield still they will go SIU, too. After the ballots are counted, comes con­ tract time with the company. Everyone knows what we are ask­ ing for and if we have to strike these scows to get them we are not going to lessen our demands. Ships paying off were the Abiqua Shipping Figures Novembier 18 to December 2 and Chiwawa (Cities Seiwice), the REG. REG. REG. TOTAL SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL Sea Cloud of Dolphin and Carras' DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED Trinity. All but the Sea Cloud signed on again, as well as Bull's 37 17 17 71 4 7 3 14 Angelina. 172 473 131 114 356 143 158 111 In-transit vessels included the 35 22 42 17 35 94 51 . 108 Robin Kirk, Robin Wently (twice) and Robin Gray (Seas); Fair-land, 89 136 107 170 127 82 325 Andrew Jackson, Afoundi-ia, Has­ 7 14 13 6 33 5 14 2 tings (twice), Chickasaw, Wacosta 12 6 14 4 22 26: 15 55 and Azalea City (Waterman); Steel 12 40 4 4 10 16 2 Voyager, Steel Flyer, Steel King, 31 37 91 38 28 101 23 35 Steel Architect and Steel Seafarer 111 84 124 125 315, (Isthmian); Sea Cloud (Dolphin); 111 349 114 Government Camp and Winter 47 50 37 33 56 112 134 23 Hill (Cities Service); Southern 61 26 28 28 ' 106 115 44 36 States (Southern Traders); Val 62 43 141 49 162 44 ; 51 Chem (Valentine); Ines and Eliza­ beth (Bull). 6, 32 29 ^2 73 0 3 9 iSteve Cardullo A 506; 1,661 Phfladelphi^a Port, Agent 2,048 ; i.^654,.:,:,. 506 ; J. f.j i. ••ui •V; MA j.v-'.. .. . CO Mobile: . J-v ft J't ""v*- 1Sl �Wtme Twelve SEAFARERS DeMmlwr 11,.19SS' LOG MEET THE SEAFARER IN THE WAKE JOHN CHELTON, Oiler For a man who's had a taste of But sailing non-union on the the sea, the life of a barber can be Lakes, he said, meant all that sail­ 4> ^ 4> Question: Did you do any Christ­ a pretty dull way to make a living, ing with one company means any­ Many of the tall tales spun by mas shopping overseas? and that's the main reason that where. Ypu didn't have much in John Chelton is now sailing SIU. the way of job security with that seafaring men involve the fierce and terrifying storms which they John, who Is 27 years old, sayS kind of set-up, besides which the Tommy Scoper, engine dept.: I've he hasn't been sailing SI^ ships earnings have survived in the world's wa­ and conditions couldn't the Med­ very long—actually for less than compare with those he receives ters. Although the height of the bought some presents iterranean and a year—but after sailing some un­ with the SIU. There just wasn't waves which break over the ves­ Persian Gulf this organized ships on the Lakes, and any kind of protection for the men sel's deck reach stupendous pro year. I bought a spending four years in the Navy, against having to do all kinds of portions in these stories, actual Turkish water he says, "there's just no compari­ overtime work without added pay. records prove less ferocious. At pipe in Bombay, son. The SIU is great." the Hydrographic Office of the And, he added, you couldn't turn India, where J Saw Lots of Action it down either. United States Navy Department, did most of my John started sailing some 10 So, after sailing on the Lakes records reveal no wave higher 4. 4. ^ shopping. Also years ago, when he went into the for a while, John wanted to get. *Way back in 1819 the Savannah than an 'estimated 80 feet. This some silver- Navy. He ended up as a water- back on deep-sea ships again, so set out on her maiden voyage—the giant wave was encountered by braided purses tender aboard the light cruiser he went to Galveston and was able first steamship to cross the ocean. the British ship Majestic back on and hammered USS Miami, where he spent three to ship out on the Seatrain Texas. The venture proved to be a finan­ December 22, 1922 in the North cial failure, however, and sailing Atlantic waters. In general, it is silver items, which are typical of years, seeing quite a bit of action Since that time, he's sailed on the in the Pacific—"I got two bars and Logans Fort and the Antlnous. ships were not to be supplanted by difficult to estimate the height of the country. nine stars," he says. Now he's ashore and waiting until steam until 15 years later. ^ 4^ ^ waves during violent storms, but The nine stars are for the nine he can get a foreign freight run James Parker, cfa. pumpman: I In 1834 two British steamers, the most of the whoppers measured by Sirius and the Great Western, the Navy reached 50 feet in haven't been overseas for a year, major engagements that the Miami that he likes. took part in during the campaign, "After sailing on SIU ships." he started service to New York, where height. but I've had my including all the invasions from says, "I'd never go back to sailing their fast trips placed them ahead fill of Christmas 4> 4> 4> the Marshall Islands, right up to with any other outfit. I figure that of all their rivals of the day, and According to a German zoolo­ shopping. I spent the end of the war, including I'm going to be sailing for a long put the British ahead of the United gist who counted them, the West a frustrating Guam, Saipan, Okinawa and others. time yet, and I want to do all my States as far as Atlantic naval Shield shrimp has 1,802,604 leg hour getting lost The Miami also was part of Task isaiUng with the SIU. power was concerned. joints . . . Although marine crea­ in Macy's in New Force 38, which made the first On Own Time Alarmed over their loss of lead­ ture are unusually sensitive to York recently, carrier air strike on Tokyo, follow­ "Back on the Lakes, the engi­ ership, United States shipping lines changes in temperature, a snail and I had to in­ ing Doolittle's raid. It was the neers used to have us chipi<ug and built the Atlantic, the Pacific, the has been known to survive in tem­ quire my way to Miami which sank the last Jap­ painting and doing all sort of work Arctic and the Baltic, luxury liners peratures of 140 degrees below the street. I was 'ft . anese heavy cruiser to the bottom like that. Every man in the enginewhich cost a staggering $3 million zero Farhenheit . . . The swift looking for a room had a particular station, or apiece to build. The United States sailfish can swim~70 miles an hour pocketbook for my mother, but af^r a surtace engagement. "We were real lucky," John says, section of the engineroom that he once more had the queen of the . . . The common goldfish can couldn't find one. "because we only got hit once, and was responsible for, and the man seas when the Baltic crossed the grow to reach a length of 16 ^ 4^ 4> ocean in an unprecedented nine inches ... A snail's pace has been Oscar Raynor, cook: Haven't that was by a Jap torpedo that had to keep that section clean and. chipped and painted. Most of that days, 13 hours. generally estimated at one mile done any Christmas shopping yet never did go off. It was a dud." After John got out of the Navy, work was done on your own time, this year, but I in 14 days. 4i i 4; One of the unsung heroes of the hope to get to he decided that he'd settle down, too. 4' t t "When I got my first SIU ship, I American Revolution was John One of the sea's most Impressive Japan to do it. and so he went to a barber school. Glover, a Massachusetts-bom pa­ giants is the blue whale, a mam­ "While over there "I thought I'd learn to be a barber, could hardly believe the way things triot, who is at least partially mal which at birth is larger than in other year^ I and then settle down, but I found worked. The conditions were terri­ credited with helping to bring an adult elephant . . . Another got dishes and out that I didn't like it. I wanted fic, and thd payoffs were terrific, and travelling." too. about the creation of the US Navy. unusual water mammal is the sea statuettes for the to keep moving, Sailed on Lakes "Now that I've sailed with the Not only was he instrumental in otter. In order to eat a mollusk, folks back home, So, after barber school, John SIU for .a while, and know what helping to outfit the four ships this eccentric creature floats on in Colombo, ended up sailing on the Great the deal is, I figure that I'll be which became the nucleus of Gen­ its back in the water and then, lay­ India, I bought Lakes. He spent three years on the ready to help out in the next or­ eral Washington's naval strength, ing a rock on its stomach, it some ebony wood but he helped the Continental smashes the mollusk shell against elephants and they went over big Lakes, most of it sailing for the ganizing drive that the Union Cleveland Cliff Iron Company, a starts. After seeing , how great Army to escape from New Jersey the rock . . . The frog fish, which with the family. non-union outfit. things really are on an SIU ship, after a crushing defeat. is found in and around the waters 4" 4 4" Even at best, John said, sailing the way everything works for He had organized an amphibious of the Asiatic islands bccasionally Daniel Gemeiner, MM: In the on the Lakes is a rough way to and the benefit of the members, I fig­ force called the 14th Regiment, leaves the water, and hops around past few years I've got perfume make a living because it's a sea­ ure that I'll be glad to help or­ Continental Line, in Marblehead, on the shore very much like a frog in France, glass­ sonal business and once the Lake ganize some of the non-Union out­ composed mainly of fishermen in . . . The stickleback is another fish ware in England area freezes over'there isn't much fits. I'll really know what I'm talk­ the area, and this force carried which imitates a different species and woodcarvings a seaman can do but shift for him­ ing about when I tell the unorgan- . "Washington's men across the Dela­ —it builds a nest for its young, in Germany, get­ self in the winter-time and try to ized seamen about how wonderful ware and to their celebrated sur- like a bird. ting the best each pick up some other odd Job. the SIU is." country had to offer. My wife r • asked me to get * B * l-J » 1 •rj * f IT * T a woodcarving in Germany, and so ACROSS DOWN 19. Bay, SE 34. Imitate I bought one of a 1. Place for a 1. Hastened After a four-day land and sea discuss the war against Japan ... Honshu 35 The: German mariner 2. At this point 22. Make fun of clock for our home. 37. CaUed battle, German forces captured the The Seafarer-crew of the Lawton Where 3. 23. 38. Portions of New York There are quite a few nice British naval base on the Island B. Evans was cited as a "credit Abadan is with lines medicine , Barbados 4. Throb like ' 24. Sharpen items you can't get here, 40. Mail, as a of Leros, and Berlin announced to the merchant marine" for their 8. Firm the heart 25. Unravel letter 4 4 4" S2. S. American 5. Thrashes that the entire Island was in Nazi efficiency and courage during an 26. Wicked 41. Aspect country 6. Blaik's team Jose Lopez, oiler; I haven't done hands . .. Allied plants from North invasion and a trip through sub28. Ibsen char­ 42. Member of acter chorus 13. Period of time 7. Girl's name any Christmas shopping overseas, Africa bombed the Toulon Air infested waters ... Ad "hour-long 8. West Indian 29. Man's nick­ 43. Liquors 14. To sheltered island ever, but I hope Base in occupied France ... In parade" of 775 British bombers name 44. Fasten side 9. Tsland near 31. Spanish noble- 45. Commune in to get some done Washington, Stabilization Director raided Berlin. Of an -age Frisco 15. man HoUand 10. Not fake 32. Ore ship this year. I have Fred "Vinson announced a $100 mil­ 46. Moran ship 16. Bar in Am­ 11. Refute . sterdam 4 4 4 always been in lion subsidy or more on flour to 17. Orange skin (Puzzle Answer on Page 25) 18. Stupidity the United States prevent bread price increases . . . President Roosevelt arrived In Naples. •0. Genoa, around the end of The SIU fought a proposal for stiff Malta, for a conference after at- . etc. the year , so I medical exams that would bar tending another conference in of •1. Beast burden never had the op- many oldtimers from sailing . . . Cairo with Prime Minister Chur­ Z2. Unite firmly portuttity, al­ Activity continued on New Guinea chill and Turkish President Ismet 23. Slide though I shop as Australian troops pressed a Inonu to "reaffirni" the "identity " Offer a price 26. regularljr in San fresh offensive against the Japa­ of interests and traditional rela­ 27. Made a voyage Juan, P. R., near my home. tions of friendships" with Turkey nese. Star State 80. . . . Eduard fienes, president of 4 4 4 81. Pop 4 4 4 First, second Thomas Ramirez, MM: I've Czechoslovakia government-inIn Yugoslavia, German forces the or third bougiit fishing gear and dishes in exile, signed a 20-year treaty of >3. Word ending landed on the island of Veglia, and friendship Yokosuka and 34. Grand Banksand mutual assistance on the mainland, drove the parti­ catch Yokohama, with Russia . The SEAFARERS 85. Stupified sans put of three small towns . . . LOG ran a. .comparison Japan, where you 86. Gun con­ The SIU began ah educational pro­ tracts covering stewards of 88. Man's nick­ can get some fine depart­ name gram to make good Union men out ment personnel. The comparison pieces of work­ 89. ^joie. of of the RMO trainees ... Earth­ included, SIU, NMU and NUMCS oasebaU manship. I've 40. Calmar ship quakes in Turkey destroyed 29 vil­ contracts and showed that Seafar- . . bought dresses in 44. Boulogne oaeds lages and were .estimated to have ers were far ahead of other stew­ 47. Like some the Philippines harbor water killed more than 4,000 persons. ards department men jn wages, On the beach and rugs in In­ 48. 49. Put to work working conditions, pvertimp and r dia and Egypt. 4 .4 4 80. Network President Roosevelt, FrlmW Min­ all. other cpnsiderations . . . The Also, I got my lit81. Require 82. Greats: Abbr. tile girl a kimono in Japan last ister Cburchi"! and Generalissimo US Fifth Army announced the ca^ ' ' 83. Slaughter of ' Chiang Kai-shek met at Cairo to ture of Mt. Caniino in Iteiy. ^ .time I was there, . the Cards The Winter Hill, as her crewmembers will be interested to know, was named after a, prison camp for British soldiers, during the Revolutionary War. When General Burgoyne's army, neared Cambridge, Mass., as prisoners of war, some of the officers pushed over on the ferry into Boston. However, their hopes of comfort­ able quarters and good living were quickly dispelled, and they were speedily returned to nearby Win­ ter Hill, where far-from-luxurious barracks were awaiting them. prise victory at Trenton — a deed which raised Glover to the rank of general. .-Jsigt.i. -AM' • I �KrH'''-M»7rT!^H 1. -'•• • .•• f .IV; December 11, -ISSS" , S^EAFARERS |i'':'. SEAFARERS •So THAT'S Unity!' LOG Vol. XV. December 11, 1953 Paee TBIrteea LOG Uo. 25 I.',: . .fi'' Published biweekly by the Seafarers Inlematiohal Union, Atlantic .& Guli District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth 9-6600. Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer editor. HERRRM BRAND: Mnnagvng Editor, HAV DENISON; Art editor. BESRARD SEAMAN; Piioto Editor, DANIEL NIIVA; StaS Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR IBWTN SPTVACK ART PERrAT.L, JERRY REEMER. AL MASKIN. NOEL PARMENTEL; Guli Area Reporter, BILL MOODY; Staff GAYLOHD LYMAN. MILTON HOROWITZ. Bridges Agalir We've pointed out before that Communist strength in West Coast maritime is still a force to be reckoned with. Seafarers Are Despite all the attacks on Harry Bridges and his allies in In Own Drydoek past years, it has been the SIU of North America and its To the Editor: affiliates: the SUP, the SIU and now the Marine Firemen's Greetings from Ward 6 of the Union and the Marine Cooks and Stewards-AFL; who have Army Hospital in Yokohama carried the major burden of the fight against Communist that's the broken bones depart­ influence in maritime. ment. I'm here with a broken leg It's no surprise that Bridges and his underlings in the that I got when I tried to assist one of the worthy brothers getting West Coast longshore union and in the National Union of on board the MV Sword Knot at Marine Cooks and Stewards,' should attempt to weaken and Inchon, Korea. undermine AFL West Coast unions. His latest raid on the Directly across from me Aleutian, a ship which is under contract to AFL unions in Brother Bill Scarlett. He got all three departments, is-of a piece with many past actions. messed up here in Yokohama and When Bridges massed his manpower on the pier in front like mysel of the Aleutian, his purpose was obviously to intimidate APT. he's due for an V crewmembers aboard the ship. But while he could have a extended stay. few individuals roughed up, the mass march of AFL seamen Down at t h to the pier gave him an unwelcome answer. It's important to other end of the note too, the way the Marine.Firemen's Union, recently affiliward is Brother ateji, With the SIU, participated wholeheartedly in this bee: George Black alongside the other unions. who got busted Whatever the outcome of this particular incident, the figh up on the Mar­ Llpkin vin. He's been of AFL yiaritime unions against Communist influence in -West Coast maritime will continue until that influence is here a couple of months but ex­ pects to go back to the States in a eradicated. few weeks. t 4 ' 4 LABOR ROUND-tlP Philadelphia downtown traffic is moving more normaUy now with workers at 63 garages and parking lots returning to work with a new two year contract. Approximately 200 members of the Transport Workers Union, Local 700 (CIO) were out for a week on the picket lines. The new agreement provides an immediate ten-cent hourly in­ crease with another two cents an hour six months from now. when it was picketed by Hotel and Restaurant Union members. The union was protesting the hir­ ing of a non-union catering firm for the occasion. Several guests including the state commander and political leaders as well as 200 Legion members refused to cross the line. The picketing-was called off whien the union was as­ sured that union caterers would be hired in the future. The hospital is fine and the chow, though not up to shipboard standards. Is adequate. The social The'opesators of the strike bound SS Florida had a rude services here are worthy of special awakening this past week. The company had ideas of signing mention. The Red Cross is really a quick new contract with the SIU, and then using this new on the job for a change and really contract to force deck and engine officers back to work. They puts out with the coifee, cake-and 4^ 4> 4^ material. One outfit, the even advertised in a' Miami newspaper for licensed officers reading 4" 4" 4" Gray Ladies, a volunteer set-up, The CIO Brewery Workers to replace the striking men. A half-vote decided a National Union have celebrated December really is on the job." They're most­ The Union rejected the company proposal. The operators ly Army wives, daughters and Labor .Relations Board election in 5 as the 20th anniversary of the were told that they would sign a new contract only after relatives of the civilian personnel favor of the AFL Sheet Metal repeal of the I8th amendment or regular negotiations, the same as all other SlU-contracted in Japan. They receive no com­ Workers Union ^t the Wright Man­ prohibition amendment as it was. ufacturing Company of Phoenix, popularly known. The Brewery companies—and then only after the membership had ap­ pensation and are here in the hos­ Arizona. The original vote was 68 V.'^orkers point out that legal liquor pital every day and evening dis­ proved the new contract in the regular fashion. tributing toilet articles, cigarettes for 'the AFL union, 62 for the in the past 20 years has made At present the Florida is still tied up and crewmembers and organizing recreational activi­ CIO and six no union votes. Six­ more than a million jobs available have refused to cross the picketlines. The incident does prove ties. They also conduct a shopping teen other votes had been chal­ and brought in $43 billions in tax that the operators always have hopes of breaking strikes and service for patients who are un­ lenged by the CIO. revenue. able to leave the wafd. They're* The Labor Board upheld 15 of maritime unions. if if if the challenges and counted the really swell people. t 3, t AFL and CIO unity committees 16th ballot. It was an AFL vote SUP Agent Is Tops giving the Sheet Metal Workers will meet in Washington on De­ Dick Kim, agent for the SUP in 69 votes out of 137, or half a vote cember 16 to undertake further dis­ on the subject of organic Coast Guard charges filed against an OS on the Sea Wind Yokohama, came over to see me as more than the total cast. The de­ cussions unity in the labor movement. It cisive vote was cast by a worker soon as he was notified that I was shows how some officers are quick to blame a crewman for in the hospital. 'He's really on the no longer employed at the plant. will be the first meeting of the anything that goes wrong. In this case, the OS, who had been ball. committees since the agreement We had a long talk and he if if •going to sea for only a short time, was charged with leaving assured me that anything we guys Independent telephone workers of last June on a no-raiding pact his post as lookout after which six men were killed in a ship here wanted he would get us. in New York have voted 1,988 which is to go into effect on Janu-1 collision. feel very happy to know that there to 1,718 to affiliate with the CIO ary 1 for ail unions signing the However the man was cleared at a Coast Guard hearing is a representative close at hand Communications Workers union. It -pact. i t t when testimony showed he had been ordered by the-mate to to protect our interests. Any time was the first foothold that the help rig a pilot's ladder. The mate used the lookout so he these company agents try to give telephone union has won among Striking photoengravers have wouldn't have to call up another man and pay OT for the job. us a fast shuffle, we've got Brother 60,000 employees of the Bell Tele­ returned to work at six New York When the Coast Guard raised a beef about not having a Kim here to straighten them out. phone system in the city. The in­ City newspapers after an 11-day There have been countless beefs dependent union involved held walkout. The engravers won a lookout on duty, the blame was quickly put on the OS. It was here, on SIU ships that he has bargaining rights for 4,800 of the $3.75 weekly settlement plus a only after hearings that the Coast Guard decided the man was taken care of. He's the busiest guy 60,000 employees. fact-finding board investigation to simply following the mate's orders. in town but never too busy to talk see if any further gains should be J4 if 41 I In this instance the OS was fortunate enough to have assist­ with and confide to. Any time Milk truck drivers in New York forthcoming. ance from his Union in preparing his cas§. Otherwise he could there's a beef he can be contacted State, The strike tied up ail six news­ who handle the big milk have lost his right to sail because of an incident for which he at 35 Honcho, Chome, Nakaku, tank rigs that deliver- daily- to pas- papers when members of other Yokohama. That's behind and tuerizing plants have agreed to newspaper unions refused to cross had no responsibility. above the Port Hole Bar, meeting arbitrate a contract dispute with the picket lines. A seventh paper, 4" and greeting place for all Ameri­ the employers. Arbitration was re­ the New York Herald Tribune, can seamen. quested by AFL Teamsters presi­ does not employ its own photoen­ So long for now. Bill Scarlett dent Dave Beck who pointed out gravers, but it suspended publica­ This issue of the LOG contains a survey of shipping men's wonders if the Welfare Director, that New "York City had just re­ tion also in the course of the opinion as to the value of the Mariner-type ships. At present, Walter Siekmann gets out this way. cently undergone a strike of local strike. some are dubious about the ship, citing size, operating costs This would be a pleasant surprise, deliverymen and plant employees ^ 4* 4> and that's for sure. Regards all which cut off ail fluid milk supply. and purchase price as drawbacks. / ^ Private Sanitation Drivers, who Should the Government be unable to dispose of these around. We don't wish you were Leaders of 12 locals with a total collect garbage and waste from here, but if your ship is, come see membership of 1,000 drivers restaurants, factories and busi­ vessels for commercial use, it would be a grave blow to the us. ' agreed-to the request. nesses have gone 'un strike in New industry's efforts to obtain coristructipn aid for new vessels. One more thing before I close. The contract has been under dis­ York City over a wage issue. The With the Maritiets available. Congress would not be likely If you're out around this way, drop pute for four months with the drivers are members of the AFL to authorize any other kind of program. in, but if you can't, drop us a line. upions asking hourly' increases of Teamsters Union. New York City's It's to be hoped then, that some arrangement can he worked Try to get around to all the boys, 55 cents and other improvements. Sanitation Department started out between ^the Maritime Administration and the private too, because they all need a little filling the slack in waste coUec- ' if V' operators wheie ne^ssary adaptations, can be made to assurje cheering up. An American legion banquet in ti^Ds, giving health reasons as the usefulness of the ships. . Max UpUn Boston Was delaj^d for two hours cause for Its Ih'lerV'ention. Hiide Awakening • • • - Qaick To Blame Tim Mariner Ships • - . �Pure Fourteen • %.- . ^ . , . SEAFARERS Dciocmbcr 11,.195S « t .. .?-• • rv; mI f4•:•:!• Billy and club-wielding cops and detectives meet a parade of SUP, MFOW and MCS-AFL members (center) as well as members of other SIU affiliates to stop the men from reaching NUMCS and ILWU squads (group standing at pier entrance, upper left). NUMCS and Bridges men had previously beaten' Aleutian (ship at pier) crewmembers going to and from the ship. - IS"-:'-: vS- hi»-s3 :••; Three detectives (note billy sticking out of pocket, center) hold a An AFL man, with blood streaming down hlsiace after being clubbed demonstrator as a cop snaps handcuffs on him. Demonstrators halted, i by police, and another demonstratpr sit in ^poliipe paddy wagon guarded • on pleas of leaders rather than attempt a breakthrough. Bryson and ' by San Francisco cop., Qub-wiplding cops injured a: number.,of thf : if/ J Bridges,'backed ^iown and stoj^d molesting Aleutian meBi^ 77^^?fe7-^den^stratora vwbile^pi^ctijag^^^ squadscv^s^^jif^^ws^ie^ '• • • • ^ �Decieinber SEATAHEKS LOG Page Fifteea '•^1 Lasf week, squads from Hugh Bryson's CommunisNdominoted NUMCS and Harry Bridges' CommunisNdomlnated ILWU tried to stop AFL seamen In San Francisco from boarding or leav­ ing their own ship. The combined strength of all SIU affiliates forced Bridges and Bryson to back down and allow crewmembers free access to the vessel. The passenger ship Aleutian was the center of the beef. Sold by one company to another, she was contracted to the MCS-AFL, and other AFL unions. Arriving in Frisco, the ship was met by squads from Bryson's and Bridges' out­ fits. As crewmembers left the ship, the waiting squads roughed them up. SIU affiliates members, angered at the at­ tacks on Aleutian crewmen, marched on the pier in protest. SUP, SlU-A&G District, MCS-AFL, MFOW and other SIU affiliates all participated. MFOW members took wholehearted part in their first beef since thei MFOW affiliated with •H - 1: . f :• -4'. ; • the SIU. The demonstrators were met down the street from the pier by Frisco police—^with billies and clubs ready for use. The cops formed a line to protect the Bryson-Bridges squads from the dem­ onstrators. The same cops who took no action against Bryson-Bridges squads, wdded into the demonstrators with clubs and billies swinging. Demonstration leaders halted the men. Subsequently Bridges and Bryson, in the face of the determined' demonstrators, agreed that all Aleutian crewmen would have free ac­ cess to the ship at all times. -• '.'ik i Police and demonstrators mill aroimd as action gets hot and heavy, SUP, MFOW and MCS-AFL demonstrators were joined by Seafarers and other SIU of NA affiliates in winning guarantee that crewmembers of the Aleutian would not be interfered with. .'; -'v'vd •; • J ->•< .'Ji I ••'Si •tv , V:J: .•i �Page Sixtieen SEAFARERS MAR ITIM E LOG DMember 11, 1958 SEAFARERS Japanese shipping interests have cancelled plans for construction of two 15,000-ton passenger liners for US on the San Francisco to Yokohama run. The liners, as planned, would have had a passenger capacity of 1,000 and a speed of 21 knots. Each of the ships would have cost under $14 millions but funds were not available for their construction . . . The Matson Company and Isthmian are opening a joint Hawaiian department in New York City to handle their brisk Hawaiian trade.. The office will be ready around January 1. Good Galley: Cooperation, Imagination In between storing the ship with a wide variety of good quality food stores and providing tasty meals for the crew stand those all-important people, the members of the stewards department. If the stores are poor and insufficient in quantity and variety, a good galley crew can Comes the holiday season and do more to Improve on them than you might think possible. And, the SIU galley crews on the ships go other way around, the way good food can be put to shame by bad all out producing Thanksgiving cookery is simply astonishing. Witness what they do with first quality 4. new British shipyard, the first one in 26 years, has been opened Day and Christmas dinners. The at Newport, South Wales, with appropriate ceremonies. The yard shrimp, turkey, baked ham. roast beef and other food at some military posts. Even where a ship has a good cook or a good baker aboard, their will permit lar^re ships to be built in drydock, with one drydock al­ beef, steak, stuffings, fancy pies ready in oneratirn handling jobs up to 8,000 tons. Another drydock. and desserts, and other fixings for efforts will be very largely nullified if the whole galley force doesn't to be construc'ed subsequently, will take ships uie to 45,000 t-^ns. The a special holiday meal are usually operate as a harmonious unit. After ail, when it comes to dishing out British lock c n the new yard as a way of meeting European competi­ very much in evidence. Many a credit, or blame, tiie crew doesn't take time out to consider which man tion which h'.s taken a number tf co. siruciion orders away from the ship sends in menus as proof that made the biscuits, boiled the potatoes, fried the eggs, peeled the onions islands . . . Chrnere seamen on t';e Eritifh freighter Greystoke Castle it had the best holiday dinner any­ or made the coffee. If there is any thought on the subject it would be whether the full meal left a pleasant or unpleasant impression. Con- • have besn tck.n in custody by Imin*gra-"cn authorities in S"n Fran­ where in the SIU, sequently the failure of any one member of the galley crew to do cisco after'th-y bolted tl:e vessel. Ihe 37 men involved were angry Among crews that were enthusi­ his job properly can void the efforts of all the others. over denial of shore leave when t>c ship reached port. astic about the performance of That goes to the serving of the meals, too, where a poor messman t. t. iheir steward department were can foul up a good meal. Obviously, a good meal on a ship has to be The Sun Oil Company tanker Louisiana had to be taken in tow Nocthwestem Vie- a cooperative effort. about 200 miles northwest of Puerto Rico after she lost her propeller. tory fVictory Carriers) rnrriorci and nnH the th«. Petty Bickering A Hindrance A salvage tug brought her into port for repairs . . . The 3.400 ton Elizabeth (Bull). The crew noted Dominican frcl.ghter Nuevo Domorico capsized and sank at a Ciih.-.n that chief steward Christopher That's why petty bickering among the galley force, such as who anchorage after having been towed into port. The freighter had pre­ Dacey of the Northwestern Vic­ will bring up the flour, clean the sauce pans and bakers' sheets, and viously run aground and done a considerabie amount of damage to tory "did a wonderful job in mak­ similar minor items, will create an atmosphere in which it is difficult her bottom. ing the holidays the most pleasant to turn out consistently good meals. That in turn will spoil the repu­ i i i tation of any good galley force, because the crew is going to place the possible." Forty washing machines destined for Czech housewives have been blame on all, no matter who might be individuaUy responsible for the Joined In NY stowed abcard the freighter American Shipper for del'very to Czecho­ Dacey has been an SIU member trouble on board. slovakia. The maeh'nes were donated by a Wisconsin manufaclurer for about One way to get a good start on the problem, is to provide an orderly years now, joining who heard a radio broadcast that their husbands were arrested for and weU-equipped galley for the men to do their work in. If the galley the Union in making machines for them. The men were accused of economic New York on is not properly arranged, if the men are constantly short on the basic sabotage because they had taken maier'als from the town workshop March 24, 1951. tools of the trade, it's going to make everything twice as hard to do, for that 'purpose. In the likely event that the machines cannot be _JIe's a Massachu­ and irritations will pop up constantly. Unfortunately, this is some­ delivered they will be. turned over to Czech refugees in Germany . . . setts native,'hav­ thing which. isn't always under the steward's controL once the ship The Cunard liner Parthia carried some unusual cargo on her last ing been born leaves port. The same is true of getting sufficient stores on board trip back when six horses and their gr-'oms went along. The horses there December for the voyage. These are things that have to be taken care of before had been shown by Irish equestrians at Madison Square Garden in 21, 1903, ju.st the ship sails. New York during the National Horse show. Avoid Monotony In Food four days shy of t t 4" • Christmas. Bel­ Assuming the galley is a good place to work in and all hands are Great Lakes ore carriers, who have taken good advantage of mild mont, Massachu­ pulling together in an orderly and efficient fashion, one more in­ Dacey spring and fall weather, have passed the 95 million ton mark in iron setts, is his home gredient is important to turning out good meals—imagination. When ore shipments to steel mills in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and New York town. the steward and his assHitants get together, to talk over preparation state. The previous high record of 92 million tons was set in 1942. A ^ 4" 4 of the day's menu, there's nothing so dreary as a cook who has no longer ice-free season, plus construction of additional ore can-iers, On the Elizabeth, chief steward ideas beyond suggesting baked custard or rice pudding for dessert made the new record possible. Ernest Bryant and the ship's cooks Granted that the custard or pudding is tasty, the crew that has seen i were cited bY their shipmates for the same thing several times in the course of a trip are liable to rebel The American 5Ierchant Marine Institnte recently announced the doing a fine job on tlie Tiianksgiv- at the monotony. appointment of two representatives, Herbert A. O'Conor, former sena- ing holiday. Bryant has been an It doesn't take much to provide something new and something dif­ from Maryland, and Francis T, Greene, former general coiii sel of SIU merpber for over ten years, ferent, because there are literally hundreds, maybe thousands, of nie Federal Maritime Board, who will speak for a majority of the joining the Union in Savannah on different dishes that can be concocted even out of the limited variety American Merchant Marine in Washington following the dissolution May 10, 1943. He and his wife of stores that are put aboard a ship. Most of the mealtime variety of the National Federation of American Shipping . , , On October 1 make their home in that Georgia can come In the dessert and baked goods category. It's here that imagi­ the Military Sea Transportation Service observed its fourth year of port city. He's 34 years old. nation can shine. By providing a little different twist to the desserts, transporting American military passengers and cargoes around the 4 4 4 the crew will have something new to look forward to every day of the world, it has lifted more than 93 million tons of cargo, nearly 8 mil­ Robert L. Ferguson, ship's dele­ trip. Main courses too, can be varied considerably from one day to lion passengers and more than 53 million long tons of petroleum prod­ gate of the Ragnar Naess must, the next. A standard dish like pot roast can be made in a dozen dif­ ucts in the four years of its existence, ferent ways by the same cook if he puts his mind to it. have done quite it -Jt a job in that All it means in most instances is using a little different kind of A penetrating study of the domestic shipping business is being made post, judging sauce, or preparing it with different vegetables and condiments. There's for the Department of Commerce by Dr. Marvin Fair, professor of from the crew enough variety in these to give new flavor to every standard meat dish Economics and Transportation at Tulane University, in an attempt to report. He was the second and third time.around. find out "what sunk the coastwise trade" . . . Export controls of the commended "for Everybody Has Pet Food Peeves Office of International Trade were extended to include vessels of US his extreme sin­ registry intending for scrapping abroad because of the continued short­ cerity and dili­ Even after all this is done, the stewards, department has to resign age of iron and steel scrap required for domestic steel production. The gence while serv­ itself to the fact that there will always be some objections to certain new regulation applies ,to American-flag vessels in foreign waters ing as ship's del­ foods. A few books could be written about the likes and dislikes of which are to be scrapped as well as to such vessels located in the US. egate." The crew people when it comes to eating. Besides which the world is full of Ferguson people who have very strong ideas of their own about what constitutes it $> added that he The Ministry of Marine of the West German government at Bonn, kept beefs down to a bare mini­ a good daily diet, each one different from the other. The bid bw Germany, announced that the government intends to participate in mum, with the result that it was about one man's meat being another man's poison holds true with transatlantic passenger trade, in direct competition with present gov­ a smooth trip ail around and there a vengeance. It would be expecting the impossible to hope for -complete sitisfacernments and firms operating along those lines. Negotiations are go­ were no headaches to speak of at ing on for the Gripsholm and LTtalia, intending to lure them away the payoff. tion for eveiy crewmember at every meal. The best any galley crew from their present o^ers as a base for beginning the across-the-ocean Ferguson, who sails in the en­ can do is take aim at the target and come as close as they can. And if passenger service . . . Grain is flowing down the Mississippi River for gine department, has been with most of the crew decides they just don't like something, the stewards export out of the Port of New Orleans at the rate of 60-70 barges a the SIU a little under three years, department just has to bow to their choice—even if they know that mcnth. Each barge carries a cargo of from 40,000 to 100,000 bushels, joining in New Orleans on /Janu­ the dish in question is really a good one. Just cross it off the menu with deliveries to New Orleans possing the thirteen million bushel ary 29, 1051. He's 34 and .a native and forget about it until the next trip, when maybe you will hit a mark early this year. crew that wiw gobble up the same dish and ask for more. of Clarendon, Arkansas. Burly I> Unreal Xightmare , . • C- • ,v•- .• • v-,. • 7^-.. . BM Bernard Seaman �December 11, 195S: SEAFARERS Pafe Sevenicea LOG How Useful Are Mariners? (Contiixu.ed from page 5) suitable in today's highly competi­ tive ocean trade. One proposed adaptation of the Mariners that seems to be usable is a conversion to combined cargopassenger operations. The ships are big enough and fast enough to run with the best of the passenger vessels. They have enough room to allow for carriage of several hundred passengers, plus a con­ siderable amount of cargo. * •For a while Moore-McCormack lines, which operates to South America out of New York, was considering just that. However, they have abandoned plans to con­ vert Mariners and now plan to con­ struct two new passenger-cargo ships that can be built to their ex­ act specifications. Up until now, the only company to buy the Mariners has been Pacific Far East Lines. They have ordered three of the ships which are to be constructed with cargo spaces revised for their purpose, including more reefer space and deep tahk space. On the long run from the West Coast to the Far East the Mariners speed will save many days of travel. For example, they estimate the Mariners' will cut transit time from San Fran­ cisco to Manila about four days, or eight days on a round trip. The increasing concern in Con­ gress and other Government cir­ cles about the Mariners was refiected in Congressional hearings held in August on a proposal to convert two of them to Navy re­ frigerator ships. The hearing, conducted by the Public Accounts All Atlantic Tankers Vote, Count To Begin (Continued from page 3) ess Union. Both the AMOA and the AMEU have the same business manager, attorney Emanuel Fried­ man, who also serves as general AFL Unions Halt Bridges 'Frisco Raid (Continued from page 3) Bridges squads at any point in the proceedings. The dispute arose when the Hawaiian-Pacific Line took over Aleutian from Alaska Steamship Company and signed with MCSAFL for the stewards department. The ship was scheduled for service between San Francisco and Hono­ lulu. Hawaiian-Pacific was not bound by the Pacific Maritime Association and consequently was " free to sign with MCS-AFL. Skeleton Crew When the ship took on a skele­ ton crew in Seattle, Bridges and the NUMC&S halfheartedly at­ tempted to intervene, but a mass escort of SUP men for the crew quickly settled the issue. However •when the ship arrived in San Francisco it was greeted at the pier by the Bridges squads. The first incidents took place shortly afterward when the squads pummelled one firemen and the chief cook, as well as Hanson and two other MCS-AFL representa­ tives. It was then that the mass march to the pier followed. Upon learning of the situation, SIU A&G Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall dispatched wires to SUP representatives in all West Coast ports and Honolulu assuring them of the fullest possible support from the A&G District. "The entire membership," the wire read, "of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union, Atlantic and Gulf District, and its officers are on record to support the SUP 100 percent, physically, financially and morally in your beef with fink HariY Bridges and his Con^munist henchmen." SIU West Coast rep­ resentatives were instructed to co­ operate fully'in the matter. Meanwhile, the ship's first sail­ ing has been cancelled as Bridges ordered JongshbiKmen not to Joadthe carjo. Another iag^;^h^S' been s6tIfor December 20. "i counsel for the two company out­ fits. That kind of a tie-in obvious­ ly disqualified the captain and chief from the role of impartial observer in the voting. Subsequently, the company de­ cided that the ship could come back to the States after all, so the voting was scheduled for Port Ar­ thur on December 10. SIU organizers seeking to build up the pro-SIU majority in the fieet have been plugging to the very last minute. All ships vot­ ing, including those out foreign have been met with launch or plane so that the men aboard were sure to get the latest copies of the "Atlantic Fleet News." Other­ wise they might have no way of knowing what has been happening in the last couple of months. Atlantic seamen ashore who have not yet voted have also been contacted by the organizers right through to the end of the voting period. As soon as the election results are announced, , SIU negotiators are prepared to present demands for a Union contract for the men on the Atlantic ships. The com­ pany has already indicated that it will bargain with whoever is certied by the National Labor Belations Board as the official bargain­ ing representative of Atlantic tankermen. • Subcommittee of the House, heard Navy witnesses say that it would be too expensive and impractical to convert the Mariners for Navy purposes. A Navy witness, Vice Admiral Roscoe F. Good, also pointed out that the Mariners would be a bigger target than pro­ posed Navy refrigerator ships and would be a poorer gun platform. Further, the Mariner ships would cost more to convert than it would cost to construct new reefers. Question Rothschild Subsequently the Congressmen questioned Maritime Administrator Louis Rothschild, other officials and shipping representatives on the prospects of selling the Mari­ ners. The shipping men testified that the Government's asking price of $4^ million was far too high for a commercial investment. The Committee concluded that "the only reasonable method of handling this problem is to find some way to put these ships into active service in the hands of American shipowners . . ." But, it went on to say, "We would be very unhappy to find ourselves con­ fronted with a request by the Mari­ time Administration that a new law be passed allowing the sale of these ships at a new low figure." Meanwhile the ships are contin­ uing to operate in haphazard fash­ ion under MSTS charter. And it looks more and more as if the un­ happy Conressmen will be con­ fronted with a request to sell the ships for considerably less than $41^ million before the operators will nibble. It's either that, or the boneyard. living Cost Hits New Record High i •••': f'i A longshoreman takes the mike to speak his piece at the Brooklyn membership meeting of the AFL-ILA: With the AFL-DLA rankand-file longshoremen have their first chance to get op at a meet­ ing and say what they want. Bi-Sfafe Agency Takes Control Of NY Dockers (Continued from page 2) nine pages In English and three pages in Italian. In addition to New York, the new union made big strides for­ ward in the Great Lakes area— where all 99 locals of the Great Lakes District have now swung to the new union, making the Lakes 100 ^percent AFL-ILA—and in the Philadelphia area. As these events took place, the 80-day Taft-Hartley injunction ap­ proached Its end^—it ends at mid­ night, December 24—and the men got ready to vote down the ship­ pers "last offer" of 6V6 cents per hour. The vote is required under the law. The AFL-ILA announced that it will not settle for anything less than the contract demands it has already made, with member­ ship approval. These AFL-ILA demands include a 20-cent hourly pay increase, full gangs, $100 per The cost of living has climbed to new highs for the eighth straight month according to official reports submitted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Figures for mid-October, the latest available show that con­ sumer prices are 15.4 percent highr er than 1947-1949 price levels. Ev^ry item except food prices was included in the increase with rents taking the biggest jump. However, the rate of increase in living costs has been slow from month to month. The total increase since September was two-tenths of one percent. (Continued from page 6) Food prices have shown a slight at this point, since he had been decline but not enough to make up away from his post when the acci­ for other rises. dent happened. He took his case up with the SIU's Welfare Services Department. After checking the facts of the case, he was referred to the Union's general counsel, Seymour W. Miller, who handled his defense. AB Testified A key witness in Thielin's behalf was a shipmate, Robert J. Edwards, who was AB on the same watch. Although the ship was going to the West Coast where Edwards lives, he got off voluntarily to testify for Thielin. It was Edwards who pointed out to the hearing officer that Thielin had left the lookout post on orders from the mate, and that this had been a common prac­ tice aboard the ship on other occa­ sions when there was work to be done that would be overtime for men off watch. The defense also pointed out that Thielin had been working as a seaman for just nine months and was in no position to judge or dis­ pute the orders of the chief mate; As a consequVnce, Thielin has been exonerated of any wrong doing with the Coast Guard hearing officer declaring that at worst he was guilty of poor judgment in le^v^ Us post ,eveii thouglr the CG Ixonerates Seafarer Of Neglect Charge month pensions and Increased wel­ fare benefits, safety regulations, improved hiring practices and bet­ ter working conditions. The New York-New Jersey waterfront laws and the Bi-State Waterfront Commission began operation on December 1. At that time, state "employment informa­ tion centers" went into operation under the commission. These cen­ ters, according to the men, move the shape-up indoors. All long­ shoremen are required to have a state registration card before they are permitted to work on the docks. The AFL-ILA has stated that the only way to fight the new laws —which are a result of the cor­ ruption in the mob-controlled ILA —is to build a decent, member­ ship-run union that will eliminate any need for the laws. In Philadelphia, the AFL-ILA has announced that it, and the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers, AFL, have made progress with tugboatmen as well as longshore­ men. The tugboatmen are part of tha bankrupt ILA's United Marine Division 333-A, which is the do­ main of Bill Bradley, the new president of the ILA. The AFLILA announced that it has already filed for a National Labor Rela­ tions Board representation elec­ tion for the unlicensed marine em­ ployees of the Warner Sand anu Gravel Co. in Philadelphia. The BME has been active in organizing the licensed engineers in the War­ ner Sand and Gravel Co. as well as the Curtis Bay Towing Co. Piek Up Card At Payoff Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations re­ quired for certain foreign voy­ ages are reminded to be sure to pick up their inoculation cards from the captain or the purser when they pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should be picked up by the Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when signing on lor another voyage where the "shots" are required. The inoculation card is your only proof of hav­ ing taken the required shots. Those men who forget to pick up their inoculation card when they pay off may find that they are required to take all the "shots' again wlien they •;; i? want to sigdvOh for ymyage.^;• •^1 ^.fi •'M ;l '4m �^ SJ Eiffhteca SEAFARERS Deeemltor II, 195S LOG Shipboard And Shoreside Sidelights That the capacity of flie ancient Colosseum in Rome Is estimated to have been between 45,000 and 50,000, It is also estimated that there was, in addition, standing room for about 20,000 persons. It appears that the ancient Roman writers who described the arena as being able to seat upwards of 100,000 spectators were guilty of exaggera­ tion. About a third of the original structure remains and the ruins are ample evidence that the amphi­ theatre was the most magnificent architectural achievement of the Romans, It was begun in 72 AD by Vespasian and completed about eight years later. Much of the labor was performed by Jews taken prisoner at the fall of Jerusalem. rlS 4 Seafarers William Joe, left, and Robert Vander Sluis in a skylarking set-to for the cameraman, dispute squatters' rights over turkey bones. Bob Vander Sluis; wiper, is shown with ship's mascot. Crew hopes to get it in US, mm Seaman's Club in Pusan, Korea, is pictured by Seafarer's camera on visit to town. Seaimen, soldiers and civilians can be seen in front. There's plenty of action aboard ship for Seafarers these days, what with Army cargo, delectable chow, mas­ cots and burst fire pumps, as witness these scenes aboard the Western Rancher. Shots are by Seafarer William Joe,, catching the ship and Its crew slightly off guard In some candid moments. Three mishaps occured while the crew was loading Army trucks aboard in Pusan, Korea. Here, too, are bits of by-play and a shot of a seaman's shoreside paradise, the Sea­ man's Club in Pusan. This Army truck took part of the bulwark with it when the boom on No. 1 hatch broke, hurtling the vehicle down to the open deck. 4" Vander Sluis displays a parched back sustained when the fire pump valve burst. US Army truck near completion of lift before the sling broke and it put a hole in the deep tank. Crewmembers look on. Seafarer Rags-Maternity Is The Mother Of invention ( YinofE ViBLFAffE ABOUT MM MAkC A 0FPAVU ON MY FmsT /r/p-A/io 0. AAOM/FBP TO 6eT AnAWRieD Rl€Nr A^AY?/^. ;• t That Sir Walter Raleigh was executed by James I on .a technical charge of treason? Actually his crime was shedding Spanish blood and encroaching upon Spanish ter­ ritory after pledging not to do so. Raleigh wished war with Spain; while the king favored a policy of peace. This led Raleigh to severe­ ly criticize the king, for which the latter never forgave him. Before his execution, he remained a pris­ oner in the Tower of London for thirteen years, spending this time in chemical experimentation and writing his "History of the World." His head was embalmed and kept in a leather bag by his widow, 4" 4" That provisions of the SlU con­ stitution dealing with trials and charges provide careful protection of tlie rights of an accused mem­ ber? Charges must be. in writing, signed by the accuser^and turned over to the port agent for presenta'* tion at meeting. The accused must either be present at charges or re­ ceive a copy of same by registered mail. All accusers are present and subject to cross-examination. Any decision of the trial committee is automatically subject to review by the next membership meeting. » 4^ » That the term "hoi polll," some­ times used by snobs to indicate those they consider their social and economic inferiors, is a Greek phrase? The term was originally used by some Roman writers and meant, roughly translated, "the common herd," The phrase was , written in its present Latin, rather than Greek and was use'd in its most deprecatory sense. Modern usage of the expression is credited to John Dryden, the English poet and scholar, who used it In re­ ferring to the laboring class of London. 4 4> 4> That Welfare Plan holdings in US Government Bonds now total almost $2 million? These funds were invested in this matter by the Plan's board of trustees con­ sisting of Union and employer rep­ resentatives. This is further evi­ dence of the excellent financial standing of the Plan. There have been two increases in weekly hos­ pital benefits and three in death benefits since the Plan's inaugura­ tion in 1950, This bond invest­ ment provides additional income for operating expenses. Calmar Food Beefs Pay Off, Men Praise Top-Notch Menus There's nothing more praiseworthy than perseverance, in or out of the SIU, and Seafarers have found out that it has paid off with Calmar, too. Where it has paid off more"*^ than in any other instance, Evans thought highly enough of the cooks and food aboard the according to reports from men ship to write to the LOG. Evans aboard the Calmar, is in the food was full of laudatory praise for department. Calmar, the company, Charles Stevens, chief steward; Ed Seeley, chief cook; James used to be no­ Oliver, cook and baker, and other torious about the members of the stewards depart­ poor quality of ment, Davis thought so well of its food until the the feeding department that he SIU began crack­ sent along samples of some ship­ ing down. Now, board menus and a combination aboard the Cal­ Armistice Day-Thanksgiving Day mar and probab­ menu In particular. ly aboard other Prominently displayed on thb ships of the line combination dinner was the staple as well, there is Stevens roast turkey (Maryland) with nary a beef whis-_ pered about the chow. The crew dressing, as well as other luscious thinks it's great and culinary choices for a main dish. happiness reigns supreme aboard The meal was complete from turkey to traditional pumpkin pie, the vessel. Seafarers Jim Davis and Rocky and a good time was had by all. By E. R«yM �Deeember 11, 195S By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor SEAFARERS LOG Pate Nineteen Breeding Rare Dogs Occupies Seaman's Leisure Time Off Ship A rare breed of Seafarer, Raymond W. Frye goes in for raising a rare breed of dog in his The road to good photographs is paved with errors. Success in tak­ ing pictures and the ability to correct mistakes as they appear are spare time. Of course, he doesn't do it all alone. He's helped by his wife and, of 4, directly correlated. Whether your camera is a simple box, non-ad­ course, the dogs. justable folding type or an expensive model, the possibility for errors 'Formerly from Maryland, is the same. Cameras do not make pictures, the person behind the the Seafarer now lives in box does. A moment of thought and planning before you click the Stockton, Cal., where he raises shutter can mean the difference between a good and bad picture. his strange brood of canines be­ tween trips on SIU ships. Right Here are nine of the most common mistakes that usually are found now he's on the Keystone Mariner among the photographs that Seafarers send in to the LOG: (Waterman) and plans to keep 1. Some of the exposed film sent in and processed normally in our right on sailing even though he's darkroom is found to be thin. This is due to under-exposure. The use dabbling in dogs. The Fryes have rare examples of of slow film in simple cameras with slow lenses is often the cause. the Chinese crested breed, which The remedy is to use a larger lens opening or a slower shutter speed they specialize in, in their own to permit more light to hit the film. With simple cameras, shoot in home. As house pets they have good light or use a faster film. "standard crested" and "toy crest­ 2. Dense negatives are caused by over-exposure or over-develop­ ed" pooches, with the former far ment. Too fast a film in a simple camera may be the cause. Many rarer in dogdom. "Foo Foo," the box cameras have a shutter speed of about 1/30 of a second and a standard crested, is as sleek as an lens opening of f-l6. Using a high speed film with these fixed set­ oil slick, baring more hide than tings will give about four times normal exposure in good light. The hair to the world. Her cocoa-col­ remedy here is to use a smaller lens opening or choose a lighter shut­ ored body is smooth as silk except for face whisker.s, tail and top ter speed. For simple box cameras pick a slow film. pompoms and wisps of hair on the 3. Fuzzy subjects on sharp backgrounds indicate faulty focusing or lower legs, all of which is snowstanding too close to your subject with a simple camera. The remedy white. here is obvious. Focus for the main subject and do not change your Toy Variety, Too position before shooting. With box cameras that are fixed focus do The toy crested dog, answering not take photos closer than about eight feet. to the name of "Tingaling," is sim­ 4. Sometimes the subject that you are photographing is in motion ilar in body appearance except for a'd comes out blurred. You are probably using too slow a shutter size and coloration. The smaller speed. Using a higher shutter speed and larger apertures will over­ dog is spotted, weighs between come this. With cameras having only a slow shutter speed, try and eight and 10 pounds, is eight shoot the motion coming toward you or going away from you. Avoid inches high from top of back to motion crossing directly across the film plane. floor and is 17 inches long. "Foo 5. If both the subject and background are blurred throughout the Foo's" sturdy frame comprises picture it means that the camera was moved. To overcome this prob­ about 20 pounds on the hoof, meas­ lem hold the camera as.steadily as possible during exposure. A higher uring 18 inches top to bottom and shutter speed will overcome slight camera movement. Setting the 22 inches from head to tail. camera on a firm support or tripod will end camera movement. Avoid "Foo Foo," the Fryes' Chinese crested, stands obediently on the American breeders count only 50 shots from moving vehicles at slow shutter speeds. end of a leash for Seafarer Raymond Frye on the front porch of Chinese cresteds in the US, most 6. When your subject is cut off at the sides, top or bottom, it means of these being the "toy" variety. his home in Stockton, Cal. Dog is one of rare breed in US. that the ground glass, optical or wire finder is being used incorrectly. For this reason, the Fryes value To put an end to decapitation, frame your subject in the center of the larger dog more highly, plac­ on the smaller. They expect to sell neighborhood. Market value is en­ the viewfinder or groundglass and allow edge space. When using any ing a market value of $1,000 on the puppies in the neighborhood of hanced, say the Fryes, because the finder place your eye or groundglass and allow edge space. When four-legged rarity and one of $250 $500 apiece, which is a pretty posh crested requires no special care, the -hide is thick like that of a sow using any finder place your eye close to the finder. and it is easy on the house. The 7. Tilting the camera will cause weird slanting horizons. Hold your dog sheds dirt but not hair, mean­ camera level and to be absolutely sure, use a button level. ing less baths and less tantrums by 8. Double exposures are caused by exposing twice on the same the head of the household, has no piece of film. Forgetting to advance the film will give you more ex­ body odor and is easy to train. posures per roll but no pictures. Advance film habitually after each Wins Blue Ribbons exposure. On simple cameras check the film number. A seaman may be rough and ready, but his heart is lined In recent dog shows in Califor­ 9. You may be one who often finds light streaks across his best negatives. These may be caused by a loosely wound film roll, leaks in with pure gold, the old saying goes. That gold was turned nia, "Foo Foo" received blue rib­ the camera or loading or unloading the camera in direct sunlight. into liquid assets recently aboard the Ragnar Naess (Sea- bons. The dog also finished first in an obedience course in the transport) when the Seafarer ^ The remedies here are self-explanatory. Fryes' home town of Stockton. and men of this vessel are contri­ crew opened its heart and its If you can avoid the errors enumerated above, you should have no payoff pocketbook to earth­ buting the amount of $245.00 to­ Mrs. Frye, who takes an active difficulty in turning out roll after roll of perfect photos. quake victims of the Ionian Isles.. ward the aid of the stricken vic­ interest in the business because of her husband's seafaring, had raised Digging down into their jeans tims. "I am enclosing a list showing dogs for many years before stum­ for those less fortunate than themselves, the Seafarers lent a the contributions made by the bling on the rare find of tlie helping hand once again to vic­ various persons on board. They crested. The breed originated in tims of misfortune. The entire all have signed in the Official Log China about 3,000 years ago, when crew, from master to ordinaries, Book for the amounts set forth, as the country was hardly a pup. The dogs were used as "healers" by pitched in with financial help, a Cash Advance. Seafarers have many interests while sailing the seven seas, with the captain writing the com­ "In line with the above, you are Orientals who endowed them with ^ , pany to forward funds immediate­ hereby authorized to pay into the great powers. and some of these versatile maritime men turn to them ly. His lettc' on behalf of the fund of Goulandris Charities, Inc., The Fryes aren't quite sure about permanently after a stbetch m the foc'sles. the sum of Two Hundred Forty- the occult powers of the breed, but erew, said in part: Five ($245) dollars, and then debit they think they've got a find for Such a seafaring man was Entire Crew Contributes my account for said amount.— dog fanciers who want rafity in dry land. He's now a forester in Walter B. Cadman, who sailed California, but the switch to shore- "In reference to your letter of Peter H. V. Bamberg, Master." their pooches. with the SIU through the war side employment is not condemna­ September 17, 1953, regarding contributions for earthquake vic­ years, putting in four years with tion of the sea. tims of Ionian Islands, the officers the Union during the hostilities. Cadman sailed with the SIU Ex-Seafarer Cadman is now as far from 1943-47, at which time he de­ from the sea as he can get on cided to go to college and study another love, forestry. During the 1. Who is the British actress who has made one American movie summer months he shipped out and is now the most talked about actress in Hollywood? as an AB on SIU ships to keep The LOG is interested in col­ him going through school. He . 2. Which southern governor, whose brother is one of-President Eisen­ lecting and printing photo­ hower's closest advisors, is booming Adlai Stevenson for president? sailed through the books with graphs showing what seagoing ease and at the end of four years 3. Which crooner, recently fired by Arthur Godfrey, is now reputedly was like in the old days. All was a full-fledged fledging for­ making as much as $40,000 per week in personal appearances? you oldtimers who have any ester. old mementos, photographs of 4. Which college football team ranked first, nationally, this year? Recently discharged from the shipboard life, pictures of 5. Which All-American backfield selections were repeats from last Army, which he entered upon ships or anything that would year? graduation from the Pennsylvania show how seamen lived, ate 6. Which famous United States Army General was awarded the State College, Cadman has accep­ and worked in the days gone Nobel Peace Prize this year? ted a forestry position with the by,'send them in to the LOG. Southeni Pacific Railroad. The 7. Which are the main streets of the following cities: New Orleans, Whether they be steani or sail, railroad has almost three-quarters San Francisco, Boston, Washington? " around the turn of the cen­ of a million acres of tree farms, tury, during the . first world 8. Which famous American playwright who died recently was « divided into'three areas, each un­ war and as late as 1938, the former merchant seaman? Sekfarers Jack Cobb, left, and der supervision of a forester and LOG is interested in them all. 9. Which two queens are currently on world tours? Bill Kaiser shown during stopr* assistant. Cadman will be located We'll take care of them and 10. Where are the three western heads of state meeting this week? over in St. Thomas, Virgin in the rugged Trinity Mountain returp. your,-souvenirs to you Isles; ••--••v.'--" section near, Mt. Shasta", .......25.)"^ Ragnar Naess Crewmembers Aid Greek Earthquake Victims Ex-Seafarer Turns From Seven Seas To Forestry Short Isle Stop Olde Photos Wanted by LOG Quiz Corner i .' 1' M "li �SEAFARERS Pace Tweefr Water (Salt) Everywhere, But Not One Drop For Ship's Boilers One of the worst feelings a seaman can undergo Is being left at the mercy of winds, waves and tides in the middle of the ocean. Seafarers aboard the Fairisle (Waterman) found themselves in just such a condition, according to Seafarer CJeorge Dunn, when the engines conked out about 500 miles off the Japanese coastal sausage, frankfurters, pigs feet and lapse of power. That was in the salads had a field day in the-cul­ mess hall during mealtimes. Other­ shelf. wise, the Fairisle was a dark, wal­ Enroute to the Far East over a inary department. One solitary bulb was turned on lowing ship for too long to please calm sea, all seemed balmy for the Seafarers aboard the Fairisle. Most the ship throughout the two-day most of the crew. of them were aware of the danger of the ship being left to drift help­ lessly, if the engines stopped run­ ning, but hardly any knew how close that situation was. Water ra­ tioning had begun a few days earlier. Several days prior to the stop­ ping of the engines, water ration­ ing went Into ef­ fect for the en­ tire crew, affect­ ing showers and drinking. Show­ er and drinking times were cur­ tailed. For a couple of days after that, there was only salt Dunn water available for showering and shaving pur­ poses. Seafarers report that it was like trying to shave with chalk. Soap lathers were unheard of with the salt water and so the crew went about the everyday job of cleanliness with some misgivings. Water, water, everywhere, but not a drop to shave. Stop For Two Days The engines stopped percolating A hug for Tony D'Angelo is given him by the bride while husband shortly after breakfast on Nov. 15, and wedding guests look on after the ceremony. and remained idle for almost two t On the last day of October, days. The ship was floating out 1953, Seafarer Manuel "Tiny" of control until about 3 AM on the Wallace signed on another morning of the 17th, when 200 crewmember aboard his good ship i.tons of fresh water were pumped ("Single State," and with the sayaboard by the Jean Lahtte (Water­ jing of "I do's," changed the name man) which came to the rescue of to "Marital Ties." In a word, the stricken vessel. The transfer took place in calm seas and the "Tiny" got hitched. Fairi"Ie was soon on its way again Shipping lo these many years as to the Orient. a single crewmen out of several During the ordeal of helpless­ ports, Wallace joined the ranks of ness which the men and the ship the benedicts in New York City. went through, there was trouble in On October 31, Wallace, 25, and the galley, too. Cold meals were his pretty bride, Anita, 22, a the order of the day and night, Galveston, Texas, lass, exchanged from Sunday eve to Tuesday morn. nuptial vows before a guest list There was some power generated including many friends and fel­ Seafarer Manuel "Tiny" Wal­ low-Seafarers of the lucky groom. for top-of-the-range meals. Scram­ lace and bride Anita relax. bled eggs, bacon, fried ham, fried The wedding reception was held in Mom's Restaurant and Bar, 42nd Street and Second Avenue, Brooklyn, near SIU Headquarters, after a borough ceremony. After the two signed the log book as shipmates forever, the party re­ paired to the restaurant for some relaxation and refreshment. Friends, relatives and shipmates had a fine time at the ceremony and reception following a hectic day of preparation L-.d anticipa­ tion. Quicker than you could say deck engineer, however, it was all ^cn \Vho payoff a ship over and the Wallaces were an old married couple, reveling in their fn a-foreign porfdutTno friends warmest congratulations. an extended s/oyat^ ° Seafarer And Texas Bride Sign On Near HeadqTers SeaSarer Sam Says horf" themselves and +he LInlon. li - The ipb vacated is lost +"0 the SiU -for •fhe Kemainder of^the+pip. "fhe loss vVorkS a hardship on ihe Pest oPthe cPeiv^ December 11. l»St LOG DqnH Wait^ Get Vaeation Pay Under the rules of the Va­ cation Plan as set forth by the trustees, a Seafarer must ap­ ply within one year of the payoff date of his oldest dis­ charge in order to collect his full vacation benefits. If he presents any discharge whose payoff date is more than a year before the date of his va­ cation application, he will lose out on the sea time covered by that particular discharge. Don't sit on those discharges; Bring them in and collect the money that is due to you. By Spike Martin There's nothing like owning a couple of oil wells to make you outspoken. That's what 15 other major league managers probably think after Casey Stengel put the blast on the clubowners and front offices of the major league clubs last week. Talking back to a front office just isn't done. The oniy worse sin in a manager's book would be to pre­ dict an eighth-place finish and tell all the fans not to bother coming out to see the club. Stengel of course can afford to talk. He's got the oil wells, plus the distinction of having won five straight championships. And what's more, what he had to say pinched the baseball executives in the right places. Shortage of Brains In brief, Casey said he was fed up with all the groaning about the Yankee stranglehold. If the other front offices had any brains oper­ ating out of them, Casey said, they would get to work getting some good ballplayers instead of beef­ ing. The rest of the managers probably added a silent "Amen" to that statement. Of course the Yankees have one advantage. Just like all good foot­ ball players will go to Notre Dame if they have the chance, all good baseball players jump at the oppor­ tunity to play with New York. But while success breeds success. the Yankees front office manage­ ment has more on the ball than that. Somehow the Yankee scouts seem to be able to turn up the Mantles, Martins, McDougalds, Fords and the like while other clubs go broke paying huge bonuses to publicized high school stars, most of whom never amount to anything. Secondly, there is the uncanny Yankee faculty of picking up fad­ ing stars from other clubs and getting a few good seasons out of them. Here's where the Yankees have the drop on all other clubs. They are willing to invest in some high-salaried ball players, men like Mize, Blackwell, Hopp and Sain where other clubs shy off. And where they have to pay high for an established minor league star like Woodling, they will come through. The Yankee front office figures its better to pay a high salary to get a seasoned ball player, even a part time one, than to shell out thous­ ands in bonuses to 17-year-olds. All of the other clubs had the same opportunity as the Yankees to get these men. They simply didn't want to touch them. Certainly it's not a healthy sit­ uation when one club completely: blankets the league year after year. Perhaps the solution for the competitors is to steal away some of the Yankees' front office brain trust. Maybe then they can come up with the secret of success. Boysan And Girlsan Meet In Japan Seafarers from the Burden pose for camera in the land of the rising sun. Shown, surrounded by girls, are, top, left to right, Roberts, Mease, Wilaszak. Center: Aton, Shaw, Mann. Bottom: Ebberts. 0ALl;£ir GtEAKINGS The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little' known cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Harry Franklin's recipe for baked stuff pork chop. - ' Harry L. Franklin, chief stew­ ard in the SIU for 11 years, has been around ships and seafarers for a long time He knows what he's talking about when he says he's got "a tasty dish to please the whole crew." Born in Cleve­ land, Ohio, ond now living in New York City and shipping out of the same port. Franklin has been sailing for more than a decade and knows -wit at pleases the pal-. Franklin ates of the men In the forecastles. This one, he says, comes by way of a cook he once sailed with, and out of Con•stanza, Romania. The ingredients used in this concoction include several stalks of celery, slices of dill pickle and apples, 42 pork chops to serve that many men, a slice of Swiss ohecse and an^eight ounce jar prepared mustard. In place of some of the seasonings, mushroonls, pepper and bread and but­ ter pickles are excellent substi­ tutes. Cut To Bbne Now, cut the pork chop by tak­ ing a knife and slitting the meat across to the bone. Stuff the con­ diments into the pocket in the chop thus obtained and brush' on Uv liberally with prepared mus­ tard. Secure the filling and chop with toothpicks and place the chop in a baking pan. Next, place the chop in an oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for 45 minutes over a low flame. It is essential to good taste that the dish is timed to be served piping hot from the oven,, so the men get the full benefit of the tangy aroma and taste set be­ fore them like so many kings. Don't, says Franklin, serve the dish twice the same way on nny one. voyage. Mix it up a bit for '^thetadded'enjoyment of the crew:: �SEAFARERS DMcmber 11.. 1953 Trinity Men Are Stiil Smarting T0 the Editor: During its present voyage, the Trinity (Carras) passed through Colombia, and stopped at the port of Covenas. As a result, many of the crewiriembers arp now feeling kind of sore when they sit down. You see, the only means of trans­ portation on this lovely tropical Isle is donkeys or mules. However, in spite of this, a fairly good time was had by all the cowboys of the Trinity. SI. Niederberger if if if Alert Steward Protects Crew To-the Editor: While the Coe Victory (Victory Carriers) was taking stores on in the port of Seattle, the port steward tried to shove off on us over 4,000 pounds of beef that had been taken off two of the com­ pany's vessels that are under seizure. As chief steward, I didn't like the looks of the meats and called a Government in­ spector down to the ship. The ins p e c 10 r con­ demned the en­ tire lot of meats as unfit for hum a n consump­ tion. This com­ pany then put entlrely fresh Meyers meats aboard for the voyage. A lot of the dry stores that were transferred from the other vessels were also con­ demned. If it had not been for my alert­ ness, we would have had all this junk shoved off on us. Let this be a lesson to other stewards to in­ spect their stores and know what they are getting, instead of taking a port steward's word for it, as they will shove anything off on you if they think that they can get away with it. And always remem­ ber, by having a well-fed crew you will always find harmony aboard. Louis E. Meyers l" 4" 4" F«t» TwMity-«B« LETTER S ' canned goods, fruit and fruit juices and canned vegetables. The quan­ tities of fresh vegetables obtain­ able vary according to season and the various ports. The meats we have had have been of inferior quality and of about two-thirds of the quality necessary to a well-fed Union ship. The policy has been to cut the steward's requisitions down to standards set by a form compiled by the now defunct WSA, which was always regarded as well below Union standards. As a result, the steward has been ordered to pur­ sue a policy that borders closely upon rationing and has been un­ able to maintain Union standards. Steward Hard-Timed There has been continuous pres­ sure brought to bear on the stew­ ard to circumvent the contract by having many things that are cus­ tomarily overtime performed as routine duties. The steward has made a con­ tinued and diligent attempt to maintain the Union standards, but because he does not readily submit to the policy of sub-standard gen­ eral conditions (in brief, he is not a "yes" man), he has been given and is still being given a very hard time. Seven Steward Dept. Men it Agents On West Coast Are Tops To the Editor: The rest of the guys and I would sure like to thank David Irvine for the swell job he's done as patrol­ man in Seattle, Wash. He settled several heefs that we had here on the Compass and the captain said that for the stores we got we could thank David; he thanked the fellows on here, too, for being such good. Unionminded men. We have heen on the West Coast for the past nine months, and would sure like to compliment Marty Breithoff, Tom Banning, Les Ames and John Arabasz for the jobs they are doing. Chet Gawrych Stores Are Poor On Potrero Hills Thanhs SIU For To the Editor: The steward and the entire Disability Dough steward department aboard the Potrero Hills (Phila. Marine) are confronted with a difficult and try­ ing situation. This ship was stored in Baltimore with what was and still is, Supposed to he eight months' supplies of "dry stores"— coffee, sugar, floury canned goods, etc. In, actual fact; there was a six-month supply of coffee, sugar, flour, pastes and a few other arti­ cles and four-months' worth of LOG To the Editor: This is to say thanks to the leaders and the entire Searfarers International Union who made it possible for me to obtain the dis­ ability benefit. You can Imagine how grateful I am to know that in the evening of life, when I can no longer -answer the call, that I am not forgotten. Thank you again. Benjamin Bailey Seafarers Saigon Symphony Tahes Drothers To The Cleaners To the Editor: Recently the Steel Chemist pulled into Houston, Tex., and the crew was well satisfied with the work of La Velle cleaners. This firm is owned by one of our Union brothers, L. A. Bolton, book B-591. It would be fitting and proper if the crews of all SIU ships pulling into Houston would let La Velle cleaners do their laundry and dry cleaning. By the way, Lenny Bolton is now married and has two children, and is expecting another addition Tancey to his family. Let's lend a hand to help a brother start a reliable business, and I'm sure he'll maintain a high grade of cleaning. Edward A. Yancey i 4. t New Experience For EST Crew To the Editor: It is a new experience for a num­ ber of the crew, riding a busy LST Southern Cities. Once aboard you notice the confining quarters, also the dirt of a lengthy shipyard stay. So report to work at 8:00 AM, sign on at 9:00 AM and sail at 10.00 AM. With little gear of yoim own there isn't time to think. At sea there is so much clean­ ing, no dinner,' then finally a supper meal before sougeeing your foc'sle, etc. The ports are quickly arrived at and the crew sleeps a good deal while off watch. Meetings are held once a month. They are EUiott routine, as all runs smooth between crew and management. A Virginian crew looks forward to the LOGs and a new library due at Jacksonville, our next port. No Slopchest Cigarettes are the slopchest. Buying gear, books and toiletries add up the draws. Of course, the rapid shore leaves can help. - The first good leave is due as cargo comes off and on. Three days, then off to the summer ports of San Juan, Surinam, etc. You think kindly of the boys at head­ quarters and imagine fur-lined boots and Christmas tinsel. Most of the crew probably will see the holidays go by at sea. Good comments being seldom heard, the Union strength and security are appreciated by our boys. Now, of course, there are a few chowhounds complaining, but Southern sends the requested stores. A good contract plus Union comfort. James B. Elliott 4^ Jean Lafitte. I really want to ex­ tend my heartiest thanks to Broth­ ers Dick Ransom, bosun; Bill Chadbm-n, BR; Bob Sullivan, AB, and Garth E. Henry, chief elec­ trician. We had a real old gettogether and I was lucky to get two copies of the LOG which, if possible, I would like you to for­ ward to me. SIU Respected The Army has a very high re­ gard for men with cook's experi­ ence in the SIU, and it's no won­ der, as we have the best feeding ships on the seas. Incidentally, I would like to pass word to all Sea­ farers who visit Kobe to stop in at the Club Rose where the treat­ ment is wonderful in every re­ spect. It is the only place in Japan that buys a drink back and that is going some over here. Warren Leruth - (Ed. note: We have added your name to the list of SEAFARERS LOG subscribers.) i i Julesbnrg Crew Has Hard Time To the Editor: I am now aboard the Julesburg and have been for the last seven months. We have had some trouble with our ice boxes so the meat spoiled; we were without linen for four weeks and had no shore leave here in Bahrein..Because the king of Saudi Arabia died recently we cannot get our mail, which is only 20 miles away in Ras Tanura. We have not had any LOGs aboard since August 6th. We have seven or eight pictures which were taken aboard ship of the funeral services for Harry T. Dunlop. Would you advise me on whether you would care to have them for the LOG. Requests LOG Will you please send the LOG to my new home address. My wife is a very faithful reader of the LOG and is sort of giving me heck to write you so she can get the LOG again and keep up with the SIU news. The SEAFARERS LOG is just about the best all-around paper I have ever read, and though it is limited to maritime and labor news it does cover a lot of terri­ tory. I don't suppose I have ever missed a paper as much as I do the LOG. Joe Nigro (Ed. note: Wc have noted your change of address on our mailing list. Please send the pictures you took in to the LOG.) Yorhwnar is A Good Feeder To the Editor: The Yorkman, left Baltimore on the Ifith of November on what looks to be a very good trip, for a change. The last trip wasn't such a good one, as the rest of the men are also in top shape. I will send you our Thanksgiving Day menu so you can see for your­ self how we are eating on this trip. We have a tip-top steward depart­ ment, and the other departments are also in top shape. Two men missed the ship before the payoff to go to the hospital. Their gear was itemized and will be put ashore in Long Beach, so that when they ask the agent to, he can forward their stuff to them. I had the dis­ tinction of being Toler elected an engine delegate last trip, and am still doing my best at both jobs. On my last trip on the Western Trader, I missed the ship in Phila­ delphia, before I had returned the money which I borrowed from three or four friends aboard. I would like them to get in touch with me as soon as possible, so that I will know where to send their money. Richard Toler 4i i 4. Baltimore Puts Out. Holiday Feed To the Editor: I want to take this opportunity to express my opinion of the Thanksgiving Dinner served in the port of Baltimore. It was ont of the best prepared and served din­ ners that I ever had the oppor­ tunity to eat. Everjbody had plenty to eat and drink. It sure was a plea.sure to see a lot of the old- ''^ timers I had not seen for a long time. The representatives of the SIU in Baltimore are doing a fine job that will be beneficial for the future of the port. Since my acci­ dent on the Yorkmar, I have had an opportunity to get around and meet a lot of the membership I have not seen in a long time. On the Yorkmar, I had the pleasure of seeing some of the boys from the Gulf - and from North Carolina— a group of nice fellows and good seamen who are setting a good ex­ ample for all seamen. The new hall is shaping up very nicely and will be a place to be proud of when finally completed. Carl "Red" Gibbs Hoosier Mariners And Koreans 4^ Ex'Seatarer is Generals^ Cook Juan Reyes, left, and Connie Grozea make tuneful melodies aboard tiie Seafarer in Saigon, Burmat The Seafarers produce the tunes OB th^ own TersionB of plcotb and bass fiddle 4uring Insure time. ••••. To the Editor: Before being drafted in the Army I was sailing for two years in the SIU. I shipped mostly from New Orleans and was chief baker on the Del Sud and usually shipped as night cook and baker or chief on tankers. At present I am chief cook in a commanding general's mess in. Korea. I cook for three generals, one lieutenant general and two brigadier generals in X Corps Headquarters. Recently I had the pleasure of going on R&R In Kobe, JBpan. Here I awt fmir SealanRrs off the Seafarers Jo* Doui^*rty, second from left, and H. H. Dldderbock. right, stand alongside of some South Korean lade who make their hmae near the sea. The SMtat was.ebeard the Hoesier Marteer; ! ( �SEAFARERS Pace Twealy-lw#- Crewmemhers Aid Korean Orphans To the Editor: At a recent shipboard meeting aboard the George A! Lawson (Pan Oceanic), all the brothers collected $43, which was handed over to the Army officer in charge of Opera­ tion Santa Claus. This money will be spent to the orphaned Korean children in the Inchon area. The whole operation was sponsored by the US Army, 21st Med. Port Battallion, Inchon, Korea. M. E. Sanchez LOG December. ll,r - 196S X E T T E R S Vendor Supports Longshore Fight To the Editor: The Steel Vendor (Isthmian) has a fine crew aboard,ship] and we are proud to take part in the great undertaking of cleaning up 'the New York waterfront. Loading the Steei Vendor in Anastasia's stronghold was one of the straws that broke the camel's back of con-uption in the racketridden old ILA. The SIU has shown the long­ shoremen that we are behind them 100 percent in setting up a bona fide rank-and-file union for ,^the membership by the membership, under the newly chartered AFLILA, with voting and full seniority privileges that will insure real pro­ tection for them and their families.. William Femance and watched the chain. Finally he his unenviable reputation. He turned to me and with a very puz­ would liquor up the ship's bully zled loffk on his face said, "Bosun, and talk him into picking a. fight has it got a strain on it yet?" When with whomever K^g happened to To the Editor: dislike at the time. One such in" . In the years that I have been he told me that we were going to stigated fight ended up .in knife- going to sea I have heard many a paint all the passageways in the play. King also started malicious tale of how a chief mate had fouled midship house, I turned all my rumors about crewmembers he up a good deck gang, but up until five-gallon cans of white paint up­ didn't like. two months ago I never had the side down. He saw this and asked I write this note because I heard misfortune to sail with a mate who, me, "Bosun, why do you stow your some of King's drinking buddies because of inexperience and down­ paint upside down?" I told him drafted a note to the LOG denying right stupidity fouled up a deck that I wanted to see the trade mark the charges "made by the Bridger gang that any bosun could truth­ on the bottom. In Safi, French Morocco, he men. fully say that he wanted the stack painted so we got This should set the record was damned glad the bosun chairs rigged up and straight: King is everything the to sail with. There everything else ready the day be­ Bridger men said he was. I hope are no perform­ To the Editor: fore. When he saw this he asked this will warn other seamen who ers or gashounds me if the heat on the outside of Once again I would like to send may have the misfortune to sail or foulups in this the stack wouldn't burn those stack deck gang. They a word of thanks to the welfare with him. 4 4" 4 ropes hanging down on the out­ Joseph Avila are all a fine ' department and to the brother side of the stack if left there over­ Seafarers who donated blood for bunch of hardi i t night. my wife during her recent illness. working men, More To Come willing to do any Thanks to the policy of the Mazur Please bear with me, brothers, To the Ediion job they are Union such emergencies are taken We want to acknowledge receipt asked to do no matter what it may there's more to come. Because the care of by the Welfare Services To the Editor: Department on the double. Recently I was a passenger on be. In short, a deck gang which is gauntlet was being used on the of the donation of $245 from the stack he called it a stack rope. I captain and members of the crew Thank you again. . the Andrew Jackson (Waterman), a credit to the SIU. Everything was going along fine suppose if I had it rigged up on a of the Ragnar Naess for relief of Edward W. Ketschko and have the highest praise for the A. i officers and crew. I really was on the Mankato Victory until this king post he'd call it a king post earthquake victims of the Ionian amazed to find such a fine lot of schoolboy—John P. McKean-r-de- rope. Maybe I'm cracking up. We Islands, This amount will be transmitted men on a cargo ship; they were all cided that he must let the boys got two new topping lift wires for know he is the mate on this ship the booms on No. 5. He asked me promptly to the stricken area. gentlemen and very courteous. and it is part of his job to get out how the heck I was going to get We wish to express our sincere To the Editor: Starting from Wilmington, Cal., on deck and show everyone how those wires through the topping thanks to all who so generously For the present, I have settled we were 12 passengers, all jolly- much he knows. Actually he made lift blocks when there's a socket out here at the US Veterans Hos- nice people, and time passed so a big fool of himself by his re­ on each end of them? After ex­ contributed to this cause. This wonderful contribution will be of Ipitai n Tucson, Ariz., in order to quickly I couldn't realize it when peated blunders in deck seaman­ plaining this mystery to . him, he tremendous help. breathe fresh air and dust. When we reached Yokohama, Japan. I ship, but to this day he hasn't asked me how much of a job it B. P. Goulandrls I'm ready to go to sea again, I'll was the only passenger left on realized it. would be to pull the goosenecks, Orion Shipping & Trading Co., Inc. probably go to California, but un­ board, as I was journeying on to check them and how it would be Inexperienced OS New York (the others staying in til then, the best of everything. done. As yet it hasn't downed on his Iliff Yokohama and* by-stations). Brilliant Statements t 4- t I would like to make a few re­ brilliant mind that the boys have Now for some of his brilliant long since found him out as being marks about the stewards: First, statements; When referring to the Tiny Phillips was ever-attentive in nothing more than an inexperi­ jack-stay up forward he called it To the Editor: I have been transferred to a remarking any special dish I enced OS with a chief mate's li­ that thing. I asked, "What thing?" cense. They're all fed up with his new battalion here at Fort Sili, wanted. Everything served was to He said, "That long piece of wire Okla., and would like to continue To the Editor: my liking, and for anyrthing extra, supervision and are at the I-don'tEnclosed is a copy of a letter Jimmy Allen, our waiter was all- give-a-damn stage, myself included, that stretches from the mast to the receiving the LOG. I really look which I have sent to Senator attentive, courteous and a gentle­ as I too have had more than my flagpole" (meaning, of course, the forward to reading each issue and Richard B.. Russell. He hasn't let men. My room steward, Michael share of his continual nagging and flagstaff) that the anchor ball would appreciate it if you would hangs from." When we started to make this change of address for me down on other things of a simi- Stoth, was all-attentive, neat and silly suggestions. strip No. 3 lifeboat to clean and The deck and ship's delegates *' lar nature. me. clean. I could go on and on men­ and myself went to the old man paint it out he said that it was a A few years ago postal carriers Brantley Young, Jr. tioning names and courteous at­ about this; We've even called the good thing we wouldn't have to were seeking a raise in pay at Co­ tention given me, but do not want (Ed. note: We have noted your lumbus, Ga., and in other cities to take up time and space. I know hall in Mobile while the ship was take the air tanks out because change of address on our mailing throughout the country. Each in­ the boys will understand my ap­ there and had the patrolman speak they're welded to the boat. I asked list.) to the old man about it. I have him why the straps were around dividual mailman asked his friends preciation. 4 4 4 told him myself several times not them, then. He told me to tell the to write a letter to their Con­ The SIU can Justly be proud to to interfere, but in spite of every­ "fellows" chipping No. 9 and No. gressmen and Senators. They re­ have such a fine group of gentle­ thing that we have done he is at 10 winches not to chip down to the ceived their raise in pay. men belonging to the organization. all times determined to give the bare metal. I guess he just wanted David M. King To the Editor: Our Captain J. Rhodes comes In boys a hard time. His latest brain­ the paint chipped off. Why chip "Senator Richard B. Russell I was ordered into the Navy for for a large share of praise, being a storm is to have acquired the serv­ good thick rust; it makes the metal two years' service^ but had to ex­ United States Senate look thicker. very pleasant and kindly master ices of the second mate (another 'Washington, D, C. This should be proof enough that tend my enlistment for two more for whom all the crew has the high­ phony) to spy on us and report his Dear Sir: Mr. McKeen should have learned years. This place is nothing, like findings to him. At present I am a member of est praise and respect. his deck seamanship in the foc'sle the. good old SIU, but you hava to In closing, I would love to be on the Seafarers International Union Quiz Kid, Too and not out of a book in school or make the best of it. I would ap­ of North America, Atlantic & your mailing list, as I enjoyed read­ In order to tell you about this from the bridge of the seven Vic­ preciate it if you would kindly Gulf District, which is affiliated ing the SEAFARERS LOG while clown I must repeat some ofHhe send me all back issues of the LOG aboard ship. with the AFL. stupid questions and statements tory ships that he claims to have from October up until the present been on. However, I hear that he Elizabeth Bilsbrough This Union has 20,000 members which this King's Point genius and current issue. (Ed note: We have added your asked me. In Seattle, when we is an excellent typist; does lots of who rely on medical attention of Tell , the boys I send all of my it. Perhaps he should stick to that. the Marine hospitals—like the one name to the LOG'S mailing list.) dropped anchor, we stood there regards, and wish the membership Grease the Gangway! closed at Mobile, Ala., and other For my grand finale I have saved a Merry Christmas and a Happy seaport cities. what I believe is the last big splash. New Year. It is my wish that you might Gerald De Meo Standing by to anchor one night consider giving us your support (Ed. note: The hack issues df the we heard the splashing of por­ on this issue that they might be LOG that you requested are on poises on the bow. Says Mr. Mc­ their way to you; your new address ^, kept open and reopen those which Keen: "Gee, I wonder how them we, the Merc'hant Marines, need. has been added to our mailing list make such a loud splash. What do so that you will get each issue of V. e have a Union paper pub­ they do? Jump up out of the water the LOG promptly from now on.) lished bi-monthly—the SEAFAR­ and hit themselves on the side of ERS LOG. At your ^convenience, the sbip?" - if you feel our hospitals are That did it. 9ive me my money worthy of your support, ifiease and my discharge, and tomeone write to our secretary-treasurer, put plenty of grease on tliat gang­ To the Editor: Paul Hall, 675 Fourth Avenue, way. In about three weeks we I made my last trip for the next Brooklyn, NY, as I would like to should be in New York and this two years on the Steel Worker. read your pledge of support in our nightmare will be over. If any of When I came back, I had greetings Union paper. you brothers want to hear more, from President Eisenhower. "Im­ With cordial personal regards you'll find me in the Port O'Call, mediate Induction." I did not keep and best wishes." trying td drown a bad dream. See my local draft board informed, i, ^ you there. about my last trip so they decided Charlie Muiir to take me. That ought to teach "X t 4" • some of the other brothers with 1-A classifications a lesson. Keep, To the Editor: in touch with your local board. . Just a note in defense of the If it is possible, I'd like to have \ To the Eflltor:. crewmembers of the Fort Bridger the LOG sent to me so I don't lose I would like to advise all mem­ contact with the Union. who denounced Louis King as a bers who .don't want to be gypped, It's always fair weather when Seafarers get together anywhere in « poor seaman and a troublemaker, , Pvt. oye HuMn ; to stay away from Firtt Cabin Bar' the world. Above are shown some Seafarers, who got together in - After being run off the Bridger, (Ed. note: Your copy of the SEA­ and Restaurant, Ayalon Boiflevard, FARERS LOG will be mailed to " ' King joined us on the- Camas Mead­ Japan after the Wm. Burden and the Stony Creek reached the Far Wilmington,°r. Cal. ' ' v you regularly every two weeks, at ows on the I^rsian Gulf run, where Eastern isle. Top is Pinkey, bottom Is , J. Mann, with Tiny Mease, . C, Kennedy you requested.) he immediately began .to live up .ts> . left, and H, Wila^zak completing the seafaring groups . A King^s Point Genius is Mate Thanks SlfU For Blood S^onors Thanks SIU Crew For $ Bonation Andrew Jackson CreMt Bated High Seafarer Bests In Hosmtai LOG Follows Him To Fort Sill Writes Letter To Congressman Asks For LOG To Read In Service Fair Weather For Friends In Japan Write Your Draft Board Regularlg Foul Ball Lands On Another Ship Warns Members Of Restaurant �11, IMS SBAfAREttS LOG P«c« Twcn^-ttree Goney Island Sands Cot $ From Mutiny Consider a small brig carrying a valuable cargo of $50,000 in silver and gold, add a couple of pirates to her crew, then toss in a bucko skipper and mate, and you've got all the basic ingredients for a story of The Vineyard sailed In 1830 mutiny, robbery and blood­ with her skipper, the mate, a crew shed. of seven, and the $50,000 aboard. However, when the brig Vine­ She was bound for Philadelphia. yard sailed from New Orleans, The first part of the voyage was there were only two persons In the quiet, and imeventful, although world who had any inkling that the the captain and the mate proved trip of the small brig would write themselves to be In the true bucko a notable chapter In maritime tradition as they cracked down on crime history. the men. While there was little In Although he had no idea at the the way of floggings or such pun­ time, the Vineyard's skipper, Cap­ ishment, the work was hard, the tain Thornber, made his first mis­ hours long, and the treatment take—a mistake which was later harsh. Even the food was poor. to prove a fatal one. Two of his Under such treatment, the entire crew had apparently jumped ship crew had become mutinous and when the vessel arrived in New bitter. Orleans and so Captain Ihomber Propose Mutiny started to look for new crew mem So, when Gibbs and Wansley hers and found two men on the proposed, a mutiny and a division wharf—J. Wansley and Charles of the money the Vineyard car­ Gibbs—who were eager to sign on ried, the other five crew members • the brig. were quick to agree with them, The records agree that Gibbs was and to take part in the plan. the leader of the pair. Hhe had The mutineers laid their plans started sailing during the War of carefiilly. They waited until the 1812, and had spent most of the war serving his country aboard Vineyard had just passed Cape After the four men lost about $21,008 of the loot when their longboat capsized in the surf, they scram­ various privateers—^which in many Hatteras. Then, on the night of bled ashore at Coney Island. There they buried most of the rest of the loot, planning to return and cases were little better than legal­ November 23, 1830, they were get it at a later date, when they could carry it more easily. ized pirate ships. When the war ready to strike. The captain was up ended, Gibbs found himself without on deck when they approached and land. This was a trip of about turn for it later. They scooped away lice were called to hreak up the the excitement and fast money him, suddenly swarmed over him 20 miles. the sand with their hands, and tak­ fight. that he craved and so he went to and tossed him over thie side. Then, The chest was loaded into the ing less than $1,000 of the money When the cops arrived, they be­ Gibbs and two others quietly went Cuba and joined a group of Span­ with them, buried the rest on the came suspicious about the large long boat, and the men climbed below and entered the mate's ish and American pirates, who amount of coin they found in the cabin. He was fast asleep when over the side. Gibbs, who was the beach. were operating in that area. Then they decided that they room. They took all four men into they pounced on him and dragged last man to leave the ship, set fire Made Frief da him out of his bunk and up on to her and quickly climbed into the couldn't trust each other. So they custody. Gibbs and Wansley re­ While sailing with the pirates in deck. Then, as the mate screamed long boat. Then, the two boats said they would stay together until fused to say anything to the po­ they were able to return and get lice, but the other two crew mem­ the Caribbean, Gibbs made fast for mercy, they tossed him over started to pull for Jones Inlet. Within a matter of minutes, how­ the money. After waiting for their bers unleashed all the details of friends with Wansley, who was his the side. The next five minutes shipmate aboard one of the pirate were hard oh the mutineers, as the ever, the two boats were caught in clothes to dry, they travelled to the mutiny and the robbery. vessels, and the two of them be­ mate swam alongside the slow-mov­ the undertow of the surf on Coney Flatbush, where they stopped at a The police checked the details came almost inseparable. They ing vessel, screaming for his life, Island, and were pulled in toward small rooming house. with the shipping company and the shipped on a number of the pirate until he finally sank beneath the the beach. The yawl, with three Start Fight four men were brought to triaL men in it, hit the surf first. It cap­ craft in the area, but found the surface, exhausted. Immediately, they bought a large The trial was a fast one, as the life was still too slow and the With Gihbs in command, the sized, drowning all three men stock of liquor and retired to the two other men testified as state's prizes far too small to suit their Vineyard continued to sail north. aboard. rooming house to discuss their new witnesses, telling their part in the The long boat was next. With wealth. Gibbs and Wansley sug­ mutiny and putting almost all the tastes, so they drifted back to the When they were about three miles States. off Coney Island, they decided to four men aboard, it hit the heavy gested that they should get a larger blame on Gibbs and Wansley. The Arriving in New Orleans, they scuttle the small ship and make surf and ploughed through. Just as share of the loot than the others, buried money was recovered and apparently overheard some stories for shore. The plan was to put the it reached the beach, the long boat since they had planned the entire used as evidence in the trial. about the $90,000 in coin that the chest of money Into the long boat, also capsized. The chest was caper. The other two didn't agree The result was that Gibbs and Vineyard wai carrying and it was while some of the others would dumped out, along with the four and the' discussion became more Wansley were hanged. The other a very- short time after that when take the yawl. Then, they planned men. It broke open, dumping the and more heated. Within a matter two men, who had turned state's they were signed aboard the Vine­ to ro^jv through Jones Inlet, and coins out in the sand. of hours, the discussion about the evidence, got off with fairly short yard as crew members. make their way to Jamaica Bay . The four men scrambled through loot became a free-for-all. The po­ prison terms. the sand and were able to recover about $29,000 of the coins. The. other $21,000. was quickly washed Farallon Island Lighthouse into the sand by the surf, and was never recovered. Bury Money Scrambling up onto the beach with the chest, the four men de­ cided that they would bury most of the money on the beach and re- MJBG Welcomes Sioriess Pies Four; of the mutineers left the Yiiieyard ott Coney Island, after iaettlnt fire to the ship. They carried the ehest with $58,000 In coins along with them in > the longboat" - -' ~ With the LOG now contain­ ing 28 pages in all regular edi­ tions, there is plenty of room for stories, photos and letters sent in by the Seafarers. Several pages of each issue are devoted to the expei-iences of Seafarers and the ships they sail as they describe them themselves If you run across anything of interest on your voyages, or Just want to let your friends know how you're getting along, drop a few lines to the LOG. Don't worry too much about Uteraty style. We'll patch it up if it needs patching. And of course, photos Illustrating the incidents you describe make them more Interesting for the readers; Send your stuff to the LOG at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ lyn, NY. If you want any­ thing-returned after we use it. we'll do that too.- . . <• The Farallon Island Lighthouse, 25 miles offshore of the Golden Gate, marks San Francisco Harbor's entrance. Built in 1855, follow­ ing the California gold rush, the rocks for the tower were quarried bn the Island and carried to the top of the ledge by hand. The gathering of birds' eggs, 'and'seal huhting that was done on the island have hew beeii stopped by the Governments " • �ra Pare Twenty-four SEAFARERS LOG Deoetnber 11, 19SS . DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS MAGNOLIA MARINER (Misfissippi), October 25—Chairman, Charles L. Stringfellow; Secretary, C. A. Crabtree. Mate Is not giving satisfaction on overtime. Fans should be installed in all crew foc'sles as promised. Personal grievances should be settled on board ship. Alarm system should be Installed in refriger ator boxes. One man paid off in Yo­ kohama. be taken care of by all hands. Canned milk brand should be changed: steward will take care of this. I like it. Repairs should be turned over | the sign-on. Vote of thanks went to the to the delegates so a repair list can be steward department for the excellently made out. Extra washing machine and food they pht out. Great appreciation grating should be taken out of the laun- was given to the day cooks far cooperatSTEEL ACE (Isthmian), September 2t f ""ttreMes put aboard In ing with the 4-8 watch by letting them —Chairman, V. MIynek; Secretary, S. Philadelphia are no good. Union should eat early. R. L, Ferguson, the ship's Anderson. Repair lists will be made up ask the company to put innerspring mat- delegate, was commended for his exand turned in. There is $31 in the ship's Seafarers who applied for tresses aboard with the proviso that treme sincerity and dilUgence He has fund. Letter was sent to headquarters crewmembers damaging them pay for exerslsed his ability and kept non-essennew membership books in about draws in Singapore. Two men them. There is a balance of $42.26 in tial beefs to a minimum. The departshould not be allowed to sail SlU any New York but are now sailing the ship s fund. | ment delegates performed their duties ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), September more. They will be turned over to the well also. Vote of thanks went te' Capfrom outports don't have to 1S_Chalrman, S. Manclna; Secretary, L. patrolman for their lack of cooperation PURPLESTAR (Traders), October 25— P- Bamberg for his generous concome to this city to get their I Chslrman, P. Hagmann. No ship's funds will be in Singapore. This motion was passed. C, Murree; Secretary, R. Mcsideration and enthusiastic cooperation carried. Books for the library were pur­ Washing machine should be kept clean: new books. Nell. Man who missed ship in Mojl, crewmembers. It has chased with ship's funds left by the old machine will be disposed of. But­ Japan will be turned over to the patrol- been a pleasure to sail with Captain If the men involved will previous crew. Ship's delegate's mail tered bread should not be placed in the man. All department delegates wlU pick Bamberg and Chief engineer Osin, should not be opened by anyone else. toaster. write to headquarters and tell up repair list. Due to the over-use of October 10—Chairman, E. Russian; New man missed ship in Newark. Pa­ 8EATRAIN GEORGIA (Saatrain), No­ coffee, what remains will have to be the Union which port they are I rationed. trolman will be asked about repairing Secretary, W. Shaw. There is $21.12 in Steward said that there were vember 22—Chairman, Lee Lateva; Sec­ the port passageway main; if this can­ the ship'S-fund. Beefs to be turned retary, Raymond L. Perry. Men using sailing out of, the Union will 230 pounds on board after leaving Yo­ not be attended to the chief mate should over to the patrolman were listed and kohama, which ordinarily is more than the washing machine should sign the forward the book in care of get the necessary material and have the read. One man should be lined instead list posted near the machine, so ' that enough for a trip to the West Coast. deck department make repairs. Notice of suspended from the Union. Beef be­ those who wish to use it next will know the port agent. tween two members will be referred to will be posted on the officers' bulletin JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Victory pvhose clothes are in the machine. SamUnder no circumstances the patrolman." Ten new fans, new wash­ board stating that the washing machine I Carriers), October $ — Chairman, Carl Ple of tbe steak meat should be shewn is to be cleanea after use: this means ing machine and a new toaster will be ScoH; Secretary, John J. Bednar. Old to the patrolman to see if a better grado however, will the books be the engineers especially. Linen locker asked for. There is a beef on salty and repair list will be given to the ship's ®"b be obtained. Each member sheuld sent through the mails to any uneatable ham and bacon. Brand will be door should be repaired so it can be delegate who will see what repairs from contribute $1 to the ship's fund, closed without banging and waking up checked .by the steward. There should private addresses. the previous voyage were not completed. the whole ship. Door leading from the be better meals on ' Sundays. Foc'sles Walter L. Busch was elected ship's deleSTEEL KING (Isthmian), Novombar 19 recreation room to the passageway and lockers should be left clean. Vote gate. Crew s scuttebutt has been on the —Chairman, Vlto O'Angelo; Socratary, should be kept closed because of noise. of thanks went to the ship's delegate^ Discussion was held on the ship's fund repair list since 1950; the main thing is prad Stappa. Mate will make up ipdividAll deck department members should be Joe Selby. for a good job well done. I that the cooler is only a two-quart con- ual draw and slop totals, so each man and cleaning up after the movie. ready to turn to when securing for sea. tainer which the crew figures entirely can verify his own. Quarters should be STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), October 1* Department delegates should present a STEELORE (Ore), November 1—Chair­ to smaH. steward department will clean left clean for the next crew. Ice malist of repairs (o department heads, so —Chairman, E. O. Odum; Secretary man, C. Hauger; Secretary, Guy Nealls. the recreation room: the laundry will be chine overfows and should be fixed. Stewart Hanks. Discussion was held withrepairs can be taken care of at sea. elean by the engine and deck dC' Fresh water tanks should be cleaned and the captain on sanitary conditions in the One crewmember missed ship in Balti­ kept partments. All hands will keep the the linen and flour inspected by the more. There is $17.52 in the ship's fund. black gang; captain cooperated in clear WILLIAM A. CARRUTH (Trans-Fuel), washing machine clean and clean up patrolman. Captain expressed his appre­ October 25—Chairman, Hans Skaalegaard; ing up the situation. Stewart Hanks was Discussion was held on the Sea Chest. the machine sinks after using them. ciation to the crew for their performance Ship's delegate will take orders. Money elected ship's delegate. Deck gang has Seerstary, W. Pedersen. One man of duties and good cunduct, which helped the ship's fund will be used to missed ship in Yokohama and a replace­ complained about cockroaches in foc'sles, from MONTEBELLO HILLS (Western Tank­ make the trip a pleasant one. He In­ ment was hired in the same port. All and the neglect of last voyage's repair write the letter to the Senate protesting ers), Octeber 11—Chairman, Harold F. vited all crewmembers to make another hands will clean foc'sles and turn in list. Foc'sles are filthy. A list of these the closing of the marine hospitals. Jaynes; Secretary, James Beresford. Un­ trip. Ship's delegate got a vote of confidence. ion will be informed of the chief engi­ linen and cots. Crewmembers will do­ conditions will be made up and pre Ship's delegate will see the captain nate money to send a wire to Washing­ sented to the captain. Men should be neer, who fails to recognize the SIU cleaner in the messhall. Steward will about the shower heads and bulletin contract, ton. places the ship and the crew's board. change the messman. lives- in jeopardy, took a fan out of the galley to put in the hospital although NORTH PLATTE VICTORY (Missis­ STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Novem­ the first assistant has three in his room. sippi), August 28—Chairman, J. W. Rellly ber 14—Chairman, H. Clemens; Secre­ Food the ship in Portland, Mc., Secretary, W. L. O'Donnell. There are tary, C. Hartman. Suggestion was made is farsupplied below SIU standards. Steward 1,400 yen, in the ship's fund. Draws will to see the patrolman about extending asked that there more variety in the be in US currency on the day before the drinking water line beyond the menus. Delegatesbewill make up repair FRANCIS (Bull), October 25—Chair­ arrival in port. Tarpaulin muster will house for the longshoremen in foreign lists for their departments. man, John O'Rourke; Secretary, Fred T. be taken to augment the ship's fund and ports who request drinking water. Sug­ Miller. John O'Rourke was elected ship's IRENESTAR (Maine), June 16—Chair­ buy additional baseball equipment. Crew gestion was made to show the patrolman MAE (Bull), November IS—Chairman, man, R. Goodwin; Secretary, no name. agreed to a SI assessment per man the rust and sediment in the potable Ed Carlson; Secretary, O. Garrlgnes. delegate. Steward was asked about gelting more milk aboard and a better vari­ Steward agreed to furnish typewritten Pat Fox was. elected ship's delegate by tanks before the next crew signs on. There is $29.50 in the ship's fund: two acclamation. Repair list was taken care menus for the tables instead of using Gangway cable should be inspected, as pools will be run this trip to increase ety of night lunch. Messroom should be kept while the ship is in port. of; company said innerspring mattresses the blackboard. one broke. There is $68.73 in the ship's it as much as possible. Steward will or­ Noise locked in the passageways should be cut would be sent along with the new wash­ fund. der new ash trays for the next trip. down. Laundry cleaning list will be ing machine. Steward received most of September 27—Chairman, E. B. Lewis; Ship's delegate will write to the Union posted in the messroom, the stores he asiied for; the rest will Secretary, J. Rellly. A repair list will to see about getting a coffee urn in­ arrive at the next port. be made out before leaving Hakphong stalled and if a new washing machine AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), November 16 June 28—Chairman, R. M. Goodwin; so that repairs made b.v the crew can can be obtained to replace the one on —Chairman, Derwood Y. Mann; Secre­ Secretary, T. Sullivan. Most of the re, be taken care of. Member who missed here, as it is beyond repair. tary, Robert Benjamin. Chief engineer pairs from the last trip were taken care the ship in Kobe and re.ioined in Sasebo has been discriminating against the of; the rest are being worked on. In­ should be dealt with lightly and not MASSMAR (Calmer), October 25—Chair­ ship's delegate for -performance of nor­ nerspring mattresses and new washing fined if avoidable. man, Thomas R. Glenn; Secretary, Philip mal Union activities. This is the only machine were received. All whistling November 1—Chairman, W. L. O'Don­ B. Livingston. John T. Wulzen was friction aboard ship. Patrolman will be and unnecessary noise is to cease in the nell; Secretary, E. V. Saul. Matter of ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), Octo­ ship's delegate by acclamation. contacted at the payoff. Electrician has passageways as men off watch are trying difficulty in obtaining hospital slips and ber 26—Chairman, Kaare G. Sllvetscn; elected All repairs on the list should be checked, to sleep. Men are to come into the other instances pf poor cooperation from Secretary, Lee Bruce, Ship's delegate to see what can be' done with the parts been shown the agreement relative the washing machine. messroom properly dressed at mealtimes. the purser will be referred to the pa will get the names and addresses of on hand before the trip Is over. Steward Steward will post instructions on how to trolman. Ship needs fumigation and Congressmen from the SUP hall in Hono­ department should clean the recreation make coffee. All beefs should be brought more stores for the next trip. Repair lulu. Then letters will be forwarded. room and the deck and engine depart­ GREECE VICTORY (South Atlantic), up at ship's meetings, where everyone list will be posted so that additions may Telegram will be sent to the hall stat­ ments take care of the laundry. Foc'sle October 17—Chairman, Allen J. Friend; is to take part. Ship's delegate asked be made. All rooms will be checked by ing that we are behind them. Screens decks should be painted. Secretary, Robert F. Black. Captain Hub­ crewmembers to report any repairs on the delegates at the payoff to be sure should be kept on the portholes by the called up the Union hall the night November 1—Chairman, Thomas Glenn; bard fans or lights, as well as other repairs. that they are left clean for the next cooks when men on deck are chipping. Secretary, before sailing and made the false accusa­ Philip B. LIvlngsten. Repair tion August 9—Chairman, J. Salde; Secre­ crew. Unanimous vote of thanks and Steward was asked for more variety of list was turned that the deck gang would not secure IR. Some are being for sea. Captain tary, P. Fox. Performing is to cease, or confidence went to Brother J. D. Otto salads and night lunch. The men al.so taken care of. Two failed to post slopchest men on the West else back to the farm. We have a good for a fine job done as ship's delegate spoke of poor stoeking of the slopchest. Coast are paying off. Garbage should price list for the crew's reference, and ship and a good skipper; let's keep them this trip. Delegates will make up peti November $—Chairman, K. Sllvertsen; not be disposed of near the foc'sle aft rations the crew to three cartons of that way. Checkers are to use the stew­ tions for white card men eligible for Socretary, Leo Bruce. There is $73.90 every two weeks. He put out our own protection. Glasses should cigarettes ard department toilet while in port; permits, to be signed by bookmembers in the ship's fund. One man missed ship for two draws in New York after 5:00 PM. not be left in the sink at night. Vote Milk steward department will use other de­ who agree that these men would be a in Honol^u. An inventory of his gear of is rationed. Chief steward puts it thanks went to the steward departpartment heads. •• credit to the SIU. 8^ 1 the chief mate and ment for the good food being prepared out only in the morning while at sea: buttermilk will be put out for dinner October 25—Chairman, J. P. Sadie; ship s delegate. Steward and ship s dele- and for good service by the messman. Secretary, R. M. Godwin. Men who and supper. Manuel Caldas was elected STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), Novem­ gate will see the chief mate about paint ' ship's delegate by acclamation. missed watch or took time off without ber SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Sestrain). 3—Chairman, M. Keefar; Secretary, ing the messroom. All men in the deck permission will be turned in to the pa­ November IS—Chairman, Gens Flow­ department were asked to have their November 15—Chslrman, Gay; Secretary, J. Hartman. Washing machine and wincl trolman. Quarters are to be left clean rooms sougeed before getting in. BR Sir Charles.. There is $49.02 on hand. ers; Secretary, Robert F. Black. Repair and beds stripped of line. Repair list chutes were received as well as a new asked that all surplus linen be turned Suffveatlon made up: up; pairoiman patrolman will warn mada to hiiv crab nata I list was mauo win be oo conwas turned in and most of the repairs library. $27 has been collected to date. over to the steward. Pantry should be tscted on deck department beef, where All garbage in port will be taken back ,were taken care of already. Additional kept Kept a little cleaner at night. One man sir Charles was reelected ship's delegate. the bosun Ua^Vs^d „y ruJIn^^^ suggestions from the crew will be added. aft and dumped. Washing machine should lost ^s papers in Yokohama. Crew voted There should be more variety of vegc-Ph.ii Wash room Skipper was contacted about putting a be left clean after use. thanks to the steward department for tables. Chief eneinear will ha a.krd department. There is a slopchest aboard, and he said he would should be cleaned, as well as toilets and work well "S" t I ibou" cle«tai and'p"a'lSlnr?ooms oVthe I ^®''y thr'lfa"lSs*"to''rat!oS wait and see where the ship was going showers. There should be scouring pow­ f I «h 1 SSc'hStlm'i 0^012^7^^^^^ next trip before ordering this. Patrol­ der in the wash rooms. Steward will Strip their bunks and turn In linen « '-8^ departm^^^^^^ put a garbage can there. Radio and man will be asked about getting a new I them Renalr ?l«t« wni be tiirm^l side knew the agent's address In France. library. Messman's room is very hot and phonograph should be played low. LEWIS EMERY JR. (Victory Carriers), to departmSlft delegli^s.^U 'cre'w ®would'l^S should be changed. mlUtary security. Crew would like ARICKAREE (US Petreleum), October November 15—Chairman, Leo Movall; have been given out. Radiators have Secretary, Vic Harding. Spares for fans been cleaned and painted CWef eM® addresses and destinations of 26—Chairman, Olav Reversen; Secretary, CAMP NAMANU (US Petroleum), Octo­ Noberlml. Previous steward was short 1.& AW-HIMA.! ..M.I tviU braco the fountain In the alley I sparks unarlcfl and And had had to tn ha renanrad hv tha ber 25—Chairman, Alex Janes; Secre­ be censored by tho be obtained and installed before ,• the I tary, R. Bascombe. Four men who missed on ship's stores. Patrolman will be no­ next trip. Crew as a whole is working way. captain. Crew should have innerspring tified of inferior meats put aboard. ship in Yokohama will be turned over mattresses, like other ships. Mate claims well and there are no beefs. Ship needs to the agent at the port of arrival. Two to be out of penicillin. At least six fans fumigation. A list will be posted for men were picked up as replacements in should be ordered as spares for the com­ all members to sign if they need new Yokohama. Letter will be written pro­ ing trip. Repair lists will be handed mattresses. Copy of the repair list will testing the closing of the USPHS hospi­ over to the ship's delegate. be posted. Book rack will be installed In tals. Foc'sles are to be left clean at the the crew recreation room. payoff; all cots are to be returned to BTEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), Novom­ the midship house. Repair lists will be bar •—Chairman, Roland Lanqus; Secre­ BADGER MARINER (South Atlantic), made out in triplicate. Clothing allow­ Beef on launch SEATIGER (Colonial), October II — tary, Bill Bestallovo. November 17—Chairman, Emil Grotsky; ance will be asked for as tanks were in Djarkarta will be taken up MADAKET (W.?erman), September 27 Secretary, J. Longfellow. Murphy was Chairman, W. W. Delaney; Secretary, R. service filthy for seven months and complaints —Chairman, by the patrolman. There $16 in tho A. M. BranconI; Secretary, elected ship's delegate. Motion was W, Youtzy. Mate agreed to paint decks ship's fund. $12 was paid is were made continually. Schedule of un­ E. Goddard. There for literature _ the work- in the messhall and foc'sles. Draws will paseed to make suggestions on is $49.32 in the ship's satisfactory launch service in Yokohama fund. Repairs are being done very slow­ ing of this type of ship to Union officials be put out in foreign money. There was to be sent to Washington on the hospi­ will be turned over to the patrolman. ly. Washing machine motor was sent so a proper agreement can be drawn a discussion on cleaning the laundry, tal beef, together with the crew of tho Toilets have been unsanitary; patrolman ashore, otherwise everything is in very up. List of assignments for cleaning the It was agreed that the wiper and OS • Steel Rover. Que man missed ship in will be told of this. !Lii S good shape with a very clean payoff. laundry wUl be made up. Each man will would clean the laundry on alternate contribute $1 to the ship's fund. Sug- weeks. Ship's delegate will see the chief fL" SUZANNE (Bull), October 27—Chair­ P. Adkins was elected ship's delegate gestion was made to buy an iron. Chips engineer about rusty water In sanitary ilT man, Red Campbell; Secretary, Sam by acclamation. Ship's delegate will see was elected treasurer. Repair list was ta.-_k and about hot water. Crew refrig''® *®P* .5?™: captain about changing course when Tellch. Gorch was elected deck dele­ the ' erator should be repaired. All linen turned in. gate. The next meeting will be held at blowing tubes, and will ask the captain should be turned in. Steward suggested i®®®"®'" "lli coffeetime, to enable all brothers to be if we can use the other washing machine aU department delegates be present ; i, ^"V®" ours is being repaired. Bingo set WESTERN TRADER (Western Naviga­ that present. Discussion was held on the while when stores are brought on board. J?®"'? 'fS®'^ ®'®®' the-fresh paint on closing of the USPHS hospital. Lock is will be bought from the ship's fund. tion), November 15 — Chairman, Fred November •-Chslrman, R. Youtzy, Soap powder Anyone who has any particular phono­ Vykruta; Secretary, Stave Bergarla. One Secretary, T. Jackson. needed on the steward department toilet, Chief engineer I should be changed, records in mind should inform man missed ship in Fhlladelphia; his and a door key for the electrician's graph the membership. name will be reported. Joe Kumor was said nothing could be done about water foc'sle. SUZANNE (Bull), November 24—ChairNovember 8—Chairman, C. Newton; elected ship's delegate, by acclamation, ""J®® "j®, ^ man, Camf 9.11; Secretary, L B. Gooch. Secretary, I. King. There is $49.32 in delegate. Port CAMAS MEADOWS (US Petroleum), no the ship s fund. Deck engineer thanked Old mattresses should be replaced by y®/®' ^ools wm b^^urnished^^ wUl^ chlckSd "t®"'®''® ^iU be contacted about stainless date—Chairman, Peter Patrick; Secre­ the crew for the willing help the crew innerspring mattresses. So far only 10 ®'®°' "f' * ®"^^ have come aboard. Lock on fldley door {?® ®" °®^^ f™®"® steel in the gaUey. New tablecloths are tary, John FItzslmmons. Money donated gave him while he was sick. Ship's dele­ for the messhaU, Keys are by non-Union members is being held by gate will see the patrolman about not should be repaired. Porthole fans should ^® f®y*™*j|^®y ®'® °J«'j ®/®,®» clLned before leaving the P®®*'®"* ®'«®tr'®'«n'» the -captain. All non-Unlon men who signing on until all heads are repaired. bo repaired if possible. Whoever uses "een repaired, have made donations to the LOG should Steward department was thanked for the washing macliine should clean it up. | Sip Steward deptrtrnem got a vSte of «®"8 t®"®' »»®» be issued a card to help them get a their go()d work. Discussion was held ALAMAR (Calmer), November $ — thanks for their preparation of foOd. , ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), No­ berth on another SIU ship, should re­ on a Christmas fund for dressing UD the Chairman, John A. Sullivan; Secretary, Ice box will be checked and repaired if | vember 21—Chairman, Kaare SIvertseni placements be needed. Repair lists will messroom for the holidays. necessary. Thurston Lewis. A letter was sent to Secretary, no name. There is $35 in tho be made out and turned over to depart­ Philadelphia about the man who - missed ship's fund. Linen is to be turned in. ment heads. All citizens were urged to eu'f'' iMIssliilppi), November 8— ship In Panama, and his gear was sent RACNAR NAESS (Seatransport), Newrite to Congress protesting the closing T« Secretary, there, A man missed ship in San Fran- vember 22—Chairman, N, King; SecreROBIN TUXFORD (Seas ShlpptngU of USPHS hospitals. if- , A1 Brindley was elected cisco, but this was due to an advance tary, J. Kackur. It has been a pleasant 4—Chairman, R. T. WhItloyf ship s delegate; Caruso was elected sports in sailln/ time and was not his fault. over-all voyage, with general morale and September Secretary, Russell B, Lund. Every tnan STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), Octo­ conduct of tho crew excellent, despite '••0'" 9-'30 Entire dock gang is getting off. Motion will clean the laundry after use. Chips ber 17—Chairman, William C. BIskas; »to 6:30 PM. Discussion was held on the _ •- out In Korea for about «,!_ four 2-"P ''®Pd ringer for dungarees. 'Secretary, John B. Swiderskl. Ship's re­ picnic fund and the Seafarers' beach­ was passed that wa get Sea Chest put being aboard all Ore and Calmar line ships, months, without shore leave. Winches I Cots cots "will will be issued Insued oF nn reniiect reaiiest pairs have not been taken oare of; some comber baseball team in New Orleans. There have- been beefs about the fdod. should have proper breaks; over-all reNovember $ Chairman, E Garza; See. repairs still remain to be done. Slop- n.» n® be cleaned after each We do not get first-class meats on the pairs and adjustments should be made, rotary, R. T. Whitley. Everyone is to chest sizes should be changed and use of it. Discussion was held on buying ship. There is no variety of sea food. Deck engineer will speak to the agent turn repairs Pver to denartment dri«. checked. Donald N. Dickson was elected system. , Chief electri­ A lot or corned beef Is put on the ship at the port of arrival. Steward depart" . "eP"™®"' o®'"ship's delegate. Washing machine should cian 2"i. volunteered to fix the extractor, 6^ 1"®"* stores should come aboard before ' (Continued On page 25) Get New Books Through Agents it fh"-"' I- STATS••etipegeeepesde fetfiuieifSru.-;* -'A':'- • I, -lio M.'Ju. �:''-A SEAFARERStOd IMeenber 11, 1#SS Pare Twenty-five ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS... F. P. Raid. Men leaving ship should give proper notice. Motion was passed to make careful inspection for the repair list suggestions, with special reference to bunks. Mops for sanitary work should be cleaned after use. Covers should be replaced on Jars in the pantiy; books and magazines should be put back where MICHAEL (Carras), October IS—Chair­ they belong apd aU cots should be taken man, Fred Bruggner; Secretary, Ezeb off the deck after use. Manual, All repairs were made. Motion was unanimously passed to have each TROJAN TRADER (Tre|an), October crewmember donate tl to the LOG. Fred 24—Chairman, E. D. Sims; Secretary Alderho was elected ship's treasurer and Pete Platclk. One man missed ship at collected the fuU amount. Washing ma­ San Pedro: fuU particulars wiU be turned chine should be cleaned after each use. over to the patrolman. Crew contributed Enough water should be kept in it. Cups $125 toward the. purchase of a phono­ should be brought back to the sink. graph end records. The S6 left wiU be used to buy more records. Washing ma­ SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), chine should be cleaned after use. One November 25—Chairman, W. Beyeler; brother requested cold Juice. Steward Secretary, J. FIsnnery. ' Motion was explained that he would put out Juice if passed to give the crew and officers free the weather turned hot again. cokes during the Christmas holiday. Sug­ gestion was made to write to Congress HASTINGS (Waterman), November 12 on the closing of the USPHS hospitals. —Chairman, A. NIckle; Secretary, R. T. Wllloughby. One man missed -ship in ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), November San Francisco. Suggestion was made to 15—Chairman, D. R. Parker; Secretary, make out a repair list and turn it in to the ship's delegate. (Continued from page 24) aaUf. Motion wai pasted to start ship's fund at Boston. Water cooler in the engine room must be replaced. All ex. cess linen and co*ji should be turned in. Fund stands at $\7.9.- PERSONiii Frank Falrchild Your daughter has had two seri­ ous heart attacks .and is still very ill. She asks you to get in touch with her by writing Eting Mae Fairchild, 2320 Avenue G, Galves­ ton, Texas. William R. Ham Please contact Aileene Watson, operator of E and S cafe in Texas City, Texas, "at her home address: 107 E. Hopkins St., Mexia, Texas, t it ' i Walter B. HaUett Your mother is worried about you. Please contact your sister, Mrs. Mildred Burns, at 129 Forest Street, Wilmington, Massachusetts. it t> Leo Hannon Get In touch with Prospect Photo, 104 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ lyn. h't't' Edison R. Brown Your sister, Eva Webb, needs some money for Christmas. She re­ ceived only one allotment check and then they stopped. You can reach her at Box 1215, Bristol, Con­ necticut. 3^ Ji t Paul R. Daytoi^ Get in touch with Leo about your tax. You have money waiting for you. Call him at Circle 6-0171 in New York City. 4> 4 Raybon Threatt Please contact your brother Mil­ lard by phone at Beaumont, Texas, 54212, or write tb him at 1843 Hazel Street, concerning papers to be. signed.' t 4. 4- SeekE Apartment Seafarer wants apartment, prefer­ ably in Brooklyn, with living room, kitchen, bedroom and bath, fur­ nished. Spanish or Portuguesespeaking people. Will consider all offers. Write to Ernest C. de Bautte, 110-01 Liverpool Street, Jamaica, LI, NY. 3^ .4i 4 Bicycle Wanted Seafarer wants old bicycle, in any shape at all, for donating to a youngster, 14, who ean use It in order to get jobs after school and help bis mother pay the rent and other expenses. If anyone has a bike, regardless of the condition, contact William Calefato at' 206, Walcott Street, Brooklyn, NY. 4" 4 4 J. L. Keller, Jr. Hease get in touch with Mrs. Ruth Lieberman or Mrs. Sylvia Green at 1714 E. 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY. 4 4 4 Sidney L. Wilson Your^mother wishes you to con­ tact her in Shreveport, La., in care of general deliyerjr. She is well and wishes to hear from you. 4 4 4 Eddy Smith . Frank ^alaska wishes to hear ,frbm you,!. He, can be reached nt the USPHS Hospital on ,Staten Is­ land, NV^ in room 622. VAL CHEM (Valentine), November 22 —Chairman, Frank Thorpe; Secretary Edwin Rushton. If the washing machine cannot be fixed by the chief engineer patrolman will be asked what to do. Chief engineer will be asked about get­ ting cleaner water for washing purposes: it is rusty. Delegates should act as a committee to purchase the radio and record piayer from the ship's fund. There is a balance of $167.91 In the fund. € ^Can'Shakers^ Have iVo OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through, normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot. soon as possible. A total of $22.50 was coUected for the ship's fund. S13.50 was spent to repair the phonograph. There is now a balance of S9. G. Reier was elected ship's delegate. Discussion was held on coUeutiug money for the ship's fund to buy more records and to have money for emergencies. GEORGE A. LAWSON, (Psn-Oeeanic), November S—Chairman, A. J. Brown; listed. Door on the cook's door needs Secrstary, A. R. Smith. Captain agreed repairing. A ladder will be made for to purchase a new washing machine in San Pedro. One man' missed ship in the 12-4. engine department foc'sle. San Pedro. There is a balance of $17.03 in the ship's fund. New stainless steel sinks and drainboards are needed in the crew's pantry, galley, saloon mess. Stew­ ard has ordered them. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for the service rendered to aU. and pantry. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for doing a good Job and to the steward for taking care of a number of items. November 2t—Chairman, J. Lsvin; Sec­ retary, J. Rotl. J. Levin was elected ship's delegate. Vote of thanks from the entire crew went to the elected lead­ ership of the SIU. There is $14 balance in the ship's fund. Vote of thanks went to the steward department. MARYMAR (Calmar), November i— Chairman, Charles Starling; Secretary, Henry Galickl. Captain will look at 12-4 lockers, and was asked to paint the steward and deck department foc'sles. Painting has. started in the steward de­ partment. Patrolman wiU be asked about getting the washing machine drain fixed. Men should be properly dressed in Brooklyn. Fan in the recreation room will be brought to the attention of the third engineer. LOGANS FORT (Cities Service), No­ vember it — Chairman, A. C. Crcvier; Sacretary, L. Larkln. There is $18.86 in the ship's fund. Ship's delegate has cigarettes from the Sea Chest at $2 a carton; profits wiU go to the ship's fund. Ship's delegate will see the chief mate about making keys for the rooms: eacli man will give a $.50 deposit for a key. Patrolman will be asked about watch system on deck. A different brand of washing powder should be used. Vote of thanks went to the steward depart­ ment for a good Thanksgiving dinner. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Nevember 15—Chairman, not listed; Secretary, not SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), September 17—Chairman, E. H. Soary; Sccratary, J. Kusmlarskl. Vote of thanks went to T. R, Hyde, resigning ship's delegate, for a job well done. e. Cantwell was elected ship's delegate by ac­ clamation. The beef about the over­ loaded cabs at Belle Chasse will be re­ ferred to the boarding patrolman. Deck department recommended more cleanli­ ness in crew's quarters. Cups are not being returned to the messhall: all broth­ ers were asked to cooperate on this. Fantail should be washed down more often. Messhall needs painting. LIBERTY FLAG (Gulf Cargo), October It—Chairman, B. Niger; Secretary, J. Demitreadls. One member will be thor­ oughly Investigated by the patrolman, He was already warned. October 22—Chairman, G. Skcndefas; Sacretary, Robart M. Drakcr. Ship's dele­ gate was Informed by the captain that the ship wasn't seaworthy unless deck cargo was taken off, w;^er tanks pumped dry and bunkers taken on. Crew agreed to back captain not to sail the ship un­ less proven seaworthy by the Army. TRINITY (Carras), Novtmber 22 — Chsirmsn, W. Hall; Sscratary, S. Niedsr- bsrgar. One man missed ship in New York. P. Jomides was elected engine delegate by acclamation; A. Gardner was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Motion was passed to see about getting new wind chutes. Vote of thanks went to F. X. O'Reilly, the radio operator, for keeping us up td date "with the impor­ tant news events of the day. Everyone should contribute at least $1 to the ship's fund at the payoff. Ship's dele­ gate will check with headquarters about contributing to the children's welfare fund for Christmas. SEAMAR (Calmar), November It —• Chairman, Barnett; Sacretary, J. Straka. Ekich department delegate will make out a repair list to turn over to the ship's delegate. A change in the menu was suggested. Meat should be checked when it is brought aboard. Inquiries will be made about bunker cargo. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Nevembar 23—Chairman, L. S. Brilhart; Sec­ retary, J. H. Ediund. Few items not taken care of on the repair list will be investigated. Chips wUl fix door locks as Qnix Anawern 1. Audrey Hepburn, who ap­ peared in Roman holiday. 2. Gordon Persons, governor of Alabama, whose brother is Wilton Persons, White House advisor. 3. Julius LaRosa, now appearing at La'Vie en Rose in New York. 4. Maryland. 5. John Lattner of Notre Dame and Paul Giel of Minnesota. ^6 General George C. Marshall, for the sponsorship of the Marshall Plan, 7. Canal Street, Market Street, Commonwealth Ave., Pennsylvania Avenue. 8. Eugene O'Neill. 9. Queen Frederika of Greece, who has been-visiting the United States, and Queen Elizabeth of England, who is touring the British Empire; 10. Bermuda, where President E i s e n h o w« r, Prime Minister Churchill antl French Preiser Laniel have met. BULL RUN (Bull), Nevarabtr 24 — Chairman, C. Lee; Secretary, E. Duxbury. M. F. Libby was elected ship's delegate. Chip's delegate wUI see the captain about transportation from Gal­ veston to Todds drydock in Houston. Washrooms wiU be cleaned by each de­ partment for a week. Each delegate will make up a repair list to give to the captain. ABIQUA (CIHts Service), September t —Chairman, M. H. Maynard; Sacrstary, Vincent ly Ratcllff, Discussion was held on the ban on shore leave at Ras Tanura, Arabia. All hands should get smallpox and cholera vaccinations in Japan, since this is why the crew could not go ashore in Arabia. This wUl be taken up with the captain and by the ship's delegate. Captain will also be asked abbut sougeeing and painting engine and steward department quarters. EDITH (Bull), Novembar •—Chairman, J. Rose; Sccratary, S. A. Holden. Sanderlln was elected ship's delegate. After BR has been reimbursed for the $28 he spent for recreational gear, any money collected will be kept as a ship's fund. Members should report needed repairs to department delegates. Mate should keep hot water Jacket in urn filled. Men on standby in the early morning are requested .to straighten out the messhall NOTICEi Hugh Mansfield The LOG office at Headquarters has your work permit and a list of things left aboard by you when you left the Yorkmar. Please pick up your papers at the earliest oppor­ tunity, 4 4 4 Harvey Mashvurne Lewis M. Olson Get in touch with the Welfare Services Department at Headquar­ ters immediately. 4 4 4 Baggage to Be Claimed The following men are to claim their baggage at the US Customs Seizure, Room 311, Appraisers Stores, 201 Varick Street, New York, NY, before January 20, 1954, or it will be put up for sale: Willard P. Parks, Edward Atkins, Vigga W. Sorenson and Luther R. Milton. Puzste Answer SODS COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), No­ vember <—Chairman, John Thompson; Secretary,, Louis E. Mayors. F. England was elected ship's delegate by acclama­ tion. Repair lists will be made up and turned in so that repairs can be made. PETROLITE (Tanker Sag), Nevombcr 21 — Chairman, McFarland; Secretary, Buckner. Ship just crewed up in Baltiuore after a one-month lay-up. First assistant said heads will be painted as soon as there is time. William Briggs was elected ship's delegate by acclama­ tion. Motion was passed to start a ship's fund at the Irst payoff, with the steward acting as treasurer. Bosun spoke to the chief mate about locks, and keys to all rooms. Steward wm fix the night lunch to suit the crew. Ship's delegate will investigate the price of cigarettes which are $1.50 per carton for sea stores. Novomber 27—Chairman, Henry Buck­ ner; Secretary, William T. Rose. Repairs should be done before the ship leaves the States. Door on wiper's foc'sle needs fixing. Bosun says that stores are com­ ing and all hands are to turn to. Ship's delegate wUl contact the Union hall about an SIU sea chest. Awning is needed over the poop deck. A tube is needed for the radio as well as a library for the ship. Crew gave tluinks to the steward department for the dinner. POTRERO HILLS (Philadelphia Marine), September 15—Chairman, J. Van Dyk; Secretary, J. D. Warmack. Crewmembers who missed sliip were referred to head­ quarters. One man rejoined ship in Yo­ kohama. Vote of thanks went to the steward department. Company will be contacted to see if replacements can be obtained in Japan, instead of waiting till Bahrein. Crewmembers should not use the messhall deck as a trash receptacle.' There are not enough cups in the messhaU. Crew should keep away from the captain except on official business. Small fiind of money for stamps for Union business wUl be kept. Octobsr 16—Chairman, Edward Sherzer; Secretary, J. D. Warmack. Names of members who missed ship in Japan wiii be sent to headquarters. New replace­ ment came aboard in Bahrein, Persian Gulf. Bosun read a letter to Congress to be sent by the crew. Members should write individual letters to their own Congressmen. Bosun furnished a list of members of Congress. FAIRISLE (Waterman), November • Chairman, R. B. Vickerman; Secretary, George B. Dunn. Beefs were settled by Seattle patrolman and necessary repairs were made. Louis E. Barch was unani­ mously elected ship's delegate. Johnnie Simon wUl take care of the ship's fund, to which each member wiU contribute half a buck. Discussion was held on writing to Congress on the marine hos­ pital. Vote of thanks went to the stew­ ard department. DEL ALBA (Mississippi), October 25— Chairman, George Duncan; Secretary, James Tucker. There is $53.48 in the ship's fund. The father of a crewmem­ ber died whUe the ship was in Buenos Aires and the purser wired New Orleans to have flowers sent to the funeral. Vole of thanks was given to the purser, as you cannot send money out of the Argen­ tine by wireless. Beef about the mate searching one man's locker, and dis­ puted overtime, will he turned over to the patrolman. Repairs will be turned over to the delegate. Steward has been after the mcssman all trip about the dirtyness of the messrooms and utensils. AU meat is marked commercial grade and bUled as such. Steward is not ali lowed to order any stores except milk, j bread and some fresh vegetables and 10 j days' stores to make the Coast on. This has come up for the last two trips, and we have all off-brand stuff and inade­ quate supplies, and no standard brands. Some of the canned mUk has gone bad —not for the first time. The brand name is PAGE'S. We should use a union dairy in New Orleans, instead of the non-union one. Brother Janosko gave the crew a vote of thanks for sending flowers to his father's funeral. Hospital mattresses should be changed. Purser and steward checked them and the purser ordered some. The cattle tender who made th« full trip lliauked tlie crew fur treating him so nicely and for aU the favors done for him. Patrolman should settia the beef about the recreation room be­ ing used by other than crewmembers. '^i\ STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), Novambtr 17—Chairman, Chris Kelleher; Sacretary, Dee Kimball. The old man is still dis­ obeying the SIU agent's aiid the patrol­ man's orders about rationing cigarettes. Motion was passed that the captain stop kicking on crewmembers' doors and hol­ lering and screaming in the passageways. Bulletin board should be used. Captain should stop threatening men: if any man is injured or kiUed in DJarkata, tire SIU should investigate. Motion was passed to have the captain stop the mate from waking crewmembers up to take pills, sign sheets, declarations, etc. ''I ' I ', - I NATHANIEL 8. PALMER (American Waterways), November 20 — Chairman, Mike Greti; Secretary, J. J. Mahoncy. Repair list was made up and turned in. Most repairs were done before hitting port. Inquiries will be made as to wliy the captain held the ship's library for three weeks before turning it over to the crew, and why the crew was limited to a $30 draw in Japan. Chief engineer seems to be intimidating a member bei cause he is an alien permlimaa by giv­ ing him anti-Union talks. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for fine work. Crewmembers are going to write to Congress on the marine hospitals. . ELIZABETH (Bull), Jtovember 11 — Chairman, E. M. Bryant; Secretary, W. Lachancc. One man missed ship in Baltlmore: two missed ship in San Juan. There are complaints on one man not being on the ball. Steward tried to straighten him out but he refuses to co­ operate. Eh-erythlng is squared away to the crew's satisfaction at this time. Elec­ trician stated that he has fixed the hot plate for the crew and put it in the pantry. November 29—Chairman, not listed; Secretary, E. M. Bryant. Nobody has any beefs and everything is fine to date. Gear of men who missed ship was turned over to the hall. Arrangements will bemade to put shelves in the laundry and get a new set of books from the Baltlmore hall. Crew gave a vote of thanks to the new steward and cooks and the steward department as a whole on the Thanksgiving dinner and for the way the chow has improved since they came aboard last trip. CHILCRE (Ore), November 9—Chair­ man, Bill Hendershet; Secretary, Ralph Tyree. Beck was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Steward said he would get new mattresses this trip. Discussion was held on leaving the recreation ball and the night pantry. New members were reminded of the free taxi service fi'om the hall to Sparrows Point if there are over six men. ' J. • •--t Edifor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32. NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please pot my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) OQSB NAME ssom soQ Qass soQji QosonaBo SaOSDDQ OQESBQ •r|A STREET ADDRESS QSS QOUQ aOODS SDQ OQO CITY .ZONE ......STATE . [§GSQ BSB BQSSBI Signed CISaSSO BSB TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you erg «n old.iubieribor and have a chanqs of addrasf, plaaso giva your format addrats balowi SDBQ DBBS mmm OSBS osss SHB sosa ADDRESS CITY MaaaoVBeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaeaMaaaaaM taaaiBBBMaBasaaae lONE BBBMaBaBaataaa .STATE i'Aj �f J'-if- Fare Twenty-dx SEAFARERS Ir • All of the following SIU families Mrs. Thomas Fleming, 17 Regent will collect the $200 maternity Street, Boston, Mass. benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name. Larry Marshall Aliman, bora No­ vember 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Elizabeth Ann Long, bom No­ Mrs. Richard H. Allman, 1024 West vember 7, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Long, 1420 Robert 76th Street, Los Angeles, Cal. ^ ^ 4^ E. Lee Street, ^obile, Ala. Geoffrey Kent Marston, bora Oc­ J" "t tober 23, 1953. Parents, Mr. and James Randel Anding, bora No­ Mrs. Kenneth R. Marston, 39 South vember 4, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bennie J. B. Anding, Box 579, Bay Drive, Babylon, NY. t KirbyviUe, Tex. Linda Jean Langston, born Ocr ^ tober 7, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Maureen Paula Fleming, bora Mrs. John A. Langston, Box 283, October 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Burgettstown, Pa. 4> K:-- wWi. I*-T MEEryoOffUOSH\P' MATES ATlHESKJtm 'fX. I ^ - r W- If'-C'li • ATTHEUMlOJJiALL 47H4VE4NP20WSr. y/^BOookm/.svVAP YARAIS/AMD1V/CID4 TNBPI^HTSQ/^TV. HEW LOW PRICES AMP yoJieeALWAvS WELCOME MERE AT YOU/ZOV/W PLACE. OWNEPAfOOPER/m BfTM£&EAt^R& imvMiON'AS/S'AFL t t ' Joseph Youning Chen, born June 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chen K. Zai, 100 Stanton Street, New York, NY. t it 4> Gail Curran, bora November 7, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo P. Curran, 3 Eutaw Place, East Bos­ ton, Mass. 4" 4" t Margaret Kosmas, born August 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kosmas, 133 Lindy's Lane, San Francisco, Cal. Mrs. Edward A. Jaunet, 2109 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, La. 4^ 4> 4^ Sharon Anne Matson, born De­ cember 3, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard H. Matson, 309 West Bay Street, Sylacauga, Ala. 4 4 4^ Frank Miller, Jr., born October 26,, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller, 4209 Gray Street, Tampa, Fla. 4, 4" t Karen Christine Manchester, born November 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Manchester, 938 North Calvert Street, Balti­ more 2, Md. 4^ 4?" ^ in the HOSPITALS The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits'from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, alt of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. HD. Julian A. Blanco C. E. Johnson Jessie A. Clarke Robert Lambert Fred J. Coccla Ben Lawson Frank J. Conforto W. R. Mcllveen ' Francis L. Davis Earl McKendree Jeff Davis WUllam H. Maya Samuel, Drury James H. Penswlck Earl T. Erickson M. Pugaczewskl R. S. Creenway Horace C. SherrlU MUton C. Habrat Howard W. SherrUI Mark B. Hairelson James T. Smith P. L. Harrelson Harry C. Sullivan James H. Hayes Larry A. Webb USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE. FLA. WUllam O. Schwab USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Robert Bennett Henry L. Prultt James W. Davis Fred Rafflenbuel H. D. MiUiner Henry Watson John M. Powers USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Robert R. Barber C. E. Owens Leo Dwyer Joseph E. Wells ENDOWOOD HOSPITAL TOWSON, MD. Leonard Franks USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Waima T. Center Gilbert L. Perry Peter Smith Ho Yee Choe E. R. Snedeker C. B. Cobum Don A. Thoreson F. T. Costello W. Timmerman Olav Gustavsen Robert R. White Joe Perreira USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Fred U. Buckner Roger E. Huggins Herman C. Kemp W. L. Butler Jimmie Littleton p. G. Daugherty L. J. Love R. A. Denmark W. T. Shelrling John E. Duffy George W. WUson Joe B. Farrow Nathan L. Gardner LONG BEACH VETERANS HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CAL. E. L. Pritchard SEASIDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WILMINGTON, CAL. Isaac P. Hancock USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH. Tim Burke ' Joseph L. Sbeahan Harry J." Cronin USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Charles Burton Jack F. Thornburg USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Thomas J. Dawson T. P. Barbour Joseph L. Dlonne CecU Bennett Fred Blankenberg M. W. Gardiner Andrew J. Gindel K. M. Bymaster Herman H. Casas Jack H. Gleason Clarence W. Cobb John Hane George T. Coleman John L. Hlnten S. Cope A. Isyak Adlon Co* J. H. Jones RogeUo Crux E. G. Knapp James R. Lane Leo H.' Lang Thomas Lind Jesse Lyles J. M. Mason Sr. L. L. Mays Mitchell Mobley C. R. Nicholson Harry E. O'Brien John W. Quimby W. E. Reynolds Louis Roa Luther C. Seidle WUllam E. SwUley Richard R. SutUe T. R. Terrlngton Lonnie R. Tickle Joseph Traxler E. .Velazquei C. V. Weibom RusseU Went worth J. C. Whatley USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Edmund Andrade' Charles A. Luftdn Samuel E. Bayne Frank Mack^ W. W. Boehner Theodore MAtaler Joseph E. Crowley Robert A. Rogers John Farrand CHARITY HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Joseph P. Barraco USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY James H. Adams R. LaBombard R. V. Anderson Luciano Labrador Melvin Bass Stanley Lesko John Beckmann Thomas. V. Logan Biarl A. Bink WUllam Logan Frank Blandino C. Mc'Brien John E. Brady John Maclnnes WiUiam H. Brady Sau Mok Jessie C. Bryant Jack D. Morrison Ivan E. Buckley Alfred MueUer Bomar • R. Cheeley Jack K. Olsen J. Bruce Cole Oscar Raynor Ian G. Cumming G. H. Robinson C. L. DeChenne VirgU Sandberg John Dovak Ira A. Sandt Eddie Driggers Robert Sizemore John J. DriscoU John Slaman GUbert Essburg Robert Smith John Flynn Warren Smith David S. Furman C. Sofounios Estell Godfrey Jose Sousa Felix Gregerowicz Henrick Sterling Edwin F. Growe Harry S. Tuttle Paul Jokubesak A. P. Violanto Walter Kariak Frank Walaska Michael Katrausky Peter WilUams L. Kristiansen USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, BROOKLYN. NT Percy D. Alhed James J. Lawlor Claude F. Blanks James R. Lewis Julian CuthreU Francis F. Lynch C. M. Davison H. F. McDonald EmUio Delgado A. McGuigan Antonio M. Diaz David Mcllreath Jose G. Espinoza Vic Milazzo Robert E. GUbert Lloyd Miller Bart E. Guranlck Eugene T. Nelson Peter Gvokdich Montford Owens John B. Haas E. R. Smallwood Thomas Isaksen Henry E. Smith John W. Keenan Renato A. VUlata Frederick Landry VirgU E. WUmoth USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEX. Sidney Pickett C. Barboza Stanley Polsso T. A. Cousins Robert Puckett Howard E. LUes Charles O. Lynsky H. Trahan John E. Markopolo Charles Tyler Vernon West O. J. Morgan Carl R. Wright JuUus Parks Charles Young D. B. Patterson t Adras John Guidry, bora No­ vember 13, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Guidry, General Delivery, Basile, La. 4i 4> 4> Joseph- Francis Pallando, born November 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Francis Pallando, 2742 South FairhiU Street. Phila­ delphia, Pa. 4^ .-. .I -r-i#-*: k# •» -"V- Tracking Down Gear Is Everyday Job One of the more difficult jobs performed by the SIU Welfare Services Department is the task of running down seamen's gear left behind on the ship. This is a painstaking job that involves a lot of time and energy in tracing the movements of a suitcase or a seabag. But thanks to the Union's"*" efficient inter-port communi­ cation system, the rate of recovery of personal gear is very high. In any given week Welfare Services will have the job of trac­ ing down ten or fifteen pieces of personal gear from ships scattered half way round the globe. • Once the stuff is located it is usually forwarded to headquarters or to the appropriate o u t p o r t and checked into the baggage room where it will be safe until the Sea­ farer can pick it up. Winds Up On Pier What usually happens with the gear in the first place is that the Seafarer in question is taken off a ship because of illness or Injury In some port that the ship touches. His gear is supposed to follow him, but half the time it doesn't. In­ stead it will usually wind up on some open pier where it will get soggy, moldy and dirty by the time the Seafarer runs it down and picks it up. Meanwhile the Seafarer had to do without his clothes, and half Welfare Services Representative A! Thompson checks In a sea the time he could never locate bag in the headquarters baggage room nntil the Seafarer can them at all. come down and pick it up. That's why Welfare Services comes in very handy in locating some out of the way location."And farer is assured that his clothes gear before it gets sidetracked to once it is in a Union hall, the Sea­ will be kept In good condition. ir f -Beember 11» 185S IPG Reading The Good News ^ Maurice Mervin Wiiiiams, born November 12, 1953. Parents, Mr. 4- 4* 4 and Mrs. Maurice M. Williams, 51 Priscilla Susan Reed, born Oc­ Berwick Street, Beaver Meadows, tober 1,0, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Pa. Mrs. Warren A. Reed, Mandeville 4^ 4> 4> Road, Covington, La. Patrick Edward Scott, born June ^ 5, 1953. Parents, Mr- and Mrs. David Eugene Smith, Jr., born Mason R. Scott, 2112 East Ellicott September 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. Street, Tampa, Fla. and Mrs. David E. Smith, Box 48, 4^ t 4> Chesterfield, SC. Helen Feeley, born January 7, i> 4^ 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lillian Beth Catalanotto, bora J. Feeley, 56-A Crescent Avenue, October 23, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Dorchester, Mass. Mrs. Joseph Catalanotto, PC Box 4> • 4 * 190, Raceland, La. Ton! Rae Henderson, born No-^ 4> t t * vember 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Sharon Ann Parker, bom Oc­ Mrs. Wayne D. Henderson, 1021 tober -21, 1953. • Parents, Mr. and Avenue I, Galveston, Tex. . Mrs. Samuel D. Parker, Tuckap 4^ ' ie "''' seigee, NC. David George Linker, born Oc­ ^ 4^ 4^ tober 22, 1953. Parents, Mir. and Ernesi Rm Jannet, born No- Mrs. William G. Linker, 1312 Sbiith vembeif 4. 1953. Parents, Mr. and 26th Street. PhUadelpbii Pa. Lawrence Christopher Wolf takes an interestec^ look at letter from Union "informfiig his pari^rits df niaterbity. benefits His mother, Mrs. Honald Fl Wolf, also looks on at their. Woods^ la^ bome. •• • ' • ~ �December 11,. 1S5S •m "K Pace Twen<y-sev« SEAF ARERSltOG SEEIN* THE SEAFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN Seafarer Quits, Sailed 49 Yrs. After going to sea since 1902 Seafarer Benjamin Bailey is properly entitled to a rest. Recently placed on the SIU disability benefi ts list, on the eve of his 73rd birthday, Bailey can now look forward to the assurance of a $25 check every week from the Welfare Plan. The money from the Welfare Plan, plus $68.90 a month he applied for the disability bene­ tain gave you whatever money was which he receives from the fit, submitting discharges covering coming to you and that was that" Government in the form of Social 30 years of sea time. Bailey can't get around too well Security benefits, is enough for "I had more voyages than that" now, but he intends to come up {News about men In the hospitals and Scofarers receivtng SW Wei- Bailey and his wife to get by on he said. "But many times in those to SIU headquarters from time to . fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Certainly its a far cry from the days there was no shipping com­ time and pass the day with some Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makeit $10 a month that Bailey started missioner at the payoff. The cap­ of his old shipmates. his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) working for when he first went For all hospitalized Seafarers Avho are interested, the Welfare Serv­ to sea. ices Department will take up the Christmas shopping burden for them. -Bailey's baptism at sea came on No need of getting out of your comfortable hospital bed to get crushed the El Monte of the old Morgan Line. For his $10 a month he by the holiday crowds. We will save you the trip and the trouble of worked, as he put it, "from a quar­ The deaths of the followinri Bolton, of 116 Herndon Avenue, Christmas shopping by doing it all for you. Just let us know your ter of four in the morning until needs and what you want to buy. We'll get them for you and send ...meaning until work was Seafarers have been reported to Mobile, Ala. them on their way. Hurry though, only 11 shopping days until Christ­ done. 4< 4> 4> the Seafarers Welfare Plan and mas, _ Went Up To $1 A Day Zephaniah C. Wright, 57: Broth­ $2,500 death benefits are being Out in the Staten Island Marine Hospital we find many of the boys, er Wright died of a fractured skull Later on. Bailey's wages grad some in fine sjiape Just waiting to get out. One of these is Richard ually improved. He went up to paid to beneficiaries. in New York, NY on September 6, Anderson, a messman off the Luciie Bloomfield (Bioomfield) who has $15 a month, Sergio Decaceon, 53;' On Octo­ 1953, and was cremated at Freshbeen in drydock since the end of last month. The New Market, NJ, and then in 1906, ber 7th of this year Brother Deca­ pond Crematory, Queens, NY. He boy is not seriously ill, though, and will probably be up and around four years after ceon died of a stroke at Jefferson had been a member of the stew­ the hall in a short time. he started sail­ Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., and ards department for 12 years, hav­ David Furman, chief steward off the Seavigil (Orion) has been in ing, he was get­ was buried at US National Ceme­ ing joined the SIU in New York. the hospital since November 18 for a checkup. He's ting a dollar a tery, Beverley, NJ. 4 out of Irvington, NJ, day, $30 a month i 4, t Braxton S. Conway, 47: A cir­ Ian Cummings is no longer listed among the ill as second cook Thomas Nicholas, 62: A FOW in culatory disease proved fatal to at the Same hospital. He was discharged last week on a passenger the black gang, Brother Nicholas Brother Conway on November 10, after entering early in October because of a gen­ ship. died of acute pulmonary conges­ 1953. He died at the USPHS Hos­ erally rundown condition. Another Jersey boy, his By this time Bailey tion on Noveihber 24, 1953, at the pital, in Boston, Mass.* and was last ship was the Robin Locksley (Seas) which he Bailey got a lit­ sailed on as a messman. He looks fine now and tle disgusted with the hard work USPHS Hospital, Baltimore, Md. buried at Mt. Auburn, Baltimore, and low wages offered at sea and He had joined the SIU this year in Md. Brother Conway joined the feels right chipper. decided to try his luck shoreside, Baltimore, and was buried in that SIU in Boston back in 1938 and Robert Anderson, no relation to Richard of the sailed in the steward department. The old IRT west side subway had city. same name, is recuperating in the Staten Island Furman He leaves his wife, Gladys L. Con­ just opened up running from institution after coming down sick aboard the Key­ 4- t 4< way. 46 St. James Street, Boston, South Ferry way uptown to 96th stone Mariner (Waterman) which he shipped on as engine main­ Albert Turkovich, 31: Brother , Mass. tenance. This. Bronx, NY, Seafarer is still a bit under the weather, but Street and Broadway. Bailey got Turkovich died on April 14, 1953, 4 4 4 hopes to get out sometime soon with the holidays approaching rapidly. a job on the subway which paid in Saigon, Vietnam, He had been $9 a week for a 12 hour day. But Justus Lafayette Whidden, 33: Turning up sick on the Bethcoaster (Calmar), Jessie C. Rryant, MM, a member of the Union for almost drydocked himself In the hospital until he gets to feeling a mite better. after six weeks he decided that two years, having sailed as a wiper Brother Whidden was fatally in­ This Granite Falls, NC,.boy has been in since last November 21, but he'd had his fill. "At least on a in the engine department from the jured in an automobile accident in he's looking to pull out of his medical tailspin any day now and come ship you could eat,'' he said, "even port of New York. He leaves his Mendolino, Cal. on August 18, if you didn't make any money. 1953, and was taken to Tampa, Fla. around to the shipping hail. So back to sea he went, and father, Anton Turkovich, 801 for burial. He had joined the SIU Resting up after a siege of pneumonia is Heinrlch Sterling off the stayed aboard ships through two North Broadway, Joliet, 111. in Tampa in 1941 and sailed in the Coeur D'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers). The FWT world wars, until a shipboard ac­ 4» 4< 4» deck department. ^ is coming along fine and expects to be discharged cident put him out of commission Einar K. Olsen, 49: Brother Oland get over to his New York City home in the 4 4 4 in 195i. In the last war he sailed sen fell from the ladder, of the near future. continually on the George Wash­ Steel Architect to the deck on Oc­ Anthony Arenella, 45: A mem­ Laid up out in Staten Island with a twisted ankle ington, a troop transport, for five tober 28, 1953, and suffered a fatal ber of the engine department is Bothwell Blanchard, AB, off the Steel King years without a break. brain injury. At the time, the ves­ since 1939, Brother Arenella (Isthmian). This Seafarer is from Ridgeland, SC, Switched To SIU sel was at sea, and Brother Olsen joined the SIU in New York and and he's hoping to get to see the Southland again Bailey was-a member of the old was buried at sea. He joined the was buried in St. Johns Cemetery, right soon, as soon as the doc checks him out of International Seamen's Union, SIU in New York in 1944 and Queens, NY. He died of a heart diy'dock.on the island. whose membership card he still sailed as a member of the steward ailment in Brooklyn on September John Dovak is rounding into shape these days. Sterling holds. Like many ISU men, he department. Surviving is his sis­ 14, 1953. He expects to be out on a discharge from the hos­ switched to the SIU when it was ter, Mrs. Grace Brozio, 192 East pital very soon. His last ship was the San Mateo Victory (Eastern), chartered in 1938. 337th Street, Willoughry, O. which he sailed on as a fireman-watertender. He's been in the hos­ Two years ago at the age of 70, i' t> it pital since the beginning of November and is on the road to recovery he was sailing on the Anson Mills after suffering an injured back. John Lindsay Cobb, 64: A mem­ when he suffered an accident in a fall. Complications followed in­ ber of the SIU since 1938, Brother cluding a stroke and Bailey has Cobb died of a cerebral hemor­ been unable to work since. A long rhage on October 25, 1953, at the spell in the hospital followed the British Hospital in Buenos Aires, accident and even now Bailey is Argentina. He sailed as a member still receiving out-patient treat­ of the deck department from Bal­ timore and is survived by Edith ment. For quite some time Bailey was Marie Cobb, PO Box 362, of that receiving maintenance and cure, city. but when that was discontinued. 4> j. 4* ~/or SIU MEMBERS! let Know. re in tronble ^ roan PR08UM is OUR BUSINESS mm'i m M m mrut stmts Hrumn Gets His Pay In SIU Hall Getting paid off in the Union hall was the unusual experience of Seafarer Gilbert Essberg, ex-crewmember of the Antinous (Water­ man). Essberg got paid off in the Welfare Services office at head­ quarters after having to leave the ship because of illness. When Essberg went to the hos­ pital he notified the Union hospital representative that he had money coming to him from the company. Accordingly Welfare Services made arrangements with the company to get him paid off. Vouchers were secured from Waterman's New York office and brought to the hospital where Ess­ berg signed him. However, the next day he was discharged from the hospital, so . that the cash pay­ ment was made to him yight iii the Welfare JServices pffice. Benjamin A. Hubbard, 73: Broth­ er Hubbard suffered a fatal heart attack aboard the Liberty Flag and died on April 22, 1953, while the ship was enroute to Yokohama. He had been a member of the steward department since he joined the SIU in New York in 1947; surviving is his sister, Mrs, Pascoe Hubbard Colburn, Box 590, Bastrop, La. 4" 4 4" John G. MeStravick, 32: Brother McStravick died in New York City of multiple fi-actures, shock and hemorrhage and was buried at Calvai-y Cemetery, Rockford, 111. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. M. S. Grumbacher, McLellan Heights, York, Pa. / 4 4 4 Vernon Bolton, 46: Brother Bol­ ton, an oiler in the engine depart­ ment, suffered a fatal hemorrhage on November 11, 1953, in Mobile, Ala., and was buried .in the Pine Crest Clemetery of that cjity. He le.ayes hi!|, jdayghtgr,^. Mary..(Vqn £Vf(?iW/NS^ A/e£DINSEA<^R ANPSrtORFWeAK- TOASOUilESTEl^ /tLLATSREOAl, se4c/(Kr PRICES your SEA CHEST SHORE WEAR i SEA GEAR SEA GEAR S SHORE WEAR at SIU HEADQUARTERS 675- 4th AVE • BROOKLYN J:'. 'i: •Iff-:: "S m •.'I i J �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource December 11, 1953 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XV, No. 25 Description An account of the resource Headlines: UNION, CO'S TO MEET WITH ARMY ABOUT SHORE LEAVE PACT TALKS PROGRESS ON ALLOTMENTS, DRAWS ILA-INSPIRED WALKOUT FAILS; MEN BACK AFL SEA UNIONS HALT BRIDGES ALL TANKERS POLLED IN ELECTION; NLRB TO START ATLANTIC VOTE COUNT $25 BONUS VOTED FOR ILL SEAMEN SON, DAD AT ODDS OVER EXCELLO NLRB APPEALS COURT RULING ON RED UNIONS KINGS POINT FATE STILL NOT DECIDED WHAT FUTURE FOR MARINERS? BLOOMFIELD GETS SUBSIDY FOR N. EUROPE, ENGLAND FLORIDA STRIKEBREAK MOVE FAILS CG HEARING BD. CLEARS SEA WIND CREWMEMBER HAIL SIU CHRISTMAS GIFT SERVICE BEGIN CANADA WELFARE PLAN CO. HIRING BID FAILS, STWD'S A UNION MAN NICOLSON NEW CHAIRMAN OF WATERMAN CO. CREW AIDS BLINDED CHILDREN TRAMP CO'S DEFEND 50-50 LINER HAS FANCY CREW QUARTERS BRIDGES BACK AGAIN RUDE AWAKENING QUICK TO BLAME AFL WEST COAST SEAMEN'S UNIONS MEET BRIDGES' CHALLENGE HEAD ON LIVING COST HITS NEW RECORD HIGH CALMAR FOOD BEEFS PAY OFF, MEN PRAISE TOP-NOTCH MENUS BREEDING RARE DOGS OCCUPIES SEAMAN'S LEISURE TIME OFF SHIP RAGNAR NAESS CREWMEMBERS AID GREEK EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS EX-SEAFARER TURNS FROM SEVEN SEAS TO FORESTRY WATER (SALT) EVERYWHERE, BUT NOT ONE DROP FOR SHIP'S BOILERS SEAFARER AND TEXAS BRIDE SIGN ON NEAR HEADQ'TERS CONEY ISLAND SANDS GOT $ FROM MUTINY TRACKING DOWN GEAR IS EVERYDAY JOB SEAFARER QUITS, SAILED 49 YRS GETS HIS PAY IN SIU HALL Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/11/1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/4956d58deb2ca031620600a0c9067a44.PDF 16f8f2e50e8bf57365f0ad86649a5478 PDF Text Text 1? SEAFARERS .. r LOG Nov. 27 1953 f « OFFrCIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION » ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT , AFL • 4l i DEBUNKS 'MUTINY 7 P •^1 -Story On Page 3 Union Pressing Contract Talks -Story On Page 3 ^1 ll I •J \ifdc0tnc Above, shqreside officials in Pusan, Korea make preparations for an elaborate welcoming ceremony for thfe SlU-manned New Rochelle Victory, which carried the first cargo of Korean Emer­ gency Relief. It was a big event. (Story on Page 3.) .•>-.i.<'* At left, crewmembers of the Florida (P&O) stand outside the cruise ship's berth; The Seafarers refused to cross MM&P and MEBA picketlines (two pickets walking at far left) and the vessel didn't sail. Deck and engine officers walked off in dispute over higher wages and OT. (Story on Page 4.) s£rif/ivS?' �•,-> f»g* Tw» SEAWARERS ?V. W<wettbei> LOG Vote 18 Atlantic Tankers, r ; WInd-Up Set For December 1} yr^'~^i.'-. --v>;',u-^^i?,-,?r-'-T 195} SIU Meets Tank^Brs By Land, Sea, Air ^Despite a last-ditch rash of firings of SIU supporters, even the officials of the AMEU—the company .union—showed that they knew the vote in the Atlantic Rei^ng Company's fleet Is going SIU by substantial" Arthur, where a handful of shore majority. Atlantic tankers arriving in relief men voted. During this trip Philadelphia were met in fine to "rally" the few men voting style by the SIU—by both sea and there, including only four men in air. Launches have been used to the shore gang, Alcott ignored the meet the ships and in one instance voting of four ships in Philadel­ phia—admitting that It was no use even a seaplane was employed. Meanwhile, Atlantic tankermen to even try te rally some AMEU on vacation, in hospitals, in serv­ votes on these ships. Instead, he ice and men who wdre fired con­ sent his assistant to handle the tinued to pour in from all parts voting on these four ships. of the country to cast their votes Air-Sea Greeting in the election, and the crews have already started to talk about their The E. J. Henry got a fine greet­ plans once Atlantic signs the SIU ing from the SIU, as a special contract. Six Men Fired As the Atlantic Importer ^ar­ rived in Providence, six crewmem­ bers were fired for, as the com­ pany claims, "using obscene lan­ guage." These men voted anyway, however, despite the fact that Stanley Alcott, chairman of the AMEU, challenged their'votes— breaking a pre-election agreement thht men fired the same day as the, A group of 23 crewmembers aboard the Atlantic Coast get together to show that they're solid SIU. vote would be allowed to vote un­ Some more crewmembers, who were on watch when the shot was taken, were unable to get into challenged. • the picture. The Coast's crewmembers, who wili be voting nextx week, predict, a great SIU victory. Showered With Paper With 18 of 23 ships voted and three more voting this week, the all-important National The men on the Importer had heard of the firings shortly before Labor Relations Board election in Atlantic Refining is drawing to a successful close. All anival, and when Alcott began to signs point to a convincing SIU vote victory with pre-election estimates of the outcome climb aboard, he was showered apparently being upheld or with pieces of AMEU literature even surpassed by the actual ai.d 200 votes are still to be cast Despite these firings, however, that had been ripped up by the with a number of additional shore- net a single AMEU supporter crew. He was unable to find a voting. To date, approximately 700 bal­ side ballots pending as well as could be found on the vessel who single man on the ship who would lots have been cast on the 18 ships, those of the five remaining ships. would' act as an observer for the serve as an observer for the and at the company's shoreside in­ Judging from all impartial ac­ AMEU, indicating that the, crew AMEU, and even Alcott estimated stallations in Philadelphia and counts, the outcome of the elec­ was unanimous" in its pro-SIU that the ship voted SIU 100 per­ Port Arthur, Texas. Between 160 tion can no longer be changed by feelings. cent. Alcott was so nervous aboard Bill Harrcy, one of the inen the remaining ships. On tl:e con­ As soon as the election results the ship, that he failed to drink a fired on Nie Importer, leaves trary, SIU strength is very high a'-e announced the SIU expects to cup of coffee given him by a crewthe ship with his gear., these vessels all df whom are enter into immediaite contract ne­ inember. ~ ]¥ew NMimhers cr counted on to deliver a heavy ma­ gotiations for the company in or­ "Previously, Alcott had disap­ plane met the ship as she came in. der to obtain an SIU contract with peared during the voting of four .Circling the ship, the , plane For Hq, Phones jority for the SIU. SIU style working rules and take- other ships. Admitting defeat and dropped SIU literature to the itaen SIU Leads In Strongholds The telephone numbers of home pay for the Atlantic tanker- the hopelessness of the AMEU aboard. Later, a 40-foot cabin The tipoff on the way the elec­ men. all New York headquarters r'causc," Alcott took a trip to Port (Continued on page 17) tion is going was the atmosphere phones were changed this week by the telephone company. All Seafarers calling -headquarters are asked to use the new num­ bers to get faster service. The new headquarters tele­ phone number is HYacinth 8-6600. SEAFARERS LOG Nov. 27. 1953 Vol. XV. No. 24 As I See It Page 4 Committees At Work.... .Page 6 Crossword Puzzle Page 12 Editorial Page 13 Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 Galley Gleanings Page 20 .i-^-v r Inquiring Seafarer . Page 12 "^In The Wake Page 12 Labor Round-Up Page 13 Letters Pages 21, 22 Maritime ...Page 16 Meet The Seafarer. . Page 12 On The Job .Page 16 Personals .Page 25 Quiz '. Page"19 Seafarers ,In Action Page 16 Ships' Minutes Pages 24, 25 SIU History Cartoon Page 9 m Sports Line Page 20 Ten. Years Ago Page 12 Top Of The News Page 7 Union Talk ....Page 9 Wash. News Letter... Page 6 Welfare Benefits ... Pages 26, 27 Welfare Report Page 8 Your, Constitution ... Page 5 Your Dollar's Worth Page 7 • I>u0lf«hc0 OiWMkly •» HI* hcadquarfort of Hia Saafararc Intarnaflonal Union, Affantic « Cuff Diafrlcf. AFL, «7S Fourfb Avanua. •roaklyn 31, NY. Tal. STarling •-4<71. Enfarao at taeend data matfar af flia Fatf Offlca In Bro^lyn, N,Y>, •indar fbo Act of Auguaf 34, 1*13, at the company's shoreside An­ chorage in Philadelphia and its in­ stallation at Atreco, Texas. Here it wcs expected that the companydominated Atlantic Maritime Em­ ployees Union would make its strongest showing what with shore relief, leadermen and other com­ pany supporters voting. However, it was apparent, from the way the men grouped and expressed them­ selves, that even here the SIU commanded the support of a ma­ jority of the men. ~ Voting this week were the At­ lantic * Producer, Atlantic Cbast and the R. C. Tuttle. The two re­ maining ships, which are out for­ eign, will be voted during the r.ionth of December. Present scheduling calls for the Atlantic Exporter to vote on December 12 in Philadelphia and for the Dealer (c be the final ship polled' on De­ cember 12. Final Vote When all the ships have compltled their tally, a final vote will be held at NLRB regional oMce December 15, covering all tankermen who missed the previous voting for a variety of reasons. Once this is done, the Labor Board will open the ballots and count the results. Final totals should be available sometime be­ fore Christmas. Thus far the vote has run pretty smoothly with the exception of the one incident on the Importer where six SIU backers were fired a . few hours before voting took pjsce on the grounds of using "ob­ scene language" to the, ship's offi­ cers. These votes were subsequent-- iycfralteiieRf -brttre- AMEU:* - Army Shore Leave Bans Under' New SIU Fjre, Legal Aspect Studied • m The SIU is planning a full-scale dampaign against the Army's practice of arbitrarily restricting Seafarers to their ships at the various foreign installations. For some time, the Union has attempted to get some action on this Score.' However, this resulted in no satisfaction aa-^"—the Defense Department kept in areas where the local govern­ Georges Bay, the vessels dock passing the buck te local area ment is willihg to allow the men about 18 miles away from the base. commander's without any satisfac­ ashore. .The local government has said It tory ^swer to the problem faced In all cases', the Army's restric­ is perfectly willing to have the by Seafarers. tions on seamen have been arbi­ seamen go ashore. Yet, the Army Now the SIU is studying the trary, and have not even been restricts the seamen to their ships. legal aspects of the case prior to consistent from one base to an­ Th^ Union views this as a setaking the matter up with the Ad­ other. In- Korea, for example, the rious"^problem, particularly in view ministration. As far as is known, restrictions have been. kept in of the increasing number of over­ the Union will try to determine force even though the fighting seas bases that the Army is estab­ whether or not the Army has any stopped several months ago. Mar­ lishing. This practice is setting a legal right to restrict seamen. tial law also stopped several precedent whereby the • Army Basically, the Union has stated, months ago in Korea, and the Ko­ .could possibly refuse seamen any the-question is whether or not the rean government has said it would shore leave during peacetime In Army has the right to restrict like to have American merchant almost any fprelgn port, and thus civilian merchant seamen in peace­ seamen go ashore. Yet the Army, deprive the seamen of their tra­ time and tO'deprive merchant sea­ arbitrarily, will not allow seamen ditional rights. men of their traditional rights to to go ashore—and even Imposes ^'Thls situetion of having the shore leave. In/aill of these'cases, different restrictions from one Army arbitrarily force its will on the restrictions are placed on the Korean port to another. Anmrican merchant seamen during seamen by the Army, while the In other parts of the world, peace-time/' said an SIU headqilaplocal governments in these various where the bases'were supposed to ters spokesman, "cannot be * al­ overseas installations are perfectly be In the "Top Secret" classifica­ lowed to continue, Since we can't willing to have American merchant tion,. American merchant seameii get any from the Airmy seamen go ashore. Were' aUovved ^shore and \rtre shout thipanswer situation, the Unioh Is allowed complete freedom of mpve- undertddng a campaign, through Overtime Question ^ There is also a leg^ question ment ether channels, to fight this poweiv 18 Miles J^om Base concerning overtime for restriction , , grab by the Anny. Seamen have to ship under such circumstances, Yet, in some of the other bases, traditionally been allowed shore and the Union , is studying this as­ such as St. Georges Bay and Goose leave in/oreign ports during peace­ pect of the case, too. It is doubtful Bay, Labrador, American,merchant time, . and thf Army cannot be whether the Arnjy h^s. the. right seanjen . are restricted to ship by allowed to Interfere witl) that tra­ 6ft restrict sieamen to their ships the Army. In the case of St. dition^ right'' �November 29, 1953 SEAFARERS LOG Pare Three Men Debunk 'Mutiny' Cry On SlU Ship Korean President Syngman Rhee addresses a group of Koreans and Army personnel In Pusan on the occasion of honoring the first American ship to reach the country with a load of relief cargo. Korea Hails First Reiief Cargo The first load of American relief for Korea arrived in Pusan Harbor aboard the SIUmanned New Rochelle Victory early this month. It was greeted by brass bands, flags, and appropriate ceriemonies including a welcoming speech by South Korea's President Syngman Rhee. • The New Rochelle Victory is an aftermath of similar cere­ the Government ruling providing which took place when the a 50-50 ratio for emergency relief carried 8,000 tons of rice as the monies vessel sailed from Oakland, Cali­ shipping to Korea in American A dispute aboard an SlU-manned Liberty ship, the Seacliff, that was heralded in the West Coast press with "mutiny" headlines has boiled down to a food beef be­ tween a crew and the skip two of the unlicensed crew. One per of the ship. As. a re­ man was put on probation and an­ suspended for two months. sult, the skipper has been other Meanwhile the Seacliff has gone removed from the vessel, but out again with a new set of offi­ at the same time, the Coast cers and ail is quiet and peaceful Guard has entered the fray at last report. by filing "misconduct" charges against five unlicensed crewmembers. The Coast Guard also hit several of the officers, including the second mate, radio operator, and first and second assistants with similar, "misconduct" accusa­ tions. The whole "mutiny" story re­ calls the famous non-existent mu­ tiny aboard the freighter William Carson in July, 1948. On that oc­ casion, the newspapers had war­ ships rushing to "Quell Mutiny." It was later discovered that the mutiny report came from an ob­ viously demented radio operator who jumped overboard following the call. No Rulings Yet Up until now, the Coast Guard lias not issued its decision on the Seacliff "mutiny" except against first emergency relief cargo for fornia. bottoms. the war-torn and famine-threatened On another food relief front the The vessel is the first of many country. Her cargo was part of a relief cargo ships destined for SlU-manned Strathbay reached $200 million appropriation voted Korean ports from America, sched­ Karachi, Pakistan, with 9,800 tons by the last session of Congress for uled to reach the Far Eastern ally cf wheat. Its arrival represented in the next months. The emer­ the half-way mark in the movement the relief and rehabilitation of gency relief cargo. is expected to of 700,000 tons of wheat to Pakis­ Korea. This appropriation also in bolster the faltering native crop tan to avert possible famine in - eludes provision for industrial harvesting and give added protec­ that country. Over 80,000 tons equipment, building materials and tion to the danger of Communism shipped thus far have been dis­ spreading over South Korea. tributed free of charge to needy railroad rolling stock. The first shipment came under Pakistanis. However, the most pressing need at the moment is food, with un­ told millions of Koreans living on extremely short rations. Pier-Side Ceremony When the ship arrived at Pusan, Korea, it was met at the pier by Army and Navy contingents in­ cluding an Army brass band. The SIU contract negotiations with the shipowners are moving into high gear as a series of ship, draped with US and Korean regular meetings is taking up various clarifications and improvements in the contract for flags, served as a backdrop for a the coming year. pier-side ceremony attended by Aside from money matters, high ranking civilian and military covered by provisions on foreign ports which have been a to $500, improvements in the pen­ olTicials as well as several hun­ wages, overtime and vacation sore spot. Up until now, many alty cargo clause, port overtime dred Korean guests. pay, the negotiations involve the captains and shipowners have been for stewards department in ali US The vessel is a Government- strengthening of some contract evading this particular clause by ports after 5 PM and before 8 AM. owned ship that is under charter provisions that have given trouble claiming that they were unable improvement in carpenters and for the South Atlantic Steamship in the past year since the stand­ to obtain American currency in bosuns overtime provisions, a Company. The Korean reception ard agreement has been in opera­ many ports and could not carry strengthened transportation clause tion. They also include additions sufficient cash on board to satisfy and other changes. to the general rules and working draw needs. rules not now provided for in the To overcome these objections agreement. the Union has proposed that draws In order to assure uninten-upted be issued either in American cur­ negotiations, the Union and ship­ rency or travelers' checks, with a owner representatives have agreed $1 daily penalty for failure to is­ to another 24-day extension of the sue such draws. agreement to December 24. In The question of family allot­ any case, all money provisions are ments is another contract provi­ The Orion Star, the second of four super-tankers ordered retroactive to October 1, 1953, the sion that will come up for discus­ by Orion, has taken her Seafarer-crew, and after completing A comprehensive .chart-»showing date that the old agreement ex­ sion. It has been the practice up sea trials, has begun operations under an MSTS contract. all the money improvements in pired. until now for the company to cut The 30,000-deadweight-ton Bonus Questions SIU contracts frotti 1944 to the off family allotments whfen a man super-tanker is a sister ship Both of them will also operate present day is now in preparation One section of the agreement is taken off a ship because of ill­ under charter to the Government, by headquarters. When completed, that has already been decided on ness or injury. The Union is asking to the Orion Comet, which and they, too, will be crewed by copies of the chart will show at a is the question of war area bonuses. that these allotments continue took an SIU crew last month and Seafarers. glance every wage change for The, European Mediterranean and until all wage payments due the is also operating under an MSTS The Orion Star took her crew every rating in the last ten years. Pacific area bonus of $2.50 a day Seafarer imder maritime law are contract. Two additional sister ships are still under construction, out of Baltimore, after she was will be discontinued as well as the exhausted. The chart will ~also show the and will be completed next year. completed at the Sparrows Point, Another point is the question year by year changes in overtime Korean area bonus as of Novem­ Md., shipyard. In her sea tests, she ber 30. However, the 100 percent of restriction of seamen to the rates, maintenance and cure pay­ earily made 18 knots, which is a ments, working hours, vacation and bonus and $100 attack bonus will ship in certain foreign ports. Here full knot more than the 17 knots welfare benefitsi It will be a cap­ continue in areas I, II, III, and the Union intends to enlist the required under the terms of the sule picture of all the SIU's nego­ IV along the China Coast, as well support of the shipowners in ^com­ MSTS contract. as the $5.00 a day bonus in Area bating restrictions imposed in tiating gains during that period. Regular membership meet­ The 647-foot tanker carries 255,Figures for the years 1939 to yil, which is the general vicinity Korea and other areas. ings in SIU headquarters and 000 barrels of oil, and can dis­ Standard Stores 1944 are available in part but are of Saigon, Ihdo China. War risk in­ at all branches are held every charge her entire cargo within 12 surance of $i0,000 will continue not included in the charts because second Wednesday night at The practice of some companies hours through the use of special iyage scales were not standardized in all these areas as well as Hbng of storing ships with lower grade 7 PM. The schedule for the pumps that she carries. The ships from one company to the next dur­ Kong. War risk Insurance of $5,- meats or buying inferior produce next few meetings is as follows: are powered by steam turbine en­ 000 will continue in Pacific, Medi­ ing that early periodi December 2, December 16, overseas would be overcome by a gines that develop 16,000 horse­ December 30. Copies will be made available In terranean and European areas, in­ Union proposal for a standard power. They each carry a sixcluding Korea. All Seafarers registered on headquarters and will be distrib­ stores list and storing of frozen bladed propeller of special design. Money Draws the shipping list are required uted to the oujtports as well for foods for overseas voyages. All vessels are, or will be equipped Included among issues under inspection by Seafarers in every to attend the meetings. Other proposals include increased with the latest navigational equip­ SIU hall. discussion are the money draws in clothing loss allowances from $300 ment. More Contract Gains In Offing As Negotiators Speed Meetings SlU's Gains To Be Shown On Pay Chart n I'3 Testimony from the crew of the ship, from steward S. F. Cullison, the center of the controversy, and from the SIU Seattle hall, puts a different complexion on the story. When the ship left Seattle, it was improperly stored for a long trip. The SIU patrolman went aboard and had the captain sign an agree­ ment that he would buy additional stores in the Far East. This was done so that the ship would not be delayed in sailing. Hard-Timed Crew After the ship got to sea, the c.?ptain instructed the third mate to get the statement he signed back from the steward. When the steward refused to surrender it, the captain started his regime of hard timing the crew with the aid of the third and second mates and Ihfc radio operator. By the time the ship got to Ja­ pan, the captain was for locking up the entire unlicensed crew be­ cause they had asked him to paint the . foc'sles and other contract provisions. He went to the US Coast Guard in Yokohama and fiied blanket charges against everybody, which were dismissed by the Coast Guard commandant there with the recommendation that the proceedings be forwarded to Washington. When that happened the Cap­ tain "flipped his agace" as the crew put it. On the second shuttle trip to Yokohama, the crew called the steamboat inspector down to the ship to check on holes in the life (Continued on page 17) SIU Crew Boards Second Of 4 New Super-Tankers Meeting Itiight Everg 2 Weeks • -n I �Kite Tear SEAFARERS tOG Board Ruling ilmits Aid To Bloomfield «^BAer 27^1953 As 1 See It •. • The new Federal Maritime Board has reversed the old one and voted to deny the SlU-contracted Bloomfield Steamship Company a sub­ sidiary on the Gulf to Mediter­ ranean run. The Board, however, ruled that Bloomfield is still eligi­ ble for aid on the run from the Gulf to Northern Europe and Scandinavian ports. Previously the old Federal Mari­ time Board, that had been ap­ pointed under the Truman admin­ istration, had approved Bloomfield's petition for subsidies on both routes, declaring that on neither route were US flag car­ riers handling 50 percent of the commerce. Reopened Case However, both Lykes Brothers and Waterman interceded in the matter with Lykes Brothers lead­ Picketing the Florida's pier in Miami are members of officers ing the fight, and asked that the unions on strike against the company. Shown above are, left to case be reopened before the new right, Walter Johnson, MEBA, and Charles Eaton, MMP. Federal Maritime Board. The Board, after hearing arguments, has decided that existing American lines are carrying 50 percent of commerce on the Mediterranean route. Lykes Brothers is the other subsidized carrier. It was reported in Washington The cruise ship Florida remained tied up tightly in her that members of Congress had been berth in Miami this week, as the Seafarer-crew of the vessel asked to intercede by both sides with the result that a great deal of refused to cross picketlines put up by the mates, enginers and pressure was placed on the board. captain of the vessel. The skipper, four deck of- AFL, representing the deck offi­ The outcome of the Bloomfield case is expected to have an im­ cers and the five engineers cers, and the Marine Engineers portant bearing on future subsidy walked off the vessel last Friday Benevolent Association, CIO, repre­ legislation since there has been a after prolonged negotiations with senting the engineers, put up movement afobt to spread subsidies the company failed to produce any picketlines. among more companies than the agreement on their demands for Recruiting Scabs original 13 receiving aid under the higher pay and higher overtime. The company immediately an­ 1936 Merchant Marine Act. The Masters, Mates and Pilots, nounced that it was going to re­ cruit non-union deck and engine officers to take over the jobs of the striking officers, and said the ship would sail this past Monday. However, the company's attempts to get non-union officers have not worked out, and the entire crew has refused to cross the MM&P and the MEBA picketlines to go Heading .u]j the meeting officers Georgia is his home state, as he aboard the ship. «t the. last'Seattle membership was born there the day after New The company offered to transfer meeting was Brother Robert, Air, Year's in 1910. He too sails on the tickets of some 200 passengers one of the many Seafarers who deck. to airline reservations, when the has received his me'mbership book ship was tied up and unable to sail t t t through.- an organizihg drive. Air Chairing the Norfolk member­ on schedule. Most of the passengers became Sin SlU member in New ship meeting was Seafarer Robert took the offer and traveled by air, York on June 29, 1950, after sail­ Renfrew of that city, while Luby and the airlines had to put on extra ing aboard the Bradford Island Wheeler, also of Norfolk, handled flights to accommodate the extra and the Government Camp, two the recording secretary's chores. rush of travellers. Cities Service Both of these men sail with the tankers. He black gang. served ten Renfrew has been an SIU mem­ months as an or­ ber for a little over a year, getting ganizer aboard his book in New York on August these two ships. 7, 1952. He's a native Virginian, Right now Air 37 years of age. is enjoying a lit­ Wheeler comes tle rest after from North Car­ taking a two and olina originally Additional preservation to Mari­ a half month's but he and his Air trip to the Far wife now make time Administration National De­ Norfolk their fense Reserve Fleet vessels by East on the City of Alma. He's home. The 28- means of passing electric current looking for another Far East run year-old Seafar­ through the plate of the hulls was tor the next trip. er joined the announced by Louis S. Rothschild, The 27 year old Seafarer is a SIU in Balti­ Maritime Admintstrator. The ves­ native of Floral Park, New York. Wheeler more on March sels to be treated are in the Bruns­ He's single at the moment and wick River reserve fleet at Wil­ says he isn't anticipating matri­ 27. 1944. mington, NC. mony in the near future. ^ X Estimates indicate ' the employ­ The West Coast seems to be full 4 ^ ment of cathodic protection will A couple of veteran Seafarers of transplanted easterners and $3,000,000 a year ovdr tradi­ ran the last Savannah membership middle-westerners, and the San save methods of underwater pro­ meeting in solid style. Handling Francisco port meeting was no ex­ tional tection of ships on the 2,100 ves­ the chair was Seafarer Jesse ception. A Florida native, Jesse sels now in the eight Reserve Fleet Floyd, while Durward D. Story Collins, was recording secretary, sites. One hundred and seventy served as recording secretary for while W. L. York, originally from ships at the Wilmington site will the meeting. Floyd is a ten year Missouri, was reading clerk. Both be given the added protection, man in the SIU, joining the union of 'there men have now settled bringing fhe total to 650 at the in New York on July 26,1943. He's down in California. Hudson River, James River and an Alabaman by birth and still Collins, who is 29, joined the Wilmington berths. Maritime Ad­ makes his home in Phoenix City SIU in Baltimore on December 24, ministration vessels based at Siiiin that state. He's 29 years old 1944. He calls San Jose, Cali­ sun Bay, Cal.'; Astoria, Oregon; and sails in the deck department. fornia, his home town now. York Olympia, Washington; Beaumont, Story is one of the original un­ got his Union book in New York Texas, and Mobile, Alabama, are ion members, getting his bobk in on July 22, 1948 and low sails out being considered-for similar pro­ Baltimore on October 28, 1938. of Vista, California. tection against rusting and pitting. SS Florida Officers Strike Over Pay, OT 'R0iAiRmi. Gov't Ships Get Cathode Treatment THE SIU CREW OF THE ATLANTIC WATER, A LIBERTY SHIP that is under charter to the Government, deserves a lot of credit for the way they -stuck by their ship after it ran aground recently. All accounts received by your Union agree that the ship was pretty badly damaged with many of her bottom plates ripped off. Yet when the Navy wanted to take over the job of bringing the ship into port, the Seafarers aboard her refused to get off. They felt, and rightly so, that anything the Navy could sail could be sailed by the skilled pro­ fessional seamen in the SIU. As a result, they took the ship into port themseives in an unsbaworthy condition. Pride In Jobs Some people might say that this was a pretty foolhardy thing for the Seafarers to do, that working on the ship was just a job, and if the ship was in trouble the men should have piled off and let the salvagers take over. What they overlook is the fact that seamen in the SIU have a great deal of pride in the way a job is to be done, in "SIU style" as the men of the Atlantic Water put it. It was their ship and they were given the responsibility of sailing her. From all reports they discharged that responsibility to the fullest degree. XXX WE'RE MAKING PRETTY GOOD HEADWAY NOW, IN OUR SIU contract negotiations and it appears as if we will have a pretty nicelooking package to bring back to the membership when our negotiations are wound up. Our standard agreement of last year, ip which your Union's ne­ gotiators re-wrote the general rules and working rules of the contract, has held up very well in practice with the exception of a few clauses which are now in the process of being strengthened and clarified. These items and the proposals we have put forward are reported elsewhere in this issue of the LOG. We do not anticipate any difficulty in writing im­ provements ihto the agreement on thCse and other issues. And when the contract is signed and delivered, we are con­ fident that the Seafarers will lead all the rest in take-home pay and conditions as your Union has consistently done down through the years. ' • XXX OUR NEW HALL IN BALTIMORE IS SHAPING UP NICELY according £o all reports with progress being made in rebuilding in­ side and out. The target date for opening the hall has been delayed somewhat because some changes were made in the original design to allow more space for the membership and for the needs of the Union's offices and subsidiaries. As a result it was decided it would be best to build an additional wing so as to avoid overcrowding that might result if the original plans were followed. In any case we feel it is best to make haste slowly in this matter so as to assure our membership shipping out of Baltimore that the hall they do get will be the kind of place that will meet all their needs. In that respect your Union has pi-ofited greatly by its experi­ ence in operating its New York headquarters, which has given a good picture of the kind of space we need for an efficient operation. Finest Of Its Kind Your Union is quite certain that when the new Baltimore hall is completed, it will rate as the finest Union hall of its kind, barring none, thanks to the improvements that have been included in its design as a result of our experiences in New York. It will be another landmark in the SIU's program to provide modem, comfortable and efficiently-operating Union halls in all major SIU ports. X X Xi BY NOW ALL SEAFARERS ARE FULLY FAMILIAR WITH THE problem that the US Public Health Service Hospitals are facing and the attempts being made by some people to take the seamen's hospitals away from them. Recently your Union, through the columns of this newspaper, asked the niembership to write to their representa­ tives in Washington and tell them how they felt about the hospitals. Your Union has long been accustomed to the membership taking a direct and active role in the problems which faced it and seamen in general. Still the tremendous response that this appeal has roused up was beyond expectations. A very large number of ship's crews have gone on record as writing their Senators and Congressmen on this issue, either as a group or as individuals. They have reported a great deal of this kind of activity to headquarters in their ship's minutes. Families Interested Too . Further, we have received an equally strong response from the wives, parents and relatives of Seafarers, many of whom are faithful readers of the SEAFARERS LOG. A great many of them have added their impact to. the protests on this issue, because they realize their stake in maintaining the health and well-being of the Seafarer. This kmd of response is one indication of why the SIU has been able to make the kind of progress it has through the years. With an alert and active membership of this kind the .Union has been able to win many serious beefs in the past. We are hope^ that this beef on the hospitals ydll go the same way. . . ~ -.x . -'X' WE'VE LONG HAD A MOTTO IN THE SIU THAT SEAFARERS will remember, namely "An SIU ship is a xlean ship." Our.contention has always been, and still Is, that Seafarers, as.sound professionaLsea­ men, take Shod care^pf the ship they sailed on, provided they got the necCssary cooperation from the shipowners and the officers. ' Just recently the SIU gang en the' Binghamton Victory got quite a bit of priiise from fte Maritime Administration and the Coast Guard inspectors for'the excellent manner in which they maintained the vessel. . - . ; , . _ , ,; This; is the kind of experienced and efficient seamanship that, the SIU is proud of.- Congratulations to the brothers of the Binghamton Victory are'certainly-In-order.'- • . - - - .. ... . . ' ' ; r>f 1 Vf-li- �-NoTember 27, M5S SEAFARERS LOG Page F1T« -' Motion On Shipping Voted Down By Ports A motion passed by the Philadelphia membership meeting of November 4 on shipping crewmembers to new ships, out of one port has been voted down by the headquarters mem­ bership and membership meet­ ings in other ports. It provided to place a small number of key men that all ships should be crewed aboard, who might or might not come from the port the ship is crewing out^ of. This practice is authorized under Article 'XXII, Section 2 of the SIU constitution which reads as follows: "A majority vote of the membership may make special exceptions or rules for any company or vessel for organiza­ tional purposes, whether covered by a contract or not." Signing New Outfits This practice has helped consid­ erably in signing up new com­ panies. It has also been followed on the new Mariner ships, for ex­ Every seat is filled and it's "standing room only" in Manhattan Center, as an overflow crowd of ample, where much of the equip­ longshoremen listens to AFL-ILA speakers outline the new union's program. Over 6,500 long­ ment is new and unfamiliar, and shoremen attended the rally, and many more had to be turned away for lack of enough room. it was necessary to break men in on the operations of the ship. In such instances, the objective was to supply a good crew for the new ship to assure trouble-free opera­ tion the first trip out. In many instances, it has been Three applicants who qualified for the Seafarers Scholarship Plan necessary for some of the men, are talcing the next College En­ particularly electricians,, to go trance Board Examination test on aboard in the shipyard for a A wildly-cheering, jam-packed meeting of 6,500 New York longshoremen hailed the inevit­ December 5. Several other appli­ break-in" period before they ac­ able victory of the new AFL-ILA at the first city-wide longshore rally of the new organiza­ cants failed to meet the neces­ tually took the ship out on a tion. The meeting, which took place in the huge assembly hall of Manhattan Center, cheered sary requirements which include regular run. and applauded as AFL-ILA three years sea time on their own Once the ship was crewed in or their fathers' discharges, and such .a manner, it could be crewed arganizers and other speakers when the meeting began it was strength of the AFL on both the graduation in the upper third of on later trips through the normal •eported on the progress of the standing room only. Police had to national and local level, would be turn large numbers of disappointed committed to the new union until their high school class. rotary shipping procedure. Such organizing drive to date. latecomers away on the grounds the fight was won. An early indication of the feel­ ships would have enough hold-over The next examination will take • Acting president Larry Long place on January 9. Subsequent crewmembers aboard'' to keep ings of longshoremen was seen in that any more people would over­ of the AFL-ILA emphasized the crowd the hall dangerously. the fact that they would soon vote tests will come up at regular inter­ things running smoothly until new Among the highlights of the fact that both he and Buster vals through the year. men in the second crew got used on accepting or rejecting of the Slaughter, the acting seffetary, employers' last contract offer of meeting were the following: Applicants who are currently in to the operation. ten cents an hour. Overwhelming • AFL President George Meany, were purely temporary officers. their senior year at high school can In voting down the resolution, in a special message to the gather­ Once a constitution hss been apply for the scholarships. Of it was the prevailing opinion that rejection of the offer would be l6oked on as evidence that long­ ing, told the men that they had drafted, he said, the longshoremen course, their performance in the this practice assured the SIU a done more to clean up the port would elect their own permanent remainder of their high school crack at many new ships and new shoremen are dissatisfied with the way contracts are being negotiated in six weeks than any other group officers by secret ballot. studies will be taken into account companies who would otherwise be • Organizer Jim Egan revealed in the past 30 years. He gave posi­ by the old ILA. in making the awards. hesitant to take a crew right off The huge voluntary turnout of tive assurances that the full (Continued on page 17) After all the examination re­ the board the first time out. A longshoremen and their enthusias­ turns are in next summer, a board number of SIU-c6ntracted com­ tic response was considered by of college administrators will se­ panies took on additional charters observers as cohclusive evidence lect four winners who will receive of Government-owned ships on this that the yvall of fear and intimida­ $1,500 annually for their college basis. tion so long imposed by the old studies. In all other Instances, rotary ILA had crumbled. AFL-ILA lead­ Seafarers, or children of Sea­ shipping is being followed strictly ers and organizers were jubilant farers, up to the age of 35 are by crewing all Jobs off the board at the turnout, which as one as they com?. eligible for the scholarships. speaker put it, "drove a few more nails into the coffin lid" of the Skippers of two Ore Lines ships, in response to the growing old ILA. number of complaints from the crewmembers, have taken Ryan Pensioned Off SIU. M«N.:. ANE : OUAfiAtMreEb BY; • Meanwhile in Philadelphia, the aboard slop chests from the SIU Sea Chest. The skippers YOUR CdtMSTJiuneW; T«iS: m- : ^ old ILA went through the motions of thq other vessels in the>n>PE tS Di SlOMK) YO- 4COUA3MT of reshuffling its leadership when company have not yet taken YOtj; W)W THESE RJOWS Aflb : The skippers of the line's ships PRWItEOB: : • it arranged for its president, Joe heed of the complaints about replied that they would buy slop Ryan, to resign on a $10,000 a year the higher-priced, lower-quality chest supplies where they pleased, pension. Ryan was replaced by slop chests. regardless of price or quality. Captain William Bradley, a nonHowever, both the Cubore and This was in sharp contrast to longshoreman who is head of the the Baltore already have, taken virtually every other SIU con­ LA Marine Division, representing aboard their first supply of SIU tracted offshore operator, since From Article XIII, Section 3 tugboat and bargemen. Ryan had Sea Chest gear, and it is expected almost all these Ships had taken on "Balloting shall take place In per­ just been indicted the day before that other vessels in the fleet will Sea Chest merchandise for the sim­ son, at port officei and shall be on charges of stealing $45,000 in follow suit. ple reason, that it was priced lower secret. No signature of any voter, union funds. Despite a wave of slop chest and the quality was higher. On the legal front, the AFL-ILA beefs from their crews, the skip­ or other distinguishing mark shall Letter Ignored pressed ahead in its drive for a pers of Ore Line vessels had re­ Finally, after the company was appear on the ballot, except that National Labor Relations Board fused to take aboard Sea Chest approached again on the problem, any member may write in the election to decide who shall repre­ merchandise, even though it was it distributed a letter to the skip­ name or names of any member sent longshoremen in the port of offered on a competitive basis. In­ pers telling them to buy from the or members as appropriate, for New York. At the same time, the stead, they preferred to buy higher- Sea Chest whenever the Sea Chest new union filed suit in the New priced gear, with lower quality offered competitive prices. The any office, or the {ob of port York State Supreme Court asking from a dealer in Baltimore. skippers ignored this letter. agent or patrolman." that the old ILA be dissolved and The captains of the Baltore and "The last time that the Cubore its records handed over on the the Cubore took notice of the com­ was in port, however, the skipper grounds that it had long ceased to plaints of their crewmembers, and made the first move for the ships function as a trade union. ordered Sea Chest merchandise of the company, and oi-dered slop With the New York-New Jersey during the last week, when they chest supplies frona the Sea Chest. Waterfront Commission scheduled were in port. The Sea Chest, which The Baltore, which arrived in port to take control of hiring in the has facilities in all major East shortly after followed suit. Secrecy Is guaranteed every SIU port on December 1, longshoremen Coast and Gulf Ports, promptly A previous survey by the Sea member In voting. There Is abso­ at the meeting were given positive filled the order with high quality Chest showed that the Ore Lines lutely no woy for anyone to deassurance that~the new AFL-ILA brand name merchandise at lower ships were charging far more for tei;mine how he ^asfs his ballot. would fight for repeal of the state, prices. ; standard items than ships with Sea law, once the new union had recog­ Passed Buck j Chest slop chests. Further, it was He can. In voting, write in the nition and a contract. When the company was first ap­ shown that prices varied from ship name or names of men he wishes A.1though the meeting had been proached by the Sea Chest With' an to ship for the same item, -and it fo Mrve.ds ofTiclals. sche4uled .for 8 P^, longshoremen, offer to. supply merchandise on a. was also learned that the dealers by.the thousands crowded into the competitive basis, • the • company were charging, different^ ships dif­ hall,, long beitore tlrtt hour^ and passed the buck' on to, the masters., ferent prices for the same items. •ncompletely out of the port from which the ship signs on. The motion read as follows: "In the future, all jobs on ships crewing up, new or otherwise, that the entire crCw be called from the board in the port where the ship is crewing up. A headquarters spokesman ex­ plained that in the past it has been the practice in crewing new ships, or ships of newly-signed companies. Three Qualify For December College Exam Certain AFL-ILA Victory Hailed By 6,500 Dockers Two Ore Line Vessels Take SIU Slopchests YOU and ihe MU C0N8TIYUTI0N U. /iMNvbriHe r-4: M d • C'i .1 Ni-, • i; ji'. m �Pace Six SEAFARERS Gov't May Shut Down Kings Point British Rsplace Jacobs Ladder • The first of a series of meetings between representatives of state maritime academies and Louis S Eothschild, head of the United Slates Maritime Administration, have taken place in Washington DC, to discuss the fate of the US Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Puinl, NY. The announcement of the meet­ ing came at the same time as the Maritime'Administrator announced the closing of the US Maritime Service Training Station at Ala­ meda, Calif. Shipping circles look upon this shutdown as the first step in a progi-am aimed at elimi­ nating vocational training for the merchant marine under Federal The danger of climbing Jacobs ladders and gangways has been auspices. eliminated on 51 newly-constructed British ships. The new ships, No Decision Yet part of the Shell Petroleum fleet, will be equipped with the auto­ The Maritime Administration matic elevator pictured above. The elevator is capable of carrying has not decided to close the na­ six men. tional cadet academy at Kings Point at this time, according to an Administration spokesman, but closing is a possibility as an econ­ omy measure. Rothschild, in the past, asked steamship companies and maritime unions to help sup­ port the training program, with The Sailors Union of the Pacific and the Marine Firemen's, the warning that the program Oilers', Watertenders' and Wipers' Union last week announced might be forced to shut down if help was not forthcoming from identical but separate vacation plans won from the Pacific these sources. Vlaritime Association mem­ Aids State Schools bers through collective bar­ MFOW Vacation Fund. They are to As well as fully supporting the gaining agreements. The plan be used for administering and academy as a national institution, involves payment by shipowners operating the Sailors' and Fire­ the Government annually grants into a central fund, from which the men's Vacation Plans. substantial aid to the four state unions will pay the members on Effective October 1 maritime academies in New York, the basis of their sea time. Seamen of both unions are eligi­ Maine, Massachusetts and Califor­ Both plans were won through ble for vacation benefits under the nia. Economy moves on the part collective bargaining after the new plan for work periods cover­ of the Government have brought MFOW joined the Seafarers Inter­ ing work performed on and after under consideration the possible national Union of North America October 1, 1953, after which date withdrawal of the state aid funds, late last month. The two new plans contributing employers are con­ and this has brought pressure on begin payment on January 1, 1954. tracted to make payments directly the Government to close the na­ Separate funds are to be set up to the separate plans rather than tional academy instead, leaving the by the two unions to be known as to seamen on an individual basis. state academies open. the SUP Vacation Fund and the The number of days of vacation pay for which seamen are eligible varies from three days for 90 days of covered employmenlf^o 14 days for .a full year of work. The agreement calls for con­ tributing employers, both of PMA and the Shipowners* Association of T— I the Pacific, to contribute 55 cents I a day for every seaman during the I-. period from October 1, 1953 to March 31, 1954, inclusive. The con­ An attempt to violate the ship­ mer shipmate with the result that tributions drop down to 50 cents a ping rules came a cropper in New he was brought up on charges. The day after the March 31 cutoff date York recently and resulted in the committee found him guilty of with that rate of payment con­ man in question being brought to violating the shipping rules and tinuing throughout the life of the plans. trial before a rank and file trial imposed a fine. The initial administrator of the committee. In Baltimore recently, a rank The committee, consisting of Ed and file committee consisting of plan, named by all parties con­ Robinson, A. H. Anderson, S. F. W. H. Maxon, Clyde F. Carlson, cerned, is Omar F. Hoskins, with Schuyler, A. Go^ales and H. Her- John D. Cammens, C. Thompson the PMA naming two trustees, the kenheins, heard that the man had and Burkey Shuler, heard charges SUP and MFOW one each, and a quit the ship after being aboard against a Seafarer who had been neutral trustee named by the other five days. The ship was scheduled gassed up so thoroughly on a ship parties to help administer the to lay up temporarily two days that he missed his watch four days plans. Trustees are J. Paul St. Sure and Thomas E. Cuffe, for PMA; later. Under the SIU rules, the in a row. Harry Lundeberg, SUP; Vincent J. old crew has the right to go back Then when the ship came in for Malone, MFOW; and Jerd F. Sulli­ on a laid-up ship provided it calls a payoff, he compounded the acvan, Jr., as neutral trustee. for a crew within ten days. tion by skipping Hoskins recently conducted a Got Card Baek the vessel with- study of welfare and vacation plans The accused Seafarer got his out sticking in US trade unions, including shipping card back on the grounds around for the those of the A&G district. The he had been laid patrolman to SUP Vacation Plan was drafted on off the ship with come aboard. the basis of His observations. the rest of the Charges were Operators of the'plan left the way crew, and then filed against him open for additional employers not when she called under two sec­ now covered by the agreement to for a new crew, tions of Article participate in the vacation plans he decided he XVI, and the upon the joint approval of the Carlson would go back man notified of three parties involved. on board her. the proceedings against him by Vacation benefits are prorated But since this registered mail. This was neces­ for the periods worked up to 360 man had quit sary since he was not present at days, but seamen may apply for Sholer the ship, he the membership meeting at which benefits at any time. Benefits must would normally have had to re­ the charges were read. be claimed within one year of the register on the shipping list and The committee heard all the termination date of the period would have no claim to his old job. evidence, and then ' found him worked, either aboard ship or in He was spotted, in the act of guilty on both counts, levying a other .forms of covered empley•hipping: to his old jpb bp a iot^ ffiie eweach count of the charges. menL SUP.MFOWWinNew Vacation Systems SlU COMMITTEES AT WORK •.JV Koramber 27, USS LOG v.. i'p. -itrrt A :a3«rrtttT;)'¥ ; *. SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON t Former US Democratic Senator O'Connor, Maryland, who was ap­ pointed to the job as head of the shipping lobby in the Capitol, will find if hard to maintain his job these days. The reason is that the subsidized lines put him in-the lobby spot, but other steamship lines, not subsidized, feel that he is not the best man for their cause in Congress. t t i Under Coast Guard rules adopted to implement the Safety of Life at Sea Convention, 1948, vessels over 500 gross tons on international voyages must carry a lifeboat portable radio equipment unless one life­ boat tin each side of the vessel is fitted with a non-portable radio in­ stallation. This equipment is supposed to be installed not later than •November 19, 1953. However, the catch is that radio manufacturers have been unable to meet this delivery deadline as to some orders, so that the US Coast Guard was asked for a policy with respect to vessels for which the equipment has not yet been obtained. District Inspectors of the Coast Guard, under authority from head­ quarters, will grant an extension of time where it has not been possible for shipowners to obtain the portable radio equipment. ^ The Jap merchant fleet, which proved to be the toughest foe for US carriers trans-Pacific before World War II, has rehabilitated itself much more quickly than anyone would have guessed. Starting from scratch after the war, with the help of this country, the Japs, particu­ larly since 1951, are beginning to smother the berth once again. For example, during the whole year of 1952 American lines, sailing out of the Gulf to the Orient, made a total of 137. sailings, while Jap lines made 86. For the period January-August of this year the Japanese lines already have made 81 sailings, or about 10 a month, all of them liner sailings, as against only 86 for the US companies. The Japs have seven companies in the Gulf-trans-Pacific trade and are attempting an all-out campaign to capture the traffic and regain supremacy in the trans-Pacific shipping business. t t i t Many American steamship lines are becoming more alahned over the operation of Mariner ships by the Military Sea Transportation Service. They can't help but feel that much of this MSTS movement could be handled by private lines on berth space. The reason for their feeling is that under orders from the Defense Department, the private lines cannot find just what types and quantity of cargo the MSTS-controlled Mariners are canying. Some time ago, the Department of Defense called the operators in and laid down the law that they must never reveal the contents of mili­ tary cargo carried on Mariners for account of MSTS, whether this bo soybeans, phosphate or instruments of war. Therefore, it is hard for one line to learn from another just what this movement amounts to and, indeed, whether it is a type of movement that could be handled by private companies. Just recently, some of the US Gulf lines got wind of a plan on the part of MSTS to send two Mariners out of the Gulf with full carloads of bulk commodities. The private lines immediately proceeded to make a formal protest but when MSTS heard of the protest that was coming in, cancelled their plans to use the Mariners, thereby reserving the bulk movement for private lines. t People abroad seem to have a better appreciation..of the need for .an adequate merchant marine than US citizens do. This is unfortunate, but it seems to be a true statement. The people of this country simply do not realize yet the importance of a merchant marine and of a capacity for producing ships in an emergency. If this country is to reach and maintain the national objective of carrying at least 50 percent of its foreign commerce, more cooperation on the part of American shippers must be forthcoming. The 50 per­ cent goal is one that US lines have seldom reached in the past and one which we are far short of at the present time. It is true that ,ther importance of the American merchant marine in a national emergency has been proved in two world wars. However, it is a sad fact that the importance of the same fleet in peacetime is much less appreciated. t 4" 4" Atom power for merchant ships is a subject on which much has been written, but little understood. Within less than two years, much more will be known on the subject, because the Newport News Shipbuilding Corporation has been given the great light by the Atomic Energy Com­ mission to make a study of nuclear power to propel ships. The private shipyard will bear all the costs and make a complete report in about a year. Dr. John R. Dunning, dean of the School of Engineering, Columbia University, says that the future peacetime uses of atomic energy are very promising. He goes much further and declares that every major ship, 10 years from now, will be built for atomic propulsion. However, some ship designers and builders feel that present methods of ship propulsion are far from obsolete and will continue to stress improvements in them. The power plants of the new Mariners are a good example of that. And British marine architects and designers are doing a great deal of work with gas turbine propulsion systems which have, shown very promising possibilities on at least' one' tanker on which the system has been installed. t Some quarters in Britain, are feeling the pinch of Panamanian com­ petition as well as US shipowners. There is a move afoot among mem­ bers of the Conservative Party to restrict transfers of British ships to Panamanian flag operations oh the grounds that these vessels are providing unfair competition to British-flag opci.:ttions. However, the Churchill government has shown little sympathy for the move and for the time being it appears that considerable transfers of British shipping will continue without hindrance from the British authorities. �, N«veaber tl, 1U» SEAFARERS LOG Tat* Serem rwg"ixc5^ DOLLAR'S WORTH KANSAS CITY KIDNAPERS GET DEATH SENTENCE—Carl Austin Hall and Mrs. Bonnie Heady, who ware convicted of the kidnap-murder of Bobby Greenlease, six-year-old son of a wealthy automobile dealer, have been sentenced to die in the gas chamber. It will be the first time in Missouri's history that a woman will have been executed. Chances are considered very slight for any appeal, or commutation of the death penalty. ik> t> ANOTHER ROYAL TOUR BEGINS—Queen Elizabeth II of Eng­ land and her husband have started a six month royal tour that will cover more than 50,000 miles to the far corners of the British empire. simply small, well-made boxes with a sponge-rubber By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS It's planned that the royal couple will attend 50 state balls and din­ cushion for the seat. These have the advantage of ners, open six parliaments and visit colonies ^nd dominions as far It's a fact that much of the merchandise on the providing storage space and extra play uses. They off as Australia in the course of the trip. First stops will be made at market for Christmas is of poor quality and little can be bought or made up yourself. For toy stor» Bermuda and Jamaica. usefulness despite its novelty appeal and high price, age, child specialists consider low shelves and cup­ 4" t 4" and is a waste of a Seafarer's money. Everybody boards more convenient than toy chests. ANCIENT SKULL A MERE YOUNGSTER—Red faced scientists Hand Looms: Simple frame looms on the mar­ are trying to explain to the public how they were taken in by the is in a buying mood at Christmas and merchants skull of the so-called Piltdown Man, that was supposed to be 500,000 find this a grand opportunity to get rid of goods ket can weave square rugs, mats, etc. These cost as years old. The skull had been advertised for 40 years as the oldest that don't otherwise sell. A large New York toy­ little as $1. Make sure any loom you buy is sturdy, fossil of living man ever discovered. New tests with fluorine proved shop manager once told me frankly that he and and get complete in.struction material with it. that the skull was about 50,000 years old not 500,000 and had been other merchants find Christmas gives them a chance Ed-U-Cards: The.se are card games that teach. doctored with chemicals to give it an appearance of age. Each set tells a story in action pictures. Sets are to unload the buying mistakes of the rest of the 4 4 year. Another distributor, who sells a gadget for TRUMAN FEUDS WITH BROWNELL—Former President Trumaii adults, confided, quite proudly, that it didn't woik. last week accused Attorney-General Herbert Brownell of lying in re­ well but he got no returns because the people who sponse to claims by Brownell that the former President had "knowingly promoted a Russian spy." Earlier, the former president had refused were given it generally got bored with it before they to answer a subpoena issued by Chairman Velde of the House Un- learned it didn't last long. American Activities Committee, the first time in history a former presi­ dent has been subpoenaed by a Congressional committee. At the root You'll find here tips on gifts of enduring value for of the controversy was Harry Dexter White, former assistant Secretary adults, too. But especially for kids, buy basic play­ of the Treasury and Director of the International Monetary Fund. Brownell charged that White was a Russian spy and that Mr. Truman things they'll use all year rather than mechanical This five-foot casting rod that telescopes Into a novelties. Often toys adults find clever are too com­ was aware of this when he promoted White to the latter post. handle to a length of just 11 Inches Is a good plicated for a child to understand. If a kid can't 4 4 4 gift for a Seafarer since its weighs only six "^PROGRESS IN KOREA—Hopes for an end to the present truce dead­ understand a toy and it has no play value for him, ounces and can fit into a suitcase. Costs about lock in Korea brightened this week, when American representative he'll absolutely ignore it. * $13.50. Arthur Dean reported that the Communists had backed down on their Among bread-and-butter playthings kids will use demand that India and other Asian neutrals be seated at the forthcom­ graded according to children's ages, with a special ing peace conference. The UN was apparently willing to meet the new all year, are painting materials, building blocks, alphabet set for pre-school children. Sold by some Communist stipulation that these nations sit in as observers, rather than transportation toys, construction toys, simple musical five-and-tens and chain drug stores for 29-39 cents a - participants. Meanwhile, the POW situation became more twisted than instruments like tom-toms and wrist-bells, handi­ set. ever. The Communists, now realizing that they blundered in insisting on the "explanations," seem to be attempting to wreck these sessions craft and simple science tools, housekeeping toys Construction Sets: Most metal construction toys that are fairly large and sturdy, dolls with plenty are too difficult for children younger than eight, in a face-saving effort. of costumes made with easy-to-handle fasteners. even though merchants often try to sell them for 4 4 4 younger kids. But the newer junior plastic con­ FOUR BILLION DEFICIT SEEN—The Administration estimates that Here are some specific playthings recommended struction sets are easier to handle, because the plas­ Uncle Sam will go into the red another $4 billion next year even though by experts: tic tubes of different lengths fit together over knobs, it expects to cut spending by $6 billion. This means that the national rather than with nuts and bolts. These cost about $4. debt limit ceiling, now at $275 billion will have to be raised by act of Construction Blocks: These are a basic plaything, Congress. Interlocking Bricks: Another good new set. for but expensive in wood. You can now buy big blocks 4 4 • 4 children six and up, has small scale-model hollow made of corrugated paper that will take a lot of bricks made of plastic that interlock so the child HOLLYWOOD STARS SHOCK MAYOR, PLEASE ROYALTY—The abuse, at $6 for a set of 12. can build walls. The set has gates, doorways, win­ biggest furcve over Hollywood in recent years arose over the show put Handicraft Materials: Good handicraft items suit­ dows, and other equipment, and the bricks them­ on by top Hollywood stars for the visiting King Paul and Queen Fredselves are scaled in size from real concrete blocks. erika of Greece. Los Angeles Mayor Norris Poulson described the able as gifts, or for yourself, include: Sets are $2.95 for one of 152 pieces; $4.95 for a 306 show as "filthy, disgusting and obscene." The Los Angeles press took Natural moist clay, piece set. up the cudgels and called the show "smutty" and an "affront to all which becomes dry Gifts for Adults decent-minded persons." Hollywood actor-director Dick Powell, who so it can be modeled emceed the show, quickly came to his own defense. He called the show into different shapes For adults, too, simple, usable gifts have most "sophisticated" and "good, clean-fun." Reached in Texas for comment. and articles without value. Here are tips, particularly on the newer ma­ King Paul called the show "immensely entertaining." Queen Frederika firing, and then can terials: said of the songs of Eartha Kitt, chief target of the critics, "I have be decorated with seldom been more amused." In socks, mercerized lisle gives better wear than poster paints and fancy rayons. In nylon socks, pick those with cotton 4 4 4 shellacked. feet because the new synthetic materials don't ab­ ROBIN HOOD A RED?—A member of the Indiana State Board of Flo-Paque colors, sorb perspiration. If you don't know the size, there Education recommended that all references to Robin Hood, legendary which can be used to are now expansible socks in one size made to stretch. English adventurer and bandit, be stricken from books used in Indiana decorate fabrics, public schools. The board member contended that Robin Hood's ex­ In shirts, solid colors are generally better qualitv china, glass, pottery, ploits were "Communist-inspired" and that his philosophy of "rob the for the same money than fancy patterns. Of the metals, wood, tile, rich and give to the poor" was designed to promote the Communist etc. These colors "synthetic" shirts, dacron most effectively eliminates party line. Reached in England, the present Sheriff of Nottingham cover more area ironing (but costs mosti, orlon still needs some, and asserted that Robin Hood "was no Communist." The board member than paint, dry with­ nylon seems to be least satisfactory. But you can also wished to delete all references to the Quaker (Friends)) religion on in five minutes and still buy two or three good cotton shirts for the the grounds that the faith promoted the interests of Communism price of one orlon or dacron. are waterproof. through its traditional pacifism. Indiana Republican Governor Craig took the matter "under advisement." In sweaters, orlon is stronger than nylon and costs Kelon liquid plas­ tic kits. The liquid less than dacron. while providing much the 4 4 4 This compass combined plastic can be poured same durability and shape-retention as dacron. But with a protractor for UN CENSURES ISRAEL—The United States joined the United King­ into, a mold for the mapmaking as well as dom, France and other UN members in condemning the recent Israeli desired shape and a blend of wool and orlon is often an even better direction finding, is a attack on the Jordan border town of Kibya in which 53 Arabs were allowed to jell; when choice than all-orlon, because the wool in the blend good gift for a youngster. killed. The UN placed blame for the massacre at the door of the cool, it retains its helps eliminate the tendency of synthetics like orlon It costs about $2 at Boy Israeli government and charged that Israel troops, rather than civilians, shape permanently. Scout trading posts. to form little fiber balls and also has more "give." carried out the raid. In nylon sweaters, permanently crimp-set opes are 4 4 4 Flexcraft and RUSSIA AGREES TO TALKS WITH WEST—The Soviet Government Flex-Span kits feature a form of liquid plastic strongest and have softer texture. In wool sweaters, has reversed itself and suddenly agreed to meet with US, British and especially suitable for making costume jewelry. You worsteds give most wear. Avoid cashmere and an­ French representatives to discuss the long-pending problem of a peace form leaves or other outlines with wire, apply gora. They are costly but perishable. treaty for Austria and a settlement of Germany's difficulties. No con­ the liquid plastic, and it bridges over the area formed In women's blouses, orlon or dacron makes a good ditions were placed in the Russian notification, but nobody foresaw by wire with a film which becomes hard. the proposed meeting as promising an easy solution to the whole gift for a working gal because it washes easily and Plastic rainbow beads can be cut with scissors, ^ question. pierced, squashed fiat, pasted, strung without a loom, needs little or no ironing, but has less usefulness » 4 4 4 and used in other ways to make jewelry and other for a housewife who might find a rayon blouse as BOSS, SECRETARY FOUND AFTER 22 YEARS—A Tennessee in­ handicraft items. They're not only more versatile satisfactory. surance man who disappeared 22 years ago and his secretary have than traditional beads, but cost less: 75c. a package, been located in Texas where they set up home and have six children. or $1.25 for a kit of 600 beads. 12 clasps, direction In pipes, an outdoor man like a Seafarer will pre­ The man, Thomas C. Buntin of Nashville, has been living under an booklet and twine. If you can't find these in local fer a small one he can easily pocket, but make sure assumed name in Orange, Texas. He had long been declared legally stores, you can order them from Arts Cooperative the tyalls of the bowl are at least a quarter inch -dead and his first wife has long since remarried and collected on a Service, 340 Amsterdam Ave., New York 24, NY. thick for a cool smoke. Also, the straighter the $50,000 insurance policy. The insurance company is now trying to get Funilture: A good type of children's furniture is grain, the cooler the smoke. mppex Iwck., M.S,,.: I v. t'v-" SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Tips For Christmas Shopping �PaffcEiffht SEAFARERS SlU Man Reaches Home After Solo Ocean Trip Seafarer Olavi Kivikoski, who crossed the North Atlantic single-handed in a 30-foot schooner, has arrived safely at his parents' home in Kemi, Finland, according to word received from bis friends here. Kivi-'*'" koski got home at the end of been home since he had left Fin­ October, 4'/2 months after he land in 1940. weighed anchor at City Island, Kew York and set out across the ocean in his two-masted ship, the Turquoise. His first landfall was Den Held«r, Holland, where he arrived on Olavi Kivikoski I August 22, 67 days after he left Kew York. After that he traveled fcy slow stages through the Kiel Canal, up past Copenhagen to Goteberg, Sweden. From there, according to his routing, he took the inland route across Sweden on the lakes and canals, so as to keep out of the lower Baltic Sea which is Sovietcontrolled. Once on the Swedish east coast he headed north in the Gulf of Bothnia between Sweden and Finland to the Kemi River at the head of the Gulf. Fortunately, although it was already midautumn, the area was not yet frozen over and Kivikoski was able to make it home. Kivikoski's arrival touched off quite a local celebration in the small Finnish town. He had hot Fight Seen On MSTS Use For Refugee Lift Coast Guard patrols have been set up to meet and identify all vessels arriving at New York, Charleston, Norfolk, New Orleans and Galveston, as a part of a gen­ eral tightening up of security regu­ lations along the Eastern Seaboard. The Coast Guard in New York has also been pressing the oper­ ators of the various harbor craft to get their Coast Guard port se­ curity checks, and to carry a port security card. This would mean that every operator or crewman of junkboats, barges, water taxis and other harbor craft would have to go through the same sort of se­ curity check that seamen get for validated papers. So far, the Coast Guard has been spot checking harbor craft in New York, and has merely been giving out warnings to those who had no port security cards. The Coast Guard, it explains, is still giving these people time to get the cards, before it cracks down and begins to impose penalties. Meanwhile, this week, the 24hour security patrols were set up outside the five ports. The patrol vessels will approach every vessel coming into port and identify the ship by name, type and registry. In New York, for example, patrol craft have been stationed at Am­ brose Lightship and at City Island —the two entry points for deep sea shipping. In additiqii to identifying the vessel, the Coast Guard patrol crews will also board all vessels that have touched any port in a Communist-controlled country. A complete check of these ships will be made, the Coast Guard said, with Geiger counters. These Geiger counters are indicators which will immediately show the presence of any radio-active material—the ma­ terial that would be present in an atom bomb. A hot fight over a State Depart­ ment proposal to use MSTS vessels for transpoi-ting European refugees to the US is expected to develop, with the US shippmg companies leading the fight against this pro­ posal to further expand Military Sea Transportation Service activi­ ties. The State Department proposal comes right on the heels of a number of proposals by Congress to cut down MSTS activities, and Under the Union constitu­ to stop MSTS competition with tion every member attending privately-owned US-flag tonnage. a Union meeting is entitled to The 1953 Refugee Relief Act calls nominate himself for the for tlrfe transportation of about elected , posts to be filled at 299,000 aliens to the US during the meeting—chairman, read­ the "period ending December 31, ing clerk and recording secre­ 1956. tary. Your Union urges you to take an active part in meetr The Intergovernmental Commit­ ings by taking these posts of tee for European Migration will service. handle the movement, bub the US will pay most or part of the cost And of course, all members and the act provides that when have the right to take the floor the US pays part of the cost, the and express their opinions on transportation must be by US-flag any officer's report or issue vessels or by US-flag planes "when under discussion. Seafarers available." are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let their The State Department has sug­ shipmates know what's on gested that MSTS vessels could be used in addition. i^Q.,priyatel};-Q,wt;ip(L . their mind. US-flag ships, to satisfy the law.' Speak Your Mind At SiU Meetinqs • • • -•c-'SsOSSfSA NoTcnbcr t1, HSi SEA¥CASH BENEFITS Originally, Kivikoski had planned to fly back to New York and ship out again this winter with the SIU. Then next spring he hoped to return to Finland and attempt a single-handed westbound crossing of the North Atlantic. CG Checking All Ships In Key US Ports LOC SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATIOM PLANS REPORT OH BENEFITS PAID FfoHi To No. Seafarers Receiving Benefits this Period I Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid this Period CLSL ^3 i££ WELFARE. VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Hospital Benefits Death Benefits Disability Benefit. Maternitv Benefits Vacation Benefits oa oo UVo Total WELFARE. VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hospital Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 * Maternity Benefits Paid Since April 1. 1952 * Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 • Total /og OO oo £7 3o * Date Benefits Began WELFARE. VACATION PLAN ASSETS Cash on Hand Vacation Welfare s-f Vacation Estimated Accounts Receivable Welfare US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets — Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS IL'UL AS: oo oo Y>/ // ?7? COilMENTl The next examination of the various applicants for acholarahip benefits will take place on Dec*5» 1953* There will be two examination dates in 195^^ for that years scholarship benefitsy which will be JanB9th and March 15th* As of this date, only four people have applied for the scholarships to be given out for 195A* deadline for applications for the 195A scholarship is Feb* 20, 1954-* Those eligible under the plan who have hospital benefits due them on leaving a hospital, must apply for same within 14 days of the date of his discharge* from the hospital* If such application is not^^e,^n hi forfeits the benefits due him. /Vc /S^J Submitted . A1 Kerr, Assistant Administrator • • •• and, remember this... All these are yours without contributing a single nickel on your part -7- Collecting SIU bene­ fits is^e^sy, ^yhether^r^^fpr W disability,of service immediately through your Union's representatives. �•"rfti -;.3 November 27, JLgi^a ,, SEAFARERS IPG Paee Nine UNION TALK Crew Sticks To Stricken Ship By KEITH TERPE - We weare c^fident of an easy SIU victory in the " Atlantic election for many weeks—even before the vgting got iutderway^but the clearest indication on how we stand has come from the other side, frv..ii the frantic actions of the company and the company union. No­ body gets that desperate when he has a winner on the fire. Thus, with all voting due to end December 15, and no apparent reason why the tally of the ballots can't be made right after that, it appears extremely likely that the official notice of our victory in Atlantic will see the light of day by Christmas, as fitting a time as any for such a happy event.- Promptly after that, we intend to go in and get the best contract our people in Atlantic have ever seen. I Desperation Shows Up In Many Ways The desperation of the company and the Atlantic Maritime Em­ ployees Union has shown in many ways, as both are obviously aware that the balloting for the SIU is exceeding their worst expectations. Their empty boasts of 4-1 and even 5-1 victory are crashing down on their heads and they're getting sicker every moment. This is indicated, for example, by their plea for a quick end to tlie balloting, so that many eligible voters unable to make it in time will be denied a' chance to cast their ballots. We had hoped they would not stand in the way and would allow as many men as pos­ sible to vote, but it seems they see defeat all around them and are principally interested now in .holding down the SIU margin. Thus, after all ships had voted we had expected thgre would be a period of several days when eligible men would be able to cast their ballots at the NLRB. office in Philadelphia, so that the maximum turn-out could be achieved, i; Vote Ends December 15 The AMEU felt different about it, however, and whined loud and long imtil this final "catchall, wrap-up" vote was cut down to a few hours on December 15. Yet, unfortunate as this is from the point of view of denying the chance to vote to several dozen Atlantic men, we interpret it as a good sign of opposition weakness. They do not see ariy chance of winning it themselves, so now they are merely concerned with keeping our vote down as much as possible. In addition, there was the case where the AMEU cast a shadow on the integrity of the NLRB itself to throw out one vote, which they recognized as one which would surely go to the SIU. The man in question got down to a ship too late to vote, and when he met the NLRB agent coming out of the gate after polling the ship he pro­ duced identification and asked if he could do it then. The Labor Board man said he saw no reason why he couldn't, gave him a ballot and the tankerman retired to a distance several yards away where he could mark it in secret Afterwards, he returned the folded ballot to the agent, who put it in- an envelope and assured him his ballot would be put in the ballot box when the next ship was voted. . However, since they are unable to trust themselves, AMEU officials saw no reason why they should trust the impartial NLRB agent. They demanded the ballot be thrown out because "no AMEU observer was present." Nothing was lost by this maneuver since the Atlantic man will vote again anyway on another ship, but just how silly can they get? AMEU Tribute For SIU Organizers Perhaps the best tribute our organizing team has gotten in this drive came from the AMEU itself this week, when it moved to have the voting of two ships now running foreign held on arrival hack in the US. Both the Atlantic Exporter and Atlantic Dealer were due to return to Texas, then to vote up north about a week later. We have more than enough solid strength on both ships now to win them easily, but might have picked up several more just by one more shoreside contract by the organizers in the Texas area. •AMEU, howevesr, wouldn't risk it; they must estimate as we do that we've got enough' to beat them right now and they don't want us to pick up anything extra. So they petitioned to have the ships vote down south instead, which will mean the men will vote cold, without any shoreside contact at all. Deciding that, "if the Navy thinks they can sail our ship, then we know that we can do it— and better," the Seafarer-crew of the Atlantic Water. (Metro) voted. 100 percent to stick with their damaged vessel and to "bring her back in true SIU style." .• . K. Puchalski reports that the vessel; which ran agroiind and suggested pumping air into the authorities promptly declared that The air was pumped in, and she was unseaworthy. That's when on the Labrador coast, had her ship. this time the tugs were able to bottom ripped open from her how to her midships house. The crew was told that, if they wanted, they ^ould leave the damaged ship and the Navy would sail her back to Halifax, where she would be thor­ oughly examined. Ship's Meeting Held A special ship's meeting was held, and the crew discussed the offer. The result was that the crew decided, "if the Navy thinks they can sail our ship, then we know we can do it—and better," and the crew voted to stay aboard. How­ ever, they had the captain give them a written statement that the ship would go no further than Halifax until after she was ex­ amined and was seaworthy. The Atlantic Water hit had weather on the way to Goose Bay. Her compass went out. Then the weather cleared, and the captain, who had been on the bridge for two days and nights without sleep, ordered the ship to head for Goose Bay. Instead, she ran on a reef, and radioed for help. An ice-breaker and Army tugs were sent to help her. They tried to pull her off, hut each time they pulled, they just succeeded in rip­ ping open more of her plates. A salvage ship and a Navy salvage expert arrived, and joined in the work. All the salvage ships joined together on the lines, and ripped open some more of the Atlantic Water's bottom—but couldn't get her off the reef. While all this was going on, the weather was getting worse, and 16 inches of snow fell during the later parts of the rescue operation. Freighters Alongside Two freighters were sent alongside the Atlantic Water, and Army longshoremen took off part of her cargo, in an effort to lighten her. While the longshoremen unloaded 800 tons of cargo, the temperature ranged around seven degrees, and the Atlantic Water was covered with over three inches of solid ice. With her cargo lightened, the tugs tried pulling her again—ajid just ripped open more bottom plates. Then an insurance company adjuster arrived, Puchalski reports, Cartoon History OS The SIU With the new contracts, which Isthmian also signed, the A&G District had doubled seamen's wages in the period 1944-1948. All the gains had been made through the militancy and solidarity of the member^ ' »Wp,^ilfe Othdr tudMii sdirtamed ''rtd, tdo."*^ •4 I .-b.' f i ••i pull the ship off the reef. However the time spent on the reef and the early rescue efforts did great damage to the ship. The Atlantic Water then limped into Goose Bay, where the port 'Save USPHS' Drive Gaining Momentum Aboard SIU Ships The Honorable U.S. Senate Chambers Washington, D.C. Dear Congressman: There is now before the House of Representatives a bill, the passage of which would close the Merchant Marine Hospitals. I earnestly solicit your support in defeating this bill which would so adversely affect our great Merchant Marine. In times of stress and particularly, in times of war, the United,States has been served valiantly by our Merchant Marine. It would indeed seem shabby treatment to reduce the care which these mariners need in times of sickness. Yours respectfully. Sample of letter which erewmembers of the Steel Rover and Steel Seafarer had printed and distributed to several SIU ship's crews. The SIU crews of the Steel Rover and Steel Seafarer (Isth­ mian) swung into the fight to save the USPHS hospitals anc medical service for seamen, as the two crews mailed about 101 letters of protest to Washing­ 4. ton. in sending an avalanche of protesl* Aboard each of the vessels, to Washington, while the Unior the ci-ews got together on a printed form letter protesting the proposed closing of the USPHS facilities. Each of the men signed copies of the letter and then sent it to the Senators from his home state, and to the Congressmen from his home district. In this way, each of the men was able to register his protest and to add his name to the many thousands of protests pouring in from all over the world. Other Seafarers aboard different ships and on all coasts also joined SiU Leads All The Rest Although the SIU won an election in Cities Service, the company had nine ships it bought after the vote started, exempted. It set up a phony company union. The anti-labor apparatus was in full swing, but the company victory;.' . moved to nullify r , the i g-At)./alT 'tyov I'jjiJnUlc? ubr' VMVpi ' ii the Navy made its kind offer to sail the damaged vessel, and the crew voted to remain aboard. The Army congratulated all the vessels involved, and the crews of all the ships for "a cold and trying task well done." also continued its all-out fight ti save USPHS hospitals and medic.: service for seamen. The Government, in folio win its "economy" program has pre posed stopping all free medicr service for seamen,, and closing th USPHS hospitals which seame. use. The SIU has pledged itse". to fight this move in an all-oo fight, and the membership has bee asked to write to their SenatOi and Congressmen, and to also ha* all their families and friends writ, in protest. Si SIU volunteer organizers were welcomed aboard the nine new Cities Service ships by the underpaid crews. SIU literature was read eagerly by the men. the new ^ps also voted. The NLRB vote went SIU by 89 percent, despite,efforts by the company. i «^'aaUj.". t't il li ivA-c-O 11 �Pace Ten SEAFARERS LOG J5S November 27, 19_ PtPORTS. .QRT'JRf opening day got their limit, wh:» is four ducks and five geese a d Around the hall right now brother Kenny Lewis, who usua^ sails out of tl port as a bosi Lewis has be, , Shipping in this port is still good Boston: . Shipping has been very gooc® W'ord for shipMighty fine i®" r.,J fork all rates and should be preltynah, and we don't ping in Savan"^ despite some layups. We don't since 1938 a fair during the next two week.s. ing preparation. We mean the pudding know quite what to look for with makes his hoi Ships paying off were the Yiontinue along those in Mobile. Hi>"ng expect it will ce's the holidays coming up, but it is America and Kyska (Waterntime to come. The married and lines for some he usually fine around this time of with both vessels signing on aj. father of six ch»®j"* the year. weather is fine Shipping is fair in the Port of In-transit vessels were the Sei^" dren. 'vicspeckled trout Ships paying off were the Arick- Boston. We expect it to hold its tor (Bournemouth); Bienville, 'J®'"® "^ting. Brother LcvTopa Lewis Topa, Schuyler Otis Bland, Ciine of- Drytrans, is an ardeitrus The Catheri, j aree (US Petroleum); North Platte own over the coming period. Ships paying off during the past Packer and Gateway City (W^ger and the John hunter himself and was probab'torColonial's Seatijj, Victory, twice (Mississippi); Eu­ Paul Jones of,:n genie (Ore); Seamonitor (Excel­ two weeks were the W. E. Downing man); Western Rancher (Wes American Water- out after the quack quacks whttorn (State Fuel); Ma­ Navigation); Marymar and Seaiuring the last pe- the season opened. His last shimaf ways paid off rina (Bull); Gov­ (Calmar); Alcoa Pegasus (Ale" were the North- was the Alcoa Clipper where Doa); riod. Signing o,g sior); Purplestar (Traders) and ernment Camp Amerocean (Blackchester); S (Victory Carriers) was bosun for about two yeapteel western Victory^ Madaket (Waterman). Ships sigh­ (Cities Service); Vendor (Isthmian); Magnolia pr. In transit ships He also worked awhile on the Afarand the SeatigtjJ ing on were the Madaket and City of Alma (Waterman). In transit Queenstdn iner (Mississippi); Badger Marcr Mariner (South coa shore gang. At the preseiiner were the Badgi^ (S e a- (South Atlantic); Paoli (C^ Advocate (Isth- time he is ready to ship out agaJties Heights Atlantic): Steely was Waterman's Fairport. trade), and Mon- Service), and Santa VenDoncaster (Seas); as those six bambinos keep hijetia Overtime Dispute mian); Robin t e b e 110 Hills (Elam). and Savannah on the move. Seatrains New T The chief mate of the Madaket, (Western Tank­ Clean Payoffs I the Queenston (Seatrain), and Percy E. Troup, is almost due for Although most of his childrs ers). All four Heights (Seatrac" a vacation. This character okayed Our payoffs, just as were are grown and were born befor the '6 ships signed on DemasI preceding ones, were nice right now in- the SIU Maternity Plan went intend Men on the b all the overtime on the crew's over­ again. clean. The delegates on both t', W. D. Crawford, effect, Lewis thinks that it is on the elude A. H. Smit time sheets, but when he typed Ships in transit were the Steel A. Ellis, of the greatest advantages mad'ska J. W. Floyd, H. Cg up the company overtime sheets Architect (Isthmian); Azalea City, Young America and the KY®tphin, W. J. Thompson^ for the payroll each member of the were on the ball. They did ' "?• Spivey. available to Seafarers by the Uniorone Antinous, Fairland, Chickasaw and The boys in th<' deck department was short from Afoundria (Waterman), Robin thing which other delegates she hospital now are Cal Tanner Joe Farrow, Jo 5-35 hours. It took four hours to bear in mind. Turn your re/h" VT l Mobile Port Agent Wentley (Seas) and the Michael teral, C. Kent, square this away. Some of the (Carras). lists in to the department Gardner, L. Lov( boys think he needs a vacation. as the trip goes along and w^v®^™ , The Montcbello Hills was laid Denmark, S Kil] Galveston: tart ^ 'J/-, The Seamonitor laid up in Se up in Japan and the crew fiew to you hit your last port and F. y. Byckner, lain attle and the day of payoff was a Boston to be paid off. They came for home, give them the list ag*^" H. C. Kent. on so that they can start working said affair. The majority of the Jeff ] ship's personnel had been together in two groups, one paying off on it before you hit the States. Morrison Savan for more than 18 months running Saturday and the other on Sunday. Some of -the crew aiid sev<'"®^ Agent sral Lobster Contest from the West Coast to the Far rica officers aboard the Young AineiiShipping has picked up quite jnts All the New England states are were fined by the Customs Ag« East. There was hardly ever any Mobffe; 's trouble on this ship and it always having a lobster contest to see bit in the past two weeks and wfesshere for possi expect it to maintain those lineired was a pleasure to go aboard. The which state has the largest, tenfor awhile. jyg. Seamonitor has a reputation of derest and most contented lobster. having been the cleanest ship They say a person can tell a Massa­ Paying off were the Margaretiere Brown, Genevieve Peterkin anc on afioat. with the least beefs, in the chusetts lobster is contented by the the law and e port for the last Neva West of Bloomfield and SoutlibeShipping in tin Far East for 18 months. We want smile he wears on his face. to thank the crew for a fine job. J. • McPhee, the fellow who lieve in applj^as all right, with Atlantic's Southwind. The South-'ing couple of weeks " wind signed on again. Ships inare Around the hall right now and rescued F. O'Connor on the Trinity it. " So if you approximately 1^ trying out the Seattle air is Robert is still waiting to sail. A. Trotman, going to pay !0 men shipped to transit were the Sweetwater off in this port, johs and about 60 (Metro Petro); Seatrains Georgia, be regular offshore Air, if you'll par­ F. Demasi and his side kick, J. don the pun. He sure to list various relief jobs Louisiana and Texas (Seatrain); all Thomas, are also on the beach. men shipped to ; Del Alba and Del Campo (Missis-iirs joined the SIU your souvene harbor, In Hospital in and around tl sippi); Golden City, Wacosta, Maid-lue in 1950 at the or you may be cussing a b,ff i^elude the AlMen in the marine hospital who Ships paying ( height of the Pointer, Clip- en Creek and Azalea City (Water­ are wating to hear from some of streak the next day. coa Patriot, Pola' Cities Service Among the oldtimers enjoy(AIcoa); Claiborne, man); Lone Jack, Bents Fort anding their shipmates include R. Rogers, per and Roamer ' campaign. He the sunshine and smog out honarch of the Seas Cantigny (Cities Service); Edithgre Warhawk and was ship's organ­ J. E. Crowley, F. Mackey and T. are Clyde C. Brown, Edwi Mary Adams of (Bull), and Steel Executive (Isth-ard Mastaler. (Waterman), and mian). izer on the Brad­ One of the word's largest food "Red" Lane, Joe Penner and Bloomffeld. ford Island and distributing centers, the South H. Howland. Guy Whitehurstre the /Jcoa ships Men on the beach now include Is Signing on wei the Government A. Auers, George Bales, J. Relllyndon the beach with them prete^^ (,£ ^he Cavalier with the excepti( Camp, serving Boston Terminal Market, sponsored ing he is trying to ship, which ^,50 signing on T. Wallace, T. Lyons, E. Degan, F.reby the New Haven Railroad, was and the Clipper, for ten months in those posts. the ships Pence, E. Crowell, B. Lafoon and to formally dedicated last week in the minds me of something he said^i^ was the Warhav Air jiist got off the City of presence of more than 1,000 guests. me the other day. He feels articles, except John Byrd. Some of the boys iithe are on continuoi Alma from a two-and-one-half the marine hospital would like to to for the Mary j month trip to the Far East. He's The 190-acre, $50 million develop­ policy of membership control as^dams. In-transit hear from the men on the beachiu numbers as practised in the Schickasaw and De ment will make possible a total ships were the ( now waiting to ship back in that jjdith and Bing- and ships. Those in the hospitatnd Soto (Waterman) direction. He is 27 years old and annual saving of about $4 million has paid off several times over is still paying off. Even thou and isthmian's include A. Beauchamp, H. Forbesjgh in the cost of handling food, ac­ hamton (Bull), L. Brunson, H. Liles, C. Lynsky, H. a single, and says he is not antici­ cording to a' US Department of our treasury could have stood Steel Architect. pating matrimony in the near Trahan, C. Barboza, O. Morgan, J.:ay boost In years past, and one v, ,... A few of the future. That is, unless the love Commerce estimate. It is located was to admit more members, t Dupre, W. Getty, R. Puekett, W.he in downtown Boston and will re­ beach here now i bug gets him. Bargone, G. Gonzales, C. Young,IdUnion did the right thing by lieve traffic congestion near the F. Palmer, L. : J. Markopolo and J. E. Strymo. of A couple of brothers in the hos­ hall. J. Henderson, J. Keith Alsop pital who would appreciate hear­ James Sheehan A. Nelson, B. \ Galveston Port Agent ing from some of their shipmates, Boston Port Agent K. Lewis, L. Rus •we In the local medical drydock Steers and W. D. C. Palmer, C. P have Isaac Hancock who, aft Johns. g seven months on the Korean shi . „ Vote G( tie, fell or slipped on the do""® All hands an I here while loading ships stoi® aniazed at the speed and glad | and broke his4eg rather badly ^be progress of in the Atlantic Re Jeff Gillette. Agent Also readmittb"'"S vote which SIU, A&G District ®d EUiott 4334 FORT WILLIAM.... 118>A Syndicate Ave. several places. 180S-1811 N. Franklin St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 to ..the hospital and receivi' Ptaoe for some BALTIMORE has been takini TAMPA 14 North Gay St."S Itiiy White, Agent Phone 2-1323 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. time now. At t WiLRMINGTON, CaUf - • SOS Marine Ave. Ontario Phone: 5591 benefits is Edward Pritchard. ]bis writing about B?,^^TON .... John Arabasz. Agent Terminal 4-2874 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. is on the special disability list ai bave been polled James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-014(ind half of the men^ UEADQUARTEBS . 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. EMpire 4-5719 aos'/z 23rd St^a and the unofficL SECRETARY-TREASUBEB VICTORIA, BC 617V4 Cormorant St. although he has not been to s®t reports show a GALVESTON Phone 2-8448.„ Paul Hall Empire 4531 since 1951 he receives all Si"ty for the SIU. Keith Alsop. Agent substantial majd LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan StlU ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS VANCOUVER. BC 565 Hamilton St. if,roy,Clarke, Agent Phone 6-5744 Robert Matthews ' Joe Algina benefits. ' these ships are However, some \ Pacific 7824 MIAML Dolphin Hotel Joe Volpian SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. T, . , J . , , and it will be running foreign Claude Simmons Miami 9-4791idPhone 0340 William Hall Everybody around town inclu. . j ^ MOBILE .... 1 South Lawrence St, BAGOTVILLE. Quebee 20 Elgin St. sometime befon Pl'one 2-175408 ing the mayor is complainif Phone: 545 SUP vote. THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St. about the smog. All that is jii Eerw&-Agent « 'Bt CAnal 7-3202 16 Merchant St. The duck seas HONOLULU 113 Cote De La Montague talk to the boys who came <iovO" opened in Mo- NEW YORK Phone 5-8777 QUEBEC 675 iVh^Tvy.'. &T" Phone: 2-7078 bile last week an PORTLAND....... 522 N. W. Everett St. SAINTQuebec '"oports JOHN 177 Prince William St. from Seattle where it rains enour Beacon 4336 NORFOLK 127yi1w"B® nV®Stfll NB Phone; 2-5232 to raise rice but is so cold it w®®""® ^ ® '"ornwe have been h' RICHMOND. CALIF.. 2.57 Sth St. Phone 2509 ing, everybody w SAN FRANCISCO:.. freeze it in the beds. They'll t(bo was able to lift 33,^feeV''ltil 450 Harrison St. Great Lakes District . Douglas 2-8363 a gun was out i you they don't care what tl'^^®'" them yester- PORT AS^Hur.'. 4Mth;'®s't'^® 2700 1st Ave. ALPENA 133 W. Fletcher Don HUton, Rep. Phone MMPe day. When the SEATTLE Phone: 1238W mayor thinks about the air her ttme caine for SAN Main 6090 FRA.NCISCO 450 Harris^ist Marine Ave. BUFFALO. NY; 180 Main St. They think air in itself is wonde^®®"' which \ya8 V. Banning, opening the se. WILMINGTON ..........509 Agent. Douglas 2-5475^- Thone: Cleveland 7391 Terminal 4-3181 Breithoff. West Coast Representativciir exactly at nooii, NEW YORK..... 679 4th CLEVELAND..:...734 Lakeside Ave.. NE ful. They tall irie that, you gro sounded like Marty PUWTA de TIEBBA. PR..Pelayo 51-L. . : : . . : 1 Phone; Main 1-0147 a miniature wiar in the bays DETROIT... 1038 3rd St. 'wfeb-feet It you stay up there b . .Canadian District , . Headquarters Phone: Waodward'^ 1-6657 long." there are an and bayous. Un] St. awful lot of liai JfONTRBAL...... .6*4 St. James. ^abasi PLateau s9mB cmcAco..iJ. mL" ' I# A.., tba y'i;'«iiab^ft''%' Savannah: Ich Seattle: ay. is iiy SjMckled Grew Bids Tearful Shipping t Geedby Te Seamoiiiter are C. E. Owens and L. Dwyer. Wilmington: Drop them a line if you get a chance. Jeff Gillette Seattle Port Agent Heads Up Dele^ioiTroal And Make For No DdofsFino In Ga. Long Distance Payoff For Monlobollo Hills » t s. S Boost In Shipping For Galveslon Hali '£L Duck Seasf Top Items t '"LiT "" d»n, Voting Alabama J Wre,i Mi Ms MMMJK JSi V Jl %0JK' M raaii �•;'•> . Pasre Eleveii . SEAFARERS,LOG November 27, 1953 m m m-m -m .., PORT REPORTS which had paid off and signed on (Waterman); Margaret - Brown Philadelphia: in other ports. They merely carne (Bloomfield); Southern States and in to fop off cargo and so stayed a Southern Cities (Southern); and short time in port, making it im­ Bull's Binghamton Victory. possible to get repairs done. These Lindsey Williams things should be reported to trffiNew Orleans Port Agent $• We have dug'ourselves out from cials in the payoff port and every Although shipping took a tempo­ under our first snowfall and are effort should be made to get them rary drop here since the last pe­ Son Francisco: taken care of before signing arti­ back to business as usual. riod, we have to report that it is cles for another voyage. still good as there are as many Paying off were the Cantigny Crews Fly In perrnitmen shipping as bookmen. (Cities Service); Steel Vendor Bookmen are still hanging around (Isthmian); Albion (Drytrans); We have had several tanker for the holidays and perrnitmen Western Trader (West.Nav.); Dor­ crews flown in from foreign ports Shipping for the past two weeks othy (Bull); and Portmar (Calmar). for payoff in recent weeks, the are having it pretty good in com­ peting for the jobs. Quite a few of has been pretty steady and the We shipped a full crew aboard the iatest being the Camas Meadows the brothers, are also talking up men are shipping at a fairly even Badger Mariner (South Atlantic). (US Petroleum). In some instances the opening of the fair grounds pace. Future shipping looks to be This is the second new Mariner to the company has tried to force the race track Thanksgiving Day and about the same as it is at the crew In this port. crew to pay off in these foreign the SIU membership should be present time, with everyone stay­ In-transit ships were the Bien­ countries without anyone to repre­ well represented there during the ing happy. ville, Chickasaw, Yaka, Afoundria, sent them in any manner; Do not meet. Paying off were the Longview Lafayette and DeSoto (Waterman); do this under any circumstances. Last meeting had a record ciwwd Victory (Victory Carriers); Sea- Robin Locksley and Robin Ketter­ You can demand to be brought of bookmen in the hall as the crew cliff ( Go r a 1); ing (Seas); Ines and Elizabeth back to the area in which the ves­ was laid off the Frederic Collins Compass (Com­ (Bull) and Cantigny (Cities Serv­ sel signed articles before being (Drytrans) and the Del Mar (Mis­ paid off, and you are entitled to pass), and Holy- ice). sissippi), and they are awaiting the full pay until they get you back. star (Interconti­ The voting of the Atlantic fleet re-shipping of these crews. Both nental). Signing is progressing rapidly and we are Claude Simmons ships should be crewed up before on were the Coe hopeful of a quick victory. The Asst. Sec.-Treas. the end of the week and the out­ Victory and men are marching right up to the J. t 4> . look of the coming two weeks is Longview Victory ballot box and voting SIU—^all the good with at least seven scheduled (Victory Carri­ way. Lake Charles: pajroffs due in here that will go ers); Citrus Pack­ Steve Cardullo out again, er (Waterman); Philadelphia Port Agent King and the Sea Cliff. Paul Boudreaux, John Doyle, t In-transit vessels were the Coeur Cyril Henning and Ralph Piehet of the Mississippi Shipping Co. Line D'Alene Victory and Coe Victory New York: —SIU shore gang (Victory Carriers); General Patton Things are running along exhibited their (National Waterways); Massmar smoothly here in our beautiful lit­ spirit of Union and Marymar (Calmar); and Bien­ tle city, although shipping has interest by volun­ ville (Waterman). been a bit on the slow side these tarily appearing Talks On Union past two weeks. We have had some Shipping is still below normal in the hospital to The Hospital patrolman has had although there has been a steady jobs, but we are overloaded with contribute blood a lot of thanks sent through him overturn on the ships that have men in some ratings and do not to our blood to the SIU for the movie shown been advise anyone to come down this arriving. bank. They were in the USPHS hospital here, not way. Paying off were the Beatrice and accompanied by only from the seamen, but from Rosario (Bull); Chiwawa, Bents Calling in this area during the Chester Coumas, other patients as well. M. PapaBoudreaux past two weeks were the Salem Fort, Salem Maritime, Winter Hill of the Del Alba Maritime (twice), Logans Fort, (Mississippi), who also contributed. dakis spoke briefly on the history and Logans Fort (Cities Service); Winter Hill, Abiqua, Government Northwestern Victory (Victory of the Union and its various beefs, Lawrence Mays and Andrew Camp, Bradford Island and Fort Gindel lately of the Catahoula while Tom Banning spoke on mem­ Carriers); Steel Architect and Steel Hoskins (Cities Service). The ValVoyager (Isthmian); Azalea City bership cooperation offered the (Natl. Navigation), are some of the Chem of Valentine came in over in new members in the hospital here officials in their new setup on the (Waterman); Trinity (Carras); Val Orange, Texas, and the Del Alba Chem (Valentine Oil); Robin Sher­ coast. in New Orleans. They were in­ Around on the beach at this time wood and Robin Wentley (Seas), (Mississippi) arrived in Port Ar­ volved in an automobile accident thur. All the vessels had some jobs and both are making satisfactory, is George King, who joined the and Catahoula (National Naviga­ for the boys, keeping everybody tion). Union in 1943. He participated in progress. Bill Swilley is undergoing Signing on were the Robin Don- happy. treatment for a back ailment and all the strikes and was chairman caster and Robin Kettering (Seas); For some time now we have had is joined by Junior Pullen in say­ of the Isthmian Strike Committee, also a strike committee member Lafayette (Waterman); Northwestr. the pleasure of playing host to John ing hello to friends. em Victory (Victory Carriers); "Blackie" Bliz­ in"1946 in New Orleans. Organize Ontfit Trinity (Carras); Steel Age and zard, who was one The, first ship King sailed for . Bill Butts, SIU member and now Hoosier Mariner (Isthmian). of -the boys to the SIU was the Lafayette to apecial representative on the or­ switch to the SIU . In-Transiis North Africa. His most recent ship ganizational staff of the NO Build­ in the successful In-transit ships were the Alcoa ing and Construction Trades Coim- was the Seanan, which he got off Cities Service in Japan fo be hospitalized. He's Ranger (Alcoa); Frances, Beatrice cil, reported that the Teamsters, drive in 1950. married and lives in New Orleans. and Kathryn (Bull); Iberville, Fairwith the aid . of the Council, "Blackie" sails in On the beach now are oldtimers land and Antinous (Waterman); knocked off a very non-union out­ the deck depart­ J. R. Wing, A. C. Lutey, J. H. Lone Jack and Abiqua (Cities Serv­ fit last week. The company is in ment, although the mixed concrete and building Childs and A. F. Smith. Men in ice); Seatrains Savannah, Georgia, he can ship as an the marine hospital include A. J. Texas, Louisiana and New York Bllxzard material business and was a thorn FWT when he in the side of the Teamsters when EUingsen,^. A. Burns, A; E. Allan, (Seatrain); Steel Flyer, Steel Re­ wants to. He says he prefers the Ho Yee Choe, O. Gustavsen, Peter corder, Steel Apprentice and Steel they recently struck the other com­ Smith, W. Timmerman, R. R. Voyager (Isthmian); Pennmar and deck because it is cooler there and panies for a better contract. White, W. T. Center and I. J. Per- Yorkmar (Calmar); Robin Ketter­ he can always find some guys to This outfit, Montague Materials jaw with while working. ? ing and Robin Kirk (Seas). reira. Company, located on the airline Leroy Clarke We have had several ships come Tom Banning highway, one of the two main high­ Lake Charles Port Agent in with repair and stores beefs San Francisco Port Agent ways entea'ing New Orleans, was so non-union that it advertised itself with a lai'ge sign on the top of the building that read, "Montague Was Never Un-Faif But Now NonUnion." This sign has been on top of the building for over two years for all to see when entering New Shipping Figures November 4 To November 18 Orleans. But when the chips were SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL REG. TOTAL SHIP. REG. REG. down it changed its tune and after DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED ENGINE STEW. REG. DECK a two-day tie-up signed a full PORT / 20 6 8 6 75 18 26 union contract with the Teamsters Boston 31 and otb or trades involved. 249 65 84 100 428 136 133 New York 159 Ships.Paying Off 81 23 23 35 73 11 22 40 Philadelphia . Ships paying off were the Del 54 197 67 76 334 118 68 128 Baltimore ... Viento and Del Mar (Mississippi); 11 4 5 2 23 . 6 .10 7 Norfolk De Soto (Waterman), and the Fred­ 85 15 32 38 65 16 eric C. Collins 'of Drytrans. Thd 15 84 Savannah .... Del Alba of Mississippi and Bloom. 11 2 5 4 45 16 11 18 Tampa ..... field's Margaret Brown- signed on. 118 37 34 47 111 39 30 42 Mobile Ships in transit were the Alcoas 181 60 64 57 326 112 91,^ 123 >•••••••( New • Orleans Corsair, Pioneer, Patriot, Cavalier 117 36 29 52 106 . 37 47 22 and Polaris (Alcoa); Steel Age, Galveston,'... Steel Executive and Steel Advo^ 26 89 41 22 . 118 37 33 48 S.aattle cate (Isthmian); Del Alba (Missis­ 15852 55 51 . 166 45 67 ..54San lYaiiciSco sippi); -Seatrains New York and 64 . 22 :C 23 19 30 33 Savannah (Seatrain); Monarch of >' .Wilmington the, Seas, GatewaF»€aty,4iSigibome, : Mai^m^saAlK-NVi^ ~ New Orleans: Snowfall, Alianlic Vote Top Phiily Hews BookniMt^n Beach . For Holidays Period Hospital Fallenis Like Union Movies Shipping On Slow Bell In Louisiana Port Payoffs, Repairs Gkief Topics Of OlscussioB > • • •. t a • t a * • I t I • * • • • I V-'r"*' \*^.li.4/t'-y.. • • a-.n ""sii-.. Baltimore: Ore, Oalmar Vessels Keep Port Hopping Shipping in the. past two weeks , has been a little on the slow bell, but we expect it to pick up, with the Orion Star (Oil Carriers) tak­ ing on a full crew soon. We also have Ore ships booked for every day of the coming week, plus a few Calmar ships in for payoff. With the holidays coming up, the turn­ over is expected to be good as it is around all holida.ys, and prospects look good for bookmen. Ships paying off in the past pe­ riod included the Trojan Seaman (Troy); Steelore, Baltore, Oremar, Marore and Cubore (Orel; Robin Kettering (Seas);. John B. Water­ man (Waterman); Alston Evelyn, Mae and Hilton (Bull); and the Steel Re­ corder (Isthmian). 15 Ships Sign On Sign-ons were conducted on the Cantigny (Cities Service); Steelore, Baltore, Oremar, and Cubore (Ore); Evelyn and Mae (Bull); Petrolite (Tanker Sag), and the Trojan Seaman, John B. Waterman and Steel Recorder. Ships in transit were the Ines, Arlyn and Elizabeth (Bull); De Soto, Iberville and Azalea City (Waterman); Bethcoaster and Portmar (Calmar); Bradford Island (City- Service); . Alcoa Puritan and Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); Steel Architect and Steel Flyer (Isthmian), and the Robin Kettering (Seas). We ai'e glad to report at this time that the Ore Line is begin­ ning to take the Sea Chest aboard . its ships. If the men who make these scows keep insisting on Sea Chest gear, we are sure that be­ fore very long all the Ore vessels will carry Sea Chest stores. As far as the election in Atlan­ tic IS concerned, things seem to be in great shape for the SIU. It sure • looks like another win for a Union which has never lost. We're half­ way through with polling the ships, and, from unofficial reports, it seems and looks as if the SIU is sweeping to victory. The port is in fine shape at this time and the "gashounds" seem to have left our port for parts un­ known. They know thajt they're not wanted around here. In Hospital There are many brothers in the marine hospital who would like to get a few lines from their ship­ mates oh the outside. In the Bal­ timore hospital are Frank Pasquali, Thaddeus Laboda, Lloyd J. Thomas, Carl S. Fleming, Milton Habrat, Frank Conforto, Earl T. Erickson, Earl McKendree, Robert Lambert, James Penswick, Percy L. Harrelson, William Mays, Alex ]presnill, Jessie A. Clarke, William Gallaway, William Mcllveen and Jeff Davis. Some of the oldtimers we have around on the beach now are Mike Dembrowski, Leo Garadedian, Fred Pittman, Roy Alston, Roy Poston, "Streamline" .Tomlinson and Andy Reasko. Speaking of Alston, he's one of the best chief cooks and bakers in the SIU. He's been a member since 1947 and has always done a wonderful job aboard every ship " he's jailed. He thinks the SIU is tops in the labor field and the most, progressive Union in existence. He wouldn't trade his book for anything in the wgrld. , Eerl Shepnard • �.^..t, ;> ;.*-r. .. -.^ir V«f« Twcir* • 5gJF jHB«^ 'irifVAi^W X7;^M8t IN THE WAKE PETER PATRICK, Steward practically unknown In Europe un­ til quite recently and which any Peter Patrick is one steward aboard a dredge in Delaware. He European sailor in foreign waters who can really boast about the worked for a few months, and then would be unable to Identify. Question: What kind of facilities food that he puts out aboard ship, took a trip im a WSA ship. "While ^ would you like to sec on the ship and he's got the entire crew and I was on that ship," he says, "I officers of his last ship to back heard some of the guys in the crew of the future? The most powerful blow which him up on any boasting that he talking about the SlU, so when the • can be delivered by any living trip was over, I looked into the cares to do. Joseph Negron, MM: I would thing, is the flip of a whale's tail Union. I was ifortunate enough to Although Pete is a comparatively ... A snail can walk on one foot like to see every ship, coastwise or be able to make a trip right away quiet man, who Isn't given to not, have tele­ without lifting it from the ground, » " .Iboasting, the crew of the Camas on an SIU ship, and J've been sail­ and a. snail is ^ble to crawl over vision, if possible, Meadows (US Petroleum) has ing SIU ever since then." in the future. the edge of a sharp razor blade Union Activity shown its appreciation of his food Also, air condi­ without cutting itself . , , Contrary in the solid form of a silver service. But Pete hasn't been sailing and to all circumstantial evidence, a tioning is a must Pete, who started sailing back enjoying SIU conditions without fish has almost no odor. What we for the future; in 1945 with the SIU, took the doing anything to help his Union. smell is the oil secreted in the fish's It's no picnic Camas Meadows 13 months ago, as Pete was active on the picket lines scales, to help it glide more easily now in the Per­ the first tanker that he had ever during the Isthmian strike, and has sian Gulf and through the water. sailed. Taking her as chief steward, also been active in several other ' The smallest of all known fish other places, and Pete made the 13-month trip on beefs that the Union has had in it sure doesn't is the pandaka pygmea, found near ther Persian Gulf-Mediterranean the New York area. Since he the Philippine Islands, which meas­ figure to get any cooler there, makes his home in Orange, New run. ures 7/16 of an inch and has if if Jersey, he ships out of New York Liked Chow 13 Months transparent body . .. The gurnard Adolph De Marco, OS: It would almost all the time. The Persian Gulf can get awfully is a fish with hands, feet, wings be nice If every ship bad a base­ Before making this last trip on hot, and a 13-month shuttle can and skids, but the lanceiet fish ball team with doesn't even have a brain . . . De­ complete outfits, get pretty monotonous. In most the Camas Meadows, Pete was al­ spite all the interesting facts dis-. movies for the cases, after the first few months, ways a freighter man. "I used to covered about the denizens of the crew and a swim­ the food all starts to taste the same sail Robin Lines and Waterman deep, no living man has yet been ming pool. It —no matter how well it's cooked. ships most of the time," he says, able to find out whether or not also would be But not on the Camas Meadows. "because-1 liked the ships, and I fish ever die of old age, and if welcome to have In fact, whra the ship paid off liked the crews on those ships. I i. t, they sleep. a water-cooling after 13 long months, the crew and also liked freighters, but figured system for the officers got together and presented I'd take a chance and take a tanker The seductive mermaid, found In 4 4 showers In hot Pete with a complete silver serv­ this last time out." romantic stories and in the vivid Next time you order baked oys­ In addition to the food that he regions, as well ice for 12 In appreciation of -the Imaginations of lonely seamen long ters in a restaurant, don't waste ago, crops up again and again in tall time looking for a pearl. Not only as a cold drink vending machine food and the menus they enjoyed served on the. Camas Meadow, P.ete all during the trip. also enjoyed a great deal of popu­ tales—and this probably was because any possible pearls have for the tropics. larity with the crew. When the Pete's comment about all of this started by sailors to amaze and been spoiled by the heat of cook­ » ^ * amuise their friends after return­ ing, but because no valuable pearl Angel Reyes, BR Utllityi First of was Just, "Well, my chief co'ok was ship's delegate got off the ship in ing home from long voyages. How­ is ever found in an edible oyster. all I'd like to see an atomic-pow­ H. Rogan, and he was tops. With­ the Mediterranean, the crew asked ^ out him, the food wouldn't have Pete to serve as acting ship's dele- * ever, even Henry Hudson, as late Pearls produced by clams, by oys­ ered ship, then been nearly as good as it was. He gate on the trip back to the States, as 1608, reported that two of his ters and other mollusks, usually re­ runs would be is a great cook, and was ready to in spite of the fact that he was a sailors, on a voyage from Spitz- semble the shells on which they shortened c o ndepartment head. cooperate whenever he could." bergen to Nova Zembla, spied a are growing and where they are siderably. The When the Camas Meadows aiv Pete is 24 and single — but he mermaid, which swam up to the found, and the oysters which We best thing to rived back in the States, she ar­ doesn't expect to remain a bach­ vessel and started at the men in­ eat are found in shells which lack have aboard a rived with only 25 hours disputed elor for long. "I've got a wonder­ ship is a tele­ tently before she swam away. glowing, rainbow-like shells. overtime — after a 13-month trip. ful girl," he says, "and I hope to The captain of yet another ves­ Consequently, any pearl grow­ vision set. With There were no other beefs on, the get married around the beginning sel—an Englishman this time, ing in an edible oyster would prob­ the TV there is ship, and it was a really clean pay­ of this coming year." no need for a claims to have seen a mermaid in ably be dull, lustreless and com­ After that, well Pete, says, "I off. Pete's only comment was, "we St. John's harbor, Newfoundland. pletely lacking in value, even movie camera figure that I'll keep sailing for a had one or two performers on the . Unflattering as it seems, poor eye­ though they are geniune pearls, and it is the best thing lor spare few more years, and then I'll have ship when we left the States, but sight and hasty, observation may which have developed in exactly moments. enough money saved so that I'll be they got off the ship within a <t it .t ' have resulted in calling a mermaid the same manner as a fabulously able to go into business for myself. couple of months. After that, we Frank Pugllsi, AB: Top priority what was, actually a walrus, a valuable pearl. "As all the guys on the Camas had a top crew, and we had a great dugong or a seacow. When seeu at The freshwater mollusk, how­ should be given to air conditioning Meadow used to say, 'we've got one trip. When we got back to the pay­ the ships. It is fine Union,' and with the payoffs off, after 13 months, I still had my a distance, these creatures have a ever, which produces, beqptiful, of great necessity that we're getting under the' SIU entire original stewards depart­ human shape. valuable pearls, is edible, but only In hot weather. contracts, I'll be able to save up ment, except for one man who had * ^his seems particularly likely in as a last resort, since they are However, I don't enough money in a few years." to get off in France because he the case of the seal, another hu­ tough and don't taste particularly think American Pete started out by working was sick." man-appearing animal, which was good. ships heed much Improvement be­ cause" the living conditions aboard them are the the tops in mari­ Pres. Jackson's 29. High: Abhr. DOWN ACROSS The United States Senate, by .a US for the "air war," and declared nickname 32. Single The Seven—, 1. Over the— time. All we need is air condi­ vote of 85 to 5, voted for the estab- that, "Germany will lay down its 34. Del— Equipment 16. club in Glaa- 2. Britain's for­ tioning. (Mississippi) lisjiment of an International organ­ firms only five minutes after vic­ cow eign secretary 20. Father 35. Short hit s. A great union 3. AU: German tf if i^ ization that "might become a new tory" . . . Churchill told the House 21. Oidtime 36. Dam In Canal warship Zone 8. It's north of C. p. "Slim" Thompson, AB: I'd League of Nations," and also voted of Commons that British liaison 4. Look at 22. Pert below 38. Breakfast food Jamaica 5. Buy from for postwar collaboration for peace. officers were operating with guer­ like to see the Seafarer get every­ Sydney 39. Price 12. On the beach union ones 40. On 23. Weep Senators Wheeler, Langer, Rey­ rillas in Albania ... The SIU thing in the way 13. A long time 24. Good place to 41. SaUed 6. SmaU bit nolds, Johnston ind Shipstead fought for demands that torpedoed of facilities in anchor N. African 42. Wise man 14. 7. One: French 25. Chew up 43. Heap port ships of the fu­ voted against the resolution . . . seamen continue to get'wages and 8. It's in Canal 26. Pronoun 44. Gulf near Zone 15. TcU your subsistence until they were re­ At Rabaul, the Japanese lost three ture. Most of all 27. Pipe joint Socotra 9. Russian moun­ troubles to 46. Writing tablet 28. Elevated patriated and paid off . . . The destroyers, eight merchant ships tains think every him raUways 47. Distress caU 19. Clear heat of Nazis flooded coastal areas on the ;50;000 tons) and three coastal vesship should have 17. Placed water (Puzzle Answer on Page 25) 18. Compass aels. Two cruisers, five other mer­ Gulf of Gaeta Jn Italy to stall the one foc'sle for 10 II 1 2 39 bearing chant ships and two tankers were advance of the US Fifth Army .' each watch and 19. Europe relief also'damaged in the air raids . . . An unidentified plane flew dvcr each watch agency lis 12 The SIU's rank-and-file credentials the "Vatican and dropped four 20. SmaU truck should have its 81. Cheer committee made its report on the bombs. The Allies immediately de­ 16 15 own shower. Men 22. Crew member candidates for Union office In the nied a German claim that it was Good way to 23. off watch are awakened too often wake up 18 regular Union-wide elections . . . an Allied plane. " because of overcrowding. 27. Ceylon export Moscow announced the capture of Gouge out if if'i^ 30. if if if I2l 31. The Sim Fastov, a rail Junction southwest Despite floods, heavy rain and Michael Dillon, AB: I believe 32. Unpleasant place 26 27 26 29 23 24 25 that in the ship'of the future each of .Kiev . . . Heavy fighting took extremely muddy terrain, the US S3. StIU member will jplace at New Guinea, and severe Eighth Army crossed the River 34. Stockiest |3L 1^ 36. Zernial, of have his own losses were reported 1^ both sides Sangro in Italy, knd established basebaU , In Yu^lavla, Mikhailovitch bridgeheads on both sides . , * foc'slo with his 87. Three strikes 134 33 35 forces cut the Eclgrade-Skoplje- Japanese planes met an Allied war 38. Street In . own shower. I'd Bridgeton. Salonika railroad. fleet off Bougainville Island, and like to see it any­ Barbados 136 41. Ship's weapon Tokyo announced that its planes if if if • way. I believe 42. Mineral spring 141 had sunk three carriers, three 42 43 44 President RooseveU ordered that TV KB impractical Have 45. cruisers and one large unidenti­ 46. Port east of the US take immiedlate possession for all ships, but Alexandria |46 we do need big­ of the coal mines as a result of a fied ship^. . . Chinese forces 48. Aleul'iin island 49. Cape in Mass. ger and better strike. by 530,000 bituminous and charged that the Japanese troops 149 80. Flirt. recreation and anthracite mjne workers ... Hitler in the Hunan-Hupeh border region 81. Kind of sign . 62. River in . |S2 laimdry laundry rooms ro for. the unlicensed In a speech on the anniversary 'of tf China were using poison j{as ,England i:;K. viU t'U " the beer hall (he- "6i' 83. Observed Ever since a seafaring man named Noah enlisted the aid of a dove to help determine weather conditions, the birds which travel the waters of the world have been considered omens of storms to come. The swan, associated with many strange stories, is believed to fly toward the wind when a hur­ ricane is brewing, and when a swan builds its nest high, this is because the bird knows that high waters are coming. If the iiest is low, no unusually . heavy rainfalls are to be feared. Many ships, as a matter of fact, have been built to resemble this graceful, white bird—such, as the gondola, and the ships sailed by the Vikings. A seagull perched on the water is considered a good sign, but the sea gull- is associated vvith a stranger legend. Men who sailed the seas in ages past looked upon the gull with superstitious dread, believing that these birds were the souls of their dead, drowned ship­ mates; although the gulls were feared, none would dare to shoot them. r r r rr r- TEN Mr-' �•-, W., MlW SEAFARERS ; • " Vagf,^bi^ It Doesn't Say We Stop Fighting These Vol. XV. No. 24 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic >& Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32, NY. TeL STerling 8-4670. ' '. - i-.--.i>^V : • • hOG SEAFARERS^ LOG HaVwhfeer 27. 1fS3 . .-,. PAUL HALL, SecretarymTreasurer ffdifor. Hmnliltv BBAND: Managing Editor, RAT DCNISON; Art KditofB BERNAM BCAMAN; P^iojtq Editor. DAM^ NI^VA; Stag VVritarf. HEBATAE ARTHUR. iBwm SnvACS. ART pFBFAf:t.. JsBsv BETttss. Az« MASAIH. NO EL PAnMiniEL, LESTER KUSBHEB* Gutf Area Reporter* Bnx MOOBT. ' • -i •^1 Peealiar Weleome There was an ironic twist to the arrival of the New Rochelle Victory in- Korea with several thousand tons of emergency food car^d; Military and diplomatic big-wigs were present in carload lots along with brass bands, speeches and plenty of bunting. And there is no question but that the cargo was a welcome addition to South Korea's scanty and inadequate fopd supplies. Yet when all the welcoming speeches and ceremonies were over, the Seafarers on the New Rochelle Victory, like SIU men on other ships, were denied the right to shore leave by the military authorities. The cargo might be welcome but the crew that got it there was given the cold shoulder. The longer these shore leave bans continue, the more mysterious they become. The South Korean authorities have repeatedly stated that the seamen would be welcome. The martial law, that Was the original excuse for restricting seamen, has long since lifted. The fighting in Korea has been over for many months now. Nor is Korea the only place where these senseless bans are in effect. Army bases in Labrador and Newfoundland are equally verboten, even though in one instance the ships are 18 miles from the base: But at other locations, equally supersecret, seamen are allowed ashore. All these men on SIU ships have been cleared by the Coast Guard. It has been their right, and the right of other seamen before them of a long sea voyage. The SIU questions the sense of the Army regulations, and it seriously doubts their legality. It intends to explore every possible avenue to see to it that these bans are lifted. i t i. That 'Alntiny' Story . >I'« •- ..; The so-called "mutiny" on the Seacliff would seem comic if it weren't for the near-tragic implications of the case. West Coast newspapers accepting at face value the wild accusations of an obviously irresponsible skipper, have practically hung and keel-hauled the SIU crew in print. But sober examina­ tion puts a different light on the whole matter. The fact remains that the Coast Guard in Yokohama disr missed the whole business as without foundation in the first instance, and even here, the worst the Coast Guard did was .to charge a few crewmembers (half of them ship's officers) with misconduct. " ^Here wa's a case of a captain, who by all crew accounts, was eccentric to say the least. A former master of Panamanian ;jships, he attempted to ride herd on the SIU men in the fashion to which he-was accustomed. When they objected, he went hog wild. ' • One upshot of the whole thing is that the qaptain is no longer with us. That was his first (and no doubt his last) SIU ship. And all indications are that the penalties, if any, will be minor ones. 4" •4' 4" • -r The POW QnestioU There have been a number of different views expressed concerning the few American POWs who said they wanted to stay in Communist hands. However, many people seem to agfee that there'll always be a few unstable personalities out of thousands who will make a Choice of that kind. "The IlatwOrker," official organ of the United Hat, Cap and Milli­ nery Workers, AFLi, sums up'this feeling, pretty well in its editorial: "Aside from members of the immediate'families concerned we see no one in the United States busting a gut to wrest the scant two dozen American crackpots in Korea who prefer to stay with the Comniunists rather tham return home. We. haven't asked the Indian repatriation supervisors to: beat hell put of the screwballs in order to make them see reason. The general.feeling is that it's just too bad. We hav6 psychos and And just plain bums in our own country. There are perverts, dope fiends, winos and lackwits in infinite variety. If soihe of them land on Skid Row and refuse to return to their families, it's too bad for the families, but we don't punish the respectable members of the doinmunity for their sins. We don't force'the entire ,pbmrhun% jto moye' to Skid Row 6s the Comrau^^^ySctft -im Thanks SifJ For Aid To Aliens To the Editor: This ts a note to thank the Union and all the officials of the SIU for the wonderful work they are doing for the members, especially the alien membership. This letter is on behalf of the alien members aboard the Fairland (Waterman), as well as for myself. Just to show what kind of a Union the SIU is, let me relate a ' ' 4 Jwhich happened to me some time back. Tm sure it has happened before and the Union pitched in then as well, but it is good to know that the SIU is always on the Joseph job. Being a member of the Union paid off for The 35,000-member Local 1031 gubernatoriar and Presidential me twice within a short period, en­ of the International Brotiierhoq^ election days was provided for in abling me to get two jobs, swell of Electrical Workers is sponsor­ an-agreement signed with the Mil­ payoffs and keep the wrtf from the ing the "I Was a Communist for ler Brewing Co. by Office Employ­ porthole, so to speak. the FBI" radio program in Chi­ ees Local 9. Milwaukee. Wis. Union Ship Out Again cago with Dana Andrews as the members working on those day I paid off the Coe Victory (Vic­ star. In addition it is paying for will receive two and one-half times tory Carriers) last summer in Long spot commercials plugging employ­ the regular rate of pay. The pact Beach, California, and after hang­ ment opportunities at four Chicago also calls for shift differentials, ing around for awhile in the good firms contracted to the local. One check-off o£ union dues and initia­ old western sunshine, I decided to of the commercials boasts that not tion fees and a broad health and ship out again. The Union shipped one of the local's members has welfare program. me to the Fairland, but the com­ ever lost a day's pay participating '444 pany claimed that the alien quota in a strike called by the local. Agents of the Quaker City Life -was filled and so they turned me 4> 4* 4' Insurance Co. in Washington, DC, down for the voyage. I am an A recent survey of the national gained a general increase of $4 a alien from India and have been an SIU member for a long time, ship­ wage pattern has shown that wage week in an agreement reached ping in the stewards department. increases are becoming tougher to with the company by the Insurance That didn't end the story by a get. While the increase generally Agents' International Union. In long shot, however, with the in the second quarter of 1953 was addition to the increase, the agents Union stepping in and throwing its 10 cents, it was only five cents in will receive a lump-sum payment weight around in order to protect the third quarter. Of 3,546 agree­ retroactive to Jan. 1. me. The Union found out that ments surveyed in the third quar­ 4 4 4 Waterman was full of seawater and ter, six percent showed no increase, A successful drive for the local that there was a vacancy still open eight percent showed the top in­ community chest was run by mem­ crease of 15 cents and 30 percent, lit the alien quota. Back I went to bers of Meetcutters Local 94 in the ship and got the job right the highest figure, showed ^ 4-6 Scqttsbluff, Nebraska, when the cent increase, quick. The company knew it was town's community chest discontin­ • 4 4" 41 on the spot when the Union threat­ ued. Members of the union, in- co­ Raising the federal minimum operation with Swift & Company ened it wouldn't crew the ship un­ less I was allowed to take the job. wage to $1 would be bad for the raised $3,500 for 14 local organiza­ You never saw a company turn tail worker, the US Chamber of Com­ tions. merce said in its November Labor that fast. 4 4 _4 Relations Letter. Such a minimum Refused Job Again New York City bus drivers, mem­ may damage many an employer's After a payoff five weeks latw in San Francisco, the company re- ability to make suitable adjust­ bers of the CIO Transport Work­ crewed the ship in October but ments in event of an economic re­ ers Union, have won a 40^hour refused to hire any aliens at all, cession," said the Letter, and thus week and an increase in wages on private bus lines as the result of claiming the ship was going on an he^d have to fire workers. an arbitrator's award. The award it it intercoastal run. The Union found was an outgrowth of a strike of About 11,150 machinists, for­ out that the itinerary called for the several week's duration last win­ mer railroaders, were receiving ship to go foreign after the inter­ ter. The bus companies, in tmn, coastal run and oh those grounds eitiployee annuities under the Rail­ announced that they would seek road Retirement Act at the begin­ made the company ship me" as well permission to increase their fares as eight other aliensi There's no ning of 1953, according to the up to 15 and 17 cents. Machinists Journal. About onefooling with the SIU when it's in third of these retired employees 4 4 4 the right. New-Jersey Utility Workers, em­ I want to thank the Union again, had wives who were eligible for for. myself and the eight other annuities in addition to those pay­ ployed- by the Public Service Gas and -Electric Company have been aliens aboard the Fairland. for the able to the husbands. on strike for the past week in a 4 4" 4 splendid work it did in setting the The motion picture industry has dispute over wage increases and company, strai^t and seeing that we werg not discriminated against. sunk to "an all-time low" in the other contract improvements. The All of us are extremely grateful to number of films being produced men are members of the Utilitjr the SIU and proud to be in the in this country, meaning less jobs Construction and Gas Appliance for union actors, the AFL Screen Workers, Union, Local 247. Up best union in maritime. Just as we were certain In the Actors Guild Teported. Foreign lintil now service has been main­ past, we are just as sure of the competition • was blamed for the tained bj% company supervisors, Union's intentions for the future condition, but television appear­ while State authorities have been regarding, the alieh members, as ances by some of tl>e 8,000 mbmr attempting to mediate the dispute. well as all the men.' We know the bers filled in the slack in the em­ Approximately 1,800 maintenSIU takes, care, of its own. Wejre ployment picture. ance and distribution wc.r5-iers em­ glad to be aboard. ployed by tbe company are in^ 4,. f H6Ud|y 'ojved: in jthe^ current^ walkout. ^ ..'.J..':: •• �Pace FooHc^ W.^ y 0-: ,j.: MSS-f^viSi i? r« A row of tired-looking old houses lean on each other on the Rue Descartes. "Franciws Villon knew these" Smith writes. f.OG*stoff, lie decided to try. his luck The drawirfigs on this page ore the ' strip "Seofare" which at one time ran , .in Paris.' ^ ^ product of the taientecl pen of Seafarer regularly in the LOG. Here are some of his impressions of Eddy Smith, now studying art in Paris. Smith went to work on the. Union on the Seine that'hasj < Smith wi|i be remembered by many^ newspaper in 1948 right off an SlU ship. >;; / "the faW Seofarers as the creator of the popular After-approximately. years on the ,f J served. CIS. a magnet;.for/'troyo[iws.|-";-,.{;.v;--r'*f^:;4^^^ Thi ^ loa . dit: ��PU* saxtees. ' SEAFARERS The Food and Affricultnral Administration of the United Natiotas b sponserinff an international exchange of ideas on the building of fish­ ing boats. The annual world commercial catch of fbh b estimated at about 25,000,000 tons. Two navai architects, Jon Olaf Traung, of Sweden, and Cominaiider A. C. Hardy, of England, declared that proper design of commercial fishing vessels could help double the present figure and ease the food problem for people everywhere. The idea is reputed to havo originated in a magazine article by the Swedbh naval expert. The UN food group organized the first international congress on design and eauipmept with the first session was held in Parb, France. The second session is being held in Mbml, Flofida, in cooperation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. W:-. '-<\ : Use Of Pipies In engine Room Anybody who has ever been in the engine room of a ship must haVe been impressied with the tremendous amount and variety of'piping visible on all sides. Actually oh i "merchant, ship there are several miles of piping and tubing in a bewildering collection of sizes, shapes Sometimes a ship's delegate be­ and materials. The maintenance and upkeep of all these pipes and comes so popular that he can^t quit fitting is a necessary and important function of a well-run engine the job even if he gets tired of room. the headaches that are involved. Piping used aboard ships has to conform to Coast Guard regulations That's apparently what happened as to size, materials used and others specifications. The use of the with Mike Sikorsky, ship's dele­ right piping in the right place is the responsibility of, the en^eers gate on the Strathbay (Strathmore 3^ 4" who have to. keep abreast of the changing regulations on this score. • Jules Ramorony, French under-Secretary for Merchant Marine, told Shipping). Piping is generally made of cast iron, wrought iron, steel, copper, Apparently the crew had been brass lead, monel the French National Assembly that plans are underway for the con­ and a variety of alloys that are constantly cbming struction of a new, super trans-Atlantic liner for service between Le having trouble for some time get­ on the market. For all-purpose piping seamless steel is permissible, ting the captain Havre apd New York. The project b presently under study. Two to paint the crews and is required by regulation in fuel oil service lines between pumps, types of ships are under consideration. One would have a top speed or in all steam lines with a temperature of 450 degrees fahrenheit quarters and the and/or of 31 knots and the other,^ of lesser tonnage would have a speed of 350 pounds per square inch of pressurefT shoreside patrol­ 27 knots. Passenger accommodations on each would be about the same. Special Use Pipes man had to enter M. Ramorony made his announcement in reply to demands that France the picture to See should have a new ship on the way to replac6 the He de France and Other piping has special uses. Wrought iron can be used for hot and to it that the cold water lines where ^temperature is not over 35fi degrees fahren­ the Liberte, which are scheduled^o be taken from service in 1958 and captain carried heit. Galvanized pipe is useable for lojv pressure water lines. Seamless 1959, respectively. The French Line has suggested a vessel of between out the necessary drawn copper is suitable for uses, where temperature is not over 406 50,000 and 60,000 tons with a speed of 31 knots. The estimated cost job. As ship's degrees. It wouldn't be much i^e with superheated steamy or in any of such a ship would be $85,000:000. delegate, Sikor­ instance where it would come in contact with fuel oil, except in the Sikorsky 3> 4. 4 sky followed the case of flexible copper connections used for oil burners. - The same Japan's Mibui Line, how operating both east and westbound 'round- matter up on shipboard with the the-world cargo services b making a strong bid for return of ib pre­ result that the captain finally gave would be true of brass piping. Brass or copper piping is best used war status as one of the major freighter operators. Four of the Mibui way and broke out the paint cans. 'for salt water as they will not corrode as readily as steel. Lead pipe can also be used for saltwater and for bilge lines outside Line ships are presently unloading in New York. Among cargoes Couldn't Resign of machinery spaces. But lead, being soft, is easily damaged and is the company's first shipment of rubber from the Singapore area With that job well underway, Si­ has to be protected. to New York since the war. The Asakasan Maru discharged the rub­ korsky asked'his shipmates if he Damage to pipe lines in a different manner usually takes place when ber at Pier 1, Staten Island, preparatory to sailing for Japan loaded could resign the ship's delegate's a'pipe is first put in operation after being out of use than it does when with gei^ral goods. job. But the men played a nasty the line is in service, or is completely unused. For example, when a 4 4 4 trick on him and after accepting cold pipe is opened to handle hot water, steam-er other heated material, H. Robert Holly, engineer for Bethlehem Steel Company, and James his - resignation with a vote of A. Pennypacker, superintendent of Bethlehem's shipbuilding division, thanks, reelected him unanimously. some parts of the metal may expand more , rapidly than others, due to different thicknesses of the piping involved. Also if there is any warned naval architecte that merchant ships must be designed with re­ veteran Seafarer was bom condensed moisture in a steam line it can form what is known as a duced building and operating costs in mind if the American merchant in The Island on April 4, 1907, "water hammer." The water is pushed along ahead of the steam marine is to remain in business against low-cost, foreign competition. andRhode joined the Union in Baltimore with great force and may do a great deal of damage to bends in the The warning was sounded at the 61st annual meeting of the Society where he and his wife mow live. line and to valves. of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. The Bethlehem repre­ Admit steam Slowly To Line sentatives at the meeting told the audience, meeting at New York's He sails in the deck department. Waldorf-Astoria hotel, that the designer must produce a saleable finished 4 4 4 It's advisable when opening a pipe for use to drain all spaces where product, which must be of sound engineering design and convince Seafarers on the Cubore were water may have accumulated and admit steam slowly to the line. By­ the prospective ovmer of its ability to pay. Other topics of discussion the first in the Ore Line fleet to pass valves should be used to warm up the line and equalize pressure at the meeting were Hydrodynamic Aspects of Appendage Design, get an SIU slopchest aboar^, before large valves are opened. Where there are no bypasses, the line Experiments on Single Screw Merchant Ships and Marine Engineering thanks to the efforts of several can be warmed by cracUng the connecting valve just enough to let on Small Vessels. crewmembers, including Charles a small amount of steam in. The trap bypasses should also be opened 4 4 4 Hostetter and George Mattair. to allow free drainage and then closed once the pipe is free of water. Annual awards for notable accomplishments in the maritime industry Crews on Ore and Calmar ships A line that is in regular operation can suffer damage through cor­ were presented at a recent ceremony in New York. Recipients of the have been complaining for some rosion or deposits of solids on the pipe walls. In some instances, if various awards were: John Burkhart, technical manager of Bethlehem time that the slopch^sts aboard electrical .currents get at the, line they will in effect plate the walls of Steel's Quincy shipbuilding division, who was presented with the David were high priced the pige with metal from the joints. Vibration because of pressure L. Taylor award for achievement in marine engineering; H. Gerrbh and the masters can also cause damage. Smith, chairman of the beard of Shipbuilders Council of America, would not buy Where corrosion is a continuing problem, the only thing that can received the Land Medal for oubtanding accomplishmenb in the from the Sea be done is replace the line with one made of a different metal that is marine field; William B. Jupp, manager of Socony-Vacuum's transpor­ Chest on a com­ corrosive-resistant. Electrical trouble can be checked by stopping tation department, J. Y. Malcolmson, assistant general maitager of the petitive basis. current leakage are making that the pipe joints and fittings are Texas Company's marine department, and A. B. Kurz, vice-president But as a result of good conductors and will allow the current to pass through without of the Keystone Shipping Company jointly received the Captain Joseph Hostetter and traveling through the liquid. Vibration troubles simply require firmer Linnard prize. The President's Award for the year went jointly to Mattair's efforts support of the pipe. R. P. Giblon, chief engineer for .George C. Sharp, William Elmer, of the Cubore now Dry Out Idle Piping the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, and J. F. Nace, of General has a Union slopMattair Electric Company. When a pipe is idle, and is partly filled with water, or has moisture chest aboard, 4 4 4 and it's expected that other Ore clinging to the sides, it will rust far more rapidly than when com­ Eight more Liberty ships were recently chartered by the Military and Calmar Line vessels will fol­ pletely filled, or dry. ' Cold pipes ^re more subject to vibration b^ cause they contract anJ will fit loosely. Therefore, pipes should he Sea Transporation Service. The vessels were turned over on time­ low suit in short order. charter for four months, beginning in December, with an option for Hostetter has. been sailing wilth thoroughly dried out: when shut off and mountings and supports made an additional four months. The chartered ships are the Liberty Bell the SIU for four years, joining the as tight as possible. and Liberty Flag (Tramp Cargo Carriers); Ocean Lotte (Ocean Trans­ Union in the port of Tampa on Several other general precautions should be followed in dealing with portation Co.); Liberty F (Dover Steamships); Seampniter (Excelsior); September 9, 1949. He was born piping. Piping shoulf^ never be used to hang on or stand on, or hang Sealegend (Insular); Seamerit (Seven Seas); and NPrthsky (North­ in Longdate, Virginia, on January chain from, or put heavy weight on in any way. Copper and brass easter). 28,' 1925, and sails in the deck piping should be kept free from contact with bilges. When cleaning strainers, no more than the maximum pressure allowable should be 4 4 4 department. The Pacific-Atlantic Steamship Company is scheduled to take over Mattair is a Georgia native who placed on sea chests. Before adjusting reducing valves, they should be drained and warmed for the government operation of the Golden Mariner on December 28. got into ther SIU via the'port of Two other Mariner type ships to be transferred over to private indus­ Savannah on December 20, 1952. up. The inlet valve to the reducing valve should be fully opened. try are the Diamond Mariner, which will be taken over by the Pruden- He's 42 years old and now has his Traps and bypasses should be "examined whenever the feed tanks show • tia)i Steamship Company, and the Show Me Mariner, which A. H. Bull home in Jacksonville. He sails in an abnormal temperature rise. A Exposed auxiliary machinery should be drained and drSins broken to prevent freezing in cold weather.^ and Company is scheduled to operate. the deck department. ACTION From Soup To Nutsy m By Bernard Seaman �/• - • «' • ; • X. . it ITMii^ >t9; iffM SEAFARERS tOCv For AFL-ILA vpi:,. .CLXxn No. iM EUREKA, Far* s«v«itccm THURSDAY, NOVEBIBER 8, U53 Duly. 10 CenU 28 PAGES Ship's Officer Says Lives Threatened! •.'Si Typical of the Inflamniatory headlines on the Sea cliff case was this one from the Humboldt Times, a West Coast newspaper. 'Mutiny' Turns Up As Food Beet A rimip of longshoremen read leaflets announcing the AFL-ILA mass meeting. Leaflets were distributed on all docks via a caval­ cade of automobiles. new junion I t received pledge (Continued from page 5) that In the supposedly invulnerable cards from 71 percent of the men. ILA stronghold. Local 824, which • John Dwyer, in charge of the Is controlled by Harold Bowers, the 'Manhattan organizing drive, told the longshoremen that organizers were operating on all Manhattan piers every day of the week de­ spite the threats of old line ILA toughs, and that the old ILA has not dared to molest the men in any way. • SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall told the longshoremen that An interesting development that after the election had been won, promises to have effects on ship­ the first order of business would ping is the receding ice age. While be to negotiate a decent contract. scientists disagree on cause and He charged the stevedoring firms effect, there is general agreement" with pleading poverty while they that temperatures are consistently siphoned hundreds of thousands of higher, during the cold months, all dollars in bribes and kickbackis into over the globe. As a result of this the pockets of the old ILA leader­ factor, the polar ice caps are melt­ ship. • Tony Mike DiVincenzo, a Hoing faster and causing generally boken leader, told how longshore­ higher sea levels. For example, the additional men in that part helped inflict a fluid water, resulting from the crushing political defeat on a melting of glaciers, has raised the mayor and police commissioner level of the ocean along New Jer­ who had been operating in cahoots sey's coast by approximately nine with ILA leaders there. Other speakers at the meeting Inches. It is believed that this added water in the ocean may di­ included Sigmund "Whitey" Brolute much of the state's under­ varski, Cleophas Jacobs, "Vince ground fresh water supply. In view Erato, and Pete Johnson, counsel of this, some authorities oppose for the new union. In New York the NLRB began for the time being, the Army Corps of Engineers' proposal to dredge making preparations for a vo^e of an additional 15 feet of the Dela­ East Coast longshoremen betweenware River bottom, which they be­ Deceniber 5 and 19 on the last lieve would increase the threat of offer made J;o them by the employ­ salt water intrusion on a vital ers before they struck. The long­ shoremen are now under a Taftsource of fresh water. Further evidence of these unusu­ Hartley injunction which ends at ally high ocean levels is found in midnight, December 24, and are the recent storms and floods all working. , Vote on Last Offer throughout the country. On some of these occasions, full moons and However, the law provides that high tides combined to flood areas before the Injunction expires, the which had rarely experienced men must vote on the last offer floods before. made by the employers. The New With an a<lditional nine Inches York Shipping Association's last of water, however, many channels offer was a 10-cent an hour pack­ are able to accommodate ships age, of which 8?^ cents would be a with greater ease than before. wage increase, while the rest would go toward fringe benefits. Representatives of the Shipping Association, the old ILA and the new AFL-ILiv met with the NLRB to discuss this coming vote. The Seafarers sending telegrams new AFL-ILA, although it never i ; or letters to the New York struck, was included imdcr the ] headquarters dispatcher asking Taft-Hartley injimction because of ; to be excused from attending its tremendous strength and fol­ .headquarters membership lowing among the longshoremen. paeetibgs must include the regThisf vote will only be concerning . istratlon number of their the employers' last offer. It will ; : jhf^^ card in the message. be in addition to the representation Prom now on, if the number election that the AFL-ILA has pe­ 1^' ris pot Included, the excuse can-^, titioned for. The NLRB has been • 1)0 accepte^^^ by. the disholding hearings pn tbis PPtitiqR. (Continued from page 3) boats, defective electrical equip­ ment and defective engine . room eqiupment. The steamboat in­ spector read the riot act to" the chief engineer and saw to It that the repairs were made. Odd Behavior In addition, the crew said, the captain was given, to a variety of eccentric behavior especially when drunk. This included throwing dishes and silverware overboard. Oil one. occasion he sawed the lock off the galley storeroom to get some coffee up into his cabin. He was also quoted by the crew as saying that he would "get three or four men before the trip is fin­ ished," including Cullison. As a matter of fact, the captain went so far as to have the steward SIU Meets Athntlc Ships By Land, Launch And Plane Melting Ice BringsOcean Level Rise Put Number On Meeting Excuses P8#*w4elbv - John Qoinn (left) and GI Joe Reuss stand alongside Atlantic Trader before casting their votes. Quinn had just gotten out of the hospital the day before, but he voted. aboard wore long faces. The SIU (Continued from page 2) cruiser, bearing SIU banners met supporters were smiling and jok­ the ship, and tossed more SIU lit­ ing and already talking of how erature aboard. The launch has things will be under an SIU conmet all of the Atlantic -ships ar­ tiact. riving in the area, supplying the crews with the latest SIU litera­ ture and news of the voting. The SIU plane went out to meet the Trader, but was unable to break through the fog and greet the ship. Seafarers with beefs regard­ Travel From Afar ing slow payment of monies Meanwhile, Atlantic men contin­ due from various operators in ued travel from all over the coun­ back wages and disputed over­ try to cast their SIU votes. One time should first check wheth­ man left the hospital with his er they have a proper mailing whole back and chest in a cast so address on file with the com­ he could vote. Men flew from the pany. SIU headquarters offi­ West Coast to cast their ballots. cials point out that reports Another came to vote • in a cast. received from several opera­ When he had been in the hospital, tors show checks have been he was told to report back for an­ mailed to one address while other ship as soon as he was "fit a beef on the same score is for duty, * but when he showed up sent from another, thus creat- * to vote, he was told that "other ing much difficulty in keeping company records" show that he's accounts straight. Seafarers due to be fired. are urged to use one perma­ On all of the ships voting, how­ nent address for mail 'so that ever, the feeling was the same. claims can be checked speedi­ There was a cheerful atmosphere ly and payment made right of jubilation at what the crewaway. . ^ • pneipbers knew was •i«RbVy/-^nly.<.'tH>* Use Only One Mail Address shipped to ^e Army hospital in Pusan in handcuffs for psychiatric examination, claiming -that Culli- ' son was "dangerous." Army p§ychiatrists found nothing wrong and released him. The upshot of tthe whole thing was that when the ship got back to the States, charges started fly­ ing hot and heavy, and newspaper headlines of "mutiny" did the same. Although the hearings were recessed two weeks ago, no deci­ sions other than the two have been arnounced by the Coast Guard. Storm Causes Heavy Damage To NY Port New York port interests are still trying to recover from the damage done by the short-lived storm that hit the city on November 6 and 7, and it is expected that the losses will run into millions of dollars. However, insurance men will not even estimate the extent of the damage, and the finsrf total of the claims and the losses sustained from the storm will not definitely be -known for many months. The wind-rain-wind storm that hit the city brought most of thedamage with it in the form of extra high tide that played havoc with the port. Tons of wind-lashed water crashed over the shore line, invading the basements of homes near the shore, wrecking shoreside installations, ripping up pilings, and ruining shipments waiting on the piers. Piers Flooded Some of the piers in Brooklyn and Staten Island were flooded with several inches of water, while piers on both sides of the Hudson were also flooded. Cargoes, both import and export, were contami­ nated and waterlogged. The NY City Department of Health, the US Food and Drug Administration and insurance companies all sent squads of men onto the piers to inspect the damage to the various cargoes. The investigation is hampered by the fact that the material damaged by the water is the bottom layers of the stacked cargo on the piers. Officials have said that damaged cargo includes just about every type of material that is shipped in or out of the country, including foodstuffs, machinery* paper, bat­ teries, rubber, metal parts, filters, and other materials. Insurance companies and the city are also making a survey of all the piers to determine the ex­ tent of damage to the piers them­ selves. The city said that at least 50 of the city-owned piers sus­ tained minor damages, and said further diimage. was avoided only because the winds did not quiti i: •A'm •'n - t| / �?rFR^T| VsLge ISIghiiStm ^ SEAFARERS LOG November 357+' l»5f!' Shipboard Life Not Always A Bed Of RoseSf Says Seafarer Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of your ningham, but, what's far worse, he says, is when Eastern run over a period of months. Cunningham was aboard • the Albion (Drytrans) along with other expectant Seafar­ That the recent shbpoena of former President Truman by the foc'sle, according to Seafarer W". O. Cun­ chairman of the House Un-Ameri­ the "bad day" extends for an entire Far can Activities Committee was the first time a former president had ever been served a subpoena? Mr. Truman, refusing to answer the subpoena, cited a long list oLprecedents. Thomas Jefferson, while president, was served a subpoena by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall to testify in the trial of Aaron Burr, who killed Alex­ ander Hamilton in a duel. Jeffer­ son refused. 3^ it That Newport News was named by Daniel Gookin of Newcetown, County Cork, Ireland? Captain John Smith originally called the site Point Hope. Gookin, landing iii 1621 with a cargo of cattle and supplies, renamed It New Fort Newce, after his home town. The present spelling appears to be a corruption of the name Gookin bestowed upon the port. A com­ mon assumption is that the city was named after Captain Chris­ topher Newport, who took the first colonists to Jamestown and made several more voyages to Virginia. Stowaway Season On Ship Closes For Five Runaways applicants.-Ail Seafarers an"a chil* dren of Seafarers are eligible for these scholarships. This feature of the Union's social services enables Seafarers or their children to se­ cure , a college education where they could not otherwise do so. Successful applicants are awarded the money annually and can choose any acci*edited college or univer­ sity. ers when the sad tale began. They were expecting adventure and ex­ citement on the inter-hemispheric run, but they got not quite what i 3^ if they expected. There followed a series of mishaps unequalled under . That a British Admiral was once an SIU contract. Seafarers thought executed for an error in judgment? they were sailing in the old days Admiral John Byng was executed of sail when some of the things in 1757. The circumstances that popped up. led to the sentence and execution occurred at the Battle of Fort . St. To begin with, the ship signed Philip in Minorca. The French on in Baltimore with a cargo of were threatening toe British gar­ grain for Pakistan and promises of rison and the Admiral was ordered repairs to be made in toe Gulf of to the Mediterranean Sea to re­ Mexico. Once in Port Arthur, lieve the garrison being threatened Texas, Captain Hassel gave an adby the French fleet under de la van(!b and a promise of more Galissoniere. After his leading money if the ship stayed in port ships were all destroyed by the for another day. The crew received French fleet, Byng refused to at­ neither their pronvsed repairs nor tack the French, realizing that their money, until two days later such a move would mean the com­ when the currency was forthcom­ plete destruction of his force and, ing. probably, the loss of the fort, as Reefer On Blink well. He remained in the vicinity The next port-of-call was Port 3^ 3^ Xfor four days and returned to Everglades,'Fla., where the refrig­ That candidates for the SIU Gibraltar. To his amazement. Ad­ eration system went on the blink. college scholarships can still send miral Byng was arrested and taken, Two shoreside men worked half in applications for future qualify­ a prisoner, to England. He was the night through trying to bring ing examinations? There are four tried and convicted and was ex­ The five stowaways shown above seem to be enjoying tbe situation it back to life, but proclaimed their scholarships, worth $1,500 each, ecuted on March 14, 1757, on board as they smile at toe thought of being returned to. toe Philippines operation was only a temporary which will go to the successful the Monarch off Spithead. after free rides aboard toe Steel Seafarer and Steel-Maker. Picture success and that the patient would was snapped by Eddie Odum aboard the Steel Maker. need a complete overhauling. By that time the crew knew what kind With the summer tourist season coming to an end as the of a trip it was going to be and first frosts of fall settle upon the earth, writes Seafarer O. B. battened down the hatches for a Reports coming from the Steel Director (Isthmian) seem Smith, tourists of another class and stripe take the play away storm of beefs. to indicate that there is a difference of opinion aboard con­ Calling at Cuta, Spanish Moroc­ from those who pay the> co, Cunningham relates, the crew freight. Stowaways seem to be overcast skies, the switch was cerning some disposition of the ship's funds. Two camps have had four hours to see the sights in season at the moment, as made and the five runaways were sprung up, according to Sea-v and feminine visions of the town they always are. on their way back to their home­ farers, and the battle lines are' Marshalled on one side of the before they went off through the A communique from Seafarer land, closing one part of the open drawn between baseball and dispute are those who favor ex-"^ Suez Canal to Aden, Ariba. There Smith tells of the mid-ocean trans­ season on stowaways. bebop., tending the national pastime to em­ it was an eight hour bunker stop fer of^ve such "blind passengers," brace a team aboard the Steel Di-• with no money to spend as pati­ ranging in age from 17-23, who rector. In a word, they want to buy ence and time ran out for the sea­ had hoped to ieave the misty land equipment for a proposed ball LOG-A-RHYTHM: menof the Philippines behind and em­ team. Opposing this faction is a Not« Drop to Drink bark on a new course in the fairy­ dissident group of long and short Once in Karachi the men found land island of Hawaii. A sharp eye hairs of the musical world who that their draw wouldn't go very by a lookout on watch, however, want to add a record player to the far with prices soaring into black foiled this noble plan and sent the recreation room facilities, as well By Roy Fleischer market stratospheres. Beer and adventurers back from whence as some records. They contend that other drinks were priced so high they came. the time for bat and ball is past, Men first dreamed that Some dreams come true. that the Seafarers couldn't find a now that the World Scries is a Ships Rendezvous Its blue bay Some do not. native who showed his oats. Every­ thing of memory. • They would The ' Steel Maker, on the first Would reach the But each gives magic one was stone cold sober. rather listen to musical refrains Riches of Cathay To the spot. The captain even misplaced a leg of an around-the-world voyage than baseball. man. An OS on the 12-4 watch be­ between San Francisco and Man­ And, quickly learned. And each rare gem StUi At Odds So it seems, came ill and was placed in a shore- ila, received word by radio for a Casts a gleam "The argument waxed hot and side hospital, but the next day the rendezvous with the Steel Seafar­ This island was To glorify the heavy over the me'ssroom tables, captain didn't know which one er. Setting engines full speed The Port of Dreams. Soul that dreams. but no definite conclusions were when the crew inquired. Two days ahead, the Maker arrived at the reached, according to last reports. later the crew found his location designated spot on a sunny Satur­ They built towers This port, this home It is still a battle of andante, in the log, but the captain was still day morn, a little before noon aiid To the skies. »Of endless dreams. cantabile versus the drag bunt, about three hours before crossing As though to trade unable to find the man. Throbs like the heart with voices raised championing With a sigh, Cunningham finish­ the International Date Line. The With Paradise, Of solar beams causes with equal vigor. ed his report by relating that the clock was soon to turn on the five And soon the world. And nightly glistens The opponents are still at log­ only things left to do in Karachi, stowaways as welL By sea and air Like the stars. gerheads, but one wag proposed anyway, were write, read, sleep With moderately rolling and Came to share Richer than Cathay, the solution of the infield doub­ and work. pitching seas beneath a blanket of The hope born there. ' By far. ling as a. quartet. Baseball Vs. Bebop On Ship New York—Port Of Dreams i: I-®''. Seafarer Rags-There's No Sense Wasting Time ByE. Rtyss �Novenibcr 27. 195S SEAFARERS By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor Thef 35 mm camera has undergone remarkable changes since its inception. At the beginning it was little more than a small box, a shutter and a fast lens. In 25 years larger aperture lenses in bulky mounts, combination range and viewfinders, double exposure preven­ tion mechanisms and other mechanical innovations -have added size and weight. Some 35 mm cameras outweigh and are larger than con­ temporary 2l4x3V4 cameras. One of the few exceptions is the Retina 11a. Although most of the desirable modern improvements—fast lens and shutter, combination rahge and yiewfinder—have been added, the Rbtina 11a of today is about the same shape and weight as the first Retina introduced in 1934. It will fit into a good sized pocket, can be brought into play quickly and is exceptionally silent in operation. Versatile Camera . Although the Retina f-2 Schneider Xenon lens is not interchange­ able, a list of accessories extends the camera's versatility considerably in the field of closeups. The Retina 11a should not be confused with earlier Retina models, especially the Retina lib which, oddly enough, preceded the Regina 11a. You can always spot the Retina 11a; it is the only model that has both lever and rangefinder. The Retina 11a retains most of the advantages of top modern minia­ tures as well as a compactness that few have. It uses a bellows and collapsible strut lens mount which allows the entire lens assembly to fold • directly into the camera body. The camera bed serves as a protective cover for the lens when the camera is folded. Optical bench tests on the lens indicated that performance should be quite good as f-2 and better when stopped down to £3.5 or f4. Definition at the smallest aperture f-16 was quite good for a lens of this type. The performance in actual picture tests were considered amazing, considering that the complete Retina 11a costs less than just the 50 mm f-2 lenses on some other miniatures. Loading the camera is simple and can bt done quite rapidly. A pull on the lever at-the right side of the camera body causes the back to swing open. The take-up spool is fixed permanently in the camera and can be threaded easily. With most 35 mm cameras you wind and release the film advance two or three times and then set the frame counter to one. The Retina 11a counter, however, can be set immedi­ ately to one of the diamond markings on the frame counter. You then advance the film with the rapid wind lever, each time depressing the film wind release button until the frame counter indicates the 20 or 36 exposure marking. You're now ready to take the first picture. Thereafter the frame counter will show you the number of pictures' remaining to be taken, instead of the number already made. Shutter Speed Changes Changes in shutter speeds can be made easily. A small red dot on the knurled letting ring is placed opposite whatever speed you wish. Speeds can be pre-selected before or after the shutter is cocked with the exception of tlie 1/500 setting which must be set before cocking. Lens apertures are set by moving a lever around the bottom of the lens mount. The lever has click stops and will stay fixed at the opening set. The camera has a German push-on type flash tip instead of the ASA bayonet tip common on many American 35 mm miniatures. A Kodak flashpost adapter to convert the German tip to ASA is supplied with the camera. The Retina 11a fulfills all the requirements for which it has been designed, plus more. It incorporates a fast lens and shutter in a small, reliable body, which can be worked rapidly and silently. It is not surprising that Sir" Edmund Hillary chose this light, pocketable and reliable camera for his final dash to the top of Mount Everest. The camera lists at $164.10. It can be had at your Sea Chest for much less Pace Ninefeca LOG ^Miracle Man' Seafarer Keeps Fighting Back After Mishaps '':\4 •t 1 Seafarers believe in the philosophy of life wherein it is necessary to take the good with the bad, but, according to Seafarer Clyde Clark aboard the Fairport (Waterman), some seamen get too much of one and not enough of the other. " However, he's not refer­ ring to liimself, but has a tale whacked him viciously above the to relate concerning the unfor­ eye. He thought he was hit by a tunate antics and mishaps of piece of rust as he worried his way shipmate Clarence Brockett. Brockett, it seems, has been courting disaster for many a moon now,, and has earned the nickname of "miracle man" from his many shipmates who know of his acci­ dents, on and off the ships. Before the latest mishap occurred, Brockett was victim of enough acci­ dents to render him hors de com­ bat many times over, but he al­ ways came back fighting. At the moment, he's living with the fol­ lowing items missing from the standard operating equipment: one lung, three ribs, one toe from the right foot and one chunk of head over the left eye. Banged Up The latest piece of missing equipment was the piece of l)is pate which was banged in and up aboard ship while he was painting on a winch. It happened this way: Clark was standing on the table Clarence "Miracle Man" Brockett, right, poses aboard the Fairport with sympathetic friend. top of the foremast passing tools to a Seafarer in the bosun's chair when a marlin spike missed con­ nections and fell below to the heaving decks. On its way down the spike hit a boom and bounced to the inboard side. At that pre­ cise moment Brockett raised up a bit at the shout from above and was felled by the spike as it around the winches. Blood was spurting from his head, nearly blinding him, but by that time Clark was by his side and walked him aft to the midship house. Spike Undamaged The flow of blood was stemmed by a bath towel soaked in cold water. Both the first mate and the captain pitched In to help. The bosun ran screaming down the deck saying Brockett had a spike in his head. It was hardly funny at the moment, but once the dan­ ger was past Brockett wanted to know if he did any damage to the Marlin spike. Brockett ended the exchange with a swollen eye, a cut head and another battle scar on his weary body. He's pretty sure now that there is nothing else that can hap­ pen to him. If it does, however, he won't be surprised, and he's sure to come out on top. Wines And Dines Actress Canine Leads Crew's Life, On Vacation As it must to all men, espe­ cially if they are Seafarers, vacation time came to "Butch," Down in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Seafarer Forrest King and Brazilian actress Guiomar Goncalves forego the traditional coffee bean for a toast in champagne at a local seafood eatery. After a while, it seems. Seafarers get to meet almost every­ body. Now, it turns out. Seafarer Forrest King is hobnobbing with a Brazilian star of stage, screen, radio and television. Seafarer Milburne (Red) Darley, now retired and studying While in the port of Sao> labor relations at Mexico City College, has his own method Paulo, Brazil, King, night cook of fighting for Seafarers' rights. Instead of taking his battle and baker on the Del Norte several pictures to her credit in her native land and hopes to come out on the docks and aboard > (Mississippi), wined and dined to the US to continue her career the ships, in his quest for about the problems of all organized Guiomar Goncalves, a Brazilian in Hollywood. better conditions for seamen labor. actress of note. Miss Goncalves has Hollywood, according to King, is Class Speech Defends Labor and labor, he battles with words in the classroom. Highly important in the demo­ cratic scheme of things, Darley's parley methods of improvement for labor work hand-in-hand with direct action in and around the waterfront and on- the vessels of American-flag ships. However, his fight goes" beyond the ships and seamen, to embrace all of organized labor. Favorably Received Making his stand on the TaftHartley Act known to his classroom colleagues as well as professors, . Darley delivered a speech recently before an assemblage of college students denouncing the Act and offering a plan aimed at bettering the working and living conditions of all members of organized labor. The 1,300-word speech met" with miich favorable comment,"south of the border, in classroom and out. Darley- reports that Mexican/labor, leaders and students arb >* much interested in the labor, problems-of- 1:-Senlarejr Horkce-GaiUUr bosun, tunei up his amplified'gul^f ih Electric Guitar Gets Tuneup *bip m gpia I^ter- »Phpt«:^hp4aM only one of the three places Miss Goncalves wants to visit while in the states. The other two places are Augusta, Arkansas, King's home town, and SlU headquarters in Brooklyn. She doesn't care what order they come in, just so long as she gets a chance to do it all. canine mascot aboard the Evelyn (Bull), according to Seafarer W. W. Etty. After running up and down the coast with the Evelyn for the past nine months, the ship's dog fell a little under the weather and it was decided that he needed a little va­ cation on the beach. Put off the vessel at Boca Grande, Florida, the pooch was placed in the hands of a veterinarian for rest, relaxation and recovery. Expenses for the rest cure were drawn from the ship's fund, with all hands agree­ ing that a vacation was a pretty good idea, even for a dog. Dogs Have Life, 'Too It is understood that the men aboard the ship chose Boca Grande as a stopping off place for their mascot with an eye to the canine population of the town. There, it was felt, he would be in good com­ pany, even though he roamed the streets. The only instructions he re­ ceived from the crew as he went off down the gangplank was to keep out of the gin mills. In this case, they felt, it would be better for him if he led a dog's life. 1. Which United States Navy aircraft carrier was recently damaged by explosions? 2. Which two heads of state in the Middle East are being replaced? 3. Which famous movie actress of the 1930's can now be seen on television? 4. Which AFL and CIO vice-presidents died recently? 5. Who was the American League manager who was fired and hired by two clubs within a couple of weeks? 6. What is the Darul Islam movement? 7. Who was the famous Welsh writer who died in New York re­ cently? 8.: Which former Iranian prime minister is on trial for his life? 9.:. Who is thfe American ambassador to Itaiy, who recommended that American-troops be pullod'out of Trieste? - ^1 �r-..•i;'7;:i'-rrv'.' Pwe Twenly SEAFAREl^S Bj/ Spike Marlin The other week the US Supreme In other jvords, Marty was honest Court said that baseball, wasn't Sbout the whole thing and prob­ really violating the anti-trust laws ably said the Orioles, as they were, when it made a player sign up for didn't have a chance of getting.out life with one ball club until they of the second division. Such talk saw fit to sell him. We'll pass to wouldn't sit well with the Mayor the judges on that one, but sotue- and all thosff other people who body can hang a few baseball own­ brought .the Orioles to B.aliimore. ers for violating the common-sense An optimist had to be hired for the job. Jimmie Dykes, who is well laws. The newly-fledged Baltimore known for his ability to put a high Orioles, for example, will struggle gloss on an inferior product, was through the next season with no the man. Besen e Strength less than three managers. It all started back in 1952 when the So for 1954, the Orioles will be Orioles (whom we all know are paying three managers. Dykes, really the Browns), hired Rogers Hornsby and Marion. Hornsby for a three year contract. The Orioles aren't the only ones Hornsby couldn't stand the team guilty of strange behavior. Take and vice-versa. After a brief fling Cleveland for example. All these he was fired. In place of the rough, years they've been trading for tough Rajah they hired the gentle pitchers to add to their gilt-edge Marty Marion on the supposition pitching Staff and ignoring their that soft words would make ball­ infield weaknesses. Now they've players out of the Browns faster suddenly discovered they need a than hard ones. So Hornsby had to shortstop. In order to get one (and get paid for 1953 and 1954 for not maybe an outfielder to boot) they managing the Browns. are willing to give away one of Just Two Years their top starters. Lemon, Wynn or When Marion was hired, owner Garcia. There's hardly anybody in Veeck played it cautious. He only the league who would be worth gave him a two-year contract. To one of those. But there's no point in picking nobody's surprise, Marion led the Browns to a solid cellar finish— on individuals. All of the owners something more or less, that could should be spanked for voting to be expected of any manager in the put. the sacrifice fly rule back. It's nothing more than a piece ofsame circumstances. Once the 1953 season Tvas over, fakery designed to inflate feeble the Browns became the Orldles, a batting averages. If a fly . ball that brand new name to hide a tattered scores a man is a sacrifice, then so ball club. Marion was called into is an infield grounder, or for that an interview and fired, as it was matteif a missed third strike that put, because he was too "defeatist." gets atvay from the catcher. From Kokomo, Indiana, to ' Bombay, India. That's the traveloyue of Seafarer Eugene Stanton who snapped these pics an a recent trip to the Far East •board the Steel Surveyor. Stanton knows his way around the Indian city as shown by these various views of the port. He has a little bit- of everything, a smattering of all the Indian flavor in these pictures, from municipal buildings to embassy baseball games. He even made his way back to dockside after his wanderings in the city and shot some laborers at work. Then there's the candid view of the local animal trainer with one of his simian charges. It's a Seafarer eye-view of Bombay, one of the chief port cities of the Orient. Vessels Keep Letters Coming Coffeetime And Picture Taking SIU crewmembers are com­ ing through like the catcher in the rye when it comes to re­ sponding to the marine hospital drive and the Union efforts to keep them open. ' ''J. Latest of a long line of letters written to Senators and Represen­ tatives are three letters to nation­ al legislators from SlU-contracted ships. Men aboard the Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa), the Topa Topa (Waterman) and the Steel Ranger (Isthmian) have jumped into the fray with quills flying, adding their voices to the hue and cry raised A couple of the boys aboard the Christos M take time out lii Bom­ by those who want the installations bay for snapshot and coffeetime. At left is Ben Grice, steward, en­ kept open. Thirty-one members of joying some of his brew, with Gillespie, bosun, posing w^h windlass. the Alcoa Roamer, the.entire crew of the Topa Topa and 21 crewmem­ .. >< ' bers of the Steel Ranger have written the LOG to say that they've gotten their letters off. . Every ship in the vast SIU fleet The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, is responding to the call, and these three join In to ask the bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-known others to keep those letters com­ cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Seafarer Ivan Rosing. void's recipe for seafood chowder. Father Meets Son ftp A GUOB Yoofz SHIP WHILE IH VOKT, HAYB THE •VELB&ATE HOTIFY rHB HALL AT ONce so A pepiAcemHT CAY BE eg/^fT VOWAI . OPTEH COMPANIES Fl/r OFF OPVEPING MEN IMMEDim-Y, THUS LBAViHe THFSHIP SHOPTHAYDSD AND A-JOB UNFILLED. Seafarer Chris Moonan, right, and his ton Bay, a sergeant In the Air Force, look through life ring on the William Car- rmrir November ,S7r il9^ LOG I -trivyjl Seafarer Ivan Rosvold comes up with an Americanized ver­ sion of an old Scandinavian favorite, seafood chowder. This dish, which is quite common in Rosvold's native Norway, has " its geographical variations, Cook the codfish in about three"' depending upon the types of seafood prevalent in the area. gallons of water and put the stock Any combination of fish and shell­ aside. Make a roux and mix the codfish stock with the roux and fish can be used In it. allow to cook. Add codfish, clams, A good seafood chowder made from the basic ingredients below lobster tails and shrimp. Brown the onions and garlic together and will feed a crew add. Dice and steam carrots and of 40 men. Take add. Beat the egg yolks and mix four pounds of with the evaporated milk. Add; fresh codfish these with salt, pepper and thyme. two large cans of The entire cooking time should not' clams (fresh exceed 45 minutes. The egg and clams are more milk mixture should not be added desirable, if avail­ until last, when the chowder is able); three lob­ boiling. ster tails, two Other variations on this are dozen large Rosvold French bouillabaisse and gumbo. shrimp or prawns« one-half pound of carrots, six me­ In the Gulf area pompano, red dium-sized onions, two cloves of snapper, Spanish mackerl, rat red. garlic, three egg yolks, two cans of sheepshead, lemon fish or speckled Cfn each be substituted for; evaporated milk, :a,.4a|h ojE.,t|}ype cod;.witb much hetter retfulti. ' I ni I 5! i.'t 30 .K I-} 1 ''b U/ �N*Tembcr 27. 1953 SEAFARERS LOG Four BrotherR Sailed With SIV To the Editor: ' I am enclosing a change of ad­ dress for my LOG subscription. I have lieen reading the LOG since it was first published, since I have four brothers who were, at one time or another, members of your fine, progressive, militant Union. The first of them to become a member was Salvatore T. Nevola, • who later went on to become a chief mate. Then there were Hudolph, a cook, Vespasiano and Al­ fred, AB and wiper, respectively. All were members in good stand­ ing when they retired their books. The great strides "your Union has made in the labor movement should be a guiding beacon for all labor to strive to duplicate. May you continue this splendid work in the labor ranks and continue to be the standard-bearer of clean, hon­ est and militant unionism. A. S. Nevola (Ed. note: Your change of ad­ dress has been noted.) t t t Life In Philly Loohs Good Now To the Editor: Things are going fine in the good old City of Brotherly Love, where good fellows meet, as I see it, since I have been here. This sure is a port for the brothers to be proud to be from. You also have a fine coopera­ tive organization of representatives here, working for the future of the Union in general. These men are cooperative in all ways. I had the opportunity to pay off several ships here, and the representa­ tion was what all Gibba Union men can be proud of. Organizers Progressing Well Also, the organizers are doing a good job on Atlantic as I see it. The AFL is making very good progress here. In general, the port is 100 per­ cent better off than it has been for a long time. There are some jobs at present, with things looking bet­ ter for the future. So long for now. Carl E. (Red) Gibbs ^ Cuhore Captain Geie Sea Cf^eet To the Editor: The crewmembers of the Cubore (Ore.) would like to thank Captain Mason for being the first captain to secure a Sea Chest in the Ore Line fleet. He is one of the most understanding captains this crew has ever sailed with. He is prompt in taking care of a sick man and never bothers his officers or crew in their work. As a result, this is the best-run and cleanest ship in the Ore Line fleet. Captain Mason is now the commodore skipper, due to the death of Captain Moody, whose aslies were spread on the water this trip, around Salvadore Island. Crew of Culiore 4. LETTERS have been just another dreary an­ niversary, today, November 4, 1953, a festive occasion." James Plakias, Master To the Editor: Cecil N. Bean I would like to write about the t 3^ excellent feeding on board the Arizpa. I have been on here for the last two trips and have had the pleasure of sailing with as To the Editor: good, a steward and chief cook as Two of the brothers of the Chris­ ever rode an SIU ship.' tos M have had to be hospitalized The steward is Don Collins, one thus far, one in Aden and the other of the boys from the romance run in Karachi. Brother Kocanovski, out of New Or­ who was hospitalized in Karachi leans, and we with an appendectomy, has re­ have Millidge joined us here in Bombay, we are Lee, as chief glad to report. He is doing his re­ cook, from up in cuperating en board, in preference the bean town to being repatriated from Karachi. part of the coun­ Brother Albert W. Claude, AB, try. Of course was sent to the RAF Hospital in we have com­ Aden on October 23 with a pos­ pletely convinced sible brain concussion; we have him that the Fly­ Ryan wired to Aden to find out about ing W stands for his condition and expect to receive the rice and grits to be cooked an answer before we leave Bom­ every day. As baker we have an bay. We assure you that every­ oldtimer, Eddie Hoe, who makes thing possible was done for his it a pleasure to eat a meal with comfort and welfare, and we hope his baked goods. They are as good he makes a speedy recovery. as we could get at home, even in the rebel country. These brothers No Beefs At All All three departments report are more than cooperative to the that everything is running smooth­ other departments. They go out ly—in fact, more than smoothly, of their way to please the crew at with no beefs of any nature, and all times. Captain Swell no disputed overtime. We have no As far as Captain Jim Scheps performers—period. We are all having a wonderful time here in is concerned, there is no one to Bombay, and any of you brothers be found going to sea today who who have been here know how easy can top him as a gentleman, one who has the crewmembers' wel­ it is to enjoy yourself here. Another thing that has made fare in mind at all times. The this such a pleasant trip is the mate, who is an oldtime SIU man, wonderful food and splendid coop­ is also tops with the whole crew. Of course, the engine depart­ eration that we have received from the steward department. "Ole ment is the same as any other Ben," the steward, boasts that he Water]r«n ship, and I guess most doesn't ride a hungry ship. We no­ of the fellows understand that tice that he has no hesitancy about part of it. If any of the brothers around pitching in and helping, whether it is washing a pot or cooking, to the East Coast want to fatten up, see that the chow comes out right. this is the ship to do it on. This is one that you hear lots about but Master Is The Best We would be negligent in our very seldom run into for an allduty if we did not include a word around ship. She is really a of praise for the ship's master. In feeder. Pat Ryan our book, he is not just one of the t) if best, but the biest. We have seen a good many fine skippers, but can state unequivocally that Captain Joseph V. Cook tops them all. He has cooperated 100 percent with To the Editor: the entire crew and, although selfWe the crewmembers of the praise is considered to be halfscandal, we feel that he is proud Steel Rover (Isthmian) want to of us, for we assure you that every take this opportunity to extend last one of us has tried to do his our hearty congratulations to Cap­ job in the SIU way, which, of tain Richard J. Leighton, who has been promoted to the position of course, is the right way. We are due in Baltimore for Marine superintendent of the final discharge and payoff on or Port of Baltimore for the Isthmian about the 30th of December and Steamship Company. We wish him even now are anticipating a pleas­ every success in his new position. Captain Richard J. Leighton was ant payoff for all concerned. Best wishes from the entire crew with us in a relief role on this voyage, but we were not long in to the headquarters personnel. Edward Kocanovski Arizpa Good For Skinny Member Everything Tops On Christos M Rover^s Skipper Gets Promotion recognizing his 100 percent effi­ ciency and the fact that he ex­ pected all hands to live up to the Union agreement. By the same token he followed through on the company's contract. In addition, he demonstrated a very great intereiit in everybody's welfare. Crew Sends Flowers Just as night follows day, the result was a happy and coopera­ tive ship."On arrival in Honolulu, Captain Leighton was advised that hi<: wife was ill in the hospital, and as soon as possible the crew of the Steel Rover had flowers wired, wishing hbr a very speedy recovery. Crew of Steel Rover Sailed With SIU Many Years Ago To the Editor: Received my last SEAFARERS LOG and I see on the front page that the SIU is supposed to be 15 years old. I've got an SIU book since 1928 and while the strike was on that same year I sailed on the Muskoogee, an oil tanker out of New York. I was steward. We had quite a time, I remember, try­ ing to get the slopchest away from the captain. I hope you continue sending me the LOG to my .home address as my wife brings it out to me in the hospital when she visits me. I am confined to my. bunk on doctor's orders. I think I am on my last cruise but the doc says I got a chance. Tuberculosis is one tough battle, but I'll give it a try. Thanks for everything. Tom Young (Ed. note: Sorry, the SIU was founded in 1938.) 4" 4" Member Drafted^ Follows News To the Editor: I am dropping you a few lines from this (Jod-forsaken Army, to notify you of my change of ad­ dress: I have been receiving the LOG regularly and still enjoy it very much. I want to congratulate the SIU on its victory over Atlantic Refin­ ing. Although the voting is only half-done, ,1 know it will be a tre­ mendous victory for the SIU. I was sailing with the SIU from March, 1948, until the time I was drafted, November, 1953, and I can say it was the finest Union afloat. Would it be asking too much if you could send me your book, "Seafarers In World War II?" I sure would like some Of these ser­ geants to read it and know what they're talking about when they knock the merchant marine Thanks a lot. Fyt. Anthony Poremski (Ed note: Your change of addrdss has been noted. The book you ask for is on its way.) 4- 4" 4- Alps Well On Robin Lochsley t Master Thanf&s Steward^s Men To the Editor: yhe following letter was written by. the captain of the Cecil N. Bean to the steward, A1 Kessen, in ap­ preciation of the fine meals put out so far this trip. Mike Kramer *T would like to go on record as thanking the steward department for all the nice things they have done duting this voyage for all almardi and. parfkularly foir the nice gesture iif rnaTkihrg^hkt '' * * Tagt Twenty-oil* Some of the happy Seafarers aboard the Christos M are shown above facing the comera and are, left to eiaaw the oaav music. «a*Moav« They nuvf *V right, Aaftaaiip Franciss Gulllo^, Rait FontehQl, Clem Fontenot, T. Duglh, |lobert Forman, «, V. S^i^ro^'Sitf-LC'iAi^Ag^bert. , ' I'o the Editor: The Robin Locksley is now well cn her way down, after all the confusion we had at the sign-on. Peace and quiet have fallen on us, and all departments settled into a comfortable groove, with at least a four-month trip ahead. All the crew seem to be in good shape ex­ cept for one engine department oiler, who fell sick on the way down. However, he is improving. The boys are all agog over what they are going to do when they arrive in South Africa, espe­ cially the newcomers. Let's all hope that all will go well and we will ha|?€e a pleasant trip. Son^s Life Saved By 3iany Friends To the Editor: Repeated assurances have been received of the fast recovery of our son, James B. McGhee. The last one was from J. Y. Fares, M.D., Medical Director and chief surgeon of St. Lukes Hospital, Manila. We are assured and know that nothing was left undone to save his life. In my small way I wish to extend to everyone our deepest thanks for all that was done. No one, regardless of who he was, could have received more help, and McGhee his life today is due to the efforts of many who assisted. To date we have not learned of the address of Dr. and Mrs. Bissel, and should you have it, I would like very much to have it so that I may also thank them. Received A Letter We received one letter froni James, written for him by a,Philip­ pine friend. Dr. Fares thinks that within two or three weeks he will be able to return home. Natural­ ly, as soon as he comes back, we want him to stay home until he is well enough to go back to work. As soon as we learned of his in­ jury I wrote the SIU. I have been reading every issue of the LOG and find it the best of all labor newspapers. I am impressed with the vigorous efforts your Union makes in behalf of its members. For this reason I was confident that, by addressing your Union, he would receive the best of care. These have been long and anx­ ious days, since James' injury, and for a while it seemed we would never hear. The results have now been even better than we could expect under the circumstances. A fine job was done all the way. Please extend our thanks to all the Seafarers of the Steel Fabricator who assisted so nobly, the chief officers and to the Seafarers Inter­ national Union. Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. McGhee 4> 41 4 Calmar Cooking Gets 3iore Raves To the Editor: I am writing this letter at the request of the crew of the Calmar. As you know, one of the main re­ quirements in maintaining a crew's good morale is good food and the preparation of that food. Charles Stevens, our chief stewr ard, has made it his job to see that the crew has plenty of fresh milk, fruit, and other items which are often neglected on other ships. Ed Seeley, our chief cook, also takes special care in the preparation of the-food. Jimmy Oliver, our sec­ ond cook and baker, is really tops, and turns out some of the best food we've ever eaten. And there's no neglecting our third cook, who helps in all food* preparations and also keeps the crew supplied with a good amount of night lunch. The entire crew, as well as myself, wish to thank the steward department for a real­ ly swell combination Armistice Day-Thanksgiving Day dinner. Again, thanks to the best stew­ ard department in the SIU. Rocky Evans 4 4.4 Enjoys Reading Of Shipmates To the Editor: I would. like to thank you for sending me the SEAFARERS LOG regularly. jLt sure is good to be able to read* about all my brothers, and what they are doing. •Jaffiir~FrWifr~i K-EWM • ,i| 'SS �• •';-;Vr.--i^'" SEAFARERS Paje Twenty-tw» Tiny Performers 'Always Punished SpTtmh^T tl, 19SS LOO LETTERS Wisest Course To the Editor: To the Editor: During April of this year our It is a shame to say that once missed the get-together and bull steward, who hails from San Fran­ in a while we come across a few session that followed at the Union cisco and is a real heads-up stew­ New Orleans hall shipped a num« performers who add nothing to the hall. However, I did manage to get ard. He is the great kind of stew­ ber of men to assist in manning good reputation that our Union my smiling face into some, of the To the Editor: ard who is willing to take a little several MFOW ships. I was one enjoys in supplying the companies pictures Bob took on board the I would like to send my best time to make sure that the meals of these. Upon arrival aboard ship, with good, competent men. It ship. wishes for a Merry Christmas and served are of the best quality and I found the engine department in sometimes takes only a few min­ a happy New Year to all, from the best cooking, and he also makes a state of excitement over the As most Seafarers know, the hall utes to destroy much of the good is located over the USS Club in Cafe Tria, In Copenhagen. sure that the menus are varied. The prospect of becoming affiliated will we have been building through Puerto La Cruz. What they don't entire steward department, of with the SIU. The MFOW, as E. Hojtved Pedersen all kinds of effort, after years of know, is that a telephone call will course, is working right along with most of us know, is an old and ^ t hard work, organizing, educating, bring a station wagon to the ship him, and all of them are doing a very proud seaman's union, the spending money and time. Al­ for your party, either in Puerto La great job. Nick Hatgimisiok,' membership of which is popular though these characters are in the Cruz or in Guanta and a return known as Pete the Greek, is night for hitting the bricks and fight­ ing every inch of the way for its minority, with their actions they sevice to your ship when you are cook and baker. To the Editor: rights. do harm to the Union. Officers Good Too ready to go—^this in a port where It was not easy for them to aban­ We had this kind of a situation cab service is undependable and I was inducted into the Army on In addition to being a greet November 3rd. The life in the feeder, this ship has a good skipper don total independence to join on my last trip, during our stay in the police hostile. forces under an­ Army is so much and mates which makes it seem as Iceland. A lot of Watch Your Tongue other banner, but different than if we'll be enjoying a fine trip all talking was done, One word of caution before I they were wise going to sea that the way. The ship's delegate, too, but when the close. Most of the Guardia Naenough to know I have had a hard Eugene E. Ray, is doing a fine job time came to tionale, or Federal police, speak, that in unity take action, no time getting ad­ for his shipmates, making the there is the justed to it. The whole picture rosy and happy. one knew any­ or at least understand, somo Eng­ strength that sea­ hours of labor thing about it. lish, so a few ill-chosen words Fred Israel men have needed here are anytime The results: no spoken about them not only can get you in a jackpot, but also t t t 60 badly in the they need you. It action taken past and shall reminds me of against anyone. makes it tougher on Bob and Bill, and adds just that much more to certainly need being on an un­ Lack of proof Reid Burke Ramirez again some day. organized ship, does not mean the difficulties they must over­ The MFOW chose to affiliate that sympathy and encouragement come to give you the kind of rep­ which r never experienced before. To the Editor: resentation they are trying to give Here we are on the Robin Hood, with what they considered the is theirs. I am proud to have belonged to It is very important to fight for you. a fine Union like the SIU since the on the South African run. It's sup­ most progressive seamen's union Anderson J. Johnes better living conditions aboard the first day of my seafaring career, posed to be spring here but we in the USA. Who told MFOW t t i ships, better wages, etc., but it is and I am looking -forward to the are having lots of rain and cold members about the SIU? We did. We, the membership, in our per­ just as important—and the major­ day when I can set foot on board weather. We have a beef that I believe sonal contacts with these men, told ity will agree with me—to bring an SIU ship again. about an improvement in the ac­ Please forward the SEAFARERS will concern all Robin ships' crews, them true facts about the charac­ as well as others. We were nine ter of our Union and convinced To the Editor: tions of all our own members. LOG to me. days on coast­ them that what we have is some­ This is to advise you that I am Officers' Word Good Pvt. George Burke thing worth joining. Incidentally, most of these per­ in the Army as of Odtober, 1953. (Ed. note: The SEAFARERS wise articles from formers are tall men, who are sel­ I am now in my second week of LOG will be sent to you regularly, Baltimore to New Proud of Leaders York. At the dom molested, but when it comes basic training and have six more as you requested.) I would like to urge every mem­ sign-on, foreign to a man of my size doing some­ weeks to go. Brother, is it rough. S. t. ber to Continue this practice of tell­ articles were thing wrong, a next time is out of Lots of overtime, no sleep and no ing others about our Union, espe­ back-dated for order, because action is promptly pay. There are three other broth­ cially people in maritime. By do­ the coastwise and efficiently taken. I believe it ers of the SIU here with me. We ing so, we, as a mighty team will time. But this is is time to eliminate from our are going to have our picture taken lay the groundwork for what will To the Editor: where the catch Union those who are a discredit, at a later date and send it to you. become the most powerful mari­ I am writing to say how much I is: This draw is I sailed as chief steward in the whether they are five feet, six feet, Haga time labor organization. The offi­ like the LOG. I like the poems a counted against permitment or bookmen. Because SIU from 1945 until I was recent­ cials of our Union have demon* it is difficult to find someone will­ ly drafted into the Army. My last lot, especially the ones by M. us here. On this ship you can only strated an uncanny alertness in Dwyer. draw half your base pay after ing to prefer charges or speak ship was the Atlantic Water (Me­ Someone told me that M. Dwyer taxes, allotments and draws are seizing every opportunity to organ-' against men who are above aver­ tro). I intend to return to sea as ize new groups and affiliate with age in size, I believe officers' com­ soon as these 23 months are up. is a woman. Can you tell me if taken out. Therefore, half the others. They certainly deserve the this is true? If it is I want to say crew, at least, cannot draw any confidence that the SIU member­ plaints should be taken as grounds Send LOG for accusation in order to bring a I'd like you to send the LOG to that she must be very nice to know money for six or eight ports. ship places in them. Short Changes man up on charges when some dis­ me here at Camp Gordon. Also, as she sure sounds like she likes Frank Reid In addition, the allotments did creditable action happens. I'd like to have the last three is­ to make us seamen happy by writ­ t. i K, ing a lot of poems. not start back when the articles sues. too, as I don't like to miss Luis A. Ramirez Joe Rucher were back-dated but when we anything that's going on in the (Ed. note: M. Dwyer is a woman. signed on foreign articles. We also SIU. Only thing I regret is that I am not on an jSIU ship now. This Her interest in the sea has led her cannot draw any money against our To the Editor: overtime. Army chow is not up to Union to write many poems about it.) I saw those pictures in the New Several of us would like to sug­ standards. And the pay is a joke. To the Editor: gest that something be done about York hall, hanging outside the There's no rest for a poor GI. Just a short note from South this problem, like requiring the LOG office, and I can't get over America to remind the crew that They say old soldiers never die. company to make a port payoff for it. They are so perfect that I However, I'm not a soldier. For the "International" in our title is coastwise and part time complete­ wanted to say congratulations to no empty boast. We on the Alcoa the present, yes, but two years To the Editor: If anybody wants a good feeder ly. Therefore, no~ back-dating ar­ whoever took them. They don't Partner were brought up to date from now I'll be a Seafarer again. have photographs that good, even I'd like to get the LOG sent to these days, all he has to do is come ticles. on this point today when Bob Mat­ in exhibitions that are raved over. me at my new address from now I think this would save a lot of aboard the Beauregard, a'Waterthews and his able colleague, BiU I am somewhat of a shutter bug, Oppenhorst, SIU organizer, paid on. Can't wait to sail again in man ship. This is one of the best trouble and beefs. The fellows like but I guess the lenses I use and 1955. to go ashore for a beer or a movie feeders afloat that I have ever us a visit here in Puerto La Cruz, and have a good time. But if-the the way I use them—aw, what's the been on. Fred R. Hicks, Jr. Venezuela. {Ed. note: The LOG will be sent Most of the credit for the great rest of the ships are in the same use. Your photographer is really I had been sick with a stomach a photographer. Go ahead and tell to you at your new address as meals we are enjoying on this ship position, they can not. disorder for a couple of days, and him that I said he's extraordinary. Garland H. Haga goes to Frank P. Votto, the chief had run into the usual red tape published.) William Calefato " that company agents are so good (Ed. note: We told him.) at placing in a a. K, i,seaman's w.a y when he is out of reach of repre­ sentation (they think). No re­ To the Editor: fusal of medical I am writing. to thank all the attention, but Seafarers for the gift our new wait for this, daughter received. The bond and stall for that, the check for $200 will go a long until you say, way in helping her get a good Johnes "To hell with start in life. it." I'm proud that my husband be­ "Well, this time it didn't work longs to such a fine union as the out that way at all. The local SIU, which gives such wonderful brass suddenly woke up to the benefits to its members' families. fact that they were being blitzed Also ,I would like to say hbw by the same tip-top representation much I enjoy' reading the SEA­ that they thought could be met by FARERS LOG. I would appreci­ them only in the States, and, siesta ate it if you would send me a copy time or not, I had a hospital slip regularly. and was telling my tale of woe To Again thank you, all the brothers a whole staff of medics in a mat­ of the Seafarers International ter of minutes after it hit. Union, for this wonderful gift. Missed the Party Mrs. Robert L. Brookshire The only sad note to this story, (Ed. note: Your nanie has been Seafarer off the Robin Mowbray, left, rests for a minute -board a r?ckshaw in Antalahu, Madagascar. for me, is that they 'found out I added to our mailing list to receive the SEAFARERS LOG every two At right, natives row out to the ship in the hope of selling vanilla beans to the Seafarem still on board was really sick and sent me back u J. i. weeks, ju .published.) I to. the ship to sack in. so that I the vessel in j^ame port .--ii, m i . •, " -r - ,i 4 Greetinys From Copenhagen Bar US Army Needs Organized iMbor Bobin Hood Crew Has Money Beet Finds Army Is Not WAhe Union Ashs Question On Marine Poet SiU Helps Men in LM Cruz Too Says LOG Fotog is Bealiy Tops ^ a. Beauregard Cooh Tahe Tlte Cake Rickshaw And Rowboat Activity in Madagascar TJhanhs SIU For Maternity Gift li^.. Ir*;-. I^.; -: - r -4^"' y �KoT«4tber 1953 S£^F^Jt£RS LOG Suez Canal Had A Torerunner' In 60 BC The Big Ditch—the Suez Canal—which has become one of the more sensative trouble •' spots in the world during recent months, is not the first canal that has cut through the isthmus between the Mediterranean and Red Seas. Canals through this piece of land were dug and used hundreds of' tain the depth required. It has years before the birth of been widened and deepened to ac­ Christ. commodate the larger vessels as The first known canal dug in ships became bigger and bigger. what Napoleon described as the At first, small sidings were cut into "sixth desert of Egypt" was the the canal bank to widen short Canal of Darius, which resulted in stretches so that ships could pass the filling of the Bitter Lakes. This each other at these points. These was followed by an ambitious plan sidings were later enlarged, but that resulted in a canal running still were not satisfactory. Finally, from the Nile to the Red Sea. by-pass canals were dug. The first This canai, known as the Canal of these by-pass canals is in oper­ of the Prince of the Faithful, went ation at El Ballah, and is nearly Into operation in 60 BC. It was seven miles long. navigable only during the flood season of the Nile, but did provide Earth Moved a waterway to the Red Sea, ending Dredging alone, just to keep the at a small town only a short dis­ required depth, has meant remov­ tance from Suez. However, the ing 208 million cubic yards of canal was l>rimarily used for irri­ earth between 1874 and 1951. Well gation. over another 100 million cubic ' The plan was then to cut a canal yards of earth have been excavated all the way across the isthmus, but or dredged during the various im­ Darius, the King of Persia, put a provement programs along the stop to the canal because he canal. Although it was only 17 feet claimed the Red Sea was higher deep when first opened, dredging than the level of most of Egypt, operations now never permit the and if a canal was cut through, it canal to have less than a 38-foot would flood the country. depth at its lowest point. To allow Things then stayed quiet until a safety margin, no vesi^el with a the Romans arrived, and they cut a draft of more than 34 feet is al­ small canal, which later became lowed in the canal. known as the River of Trajan. This Traffic through the ditch has in­ later silted up and became un­ creased tremendously. From an usable once the Romans left. average of slightly more than one Filled In ship a day when.it started, it has Meanwhile, the Canal of the grown to a point now where an Prince of the Faithful had- filled average of .33 vessels per day in, but this was opened up again transit the canal. During the early around the third century, and re­ days of the canal, three out of The map shows the canal as every four ships traveling through mained in operation for about 150 It travels from Port Said to the ditch flew the BriUsh flag. years. At this time, one of the Sues (both circled). towns near the Nile revolted, and Now, about one third of the traffic is British although it is still tHe the canal was filled in to prevent the revolting town from getting their share of stock, the Viceroy largest single user of the canal. of Egypt bought this stock as well, Following World War II, Americansupplies. From that time on, Egypt was giving him close to a controlling flag traffic dominated the canal, without a canal in that area. After interest. As the years went by, but in recent years, this traffic has the Canal of the Prince of. the however, the British kept lending fallen off considerably, until now Faithful was filled in, it was lost. money to the Viceroy, and then, in American-flag ships account for For centuries afterward, one pro­ 1875, the Viceroy was forced into less than 10 percent of the traffic. posal followed another about cut­ turning all his stock over to the During recent years, tanker traffic ting a canal between the two seas, British since he couldn't pay back has become an ever-growing factor the loans. in the canal's operations. but nothing was done. The canal itself was a large It wasn't until 1854 that the During the last war, the. canal canal plans became a reality as undertaking. From the Port Said saw its heaviest use, and was also Ferdinand deLesseps got permis­ Lighthouse, to the entrance chan­ subjected to a number of air raids. sion from the Egyptian government nel at Suez Roads is just 100 miles. In the earlier part of the war, the to build ia canal. deLesseps also Fresh water had to be brought'in favorite trick of the German planes had the good fortune of having from the Nile. Some 97 million was to fly over at night in the iso­ been a close friend of the Egyptian cObic yards of dirt were excavated lated sections of the canai, and ruler Mohammed Said—who gave to make the canal, most of it by drop mines into the canal. This, dredging, before the canal opened they hoped, would sink some ves­ deLesseps the permission. on November 17, 1869, with a sels as they passed, and block the^ Stock Sold Stock for the company was par­ great, three-day ceremony. canal. This tactic was answered by Since, that time, the canal has celled out to various countries. When some countries didn't buy been constantly dredged to main­ minesweepers, which kept the The canal stretches out to the horizon, with arid desert land run­ ning along both sides. In this view of the canal from the stern of a vessel traveling through it. canal clear. For a while, nets were used as an experiment. The nets were stretched across the top of the canal, to catch any mines dropped, or at least to indi­ cate exactly where they were dropped by showing rips where the mines dropped through. However, the nets were found to be imprac­ tical and were soon discontinued. The monument is seen by most passing vessels at Therofik. The monument serves as a landmark for most seamen, and was erected as a memorial for World War I. a Seafarer I 4< I -•i THE KXJD AMJ> VCZACESPSOUP- OvlPi CAFBTS/^IA 'M Mil. ARB SSAflBP FOP, 5&iFAF£=PS THEMEMBBfiS CBOIPP. UmOli.VPfV itiimmysr TIME YookBMiHBiiAu. -i , 'ii J- A iag polls the lie de Fnuieo past tlie only brides orosslng the oansL This bridge wrf ereeted for mlll,.4 tary purposes'during . WoriA War U. At this tisM, the He de France was being used a tcoopah^ Staelesipae or her ttree staeks when reconverted, after ttie war. .••m: y - ^ jiu'f 03: rj •' 01 ••3.riis;; :ii �Pa^ ^tfnty-four S EAFA^ERS November 27, 195S LPG ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS .. KATHRYN (Bull), October 35—Chair­ ation room wHl be kept clean and not man, Bob Beach; Secretary, Mel Harris. looking like a pig pen. Repair list was made up to be turned over to the patrolman. Blil Vaughan was elected ship's delegate. ' Everyone will cooperate in keeping the messroom and washing machine clean. Ship's delegate will take care of the library in port. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), Octo­ ber 28—Chairman, A. Anderson; Secre­ tary, Jim Harrison. Letter will be sent to Congress on USPHS hospital signed by crewmembers. Library and laundry should be kept clean. Steward will get In touch with the delegates and make sure the ship is properly stored. Spoiled crackers will be thrown over the si^e and the vessel will be fumigated. Coke bottles will be stored in oilskin locker. Message was sent to the Union abQut the brother who died as the result of a fall. . f > No date—Chairman, Carrol; Secretary, Mackenzie. Mate will be contacted about dogs or portholes in messman's room. Steward will see about getting milk in Japan. October IS—Chairman, J. BIssonneU Secretary, James Eichenberg. One man missed ship in Yokoliama: two miss.ad the shift of the ship. Repair list will he made out and given to the steward wiin will make three copies of it and give one to the captain. All linen is to be turned in. There is to be no performing at the payoff. EDITH (Bull), October 18—Chairman, John Carrol; Secretary, Louis S. Rizzo. Repairs are to be turned over to the delegates. Securing the ship requires all hands, and certain men have been failing to show up on time. William Vogel was elected ship's delegate byacclamation. Men should not pl;ty poker in the lounge. Crew member should be a little cleaner about his work. Vote of conRdcnce and thanks went to Daniel Brown for the ambitious and conscien­ tious performance of his duties. Gratings for showers are needed. • Get New Books Through Agents Seafarers who applied for new membership books in New York but are now sailing from outports don t have to come to this city to get their new books. If the men involved will write to headquarters and teil the Union which port they are sailing out of, the Union will forward the book in care of the port agent. Under no circumstances however, will the books be sent through the mails to any private addresses. more all members of the crew would stand behind the steward in his demands for more stores for this ship. Vote of thanks went to the steward and the entire steward department for the good work done this trip with the shortage of stores and supplies that occurred. Galley range is giving continuous trouble, and steward says that if it is not work­ ing s-itisfaetorlly by the time of arrival, a shore gang shouid be gotten to repair it. November. 7—Chairman, Charlie Kel­ logg; Secretary, F, S. Paylor. Repair list was turned over to the chief mate and chief engineer with the notation that it would be extended at a later date. Mo­ tion was passed to get each watch a separate foc'sle. Motion includes black gang. Patrolman will be told of this on arrival. Men are not to pay off until repairs are taken care of. Each delegate will make up a repair list and turn it in to the ship's delegate. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), November 3—Chairman, P. Wusk; Secretary, D. M. Hand. Chief engineer's attention should be called to the shortage of hot water, .Ship's delegate wiil see about this. Re­ pair list will be made up and turned in so the work can be taken care of before the crew signs on. Everything is going along smoothly with a good crew, good steward department, good eats and a very capable bosun. All is fine. OCEANSTAR (Dolphin), September 13 —Chairman, A. F. Bankston; Secretary, Albert De Forest. Many items on the repair list-were taken care of. An at­ tempt has been made to repair the wash­ ing machine, but the agitator stiii needs fixing. First assistant will be asked about this. It is believed that there are not enough cots, though there were said to be enough at sailing time by the cap­ tain. The cots were sealed with the sea stores and could not be checked. Shoreside personnel should be kept out of messrooms and passageways, and ways and means were discussed. Water hose should be run through the pahtry port to provide water outside. There are not enough foc'sle keys There was some dissatisfaction with slopchest prices, par­ ticularly cigarettes. SCHUYLER OTIS BLAND (Waterman), October 30—Chairman, Charley Johnson; STRATHPORT (Strathmore), Septem­ Secretary, L. E. Wilson. Jack Mays w.is elected ship's delegate by acclamation. ber 20—Chairman, Herbert R. Kreutz; Secretary, John H. Larson. Nothing has Steward informed the crew that new been done about painting and cleaning books would be placed in the library up crew's quarters, gailey and ship in and asked that only a few be taken by general as per agreement with the last one man at a time. They shouid be re­ captain. New stainless steel sinks should turned when they have been finished. Two washing machines should be kept be installed in crew's pantry and galley. CHILORE (Ore), October 25—Chairman, working: one for work clothes only. Steward was asked for more variety in food and better grade of meat to be Le R:;y Bewig; Secretary, L. J. Gaodwin. to be a problem on all Robin Line scows First assistant. will be contacted on this. ' . _ bought. Steward and delegates should Not much progress has been made on of this type. October 9—Chairman, Frank Crider; check all meat and stores when they repairs. Washing machine and percolator OMEGA (Omega), October 10—Chair­ come aboard for the next voyage. Vote need repairing. First engineer was con­ Secretary, J. Busalecki. Herman Whis- man, Michael F. Oellano; Secretary, John nant was elected s'nip's delegate. Dis­ L. Ohannaslan. Repair list was taken of thanks was given by the entire crew tacted on sougeeing and painting out to the night cook and baker, W. Mcliveen, black gang foc'sles but there were no cussion was held on the cleanliness of care of. First assistant is doing car­ BALTORE (Ore), September 17—Chair­ for the fine baked goods he turned out results. Members gave full support to the pantry and the preparation of food. penter's work. Ship's delegate will see man, Secretary, George and for many special items he has given the USPHS hospital beef and to the Sea Soup is too watery and the hamburgers the captain about sougeeing and paint Prote. C.C.D.D. Anderson; Anderson was elected ship's too dry. Meat should be cooked to 'the crew. Performer will be turned Chest. Captain warned men on drinkln.g. ing messroom and foc'sles. US currency Crewmembers were asked to Repair list will be mailed from Cristobnl order, ship's delegate will contact the draws should be given in foreign ports. delegate. over to the patrolman for action. put knives, forks and spoons back in the to Baltimore. Crewmembers should )'.irn boarding patrolman about the water Captain will be contacted about getting pantry when through. Crew backing up in the laundry and heads checkers a separate room. Screen doors would welcome they're WACOSTA (Waterman), October it- in cots with linen when getting off. Care an SIU slopchest aboard every time the ship lists. Chairman, Augie Lazzaro; Secretary, K. should be taken with kitchen utensils. need repairs. Chief engineer will he this ship and intends to petition the cap­ contacted about water change. Thomas. Dirty glass and silver situation to that effect before this voyage is LONCVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Service), October 31—Chairman, Michael F. Del- tain beef should be corrected. Chief mate terminated. Captain refused. insists ship's delegate should caution the November 1—Chairman, O'Rourkc; Sec­ riers), September 27—Chairman, George lano; Secretary, William M. Ward. Paint Beeching was elected Frank; Secretary, Roland Dean. George ing will be done after leaving Yokohama crew about taking greater care in the retary, Clough. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), October drills and learning proper duties. Cap­ ship's delegate by acclamation. Vote of Frank was elected ship's delegate. Ship s sougeeing has been done. One man paid 30—Chairman, A. G. Alexander; Secre­ delegate Will see the captain about get­ off sick in Pedro. There should be less tain and chief mate inspected the ship thanks went to the ship's delegate. tary, M. Thompson. There is $58.14 ting US money draws in the Far East. and found quarters very dirty. Crew noise in alleyways. Steward was asked in theR.ship's fund. Wringer and pump November 1—Chairman H. Beeker; to get ice aboard in Yokohama. was asked to cooperate in cleaning up of the washing machine are not work­ Secretary, D. J. O'Donnell. Men who foc'sles. <NlP*C ing. Motion was passed to have the went from Seattle to Olympia will have ship's delegate buy a small radio. transportation paid for. There are no SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), disputes or beefs or disputed OT on October 28—Chairman, I, J. Constantine; PAIRLAND (Waterman), October 31— board. All is well. Library books will Secretary, A. Goncalves. Mate claims the Chairman, Frank Kustura; Secretary, be collected and exchanged before ar­ bosun set off firecrackers and wants to Kenneth Collins. Victor D'lndia was rival: aU soiled linen will be turned in. fire him. The patrolman will be con­ elected ship's delegate. Motion was EVELYN (Bull), October 12—Chairman, One man failed to join the ship in San tacted about, this in New York. Beef passed .to contact the patrolman on ar­ about the second assistant engineer giv­ Roy J. Kelly; Secretary, W. W. Etty. Francisco; his gear has been packed up LOGANS PORT (Cities Service), Octo­ rival in New York, as there is some dis­ ing the men a hard time will be told Old repair list was not taken care cf and itemized. ber 30—Chairmen, not listed; Secretary, puted overtime. Crewmembers wiil turn to the patrolman. R. Ayers was reelected completely but will be finished in Balti­ ship's delegate by acclamation. Sugges­ more. Crewmembers should turn over WESTERN RANCHER (Western Navi­ William M. Hand. Heating system should in dirty linen. One washing machine tion was made to keep the TV set off all extra linen to him. Repair lists mu.st gation), October 25—Chairman, Al Oro- be fixed so that it can be adjusted in will be used for work clothes, the other during meals. CUDS should be returned be made up and turned in before, ar­ maner; Secretary, Van Vlaenderen. Old each foc'sle. Patrolman will be told for whites. Cots are to be kept out of and washing machines kept clean and in rival. Steward department got a vote and questionable stores will be disposed about reimbursing for transportation the the passageway. Everyone is to return of thanks for what the crew thought was of. Captain said there will be no draw man who reported to the ship while at dirty dishes to the pantry after coffeeorder. good food and service. in Pedro. Crew will keep souvenirs in anchor. Each- department will take turns time and in the evenings. HOOSIER MARINER (Isthmian), Octo­ foc'sles. Steward is to contact the ship's cleaning the laundry and recreation STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), August BALTORE (Ore), no data—Chairman, delegate when difficulties about requisi­ room. More cigarettes should be stocked ber II—Chairman, N. Wuchlna; Secre­ T—Chairmen, Ray Wright; Secretary, C. tary, W. Janlsh. Laundry wringers will Mack Singleton; Secretary, George Prota. tions crop up. Fumigation is needed, in the slopchest. A. Kress. The S18 in the ship's fund be checked; the purser will handle "the Chief mate persists in doing the crew's due to the many weevils in the stores. Ship's delegate will Captain has promised to have this done, ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), November will be taken care of by the ship's dele­ mail. N. Wuchina was reelected ship's work on deck. gate. Steward will put out more night delegate. Mail situation was discussed. speak to the patrolman on this. Crew­ but has neglected to do this so far. 1—Chairman, O. W. Trawick; Secretary. lunch. Cups are to be returned to the Radios and phonographs will be played members will please try to keep quiet Steward failed to order steak and poul­ Robert D. Schwarz. Chief cook will get pantry. on the passageways at night. Steward try before leaving Yokohama for Pedre. the parts needed for the ship's phono­ lower. September 13 — Chairmen, F. Red is to put out diffejent night lunch. Cups Other shortages were due to procure­ graph. There is a balance of $10.18 in Baron; Secretary, A. Vargas. Henry October 28—Chairman, Steve Cam should be washed out after use. Some­ ment problems. Matter will be- taken the ship's fund. Shepeta was elected ship's delegate by one in the crew is to paint "Keep It Secretary, V/iiliam Janisch, Men who uo with the patroiman on arrival. Charge MAE (Bull), November 8—Chairman, acclamation. Crew is to keep the messmissed ship wiU be turned over to the Clean" on a sign to be posted in the that the galley is favoring the saloon room cleaner. W. Morris; Secretary, E, Carlson. There Union. Repair list wiU be made out. laundry. AU departments need mop was denied by the chief cook.November 1—Chairman, H. Shepeta; is a $32 balance in the ship's fund. S26 Draw money not spent will be returned. buckets. More juices should be put out and the HOLYSTAR (Intercontinental), August 23 was spent for fiowerg, $7.15 for cards. Secretary, L. C. Hanhon. Some repairs ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), October 25 —Chairman, Steward W. Woung; Secre­ SI for a stapling machine. - There is S3 were made. Men'were advised not to be crew's ice box repaired in New York. —Chairman, Bob Masserall; Secretary, tary, John Smith. Menues should be varied more. John Smith was left. Coffee jirn -will be put in the erew's running to the hall on arrival but to L,' P. Hagmann. Patrolman wiU be con­ eiected ship's delegate. Crew pantryman pantry. Hot air vent in the 8-12 deck let the ship's delegate act in the capacity REPUBLIC (Trafalgar), September 28— tacted on draws in Dunkirk and Antwerp, will make coffee at 9:30 AM. Steward department foc'sle needs repairing. A for which he was elected, to avoid con­ Chairman, Peppett; Secretary, C, A. the beef on the chief engineer refusing department agreed to clean the recrea­ new washing machine will be orde/ed. fusion. Second electrician will list the Collins. Michael J. Pugaczewski was to fix the crew's refrigerator. Repair tion room; deck and engine departments C. Stansbury expressed thanks for' the parts needed for the washing machine elected ship's delegate by acclamation. list was turned in. A better brand of wiU keep the laundry clean. Men are to flowers sent to his grandmother. Each and purchase these in the States. Ship's Repair list will be made up: aU door coffee shouid be supplied. Captain will be properly dressed, in the messroom. member was asked to donate SI to the delegate will see the patrolman about the slopchest and make' arrangements locks to crew's quarters will be repaired be asked by the patrolman why no milk Ship's delegate will give the captain a ship's fund. for a room for drying clothes, as wo and keys made. Ship needs fumigation. was purchased in Bordeaux, but was list of articles needed or wanted for Patrolman will be a.sked about getting bought in Le Havre. Patroiman wiil see the slopchest in the Panama Canal. CALMAR. (Celmsr), Novombor a — are not allowed to bang clothes in the more milk and buttermilk aboard, as the captain about getting a better variety November 1—Chairman, John - Smith; Chairman, E. Seoley; Secretary; Jack fidley. of goods in the slopchest and pasting a Secretary, W. Young, there is not enough. Ship's delegate Evans. One man missed ship in Long price list. saw the captain about painting the stew­ Beach and caught it in 'Frisco. The ard department rooms. Laundry has not crew gives credit to the steward depart­ ROYAL OAK (Citloi Strvlce), Octobar been kept clean; those assigned to clean ment, including .chief steward Charles 25—Chairman, Frank Parsons; Sacratary, it shouid do a better 'job. Dispute be­ Stevens,- for excellent feeding and sani­ Ed Ducay. Men getting off before thfe tween two members wUl be settled by tary conditions. The department has ship goes foreign should notify their the patrolman. ' done its best to see that the crew has delegates so they can get replacements. sufficient .amounts of milk and fresh Ed Daeey was elected new ship's dele­ YAKA (Waterman),' November 8 — fruits. More night. lunch is needed. ROBIN WENTLEV (Seas Shipping), Nogate. Coffee urn should be fixed or re­ Chairman, D. K, Fisher; Secretery, Ver­ Engine and deck departments wiil al­ velnber 18—Chairman, W. J. Walsh; Sec­ placed. Washing machine should be non C. Harris. Norwood Barboiur was ternate cleaning the laundry. There are ALBION (Trans-Fuel), Octsber 25 — fixed. - Slopchest should be okay before elected ship's delegate by acclamation; complaints about the crew not bringing retary, Jof Busalecki. Everything has been going along OK since the last meet­ Chairman, H. Witt; Secretary, James sailing. Steward should have more vari­ Bill Chandler was elected ship's treas­ coffee cups back to the messhali and ing; minor beefs after a four-month trip Archie. Boarding patrolman will check ety in the menus. urer. There is $11 in the ship's fund. not keeping the messhali and pantry are at a minimum. News of the death safety- guard rails on fantaii main deck, Discussion was held on spending the clean, during night watches. Steward is foremast crosstrees, after mast crossORION COMET (Orion), Octobar 27— ship's fund for a Christmas party for putting in for new mattresses and bed- of our shipmate and chief cook was ra­ dioed to Union headquarters immediate­ trees, and repairs needed on refriger­ Chairman, W. Raldy; Sacratary, R. Laa. the crew. Each member should make a springs will be repaired and checked, ly, in Capetown. Repair lists will be ators. Plenty of milk, ice cream and A three-man committee will be appointed donation to the fund at the first draw. made up by* department delegates and other food went bad. Bakery got a vote to take notes on the needs and the dif­ Laundry should be kept clean at all TOPA TOPA (Waterman), November 7 given to the ship's delegate for action. of thanks for buying the library. Dis­ ferent problems that arise on a super­ times. —Chairman, Tom' FInnerty; Secretary, - ' cussion was held on the mate working tanker of this type and forward same Sam Carlisle, Engineer said he wofild fix ROBIN SHERWOOD (Seas Shipping), men in unsafe conditions and calling it to headquarters so the negotiating com­ the light on deck as soon as possible. August 24—Chairman, R. B. Carey; Sec­ necessary. Captain. wants to put out a mittee can have this data to work on. Claptain was contacted on the slopchest, retary, Thomas Williams. There are 22 flat draw per man. but we want what Ship's delegate thanked the crew for the which is adequate. Ship's delegate will shillings in the ship's fund. Donald we put in for. There is lack of cooper­ splendid way they did their jobs. A have the record player fixed from .the Rickey was elected ship's delegate by ation from the master and mate on most ship's iron, ironing board and games ship's- fund. San Pedro agent will speak acclamation. Members want more pota­ of the items' the deck delegate discussed. were purchased. Vote of thanks went to to the captain about getting US eurrency toes at meals. Only crewmembers are Report w:l go to the Philadelphia pa­ the steward department. Books will be draws in Japan. Men should take better to use the washing machine. Clothes trolman. returned to the recreation room, , . care of the washing machine. Deck and should be put away as soon as they are STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), Novem­ engine sanitary men should keep the dry. JEAN LAFITTE (Waterman), no dateVAL CHEM (Valtntiha), October 23-^ ber 7—Chairman, William Walker; Sec­ laundry clean. Ship's delegate will ask September 28—Chairman, Broom Kead; Chairman, -R. F, Ransome; Secretary, O. Chairman, John Karl; Secretary, Edwin retary, Fidel G. Lukban, One man was the first assistant to fix the washing ma­ Secretary, Thomas William. One man A. PokosofF. J. A. Reckke was elected Rushton, Suggestion was made to col­ logged for missing watch; this will be chine sleeve, , ]>aid off to go to the hospital. Butter. ship's delegate. Delegates will ask about lect $.30 from each man at the payoff referred to the pktrolman. There was am and milk should be put in proper getting draws in - US currency. Messhali toward the flowers sent to the chief the usual OT for cleaning gailey screens. MAGNOLIA MARINER (Mississippi), .places as,the ship is going to hot cli­ should be kept clean at all times. Dirty cook's wife. Each crewmember should Washing machine is broken. Men shouid November 7—Chairman; C. L. Strlngfellinen should be turned in. Cigarette donate $2 to the ship's fund at the pa;'- be a little more careful; Machine low; Secretary, H. G. Harris. Robert mates. All suggestions for food should be made to-the steward. All members butts should not be thrown out of port­ off. Patrolman should check with the should be adjusted to run for 20 minutes Johnson was elected ship's delegate by holes. Laundry should be kept clean. steward about sour milk placed aboard only. Only crewmembers are to use it. acclamation. Steward reported that no should 'make - donations to the ship's Ping pong tables will be discussed at ship at Port Arthur and find out what Don't place knives Or glasses in the sink, tablecloths were ' available. ' Discussion fund. the next meeting. There will be a $.50 action is being taken. There is a bal­ as someone could cut; himself. Screen was held :oii shore leave- in th4 Canal ''October 75—ChalrmRn, R. B. Carey; Secretary;' T^ommy Williams. Ship's fund deposit for keys. ance of S118.91 in the ship's fund. John doors should be closed at all times. Zone. Each department will rotate the has pound, 5 shillings, 1 dollar, 28 October 18—Chairman, R. Raniome; Healy will be ship's treasurer. '. Screen doors in the saloon are not prop­ cleaning of th)i service locker and laun­ cents.1. Repair list ViU he turned over to Secretary, C. A. Pokosoff. One man dry weekly.; - Discussion was held oh erly adjusted. the delegates: OT will beTflven missed ship in San Francisco; one came fresh milk and the use of the . washing to the ship's disputed ROBIN WENTLEY (Seas Shipping), Au­ delegate. One brother aboard in Yokohama. Motion was passed gust 8—Chairman, Herman Whlsnant; machine. - Noise in the passageway should DEL ALBA (Mlstlstlppl), November ship .'at CapefoWn. Onei sick to give the ping pong table to the Chil­ Secretary, Walter J. Walsh. There is —Chairmen, Frank.-Williams; -Wllllami Secretary, be kept down during the day so watch missed brother paid off. , dren's Hospital in San Francisco. Mess- $27 in the ship's fund. Delegates were George W. Duncan. Steward read sec­ below can sleep. room and pantry should be kept clean. elected. They are: Joseph Busalacki, tions of clarifications to the agreement SALEM MARITIME (Cities Service), Crewmembers should clean foc'sles be­ ship's delegate; Leo GiUlkin, deck dele­ and will type up four copies of the com­ COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), Oc­ fore leaving and-turn in all excess linen. gate; George Hand, engine delegate; plete clarifications for the delegate. tober 31—Chairman, John W. Altstatt; October - 29—Chairman, J. Parker; Sec­ retary, ,S. Berger. Sir was collected for A vote of thanks went to the steward William Kenny, steward delegate. Men Ship's delegate will continue In office Secretary, Garland Fontant,- Repairs have; department' for a job well done. Dona­ in all departments were requested to do until all beefg are settled after the been started; chief engineer will be con-' the .khip's fund. Ship's library should tions will be made to the ship's fund. the family wash between the hoiu-s of coastwise'trip. Disctusion was held on. tapted about other minor repairs. Let­ be; Obtained, Steward wlH be asked to a .ahlp's Iroii. Menua are -ldiiey, 7:30 AM and 8:30 PM, so as not to dls- routine sanitary. Messman-thanked the ter will be - sent to headquarters about lovemmir 11-r-Cheirman, J, D, Shirber; AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), turb men sleeping in adjoining foc'sles. brothers for their cooperation. getting shelvea for the lockers, i ; SecralairV, Robert D.. Phlter, " there is i •eptember 20—Chairman, James Eichen­ Machine should be left clean after use. Octobar - 11—Chairman, John W. - Alberg; ftecretary, Mackenzie. Joe Bissonet Deck' .engine and steward departmeids OREMAR (Ore), Neyember .l->,«h»lr, gtailt; Sseretsry, Garland Pentont. There S17 in the. ship's fund, All delegates was elected deck delegate. Written re­ WiU alternate cleaztlng. Cots .should be man; M., Remiey;. Secretary/ R; S. Reylor, l8:a $10 balance ih the ship'a fund;- Jobii will make ,out a repair llSR Faha should be' installod. ThCre tare many- beefs port will be made on the man who Uken' care of before the bucket reaches Some.-muerters ,hege-- got >een, ppinted., abSut the food: - Cird' pMyers - ere to miaaed ship. Door of the. chill box needs Capetown, There was a lengthy discus, Some OT is dispht^, Motlpni was. luumlto be Bsedi Bell works' okar. Recre- sion about the laundry drain; thie seems ntouely jessed that-upon arrival in Balttr- XC(mtinuM o!i"pRgii![.2S') A it r-^ V *" �SEAFARBIIS ^'('N^lttllin'XV19S3 Tage Tfrenty-five LOG DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... requested • Hat of the Congressmen from all states, so that they can write clean up after they have finished play- letters protesting the closing of the in(. Menus are no good and there is USPHS hospitaU. no cooperation. (Contiaued from page 24) CAMAS MEADOWS (US Petroleum), June St—Chelrmen, Paul Arthofer; Sec­ retary, Peter Patrick. Steward asked that night lunch be built up a little. Vote of thanks went to the steward de­ partment for good food and service. August .10—Chairman, Paul Arthofer; Secretary, Peter Patrick. Two men missed ship in Naples. Permit of one of these men should be lifted. Agent is not handling mail efficiently In Naples. Someone who speaks Italian well should check with banks in Naples to see where the captain can get us US money for draws. Three men were warned to straighten out, or they will be reported to the patrolman. Novembor 2—Chairman, Charles Boyd; Secretary, Peter Patrick. Ship's dele­ gate tried to get a new washing machine In New York, but could not. Steward reported that he received good stores for the voyage. Frank Brodzik was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Crew should keep the pantry and messhall clean at night. Steward department was praised by the erew for fine coop­ eration. November i—Chairman, Peter Patrick; ' Secretary, John FItzsimmons. Money do­ nated by non-Uniuii members is being held by the captain. Repair lists should be made out and turned in to depart­ ment heads. WILLIAM A. M. BURDEN (Western Tankers), October 11—Chairman, Frank Vandusen; Secretary, C. E. Shaw. Ship's delegate will see the captain about launch service in Japan and about get­ ting a second pump in Japan. Repair list was turned in to the chief engineer. CATHERINE (Drytrans), November 1Chairman, Paul Johnson; Secretary, Frank Nakllcki. Captain was asked to paint messhalls and passageways. All foe'sles wU be painted next trip and cleaned on arrival. Repair list was read. A $30 draw will be put out before ar­ rival. and another if this is not enough. No date—Chairman, D. Caussen; Sec­ retary, Frosn Mobllehml^ Paul C. John­ son was elected ship's delegate. 20 fel­ lows agreed to donate $3 each for a juke box. SANTORC (Ore), November 1—Chair­ man, E. A. Boyd; Secretary, E. F. Petts. Radio which was bought for recreation room does not work, and will be ex­ changed on arrival in Baltimore. Cap­ tain was asked about a draw and fresh fruit and refused. He claimed he had only one draw to give. One man missed ship. E. A. Boyd was elected ship's ' delegate by acclamation. Crew In the pantry should be properly dressed. Ship's delegate* will see the captain about the Sea Chest. A new library should be bought. STEEL KING (Isthmian), November 7 —Chairman, Vito D'Angelo; Secretary, Fred Steppe. Doctor aboard ship was asked about the rash: he thinks It is the result of jute dust coming in contact with the skin, but did not give a written 'Statement. Union headquarters will be contacted about the rash, which was 'contracted by the crew after cargo was loaded aboard in Chalna, Pakistan. Crew ^uix AnawerH • . 1. The Leyte, with a loss of over 30 lives. 2. Ibn Saud of Arabia, who died of a heart ailment, and David Ben Gurion of Israel, who is retiringEmir Saud, son of the Arabian king, will replace his father. BenGarion's successor has not yet been announced. 3. Rochelle Hudson. ' 4..William Hutcheson of the AFL and'Allen Haywood of tlie BARBARA FRITCHIE (Liberty Naviga­ tion), November 7—Chairman, Maurice P. McCoskey; Secretary, J. Melvyn Lundy. Captain says that he does not carry large sums of American money, so no American draws will be Issued In any port. Steward should issue cots after we have passed the canal. Everyone should keep his room and porthole locked In port. Books and magazines should be put away after use. Washing machine should be kept clean. Bosun will issue port screens as long as they last. CAPTAIN NATHANIEL B. PALMER (American Waterways), October 18 — Chairman, Al Hoag; Secretary, A. Kauel. All repairs except springs were taken care of. Motion was passed to transfer the crew mcssman to saloon mess for proper running of crew messhall. Beef on excessive slopchest prices will be taken up with the patrolman. € ABIQUA (Cities Service), November 8— Chairman, Frank Flanagan; Secretary, Joseph H. Kane. 'Frank Flanagan was elected ship's delegate. Repair list will be given to the patrolman at Lake Charles: a letter wiU be sent with this. Ship's delegate will see about getting steward, engine department foe'sles and the messhall painted. Electrical repaids and proper lighting should be taken care of. Ship needs fumigation. New library should be brought aboard in Phila­ delphia. ^Caii'Shakers* Have No OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot. exceptionally good job. The crew voted i him—Mike Sikorsky—a vote of thanks and reelected him 'unanimously. Wash­ ing machine has been left dirty and run­ ning. Notice WiU be placed in the saloon informing the licensed personnel to also keep the laundry clean. Only five of the 15 wind scoops requested by the crew are in the crew's quarters; the rest arc in the officers' rooms., Crew was asked not to put drinks 'In the freezer compartment of the refrigerator, as this would cause It to defrost. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), no date — Chairman, Donald Chestnut; Secretary, William Ortiz. Beef about the chief mate will be brought up before the Mobile patrolman. Men who missed ship wUI be turned over to the patrolman. Chief mate refused to give a crewmember penicillin on request. Ship's deiegate will contact the chief engineer about fans for the toilets. Brother Johnson was elected temporary ship's delegate. BEAUREGARD (Waterman), Gctober 25 —Chairman, Frank P. Votto; Secretary, Frank Kon. Eugene Ray was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. A vote of thanks went to the steward depart­ ment for fine food and service rendered to the crew. Steward asked the crew to turn in all excess linen. Discussion was held on repairs not made in port. MARYMAR (Calmar), October 25 — Crew will cooperate in keeping the me.ss- Chairman, Charles H. Starling; Secre­ haU and pantry clean. tary, H. A. Galick. Robert Layko was elected ship's delegate. Brothers on AZALEA CITY (Watarman), November from the last trip spoke of the beef of 11—Chairman, J. Wcndt; Secretary, David the lockers. They arc very small and B. Saches. Angel Luis Romero was have no shelves. New larger ones are elected ship's delegate by acclamation. needed. Motion was passed to have the washing machine replaced or repaired in New CAROLYN (Bull), September 27—Chair­ York. GeronimO Gascab was elected man, W. C. Murphy; Secretary, A. Araship's treasurer. There is a balance of gones. Ship's delegate obtained permis­ $102.39. sion for the crew to go ashore -while the ship was at anchor in New York. STEEL ACE (Isthmian), November 11 He also received transportation. Mail —Chairman, Joe Selby; Secretary, Ed should be sent to the ship more often. Zebrowskl. Meal allowance was obtained All books and magazines should be re­ due to fumigation of vessel. This will turned to the messhall after use. Crew be included in the coastwise payoff. was asked not to make so much noise There is $21.12 In the ship's fund. Vote in the passageways early in the morning of thanks went to Joe Selby for a job due to watch sleeping. well done in holding down the ship's October 11—Chairman, M. Relchlelson; delegate position for the previous trip. Sccretary, A. Aragones. Attitude of the Joe Kusmiersky was elected ship's dele­ deck engineer to the crew will be re­ gate by acclamation and the repair list ferred to the patrolman. He put in OT was turned over to him. Anyone using from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM for relieving the washing machine should clean it the fireman for supper. for the next user. Washing machine re­ pairs were included on the repair list. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), September 26—Chairman, L. Joyner; Secretary, L. STRATHPORT (Strathmore), November B. Moore. Change of coffee and washing 8—Chairman, Donald S. White; Secre­ machiiie should be made. Hall will be tary,. William E. King. Captain is keep­ contacted for slopchest forms. General ing his promise to the New York patrol­ repair lists wil be turned in by each man; thus far he has painted the black department. Crew ft leaving coffee cups gang foe'sles and most of the steward on the deck. department's. Ship's delegate, ^ho had promised the patrolman to keep his DEL ORO (Mississippi), November 15— office tmtil the captain kept his promise, Chairman, Henry R. Gorman; Secretary, asked, to be allowed to resign. He was George Kaleel. Delegates reported all asked by the crew to keep his position, weU. Shoreside personnel wUl be kept as everyone felt that he was doing an out of sleeping quarters and the mess­ hall. Scuppers on washing machine will be fixed. New sinks will be installed in the wash room. Cups and glasses should not be left on deck. NOTICES DEL VIENTO (Mississippi), November 1—Chairman, Bill Kavitt; Secretary, Duke Hall. Ice beef at the beginning of the trip was squared away. Chief elec­ trician will report to the crow about the air conditioning when we got it. Ship's Pedro Peralto Please get in touch with the LOG office immediately about your entry in the last Seafarer's art contest, which is still in this of-fice waiting for you to pick it up. Will you please send us the two Joseph L. Springer entries by Lloyd Bertrahd—one oil Get in touch with your mother. painting and one sketch—which were sent to you in error at the She is sick and waiits to hear from you. . • hospital. , ^ ^ t t Richard F. Ransome . John F. Czech Please contact Mrs. J. C. PelYour personal papers were left on your ship when she laid up in ham, 270m 49th Street North, St. Kirkland, Washington. They are Petersburg, Fla. It is very urgent. now at headquarters. Pick them Her telephone number is 3-4398. up at the LOG office. 3ii ^ Ruzxlm Annwmr Jerry McCarthy if t 3^ Get in touch with your brother October 31 BORUB Crewmembers of the Seamonitor Tim' or your sister Eileen. Your who paid off and were not paid the father died on November 14. $2.50 bonus may get same by writ­ J* Sidney L. Wilson ing to Orion. Steamship' Company, BBS] Your mother has bad kidneys. care of Mr. Dan WinkowslW, 80 aH@BE|g|E 0|B Broad Street, NY. Send allotments to Tucson, Ari­ 0@B!3 zona, care of General Delivery. .. 3> $1 . it . Can't find your father. . Thomas Shea John J. MiUer 1*. • 4" , , 4" Leo Rose Your money in the amount of Get In touch with Lloyd Forrest, $64.31 for work aboard the Boul­ der Victojy can be collected from SS Michael,'c/o-Carras SS , Com­ Seas Shipping agent -Dichman, pany, 21 West Street, New York City. . .. . Wright and Pugh in Baltimore. c^p, 5. Jimmle Dykes, who was fired by the Philadelphia Athletics and hired by the Baltimore (formerly St. Louis) Browns. . 6^ A rebellion by Moslem nationalists against the government of Indonesia. 7. Dylan Thomas, regarded as V one of the great poets in the English language. 8. Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh. 9. Clare Booth Luce, former ac­ tress and playwright. 10. Henry Luce, publisher of '{ . Time and Life magazines. SaBE! EDffl SfflSB nHHS ass] HSBca all isB ssffliiEi soisaaaaaH aaasB sfflsi isg jBBGDH sasoegnH (aeaGS raas aaats delegate wiU ask the patrolman if we can get electric drinking fountains In­ stalled instead of the scuttlebutt system now in use. Patrolman will be asked about getting different meat aboard. Cleaning gear for heads should be or­ dered. Soap powder brand should be changed. Two performers will be brought up on charges if they don't reform. There is a balance of $3 in the ship's fund. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Sealrain), November IS—Chairman, S. Johnson; Sacrctary, E. Scaray. Men should not disturb men sleeping. Letters will be sent to Congress on the closing of the marine hospitals. Discussion was held on anti-Union remarks and on placing trash in trash barrels. Bunks will be fixed in New York. Brothers were asked to make donations to buy decorations for Christmas. ABIQUA (Cities Service), October 18— Chairman, William Logan; Secretary, Vincent L. Ratcllff. Captain promised to paint steward department foc'slc.s, but this has not been done. Union will be contacted' about getting action on such repairs as fans, hooks for doors and lockers, scuttlebutts. New repair list will be handed to the patrolman at the payoff. There is a $3.91 balance in the ship's fund. November 15 — Chairman, James C. Baudcin; Sccretsr'/, Joseph. H. Kane. Letter was sent to the patrolman about repairs and action to' be taken. Chief engineer was contacted on this. Messman was asked to have ice water in the ice box at aU times because the drink­ ing fountain is out of order. Men agreed to donate $..50 apiece at the pay­ off. Steward should put out a better variety of jams and jellies. New supply of books should be acquired. asked about getting the washing machine repaired or replaced. New wind scoops should be installed. Painting of the ship's galley was discussed. Repair list will be made up and given to the pa­ trolman. New mattresses were ordered and shoiUd be put aboard this trip. Pa­ trolman will be asked about Innerspring mattresses. Man wiU take orders for Sea Chest Items and deduct the cost from the members* pay. CUBORE (Ore), November 15—Chair­ man, Chuck Hostetfer; Secretary, Paul Emerson. The brother hospitalized in Panama Canal was returned to the States. One brother who left the ship on sailing day was reported to the hall. Motion was passed to have all members write to Congress on the marine hospital issue. Motion was passed to buy $20 worth of shrimp and Christmas trim­ mings for the messroom. There is a balance of $132. All brothers will do­ nate to the SIU brother who is return­ ing from the Canal on this ship on his way to the hospital. Big vote of thanks went to Mr. Mason for getting a slop­ chest from the Sea Chest, as well as thanks to Chuck Hostetter, steward Davis and George Mattair. LAFAYETTE (Wattrman), August 6— Chairman, H. R. Dombrowski; Secretary, C. Wllkey. H. R. Dombrowski was elected ship's delegate by acclamation; he will check the slopchest. Discussion was held on the old repair list and the items not fixed. Delegates wUl check this and see department heads. CHRISTINE (TinI), Novomber 15 - onSeptember 24—Chairman, S. Cay; SecChairman, Comas Knight; Secretary, R. re:ary, T. McCarthy. Everything is in Dawson. All quarters should be left order. New repair lists will be made clean, and additional repairs should be out and each man will bring items given to the delegates. Vote of thanks needing repair to the attention of the went to the skipper. Steward asked that delegates. Discussion was held on the any extra linen be returned. Chief engi­ OT that the captain and chief engineer neer will recommend that a liew wa.sh- ' did. One man from each department ing machine be bought. g should help keep the gear locker clean. Men using the gear locker or the laun­ ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), November ! dry should leave it clean after using it. S—Chairman, John Jaeobson; Secratary, I October 18—Chairman, C. Hall; Sec­ James F. Byrne. Chief cook said tb.it retary, H. R. Dombrowski. Repair lists there would not be enough steak aboard I will be made out. Two new wipers were to finish a round trip if it was served picked up in San Francisco. OT for the twice a week instead of once, as asked. chief and captain, was wiped on OT Dogs on the portholes need oiling. Men sheets and will be turned over at the were reminded about the hours for using payoff. Ship's delegate will see the the washing machine. engineer about having ice pulled twice a day, as the amount now is not enough in hot weather. Men getting off at the payoff should leave their rooms clean and turn in old linen. Ship's delegate should see the patrolman about having the chief keep the meat boxes below 22 degrees, as over 509 pounds of meat went bad last trip. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), November HILTON (Bull), September 20—Chair­ 15 — Chairman, J. Falasco; Secretary, J. M. Baxter. Crew's conduct in the Ha­ man, Kirby Wright; Secretary, Marion Frank Albore was elected waiian Islands was e.vcellent. A hundred Kaminski. letters were sent to Congress from Hono­ ship's delegate. The SI33 balance in the lulu at a cost of S10.30. There is S14.24 •ship's fund will be turned over to the on hand. Majority of requested repairs ! hall if the ship is laid up and be rewill be completed bafore arrival. Eich • turned when crewing up again. Money man should give a $1 donation to the will be used to buy a television set. .ship's fund. Members should leave the Washing machine will be repaired. October 24—Chairman, Earl Mansfield; messhall after eating, as there is not enough room during the evening meal. Secretary, R. N. Mahone. Ship's fund It was agreed that crewmembers would of $1.53 was given to the patrolman when write a laudatory letter on the captain the ship was returned. It was returned There is not to the LOG and would also send flowers to the chief steward. to his ailing wife. Discussion was held c.nough for a TV set. so donations will on individual men's requests for menu be gladly accepted. changes and the failure to please the majority. Meats should be rotated, and DEL MAR (Mississippi), October 2f— the application of garlic .to each meat Chairman, George McFall; Secretary, C. should be a matter of personal choire. A. Bradley. Performers' naqies will be The standard of night lunch should be turned over to the New Orleans hall as raised. Fresh shrimp should be requisi­ I a warning. There is a $10.71 balance in tioned in Gulf ports. Steward deparl- ' the ship's fund. Steward has $17 for ment thanked the 4-8 deck watch for the movie fund. Department delegates daily cleanliness ef the messroom. were asked to collect from the men in their departments. People without passes STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), No­ should be kept off the ship. This is the vember 8—Chairman, Anthony Zaid; Sec­ job of the gangway watch. Repair lists retary, Jose Doletini. Engine depart­ will be turned in. Delegates will find ment toilet scats have not been repaired out about throwing a party. Those who yet. Delegate will see the chief engineer wish to attend will pay S2 apiece. There about it. George Baugh was elected is - a lack of gratings and scuppers in ship's delegate by acclamation. Doors the laundry room. A filter should be should be closed and locked in port to put on the water line in the crew's avoid loitering in the passageways. Com­ laundry, like the laundry for the pas­ plaints should be referred to department sengers. Cups and glasses should be re­ delegates, and no man should go around turned to the pantry. .All mattresses telling everyone about his troubles. should be checked before arrival in New There are no .beefs at this time. Orleans so they can. be replaced while the ship is laid up. Ship should be thor­ MARCRE (Ore), November 11—Chair­ oughly fumigated. Crew should keep man, no name; Secretary, K. C. McCul- out of the pantry while the pantryman leugh. One man missed ship in Balti­ is getting the food in the steam press, more on sailing day. Patrolman will be just before the meals. Edifor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME SYREEY ^\I3^^RESS CITY .ZONE STATE Signed a*-.... TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old tubscrlbar and havt a chango of address, |>laasa give your former address below: ADDRESS CITY ... •saaaaasaaaaassisaaaeseaaaaasesaavaas ia«ae«8a«MB«a«BMMMBM«$aaa88a»«»a«*aab 4**ats»«tiaaa»*.««. {•••••••aaaeeaaaata •8*B*»«aeaaa»a**aa*»aaaaaa«aaa8aaaG ZONE e»a*atBaa«»Vs«»- STATE .3. �Page Vwenty-slz SEAFARERS IfOTembeir 27. 195S LOG Hospital Stay Is Paid Vacation Bedsifle payment of-vacation benefits to men in the hospitals is currently one of the most popular services offered by the SIU Welfare Services office. They are made possible through the distribution of vacation pay applications by the hospital representative, who later de­ livers the benefits in person.-^ The vacation payments, on checks the application against the fered to bed-ridden Seafarers. The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who top of the regular hospital man's discharges. Then on his re­ These include shopping services, are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. in the HOSPITALS benefit and any other money due the Seaarer in the form of earn­ ed or unearned wages, ia delivered to the patient right at the hospi­ tal It certainly eases the men's financial worries particularly for those men who have families to support and have to look forward to a stay in the hospital with no money coming in otherwise. Filled Out In Hospital The way the system works is simplicity itself. The hospital rep­ resentative gives the patient his vacation application and helps him fill it out if necessary. He then turn to the office he takes the dis­ charges with him along with the application to be processed at the headquarters vacation office. There the man's application is checked a second time, and if all is correct, a check is made out for the amount due. On his next week­ ly trip to the hospital, the Welfare Services representative delivers the check, and cashes it on the spot if the patient wants the cash instead. The handling of vacation pay­ ments in the hospitals is just one of a variety of personal services of­ such as the purchase of personal necessities, tobacco, stationary, clothes and the like, and: handling of all problems that the Seafarer might face when he is hospi{:alized. In addition to vacation payments in the hospitals. Welfare Services also handles vacation payments by mail.. Seafarers in cities distant from an SIU hall, or in foreign ports, can write in to Welfare Serv­ ices for vacation .applications, which when filled out and returned with discharges, are followed by mailing of a check to the man in question. October 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and lie G. Guillory, 929 Ninth Street, Mrs. E. B. McAuley, 115 Wright Port Arthur, Tex. Street, Stapleton, Staten Island, 4 4 4 NY. Lawrence Christopher Wolf, born October 9, 1953. Parents, t t 4 Paul Gabriel Lanzano. born No­ Mr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Wolf, vember 1, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 37-06 65th Street, Woodside, NY. Mrs. Gabriel Lanzano, 2021 West 4 4 4 Sixth Street, Brooklyn, NY. Bonny-Sue McCormick, born Ala. 4 4 4 July 31, 1953. Parents, Mr. i Mary Madeline Fennelly, born and Mrs. Edward A. McCormick, Samuel Melvin Davis, bom July October 9, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 19, 1953. Parents, Mn and Mrs. Mrs. Joseph Gerard Fennelly, 653 12 Ladang Trail, Denville, NJ. 4 4 4 Arthur J. Davis, General Delivery, East 14th Street, New York, NY. Margaret Ann Guiiiano, born Cleveland, Tex. 4 4 4 $• it t. Jana Roena Tulp, born October November 2, 1953. Parents, Mr. Beverly Alice Hodden, born Sep­ 21, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Anthony F." Guiiiano, tember 23, 1953. Parents, Mr. and John Tulp, 19-E Island City Homes, 707 Fourth Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ. Mrs. Martin V. Bodden, 830 NW Galveston, Tex. 4 4 4 34th Avenue, Miami, Fla. Susie Van, born September 11, 4 4 4 4" .it , t Richard Callahan, bom August 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ching Carl Anthony Saxon, bom Oc­ 8, 1953. Parents, Mr.' and Mrs. Z. Van, 134 Suffolk Street New tober 2, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Charles Callahan, 246 Mills Street, York, NY. Mrs. Dewey M. Saxon, 411 South Darby, Pa. 4 4 4 Franklin Street, Mobile 21, Ala. Enrique Soto, Jr., born October 4 4 4 Randolph Michael Nunes, born 12, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Frank, bom October 24, October 21, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Enrique S. Alvarez (Soto), 86 South 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil­ Mrs. Alvin G. Nunes, 2542 Booth 10th Street, Brooklyn, NY. liam Frank, Sr., 115 Cannon Street, Road, Honolulu, Hawaii. 4 4 4 New York, NY. Arlene Frances Spencer, born 4 4 4 i t John Francis Doyle, born Oc­ September 8, 1953. Parents, Mr. Frank Michael Wolinski, Jr., tober 31, 1953. Parents, Mr. and and Mrs. Robert Spencer, 713 born October 4, 1953. Parents, Mr. Mrs. James J. Doyle, 3103-B Moun­ Canal Street, Mobile, Ala. and Mrs, Frank Wolinski, 6042 tain Drive, Philadelphia, Pa. 4 4 4 Annunciation Street, New Orleans Deborah LaVerne Wiggins, bom 4 4 4 18, La. Hector Rodrigues, born Novem­ October 18, 1953. Parents, Mr. and ber 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Cecil B. Wiggins, 312 North ^ it t Thomas Lynn Hatcher, born Au­ Juan Rodrigues, DH 7th Avenue, Union Avenue, Crichton Station, gust 29, 19S3. Parents, Mr. and San Femando, Puerto Nuevo, San Mobile, Ala. Mrs. William R. Hatcher, Chin­ Juan, Puerto Rico. 4 4 4 quapin, NC. David Bonefont, born October 4 4 4 Robert Henry Edenlield, bom 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. i- t. S. William Franklin Cooley, bom October 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Gabriel Bonefont, 14 Rutgers October 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry O. Edenfield, 220 East Place, New York, NY. Mrs. Benjamin F. Cooley, Route 1, Bolton Street, Savannah, Ga. -4 4 4 Box 88-A, Citronelle, Ala. Connie Elois Johnson, born Oc­ 4 4 4 ^ 4> Dannell Glenn Guillory, bom tober 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Janet Elizabeth McAuley, bofn September 28, 1953. Parents, Wil- Mrs. James W. Johnson, Route 4, Box 800 Chrichton Station, Mobile, Ala. Happy Seafarers' Family All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name. Edward Douglas Powell, Jr., born October 27, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Powell, 812 Summerville Street, Mobile, 4 4 While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. USPHS HOSPITAr, BOSTON, MASS. Irwin W. Bassett Frank Mackey Edwin T. Callahan Theodore Mastaler Joseph E. Crowley Robert A. Rogers USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS C. Barboza Howard E. Liles WUliam Bargone Charles O. Lipsky A. .r. Beauchamp John E. Markopolo L. Brunson O. J. Morgan Jean V. Dupre Robert Puekett Howard W. Forbes J. F. Strymoe W. S. Getty H. Trahan G. R. Gonzales Jr. Charles Young USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Joseph Antoniak Wayne Hartman Ahtonios M. Bays Robert Lambert John P. Brooks T. J. Lobado Jessie A. Clarke W. R. Mcllvecn Frank J. Conforto Earl McKendree Jeff Davis William H. Mays Earl T. Erlckson Frank Pasquall Carl S. Fleming James H. Fenswlck W. J. Callaway Alexander Presnell Milton C. Habrat Lloyd J. Thomas Percy X. Harrelson John Zohil USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. G. R. Anthony Thomas F. KeUer A. R. Baker B. G. Knapp Cecil Bennett Leo H. Lang Herman H. Casas John Leys Clarence W. Cobb Thomas Lind G. T. Coleman Henry J. Maas S. Cope L. L. Mays W. C. Copping C. R. Nicholson Adion Cox W. E. Reynold* Rogelio Cruz J. A. Ricks Sr. Thomas J, Dawson John J. SchaUer Joseph L. Dionne Luther C. Seldla M. W. Gardiner Richard R. Suttle E. C. GUbert T. R. Terrington Jack H. Gleason L. Thibodeaux Louis J. Guarlno Marion C. Vester . John Hane R. Wentworth John L. Hlnton Norman West J, H. Jones USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Robert Bennett Fred Railenbuel Joseph M. Cash Henry Watson Frank HaU USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Leo Dwyer C. E. Owens SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Joseph Koslusky USPHS HOSPITAL DEmorr, MICH. Joseph L. Sheahan USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. A. E. Allan Olav Gustavsen D. H. Boyce Joe perreira C. O. Burnette Peter Smith F. A. Burns D. K. T. Sorensen Wayne T. Center W. Timmerman Ho Yee Choe S. L. Vandal A. J. Eilingscn Robert R. White USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Fred U. Buckner Claud Kent R. A. Denmark S. V. Kilpatrlck John E. Duffy Joseph M. Litteral Joe B. Farrow Jlmmie Littleton Nathan L. Gardner L. J. Love Roger E. Huggins John U. Tlllis Samuel Jonas George W. Wilson Herman C. Kemp USPHS HOSPITAL OUT-PATIENT CLINIC, SAN JUAN, PR Angel Rosa USPHS HOSPITAL .STATEN ISLAND, NY NeU D. Abernathy C. Mc'Brien James H. Adams John Maclnnea Melvin Bass John B. Molini John Beckmann Jack D. Morrison Earl A. Bink AUred MueUer Robert Borland Raymond C. Myers Marcle Boyles • Jerry J. Palmer John E. Brady Richard PaneraU William H. Brady John Quinn Bomar • R. Cheeley C. H. Robinson C. A. Cumming VirgU Sandberg C. L. DeChenna Ira A. Sandt Thomas Doherty W. Schoenborn John Dovak Robert- Sizemors Eddie Driggers John Slaman John Flynn Robert Smith Estell Godfrey Warren Smith Felix Gregerowicz C. Sofounios August Jockel Jose Sousa Paul Jokubesak T. Stevenson Walter Karlak Milton Trotman Michael Katrausky Harry S. Tuttle V. Koskinen Frank Walaska R. LaBombard Pete Williams Luciano Labrador Tadashi Yatogo Stanley Lesko USPllS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, BROOKLYN, NY Percy D. Allred Frederick Landry Clauds F. Blanks James J. Lawlor JuUan Cuthrell James R. Lewis C. M. Davison Francis F. Lynch EmiUo Delgadd Harry F. McDonald Antonio M. Diaz A. McGuigan John J. Driscoll David Mcllreath Jose G. Espinoza Vic Milazzo Robert E. Gilbert Lloyd Miller Bart Guranlck Eugene T. Nelson Thomas Isaksen Montford Owens John W. Keenan E. R. SmaUwood L. Kristiansen Renato A. Villata New York, New Orleans Babies 4 Michael Jake Liuzza, born Octo­ ber 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Giacomo Liuzza, 1531 Iber­ ville Street. New Orleans, La. f-' C] . I Ir. -• How to Apply For Birth Pay • ' "^'• ; S' •• '. • Seafarer Enrique S. Alvarez is well pleased with the new addition to the family as vvell as by the $200 maternity benefit check and $25 bond delivered by the SIU Welfare Services Department. Applications for the mater­ nity benefit must be supported by the following documents: • Your marriage certificate. • Baby's birth certificate dat­ ing birth after April 1, 1952. • The discharge from the last ship you sailed on before the baby was born. Processing of all applica­ tions can be speeded up by at least three days if photostatic copies of the three documents are sent in. Applications should be made to Union Wel­ fare I'rustees, c/o SIU beadquarters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32; NY. Seafarer Isidore Margavi (above) is shown with wife Annette and newest baby Neil in New Orleans home. Other children are Lise, Billie and Keith. Below ir Seafarer Ching Z, Vad with his family and new arrival Susie. �^SfWi' SEiFARERS •fm Pf E lE^* THE S»SAE4RERS LOG Par* TveHly-Mtitn Tit For Duty' He Colle€ts $$ m.i With WALTER SIEKMANN {News about men In the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SW Wel­ fare Benefits tVill be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in Tiis post as Director of Welfare Services.) We've had quite a few happy Seafarers around New York recently as a number of them became well enough tg get discharged from the USPHS hospitals at Manhattan Beach and at Staten Island. Most of these men said that they're looking forward to getting away from the hospital routine, and are anxious to get back to shipping out again. Peter Gvozdich was one of the men discharged from Manhattan Beach, after spending a long time in there fighting to regain his health. He says he's feeling fine now, and is just going to take it easy and get used to being outside again. G. E. Schumaker is another of the Seafarers who got discharged from Manhattan Beach after a long stay there, and he's just as haplpy as the others about being well enough so that he doesn't have to stay in the hospital. Of coimse, we've also had a number of Seafarers who were admitted to the hospital. Jack Olsen is one of the new arrivals at Staten Island, and so is Warren Smith, whose last ship was the Seatrain Texas. Bruce Cole, who got off the Steel Navigator recently, is also in the hospital right now, and so is Oscar Raynor, who got off the Trojan Trader. ' Frank Blandino, who had to get off the Anniston Smith Victory, was also admitted to the Staten Island, and so was Gilbert Essberg. Gilbert, while he was on the Antinous, got an injured back when a foc-sle door slammed on him. The doctors are still malung examinations to see just how badly his back is injured. Esteil Godfrey is one of the Seafarers who has been in the hospital for a while now. He was originally hospitalized in Yugoslavia with a broken-hip. He was then brought back to Staten Island after the Union took steps to get him repatriated. He's got high hopes now about the healing of that hip, particularly since he's getting good treatment and care. And then, of course, now he's in with some of his old friends and with other seamen, so at least he's got people to talk to while he's getting well. Ludwig Krisiiansen, who's been in Staten Island for a while now, says that he'd enjoy hearing from some of his old friends that he sailed with in the past. That goes for just about every Seafarer in the hospi­ tal. Since these men have so much time on their hands, and very little to do while they're trying to regain their health, a letter or even a postcard from an old friend can sure brighten up the day for them, Godfrey and if you're in port and know some of the men it sure would make them happy if you'd take a couple hours and go up .< to visit them. ^ Robert Sizemore is over at Staten Island hospital again, waiting to undergo some more surgery. He's been laid up for quite some time, and we're sure he'd really appreciate hearing from some of his old friends. iRonaid F. Wolf is really looking forward to his next payoff, which should be around the middle of December. His wife just cojlected •the $200 Maternity Benefit and the $25 Bond for their fine new son, but Ron is still out at sea finishing up a four-month' trip, and hasn't seen his new son yet. That's the reason he's anxious to get to this payoff, so he can get home and spe.nd some time with his new son. . '^1 Brother Isaac Seger receives check for $1,411 in maintenance and cure from Walter Siekmann, di­ rector of Welfare Services. Looking on is the Union's attorney, Seymour W. Miller. A good example of how the SIU Welfare Services will go to bat for a member is provided in the case of Brother Isaac Seger. This Seafarer was recently award $1,411 in mainte­ nance and cure in a case where the company at first refused to pay anything. Seger was a crewmember-^ ^^^ ' of the Liberty Bell when he Plenty Of Seamen Here first took ill. He turned in at a hospital and was told that he had a tumorous growth and that an operation would be necessary. Upon his return to the States, Seger turned in at the nearest USPHS hospital. The USPHS normally has the final say in re­ gard to a Seafarer's fitness for duty. In the case of Brother Seger, the doctor at the Marine hospital said that after a two week rest, he would be fit for duty once more. Went To Specialist Unwilling to accept the doctor's diagnosis, Seger went to a special­ ist. The specialist advised an oper­ ation immediately and the Seafarer took this advice and was operated upon successfully. When Seger applied at the com­ pany office for maintenance, he was told that he would not be re­ Seafarer Gabriel Bonefont is shown with one of his six sea-going imbursed because the USPHS doc­ brothers, Edward, and two of his eight children. Bonefont just tor had listed him as "fit for duty." received an SIU maternity ben^iit for his newest son and potential At this point the SIU Welfare Serv­ Seafarer, David. ices stepped into the pictme. The SIU turned the matter over to the Union attorneys. Shortly after this, SIU counsel Seymour Miller succeeded in getting the company to award the full amount of $1/411 to Brother Seger. After Brother Tire deaths of the following leaves his wife, Ada Frances Seger called the matter to the at­ Kyser, 200 Charleston Street, tention of Welfare, the Union at­ Seafarers have been reported to Mobile, Ala. the Seafarers Welfare Plan and torneys took it from there. Soger's 4> 4i 4^ claim was quickly validated and $2,500 death benefits are being paid. All of this was done without paid to benejiciariee. Floyd M. Hansen, 32: A messman cost to Brother Seger. Miller rep­ in the steward department since resents the Union in all legal mat­ Otto Stefansson: On July 24, 1951, Brother Hansen joined the ters as well as assisting the mem­ 1952, Brother Stefansson was lost SIU in Mobile. On November 3, bership in cases, like these! 1953, he died of a cerebral hemor­ This is Just another service that at sea aboard the Seatiger. A mem­ rhage at the USPHS hospital. Welfare is happy to perform for ber of the deck department, he had Savannah, Ga. He leaves his moth­ been sailing with the SIU out of er, Mrs. Maude Hansen, Box 345, members. New York since 1946. Brother Ruskin, Fla. Stefansson leaves his father, Stefan it it Johannsson, Storholt 33, Reykja­ Anthony Albert Klavins, 52: A vik, Iceland. fatal stomach ailment was suffered by Brother Klavins on October 3, J" t 4" • Through an error, the last ' Harold W. Sherwin, 52: Brother 1953, in Baltimore, Md. A member issue of the SEAFARERS Sherwin died of a brain hemor­ of the engine department. Brother LOG carried December 23, rhage on March 11, 1953, and was Klavins had sailed SIU for the 1953, as the cutoff date for the taken to the US Army hospital at past thirteen years. He was buried five years of sea-time that an Yokohama, Japan. He had sailed at Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Bal­ alien could use to qualify for in the engine room since 1941, timore, Md. His estate is admin­ citizenship* from New York. Burial took place istered by Victoria C. Ludgrove, Actually there are two cut­ at Yokohama International Ceme­ 714 South Brodaway, Baltimore, off dates. The first one, Sep­ tery No. 7. The estate is admin­ Md. tember 30, 1950, is the latest it it it istered by Mrs. Gertie Gibbs. 205 date on Recharges that the Thomas L. Flood, 46: Since 1951 alien can use for his five years' 4th Avenue, Baltimore, Md. Brother Flood had been a messsea time. The second one, De- < 4/ t . J" man in the stewai-d department; cember 23, 1953, is the latest Percy M. Kyser, 60: On Septem­ his home port was Mobile. On Sep­ date an alien can apply for ber M, 1953, Brother Kyser suf­ tember 14, 1953. he died of a liver citizenship uhder this five year fered a fatal hepTrt ailment at sea, ailment at City HospitaJ, Mobile, provision. and was later buried at US Na- Ala., and was burred in that city. Other ways of obtaining citi­ tional Cemetery, Mobile, Ala. He He leaves a brother. Howard F. zenship, of course, will remain sailed from Ne>y York in the stew­ Flood, 14814 Cliftoni iSouIevard, on the books. ard department since 1951. He Lakewood, O. i FINAL DiSPAXCH •"fer 1 •'S' 1ii 1 E. Alien Cutoff is Sept. 30,1950 l-s;--*:I'" 'WlUliBfi SEinCES BEMlimilT y J Y0tm PR08UM IS pmw^^ ::-:M ! *-Ei- �• OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION,* ATLANTIC A N D G U L F DIS T R IC T • AFL • "• ' • • '^3.. .•fe'vJ;-" an?-# - T' -• M ..sr •'• • r'i4 • -iPi": •• -v:' -H •• -ifi. Ir .y-vri '.'' •'• . mv-Jtr- '-y • J U ' Seafarers fnterested in improving their earn­ ing powers by securing higher ratings can ^et assistance from their Union in the form of up­ grading booklets available in headquarters and in every SIU hall. These booklets provide basic information ort^ the type of material featured in Coast Guard upgrading examinations and thus serve as di valuable study guide, acquainting the Seafarer • ^ ^ with the subject matter he has to bone up on. Aside from the higher wages these ratings offer over unrated jobs, the possession of oddf* tionol ratings automatically assures the Sed*. :^rer a wider selection of Job openings ond adds to his job security accordingly. •t Seafarers who do not no>V hold a rating, ^ those who seek additional ratings besfdet iKtl plies they now hold, will find it advisable fp. toRf advantage of tho opportunity these bcM>ktel^ offer, -v'- I^s ^ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource November 27, 1953 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XV, No. 24 Description An account of the resource Headline: VOTE 18 ATLANTIC TANKERS, WIND-UP SET FOR DECEMBER 15 ARMY SHORE LEAVE BANS UNDER NEW SIU FIRE, LEGAL ASPECT STUDIED MEN DEBUNK 'MUTINY' CRY ON SIU SHIP KOREA HAILS FIRST RELIEF CARGO MORE CONTRACT GAINS IN OFFING AS NEGOTIATORS SPEED MEETINGS SIU CREW BOARDS SECOND OF 4 NEW SUPER-TANKERS BOARD RULING LIMITS AID TO BLOOMFIELD SS FLORIDA OFFICERS STRIKE OVER PAY, OT GOV'T SHIPS GET CATHODE TREATMENT MOTION ON SHIPPING VOTED DOWN BY PORTS THREE QUALIFY FOR DECEMBER COLLEGE EXAM CERTAIN AFL-ILA VICTORY HAILED BY 6,500 DOCKERS TWO ORE LINE VESSELS TAKE SIU SLOPCHESTS GOV'T MAY SHUT DOWN KINGS POINT SUP, MFOW WIN NEW VACATION SYSTEMS TIPS FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SIU MAN REACHES HOME AFTER SOLO OCEAN TRIP CG CHECKING ALL SHIPS IN KEY US PORTS FIGHT SEEN ON MSTS USE FOR REFUGEE LIFT CREW STICKS TO STRICKEN SHIP 'SAVE USPHS' DRIVE GAINING MOMENTUM ABOARD SIU SHIPS PECULIAR WELCOME THAT 'MUTINY' STORY THE POW QUESTION A SEAFARER IN PARIS LONGSHORE RALLY SEES VICTORY AFL-ILA MELTING ICE BRINGS OCEAN LEVEL RISE STORM CAUSES HEAVY DAMAGE TO NY PORT SHIPBOARD LIFE NOT ALWAYS A BED OF ROSES, SAYS SEAFARER BASEBALL VS. BEBOP ON SHIP 'MIRACLE MAN' SEAFARER KEEPS FIGHTING BACK AFTER MISHAPS WINES AND DINES ACTRESS CANINE LEADS CREW'S LIFE ON VACATION CLASS SPEECH DEFENDS LABOR BOMBAY BAEDEKER VESSELS KEEP LETTERS COMING SUEZ CANAL HAD A FORERUNNER IN 60 BC HOSPITAL STAY IS PAID VACATION 'FIT FOR DUTY' HE COLLECTS $$ Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/23/1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/6a4f61322df301f4f61e6cf3a3aa04a1.PDF 028561032a0823d47decbd6e6c785543 PDF Text Text Vol. XV No. 23 SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • .3 • -:s?! AT HALFWAY MARK -Story On Page 3 Canada 51U Wins 26 Day Strike -Story On Page 2 ia # .:P j-'~ - • •3 -m I • A'I •> i|• f AAL' Architect's drawing shows new exterior of Baltimore branch hall now under construction in the Maryland OOsWwfnOFC S new laOOfC* port city., The building has been re-designed to provide for a four story wing (right) with needed office apace and a new buiiaing front providing display windows for the Union's subsidiary corporations, ^ew design assures ample room for efficient Union operations in the port. (Story On Page 2.) ^ ' ' ^ �SEAFARERS IPG Pac« Tw« ;Neveaiber 13, IMS Less Hours,More $ Won By Canada SlU The seven-day week aboard Canadian ships is now dead. The SIU Canadian District knocked out the 56-hour shift as it won its 26-day strike against the Canadian Shipping Fed­ eration, a group of deep-sea-^ ^ ^ shipping companies. were manned around the clock, While the reduction, in and soon the Shipping Federation working hours was the major vic­ members saw they couldn't hold tory coming out of the strike, the out any longer. As a consequence, Canadian District also won pay in­ the Canadian District won almost creases, better vacation provisions all its original demands. The victory marked another and improved working rules. great step foward for Canadian From the time that the Canadian District hit the bricks, Canadian seamen, and followed close on the vessels were tied up tight. The heels of an SIU Canadian District strike was a quiet one, with every­ victory in a Great Lakes strike. Under the terms of the agree­ thing proceeding efficiently and In an organized fashion. Picketlines. ment, watchstanders and stewards department personnel will now work a 48-hour week. Instead of The AFL-ILA negotiating committee meets with the New York Shipping Association to subuiit de<the S6-hour week they had been mands. Among the AFL-ILA representatives, who are backed by most rank and ffle longshoremen, working. Daymen now work a 40are: (left to right), Jim Downey of the Checkers local, Hbward Schulman, union attorney; Sigmund hour week. Brovarshi, John Dwyer, both longshore rank and file leaders, and Peter Johnson, attorney for the All unlicensed personnel get a the union and Local 895 of the ILA. .$6-per-month pay increase, and day workers of the deck and engine departments get an additional $10 pay raise. The agreement also calls for improved vacation provisions, New arguments on the applica­ better overtime provisions and tion of the SlU-contracted Bloom- higher stand-by rates. The SIU A & G District offered field Steamship Company for a subsidy on two trade routes have its fullest support to the strikers, Demands for a 20-cent hourly increase plus other major contract improvements, high­ been presented before the Federal as did other SIU affiliates. lighted recent developments in the AFL-ILA drive to win control of .the dock$.. The de­ Maritime Board. Lykes Brothers Is leading the opposition to the mands, which far exceed those sought by the old ILA, have already been presented to the subsidy on the grounds that it can stevedoring firms. service the routes adequately un­ The growing trend to the organizing plans were discussed reward for information leading to der normal conditions. the arrest and conviction of the and past progress reported on. AFL-ILA was indicated by the Previously, the FMB had upheld person or persons who murdered Besides the 20-cent figure the Regular membership meet­ fact that the new union has now demands include a guaranteed Michael Brogan. Brogan was a proBloomfield's subsidy grant pending ings in SIU headquarters and enrolled'' 121 ILA locals from vari­ eight-hour determination of the company s day. The AFL-ILA also AFL-ILA longshoreman whose ous inland and seacoast ports is seeking additional at all branches are held every fitness to operate on the run. The hol­ body was found in the North River throughout the US. Meanwhile in idays, $100-per-monthvacations, company has plans to buy at least second Wednesday night at pensions, and 10 days after he had disappeared New York, pledge cards on behalf additional welfare benefits. The four ships if the application wins 7 PM. The schedule for the of the new union passed the 12,000 working conditions also came in from work at Pier 32. final approval. But both Lykes A program for the structural set­ next few meetings is as follows: mark for the port. Brothers, and Waterman Steam­ for attention, as the AFL-ILA in­ up of the new union has been November 18, December 2, So rapidly has the AFL-ILA sisted that the shippers negotiate drafted calling for a new constitu­ ship Company askec^for reargugrown that this past Wednesday with the new union to set up a fair tion, election of officers and other December 16. ment of the case. night, 1,000 rank and file organ­ and equitable method of employ­ steps necessary to get the AFLAll Seafarers registered on Bloomfield representatives main­ izers in Brooklyn and Staten Island ment. tain that existing services on the ILA in further operating order. the shipping list are required held a mass meeting at Prospect Fast Progress routes, which in the main run from This includes the -making of to attend the meetings. Hall at which the union's future Meanwhile, the new AFL-ILA, regular the Gulf to Meditteranean ports, financial reports to the with the full backing and support membership, are inadequate. They pointed it the guarantee of the of the SIU and the Teamsters, con­ members' rights, that they have been upheld three and full dem­ tinued to make fast progress as ocracy and membership times by the FMB counsel, by the control events happened in rapid-fire presiding examiner and by the full (Continued on page 17) order. board itself in this contention. The Federal Court issued a per­ They also emphasized that manent injunction against the old American participation in traffic ILA, stopping Tony Anastasia and on these trade routes was less than A proposal to streamline and modernize the "World War II- others in control of the old ILA 50 percent which is considered the built Liberty ships offered by Hugh Gallagher, president of from using threats or intimidation, desirable minimum on essential the Propeller Club of the United States, was universally de­ or interfering in any way with the trade routes. men's rights to join the new AFLnounced by shipping men. ILA. _ Offered before the Potter country. This also means mainte­ The AFL-ILA notified all long­ subcommittee surveying mari­ nance of a competent shipbuilding shoremen that they should not pay industry." At the prv^sent time he any more dues to the old ILA. The Nov. 13, 1953 Vol. XV. No. 23 time subsidies in San Francisco late last month, the proposal got a stated he was in favor of abiding AFL-ILA has stated that it will not As I See It "... .Page 4 thumbs-down rejection last week by the Merchant Marine Act of ask any of its members to pay any Committees .At Work Page 6 from shipping men. The plan 1936 with its provisions for ship­ dues until after the waterfront sit­ The Baltimore SIU hall, now Crossword Puzzle Page 12 called for re-engining the vessels building and ship operation, uation hM been settled. Since the under construction, has been re­ Editorial Page 13 to give speeds of 18 or more knots Lee also felt that a rebuilt Lib­ Federal 'injunction prevents the Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 compared to present speeds of 11 erty could hot outrun the modem old ILA mob from stopping any designed to allow for added office Galley Gleanings Page 20 knots, streamlining the front hull submarine, at a speed of 19 knots, longshoremen f{;om going to worl^ space, recreational facilities for Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 of the ship with a longer and as did the World War II ships; and or from threatening any longshore­ the membership and for added In The Wake Page 12 sharper bow and increasing the that he was in favor of a merchant man with loss of his job,"' or from conveniences. Labor Rouqd-Up......... Page 13 length of the vessel to 450 feet. marine policy "that will keep con­ checking the books of any long­ The big change made in the de­ Letters Pages 21, 22 The cost was estimated at $2,200,- tinually employed a reasonable shoreman, the old ILA Cannot com­ sign is the addition of the fourMaritime .Page 16 000 for each vessel. number of skilled men both afloat pel the men to pay dues. story- wing, which will run along Meet The Seafarer.. Page 12 and ashore." « On another front', the National one side of the building, thus al­ On The Job Page 16 The suggestion, shipping men Other shipping men expressed Labor Relations Board begaii its Personals Page 25 said, was "short-sighted" and an similar views, declaring that the formal hearing's on the AFL-ILA's lowing for expanded' membership "expediency that failed to recog­ Quiz Page 19 Liberty was built during an emer­ petition for a port-wide representa­ facilities, as well as added office nize the future-needs of the coun­ space which will make for more Seafarers In Action Page 16 gency and not sound basically. tion vote for longshoremen. These efficient service for the member­ Ships' Minutes Pages 24, 25 try and the merchant marine." They contended that most of the hearings are the preliminary step ship. The cost of such conversions fleet would have only ten years left before the NLRB sets the date for SIU History Cartoon Page 9 In addition, an elevator has been Sports Line Page 20 could better be applied to develop­ of a, normal 20-year span of peak the vote mi decides the scope of added in the building. This was Ten Years Ago Page 12 ing new designs and tonnage, ac­ production. the voting unit. Top Of The News... Page 7 cording to Robert C. Lee, vice A shipbuilding official asserted The New York-New Jersey included to provide more conveni-. Union Talk Page 9 chairman of the board of Moore- that While conversion of 100 or so Waterfront Commission announced ent transportation among the four Wash. News Letter Page 6 McCormack. He commented on of the 1,500 Liberty ships In re­ that over 18,000 longshoremen floors of the building, which will Welfare Benefits Pages 26. 27 -the inadvisability of spending huge serve fleets would provide needed have already re^tered under its include a glassed-in solarium on Welfare Report Page 8 sums of money on ten-year-old work for the shipyards of the na­ P|rogram in preparation for Decem­ top with membership facilities. Your Constitution Page 5 ships not fit for, as he put it, "any tion, the program would set back ber 1, when the new hi-state water­ The front of the building has Your Dollar's Worth Page 7 trade I know of at any speed. cargo shipbuilding and designing front laws go into effect. These ^30 been redesigned slightly to "The first obligation of the Gov­ ten years. He felt large-scale con­ 18,000 men registered despite re­ ^ovide for added display-window eubllth«d biwvvkiy at Hi* haitdquarter* •f th* Seafarer* Intarnitienal Union, At­ ernment, the Maritime Adminis­ versions were out of the question, peated warnings and orders from space, which will be used by the lantic «> Cult District. AFL. S7S Fouitti tration and the Navy is the main­ although one experimental conver­ the old ILA tellmg longshoremen Seafarers Sea Chest, and-for the Avenue. Brooklyn 32. NY. Tel. STerling •-4471. Bntered as saeend class matter tenance of a merchant marine suit­ sion might be worthwhile to test not to register.. other, services provided within the at the Fott Office In Brobklyn. NY, . able to the defense needs of the the advisability of the proposaL The AFL-ILA offered a.,|lp,0Q0, building. under the Act of AWBUSI 24. Ifll. Bloomfieid's Subsidy Bid Is Reargued AFL-ILA Seeks 20c Pay Increase^ Pledges Mount Meeting Night Every 2 Weeks Shipping Experts Critieize Liberty Conversion Plan SEAFARERS LOG I ,r':^-- New Design Built Into BaHo Hall �• '• • 'ffdwAW •••*'••:"*:'^ SeAFARiks' tOG • Pace ilire* See Fast Decision InAtianficElecfion, Half Of Votes In iM • • -ti With more than half of the 23-ship Atlantic Refining fleet already voted, SIU organizers were looking forward to a speedy decision in the National Labor Relations Board election. At the present pace, all but two of the company's ships will be voted by December 1. The two remaining, the Atlantic"} these ships should be other points with the pro-SIU no­ Exporter and .the Atlantic . , ,,, CTTT _ • , . voted in foreign ports, the SIU tice on his car. Dealer, are out on foreign will make arrangements to have an First man to cast a ballot in After heavinr Issues of Fleet News aboard the Atlantic Traveler off Stapleton, Staten Island, Seafarers Frank Pasaluk, left, and Alan Macdonald make victory sign aboard launch. Seafarers OnTarget WithThrowing Arm runs, and just how they will be voted is not yet certain. Meanwhile, indications arc that the SIU is winning a very solid lead in the balloting. While no fig­ ures are available, since the ballots will not be counted until every ship • has voted, the tankermen themselves report that SIU senti­ ment is-very .strong in the fleet and growing stronger as the elec­ tion progresses. Nowhere was this more evident than in the Anchorage, Atlantic's shoreside establishment for tank­ ermen waiting to ship. A large number of tankermen waiting as­ signment to ship voted there as well as Atlantic's shore relief, leadermen, men on'vacations, and others who came down to vote. SIU backers in the Anchorage re­ ported that the company union diehards were glum and few in num­ ber while pro-SIU men were open­ ly joyous at the way things were going. SIU Seen In As one of the men put it, "If the AMEU (Atlantic Maritime Em­ ployees Union) and the company couldn't even win the Anchorage where they've got all their leadermen and shore relief and every­ body else, how can they expect to even make a good showing in the vote? I think this is proof that the SIU is in. He also pointed to the obvious physical fact that very large groups of pro-SIU men gathered around the gate before and after the voting, while AMEU groupings were conspicuous by their smallness and lack of numbers. Further indication of the strong SIU attraction for men in the fleet was the fact that several SIU back­ ers on vacation traveled hundreds of miles to cast their ballots. One man came all the way from Cuba, another from Ohio. Aside from the Anchorage vote, ship's voting thus far include; the Traveler, States, Refiner, Frank­ lin, Blum, Mariner, Transport­ er, Van Dyke, Engineer, Ranger and Navigator. Two ships are scheduled to vote today, barring delays. They are the Voyager and W. C. Yeager. Most of the ships have voted in Philadelphia. Of the two remaining ships out foreign, the Atl^antic Exporter is posted for voting on December 12. As far as is known, no date is set for voting the Dealer. If eithei) or George Washington may have tossed silver dollars across the Potomac—but he had nothing on a couple of Seafarers involved in the Atlantic organizing campaign. Seafarers Frank Pasaluk and Alan Mac->^ donald heaved 14 out of 15 brought the ballots on board, the bundles of the "Atlantic Fleet Union would not be permitted to News," publication of the Tanker distribute the material as the ship Organizing Committee, on the deck would automatically become a poll­ of the Atlantic Traveler from a ing place. As the vessel was known bobbing, bouncing launch. And to be headed down-river from Renswhat makes their throwing arms salear, New York, the organizers all the more impressive was that (Continued on page 17) the ship was traveling light at the time and was high out of water. The two Seafarers' tag game with the big Atlantic tanker be­ gan on the Hudson River and con­ tinued all the way to Stapleton, Staten Island, where the ship voted. Another launph on the same mission was left In the lurch of the tanker as it fairly flew down­ river to get away from its SlU pur­ suers. First Ship to Vote The Traveler was the first ship * WASHINGTON — An important to be voted in the NLRB election, US business group has joined for­ and crewmembers aboard had not eign shipping interests in attack­ received copies of the special elec­ tion edition containing a sample ing the 50-50 law providing that ballot and voting instructions. 50 percent of Government-owned Once the NLRB election officiais cargoes move on American bottoms. The Committee for Economic De­ velopment, through its chairman, Meyer Kestenbaum, has recom­ mended to a Government commis­ sion that preference for American flag ships be gradually reduced. The CED was formerly headed by Paul Hoffman, proimnent in­ dustrialist, and former head of the European Recovery Program. I^ SIU crewmembers aboard the was Hoffman who bitterly opposed Binghamton Victory (Bull) have the original 50-50 law when the won high praise from the Mari­ recovery program first got under­ time Administration for the excel­ way. Kestenbaum testified before the lent way in which they have main­ tained the Government-owned ship Randall Commission on Foreign while she is under charter to the Economic Policy which has begun a series of public hearings on in­ company. ternational trade. The Commission A Maritime Commission repre­ was appointed by President Eisen­ sentative, in forwarding the results hower to report back to him on of an inspection report on the ves­ foreign trade policies. sel to the company, declared that In his appearance before the the "vessel was. found to be in ex­ Commission, Kestenbaum admitted cellent condition. that "a sizeable American mer­ "We take great pleasure in for­ chant fleet is clearly important for Seafarers sending^elegrams warding this report (of "the Coast our national security," but -con­ ot letters to the New York Gtiard inspector) and felt that his tended that the present preference headquarters dispatcher asking word of commendation should be to shipowners is greater than to he excused from attending passed along to the master, officers needed on grounds of US security. headquarters membership and crew tot the high standards The 50-50 law has bee^ under meetings must incUidc the Reg­ . . , being maintained throughout constant ' fire from loreign-flag istration, number ^of their all departments." shipowners ever since its passage. shipping card in the message. Th,e Binghamton Victory was in­ But Congress has reiaffifmed the From now on, if the number spected in New Orleans on Octo­ provi^ons each ye^r -by over­ f is not included, the excuse can­ ber 30, 1053.. She has'beeh Carry­ whelming vote in the various for­ not be accepted by the dis­ ing militai^ j^argp ;fdr the Goviern- eign economic and ^iliieW: T ald patcher. • . nient. ipr6grahis/''--:':;:'V;i:'^'':-' 50-50 Under Fire Before Study Group Union Crew Gets Praise From Gov't Put Number On Meeting Excuses observer present. Voting of ships in a foreign port took place in the Cities Service election so there is ample prece­ dent for such action. / An amusing sidelight to the elec­ tion took place when AMEU chair­ man Stanley Alcott, who is on the company's payroll as a leaderman, came down to the Atlantic Trav­ eler to vote. SIU men noticed that his car's rear bumper was plaster­ ed with "Go SIU—Vote SIU" stickers. Apparently he had been driving all over Philadelphia and the election, voting aboard the •Traveler along with the rest of her crew, was a serviceman, Rob­ ert D. Campbell of the US Navy. An ordinary seaman and an SIU supporter almost from the start of the drive in 1952, Campbell was on the Atlantic Engineer until he went into the Navy early in 1953. In addition to the actual voting on the ships, and in the ancohorage last week, balloting will also be held this coming Monday, No­ vember 16, at the company's rer finery. V1 Keith Terpe, SIU Director of Organization, right, leaves the Atlan­ tic Mariner in Newark after serving as an observer for the SIU in election. Accompanying him are NLRB official, left, and a com­ pany observer. Coast Guard Modifies Greening Procedures New regulations, covering the screening of merchant sea­ men are in the works as a result of a recent Federal Court decision in: San Francisco. "Within the next few days, a Government order is expected which will provide seamen cate that no appeal will be taken who are classified as poor se­ to the US Supreme Court. curity risks with a statement con­ taining the basis for the denial. In addition, seamen, who appeal denial of validated papers will be entitled to a bill of particulars specifying the charges against them. The source of the informa­ tion, however, will not be revealed. Court Decision The new regulations are an out­ growth of a decision by the Ninth US Circuit Court which ruled that it was unconstitutional to screen seamen off the ships without speccifically informing them of the charges they are facing. The Court held, however, that the basic se­ curity act under which the screen­ ing program is run was la\^ul and constitutional. While no inform9tion has as yet been issued on whether or'hot the Government is, appealing the deciisiion, the pending regulations indi­ The screening procedure was set up originally by executive order in January, 1951, on the basis of the security act passed by Congress in August 1950. At that time, labor and industry repre­ sentatives won the right to par­ ticipate on the appeal boards that were not composed exclusively of Coast Guard representatives. SIU representatives in major ports are members of local appeals board panels. The total number of validated documents issued by the Coast Guard since the screening began runs in the vicinity of 300,000, in­ cluding as it does, issuance of doc­ uments to shoreside waterfront workers as well as seamen. Of that figure, authoritative sources indi­ cate fhat about 2,500 men have been denied clearance or less than one percent. a- �Ship Program 1931 Wage Stales A Painful Memory • I v 'i • V 7-= I-' lf>-r?.'' 1-^ Inv- Ir I r V' 1%- Asi ^ JlC: • '• • IT'S ROUGHLY SEVEN WEEKS NOW SINCE THE AFL-ILA WAS. chartered in St. Louis by the AFL convention to organize a genuine ^ dispute over who is going to 10 nSKCESSED PHtSOSHEL OF VESSEtS. trade union for working longshoremen. , During that period the new" pay for the deepening of the Dela­ union has made a great deal of progress and has Justified the beliefs of ware River ship channel will delay those who argued that longshoremen would welcome a new union on construction of giant ore carriers mCB.SCAK. the docks. , ' to service US Steel's huge Fairless There is plenty, of evidence around for all to see as to the effective­ mill in Morrisville, Pa. ness of this campaign. Of particular hit'erest Is the fact that the leaders The giant ore carriers^ave been OB ruaelm ai^tlng artleloa <a or afUr Mwib 1, of the old, discredited ILA have shown the white flag and would like talked aSbut ever since US Steel lo work out some kftid of a deal to get back under the AFL banner. started developing its Venezuela But the AFL will not accept any such negotiated surrender. It will OrdliHuy M'wiu properties and building its new m Vt push this through to the finish. Dock Bcro plant on the Delaware. To date, Tlpora though, no steps have been taken At the beginning of the campaign, your Union was asked by. the UMB Bogro & In that direction and the ore is AFL to assist id the formation of the new AFL-ILA ^long with the Able Se. being hauled at present on foreignMr—en Teamsters Union. Because of the fact that we are so strongly organized flag ships. in our particular section of maritime, the AFL felt that, we would be $5S per aonth Mret Vograc* I57.5d pelf wmth helpful to the new organization. Cost $36 Million $55 • " tS».50 ' Beeond " >K Third " As a result of your Union's participation in this organizing drive, it 155 * . $57.^ •' In order for the carriers to be 160 • • rotarth » $62.50 * became the target of the discredited ILA leadership, which loudly ac­ built, the present channel above 160 • " pim " $62.50 cused us of scheming to seize the Jobs of longshoremen for "unem­ Philadelphia will have to be deep­ $62.59 per BorttJi sixth • $65.00 n ployed seamen." ened to 40 feet. It is between 25 The —ee* eantlnna at that rate but will apply only If Beabera and 37 feet deep right now. The The reasons why this propaganda fell flat were obvious to every of crew renalB an St)£ weeael. Kadiarg—cowerlns tbeae roya^ea are to be Army Corps of Engineers, which is working seaman and longshoreman. The longshoremen know too well produced at tlae of gigtang on. In charge of the waterway, has that, thanks to the lack of representation they have recommended that the dredging be Toura waxy truly, ' suffered from through the years, their wages and done, but that US Steel share about conditions are, unfortunately, far inferior to those half of the cost of the project, enjoyed by Seafarers. Many of them are well aware vcssisram SHifpnia oouPAior, i&e. estimated at $36 million. of how our rotary shipping system works and. of the fact that Seafarers enjoy at all times an average US Steel in turn has refused to Reproduction of the Mississippi Steamship Company letter of of at least one active job on a ship, or better, for pay any part of the cost. Its presi­ 1931 showing the wage scales set for the crews of its ships. every member of the Union. dent, Clifford Hood, charged that It's interesting to note that the line taken by the to do so would be to "extend spe­ NEW ORLEANS—A dramatic reminder of the kind of ship­ eld ILA leadership was exactly that of the company cial subsidy to a Government proj­ union that currently holds the contract for Atlantic ect." The channel deepening would ping conditions seamen faced 22 years ago was turned up acbe solely for the benefit of the cidently by the bosun of a Mississippi Shipping Company tankermen. They too, raised the cry that we were out to seize the tankermen's jobs. They too failed to convince the tankermen of this Fairless works. shore gang. While working-* ^ claim because of the obvious superiority of conditions and take, home The final decision on how the to crewmembers dated February pay on SIU ships. project will be handled will be up on the docks he noticed 28, 1931. , to Congress. Meanwhile there is no stained and yellowed piece of One of the major objectives of the AFL-ILA is to eliminate as rapidly It informed them that effective as possible the great gap on wages, conditions and welfare benefits action being taken on the con­ paper, which on closer inspection struction of the ore carriers, that proved, to be the wage scale on the March 1, 1931, deck boys would between the longshoremen and other sections of the maritime industry start at $25 a'month, AB's at $55 such as the Seafarers. In' this objective it has succeeded in enlisting were originally supposed to be as­ a month and firemen at $57.50 a very large numbers of rank and file longshore organizers who, have signed to Isthmian, US Steel's company's ships back in 1931. The paper consisted of a notice ihonth. ocean-going subsidiary. come forth in recent weeks.. It is encouraging to see that good men Other wages provided for in­ in the longshore union, who were long held In submission by the dis­ cluded: OS, $40 a month; mess- reputable old ILA are now coming forward and contributing to the men, $40; wipers $50. formation of a trade union run by and_fQr longshoremen. If an AB stayed on the same ship for six consecutive trips he THE NATIONAL LABOR RELA-HONS BOARD ELECTION IN could get up to a ceiling of $62.50 a month, while firemen could go Atlantic Refining is running pretty smoothly according to all repbrts, with the ships voting on a set schedule. Up until now, the organizers to a maximum of $65.00. . The company specified that report, the company has juggled men from ship to shore and back again Over on the other coast, in the That well-known Seafarer-paint­ these increases would be coming in an unsuccessful attempt to influence the trend. But all efforts to er of clipper ships, Hans Skaale­ port of Norfolk, the chairman's only to men who rode the same build up a pro-company union feeling have failed in the face of the gard, turned his post was handled by Otis C. Bailey, obvious attachment of the tankermen to.the SIU, fine hand toward who comes from ne^arby Ports­ ship. They would not apply to A couple of typical examples will illustrate how the tankermen them­ conducting a un­ mouth, Virginia. Bailey, who is 28 men working on different ships of selves regard the importance of this election. One tankerman on vaca­ the same company. ion meeting at years old, is a native Virginian tion in Maine interrupted his time off to come back to Philadelphia No provision for overtime was the last Seattle who joined the Union in Norfolk for the election. A second man came all the way from Cuba. One of membership get- eight years back. The recording made in the announcement, and the tankermen who had been fired out of the fleet (and now has charges togethq.r. Skaale­ secretary was Purvis Parker, who apparently no overtime was paid pending against the company) came clear .across.from Seattle in order gard took over sails in "the steward department. despite a seven day week and to record his vote for the SIU. ~ : the chairmanship Parker lives in Rockymount, North other work that today comes under Even more remarkable was the response of some former Atlantic at the Seattle Carolina. He joined the SIU in the heading of overtime. men in service, who were ruled eligible to vote by the Labor Board. meeting along Norfolk on November 4, 1944 and Of course, the notice was issued Oiie of them had never heard of the organizing drive. He had no id^a Skaalegard with Bob Cow- is 28 years old. by the company simply as an order, about what was going on until the company sent him a letter notifying drty who served as recording sec­ without the seamen having an op­ him he was eligible to vote in s6me sdrt of election involving the SIU. 1" 4" 4" retary, and Jack R. Siqiison, the portunity to negotiate on the wage This man came to Philadelphia and called the SIU hall asking what San Francisco's last meeting had reading clerk. Seafarers Philip Robertson and question. it was all about. When told that the SIU had been organizing in the Skaalegard will be forever fam­ fleet in order to win,an SIU contract for tankermen'he promptly went Pasquale Marinous in the SIU as the fellow who down to the-polling place and cast his*vote. Another serviceman, a elli serving as re­ aent his paintings into the last cording secre­ Navy man, pawned his watch for a bus ticket from SIU Art contest securely packed in Norfolk ahd went without food on an all day bus ' tary: and reading a 300-pound wooden crate. He took ride so that he could vote in the election. clerk, respective­ one of the prizes too. It seems pretty clear now that Atlantic tanker­ ly. Robertson is a All of his paintings were por­ men have long sought the opportunity to get repre­ native of Crete, trayals of sailing ships, most of sentation by 0 genuine trade union. This elec­ Illinois, being them the old-timu clipper ships born there on The Steel Voyager (Isthmian) is tion has given them their chance and all accounts which once graced all the world's • March 17, 1924. the first vessel of the year to make indicate they are making the best of it. oceans. He's completing t. i. Marinelli WE HEARD RECENTLY FROM ONE OF OUR his tenth year inroads on American sweet tooths Denmark Native in the date trade, (unloading a 10,brothers. Earl Spear, who has been receiving the with the SIU this December and Skaalegard, who sails as bosun pOO-ton -shipment at Erie Basin, disability benefit from the Union's Welfare Plan. It seems Brother and other deck ratings, is a native sails on deck. Marinelli is a New Yorker who Brooklyn, during the past week. Spear has gone back to his home state of Maine and is taking life easy of Denmark, being born there on February 7, 1924. He joined the has been an SIU member a little Enough dates came in the 75-pound there with the assurance that the checks come in regularly from the Plan to keep him going. Further, he writes us ..that, with this worry SIU in Boston a little over ten over a year. He was born in York on October 17, 1920, and packing cases to provide at least off his mihd his condition has been improving and he is getting along years ago, on July 10, 1943. Cowdrey came a long way to get makes his home in Brooklyn. He two ounces for every American for quite well right now. The to salt water, being born in lov/a too, sails in the deck department. the Thanksg^ing season. This kind of a letter from ohe of our disabled brothers makes it on December 22, 1926. He got to Several other SIU outport mem­ dates were shipped from Iraq. ' pretty clear just how important our disability benefit Is. It's been S3 the SIU out of the port of New bership meetings had rank and Another similar shipment* is ex­ unhappy tradition among SCamen that when they wefen't able to ptiU York in May, 1950. He sails in the file Seafarers serving as meeting pected later this month aboard the their weight Sny more on a ship' they had npbody to turn to. Sure engine department. officials. As a result a growing Steel Artisan, with Isthmian han­ there have always been outfits that have given charity to the seamaii^ The third officer of the meeting number of Seafarers are gaining dling all of th« date trade from who was ib a fix like this, but those kind of'things always had plenty Is another midwestem native, Jack invaluable experience In the con­ Iraq this year, of strings attached to them. . < Simison. Ohio was his birthplace duct of Union business and par­ Not all of the present supply, With our SIU disability benefit, men like Brother Spear have assui> 2e years ago. He joined the SIU ticipating in a greater degree in however, will b(B distributed by ance of their personal independence gnd at the sanle time enough when he was Just 17 years of age, the all-important membership Importers for us^en holiday tables. money coming In to keep the feedbag pir and a roirf nver..,thniK headsL •n April 7, 1945, aiid also sails maetiogs where Union policy is Some will find Iti way Into baked That's the least we can-do for those'btdttieiw whp.iAn't werh-i^^ with the black fang. decided. - ^ < . • - •. ^ v.,..:--; products and Caddy. " ? any more,- wm m s--'- Voyager Carries Holiday Sweets �7 jr*TraiW U. If$s S e i< F A R'E'R 5' L O C ^Mother ML' Stands For Tender Thought At long last the secret is out. The ML in the name of the SlU-contracted Mother ML, long a puzzle to Seafarers aboard the vessel, stands for a very special sentiment, mother love. The full name of the ship is"*^ Seattle drydock. She is getting a "Mother My Love" abbrev­ little beauty treatment including iated for convenience and some new- paint on her like all other tender reasons. mothers do from time to time. Some might be doubtful that affectionate regard for a mother's heart beats beneath her steel decks ' and inside every cylinder head, but that's what the owners, the Eagle Ocean Steamship Company, insist. One cynic was heard to say that the ML really stands for M. Lyras who happens to be one of the own­ ers of the company. This was in­ Candidates for college scholar­ dignantly denied by a company ships under the SJ[U Scholarship spokesman who claimed that if it was named after Lyras it would Plan can still send in applications for the next qualifying examina­ have to be called Father ML. In a way. Mother ML isn't such tion to be held on December 5, a bad name for the ship because it 1953. Four successful applicants was originally named after the from the ranks of Seafarers and late Alfred E. Smith, one of New their children will receive the 1954 York's most successful and popular four-year scholarship worth $6,000 politicians who made quite a point each for study in any field at any of being kind to mothers and their recognized college or university babies, especially around election in the US. time. As a matter of fact, a slab of The scholarships will be award­ concrete from one of the sidewalks ed at the conclusion of exams, of New York that A1 Smith made scheduled to be held on January 9, famous, is in the ship's wheel- March 13* May 22 and August H house. of n^xt year as well as on the De­ When the ship was sold to its pres­ cember date, after trustees of the ent owners, the name of Mother SIU Welfare Plan, which admin­ ML was substituted because in the isters the .scholarship program, words of the port captain, "The study the results of the tests. There new owners thought they oould has been no flood of applications extend that affection (for Alfred by prospective college students at E. Smith) with a name appealing this time, but officials expect Sea­ farers and their children to avail to all mankind." themselves of the plan once more Whether the name appeals to all mankind or not is a moot point. this year as they have done in the But at the very least, the name past. 3-Years* Sea Time titillated the curiosity of every Seafare* who boarded the vessel, In order to qualify. Seafarers or all of whom must have muttered children of Seafarers must pro­ to themselves at one time or an­ duce records of three years' sea other about those mysterious in­ time, attributed to themselves or itials and what they stood for. to fathers, on SIU ships. Applica­ At any rate, in the future we tions must be accompanied by ap­ expect to get nothing but happy plicant's high school transcript reports from that ship being that showing a standing in the upper love conquers all—or so they say.|third of their high school class. Right now, Mother MI is in a' (Continued on page 17) First '54 SlU Scholarship Exam Dec. 5 YOU and the SIU CONSTITUTION .:siy;: ME.5 V-:: Yoys;-COi>i$hJur}c^, ryisE- is;: eEssOtftE? -fo7r: • Wlf«;;tKE&E: ' From Artlcio XIV Section 6 Hoosier Mariner Sets 'Record/ Crosses Atlantic In Six Days The speed potential of the Mariner class ship was partially revealed when the Hoosier Mariner made a "record" crossing of the North Atlantic. The Hoosier, which is under char­ ter to the Isthmian Steamship Company, made a run of 3,162 nautical miles from New York to La Pallice, France, in-*six days, four hours and 40 reach every part of the engine one." Further, Vincent pointed out, the minutes. The speed mam- room." Actually, Wuchina said, there tained averaged out to better than 21 knots. While there is no official record for freightships and the run to La Pallice is far from a standard one, it is safe to say that no other freighter has made a crossing as fast. Further, the ship made two other stops, one at Bremerhaven and re­ turned to New York in 25 days. By comparison, the Waterman C-3 run to North Europe, stopping at three ports, takes 30 days or more, apd the Waterman run is less mileage because all stops are made at North Sea ports such as Bremer­ haven and Antwerp. Damaged Tiller Chances are that the ship would have come back even faster were it^ not for some damage to the tiller on the return run. As a result, she has gone into Todd's shipyard for repairs and a new paint job. Seafarer Nick Wuchina, who also sailed on the Keystone Mariner, the first Mariner to go into service, reported that many improvements have been made in the engine room of the Hoosier. "Many of the valves are located much better where it was easy to service the ship," he said, "and they also pro­ vided more catwalks so we could Profit Tax End Aids Big Firms loorbymolo";*!* » jors atony meeting- fwr Hoosier Mariner (left) rests in Brooklyn drydock after her "record" Atlantic run. At right, fireman Ed Tonisson puts burner in one of the ship's super-powered boilers. There ore no permanent meet' ing chairmen in the SIU. At every membership meeting a new chair­ men is elected, and under provisions elsewhere in the con­ stitution, any member present at the meeting can nominate him­ self, and stand for election as meeting chairman. Ending of the excess profits tax on December 31, 1953, means that many corporations can take a big drop in profits ahd have plenty left to pay their stockholders, ac­ cording to the magazine US News and World Report. General Mot­ ors can take an $800 million profit drop in 1954 and still have $600 million left for its stockholders when the tax expires. Many other companies are in the same posi­ tion. As an example, a manufacturer might make $100 million this year and pay $70 million in taxes, leav­ ing $30 miilion net profit. Next year, if his profits fall to $62.5 million his taxes will go down to $32i5 million and the company would still have, $30 million left. was no effort being made to push the ship's speed up. They had pretty fair weather going over, and the ship ran very smoothly. Chief Engineer William Vincent substantiated the fact that the ship was running well below her poten­ tial, "She was running on only 12 of her 31 nozzles," he said, "and we weren't pushing her in any way. She is a beautiful ship down be­ low. You couldn't find a better ship was running pretty light with little cargo aboard. Had she been more heavily loaded, he believed that she would have bettered her elapsed time. Wuchina said that the entire en­ gine room gang was staying aboard the vessel for another trip. "You can't find a better chief engineer," he declared, "and all the officers are the best I have ever sailed with. She's a ship and I'm well satisfied to be aboard her." -r 'Bonuses Are To Continue/ Union Informs Companies - SlU-contracted companies have been notified that the Union expects them to continue payment of all bonuses for the re­ mainder of the contract, expiring December 1, 1953. The Union has also informed the shipoivners that the bonus ques­ of bonus money, it in no way de­ tion, as in previous years, will stroys the bonus clauses in the con­ be the subject of negotiations for a new contract. The SIU action came after ship­ owners on the West Coast and those contracted to other unions discontinued the bonus payments on orders from Washington. Af­ fected by the order are all bonuses in European waters, as well as the Korean area bonus. Payments for Formosa and the war risk insur­ ance coverage in Chinese and IndoChina territorial waters will con­ tinue. 60-Day Extension Under a recent agreement made with the shipowners, the contract expiring as of October I, was ex­ tended for 60 days to permit nego­ tiations to continue without inter­ ruption. Since the bonus is writ­ ten in the agreement the Union expects the shipowners to live up to that part of the contract. The subject of bonuses will be taken up in the course of negotia­ tion sessions with company rep­ resentatives. Summing up the situation, an SIU headquarters spokesman de­ clared: "The SIU has always negotiated its bonus agreements in the past, and these matters have always been written into the Union con­ tract. While Government action on the subject may affect the source tract. "These clauses will stay in effect through the life of the agreement just like any other, and like the rest of the contract, they will be a subject for negotiation, as in the past. "Consequently, the shipowners are on notice that we intend to take the matter up with them in the course of our negotiations." Speak Your Mind At SIU Meetings Under the Union constitu­ tion every member attendinga Union meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting—chairman, read­ ing clerk and recording secre­ tary. Your Union urges you to take an active part in meet­ ings by taking these posts of service. And of course, all members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any. officer's report or issue under discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let their. shipmates know what's on their mind. : -MI "^1 �>iK' •I' ri1 ' '* h u BEdFAMBMS tac Aliens Get New Rulings On Entries Steel Apprentice Rams Lighthouse SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON I New regulations easing up on aliens who do not have passports have been issued by the Depart­ ments of Justice and State recent­ ly. The new orders will benefit many alien seamen who do not have passports for a variety of reasons. These men will be admfssable to the US as immigrants if they are considered stateless persons, Messman Chan King shows where the Isthmian Line's Steel Ap­ if they have been admitted for per­ prentice ripped a gash in her hull ramming a Philadelphia light­ manent residence and are tempo­ house. Although damage to the ship and lighthouse was consider­ able, there were no injuries. rarily absent from the US, or if they are a national of a Commu­ nist-controlled country and are un­ willing to apply for a passport from the government of that country. Married to Citizens Alien-immigrants who are hus­ Quick action by Seafarer Joseph D. McPhee saved the life bands of US citizens are also ex­ empt from the passport require­ of a brother Seafarer aboard the Trinity (Carras) when the ment. The same thing, of course, latter was knocked cold and thrown into the water during a would apply to womto married to lifeboat drill accident in Port--* US citizens. land, Maine. him cold. He was dumped uncon­ Where aliens can show proof Seafarer Francis P. O'Con­ scious into the harbor and would that they are -unable to obtain a nor was the victim of the freak passport for some other reason accident which resulted when a have certainly drowned were it not for McPhee. not specified in the regulations, . worm gear broke McPhee dived overboard, fully the passport requirement can be on the forward clothed, and seized O'Connor, keep­ waived. lifeboat davit ing him afloat. Meanwhile, Sea­ The new regulations are expect­ while the boat farers on deck threw lines over­ ed to ease matters considerably was being lower­ board. While keeping O'Connor's for seamen who are nationals of ed to the water. head above water' McPhee made Iron Curtain countries, and who The davit fell him fast to the lines, all the while up until now, have been unable or across the deck treading water in the process. unwilling to get a passport from and snapped off Hauled Aboard those countries for fear that the at the ^ase, fall­ Communist governments there O'Connor was then hauled ing into" the wa­ O'Connor would lay claim to them. ter along with aboard and subsequently the crew threw a ladder over the side so Several seamen in that category the boat. In the process, something struck that McPhee, who was thoroughly have been denied admission to the O'Connor in the head and' knocked exhausted by this flme, could get US up until now. back on deck. Once O'Connor was aboard, the crew revived him by artificial res­ piration. Fortunately. Boston Port Agent James Sheehan, who was on the ship at the time, went with O'Connor to the hispital where he received emergency treatment for a brain concussion, several rib fractures and a badly cut .eye. McPhee himself, was comoletely The SIU's six-man membership these machines will eriable the worn out by his efforts in the • committee elected by the head­ present accounting department to water which is icy cold at this time take on additional Work involved of the year. quarters membership to go over in the operations of subsidiary cor­ At last word, Sheehan reported, the Union's finances has completed porations in the new Baltimore O'Connor was resting comfortably its quarteriy report and made se^>- hall. in the hospital and several creweral recommendations to the mem­ Another action taken by the members were going over there to bership as to the conduct of the committee was to destroy certain donate blood in case he needed it. Coast Guard inspectors, who Union's financial activities. The unused dues receipt books because were present at the time, have they were numbered in improper committee, consisting of-Seafarers started an investigation of the Maurice Whale. J. W. Malone, order. To be on the safe side, the equipment. committee feit it was best to do Alexander Dudde, J. B. Lippincott, Joseph Pilutis away with the mixed-up books. In addition to these recommen­ and Edward Han­ dations and ac­ sen, was elected tions, the com­ by the member­ mittee wentship for the reg­ Seafdrers with beefs regard­ through the reg­ ular three month ing slow payment of monies ular check-up of audit, during due from various operators in Union weekly which it works back wages and disputed over­ financial reports. with a Certified time should first check wheth­ Secretary - Treas­ Public Account­ er they have a proper mailing urer's report^ ant to examine Pilutis address on file with the com­ and other finan­ all the books and pany. SIU headquarters offi­ cial transactions report on same. Lippincott cials point out that reports Of the Union. As The committee reported that the received from several opera­ • new system of posting dues re­ is customary, the committee count­ tors show checks have been ceipts by machine that has been ed the bonds in the Union's name mailed to one address while installed in Union headquarters that are in a bank safe deposit a beef on the same score is appears to be working very well box and tabulated at their present sent from another, thus creat­ arid providing a very tight contiol value. It also took a complete in­ ing much difficulty in keeping on all the receipts of the Union. ventory of all receipt books and accounts straight. Seafarers It also made a very thorough in­ listed them accordingly. ace urged to use one' perma­ spection of the National Cash In conclusion, the committee felt nent address for mail so that Register bookkeeping machines that, headquarters was taking all claims can be checked speedi­ and approved them heartily as pro- necessary steps to keep expenses ly and p^nient made right. • viding for a more efficient and of the union at a minimum figure more rapid system of bddkkeeping. that was in line with efiPiciency of 'The coiriiriittee pointed oiit that Union'bpergiioris: Unconscious Seaman Saved By Shipmate SlU COMMITTEES A t WOIIU Use Only One Mail Address :• I The special Senate Subcommittee on Maritime Subsidies has only begun to get at the root of our maritime problems, but the chances are good that it will have a new chairman come next January. The seniority rule is followed most of the time in connection with Congressional Committees. However, it wag by-passed by the late Senator Tobey, New Hampshire, when he chose Senator Potter, Michi­ gan, to head up the Maritime Subcommittee. Under the seniority rule, the chairmanship of the important Subcommittee would have gone to Senator Butler, Maryland. Senator Bricker, Ohio, the new head of the Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, is likely to favor Butler over Potter, to continue the maritime studies, ft is true that Butler has lots of reasons for wanting recognition as Chairman, more so than Potter, be­ cause he comes from the maritime State of Maryland. In any event, any such change^in the chairmanship of the Maritime Subsidy Subcommittee would not materially affect the merchant marine, because Bugler, as well as Potter, is- sympathetic to the problems of the maritime industry. ^ 4 Just a few years ago strong political forces close to the 'White House were urging that the US should scuttle its merchant fleet and rely on the merchant shipping of friendly foreign^ powers. This trend of thought has about been checked entirely. Both the White House and the Department of Defense now firmly helieve that in any future war, foreign fleets cannot be counted on to supply our own needs. Although this subject still is imder active con­ sideration by the Defense Department and, to a very considerable de­ gree, is classified, the Defense Department feels that this country could expect such assistance from foreign nations only to a "limited degree." Therefore, their feeling is that the US must rely primarily and basically on a US-flag merchant marine for the defense of this country, and that it is definitely wrong for us to depend upon foreign-flag shipping to provide the logistical support in time of war. t t 4^ Throughout the world today about 20 million tons of ocean-going ships are under construction or on order. With the second largest mer­ chant fleet in the world,'the US is building less than 3 percent of this total. The United Kingdom, in contrast, is building ten times that much. Seventy-seven passenger ships are now on order there, not one for the US. Six and one-half million tons of freight ships, not one for private US account, and less than 5 percent of all tankers built in the world are for US registry. Upon the occasion of a recent launching of a Mariner-type ship at Baltimore, Maryland, former Senator Q,'Conor, of Maryland, said that the Ainerican shipbuilder and the maritime industry will assume full responsibility for keeping .our flag on the seas, but that they look to our nation's leaders to support their effortss to stay afloat since - our foreign policy, our overseas commitments and our position as the ar­ senal for the free world have implicit bearing on our maritime strengths If this strength declines, Americans and lovers of liberty and free en­ terprise throughout the world may find tllbmselves well armed but without adequate riieans of delivery. < $ i i(t New security rules issued by the US Coast Guard became effective on November 3, 1953. The purpose of the revised regulations is to pro­ vide that any seamen denied security clearance or any person denied a Coast Guard Port Security Card shall receive a written notification of denial as to the basis of denial. If such person appeals, he will be furnished a statement or bill of particulars settinjg forth the alleged acts, or other data which formed the basis for the determination that such person is a poor securityrisk or is not entitled to security clear­ ance. As forecast in this column previously, the Commission on Foreign Policy, appointed by President Eisenhower, now has before it a recom­ mendation from a business group to eliminate or alter the 50-50 ship­ ping provision in US-aid laws. The special Commission was appointed by the President to examine and report on the subjects of interna­ tional trade and its enlargement consistent with a sound domestic economy, our foreign*economic policy and the trade aspects of our national security. The Commission, headed by Clarence B. Randall, a steel executive, will make a report to the President and the Congress shortly after the Congress reconvenes in January, 1954. In order to combat thinking along these lines, it is very likely that the shipping industry, will ask Congress next year for permanent legislation to provide that at least 50 percent of US-financed cargoes be transported in American bottoms. The Military Sea Transportation. Service has its back to the wall, after the fight by the maritime industry to take it out of competition with private American-flag shipping. This fight is sure to continue" in the next session of Congress as operators and maritime unions join forces to urge legislation providing that cargo or passengers under control of the US Government be transported in privately-owned iships to the extent of the capacity and ability of such vessels to perform the services required. Confronted with this comhined opposition, the MSTS, as a prelimi­ nary move, has agreed to lay up some of its Govemment-o-wned tankers as privately-owned tankers become available. In the fi^st move along these lines, MSTS has agrped tp lay up eight Navy-towned, T2 type tankers in the'next few months. The eight NaVy tankers to be inactivated will be replaced by fotw super tankers of the Orion Shipping and Trading Corporation, which will be operated by MSTS on the'basis of 5-year contracts. •-UM: •' -c �Page*!^iven SEAFARER^ tOG Brigantine Embarks On ,40,000-Mile World Cruise 4" ROYAL COJJPLE tiSITS US—King Paul and Queen Frederika of Greece arrived in New York last week aboard the United States. The Greek monarehs were house guests of President and Mrs. Eisenhower at the White House. The royal couple were later given the tradi­ tional New York "ticker tape" parade down Broadway, winding up at City Hall where they were presented with keys to the city by Mayor Impellitteri. The king and queen plan to tour the country to raise funds for the vic­ tims of 'the recent earthquake disasters in the Ionic Islands.. 4" i " 4ip DEMOCRATS GAIN IN ELECTIONS —In widely scattered elec­ tion returns throughout the couhtrj' the Demo­ crats scored convincing victories over Republi­ King Paul and Queen Frederika of Greece can opponents. In New arrive in New York on the United States. York city, Robert F. Wagner, Jr., the Democratic candidate for mayor, piled up a plurality of almost a half-million votes over Republican Harold Riegelman. Dem­ ocrats were also swept into office in Massachusetts, New York state, Connecticut and Virginia. In New Jersey, Robert Meyner was the sur­ prise victor as governor'in a Democratic landslide in which a Demo­ crat, Harrison.Williams, scored a stunning upset in a New Jersey Con­ gressional race. 4> 't" ' GODFREY, LaROSA HOG HEADLINES—^The recent public airing of radio and telfevision entertainer Arthur Godfrey's family squabble was competing with national and international affairs for headline space. After Godfrey fired his star performer, crooner Julius LaRosa, inti­ mate details of his private life became, matters of vital interest to the nation. The object of the singer's affections and a cause of the feud, was Miss Dorothy McGuire, one of the singing McGuii-e sisters still appearing on the Godfrey show. Miss McGuire is separated from her husband. Army Sergeant John Brown. Brown, in Korea, applied for special leave, but the Army turned him down, feeling that Julius con­ stituted no emergencey. • 4i 4i DULLES-WILSON SNAG—Evidence of some crossed signals in the Government turned up last week when the Defense and State Depart­ ments contradicted each other on storage of atomic weapons abroad. Army .Secretary Robert Stevens and General Nathan Twining, on an inspection tour in Spain, told the press there that the United States would store atomic weapons at the Spanish bases. This announcement brought angry protest. Secretary of Sthte Dulles quickly came out with a statement denying that the atomic weapons would be sent abroad. President Eisenhower sent for Dulles and Tfefense Secretary Charles Wilson and ordered them to clear their statements with the White House. t 4 4" TROUBLE IN TRIESTE—As the Korean peace talks became increas­ ingly snarled, other parts of the world not involved in the East-West dispute emerged as danger spots. Sporadic fighting has already broken out in the divided cities of Jerusalem and Trieste. Trouble is ex­ pected from nationalist elements in Tunisia and Morocco. In Trieste several civilians were killed in rioting against British and Americans who failed to hand over Trieste to Italy as previously announced. '4 The 95 foot brigantine Yankee heads out to sea from Gloucester, Massachusetts, on the first lap of a 40,000 mile round-the-world ctuise. Skippered by Irving Johnson, the former German pilot boat has made two previous world cruises. The Yankee will be out for 18 months. In addition to Captain Johnson and his family, the Yankee will carry a doctor, cook, mate and sixteen young people, includ­ ing four girls. ^ Mail Buoy ?—It ReaUy Works The next time that a new OS spends a fe w chilling hours standing up on the bow on a special lookout for the mail buoy, he needn't feel that he's in the same class as the new wiper who searches for a left-handed monkey wrench—because there is such a thing as a buoy, and if you don't believe"' it, just ask the crew of the gallon can, and then the tanker fishing boat put back into shore, pulled in closer to the fishing boat, and the Government Camp's mail Government Camp (Cities the Marijo II. was taken directly to the Delray Service). Captain E. R. Wagster, the skip­ Beach postoffice. Of course, the Government per of the Government Camp, put Camp's crew didn't get to pick up a message inside the mail buoy any mail from the mail buoy, but reading, "Dear friend, the master, officers and crew will appreciate they did get to send out eight let­ it very much if the finder of this Under the rules of the SIU, ters and eight postcards-=-and they mail buoy will mail letters en­ any member can nominate got mighty fast service too. In fact, closed at nearest postoffice. If you himself for meeting chairman, reading clerk or any other their letters were in the mails care to write us about finding the mail buoy, please write and your post that may be up for elec­ within a few hours after the tanker letter will be posted on the ship's tion before the membership, dropped the mail buoy. bulletin board." including committees, such as The Government Camp was off­ Then the tanker gave a few blasts . the tallying committees, finan­ shore between Boca Raton and Del- on her whistle, and the mail buoy cial committees, auditing com­ ray Beach, Florida, when she spot­ was thrown over the side. mittees and other groups ted a 22-foot fishing boat. The boat named by the membership. Meanwhile, the fishing boat had Since SIU membership meet­ contained a party taking part in ing officers are elected at the the annual fishing tournament of come in close alongside while the Boca Raton Junior Chamber members of the party aboard were start of each meeting, those taking some pictures of the 16,600who wish to run for those of Commerce. ton ship. They waved to the crewmeeting offices can do so. Since the tanker was on her way members on deck, and then turned The Union also welcomes out, the crew figured that this was around and picked up the mail discussions, suggestions and the last chance to send some mail, buoy. motions on the business before and so eight letters and eight post­ the meeting. After reading the message, the cards were sealed inside a five- Throw in For A Meeting Job YOUR SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Don't Get Hooked On Jewelry Seafarers have a reputation for buying a lot of Jewelry. Seafarers are also good customers for watches. Possibly too good. , For if you don't know the ropes you can be the victim of serious price gouges in buying gifts and time-pieces. Possibly in no other merchandise is there as much pricejacking as tljere is oh jewelry. Such items as necklaces, compacts, rings (including wedding and engagement rings), religious jewelry, and so on, often sell for as much as ten times their wholesale cost. Not all stores charge such fantastic mark-ups. The chief culprits are some of the credit stores and canvassers who go from h^se to house selling on the installment plan, and also make their headquarters on the docks. Some of these credit.sellers will actually charge as much as $30 for a costume pearl necklace that other stores may sell ifor as little as $6. ' Exaggerated List Prices The more unscrupulous jewelry sellers are able to get away with these fantastic charges because the pianufactiiirers and wholesale jobbers engage in a noioiious.practice of pr^ticketihg jeweiiy: ahd watches with exaggerated ifet prices. Some of the bestrknown brandii of watchbs carry printed tickets showing prices of as much as three times their actual cost, although a few of the more re­ liable makes, like Hamilton, and Ingersoll usually are listpriced only at a normal retail markup. The facts are, you absolutely skould not trust these printed price tickets as indicating either a fair or actual price of a watch or jewelry item. An official of one large chain of stores, Grayson's, recently stated that a retailer can sell some of the well-known watches for 50 percent off the list price set by the manufacturers and stili make a profit. Many other cash retajlers and discount houses similarly give big discounts off the exaggerated list prices of such items. The Seafarers' own Sea Chest, for ex­ ample, offers big discounts on watches and jewelrj'. Fantastib "Watch Charges Also aiding the installment sellers to sell working people cheap jewelry and watches at fantastic prices, are the catalogs put out by some of the wholesale jobbers. I have one such catalog in front of me. It has a separate confidential price list which says: VFor the benefit of in­ stallment dealers, the retail prices of many items in our catalog show a higher-than-normal dealer's markup. By so doing, we have allowed for the higher markup required by those selling on the time-payment plan". The purported list prices in the catalog are shocking. Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying There's the Cort women's watch which has a fancy brace­ let covered with rhinestones. The Cort watches sell at varying prices at different stores. This credit seller's cata­ log lists it as $100. It actually costs $17.50 wholesale. Even such well-known brands as Benrus, Bulova and Gruen carry highly-inflated price tags and must be shopped with care. And what do you think expensive-looking engagement and wedding rings are worth? Even those with bits of diamonds that carry price tags of as much as $15 cost only $3.25 wholesale, and aren't really worth more than $5-$6 retail. One point to watch carefully when buying jewelry or watches is a little extra glitter. It is the practice in the trade to jump up prices drastically with the addition of a fancy bracelet, or a few rhinestone chips, or some ad­ ditional jewels in the movement of a watch, which may add nothing worthwhile to the efficiepcy of the watch. The big point to get into your mind is that jvhenever you buy any kind of jewelry or watch, you can't trust the list price as shown on a printed price ticket or" in a cata­ log, even if it's the so-called "Fair Trade" price set by the manufacturer. • The other big point is to beware of the credit jewelers. Christmas is coming, but don't let them make you be Santa Glaus. • �raceXlKlit SEilFiillFJtS New mariner To Crew Soon, Sixth For SlU f . Lighthouse At Stamford To Be Sold It |i : WfiP& u Injury Rates At Record Low N»f«Blier IS, 19SS CASH BENEFITS The sixth Mariner to be assigned to an SlU-contracted company will- crew *up sometime around the end of next month, according to present plans. Meanwhile, the Orion ^^ agency has announced that-* the new Orion Comet, and the six more new supertankers, which other three supertankers they it will start building as soon as the have under construction, will be applications for Government con­ struction subsidies are approved. operating under Navy charters. The Show Me Mariner — which was named for Missouri according to the custom of naming the ships after the nicknames of the states — is being assigned to Bull Lines. She, just as the other Mariners, will be operated imder MSTS. According to present plans, the Seafarer-crew will go board the vessel in Baltimore, where the One landmark of the sea known ship is under construction. The to all Seafarers, the Stamford Show Me Mariner follows the Key­ stone Mariner (Waterman), the ill- Light, is soon to go undef the fated Comhiisker Mariner (Robin), auctioneer's hammer following the the Magnolia Mariner (Mississippi), sale of the century-old lighthouse the Hoosier Mariner (Isthmian), at Bridgeport, Conn., for $1. The and the Badger Mariner (South Stamford Light has been relegated Atlantic), which crewed up this to the category of surplus property by the regional office of the Gen­ month. eral Administration in Orion has announced that it is BostonServices as the first step in request­ chartered all four of its new super­ ing bids on the Connecticut light­ tankers to the Navy for five years. house. They will continue, however, to be manned by Seafarer-crews. The The Bridgeport lighthouse, 29,000-ton Orion Comet took in her bought by James Burroughs, head SIU crew this month. The agency of the Fairfield Dock Company, is has three more such supertankers destined for removal to another now tmder construction with the site. At a cost of $3,000, the new next one scheduled for completion owner intends to move it to the vicinity of St. Mary's-on-the-Sea to being the Orion Star, Colonial Steamship Company, a proposed basin for 400 small also has applications pending for boats near the Fairfield Town line. The Stamford Light is not mov­ able. It was built like a fort in the early Eighties and local defenders Don't Send Yonr of the light want it saved as a land­ mark. A Government assessor will Baggage COD be assigned to set a cash-on-theSeafarers have again been barrel-head value on the structure. warned not to send their bag­ gage COD to any Union halL No Union hall can accept de­ livery of any baggage where express charges have not been prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Union halls face the pros­ The Labor Department reported pect of having to go to a lot that injury rates have dropped to of trouble and red tape with a record low, as a result of stronger the Railway Express Co. All inspection laws and safety cam­ COD baggage—regardless of paigns. Figures issued for 1952 the port—goes to the local ex­ show 14.3 injuries for each millionpress office, where it is held man hours worked, which was eight by the express company until percent lower than the previous claimed. year. The Department has been Seafarers who want to be keeping tabs on injury rates for sure of getting their baggage the last 27 years. when they want it, can send it Lumbering and woodworking to any Union hall provided plants had the highest rate of all, they prepay the shipping 49.6 injuries for each million-man charges. hours. LOG SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID aaaaaaaaa.aaaaa«« No. Seafarers Receding Benefits this Period Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid this Period 6>^.9S3 aS WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS FAIO TNiS PERIOD T Hoyital Bciiefin Death Bepefits Djfahijlity Bynefitf Maternity Bcnefita Vacatioa Benefita £LSI JLliiS a3£ a 1535 OCA Xl4fi Total WELFARE. VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hospital Benefits Paid Since Tuiv 1. 1950 * Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 • Disability Benefits Paid Since Mav 1. 1952 * Maternity Benefits Paid Since April 1. 1952 * Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 * 335U2S .243M AMJJSS OO 4. OXS'9L I * Date Benefits Bcssn WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS , Vacatioa Cashootiaod veUue Vacation Estiinated Accounts Receivable — lAl.m OS Government Bondn (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets — Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS s 21 COMMENTS: During the two week period of thie report,' a total of Iseventeen (1?) maternity benefits have been paid. Of the jseventeen benefits paid, ten (10) were on the birth of boys |and the remaining seven (7) were on the birth of girls, 'his makes a total of x^ne hundred and nine (909) maternity inefits that have been paid since the inception of the a SeafarerI II 7WE AAit? VtZ\CeSAraXov\l/'i CJ^FETSfillA 'M T'feHALL Age <S64P!EP-ft3R THE MfMKSiS mefit that was made retroactive to April 1, 1952,. Parents of all benefits maintain a steady level, with [the assets of the Plans continuing to grow., even though hew Ibenefits are added from time to time. Present assets of the »lans comblhied totals $3^,599,782,82. , i - iiiineA&A.r r/M£ YO^ATIHELIALI. StdMoitled ; M hU - A1 Kctr, AssistOiL Adwiiuistretor* «and, remember tbis, ^, - o-'V'-'' •" : ij;;:. All these are yours without contributing a single nickel on^jrour part—Collecting SIU beh^ . fits is eai^, whether ifs for hospital, birth, disabiU^ os 4eathr-VoUjg«t fi^i^ fate personate service imTiaediately through your Union'# represartativnk VAAAIW. TTM.WA«*']K. Bin W* BiaMlilBW # IP I �4 ' • '."•HV^''r':>r':"--•- "-;v -J': •, - It, ItSt Pare mutt SEAtjJMERSL^C UNION TALK By KEITH TERPi Two weeks have passed since the voting started In the Atlantic fleet, and already the balloting Is half over, with every indication that an overwhelm­ ing SIU victory is in the making. Thus, at this point, half-way to victory, we can forget about the crystal ball routine and look at the hard facts of the election and the people directly involved In It. Atlantic men have been waiting for their day of reckoning with the company for a long time and their one way to make it stick, of course. Is how they mark their ballot. You can teU on their faces how they've voted when they come out of the voting booth. Their feelings run from outright jubilation to plain and simple relief. They're glad they've made it up to this milestone and their only concern now is when we're going to start on the contract. Waiting For SIU Contract There doesn't seem to be any step in between for them; it'5 all over even without the official tally at the end as far as they're concerned. Many, like the green ticket AB forced by Atlantic to sail galleyman, had a few choice words to say about Atlantic and its whole marine opera­ tion after he'd cast his vote in Newark. He figured he'd lost about 400 hours of overtime on his last five-and-a-half-month trip, but it was more thaii a decent bread and butter deal he was thinking about as he spoke about it. New Way Of Life It was the v/ay of life he could look forward to as a Seafarer that he knew he couldn't hope for under the present Atlantic set-up. For him, and4iundreds of his shipmates, there was the realization that he'd come a long way since August of 1952, and was no longer just another name on a payroll that was expected to do as he was told no matter how it destroyed his dignity. He was a man with a ballot, and he was making his own destiny. Voters Flocked From All Over Others, fired or railroaded out of the fleet by company discrimina­ tion, hard-timing and all the rest of the rotten little tricks an employer can bring to bear, came in from all over to get in their votes. There was no question either how they were voting; they had a legitimate score to settle. Many came off SIU ships where they'd seen in practice the way of life we had been .selling aH through the campaign. They were making their way now as they themselves wanted it. Seafarers on ships carrying ex-Atlantic men in their regular crews were the best .judges of their new shipmates. They saw them at work and after hours, at shipboard meetings, and ashore. Many of the Sea­ farers themselves had come out of unorganized fleets. They knew good Union men when they saw them and this only confirmed, things tliat were obvious from previous contacts in Atlantic. It is that we in the SIU are also gaining by adding these men to our ranks. It's a two-way gain; ^ood trade unionism and all it entails for them and, on our side, a solid body of men eager to embrace it because they can well appreciate the SIU way of life after what they've had in Atlantic. SIU Is That 'Something Better' They know now there's something better although they wouldn't admit it before or never had the opportunity to find it out. Those who were opposed to the SIU before recognize that they were part of a scheme to defraud themselves and that they can control their own destiny as members of our Union. Those who finally studied our opera­ tion, our contracts and our constitution instantly realized why they were duped into fighting us. For they stood only to gain by endorsing the SIU; the one who fig­ ured to lose was the company. Contracts will now mean something; in Atlantic's case, they will really be enforced for the first time, in addition to being improved right down the line. Shipowners don't fight unions out of any feeling of benevolence for their employees. There's more to it than that. That's why we are confident of victory in the election. '• 'J Fireman fight the raging fire aboard the Norwegian freighter Black Falcon. Fire broke out aboard the freighter in Boston harbor, the third major marine disaster in that harbor in three weeks. Seven long­ shoremen, who were trapped in the ship's hold, lost their' Seven Dockers Lost In Ship Blast A disastrous explosion, the third to rock Boston Harber in the past eight weeks, took seven longshoremen's lives aboard the Norwegian freighter Black Falcon. Thirteen other dock workers were injured in the blast which took place in a cargo of chemicals. • The explosion aboard the Black Falcon occurred while longshoremen were unloading the vessel at the Boston Army King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, a key country in the base. Apparently a spark, caused Middle East oil dynasty, died this week after a long illness. by a barrel striking the deck, set off the chemical explosion. He was 73 years old. Emir Saud, his son, was proclaimed the A Coast Guard court of inquiry new monarch. heard testimony from Army rep­ The former king is respon­ slowly by conquering neighboring resentatives and other witnesses sible for bringing Saudi Arabia tribes and wedding their daughters. on the accident. It has liot an­ into international prominence Forty of his children were sons. nounced its findings as yet. with fabulous oil leases won from Previously, the aircraft carrier the Arabian American.. Oil Com­ Leyte exploded at its berth a few pany after uniting the country with hundred" feet from where the Black his sword, his camel cavalry and Falcon was berthed, killing 31, the ritual of matrimony. while tow ships collided off the port of Boston earlier. Won Concessions After being proclaimed king in 1927, the late ruler won the con­ cessions amounting to $200,000,000 annually, being in large part re­ sponsible for the International Headquarters again wishes commerce of oil traffic flowing to remind all Seafarers that from the borders of his kingdom. payments of funds, for what­ Ports such as Has Tanura rivaled ever Union purpose, be made oil cities throughout-the world In only to authorized A&G repre­ volume of production and oil ship­ sentatives and that an official ments. The Persian Gulf also be­ Union receipt be gotten at that came an important freight ship time. If no receipt is offered, row, as all supplies were brought be sure to protect yourself by in from the outside. immediately bringing the mat­ The 6-4 monarch fathered 140 ter to the attention of the sec­ children from many wives, married retary-treasurer's office. Ibn Saud after winning his desert kingdom (Al King Ibn Saud Dies Cartoon History Of The SIU A special agent's conference in New York mapped out plans to broaden the organizing program, in­ tensify education and cooperate more closely with other unions. Thus, the SIU would never be'"caught short." The "breathing spell" of the two-year con­ tracts made the future planning possible. •^3 :'V. Be Sure to Get Dues Receipts Continued Growth To keep pace with the rapid growth, 37 Seafarers In New Orleans proposed a $10 assessment for the Union's General Fund. All ports approved it, and. In accordance with the SIU's democratic procedures, a 30-day Union-wide referendum .was held. The LOG urged all members to vote on the question. No. 50 The assessment was overwhelmingly carried. Over 68 percent of those voting favored the assessment. It showed the membership wanted to bolster their Union, to make possible more organizing strength, and broaden the Union's services and functions. It also served warning on the operators. 4 •• •-'i-i •I �Pace Ten |l^ l^^r. SEAFARERS LOG NfTMuber 13. 1953 PORT JUSPORIV......... few months at sea and said that New Orleans: der of the day here in New Or­ •New York: he will be ready to go in a week leans recently witji the AFL Team­ or so. We are always glad to wel­ sters being on the receiving end come Magboo as he has always of the injunctions. Local 270 of been a credit to the Union, having the AFL Teamsters was handed an been a member since its begin­ injunction due to its picketing of Shipping in this port is still bet­ ning. I am sure thaf all of his Shipping and business down Gulf Shipside Storage Corp., be­ The port of New York has been ter than average and it looks like friends and shipmates will be glad here is good and has picked up cause of the company's failure to enjoying that good old summer it will continue along the same to know of his whereabouts. quite a bit in the past month. It agree on a "union shop clause" in time weather and instead of the Ear! Sheppard lines through the year-end holi­ looks like a lot of the brothers who the contract which they claim is boys heading south like the geese Baltimore Port Agent days. We shipped a few more men have been sailing steady all year illegal. Also barred frqm picketing as they usually do around this time 3) 3) ^ in the past two w^eks than we reg­ are now getting off in order to be by the courts were locals 63 and of the year, they are still picking istered, and I am glad to say that 479 of the AFL Teamsters who are out the air conditioned joints. Al­ home for the holidays. more of the bookmen are taking San Francisco: on strike against the New Orleans though there was a lull for a few It has been good shipping in all Funeral Directors Association who the Ore Line scows. days due to a number of ships be­ departments and more permitmen represent various funeral homes ing diverted from this port on ac­ The men who are making their shipped in the past two weeks than here in New Orleans. first trips on these vessels are count of the longshore situation, had registered; to be exact 00 bringing back things are now about back to nor­ Strlke in News permitmen registered and 120 mal. 1 very favorable Shipping during the past two shipped. This goes to show that Also in the news again was the reports as to the Shipping is not booming, but weeks has been a little slow, but the holiday season is soon at hand strike in Elizabeth, La., of the there is a steady turnover in jobs way they are feeding. As I it is expected to pick up pretty and the men are beginning to pile paper mill workers where three so all in all things are pretty good. off the ships and be in line to re- strikeris were arrested by State Po­ said before, the -soon and the next two-week pe­ ship after the holidays are over. lice, and charged with trying We paid off a total of 20 ships in crew makes the the past two weeks, signed nine riod should be a little better. Veteran Seafarer, Russell "Red" to dynamite the gas pipeline to on foreign articles, and serviced 14 ship, so any of you fellows who We have moved into smaller Wentworth, formerly from the the company plant. The pipeline in-transit ships. in question that supplies the plant want to stick Ships Paying Off space in the hall out here because East Coast but has been blown up 41 times since nov/ shipping close by come Paying off were the Steel Age Marboo of the expanding facilities of the from New Or­ the strike began. on down and (Isthmian), Seatrain New Jersey SUP Welfare Services. Also, we leans, has been Ships paying off were the Del (Seatrain), Abiqua (Cities Service), grab one of these scows. We have a couple of ships still are now shipping off our own ship­ admitted to the Sud, Del Alba, Del Campo and Carolyn (Bull), Chiwawa (Cities local hospital to Magnolia Mariner (Mississippi); Service), Seatrain Savannah (Sea­ laying around idle which will ping board. probably crew up in the next two Alcoa Pioneer (Alcoa); Antinous train), Ocean Nimet (Ocean Trans.), Paying, off in the past period undergo treatweeks. Hope that some of the old were the Keystone Mariner and ment for high and Chickasaw (Waterman), and Seatrain Texas (Seatrain), Afoun­ pressure timers who have not been here for Citrus Packer (Waterman); Jeffer­ blood the Catahoula of National Naviga­ dria (Waterman), Wild Ranger some time will drop around and son City Victory (Victory Carriers) and appears to tion. Signing on were the Alcoa (Waterman), Val Chem (Valentine), see us soon. Pioneer, Trafalgar's Republic and Kathryn (Bull), Michael (Carras), and Olympic Games (Western be doing nicely. Wentworth Payoffs Mississippi's Del Sud, Del Santos, Suzanne (Bull), Seatrain" Georgia Tankers). The Keystone Mariner Erwin Berwald, and Seatrain NeW York (Seatrain), Ships paying off in this port and Jefferson City Victory signed also newly admitted, does not ex­ Del Oro and Magnolia Mariner. were the Evelyn, Edith and Eliza­ on, as did the Fairland of Water­ pect to be long confined. In-transit vessels were Alcoa's, Salem Maritime (Cities Service), Doug Craddock, Harold Crane, Cavalier, Pennant, Clipper and Steel Chemist and Steel Navigator beth (Bull); Cubore, Baltore, Ven- man and the Ames Victory of Vic­ Jules Massicot, Isadore Morgavi, Pilgrim; Isthmian's Steel Execu­ (Isthmian). ore, Feltore, Bethore and Chilore tory Carriers. Ships signing on were the Robin (Ore); Gateway City, Yaka and In-transit vessels included the George' Spondike and Leon Maas tive, Steel Chemist, Steel Navi­ Lafayette "(Waterman); and Steel Hastings, Fairport and Fairisle of are the latest to report additions gator and Steel Flyer; the Del Locksley (Seas), Ocean | Nimet Surveyor and Steel Apprentice Waterman Bloomfield's Mary to their families. Several have al­ Santos and Del Oro of Mississippi; (Ocean. Trans.), Wild Ranger and (Isthmian). Sign-ons were on the Adams, the Co^ur D'Alene Victory ready received the welcome Wel­ Seatrains New Jersey and Savan­ Golden City (Waterman),' Steel Marymar and Bethcoaster (Cal- oi Victory Carriers and The Cab­ fare Plan maternity benefits. nah (Seatrain); Waterman's Clai­ Worker, Steel Chemist and Steel mar); Sweetwater (Metro Petro); ins (Cabins). borne and Hurricane; Southern Navigator (Isthmian), San Mateo Two Deaths and the Evelyn, Edith, Cubore, Districts (Southern); Republic Victory (Eastern), and Badger David Sorensen, D. H. Boyce, J. Baltore, Venore, Elizabeth, Chil­ Corsa, J. Asavicuis, J. J. Perreira, Unpleasant news from down this (Trafalgar) and Bull's Binghamton Mariner ,(South Atlantic). Ships-in-transit were the Winter ore, Yaka, Steel Apprentice, Steel R. R. White, W. Timmerman and way is the reported deaths of two Victory and Evelyn. Hill, Government Camp, and Bents Surveyor and Feltoi;e. of our brothers, John L. Cobb and Lindsey Williams Peter Smith are in the marine Fort (Cities Service), Petrolite In-transit ships included the Gregrio Briguera. Brother Cobb New Orleans Port Agent hospital out here. Drop them a (Tanker Sag), Alcoa Partner, Alcoa Steel Vendor, Steel Apprentice line. died in Buenos Aires while a crew 3) 3?" Planter, and Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa),, . and Steel Age (Isthmian); Antinmember of the Del Mar (Missis­ AU the boys in the hall are in­ sippi), and Briguera while at sea Lafayette and De Soto (Waterman), ~ ous, Gateway City, Chickasaw and Wilmington: Steel Age and Steel Vendor (Isth­ Afoundria (Waterman); Robin Ket­ terested in the outcome of the and a crew member of the Del Sud Atlantic elections, almost as much mian), Seatrain New York, Sea­ tering (Seas); Petrolite (Tanker (Mississippi). Cobb was buried in train Louisiana, and Seatrain New Sag) and the Alcoa Ranger and as they are in getting a ship on Buenos Aires and Briguera was Jersey (Seatrain), and Portmar their favorite runs. Interest is at buried here in New Orleans with Alcoa Partner (Alcoa). (Calmar). a high pitch on this coast and SIU members as pall bearers. The . Building Shaping Up ship was laid up, the Caro­ everyone is confident that the SIU crew of the Del Sud took up a do­ Shipping has been very good for lynOne We are glad to report at this will come through with a resound­ (Bull). nation for the wife of Brother all ratings in the Port of Wilming­ time on the new building that the ing victory once again. We've never Out of Lay-up Briguera and passed on $500 to her ton and we have really been busy workers are going all out to get lost yet. Two ships came out of lay-up, after the burial in order to help in this town. We hope and expect the- exterior finished before the All we can say about the weather her carry on until the welfare it will keep up this way right the San Mateo Victory (Eastern), bad weather sets in so that when and the Golden City (Waterman). it does it won't set them back as is that it's seasonal, if you know benefits were paid. The crew were through the holidays and beyond. All these ships were taken care Ships paying off and signing of in good order, with no major they can go right ahead on the what we mean. Speaking about only too willing and happy to come seasons, the holidays are rolling to the aid of.a shipmate's family right back on again Were the Seainterior work. What they have ac­ beefs on any of them. complished so far proves that around once again and most of the when the news of her plight was comet 11 (Ocean Carriers), Choc­ Since two ships came out of layboys can't wait to sink their teeth received by them. The SIU took taw and Young America (Water­ Headquarters really knew what it up in the past two weeks, and only wanted. At its completion, the into those fat turkeys on the family care of the burial until things man). All payoffs were clean and one went in, we didn't do too badly table during Thanksgiving. A fat could be squared away and the they were the best three consecu­ building will stand second to none turkey and a fat SIU payoff, they brother's wife was paid benefits tive payoffs this port has ever on that score. Both the Golden in the world. City (Waterman), and the San due under the much-praised Wel­ seen, bar none. I certainly appreciate the coop­ say, make fine living. Mateo Victory (Eastern), which fare Plan. Tom Banning eration the membership is show­ John Arabasz came out of layup, took on full San Francisco Port Agent ing in our beef to keep the hos­ Injunctions seemed to be the orWilmington Port Agent - crews. pitals open. Keep sending the let­ Shipping should be good for the ters in from the different ships coming period. We have several and we will keep sending them to ships due in for payoff from long the respective Congressmen and trips, and a couple of ships sched­ Senators. The more pressure put uled to' come out of lay-up. on these guys the better we will Claude Simmons make out in the beef. Asst. Secretary-Treasurer Jeff GUlette. Agent Elliott 4334 FORT WILLIAM.... 11814 Syndicate Ave. SIU, A&G District TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St Ontario Phone: 3-3221 Democratic Saving BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Kay White, Agent Phone 2-1323 PORT COLBORNE........103 Durham St. Agent Mulberry 4540 WILMINGTON. CaUf.... 505 Marine Ave. • „^putarlo Phone: 5591 It looks as though Maryland will BOSTON 276 State St. John Arabasz, Agent Terminal 4-2874 272 King St. E. continue the Democratic swing James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS . 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn TORONTO. Ontario EMpire 4-5718 SECRETARY-TREASURER 308Vii 23rd St. VICTORIA, BC 617V4 Cormorant St along with the rest of the country, GALVESTON Paul HaU Keith Alsop. Agent Phone 2-8448 Empire 4531 ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS because we have some powerful LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. VANCOUVER. BC 565 Hamilton St. . Joe Algina UndeA the rules of^he Va­ ^ . PaciBc. 7824 Agent Phone 6-5744 Robert Matthews Demos running for Governor and Joe Volpian SYDNEY. NS -. 304 Charlotte St. Doiphin Hotel Claude Simmons cation Plan as set forth by the WUVam Hal] Mdle Parr. Agent Miami 9-4791 Congress. Phone 0346 BAGOTVILLE, QUebeo .20 Elgin St. 1 South Lawrence St. trustees, a Seafarer must ap­ In the marine hospital at this MOBILE Phone: 545 Phone 2-1754 SUP ply within one year of the THOROLO. Oatarlo .52 St. Davids St. time are John Brooks, Earl McKes- SerwflBa''J.. Agint CAnal 7-3202 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. payoff date of his oldest-dis­ dree, Broxton Conway, Harry D. 113 Cote De La Montague , Phone 5-8777 QUEBEC charge in order to collect his 678 4"h'Avef, Broo^;^ PORTLAND./ Quebec Phone: 2-7078 S33 N. W. Everett St. Emmett, Frank Pasquali, Robert NEW YORK Beacon 4336 SAINT JOHN...... 177 Prince WlUlam St. full vacation benefits. I If he NB Phone: 2-5232 127^129" BaSi?«! RICHMOND, CALIF Lambert, Jo^ef Antoniak, Lloyd J. NORFOLK 257 Sth St. presents any discharge whose Phone 2599 Thomas, Alexander Presneel, Sam­ M|L« 337''SlTrUT SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Great Lakes District payoff date is more than a S. Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1635 Douglas 2-8363 uel Drury, Walter Swacker, Wil­ PORT ARTHUR 4II AS atin St SEATTLE 2700 1st Ave. ALPENA.... 133 W. Fletcher year before the date of his va­ liam Mays, Jessie Clarke, William Don Hilton, Rep. Phone 4-2341 - Main 0290 _ Phone: 1238W cation application, he will lose SAN FRANCISCO 4.50 ^rrfaon St wmMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. BUFFALO, NY. 180 Main St. Callaway, Thaddeus L o b o d a, 1, Banning, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Terminal 4-3131 _ Phone: Cleveland 7391 out on the sea time covered NEW YORK .... 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn Wayne Hartman, Jeff Davis and Coast Representative CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NE by that particular discharge. PUERTA de TIERRA, PR Pelayo 51—La 5 STerUng 8-4671 Phone: Main 1-0147 Thomas Nicholas. Sal Colls,, Agent Phone 2-5906 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Don't sit on those discharges. Canadian District PUERTA LA CRUZ Calle Boliva? M Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 One of the oldtimers on tne "®P• Phone pending MONTREAL 531 W. Michigan St. Bring them in and collect the .6M St. James St. West DULUTH beach, Eleuterio Magboo, is now SAVANNAH . .•. 2 Abercorn St. Phone: Melrose 2-4110 PLateau 8161 money that Is due to you. *«®"* Phone 3-1738 HALUAX NA 128'/<i HoUls St. resting in the hall after quite a 970(1. 1st Avf.^ 3 m 3-88" Baltimore: Men Report Ore Lines Feeding Much Better Men Starling To Get Off For Holidays Prodict Good Stiipping In Port Of Now York SiU Offices Move in Te Ahether Sel-Up Three Glean Payoffs Keep Wilmington Busy I^t:,' 6?'' ^ 'f -A':" |5>':-V' m UonH Wait^ €pet Vacation Pay �• v..;., •' '.: -•,.. -yrf'' •"'• > --v ^s'^' y'/''' ' Wovembe# i3;i95S , •'' ^ ' '. ' ..^ .,t«' ^ '-v., • ' ' SEAFAntHiLOC ' ' .* " •. , 7. fage Eleven ...... ...PORT MtEPORTS ing the returns in the Atlantic Boston: Mankato "Victory (Victory Carriers) Lake Charles: election. That includes the stu­ and the Steel Flyer of Isthmian. dents from the University of The big news around the port is Miami who worked in the' Atlantic the Atlantic Refining Company fleet during the summer and are electigns which started a few weeks keeping a close check" with the ago and are going ahead at a rapid Things are running along full Shipping is fair in the Port of pace. From unofficial indications, Shipping has been on the slow hall to find out when they will be bell for the' past period and it entitled to cast their ballots. Boston and we expert it to con­ the SIU has a substantial majority blast here in this sunny little city, Eddie Parr with quite a few men here on the looks as if it may stay that way tinue along the same lines in the at the anchorage and aboard the beach, but shipping is holding up Miami Port Agent ships, thus assuring the Atlantic until the holidays roll around. next two-week period. t, t. seaman of becoming a member of well. Paying off was the -Florida Ships paying off included the the SIU family in the near future. Ships coming through this port (Penn. & Occ.), while in-transit Queenston Heights (Seatrade) Work is still going on at the bulk were the Winter Hill, Cantigny, ships included the Yaka, Azalea Savannah: Trinity (Carras), Bradford Island terminal being built on the site of Abiqua, Bents City, and Afoundria of Waterman; and Logans Fort (Cities Service) the old Turner /Terminal,- docks. Fort, Chiwawa, Ponce (PR Marine), and the Flor­ and the W. E. Downing (State This terminal is supposed to take Bradford Island, ida three times weekly. Fuel). Ail the ships signed on care of all ore and other bulk ship, Government Had a call from Port Everglades Camp, Paoli and again. In-transit ships were ments coming into port when it is at 5 AM for a cook to take a mine­ As far as the shipping picture Waterman's Lafayette, De Soto and Council Grove completed in approximately one sweeper to New goes in this port it has been fine, Iberville. (Cities Service); year. Representatives of other Orleans which with the outlook for the future ex­ Del Santos (Mis­ countries which ship ore into this Pamphlets concerning ship board was going to be pected to keep steady as she goes. sissippi); Steel first aid should be printed and dis­ area have been inspecting the fa­ deliver^ to the Ships paying off were the Fort tributed to all ships, especially ones cilities which have been completed Age (Isthmian); Navy there. Hoskins of Cities Service and Alcoa Pioneer at this date. When this project is When I got concerning artificial respiration Lyle Bull's Monroe, with the latter and its new methods of application. completed it is supposed to be the (Alcoa), and the there she had al­ signing on again. In-transit ves­ Seamen have been called on quite finest of its type in the country, W. E. Downing (State Fuel). ready left the sels included tho Seatrains Geor­ a few times to administer arti­ able to handle any size ore ship in The Paoli paid off and signed on harbor and was gia, New York and Savannah (Sea- ficial respiration, saving many a a matter of hours whether it be for Japan, taking quite a few m.en waiting in the train); Transatlantic (Pacific Wa­ life with the induced method of loading or unloading. Isthmian and from the hall, while the Council bay so I had to Yflar terways); Bienville, Wacosta and put the cook on breathing. It would be a wise other large ore outfit are expected Grove paid off he're and went back the pilot boat and send him out. Azalea City (Waterman), and the move to have this knowledge to use the terminal's facilities to coastwise. All of the ships took quite a few men making all hands save time and loading expense. There are 17 of these vessels to Robin Locksley of Seas. One of the local boys who spread around the ships, not con­ happy. be delivered to New Orleans and At this writing there is none in fined to one or two men on each Came in Clean we may get called again if they, dropped around the hall is Sea­ ship. Let's have those pamphlets. the hospital from the Mobile area farer H. A. An- ^ The Paoli and the Council Grove need some men. except Willie Reynolds who would Men in the marine hospital in­ derson who both came in clean with hangup The weather/is cooling off a lit- joined the SIU clude E. Callahan, J. Penswick, T. appreciate hearing from some of SIU crews. Most of the beefs were his old shipmates. He expects to ^ tie, but .we are still getting some early in its stages Mastaler, F. Mackay, and J. E^ squarred away before they got in ) ain. The, mackerels and blues of organization. Crowley. Oldtimers on the beach be there for quite some time, so if so wt only had a couple, which are starting to run and everyone He started— to are E. Taber, C. Karas, P. Karas, any of the brothers are in the New were settled to the satisfaction of is heading to the fishing grounds sea in 1921 with John Halpin and James Halpin. Orleans area we hope they don't the crew. or. the charter boats if they have' Standard Oil of The Halpin boys are brothers, as forget to stop by the hospital-to Over in Elizabeth, La., where visit him. the price. are the Karases. . New Jersey on the Paperworkers Union has been Old Timers on Beach Thank Captain the Polarine as a James Sheehan out for over a year, the Superin­ Some of the oldtimers on the tendent of State Police picked up The boys on the Ponce asked wiper making a Boston Fort Agent Anderson beach down this way include three strikers on what is obviously me to express their appreciation grand total of i t 4. Mickey Pinner, A. Barnes, L. Jor­ a trumped up charge of trying to for sailing with such a wonderful $57.50 per month for a seven-day, dan, Kenny Lewis, Charles Han- dynamite a gas'line. The union is captain, as Captain Bellhouse, who 75 hour week. Mobile: ners, Charles Wells, L. Kyser, fighting it all the way and some­ was relief skipper on the ship for In those days, he says, the con­ Ernest Mosley and Jimmy Bradley. one's face will be red before it is a few trips. They said it was a ditions were somewhat on the pleasure to go to sea under sudh rough side with the foc'sle dou­ Also around the hall is Seafarer over. This is the same man who a skipper. I suppose some of the bling as messroom. The bunks Ernest Hannon. Hannon is married goes around smashing slot ma­ boys will want to ship with him on lined the bulkheads and the tables^ and makes his home in Mobile, chines and is now facing trial in his next vessel. were set in the center of the Shipping in the port of Mobile usually sailing out of here in the court for smashing some juks George Murphy albo asked me foc'sle. Andy sure is glad to be for the past few weeks has b^en rating of steward. For the past boxe's during one of his Carrie Na­ to thank the boys on the Council with the SIU today, knowing what holding its own with approximately couple of years he was chief stew­ tion-styled raids. Grove for their help in'trying to real conditions mean to a Sea­ 135 men shipped to various off­ ard on the Golden City (Water­ Among the boys on the beach w« make him mOre comfortable after farer. He thinks the Welfare Plan shore jobs and about 60 more-lo- man). find J. Mitche'l, recovering from he broke his back and feet. Some is just about the tops in the various relief jobs in and around Brother Hannon has been in the an operation. Just waiting around the harbor. of the boys on the ship wrote me Union. organization since its early days for the next ride are J. Mapp, Men on the beach include J. W. asking about him so I brought him Ships paying off included the and believes that our disability Ross Lyle, J. McConathy, J. Bliz­ the letter. He was greatly pleased Floyd, J. Nelson, E. L. Thompson, Alcoa Pegasus, Puritan, Ciipper, benefit is one of the finest points zard, F. Fall, C. Everett, C. Istrr by their interest. Last week, when C. Medley, J. B. Crane, R. F. Burn- Pilgrim and Corsair (Alcoa); and of the SIU. He likes them all, but and T. DempsCy. 1 visited him, his doctor had just sed, T. M. Hedlun and H. CantLeroy Clarke the Claiborne, thinks especially well of that. presented him with a pair of well. In the marine hospital are The weather outside is delight­ Lake Charles Fort Agent Warrior and Mon. crutches, so he will be able to get J. Littleton, John Duffy, J. B. Far­ arch of the Seas ful, to paraphrase the words of a 4, 4i 4>' ' out of his wheel chair and hobble row, R. Huggins, H. Gardner, L. (Waterman). popular song of a few years back. around. I expect to see him any Love, Sam Jonas, R. Denmark, S. Signing on were The rest" of the country may be Seattle: day up at the hall. Jose Vilar still Kirkpatrick and C. Kent. the Alcoa Pega­ storm-tossed, but we jike the sun­ Two of the brothers who crossed Is in the hospital. sus, Puritan, Pil­ shine down this Way. the bar on their final voyages were Tug Tied Up Many of the boys are headed grim and Corsair^ The tug Hela is still tied up and F. M. Hansen and W. W. Allred. along with Water- back to Mobile aroimd this time of I don't know just when she will be Hansen died at the Savannah man's Warrior the year. They can't wait to get Shipping has been good in spite coming out. Some of the crew are USPHS hospital and was buried in off the ships with those SIU payoffs and Hurricane. Jordan sticking close by the hall so they Tampa, Fla., while Allred was laid In-transit ves­ and get home for a good time with of the fact that we have had a few vessels go into layup. The major­ can ship out on it again when it to rest in Columbus, Ga. sels were the Topa Topa, Iberville, the family. Jeff Morrison is seaworthy. H. Miller shipped ity of the ships coming in the Seat­ Cal Tanner Antinous and Gateway City (WaterSavannah' Port Agent on the Florida so he can check up tle area for payoffs have beef Mobile Port Agent mian); Del Santos (Mississippi); on the Hela every other day as he against the Army for rpugh treat­ wants to go back on board. He was ment ashore in Korea. one of the organizei's on this tub Ships paying off were the Ames and he feels that from now on it Victory (Victory Carriers); Sea Nan is his home. (Stratford); Jean Lafitte and City of Dutchy Moore has gone com­ Alma (Waterman): Odeanstar (Dol­ pletely native with a set of tornphin); Irenestar- (Maine); William ' toms on the Fonce after one trip Carruth (Trans Fuel) and Camp Shipping Figures October 21 to November 4 to Haiti. The other members of REG. BEG. REG. TOTAL SHIF. SHIF. SHIF. TOTAL Namanu (US Petroleum). Signing the crew complain a bit as Dutchy FORT DECK ENGINE STEW, REG. DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED on where the Coe Victory (Vicpractices up on bis voodoo. -tory Carriers); The Cabins 'Boston ... 30 19 18 67 32 (Cabins); and the Ames Victory, 12 11 ' We're gfa^to see that everything New York 152 143 128 423 100 83 263 Sea Nan and Jean Lafitte. The 80 is going along well in the AFL Philadelphia 54 32 35 . 121 40 , 38 122 Alamar of Calmar and the Jean drive to clean up the longshoremen 44 and the waterfront situation. They Baltimore 120 91 71 282 257 Lefitte, Coe Victory and The 104 ^79 74 know they can count on the SIU to Norfolk ...18 15 8 6^ 17 Cabins were iiy transit. 41 8 3 Men in the marine hospital who back up the .drive, including, the Savannah ,I 14 21 11 46 29 9 13 7 would appreciate hearing from outports and especially the Port of Tampa v........... 18 24 20 62 18 their old shipmates include B. L. 11 5 2 Miami. Royster, C. E. Owens, and M. R. Mobile\ •. i.. .•. 78 . , 57 60 195 135 •45 48 The holiday spirit seems to be 42 Reeves. settling over the countryside down 364 372 New Orleans 135 107 122 134 , 106 132 this way, wj^h the boys preparing We are enjoying typical fall 121 165 Galveston 52 22 47 66 59 40 to ^end sbme time asliore with weather -for Seattle, foggy in the 63 40 130 mornings and usually rain and sun­ Seattle ................... . 21 26 ' lO59 31 their famili^ for Thanksgiving and 99 shine before the day is over. Wo 119 48 29 22 San Francisco .............. 40 46 33-v the coming 'year-«nd holidays. Even the. tourist business Is picking up 30 24 83 like it, though. 77 29 Wilmington U 26 IT apace now that the cold weather Jeff Gillette i" 76ii:es-s 68»"s" 586" 51S - 1,W Seattle Fort Agent ' to settatfe Miami: Men Want Artificial Respiration Pamphiels SlU Helps Deliver Vessel 70113 Havy Active Shipping Keeps All Members Happy Two Brothers Gross Bar On Last Voyage " I Ml •i-sl 4I ^1 NLRB Eleetion In Allanilc Tops News Army Griji Sliil Tight On Korean Shores -r m . Vi-I •'HII vim •* 'i' "^'1 '3I £> c smppme RECORD Mm . '•st'ap • •' '-H- �Tag* Twelr* SEAFARERS IN THE WAKE It is over a century and a half since President Washington signed the act which, ultimately, launched the US Navy. The first appropria­ tion — in 1794 =- was fantastically •mall, considered in the light of today's maritime projects. It pro­ vided for six frigates to be used for defense purposes, only if need­ ed, against Algiers, which was, iat that time, a troublesome area for the United States. Built by the best shipbuilder in the United States, three of the frigates were 1,600 tons and the others 1,300 tons apiece, and they proved their worth and the super­ ior knowledge of their designer when, in the naval war with France and later, during the War of 1812, they vanquished the ships of their French and English enemies. The first US Navy consisted of the Chesapeake, Congress, Constel­ lation, Constitution, President and United States, each one of which carried a bristling array of 36 or 44 guns. ' I superstitious purposes, is surround­ ed by many contradictory myths: It is considered unlucky to light a pipe from the fireplace, but if you light a cigarette and it goes out repeatedly, you are in love and your love will be returned. Another unlucky gesture is to light one cigar from another. When someone blows a smoke ring, however. It Is a lucky ^sture to try to put a finger through the ring before it disappeais, and make a wish. Snuff, which does not enjoy the popular­ ity it possessed in former days, was supposed to have a beneficial effect, by forcing out of the head any evil which might be lurking there. \' November IS, 195S LOG MEET THE SEAFARER JOSEPH O. MALONE, ch. steward Joseph O. Malone, 66, has been saloon,and lost hli#shirt. Then it a seafarer since 1907. In that year was back to sea again. Question: Whom do you think Shipped Fast should ke^ the laundry room he left AshevUle, North Carolina, In 1941, Malone went over to' and went to sea. Since then he's clean? the old SIU headquarters on Stone' been sailing regularly, except for Street, looking for a berth. Paul' Edwin Edginton, ch. electrician: a few years spent shoreside run­ Gonsorchik asked him when he'd I think the work should be divided ning saloons and raising poultry. be ready to sail. "In two hours," up among the He's been around the world sev­ Malone said. TWo hours later he: three depart­ eral times and through both wars. was aboard, and he's been shipping > SIU ever since. ments due to the But the highlights of his career, He was out during both World, fart that the he feels, were two respues. Wars, dodging German submarines laundry was put aboard primarily In November ld20 he took part and aircraft. His ships were shot for the use of in the evacuation of the anti? at many times, but never hit. In that respect he was consid­ the unlicensed Bolshevik White Army ^f South erably more fortunate than otherpersonnel. With Russia, commanded by Baron Piotr Seafarers during the war who had no OT, all should t 5 Wl-angel, Malone's ship, the East­ a rough time of it. clean it equally, "Dead as a herring," a common When the war Was over, Malone phrase, is as accurate as it is vivid. and each man should leave tub and ern Star (Shipping Board), was In decided to try his-luck at another, Sevastopol when Wrangel's Army, machine clean after him. The moment a herring is taken defeated in the Crimea by the Red shoreride business venture. He from the water it dies, and there­ it it t fore is deader sooner, and looks Audley Foster, bosun: I believe troops, was forced to evacuate. went home to North Carolina, and deader longer than any other fish the work should be rotated among Malone's ship was one of the fleet with his brother as a partner, made that carried the Army to Constan­ a try at raising chickens. But neith­ . . The mouth- of a horseshoe crab t ( ij the three depart­ tinople. With Wrangel's Army er of them knew the business. is in its legs . . . Contrary to popu­ i:' ments. They all gone, the Civil war in Russia ended. The birds died, the Malones went , 4« iSj" t lar belief, tortoise shell does not use it and it is broke. only fair that Delivered Babies The oyster, victim of many su­ come from a tortoise, but is derived Malone likes to describe how everybody clean perstitions, is actually quite an from the scales of a sea turtle . . . Brother Malone has the honor the seafarer's conditions have im­ it. It has always of having sailed on the first §hip innocent creature, and has never Among the living creatures which proved in the last 40 years. In can replace parts of themselves worked that way poisoned people — fatally or other­ built for the American, Export the old days the sailor was ostra­ aboard every wise — in months without the let­ which are lo^t or injured, is the Line. In 1919, when he was aboard cized from decent society. Shore starfish. One or all of the starfish's ship I have the Winona, another Export Line ter "R". Neither will the oyster people thought nothing of. trying ' sailed and I cause discomfort to anyone "who rays can be lost without proving ship, he had a share in rescuing to rob him. He had to jump fatal. Even if the starfish is divided, think it is a good wants to eat ice cream. Fishermen, the Greek inhabitants of Smyrna. through a ring every time the cap-, who know oysters better than most each half will grow new rays and system. Also, each man should The Greeks living In Smyrna had tain spoke. His old blue mattress become a complete starfish once clean up afterward. of us, do claim that they can fore­ offended their Turkish rulers, who cover was left on the sack until tell the weather. When oysters are more ... A cuttle fish is npt a fish, 4> ^ decided to punish them. With it became smelly. bedding deep, this is taken as a but an octopus. Maynard Newman, FWT: If a characteristic ruthlessness, the Real People sign that the winter will be- cold man uses the washing machine, I Turks put the town to the torch 4" t t Now that's all changed. A sailor and long. think he should and burned it to the water's edge, is no longer considered riff-raff. Just a century ago, a group of In addition to all the superstibe man enough leaving thousands of people home­ Malone likes to teU about the men meeting near New York's tidhs about not eating oysters, to leave it clean less. The Winona, which was the society lady who visited the SIU there is an old belief that to eat Grammercy Park came to a deci­ the way he found only American ship in the port, cabaret, saw a group of wellsion which wopld have far-reaching oysters on the first day that they it. Leaving i t took 2,500 refugees aboard and dressed and respectable men results — the laying of the first are sold in the market will prove dirty for the next carried them to Mitelene and dancing with their dates, and said lucky for the eater. Perhaps this successful Atlantic cable, which guy is just a Patras. During the voyage to to her escort, a union official, "Are Is the original reason why oysters which made America one of the dirty trick. If Patras, five children were born. those seamen? Why, they look like are delivered to the White House in greatest trade centers of the world. everyone cooper­ Brother Malone delivered two of people." After 12 years of repeated failures / Washington at the start of the ates it will make them himself. Linens are changed aboard ship oyster season. The oyster was sup­ and discouragements, the world's it that much as often as they are in first-class Opens Saloon posed to have other beneficial qual­ largest steamship, the Great East- easier on the next guy who wants hotels. The sailor has money and ities. too. Casanova, for example, em, succeeded in this undertaking, to do his wash. In 1935, after the repeal of pro­ freedom, he can send his children always gave the oyster credit for and in 1866 New York celebrated 4 4 hibition, he opened McGillicuddy's to college, and the public respects at least a part of his success with the great event which was to have Leonard Bailey, oiler: Each de­ Saloon—named in honor of Connie him. so important a role in its future. the ladies. And to Cyrus Field, at whose home partment should take turns clean­ Mack, the former manager of the Malone is mighty proud of this i t t ing the laundry Philadelphia Athletics — on 57th change. He says "We've gone a the idea began, goes the credit *or Tobacco, which was first used by linking the commerce of the New room. The great­ and Lexington, in Manhattan. The long way, and weTe gonna keep ancient peoples for religious or World with the Old. est thing we business failed. He opened another goin'." ' have.aboard ship is the laundry room and -Hi e washing machine. If the guys don't 'ACROSS DOWN A lost Soaked want to keep it Yugoslav partisans, some under SIU wages a campaign to have the weekend Wager , 1. Texas Lieutenants: clean 1 think we Tito and some under General Mil- Government approve its new con­ 22. Hit Recipe Puerto Rico Abbr. 23. Important Gulf should go back hailovitch, reported "great pro­ tract which called for wages well' port Where Danald shipping area 37. Bad luck Man's name Duck Bar is to the old "Chinaman" we had on gress" in their activity against the above the "mode" or ."average" symbol 24. Nut grown in Destroyer Black 23 down 38. Priest's ' the Liberty ships. City in Maine Bar. in BA German forces. They reported, in allowed by wage laws ... US Sec­ 26. Man's nick­ garment Fish bait 12. Age separate actions, the taking of "the retory of-State Cordell Hull and 4 4 4 name 39. Member of Do as told 13. Where 27. Exist track team ^ John Grabowski, OS: If each second best iron ore mine," and British Foreign Secretary Anthony Girl's nick­ Charlie's Bar is 36. Lopat of 40. Evade name 14. Hurry man keeps it clean after him I fierce street to street fighting in Eden arrived in Moscow for a war­ Yanks 42. Departed What every 15. Bit of advice 31. New class of 43. Soon think it will , navigator 16. Yankee baUsome areas ... The SIU, which had time policy conference with Soviet freighted 46. Catch of game playcr \ needs fought-attempts to use Nazi pris­ Foreign Cominissar Vyacheslaff M. 47. Position, as of make it that 10. Part of name 32. Port in 17. Arrive: Abbr. Honduras saUs much easier on of SA port 18. Greek letter oners to do seamen's work, at­ Molotov. 49. Man's nick­ SO. Marshal. Napo­ 11. Former Giant 33. How the the sanitary men tacked an attempt by some busi­ weasel goes name manager leon's army 4 4*4 Sick of each depart­ 21. Brother: Slang nesses to use Nazi POWs in pref­ (Puzzle Answer on Page 25) The 83,423-ton Lafayette, for- " 32. Theatre dis­ ment. As far as erence to union labor . . . The Al­ merly the French liner Normandie, trict who should keep 24. A pushover lies said that their fighters and was turned over to the Brooklyn 25. White poplar it clean is con­ bombers ranged over the entire Navy Yard for refitting for active 26. Encourage cerned, I believe 28. Politician: length of Japanese occupied Burma service. Salvage work, which had' Slang the work should in "intensified operations" . . . started In May, 1942, after the ves­ 29. Three-masted <K< • .ffis go to the various ship. Mediter­ German counter attacks slowed sel burned and capsized was com- . ranean departments and each of them the Allied advance In Italy. pleted at a cost of $4.5 millioif . . . 31. Tourist guide should take turns. 34. Walk in water 4 4 4 Berlin claimed that its troops, in 35. Historic spot. Chicago's first subwa7, almost "stiff counter-attacks", were in- , 4 4 4 Texas Harry Gunderud, AB: The work five miles long arid costing $34 flicting "heavy losses" on Allied 37. Street. Liver­ pool should be divided among the three million was formally opened . . . forces north of the Volturno River 40. Snare departments on A mass air raid of Fiying Fort­ in Italy... The SIU fought "to the 41. Leave out 42. Girl: Slang a weekly or daily resses hit the . roller-bearing. fac­ hilt" an attempt by the Army to 44. Short drink basis so that each tories at Schweinfurt, Germany, a grab jurisdiction over merchant ' 45. Nothing^ 46. Extra pay for one gets its l,00()-mile trip. The US said heavy seamen and to inflict Army regula. 37 38 39 dangerous turn. Every man fightelr opposition was met and tions and punishment on seamen work ^ ^ 41 48. Lajoie. old should make it that, in addition to destroying the . . . Mass raids of 50(1 and 1,000 time baUplayer II his personal busi­ plant, . 186 enemy aircraft were Allied planes hit light industrial SO. It beats a king 45 148 49 81. Positive pole ness to see that knocked down, while 60 fortresses centers in Germany, primarily in 82. High note the laundry room were lost . . . Allied forces con­ Essen and Gelsenkirchen . . . US 83. Tliat girl 151 50 152 84. Small Spanish is clean. The of­ tinued to . advance, toward the' planes dropped 250 tons of bombs horse ficers aren't go- Burma Road, with heavy fighting on Akyab, a Japanese base in An Aleutian 154 53 155 island ing.to clean.it for ua. .encountered every, step ... The Burma. , ,. . . v EN YEARS A6I) m Is#Ir 1^:' l.:rd ': ll-' |j»';.:- ^^C;. • • I ' '••*'<•• �>mf"':-r' SEAFAREHS Loa IS; 19SS SEAFARERS Rt LOG Novambm- 13. 1951 Vol. XV. No. 23 Published hlweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. STerling 8-4670. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer editor, HZBUXT BRAND; Managing editor. RAT OENISON; Art Editor, BeRMAao SEAMAN; Photo Editor. DANIEL NILVA; StaS Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWIN SnrACS. ART PERFALL, JERRY REMER, At. MARKIN. NOEL PARMENTEL; Gulf Area Ttepjarter, BILL MnoDT. Canadian Victory Another significant victory for maritime unionism has been won by the SIU in Canada. The Canadian District of our International Union has settled a 26-day strike against that country's deep sea shiiis with a convincing contract victory. The 56-hour week, long the bane of Canadian maritime, is dead, and the union has won important improvements in wages and other contract provisions. This was the first major test of strength for the Canadian District since it won the right to represent Canadian deep sea men three years ago. And it was only at the last SIU con­ vention this spring that the District was granted its full autonomy as a member of the SIU of North America. As an autonomous tinit, the Canadian District went it alone in this strike and came through with colors flying. It did not have to call on the A&G District or the SUP for help, al­ though that help would have been granted if needed, "rhat fact is the'surest possible proof that the Canadian District is nov/ firmly established as a full-fledged member of the ' SIU family; Election Progress • Approximately half of the Atlantic Refining vote has now voted, and, nothing has happened to change the convictions of SIU organizers as to the favorable outcome of the balloting. On the contrary, there is every indication that the fleet is going strongly for the SIU with a pro-Union swing making itself felt oh the ships. A typical straw in the wind was the reaction of the crew on the Franklin, a small inland ship which Atlantic uses as a sort of oil barge to move local shipments in and around Philadelphia. The half-a-dozen jobs on this ship were gen­ erally considered plums that were parceled out to company favorites. Consequently organizers had made; little contact with the crew. ^ Yet when news of the election came through, a crewmember of the Franklin made a point of coming down to the SfU Philadelphia branch hall to get pl^ge cards for the entire gang aboard the ship. Within a month, the NLRB should be able to count the bal­ lots and make the results known. When that happens, Atlan­ tic Refining will have to negotiate with a real maritime union for the first time in its history. 4" 4" Dispnte On Libertys " The proposal to conyert the old Libertys into 18-knot cargo ^ carriers has aroused a great deal of controversy all over the industry. Many segments of the industry oppose the plan because they feel it would take attention away from the much-h.eeded planning and building of new, modern vessels. And, frankly, the idea of a rusty old Liberty ripping through the seas at 18 knots seems sort of fantastic anyway. However, there probably would be no harm in trying out the plan by converting one ship, and then seeing how it turns out. If it works out, the plan would bfe useful for converting some of the 1,500 Libertys in the Reserve Fleet—in case of an emergency. In no case, should conversion of the old Libertys be allowed to take the place of a badly needed program for planning and building modern, efficient new ships. ' y if 4', i> Changing Times We came across a mimeographed sheet put out by Missis­ sippi Steamship Company back in 1931 that points up how much times have changed for a seaman. This sheet was a no­ tice to seamen that, "beginning ^tomorrow, the following wage scales shall go into effect." The sheet said that ABs would get $55' a month, messmen and ordinaries would get $46 a month, wipers $50, and firemen $57.50 a month. There was no mention of OT or any working conditions. The company said "this is the wage scale," and th^e men took it, or got off the ships. Things have certainly changed since then. Now, Seafarers on Mississippi ships, or any other ships for that matter, with their SIU contract and represen­ tation, have the top wages, OT and working conditions in the industry, ,;They also have plerity to say about their con• tract.:-. ; , LETTER Pagre Thfiieea 'IVe// Done' of the WEEK Steward^s Life No Bowl Of dello To the Editor: Beefs have often arisen aboard ship about so-called "second" meats on the entree. There are no "second" meats served on our ships today. If you see corned beef and cabbage, pot roast of beef or some other meat on the menu, they are main dishes, and not "seconds." A second meat would be some­ thing left over from a previous meal and served at a later meal. No good steward would allow this to happen very' often, since he can operate on an a la carte system on most of his major meats, cut­ ting dovra left­ overs to any great Approximately 1,600 Louisiana for free are reducing the number extent. Cooked sugar workers are still on strike of buses in operation and the num­ ham and cold against low wages and bad hous­ ber of drivers. cuts, of course, ing. The strike Is-being conducted Tearwood 4 4 4 can be used on by the AFL's National Agricultural The blacksmith is-still in busi­ Workers Union. Plantation own­ the night lunch plate. ness judging from a report of the ers and growers have thus far re­ On any usual menu for the AlaBlacksmith's division of the Broth­ mar, the principal meat comes up fused to accept the existence of erhood of Blacksmiths and Boiler­ the union. Cuban sugar workers to the standard of any good Ameri­ The union reported <a va­ can menu. Both meats offered are are readying an embargo against makers. riety of wage gains at several raw sugar shipped to refineries entrees, according to Charles Ranw^idely scattered foundries and hofer, the famous chef of Del owned by the Louisiana sugar con­ forges throughout the country. cerns. Monlco. Also, an NLRB election was won % if if Variety Spice of Food at the American Brake Shoe Com­ Electrical workers at the Hilli- pany in Los Angeles. Here is another point: a ship Is supplied with 4,000 pounds of meat ard- Corporation in Elmira, New4 4 4 for 60 or 70 days. This includes York, have won general wage in­ Milk wagon drivers and inside beef, pork, veal, lamb, chicken," creases of from ten to 25 cents an turkey, corned beef, corned shoul­ hour plus seven paid holidays. milk employees in New York end­ der, ham, ox tails, tongue, etc. Could Christmas bonuses and other ed a week long strike with a pack­ you serve steak every day? Or fringe issues have been improved age increase amounting approxi­ beef? Could you serve pork chops and disability insurance has been mately to $8.50 in wages, vacations every day or veal? No, you could raised from $30 to $40 a week. and other benefits. The strike shut not; there must be variety. The These workers, now members of off most of the city's milk supply only way to vary the menus Is by the International Union of Elec­ as well as for surrounding areas, using the meats that you fellows trical Workers (CIO) had voted to but housewives largely overcame may call "seconds." quit the left-wing UE in 1950. the inconvenience by using canned and powdered milk. Go Into any first-class hotel or 4- 4" • 4^ • restaurant and you will find this The CIO Textile Workers Union 4 4 4 kind of meat on the bill of fare. has asked the new Secretary of Approximately 6,000 production However, you may not find corned Labor, James P. Mitchell, to in­ beef on all of them. Do you know crease the Walsh-Healy minimum workers at the Singer Sewing Ma­ why? It costs too much to offer on rate in the woolen and worsted in­ chine company in Elizabeth, New Jersey, have reached agreement the menu. dustry to $1.20 an hour. Present with management on a new con­ Can't Please Everyone minimums are $1.05 hourly. These tract providing an increase of Another thing IM like to bring minimums are enforced on Gov­ eight cents an hour. Federal and to your attention Is that meals on ernment orders for textiles. State mediators aided in reaching a ship are prepared for at least 37 a settlement of the wage dispute. i if i. men. Each man has different likes Skilled patternmakers in De­ 4 4 4 and dislikes. ~ Some call hamburger steak a troit, members of the AFL Pattern Miami bus drivers received $80,second meat, but throughout the Makers League, have won a pay 000 recently in a share-the-profits United States It Is a favorite food, increase of 20 cents an hour and plan that was reached between both commercially and in the other improvements. The settle­ their union and two transit com­ homes of 90 percent of the nation's ment came at the end of a week- panies in the Florida city. The families—^when they can afford to long strike of 950 members against drivers are members of Bus. Op­ b^,lt. The same goes for frank­ the Michigan Pattern Manufactur­ erators Local 1267, AFL. ers Association. furters. 4 4 4 ' I am defending only the case for 4 4- 4" Representatives of the AFL the steward, who has a heavy load Members of the Newspaper on his shoulders at sea. No hard, Guild have settled their strike United Brotherhood of Carpenters fielings, fellows, I'm just trying to against three newspapers in Port- and Joiners and the AFL Interna­ clear up some of the steward's land^ Maine, with increases up to tional Association of Machinists shipboard headaches, like the ones $6.25 a week retroactive to June 1. met 'in Washington to begin a series of conferences designed to I get myself, sometimes. The agreement also calls for arbi­ Pity the poor steward on a tration of grievances and mainte­ end a more than 40-year-old juris­ stormy night, or on any. other nance of union membership for dictional conflict between the unions. The conflict has centered night, for that matter, when hun­ over which union has jurisdiction gry Seafarers hit the mess room. the life of the_contract. 4 4 4over the installation and erection And during the day, too. It's pretty Bus drivers In Reading, Penn­ of machinery. The Carpenters rough, but It's fun, too. So, fellows, when you start blow­ sylvania, have taken ads in the lo- claim that its millwrights have ing your top about the food, just eal newspapers calling the car pool that jurisdiction, and jthe^ Machin­ stop ^and remember' that your habit unfair tb the union's mem­ ists also claim the jurisdiction. steward Is a Union man, too, with bers. Divisio"h 1345, of the AFL The conflict first came up in the SIU standards' and a contract to Motor Coach Employees Union de­ ALF Convention of 1913, and has live up -jv- clared that motorists who carry been a source of trouble between and- frotn'-work fl^'two Unions ever since. ROUKO-UP • J 'M •- • (is I j �:!^;- Pa«e Fonrteein It SEAFARERS LOG NoTomber 1»» 195S i I h' I iilii®liii|ip'i^^^ 11' » I v^-- ip|||illlii||p¥ ' ' - ' J 4 ° 1mmm^ A -• + \K V ft' _ iip Philadelphia SIU Port Agent Steve Cardullo swears in a group of new SIU members from Atlantic fleet at pre-election rally held in that city. New members are (left to right) Bjorn Wagones, Anthony Good, Joe Hmgraves, Paul Beasley. fe'-' ^-f? i;- f ' ' P-; " • u• i '. - k.;. ;y fMlv' l?.:r • •• • •h' •^ , -I • -J I mmM • *!-.» .1 !:e}'-Zk-A ' yl, . ,A LOG, reporter interviews tankerman Jack Tambascie for iis reaction to the election. Looking on is GI Ted Theodore, Atlantic tankerman who came down to cast his ballot ^ V j®i the National Labor Relations Board voti^ Two tankermen discus^ the outlook with SIU organizers outside the high wire fence that surrounds the Anchorage in Philadelphia. Facing camera are tanke^n^n. Hi ^Aquio and J. DioquinOv SIU men are (1-r) Jim Golder, Jimmy^ Kaup; iind' Boyne, i TOe ^^ntic, memyyerevecHafident of an^BIUiWetary^/ �' November IS, 19SS SEAFARERS LOG Victory spirit is in the air as a group of tankermen pose with V for Victory sigh outside the gates of the ^chorage. SIU supporters were in evidence in large .numbers while AMEU men were hard to find, seaf^er E. B. McAuley (kneeling), an SIU organizer, led the cheering section. The long-awaited election in Atlantic Refining, toward which SIU organizers^ and supporters had been working for many months, got off to a fast start under the supervision of the National Lxibor Rela­ tions Boord. As of now opproxinKitely half of the ships have voted, as well as Atlantic's shoreside in­ stallation, the Anchorage. As presently scheduled, the remainder of the At­ lantic fleet will vote by the end of November with just two ships out foreign voting«later than that date. While the results will not be known until every ship has voted and ballot boxes are opened, all in­ dications are that SIU supporters ore in a very solid majority in the fleet. The start of the voting .was greeted with jubilation by SIU men, while back­ Page Fifteen vi# Tankermen Matthias Jackson (left) and Mrs. Jackson, chat with organizer John Sweeney at rally in Philadelphia. ers of the company union entered the balloting with sinking feelings that were plainly evident on thefr faces. Nowhere was this more obvious than in the An­ chorage, where the company union, the AMEU, could be expected to have considerable strength in shore relief gangs, leadermen and other shoreside jobs. Nevertheless, groups of pro-SIU mer^ far outnum­ bered the scattered handful of AMEU backers. The same situation showed up on the ships. But the best indication of the way things are go­ ing was the response of men who had not yet com­ mitted themselves to the SIU. A sudden last-minute jump in pledges was convincing proof that the SIU was oh its way to a decisive victory in the Atlantic fleet. I A company representative (left, dark coat) boards the launch that took NLRB men as well as SIU and Atlantic observers out to the Atlantic Traveler, first ship to be voted in the election. . • ^ An NLRB representative struggles up the Jacobs ladder of the Atlantic Traveler, the all-important ballot box in hand. AI Gibson (left) and Jack Weeks were two of the many tankermen who made a point of coming down to the Anchorage to vote. Many men on va­ cation traveled long distances to get their ballots in. m •-M The inarch to the polls begins as group of SJU supporters strides down the S"road to Anchorage gates where voting for shoreside men was held.- DirecV- tor-of (Organization Keith Terpe (with large twhite envdope) goes' idohg » with group. Victory rally shows tankermen brimming over with confidence as to the outcome. Men are displaying copies of "Atlantic Fleet News", published by the or rganizing committee,' as w<dj as the SEAFARERS LO€k This rally was held in-PhiJadeli^v;^.v-• • .11 �SEAFARERS PiC* Sixteea LOG Ncrenber IS, 195S SEAFARERS Edward F. Cavanaivli, Jr., Commissioner of Marine and Navication for the City of New York, has under advisement a pian which would enable the city to acquire the seven now privately-owned ferry boats runninr between Brooklyn and Staten Island. The boats are presently owned by Electric Ferries, Inc. Commissioner Cavanauyb conferred with Offden B. Hewitt, president of Electric Ferries, Inc.. and Lazarus Joseph, Controller for the City of New York. If the City ayrees to purchase the ferries, which last year carried 2,435,216 vehicles and 4,518,623 passenyers, tte Board of Estimate would have to approve the move. The company has notified Uie city that it does not Intend to renew its franchise after it expires next March 3L The City is determined to keep the important transport link system, even if it means operating the ferries ht a loss. The Military Sea Transportation Service has signed or renewed charters with two steamship companies to operate six privately-owned C-2 type cargo ships. Under the agreement, each vessel is contiupcted at the rate of $1,950 a day on time-charter basis, where ships are pro­ vided fully equipped and manned. Charters were renewed on three Waterman ships, the City of Alma, the Beauregard and the Warrior. New charters cover the Golden City also a Waterman ship, and the African Pilot and the African Sun of the Farrell lines, •he charters run from four to six months with options of like periods. J, Jp ^ The General M.B. Stewart cleared the Panama Canal and arrived in New York on Wednesday. This ship is the fifth Navy transport to sail from the Far East to New York. The MUitary Sea Transportation Serv­ ice reports that the Stewart carried 2,685 mUitary personnel, including 170 Puerto RIcan troops, trho debarked at San Juan, and 301 Columbian soldiers, who were transported to Cartagena. ^ ^ Lloyd's Register of Shipping reports that ships lost as a result of sea hazards numbered 181 in 1952, The amount of tonnage was 219,429. The number of vessels w^g the second lowest in a peacetime year since 1928. The tonnage figure represented the lowest since that year. Sta­ tistics released by Lloyd's showed total losses resulting from wrecks topped all other types of casualties last year, "79 ships of 127,777 tons were lost in that Ayav. 42 vessels of 31,252 tons flotmdere^, while 22 of 17,592 tons burned, 19 ships of 28,391 tons were lost in collision and 10 of 2,832 tons weye reported lost under circumstances not fully re­ ported and 9 of 11,479 tons were reported as missing. The United States fleet lost the most ships in 1952 with 28. Greece was next with 7 and" Panama third with 6. ^ Brazilian President Getulio Vargas has approved a plan to spend $4,000,000 on improving shipping on the River Plate,, in an effort to relieve his country's transport, crisis. The plan would cover renovation and expansion of the River Plate fleet plying through the River Plate between the Parana and Paraguay rivers. It was indicated that at least part of the cost could be met with funds recently approved by United 'States for coastwise shipping. The scarcity of roads and railroads in Brazil gives water transport a .special importance. The pian provides for the purchase of five river tugs and 22 steel barges of 1,000 tons each, for use on the Paraguay River and two tugs, six 200 ton barges and two small passenger vessels to use on the Parana. i" 4" 4" A post-war shipbuilding boom has lifted The Netherlands from sixth to fourth place among the world's shipbuilding nations. Only the United States, the United Kingdom and West Germany continue to rank ahead of The Netherlands. There are 300 shipyards in that country and all are now fully-booked through 1956 with advance construction orders. . . . The SS Veendam, Holland-American Lines' 30-year-old, 15,652 ton liner, arrived, at Hoboken on her last Atlantic crossing. Known as the "Graceful Old Lady of the Atlantic," the ship will head South for Baltimore, where she will be converted into scrap steel. Captain Harm Oldenberger, skipper of the Veendam, said that scores of former passengers has asked for the ship's furnishings and fixtures as souvenirs. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Webb, of Stamford, Conn., who were aboard the Veendam on its final crossing, were also aboard on the ship's'maiden voyage. l" 4" 4« The new Greek . Line flagship, the Olympia, was inspected by over 5,000 visitors who swarmed over the eight passenger decks and through the 21 public rooms. The 23,000 ton liner was tied up at the 58th Street pier. This was the Olympia's maiden voyage, after being built in Scotland. ' The flagship plans to pay a. visit to Boston. It plans to make Boston its regular port of call in the United States and make five runs a year to that city. The admission price paid by visitors was for the benefit of the Ionian Islands Emergency Relief Fund for the relief of the thousands of families left homeless hy the recent vol­ canic explosions in those islands and elsewhere in Greece. While the vessel was built in Scotland, it is owned by Greek shipping interests and is under Liberian registry. ACT! ON There's slwaini a considerable number of new faces coming into the SIU every year. That's a part of the normal turnover in the ship­ ping industry as many men settle down shoreside after a few years and are replaced by newcomers. With this in mind. Seafarer Charles R. Johnson of the Feltore -- - proposed that educational meet­ be held ings regularly for all departments. He suggested that such meetings could make up the history and aims of the SIU, as. well as ac^ Johnson quaint the new men with the constitution and by-laws of the Union. Johnson himself has been sail­ ing with an SIU book since Janu­ ary, 1948, joining the Union in Philadelphia. He's 26 years old and comes originally from North Carolina. He sails in the stewards department. By now practically every SIU ship's crew has discussed the prob­ lem of the US Public Health Service hospitals at their ship­ board meetings and has voted to take some kind of action on that score. Aboard the Alcoa CHpper the initiative came from veteran Seafarer William J. McKay, known to his shipmates as "Professor" McKay. He emphasized that it's much more effective for the indi­ vidual Seafarer to write his Con­ gressman as an individual than for a ship's crew to send a collective telegram. The individual letters always attract more attention because they mean a man was so interested that he took the trouble to write him­ self. McKay, a native New Yorker, passed his 65th birthday last June 24 and is still going strong. He joined the Union in Miami in 1941, and holds stewards department ratings. • i t 4. Crewiftembers of the Clarksburg Victory (Eastern) expressed their appreciation td ship's delegate Kenneth Roberts on their last voy­ age for a very fine job of repre­ senting the gang. Rooerts was thanked for his efforts on behalf of the crew that made for a smoother trip than would other­ wise be the case. Roberts, who is 26, is a native of Michigan. He joined the Union in New York in 1949, and sails regularly in the deck department. 4 Well-Inlormed Using Common Hand Tools A atandard comic book gag is the one about the fellow missing the nail with the hammer and landing on hie thumb instead. What­ ever the humor in the situation, it seldom appeals to the victim. A considerable percentage of such accidents resulta on shipboard from the use of hammers and other hand tools. While they aren't neces­ sarily the serious kind, they arc responsible for cuts, severe bruises and sometimes broken bones. A great many of these accidents result from use of tools that aren't in good condition to begin with, Loose handles, dull cutting edges, broken and chipped parts all are conducive to somebody getting hurt. Improper handling of the tool, or use of the wrong tool for the job is another cause of accidents. While here, like in most other matters, the ship's officers have the responsibility of inspecting tools and seeing that defective ones are repaired or discarded, it's only sensible for the Seafarer to put an oar in on the subject. After all, he's the one who is going to be using the stuff, so he should take an interest in seeing that he has good tools to work with. Tools Dropimd From Above One of the most serious, and easily avoided, shipboard- accidents is the result of hand tools being dropped from aloft or from stagings. These have a habit of landing on somebody's head below more often than would seem possible. It's simple enough to prevent this kind of thing. All that has to be done is to tie light lanyards to tools being used aloft, or put them in a box or bucket lashed to the staging. It saves a lot of time and trouble climbing down and picking them up, then climbing up to. where the work is. Any tool like an ax, hammer or sledge is dangerous if the handles aren't in good condition. A loose or split handle at the best makes it difficult to swing the tool accurately. If the head of the fool flies off it can have serious consequences. Splinters in a handle can lead to cuts and make it difficult to use the tool properly. OiF and grease will cause handles to slip. Keeping them clean and wrapping tape on the ends are two Sound precautions. • After a while, any wooden tool handle will tend to shrink so that new wedges have to be inserted between-the handle and the head to hold it fast. Either a metal or a wooden wedge is satisfactory, but nails should not be used because they will spl^ the handle. Carry Spare Handles The best thing of course, is for the ship to carry some spare handles just in case. If any aren't around, the crew just has to make do with what they have. The ordinary hammer face is a smooth and flat one except for some types used for special work. They should be kept that way for most effective operation. A carpenter's han^mer should be limited in use to the work it's designed for—driving nails. Where a chisel is used, employ a machinist's hammer which will not chip. Sometimes when chisels, punches, wedges and similar tools are used, chips, will be knocked off their heads under the pounding of the hammer. Usually-this happens after the head has spread from re­ peated use. 'The head of the chisel should be ground so that the burrs ^ are removed and the danger of chipping reduced. Keeping the cut­ ting edge of the chisel sharp is also important so that it won't slip out of the cut. Wrong-Size Scrpw Driver Hurts Screw drivers are responsible for many abrasions and punctures when the driver slips out of the screw slot. That usually happens when a wrong size driver is used or when the screw itself may be jammed or corroded and won't turn. Another way to invite damage from a screw driver is to hold a small piece in your hand while working. Small work should beiheld in vises or placed on some kind of firm support so that there's less chance of the palm being punctured. Hand files, being very hard and brittle tools. Have a tendency to snap if used for any purpose other than what they were made for. Files should never be used without handles for the simple reason that the fingers can be badly scraped or the palm punctured by the file. Length Of Wrench Important Wrenches, like screw drivers, can cause difficulty if the wrong size, is used for the job at hand. Where the. wrench is ap. adjustable one, it's important to consider the length of the wrench in relation to the work to be done. A long-handled wrench should not be used on a small nut and vice versa. Wrenches should also be inspected to see that their jaws are not worn or sprung. Using wrenches with worn jaws often leads to slips and will damage the put or bolt, making it difficult to remove or tighten. By Bernard Seaman •.1 »' j.., •, �•s. ^-i.'.-""- r^".',; ">• • •• SEAFARERS LOG Passengers Become Shellbacks AFL-ILA Demands 20c Increase (Continued from page Longshoremen will be guaranteed secret votes on important issues, such as new contracts, the settingup of a fair hiring system, accept­ ing the constitution, and other im­ portant policy decisions. It also means an efficient and clean union working for the benefit of the working longshoremen and giving him the services and representation he needs and deserves, and assur­ ance that every member will have a voice in the policy of his union. At this meeting, for the first time, longshoremen had the op­ portunity of voicing their opinions about the contract demands being made by their union. The men considered the demands made, and approved them without reservation. Two passengers aboard the Del Norte, still covered by egg whites and other Ingredients, approach the Grand Inquisitor as they are changing into shellbacks. I Father Neptune's crew smear a passenger (left) with a combination of ingredients, and then after he is blindfolded (right) lead him toward Father Neptune. {Seafarers Put onCiood Pitch Agalust Tanker (Continued from page 3) decided that the best thing to do was to «meet her in mid-stream with a launch and toss the bundles aboard. The first launch spotted the ship in the vicinity of the George Wash­ ington bridge, but it was unable Keep Draft Board Posted SIU headquarters urges all draft eligible seamen to • be sure they keep their local Se­ lective Service boards posted on all changes of address through the use of the post cards furnished at all SIU halls and aboard ships. Failure to keep your draft board informed of your where­ abouts can cause- you to be listed as a delinquent and be drafted into the services with­ out a hearing. The Union in such cases can do nothlnR to iitd Seafarers who fall to com- to get close enough to begin fir­ ing, as the ship was going to fast. So the second launch picked her up off the Battery and started cir­ cling for position to get the news­ papers aboard. Full Spead Ahead Apparently one of the company union men on board spotted the launch, because the next thing the Seafarers knew,* the ship gave off a few toots on'its whistle and went full spead ahead with the launch bouncing unhapp^ in its wake. Nothing daunted, the Seafarers took up the pursuit, cornering their quarry as it slowed down for its anchorage off Stapleton. This time the launch got up nice and close and the Seafarers started firing their bundles of newspapers high in the air. Only one bundle missed its mark, the rest of them landing on vari­ ous parts of the Traveler's deck. And as the launch pulled away, mission accomplished, they had the satisfaction of seeing a crewmember pick up the bundles and start to break them out. Several other Atlantic ships have since "been met successfully in much the same fashion with tahl&rmen getting the latest news. " Page SereniccB SIU Scholarship Exam Set' For December 5th (Continued from page 5) Three letters of reference must accompany each application. Every qualified candidate must take one of the standard College Entrance Board examinations which are given at regular inter­ vals throughout the country and in foreign lands. Special exams will be given to applicants who live more than 75 miles from-a city in which the regular test is given. All exams will be graded by the Educational Testing Serv­ ice which conducts the College Entrance Examination program. College Administrators The winning candidates will be selected by a group of college ad­ ministrators on the basis of their performance on the college en­ trance board tests as well as on their past records. Applicants must first be accepted by an accredited college or university before they are eligible to receive an award, but not before taking the exam. No limitations are set upon the type of college nor the field of study of the applicant, but all must be under 35 years of age when they apply. The winners of the 19B3 SIU scholarships are Elizabeth Lomas, who is attending Barnard College; Eugene Goodwin, who is studying at Oregon University Dental School; Charlane Holden, who is attending Richmond Professional Institute, and Alma Jimenez, who is studying at Puerto Rico Univer­ sity Medical School. The trustees of the Welfare Plan receive regular reports on the work being done by these winners of the SIU scholarships, and have re­ ceived completely satisfactory re­ ports to date. It is the policy to study the progress made by each of the winners, all the time they are going to school. . Olde Photos Wanted by LOG The LOG is interested in col­ lecting and printing photo­ graphs showing what seagoing was like in the old days. All you oldtimers who have any old, mementos, photographs of shipboard life, pictures of ships or anything that would show how seamen lived, ate and worked in the days gone by, send them in to the LOG; Whether they be steam or sail, around the turn of the cen­ tury, during the first yvorid war and as late as 1938, the LOG is interested in Uiem.^1. We'll take care of them and return your souvenirs to you. When the contract demands were presented, the New York Shipping Association officially refused to even hear the demands. However, individual members of the associa­ tion took copies of the demands home with them for study. The permanent Injunction, which was issued against the old ILA at the request of the NLRB, makes even more binding the provisions of the temporary injunction that it replaces. This injunction prohibits the use of threats and intimidation. They cannot threaten any long­ shoreman with loss of his job. • a • a Q • • a • • • • a a • • • • • a P a p a a a P • a • a They can't threaten to shut down any shipping or stevedoring com­ pany because it hires AFL long­ shoremen. They can't check the books of longshoremen reporting for work, and can't, make any longshoremen stand apart or work separately. They can't threaten longshore­ men in any way, or use their henchmen to threaten longshore­ men. And, they can't hinder, in any way, the longshoremen's at­ tempts to join yie AFL-ILA or to organize thCir new AFL longshore­ men's union. sums COATS SMCKS -pOPCCATS Di%6SSHC^ WDRKeMOES VOhi&MPSES KflAKI PANTS KHAKI SHIRTS eiUE WORK SHIRTS FRISKOOEENS HICKORV SHIRTS C.PO. SHIRTS WHrrE DRESS SHIRTS SPORT SHIRTS PRESS BELTS KHAKI WEB BELTS TIES SWEATSHIRTS ATHLETIC SHIRTS T-SHIRTS SHORTS BRIEFS SWEATERS UX?<SA6E WORK SOCKS DRESS SOCKS LEATHER JACKETS WRlTlNS RORTROLIO eou'WESIERS RAIN6EAR ALL YOUR MEEPS CAN BE FILLED FRCMVOUR -FROM A SOU'WESTERTD AN ELECTRIC RAZOR . WHATEVER yt?U BUY FROM THE SEA CHEST/ Ybu CAN BE VDvisECETTINS TOP QUALITY SEAR AT SUBSTAN­ TIAL SAVINGS. .A. iWlOM-OWM6t> AND UNION- OPERAlEP ... ;F9KTH6 BENEFIT OF IHE MEMBERSHIP* �:S-70':^:^:/':'- -' • •• •:"• '• •^•Face CIcbteen. SEAFARERS LOa ^'"' v'' ;";/ '• .'"'.'T -'-'..Ne*^bet lt.l95^ SIU Grew Of Waterman Ship Draws Praise Of Passengers That the keeper of tho eastle known expert on buying and con", of Frederick III, in Wartburg, sumer economics. His column, Germany, is careful to point out whicl^ appears on page seven of A group of passengers making their first trip on what they thought of as an "ordinary to visitors certain spots on the the LOG, advises Union members wall in one of the rooms? Accord­ on how to buy and what to buy. freighter" are now singing the praises of SlU-manned ships. When they booked passage ing to the story these spots were as well as what hot to buy. His fof Yokohoma on the Andrew Jackson (Waterman) they were looking forward not too made by Martin Luther, who per­ analyses of brands and products ceived an apparition of Satan. cover such everyday items as happily to monotonous food," Luther is said to have been at clothing, drugs, household utilities, slipshod service, and untidy work on his famous translation of automobiles, eyeglasses and many sleeping and dining quarters. the New Testament and is "Sup­ other products which Seafarers But when they came aboard, ac­ posed to have hurled his Inkstand buy. cording to Mr. Guy Mitchell, of at the devil, who sought to have Shikoku Christian (College, Zeht* t i the monk desist from his sacred suji, Kagawa-Ken, Japan, they got That lie detectors, had wide usage task. Luther was kept at Wartburg an inkling that their fears were in ancient times? The device used castle by Frederick to protect the mistaken. Staterooms and diningtheologian from harm during the was somewhat different from the saloons were all spic and span. And height of his controversy with the mechanical instruments now em­ at the end of the trip, Mr. Mitchell, Roman Catholic Church. Some ployed. The technique was that i^eaking for the eleven passengers, travelers have reported that there the accused would write his oaih wrote a tribute to the tiptop con­ is evidence that new ink has beeil on'a board and thrown into a well dition of the ship, the tastiness of applied from tini^ to time, pre­ kept solely for this purpose, if the food, and the excellent service. sumably by the keeper to keep the the board floated, the defendant Comng in for special praise were was exonerated. If the board sank, castle as a tourist attraction. Chief Steward Lacey (Tiny) Phil­ however, he was branded a per­ lips; saloon waiter J. T. "Blinky" jurer. One of the most famous of That with Korea so much in the Allen, and, bed-room steward these wells was that in ancient news, this * area was once referred Michael Toth. In Mr. Mitchell's Syracuse in Sicily. to on maps as Chosen? This is own words: "Daily menus and the . i similar to the ancient native i^me service, under the supervision of of Chosyon. It is a name derived Chief Steward Lacey "Tiny" Phil­ That contrary to popular notion from the Chinese Ch'ao Hsien, Christopher Columbus did not be­ lips have been above reproach. The which means, ironically. Land of lieve the world was round? Most saloon waiter J. T. Allen and our Photographed on deck of Andrew Jackson are Q to r.) Miss Stephbedroom steward Michael Toth ans, Mrs.'Sanford and West, Judge Haas, Mrs. Morris and Maurada,.. the Morning Calm.. In 1910 the astronomers of his day had the Japanese annexed forea, which idea that the earth was flat ^d made the trip quite pleasant and and Miss Jacquette. Standing (I. to r.) Michael Toth. "Tiny" they called "the dagg^ pointed at a ship would fall into nothingness the service they extended all of Phillips, "Blinky" Allen, and Daryl, all SIU, Mr** Bllsbrongh. and us was courteous and more than the heart of Nippon"' and de­ if it reached the end of the water. Mrs. Mitchell. Standing In the doorway la Capt. Rhodes. ^ pi'aiseworthy." This outstanding throned the emperor, reducing his Ck>lumbus was denounced as a service was described by the skip­ title to that of Prince. They heretic and radical for his belief, per of the Andrew Jackson, Cap­ changed the name t(r the Japanese which was that the earth was peartain J. R. Rhodes, as "in true SIU form of Tyosen. Seoul was known shaped. Possibly to lessen the style." In these scientific times, when nobody even sights a single as Keijo during the Japanese oc­ clerical opposition to his theory, cupation. Brother Michael Toth didn't miss be presented a stem at the end ~ ^ t> the opportunity to tell the passen­ sea monster any more, Seafarers everywhere must take off of the pear, reaching to heaven. That Sidney Margolius' column His contemporary, Ferdinand Ma­ gers about the SIU, and to pass the their caps to Brother Ed Parsons, who has found two in LOG around for them to read. Mr. Texas. Brother Parsons, a Your Dollar's Worth" appears ex­ gellan, was one of the first navi­ Mitchell was very well impressed, creditable witness, who even that didVoUcal instrument, the clusively in the Seafarers LOG? gators to actualfy conceive of the with what he heard "of your won­ goes by the monicker of "Hon­ speed Jrap. Sidney Margolius is a nationally earth as a ball. derful organization (SIU), what it est Ed," warns all SIU members Gang Busters stood for, and all the benefits" it who iriay be traveling from Orange A friend of Brother Parsons was Galley Crew On New Supertanker has obtained. He also found the to Beaumont, Texas, to watch out. tagged recently on a "trumpedLOG to be an interesting news­ The monsters are known to have up" charge of driving while in­ paper, and wants to get on our their lair in the town of Vidoc, ebriated. He was required to post mailing list. which lies between these cities. an immediate cash bond of three Mr. -Mitchell also commended These monsters, according to hundred dollars or go to Jail for the officers of the Andrew Jackson Brother Parsons, are disguised as 30 days.~ Brother Parsons dqesn't for making the trip so pleasant for deputy const a- ^ report what his friend did. the passengers. Captain Rhodes, bles of Orange These constables, says Brother Chief Mate Clarke, Chief Engineer County, complete Parsons, are new to the force and Stern, and their assistants ac­ with thirteen feel that they have to impress quainted them with the ship's oper­ gallon Stetson traffic violators with their tough­ ations. hats, high-heeled ness. Summing up, Mr. Mitchell says: boots and pearl Brother Parsons vents his sar­ "Speaking for all of us passengers, handled guns. casm on-these constables. He says soon ready to land at Yokohama, They prey on "I simply cannot understand how it has been a wonderful trip with unwary travelers, Thomas E. Dewey or J. Edgar a thoughtful and cooperative mas­ and haul them Hoover have managed to operate Parsons ter; a good ship, excellent cuisine off to court. so long without these characters and service with a true spirited There they confront them with for without a doubt they are real SIU crew. We all hate to leave, but the choice of paying enormous Gang Busters." this is the end of the line for ali cash bonds, or remaining in the In conclusion, he offers this se­ ol us. Good Luck.. God Bless all of can for 30 days or until their case rious warning to all Seafarers you and may the SIU prosper for­ appears on the court calendar. If traveling in Texas: "So,' when ever." the unfortunate traveler is forced driving through Vidoc, Texas, Mr. Mitchell's feelings expressed to remain behind, the monsters, watch your step, for you can be the sentiments of all of the passen­ who consider themselves lady- arrested and convicted bf almost No belly-robber trio this, shown aboard the new Orion Comet. In gers on board. They were delight­ killers, seize their women and anything, and I know what I'm the galley are, left to right, IValter Reidy, steward; Gus Costiu, fully surprised, many expecting to "look after them." The device by talking about, for I live In the city chief cook, and Alvln Carpenter, night cook and baker. The boys ship again with Seafarers. which they capture the traveler is of Beaumont." made the first trip on the new supertanker. New Perils Found In Texas Seafarer Rags — Settles A Financial Problem By B. R«yBt mpor PAIfRt YOU'RE you 60fT/i HELP /V£. tmSff EAtSOME 0OU6H TO eer sAi.rY*> cm i/iA OUTTR �"." .-*^,'S:- November 13, 1953 SEAFA.RE^^RS The November 2nd issue of "Time" magazine devotes a good deal of space, including its cover, to a review of 50 years of photography. Some of the outstanding photos taken dunng the past half century are re­ produced, both in black-and-white and color, A good deal of space is devoted to some of the work done by some of the outstanding photog­ raphers of America. The various types of photography are taken up and examples are shown. The facts and figures indicated are up to date and it would seem*that photography is the "only national folk art yet produced by the U.S." According to the information gathered by the magazine, amateurs in America take nearly 2 billion phptos a year, 25 percent of these with fiash. The money spent for all this runs to $300 million for this year, and the hobby has far -from reached its peak. According 'to the latest count, there are 55,000 professional photog­ raphers in the US. The amateurs number 35 million-, and here "Time" does some fancy figuring. It claims that of these, 28 million are "cas­ ual," 5 million are "serious," and 2 million are "expert." It would be Interesting to know how this breakdown was arrived at. Comparing camera owners with TV-set-and telephone-owners brings up some interesting figures: 27 million families own cameras—as many as have cars, more than have telephones or TV sets. 9.3 million fam­ ilies own two cameras and 1.5 million families have four or more. In 1941 only 29 million families had cameras. Some additional information gathered by the article shows the am­ ateur spending $100 million on developing and printing, as against $20 million in 1940. The industry will net an estimated $700 million, against $126 million in 1939. The greater part of this—about 65 percent—will go to Eastman Kodak, the remainder to Ansco, Du Pont and nearly 200 smaller camera and equipment manufacturers. Since "Time" is a news magazine, we get an interesting discussion of photo-journalism. Matthew Brady, of Civil War fame, is given his just due as the first photo-journalist. Remembering that he worked nearly 100 years ago, with primitive equipment, his photos remain a tribute to his ability. The New York Daily Graphic in 1880 was-the first newspaiper to use photos in half-tone reproduction. "Life," being part of the same family, is credited with being the first to take ad­ vantage of the full potentialities of picture journalism in 1936. The work of some of the more noted American professionals is ana­ lyzed. Starting with Stieglitz and winding up with some of the fan­ tastic photos of Weegee, we find in between such outstanding photog­ raphers as Steichen, Weston, Evans, Eisenstaedt, Arams, Newman bnd others. Fine examples of these and others are reproduced. The amateur gets his credit also. Some of the more earnest ones are organized into some 9,000 camera clubs across the nation. They exhibit their work in museums, international salons and, between times, to a captive audience of visiting friends and neighbors. Five major camera magazines, with a combined monthly circulation of 806,000, are pub­ lished primarily for him, as well as camera columns syndicated in hundreds of newspapers. According to "Time," the photos turned out by the amateurs are ex­ cellent. Robert Capa, a distinguished photographer, is quoted as say­ ing, "Most of the people in this country take pictures, and most of them take better ones than I do." Amateur photos that have made history are those of the sinking of the Vestris in 1928, the explosion of the Hindenburg in 1937 and the Hotel Winecoff fire in 1946. The recent spread in Life on the student riots at Ames, Iowa, was shot entirely by amateurs. And, as most of you probably know, a good deal of the photos in the LOG are contributed by our own seagoing ama­ teurs. \ At top, iSeafarer Sam Munici„AB, left, and F. Kendericks, AB, put the finishing touches oin lHeboat identification aboard the Del Norte on « recent run. The Seafarers relax at bottom with a smile aud. a- cigar before^ comp]^i4ng^.tb^ Page Nineteen Seafarer Sees Union Co To Work On Old-Time Sailing Practices By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor Lifeboat Painting On Dei Norte LOG Sounding a warning as to what some companies and masters would do if there were no SIU to protect the Seafarer, William Wood, deck delegate aboard the Seanan (Stratford), tells of a recent voyage aboard the .vessel in which the captain attempted to pull out all the stops. His attempts at old-'*^' for port an-ival on Sunday, wind, with the bosun, day man and fashioned hard-timing and aration disregarding safety precautions in an AB called on watch to cement bucko-skippering were just order to save a little money. The about as popular as Russia and as effective as a dime-store detective badge. However, when the ship got to Seattle, SIU patrolmen set­ tled everything in favor of the crew. The conditions aboard the ves­ sel, writes Wood, were reminiscent of the sailing ship days when the "old man" was lord, master and chancellor of the exchequer. It was the time when the serious of­ fense of not saluting officers when addressing them was met with the "cat Q' nine tails." It was not quite that lawless on the Seanan, but it was irregular enough for the Seafarers. Found Out l^on Wood got the tell on the situa­ tion when the captain swung the gangway over the side of the ship on a Friday while at sea in prep­ gangway was swung under two life­ boats, to add insult to injury. Later, on arrival in San Pedro, California,, the crew was given a .^5 draw after a three months voy­ age and the aliens aboard got no draw at all. The latter matter was soon cleared up, however, and the aliens drew down their over­ time for the previous voyage, which they had not received up until that time. Departing from San Pedro on a clear Sunday morning with a deep load of barley and a deck load of vehicles, the bosun and dayman made preparations to cement the hawse pipes. They were prevented from doing this by the mate who claimed that the weather was fair and calm and it was not necessary. That night the ship encountered a long swell and a 30-mile-an-hour Seafarer Snaps Korean Longshoremen During a rest period, Korean longshoremen get their" pictures taken by a roving Seafarer. The man behind the camera was Evaristo Rosa, aboard the Ocean Lotte on a recent Far Eastern run. ST New York Salvages Vessel Seafarers aboard SlU-contracted vessels are becoming in­ creasingly salvage-conscious of late, with small vessels turn­ ing up alongside their ships in deepsea waters, according to a report from Antonio Goncalves aboard the Seatrain claimed. The vessel carried much fishing gear, a 25 horse-power out­ New York (Seatrain). the pipes. With the weather ahead, the captain put the vessel in the trough and the cargo came adrift. When her head was finally brought back into the wind, the watch below was brought on deck and an emergency proclaimed. However, emergency notwithstandi- g, neither the engineroom, stew­ ard department nor officer person­ nel on watch below were called out. Restricted to Ship Across the Pacific, the master restricted the men to the ship in Inchon, Korea, claiming the area was not safe. He made no attempt to contact the shore battery at all, by blinker, boat or sending a ship's member to the Provost Mar­ shall's office for passes which were available to crewmembers. The situation got much worse, with a cataloguing of the captain's infractions filling a book. They in­ cluded: using' Korean labor for sailor's work in securing tarps and washing down the ship; refusing to call out a sailor to ring the bell in a fog; refusing to sougee living quarters, messhall and companionways despite running the coal shut­ tle; refusing to purchase American coffee for four months; refusing to replace missing men and much, much more. Sick AB Dies In addition to all this, an AB who reported ill before the ship left San Pedro, suffei'ing internal troubles and vomiting thi'oughout the trip, was put off in Korea where he died from lack of proper treatment aboard the vessel. The officers did not take his illness seri­ ously, treating it for an upset stomach when he was losing weight constantly and looked deathly ill. The men disputed these actions of the captain, putting in for OT for them as well as for being turned to to clean up the ship and wash the holds down in prepara­ tion for the grain cargo. A total of $3,800 was collected for disputed overtime for the crew and gen­ eral hard timing, including 119 hours for the mate running the gang after the bosun was left in Japan when he fell ill and $65 for not having Ameriacn coffee on board for four months. The patrol­ man gave the company the works. Wood says that the maritime clock would have been turned back to 1853 aboard the Seanan but for the SIU, and he's sure glad he was around to see the way it turned out in 1953. To put the icing on the Union cake, the captain was re­ placed as master of the Seanan. Some of these small runabout board motor and two gas tanks and vessels found off coastal waters was valued at approximately prove to "be inhabited, as in the $1,000. At last report the owner hadn't case of the ketch turned up to claim his boat. Sea­ Seafarers aboard farers abroad the Seatrain New the Robin SherYork are wondering what happened wood (Seas) to its occupants in the middle of sighted off New the ocean, so to speak. In the mean­ York last sum­ time, they are content to wait until mer, but the mo­ he turns up to claim it, if he does. tor boat the Sea­ train New York turned up proved to be unoccupied. Goncalves The ship was returning to New York after a southern run to New Orleans when 1. Who is the only Catholic priest named to the national Hall of it ran across a small outboard mo­ Fame in Washington? tor boat drifting aimlessly in the 2. What is the capital of Alaska? Puerto Rico? Hawaii? waters off the metropolis. Un­ 3. Which of the 48 states has only three counties? licensed crewmembers aboard the 4. Who is head of the UN truce team in Palestine? ship, as well as officer personnel, 5. Who were the two Bobos who were paid off last week? were not quite sure Nvhat to do 6. Who preceded Charlie Dressen as manager of the Brooklyn about the little pickup vessel lying on deck after hoisting it aboard Dodgers? 7. Who was named the President's special envoy to the Middle with the winches. East? Make Decision 8. What are the first, names of the three Gabor sisters and their Naturally, there was talk of claiming salvage rights, or selling mother? 9. Which former Army All-American quarterback recently joined ibto the highest bidder, or raffling it off among the ship's crew. How­ the New York football Giants? 10. Who was the famous American jockey who rode his first winner ever, with compassionate hearts prevailing, it was decided to return in *ver twenty years this fall? (Quh Answers On Page 25.) >owj?gr;when trnd-if- it-was- • . Mtp- �tV'**'V''' ' "• ••> '••V • -v;-.^"" '•;-, •' • • '• -• v;^H SEAFARERS racvTwttfttr LOG Bosun's Telegraph Key Sets City Buzzing Over Hidden 'Time Bomb' in phofo at left,. Seafarer Horace GasWlI, right, talks with porter and desk clerk who made the initial discovery and call twr aid. "Bomb" sits in closed trunk. At right, GaskiU and officer George Schaffner, from BalUmore Police crime detection laboratory, look over trunk contents and the "time bomb." Nvrember IS, 195S By Spike Marlin Seafarers who happen to be In can teams have gone to Japan. Japan right now might be a little John McGraw took a bunch of the Giants out there in the 1920's startled to pick up the Tokyo news­ old and Babe Ruth once barnstormed papers and find that the New York through the islands astounding the Giants are in town. What's more natives with his feats of batting startling is that they have been strength. Baseball had such a strong hold winning a lot of ball games against in Japan that the military leaders the local opposition and drawing banned it during the war as "Unmore people than ever showed up Japanese." at the Polo Grounds on a Sunday By now the Japanese have been afternoon in mid-season—except, playing baseball long enough to of course, when the Dodgers were get some "pretty professional polish in town. on their players. No doubt quite As a matter of fact, there are a few of the Islanders are com­ two American baseball teams tour­ petent enough to rate a trial with hig league club in the States, ing Japan right nnw;' The other group is an assortment of players which offers some intefesting pos­ from both leagues under the guid­ sibilities. ing hand of Yankee pitcher Ed Lack Of Beef Lopat. It's a pretty good assort­ Of course, the Japanese players ment at that with such stalwarts face one major difficulty. Most of as Ed Matthews, Bobin Roberts, them simply don't pack enough Yogi Berra and Hank Sauer, beef to stack up with American among others. professionals. While beef has no WUd About Baseball bearing on speed, agility and en­ All this is part of a good will durance, it's needed for any kind tour which is designed to cement of long-distance hitting which is friendly relations between Ameri­ such an important part of the game cans and Japanese. The Japanese today. Even a little guy like Rizzuare about as wild about baseball to has more poundage than the as anybody in the States, includ­ majority of Japanese ball play­ ing the citizens of Milwaukee. The ers. crowds they have drawn are enough Still, we wouldn't be surprised to make any American clubowner to see some enterprising ball club turn several shades of green. give a couple of Japanese players This isn't the first time Ameri- a trial. Come to think of It the Of course, some of the Japanese Giants, couldn't dp too badly by cities like Tokyo and Yokohama bringing one or two home with are considerably larger than many them. The way the club looked US cities now supporting major at the end of last season, anything would help. league teams. Seafarer Horace Gaskill, with assists from local Army ordnance experts, police of­ ficials, hotel employees and a toy telegraphy set had the city of Baltimore buzzing last month with talk of hidden hombs in hotel lobbies. With plots of sabotage and-^ Upon returning the trunk to the foreign intrigue dancing police headquarters where the hotel, police learned it had been through their heads. Army Army stepped in. Capt. Joseph T. Cadden and Sgt. in the lobby since December, 1952, ordinance officials "deactivated" a Forrest Taylor of the 549 Explo­ with nary a sound coming from its supposed time bomb found in Gaskill's trunk—and found it was sive Ordinance Disposal Control midst. Gaskill turned up a few as far from being a bomb as a Detachment answered the police days later to claim his belongings, child's erector set was from being emergency call in a jiffy. They de­ after reading about the episode in a cyclotron. When the truth was cided what to do sooner than that, the paper, getting off with nothing ferreted out, after much sweat and however, after listening to the more than an admonition to dis­ cool display of courage', the "buzz­ "bomb" click its deadly cadence in connect his dry cell batteries when ing bomb" turned out to be a teleg­ the trunk. Sooner than you could next he £oes to sea. It was either raphy set hidden away in a cor­ say nitroglycerine, it was whisked that or scare a city out of its wits. ner of the trunk and actuated by off in a staff car to the wide open a book which had become lodged spaces west of the city. A police escort led the way with blaring against the sending key. It all began when Gaskill left sirens. Silence, It's Wonderful some gear behind in the Armistead Hotel when he shipped out About 14 miles outside the city on his last vessel. A porter in the the pair spotted a hilly terrain ,>iiotel set off the tumult when he suitable for their deliq^te deactiva­ Tn this advancing age of specialization there is no place for the layman, even aboard was shifting some luggage stored tion operations. They carried the in the rear of the hotel's lobby and suitcase to the hillside, attached a SlU-contracted ships, if a report from Seafarer Robert Lee aboard the new Orion Comet vi^as the first to hear the ominous long wire to the latch while hiding (Oil Carriers) holds any water. buzzing coming intermittently behind a rise in the ground, A delicate situation arose from the suitcase. yanked, and opened the suitcase aboard the vessel recently chairman of the meeting contin­ fenders would be forced to eat After that, action picked up to an accompanying loud silence. when the food question came ually interrupted the proceedings Army K-rations for the duration apace. A hurry call to the desk There was no explosion. under discussion during an SIU with the remark, "I only want the of the trip. clerk was relayed to police head­ Approaching cautiously, the or­ meeting. The argument waxed hot facts, sir." However, despite the As an added condiment and side quarters and brought Sgt. Arthur dinance men found the toy teleg­ and heavy for a ham, the galley situation came to dish to the main issue before the Plummer on the double. Plummer raphy set still sending out its sig- while, with the a head and it was resolved that membership, it was decided by one picked up the buzzing suitcase. ,nals. A book was wedged against crew on one side salt cellars and cups would hence­ and all that the steward was either with the air of a man handling a the sets keys, causing the sporadic of the culinary forth be found only on (he mess- to improve the menu or the cooks. nest of bees and rushed it off to and recurrent sputtering. room tables and in the galley. Of­ And no questions asked. fence as opposed to the steward and his depart­ ment. The tem­ pest in a kitchen pot discussion boiled down to The LOG opens this column as an exchange'for steioards, cooks, Lee the fact that the bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-known men wanted certain dishes served cooking and baking hints, dishes with a-national flavor and the like, in addition to the regular menu. suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Deforest Fry's recipe for stuffed breast of veal. Steer Middle Course After due deliberation and a As a tasty second dish (especially good for lunch) to go vote of the membership present, it was decided to steer a middle before the desserts that have appeared in the last two issues course in the matter of the menu. of the "Galley Gleanings" column, Chief Cook Deforest Fry The steward took counsel among offers his own version of' his department and his recipes and crackers and the eggs. Then mix came up with the solution to the stuffed breast of veal. Hesay9 the ingredients very thoroughly. gustatory problem. Giving a little it's "something different" from After that's been done, season to and taking as much, the steward the usual run of breast of veal. taste with salt and pepper, and decided that it would be all right To make the veal and dressing with sage or marjoram. When the for the men to suggest the making for about 30 men dressing is the way you want it to of special dishes to the cooks, but you use the fore be, place it in the pocket you've it was definitely not all right to quarters of two cut in the veal, being sure to stuff tell them how to cook same. Too full sides of veal, it in tightly. Sew the pocket closed many cooks spoil the broth, so to one pound of or wrap it securely with butcher's speak. twine. Then place the veal in a ground pork, one Aboard the Kathryn of Bull pound of ground baking pan, with the rib side down. Line, however, a galley discussion veal, one cup of Bake it for two hours or less, de­ of another sort took place. It onions, a pound pending on the weight of the quar­ seems there were increasing in­ of ground bread ter and the temperature of the stances of cups and salt shakers crumbs or crack­ oveq, Add stock after the meat Fry missing from the mess after each ers, half a dozen browns. v. meal. The problem got to be so eggs (both yolks and whites), salt, Brother Fry, who's a native of acute that the membership held an pepper, sage, and marjoram. Auburn, New York, has been ship­ inquiry at the next meeting aboard Take each side of veal and cut ping as a steward since 1919. the vessel to determine the where­ a pocket in it, running ,the boning Lately he's been going to sea as abouts and the disposition of the knife close to the ribs. Grind the chief cook or chief steward.. A missing articles.. . pork and the veal, chop the onions, veteran SIU member, he joined the i c, mixing union at the tlme.voL its. founding Affected perhaps by Jock Webb's, and place aU thrae ip televised whodunit^ "Dragnet," the bowl. Add the bread crumbs or in 193a. . Seafarer Crews, Stewards Depf. In Pitched Battle Of The Menu THe Best eniPBP/^i£a3E=/ei^ ,SSAFM^PS S54 CH^ iir. bSATATAKti' P/ZkM.Tfywd.SHIP Alow <34«Ji© AAi SH) SLcFOAmrseAS? lAi YouP- sossES/rcns rr0MS> Youfm-s/laja> m ACAVSOOR-THB rfi •' �- !9riiiflr. Mate Is , JekjgU And H^de To the Editor: I would like to apologize to. the membership for the last letter - written about chief mate M. Galuch. In my' opinion he has turned out to be one of the rottenest mates that fve fever sailed with —two-faced and galling to a work­ ing man. I never knew a man who could change so after taking a few drinks. When he comes aboard he has trouble with the gangway cop and then , starts on the poor old deck engineer, W. Murphy, who is very easy to gfet along with, and then the -steward. Later he starts on me. He took me up in front of the Gibbs captain, who is a fine man in my opinion. He didn't get very far then; after all this happened he had to apologize and try to get himself squared away with the men who were bis friends in the past. This shows you what old John Barleycorn will do for you. The captain's name is Merille E. Frost. He is a fair man to the working man and one whom the crew will respect. This trip hasn't been too good with this chief mate, but we hope to be able to straighten him out. If anyone comes on board, be on your guard for this chief mate of the Oremar. Carl E. "Red" Gibbs Left Brothers To A Hard Trip To the Editor: I had to leave the Stony Creek to go to the USPHS hospital in De­ troit for an operation while the ship was in New York. I got stranded at the airport and it took the Welfare Services Department to bring me into the Union hall. When I left the hospital, Stillman was still there. •I would like to wish the fellows on the Stony Creek an easy trip, but I don't think that will happen, because I know what is going on. Maybe the delegates will tame the chief mate and engineer before the ship hits port. Adolph'Pachucki 4 4 4 Steel Architect Protests Closing To the Editor: ^ We, the crewmembers aboard the Steel Architect, vigorously protest the proposed closing of any and all USPHS hospitals. Never before, in any previous adminis­ tration, has such a pernicious health proposa.l been conceived during the IZl years the USPHS hospital program has been advanc­ ing medical science. Should this proposal become law, thousands of actt\ •) merchant mar­ iners, as well as qualifie'd Govern­ ment workers, will be deprived outright of adequate and necessary medical attention. No Other Benefits . Despite the many wartime in­ juries received by thousands of merchant seamen while.- courage­ ously maintaining America's life­ line, the only material benefits re­ ceived by such men are totally and solely including in the prevailing USPHS hospital program. Never has the valor of merchant seamen been recognized by the Federal Government in. any other way, materially speaking, althou^ all other war-connected seinrices, whether in active combat zones and hazardous areas or not. have received. ' educational, hoiisingi' busintftr and. bonus franta from Stabs ^and^Fi^eral agencies. None Face Tweniy-oo* SEAt ARERS tOC NmrtaOmr U, 1998 L E ITER S ' of these grants, other than USPHS hospitals, have been made avail­ able to the merchant seaman. Therefore, the imdersigned do unequivocally endorse these state­ ments as our direct protest against the proposed, closing of any and all USPHS hospitals. Signed by 32 crewmembers of the Steel Architect (Ed. Note: Copies of this letter, in slightly longer form, were sent by the crew of the Steel Architect to President Eisenhower, Vice-Pres­ ident Nixon, Representative Mar­ tin, Speaker of the House and Sen­ ator Knowland, Republican Major­ ity Leader.) Fine Captain Runs Irenestar To the Editor: ^ Well, brothers, we are about to complete another five-month voy­ age aboard the Irenestar with Cap­ tain Krantz, who has been a fine man to sail with. He has always done everything he could to make the trip as pleasant as jMssible, and don't think -the crew didn't really appreciate it. We also had Pat Fox on here as ship's delegate, and he did a very good job, so that 4 4 4 everything ran mighty smooth. There is some­ Godwin. thing I want to bring to the attention of the mem­ To the Editor: Several of us from the Alcoa bership about some of these ships Cavalier encountered Brother that are going to the Far East; Be Robert Matthews in the port of La sure that the company puts plenty Guanta, Venezuela. Several of the of stores on board, as the stores ships' crews visited the establish­ you get in Japan are of very poor ment used for meeting our future quality and also high in price. If brothers of the Atlantic Refining you are heading out that way and Company. The subject of the SIU are likely to be put on a shuttle was discussed with some of the run, see that you get at least six to crewmembers from one of the eight months' stores. So long for now and smooth sail­ tankers there. ing to you all. At this time the fellows sure are Robert M. Godwin favorable to the SIU and stated 4 4 4 that the SIU men have a wonder­ ful organization and that they sure would be happy when they become members. To the Editor: Crew of Alcoa Cavalier I have been hospitalized about 4/4 4 15 months, since I was injured aboard the Lawrence Victory in 1950 near Japan. I was discharged from the Veterans' Hospital yester­ To the Editor: day, and am going to try and ship Enclosed you will find a picture out again. I have been carefully observing of a couple of old buddies and my­ self. Some of them are old ship­ the different events that have mates who have visited me quite taken place in connection with the SIU, including the "Reader's Di­ a few times while in Korea. I would like to have my LOG gest" article and other items that subscription address changed be­ have been published. The young cause in the near future I will b,e men who will be the officials of back in old South Philly, and none tomorrow should stop and consid­ too soon to rejoin the Union. er how lucky they are to belong to Please send the LOG to my home such a grand organization. James R. Porter address. 4 4 4 The Shinnecock Bay is now here ki Pusan, Korea. Willie Smith came down to the company to see me, and talk over old times, when we sailed together. To the Editor: We would like to call your at­ The LOG is continually passed on to the ships, while they are tention to the extreme coopera­ here, when I have finished reading tion and exceeding fairness of the latest news about the Union. Captain Gaughen of the Steel Rec­ It gives me a great deal of enjoy­ ords (Isthmian), In his dealings ment to read about my old buddies with the delegates and the rest and how they are making out on of the crew. It was a pleasure to sail under such a skipper. the seven seas. As all of you who have made Ray Jamack this India run know, it is no bed (Ed. Note: We have changed of roses. With Captain Gaughen, your address on our mailing list.l^. Meet Arco Men In Venezuela Returns To Sea After 15 Months See Ex'Shipmate In Pusaus Korea Skipper Tops On Steel Recorder who has a knack of handling sit­ uations with the port authorities out here, the draws and shore leaves were prompt and often. We were especially grateful for the way he turned the deck depart­ ment to overhauling and inspect­ ing the working gear of the ship with an eye toward absolutely safe working conditions. As we said before, it was a pleasure. Crew of Steel Recorder 4 4 4 Frisco Agents Aid SIV Aliens To the Editor: I wish to state that I am very glad that you have unions in the United States that protect your working class, but especially that there is an SIU, as It really goes to "bat for its members. I would have really been fouled up, except for the SIU and its West Coast Representatives. Six other aliens and myself were dispatched from the hall to catch the Fairland. After working on her for two days we were informed that the company was not hiring aliens, but when the Union was informed it did me good to see the machine of justice swing to action. I was not surprised when the dis­ patcher- informed me to report back to sign on the same vessel. I wish to go on record that not another union would fight for its men like the SIU did. Also, I would like to thank San Francisco port agents Thomas Banning, Mar­ ty Briethoff and the dispatcher for the trouble they went to on our behalf and to thank the SIU and all its members. It is a great pity that other seamen of other nations do not have the same protection that the SIU gives to its members and affiliates. Kenneth Collins Wants To Win USPHS Strugggle To the Editor: I do hope and pray the Union will be successful in its fight to keep the American seaman in the USPHS hospitals. That is where they should be, if they need treat­ ment. It was their hard-earned money that started the hospitals originally. After all, I believe it was President Adams's adminis­ tration which started the free care for seamen. President Eisenhower has called the merchant marine the "fourth arm of defense." Yes, we all want to economize, but not at the cost of good government. AMA Man On Staff Secretary Oveta Culp Hobby has a member of the American Medi­ cal Association on her staff. No wonder the doctors all applauded and laughed when she addressed their convention. They were look­ ing forward to all the business that it would throw their way. Now they have more than they can take care of. Seamen would never get the good care they have at USPHS hospitals in private in­ stitutions. , The USPHS ho.spitals have a wonderful set-up, are efficiently run and staffed with the best of trained personnel. I hope and pray the fourth arm of defense gets the chance to keep the USPHS hospitals. It is a pleasure working with such a wonderful bunch of men i John Schock His Family Will Read LOG Too To the Editor: I am writing to the LOG for the first time, to ask that you send the LOG to my home. Thfere are times when I am at sea and can't get a copy of our great Union paper, and naturally I miss reading about the benefits and great strides that our Union leaders are making for the membership. I believe that it would be nice to read all the back issues of the LOG that I miss when I come home from sea. Also," it would be •nice for my family to read of some of the things that we Seafarers are doing, and what a wonderful working force and leadership we are privileged to have. Keep up the good work. W. G. Williams (Ed. note: The LOG will be"^ sent to your home regularly from now on). 4 4 4 Newc Orleans Hall Gets Spruced Up To the Editor: Here I am, still in the Crescent City Of New Orleans with another 45-day reprieve as an out-patient. It seems ^at it will be quite some time before I will be fit for duty. I have been in and out of the hos­ pital here since early July, and hope that I will be able to go back to sea the early part of 1945. Well, we are giving the New Orleans hall a real dressing up for the winter, by giving the hall a • real going - over with a new paint job. The third deck is finished and we will start • on the second deck real soon. I must say that the New Orleans Korolia Hall'will be num­ ber three for looks and recreation. Of course, we all know that headquarters leads as number one and that Baltimore will be number two, according to hearsay. More Blood Banks Here is another good cause that started in New Orleans: due to the fact that we have our own blood bank in the marine hospital, I think it would be a good idea if other branches of the SIU fol­ lowed suit by starting a blood bank of their own. Before closing, I want to say that Paul Warren and his assistants are doing a bang-up p/iint job on the hall, and I know that the brothers who visit New Orleans in transit will sure be surprised. Spider Korolia - 4 4 4 Soldiers Agree LOG Is Tops To the E^tor: I would like to write to say hello to all my bid shipmates around.,^. Mobile and New Orleans, and ask to have the LOG sent to me here in Korea instead of at my home. I sure miss reading the LOG. Lots of the fellows in basic train­ ing thought it was the best union paper they had ever seen or read. We sure need the SIU to organ­ ize this Army, because it's sure unfair to labor. Lots of overtime, but no pay. ' I would like you to print my ad­ dress, so maybe some of my old shipmates could drop me a few lines sometimes. Lots of luck to the SIU and all thq Seafarers. Pvt. George (Pee Wee) 4 4 4 W. Dean US 53095266 $ Co. C 279th Inf. Regt. ^• 45tli Inf. Div. APO 86 To the Editor: c/o Postmaster We would like to thank the mem­ San Francisco, Cal. bers of the SIU for their expres­ sions of sympathy and help on the (Ed. Note: Your change of ad-i dress has been note* on the LOG'»^#sS death of Jefferson Davis. mailing listJ Family of Jeffenon Davis Tfmnh Union For Its Sympathy Tiint out tot lisltinr old Mends was taken abeaid the Strathport last time It waa In Pnsan, Korea. Seafarers and soldtcra made a time of ft, with seme of Giose shown Ineluding "Sahf" Jaek Dolan, CharUo J^nsi Ray Jeiwafc and BUI Smitlk .('I'!awou i ;)u'r» " • .jinjjuuu'.v v''ii.::J5, ' " • '.; M .-•i-r:-,--;. » �. Says Brotherhood Should Mean It LET t E R S 4« 4 i Keeps Tabs On Union Progress To the Editor: Being a close follower of the SEAFARERS LOG since my in­ duction into the Army, I wish to comment on the reopening of the Miami branch. For fellows like myself it means a lot to have the Union rep'"resented in your home town. I was pleased to hear about the participation the SIU displayed in the recent Labor Day exercises. The recent article in "Reader's Digest" about Paul Hall and the Amazing Seafarers Union" is a great development along with the many other achievements of the SIU toward our goal. I receive each edition of the LOG, and along with other unionminded GIs it brings enjoyable reading and conversations. When I was first shipped to Germany I met a joker who was quite a pes­ simistic individual toward people who went to sea for a livelihood. went to work on this misled character and today I feel sure his outlook and opinion is much different. However, there is still one minor beef I must clear up with this self-styled educator. Do you have any copies of "Seafarens in. World War II?" I would appre­ ciate having one sent over if any are available at this date. Cpl. J. Wayne Adair (Ed. note: A copy of "Seafarers in World War 11" is on its way to you.) t t t Captain Helps Save Man^s Life To the Editor: We wish to give a vote of thanks to the captain of the Steel Appren­ tice for the consideration he showed to* the chief cook when he became ill in the Persian Gulf. The cook was put in the hospital for about two weeks. The captain gave the* reefer permission to fix the air conditioning in his room. He used the ice making box which is under his room and when the chief cook came back from the hospital, 'the reefer let him have his room. That room not only saved th^ man's life, but made him comfortable till we got out of the Persian Gulf. drew of Steel Apprentice ' !4bT«mlf^f> It^lfi^S • Suggest Sending Congress Letiet To the Editor: I am enclosing a copy of the Iceland; Stavanger, Norway and Bremerhaven, Germany. In Brem­ letter that was mailed by each erhaven I came across some good crewmember on the Young Amer­ people whom I didn't expect to ica to the varfous Senators and To the Editor: Representatives of the men. Each On behalf of the men of the Del meet, like Mr. and Mrs. Snedaker, man mailed a letter in his own who were in charge of the US Sea­ Mar and Del Valle, I want to wish handwriting, after we had all gone you all the best of luck in regard men's Ciub in Yokohama—the old on record at our ship's meeting to one." They are staying at the USS to the longshore trouble in New Ciub in Bremerhaven for a -month do this. York. I also wish to say that our agenl Please say hello to my brother before they pack for Guam, where and patrolman in'Wilmington are Bob from ^11 the boys and myself, they Will open a brand new USS doing a swell Job for us on the as well as hello to all the piecards Club, probably before Christmas West Coast. I am in New York, Eddie Mooney, Mike this year. I wish they couid stay unable to attend in Bremerhaven where I could see Colucci arid Teddy. I met all the many meetings, them more often. Many of my but the day of brothers will say the same thing, arrival in San for the Snedakers are very well Pedro was meet­ liked by all Seafarers. ing night and I It was raining in Bremerhaven, attended. I was and almost spoiled my few hours surprised at how off. If it wasn't for those nice well it went. people I met. whom I enjoyed be­ Johnny Arabasz, Woodruff ing with, and other old friends our agent, is a whom I found at the Club there, good man to act as chairman at a it would have been mighty lone­ meeting. He tries to explain what some. each item means, so that the mem­ Here in Liverpool everything bers will know what it is all about. moves at the same pace, with very Sammy Cohen and Chuck Allen little change. The only news item are good at squaring away all that aroused the people enough to beefs. have another cup of tea was the Behind Drive Olson-Turpin fight in New York. We on this ship are behind our Many of my brothers who make Sloppy Creel, left, and William this run their favorite one would Secretary-Treasurer in all he does Walker, plan to go pecan pick­ like to know where their friends toward helping to clean up the ILA ing soon arid serid some to - here are hanging out, if they can't beef in New York. Following is the sample letter: their pals. be found at the American Bar at : Iiime Street. I want them to know "Dear Senator "I am a merchant seaman who boys working down south in Ar­ that they are getting in the habit gentina on the Atlantic Refining of hanging around M/ibel's Bar, 16 has sailed throughout the duration Company tankers. Regent Road, Liverpool. I have of the Korean War. Many of my I had the second steward aboard not seen the place myself, but it shipmates saiied during the haz­ the Del Mar, C. A. Bradley, type must be all right, since many of ardous days of World War li, this letter up for me. Hello from my acquaintances here are patron­ serving their country like any sol­ Bradley and myself. If anyone izing the place. I found that out dier. Now I understand that we wants any pecans, tell Bob Creel. from John Kelly, who brings me seamen who have served our coun­ I'll be in New Orleans toward the the news in print and verbally try during times of strife, and who end of November squirrel hunting, every morning, right to my bed, are on call whenever we are needed, are going to have our tra­ and can send pecans up then. when I'm here. Sloppy Creel You will know more about him ditional- medical rights whittled 4" it i the next time you hear from me, away. "Perhaps the budget department, for now I have been called for my has forgotten the importance of 12-4 watch and do not want to de­ the merchant marine in peace and lay this letter any longer. war. If the plan to cut the funds We expect to return to New from the marine hospitals in'the To the Editor: I just signed on the Choctaw last York very soon. budget currently being prepared Luis A. Ramirez Tuesday. It looks like we Mobiie , goes through, thousands of sick $1 . Ji boys must naturally wind up on seamen will be left on the streets. these ..Waterman scows most of the "I would appreciate it, sir, if you time. Shipping was a little slow in would give this matter of marine Frisco last week, so when Johnny hospitals your immediate atten­ Arabasz, the Wilmington agent, To the Editor: tion." showed up there on a busines trip S. L. Woodruff This letter is sort of a short in­ and told us he was paying off four t t 4 troduction to a hungry man aboard ships this week, we came right on the Sea Cloud (Am. Mcht. Marine). down. AH hands shipped as soon as He's the hungriest man In the bloomin' mercharit navy and his they got to the name is Bob "Ham Hock" Sullivan. To the Editor: hall. There were He comes by it naturally. We, the crewmembers of the only seven ABs This picture was not posed by Alcoa Corsair, protest vigorously registered. Ham Hock," but he was actually he closing of any more USPHS Captain Aascaught in the act (it says here) of hospitals, and go on record that we hestad is. still on raiding the ice box. That food are contacting bur respective Sen­ here, but we have seen on the table before him is ators and Representatives, de­ a new mate, Jacob nothing compared to the food he manding that everything possible Jacobson. It looks actually puts away at each meal­ be done to reopen the USPHS hos­ like a good trip time. pitals 'that have already been coming up. The Mcintosh This boy got his name from put­ closed.' steward depart­ We, the 'Seafarers as a whole, ment is putting out some fine chow. ting away four large ham hocks at David Edwards is the steward. He one sitting, not counting the extras feel that we were done an injustice is from Mobile too, so there's in the meal. He must pack It in when our government closed these plenty of grits and red eye gravy. with a vise. Yet, he is always cry­ hospitals. We h|ve nowhere to We sail Sunday for Sasebo, ing the blues, "I'm losing a lot of turn for emergency treatment or convalescence while we regain our Japan, - and all the old hands on weight." Nobody aboard sees where he health. There are no private hos­ here are anxious to get home again. Some fine oldtimers from Mobile has lost any weight. As anyone pitals that wiil take the time to and the Gulf are Scotty Edari, can see by the picture, he looks treat Seafarers and give us the . ' treatment and care due us, espe­ chief electrician and ship's dele­ cornfed. cially if they think that it is a gate; Bernard "Tilford" Nicholas, Louis E. Meyers charity case. second cook and "Cherokee" HallShips Delegate All through our history, Seafar­ man, still oiling along. ers have been among the first to J. A. "Chief" Mcintosh answer the call to arms when our 4> 4^ nation was threatened and our freedom was at stake. We will be the 'first in the future, but we would hate to think that any Sea­ To the Editor: farers injured in battle would not I'm back in England for a couple be cared for in the nation's hos­ of days. The Northwestern "Vic­ pitals; tory is carrying me .arolind and as Let's go. Seafarers, get these let­ usual I get paid, tim. Not that I ters to your Senators and Repredo no work here, but the work 1 sentativesj we have won our bat­ do helpa kill time and Is even tles, in trie years past and we caneasier than wrestling with ipy wiri-this nne.;.;,.. three kids, at home all elay, "Hrim Hock" SulUvan -Fete. Merrli^,;We canie here via Be^kjavi^ To the Editor: In October, 1949, along with 41 previously. For days, or even other crew members en route to weeks, our brother lives in an at­ Palermo, Sicily, to take over the mosphere of utter isolation. You tanker. Fort Bridger (Cities Serv­ and I are the ones to be blamed, ice), I first realized how cold and not our leaders. We are the ones strange the men reacted to each that sail, and live aboard ship other. From that time on I kept therefore it is up to us to amend trying to find a way to eliminate this problem, which has deprived such a condition. us of .the spirit of Brotherhood Two months later after pulling and Fraternity. into the port of Philadelphia, on > Problem Solution December ,22, I "I believe that the solution to purchased two this problem is to elect a three boxes of Christ­ man committee, representing ail mas cards. The following day, three departments, with new elec­ tions at the termination of each when we were voyage. The duties of this 'Recep­ outbound, I was tion Committee' would be very up bright and early addressing simple. On the day of 'pay off' the and signing men elected would introduce the these cards. replacements to those crew mem­ Gomez When I had ac­ bers making "another trip, show complished this task I distributed them their quarters, and give them to the members of the crew. them information pertaining to The reaction was not very encour­ the ship. They would also make aging, because apart from officers prior arrangements for storage Qply one seaman showed his grat­ space for their gear in the event t'oat his quafters are not yet avail­ itude. Not bein| discouraged by this able. The man on watch, or the incident and still determined to watchman, should be informed of improve the social relations these facilities." aboard ship, I undertook the op­ I would like to suggest that this portunity, on September 23, 1953, arrangement be presented to the on the Steel Fabricator, to plan a membership for their considcfabirthday party for one of the tion at the next, meeting. members of the crew. J. L. Gomez Social Relations It was at this celebration that I put forth to the crew, the idea ot social relations which I had previously tried to establish. It went thusly: Lars Nielsen, on behalf of the crew of this ship, the Steel Fabri­ cator, I want to wish you a Happy Birthday, and sincerely hope that the spirit of unity, and coopera­ tion, which we enjoy at this pres­ ent moment, will live with you, and the rest of us untii the termi­ nation of the voyage. "Gentlemen, I want to empha­ size that this particular Brother's birthday does not carry more ipiportance than yours. Behind this move, or celebration is something more important, and far more reaching. Takes Time Out "Before getting to the point, I must take time out to say a fewwords in regard to the manage­ ment of our great organization, the Seafarers International Union. The road over which you came was not a smooth one. Many ^bar­ riers, and other obstructions*"had to be met with force, based on honesty, inteliigence, and cooper­ ation. The men at the head of our organization have done a fine job, and you the rank-and-file did your part to make every success we noiv enjoy possible, as members of the SIU. "In spite of the long way we have come, and the sacrifices we •f'l^- have made to achieve our present position, in relation to other unicns of this kind, we have done very little to jmprove our social living aboard ship. You and I have neglected this, a most im­ portant part of our lives which for .many years we have owed to our­ selves. Takes Full Advantage "From experience, you wili agree with me, that we do not •live up to the full advantage of our union affiliations, in regard to Brotherhood. "Upon boarding a ship as a re­ placement, evefa though we some­ times take the same train to the Shipping or Doctor's Office, enroute to the same ship, we travel not as brothers of one union, but as members of rival unions. "This strangene.ss even goes ~'ii- farther, if the replacement is- not fortunate enou^ to find, someone aboard that be had mailed with - Sl£AFXR^RS tl&J(^ T.weii^-iw« Meets Areo Men In Argentina Choctaw in For A Good Voyage ^Ham Hoek^ Kid' Puts Food Away Corsair^s Men Write Congress Old Pals Meet^ In Bremerhaven �XBTTta^ • • '• )•.•"; 'WfcCT? • aKAFAREAS LOG November IS, ISSS rage *wiMifr4hr« ihgs For Back in the days when the sail and the glory hole were therule at sea, there were no ships prouder or more haughty than the mighty British East Indiamen, the vessels that were considered the queens of the"*"^ Just to provide "entertainment," ocean. Actually, they were and ordered the floggings on the just about the largest vessels slightest pretext. The crew would afloat, armed so that they were a be ordered up on deck and would match for the b^t of warships, and be forced to form a circle within which the "starting" would take fast for their size. place. The captain and mates would The vessels had need of their have their seats drawn up on the size, since it was a full three years quarterdeck, and would sit and re­ from the time they left theii^home lax as they watched the bosun with port In England until the time they the lash chasing the unfortunate returned. Their trade was with seaman around the deck. the fabulous East and with India, The floggings kept up without the lands of the unknown at that mercy for over six months. Then, time. They plied their courses Captain Dudman ordered one man through waters infested with pi­ flogged for no reason other than rates and brigands, unafraid and that he stepped on the quarterdeck sure that they could fight off what­ without the proper permission, even ever they might meet out the proper permission, even The East Indiaraan Inglis was no though the man was working at different from any of the other the time. The flogging started and vessels of the British East India after 15 lashes had been adminis­ Company when she set sail from tered, the man fainted. The cap­ England under Ttlie command of tain stood up and shouted that the Captain Dudman. However, it was man be revived and the flogging not long before the crew found continue, and the crew began to that they did not have an ordinary mutter. The man was revived, but skipper. Soon after sailing Captain fainted 'again after two more Dudman told his crew that he did lashes. Then the captain ordered not believe in light punishment. that the rest of the lashes be deliv­ He told them that he never would ered while the man lay on deck. give less than 38 lashes as punish­ The crew broke ranks and refused ment, and then added, consider- to allow the flogging to continue. Crew Acts lately, that since one might would As the crew gathered around the tire and-not be able to administer all 36 lashes at fuU force, he fallen man, the captain dashed would split it up so that three men down on deck shouting orders and would take turns administering the demanding that the crew get back in ranks. The quartermaster swung lashes. 'Sport' around and shouted back, "We The captain also told them that won't allow a man to be beaten he had a favorite form of punish­ when he's down," and the crew ment that added a "bit of sport" carried the man back to the to the punishment procedure. This foc'sle. The captain, apparently ^raid was known as "starting." Under this system, the man's arms would that any action would touch off a be tied at his" sides, and he would full-scale mutiny, took no immedi­ otherwise'be free, stripped to the ate action, but it was only two days waist He would be free to run over later when the Inglis ran into a a set space of deck, and the man storm. Taking command of the administering the lash would have deck himself, the captain ordered to chase him and lash him as he one of the cabin boys to laiy out on the spanker boom to- make f^t ran. The trip was slightly more than some sail. Crewmembers protested a month old when the first flogging again, but the captain insisted and was ordered. After the first one, the boy worked his way out on the the captain found it broke the boom, only to be washed over the monotony of the trip to have a side and lost. man "started" every week or so. Lally, the chief gunner, ran back The Inglis, which turned into a hell ship with a skipper who ordered floggings f®*" a tvnical East Indianman, like this. Her crew was finaUy arrest^ for mutiny, stood trial twice and was convicted but given a sentence that was considered an acquittal by observers. themselves with top lawyers to de­ to the captain and protested, brand- quarterdeck and Lally was ordered fend them, and the trial started to appear to answer charges of ._g him a "murderer." and the much like the first one. However, captain, motioned to the mates who mutiny. The crew was ordered on this time the captain, furious at deck to witness the court. came up behind LaUy, and a line Lally refused to leave the foc'sle, learning the men had been freed, was thrown around him to bring and the rest of the crew refused to appeared at the trial and testified him down. As it happened, the go on deck for the court, althougli for the prosecution. The mates line circled Lally's neck, and Lallj', still refused to testify. they continued to work the ship. thinking he was to be hung, began The Admiralty court heard all the The Inglis then became a vessel screaming for help and yelling evidence, and then, after short de­ "murder, they're murdering me." divided into two camps, with a "sort liberation, announced that it found of armed truce between them. The The' rest of the crew up forward continued to work the ship, the men guilty of mutiny. The court heard Lally's cries, ran back and crew but was to mutiny at any went on to say that it had decided were stopped by the captain hold­ moment, ready while the captain re­ to sentence each of the men in­ ing a pistol. The crew then told mained armed at all times and volved to two months at hard la­ Captain Dudman that they were kept from ordering any more flog­ bor, but since the men had spent going to mutiny if Lally wasn't re­ gings for fear it would touch off a more than that time already in leased immediately. The Captain, irons aboard the evssel that brought full-scale mutiny. with only a pistol in his hand, them back, and in jail in England Things remained tense until the realized his position and Ordered vessel arrived at St. Helena. By while awaiting trial, they were to that Lally be set free. that time, it seemed that the cap­ be freed immediately. The sentence was considered in The next morning, a messenger tain had given up his floggings arrived in the crew's foc'sle to an­ and starlings, and had forgotten maritime circles as good as a "not nounce that the captain was going the incident. When the vessel ar­ guilty" verdict, since, it was point­ to hold a court martial on 4he rived, the captain told the crew ed out, the Admiralty court that there would be no shore leave, couldn't find them "not guilty" but that there would be a double after the captain had appeared and testified against them. However, ration of rum that night. the two trials had stirred up a con­ Arrests Men siderable amount of public feeling, The crew thought nothing was soon led to a series of legisla­ amiss and started to settle down and tive reforms designed to better for the night, when the captain re­ conditions aboard British vessels. turned to the ship with a squad of One of the 400 lighthouses which guard our coast and mark the rough spots as a warning soldiers and arrested most of the in the crew, including Lally. to seafaring men, the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse In Florida has been in operation jince its men MAPG Weleomes The men were taken off the ship in irons, held in jail on St. Helena, establishment in 1860. Stories^ Pies years from the original oil lights warned by a million-candlepower and then returned to England for At that time, the US Con­ until today passing ships are light. With the LOG now contain­ trial as mutineers. ing 28 pages in all regular edi­ gress was advised that the In addition to the light, the Ju­ By the time the men returned to tions, there is plenty of room piter Inlet Lighthouse also boasts England, somehow the story had shoals lying off the inlet were for stories, photos and letters a modern radiobeacon which serves a dangerous threat to commerce gotten out, and they found public sent in by the Seafarers. as a warning during foggy or bad sympathy on their side. Soon they in the area and that a light or some Several pages of each issue weather, beaming a warning to all found themselves with offers of marker should be established to are devoted to the experiences vessels in the area. During good free legal talent to helP them in warn shipping. It was then decided of Seafarers and the ships they visibility, the light can be seen as their defense, and everything sail as they describe them that a lighthouse should be located much as 18 miles away from the seemed hopeful. on the north side of the inlet to themselves. shoals, providing plenty of warn When the trial started, the men serve that ' purpose, and money If you run across anything ing. were able to put up a good defense, was appropriated for the construc­ of interest on your voyages, or During the day, the Jupiter Inlet bringing out the facts about the tion job. just want to let your friends Lighthouse is seen as a 105-foot floggings and starlings, the treat­ The light was established and a know bow you're getting along, red brick tower, atop a hill and ment they had gotten and the fact lightkeeper assigned, but after the drop a few lines to the LOG. eompletely» dominating the sur­ that they hadn't really used force light had been in qperatioh for Don't worry too much about rounding countryside. From a staff against the captain. When the only a' few years, tlie Civil War literary style. We'll patch it atop the tower, storm warnings prosecution presented its case, broke out and the light was aban­ up if it needs patching. And are displayed during the daylight even the mates refused to testify doned. It stayed inactive through­ of course, photos illustrating hours to supplement radio weather against the men, and the captain, out the fighting, and when the war the incidents you describe after finding out that the mates reports., , ended, the government made the make them more interesting As with all other US lighthouses would not testify, refused to ap­ necessary repairs to the structure for the readers. in the Continental United States pear in court. The charges were and put the light back into opera­ Send your stuff to the LOG and on US possessions, the Jupiter dismissed, and the men freed. tion. .at 675 Fourth. Avenue, Brook­ Another Trial Inlet Lighthouse is maintained and lyn, NY. If you want any­ Modem Beaoon However, they were immediately staffed by the Coast Gyard, al­ thing returned after we use it. Since then, the structure has arrested again, to stand trial in'ah ' we'll do that . too. though, originally, it was built and The 105-foot Jupitei:. Inlet been kept in repair, and renovated Admiralty court on other charges light in Florida guards dan- staffed by the Department of Com- of occasionally^ The lights have -beeh mutiny. Again, they found -mereei-"'. geronil lfibals. * ^ ' ejtuMged at least ,tw^ duriqg the Florida Ughfhouse Marks Shoal, Has Been Burning Since 1860 '• • - ' . - • •.i;-" - - - •••4". ,1 •L^l �fx Par* Twentr-foar SEAFARERS IPG Nvwemhtt IS, 1958 ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS... CHIWAWA (Cltias Sarvlet) Junt 34-: Chairman, L. Parktr; Sacratary, Ciyda Burns. Lee Parker was appointed new ship's delegate. Toilet seats in the deck department need fixing. Orders for cots should be turned in as well as for port­ hole screens. August 32—Chairman, Read; Secretary, H. Berner. Chief engineer will take care of the first aid kit. Ship's delegate will contact the patrolman about having the foc'sles painted. All pitchers should be returneu to the messhali and all hands should cooperate in keeping the messhall clean. Steward should get a new coifee urn; the old one leaks. Bosun has wind chutes for whoever wants them. Men on sanitary are to do a better job. All hands are to cooperate by being on board an hour before sailing time. October 18—Chairman, Stanley Yodusi Secretary, L. L. Martus, Jr. Steward aslipd all men to check and see if they need new mattroEEes. All OT and di.sputed OT will be taken up at the end of the voyage. More cups and glasses are to be left out,, for coifeetime. They should be better taken care of. Messman should be given more consideration. new repair list will be turned in Everyone should cooperate in keeping the laundry clean. Wipers will make coffee until the new urn arrives. ' gate will make out a cleaning schedule for the laundry and recreation room. Fresh water tanks should be cleaned. There has been no cooperation from the chief engineer. Department 'delegates will make out repair lists. Men are to be properly dressed in the messhali dur­ ing meal hours. Discussion on starting a ship's fund and buying recreation gear will be taken up at the next nieeting. Ship's delegate is in charge of the ship's electric iron. OCEAN LOTTE (Ocean .Trans), Septem­ ber 26—Chairman, L. Leidig; Secretary, Vincent Amato. Captain was contacted on the repair list and agreed on ail items except the fan in dry stores. Chief engi­ neer was contacted on cleaning fresh water tanks, and was given a hard time by the first assistant. This character comes up from watch every morning to do jobs outside engine room. Weevils are sotting into sfore.s, Ship'.s fund should be increased. Discussion was held on buying new recreation gear, switch will be installed for the washing machine. First aid kits will be resupplied in all departments. Steward de partment got a vote of thanks for good chow and service. TRINITY (Carras), September 26— Chairman, J. McPhee; Secretary, F, O'Connor. $22.49 in the ship's fund will be turned over to the new ship's delegate —Bill Prince. Paul Norton was elected deck delegate; John CHass. engine dele­ gate; F. Simon, steward delegate. Repair list should be made up. Chief mate will be contacted about fixing the stuck doors. ALCOA CLIPPER (Alcoa), October 24— October 21—Chairman, H. Westphall Chairman, MacRoberts; Secretary, Lee Secretary, W. J. Prince. There is $22.49 De Parller. Letter will be sent to head in the ship's fund. Patrolman will be quarters asking for the penalty rate of OT for watches stood in port on week contacted on getting rid of the roaches. Repair list and roaches were discussed. ends by crewmembers. One man volunteered to get cards, dominos, books, etc. OCEAN LOTTE (Ocean Trans), Septam bar 13—Chairman, Robert McCulloch; SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Secratary, Vincent D'Amato. Woodrow Pozen was qlected ship's delegate: the October 18—Chairman, Vaster SzymanskI; ship's fund, consisting of 11,000 Japanese Secretary, Van Whitney. There is $147.86 yen. was turned over to him. W. L. in the ship's fund. Washing machine Robinson was elected deck delegate; A. should be kept clean at all times. Stamps Rocha. engine delegate; Robert McCul- and envelops wiU continue to be bought loch, steward delegate. Last standby on from the ship's fund. Vote of thanks each watch will wash coffee cups and went to the steward and the steward clean the messroom tables. Ship's dele- department for the excellent job ren­ dered to the crew. Get Sew Boohs Through Agents Seafarers who applied for new membership books in New York but are now sailing from outports don't have to come to this city to get their new books. If the men involved will write to headquarters and tell the Union which port they are sailing out of, the Union will forward the book in care of the port agent. Under no circumstances' however, will the books b* sent through the mails to any private addresses. AT SlU HEADQUARHRS 4tb Avt. 8 20th St. • Broohlyn ROBIN KIRK (Seas Shipping), October 14—Chairman, John Nash; Secretary, P. W. Costello. Water fountain in the port crew passageway needs repairing. Ship's delegate wiU see the chief engineer about this. Swop yarns or watch the fights on television with your old ship­ mates at the Port O' Coii-YOUR union-owned and union-operated bar. Bring your friends — where you're always welcome. And the tab won't fracture that payoff. SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT A.F.t. . v.. at)-*-*,-;!.. .'..1, Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations re­ quired for certain foreign voy­ ages are reminded to be sure to pick ap their inoculation cards from the captain or the purser when they pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should be picked up by the Seafarer and held so that it can be .presented when signing^ on for another voyage where the "shots" are required. The inoculation card is your only proof of hav­ ing taken the required shots. Those men who forget to pick up their inoculation card when they pay off may find that they are required to take all the "shots ' again when they want to sign on for another such voyage. tary, William E. King. Stainless steel sinks -hould he instaUed in the pantry and gaUey. AU unlicensed personnei's quarters shouid be painted out. Sinks are in very bad shape. Captain promised that ail this would be done. Washing machine and laundry should be kept in good condition and machine should be turned off after use. Night lunch should be replaced in the refrigerator. Men shouid clean the messroom after eating at night. There is no pressure on cold water in the showers, and the ship's del­ egate will contact the chief engineer. ROBIN COODFELLOW (Seas Shipping), September 37—Chairman, Charles Clll; Secretary, J. Barnctt. James Corcoran was elected ship's delegate by acclama­ tion. Heads and showers should be kept clean. The steward will make up a laundry room cleaning list. .Taking on fuel oil caused the delayed saUing in Savannah, not bad weather. October 21—Chairman, C. Bowdre; Sec­ retary, Charles Gill. Washing machine U left running at ail hours. Shore workers should be kept out of the jnesshall and pantry at ail times. A vote of thanks went to the steward department for the preparing, and serving of the meals this trip. Also to the deck department, for cooperating with the electrician in keep­ ing the switch boxes closed on deck. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Seat Shipping), August 24—Chairman, R. B. Carey; Sec­ retary, Thomas Williams. Purser wiU show movies to the crew. There is one pound in the ship's fund. One ''hnan missed the ship in New York and re­ joined in Philadelphia. Another who missed ship in New York win be report­ ed at the payoff. Donald Richey was elected ship's delegate. Nobody but ANTINOUS (Waterman), October 24— crewmembers should use the - washing machine. All repairs were taken care of Chairman, Cus Taylor; Secretary, Harry Ernie Gerace was elected in home port. We have a good steward, C. Kllmon. ship's delegate by acclamation. Biii Vam Tommie Williams. was elected ship's treasurer. Doorknob in the 8-12 foc'sle needs.repairing. Waste STRATHPORT (Strathmbre), October baskgts and garbage cans should be car­ 18—Chairman, Antonio Schlavone; Secre- ried aft and dumped instead of being dumped over the side midship, because the refuse gets all over the ship. Our steward, Leo Allen, died suddenly in Philadelphia of a heart attack. Fiowers were sent to his funeraL OWNED AND OPERATED by the 'U> PiehVp'Shot' Card At Payott have been used. Feet should not be put on chairs in the messhali and recreation room. AU department stores should be checked by the department delegates be­ fore the next trip. Delegates should hand the beefs with the patrolman, so as to speed up the payoff. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for the way the food was prepared and served. We hope they all make another trip and supply the crew, with the same service and preparation as they did this trip. • EDITH (Bull), October 4—Chairman, James Merrell; Secretary, Louis S. Rlzze. Crew was asked to return cups and glasses to pantry. Ladders are being used instead of gangways. Repair list wiU Include an aluminum gangway of the new type. During rough weather all hands are asked to keep everything se­ cured. A vote of thanks went to the steward department, especially the gai ley force. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Saatrain), no data —Chairman, J. L. Allan; Sacratary, C. W. Cothran. The ship's treasurer re­ ported $65.17 on hand. Motion was made to install a telephone between decks and lower hold and a general alarm between decks and lower hold. A screen should be plac.ed over the vent in the messhali. Wreath was ordered for the father of Mike Kicko who passed away during the voyage. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), September 20—Chairman, H. Zurn; Sacratary, F. A. Delapenha. OT sheets should be re­ turned promptly after checking by chief mate. Discussion was held on cleaning the laundry. Tubs should also be cleuiicd after use. Cups should be placed in the pantry sink after using and messroom should be left cleaner at night. Clock in the messroom should be moved. Fine Union spirit prevails on board. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), Sep­ tember 20—Chairman, Kaara o. Slvartsen; Secretary, Lea Bruce. J. McGonnell was reelected ship's delegate. Steward ordered 24 porthole screens but didn't get them. Washing machine is being left dirty. Ship's delegate will ask the captalii to deliver the crew's mail only to him. Wind chutes will be procured if possible. Cuts should be taken up after use and should be taken care of. Ail agreed to a donation of SI per man for the ship's fund. Steward turned $38 TRANSATLANTIC (Pacific Waterways), over to the ship's delegate. Soiled linen October 14—Chairman, W. Simmons; Sec­ is to be turned in on Tuesday morn­ retary, H. Kerster. Two men missed ing only. ship in New York. W. Slhimons was elected ship's delegate. All repairs wiU be taken care of before we leave Savan­ QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Saafrada), Ocnah. New ice box will be installed in lobar 18—Chairman, T. A. Patrlquin; Saethe messliaU. Wipers and ordinaries relary, Charles A. Moss. Ship's fund now wiU take care of the laundry and stew­ stands at $29. ard department wUl clean the reception room. Medicine chest w'Ul be checked before we leave port. There should be GENEVIEVE PETERKIN (B>Mmfiald). enough books aboard for the trip. October 7—Chairman, R. High; ^ratary, /. F. Elliott. Jerry Phipps was elected ship's delegate. Washing machine should LUCILE BLOOMFIEL'D (Bloomfiald), be checked 6or repairs. Ship's library October 17—Chairman, H. Hardin; Secre­ will be placed In an accessible spot. tary, Lyman W. Ange. Stores brought aboard in Panama should be checked. More vegetables should have been taken aboard in Panama. Vessel should be fumigated on arrival. One man will be turned over for - examination to the pa­ trolman to see if he has tuberculosis. WESTERN RANCHER (Western Navl gatlen), October 11—Chairman, Fred C Holmes; Secretary, E. Hall. Captain agreed to paint aU showers and toilets on the way home. Ice box will be re paired. It should be replaced at the end of the voyage, as there has been a lot of trouble with it. New fans are needed in the galley. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), May 27—Chairman, John SwIdlrskI; Secretary, Robert Ferrandez. Library should be kept in order. Slopchest should be bet­ ter stocked In the future. All sizes are too big. Laundry should be kept clean. Garbage should be put in the drums pro­ vided. Fans should be checked. July 22—Chairman, J. V. Smith; Sec­ retary, E. Conrad. Some ice was taken that was to have been Used for coid drinks. Slopchest has been very poor this trip. More ice than usual is needed, as it is very hot here in the Persian Gulf. Men off watch have been drinking the-.watches' coffee before they have a chance to get at it. Please let the watch hpve their coffee first. September 21—Chairman, J. V. Smith; Secretary, E. Conrad. One man was left in the hospital in Bombay. We were sorry to see him miss the ship. Each delegate is to check hisdepartment's foc'sles for repairs. Medical supplies should be checked before the next voy­ age. Medical care has been very poor, as the mate is very reluctant to give out doctor's slips. Captain sent out orders that the doctor Is to come to the men, instead of the men going to the hospital. Captain has been turning our mail over to the agent. There were not enough stores aboard for the voyage. Next time the steward should check before the voyage. ^ October 1—Chairman, J. V. Smith; Sacratary, E. Conrad. Shower water has been unbearably hot—from 112 to 116 de­ grees—and no one could stand under it. Meat has not been of good quality. Stew­ ard has not been on the job. NICHOLAS C. H. (Trident), September 6—Chairman, M. C. Klelber; Secretary, not listed. Refrigerator should be re­ paired and short sheets and blankets re­ placed. Captain was contacted about repairing the refrigerator and also paint­ ing the laundry and this was okayed. Pantry should be kept clean at night. There should be chairs instead of benches in the recreation room and foo'sles. Chief will be seen about the fans and brushes needed. Steward should get fresh milk ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa), October 18 and fruit in Panama. —Chairman, James W. Hunt; Sacratary, Ralph H. Sheffield. Ship's delegate will see the chief purser to find out why de­ SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), Oc- layed sailing OT okayed by the master teber 22—Chairman, Stanley U. Johnson; was disputed by him. Brother Saxon got Secretary, Earl Smith. Transportation a vote of thanks from the entire crew matter was taken care of to everyone's for. his splendid work in running the satisfaction in New Orleans. A new mbvies. Brother Foster was recommended washing machine wringer was requested by him to take his place. of the company. Brothers should return cups to the messhali. The man who missed ship in Savannah will be turned WILD RANGER (Watarmsn), no data(Tver to the boarding patrolman. Brothers Chairman, Joo Bracht; Sacratary, H. Mcwere asked to he properly dressed in the Alear. Master will give two cartons of messhaU. cigarettes a ^eek. S. W. Kliderman was elected new ship's delegate. More fruit will be bought in Bremerhaven. Milk is sour; more care should be taken in care and handling milk. Soiled linen should not be stored In the passageway. Recre­ ation room is to be locked in port. Dele­ gates will see the mate about storing soiled linen. October If—Chairman, not listed; Sec­ OCEAN MINIT (Ocean Trans), October retary, H, McAlaar. One man missed 17—Chairman, Paul Whitlow; Secretary, ship and will be reported to the patrol­ Harry D. French. Department delegates man. Patrolman will be told of the will make out repair lists and turn them cigarette situation. Repair list will be in as soon as possible. Slopchest will be made up. Anyone needing a new mat­ open at 3fi)0 each day. Sheets and tress is to. see the steward. Washing ma­ spreads should be replaced by larger chine will be put on the repair list. ones. New innerspring mattresses and a Messman hasn't brought up bran flakes. new refrigerator are needed before the Notice will be taken about dumping gar­ next voyage. Red light in the laundry bage on lines. should be off,' indicating that the ma­ chine has been turned off, before leaving he laundry. Steward department will AFOUNDRIA (VVatarman), October 25— ake care of the recreation room and the Chairman, Pots Gonzales; Secretary, Rob­ dec!': and engine departments will take ert Meniamln. There are plenty of empty care of the laundry. Tubs In the laun­ cans for garbage disposal on the poop dry should be cleaned out after they deck and steward department personnel iw'y.. . " should toss, garbage In cans and not in boxes back aft on deck while the ship is in port. Nothing should be thrown over the side of the ship but instead should be carried aU the way aft. MARIE HAMILL (Bloomfiald), October 4—Chairman, E. M. (Jack) WiTilams; Sec­ retary, Alt Tolantlno. There was a fine payoff in New Orleans but a number of beefs lost in Houston, mostly pertain­ ing to repair lists. Ship's delegate re­ ported on aggravated attitude of ship's officers toward crew and unsafe condi­ tion of the ship when she put to sea. Complaint was made that two seconds were offered on several menus and not enough fresh ffuit was being put out. Topside pantryman agreed to collect and lock up library books In port. _ SEAVICTOR (Bournemouth), October SS—Chairman, Paul Curzl; Secretary, G. Johnson. Wind scoops were received; two new lockers were installed. One can­ not be installed due to lack of space. One man missed ship in New York. New washing machine will be put in the laun­ dry room and used for white clothes only; old ;nachine will be used for espe­ cially dirty clothes. Washboard will be removed to make room for it. Every man should clean up the laundry after using it. Steward department will clean (Continued on page 25) Proper Repair Lists Help AU The settlement^ of repair lists means a lot to the men who stay aboard a ship, and to the new crew that comes aboard, just as the repair list made out by the previous crew means a lot to you. Because repairs mean a lot to your comfort and living conditions aboard ship, they should be handled in the proper- fashion. Each department delegate must make out three copies of his repair list. The ship's delegate should gave one copy to the head of the department concerned, one copy to the company represen­ tative, and one copy to the Union patrolman. In this way, everyone has a copy of the repair list and . there is a qheck surd the work is done. ' ' - �, f tey--- : W-. J • V J - V .y- " ^tkPARlsk^'ibh (Continued from page 24) Hi* r«cr«ation hall: anrlna and dec): de­ partments wUl take turns cleaning the laundry. MANKATO VICTORY (VIctary Car­ riers). October it—Chairman, Charles Maiur; lecretary, Bill Stark. Dasko was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Delegates wlU turn In repairs. Laundry and recreation room cleaning schedules will be posted for sanit:u7 men. Bach department will clean for a week at a time. Brothers . should make sure that the washing machine has been turned off after use. Chief engineer wiU be asked for a large fan for the laundry. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian.) October 91—Chairman, not listed: Secretary, not listed. More froten food should be- put on board. There should be more Ice cream. Sheets are too small for the mat­ tresses. Chief engineer will be con­ tacted on sougeelng and painting rooms. Steward department was commended for the way the food was prepared. Repair list will be turned In before arrival in the States. We have an extremely good captain and chief mate. Phil Sablno did a very good Job as bosun. taken better care of: cots should hot be left nn the deck when not in use. Some of the licensed personnel have been leaving their clothing In the washing ma­ chine too long. Fund should be set up to purchase Softball equipment on ar­ rival In Durban. No one Is to hire local tihoreslde workers to do his washing in our washing machine. Patrolman should see the company officials about getting a washing machine for licensed per­ sonnel. CHRISTINE (Tlnl), October 93—Chair­ man, L. J. Sheshani Sscrstary, R. Dawton. Cook asked ' certain members to stop complaining about the food and. If they are. sick, to ask him in advance to cook something speclaL Steward will try to get coffee percolators for deck and engine departments. Steward ^was com­ plimented on the quantity and "quality of stores purchased In Yokbhama. Addi­ tional light bulbs were requested for heads In the steward department. ' ^Can'ShaherR^ iiave iVo OK The membership is ogain cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The J^ational Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis Is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot. PENNMAR (Calmer), October 17—Chair­ man, J. Miller; Secretary, Thole. One members suitcase was stolen In Philadel­ phia; he had no key or lock on his door and wants the company to reimburse him. Incident was reported to the cap­ tain. Delegates will turn In repairs. Dis­ cussion was held on the seasoning of thanks went to the cooks for the fine SEA CLOUD (Seatraders), October 4— Chairman, Blllle H, Brown; Secretary, the> food. job they have done. Louis E. Mayers. Repair lists were September 13—Chairman, K. Heliman; turned in two weeks before arrival and THE CABINS (Cabins), October 90— Secretary, Theodore Jones. Fans should atlU no repairs are being made. Beefs Chairman, H. Peterson; Secretary, Red be procured In Japan. Repair list will against the captain, chief engineer and Connor. R. Connor was elected ship's be given to department heads. Deck third assistant engineer will be straight­ delegate. Disputed OT is all squared department got OT to rearrange the chill ened out by the boarding patrolman or away. Ship.': delegate will see about box when the steward department should agent Boarding patrolman or Union getting steward department rooms have done so. Patrolman in Galveston agent should check with the captain on painted. Each man should clean the said nothing can be done about slop­ washing machine after use and keep the messroom cleaner. Ship's delegate should see the skipper and patrolman. If neccs sary, about draw situation. slopchest prices.. There were S differ­ ent prices 'on cigarettes and the other articles are'. priced too. high. Captain refused to go over articles in slopchest with the delegate before sailing. One lifeboat needs repairing but nothing is being done about it. Men getting off are to clean fheir rooms. Library books should be turned In so that they can be exchanged. Steward department got a vote of thanks by the entire crew. PELTORI (Or*), no dat*—Chairman, Sonny Mill*; S*cr*tary, (Tiari*! R. John­ son. Pantry ahould be-leaned after each watch by standby. October 17—Chairman, Sonny Mills; Secretary, Charles R. Johnson. AU re­ pairs were taken care of for the past trip. There Is $32.65 in the ship's fund. Delegate will find out about the new library. C. R. Johpson was elected ship's delegate. ROBIN TRENT (Sest Shipping), Octo­ ber 18—Chairman, Meivin Smith; Secre­ tary, Martin Laas. Painting of deck and steward department fdc'sles has been completed. Painting of engine depart­ ment quarters will start on the week end. All refrigerators are to be re paired In the shipyard. Due to a short­ age of paint the crew's mcssrooms will be painted next trip. Monetary compen salion for not haying received weekly change of linen Is disputed by the chief mate. Mattresses and cots should be Puzxte Anzwer [USB SiSDiaCI SQQ QSDaiiiQ ons OQQ [SaQSISl QQQ SEin GSSQ SnBBOa SQQSia ssB Easdisa IZIQS ilSQSIl QBQISIS SQfZaSS [lISaQQB s!Z!na @BB sna sina msisBg SIBS Baa QsiaBs aBB (saa aaisiaD QBD LIBERTY FLAG (Gulf Cargo), October 4—Chairman, J. Demitreadis; Secretary. Lee F. Kurti. G. Skendelas was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Motion was passed to have aU rooms, showers and toilets painted. MesshaU and rec­ reation should be kept clean during the night: cups, dishes and sUverware should not be left on the table. Dishes should be returned after use. Washing machine should be cleaned and turned off after use. Deck engineer's bunk needs repair ing. Chief engineer should be contacted on this. Chief mate should be contacted about getting a man to fix the crew messroom and recreation room portholes. chest prices, when he was called long di.stance from Freeport. Texas. September 97—Chairman, Waiter Comp­ ton; Secretary, Theodore Jones. Mate will be contacted on sougeelng foc'sles and securing watertight doors. Port­ holes should also be made watertight. Department and ship's delegates should see the captain about the steward look­ ing after the galley and messroom. MARVEN (International Navigation), October It—Chairman, Bennie Crawford; Secretary, W. Wentilng. Roy Nixon was DEL NORTE (Mississippi), October It- elected ship's delegate. The man who Chairman, Eddie Stough; SeCrptary, John missed ship will be taken 'care of by P. Zimmer. There Is $203.23 in the ship's the ship's slelegate. Men were asked to fund. Ball game will be arranged for the southbound voyage. ' Vclunteers are needed to help publish the ship's paper and to write articles. Mendoza was elected ship's delegate. Information on the missing ship's movie projector will be wired to the chief of police in New Clarence B. Boyce Orleans. Brother Callahan was elected to take charge of following this through. Your discharge from the PennNecessary parta for the topside projec­ mar is being held at the LOG tor's use will be bought. NOTICES office. GULP. WATER (Metro), October 4— Chairman, C. E. Waiiick; Secretary, Fred Shale.. Care should be taken-of the wash­ ing machine. Chief engineer will Install a switch. John Culeton was elected ship's delegate. Each department will take turns cleaning the recreation room and the laundry. Ship's delegate will contact the captain about washing the water tanks and getting some clean water. Light bulbs are missing from passageways and messrooms. Bosun asked all men to try and keep the messrooms clean and to put coffee cups in the sink after using them. Coffee should be used carefully, so that It will last. ARCHERS HOPE (Cities Service), Au­ gust 14—Chairman, Frank Waioska; Sec­ retary, Deibert Wilson. No more steaks will be ordered because of waste. More fans are needed In foc'sles. Ship should be fumigated: patrolman will be told. Swede was elected new ship's delegate. Steward refuses to cooperate on menus and shows lack of Interest. More Ice cream Is needed. Captain will be con­ tacted on getting the messhMl painted and sougeeing and painting foc'sles. Stores should be properly arranged in ice boxes. There was a shortage of ham and sugar. September 1—Chairman, T. E. Heilman; Secretary, Theodore Jones. Theodore Jones was elected treasurer: Walter Compton was elected ship's delegate. Ship's delegate and patrolman should check the slopchest on arrival and send results to the New York hall. Vote of ''f^e fwenU^t MEETINGS.. < ...DIGEST Of t . 4. 4" Lodging Money All crewmembers of the Anne Butler, voyage No. 9, can collect their 33 days lodging by writing to the Bloomfield Steamship Com­ pany, Cotton Exchange Building. Houston, Texas. 4- ^ it Mail Call There is mail for the following men at the Boston hall: Morris Black Paul Broderick John Boncek John Botelho Norman Butteri Ernest Carmel Warren Carpenter H. J. Cashman Charlie Conwell James Cozier Processo Cunanan Horace Denton Gerald D'evaux Nick DiMaio John J. Dolan Joseph Durmuth Tom Fleming Charles F. Foley • Jay Freeman James Frotten Harold Garabee John Gala Peter Gavlllo Joe Goldman William Grimes James Gustafson D. J. Haggerty Ray Harris Ralph Heath John Houlihan Danny Hunt Harold Jaynet Earl E. Johnson Bokar Kala Jack Keegan William Kennedy George King Emile LaFrenier John Lane S. E. Lapham Cecil R. Leader Frank MacDonald W. J. MacDonald R. MacKaughlin John G. Martin Paul Masterson Jerry McCarthy W. McKeon Wm. J. McLaughlin Joseph McNeil John Newman A. J. O'Malley A. D. O'Neil Irving H. Parsons Arthur Petrin W. Prince Edison Shaffer M. Soolraxloney W. Stewart R. Stone Louis Suores J. A. Thomson. Jr. Albert Vetu Anthony Vialanto Joe Walzassch Leopold Wareham John J. WUllama •e'-.'°L ^Sil V *••'''/ '• make less noise In passageways. Stew­ ard was asked not to wash any more linen for the regular Issue but let the~men collect their linen money. There is a potato shortage. A vote of thanks went to the steward department. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), October 95— Chairman, H. Zurn; Secretary, F. A. Dela- penha. One man was injured and left in the hospital: one man paid off in Honolulu. AU repair lists should be turned over to the ship's delegate. Ra­ dio wUl be repaired in New York. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), Oc­ tober 95—Chairman, Waiter H. Sibley; Secretary, Ralph Masters. There Is $34.20 in the ship's fund and there arc stUl some beefs on the milk situation. Watch will be fed first so that he has enough time to relieve other men. Entire ship should be fumigated In Baltimore. An­ other fan Is needed In the day men's foc'sle. Blower system In the crew pan­ try should be checked. Clothes should be removed from the washing machine so that others can use It. Crewmembers are going to write to Congress on the USPHS question. Vote of thanks went to the steward department. .M4 $ecrefary, A. D* Forest. Everyone was complimented for keeping shoreside per­ sons out of the passageways in Korea. There Is 1,700 hours OT due, as WeU as subsistence for a partial linen issue, sinks, cots. This wUl be taken up with the patrolman, Meriiral attentinn is in­ adequate, and two men were ordered back to work before fnUy recovered. One man was left behind in Japan. Some progress has been made on minor repairs on the list. General safety rules are not being observed. No one is to go over the patrolman's head and try and .settle his own beefs. All foc'sles should be thoroughly cleaned up and soUcd iinen should be pat down the ladder. Medicine chest should be checked, as the supply looks low. Someone should be appointed to check with the express company for a truck to come to the ship and pick up packages to be shipped home, and also to check with the air­ lines to see If a rate for a group could be obtained. Ship should be left clean for the next crew. CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), October 95—Chairman, Fred Miller; Secretary, DEL NORTE (Mississippi), October 1$— Leon Hall, Jr. Captain promised to think about lifting the LOG on the wiper, who Chairman, Eddia Stough; Secretary, John is a very good worker. One man will be P. Zimmer. Crew's movie projector is turned over to the patrolman for missing lost. Any cigarettes bought in town will ship. Better care should be taken of be deducted from the dopchest. There the toaster and pereulstor. Deck de­ is $20,323 on hand in the ship's fund. partment gear should be put away, not ' A wrist watch will be raffled off for left lying around. Soiled linen should be funds for the sports and a baU game turned in. bunks stripped. Washing ma­ may be arranged for the southbound voy­ chine should be checked to see if it age. The Navlgator^s editor wiU give a will stand up for another trip. Vote of complete report of "the editorial board thanks went to the steward department at a forthcoming meeting and wiU ask for preparation of food and to the ship's for volunteers to help publish the paper delegate for doing such a good job and and to contribute articles. Brother Men­ to the ship's crew, for doing such a doza was elected ship's delegate by ac­ clamation. good job. CECIL N. BEAN (Orytrans), October 4 —Chairman, A. KessonT Secretary, M. F. Kramar. William Bunker was elected sliip's delegate: each department dele­ gate-will turn a repair list over to him and to the captain. Georire T. Coleman Octobtr 95—Chairman, William Bunker; Contact your mother at 32 Un­ Secretary, M. F. Kramer. Repair lists were turned in. Washing machines and ion Street, Lynn, Mass. sinks wiU be kept clean. Deck engineer WiU clean the sink drains. Delegate will 4 4" 4" see the captain about putting out a draw in US money before we hit port. Chief Norman E. Butters engineer will be asked about running It is imperative that you contact fresh water tap outside to keep shoreside people out of the passagewa.vs your mother at the earliest pos­ Library books will be boxed and placed j sible date. in one of the foc'sle In port. OCEANSTAR (Dolphin). August 14— Chairman, Julius Smythe; Secretary, Al­ bert Da Forest. Motion was passed to try and get a patrolman to meet the ship about repairs. Cans with water for cigarette butts are missing from the passages. Mop and broom closet should be kept a little cleaner. Repair list will be made out before arrival In Californiii. There should be a little more coopera­ tion in cleaning foc'sles and messroom. Ordinary on sanitary Is doing a fine job. Department delegate should be con­ tacted on all beefs. AU dep.-srtments were very cooperative whUe shifting the ship in port. Night cook, and baker wants the chief engineer to know that bis room is right under the boat deck, which is now being used as a repair shop, and he cannot sleep. Radio oper­ ator will take orders for any kind of cigar, chewing tobacco or snuff for the slopchest. September 13—Chairman, A. F. Bankston; Secretary, Albert De Forest. Many repairs were taken care of, but the agitator still needs fixing. First assistant will be asked about this. There are not enough cuts, although the captain said there were enough at sailing time. These were sealed with sea stores at the time and could not be checked. Books and permits should be gathered and checked. Shoreside persons should be kept out of passages and messrooms. Water hose should be run through the pantry port to provide water outside. Many foc'sle keys do not fit, and there are not enough of them. Deck department should be kept a little cleaner. Garbage cans will also be provided fore and aft: empty cartons and boxes, however, should be placed directly on the deck. There was some dissatisfaction with slopchest prices —particularly that of cigarettes. Prices should be.compared with those of other SIU ships In Japanese ports. October 94—Chairman, A. Bankston; 4 4 4 Hannes Randoja Brother Reino Pelasoja is inter­ ested in hearing Irom you. He is on the beach in San Francisco, but wants money owed him sent to Headquarters in New York. 4 4 4 Jimmy Marten A. F. (Tony) Martinez Contact Joseph W. James at 2427 E. Cobb, St. Louis, Mo. 4 4 4 John F. Laughlih Contact your mother, father, Ray or Patrick. They have some news that may please you. 4 4 4 Karl Hagrstrom . John Murray Get in touch with John Westfall at Headquarters. 4 4 4 John J. Leshon Your mother is sick and wor­ ried about you. It is urgent that you write to your sister, Mrs. Mary Jadus a^317 W. Chester St.,Shenandoah, Pa. Editor, Quiz Anzwerz SEAFARERS LOG. 1. Father Junipero Serra, rep­ 675 Fourth Ave., resenting California. ' Brooklyn 32, NY 2. Juneau; San Juan; Honolulu. 3. Delaware. 1 would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please 4. Danish Major General Vagn put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) Bennike. 5. Bobo Rockefeller, who was awarded $5,500,000 in divorcing Seamen's Gear NAME Winthrop Rockefeller, and Bobo The following men have gear Olson, who defeated Randy Turpin stored at Pier No. 6, Bush Ter­ STREET ADDRESS for the world middleweight title minal. Please pick it up: and whose share of the gate was E. Brown G. Schemm J. Galandei M. Blizzard $63,()00. J. Bipcre M. Llfahultz ^^ITY .^'DNE ......ST^VTE ..... a E., Tucker 6. Burt Shotten, who was also Copper . R. Guthera F. Corcoran let go after a good record. Armand G. Hunt Signed Brigga J. McHal* 7. Motion picture executive A. Blue F. Arat %rlc Johnson. F. Boneflno C. Hank.(-J TO AVOID DUPLICATION; If you or* an old tubtcribot ond heva o changG W. Shaw' E. Sheppard of addrgif, pltaio givo your formor addrosi below: 8. Zsa Zsa, Eva and Magda are C. WUaon Albu N. Whltker the sisters, and J(>lie is the mother. Votx ADDRESS R. Clyuer C. Crimmini 8. Arnold Qidlffa. O. ..Sutphln B, Wcatever K, Buckley < .8. SiFveuar 10. Earl Sand*. CITY ..ZONE ..STATE W.' Jonea • •t«$s«o$MoaMOiMSBa»$«oo»OMao«$«ae$ooe*oi**oea**o*ee**eoo***a*ee**o*i*oaB o«aeMOB*oee*oMo«oa*ao*ob*M$i f ••••••CBBaffaBMai -.J / �•• ^5,. ^ •,' .-—.i-^t, ; '-itf .rr-'-r SEAFARERS L/TC November IS, 195S Union Sponsors Hospital Movies in the HOSPITALS The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of-ty cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan! While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome.; Shown above are patients at the Frisco USPHS hospital enjoying a Friday night movie. The SIU made this service available to Seafarers and other patients in the hospital as part of its special service to hospitalized Seafarers and other seaman-patients. The Union has come to the aid of several of the USPHS hospitals to keep up the weekly entertainment. Some hospitals were presented with pro­ jectors and screens. All of the following SIU families 6, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. toill collect the $200 maternity Sterling B. Mutz, 323 37th Place, benefit plus a $25 bond from the SE, Washington 19, D. C. 4 4 4 Union in the baby's name. Julia Ann Spondike, bora Octo­ Gail Oosse, bom Septemb» 2, ber 16, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mrs. George Spondike, 3124 St. Oosse, 51 Fourth Street, Whistler, Ann Street, New Orleans, La. Ala. . $ 4 .4^ 4 4 October 12, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Ryan, 194 Co­ lumbia Heights, Brooklyn, N. Y. 4 4 4 , Robert Rivera, Jr., bom Septem­ ber 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rivera, 53 Mercer Street, Jersey City, N. Y. 4 4 4. Joan Margueret Arsenault, born Elizabeth Gallagher, bora Octo­ Anthony Joseph Costigan, bora September 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. ber 6, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. October 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and and Mrs. Alex R. Arsenault, 43 Ex­ Mrs. James H. Costigan, 3202-C William Gallagher, 403 51st Street, change Street, Waltham, Mass. Brooklyn, N. Y. Morris Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 4 4 4* 4 4 -4 ir ir ^ Jimmy Viiiarreal, born October Gwendolyn Rose Greiser, born Thomas Andrew Aguero, bora 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. October 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and August 26, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Gregory Viiiarreal, 19-E Magnolia Mrs. Julio Aguero, 2324 Chestnut Mrs. John W. Greiser, 1011 Homes, Galveston, TeX. Stephens Avenue, Charleston, csStreet, Tampa, Fla. W.V. 4 4 4 4 ^ - George Raymond Trepholm, born 4 4 ' 4 ' Edmundo Acabeo, bora Septem­ 4, 1953. Parents,. Mr. and Carl Edward Hargroves, Jr., October ber 6, 1953. Parents,'Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Franklin S. Trenholm, 1059 Emiliano Acabeo, San Juan Bau- born October 27, 1953. Parents, Savannah Street, Mobile, Ala. tista No. 6, Puerto do Tiena, Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Hargroves, 4 4 4 300 East Court, Tattnall Homes, Puerto Rico. Edward Douglas Powell, Jr., bora Savannah, Ga. 4^ 4^ ^ October 27, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 444, Mrs. Edward D. Powell, 812 SumVicki Kazmerski, born Septem­ Jimmie Lee Proctor, born Octo­ merville Street, Mobile, Ala. ber 6, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Kazmerski, 1925 East ber 6, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4 4 4 Fairmount Avenue, Baltimore 31, Sam J. Proctor, Route 2, Box 46, Daniel Paul Fillingiin, Jr., born Citra, Fla. Md. October 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 4 4 4' 4i' l" 4!" Mrs. Daniel P. Fillingim, 717 Sixth William Aloysius Ryan, III, born Avenue, Chickasaw, Ala. ' Norma Jean Wright, born Octo­ ber 2, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wright, 110 West Taylor Street, Savannah, Ga. 4> 4> 4> Wayne Joseph Maas, born Octo­ ber 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leon J. Maas, 2'629 Alvar Street, Apartment E, New Orleans 17, La. Get In Touch With SIU For Transfers To PHS Hospitals CITY HOSPITAL MOBILE, ALA H. O. Llmbaugh PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL !» MOBILE. ALA. Milton Robinson USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. A. H. Anderson Charlie W. Phelps USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. J. 8. Asaviciiia Peter Smith D. H. Boyce Joseph Somyak Jim Corsa D. K. T. Sorensen I. McCormick W. Timinerman Jo® Ferreira Robert R. White Arthur F. Smith USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, UA. R. A. Denmark S. V. Kilpatrick Joe B. Farrow Jimmie Littleton N. L. Gardner L. J. Love Floyd M. Hansen CecU C. Miller Roger E. Huggins John U. TUlis Samuel Jonaa George W. Wilson Claud Ke.nt K. L. Guthrie USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. C. Gawrych M. R. Reeves C. E. OwenS B. L. Royster Jr. SEASIDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CAL. W. C. Jackson • • HARBOR GENERAL HOSPITAL WILMINGTON, CAL. R. R. Richards Eugene C. Plahn USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH. Tim Burke Adolph Pochucki Harry J. Cronin ENDOWOOD HOSPITAL TOWSON, MD. Leonard Franks SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Joseph Koslusky t USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles Burton J. F. Thornburg BEEKMAN DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL NPW YORK, NY Walter Reed VA HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA. PA. E. T. Cunningham VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES, FLA. J. C. VUar USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. T. L. Ankerson Robert Lambert Josef Antoniak T. J. Lobado Arthur W. Barrett Peter Lasado' Edward R. Boyle Jeremiah MoNiece John P. Brooks Earl McKesdree Jessie A. Clarke WiUiam H. Mays Braxton S. Conway William Mellon Jell David Henry T. MiUer Samuel Drury Herman Mmer Harry D. Emmett Thomas Nicholas S. Fauntleroy Frank Pasquall W. .J. GaUaway Alexander Presnell Wayne Hartman Walter C. Swacker Owen H. Herring Lloyd J. Thomas Lawrence Johnson Norman D. Tober USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Edwin T. CaUahan Theodore Mastaler Joseph E. Crowley James H. Penswick Frank Mackey USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEX. George Bales C. Barboza WiUiam Bargone. Howard E. LUes Jean V. Dupre John E. Markopolo Howard' W. Forbes Robert Puckett G. R. Gonzales Jr. B. Seal S. P. Hart Richard ViUareal USPHS HOSPITAL NUW UKLEANS. LA. G. R. Anthony Thomas F. KeUer A. R. Baker E. G. Knapp C. Bennett Leo H. Lang Paul Berthiaume A. J. Laperouse Herman H. Casas Thomas Lind Clarence W. Cobb Henry J. Maas George T. Coleman WUUam MacGregor C. J. Compan Edward Morgan S. Cope Theodore Morris W. C. Copping C. R. Nicholson Adion Cox James Patterson RogeUo Cruz W. E. Reynolds Thomas J. Dawson W. K. Robinson Joseph L. Dionne John J. SchaUer M. W. Gardiner Arthur ScheU E. C. GUbert Luther C. Seidle Jack H. Gleason O. Simoncioni J, O. Glenn Richard R. Suttls Joseph A. Gomez Tedd R. Terrington George E. HarweU Lonnie R. Tickle C. M. Hawkins T. F. Vaughan John L. Hinton Marion C. Vester WUUam HoUand Norman West J. H. Jones L. W. WetzeU Jr. Leonard Kay VirgU E. Wilmoth H. Keith A. J. Wyzenski HOTEL DIEU NEW ORLEANS, LA. George Burch USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY James H. Bales John McStravick T. M„ BarracUlt John Maclnnes John Beckmann James Martin Earl A. Bink John B. MoUnI Marcie Boyles Jerry J. Palmer John E. Brady Richard Panerall WUUam H. Brady Robert D. Phlfer Martin Brownston John Quinn James K. Cann George Rice Gerardo Chao C. R. Robertson Bomar R. Cheeley G. H. Robinson T. Christiansen Jorge Rodriguez Carl Churko VirgU Sandberg G. Cumming W. Schoenborn C. L. DeChenne Robert Sizemore Earl Driggers John Slaman Jesus Fernandez C. Sofounios John Fiynn Luciano Spitale T. C. Galouris Roy Co. Stem EsteU Godfrey Joseph Torra Felix >Gregerowicz MUton Trotman Anthony Gregoire Benjamin Trottie Thomas J. Henry Harry S. Tuttle Paul Jokubesak Harvey Van Duynt Luciano Labrador George Vickery Stanley Lesko Frank Walaska Thomas V. Logan Tadashi Yatogo C. McBrlen USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. BROOKLYN, NY Percy D. Ailred Frederick Landry Claude F. Blanks James J. Lawlor JuUan, Cuthrell James R. Lewis C. M. Davison Francis F. Lynch EknUio Delgado Harry F. McDonald Antonio M. Diaz A. McGuigan John J. Driscoll David Mcllreath John T. Edwards Vic MUazzo Jose G. Espinoza Lloyd Miller Robert E. Gilbert Eugene T. Nelson Bart Guranick Montford Owens Peter Gvozdich G. E. Shumaker Thomas Isakscn E. R. SmaUwoda John W. Keenan Renato A. VUlata L. Kristiansen SIU Presents Books To NO Hospital A number of cases have turned up recently where Union members do not know how to go about arranging for transfer Clayton McKinley Lewis, born from private or city hospitals to the marine hospitals. A call October '5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and to the welfare office in the> ' ''MI-S. Odus C. Lewis, Jr., 905 18th New York hall will bring known to the hospital authorities. Street, Galveston, Tex. action from the Union. If the The advantages to Seafarers be­ 4i> 4 ^ 4!" 4" 4> Antonio Suarez, Jr., bom Octo­ ber 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Suarez Martin, 35 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY. 4^ 4 Rolando ,Feliciano, born October 4, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julio Pacheco FeMciano, 56 Old Broadway; New York, N. Y. 4* 4* 4* Glendal Roy Bnrke, born Sep­ tember 8, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs, Donald C. Burke, Route 3, c/o V..L. Cochrane, Waynesboro, Miss. 4^ 4^ 4 hOchael Stanley Koza, bora Octo­ ber 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Koza, 6903 Brentwood venue, Baltimore 22, Md. ^ 4, • Irle SterUng Mali; born October, hospitalized seafarer is not in the New York area he can call the nearest SIU hall and if he is in condition to be moved he can be shifted to a Public Health Service hospital. While the Union is always glad to perform any service for mem­ bers, there are times, such as med­ ical emergencies, when, Seafarers will not be able to get in touch with the Union. It's a good idea for all SIU members to carry on their persons some identification, stating that in an emergency they should he .taken, to .the. nearest USPHS hospital. There is an emer­ gency ambulance service ' avail­ able to Se'afarera uiideir such cir­ cumstances. If it is not possible to* arrange immediate transporta­ tion to a PHS hospital, this can be taken e^e of as soon as the Sea­ farer Is able to make his wishes ing treated in USPHS hospitals rather than others are obvious. Primarily, there is no charge for USPHS hospitalization. In addition to this, the Seafarer receives gen­ erally better treatment and more individual attention in the marine hospitals. His SIU buddies are in these hospitals and the Union's hospital representative is oh hand to take care of any requests or complaints. If any contingency does arise, the Welfare Services will always be on hand to assist Seafarers. If SIU men carry some identification as. described above, the whole busi-, ness will be simplified and fiiere will be a i^imum of delay and red tape. As long as the marine hospitals remain open, and the Union is fighting to keep them open,; Seafarers will- get thi best ihedlcal treatment av^dlablei. SIU representative'W. J, Fredericks is shown piKseht^g the.No. assortment of 90 booka-to the New Orieahs USPHS hospital. Dr; -'John N: Bowden, Medical Officer In charge; is accepting the books. sil'^ CSggglif �N«vember IS, ISSf StAFARERi SEEIN* THE SEAFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN LOG Pafe Seafarer's Dream Comes True Somewhere in the back of every Seafarer's mind is a dream of retirement. The locale may vary. Seafarers on the Gulf may dream of a camp on the Rigolets, near New Or­ leans, where Lake Ponchartrain crabs and prawns, redfish, sheephead and speckled trout and mallard and blue wing"^ teal are all abundant. A West Coast sailor would fancy a beach cottage, possibly on the Monterey peninsula, with deepsea fishing at his door and bear, ante­ lope and pheasant readily avail­ able in the nearby mountains and plains. An inlander might choose one of Minnesota's 10,000 lakes or Michigan's upper peninsula, where the hunting and fishing are enough to attract nimrods and waitons from ail over the world. One Seafarer, Brother Earl T. Spear, did what so many others al­ ways vaguely plan to do. He real­ ized his dream of a woodland re­ treat. He chose his native Maine for his site, not the seacoast he Here is Hie dream house of Seafarer' Earl T. Spear, Brother Spear, knew so well, but the inland, lake who is retired on disability, owns this cabin beautifully situated region in the heart of the deer in a pine grove in Highland Lake, Maine. Fishing and hunting country. Spear's snug, comfortable are plentiful nearby. cabin is located on beautiful High­ land Lake, built on a hill slope and farers. The dream of financial in­ by and say hello. He says the deer surrounded by a pine grove. Not dependence for Spear became a hunting this year is excellent. Dur­ another house is in sight from reality. ing bow and arrow season (the first Brother Spear's retreat. When in Writing to Walter Siekman, the two weeks of deer season In Maine the mood. Spear can practically Union's director of welfare, Spear allow only the longbow as a subsist off the land. The soil sup­ reports, "Every Saturday morning weapon) a friend of his sister's ports an ample vegetable garden I pick up my check from the post bagged two good sized deer. Sea­ and there is some of the country's office. Believe me, I don't know farer Spear manages to see his best fishing right at hand. In sea­ what I would do without it.. It's family in Portland several times a son, moose and deer are taken great to be able to show this check week. nearby and bears are around for to the family and assure them that Here is one case in which the the more adventurous hunter. you are not dependent. This check Union was able to guarantee a dis­ Has Heart Condition is a declaration of independence, abled bcpther lifetime financial Brother Spear was retired on meaning you don't have to beg or security. This is a far cry from disability a few years ago, as a re­ ask anyone for alms. My undying the days before the Union, when sult of a heart condition and bron­ thanks to the officials and mem­ seamen were left to their own de­ chitis. His doctor advised rest. bership of our Union for making vices after their years of useful­ ness to the shippers were over. Few men in moderate circum­ this possible." He encloses an invitation to his stances are able to obey such an We are happy to note that order, but the SIU Welfare Fund old shipmates who might find Brother Spear's heart condition is make this possible for ailing Sea- themselves in the vicinity to stop eased and that his bronchitis is clearing up. We wish him "good hunting." {News about men in the hospitals and Seajarers receMng SlU WeU fare Benefits will b« carried in this column. It b written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) A survey of hospitalized Seafarers throughout the country reveals the tremendous interest in the situation in Washington in regard to the possible closing of the marine hospitals. As most of you have read *or heard, the Republican administration has proposed a cut in the budget of the United States Public Health Service. Such a Cut wuuU mean the immediate closing of the USPHS hospitals. This would of course mean the end of free medical attention to seamen. The Union welfare representatives visiting the Seafarers in the various hospitals have been urging the patients themselves to write to their Congressmen and Senators urging them to oppose the admin­ istration plan. The representatives have been making stationery available to Seafarers and other USPHS patients who wish to write protesting the move. The Union Itself has been conducting an intensive campaign among members of Congress to kill this plan. Sea­ farers in the hospitals were gratified at the activi­ ties of the Union. Coming in for particular com­ pliments were Seafarers Nick Gaylord and his wife who are personally undertaking the big Job of get­ ting petitions in to Congressmen and arranging for delegations to visit the lawmakers. Brother Gaylord is a former USPHS patient and appreciates the Torra need for these institutions to remain open. He and his wife deserve the thanks of all Union members for their unselfish efforts in this Union fight. jumping around the hospitals, our representatives report the fol­ lowing brothers in. Most reported doing well or improved, we are happy to note. In the Staten Island hospital are oldtimers Joseph Torra and Luciano Labrador. Both are doing well. Brother Torra is - well-known as one-of the LOG's biggest boosters. Out in Seattle, Seafarers B, L, Roysten, C. E= Owens and M. R. Reeves are in the marine hospital in the West Coast port. Their brethren on the East Coast send along best wishes for a quick recovery. Down in Miami, Brother Jose Villar and Brother George Murphjrare temporarily indisposed. They - should be up and around before too long. At least they have the benefits of some decent climate, something we ali could use up here, after last week's Labrador =3 blizzard. Down on the South Atlantic coast, bur representative in Savannah visited Seafarers in the marine hospitai in that port. These included Cecil Miller, Jack Littleton, and J. B. Farrow. Applications for the mater­ Finally at Baltimore, where they are coming right jalong with the nity benefit must be supported Under one of the provisions of the McCarran-Walter Immi­ new Union hall, a group of Seafarers were visited at the USPHS by the following documents: hospital there. These were John Brooks, Earl McKessore, Broxton gration Act any seamen who have served five years or more • Your marriage certificate. Conway, Htpy Emmet, Frank Pasquali, Robert Lambert, Joseph An- on United States ships prior to December 23, 1953, are now •" Baby's birth certificate dat­ toniak, Lloyd ^Thomas, Alex Pressnell, Sam Drury, Walter Swacker, eligible for American citizen-^ ing birth after April 1. 1952. William Mays, Jess Clark, William Galloway, Thaddeus Lobada, Wayne ship. This provision; however, arfe not citizens. On countless oc­ • The discharge from the last Hartman, Jeff Davis and Thomas Nicholas. We hope all these brothers expires on December 23 of this casions Welfare Service has_gone ship you sailed jn before the will be up again soon and we hope to see them all shipping out again year. Seamen who meet the above to bat for Seafarers who had over­ baby was born. In the near future. stayed their 28 days or had run Processing of all applica­ requirements and who have not afoul of the Immigration Depart­ tions can be speeded up by at yet applied for citizenship under ment elsewhere. Welfare has also least three days if photostatic the above provision-are urged to helped many Seafarers to gain copies of the three documents do so immediately. There are less United States citizenship. Welfare are sent in. Applications thkn eight weeks remaining during is always happy to be of such serv­ should be made to Union Wel­ fare Trustees, c/o SIU head­ which seamen meeting the require­ ice to Seafarers. Those who can. quarters, 675 Fourth Avenue, ments can avail themselves of this however, should take advantage of this provision before expiration Brooklyn 32, NY. privilege. date. Many Seafarers are probably un­ aware that the McCarran-Walter Act extended this provision. This was originally a wartime law de­ signed to assist seamen serving under the American fiag to gain The deaths of the followiny at New Caney Cemetery, Houston, American citizenship. Congress al­ lowed the provision to. expire on Seafarers have been reported to Tex. His estate is administered by December 23, 1950. When the Mc- the Seafarers Welfare Plan and Mary Rena, 214 Preston Avenue, Carran Act was passed, an amend­ $2,500 death benefits are being Houston, Tex. ment to the law incorporating an paid to beneficiaries. t> $• it extension of the provision was in­ Warner W. Allred, 56: An intes­ Louis Teck, Jr., 42: Lobar pneu­ troduced and-passed by Congress^ tinal hemoTrbage proved fatal to monia caused Brother Teck's There is no likelihood of any Brother Allred on October 14, death on October 20, 1953 in New further extension. Any Seafarers 1953, at the USPHS Hospital in OijLeans, La. For the past two who are eligible under this law Savannah, Ga. An FOW in the en­ years he had sailed as a member and fail to apply before the dead­ gine department, he had sailed of the engine department, from the line will be out of IGck. There is SIU since 1938, when he joined in port of New York. Surviving every indication that it will be Savannah. Brother. Ailred was Brother Teck is his brother, Wil­ MSTMUTMN Of UMON IINtmS • more difficult than eve^ for aliens buried in Columbus, Ga.; he is liam Teck, Box 23, Purvis, Miss. to gain American citiz^ship from survived by his sister, Mrs. Zada fMUY MATTOS • lIGAt ACTKM • ii it it now on. If any Seafarer who is Bell Coulter, of 1212 Eighth Ave­ FMANdAt ABVKI • MMMCUTKM Amber G. Smith, 69: On March eligible applies he will be free nue, Phoenix City, Ala. 6, 1953 Brother Smith died of a MATTOS • BROT lOAtO niOSUMS • from the troublesome inconven­ ^ ^ circulatory ailment at the USPHS COAST OUARD MATinS • UNOIPiOYMINT ience of having to either leave the Arthur Ruix, 24: A member, of hospital in Galveston, Tex. He MSORANCr-fOaAl SKIIRITt NOUSMO country or get an extension after the engine department, Brother had been a messman in the stew­ HMUnmAIKI MORCMWr • AtlOTMIKTS • 28 days. This extension does not Ruiz died of a throat wound in ard department, sailing SIU ships apply to resident aliens, who are Houston, Tex., while enroute to since 1949. Burial took place at WATRttTMN • m mSMAl fRMlIMS free 'to reside in the United States the hospital last November 15th. Oleander Cemetery, Galveston, indefinitely. He sailed with the SIU since 1947, Tex. Surviving is his son, Harry The Uniop's Welfare Services when he joined in the port of Gal­ Lee Smith. 2313 Taft Street, Hous­ have helped Union members who veston. Brother Ruiz was buried ton, Tex. Aliens Have Just Few Weeks Left Under 5-Year Provision How to Apply For Birth Pay FINAt DiSP^f11 ^ i -am 1 I �19' ' OFFlCIAl ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS IN TE R N AT IO N AI UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL V:.' 1 1938—A small but mtlifanf group of rank and file seamen defied the might of shipowners to establish the SlU Atlantic and Gulf District. 1948—Cities Service throws up smpke screen, organizes company union. Eighty new tankers bought. 1939 — Union constftution drafted provid­ ing for full membership control, secret ballots, referendums, regular audits, bj-weekly meet­ ings. ^ 1949 — NLRB. throws out company union. Remainder of Cities Service ships cast ballots. SlU receives 89 percent of vote. 1940 — SlU wins P & O passenger ship con­ tract. Last major. attempt by shipowners to break up SlU. Union negotiates first full war bonus agreement. NLRB elections won on four steamship lines by 3-1 majority or better. •• 1941 — SlU backs up membership on war bonus beef after Robin Moor sinking. Bonus rates boosted up to $100 a month. 1942-1945 — War years. SlU defends seamen's rights against Government regulation. More than 1,200 Secifarers lose lives carrying supplies to battlefronts. Post-war organizing program planned with 96-ship Isthmian fleet as first objective. lif:: 1946 —SlU wins Isthmian election, defeats NMU and starts downfall of-Communist influ­ ence in maritime.' Firm Union policy wins re­ versal of Government wage board decisions. 1947 — Isthmian surrenders unconditional­ ly on Union contract demands. Six Cities Serv­ ice ships vote. SlU gets 75 percent majority... 1950 — Senate investigates Cities Service labor spy apparatus. Company signs contract. SlU negotiates revolutionary Welfare Plan entire­ ly paid for by shipowners. 1951 -Forty-hour week at sea obtained* Hospital and death benefits increased several times. New vocation plan negotiated providing per-diem cash vacation payments. New Uniori headquarters opened. 1952 - Disability and maternity benefit* provided for Seafarers. Welfare Services De­ partment established. New building begun in Baltimore. Union constitution revised to strertgh-' en niembers' rights. SlU rewrites contract and wins huge money gains. - 1955 — SlU companies sign new. standard freight and tanker contracts. Sea Chest opera­ tions begin, supplying ship slopchests, men ashore. First four annual Seafarert * Scholar­ ships awarded. MFOW affiliate with SlU; Union helps AFL set up new clean union on docks NLRB election in Atlantic fleet begins. 'O" J-'-'' •. j'.'iijSi WSi!-. ,• I AM •f � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource November 13, 1953 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XV, No. 23 Description An account of the resource Headlines: LESS HOURS, MORE $ WON BY CANADA SIU BLOOMFIELD'S SUBSIDY BID IS REARGUED AFL-ILA SEEKS 20C PAY INCREASE, PLEDGES MOUNT SHIPPING EXPERTS CRITICIZE LIBERTY CONVERSION PLAN NEW DESIGN BUILT INTO BALTO HALL SEE FAST DECISION IN ATLANTIC ELECTION, HALF OF VOTES IN SEAFARERS ON TARGET WITH THROWING ARM 50-50 UNDER FIRE BEFORE STUDY GROUP UNION CREW GETS PRAISE FROM GOV'T COAST GUARD MODIFIES SCREENING PROCEDURES CHANNEL FIGHT DELAYING ORE SHIP PROGRAM 1931 WAGE SCALES A PAINFUL MEMORY VOYAGER CARRIES HOLIDAY SWEETS 'MOTHER ML' STANDS FOR TENDER THOUGHT FIRST '54 SIU SCHOLARSHIP EXAM DEC. 5 HOOSIER MARINER SETS 'RECORD,' CROSSES ATLANTIC IN SIX DAYS 'BONUSES ARE TO CONTINUE,' UNION INFORMS COMPANIES PROFIT TAX END AIDS BIG FIRMS ALIENS GET NEW RULINGS ON ENTRIES UNCONSCIOUS SEAMAN SAVED BY SHIPMATE MAIL BUOY? - IT REALLY WORKS NEW MARINER TO CREW SOON, SIXTH FOR SIU LIGHTHOUSE AT STAMFORD TO BE SOLD INJURY RATES AT RECORD LOW SEVEN DOCKERS LOST IN SHIP BLAST OIL KING IBN SAUD DIES CANADIAN VICTORY ELECTION PROGRESS DISPUTE ON LIBERTYS CHANGING TIMES VOTING DAY IN ATLANTIC SIU CREW OF WATERMAN SHIP DRAWS PRAISE OF PASSENGERS NEW PERILS FOUND IN TEXAS SEAFARER SEES UNION GO TO WORK ON OLD-TIME SAILING PRACTICES ST NEW YORK SALVAGES VESSEL BOSUN'S TELEGRAPH KEY SETS CITY BUZZING OVER HIDDEN 'TIME BOMB' SEAFARER CREWS, STEWARDS DEPT. IN PITCHED BATTLE OF THE MENU FLOGGINGS FOR SPORT BRINGS SHIP 'MUTINY' FLORIDA LIGHTHOUSE MARKS SHOAL, HAS BEEN BURNING SINCE 1860 SEAFARER'S DREAM COMES TRUE ALIENS HAVE JUST FEW WEEKS LEFT UNDER 5-YEAR PROVISION 15 YEARS YOUNG Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/13/1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/a9fba33bb08f36e3e0b3a522ad19a573.PDF 6435ee97c1503e61977f8683ca58cf7c PDF Text Text ' , -'•; SEAFARERS UKS * OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION « ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT > AFL « "li NUtB VOTE BEGINS IN ATUimC FLEET -Story On Page 3 Back Lundeberg Conference Bid -Story On Page 3 Vf t/.' I ' W> f.'''it" fe'" a Happy Day E. J. Henry, an Atlantic Refining tanker, as they learn that the NLRB vote is be­ ginning. The same joy was shown throughout the fleet as the crews got the news of the coming vote. Present plans call for all ships to be voted in Atlantic Coast ports. The men in the fleet look forward to a speedy SIU victory. (Story on Page 3.) ' ;l i -.a .'I YM il ' '1 I il m '•••s.'S HI �4^;. SEAFARERS Fa«e Two LOG , ' : .Oetofeer SO, t95S AFL Dock Gains Mount; NLRB Sets Vote Hearing With hundreds of longshoremen deserting the ILA outfit every day, the new ,\FL-ILA continues to make steady progress on the docks. As pledge cards continued to pour in and more locals joined the new A "•L union, the National Labor Relations Board took preliminary steps to hold a port-wide representation election for for longshoremen, calling for for­ way from organizing the new AFL union to represent them. New York longshoremen. The mal hearings on the question. US District Court also took action It is expected that the NLRB May Extend Ban to protect longshoremen against will begin these formal hearings The original injunction issued is Intimidation by Tony Anastasia on the petition within the next a temporary injunction. However, and his lieutenants. 10 days. At these hearings, the the US District Court will begin Events continued to happen in discredited ILA, the shippers and hearings Monday on whether it rapid-fire order in the five-week- the AFL-ILA will have an oppor­ should extend the injunction. old drive by the new AFL long­ tunity to be heard. NLRB will The ranks of the new AFL imion shoremen's union, which has the then determine who will be eligi­ continued to swell as two more solid backing of the SIU and the ble to vote, who will be on the ILA locals swung over to the new Teamsters. The NLRB moved ballot and other technical details AFL-ILA. Local 968, comprised of rapidly on the new AFL-ILA's pe­ before the date is set for the vote. about 800 general longshoremen tition for a representation election In another phase of the organ­ working in New York Harbor, and izing drive, the NLRB early last Local 1398, which takes in all week issued a complaint again.st longshoremen and terminal wortcAnastasia and the old ILA a.«s a ers in Bridgeport, New Haven and result of charges of intimidation vicinity, have both voted to Join filed by the new AFL-ILA. As a the new AFL longshoremen's result the US District Court issued union. Hundreds of pledge cards an injunction against Anastasia poured in every day from indi­ and the mob to prevent any fur­ vidual longshoremen all over the ther attempts to intimidate or port. threaten the men. The AFL-ILA also filed unfair The injunction prohibits Anas­ labor practice charges with the tasia and the mob from preventing NLRB against the New York Ship­ longshoremen from going to work, ping Association, as the old ILA The SlU-manned passenger ship from threatening any longshore­ and the shippers resumed their Yarmouth is going south for the man with loss of his job, from contract negotiations. The new winter, and according to present | threatening any longshoreman with AFL longshoremen's union sent a plans, will remain in operation loss of welfare or pension rights, telegram to the shippers telling through the winter months. The from checking the books of men them that if the shippers want to vessel, owned by the Eastern reporting for work, from making negotiate a contract for longshore­ Steamship Company is being bare­ men work in separate gangs or men, it should begin negotiations boat chartered to the SIU- separating men from the rest, with the new AFL-ILA. An AFL-ILA spokesman stated, Longshoremen get the news In flielr own newspaper as, top, AFLcontracted P&O Steamship Com­ from threatening to shut down any 'We are not going to let the old ILA organisers prepare to distribute The New York Longshoremap shipping line or stevedoring firm pany. to dock workers. A group of longshoremen, bottom, catch up on The vessel is expected to leave because it employs AFL longshore­ ILA mob 'negotiate' any more the waterfront news and the AFL campaign to organize a decent Boston at Christmas to make the men, and also prohibits them from sell-outs. The longshoremen have Longshore union. (Continued on page 17) trip south. She'll stop off in New hindering longshoremen in any York on the way down, and will then begin her operating schedule out of Miami on January 25. She will make regular weekly cruises between Miami, Haiti and Jamaica. The company said that the cruise schedule is designed to "meet the wishes of the many people who With a host of shipping companies under contract, a large and militant membership and almost $6 million desire short winter cruises." The planned schedule calls for in assets, including welfare reserves, the SIU A&G District celebrates its 15th birthday Sunday, in the 15 departures from Miami at 5 PM years since the Union started in operation with literally a few pennies in the treasury and rented offices, the every Thursday. The vessel will _ visit Haiti and Jamaica and then SIU has made amazing forward strides. return to Miami at noon the fol­ Most noteworthy during tions, increases in pay and over­ Union's organizing machinery has Four Seafarers' children were lowing Thursday. The vessel will carry a crew of about 150, and in the past year, has been time. In addition, during the past been in fuU-swing. Sieveral new awarded the first $6,000 college addition to carrying passengers, the winning of completely year the Seafarers' Sea Chest, as companies have been signed, and scholarships under the new Sea­ will also have accommodations for the answer to a long-standing prob­ great progress has been made in farers' Scholarship Plan. In addi­ rewritten standard freighter and lem of seamen, began supplying organizing the men in the Atlantic tion, the 9,000-member Marinp automobiles. tanker contracts, with greatly im­ the ships with slopchests of qual­ Refining Company fleet, with an Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders Union of the Pacific voted to af­ proved working rules and condi­ ity merchandise at low prices. The election now under way. filiate with the SIU. The SIU has also been asked by the AFL to take a leading role in helping the new Oct. 30. 1953 Vol. XV. No. 22 AFL longshoremen's union get or­ As 1 See It Page 4 ganized, and the Union led the suc­ Committees At Work Page 6 cessful fight to save the Savannah Crossword Puzzle Page 12 and Detroit USPHS hospitals, and Editorial Page 13 is now leading the fight to save Foc'sie Fotographer Page 19 USPHS medical service for sea­ Galley Gleanings Page 20 men. Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 Officially, the actual birthday of In The Wake Page 12 the SIU was October 15, 1938, Labor Round-Up Page 13 when the AFL convention issued Letters Pages 21, 22 an international union charter to Maritime Page 16 Harry Lundeberg, secretary-treas­ Meet The Seafarer Page 12 urer of the Sailors Union of the On The Job Page 16 Pacific, which had been operating Personals Page 25 independently. Then, the SUP be­ Quiz >. .Page 19 came the West Coast district of the Seafarers In Action Page 16 new international, and the A&G Ships' Minutes Pages 24, 25 District was started with members SIU History Cartoon Page 9 who transferred from the AFL Sea­ Sports Line Page 20 men's Union, a group which had Ten Years Ago Page 12 been operating under a Federal Top Of The News Page 7 local labor union charter, affiliated Union Talk Page 9 directly with AFL headquarters. Wash. News Lellef Page 6 It wasn't untU November 1,1938, Welfare Benefits ....Pages 26, 27 however, that the A&G District Welfare Report Page 8 actually started functioning. At ' Your Constitution Page 5 that time, the odds were stacked Your Dollar's Worth Page 7 50 to 1 against the new Union. The shipowners were determined' to i>ubiun*d biwtaleiy at haadquarter* •f »ha Saafareri intarnaflenal Union. At­ smash it before it got .started. The lantic a. Gulf Oistrict, APL, «75 Fourth Eager Seafarers mill around him as the dispatcher calls out tlfe Jobs from a shate shipping board in the powerful waterfront apparatus of Avanua. Bredfciyn 12, NY. Tal. ITtriing ••4471. Entarad ac saeond ciatf mattar old Sni hiring hall on Stone Street, WiUi Uie hid| and trappings changed,.the Union employs the same the Communist Party, which . kad at tha past Oftica In BrpMyn,. NY, ^undar tha'Acf af ^ system that tt did in the old days, .ot f rciipa (€OitUnUed oUCVggeirit>7<)//.':*d Yarmouth Heads Soirth For Winter SIU Celebrates 15th Year SEAFARERS LOG ..Wij �October sir, ISSS SEAFARERS LOG Paee Thre* Atlantic Fleet Voting Begins Solid SlU Majority Seen In 23-Ship Tanker Fleet With every prospect of an SIU victory, Atlantic tankermen have begun vot­ ing in the long-awaited National Labor Relations Board election. The 14-monthsold organizing driye by the SIU came to a climax last week when the Labor Board issued a long-awaited order for an immediate election in the fleet. As soon as the order was issued after three months of waiting, the Lahor Board moved speedily to get the voting underway. The first ship voted was the Atlantic Trave'er, which balloted today in Stapleton, Staten Island. Other ships will vote as soon as they come -finto the balloting area. For purposes of the ballot­ quarters, the Anchorage, will be The Armed Forces members, ing, the NLRB will vote the voted next Tuesday. Three ships tankermen who have been drafted out foreign will be voted as soon as or enlisted in service, can vote on the grounds that they are still on they return to the States. the company's payroil. The com­ Typical of the ships whose crewmen are voting In the NLRB repre­ Could End in Month pany pays a small sum to each of sentation election Is .the Atlantic Navigator, one of three super­ With the rapid fire voting of the its employees who .go into service. tankers operated by the Atlantic Refining Company in its 23-ship ships, it is possible that the voting In order to vote, however, the men fleet. Voting began this week. could be completed within a in the Armed Forces will have to month. That, of course, depends appear at one of the polling place.s, when the ships on foreign articles either at the Anchorage when it is get into port. voted, or on the ships themselves. A total of 975 men are eligible to Those men who were fired by vote, including 70 men now in the the company and have unfair labor Armed Forces, bosuns, shore gan.g charges pending against Atlantic men on vacation, and leadermen. will be permited to vote, although The Labor Board did not follow their votes will be challenged. the precedent set in the Cities Men Congratulated Service case as in that instance it The SIU A&G District has heartily endorsed a proposal by Harry Lundeberg, president did As soon as word of the election permit bosuns and stewards of the SIU North America ariS secretary-treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific for a to benotpart of the voting unit. In the came in, the news was flashed to conference of all AFL and CIO maritime unions oh a variety of issues affecting seamen Atlantic election the bosuns will all the Atlantic ships congratulat­ and the maritime industry. be able to vote but the stewards ing the tankermen on their, longThe proposal for a confer­ at this time to bring the maritime of all American seamen. Accord­ will not on the grounds that they sought opportunity. "You hava (Continued on page 17) ence was described by SIU unions closer together in their pro­ ingly, the A&G District will notify are the heads of their department. Lundeberg that it would partici­ Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall as grams and policies." Word of the proposal was com­ pate in such a conference. "a timely suggestion in the best municated fo the SIU A&G Dis­ interests of all seamen. The A&G District holds thai co­ "We are happy," he added, "that trict from President Lundeberg, operative effort in the interests of the president of the SIU of North calling for action on several mat­ all seamen could lead to note­ America has taken the initiative ters affecting the jobs and welfare worthy accomplishments in their behalf. As an example, there was an exchange of correspondence earlier this year between Lunde­ berg and NMU President Joseph The Marine Fireman, Oilers, Watertenders and Wipers Curran on the subject of union wcl. Union of the Pacific has become an official member of the Sea­ fare and pension benefits. farers International Union of North America with the issuing The Lundeberg-Curran exchange of an SIU charter to the-*of information, along with the MFOW. the MFOW . . . that leadership in SUP's investigation and study in that union take care of their rankThe MFOW's membership Just seven months after it first started putting slopchests other areas enabled the SUP to get designated Vincent Malone, MFOW and-file very, very well on the a broad view of pension problems question of contracts. aboard ships in. New York harbor, the SIU Sea Chest has for seamen. Consequently, the pi-esident, to serve on the SIU moved into new office and warehouse facilities that make for SUP was able to establish the best Executive Board as an SIU vice- Late? in the convention. Hall more efficient operation and+ pension system in the maritime president. This SIU vice-presi­ stepped down from his position as feet of floor space available for industry. dency was left open for the MFOW an International vice-president, better service to the ships. Among items proposed as possi­ at the last SIU convention by Paul and declared that, "any second Further, the new Sea Chest storage and stock purposes. The new warehouse set-up in ble subjects for discussion are the Hall, SIU A&G District secretary- position we may have held on the headquarters in New York are but Executive Board be left open until one part of a string of similar fa­ the ports is a far cry from the attempts to close the US Public treasurer.The presentation of the charter affiliations that are now in ques­ cilities in major Atlantic and Gulf (Continued on page 17) (Continued on page 17) was made at the MFOW's head­ tion are finished." ports. quarters in San Francisco during Hall told the convention that As a result of this more exten­ a regular membership meeting. the A&G District wanted to give sive set-up, every SlU-contracted The charter was issued after the up one of its two vice-president company, with the exception of the 5,000-man MFOW held a 90-day, positions on the International so Ore and Calmar Lines, is taking secret ballet, union-wide referen­ that the MFOW could have a rep­ aboard Sea Chest-supplied slopdum on whether to affiliate, in resentative on the International chests on a competitive basis. And which membership voted 2 to 1 in Executive Board once they had af­ both crewmembers and shipowner favor of joining the SIU. The filiated. Stating that he was giving representatives have expressed presentation of the chhrter made up his post as vice-president, he their satisfaction with the prices the MFOW the 45th union to be­ declared, "Brother Chairman, the and services provided. come a part of the SIU. reason there has been no nomina­ Ample Storage tion by the A&G District at this Militant Representation The new Sea Chest headquarters, point is that this position on the Founded in 1883, the MFOW has located at 18th Street and 4th long had a reputation as a militant Executive Board should be held Avenue in Brooklyn, is a large and progressive union. At the last open in the event of affiliation by one story building containing SIU Convention, when the ques­ the MFOW, so they can designate 5,000 square feet of floor space, in tion of the possible MFOW affilia­ a man to fill this spot." addition to the offices of the Sea tion with the SIU was discussed. Chest corporation. Built out of Hall told the convention, ". . . we Sea Chest funds, it provides easy are very gratified that this much access to the waterfront, ample progress on the question of affilia­ storage space for a wide selection tion has been worked out , . . we of branded merchandise, and ra­ Regular membership meet­ say to our delegates, we will be pid-fire loading and unloading of ings in SIU headquarters and most fortunate if this affiliation supplies. at all branches are held every carries . . . and to the MFOW, we • Sea Chest trucks can be driven second Wednesday night at think you too will be most fortu­ • right into the warehouse building 7 PM. The schedule for the nate if this vote goes on the 'yea' to take on their supplies for the next few meetings is as follows: side." ships. The operation is far more November 4, November 18, Hall, in describing the MFOW efficient than curbside loading December 2. in his speech to the convention, with consequent saving of expense. stated, "... the MFOW is an antiIn the outports, warehouses are All Seafarers registered on Communist union . . . the MFOW Loaded with slop chest material for an SlU-manned ship, a Sea currently functioning in New Or­ the shipping list are required is an honest union ... there are no Chest delivery truck leaves the new warehouse-offices that serve leans, Mobile, and Baltimore, with to attend the meetings. rUcketeers and no racketeering in as New York headquarters for the Sea Chest. ^ '' between»>3,800(. and ithOOO square ships in any port they touch at north of Cape Hatteras. For practi­ cal purposes, that means most of the voting will. be done in and around Philadelphia. Men at Atlantic Refining's head- A&G Backs Lundeberg's Bid For Sea Union Conference Sea Chest Expansion Boon To Ship Service MFOW Gets Charter, Malone On SIU Board Meeting Xight Every 2 Weeks �.-'.r/r'-^iV'-^':-— " Pairi> .Four SEAFARERS Oetober M, 1953 LOG Largest Prop Is Delivered By Sea Route M1 See It The largest cargo ship propeller ever made in this country is goings to have to travel by sea—because It's too big to be delivered by truck. It was found that the pro­ peller is too big to travel by truck, as originally planned, between Bethlehem Steel Company's pro­ peller plant on Staten Island and its shipyard in Quincy, Mass. The 66,930-pound propeller, which has a diameter of 22ii feet, was originally scheduled to make the trip by truck. It was planned Liberty-type vessels, such as the John B. Kulukundus, would be to make the 300-mile trip in short converted into faster cargo ships capable of 15 to 18 knots, under daylight steps, with the aid of po­ a suggestion made to the Senate committee. lice all along the route. The size of the propeller would have meant that it would block at least two lanes of any road it travelled, and would thus need special permits and police cooperation. State Blocked Trip The propeller left Staten Island on the back of a huge trailer Liberty ships that could do 15 or 18 knots an hour and com­ truck, but never got past Secaucus, NJ, because the New York State pete with the best of post-war designs have been seriously Department of Highways told the proposed by Hugh Gallagher, president of the Propeller Club company it wouldn't permit the and veteran shipping man. heavy load to travel over New Furthermore, Gallagher's emment might experiment with York State roads. proposals are based on recom­ two or three ships out of the re­ The company then considered mendations made by prominent serve fleet aloBfi these lines and taking the huge screw to Connecti­ naval engineers and architects. see if the idea is workable in ac­ cut by barge, and then taking it The proposal calls for remodel­ tual practice. the rest of the way by truck, but ing the forward one-third of the He pointed out that if a rea­ this was abandoned because of the Liberty ship for speedier lines, and sonably-cheap reconversion pro­ large expense of transferring the providing new propulsion machin­ gram could be worked out for Lib­ large cargo to and from the barge ery capable of providing the neces­ ertys, it would be possible to sell and onto the truck. sary power. This would be much or charter them to American oper­ Instead, the propeller is going cheaper than scrapping the reserve ators who are reluctant to invest to have to hitch a ride as deck fleet of Libertys and building new the huge sums required to build cargo on a ship going up to Bos­ ships to replace them. brand new ships. Proposes Experiment ton, and will then travel by water Gallagher cited many other in­ to the shipyard. The propeller is Testifying before the Merchant stances in the past of successful destined for the largest cargo ship Marine Sub-Committee on Mari­ conversions by which old ships had ever built in the US, a 45,000-ton time Subsidies at the committee's been made over into serviceable tanker that is under construction recent San Francisco hearings, vessels. These conversions usually Gallagher suggested that the Gov- involved Installing new engines for World Tankers Co. and strengthening and altering hulls. According to engineers who have looked into the problem, the Lib­ erty's shell-plating, frames and deck edges on the forward third of the ship would have to be par­ tially removed and the length in­ creased by about 34 feet. New ma­ The fish down in Mobile Bay Fletcher, former vice-chairman of chinery would then have to be breathed a sigh of relief when two the Atlantic Maritime Employees installed to provide greater horse­ of the area's most avid Izaak Wal- Union, who dealt a body blow to power ratings. tons took time out to run the SIU that company - dominated outfit While conversion is going on, it Mobile port meeting. The chair when he switched to the SIU. would be possible to provide larger was capably handled by Dolphin Frank is 30 years old and a native and more comfortable crews* quar­ L. Parker, known affectionately to of South Carolina, although he now ters, additional 'tween deck space his friends as "Jughead.'' lives in Philadelphia. He's proud and more cargo gear. Parker, who usually sails as of his SIU book which he got in Aside from the commercial value bosun, likes to spend his spare New York last of such conversions, Gallagher time trolling for shrimp in his July. Frank points out that the Government little outboard runabout. He's been served as reading could establish a reserve fleet a member of the SIU since 1940, clerk at the meet­ capable of doing 15 knots or better joining in the port of Houston in in convoy during a war-time emer­ ing. May of that year. He's married and The other ex- gency, a very important factor in makes his home in Mobile. Atlantic tank;r- the success of emergency opera­ The other fisherman on the job man was Frank tions. In Mobile was L. C. (Connie) Bemotas, who Knowles. Connie was the recording also generally secretary at the Fletcher sails as bosun, Philadelphia S3Sbut right now he sion. Bemotas is a Pennsylvania is working on the native all the way, being born Under the Union constitu­ Alcoa shore gang. there in May, 1927. He got his SIU tion every member attending Knowles is a hook book in New York last March. a Union meeting is entitled to and line man nominate himself for the i 4" 4" himself when it Another Parker got in his licks elected posts to be filled at comes to chasing as meeting chairman in the tanker the meeting—chairman, read­ the finny crea­ port of Lake Charles, Louisiana. ing clerk and recording secre­ Knowles tures. This one was James H. Parker of tary. Your Union urges you The 36-year-old Seafarer, (he Georgia. He's been a union mem­ to take an active part in meet­ Just recently celebrated his birth­ ber for iy-L years, joining up in the ings by taking these posts of day) becaime a member of the port of New York, He sails on deck service. l^nion in Mobile on August 1.5, and calls Moultrie, Georgia, his And of course, all members 1943, He's married and has two home town. have the right to take the fiobr children, and lives in Crichtun, The recording secretary at the and express their opinions on Alabama. Lake Charles meeting was John any officer's report or issue Mitchell out of Houston, Texas. 4" t i under discussion. Seafarers A couple of former Atlantic Mitchell was bom in the Lone Star are urged to bit- the deck at Cankermen were chosen by their State 25 years ago and joined the these meetings and let their Union brothers in Philadelphia to Union in Galveston on October 24, shipmates .. know what's on help run the last meeting in that 1947. He sails in the engine detheir mind. , port One^ 0^^ Frank p^yrtipent, Suggest Gov't Program For 18-Knot Libertys Speak Your Mind At SIU Meetings THE FINAL STEP IN THE AFFILIATION OF THE MARINE Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders Union with the SIU of North America was taken out in San Francisco recently when the MFOW received its SIU charter. Your Union is certainly happy to welcome them into the SIU family. For some time now,'the MFOW had been operating as an independent union. But they realized after their experience, that it was tough to to go it alone, and that any union is better off when it has the backing and cooperation of other outfits in the same Industiy. Consequently after finding that they would be welcomed into the SIU of North America they asked their membership to vote on the question by secret ballot. The result was a solid pro-SIU vote. With the endorsement of the membership on the record, the MFOW has now completed all steps of the affiliation procedure and is a member of the SIU of North America with the same status as the A&G District, SUP, Canadian District or any one of the other autonom­ ous groups that makes up our international union. ' With the MFOW solidly lined up with us, both we on the Atlantic and Gulf Coast and oim brothers in the SUP know they can count on the support of over 5,000 men in the black gang on West Coast ships. That certainly can make quite a difference in any beef. But the advantages of hav­ ing the MFOW in the SIU works both ways. It helps the SIU and the MFOW. t t THIS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, IS THE 15TH birthday of the SIU A&G District. It was 15 years ago, on November 1, 1938 that we in the SIU got our charter and were set up as a Union. There are still quite a iew brothers actively sail­ ing with our Union today who still remember how things were at that time. As has been pointed out many times^ none of those who were in that group expected that the SIU wOuld accom­ plish as much as it has in 15 years, or 50 for that matter. ' I \,Astonlsh^g Progresi That is, the most important fact about the history of our Union. The SIU has been able to make that kind of progress, whkh is astopislring by any standards, because of the kind of membership it has been; fble to attract and hold through the years. Many of the seamen— hard-working -militant and union-conscious men—who helped .fqliid this Union and see it through its earliest days, were lost to us dhrlhg the years of World War II. Still the SIU was the kind of a Union that was able to replace those severe losses, as new membership equally militant, came into the organization. But throughout the membership, whether new or old, your Union has found that there has been a willingness to go all out on any issue that affected the well-being of the Union. It is your Union's secret weapon. The reason the membership has been willing to make special efforts on behalf of the Union, is, we believe, the great degree of membership participation in all phases of Union activity which is encouraged at air times. As long as your Union rests on such a solid base, it can look forward to another 15 years that will be as successful as those that have gone before. 4" 4" 4) ' IT'S BEEN A FEW MGNTHS NOW THAT YOUR UNION HAS BEEN placing 50-book libraries aboard SlU-contracted ships. Apparently the idea has met with general satisfaction, judging from the response we have had up until now. Since Seafarers have had a good opportunity to observe the way the library service has worked, we would like to hear suggestions from them on ways that the service could be improved, if any. If there are any titles or types of books that are in demand. Head­ quarters would like to hear about them. Every effort will be made to get them-aboard for the satisfaction of the crewmembers. SEVERAL ITEMS HAVE APPEARED IN THE SEAFARERS LOG recently about men in the various US Public Health Service hospitals getting movie service and projectors donated by your Union. The latest hospital to receive this kind of service is the one in San Francisco, where all the patients will have an op|)ortunity for a little recrea­ tion and entertainment to pass away the days until they are fit to ship again. The SIU has always tried ,to see to it that the men in the hospitals are assured of the best possi­ ble service from their Union. This is the type of service that makes being sick a little easier to bear. And it certainly helps your Union in the minds of men from other Unions who benefit equally from extras like these. Certainly, these services have been most welcome both by the patients and the hospital staff who of necessity, -have to be concerned first with the medical condition pf the men. They find it difficult to provide recreation for the patients as well. Even when it comes to medical matters, your Union has been able to help out by providing blood donors for the Seafarers in any emer­ gency that may arise. Seafarers in the hospitals can always, be sure that their brothers will come forward not only for them, but for mem­ bers of their family as well, as has happened many times in the past - There have been many instances recorded where Seafarer-donors have filled the bill after all other sources of aid had been exhausted or had proved fruitless. Seafarers can be proud of the fact that quite a few lives may have been saved in the process. ' It^a .this kind of response on the part of the Seafarer that goes a long way inward explaining^W^y the SIU is so highly regarded both by-its �II .1 .1 ••"!!• .ui<:.^yri.»ip .ii^.i LI., ^ -; '-.v OeftMier 3«» 1»S3 " . PaCftVlT* SEArAREK9 LOG Senator Propdsns New MSTS Curb, Subsidies Unioii. Financial Commiftee Meets The Senate will hear recommendations for brand new ship­ ping legislation to curtail MSTS activities and to subsidize US coastal and intercoastal shipping, Senator Charles E. Pot­ ter, Republican of Michigan, has predicted. known cases of discrimination against American flag shipping." Potter, who is chairman of the special Senate sub-Committee GO Maritime Subsidies has been .traveling around the country with his committee, holding numerous ppblic hearings on the American merchant marine. There is only one more hearing planned,for New Orleans in December, but he said this may be cancelled. Widespread Complaint .Potter promised that he would personally recommend that MSTS be curtailed. He said that his com­ mittee has heard widespread compfaints about MSTS competition with private shipping, and said he will propose that MSTS be limited strictly to carrying only military cargo and personnel." Commenting on subsidies for coastal and intercoastal shipping. Potter said that his committee doubted whether such subsidies were possible, but Potter said that he. feels that construction subsidies for such operators are possible. "I think you will see, too," Pot­ ter said, "some constant prodding of the State Department to act on AFt Asks Curbs On TV Deception The AFL called upon the Fed­ eral Trade Commission to adopt trade practice rules designed to give the public greater protection against deception in ' purchasing radio ^and TV sets. The union took particular issue with dealers who sell second-hand sets under the names of "floor samples" and ""demonstrators," or described as "rebuilt" when it has not been completely dismantled and all de­ fective parts replaced. In addition, the AFL wants the consumer protected against mis­ leading claims that a black-andwhite sot is readily adaptable to color reception In all cases. The Senator also predicted that his committee would recommend lower Panama Canal tolls for American-flag intercoastal vessels as another method of helping this part of the maritime industry. The subcommittee, which also includes Senators Warren G. Magnuson, Democrat of Washington, and John M. Butler, Republican of Maryland, has been holding hearings on all coasts, hearing testimony and suggestions from various representatives of shipping companies, unions, ship repair men, shipbuilders, and ship chandlers. Panamanian Problem Among those testifying at the West Coast hearings was Harry Lundeberg, secretary-treasurer of the SUP, whd suggested subsidies for coastal and intercoastal ship­ ping, lower Panaman Canal tolls, allowing shippers to charter Gov­ ernment-owned ships at a token rate of $1 per year, allowing no Panamanian, Liberian of other run-away flag ships to carry Amer­ ican military or aid cargoes and forbidding any American built ves­ sels from transferring to foreign flags. Lundeberg also suggested that no form of Government aid should be given to companies which operate both American flag vessels and foreign flag ships. Liberty Conversion Senator Potter announced that his committee has been "im­ pressed" by a suggestion from the Propeller Club for conversion of Liberty ships. The suggestion was made that the Liberty ships could be converted, through some struc­ tural changes and the installation of. new engines into cargo carriers capable of making 18 or 19 knots. According to Potter, all these recommendations will be made at the next session of the Senate, and the Senator said that he expects Congress will act on many of the recommendations that are to be made. YOU aifif five «U coNfTiruriON From Article XIII, Section 6 "All reports by committees. and the Secretary-Treasurer under this article, except those of the Polls committees, shall be entered in the minutes of the port where headquarters is located. Polls Committee reports shall be en­ tered in the minutes of the Port where it functions." As porf of the permanent rCicord, headquarters, as well as the other ports, maintains complete reports of all committees and officials. On file in .headquarters and the SIU port offices ore records of all re­ ports made in fhe Unipn. fOUft KIOHTS ANO f>ft(Va.EGES;;AS ^ Sl« M£N ARE ^ OUAEANrEECj. SA; . YOOR COMSBTUnOti.' THiS' FfXi tyRE ts besiON^i TO: AcouASitT : TOO V/ITH. lyek ORlVllEOES The Slli quarterly financial committee is shown-here consulting with Union auditor A1 Siegel on Union financial records. Around the table, reading from left to right, are Maurice Whale, Edward Hansen, Alexander Dudde, Joseph Malone, James Lippihcott and Joseph Pilutis. The committee is elected by the headquarters membership. Scholarship Exams Nearing^ Can Apply For '54 Grant Now With the jaext SIU scholarship qualifying examination coming up on December 5, 1953, Seafarers applying for scholarships, or children of Seafarers, are urged to ge^ their appli­ cations in now for the 1954 scholarship awards. Four successful applicants will receive four-year scholarships worth-*$6,000 for study in any field at candidates is that they be under Professional Institute; Robert any recognized college and 35 years of age at the time of their Goodwin, son of Seafarer Eugene university in the US. application. It was the feeling of Goodwin, the University of Oregon Meanwhile, the trustees of the the trustees of the Welfare Plan Dental School; and Alma Iris Welfare Plan are keeping in close that the cut-off age was desirable Jimenez, daughter of Seafarer touch with the four winners of tho in order that scholarship winners Pedro Jimenez, attending the medi­ 1953 awards. Regular reports on be young enough to profitably -ap­ cal school of the University of their work are being received from ply their studies in later life. Puerto Rico. the schools they are attending, Since the Scholarship Plan is since one of the conditions of the administered by the SIU Welfare award is a requirement that the Report Lost winners maintain a satisfactory Plan, all applications should be mailed in to the Welfare Plan level of performance. Baggage Cheek office at ll Broadway. To date, the Three Years' Sea Time Seafarers who lose baggage Plan reports, a limited number of The basic qualification for Sea­ candidates have replied so there checks for gear checked at any farers or children of Seafarers is is plenty of opportunity for thoss; SIU baggage room should a record of three years' sea time who have not yet made their bid. ^notify that particular hall on SIU ships. In the case of the The time that the application is right away so that no ohe can children, of course, the sea time received or the test taken has no improperly claim the baggage record will be their father's. AiJ- bearing on the selection of the with that check. Headquarters plications for the scholarship have candidates. ' officials advise you to do this to be accompanied by a transcript immediately to avoid loss of Winning 1953 candidates and the of the applicant's high school rec­ your gear and/or trouble schools they are now attending are; ord to show that they finished Miss Elizabeth Lomas, daughter of, claiming it later on. Make in the upper third of their high Seafarer sure you notify the hall where Lomas, attending school class. Three letters of ref­ Barnard Arthur the baggage was checked as College, NY; Charlene erence, one from the high school Holden, daughter of Seafarer Stan­ soon as you find out you've principal and two others from resi­ lost the check dents of the applicant's home town ley Holden, attending Richmond must accompany each application. The letters should deal with the candidate's interests, activities and' personal'character and abilities. Every qualified candidate will take one of the standard Collegg Entrance Board examinations that PHILADELPHIA—Seafarers from the Philadelphia hall are given at regular intervals in hundreds of major cities and this week went aboard the fifth of the new Mariner-class towns throughout the United States vessels to be assigned to an SlU-contracted company. and its territories as weil as in The SIU crew took over the some foreign countries. The De­ Badger Mariner at the Sun comfortable and roomy crew's cember 5 examination is the next Most foc'sles have only one, but other exams will be com­ Shipyards, in preparation for quarterSr two men, while some foc'sles are taking her out on her first MSTS ing up on January 9, March 13, May 22 and August 11. Where the voyage, destination unannounced. provided for only one man. Each applicant lives more than 75 miles The vessel is one of the 35 Govern­ foc'sle has a private shower, or from a city in which the test is ment-built, post-war freighters that else shares a shower with the ad­ given, special arrangements will be are being built." The new, speedy joining foc'sle. Built-in - drawer made to give the examination at a ships which can make speeds "well and locker space, inner-spring mat­ nearby high school or college. All above" 20 knots, are the only cargo tresses, wash basins in each exams will be graded by the Edu­ ships that are building or are un­ foc'sle and roomy accommodations cational Testing Service which der construction for US registry, are found on each of the vessels. Last week. Seafarers in Boston conducts the College Entrance Ex­ and actually are the only new freight ships that have been built crewed up the new 29.000 super­ amination program. for US registry since the end of the tanker Orion Comet, which is the Performance Counts first of four such super-tankers or­ The winning candidates will be war. The Badger Mariner has been dered by the Colonial Steamship selected by a group of. college ad­ ministrators on the basis of their assigned to South Atlantic. Previ­ Company. Colonial also has ap­ performance on the college en­ ously, Seafarers have crewed up plications for six more super-tank­ trance board tests as well as on the Keystone Mariner (Waterman), ers now pending with the Govern­ their past records. Then they will the ill-fated Cornhusker Mariner ment. These six would be built be- free to enter a college or uni­ (Robin), the Magnolia Mariner under the construction subsidy versity of their choice and special­ (Mississippi), and the Hoosier provisions of the Long Range Ship^ ping Law that was passed at tjie Mariner (Isthmian). ize in any field of study. The large new freighters bbast 1952 session of Congress. -..A-Ttie only4in»Uation -based on the Badger Mariner Crews dp. Assigned To Union >11 r#; �^: t-.. •; 1 rsiasiiSEnSitryUins.'jj > x*err».*-AWg-*»tc.«g7J*l«wMfyat|if«i • ; - •»• •' III iJ.Mi"^'-'.' ."• •• '.'! Pac* Sfac SEAFARERS t-""-' Oetober S*, 195S lOa SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON r ' 1 I The Maritime Administration had hoped that a number of shipping lines In the foreign trade would.be willing to charter Mariner-type ships and thereby obtain necessary practical operating experience, leading even­ tually to purchase of the vessels. However, the fact that only one steamship line, the Pacific Far East Line, offered to charter Mariners, when bids were opened recently, leads to the conclusion that the American lines in the long-haul trades are holding off in the hope that the Government eventually will recommend to Congress a lowering of the purchase price, now esti­ mated at about $4,500,000 each. PFEL offered to charter three Mariners at a monthly rate of $32,757 per vesseL The same company already has agreed to purchase three Mariners. The bulk of American shipping lines' feel that the initial- capital outlay for purchase of Mariners is too much, but would like to see an atmosphere created where they could purchase them,. Failing this, the ship operators prefer to see the Mariners in the reserve fleet rather than going to MSTS because the cargoes they would carry for MSTS otherwise would go to private operators. t Extra high tides caused flooded streets and piers all along the coast. Here, Boston's famous "T-Wharf" is ^vered by water. Boats moored at the wharf float even with it, and a girl working in one of the business establishments on the wharf travels by boat. Other cities along the East Coast, especially New York, experienced sUni-'ar flooding, _ - East Coast Hit By High Tides Harbors along the East Coast were hit with abnormally high tides this past week, with the vessels berthed in New York Harbor riding up level with the piers. The moon was blamed for the whole thing. In the New Ybrk area, the was a full moon. This combination this was coupled with the full water rose up and flooded meant that the moon was in a di­ moon this year, the results was one of the highest tides seen in over many waterfront streets. It rect line between the Earth and a decade at most points. the Sun, and was exerting its was level with most piers and rose up above some. It was estimated greatest gravitational pull on the that the rise and fall of the tide sea." The moon, along with the in New York covered a range of gravitational pull of the Earth it­ 6.7 feet, far more than average. self, exerts the greatest single ir* Other cities along the East Coast fluence upon the tides of the were similarly affected by the high oceans. The result was that the sea rose tides. In Boston, where waters overran the piers, streets near the up over the coastline in many docks were flooded to knee level points all along the coast, flooding and higher, and small boats were street, stopping traffic and flooding brought into play in order to get the basements of homes near the coast. The Government has recovered around. Tide and weather experts ex­ The position of the moon, and about 63 percent of the operating plained that the moon was in peri- the resulting high tides occur only subsidies it paid to shipping com­ gee^ts nearest approach to the about twice a year, according to panies during the ^ast 14-year earth—and at the same time there the Hayden Planetarium, but since period, according to a statement by Rudolph Hecht, chairman of the board of the SlU-contracted Mississippi Shipping Company. r 1 1 Unlike other Government pro­ 1 grams, said Hecht, the subsidy 1 1 agreements in the shipping indus­ try call for repayment when the companies earn enough to do so. 1 1 "Sixty-three percent of all Govern­ 1ment operating payments for ter­ minated accounting periods Recently in the port of New heard the charges consisted of Ed ^through 1951 were recovered by York there were two membership Robinson, Stanley Schuyler, A. the Government," he said. At the same time, however, trials heard by the same committee Gonzales, A, H. Anderson and Hen­ Hecht denied that subsidized lines that had unusual twists to them. ry Herkenhelns. One of them dealt with the rarely- This same committee heard an­ pass wage increases to the Gov­ used charge of dual unionism. In other case dealing with a common ernment. Writing in an article in the other case, the trial was balked enough charge but ending in an the "Maritime Affairs," a bulletin because the accusers failed to unusual way. The accused Sea­ published by the subsidized shipfarer in question had been fired by p*ng companies, he declared: show up for the proceedings. The first instance dealt with an the steward on the grounds that "There is no other Government SIU member who had shipped he had left the ship on sailing aid program to industry," he said, through the NMU hall for three day without per­ "that contains this significant pay­ trips on an NMU contracted ves­ mission. The back feature. Consequently, when sel, staying on the ship for several steward, think­ shipping managements negotiate a months. While it's not unusual to ing that the man wage increase with a union, they find SIU men on ships ot other had quit the ship, do so with the knowledge that the unions and vice versa, these are called the hall company, not the Government, usually the result of getting emerfor a replace­ may have to pay all or part of any g e n c y replace­ ment, but when such increase." ments and are a the replacement one trip only arrived, the man proposition. had come back. Schuyler In this case, The net result th;.' fact that the of the hassle was a charge placed brother bad against the original man for quit­ A reminder from SIU shipped as a reg­ ting the ship without notice. He headquarters cautions all ular crew mem­ was notified in accordance with Seafarers leaving their ships ber iot" three the regular procedure and ap­ to contact the hall in ample Herkenhelns voyages appeared peared on the appointed date be­ time to allow the Union to fore the trial committee. to be a clear in­ dispatch a replacement. Fail­ dication that he was attempting to However, his accusers failed to ure to • give notice before holcT membership in a dual union. show up. And since nobody can paying off may cause a de- ' Accordingly, after all the evi­ be tried in the SIU. without having layed sailing, force the ship dence was presented, the trial the opportunity to confront his acto sail short of the manning committee recommended tiiat he, cusersr the case had to be dis­ requirements and needlessly be expelled from the SIU on the missed for lack of evidence. make ^eir work tougher for /Whether ; qr , wrong, you charge of aiding and ab^lhg dual your shipmates. x*. . .,'f " unionism,' The comtnlHIjj^ that have a chance to speak. US Recovers Over Half On Ship Subsidy siteOMMhTEES BAT WORK Quitting Ship? Notify Union Although the Bureau of the Budget'and the Public Health Service are studying the possibility of shutting down the free medical program for merchant seamen, medical and dental officers of the Public. Health Service will continue their program of furnishing professional services to enroUees of the US Maritime Service Training Stations and to cadetmidshipmen of the US Merchant Marine'Academy. In addition, no thought is being given to disturbing the arrangement whereby profes­ sional guidance and supervision is given the personnel assigned to emergency rooms at the eight Government Reserve Fleets. 4" 4" . t The program authorized by Congrem under which surplus US agri­ cultural commodities will be shipped abroad has proceeded at a slow . pace. The Mutual Security Act of 1953 provided for the purchase of up to $250 million worth of such commodities, to be resold overseas for foreign currencies. Shipment of these purchases will be subject to the 50 percent Ameri­ can-bottom shipping proviso. A check at the Foreign Operations Administration (formerly EGA) reveals that, although the program is^ not yet in full swing, foreign steamship lines already are actively tiying* to line up their part of the shipments in order to get their share of the business. It is anticipated that up to $130 million in the program wilj account for commodities to be shipped to Europe, with the renteining going. to other friendly nations. The program for any country will not become firm until the foreign government concerned has submitted a request for acquisition of US surplus commodities, and FOA has approved the program. These sub­ missions by foreign nations are expected to get into full swing ii^ the very near future. 4. ' Western Germany plans to reenter the North Atlantic passenger business with the acquisition of the SS Italia of the Home Lines and the SS Gripsholm, of the Swedish America Line. These two large passenger ships will be chartered by the Hamburg American/North German Lloyd Line in order to resume its North Atlantic passenger service via Halifax to New York. 4 t di For the year 1952 the marine transportation industry ranked 37th of 40 leading industries in the frequency of accidents. Therefore, the National Shipping Authority believes that its Safety Program has some­ thing to offer the shipping industry. NSA hopes that men who have sailed on NSA ships where the safety programs are in existence will help to establish the same procedures on ships where programs never existed before. In the first 3-month period of this year, 44 percent of the accidents on NSA ships occurred in the deck department, 35 percent in the en­ gine, and 21 perceht in the steward department. Of the accidents on NSA ships reported, 18 percent were the result of slips and falls, 14 percent improper handling of materials, 16 percent improper use of hand tools, 13 percent were in some manner connected with heavy weather conditions, and 28 percent caused by so many varied conditions, that they were grouped under the "miscel­ laneous" category. ^ t Although the US Government has lifted some of the restrictions on the building of foreign-flag ships in American yards, this comes a little late to be of great benefit to American shipbuilders. Lifting of the restrictions is like locking the bam after the horse is stolen, as the damage already has been done to the American yards, which could have obtained much of the work now being done abroad. All in all it appears that American shipyards wiU have to rely jpractically. solely on American flag operators or on the Federal Government for new ship construction orders. ' 4" 4" 4" . • The Department of Defense believes that the most useful merchant ship, from the military and commercial viewpoint, is one having the capacity and characteristics of the C-2 and 0-3. , In the matter of tankers, the Defense Department believes that the one most suitable for military purposes would be one of 25,000 DWT, capable of carrying several types, of petroleum products. Although tankers of larger DWT capacity can be .utilized to a liniited extent. Defense does not recommend that the entire replacement of existing tanker tonnage be confined to the "super-tankers" because their use^ in the majority of ports, would be limited by their size, draft and maneuverability. ' , • �October 3i, 1953 SEAFARERS LOG Pa«e Sevea Passenger Uses Grease Gun, Saves Hurt Seafarer's Life US BAPS ISRAELIS—^In a move calculated to ease tension In the middle east between Israel and her hostile Arab neighbors the State Department announced that it' would cut off all monetary aid to Israel until that country ceased its engineering operations in the Quick and ingenious action by a missionary doctor who operated on a Seafarer with a Jordan River area. Jordan, Syria and Lebanon have charged that grease gun is credited with saving the life of Seafarer James McGhee of the Steel Fabri­ Israel is attempting to divert the course of the river to her own cator (Isthmian). Doctor Charles Bisseli,, a Presbyterian missionary who was headed for benefit. The US had earlier condemned an attack upon Jordan civilians Thailand as a passenger, per-fby Israeli forces in an across the border raid. formed the emergency opera­ 4" 4" 4^ tion after McGhee injured PRO-RED POW RETURNING—Cpl. Edward S. Dickenson, an Amer- himself seriously in a shipboard " lean POW who had previously declined repatriation, foresook the fall. Communists and returned to American forces in Panmunjom last A Coast Guard rescue plane sent week. The erstwhile farmer from out to meet the vessel and pick up Big Stone Gap, Virginia, has been McGhee had a rough landing. The held captive by the Chinese for ship had to pick up the plane's the past two years. Asked his rea­ crew and the plane was abandoned. sons for returning Dickenson re­ However, the doctor and his wife plied, "I did not want to stay with nursed McGhee until the ship ar­ the Communists any more. I had rived in port. enough of their life." He declined McGhee is now in St. Luke's to comment on the remaining Hospital in Manila and is given a twenty-two Americans who still re­ better than 50-50 chance to re­ fuse repatriation and have stated cover. their intention of living in China. McGhee was working up on the American reaction to Dickenson aft part of the officers' deck, when was mixed. Several former cap­ he slipped and fell to the main deck tives of the Chinese were still —about 18 feet. On the way down, bitter about Dickenson and all the his head hit the wire rope on a "progressives." boom, and then hit the metal deck, Cp!. Edward S. Dickenson, 4 S- 4 POW, who stayed with Chinese, according to J. L. Gomez, ship's MORE GOP TROUBLE IN WIS­ has agrreed to be repatriated. ° delegate. CONSIN—A Republican candidate Gomez reports that McGhee be­ suffered a resounding defeat in Wisconsin's ninth Congressional district, where a Democrat was elected gan bleeding profusely from the for the first time in history. This obscure off-year election attracted nose and mouth, and received in­ national attention because observers regSrded it as a yardstick of juries to his body, arms and legs. farm vote opinion. Democrat Lester Johnson easily defeated Republican Crewmembers, along with Rev. Al­ Arthur Padrutt in a district that is 80 percent rural. This election ton Wallace and Rev. D. Taber, whs interpreted as a stinging rebuff to Agriculture Secretary Ezra says Gomez, formed a medical Taft Benson and the Republican farm policy and brought about de­ party at once. Dr. Bissell ex­ mands by both parties for Benson's immediate resignation. President amined McGhee and said he had a Eisenhower indicated his intention of sticking by the cabinet member. fractured skuli and extensive in­ ternal bleeding. 4 4 4There were only first-aid kits LABORITES HIT GUIANA POLICY—The British Labor party in­ available as medical equipment, so troduced an unsuccessful resolution of censure, denouncing Prime the doctor had to improvise. He Minister Churchill's government for sending troops to British Guiana saw that McGhee was choking an^ and suspending the colony's constitution. This announcement followed smothering because he couldn't a conference between Labor Party leader Clement Attlee and Dr. breathe through the blood filling Cheddi Jagan, deposed Guianese premier. At the same time the his mouth and throat. The doctor Laborites denounced some of the speeches and statements made by got a thin rubber tube, and put Jagan and members of his Peoples Progressive Party. that down McGhee's throat sb that Coast Guard rescue team (above) is shown on deck of Steel Fabri­ he could breathe through it. Then 4. 4 4 cator after they crashed at sea in attempted plane pick-up of Sea. BURKE SUCCEEDS TAFT—Cleveland's Mayor Thomas Burke was Dr. Bissell rigged another thin farer James McGhee. Lifeboat (below) put out with McGhee on named by Ohio Governor Frank Lausche to succeed the late Senator rubber tube to a grease gun. Us­ littler but had to return to ship when plane crashed. Robert A. Taft. The naming of Burke Indicated that Governor Lausche ing the grease gun, the doctor will seek another term as governor, rather than run for the Senate sucked out the blood as fast as it seat itself. The Burke appointment was immediately criticized by Taft clogged McGhee's throat, so that plane was sent out from nearby aboard. It had to turn around, but Sangley Point, Cavite in the the rough seas had started more Republicans on the grounds that the mayor is a Fair Deal Democrat. he could breathe. Philippines. "The entire crew kept internal bleeding in McGhee by At the same time. Dr. Bissell got Governor Lausche, meanwhile, keeps himself in the spotlight as a a tank of industrial oxygen, tubed praying and searching the sky for the time it got back to the ship, potential contender for the Democratic presidential nomination. it into a jar of water so that it the plane," says Gomez. When it and Dr. Bissell went back to work ATOM PLANT TO PRODUCE ELECTRICITY—The Atomic Energy bubbled up through the water so arrived, however, swells were run­ again with his "special surgical Commission has announced it will build several plants around the the water would filter and purify ning five and ten feet high. The tools." country to produce electrical energy for industrial and home use. It it a little, and then rigged a mask plane landed, but the landing was A second plane was sent to the will be the first peacetime utilization of atomic energy. At present, so that McGhee would be fed the so rough, the plane was damaged Fabricator, but by the time it ar­ and unable to take off. rived, Dr. Bissell said that McGhee though, all authorities concede it will be much more expensive to oxygen to breathe. But a boat had already left the was improving and shouldn't be produce electricity through an atomic power plant than by burning Meantime, the captain radioed for assistance and a Coast Guard ship for the plane with McGhee moved again in the small boat. • oil or coal YOUR SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING ticians do take more care than others in preparing the prescription. But some of the price variation exists only Whether you are buying eyeglasses for yourself or your because optical shops that have expensive locations, spend family, you can get seriously nicked if you don't under­ a lot of money on advertising, sell glasses on the install­ stand the facts about how to buy them. In fact, wage- ment plan, or that have a low-volume high-profit policy, earners haive been subjected to overcharges on this item must charge more. so often, that unions themselves are now sponsoring opti­ You are certainly entitled to comparison-shop for eye­ cal-care centers in New York and Chicago, and in Phila­ glasses as you do for other goods. It's harder, of course, delphia, too, there is an eyeglass co-op (see below). because it's difficult to tell if you are getting first-quality For example, one working man reported he had paid lenses. But getting estimates on a prescription from $69 for eyeglasses on-the installment plan and then found several opticians will soon show whether anyone is far he couldn't wear them. He later found he could have out of line. gotten suitable glasses for only $28. Another man reports To make sure you are not getting inferior lenses, insist one optician charged him $58 for glasses, and subsequently that the optician specify first quality in his price estimate, another optician filled the same prescription for only and have him note it in writing on your bill. An un­ scrupulous optician may do that anyway, but he'll be more $29, using the same brand^of lenses. Why this great variation? Well, the more expensive reluctant about it. opticians claim they use only first-quality lenses and take You also ought to know that even in first-quality lenses more timie in fitting. Those who charge less assert-the there are two grades. One is called "toric" or simple high'-price shops go through an unnecessary ritual in fit­ lenses. In this type the outer edge is generally standard ting the glasses, and sometimes also kick back to the pre­ 'and only the inside ground to prescription. With the more expense corrected-curve lenses, the outer edges are scribing doctor. It is true that there is more than one grade of lense specially ground too. This provides additional assistance on the market, but the difference in the actual cost of for people with very defective vision, but may not be these is small and cannot account for the big difference necessary for less severe cases. If your doctor has pre­ in retail prices. . o' scribed corrected-curve lenses for you, have the optician, Part (9if>tlie qjttlte dltferenc« ^curs .1)Maus)e $6me op-. note that on your bill too. _ ,f Don't Get Bilked on Eyeglasses Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying It's hard to tell whether an optician is kicking back to your eye physician, if you did go to an M.D. for your exam. But if a physician insists that you take his pre­ scription to just one particular optician, that's something to be cautious about. Be wary of being sold extra features which push up the cost of glasses excessively. Some opticians charge very high prices for decorative frames for women's glasses. As You Get Older As everyone reaches middle age, the ^focusing muscle of the eyes grow weaker, and some aid in reading is usually necessary even though there is nothing seriously wrong with the eyes. That's why many people buy socalled "reading glasses" in the five-and-ten for little dough. But even if reading glasses are all you need (and it's impossible for you to be certain cf it), you do yourself an injustice by buying them without an eye exam. Union, Co-op Centers Union and co-op sponsored eye-care centers which give examinations and make the glasses at reasonable charges include: ^, New York: Union Optical Plan, 152 Fourth Ave. and 39 West 32nd St. Chicago: Union Eye Care Center. 343 S. Dearborn St. Philadelphia: Consumer Services cSoperative (check phone book-for address). i �SEAFARERS Elsbt Mercy Plane Crashes, Seafarer, 3 Others Pie 1 s II I.-'ij MD Fee-Splits Found Common Fee-splitting doctors who recom­ mend operations their patients may not need, have come under fire in an article in Collier's called "Why Some Doctors Should Be In Jail." ^Less skillful surgeons, author Howard Whitman said, are most apt to kick back the greater part of their fees to general practition­ ers in referral cases. Operations On women and appendicitis cases provide the richest gravy for the unethical doctors. Whitman re­ ported after a nation-wide survey. Most prevalent cases were found in the mid-West, with less on the East and West coasts. Twenty-three states have laws against fee-splitting, with the American College of Surgeons and the American Medical Association condemning the practice. How­ ever, top medics feel that the law is as effective as Prohibition, with not a single prosecution taking place in any of the states. ir^I-' MEETYOOi^aOSHlP' MATBSAnnesiueom •k-, •- ' AV-THE UhllON HAIL 4TH4VEANP20Wsr. mSQook'LYN.SWAP YARAISAMDlVATO 7WEP/SHTSOMT/. WeW tow PRICES AMP Yar/2E ALWAYS WEIJCOMUMEREAT roUfZOWNPLACB. Ifev OWNEQAHDOPEUm) S^-m£SEAPAPBP& im.vNioN'Am-An. structions by them to do so." The captain didn't seiid the mes­ sage, the man said, and waited until Brody passed out and had to be carried into the hospital. "The captain then wired for medi­ cal advice," they say, "but by this time the man's legs were paralyzed and his breathing very labored." Got Aspirin After getting an answer, the captain gave Brody some aspirin and put sSme ice in his mouth to keep the throat clear for breath­ ing. Then the captain radioed Dahara Aii^Sea Rescue^Base, and the Army sent a seaplane to the ship. The plane arrived and Brody was transferred to the plane, via lifeboat. The plane then taxied around on the sea before taking off, and "the ship was standing by all this time," say the men. Thompson and Rustkay also report that, "The chief engineer was screaming all the while about all the steam and fuel that we were v/asting." The ship's searchlight was put on the plane, since it was fast getting dark, and then the plane started to take off "at about one and a half miles from our position, taking off across our bow," report Thompson and Rustkay. The plane crashed while taking off, but because of the darkness, "nohody knew exactly what hap­ pened. We heard a loud noise and then didn't hear the plane's en­ gines anymore." Wreckage In Water "It was 25 minutes later," they say, "that someone was heard hol­ lering in the water. Only then did the captain order two lifeboats over the side as the ship moved 'slow ahead.' We found what we expected. Wreckage was strewn all over the water. The boats picked up four survivors who were kept afloat by their life jackets." The men report, however, that "it is a known fact that at least one more of the men was alive after the crash. We searched all night and part of the next day with two lifeboats. The chief mate and second mate stayed out in the boats all of this time with no re­ lief, but the crews were relieved and rotated so we got i break aboard ship before going out again." States' Jobless Funds Increase Ooiaber 89, If53 CASH BENEFITS The fight to save the life of a crewmember of the SIUmanned Stony Creek ended in failure when an Army rescue plane itself crashed in the Gulf of Oman with the loss of four lives. Seafarers aboard the vessel He asked the captain to wire a certain polio foundation in the Writing to the SEAFARERS States as he had been given in­ LOG, were highly critical of the captain's behavior both in treating the crewmemher and in undertak­ ing rescue operations' when the plane crashed. According to Seafarers J. R. Thompson and R. G. Rustkay, the tanker was on her regular shuttle run between the Persian Gulf and Japan and picked up Maurice Brody in Kuri as a replacement. After leaving the Singapore Straits, Brody complained to the captain, Thompson and Rustkay re­ port, ,>of being ill. "He told the captain," the Seafarers report, "thht he believed he had polio. He had polio once before, apd he said that he had the same symptoms. LOG 6 - 6 SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS ^' REPORT ON BENEFITS P^D No. Seafarers ReceWina Benefits this Period 1 Arerage Benefits Paid Each Seafarer 1 Total Benefits Paid this Period y^S\ 1 1 WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD K L las oa Hosnital Benefirs Death Benefits Disabilicv Benefits Msternitv Benefits Vacation Benefits Total t Xoo Oo 44/3337 • ' 1' / , WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY oo Hosnital Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 • Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 * Maternity Benefits Paid Since Aoril 1. 1952 * Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 • Total 1 * Dste Benefits Be sen nofSn 49 f / ' XAStAe OO nioo luL la iu 3/ K - 1 li - WELFARE, VACATION FLAN ASSETS Cash on Hand _ . .. Vacation ..... Vacation US Goyernment Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets — Training Shi|> (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS S39 f/d 43 4s'4Ar3i 7 A //ibx's oo /t>g^ )n4 oo\ i<r7ioa^n i JO499O 7 A Commentt ' I^p to and including the date of this repoft only four applications have been made for the scholarship benefits for the year 1954-. The deadline for all applicants is Feb* 20f 1954* By that datOy all applications must be in and fully processed so that the applicants can sit for the last examination which will make them eligible for the scholarshijp benefits of 1954• Therefore, all applicants are requested to have their applications in the office of the administrator. Seafarers Welfare Plan, 11 Broadway, Room 1060, N.Y. N.Y* by January 1, 1954 to allow the office sufficient time for processing*^ / The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that state unemployment insurance funds hit nearly $9 bil­ lion on August 31 and the number of workers covered rose to more than 36 million. High levels' of employment and a corresponding drop in unemployment claims ac­ counted for the figures. BLS reported wide variations in the ability of states to meet un­ Submitted Ai Kett, Assistapt-Aolmintstrator ^ , employment claims, with 11 states able to pay from the reserve funds " i? benefits at present rates for the next 15 years, while the reserves of seven other states would run dry in less than five years. e • '• In any case BLS indicates that the funds ars sound, provided em- All these are yowrs without contributing a sin^e nickel on your part T-T Collecting SIU bene­ eloyment continues at jiresent high fits is easyi whether it's for hospital, birth, disability or death>-Y(Rr get first rate personal iBvelfc , . and, remember this �v;: :fi,^i'i;i ;^'?-SSr -TTTFW ^ -a aife i -it' iOflt^ SI. MSt SEAFARERS LOG - Fare Nint Collision On Tho $t. Lawrenco UNION TALK By KEITH TERPf Today marks the beginning of the end of the SIU campaign in Atlantic. With voting of the first ship in the fleet to be polled slated for a few hours from now. the Union's confidence in a full and complete victory in the election Is unbroken. Although the final tally in the balloting will not be known until after the last ship is polled around December 1, the outcome has appeared inevitably SIU for some months now. After checking and rechecking every available record of our con­ tacts withthese men and their record of SIU support; we are confident of victory by at least 2-1 margin, and some individual estimates go even higher than that. The SIU has behind it a record of achievement that talks best on the issues concerning unorganized seamen. That is why we were able to jgo into Atlantic in the first place; that is why we will win this drive as we have every other one in the past. This was no wishy-washy campaign. The issues were clear and we hit hard on every one of them. Nothing was hidden; we're not ashamed of the way the SIU operates. We have no reason to be. Our Union" has trail-blazed every major gain in US maritime for the past,15 years. Comes At Good Time Indeed, this is a memorable year for the coming SIU victory in Atlantic. The Union is commemorating its fifteenth birthday right now The Italian freighter Carta Maria G. is shown aground in the St. Lawrence River with a gaping hole and we can think of no better way to top off our record of past suc­ • in her side, after colliding with the-Norwegian vessel Stutgard. The Carta Maria G. was beached after cesses than with this one. the collision off Port Neuf, Quebec, but later was refloated.. News of the vote, which came down from Washington last week, swept through the fleet like wilt-ru-e. The tankermen had been eager for it for many weeks now and we can't say we blame them. They've been living under the thumb of a company that has abso­ lutely no concern over their rights and as little or less concern for their welfare. True, they've had. a "union," but what a "union!" An The United States has fallen to third in the world shipbuilding nations, dropping be­ attorney, a non-seaman who knows nothing of the problem of the men hind the rehabilitated shipyards of Germany, according to Lloyd's Register of Shipping, he's supposed to represent, calls the shots. The chairman and secretary world authority for the shipbuilding industry. of this illustrious outfit are "leadermen" In the company's anchorage Meeting in Pittsburgh^ Pa., in Philadelphia; on the company and the "union" payroll at the same leaders of the CIO Industrial land continued to hold first place since the second quarter. Ger­ time. Union of Marine -and Ship­ with 36.6 per" cent of the world's many had 153 ships under con­ Anchorage—^What Is It? And this anchorage—what is it? Men relieved from the ships await­ building Workers said that "not a output in the yards, totaling 316 struction late in September for a ing reassignment or, those coming back off vacation go in there to single order for a seagoing mer­ vessels of more than two million total of 651,527 tons, an increase of wgit on the company-paid shipping master's pleasure. He may tap them chant ship has been placed with gross tons7 an increase of 66,764 106,198. on the shoulder the same day or a month later to go on a ship. He an American shipyard this year says "foreign run" and they go foreign. He says "coastwise" and they and only one vessel will be gd coastwise. There's none of this business of picking your job and launched in 1955,". warning the na­ run the way you want to take them; that's that "phoney rotary shipping tion that it faces the grave danger of losing its force of skilled ship­ set-lip" the SIU has is their answer. .'Besides that, they don't just sit around in this anchorage—^"the builders and thereby endangering hotel" they call it—twiddling their thumbs. They're turned to in the ,the strength of its merchant ma­ morning and afternoon by these "leadermen" to shift stores, load the rine and its economy. AFL Boiler­ SAN FRANCISCO—Proposals for a new high-speed park­ ships, do sanitary work, work in the messh^ll, or what have you. More makers, Machinists and other way through the down town area may. lead to the razing of often than not, some of them wind up getting the call an hour before metal trades unions also have the three-year old Marine Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders a ship sails from here to sail with her—after they've been lugging warned of the dispersal of ship­ Union headquarters in m San-*-" yard manpower into other fields. stores aboard her for hours on end. parkway, it would mean that This is the type of operation we've campaigned against—so the job's Maritime observers feel it will be Francisco. The newest SIU-AFL af­ MFOW members would be left been made easier right there. We've proposed many changes in the difficult to entice these men back filiate which received its charter without a parking lot. There is to the shipyard. Atlantic marine operation where it affects the men on the ships and The lUMSW attacked the Navy's October 8 after S referendum vote some question too, just how the their livelihoods. One of these proposals—and the company is already officially on notice that we'll demand it in our first contract when the offshore procurement program in favor of SIU ties, maintains a parkway will be routed, which may election is over and won—is to replace the present shape-up method under which French, Italian and modern headquarters building at mean that a piece of the building of passing out jobs with a rotary hiring system the same as we use right Dutch shipyards are building ves­ 150 Broadway in San Francisco. would have to go along with it. If necessary, the MFOW could sels for the United States. At the Present plans for the new park­ in all our halls up and down the coast. Atlantic tankermen have seen hOw men ship out of SIU halls and end of the third quarter, Lloyd's way call for a 40-foot width to be sell the building and construct a they've. agreed—like everybody else who's honest enough to study reported, there were only 55 ships taken off the frontage of the new headquarters elsewhere in town. However, the beginning "of the way it works—^that this is the method they want for themselves. in various stages of construction MFOW property. While the MFOW has a large parkway construction is at least We can't blame them on that. They're in agreement with public and in US yards for a total of 564,822 Government leaders of all types who have seen our rotary hiring sys­ gross tons, a-decrease of 93,264 parking area outside of the build­ two years off so Marine Firemen ing that could be sacrificed to pro­ members will have their old home tem in operation and agree to a man that it's the fairest, most demo­ tons from the June 30 figure. Great Britain and Northern Ire­ vide the necessary footage for the for some time to come. cratic way of manning ships yet advised. Shipbuilding Still Declining •• MFOW Hall Threatened By Highway Construction Cartoon History Of The SIU Victory By Aoh Action s| il ?! No. 49 •y| A The SIU, once again, led the way by winning a $12.50 to $25 increase from Mississippi SS Co. imd signing a two-year contract. The NMU, which had been willing to settle for half that amouqt, immedi­ ately began screaming and begging for "parity" with ! k Si«S'l IS U The other SlU-contracted companies did not want to follow the Mississippi pattern, and used every dodge in the book. The crew on these ships re­ sorted to job action, however, and the companies soon.signed. It proved that sometimes there's no t »£ortdiwct"«ctloni • Just as important as the wage increases and twoyear contract, was the winning of a clause that pre­ vented the companies from reducing the manning scale during the contract's life. This insured a high job ratio, and was Important at a time when .ships were, rgoiog the :bon(^ard.- ^ -p �) SEAFARERS 106 P4ee Tea 30, 195S pojtr jRjsiHMirs......... •Y<.. . , -,.j - tions to a Trial Committee. Ad­ Wilrnington: herence to shipping ntles will pre­ vent any such situation from arising. WUllam HaU Asst. Seo.-Treas. Shipping for the past two weeks In the.past two weeks only one Shipping has been a lot better has been a little bit below the Boston: than just good in this port during ship in this area, the Arizpa (Wa­ usual standard, but still pretty recent weeks. We shipped over terman), signed on. There were good. We paid off 15 ships, signed 250 men in the last two days. How­ fifteen in-transits. on seven and had 17 ships Inever, don't let this be a complete In-transit ships were the Schuy­ transit. During the same period Indication of ,the situation, since ler Bland, Hastings, Lafayette, we had five ships go into layup Shipping in the land of the bean John B. Waterman, Raphael the boom was caused by several and four ships come out of Jdle and the cod is on the good side. Semmes and the Arizpa (Water­ status and take full crews. ships that were idle calling for crews. Now that they've gone, Ships paying off were the Del In addition to the good shipping man); Alamar, Portmar and Cal­ shipping should return to its reg­ Aires (Mississippi); Alexandra we are having a wonderful Indian mar (Calmar); Salem Maritime and ular level. Of course, the members (Carras); 'Kathryn, Beatrice and summer in this port which almost French Creek (Cities Service); have never had any trouble ship­ Bitaghamton Victory (Bull); Steel makes us forget that winter is on Captain N. B. Palmer (Dolphiq}; Omega (Omega Waterways); Tro­ ping out of Baltimore, and we ex­ Chemist and Hoosier Mariner its way. Ships paying off were the W. E. jan Trader (Trojan); Frederic C. pect we'll be able to take care of (Isthmian); Azalea City and Gate­ any members who want to ship out way City (Waterman); Val Chem Downing (State Fuel); Winter Hill Collins (Drytrans) and the Sea(Cities Service) garden (Pen. Navig.). of here. (Valentine Tankers); San Mateo and the QueensWe had a few routine beefs. Victory (Eastern); Lone Jack We paid off the Ines, Evelyn and ton Heights (Sea- Before the Arizpa signed on, we (Cities Service); Seatrain Louisi­ Mae (Bull); the Steel Apprentice, trade). Sign ons were forced to take a position ana (Seatrain); Robin Kettering Steel Executive and Steel Worker .included the Bar- against having the bonus written (Seas), and Republic (Trafalgar). (Isthmian); The b a ra Fritchie into the articles. With this set-up, Feltore, Steelore, Ships signing on were the (Liberty N a v.); if someone fouled up, he could be Oremar, Bethore, Hoosier Mariner (Isthmian); Greece t t Strath port logged for the bonus. We felt that Santore, Baltore Norfolk: Victory (South Atlantic); Del Aires (Strathmore); Or­ Wate-man, which is operating the and Marore (Mississippi); Wacosta (Waterman); ion Comet ship privately and paying the (Ore); the Alex­ Seavictor (Bournemouth); Amer(Orion); W. E. bonus, was looking for some way Canty andra (Carras); ocean (Blackchester), and BingDowning to recover part of It. When Water­ the Government hamton Victory (Bull). Queenston Heights and Winter man's ships are chartered by « Camp and ChiIn-transit vessels were the Iber­ Hill. In-transit ships were the Lo­ Government agency, the company wawa (Cities Shipping remains on the slow ville, La Salle, GSeway City and gans Fort (Cities Service); Antin­ doesn't care if the bonus isn't Service); the Antinous (Waterman); Seatrains Lassister bell In the Port of Norfolk, but ous, Gateway City and Chickasaw written into the articles because, Massmar and New Jersey, New York, Texas and (Waterman); Steel Apprentice in a complete crew was furnished for cases, the Government Marj'mar (Calmar), and the Bien­ Georgia (Seatrain); Alcoa Runner (Isthmian) and the Robin Ketter­ paysthose the bonus. We took our stand ' the Lawrence Victory (Mississippi) ville and Morning Light (Water­ and Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa); Robin ing (Seas). to protect the men against the man). which was laid up temporarily in Mowbray and Robin Doncaster The men from the Queenston company's scheme to recover Sign-ons this town. She is headed for the (Seas); Edith, Elizabeth and Heights reported that the hall in money. The sign-ons included: the Fair- Gulf and the Far East, along with Frances (Bull); Steel Worker (Isth­ Venezuela was very good and they We were represented at the port, Morning Light and Bienville the Southern Cities of Southern. mian), and Marymar (Calmar). were glad to see Bob Matthews, Central Labor Council meeting, at (Waterman); the Feltore, Oremar, Members Volunteer assistant secretary treasurer, down which the Council went on record Things are quiet on the ILA Baltore, Santore, Marore and front in this port. The longshore­ Ships which went into layup in­ there. Two boxes of the Sea Chest unanimously to support the AFLSteelore (Ore); the Mae, Ines and men In Hampton Roads, Va., can cluded the Golden City and Hurri­ liBrary books were taken to the ILA. Evelyn (Bull); the Government be expected to fall in line with Blood Donations cane of Waterman; Alexandra of marine hospital down there for Camp and Chiwawa (Cities Serv­ their New York locals when the Carras, and Eastern's San Mateo the use of the hospitalized melT. ice); the Massmar (Calmar), and At the local meeting eight broth­ pattern is definitely established. Victory. Coming out of layup On the beach at the moment, ers volunteered to donate blood for the Steel Apprentice (Isthmian). were the Greece Victory of South, enjoying the good weather before brother Eugene Plahn, who is In Crossing Bar The in-transits were: the AfounAtlantic, Waterman's Wacosta and shipping, are W. Canty, E. Bayne, the hospital. The eight are: Wm. dria, De Soto aSd Topa Tbpa (Wa­ Two local members shipped out Bull's Marina and Binghamton Vic­ D. Gabriel, D. Sheehan, D. Daly, Parks, Geo. Reese, Bjorn Gran- • terman); the Robin Locksley (Rob­ on their last voyage recently. tory. and F. Bums, who is waiting for berg. Herb Armfield, Phil Robin­ in); the Alcoa Pointer and Alcoa Conrad Jensen was taken off his I would like to thank the mem­ the • Yarmouth to come out of son, Wm. Williams, Edw. Reed, and Roamer (Alcoa); the Suzanne ship in Japan and died enroute to bership for its cooperation on the temporary lay-up and set sail on Tex Sorenseii. (Bull), and the Steel Chemist the hospital in Sasebo, from pneu­ ILA beef. We have needed quite her- winter cruise. (Isthmian). Also In the hospital is Percy' monia and complications. At his a bit of voluntary work to be per­ Some Atlantic men from the The new building is coming wife's request his body was em­ formed and the membership has Atlantic Importer were up visiting Harrelson, Among the old timers along very well, and promises to balmed and enclosed in a glass pitched in and finished it up in the Union hall. They are just wait­ who are around the hall now are be the outstanding building in this front casket. It was flown back to fine SIU style. We never lacked ing for the day when they can Edison Shaffer, Eddy Lane, and city. Due to the fact that several Norfolk and interred in the Olive for anything because the boys pick their ships from the SIU Bill Parks. The younger s8t of changes have been made in the Branch cemetery, Portsmouth, Va., were right on the ball when ij; shipping board, as they are sure "SIU Old Timers"' Includes Dave plans and improvements added, with the Welfare Department of came to helping out in any situ­ the Union will win the election Barry. Walter Yerke* Alex Web­ the work has slowed up a little. the SIU making all the arrange­ ation. aboard the Atlantic ships. They ber, and Wilfred Moore. But as the membership knows, we ments. Another Seafarer, William Thinks Plan Tops I would like to call the member­ als^ seemed to be fascinated by want to get the best and now is Houston Bellows, was killed in an the new teletype machines and the ship's attention to the iact that Dave Bany, waiting for an Inthe time to make the changes. We automobile accident near Rich­ efficient manner in which lntei> know that when the building is mond. At his request he was buried some of the brothers have been port communications are handled. tercoastal ship, stopped long enough to say he thinks the SIU completed, it will be second to with full SIU honors, while flowers violating the shipping rules and Men still in the marine hospital have been brought up on charges none. from the Norfolk branch and his for these violations. The member­ include T. Mastaler, F. Mackey, Welfare Plan Is Enlist Paper's Aid new Union book was placed upon ship is on record that the shipping R. Peck, J. Penswick and E. Calla­ the best in the industry. AIhis chest. We met with the editor of the rules must be lived up to by every­ han. though Dave Ben Rees Afro-American, an influential Bal­ James Sheehan one, without exception, and if not, hasn't collected timore newspaper, and spoke to Norfolk Port Agent they will have to explain their ac­ Boston Port Agent a penny from the him about the proposed closing oi! Plan since It the USPHS hospitals and ending went into' effect of medical service for seamen. He —he hasn't been told us that he gave the whole sick or disabled, thing a big spread in last Sunday's and he doesn't Barry editions, and has said that he will plah to 'go to support the fight to save USPHS. Jeff Gmette. Agent EUIott 4334 FORT WILLIAM....IIB'A Syndicate Ave. college—he's relieved to know that SIU, A&G District TAMPA 1808-181] N. Franklin St. Ontario Phone: 3-3321 Seafarers were well represented North Gay St. Kay White, Agent Phone 2-1323 PORT COLBORNI 103 Durham St. he has the Plan behind him If he at the funeral of our late good Mulberry 4540 WILMINGTON. Call* 505 Marine Ave. Ontario' Phone: 5591 should get sick, be disabled, or BOSTON 276 State St. John Arabasz. Agent ' Terminal 4-3874 TORONTO. Ontario 372 King St. E. friend, Jeff Davis, who was second James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTEBS. .. 679 4th Ave., Bklyn. EMplre 4-5719 find himself too old to work, even 308V4 23rd St. vice-president of the old ILA. We GALVESTON SECRETARY-TREASURER ' VICTORIA, BC 81714 Cormorant St. if he Is only 50 or 55 years of Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 Paul HaU Empire 4931 had at least 50 men at the funeral Keith ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. VANCOUVER. BC....~...085 HamUton St. age. He's curious to know if there's Joe Alglna and were thanked personally by Leroy Clarke. Agent Phone 6-S744 Robert Matthews Paclflc 7824 Joe VolpiaflT SYDNEY. NS MIAMI Dolphin Hotel Claude Simmons 304 Charlotte St. another Welfare Plan that will Mrs. Davis for the flowers sent by EdiUc WUllam HaU Parr. Agent Miami 9-4791 Phone 8348 support a disabled man with seven BAGOTVILLE. Quebec 20 Elgin St. St. the SIU. When Jeff Davis passed MOBILE Agent 1 South Lawrence Phone 2-1754 Phone: 549 years service, even if the man is SUP away, the longshoremen lost one THOROLD. Ontario S3 St. Davids St. only 30 years old. CAnal 7-3202 HONOLULU 18 Merchant St. of their greatest leaders. 113 Cote De La Montague Phone 8-8777 QUEBEC The other day we read about the NEW VOEK 675 4M". QOebec Phone: 2-7078 PORTLAND 528 N. W. Everett St. We have been attending the Bal­ 177 Prince WUllam St. Greek government's plans to lib­ STerling 8-4670 Beacon 4338 SAINT JOHN 127-129 Bank St. RICHMOND. CALIF...^ timore Federation of Labor meet­ NORFOLK NB Phone: 3-5232 ".257 5th St. eralize their maritime laws in the Phone 4-1083 Phone 2590 ings regularly, and keeping up to Pl^ADELpfaA 837 Market St. SAN FRANCISCO. 450 Harrison St. liopi^ that all the runaway Greek Great Lakes District Market 7-1635 date on what is happening on the PORT ARTHUR 411 Austin St. SEATTU. ?ssr."«'ss ALPENA. ..138 W. Fletcher ship owners will again register labor scene in this area. Don Hilton. Rep. Phone 4-2341 a Main 02M Phono: 1838W their ships under the Gre8k flag. SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St WILMDIGTON ...........505 Marine Ave. BUFFALO. NY IgO Main St. r. Banning, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Terminal 4-3131 Phone; Cleveland 7391 If their plans work out they expect Jndian Summer Ooast Representative NEW YORK 875 4th Ave., Brooklyn CLEVELAND 734 UUceslde Ave.. NB Greece to have, the third largest PUEHTA de TIERRA. PR. .Pelayu 51—La 6 STei^g 8-4OT1 Phone; Blaln 1-0147 One of . the oldtimers thaf we Sal Coils. Agent Phone 2-5996 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. merchant fleet in the world. Caile Bollva? M Canadion District Headquarters Phone: Woodward. 1-8857 have on the beach here now, is PUERTA LA CRUZ ®®Ppending MONTREAD DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. .884 Sb James S^. West i:;.-JollB ArabaSZ'J .,.-3 Abercorn St. .Tames "Smiley" Lassister; He's SAVANNAH .. Phsssi Melrose 2-4110 JeRjMOHriion. Agent Phone 3-1728 HALIFAX, N.S., ... 12a^£on^Sb ' •'^9: SEATTt*.,................2700 1st Ave. Baltimore: Vessels Coming Qui Of Lay-Up Boesi Shipping we've been having, a resting up before he ships out again. He says he figures he'll be taking one of the long trips when he's ready to ship. A long-time member of the Union, Jimmy has always done a bang-up job, and has served as ship's delegate on many of his ships. Has always been a pleasure to pay off one of these vessels, since Jimmy manages to keep the be^fs down to a minimum. In the hospital here, we have Steve Kolina, Harry Muches, Hen­ ry Miller, Owen Herring, William Mellon, Broxton Conway, Jeremiah McNiece, Norman Tober, Samuel Drury, ..Robert Lambert, Jessie Clarke, Alex Presnell, Peter Losado, Thomas Ankerson, William Mays, Harry Smith, Jeff Davis, Robert Davis, Wayne Hartman and William Nesta. All these Seafarers would appreciate getting a card or a letter from any of their old friends. Earl Sheppard Baltimore Port Agent New York: Four Ships Come Out Of Lay-Up In New York Union Fi^is Bonus In Arlieies To Aid Grew Seafarers Pleased Wilh Puerto La Cruz Hail Two SiU Members Ship Oni On Final Voyage sm HALL DIRECTOR Y �SEAFARERS October 30, IMS Mobile; Eleelion la Atlantic, ILA Beef Chief Topics LOG T»et Elevea > POBT REPORTS riod. Thero are no boneyard ships due here at present. Paid off were the Del Norte, Del Oro and Del Santos (Mississippi); De Soto, Schuyler, Otis Bland and Iberville (Waterman); Anniston Victory (South Atlantic); Alice Brown (Bloomfield), and Catahou­ la (National Navigation). Signed on were the Del Norte and Del Sol (Mississippi), and Chickasaw (Waterman). In transit were the Alcoa Clip­ per, Patriot, Corsair, Planter and Polaris (Alcoa); Steel Navigator (Isthmian); Del Sol (Mississippi); Seatrains Savannah and New Jer­ sey (Seatrain); Alawai, La Salle, Claiborne and Monarch of the Seas (Waterman), and Bent's Fort (Cities Service). Labor Activity The labor front has been ex­ tremely active around this port. The AFL Ship Carpenters, Caulk­ ers and Joiners Union went on strike against the Higgins plant here. The company got an injunc­ tion and began to shout that a un­ ion contract was unconstitutional. These are the same babies who have their ships under foreign reg­ istry. The injunction was thrown out on appeal. Negotiations are going on now and if the ship car­ penters aren't happy, the picket line will go up again with SIU support. The Higgins plant is one of the most notoriously anti-union operations in the United Stales. Sugar Cane The sugar cane workers have been having a tough time at the hands of the planters, too. This is an old. rotten system that smacks of peonage. The National Agricul­ tural Workers Union has finally started to organize in earnest and a lot of headway is being made. The Godchaux interests and other planters have, of course, been fighting the attempt to organize the workers with everything in the book and some things not in the book. Hundreds of striking work­ ers have been evicted. Hundreds of others have had their utilities cut off. The Catholic Committee of the South has criticized the planters for "denying basic human rights." Again the SIU is standing by to help the cane workers in every way possible. Local Seafarers express thanks to Harry Goodwin who distributed circus tickets to hospitalized Union members for the second consecu­ tive year. Paul Berthiaume is recovering from a successful elbow operation. Bill MacGregor, A1 Baker and Jimmy Jones are recovering after being hospitalized. Lindsay Williams New Orleans Port Agent San Francisco: Company Ruse Fails As Union Fights For Men mercial and low grade meats that the port stewards have been puting on these ships. This motion was signed by 14 bookmembers. A few of the oiatimers on the beach at the time of Ciis report are W. W. Wells, E. Benson. M. Townsend. M. John and L. E. Meyer.s. Only one man is in the hospital, Bernard L. Royster. Brother Albert D. Smith, who has always sailed out of the East and Gulf ports, is trying the West Coast for the first time. He likes it here so well that he's thinking of moving to the West Coast for a long stay. Brother Smith has been going to Smith sea since 1919 and has belonged to the SIU since 1941. Before that he was a member of the old ISU. He sails as bos'n or AB. He's been in most of the Union beefs and believes that the prog­ ress made by this Union has been almost unbelievable. He's especially pleased with what it's done in the Welfare Department and in pro­ viding other benefits for the sea­ man. Jeff Gillette Seattle Fort Agent During the past two week period, Shipping in the port of I^obile has been holding its own. In the shipping has been good, and it is last two-week period over 100 men expected to remain so for the com­ shipped out from here to regular ing period. jobs and about that many went on Payoffs were on the Boulder Vic­ various i-elief Jobs. There were tory (Seas); Beauregard and Arizten payoffs, six sign-ons and three pa (Waterman), and The Cabins in-transits. (Cabins), with the Beauregard Paying off were the Corsair, signing on again. In-transit ships Polaris, Partner, were the John B. Waterman, Cavalier, Ranger Hastings and Raphael Semmes of and Pennant (AlWaterman and Calmar's Alamar coa); Claiborne and Calmar. and Monarch of It seems that Waterman tried to the Sea (Water­ pull a fast one concerning the Fairman); Maiden land in regard to discriminating Victory (Missis­ against our alien brothers. They sippi), and Steel did not want to take any D-2 aliens Navigator (Isth­ aboard their vessels, but when the mian). Tasgart vessel signed on it had a full quot.a Signing on of aliens after we wagged this back were the Alcoa Corsair, Polaris, and forth with them awhile and Partner, Ranger and Pennant (Al­ they saw the light of reason. coa), and Steel Navigator (Isth­ mian). The following men in the marine In-transit were the Chickasaw hospital would like to.hear from and De Soto (Waterman), and Law­ their shipmates: I. McCormick, J. rence Victory (Mississippi). L. Somyak, D. H. Boyce, A. F. Smith, J. Asavicuis, J. I. Perreira, In Boneyard R. R. White, W. Timmerman, D. So far, only the Maiden Victory Sorenen, Peter Smith, Olaf Gushas been sent to the boneyard tavsen and Ho Yee Choe. from tills port. This ship was on 4" 4" 4» Tom Banning charter to the Mississippi Line and Lake Charles: San Francisco Port Agent was laid up in the Mobile River, where it can be reactivated on 24 4- 4* hours' notice. Seattle We hope that the Steel Navi­ gator will be regularly paying off in .Mobile and that other Isthmian During the past two weeks ship­ ships , will follow that example. ping has really been booming here. There were no serious beefs and Thirteen ships and a tug passed all minor complaints were handled Shipping in this port has been through the port, taking on quite by the patrolmen at payoff. If patrolmen are notified beforehand, good during the past two weeks. a few men and giving the shoreside unions plenty of work. As a all beefs can be settled at the pay­ Two ships signed on, eight paid result, everybody is happy. off with a minimum of delay. off, and four were in transit. The vessels that put in here were Election Talk The ships signing on were the the Abiqua, Bradford Island. CanBiggest topics of conversation Sea Cloud (Sea Traders), and tlic tigny, Logans Fort. Winter Hill. among Seafarers here are the At­ Fairisle (Waterman). Those paying Government Camp, and Salem lantic election and the situation among the longshoremen. All off were the Heywood Broun" (Vic­ Maritime (all Cities Service); Val Union members on ships coming tory Carriers). Sea Cloud (Sea Chem (Valentine Tankers), Steel into port here are talking up the Traders); General Patton (Nat'l Ranger (Isthmian), Republic (Tra­ AFL-ILA with the longshoremen Waterways); Blue Star (Triton); falgar). Petrolite (Tanker Sag). in Mobile. We think that these Fairisle (Waterman); Stony Point W. E. Downing (State Fuel), and longshore locals will swing over to (U.S. Petroleum); Brightstar (Tri­ the tug Commodore. the new AFL union. Bang-Up Payoffs ton). and McKettriek Hills (West­ Brother Milton Robinson is in ern Tankers). Ships in transit were The Abiqua. Bradford Island the Providence Infirmary in Mo­ the Yorkmar (Calmar), Hastings Petrolite. and Salem Maritime bile, after being operated on for a (Waterman). Beauregard (Water­ (Cities Service), paid off. All were back injury. He would welcome man), and The Cabins (Cabins). a credit to the Union with bang-up letters or, if possible, visits from At the last SIU meeting on Octo. crews, clean ships, and no im­ old shipmates. her 21, a motion, was made by portant beefs. The payoff was On the beach here are Durwood Louis E. Meyers, M-259, and sec­ settled to the crew's satisfaction. Dees, R. L. Kelly, R. Sheffield, S. onded by Michael Haukland, H-164, Some of the veterans on the Turberville, E, D. Powell, G. T. that the membership go on record beach at the present time are J. Chandler, C. Carlson, G. Menento instruct the negotiations com­ Mitchell. J. F. Mapp, W. Pritchett, dez. C. Taggart and E. Gaines. mittee working out the new con­ and H. Durney. Dropping around the hall this tract to enter into negotiations to Leroy Clarke week was Brother Cliff Taggart. have Grade A meats placed aboard He usually sails as steward on Lake Charles Port Agent all SIU vessels instead of the com­ passenger ships, but has also sailed as chef, bartender and practically all ratings in the stewards depart­ ment. He is married and makes his home in Mobile. Cliff thinks one of the greatest advances on the part of the Union is the vaca­ tion plan now in effect. Prior to Shipping Figures October 7 to October 21 this plan, he says, very few sea­ SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL REG. REG. TOTAL SHIP. REG. men ever managed to accumulate REG. DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED STEW. PORT DECK ENGINE enough time with any single com­ 50 14 85 19 17 17 20 Boston 48 pany to collect vacation pay. He 402 102 likes the Gulf Coast and is a 550 163 137 New York 183 159 208 strong Union man. 108 30 193 43 S5 53 Philadelphia 80 60 Cat Tanner 301 75 330 127 99 98 83 Baltimore 149 Mobile Port Agent 49 13 63 20 16 14 Norfolk 28 21 J- 4" ife 38 9 52 14 15 18 13 Savannah 21 New Orleans: ' 10 4 " 44 3 3 11 14 19 Tampa .....;. 103 33 155 37 33 53 46 56 Mobile 298 95 278 111 92 78 90 110 New Orieahs 131 34 115 52 45 68 18 29 Galveston 85 28 104 34 23 33 28 38 Seattle \ Shipping has continued to be 143 47 192 52 44 64 53 75 San Francisco good in New Orleans and all indi­ 8 19 53 5 6 19 15 19 Wilmington ;,...»11...^ cations are that it will temain that way. There. wiU be at least eight p80; 1- : 565 .623 ^ 2,2141 ) W,.I Vlo^^.i«|?tfw<Preek Pe. Louisiana Port Busy Members Want Belter With Heavy Traffic Meats Aboard Ships Labor Froiil Aolivily in Porl Of New Orleans ISillUVI y,,"li - .ev^ Irl ncr*. Savannah: Stilpping Scone Brigiit in Future As in Past Shipping ended up fine in the past two-week period in this South Atlantic port. The future continues to look bright and we hope to have lots of ships coming in and out of port here. The Southstar (South Atlantic) paid off here and signed back on. Also signing on was the Trans­ atlantic (Pacific Waterways). Ships in transit were: the Seatrains New York and Savannah (Seatrain); Robin Locksley (Seas); Steel Navigator (Isthmian); Wacosta (Waterman); Barbara Fritchie .(Liberty Navigation); and Southern States (Southern). BaclT SIU On ILA Beef At the last meeting the Savan­ nah branch gave a 100 percent vots supporting Paul Hall in whatever he sees fit to do in the cuiTcnt longshoremen's reorganization. A typical Seafarer in this port is Brother Walter Brightwell. After putting in four years in the Navy he was dis­ charged in 1926. He went to sea that same year as an AB on the Coldwater of the South Atlantic Steamship Com­ pany. Conditions Brightwell were terrible and Brother Brightwell was fired off several ships for beefing about food and other things, since there was no Union to protect him in those daj'S. He was finally blackballed by South Atlantic and by the Ocean Steamship Company and called it quits in 1930. Future Hope When tire SIU was organized, Brightwell saw some hope and future for himself in a seagoing job and returned to sea to follow his chosen profession. He saw the Union force the companies to treat the seamen as decent human be­ ings and pi'otect the rights of Sea­ farers. He is one of our strongest Union men. He is particularly lav­ ish in his praise of the welfare services, which not only assist the seamen, but their families when the breadwinners are away at sea. In the marine hospital here are J. Littleton. John Duffy. J. B. Far. row, L. McDaniels, R. Huggins, N. L. Gardner. L. Love, R. A. Den­ mark, S. V. Kilpatrick, F. M. Han­ sen. C. Kent. K. L. Guthrie. M. MacDonald, John Daniels and Sam Jones. Oldtimers on the beach here «r» G. Smith. H. M. Bright. A. W. Mackin. J. R. MacDonald, R. Burnsed and W. Matthews. Be Sure to Get Dues Receipts Headquarters again wishes to remind all Seafarers that payments of funds, for what­ ever Union purpose, be made only to authorized A&G repre­ sentatives and that an official Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered, be sure to protect yourself by immediately bringing the mat­ ter to the attention of the sec­ retary-treasurer's office. The Union's word of advice is to insure that all monies paid are credited to your SIU record. Insistence on an offi­ cial receipt will prevent "can shakers" from soliciting funds for unauthorized purposes, and will bar any foul-ups later on. -(3 �litfwii liK SEAFARERS Pare Twelve IN THE WAKE LOG Oetober 30. 1058 MEET THE SEAFARER clouds of locusts descended upon ARNOLD REIBUS, AB the fields and began to devour Seafarer Arnold Reibus . at the mates were picked up and brought every leaf and blade. The people relatively young age of 38 has to safety. prayed, and a curious phenomenon Question: Have you ever con­ spent more than half his life going In 1044, his opportunity came took place. Thousands of gulls sidered settling down in a foreign to sea. The sea has always been a and he came to the US in that year. came from nowhere, flocking country? part of his family's life. There were This was the same year in which everywhere and gorged themselves • always sailors in the Reibus clan, he joined the SIU. His first Ameri­ on the insects, saving part of the Joseph Miles, AB: No, I've never who were all, like Arnold, native can ship was the Waterman Line's crop. In 1913, the Mormons erect­ Florence Crittenden. He got back ed a Sea Gull Monument honoring considered it, and I never will. Estonians. Brother Reibus was born in the to Europe in time to participate in I've seen just the miraculous visitation. about every port Estonian port of Tallin, where his the Normandy invasion. Since the 4" 4' 4' there is to see, father was on the management end end of the war he has shipped and I still like of the maritime industry, being from East Coast ports. His favorite Most famous of many swan the US better then a stockholder in a shipping run is from New York to England. superstitions is the one that they 4. 3. than any of the company. After high school, rather He has shipped in all deck ratings. always sing before they die. "A Whales once lived on land,and swan's song" is an expression places I've vis­ than attend the university or learn Bronx Resident millions of years elapsed before often used for the final work of a ited. I've got all his father's business, young Arnold After the war he applied for they changed from land animals to composer, artist, poet or other per­ my friends here, decided to go to sea. Shortly after marine animals. Whales, por­ former, originating m the Greek and know the his 17th birthday he caught his resident alien status, prior to ap­ poises and dolphins are the only legend that the soul of Apollo, the country here and first ship, an old four master carry­ plying for citizenship. His applica­ species of mammals that Jiear and god of Music, passed into a swan. feel at home, and that's important. ing a load of lumber from Estonia tion was approved and he has rear their young in the water. In Most species of swans, however, Here's where I want to stay, right and stopping at Finland, Denmark taken out his citizenship papers. Reibus was married a couple of 1935 a prehistoric whale skull have anything but melodious here in the States. and England. years ago and is the father of a te.n fossil estimated to be three million voices. Some are known as whoop­ Chosen Career 4" 4" 4" month old son. His wife is also a years old was discovered in solid ing or whistling swans. This initial voyage dispelled The Ahmed Beg, OS: Yes, I have. native Estonian. They met in New rock on Otter Rock Beach, Ore. trumpeter swans in North Amer­ I've thought about settling down whatever qualms he may have had York. Both are active in the Eston­ and he embarked upon his chosen it 4. ica have voices which are said to in Puerto Rico, career. For the next four years he ian Society. They live at 3232 Hull Since the greater part of Green­ be so deep-throated that their although that's sailed from his home port to other Avenue in the Bronx. land is covered with ice and snow sonorous calls can be heard two not exactly a for­ This Seafarer is thoroughly sold ports of Europe. His homeland a more appropriate name for the miles distant. eign country. I'd found itself in the unhappy role on the SIU. He has acted as ship's Island-continent would have been still be in the US 4" t t of pawn between the two giants of delegate and has always taken an "Whiteland." According to a actually, but the ' "Fisherman's luck" has come to Hitlerite Germany and Soviet Rus­ active part in Union affairs. He Scandanavian saga, in 985 AD, climate down sia. In 1939 Reibus decided to was particularly pleased with the Eric the Red named it Greenland be dependent upon many ancient there is really practices that stem from the primi­ leave Estonia. The Russo-Finnlsh maternity benefit. In the hope of inducing colonists wonderful and He and his wife are avid base­ war had broken out and it seemed from Iceland to settle in the new tive method of calling upon un­ the cost of living seen spirits who were believed to to him that it was only a matter of ball fans and often go out to country. Evidently the ruse was is a lot cheaper ^ successful for the Scandinavian be in charge of fishing activities. than it is here in the States. The time before Estonia would be swal­ Yankee Stadium to watch their fa­ For instance, the Forked River lowed up by one of the powers. vorite team. Needless to say both navigator had no difficulty in get­ dollar goes a long way there. Circumstances were to prove him were pleased over the outcome of ting followers to go with him when Tuna Club of New Jersey has a 4i ^ 4> fisherman's shrine, and no member the World Series. right. he made his next voyage. dares to neglect to follow the tra­ This Seafarer has seen, first Thomas Tomlin, chief cook: No Just about this time, the war 4" 4' 4> ditional lucky formula of hanging hand, the difference between sail­ sir. My home is in Mobile, Alain Europe broke out in earnest and It is common for light racing , < bama, ana I like Reibus got his baptism of fire on ing under foreign registry and vessels and ice boats to sail much a fish on a tree before starting out that place better convoy duty between England and sailing under SIU contract. He is: faster than a wind blowing more on a fishing trip. than any place European and North American in a better position to appreciate 4> or less at right angles to their else in the world. ports. It was in 1940 that Biother the advantages of real Union rep­ course. In actual practice light "South Sea" was the original I've seen a lot of Reibus made his first trip to the resentation. He was amazed at the racing sailboats sometimes travel name given to the body of water wages seamen received under the countries, but United States. about 50 percent faster than the that we today know as the Pacific war time risk bonuses and general­ I'm still always Twice Torpedoed breeze which propels them. Ice Ocean. In 1513 the Spanish gov­ glad to be able to Before he was able to fulfill this ly good Union wages. boats have been known to sail ernor of Darien, Balboa, first Brother Reibus would, of course, get home and ,wish, he was to have a couple of twice as fast as the wind driving named it "El mer del Sur," but take it easy In close shaves which made him pon­ like to'fevisit his homeland some them across the slippery surface. almost immediately, English-speak­ the old familiar der whether he would survive the day and find out what has hap­ ing people began calling the ocean 4" 4" 4" war. He was torpedoed on two suc­ pened to his family still there. He It is universally believed by the South Seas, referring to all the surroundings. cessive convoys. The first time was has not heard from them in some ^4 4" 4" superstitious that if seagulls are waters below the equator. Today, Jerry Pow, messraan: No, I never aboard the Swedi.sh ship Neva and time. International circumstances, killed, evil will follow, but the gull we still use the term South Seas is held in greatest esteem in Salt Islands, when we mean the small, think about moving away from the the second was while a crew mem­ however, make a visit in the near ber of the Norwegian vessel Aka- future unlikely. He and his family Lake City, Utah. If their first primitive islands in the region, but US. I just bought bara. Luckily, both of these at­ now consider themselves Ameri­ crop had failed, the Mormons few of us know that the vast a house in South tacks took place near the English cans and intend to stay in the would have been without seed for Pacific was once known by this Ozone Park, Long coast and he and most of his ship­ Bronx. Island, and I've another sowing. In May, 1848, name too. got a wife and a three- months-old son now, and this is my home. They can keep all their foreign countries Martial law was declared in Den­ ever," the Young Communist ACROSS DOWN 16. Period of 35. Audrey and I'll keep my fasting mark by the Germans . . . Pope League of the US was "dissolved" Hepburn role J. What delegate 1. Underwater 20. Pretty girl settlesnew house. I'm very comfortable Pius in a broadcast appealed for a at a special convention in New hazard 38. Rio de 21. Regret 5. Island, 2. Before where I am right now. 40. Italian money 22. Flying clouds worthy peace . . . Allied forces in­ York, "rhe delegates formed a new World V/ar I 3. Crew member 23. Ocean 42. Autocrats 4' ^ ^ vaded the mainland of Italy in the organization, the.American Youth Where Bandar (Ocean Trans) 45. Orchestra 4. Baby horse Abbas is 27. Native of early morning hours of Sept. 3 . . for Democracy, which, they said, Jose Carbone, OS: Yes, some­ 46. Isl. in GuU of 5. Exclamation Constanta 12. River, Italy Quarnero 6. Wind instru­ times I think about settling down The Japanese were reported as would also take in non-Communist Pacific 28. island 47. Sight on Sicily 13. Arab's coat ment 30. Stewing, then 48. Samoan port over in Italy. quitting their central Solomons youth. 7. Iron hooks for 14. Sea between baking, meat 49. Site of Bing's That country is base at Rekata Bay on Santa Isabel landing fish 4i 4^ t Philippines, and vegetables Nevada ranch 8. Port in Turkey o| Borneo Two US Navy blimps crashed off so beautiful and Island . . . The" SIU made public They're served 53. Mountain pass 9. Wreck 54. Summer: 15. Kingiy sunny and warm, a letter from Internal Revenue the Jersey Coast. One sank, taking 10. Mr. Guinness,. 30 by cook Consider French 17. Preposition actor there's no place Commissioner Guy T. Helvering eight men with it . . . The Red 18. Moored 11. Unclothed (Puzzle Answer On Page 25) else like it in the assuring Seafarers that transporta­ Army advanced 15 miles nearer 19. French ship, 44,356 tons whole world. My tion pay would not be subject to Kremenchug and said it was gain­ 1 9 lO II 22. Trip mother's family Victory tax. ing on all fronts . . . Tokyo said 24. Negative 12 is still over there, that since July its planes had shot 25. Large oil 4^ ' and I'd Uke to down between 100" and 125 Allied company 15 The Fifth Army made further planes; made 53 attacks on 17 air­ live near where 26. Vigilantly advances and announced that "the fields; sank seven vessels and dam­ they are in the south. Flowed out, as 119 20 21. tide battle for crossing the Volturno is aged 11 others, and lost 44 planes 4" 4" 4" 33. She sailed Nile 22 23 124 34. Fall behind Henry N. Grant, utility mess.: over." The Fifth Army also an­ . . , British planes staged mass 36. Encourage No, I've never been attracted to nounced that its battle lines now raids on Hanover and Berlin . . . 37. Norwegian Isl.. 26 27 30 31 32 stretched completely across Italy, The SIU's Savannah branch won a North Sea any of the for­ i 39. Rob openly from East to West coast . . . Lon­ fight to crew two new vessels eign countries. la l34 136 41. Hobby for don announced that British war­ named after Georgia AFL labor Seafarer I've got my home 43. US soldier 37 38 l39 ships off the coast of Norway sank leaders . . . The United States an­ 40 in Manhattan and 44. A belief an enemy ship loaded with cement, nounced the signing of a new lend45. Good port in have lived there 141 42 |43 SA 144 but allowed, one loaded with pota­ lease agreement in London with for most of my 50. One opposed toes to pass . . . The SIU an­ the Soviet Union, calling for more 51. News service life. I've got all 45 46 47 48 49 52. Wonderland nounced that it was planning an supplies to come from the US, my friends there girl organizing drive for Gulf fisher­ England and the Dqminions . . , and enjoy living 50 152 55. Columbus ship 53 54 56. SA port there. I can't men and towboatmen . . . London The US announced that its planes W. Bowline or 57 55 158 thing of any other announced , that a "very small nuih- had 'kcored direct hits on a Japa­ half-hitch 50. General freed I'd like to live, In even country ber". of German planes were lost nese troop transport near the is­ 59 by Reds I6l though I may enjoy visiting them during the last air raid ; on Hut land of; Massau, leaving the vessel: ( 50. — Pedro , OL PliM <;Jty . .. Chanting "Solidarity For­ slnWnas'ftBd^afMsii sd? i.o /lOiS .noHiifi iu</a^<r<.oi asoKc ; p tu n j t j .i .e -ei i t. Since the dawn of civilization, peoples who had access to waters devised many ways of catching fish, including how to spear them. Once upon a time men watched the birds who ate fish, and through them learned how to find schools of fish where they could do their own fishing. Later, whales were observed for the same purpose. More recently, submarine detec­ tion devices have been brought Into play to locate the hideaways of large schools of fish. rr in �October t9, l%59 SEAFARERS LOG SEAFARERS ^ LOG The Payoff!' Vol. XV. No. 22 October 30. 1953 Pare Thirtoea Published biweekly by the. Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. STerling 8-4670. PAut HALL, Secretary-Treasurer EdUor, HERREIIT BRAND: Managtng Editor, RAT DENISON; Art Editor. BERiiAaB SEAMAN; Photo Editor. DANIEL NILVA; Staff Writers. HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWIN SPIVACS. ART PEBFAI.I., JERRT REMER, AL MASKIN. NOEL PARMENTEL; Gulf Area Reporter, BILL Mnnsr. IM The Atlantic Issues I After fourteen months of SIU organizing, the National Labor Relations Board has started polling the crewmembers on Atlantic ships. It is now up to the tankermen themselves to decide, by secret ballot, how they want to be represented in their dealings with the Atlantic Refining Company. As in other tanker fleets, Atlantic Refining seamen up until now have been represented by a so-called "independent" union, whose independence only thinly veiled the control exercised by the company. And as in other "independent" unions, the intermediary between the company and the tankerman was a lawyer who had made himself a career of "rep­ resenting" seamen — a lawyer who held office which was not provided for in the "independent" union's own constitu­ tion and was in no way voted upon by any part of the membership. The key issue then, in this campaign, was whether or not Atlantic tankermen should be represented in their dealings with management by a union of their own choosing, run by seamen, or by a dummy organization which had been foisted upon them and in which they had no voice. All other issues are secondary and derive from this key issue. Because the "independent" union is not independent, but a creature of the company, the tankermen lack every right and privilege that normally would be theirs. They have no protection and security on the job, no voice in the opera­ tions of their union, nobody to take up their beefs, no union meetings, no halls or offices. They have an inferior contract with far less take-home pay than provided under the SIU agreement. It is because of these reasons, because the SIU can meet all the needs that they are now doing without, that SIU organizers are confident of the outcome of this election. It will prove that no paternalism, no matter how benevolent, can keep men from choosing to be represented by a real union of their brothers in dealing with employers. ^ X i- A Dangerous Industry Two recent incidents on SIU ships point up once again the difficulties and dangers of the maritime industry. In one instance an SIU crewmember was saved almost miraculously by the heads-up action of a doctor-passenger who performed an emergency operation using a grease gun. In the second instance a crewman died when a plane that was taking off the ship crashed a few minutes later with the loss of several lives. In the two instances described above, as in all other cases where seamen need, medical care, the desperate measures taken were dictated by a common fact not obvious to shoreside people—the distance of seamen fromi a place where they can get medical care. This fact of itself is one of the reasons why maritime is such a hazardous industry, on top of the other hazards of doing a day's work on a bucking, pitching and rolling platform in the middle of the restless ocean. These are just two of many cases that come up from time to time where men fall ill or are injured and desperate meas­ ures are necessary to try to save them. Seamen run these risks daily and take it as part of the normal course of going to sea. It's a condition that should be kept in mind by all those who would dispose of seamen's economic gains through the years. a. i. Legislative Hopes Hopes for legislative assistance to the maritime industry are on the upgrade again as the result of Senator Potter's recent statement in San Francisco. The Senator, who has been chairing a series of hearings around the country, has said that he will recommend important aid to the shipping industry including strict limitation of MSTS shipping on Government vessels, and aid for coastwise and intercoastal shipping. Of course it's a long haul between the recommendations of a subcommittee and Congressional action. The outcome of 1952's legislative decisions on maritime, resulting in the socalled Long Range Shipping Act, are proof of that. Although the law was argued back and forth for many months, it has had no real effect on the shipping iiidustry. Still it's encouraging to know that some positive proposals • will be placed before the next session of Congress. It certainly is time for a real shipping program to emerge from the discussion of the last Thanhs Lfnknown Sni Blood Donors To the Editor: I would like to thank Brother Tom Banning, agent here in San Francisco for getting me four blood donors. I have no idea who they are, but I want to say this for each and every one: their blood saved my life, as 1 had a piece of my lung removed. So, again, I say to these boys, whoever you may be, may God look out for you on each and every voyage. I had to write this letter as soon as pos­ sible. The night before my operation the doctor came and asked me if 1 was all prepared. When I said yes, he asked me if I knew where I could get some More than 20,000 members of blood donors, as I would need organized labor thronged the Bos­ plenty. I said no, ton Garden recently in a great but after he left tribute to Archbishop Richard J. I thought of the Gushing as a "friend of the work­ Boyce Union. I crawled ing man." A home for orphans of out of bed and got to the telephone all creeds, "Nazareth," was $15,000 and called Brother Banning, and richer when the reception ended. asked him if he could get some The money will be used for teach­ donors. He asked me how many ing a trade to youngsters in order I needed and when I said I didn't to keep a fresh influx of talent into the labor know he told me to get back to steadily flowing bed and not to worry as things field. would be straightened out. t 4" Union Fitches In Local 214 of the Fur and Leath­ An hour later a woman came er Workers has lost its bargaining over to my room, and told me she rights because one of its officers came from the hospital's blood lied to the FBI when he disclaimed bank. Tom Banning had called any Communist ties. As a result, and asked her how many blood the first such action in its history, donors would be needed and she the NLRB cancelled its certifica­ said at least four. Then she said tion of the local, which represents to me, "Mr. Boyce, you know I 125 workers at the Am-O-Krome couldn't baye gotten that many Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. The from the whole city of San Fran­ parent union was expelled from cisco." Then she went on to say the CIO four years ago as Com­ what a wonderful Union the Sea­ munist-dominated. farers International Union was, 4 4" 4where all brothers look out for Elbert Jackson Textiles, Inc., each other in emergencies. Montauk, LI, was fined $300 by US She hit the nail right on the Judge Galston recently for violat­ head with that statement. In the ing the Federal wage and hour law. SIU everyone is looking out for Federal investigators found several the welfare of his brother. It is a employees worked 12 hours a day, kind of "Three Musketeer" idea, seven days a week, at straight time all for one and one for all. I am rates, and one employee worked proud to be a member of such a 88 hours a week. The Government union, the best in the maritime found more thaa $2,000 was due industry. seven employees in back pay. It would be easy enough for me 4 4" 4" to find out who the fellows were Members of ay locals of the Los who helped me out if they did not Angeles Cloak Joint Board of the mind admitting that they did, but ILGWU gained a wage increase of that is not the point of this letter. $4 a week for all workers in the I would like to thank them per­ major crafts and $3 for miscella­ sonally, of course, and I may neous workers effective Nov. 2 un­ some day, but I want to thank the der an extension of a basic agree­ membership of the SIU and the ment with employers. They also Union itself for what they have won an increase in employer con­ done for me during this crisis. tributions to the vacation, health, Naturally I could not thank anyone welfare and retirement funds, to at all, nor would I be able to do bring the total to 7ii percent of anything else were it not for the payrolls. Miscellaneous workers blood those four men donated to won inclusion in the retirement me in my time of need. plan for the first time and shorten­ It is easy enough to be a militant ing of their work week. union and to fight for rights, both 4 4 4 in contract and fringe benefits, but Wage gains for nearly 4,000 it takes something special to fiave workers at plants organized by the a heart and really care for the CIO Furniture Workers through members. That's the way of the strike action, and for more than SIU. I'm doubly proud .to be a 1,000 others without resorting to member. walkouts, were announced by Thanks again to Brother Ban­ UFWA President Morris Pizer. The ning and my four unknown blood principal issue in all cases was the raising^ of wages,^ ig. .many cases donors. Daniel 'Vlackie" Beyce the first since the aboUtiom of wage I.ABOR " - •••••'• •• v.'/- .rw* • controls. Securing adequate griev­ ance and arbitration machinery was an additional issue in some in­ stances. 4 4 4 4 4 4 The American Federation of Government Employees has won reinstatement and back pay of $7,000 for Glenn L. Shadrick. A grader operator for the Alaska Road Commission, he was fired 15 months ago, accused of operating equipment in an unsafe manner. The union argued the equipment was faulty. It lost its appeal all the way up to the final board— the US Civil Service Commission— which reversed the regional board and awarded the payments and re­ instatement. The union also won a collective bargaining election for non-operating employees of the Alaska Railroad. Pay increases ranging from S2.50 to $11 a week for an average of slightly more than six percent ret­ roactive to May 1 were won by 225 members of the CIO News­ paper Guild on strike against the Seattle Times since July 16. Other contract improvements included upping of severance pay. also pay­ able on an employee's death, and increasing retirement pay. 4 4 4 The CIO United Steelworkers will demand a guaranteed annual wage clause in its 1954 contracts. Increasing layoffs because of pro­ duction cutbacks in the steel in­ dustry have made this clause a major demand, according to the union. 4 4 4 A reporter for a Detroit news­ paper, while covering City Kali, came up with an interesting item concerning the pensions paid to retired city employees. The story concerned the pension collected by a Detroit retired city laborer. Starling Thomas, who gets a city pension check of 33 cents per month. 4 4 4 Two of Britain's most powerful unions in the engineering and mining fields are pressing wage demands totaling roughly 40 mil­ lion dollars and are being met with opposition from employer groups on the grounds that the increase will affect the national economy and cause a sharp Increase, in. prices throughout the nation. �Pace Foarteen SEAT AKERS LOG Oetober 30, 1053 Ifi' IK- If \k 11^ l^t. • I & f ^•:. ^fi fy-. I&V; 1 \m a.: ti;:..- V- ..pf-y^.':" -' ' f' %'ii A heavy fur coat and a pipe are in order whe/« a Seafarer takes a stroll um on deck in the Korea area during, the winter months. Here,. Jasper, . , ABi on the Ocean Lotte, adds s^ ; white towel "sparf,'. just to keep a littler warmer as he stands on deck and studies the hie^k J^nr«.ayt hivi^. iw Kor^ winti^s m notorioHs foR severe cold weatherv sometin?^ The Steel Age gets e good scrubbing dpwtt from L. Ells, AH* and W. Shaw, EiMj, balwxcing tijeinselyeS; pn a^ string'^ > *' |dece hi this shot by A. v �October 30, lOSS^ SEAFARERS 10G Tage Fifteea iiillil' • • • */ The life of a chief steward isn't just giving orders, as Jimmy Telan, chief steward on the Steel Ranger, proves by sitting up on deck and peeling potatoes for the crew mess. Ray Noe, DM and deck delegate on the Albion, sits in his bosun's chair and slushes the shrouds out in the sun. It's part of a day's work, as well as his delegate's duties. (- Elliot, night cook and baker aboard tha Chickasaw, get^J his owii "fresh storesV.iii Tampa-by catching sc^e eatfish. Th#' boys probabliJf enjoyed tlfc» fish fify;' Blackie Bankston supplied thir shot of Seafarer Merkel' spending somd tini# asheow with the aebras Iii the id6> Hie' The' ' aehrav wrr^posirtg'iddt^'"--^'^-^'^ = •' ship's irCc^t trip there. li Walli^r'was the cameranaan ^ " �i •" "rrrw SEAFARERS P«e SiztMB IOC October tt. 19SS SEAFARERS John G. Pew, Jr., vice-presirent of the Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, was elected to lead a slate of 60 new officers of the Marine Section of the National Safety Council at its convention in Chicago. Harry Kelly, president of the Delta Line, was named vice* chairman of the Marine Section, which is dedicated to reducing acci­ dents on ships of the ifS merchant marine and in shipyards. The other new officers represent shipping interests on all coasts, on the Great Lakes and on inland waters. Cleaning of shipboard tanks, a hazard second only to collision, members of the council's tanker safety panel were told, should not be done within one hundred miles of shore. It was reported that engine room personnel suffered 31 percent of shipboard injuries,, whixe the deck crews sustained 53 percent, mainly in the back, hand and head. Th« effectiv* operation of a ahlp's boilers depends In great extent on keeping scale, grease, and other foreign matter out of the boilers, 6nce such foreign matter enters the boiler it greatly reduces the efficiency of the operation and can do great damage to the boiler and auxiliary equipment. Boiler repairs are among the commonest causes of delay and break­ A great many Seafarers on vari­ downs on a ship. Even with the best of care, the boiler will tend to ous SIU ships have been taking accumulate a certain amount of scale, or there will be corrosion on action on the proposed closings of tubes which necessitate overhaul and replacement. the US Public Health Service hos­ While it is the prime responsibility of the engineers to see to it pitals. They have been sending in that boilers are kept as free of foreign matter as is humanly possible, quite a few reso­ it's up to the engine room unlicensed men to keep a weather eye peeled lutions on the for symptoms of foreign matter in the boilers. They should notify t> subject, both to the engineers of such symptoms before unnecessary damage takes place. West Germany replaced the US as the world's second ranking the Union and There are certain obvious things to watch for in a boiler room: water shipbuilding nation during the third quarter of 1953, Lloyd's Register to Congressmen glass, condensate observation tank, and otner indicators that will give of Shipping disclosed. The rehabilitated shipyards of Germany had from their home warning of trouble ahead in time to take care of matters before they 153 ships aggregating 651,527 tons in various stages of construction states. It looks cause serious damage, breakdown or in extreme cases, an explosion at the end of September, an increase of 106,198 tons over the June like their collec­ in the boiler room. 30 total. Britain and Northern In.:and, with 36.6 percent of the world tive effort is Occasionally grease and oil can get into the boilers, particularly output in their yards, continued to rank as the No. 1 shipbuilders. going to make in those power plants that use reciprocating main engines and auxili­ Countries chalking up gains in ship construction were France, Belgium, quite an impres­ aries. Here lubricating oil is supplied to lubricate pistons and cylinder Robinson Denmark and Canada, while the Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, Japan, sion when the walls. If too much oil is used, some of it travels with the steam into Norway, Spain and the US recorded decreases. The greatest decline was Congressmen get back to Wash­ the main condenser and gets into the condensate which is used in recorded by Japan. ington. the boilers. t i 4" Certainly, if the US Public Fuel Oil Heater Leak The development of barge transportation on the Columbia River, Health Service hospitals don't say Oil can also enter the feedwater through the fuel oil heaters. Some­ part of a natural boundarj' of the states of Washington and Oregon, open, it won't be the fault of the times a leak will take place between the oil and the steam side of the has saved farmers along its central stretch more than $16,500,000 on Seafarers who have been making heaters with the result that the fuel oil enters the steam side and re­ freight in the last 16 years . . . The heroine of many sea rescues on every effort on behalf of these in­ turns through the drain tine to the feed tank with condensed steam. the British Columbia coast, the $750,000 tug Salvage King settled stitutions which first began operat­ Where grease or oil gets into the boilers it can cause overheating. slowly to the boUom of the Victoria, EC, harbor recently after a fire. ing in John Adam's administration. A coating of oil in a water tube causes the steel to overheat and lose Only the superstructure showed above water One Seafarer who sponsored strength. It can cause collapse of furnaces and leaks in tubes and t i< 4" action on this score is Ed Robinson seams. Or at the worst, it could cause a boiler explosion. A small Italian fi^eighter. a German cargo ship and a transatlantic of the Binghamton Victory (Bull). Observation Tack liner were involved in marine accidents off Quebec last week, with no. Robinson, who sails in the en­ If grease or oil does get in the boiler, some of it will show up on loss of life involved. The liner was the Cunarder Samaria, bound for gine department, has been a mem­ the surface of the water in the water gauge glass. The engineer in Germany with 850 soldiers aboard, whose mooring lines twisted them­ ber of the Union for just nine selves about the propeller as she was being towed from her berth. years now, joining in New York on charge should be notified immediately. Also most systems will have In the other accident, the Italian freighter Carla Maria G and the October 21, 1944, He's a native an observation tank in the fuel oil heater condensate drain lines. German vessel Stuttgart, collided in a dense fog, with the Italian New Yorker, born in this city 46 The tank will be located between the heater and the filter tank. Con­ freighter suffering a gaping hole torn in her side. She reached port years ago, and has his home and densate entering the tank from the heaters can be observed through a glass opening and signs of fuel oil become visible. In this case the safely. family in Brooklyn. condensate is usually drained to the bilge. t> s. t4 4 4 Sea water can get into boilers through leakage in the condensers. A huge welded-steel plate sphere, which will become a bathtub labora­ Collecting for a ship's fund is That's because a vacuum is maintained on the fresh water side of tory for an atomic submarine power plant, has been completed after ten months of work. It stands higher than an 18-story building, is one chore which isn't appreciated the condenser, where a leak will be sucked into the fresh water. Sea 225 feet in diameter and is located in West Milton, NY, near Schenec­ by many. On the Hurricane, the water contains impurities such as chalk, common salt, sulphate of tady. In the atom engine, the splitting of uranium atoms will heat liquid job was taken on by Jimmy lime, magnesium and silicates. As the impurities pile up from additions sodium metal, which in turn will be used to convert water to steam. Williams, night cook and baker, of sea water, the water will start to foam and spurt possibly causing The steam-will drive turbines to turn the submarine's propeller shafts. who saw to it that there was damage to machinery. Foaming will be noticed by a jumpy water level enough money in the fund to meet in the gauge glass. Remaining impurities will form a hard scale on the . 4" 4" 4" steel surfaces of the boiler and eventually lead to overheating of the Admiral Lord Nelson's famous signal, "England expects every man the crew's needs. metal, . to do his duty," flew In Trafalgar Square last week as officers and Williams is a Newark native, It's common practice for each watch to take a sample of boiler men of the Royal Navy gathered to honor the memory of those who being born in that New Jersey fought the battle in 1805 for which the square is named. In the battle. metropolis on September 16, 1914. water and of condensate leaving the condenser to test for presence Nelson routed the French and Spanish fleets and ended Napoleon's He joined the SIU in New York of saltwater. Modern plants are equipped with salinity indicators which hopes of invading England, on May 5, 1943 and lives with his give warning in the form of a bell ringing or a light flashing where salts are present in the feed and filter tank. That's because salt water family here in New York City, i 4is a better conducter than fresh water and will close an electric circuit There were 1,253 px'ivately-owned ships in service in the American 4 4 4 giving the warning system. merchant fleet at the end of September, according to the Maritime It's a common thing to get raves Administration, including 39 passenger-cargo vessels, 770 freighters Fresh Water Has Impurities and 444 tankers. The active Government fleet consisted of 198 ships, from SIU ships about the kind of Even fresh water contains impurities and some fresh water is very among them 18 passenger vessels, 177 freighters and three tankers. chow that the steward depart­ bad for boiler use as it will be so-called "hard" water that is full of Private lines acting as general agents for the Government operate ment is putting out. Stuff like that minerals. There are several boiler compounds and chemicals on the 110 ships. Almost 70,000 seamen are sailing in the merchant marine. comes in regularly from the good market that can be injected into the boilers to counteract the impuri­ feeders that Seafarers sail. But ties in the fresh water. The engineers will analyze the water every 44" 4* The Queen Elizabeth, world's largest passenger liner, arrived in New John Burke, steward of the Del day to find out what type of impurity is present and take appropriate York this week with a 20-foot dent in her starboard hull, 15 feet above Mundo got an even stronger vote action to treat it. the wateriine. The damage was inflicted at Cherbourg, France, when of thanks than most. The crew These water softeners operate in much the same way as those used the 83,673-gross-ton vessel grazed a concrete pier ... A 26-foot house­ thanked him for feeding, serving boat tied up in the East River this week completing a 3,600-mile voyage and keeping a clean ship. Speak­ by housewives in "hard water" areas so as to enable them to do their from the Mexican border that began on June 1. It is said to be the ing of the department they said laundry. They, usually involve a variety of chemical reactions which longest outboard engine voyage on record. "they are tops" and consequently tend to absorb or otherwise change the impurities in the water so that they do not tend to form damaging scale on the inside of boilers. all hands aboard are happy. 4 4 4' Usually too, the engineer will rid the boiler of a small amount Representatives of 14 nations met in London to discuss activation The best way to keep any crew of an international maritime body through addition of seven more happy is to feed them some good of water each day through the bottom blow-off valve, so that impuri­ ties which tend to collect in the boiler will in part be drained out. members to the group which already has ratified the convention of chow. the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO). The fresh water storage tanks themselves are sometimes subject to Burke started sailing with the Twenty-one members are required before the convention comes into SIU out of Mobile joining the SIU contamination. There have been instances where by accident sea force. Attending nations include Great Britain as host, and the United there in May, 1942. He's 31 years water has been admitted-to the tanks, or ships have left port to find States, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Burma, Canada, the Dominican old and a native of Alabama, who out a few days later that most of the tanks are empty. This ia.a Republic, Ireland, France, Greece, Haiti, Israel and the Netherlands. still lives in the Alabama port city. commoner Accident than might seem possible. Burly ACTION A Bargain^M A Bargain By Bernard Seaman �October 70, 1958 SEAFARERS LOG Pave ScTentcea NLRB Vote Begins In Atlantic Fleet (Continued from page 3) done a terrific job which guaran­ tees you an overwhelming SIU vic­ tory in Atlantic," the wire read. "The credit for this goes to eacn and every SIU supporter on all Atlantic ships and we congratulate you on a job well done." SIU organizers, who have been working steadily in Atlantic for the past 14-months, are still keep­ ing- the pressure on the companydominated Atlantic Maritime Em­ ployees Union. Pledges are still being received from men in the fleet as well as withdrawals from the company union. The key issues of tive Atlantic Refining Campaign have been from the beginning company domina­ tion of the AMEU, which is run by an attorney who has never had any connection with seafaring, in the traditional company union style. The lack of democracy in the company union, complete absence of job security and inferior take home pay have also been brought home with telling effect by both shoreside and shipboard organizers. MldTdopNeedfA delegation of Seafarers marches in the War Day Parade in New York City in 1942. Shown above is part of the contingent of SIU members who survived enemy torpedoes In the early days of the war. More Seafarers were to he added to their ranks in the war days which were stiii to come. SIU 15 Years Old November 1st (Continued from page 2) has brought in hundreds of new were started, marking the first time control of the NMU, was also anx­ ships and has not yet finished. In that many seamen had ever col­ the few years following the adoi> lected vacation money. A maternity ious to smash the young SIU. Today, the SIU is the recognized tion of this program over 60 com­ benefit of $200 was started. Men leader in the industry. It has its panies have been signed, including who are disabled now collect $25 own buildings in Boston, Norfolk, major outfits like Isthmian and per week. Those in the hospital collect $15 per week for as long as Tampa, Mobile, New Orleans and Cities Service. new headquarters in New York. Shortly after moving to the new they're hospitalized. A $2,500 death Work is now under way on a new headquarters two years ago, the benefit is now paid, and four $6,000 building in Baltimore. Its assets Union's Welfare Plan began ex­ scholarships are awarded each year are impressive, but only reflect the- panding, too. Vacation payments to Seafarers or their children. strength of the Union and its mem­ bership. LOG Began Overcoming heavy odds, the young SIU made progress in the Gulf and later all along the East Coast. Companies were signed. Strikes were won. In February, (Continued from page 3) said, "and such relationships be­ 1939, the SEAFARERS LOG began publication as a bi-weekly news­ Health Service hospitals, invest­ tween seamen's organizations are paper. A~ constitution was drafted ments by Aniei'ican shipowuei's in to be encouraged. We hope they and accepted by the membership. foreign-flag vessels, the activities will continue so that seamen every Shortly after the SIU came into of Panamanian and Liberian-flag where can benefit thereby." existence, the war broke out. The new Union met its obligations to ships, foreign shipowner attacks on provide men for its ships through the 50-50 law, and the prospects of the hiring hall, and fought Gov­ shipping in the post-Korean armis­ ernment attempts to pressure and tice period. Shore Leave Restrictions to control the Union and the sea­ men. Other items such as the restric­ In 1944, the Union, which origi­ tions imposed on seamen in for­ nally had headquarters at 2 Stone eign ports by the Armed Forces, Street, New York, moved to Wash­ have been suggested as proper such ington, DC. It then returned to a meeting. Stone Street, later moved to Summing it up for the A&G Dis­ Beaver Street, and then moved to trict, the new headquarters in Brooklyn. clared:Secretary-Treasurer Hall de­ (Continued from page 3) In each case, the move provided "Lundeberg's - approach to the modest warehouse of a few hun­ enlarged facilities and services for the membership as the Union grew. problem is a sound one, in that it dred square feet which the Sea Some 1,200 Seafarers lost their will promote a greater degree of Chest began with, and from the lives during the war. This included cooperation between non-Commu­ kind of storage space maintained a large number of the original nist maritime unions. It is the best by the average waterfront ship members, and the SIU pushed on \vay to handle seamen's problems chandler. Wide Selection with its comparatively new mem­ and matters affecting the industry. "Efforts such as these lead to bership. With plenty of space available, A far-reaching organizing pro­ the betterment of all seamen—re- the Sea Chest can stock the widest gram was launched, one that iardless of their affiliation," Hall possible selection of merchandise, with a full range of branded items in any one category. The largescale merchandising operation makes possible a low percentage mark-up and the low costs that are typical of SIU"^ slopchests. On the Calmar and Ore Line longshoremen have suffered long (Continued from page 2) ships, the skippers have held fast been victims of too many of these enough under the old ILA mob. against crew requests that SIU In every case where the men have sell-out contracts that the old ILA had a chance to vote in an honest slopchests be put aboard on a mob 'negotiated.' The law pro­ secret ballot, the men have voted competitive basis. The crews have hibits any negotiations to take overwhelmingly for the new AFL gained in one respect, since the private slopchest dealers supply­ place while ah NLRB election is union. pending." "The mob is afraid of a secret ing these ships have marked down "The AFL-ILA has the pledge NLRB election, conducted by the their prices considerably with con­ cards from the thousands of New Government. They know that they sequent saving for the crew. York longshoremen to prove that can't phony up the results of an Howeyer, most merchandise sup­ it represents the longshoremen, election like t|iat, and they also plied is sti^ of 'an inferior, noand the NLRB, election will prove know that the longshoremen will branded variety so that shopping that ;^e .Iphgshbremen want , the vote ov^-whblmingly in favor , of these slopchests remains' pretty hmbbi'bf.'8 blind- bpesatienr':-*« the^cliean AFL-ilA."^; Conference Of Sea Unions Is Proposed By Lundeberg Sea Chest Expanding Its Service AFL-ILA Organizing Drive Forging Ahead On Docks D • • a Q • • a • • • • a n • • • a • a • a a O a a a n a a • suits SftKRT COATS SMCKS TOPCCArs DRSSSSHC^ WORK SHOES VONGAS^SES KHAKI PANTS KHAKI SHIRTS eUlE WORKSHIRtS FRISKOOEEHS HICKORV SHIRTS C.PO. SHIRTS WHITE DRESS SHIRTS SPOPT SHIRTS PRESS BELTS KHAKI WEB BELTS TIES SWEATSHIRTS ATHLETIC SHIRTS T-SHIRTS SHORTS BRIEFS SWEATERS UXSGAGE WORK SOCKS DRESS SOCKS LEATHER JACKETS WRITINS RDRIR5LIO Sou'WESIERS RAIN SEAR ALLVOUR HEEPS CAN BE FILLED -FROM A SOU'WESTERTD AM ELECTRIC RAZOR . WHATEVER ybu Buy FROM THE SEA CHE©r/ you CAM BE SURE yDufeeOETTINS TDP QUAUTT SBAR AT SUBSTAN­ TIAL SAVlMeS. ^SeaCkesh UNlOH-OWNeOANO UMtON-OPERATCP... 4%>K -IHE BENEm OF nHE AAEMBERSHlP* �Psre Eirhteea SEAFARERS LOG Foul Ball Seaman Bats Himself Out Of Shipping League Lineup Seafarers have come across some foul balls in their time, writes Seafarer William J. Sniith, ship's delegate on the Shinnecock Bay (Veritas), but hardly one to match the troublemaker who shipped aboard the vessel's last trip to the Far East. The character, says Smith, was not a member of the Union, but was an inde­ mer's wishes to the contrary, the the rescue. The only trouble was, pendent foul ball who had captain ordered a boat lowered to there was no rescue to take place fouled himself out of a rival union search for this clown-gone-Flor- because the ace No. 1 foul ball by missing the brotherhood pitch. ence-Chadwick. channel swimmer was churning up The FWT in question, who the seas in another direction. To The Rescu^ •hipped out in an emergency to Smith and the Shinnecock Bay Down went the lifeboat into the crew thought they had heard the crew up the ship, didn't cause any glowing darkness. Commanded by last of their ship-jumper, but foul trouble until the the second mate, the would-be res­ balls always turn up, like collars ship reached Na- cuers had to pull hard to make any in the wintertime. When the ves­ goya, Japan, Af­ headway against the swirling seas. sel arrived at Otaru, three-andter getting gassed In addition to the lifeboat. Smith, one-half days later, the crew got up on saki and the chief mate and the steward word that the foul ball was found oriental spices, commandeered a liberty motor alive on the inside breakwater, a the foul ball be­ launch from ashore and searched bit water-logged but not much gan to compound for two hours to no avail. The more the worse for wear. He had the crime by channel swimmer, it appeared, had swum a distance of three-and-oneSmith taking weekend taken to the sub-marine life, for half miles to reach it. At last re­ port, the foul ball had been taken watches oif without as much as a he was nowhere to be seen. by your leave. He was amused by The Captain would not give up under observation at the nearby his own boldness and told a few so easily, however. After signal­ US Army hospital and declared of the Seafarers aboard the vessel ing for an hour and a half by sane. Seafarers aboard the Shin­ that they "ain't seen nothing yet" blinker light and ship's whistle, necock Bay found it hard to be­ in the way of fouling up. Smith the Japanese Coast Guard came to lieve. warned him off, but this nuisance from another maritime union took no heed of this smart pitch. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Takes To Sea When the ship reached Yoko­ hama, the foul ball pulled out all the stops and took the final cut at breaking the rules. As night had By M. Dwyer fallen and while the last of the deck cargo was being stored in the No. 2 hatch, all hands were startled to I've seen many sailors Does a job well done hear a splash coming from the From here to Japan, He doesn't intend general direction of the gangway. But none can compare To impress anyone. Racing over to the source of the With the merchant man. noise, the men peered into the So let them brag murky blackness and made out a They live fast and work hard These Navy boys. figure treading water in the chop­ This gallant crew, Some act as if they py seas. None better you'll find Still played with toys. "Grab hold of the life ring," went In all Timbuctu. up the shout from those on deck, The merchant man ivears but the clown in seaman's clothes Now take these sailors No fancy dress. tossed back a taunt in place of the With golden braid. And calls for no Uncji life ring and headed for the dis­ They'd never admit Napkins at mess. tant shore, about five or six miles To being afraid. from the vessel which was an­ He's rugged and steady chored outside the second break­ It's human to fear And straight down the line. water. Despite the channel swimAt certain times, Just give me a merchant man Anytime. But if you listen to them They'll hand you a line Yes, give me a Of how straight they stood Merchant man, anytime If a crewmember quits while Where the spray is thick While under fire. your ship is in port, delegates You'll almost feel And the sea's but brine. are asked to contact the hall Like shouting, "Liar." immediately for a replace­ Where the wind whips 'cross They talk of their ships The silent booms. ment. Fast action on your part So neat and trim. And threats of danger will keep all jobs aboard ship All painted and polished In the night air looms. filled at all times and elimiAnd rigged to the brim. hate the chance of your ship Oh, give me that hardy clan. But the merchant man The doughty merchant man. sailing shorthanded. The Merchant Seaman Oatober I*. IMS That the ciutom of "scaliHiic" was mainly acquired by Indians from the original white settlers? With the exception of a handful of tribes, this grisly business was started by white settlers who used the scalps as evidence to collect bounties (where these were of­ fered) or to show off as trophies. As early as 1725 the public treas­ ury of Massachusetts offered 100 pounds for any Indian scalp. This was a sizable amount of money in those days and many of the lowertype colonials began- to make a business of taking scalps, slaugh­ tering Indians in wholesale lots and showing no mercy to women or children. This legalized murder had become so widespread by 1750 that the Commonwealth reduced the bounty to 40 pounds, while stipulating that the scalps must be taken from males above 12 years old. X. t, i. That Seafarers in the Gulf area have all the advantages of SIU slopchest service that is offered In New York? Arrangements have been completed to supply ships sailing from Gulf ports with the same high quality, low price mer­ chandise now being sold on ships sailing out of New York. The Union is gradually expanding this service to all ports that SIU crews sail from. This service will help to keep the seaman from being vic­ timized by the unscrupulous ship chandler, and represents another area in which the Union protects Its memberi from thoio who would •xploit them. t » * That In a recent survey it was revealed that men gossip moro than women? "This Week" maga­ zine sent out reporters to bars, buses, bleachers, backyards and other spots conducive to gossiping. They found that women did gossip about sex, children, clothes and personal appearance, but that of their total conversation only 13 percent was actual gossip. Their husbands, on the other hand, sup­ posedly tight-lipped, devoted 17 percent of their chitchat to the same subject. In sterner times gossips were publicly silenced. Colonial Virginians, for instance, dunked their gossips in the James River. 4" t That the Klondike is not located In Alaska? The Klondike is ac­ tually located in the Canadian Yukon territory, south of the Klondike River. The most impor­ tant town in the area Is Dawson City, which most Americans be­ lieve to be an Alaskan city. The first gold in this area was discov­ ered on Bonanza Creek by Kate Carmack and two of her kinsmen, "Skookum Jim" and "Tagfish Charlie." Robert Henderson, known as "Klondike Bob," is often cred­ ited as the first to pan gold in the area. The Alaskan-Canadian boun­ dary was finally determined during the administration of Theodore Roosevelt. On Shore Leave In Germany Fill That Berth Seafarer Rags—Many A Slip 'Twixt The Cup And The Pic Seafarers Paoll Pringi, oiler, left, and Jo« McLaren, electrician, take time out for a little relaxation in Germany on shore leave from the Del Aires (Mississippi). Lady friends are local fraulelns joining in a toast of good cheer to the visiting Seafarers. ly f. R«y«s tu' • nil �Octdb^r 30, 1953 By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor For Its 65th anniversary of eamera manufacturing, the Eastman Kodak Company has introduced three new cameras with several new features. Each camera is aimed at a diiferent price and photographic level — the Brownie Holiday at $4.25 for beginners; the Bantam RF camera priced at $78.50, with flash and case for amateurs; the Chevron camera priced at $215 for professionals and advanced amateurs. (Through the Sea Chest, you can get a break on these prices.) The Bantam RF has a superimposed image type range-finder, a 50 mm Kodak Ektanon f-3.9 lens with click stop apertu(:e settings to f-22 and a flash 300 click stop shutter with speeds from 1/25 to 1/300 second and B. It takes 828 roll film,-making 8 exposures. The shutter is synchronized for both types of bulbs. It has automatic film stop, double exposure prevention and a release for 'intentional double ex­ posure. The viewfinder for eye level viewing i^ combined with the rangefinder. To simplify matters the Bantam RF has shutter and aperture setting scales marked with a red dot and red and black numbers. A red 1/50 second marking next to the red dot between f-5.6 and f-8 gives the correct exposure outdoors for an average subject in bright sunlight with Kodachrome film. A red reference mark &t f-11 indicates correct exposure under the same conditions for Kodacolor film. Outstanding feature of the Chevron 620 roll-film camera is tbe fast­ est between-the-lens-shutter available, the Kodak Synchro-Rapid 800. It has 10 shutter speeds from 1 to 1/800 second, and Bulb. It is syn­ chronized for both -class F and M bulbs and electronic flash at all speeds. The lens on the Chevron is the 78 mm Ektar f-3.5 lens. Other features are a split-field viewfinder-rangefinder with built-in eye piece suitable for use with glasses; built-in rangefinder pointer for centering on subject; lever-opferated film advance system; film type dial indicator; and automatic film stop and counter. The camera with an adapter can be used with 828 black and white or color films. The Brownie Holiday uses 127 roll film and produces 8 photos on a roll. The single action s'hutter gives an exposure of about 1/45 second. It Jias a relatively long basS eye-level viewfinder which makes for extreme accuracy in centering on subjects. Margins are clearly defined in viewing. Accessories available for the Holiday are a close-up at­ tachment, no. 13; Kodak cloud filter; and field case. Here are three good cameras to fit any Seafarer's pocket, ability and taste. SEAFARERS LOG Pare Nineteea - Seafdrer Reports Smooth Sailing Through Sea Of Books On Campus Riding up on the train from New York City to Ithaca, New York, where Cornell is located, writes Seafarer Ed Larkin, I was a bit leery and felt out of place with the thou= sands of students on the train. Freshmen took me for a professor when I was seen in the Club Car. However, I braved — it and continued on. After all seamen go to sofne unusual places and this was a challenge. ^ Arriving at the train station, vvc were met by a band and the offi­ cial welcoming committees. Five minutes later I was wearing, to my dismay, a freshman hat, a little red beanie with the class of '57 printed on it. During the evening, I was hounded by all sorts of ac­ tivities, freshman bon-fires, pa­ rades, dances, games, sports, and a mad life in general. Mistaken Identity My school gave a tea and lunch­ eon for the parents, students, and professors so they could get to­ gether and meet one another. Well by this time I unfortunately lost my frosh ha,t and was in a corner with some young gal telling a few sea stories, when a professor walked over and asked me if I Shown above is air view of portion of the campus of Cornell Uni­ thought that my daughter would versity .where Seafarer Ed Larkin is studying on a tuition scholar­ be happy here in Cornell. Need­ ship from the institution. Top left is view of part of Lake Cayuga, less to say, a crew cut, sport coat one of the Finger Lakes in New York State. and saddle shoes were in order for me the next day. union officials conduct evening age and experience. However, the week of filling but lectures; also' scheduled are a few The university has a co-op where mountains of questionnaires, regis­ men from Government such as one receives a 10% return on any­ tering, tests, exams, speeches, in­ Sen. Irving M. Ives who will speak thing that he may purchase from doctrinations and campaigning on the "Role of the US in the school books to spovt shirts. Beer ceased and hard work was the International Labor Organization." is sold in the local bars by the main topic. Since I was classified Then there are University lec­ pitcher, bus tickets by the discount as a Merchant Marine Veteran, it tures, which are conducted in and dates by the dutch treatment. made me exempt from ROTO and large auditoriums for the entire Laundromats, student dry clean­ physical training but the Navy population of 9,000 students. To ers and co-op restaurants are the flirted with me trying to woo my date we have had a Member of way of life up here. Then we have license into their clutches. Parliament from England and a the student employment agencies Informal Classes Professor of History from Colum­ that will find you a part-time job Classes have been very informal bia University, Messrs. Austin to fill that dent in the pocket. To up here. We wear anything we Alvu and Dr. Commager, respec­ get around room rent, many of the please, smoke anytime and call on tively. The many libraries up here, older students live in the local the professors whenever we feel to those of you who like books, firehouses in exchange for volun­ it is necessary. Every student is will be a sight to see. Books on teer fire duty. There it is com­ assigned one professor as a coun­ every subject imaginable, fi'om the fortable, pool tables and TV, but sellor, and he helps you get on "Construction of the Great Wall kind of distracting once in awhile. the track to settle down and will of China" to the latest doings of Just like our fire and boat drills. answer any of your questions. the "Fijis." Joins Club Carrying six courses subjects me Dates No Problem In the school of Industrial and to 18 hours a week of actual class­ Dating up here is no problem. Labor Relations there is an "Old room lectures and. discussion groups. I am allowed to miss three There are gals from every state in Man's Club" which I have been in­ hours from each, then after the union and every country in the vited to join. We meet every two that it is probably the Log Book. world. The average gal up here weeks and have the secretary re­ We also have the advantage of will go easy on your allowance and quest a professor to lead an infor­ going on local tours of varioust^ will spring back. For instance, 1 mal discussion group on trade am taking an ^unsuspecting young unionism, social security, organiz­ industries, mines, special field trips and numerous directors from damsel to hear the Boston Sym­ ing or labor relations. Most of the both industry and labor have phony Orchestra on Sunday, and, profs have accepted and the ses­ On his many trips to the Far East, Seafarer Evaristo Rosa snaps given us the opportunity in class in turn, she has invited me to the sions last until midnight. The SIU pictures of many activities. Here is one of the Yokohama market to discuss their problems and messhall at her dormitory for a is very much respected up here by place. plans. Occasionally, we had trade free supper. Of course there will the students and faculty. They think be a few thousand gals present to that we are tops, a bit rugged and make the desert go down that militant but nevertheless tops in much sweeter. A sailor on the honesty, democracy, planning and campus certainly has a good time welfare. In the class-rooms I have with the .gals. At last I have found seen many union and management Seafarers aboard the Steel lnventor (Isthmian) know what it means to be stranded on a a group that will believe my sea movies, and just as when I was in Here I am practically re­ Great Britain, I hope to show the desert island; stuck in the middle of a prairie, or holed-up^for the winter in a mountain stories. garded as a hero because of my gang up here the SIU movies. Seafarer Trips Shutter On Trips Crew At Sea Over Smokes Situation cabin, writes Seafarer Charles Bedell, all without proper provision for the days ahead. It all began peacefully enough with the ship leaving Cape Henry. It was not an unusual sight for Baltimore, and bound for Houston, half a dozen men to be seen in tlie Texas, There was no • foreboding wake of a seaman smoking a cigaof trouble, for the men were given ret in the hopes of getting one last a draw in port and all stocked up drag out of the dregs before it on cigarets, but not for the full went the way of all ash. Those ten-day trip. seamen who were farsighted , Meai^ures notwithstanding, the enough to provide-smokes for the supply of cigarets gave out and full trip were usually seen with a the ship took on the look of one bevy of sailors in tow, passing the great treasure cigaret around as caJjefully as if it were the last payoff. It was quite hunt for a butt. Casting aside an event aboard ship to find a butt pride in favor of more than fin inch long, calling for dire necessity,something of a celebration. Lengths the driven-to-the ofbigarets which often Were looked upon with disdain in the past, now wall seamen sniped at any were held in high fqvor by the al­ most tobacco-less crew. snipes that were left sn^oldering Tribal Smoke In ash trays. To­ Bedell bacco Road, they, About mid-way through the voy­ felt,' never like' tJlla. At least age some Seafarer struck upon the. it wbs bh land near that favorite _ idea ott a communal cigaret,vmuch fruit"" T "iw the order of the tribal pipe'of peace. Every available butt was stripped in a common pool, with burnt ends cast off until a respect­ able pile of tobacco built its way up from the messroom table. Add­ 1. What son of a former President was an unsuccessful candidate ing a piece of brown paper to the against California Governor Earl Warren, newly-appointed Supreme brown heap, a fe^ rapid twists Court Chief Justice? around the grains brought forth a 2. What former Ivy League coach and All American now have their cigaret measuring eight inches own television football commentaries? long. It was a happy crew that 3. Who was named non-playing captain of the United States Davis spent the next half hour passing Cup tennis team? the giant cigaret around to eager 4. Who pre-dated Mickey Spillane in the "hard-boiled" school of detective story writing? and waiting hands. However, the Seafarers were 5. Which of the following cities is located on the Japanese island of gayer still when the ship reached Hokkaido: Sapporu, Nagasaki, Darien, Otaru, Hakodate? Houston. Once on the heach they 6. Which branch of the Armed Forces has banned showings of movies headed for the nearest sign of "From Here to Eternity" and "The Moon Is Blue?" civilization, a cigaret vending ma­ 7. What United States Senator, who headed the Senate Subcommittee ' ' chine. Happy inde^ was the ciew on Maritime Affairs, recently died? which queued up in front of the 8. What former Brooklyn pitcher, how in the Army, was sorely missed cigaret dispenser, with quarter fpl- by the Dodgers in this World Series? lowing quarter down the ways and 9. What, former Secretary of State recently received the Woodrow whole cigarets, for; a change; issu­ Wilson award for outstanding service? 10. Who is PoUx Adler? . ing forth from the maw of the chanidSl 'vmdor;? ^ ••-'••Wj I �Pare Twenty ' -" SEAFARERS LOG ^Strange Things Are Happening' Aboard Waterman Ship At Sea wummrn Oetojber S0. l»5t By Spike Martin To nobody's particular surprise None of these was a mediocre' Cari "Bobo" Olson, the tattooed fighter, except Graziano. Some of man from Hawaii, beat a sound course^ like Robinson and LaMotta, tattoo of his own on the head and were really tops when theyJiad it. middle of Randy Turpin to win the A fight between Gavilan and Ol­ world's middleweight crown. The. son should be a .veiy interesting contest climaxed a dreary elimina­ affair, |irovided Gaviian is up to tion tournament which should scratch. He looked pretty sick his never have taken place because last time, out against an obscure Olson and Turpin were clearly the club fighter. Carmen Basllio. More class of the division long before of a line on his shape should come the whole thing started. when he meets Johnny Bratton for Now the question remains just the second time. how long Olson will keep his new­ If Gavilan is in good shape when ly-won title. Judging from past he meets Olson he is going ta history in the middleweight divi­ prove a hard one to shave. Olson sion it won't be a lengthy span. does his best fighting up in close. And the shadow of Kid Gavilan al­ He likes to snuggle his head in on ready looms up in Olson's path as the' other guy's chest and hook, a dangerous challenger. u^percut and club him from all Comin' And Goin' angles. Since the end of the war, mid­ A well-conditioned Gavilan is dleweight champions have been not likely to get pinned in a cor­ coming and going -like a Times ner like Turpin was. With his Square shuttle train.- Thpre' was speed and his solid footwork he Tony Zale, then Rocky Graziano, could back off Olson ail night and then Zale again, then Marcel Cer- drive him crazy with left hooks. dan, then Jake LaMotta, then Ray Where Olson might have an ad­ Robinson, Turpin, Robinson again vantage is in the fact that he's and now Olson. The average cham­ pressing ail the time. Gavilan's pion, it appears, didn't hold his habit of resting two minutes and title for more than a couple of fighting one minute of each round months. just won't do. He will have to That's understandable in a way keep moving and punching if he because the division, usually has wants to become champion No. 10 more class fighters than any other. in the post-war picture. Strange things happen on the .sea, but the strangest of all marine occurrences is when a bird, a seaman's best friend and a symbol of good luck since man first- started sailing, attacks a sailor. Just such an event took place aboard the Waterman's Yaka recently as re^ L_ ported by Seafarers aboard 4 the vessel. While the ship was cruising at sea on a clear night, mixed re­ ports assert, a marine flyer of un­ Oriental spices, wines and condiments flavoring his fare­ determined origin,, either an alba­ well, Seafarer Ernest H. Ibarra recently left Yokohama, tross or a gull, Japan, by air on a return trip to the States after getting off caused all the the Jean Lafitte (Water-.f excitement whicli man). Not, however, before she glides into her berth. A good set the ship reminiscing on his latest trip crew and a good ship, manned buzzing with to the Far East. noise and. set the by experts and led by a captain fur flying. It was "Say, boysan," said the Sea­ who goes to sleep wearing his cap just another rou­ farer in his reveries, "bring ihe a and gold braid. tine watch ac­ pencil and paper and another "Oh, there you are, boysan. What, cording to the re­ cocktail with a lot of ice and a no lemon! Well,. I shall have saki ports, with the slice of lemon. Just one more instead and a side order of octopus Lowe wind blowing for the road before heading home. tentacles. Hurry now, for the hour and the stars shining down on "1 can't help but stare out of is growing late and I must be off." Tom Lowe, AB, on the wheel. The the window as I sit here in the third mate was on the wing of the maritime club bridge and all seemed right with and look down the world. at the mysterious and fascinating Strange Sounds Just then, all Hades broke loose port of Yoko­ as the thij'd mate started flailing hama with its his arms madly through the air narrow streets Like the celebrated fictional and emitting strange sounds un­ decorated with character who jumped on his large China common to human and marine life. horse and rode madly off in Lowe, on the wheel, thought the lamps swinging all directions. Seafarer Lou Cirigmate had a bit too much sun dnd gently in the soft Ibarranano, now retired, finds his inter­ oriental breeze. was done in. directed toward many fields. Of course, the rumor ran the Rickshaws, pulled by their ener­ ests At the present time, Cirignano getic owners, race back and forth length of the ship that the mate is dh*ecting his efforts to the always seemed that way. The alle­ looking for a fare. The girls stroll separate fields of imder the cherry blossom trees in gation was not proven. business and mu­ As matters developed, the mate, their kimonos of Ibeautiful, rich sic. Enrolled as walking on the bridge, had inad­ colors, blending with their exotic a sophomore at perfumes. They are no less than vertently kicked the bird in the the Montclair the walking gardens of the East. part of his anatomy which ordin­ Teachers arily goes over the fence last. The "And over there to one side of State bird, irate over this kind of treat­ the vessel, covered with snow as a College, Upper Montclair, NJ, ment, took matters into its own queen is covered with ermine, is the on-again, offclaws, so to speak, and lashed out the girl friend of all the ships at the retreating mate. After about which drop their rusty anchors in again Seafarer is Cirlgnano the third dive-bombing attempt this port after a tired voyage. majoring in busiupon the mate's head, the battle Sweetheart to the ships and to the ness education drew to an end. The mate Seafarers who sail them is this while tootling the saxophone for emerged from the melee thorough­ stately Mount Fujiama, which wel­ his own and friends' pleasure. ly scratched but undaunted, while comes the sailors back from the Cirignano retired his book when the bird came up minus a head, Korea shuttle run to the shores he went back to school, but takes it out periodically each summer knocked galley west by a belaying of Japan. Three Seafarer crewmembers aboard the Greece Victory take time "Neither binoculars nor imagina­ to keep his hand in the trade, his pain in the hands of the startled foot on the sea and his pocket out from fishing in Greenland to pose for the photographer. They tion is needed to see the Jean La­ and defending mate. , are, left to right. Gamer, MM; Tonney, third cook, and Hail, MM. Which goes to prove that some fitte cuting through the waters, full of dough. Sailed With SIU birds belong on bridges and others her angry propeller slicing up the A vetet-an of merchant marine behind bars. surf and kicking back the wake as duty with the SIU before and after the war, Cirignano made two trips - y,-". W/ Vii last summer between classes. He signed on for a European run as The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, engine utility man and made the bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-known ports of Bremerhaven, Germany, cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, and Antwerp, Belgium, among his suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Solomon Harb's ports-of-call. It was old home week recipe for curried lamb. • for him, for he had been there Although Seafarer Solomon Harb has not set foot in his many times before aboard SlUnative Egypt in over ten years, his culinary preferences reflect^ contracted vessels. Returning to the US, Cirignano a middle eastern influence. He generally favors lamb over shipped out once again after a beef and delights in fixing short time, heading for the Gulf an SIU manned ship, joined the aboard a Cities Service scow. He shjsh. kebabs, stuffed grape Union and has been sailing SIU reported that the weather was leaves, baclawa and the like. since. " murderous," but the food aboard He concedes that crew preferences One of his favorite recipes is ship was delectable, making up in are often a restraining influence, that for iamb curry. To feed a part for'the hot and sunny south. but When practicing his art unfet­ crew of 38 you use the following Next year, Cirignano has plans tered he returns to the gastronomi- ingredients: eight pounds of lamb, of making a Mediterranean run. cal delights of the desert area. one-half head of celery, one .dozen He likes to. put a change of pace medium size onions, one head of His adventures in getting to the in his studies once in a while, mix­ United States and Into the SIU garlic, four apples, six peeled to­ ing classwork with world travel. make an interesting story in matoes, six carrots, one can of & themselves. One day in 1942 a green peas, four b'ayleaves, two friend importuned him into and one-half tablespoons of curry, going down to a Swedish freight­ and two tablespoons of fiour. er tied up in port at his native First, dice the lamb and blanch. city of Alexandria. The friend pro­ Then drain off water and wash in Seafarers sending ^telegrams posed that they both make a short cold water. Dice onions into quar­ or letters to the New York trip to Tripoli. Harb was unwill­ ters and add to iamK Add garlic headquarters dispatcher asking ing to make a trip, as he had a and allow to braise over a slow, to -be excused frbm attending good job as chef in a private club flame, phop up celeiy and carrots headquarters membership in Alexandria. He agreed,; how­ and add separately. Add tomatoes, meetings must include the regr ever, to go along with his friend bayleaves and salt and pepper to: istration number ' of their as interpreter. Once aboard ship, taste. Add watey to about one inch shipping card in the message. he reports, the gangway went up above Ingredients. Allow to sim-; From now on, if the-number and the ship sailed away with Harb mer for forty-five, minutes. Add is not included, the excuse can­ and his friend aboard. It was not curry and flour .aijd • stir to thicken.;-; not be accepted by the disuntil the ship reached St, Johns, Dice apples :an.ff a^. Cook for fif­ •patcher. Newfoundland, that he was able to teen minutes. The curried lamb is! get peid off. At j§VJ!?l^|k^^9ined •then iieady^fp- sexye^ s.,., f:.;- Seafarer Bids Ship Farewell Learns At Sea And In School Seafarer Trio Poses In Greenland m I £;*V oME COMPANIES ASK cmimws -0 SUSNMEDICAUREI-BA^ AfliHS WOFf. IP YPIAARP/N WCSTAS -0 YONR PHYSICAL cohtDmoMpoN'r Smi THe PtORM . PRCT$(yfYOV/i' IN CASE MAIA)" AND coPe Put Number On Meeting Excuses �'••t: -' r-.t 'OeM>«r'ld^ mt "• - ^ -"• ;••• ^ ICajpitaln W'oreem iBoRun To Leave. To the Editon There hash't beeh much going on In Pusan since I wrote, to you last, but the Seacliff pulled out last night with a bunch of mourn­ ful boys; they had to leave their brother and bosun behind because of a rlgged-up deal by the skipper, Captain Klngspolnt Bounty Metzger. No name Is available for this kind of character. He put pressure on the bosun; Jack Stough, so that he either had to get off or go to the Korean jail. He got off, as he has a fam­ ily in the States to feed. You can' bet your bottom dollar that' he Stough had aU of the SlU brothers' support In this forsaken port. Brothers who have been here are Frenchie Mlchelet, Kirk (Andy) Anderson, Joe Joe Stuart, McBrlde, the bosun of the Seacoral; McNeal, chief . cook on the Purplestar; Chuck Parady, Ray Queen and many others, a good many of whom I met for the first time. They all make me feel glad to have been an SIU man and to know that I will be one again. I've taken sev­ eral of them to my club for parties. This Is the only way that I can show my appreciation for what the fellows have done for me in this hellhole of a Korea, and I'm hoping to be able to do some more for them In the near future. Ships I've recently seen Include the Seamonltor, Seacoral, Seacliff, Purplestar, Citrus Packer, City of Alma, Keystone Mariner, Ocean Ulla and Choctaw. Jimmle James Ji J, J, LOGMsLikeA Letter From Home To the Editor: Today I had the good fortune to find an October 2 Issue of the LOG, and it was like sC letter from home. John Delllnger, who lives here In Kannapolls, NC, and is insured by my company, gets it regularly. To^y, on my collection route I asked* if I might borrow it. I've consumed it, even to the ships', minutes and am forwarding a request that It be sent to me Recently I was transferred here, and have handed my resignation in. I'm out of patience, mainly because the local scratch is antilabor from the word go. Today there's an article running down unions and I must admit they do write of some that the LOG men­ tion once In a while. But they're not just against the bad ones; they like to work a man 35 years and tap him on the shoulder with a simple, "We don't need you any more." One of my associates was a victim of that. It gets under my skin to see and come In contact with such practices, so please send me the LOG so I can keep my mind off it. Please say hello to all my old shipmates and to the fellows around the Baltimore hall. John Adams (Ed. note: The LOG will be sent to you regularly, as you re­ quested. ) Good..Union Men Are Aboard Ship To the Editor: In my opinion it sure makes a change when a couple of good, men come aboard a ship, especially Brothers Carl E. (Red) Glbbs and Charlie Kellogg. Since boarding this ship last trip in the port of ' Baltimore it has been a pleasure to sail with these good brothers. There has been such a change b>r having someone on a ship to take the lead itf affain^^hemeficial to mie Pa(« Twenty-«n« SEAFARERS tOG L E T T E R S young brothers who are just start­ ing out on Ore ships, especially since, it la hard to get any good bookmen aboard. Several joined this ship in Baltimore last trip, which is a good thing, in my esti­ mation. I have belonged to. the Train­ men for the' past 38 years and have been past president of Seaside Lodge No. 514 for 10 years. It sure is a big pleasure to have a man like Brothel' Gibbs address a meet­ ing aboard a vessel, pointing out various things that, are beneficial to everybody concerned. I hope in the future to have the opportunity to sail with a lot more good Union brothers who are a dredit to the Union and to the ship. Also on board are several more good Union men, like Murphy, the deck engi­ neer from Norfolk and one of f-he oldtimers. Joe Wqodfin 4" 4" 4" Navy Hardtimea Merchant Seamen To the Editor: I am enclosing my subscription blank for the LOG. The first thing I do when getting back from a trip is to try and hunt up all the back LOGS I can lay my hands on and read up on- everything that I've missed. If I have them sent to my home it will make things a lot easier. I am also enclosing some pic­ tures that I took on my last trip aboard the Robin Mowbray, around the world—^Yokohama, Inchon, Pu­ san, Madagascar, Beira, Lorenco Marques, Mozambique and Cape­ town. Looting on Comhusker We were in Pusan when the Comhusker went On the rocks.- One of the officers aboard our ship had a small runabout and outboard motor with him. He brought the captain, chief mate and chief en­ gineer aboard for dinner several times, and what they said about the alleged looting the Navy fellows did aboard the Comhusker, didn't sound too good for the Navy. The Navy port commander told our skipper to be careful of Koreans slipping aboard at night and steal­ ing our mooring lines. They even caught a Navy man stealing the few tools they had in the runabout when they went over to get the old man from the Com­ husker. Also, the Navy made it so mean, as far as shore leave went at Inchon, that, hardly anyone had a chance to get ashore there. It seems the Navy sure has it in for the merchant seamen. AU in all, we had a fine trip with a good bunch of SIU shipmates, and I am proud to be one of them. Jacob Malenke 4' 41 4 Thanhs SIU For Maternity Douyh To the Editor: Many thanks to the SIU for its generous gifts of a $25 war bond and $200 in cash as a matemity benefit, all for the birth of my son Miguel Reyes Maldonado. Thank you also for the letter to my son. You catt-never know how much happiness you have brought to us. I am indeed grateful to the SIU and its members for all of these benefits anS feel highly fortunate to havfe the privilege of being a member of this splendid organiza­ tion. •W^en my son grows up and can read this letter, I know he will feel proud that he is a part of the Sea­ farers as I am how. May the Hnion have continued success in the good work it is doing for us seamen and our families. My wife, Miguel and I again Join in saying many thanks. > '- Franli Maidta Sweil Crew On Steel Advocate To the Editor: I have been aboard the Steel Advocate as chief cook for the past four months, and have found one of the best crews in my 13 years of going to sea. A good crew can make a ship mn real smooth and take it from me, if any of you fellows ever ride a ship with a crew like ours you would never regret the day you threw in your shipping card. Our steward department is onq of the best I have ever worked with in my years of shipping with the SIU. We stayed in Djkarta for 14 days, where most of the boys hung out at the Radio Bar. While v;e were there a few other Isthmian ships came in, including the Steel Age, with Leon Odum and Louis Cruz, whom I was glad to see, and the Steel Seafarer, with Rico, Bobby, Bill and Freddie Aron. I hope that our Union will progress in years to come as we have in the past 17 years. I hope to see Marty, our old dispatcher, back in New York again, and best of luck to all the boys. I hope to see the big city some time soon, even though it isn't so badniere in Colombo, Ceylon, if you like these four-month trips. Joe E. Thomas iilSilliiiiiliBiiiiW that do not have the democratic and honest management that ours has. If the members of these unions were to read our consti­ tution, shipping rules and working agreements, they would be better informed to improve conditions m their industries. No Mail We haven't received any mail in over a month, due to sudden changes in our itinerary. Operat­ ing under MSTS orders has its drawbacks. The item most missed is our copies of the LOG. All of us are impatient to leam of our negotiating committee's results which, we are confident, will be advantageous. This is a good time to express our confidence in them. The crew of this ship presents a good example of SIU seamanship. It's one of the finest crews I've ever sailed with. Notable examples are Johnny Reilly, the steward, who deserves more praise than I can deliver. Through his efforts we have received fresh vegetables, milk, meats and jce cream in the Orient. Also, his menus show fine planning and variety. Most of us have added to our waistlines this trip. Backing up such a good stew­ ard is chief cook Henry Harz, an artist in the galley, and baker Mel Ketola. Clean Ship Now the trip is nearly ended. We return from Okinawa to a West Coast port, most likely Seattle, for a smooth four-and-a-half-month payoff. The only item that could afford much argument is whether or not we get any bonus for the time we spent in Haiphong, French Indo-China. I forgot to mention bosun Bob Eisengraeber, Chips L. B. Knicker­ bocker and the bosun's boys, who have also been doing a bang-up .job. This- is one of the bestlooking, cleanest Victorys on the seven seas, s J. T. Otto 4 Having a great time aboard the Steel Advoeate in the Far East are, left to right, Toben, Joe Thomas and Campfield. 4. 4 4 Good Steward Is Addiny Poundage To the Editor: We the crew of the North Platte Victory, would like to add our voice to the clamor of praRe no doubt evoked by the article in the Reader's Digest commending the SIU and our leader, Paul Hall. The benefits received by us as members and the improvements in maritime conditions brought about largely through the militant efforts of the SIU, are accepted by us as the normal course of events. Few of us realize that there are unions 4 4 Brother Sails In Blach Gang To the Editor: I am very much interested in the SEAFARERS LOG and the great volume of facts on labor that appear in each issue. I have been informed that you will mail me your paper if I write to your office. I have a brother who is a mem­ ber of your Union, and I have often heard him praise it, so I de­ cided to get your newspaper, after reading several copies. I believe my brother has been a member of your Union since 1939 or 1940; his name is James T. Lassiter and he sails in the e \gine department. Mrs. M. -C. Lassiter (Ed note: We have added your name to our mailing list; from now on you will receive a copy of the SEAFARERS LOG every two weeks, as published.) Taxi Service 'Round The Worid A Durban., So. Afirica, rickshaw driver, right, hustles for his next fare in front of a sign of western culture, a Woolworth store, while, at left a "taad'* ia Karachi, Pakistan, waits to make the long; voy­ age home. Left pic hy Kionmei,zi|^ by Rosa. I.... Old Pals Meet In New Orleans To the Editor: It seems as if " I will be an out­ patient for quite some time, ac­ cording to the doctors. I am still unfit for duty, back on main­ tenance and cure again. I have been in and out of the hospital for about four months, ever since I was pulled off the Golden City. The doctors say that the pleurisy tijat I contracted on my last Far East voyage will - eventually go away, but that there is no known cure. I see where Vic Miorana, Jr., is following in , his father's footsteps. Belly robber, jr., is on the Alcoa Clipper. After being away from New Orleans for quite some time; it was a pleasure to run across three oldtimers that I knew in my boyhood — all on the beach at the same time. These are Percy Boyer, Bob Bur­ ton and Moon Kouns. Some Koroiia other oldtimers that I met' in the hospital here in the Crescent City include Tedd Terrington, Red Cobb, A1 Sylera, Jack Bater, Glen Curl. Before closing I would like to ask all the brothers to get the ball rolling and write to Congress for enough money to keep the USPHS hospitals operating. Let's also ask our families and friends to write in before the next session of Con- gress. Spider Korolia 4 4 4 Company Warns ^ Ships^ Officers •f •'-.1.1• • 1 I ••wl "il To the Editor: ;3l Although I took out my retire­ ment card two years ago, I want to thank you for the LOG, because even though it is so long since I have been out it is great reading about the progress being made. Keep it up. During the summer of 1952 for about four months I was sailing on the Great Lakes while between shore jobs. Since we had just had a son, my wife didn't want me to go to the Coast. I only wish I could make you understand what it was like. Just to give you some idea, I went through two Pitts­ burgh Steamship Company ships in this time and after the last one my nerves were in such a condi­ tion that my wife said, "Next time, you go to the coast." All working conditions were so bad you wouldn't believe it. Dur­ ing this time the Pittsburgh fleet was voting on a union. I never hid the fact that I was a union man, and this didn't endear me to the company stiffs. The young, unli- . censed men used to ask me about the Union and, of course, being an SIU man before getting a license, I told them how it worked. No Union—Or Else On one of my last trips down to Lorrain, Potts, the company presi­ dent, came aboard and got the deck officers together, and then he came aft to talk to the. engineers. He informed the officers that if the crew voted for the union the company would hold the ship's officers responsible, and make the officers wish they were ashore, in­ asmuch as they didn't have a union to protect them. I am enclosing a change of ad­ dress for my LOG subscription. Also, since I have moved several times since taking out my retire­ ment card, I seem to have mis­ placed it, and would like to know how to get another copy of it. Robert B. Anderson (Ed. note: We have noted your I change of address and passed your inquiry about replacing your re­ tirement card to the proper depart- v. ment.) ...I - �Pagre Twenty-two SIU Wriier Sees NY Headqnarters To the Editor: In a recent issue of the LOG I wrote a letter concerning an in­ valuable book entitled "Ob! For the Life of a Stewardess," written by Rosalie Rodrigue, a retired bookmember of the SIU. Now, brothers, this former stew­ ardess has been in New York on business -and pleasure and during this time I escorted her to see our ball here in Brooklyn. She was amazed anc delighted to see all the modern conveniences and comfort we now enjoy. At the same time, she was very grateful to the officials Farrell for the courtesy shown her during this time. Would Return To Sea This author lost her husband and only son on an SIU ship during the war and, having great courage, followed the sea herself for many years to stave off the loneliness ashore. However, brother, she has now written a book chock-full of interest to the Seafarer and his friends and relatives. I'm sure you will be able to procure this book through our new ship's library project, to remind you of your travels in later years. During our talk Rosalie told me that she would be willing to return to the "salt" in any emergency in her capacity as a steward. She also had the highest praise for the delicious food and the good service in our cafeteria. Incidentally, I noticed in the last issue of the LOG that there were trucks for transportation to and from our ships in port. Would it be feasible to have one of these trucks pick up the brothers from the Institute in the morning, about nine, and return them after the last ship's call at four o'clock? Perhaps something along these lines could be worked out. Paddy Farrell Captain Hates OT And Draws .f- .. October SO, 195S SEAFARERS £ o C - L B T it B B S To the Editor: Before we on the General Patradio operator was untiring in his attempts to contact aid. In fact, ton left Stateside for our trip over to Korea, we had a change the whole crew cooperated. Sparks finally made contact with of captains, and the old captain To the Editor: I joined the SIU in 1938, but an MSTS hospital ship and a ren­ put out a $10 draw—^no more. in my experiences on ships before dezvous was made for the next Everybody was mad, for we had the Union was orgabized, the going day, to-transfer the wounded man. more coming, and some of us have We were .at the appointed spot 8 families to whom we wanted to was really rough. few minutes before the hospital send money. We worked like We had a nice trip over, and it ship. A very fine job of launching blazes all day the boat and rowing was done by only took us about 23 days. One long and then of the boys was the crew selected to take the in­ some. I remem­ sick going over, jured men over to" the hospital ber especially the and when we ship. A fine job of seamanship old Cities Service reached Pusan he was also displayed by the third tanker. Waterasked the new mate in handling the boat. The town. In those skipper for a transfer itself was accomplished in days there was hospital slip. The very heavy seas and the captain one man on Gibbs old man refused, did a fine job of maneuvering the watch and the saying, "We are rest on day work—chipping, paint­ ship. The men in the lifeboat had all going to see a terrible sea to battle all the way. ing and other general upkeep. the doctor to­ Yow There was coffeetime only if the The return trip was even worse morrow, for the bosun felt like "it and you workec and on reaching the ship's side it like all get out. Then he would took every knowledge of seaman­ company didn't give us our shots probably give you 10 minutes. ship to keep the lifeboat from cap­ before we left Stateside." From Pusan we went to Inchon But, of "course, that all depended sizing and throwing the men' into and one of the engine boys fell, the sea, with a possible loss of life. on the way he felt. or slipped and broke his wrist; he It was quite some time before I am the whip on the Oremar, as the boys on the old Calmar everyone reached the vessel's deck was sent to the hospital and then right. ship, Alamar called me. I was on safely. Seeing that the boat could was all Poor Mail Service the Alamar with Captain Nystrom not be secured so as to raise" it, We were in Inchon for a week the captain then sank the boat by who, in my opinion, was one of and during that tinw we asked the fairest men I have ever sailed pumping several shots into it. We of the Marven wish God­ the' old man to get us some stamps. under.' He was lost at sea during speed and good luck to our injured He just got a few, for he claimed the last world war. wiper, George Black, on his road that he could not get $20 worth, Food Is Better to recovery. We hope this will be as he wanted to, so he rationed Since I boarded this ship, I very soon as he is a fine Union then). He said that if we had any would like to point out a couple man. mail we wanted mailed,^ we could of things to the brothers. The give it to anyone going ashore— George Meltzer Ore ships are not so bad. They for. he himself was not going • , 4" 4» t> are feeding much better than they ashore again. The'MSTS gave us were two years ago, when I was very poor mail service. In fact, on one. The officers are much it was rotten. better to the crew, but there is To the Editor: Just as we were going into the still room for improvement. Mr. Just a few words to let you know harbor at Kunsan the old man Collins, the chief engineer, has how things are here on the Steel sent word down that there would improved, although he still keeps Rover. We read in the last issue be no draw, for there was no all the tools in his room or safe. of the LOG, on October 16, that agent in Kunsan. But after we got For example, when the deck engi­ this was supposed to be a swell in, he changed his mind and put neer wants an Alsmite fitting, he feeding ship, in an article writ­ one out. has to turn in the old one to get ten by the third cook, Lucos. We have a pretty poor steward a replacement for it, and then only Now, we of the entire deck depart­ aboard, and the crew was after if it leaks too badly. ment would sure like to disagree; him about the menus and the We have a good captain and in fact, we would like to say in the chow, so he promised to change chief mate also and according to LOG that she is a real bum feeder. and he did for a while, but then what the gang from^below Jells We hope that all is smooth at he drifted bapk into his old rou­ me, the first assistant is pretty headquarters. tine so we had to tell him about good. So, if any jobs on the Ore it again. Ame "Whitey" Larson ships come up on the board, don't After leaving Kunsan we went 4' 4 4^ be afraid to take them. Come on to Kure, Japan, for bunkers. We out and take a trip. had a night and a day ashore and Carl E. (Red) Gibbs were back in civilization, after our Korean run with all the restric­ 4" t "4 To the Editor: tions we had to put up with, . I wish to thank you for the won­ The old man is hell on oveN derful assistance your organization gave"^to me when I arrived in time. He. is cutting corners ev'e^; way he can, and trying to be A America on September 4. To the Editor: ! We signed • on the Marven in I have-acute neuritis and walk one-man crew. " C. A. Yow Philadelphia this past August 25th, with the aid of Crutches. When I 4 4 4 with as good a bunch of SIU men landed at Idlewild Airport in the as can be found anywhere. After terrible heat I felt that I would loading cargo for the Army with never manage to battle my way no time wasted, we left Philadel­ through the crowds. You cannot imagine how wonderful it was To the Editor: phia on the 26th. / After a pleasant and somewhat when your welfare representative I have been active in the SIU hot voyage to Panama, we passed met me and took control of the since 1946, and have sailed with through the locks and so into situation from that point on. He most of our contracted companies. the Pacific. We was most kind, considerate and At present I am aboard the Steel stopped briefly helpful. Worker bound for the Persian I would like everyone in the Gulf. I would like to state my at Pedro for bunkers and Union to know how much I appre­ views on our v\rorking agreement, stores and a look ciate your thoughtful service.* I which, I think, is the pacemaker to see the to^n. have asked my husband to forward for the maritime, industry. After stretching this letter to you. However, to make for better la­ Mary Gontarski our legs and re­ bor relations and to. facilitate the trieving a couple work of the men l^ound by this ,44 4 of guys from the agreement, I would like to see clarlocal gendarmes, iifications written into the present Meltzer agreement since, as it sCaqds now, we continued on our way with a full crew. the agreement sometimes can be To the Editor: Wiper Hurt , The relatives of the late Warner misconstrued, with resulting dis­ On Tuesday, September 15 we W. Allred, my brother, wish to sension and misunderstanding. John'Bowdeii left Pedro and on Thurs(jay one of thank ^he SHJ for all the kind­ the wipers, George Black, had' an nesses shown Mr. Allred during $ "4 $ . unfortunate accident. It would his 18-month confinement-to bed in have been much more, serious if ijt the USPHS hospital in Savbimah, hadn't been for Captain and Mrs. Ga. , Brennan. Mrs. ,Brennah is signed The SIU office of Savannah was To the Editor: on aijticles as nurse and she gave cooperative and helpful at all I would like to take .this oppor­ unstintingly of her time and, en­ times. The, doctors, nurses and tunity to thank Mr. Bill Fredericks ergy to the injured man's care; orderlies at the hospital were un­ and the men of the New" Orleans She sat up most of the night tak­ tiring in their efforts to ease Mr. hall for the blood they donated for • ing care of- him and Captain Bren­ Alfred's pain and make him happy. me recently. I am proud that my nan immediately radioed for aid They were lovely to him at all husband, belongs to such a wondeirwhen he was told of the serious­ times./ f\il prganization, \ ness of the man^s injuries. The /J Mrs. C. SU Pittman noise that he finally put one out, and said that was all. We stayed there eight days but no more money. All in all we have a good crew on here, and the night cook and baker, Fred Lanierr-has kept them happy with his good Old southern home baking. He has done a very good Job. The chief cook was laid up for ten days and Lanier took over his duties too, and also did a fine job. Other than the old man, it has been a nice trip. One more word to the brothers of the sea: If you happen to go aboard a ship and the captain is named Hanke, and if he is wearing a pair of khakis that have never been washed, my advice is to call the Union right away and come to some understanding before you leave the States. Clyde Laseter $• $> Coe Crew Tops To Liverpool Man To the Editor: Just a few lines to let you know how happy I was this week to meet Luis A. Ramirez, here for his third visit to England this year. What made me even happier was that he handed me some back numbers of your paper, and I was surprised to find pictures taken by Luis in one of them, of some of my old friends on the Coe Victory. Incidentally, of all of the SIU crews who have been here, that was the one I'll never forget. It was the bdst crew to hit this port that I know about and I should know, for I make my living selling papers on the waterfront here in Liver­ pool, and don't miss visiting very many US ships that dock here. Pic on Ship Luis took my picture aboard the Northwestern Victory this time, and I sure would like to have the paper if he manages to get it printed, as he told me he was going to try. If it is not too much to ask, I would like to have you send me the paper, I don't know when I'll be able to send you a donation in return, but I'll ask Luis to do so for me, for -when he's in England, I'm his boy. Ramirez is very well liked here by many of the working people. We all love to read his writing and we like him more when we meet him in person, for he is a man who mingles with everyone'with no air of superiority, although this is ex­ pected from people who have their names-in print so often. John Kelly (Ed note: We have^ddded your name to our subscription list; the LOG will be sent regularly every two weeks as issued.) To the Editor: As deck delegate I thought I would write a line or two-about the General Patton. Most of us caught it in Savannah on the 7th of July and went from there to Portland, Me., to load grain. From there the trouble started. We got a new captain named Hanke, and what a captain he is. He doesn't believe there is such a thing as overtime. He has -dis­ rupted a lot of the OT in all three" departments—overtime that we all know is good—and has even called some of the guys up and tried to get them to scratch it off, but we ^ 4- • 4" just told him we will let the Union straighten it out. This captain also doesn't believe In putting out a draw. We stopped off in Pedro for bunkers, and To the Editor: after 21 days at sea he got bigA friend of mine, a former sea­ hearted and put out a $10 draw. man, would greatly appreciate hav­ Then we went from Pedro to ing the SEAFARERS LOG mailed Pusan, Korea—23 days. When we to his address in Mainland. Due to got there we were restricted to his present confinement he has no ship becahse we hadn't gotten our way of keeping track of old friends shots in the States. After three except through a first-class sea­ hours, Captcpn Hanke took us to man's paper. the Army base, about two miles On the Atlantic Importer we re­ away, and we got shots, but since we still had no passes we had to go ceive quite a few copies of the at every port. We look for­ right back to the ship and mess LOG ward to getting our copies and they around for about three or four are read before the day is hours more before we got passes ov^,well It is needless to compliment —with a $10 draw. yofrbn such a grand layout of news jEight Days, One Draw as your paper is a testimonial to We stayed in Pusan for two days the fine work you are doing. ^ then went to Inchon with another I thank you for your kind atten­ $10 draw. We wer^ther'e for eight days and then went to Kunsan. On tion and expenditure of effort re­ arrival In Kunsan the captain put garding my request. Raoul Cabrera a notice on the bulletin board stat­ (Ed. note: The LOG will be ing that there Wasn't any agent there and that there would be no sent regularly to your friend, as ' draw. However, we raised isp much you asked.) . LOG Well Head On AHCO Ships Pdtton^s Captain Hoards Stamps Sees Ore Ships Much Improved Hover Food Haves Not Unanimous Gives Thanks To Union For Aid All Hands Help injured Member Wants Agreement To He Clarified Thank Union For Its Helpfulness Thanks Hrothers Who Gave Blood i'vV'.V �•- October »9, i95t V • ;-''^ .V:-'t. ^..;V••v• •!; ^•'f^' •' ^-. SEAFAkERS ton •;?•:" w'.lift >••-•: Pafe Twentr-threo Is Fishing Industry Due For A Revolution? ^ more and more people populate this earth of ours, and must be fed, new techno-1logical advances come along to try to take up the,slack, and sometimes these new methods or inventions can cause a major revolution within a given industry. Many sources feel that the-* great fishing industry of our plant for processing and canning me suggest that if only 10 fish, nation faces the possibility of the fish, for extracting plankton weighing a pound each, arc cap­ « major, revolution within the from sea water, snd perhaps a tured per second, we would take in years to come—a revolution so plant for extracting minerals from 432 tons of fish in a 24-hour day." great that it may do away with sea water, including the small Big Strides the need for the key figure In the amounts of gold contained by the While there have been big industry today—^the fisherman. sea. strides made in some of the meth­ A battery of colored lights would It may sound strange to talk about a fishing industry without run all around the edge of the ods of netting fish, particularly by fishermen, but that's just what a funnel to attract the fish to it. A the trawlers and draggers, for the man named Hugo Gernsback is do­ strong suction pump would con­ most part the fishing industry is ing these days. He claims to have tinually suck water through the stUl using methods that, in some an invention that would do away funnel, through the pipeline and to cases, are as much as thousands of with the commercial fisherman, the plant on shore. As it sucked years old. For that matter, even and says it operates on the idea in the water, it would also. Gems- the method of netting fish is of bringing the fish to the process­ back says, suck in the fish swim­ something that was used long be­ fore the fall of the Roman Empire, ing plant instead of having the ming near the lights. The fish, along with the water, and long before the birth of Christ, men go out to where the fish are. Fishing has always been one of And Gernsback has so much faith would be sucked through the pipe­ in his idea that he has patents line, and then at the plant, the the occupations that have beck­ fish would be mechanically taken oned to men who lived near vjater, pending on the entire operation. and it has always been a means of out of the water. Suck In Fish This method is Gemsback's way providing food for the human race, Basically, the idea is to suck in of suggesting a complete revolu­ no matter how primitive the soci­ the fish mechanically and then tion in the fishing industry. How­ ety might have been. pump them into the processing ever, sources within the fishing Spears are no longer used, for station. According to Gemsback's industry itself are quick to point catching fish, except by the sport idea, a large pipeline would be laid out that this is "just an idea. It fisherman, but the hook and line out from the coast about 10 to 25 may work, and it may not, but and the net are still the major miles, and this line would end in right now it's just an idea." methods of, supplying fish to the world. a large steel funnel that would 'Weaknesses' have its open end a short distance One fisherman put it aptly when Professional fishermen are quick below the surface. to point out what they consider to he said, "There may be new meth­ On the shoreside end of Gems- be one weakness in Gernsbaojc's- ods of catching fish, but I don't back's pipeline would be a large idea, and that is that, "you don't think things are going to change always find fish in one spot. That for a long time, and until they do, funnel might never suck in any I'll be out there going to where fish, and then, too, even if there the fish are, and bringing them are fish in that area, it may clean back." them out, and no more fish might For obvious reasons the LOG enter the area, and a pipeline like cannot print any letter or that costs a lot of money." other communications sent in Another fisherman had pretty by Seafarers unless the author much^ the same observation when signs his name. Unsigned, he said, "The only way we get fish anonymous letters will only is by following them and going to wind up in the waste-basket. the places where they are feeding. If circumstances; justify, the They are always moving. If we LOG will withhold a signature fished in one spot all the time, the on request, but if you want it way this funnel would have to, printed in the LOG, put your we'd never get enouglr fish." name on it. Gernsback, In a copyrighted ar­ ticle describing his idea, says, "Let Sign "Same On liOG Wjetters m Tuna fishermen, using the line and hook method, hit Into a school of tuna.. These men range out from the West Coast In the tuna clippers to foUow the schools of fish as they travel. ^ ='*'1 i The work of the girls in the cannerfes, such as these SIU cannery workers on the West Coast, pres^ably would be the same under the proposed new system, since the fish would be taken out of the water mechanically and then piped right Into ttie cannery. Even sport flsfitng, such as^ia In the surf, may be out if the suggOsted giant sUotldn lines suck in all the fltii la the area. This pretty Fompaho was taken on a light line at Bermuda. SIU fisherman Ton Johnson looks pver a couple of oysters that he got the usual way, by going to where the oystera ere and digging them up by hand, wHh a long-handled rake that was designed for the operation. Men have taken oysters this way for generations. ••m �SEAFARERS Pafe Twentr-four <iet«w sty list L0G ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS... HASTINGS IWATERMAN), Jon* SI — placed In the pantry. AH requested re Chairman, NIckle; Secretary, Berry. pairs wili be made during the voyage and Union will be notified about the man who Jumped ship seve^a^ hours before sail Ing when the Union hall was not open Patrolman will be asked about getting fresh milk in Puerto Rico. Discussion was held on getting fresh fruit in sea­ son. There is a shortage of towels; steward is to requisition more linen. Patrolman will be asked about innerspring mattresses for all crewmembers. July 12—-Chairman, NIckle; Secretary R. Perry. Ray Brown was elected ship's delegate. Laundry and washing machine should be kept clean. Motion was passed to donate 50c to the ship's fund. Chief steward will take care of this. August 30—Chairman, W. L. Hammock; Secretary, Ray Brown. ' Matches and cigarette butts should not be put in the coffee cups. Ship's fund. $17, will be put in the ship's safe. Ship's delegate will speak to tlie company and the patrol man about getting new innerspring mat tresses for aU hands. ^C\ In San Francisco. New mattresses will come aboard in San Francisco. July 7—Chairman, John Fisher; Secre­ tary, JImmIe D. Coker. John Fisher was elected ship's delegate; William Welcher was elected engine delegate. All hands will help keep the mcssroom clean at all times. Shelves will be built in the library. Each department will help paint the library. Washing machine will be MADAKET (Waterman), July U — Chairman, B. Prevas; Secretary, A. M Branconl. There is $30.15 in the ship's fund; A. M. Branconi is ship's treasurer. After repairing the phonograph there is a b.nlance of $27.15. B. Prevas was eleeted ship's delegate. Heads back aft are in bad shape. Washing machine is to be repaired. September 13—Chairman, P. C. Adklns; Secretary, M. Oschltzkl. There is a bal anee of $27.15 in the ship's fund. Four men missed ship and two rejoined. The other two will be reported to the patrol­ man. Engineers are not cooperating on repairing heads. Extra linen is to be turned in to the steward for inventory. There is no sanitary equipment for deck and engine departments. Washin.g ma­ chine motor is burned out and will be repaired. Donations for the ship's fund will be accepted by the ship's delegate. ^VaU'ShaherR^ Have iVo OK The membership is" again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds' on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot CAMAS MEADOWS (US Petroleum) August 30—Chairman, Paul Arthefcr; Secretary, Pefer Patrick. One man has been creating dicsension in his department. He refuses to obey direct orders, disobeys order. This man should be taken off the ship. Suggestion was made that a crewmember who speaks fluent June 7—Chairman, Groseclose; Secretary Italian should check in Naples where the RUEENSTON HEIOHTS (Saatrade), Oc­ Salas. .Washing machine should be captain can obtain US currency for tober 5—Chairman, E. Dakin; Secretary, S. turned off after use. Men should be draws. Cieslak. Motion was passed to buy a properly dressed in the messhaU. Wash­ timer for the washing- machine. Tenderer ing machine should be cleaned after use. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), September stdaks are wanted. Cctobar 6—Chairman, R. Groseclose; 4—Chairman, M. Keeffer; Secretary, Secretary, J. A. Massicot. Slopchest Frank Pascuccl. Burner tips in the fire STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), Septem­ prices will be checked. Disputed OT and room are not in good order. Patrolman ber 5—Chairman, Jack Procell; Secretary repair list will be taken care of by the will see the chief engineer about this. E. Hughart. Brother Tampal was elected agent. Innerspring mattresses will be treasurer; there is a balance of $23.50. instaUed in the ship's hospital instead of Eggs are going bad: steward will order donkey food. Piastic agitator should be fresh ones in New Orleans. A few replaced by an aluminum one. Agent or additions will be made to the "repair list. patrolman should speak to the captain Discussion was. held on buying ball regarding his attitude toward sick men. equipment or a record player out of the Agent should check on medical supplies. ship's fund. List for cleaning the laundry and recreation room wiil be TAINARON (Actium). October 4—Chair­ made up. man, Edward Mooney; Secretary, WJIIIam Captain ordered ail brothers to stay off October 4—Chairman, Jack Procell; Oswinkle. A letter was sent to head­ the deck going up the river to Saigon, Secretary, Chester Hughart. Repairs regarding the wiper who- paid for one unfortunate brother was shot were not aii taken care of—especiaUy quarters in St. Thomas. Vote of thanks went aboard this vessel on July 22nd. Ship's fans and vents for heads and showers. off to the steward for a Job weU delegate gave a word of thanks to the Brother Hughart was elected ship's dele­ done, although department one man short. All linen men who were on the gangways for they gate. Laundry has not been kept too is to be turned in before the payoff. did a wonderful Job of keeping unau- clean. AU were asked to cooperate and thorUed persons out of the passageways. clean the laundry after washing. Stew­ ALAMAR (Calmar), October 4—Chair­ Shower water was too- hot in the tropics. ard is to put out a little more night Chief mate in Singapore was asked by lunch. Vote of confidence went to the man, Thurston Lewis; Secretary, Jehn A. the ship's delegate to get a launch for steward department for doing a fine Sullivan. Charles Taylor was elected steward department members. He said job so far. Laundry is to be kept ship's delegate by acclamation. One man that the schedule could not be changed locked in port. There is a limited sup-' missed ship. AU men are to be properly so six members of this department paid ply of cigarettes aboard. There is a bal­ dressed in the messroom at all times. their own way back to the ship. ance of $11.50 in the ship's fund. BaU BINGHAMTON VICTORY (Bull), Sep­ equipment was purchased. CAMP NAMANU (US Petroleum), Sep­ tember 27—Chairman, Daniel Gemerner; tember e—Chairman, Alex James; Secre­ LONE JACK (Cities Sarvlcs), October Secretary, Robert Penman. Captain wiU tary, ne name. Awnings were promised 7—Chairman, R. Davis; Secretary, D. be contacted about cleaning toilets, messfor the next trip. Water tanks will be Fisher. AU repairs possible wiU be rooms, alleyways and rooms. One man cleaned and repairs taken care of. One done before arrival in port. Malcolm missed ship in Newark; one man was man missed ship, one man went to the Launey was elected ship's treasurer; hospitalized in St. Johns. Newfoundland. hospital and one replacement came $35.45 in the ship's fund was turned over Letter wUl be written to the Department aboard. Broken tanks should be brought to him. Coffee cups should be returnecT of Health, Education and Welfare pro­ to the linen room. Magazines should be to the messroom. Repairs needed on testing efforts to close the marine hos­ returned to the recreation room. Rec­ wiper's foc'sle door, washing machine pitals. New wringer is needed for the ommendation was made that aU ships, parts, painting of deck department washing machine. Toilets in fantail will particularly tankers, provide men with heads and showers, doors, were discussed. be used by the longshoremen. Steward flashlights for emergency use. Radio in the recreation room needs a department was complimented by vaiivolume tube and this should be pur­ ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), September IS chased from the ship's fnud. fi —Chairman, S, Manclna; Secretary, L. P. Hagi.isnn. One man missed the ship In OREMAR (Ore), September 24—Chair­ New Jersey. Repairing of the port pas­ man, Carl B. Cibbs; Secretary, Arthur E. sageway main will be referred to the Sanders. Arthur E. Sanders was elected patrolman. Officers, especially the en­ ship's delegate by acclamation. Discus­ gineers. will be asked to clean the wash­ sion was held on the SlU seachest. ing machine and tub after using It. October 4—Chairman, Carl E, Clbbs; Linen locker door should be repaired. Secretary, Arthur E. Sanders. Gear of ous brothers for good food and baking. Door leading from the recreation room the man who missed ship in Baltimore to the passageway should be kept closed, was Usted. Incidental repairs were taken ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa) September « as the noise disturbs the cooks when they care of. More cooperation is needed in —Chairman, Robert D. Schwors; Secre­ are resting. The deck gang should be keeping the recereation room clean. Each tary, C. H. Coker. There is $10.64 on ready to turn to when securing the ship man wlU donate not more than $1 at the hand; New victrola needle will be bought. for sea. and not let the responsibility payoff. A vote of Ship's delegate wUl see the New pUlows are needed. rest on a few men. Each delegate should patrolman about work done without OT thanks went to the steward department make out a repair list for the department and about clarification on gome work. and to the baker for the hot bre^d and heads, so that all repairs can be taken Washing machine should be kept clean good service. Men getting off should care of at sea. and not overloaded. ' Recreation room clean quarters before leaving and turn in keys. , night pantry should be kept clean. WESTERN TRADER (Western Navlge- and October 4—Chairman, E. A. Grady; Steward invited suggestions on food and •len), August 7—Chairman, W. Melton; menus and said that there was no Secretary, Robert D. Schwartz. Motion Secretary, O. P. Oakley. Price list of the pastry at coffee time anl little ham be­ was passed to paint out the galley and slopchest will be forwarded to the Sea cause the stores put aboard by the port haye the ship sprayed for roaches. Crew Chest for them to check and approve. steward are inadequate. Vote of thanks gave a vote of thanks to the Union for Everyone is to stop running to the ship's went to the- steward department for serv­ the ship's library. Brother Trawick was delegate with petty beefs. Go to depart­ ice and effort. asked to look after the records in port. ment delegates. Men should cooperate In There is a balance of $10.64 in the ship's keeping toilets and showers clean. Every­ MAE (Bull), October 4—Chairman, E. 6. treasury. one should take care of soap and Juice. Teskc; Secretary, E. Jamison. There is No date—Chairman, D. W. Trawick; $22.05 in the ship's fund. Engine room Secretary, D. B. Jordan. There have been POTRERO HILLS (Mar-Trade), Septem' drfors will be kept open. Letter wiU be too many cold suppers in port and no ber 15—Chairman, J. Van Dyk; Secre­ sent to the patrolman about getting a cold juices when listed on the menu, or tary, J. D. Warmack. Two men misted new coffee urn when the ship -reaches hot milk for dinner. Ship's delegate wili ship in Yokohama. This was referred to see the agent about shore gang eating headquarters. Company will be asked If during the crew's regular meal hours. replacements can be obtained In Japan. GaUey should be painted out. Trash should not be thrown on the messhall deck. More cups are needed. HEY WOOD BROUN (Victory), October ROBIN HOOD (Seas Shipping), August 1*—Chairman, Louis D. Cuellnltz; Sec­ retary, Edward F. Leahy. Motion was passed to clean and paint the hospital room and steward department rooms and showers. Motion was passed to strike the notation from the last ship's minute* about charges against one man. His work has become very good. Meeting wili be held in the messhall before the payoff to confer with the patrolman on beefs. CUBORR (Ore), September 13—Chair­ man, not listed; Secretary, Chuck Hostet- tsr. One man missed ship in Sparrows Eoint. Men are trying to get a slopchest from the Sea Chest but the captain re­ fuses to have one. All brothers are to refuse to deal with the captain and hi* slopche;. and only buy cigarettes. George Mattair was elected ship's delegate. Bet­ ter food should be obtained. MOTHER (Eagle Ocean), June 3»—Chair­ man; H. O. Mesford; Secretary, JImmIe D. Coker. Refrigerator bell will be re­ paired and crew's quarters painted out. All fans win be repaired when necessary, and fans will be placed in the recreation room and the messhall. Galley and pan­ try sinks will be repaired. H. O. Mesford was elected ship's delegate. Repair list wiU be given to the ship's delegate be­ fore arrival in San Frahclsco. Each man will donate $1 to buy magazines and an Ironing ^flL, Used cup|, gbould be 4—Chairman, D. Ramsey; Secretary, E. Baltimore. Steward's requisition was cut down by the port steward; parolman will be notified. Passageways and crew quar­ ters will be painted. Garbage cans with lids are needed for the gaUey. E. Tesko was elected ship's delegate. FAIRPORT (Waterman), Septembar 27 —Chairman, T. M. Hankie; Secretary, W. E. Morse. One man paid off in Miami and one in Jacksonville. One man should be brought up on charges. Slopchest should be checked by the ship's delegate before the ship sails. GATEWAY CITY (Waterman), Septem­ ber 4—Chairman, Bob White; Secretary) Frank Monte. One man missed ship at Moji. Motion was passed to have the water situation investigated in Korea and see if more water can be prepared. Re­ frigerators and ice machine should be repaired before the ship saUs; dry stores should be painted. Day men's room should be turned into a hospital and the hospital into the day men's room. Un­ safe launch service in Korea should be tovestigated, as well as mail service. Fireman and delegate should discuss overtime beef with the patrolman; pa­ trolman should Investigate the engineers' attitude to the men under them. WILLIAM R. DOWLING (State, ,fuel),. V ; . . . ia - .SA,,*,#;*'* a ... "- W. Auer. Most repairs were done, ex­ cept for those that must be done in the shipyard. Rooms should be cleaned be­ fore arrival in port, and repair list com­ pleted; New washing machine will be ordered. Mushroom ventilators will be repaired; four new fans are needed. A vote of thanks went to the steward de­ partment for work weU done. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian). October 5— Chairman, Francisco J. Natole; Secretary, James M. Baxter. One replacement came aboard in New Orleans. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for ex­ cellent performance of their duties to crewmembers. Garbage should not be dumped around midship housing, but from the stern. Repair lists should be made up before the ship arrives at Hawaii, so prompt action can Be taken. Steward department delegate volunteered to contact the Honolulu newspaper office library to find out the names and ad­ dresses of congressmen. FAIRPORT (Waterman), August 3t— Chairman, Charles T. Scott; Secretary, W. E. Morse. Men should change their linen promptly on linen day and turn over used linen to the steward. Without this cooperation laundry caniiot be counted and bagged and sent ashore to the laundry, and there cannot be clean laundry. No favoritism should be shown hpjfld to take care of this promptly. All hands should donate money to buy an auto­ matic timer for the washing machine, so the motor is not burned up. Machine should be turned off after use and should not be over-loaded. September 4—Chairmen, T. M. Hen'kle; Secretary, W. E. Morse. Curry was elected ship's delegate. Cook's room should be rearranged and innerspring mattresses should be obtained for bosun and deck maintenance rooms. This will be taken up with the patrolman in Balti­ more. Cups, glasses, etc. should be re­ turned to the pantry after use. STEELORE (Ore), September 27—Chair­ man, Albert Schwartz; Secretary, Ken­ neth McLeob. Bucket used for cold drinks had been used for sougee work. Steward hotly denied charge that dish towels were formerly used on saloon tables. Steward was told not to use the bucket again for cold drinks. There was a shortage of fresh milk on sailing day. Steward was told there should be 40 gallons aboard. STEEL ADMIRAL "(Isthmian), October 4—^Chairman, A. Rivera; Secretary, C. Hartmsn. After seeing the chief engi­ neer the water tanks were cleaned. Ship's delegate wiU take care of the ship's fund and make collections. There is a balance of $69.32. DEL VALLE (Mississippi), September 27—Chairman, Henry J. Principe; Secre­ tary, Ramon Irlzarry. Henry J. Principe was elected ship's delegate by acclama­ tion. Previous voyage^ repair list will be posted. Each man. should clean water from the passageway after using the washing machine, sines man who is on sanitary duty must bail water every day; there is a leak in the washing machine and no proper drainage for water.' Ma­ chine should also be turned off after use. Messroom 'and pantry should be kept clean at all times. Library should be kept locked in port. Discussion was held on closing the USPHS hospitals; each man should write a letter to his congressman. Repair' list wiU be made out so it can be mailed-in from South America, so that when the ship reaches the states, repairs can be made promptly. FAIRLAND (Waterman), October 4— Chairman, Kaznowsky; Secretary, George Gibbon. Captain will be given a copy of the repair Hst. A few items were taken care of at sea. Ship's minutes and repair list WiU be posted. Motion was passed to donate the unused ship's fund to the LOG. Laundry has been left in a poor condition several times. Men playin.g cards in the recreation room should be as quiet as possible. Since the men have been getting colds, the men at the wheel claim, that there is a bad draft in the wheel house, and one of the doors should be kept closed or els* a windbreaker should be instaUed. CHRISTOS M. (Marine Shipping), Sep­ tember 27—Chairman, Ben Grice; Sec­ retary, l|ocanovskl. Some repairs have been done: others are pending until the repair list is drawn up. One man was turned over to the patrolman for leaving the ship at the last minute. Kocanovski was elected ship's delegate. Steward de­ partment was commended for their efforts, in doing a good Job and turning out sweU food. All hands are to cooper­ ate ill-keeping the messhaU and recrea­ tion room cleaner and. tidier: aU dishes are to be returned to the pantry. Repair list was mads up and wiU be turned over to the captain so that work can be started on repairs Immediately. All three departments wiU rotate the cleaning of the recreation room. , Chief engineer asked aU hands to cooperate In saving water, so that it wiU not be necessary to ration it. Captain promised to coop­ erate in .getting the repairs done. Ship Is already short of a few articles In the slopchest. CAMP NAMANU (US Petroleum), Ocfooer -3—Chairman, Alex James; Secretary, Reynolds Bescombe. Captain was noti­ fied of repairs needed and replacements. Vote of thanks wUI Jie sent to headquar­ ters for their repUes to previous letters. Steam should be regulated in the pantry sink to prevent burns. Chief engineer has been notified. Discussion was held on fans for the crew messroom. Radio will be repaired If possible in Yokosuka and -games aqd magazines wiU be pur­ chased. LIBERTY BELL (Tramp ^argo), Sep­ tember 24—Chairman, O. K. Jones; Sec- it retary, Richard Palmer. Cliff Prevatt was elected ship's delegate. Each mem­ ber should help keep the laundry and recreation room clean. $20 was donated to the ship's fund. A vote of thanks went to the steward department for a lob weU done. at the payoff' for the ship's fund. Door on the dayman's foc'sle needs fixQig: new wind chutes are needed. HURRICANE (Watermen), Septembar 27—Chairmen, N. Richie; Secretary, D. B. Patterson. One man failed to Join the vessel lu San Pedro. His book and papers have been sent to Wilmington. There is a total of $12.46 in the ship's fund. The crew has been commended by the cap­ tain and chief engineer. Suggestion was made that men contribute jto the ship's fund at the payoff. One man volunteered to take the donations. HOOSIER MARINER (Isthmian), Sep­ tember 8—Chairman, N. J. Wuchina; Sec­ retary, William Janlsch. Slopchest Is in.sufficlent; SIU will be contacted on the West Coast. All hands were cautioned to take care of the ship's gear. New steward denartmcnt will be given a chance to get souared away. The steward told the crew he will personaUy be in the pantry to help the new hands. ,Soao situation was discussed. Laundry will be cleaned by a different department each week. Overhead lights should be secured bet­ ter. Crew requested duckboards for shewers. Seotember 24—Chairman, Nick Wuchi­ na; Secretary, William Janlsch. There . .should be more variety in the hieht lunch. The laundry machine was dis­ cussed. as well as the lack of mall deliv­ ery and the closing of the USPHS hospi­ tals. Keys are to be returned. DEL AIRES (Mississippi). September 27 —Ctralrmen, Ernest Mosley; Secretary, Jehn W. Plcou. There Is $8.45 in the ship's fund. Motion was passed to give the repair list to the shoreside patrolman instead of the chief engineer, as he was too smart last trip and no repairs were made. Suggestion was made to get the ship fumigated. Donation should be made to the ship's fund at the payoff. The second cook wHI get more records for the record' player as he did a good Job last trip. Suggestion was made to have an arrival pool, with the winner giving $20 to the 'ship's fund. BEATRICE (Bull), October 12—Chair­ man, R. Santos; Secretary, J. R. Smith. Repair Ust was not fully made out. It will be checked in port and minor re­ pairs WiU be brought to the patrolman's attention. There will be no discussion on the strike untU the ship reaches port and we talk to the patrolman. ELIZABETH (Bull), October 13—Chair­ man, Clark Inman; Secretary, Herman Plummer. Discussion was held on having a secret vote on keeping the steward aboard. The legality of this wUl be dis­ cussed with the New York patrolman. Chief engineer bomplained about the amount of time spent at the hospital by men with hospital slips. This was re­ ferred to the patrolman. List of discrep­ ancies of the saloon night lunch was made out and read. Complaints and dis­ cussions on the menu were heard, as w.ell as the question of why this ship doesn't feed as weU as other ships in this Union. Agreement on the quality of mUk required was read. MUk was not ordered in New York and Puerto Rico. List of complaints against the steward was made out. , ROBIN KETTERING (Sees Shipping), July 12—Chairman, J. Howard; SecrMary, Pearce. John Novack was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Every­ one Is to donate SI to the ship's fund. Discussion was held on the cleanUness of the foc'sles. Noises in the passageways should be stopped so the watchstanders can get proper rest. New man who Just started going to sea should read the agreement and see what is expected. No one but ship's personnel is to be aUowed in the passageways. August 15—Chairman, J. C. Howardi Secretary, D. Whittaker. Special meeting was caUed on one member who has been performing in every port, drunk and dis­ orderly, waking up men off watch and making a general nuisance of himself aU arouhd. He has been warned. As he was only making one trip he was given another chance to improve but got worse Instead. It was suggested and approved that this man's trip card be taken away and he never be allowed to saU SIU ships, as he WiU never make a Union man. October 4—Chairman, Frank Youngr Secretary, J. C. Howard. Brother Kuchinskl was left behind in Beira to have an operation performed. Brother FondiUer was picked up in Lourenco Marques to take his place. Ship's delegate wiU see the mate about painting the messhaUs and foc'sles. Washing machine should be repaired or replaced. Vote of thanks went to the second electrician for show­ ing movies. A locker should be InstaUed for cleaning gear. SBATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatreln), October 18—Chairman, Mathews; Secre­ tary, Sir Charles. There Is $42.09 on hand. Chief engineer wiU make all necessary repairs. Heads should be kept clean. Steward WiU requisition mattresses, tvast* baskets and plUowa. Electric iron has been fixed. Delegates should give the shipping registration and Union standing of aU members to the" ship's delegate. Request was made for apple Juice for JSreakfast. Men ore not to ask for tea or coffee for men below after, messroom WINTER HILL (Cities Service), October hour*.'•—Chairman, A. G. Ale)cander; Secre­ BINGHAMTON VICTORY (Bull), Sep­ tary, W. Dunliam. B. W. Spears, the newly elected ship's delegate. wUl take tember 27—Chalrmen.v Daniel Oemelneri charge of the ship's fund. Discussion Secretary; Robert P. Relman. Ship's delwas held on the engine department head egaie wUl continue to work on the prob­ and shower, which Iq, not being left clean. lem of securing overtime for no Shore Better grade of night lunch should be leave and for cleaning, and painting the put out. The television antenna is no messhall. dayThom apd£ corridors. .On* Johns.. Mewgood, and the old -one in good condition man was bipsipltaUzed that the captain know* of wjll be-inves­ foundlat)d;,:A' nfi.7f VHIMIW 1* needed for be tigated. Delegates from each department. ^e DEL NORTE (Mississippi), October 4— Chairman; Eddie Stough; Secretary, John P. Zimmer. A few brothers were injured and one got off in St. Thomas. Any re­ pairs not already taken care of will be "I?''® '"P drydock after the next voyage. Motion was passed to purchase two punching bags from the ship's fund. There is a balance of $283.73 In the ship's fund. Suggestion was made .to hold an Inter-departmental basebaU game In St. Thomas. eljlnesjcjpjppjsed WiU collect Chang* from their ntehihers �^ ''.-Jii SEAFARERS OotdWft* ii^ss Pa^er Twenty-five LOG .. . DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... (Continued from page 24) locked to keep ehoreside people from using them and dirtying them. One wlU be left for their use. Bread Is crumbling because the knives are duU. Entire crew agreed that the steward department is doing a bang-up job. rank*. One man missed ship; this wlU be taken up with the patrolman on ar­ rival. > One performer and gashound missed ship In Korea. Crew's radio wUl be given to the patrolman If the ship is laid up and wUl be returned when the ship goes back Into service, or given to another ship. There was a discussion on the night cook and baker, since the men cannot eat his baking, pudding, eggs and burnt black bacon the whole trip long. Steward says the baker won't listen to him. Baker was asked to explain his mysterious baking. He wUi be brought up on charges. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), October 14—Chairman/ WInbarn; Secre­ tary, A. Goncafves. Ship's fund stands at •74.05. Television set will be fixed ^In New York, and If the cost exceeds the amount In the ship's fund a new collec­ tion will be Uken up at the next payoff. Company puts 40 gallons of milk aboard SEAMAR (Calmar), October 11—Chair­ at each end of the trip. New Orleans and man, J. Barnett; Secretary, J. Straha. New York. Washing machine should be Repairs wUl be taken care of. There Is turned off after, use. $10 In the ship's fund. Bill Lee was elected ship's delegate. Washing machine DEL ALBA (Mississippi); August 33— should be turned oFC after use. Soiled Chairman, JImmla Tucker; Secretary, M. or torn linen should be turned over to C. Duet. AU repairs were taken care of the steward. Ship's delegate should see in New Orleans. Patrolman was aboard about painting the steward department and all beefs were squared away. Patrol­ showers and toUets, as was promised. man said if any more beefs came up There should be more water pressure In about officers, bring them In next voy­ the steward department faucets In the age. Steward received 40 gallons of fresh washroom. The skipper refuses to get milk for the voyage. Condemned eggs Union slopchest aboard. Mate is now were thrown over the side. Shoreslde running the slopchest. and promises to personnel should be kept out of passage­ cut dotvn on prices. We stUl want a ways In foreign ports. Mate agreed to Union slopchest on board. cooperate on this. Ship's carpenter made • shelf for the books purchased by the TROJAN TRADER (Trolan), October 10 crew. All portholes and doors should be —Chairman, E. D. SImi; Secretary, Pete kept closed In the recreation room when Platclk. Messman utility was asked to It Is not occupied. AU books purchased help serve the meals. The ship needs by the crew wlU be coUected from the fumigation. Toilets are being left in an officers' rooms. Ship's delegate reported unsanitary condition. Pumps are not to the patrolman that officers have been working properly and the ship's delegate using the crew's washing machine. All will speak to the chief engineer about hands should cooperate In keeping non- them. Discussion was held on buying a crewmembers out of the messroom. Deck record player for the recreation room. Majority of the crewmembers agreed to contribute and buy the machine at SanPedro. Get New Books Through Agents Seafarers who applied for new membership books in New York but are now sailing from outports don't have to come to this city to get their new books. If the men Involved will write to headquarters and tell the Union which port they are sailing out of, the Union will forward the book in care of the port agent. Under no circmnstances however, will the books be sent through the mails to any private addresses. tribute to get the television fixed. Stew­ ard is to get a better brand of soap powder. Recreation room needs cleaning. William Dunham wag elected ship's dele­ gate. DE SCro (Waterman), September 13— Chairman, A. L. Danne; Secretary, Gor­ don D. Marbury. Motion was passed to see about getting innerspring mattresses for all crewmemliers. Discussion was held on the stores ordered and received. Crew should take care of mattresses and linen and not leave them on the deck. Cots should be' taken care of. Secretary, Lee E. Brown. E. R. Buckley was elected ship's delegate. October 4—Chairman, E. R. Buckiey; Secretary, Frank M. Stone. Logs were lifted and repairs made out. Salon mess­ man thanked the crew and agents for cooperation on the trip from Japan. Fire­ man who boarded the ship in Japan com­ plimented the crew for conditions on board. FAIRiSLE (Waterman), October 4— Chairman, Vic Vickerman; Secretary, George B. Dunn. Captain said he would take care of the repair list right away. Ship's fund wiU be set up: treasurer was elected. Crew is to wait for the patrol­ man to settle OT disputed before paying off. Repair list wUl be rewritten more clearly. Patrolman will be seen about fixing port dogs, which the mate refused to do. JULESBURG (Terminal Tankers), Octo­ ber 4—Chairman, J. S. McRae; Secretary, Edward J. Wright. There is $13 in the ship's fund. In Singapore, Straits Settle­ ment no doctor was present for exam­ ination of the sick men. There have been complaints about the food; some of the meat had to be thrown overboard. There was no launch service in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. Steward put in a requisition for ice. yeast and fresh veg­ etables. but only received yeast. There was no lookout posted, on many occa­ sions. Captain breaks watches at wUi and hardtimes the crew, particularly the deck department. Charges will be pre­ ferred against him and the chief engineer by one member for abusive treatment in Kure. One man was hospitalized. Hos­ pital instruments disappeared from the ship after it was in drydock in Balti­ more. Steward should serve a cold sup­ per once a week. Eggs are bad. There was no launch service in Yokohama. ship's delegate. GaUey fan has not been fixed. There were many comments on the attitude of the first assistant. Wash­ ing maebine and sink are not being turned off. Everyone is to do his part in cleaning the washroom. Light should be installed back aft. STEEL INVENTOR (Isthmian), October 11—Chairman, Vincent Kuhl; Secretary, Bob Brown. Washing machine was re­ paired. One man missed ship and the Galveston haU was notified. No one is to turn to befqre 8 AM without putting in for penalty hour in the future: the Union acts as sole bargaining agent for all unlicensed personnel. Wednesday will be linen day. There should be more vari­ ety in the food. All men are to be prop­ erly dressed in the messhaU. Steward was asked to bring on the cold drinks. LAWRENCE VICTORY (Mississippi), October 18—Chairman, Robert C. Morrlssette; Secretary, Vernon L. Porter. Cecil Saunders was elected ship's dele­ gate. Repair list should be made out as soon as possible so necessary repairs can be made In loading port. New washing machine has been promised and new ice box has been ordered. Steward has $15.20 balance of the sliip's fund and the ship's iron in tiis possession. DEL CAMPO (Mississippi), September i—Chairman, W. G. Heater; Secretary, W. W. Christian. Robert Brown was elected ship's delegate. Suggestion was made 'to try and get another room for the chief cook or the night cook and .baker. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), September 30 —Chelrman, E. Kelley; Secretary, ROBIN HOOD (Seat Shipping), October THE CABINS (Cabins), Octeber 7— Chairman, H. Pedersan; Secretary. J. ANGELINA (Bull), Octeber , 1—Chair­ 4—Chairman, William V. Glick; Secre­ being taken man, William Davlcs; Secretary, J. Dolan. tary, D. Marcaly. Everything is in good department should clean the showers: wipers, the laundry and steward depart­ ment the recreation room. DEL RIO (Mississippi), Sepltmber 37— Chairman, C. Fray; Secretary, A. 6. Dumas. Some repairs were not taken care of. Jack Gardner was elected ship's delegate. Men are to be properly dressed in the messroom at aU times. Everyone Is to cooperate in cleaning the laundry. No shoresldes persons are to be aUowed In quarters, messroom and passtweways. GEORGE A. LAWSON (Pan-Oceanic), September 13—Chairman, Sanchex; Sec­ retary, J. O'Hare. Washing machine was temporarUy repaired by the engineer. If It breaks down again the captain prom­ ised to get a new one on Pedro. Each man Is to donate $3 to the ship's fund. If the ship Is laid up the money wlU be donated to some charity. Ship's delegate WlU take care of the money. New faucet Is needed In the steward department toUet. ' DEL MUNDO (Mississippi), October 4— Chairman, John S. Burks; Secretary, Wil­ liam 'Robinson, Patrolman wlU be coittacted about seeing the purser about draws in foreign ports. Men want to know in advance of these wUl be In VS or local currency. Chief mate was asked to have aU deck department foc'sles. passageways sougeed before arrival In port. AU hands gave a vote of thanks to the steward and his department for the nice job they did on this ship. In feeding and service, and keeping a clean ship. They are tops and aU hands are happy. Steward asked all brothers to turn In soUed or spare linen in their foc'sles. so the ship can go In clean. Walker. AU repairs are care of. Bosun complimented the splen­ did crew we are sailing with. Every­ thing Is going smooth. October IS—Chairman Frank Smith; Secretary, H. Pedersan. Mate was doing seaman's work. After a talk with him he said ha would not do It again. More milk will be ordered, and It wlU be served three times a day. If necessary, patrolman will be contacted. Omlets should be served Friday nights, as fish Is quite poor. Meat Is very poor, and should be varied more on menus. Steward's orders caU for prime mbats. Inside painting started last month should be finished. Milk and ice cream are in a bad condition. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), October 15 —Chairman, Leon M. Kyier; Secretary, H. Sterling. Mattresses were not ordered and the ship was not painted out. Patrol­ man will be contacted on this. lEach de­ partment WlU make up a repair Ust to turn over to the ship's delegate. Steward will order a greater variety of cookies. One man failed to join the ship in MobUe. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), October 4—Chairmen, Stevo Thayer; Secretary, Fidel G. Lukban.' Tarpaulin wiU be rigged topside next week. Engine delegate asked the first -assistant for goggles but didn't get them. 'AU engine department rooms need sougeelng. More cleaning fluid should be Issued, Thomas Snow was elected ship's delegate. LUCILLE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfleld), September 30—Chairman, A. G. Brown; Secretary, Lyman W. Ange. OT will be settled In port and action will be taken on the chief engineer. Discussion was held on painting engine department quar­ ters. Ship's delegate will contact the •LUESTAR (Traders), Ocfober 10— captain again. . Milk and fruit aren't avaUablc. Messman wUl bring up aU con­ Chairman, C. Rllter; Secretary, H. Murdiments before the next meal. Delegates will turn the repair list over to the ship's delegate. Qutx Answers 1. James Roosevelt, son of FDR. 2. Herman Hickman, former coach at Yale, and Dick Kazmaier, former Princeton All American halfback. 3. Bill Talbert. 4. Dashiell Hammet in "The Mal­ tese Falcon" and Raymond Chand­ ler in "The Big Sleep." 5. Sapporu, Otaru and Hokodate. 6. The Navy, 7. Charles A. Tobey, Republican of New Hampshire. 8. Don Newcombe. 9. Dean G. Acheson, Secretary of ;State under Harry S., Truman. 10. Proprietress of what was New York's most famous bordello and authoress of the best-selling book, "A House Is Not a Home." Puzzle Answer shape with a very good crew. There are no beefs and no disputed OT. As SlU men, everyone should cooperate with the crew messman in keeping the pantry clean and tidy at all times. Electrician will fix the washing machine light. The crewmembers of this ship go on record as backing the strike committee 100 per­ VAKA (Waterman), October 15—Chair­ cent and are willing to give anything needed and to help in any way. shape man, Walter Cousins; Secretary, Bert Shannon. Chief mate said the laundry or form. would be painted before reaching Balti­ more. Discussion was )mld on starting a TOPA TOFA (Waterman), October 17— ship's fund for emergencies. All hands Chairman, Sam Carlisle; Secretary, Jo­ WiU help keep the messhaU clean. seph M. LIttcral. There is $11.60 in the ship's fund. Everyone is to clean up the EVELYN (Bull), September 34—Chair­ messhaU. J. . J. Markman was elected man, Charles Hensley; Secretary, W. Wesley Etty. There is a $26 balance in the ship's fund. Harry Renolds was elected ship's delegate. October 5—Chairman, Harry Renolds; Secretary, W. Wesley Etty. Negotiating committee should see if the deck gang could be called a half hour before turn­ RIRES Found ing to. instead of 15 minutes. NOTICES ALAWAI (Waterman), October 3— Chairman, Al Jackson; Secretary, R. Thelss. Curtains will be put up in the messhaU. More night lunch is to be put out. Cool drinks will be served at meal times. Pastry and baking is not up to standard. Steward promised to attend to this. Linen wiU be issued piece by piece. FAIRLAND (Waterman), October 4— Chairman, Kaznowsky; Secretary, George Gibbons. Captain was given a repair list; a few items were taken care of at sea. Unused ship's funds will be donated to the LOG. Laundry is being left dirty, especially the washing machine. Men playing cards in the recreation room are to cut down the noise, as men are sleep­ ing. There have been many colds aboard this vessel and the men at the wheel be­ lieve that there is too much of a draft timre. Captain wiU be asked to have one of the doors in the wheelhouse closed or instaU a windbreaker. Officers and crew­ members donated flowers for the funeral of the mother of George Gibbons, one of the members. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), Sep­ tember 30—Chairman, William Dunkam; Secretary, Andrew Kusch. ^Quarters should be cleaned before the crew leaves BOULDER VICTORY (Seas Shipping), the ship, foc'sles and heads should be painted. Patrolman wlU be told about October %—Chairman, Joseph Saez; Sec­ retary, William Jenkins. AU crewmem­ this. Each delegate wUl coUect money for the ship's fund. Each man wlU con- bers are to be sober at the payoff. All deck department rooms and passageways should be sougeed; mate will be con­ tacted on this. All disputed OT has been typed up for a quick payoff. .TiiisONiii: Ross Hebert Ray Brown Please contact Walter "Speedy" ^Daspit, in care of Sparling School of Diving, PO Box 965, Wilming­ ton, Calif. t - s. Warren E. Frye Urgient. Contact your family im­ mediately or else phone Sheriff F. M. Cahoon, Manteo, NC, collect, as soon as possible. Phone num­ ber is Manteo 42. assH rasa DBQIS ss onss nSBSSBBQISaS sfflB Gas sfflca Joseph W. O'Neil Please contact your sister, Mrs. Schmidt at 22 Glendal Street, Dor­ chester, Mass: Your uncle died on Oct. 20, and was buried on Oct. 24. aBSS BQS BBSS OQB!I]3 BDBBQSS HBQ aa nsEi EifflacjsaanBBB Sidney L. Wilson - Contact your mother. You can write to her in care of General De­ livery, Tucson, Ariz. BUS BSiaiil W. Davies was elected ship's delegate. Repair lists wUl be turned In as soon as possible, New wringer wiU be ordered for the washing machine. Steward de­ partment foc'sles. messhall and recrea­ tion room win be painted this ti'ip. Laun­ dry should be kept clean. ^ t Albert H. Schwartz Please" conthct Pauline;. F. i^chwartz in CorBicaha, Texas; ARIZPA (Waterman), September 37— Chairman, Carl Scott; Secretary, Don Collins. A few minor repairs will be taken up at the payoff. Repair list will be turned in before reaching Kure. so it can he maUed to San Francisco. Any additions for the repair list should be given to department delegates. New mat­ tresses should be ordered for those who need them. Report on one man who is fouUng up will be given at the next meeting, and action wlU be discussed. October 11—Chairman, Pat Ryan; Sec­ retary, Don Collins. Minor beefs wUl be taken up at the payoff. A report on gashounds and foul-ups will be turned over to the boarding patrolman. Water has been dirty; larger hot water heater should be installed in quarters aft. Re­ pair Ust was mailed in from Kure. Mat­ tresses should be ordered where needed. Rings have been found belong­ ing to the FWT on the 12 to 4 watch on the Catawaba Victory (Bull) which paid o.T in San Fran­ cisco in June. The rings are being held in the LOG office at head­ quarters. t t 4« Samuel Curtis Your discharge from the Cantigny has been found and is being held for you in the LOG office in headquarters. t 4 3. t 3« t E. Mendoza Contact the patrolmen in head­ quarters. Frederick Carroll Contact the Welfare Services Department at headquarters as soon as possible. 3< 3' Drew Gay Sal Lanza left your radio in the baggage room at headquarters. The baggage check has been left for you in the mail room at headquar­ ters. James Pursell. Delegates reported no beefs. Discussion was held on sanitary work leaving bauxite docks. Shoreslde personnel should be kept out of crew's quarters in Trinidad. Captain wUI be asked to post a notice two hours before the draw. Vote of thanks went to the steward department. J. F. Kelley was elected ship's delegate. October 1$—Chairman, Edward Kelley; Secretary, Jemes Pursell. There is a smaU amount of disputed OT. Ship's delegate and engine delegate wiU see about getting another room for the black gang, so each watch can have a separate foc'sle. Library should be kept locked up. Washing machine should be placed on the repair list. Hasp should be put on the recreation room door. FRANCES (Bull), October <—Chairman, Raymond Torres; Secretary, L. Capitane. Beef between a man and the engineer wUi be taken up with the patrolman. MASSMAR (Calmar), September 13— Chairman, James Chew; Secretary, ne name. Ship's delegate consulted with the master about a letter from the SIU slop­ chest and the master agreed with him and is in favor of SIU quality and prices. Three men paid off on the West Coast. No one is to sign on untU the coffee urn is instaUed. AU quarters, are to be sougeelng. Washing machine should be moved, to keep the laundry from loeing flooded. Seattle wiU contact New York about having a Sea Chest representative meet the ship. Rejects were found in the present slopchest. BALTORE (Ore), man, Jim Morin; October 10—Chair­ Secratary, Charles Henschke. Laundry should be kept clean and scupper should not be plugged up with refuse. Cots should be taken care of. Crew was asked not to buy from the captain's phony slopchest but to buy ashore untU an SIU slopchest comes aboard. CANTIGNY (Cities Service), October 1$ —Chairman, James A. Phillips; Secretary, Thomas J. Moore. Ship's delegate con­ tacted the steward about the poor feed­ ing. Steward said he would do better, however, there is general dissatisfaction with the food, second entrees, repetition of some vegetables. Coffee urn should be. cleaned oftener. Steward should come to the crew messhaU once in a while and look things over. One man missed ship, in Lake Charles. Charles F. Connors was elected ship's delegate. Quarters and messhaU need fumigation due to roaches, whieh are plentiful. Edifor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME CLARKSBURG VICTORY (Eastern), July 35—Chairman, J. E. Wiliiams; Sec­ retary, Moncie "Punk" Danieis. Kenneth Roberts was elected ship's delegate. AU members were asked to be on the alert for hazardous conditions. Discussion was held on windscoops and on more coop­ eration from the steward department. Ship's treasury needs reorganization. Sanitary men of each department should show more cooperation. August 4—Chairman, Harry Frankiin; Secretary. Monde Daniels, J. E. Williams was unanimously elected ship's delegate. Broken glass was left lying in the aUey- TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old tubscriber ond hava a changa way due to someone's carelessness and of addraii, plaast givo your former address balowt lack of consideration of his shipmates. Entire steward department' was thanked ADDRESS I* ••<»44 I agj ••••*•*•••********' .•••«**iie$aaaMa$e«ta M$«a$M4a letaeeaaeeaaeea••$•••••• for an outstanding'menu. STREET ADDRESS CITY .ZONE STATE . Signed $$w4»Mt$t«$tae laaaiMMaiMAM ..I �Pac« Tirent7-siz SEAfARERS October SO, 1953 LOG Mother, Baby Receive Union Benefit in the HOSFTTAIM The following list contains the names of .^ospitalizcd Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men Would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. Shown here are Mrs. George F. Mahoney, Jr., and her son, Clyde Leroy Mahoney. The Mahoneys live at 89 Broadway in San Francisco, Californw. Mrs. Mahoney is shown holding the Union check for the $200 maternity benefit and the $25 defense bond. All o/ the following SIU families September 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. toill collect the $200 maternity and Mra. Robert R. Brown, Route benefit plus a $25 bond from the 2, Box 68, Independence, La. Union in the baby's name. t t t Robert Frank Mayo, born Oc­ Kent Arthur Terpe, born Sep­ tober 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and tember 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. "Vernon Mayo, 6910 34th Mrs. Keith A. Terpe, 527 Cherry Avenue SW, Seattle, Wash. Street, Elizabeth, NJ. 3> 3> t Sylvia Ann Massicot, bom Au­ i Gloria Louise Drawdy, born Sep­ gust 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and tember 18, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jules A. Massicot, 700 North Mrs. Herbert L. Drawdy, 1511 East Main Street, Marksville, La. 4" 4' 4» Anderson Street, Savannah, Ga, Neil Guy Morgavi, born October t l" 4" 4, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Afford, born June Isador W. Morgavi, 903 St. Mary 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aleck L. Alford, 315 East 47th Street, Pensacola, Fla. 3> 4" Kathryn Margaret Hargesheimer, born September 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and „ Mrs, Lpnnie V. Hargesheimer, 7461^ Louisiana Avenue, New Orleans, La. a. i. a. George Ray Peteusky, bom Au­ gust 13,- 1953. Patents, Mr. and Mrs. George Peteusky, 1441 DeHaro Street, San Francisco, Cal. i t 3^ Dawn Patricia Dillon, born Au­ gust 8, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. WiUie E. Dillon, Andrews Lake, Frederica, Del. 3> 3> 3> Robert Niels Nielsen, born Sep­ tember, 18, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Niels Nielsen, 120-42 131st Street, South Ozone Park, Queens, NY. 3> 3^ 4i Darlene Carol Dawson, born Oc­ tober 1, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James M. Dawson, 2164 Grand Avenue, Bronx, NY. t Crystal Fern Naylor, born Au­ gust 25, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Naylor, 10 Fairmont Terrace, Atlantic City, NJ. 4- 3> 4- Sherry Ann Cox, born Septem­ ber 13, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton P. Cox, 229 St. Paul Avenue, Pass Christian, Miss. 3JI 3^ 3> Charles Joseph Crane, born Sep­ tember 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Crane, 16 West Park Place, New Orleans, La. l.-V-.f 4" I d* 3^ 3^ Urban Matthew Craddock, born September 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Craddock, Box 8, Pearl River," La. 3> 3^ it Suzanne Christine Roberts, born August 1, 1953. Parents, Mr. and IVfrs. Richard F. Roberts, 2626 East Mure Street, Baltirpore 13, Md. » 3> 3> EUn^ll^J>lg^e , >>rp Street, New Orleans, La. 3^ 4' 3>. Jose Enrique Wiscovitch, born September 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jose F. Wiscovitch, 236 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. 3^ 4' 4" Dianne Carrion, born September 1, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al­ berto Carrion, 711 West 179th Street, New York, NY. 3^ 3> 3> Elaine Marie Armstrong, born October 4, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Armstrong, 305 "Vine Street, Liverpool, NY. Patients Aid Hospital Fight; Seafarer Circulates Petition The Welfare Services Department and individual Seafarers are going all out in an effort to save the USPHS hospitals for seamen. This is part of the growing protest against the closing of these hospitals in a so-called "economy" move by the ad­ a United States citizen. Gaylord and his wife take an active part in ministration. So far. many individual seamen civic and political affairs in the have written to their Congressmen Borough of Manhattan. and Senators protesting the pro­ The plan, as Gaylord and his posed action and many ship's del­ wife have worked it out so far, is egates and SIU port agents have to circulate the petitions through­ attempted concerted action on the out the New York area and even­ part of ships' crews and SlU men tually in other sections of the on the beach. The protest is now country where Seafarers reside. Gaylord thinks it possible to reach going into high every member of Congress with gear and the Un­ the protest petitions. In addition ion is appealing Mrs. Gaylord proposes to organize to its member­ protest committees of wives and ship and their families of Seafarers to call per­ families and sonally on members of Congress to friends to write halt the propo.sed action. to their representatives in Washington. One of the Gaylord most effective protests is that coming from pa­ tients in the hospitals themselves. Applications tor the mater­ Letters from hospitalized Seafar­ nity benefit must be supported ers dramatize the situation more by the following documents: graphically than any other appeal. The Welfare Services Department • Your marriage certificate. has asked all hospitalized Union members and other patients at the • Baby's birth certificate dat­ USPHS hospitals to write and pro­ ing birth after AprU 1, 1952. test. • The discharge from the laijt As always the hospital represen­ ship you sailed on before the tative is happy to get patients sta­ baby was born. tionery and other needs for letter Processing of all applica­ writing. tions can be speeded up by at In another move to halt the clos­ least three days if photostatic ing, a New York Seafarer and his wife are preparing to circulate copies of the three documents mass petitions among families and are sent in. Applications friends of seamen and business should be made to Union Wel­ men patronized by these men arid fare Trustees, c/o SIU head­ their families. The Seafarer at­ tempting this commendable under­ quarters, 675 Fourth Avenue, taking is Brother Nick Gaylord. Brooklyn 32, NY. > Bom, iQ Athen/}, Gre^jBp^ ho. is flow USPHS HOSPITAI. NEW ORLEANS, LA. E. L. Bates E. C. Knapp Tobe Beams D. Korolia Alfred Beiig Leo H. Lang C, Bennett A. J. Laperouse P. Berthiaume Michele Liuzza E. Bracewell WiUiam MacGregor S. CampbeU Samuel J. Martin Herman H. Casas Vincent W. Mercon Clarence W. Cobb James L. Morrison George T. Coleman C. R. Nicholson S. Cope W. E. Reynolds Adion Cox Luther C. Seidle RogeUo Cruz O. Slmoncioni Thomas J. Dawson J. J. Spellman Joseph L. Dionne L. M. Steed N. W. Gardiner Richard R. Suttle Jack H. Gleason WUey W. Tait J. A. Gomez T. R. Terrington John Hane L. Thibodeaux C. M. Hawkins J. D. Thomas John L. Hinton Lonnie R. Tickle J. H. Jones Norman West Leonard Kay Virgil E. Wilmoth Thomas F. KeUer Charles E. Wells John D. Kelley BALTIMORE CITY HOSPITAL \ BALTIMORE, MD. Hinrick Wiese USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. W. W. Allred Roger E. Huggins John Daniels Samuel Jonas R. A. Denmark C. Kent John B. Duffy S. V. KUpatrick Joe B. Farrow Jimmie Littleton N. L. Gardner L. J. Love K. L. Guthrie M. McDonald Floyd M. Hansen L. P. McDaniel USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, BROOKLYN, NY Percy D. Allred Frederick Landry Claude F. Blanks James J. Lawlor Julian CuthreU James R. Lewis C. M. Davison Francis F. Lynch Emilio Delgado Harry F. McDonald Antonio M. Diaz A. McGuigan John J. DriscoU David McIIreath John T. Edwards Vic Milazzo Jose G. Espinoza Lloyd MUler Robert E. GUbert Jack D. Morrison Eugene T. Nelson Bart E. Guranick Peter Gvozdich Montford Owens John B. Haas G. E. Shumaker Thomas Isaksen E. R. Smallwood Henry E. Smith John W. Keenan Ludwig Kristiansen VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. WUbert Hughes USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. T. L. Ankerson • WUliam - H. Mays Jessie A. Clarke WUUam Mellon Braxton S. Conway Henry T. Miller Robert Cooper Thomas Mungo Jeff Davis Harry W. Muches Robert S. Davis Ralph R. Nay Samuel Drury WUliam L. Nesta Wayne Hartman Thomas Nicholas Owen H. Herring Remus Perkinson McConnley JarreU John J. Pierce Steve Kolina Alexander Presnell Robert Lambert Harry A. Smith Antonio B. Lores Norman D. Tober Peter Losado Linus E. Twite Jeremiah McNieca John Yuknas USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Edwin T. Callahan Norman E. Napier Frank Mackey Robert E. Peck Theodore Mastaler J. H. Penswick CITY HOSPITAL MOBILE, ALA. Harvls C. Dyas USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEX. Anthony Adomaitis Howard E. Leles George Bales James M. MacCrea T. P. Barbour J. E. Markopolo C. Barboza Raymond L. Perry L. A. Dean Charles Sherman W. W. Fassett Charles E. Veach Howard W. Forbes Charles YQung G. R. Gonzales Jr. USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Joe F. Baer Charles V. Horton W. R. Hardin Jr. H. D. MUliner JEFFERSON HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA, PA. Robert Kennedy USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Jim Corsa Peter Smith Leo Dwyer Joseph Somyak M. Eurasia D. K. T. Sorensen I. McCormick W. Timmerman C. McLeUan O. R. Williams Joe Perreira D. H. Boyce J. Sampson USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. Bruno Barthel Stanley Lesko Harry A. Bishop John McStravidk M. E Newman Fillip Madsen Joseph Newbauer John B. Molini John M. Thompson Jerry J. Palmer N. M.. Dorpmans Richard PaneraU John Beckmann Robert D. Phifer S. BeU John Quinn Marcie Boyles George Rice John E. Brady C. R. Robertson WUliam H. Brady G. H. Robinson Cleo Brown Virgii Sandberg James K. Cann W. Schoenborn Joseph Caruso Roberf Sizemore Gerado Chao John Slaman Clifford Dammeyer Roy C. Stern Jusus Fernandez John I. Tarkov H. Galantis MUton Trotman Charles Gallagher B. F. Trottie Frank Gibbs Harry S. Tuttle EsteU Godfrey George Vickery Edward Goodenow Frank Walaska Anthony Gregoire Albert I. WiUlams John HamUton C. Mc'Brien Thomas J. Henry James Martin Paul Jokubcsak Agustin Diaz John Johnson Earl Bink G. W. Johnson Bomas R. Cheeley SEASIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL WILMINGTON, CAL. Percy L. Harrelson Arthur F. Lindsey LOS ANGELES COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES, CAL. Sidney Malin BEEKMAN DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NY WiUiam F, Dor^n John Mclnemey VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES, FLA. George C. Murphy J. C. VUas New Resident Of California How to Apply For Birth Pay Here is one of the newest residents of the Golden State, The hew Californian is Mr. Loyal Lafayette Piker, Jr. He is shown here with his mother, Mrs, Loyal Piker. This family just received the walernity heneflt Icom the Siealarei^, �"SSI October JO, 105S SEAFARERS LOG Page Twenty^seven Vfandering Laundry Refurns Seafarer John 8. Bragg can't be blamed if he blows his top any one of these days. Nor can his shipmates be blamed if they give him a wide berth in the messroom and other close quarters—thanks to a certain inefficient laundry in New York. Not that there's anything^ wrong with John personally, of laundry service that these it's just that shirt of his. shoresidc outfits regularly give to Through no fault of John's, it's the seai/icn. INewa about men In the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SIV VfeV only one he has, thanks to the kind It seems that Bragg gave three fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is* written by Seafarer shirts to a laundry representative Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes who came aboard the Southwind his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) while the ship was berthed in New York. He promised faithfully to The hospital representatives haye reported a lot of interest and en­ have the shirts ready the following thusiasm on the part of both patients and staff for the SIU program morning since the ship was sched­ to keep the USFHS hospitals open. The Union has received praise uled to pull out for Mediterranean from many interested parties for efforts to save the Public Health ports the next afternoon. Service. The action on the part of the SIU has goaded the NMU and Well, as the morning wore on, other interested organizations into action. We have already contacted with no laundry truck in sight many Congressmen and other elected officials and we think we are Bragg got a little nervous about going to bring enough pressure to bear to save free medical care Recently heard from was Brother the whole tiling. With just two for seamen. This is the, chief topic of conversation around the hospitals. Al­ W. E. Swilley from Bogalusa, hours to go to sailing time, he gave though the Union Itself is acting, we want to urge all ship's delegates Louisiana. Pictured here is his the laundry a call to find out what to discuss this business at meetings and we would little girl, Mary Ann. He writes was going on. "Oh sure," he was told, "you'll like to have all SIU members get in touch with their to thank the Welfare Services for have thc,;e shirts in a jiffy, long Congressmen and Senators and urge them to sup­ before you sail." port legislation which would keep the hospitals open. Well, sailing time came. The Seamen should also ask their families and friends ship got up steam and cast off her to take similar action. If we all act together we can lines. No laundry truck in sight. nip this "economy" plan in the bud. She took in her gangplank and feels bitter about the whole thing. With the Atlantic organizing campaign speeding took off for the high seas with "Here I am at sea," he writes, up, one of the most 'enthusiastic SIU partisans is Bragg looking wistfully shoreward 'with one shirt to my name for a former AMEU member John Quinn. Although trip to the Mediterranean. where his three shirts were. Quinn never shipped out on an SIU ship, he has Gregolre The only thing left to do vias to "I'm going to spread the word collected full Union benefits after being hospitalized see to it that the shirts arrived around this ship about that laun­ with an injured leg. He is still in the Staten Island USFHS hospital someplace safe and sound. So at dry. They won't get on this ship, and intends to cast a "wheelchair vote" for the SIU when the election his first opportunity, Bragg wrote or any other SIU ship." is held. Quinn is one of the many Seafarers who give the lie to smears SIU Welfare Services in New York by the company union that the SIU is not playing square with Atlantic Here's hoping anyway, that asking them wouldn't they please Brother Bragg's one surviving shirt men. pick up his shirts and keep them, is one of those nylon or dacron Quite a few of the boys were in the Staten Island hospital. John that is, if they were ready? Molini, whose last vessel was the Longview Victory, was in. So was jobs that he can rinse out at night Welfare Services could and did. like the ladies soap their stockings. Mary Ann Swilley Seafarer Anthony bregoire, off the Wild Ranger. We are glad to hear His errant laundry has been lo­ that these'brothers are improving and hope to be shipping out again One of the consumer organiza­ some quick help in an emergency. cated and is now awaiting him in in the near future. We wish them both quick recoveries. tions tested "miracle fiber" shirts Seafarer Swilley has had some the Union's baggage room at on the market. The Sea Chest, Injured On Great Lakes tough luck. His little girl was headquarters. Brother Broyg has shirts of this Christopher McBrien, last trip on the good ship Stony Point was suddenly stricken with polio, crip­ It's imderstandable that Bragg kind. marred by an injury. He had been treated as an out-patient but was pling her left hip. Swilley appealed finally hospitalized at Staten Island.- Brother Earl to the Union for help at this crit­ Bink, late of the Sea Comet, was also injured aboard ical time and it was quickly forth­ ship while in the Great Lakes. He was first hospi­ coming. Writing from New Orleans, talized in Chicago and then transferred to the where his daughter is being treat­ Staten Island hospital. ed, he reports that she is much Another Seafarer who was taken from his ship improved and doing fine. to the hospital is Brother Marcie Boyles, who is do­ The Welfare Services Depart­ ing fine. One of the oldtimers we visited with is ment was established to meet such Brother George Vickery. He had been treated emergencies as that of Brother earlier and was readmitted a few weeks ago. He Swilley. The SIU is more than Is raring to get out to sea again and we hope to see Vickery happy to be of service in such a him sailing again soon. case. All Seafarers join in wishing The Union has received additional compliments from the Staten Island hospital staff on the way the SIU Welfare's hospital representa­ little Mary Ann Swilley a quick recovery. tives look after Seafarers in the hospital. This praise has come from other All Seafarers having business or hospitals throughout the country. Union members who have the mis­ personal matters in which they fortune to be hospitalized should feel free to call on the Welfare rep­ desire advice or assistance are resentatives for any services we can render. urged to get in touch with Welfare. If you are at sea, just write and your problems will be taken care of. All you have to do is notify the office and we will take care of it from there on in. Welfare Aids Seafarer And III Daughter |V li' Beneficiary Receives Check DonH Send Your Baggage COD SIU WELFARE SERnCES DBrUTHEn VOUR PROBLEM IS OUR BUSINESS III I II- liUr Seafarers have again been warned not to send their bag­ gage COD to any Union hall. No Union hall can accept de­ livery of any baggage where express charges have not been prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Union halls face the pros­ pect of having to go to a lot of trouble and red tape with the Railway Express Co. All COD baggage—regardless of the port—goes to the local ex­ press office, where it is held by the express company until claimed. Seafarers who want to be sure of getting their baggage when they want it, can send it to any Union hall provided they^ prepay the shipping charges. Miami Fort Agent Eddie Farr is shown presenting an SIU bene­ ficiary check to Joe Cruz, beneficiary of Juan Santalla, ex-crewmember of the Florida. tlNAL DISPATCH The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and ^,500 deoth benefits are being paid to beneficiaries. Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ. Brother Fardo leaves his wife, Loretta Fardo, 120 Orchard Street, West New York, NJ. Robert A. Jones, 20: During an accident aboard the Bennington, Brother Jones was fatally burned on April 27, 1953, while the ship was in New York. A member of the engine depai'tment, he sailed as OS, messman and wiper, having joined the Union in New York in 1951. He leaves his mother, Mrs. Loretta Jones, 15 Hopkins Avenue. Jersey City 6, NJ. Willard Francis Parks, 32: On October 2, 1953 Brother Parks died of a brain injury at Cuyahoga, O, and was buried at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, John­ ston, RI. He had joined the Union in New York in 1949 and sailed as a member of the deck department. t 4» t Joseph Pardo, 49: Brother Fardo died of a liver ailment on Sep­ tember 23, 1953 at St. Agnes Hos­ pital, Philadelphia, Fa. An oiler in the engine department, he had sailed SIU since December, 1938. Biiridl tbbk? placf'at "Htfiy'Cross 3» 4« 4" Harry T. Dunlop: A fatal hem­ orrhage was suffered by Brother Dunlop, a member of the deck de­ partment, on September 11, 1953 at Britcom General Hospital, Kure, Japan. He joined the SIU in New York two years ago. He leaves his mother, Mrs. Florine May Leith, 15 Flayter Boulevard, Torohtdr,*Ontari6.' Caiiaida: ' �SEAFARERS Vol. XV No. 22 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • LOG ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT • APL. • Each successful candidate will receive $1,500 o year for the four year college term. In most instances this will be sufficient to take care of both tuition and living expenses. Under the SlU Scholarship Plan, students are free to choose any course of study at any recogo nized college or university in the US. The Plan imposes no limitations on them other than that they follov/ through faithfully on their studies and main­ tain a satisfactory overage. In other words, the Plan is designed to do just one thing, to give Seafarers or their children a chance at a career of their own choosing that they might not hove otherwise. •¥\:y' SlU Welfare Plan 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn. NY I am interested in the Seafarers Scholarship Plan. I am a Seafarer I am the son (daughter) of a Seafarer (check one) Please send me all information on the requirements. Name ........a... •• • • • Address To quolify for an SlU scholar^ship each applicant must submit the following: • Proof of three years' seotime on SlU-contracted ships, his own in the cose of d Seafarerapplicant, or the seatime' of the applicant's father. • A transcript of the candidate's high school record. ^ Three letters of reference from citizens of the applicant's home community, one from the prin­ cipal of the high school. Candidates must be in the upper third of their high school gradu­ ating class. Seafarers International Union • A&C District • AFL r V » * »> F F.f.S-.F,* . t t lit M ) » ' i ? S » j i 5 . V,'.'<'.1". , .'..VaO,'. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource October 30, 1953 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XV, No. 22 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL DOCK GAINS MOUNT; NLRB SETS VOTE HEARING YARMOUTH HEADS SOUTH FOR WINTER SIU CELEBRATES 15TH YEAR ATLANTIC FLEET VOTING BEGINS A&G BACKS LUNDEBERG'S BID FOR SEA UNION CONFERENCE SEA CHEST EXPANSION BOON TO SHIP SERVICE MFOW GETS CHARTER, MALONE ON SIU BOARD LARGEST PROP IS DELIVERED BY SEA ROUTE SUGGEST GOV'T PROGRAM FOR 18-KNOT LIBERTYS SENATOR PROPOSES NEW MSTS CURB, SUBSIDIES SCHOLARSHIP EXAMS NEARING, CAN APPLY FOR '54 GRANT NOW AFL ASKS CURBS ON TV DECEPTION BADGER MARINER CREWS UP, FIFTH ASSIGNED TO UNION EAST COAST HIT BY HIGH TIDES US RECOVERS OVER HALF ON SHIP SUBSIDY PASSENGER USES GREASE GUN, SAVES HURT SEAFARER'S LIFE MERCY PLANE CRASHES, SEAFARER, 3 OTHERS DIE MD FEE-SPLITS FOUND COMMON STATES' JOBLESS FUNDS INCREASE SHIPBUILDING STILL DECLINING MFOW HALL THREATENED BY HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION THE ATLANTIC ISSUES A DANGEROUS INDUSTRY LEGISLATIVE HOPES SEAFARER SHUTTERBUGS FOUL BALL SEAMAN BATS HIMSELF OUT OF SHIPPING LEAGUE LINEUP SEAFARER REPORTS SMOOTH SAILING THROUGH SEA OF BOOKS ON CAMPUS CREW AT SEA OVERSMOKES SITUATION 'STRANGE THINGS ARE HAPPENING' ABOARD WATERMAN SHIP AT SEA SEAFARER BIDS SHIP FAREWELL LEARNS AT SEA AND IN SCHOOL IS FISHING INDUSTRY DUE FOR A REVOLUTION WANDERING LAUNDRY RETURNS WELFARE AIDS SEAFARER AND ILL DAUGHTER Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/30/1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2affe2f8e9faf80c7179e61c162a57d0.PDF 9329a11db25836aaa85aa665ce598ef6 PDF Text Text Vol. XV No. 21 SEAFARERS LOG Oct. U 1953 AR PETITIONS FOR NY DOCK OECnON Stoiy On Page 3 Dock Action. Members of the Af'LILA Strategy Commit­ tee, top left, address the last SIU membership meeting. At microphone is Vincent Bulone, who, along with the other speakers shown in the background, thanked the Seafarers for their aid in the ILA longshore beef. Paul Hall, SIU sec­ retary - treasurer, left, introdaced the men to Seafarers at headquart­ ers. The committee made a report to the Seafar­ ers on the progress of the longshore workers' beef against the old ILA. Once again, the SIU membership voted sup­ port to the newly - chart­ ered AFL-ILA union. At bottom, left, AFL-ILA longshoremen head for the docks after assem­ bling at AFL-ILA head­ quarters in Brooklyn. (Story On Page 3.) "li'*"- • "iL,. • 'A vij �t*f Tw» SEAFARERS Veteran Seafarer Hits The Deck LOG October 1«. 1953 SW Crews Lead Protest Against USPH5 Closings A rising tide of protest against the proposed closing of US Public Health Service Hos­ pitals has come from Seafarers aboard several SIU ships. Crewmembers of the Steel Rover and Steel Director (Isthnuan), Alamar (Calmar), Queenston Heights (Seatrade) Binghamton Victory (Bull, Alcoa Roa--^" mer (Alcoa) and Lone Jack has not taken any stand on the ones at Vineyard Haven, Mass.; (CS) are among the latest to Budget Director's request. How­ Pittsburgh, Kirkwood, Mo.; San i Seafarer B. Roll, 7«, addresses the Seattle membership meeting. Roll is collecting disability pay under the SIU Welfare Plan and is still active in the union. ' MM&P Strike Ends, Win 18 Demands From Tanker Firms After an eight-day-long strike, operatori of East Coast tank­ ers yielded completely on all demands made by the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union. As a result deck officers have won a 60-day annual vacation clause-^ and several other gains in the port OR weekends or holidays. The new contract, including a new mates are allowed 48 hours oft hiring provision. Approximately 200 tankers were involved in the tieup which ended after the companies signed for 18 contract improvements. All changes are effective as of October 1, 1953. Hire Through Hall The new vacation clause pro­ vides that officers may take their vacations in one or two parts. Ail hiring of officers below the chief mate will be through the MM&P hall. In addition, overtime rates have been increased to $2.73 an hour from $2.58 with similar increases in night relief rates and penalty pay. The allowance for non-watchstanding officers has been in­ creased from $113.81 to $120.64 a month. Base wage rates in the contract remain unchanged. However, a new relief clause is provided while a tanker is loading or unloading in SEAFARERS LOG Oct. 16, 1953 Vol. XV. No. 21 As I See It Page 4 Committees At Work Page 6 Crossword Puzzle Page 12 Editorial Page 13 Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 Galley Gleanings Page 20 Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 In The Wake Page 12 Labor Round-Up Page 13 Letters Pages 21, 22 Maritime Page 16 Meet The Seafarer., Page 12 On The Job .............Page 16 Personals Page 25 Quiz Page 19 Seafarers In Action Page 16 Ship's Minutes Pages 24, 25 SIU History Cartoon Page 9 Sports Line Page 20 Ten Years Ago Page 12 Top Of The News Page 7 Union Talk Page 9 Wash. News Letter Page 6 Welfare Benefits Pages 26, 27 Welfare Report Page 8 Your Constitution Page 5 Your Dollar's Worth .Page 7 Publlshtd biwetkly at tha headquartar* at tha Saafarars Intarnatlonal Union, At­ lantic « Cuif District, AFL, *75 Fourth Avenua, Brooklyn 3i, NY, • Tal. STarlins S-4i7l. intared as taeond class mattar during which relief officers will be supplied the ships. The contract is a 21-month agreement which provides for a wage reopener on December 15, 1954. Negotiations for the employers were conducted by the Pan Ameri­ can Petroleum and Transport Com­ pany. Federal Conciliation Com­ missioner Harry Winning assisted in the final settlement which came after 22 hours of almost continu­ ous contract talks between the union and the shipowners. US Yards To Build Ships For Aliens us shipyards should be going full steam ahead soon in the con­ struction of foreign-flag ships, with the lifting of many restric­ tions imposed on the yards for the construction of merchant ships for foreign account, the Maritime Ad­ ministration announced this week. Exceptions to this ban-lifting are only those necessary to assure that such vessels will abstain from trad­ ing with Iron Curtain countries, and that no transfer of ownership will take place without the approv­ al of the Maritime Administration. The new policy will apply only to future construction. In the past, restrictions were imposed provid­ ing a fixed period during which the vessel constructed in US ship­ yards could be requisitioned by the Government. "Conditions which necessitated the restrictions for the most part no longer prevail," Louis S. Roths­ child, Maritime Administrator said, "and their removal should permit our shipyards to compete, subject to currency restrictions, in the world market for new vessel con­ struction on more favorable terms than is presently possible." The Maritime Administration added that present circumstances do not warrant restrictions on US shipyards in the matter of material priorities, allowing the yards to step up their scheduled production prngiianuu/ i- 4« -• oi!-!. add their voices to the clamor ever, department chairman Mrs. against the closings. Oveta Gulp Hobby led the fight to Tjiiical of the messages was the close five hospitals at the last ses­ one sent to Senators and Repre­ sion of Congress. sentatives by the Steel Director During that session two hospitals crew. "We the undersigned were shut down while three others the crew, wrote, "feel that the were saved only after a last-ditch health of the domestic citizens of fight by the SIU and other mari­ the United States, as well as the time groups. Cleveland and Fort seagoing citizens, will be greatly Stanton were the hospitals to get impaired by the closing of the the axe by the 83nd Congress, with USPHS hospitals. Savannah, Memphis and Detroit "This service having been in warding off the budget-slashing operation for 155 years has done knife for the time being only to much for the advancement of medi­ come under the latest death-blow cal science by voluntary experi­ aimed at the USPHS hospital pro­ ments that have been carried out gram. over a period of years in the Originally, there, were 26 hospi­ marine hospitals. Without these tals in the program, ten of which experiments medical science would have been closed in recent years. be far behind what it is today. Those which have been closed "In preventing diseases, they include the Cleveland and Fort have stopped many contagious Stanton installations as well as the diseases from foreign countries which would have spread over the US . . . "Economizing by closing the USPHS hospitals would not be justified against the enormity of endangering the health of the entire population of the United States." In addition many Seafarers as well as wives and other relatives have notified the LOG that they too are writing letters of protest on the issue to their Senators and Virtually all SIU - contracted Representatives. companies have signed agreements Support is coming from other to extend the old contract for an­ quarters on the issue as well. AFL other 60 days without prejudice to President George Meany has writ­ retroactive pay. The signings meqn ten Budget Director Joseph Dodge that the new agreement, when fully endorsing the SIU's position, completed, will go into effect as while Governor Theodore McKel- of October 1. 1953. din of Maryland has indicated that Those companies which have not he will make his views felt on the yet signed the memorandum are subject. expected to do so within the next The barrage of letters was few days. touched off by the action of Budget The contract extension was de­ Director Dodge in asking the De­ cided on when it became apparent partment of Health, Education and that Union and company negoti­ Welfare to consider closing all but ators would be unable to complete three USPHS hospitals—^the lepro­ a new contract by the time the old sarium at Carville, La.; the nar­ one ran out. The extension will cotics hospital at Lexington, Ky.; enable both sides to continue ^ ne­ and the mental hospital at Fort gotiations in an orderly manner Worth, Texas. without interruption of shipping Up until now the Department services. Union, Go's Sign 60-Day Extensions Juan, Ellis Island, Buffalo, Port­ land, Me., and Mobile. Although the closings have taken place since the end of WW II most of them have occurred In the past two years. The latest proposal threatens to slash the program, once encom­ passing 26 hospitals, down to the way below-par figure of three. Maritime groups feel that only vigorous protests on the part of the marine industries will make the legislators sit up and think twice, e.specially with 1954 coming up as an election year for both houses of Congress. Observers feel that Mrs. Hobby and her department will not stand up against the budget cutting of the Treasury, inasmuch as she led the way to eliminate the Cleveland and Fort' Stanton hospi­ tals during the last session of the lawmakers. If the budget is cut to. the bone, as is proposed, not only will the maritime industry feel the blow, but maritime observers ^ll<i9e Government employees as^yrelL^s the health of the general 'ptiblic will suffer from the cutback, in hospital servicesf^ The USPHS pro­ gram serves many thousands ' of Government personnel yearly, as well as adding to medical advances in all fields. The final decision on the fate of the hospitals will be made at the next session of Congress. The SIU, and other maritime unions are pre­ paring for a vigorous battle on that score when Congreps opens its 1954 session. Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks Regular membership meet­ ings in SIU headquarters and at all branches are held every second Wednesday night at 7 PM. The schedule for the next few meetings is as follows: October 21, November 4, No­ vember 18. All Seafarers- registered on the shipping list are required to attend the meetings. European Labor Leaders Shown Around Hall Visiting the headquarters building in New York recently were three men active in the labor move­ ment in Europe. They are, left to right, Irving Brown,-AFL representative in Europe; Pierre FerriPisani, Mediterranean Committee, ITF; and < Willie Dorchain, ITF representative. Joe Algina, assist­ ant t secretja-yrtroasuren i4ghti shows them around the halL - ^ . -h.! r.- �October 1«, 195S ML I, (to l; SEAFARERS Wl All WTgW L Mo'i LOG Page Three AFL-ILA Routing Anastasia In Bklyn Files For NY Vote - tw *IIM ILA mi Irtn- tiwwi wtA-HwW AH. f*tW |(|t l« 3» M' • '• •• •— .. - „ ' •• Reproduction of the front page of the first issue of the newspaper beinr published by the AFL-ILA for New York longrshoremen. The second issue of the paper, which appeared this week, indicated the new dock union was a iroing: concern and in business to stay. Dep't Store Executive Named US Labor Sec'y Nattily-dressed lieutenants of Tony Anastasia discuss the next move for the old ILA longshoremen at the Erie Basin pier as AFL-ILA longshoremen work cargo. Rank-and-file longshoremen in the Anastasia-controlled locals mill about in the background. A new Secretary of Labor to replace Martin Durkjn, who resigned, has been named by President Eisenhower. He is Their boodle empire collapsing on their heads, racketeering leaders of the old James P. Mitchell of New Jersey who has been a labor rela­ ILA have their backs to the wall as the newly-chartered AFL-ILA has taken huge tions expert for large depart-• ^ ment stores. chell was serving in the Defense forward strides both on and off the docks. An AFL-ILA petition for a port-wide At the same time Under- Department as Assistant Secretary election for longelioremen in-*- Secretary of Labor Lloyd A. Mashbum, the last AFL representative in the department, resigned his post and returned to the Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers Interna­ tional Union. No Labor Men Since the CIO has no 'repre­ sentative in the Labor Department, it means that the Department is without any representation from either labor federation. In the past it has been the practice to have at least one man from eaeh federation holding a responsible position in the Department. Before his appointment, Mit- for Manpower and Reserve Af­ New York has been filed with longshoremen still under the dom­ ly beaten back by New. York police. fairs. the National Labor Relations ination of the old union. Judging But the climax of the day was yet One problem that the new Sec­ Board, backed up by thousands from the sentiment in the long­ to come. retary will face, in the opinion of After the day's work was over, shore membership, it is only a Washington observers, is the ques­ of pledge cards from rank and matter of time before the AFL-ILA the AFL-ILA men returned to the tion of what to do about recom­ file longshoremen. And down takes over lock, stock- and barrel. new Union's headquarters at 2lst mendations for amending the Taft- in Erie Basin, Brooklyn, the very The key-to the situation has been Street. It was then that Anasta­ heart of Tony Anastasia's kingdom, the struggle over the Brooklyn sia's squads put on their banzai AFL-ILA longshoremen have com­ docks centering at the Bull Line charge. Two squads stormed up pletely taken over the key Break­ piers at 20th and 21st Street and 20th and 21st Street toward SIU water Pier. the Erie Basin Breakwater. It is (Continued on page 17) Developments are coming fast in these tv/o places that the new and furious in the three-week-old AFL-ILA has scored its greatest drive by the new AFL union which successes thus far, and dealt is being backed up by Seafarers crushing blows to Anastasia's rule. and Teamsters. Already the new It was Anastasia himself who union, which has established made the first move — one which temporary headquarters in Brook­ boomeranged on him immediately. lyn and Manhattan and clean ele­ On October 7 at 8 AM he turned ments in the ranks of longshore­ up with a gang of hirelings at the men are taking charge of organiz­ Bull Line's 20th Street pier where ing operations, with advice and the SlU-manned Kathryn was planning assistance from the SIU. loading for, her Puerto Rico run. Intimidation Fails He set up a line in front of the Beset on all sides by the new pier gate and challenged members Preparations for the second an­ union, Anastasia's only response of the AFL-ILA, taking books away has been a couple of banzai charges from 36 nten and telling them thoy nual SIU Scholarsiiip Plan awards by select groups of hirelings. But could not work on the docks any­ are already underway, the Union Several US consulates in foreign the old tactics of intimidation more. announced, with several applicants ports have been closed as the re­ which served the racketeer ele­ Hit Back at Anastasia sult of a State Department econ­ ments are fast becoming useless Immediately the AFL-ILA struck having applied for the next group omy program.. They are among 22 in the face of the tidal swing to back with the full support of the of examinations to be eligible for James P. Mitchell college work beginning September the new AFL-ILA. consulates all over the world that Seafarers and Teamsters. SIU men 19.54. Four four-year scholarships Hartley law. It was this issue To add to their difficulties the walked off the Kathryn halting the have been shut down in recent which caused the resignation of old-line ILA leaders have been be­ loading of the ship and Teamsters will be awarded. months. After similar examinations, four the previous Secretary, Martin P. set with indictments and other Union members refused to deliver scholarships, worth $6,000 each, The closing of the consulates Durkin of the Plumbers Union. court actions designed to put an freight to the vessel. The same ac­ was prompted by fund cuts made Durkin resigned after a dispute end to their racketeering on the tion was taken on the Steel Vendor \t'ere awarded to children of Sea­ in State Department appropri­ with the Eisenhower administra­ farers for the 1953 college, year. waterfront. docked at the Breakwater. An ulti­ At the present time several appli­ ations as a result of the adminis­ tion over proposed amendments Locals Swing Over matum was then delivered to the cants are ejigible for the next tration's economy drive. that the White House was sup­ In the three brief weeks since stevedoring corporation and the group of scholarship exams, with Ports Covered posed to recommend to Congress. the drive began -.h AFL-ILA has shipping companies to fire Tony the closing date for eligibility set Port consulates affected by the The outgoing Labor Secretary won elections in seven local unions "Spanish" the hiring boss at the for Feb. 20, 1954. One qualifying charged that the President had closing include Vitoria, Brazil;. in New York City. Out of town Breakwater, one other hiring boss, exam has been held for next year's Georgetown, British Guiana; Ten- promised to send the amendments locals too, have voted to join the and a loader and assistant foreman awards, with three more due to erife in the Canary Islands; Gi- to Congress only ,to recall them new union, with two sugarhouse at the Bull Line pier, all of whom come up on December 5, 1953, and bralter; Bari, Italy; Bergen, Nor­ when other members of the admin­ locals in Philadelphia, two in were henchmen of Anastasia. After on January 9 and March 13, 1954. way and Cebu, Philippine Islands. istration family objected to the Puerto Rico and the entire north­ three days the shipping companies All applications will be received As a result seamen who have to amending procedure. west coast and Alaskan district go­ capitulated. New hiring bosses and processed until the Feb. 20th go ashore in those ports because As a result, Durkin has returned ing AFL, In every instance where were named and a shape-up was cutoff date, with the eligible ap­ of injury or illness will be de­ to his former post as president of local union members have been taken at noon on Monday, October plicants sitting for any one of the prived of the consulate •services the Plumbers and Steamfitters permitted a secret ballot vote, 12. three remaining exams. Only in that they would otherwise receive. Union, AFL-ILA members, defying the this way can they be eligible for they have voted by convincing The consulates are also respon­ For the present, Mitchell said he margins for AFL affiliation and threats of Anastasia and his the 1954 scholarship benefits. sible for certifying emergency re- was not prepared to make any against the racket leadership of squads, went into the Breakwater Seafarers who have had three placemenin to ships in certain in­ statements on the Taft-Hartley is­ the old union. and to Bull Line and started to un­ years sea time, and children of stances. Closing of the consulates sue, although some Senators are These local union decisions are load. They were greeted by a bar­ Seafarers who meet the same rer will remove effective control of re­ reportedly preparing amendments in addition to written pledge cards rage of rocks and an attempt to quirements are eligible for, the placements in the affected ports. to the law. ^ received from thousands of other storm the gates which was quick­ benefit4vUtiidex'..th4 plan.!- l, ,' V,, US Closes 7 Foreign Port Consulates New Exams On For S �.iTif'^p-^i-.-v/'-.^.n® Figt F*or SEAFAHEttS MST5 Hauls Huge Tonnage In 4 Years LOG Throw in For A Meeting Job Under the rules of the SIU, any member can nominate himself for meeting chairman, reading clerk or any other' post that may be up for elec­ tion before the membersliip, including committees, such as the tallying committees, finan­ cial committees, auditing com­ mittees and other groups named by the membership. Since SIU membership meet­ ing officers are elected at the start of each meeting, those who wish to run for those meeting offices can do so. The Union also welcomes discussions, suggestions and motions on the business before the meeting. Just how large military cargo -and passengers loom in the general US shipping picture is revealed by a four-year report issued by the Military Sea Transportation Service. The MSTS, formed through unifi--* cation of Army and Navy bound to "be an important matter transport services, reports it affecting the welfare of US ship­ has moved more than 93 million ping. Measures have been intro­ tons b£ cargo, nearly 8 million duced in Congress that would limit MSTS activity and give full prefer­ passengers and more than 53 mil­ ence to privately-owned tankers, lion long tons of oil in the four passenger ships and cargo vessels before any .Government tonnage is years of its existence. Most of this material, of course, used. These measures are expected to be debated at length in the next has moved on privately-owned session of Congress. ships chartered to MSTS. But a great deal of it, particularly pas­ sengers, went on the MSTS' own 260-ship fleet, including many large transports used to carry troops, dependents of men in service, UN officials, displaced persons and the like. The Federal Maritime Board will hear rearguments on the $2 Billion Bloomfield Shipping Company subsidy proceedings in Wash­ Just how much cargo and how ington on November 3. These rearguments will be based many passengers were carried on upon petitions submitted by the MSTS ships themselves is hard to determine since for purposes of the Lykes Steamship Com- well over a year. Seafarers are watching the statistics privately owned ships un­ pany and the Waterman der chartere to MSTS are listed as Steamship Corporation for recon­ board's action closely. If the MSTS ships. However, one figure sideration of the board's decision Bloomfield subsidy is upheld it will mean that the epmpany, which has gives some idea of the extent of favorable to Bloomfield. MSTS' own operations. In the Bloomfield is applying for oper­ an SIU contract, will be able to four year period from October 1, ating subsidies on two trade routes, purchase more ships and expand 1949 through October 1, 1953, tlie one to horthem European ports its present operations. This will total expenses of the agency were and one to the Mediterranean area. mean more jobs for SIU seamen. better than $2.1 billion. Payments Two initial rulings, both favorable to private shipowners for their to Bloomfield, held that present services were $1.5 billion. Allow­ steamship services on the two trade ing for administrative expenses it routes were not adequate and that appears that half a billion dollars the company, although not an ex­ went for the operation of the Serv­ isting operator over the two routes, ice's own ships. was eligible for subsidy under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. Shipowners Seek Cargo Ban Reopening Groups of private shipowners, notably the tramp ship operators, The Waterman and Lykes com­ have been arguing that more MSTS panies were denied the right to " The Puerto Rico, 7,114-gross ton cargoes could move on private reopen the case in order to submit passenger liner, has been sold by ships instead of on MSTS vessels. new evidence. They were allowed the Bull Lines to Swiss interests. The MSTS has claimed that the to request a reconsideration of the The sale is subject to approval of tramp ships are not suitable in all board's njling because two mem­ transfer of flag by the Maritime cases for the cargo-moving opera­ bers of the board, Louis S. Roths­ Administration. tions involved. This has been chal­ child and E. Claggett Upton, had The 441-foot vessel was pur­ lenged by the shipowners. not taken office at the time of the chased by the Arosa Line for Obviously, the disposition of rulings. This meeting of the board $500,000. Plans for the vessel call MSTS cargo, whether on private is expected to finally dispose of the for it to oi)erate between Canadian ships or on Government vessels, is case, which has been going on for and continental European ports, joining the company's vessel, the Arosa Kulm, on the same run. In addition, the new owners plan to remodel the ship and to increase her passenger capacity from the present 200. first-class berths to about 600. The liner, formerly operating be­ tween New York and the Carib­ It was old home week in Tampa, who chaired a receift Galveston bean ports of San Juan, PR, and Florida, at their last September port meeting. Mathews, a deck St. Thomas, VI, has been in'idle membership meeting with three seaman, was born in Missouri 28 status since last March. Attempts Floridians running the meeting. years ago and still lives in that to sell the 22-year-old vessel last Handling the chair was Burns state. Belnor, Missouri, is his home month to domestic interests met Powell, who hails from Bartow. A town. He's married, and joined with disappointment when the sole deck seaman with the SIU, Powell the Union in November, 1948 at offer was one of $140,000 by a ma­ was bom in the 'Gator State on the Texas port. jor steel company to acquire the February 24, 1921. He joined the Another officer of the Galveston ship for scrapping. The offer was Union up in New York in 1944, but meeting was Bob Wilkins, who, rejected. likes to stick pretty close to Bar­ unlike Mathews, is a native Texan tow, where he and his wife have all the way. He holds Union mem­ their home. bership for seven years, joining in Seafarer A. Masciello was record­ Mobile on January 11, 1946. Wil­ ing secretary at the meeting. A kins lives in Lufkins, Texas, and native of Italy, sails in the engine department. the 51-year-old l4steward also has The American Dental Associa­ settled in Tampa Seafarer Robert R. Miller was tion has decided that it isn't the with his family. the choice of the Norfolk member­ toothpaste you use, but the tooth­ He joined the ship as meeting brush which helps prevent tooth Union in Tampa chairman at their decay. Meeting in Cleveland, the on July 12, 1949. September 23 Association decided that none of Reading clerk session. Miller, the new toothpastes on the market James Kelly an engine de­ had any particular effect, whether joined the Union partment man, they have ammonia, chlorophyll or KeUy in Baltimore on joined the Union anything else in them. May 28, 1947. He's 25 years old in New York on Some of. the dentists present and also makes Tampa his home, May 20, 1949. suggested that maybe the Federal He's 33 years old, i t Food and Drug Administration One mjdwesterner who still married, and a ought to take a hand in the matter Miller keeps his home away from, salt native , of North by cracking down on exaggerated water is Seafarer James Mathews^. s^oUi^ Mt now .liy^s in Norfolk. advertising claims. Maritime Board Orders New Bloomfield Subsidy Test SS Puerto Rico Sold By Bull For $500,000 Dentists Knock Toothpaste Ads October IC. 195) As 1 See It • • • OUR SIU SCHOLARSHIP PLAN HAS BEGUN ITS SECOND round with interviews and tests for those who would like to get a fully-paid college education through the Union. As the brothers know, we awarded four $6,000 scholarships this year to four children of Sea­ farers. These scholarship winners are attending the colleges and uni­ versities of their, choice right now. Next September four more winners will be able to begin their studies. They might be Seafarers themselves, or children of men who have sailed with our Union, Whatever the case, each one has an equal chance and each one is judged on his or her merits. Some of our members held back a little on applying for these scholar­ ships feeling that the standards might be a little too tough for them to meet. Actually though, the purpose of this plan is to give a crack at a college education to those who can profit from it. And that means that the scholarships are open to anybody who can show a pretty decent high school record and handle him­ self well on the required college entrance examina­ tions. There's still some time to act on this, but I would advise the brothers to throw their names in the basket and get themselves qualified for a really fine scholarship—one that can hardly be equalled any» where in the country. All of the candidates who did win our last scholarships told us they weren't very sure of success but gave it a try just in case. It takes very little trouble and effort to file an application and it can pay off very handily. WE'VE HAD QUITE A FINE RESPONSE UP UNTIL NOW ON OUR request for support from the ships on keeping open the US Public Health Service hospitals. It's quite clear that the membership of this Union is aroused on this score and realizes th(. importance of the hospi­ tals to their well-being. Naturally, the issue hasn't come to a head yet and won't until Con­ gress gets back to work in Washington. But in the meantime, it will do no harm (in fact it can do quite a bit of good) if the membership keeps after their Congressmen on this issue. If any of the brothers need any information on where to write or who to write on this subject, your Union will be glad to give them the necessary material. Some of the membership too, are concerned about what will happen it the hospitals should be closed. The crew of the Binghamton Vic­ tory, for one, has written the Union suggesting that the SIU go out for a group hospital insurance plan in our negotiations with the ship­ owners to replace the USPHS program. It's a bit too early, of course, to say that the hospitals are finished. As a matter of fact your Union is hopeful that this raw deal that the Budget Director is trying to feed the seamen can be blocked and the hospitals kept open. In any event, should the closings go through, your Union will be fully prepared to take necessary action to protect the health and well-being of the Seafarers. AS IS REPORTED IN THIS ISSUE OF THE SEAFARERS LOG most of the shipping companies we do business with have agreed to extend the contract for 60 days while guaranteeing our men their re­ troactivity. That means that every improvement that will be pro­ vided in this new agreement will go back to October 1, the date the new contract will go into effect. We are still working on these contract matters and just as soon as there is something definite to report on this score, the membership will be fully-informed as to the progress and outcome of the negotia­ tions. Those few companies that have yet to sign the extension agree­ ment are expected to do so without delay. YOUR UNION IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOB WAYS TO OPERATE in a more efficient manner and provide speedier service for the mem­ bership. Consequently, we have installed a tele­ type system in all our ports that makes for rapid communication from one port to another and be­ tween headquarters and the outports. It's easy to see what advantages this offers to a Union like ours. If headquarters needs important information from an outport agent, it can get it. in a matter of minutes, instead of waiting a day for the mails. The same goes on any other communications that normally pass day by day, between the various ports. It also saves quite a bit dl time that would otherwise be used in letter-writii^ and in trying to get through long-distance phone circuits that are often all jammed up. Thus where members have problems that require inter-port com­ munications, speedy service can be given the Seafarer. From the practical experience ve have had operating this system, thus far it has worked in excellent fashion. Our organizers too, are finding it quite handy in -contacting each* other in the various ports, so that it has proved very useful in the Atlantic Refining organizing campaign. The teletype system would also prove very valuable in the event your Union gets involved in a major beef of any kind. It means that the whole district would b6 able to take instant gction on any pro.blem that might arise, and as such it is an important asset to our organization, and to the membefSKilp.^* . , �1 T?Err2rcwrS«r OeUber K, 1«5» Maritime Training Cut, Alameda Base To Close SEAFARERS Pare Fir* LOG New Tanker, Mariner For SIU The long-disputed Government program for unlicensed sea­ men will be cut back sharply as a result of budget reductions. Consequently, the Maritime Administration has indicated that it will close down the Ala­ meda, California, training sta­ the Maritime Administration, has tion next year, and may have appealed to steamship companies to limit its courses at Sheepshead and maritime unions to help sup­ Bay, New York. port the training program. He said Louis S. Rothschiid, chairman of that there would be no funds avail­ able for correspondence courses in 1955 unless the industry chipped in to keep them going. In the past, private industry has not looked with favor upon similar proposals to fill the coffers and help support the maritime train­ ing program. Under Fire From SIU The maritime training program Hugh Bryson, head of the Com­ is only one of several Governmentsupported services for the industry munist-controlled National Union which is feeling the pinch of an of Marine Cooks and Stewards, has administration-sponsored economy Soon to be crewed by Seafarers from the Boston hall, the Orion Comet is shown moving out with been indicted once again on drive. However, it has long been the aid of a tug on one of her first sea trials before she crews for her first run with MSTS cargo. The charges that he perjured on a non- under fire from the SIU and other 29,000-ton supertanker is one of four such ships being built for Colonial. Communist affidavit. Bryson filed maritime unions as a "wrong end to" approach to maritime prob­ the affidavit with the National La­ lems. BOSTON—The first of four new super-tankers, the 29,000-ton Orion Comet, has passed bor Relations Board as required her sea trials and will take on a full SIU crew before leaving on an MSTS-chartered run For many years the SIU has of all union leaders who want to to-an unannounced destination. Headed up by that well-known Seafarer, John "Ban­ take representation cases before opposed Government training pro­ anas" Ziereis as bosun, the grams on the grounds that unions the Board. This second Indictment has been could always supply enough SIU crew went aboard the 29,- branch hall is expecting to ship a sea under charter to the SlU-conIssued in Washington, DC, by a trained men to meet any emer­ 000-ton vessel on Tuesday, Oc­ crew aboard another brand-new tracted South American Steamship vessel, the Badger Mariner, as soon Company. The Badger will be the Federal grand jury. It was neces- gency. During the heavy shipping tober 13. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia as that vessel getsj-eady to go to fifth Mariner-type ship to be as­ s^y because of a legal technical­ of early 1952 the SIU opened its signed to an SIU company. The ity which- required that the indict­ own training school for deck sea­ other four are the Keystone Mar­ ment-be .issued only at the place men to meet the demand. "We've always felt" an SIU iner (Waterman); the Cornhusker that the affidavit had been filed. Mariner (Robin Line); Magnolia The original indictment had been headquarters spokesman said, "that the money used to train seamen Mariner (Mississippi) and Hoosier issued in San Francisco. could have been used better to Mariner (Isthmian). Three-Count Charge help provide a modern, up-to-date One of Four Three counts are included in merchant fleet. It isn't much u.se Following along the lines of other ill-fated "independent The Orion Comet is one of four the charges—that Bryson falsely to train a lot of seamen and offi­ unions," a dummy labor outfit aboard the motor vessel Exstated he was not a member of the cers if the merchant fleet isn't cello, a converted LST belonging to the Excello Corporation, supertankers ordered by the Co­ lonial Steamship Company. She Communist Party, that he was in growing at a rate sufficient to pro­ will have to do some fancy-s­ was built in the Quiney, Massa­ no way affiliated with the Party vide berths for them." talking when it comes before ership also includes a non-seaman chusetts, yard of the Bethlehem and that he did not support an or­ In his letter 40 the industry, ganization advocating violent over- Rothschild stated that the Sheeps­ the NLRB in New Haven, lawyer, whose office doubles as the Shipbuilding Corporation and was Conn., on November 4. "union" office. In addition, the launched in August. Since then throw bf the Government. head Bay Training Station is oper­ Earlier this year SIU organizers bosun, top official of the outfit, is she-has been undergoing final out­ The NUMC&S control over ated at a cost of $475,000 a year, signed the entire crew, first of a the son of Captain Stanley, mas­ steward department members on while an additional $178,000 an­ fleet of ships to haul formaldehyde ter of the Excello, wrapping up the fitting and equipping, as well as West Coast ships has been chal­ nually goes for correspondence .for the outfit, a subsidiary of the "union" in a tight knot for the the necessary trial runs before go­ ing to sea. lenged by the AFL Marine Cooks courses. Much larger sums are T.A.D. Jones Corporation of New company. Colonial has applications for six and Stewards who^have been or­ spent to maintain the Kings Point Haven. Despite the announced Approximately 25 men are em­ ganizing on these vessels. Should Merchant Marine Academy which loyalties of the crew, the company ployed by the company. Firing of more supertankers now pending the indictment be upheld in the graduates licensed mates and engi­ decided to go ahead with intimida­ at least three former employees with the Government. The ships would be built under the construc­ Courts, it would have an impor­ neers. tions, threats and discriminatory has been documented as unfair tant bearing on any potential The program was successful in firings to get SIU supporters off labor charges against the company. tion subsidy provisions of the Long NLRB election on these ships, as keeping SlU-contracted ships fully- the ship. In addition, the company Many of the men fired from the Range Shipping Law that was pass­ Bryson's conviction would exclude manued in the emergency shipping established its own "union" as company are now shipping SIU, ed at the 1952 session of Congress. The Keystone Mariner was the NUMC&S from the ballot. period. well. Filing of unfair labor pending the outcome of the legal the first of the new class of Gov­ charges against the company fol­ action. ernment-built, post-war freighters lowed continued firings and the Almost immediately after the assigned to an SIU company. The :You» sibHts: Afyp company's refusal to bargain with SIU request for recognition by the new, speedy modern freighters so Siy . :OUAEANTiE£> MX ', the SIU as the recpgnized bargain­ company, the newly-estabiished far are the only new ships actually Y©URRgAing agent. "union" posted a schedule of new- built or under construction by the TURE.<Sto .AeiaUAIHt:^ Big Name Anyway pay scales slightly higher than Government since the end of you WITH THESE: RlOHrS: : iPRIVIlEOES. . The so - called "Independent Union wages. However, no ac­ World War II. Thirty-five Mariners Union of the Motor Vessel Excello" tual contract exists between the will be built altogether by the is a one-ship, one-company outfit, "union" and the company. The Government, which has assigned with the bosun and chief steward ship is in regular service between about 20 for operation by private of the ship at the helm. The lead- Harbor Island, Texas, and New steamship companies. From Article XVIf Haven. Bryson Again Indicted On Oath Charge Dummy 'Union' Heads For Trouble At Labor Board YOUandfho tlU CONSIIIUTION "This Union ma/ publish pam­ phlets, journals, newspapers, magazines, periodicals, and gen^eral literature, in such manner as may be determined, from time to time/^ by o majority vote of the membership." On the beach and on the ships the SIU membership is fully informed •of the goings-oii in the organiza­ tion through its bi-weekly 28page newspaper. Booklets on various educational subjects are also published from time to time. •A:/;, •• -r ' . Don^t Send Your Baggage COD Seafarers have again been warned not to send their bag­ gage COD to any Union hall. No Union hall can accept de­ livery of any baggage where express charges have not been prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Union halls face the pros­ pect of having, to go to a lot of trouble and red tape with the Railway Express Co. All COD baggage—regardless of the port—goes to the local ex­ press office, where it is held by the express company until claimed. Seafarers who want to be sure of getting their baggage when they want it, can send it to any Union hall provided they prepay the shipping charges. Two new Seafarers, Raymond W. Morcy, left, and Nelson E. Nor­ wood, receive their books from Mickey Wiiburn, SIU representa­ tive, light, on Harbor Island. Fired by the company, the former meml^rs of tho Excello crew are now shipping with the SIU pending outcome of hnfalr Charges."" . < o> • '^1 -•^tl iSl M - -^1 �SMEEgaESHEE2ffiiSf:::«:^'""'ri5ra^ Pare Ste "OeWbcr If, IfBS SEAFARERS LOG New Orieans Gets SlU Blood Bank WWP""" One of the Tolunteers to contribute blood to the new SIU blood bank in New Orleans is Seafarer James Noonan. Here a New Orleans hospital technician takes Noonan's blood pressure. This New Orleans bank will be a permanent feature and all Union members will be able to draw on it. - Seafarers in the port of New Orleans now have their own blood bank at the local US Public Health Hospital, with assurance of sufficient blood on hand at all times to meet any emergency. The local membership has agreed to make regular donations to the bank and in turn the hospital will reserve at least 15 pints for use James Noonan, Stanley Freeman Arrangements have been made and Robert High went down to do­ with the SIU New Orleans branch by ill or injured Seafarers. In the past in New Orleans, as nate a pint each. Four of the men for regular donations on Mondays In other ports, the hospitals have passed the physical for blood do­ to keep the blood bank up to its had to ask for volunteers to meet nors and started the bank going. minimum needs. the blood needs of Seafarer-pa­ tients. Volunteers have always been available, but the hospital authorities felt it would be better if a supply of blood was on hand to meet immediate needs. Accord­ ingly, arrangements were made to set up a regular blood bank. SAN FRANCISCO—^A court decision upholding Coast The blood bank was opened on Guard screening of seamen but recommending changes in the September 29 when five Seafarers, screening procedure has been issued by the Ninth Circuit Burton Owens, Milton Wetzell, Court of Appeals. The case arose out of a Gov­ •T ernment appeal from a Dis­ I trict Court decision which acquit­ I I ted three members of the Com­ munist-dominated National Union Tof Marine Cooks and Stewards on I a charge of working without vali­ I dated papers. L.. Denied Clearance Sometimes questions might be bank services and $3.66 for office The three men involved had been denied clearance by the Coast raised about the importance of the supplies. weekly auditing committees in the At the same time of course, the Guard, presumably because they light of the fact that the Union committees report all the major were bad security risks. When the has quarterly financial committees, and regular office expenses in­ case came up in .the District Court, also elected by the membership, curred including such items as the men were acquitted on the who go over the same grounds telephone, electricity, rent (if any), grounds that the screening act was once more. Actually though, the gas and oil, office supplies and unconstitutional. weekly committees perform a func­ the like. However, the Circuit Court of tion that can't be done by the It's obvious that if at any time Appeals ruled that the act was quarterly committee in this sense in any port an expenditure seemed constitutional, but that a bill of —they spotlight the week by week to be out of line, particulars stating the nature of income and outgo of each port, it would show up the charges should be given the something which does not stand immediately in accused men. out in the district-wide summation these weekly re­ It's expected that the entire is­ prepared by the quarterly com­ ports and action sue will eventually wind up in the mittee. taken to justify US Supreme Court for final deci­ Through the weekly reports it the expenditure sion. Meanwhile the screening of is a very easy matter to check on or correct the seamen and waterfront workers the smallest expenditure in any situation. will continue on the present basis. port. And if there is any question Another point about any expenditure, it is easy to to be considered Brinson go back and find just where it was is the very fact made and why. Quitting Ship? that this is a weekly report. Steps Forty-Cent Item can be taken week by week to con­ To show how thoroughgoing th^.s Notify Union procedure is, the last Baltimore trol expenses. On a quarterly basis, the Union would have to wait two A reminder fro™ SIU weekly committee consisting of headquarters cautions all M. Masek, M. or three months before it could Seafarers leaving their, ships Beeching and M. act to make adjustments where to contact the hall in ample Cotty noted an needed. And last but not least, the time to allow the Union to expenditure of 40 dispatch a replacement. Fail­ cents for a new weekly reports serve to provide ure to give notice before socket and $1.21 even wider participation by Sea­ paying off may cause a de­ for registered farers in the financial affairs of layed sailing, force the ship mail. In Wilming­ the Union, something which is all to sail short of the manning ton, the three to the good. requirements and needlessly man committee, These auditing committees serve make their work tougher for P. Brinson, . J. S. as a safeguard to the membership Masek your shipmates.' Williams and A. to the money belonging to the SIU Lucas, noted a flO-cent charge for and to its infsmbers. Court Proposes Change In CC Screening Set-up SID COMMITTEES HT WORK SIU NEWSLETTER The Departments of Commerce and Labor, as well as the Bureau of the Budget, are set to defeat passage of a bill introduced earlier this year by Representative Tollefson, Washington, that would eliminate the provision from existing law that seamen discharged without cause, before one month's wages are earned, shall be entitled to receive from the employer,-in addition to any wages earned, a sum equal to one month's wages. • Labor Department officials,. approached on the subject, say that the requirement that seamen be paid "penalty wages" in the event they are discharged prior to earning one month's wages provides a certain amount of employment stability in an industry in which stability is otherwise lacking. The Commerce Department feels that apparently the Tollefson bill, which now seems doomed, is based on'the theorjTthat the shipowner must pay penalty wages to seamen if the vessel completes its voyage within one month, regardless of whether this constitutes a breach of the shipping articles. Officials of the Commerce Department say that the bill would not deprive a seaman of his right to sue for breach of contract. However, they add, it would deprive the litigants and the courts of a convenient rule for assessing the amount of damages the seaman can recover for an unwarranted discharge prior to eafning one month's wages. The present statute specifies that the seaman's re­ covery shall be the equivalent of one month's wages. Under the Tollefson bill, however, seamen would be compelled to prove their damages and the courts would be confronted with the task of determining the amount of these damages. The result would be an increased burden on the seamen, the shipowners, and the courts. The Department of Commerce says that the present law provides a preferable and practicable means of compensating the seaman. X Despite the fact that American subsidixed lines have put up a bold bid for retention of the present subsidy system under the 1936 Mer­ chant Marine Act/ the chances are good that Congress, within a couple of years, will think seriously about drastically altering this systeni. For the past few years, the Congressional Appropriation Committees have been hacking away at the operating subsidy system, and have made it clear that they do not like the way the subsidy has been adminis­ tered. Added to this is the fact that the General Accounting Office, watchdog of the public treasury, has commented unfavorably about the increase in wealth of the subsidized lines in the past 15 years. The combina­ tion of these two big factors would indicate that the present subsidy system may not hold up. Another factor to be considered is that the Defense Department has indicated the the subsidized lines hold only about one-half of the shipping capacity needed. Therefore, to the extent that the 1936 Act has worked, it has worked to help only this 50% of the fleet. • The fact that Congressional Appropriation Committees have been re­ luctant to pay for subsidy already earned by subsidized linCs points to an eventual drastic revision of the whole operating subsidy set-up. $• Export controls of the Office of International Trade have been ex­ tended to include watercraft of US registry intended for scrapping abroad. This new rule applies to ships of US registry located in foreign waters which are to be scrapped as well as to vessels located in the US. This control was instituted by the Government because of the con­ tinued shortage of iron and steel scrap required for domestic steel production. Approval of requests for scrapping vessels abroad will be limited generally, by OIT, to cases where the scrap cannot be made available economically for use in the US. No change has been made in the requirement that sales to noncitizens, or transfers to foreign registry of US privately-owned vessels, must be approved by the Maritime Administration. Thus, where a sale or transfer to foreign ownership or registry for scrapping is involved, application must be made to both the Maritime Administra-* tion and OIT. Where the vessel remains under US registry or owner­ ship, application for scrapping abroad need only be made to OIT. ,• .4i Louis S. Rothschild, Maritime Administrator and Chairman-of - the Federal Maritime Board, continues to remain something of a mystery man, even to the maritime industry. On the part of the operators, many of them are still wondering just how Mr. Rothschild stands on the sub­ ject of a strong American merchant marine. For example, it is understood that ho refused to go to bat for the operators and unions, in connection with the proposed closing of marine hospitals. When approached on this subject, he contended that he had nothing to do with the Public Health Service hospitals, that he was supposed to administer the shipping laws. In line with the thinking of the Republican Administration, Mr. Rothschild believes that public funds should not be used for the con­ struction and operation of ships, unless it is definite that more trans­ portation capacity is essential to meet the requirements of commerce and national security. it 4" l* In the past, the US Government has gone into the ship construction business in the hope of selling the vessels at a later date. However, future Government shipbuilding programs will not be on a take-it-orleave-it basis. Under new legislation, passed earlier this year,'the maritime industry will be encouraged to develop and build ships it­ self, with outside pi-ivate financing. • The policy here is that the Government wants private financing to become the pattern and wants more Americans thus to have a stake in the shipping business^ .V , �October 16; 1958 SEAFARERS STEVENSON AT WHITE HOUSE—Adlai Stevenson, 1952 Demo­ cratic candidate for the .Presidency, • called on President Eisenhower last week to report on his world tour and to give his suggestions in the field of foreign relations. The former Illinois governor reported his findings to the Presi­ dent, Secretary of State Dulles and several cabi­ net members and Con­ gressional leaders at a White House luncheon where he was giiest of honor. Afterward, he conferred with the presi­ dent for an hour. His principal suggestion was the drafting of a nonaggression pact with Russia, similar to the Locarno Treaty. t t t President Dwight Elsenhower and his TRIALS IN MIDEAST opponent of last November, Adlai —In Iran and Egypt Stevenson, leave the White House after politicians who only a lunch together. few months ago had been the objects of public acclaim found themselves on trial for their lives. Most important of these was Mohammed Mossadegh, former Iranian premier. A successful coup by Gen. Zahedi brought the Shah back from a three-day exile and tumbled Mossadegh from power. An air of secrecy and censorship prevails in Iran and there have been few reports about the interrogation of the fonfter premier. The Shah and his supporters fear a public trial for the former premier might be the signal for Mossadegh supporters and Tudeh party mem­ bers to attempt to seize power. INDIANS IN DIFFICULT ROLE—Lieut. Gen. K. S. Thimayya, at his first press conference as chairman of the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission, indicated the difficult situation in which the Indian forces in Korea found themselves. Long the subject of widespread criticism in South Korea, the Indians aroused the ire of the Communists of the north when Gen. Thimayya was quoted that his troops would not at­ tempt to check a mass escape attempt by anti-Communist POWs. He said that such an order could only result in mass slaughter. While the Communists regarded this statement as the "green light" for such an attempt, American sources resented the remarks by the Indian com­ mander as oblique criticisna of American treatment of the Koje Island outbreaks. it 4. BRITISH MOVE AGAINST GUIANA REDS — British troops and naval forces were rushed to the South American colony of British Guiana to forestall a suspectfd attempt to set up a Communist-domi­ nated state. The crisis in Guiana is the result of a series of strikes by plantation workers. The governing People's Progressive Party took the side of the strikers and threatened to curtail the powers of the crown-appointed governor.' The British Foreign Office claims that the PPP is Communist dominated and that the colony's prime minister, Cheddi Jagan, and his American bom wife are Communist sympathizers. 4" ' 4" 4> us, BRITISH PULL OUT OF TRIESTE—The United States and Great Britain announced that they would pull their troops put of Zone A in the disputed territory of Trieste. The two powers also informed the Italian and Yugoslav governments that they would turn over the zone's civil administration to the Italian government, while allowing Zone B to remain in the hands of Yugoslavia. This acUon, indicating that the occupying forces were washing thelr hands of the entire Trieste problem, pleased neither the Italians nor the Yugoslavs. Yugoslav Vice-President Edward Kardelj denounced the action as a "concession to Italian imperialism,".while 'a spokesmen for the Italian regime was also quick to criticize the miove. LOG Page Seven Atlantic Tankermen Solid SlU As Company Stalwarts Switch With the National Labor Relations Board expected to order an election for Atlantic Refin­ ing tankermen in the near future, SIU organizers are looking forward to a substantial elec­ tion victory in the fleet. All signs point to a solid majority for the SIU which would elimin­ ate the company-dominated" Atlantic Maritime Employees Union from the picture. SIU organizers in Atlantic base their outlook on the swelling pivoSIU trend in the weeks since the SIU filed its petition for an elec­ tion. To date, 477 members of the company union have formally with­ drawn from that outfit, and pledged for the SIU. At its best the AMEU never had more than 600 members in the 877-man fleet. Of the re­ maining tankermen, none of whom were ever members of the AMEU, the SIU has pledges from an equal­ ly impressive percentage. Council Delegates Switch Even more impressive perhaps, than the over-all figures, is the fact that so many present and former AMEU fleet council dele­ gates are now counted in SIU ranks. Over 40 of these men, all of whom were considered stalwarts by the company union, have switched their affiliation. Most noteworthy of these switches of course, was that by Frank Fletcher, who was vice-chairman and second ranking officer in the AMEU. Fletcher has since been ousted at a rigged trial at which he was not permitted to speak in his behalf. Find Out Truth Numerous other fleet council members, ex-fleet council dele^ gates and high percentage-pay oldtimers have swung over to the SIU along with Fletcher. Once the oldtimers found out the truth about the SIU, they swung over almost completely, bringing along other Atlantic men with them. A key issue in the Atlantic cam­ paign in recent weeks, one that has been used with telling effect by SIU organizers, is the fact that AMEU - attorney - business - man­ ager Emanuel Friedman is a hand picked appointee who never had anything to do with seamen. As SIU organizers have put it time and time again, there is no provi­ sion for a business manager in the AMEU constitution, nobody knows who appointed Friedman, and what's more, he represents the of­ ficers' association in Atlantic at the same time. The company union representatives have been unable to answer these points in any way. Similarly, Atlantic tankermen have been Impressed by the fact SIU organizer Don Hilton welcomes another AMEU member into the Seafarers. John Hill, alternate delegate to the AMEU fleet council, accepts congratulations in Port Arthur, after pledging his support to the SIU. that AMEU chairman Stanley Alcott is on the company's payroll and as such is at the mercy of the company. The roles of Alcott and Friedman in the AMEU have con­ vinced tankermen that the label "company union" fits the AMEU snugly. Out of desperation at the pro­ gress being made by the SIU, the Atlantic Refining's Marine office has plunged into the fray with a series of bulletins attacking the SIU's arguments in the campaign. NO LAWYERS NEEDED The SIU Welfare Plan office wishes to remind Seafarers and their families that no lawyers are needed to collect any SIU Wel­ fare Plan benefit. Some cases have arisen in recent months in which lawyers were engaged. The only result was a delay in col­ lection of benefits and a charge against the benefit for lawj'ers' fees. It's emphasized that the Welfare Plan was designed from the beginning to provide simple and speedy payment of all. benefit claims, so as to bypass lawyers and legal fees. Any application for benefits should be made directly to the Seafarers Welfare Plan , at 11 Broadway, by the individual involved. YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney MargoliuS/ Leading Expert on Buying SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Save On Car Needs A Seafarer who hopes to support a car had better know the true facts on fuel and other car needs if he doesn't want the jalopy to drain him of all his money. The Ameri­ can Automobile Association estimates it costs the average car owner who has a fairly new car about $900 a year to own and operate it. You reduce that ownership cost considerably if yours is a little older car with consequently lower depreciation, but you still pay heavy charges for gas and oil. The AAA estimates it costs about 2.15 cents a mile for gas and oil, while service and maintenance- costs. are another .68-cent a mile, and tires, about one-half cent. One question that puzzles many car owners is .whether or not they really need the more expensive premium or high-test gas. The fact is only newer cars with high-com­ pression really require premium gas. The Federal Specifi­ cations Board has pointed out that the amount of lead in the gas affects only the anti-knock quality and not the over-all gasoline quality. Ease of starting and warm-up needed are related to the volatility of the gas, and there's no appreciable difference in this characteristic of regular and premium gas, the board said. Some of; the newer, cars with high compression ratios However the company, no more than the AMEU, has attempted to answer the SIU's basic challenges on the role of Alcott and Fried­ man. Nor has the company come up with the answer to the SIU's superiority in take-home pay, rep­ resentation and welfare benefits. All reports indicate that the company's propaganda has bac'xfired badly in that it has convinced the tankermen that Atlantic has a very definite interest in keeping the AMEU alive. do perform better with premium gas. It does them no the mail-order houses and auto-supply stores. By this time the idea that you need to change your oil damage to use the cheaper gas, but they then won't have the extra power they can supply. That's especially true every thousand miles has been discredited. However, it is advisable to change oil more frequently in winter. Coldof cars with automatic shift. The same problem comes jip in buying motor oil. Is ' weather starts force unlubricated parts together, thus rub­ it worth paying extra for premium oil or will the less- bing off tiny particles of metal which get into the oil and haye an abrasive effect on engine parts. Also, a hot costly regular grade do? engine shut off and left in the cold has a lot of moisture Chief difference between regular and premium oils is which condenses and forms sludge and corrosive acids. that the premium grade contain stabilizers which keep Lowdown On Anti-Freeze it from breaking down as fast, and also have chemicals When it comes to anti-freeze. you can also figure that which give it the same flowing characteristics over a wide not all car owners need the premium-priced glycol kind range of temperature. So for heavy-duty use and for a by any means. It costs three times as much as the stand­ comparatively new car, the premium grade seems to have ard alcohoi type anti-freeze. According to tests, the loss advantages. of lower-priced anti-freeze most frequently is not due to But if you do use regular grade, remember that with evaporation but to leaks and after-boil. winter coming on it is extra important that you change However the glycol anti-freezes, which have a higher to light oil. Regular-grade oil pours harder in cold boiling point than alcohol, are definitely desirable for cars weather. In fact, automotive engineers find that improper in which high-opening thermostats have been installed to crankcase lubrication rates as a chief cause of winter get more heat cut of heaters; for cars driven where it engine failures. gets colder than 30 below; for high altitudes, and for Of course some service stations charge almost as much heavy-duty driving, or where prolong idling occurs, as m for regular as premium grade. You can save about half city driving. the cost of oil by changing it yourself or adding it yourself But all authorities warn against salt-base anti-freezes when needed. You can buy good-quality motor oils for even if cheap, such a calcium, magnesium or sodium as little as 15-18 cents a quart in two^gallon cans from chlorides. . . ( 1 'U •SI •.A �Pate Plaht SEAFARERS LOG October 18. 1»53 50-50 Upheld In Wheat SEA5CASH BENEFITS Cargoes To Pakistan Wheat being shipped to Pakistan under the famine-relief bill for that country is meeting the requirements of the 50-50 law, the Foreign Operations Administration announced. Of­ ficials said about 475,000 tons"*' will have been shipped by the end of the year, more than 50 percent of which is being carried in American bottoms. When the Pakistan wheat ship­ ments were first taken up in the "House of Representatives last June, the bill in question was re­ ported out of the House Agricul- Steel Co. $ Sought For NevfChannel ture Committee with no 50-50 provisioja attached. The SIU's Wash­ ington office went into action im­ mediately alerting Congressmen to the omission. As a result • an amendment to insert the 50-50 provision in the bill was offered from the floor and was carried by the House. Tramps Carry Bulk Of the tonnage carried by Amer­ ican ships thus far, 20 percent has gone on regularly-scheduled liners and 80 percent on American tramps. This is in accord with schedules set up when the bill was passed. Under the provisions of the bill, the full tonnage will have to be delivered by June 30, 1954. The value of the 50-50 law in meeting foreign competition on Government shipments is illustrat­ ed by the fact that freight rates on US tramps have been running between $17.50 and $21.00 a ton. Rates on foreign tonnage have been the equivalent of $9.50 to $11. The 50-50 law was fTrst passed in 1948 as part of the Marshall Plan program of economic aid for Europe. It has provided an im­ portant percentage of Americanflag shipments in the last fiye^ years. * The US Army Corps of Engi­ neers will recommend to Congress that the US Steel Corporation pay half the additional cost of deepen­ ing the Delaware River channel to 40 feet between Philadelphia and Trenton. The rest of the proposed channel route will be 35 feet In depth. This development follows on the heels of the recent conference be­ tween the Army Engineers and the three-state (Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware) authority. The proposal states that the three states should pay the remainder of the cost. The US Steel Corporation, which has its giant Fairless Works along the proposed route, would be the biggest beneficiary of the projected channel. There have been reports A US District Court judge in that the Isthmian Lines division of Trenton, NJ, has ruled that the US Steel planned to build giant General Electric Company must ore carriers if the channel-deepen­ give up its monopoly in the light ing project were approved by Con­ bulb industry. Federal Judge Philip gress. Now that the Engineers Forman ordered the company to have recommended that the Fair- give up exclusive rights to its pat­ less Works bear half the cost, the ents and share them with the in­ attitude of the steel company may dustry at present and in the fu­ be different. ture. A Congressional rhubarb over Agreements between GE and five this appears likeiy. Representative other companies maintaining its Charles R. Howell (D., N.J.) has monopoly were also nullified by already fii-ed the first shot. He the ruling. However the court states that he will recommend to turned down a Government de­ Congress that the Engineers pro­ mand that GE get rid of fifty per­ ceed with the 35-foot channel if cent of its facilities for producing US Steel refuses to pay the added bulbs. cost, since this depth would ac­ Company lawyers have not yet commodate all shipping other than indicated whether they would ap­ the Fairless Works ore boats. peal the decision. US Orders GE To End Monopoly SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID To..../!.S.-.<(.^..7..wr3. F'om No. Seafafers Rcceiring Benefits thia Period] Average Benefits Paid Each Seafvef || Total Benefits Paid this Period 2£22± U WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Death Benefits Disability Benefits U7^ ool S" GOO oo ±i3jL Vacation Benefits Total 2JL22A Ct, WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hospital Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950* | Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950* 9^ Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 * J/3¥o Maternity Benefits Paid Since April 1. 1952* JL96<St Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 • |?/oo^ Total Date Benefits Beaan WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS CashooHaod Vacation velfate 7? 07 Vacation Estimated Accounts Receivable^ Welfare— OO US Government Bonds (Welfare) iSTlMkM. Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets — Training Ship (Welfare) 7L TOTAL ASSETS COMMENT: THE NEXT EXAMINATION OF THE VARIOUS APPLICANTS FOR SOHOURSHIP BENEFITS WILL TAKE PLACE ON DEC'W 5TH. As OF THIS DATE, THERE U HAS BEEN ONE PERSON THAT HAS TAKEN THE EXAM, SHIRLEY SAVAGE, ON TUB W£4;?ry,M#las^^ 7iJNYm\c& 1$7os5\m OMMTecAJism ARe coWiNcep 7i44r-]Wf SATISFACrp^/i/OF&l.a MBAI IS. OUIi.B&&CAU. AUG. 12, 1955- THE ONLY REMAINING APPLICANTS ARE EDMUND URKIN AND SEYMOUR WALLACE, WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE EXAMS TO BE HELD ON DEC. JTH, JAN. 9TH AND .MARCH IJTH. THE DEADLINE FOR ALL APPLICANTS IS FEB. 20TH, 195I1. BY THAT DATE, ALL APPLICATIONS'MOST BE IN. AND FULLY PROCESSED SO THAT THE APPLICANTS CAN SIT FOR THE UST EXAMINATION WHICH WILL MAKE THEM ELIGIBLE FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS OF SeCH EXAMINATION WILL BE HELD ON MARCH I3,,.I95'»* I- Submitted AT TMff NEW rOON HALU... • • M- A1 K«tr, Aeaial strator^ . and, remember this... All these are yours without contributing a single nickel on your part—Collecting SlU-bene'fits is easy, whether it's for hospital, birth, disability or death—You get ftnst rate personal service immediately through your Union's representatives. �O^ber 19, 19St SEAFARERS Pagm Nina LOG Mysterious Explosion At Sea Rips Hole in Ship UNION TALK By KEITH TERPi Winning mor« jobs as well as porkchops for SIU men is a never-ending campaign. Although the Union stands at the head of the Industry In maintaining a healthy book-to-job ratio, assuring plenty of jobs when and where Seafarers want them, the effort to assure a continuing flow of jobs goes on. Thus, even with the heavy concentration of organizing effort on the Atlantic Refining fleet since the summer of 1952, the Union did not stop there. This past August the Union wrapped up a quickie drive against a company which tried to skip out on a promise to hire SIU people under the standard SIU contract and signed with the NMU while they were still dickering with the SIU. The Valentine Tanker Corporation, operating, the Val Chem, bowed finally after trying a pack of legal gimmicks to forestall the eventual result. And the Val Chem is just the first of several ships the company is expected to put into service as a combination petroleum and liquid chemical carrier, all of which means still more jobs to come under SIU contracts. Excello Victory In Sight Now a Union victory against the Excello CojTporation, another tanker outfit that's been, trying everything in the book to beat off organization by the SIU is in sight. The company, which is going on the carpet at NLRB hearings early next month on unfair labor practice charges filed by the SIU, was the center of a quick, successful campaign at the beginning of this year, with the result that the entire crew of its pro­ totype ship was signed up. The'Tanker Ticonderoga limps into Los Angeles Harbor with gaping hole blown in her middle tiy However, deciding to fight the overwhelming desire of its seamen mysterious explosion at sea. Inbound from Honolulu, the tanker came in under her own power, with for SIU representation, the company began intimidating and discrimin­ ating against SIU supporters and even went as far as to set up its no injuries reported in the mishap. own little dummy "union" then and there to break the solid SIU majority on the ship. And with the drive in Atlantic temporarily hang­ ing fire pending an NLRB order from Washington setting the starting date for balloting in the Atlantic tanker fleet, the occasion now pre­ sents itself to examine the Excello operation. Also a one-company out­ Another in the growing list of testimonials to the slopchest service offered by the SIU Sea fit at the moment, but expected to acquire a fleet of ships to haul cargoes of formaldehyde, Excello is typical of the shipping operations Chest has been received from the Bloomfield Steamship Company in Houston, Texas. Com­ pany's general purchasing agent, O. C. Webster, wrote that "congratulations are in order" that will resist bona fide unionism right down to the wire. We thought we'd seen some pretty raw set-ups masking as "unions" to the Sea Chest for the qual->before, but this one in Excello has got a lot of them whipped hands ity of its merchandise, its particularly impressed with your 'name-brand' merchandise which down. The "Independent Union of the Motor Vessel Excello"—^the prices and its efficiency. ship is a converted LST—is the name of ttie outfit, and it's a beaut. Meanwhile, increasing pressure was supplied at competitive prices It was formed just about the time the SIU had already won the support is being put by crew on Calmar comparable to our prices for the of most of the men involved and, was, in fact, already seeking recogni­ Line ships, where skippers have same merchandise in the various tion from the company as bargaining representative. thus far refused to budge from ports. WASHINGTON—New and big­ their stand in not buying Sea Chest "We also appreciate your kind ger tax write-offs for US industry 20 Man "Union" products. The captain of one ship offer whereby the Sea Chest will And what is this lUMVE? Lo and behold, it's a "union" of 20-odd informed the crew that he would promptly exchange any merchan­ are in effect now for companies seamen employed by one company with just one ship. For an idea of not take any SIU slopchest aboard dise on request or give full credit building plants for defense and the top of "security" this phoney can offer, consider who are its of­ under any circumstances. on items not in demand. mobilization. Previously the Gov­ ficers; the bosun on the Excello is top man, and the chief steward is Dealers Cut Prices "Frankly, we have no criticism ernment was allowing the com­ second in common command. Nobody knows what their real titles are; one immediate effect to offer in connection with your panies to write oft" up . to 60 per­ they have no actual agreement with the company that anybody has seen of However, Sea Chest campaign in Cal­ handling of Slop Chest items on cent of the cost of construction. or heard about. In addition, to make the arrangement cosier, the bosun marthe has been a considerable reduc­ any of our vessels to dafe, either Now the firms are getting a 100 is none- other than the captain's son. tion in prices by private dealers as to quality or price. In fact we percent write-off if they take the When the outfit came into being, the first thing it did after the com­ supplying the ships. These dealers, feel that congratulations are in trouble to strengthen their build­ pany denied the SIU's demand for recognition was post increases in feeling the heat, have brought order for the efficient handling of ings against bomb damage. the wage scales that put base pay just a few dollars above standard their prices down more nearly in this commodity in the short period More and more enterprises are Union scale—a common-enough anti-union trick. Next, to entrench it­ line with those of the SIU Sea the Sea Chest has been in opera­ expected to take advantage of this self, the lUMVE began badgering the men to swing away from the Chest. In respect to quality how­ tion." largesse on the part of the gov­ SIU and sign its own phoney pledge cards. The Bloomfield Company letter ernment. This plan has actually ever, little-known or unknown Anybody who didn't, or talked SIU was bounced for one reason or brands continue to prevail. is one of several received from been in effect since the beginning another and now, after several months and heavy turnover in personnel, The Bloomfield official in his various SlU-contracted shipowners of the Korean war. Most companies comes the first showdown before the NLRB. Most of the men who letter to the Sea Chest, declared since the Sea Chest started supply­ applying for the exemption on were fired are on SIU ships today anyway, but as in other cases of that he had inspected every item ing the ships. these grounds are building facili­ this kind, they'd like to come back aboard the ship and sail her under supplied to the Mary Adams "and All of them have expressed ties which can be easily converted an SIU cntract and watch the company officers really have to toe the am pleased to state that v^e found their satisfaction with the price to civilian production, in the event line. That day is undoubtedly going to come before long, and they've every article supplied to be first and quality of Sea Chest merchan­ of a slow down in defense pro­ earned that bit of pleasure the hard way. class in every respect. We were dise. duction. Another Co. Praises Sea Chest Plants Getting Better Tax Deal Cartoon History Of The SIU The Hiring Hall yo. 4o -.4\ I ' -^1 The Taft-Hartley Law was aimed at breaktog labor. The best way was to abolish the "cloMd shop." This means abolishing the hiring hall for seamen. Some maritime labor leaders wanted to compromise, but the SIU stood fast and refused to change the basic principle of seamra's Uniojajk V Fighting for the hiring hall wasn't the only SIU activity, nor was Cities Service the only tanker company organized. During 1948, great strides were made in the tanker field. Hardly a week passed without another company being signed. Un­ organized seamen were flocking to Siy^ advantages, The same was true in the dry cargo field. Where contracts were already in force, wages and condi­ tions were improved. New contracts were signed. One big victory was the Cuba Distilling Co., an outfit that was SIU before the war. lost all its ships during the war, and started back in business again.. �SEAFARERS Page Ten .October IS. 195» LOG PORT REPORTS Baltimora: Md. Covernor Helps SlU Hospital Drive Shipping in the Port of Balti­ more for the past two weeks has been slow but there are no hard­ ships being suffered by the mem­ bers. We've always got the Ore ships and we are glad to report at this time that more of the men are taking these scows, adding to the pockets of the men as well as to the strength of the SIU. In the same period we had 21 ships pay off, 17 ships sign on and eight ships in transit. Ships paying off were the Evelyn, Ines, Suzanne, Mae, Dorothy and Hil­ ton, twice (Bull); Calmar, Seamar and Bethcoaster (Calmar); Marore, Bethpre, SteelSears ore, Cubore, Venore, Baltore and Chilore (Ore); Raphael Semmes and Fairport (Wa­ terman); Robin Mowbray (Seas), and French Creek (Cities Service). Ships signing on were all except the Robin Mowbray, Fairport, Bethcoaster and Baltore and in­ cluding the Seavictor (Bourne­ mouth). In-transit ships were the Steel Scientist (Isthmian); Azalea City, Alawai and Chickasaw (Wa­ terman); Alcoa Puritan and Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); Rosario (Bull) and Bethcoaster (Calmar). Disputed OT We have had the Raphael Semmes and the Fairport paying off here in the past month and have had some disputed overtime pertaining to the cargo carriers which we have submitted to New York for clarification. This is some­ thing new that has been added to five or six Waterman scows and will be coming up regularly. This should be taken care of in short order. Gov. Behind Drive Maryland's Governor Theodore R. McKeldin, as printed in the Baltimore Morning Sun of Oct. <1, 1953, supported the SIU drive to maintain the USPHS hospital pro­ gram. "I can visualize many good reasons for continuing this serv­ ice," he said, referring to the pro­ gram begun in 1798. "It must be true, too, that most of those who entered the merchant sea service considered this hospital care part of their emoluments. It would be unfair, I believe, to do this, which in effect reduces the pay of many seamen who become ill." Atlantic Victory The Governor went on to say that he would do everything with­ in his power to see that the hos­ pitals remained open in order to service the needs of the seamen and Government employees. He agreed that the hospitals benefitted the general public as well as sea­ men and Government personnel with their contributions to medical advances. Gov. McKeldin is a good man to have on our side and I am sure his support will be of con­ siderable value to the SIU and maritime interests in general. What the maritime indu.stry has to do is to enlist the aid of other men of his caliber, reputation and po­ sition, to make it clear to the Director of the Budget that we are not going to submit easily to the closings of the hospitals. Only in this way can we win this important battle. We are sure of victory in the Atlantic drive, as you well know, since we have never lost any outfit we've set out td organize and we never will. The Atlantic men SIU way and have been bull-dozed so- much by the AMEU that they are clamoring for an election. Richard Appleby from the Atlantic Importer visited us last week and be. was enthused about our ship­ ping procedure. We have Brother Owen Herring in the USPHS hos­ pital here who is receiving all of his benefits and will continue to do so while he is confined. He is doing well and expects to be re­ leased shortly. Earl Sheppard Baltimore Port Agent Wilmington: Weather And Hesplfals Chief Teplcs Of Talk continue to do so for the coming two-week period. The Southland of South Atlantic paid off here and signed on last week. In-transits were the same Southland, Seatrains New York and Savannah (Seatrain); Monroe (Bull); and Wacosta and Fairport (Waterman). I attended a meeting of the Savannah Central Trades Council last week and the only thing which came up was the longshore beef. The longshoremen in this town do not have a business agent and .one of the members of the executive board wanted to know how they stood in the ILA. The president told him that the charter had been taken away by. the AFL conven­ tion in St. Louis last month. He told the members that he would have to wait and see what develops in the New Orleans meeting and report back to the membership. Men in the marine hospital in­ clude John Daniels, F. W. Grant, K. Bumgarner, J. Littleton, John Duffy, K. L. Guthrie, M. McDonald, F. G. Wesley, R. Huggins, N. L. Gardner, L. J. Love, Sam Jonas, H. Mathes and S. V. Kilpatrick. Jeff Morrison Savannah Fort Agent Shipping in the past two weeks has slowed down considerably with the result that we have more men on the beach now than is normal for this busy port. Despite this, nobody has been here for more than a couple of weeks except those unfit for duty. The next two weeks should improve consider­ ably. X. $ ^ The Amersea of Blackchester New York; signed on and the following were in-transit ships In the past two weeks: John B. Waterman, Gate­ way City, Madaket, Yaka and Mobilian (Waterman);. Marymar, YorkDuring the past two weeks we mar and Penmar (Calmar); Steel paid off a total of 17 ships, signed Maker and Hoosier Mariner (Isth­ on eight ships and had 16 intran- mian); Anne Butler (Bloomficld); sit. Three ships laid up during Bradford Island and Abiqua (Cities this period, the Marina (Bull), Service), and Petrolite (Tanker Golden City (Waterman) and San Sag). Among the oldtimers around Mateo Victory (Eastern). here now dropping in for a chat Ships paying off were" the Seatrains New Jersey, New York, are Sidney Tur­ Texas and Georgia (Seatrain); ner, John Flana­ Chiwawa and Council Grove gan, Osbourne (Cities Service); Robin Locksley Brooks, Clyde (Seas); Golden City, Wacosta and Parker, Loyal 4. t t Afoundria (Waterman); Elizabeth Piker and John Lake Charles: (Bull); Val Chem (Valentine); Ward. In the hos- '' Strathport (Strathmore); Greece pital is Percy Victory (South Atlantic); Maiden Harrelson off the Victory (Mississippi) and the Steel J. B, Waterman and just released Vendor (Isthmian). Flanagan Shipping here and the affairs in Signing on were the Steel De­ was Arthur Lindsigner, Steel Director and Steel sey who" came off the Sea Wind port are in fine shape. We have Rover (Isthmian); Omega (Omega (Seatraders). Also released was had four payoffs here in the last Waterways); Northwestern Victory Sidney Malkin who was hospital­ two weeks, so everybody is happy with all the jobs available. (Victory Carriers); Robin Hood ized for spinal meningitis. (Seas); Seagarden (Orion) and Weather Fine Causing this rush of shipping Council Crove (Cities Service). We weren't going to say any­ were the Logans Fort, Royal Oak, Ships intransit were the Chicka­ thing about the weather anymore, Paoli, Council Grove, Bents Fort, saw, Topa Topa, Wacosta and De but after reading that some states Chiwawa, Winter Hill, Government Soto (Waterman); Trojan Trader on the East Coast had snow just Camp, Cantigny and French Creek (Trojan); Michael (Carras); Gov­ let me say that we had three 90- (Cities Service); Alawai (Water­ ernment Camp and Royal Oak degree days in succession. It man); Del Sol (Mississippi) and the (Cities Service); Massmar (Calmar); cooled off a bit today, only in the W. E. Downing (State Fuel). The Kathryn and Frances (Bull); Sea- BO'S. Anyone for a swim? Paoli, Council Grove and Bents trains Savannah, New Jersey and The main topic of conversation Fort paid off here after a foreign Louisiana (Seatrain); Alcoa Puri­ run, while the Downing had a tan (Alcoa) and Steel Apprentice around here still seems to be the mutual consent payoff for about 22 proposed closings of the USPHS (Isthmian). hospitals. We're just wondering if men after a five months' run. For the benefit of the brothers Shipping for the next two weeks the fellows around the country are who put in for restriction to the looks fair. We don't have too many ship in St. Georges, New Found- following this up with letters or ships scheduled for payoff here, wires to their Senators. land, we are still awaiting word but we may get in some unexpected John Arabasz from our Washington representa­ vessels as we often do. Wilmington Port Agent tive on this matter and will let On the beach here we find the you know as soon as we get some Parker boys, J. and L., R. Lyle, definite information. B. Spear, W. Pritchett, J. Mitchell We have a new supertanker Savannah: and F. J. Mapp among others. which will crew up in Boston in Possum hunting time is here now about a week, the Orion Comet. and if I get a few nights clear we We also have a new Mariner due will go out and get us a possum to come out in about two or three or two. Anyone who hasn't eaten weeks, the Badger Mariner. It possum and taters doesn't know goes to South Atlantic and will Shipping has been holding its what they are missing, which is crew up in Philadelphia. own down in this neck of the really something. Claude Simmons woods in the past period and we Leroy Clarke Asst. Sec.-Treas. have every expectation that it will Lake Charles Port Agent Hnlon To Crew Up Hew Supertanker In Beslen Louisiana Port Busy With Four Payoffs Shipping Is Keeping Fairly Steady In Pert JSMU OiRMCTOK Y SIU, A&G District gALTlMORE 14 North Gay St. Earl Sheppard. Aeent Mulberry 4540 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 GALVESTON 308>/!i 23rd St, Keith Alcop, Agent Phone 2-8448 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent Phone 6-5744 MIAMI Dolphin Hotel Eddie Parr. Agent Miami 9-4791 MOBILE .1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent Phone 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams. Agent . Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW VORK ... 675 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn STerling 8-4670 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ren Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St Market 7-1635 PORT ARTHUR 411 Austin St Don Hilton, Rep. Phone 4-2341 SAA FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. T. Banning. Agent Douglas 2-5475 Marty BreithoIT, West Coast Representative PUEgTA de TIERRA, PR Pelayo 51—La 5 Sal Colls. Agent Phone 2-5996 PUERTA LA CRUZ Calle B^a? 25 Phone pending SAVA^AH .. ... 2 Ahercorn St. Jeff 'Morrison. Agent Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE 2700 let Ave. Jeff Gillette. Agent Elliott 4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Kay White. Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. Calif 505 Marine Ave. John Arabasz. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS . 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS Robert Matthews Joe Algina Claude S' *^mons Joe Volplan William Hall SUP HONOLULU FORT WILLIAM... 118>A Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone: 3-3331 EORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5501 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. ~ EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA, EC 617>A Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER. EC 565 HamUton St. Paciflc 7824 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone 0346 BAGOTVILLE. Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 113 Cote De La Montague Quebec Phone: 2-7078 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WiUlam St. NB Phone: 2-5232 16 Merchant St. • Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND 823 N. W. Everett St. Beacon 4336 RICHMOND. CALIF 257 5th St. Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO.... 450 Harrison St. Gr^at Lakes District Douglas 2-8363 133 W. Fletcher .SEATTLE 2700 1st Ave. ALPENA Phone: 1238W Main 0290 . 180 Main St. WILMINGTON 605 Marine Ave. BUFFALO. NY Phone: Cleveland 7391 Terminal 4-3131 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE NEW YORK 679 4th Ave.. Brooklyn CLEVELAND Phone; Main 1-0147 STerling 8-4671 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Canadian District Headquarters Phone: Woddward 1-6857 531 W. Michigan St. MONTREAL 614 St. James St. West DULUrU Phone: Melrose 2-4110 PLateau 8161 HALIFAX. N.S...... 128'A HolUs St. SOUTH CHICAGO .^^^^.T^l^OSn^SL Phonal 3-8911 .. • ' . ;: J . j.;. - < •• New Orleans: Grain Shipmenis Reach Last Year's Ton Telal Shipping In the port has held Its own and Is continuing along at a steady pace, as a matter of fact more book members shipped In the past two weeks than registered In the port. Beefs have been the usual minor run of regular beefs with the exception of a misunder­ standing on the Del Sol - (Missis­ sippi), regarding Kroo boys on the West African run. This has been cleared up and should not occur again. It must be understood that the membership has approved the carrying of these Kroo boys on the West African run and they in no way have deprived the crews of overtime as the crews on the West African run ships make more overtime than" the same company ships on the South American run. It Is essential that they carry Kroo boys, as the NMU companies with which Mississippi has to com­ pete carry Kroo boys who are al­ lowed to do far more work on the ships than allowed by the Missis­ sippi contract. The West African run by Mississippi has expanded considerably In the past few years and makes quite a few more jobs for the members shipping through the port of New Orleans and should be looked upon as regular shipping through the port. Boys in Hospital Brother Jack Bates, readmitted following discharge, is nearing complete recov­ ery. The condi­ tion of Clarence "Red" Cobb sud­ denly developed Into a critical stage, but his many friends and former shIp' mates in this port will be Cobb pleased to learn that at the time of our last visit he was greatly Improved. Tedd Terrington, who has undergone sev­ eral serious operations. Is also well along the recovery route and has progressed to the point where he Is permitted to move about and en­ joy the benefits of the fine weather and sunshine on the hospital grounds. Grain ships In the port of NO. are still clearing at a record rate. Last year's record for grain ship­ ments through the port was equalled again this year by the grain elevators here in NO. After the new elevators, under construc­ tion at the present time, are com­ pleted, NO should be able to pick up in shipments far greater than It does at the present time. In September, 32 -ships cleared the port of New Orleans with grain, eight for Mexico, five for Holland, four for Spain and Belgium, three for Japan and two each for Ger­ many, France, Italy and Trieste. Payoffs Ships paying off were the DeJ Mar and Del Sol of Mississippi and Waterman's Antinous and Chickasaw. Sign-ons includes the Del Mar and Del Monte of Missis­ sippi, Metro's Gulf Water and the Genevieve Peterkin of Bloomfield.^ In-transit ships were the'Alcoas Corsair, Pennant, Cavalier and Pilgrim (Alcoa); Steel Rover (Isthmian); Neva West and Gene­ vieve Peterkin (Bloomfield); Del Monte (Mississippi); Edith (Bull); Seatrains Savannah and New York (Seatrain); Warhawk, Claiborne and Monarch of the Seas (Water­ man), and Southern Districts (Southern). Lindsey Williams ~ •1: New Orleans Fort �October 10. ItSt SEAFARERS Page Elevea LOG J>OltT REPORTS Seattle: Crew Collaeis.B6ef ( On Clarksbarg Viclary Shipping has been good and we expect U to continue to be so in the future. Ships paying off were the Hay­ wood Broun, Longview Victory and Coe Victory (Victory Carriers^; Bucyrus Victory (Waterman); New Rochelle Victory (South Atlantic); Seastar (Mercador) and Clarksburg Victory (Eastern). The Liberty Flag of Gulf Cargo and the Mankato Victory and Longview Victory (Victory Carriers) signed on, while in-transit ships were the J. B. Waterman and Yaka (Waterman), and Calmar's Pennmar and Portmar. At the payoff of the Clarksburg Victory in Portland, Ore., the crew had a beef concerning the lack of water for toilet facilities for a 13-day period. The crew put in $4 each for room allowance daily. This was collected at the payoff. The engine department collected $383.44 for standing sea watches In port in excess of 24 hours. ILA Locals Switch The majority of the locals in the Pacific Coast District of the old ILA have voted to affiliate with the new AFL-ILA. The Pacific Coast District is applying fbr a District Charter and the Puget Sound Council is applying for a Council Charter. Each of the locals will make its own application. Bob Collins, vice-president of the old ILA, Pacific District, mailed in his resignation to the corrupt outfit. Dropping down to the hall to see us this week before looking to ship out was John S. Hauser. Hauscr started to go to sea in the mer­ chant mai'ine in 1923 after doing a hitch in the Navy. His first jobs were as a galley boy, but now he sails as Hauser steward. He ships out of Seattle and San Francisco because of the good shipping in these ports and the Far East runs where there is a good bonus and good ports for shore leave. Hauser is 53 years old and still single, although not giving up the idea of matrimony entirely. He thinks the SlU Welfare Plan is just about the tops in the industry, and the best of a long line of good things offered by the Union to its mem­ bers. Oldtimers on the beach at this time, taking their pick of jobs, are W. W. ^ Wells, J. Kismul and P. Drevas, while those in the marine hospital just waiting to ship out again are Bruno Barthal, J. Neiibauer, M. E. Newman, J. SI. Thompson and J. Yarbrough. Jeff Gillette Seattle Port Agent i ti $• either side, but talka are still go­ ing on. Hope they come out with a good contract as it will mean a big push for organized labor In this area. Oldtimers on the beach include John Caldwell, Alex Ben Kori and John Dooley. Jose Vilar is still in the hospital, as is George Mur­ phy. It has been raining here for the past three weeks and everyone has decided to do away with shoes and start going barefooted in a backto-nature movement. All the streets are flooded, so we are mak­ ing our way . around this port city without shoes and with pants rolled to the knees. We're expect­ ing a new hurricane this way and have battened down the hatches awaiting it. The latest one goes by the name of Hazel. Women sure are a lot of trouble. Eddie Parr Miami Fort Agent i. i. i. Boston: Boston Momborshln To Grew Now Orion Gomel Shipping has been going along at a steady pace and is expected to pick up a great deal when we crew the new Orion Comet. Ships paying off were the Queenston Heights; Rosario (Bull), and the Logans Fort and Paoli (Cities Service). All the vessels signed on again. Ships in transit are the Winter Hill (Cities Serv­ ice); Bull Run (Petrol Tankers); Strathport (Strathmore); T o p a Topa (Waterman); Steel Chemist (Isthmian); Barbara Fritchie (Lib­ erty Navigation). We had a small overtime beef, a delayed sailing squabble and a re­ pair beef, but they were all set­ tled to the satisfaction of the mem­ bership. Enjoy World Series The boys enjoyed the World Series via television, but many of them were disappointed in -the outcome. They wanted to see the Dodgers win for a change instead of the Yankees who are making it a monotonous habit. M^n in the marine hospital in­ clude E. Callahan, R. Peck, J. Penswick, N. E. Napier, T. Mastaler, Zachariah Williams and John Halpin. The brothers do­ nated blood to Penswick and Calla­ han who underwent operations. Oldtimers around the hall in­ clude Bob Murphy, "Fish" Rubery, Bobby Lee, Tom Fleming, C. Dasha, E. Roberts, G. Fleming and C. Cain.. James Sheehan Boston Port Agent Miami: Miami Has Floods And Flighty Hurrioanos All shipping has been slow be­ cause of the strike. It should start to pick up with the injunction tak­ ing effect, making the next pe­ riod's shipping somewhat better. The Florida (P&O) and the Ponce (P. R. Marine) paid off while the Hila signed on for a coastwise run. In-transit ships in­ clude the Azalea City and Hurri­ cane of Waterman and the Atlantic States. Local 1535 of the Machinists is still negotiating with the Broward Marine outfit in Fort Lauderdale. San Francisco: West Coast Slilpping Still Up After Truce The shipping and the weather have been fine out this way, with the sun shining on the shipping board every day. The outlook for the future looks just as bright as for the past two weeks. Paying off were the Young America and Fairland (Waterman); Cecil N. Bean (Dry Trans); Mankato Victory (Victory Car­ riers); Catawba Victory (Bull) and Federal (Tra­ falgar). Sign-ons were the Young America, Cecil N. Bean and Ca­ Dwyer tawba Victory. In-transit vessels wei-e the J. B. Waterman, Madaket, Yaka and Jean La Fitte (Waterman); Longview Victory (Victory Carriers), and the Steel Maker (Isthmian). Strike Over At long last, the Key System strike has been settled and the trains and buses will start running here, again. Many of these men were prepared to stay out for a long period of time and took other jobs to tide them over the rough spots. Some of the equipment had to be overhauled and inspected be­ fore it could go back in operation, accounting for the delay in resump­ tion of service after the strike was settled. It was learned that this week Harry Bridges sent his organizers on the ships out here to enlist some more men in his NUMC&S, and the companies gave permis­ sion to allow his organizers to go aboard. Lay Up Ships With the slow-down of shipping to Korea because of the settled conditions in the Far East, some ships have laid up. In the past two weeks we had two ships to tie up and we are laying another one up soon in idle status. Oltimers on the beach include F. P. Votto. J. J. McMahon, M. B. Belen, M. E. Pappadakis and A. J. Sui-les. Some of the boys in the marine hospital who would appre­ ciate hearing from their shipmates are M. Eurasia, D. p. Boyce, J. Sampson. J. I. Perrelra, J. Corsa, I. McCormick. Peter Smith, David Sorenson, W. Timmermann and Leo Dwyer. As you probably know, the Sen­ ate Merchant Marine Subcommit­ tee is scheduled to reconvene its hearings in this city duidng the week, taking up many problems pertinent to merchant shipping, in­ cluding coastal and intercoastal Mobile: trade, subsidies, ship-loading and shipbuilding problems. Also, Bridges is coming up to testify be­ fore them on West Coast shipping activities. It should prove to be Port of Mobile shipping in the an interesting three-day session for past two weeks was steady with 88 the lawmakers. men shipped to regular jobs and Tom Banning about 100 shipped to various relief San Francisco Port Agent jobs around the harbor such as t> shore gang, tug boat and shifting gangs. We had 13 ships paying off Galveston: in the two-week period with a couple of them laying up and awaiting cargo. Ships paying off were the Alcoa Cavalier, Pegasus, Pointer, Pil­ For the past two weeks shipping grim, Roamer and Patriot (Alcoa); has been on the slow bell, but it Claiborne, Monarch of the Sea, should pick up in a week or so. Hurricane, La Salle (Waterman); There has been some trouble at Del Mundo (Mississippi), and Tadthe grain elevators concerning the dei (Shipenter). All the ships paid sale of some extra grain by the off with a minimum of beefs. City of Galveston. At the same Ships signing on were all the time there seems to be a shortage Alcoa scows with the exception of of grain, so until this matter is the Alcoa Cavalier, along with the eleared up at all levels there La Salle. In-transit ships w ere the doesn't seem much of a prospect Iberville and Antinous (Water­ that grain will be moving from man). this port to any appreciable de­ Two Ships Idle gree. Don't know when this mat­ Due in in the next twm weeks ter will be settled, but we hope are the Claiborne, Monarch of the the contending parties get it fixed Sea, Chickasaw, De Soto and up soon. Maiden Creek (Waterman); and There is plenty of cotton in the Alcoa's Corsair, Polaris, Partner, warehouses all up and down the Ranger, Pennant and Cavalier. The waterfront, but it seems there is Hurricane is in idle status await­ no market for it right now. The ing cargo and the Taddei is in the Bull Run (Petrol Tankers) came in repair yards. last week and paid off with trans­ The big news around the port is portation. She went into idle the ILA situation and the outcome status for about a 30-day period. of it. At the Bloomfield has two ships due in present time we for payoff this coming week and have contacted the Alcoa Planter (Alcoa) is also the local long­ due in this area. The Federal in­ shoremen and junction is preventing any trouble are awaiting de­ around here with the ILA factions, velopments. As but adding to the waterfront situ­ soon as we get ation was a strike by the MM&P news we'll pass against several tanker companies. it along. Ships Paid Off A few of the Phillips oldtimers around Ships paying off were the Gene­ vieve Poterkin of Bloomfield and on the beach now include George Petrol Tanker's Bull Run during Crabtree. H. Long, W. Stone, R. the last period. The Marie Hamill Jones, Joe Denton, L. Williams, of Bloomfield signed on. Ships in George Murriil, J. Kirkland, J. transit were the Steel Inventor of Jones, L. Gormandy, D. Reynolds, Isthmian; the Afoundria, Alawai H. Phillips. C. E. Long. F. P. Dro-. and Azalea City of Waterman; Sea- zak. C. McNorton and H .Graham. trains Louisiana, New Jersey and Speaking of Phillips, he is bet­ Texas of the Seatrain line; the ter known as "Booger" Phillips. He Alexandra and Michael of Carras; has been around this port for years Edith of Bull; Del Monte of Mis­ and also has a book in the Marine sissippi and the Southern Districts Allied Workers Division of the and Southern States of Southern. SIU. At the present time he is There were only minor beefs on working on the Alcoa shore gang some of the ships, but they were on the night shift. Brother Phil­ all squared away in good shape lips is married and has one child. and fine SlU style. The sign-on on He makes his home in Satsuma, the Marie Hamil went without a Alabama, a few miles from Mobile, hitch and the Genevieve Peterkin where he raises enough collards paid off in good shape with no and turnips to stock the deep freeze for the winter months. He squabbles to speak of. thinks the SIU is tops and that Keith Alsop when better gains are made the Galveston Port Agent SIU will make them. Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent Big Port News Centers Around ILA Dlspnte Grain And Cotton Raise Problems In Galveston Keep Draft Hoard Posted Shipping Figures September 23 to October 7 PORT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Galveston Seattle San Francisco Wilmington V Totals Uhi-", rawi ^ , ' REG. REG. DECK" ENGINE 27 11 196 138 " 25 20 150 108 20 23 31 21 • 24 27 57 38 72 82 21 19 43 21 78 72 40 19 784. .iw599 '1.19E Slirl REG. TOTAL STEW. REG. 59 21 458 124 15 60 353 95 8 51 69 17 30 81 151 56 226 72 55 15 80 - 16 215 65 82 23 577 .; 1,940 SHIP. DECK 8 111 ; 17 92 14 11 15 23 88 38 26 59 13 SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL ENG. STEW. SHIPPED 23 7 8 305 90 104 41 11 13 186 41 53 45 14 17 29 6 12 35 9 11 88 33 32 253 89 76 21 84 25 83 27 30 137 38 40 33 11 9 ;515 430 ' ri n t*. v "397 .1,^ - SIU headquarters urges all draft eligible seamen to be sure they keep their local Se­ lective Service boards posted on all changes of address through the use of the post cards furnished at all SIU halls and aboard.ships. Failure to keep iour draft board informed of your where­ abouts can cause you to be listed as a delinquent and be drafted into the services with­ out a hearing. The Union in such cases can do nothing to aid Seafarers who fail to com­ ply. 7-!<I �Page Twelve SEAFARERS IN THE WAKE LOG October 18. 195S MEET THE SEAFARER mm mm mkmkmmm ^^1 typified happiness, and two fish EUGENE BRUNDAGE. FOW were a symbol of marriage. The early Christians used three fish Seafarer Eugene C. "Pop" ter some hair-raising experiences intertwined to denote the Trinity, Question: What do you consider Brundage has worked at many and as a pi'ofe.ssional jumper. Pop typifying regeneration. proper clothing in the messroom? diverse things during his sixty Brundage gave up flying for the years. In addition to his seagoing more sedate business of sign-paint­ 4i 4^ 4> • Sea inhabitants come in various John Giordano, 2nd Cook: I experience, he has had a varied ing. Great White Way shapes and forms, but probably think anyone should want to wear and unusual shoreside career. Brother Brundage was born in It can be truthfully said that the largest of them all is the sul­ properly laun­ Rye, New York, but his family Brother Brundage has left his phur-bottom whale, the largest dered clothing at soon moved to Brooklyn, where he mark on Broadway. In point of animal in the world today, with a the table. This is grew up. After finishing school, fact, many of the advertising signs length of 90 feet and a weight of not a formal he decided that he would like to on the "Great White Way," Broad­ 150 tons. The great squid of the gathering, but see the country. way from Times Square to Colum­ Mediterranean, on the other hand, anyone should bus Circle, are his handiwork. He 4» 4" Traveled With Circus is no piker in the size department, want it to be continued in his sign-painting His first opportunity to travel Like most water fowl, swans are with a body measuring 50 feet in clean where ever business until Pearl Harbor, when about the country came when he symbolic of fertility. Primitive length. food is con­ was offered a job with the well- he went to the SIU and shipped peoples noticed that water always cerned. It's the 4" 4" 4" known Sells-Floto circus. He out on convoy duty. He had some preceded the instance of child­ sanitary In olden days, conch shells were only worked with this and other cir­ previous seagoing time as coalbirth, hence the symbolic associa­ thing to do. Everyone should come tion. Both the swan and the goose blown into to scare away malig­ into the messroom wearing a pair cuses for several years, acting as passer and coal fireman for Ameri­ barker and also as advance man, can Lines, back in 1916 and 1917. were thought of in terms of moth­ nant spirits. The fact that when of pants and a T-shirt at least. held to the ear, one can hear a the circus publicity and advertis­ This time he was back to sea for er-goddesses' of mankind, and both 4 4 4 ing man who first comes to town good. He received his SIU book were believed to be the offspring murmur in the shell gave rise to A1 Rothman, OS: The first thing many superstitions, including the to set up all arrangements. Pop in 1942 and has been shipping of the solar eye or egg, the seat we should think of in coming into has many fond memories of these steadily ever since. of life itself, when sun-worship poetic fancy that the sound of the the messroom is waves foreyer haunted its depths. circus days and can tell strange Organized For Union was at its peak. The Dakota In­ to be washed. Then came the idea that shells He saw rough convoy duty all dians thought the female swan was could guard persons from harm, Washing will and unusual tales about circus life sacred and should never be killed. serve to protect and about some of the clowns, during the last war. Luck was Since swans are always in pairs, a particularly those at sea, forming you, the food daredevils, trapeze artists, freaks with him, however, and while many single swan on a lake or else­ a link between the traveler and and your ship­ and other performers he came to ships in his convoys went down, no ship of his was ever hit. He where was believed a precursor of those he left behind. Shells have mates. Pants and know. been used as mascots probably He traveled in a similar capaci­ remembers grim moments under death. shirt are called since civilization began. ties for various carnival outfits submarine and aerial attack and 4 4. for in the mess4" 4' 4" A whale does not spout water, room, or at least and has many a chuckle when he dodging buzz bombs and E-boats. Oysters were known as luxury as is commonly believed. Whale a T-shirt. There's reminisces over the elaborate de­ He traveled most of the convoy experts explain that a w-hale rises tidbits in ancient Greece, which no more comfortable feeling than vices the "camy" people used in runs during the war. Since then he has been mainly on the Far to the surface for air at intervals gave them their names, meaning to sit down to a good meal with a trimming a sucker. After World War I broke out, East run and was in Korea when from five to 45 minutes, depending "shell" or "bone.^' The Greeks clean shirt on your back. Brundage joined the Army and the cease-fire was signed. upon lung capacity. The first act were modern in a sense that they 4 4 4 was assigned to one of the first' Brundage has shipped all 'Rat­ upon surfacing is to expel the used called oysters the "perfect prelude Francis Panetie, FWT: Pants and aid from its lungs. The air is nat­ to a meal." The Romans took the shirts should be worn by the men Air Corps units at Kelly Field, ings in tile engine department. He San Antonio, Texas. He did not has always been active in SIU urally moist and warm, and since Greek term for oysters and modi­ for all meals. get overseas with the AEF, but re­ affairs and took part in organizing this act usually occurs in a cold fied it with "ostrea," which is now The only excep­ mained in Texas, where he learned the Isthmian Line. climate, the expelled air looks like the scientific name. tion I can think to fly and was aircraft mechanic. The father of three sons. Brother water. Sometimes the whale starts of is to allow a 4 4" 4« Brundage lives with his wife and Aerial Stunt Man to expel air before its nostrils, or Among the "queer fish" in the skivvy shirt for Upon discharge from the Army, family at 8782 Parsons Blvd., blowholes, are clear of the water, waters of the world is the chias- the tropical cli­ Brundage's knowledge of aero­ Jamaica, Long Island. His oldest and this action, also gives the illu­ moden niger, a fish which, due to mates or in the nautics stood him in good stead, son, Eugene, attends Marquette sion of spouting water. a hanging stomach bag, is able to summer. I saw when he became one of the University in Milwaukee, Wiscon­ 4. 4. swallow a fish larger than itself some men get pioneer aerial dare devils. Again sin, where he is studying elec­ Fishing superstitions are com­ . . . The Elasmo Branchii Is a fish chased out of the he found himself traveling about tronics. Another son is with the mon to many peoples and many with no bones. Its skeleton is messroom aboard the country with circuses, but Department of State in Manila, cultures, but the fish itself often made entirely of cartilage and one of our ships because they these were aerial circuses. Having P. I., having formerly been on the ' docs not mean the same thing to connective tissues. The sturgeon came in wearing under-garments bought a plane of his own, he staff of the US embassy in Seoul, everyone of them. In ancient is a very large fish which also has only. His youngest attends joined a band of airmen, who gave Korea. Egypt a fish was a reproductive no skeleton. In addition, the stur­ 4 4 4 A final exhibitions of stunt-flying and Jamaica High School. Hershel A. Orlando, Stwd: I be­ symbol. In India, it is one of the geon gets along without teeth. jumping to a nation not yet ac­ point of interest about this Sea­ eight symbols of Buddha and indi­ Among the living creatures erro­ lieve a shirt and a pair of pants customed to the novelty of flight. farer is his middle name. He was should be worn cates freedom or free motion in neously called a fish is the silver Air safety was in a primitive born on the 12th of October, which at all times. The stage at this period and stunt fly­ made him Eugene Columbus all directions, as fish have in the fish, which is not an aquatic animal men will feel ing was a hazardous business. Af­ Brundage. waters. Among the Chinese, fish but an insect. better if they come to the meals dressed that way. They should dress for meals aboard DOWN 10. Sea bird ACROSS 32. Unit of work Hostilities between the Badoglio based upon the willingness of the ship the same Girl's name 11. Papa 1. What old ship 34. Part of eye does Food grain 17. Part of a ship 35. Liferaft neces­ way they dress administration in Italy and the cooperating nations to use force, if 9. New addition sity race necessary, to keep peace"... Ted Popular LOG at home. United Nations were proclaimed at to Baltimore column 19. Some 37. Title Crocker, who failed to heed a SIU B. Not wanted in 4 4 4 an end at 12:30 PM (US Eastern West Coast 22. Lake cargo 38. Poetry SlU warning that his draft board was Reginald Stockton, OS: I think union 23 Wartime) on September 8 in proc­ 12. Hawaiian isj. Allow 40. Singing voice 13. Away from A kind of ship 24 Not any the men should wear a white shirt lamations by Gen. Dwight D. Eis­ looking for him, is now in the 42. All: German wind Army doing harbor patrol duty... Drug plant 25. Game animal 43. Killed at all meals, or enhower, Commander-in-Chief of 14. Period of time 44. Sign of shark Irish sea god 26. Ve.ssel 15. Socket for mast at least a T-shirt the Allied forces, and by Premier Allied planes dropped 66 tons of 27 Girl's nickname 45. Mass. cape 16. West Coast Word from an 23' Boston 46. Uncle when coming in­ Pietro Badoglio... Iran declared a bombs in 15 minutes on the air­ old shipmate port Neptune 47. Pronoun 18. Fool to the messroom 9. It praised the state of war existed with Germany drome cluster at Wewak in New 19. Copy SIU (Puzzle Answer on Page 25) for meals. All and adhered to the declaration by Guinea. 20. Williams of Red Sox sanitary precau­ 4 4 ' 4 the United Nations... The German ID II 3 8 2 1 21. Drink of Italy declared war on Germany, tions should Jie official news agency announced brandy 23. Sea observed. No o'ne 12 that Benito Mussolini, former Ital­ "in the face of repeated and in­ (Ocean Trans) should come into ian Premier, had been kidnapped tensified acts of war committed 26. Sea tale 15 28. Ship's pronoun the messroom from the Allies by the Germans... against Italians by the armed 29. Dodger pitcher wearing a n y Ber­ The 78th Congress reassembled in forces of Germany 30. Employ 1^ 18 would Washington after a vacation since lin claimed that German naval and 31. Channel thing less than what 32. Serf wear at home. July 8, and resumed its first ses­ air force units had incapacitated 123 24 25 121 22 33. Interest: Abbr. 34. Roy cock­ 4 4 4 sion ... The SIU won a monthly 2.155,000 tons of British and tail 128 129 26 27 Leopold Wareham, BR: Every­ wage boost, of $15 for all ratings American shipping between Au­ 35. Command 36. Went by body should be clean at all times. on the New EnglancT ships and an gust and October . . , The SIU 30 38. Isl. W of 132 They should increase in off line service work of fought the proposed Austin-WadsSumatra 39. A little tight Uj^ear shirts and five cents an hour. worth Bill which, among other |34 135 33 40. Aorist: Abbr. pants for the things, required that every Amer­ 41. Idle talk 4 4 4 44. She stranded in meals. . Some­ 37 l38 ican worker register and that draft 36 Straits of times it is all John F. Schrank, 67, who at­ boards would be able to order Shimoneseki 140 41 42 43 139 47. What war is right not to wear tempted to kill Theodore Roose­ workers to take employment in any 48. River in Bavaria a shirt, when it velt in Milwaukee in 1912, died in plant or industry . . . Fighting 49. Washington 46 ballplayers is hot, but for the Central State Hospital at Wau- spread along the Volturno River 50. Capri is one most of the pun; Wis |49 Secretary of State in Italy and at some points, Allied 51. Bearing, St. Vincent from meals I think Hull said that a "system of organ­ patrols had succeeded in crossing Granada 152 everybody should ized international cooperation for the river despite -intense fire and •2. Fort ip Cbin^ , wear them. 53. GaUey dish the maintenance of peace must be concentration of eneiily troops:' i Gulls are believed to be weather j)rophets, and when they fly inland it is a sign of rain. The appear­ ance of sea gulls inland may in­ dicate stormy weather at sea, and as fish disappear during storms, the gulls, deprived of their sea­ food, fly on shore to seek worms and grubs. Despite their presence near the land, and the good which they portend in other cases, it is generally considered a sign of bad luck if a gull perches on some­ one's house. J r �October 16, 1953 SEAFARERS SEAFARERS ^LOG October U, 19S3 Vol. XV. LOG Pare Thirteen 'Next Year's Merchant Marine' No. 21 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel STerling 8-4670. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor. HERREBI BRAND: Monauing Editor, RAT DENISON; Art Editor, BEBMABD SEAMAN; Photo Editor, DANIEL NILVA; St*if Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR IRWIN SpiVAr* ART PF.RFAI.I.. JERRV REMER, AL MASKIN, NOEL PARMENTEL; Gulf Area Reporter, BILL MOODY. Our Idle ilihipyards A recent decision of the Maritime Administration permit­ ting US shipyards to build vessels for foreign flags points up once more the plight in which the US merchant marine finds Union Benefits itself. From now on, these shipyards will be scrambling for Please Seamen foreign accounts because there simply aren't any American To the Editor: In December of last year, after shipbuilding orders to keep them from idleness. being railroaded out of the Atlan­ Here is a perfect illustration of what is happening to the tic Refining Company's employ US merchant marine. Some shipowners are building in for­ and off the E. J. Henry, 1 started eign shipyards and putting these new ships under foreign shipping with the SIU. In this flags. Ship-building for foreign-owned fleets is also booming. time I have learned how a real But the American shipyard, on which our merchant fleet Union operates. This is one outfit which doesn't deal in phony prom­ has to depend for replacements, lies idle. ises and double-dealing excuses. I Giving the shipyards a chance to build ships for foreign wasn't used to it at first, coming accounts may keep them busy for a while, but it does nothing from Atlantic, but I'm catching on. to solve the American merchant marine shipping problem Sailing with the SIU, my pay other than to keep a group of skilled shipyard workers to has been higher. My overtime has gether. been twice the amount I made If the American merchant marine is ever to be modernized while with Atlantic and it gives the time is now. Our C-3's, the backbone of the commercia every indication of continuing cargo fleet, are all about ten years old, half of their useful along those lines and increasing. Job Security life expectancy. Yet new ships don't spring off the drawing Five operating railway unions boards overnight. It takes time, planning and work to design Outside of the higheij; wages and with 300,000 members have filed and build new ships in quantity. the many benefits offered by the demands with management for pay and other benefits. Some Some critics have pointed to the Mariner ship program as SIU Welfare Plan, those things increases 15 other unions representing a an example of unsuccessful Government planning for mer­ which appeal to me most of all are million "non-operating:' workers chant shipping. But the Mariners were built more to Navy the job security, freedom and in­ are concentrating on health and specifications than for commercial use. It is these specifica­ dependence I now enjoy with the welfare programs, but are also ex­ tions which make the ships so expensive and so impractica' Union. I am now able to quit a pected to make wage demands for the private shipping company to buy. The merchant fleet ship in any emergency situation by within a month. can be kept strong only by building ships for conimercial only giving a few hours' notice in The Brotherhood of Locomotive order that a replacement can be Engineers are demanding a 30 per­ purposes, not for possible Navy use. obtained to fill my job. With the cent increase and other benefits. This next Congress will have a chance to rectify this condi­ SIU, I do not have to stay aboard The Locomotive Firemen and Ention and take constructive action for a strong US maritime any ship for a six-month period in ginemen demanded 37i/2 cents an industry. It remains to be seen whether it will take advantage order to make a 15-day vacation. hour, plus an additional 3712 cents of that opportunity. I can take my vacation when, for those working a five-day, 40- proved that Pinson was fired be­ cause he protested about having his work shift changed. The ver­ dict was that Pinson was reinstat­ ed with $987.32 in back pay. t t t The AFL Railway Employee's Department has announced that the blacksmiths on the Texas and New Orleans Railroad have voted 2 to 1 in favor of ousting a com­ pany union and being represented by the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Blacksmiths. The AFL union is now preparing to enter into negotiations for a contract with the railroad. where and how often I want it. hour week, to bring them up to Moreover, I can collect my vaca­ parity, and other benefits. tion pay after only three months Trainmen are also demanding The construction of Chicago's at sea in a matter of minutes, 37V2 cents an hour and other im­ In the past three weeks, the newly-chartered AFL-ILA without a lot of red tape and provements, while Railway Con­ first union-operated health center ductors are demanding a graduat­ has been started by the AFL In­ has made tremendous progress at the big job of organizing grumbling. ternational Ladies Garment Work­ Atlantic and Gulf Coast longshoremen. Right now, action is If I go aboard a shib and find ed rate of pay for road conductors ers' Union. The modern, air-condi­ it's best for me not to take the and brakemen. The Switchmen's concentrated in the key port of New York, particularly on tioned facility will be located on the Brooklyn docks. It is here that the new union, with the job, I can get off without having to Union demands a 40-cent increase, the sixth floor of the ILGWU make a lot of excuses in writing to correction of inequities evolving help of Seafarers and Teamsters, is backing the mob elements some personnel manager request­ from the shift to a 40-hour week headquarters in the city, and will of the old ILA into a corner from which they will be unable ing a transfer. In the past, and and other improvements. cost $140,000 exclusive of medical equipment and furnishings. It will to escape. with another outfit, I found that i 4* 4» serve 10,000 members of 10 Chi­ There is every reason to believe now, that the days of the seldom worked out to my benefit. The pace-setting 914-cent pack­ cago locals of the union. old ILA are numbered. The average longshoreman has in­ No Kowtow age increase won in joint negotia­ 4 4 4 dicated through a flood of pledge cards what everybody In this outfit, I do not have to tions by the CIO Packinghouse knew—that he wants out. Once the racket groups lose control be related to some company offi­ Workers and the AFL Meat Cut­ A strong disagreement developed of their rank and file their power will be broken for good. cial or do any fancy handshaking ters and Butcher Workmen with during the hearings in progress on That's not to say that the whole thing is all over. The new to obtain and hold a job aboard the Armour & Co. has been quick­ new transit schedu'es for the city of New York. Opposing* forces union has many a tough battle to face before that day. ship. I do my job according to the ly followed with a contract with were the New York Transit Au­ Union agreement and there is Besides, it still faces the difficult task of getting organized, nothing else expected. I give the Swift & Co., the second of the thority and the CIO Transport "Big Four" in this industry. The establishing headquarters and facilities, getting formal recog­ owners a full shake for the full Swift contract .calls for 5 cents Workers Union. Harris Klein, one nition as bargaining agent, and negotiating a contract with shake provided by the Union. members of the hour increase, as well as hos­ of the five the stevedoring industry before it can claim its job is done. Since leaving the Atlantic Re­ an Authority, offered the hope of a pitalization and other fringe cut in subway fare from 15 cents Until all these things happen, the new union is counting fining Company and shipping SIU benefits. to 12 during the year. He imme­ on advice and assistance from AFL headquarters, through the Cantigny (Cities Service) is my i- 4« 4diately qualified this, saying that fouii;h ship. After registering at the SlU and the Teamsters Union. The SlU on its part will The CIO Textile Workers have the success of such a plan would continue to stand by the new AFL-ILA and help it win its the hall between ships, the longest started a campaign to raise the depend upon the attitude of TWU length of time I have waited to fight for a decent union for all longshoremen. president Michael Quill, whom ship has been 53 hours. Of course, minimum wage under the Walsh* * * Harris accused of "featherbedHealy Act in the woolen and wor­ after being released from Atlantic, ding." Quill and his attorney. John I was happy to take any SIU ship, sted industries to $1.20 per hour. O'Donnell, representing 44,000 The union claims that the "sub­ for they're all top-notch. I would subway workers, immediately hit have had to wait only a while long­ standard mills are threatening the The SlU Sea Chest has been receiving quite a few bouquets er if I wanted a certain ship or any lives of the majority of mills whicii back at the Authority, accusing recently from Seafarers for doing away with the old-type particular run. But if I want a job are paying the standard union the body of "chiseling and reneg­ ing" on an agreement. The hear­ slopchest with its low-grade merchandise and high prices. in a hurry I can get plenty of good scale." ings seek a reduction in transit But it has also been applauded by shipowner representatives ships out of any SIU hiring hall. 4. 4 4i service and an estimated savings who see the endless beefs about slopchests disappear with After finding out what a real When Monroe Pinson went to of $1,250,000 annually. The TWU the advent of Sea Chest merchandise. Union is, I would quit going to sea work for the US Time Corp. in seeks a 25-cent hourly raise for before going back and shipping for Little Rock, Ark., everything was its members. The transit problem Besides, as one company representative wrote, the Sea company. In one way fine, until he was fired last May has been a thorny one for the Chest is a good organization to do business with, one that thenon-union SIU spoils a seaman. He won't because he was "too hard to get New York City and State admin­ lives up to its word and guarantees its merchandise. Under settle for anything less than per­ along with." The AFL Interna­ The fares were recently the circunisrances it's understandable that all but a few fection after shipping with this tional Association of Machinists istrations. raised for a second time in an diehards are purchasing Sea Chest merchandise on a com- Union. which represents the workers of effort to keep the municipallypeti,tiye basi^ , . ; . . ' Ernest E. West the company, wont, to baj. and, aS5fd.sxgtera out qf Jhe ,refi. ^. Doing The Job Bouqnets For Sea Chest �Pace Foartceni SEAFARERS LOG .October Iff, 195S fi - ;• Over 3,500 New York longshoremen gather in the yard at SIU head­ quarters for the first mass rally held by the new AFL longshoremen's union. SIU and Teamsters officials spoke and pledged their full aid and support. Earl Sheppard, Baltimore port agent, (dark shirt addressing group), along with white-capped Seafarers talks to the longshoremen on the the piers telling them about the new AFL longshoremen's union and its program of honest trade unionism. A line of sound trucks, proudly bearing the banner "AFL" are parked at SIU headquarters. These sound trucks toured all Brooklyn and New York piers telling the longshoremen the benefits of the new AFL union for dock workers. Daily newspaper reporters and photographers found page one stories on the waterfront. Police were out in force as the AFL longshoremen went down onto Anastasia's piers in Erie Basin to spread the word about the new longshore union. Longshoremen flock into the temporary headquarters of the new AFL longshoremen's union to sign pledge cards and join tha new union which is their chance to have their own, democratic unioF longshoremen for the first time. In every case where the longshoremen h^d a chance to vote in a secret ballot, the rank-and-file longshoremen voted to leave the'Wd ILA and swing to the new AFL union. Here some: Local 808 members wait to • vote and show their preference. They voted AFL. / ; ^ M IP" I '"' I ^r '. .•I*. •if �•'"vf''• October 16, 1»5S SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteea *1 When Anastasia refused to work the Isthmian terminal after one of his hiring bosses was fired, AFL longshoremen went onto the breakwater and unloaded the Steel Vendor. They had full SIU support and backing and showed they were no longer afraid. A revolution is taking pia place on the waterfront. A revolution that will benefit every working longshoreman. Longshoremen by the thousands are leaving the corrupt old ILA and are build­ ing themselves a democratic trade union of their own in the AFL. This great change—the most important development on the waterfront in the last 15 years, since the great maritime unions come into being—presently is centered in New York. There, with the full support of the SIU and the Teamsters, longshore­ men are flocking into the AFLILA. For years, the dock workers have been victimized by the old ILA and the Ryan-AnastasiaBowers mob that controlled it. The workers were handed sell­ out "5-and-10-cent" contracts. ILA "leaders" pocketed dues money, kept no financial rec­ ords, took kickbacks from em­ ployers to "forget" contract en­ forcement, and ruled by terror. Steadfastly refusing to clean itself up, the old ILA was tossed out by the AFL and a new AFL Some AFL longshoremen's union organizers look over some of the thou­ sands of pledge cards sent in by New York longshoremen in response to a direct mailing of pledge cards to the home of every longshoreman in New York. longshoreman's union was born. With only three weeks of actual operation behind it, the new union hos progressed amazingly. Pledges have poured in. Al­ ready the NLRB has been peti­ tioned for a representation election. Jndividua longshore­ men and entire locals have joined the new union. Offices ore in operation in Brooklyn and Manhattan. An AFL*longshore­ men's newspaper has been printed. Literature is distrib­ uted on all docks. When Anastasia tried to use threats and intimidation to stop the AFL longshoremen in Brook­ lyn, the Seafarers and Teamsters stepped right in and put him in his place. - Longshoremen stand at the entrance to the pier and read the first issue of the New York AFL Longshorenian, a newspaper put out by the new AFL union that was distributed to the longshoremen on every pier in the port. New pledges followed. Despite intimidation attempts in every case where a secret bal­ lot was held, entire locois voted to join the clean AFL union. In three weeks, the new AFL longshoremen's union has grown into a new force on the water­ fronts—a force of clean, decent unionism. The longshoremen ore building a decent union for themselves, and the old ILA mobsters are on their way out. The AFL longshoremen's union also opened offices in Manhattan for longshoremen working there. Here, some of the members read the first issue of their newspaper which tells the story and explains the issues. The facts about the old ILA weren't pretty. vi<. • . \ Longshoremen of Local 824 shape up around hiring boss at Pi«r 00 on Manhattan's West Side. After shape-up, AFL-ILA organizers moved in to hand cmt lei^ets to old ILA: supporters.^ Many signed AFL-ILA pledge cards on the spot, I . ^ iii j*V v.-,'.-'- New York police, on foot, in radio cars, on motorcycles and on horses were out in force with their nightidicks ready^ in ease any trouble started;' Over. 1,000 New York Cops w«re assigned to tho waterfront with ittoro in reserve. �;CT^'5-n^-wis^psRpji^- Pure Sizteea SEAFARERS October IC. 1958 LOG SEAFARERS The United States Court of Claims ruled that the Government will have to pay $35,000 for the hull of the battleship Oregon, which was sold for scrap in 1943 and requisitioned in 1944. The famous old battlewagon was bought by the Edward M. Ricker Company, who brought suit against the government for $150,000. Although the full amount was not awarded, the ruling provides for over three times more than the company accepted from the Government three years ago in settlement of the claim. The company had previously realized over $190,000 from the sale of guns, turrets, engines, boilers, pipes, generators and other equipment. Altogether the company managed to realize a gross profit of well over 50 percent. The Oregon, once the pride of the fleet, raced around Cape Horn in 1896 to participate in the Battle of Santiago. What remains of the old ship is tied up at Guam awaiting disposal. AcflON Taking Care Of Dry Stores Offhand it would seem to be a very simple thing to keep dry stores like canned, bottled and packaged goods that don't need refrigeration. However there can still be considerable problems if storage space is not kept cool, dry and clean. Not the least of them are the insect pests The whole steward's department on the Steel Rover (Isthmian) un­ such as roaches and weevils that can thrive very nicely in a dry store­ der steward George Perry, can pat room, as well as rodents. itself on the back with justifica­ Weevils were regular traveling companions for sailors in the oid tion. The crew went on record days, but now, thanks to good packaging, they have been eliminated complimenting the department on on most ships. But every once in a while you still get a complaint the "excellent performance of its about weevils, with flour being the favorite nesting place. There isn't duties" with everybody very happy much excuse for weevils which are pretty easy to control. Three s^teps 4, t i about the whole thing. As if mak­ should be taken to make sure that weevils don't find a home in the ing the crew ship's flour and cereals. First, these products should be bought only The construction of a large rail and barge terminal dock at East happy with top from suppliers who can guarantee that they are free of infestation. Winona, Wisconsin, is planned by the Sterling-Midland Coal Company chow weren't Second, the supplies should be inspected regularly. Third and most of Mt. Prospect, 111. Edward' A. Glaeser, vice-president and general enough. Seafarer important, the storerooms should be kept clean. If all these precau­ counsel for the company, announced that the first fifty acre section of John S. Lukas, tions fail or if they are not observed, you can go after the weevils the dock would be ready by next year. The terminal, when complete, who works in the with a spray gun. will be able to handle over 1,000,000 tons of traffic annually. The galley gang, vol­ expected cost will be about $500,000. Made Of Tougher Stuff. unteered to get Roaches are much more difficult to eliminate since they are a the names and tougher breed and can survive on almost anything. If there's no food The North Atlantic division of the Corps of Engineers submitted a addresses of around they'll eat the cardboard off the cases. Roach eggs can come proposal to the governors of New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania all Congressmen Liikas for a channel-deepening project on the Delaware River between Tren­ when the ship aboard with virtually any food package, and of course, they don't con­ ton and Philadelphia. The proposed channel, with an estimated cost ship hits Honolulu. That's so the fine themselves to dry storerooms. • Any place on the ship will do with of $91,000,000, would run at a 40 foot depth from Philadelphia to New- crew can express their opinions on the galley being the favorite target. Once roaches get aboard, regular sprays will be of some use in bold Island and at a 35 foot depth to Trenton. The plan would call the proposed closing of the US keeping them under control. But the only way of eliminating them is upon local interests to bear half the expenses incurred in dredging Public Health Service hospitals. the extra five foot depth between Philadelphia and Newbold Island or Lukas hails from Athens, Greece, complete fumigation, of the ship. That's something, of course, which about $18,000,000. The plan of the Engineers provided that the bene­ originally, having been born there is out of the control of the men on board since it must be handled ficiaries of the project, cities like Trenton, Camden and Philadelphia, 58 years ago. Right now though while the ship is in port between voyages. If roaches, and rodents would bear part of this cost with aid from the states. Also, companies he makes his home down in the become that much of a nuisance it should be reported to the patrolman who either have plants in the area or employ vessels needing 40 feet Fort Hamilton section of Brook­ or port agent so that arrangements can be made with the company of water would bear part of the expenses through "river utilization" lyn within hailing distance of the for fumigation. fees. Lower Bay. He's been a member One way to help keep a storeroom clean and make it easier all of the SlU since 1946, joining-in around for the stewards department is a good system of stowing sup­ t t iPhiladelphia on March 2 of that plies. In addition, keeping the temperature down at least to 70 degrees The Maritime Administration announced that invitations to bid for and ventilating the room thoroughly will prevent deterioration of sup­ year. X X X bareboat charters for the nine available Mariner-class cargo ships will plies. When temperature gets above 90 degrees as it does in the tropics, Another Seafarer to get a rous­ be opened Wednesday, October 14, at room 4519 in the General Ac­ counting Building in Washington, DC. The results of this bidding ing vote of thanks for his work in* spoilage of dry stores can be considerable, and of course, that adds to should give the Government a fair idea of the future of this type of the galley was Stephen T. Dent, the insect problem. baker aboard the Seacomet. Dent A good storeroom set-up begins with the design and construction shipbuilding. got applause from his shipmates of the ship-something of course, that the stewards department can't X i. X for the pa.stries and cakes he control in any way. But since most ships in service today were built The Japan-Atlantic and Gulf Freight Conference agreed to submit whipped up to top off their meals for the Government, or according to Government specifications, store­ all cargo tonnage figures for ports outside Japan, Korea and Okinawa. aboard the vessel. room facilities are prettty much standardized from ship to ship. Dent is 41 years old and a native The agreement was made at a Maritime Board hearing on the proposed That makes things easier for any stewards department since they plan of the conference for a dual rate system. The concession was of Mississippi. He has been sailing can pretty well figure what kind of storage space they are going to won by John O'Connor, counsel for the Isbrandtsen Steamship Com­ with the SIU for the past two have at their disposal before they even get aboard the ship. They pany, who had challenged the legality of the proposed rate system years, starting in the port of New don't have to start planning a system of storage after they get on under which regular cantract shippers would receive a 9.5 percent York on August 16, 1951. board. And after a while, the whole thing should become pretty well freight discount over occasional shippers. There had been some dis­ XXX automatic, with consequent saving of time and effort. Quite a few of the crews are cussion of Isbrandtsen's rate practices, reported as quoting 10 percent In any dry storeroom, stowage facilities will be of three types, shelf worked up over the marine hos­ below conference rates. space, bulk storage for flour, sugar, coffee and the like, and case pital issue, judging from all re­ XXX ports, and many of the brothers storage. There should be enough shelving to take care of one case of each grocery item, plus cases of cereals on the top shelf. It's de­ A group of British Marine engineers who have been experimenting have been taking sihSEss-EB' sirable to have two shifting bars on this shelf to have space between with gas turbines for the propulsion of ships stated that the production an active part in shelves adjustable according to the type of stores stowed^ There of the turbines was now economically feasible. The technicians came seeing to it that should be ample space under the bottom shelf for cases of jams, jellies, to this conclusion after a series of comparative tests on production members of Con­ canned fish, and similar items, with the lowest shelf at least 27 inches costs of steam turbines and diesel engines. The latest gas unit of 3,500 gress find out above the deck. shaft horsepower has been running over 1,000 hours under test condi­ about their opin­ tions. Flour, sugar and coffee should be stowed on low platform which ions. On the should be movable and not too big to handle in order that the area Alamar, for ex­ ' X X X can be kept clean. Brother Rear Admiral Redfield Mason, 49-year-old Navy veteran of 28 years' ample, Canned fruits, fruit juices and vegetables are stored separately in John A. Sullivan service, today took command of the Military Sea Transportation Service stacks six feet high. The stowage spaces are usually set up with fixed Sullivan Atlantic area operations. Formerly, Mason was commander of the' introduced a res­ angle-irons and T-bars, but with shifting bars that are in sections and MSTS in Europe, where he organized and established the present MSTS olution on the subject calling on the Union to do can be removed. operation . . . Harbor traffic at the Port of London, Britain's biggest Easy To Clean Up ocean terminal, totaled more than 59 million net tons in the year everything possible to save the ending March 31. According to the annual report of the Port of hospitals and reminding the Sea­ When a standard system of stowing of this type is followed it makes London Authority, this represents a two-million-tonnage increase over farers abroad to pitch in on this it easy to issue supplies and keep inventory of what's available. Then • the previous year, but a 2,300,000 ton decline from the last pre-war score. Sullivan, who hails from the at the end of the voyage when the storeroom is almost empty it's easy figures in 1939. numerous Massachusetts clan of to clean since the gratings and platforms can be removed without too 4. that name, has been a member of much trouble. While the most thorough cleaning is given to storerooms at the A 49-foot fishing boat, costing $50,000, burned, blew up and sank in the SIU since September, 1942, Puget Sound 70 miles northwest of Seattle early this week. The vessel joining in the port of New York. end of the voyage, it's a sound idea to clean the rooms out at least was the Ocean Cape of Juneau, Alaska . . . The Merchant Marine The 30-year-old Seafarer sails in once every month on long voyages. It may be a nuisance to shift stores Academy, Kings Point, LI, observed its tenth anniversary last Sept. 30. the engine department. He now around in order to clean floor gratings, shelves and platforms but its worth the while to keep things in order. It is the youngest of the four Federal academies for officer education. makes his home in Philadelphia. Burly Practice Mahee Pertect Bu Bernard Seaman �USS Club Comes To Southland New Dock Union Winning Control Of Bklyn Piers When Seafarers .visited Casablanca aboard the Southland, they were greeted by a, shipboard visit by Maurice Gardctt, second from left, in charge of recreation at the USS club. Seafarers shown with him in mess are, left to right, B. R. Kitchens, J. E. Burke and C. Moore. Senate Committee Renews US Maritime Industry inquiries The Senate's Merchant Marine Subcommittee, with Sen. Charles E. Potter (R-Mich.) as chairman of the group, will reconvene in San Francisco next Tuesday to continue its study of subsidies and other" shipping problems, the Gov­ suit in "appropriate recommenda­ tions or suggested new legislation ernment announced. Harry to insure the adequacy of the (mer­ Bridges, West Coast longshore­ men's leader will come under the subcommittee's scrutiny during the course of the hearings. Sen. Potter said his committee plans a wide-scale review of mer­ chant marine problems, including ship-loading, shipbuilding, mer­ chant marine trade routes, ship­ pers and Government subsidies. Ultimately, .Potter added, informa­ tion obtained in the study will re- Add Service For Men In NO Hospital NEW ORLEANS — Twice-a-week personal service is assured for men In the New Orleans US Public Health Service hospital with the expansion of the SIU Welfare Services Department in this port. In place of the usual Friday visit to the hospital, the men will be visited on Mondays and Wednes­ days. Among other services on the Wednesday visit, the hospital rep­ resentative will deliver any per­ sonal gear, books or other items that the men in the hospital order in the previous week. An SIU Sea Chest truck will be available to make these deliveries. On the Wednesday visit, the representative will deliver the weekly hospital benefit checks and take any orders for personal needs that the men are unable to get for themselves because they are hospi­ talized. He will also attend to any other personal services that the Seafarers may need including mail and other personal business mat­ ters. SIU hospital representatives in all ports have been performing these personal services for Seafar­ ers for some time now. The twice a week scheduling will make for speedier service and greater con­ venience to the Seafarers in the hospitals,, in line with the Union's program of providing the best pos­ sible- care for Ul or injured seajuea,-;'.. - v......... A ...... chant) fleet." Serving on the subcommittee with Senator Potter will be Sena­ tors John M. Butler (R., Md.) and Warren G. Magnuson (D., Wash.*. The sessions are scheduled to la.st for three days. The hearings will start with testimony from the president of the Pacific American Steamship Association. Other outfits expect­ ed to be represented at the ses­ sions include the Bank of America, Luckenbach Steamship Company, Pope & Talbot, Ilillcone Steam­ ship, American President Lines. Alaska Steamship, Matson, Coast­ wise Line, California Prune and Apricot Growers, American Truck­ ing Associations, Kaiser Steel and the James Loudon Company. John M. Drewry, subcommittee counsel, said the hearings will sur­ vey problems of coastal and intercoastal trade which has failed to revive since the end of World War II. Proper Repair Lists Help All The settlement of repair lists means a lot to the mea who stay aboard a ship, and to the new crew that comes aboard, just as the i repair list made out by the previous crew means a lot to you. Because repairs mean a lot to your comfort and living conditions aboard ship, they should be handled in the proper fashion. Each department delegate must make out three copies of his repair list. The ship's delegate should gave one copy to the head of the department concerned, one copy to the company represen­ tative, and one copy to the Union patrolman. In this way, everyone has a copy of the repair list and there is a check to make sure the work is done. (Continued from page 3) and AFL-ILA headquarters. They dashed up to the gate of the SIU parking lot, evidently trying to put on a prestige raid against the Union. But the Seararers and AFL-ILA men weren't caught napping. Sea­ farers poured out of the building into the yard to take the onslaught. When Anastasia's squads saw what they had to contend with, they quickly turned tail and started back as fast as they came. They had hardly retreated a few steps however, when they ran into a squad of New York City police who had been tailing them all the way from Erie Basin. That finish­ ed off the raid then and there, with 13 men, including Anastasia's brother, Jerry, arrested on charges of incitement to riot. The desperation of Anastasia and his cohorts was tipped off even before the final raid. An attempt was made via the telephone to con­ tact AFL-ILA leaders and arrange some kind of compromise settle­ ment by which Anastasia could re­ tain his holdings. This bid for con­ ditional surrender met with a flat "No." AFL Provides Funds While the Brooklyn action w-'is the most dramatic of the events, it was far from the only develop­ ment on the waterfront. In Wash­ ington, AFL Executive Council leaders met and arranged for fi­ nancial aid to the new union until it got on its feet. And in New York, a Federal Court judge threw the book at Anastasia with a contempt of court citation for interfering with AFL-ILA dockworkers. The contempt citation grew out of the old ILA's short-lived strike called on the expiration of their contract. ILA leaders, in their desperation at the turn of events, had suddenly stiffened in bargain­ ing for a new contract and called a walkout of all Atlantic Coast longshoremen. The Government then obtained a temporary injunc­ tion ending the strike on the grounds of national emergency. It was this injunction wjiich led AFL Hits Fake Labor Paper A self-styled labor newspaper in Columbus, Ohio, the State Labor News, has been exposed as an anti-labor propaganda organ. "Con­ sequently the AFL has called for an investigation of the paper. The AFL charges that the paper is misrepresenting itself and con­ sequently using the mails illegally. Among other things it has been circulating pamphlets praising the Taft-Hartley act and other antilabor laws. The Post Office has been asked to take action accordingiy. Distillers Get US Going-Over Washington—Four of the na­ tion's major distillers may come under the fire of the Justice De­ partment for violation of the anti­ trust laws. The Justice Depart­ ment is studying the possibility of ah indictment after an investiga­ tion by a Congress committee showed that the industry was con­ trolled by the four companies. The producers involved are Sea­ grams, Schenley, National Distill­ ers and Hiram Walker. In 1949 they bottled over 82 percent of all whiskey sold in the US.* to the contempt action, since An­ astasia's attempt to keep long­ shoremen from going to work at Bull and Isthmian docks was deemed in violation of the injunc­ tion order. Through all the excitement, the AFL-ILA went steadily about its business of setting up its organiza­ tion. Temporary headquarters have been established at 188 21st Street in Brooklyn and at 75 Christopher Street in Manhattan. Some recre­ ational facilities and personal serv­ ices have been provided the long­ shoremen for the first time in their lives. A new newspaper, the "New York Longshoreman" is now being published every week In English and Italian to keep long­ shoremen informed on the latest developments. On all sides it was quite evident that AFL-ILA was in business to stay, and that the oldline racket boys in control of ths old ILA were doomed. r|ltirr<ioyiwHee(lfD • a Q q • • a a • • a a n • • • a • a • a • • a a q • a • a SUIT3 STlSRr COATS SMCKS -XOPCCATS Df^SSSHC^ WORKSMOES VONGAPEES RANTS KHAKI SHIRTS SHIRTS FRISKOOEEHS HICKORY SHIRTS C.PO. SHIRTS WHtTE DRESS SHIRTS SPORT SHIRTS PRESS BELTS KHAKI WEB BELTS TIES SWEATSHIRTS ATHLETIC SHIRTS T-SHIRTS SHORTS BRIEFS SWEATERS WGGAGE WORK SOCKS DRESS SOCKS LEATHER OACKETS WRITING RORmoLlO SOU'WESTERS RAIN SEAR ALLVPUR HEEPS CAN BE FILLED -FROM A SOU'WESTER TO AM ELECTRIC RAZOR . WHATEVER FROM THE SEACMEeT/ >|t)U CAM BE SURE YDui^E SETTINS TOP QUALITY GEAR AT SUBSTAN­ TIAL SAVINGS. ^SeaCke^ UNIOH-OWNBD AND UMION- OPERA-TCP ... JfOH THE EENEPrr OF THE MEMBERSHIP* �Pare Eirhteen SEAFARERS Impromptu Entertainers Please Singapore Night Club Customers Seafarers the world over come across some odd and in­ teresting items during the course of their never-ending trav­ els. No exception to tliis rule was Seafarer John Westfall, aboard the Steel Director, the last time he hit Singapore and headed to the New World night club. Things were going along nor­ mally as they do in night clubs, reported Westfall. The orchestra and a belly dancer, prima ballerina of the floor show, were doing their stuff in time-honored fashion. A girl vocalist warbled a medley of American and foreign tunes; pa­ trons sipped their fill of drinks placed before them by eagerbeaver waiters. All was right with the world. New Arrivals Suddenly, after the departure of the dancer and while the chanteuse was lilting her Oriental rhythm around the room, two new enter­ tainers thrust themselves upon the scene in a rather impromptu fash­ ion. No sooner did two little girls dance themselves out onto the floor than the patrons joined in the fun and cheered the newcomers to the rafters. Thus encouraged, the little actresses waltzed and hulaed their way around the floor to the delight of the customers. The orchestra, knowing a good thing when it sees it, played ac- Oeiober 1«, I95f LOG That John Boyes, a British mer­ chant seamen, became king of the Kikuyus by convincing the natives that he could drink boiling water? The natives were deluded by the use of the then (to them) unknown effervescent salts. These minerals give to water the appearance of boiling. Fear and adulation of Boyes' supposed magical powers raised him to the throne. The Kikuyus are the native tribes of the Kenya highlands. t, ^ i, Thai the SIU operates a modern', up-to-date barber shop in the New York hall? It's in addition to a large, modern cafeteria, a bar and restaurant, a recreation room with Contrasting distaff styles are offered for display to Seafarers pool tables, and the Sea Chest, and other night club patrons in the New World Club in Singapore. where Union members can buy Seafarer John Westfall snapped these pictures of a belly dancer, clothes, cigarettes, cigars, radios, left, and two little wandering girls in the club on same night. wrist watches, etc., at reduced companiment to the twin whirling that point on, the night club rou­ prices. When the new Baltimore ballerinas as they jounced along tine settled down to normal, but hall is completed similar facilities the floor and into the hearts of the patrons were sufficiently and will be available. the customers. Westfall had his happily entertained for one eve­ 4> 4» 4" camera handy and caught the little ning. Thai red pdppies are associated ladies in action, one of them danc­ with those killed in action in the ing her way up onto the stage with first World War? The origin of the orchestra. this .seems to lie in the fact that However, the scheduled enter­ red poppies were the symbol of tainment was shortlived and the If a crewmember quits while death in Roman mythology and two miniature Pavlovas were your ship is in port, delegates dedicated to Sommos, the God of whisked off in the general direc­ Sleep. The poppy also appears in are asked to contact the hall tion from whence they had come immediately for a replace­ the well-known poem by John Mcby the gentle hands of the manage­ ment. Fast action on your part Ci-ae. ment, to the accompaniment of will keep all jobs aboard ship 4 4 4. good - natured hooting by the Thai ihe law on ihe statutes of filled at all times and elimi­ nitery's diners and dancers. From New York State providing for di­ nate the chance of your ship vorce or annulment on the ground sailing shorthanded. of unexplained absence of either Fill That Berth East And West Meet On Street spouse la called the Enoch Arden Law? The name was suggested by the long narrative poem written by Alfred Lord Tennyson, in which a sailor, shipwrecked for many years, returns to find his wife, who supposed him dead, happily re­ married to a friend. Rather than wreck the marriage, Enoch Arden decides to go away without mak­ ing his presence known. 4 4 4 4 4 Thai ihe Seafarers International Union has a college scholarship plan which makes it possible for Union members and their families to get free college educations? The plan offers four full scholarships annually to children of Seafarers or to Seafarers themselves not over 35 years of age. Union mem­ bers applying must qualify by com­ petitive examination. The scholar­ ships have a value of $1,500.per year, each, and may be used at any institution selected by the success­ ful applicant. How To Lose Tips On Passenger Ships 6/V£ YOOf? P/)55£N6E1I? A Tf?ICK iTEAKj 4 That a Sherpa tribesman was one of the two men to reach the summit of Mt. Everest, world's highest mountain peak? The name of the Sherpa is Tenzing Norkay, "Tiger of the Snows." The Sherpas are a mountain tribe who dwell in a 13,000-foot-high valley next to the Tibetan boi'der. For their la­ bors, these intrepid guides are normally paid the equivalent of 45 cents a day. These hardy guides carry packs weighing between 60 and 100 pounds up steep slopes. By E. Reyes SP/?INKIE ITCHING POWOE/? ON A//5 Eastern and Western forms of transportation meet in Yokohama as natives go about their way, ignoring the horseless carriage. Gets Royal Welcome From Vendor 6»VC HJM A DECK CHAIR WHERE HE CAN REAL.LY OECK HIM5EA.F. 5PILL HIS HIGHBALL ON THt TABLE. AT THE. BEACH AAFTY TBLt^ #//S WIFE YOU THINK OF- HER F/GUf?£. HIDE HIS OINNBR JUST BBFORB CfSPT/MN 5 Seafarers aboard the Steel Vendor get set to give a royal welcome to engineer and his fish as they mount the gMgway in Singapore. DINNER. -rr J 1.1.1 J J 'li'J'ill.' 1,1 'JTi ,• I'l'.J,! j III. Mi'iir jii �•7^>'"'.'."7:'V'^'i'' Oistober 18, 195S SEAFARERS By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor The color filters that are used in color photography differ greatly from those used in black and white work. They have a different func­ tion to perform. For this reason, the beginner in color who hasn't done too much shooting in black and white is relatively lucky. His conception of filter use is completely unspoiled and he can start from scratch. The photographer who has mastered the use of filters injilack and white photography must face the fact that his knowledge and skill may be of little use when it comes to color. Filters are used in black and white photography to control tone— to make one or more areas of the picture lighter or darker than they would be if no filter were used. The most familiar example is the use of a yellow filter to darken the sky. This result is possible because the color of the sky is not reproduced in black and white photography. No Absolute Color Accuracy Our approach to the use of filters in color photography begins with the fact that all colors of the subject are not reproduced in tones of gray but directly in color. Except for special instances, when the photographer deliberately distorts color, the main idea is to reproduce the colors of the scene as accurately as possible. Our use of color filters is intended to have an effect on the accuracy with which the colors are rendered in the pro'cessed transparency. Absolute accuracy in the reproduction of color is something that has not been, and may never be achieved. For any given color film there is merely a "best possible" reproduction. The most important factor in getting the best possible results depends on the relationship betwen the light source and the characteristics of the particular color film. White light (daylight, incandescent lamps, flash, speedlight) is ac­ tually a .very complex mixture of many different colors, but even research scientists often regard a light source in the same simplified manner as we do, as some mixture of red, green and blue. Two im­ portant facts must be kept in mind; In any given light source, the red, green and blue parts are seldom equal; different kinds of white light sources have different mixtures of red, green and blue so that each has its own characteristic color quality. Without filters a given color film can give us accurate color repro­ duction with only one kind of light source. Therefore the film manu­ facturer has to decide in advance the kind of light source to which he is going to itdapt his color film. When this is achieved, we can say that he has balance between the light source and the film emulsion. If this balance is changed and the film is used with a different light source we get a false and inaccurate reproduction of color. To reestab­ lish a proper balance is the job of color filters in color photography. If we buy color that is balanced for daylight and we want to use it indoors we have to use a correction filter because the makeup of sunlight is quite different than any source that we might use indoors, such as flash, floods or incandescent light. And here too we have to be careful, because there are different mixtures of the components of white light from a flashbulb, speedlight, floods or incandescent bulbs, different correction filters are needed if we are to get'good color reproduction. The reverse is true also. .If we purchase color film* that is balanced to some source of indoor illumination and we want to use it in sun­ light a color filter will come to the rescue and correct for these dif­ ferences in light sources. Since the various films made by different manufacturers differ, it is best to follow the advice found with the film. The filters used to balance Kodachrome for example, will not do the trick with Ansco color and vice versa. Make sure that you use the proper correction filter and you'll put an end to some of the weird transparencies that you may have been getting. Card Games Aboard Bents Fort Spiced With Foreign Flavors Seafarers aboard ship seek many forms of amusement in their leisure hours, not the least of which is to dabble in a friendly game of cards as the ship makes its way along the trade routes of the world, H,"^ E.: Richardson, aboard the not speak French." It is to be pre­ sumed, also, that the directive goes Bents Fort (Cities Service), for all language's other than Eng­ however, reports that a hew wrin­ kle has been added to the old game. Not that there is any doubt as to the honesty of the intentions in­ volved, mind you, but the question arises as what to do about foreignspeaking seamen who talk in an alien tongue during the course of a game of poker. Richardson and others aboard feel that it is diffi­ cult enough getting good cards in the games without listening to the prattle going on about them. No French Please Richardson, secretary of a re­ cent ship's meeting aboard the Bents Fort, recorded the feeling of the majority of the men in the minutes of the meeting when he wrote: "All men speaking French are asked to refrain from doing so in^cai-d'gamts wbgre'dll' players tto' lish, Including Sanskrit, Arabic and pig-Latin, Card games * in the past have been flavored with picturesque Gallic phrases, making for more of a cultured pastime, to be su^e, but also a distracting one. Some of the card players were not quite sure whether they were inlaying poker or dropping anchor off Le Havre, It was distressing to think of Pigalle and the ChampS Elysees while holding three other ladles in your hand, along with a pair of deuces. Anyhow, action was initi­ ated to stop the. practice and at last report it was being followed to the letter. In the event the ban does not prove effective, there is some talk that the shiife' libraries may be filled with foreign-language dic­ tionaries so that everyone can get in w the fun,' ^mfiprtfltrt!i-\'oijs? - Pare NUieteen' LOG Seafarer Reports Mau-Mau Raids In Kenya Rouse All So, Africa Traveling around to the sore spots of the world seems to be a favorite habit of Seafarer Harry Kronmel. Latest reports from the yoimg seafaring man come from Lour en co Marques, Mozambique, where he came near to the Mau-Mau-instigated trouble in Kenyaf while aboard the Robin Hood (Seas), The Mau-Mau, Kronmel re­ was no trouble brewing in Mozam­ Rhodesias, Nyasaland and Tangan­ ports, is many miles to the bique when Krommel was there, yika on three sides and the Indian north of this southern African city, but the Kenya marauders were too but their terrorist rumblings were close for comfort, Mozambique, bordered upon by looked upon with awe and respect by the Mozambique native. There the Union of South Africa, the two Seafarers Smile in Sasebo Seafarers standing by the anchor at Sasebo, Japan, aboard the Golden City are, left to right, Mario Lopez, AB; Pete Anderson, bosun; Frank Oetgen, OS; and Felix Oponte, AB, Photo by Doc •Watson,- LOG-A-RHYTHM: Greenwich Village Sailor By Roy Fleischer It was a marvelous sight On that torrid August night When the sailor, bag in hand, Walked solidly on land. Down old McDougall Street Past the bars where sailors meet. His eyes aglow with life. To the flat where lived his wife. No one saw him anymore. Once he closed that Village door. Climbed the flight of lofty steps. Where all he loved was safely kept. You Nor And Had did not see his fond embrace. the sparkle in his face, still you knew this man who roamed never found a port like home. Oh, Greenwich Village has its sights To entertain, to spice the nights. And sailors long have sought its bars For gaiety, a game of cards. It has shows of love and mystery. But never in its history Was any sight more thrilling known Than the sailor coming home. Ocean on the east, was getting ready for trouble, though. Armed guards, bristling with artillery were to be seen in the dock area as well as around the city of Lourenco Marques. Europeans looked upon it as nothing more than muni­ cipal action to get more work out of the natives and maintain local peace. General Uprisings The great unrest in these na­ tions, said Kronmel, led to recent flare-ups in Nya­ saland and South Africa. Combined African and In­ dian uprisings in Kimberley, Dur­ ban, and Port Elizabeth brought consternation to the Malan gov­ ernment of South Kronmel Africa, Talk of federating all of these territories bordering Mozambique has been met with opposition by African leaders so that the already domi­ nant Europeans in Africa will not be able to get an even stronger hold on the people. It is not un­ known for 30 men to be killed as happened in Nyasaland recently, and the terror is felt all along the southern part of the continent. More Land Needed The solution to the many sided problems which confront Africa, Kronmel asserts, is not easily dis­ covered, but what's good for the Mau-Maus, in general, is good for most of the , troubled sections of Africa, First of all the way he sees it, the African must get more land, the lack of which is one of the main sources of trouble. Sec­ ondly he suggests that Europeans and natives should be treated alike. Equal pay for equal work, compulsory education of all i-aces with job pvospects at the end of schooling, and removal of many color lines barriers are all factoi'S in the uprising. In other words, he says, the Europeans have to give the natives a fair shake all around if they want to eliminate unrest and de­ velop the resofirces of the area. All of these items must be dealt with immediately, says the Sea­ farer, or Mau-Mau will only be the beginning of even greater unrest in turbulent Africa. Tickles Ivories Tickling the ivories on the Del Sud is John Geissler, deck steward utility, as the ship visited the port of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Geissler enter­ tained the passengers and crew with some new renditions tHd "favoritesf ••-•••••» (1) How many major league baseball players have hit four home rims in one game? Who are they? (2) If you are average, how many basic odors can your nose detect: (a) 10, (b) 20, (c) 30? (3) If it were possible to see all the stars actually visible to the naked eye at one time, how many would that be: (a) 4,000, (b) 6,000, (c) 9,000, (4) Which one of these develops a gi-eenish coating when exposed to air for a long period of time: (a) Copper, ib) Iron, (c) Aluminum, (d) Lead? (5) How many labors did the Greek, Hercules, have to perform wjiile in the service of Eurj'stheus, king of Argolis: (a) 12, (b) 18, (c) 24? (6) Match up the days of the week with the persons or things from which they got their names: (a) Sunday (s) Norse war-god, Tiw (b) Monday (t) Saxon goddess, Freya (c) Tuesday (u) the sun (d) Wednesday (v) Roman god, Saturn (e) . Thursday (w) Norse god, Thor (f) Friday (x) the moon (g) Saturday (y) Saxon god, Woden • (7) What is the missing number from this series: 12 , . . 36, 54, 108, 162, 324? (8) How many , letters are there in the State of Mississjppi? . " t^QUiz Answers on Page 25.) '''' ' • •' - -* m m ^a �• '-:^m SEAFARERS Pagre Twenty LOG Oeteber 19, 195S Seafarers Oh Queensfon Heigfits Pleased With Venezuela Hal By Spike Marlin We were on our way up to Focus I conceded maybe he had some­ Coyle's hideaway with a wreath of thing there. But what now? Root lilies and some words of con­ for the Yankees? • Surprised and delighted were hardly the words for it when Seafarers off the Queenston dolence after disaster struck the "Nuts" he snarled. "I'm not Heights (Seatrade) landed in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, recently to find the well-devel­ Dodgers. But just as we put our swltchin' to the enemy. But I got hand on the elevator doorknob it me a new gimmick. Maybe the NL oped SIU facilities in that South American port city. burst open, splattering us against clubs can't take 'em. So I picked The Seafarers, according to*^ the wall. Out he strode whistling an American league team to root a report in the ship's minutes many interesting tales to relate to think the SIU has pretty well gir­ cheerfully, with a strange-looking for. That's why I got this oriole dled the globe, in facilities as well cloth bird sewed on to his jacket. on my jacket." from Stanley Cieslak, secre­ their shipmates about the new fa­ as in other installations and insti­ cilities of the SIU, even in this We told him he couldn't be seri­ tary of the meeting, were over­ We picked up the remains of whelmed by the reception they re­ outpost of South America. They tutions. the flowers and asked him how ous. Just because the St. Louis ceived in the form of an SIU rep­ come he was so happy, being his Browns were moved to Baltimore resentative. To be sure, the sea­ boys had blown the series again. didn't make them a major league Seafarers Dance A Sailor's Jig faring men of the Union had ex­ "Oh them," he sneered, "them ball club. "Whaddya mean?" he shouted. pected a good time as they headed masochists! I don't even watch the "Why they can't lose. They even for the Seamen's Club, a city land­ last game partly on account of mark, but they did not expect to some fresh kids pulled my aerial got one of them old Orioles on the club with the old Oriole spirit." be greeted and given the key to down." Wait a minute we said. The the city, so to speak, by an assist­ Wait a minute, we said, what's Browns (now Orioles) only looked ant secretary-treasurer of the this masochist angle? like they were 70 years old out on Union. "Well I was watching one o' the baseball diamond. When you Good Location them psychological thrillers the get up real close they were as Despite published reports in the other PM, it seems this guy used young as any other ball club. LOG concerning the establishment ta' come home every night and "Yeh?" he retorted. "Well what of a hall in the port, the men were whale a' tar out of his old lady about Satchel Paige, he must of gladdened by the sight of Bob 'cause she baked lousy muffins. been playing back in them days Matthews who is down South Funny part was the dame kept with McGraw." America way handling the begin­ making the muffins, and this here We conceded that Satchel was a nings of the new set-up in the smart detective calls her a maso­ little ancient but expressed seri­ port. The Union has its facilities chist. ous doubt that he was that old. on the second floor of the Sea­ "Right then I jumps up and says "Well maybe he ain't. But I'm men's Club and several men ex­ that's it. That's my Dodgers. just prayin' that them Maryland pressed to C t lak the desirability They'll never win 'cause they likes oysters and turtle soup will in­ of its location in the city and in to get kicked around by the spire my boys. Somebody flotta the club itself. Yankees. That's why they keep beat the Yankees sometime. Just After taking a cook's tour of the bootin' them ground baUs all over like them Democrats, they can't new Union set-up, some of the and throwin' gophers." win forever." members were off to the local hos­ Bosun Bionda, right, and the steward dance a sailor's jig aboard pital to spread good cheer among the Compass to the fiddling of Kie Nielsen as the chief cook, left, their ailing shipmates. Brothers and Eric Berg look on at the dancing twosome. Anthony and King, both taken off an Alcoa ship, perked up consid­ erably when the Seafarer contin­ gent, led by Matthews, flocked to their bedsides and made like old home week in Mobile, Ala. Cieslak reported that the hos­ Seafarers, like the celebrated elephants of fiction and fable, pital is conveniently located, situ­ ated not too far from the new never forget, according to a.report in the ship's minutes of Union quarters and near to the the William A. M. Burden ("V^estern Tankers) where it was waterfront. It is well-equipped with a congenial and more than recorded that the crew re­ Japan, for a skin condition several adequate staff handling the needs membered a deceased ex- months prior to his death. Upon of the patients. When the group member to the tune of $450. his release from the hospital as fit Seafarer crews had donated of Srfafarers visited the sick ship­ duty, Jensen entrained to mates in the hospital, they brought money before to families of de­ for to catch his ship once along with them magazines and ceased crewmen, but the amount Yokohama again and be repatriated back to news of home. In general. King of the donation and the circum­ the United States. Somewhere be­ stances were noteworthy when the and Anthony were made to feel at tween Osaka and Yokohama, Jen­ In a charlotte rousse-making race aboard the Del Sud, it appears home, and all their needs were crew kicked in that amount of sen died from unknown causes. money for the widow of Seafarer that Phil Reis, baker, right, is outdistancing Joe Skladanik, baker's taken care of by the visiting Sea­ When the crew of the William Conrad Jensen. Jensen, an AB, utility, in a bit of good natured shipboard fun. farers. heard the disheartening When the wandering Seafarers whose last vessel was the Burden, Burden news, it decided upon a steady returned to their ship, they had had been hospitalized in Sasebo, course of action. Immediately, word spread among the deceased's ex-shipmates and a tarpaulin mus­ ter turned up the money to go to The LOG opens this column as an exchange jor stewards, cooks, his widow. According to plan, the master of bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-known the vessel sent a radiogram to the cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, company asking it to send the suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Percival Barclay on money to Mrs. Jensen. The money how to make steam pudding and hard sauce. While talking of last issue's went out the same day to the be­ reaved widow in Portsmouth, Va. "Galley Gleanings" column. Sea­ gether in a mixing-bowl, after hav­ Jensen, a 48-year-old Seafarer, farer Percival Barclay had a des­ ing first floured them separately. had been with the SIU for two sert of his own to challenge .A. J. Mix together, and add seasoning years at the time of his unfortu­ Jockel for sweet tooth honors. and syrup and molasses. Mix Barclay, who hails from Kingston, again and add nine whole eggs, nate death. CJamaica, B.W.I., 'calls his dish mixing these in together. After steam pudding. He says this is is done, grease the pans and Reel Relaxation also known as economical pudding. this place in steamer and allow to To make steam pudding for steam for four hours. about 40 men, , The best sauce to add to the you use 1 pound pudding, according to Brother Bar­ of carrots, one clay, is hard sauce. This is best pound of citron, made with a rum base. Take about one - half pound a tablespoon of rum and mix with of orange peel, one-half pound of melted butter three pounds of and one and one-half pounds of raisins, three powdered sugar. Place this in the pounds of cur­ refrigerator and allow to harden. rants, one pound The pudding should be served hot of sliced' pine­ with the sauce added. apple, one pound Barclay Barclay, who has" sailed as cook, of coconut meat, one pound of butcher and baker, described some mixed nuts, two pounds of cake of his native West Indian dishes, crumbs, three pounds of flour, which he claims are as delicious three tablespoons of baking pow­ as they are " exotic. A common der, one tablespoon of cinnamon, dish in Jamaica is Haki, a SQ.rt of three teaspoons of ginger, one tea­ flowering, Yellow fruit with a Seafarer Earl Spear, now on a spoon of allspice, one pint of mo­ flavor not unlike egg yolks. This disability pension with the 1• lasses, a pint of syrup>nine eggs. is usually served boiled with salt SIU, takes out a moment for Cut the pineapple, chop the cod, melted butter, steamed rice relaxation with rod and reel . nuts* grind the fruit and place to­ and black pepper. in his mountain retreat. Some Pastry Fun On Del Sud Run SIU Crew Remembers Shipmate, Donates $450 To Bereaved Kin KN^YiOaf^ &a>4iv>n/sim IT THe VBOC AX Tf0 'M^ATBefiSmP ouoeic&xp AtX) weif^'iF rcv MAV0 A su9ee&jioN, •BBEF OR. IDSA THAT You THWKineMsnemSHIP Mi6HrB6»mxsm> /V. n'SAexxD piACE. *BUwrt)UR.TCip" AtJD epiRT^ �October 1«, 195S Miehuel Shipper One Oi The Best To the Editor: The crew of the Michael (Carras) would like to say a few words for the skipper on here. He is only a relief skipper this trip, but we all would like to see him sailing steady on an SIU ship. A very generous man, this captain will do anything In his power for a good voyage. All hands extend best wishes to a good skipper. His name is L. C. Welter. Crew of Michael SEAFARERS LOG Pare Twenty-one LETTER S • SIU Helps Him Help His Sister and accident and therefore needs clearly not able to do his Job, could To the Editor: Just a few lines to say that I no health facilities. be demoted and another man put am here in Genoa for a vacation Thank ^ goodness a check from in his place? In some cases, this and also to help my sister, whose the union is waiting when the situation could lead to a real haz­ To the Editor: stork calls at the home of the sea­ ard for the health and safety of husband has been ill for a couple Here I am in Fort Dix, a sea­ the crew—for example, a chief of months. I am glad that I could man, otherwise I'm^ afraid one of do some good for these sharp-shooters would have soned recruit with four weeks of cook. them because his trusty rifie out to shoot it basic training under my belt and Handicap For Members they really need­ down, because it isn't in the budg­ a horrible 12 more weeks to go. I have heard of seamen thinking ed my help, but et. All I can say is, someone's It's lousy here at Fort Dix. I guess of trying for the Union scholarship. I want to thank memory is very short, to have for­ it's rotten any place in the Army. This is a gocftt thing for public the SIU, because gotten the part the merchant sea­ The food is terrible, and doesn't and member relations, but the sea­ they made it man played in the past and present compare at all with the good food man most likely would quit the possible for me conflicts. Each did his part will­ turned out by SIU cooks and bak­ sea, thereby losing a member. By to earn my living ingly and courageously because ers. There isn't enough food for the time he has three years sea from the ship­ they believe in America and its a baby at mealtimes. This is noth­ time though (approximately five ing like all the food a fellow gets years of actual time) a lot of water ping companies. ideals. Ranaili on any SIU ship. I am glad to be Mrs. Anna Torano has gone under the bridge, and the To the Editor: Homesick For SIU thinker is rusty. Do we get a han­ a Union member, especially right (Ed. note: Write to the Senators A few months ago I had a minor Working conditions can't com­ dicap? now. from your state, either Sen. Knowlaccident aboard one of our con­ pare to an SlU-contracted ship. I am waiting to get a ship be­ In the few years I've been going tracted ships. As a result, I was and or Sen. Kuchel.) What I'm trying cause my funds are getting low, to sea, I've noticed all the clothes, under treatment for a few weeks to say, for the 4. t and I would appreciate it if you shoes, etc., thrown away at the as an out-patient. Two weeks went first time in my payoff. Why couldn't the hall would send me a LOG so I could by, and I visited the .office of the life, I'm homesick notify Goodwill Industries, a non­ keep up with events and news of SIU Welfare Director, Walter — and I mean profit agency, for help to handi­ our Union. Siekmann. homesick for a Thomas Ranaili capped persons) when the ships In a hurry, he stepped into the To the Editor: good old SIU arrive and have the ships' dele­ picture and gave me the necessary ship. (Ed. note: Your natne has been This letter concerns Louis King, gates put this in a large box for help in collecting the first two an AB who joined the Camas I have two added to the mailing list, and you these public people to pick up? weeks' maintenance due me from Meadows (US Petroleum Carriers) years to go. It will receive the LOG regularly at George Johnson the company. At the same time, several months ago, in Naples, seems like a mil­ the Genoa address you gave from Fink (Ed.' note: Yes, new working now on.) he made an ap­ Italy. At that time, he had just lion years away. pointment for gotten off the Fort Bridger, and As soon as I get out of here I'm clarifications for the steward de­ 4 4 4 me to get some for some reason the bosun of the going to get my book out of re­ partment may be obtained at any Union hall. Disciplinary action legal advice from Fort Bridger wrote a letter to the tirement and get the first ship one of the SIU LOG, which was printed, panning can. In the meantime, I'll have against men at sea should be han­ to be satisfied with just reading dled with discretion aboard ship. counsels. Due to him. the LOG, so I would appreciate this professional He has been aboard this ship it very much if you would send A man who is clearly incompetent To the Editor: help I collected, may be demoted, under extraor­ I am writing you to ask that the some seven months now, and we, it to me. dinary circumstances; this must be LOG be sent to me. I am taking after a f'e w the crew, have found him to be a Pvt. Robert Fink done by the captain of the ship, a baking course at Foi-t Lee, after monthsr $250 in fine shipmate, a good worker and (Ed. note: We hope receiving who must act within the limits set going to sea as a cook-and baker cash from the Rosa an active Union man. This man the LOG regularly will help con­ forth in maritime law. As for the for three years and working shorecompany, some­ holds an NMU book. sole you.) Union scholarship, exactly the side as a baker for four years. The thing I thought could never come At a recent shipboard meeting same requirements must be met last ship I was on was the Cities through. 4* 4" 4' by each candidate, in order to Service wagon, Government Camp, It is a pleasure to thank our we went on record as supporting make sure that the decision of the where I sailed as chief cook. Union officials and our Welfare this man. We feel that an injus­ judges is absolutely fair to all Director and his assistants for a tice has been done him by the for­ ,A11 it is down here is a long day, contestants.) job well done, in making these mer bosun of the Fort Bridger. On To the Editor. short pay and no OT. Well. I can this vessel, his conduct has been benefits possible to our Union 4 4 4 I was surprised to hear and read look forward to the day when I above reproach. brothers. can sail on SIU ships. about our participation in the Crew of Camas Meadows Also, a vote of thanks to our longshoremen's beef. Upon reflec­ I woiild like to say that the LOG SIU counsels for being so kind 4" 4" 4" tion, it would seem the only logi­ would help me to see what is go­ and helping me to collect this cal thing to do, as the Union will To the Editor: ing on in the SIU. money from the company. Thanks win a more sympathetic ally in our In the old days, in Ponce, Puerto Pvt. Walter R. Weidmann again, and a happy sailing to our battles and show the shipowners Rico, there was a man named AlUnion brothers. and the whole world what an anti- bei't Alvarez who ran the canteen (Ed. note: \Ve arc sending the To the Editor: Evaristo Rosa Communist, militant Union can ac­ outside of the pier. When some LOG to you, Sis you requested.) Just recently I visited head­ tit of the seamen got left behind, he quarters for the first time since complish. 4 4 4 Do we have any new working used to take care of them. When the new building has been up. It clarification on working the ships the government bought out all the sure is a beautiful and convenient for steward de­ dock space, he moved nearer town. setup, and makes one fully realize To the Editor: partment? If so, I visited his new place, and he the long way our Union has ad­ can they be ob­ asked me to help him and see if To the Editor: After hearing about the talk vanced since we were installed in tained at the I could have the LOG sent there from the big brass in Washington Stone Street and Beaver Street. My wife and I would like to ex­ halls? On get­ for the boys to pick up. He has about the move to close the press our sincerest tiianks and I made a tour of the hall and ting replacements US^HS hospitals at the next ses­ was very much impressed. My hat always been fair to the seamen aboard where a and he would like his new address gratitude to the SIU men who an­ sion of Congress, I would like to is off to the courtesy, speed and different union to be printed in the LOG. I know swered the call for blood for my urge all SIU members to write to efficiency of the office force. With­ is represented, a lot of the oldtimers would be wife, who underwent a sei'ious their Congressmen and ask them in a half hour after applying for how can disci­ glad to know where his place is: operation at Church Home and for their help in preventing this my vacation dough, it was in my pline be main­ Albert Alvarez, Road Dock, No. 76, Hospital in Baltimore on Septem­ unjust deal that they are trying to pocket. Some vital information I .Johnson tained when Box 61, Playa, Ponce, Puerto Rico. ber'11th. Without blood trans­ give the merchant seamen.,^ fusions she could not have recov­ needed was immediately availaole these men refuse to live up to our Jimmie Higham It would be a good idea if all and the other services, such as the ered. standards and agitate against our members of the family and all (Ed. note: We have added his cafeteria, barber. Sea Chest and agreements? Are there any condi­ Our special and personal thanks friends of Seafarers would write to new address to our files. He will Port O'Call are all tops. go to Seafarers Roy Sorey, Phillip tions under which a rated men. receive it as published.) their Representatives and Senators Dexter and Harris Damron, who I am proud to be a part of such about this, too. gave their blood. We are very So, brothers, don't wait. Let's a fine organization, and although grateful to tlfbm and for tiie fine Cnot hesitate but start the ball roll­ I amr now sailing with the BME, I Union of which I am a member. ing by sending in requests now, plan to keep my book and remain William Edward White iff good standing always. so we can be prepared at the next E. A. Scoper session of Congress. As for the 4 4 4 SIU, we all know that we will be t 4. i carrying the banner all the way to Congress' front door. Let's start an all-out fight ta stop the closing To the Editor: o^ the marine hospitals. To the Editor: Spider Korolia Many Seafarers don't know their I'm writing about my copy of Congressmen and are thereby dis­ 4. i the LOG, which I haven't received couraged from writing to Washing­ for several months. I had been ton to protest the attack on the receiving the LOG regularly for USPHS hospitals. If you can ad­ several years up until that time. vise who the Congressmen are in To the Editor: • each district and give us some idea My brother, Barnes H. Smith, Thanks for the mention of my of what to say in an appeal to the letter in the September 18th issue who is a seaman, had It sent to big brass, I think the men would me. Will you please start sending of the LOG. I would like to know be more encouraged to write. As it to me again, as I think there is to whom in Congress one writes it is now, we don't know who's with regard to the closing of the no paper like the LOG, when you who in Washington. have a brother sailing. Thank USPHS hospitals. Now that the William Calefato hostilities are supposedly over, the you. Beulah Smith seaman finds himself the victim of Athan Kosta, messman, right, along with five other Seafarers (Ed. note: The LOG tmll be glad j^| some budget-happy congressmen. (Ed. note: We have checked our aboard the Portmar, show saiifish Kosta caught in Tuanapec Bay to inform any interested Seafarer Perhaps the definition Congress mailing list; from now on you idll off Mmlcp. Fish was nine feet long and weighed in at 190 pounds who the Congressmen representing has for an able bodied seaman is receive the LOG regularly once when the Seafarers hauled him aboard. He still had plenty of his district are^ and where to ^ a man who is immime to Illness more.) life left In him. write to them.) GI Finds Army Ms Not Lihe SIU Union Mteips Him Collect Money Defend Brother Who Got Panned Artng Gives Cook Cooking Lessons Wants Info On Union Queries Neiv Location For PB Canteen Sailing BME^ He Visits SiU Hall Urges Men To Write Congress Donate Blood To Brother's Wife Seafarers Win Fight With Saiifish LOG Is Tops To SiU Man^s Sister Protests Closing Of Hospitals Wants Info Dn Writing Congress �Pw Tweaty-iwo LOG Was Worth A S-Month Wait SEAFARERS LOG October 16, 1953 L E T TEES To the Editor; To. the Editor: It took me three months to get Ward, Harry Ames^ Casey Jones, I thought how nice it would be We have had a good little trip hold of the LOG, but by golly, it Frank Cullisou, and Jack Stile— to make "just one more trip." out of this. So far we had'to leave was really worth waiting for. I whom I met for the second time One thing I found out in the one of our crewmembers in Bom­ picked up the August 7th issue at out here. I've been to a couple of To the Editor: yard. The union representation bay for he was sick. I told the the SUP hall in Yokohama. You parties with the guys and a good could never come near that of the As you no doubt know by now SIU. The Seafarers certainly en­ company agent to go see him and see. I"m on the MV Sword Knot time was had by all. see what he wants. Today I was, on board the Bright the Keystone Mariner got stuck joy the best contracts, working an SUP ship shuttling between Well, we all had a good time in Japan and Korea, and while we get star, which has a swell bunch of out here on the West Coast, and conditions and benefits. It is a Bmbay, or I know I did. We have the SUP and MFOW papers regu SIU men. It is like going home to consequently, the opening date of pleasure to read in the LOG of the a little club on larly, the issue of the SEAFARERS board, an SIU ship and see old my play could not be set for Sep­ continued efforts of the officials, this ship and LOG that I picked up was the friends. I . only wish there was tember, as we had planned. It was who continually strive for and some of the crewalso impossible to make arrange­ first one on this ship in almost some way for me to get out sooner achieve the solid results that always members joined three months. than I'm supposed to so that I can ments and" postpone the opening seem to be tops in the maritime it in Bombay. date for a later time. As the di­ ship out again. industry. Read By All Hands We call it the I've been getting the LOG since rector and his group only leased It would be very gratifying for I enjoy reading the LOG and, 2-for-l club and the LOG staff in New York to last April, and pass it on to my the theater from the owners for tell me, wfio doesn't? The mem­ we have what see the way it's buddies. They are always asking the summer season. So now there bership is constantly informed of you call the sea read and reread me when the next issue will come is nothing concrete to enable me what is going on, and an informed lawyer. I know I've been lucky enough to get extra to plan production of the play for group of seamen always means by ail hands, you know what I Smith when we get back to New York, progress. took great pride copies from the ships and, if am saying: by the if we do get back to New York. Seafaring Pleasant and pleasure in board a ship that hasn't gotten a way, if you don't know what the I would like to clear up this • J'he new increase in wages, 2-for-l club is I will tell you. That showing the crew LOG, I always have my latest copy the shipping fig­ stashed somewhere so I can give it matter by saying that I have made coupled with the maternity bene­ is, the old man's log book. We refunds to all fit, plus the new vacation pian and have a president and a vice-presi­ ures for the to them. those who have all the other seemingly impossible dent of this 2-for-l club. Jimmie James period from July invested in the advances, makes going to sea a 15 to July 29. In 4 t 4 Sharp Messman production of the much more pleasant and stable that period, you We have on this ship George Lipkin play, with the ex­ profession than it has ever been. no doubt recall, Meshover, third cook; John J. ception of three After moving back to my old there were 1,900 men registered Uszakilwicz, messman. He is a SIU members, home town, Pittsburgh, eight in all ports and 1,904 men shipped. To the Editor: mess. You can't get anything out who preferred to months ago, I started work as a They could hardly believe it, and I would like you to send me the leave their money of the messroom without him miss­ salesman for a large casket manu­ thought it was marvelous. LOG, as I am a sick man and won't facturer. I am doing well, but I ing it. We have John B. SwideraI've talked to men here in the be able to get around for a while. in my keep just in case another still enjoy living over many of the kie- He is the bosun. Robert steward department who belong to Antrotter I was in the hospitai of the production plan sweli trips I made. Fellows like Goodnick, oiler T. Larsen. Oh, Sister Bryson's NUMC&S, and is set up when we get back to Noliie Towns, Dave Gilmore, Lex yes. \ve have Francis X. Butler, the they waited six or eight months New York. If not, of course, their Fanjoy, Bill Champlain, Bill Am- star OS on the 12-4 watch. He is on the beach before they could get money will be refunded too. merman, Frank Paschang and a the vice-president of the 2-for-l a job. When they see the shipping club. I made the decision to cancel host of others all made sailing a figures in black and white, they I have made my first trip out production plans because of the real pleasure. have only one question: How do of the New York hali and I am Hats off to the SIU, and smooth uncertainties and despite taking a you get into the SIU? glad to say when I came out of $400 loss myself. SIU members in­ sailing always. Believe me, it's wonderful to the Army and got my book out of George "Red" Liedemann volved in the investment did not talk up your Union for months and retirement and saw what my SIU lose a cent on this deal. I would then present the proof of the pud­ has got for its members, I was t t t like this to be recorded in the ding in the best way possible— glad to know that I am a member LOG since the story of their in­ with a copy of the SEAFARERS of it. I didn't know when I went vestments was printed there. LOG. in the Army that the SIU could Introduces SIU Officials Thank you for your kind coop­ give so much to its brother mem­ Oh, yes, they also wanted" to eration in publishing the article To the Editor: bers. When I went to the Mobile know who the people on the from about the production plans of This is a sort of Paul Revere hall it was just as if I was at home page were. I took great pleasure "Slow Boat Across." letter. It is intended to arduse the to sell all the boys with whom I in pointing out Paul Hall and our Harry B. Antrotter countryside to the coming peril of sailed. I was in the hospital for New Orleans agent, Lindsay Wil­ hospital closings just as that lone 17Vi months and I' got my LOG t t liams, two bozos I'm proud and horseman did in April of 1775 every time. I was glad to read happy to call friends and brothers. when he alerted every Middlesex what my brother members were Wayne Hartman I've filled out the blank to get village and farm over the coming doing on ships and in the ports. back on the LOG mailing list, and I am the ship's delegate of the of the Redcoats. I really hope that I can look for­ Bethlehem Iron Mines Company To the Editor: Steel Apprentice (Isthmian). I For 153 years now, or since ward to getting my copy regularly. down in Chile and was treated very want to let everyone know about Sophie Tucker sang her first scale, After eight steady years of sail­ I've a wife and child in Yokohama, well. The boys treated me very seamen as well as Government this. When you are in Saudi nice whiie I was on the Santore. ing on SlU-contracted ships, I of­ and it looks like I'm here to stay would like to say thanks to them ten find it hard to believe that the employees have had a USPHS ho.s- Arabia, as some of you know, you for a long while. all. Seafarers have progressed so much pital program to care for them in can't go ashore there. This is Ras Maxle Lipkin time of sickness and failing health, Tanura and Damman. The people Wayne Hartman in so short a time. It seems like temporary or otherwise. Now the (Ed; note: The LOG will be will try to start trouble with you (Ed note: Your address has only yesterday that I shipped sent to you regularly in Japan, as Government proposes to close the so they can get something out of been noted and the LOG will be aboard my first SIU packet in 1943 you asked.) sent to you every two weeks as and little did I think that in 1951 hospitals and throw the merchant you. We had some trouble on the seaman upon the mercies of the Steel Apprentice, but not much. published.) would retire my book and retire public. This is rank injustice. The bosun hit one of the them from the sea. I did this at my Something concrete must be and they stopped working, but they wife's request. done about it before it is allowed started back in about an hour and With my sea background, I went to come about. Write to your Con-r they didn't do. anything to the To the Editor: to work ashore as a rigger in one gressman, the President and any­ bosun. I'm still here in our hell port To the Editor: of Baltimore's larger ship repair one else who may swerve what ap­ Urges Caution of Pusan, and still pulling for the I would like very much to have yards for almost two years. While pears to be the present course. We I wfent over to the Steel Worker SIU. If it wasn't for the SIU ships my address added to the LOG engaged in this work I came into were successful before, we will be (Isthmian) one day to see what coming in here I guess I'd go crazy. mailing Ust for my wife, who has contact with many Seafarers again. Now is the time to write. they were doing, and one of the I've recently been aboard the Ariz- been an avid reader of the LOG aboard vessels in drydock under­ Insure that success with a letter crewmembers got in some trouble pa, Santa Venetia, Purple Star, since she arrived here from Rot­ going needed repairs. Just talking or wire. there and they put him in jail for Sea Legend and the good ship Sea- terdam, Hoiland, several months to them was great and many times Johnny Fry some time, but they got him out cliff. o ago. I also want her to s^ve them before they sailed from Damman. I've met such good Union broth­ for me, since occasionally I miss I don't know if there's anything we ers as Eddie Fields, Donnie Col­ an issue, when I am at sea myself. can do about the way the people lins, Johnnie Morris, Johnnie Joe N. Atchison are acting over there to crewmem­ (Ed. note: Your name has been bers, but if you have been over added to the LOG's mailing list, there, you can tell the crewmem­ as you requested!) bers of your ship about the trou­ ble and try to help them out. The near Eltst and the Orient The LOG is interested in col­ are strange places for American lecting and printing photo­ seamen. There seems to be some graphs showing what seagoing To the Editor: sort of antipathy between the local was like in the old days. All I believe in giving credit where people and the Americans. This you oldtimers who have any it lies. For many years now I have sort of thing has cropped up most old mementos, photographs of been reading the LOG with pleas­ frequently in places like Ras Tanu­ shipboard life, pictures of ure, never once telling what I ra ahd Damman. ships or anything that would thought about it. I think this has I can say one thing, it is so hot show how seamen lived, ate gone on long enough and the time' over there you can't sieep in your and worked in the days gone has come for me to say that it is room. I was told that Isthmian was by, send them in to the LOG. the best gosh-dam newspaper in going to put in air conditioning on Whether they be steam or sail, the world. Not only does it give the steel ships. I think if we all around the turn of the cen­ the interesting news of the world start some" beefs about it we may tury, during the first world related to the interests of'seamen, get jt in. I am going to see about war and as late as 1938, the but it expands to cover general it when I get back in. I know LOG is Interested in them all. news interests. Furthermore, it Captain Louis Breckenridge, seated left, and Chief Engirter Peter­ I am all for it and think if every We'll take care of them and tells of the private lives of the son pose with Walter Grosvenor, head waiter, right, and i.ls dining ship will conie along with a beef return your souvenirs to you. Seafarers. It's just great. room staff aboard the Yarmouth on a run from Boston Vi Nova about this we may get it in soon. . Henry Giinther Scotia. Cancels Plans To Produce Play Thanks Santore €rew For Care Now Is Time To Fiyht^ He Uryes Forsook The Sea For Work Ashore SIU Ships Home To GI In Korea ii. Seaiarer^s Wife A LOG Fan Now Officers And Dining Room Crew Olde Photos Wanted by LOG n Crew Has Good Time In Bombay Thinks LOG Ms dust Great 1- ytf.• �iiiniiti'iS-.-B Oefober If. IffS SEAFAHERS LOG Page Tw(entr-(brea The ^Dark Of The Sea' Comes To Light Creatvires of the land, sea, and air have long been important items on dinner table and have added to larders throughout the world, but it has only been in the last few years that man has discovered creatures of the sea lurking below the sunlit depths. Despite the superabundance of land animals, creatures of to the depths in its quest for food. lurking in the deep. Later, in 1949, the air, and surface members One of the greatest undersea Barton went down in the benthoof the briny deep, reports in re­ battles of feeding and survival scope to a depth of 4,500 feet off takes place almost daily in these the coast of California for further cent years seem to indicate that depths as a 60-ton or more sperm exploration of this Jules Verne the unlit depths, of the sea world whale grapples with the giant world. A recent descent by the hold things which outnumber, or squid Architeuthis in an unimag­ famous balloonist Picard went at least are the equal, of known inable death struggle. Marks found down much further than that. the bodies of sperm whales Fishermen before and after World creatures. Not all of these crea­ on captured by whalers or washed up War II used fathometers to detect ture are edible, considering the on beaches show scars inflicted by the movements of fish deep below queasy stomachs of civilized man, the suckers of the 30-foot squid, the surface of the v:ean. Theories but the biack depths of the sea attesting to the raging undersea are still pending on a great shelf of animate bodies which stretch are profusely populated by these contests. over most of the waters of the The seal, another warm-blooded living things. mammal like the whale and man, world in the dark recesses of the Nocturnal Visitors also takes to the deep sea in the seas. Whether these bodies are Primarily nocturnal visitors to winter, following an abundant plankton, fish or squid is not food supply. It is significant that known, but they are known to be the surface of the waters of the certain species of fish which have alive. The secret of their identity world, these creatures include never before- been seen by man may be discovered before this is deep-water plankton, shrimp, have been found onl^ as bones in published, but even before that Deivinr deeper into sea tiian any other creature, in its quest prawn, jellyfish, squid, octopi, and the stomachs of seals. Nowhere may come revelations of other have these bones been found, creatures which infest the deep. for food, is the sperm whale. Its favorite dish is the squid. hundreds of other crawling, bur­ else nor has the living fish been dis­ rowing, and parasitic inhabitants covered anywhere but in the craw of the dark and deep. Of those of the seal. marine bodies not included in Marine animals of the deep sea modem man's diet, there are many differ greatly from their upper which fall prey to other sea crea­ layer brethren. At depths greater tures, especially the whale. than 250 fathoms, or 1,500 feet, all Part of the mammalian species fishes are black, dark violet or the and descending from a common drabest of browns. Luminescence Music from a fife and drum corps mixed in with "broken heads and bloody noses" was ancestor of man, the whale world also is a part of this watery, nether the order of the day back in April, 1800, when a group of American seamen staged one divides itself into three classifica­ world. Specimens brought to the tions in its hunt for food, the surface by fishermen or natiural of the first "strikes" in American maritime history, and ran into a group of scabs trying squid-eaters, the fish-eaters and means contain luminous torches to break the strike. Of course, in those days, report, "a severe conflict ensued." Fell's Point on Monday, in riotous the plankton-eaters. The latter which can be turned off and on at group, which feeds in the manner will in a spectacular display, pre­ such things as strong mari­ The "strike" of course was easily confusion, made an attempt after of a food sieve as it swallows enor­ sumably used for finding or pursu­ time unions were things which broken, since the seamen had no dark to board and rifle a vessel be­ mous quantities of water only to ing prey. Others have rows of most seamen never even thought organization, no sort of strike ap­ longing to Messrs. David Steward blow it out into the sea again, light patterned over their bodies. about. Unions just didn't exist, paratus, and were easily forced and Sons, on board of which it was and were something that most men to sail as their money ran out and said, men had entered at $18 per strained of its plankton, lives only Descend Into Depths couldn't even imagine. In fact, a they had to accept a berth at what­ month. Their design being learnt, where there are dense masses of their prey. The waters of the Arc­ Every day men are discovering few years later, in 1804, a group ever pay they could get. several citizens put themselves tic, Antarctic and high temperate more about the deep sea formerly of coopers in New York got to­ The press of the time was, of aboard to defend her in case of latitudes comprise almost the en­ beyond their reach. In 1934, Wil­ gether and formed what was prob­ course, far from sympathetic to necessity, from the ravages of the tire feeding grounds for this liam Beebe and Otis Barton de­ ably the first "union" in the US. such attempts by the men to raise mob, who seemed bent on mischief, group. Fish-eating whkles range scended in the bathysphere to a They formed an association to try their wages, and the event was re­ and approached with driiiis and over a wider expanse of sea, but depth of more ti.an 3,000 feet to to raise the wages they were paid ported in a Baltimore paper on fifes and colors flying. As they the sperm whale really goes dovra watch the action of the monsters for making barrels as the answer April 11, 1800, as the attempt by a attempted to get on board, they to an employers' association that "mob" to "rifle" the ship. The were opposed, then a severe con­ was formed. newspaper reported the event as flict ensued, and notwithstanding the vessel lay close alongside the The result of this coopers' asso­ follows: "A large mob of sailors who had wharf, they were three times re­ ciation was that the members were all arrested. The police locked turned out for higher wages and pulsed, with broken heads and them up, and the courts found were parading down the streets of bloody noSes." them guilty of a "conspiracy to raise wages." However, in April of 1800, a group of seapien banded together by a sort of mutual consent in an effort to»get their wages raised to $20 per month. They had no or­ ganization of any sort, and the en­ tire effort was one of those things that just sort of grew out of dis­ cussions among the men in port. The'result was that the men made an informal agreement not to sign on any vessel paying less than the $20 per month. However, even in those days there were scabs—and the seamen hated them just as much then as now. This informal "strike" was just getting started when a group of scabs signed on a vessel at $18 per month at Fell's Point. The "striking" seamen immedi­ ately staged a protest and then marched to the ship to try to per­ suade the scabs not to sail. They did it in fine style, with fifes and drums preceding them, and flags flying as they marched through the streets. The shipowners, however, had heard about the attempt, and gathered a group of men to stay on board the vessel to discourage any The armed soabs waited on deck while the striking sailors marched attempt by the seamen to get The octopus, shown here In its fayorite habitat, a coral cave, is up the gangplank with fife and dctwuu^.. aboard. As the papers of the time of-'the best known residenhi of the sea's lower depths. ^Broken Heads And Bloody Noses/ Fifes And Drums Mark ^Sfrike^ ' �SEAFARERS Par* Twentr-fonr Oetobef IC, 195S . L0Q DIGEST of SHIPS' BIEETINGS ... c- JEAN LAFITTE (Watarman), July ItChairman, W. Brown; Sacratary, Whitay Lawls. Repair list will be turned over to the ship's delegate to give to the boarding patrolman. Motion was unani­ mously passed that the crewmembers de­ mand that the sanitary pumps in the toilets aft be repaired immediately. Beefs have been made on this before but liutliing has been done. Short discussion was held on how trip card men are to apply for permits. Steward agreed to write up a form letter of recommenda­ tion which the men are to present to crewmembers for signing. Further in formation wiU be obtained from the boarding patrolman. September 6—Chairman, William Fish­ er; Secretary, A. A. PodkosofF. Ship's repair list will be made up and turned in. Quarters should be left clean for the next crew. A unanimous vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. No date—Chairman, Wiiiiam Fisher; Secretary, A. A. Podkosoff. One man missed ship in Yokohama. He will be turned over to the patrolman on arriv.il. Repair list will be turned in. Men should leave their rooms in better condition. SEAVIGIL (Ocean Trans.), no date — Chairman, J. Jeiiette; Secretary, Paul L. Whitlow. Paul Whitlow was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. F. McGlove was elected engine delegate by acclamation, SIU library wUl be put on board. New top burner plate for the top of the stove will be checked. WILD RANGER (Waterman), July 23— Chairman, Henry Kay; Secretary, J. La­ zarus. Chief mate requested a repair list from each delegate. Laundry will be kept clean. A schedule for cleaning the recreation room will be made out. September 13—Chairman, Alonzo Miiefski; Secretary, Julius ' Lazarus. One passenger BR was picked up in Ger­ many. Suggestion was made that the salads be arranged more attractively. AZALEA CITY (Waterman), September 20—Chairman, Louis L. Kristan; Secre­ tary, David B. Sacher. Ship's delegate should see the captain about putting up a TV antenna if the ship gets a TV set. ROBIN GRAY (Seas Shipping), August .tU men should donate whatever change they have at the payoff to the ship's J3—Chairman', Paul "Dutch" Whltthaus; fund, which now has a $71.50 balance. Secretary, Tex Jacks. Tex Jacks was elected ship's delegate; the $12.02 bal­ CHILORE (Ore), September S — Chair­ ance of the ship's fund was turned over to him. Dispute between the chief elec­ man, Joseph F. Lewis; Secretary, C. O. Chow situation is still pretty trician and the chief engineer will be Harris. squared away at the next port. Patrol­ bad. Water cooler on the starboard side man will be wired to meet the ship in is stopped up and the crew mcsshall fan is not working. Drains do not have enough pressure. Repair list will be cir­ culated among delegates and given to the patrolman. Suggestion was made that more crackers and peanut butter be put out. tl Houston. Chief electrician reported that there are no new fans, and that all hands should take care of the ones we have. Ship's delegate should see about having the washing machine and the water cooler installed in the crew messroom. OLYMPIC GAMES (Western Tanker), August 8—Chairman, C. A, Weaver; Sec­ retary, Daniel Wowney. Awnings were taken down for repairs. Some were re­ placed and others will be repaired in Japan. One man wias taken ashore sick at Muscat. Steward said no fresh food came aboard in Bahrein because the agent claimed it was unfit to eat. Chief steward ordered all necessary stores in Japan. Crewmembers are to notify their delegates of repairs needed in foc'sles. Laundry should be kept clean at all times. Washing machine motor should be turned off after use.« Captain will accept Japanese currency a day or two before leaving Japan. (> messroom. Mattresses and bed springs should- be added to the repair list. AMEROCEAN (Blackchester), September 13—Chairman, Fred .Israel; Secretary. David Pine. One man missed ship in San Pedro, Cal. His gear will be turned over to - the patrolman at the payoff. Books in the ship's library will be packed up so they can be exchanged in New York for a new library. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for the excel­ lent work they did during the trip, and special thanks went to the chief cook for his thoughtfulness to the crew in putting out extra items for coffeetime. MICHAEL (Carras), September 13— Chairman, T. McCann; Secretary, W, T. Langford. Repair list was turned over to the skipper to forward to the company. The organizers were given a vote of thanks for a job being well done, and the crew of the Michael want to wel­ come the seamen of the Atlantic fleet into the SlU. The man who missed ship in San Pedro had his gear turned over to the captain. Five chairs are needed in the messroom. A new washing ma­ chine should be purchased as the old one is broken and needs too many re­ pairs. An additional fan is needed in the 8-12 foc'sle. Patrolman will be asked to contact the company about putting an awning on the fantail when the ship goes to the yard for repairs.. STEEL MAKER (isthmian), September 17—Chairman, Stewart Hanks; Secretary, Dee W. Kimbreii. Oliver Hodge was elected -ship's delegate by acclamation. New coffee pot should be put out, as the present one was damaged in port. Chief engineer will be asked how he got the authority to ration the slopchest cigarettes, and if the crew can purchase ''"I more than two cartons a week. Men should be more careful in dumping the garbage over the side. Department sani­ tary men should get together and work out a schedule for cleaning the slop sink, and laundry. Quarters need sougeeing and painting. PENNMAR (Caimar), August 31—Chair­ man, J. Chermesino; Secretary, J. Thobe. W. J, Trigembo was elected ship's dele­ gate. Nothing was taken care of on the last repair list. There is no scup­ per in the engineers' head. CATAWBA VICTORY (Bull), June 28— Chairman, C. G. McLeiian; Secretary, Al­ bert G. Espeneda. Washing machine should be tightened so that it does not roll. Repair list- will - be made out by each department delegate. OS and wiper will take care of the laundry: the BR will clean the recreation room. Crew should help keep the pantry and messroom clean at night. Vote of thanks went to the entire steward department for a job well done and good chow. September 9 — Chairman, Monts L. Smith; Secretary, Howard J. Knox. One man left the ship in Sasebo, Japan; the job was filled in Fusan, Korea by an SUP man. Repair list was read. All heads should be painted and the messhall should be sougeed. Captain will be contacted about the chief engineer's statement that when he is good and ready he will have the rooms painted. AMERSEA (Blackchester), September 13—Chairman, Howard K. Pierce; Secre­ tary, Wiiiiam Pieszczuk. Security watches stood in Korea and restricted time are disputed. Men were asked to turn in all linen and cots so the steward can check. Delegate witl get a repair list ready. Men wore asked to leave the foc'sles clean for the next crew. September 1i—Chairman, Harvy Me*ford; Secretary, J. D. O. Coker. Repair lists will be prepared by each depart­ ment. Starboard life boat and gangway will be added to the repair list. Life­ boat has a whole in its stern. Library was painted for the benefit of all, and It is not to be used as a ship's office. ^Can'Shahera^ Have No QK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters td collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile. Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are Issued on the spot. the steward department a special vote of thanks. Ship's delegate got a vote of thanks for a good job done. All neces­ sary repairs should be made before sign­ ing on. Patrolman should speak to tne chief engineer about more cooperation regarding repairs. Suggestion was made that the company furnish a new washing machine, as the present one is completely inadequate. ARiZPA (Waterman), September 27 — Chairman, Carl Scott; Secretary, Don Collins. Repair list will be turned in be­ fore reaching Kure, so thaf it can be mailed in to San Francisco. A few minor beefs will be taken up at the payoff. Suggestions for the repair lists should be give to the proper department dele­ gate. New mattresses should be ordered for those who need them. TROJAN TRADER (Trojan), Septamber 27—Chairman, Fata Piascik; Secretary, R. J. Boies. No one is to be allowed in the niesshall improperly dressed. ToUets should be kept sanitary. PAOLi (Cities Service), August 2— Chairman, W. T. Matthews; Secretary, James M. Strickland. Headquarters will be contacted, about getting the ship fumigated when we reach port. Radio operator has phonograph, and will get parts for it in Japan. Doors and lockers should be fixed. Recreation room should be kept clean. August 23—Chairman, Robert Kerhiy; Secretary, Wiiiiam Cranny. Ship's deiegate spoke to the steward about the badly stained linen. It wiU be changed in the States. Everyone should note needed repairs and report them to the department delegates in time, as the ship is returning to the States after Yokohama. Rule about being properly dressed in the messhall wiU be strictly enforced. No tales are to be carried topside. September 20—Chairman, Ralph Burnseed; Secretary, James Strickland. Chief mate was contacted on repairs. Rooms and wash basins should be kept clean. STONY POINT (US Petroleum), Sep­ More night lunch and bread should be put out. tember (—Chairman, not listed; Secre­ tary, not listed. Motion was passed at this special meeting to elect £. R. Buck­ MAE (Bull), September 27—Chairman, ley ship's delegate. Bob Raid; Secretary, Charles Bouskiia. September 26—Chairman, E. R. Buck­ Motion was passed to get a cuffee urn. ley; Secretary, C. F. Fried. Chief engi­ Ship's delegate will see the chief mate neer promised to get fans in Japan. about repairing doors. Ship's delegate Steward will get ice cream, butter and should see that all painting below the frozen vegetables, if available, and have passageway is done. the toaster fixed. ROBIN KIRK (Seas Shipping), no date ROBIN TUXFORD (Seas Shipping), Sep­ —Chairman, Harry G. Jones; Secretary, tember (—Chairman, C. Bourjie; Secre- Wiiiiam H. Rhone. Harry G. Jones was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Some suitable place shoufd be provided for hanging washed clothes. Glasses taken from the pantry and messrooms should be returned. tary, R. T. Whitley. Most of the repairs were taken care of in New York, but the rest will be done by the ship's crew. Steward department members will.paint their own rooms. Record player will be stored. Discussion was held on the cold water in the wash basin. Engine and laundry drawers are to be kept closed at all times. Discussion was held on the preparation of some foods, and on cold soup. KYSKA (Waterman), August 2—Chair­ man, J. C. Brady; Secretary, H. Carmichaei. Lockers and locks ii. the en­ gine department foc'sles have not been repaired as asked. R. Charroin was elected ship's delegate. Washing ma­ BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Septem­ chine and laundry are to be kept clean ber 20—Chairman, John Newman; Sec­ at all times. Men' should return cups to retary, H. E. Richardson. Bill Howe was the pantry. Instead of leaving them on elected ship's delegate. deck and back aft. DE SOTO (Waterman), August 17— SEATRAiN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain) A. L. Danne; Secretary, GreenSeptember 4—Chairman, Sir Charles; Chairman, waid. Motion was pa.ssed to have each Secretary, Joplin. Sir Charles was man take care of getting his ewn linen. elected ship's delegate and $49.02 was More fans and spare parts will be requi­ handed over to him by the former treas­ sitioned. Everyone should stay out of the urer. Library books should be replaced pantry during meal hours. should by new selection. There is a beef that be more variety in the nightThere lunch. Bed­ the ship is a poor feeded. The grades of ding on the poop deck should be. brought meat were considered poor. Suggestion down during foul weather. Innersprlng was made that all food be recorded and listed by the ship's delegate and sub mattresses should be supplied. mitted te headquarters. NATHANIEL B. PALMER (Dolphin), SepTember 23—Chairman, Sir Charles; Secretary, Ed Jones. Motion was made September 20—Chairman, V. Meehan; to bring two members up on charges Secretary, John J. Maheney. Lockers and for .fouling up in Edgewater and against dish rack need repairing. Department one man for missing ship. Fans should delegates will make up a repair list for be installed in all the heads. Members their own departments and turn it in. voted to have'stew less often. Ventilators A. H. Hoag was elected ship's delegate. in the lower hold should be nut ',ackMARIE HAMILL (Bloomfleid), Septem­ 'as the temoercture is about 120 degrees Negotiating committee should' be asked ber 13—Chairman, not listed; Secretary, 1.0 .try...and;^ir9*i'|ilr...t»?ifl|t!^nlh^^ tlje. not listod. MOUP1),.,J|I(8S passed .to giy^ clothing and gear. Patrolman in San Pedro* should be contacted about the slopchest gear, since the ship is on MSTS charter and may remain on the Japan-Korea shuttle far several months. A list' of sizes nSeded will be given te the captain, so that clothing can be purchased in San Pedro;' Steward recom­ mended the use of electrie percolators for making coffee, so that American coffee could be co'nserved for as long as possible. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service), July 2(—Chairman, Duke Livingston; Secretary, Jesse W. Maioney. Three men missed ship. One man was put ashore at Jacksonville, Fla., seriously ill. Frank Flan.igan was elected ship's delegate. Ship's library should be kept in the rec­ reation hall. Menu should be more varied. Vote of thanks went to the captain, for a fine job of putting the third cook ashore when he was ill. Messhall should be kept clean and chairs repaired. The number of fans should be checked. . August 5—Chairman, M. Gandron; Sec­ retary, Paul H. Bryson. Frank Flanagan was elected ship's delegate. One man missed ship in New York, one in Lake Charles. Robinson was elected deck dele­ gate. Delegate should see the captain about getting a separate watch foc'sle for the black gang, and about putting an awning over the fantail in the shipyard. Benches should be put on the fantail. September 14—Chairman, F. Bruecher; Secretary, Leo Doiton. There is a bal­ ance of $28 in the ship's fund. Messhall chairs were not repaired. Steward will be asked about cold drinks instead of milk three times a day. Delegate will check to see why- he .didn't get mat­ tresses. .Steward has new springs for bunks. Library should be procured. STEEL KING (isthmian), September 21 —Chairman, Vito D'Angeio; Secretary, Fred Steppe. Requisition listing all re­ pairs will be made out. Chief mate has allowed each man a day off on his own choosing. There was a discussion on how to protect the checkers from bad weather, in hopes of keeping them out of the passageways. A question arose con­ cerning the number of times per day the wipers should deliver ice from the ice maker to the steward department. The wiper's part of the Union agreement, was read by the chairman, but no men­ tion was found of this point. A tem­ porary settlement was made tp the satis­ faction of all' concerned. STEEL ROVER (isthmian), September 27—Chairman, John P. Hayward; Secre­ tary, James M. Baxter. There is a $24.94 balance in the ship's fund. Men leaving the ship in Gulf ports should give ade­ quate notice. Cups should be kept in the messhall to cut down loss. Brothers should try to cut down on door slamming. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Traders), Sep­ tember 24—Chairman, W. McKenna; Sec­ retary, S. J. Ciesiak. 20-limit should be set on washing clothes. Cleanliness of the messhall was discussed. Pantry should leave out a minimum of cups. Card players should clean up when they are finished. MARIE HAMILL (Bloomfleid), August 1(—Chairman, Bernard Kemberiey; Sec­ retary, M. Dariey. No repairs were done in port. Red Dariey got a vote of thanks for a good job done as ship's delegate during the previous voyage and then was reelected. More washing powder should be procured. Books and magazines should be relumed to the recreation room. September 2(—Chairman, not listed; Secretary, not listed. E. M. Williams was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. There was a discussion on the necessity of squaring away the repair list before the sign on and the importance of secur­ ing a port payoff, draw to the limit or back-dated allotments before sailing. SEATRAIN NBWtYORK (Seatrain), Au­ gust 2(—Chairman, J. Seiieri; Secretary, C. E. Mosiey. Motion was passed to get a mixing machine and meat grinder, and more of a linen supply. Steward should order enough fruit and supplies for the round-trip. Steward was asked to put out the more perishable fruits first. September 11—Chairman, A. D. EdenfleTd; Secretary, C. E. Mosiey. There is $101.58 in the shop's fund. Discussion was held on stores and linen. Patrolman should not be run for more than 20 min­ utes. lifen missing ship will be reported to the patrolman. Second engineer will be asked not to spit on the deck and in the' water fountain. Members voted thanks'to the Union for the books and the ship's delegate asked all to take care of these books. September 27—Chairman, Chuck Boguchi; Secretary, Steve Bsguchi. One man missed ship in ^ian Juan and re­ joined in Mayaguez, do to the launch' service. Ship's delegate will see the patrolman about having the ship fumi­ gated at the earliest opportunity since there are rats and roaches around. Water should not be left running in the laun-" dry. Extra linen should be turned ' in before the ship reaches Baltimore. Vote of thanks went to the steward depart­ ment for wen prepared and well served food. SEA COMET Ii (Seatraders), Septem­ ber 13—Chairman, McColiom; Secretary, M: Reid. Discussion was held on putting down the gangway when the ship Is at anchor instead of the Jacob's ladder. All personnel will be properly dressed in the messroom: men on watch will be fed first. SCHUYLER OTIS BLAND (Waterman), August 8—Chairman, not listed; Secre­ tary. net listed. Jim Foti was elected ship's delegate: Steve Fulford, decl^ dele­ gate: George Crevies, engine delegate: Blackie Boyce, steward delegate. . Two engine department men went to the hos­ pital prior to sailing from Leonardo, NJ. c- m One man got off at Panama City with an eye injury. Sbme of his gear, which was left behind, will be forwarded on arriv­ ing at a US port. Chief engineer gave no help to the bakbr, who is complaining about the way the dough mixer in the galley leaks oil continually. One man went to the hospital at Sasebo, Japan. His condition is serious. $32 has been collected so fay for the ship's fund. There should be more cooperation among steward department members. There should be more attention paid to the preparation of food. DEL MAR (Mississippi), August 1(— Chairman, Robert Callahan; Secretary, C. A. Bradley. There is $107.91 In the ship's fund. Ray Ellison was elected ship's delegate. Food is poor this trip. There is a lack of cooperation aboard. Ship's delegate will designate which de­ partment is to clean up the steward lounge after the movies. . September 20—Chairman, Ben CoiiinsiSecretary, C. A. Bradley. There is a total of $137.91 in the ship's fund, since the steward delegate topside donated $2 from a raffle and collected. $10. Motion was passed that the baker stop smoking a pipe while making bread. A new pressing iron with heat control will be ordered. Washing machine should not be used after 9:00 PM. A total of $87 was collected for the electrician's show­ ing the movies. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), Octeber 1—Chairman, Louis W. Cartwrighti Secretary, Garland Fontenet. Department delegates should turn over repair lists before reaching Bridgeport. Letter was written expressing appreciation to the captain for his landing the injured broth­ er at Miami on the stormy night of September 24th. Vote of thanks went te the steward department for good work and good chow. Repair list will be turned over te the chief mate and chief engineer. MOBILIAN (Waterman), September 2$ — Chairman, H, Rode; Secretary, J. Parker. One man missed ship in Galves­ ton. F. Wasmer was elected ship's dele­ gate. Belongings of the man who missed ship will be sent to the Galveston hall. Two wipers have been blowing tubes, with one collecting OT. Blower chains are too short: new anes will be ordered in San Pedro. CECIL N. BEAN (Drytrans), Septamber 19—Chairman, T. E. Foster; Secretary, M. F. Kramer. There was a beef about the chief mate working on deck. Steward department foc'sles will be painted fir.st next trip. Repair list has been made ANTINOUS (Waterman), September 27 out for each department, and copies went —Chairman, Gus L. Taylor; Secretary, to the ship's delegate and the captain. Harry C. Kiimon. After the purchase of Steward will see about getting new mat­ stamps, there is a $43 balance in the tresses aboard. Men getting off should ' should be contacted, as it seems the com­ ship's fund. Thanks went to the steward clean up their foc'sles properly and leave department for being efficient and coop­ pany is cutting down every trip. September 1(—Chairman, Mosiey; Sec­ keys in their respective rooms. erative. Nick Sabin thanked the crew for giving him money from the ship's retary, A. Concaives. John Alstatt was TOPA TOPA (Waterman), September elected ship's treasurer. fund when his father died and he had September 24 — Chairman, Winborn; 15—Chairman, Leroy Frazer; Secretary, to po home suddenly. C. Ridge. All repairs were taken care of Secretary, A. Goncaives. Roy Ayers was the chairs in the recreation room. WAR HAWK (Waterman), September elected ship's delegate by acclamation. except should not be left on deck. There 29—Chairman, L. L. Stone; Secretary, Ironing board should be purchased from Cots in the ship's fund. Delegates E. S. Brinson. Eight men got off. Baker the ship's fund. The television set will is $117take up collections at the last pay­ and second cook need new springs in be fixed in New York. No magazines didn't off. J. G. Flynn was elected ship's dele­ bunks. Patrolman will be contacted should be bought from the ship's fund. gate by acclamation. about getting innerspring mattresses. Store and linen question was settled by Suggestion was made to get a ship's the patrolman. He will .be contacted COMPASS (Compass), September II— library. Patrolman will be contacted about the mixer. Laundry should be Chairman, Guy Whithorst; Secretary, J. about getting certain brands of cigarettes cleaned by each sanitary man according F. Castronover. Kal K. Nielsen was and cigars in the slopchest. Captain to the posted schedule. elected ship's delegate by acclamation. will be asked about putting bookshelves Each crewmember will donate' $1 for a BIENVILLE (Waterman), October 30— in the small closet. Chairman, Cuz. Murray; Secretary, Ber­ ship's fund to be used for such emer­ purposes as telegrams, etc. Stew­ FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), Au­ nard A. Sanford. John R. Dickson was gency ard was asked to get fresh milk, ice gust 23—Chairmen, James Pewitt; Sec­ elected ship's delegate. There was a cream and chocolate milk in Japan. Pic­ retary, Hermann Spraenes. Ralph Lanby complaint on too many seconds on the ture will be taken to send to the LOG. Duplicate repair list will be was elected ship's delegate. Washing menu. The crew is to be quiet below. In con­ machine should be turned off after using. turned in. Repair list from the last trip sideration of the watch. Recreation rooni Foc'sles should be sougeed before being was not acted on. No man should enter will be cleaned according to the schedule painted. Man who missed sTtip will bo the ice box alone. Steward will contact posted by the steward. Only the ship's reported to headquarters. There is a the captain.^ Port steward should be re­ delegate is to contact the captain. quired to put better grades of food and balance of t8.13 in the ship's fund. September 3B—Chelrman, not listed; more, aboard. JULESBURG (Terminal Tankers), Sep­ Secretary, 'B. E. Seward. Ship's delegate DOROTHY (Bull), September. 13—Chair­ tember 14—Chairman, J. S. McRae; Saewill contact the master about the slop­ retary, Tom Bowers. Two men were boachest and draw. There should be suffi­ man, Pete Frazo; Secretary, Steve Bo- pitalized—one in Yokohama and one-lis gucki. There is $12.90 in the ship's fund. cient cigarettes in the slopchest. New motors for the galley fan and the Kure. The captain is being very harsh.An SUP-man was picked up In the Pan­ . ANNE BUTLER (Bloomfleid), Septem- washing machine were installed. Cots t»er 27-<-Chalrman, M. W. Anderson; Sec­ should be returned to" the foc'sles and ama Canal to replace a man mbo missed retary, not listed. Ship's delegate will put away in port. Clothes should be ship in-Houston; ttals man is In the Ship's contact. the. captain about the quantity taken down after they .have . dried, jo ol. cigarettes M Uie slopchest as^ well as make room '• for > bthef81'' Washuii thacnlhe I.:.; -v-•;<. i �Vrj-'J: .. October If. IfBS SEAFARERS Pago- Twentr-iTO LOG ... DIGEST ofi SHIPS' MEETINGS ... (Continued from p«fe 24) taoipital. but will fet mtdical treatment In the next pert. Motion waa pasaed to put out more night lunch. A complete record of thla voyage will be kept and turned over to the patrolman on arrival In the Statea. FRINCH CRECK (Citiea Service). Ocfeher e—Chelrmen.'F. W. Ammens; Secretery, Dan Reard. Yuiee Crewa waa elected ahip'a delegate by- acclamation. Collection will be taken up to buy a tube for the dilp'a radio in the meaxhall. Watertight doora need repairing. Dun-gareca and khakia will be ordered by the captain for the alopcheat. MARORR (Ore), September IS—Chelr­ men, Raymond Schrum; Secretary, J. R. Dasteriing. More night lunch ahould be put out. Washing machine haa re­ peatedly been broken. No aatialaction waa obtained from the chief engineer and the matter wUl be taken up with the patrolman at the payoff. Each man ahould lend a hand in keeping the pan­ try clean. Suggestion waa made to try and secure watch foc'sles en the ship. This wil be taken up on arrival. SUIANNR (Bull), September S4—Chair­ man, Red Campbell; Secretary, Sam Tec men. Rod Cempbell; Secretary, Sam Telech, Dios waa elected ship's dele­ gate. Suggestion was made te get Union reading material and keep it in the reading room. BHTHORB (Ore), September Si—Chair­ men, Lerey C. Rewie; Secretary, Juan C. Vege. New fan is needed In the oilers' foc'sle. Washing machine motor is about to go dead. Can opener will be changed. Perculator should be repaired •r reidaced. Washing machine should -be kept clean. XHILORR (Ore), September >f—Chair­ man, William Kumke; Secretary, D. L. Warrlngten. Steward should contact the port fteward about more, stores; we ran out of dry cereal 10 days from Baltimore. More coffee percolator! are needed, as well as more wind scoops. SIcpchest prices should be checked. ROBIN MOWBRAY (Seas Shipping), No date—Chairman, Hareld R. Leng; Secre­ tary, Ran Morris. One man missed ship in San Pedro. Steward will get whatever stores he can in South Africa. September 13—Cliairman, Hareld Long; Secretary, R. L. Merrlt. One man missed •hip. at Tamatave. Madagascar and re­ joined at Capetown, South Africa. Stew­ ard requested that alU cots and Hnen be turned in before the crew leaves the ahip. Bosun suggested that his foc'sle be sougeed before the next crew comes aboard. Ships needs fumigating. SRASTAR (Marcader), September 13— Chairman, R. Wallace; Secretary, A. Cel- llnt. d>iobody should sign on for the next trip until all stores ate on board and everything requeited is on board and checked. Steward made out a requisi­ tion sheet, as the company's was In­ sufficient. A new washing machine is needed. Ship is to carry US currency for draws; money will be put out every five days in port; patrolman will be asked to check on this. Food Is to be better cooked; coffee urn is to be changed. Buckets will be ordered. Slopchest is insufficient; patrolman should find out why cigarettes are a dollar a carton. Repair lists will be checked. NEW ROCHELLR VICTORY (South AtIsntlc), September 21—Chairman, N. W. Kirfc; Secretary, John S. Kauter. The ahlp needs fumigation. Meat box alley should be sougeed and painted. Grade of meat is very poor. Best grades of meat ahould be ordered in the future. All new pillowa should be bought for the next voyage. Griddle should be ordered for the next voyage. All fre.sh water tanks ahould be -cemented as the water is rusty and dirty. Baker riiould thanks for his good work. get a vote of COR VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Sep­ tember as—Chairman, Reye; Secretary, Magnlnl, Decks of three foc'sles were painted. Repairs are to be made before the ship sails. Extra sink Is needed on topside in the panlry. Books should be returned to the recreation room. Fresh water tanks are to be cleaned, as the water is full of rust particles. N# date—Chairman, net listed; Secre­ tary, net listed. Ship's delegate will see the captain about painting passageways, decks and heads. Recreation room will be cleaned by a sanitary man from each department, rotating each week. Wash­ ing machine drain should be changed. Glasses and silverware should be checked by the steward and the general condition of the messhall should be watched. LONOVItW VICTORY (Victory Carriers), August tt—Cliairman, S. V. Stecmsrr; Secretary, R. Stubbef. Rooms will be painted; new mattresses are available. Red Fisher was elected ship's delegate. Departments will take turns cleaning the laundry. Rice will be put on the menu. Men should make sure that they draw nenough money In Japan. August 2f—Chairman, James Ficher; Secreteryv S. V. Stecmsrr. Crew will cooperate in painting the galley. Steward was asked to put out more soap. Mem­ bers of the steward department are to PERSONALS Marvin F. Kramer Please .get in touch with, or write as soon as you can to Harry Kaufman. 4" 4" 4- Guy W. Newman Please contact your sister, Mrs. Lois Greene, 230 N. 14th Street, Griffin, Ga., or anyone knowing his whereabouts get in touch with Mrs. Greene. Last known to be aboard the Amerocean, July 1953. 4" 4*' James Kivers Raymond Ruppert Please contact "Blockie" Flow­ ers, 2311 Buchanan Street, San Francisco, Gal. 4 4. C. D. Anderson Get in touch with your mother at 29 Wellington Drive, Ashville, NC, Her home phone number is Weaverville 4272. 4 4> 4 4 4 4 4 4 R. W. Schoolcraft You can pick up your gear from the Waterman agent in Portland, Ore., and your seamen's papers at the "Little Club" on Dauphine Street, New'Orleans, La. .HDD SSH @00 SQDKZinSBS dSBB a[a[a DSBS fflcaa Q22sa suiia - 4 4 4 4 Joseph Yonick ^Please contact your sister. She has check and mail for you. 4 4 CALMAR (Calmer), September 12 — C hiirman, R. Seeley; Secretary, A. Nel- len. All engine foc'sle and heads will be painted, deck head wiU be painted. Messman's foc'sle wiU be painted and locker repaired. MesshaU pantry and recreation room will be painted. Re­ pair list will be made -out and turned inSteward department head and shower should be painted. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for a job weU done. WILLIAM A. M. BURDEN (Western Tankers), September 7—Chairman, Frank Vandusen; Secretary, C. Waldan. Wash­ ing machine will be repaired. Discussion was held on the linen. Vote of thanks went to the steward department fur llie good chow. A donation of $430 was made to Mrs. Jensen, whose brother died. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoale no dateChairman, Z. Markris; Secretary, C. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), Soptembar 27—Chairman, Clydo D. Parker; Sccratary, Carl C. Millar. All delegates were asked to turn repair lists over to the ship's delegate. Members were asked to turn off the hot water after use. Stoppedup scupper in the crew's pantry wil be added to the repair list. Robert A. Statham Get in touch with Michael A. Cousins, 4205 South Prieur Street, Quiz Answer New Orleans, La. He has a refund (1) Six; Ed Delahanty, Bobby check for you. Lowe, Chuck Klein, Lou Gehrig, 4- 4 4 Pat Seerey and Gil Hodges. William' R. Dixon (2) (b) 20, Sophia F. Dixon wants you to (3) (0) 9,000; get in touch with her as there is (4) (a) Copper. some sickness at home and she has (5) (a) 12. some important papers for you to (6) (a)-(u). (b)-(x),(cJ-(s), (d)-(y), sign. Wants your present address. (e)-(w), (£).(t), (g)-(v). All mail being returned to her (7) 18. "as not on board." Write her at 68 (8) 18; counting the letters in Pershing Terrace, Uniont^vn, Pa. the whole phrase: State of Missis­ 4 4 4 sippi. Edward J. Taylor Contact your wife immediately. Puzzle Answer 4 4 4 Beauregard Crew •SDS dQBB Anyone knowing 'the where­ QBBS BQQ abouts of Japanese souvenirs be­ SDSQ SKSOBISdlB] longing to Arnold Boyle, chief cook aboard the vessel which paid QQS QSB in San Francisco on Oct. 8, QSISD BdSISSllEi off 1953, contact him at 61 West 135th Street, New York 37, NY. fiscas cooperata wiOi ena anothar. Cooking sho^d ba better; food ia not prepared too weU. New shower curtains arc to be put up. September 12—Chairman, S. V. Stecmarr; Secretary, J. M. Fisher. Chief en­ gineer wiU paint one room If he has time. He refuses to paint engine de­ partment rooms—only showers and toiieta and decks. Patrolman will be contacted on ihifi. Chief engineer ordered perls to repair the n-ashing maehine with. Repair list wUl be turned over to the captain and the chief engineer; work should be done before reaching port. New library wiU be ordered. 4' W. E. Mason Please get in touch with R. M. Mason as soon as possible. 4 Seafarers who applied for new membership books in New York but are now sailing from outports don't have to come to this city to get their new books. if the men involved will write to headquarters and tell the Uuion which port they are sailing out of, the Union will forward the book in care of the port agent. Under no circumstances however, will the books be sent through the mails to any private addresses. Morse. Patrolman ivill be contacted about the man who missed ship. First assistant engineer asked the ship's dele­ gate to see the patrolman about the brother who fouled up. Joe Wilkerson was elected ship's delegate by acclama­ tion. Patrolman wlU be shown around crew's quarters to check fans and see if they can be replaced. Men were asked to come to the messhall properly dressed. Steward was asked to get some tenderizer for the Trinidad meats. Gordon ChamberB Please contact your brother, Stanley Chambers, at 1710 Web­ ster Avenue, Bronx, NY. Anyone knowing his whereabouts contact Mr. Chambers at LUdlow 3-6365. 4 Get New tiooks Through Agents 4 Wally Perdue Contact Rosemary Purdue at 576 18th StreeC Brociklyn,' NY. shelves In the library. One man left ship in New York after signing on. J.* Jacobson was elected ship's delegate. Dryers in the laundry should not be used after 8:00 PM or before 8:00 AM, so that the carpenter and the bosun can sleep. September 13—Chairman, J. Jacebsen; Secretary, R, Harford. Two men missad ship. One brother was left in the hos­ pital in Durban and an OS was picked up to take his place in Walvls. Discus­ sion was held about using the locker in the passageway for the library and get­ ting a tarpauUn for the fant&il for hot weather. Repair lists should be made up by department delegates. must be in top-flight shape during the present voyage. Delegates will be rcspon.sible for the cleanliness of their quar­ ters and the care of the ship's property. It is the duty of the sanitSry men to spot sougee. OS needs hose to spray the deck department shower. Schedule for daily cleaning of the laundry was given to the sanitary men. Octobor 2—Chairman, Derwocd Y. Mann; Socrotary, Rebort Benjamin. Ship has been cleaned up considerably. Board­ ing patrolman in Miami inspected the ship and will make a report. Steward said a gallon of disinfectant is always available in the locker. KYSKA (Waterman), September 12— Chairman, J. 6. Brady; Secretary, H. FAOLI (Cities Service), September IS— Chairman, W. Jotuison; Secretary, A. E. Roberts. Frank F. Reese was elected ship's delegate. Washing machine should be left clean for the rest of the mem­ bers. Patrolman will be contacted about getting a better grade of food. A. E. Roberts was elected ship's ti-easurer. It was agreed that the bugs had to go. Ship's delegate will see the Boston pa­ trolman about getting the ship fumigated. SAN MATEO VICTORY (Eastern), Au­ Repair list will be turned in before reaching Boston. gust 30—Chairman, A. CalleH; Secretary, H. C. McCurdy. Ship's delegate reported a $L8 balance in the ship's fund, after ANNISTON VICTORY (South Atlantic), liuying games in Charleston. New men no date—Chairman, Scetty Borryman; were asked to make donations at the Sccretary, F. BHHe. There is $10 in the payoff or the first draw in US currency. •ship's fund. Chairman read the list of Day workers say the watches eat all the supplies to be requisitioned at the Canal night lunch. The steward promised to Zone. Inadequate dopchest to be checked. put out more. Washing machine is out Sliip did not receive fresh milk in Japan. of order and the chief electrician said it There are not enough water pitchers and would be repaired soon. Votd of thank.s salt and pepper Miakers. Fans are need­ went to the steward department for do­ ed in foc'sles. Ship did not get a launch ing a good job and to the captain, for in Tokosulca for three days. his support in getting good stores and for being a good shipper In general. ALCOA FLANTBR (Alcoa), no dataSeptember 2«—Cheirman, Bab Johnsen; Ray W. Clark; Secretary, Secretary, H. C. McCurdy. Ship's treas­ Chairman, Aaron Wilburn. Repair list will be turned urer reported that there was a $38 bal­ over te the patrolman for action. Slopance and reminded the crew to make chest is much better than it has ever been. Anything short can be ordered and will be sent to the ship. Aaron Wil­ burn was eleeted ship's delegate. Carmietiael. The clocks are not synchro­ nized aboard ship. Two men missed ship in Yokohama and reoined in Moi. Each department delegate shoidd make out arepair list ajid turn It over to the ship's delegate. Messroom should be kept clean and each watch should clean it before the next watch comes on. donations in New York after the draw. The crew messhall is overcrowded '18 seats and 27 men), since this ship has so large a crew. I'here is urgent need of more room. Another 7 seats in the PO mess would relieve the pres.sure. One more man for the steward department should act as PO mesman. Larger ice boxes are needed. Odor in refrigerator boxes must be eliminated this time in port. The food tastes of creosote. Pantry and mcsshalls should be kept clean at night and between meals. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for good food and a job well done. Items wanted from the slopebest should be listed and given to the ship's delegate. ELIZABETH (Bull), September 27— Chairman, Clark S. Inman; Secretary, W. Lachance. One man was hospitalized in Ponce and one in Magagaz. An order for a hot pUte was placed. Awning was brought up. bosun understands it can be put up anytime. Que -'i-ii of benches aft was discussed. Fruit juice four times a week was requestcS-eward agreed. More cooperation i • u .otied in keeping the messhall clean. . .riiication is need­ ed on chipping hcuis. STEEL INVENTOR (Isthmian), June 14 —Ctialrman, William S. Sharp; Secre­ tary, Loula Blavlns. Captain told tho ateward in Beirut that he could wait until the next port, because food was too high. Requisitions could not be sup­ plied by the ship's chandler as there were no lemons or limes. Steward will five the crew a duplicate of the food requisition erdercd in Baser. Stptaraber S —- Cliatrman, William S. Sharp; Secretary, Louis Blevlns. Washing machine should be checked and oiled. New fans are needed for the galley and a cold water scupper for the engine de­ partment. All bunks Miould be repaired and eoil springs installed. No date—Chatrmsii, W. C. Thomas; Secretory, Louis Blevlns. Discussion was held en the leaky poop deck, the recreation room scuppers, two foc'sle leaks and an awning for the poop deck. ELIZABETH (Bull), ne date—Chairman, Herman P. Stuart; Secretary, Bare Ji­ menez. Ship's delegate wiU sec the patrclmau about getting an egg boiler for the pantry. Messman should be on board at meal hour at all times. Ship's c. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), Sep­ tember 27—Chairman, E. Laseya; Secre­ tary, Y. E. Pedroxa, Jr. One man missed ship in New York. Steward got a rising vote of censure for his performance coming in and out of port. This is to constitute a warning; there are no cflinplaints about the steward's work as he ARLYN (Rull), Octobor 4—Chairman, is doing a good job as a steward. Herbert Parks, Jr.; Secretary, Joseph Merkol. J. Market was elected ship's delegate. Members were asked to please help keep the washing machine clean after use. Ship's delegate will take up a collection at the payoff for Brother Schaffer. who was taken off the ship in New York with a back Injury. Chief en­ gineer and captain will be asked about openin.g the spare head and shower for the steward department. CHICKASAW (Waterman), October 4— Chairman, Blackie King; Secretary, C Galliano. Patrolman will be contacted about the water fountain. One man missed ship in Baltimore. Vote of thanks went to the steward department. OS on sanitary asked the men to cooperate in keeping the heads and showers clean. A list for cleaning the laundry is posted. Department delegates will make up re­ pair lists for the ship's delegate, who uill turn over a copy to the chief mate, the chief engineer and the patrolman. Cans for cigarette butts should be placed in the passageways. Suinethiug sliuuld be donc about the lighting situation In the messhall. Mates on watch want the doors closed or the lights dimmed. MAGNOLIA MARINER (Bull), Septem­ ber 2—Chairman, A. Thompson; Secre­ tary, C. L. Stringfollow. Wind scoops will be purchased for the crew's quarters. Discussion was held on cleaning the quar­ ters and laundry. Second mate • will be asked about setting the clocks correctly. TADDEI (Shipenter), September 12— Chairman, R. G. Schlagler; Secretary, J, C. Mitchell. One man missed ship in San Francisco. B. Cowdry was elected ship's delegate unanimously. New repair list will be made out and mailed to the port of sign-on. Chief mate and captain will be asked about inside painting. Cleaning detail in the laundry and recreation hall will be rotated. Inquiries will be m:idc about innerspring mattresses and port­ hole screens. 8EATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Septem­ ber 27—Chairman, James L. Allen; Secre­ tary, Charles W. Cothran. Delegates re­ ported no beefs. delegate will see the patrolman about get­ ting 40 gallons of milk in a Puerto Rican port. Mere fresh fruit should be put out for night lunch. OT should be put in if the eaptain and first mate are working on deck. One man. was left in Ponce. This will be reported to the FETROLITE (Tanker Sag), September patrolman. Company office didn't give 27—Chairman, E. L. Magers; Secretary, one man an OK for the prescription the V. L. Harding. Watertight doors have doctor gave him in Ponce. been fixed. Two men were brought up on charges. . Washing machine will be OREMAR (Ore), July 24—Chairman, Sam fixed at the first port. Captain will be Duruy; Secretary, J. L. Hodges. Patrol­ contacted about getting spare parts in man will be asked about putting more Pedro when the ship goes in to bunker. Ire cream aboard for the Chile run. Enough water should be used in the There Is a shortage of linen. AU hands washing machine; it should not be left were asked to strip bunks and leave running too long. Chief engineer is do­ the room clean at the payoff. ing unlicensed personnel work. Wipers August 23—Chairman, Sam Duruy; Sec­ will put in for OT.. Department delegates retary, Robert S. Everten. Stew-ard will will make up repair lists. A vote of check the quality and quantity of the thanks went to the steward department stores before the ship sails. Mate is con­ for good work and good service. tinually sticking his nose in the bosun's business. AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), September September 13 — Chairman, Armando tV—Chairman, Derwocd Y. Mann; Sacre- Loragno; Secretary, Eddie S. Game. Port tary, Robert Benjamin. Ship's delegate agent will be notified about the broken made a tour of the ship with the port washing machine. Ship's delegate will captain and numerous examples of neg­ contact the mate about fixing the locks lect and carelessness were pointed. Ship on the doors of the deck department. Edifor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your moiling list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE ..... STATE Signed TO AVOID DUfLIGATION; If you arg an old tubscribar and hava a chanqa ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Scat Shipping), of addrast, plaasa qlva your format addrass below: July IV—Chairman,' J. Jacobton; Secre­ ie»aeaaasaaoq*aaa»saeeoe< tary E. M. Bryant. Captain said that as ADDRESS ••••seaaaattt*i»eatt< soon as the ship Is tqiured away he will look into the matter of letting the electri­ cian show movies to tho crew and putting CITY • • atase\ktasa^i»Js> ZONE STATE ^'••a«aaa4»4«a«£i6' -.'•"'I 'I' �Pare Twenty-six SE AF ARERS October 16, 19SS LO(L West Coast Maternity in the HOSPITALS The following list contains ihe names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weqks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list,' drop in for a visit. It will pe most welcome. Two new reasons for awarding Union maternity benefits to Seafarers are shown here. At left is Mrs. Muriel Weddie of Seattle, holding her new arrival. Mrs. Weddie is the wife of Seafarer A1 Weddle, now aboard the SS Seamonitor. On the right are Mr. and Mrs. Harry Black and their son Myer. The Blacks make their home in San Francisco. All of the following SIU families March 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and toill collect the $200 maternity Mrs. Leslie J. Cieutat, 1709 Hous­ benefit plus a $25 bond from the ton Lane, Mobile, Ala. Union in the baby's name. * 4 William Jeffrey Abrams, born Jackie Sue Nelson, born Sep­ September 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. tember 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and and Mrs. Abner A. Abrams, 315-D Mrs. Jack Nelson, 405 East Charl­ Garden Lane, Chickasaw, Ala. ton Street, Savannah, Ga. i. t- 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lopez, 3828 West Piatt, Hillsborough, Fla. 4 4 4 Darwin Temple, born Septem­ ber 8, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Temple, 1120 Carondelet Street, New Orleans, La. i. 4 i 4 4 4 Pedro Juan Erazo, Jr., born Sep­ Miroslava Garcia, born August Ansela Marie Weils, born Sep­ 9, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vin- tember 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. and tember 16, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Juan Erazo, 135 Moore Mrs. Charles E. Wells, 1457 South ceiite Garcia, 3405 Avenue H, Gal­ Street, Brooklyn, NY. veston, Tex. Stephens Road, Mobile, Ala. » 4 t. tDavid Juril Brewer, born Sep­ Dewey Edward Flllingim, born tember 27, 1953. Parents, Mr. and September 16, 1953. Parents, Mr. Mrs. Billy J. Brewer, Brilliant, and Mrs. Tommy R. Fillingim, 706 Ala. Sixth Avenue, Chickasaw, Ala. 4 4 4 ti ii> ^ Mary Ann Shuler, born Septem­ Lloyd Edward Ansel, born Sep­ ber 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. tember 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and J. P. Shuler, 114-52 169th Street, Mrs. Lloyd T. Ansel, 424 South Jamaica, NY. Newkirk Street, Baltimore, Md. 4 4 4 Sally Marie Brookshire, born it i" Iris Ann Olds, born September July 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 1 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Robert L. Brookshire, 2920 William H. Olds, 1832 St. Thomas, Future Boulevard, Los Angeles 65,. Cal. Apt. C, New Orleans, La. $> i' FlOrencio Medrano, Jr., born September 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Florencio Medrano, 42281^ Avenue I, Galveston, Tex. 4 4 4' 4 4 Anna Esposito, born September 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francesco Esposito, 163 Mulberry Street, New York, NY. 4 4 4 Katherine Marian Knapp, bom September 25, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William M. Knapp, 415 Emerson Street, Houston, Tex. 4 4 4 Clyde Leroy Mahoney, born Sep­ tember 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Mahoney, 89 Broadway Street, San Francisco, Cal. 4 4 4 « Brenda Carol Wetzell, born Au­ Frank Garth Harper, born Au­ gust 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis W. Wetzell, 1048 gust 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Baronne Street, New Orleans, La. Mrs. Forrest G. Harper, Franklin, WV. 4 4 4 4 -4 4 Jean Merrill Winsley, born Au­ Helen Marie Myers, born August Michelle Cotol, born September 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. gust 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carter Myers, 132 Howard Street, Mrs. Keith Winsley, 314 Morgan Alexander M. Cotol, 56 Mulberry Street, Algiers, La. Saugus, Mass. Street, New York, NY. 4 4 4 i. t. t^44 i Harriet E. Gunderud, born Sep­ Patrick Taber, born March 17, Janis Elaine Johns, born Sep­ 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer tember 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. and tember 23, 1953. Parents, Mr. and E. Taber, 76 Beachland Avenue, Mrs. Harry R. Gunderud, 253 Mrs. Jack Johns, 6994 Railway Third Street, Hoboken, NJ. Revere, Mass. Avenue, Baltimore, Md. 4" 4" 4' ^ 4 4 USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Rocco Albones* C. McBrlen S. Alingosa K. McLaughlin Melvin Bass Donale McShane John Beckmann John Maclnnes Carl Bink Fred L. Miller WlUiam H. Brady Jerry J. Palmer Cleo Brown N. R. Pettersen Frederick Burford Carlos M. Ponce Gerado Chao Frank Prezalar Chrl Churko George Rice Clifford Dammeyer G. H. Robinson Augustin Diaz Joseph O. Roy Virgil Sandberg Charles Gallagher Frank Gihas W. Schoenbom Estell Godfrey Robert Sizemore Herbert Grant Ivan Tarkov R. G. Guzmann Harry S. Tuttie Gustof W. Johnson George Vickery Stanley Lesko Frank Walaska Miguel Llovet Richard Weir Thomas V. Logan USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Giovani Abundo Norman E. Napier Edwin T. CaUahan Robert E. Peck John D. Haipin James H. Penswick Theodore Mastaler Z. Williams USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Leonard Kay John E. Adams Thomas F. Keller E. L. Bates John D. Kelley Tobe Beams E. G. Knapp Alfred Begg D. Korolia C. Bennett Leo H. Lang E. Bracewell Vincent W. Mercon W. R. Burch James L. Morrison S. Campbell Irvin Ranew Jr. Richard W. Clark Clarence W. Cobb W. E. Reynolds Louis Roa S. Cope Luther C. Seidle Adion Cox O. Simoncioni Rogelio Cruz Joseph L. Dionne A. B. Smith C. B. Stallings Robert Floyes L. M. Steed John S. Futrell Richard R. Suttle Edward J. Gillies Stewart M. Swords Jack H. Gleason Wiley W. Tait J. A. Gomez T. R. Terrington Paul Goodman George W. Graham L. Thlbodaux J. D. Thomas John Hane Jack F. Thornburg W. Hardeman C. M. Hawkins Lonnie R. Tickle J. E. Ward L. Herbert Fulton J. Hendrix Norman West William Holland Virgil E. Wilmoth Thomas J. -Dawson A. J. Howard J. H. Jones William J. Donald R. L. Jones USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Albert L. WilUs USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCI.SCO. CAL. J. Sampson C. O. Burnette Jim Corsa Peter Smith John Dunn D. K. T. Sorensen Leo Dwyer Alexander Szmic Joe Perreira W. Tlmmerman USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. W. W. Allred F. W. Grant K. C. Bumgarner K. L. Guthrie John Daniels Roger E. Huggins John £. Duffy Samuel Jonas N. L. Gardner S. V. Kilpatrick Jlmmie Littleton L. J. Love M.' McDonald L. T. McGowan H. E. Mathes Calvin C. Simmons Frank G. Wesley USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Bruno Barthel Edward Edinger Joseph Newbauer .M. E. Newman B. L. Royster Jr. James Yarbrough Harold L. Olsen John M. Thompson Harry A. Bishop FIRLAND SANITORIUM SEATTLE. WASH. Emil Austad USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICH. Tim Burke Harry J. Cronln USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEX. Joseph P. Wise USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. BROOKLYN. NY Percy D. Allred Claude E. Blanks Julian Cuthrell C. M. Davison Emilio Delgado Antonio M. Diaz John J. Driscoll John T. Edwards Jose G. Espinoza Robert E. Giibert Bart Guranick Peter Gvozdich John B. Haas Thomas Isaksen John W. Keenan Frederick Landry James J. Lawlor James R. Lewis Francis F. Lynch Harry F. McDonald A. McGuigan David McUreath Vic MUazzo Lloyd Miller Jack D. Morrison Alfred MueUer Eugene T. "Nelson Montford Owens G. E. Shumaker E. R. Smallwood Henry E. Smith Renato A. Villata Ludwig Kristiansen USPHS HOSPITAL SAN JUAN. PUERTO RICO Sergio Rivera USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. T. L. Ankerson Carl E. Chandler Dan J. Cherry Jessie A. Ciarke Robert Cooper F. A. Cuellar Louis S. Dagley Jeff Davis Robert S. Davis Samuel Drury Justo Escalante Edwin F. Growe H. R. Hampton Jr. Wayne Hartman Albert Hawkins Owen H. Herring George Jerosivich Walter LaClalr Robert Lambert Bent Larsen Peter Losado Antonio B. Lores Frank Morris Jarrell McConley Herman Miller Ralph R. Nay William L. Nesta Charies Pafford Juan Pico ' John J. Pierce Biicker Robbins Norman D. Tober Chester Weddie John Yuknas William H. Mays USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEX. C. Barboza R. Croft L. A. Dean John L. Hinton Harold E. Liles Harold W. Forl^ei J. E. Markopolo Henry H. Schultz Charles Young Boston SIU Man Has Heir 4 4 4 4 Ann Stubbert, born September Diana Lynn Greggs, born March Quintina Reyes, born September 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Stubbert, 104 Eastern John Greggs, 702 E Street, Spar­ Jose Reyes, 946 Hoe Avenue, Avenue, Worcester, Mass. rows Point, Md. Bronx, NY. 4 4 4 4> Frank Eugene McAll, born Sep­ tember 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. McAll, 68-C Craftmore Drive, Pilchard, Ala. 4> 4> 4i Michael Peter Danieli, born Au­ gust 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pietro J. Danieli, 66 Broad Street, Lynn, Mass. 4 4 4 Louis James Thomas, born Sep­ Joanne Lynn McQuade, born tember 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James E. L. Thomas, 1212 May 7, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Washington Street, Portsmouth, Mrs. John L. McQuade, 10630 16th Avenue, SW, Seattle, Wash. Va. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Randy Cloyce Brown, born Sep­ Kenneth Doyle Whited, born tember 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and September 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. Mrs. Willard W. Brown, 605 Whit- and Mrs. John L. Whited, 1525 tenburg, Borger, Tex. Monticello Avenue, New Orleans, 4" 4" 44 4 4 La. Dawnelle Marie Dicharry, born Ruth Maryeita Brooke, born Au-' August 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 4 4 4 Mrs. Ray Fiorian Dicharry, 2764 gust 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Christopher Scott Bintliff, bom Chadwick Drive 'North, Mobile, Mrs. Osborne M. Brooke, 6881 September 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. Nicklett Street, Fullerton, Cal. Ala. and Mrs. Richard A. Bintliff, 1033 4 4 4 4> 4" 4" Wirt Road, Houston, Tex. Dale Patrick Carr, bom May 29, Cynthia Carol Deason, born 4 4 4 April 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pat­ rick C. Carr, 10107 14th Street, Lewis K. Gordon, Jr., born Sep­ Mn. Herald R. Deason, 322 C. Fay­ Tampa, Fla. tember 22, 1953. Parents; Mr. and ette Street, Chickasaw, Ala. 4 4 4 Mrs. Lewis K. Gordon, 53 Tower t 4" Lo|^ bom July Apts., Carrollton, Ga.. ratiiek Charlca C^ntat^ , .b(tfn^ Dolores Above iire Mr. and Mrs. Norman' Sassevllle of 64 Queensberiy ; Street, Boston, and their newest arrival, son Gary. The new' • father is holding the $25 defense bond awarded to all chUdi;en of ~ Seafarers by the Weiiare Servkes.^alppg with.the other, maternity; benefit^,., �October 16. 165S SEEDT THE SEAFARERS (Mews about men In the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SIU Wei fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) J.n case the word has not got around that Welfare Services try to give advice and assistance on personal problems not connected with the contract, we want all Seafarers to know that we are only too glad to help in such matters. If some problem of this type arises while at sea or otherwise unable to ^et to an SIU port, you should imme­ diately get in touch with Union headquarters by mail. We have found this Union service to be of great assistance to the many members who have taken advantage of it. Egbert Gouldlng, aboard the SS Rosario, and William Smith, off the SS Shinnecock Bay, were inquiring about our sick brothers. This is the kind of thing we like to hear because it really shows SIU spirit. Several brothers are up in New York from the Gulf area. Among these are William Tank, Harold Jones and Tiny Wallace. They can be spotted daily in the SIU cafeteria eating, drinking coffee or shooting the breeze. We are sorry to hear that Seafarer Bob King had to leave the'SS Alcoa Partner and turn in the hospital at Puerta La Cruz, Venezuela. Also on the sick list is brother Ray Sweeney, tem­ porarily off the Seatrains and at the hospital in Gal­ veston. We wish both these brothers a quick recovery and hope to see them shipping out again soon. Tobe Beams writes from Louisiana, where he is on the beach. He is enthusiastic about the Pelican State, which he claims is the "cultural eenter of the nation." Also ashore is Clu-enec Censins. He is working in Butler, Pennsylvania and thinks he will remain there for awhile. He is anxious for a stretch of shoreside duty. Cousins A good example of the quick action an SIU mem­ ber gets from the Welfare Services is the case of Seafarer Jim Purcell. Sailing aboard the SS Seanan, Purcell took sick in Pwtland, Me. He left the ship and reported in at Maine General Hospital, where he was given emergency treatment. He was then released from the Maine hospital and told to report to the USPHS hospital nearest his home. Since Purcell is a New Yorker, the nearest hospital for him was the Hudson and Jay. He reported there and was treated as an out patient for some time. When' Purcell went to the Stratford company to collect, he was told that the ship's captain had not reported him as sick and there­ fore his claim was not valid. The SIU ^ember then did what all Seafarers in similar predicaments should do. He went to the Union's Welfare Services for help. After some dickering the company offered a settlement of $180, or about a third of Purcell's claim. The Welfare Services advised Purcell to re­ fuse the offer, which he did. At the same-time Wel­ fare put the matter in the hands of the SIU at­ torneys, who prepared to take the matter to court. When the company saw that the Union was pre­ pared to make an issue of this case, they quickly Pureell settled for the full amount of Purcell's claim, $525. This was $345 over their offer. Included was payment for main­ tenance, unearned wages and transportation from Maine to New York. There have been repeated cases of this type which have been settled to the satisfaction of Union members since the Welfare Serv­ ices were introduced. Many thousands of dollars have been awarded Seafarers, where there was, previously, no way to collect these justi­ fied claims. All the Seafarer has to do is put his problem in the hands, of Welfare. Here Is fliai family of Seafarer Osboume Brooks. From left to right are hlS/Wife Fdye, Eddlb Eiigene, sixteen months, Brooks holding daughter Ruth Maryetta, four weeks, and Edward James, tig. ' ' * ' SE AF AREkS Page Twenty-seven LOG SIU Donates Films To Hospital Seafarers in the San Francisco area have arranged to sponsor weekly, Friday night movies at the USPHS hospital in the west coast port. Marty Breithoflf, the Union's west coast representative, and Tom Banning, San Francisco port agent, agreed to show the weekly motion pictures after the regu-^ — : lar weekly showings, a long­ time feature of this and other marine hospitals, were ordered cancelled, due to budget cuts. The Union plans to show two pictures a month to the general patients, replacing those to be can­ celled, and two a month to the tuberculosis patients, who have no. movies at all ,t present. The SIU program will begin on October 16. This new SIU service was set up by the Union's San Francisco representatives and the hospital administration. Dr. Charles R. Mallary, Medical Officer in charge of tjie hospital, and Mrs. Agnes Lynch, coordinator of the USPHS Auxiliary, worked out the plan with brothers Breithoff and Ban­ ning. This service will be similar to those initiated by the Welfare Services in the USPHS hospitals in Staten Island, Norfolk, Savan­ nah and New Orleans. Union Services The Union won the plaudits of Dr. Mallary, Mrs. Lynch and the hospital administration for "prompt and generous assistance in a crucial time." Mrs. Lynch, Jn addition to supervising entertain­ ment for the patients, heads a volunteer staff of 30 workers and a personal service to patients. This service includes shopping, letterwriting, banking, handling finan­ cial affairs and the like. While this is a fine unselfish service on the part of these vol­ unteers, the SIU Welfare Services SIU Man Says Welfare Plan Best Offered $eafarer Osbourne Brooks is one man who is really sold on the Union's Welfare Services. In letter to the LOG, accompanied by some photographs of his lovely family, brother Brooks says "hats off" to Welfare. In appraising the whole welfare program. Brooks makes some thoughtful observations. He points out two examples of short-sighted criticism, those by family men of the disability plan and those, by bachelors, of the maternity plan. He feels that no Seafarer should resent a brother getting a break from the services offered by the Union. Naturally a single man will have fewer expenses than a man with a family, just as a ma­ ternity benefit will be to the ad­ vantage of fathers. Brooks also expressed approval of the Union sponsored art con­ test, although he is not a partici­ pant. He feels that such endeav­ ors are worthwhile Welfare serv­ ices. Originally a native of Mobile, Seafarer Brooks recently moved his family to the Wilmington, Cali­ fornia, area. They are all happy about the move .to the "Golden State" and intend to make their home there permanently. He and his wife Faye have three beautiful children. The eldest is Edward James, who is six. Eddie Eugene, at sixteen months, is next, fol­ lowed by Ruth Maryetta, who is only four weeks old. Brooks has been an SIU mem­ ber since 1939. He last sailed as oiler abroad the SS Transatlantic. He has collected two maternity benefits from the Union so far. He says he is going to try to be the first man in the Wilmiington area to collect three more. ' ' ' -.M;! II Shown thanking SIU west coast representative Marty Breithoff are Dr. Charles Mallary, Medical Officer in Charge of the San Francisco USPHS hospital, and Mrs. Agnes Lynch, head of the USPHS Auxiliary. are proud to say that no Seafarer need depend on this group. The Union welfare representatives are always on hand to take care of all such needs for Union members. Our welfare people can attend to all ordinary needs of SIU men, as well as pay off ships for them, lo­ cate lost or strayed gear and locate shipmates. In the matter of shop­ ping, all the facilities of the Sea Chest" are placeij at the disposal of a hospitalized Seafarer. Welfare Visits An interesting contrast between the SIU Welfare Services and those of other unions is provided by the comment of a nurse re­ cently assigned to the San Fran* Cisco hospital. On seeing the Un­ ion welfare representative talking to the patients she immediately asked who he was, as visiting hours were not in progress. He ex­ plained who he was and why he was at the hospital for/such long periods. After a few weeks, at the hospital, the nurse told the welfare representative that she thought the SIU looked after the hospital­ ized members wonderfully. She added that other union men only dropped by occasionally and never visited. The nurse said that the membership "should be proud and pleased with the way the Union looked after them." The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and $2,500 death benefits are being paid to beneficiaries. John O'Donnell, 21: A spinal in­ flammation caused Brother O'Donnell's death on September 9, 1953, in Providence, RI. He was buried at North Burial, Providence, RI. An AB in the deck department. Brother O'Donnell joined the SIU in New York in March, 1951. He is survived by his father, John W. Sadler, 48 Maple Street, Provi­ dence, RI. sea aboard the War Hawk. Since 1945, when he joined the SIU in New York, he had sailed in the engine department, as a FWT. He leaves his wife, Albina Treinia, Samiera, Pontevedra, Spain. If OH? to Apply For Birth Pay Applications for the mater­ nity benefit must be supported by the following documents: • Your marriage certificate. • Baby's birth certificate dat­ ing birth after .April 1, 1952. • The discharge from the last ship you sailed jn before the baby was born. Processing of all applica­ tions can be speeded up by at least three days if photostatic copies of the three documents are sent in. Applications should be made to Union Wel­ fare Trustees, c/o SIU head­ quarters, 675 Fourth Avenue. B'klyn 32, NY. 4 4 4 George Steinberg, 67: Brother Steinberg died at the Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, on Sep­ tember 16, 1853. He sailed as chief steward and had been a member of the SIU since 1943, joining in the port of New York. Burial took place at Beth David Cemetery, Surviving is his wife, Sadie Stein­ berg, 2867 West 35 Street, Brook­ 4» t 4< Olav Herland, 37: On February lyn, NY. 4 4 4 22, 1952, Brother Herland received Thomas G. Harrison: On May 1, a fatal knife wound in the stomach in Djakarta, and was buried there. 1953, Brother Harrison suffered a He sailed as FWT in the engine fatal heart attack aboard the Alice department since joining the SIU Brown; burial took place at sea. A in 1951, in Baltimore. His estate ir FOWT, Brother Harrison joined the SIU in Galveston, in 1952. He administered by Thor M. Trovik. leaves his wife, Viola B. Harrison, 4- i t Stanley Greenridge, 61: A chief 1523 21st Street, Galveston, Tex. steward in the SIU since 1938, 4 4 4 John Weimer, 55: Brother WeiBrother Greenridge joined the SIU in Boston, He died in the USPHS mer died of ulcerative colitis on Hospital in Boston on September May 16, 1953, at the USPHS Hos­ 29, 1953, of a malignant tumor, and pital, Baltimore, Md. He had been was buried at Cambridge Ceme­ a member of the engine dep.irttery, Cambridge, Mass. He leaves ment since 1938 and joined the his son, Stanley R. Greenridge, SIU in Boltimore. Brother Weimer 6415 Parsons Boulevard, Flushing, was buried at Holy Cross Ceme­ tery, Ann .Arundel County, Md.; NY, the estate is administ ered by Betty 4> 4 4 Eugenio Balboa, 51: On Marcii Vanderstaay, 1500 Eutaw Place, ' 10, 1953, Brother Balboa' died at Bntthnofb','"l\'id. In--. �v/VrX:" " ' SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL f0>- !*. The old days of dog-eared ships' libraries consisting of old brokendown books on accounting with half the pages missing are gone for good on SlU ships—thanks to the SlU ship­ board libraries. From now on Sea­ farers on SlU ships are assured of fresh, new and interesting reading matter, with a new 50-book library put aboard every three months. .r The popularity of these libraries is already well-established, and every effort will be made to see that they stay that way. Seafarers are invited to send in their suggestions as to the kind of books they wont. The Union will then see to it that they get them. : • .' ••• :-y '5''V''-'N-V.'• .,>•+ - •- ''i-'':y \7 --•.i *'"• y-i'' 'v>;; ! -:-eSSg® • i. • ' :.r:^ •'••:•.'i V: T*.' ''A ' tff. •-; ••• ^ • .„» ft--,...r L -J : ... v,. •, -s-rf^r,. - • .« .., v., • - - , • ' •, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource October 16, 1953 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XV, No. 21 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU CREWS LEAD PROTEST AGAINST USPHS CLOSINGS MM&P STRIKE ENDS, WIN 18 DEMANDS FROM TANKER FIRMS UNION, CO'S SIGN 60-dAY EXTENSIONS US YARDS TO BUILD SHIPS FOR ALIENS AFL-ILA ROUTING ANASTASIA IN BKLYN; FILES FOR NY VOTE DEP'T STORE EXECUTIVE NAMED US LABOR SEC'Y US CLOSES 7 FOREIGN PORT CONSULATES MARITIME BOARD ORDERS NEW BLOOMFIELD SUBSIDY TEST SS PUERTO RICO SOLD BY BULL FOR $500,000 DENTISTS KNOCK TOOTHPASTE ADS MARITIME TRAINING CUT, ALAMEDA BASE TO CLOSE BRYSON AGAIN INDCITED ON OATH CHARGE DUMMY 'UNION' HEADS FOR TROUBLE AT LABOR BOARD NEW ORLEANS GETS SIU BLOOD BANK COURT PROPOSES CHANGE IN CG SCREENING SET-UP ATLANTIC TANKERMEN SOLID SIU AS COMPANY STALWARTS SWITCH STEEL CO. $ SOUGHT FOR NEW CHANNEL US ORDERS GE TO END MONOPOLY ANOTHER CO. PRAISES SEA CHEST PLANTS GETTING BETTER TAX DEAL OUR IDLE SHIPYARD DOING THE JOB BOUQUETS FOR SEA CHEST THE NEW AFL-ILA CHAPTER ONE SENATE COMMITTEEE RENEWS US MARITIME INDUSTRY INQUIRIES ADD SERVICE FOR MEN IN NO HOSPITAL DISTILLERS GET US GOING-OVER IMPROMPTU ENTERTAINERS PLEASE SINGAPORE NIGHT CLUB CUSTOMERS SEAFARER REPORTS MAU-MAU RAIDS IN KENYA ROUSE ALL SO. AFRICA CARD GAMES ABOARD BENTS FORT SPICED WITH FOREIGN FLAVORS SEAFARERS ON QUEENSTON HEIGHTS PLEASED WITH VENEZUELA HALL SIU CREW REMEMBERS SHIPMATE, DONATES $450 TO BEREAVED KIN THE DARK OF THE SEA COMES TO LIGHT BROKEN HEADS AND BLOODY NOSES FIFES AND DRUMS MARK STRIKE SIU DONATES FILMS TO HOSPITAL SIU MAN SAYS WELFARE PLAN BEST OFFERED Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/16/1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/bc417853c0e126decdd7be250486fd80.PDF 03150522bf0aa84f3a9d0c39f663f21f PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION > ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL » •V:L' r SlU TO UO Sim OF Heavy Swing To New AFL Union Story On Page 3 % •• .A. •fi:- : •; Thousands of longshoremen nd waterfront worhers gather outside SIU headquarters to hear Paul Hall (in­ set), SIU sec.-treas., Teamsters' officials and AFL longshoremen pledge full sup­ port to the new AFL union. (St6ry on Page 3.) Mass Meeting m;- �.-rj,w.| Pace 1^0 SEAFAR ERS LOG.. Octfiber ^.1953, Atlantic Union Reads Assailed By Own Delegate Woii't Quit Leaders of the company-dominated, Atlantic Maritime Employees Union suffered, a, crush-. ing blow when one of their staunchest supporters in the Atlantic tanker fi^et -dettianded they resign for the good of their membership. Already staggering UK<^ ;the nf rev­ elations made by SIU organ--t i ' -''i- izers, AMEU business man­ men, "As a result," he says, "the eral other fronts. With a National'i ager-lawyer Emanuel Fried­ men in the fleet have become Very LaborvRelafions Rfoaifd election or­ man, AMEU chairman Stanley" Air. confused anA;I think is Rie relteioh der expected any dav now, the Oom-' cott and AMEU treasurer 'Rajj in such large numbers are turning pany union is relying more and the SIU."^ The SIU arguments more On dinxrt company backing. Linton had the resignation demand to against the phony set-iip in the Whereas the company had main­ put up to them by Herbert Reese, AMEU he emphasized, have led to tained a hands-off attitude up un­ AMEU Fleet Council delegate! "the constant whittling away of til now, SIU successes in the fleet Reese up until, now bitterly op­ the membership of the AMEU and have . evidently alarmed company big-wigs. The result has been that posed the SIU drive among At­ their transfer over to the SIU." emphasized throughout the company has leaped into the lantic tankermen and fought for hisReese telegram that he still believed fray with a series of bulletins of the independent company union. in the AMEU and was willing to its own over the signature of Cap­ Reese's resignation demand met support that organization. Conse­ tain William G. Anderson, head of with a flat refusal ph the part of quently, his telegram is expected Atlantic's marine - operations. An­ to put the final nail in the coffin derson has attempted to answer Alcott and the other leaders of the of the discredited AMEU leader- the SIU's charges in much tl\e AMEU. As a result he has finally Ship. same manner as business, agent broken with the A^EU and has Meanwhile the AMEU~ continues Friedman in^ his bulletins to the pledged his support to the SIU. to show growing weakness on sev­ tankermen. organizing drive, along with the other men in Atlantic. In ! identically-worded telegrarns to the three men, copies of-which he sent to the SIU "so that anyone who does print this will have-16 use it just as I have stated the case" Reese called for the resig­ nation of Friedman as business manager on the grounds that he Denizens of Brooklyn blinked honored by Visit b«,ci^l^ bf!: i had never sailed as A professidnal theU- eyes in wonder last Friday the presence in its - ranks ^ an i Front pace of the SEAFARERS LOG of July 35. 1952 which took seaman. Iroquois brave, Wallace AndeV|on,.r | night when the SIU played host Intemationiil Labor Presa Award as best In the news division. loiOwn to the Tuscarorps '^by^tthe Get Off Company Payroll # to jtho Tuscarpra Indians at the official name of Mad Reese also demanded that Lin­ outdoor assembly area of the Sea­ with his intrepid Chief ;C1G ton and Alcott either quit their farers halL Passers-by were Rickard, led the tribe to. well-paid company jobs as super­ « startled to see, instead of the usual of Brooklyn last week, visory employees in the Anchorage, This foray was inPii,? or resign as officials in the AMEU. group of Union men, a band of without its casualty, list.<t Indians in full regalia uttering In. his telegram Reese admits horse can never realljn j that Atlantic tankermen have been tribal chants and doing a war dance steed in. the face of adversity, A impressed by the SIU's arguments Once again the SEAFARERS LOG has walked off with a that Friedman, Alcott and Linton around a blazing bonfire. Brook­ bus, whose passengers numbered top prize in the Internatioiial Labor Press of America annual cannot, and as a matter of fact lyn accents, which usually shatter some of the most ferocious braves the surrounding air, were replaced and faithful squaws and maidens, journalism contest. Judges from the faculty of the University do not, represent Atlantic tanker- for the night' by ancient war broke down en route and the'dele­ of Michigan's School of Jour-> whoops. gation was somewhat depleted.nalism chose the front page the news was presented. This ef­ The occasion for these strange Leading the delegation were issue of July 25, 1952, as the fect was achieved by an attractive doings was the annual visit to the Uhief Rickard, Mad Bear and the best news front page of all the selection of strong and contrasting SIU by the Tuscaroras, one of the Reverend Emory Kocsls, former hundreds of entries in the contest. type faces, by excellent reproduc­ member tribes of tl:e Iroquois na­ missionary to the Indians and The winning is.sue was described tion of timely photography, and by tion and of the Six Nation Confed­ chairman of the American Day Seafarers sending telegrams in glowing terms by the judges, artistically pleasing use of light eracy, along with the Senecas, Mo­ committeei Honored guests of the headed by Professor Wesley H. and dark, all combined both to hawks, Oneid'as, Cayugas and On- SIU and the Tiiscaroras were Con­ or letters to the New York Maurer, Director pf the Michigan command and to hold the attention endagas. The Confederacy was gressmen Louis Heller and Abe headquarters dispatcher asking schqol. Their statepaent issuing of the reader." participating in the second annual Multer of Brooklyn. to be excused from attending pilgrimage to Manhattan Island by the award declared: "The judges This is the latest in a long string . Bonfire Lighted headquarters membership the Indian Defense League of were impressed by the dignity, of awards won by the LOG since The ceremony began with a meetings must include the reg­ America. force and eye appeal with which it started entering the Labor Press parade to the SIU hall just before istration number of their contests in 1947. One year the City Taken Over dusk. The bonfire was lighted and LOG was Ineligible to participate shipping card in the message. This visit to the SIU by the red­ the dignitaries assembled. There because its editor served on the From now on, if the number skins was the kickoff for a gala was a brief welcome by Bill Hall, panel of Judges for the contest. weekend, wherein Manhattan, orig­ assistant secretary-treasurer of is not included, the excuse can­ Vol. XV. No. 20 Oct. 2, 1953 Presentation of the awards was inally purchased from the Indians the SIU and a response by Chief not be accepted by-the dis­ for a paltry sum by Peter Minuit, Rickard, who introduced his own As I See It Page 4 made at the 42nd annual conven­ patcher. tion of the ILPA in St. Louis is officially turned over to the delegation and the visiting digni­ Committees At Work Page 6 Statler HoteL colorful visitors. The Union was taries. The speeches were brief, Crossword Puzzle Page 12 chiefly concerned with pleas by Editorial Page 13 the Tuscaroras for moral support Foc'sle Fotographer Page .19 by the SIU and the people of Galley Gleanings Page 20 Brooklyn in their'grievances with Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 Congress. The evening was then In The Wake Page 12 turned over to the enjoyment of Labor Round-Dp Page 13 the spectacle. Letters Pages 21, 22 Among the events were a tra­ Maritime Page 16 ditional pow-wow, firelight dances, Meet The Seafarer Page 12 recitations of tribal history by the On The Job Page 16 chiefs and a formal peacepipe Personals Page 25 ceremony. It should be noted that Quiz Page 19 the Tuscaroras are, traditionally, a Seafarers In Action Page 16 highly civilized tribe, who made Ship's Minutes Pages 24, 25 peace with the settlers early in SIU History Cartoon...... Page 9 American history. This is the only Sports Line Page 20 peacepipe extant among the Tus­ Ten Years Ago... .3 Page 12 caroras and has been preserved for Top Of The News Page ceremonies, rather than war, for Utiion Talk Page 9 centuries. Wash. News Letter... Page 6 Brooklyn's Own Indians Welfare Benefits ....Pages 26, 27 Welfare Report Page The Indian leaders Invited Con­ Your Constitution Page gressmen Heller and Multer, Your Dollar's Worth Page 7 Brother Hall and Ray Denison, managing editor of the LOG, to PuBlishad DiwMkiy at tha haadquarfera join In the peacepipe ritual with •f tha Saafarars Intarnatlanal Union, At­ lantic a Cult District, AFL, <75 Fourth them. After this formality, all Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. STariins *-4671. Entered as second class matter were Initiated into the tribe as Chief Clinton Rickard of the Tuscarora tribe shows rare piece of wampnm to Congressmen Abe Multer at the Post Office in Brooklyn, NY, (left) and Louis Heller. At chiefs right are Ed Zeltner, columnist., and SIU patrolman Eddie Mooney. (Continued on page 17) under the Act of Ausust 24. I»12. Inlifns Whoop It Up iht SIU Tepee LOG Gets First Prize For Best Front Page Put Number On Meeting Excuses SEAFARERS LOG I;LII a ..4 .s J >vv.a-v ^ �—r . '.vi's, Oetober i. iSSi •^rr'^.y;r'W.i SEAFARERS LOG Pagre Thre* Dock Clean-Up Drive On SIU, Teamsters Aid New AFL Pier Union With a "full speed aheid" signal from the American Federation of Labor convention, a determined coalition of Seafarers and teamsters is givin|f full support to Seafarers on Brooklyn docks, top, talk with loncshoremen to swinr them over to new AFL-ILA union. Lonffshoremen, lower left, read,new longshore union's publication advisinr them of their rights and urging them to bolt the old ILA. At right, AFL sound truck, mounted by Seafarers, makes its way along the docks as it announces AFL program to form new longshore union. Canada's Deep Sea Crews Strike After all attempts to negotiate a new contract with shipowners had failed, SIU Canadian District seamen went out on strike last Monday against all of Canada's deep-sea shipping. Earlier, four Canadian Great Lakes shipping concerns capitulated to Union demands that included a 40 hour week,> for the strike action. such as on American-flag ves­ month and better working condi­ support The strike is the first major op­ tions. sels. Deep sea companies re­ eration of its kind since the dis­ Membership Okay clean longshore elements who^ " are organizing a branil-new were signing pledge cards in AFL longshoremen's union. droves for the n^w union and de­ Rank and file organizers are manding that they have the right hitting the docks in the port to vote by sacret ballot on affilia­ of New York in a large-sca^e tion with the new union. Such drive to pave the way for honest. votes are expected in several more local unions in the next few days. Heading up the new union as its trustees are a committee of five The SIU, along with the consisting of AFL President AFL, the Teamsters and others George 'Meany; SIU secretaryall have men participaTTog in treasurer Paul Hall; Dave Beck, president of the Teamsters Union; this drive in a supporting role. A. J. Hayes, president. Interna­ They will remain active iintil tional Association of Machinists;the new, democratic longshore and William Doherty, president of union is fully organized and the National Association of Letter Carriers. can conduct Its own affairs. Strategy Post Because of his close familiarity democratic trade unionism with the situation and his intimate throughout the port. (Continued on page 17) The history-making organizing drive burst into being as soon as delegates to the convention took long-expected action by expelling the old International Longshore­ men's Association. The convention overwhelmingly approved the ex­ pulsion on the grounds that the old ILA had failed to make any real effort to clean out racketeer­ ing elements in New York. This revolutionary upheaval was the first of its kind on the New York waterfront since the old In­ Negotiations for a new contract ternational Seamen's Union was with all dry cargo and tanker com-" split asunder by aroused rank and panics are going ahead smoothly filers in the middle and late 1930's. after agreement was reached on The ISU, like the ILA, had been extension of the expiration date captured by corrupt leadership. for another 60 days. The revolt against the ISU led to The understanding with the the formation of the Seafarers In­ shipping companies, as specified in ternational Union and a new deal the supplementary agreement, is for working seamen. that Seafarers will receive retro­ Clean Groups Ti Fore activity to October 1. 1953, on all In its first few days, the or­ contract gains finally decided on. ganizing drive turned up conclu­ As in the past, negotiations on sive proof that rank and file long­ the agreement were making head­ shoremen were disgusted with the way but were tending to run past corrupt set-up in the old ILA and the expiration date. To assure that were eager for new leadership. there would be no interruptions in Clean groups in the old ILA who the orderly process of contract ne­ had long been boxed-put and ren­ gotiations, Union and company dered impotent by racketeer con­ representatives agreed on the tem­ trol immediately seized on the op­ porary extension of the contract. portunity. Notices accordingly have gone Four local unions in New York, out to > all SlU-contracted com­ locals 1199-1, 895, 975, and 205, panies with the companies signing broke away from the old union the agreement on retroactivity to by overwhelming votes. Rank and apply whenever the contract terms file longshoremen in othep locals are finally settled. Union, Go's Extend Pact Sixty Days fused to go along with the 40-hour A strike vote that had been trict was chartered by the SIU of week program as well as proposals taken previously by secret ballot North America. The last big deep for wage increases of $50 per showed overwhelming membership sea strike in Canada was the one conducted in 1949 by the now de­ funct Canadian Seamen's Union. That Communist-dominated organ­ ization was put out of business by the SIU in Canada. The SIU Canadian District was granted its Secretary-Treasurer, 675 4th Ave., statement of the ownership, man­ autonomy just last spring by the agement, and circulation required by Brooklyn 32, NY. 3. The known bondholders, mort­ SIU of North America. the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912, as amended by the Acts of gagees, and other, security holders Attempts by the Canadian gov­ March 3, 1933, and July 2, 1946 (Title owning or holding 1 per cent or more 39, United States Code, Section 233) of total amount of bonds, mortgages, ernment conciliation service to set­ of SEAFARERS LOG, published or other securities are: (If there are tle the dispute failed. Canadian every other week at Brooklyn, NY, none, so state.), None. government sources said that ap­ 4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 include, in proximately 30 ships would be for September 24, 1953. 1. The names and addresses of the cases where the stockholder or se­ publisher, editor, managing editor curity holder appears upon the books affected by the tie-up. Settlement of the Lakes con­ and business managers are: Pub­ of the company as trustees or in any lisher: Seafarers International Union other fiduciary relation, the name of tract, which represents the bulk of of North America, Atlantic & Gulf the person or corporation for whom the Canadian shipping industry, Seafarers looking for fast transportation from their ships District, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, such trustee is acting; also the state­ came on Monday morning, Sep­ to the Union hall can get it free of charge in four major ports NY; Editor: Herbert Brand, 675 4th ments in the two paragraphs show the Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Managing affiant's full knowledge and belief as tember 21, a few hours before the thanks to the SIU Sea Chest.' From now on the service will editor: Ray Denison, 675 4th Ave., to the circumstances and conditions strike deadline. Aside from the Brooklyn 32, NY; Business manager under which stockholders and secur­ first 40-bour-week- In Canadian be offered to groups of Sea-|of crewmembers and take them to farers in New York, Balti-' ity holders who do not appear upon (none). 2. The owner is : (If ownetl by a the books of the company as trustees, maritime, the settlement includei* more, New Orleans and Mo­ the hall. The service is expected to ap­ corporation its name and address hold stock and securities in a ca­ a first-time welfare plan and wage must be stated and alkt immediately pacity othef than that of a bona fide boosts of $13 to $20 monthly for bile. prove especially > attractive to All that has to be done to take crews of ships docking at outlying thereunder the names and addresses owner. the various ratings. 5. The average number of copies of stockholders owning or holding advantage of the service is to put terminals where up until now taxi The Welfare fund is based on one per cent or more of total amount of each issue of this publication sold of stock. If not owned by a corpora or distributed, through the mails or 20 cents per man per day pay­ a telephone call through to the service has been undependable or ration, the names and addresses of otherwise, to paid subscribers during ments into a fund jointly adminis­ Union halls in these ports. Sea extremely expensive. The result the individual owners must be given. the 12 months preceeding the date tered by the companies and the Chest trucks will then go out to has been that the men pile up a If owned by a partnership or other shown above was: (This inforifiation supply the free transportation. heavy transportation , bill every unincorporated firm, its name and is required from daily, weekly, semi- Canadian District. Each Sea Chest truck has col­ time they hit port. Handling the negotiations for address as well as that of each in­ weekly, and triweekly newspapers dividual member, must be given.) only.) "rhis information not required. the Canadian District were Hal C. lapsible seats which can accommo­ The service has been operating (Signed) Herbert Brand, Editor. Seafare:'s International Union, At­ Banks; administrator of the Cana­ date as many as 20 persons. While on an informal basis up until now Sworn to and subscribed before lantic & Gulf District, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Paul Hall, Secre­ me this 24th day of September, 1953. dian District, and a negotiating truck drivers will. not make trips with the trucks taking back pas­ tary-Treasurer, 675 4th Ave., Brook­ Harry Deitch, Notary Public. (My committee headed by Ernie Hughe; |for just a couple of men, they will sengers after delivering slop chest 'be hkppy to pick up a sizable group supplies. lyn. NY; Robert Matthews, Assistant commission expires March 30, 1954.) as chairman. Statement Of Ownership Free Ship-To-Hall Taxicabs Newest Sea Chest Service ^ -^1 ri/I �-T — -7t« P«|r« Foiii;, --.^-^^^jrvi.g.^i|t^.;..^.|. , ,j.;.. SEAFARERS Oetober 8. 19W .^ tOQ AFLCanvention Votes Major Developments In Labor Field ( f--24if1 An actiori-crammed five-day convention of the American Federation of Labor cam6 to a clo^e in St. Louis on Friday, September 25, 1953, after several precedent-breaking decisions. OUR BROTHERS IN CANADA HAVE HAD to hang up the deep iChief among them was the action of the convention in expelling the International Longsea ships in that country because the shipowners there don't see why sholremen's Association and a seaman should operate on a 40-hour week like shoreside workers. As the membership of another amendment of the Taft-Hartley setting up a new AFL long- among recognized trade union. a result, the Canadian seamen have hit the bricks to enforce a demand law attracted a great deal of at­ shoremens' union. tention, particularly with the that is recognized by all as justified for all workingmen. Jurisdiction Machinery Other important decisions taken resignation of Secretary" of Labor This same provision has met with the approval of the Great Lakes In addition the AFL took steps by the convention included ap^ proval of a "no-raiding" agreement to eliminate jurisdictional difficul­ Martin Durkln just a few days be­ shipowners who have just concluded a contract with the SIU in Canada. It would appear to be entirely logical that the seamen on the offshore which is intended to pave the way ties between member unions of the fore the convention opened. Durkin addressed the delegates voyages should enjoy the same benefits as the men on the Lakes. for eventual unification with the AFL. Machinery will be set up to Up until now from all reports, the strike operation has been running CIO. The pact, which^has yet to umpire such disputes between and charged that President Eisen­ hower had given him personal as­ smoothly with everything well in hand. There has been no call from be approved by each of the mem­ unions in the future. The growing dispute between surances that 19 proposed amend­ our Canadian District for^assistance. But they can ber unions of the AFL, rules out rest assured that we in the Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ organizing efforts by one union labor and the White House over ments to the Taft-Hartley law would be recommended by him trict support them all the way. to Congress. Subsequently, the 4" * i 4 amendments were killed by mem­ ANOTHER CASE OF RESCUE AT SEA by an bers of the White House staff and SlU crew took place recently when the gang on the no recommendations sent to Con­ Seatrain Georgia took three Air Force men out of • gress. Durkin told the delegates the water. The seamanship of the SIU crew in he finally resigned when the Presi­ carrying out these rescues won warm praise from dent told him he could no longer the skipper of the ship and the commander of the go along with the proposed amend­ The Seafarers International Union (AFL), Great Lakes Air Force base in Bermuda. ments. District, won a significant victory last week in a»representaHere is another instance of the skilled professional seamen in the Nixon Speech SIU the kind of emergency that's pretty common in their call, tion election aboard five car ferries of the Ann, Arbor Rail­ The day after Durkin spoke the ing. meeting The men on the Georgia certainly lived up to the best standards convention was addressed by Viceroad Company. When the"^ of the industry. and improved conditions for the President Richard Nixon carryingfinal votes were tabulated, the men. 3^ i i a personal message from President SIU came out on top over the The election was held under the Eisenhower. The message spoke SOME READERS OF THE SEAFARERS LOG' v/ill probably be a National Maritime Union (CIO), jurisdiction of the National Media­ of a "misunderstanding" between little astonished by the story on page five of this issue about the priest opposing it on the ballot with tion Board after the SIU petitioned Eisenhower and Durkin and said in Seattle who went to sea as a wiper. It might strike them a little a 126-114 majority. With this for the election on behalf of dig- that the "defects" in the Taft- strange that a cleric would be found among the ranks of working victory, the SIU earned the right satisfied NMU members. The Hartley law were still under study, seamen, even if only for a temporary period. However, those of us to represent 295 employees of the ferries carry rail cars, automobiles subject to Presidehtial recommen­ who have gone to sea for a living find it the common thing for men'bf and passengers from Frankfurt, dations to Congress. company. every calling and- every .profession to join the ranks of the SIU gnd This is the second time the com­ Mich., headquarters of the com­ . • It was the first time that a vice- work as a seamen. pany has been under contract to* pany, to such ports as Manitowoc president of the United States- had Sailing Bug Bites' Them the SIU, having been with the and Kewaunee, Wis., and Menomi­ ever addressed an . AFL convention The sea has a fascination for a lot of shoreside people and if :the Great Lakes District before switch­ nee and Manistique, Mich. in person. But despite Nixon's as­ Looking about in the field of surances, the delegates seemed in­ sailing bug bites them, sooner or later you'll find.them shipping put, ing over to the NMU ten years ago. However, the employees labor representation, officials of clined to accept Durkin's explana­ whether they are postmen, salesmen, trapeze artists, plumbers or any once again voted to go with the the SIU declared they will next tion of what had happened as the other kind of caUing you might name. Then of course, We have the Seafarers, casting better than half try for an election on the Chesa­ more likely version. AFL Presi­ bulk of the sea-going membership, the professional seaman who has -' of the 241 valid ballots for the peake and Ohio Railroad's car dent Meany also indicated that he always. worked on ships. Turning it. the other way around, there's quite a few of our mem­ fex-ry service on the Great Lakes. accepted Durkin's version. The SIU. Although the Great Lakes Dis­ The company has seven ships op­ former Labor Secretary is head of bership who after sailing for a few years have decided to settle down trict, has not received NLRB cer­ erating on Lake Michigan and two the AFL Plumbers Union and was in one spot ashore and make themselves careers in law, the ministry tification as the bargaining agent on the Detroit River. In addition, a delegate of his union at the con­ or a variety of other professions. at this time, officials of the union the company is inaugurating a new vention. Seamen are long accustomed to this divenity of shipmates so they predict that they •\yill take steps car ferry service between Samla hardly think it strange.. It's, all part of the job, and air they ask of Memorial Service for better benefits, hijgher wages and Port Huron, Mich. any crewmember is that he stand his watch and be a shipmate in the Former president Harry S. Tru­ . man also spoke briefly to the dele­ true sense of the word. 4" J" gates at a memorial service for former AFL president William THERE'S BEEN SOME CHANGES IN THE SET-UP among ship­ Green who died last year. Others owners' organi^tions which may have, considerable .importance for addressing the convention includ­ the working seaman in the long run. The National Federation of ed Secretary of State John Foster American Shipping which'used to represent a portion of the nation's Dulles. shipping interests in Washington has gone oiit of business and has Action voted by the delegates been replaced by the American Merchant Marine Institute. Seafarers at the last Moblld mem­ of New York. Moore, who hails included approval of a program of Offhand this would not seeni to matter very much*to seamen, but bership meeting show^ their con­ originally from Massachusetts, public relations and continuation it could have considerable bearing on the position taken by the op­ fidence in Brother John Crews joinM in the port Of Bostan on of the current radio news series, erators before Congress on legislation dealing with maritime matters. when they elected him the meet­ April 27, 1946. He's 26 years old choice of,Los Angeles as the site Divided Viewpoint and now makes his home with his of the next year's convention, and ing chairman by In the past your Cnioh has expressed regret that the shipowners wife in Port Arthur. Both of these a decision to set up a new AFL a vote of 33 to 7. have been divided in their viewpoints before Congress. Several dif-headquarters in Washington. men siail on deck. Crews then took ferent organizations have been at odds over the kind over and ran the tit of shipping legislation that's' needed for the in­ Baltimore's meeting featured xn e m bership dustry. The result has been that Congress has three rank and file Seafarers in meeting in solid found it tough to find a common area of agreement charge of all meeting posts. Chair­ style. in the industry on which it could base legislative man of the gathering was Perley The 23-yearaction. O. Solberg, who sails in the en­ An outfit calling itself the old Seafarer is a Since the AMMI has now taken over for the old gine department. Solberg orig­ Order of Master Mariners is native of the federation, it could be a sign that the operators inally comes from the freshwater greatly distressed at a recent state of Alabama, Crews are coming closer together on legislative matters. state of Wisconsin. He joined the Coast Guard policy statement having been bom On that score it would appear to be a constructive dealing with shipboard disci­ there on November 4, 1929. He SIU in New York on October 17, move provided the, AMMI takes steps to consider pline. One of its representa­ started . sailing with the SIU as 1947. He's 65 years of age. the needs of those shippers who at present have no connection with tives testified in Washington Recording secretary at Baltimore soon as he was old enough to go that organization. that the policy statement v/a's to sea and became a member of was Seafarer Thomas A. Jackson, "dangerous" because it didn't the ynion in the port of New York veteran steward. Jackson is one 3^ 4" 4" specify that a seaman must of the early April 30, 1948. WE'VE HAD QUITE A FEW LETTERS RECENTLY from ex-Seaimplicitly obey an officer at members of the Crews sails in the deck depart­ farerS with the Armed Forces in Korea and from others in the Army SIU, getting his all times. ment with the SIU and has his remarking on how well they have been treated by Seafarers aboard The gist of the statement Union book in home and family in the port of ships in that area. It seem^ that quite a friendship has sprung up differentiates between a re­ Baltimore on Mobile. between ship's, crews and the Army men there. The SIU men in uni­ quest by an officer and an ac­ January 16, 1939. form write that seeing an SIU ship is the next best thing to a visit tual order. Seamen must obey He was bom in home. . ^ the order provided it is neces­ Lake Charles, which seldom has South Carolina In one instance the crew of trie Western Trader took a mUster and sary for the safety and .opera­ enough men around to make a on May 11, 1915, collected iponey to help one group of Army men build a chapel, an tion of the ship and has been meeting quorum, came up, with but now lives action for, which they were highly praised by a local Army newspaper. one of its rare meetings the other with his family commimicated in clearly un­ Jackson In the light of the good relations generally existing between seamen derstandable language. night. Matters were taken in in the port of and the Armed Forces,; it's a little hard to understand why the top The master mariners object hand by Searfarer James Parker Baltimore brass continues to impose restrictions on seamen's shore leave .in to the idea of an officer "re­ of Moultrie, Georgia, who served Albert J. Martinelli of Oneida, Korean ports, partici^ly when the fighting has ended there. questing" anything of a sea­ as meetihg chairnian, and Thomas Pennsylvania, was the meeting's . We've been .making some headway on this problem with the Defense Moore. Port Arthur, Texas, who reading clerk. Martinelli has been man. According to them, any­ thing an officer tells a seaman Department in Washington, although'they have been passing the buck handled the recording secretary's with the SIU for nearly ten years, to the local commanders in Korea on this score. In any case, these Job. Parker, .who is 45> has been joinihg in Baltimore on December is an order that should be rules are a pretty obvious injustice to our men, and your Union is con . a member of the BIU since April, 19«3. He's 31 years old and sails obeyed at all costs. tinning its efforts to remedy them. 1931^ when he Joined ill the port in the engine department Great Lakes SlU Wins Vote On Ann Arbor Car Ferries b Mutiny SuM Put ^Em In Irons iH If. rty iAs I S'oo It* • • ; •: % �Oetober t, l»St SEAFAntRS tOG Par* Fir* Priest Signs On As Wiper With SlU l! ' Seafarers are accustomed to having men from all walks of life for their shipmates but few can claim the experience of the crew of the Louis Emery, Jr. When the freighter paid off in Long Beach, California,'*' recently, one of the men The father gave another reason aboard for payoff was Father for his decision to go to sea. He Albert Schirmacher, a 33-year-oid has long been attracted by the con­ gregation of the sea and how to priest. Father Schirmacher, a priest in reach seamen with his message. To the Old Roman Catholic Church effectively get across to seamen. (not to be confused with the Father Schirmacher says, "You Roman Catholic Church), shipped don't just walk down to the dock out as a wiper for the trip to the and-approach people." He believes Far East for the same reason that that in working as a seaman he most SIU members ship out— can get to know the men better money. To be sure, the money than as an outsider. Something of motive in the padre's case was not this same philosophy is encom­ personal. His parish in Seattle is passed in the actions of a group badly in need of funds with which of French "worker priests," who to build a church. Services have took jobs in factories and fields to been held in temporary quarters get to know the laboring man bet­ thus far. When enough pledges ter. are in, construction on a church Have Own Code edifice will begin. Father Schir­ His experiences in talking to macher devotes all his earnings as Seafarers varied, the priest said. a Seafarer to the church fund and While he discovered that seamen these earnings have totaled $1,200 are a group apart, with their own so far. code and customs, he and the crew accepted each other on their own terms. While some crew members did not give "ringing" endorse­ Proper Repair ment to his pas£a.«.;eway bell-ring­ Lists Help All ing, many participated in daily mass with him. At first, the black The settlement of repair gang was a bit confused by the lists means a lot to the men presence of a man of the cloth in who stay aboard a ship, and to the engine room, but this distance the new crew that comes was soon replaced by friendly feel­ ings. aboard, just as the repair list Crew Built Altar made out by the previous He was soon referred to by the crew means a lot to you. familiar "Father Albert," a sign Because repairs mean a lot that he had made a hit with his fel­ to your comfort and living low Seafarers, in spite of his cleri­ conditions aboard ship, they cal ways. An indication of the es­ should be handled in the teem he was held in by these men of differing faiths was the gesture proper fashion. of the crew in building Father Each department delegate Schirmcher an altar to worship on. must make put three copies of When this altar was washed over­ his repair list. board in a storm, the crew pitched The ship's delegate should in and built him another, which re­ gave one copy to the head of mained intact. Crewmembers ob­ the department eoncerned, one served that the friendliness of the copy to the company represen­ crew to the padre puts, the lie to tative, and one copy to the the old sailor's superstition that a. Union patrolman. priest aboard was bad luck. While Father Albert did not say In this way, everyone has a whether or not he would ship out copy of the repair list and again, crewmembers indicated that there is a check to make sure he would be welcome on board. the work is done. rOR and ihe WiU CONtYITUTION RK3«re ANO PRIVllEGeS AS SlU MSN- ARg OlfARANrEED BY YOKK CONSmUTiON. • THJS TfA rUKB tS OEYfON.eb TO ACOUASNr YCMJ W)T« THESE giOHrs AMD F-RIVIIEGES. From Article XIII, Section 6 "Before assuming office, ever/ officer, port agent, and patrol­ man shall take the following oath: «'l do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the duties of of the SIU, and I will, to the best of my ability, protect and preserve the Consti­ tution of this Union and the wel­ fare of the membership'." Every elected official upon assum-. ing office must take this oath, which he is required to obey com­ pletely. Any violation of the oath would lead to immediate disci­ plinary action under the terms of fhe Union Constitution. , Seatrain Georgia is seen above maneuvering to pick up survivors from the B-29 which crashed into the Atlantic 30C miles from Charleston, SC. Part of pi ane which photographed rescue is seen at right. ST Georgia Rescues 3 Airmen Three survivors of an Air Force B-29 weather plane, including one severely burned crewmember, were rescued by the Seatrain Georgia, Saturday morning, September 19, after 18 hours in tiny rubber liferafts. Six other c rewmembers of the plane were picked up by the British steamship Nassau, Seafarers aboard the Sea­ sea. Nine crewmembers escaped third survivor. Airman Norman train Lines vessel- drew high but seven are missing and are pre­ Prosser, was found one hour later. praise from both the skipper of the sumed lost. He was in a rubber life raft in ship and the Air Force base com­ The Georgia was on her way south badly burned condition so the mander for their successful rescue to Texas City, Texas, when it Georgia put out its port lifeboat efforts, in high seas. picked up feeble distress calls. and hoisted him on board on a Burst Into Flames Checking with the Coast Guard, stretcher. The B-29 had been on a hurri­ the skipper learned of the plane Transferred To Cutter cane-hunting mission over the crash' and immediately proceeded Subsequently the Georgia con­ Gulf Stream, en-route from Hunter to the scene. Air Force Base near Savannah to Forty-five minutes later it picked tinued to search back and forth Bermuda. It burst into flames up the first two survivors, Paul L. across the area without success. wthout warning and went into the Dione and Edwin H. Sischo. The Meanwhile first aid treatment and morphine was given to the in­ jured survivor. With the man in bad shape and running a high fever, the skipper notified the Coast Guard and was instructed to proceed to the Charleston sea buoy. There the three survivors were transferred to the cutter Renewal of the investigation into the state of the US mari­ Travis. The ship then resumed its time industry has been announced by Senator Charles E. Pot­ course to Texas City. ter, chairman of the Senate subcommittee involved. The new­ Captain J. C. Wenzel expressed est set of hearings will open-*; high praise for all the crew, espe­ in San Francisco, October 21, gency" with foreign-flag craft. cially the men in the lifeboat in­ He emphasized that it was not cluding Seafarers Teofil Smigieland will deal with West Coast the purpose of his subcommittee ski, cardeckman; Yu Song Yee, carshipping problems. Subjects under examination at to look into crime and corruption deckriian; W. H. Smith, AB Main­ tenance; G. R. Johnson, bosun; this heating will be the Pacific on the waterfront. Other commitUe members are Harry Nelson, cardeckman; and AB coast's world-wide berth opera­ tions, the state of shipping to Ha­ Senators Warreii Magnuson (D., maintenance men C. Farnham and waii and Australia, coastwise op­ Wash.) and John M. Butler (R., T. J. Forsberg. Similar praise was received in erations including Alaska, tank­ Md.), both of whom are. from mari­ er business, shipbuilding and labor time states. . Counsel , to the sub­ a menage from Colonel Peterson, committee is John Drewry, who commander of the Kindley Air relations! served as counsel for,the House The Potter committee held a Merchant Marine Committee in Force' - Base in Bermuda. "My lengthy series of hearings last win­ the 81st and 82nd Congresses. heartiest congratulations" he wire­ ter and spring in Washington on Drewry is a specialist in maritime lessed, "for a job well done for aiding in search and picking up the general maritime picture, be­ law. survivors from drashed B-29." fore going out on the regional in­ vestigations, Subsequently, the committee plans to go to the. Gulf and study shipping out of New Orleans and other Gulf ports. Endorse 1938 Act As Senator Potter indicated in an exclusive article appearing in the August 21 issue of the SEA­ FARERS LOG the subcommittee is committed to the principles of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, but may find it necessary to recom­ mend new legislation to meet changing conditions In the indus­ try. , The first hearings took up the question of the size and compo­ sition of the merchant fleet, its fu­ ture potential and the special problems faced by shippers. The new hearings will deal largely with the effectiveness of existing mari­ time legislation and the way It is being administered by the agen­ cies involved. Describing the shortage of United States-flag tankers as one of the biggest problems. Potter Airman 1/c Norman. E. Prosser, adrift for 24 hours in one-man added that it was "folly of the first dinghy, gets drink of water from Coast Guard seaman after rescue by Seatrain Georgia along with eight others from ditched lt-29. order to assume that we could Plane was hunting hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean. meet our heeds in time of emer­ Potter Committee Renews Maritime Industry Survey • SJtJ ',1 U'-ll �>,• %, V rmisbt «• ••, v;- t. SKAFARKHS 100 For Hospitals SIU NEWSLETTER Crews Aid from WASHINGTON I ' ' -I I I • Ml 1 • I ^ Because the Immigration Service and the Department of State are bogged down in work, without enough manpower to handle the job. properly, it may be years before all alien seamen are documented with individual non-immigrant visas, as required under the McCarran Act. The law, which became effective in December of last year provides that alien seamen must have valid passports and individual non-immi­ grant visas. However, at the same time, the law provides that until such time as it becomes practicable to issue these individual visas, alien seamen may be admitted into the US if their names appear on the crew list of the arriving vessel. The process of Issuing individual visas to seamen has bogged down at American Consulates due to lack of personnel. The Department of State has indicated that unless Congress provides more funds for the hiring of employees to handle the work, it may be four years be­ fore all alien seamen receive their individual visas.. t Representatives of AFL and CIO unions on the West Coast meet in the MEOW hall in San Francisco to protest the proposed closing of US Public Health Service hospitals. Marty Breithoff, SIU West Coast representative, is standing at right while Tom Banning, San Francisco port agent, is seated third from left. Spurred by the growing threat against the USPHS hospital program, Seafarers aboard the Brightstar (Traders) took matters into their own hands this week after a meeting aboard ship and sent telegrams to Senators and Congressmen protesting a proposed slash in the budget which would cut into-^ the life-line of the marine hos­ Congress sits next January to con­ decided interest in keeping the hospitals open, with the SIU lead­ sider the question. pital .program. A total of 39 telegrams were sent to the legislators, including President Eisenhower and Sena­ tors Jackson of Washington, Kefauver of Tennessee and Watkins of Utah urging that the hospitals be kept open, according to M. A. IMachel, ship's delegate. This pile of telegrams added to the growing numbei-s of mail directed to Wash­ ington in a concerted effort to get Congress to oppose any budget cut tor the coming fiscal year. The snowballing movement is in response to a plea in the SEA­ FARERS LOG for the membeis of the SIU to Inform their Con­ gressmen of the situation and urge them to oppose it when the Close All But Three At present, there are 16 USPHS hospitals operating throughout the country, after ten closings in the past two years. Director of the Budget Joseph M. Dodge has proposed that all but three, the Carville leprosarium, the narcotics hospital at Lexington, Ky., and the mental hospital at Fort Wortli, Texas, be shut down. Similar sen­ timent is found in the Department of Health Education and Welfare whose director, Ovcta Culp Hobby, led the fight in the last session of Congress to curtail the number of hospitals serving seamen and Gov­ ernment employees. Maritime interests have shown a SIU COMMITTEES I L.. •nI I AT WORK Another instance in which a headquarters appeals committee has acted favorably on the appeal of an accused Seafarer took place recently in New York. In this case the Seafarer had been tried by a committee in Philadelphia and or­ dered expelled under the provi­ sions of Article XVI Section 2 (lu of the constitution dealing with deliberate a n-d imauthorized in­ terference w i t li the execution of an official's du­ ties and delib­ erate and mali. cious villificalion. Further penalties of lesser nature had been pro­ Beach vided under Ar­ ticle XVI Section 3 (c). The Seafarer appealed the con­ viction to headquarters on the .grounds that the penalties were too severe, particularly in light of his past blameless record in the Union. A committee consisting of A. T. Arnold, J. A. Anderson, Alex Dudde, Robert Beach, John Jellette and Will Vaughan was elected by a special membership meeting at headquartei's to hear the case. Penalty Too Severe After hearing all the evidence pro and con, tlm cpni^ttee decided that the conviction was justified but that the trial committee's pen- alty recommendations were too severe. Consequently they recom­ mended that the sentence of ex­ pulsion be reduced to' the mini­ mum penalty for that offense, a fine. Similarly, the two year sus­ pension voted under Article XVI Section 3 (c) Was also reduced to a fine, clearing the man to ship through the SIU hall, t Performing at the payoff when the patrolman is trying to straight­ en out beefs and the men are getting their money Is considered a most serious offense. It's cer­ tainly annoying to men who want to get their dough and get ashore. One Seafarer down in New Orleans was brought up on charges "because at payoff time he was drunk .and interfering with the procedure of an orderly payoff. He was notified to appear before a trial committee consisting of Fred Shaia, George McFall, Shaia Louis Suslovitz, P. N. O'Connor and Sam Busby. The accused Seafarer acknowl­ edged tlie registered letter of noti­ fication but failed to appear. Con­ sequently the trial was held and the man found guilty. A two year suspension and fines on three, counts totaling $150 were imposed. ing the way as it did in the battle during the last session of Con­ gress, resulting in the saving of three hospitals scheduled for the axe. Mates Call Walkout On Tankships Deck officers aboard 200 Ameri­ can-flag oil tankers operating on the Atlantic and Gulf Coast, mem­ bers of the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union, , have walked off theh* ships in a work stoppage as contract demands were, not met by operators of 200 tankers. Captain C. T. Atkins, head of the Master's, Mates and Pilots, AFL, which represents 2,000 deck officers on tankers, announced that negotiations for a contract were stalemated, and that no work would be done 'without a contract. The union's two-year pact with the company expired during the week and Atkins said that the union was authorized by a vote of the mem­ bership to strike, if necessary, to win their demajids. Vacation Issue Prime points over which the contract is stalled and which the union is demanding is a one-month vacation after each five months wofiked, for hiring of all officers from second mate down through the union hiring hall and for em­ ployment of relief mates to relieve regular officers while a ship is in port. According to reports, the union has decided to forego a six percent increase in base wages in favor of the extended vacation plan. Agreement was reached on some union demands but the employers refused to yield on the key vaca­ tion issues. Company spokesmen reportedly were in favor of the straight six percent wage increase instead of the vacation plan which is considered more desirable by the union. Union negotiators are standing by for further talks. At present the major negotiations are being conducted with the Pan American Petroleum and Transport Company. V t i Members of Congress gradually are becoming aware of the fact that the problem of maintaining an adequate operating fleet cannot be separated from the problem of maintaining an American shipbuilding industry. However, whether Congressmen are willing to become an ally of the shipbuilding industry, and approve a few dollars here and there for maintaining the.industry, is problematical. ' The importance of the shipbuilding industry to national defense is self-evident. During.^ the last war; the percentage of Government ex­ penditure for wartime shipbuilding facilities was exceeded only by the percentage of expenditure devoted to two other industries: ord­ nance and aircraft manufacture.;;, t t The newest company negotiating with the Government for purchase of Mariner ships is the Matson Navigation Company. However, the rub is this. Actually Matson wants to build new combination passengercargo ships for its US West Coast-Australia-New Zealand run. On the other hand, the Maritime Administration, Department of Commerce, is trying its best to seli Mariners and is attempting to interest Matson in converting a couple of Mariners. ', The Government has received feelers from the American, President Lines, States Marine Corporation and Moore-McCormack Steamship Lines as to purchase of the new type ship, but is keeping a tight lid clamped on the negotiations for sale. To date, the Pacific Far East Line is the only company that has contracted to purchase Mariners. Opinion differs among maritime employers as to the worth of the ships. Many claim the steamship industry cannot absorb the 35 Mariners at $4,500,000 per ship, which is the estimated price for the vessels under present law. The hint by the employers is that they would like to see special legislation in order to reduce the sale price. However, Louis Rothschild, new Maritime Administrator, will try to get rid of the Mariners without any special legislation. t i ^ The past two-week period was quite a period at the Interstate Com­ merce Commission for intercoastal steamship lines. In several im­ portant decisions, the ICC (a) denied the application of West Coast Trans-Oceanic SS Line (Trader Line) to engage in the intercoastal trade; (b) authorized States Marine Corporation to engage in the eastbound intercoastal movement, beginning in December of this year, of lumber and timber from California, Oregon and Washington ports to US Atlantic ports from Hampton Roads to Eastport, Maine; and (c) granted eastbound intercoastal operating rights, as a common carrier, to the Isbrandtsen Company. At the present time, there are about 13 carriers having authority to operate as common carriers in the intercoastal* trade, and three with authority to operate as contract carriers. In its new eastbound inter­ coastal lumber service. States Marinie will operate 24 sailings yearly^, averaging 2 a month. Isbrandtsen, under its new authority in the, domestic trade, will make 26 yearly eastbound intercoastal sailings. Both States Marine and Isbrandtsen aiso operate extensively in the foreign trades, so that the;ICC decisions regffintr the policy that steahii ship lines have the right to opeitate; both in foreign and domestic trades^ provided they otherwise qualify under the law. • J, • Ji ^ Although Iron ore promises to become one of the most 'important items of American seaborne commerce during the next decade, no American flag ore ships are being built to share in this booming, im­ port trade. It has been estimated that ore imports from Labrador, Newfoundland, Venezuela, Sweden, Liberia, Mexico and Cuba will exceed 25,000,000 tons a year by 1955. These foreign imports are necessary because depleted dome.stic ore supplies cannot meet the ever-mounting demand for iron and steel in the US. The prospects are that this vital material for American industry will be carried primarily by foreign-fiag ships, unless American vessels are built. At the moment, there are only about 10 ships under the US flag which were especially de,signed for hauling' iron ore in foreign commerce. t' 3. ft The Maritime Administration and Federal Maritime Board are prey­ ing once again to being no more than the stepchild in Government agency circles. For many years, the Government shipping agency has been located in the Department of Commerce Building in this city, but wL.it happens! A new agency is formed and it becomes necessary for somebody to move out of the Commerce Building to make room. The MA and FMB are choisen to get out, and find new headquarters elsewhere. '" Maritime is moving into the General Accounting Office Building, The irony of this is that Maritime will be ,in the same building as the Comptroller General of the US, an outspoken critic of the administi'ation. of the shipping laws. . , . . , , �Oetolber %. IfSI SEAFARERS SOLONS TOVil FABM BELT—A bus load of Congressmen, mem­ bers of the House Agricultural Committee, was busy touring agricul­ tural areas of the country last week In an effort to work out a solution for skidding farm prices. The lawmakers spent most of the week In the Southeastern states, which have been particularly hard hit by the slump. Indicative of dissatisfaction on the part of the farmers with the Elsenhower administration was the symbol of a pair of shrunken trousers, presented to the Congressmen to Illustrate shrunken farm income and called "Elsenhower Pants." Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson was the target of the bitterest attacks by the farmers In the South and the Mid-West. Unless the situation is alleviated quickly. Indications are that the Republicans will feel the discontent In next year's Congressional elections. it 4" 4" WHERE IS BERIA?—The button, button, who's got the button ac­ counts of the whereabouts of L. P. Beria, purged Soviet Interior minister^ read like something out of £: Phillips Oppenhelm. During the past ten days Beria has been reported In Spain, France, Denmark, West Ger­ many and Yugoslavia. An agent of Senator Joseph McCarthy claims to be in touch with him. The story goes that Beria managed to escape from his Soviet prison and make his way to Western Europe, where he got in touch with Senator McCarthy's agent and offered to "tell all," In return for political asylum. Responsible Government circles de­ nounced the rumors as a hoax. i t RED PILOT TO GET |100,000—In a dramatic break for the UN lines, North Korean Senior Lieutenant Noh Keun Suk flew the first MIG-15 Into Allied territory. This Is the first opportunity that UN forces In Korea have had to examine the Russian-built super-speed jet. Speculation 'arose Immediately as to whether General Mark Clark's offer of a $100,000 reward to the first North Korean 'or Chinese pilot to deliver one of the jets Intact was still valid, since the cease fire. American authorities announced that Lt. Noh would re­ ceive the money, on which he will not have to pay American Income tax, and be granted political asy­ lum. A thornier problem seemed to be the disposition of the plane. Indications were that the MIG-15, after a thorough going ovep« by UN technicians, would be returned Lt. Noh Kuen Suk, North to North Korea. Korean pilot who flew the 4" t 4> first MIG-15 to Klmpo Airport AMERICAN POWs ELECT TO to collect a $100,000 reward. STAY — Twenty-three American prisoners of war, held in North Korean stockades for periods of time ranging from a few months to three years, have refused repatriation and indicated that they will remain in North Korea or China. When the group was delivered by their captors to the neutral-manned repatria­ tion camps they shouted to the Chinese that they would "meet you In Peiping." Then, In cheering-section fashion, they proceeded to shout Communist slogans, sing the Internationale and jeer at American troops as "imperialists" and "wat-mongers." Among the responses from Washington was a proposal by Congressman Otto Passman,, Democrat of Louisiana, that the Government send the wives and parents of these men to Korea In an effort to persuade them to return. 4" 4" 4" WARREN NAMED CHIEF JUSTICE—California's Governor Earl Warren was named Wednesday to succeed the late Fred Vinson as Chief Justice of the United States., A former Republican Vice-Presi­ dential candidate and twke a contender for his party's presidential nomination,' Warren has served as governor of the nation's second most populous state for three consecutive terms. tr'uf Sere* LOG Deaf To III Members' Needs, Turn Down Request For Blood Aid NMU patients at the Manhattan Beach USPHS Hospital last week started another campaign in an attempt to get some help from their union's welfare plan. While on the West Coast, the NMU patients in the San Francisco USPHS Hospital thanked the SIU for supplying blood donors for one^' of their brothers after the blood donors. The NMU, they said, ships, that NMU patients NMU had turned them down. turned them down and told them state that, "It has become so now The 'Frisco patients also stated that they were completely In back of the Manhattan Beach attempt to get some help from the welfare plan as the Manhattan Beach pa­ tients began a campaign of letters to all NMU ships and halls and a letter to Neal Hanley, NMU secre­ tary, In an attempt to get some action. Nothing Since Christmas All long-term patients, they ex­ plained that they have not gotten any help Trom the NMU/s welfare plan after their first 13 weeks In the hospital. "We haven't gotten any money from the union since last Christmas," they said, "and with about 100 men here, the only money we've gotten since Christ­ mas was one $70 donation from one ship. We got a 'bonus' of $25 from the welfare plan and $10 from the NMU Itself at Christmas, but we only got that after the SEAFARERS LOG ran a story about how we weren't getting any help from the union." In a letter to Hanley, the pa­ tients asked that a "responsible official" of the union be sent to the hospital to meet with the pa­ tients, but that It be somebody who had the authority to make de­ cisions for the union. Hanley an­ swered their letter by saying that the patients are free to see the top officials of the union, just as everyone of the membership. Han­ ley also told the patients they could tell their problems to the regular patrolman who visits the hospital occasionally. Meanwhile, on th^e West Coast, the patients in the Frisco hospi­ tal sent a letter of thanks to the SIU. "Just a few lines," they said, "to express the thanks and appre­ ciation of all the NMU members In the tuberculosis ward for the vital assistance rendered by the members of the SIU in San Fran­ cisco and for the spirit of friend­ ship in which this aid was given when one of our members had to undergo surgery a couple of weeks ago." The NMU members explained that, when one of their members had to have an operation, they called the NMU hall and asked for that no blood donors were avail­ able. Then, they said, they called the SIU "and explained our situa­ tion regarding the blood needed. We don't know who answered the phone In the SIU hall, but we cer­ tainly breathed a sigh of relief when the answer was, 'Why cer­ tainly. I'll put the call up and send some men out right away.'" The West Coast patients also joined with their brothers at Man­ hattan Beach In voicing their dis­ satisfaction with the NMU welfare plan. "We have to depend on do­ nations from the ships," they said, "because we don't get any money from the union. We didn't even get the Christmas bonus that was given to the guys at Manhattan Beach." In the letter they sent to all NMU Trades Union Book For Khaki Look 4 • "4 Former Seafarer L. J. DeGane, left, recently inducted into the Army, asks Paul Drozak, Seattle patrolman, about retiring Union book. Later, he picked up his last SIU Vacation Plan check for a while, before heading back to his new outfit. YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Budget For A Family What does a family need to live on these days? This question may be of Interest to bachelor Seafarers con­ templating the matrimonial leap, as well as of vital Im­ portance to married men and their families.. This department has worked out a budget for a wife and tWo children based on today's living costs. We esti­ mate it would take about $60 a week to provide a typical family of three with a moderately comfortable and healthy but economical standard of living, exclusive of the hus­ band's expenses (not Including his clothing, tobacco, shav­ ing needs and other expenses, nor even including the cost of his food while at home.) For a wife and just one child, the costs—based on the same moderate standard of living—would be about $45 a week. For a wife rnd three youngsters, the weekly tab would be about $72 a week. (You can figure that living costs for a fanilly of two generally.are about 25 per cent less than for three; for a family of four about 20 per cent more.) Budgets Will Vary Now mind you, these are only "typlcaU' costs and since there is no actual "typical" family, each one's budget must vary^ according to Its needs and per;>onail desires. - The only'value of a typical budget of this sort Is as ,a yard­ stick for making out i^our own budget, and. to serve as a checkub rawberd you might be byiersi^nding in some de­ that the brothers are absolutely destitute due to the inadequacy of the so-called pension and welfare plan." They ask their NMU brothers, "Why are other unions paying benefits indefinitely and yie NMU only for 13 weeks?" And they point out that, "It has come to the point where we have to bum for cigarettes and other essentials." The patients state that they have written letters of complaint to the "Pilot," the NMU's newspaper, but that the letters have never been printed, and also state that their pleas for meetings with NMU offi­ cial and for clarifications on the welfare plan have all been turned down, and ask all their NMU brothers to join in the campaign to help them out. partment of family living. Otherwise, you have to tailor your own budget. For example, some families may have to. pay more than the $12 a week (approximately s$51 a month) alloted in our sample budget for rent and heat, and thus be compelled to cut down on some other ex­ penses. Too, your family living costs Increase as children get older. Here's the sample budget we've worked out for a "typi­ cal" family of three, considering it to include one child of five and one of ten: EXPENSES FOR WIFE AND CHILDREN Approx. Per Cent Food $1S.00 31.5 Rent, Heat ..... : 12.00 20 Utilities 2.00 3.5 Clothing and Upkeep 7.00 12 Home Furnishings, Repairs 4.00 6.5 Medical Care 3.00 5 Personal Care 2.00 3.5 Transportation 3.00 5 Recreation, Advancement . 4.00 6.5 Savings, Insurance 4.00 6.5 $60.00 100% ': The allotment for medical care is typical of actual Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying average costs, which run about five per cent of income. The rent or home expense item, of course, is the big vari­ able on which other budget allotments depend. "Per­ sonal care" includes haircuts, toilet soaps, tooth pastes, cosmetics, etc. The "Transportation" item is a moderate one, and does not allow for owning a car. According to the AAA, it costs about $900 a year to own a car, includ­ ing depreciation and garaging, if you do the average mileage of 9,000 miles a year. Even if you own an older car with only small depreciation, have no garage expense, and your mileage down to 4-5,000 a year, it would still cost you about five bucks a week. The big question is, can a family of three feed itself on $19 a week? Yes, if it buys right. Remember that this sum does not Include soaps and toiletries, nor food for entertaining, but just family food. Food is the item with biggest difference among families. One survey showed that some families spend less than $5-per person a week, others in the same city spend over $12. Our budget allots a little over $6 per person. To make you own budget, you first ought to keep a record of all your spending for several months, then com­ pare your average weekly expeqditures with the typical figures shown here. Then make up your own budget on the basis of what you feel you need to spend in each category. �" Pace Slclit SEAFARERS Co. Tokes Care' Of Oldfimer—For Cash , IPG Oetober 2,195S CASH BENEFITS SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID To.....^.r«?^:r...'!5r.5 fnm No. Sfff«f« ReceiTlng Benefit* thU Period i Aitntf Benefito Paid Each Seafotet Total Benefits Paid this Period •PM •ss WELRAM, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Crewmembers of the Florida stand with bowed heads around the coffin of the late Seafarer. Juan Santalla. at dockside ceremonies in Havana conducted by the Masonic lodge of which Santalla was a member. Just in case there are any seamen around anywhere who think a company will "take care" of them—unless it's made to do so by a strong union contract—they might consider the case of Seafarer Juan Manso-* their bill of $700 includes a charge Santalla. Santalla gave 45 years of of $145 for transporting Santalla's It service to the P. &. O. Steamship Company, which operates the Florida, which shuttles between Miami and Havana. When San­ talla died aboard the Florida on September 1, however, the com­ pany refused to do anything, al­ though he had started working for them in 1908. Demanded Cash For one thing, the company would not accept any responsibility for the preparation of Santalla's body in Havana so that it could be returned to the States for burial. Instead, tde company in­ sisted that Joe Cruz, Santalla's beneficiary under the Seafarers Welfare Plan, put up a deposit of $700 before it would even notify the undertaker in Havana to em­ balm the body. Cruz, an oldtimer who had sailed on the Florida and helped organize it, put up the $700. By mail, Cruz received a receipt from the undertakers for $700 for "serv­ ices rendered," but received no itemized statement showing just what his money had gone for. Charged For 'Baggage' In addition, Cruz received an excess baggage check of $41.77 from the P. & O., for loading ex­ cess baggage, meaning the com­ pany was charging him for putting Santalla's casket aboard ship. Although he has no itemized statement from the undertakers, Cruz says, he understands that Speak Your Mind At SMU Meetings i.fc 113 ,k. fe.^ ii^. ' Under the Union constitu­ tion every member attending a Union meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting—chairman, read­ ing clerk and recording secre­ tary. Your union urges you to takOjan active part in meet­ ings by taking these posts of service. And of course, ail members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue under discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let their shipmates know what's on their mind. body from Havana to Miami. This is in addition to the charge of $41.77 from the company for load­ ing the casket aboard ship, as "ex­ cess baggage." "If they do charge for transport­ ing the body," Cruz says, "I think that's one of the lowest things a company could do to a man, after he'd worked for them for 45 years." Buried In Key West After being returned to Miami, Santalla's body was sent to Key West for burial, and wreaths of flowers wei-e,sent from the crewmembers in each department on the Florida and from the Union. The company, Cruz reports, "did not even send one flower." States Appeal Tidelands Act oc HoaBltal Bene&tm jum Pf yh Ptayfitt PltiblMty gwfiw 11 SIS At MltttilitT BeMBM Pcatlfef U Toeel WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY HosBkal Beoefits Peid Since Tulv L 1950 * Death Benefite Paid Since Tulv L 19*10 » Dlaabilitv Benefka Paid Since May 1. 1952 * •w 375" o/s [ / fcr Matfrolty Bfflefitf Pajj Sig^f Apytf |, Vacation Benefka Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 * oa Laj Stl JsisL 2i • Dftty Bfnefif ?cgaa WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Vacation Cash on Hand Welfare Estimated Accounts Receirable' Welfare US Government Bonda (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS *l£2fJULl l^/.lLS oa iinrrfn^ In a move to fight the recent tidelands oil bill, passed by the Republican 82nd Congress and signed by President Eisenhower, three states have filed suits asking that the law; be ruled unconstitu­ tional by the Supreme Court. The states involved are Alabama, Ar­ SOMMENTSt kansas and Rhode Island. The offshore oil bill provides that revenues from deposits of off­ shore oil which formerly went to aided by Union publicity on sending applications for various all the states now be paid to three lenefits directly to the headquarters offices of the Union. states only, Texas, California and Louisiana. It also established the boundaries of Texas and Florida as ten miles out and Louisiana thiee he assets of the Plans continue to grow, even though new miles out. benefits are added frcoi time to time. Present^ assets of the The three 4)rotesting states are attempting to have the new law de­ Plans combined totals |3,753y9Ag*A5* clared unconstitutional and seek to prevent the federal Govern­ ment from turning over to the Anyone desiring information on benefits due under the Flans three coastal states revenues al­ should contact the nearest glU Port Agent idio wU^ be able ready held by the Treasury from submerged oil lands. They also '»o supply them with the informatioi^ seek permission to sue California, Louisiana and Texas. In addition, Alabama desires to 9*-28—53 »ftt#ooo'ooooo«rft«ooiOft••••••Oft•••••••••wowt Mtrator Smbmitad r, AMMI restrain Louisiana, Florida, and Texas from carrying out a plan to require fishing licenses from those states to fish inside the newly-de­ fined boundaries in the Gulf of Mexico. The Attorney-General claimed that Alabama citizens had All these are yours without contributing a single nickel on your part — Collecting SIU bene­ ft eonriitutional privilege to fish fits is easy, whether it's for hospital, birth, disability or death Yeu get first rate personal is thft Gulf of Mexico. service imraediately through, your Union's representatives; ler^Ea rfl Payments of all benefits maintain a steady level, possibly ... and, remember this... �October 2. 1981 SEAFARERS LOG Pare Nino UNION TALK Alawai Harvests 10 Stowaways By KEITH TERPE Tlie resounding action of the delegates to the American Federation of Labor's 72nd convention in St. Louis last vyeek, with the Federation voting to end the 60-year affiliation of the Intemationar Long­ shoremen's Association, offers a mor&l which Atlantic seamen' should study carefully. Here was a case where the parent union body, the AFL itself, took action against one of its own units for being way off the -track of bona fide unionism. The old ILA was found guilty of every­ thing in the book and, because of that, it had no place in the AFL. Actually there was another way of putting the old ILA scheme of things out of business and that way, of course, was for the longshore membership to clean it up from within. This was something the honest elements of the ILA membership had tried before, but intimidation by the vicious forces in control stopped them evei-y time they tried to get underway. Thus, the only other method, the route chosen by the parent AFL, was the only way left to clean up the mess. _New Union On Its Way Now, with a new AFL longshore union on its way, and the decent members of the old longshore union flocking to it as a means of getting out from under the thumb of the mob, the once-victimized membership has a new lease on life. And what is the parallel in Atlantic? Maybe the king-pins of the Atlantic Maritime Employees Union aren't the same type of "racketeers" who ran the old ILA's membership into the ground, but they certainly operate the same way. The so-called "independent" 'Atlantic "union" has also kept the membership under its thumb through its direct tie-in with the company and the fact that a man either worked under the set-up which existed or he went hungry. This outlaw outfit, like so many other one-company set-ups of its kind which aren't really "unions," never acted like a bona fide trade union in its life. It has never held membership meetings, or a membership vote on its contracts and other deals with the company. Its elections for offi­ cials are rigged from the start; its financial operations have never been open to the on-the-spot inspection of the membership. Officials are on the payroll of the company and the "union" kt the same time; hiring is done on a "you, you and you" basis, with no attempt at a fair, demo­ cratic system of filling jobs. Close Parallel Between the Two The old ILA was charged and found guilty of the same abuses; in fact, the AMEU and ILA parallel each other very closely right down the line on all these items. The only difference lies in the means to eliminate them. There are also just two ways to put the AMEU and one-co^ipany outfits like it out of business. One way is for the membership to act, and that is just what is hap­ pening now as a result of the SIU organizing drive in Atlantic. Unable on the one hand to do anything from within—because of the vicious tiein between company and "union"—and recognizing that no group of workers can go it alone, crews of the Atlantic ships have moved to the SIU in overwhelming numbers. They'll complete the switch before long in the representation election which the NLRB is expected to order any day. The other way for the AMEU to disappear from the picture is for the company itself to give the word, but since the company was so obvi­ ously instrumental in setting up the rig originally, it is unlikely—even at this stage of the game, with defeat staring it in the face—to reverse its field. Atlantic seamen will save the company the trouble of doing that anyway, when they get their first crack at a really democratic ballot—and mark it "SIU." They recognize the obvious similarity between the old ILA and the AMEU, because of the facts on this issue which the SIU has been hammering home since early in the drive. Besides that, they see that the great body of US workers in the American Federation of Labor is determined that the rights of the membership shall be protected at all times. They want some of that for themselves. They haven't had it up until now. As added spice to an otherwise lively trip, voyage No. 29 of the Alawai (Waterman) turned up a probable first in maritime history when ten, count 'em, stowaways were found among the cargo as the ship was outward bound from Manila, PI, Seafarer Stanislaw Kwiatkowski reported. The stowaways, all of whom came aboard silently at the last port of call,-Manila, were hidden in two holds of the vessel. All they had among them was a common dream of reaching the the United States, via Honolulu, the equivalent of 13 cents and just enough clothing on their bodies for a tropical climate. They left the rest to hope and the fortune of the seas. It seems, however, that the onslaught against the ship was not a common plan among all ten of the stowaways. There was a splin­ ter group within the main body of sea adventurers. Eight of these sailors of fortune were banded to­ gether for a common aim, but two others, in a separate hold of the ship, had concocted the plan on their own. ^ Food Foray Revealed Them The two plans, however, came to a single end when two of the stowaways were discovered aboard the ship after a midnight foray into the officers' ice box. The junior mate made the original dis­ covery, but after that the entire crew was alerted. Led by Captain Ben Martin and the chief mate, who descended into the No. 3 hold, the ship was gone over with a fine tooth comb for any other free-ride passengers. Flushing the manila hemp cargo in the hold'^for the free loaders, the captain and the crew turned up four sorry-looking hitchhikers in a short time. All of them looked haggard and exhausted, as much by the 130 degree temperature in the hold as by the nauseating mo­ tion of 'the sea to the would-be sailors. Wondering if there were any others about, the captain went on with the search and flushed four more stowaways out of their hiding places in a matter of minutes. After the main body of infiltra­ tors clambered up on deck, looking more the worse for wear, the final two were discovered in the No. 2 hold suffering from the same condi­ tions. Back To Port The Alawai turned back and 24 hours after the discovery of the last of the marine adventurers, one of whom was a cargo watchman and another a ship watchman for the company, they were in the hands of the Legaspi port police force. Cartoon History Of The SIU In. 1947, the SIU had helped the United Financial Employees, AFL, and now in 1948, it needed aid in striking the NY Stock and Curb Exchanges. Top AFL leaders asked the SIU to help the UFE. When the strike' started, white-capped Seafarers walked alongside white-collar workers on picketline;. Nine of the ten stowaways aboard the Alawai are shown above after they were flushed out of holds in thorough search of ship. They await the arrival of police as an unidentified Seafarer, second from left, stands by. Legaspi police come aboard the Alawai after it turned around to drop off stowaways. Officer at left talks to two stowaways as another checks group at right. Alawai lost two days on trip. The Battle OI Wall Street The Taft-Hartley Law and NY police worked for the Wall Street tycoons. Cops were hostile. In one fracas, over 40 SIU and UFE members were clubbed to the ground by cops in what the American Civil Liberties Union called "wild and reckless use of stick force ... vicious and uncalled for." \o. 47 With T-H, NY police and NY City's adminstratlon against them, the UFE would have been beaten if it had not been for the Seafarers. Seafarers bol­ stered picketlines. Contributions from SIU ships supplied food and coffee. When the 32-day strike ended, T-H had not. been able to bust the UFE. �Pace Ten SEAFARERS LOG Octobers. 195S PORTMUSPOltTS an8 will be of particular advantage Miami: erty Bell (Tramp Cargo). Both of San Francisco: in emergency cases. these vessels signed on again here. Bill Holland, Ben Huggins and In-transit ships were the PenD. P. "Spider" Korolia, recently mar, Massmar and Portmar (Caldischarged, have re-entered the mar); Holystar (Triton); Yaka, hospital for further treatment and Topa Topa, Citrus Packer, BienAffairs of the port are in very are responding nicely. The outlook on shipping during viiie and Andrew Jackson (Water­ Very, very good is the word for good shape and beefs are few and the past period was fair, and we man); Seacomet II (Ocean Car­ shipping in this port, with the fu­ Laud SIU Stand far between, in other words the expect it to hold its own in the riers); The Cabins (Cabin); George ture outlook bringing on more of The SEAFARERS LOG, always coming two weeks. Lawson (Pan-Oceahic)'; Sunion situation is normal and keeping a steady pace. The crewing up of in high demand throughout the Paying off was the Fiorida (Kea); Marven (International^, Nav­ the same as the payoffs and sign the Gulf Water (Metro) has made hospital by the membership, mem­ (PiScO), with six ships in-transit. igation); Steel Fabricator (Isth­ ons pile up. the boys smile as it picked up the bers of other licensed and un­ In-transits included the Wacosta, mian); Jefferson City Victory and Ships paying off in the last shipping here and brought it back licensed unions and the hospital Afoundria and Fairport (Water- Lewis Emery, Jr., (Victory Car­ period were the Taddei (ShipenThe only beef the membership riers). to a normal pace. Outlook for the staff, is now even more eagerly ter); Coeur D'AIene Victory (Vic­ sought. The SIU position against has down here is the weather we A Real Clean One coming weeks is O.K. tory Carriers); Jean LaPitte and An editorial in a local paper the possible death blow to hospital have been having and a repair beef The Ames Victory pay off was a here stated recently that the old facilities is being keenly observed man); Ponce (PR Marine); and the piecard's dream. Captain Cothart Choctaw (Waterman) and BlackTobey committee now called the and highly commended by all. Mission San Miguel, a SUP ship, really brought in a clean ship. chester's Amersea. Ships, signing Ships paying off were the Del on the Florida. The repair beef There Potter Committee will investigate was not an hour of disputed on were the Taddei, Coeur D'AIene the Port of New Orleans regard­ Monte (Mississippi); Chickasaw, was a minor one and the company overtime, repairs were taken care Victory, Jean Lafitte, Choctaw ing such maritime affairs as New De Soto and Iberville (Waterman), finally- saw things our way and did of as the voyage progressed and and Waterman's Gateway City and and the Marie Hamili (Bloomfield). the job. Can't do anything about the few repairs that had to await Orleans' worldwide steamship con­ nections, shipping facilities, tanker The Del Valle and Del Rio of Mis­ the rain, though. It's coming down port were agreed upon before- Topa Topa. In-transits were the and Penmar (Calmar); fleet operating through the port, sissippi signed on in this port. in bucketfuls and has been doing -hand by the captain. There were Marymar Ames Victory (Victory Carriers); In-transits were Alcoa's Cava­ that for the past,two weeks. labor-management relations and no food beefs, no hardtiming, no Yaka and Bienville (Waterman); the general efficiencies of the port lier, Patriot, Ciipper and Polaris; loggings, nothing but money at Steel Fabricator (Isthmian) and Local On Strike system. The study, according to Isthmian's Steel Scientist, Steel the payoff. The patrolman who Tramp Cargo's Liberty Bell. Local 1539 of the Machinists Chairman Potter, aims at "a criti­ Flyer, Steel Director and Steel Union has been on the bricks for handled her is stiil recuperating It was reported to me that cal appraisal of the operations and Vendor; the Seatrain Savannah four weeks now from the shock. He came pre­ aliens were getting a hard time observance of maritime laws and and New Jersey (Seatrain); Clai­ and finaliy the pared for the worst. One more aboard the Taddei in Pearl Harbor. to insure an adequate fleet to borne and Monarch of the Seas Broward S h i p- beefless payoff and he'll be called I have been investigating it and the (Waterman); Margaret Brown carry on the commerce of the high yard has started "Whispering" Gayle. way things look the aliens are al­ seas." On all counts, the Port of (Bloomfield); South Atlantic's Lots of complaints piling up out lowed to negotiate a ashore through the Navy New Orleans seems certain to an­ Southwind and the Del Valle and contract after the here about the attempts to close base but can't get back on the ship Del Rio again. swer satisfactorily. up the marine Navy told the until one hour before sailing. Lindsey Williams owners to get the hospitals. When Veto Port Change Collect OT New Orleans Port Agent minesweepers on the names of In a noisy argument over an $18 these institu­ tit the way. The We were able to collect a few million port improvement project, company has tions were hours restricted time on the Amer­ CaldweU Houstonians last week threw Savannah: been building changed from sea when the master didn't grant a everything but the calculating ma­ marine hospitals shore leave to the crew, while lay­ them for the Navy and the Navy chines at each other and crippled wants the job completed soon. We to USPHS hos­ ing alongside the dock in the In­ their chance to ner harbor of Pusan. This. was donated $50 to the local and they pitals, it was buck New Or­ taken care of in top SIU manner were happy to have the SIU behind easier for the leans as a major Shipping in the Port of Savannah them. We found a few retired SIU "economy" bloc and everything turned out fine for Granberg Gulf port. The is going very well with the outlook and SUP men working with the to go to work the Seafarers involved. bond issue expecting to match it in the next outfit. on them, claiming they were not I would like to remind all men strongly support­ two week period. discriminating against seamen. John Caldwell is back here after to come in and take these jobs oh ed by organized Ships paying off in the past a vacation in Havana. He says h'e's On the beach here are; Frank the boards. With the shortage of labor and the period were the Lawrence Victory ready to ship out again with the Keeley, Dick MacManus, Harvey men we have in this neck of the maritime inter­ of Mississippi and the Trojan SIU. We also had Earl Smith of Hill and Bjorn Granberg. The woods, because of excellent ship­ ests was defeated Trader of Trojan. Sign ons in­ the BME vacationing and he's latter had to quote Mark Twain ping, the jobs should be snapped because of the cluded the Lawrence Victory, headed, back to New here York and his and announce that "rumors of my up to man our ships.. We are Holland divided attitude Trojan Trader and South Atlantic's job as chief engineer on the Steei death have been greatly exag­ meeting with several unions in of the business interests. The Southland. gerated." Somehow the crew of town concerning the closing of the Designer (Isthmian). NMU port agent in Houston stated In-transits included the Brad­ the Liberty Bell, which Granberg USPHS hospitals. We «:ent tele­ Eddie Parr that the opponents of the bond is­ ford Island (Cities Service); Alawai had left sick got word that he had grams to the president. and the Miami Port Agent sue could not have done a better and Azalea City (Waterman); Seapassed oi^and took up a collection parties concerned and expect to fol­ t t job if they had worked for the trains New York and Savannah, for his "widow." The bosun, how­ low through pn it later. New Orleans Chamber of Com­ twice each (Seatrain); Southland; Wilmington: ever, was very uncooperative and Two-Month Strike merce. Monroe (Bull); and Robin Goodbounced back into the hall the This issue revived the feud be­ fellow (Seas). next day. The money was re­ The Key System here in Frisco tween the ports and gave New Or­ Oldtimers on the beach include turned to the crew, who have is stiil on strike, but the SIU has leans the round in the fight and J. W. Floyd, F. G. Wesley, J. D. ceased to grieve for the "widow." not been asked to provide any help plenty to howl about in this port. Sellers, A. D. Smith, A. D. EdenViggo Sorenson feels that more as yet. They've set a new record in this port during field, J. Craven, G. R. Adams, L. theShipping of the membership should par­ for the length of time that they Official Shot past two weeks was again, bet­ R. Akins and J. P. Spivey. Men in in the shoreside adminis­ have been on strike. It is now over With the shooting of the treas­ the marine hospital are J. L. ter than average. Deck and black ticipate tration of the Union. He pointed 60 days and there hasn't been a gang ratings moved exceptionally urer of the AFL Chemical work­ Duffy, L. T. McGowan, F. W. Grant, that Union officials were con­ strike in this town to last that long ers in New Iberia, La., recently, J. Littleton, K. Bumgarner, F. F. well. We have reports here that out stantly being appointed to meet­ since before the war. the union ordered its pickets to Nelson, John Daniels, C. M. Kirk- shipping in San Francisco con­ ing posts. He thinks that brothers seems like Harry Bridges is up arm themselves and stand picket land, J. A. Gail, W. E. Freymuth, tinues good and several men here should feel honored to participate to It his old tricks again as he is now have traveled the short distance duty with automatic shotguns in M, J. Lohr and E. F. Cetti. in Union business. issuing pledge cards to-members in and caught ships. order to protect themselves. The the stewards department in an at­ Jeff Morrison We paid off the Ames Victory John Arabasx treasurer was injured recently tempt to organize the Marine Savannah Fo.^ Agent (Victory Carriers) and the Lib­ Wilmington Port Agent when one of the company guards Cooks & Stewards, CIO. He is shot him in the leg. The strike doing that, to hinder the Marine has been going on at the mine Cooks & Stewatds, AFL, organiza­ since August 8, 1952, and started tion drive, back in operation last October Oldtimiet' Sidney Gale :is in San : with scab labor. Francisco and waiting his turn to Going into its second year of ship,out again. He started to sea violence, no end is in sight to the Jeff GiUette, Agent EUiott 4334 FORT WILUAU... liavk Syndicate Ave, in 1936 and joined the; SIU ifiVe SIU, A&G District strike of AFL Paperworkers in TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 Gay St. Hay White, Agent Phone 2-1323 PORT COLBORNB..; 103 Durham St. years later. He's now 62 years old Elizabeth, La. The strike has con­ BALTIMORE Agent 14 North Mulberry 4540! WILBUNGTO^ Calif SOS Marine Ave. Ontario Phone: 5501 and has sailed just abhut every TOSTON 376 State St. John Arabaaz, Agent Terminal 4-2874 TORONTO. Ontario tinued almost unabated since Sep­ Jamea 272 King St. B, Sheehan, Agent Richmond 24)140 HEADQUARTERS.:..679 4th Ave.. Bklyn. EMplre 4-5719 t3rpe vessel there is. He was drytember 13, 1952. There has been GALVESTON SECRETARY-TREASURER 30«'A 23rd Si. VICTORIA, BC......817H Cormorant St. docked in the hospital for a while, Paul HaU Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 . Eknpire. 4531 an average of one dynamiting in ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURIIRS LAKE CHARLES. L« 1419 Ryan St. VANCOUVER. BC. 565 Hamilton St. but feels good now after a trip on Elizabeth every three days. More Leroy,Clarke. Robert Matthews Jo4 Alglna Pacific 7824 Agent Phone 6-5744 Joe Volplan MIA ML... SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. the Ames Victory as chief cook. He Dolphin Hotel Claude Simmons than 500 people have received Eddie WilVam Hajll Phone: 6346 hit Murmansk during the war on Parr. Agent Miami 9-4791 medical attention as a result of MOBILE BAGOTVILUB. Quebee. ^ 1 South Lawrence St. the John Witherspoon which was Af«nt Phone 2-1754 SUP gunshot wounds or beatings, out of THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Dari% St. later torpedoed , and sunk. Then, ; CAnal 7-3202 HONOLULU: is Merchant St. a population of 1,400 persons in 113 Cote De La MOnUgue he went to Waterman ships until 's • • Phone. 5-8777 QUEBEC. Elizabeth and communities. A NEW VORK Quebec Phone: 2-7078 678 4W.'. PORTLAND S$S N. W. Everett SL SAINT JOHN...... 177 Prince WUIiam St. the end of hostilities and has been !' Beacon' 4336 dozen homes have been destroyed NORFOLK NB Phone: 2-5232 sailing'SIU ever since. .lOT^W "BaS^St! RICHMOND. CALIF. .257 5tb St. and at least 34 automobiles de­ Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 Phone 2509 Got quite a few men in the Pi^AD^P^ Market St. SAN FRANCISCO..; 450 Harrison St. Grtot Lakiss District molished. Dougiss 2-8383 Market 7-1635 marine hospital including C. O. POET ^TmjR .. 411 AuaUn St. SEATTLE 2700 1st Ave. Blood Bank Don Hilton, Rep. Phone 4-2341 Main 0290 "^Ph'Sii.rfW Bumette, L. Dwyer, John Dunn, ' FRANCISCO 450 H^iaon St WILMINOTON ...505 Btarine. Ave. BUFFALO. NY......... 180 Main St. Arrangements have been made SAN r. Banning, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Terminal 4-3131 . Phone: Cleveland 7391 Roy Green, O. Gustavcf^sen, J. I. Ave. BrooMyi ~ CLEVELAND 734 l.akeaide Ave.. NB Perreira, J. Sampson, Peter Smith, this week with the local USPHS Representative NEW YORK..... 878 4th Ave.. STerllng 8-4(ff: PUERTA de TIERRA, PR Pelayo 51—La 5 - Phone: Main 1-0147 hospital for the establishment of Sal Coils, Agent Ph6ne 2-5996 DEmorr....... , .1038 3rd % David Sorrersen and W. TimmerConodion District PUBSftTA LA CRUZ Caile Bolivar 25 our own blood bank. The memniah; ' ' ''' ' • MONTREAL... .«•« M. SL Wc*t bersjiip \jrjll thus be assured that S^A^AH . ,, --3 Abercorn St, rag: Morrison. Agent' Phone 3-1728 HALiyAE. jrjft n>ina i, Mu" Udod will bd available at all times SEATTLE. woo 1st Ave, New Orleans: 1^ />i Poller Gommlllee Will Check Perl Facililles No Joh Beefs In Miami Bnl Pienly On Wealher Shipping In Savannah Keeping Sleady Pace Deck, Black Gang Jobs Mcving Weil On CeasI L'' i:''t SW HALi. DIRECTORY Ratings Needed To Fit Jobs; Shipping Is Tops �SEAFARERS > • Qc^b.ieri ?,ili95S -irsn ..PORT JtfPORrS New York: Shipping Pielnre Hot . In Now Cool Hoi* York - I - Paee Elevea LOiS "• V, After the hottest summer on the local weather bureau's records, the heat wave has' finally broken. We • 'are getting some nice cool wdather - -in old JJew York and none too soon ' as I was considering asking for a transfer to Greenland or Alaska. Shipping picked up considerably "In the past two weeks in all de­ partments, with jobs of all kinds available for anyone not waiting for something special. All in all the shipping picture remains good in spite 'of a few ships having been ' laid up recently. Paying ^ off. were the Frances, Simmons Victory, -Beatrice, Carolyn^ Edith and Kathryn (Bull); Robin Doncaster '(Seas); Omega (Omega Waterways); Barbara Frietchie (Liberty Navigation); At­ lantic Water (Metro); Val Chem (Valentine Tankers); Southland (South Atlantic); Afoundria, Alawai, Wild Ranger and Azalea City (W a t e r m a nV, Seavigil - (Ocean Transportation); Government .Camp- and. French Creek (Cities Service); Northwestern Victory (Victory,Carriers!; Steel Rover and SteeJ ' Designer (Isthmian); Trans­ atlantic (Pacific, Waterways); Seatrains Savannah and Louisiana (Seatrain)' and the Amerocean (Blackchester). Ships signing on were the Steel Maker and' Steel Scientist of Isth'mlah; Robin Goodfell'ow (Seas); • . Captain N. B. Palmer (National ' Shippiilgli' and the Seavigil and Wild' Rhriger. Iti-transits were Waterman's' Tberville, Maiden Creek, Raphael Semmes, and Antinous; Seatrains New Jersey, New York, !rexas and Georgia (Seatrain)} Alcoa Pioneer, Roamer, Partner and Ranger (Alcoa); Southport (South Atlantic); Steel Ap­ prentice (Isthmian); Arlyn, Ange­ lina, Suzanne and Frances CBull); Alexandra (Carras); Robin Mow­ bray (Seas) and Seawihd (Seatraders). : Out Of Laynp We had two ships go into tem­ porary layup in the past two-week period, the Simmons Victory and . the Transatlantic. "To offset these layups we had the Omega and the Captain N. B. Palmer come out of temporary layup. Both of these took full crews. We have been informed that we will have another Mariner ship added to the SIU fleet around the end of October. This will be the Badger Mariner which is to be de­ livered to South Atlantic, in Ches­ ter, Pa. "This is good news as most of the ,boys like, these Mariners, and we all like the larger manning ?cale on this type of ship. Claude Simmons Ass't Secretary-Treasurer i Af . Boeton: ' Union Settles Trinity Overtime Payoff Beef Shipping continues fair in the port of Boston. Indications are that this situation should hold ,, steady. . Paying off in Boston were the ' Royal Oak and Logans,Fort (Cities Service); Yarmouth (Eastern); .and fhe Trinity. (Carras).- The Royal .Oak, Logans Fort and Trinity signed back on. , Ships-in-tfansit were: the Steel Rover (Isthmian), and the Antinr, ous, Raphael Semmes and the -Chickasaw (Waterman). • There wais. a beef, when the •Trinity came In for pay off. They called for two deckjgnaintenance' the company ordered .one OS (maint.) .aiid one! AB (maint.i. Both men had shipping cards with AB (maint.) so we forced the company to pay overtime and back wages to the man signed as an OS. The shipping .commissioner says there is no such thing as an OS (maint.).' He says that all men sign on as Deck Mainte­ nance and that the ratings cannot be altered, only the wage scales. Wrong Ship Most of the Hamaty new crew on the Trinity had spent the summer sea­ son aboard the Yarmouth and had their last ship to talk about. A mate admonished the painter not to be painting the name "SS Yar­ mouth" on the bow. Oh the beach here are: E. Cobley, G. Krause, C. Cain, B. Ricketts, W. Grant, M. Caldes, F. Hamaty, A. Remos, R. Lee and "Shipwreck" Higgins. James Sheehan Boston Port Agent AAA Lake Charles: Union Stands Ready As labor Front Is Aetlve Shipping has been fair here for the past two weeks aniT it is going to get even better from all indica­ tions. Ships coming through here in that period and taking several men apiece were the Government Camp, French Creek, Cantigny, Royal Oak, Logans Fort and Win­ ters Hill (Cities Service); Bull Run (Petrol Tankers) twice; Del Valle (Mississippi); Republic (Trafalgar) and the Val Chem (Valentine). Lots of action on the labor front here. The Brotherhood of Eectricai Workers, AFL, has a picket line At the air base and we offered our help in case it is needed. Also there was a one-day strike here when a contractor wanted to run a sub-contract with npn-imion labor. He thought he could get away with it but was soon persuaded other­ wise. The Teamsters set up picket Un s near'the job, on a highway r.err the city, State job or no. In the end they got what they wanted and we were ready to help if needed. Oh the beach here we find N. E. Baker, J. Parker, L- Parker, H. Corinell,,W. JOhsno, Ed Parsons, F. Reese, T. J. Moore, L. Clevenger, M. Guillory, T. Durio, B. Spear, T. Bolton, D. B. Fields, A. Morris and H. Granger. Leroy Clarke Lake Charles Port Agent Baltimore: Balto Mayer Promises Fight For Hespltats We are glad to report at this time that shipping has picked up in the past two weeks and the out­ look is that it will continue for the coming , two weeks. There are still plenty of jobs, so all the book­ men are doing all right in this port without cause to complain. Paying off were the Steelore, Venore, Chilore, Feltore, Cubeore, Oremar, Bethore and Marore (Ore); Angelina, Mae, Elizabeth and Hil­ ton (Bull); Beth Coaster and Calmar (Calmar); Robin Hood (Seas); Sweetwater (Metro-Petro); Steel Inventor (Isthmian); Hastings (Waterman and Bull Run (Petrol Tankers). All the ships signed on again with the exception of the Robin Hood, Sweetwater and Hast­ ings and including the Baltore (Ore) and the Seatiger (Colonial). In-translts included the be Soto, Wacosta, IbeiYille, Afoundria and Antinous (Water­ man); Alcoa's Partner and Rang e r; Chiwawa (Cities Service); Alamar. (Calmar); Robin Doncaster (Seas) and the Steel Designer of Isthmian. Visit SIU Hall Guzzi As the mem­ bership is probably aware, I have been in Philadelphia for the past week on the Atlantic Tanker drive and I am proud to say that it wili not be too long before we knock this outfit over. We have had two outstanding tankermen make a visit to the hall recently. They are William Hohrein off the Navi­ gator and Swede Ohstrom who is Imsun on the Traveler. They are fine representatives of the SIU and are going all out to line up the "antis." I met with the mayor on Mon­ day,^ September 21, explaining to him exactly what it would mean to us if the USPHS hospitals were closed. He assured us he would do everything possible to keep them open, realizing that if they were closed they would throw an extra burden on the local hospitals which are already overcrowded. We are drafting a letter now to the mayor who has assured us that he would have it published in all the local papers so that the people will become acquainted with our fight to keep the hospitrls open. We also want it entered in the Congressional Record and are trying to get our Congressmen in­ terested in the project. The mem­ bership here is writing letters to that effect. I would suggest every­ body does the same. Oldtimer On Beach Oldtimer Louis J. Guzzi is around on the beach now. He's been, a bookmember since 1946. He sails as chief electrician and does a bang-up job on every ship he sails. He thinks the SIU is tops, natural­ ly, and believes we offer more to seamen than any outfit in mari­ time. Claims that we had to fight for it, though, and he's right. We didn't get it handed to us, and he warns the youngsters on the ships to work harder so they can carry on when the oldtimers leave off. On Tuesday, September 22, Bal­ timore had its first air raid drill and it came off as a complete suc­ cess. We should have more drills so we'll know what it means and know what to do if th<t real thing ever comes our way. Earl Sheppard Baltimore Port Agent AAA Seattle: Sea Stories Scarce As Shipping Empties Hall Shipping has been extremely good for the past two weeks and it is expected to stay on an even keel for the next period. Ships paying, off were the Lib­ erty Flag (Gulf Cargo); Madaket, Gateway City and Kyska (Water­ man); Cuba Victory (Seas); Mother ML (Eagle Ocean); Western Trad­ er (Western Navigation); Longview Victory (Victory Carriers), and the Kulukundis (Martis). Sign-ons were aboard the Madaket, Gateway City, Kyska, Kulukundis, Western Trader and Longview Victoi-j'. Intransit ships were the Yaka and Bienville (Waterman); The Cabins (Cabins); Ames Victory (Victory Carriers), and Pennmar and Massmar (Calmar). We have had both the Cuba Vic­ tory and the Mother ML lay up and wefexpect a few more to follow suit. However, the steamship com­ panies say that these lay-ups are only tempor-ary and we certainly hope so. We wish we had some old timers on the beach so they could tell the membership some old sea stories, but with shipping so good there just aren't any around. We have been thinking of call­ ing the hospital and telling the doctors to get the boys in shape fast because we need them, but decided the hospital is doing a great job as it is. Those in the hospital now include E. E. Edinger, M. E. Newman, A. Compau and J. Thompson. Jeff Gillette Seattle Port Agent A &C SHtPPUfG imXMD Shipping Figgres September 9 to September 23 REG. REG. REG. TOiAL PORT DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. 88 34 17 37 Boston ..... 172 153 190 515 New York .. 154 38 6551 Philadelphia 361 84 Baltimore . 108 169 18 68 21 .29 'Norfolk » e^'e • • • • • b t • • • • • • 16 75 33 - 26 Savannah-' • •beteeeeoebfeeee 39 15 15 >.Tampa •'•••-•teeeONeeeetee* 137 35 48 54 Mobile ••••et«eee«»»ee»e 233 '72 87 '.74,-. ' Orieank »••••••< 28 162 20 54 Galveston .. 23 101 35 Seattle ,.•* 43 43 141 4U' '• 49 'San Francisco 34 32 99 33 WilmingtoB 'g • • o'v* •« • • • • ." » t • •t • •4 :-e ssMii i SHIP. DECK 21 167 • 47' 138 14 20 2 38 64 83 51 57 • 23. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL ENG. STEW. SHIPPED 10 50 19 129 439 143 37 129 •" 45 •79 316 99 27 6 7 14 54 20' 3 9 4 106 35 33 164 48 52 205 56 66 119 • 27 41 154 44 53 67 22 . 22 sr. t725 -IvA ' 604I^VI7 519-: "-'is&O Z . - ff-' »7A .%i 1-3% Mobile: NewTeletyfie Machines Speed Port Messages 11 Shipping in the port of Mobile for the last cpuple of weeks was fair with approximately 106 men shipped to regular jobs and about 60 men shipped to various relief jobs around the harbor in the Marine Allied Worker:? Divisions. We had a total of eight payoffs, five sign-ons and three ships in transit for the last couple of weeks. Ships paying off in­ cluded, the Clai­ borne and Mon­ arch of the Seas (Waterman) and Alcoa's Puritan, Patriot, Clipper, Corsair, Runner Spencer and Polaris. Signons were Waterman's Warhawk and Claiborne, and the Polaris, Puritan and Runner. In-transits for the period were the De Soto and Chickasaw (Waterman) and South Atlantic's Southwind. There were no beefs for the last couple of weeks other than a few minor ones. They were settled to the satisfaction of the crew con­ cerned in every case. The City of Mobile recently had its elections for city officials and for the first time in 20 years swept clean the old officials and elected three new ones for the next four years. It followed a brief but bit­ ter election campaign with th« winners getting in on their prom­ ises to improve public services, lower public debts and save the city and the taxpayer money. The newly-elected City Commissioners took office on October 1. Speedy Service Another service for the mem­ bership was put into operation re­ cently when all offices of the A&G District were connected by tele­ type. This insures speedy handling of all beefs and urgent messages and will prove of immense value to the organization in time and money Saved. Recently, it came to good use as all ports were able to be notified in a matter of min­ utes that ratings of all descriptions were needed on the West Coast for payoffs coming in the next ten days. It beats the telephone and air mail by miles of tape and in­ convenience. Charley Spencer is one of the boys who dropped around the of­ fice recently. Charley has been around since the Union began and has been a Seafarer long enough to see and appreciate all the changes and benefits secured by the organization for the member­ ship. Charley is married and makes his home in Mobile and usually ships out of here as a QM. For the past few years, he's been concentrating on sailing the Alcoa passenger ships. He is better known as "Sardines" Spencer among his shipmates. At the present time we only have a couple of brother's in the USPHS hospital in New Orleans. These Mobile boys are William Reynolds and Roland Stanley, who would appreciate hearing fi;om thei? shipmates. A few of the oldtimers currently on the beach in Mobile include A." Pisani, F. W. Chavers, R. Graham, J. Demouy, E. Northrop, W. Ladnier, J. Owens, J. Davis, J. Fleming. R. Callahan, F. Cummings. H. Wilson, J. Russell and J. Graves; . Cal Tqnner r- 1 . -J il -"i ^ �SEAFARERS rafc Twelve IN THfi WAKE l^-l!'. LOG October t, 195S MEET THE SEAFARER In 1886 a lieutenant in the US from Mexico seeking the legendary L. F. "WHITEY" LEWIS, eh. elect. Navy was designated prown prince "seven golden cities of Cibola" to Sailing for better than a quarter "Whitey" has spent some time the north. Although they sighted of Samoa, thanks to a great-uncle vast, uncut forests, herds of wild of a century. Seafarer "Whitey" ashore as well as shipping around Questitfti: What do you consider Lewis has seen more than his the world, mostly on Waterman who had sailed in the merchant cattle and a great untamed wilder­ the roughest ocean or sea you have share of the world and adventures ships. His next-to-last vessel was fleet. In the 1790's, Charles Ripley ness, the Spaniards saw no cities, of the sea to go along with it. sailed on? the Jean' Lafitte, another Water­ went to Samoa aboard a New Eng­ only the mud houses of the Indian Shipping out at the tender age man ship, getting off that to ride • villages. Among the Indians, how­ land ship and there married a Vincent Maffucci, AB: There is of 17 aboard the Dillwyn as an the John B. Waterman. He says' ever, Coronado's party heard of Samoan princess, wiiose descend­ '.'the most profound chasm on the no doubt in my mind that the Arc­ OS, "Whitey," who is aptly named, he prefers the Waterman ships and ants reigned over the 14 South face of the globe" and de Car­ tic Ocean is just has been sailing almost continually the C-2 and C-3 type vessels, not Pacific islapds which made up the denas, a member of the party, and about the tough­ for the past 27 years, working his for any special reasons, but prob­ way up the ranks until he got his ably because he has become used Samoan kingdom. Years later. several others, set out to seek this est bit of sea King Malietoa, who was opposed wonder. The sight which met their chief electrician's ticket. "Whitey," to them and the top conditions fli' ever sailed. to the policy of Bismarck, was de­ eyes, and which they were the first made a trip up who comes by his nickname be­ under the SIU. throned, and a king more agree­ Europeans to see, was the Grand "I'^ like to get on a Marinerthat way on the cause of his full head of blond able to the German chancellor's Canyon of the Colorado. Edward Fanning hair, still on his noggin after 44 type ship if I can," Lewis said. plans for the strategic kingdom of Coronado never did find his at the end of 1944 years on this troubled' earth, has "They're real good babies, but Samoa was chosen. At the inter­ golden cities, however, and his ex­ as the war was sailed from here to the ends of pretty hard to make since there vention o^ the United States and pedition was considered a failure coming to an end. the earth and back. He's made aren't so many of them out just Great Britain, however, the matter from that point of view. That sea is rough, several trips around the world, yet. I'll get one sooner or later was submitted to arbitration and boy, and it's no picnic trying to been in all the faraway places with and that will just about complete 4" 4" 4" Malietoa restored to power. Grate­ stay warm in those waters, either. strange sounding names, but still the types of ships I've been on with fully, the childless king acknowl­ In the British Navy, to indicate likes to come back to New York the Union." 4" 4" 4" edged that Lieutenant Ripley, the importance of any guest aboard to ship out. While working ashore, "Whitey" S. Harb, steward: The roughest whose great-unple was an ancestor a ship, the flag was raised or low­ His last ship was the John B. was a bartender in -several towns of Malietoa, was to be his heir. ered to a certain extent and then, patch of water I ever sailed was the Waterman, of the company of the along the Gulf and West Coast. Bay of Biscay. The future bride of Lieutenant fastened m place by a peg. From same surname. "Whitey" shipped He worked as a bar jockey in New Ripley, however, didn't like the this cust sn we get the expression The wind was out on the vessel last month from Orleans, Mobile and Seattle, be­ howling at 170 Idea of becoming a queen, so Rip­ "taken down a peg" which is used California, hit Miami, Fla., late in tween trips. Lewis did not confine ley declined the honor and never to indicate, today, deflating the mph and tossing August, and planed up to New his bartending to shoreside, how­ us around like a ruled the kingdom of Samoa. self-esteem of a person, lowering York City to see his family, regis­ ever, having put in one stint toy. We went him in his own estimation . . . Fa­ around in circles ter, and get ready to ship out aboard the Del Norte (Mississippi) tit thom's original meaning is out­ again. He has a daughter, Shirley, as a bartender-waiter combination for 24 hours and 25 years old, and three grandchil­ in 1951 on a South American run. Among the, "queer fish" which stretched arms, which most sea­ the only thing we dren, age five,, six, and seven, all live in the world's waters is the faring men judged to be about six could make in the Fought Fire girls. "Whitey" thinks it quite an antennarius hispidus, which can­ feet, the measure of a fathom galley with all Not all Mississippi runs were oddity to have three grandchildren not swim, only walk . . . thq carb, today . . . Hand over fist, an ex­ that rocking was boiled eggs. such set-ups for Lewis, however, pression which means with great at his age, gnd odder still that they or drum fish, has actually been 4" 4 "4 with adventure of anoth^ sort speed or rapidity, refers to the all should be girls. He's hoping the heard to make noise—a grunt . . . happening to him while aboard the James Bell, OS: My nomination the vieltail moor telescope, a agility of a sailor climbing a rope, would have to be the Indian Ocean. next one will be a boy. Del Alba. In 1950, known then as which they apparently did so member of the goldfish family, is SIU Since 1938 the Flying Eagle, the vessel was Man, there is jet black, even to its eyes. Gold­ quickly that the comparison ; itLewis has been sailing with the on its way from Buenos 'Aires, nothing rougher urally meant great speed. fish, incidentally, are found in than that unless SIU since its inception in 1938, Argentina, to Trinidad, when a great numbers in the rivers of 4" 4' 4" <and it is down in the and was one of the guiding lights fire broke out in the No. China, and were first taken to Java Many animals have had touching South Atlantic in the formation of the organiza­ No. 3 holds. About 300 miles from by Chinese settlers in 1691, to re­ stories told of their loyalty to each around Capetown tion. However, he says, this is the land, the crew pitched in to fight mind them of home. The Chinese other, or to a human master, and and the Cape of first time he's had his picture in the blaze, extinguishing it only spent centuries in breeding gold­ among these is the story of a Good Hope. I the LOG, because he's been too after it had destroyed the coffee fish, and developing many different swordfish which recently lived in cargo in both holds. made that in the busy sailing. species ... In the waters of India the coastal waters of Italy. When Seafarer Lewis, having shipped Robin Goodfellow Another fire aboard ship was a the glass fish is found—even if it three fishermen from Palmi har­ about one month to all 32 points of the compass, bit more eventful, taking four days Is not easy to see. This fish is pooned a 200-pound, female sword- ago. prefers the Mediterranean run be­ to battle and calling on shoreside almost perfectly transparent. Some fish, they pulled the body aboard cause "there's always something fire fighters to lend a hand. For 4" 4" 4" specimens can be seen at more and started back to shore. Soon Alex Anagnostou, oiler: That going on in those ports. You've four days aboard the Sagadahoc in expensive tropical fish stores here one of the men noticed tllat the has just got to be the North At­ got wine, women, song, culture 1928 the crew battled roaring in the States. ship was being followed by the fin lantic in the win­ and adventure all wrapped up in flames in the No. 2 hold carrying of another swordfish, which trailed ter. It's no picnic a neat bundle in the Mediterra­ general cargo. The ship was head­ the ship to shore. When the body on summer days, nean, whether it's Naples, Genoa, ing out from Panama to San Pedro, One of the most awe-inspiring of the swordfish had been laid on but it sure is Bordeaux or Alexandria. Although Calif., but the fire wasn't put out discoveries of the New World, "a the beach, the second swordfish, murder in the I've sailed to the Far East, Europe, until the San Pedro firemen came river with banks nine miles wide" which the fishermen now realized winter time. Once, Africa and the Pacific, there's aboard the ship in port to extin­ was first sighted by European ex­ was her mate, leaped out of the on the Cecil Bean, nothing to compare with the Medi­ guish the flames after four roaring plorers 413 years ago. In 1540, a water on to the shore and died it was so rough terranean." days of flaming adventure. party of Spanish explorers set out beside her body. all we could do was drift for two days as the heavy storms knocke'd us about. That's the worst sea ever. The United States Navy issued a were treated royally when the Honshu port ACROSS 22. Isles in Galway 34. The Emerald 4-4 4' report showing that in the three crew of the Seatrain New Orleans Bay Isle Ruhr city 1. Head of An­ William Guliey, OS: They're all 23. Compel 30 Drug made napolis Late great rough when they're in the mood, years ended July 31 the Navy had threw a party for the Seafarers in 25. Shore-hugging 4. Dutch port from hemp Italian actress ships 5. Stab of pain but there's noth­ grown into the greatest sea-air Fort Lauderdale . . . The United River near Alabama: Abbr. 26. Waterman ship 12. Fuss Cuxhaven Port in Norway 27. Louis beat him ing much worse power in history. Naval ship dis­ States Senate unanimously ap­ 13. Sea between Pigskin thrower twice 38. Girl's name Philippines and than the North placement approached five million proved President Roosevelt's nom­ Adjoin 28. Server 39. Kingdom in Borneo 30. Masters of Sci­ Atlantic, winter tons and airplanes numbered ination of Edward R. Stettinius, Indo-China 14. He had an Irish l"- Alexandria's river ence and Arts: 40. Tell, as a yarn rose ,, or summer. I 18,269 . . . SIU agents reported lend-lease administrator, as Under Abbr. 43. Kind of monkey 15. Strait between "• Equipment progress in the search for a per­ Secretary of State, don't like to be Turkish rulers 33. Rupert, BC 44. Navy boat Borneo and i°manent Union Hall in New Orleans Poker bat port 45. Some caught sailing on Celebes 4 4 4 Cloth on a • 17. Island group In American Flying Fortresses, es­ it when it's in a . . . The House of Representatives lead-line (Puzzle Answer on Page 25) Indonesia foul temper. A voted, 360 to 29, for the Fulbright corted all the way by Thunder­ 18. Curved molding 10 II 9 19. Captain 2 1 couple of others resolution for United States par­ bolts, penetrated 80 miles east of 31. Great writer on which are no pic­ ticipation in post-war peace ef­ Paris and blasted the Champagne seapower 113 12 23. Temple nic at times are the Indian Ocean, forts . . . Prime Minister Church­ Airfield and Junkers 88 repair 24. Macaws the Arctic Ocean and the China ill promised a mass Invasion of plant at Rheims in a heavy day IS 25. SIU gets the Germany from the west in com­ raid . . . Led by British tanks, the best Sea. 29. Old type of bination with Allied forces strik­ Fifth Army troops entered Naples warship 4 4 4 30. Kind of code shortly after dawn on Oct. 1, 22 Hemsley M. Guinier, stwd: I ing from the south 31. Conjunction days since the Americans landed have been on the Pacific Oce'an 32. Hiker's pack 4-4 4 34. A sight on on the beaches below Salerno . . . when there wasn't Sicily Germany announced that Benito A Greek destroyer sank a U-boat a rougher sea in 35. Tear down 36. The ocean Mussolini, freed Jrom his AHied off Pantelleria , . . Naval authori­ the world, and 37. Volunteer captors by German paratroopers, ties at Cape. Town, South Africa, I'm not kidding. 40. Part of leg had been named President of Fas­ confirmed the loss in November, 41. Thin I made the Far 43. Old name for cist Italy,. with a cabinet of 12 1942, of the British ocean liner. East run for over Haiti members . , . The Tokyo radio re­ Ceramic, in the Atlantic, with loss 46. Group in Con­ three years and gress ported that Jose P. Laurel, In­ of 500 or more lives . . . The SIU, that patch of sea 17. Drought breaker terior Commissioner of the Japa­ following its tradition as a demo­ 48. Our first line of between San defense: Abbr. nese Philippines government, had cratic union working for the bene­ Francisco anji Yo­ 49. Other been chosen "president-elect of the fit of the Seafarer, announced con­ BO. Vocalize kohama is the 81. Pigpen devil's own playground. That's the future republic of the Philippines" stitutional provisions for the nom­ DOWN the. "Na­ ination. and election of Union offi­ deepest part of the ^i^d {hp at the. flr^t session 1;' -Bread spread tional Assembly" . . . 5IU men cials by the men themselvw^otf waves-ajv (fflipiitainouB." a. Boom In taarem AOO r r �October's, 1S5S SEAFARERS SEAFARERS ^LOG Vef. XV. Octeber 2, 1^S3 Thirteen LOG Tfce New Waferfronf No. 20 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf Distriet, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32. NY. Tel. STerling 8-4670. PAUL HAIL, Secretary-Treasurer editor, HERRIRT BRAND; Managing Editor, RAT DENISON; Art Editor, BERNADD SEAMAN; Photo Editor, DAMIEL NILVA; Staff Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWIN SPIYACX. ART PKREAI.!., JERRV REMER, AT. MASKIN. NOEL DAEMENTEL: Gulf Area Reporter, BILL Mnonv. Dock Cleanup LETTER of the WEEK After several months of uncertain rumbling, the lid has blown off the New York waterfront. A clean break has been made with the old ILA leadership which proved incapable Urges People.To of changing its ways, and a new deal is in the making for the Help Union Fight rank and file dockworker. To the Editor: It's understandable that Seafarers and the SIU should play As a longtime reader of the a major role in this revolution on the docks. The SIU's par­ SEAFARERS LOG I feel it is about ticipation in the driye was natural. Our union was chosen time to let everyone know my per­ feelings about the great SIU, by the AFL for this task because it has a reputation as a clean, sonal the best Union in maritime and democratic, and also, a militant organization. Then, tOo, the one of the best in any field. I am SlU^as in a key spot because of its role as a maritime union also speaking as a strong union and its close relationships with the dockworkers on the piers, girl myself. This isn't the first time that attempts have been made to The advantages and the benefits change the internal set-up in the old ILA. The SIU was weT which are presented to the Sea­ and his family, as well as aware of the fact that things were not what they should be farer the personal care, can hardly be in that organization. That's why for the past 18 months the matched by any union. The in­ SIU had been promoting a program of waterfront reform terest shown by the Welfare De­ through the Maritime Trades Department which was revital­ partment concerning one of the ized a year ago last spring. members of the Union astonished When all these efforts failed, when despite pressure from even such a die-hard union girl this writer. Government, the public and the AFL the leaders of the olc as About week ago my husband ILA clung blindly to the old way of doing things, there was was veryone sick. Since he was not only one course left open. That course is now being taken. on articles at the time I was not A $500,000 bond drive is being conducted by the Ufiited Hat, Cap ' ' The job ahead isn't an easy one. Although teamsters. Sea­ quite sure what to do about getting and Workers Union, farers and waterfront workers zure pulling together to sweep what was coming to him from the AFL, Millinery to keep an eleven week Union. Little did I. realize we the docks clean of the sell-out boys, the latter are not giving would get more than we bargained strike going in Norwalk, Conn. up what they have without a tussle. And the task of organ- for. The strike is being conducted by izirig a new union overnight is far from simple. An added the union against the Hat Corpora­ Phone Call Does It tion of America with the major complication is the expiration of the old dockworkers' conOne telephone call to the head­ issue being the corporation's plans . tract in the midst of the new union's organizing drive. quarters of the Union brought an to move its operations elsewhere. But all these difficulties will not keep the task ahead from ambulance from a marine hospital With 1,500 members on strike and being completed. The rank and file longshoremen undoubt­ 'which Washington is screaming to benefits of $25 and $30 a week edly wants a clean, democratic and effective union. It is in close) and immediate relief for my being paid to each member, the his own self-interest, in more ways than one, to support the husband's agonizing pain. I am strike has cost the union better eternally grateful for all that, but than $400,000 so far. new AFL-ILA in its efforts. what amazed me beyond words The SIU is confident that the tide is running with the new was XXX what the Union did next. The AFL longshoremen's union and with the rank and file long­ following morning at 8:30 the An offer to call off picketing of shore worker, and is positive a new union of longshoremen, Welfare Department called up to Hearn's department stores in New by longshoremen, led by longshoremen will soon rise on the ask how my husband was feeling. York has been made by District I was too stunned for words that 65 of the Distributive Workers nation's waterfront. the Union thought my husband Union, CIO. The offer hinges on 4" tthe store's reinstatement of 600 No Credit To P&O It's a natural tendency for people to overlook the fact that shipowners, like any other employer, are only good to their employees because there is a union around to look after the seamen's interests. That's why the unfortunate case of the late Brother Juan Santalla should be an object lesson for all. Here was a man who had worked for one company, the P&O, since 1908. He had served them to the best of his ability for 45 years, yet at the time of his death the company would not lift a finger in his behalf. Instead they slapped "baggage charges" for transporting his body to Havana and then back to Miami. And while his shipmates and friends attended funeral ceremonies and sent floral tribute, the company did not acknowledge the loss in any way. Fortunately for the late brother, the SIU death benefit proved ample to meet all needs. Otherwise his shipmates might have had to chip in to assure that their brother, who had worked 50 long and faithfully for the company, would receive a decent funeral and a proper burial. Maybe not all operators behave this way. Maybe they do. But the safest thing, as the seaman knows, is to put his trust in a good union. Prize For The LOG Once again the SEAFARERS LOG has taken one of the major prizes in the annual labor press competition. This time the LOG won the award for the best news front page. The judges of the contest, who were members of the fac­ ulty of the School of Journalism of the University of Michi­ gan, deemed it an interesting and commanding page combin­ ing good photography with attractive make-up and news in­ terest. Naturally the editors and staff.of the LOG are pleased by the latest recognition of the newspaper. But they well know that the main credit for this achievement goes to the Seafar­ ers themselves whose interest and support through the years has made the LOG one of America's most respected labor, neW'Sp'ApnSi'' 'I'*''! : a-ju,; li,? , . , ' uaod • was important enough to ask about workers who have been out on that early the succeeding day. strike since May 14. Since then We all know the great struggle to organize a union and the intense the store has been operating with effort it takes to keep a union good strikebreakers. Union sources said and strong. We must also remem­ 200 of the original 800 strikers ber that a union, like a chain and have obtained other jobs. its links, is only as strong as its XXX members. Let us bear all these Railroad workers on the Balti­ thoughts in mind as we continue more and Ohio system are being our fight for the preservation of urged to promote the railroad busi­ the marine hospital program. ness by 19 unions with which the I would like to appeal to all the B&O has contracts. A message to wives, sisters, brothers, -fathers, the employees from the general mothers, sweethearts, friends and chairman of railroad brotherhoods, relatives of Seafarers to write or told workers that railroads were wire their Congressmen to urge losing a lot of business to competi­ them to join the battle to keep tors and every union member the USPHS hospital program going should make every effort to pro­ along under a full head of steam mote shipping by rail so as to pre­ and to keep the hospitals open. serve his job. Ring. A BeU XXX Retroactive pension payments of Now hear this, you good people: Make your message good and a quarter of a million dollars will strong, make it ring a bell. Don't go to retired Ford auto workers leave the Work for your neighbors, under recently negotiated improve­ because they may be out of town ments in the Ford pension plan. on vacation for all • intents and The CIO United Auto Workers, purposes and may be leaving it up which negotiated the improve­ to you. Write to your Senators and ments, said that they would mean Representatives now while the another $38,800 a month for all Ford workers currently on pension thought is still in mind. under the plan, It is the duty of all the women XXX who have men in the Union to Several AFL unions are consid­ rally behind them in this farreaching battle for preservation of ering pooling resources to publish hope and the hospital program. a national labor daily newspaper. We, must help them in their strug­ A1 J. Hayes president of the Inter­ gle for the hospitals, for their figlit national Association of Machinists is as much ours as it is anybody's. said that present plans call for a We can't be shoved by the way­ newspaper to be published daily side, neglected and forgotten by in several cities so as to get the society. We should not stand for story of the labor movement to the this sort of public malpractice of American people. human rights. 1 V^^ •IT' •iction by AFL iria 7olnt itriiaf- CIO meat packers throughout the industry is a possibility. The Amal­ gamated Meal Cutters (AFL) and the United Packinghouse Workers (CIO) are preparing for a possible strike against the big four of the industry after breakdown of negotijitions. Approximately 150.000 workers at plants of Swift, Ar­ mour, Cudahy and Wilson would be involved if the strike comes off. Milk drivers in San Francisco kept half-century "no strike" record intact when they ratified a new agreement giving them a $1 a day wage increase plus a health and welfare fund. Approximately 1,200 members of the union are covered by the settlement. Big gains in organizing have been claimed by the CIO Inter­ national Union of Electrical Work­ ers at the union's fifth convention in Montreal. Union officers claim a membership of 400,000 in the industry after five years of com­ bating the Communist-dominated United Electrical Workers. In the past year, the lUE-CIO has won 71 election victories in the National Labor Relations Bo. rd. Hotel workers in the nation's capital have won a union shop at 23 hotels after a 28-hour non-stop mediation session. Approximately 4,500 workers in four locals of the AFL Hotel and Restaurant Em­ ployees Union are involved in the contract, which also provides time for Christmas and Fourth of July. XXX The American Newspaper Guild has a new president as Joseph F. Collis of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., de­ feated Harry Martin of Memphis in nationwide balloting. Collis got 7,498 votes to 7,284 for Martin. The latter had served as Guild presi­ dent for the past six years, being reelected twice for two-year terms, XXX Railroad engineers, members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers have presented demands for a 30 percent wage increase on the nation's 200 major railroads. Approximately 80,000 men are affected by the move. Three other rail brotherhoods in the past month have presented similar de­ mands on behalf of ,320,00p.,other railroad workers.'^ • �Pace Foorteca • SEAFARERS LOG October 2, 185S THE S I U f....^.-'C.^ :..A .A '. ,.'• mmmmmm •i-!-;:5jj-S!isgi:s In ^ '':SM ' ^ Ferry pulling into slip at Richmond carries passengers and cars as boatmen prepare for berthing. ' ^4 Nearly thirty-five years of representation' for workers on tugs, barges, ferries, rail-ferries and other harbor croft has been com­ pleted by the Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific. Now on affiliate of the Seafarers International Union of North America, the IBU was first organized on November 20, 1918, and received a charter from the old International Seamen's Union the following April. •" ('•- Subsequently with the break-up of the old ISU, the union {oined the CIO in 1937. However, it grew increasingly restive at the growth of power and influence of the Communist waterfront fraction in the CIO maritime unions. Consequently, in February, 1948, the mem­ bership voted overwhelmingly, by 6-1, to leave the CIO and join hands with the SlU. It was the first CIO union to act on the question of Communist influence on the waterfront. The IBU got its start in San Francisco Boy. During its early years: its chief battles were with four big railroad companies that owned and operated practically all floating equipment in the Bay area. Railroad barge and tug operations ore still important factors in the IBU's employment picture. Sea-going tugs lying at dock engage chiefly in towing gas­ oline barges in coast-wise trade. Also make sea voyages. From its beginning in San Francisco, the organization spread up and down the West Coast forming branches in Puget Sound, on the Columbia River and in other inland waterways. The bulk of the union's strength still derives from the main port and waters of San Francisco Boy. The history of the union has been featured by several major _ strikes and bitter struggles with employers. Today the union enjoys sound contracts with substantial wage scales and .good working con­ ditions. The five day, 40-hour wefek is the prevailing pattern in most of its operations. • . . '•* ' •Ci--.' • -- Ur'. ... , "'R ' i One current problem faced by the union has been the displace­ ment of commercial and auto ferries in the Boy as new bridges dre built. However with a variety of other operationi, inpluding tha rail tugs and barges, piI barges, dredges, cement tugs, hatbor towbpq^ ; Doekworker maneuvers sacks of sugar aboard freight boat on San Franciscp Bay going from refiiiery to rail head . > points. Railroad Jbarges and tows- are an important factor ^ > r, • in 4he 'UlM0pVsOfiiaWtoR.Kv.vv/^^^^^ • • V- . t., • 7 7'" ' V : f^vvv- \ r • i.ii: , �Tug Sea Prince, one of a fleet of 14 such harbor tugs, helps berth large transport as part of daily routine. Captain John Fox, Inland Boatmen's Union president, hits deck at meeting to discuss union welfare plan. Roger Randall. San Francisco IBU business agent; looks over report on union affairs at a rwent btisineiss confer­ ence. Thegunion has .naade ^eat Strides. Ih; the" put few" •.iv.• years and looks forward to tveh fiuflhisbr' adviahOBs; Some of last commercial auto ferries operating in San Francisco Bay are these two of the Richmond and San Rafael Ferry Co. Bridge will replace them in '56. Boatmen on tug Sea Lark look at damage to freighter Edgar Luckenbach after a colli­ sion at the entrance to San Francisco Bay with another vessel. Sante Fe Railroad tug John R. Hayden operating car float across San Francisco Bay is ono of many tugboats enj^aged in similar operations on bay. New fridges spanning tha bay have tended to qiirtail some of the ferry services but operations like tmf continue and'Cxi>and."^^''-'-v^.', , ;I �Pve Sixteen SEAFARERSEOG 19S3 SEAFARERS Handling Cpmpressed Gases The Port of New York Authority was criticized at the recent meetins of the American Association of Port Authorities for aliened favoritism. A variety of compressed gases (in gas or liquid form) will often be David Mackie, Chairman of the Eastern Railroad Presidents Con­ carried aboard ship in heavy cylinders, either ifs part of cargo, or ifor ference, chargred that the New York Port Authority was responsible use on board for variou? work details. Such cylinders might contain for a 34 percent reduction in the port's proper share of external trade. potentially-dangerous gases like acetylene, Uquefied petroleum (which Mackie's assertions were quickly challenged by Walter P. Bedded, New is mostly butane), freon, oxygen and carbon dioxide. York port development consultant and Howard Cullman, chairman of Anything that can be done to the Port of New York Authority, who declared that the railroad The cylinders in which these gases are stored are designed for companies, th^selves, had obstructed fast freight handling for over make shipboard life a little more maximum safety under a great variety of conditions.,. Still now and thirty years. This rhubarb was the result of a long-standing beef be­ comfortable and more interesting then something will go wrong with a cylinder, or it will be handled tween the Authority and the railroads. is always welcomed by any crew. improperly, with unhappy results. To begin with, only cylinders carrying an ICC label are properlyt t t. There's lots of off-watch spare Texas ports on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and connecting time on board a ship when crew- designed for storage of compressed gases. Such cylinders have been canals handled a hear record volume of shipping last year, according members are anxious for any kind tested and equipped with a pressure relief valve. Any otheir kind of to the annual report of the American Waterways Association. Twenty- of satisfying and constructive rec­ container for compressed gases should be given a wide berth. four of these ports handled 149,562,991 tons of cargo last year or reation. Seafarers who help out Because of their thick walls and solid construction, the cylinders almost 7,000,000 tons more than the previous year. Houston led the on this score by securing recrea­ are very heavy and are tough to handle. Lifting handles or small hand list with almost a third of the total. Port Arthur ranked next and tion gear or making things easier trucks should be used to move them around. If this kind of equipment Beaumont was third. for the crew certainly merit the isn't available the cylinders can be rolled on their bottom edges, but praise of their shipmates. should hot be dragged. iit By doing so, they make for a • If at all possible avoid cuts or dents in the cylinders. They should Isbrandtsen Steamship Company, has received permission from the Interstate Commerce Commission to wind up voyages by transport­ smoother trip with less, beefs all he secured at all times against, dropping, capsizing or banging against ing cargo inter-coastaliy from West Coast ports to Atlantic ports. A around. each other. The cylinders are designed for use and storage, in an up­ new service to New Haven, now serviced by the ports of. New York A couple of crewmembers on right position, particularly when the gas stored is in a liquid state. and Boston, will be made possible by the new shipping arrangements. the Delta Lines freighter Del Aires Leave Wrenches On The ICC said that a need had been shown for such service to New got a vote .of When hooking up cylinders, for use, care should be taken that all Haven, amounting to about 1,5G0 tons of cargo per vessel. thanks from their connections and regulators are of the proper size so that a tight fit appreciative shipt 4> 4" can be assured. The cylinder valves should be opened slowly so as to mates recently The Spanish freighter Marte arrived in St. Johns, Newfoundland, avoid sudden pressure against the regulator. Where valves do not have after a three day battle to check the rise of water in the hold. The when they took their own hand wheels and wrenches or keys are used on the valve time off from Marte, a 3,744 ton ship, developed a bad leak in her hull plates while stem, the implement should be left on the stem while the cylinder their own shore still 560 miles southeast of the Canadian port. She was escorted into is in operation. The,way the cylinder can be turned off quickly in port by the US Coast Guard cutter Barataria, whose crew joined the leave to pick up an emergency. The proper kind of wrench f>r this i^urpose is usually a good selection Spanish seamen in a round-the-clock operation pumping out the hold. supplied by the same source that supplies •the compressed gas. . Loaded with grain, the vessel was going from Montreal to Spain. She of records and games for use by In making connections to the cylinder, the valve should be cracked Faulkner first tried to reach the Azores, but was forced to turn back. the crew at sea. for a moment to clear any dust or dirt out of openings. The opening • 4 4 4 They were Leopold Faulkner, sec­ should be directed away from the body. An obvious precaution is to S. D. Sturgis, Jr., Chief of Army Engineers, urged American par­ ond cook, and Jesse Rabago, keep combustible' gases like acetylene away from flame when releas­ ticipation in the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Speaking wiper. ing them. at the dedication $46,200,000 Conemaugh dam in Saltburg, Pa., Sturgis Faulkner has been sailing with All compressed gases should be used with a reducing valvfe between made his appeal to the' interested audience of over 2,000 leaders in the SIU for a good many years, the cylinder and the connecting line. Each type of gas container re­ the maritime, transportation and power industries. The Conemaugh joining up with the Union in the dam is the tenth and key project in the planned system of 17 struc­ Port of New York on February quires its own gauges and regulators. They should not be switched tures to protect the upper Ohio River and the City of Pittsburg from 24, 1945. The 28-year-old Sea­ from one type of container to another. The regulator has an adjusting screw which has to be released with a counter-clockwise- turn before such disasters as the 1936 flood. farer was bom in the US terri­ the cylinder stop valve is opened. torial possession of the Virgin Is­ 4 4 4 In the reverse procedure, the stop valve has to be closed and the A new ocean terminal will be built at Charleston, South Carolina, lands, and calls the island capital pressure in the line released before connections are broken for any in the near future. The cost of the new terminal is estimated at about of St. Thomas his home town. purpose. $10,000,000 by Cotesworth P. Means, chairman of the South Carolina Rabago has been sailing with the All cylinders carry a fusible plug of material which will melt under State Ports Authority. Preliminary surveys by engineers, including SIU for just a little over two years test borings, have been taken and the new facilities will be built in now. He got his start in his home excessive heat or pressure before the cylinder wall will disintegrate the downtown area. The plan calls for a modern concrete terminal of town of Galveston, Texas. Jesse This of itself is protection against cylinder explosion, but if the plug the marginal wharf type, large enough to handle five ocean-going celebrated his 23rd birthday last melts, the cylinder contents would be released. Therefore, the cylinders have to be kept away from sparks, hot metal, electricity or excessive vessels simultaneously. One of the berths will be equipped for mo­ July 11. heat. lasses, liquid sugar, vegetable oils and other liquid cargoes. Charles­ 4 4 4 Bottled Cooking Gas ton's foreign trade, reflecting the industrial growth of the South, has Another Seafarer who deserves Liquefied petroleum, consisting of butqne or butane-propane mix­ more than doubled its pre-war average. With favorable action by the a hand for making improvements tures, is becoming increasingly popular on board ship for heating or legislature, construction should begin next year. for the crew on cooking purposes. This is especially true of smaller vessels, where the 4 4 4 his own initiative "bottled heat" takes up less space than any other cooking agent. A medium-sized British freighter, the '4,081-ton, 370-foot Shell Quest, is Robert L. Fer­ This gas has a tendency to settle when released and will form gas has changed hands and has been fitted out as a depot ship for launches guson of the Rag- pockets. If mixed with air it can become highly explosive. Further­ searching for underwater oil in the Persian Gulf. Formerly called nar Naess (Sea- more, it is colorless and can. only be identified by its odor which is the Macgregor Laird (Elder Dempster Lines), the Shell Quest has been transport). Fer­ put in during its manufacture. acquired by the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company, Inc., and her in­ guson, who is Because of this settling quality, it's best to store this gas outside of terior spaces have been completely altered for her new role. also ship's dele­ the ship's superstructure, on or above the weather deck, and provide gate, took on top and bottom ventilation for the cylinders. Regular tests for leaks 4.4 4 himself the job The Navy's Military Sea Transportation Service has announced the in the connecting system are a must. The appliance valve is closed, of setting up chartering of an additional tanker from private shipping. The new Ferguson master and one cylinder valves opened and a gau^e reading test shelves for all tanker will be for military use beginning in October. Immediate plans taken. Then the cylinder .valve is shut. Pressure should be constant are to use the newly-chartered vessel, the eleventh such ship char­ the books and magazines the crew for at least ten minutes.. tered for next month, in the transportation of refined petroleum had aboard. That way the crew Acetylene cylinders contain a porous solid-like charcoal or asbestos products . . . The Canadian schooner Norsya struck a submerged will have a spot for their favorite which is soaked with acetone. This is necessary to keep the tank from wreck in the St. Lawrence River and foundered 185 miles below reading matter and will know exploding under certain conditions. The acetone also serves to dissolve where to find the stuff. Quebec. The 126-ton schooner, with a crew of seven men, had left 25 times its own volume of gas, increasing the cylinder's capacity con­ Quebec with a load of wood for Frobisher Bay. No loss of life or in­ Ferguson, who sails in the en­ siderably. juries among the crew were reported . . . Holland-American Lines gine department, has been a mem­ Acetylene cylinders should be kept upright at all times, and pressure announce the "economy" liners Maasdam and Ryndam will schedule ber of the SIU since January 29, special sailings to permit Christmas holiday visitors to spend Christ­ 1951. He joined the Union in the on the line kept below 15 poUnds per square inch. After lengthy use, mas and St. Nicholas Day on the* Continent. The Maasdam will leave port of New Orleans. The 34r the cylinder temperature will decrease and pressure will tend to fall New York on November 23 and will call on channel ports. The Ryn­ year-old Seafarer comes from Off. Ifs then necessary to allow the cylinder to warm up and restore the necessary pressure. dam will leave on December 12 and dock at Rotterdam. Clarendon, Arkansas. AcflON Burly He Shouid Know BM Bernard Seaman �0«t«ber t, USI SEAFARERS LOG Pare ScTcnteea Indians Convene At SIU SIU Helps New AFL-ILA Organize Longshoremen Fart of the larre crowd rathered outaide the SIU hall In Brooklyn to witness the* ceremony of the annual visit of the Tuscarora Indians to the SIU Is shown above. While the crowd sat enthralled at the various events, the chow line also proved a popular attraction. At left a rroup of Indians and guests partake of the firelight dance ceremony around the bonfire. Some of the guests were inducted as honorary tribe members. At right is one of the visiting Indian chiefs In his full regalia. « .; ,s I A Tuscarora maiden Invokes the blessings of the Gods, chief of whom Is Manitou. Other colorful ceremonies included recitations of tribal history, an authentic peacepipe ceremony between the Indians and their friends, native war chants and Iroquois dances around a blazing bonfire. At lef^ left Is Seafarer Wallace Anderson, Mad Bear of the Tuscaroras, shown In ceremonial dress. At the right Is ajiptbtir. ^bief. Anders(|in:>,Jfhp 1« ah SIU member. Is res|Mii|slble for t|ie yearly event. T» AWrtfht Is dl l&r iirglf Vnwd I bUUB*'."' rjm ing which increasing pressure was (Continued from page 3) put on that union to reorganize, knowledge of the problem Hall was but without success. With the old assigned by the AFL to the key ILA under fire from the state, the strategy job In the campaign newspapers and the public, the where he could give advice and SIU took steps through the Mart assistance to dock workers striving time Trades Department to try to to reorganize their union. The en­ correct unhealthy conditions on tire headquarters apparatus of the the waterfront. SIU has swung into action to aid A program of reform was drafted the new union. The nucleus of a and approved by the MTD which new longshore organization has al­ includes many of the points speci­ ready been established with such fied in the current organizing men as John Dwyer, rank and file drive. However, when efforts leader in the Chelsea local 895, were made to put the reform pro­ taking posts of leadership. A gram through, the MTD met with steering committee of longshore­ stubborn resistance on the part of men checkers, and other crafts has those elements in control of the been appointed to run the organiz­ old ILA. ing drive and set up the machinery Meanwhile, the New York State of the new organization. Crime Commission had spotlighted Longshoremen, long restive, as many of the abuses to which rank the old ILA deteriorated, acclaimed and file longshoremen were sub­ the program of the new organiza­ ject, and as a result, longshoremen tion. They were assured that the new union would be a democratic one, with major decisions and all control in the hands of the mem­ bership. The old "five and ten cent" contracts will be ruled out with wages and conditions to be established as the best in the in­ dustry. Membership Control The membership will get the right to approve, reject or change contracts. Decisions will be made at regular membership meetings where all longshoremen will be as­ sured full rights to free speech. Financial reports, decent union halls, a good union newspaper and the other standard attractions of a sound trade union will be of­ fered to them. Longshoremen are promised too, tha a fair job system with the full­ est possible security and seniority John Dwyer general organizer provisions will be set up on the of the AFL-ILA, addresses docks. meeting. The imminent crack-up of the old ILA, follows many months dur- were put under the control of state machinery, with the state having the power to dictate conditions of employment for dock workers. Here the AFL moved into the picture, demanding that the old ILA take immediate steps to clean house. Once again, the ILA failed to take any concrete steps towards reform with the result that the con­ vention voted the expulsion action, and chartered the new AFL-ILA.- I Til i-i I Indians Smoke Peace Pipe At Union Hq. (Continued from page 21 honorary members in a firelight ceremony. There was more danc­ ing about the fire, but the whoops of the Tuscaroras were often drowned out by the lustier cries of the several hundred children of SIU members and Brooklyn neigh­ bors, who were among the large crowd gathered to watch the event. The bonfire was finally abandoned by the Iroquois to these real "wild Indians." The purpose of the visit by the Indian League was to air a set of grievances against New York State and the American and Canadian governments at the United Nations. Under the Indian treaties, the tribes officially retain their sov­ ereignty. Chief Rickard has com­ plained that the state and federal governnients were encroaching upon the rights of the Indians. He asked for the support of his friends, pleading that only with such support could the few remain­ ing Iroquois tribes retain their identities. There was to be a gen­ eral powwow of the whole Confed­ eracy in Central Park the next day to discuss these matters. In spite of these serious over­ tones, mirth was the watchword last Friday. It was quite a ^reat for the participants and the spec­ tators and the SIU and the Tus­ caroras hope to: make this an an- /V MATBSAnH£SlUS<m AT 7H£ U^4ICN f^ALL 4U4AVBM\>2cmsr. YAmS 7WEPJSH7SONT/. //ew LOW PRICES V&cDBCAUMiWvS WELCOME /^£R£AT YOC/^OtVA/PLApE. OKWEDAND OPERAND BYIHE SEAFARERS Wa(JAIIOM-A€G-AFL •A �Paee Eiffliteen S E A F A R E ES' IOC Passenger Ship Budget Blues TMe CMtCP STJSWARD 'October ^»1«5S By E. Rcyts 7V/£ STK^^RROESSez CAM SAve T»e coRtPANY A UTTLB MO//EY ey ^we ALL TAB. That next year will mack the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Andrew Furuseth, fourider of the Sailors Union of the. Pacific? .Called the "Abraham Lincoln of the Sea," Furuseth devoted his life to the cause of hiaritime trade imionism and was responsible for the forging of the first American seafarers unions His activities In Waahingtoh on behalf of seamen resulted in the passage of the White Act, the Maguire' Act and the LaFollette Seamen's A(^.' He was the first labor leader in American history to be given a state funeral. 4" fiASSENSUPs CAN OO oi*w BUNKS. ELIMINATE ALL . C,/C£V-f*D l,ICEN*LO PERSONNEL Alfe/rjwviv*-!. OA wrt PECK BUCKTTOO^ AND nunrHMP^ (PAID MY BE ON A AND I'M HUN6PY, J AOUR )NATCN aov ' — t ferred to as "Hell's Half Acre?" Although the origin of this phrase is lit dotibt, it Us possible that it was first widely-applied in the United'States to i particular spot on thq Civil War'battlefield of The Wilderness in Virginia; The name is also applied to areas' which have peculiar geological' formations. Most noteworthy among these is the scenic area in Natrona County, Wyoming. This is, a broad gulch filled with freakish formations re­ sembling columns. Here, at least, it's , a misnomer, because the area actually covers several hundred acres. 4" 4" That qualifications for the jobs of SIU patrolman or port agent are three years of sea time aboard an American flag vessel or ves­ sels? If a'candidate is seeking a Unioii job in a particular depart­ ment, then his sea time must be in that particular department. At least four months of the time be­ tween January 1st and the time of nomination, t"ust have "been spent at sea or with the,Union,or a combination of, both. He must ,have at least two years continuous good standing in the Union. 4- 4- That approximately 95 percent of. all rivers in North America fiow South, either in a Southerly direction or into other streams that ilow southward? There is only one important river in the United States which flows northward. This is the St. Johns River in Florida. This unique' body of wa­ ter' is the subject of a book by Branch Cabell, called "The St. Johns" in the '"Rivers of America" series. A number :of rivers flow northward for part of their courses. Among these are 4 4 4^ the Monongahela, the Tennessee, That a neighborhood of ques­ the Big Horn,' the Montana and tionable reputation is often re­ the Powder rivm. Seafarers Take A Dip In The Deep B.... • ' AASSENEEPS fiPOV/DEO - NfrU CAN OPENERS CAN ELIMINAsre COOKS AND SNAITERS. 4 Seafarers Alex Witchens, left, and Tex Metting. take a seaman's brief holiday by braving the breakers as they head for a swim. Occidental Seafarers Meet In Orient LOG-A-RHYTHM; In Answer To A Prayer By Bill Bryant I've often heard my mother say, "Son, it is true. If you trust the Lord, He will stand by you. No matter where you are or what your troubles be. If you put your trust in Cod you will surely see." I never gave much thought what mom said to me, • Never dreaming of the day I would ever really be In need-of a hand to help and show tender care^ But I lived to learn, in answer to a prayer.. One day while on the sea an occasion rose where What mom had often told me, dictated a silent prayer, I won't go into detail on what happened over there, I merely want to mention an answer to my prayer V -. it.xi v5;; .M!i. .fym* Not only saved my life and helped me to return, 'It also taught me something all the world should learn^ A, prayer will always help, regardless when or. where .You are when you need and plead for care. - •! .ii:;). .1:'- t \y> ..»t. •- if •.if'!' '1.1 • rfii w ' 'iog" f!"! I • H-, •y if. "iJ'-siyHS -t, Don Ruddy, MM, met up with some old seafaring buddies on his trip to . the Far East aboard the Massillon Victory (Eastern), In upper photo he is seen second from right with Jess Barton, left, and A1 Copeland off the Sea Vigil, and Mishiko Yamoako at the Golden. Dragon in Yokohama. Bottom: Ruddy, right, goes shoppingjwith Bill Davy, left, and John ^ '[ By-the wHl of the-Lord, in answer to my prayer ' - . 5 I lived and I returned from the' battle ovef there ' ' ' And I am more thart thankful, Jor . I can prmdly say^ Gods answer to my prayer is why I'm here today. •:.ti In answer to a prayer I'm alive and I am here. To live again the life I dreamed of over'there, i' • ' j aitd^Wv Jtiodc vrm ' •' "ivf" HH/'i'j'r -Um. '< 1 "ii .fooHtzK '• m . Ortovfl' ;. •il" ; ••J'' . j.r!!.' -H'J,.'.- Ah'i' In answer to a prayer the Lord stood by me when My darkest hour of life presaged' 'a fatal end Which surely seerried would come to rne while over there - Morn's advice came,true, in answer'to a prayer. u - :-f/ - • 'i.to.a® 'U'i -!?'• �October S. IMS By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor SEAFARERS Pare Nfaieteea LOG Beira Bull Writes Own Script In Tale Of Bull Ring Battle When you've heard one bull story you've heard them all, the old saying goes, but accord­ Although we've devoted a good deal of space to cameras running Into hundreds of dollars, we shouldn't forget that the simple box camera ing to Seafarer Louis Guellnits, chief steward aboard the Robin Hood (Seas), this is a tale Is quite versatile and, If properly used with some low cost accessories, with another ending. Real bull stories are not hors de combat. It began mod­ fence between the seats and the can turn out good photos. fashioned out of whole cloth, erately enough with the bull ap­ bull ring. Havoc broke loose First introduced by George Eastman In 1888, the roll-film box camera plying his horns to the "seats of among the spectators trying to get has become as much an American institution as baseball. Of the more but in bull rings, and that is several picadors as they scampered out of the path of the onrushing where Guellnitz found his. The than 30 million cameras in the US, the great majority are non-adjust­ the protecting fences around bull. Montmorency was just out able types. It has become everybody's camera for two good reasons: locale was Beira, Mozambique, over ring. Spectator interest in­ for a stroll, however, and bothered low cost and simplicity of operation. Even the most unmechanical East Africa; the setting was a bull the ring, and the cast of characters in­ creased as the bull became more no one beyond butting a few bumbler can make good pictures with one. aggressive, knowing he had four handlers over the wall. : Most photographers are aware of the box camera's limitations—it has cluded four seafaring men, thou­ Seafarers on his side. Back came the matador and sands of natives and a bull named a slow lens and shutter (usually about f-11 or 16 and 1/30 second), Montmorency then turned his Montmorency took out after him Montmorency. focus, aperture and shutter are fixed, and the lens is not sharp enough After buying their way into the attention to the mounted matador like a banshee. When last seen to permit huge enlargements. But even so, the box camera is capable and chased the rider and his horse the matador was retreating over of more than Sunday snapshots or backyard portraits. In knowing local arena, where prices varied around the ring so shamelessly the other side of a fence. The according to the hands it can be used for flash, color, close-ups, seascapes, still lifes, way the ticket that the animal had to be led out bull, however, wouldn't let well candids, night shots and even action photography. seller sized you of the ring in a shocked condition. enough alone and rammed his If you now own a simple, fixed focus camera, don't wait until you u p, Guellnitz, Before the dismounted matador head through the fence before can afford a more expensive outfit before you try to make really good Mac Anderson, returned for the finale, Mont­ ending the chase. Recovering him­ pictures. Even if you own a more advanced camera, it's a good habit Richard Montena morency scripted a few lines of self for the curtain call, Mont­ to return to a box camera and the bone-bare elements of photography. and William his own, ad-libbing an off-the-cuff morency pranced back to the cen­ Simplicity Of Operation B1 s k a « made encore. With a mighty effort, the ter of the ring, standing there Box camera operation is simplicity itself. Just load the film in sub­ their way along bull leaped over the restraining majestically amid the resounding dued light, following the directions in the instruction booklet. Hold the rickety wall and into the path circling the applause. the camera as steady as possible; if you move during exposure the slow benches which Guellnitz shutter of 1/30 second will give you a blurred image. Get a good solid encircled the bull Hawaii —Before And After Shore Leave grip on the camera and press it firmly against the body. Now center ring. the subject in the viewfinder and gently squeeze, not press, the shutter First Act release button to make a snapshot. Turn the film advance knob until As a preface to the main story, the next number appears in the colored window in the camera back. the spectators were treated to a Do this at once after every shot to avoid the danger of putting two short introduction to bull fighting, exposures on the same frame. furnished by an ancient bull who For action—^follow these three tips: didn't care to and several per­ 1. Avoid extreme close-ups—the farther away you are from the petrators of the trade who weren't moving subject, the greater the action-stopping power of your shutter. 'quite sure how to go about arous­ 2. Try to shoot the motion coming directly towards or away from the ing his interest. That was before Montmorency came upon the camera rather than at right angies to it. scene. 3. Try tp catch moments of peak action. Peak action is suspended It didn't take old Taurus long to motion—a pendulum at the far bnd of its swing, or a diver poised upstage the rest of the show chas­ in midair just before he drops. For flash—A simple flash attachment is available for most modem ing the paid performers around the box-type cameras. You just insert the proper size bulb, point your arena and rendering most of them camera at the subjec"*, and trip the shutter. Internal synchronization fires the flashbulb in step with the shutter. Exposure is determined by the distance from the flashbulb to the subject. For time exposures—Place your camera on a solid support, set the shutter for "time" or "bulb" and make the exposure. With bulb set­ tings, the shutter remains open only as long as you depress the shutter release; with time settings you trip the shutter once to open it, then There was a big stew over the a second time to close it. Be sure that nothing jars the camera while the shutter is open. You can make brief time exposures .(two or three bill of fare I'ecently aboard the seconds) of people near windows or in brightly lighted interiors. Out­ Seatrain New Jersey (Seatraim, door scenes at night may require long exposure of up to 30 seconds. according to minutes received from For close-ups—A supplementary lens is necessary. You can get the last ship's meeting. The stew, these lenses in convenient slip-on mounts to fit over your regular lens. it seems, was caused by too much They come in three powers of close-up ability. Place the camera on stew. Seafarer Ed Jones, who reported a firm support and measure the subject-to-lens distance carefully with a tape measure. The correct distance is given in the instruction folder the incident concerning the New which comes with the lens. When centering the subject in the view- Jersey's menu, noted that the lines finder, allow a little extra cpom on the viewfinder side. At close dis­ of discussion were drawn between two factions. On opposite sides of tances viewfinder and lens don't coincide' exactly. The above holds true not only for the classic box camera but for the menu were the steward depart­ some of the modifications that have taken place through the years. ment personnel and some of the hands. The question under discussion was a relatively simple one. The stew boiled down to the fact or not the men were get­ Seamen and Seafarers in particular make friends wherever whether ting too much stew on the menu, they go, from the tip of Greenland to the Cape of Good Hope, and they were raising quite a point above is a study of seven Seafarers before and after shore so it was no wonder recently that an Army outfit in Korea about it. The quality of the stew Pictured leave in fabulous Hawaii. Everybody's happy including, top, left to was never a question, for all hands right, Joe Bucher, Johnny Moore, Fat Chapman, Adams Comisky and dedicated one of the latest is--^ sues of its publication as a the ship, the men and the food. agreed it was top-notch. It was Whitey Conn. Lower photo shows Garel and J. W. Broad after swim­ farewell message to the men "The treatment received by our the quantity of the lamb, beef and ming in the famous Honolulu surf. All Seafarers are off Steel Rover. of the Western Trader (Western men who have been working or bouillabaisse stews, among others, Navigation). , visiting the ship is something," it which was the point of contention. RoU Call Unloading coal in Ulsan, Korea; noted. recently, the Seafarers of the vessel "No article on thp Trader can be Deciding to take it to tbe mem­ found mutual friendship with the complete .Jwithout mentioning the bership aboard the vessel, the GI's and officers of the Second fine cooks and baker and delicious meeting voted to have a roU call Amphibious. Support Brigade who food they serve." If you have im­ on the galley situation over the 1. Martin P. Durkin recently resigned as Secretary of Labor. handled the unloading operations; agination, it advises, "imagine this; stews. The steward, though de­ It was more than a dockside cama- they give you a menu and you have fending his stand, was. more than Who was his predecessor? 2. Herman WoUk is the author of which of the following books radie and acquaintance. As soon your choice of several different willing to have a vote cast on the as the men of the ship and , land dishes. The men responsible for issue. He was sure he knew where about ships: 1) The Cruel Sea; 2) Mutiny on the Bounty; 3) The Caine outfits got to know each other, it this fine food, are; Chief Cook he stood in the hearts of the men Mutiny? 3. What is the capital of Pakistan? was full speed ahead for fun and George, Second Cook and Baker .with his stews. 4. What islands in the Pacific, formerly Japanese, were given to W. Deal, and Third Gook Harvey." mutual frolic. As the last vote was cast, it was Mutual Aid More Praise apparent to all aboard the ship that the Soviet Union after the last war? 5. What National League pitcher has won at least twenty games While the Army outfit opened its Other members of the crew along fewer stews on the menu would PX, club and recreational facilities with the Officers of the ship came bring fewer stews from the crew. for the last four years? 6. What are the names of the last presidents of the AFL and the to the Seafarers, as well as to the in for praise from the paper, which The vote was carried in favor of topside personnel, . the Western recounted a partial history of the the men who wanted their lamb CIO, both of whom died recently? 7. Who was the original Adlai Stevenson? Trader reciprocated by allowing ship since the Liberty was built ragout, souffle, or marinara, rather 8. What shipowner and former mayor of San Francisco has been the soldiers the run of the. ship. in the war year of 1943.. Bosun than stewed. The steward, bowing In addition to that. Uncle Sam's Freeberg and Brice Ruggie, ship's to the wishes of the majority of mentioned as a possibility to succeed Martin Durkin? 9. There are two ex-presidents still living, How many ex-viceboys in khaki and olive drab were delegate, came in for special praise the crewmembers, saw the road treated to the finest eating they from the paper and the outfit for ahead clearly defined. He said he presi^ents are still, alive? 10. What three well-known Chinese politicians were brothers-inever had since they left the States. help in painting the Army chapel would cut down on the stews. A The Army paper, the "Am­ which served the outfit's spiritual .n)^. pf his word, there hasn't been law of Chiang Kai Shek?, ^ ,.^ phibian;" was high in'iti praise of needs.-" a kew or'a row about it since. Stew On Stew On Ship Menu Army Paper Lauds Trader ! •. "J Quiz Corner •- .1 -1 - . . I �Pare IVenty SEAFARERS Seafarers On Binghamton Victory Trade In Heat Wave For Icebergs stopping: off enroute to Greenland's cooling: breezes from New York's heat wave, these Seafarers are shown taking time out from their voyage as they have their pictures taken in Newfoundland. At left, Nicholas Bossanyi, steward, enjoys the view, while Seafarers at right are, left to right, rear, George, ..chief electrician; Mannie Torres, oiler; Eddie Robinson, oiler; Eddie, deck maintenance. Kneeling are Joe Scaturro, oiler and Cass Janewiz, wiper. When it comes to beating a heat wave in New York, Seafarers know no better remedy than to ship out to more northern climes than the 42 degrees north latitude of the big city. Seafarers intending to board the Binghamton Victory (Bull) had the situation well in hand last August when New York| was hotter than chile sauce.' a more northern port still than the Taverns were at a'minimum In All they did was sign on board last port of call. The Seafarers the town, as well as movies, but the vessel and ship out to the much cooler surroundings of St. Johns, Newfoundland, and Narsarssuak, Greenland. After leaving the frying pan of New York, the ship headed up to St. Johns where the cooling drafts of air pleased the tanned and tor­ rid hides of many a Seafarer in the crew. At St. Johns it was time for work along with relaxa­ tion. After the process of unload­ ing cargo and taking on more of the same, the boys had some time out for snapshots. Not mountain climbers by profession, some of the men clambered up the sides of Mountain St. Johns and had their pictures taken to show the world. You can hardly blame them with all the furore being caused by teams of American and British climbers conquering the world's top mountain peaks. Soon, however, it was good bye St. Johns and hello Narsarssuak, were determined to get away fi-om that heat wave for sure, without leaving any doubt in anyone's mind, so they were glad when the vessel pulled into that port. Some of the men aboard the ves­ sel. Seafarer Ed Robinson, engine delegate, reports were Nicholas Bossanyi, steward; George, chief electrician; Mannie Torres, oiler; Eddie, deck maintenance; Joe* Sca­ turro, oiler, and Cass Janewiz, wiper, all of whom were happy to get some time off in port for a bit of complete relaxation. No Night Life Complete relaxation was what they meant, too, for Narsarssuak was no northern New York as far as the night life was concerned. There is a considerable lack of recreational facilities in the Dan­ ish colony, but the men were glad for the chance to relax after flirt­ ing with icebergs on the northern run. JR? YO(M SHIP A/00C)3 PSPAIPS,, fispopr -rum AS 'SOOM_ AS 'Poe&\BL0 So YO0flV>BpApTMeMT WlU- tlA\/e riMe-fo -IHAT TWe WPPiL IS WM0. IF 1HEYAP£ hlpfflPlSiW Vl/AlfJe •XAB \IOAA&0, IVM TUB USTOVSP i>lAB PAWiMAsI October X, 1951 LOG Bj/ Spike Martin As everybody expected Rocky Marciano finished off his most prominent opponent, Roland La Starza, via the kayo route. The end came in the eleventh round after La Starza took a bad shellacking from the champion after the fir.st six heats. This was Marciano's biggest and most important test so far. Up until now the powerful but clumsy champion had been carefully ma­ neuvered from bout to bout with a series of weary, battered pugs who usually were nothing more than sparring partners. La Starza was the only one who had threat­ ened the unbroken string of suc­ cesses when he lost a whisker-thiii decision to Marciano early in his career. He was younger than most of Marciano's opponents and looked to be a real test of Mar­ ciano's strength. But in the end, the La Stai-za fight followed the same pattern as all the others. Marciano once again displayed the clumsiness that will always keep him from being a great champion. But he also showed the tremendous strength, stamina and punch that seem to be enough to beat any pug in the ring today. In other words, Marciano sticks out as a Sampson among the strong men of the ring and it is his great strength, even more than his welladvertised punch, which is his most important asset. It is that strength which enables him to slow an opponent down to the point where he can bring his punch into play. With La Starza soundly trounced and out of the picture, there just doesn't seem to be anybody around to test the champion. The next best fighter in the upper weight ranges is a virtually unknown light heavyweight, Harold Johnson., Johnson is a very cool and com­ petent boxer, with a sharp, but not destructive punch in both hands. He is good enough to beat mo.st heavyweights around even though he is a natural light-heavy. But we couldn't possibly see a boxer of his size going up against the raw btute strength that is Marciano's. The fighter that can beat Mar­ ciano doesn't have to be a destruc­ tive puncher. But he will have to have • the muscle and endurance to match Marciano's, plus fieetness of foot and a real good left hand with both jab and hook. All other candidates had better not, apply. Cut Their Cake And Have It, Too the men frolicked in another man­ ner by taking in all of the cool sun they could get before heading back to .New Yqrk. They were not sure whether or not is was still smothered under a blanket of heat, but they were taking no chances and wanted to get their fill of those balmy breezes just in case. Dead Seafarer Is Honored In Final Tribute In a simple ceremony at sea on August 26, the cremated remains of Seafarer Lester E. Mack of Baltimore were cast upon the waters from the after deck of the John B. Waterman (Waterman) as the vessel lay quietly on the silent sea about 17 miles west of Acapulco, Mexico, according to Seafarer Walter Sibley. Mack, who had died six days earlier and had been cremated in Green Mount Crematory, had re­ quested that his ashes be scattered over the sea. Captain F. T. Cole­ man and Chief Officer Wiley Staggers presided over the cere­ monies which lasted nearly a quar­ ter of an hour in honor of an old shipmate. - At five minutes before 10 AM the ship had engines full astern and five minutes later a salute from the Lyle gun was fired. This was followed by the flag being lowered to half mast for the remainder of the ceremonies as the ashes began to be scattered by Sibley and Ja­ cob Mcintosh, AB. As the last of the ashes were spread upon the waiting sea, the vessel went full ahead and then made a sweeping circle to the right. The off-watch crew, gath­ ered on deck, remained silent and in place as the ship made its run. When the vessel regained course, the captain blew three long blasts on the whistle as a final salute to a departing shipmate. During the ceremonies, appropri­ ately enough, several psalms were read to honor the passing of the Seafarer. Not only did the crew gather on deck to pay final tribute to an old friend, but many pas­ sengers as well said a last goodbye to a sailor on his final voyage,^ Mrs. Cleveland, wife of the Assistant SUP agent in Yokohama, Japan, and Anne Feraru cut and serve the July 4 party cake as SlU seamen and their guests stand by in the United Seamen's Service Center. The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-known cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Night Cook and Baker A, K, Jockel's recipe for chocolate eclair, cream puffs and French crullers. ^— 100 individual and tasty servings. If you want to get in the good To start the recipe off, put the graces of the men who sail the sugar, salt, shortening and water ships for the SIU, says Sea­ farer A. K. Jockel, make them into a saucepan. Bring to a boil the delicacies for those after- before adding the sifted flour and meal snacks. Nothing pleases a blend together thoroughly. When seafaring man so much at the this is done, allow it to cool slight-' ly. Next, add one egg at a time, end of a meal than a first-class dessert, and Jockel comes up with beating each one in thoroughly three of them, made in much the before adding the next. Press the dough through a rose same way, to please the palate of pastry tube, on a well-greased many a sailor. square of heavy paper, in the Jockel, who has catered to the desired shape. Turn the paper up­ taste of leaders of many nations, side down to drop the crullers or from Kaiser Wil- what have you into the frying fat. helm to President The fat' should be heated to 375 Coolidge, has degrees. Fry until well puffed up' sailed with the and golden brown, frying only a SIU since 1946 few at a time. Drain on unglazed and been sailing paper. When cold, add icing to the on the ships of cakes. many nations for To make vanilla Icing use eight 19 years. His son tablespoons of fat, eight cups of is an OS with the confectioners' sugar, one cup of _ . , SUP, and he canned milk, three-quarters of a loves his dad's teaspoon of salt and five-and-a-half baking artistry, too. teaspoons of vanilla. Ingredients for the triple cullCfeam the fat. Then, continue nary delight include two quarts of to cream while slowly adding the water, one-and-one-half pounds of sugar. Add the milk, salt and shortening or butter, two pounds vanilla and mix until smooth. Put ' of fiour, one-half pound of sugar, the vanilla icing on the cakes and four tea-spoons of baking powder, you're ready to set sail for the mess salt and 24 eggs. This will make hall for a bellyfull of good eating. �f. October f, 195S Heads Eastf Raps Harry^s Red Line SEAFARERS Pcf0 Tweuty-oao LOG LETTERS To the Editor: We are hwneward bound to the happen en tlie hospital question east coast after an Intercoastat trip until the next session of Congress, aboard the Massmar (Calmar). but Mrs. Oveta Gulp Hobby, the In the last issue of the LOG Shipping^ around head of the Department of Health, we printed a letter, along with Los Angeles and Education and Welfare, under a picture, from Mrs. John San Francisco is whose jurisdiction the marine hos­ Bilinski, the wife of a Sea­ at a peak. I pitals now come, has to prepare farer. The picture showed ashould like to her budget requests for the 1954family reunion aboard the extend a vote of 55 fiscal year in the very near Longview Victory in Japan thanks to the future. The seamen, however, with Sergeant First Class West Coast offi­ cannot allow the move to get as Billy E. Voyles happily greet­ cials for their in­ far as reaching the houses'of Con­ ing his stepfather, Seafarer defatigable e f - gress. If they want to defeat the John Bilinski. Inadvertantly, forts to settle all proposed slash it would be best to Chew we had the sergeant's rank in­ beefs in top- fight for it now before it gets to correct and his last name mis­ notch SlU style. the bill, stage and slashes the life spelled. This is my first trip back east in line of many a sailor. two years. Things look pretty good John A. Beach out here except that Harry Bridges t i and his boys are still acting up. They really enjoy wasting the longshoremen's dues by printing To the Editor: propaganda and dropping it in our This is in answer to Chuck crew recreation rooms. Here's a To the Editor: Hostetter's letter in the Septem­ Seamen are doing lots of big man who is downright opposed to things around the world. Take this ber 4 issue of the LOG wherein he anything the AFL does. Bridges may be able to kid the Sergeant Midget over here in Ko- asks "what this company does with men out on the West Coast but he i-ea, whom I knbw. He seems to the ox between the tongue and the can't do the same thing with us. be running the whole American tall, and what they do with the pig We don't go for any thin Red line. army, or-so I am led to believe. between the knuckles and the Speaking of the sergeant, it cer­ hocks" and then goes on to ques­ He'd be smart if he wised up and stopped trying to pass that baloney tainly is a small world. Two boys tion th^" desirability of corned off on us. He's got enough troubles on the ship, Clarksburg Victory shoulder being used for ham. He of his own without cultivating a tEastern), are from the same home also wonders what animal ham town as ^the sergeant, Manteo, NC. comes from. few more. I would like to answer with a I thought I'd send in a picture to James E. Chew Ship's delegate the LOG so everyone could see few facts, as well as anyone else who is interested these three fine lads together. The 4. i. in the subject. two seafaring men's names are First of all, on Moncie Daniels and John T. Davis, the Cubore (Ore) two of the finest lads.I've ever we only get 50-54 come across. Daniels, one of the To the Editor: pounds of corned best messmen I've ever had the I haven't been to sea for a long pleasure to work with in my ca­ shoulder for a time. The last time I went was in pacity as chief steward, is working voyage lasting 25 tlie fiiwt World War in the Navy. his way throitgh college. Both days. It is used I've been a landlubber for a long these boys are going to do things only for corned time now, but I know some of the along with their sergeant buddy shoulder and not Davis problems the merchant seaman who is already doing them. The as a substitute faces. That is why I am writing sergeant, by the way, is a retired for any other meat. I have been a this. It is in defense of maintain­ Seafarer. He retired his book in member of this Union since 1938 ing the marine hospitals for mer­ 1948, but expects to take-it out and I have never used corned chant seamen. shoulder for ham in the 35 years I at his earliest opportunity. To begin with, the USPHS hos­ have been going to sea, and I Says Hello pitals do not only serve the inter­ Midget wants to say hello to never intend to use it. We get 175 ests of the seaman. All govern­ "Book 9", also old bellyrobber pounds of ham, in addition to the ment employees ' benefit directly corned shoulder, for each 25 days from the services, as well as the Reese and Jim Goeckers and every­ at sea, and it is all put to the good body else. He's from Norfolk and rest of the nation deriving indi­ use for the purposes for which it rect benefit from the advances de­ a pretty darn nice guy. I got to was intended, and none other. veloped }n the marine hospitals. treat these boys well because I As for the tongue and oxtail and Innumerable developments in the never know when I'll ship out of hamhocks, I have alwaj's run a fields of cancer, respiratoi-y dis­ that port again. Thought you would like to main meat course with these items eases, cardiac and mental diseases —also three vegetables and soup. have taken place in these hospi­ know that we have one swell crew They are neyer run as main dishes. tals. It is not a closed circuit, from Captain Davis and chief En­ If there are any other questions I'd either. All of the good done here gineer Andrew Foley on down. be glad to answer them for the is passed on to private and outside There was a beef on water, but brothers. institutions for the betterment of everyone got together and every­ Clarence T. Davis thing over here is working out all the nation as a whole. i t" right. Bi-Partisan Palicy Midget's address over here is It is inconceivable to think that the Government is going to pull 866 Port Co. APO 971, Inchon, the chocks out from under the Korea. He says he'd like lots of To the Editor: hospital program. Since 1798, dur­ mail from the boys, also that any­ I just finished reading the latest ing the second administration of time he can do anything for Sea­ issue of the SEAFARERS LOG, farers he'll be more than glad to the United States when the young and I must say that I got nothing Government had far less to spend do it. but enjoyment out of reading this Harry L. Franklin on hospital services, the marine hospital program has been in ex­ istence. Not since that time has any administration. Republican, Democratic, Federalist or Whig, seen fit to close these hospitals as an economy move. That's buying your money pretty dear when you have to barter it for the lives and health of a portion of the popula­ tion. If Director of the Budget Joseph M. Dodge goes through with his proposed cutback on the USPHS hospitals, cutting the services from 19 hospitals to a mere three throughout the nation, it will serve as a severe hardship to the men of the merchant marine as well as other Government employ­ ees. Imagine, three hospitals for the entire countiy. If the situation was not so serious, it-would be laughable. It is only a stop awaj' from no hospitals at all. Although Former Seafarer, Sergeant Midget, center, ciaspa two of his home­ that may sound absurd to certain town budiUes around in Mcji, Japan. Seafaring men Moncie parties, some of the past events Danicda, left, and John T. Davis, off. the Clarhsborg Victory (Eaetseem just as- foolish, unheard of em), had a ida* hand for their old Manteot NC, nettfhhor. Photo and unwise. by Harry FrankUn. 0^ course^ nothing is goinr to Oopsy We're Sorry Corned Shoulder Former Seafarer Not If am. He Says is Sgt. In Korea Wants To Keep Hospitals Open No Lawyers^ No Red Tape In SIU lui-lr* <41 'flit iel At top-drawer paper. It helps me keep up on the news and views of our union, our brothers and other items of interest in the maritime field. Every article keeps me right up to date on the latest develop­ ments in maritime. There's one notice in the paper, particularly, which I think gets right to the point. I'm referring to that "No Lawyer Needed" item I see pQp up every once in a while. It is certainly right—we don't need any with the Welfare Services De­ partment on the job. That includes other benefits, too. I collected my vacation pay so fast several times, without red tape, that I still find it difficult to be­ lieve. No unnecessary lawyers were present to botch up the proceed­ ings. As long as I had proof of my seatime, in the various instances, I was home and sailing free with the SIU taking care of me in jig time. Wants Booklet I would like to make a sugges­ tion. For those of us who don't know exactly how the Welfare Plan works, I suggest the Union print a pamphlet so that the members can really get to know what it is ail about. In this way the membership can learn more about its benefits and profit thereby. Willie Frank (Ed. note: The Union has a Wel­ fare Plan booklet in print for the benefit of its membership.) t. i t. Shore Leave Rare For Christo-^i To the Editor: All crewmembers of the ChristoM (Marine Shipping) agree that we have had a very gbod trip, consid­ ering that we have been out for nearly five months, and that dur­ ing that time we have had one night ashore in Kure, Japan. After 48 days we ai-rived in In­ chon from Houston. We lay there for 18 days with very little shore leave. From thei*e we went to Kunsan, where we lay for about 40 days with about 15 days ashore, as the base was restricted most of the time. Fi'om there we went to Pusan where we lay four days to get bunkers and then went on to Kure, Japan, for bunkers, where we were lucky enough to get one night ashore. Crew of Cbristo-M i> 4" Former Seaman Asks For LOG To the Editor: I started going to sea back in 1951 and sailed up until I got off the Maiden Victory which was at tbat time loading ammo for Korea. I am now in a place where I don't have much of the sea or the SIU. However. I found a SEA­ FARERS LOG in the library today and thought I would write to try to get the LOG sent to me. Right now I am strapped, but I intend to get back to the sea when I am able. David E. Thomas (Ed. note: Your address has been noted and the LOG will be sent to you every two weeks as published.) 4. 4i 4- Cubore Cleanest Ship In Fleet To the Editor: The crewmembers of the Cubore (Ore) believe that this ship is the cleanest and best-feeding vessel in the Ore fleet. The Coast Guard in­ spector at upper yard. Key High­ way, congratulated the chief, of­ ficers, bosun and the crew for hav­ ing the cleanest ship to hit the yard this year. Crew ef Caboro ^•1; l- Shipboard Feast Fit For Kings 4 To the Editor: Through the fine efforts of the steward department of the Raphael Semmes (Waterman), a superb supper was given in honor of our Captain Borden. He has been more than cooperative with the crew, and his actions were appreciated by all. In closing, the crew would like to add that the supper was com­ parable to the best efforts of the Waldorf Astoria. Crew of Raphael Semmes i t i First Engineers RonH Know All To the Editor: On September 3. :i;952, while wiper aboard the Shinnecock Bay ^Veritas), I hurt my back while " taking on ship's stores for the en­ gine department. I reported it to the first assistant engineer and he told me to take it easy. The next day around 2 PM, while assisting the second engineer, my back gave way on me completely mtSKS so I took to the sack for good that time. Every­ thing went along well for three or four days, then the first assistant got pretty cocky and' would come to see me several Franklin times a day. He'd tell me there was nothing wrong with me and a lit­ tle exercise would cure me if I was not too lazy to do it. All the time he is blowing his stack I am in so much pain that I can hardly breathe. The mates weren't much better. They gave me some lini­ ment for my back and told me to rub it on myself. I couldn't even turn over without help. I heard from some of the crew later that the first was even so small as to imitate the way I walked when I was in pain. He also told them that it was all an act to get out of work. That's a pretty rotten deal from the officer aboard ship on which I was in­ jured. Gives Credit Now I want to give credit where it is due. The stewards department was very nice to me. They brought my meals to me while I was bed­ fast. Martin O'Toole, the wiper, helped me a lot as did the oiler and the fireman and a fellow they called Red Lane from Wilmington. He was the engine room delegate and. he was very good to me, prov­ ing he was a real SIU member. I took off at Guam and was flown back to the hospital in San Fran­ cisco. I entered it on September 28 and stayed there until Decem­ ber 15. Then 1 was an outpatient until the end of March. Now I am under the care of a specialist, but I think that I may be able to ship out soon. Wants To Ship ' Boy, I sure will be glad to get to ship out once again. I've been off for over a year and that is a long time for anyone who loves the sea as much as I do. I want to thank the SIU for all it has done for me in the past, and for the -future w ork it will do for the members of the Union. Every­ one deserves praise—all the of­ ficers of the Union, the members, and the Union's publication, the SEAFARERS LOG. The moral of this letter is if you think you're sick, you are. Don't let any first assistant engineer talk you out of it with some un­ founded advice and diagnosis. If he were a doctor, he wouldn't be an engineer. Here is a picture of me taken after I got my teeth pulled, but maj'be some of the boys will know*who it is anyway, Andrew A. Franklin •i �Pare Twenlr-tw* Nurse Wants To Hear From Crew % • LETTERS SEAFARERS LOG Oetober X, 195X "TT Ashs Question On Straits Dollars To the Editor: To the Editor: The following letter was received to question the crewmembers in­ special favorites. I have enjoyed I wish to inform you of an in­ by my husband, Seafarer John J. volved or the other delegates, in­ the LOG for a long time, now I cident concerning money dravi'k Carroll, formerly an AB on the stead of jumping to conclusions don't want to miss It while I'm at which happened aboard the Steel ' Azalea City (Waterman), from Mrs. after being on board only two To the Editor: home. The whole family reads Age (Isthmian) while the ship was Leatha Galvin Durnin, a reg­ weeks, we feel certain he would Recently I was invited to come every issue I bring home. in Singapore. istered nurse who was a passenger have written a complimentary let­ aboard the Iberville (Waterman), a Praises Progress According to the captain and the aboard the vessel at the time Sea­ ter instead of such a slap in the coastwise ship in Brooklyn, for a I can't praise our officials enough farer Harold J. Tilden died last face to a good captain and purser. Spanish dinner prepared by Ralph for the great progress made by the company agent, there is a local currency law that August. The story was carried in In regard to the captain, Guy E. Guito, who is considered one of Union in the name of our member­ has been in exist­ the September 18 issue of the Horsley, and the purser, E. N. the best chefs sailing under the ship in the past few years. All of ence for some LOG. Mr. Carroll requested that McDonald, we have found them to SIU banner. our conditions are tops, whether it time, which the I forward it to you as a final word be more than fair in every respect. The meal I asked for and re­ be working conditions, living con­ local government on the story: They have gone out of their way ceived was arroz bianco con fri- ditions, wages, overtime or what has just started to many times to accommodate the "Mr. Carroll and Shipmates: joles negro have you. The SIU Welfare Plan enforce. This law (white rice and just cannot be beat aaywhere. There were two reasons for this crew of this ship in the matter of allows 45 Singa­ black beans, Co­ delay in writing to you. All five draws, slopchest and medical at­ pore Straits Dol­ I would have been in a fine lumbia style). pickle if my benefits had stopped rolls of film were blanks. Of tention, as well as being good men lars (a p p r o X i And believe me, at the end of 13 weeks. The $15 courss, we were heartsick, but to sail with all around. mately $15 in US Selby Signed by 23 crewmembers it was one of the per week I received from the SIU nothing can be done. currency) to be of San Mateo Victory best meals I ever Welfare Plan was my only income brought aboard the ship each day It probsfoly happened when our ate. The crew of for eight months. I can say with for every member of the crew. We ^ bags opened aboard the plane. i t t this ship should pride that I'm very happy indeed asked for proof of this law, but • 'More than likely, be thankful to to be a member of the finest Union were not given any. We merely in the jumble of have this man in the world. The SIU has really were told that it was the law. luggage, our cam­ Martinez aboard. He knows proven that it is the Brotherhood era was damaged Although the captain cooperated To the Editor: all the tricks. with us by giving a draw every day in the process. of the Sea. The crew qf the Atlantic Water Ship Is Shining and in cases where men didn't We had valu­ David Sykes (Metro) would like to go on record want draws was able to give out able snapshots I also made a tour of the ship, (Ed. note: Your address has been as doing a little bragging about a more than 45 Singapore Straits of three genera­ and it was the cleanest one I have noted and you will receive the LOG fine ship's delegate, Robert W. Dollars per man to the men want­ tions of our fam­ ever been on. The brass was all every two weeks as published.) Miller. He did a fine job toward ing draws, it was an inconvenience ily for our Aunt i> making this an enjoyable trip. He shined up, including the dinner for the men who wanted to buy £1 who is 83 bell. Some' of you may be think­ Carroii went about his task in a big way, gifts and souvenirs. If the ship years old. I wish ing it's a work horse, but it isn't. had'not been in port for nine days, one of you would get a camera and and fought hard to get the ship Once you get a ship shipshape, it's many of us would have been un­ take one more try. We'd so like to cleaned up, as it was so dirty it easy to keep it that way. able to do this.' have a picture. I hope to find a could hardly have been called an To the Editor: Lish Taylor, steward, should be SIU ship. Thanks to his efforts, paper in my mail box soon. After being ship's delegate on No other SIU ship was in port at the ship is now, or is nearly, up to commended for a spotless ship and the Seatrain Savannah (Seatrain) the time, but I contacted other I am writing this during the being an SIU ship, for an SIU ship he certainly lives up to our motto, for the past three months, I would American crews in port and they Intervals when my patient is is a clean ship. We offer him a "An SIU ship is a clean ship." During dinner we watched tele­ like a few words of praise printed said this law was not enforced on asleep. She needs constant care vote of thanks and appreciation for her broken neck, which is one for a job weil done. vision (a baseball game) and after in the LOG about the fine job the their ships. stewards department has done on reason for my being delayed in saw a western movie on TV. The crew of. the Steel Age would Crew of Atlantic Water this ship. writing to you. Crew Stays and Stays appreciate it if this matter is re­ The food that has been turned ferred to headquarters for any ac­ ^ 4> Roland Valesco tells me that all Please give Mr. Durnin's and my out in the galley couldn't be better, tion which can be taken to remedy members who come aboard for one best to all the members of the trip discard their baggage and re­ and credit for that should go all this situation in order to avoid in­ crew. God bless you all and may the way down the line. Everyone convenience to SIU ships calling at main for long periods. you have health and complete hap­ All you boys who are on the is pretty well satisfied as far as Singapore in the future. piness at all times. I shall never To the Editor; Joe Selby beach desiring a good berth, I rec­ the chow is concerned, thanks to forget my pleasant cruise, except The stores came down to the ommend the Iberville. Being a Stanley U. Johnson, steward, Ship's Delegate for that single note of sadness, and Seacloud (Colonial) in San Fran­ member of the steward depart­ Charlie Cant ,veil, chief cook, H. 4> 4^ 4> the fine people we met. Let us cisco and the steward, Louis £. ment, I took a good look at every­ Minkler, George Libby, W. Olssen, (Ed. note: Headquarters is now hear from you." Meyers, after looking them over, thing, and she's a fine baby. C. Lowey and V. Artmen and checking into the validity of this Marie Carroll sent the commercial meat back and others. law, but as far as is knovm no Dick Martinez demanded Grade A beef. He Everyone has pitched in to do such law is in effect limiting the 4" 4if 4' 4' argued with the port steward, and his part and made this trip a real amount of Staits'Dollars which can told him, "We're the ones who success in the food department, be taken ashore each day. How­ have to eat this food, not you." The entire crew offers a word of ever, there is a limit on American After two days of arguing he got praise to the steward department money.) To the Editor: 4> 4* 4' the Grade A beef. He opened the To the Editor: aboard this vessel. We, the crew of the San Mateo crates of fruit and vegetables and Thomas R. Hyde I have just arrived home after Victory (Eastern), read a letter to sent some of these items back and spending eight months in the ma­ Ship's Delegate the editor in the August 14th issue got a good grade. rine hospital in Baltimore having 4- 4^ t of the LOG pertaining to the cap­ To the Editor: The meat, vegetables and fruit some plastic surgery work done tain and purser of this ship. The that we finally got after all the on some old scars left from burns; I am not a sailor in any shape brother who wrote that letter haggling looked like something out I'll be home in Mobile for some or form,, nor do I have any connec­ stated that the purser had a "cute of a picture book. This should be time convalescing, so I would ap­ tion with the sea or with the Union. trick" of putting a question mark an. example to other stewards sail­ preciate it if you would please put To the Editor: It is, therefore, very strange that I would appreciate it if you I should be WTiting this letter. on the overtime, and from that ing with the SIU: Don't let those my name on your mailing list for could forward the LOG to me. point on, he said, it had a way of phony port stewards shove a the LOG. It all started when I was work­ getting lost. bunch of junk off on you, for you I usually pick it up at the hall, Since I left Fort Dix on July 6, ing in the neighborhood and visited We would like to point out that are responsible for feeding the but I* don't get around much just 1953, I hqve not received the LOG; the cafeteria. There I found the the overtime referred to was paid crew and keeping ali on board yet. I read everything, that's I: guess you are still sending my choice of good food and ample por­ at the end of the following voy­ happy. tions, tasty and reasonably priced; printed in. the LOG 9S I:enjoy the copy there. . • The LOG will really come in , With time still on my hands,M age. Therefore, we Can see no Crewmembers of Seacloud whole works without having any handy. I enjoy reading about my decided to look around a bit. 1 reason for this man's statement. Union and former shipmates. I looked in on the game room and The purser had questioned some have 16 months to put in over admiried the pool tables. -Then I items, that is true, and typed them here in Korea. It felt good to see went from thp recreation hall to up on separate sheets. These part of the Waterman fleet while the hiring hall which adjoins it." I sheets, however, were handed to leaving Sasebo, Japan. the boarding patrolman and paywatched awhile and then asked I will be looking forward to re­ some questions aliout the, way it V master for consideration. The ceiving the LOG and wish to thank works. Two gentlemen were most sheets were not lost. The overtime you and all the members of the courteous and friendly in their ex­ that was not paid was crossed off staff for doing such a good job. the purser's sheets after they had planations and in their accounts . Roy A. Johnson about the sea, the Union and work­ left the ship to go to the company office. I Ed. note: Your change, of ad­ ing conditions in general. I was dress has been noted; we mil send given a copy of the LOG of Sep­ Crew Checks Figures the LOG to your new address from tember 18. I have read it quite The captain and purser had no now on.) thoroughly and have found it well knowledge of this until the payoff, made up, its articles, comments when some of the crew began to 4^ 4> 4> and features highly informative, figure up their pay. When the pleasingly varied, readable and crew found they were a few hours completely relevant. short, they told the patrolman. I have now become very much The-patrolman discussed this with To the Editoc interested in the SIU and its men. the purser and the purser asked The third cook, Womack, and I would therefore be grateful to that, since time was so short, he the DM, Henry Sojak, are rejoin­ you if I were added ^o the mailing be permitted to put the impaid ing Jhe Potrero Hills (Phila. list of the LOG. Let me close by time on the next payroll for those Marine) very soon. wishing you the best of luck in remaining on board. Those get­ Some of the replacements aboard yoiir, conflict with the AMEU. ting off, he would pay on a sep­ here are Greek, and they pay"'their David Siiverman arate voucher. The patrolman con­ expenses to fly to the Persian Gulf (Ed. note: Thank you for your sulted the crew and found this from Port Said. They might be interest in fhe Union. Your Louis Balbino Aragues, sailing as an MM, took time out from his agreeable all around. taken Off when the ship' is home- has been added to the mailing list seafaring duties to marry Juanita Firnes lit the' Canary Islands C' If the man who wrote that let­ early this year. Now he's Just getting around to letting his ship­ ward-bouiid. and ydu will receive tfa LOG every ter to the LOG had taken the time Cdw^iM ScheMOr mates know about it. . He traveled 10,000 mj|ies to marry the lass. twg weeks af published.) Ibervilte Is A Tip-Top Feeder Atlantic Water Gets Cleaned Up Food Is Great Aboard Vessel Beefs On Beef Won By Steward Crew Defends Captain^ Purser Convalescing^ Wants The LOG Shore Worker Likes SIU Too Korea-Bound^ He Still Beads LOG Traveled Long Way To Wed His Lass Ex-Crewmen Join Potrero Hills �4~-i-» .'. '."I , r .;v^ ^';'g.."A! ,•;.. • .•-• ','.'v ^'', JVI'. ' •"''J.—:>--, •'••.• iV. ~* .» •.» I fyaraini tg? Oet^tun • •- .• Pa«« Twenty-thra* At Sea —A Mutiny For Cold While detective stories usually deal with train and tank robberies, some of the most cold-^ • blooded robberies that have" been committed took place on the high seas, though not in re­ cent years. Basically, there were only two w ays for these high-sea robberies to take place, orte by piracy—the taking of 4a vessel by force—the other that time, the first trouble started fee. The men sat silently as they by mutiny. Both cases usu­ as Fred Yeiser, the first mate, or­ listened for sounds from the saloon. ally involved niui'der . dered Smith to sweep down. Smith The type of sea robbery where began to argue., The argument led .the crew conspires to'take over to a fight, and Smith was beating the vessel Is, perhaps, the most the mate until Captaiq Hackett Qlod-blooded, for it involves weeks, stopped the argument with a hand­ and perhaps months of waiting, as spike to the back of Smith's head. the men make their plans, and de­ The fight, however, did gain the cide who must die and who can conspirators some backing with live. The case of the robbery- the crewmembers whb were not in mutiny-murder aboard the schooner on the robbery, and before long Plattsburg is one of the foremost. the entire crevv, with the excep­ It began in Baltimore in 1816, tion jof Lamberson, the cook, was when the Plattsburg began loading in on the plot. Make Plans at her home pier. Some 11,000 pounds of coffee were loaded Long conferences were held in aboard the trim little vessel, and the foc'sle to determine just how then another, hciavier cargo was the robbery was to be carried out, taken aboard. . Although this sec­ and how the money was to be split ond cax-gQ was supposed to be among the men. There was 14 loaded secretly, it's almost impos­ men in on. the plot, and so it was sible to keep a cargo of $42,000 in agreed that all should share gold coins a secret for very long,, equally in the loot. Further con­ and soon the entire Baltimore war ferences decided that the only way lerfront was buzzing with the news. to get the money was to kill all the officers aboard, and take the en­ Robbery Planned In one of the waterfront bars, tire ship. That way, the men hoped John Williams, Frances Fredericks, to be able to take the vessel into John Rog, Nils Peterson, John some out-of-the-way port, and sell Smith, and two men called Stromer the cargo of coffee as well as pos­ and Stacey, were quietly drinking sibly selling the ship itself. This some rum and wondering where to made the venture even more at­ get some quick money, when they tractive, since the gold itself only heard the story about the Platts- meant a share of $3,000 per man burg's cash cargo. The news once it Was split 14 ways. Meanwhile, the Plattsburg sailed sounded too good to be true, but they quickly determined that the along and was favored with good first move would be to sign on as winds for most of the trip. After much debate on the best crewmembers of the Plattsburg. And so, one by one, the men method of seizing the ship, it was boarded the schooner and asked decided that it would be best to Captain William Hackett for a poison all the officers as the berth. Hackett still thought his Plattsburg approached St. Mary's cargo was a secret, and so he didn't at the Azores. This method, the hesitate to sign on the men. He men figured, would do away with took all ot them except Fredericks, any messy struggles and any chance who was the last man to apply for of the officers using their firearms a berth, but, not suspecting any­ to put down the mutiny. So, Wil­ thing, he agreed to let Fredericks liams took a drug given to him by sail as a passenger after he had Stromer, and managed to drop it turned Fredericks down because into the coffee pot of the officers while the non-conspiring cook, the crew was already filled. The Plattsburg soon finished *her Lamberson, was not looking. loading, and on July 1, 1816, the;, That night, the crew hardly vessel sailed from Baltimore, and' touched their food as they waited then anchored off the Capes. At for the officers to finish their cof- The. first hint of trouble on the Plattsburg was when Smith got into a fight with Yeiser, the. first mate. Smith Was Hvlhnliig until Cap­ tain Hackett stopped the fight with a handspike to Smith's head. As the officers finished their cof­ fee, and settled back for a smoke, the first mate suddenly stood up, knocking over bis chair, and lurched from the cabin. The second mate followed, while the captain staggered into his cabin. All three men became violently ill, and suf­ fered severe cramps all through the night. None of the officers were able to take their watch that night, as they all lay moaning in their bunks. The crew quietly went about their regular duties, waiting until the of­ ficers died. However, the next morning, the captain came up on deck looking drawn and pale, but still looking far from being dead. He 'was followed by both of the mates and the supercai'go. After getting some fresh air, the officers filed into the galley and began an inspection that turned up very little, since the coffeepot had already been washed. The drug, however, had left a stain inside the pot, and the captain immediately decided that they had gotten sick because they had gotten their cof­ fee from a dirty pot. Accordingly, he summoned the entire crew, and ordered Lamberson flogged for not cleaning the coffeepot properly. Try Again Not discouraged by their first failure, the men gathered in the dark foc'sle once more, and decid­ ed that violence was the only way left. They decided to act the next night. The attempt to poison the officers failed, and when the officers re­ Yeiser had the watch on deck un­ covered, they found the coffeepot stained and had Lamberson, the til midnight, and as Fred Onion, cook, who was not in the plot, flogged up on deck. the second mate, came up on deck to relieve Yeiser, William cried they told what had hapened on the Paris. In both of these cases, the "Sail ho." Neither Yeiser nor Onion Plattsburg. The consulate alerted courts refused to extradite the men took into account the fact that it the Nonvegian police, and the to the United States so they could was a dark, foggy night with al­ search began. be biought to trial, and since the most no visibility, and that it would By the time, all the men had de­ crime occurred on a US ship, the be impossible to see another ship serted the Plattsburg, but, just 14 matter was dropped and both men unless it was right on top of the days after the vessel had reached were allowed to go free. Five of Plattsburg. Instead, the two mates Noiway, six of the mutineers were the mutineers were never heard ran to the forward rail and peered arrested in Copenhagen. They at­ from again once they went ashore out into the darkness. Williams and tracted suspicion by the amount of from the Plattsburg with their the other men in the ci-ew imme­ money they were spending, and share of the loot, just $3,000 each. diately jumped them, using pump then another mutineer was arrest­ All of the seven men arrested in brakes and capstan bar. ed for the same reason in Chris- Norway were extradited and stood Yeiser was knocked out, and im­ tiansand. After 14 daj's ashore, the trial in the US. Four of the men, mediately tossed over the sif'<-. seven mutineers had only $5,000 including Williams and Stromers, Onion, although knocked down, left out of the $21,000 that they were hanged. One was cleared on managed to break away and ran left with ship with. evidence that he had been forced into the cabin, where he hid in the The other seven mutineers were into the conspiracy, and the other breadbox. But the sound of the not caught at that time. However, two were given light prison terms scuffle carried back through the a year later, one was arrested in after they served as state's wit-, ship, and Captain Hackett came Austria and another arrested ih nesses. running out on deck, demanding to know "what's happening out here?" His answer was a blow across the back of the head with a capstan bar, and then his unconscious body was thrown over the side. The supercargo was then called up on deck, knocked out and tossed over the side. Then, the mutineers, now fh command of the ship, went hunting for Onion. They looked through the cabins and through the holds, but couldn't find him. Finally three of them dragged. Onion out of the breadbox and up on deck. Being held at the rail by four' men. Onion was given a choice; navigate the ship under or­ TlW/fKiC© 16 fo65|g/5 ders of the mutineers—or go over the side. Onion agreed to navigate. ONVH WCAVSE A9£ Go To Norway Following Stromers' orders. CoiH\f^CEP Onion set a course to a small port in Norway. When the vessel finally arrived, Stromer made plans to MEAJ \'sMBiGe<AU smuggle the cargo of coffee asho: but the rest of the mutineers brok^ out the gold, and split it up among AT Thie A/Ekv HALL .. them. They then proceeded to leave the ship and scatter. Onion and Lamberson took ad­ vantage of the confusion, slipped over the side, and made their way to the American consulate, where / 1! X. �V- Pmga Tweuif-foitr SEAFARERS QeU^bt^rtm^^^ LOG ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... SOUTHSTAR (South Atlantic), July S Chairman, W. Mulling; Sacrotary, R. Mc- was discussed. ^Can-Shaher^ Have iVo OK stewards department for a Job well done The steward department thanked the crew for their cooperation and for being a crew that is easy to please. bert De Forest. Usts of repairs needed should be made by the department dele­ gates before arrival in California. There should be a little more cooperation in keeping messrooms and foc'sles clean. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), August Radio operator will put in the slopchest 22—Chairman, H.- Clemens; Secretaryi any cigars, chewing tobacco or snuff, C. Hartman. Barney Speegle was elected on individual orders. ship's delegate. Anyone leaving the wash ing machine dirty will be penalised. Sug­ STRATHBAY (Strathmore), August 3— gestion was made to have each member Chairman, Charles E. Lee, Jr.; Secretary, donate $1 to the ship's fund and have A. J. Stanton. Showers are in a bad the ship's delegate use it to buy games way. Captain will paint the main deck and baseball equipment. Steward should next trip. The meat is bad. Suggestion chill the canned fruit before- serving. was made to staft a ship's fund with a Ship's delegate will see the chief engi­ $1 contribution per man, to be made at neer about the washing water. • the payoff. August 23—Chairman, J: S. Simmons; Sacrotary, Walter Kohut. After the' purchase of an iron, there is a balance of S3.50 in the ship's fund. One man missed ship in San Juan. Exhaust fan for The membership is again the galley was not received, although it was put on the last repair list. Vote of cautionei] to beware of persons thanks went to the steward, Rudolph isolieiting funiis on ships in Kienast, for showing movies and a vote SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), of thanks went to the entire steward half of memorials or anj; other August 9—Chairman, Sir Charles; Secre­ department for excellent work all so-called "worthy causes." tary, Leoneio Calderon. Special meeting around. was held on the poor cooking. The chief No "can-shakers" or solici­ CHRISTOS M. (Marine Shipping), May cook agreed to get oii in New Jersey. tors have received authoriza­ There is plenty of circumstantial evi­ 21—Chairman, James E. Ward; Secretary, tion from SIU headquarters to dence to back this up. Norman Kirk was John O. Drake. The Wilmington patrol­ GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Service), CARROLL VICTORY (South Atlantic), elected ship's treasurer by acclamation. man said the captain should issue collect funds. The National September 1—Chairman, W. Bllgar, Sec­ July 19—Chairman, Bernard Mace; Secre­ two cartons of cigarettes per week There is $49.02 in the ship's fund. retary, T. Clough. Suggestion was made per man, but he only Issues them once tary, P. T. Cassidy. Captain's remarks Foundation for Infantile Pa­ to have the members donate a dollar about items carried in the slopchest JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), Au­ every 10 days. Steward is short of ralysis is the only charitable each at the payoff to buy a radio. Vote hereafter will be referred to the patrol­ gust 29—Chairman, Walter H. Sibley; linen. He will issue a full set to each of thanks went to the steward depart­ man. There was a discussion on the Secretary, N. Plummer. Beef on the sec­ man, who will wash his own, as it organization which has re­ ment and to the department heads for care of the laundry and the recreation can't be sent ashore here. Crew wants ond mate doing seaman's work will be ceived membership endorse­ their cooperation on the repair list. hall; each department will take weekly taken up with the patrolman. Disputed more variety in the night lunch. Rudolph Toaster is not to be used to make hot turns at keeping these in order. delayed sailing from Mayaguez will also Profozich was elected ship's delegate by ment. Funds for this cause dogs or toasted cheese sandwiches. be taken up. Robert Manhoney was acclamation. Ship's delegate should see are collected through normal Brothers were warned against misuse of the captain about the lack of hot water DESOTO (Waterman), July 18—Chair­ elected ship's delegate. There is S16.50 in the washing machine, ironing equipment man, F. Travis; Secretary, Philip Reyes. the ship's fund. Repair list will be made for showers. When the first engineer was Union channels at the pay-off. and ship's gear in general. The mate commended the deck depart­ y'out before arrival in Baltimore. The asked to do something, he asked why he Receipts are issued on the spot ment as being a very good bunch of should run up and down to the hot supply of milk is inadequate. CHRISTINE (TInl), July 11—Chairman men. Suggestion was made to get more crew. Vote of thanks went to the stew­ F. R. Otvos; Secretary, L. J. Sheehan. dry cereals and fruits of better quality. SOUTHERN STATES (Southern Ship­ ard department for a job well done. July 30—Chairman, E. A. Cooley; Sec­ captain about posting the price list of Shot cards will be turned over to the Steward will look into the matter. ping), August 23—Chairman, Manuel S. captain. OT beef leaving San Pedro was retary, J. O. Drake. Delegates will turn Natto; Secretary, Bob Aivarado. There is the slopchest. List of needed soap will be on a $10.45 balance in the ship's fund. Sug­ in repair lists: captain will be contacted made up by each department delegate. okayed. Shooting-off of firecrackers the night of July 4th continued into the gestion to donate to the cancer fund was about the payoff in San Pedro. Chief en­ Steward utility should clean the recrea­ late hours, causing loss of sleep. This gineer will be given a copy of the re­ made and acted upon. Steward is getting tion room and the sanitary men in the off and he and his department thanked pair list, so small repairs can be taken deck and engine department should a1 must not happen again. Suggestion was the crew for their cooperation while he care of befoi-e returning to the States, ternate cleaning the laundry. Galley ex­ made that a clause should be inserted in August 16—Chairman, Ray Knowles; haust fan should be cleaned. Steward put the new contract stating that ships be was cook and steward aboard ship. Secretary, John O. Drake. Captain said in a requisition for a good supply of painted out every six months. New wash­ the ship could not pay off in San Pedro. stores and the eaptain okayed it. Stew­ ing machine should be installed before STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), no data But the captain said there might be a ard will serve juice every other day. signing on for the next trip. Ship should draw there. He will not pay for launch Engine delegate will see the first as­ be stored before the crew signs on for —Chairman, Chrlstensen; Secretary, Al­ fredo O. AaroQ. All major repairs were service and liberty in Kunsan. Patrol­ sistant about the deck department toUet the next trip. August 23—Chairman, Tony Novak; taken care of; others will be dona man will be asked to meet the ship to that needs repairing. aboard ship. One man missed ship in Sacretary, Robert Dawson. Captain will see if we can pay off in San Pedro. List July 12—Chairman, Marvin A. Hauf; of men who want hospital slips will be Secretary, J. Melvyn Lundy. Repairs are be asked to get mail from the Pusan Newport News, Vs.; reefer engineer was made up. Scuppers in the laundry need being taken care of and should be com­ agent. Beefs between the chief mate and hurt in Long Beach, Cai. Men should deck department were ironed out to be properly dressed In the messhall. pleted before the voyage is over. C. Duff the LOGANS FORT (CItlot Service), Au­ fixing. the satisfaction of both parties. There Laundry should be kept clean and the was elected ship's delegate. CoUection of gust 22—Chairman, R. Koch; Secretary, CAMP NAMANU (US Petroleum), money and clothes will be taken up for are no extra electric fans and care machine run for no longer than 20 Robert L. Ford. One man missed ship in 23—Chairman, Alex James; Sec­ Japanese flood victims in case the shap should be taken in handling the ones minutes. More shelves are needed for Lake Charles. An awning for the boat August library. Swivel faucet in the laundry retary, R. Bascombe. Captain promised goes to Yokohama or another Japanese now being used. deck was discussed. needs repairs. Fresh fruit is to be put to try to get replacements in Sasebo. port where a relief station is in opera­ WAR HAWK (Waterman), August 29— in the messhall. There should be no More cots are needed. Repairs and tion. Washing machine should be kept AMEROCEAN (Blackchester), August needed unnecessary noise while the men are equipment were discussed., A clean. Pockets should be emptied before Chairman, Robert Baula; Sacratary, E. 24,,-Chairman, John Cummins; Secretary, list of needed — Gralalas. One man got off in Philadel­ sleeping. repairs will be given to clothes are put in the machine. Chief David Pine. One man missed ship in the captain for action. Magazines and August 14—Chairman, Roland Leneuet phia despite the patrolman's instructions. cook should tenderize beef if it is pos­ N. Sasebo, Japan. His gear will be sent to games Yacishyn was elected ship's delegate Secretary, Bill Bettellevre. All repairs will be purchased out of the sible. Ship.'s delegate should see about the nearest SIU hall at the payoff. Due ship's fund as well as postage for Union cleaning the exhaust fans in the gaUey, by acclamation. Cots on the deck should were taken care of except removing the to the condition of the galley stove the matters. be put awdy. Each department should drinking fountain - outside the cook's as grease falls into the food. bread is not baked very well. Baker will There Is $30 in the ship's take care of its own repair list. Laundry foc'sle. try to improve it. Men should make less fund. Three men paid off in San Fran­ August 14—Chairman, Marvin A. Hauf; will be cleaned by a different department cisco. More silver and cups are needed each week. Sacratary, J. Malvyn Lundy. Captain asked to turn m extra linen. ^ special meeting was agreed for the crew mess. Keys for toilets on a drew the day before arrival. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), July 19— should be furnished to each foc'sle for called by the ship's delegate about the ROBIN TRENT (Seas Shipping), August sanitary conditions aboard ship. Captain, All hands were reminded to get rid of Chairman, L. Wright; Sacratary, John W. use in port, or a key should be given to any Japanese straw that may have come 14—Chairman, M. H. Smith; Secretary, E. chief mate • and chief engineer in­ on souvenirs. Ship's delegate should re­ PIcou. Ddyle Boyette was elected ship's the gangway watch. Two cold suppers T. Abel. Request for repairs has been spected delegate. Steward should take care of re­ each week should be served in hot crew's quarters but did nothing taken care of. The trouble between two about having them sougeed and painted, mind the eaptain of the lodging and sub­ pairs which have not been made. There climates. Watch should be served first brothers will be referred to the patrol­ though they are very dirty. Garbage sistence due so it can be paid at the is $75.28 left In the ship's fund. at mealtime. payoff. All excess linen should be turned man. • Delegate should investigate a r.ot taken off the ship for eight days in before the payoff. Repair list will be more convenient launch service in case was SEA CLOUD (SaaTradars), August 14— while the ship was in the bay. Scupper made out, with copies going to the GOLDEN CITY (Waterman), ne datethe ship anchors in Moje. No one but carr.ying drainage from the garbage patrolman and the head of each depart­ Chairman, Louis B. Mayors; Sacratary, Chairman, F. M. Vincent; Secretary, J. E. the ship's crew is to use any of the containersthe Clauda Pritchott. Louis E. Meyers was overboard runs down into the ment. Patrolman will bfe contacted on the Hannon. One new man shipped in I ^ship's dishes or silverware. Each man 4-8 deck department elected ship's- delegate by Spclamation. Yokohama: one man was left there in portholes. operation of the slopchest. should make sure that -garbage is Several members sawfoc'sle Many repairs that were promised were the hospital. There should be no more rats running dumped well aft. around on deck. Immediate action SEAVICTOR (Bournemouth), August not taken care of. Crew Is not to sign on shooting of firecrackers or slamming of should be taken by the Wilmington 29—Chairman, J. Norgaard; Sacratary, until all repairs are made and stores are doors while men are trying to sleep. ALEXANDRA (Carras), August 9 — agent to have the ship fumigated, Carlos Ibraln. Two men missed ship and aboard. All soiled and extra linen should New man for the one left in the hos­ Chairman, A. L. Zeab; Stcratary, Sparl­ cleaned and painted. man who three Went to the hospital. Dispute be­ be turned In before the ship reaches pital should be gotten In Honolulu. ing. There may not be time to get a saw the doctor in San The was tween two members was settled. Vote of Japan. Men are to clean the dishes they There should be a better grade -of meat replacement in San Pedro. One man was told-to wash or destroy hisFrancisco clothes after confidence went to the baker for his use. between meals and return glasses and frofen vegetables for the next trip. hospitalized in Japan. Two new men the ship is cleaned. Since the Union performance. There should be an and cups to the pantry. Vote of tlianks More night lunch should be put out. came aboard in Yokosuka. One man did not keep quarters' clean, company breeding inquiry into the shortage of stores, espe­ went TO the steward, Louis E. Meyers, for Ice box in the crew's pantry needs t(» missed ship in Japan. Delegates only lice bugs, the seamen should : not cially coi'ee. There is coffee in the bridge the good stores aboard, We also have be checked. Breakdowns of the wash­ should take all matters to the patrol­ bear and the expense of having their clothes and none for the crew. Patrolman will good cooks and the food is splendid. ing tgachlns should be reported im­ man. Repair lists will be made up be­ cleaned or replaced. The company will look into this. Steward said he over­ mediately. fore arrival. Wa.shing machine beef will be expected to compensate us. looked coffee missing, and admitted that be referred to the patrolman. coffee came aboard ship for the captain VAL CHEM (Valentine), August August 24—Chairman, H. J. Sperling; in Yokohama. There is a linen shortage Chairmen, G. Grahne; Secretary, Mickey Secretary, L, J. Williams. Repair list that the steward can't explain. Food is Diets. Ship's fund will Be taken up at was turned over to the captain. Some not up to par and three were many beefs the payoff; S2 will be donated by each repairs were made. Captain said he on this. Beef on noise caused by men man. Laundry and washing machine would not pay men off according to the working while others are sleeping will should be cleaned up after use. Soap Union agreement, that he was going by be brought before the patrolman. Foc'sles powder will be gotten from the steward. company orders. One man was picked should be left in shipshape condition at TAINERON (Actlum), August 3—Chair­ up in San Pedro. Some repairs were the payoff. DEL NORTE (Mississippi), August 34— taken care of. Subject to approval by man, Edward Noeney; fscretary, William the patrolman, no member of the pres­ Oswlnkle. Crew wUl turn in all liiieh Chairman, Eddie Stough; Secretary, J., (CARROLL VICTORY (South Atlantic), ZImmer. Two brothers were hospitalent crew will sign on with the captain August 20—Chairman, Paul Ulrlch; SaeANNISTON CITY (Isthmian), August 27 and blankets to they can go to the laun­ and chief engineer, due to their anti- ratary, P. T. Cassidy. One man missed —Chairman, Lester C. Long; Secretary, dry. Everyone will be on time on sailing Ized, one In St. Thomas and the other in Santos, Brazil. Minor gripe that de­ Union treatment of the crew all trip. the ship at Newfoundland and rejoined Charles P. Makarlwcz. Terence McNee day. veloped on cleaning the laundry was Rooms should be clean at the payoff. in Argentina. Matter of back OT for was elected ship's delegate. Meat and quickly ' settled. Wessels was elected Second cook volunteered to get a new members of the last trip will be referred vegetable bo;(es are not working right. SEANAN (Stratford), August 27—Chair­ library in Boston. to the patrolman. All passageways will Galley range and drnking fountains need man, J. Rogers; Secretary W, Wood. Mas­ ship's delegate by acclamation. There be sougeed and the ship will be fumi­ repairing and toilets back aft are in bad ter explained that the ship would be is $176.73 on hand. A meeting of the LONCVIiIW VICTORY (Victory Car­ gated. Nearly all repairs have been .aken working order. Refrigeratcrs in the sougeed before the vessel returned State­ bail players will be held before the riers), August 22—Chairman, S. V. Stoc- care of. saloon and messhall have broken down side, but no painting of quarters would ship reaches St. Thomas. marr; Secretary, Robert Stubbert. Rooms and the washing machine needs repair­ be done. Steward claims the inventory PORTMAR (Calmar), Ssptsmbsr 5— will be painted and new mattresses sup­ FAIRISLE (Waterman), no date—Chair­ ing. Messman's doors need new locks. was only short on those items not avail­ plied. Red Fisher was elected new man, W. Terry Paris; Secretary, George Each department will make out a repair able. The crew feels that one and a half Chairman, Royal R. Hlghtowsr; Sacratary, R. Francis D'Forrollst. No hot water was ship's delegate. Departments will take Dunn. Repair list will be made up and a list for the patrolman in Boston. servings of watermelon is not enough for turns cleaning the laundry: rice will be copy given to the boarding patrolman. 30 days. Letter wlU be written to the available for five days. Members are to be properly dressed in the messhall. It put on the menu. Men should be sure Ail hands will make the foc'sles ship­ New York hall on Conditions aboard this was agreed that the wiper would make to draw enough money in Japan. vessel, including cleanliness. shape for arrival. Vote of thanks went coffee in the morning. August 29—Chairman, J. Fisher; Sec- to chief cook Johnnie Simon, night cook •V'-Ptary, S. J. Stocmarr. Crew was asked and baker Jesse Cabral and chief steward ANTINOUS (Waterman), August 30— CUBORE (Ore), August 31—Chairman, ''to cooperate on the painting of the George Dunn in particular and the stew­ Chairman, B. Varn; Secretary, H. C. Kilgalley. Steward was asked to put out ard department in general for their mon. Crew's ice box isn't working and Clarence T. Davis; Secreiary, Chuck more soap. Stewards department should good meals, menus and willingness. Pa­ the chief engineer either can't or won't Hostetter. 8132 wUl be added to the cooperate among themselves. There trolman will see about getting new mat­ fix it: it has been broke for several ship's fund. There has been trouble over should be an improvement in the cooking, tresses when necessary. New scuttlebutt VENORB (ORE), August 29—Chairman, weeks. Tampa patrolman will be con­ one brother: the case will be turned over as the food is not prepared too well. for the crew is needed, since the old one John A. Morris; Secretary, E. H. Mc- tacted on this. Patrolman will be asked to tliB patrolman. Brother Davis will take New shower curtains are to be put up. has broken down repeatedly for the last Chlsnay. Foc'sles have been painted out to speak to the chief engineer about try­ charge of the ship's fund. Steward said few trips. Electrician's room should be as requested. Complete repair list will be ing to rush the steward department men he would try to get a new iron from the IRENESTAR (Maine), August 9—Chair­ painted. made out. Mate is slow at giving out into sougeeing the engineers' quarters. company. Clothes should only be washed man, J. P. Saide; Secretary, Pat Fox. overtime slips, which can cause confusion The crew messman had to get off in for 25 minutes in the machine. Laundry Performers are to stop it. We have a NEVA WEST (Bloomfield), August 14— at the end of the voyage. Eggs should be Philadelphia because his father was seri­ room should be kept clean at all times. good skipper on this ship, so let's keep Chairman, Herbert Tiny Kennedy; Secre­ better cooked. Steward promised im­ ously ill, so we gave him $30 out of the Dirty water should not be dumped in the him that way. He will not put up with tary, Benedict Brodwick. There is a total provement. Coffee cups should be re- ship's fund to get down to Tampa, leav­ tubs. this kind of man In the SIU. Some food of $.39.98 in the ship's fund, which is in tunied promptly, as he is short of cups. ing a balance of $13.75. Suggestion was ELIZABETH (Bull), August 32—Chair­ has been missing on this trip. the captain's safe. Foc'sles will be Cots should be stored when not in use. made that each man contribute Si to sougeed and painted next trip. Vote of as weather ruins them. There was a beef -help build up the fund. Washing ma­ man, F. Douglas; Secreiary, E. Jimenez. YOUNG AMERICA (Waterman), August thanks went to the steward department. on the lack of hot water foi showers. chine needs repairing. Men should clean If the ship lays up, the crew should leave 14—Chairman, C. Foster; Secretary, Eddie up the laundry aiter using it and put ail rooms and bunks clean. Somebody is Chief will be contacted on this. using the toaster for frying. This must Collins. Discussion was held on pur­ their cots away In the morning. AZALEA CITY (Waterman), August 30 stop, as there is only one toaster. Some­ chasing fresh supplies and mUk in —Chairman, John Carroll; Secretary, FRENCH CREEK (Cities Service), Au­ Japan. S. T. Woodruff was elected ship's Frank Walker. Letter was read from Mrs. gust 21—Chairman, F. Hogln; Secretary, BULL RUN (Petrol Tanksri), August 3 one has been using the washing machine over 35 minutes. delegate. Repairs that pre needed will L. G. Durnin, RN, complimenting the William A. Dsshlsr. There is $15 iii the —Chairman, James Parker; Secretary, HILTON (Bull), August 14—Chairman, be brought to the attention of the chief crew on their actions after the death on ship's fund. Delayed sailing will be Thomas Moore. Steward was asked why mate or engineer to avoid last-minute re­ board of Harold Tildens. A letter of squared away at the payoff. Motion was stores couldn't come during the day. E. Abauly; Sacrotary, F. PInkowskl. E. pairs at the end of the voyage. Messman thanks will be written to her for her in­ made and passed to donate the Slf in the when there are men to handle them, in­ Pinkowski was elected ship's delegate. was asked to serve hot coffee at meal­ valuable assistance at the death of our ship's fund to the library. Fai.'olman stead of at night. Another brand of Cof­ Steward will take charge o^ the ship's times. Messroom door should be kept shipmate and brother. Men should not wiU be contacted about extermination for fee was requested. Something should be fund, which has a balance of $125. Ship's shut between meals. Crewmembers gather in the messroom when the mess- the foc'sles and whether or not it is the done about getting the foc'sles cooled. delegate will. collect donations - at the should be as quiet as possible so that man is trying to prepare for the next duty of -the wipers and ordinaries to get Steward was asked to put out a mofe payoff, which will be used to buy a tele­ vision set. Crewmembers should place-, the watch can sleep. meal. Overtime beefs and a dispute be­ linen for their departments. varied menu to cpt down food beefs. cups in the sink after use and clean, the',* tween the mate and the steward will be August 23—Chairman, John Lane; SseDOROTHY (Bull), August 9—Chairman, turned over to the New York patrolman. rstary, Charles Ellzey. One man was left August S—Chairman, James Parker; washing-machine when they are finished' J. S. Simmons; Sacrotary, Walter Kohut. There is a balance of $58.50 in the ship's in Mogie, Japan sick, and one man was Secretary; P. MePherson. Thomas Moore with It, J. S. Simmons was elected ship's delegate fund. left in the hospital in San Pedro. If the was elected ship's delegate. New wind FELTORE (Ore), August 14—Chairman, •fey acclamation. Motion was made to ship is tied up, the $15 In the ship's fund scoops were requested. There is S4.60 Donald C. Nelson; Secretary, Roy H. start a ship"s fund. Chief engineer will BARBARA FRIETCHIE (Liberty Naviga­ will go to the March of Dimes; if not. It left in the ship's fund. FIthen. The ^i^ef engineer promised t» be contacted on installing a new motor tion), June 14—Chairman, P. Karmen; will be left on board for the next crew. order ah adhiliuate niimbeh of fans. In the washing machine. Movies will be Secretary, J. M. Lundy. Repairs are be­ Slopchest willAe checked before the ship OCIANSTAR (Dolphin), August 14'shown by the steward. Sanitary work ing made. Ship's delegate will see the sails again. V«e of thanks went to the Chairhisn,' Julius Smyths; Sacrdtsry^ Ai(Continued on page 25) Canca. W. Mullings was elected ship's delegate. Clean linen will be put out and soiled linen collected on Friday. Vote of thanks went to the SIU officials for their efforts to keep the Savannah USPHS Hos­ pital open. No member is to hide cigar­ ettes in the future or they will be penalized. R �„... „...,,T^flr:7r^;wT'-rr;^7"-^'=:- -'.-- .'^-.^.rr;'"r-7|^T-^gr^ Oemwr t ms SEAFARERS -•n«::i7^r~TF:r^ Page Twenty-five LOG ... DIGEST ofi SHIPS' MEETINGS ... tsry. Tom Bowars. Ship saUed before thr refrigerator could be fixed in Panama. All deck department foc'sles but one have been sougeed. Passageways wiU be painted. Surgical instruments are missing from the hospital. One man left ship in Houston. There is S12.50 in the ship's fund. A good deal of food has gone bad because of the broken refrigerator. Decks in the deck department foc'sles need repairing. Galley blower fan needs cleaning. Washing machine should not be left running or dirty. Coffee cups should be returned to the pantry. When the messroom is used as a recreation room it should be left in good shape when the messman comes to set up for a meal. Ice is running low. There should be a little CHILORE (Ore). July f—Chairman, Secretary, Lavaano. Motion was passed more harmony among the crewmembers. to check milk before it comes aboard. DEL NORTE (MisslislppI). August 17— Patrolman will be contacted on getting those rooms that need it painted. General Chairman, Eddie Stough; Secretary. J. discussion was held on cooks' hairs faU- Zimmer. Two sick brothers left ship this Ing into food. Pantry and recreation trip. A workaway was given the cus­ room should be kept clean. Cups should tomary $10 for cigarettes and other be returned to the pantry. Patrolman items. $17 was collected for the ship's will be seen about getting the pantry fund, making a balance of $226.73. A check for $50 will be sent for the sick painted. August 9—Chairman. Donald N. DIcken; brother who left the ship at St. Thomas. Sscrstary, C. C. Harris. Suggestion was Motion was passed to give this sura to made that the pantry be painted but any sick brother who has to leave the nothing was done. Matter of getting wind ship outside the United States. Movies chutes was brought up. Salt tablets and shown on the northbound voyage wiU be dispensers should be furnished. Screens shown in the engine department recrea­ tional lounge. Five will be shown south­ for the portholes were discussed. bound and the rest northbound. Motion SEAVIGIL (Ocean Trans ). August 23— was passed that voluntary donations be made toward a picnic to be held in City Chairman, L. A. Williams; Secretary, C. C. Presley. Some minor repairs Will be Park. New Orleans. Five brothers were taken up with the caplniri, Steward will elected to collect the money. make up a list of needed stores before PURPLE STAR (Traders), September 3 going to the Blast Coast. If they are not John Ward; Secretary, okayed he will contact the Seattle pa­ —Chairman, trolman. Chief mate will be asked about Ceorge Foiay. Recreation hail door was chipped with a knife. Ship's delegate saw a handle -for the ice box door in the crew messroom and repairs for the the old man about paying for it and the crew's toasters. Captain will be asked beef was settled to everyone's satisfacabout sougeeing the steward department passageways and the crew messroom, pantry and recreation room. August 30—Chairman. L. A. Williams; Secretary. C. C. Presley. Ship's delegate that stores for the trip to the East Coast were placed aboard and that the handle Yues Malbo was installed on the crew ice box. The ship is badly in need of a thorough fu­ Contact Mr. G. E. Mutter, 26 migation and all decks need painting and sougeeing, bul there are no other beefs. Court Street, NYC, on an important The cooking and baking is not very satis­ matter. factory. Hose on the washroom steam ^ pipe should be lengthened. Better care should be taken of the wash room. Af­ Frank Hansen ter port railing is broken and should be Contact the Welfare office or repaired before reaching port (lumber deck cargo).' Appreciation went to the Pauline Cone, 128 16th Street, steward department and the cooks for Brooklyn, NY. good food and service during the trip. September 7—Chairman, J. H. Fisher; Secretary, C. C. Presley. Chief mate and John Wynn chief engineer were contacted about re­ Get in touch with Bill O'Grady, pairs. All electric fans should be checked and cleaned before arrival- in port. Vote 8807 Holland Ave., Rockaway of thanks I went to Brother Fisher for building a cabinet for the library in the Beach, NY. recreation room. All food should be in­ spected. and whatever is spoiled should Charles G. Snodgrass be removed from the ship. Motion was passed to get two new refrigerators inGet in touch with Michael J. stalied. Foc'sles should be kept in proper Cousins, 4205 South Prieur Street, order. (Continued from page 24) There ie • beet about tbe lecond asaletant washing down the paint work in the engine room. Motion was made to atart a ship's fund with donations made at the payoff. Henry Huzzie was elected treasurer. Suggestion was made tor the crew to make a donation to the family of Wayne Hartman. the bosun, whose leg was cut off in an accident with a wire of a faling hatch aboard this ship In Cruz Grande. Chile, last week. A total of glS9 was collected. Everyone threw in a few bucks, from the captain on down. 4^ YAKA (Waterman). September 11— Chairman. John Reed; Secretary, Bert Shannon. Motion was passed to see the Wilmington patrolman about repairs for the last trip. Those deemed a must by the Baltimore patrolman were not yet taken care of. Discussion was held on linen exchange and the care of the cots. JEAN LAFITTE (Waterman), Septem­ ber *—Chairman, William Fisher; Secretery. O. A. Porlkotoff. . One member missed ship in Yokohama. He will be turned pver to the patrolman when we get in. Repair list will be turned in. Everyone getting off is to leave his foc'sle in a better condition than he found It in. .Unanimous vote of thanks went to the steward department for a Job well done. t 4; 4> 4. New Orleans. He has another check for you. 4i t 4^ 4r 4 Ed Rydon The LOG office is holding a two dollar express money order made out in your name from Lou Hop­ kins. Please pick it up. Get In Touch ^ The following crew members of the Sunion please get in touch with William Home, 190-22 Jfimalca Avenue, Hollis, Queens: Marion Sharpe, Stephen Emer­ JULESBURO (Terminal Tankers). Au- son, Marinus . Hansen, William Bust 13—Chairman. J, Si McRss; SacreGooden, John S. Sweeney-, Francis McCullough, H. Marumoto, A. Quiz Answer Avzangelis, R. J. Golder, W. R. 1. Maurice Tobin, who recently Geis, T. 'E. Jernigan, Alonzo died. Bryant, D. E. Myers, M. Lampel, 2. The Cajne Mutiny. H. A. Mooney. 3. KarachL 4> 4^ t 4. The Kurile Islands. Kenneth La Rose 5. Robin Roberts. Francis Guillory 6. William Green and Philip Robert McDonald Murray. Pick up money being held for 7. Vice-president of the United you at Cities Service office, 70 Pine States under Grover Cleveland. Street, NYC. 8. Roger Lapham. ^ t t 9. John N. Garner, Henry A. Harry A. Smith Wallace, Harry S. Truman and Get in touch with the J. M.. Alben W. Barkley. Carras Company at 21 West Street, 10. Sun Yat Sen, T. V. Soong NYC. and H. H. Kung. 4> 4^ 4> Samuel Curtis The LOG office is holding your Puzzle Answer discharge from the Cantigny dated E1[9Q SBQCS QQCSS August 19, 1953. Also your set of keys. Please pick them up as s i'on as possible. . 4^ 4* 4" Lost And Found IZHQiaQQD SBSIS Two riiigs belonging to the FWT QQQS BSIGQDQQBQ on the 12-4 watch on the Catawaba Victory (Bull) which paid off in CSCSQQSQBQ IIQISQ San Francisco last June were found and are being held in the LOG office. One is a wedding ring; the a high school graduation ring BSQSl SSSQCSSBQ other from Gloucester City High School, [^B3S QQDG!] dated 1945, with the initials R.F.F. BBSS BDiiiS saa Please pick them up> [KSBnsQ sisnis Get New Books Through Agents Seafarers who applied for new membership books in New York but are now sailing from outports don't have to come to this city to get their new books. If the men involved will write to headquarters and tell the Uuion which port they are sailing out of, the Union will forward the book in care of the port agent. Under no circumstances however, will the books be sent through the mails to any private addresses. time so nothing definite was settled. No one but ship's personnel should be al­ lowed in the messroom or pantry. Sani­ tary work of the laundry, recreation room and scuttlebutts continues to be very satisfactory. JOHN PAUL JONE$ (Dolphin), July 15 —Chairman, William B. Janes; Secretary, Richard T. Howell. William B. Jones was eiected ship's delegate by acclamation. Each man on standby watch should clean the messrom after using it. August 23—Chairman, Stanley Gelak; Secretary, Richard T. Howell. Beefs on overtime will be taken up at the payoff. July 26—Chairman, V. Stankowicz; Sec­ retary, Joseph E. Brooke. Crew his been leaving the washing machine dirty and running. Steward will order new fiour and get rid of it. Beef was made about the crew throwing dirty linen down in the 'tween decks. Secretary, V. E. Monte. Foc'sles must be clean before leaving the ship and keys turned in to the department delegates. Repair list will be made out as soon as possible. A rack is needed for dishes. Messhail must be sougeed. One man should be brought up on charges. Vote of thanks went to the LOG from all the brothers for the Ubrary. Steward depart­ ment thanked the engine department for keeping the engine door closed so they can sleep. Steward asked that extra linen be turned in and keys returned to de­ partment delegates. A vote of thanks went to the Reward department for a job well done. Everyone should clean his foc'sle before leaving. FELTORE (Ore), September 3—Chair­ man, Sonny Mills; Secretary, Gerald Dun­ ham. There is $18.06 in the ship's fund. One washing machine will be used for white clothes only and the other for work clothes. Machines should be cleaned after use. Chief engineer did not fix the crew refrigerator in Baltimore as he promised. Baltimore patrolman wiU be notified. Pantry is not kept clean, it needs a good scrubbing and nas not been painted in over two years. New toasters were sent away for repairs and have not been returned. Garbage can will be re­ placed by a new one. STRATHPORT (Strathmore), August 20 —Chairman, Mike J.korsky; Secretary, Robert Wiseman. Fumigation is needed, galley should be scraped and painted, crew's quarters, passageways, toilets and showers sougeed and painted. Patrolman will be seen about this. Linen was sold in Pusan. Washing machine has been re­ paired. Library should be changed on the tion. Ail past difficulties were settled West Coast. Thanks went to the chief at present there are no beefs at aU. steward, cooks and messmen and to the BALTORE (Ore), August 26—Chairman, Ship's delegate wiU see the chief en­ ship's delegate for a job well done. C. D. Anderson; Secretary, George Prota. gineer about having bulbs put in the Charles Ashcom was elected ship's dele­ passageways and checked every day. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Waterman), Au­ gate. Delegates will make out repair lists Shoreside personnel will be kept out: of gust 20—Chairman, G. Walter; Secretary, and check the door keys. Pillows and the pantry. Laundry siiouid be kept clean. John Parker. Washing machine was re-, mattresses should be cleaned or replaced. Any man who is caught leaving the laun­ paired after the Seattle agent saw the Bosun on the Feltore who lost his leg dry dirty wUl have to clean it for a chief engineer on this. Captain will be sent a note of thanks to the deck depart­ week. asked about an inspection back aft and ment of this ship for their donation. ARCHERS HOPE (Cities Service). Au­ having quarters sougeed and painted. gust 16—Chairman, Frank Walaaka; Sec­ Mate has been giving orders to the deck retary, Delbert Wilson. There should be department instead of the bosun. San more fans in the foc'sles. Ship wUi be Francisco patrolman will be toid about fumigated or patrolman wiU be toid. this. Too many clothes put in the wash­ Swede was elected ship's delegate. Stew­ ing machine at a time are making it ard refuses to cooperate and shows lack break down. Lockers need repairing. of interest. More ice cream should be put September 6—Chairman, John Annai; out. Ship's delegate will see the captain Secretary, Guy Walter. Quarters aft have about getting messhali painted and been painted and decks will be done. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), August sougeeing and painting foc'sles. Jack Futuler was elected ship's delegate. 27—Chairman, Pete Walsh; Secretary, T. All repairs should be turned over to tlie Johnson. Everything is okay; the repair DEL ALBA (Mississippi), August 23— ship's delegate so he can give a list to list was read and will be posted, in addi­ Chairman, Jimmie Tucker; Secretary, the chief engineer before the Canal is tion, the electrician's foc'sle, stewards M. C. Duet. Ship's delegate spent $28.19 reached. Excess linen should be turned department shower and other foc'sles for books and a tube for the record over to the steward. Garbage should be need painting, messhail chairs should be player, leaving a balance of $33.48 in the dumped off the sturn. varnished. All hands will leave foc'sles ship's fund. Shoreside personnel should shipshape and turn in keys before leav­ be kept out of passageways: mate agreed POTRERO HILLS (Phiia. Marine), ing the ship. All cois and linen should to cooperate on this. All beefs were August 24—Chairman, John Van Dyk; be turned over to the steward. Donations squared away. Bad eggs were condemned Secretary, D. M. Ravosa. One man went will be taken up for the ship's fund. and thrown overboard. Shelf for books off in Singapore and two new men Messroom should be kept clean. First and magazines was made by the ship's came aboard at Has Tanura. One man as.sistant wiU not allow the wiper to carpenter. Some of the officers have been was hospitalized in Japan. Steward make coffee. Patrolman will be notified. using the washing machine, but they had came aboard in Sasebo. SUP agent in turned to and repdlred it without over- Yokohama will be asked to come to the WARRIOR (Waterman), August 2— ship and straighten out all the beefs. Chairman, J. W. Wread; Secretary, M. B. The food, especially meat, is of poor Elliott. George Elspalia was eiected ship's quality and scarce. Captain cut down delegate by acclamation. Garbage is be­ on fruits and juices. Locks were still ing dumped aft this trip so there will be not fixed. Captain refuses to have this no confusion about it getting on the done. Bunks need repairing badly. gangway, like last trip. Cups should be put in water in the sink after coffee ARLYN (Bull), September 6—Chairman, times. Butts should not be put in cups. Will the following men please Clarence Olive; Secretary, N. D. Mottiey. Sanitary pump should be installed aft for contact the J. M. Carras Company Repair list was made out. Four men use there, as pressure there is very low. walked off the job in New York without Siopchest is not up to SIU standard as at 21 West Street, NYC. for monies notice. many things are needed. owed them: August 30—Chairman, J. N. Wrcad; CHRISTINE .OCEAN ULLA (Ocean Trans), August 2 Secretary, M. B. EiiioH. Captain wUl be Barnett. J. B.; Contanzo. Carl. P.; —Chairman, not listed; Secretary, T. F. contacted about a draw before getting in. Davis, M. B.: Dean. George S.: Forbes, Creaney. Everythin- • Is okay to date. Repair list was turned over to the stew­ John; Foster. Floron: Gavin. Joseph P.; Washing machine v "• be moved below. ard for typing. Patrolman will be asked Gonzales. Ramon; Greggs. John; Kress, Soap powder shoi-'-' be ordered and all about getting better mattresses or innerCarl A.; Lee, Charles E.. Jr.; Mulling, foc'sles should be sougeed after leaving .^rings. Delegation was elected to go to Wiiiard; Niemiera, J.; Nunn. David; the West Coast. NY headquarters to see about improving Pentecost. Lloyd H.; Poyet, Henri. R. A.; the sanitary system aft on this ship as Raley. M. J.; Ryan, Raleigh J.; Stratis, WILLIAM H. CARRUTH (Trans-Fuel), well as the cooling system and uncom­ Evangeios; Talentino. Alphonse; Town- September 7—Chairman. H. Skaalegaard; fortable condition of the foc-sles. Voce send. Santos: WUson. WiUiam O. Secretary. A. MItchel. Anyone missing of thanks went to the steward depart­ EUGENIE watch, drinking or performing or taking ment for good work. Foc'sles should be Simmons. James; Roberts. R.; Clegg. unauthorized time off will be reported to cleaned before leaving. All excess linen W.; McNamara. J. J.; Moore, i.; Robin­ the patrolman at the first US port. is to be turned in and dirty liiven placed son. Wm.; Tobin. A. R.: Pedersen. Peder; in the locker. Water tanks need cleaning. Pozen. W. W.; Lecher. G.; Zacharia. N.; TRANSATLANTIC (Pacific Waterways), Slopehest should be moved, as it is so Saltz. Paul: Vanenzuela, Jose: King. C.; August 5—Chairman. John Haggle; Sec­ hot .that the cigarettes are all dried up. Stackophis. George; Harrison. Donald; retary, John Gallagher. Two men mis.-'ed This should apply to all ships of this Bryant. Frank; Ladd.-Robert; Karczewski, ship in Pedro during unusual circum­ type. W.; Bryant. Frank W.; Donlan. John J.; stances which will be brought to the Goldy. Robert. Jr.: Harrison. Donald D.: patrolman's attention at the payoff. CANTIGNY (Cities Service), August 3$ Hashimoto. Harry; Karczewski. Walter Ship's captain has made anti-Union re­ —Chairman, Bill Laffoon; Secretary, V. J.: Karsake. Isadore M.; Lindberg. Theo­ marks and in addition to anti-Union ac­ KIckirillo. Repair list will be taken up dore: Livanos. Antonio: Malonado. Angel; tions has made statements derogatory to with the patrolman. Scuppers should be Mansalto. Valentino L.; Mitchell, John C.; US ships, crews, way of living and re­ cleared. Wash water has a bad smell. Olander. A. C.; O'SuUivan, Edwin; Owens. ligious beliefs. He also stated that shor-! New fans are needed for the messhali Monfbrd M.: Pederson. Peder F.: Peder- leave was stopped by the company with and foc'sles. son. Ernest; Poupalos. Demetrios A.; the Union's approval. Work clothes Rodgers. James E.; Spatz. John F.; Wal­ should be washed in the machine, not SEAGARDEN (Penin. Nav.), August $ ton. Wm. H.; Whithead. Chester F.: Zach- ship's linen. —Chairman, H, Gerie; Secretary, Norm arias. Neoptolemes. F. Ediand. Motion was passed to paint the TRINITY STEEL RANGER (Isthmian), July 26— Beliveau. Robert M.; Brein, Paul; L.: Chairman, A. Wheaton; Secretary, A. rooms and get a new washing machine and refrigerator in the crew messhaU. Brubine. Warren J.; Davis. Finie: Davis. Tolan. Eugene Dore was elected ship's Finie; Farr. Lynwood A.; Galligan. Mack; delegate by acclamation. Each depart­ New coffee um is needed in the pantry. Galligan. Mack; Hager. Bertod; Hamilton, ment will take a turn cleaning up the Laundry should be kept clean, one week Kenneth D.; Hodges. Hughey. port passageway and the recreation room. by a wiper and the next by an OS. HoUingsworth. R. E.; Kamenel. John; (Continued on page 26) September 6—Chairman, B. C. Barnes; Lawson. Jack; Massey. Frank B.: Matte, Clem J.: Mays. Robert L.: McVay. Harold H.: MoUen. Geoi-ge J.; Morris. William D.; Muise, Joseph; Myers. Carter; Myers. Carter: Nobel. Geo. A.; Payne. Fred H.; Rabaco. Jesse. Jr.; Hoy. Joseph W.; Sommer. Erich; Tighc. Thomas J.: Venegas. Pedro M.; Venegas. Pedro M. ALEXANDRA Bellard. John E.; Belz. Roy L.; Belz. Roy L.: Bonsangue. Nicolas; Brabham. WilUam L.; Bridges. Ira V.; Bridges. Ira V.: Cox. James W. Eiinski. Victor; Fiangan. John; Flether. Harold H.: Halverson. Otto; Harden. Otis J. Harvey James A.; Hubay. Edward L.; Kennedy. Francis: KimbreU. Deen: Larsen. Oscar G.; Larsen. Oscar G.: Liro, Frank S.; Lynch. Bernard; Marden. Ern­ est; McEihinney, Wm. J.; McCue. James F.: Miller. Arthur A.; Miller. Ralph E.: Mitsch. Lloyd MosakowsM.' Stephen. North. Allen; O'Donnell. Joseph; O'Donnell. Joseph; Ossmow. John; Peroulis, George; Ramiszewski. John; Rinkert. Har­ old E.: Stravaridis. George A.;- Strickland. Wm. H.: Swanson. Rodger E.: Themelis. Theodores: Thompson. Donald C.; Waitrowski. Anthony J.: Williams. Lewis J.: Wrobel. John F. MICHAEL Durmo. John: Gibson. Henry H.; Grigg. Joe C.: Hamlin. Robert: Harris. Morgan TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you arg an old tubseribar and hava a chanqa A.: Hecker. Edward W. Lambert. Job W.; of addrast, piaaiadgiva your formar addrass balew: Lappnau. John E.: Myers. Carter Van S.; Padgett. William A.; Paine. Newton A.; laaaaaaaattaeaaaeaaeeeeeeeaasaaisaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasaaaaaaaaaaMBMBBe Parker. Otto B.: Paslnosky. Joseph: Pat- ADDRESS ton. CTaudo 8.: Phinney, Merton D. Power. Lawrence ' E.: RusseU. James: CITY aaaaiaBaBBBBBBBBGtMMMMMtBMatBiMaBtBi * aaBti ZONE aaB$$a«M$aBBaa STATE >BMBaBBBBB««B S(dieckman> Win.; Stringer. James NOTICES Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY Signed ZONE STATE "-il �iuu. ' Tie* Twmty-siK SEAFARERS O^ber 2,19SS LOG DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS. (Continued from page 25) Mors fruit should be put out for the night lunch. Doors should not be slammed. Cups and plates should be put back in the sink. Last standby should clean out the sink and wipe the tables. Another garbage can is needed. They should be washed out every day. Steward department shower drain should be cleaned up. Agent will be told about the men who missed ship. Innerspring mattresses should . be ob­ tained. ' STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Sep­ tember 5—Chairman, J.- King; Secretary, A. Brodie. Captain was asked about a draw in US currency and about extra cigarettes. Medical supplies should be checked by the patrolman and ship's delegate before the next voyage. Chief engineer should be asked about having all engine department rooms sougeed and painted. Washing machine never seems to be left clean. This matter is brought up at each meeting but never seems to Improve. Vote of thanks went men are to report for Watchei in a sober condition. Chief engineer ordered any to the steward department. one logged who missed watches. Tom Hill was elected ship's treasurer. Each ATLANTIC WATER (Metro), August man will donate 50 cents. Ship passage­ —Chairman, Robert W. Miller; Secretary, Fred R. tticks, Jr. Master sent a letter ways and laundry should be kept clean. stating that the crew quarters will be More night lunch should be put out. painted this voyage. Chief engineer is Messroom Is to be left clean. Steward not cooperating with the delegates and department got a vote of thanks for the action will be taken. Lockers need re good food and service. List of schedule pairs as well as heads and showers. for cleaning the laundry and recreation New fans and Robert Miller was elected ship's dele­ room will be posted. Engine der gate by acclamation. Headquarters will cleaning gear are needed. be contacted about the steward's short­ partment needs soap and cleaning gear for sanitary work. age of stores. New washing machine was sujured in Norfolk. Laundry and BOULDER VICTORY (Seas Shipping), recreaflon room will be kept clean by each department in turn. Crew watch August •—Chairman, William Jenkins; Secretary, Joseph Valencia. C. J. Magshould keep the messroom tidy at night. Steward department got a vote 'of non was elected ship's delegate. EHecthanks and confidence for the job they trician should take care of all porthole are now doing. Master promised to help fans. August 2—Chairman, William Jenkins; clean the ship up. OT beefs August 1i—Chairman, Thomas Hill; Secretary, Joseph Valencia. Secretary, F. R. Hicks. There has been patrolman. There should be less noise in the passageways at night. Letter no cooperation from the captain or chief engineer on repairs and painting. All about missing men will be sent to head­ quarters. Engineer will repair the drinking fountain. Men should make sure the washing machine is secure be fore leaving the laundry. Men should will be turned over to the boarding cooperate in keeping the laundry clean. Vote of confidence and thanks went-to the steward department. D sunB • siwr COATS a Q Q • SMCKS -ftPPCOArrS Df^ESSSHQES WORKeMOES a a KHAKI PANTS a KHAKI SHIRTS • BLUE VI^ORKSHIRTS FRiSKOOEENS HICKORY SHIRTS C.PO. SHIRTS WHrm DRESS SHIRTS SPORT SHIRTS DRESS BELTS KHAKI WEB BELTS TIES • a • a SWEATSHIRTS ATHLETIC SHIRTS T-SHIRTS SHORTS a • a a a BRIEFS SWEATERS U)S<SA&B WORK SOCKS DRESS SOCKS DEL AIRES (Mltslttlppl), September * —Chairmen, Ernest Mosley; Secretary, John W. PIcou. Doyle Boyette was re­ elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Thanki were given to Leopold Faulkner and Jesse Rabago for getting a good se­ lection of records and games for recrea­ tion. Cecil Wldden was elected ship's treasurer; there is a balance of SB.4S. • a • a LEATHER JACKETS WRlTTNSBORFROLlO SOU'WESTERS RAIM6EAR W. Carter. Food does not taste right. Steward will see the captain, since the food tastes Of the ice box, to see if something can be done. New soap trays are needed in all showers. Meat and eggs are the foods that are spoUed for the most part. GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Service), September 13—Chelrmen, T. Cleugh; Secretery, A. R. Webster. Vote of thanks was extended to the second cook and baker, who is getting off. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), July 20 — Chairman, D. W. KImbrell; Secretary, E. BEATRICE (Bull), no date—Chairman, B. Baa; Secretary, John R. Smith. A. Birt was elected ship's delegate. Fans, wind scoops and side ports were added to the repair Ust. ALL YOUR HEEPS CAM BE FILLED ^Chest" FPCMA YOUR -FROM A SOU'WESTER TO AH ELECTRIC RATOR . WHATEVER ytu BUY FROM THE SEA CKe&r, You CAN BE SUF^ YOU'RE ^ETTINS TOP QUALITY SEAR, AT SUBSTAN­ TIAL SAVINGS. "^SeaChesir (MIIOH-OWNeDAND UMIOH-OPERAmBP JfOR TH6 SENISHrr OF t»t AAEA^ERSHlP* BIENVILLE (Waterman), September 17 —Chairman, O. E. Parker; Secretary, Barney Kelly. Deck department has a few beefs for the patrolman. Crewmem­ bers were asked not to use the washing machine after midnight; aH agreed not to run it after 10:00 PM. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Victory Carriers), August 14—Chairman, P. Draws; Secretary, R. 'Diaz. Chief engi­ neer promised to take care of repairs and fix the blower in the next port. M. .Sterne was elected ship's delegate. Discussion was held on the night lunch. Washing machine and laundry should be kept in good order. BRICHTSTAR (Traders), no date — Chairman, Erie Gridlln; Secretary, H. R. Hutchlns. Letter will be written to the San Francisco agent to see about getting Innerspring mattresses for the crew. M; A. Machel Was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Washing machine should be thoroughly cleaned. Crew messroom should be kept clean at all times, and coffee cups should be returned. Doors to' crew quarters should be kept locked in Korea. - Vote of thanks went to the steward department for their food chow. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Victory Carriers)* Ssptombor • II* If S3—Chairman. Ing. Supper hoUr will be changed' from 5:00 to 6:00 PM and from 4:30 to 5:30 PSL FAIRISLI (Waterman), September T-r Chairman, C. J. Murray; Secretary* Oeorga Dunn. Radio was sent to head­ quarters for information on bulletin re­ ceived today. Repair list Is being made out to give for 6aptain on leaving for the States. AH shoregide persons should JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), be kept out of crew quarters aft. Vote of thanks went to the steward depart­ September 10—Chairman, Walter H. Sib­ ley; Secretary, Dante Rlccl. Not all re­ ment. pairs were taken care of. Frank Bert ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), September hold was elected ship's delegate. The S1S.40 In the ship's fund was turned 13—Chairman, Wlllla (Bustar) Young; Two over to the new ship's delegate. Bosun Sacratary, Charlai E. Rawllngs. will give out screens for the messroom crewmembers were hospitalized in Trini­ portholes. More care should be taken dad. BWI. Repair list will be made up of the washing machine. The port atew on arrival. Discussion was held on the ard said that only 40 gallons of milk poor quality of the baking yeast used would be put aboard, and that it would aboard. More fresh vegetables were re­ be served only to the crew. Ship's dele­ quested by the members. gate will see the chief engineer Shout more hot water aft. Care should be EDITH (Bull), August 2S—Chairman, taken of the linen and cots used on deck. William Secratary, Jamas Merrall. No mattresses should be taken on deck. Steward Barth; department got a vote of thanks. The steward commended the crew on STRATHPORT (Strathmore), September the care given to returning cups and 5—Chairman, Mike Sikorsky; Secretary, silverware the pantry, and on the John Larson. Galley will be painted cleanliness to of the lounge, laundry and .when the ship leaves the Panama Canal. messroom. New schedule for cleaning Wipers were asked to keep engine - de­ the lounge and laundry was posted. partment showers and heads cleaner; and means to buy a television set steward department will clean up in Ways were discussed. Steward department waa the sink in the passageway. AH quar­ thanked the fine meals and the mesaters. heads, showers will be painted in man for for fast service. New York. Repair list was read for the September 13—Chairman, Caorga Hlnlast voyage; a new one will be made up nant; Secretary, Marrall. Captain by' the department heads for action in will be contactedJames about a disagreement Bridgeport. Crew was asked to keep with the deck department. Crew was recreation room and messhall cleaner. informed that the engineers are Available fresh fruit will be picked up another line around the bollera torunning relieve in Panama. Captain promised the patrol­ the hot water situation in the showers. man and ship's delegate in Longvlew, Discussion was held on cleanliness of the Wash., that all living apace would be lounge tpd psntry. Steward waa thanked cleaned and painted, but nothing has by the ship's delegate for his help in a been done, so New York patrolman wlB number of cases. Two men who missed be contacted. ship wiU be turned in to patrolman. CALMAR (CaIWr), September 12 — Chairman, B. Seefey; aaley; Secretary, A. Nel­ son, All engine foc'sles and bends will be painted, deck head will be painted, messman's foc'sle painted and locker re­ paired. Messhall, pantry and recrea­ tion room will also be painted. Head­ quarters will be notified of the man who left the ship. Repair list will be made up and turned In. Discussion was held on the 12-4 watch changing his foc'sle because of the noise. Delegate will see about getting the ateward department head and shower painted and putting a hook on the door of the head. A vote OLYMPIC DAMRS (Western Tankers), of thanks went to the steward depart­ S—Chilrmsn, A. T. Weaver; ment and the ship's delegate for a job September Secretary, D. Downey. Jamea Campbell well done. wae elected deck delegate. Chief engi­ HILTON (Bull), August 14—Chairman, neer said he won't use dirty wash water E. Abauly; Secrotary, F. FInkowski. F. tank again until it's cleaned. Cots can Pinkowski was elected ship's delegate. be purchased in Japan; we wiH' try to Steward will take care of the ship's fund, get them again, this trip. Crew's' launch which consists of $125. Ship's dele­ schedule will be made out by department gate will collect donations to the fund delegates and given to the captain. Room at the payoff; fund will be used to buy lockers wiH be scraped and painted. a Television set. Cups should be re­ Vote of thanks went to Harry Dedolchow turned to the sink. Washing machine for a good job in getting the ship's li­ should be cleaned after It is used. Dls brary. Crew will have their own Ubrary, cussion was held on the food. Man who as officers are taking most of the best missed ship at San Juan will be turned books from the present Ubrary. The over to the patrolman at the payoff with captain gave the crew a lot of trouble the crewmembers' recommendation that when he was given the draw list. He be continue sailing on SIU ships, be­ said the crew waa overdrawing, though cause he, is a work permitman. This they were not. brother is capable and a very good SHINNECOCK BAY (Varltas), August shipmate One brother left ship at San Juan and returned at Humacao. Puerto 2f—Chairman, William Smith; Sacratary, Rico; he had been given permission. He J. Cantln. Deck engineer paid off in is another conscientious, capable worker. Yokohama. While the ship was at an­ September 20—Chelrman, KIrby W Ight; chor outside the breakwater, one of the Secretary, Marlon Kaminskl. Frank Al- firemen jumped over the aide and awam bore was elected ship's delegate. The ashore. One man was left In the hos­ Crew was warned S153 in the ihlp's fund will be turned pital in Nagoya. over to the SIU haU if the ship is laid about taking care of the washing maup. It Is to be returned to the ship ..chine and about fouling up. Pantryman when crewing up again, and the money is not on the baH. Ship's fund should is to be used for purchasing a TV set. be started. Washing machine is to be repaired. CATHERINE (Drytrans), July 31—Chair­ man, D. CUussan; Sacratary, Frank Nikllckl. Paul Johnson was elected ship's delegate. Brothers agreed to donate money to buy a juke box. • • a • • • • a r \ Red O'Dowd; Secretary, Richard Dies. Motion waa .unanimously carried to hold a meeting just before the payoff to gat action, on repairs. Crew la satisfied with the food and service given by the stew­ ard department. SIU library should be put aboard this trip. All disputed OT should be settled before the men pay off. BEATRICE (Bull), September IS — Chairman, Ralph Santos; Secretary, J. R. Smith. Drain Is to be checked In port. Repair list Is being gone over. There ara a few beefs on delayed sailing. Valva needed in the shower will be added to the repair list. The question of who la to clean the head and shower will ba settled by the port patrolman. TRANSATLANTIC (Pacific Waterways)* Saptambar 5—Chairman, Jahn Hoggia; Sacratary, John Gallagher. Two men missed ship in San Pedro due to unusual circumstances which will be brought to the attention of the patrolman at the payoff. Two emergency work permits were picked up in San Pedro. The ac­ tions of the ship's csptaln will bo brought to the patrolman's attention at the pay­ off. He constantly makes anti-union re­ marks. disregards the Union agreementhardtlmes the crewmembers and restrict­ ing the men to ship in a US port after passing quarantine and immigration. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), Saptam­ bar 4r-Chalrman, P. Robertson; Sacratary, W. Mastangar. Patrolman should be told about the first assistant's Union activi­ ties. and something should be dooe about this. Repair Usts were turned in. Few repairs have been done. New list will be made out, with the new washing ma­ chine on the repair list. Crew should buy a timer for the washer, if the com­ pany WiH not. Utensils should not ba washed out in the drinking fountain. Cots should be picked up from the deck. First engineer has made antl-Unioa statements. Each man should contribute S3 to the ship's fund. RACNAR NAE5S (Saatranspoit), Au­ gust 23—Chairmen, W. E. Harris; Sacratary, J. Kackur. R. L. Ferguson was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Night watch should be more thorough about cleaning the recreation haH and messroom. Mora SIU teamwork is needed along this line, and a littia cooperation from all brothers will do the trick. Brother Ferguson wlH make a shelf for books and magazines in the recreation CAROLYN (Bull), August 3fr—Chairs hall. Brothers who hang their laundry man, W. C. Murphy, Jr.; Sacratary, M.on the engine room ralUngs should re­ RIachllson. M RiachUson was elected move it as soon as it Is dgy. ship's delegate. Discussion was held on the Welfare Plan. FRENCH CREEK (Cities Service), no September 13—Chairman, B. Stone; Seodate—Chairman, C. L. White; Sacratary, ratary, M. RIachllson. suggeoO. T. • Raynat. Honest Ed Parsons was tions were made on theSeveral new contract elected ship's delegate. Department del­ and working conditions. New cylinder egates should make out a repair list be­ locks will be installed on craw foc'slo fore arrival. The two men who missed doors. Built-in bunks should be instaUed ship in Lake Charles will be reported to in crew's quarters, since thare is not the patrolman. A vote of thanks went enough storage space for clothing. There to the steward department. should be a clarification on who should relieve the fireman on watch for dinSEAMAR (Calmsr), July 24—Chairman, ncr on Saturday and Sunday whe* Charles Ross; Secretary, John Marshall. working cargo. Clinton M. Webb was elected ship's dele­ gate. He should contact the skipper SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Saatrain), Sap­ about painting deck department showers, engine department rooms and steward tambar 20—Chairman, Vaisar Szynianskl; Secretary, B. TInglay. Beef about the department showers and heads. Laun­ dry. recreation and messhall should he deck engineer's duties were taken up with the patrolman. Chief engineer wlU kept clean. Ship's fund for voyage No. 25 was donated to the SEAFARERS LOG. teH the port engineer about the rusty September 7—Chairman, John Marshall; water. There is a balance of S117.3S Secratary, Wallace E. Mason. Captain in the ship's fund. Bookshelf will ba will be contacted about painting steward instaUed in the messroom and a library and deck heads and showers. The Irst gotten from the Union haH. Crew should assls-stant was contacted and said there not leave books on the messhall tablea.was no paint to paint the foc'sles with. Steward said that new mattresses and Repair lists should be made up. There Is piHows should be requisitioned befora a total of SIO In the ship's fund. Clothes rieaching Texas City, as he wiU send liia should be taken oS the Una when they order from there. are dry. DEL VIENTO (MlMltilppI), Septembar STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), Saptam- 4—Chairman, Fradarick V. Davit; Sacra­ bar 13—Chairman, Aussla Shrlmpton;. tary, Ouka Hall. Question of the draws Sacratary, William Devlin, Jr. Crew wUl be taken up with the NeW Orleans should cooperate witji the steward and patrolman. Any man coming into tha turn in linen. Steps have been taken to messroom must be properly dressed. notify the Union about the transfer of Mate will be asked to pick up OT in ship's stores in Beirut. The. matter will port during the week. not. on the week­ be held ov6r untU the next meeting, end. Mate is correct, aa OT must bs pending action by the Union. AH hands turned in within 73 hours. It waa agreed should assist the steward by bringing that everyone. wlU donate SI to the ship's cots In from the deck during the ship's fund at the next draw. Drinking water has been- hot since the ship left Texas. stay In the Far East. Patrolman will be asked If the ship can KATHRYN (Bull), Saptambar 20 — get electric water coolera, inatead oU Chairman, Stava Carr; Sacratary, R.~ the scuttlebutt system now in use. ChleM Staarns. Several brothers complained electrician said he could get a u.sea about the quality of the food and the one-ton air-conditioning unit for $50 and service. Manning of the gaHey in port the crew agreed to purchase it but of This and hours of baker were dlscuss'd. Crew the .ship's fund and donations. mess asked for more cooperaUou from will be installed in tha messhall. Richard the crew. Steward pronllsed '•* watch E. Tunison was elected ship's delegats his department ' more , closely; further by acclamation. Ttaerb' ia. $5 in tha beefs WiU be handled at a special meet-ship's fund. �uOl „ SEAFARERS Octo|>er S, 19jf9 Page Twenty-aevea LOG SIU. Benefit Payment in San Francisco in the HOSPITALS The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are, being taken,care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all. of these men would welcome mail and visits frpm friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for, a visit. It will be .most welcome,. USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Robert' P. Adami E. C. Knapp E. L. Bates Leo 71, Lang E. Bracewell Theodore E. Lee William R. Burch Rease Lumpkin Jose A. Colls Louis C. Miller S. Cope John T. Murray Adion Cos W. T. Presley RogeUo Crut W. E. Reynolds Glen H. Curl Louis Roa Joseph L. Dlonne David H. Rucker John P. Doyle J. Santiago Robert Floyes Luther C. Seidle John D. Foster Edward Serelfo John S. FutreU Leo W. Setosky Edward J. GUlles Larkin C. Smith Jack,H. Gleason C. B. Stallings Paul Godman T. B. Stanley G. W. Graham Richard R. Suttla John Hane T. R. Terrington W. Hardeman J. D. Thomas C. M. Hawkins Jack F. Thomburg W. HdlUnd Lonnle R. Tickle A. J. Howard J. E. Ward Bertel E. Johnsen- VirgU WHmoth J. H. Jones Uonier wlndham John D. 'Kelley . NY EYE' & EAR HOSPITAL ' NEW' YORK. NY Walter GrUskI USPHiS HOSPITAL SAN JUAN. PUERTO RICO Raymond Hassan -VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES. FLA. J. C. Vilar USPra .HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Raul M. Aguilar Samuel Jonas O. M. Bartlett Salvador Leeayada Melvin Bass . Luther R. Milton John Beckmann John Qulnn Alvln L. Blain John Rekstin S. S. Cantrell C. R.' Robertson Edward F. Casey G. H. Robinson Bomar R. Cheeley Robert Sizemore Leo Cronsohn John Siaman Clifford Dammeyer Harry S. Tuttle . N. M. Dorpmans Alberto M. Velez Lawrence Franklin Frank Waiaska Albert Freund Richard Weir Charles Gallagher Albert Williams EsteU Godfrey Albert I. WiUiams USPHS HOSPITAi. MANHATTAN BEACH. BROOKLYN. NY Percy D. Allred • EmiUo Delgado Claude E. Blanks Antonio M. Diaz Julian Cuthrell John J. DriscoU Charles M. Davison John T. Edwards Mow To Get Misabled Pay Any totally disabled Sea­ farer, regardlesK of age. who has been employed for seven years on SlU-contracted ships is eligible for the $25 weekly disability benefit for as long as he is unable to work. Ap­ plications and queries on un­ usual situations should be sent to the Union Welfare Trustees, c/b" SIU Headquar­ ters. 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32. NY. Jose G. Esplpoza Harry F. McDonald Robert E. Gilbert A. McGuigan Bart E. Guranick David McUreath Peter Gvozdlck Vic Milazzo John. B. Haas Lloyd MUlcr James M.. Hall Jack D. Morrison Thomas Isaksen Alfred MueUer John W. Keenan Eugene T. Nelson Ludwig Kristianseil G. E Shumaker Frederick Landry E. R. SmaUwood James J. Lawlor Henry B. Smith James R. Lewis Herbert R. Totten Francis F. Lynch Renato A. VillaU VA HOSPITAL FORT HOWARD. MD Maurice Fiynn Wllbert Hughes USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Edwin T. CaUahan Norman Napier John J. Flaherty Robert E. Peck S. R. Greenridge Frank Sample Theodore Mastaler USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. T. L. Ankerson Anthony A. Klavin Roland BeU Karl Kristensen Leslie j; Brilhart' Ilmcr Vf. Mat'packa Clyde E. Carlson William MItcheU Francis C. Chase Frank Mortis Clyde Clarke Ralph R. NaT Jessie A. Clarke WUllam L'. Nesta Louis S. Dagley Charles Pafford Jeff Davis Wlliiam T. Rose Samuel Drury R. T. Shields Justo Escalante John Vuknas Joseph F. Goude Albert Van Dyke Martin Hagerty Blicker Bobbins George Jerosinich Frank Koski USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEX. C. Barboda J. E, Markopolo Carlo V. Carlson Cecil C. Miller Howard W. Forbes .1. R. Van Holden Howard E.. Liles LONG BEACH NAVAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH. CAL. Samuel J. Brooks SEASIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL WILMINGTON. CAL. Arthur F. Lindsey Joe Perreira USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEX. Yace H. Smira ENDOWOOD HOSPITAL TOWSON. MD. Leonard Franks SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Joseph Koslusky USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. W. W. Allred W. E. Freymuth •K. C. Bumgarner F. W. Grant John A. Call C. M. Kirkland E. F. Cettl Jlmmle HtUeton A. C. Comstock , M. J. Lohr Jr. John Daniels L. T. McGowan John E. Duffy Frank F. Nelson USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. ' Pranghi Antelatos Lester F. Horton James W. Davis Albert L, WUlis EsUe A. HaU USPHS HOSPITAL , ' SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. C. O. Burnbtte Peter Smith Ho Tse' Kong ' D. K. T. Sorcnscn A. R. Rudnlckl' W. llmmerman USPflS HOSPITAL • SEATTLE, WASH. Arthur Compau . M. E. Newman Edward Edinger SIU port agent Tom Banning hands over the $200 maternity benefit plus $25 bond to Seafarer Frank Schmiedel. Mrs. Schmiedel holds their son, Eric Michael. Schmiedel is one of many Seafarers who have settled on West Coast. i4ll of the following SIU families Floyd H. Smith, 902 St. Andrew will collect the $200 maternity Street, New Orleans, La. benefit plus a $25 bond.from the t i a. Union in the baby's name. Robert Whitney, bom August Howard Kenneth Hull, Jr., born 26, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mi-s. August 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Van Whitney, 1064 Manor Lane, Mrs. Howard K, Hull, 1123 25th Bay Shore, Long Island; NY. Avenue, Seattle, Wash. 4 i a^ t t Frank Judson Graham, born September 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Graham, 500 Osage Street, Mobile, Ala. if Bridget Audrey Foise, born Au­ gust 2, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William P. Folse, 29 Coffee Drive, Chalmette, La. a. t Bruce Niederberger, bom Au­ gust 27, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley A. Niederberger, 241 Cambridge Street, Allston, Mass., a> t i Maria Lynn Andrews, bom Sep­ tember 7, 1953. Parents, Mr, and Mrs. Franklin T. Andrews, 210 South Claiborne Street, Mobile, Ala, 4 a^ a> Boselyn Slay, born August 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin C. Slay, 601 Fifth Street, Bay Minette, Ala. Seafarer Family Portrait 4, t 1, Lawrence Fletcher Mull, born September 1, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher M. Mull, 5819 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. 4i t ai Jorge Luis Cotty, born Aug«^i 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Cotty, PC Box 1003, Ponce, Puerto Rico, i a?" Mr. and Mrs^ Juan L. Bios of New York City pose with the children, including their new, son, Carlos Bios, right after the Welfare Services Bepresentative delivered the SIU maternity benefit plus US defense bond to the family's home. .V. 1' 'w; * i-i »• ft: a a a a a Thomas Michael Cook, bom Sep­ John Marshall Hancock, born tember 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and August 18, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Cook, Jr., Route Mrs. Johnsie Hancock, 114 West 6, Meridian, Miss. 13th Street, Houston, Tex. a a t4, 4 a^ John Danill Maples, Jr., born Jorge Luis Reyes Negron, born September 13, 1953. Parents Mr. July 27, 1953. Parents, Mr. and and Mrs. John D. Maples. 550 Mrs. Jose Reyes, Calle Dyetou 357, South Ann Street, Mobile, .\la. a a a Villa Palmesa, Santurco, Puerto John Casey Pearson, born Sep­ Rico. tember 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 44 a. Mrs. John W. Pearson, 10010 17th Gail Ann Hanover, born August Place, Seattle, Wash. 23, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. a a a Eli Hanover, 4048 West Cold Diane Welden .Arscott, born Sep­ Spring Lane, Baltimore, Md. tember 18, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. David W. Arscott, 29 Buz­ 4 4a Gary Louis Sasseville, born .Au­ zards Bay -Avenue, Buzzards Bay, gust 21, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mass. Mrs. Norman G. Sasseville, 64 Maurice Galligan, born August Qiieensberry Street, Boston, Mass. 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. a a a George W. Galligan, 3101^ Jack­ Jim Randall Larrimore, born son Street, Lake Charles, La. August 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. and a a a Mrs. Ellie H. Larrimore, 111 Jesse Michael Salvatore Cucchissi, Street, Daytona Beach, Fla. born August 29, 1953. Parent.s, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Salvatore a a a Miguel Landron, born August Cucchissi, 439 Prospect Place, 23, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mi's. Brooklyn, NY. Jesus M. Landron, 101 South Elr a a a Juan Manuel Collazo, Jr., born Hot Place, Brooklyn, -NY. September 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. a a a Deborah Pittraan, born July 4, and Mrs. Juan M. Collazo, 337 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hez- East 109th Street, New York, NY. a a a zie B. Pittman, 1100 Chactaw Gladys EHzabeth Dos Santos, Street, Pascaqovia, Miss. born September 8, 1953. Parents, a a a _ Mr. and Mrs. Alvaro Dos Santos, Loyal Lafayette Piker, Jr., born 153 West 6Gth Street, New York, July 27, 1953. Parents, Mr. and NY. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been' reported to Sandra Leslee Canniff, born Au­ the Seafarers Welfare Plan and gust 23, 1:153. Parents, Mr. and $2,500 death benefits are being * Mrs. William. L. Canniff, 82 Con­ paid to beneficiaries. gress Street, Newark, NJ. Raymond B. Long, 46: A mem­ a^ ft t ber of the deck department. Karen Ann Johnson, born Au­ Brother Long joined the SIU in gust 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Boston in 1943 and died of a cardi­ Mrs, Francis R. Johnson, PO Box ac condition on December 1, 1952. 205, Odean Springs, Miss. a a a a^ a Jorge Salazar, born September 13, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lino Salazar, 21-D Magnolia Homes, Galveston, Tex. a a a a^ Peter James Napoli, born Sep­ tember 1, 1953, Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Napoli, 345 East 85th Street, New York, NY. t Mrs. Loyal L. Piker, 12609 Eastbrook Avenue, Downey, Cal. ai aboard her of a heart ailment on August 22, 1953. A member of the decii department, he had sailed SIU since 1942 and was buried at Oleander Cemetery, Galveston, Tex. He is survived by his wife, Margery Tilden, RED No. 1, Char­ lotte, Mich. a a a Juan Manso Santalla, 71: On Sep­ tember 1, 1953, Brother Santalla died of a heart condition aboard the Florida, while at Havana, Cuba. 4, 4>. a^ Harold James Tilden, 55: While Executor of his estate is Jose R. Terry Lynn Smith, born August the Azalea City was in 4he Gulf Cruz, 2239 NW 66tli Street, Miami. of Mexico Brother Tilden died Fla. •fi i �• OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC A N D G U L F DIS T RIC T • AFL • I IP' This shot was taken while the Seamonitor was loading battered tanks, trucks and other war-ravaged vehicles in Korea for transit back to the repair depots in Japan. The ship spent 13 months on the shuttle run, paying off in the Pacific Northwest three times Jack "Speed" Walker, official ship's comedian, lightened the long days at sea with gag acts. The crew agrees that Walker may not rival the Hollywood sarong girls in looks but insists that he has it in acting ability. When a crew sticks to o ship through three sign-ons and 18 months of soi ing, it must be a pretty unusual vessel. Yet that's the boast of the SlU-monned Seamonitor. Three times the ship has come back from Korea to pay off, and on all three occasions there wasn't a single hour of disputed overtime and not a solitary crew beef. This happy state of affairs is tribute to the skipper, Captain Andrew Jackson, and headsup delegates who have been able to settle everything at the point of production. Lou Terrillo (left), is all set after getting a job as oiler. Word about the Seamonitor got around fast and the boys were really looking for berths on her. At right. Captain Jackson and ship's delegate Kirk Anderson are all smiles after straightening every­ thing out for payoff. Part of the gang pose for group shot in Suway Bay, Korea. Front row (1-r): D. Mas- v Crew delegates meet with the slkipper to settle a shiptrantenis, H. Rupert, A. Weddle, A. Mulley, L. Trallo, K. Gumpieson. 2nd row (1-r); board beef in cooperative fashion. Left to right are: Sal A. Michelet, Captain Jackson, E. Tucker, H, Wong. Rear (1-r) : O.i Rosenberg, P. Green- ; Serrie, John "Tiger" Doyle, John McKarek, Captain Jackwood, K. Anderson, H. Willoughby* C. Frank, G. Stravarides, J. pIcK^relt / ^ son and Kirk i^derspn, bosun. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource October 2, 1953 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XV, No. 20 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ATLANTIC UNION HEADS ASSAILED BY OWN DELEGATE; WON'T QUIT INJUNS WHOOP IT UP IN SIU TEPEE LOG GETS FIRST PRIZE FOR BEST FRONT PAGE DOCK CLEAN-UP DRIVE ON UNION, CO'S EXTEND PACT SIXTY DAYS CANADA'S DEEP SEA CREWS STRIKE STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP FREE SHIP-TO-HALL TAXICABS NEWEST SEA CHEST SERVICE AFL CONVENTION VOTES MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN LABOR FIELD GREAT LAKES SIU WINS VOTE ON ANN ARBOR CAR FERRIES PRIEST SIGNS ON AS WIPER WITH SIU ST GEORGIA RESCUES 3 AIRMEN POTTER COMMITTEE RENEWS MARITIME INDUSTRY SURVEY CREWS AID FIGHT FOR HOSPITALS MATES CALL WALKOUT ON TANKSHIPS CO. 'TAKES CARE' OF OLDTIMER - FOR CASH STATES APPEAL TIDELANDS ACT ALAWAI HARVESTS 10 STOWAWAYS DOCK CLEANUP NO CREDIT TO P&O PRIZE FOR THE LOG THE SIU INLANDBOATMEN'S UNION INDIANS CONVENE AT SIU SIU HELPS NEW AFL-ILA ORGANIZE LONGSHOREMEN SEAFARER TAKES A DIP IN THE DEEP BEIRA BULL WRITES OWN SCRIPT IN TALE OF BULL RING BATTLE STEW ON STEW ON SHIP MENU ARMY PAPER LAUDS TRADER SEAFARERS ON BINGHAMTON VICTORY TRADE IN HEAT WAVES FOR ICEBERGS DEAD SEAFARER IS HONORED IN FINAL TRIBUTE ROBBERY AT SEA - A MUTINY FOR GOLD Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/2/1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/3c50e7f6f3c3a812008ebe540df1118c.PDF 43972ca2d2c859ee35ae44488060cd35 PDF Text Text •'&:^::'^:':'y'X-r'.^-'. nwc Vol. XV No. 19 : kiyr • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • iX fM, #v| ; •' • •-'.t, -M V • J. ..J if • 'iS if(J : i -Story On Page 3 M Facing Threat. Beach Hospital in New York hold a council of war over the threatened closing of all USPHS hospitals by^ the Government. Union has opened fight to save seamen medical care program, (Story On Page 2.) Members of the Marine Firemen's Union's tallying committee count the votes in the 3-month referendum on affiliation with SIU. Vote went 2-i for SIU. Below, chairman Bob Sherrill (right) is assisted by Tom Sullivan and Bill Webber. _f Story On Page 3.) Join SlU. •'Z> •?.' . l>S Why did Durkin resign? ' —See page 2. Whgt's a good buy in shirts? —See page 7. Where ore Seafarers splitting up $10,000? —See page 3. .»?..• Who tried to cut himself in on SIU death benefit? —See page 26. C*"-: "if How are Atlantic Refining men being duped by company? —See page 4. What Seaterers are singing "BigMamou"? 'k- -— See page 8. Which SIU affiliate is ready­ ing to Strike? ?r' . • -' ' ;• '•f •k- �i'-: ! ^'-•" Ifr' V • • Pace' Two SEAFARERS Closing Order LOC SepUmher IS. 19SS Kick In Ike -h - •.'Vt-- ^ &• 4,, , .A '.%'•'; Seafaren at tiie Manhattan Beach USPHS hospital are In earnest about their intentions to carry the fight over fiie proposed closings to Congress. Here, left to right, are David Mcllreath, Claude F. Blanks and Alfred Mueller wrttlng letters to Congressmen asking their support. m<-> ^ •• Ife ll I':. u": Ur Seafarer James Lawlor, left, appears disconsolate as the LOG's reporter''Interviews an­ other SlU member. Vic Milaszo, right, at the Manhattan Beach hospital. Both men expressed grave doubts as to their own futures If the Government goes through with the proposed hospital closings. 5f (/y Allies Widen Fight Against USPHS Closings A pall of gloom hangs over the nation's marine hospitals. The initial shock from the news that the Government is con­ templating closing the entire m^ical program for seamen has worn off a bit — the mood is-^* —-— now one of bewilderment and like this would happen sooner, or anger. If the closing goes' later but It's awfully hard ^o4&e. through, 11^ million dollars will be saved for the Government—but what about the men who will feel the blow? Seafarer patients at the Manhat­ tan Beach Hospital were busy writing letters to their Congress­ men when the LOG reporter ar­ rived to get the reactions of a few of the 2,366 American seameq^ who will feel the immediate effect of the order If Congress gives its approvaL * Walking through the corridors of the TB hospital you could feel the oppressive air weighing heavi­ ly upon the men as they padded softly about the wards. During previous visits to these Seafarers you were always struck by the feeling of hope for the future in these men, but now a new burden was upon their shoulders. Tjq)ical of the men^he Manhatton Beach Hospital is Seafarer John Driscoll, a member of the Union rince 1947 and a TB patient for four years. Driscoll sat in the hospital's solarium facing the calm waters of Sheepshead Bay. Speak­ ing with feeling, he said, "I guess we should have known something I feel like the boxerf^l^ id: getling off the floor after a left to the jaw only to have the referee come up and kick me in the face." Personal Battle There was a nod of heads in assent from the men who tydrei sit­ ting around - Driscoll, .for ,ali of these men were fighting a j^e^sonal battle in which time is the only element which will bring them health again, but time now is run­ ning out. The. Seafarers at Manhattan Beach Hospital are typical of Sea­ farers and other merchant seamen In USPHS hospitals, throughout the country who have looked upon these hospitals throughout .their seagoing careers as havens during their hours of medical need. Hero they sat—men of all backgrounds and" all ages—determined to givo their all to save one of the pillars of the US Merchant Marine. Here at Manhattan Beach are hundreds of seamen who have un­ dergone treatment in various pub­ lic and private institutions during their periods of recuperation, yet in all cases, they were agreed that the quality of care and treatment in the marine hospitals is unparalled anywhere. One of these who has made the circuit of public and private care is John Lawlor, 50, who has been undergoing treatment for two years, "I don't want to go to • private hospital. I* have been te outside hospitals before and I came back here en my own re­ quest. I don't want to go through that again. Besides, I don't know where I'd get the money." At Manhattan Beach the patients aren't the only ones who are con(Continued on page 17) Swarms of protests are hitting Washington, as it becomes apparent that the proposal to halt all free medical treatment of seamen and to close all but three specialized USPHS hospitals has stirred up a hornets' nest of indignation all over the country. Most maritime labor organ= izations, and particularly the Congressmen about this issue, and lowances if the Government with­ SIU, as well as many other get all their shipmates and friends draws a service which it has been providing since 1789." The SIU, interested groups and citizens back home to write letters. "This fight to maintain the medi­ however, stressed that the most have begun a carnpaign to fight any elimination of the cal program that seamen deserve important thing at the moment Is 155-year-old medical care program is just as important as the issues the fight to keep the medical serv­ for seamen, or the further cur­ that we hit the bricks,, for in the ice to which seamen are and always have been eptitled, and to tailment of USPHS hospital facul­ past." prevent the killing of the program Drop Appropriation ties. as an "economy" measure. The SIU has launched its fight The hornets' nest was stirred up through all of its branches on all when Budget Director Joseph Observers have already pointed coasts, its Washington office and Dodge instructed the Department out that shipowners are paying headquarters to make Congress of Health, Education and Welfare tonnage taxes which were origi­ and aU government bureaus aware to eliminate appropriation requests nally imposed on the theory that of the need for this vital service. covering merchant seamen from its they would pay for the medical Paul Hall, SIU secretary-treasur­ next budget. Dodge's proposal also service for seamen provided by the er, has announced that, "the Union called for closing down 16 USPHS Government. The taxes amount to is going all-out in this fight against hospitals In the US, leaving only more than $3 million per year, this attempt to scuttle the medi- the Carville leprosarium, the nar­ and are paid into the Treasury De­ cat treatment program to save a cotics hospital at Lexington, Ky., partment's general fund. few pennies from the budget. and the mental hospital at Fort Mrs. Oveta Gulp Hobby, secre­ Every SIU crew and every Sea­ Worth, Texas, still In operation. tary of Health, Education and Welfare, has stated that "funds farer should .write letters to their The SIU immediately announced are available for fiscal year 1953 that it would fight the proposals, (Continued on page 17) and most other maritime organiza­ tions also pledged to fight. The Sept. 18. 195J Vol. XV. No. 19 Journal of Commerce, manage­ ment's newspaper, reported that As I See It ..Page 4 "both management and labor are Commillees At Work Page 6 opposing the proposal," but so far, Crossword Puzzle Page 12 the operators—particularly the Editorial Page 13 subsidized operators—have demon­ Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 strated very little active interest GaUey Gleanings Page 20 in the matter. Inquiring Seafarer .......Page 12 The closing of this program Martin P. Durkin, Secretary of Labor in the Eisenhower In The Wake Page 12 would first hit those seamen now Cabinet, has resigned and, to date, no successor has been Labor Round-Up ....Page 13 in the hospital, but would also be Letters Pages 21, 22 felt directly by every man who named to his post. Durkin gave as reasons for his resignation : ^ ^ Maritime Page 16 sails under the American flag. As the President's failure to keep* Meet The Seafarer. Page 12 it .is, every USPHS hospital is his promise to support a series presented to Congress and strong On The Job ......Page 16 crowded well above Its normal ca­ of nineteen amendipents to opposition developed. Particularly galling were proposed modifica­ Personals T Page 25 pacity. In this past fiscal year, the Taft-Hartley law. a Quiz Page 19 27,000 merchant seamen were These amendments had been tions on the closed shop and sec­ Seafarers In Action Page 16 admitted to USPHS hospitals, and drawn up by Durkin and White ondary boycott bans. Further, the Cigaret Lid Off Ship's Minutes Pages 24, 25 some 98,000 man-days of hospital House aides, with the President story goes, Vice-President Nixon The union has received word SIU History Cartoon Page 9 care and 1.5 million man-days of sitting in on some of the confer­ and Commerce Secretary Sinclair that all restrictions on the Sports Line Page 20 out-patient treatment were pro­ ences. The President then sent the Weelu brought pressure on the amount of cigarettes alloted Ten Years Ago .Page 12 vided. On an average day this year list of suggested, changes to key President and told him he would to seamen have been removed. Top Of The News . Page 7 lose powerful business support If leaders In Congress for their ap­ Union Talk -Page 9 there were 2,366 merchant seamen proval, hoping to have his message he carried out his agreement to •T^is word' was' received by patients in USPHS hospitals. This the Union-owned and operated support the amendments. Eisen­ Wash. News Letter....... Page 6 not include the various fed­ recommending these changes in hower then backed down. Durkin Sea Chest from various Cus­ Welfare Benefits ... 9ages 26, 27 does eral employees, who are eligible final fomt beforq Congress ad­ then resigned. toms Districts along the Atlan­ Welfare Report Page 8 for journed. This was in keeping with USPHS treatment, tic and Gulf Coasts. Skippers Mr. Durkin, who was the lone Your Constitution Page 5 Eisenhower's campaign promise to Fight's Xmixniant or ships' officers who now conDemocrat in the Cabinet, had been Your Dollar's Worth Page 7 ' amend the Taft-Hartley law to the According to the Journal of ..tinue to restrict the ration of most controversial Eiaenhower FubiishM biwaoKiy. at tb* haadquartara of tha Saafarara Intarnational Union. At- Commerce, the operators are op­ give labor an. equal voice. cigarettes • are completely appdintee. When the Cabinet was lantle A. Oult. DIatrlet. AFL, *7S'Fourth QppoaiUoa Wfau without authority from "'1:110 " Avanua. uraoklyn S3,. NY, Tal. fTarllns posing the proposal because they ifirst. formed, it .was commented- on S-4«71. Enfarod at vaadnd Ciaa* litdfta? fear "a - demand ftrom - maritime Word of! the' proposed amend- Ejs "ten millionaires;;^ ;j, and; '"govefrhmenf,'' at tho/patt Offica bt- fM«k^«llY. uirions for InoVeased - welfare al­ mentr i^MKd out befow fliey were phunbei:." vndar Hia Act of Ausuit iTlin. SEAFARERS LOG Durkin Resigns, Blasts Failure To Change T-H .... . ,1 �Pare Three OG Itoptomber It. ItSS Marine OK Affiliation '•mM V- ..-iC ember Union Joins rs As 45th Affiliate I —The 5,000-man Marine Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders most significant recent developments in maritime labor has jhe Seafarere International Union. The move by the MFOW by maritime observers as shifting the "balance of power" in AFL seamen. • i- •iii [FOW registered their feelings in a three-month, secret referendum her 1. The MFOW tallying coiuinittee's report, presented to the eting last night, showed the vote to be 1,826 to 987. Since the report ;mbership meeting, the MFOW—one of the oldest unions in mari^ly petition the SIU to graht it a charter. Tom Sullivan, left, and Bill Webber, rank->n declared that, "we are happy that the membership has registered MFOW election committee, tabulate ballots -ecom-"^ results of the vote clears the way took the ballots out of the vault. on affiliation with the SIU; Affiliation was for the MFOW to become the 45th The name and book number on tho many affiliate of the- SIU, the fastest outside envelope was checked to ith the growing labor organization in mari­ see if the man was a member in good,standing. If he was, the plain hterlng time. Members of the MFOW, using envelope, containing the ballot, and we can still sealed, was removed from tho ) all of the Australian Ballot, voted on ail outside envelope and added to tho coasts, in conformance with the tU." MFOW constitution. Under this pile of ballots. After all the names wero system, ballots were available at MFOW hails on all coasts. When­ checked, the plain envelopes with Negotiators for the SlU are in the ever a ship hit port, the members the ballots were opened, and tho broad new horizons in the fields of vacat. J votes counted. This insured that could pick up their ballots. as contract talks with the SIU operators Coast The member marked his vote on only members voted, that members cents stage. the ballot, and then sealed it in a voted only once, and that all votes Meetipg with a commit- subject to'^ plain envelope, with no markings were secret. Only the tallying com­ tee representing the Union's Union's C(f"tions on it. He then took the envelope mittee had access to the bank vault freight ship operators, the Union with the ballot, and put it inside where the ballots were kept. has given first priority to examin­ rules another envelope bearing his name Actually, this is the second af­ ing expansion of its benefits in than a yojy and book number, and then mailed filiation in the long" history of tho areas outside the range of wages cussions it to a special bank box in San MFOW, which was founded in 1883. and overtime rates. These matters Francisco. In 1933, the MFOW reorganized will be taken up as the second or­ confined tuppQ].t;^ and affiliated with the now defunct Held In Vault ing up ceiA proder of business. ing rules »n with Ail the ballots were held in the ISU, but withdrew from that or­ Of specific interest to the Union last fail CMFOW bank vault until the vote \vas over. ganization a few years later. The at the moment are broader vaca­ superior t. The Then a rank-and-file tallying com­ MFOW won its first reputation for tion coverage and additional fields mittee, elected by the membership. militancy back in 1906, when it hit (Coil. The of coverage in the present disa­ the bricks for five long months to bility pay set-up. win a $5 per month raise that Commenting on this action, Paul brought wages up to $50 per Hail, SIU secretary-treasurer and month. chairman of the negotiating com­ Active In Early Strikes mittee, stated "just as important to Since that first strike, the MFOW SIU men as take home pay is great­ has been active in the 1912, 1934 er security, which is an area your and 1936 strikes, along with other Union is exploring constantly to maritime organizations, and has bring greater benefits to our people." SEAlpayment of $10,000 in back pay due continued its fight for better con­ ditions and better wages. 75 Seafa: Program Explored In 1949, it opened its newly-con­ The lembers when the company went out structed deluxe headquarters in Although no definite proposals have been made to the operators San Francisco, boasting modem along these lines, a point of dis­ year., iiHiil shipping and office facilities, as cussion, has been the possibility of well as recreational facilities. It increasing the vaeStion pay period also owns and operates halls in and setting up different scales of The mdi Seattle, San Pedro, Baltimore and pay roughly in accordance with the Seattlfl New York, as well as rented halls the three classifications within week by 1; in New Orleans, Portland and each department. ment dm Honolulu. The Union has made it clear that volved ai MFOW members make up the it is not engaged in negotiations tuted lej engine departments aboard ships with the operators to adopt a pat­ the compi operating out of the West Coast tern already in effect in the indus­ As in tl On these ships the deck depart­ try. Thus, the present talks have proceedini ment is made up of SIU men of the made necessary frequent adjourn­ labor reci Sailors Union of the Pacific. The ments while statisticians and the the court. stewards department personnel for Union prepared figures to support Ocean these ships are currently involved various suggested routes of in­ years ago in an organizational battle between creased benefits. tion usini the communist-dominated National The position of the Union is sim­ ka Cedar Union of Marine Cooks and Stew­ ilar to that taken in 1951 when it The comp| ards and the AFL Marine Cooks pioneered and won for the men of was open and Stewards. the SIU the first guaranteed vaca­ contractedi tion pay in the 'maritime industry, Maritime a set-up which has since been of the 001 imitated by other maritime unions. tive attei While the current contract is due crack the If a crewmember quits while to gxpire on September 30, the na­ ka trade. your ship is in port, delegates ture of the talks are sucb that it are asked to contact the hall The Sei may be felt necessary to "extend they have immediately for a replace­ the agreement past that date in or­ ed below. ment. Fast action on your part der to insure the men of the SIU will keep all jobs aboard ship tained by agent, collects $10,000 in retroactive the broadest possible benefits and filled at all times and elimi­ eccountant for bankrupt Ocean to irive them adequate time to re­ Hubert nate the chance of your ship view, ratify or reject - thfr coms^ Thomai Alter LaVehie Riley looks on at transactimi, sailing shorthanded. SSSaM of back wag OS lor 1$ Seafarers em.mittee's work. ij I ' il SlU-Co's Huddle Broader Pact B — 'Ssiu a -.''i SIi Back Pay FcOcean Tow Fill That Berth iril �VkffC Faiir SEAFARERS LOO SdfteiBber IS. 19SS Co. Openly Joins Atlantie Fight Aari Se^ It... The Atlantic Refining Company, since it has become apparent that its company union is dying, has stepped into the breach itself in recent weeks, and is now^penly combating the SIU drive in its fleet through a number of "bulletins" it is circulating through the fleet. Until recently, the company ^at least openly—has main­ drawals from the AMEU have ing the SIU. By this action, the THE PHRASE "GOOD AND WELFARE" IS KNOWN TO EVERT tained a "neutral" position poured in, and the men in the company has also admitted that it concerning the SIU drive in its fleet have made apparent their has long been using the rank—and seaman aboard ship—^it's a term as familiar to him as the name of the fleet, allowing Its company union, overwhelming SIU support, the file tankermen, through its puppet ship he sails on. To him, this is the time he gets up at a meeting to the Atlantic Maritime Employees company has now come out in the company union,' as foils for the blow his top on beefs, gripes or to sound off on anything that's on his Union, to front the fight against open, tacitly admitting that it company's own profit. mind that relates to hiS or his brother's welfare. stands to gain by retaining its the SIU. Two-Pronged Attack In effect, this phrase has been in existence ever since parliamentary However, as hundreds of with­ company union set-up, and defeatIt now appears that the company terms were set down in a systemized way as long ago as 1878, when Gen. is trying a two-pronged attack on Robert established what is now the bible of par­ the SIU. The company union-has liamentary procediufe, Robert's Rules of Order. Very issued a call for "secret" donations likely the term was used long before that wherever to continue its propaganda fight people got together to deliberate and take action as against the SIU. From the number a body. of withdrawals from the AMEU While Good and Welfare comes as the last order already announced, however, it is of bufiiness during any meeting, it is by no means apparent that there are not enough the least important. The motions, the resolutions, men left in the fleet supporting the committee reports, all the specific orders of The American Federation of Labor opens its annual con­ the company union to donate any business have been disposed of—here is the place vention in St, Louis on Monday, September 21, with all signs appreciable amount of money. where any man can say whatever he has on his mind. pointing to a lively session. Among the key issues to be de­ Instead, most observers agree, termined will be the future of The Meeting's StiU In Sesrion the call for "secret" donations was the International Longshore­ placed by Dave Beck, head of the merely a maneuver to enable the Seafarers should understand that while Good and Welfare comes Brotherhood of Teamsters. It seems company to poiur money in to sup­ after the completion of regular business matters and thei^e is the start men's Association. This convention will be the first probable, with Hutchinson back, port the dying company union, and of a stir for adjournment, you should not feel that your beef or presided over by George Meany, that this body will be expanded to stm enable the AMEU to claim your comments would only delay the end of the meeting. The meet­ Federation President, who took make a new place for the Carpen­ that the money is coming from ing is still in session and your desire to take the mike and hit the deck "anonymous" donations from the has equal right with anything already covered by the agenda. Al­ office upon the death of William ter's chief. The Federation is expected to men. To this end, the AMEU dele­ though at an SIU meeting ashore there may be 25, 50 or 500 men nresGreen. It is expected that the con­ vention delegates will vote for the take full advantage of the resigna­ gates are merely offering "John ent, this is still the shoreside counterpart of your ship's meeting with expulsion of the ILA, which is now tion of Martin Durkin as Secretary Doe receipts" for any contributions all its informality and concern for the individual member's right to ' under a suspension order handed of Labor. Durkin, who returned to that are given, thus leaving no speak. down by the AFL Executive Board. his old job as president of the trace of the source. As most Seafarers know, often the most interesting part of ah^meet­ Plumbers' union, is expected to These two actions have made it Hutchinson and Durkin blast the Republican administra­ apparent 'that the company has ing is Good and Welfare when the brothers let loose with a .beef, an Another problem is where to put tion, when he addresses the con­ now become more than alarmed idea, a word of praise, a hint on what not to do in a certain port or a plan of action for the Union. William Hutchinson, head of the vention. by. the overwhelming proportion Discussions which have arisen in Good and Wel­ Carpenters' union, who pulled his There should also be discussion of SIU support in the fleet. organization out of the Federation of the recent talks between Meany The company's entrance into the fare have in many cases led to the establishment and then brought it back intact? and Walter Reuther, j)resident of fight, openly, is believed to leave of Union policy and programs in effect today. No Monopoly On Meeting Procedure When Hutchinson resigned, he the CIO and John L.* Lewis, head Stanley Alcott, AMEU chairman, The Seafarers International Union doesn't claim automatically gave up his place on of the United Mineworkers, on the and Emanuel Friedman, AMEU to hold monopoly on meeting procedure or on Good the Executive Board, being re­ topic of labor unity. "general counsel and business and Welfare as part of its meetings, but the SIU manager," out in the cold. The does pride itself on the degree to which its mem­ allegiance of these two men to the bers actively participate in its meetings. company is unquestioned since Al­ The participation of Seafarers in meetings is reflected likewise by cott receives a salary from the the great degree in which they participate in the Good and Welfare company as well as money from section of the SEAFARERS LOG, the letters to the editor. the AMEU, and Friedman, of The SIU, in its newspaper, devotes more space to letters of opinion course, receives a salary from the AMEU. Friedman's entrance into from its members than any other labor newspaper in the world. This his job of "general counsel and is as it should be. This is one of the strengths of the SIU—our ability The recording secretary at Se­ Tampa trio was reading clerk for business manager" of the AMEU to exchange ideas and use them for the betterment of all hands. attle's last membership meeting the membership meeting. Silva has been clouded with mystery, So, when you're at your next shipboard or shoreside meeting and was G. L. Hayes who joined the sails on deck and makes his home since he is not a seaman and the you haven't got a motion or a resolution, but you have a beef or an SIU in 1946 and has been sailing in Tampa after being born there AMEU constitution makes pro­ idea, grab the mike. This is one of the Ways you can help keep your ever since in the deck department. in 1919. He is another Tampa man visions for such a post. Union healthy and strong. Right now the 29-year-old Sea­ to have joined the SIU in Norfolk, farer, who is married and has one doing it in 1944. ^ 4 4^ child, is an AB. Hayes joined the THIS WEEK THERE IS NEWS THAT IS MOST GRATIFYING TO 4" 4" Union in New York City, but has the men of the Brotherhod of the Sea. As a result of secret balloting, been shipping out of Seattle since Mobile's chairman at the last the members of one of America's important maritime unions, the in­ 1950 and calls Vancouver, Wash­ membership meeting was Eugene dependent Marine Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders, better known ington, his home town. L. Linch, an Alabama bom and as the MFOW, will officially become a part of the SIU family of unions. Another local boy was Fred R. bred Seafarer now living in PrichThe 5,000-man union will now receive a charter as an autonomous England, the reading clerk. The ard in his home state. Lineh, who affiliate of the SIU. The MFOW will bring with it into the SIU a mili­ 46 - year - old joined the SIU in 1943 in New tant history and tradition of genuine trade unionism England was Orleans, sails in the steward dethat makes us proud to welcome them as brothers. born in Missouri partment and just turned 29 a Evidence of SIU's Power and has been couple of weeks ago. The fafct that the membership and officials have sailing in the seen fit to come into the SIU is evidence that our Recording sec­ The SIU - contracted Eastern engine- room Union is regarded as the most powerful force in retary at the Steamship Company has announced since 1937, the maritime dedicated to the advancement of Ameri­ same meeting that it will build a new 25,000-ton, year the Union can seamen. was William A. high speed, super tanker, provided came into exist­ ,We believe that this development will'be of great it can receive a "fair and reason­ ence. For two Wallace, a mem­ advantage in strengthening the position of the ber of the Union able allowance" from the Govern­ months in 1939 England MFOW and, equally important, the MFOW's pres­ since he joined ment for the Evangeline and Yar he was dispatcher ence will increase our strength, and power throughout-the maritime the SlU'in Mo­ mouth. in New York, but his family moved The company said that, as a re­ industry. to Seattle in 1943 and he has been bile in 1949. sult of a survey it has made, it has Seafarers everywhere, ; whenever their ships may be close-to making that his home port ever Sailing in the deck department, determined that tanker and ore vessels carrying MFOW engine departments, would do well to extend since. Wallace the 190-pound tonnage provides the maximum warm greetings to our new. brothers and invite them to visit and use In warmer climes, James C. Seafarer calls Mobile his home opportunity for profitable opera­ the facilities of our halls throughout the country. Kelly chaired the Tampa meeting port, sticking pretty close to home tions. It then said it plans to .re­ of September 9. Kelly is a Tampa and his wife Rita while working quest the Government to take the boy from way back in 1928 when with the SIU. He likes the Ala­ Evangeline and Yarmouth as be first saw the light of day.' The bama sunshine and the SIU "trade-ins" imder the .1936 Mei^ chant Marine Act, while the com­ husky Seafarer joined the SIU in contracts. pany builds the new tanker. / Talmadge L. Moss, who makes Baltimore in 1947 at the age of The SIU Welfare Plan office wishes-to remind Seafarers antf Eyeing Ore Trade 19. He sails as a deckhand and his home in Chickasaw, Alabama, their families thai no lawyers are needed to collect any SIU; Wel­ aticks close to home, liking the was reading clerk at the last Mo­ Eastern is also considering go­ fare Plan benefit. Some cases have arisen in recent months in Florida breezes and the SIU pay-, bile membership medting. Born in ing into the ore trade, but states Alabama in 1928, the 25-year-old that, at present, the ore Import effs. which lawyers were engaged. The only result was a delay in col-; Recording -secretary Paul C. Seafarer joined the Union ranks program is still in the development leciion of benefits and a charge against the benefit for lawyers'; Carter is the second of three local in Mobile in 1947, Just about the stage, and it is too early to make fees. boys to preside at the last Tampa time he began to reach his full definite commitments about build­ meeting. The 220-pound steward strength. Todays he stands just ing new ore vessels. It's emphasized that the Welfare Plan was designed from the department Seafarer joined the one inch shy of six feet and 240 The company has already made beginning to provide simple and speedy p^ment of all benefit, Union in Norfolk in 1946 at the solid pounds, sailing in the engine an application for permission to claims; so as to bypass lawyers and legal fees., )4^.«Rp^^G||tion,fori age of 29. With his wife, Bemice, department. He says he likes the sell tltf Evangeline to foreign in­ benefits should be made Meetly to the SMlMMn Plan| he's living in fine, SlU-style in fringe benefits of the SIU con­ terests, for operation under for­ Port Tampa City, Fla. tracts because it adds so much to eign flag, and ih(^ has .,«t 11 Broadway, by- .the. indlKidual.invnlveiIfc»«..=.,.j.«.. Albert Silva, to complete the his earning power. appU hot yet acted upon this applieation. AFL Convention Hears, tively Session Is Seen Ir^; • Eastern SS Eyes Tank, Ore Trade • NO LAWYERS NEEDED �•v.. r: ._.-^ •\7v-'y'f''^^-'';^\'-'^"--'-'-^^!;^^ '• " ~" " '• •' ^ptemberM, >981 "' " ••^•-— ---v.- SEAFARERS Headquarters Adds Bootblack Service LOG Pa^e Fiv* Canadian District Sets Strike Date For Qreat Lakes Vessels MONTREAL—^Members of the SIU's Canadian District today were busy oiling up their strike apparatus in preparation for a strike to begin Monday at noon. The decision to strike follows the union's rejection of a conciliation award which fell far short of d^' mands. The impending strike is being unable to agree on a new aimed at four major Great contract to replace the one which Lakes ccynpanies, the key oper­ ators holding up the union's de­ mands for a $30. a month wage increase, a forty hour week and changes in working conditions. The announcement of the strike deadline came after the union had conducted a strike vote among crewmembers of the four affected companies. Indicative of the crews' sentiments was the tally among the crewmen of the Co­ lonial Steamships Limited, where the vote ran over 83 percent in favor of the strike. The other companies affected, where ballot­ ing is not complete are: Canada Steamship Lines, N. M. Patterson and Sons, and Upper Lakes and St. Lawrence Ti'ansportation Com­ Taking advantage of new service added for members In headquarters, pany. Seafarer A. L. Yarborough relaxes in the SIU barbershop as the boot­ The present deadlock is a re­ black puts a hlgh/shlne on his shoes. sult of the companies and the SIU SUP Wins SlOO-Month Pension Pian . The Sailors tJnion of the Pacific has won a new pension and disability plan which will pay retired Sailors up to $100 per month, as a result of its recent contract negotiations with the Pacific Maritime Association, the association of West Coast shipowners. Under the terms of the new pension plan. Sailors will be welfare plan,, the same arrange­ years in the industry within a span ment will continue and they will of 25 years in order to qualify for able to retire and collect pen­ not come under this retroactive a pension. In order to have a year- sions: at any time after reaching the aSe of 60. However, the SUP stressed that retirement will be voluntary, and no man can be re­ quired to retire until he wants to. Those men retiring on or after this coming October 1, providing they otherwise qualify, will begin receiving their pension payments January 1, 1954. A retroactive part of the plan provides that ail men who retired between Jan. 1, 1950 and Oct. 1, 1953, and who other­ wise quaiify, will receive a pen­ sion making up the difference be­ tween their Social Security pay­ ments and $100 per month. In most cases, said the SUP, this wili be about $30 or $40 per month. In cases where men are already re­ ceiving payments under the SUP part oflthe new plan. Sliding Scale Those Sailors retiring under the new plan at 60 will get $65 per month; at 61, $70; at 62, $75; at 63, $80; at 64„ $90, and at 65, $100 per month. The SUP/ points out that a man retiring at 65, in addi­ tion to his $100 per month pension, will also be collecting Social Se­ curity payments of about $85 per month if he is single, and about $147.50 per month if he is married. This means that a married man re­ tiring at 65 would have a total in­ come of about $247.50 per month with pension and Social Security payments combined. Under the terms of the new pen­ sion plan. Sailors must have 20 YOU flrndf file SIU CQNSYITUriON From Article X, Section.7 "in no event shall the Negotiations and Strike Committee obligate this Union or any Port thereof, in any manner, without the approval of the membership of the Union." I Onl/ upon membership approval can the Union's Negotiations and Strike Committee call a strike, break ofF negotiations or agree upon a contract. •i fifwacGBS: mk : M^N1AR6:S SiCONtSTtf 0Ti^ •iTbRE • VOi) THESE : WilVILEbESc::: , FfeSS-: : Al-lbv count, a man must have worked at least 200 days within that year. The new plan also contains a disability provision, with no age requirements. Under this new pro­ vision, a man who is disabled and no longer able to work may qualify for a disability pension of $50 per month for life. If the disabled man is married, he could get an extra $10 per pionth for each child. In order to qualify for the dis­ ability pension, the man must have 15 years in the industry within a span of 20 years. It was estimated by the commit­ tee that about 200 Sailors will be able to qualify for the new pen­ sions on January 1. expired on January 31. Following fruitless negotiations, the union and the companies presented their cases to a government board of conciliation which rejected a wage increase and suggested instead a sliding scale of hour reduction to take effect over the next eleven months until the 40 hour week is in effect. No mention was made in the board's report of adjust­ ment in the working conditions. Tbe Canadian District, in re­ jecting the award, stated that the award is a "mythical increase" in­ asmuch as most of the increase in pay would not be felt for almost a year and even at that time the companies would trim their de­ partments on week ends in port so that the overtime pay would go to few men. Some men would lose out entirely as they normally do not work-on Week-ends. Study Deep-Sea Award In the meantime the Canadian District is still studying a concili­ ation board award covering the union's deep sea operations where the demands are the same. The decision of the membership to hit the bricks to enforce their demands was announced by Hal Banks, Director, in a telegram to the Canadian Department of. La­ bor, which stated: "We regret that we are compelled to inform^ you that the SIU has . . . unanimously rejected the conciliation board award . . . voted authority to their elected negotiating committee to conduct a strike vote and* set a strike deadline in conformity with the Labor Relations Act." Leading the union's negotiations js a rank and file committee, head­ ed by Ernie Hughes. Hughes, has asked all Canadian District mem­ bers to standby for the Monday deadline and to do everything pos.sible to support the strike. Other unions have indicated their co­ operation, in the event that the panadian seamen are forced to go out. SIU Crew Helps GIs Get Chapel Playing the Good Samaritan once more as they have so often in the past, members of the SIU crew of the Western Trader (Wpstern Nav.) opened their pocketbooks and their hearts to the boys in the Armed Forces. Ail together they raised $200 for the soldiers in Ulsan, Ko­ rea, toward the building of a chapel for the men in that area. Word of the crew's action came to the Union through the office of the soldiers' chaplain. Rev. K. McNaily, who wrote a letter to Paul Hall, secretary-treasurer of the SIU, informing him of the good work. It said, in part: - Little Surprise "I suppose you will be a little surprised in receiving a letter from an Army chaplain, but it is a letter of thanks and appreciation. "Our outfit is stationed in Ulsan, Korea, and at present is unloading coal from ships. One of the ships, the Western "Trader, is in the har­ bor and we are in the process of unloading it. I have visited the ship a few times and yesterday they invited me out for lunch. To my great surprise the men on board the ship presented me with an envelope containing $200. They said it was a gift toward the build­ ing of the chapel and for the sol­ diers. "I might add that the relation­ ship between our men and the men of the Western Trader has been verj' wonderful and we will be sorry to see them leave this port. John K. McNally, Catholic Chaplain" SIU Disability $ 'VIondertuI' NEW ORLEANS—A1 Sylvera has become the 22nd man on the list of those presently receiving the SIU's $108 per month disability benefit, with the receipt of his first check last week at his home here. The 52-year-old Seafarer,who has been sailing on SIU ships since 1941, ,says that, "this check will sure help out right now. Something like this is great when you're not able to work, and it's wonderful that seamen can count on getting this sort of in­ come to help out" if something hap­ pens to them." Right now, A1 is staying at home with his wife, Bea, and just taking it-easy. He hasn't made any plans about the future just yet. A1 joins the following Seafarers, who are all collecting the $25 per week disability benefit: James Carroll, Joseph Germane, William Girardeau, William Gray, John Hopkins, George Jackson, William Kimraerer, William Lake, Peter Ley, Eugene Milanesi, William Price, Bernard Roll, George Thurmer, P. Henderson, Jose Garcia Rivera, Edward Hansen, Earl Spear, George Steinberg, Joseph Pilutis, Alexander Di;dde and J. A. Scara. / Al, who has sailed most of the time as chief cook, says that he figures he might pass some of the time by whipping up something in Welfare representative W. J. Frederick (left) gives Al Sylvera hig the kitchen at home, but that, first $25 disability payment in Sylvera's New Orleans home. "It'a -mostly. he jirat plans-to rest.1^ wonderluL" said the disabled Seafarer. iusi bsifcA -i.-: • *;?/ • ->'1 a �mfi- III v 1'':^ . SB^lf^ttERp 10 4 Faife' Sfcr First sea Chesf Lilirarlefr lii Ouif Is Honored By Coronef Mag September 1«, 1»53 SIU NEWSLETTER Andy Furuseth, founder of All Indications point to the probability that there will be no more by the Government, on its o\vn account, for some timethe Sailors Union of the shipbuilding no more Mariners or any other type ship—unless built by the industry Pacific 9nd often referred to Itself. Of course, war or hear war conditions would change this. The New Orleans hall, above, gets the first load of SIU libraries designated for the Gulf area as the books await delivery to SlU-contracted ships. It doesn't take too long before they reach the men and are put to good use by Sea­ farers aboard the ships as shown, left, on the Del Campo, one of many ships to re­ ceive the Sea Chest libraries. Carl Pedersen, left, ship's dele­ gate, and Walter W. Christian, steward, pose happily with the first consignment to a ship in the Gulf area. SID CMIMITTEES AT WORK ifLi- m-. W: it;..:.:.' . 'K-' . '• !•. : 'H'l*:." It isn't often that the SIU finds to report to cook supper until 4:30 It necessary to expel a member PM of the day of departure; 2.) the Union Into disrepute for a serious offense. Since the bringing by being drunk and swearing at hew SIU Constitution was adopted shipmates as well as causing hard only three such expulsions have feelings among the crew; 3.) taken place. However, ail offenses refusal to cooperate with the do not call for the serious penalty Union representative in discharg­ of expulsion, but in all cases when ing official Union business, and chai-ges have been prefei-red, a disrupting affairs in general. rank-and-file committee, elected by The trial brought out the fact the membership at a regular (hat the accused was repeatedly Union meeting, asked to stop using vile language, sees to it that but refused. Al­ the trial is han­ so, that he would dled in fairness not allow a beef to all concerned. to be aired A trial com­ aboard the ship mittee, backbone concerning him­ of SIU justice, self, and was in draws its life- such an intoxiblood from the .cated state as to ranks of the be unable to an­ Robinson Seafarers . them­ swer for himself iway selves. Its entire reason for 'exist­ at the time of ence is to protect the Seafarer and the offense. In addition, he insult­ give him every privilege guaran­ ed several crewmember^ and teed him under the Constitution. threatened to "fix" them at some It has. no* axe to grind, but is later date. elected by the membership in oi-- The trial committee, whose find­ der to stand as a fair and impartial ings were concurred in by the judge in the case at hand. membership, recommended that Such was the case recently when the accused be expelled on the charges were preferred against a first count, suspended for six Seafarer aboard ship. The mem- months on the second, and fined bei'ship-elected trial committee $50 for the third. If ^e Seafarer was composed of W. J. Reidy, chooses to file an appeal, which C.. P. Benway, Edward Bbbinson right is guaranteed him by the ai;d C. Palmer. The Seafarer was SIU Constitution, an appeals com­ accused of:. 1.) misconduct aboard mittee .will be elected by the mem­ ship detrimental to the .welfare of bership to rehear the case for final the Union, drunkenness and failure- di^nsatioiL \ . as the "Abraham Lincoln of the Sea," is honored in the September issue of Coronet. The honor to Furuseth comes at the same time that the Reader's Digest pays trib­ ute to the SIU, A&G District. Furuseth is compared to Lincoln because of his thirty-two year fight to deliver American seamen from the vii-tual slavery that was their lot under brutal and outmoded maritiufe laws.Born in Norway of a poor fam­ ily in. 1854, Andrew Furuseth was apprenticed to a farmer who treat­ ed, him cruelly. To escape this treatment he ran away to. sea at nineteen, only to encounter more brutality than he had ever dreamed existed. Unpleasant experiences caused him to wonder why seafar­ ers did not band together to pro­ tect themselves from the treatment that was a sailor's lot. Lifelong Battle When he came to the United States he embarked upon a pro­ gram-to unionize the maritime in­ dustry in Tacoma, Washington. Im­ pressed* by the language of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, he thought this country the most promising ground to promote human dignity. The odds against the prison-like condi­ tions existing aboard ship were tremendous. He was a foreigner, he was poor and he had no educa­ tion. In March of 1885, together with a small band' of courageous men, he formed the Sailor's Union of the Pacific. Like Lincoln, he had to teach himself language and his­ tory. He soon acquired a mastery over the English language and American hiktory and maritime law. He was called "the most learned legaKlayman in the United States." Titanic Disaster Helped Furuseth's first victories were the passage of the Maguire Act and the White Act, but it required one of the greatest naval disasters in the world's history, the sinking of the Titanic, to rally public opin­ ion to his cause. Furuseth's proud­ est day was when he stood with President Woodrow Wilson in 1915 as the latter signed the LaFollette Seamen's Act, the Bill of Rights for seagoing men. Andrew Furuseth died in 1938. For the first time in American his­ tory a labor leader lay in state inthe rotunda of the Department of Labor building in Washington. ix-Atlantic Men Aboard Sfll Shipe All mcmey paid by ydu to' SIU representatives is applied against your SIU initiatioh''fea and dues. If you have not re­ ceived your book already,, drop in at the nearest SIU hall and appl.v for yonr membership book in the SIU. It Is also suggested that while there you fill out a bene­ ficiary, card for the SIU Wel­ fare Plan. At. the same time you. can cooperate with the-SIU in.the making of any affidavits, you may wish to draw up in con­ nection with the campaign in Atlaiv^ic. Your Cooperation will help greatly in. bringing, nearer full SHJ victory in. the Atlantic Refipitig Company. . The former Democratic administration sponsored the Mariner ship­ building venture, but Under-Secretary of Commerce for Transporta­ tion Robert Murray, has misgivings about the commercial value of the Mariner and wants no more of them. The Mariner type ship still remains the big question mark—everyone agrees that it is a superb vessel, particularly for military purposes. However, at the moment, there are only prospects that some of the larger American steamship lines will purchase any of the vessels. 4. t 4 • 4> Under existing law, American subsidized Unes are not supposed to . have any connection with foreign shipping companies or in any way act as agent for foreign-flag competitor:^. However, for a number of years the American Export Lines, Inc., a subsidized carrier, has acted as agent for the. passenger ship operations of the Italian Line. The US State Department has backed this agency arrangement. The matter^oon will receive publicity when the US Maritime Ad­ ministration holds a public hearing as to whether the agency arrange­ ment'should be continued. It will be a battle as some American lines are against the Export-Italian Line agreement, particularly Isbrandtsen Co., Inc. 4- . One oMhe biggest reorganizations in years is. in prospect in connec­ tion with maritime employers. For many years, the employer^, in the main, have been represented in this city through the National Federa-, iton of American Shipping. This organization is about to be dissolved. The implications still are not too clear although many believe that the Federation made too many on-the-spot decisions without consulting .the Board of Directors in New York. The American Merchant Marine^ Institute, a subsidized group, wants to take over the .Washington staff of the National Federation of American Shipping but, at the mdment, is nmning into a bit of opposition within the ranks. , All in all, it's proving to be one of those behind-the-scenes hot issues, as to just who will represent the shipowners in the Capitol. ''4-4 '4 • Prior to the adjournment of the 1st Session of the 83rd Congress. $200,000,000 was appropriated as" an emergency, fund for the 'relief of Korea. However, the Foreign Economics Adminstration (formerly EGA)' still does not know how the shipping problem is to be handled, nameiy, to what extent FEA will direct the shipments, or whether the Military Sea Transportation Service or the US Army will move some of their ' own stock from Japan over to Korea. They a(;e waiting for a policy decision from the 'Vyhite House. •" In any event, the 50-50 shipping provision in the aid statute, is not involved in view of the prior attitude of Congress.. The big question is just who will do the procurement of the Korean relief material, and where will this material be shipped from. 4 4 4 4 4 -4 4 4 4 , 4 •• 4 The Government of Mexico is taking steps to construct a merchant marine. It is expected that a company will be formed, backed by the Mexican Government, with the latter owning 51 percent of the stock and 49 percent offered to the general public. The National Labor Relations Board has issued several important decisions. One of them is that an employer violated the collective bar­ gaining requirements of the Labor-Management Relations Act by fail­ ing to inform a union representing employees of a closed-down plant that the plant would be- reopened in another city. The Board held that the employer's failufe to advise the union of the move deprived it of the opportunity to bargain about the possible transfer of employees from the old plant to the new one. Another ruling by NLRB was that cards signed by employees au^ thorizing a union to represent them established, the union's majority even though the tinlon later lost a Board election as a result of tho employer's unfair labor practices. '• ,' Still another holding of NLRB was .that an employer and a union violated the Act by withholding vacation pay of employees to compel them to join the union under a lawful union-shop contract which mad* the employees subject to, discharge for failure to Join. The US Government, during the Korean campaign, has had to use foreign-flag heavylift ships, for the movement of railway rolling stock (locomotive, cars, etc.) because there were simply none in the US mefchant fleet. As a result, the Military Sea Transportation Service has decided to convert two C-4's into hcavy-lift ships, and the conversion work-already has been contracted to the Bethlehem Steel Corporation* Shipbuilding Division, with the work to be done by their Brooklyn and Hoboken shipyards starting later this year. ' • • 4 •" '' It is likely that-once again, come next year, an attack will be mado on the 50-50 shipping provision in the various relief laws. Last month, President Eisenhower appointed six members .to the Commission on Foreign Economic Policy, thus completing the naembership of this 17man Commission authorized by the Congress. Clarence B. Randall, Chairman of the Board of the Inland Steel Corporation, Chicago, 111,, is chairman of the group. , The Act of Congress authorized the Commission "to examine, study, and report- on the subjects of international trade and its enlargement consistent with a sound domestic economy,.our. foreign,economic policy, and the trade aspects of our national security anfi total foreign policy; and to recommend appropriate policies, mpasuros and practices." , This group will study all "existing legislation and the regulations and procedures stemm^ from it which bear directly on our foreign eco­ nomic relations, dances are that the Presidential Commission will recommend the elimination of the 50-50 shipping provisos in the US relief statutes. • '' " .. ji-K- �Septeml^'M, 1951 SEAP AHERS CHIEF JUSTICE VINSON DIES—On TuesdaSr^eptember 8, death came to Fred M. Vinson, Chief Justice of the United States. His death ^as sudden and unexpected, the result of a heart attack. Mr. Vinson, 63, had served as Chief Justice since 1946, when he was appointed by former President Truman.. He was high in councils o£ the Democratic Party, and often served as party peacemaker. He was frequently men­ tioned as a possible Democratic candidate for the presidency. Specu"lation upon his successor quickly centered around California Governor Earl Warren, Who has indicated he will not be a candidate for reelec­ tion to that post. Chief Justice Vinson's successor, will be President Eisenhower's first Supreme Court appointee. — t 4" ADENAUER WINS IN GERMANY—Chancellor Konrad Adenauer won a smashing victory in last week's German elections. His Christian Democratic party won a clear majority of parliamentary seats and will be able to" govern without the assistance of the minor party members of his last coalition. The election was a setback for the Social Demo­ cratic party, which had made a serious bid for leadership under Eric Ollenhauer. The generai (German resentment against Secretary of State DuUes' alleged interference, due to his endorsement of Aden­ auer. apparently was not directed against the Chancellor or his party. German unions, which mainly supported the Social Democrats, suf­ fered defeats in many previously "safe" districts. Neither the Commu­ nists nor the Neo-Fascists won a single seat. 4 4 4 UNITED NATIONS SPLIT ON KOREA—While the uneasy truce prevails in Korea, there are serious differences of opinion between the United States and its allies in the United Nations oh the coming peace conference. United States Delegate Lodge's fight to keep India out of the conference displeased Britain' and France and seriously alienated the Asian-African bloc. The closeness of the vote and the-fact that the Latin American members were almost the only other members voting with the United States are viewed in many quarters as the most serious setback, yet suffered by the United States in the UN. Many delegates feel that with this sort of beginning, the conference is doomed to failure. 4 4 4 4 4 4 DULLES ANNOUNCES NEW FAR EAST POLICY—In his recent American Legion speech, Secretary of State Dulles outlined what he called a "new, dynamic" approach to the Far Eastern problem. He warned China against further encroachments in Asia andtndicated that if the war in Korea were reopened or if the war in Indo-China were accelerated, the Ijnited States would bomb Chinese sources of supply, a position taken at first by General MacArthur. Such threats seemed ill-tinied to a group , of Legionnaires, who presented a resolution con­ demning the recent five billion dollar cut in the Air Force budget. DEMOCRATS MEET IN CHICAGO—The Democratic Party held its first big meeting since last November's defeat in Chicago on Septem­ ber 15. Planned as a Welcome Home celebration for Adlai Stevenson, the meeting provided the opening shot for next year's Congressional election and was a move to heal all splits in the party. Former Gov • ernor Stevenson and former President Truman both addressed the meeting and had their licks, against the Eisenhower Administration. • * * UN WOOS RED US PRISONERS—The UN command in Korea has pledged that any American prisoners who refused to return to the Allied side may be sure of getting all the rights and protection guaran­ teed by US law if they should decide to change their minds at a later date. This announcement was seen as laying the approach that will be made by Allied "explainers" who .will have a chance to talk to all prisoners who refused to return, under the terms of the truce,, in an effort to get them to change their minds. The UN command has al­ ready expressed sympathy for those who preferred to stay in/Red hands, assuring them "our understanding of the pressures to which they have, been subjected." Pa*e Seven LOG Army Inflicts 'Combat Zone' Rule On Seamen In Korea Despite Truce Despite the fact that the fighting has stopped in Korea, and there is now a truce, the US Army is still following its "iron fist" policy toward merchant seamen in Korea ports, with voluminous "directives, instructions and restrictions." , Many observers have seen-^ this as an attempt by the situation came from the Bucyrus ments, "It seems to us that some­ Army to retain the powers it Victory (Waterman), When the body here must make quite a bit took for itself over merchant sea­ ship arrived in Inchon, a list of 22 of profit on us . . ." Bums explains men and other civilian personnel "instructions and restrictions" that seamen are given hwan at the while hhe fighting was being were posted aboard the vessel by "legal" exchange rate of 180-hwan waged. The SIU, meanwhile, has the "Headquarters, 21st transporta­ to a dollar, but that the exchange launched an investigation in tion medium port" over the signa­ rate ashore is about 300 hwan to Washington to determine whether ture of Wm. W. Lockwood, an a dollar, and prices are set accord­ the Army—or the Navy—has the officer in the Army's adjutant gen­ ingly, even in the Seamen's Clul>. right to restrict and order mer­ eral's co^s, the Army's corps of "So we lose money in the ex­ change," says Bums, "and pay just chant seamen in any foreign port, lawyers. and by what right the Army is Although the directive said that about double for everything." exercising this power in Korea. merchant seamen were "allowed" Originally, the Army used the ashore between 8 AM and 5 PM, fighting there as an excuse to in­ the Bucyrus Victory had trouble flict its "combat zone" restrictions ^ven getting men requiririg medi­ on merchant seamen. It claimed cal attention ashore.' A launch for that this was necessary for security the men requiring medical atten­ and safety and for carrying on the tion was promised by the Army for war. However, now the fighting is 8 AM, but never arrived at the ship. over and this excuse no longer "We flashed messages back and exists. But even during the fight­ forth all day," reports Charles ing, the Army's policy was never Burns, "but the launch didn't clear—even to the Army itself. In come." some cases, crews of vessels actu­ 'But Don't Touch Shore' ally in the combat zone were al­ F^pally, the ship asked the Army lowed shore leave and considerable Laurence E. "Blackie" Trent, a freedom of movement, while if it could use one of its own life­ former SeafareiVof nearly ten crews of ships hundreds of miles boats to get men ashore^for medi­ years' standing, knows what .it from any fighting were restricted cal attention. The Army's intel­ means to fight for your life. Right ligent reply was to give permission now he is recuperating from an to their ships. for the crew to use a lifeboat for amputated leg in St. Joseph's Hos­ Directives Vary The list of directives, instruc­ "a joy-ride around the harbor," pital in Houston, Texas. He> ly­ tions and restrictions, varies from but said the boat would not be al­ ing on his back, at ease, and-it's port to port in Korea. Now, with lowed to touch shore at all. one of the few times in his life In the mimeographed directive, that he's been able to-take things the fighting over, the Army no longer offers any excuses for its the Army told the merchant sea­ easy. "combat zone" restrictions, and men where they were "allowed" to Trent, who left'the SIU when he jealously guards its newly-found go, and where they were not per­ got his deck license, last worked mitted. They were told what gates as first mate aboard the tug Mar­ powers over civilians. The latest report of the Korean they must use to get on or off the garet Root. He's not taking life pier, told they would have to sign lying down, though. He's got ten in and out at the gates, and be mouths to feed, eight of which»besearched by the Army guards. long to his growing brood, and he's They were told that they would be determined to see that his off­ subject to "military policemen, spring are fed in the manner to shore patrols, Korean policemen, which they are accustomed. agents, etc." and that "break­ Tough Job Ahead NEVADA CITY, CAL.—The Re­ CID ing restrictions will subject the of­ "I've got a tough job ahead," the liance Pharmaceutical Company of fender to arrest." seaman said, looking ahead to the this city needed an aspirin after The restrictions included telling time when he will be discharged being socked with a Federal Trade Commission order to stop adver­ the merchant seamen how many from the hospital, raring to get his cigarettes or how many cigars they hands around the neck of the trou­ tising an arthritis cure. were allowed to carry, and included blesome world once again. "But The Commission ordered the company to stop claiming that "Ar- a long list of places , "off limits" to I've had it tough all my life. My tex" is a reliable treatment for American merchant seamen. The kids aren't hungry now, and neuritis, sciatica, bursitis, gout, seamen were prohibited from car­ they're not going to be—ever. I lumbago, arthritis and rheumatism. rying "any coin or currency except want all my friends in the SIU to know that old Blackie will be back "Artex," the Commission said, is Korean hwan . . ." On this last point. Bums com­ in circulation soon." mostly plain and simple aspirin. Ex-Seafarer Loses Leg, Not Spirit 'Miracle' Cure Only An Aspirin YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Buying Clothing After you've bougjit a new dress shirt, do you find it still fits after the first trip to the laundry? Do you know what kind of socks you can count on for longest wear? Or how to buy undershirts thai won't shrink in length while they stretch in width? It's not only that a man wants to buy his needs at rea­ sonable prices. He also wants to get decent service and satisfaction. Very often he doesn't, because a lot of stuff on the market isn't made fight and won't give good serv­ ice. Undoubtedly you've had experience yourself with shirts that faded^ and socks that developed holes in only one. or two wearings. To help Seafarers avoid shoddy goods in whatever port they shop in, here's the lowdown on how to pick good quality, and get value for your money in the hab,erdashery items we all have to buy frequently. Dress Shirts: It's easy enough to make sure a shirt won't shrink. Simply avoid buying any that isn't labeled "preshrunk." That allows up to 2 peixent additional shrink­ age. But you're even safer if the label guarantees there will be no more than 1 percent additional shrinkage. Biit besides the shrinkage, a shirt should be cut full. Maybe you never realized it, but shirts of the same marked size made by different manufacturers may vary notice­ ably. Some manufacturers may try to skimp on material One way you .ean tell is to hold different shii^ against ' eaOh other, ' But alsO look for little tucks at the back yoke and cuffs which indicate the shirt has been cut full. (Tucks at each shoulder blade are preferable to tucks at the center of the back yoke.) Generally you get more for your money in solid-color shirts than striped or patterned ones. The really good patterned shirts are "yarn-dyed," that is, woven of dyed yams. But these are expensive. • The lesser-quality ones have the color merely printed on the fabric rather than woven into it, and these are more subject to fading. If you do buy a printed shirt because it's reasonably priced and otherwise looks okay, look at the reverse side of the material to see if the pattern shows through clearly, in­ dicating a better-quality dyeing and printing job. One of the best clues to quality in a shirt is the smooth­ ness of the fabric, with no fuzziness, indicating combed cotton yarns have been used. Look for a tag saying the shirt has been hiade of cotton yarns. You'll find it will wear longer, and won't get dirty as quickly. For a Seafarer who may have to do his own ironing, dress-shirts with fused collars are a great hielp because the collars are stiff and stay fresher-looking longer with­ out starch, and are easier to iron. Undershirts.-: That same tip- about combed cotton yarns applies to undershirts and T-shirts. It doesn't pay to buy them if they aren't tagged "combed cotton," both for the sake of staying clean longer and for greater durability. Ribbed' knit undershirts and shirts hold their Shape better. Especially avoid buying basket-weave T-shirts Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying which tend to shrink in length while becoming baggy in width. In "winter underwear," wool and cotton provides a freer passage of body heat, and thus is more comfortable, than all wool. Socks:. Cotton is generally more durable for socks than rayon, and cotton lisle makes the longest-wearing cotton socks. Lisle socks are smoother than ordinary cotton. Pick those with ribbed tops which hold their shape better. If you're out to buy warm socks, you might consider those made of dynel. They'll wear at least as well as high-quality woolen socks^ and have a great advantage for a man away from home of being easily washable with­ out shrinking, and of drying quickly. You can even throw them into the washing machine aboard ship (experiment­ ing first to make sure the dye won't run), which you can't generally do with wool socks unless they have been treated to be shrink-resistant like the Army socks. But dynel socks have one disadvantage in common with nylon socks; they don't absorb perspiration readily and some men find them uncomfortable. Why do socks often wear out so quickly—sometimes after just a couple of wearings? One frequent reason is that many men buy socks a little too short: Another is that soCks need to be washed soon after wearing, be­ cause perspiration and dirt weaken the fibre if they lie around unwashed. Tip: rub a little paraffin on the toes and backs of the heels of your socks to help resist wear; the paraffin will last through several washlpgs. •W. I1 �- 'Ajr'-J' rweSUhi SEAFAK^BS ' '-ScsiemlMr :1^ ms LOC -'M-' CASH BENEFITS 5 • ^ ( SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS RSPORT OH BENEFITt PAlO I '^^''j'"' h> : l^-" Seafarer Gilbert Piersall, shown above, not only conies back to "Biff" Mamou, La., but he comes back often. Catapulted Into the national spotliffht via a biff sonff hit, the town of Mamou is a center of activity for SIU shrimpers and tankermen and Is growlnff more popular daily. ^Big Mamou' Home For tiack Alid SIU For the past few months, it was hardly possible to pass a radio or juke box without hearing a plaintive lament wherein a brassy-throated female is begging someone named "Jack" to "please come back and^ make me happy and live with safety when they are away and me in Big Mamou." Well, the welcomes them home with open \:^ • I -v!', I I • I I :V?-' • s I m||?V' • secret is out in the open and we have Seafarer Gilbert Piersall to thank for this inside information. The "Jack" of the song is an SIU man and the singer could be his sweetheart in their hometown of "Big" Mamou, Louisiana. Brother Piersall, with the aid of unofficial town historian il. J. Reed, sent along to the LOG a good deal of information about the little town of Mamou, Louisiana, suddenly thrown into the national spotlight as a result of the phe­ nomenal success of the song hit. Big Mamou. The SIU, it appears, is well-represented in Mamou, Louisi­ ana. According to Piersall, the little town (800 until it suddenly tripled in size) has more SIU members than any town its size in the country. Most of the Seafarei's are/tankermen and shrimpers who make their homes in the little Cajun village when not plying the network of waters which is South Louisiana. SIU And Fait Dodo Mamou has come upon pros­ perous times in the last few years (even before the song made it a national byword) and this is due in no small degree to the Union and the tremendous gains it has made for its'members. Mamou is proud of these boys, prays for their [l§ Keep Droit Board Posted ilii' SIU Headquarters urges, all draft eligible seamen to'be sure they keep their local Se.leetive Service boards posted on all changes of address through the use of the post cards furnished at all SIU halls and aboard ships. Failure to keep jour draft board informed of your where­ abouts can cause you to be listed as a delinquent and be drafted into the services with­ out a hearing. The Union in such cases can do nothing to aid Seafarers who fail to com­ ply. arms and Fait Dodos when they return. Seafaring is an old tradition in Mamou, dating back to the old French shrimp fleets. The region claims to supply more seagoing and Navy ipen than any part of Louisiana or Texas. Historians at­ tribute the nautical nature of these people to the Bretons, French fish­ ermen, who originally settled in the area. More'plausible, perhaps, is the proximity to the Gulf ports and the busy waterways of South Louisiana. Situated in Louisiana's Cajun country, the town and surrounding ai'ea have customs and traditions unique and charming. The people are amiable and easy going and the enjoyment of life is, with them, a serious business. The Saturday night Fait Dodo is the social event of the week. In Cajun parlance it means "make sleep." It is not unusual to see four generations of a family in attend­ ance at one of these soirees. The children fall asleep long before th| evening is done and some authori­ ties establish the nanxe with this fact. Gambling And Tobasco Seafarer Piersall was- the owner of the City Cocktail Parlor, §ite of many a Fait Dodo and apparently more. When the new.^state admin­ istration cracked down on gambling in the parishes, owner Piersall sadly decided to sell his dance hall and return to the sea. Whenever he is on the beach in New Orleans, Lake Charles, Orange or Houston, however, he quickly makes tracks for Grand Mamou. This is the area of Cajun cook­ ing, which some gourmets consider the world's best. Here families eat red beans and rice, tobasco sauce, gumbo file, okra gumbo, shrimp Creole, jambalaya, turtle soup, oyster pie, crayfish bisque and boiled shrimp and crayfish. With these superb dishes go a sort of Louisiana' vln ordinaire, . cheap white and red wines, and coffee and ebickory. Only in a song would mjium have trouble getting Jack td^eeme.hack to Big MaauuL y/o9 «ddr No. Seafarers Receivina Benefits this Period Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefiti Paid this Period J.? 37S- AfELFARE, VACATION EENEPITS PAID THIS PERIOD HosDical Benefits Death Benefits IXIa Vsencion Benefits Tntsl wd ' 9¥ . ' ' r 37o^- WELFARE* VACATION BENBPITS PAID PREVIOUStY 1 3LS.ii6 •ool LL4SLU£ HosDicsl Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1.1950 • v3 DisabUitv Benefits Pnid Since Mav 1. 1952 • Msternitv Benefits Paid iSiace Aoril 1. 1952 * V^J B«LL TMU • c Si«. FTII. 1M2 . I' - WELFARE, VACATION PLAN AUETI WKCDtiiUL CwhooHud veI6ue C7J VftCftcios Esckmued AccoufUS Receivable Veifure US Governmept Bonda (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - TrMglgg Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS U ool i^,t' COMhENTSi There is a groiiying tendency on the part^of benefici­ aries under the Seafarers Welfare Flan io engage legal counsel or other outside assistance in connection with de^ith benefit claims. ' Fersons covered by the Flan are urged to tell their beneficiaries that in the event of their death, that they need only to notify the Welfare Office or the nearest SIU union hall. Prompt attention is given to all claims and the; services of a third party are 'not necessary or required A brief letter with the death certificate is sufficient for the payment of ^sath'benefits, SukmUtui 9/1V53 • .. . and, remember tkis... q ^ ' ^;Jr All these are yours ^widjoiit eoBtributing a sini^ nickelpn your pari —'Collectiag StU fits is whether it's for hoi^ital, birth* dissbiir^ or deathYou. gtft hskt rate persK»nal serWee iaowwdiitBly thSBBih your Union'i repiieBeatativeti ! • siv •Jiw Y 'Y- .' .'V, �Septembe* IS, IMt SEAFARERS UNION TALK Pace Nfai* LOC T Seafarer Runs Aground In Baltimore Hospital By KEITH TERFS Your organizers have apeot « lot of time and energy eiilplaining the meming of security to At­ lantic tankermen, bcKSause that, certainly. Is the one all-embracing term i« which you can wrap up every­ thing the SI (J standi for. The non-Union seaman knows security oidy aar something the company promises but never puts down in writing; his counterpart, as a member of a bona fide maritime trade union like the SIU, knows it as something very real, however. He comes and goes as he pleases, ships when and where he wants, and kowtows to no one in order to earn his livelihood. The union seaman, the Seafarer, knows that if he does his Job in a proper fashion and according to contract, his Union will stand behind hbn all the way in any legitimate beef with the shipowner. He can count on that protection, along with his own ability on the Job, to keep him working as long as he wants. For its part, the Union, through its extensive representation appartus, is always on the spot when the Seafarer needs assistance and, most impoytant, comes through with help at the right time. That is a measure of the security enjoyed by SIU members, and a cornerstone of the protective formula we are now offering to Atlantic seamen. Threats Of Economic Disaster There Is a very thinly-disguised threat of economic disaster evident all around you, however, when you work for the Atlantic Refining Com­ pany. In this respect, the Independent tanker company set-ups ane very much like all the totalitarian governments that have come and gone with their philosophy that you must conform or get out. In the Seafarer Jeff Davis won't be boiling around engine departments for quite a while, as he is shown in Balti­ case of these countries, the so-called "non-conformist," the little guy more hospital bed with cast on his left leg and hip. Hospital attendant and pulley will be doing all the who chooses not to believe in everything he is told, who sees around him .that many things are black even when he Is told that black is work as he Just i:elaxes and takes it easy for a while. really white, can only get out horizontally. His troubles are over, and everything is really black for him from then on. But the seaman in most of these outfits like Atlanic isn't as bad oit, of course; at least it doesn't seem so unless you're in that position. Over the years a seamgn is shipmates with thousands of different men, but when Sea­ The sailor who refuses to accept the company line about how well he's being treated, how safe his Job is and how if he toes the mark they'll farer ChM-les Kellogg cocked his weather eye at the figtire making his way aboard his give him a slice of the moon, usually winds up" on the beach, out of a ship recently the memory jof a trip thirty years earlier stirred in his mind. Job, with no livelihood-and no prospects. "I was QM on the Santore-^ He learns you can't talk "union" in an outfit like that and still stay coming through the Panama well as older ships and storms at strike on the West Coast. Kellogg on the Job; and that if he wants to hold on to his bread and butter, Canal," Kellogg wrote the sea were, dredged up from the remembers that he signed on as he's got to swallow his independence and self-respect first. That's the LOG, "When the pilot came aboard. dusty barrel of memories as the an AB for $45 a month at the end plight of the unorganized worker in any industry today. He was sort of old and gray and Santore made its way between the of the strike in April, 1922. Prior a little bald and wore dark sun oceans. Kellogg, it seems, lost to the ill-fated strike, he had been More Than 100 Men Forced Out glasses. There seemed to be some­ track of C. Baverstock, the pilot, making $72 per mototh. This lesson has been brought home very concretely to Atlantic men thing familiar about him. When some time after that and it was The trip across, Kellogg recalled, in" the past year. They've seen Jjetter than a hundred of their number he started giving me orders, his only recently he discovered that was uneventful, the bark making forced 8ut of the fleet by the company's anti-union policy, since Sep­ voice, too, seemed familiar." his old friend and shipmate had it to Kobe in 65 days after a stop tember, 1952. This figure is real and real people are involved, working After three hours of conversa­ been a pilot on the Canal for 20 at Grays Harbor. When he reached seamen who were fired or intimidated to the point where they bad tion as the ship pursued its halt­ years. Japan, the first person he met was to get' out. This is the tanker company application of the doctrine of ing way through the Canal, Kel­ The two seafaring men joined another old pal, Duke Dushane, "conform or get out." logg came up with the solution forces aboard the Joseph Dollar who was on the beach at the time. For the seaman in Atlantic today, it means that if the present labor to the problem he had been toying less than a year after the 1921 Dushane liked the port so much set-up in Atlantic is continued,, one out of every eight men in the fleet with since the pilot first came that he couldn't be enticed from —four men on every ship—won't be on the Atlantic payroll by this aboard. Determining that the pilot it and onto the ship for the return time in 1954. This is • certainty because of the company's-calculated was a native Caiifomian, Kellogg run after some men signed off. policy of keeping a large, turnover in employees, In order to keep whooped with the glee df remi­ The bark made it back to As­ the number of men getting seniority bonuses at a minimum. This niscence as he revealed to tlie toria in 31 days, for a trip of six much-publicized "percentage pay," whereby men with longterm service wondering pilot that they had been months and a payoff of less than receive a percentage ot their base pay scaled according to tlieir length shipmates 31 years earlier on the $100 for Kellogg by the time of of service with the company, is something the short-timers receive to Joseph Dollar, a four-masted bark. the final '•eckoning? Reminiscence keep them with the company, but there are tew oldtimers around any­ is all right, thought Kellogg as he Trade Stories looked over a picture taken aboard more who draw this gratuity. No time was lost between the the ship back in ihose post-World The men in the fleet are waking up to the fact that although "per­ two in trading reminiscences of a War I days, but he'd rather have centage pay," an old company union gimmick to keep employees from voyage which lasted six months those modern SIU payoffs to go seeking bona fide unionism,, is a big propaganda ^oint raised by the and took them from San Francisco along ^\1th his day dreams of yes­ company, very few people enjoy, it. There's little security in that to Kobe, Japan, and back to As­ teryear. toria, Oregon. Old' shipmates as when you sail with a one-company set-up. -'-I Shipmates Ot 30 Yrs Ago Meet Cartoon History Of The SIU Reports at the 1048 SIU Agents Conference showed that the Union was in excellent shape. InIncreases in the Cleneral Fund,,shd the i^rlke Fund amounted to 25 percent in past two years. MeanWhile, the Union had increased its real estate hold* ings through purchase building-fmr a new hall in the port Orleans. :^ ; I • V •• • The State Of The Vaion ' Although the -Union had successfully come through the 1946 General Strike, the Isthmian or­ ganizing campaign and other important beefs, tlie forward progress had not stopped. The agents agreed to tighten the Union's strike apparatus for i-'o.sslble emergencies and to undertake a "help other unions" progtam. . No. 40 The program arrived at by tlie agents received the wholehearted eidorsement of the membership. In secret referendum the members voted 10-1 to adopt the program. (The vote was a ringfng asser­ tion of union strength and a warning to shipowners and enemies of the Tnion that the organization vvas Jully united. ..-M �•PS. 9 iNiMeiiW lk.'19s;i. SEAF AKtod PORT REPORIS......... New York: Union Sqnaring Mew Restriclions Beef It seems that the bulk of ship­ \TS^ I S --C 11r t--;' 11 I I ' v. • '*5 J ping laid up as a result of the Korean Cease-Fire is being handled in this port. Three of the seven ships laid up since hostili­ ties ceased, the Bessemer Victory, Carroll Victory and Burbank Vic­ tory are all in New York. They will probably go to southerh ports for final berthing. Black' Gang shipping continues to be excellent. Ships paid off included the fol­ lowing: Bessemer Victory (Alcoa); Kathryn, Rosario and Suzanne (Bull); Archer's Hope, Cantigny and Council Grove (Cities Serv­ ice); Captain N. B. Palmer (Dol­ phin); Burbank Victory (Eastern); S^fel Flyer and Steel Maker (Isthmian); Bull Run (Petrol Tank­ ers); Sea Garden (Penin. Nav.); Seatrains New Jersey • and New York (Seatrain), and Carroll Vic­ tory (South Atlantic). Three of the ships signing on were: Bjnghamton Victory (Bull); Robin Kirk (Robin), and Mobilian (Waterman). In transit are Alcoa Pioneer, Al­ coa Planter (Alcoa); Beatrice (Bull); Alamar (Calmar); Logan's Fort (Cities Service); Steel Direc­ tor and Steel iFabricator (Isth­ mian); Robin Hood (Robin); Seatrains Georgia and Savannah- (Seatrain); and Chickasaw and DeSoto (Waterman). Restriction Beefs Several ships came in for payoff recently with restrictions beefs. In straightening out these com­ plaints we have told all companies involved that they are liable for overtime pay for keeping men aboard ship without having gov­ ernment restriction orders for countries where restrictions oc­ curred. These orders, in some cases, could come from military authorities in occupied countries. We advise ship's delegates, ip the future to secure copies of restric­ tion orders from ship captains im­ mediately and send it to us along with all relevant facts. This will enable us-to ha\fe all such cases ironed out before ships come in for payoff and save time and trou­ ble for the patrolmen. Claude Simmons Ass't. Sec.-Treas. t. '• t. Baltimore: . m-. 1 •'^.'' •' I TH : |i'\ I ti '.. . k'S.- 1#^:; I't, • • ••''A':--" I V. tj. Allanlie SlU Men Receive Benefiis Shipping continues fair in this port and there are always jobs on the Ore ships making the South American run. • Earl Shepard, Baltimore Port Agent, has been down in Newport News this week helping out in the Atlantic Tanker drive. Two of the Atlantic men. Jack Snyder and Buckshot Alverson, are- in the USPHS hospital here receiving their weekly welfare benefits. Buckshot had some photos taken and these have been submitted to the LOG. These brothers received full SIU benefits, while in the hos­ pital, and were told to contact the nearest hall for any further assist­ ance they may need. Everyone here is concerned over the closing of the USPHS hospitals. It is gratifying to us to note the amount of interest shown by ordi­ nary citizens in this proposed "economy"' move. The Baltimore Federation of Labor arid Congress­ men Gartmatz, Fallon and Friedel have all given us their support in this fight. We hope other branches are working on this thing and ob­ taining similar support. In view of ^ the Interest in these .• developments in this port, we were particularly interestedln the LOG story on developments. We would suggest that other ports take an interest In initiating action along these lines. Now is the time to get behind this thing and prevent the closing of the establishments. We suggest that other SIU ports get behind Congressmen, other labor organizations, newspapers, civic leaders and the like and make a concerted effort to save these USPHS facilities. Only by a planned campaign using every source at. our disposal can our fight be successful. Why not use these columns, or other columns in the LOG, to keep each other posted on what the various ports are doing to make this fight a suc­ cess? In the hospital here are the fol­ lowing: J. R. Snyder, I. H. Rose, D. Sykes, N. Tober, V. Williams, R. Shields, D. Rivers, S. Tate, A. Defillippe, J. Davis and C. Clark. Ships paid off Include: Portmar (Calmar); Oremar, Marore, Baltore, Bethore, and Santore (Ore); Robin Goodfellow (Seas); Edith, Inez, ^ae and Evelyn (Bull); Val-Chem (Valentine); Mobilian and J. B. Waterman (Waterman);" Steel Di­ rector (Isthmian); and Government Camp (Cities Service). Old Salt Signed on were: Oremar, Marore, Bethore and Santore (Ore); Portmar (Calmar); Edith, Mae, Inez and Evelyn (Bull); Val-Chem (Val­ entine); Govern­ ment Camp (Cit­ ies Service); Mo­ bilian and J. B. Waterman (Wa­ terman); and Steel Flyer (Isth­ mian). In transit Komeliussen were: Robin Kirk Robin Goodfellow (Seas); Chiwawa (Cities Service); Antinous, Afoundria, Chickasaw and Azalea City (Waterman); Steel Maker (Isth­ mian); Alcoa Pointer and Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa); and Yorkmar (Cal­ mar). One of the oldtimers ^gyho just breezed Into the hall was our old friend Kornelius Komeliussep. Komelius was a sight for sore eyes. He'd been on the Fort Bridger for eleven moriths and is now looking forward to a little Stateside rest. He is one of our militant engineroom men. A book member since 1941, he has always done a bang-up job. He rates the SIU the best labor organization in the world and is always one of the first to talk Union to new men. It's good to have him about again. Earl Sbeppard Baltimore Port Agent New Orleans: \ New Orleans POE Te Be Naflen's Largest Shipping in New Orleans is hold­ ing its own and should continue to do so. There has been only one boneyard ship in the port, to date. The Gulfwater, which had been idle, is crewing up and making preparations to sail. All important beefs were settled at payoff without delay. The re­ striction to ship beef on-the Hattiesburg Victory (Alcoa) involved 24 days and amounted to quite a bit of money. It begins to look as if the Port of Embarkation here in New Or­ leans will be the biggest POE in the United States. General Harold Duffie, who recently became Com­ mandant of the POE, -said he would not be satisfied until the POE doubled the cargo from the port. As quite a number of SIU compa­ nies carry Army cargo, this ex­ pected increase should be a great boon to shipping in this port. New Wharfage The new $2,500,000 wharf at Thalia Street will close the last re­ maining gap on the East Bank of the Mississippi River between the Industrial Canal and the ^Public Grain Elevator. This will give New Orleans a continuous wharf of about six miles. New Orleans is now celebrating the Sesquecentenniel Anniversary of .4^e Louisiana purchase. Parti­ cipating in this event are Interna­ tional House, the International Trade Mart, the Dock Board and all shipping interests. Particular stress will be laid upon the role of the port of New Orleans and the tremendous volume of Latin American trade. Efforts will be made during this event, to in­ crease trade with that area. Ships paid off were: Hattiesburg Victory (Alcoa); Del Rio, Del Sud and Del Valle (Mississippi); Antinious (Waterman); Catahoula (Na­ tional Navigation); and Gulfwater (Metro). Sign-ons were Del Campo, Del Sud hnd Del Viento (Mississippi); and Anne Butler (Bloomfield). In transits were: the Clipper, Pioneer, Pennant, Corsair and Pil­ grim (Alcoa);..Steel Scientist and Steel Director (Isthmian); Del Campo and Del Viente (Mississip­ pi); Seatrains Savannah and New York (Soetrain); Citrus Packer, Claiborne, Maiden Creek, Andrew Jackson and Monarch of the Seas (Waterman); Southern States .and Southern Cities (Southern); Evelyn (Bull); Southport (South Atlantic). The fifty book assortment made available through the LOG Fund was distributed this week to the USPHS hospital here. Reaction to this latest SIU service was imme­ diate and enthusiastic. We are try­ ing to get a blood bank started at the hospital in the name of the SIU. In the hospital are Jack Bates, Joe Colls, John Murry, Ted Terrington and Bob Adams. Con­ gratulations to Butch Wright, Delmar Kelly and Bill Olds, who are the latest to apply for maternity benefits. Lindsey J. Williams New Orleans Port Agent ( SIU, A&G District Nnw VORK. .. 675 4W. STerllng 8-4670 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Phone 4-1083 PHILAp^PHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1635 PORT ARTHUR 411 - Austin St Don Hilton, Rep. Phone 4-2341 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. r. Banning, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Coast Representative PUERTA do TIERRA, PR Pelayo 51—La 5 Agent Phone 2-5996 CRUZ Calle Bolivar 25 pending •SAVANNAH ... . • • • 3 Abercorn St. Agent Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE.,.;...,.. .3700 1st Av«. Jeff GlUette. Agent ElUott 4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Kay White. Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. Calif 505 Marine Ave. John Arabasz, Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS . 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRBTABY-THEASURERS Robert Matthews -- Joe Alglna Claude Simmons Joe Volplan William HaU SUP HONOLULU 18 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND 523 N. W. Everett St. Beacon 4336 RICHMOND, CALir 257 5th St. Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. < Douglaa 3-8383 SEATTLE .;... 2700 1st Ave. Main 0290 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK..... 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn STerUng 8-4^71 Canadian District MONTREAL 824 St. J£nes St. West PLateau 8161 13^ HoUla St, Vhonei 3-8811 HALUAJL N.fc.... WllfflinglonDHe Kudos For Wealbar, Shipping . Shipping continues fine in this Southern California port, with no rain or hot or cold nights. Come and get it! This rosy situation will continue. We received many men from other ports and all -who wanted to ship are now out on the sea, I ' Seawind (Seatraders) paid off here and signed on again. Compass (Compass) also signed on at Wil­ mington, 4" J" t In transit were; Lafayette, Raphael Semmes, Bienville, Fair- • Savannah: port and City of Alma (Waterman); Amerocean (Blackchester); Trans­ atlantic (Pacific Waterways); Mai-y Adams (Bloomfield); The* Cabins (Cabins); Seavictor (Bournemouth); Shipping in this South Atlantic Republic (Trafalgar); Seamar and port continues to be fair and no Marymar (Calmar); Magnolia Mari­ let up is in sight. All major beefs ner (Mississippi); and Michael were settled quickly by the Union. (Carras). The Southwind (South Atlantic) Union Hits Delays came into port, paid off and signed All beefs were settled to the sat­ on again. isfaction of tjie SIU men involved. Included in transit were: Sea­ These were principally overtime trains" Savannah, New York and matters on the Seawind (much of Louisiana (Seatrain); Wacosta, this for supervising foreign^ labor) Yaka and Azalea City (Waterman); and the Raphael Semmes. In some Bradford Island (Cities Service); cases where tjie companies had Southstar (South Atlantic); Robin been slow in paying off men for Tuxford (Seas Shipping); and hospitalization, the Union demand­ Southern District (Southern Ship­ ed and received repatriation pay­ ping). ments of eight dollars per day until Foiur crewmen arrangements are made to pay. of the Seatrain This, we feel, will nip this delaying New York were business. Again, where beefs of this kind injured when a stage they were come up, it would help us in set­ working on col- tling them to the satisfaction of lasped. Those in­ members if SIU men will inform volved were J. B. us immediately, through ship's dele­ Sellers, Edward gates, of the complaint, together , Duffy, Arthur with all information. This should Comstock and be particularly emphasized when Sellars Walter Hantusch. cases of restrictions come up. Com­ The injuries were all minor and panies are held liable in all cases all are on the mend, we are happy where government restriction or­ to report. ders have not been issued by the military authorities or other au­ CTood Fishing The weather has improved con­ thorized government agencies. If this iriformations is in hand, siderable and it now rains only every third day. Fishing has been the SIU patrolmen can investigate good and the speckled trout are and arrange for settling of these biting, although no catfish have beefs before payoff. This will elim­ inate needless delay at payoff time turned up yet. On the beach here are J. B. and save time and trouble f^r the Sellars, who is recuperating from Seafarers and the patrolmen. ^ The companies here know we the accident referred . to; W. R. Brightwell, J. Nelson, A. D. Smith, mean busiriess and will tolerate W. J. Wolf, G. W. Burke and E. no monkey business on beefs con­ cerning restrictions, hospitalization Sims. In the USPHS hospital here are or any other matters, where Union J. A. Call, W. E. Hantusch, A. C. men have legitimate complaints. Comstock, M. J. Lohr, F. W. Grant, Our quick action on these hospi­ J. Littleton, K. C. Bumgarner, talization beefs should prove pur W. E. Freymouth, L. T. McGowan position to the shipowners. Men'Missing Ships and J. E. Duffy. This is a busy port for ships in Jeff Morrison transit, most of which are in for Savannah Port Agent bunkers. They hoist anchor and usually depart within twelve hours of arrival. Since 36me rnen have , been hoping somethihg would hap­ pen to delay;.sailing and, missipg, the ships, the membership is cracking down and has cut the FORT WILLIAM... 118>A Syndicate Ave. number down considerably. Ontorlo Phone: 3-3231. Oldtimers on the beach here are PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Ontario . Phone: 5591 Charlie Neumier, Viggo Sorrensen TORONTO. Ontario. 272 King St. E. EMplre 4-5719 and Paul Brady. Among the VICTORIA, BC 817V8 Cormorant St. Empire 4531 younger set are Alex Stankiewicz, VANCOUVER. BC 565 Hamilton St. Charles Prevatt and Joe "Balti- • PaclRc 7824 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. more" Carroll, ' Phone 6346 Arthur Lindsey and Joe Pereira BAGOTVILLE. Quebee J. 20 Qgln St, Phone: 545 are in the USPHS hospital. Both THOROLD. Ontario 53 St. Davids St. are reported doing well and should ^ CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 113 Cote Da La Montague be out in the near future. Some of Quebec Phone: 3-7078 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WlUlam St. the boys recuperating have been ' NB Phone: 3-5233 making their, old rounds in Sari. Pedro and Los , Angeles. The Great Lakes District ALPENA 133 W. netcher weather here is really up to Cali­ Phone: 1238W fornia Chamber of Commerce BUFFALO. NY 188 Main Sf. Phone: Cleveland 7391 specifications. We would like to CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE "compare notes with our Florida Phone: Main 1-0147 DETROIT .-. 1038 3rd St. brothers on climate and citrus Headquartera Phone: Woodward 1-6857 fruits, ... DULUTH 531 W. lOchlgan St. Phone: Melrose 2-4110 v...Joho.Araba8z . HK)? • SOUTH CHICAGO 3361 E. 93nd St. Wilmington Port Afeiiii '-'; Pbosoi Ssseg 6-3410- Fonr Crewmen Injured When Slage Collapses iru HAXsIs DMRECTORY BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. ff!rl,Sheppard, Aeent Mulberry 4540 BOS-IPN 276 State St. James Sheehan, Asent Richmond 2-0140 GALVESTON , 3081,4 23rd St. Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. ^roy Clarke. Agent Phone 6-5744 Dolphin Hotel Sl'Uf. Agent Miami 9-4791 MOMLE 1 South Lawrence St. 2-1754 Agiit " Wilmington: �>p]>ieiiiber 19, Un Pas« Elerea SEAFARERS LOG .... PORT REPORTS Seattle: Seattle Shipping Teiais increasing Shipping in Seattle continues to be goo^d and there is no indication of any letup. The dispatcher in this port has been kept busy. Among ships in transit in this port are the Massmar (Calmar); Bienville and Keystone Mariner (Waterman); and The Cabins (Cabins). Fred Sullins was in recently. He is a steward and started ship­ ping in '1943, when his. first ship was SIU. He got his book early in 1944 and has seen, first­ hand, the prog­ Sullins ress made by the Union during his membership. Fred is thoroughly sold on the SIU and is one of the Union's best press agents. Most of his sailing has been out of Mobile and New York, but he has been on the West Coast since 1950. It looks like he will be permanently among us, as he recgptiy bought property here in Seattle. He says he prefers the Far East runs from West Coast ports. / Fred was vepy active in the Isthmian , beef and- stood picket duty in;New .York. We are happy to have Fred out here for good. •. Oldtimers on the beach here are F. R. England and W. W. Wells. Men in the USPHS hospital in­ clude A. Compau, E. Edinger and M. Newman. The American Newspaper Guild here is still striking the Seattle Times and the paper has not ap­ peared in over two months. Man­ agement has steadfastly refused to meet union demand and all at­ tempts at settlement have proved fruitless. Jeff GilleUe Seattle Port Agent "i Mobile: Mobile Chosen First Mariiime Lay-Up Peri Shipping has been very good in Mobile for the past two weeks. We shipp^ed 24 men to regular jobs and over 200 men to various relief Jobs in the harbor. We paid off the Steel Scientist here last week and hope that the Isthmian C-3s, which are scheduled to begin operating from Gulf ports, will be signing on and paying off in this port more frequently. Ships in transit here were In nurprisingly good shape, with few beefs to report and most of these minor ones. These were quickly settled to the satisfaction of crews concerned. The port of Mobile has been selected by the Maritime Adminis­ tration to use as a lay-up port for the first fourteen Victerys going back to the reserve fleet, after having been on the Korean run. These, ships are serviced to such an extent that they can be put back, into service on twenty-four hours' notice. The first three have already gone into the resdrve but thus far there have been no SIU Victorys sent up. — Our only hospital case is Charles (Buster) Wells, who is recovering from a leg operation. A few - oldtimers on the beach hebe are Willie Reynolds, Charlie Spencer; Lotus , Stone, Jimmie Funnel, Harold Long, Fred Havard,. Frits Weidgreen, Joe Crawford, Fred DeLoach, Wilson Demouy, J. Foster, Herb Bliss, Roy Pritchett, Tate Hall, Frank' Paltneir and John Geoirgd. • '7" ' , • / Since we showed the motion pic­ ture "The Seafarers," at our local membership meeting we have had several requests tO show the pic­ ture to our. allied locals. As soon as we can make the necessary ar­ rangements, we plan to show it to all Marine Allied Workers Divi­ sions and the Fisherman, Harbor Pilots and other Interested groups. Cat Tanner Mobile Port Agent 3^ . 4" Galveston: 4" Seafarers Asslsling Construction Trades Shipping continues fair in this Texas port and indications are that it is expected to jdck up. The Anne Butler (Bloomfield) paid off here recently. In transit were the Citrus Packer, Wacosta and Andrew Jackson (Waterman); Edith (Bull); Margaret Brown (Bloomfield); Sweetwater (Metro); Southport (South Atlantic); Seatrains Louisiana, Texas and New Jersey (Seatrain); Southern States (Southern Trading); and Archers Hope (Cities Service). Events have been going along on an even keel in Galveston. There were no beefs reported for any of the ships touching port here. Construction Trades Out On the beach here are the fol­ lowing: C. Roberts, J. Lippincoll, J. Oliver, A. Rahn, A. Manuel, R. Matthews and W. Hoy. At the marine hospital are J. VonHolden, C. Barboza, H. Liles, H. Forbes and J. Markopolo. On the local labor front the con­ struction strike continues, with the Construction Workers, Operating Engineers and Laborers still out. Tourist traffic to Galveston has been heavy through the summer. Most visitors have been Houstonians, but there has been a substan­ tial number of tourists on the beach in this old port. Fishing boats have been going out almost daily, most of these on charter. The lack of gambling activity, compared to the lush old days, has put visitors to their own devices more than ever. Jean Lafitte There has been a revival of in­ terest in the old Galveston and New Orleans privateer and, accord­ ing to many, pirate. Two new books on the life of Lafitte have appeared recently and several parties of tourists have come to Galveston and inquired about his local haunts. They had come from New Orleans, Barataria Bay and Grand Terre (across from Grand Isle) in Louisiana. Keith Alsop X Galveston Port Agent Lake Charles: Lake Gharies Ualon Saiale Papermakers Shipping in Lake Charles con­ tinues good after last week's spurt. There are no indications of any slack. The Christos M (Marine) paid off here after a rlin of five and a half months. There was a beef here in regard to restriction to ship. Tjie Union went to work on this imme­ diately. There were no other com­ plaints for the period. ». In transit were the Chiwawa, Cantigny, Government Camp, French Creek, Royal Oak, Logans Fort, Bents Fort and Winter Hill Cities Service): Bull Run (Pet­ rol Tankers); and Andrew Jackson (Waterman). The Christos M signed on imme­ diately and almost cleaned us out of personnel, particulaiiy' rated men. Our nomination for Seafarer of the Week is T. A. Scanlon, who sails in the engine department in 411 ratings. He feels that SIU is tops and never fails to point this out to new men. He is one of the Union's most effective boosters in this area. On the beach here are R. M. Thompson, our old standby, J. Creshire, S. Poole, W. J. Vincent, L. Fuselier and a few others. Support Paperworkera On the labor front here all is quiet and everyone seems happy, with the noteworthy exception of the paperworkers over in Elizabeth. This has been one of the longest and most violent postwar strikes. They have been out -u'ell over a year and are determined to stay out until their demands are met. The company seems to show no in­ terest in the union's position and is still making sporadic efforts to break the strike, with scant suc­ cess. Hats off to the paperworkers. Leroy Clark Lake Charles Port Agent 4^ 4- 4" Boston: Grant Union Demands On Gverlime Dispnle Shipping in this port is picking up considerably and indications are that it will remain good. The three major beefs were all settled promptly and satisfactorily. On the Alexandra we collected over 200 hours of disputed over­ time. We also had some logs, con­ sidered unjust, dropped. Delayed sailing was paid to all eligible men on the Royal Oak and men who missed ship were paid trans­ portation plus meals and wages for rejoining their ship. Pumpmen were paid overtime for working on bilges in pumprooms. Paying off were the Queenston Heights (Seatrade); and Benls Fort, Alexandra, (Carras); French Creek and Royal Oak (Cities Serv­ ice). These same vessels all signed on. In transit were: Steel Maker and Anniston City (Isthmian): DeSoto (Waterman); and Robin Doncaster (Seas). Model Builder John Scully, our well-known model ship builder, was in cently with a report that he is working on another model of his last ship, the Ann Marie. His last model came to grief in an ili-fated porthole launching. Free from the distractions of shipboard living, he thinks he will be able to complete this model with a minimum of in­ terruption. Several Seafarers here have hobbies of this sort and we feel sure that brothers in other ports have similar interests. Perhaps these columns of the LOG, or an­ other part of the paper could be used to exchange information on hobbies and related activities. It might be possible to eventually carry a hobby column or a hobby page. We believe that encourage­ ment of these interchanges of in­ formation would make the LOG an even more interesting paper. . The Yarmouth has about wound up her season's cruising and is pre­ paring to leave. We can honestly say we will miss the old ship in these waters. The delegates on this ship have done a bang up job and have kept their ship a credit to the SIU. The recent Reader's Digest article about the Union caused a good deal of favorable comment in this port. The LOG articles on the situation in regard to the USPHS hospitals were read avidly by men in the marine hospitals here, as well as the doctors and the staff, who see the need for quick action to save these institu­ tions. Opposition to plans to close down these necessary facilities is grow­ ing by leaps and bounds. We are pleased to note the ^action being taken by our Baltimore brothers and hope that something similar can be accomplished up here in New England. Now is the time to save the hospitals. On the beach here are Jack Higgins, A. J. Melanson, E. Parker, J. Marques, J. Anderson, B. Gooden, F. Norcutt, H. Olson, E. Haskins, J. McPhee, A. Bonti, L. Larkin and«J. Burrows. James Sheehan Boston Port Agent Son Francisco: Union Tutor To Unruly Skipper Shipping in this West Coast port continues excellent and prospect* are bright for the future. The next two-week period is expected to be even better than the first part of the month. West Coast shipping seems to be uniformly good. Payoffs included the following: Eugenie (Oro); Brightstar (Trad­ ers); Ocean Lotte (Ocean Trans,); and Topa T^pa (Waterman). Three of these signed on again. They were the Eugenie (Oro); Brightstar (Traders); and Ocean Lotte (Ocean Trans.). In transit here in San Francisco were: Fairisle, Bienville and Key­ stone Mariner (Waterman); Massmar (Calmar); and Steel Admiral (Isthmian). Captain Bligh The Eugenie arrived with a skip­ per of the old school. This Cap­ tain Bligh type chiseled all the money possible and disputed over­ time wherever he could. In check­ ing the slopchest we found that the buckaroo had overcharged the men on every item. The Union forced him to refund a fiat ten percent on all slopchest bills. We were forced to give this char­ acter a good deal of schooling on the conduct of an SIU ship. Although this type of tyrant and chiseler has almost disappeared from the seas, due to the efforts of the Union, an occasional sur­ vival turns up. Members are urged to report any suspicions of chisel­ ing of this type on the part of the skipper or the company to their ship's delegate, who, in turn, should communicate with the Union im­ mediately. If there are other cases, we can take action as we did in this case, getting, in this instance, the ten percent refund on slopchest bills. The old school types will have to learn the hard way that SIU members cannot be treated as sea­ men were in the "good old days." Some of these have taken the turn of events pretty hard, but all are learning their lessons. Some, such as this captain, are just a little, slower than their classmates and have to be kept in after school. The Key System is still on strike here in the Bay area. We have done what we could to assist. Earl Wandrel isjn the marine hospital h e r e. Earl joined in, 1942 and hat since sailed in all ratings in the black gang. His first ship, the Daniel Haw­ : thorne, was tor­ Wandrei pedoed on a run to India. His last ship was the Massillon Victory, where he was an electrician. Others in hospital here are: Ho Tse Kong, W. Timmerman, David 8 Sorrenson, Peter Smith, J. Corsa, SHIP. SHIP. TOT.\L Thomas Conway, J. R. Wing, Si­ ENG. STEW.SHIPPED mon Bunda, H. L. ^ox, E. Plahn, H. J. Lee, B. E. Jackline and R. M. 53 19 16 Green. 310 116 113 We have been enjoying our 138 37 SO usual wonderful cool August 237 52 92 weather in the bay area. On the labor front here, there is the 8 1 4 usual maneuvering on the part of 48 15 11 Harry Bridges. Presently, he is 21 in the process of a merger of the 5 9 124 35 50 ILWU and the Marine Cooks and Stewards? since Hugh Bryson is 249 89 72 128 under indictment for perjury. 29 46 There have been rumors here of 6 14 a group of Bridges' lieutenants 5 36 118 snooping around the New York 35 2(1 55 waterfrdnt. 12 Tom Banning San Francisco Port Agent 4C0 1,503 515 A&Gsmppme nMrxMo Shipping Figures August 26 to September RECf. PORT DECK Boston • • * •• • New York 171 60 PhUadelphia" 131 Baltimore ... 21 Norfolk ..... 23 Savannah ... 18 Tampa •eoteeeeeeeeeeeeeee* 59 Mobile .... 72 New Orleang eteeete«ee9«#ee Gal^ston 99 Seattle 9 Sau Francisco ............. 99 Wilmington ............... 97 REG. TOiAL REG. E^fGlF'E STEW. REG. 39 9 11 104 404 129' 34 131 87 329 74 124 12 46 13 55 12 20 68 23 17 165 91 55 220 73 75 30 101 39 13 41 20 30 94 25 27 81 27 i90 494 1.764 SHIP. DECK 18 81 51 93 3 18 7 39 88 53 3 . 47 23 524 >•1 �•1%; Pac« TweW* SEAFARERS tOG September 18, 1953 . IN THE WAKE Lord De la Warre, governor of Virginia, probably never in his liie taw, the river named after him— the Delaware. Actually, the East's principal industrial river was dis­ covered by Henry Hudson in the summer of 1609. During a trip for the Virginia governor in 1610, Captain Samuel Argall sailed liis ship for a little unauthorized ex­ ploring into the territory of New England, returning with a load of fish from Cape Cod. Possibly to placate the angry governor. Cap­ tain Argall told him he had named • cape after him. Later on, the name was transferred to the river, as well as to the Indian tribe living In the< region, by tfie English set­ tlers who inhabited this region. Among the red men, the Delaware •was originally called Makiriskitton. human, according to seafaring men of an earlier day. Many of them believed a Jonah to be a man who boarded ship carrying a black valise, and would not ship with him. A hawk, owl or erow which alighted in the rigging was taken for a bad sign, but a bee or a small bird was considered good luck, sand nailing a horseshoe to the mast protected the men, so they be­ lieved, against the evil influences of witches. On a fishing trip, any­ one accidentally dropping a cake of ice overboard during prepara­ tions on sailing day, insured a favorable trip with a good catch, but if the hatch fell into the hold, there was trouble ahead. Iv P'' l^i'- Ife;- - • 11 nsv:. • IBS" ...it; MEET TBS SEAFARER THOMAS CONNELL, bosun Thomas "Big Tom" Connell, started to spread over thp ship, bosun, is one Seafarer who grad­ while the crewmembers tried to Question: Did "Father Neptune" ually worked-his way into sailingU. "it was a tough moment put you through an tntitlation the first time you crossed the equator? deep--sea vessels when he started for all of us," he said, "but we were Iticky again, and we all came • his sailing career. out of it alright." A. Gilliland, dk. malnt.: Sure Tom says that he was always , The next- time: that Tom was did. When I was on the DeSoto in hanging around the Perth Amboy almost unlucky came while he was : 1945. They woke waterfront when he was a kid, just aboard the Seatrain Texas (Seaus up by dump­ watching the ships coming and train) in 1949. The ship was just; ing ice water on going and dreaming about the,.day outside of New York, and it was us, and put us when he would be a seaman, too. shortly before Christmas. While off through the "The sight of the ships moving in the mouth of the harbor, the ship business all day. and out of the harbor always fasci­ was in a collision with a freighter, I had to do nated me," he says. and got banged up pretty badly. everything from "We limped into New York," So, when Tom was about 16, he sitting on raw says Tom, "and made it to the got his first job on the water. He eggs and getting 4 4 4 dock, but we sure were shaken up couldn't get a berth on an ocean­ Discovering sunken treasure is a slapped around about the thing. Actually, it wasn't going ship at the time, so he daydream indulged in by almost as with a dead fish to getting all grabbed a vacant job on a tug in such a bad deal at all, because we many people as would like to find painted up. i t 4 Perth Amboy, and mad^ regular had to stay in port for a while-for 4 4 Among the stranger denizens of the buried loot of some notorious runs between Port Reading, NJ, repairs, and the whole crew got a Clarence Collins, ch. stwd.: No the deep are the amabas scandens, pirate. Right in the Great Lakes, nice vacation right over the Christ­ and New York. or crawling fish, which can travel actually, lies a submerged fortune, I've been lucky that way, I guess mas and New Year's holidays, so it Deep Sea Tugs I've crossed the overland for as far as a mile... in gold, silver and even whisky. worked out pretty well." . equator about He stayed on the tugs for a The trunk fish, another odd speci­ Below the waters of Lake Erie lies Freighter Man dozen -times, but number of years, and then switched men, is equipped with a pair of the SS City of Detroit, with $200,Tom says that he sailed tankers 000 in gold and copper, and not never had to go over to deep-sea tugs in 1935, and horns, has three sides and no a lot before and during the war, far away is another submerged through an ini­ started making trips along the scales, while the fish that live in tiation. I crossed coast and out to sea on salvage but that since then he's been pretty the Mammouth Cave, in Kentucky, ship, the Dean Richmond, with on the West jobs. "Things were still tough in much of a freighter sailor, and are all perfectly white and blind $141,000 worth of gold. '4 4 4 Neris and the those days," he says, "and there right now he likes those "romance ...The shark, the only fish that Sea battles have been won in City of St. Louis, were plenty of seamen on the runs" to the Far East. "I'm a single can blink its eyes, lays the largest but we had no beach. At that time, I was making man anyWay," he says, "so I like eggs of any fish—they often meas­ many strange ways, and one of the passengers and just about $45 a month on the the idea of getting around the ure six by nine feet.. .although it strangest was the victorious en­ world, and enjoying myself:.. in . Is a salt water fish, the salmon is counter of the US brig Independ­ were too busy to hold any regular ocean-going tugs, and that was con­ these different countries. -With ence, in 1840. Carrying a cargo of sidered real big money with con­ caught in fresh water. ceremonies. fireworks, the Independence left ditions the way they were then SIU conditions, we make enough . 4 4 4 4 4 4 money and have terrific conditions The tattered sails of an ancient China for San Francisco; because Abe Rapaport, ch, elect.: The aboard all the ships." on the ships, so the whole thing is of the inflammatory cargo, all fire­ ship, filled with wind even in dead first time I crossed was back in But it wasn't long after switch­ great. When I think back about . calm seas, have been sighted by arms and ammunition .had been 1935 on the ing to the ocean-going tugs that conditions when I started sailing,*. coastal dwellers in the state of stored in the holds, leaving the Challenger, and Tom made the second switch and I'm always happy that I joined the Maine, especially in Cundy Harbor, ship in a particularly vulnerable we didn't have got on an offshore freighter. "That SIU back in 1947. That's one move near Harpswell. The ship is de­ position, in case of any sort - of any ceremonies first trip-decided me," he . says, that I've never been sorry about." • serted, flies no flag and bears no trouble. Outside Sumatra in a dead that time. I've "that I was through with tugs, and According to Tom, he's all for name. She sails straight for shore sea, the becalmed ship seemed a crossed several, was going to stick to the big ships this business of traveling around . and then, without turning, drifts particularly tempting target to the times since then, for the rest of-my sailing days." the world and enjoying the top ; back again to the sea and disap­ hordes of Malayan pirates. They but' it was al­ Sailing all during the war, Tom conditions and payoffs in the in- : pears. Although no major disaster immediately set out for the ship in ways on freight­ says he was one of the lucky ones; dustry. "It's sure a lot different," has been known to follow the ap­ a fleet of canoes. With no time to ers without pasand was never torpedoed. How­ says he, "from the time when I pearance of this New England break out the ammunition, the -sengers, so we ever, he sailed through all the war ghost ship, time and time again captain grabbed a handful of didn't have any tough initiations zones, came close a few times," he was sailing those tugs and we never got out of the harbor at all. , burial boats, crossing Sundy Har­ rockets, rushed to the deck, and like some of the ships. says, "but we were lucky." I guess that sort of thing is okay bor soon after, have been forced, started hurling the lit rockets at 4 4 4 Fire on "Tanker for some guys, but you might just due to current or winds, to follow the approaching canoes. As the Larry O'Connell, AB: The first One of the closest calls he had as well work ashore as have a job exactly the course of the phantom hissing, flaring rockets whizzed time I crossed was on the LST 378 was while aboard a tanker in like that. You always go to the ship. past them the terrified pirates fled when I was in Taranto, Italy. There was an oil same places, and never get any sort in terror from ^ the attack of this 4 4 4 the Navy, and spill unloading her cargo, and the of variety in life. Me, I like deepThe "Jonah," or ill-omen aboard 'niagic weapon" and headed back they sure put us vessel caught on fire. The blaze sea sailing." ship, took many forms, animal or to shore. through the i paces on —that ship. The initia­ tion lasted all day. There was ACROSS about 30 of us DOWN 38. Put In Kharkov, the third largest city in during a series of strikes in the ' 1. Talk warehouse 1. Kind of fish 18. Fertile desert being initiated. Russia, was captured by the Rus­ coal fields, bringing to 549 the spots 4. Face: Slang 41. Sultan's play­ 2. Rainbo\y and we had our number returned to private opera­ ground 20. Dick Tracy's 3. Cheer t. What a ship heads shaved, got "baptized" and sians, the fourth time it has changed tion, Secretary Ickes said . . . The wife carries 43. He rate a. 41 4. Kind of fish hands in the war . . . The Anglo- SIU fought successfully to gain all Down had a real rough time. 5. Biblical land 21. Kind of fish U. Sea between in Euphrates 22. , North African 44. Church court Australia and American War Conference in Que­ bargaining rights for licensed and4 4 4 VaUey port Neth. Indies 45. Light breezes Daniel M. Alvino, AB: I crossed 6. About 72 In 23. bec closed ... A separate Allied unlicensed personnel, boat -opera­ A vegetable 48. Two two Capital of 14. golf 24. Custom is four four times without anything hap­ Southeast Asia'Command and the tors, deck hands and other ratings Guam 7. What Wesl27. Water animal 48. Mr. Jones 15. He's on a pening. Then in rum does appointment of Lord Louis Mount- in the Higgins Shipyards, New Or­ 29. Give a job to 50. Foreign relief SlU grant 8. The Khan 30. Wooden ships group 1945, I crossed batten, an acting vice-admiral and leans, winning after a year's battle. 9. Price 16. Cossack and men" 51. Crew member 10. Snarl again, and didn't second cousin of King George, as 31. Church seats Pester 52. 4 4 4 17. City on the 11. They pull a 33. Touchdowns: 53. Self Danube have my papers American parachute troops its commander wereannounced boat Abbr. 54. Molotov 18. Ocean: Abbr. 13. At times, a with me, so the from the Citadel in Quebec . . . dropped behind the Japanese lines (Puzzle Answer on Page 25) 'strike 19. Hesitant ex­ guys on the ship Philip McQuade, AB, collected al­ in New Guinea and seized western. pressions really gave me most $600 in overtime pay from approaches along the Markham SO. Pin to hold 1 2 oarthe works. It was the Schoharie when the iSlU col­ Valley, closing the ring on 20,000 83. Pacific Island on the Sea Dol­ lected more than $7,000 for Sea­ Japanese at Lae and Salaihaua. .. 12 85. He.aring organ 86. Weights phin. It was a farers in the beef ... India's high­ The Allies announced the Strait ^ 88. Set in pre­ 15 est court upheld the right of the Messina was open to navigation... lot of fun and pared place, ^ as oars laughs, but those guys sure thought British Viceroy to keep Mohandas The Red Army recaptured 300 vil­ 82. Old card K. Gandhi and other political pri­ lages, with Moscow reporting gains up some great tricks. . game soners in- jail- without trial, but on all fronts and announcing Ger­ 84. Moor 20 21 22 4 4 4 35. Where Cobh is William Vanghan, FWT: I was condemned the way the detention man losses from July 5 to Septem­ 86. Ship 25 87. Pitch lucky. I crossed the first time in law had been applied An, Bengal, ber 6 as 1.5 million including 420,89. Move with 1937 and we India's biggest province. 000 killed and 38,600 prisoners... oars 32 didn't have any 40. Chinese God • 4 4 4 The SIU opened a separate and 42. High school sort of cere­ 36 In Bulgaria, the sudden death of complete central registering and years monies. , Then I King Boris "after-a brief but grave dispatching, office in SUP head*, 44. Prison term 47. Arrive: Abbr. was on the Bra­ Illness", was broadcast in Sofia by quarters at San Francisco for Sea­ 48. A DiMaggio zil when we Premier Bogdan Philoff, with the' farers on tankers and freighters... .49. One of the , crew : . crossed again, further announcement that the suc­ In Moscow the new Patriarch of i 81. SIU member and they - had a cessor to the throne was Crown all Rpssia, Metropolitan Sergius, 85. Armistice 86. About in the' b i ^g initiation, Prince Simeon of Tirnovo, six, un­ was officially installed in the office .middle but' I had my der the name of Simeon II... The. that, .except for a brief, period 87. Province in India i papers from the Government, turned back io private after 1917, Jukd bcea unoccupied ? 88. Man's nick; ,, first time, so I didn't have to go ownen 369 more of .the soft, coal since t^e d^ name •" '" through any of the stuff. mines seized several months ago 250 TE«r if' Ti:V\ ' . ' f"-- �. . ^ - • ;• • t •' ''' '' •••'< ' 5, ' September IS, 19St SEAFARERS ' M-M . SEAFARERS ^ LOG • '• sM'-r Page Thlrteea LOa 'Another Hand At The Wheel!' Vol. XV. No. 19 Sapttmbar 18, 1953 Published biweekly by the Seafarers rhternational Union, Atlantic & Gull District, AFL, 675 f'ourth Avenue, Brooklyn. 32, NY. Tel STerling 8-4670. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor. HERRtBi BRAND: Mnnaama Editor, RAV DENISOH: Art Editor, BKBUAn SEAMAtf: Photo Editor, DANBI NILVA; StaiT WHters, HERMAN ARTHUR IBWIH SPIVACX ART PERTAtx, JERRT RBMKB, AL MASKIN; Gulf Area Reporter, Em. MOODY. IM ^ Welcome Aboard As reported in this issue, the Marine Firemen, Oilers and Watertehders Union has voted 2 to 1 in favor of affiliation with the SIU, and observers have called this the most signifi­ cant development in maritime labor In many years.' We agree. We feel it is indeed significant that the MFOW —a strong, stable union in its own right—felt it was neces­ sary to gain.the added strength, security and support by af­ filiation, and after discussing affiliation with CIO and other labor organizations/ decided that the SIU offered the most advantages to its membership. While the MFOW gains strength, security, prestige, support and other advantages, the SIU, on the other hand, also gains by the addition of the strong MFOW as the 45th autonomous affiliate. We are glad to say "welcome aboard." t J" t SiU Ship^s Home To Gi In Korea To the Editor: I am writing this from Korea, where I saw quite a few SIU ships. The brothers have been very good to me and to the other ex-SIU men over here. I've never enjoyed being with a bunch of guys so far away from home more than with the SIU men in this port. It's just like going home to go aboard any SIU ship and see my old ship­ mates. Even if there's no one aboard that I know I'm always treated like a long-lost brother. Recent events in Washington haye proved that seamen It really makes a fellow feel good to be able to meet a bunch of cannot take for granted even such basic things as the free guys for chow aboard ship, talk medical, treatments of USPHS hospitals which has been a over Union affairs and then go A four-day strike by 25,000 mem­ nounced that is is starting a drive fundamental part of the American Merchant Marine for the down for a few beers. bers of the CIO United Rubber for an increase in basic wages of Met Many Shipmates past I55 years. I was lucky enough to get some Workers against the Firestone Tire 31^^ cents an hour. It also says ilvery maritime nation in the world provides medical care of the brothers of the Hurricane, and Rubber Co. won a wage boost that it will drive for a guaranteed forits m«:chant seamen, and the US has provided this pro­ including Joe Sweeney, Boots, the of 5 cents an hour, a $25 increase minimum wage for« men in all in minimumr, pension payments, classes of road service instead of gram almost since our nation was founded. While a cut-back bosun and several others, for a and comprehensive hospitalization just those in passenger service, a party with some of the sergeants tremd .has been established during the past two years, with in my outfit. During the past few and surgical insurance coverage proportionate increase of all spe­ the closing of 10 USPHS hospitals, the recent proposal by weeks I've also seen Charlie Good­ for employees and their depend­ cial allowances and differentials, It was estimated that the improved vacations, and wage ad­ the Budget Bureau to halt the entire program came as a' jolt. win and Jim Ramsey, Heywood ents. Broun; Red Kirk, Frank McCal- package is a gain of about 12 cents justments to correct inequities The SIU has already launched an all-out fight to preserve law, Blackie St, Cyre,. New R6- an hour. Workers in eight cities that developed under the 40-hour the program, and other labor organizations and interested chelle Victory; Cecil C. Gates, struck, and it is believed that the work week agreement, which it gains won by this strike will set says does not provide full pay for groups are joining in the fight. SIU crews and Seafarers Kyska; Casey Jones, Frank Culli- the pattern for the union's 200,000 conversion from the longer work son. Jack Stile, Seacliff; Tony everywhere-have been asked to write their Congressmen apd Martinez, Young America; Duke members employed by companies week. 4 4 4 have their families and friends write. Once again, we're in and the bosun of the Green Star throughout the US and Canada. 4 4" 4 and Pat Fox, Irene Star. With the joint effort of AFL and a fight to preserve a basic and fundamental benefit. The 1,700 prodtctlon and main­ CIO unions in the area, "Operation The- Sea Monitor is in outport, 4" 4" and I'm hoping she comes in so tenance employees of the Jeffrey Tornado" constructed 193 new that I can see Frenchy Michelet. Manufacturing Co. in Columbus, homes in two days near Flint,, I missed Frenchy the last time he Ohio, are preparing to present the Mich. The area, which had been And, another report by the LOG'S Washington correspond­ was here and hope I'll not miss company with the first set of un­ destroyed by a tornado, was re­ ion demands it has had to face in built by volunteer AFL and CIO ent in this issue reveals a looming attack on another Govern­ him again. its 76-year existence. The work­ workers over the weekend. The WiU Mall Letters ment policy which has become one of the fundamentals of ers voted in favor of the Interna­ residents, whose homes had been Any time I'm on a ship and any­ the American merchant marine, the 50-50 provisions in the one has a letter to mail to head­ tional Association of Machinists, destroyed, supplied the materials AFL, last week, despite efforts by nation's foreign aid programs. quarters, I'll be more than glad the company to defeat the union. and the unions supplied the skilled volunteers. It was estimated that The 50-50 provision has been included in foreign aid pro­ to send it on its way. The lAM recalled that it was un­ There was quite a shindig when successful in organizing the com­ the 5,500 union volunteers gave grams so regularly that the last Congress said it didn't bother the New Rochelle Victory came in 80,000 man-hours of free labor, pany the last time it tried—^in 1900 to write it into the latest aid bill because it regarded 50-50 to Korea, and the pictures we took —^because the National Guard valued at a minimum of $160,000, to the project. as a precedent and as basic policy. Yet, it appears that an­ turned out very good. The pic­ broke their strike for recognition. tures will be sent to the6LOG. 4 4 4 4 4" 4" other attack is being laimched against 50-50. Takes Pictures Faced with the threat of a na­ With IS out of 31 points in dis­ A commission has been named to "investigate" the 50-50 We've got plenty of time off tion-wide strike, and one-day work pute settled in favor of the union, policy, and it is expected that, just as the Bell Commission of around here in this man's Army. stoppages in several cities, the 2,200 members of the CIO Elec­ a year ago, this new commission will condemn the policy in One of my favorite pastimes is American Telephone and Telegraph trical Workers ended a 9-week taking pictures,-but I haven't had Co. reached a contract agreement support of the State Department, which has never viewed much luck lately with my face and with the CIO Communications strike that the Wurlitzer plant in North Tonawanda, NY, by ratify­ 50-50 with friendly eyes. the countryside marring the view. Workers providing pay increase ing a "Memorandum of Under­ The SIU was in the forefront of the fight to gain 50r5O origi­ I'd rather talk About the boys I and improved fringe benefits for standing." New grievance proced­ meet over here. It does a little 22,000 long distance operators. The nally, and will continue to fight to preserve this policy, which something to you inside when you CWA said that it "gained substan­ ures were won, along with back pay for 72 workers laid off out of has proved a shot in the arm to the entire American merchant meet part of the old gang 10,000 tially the $2 to $3 pattern estab­ line with their seniority, as well fleet. The attack on 50-50, as well as the attack on USPHS, miles from home on the other side- lished in 24 other settlements in as meetings to adjust escalator the Bell System bargaining since provisions in the contract, and of this topsy-turvy world. simply proves that American seamen can never rest easy and It doesn't matter where you go mid-April" and covering some also to adjust piece rates on take for granted the things which they have won. on this globe if you're an SIU 257,000- workers. "short-run" jobs. ^ $ man. You can find a Seafarer in 4 4 4 4 4 4 The CIO United Rubber Work­ '.imost any port in the wdrld and The highest pay scale In the in­ be glad of it. They're the most ers'has won hospitalization bene­ / hospitable people in the world and fits for its retired members in an dustry is claimed by 18,000 pulp As far as Eastern Steamship Company is concerned, we're every day is Christmas with these agreement recently signed with and papermill workers as the re­ happy to note that , there's life in the old bird yet. The latest boys. .1 wouldn't trade a minute the B. F.' Goodrich Co. The new sult of a new contract. The mem­ also contained a 12-cent bers of the AFL Papermakers and is a report that Eastern is now eyeing the ore and tanker of knowing any one of them for agreement a year of many another man. It wage and insurance package for Pulp Workers, and the AFL Sul­ flelds, saying that a repent survey proved that these two fields just warms your heart all over to workers. Retiring Goodrich em­ phite and Papermill Workers are the most profitable in maritime, and is talking about know that you're accepted in their ployees, and those who retired Unions got the contract through midst • no . matter who you are. since April, 1950, will receive com­ joint negotiations. It naises the building a new, high-speed super tanker. That's real democracy. When it pany-aid hospitalization benefits average pay scale in the West oldtime passenger operator, whose Arcadia was sunk comes to that, no one knows better up to $310 per year under the new Coast pulp and papermill industry agreement. The pension plan went to about $2.19 per hour, gaining during the war, Eastern was seen as "dead" and "gpirig out than the men of the SIU. pay increases averaging between into effect in April, 1950. Until the next time, I'll be look­ of business" by many maritime observers. We're happy .to 31'i and 8^ cents an hour, in addi­ ing for the guys in the Silver Doll 4 ft 4 see that the old gid still'has thje spunk and cqurag^ to go ouj: Bar. The Brottierliood of Loeemeflve tion to improved working -condi­ . Jinunle James Firemen and Fhginemen has. an­ tions. and try to conquer fields. ' ' ' ^Eternal Vigilance •. mBOR And Another Attack ^Where There's Life . . '• t �• •" - • •" ^er-.^'C kr---. .•••^;" Tagt Fonrteoi g A FARE B s: to 'M'Msrf:0 MItwMawr Xt,4i98S II i'-\.'^. '••• "' ' »,. f v-.'- .Ki:;:; -"-.T. -: 'X\ '::'F' W' .'r-'. •• -•- '•^f. ^ v '. . VI . • • ' i%t'5 ••• TV^ : l"- *^' E' • •" ;L,\,; -->!-;7. •*•.'! •*'' M' ' ^f--. VV... oiV .' -i m. ifZr. . '• i • •: '•"• .: -y>• - . .-i;- •• •.^.' r?'- ;• •'-r-ft.:' -.-.• ^'--4'f V.-^-v;, .. • . ." -' :-.•• - - . -v-.-. -• .- .- ;: ^',r • • V.-•'ft 'ftv!.'^ .^" . • ••- •• ••. . •• ' •• ••,- -• ' .'.•ii • '•. .. .» ••• .' - ••• ; ^'r''C' z'Z-i • '.v. • - -•• - .^J ' ,/v*' . i."^ - ' -' r. .• : •-^'••••4 ...•' _• •.•.."'•1'" •*•-: ~ir- , • . ; ; .__• • r-„ ,4^ , • i±^ ' { ''' •"ft ^ •. ' f:S^ dfft.' The heavy tempo of shipping in Oslo finds ships of all nations jamming the port's berthing facilities. i pv: llG) 1^'; P'"' The business center of Oslo features low, neat buildings sloping uphill gradually away from the port Ir'^-"'-" 1^'" I-'ft lit. The Stortorget (market place) in Oslo draws bargain-hunting customers and visit­ ing Seafarers. In the background is the Akers Savings Bank. Ii;: ifc' tS:? iSWi-fwivS i''U I ' t'MZi'-' 4''^ <Drawinpts share of the passenger and ^rist trade the v^-.e" :^,i!ity-welcomes .an mcoming passenger ship.-;'.;;.;;:.- ^ 4 Th^'jg^^ SqttFffe.. At lift ia the <^and Hotel aai government,-the'Storting. • . is tiiS �ppMiililli -'• •' V'': •••. (Tr-; >(S«pt«u%er lf» isss SlU .Mp., WVrM-V'AU«l"ndri* as Main Street bock home. ports throughout the world. _ ^ . Rather than o '"""j^'^irs see them. try to show the ports as^ Undoubtedly. of post visits and ories to many Seatarers OT p pleasant hours ashore. |i T'V-jii:; ••21 .ii. •"Vi"*l Oslo, the capital of Norway and its major seaport, and Bergen, the second-ranking sea­ port of the nation, are ranked high bv Sea­ farers for "visitability." Although trade with Norway and that part of tho world has dropped off somewhat, SlU-manned vessels still make up a portion of the vessels in foreign trade which carry cargoes to and from the ~two portsOslo, of course, is the largest of the two ports, and the one most visited by Seafarers. The city is situated in a sort of semi-cirele around the head of Oslofjord, through which shipping enters the fairly large harbor. The Norwegians have always been seafaring folk, and so the visiting seaman can usually count oit getting a warm welcome, with the people friendly and willing to help whenever possible. Although it is a fairly large city, with a popula­ tion of>some 500,000, it is noted for its cleanliness nnd calm. There is little of the usual bustle and hurry that is found in most cities, and most Sea­ farers say that they like that particular part of the visit.. Although the prices are not extremely low, the Seafarers note that their dollars can go quite a long way, and they report that they get a good return for the money they spend. There is no favorite spot for Seafarers in Oslo, but popular is the Viking Hotel, in the upper price range, or the Theaterkafeen on Stortingsgaten, and Blom's off Karl Johans Gate in the medium price range. All of these have good food, miisic and dancing. Aa far as sightseeing or taking pictures is con­ cerned, there are plenty of fine opportunities. Oslo - contains -many viking and maritime museums, and is completely surrounded by rolling hills, high moun­ tains, and the high sided fjord. Winter sports are, of course, one of the idain attractions in the area. Theaters and movies are top-notch, and toere are plenty of them scattered throughout the city. Transportation is good, although Seafarers say that the taxi rates are rather high, at times. 'Main Street' Popular Almost all Seafarers who visit^Oslo, eventually wind up on Lower Karl Johan Gate, the "Main Street" of Oslo. All types of shops line both sides of the street, and offer all types of souvenirs. Nor* wegian handicraft, and other items at what Sea­ farers say are "fair" prices. Bergen, on the other hand, is a good deal smaller than Oslo. The pace in this city is even a little slower than in Oslo, while everything else remains just about the same. The prices are "fair," the food is excellent, particularly the smorbrod, or snitter, and the people very friendly. One of the big attractions in Bergen for sight­ seeing Seafarers Is the Floyen Funicular, a sort of cable-car "that scoots up to the top of a nearby mountain, some 1,050 feet above sea level. From the top, where there is a good restaurant, there Is an excellent view of the entire city, the harbor, the fjord and the surrounding countryside. The trip, from the center of Bergen to the top of ^e mountain, -takes only about 10 minutes. Every day except Sunday, a sightseeing bus leaves Torvalmenning at 11 AM for at trip. around the city, hitting all, the places of Interest, and includes a trip on the Funicular. The entire tour costs abotit $2.00. -4: 'kv.tv Bi Bergen the marketplace Is out of the "high rent district" and down among the fishing vessels and small trading ships. \ The- wharves of Bergen are a colorful panorama of passenger, excursion and fish­ ing boats all drawn up to dock. In winter it's a bit different. ^ '£ J> i HanseaticHquay is. the German settlement of town. Sharp pitch of roofa .woughqut cijy fuppose^y comes from Influence of these Germans. V.-,;, c.- •v"-.. • �, Paer SiztecB SEAFARERS <C^ Sevtenber It; 1953 L&G SEAFARERS India's remarkable strides in technology within the last four years is more apparent than ever with the plan to build its largest oil refinery. The Shell Oil Company and the Burmah Oil Company have A variety of caustic substances, acids and other potentiallyTdamaging, combined to form a new organization, Burmah-Shell Refineries, to materials are used aboard ship for cleaning purposes, dissolving carry ouC this project at an estimated cost of 20,000,000 pounds (over greases and oils, and mixing paints. Almost all of them are dangerous fifty million dollar^). The new refinery, now under construction to humans to some degree and require a little precaution in handling. on Trombay Island, near Bombay, wiU be completed early in 1955 When it comes to making a good and will have a capacity of two million tons a year. The oil to be ship and a happy crew, good chow And to add to this difficulty, chemical firms are constantly turning out processed will come from Iran, Arabia and other parts of the Middle is half the battle. Men wiU take new commercial compounds which are effective for specialized pur­ East. lot of gaff.and difficulties if they poses but add new hazards not encountered on the ship before. l* are well fed, but just let the cooks Possibly the most -dangerous of such substances is carbon tetra­ Traffic through the Chesapeake and Delaware canal is at an all time and bakers mess up the food—then chloride, principally because its vapors are extremely damaging to high for volume, according to the mid-year survey taken by the New the beefs really start pouring in. life when in concentration. And possibly the worst danger is the York Times. Canal traffic from January to July of this year totalled Things that men would solve peace­ different levels of susceptibility for different people. What might not 2,265 ships as against 1,361 vess^s for the same period last year. July fully otherwise . become major homer one person might cause another to become seriously ill or even traffic to and from Baltimore set an all-time monthly high with 401 problems. lose life. As a result the Union has written a clause into its contracts ships compared with last May's previous record of 373. Gne way of getting the best discouraging the use of carbon tet by requiring overtime payments cooking, as the crew of the Liberty whenever any crewmember has to clean with it. t 4 3. Commissioner Edward F. Cavanaugh, Jr., reports that the Depart­ Flag (Dover SS) found, is to .elect Boiler Compounds ment of Marine and Aviation spent an average of $800,000 a month the chief cook ship's delegate. There are other hazardous substances that require precaution. Many during the past fiscal year for improvements for the Port of New York. Maybe the crew figured that chief boiler compounds contain concentrated solutions of hydrochloric acid. Commissioner Cavanaugh stated that New York was again first among cook Gus Skendelas would go all Fortunately, this acid immediately produces irritating side effects on American ports and made the greatest contribution to world trade out to keep the men happy. Or per­ eyes, nose and throat which serve as a warning to get the men clear • haps he would have given them in 1952. good chow anyway, delegate'or not. of fumes before serious injury can result. "The same is true of sulphuric i i it acid. Nitric acid, on the other hand, can produce fumes while in contact The USNS LST 287 was responsible for saving over two million Whatever the reason, the ship's with some metals, and the fumes will cause little discomfort and minutes gushed with compliments dollars worth of cryolite recently. The LST crew boarded the burning give no warning of the serious internal damage being done to the and abandoned Danish ship Else Basse in Northern Atlantic waters, dished out by all departments to body. When temperatures are high, the acid fumes increase propor­ the steward department for being after sighting the flaming vessel. Cryolite is a highly strategic ore tops." tionately. Where it's necessary for men to work'in a high concentration used in hardening alumninm and making flourescent lighting gear. of such fumes, such as in cleaning up a spill, a gas mask or oxygen Skendelas is a native of Mary­ breathing apparatus should be used. 4" 4" it land and has been sailing with the Wear Protective Goggles The Import and Export Bureau of the Baltimore Chamber of Com­ SIU for a little over two years, merce has compiled and is distributing a directory of all maritime beginning in Baltimore in July, Skin contact with such acids can also be damaging, with the eyes interests in the Baltimore area. A copy of the book, called the Port 1951. particularly vulnerable. That means it's best to wear tight goggles of Baltimore Directory, can be obtained by writing the Chamber of when acid is handled. Clothes will give little protection against bums ^444 Commerce. elsewhere in the body. Large amounts of water should be used when-. Chief steward "Rudolph Kienast ever such skin contact with acid takes place. i t 4 The SlU-contracted Alcoa Steamship Company has indicated that of the Dorothy (Bull Line) found Cresol, or cresylic acid has a somewhat less painful immediate ' the capacity winter cmise trend is expected to continue. The company another way to action on the skin, but is equally as dangerous. It too, should bo keep the crew has scheduled seventeen Caribbean winter cruises for the three ships fiiished off the skin with water, followed by a thorough sponging in • operating out of New Orleans. The Cavalier and Corsair will each happy besides alcohoL Carbolic acid, like cresylic acid, can be absorbed through tha feeding them make six cn&sra, while the Clipper will make five . . . New York skin and is internally poisonous. Both acids can produce dizziness Customs collections for August are up 20 percent over the July figures. well. Kienast had and weakness. Soapy water,'alcohol and glycerin should be used to a motion picture There was a substantial net gain in ship tonnage handled over wash it off. projector aboard August of 1952. There was a gain of seven ships in arrivals and seven The caustics, like the acids, can cause severe skin burns, but the and in hhs spare ships in departures. difference is that caustics may do a great deal of damage b^ore the time would show 4 4 4 his shipmates man feels the burn. The most common caustic used aboard ship is The Isbrandtsen Company, general agents for the Venezuela Line, movies. The crew lye, which Is valuable for destroying bacteria and cleaning out clogged Kienast announced that the line would expand operations to the United States praised the stew­ drains. At the same time it attarics with equal vigor clothing, leather and Canada. Six ships have been taken over by the line, increasing the ard for his services along those and' skin. It is dangerous in solid form because it can absorb moisture . number of vessels to sixteen. There will now be two sailings a week lines, and also, for setting a fine from the air, and when added to water, generates a great deal of heat from New York, one a week from New Orleans and weekly sailings table for them. In dissolving. That's why the lye should be added slowly to cold from New Orleans and Houston. The St. Lawrence River ports will Kienast was bom in Switzerland water. The other way around will cause the acid to spatter on anyone have sailings every other week. in July, 1893, which makes him standing by. just 60 years old. He joined the 4 4 4 • Spout Out Again The Esso Standard Refinery Societe Anonyme has opened, in Ant­ SIU in Philadelphia on December Sometimes when lye is poured down a clogged drain, it may squirt werp, Belgium, what it calls the "most efficient refinery in the world.' 16, 1938. back out again because of the generation of heat in the drain. It's The construction was financed partly by a loan approved by the Belgian advisable to wear rubber gloves and a face shield, or at least goggles 4 4 4 government and partly by Standard Oil of New Jersey. The refinery when using lye for any purpose. Like the acids, lye should be washed FloodT victims in Japan have vethas facilities for treating 25,000 barrels a day and has already made off thb body with large quantities of water. plans for extensions . . . The Maritime Administration of the De­ eran Seafarer Durward D. Story The solvents will not-tause too much damage to the skin, and to thank for some partment of Commerce has issued a new publication on foreign trade. the relief par­ that can be prevented by rubbing^ cold cream or lanolin on the skin of Called Review of Essential Foreign Trade, the booklet contains tables cels thfey've re- after each use. Their danger lies in the vapors. Good ventiiation is of foreign trade for three years, with comparative data. ceived. At a important in their use, and where concentrations are high, gas masks, 4 4 4 shipboard meet­ oxygen breathing apparatus or fresh gir masks should be used. Solvents Three contracts for ship repairs totaling $78,798 were awarded by ing on the Bar­ are use3 on board'ship to remove grease and oil and to thin paint the Military Sea Transport Service in the New York area to various bara Frietchie Don't Clean With Gasoline shipyards for repair work on MSTS vessels operating in the Atlantic (Liberty Nav.), Under no circumstances should, gasoline be used as a cleaning area. Most of the cost will go for repairs to the transports Pvt. Francis Story proposed solvent. It is too easily ignited, and even a static spark will set Jt off. X. McGraw, Gen. Alexander Patch, and the Gen. LeRoy Eltinge ... A that the crew Gasoline vSpors have a very low flash i>oi!fC and can be ignited even three-man Senate sub-committee has left for a tour of Europe to study hold a tarpaulin Story in the coldest temperatures. the problems of the American shipping and shipbuilding industry as m u s t,e r for Other solvents,'the so-called "safety" solvents, have much higher far as competition with foreign interests is concerned. The Senators money and clothes for the stricken said they would study foreign methods and costs as part of their study Japanese cities. Steps were taken flash points, but can be ignited very easily if spilled ovdr hof metat When the temperature gets up to around 450 degrees Fahrenheit, into American subsidies for the US shipping and> shipbuilding indus­ to that end accordingly. they can ignite without a flame being present. try .. . The US Navy has announced a new $569,636,538 "building pro­ Story, who is k deckhand, was gram for the coming year. The program* calls for the construction of bom in Georgia Just one day after Paint thinners behave rhuch like other 'solvents In that they are an attack aircraft carrier, three destroyers, an attack submarine and New Year, 1910. He's been with dangerous to breath in high concentrations. Thinners in quick-drying 162 smaller vessels. The program also includes the Navy's third super the SIU since December 28, 1938, paints will evaporate very rapidly and produce a higher con^ientration aircraft carrier. All but two of the vessels, says the Navy, will be when he Joined up in the port of of vapors. Reasonable temperatures and adequate ventilation are the built in private shipyards. answer to the problem. Baltimore. ACTION Burly ' • flcids, Caustics and Solvents Nutsff Fixes Ever^tUim^ ... For Good! Bw Berxmrd Seammm - �September 18, 1953 To Crews Of Ocean Tow (Continued from page 3) SEAFAHERS Pace ScTentecB LOG Batfle Shapes Up On USPH5 Order (Continued from page 2) and as long as statutory authority exists, it is clear that merchant seamen and other beneficiaries will continue to receive that care." However, Mrs. Hobby also stated that she is "proceeding with a re­ view," and will "make our recom­ mendations to the Bureau of the Budget." In any event, even though the law does provide for this medical care, Mrs. Hobby's statement is viewed as almost meaningless by most observers, since it would be possible to have, the law repeal­ ed, or, in any event, it would be impossible to provide the care if the money was not appropriated. Be A Blow In any event, stopping this medi­ cal attention for seamen would be a blow to the welfare of every Dr. John L. Wilson. Medical Director of the Manhattan Beach hospi­ American seaman. The shipown­ ers' Journal of Commerce states tal, tells LOG reporter, that American seaman do not have much to that, "The basis of the Govern­ look forward to if the Government closes the USFHS hospitals. ment's providing free medical care was incorporated into legislation shortly after the founding "of the country. It is based on the na­ ture of their work and the fact Joseph Batausa 13.43 Wm. J. BenJsh 100.32 27.14 David Blumes 84.89 Paul Brady 12.58 Wons Hon Chin •... 166.54 Marshall Cooper Wm. J. Clegg .; '....285.10 10.88 Nee C. Dao 57.64 Wm. Daupheney 9.18 John J. Davis 531.06 Boland Dean 247.47 Henry DeFio 22.44 Douglas D«eU 93.16 Anders Eilingsen 1.12 Wm. T. Elwood.. 2.04 Louis. Feldman 793.87 Charles Foster 71.96 Howard E. Fowler Graciano Fraustlo 159.33 55.94 James Gard Hobt. S. GiHord 10.88 Eugene Gooodwin 46.23 Jose R. Gonzales ....159.16 John'R. Hallman 3.25 Ceo. L. Hayes .' 281.65 A. B. Hedges 27.15 ^...142.80 George Heldrith.......... Wm. T. Hedges 3.10 Charles HiU ........... .78 27.54 Stanley A. Holden Oscar L. Hurst 27.60 Marcel Jette 119A3 R. C. Jones 14.28 John KarplnsM . 18.70 Francis W. KeUey........ . 6.06 . 8.84 Zee Ah King... Hobart R. Klrlcwood . 63.27 Clarence Lindin.... .264.03 Ricardo Lourenco . 17.16 Arnold E. Lucas . 32.47 Robert McCulloch . 38.85 . 24.08 David McDuffie Russell E. McLeod . 91.68 Richard McMann . 1.30 . 57.90 Gerald Maher Emmet Mercereau .354.56 Edward Mikkelson . 115.69 James C. Mitchell ,150.37 (Continued from page 2) George W. Murphy, Jr . 74.49 Richard Nancarrow .167.60 cerned with, the possibility of Harold H. NelU .365.74 John A. Nelsson.... .142.64 closing. Doctor John L. Wilson, Maunal Noble . 88.17 medical officer in charge, however, D. D. O'DonneU . 38.05 Roland E. Parody .250.27 could venture little as to the hos­ 27.68 pital's future. "I haven't heard John W. Pearson G; L. Peck 78.05 Wm. Pennington. 7.94 anything from my superiors on the Wm. S. Porter .78 subject," he stated. "Until such James W. Powers 209J24 202.11 time as I do hear we shall continue Alfred Rammler John Risbeck.. .113.66 to do business in the same way." Russell Roberts . 95.19 Wm. Roche........' . 40.65 Business apparently is brisk at the Fred L. Rechon . 46.68 Manhattan Beach hospital, for as Henry Roskamp 30.40 Philip St. Marie 109.48 Dr. Wilson stated "most TB hos­ Louis Somlo ' 9.52 pitals have a waiting list and we Raymond SasservlUe 126.09 have seven waiting admissions now 138.11 Alvin See Albert Seriannl 6.30 with the number mounting all the Guilford D. Sims 144.04 Hans Skaalegard ; 52.91 time." Bryon C. Slald.... 212.61 Thus the questions we had pre­ Charles Snodgrass ; 18.02 J; L. Sorayak 52.60 pared to ask Dr. Wilson had no Francis L. Strawn 3.74 answer. Apparently there is no 1.80 Paul Tiitso • .78 place for these men to go. It is Boyd Thomas 74.67 evident that the local hospitals Carl Von Herrmann..., 23.80 John R. Waterbury 28.93 will be unable to absorb these men James W. Weddle El ma E. Wasden 79.96 who need continuing medical care Vernon O. West: 20.77 Kenneth Winters... 5.74 should the hospitals close. 5.40 Kenneth Woodward We thanked Dr. Wilson for his Chih Yu Wu 133.02 Robert L. Young 12.92 time and walked back through the Mitchell Zelack 37.69 corridors. We were stopped by a 169.24 fiten Zetterman...... 56.41 well-known Seafarer, Vic Milizzo, Steven Zubovich €lose-Up Order Kiek In Face' who hailed us from his bed. "I've been here a long time," he said, "but there are plenty of guys here a lot worse off than I am. If these hospitals" are closed it would be sheer murder for these fellows. They're In no condition to go out into the world to make a living! They would never make it!" It was nearing the hour for the regular afternoon rest period at Manhattan Beach but the group of seamen who had gathered around Brother Milizzo's bed were in no mood to rest. Union, Go's Hnddie On Pact Issues LOG Writer's Book Will Save You $ Sidney Margolius, whose column "Your Dollar's Worth" appears ex­ clusively in the SEAFARERS LOG, has written a new revised and ex­ panded edition of his "How to Buy More for Your Money." The new book, titled "The Consumer's Guide to Better Buying," is pub­ lished by Signet Books. The price is 35 cents and the book will be on the news-stands on September 30. Margolius, one of the country's best-known popular economists, discusses money saving principles in buying homes, cars, insurance, television sets, groceries, home freezing and clothing. He explains discount buying, brand compari­ son, budgeting and best times for buying. This Is an outstanding book to help the Seafarer save money. that ordinary physicians in private practice find it difficult to take care of seamen." Government officials have been whittling away at. the USPHS pro­ gram for some time now,, and it was considered a matter of time before the battle lines would be drawn in an attempt to eliminate the hospitals entirely. For this reason. Dodge's announcement, al­ though shocking, was not very much of a surprise. Originally, there were 26 hospitals in the pro­ gram. Now, 10 of these have "al­ ready been closed, and most of tiiese closings have been within the last two years. Atom Go's Labor Policies Rapped J. A. Brownlow, head of the AFL Metal Trades Department, hit the attitudes of companies operating atomic energy plants at the 44th annual convention of the depart­ ment, which opened in St. Louis on September 14. Brownlow charged that due to the nature of their operations, these companies have come to think of themselves as "in­ dispensable and subject to no law but their own," and called them a "menace to the government." Roughshod On Labor Brownlow complained that the companies engage in monopolistic practices which enable them to conduct their relations with their employees and the Government as they see fit. He warned union members who work in atomic in­ stallations against the possibility of "compulsory labor," through constant issuance of injunctions. Praising the efforts of the old Atomic Energy Labor Relations Panel, the union president put be­ fore the convention recommenda­ tions to be submitted to the new panel, to be headed by Cy^s Ching, former Federal Mediator. He also reported that of almost 60,000 atomic energy workers, more than 35,000 were AFL mem­ bers. (Continued from page 3) industry and nfed little rewriting. f The present committee repre­ senting the freight operators was elected by representatives of the various outfits and will report any agreement it makes with the Union back to the operators as a whole, much as the SIU committee must present its agreement to the mem­ bership. Following agreement with the freight operators the Union will then schedule talks with the tanker and special rig operators. What­ ever agreement is reached with the freight operators wiU probably form the basis for settlement with these owners. ^i Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks jtohn Priac^, Seafarers hospital delegate at Manhattan Beach ^'ospital, reads with interest M lesl f^e ef the SEAFABERS LOG 1; Regular membership meet­ ings in SIU headquarters and at all branches are held every second Wednesday night at 7 PM. The schedule for the next few meetings is as follows: September 23^ October 7, Oc­ tober 21. All Seafarers registered on the shipping list are required to attend the meetings. AT SIU HIADQUARTERS 4tb Ave. A 20tb St. • Br«oi(!ya Swap yarns or wofch the fights on television with your old ship­ mates at the Port O' Call—YOUR union-owned and union-operated bar. Bring your friends — where you're always welcome. And the tab won't fracture that payoff. • OWNED AND OPERATED by th« SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAl UNION ATIANTIC AND GWF DiSTRIO AJF.L. at. 4^; •.vV'- �p«e« Eirhfeoi SEAFARERS LOG Trading Players For Foul Balls Irks World- Traveler "Red" Campbell, the original Waterman "publicity agent" recently decided to see what the rest of the world is like, and took, of all things, an Isthmian ship. Then, to'spread him­ self even thinner, he caught a Bull Lines tub. However, with all this wandering on his-part, we're "^'relieved" to find that*"" he's still plugging his ever- trip but I heard the cry for help stole five bases one night. The trouble was the game was played lovin' Pittsburgh Pirates (a from Forbes Field. so-called baseball team). Here are some of Red's latest observations on life, Isthmian and the Pirates: When Horace Greeley said, "Go West, young man"; he had prob­ ably just come from the Far East. Ever since mid-spring I was. stuck out among the "sweltering palms." Isthmian can sure put you through some nerve-racking runs. I was biting my nails so much, at every port my stomach needed a mani­ cure. It's pretty bad when you can't sleep nights; but I couldn't sleep when it was time to get up. One guy really must have went off his rocker. He had the whole overhead in his focsle covered with Marilyn Monroe calendars. There's nothing vTong in that, but this guy sleeps on his stomach. About the foc'sles, everyone on the Steel King is much too small. You may not consider this of much im­ portance at the sign-on; but sup­ pose later you decide to raise a beard. I would have made another Now get this, I've been a Pirate fan all my life, but after that last 16 game home stay—just caU me, "Tex." Recently in a na­ tionally known m a g i z i n a Groucho Marx told Leo, Durocher what was Campbell wrong with the Giants. Well now. I don't have a TV show or a *53 Dodge; as a mat­ ter of fact I don't have a mous­ tache. But at this time I would like to present Mr. Rickey with a brief personal analysis of today's Pirates. First of all when are you going to pull a deal where we come out on top? You brought us a .350 switchhitter. He's terrific! He's batting .125 from each side of the plate. Then there was that great basestealer from the West Coast. He LOG-A-RHYTHM; The Great Ship By M. Dwyer Now many folks think that when they die. That they'll go to a palace in the sky. Where angels walk on streets of gold, - That's not for seamen, so I've been told. They say that when a seaman dies. That the Great Ship comes for him from out,the skies, And no matter what be his nationality. He can get a berth through eternity. in the afternoon. And how about the stupendous speed-ball* artist from the Three-Eye League, He showed up in Pittsburgh with only two. It's a Monopoly You know. Branch, it's a won­ der you aren't charged with break­ ing the Anti-Trust Law—^you've got a monopoly on nit-wits. If anyone else brought so much dope into the city they'd have the nar­ cotics squad on their necks. All I can say ia, the grass in Forbes Field isn't the only thing that's green. Do you know that one day I returned a foul-ball and the manager offered me two players. Things are so bad some days the fans are rooting for the umpires. This team shouldn't be supported —it should be deported. I'll tell you one thing though, our team is 100 percent honest. If any other team lost as many games as we do, there'd be an. investiga­ tion. Instead you and Brffhch Jr. hogging up all the club funds, how about shelling out for some talent? Your idea of a bonus is if the runner reaches third he'll find a silver dollar under the bag. So now—go ahead and sue me. Last year I made more than your whole outfield. Bq>tept«g 1|» *«5f That the odds are over a million to one that you haven't worked out a consistent winning system for any gambling game in the world? If you gamble in a gambling casino the probability is only 7 to 1 that the game is straight and 70 to 1 that you will leave poorer than when you came in. And if you are as good a bowler as the Lord cre­ ated, the chances are still over 15,000 to one that you will never bowl a 300 game, in or out of league competition. $•. it That there is only a remote chance that any book published in the world will be a best seller? Only ten of the more than 7,000 books published each year reach the impoi-tant class: the odds, therefore, are 700 to 1 against any one book making the grade. Titles also have much to do with the sale of a book. Research has proved that the three most saleable words in the title of a book are "Lincoln," Doctor" and "Dog." A book en­ titled "Lincoln's Doctor's Dog," however, did not sell. panies contracted to the SIU and several hundred ships, not to men­ tion the numerous ports, it would take several generations of Sea­ farers to complete the task. All this without taking into account the companies, ships and jobs added during all those trips around the world. .4^ 4!" 4" That birds' body temperatures range, higher than man's? Where, man has a normal body tempera­ ture of 98.6 Fahrenheit, a gull has 100 degrees, a swallow 112 and the rest of the bird world falls some­ where in between. Also, birds have an extraordinary x^heartbeat. A bird's pulse is about 120 a minute when at rest, compared to an aver­ age of 72 for . man, and rises to an incalculable figure after flight. t , 4^ t , That chess players can boast their game has the most possible moves of any game in the world? You could fill, 45 , libraries with 330,000 books of 200 pages each* just containing the zeroes after the one for the number of moves pos­ 4^ it t That in an average lifetime of 70 sible in the game. . t 4> 4> years you spend 24 years sleeping, That the SIU's standard contract 14 years working, eight years amus­ ing yourself, six years eating, five provides that negotiations may be years riding some means of- trans­ opened at any time concerning portation, four years in conversa­ added bonuses, renumeration and, tion, and three years each in edu­ or insurance in case the vessels of cation, reading and miscellaneous any SIU company travels watens adjacent or near a declared or un­ items? declared war? This clause is de­ » it 4^ That if yon shipped on every signed to protect Seafarers, and SIU ship to every SIU port in the enable contract to keep up to world that it would take more than date with any changing interna­ several lifetimes to complete the tional condiiiohs any place in' the job? With the more than 80 com­ world. Adventure And Fun Rolled In As Taioaron Cruises Sea Lanes She's manned by ghosts who do the work. And all you do is sit and lurk On the sun-baked deck as you roam the sea, But she's only for dead seamen, not for you and me. If you were eligible, my lad, to board her tonight, , You'd meet her crew in the pale moonlight. And greet ^very seaman whoever died. For she's mighty big and she's mighty wide. Her sails are the white clouds blowing bright. Some claim that the moon is her masthead light. And the dip of her bow in the seven seas Makes the tides and the waves roar as they please. Now I've heard her Skipper, once headed for Dover, (This tale's been told the wide world over) How the English Channel was not so toide. But she squeezed through, scraping the paint port side. The white chalk marks can be seen today. So I've been told, or so they say. Now don't ask me if this story's true, Is it bilgewater you think I am handing you? IW:-' The time will pass, with the friends you will make. Imagine playing cards with Columbus, Jones or Drake, You can joke a bit, and drink some rum. And never be bored till kingdom come. ' A - ft I .r ., 'A .. or '•••.•A . J' So when the Great Ship comes, lad, be ready to sail. Don't gnash your teeth and moan and wail, W booked through the mist and fog, Skippor colls your name On a cruise around a good porUon of the world, "Slim" Foy took a tew shots. In BIJeka, Tugosiavla. ' In picture at left he is seen at right with Bill Me Auley and a friend* Maria. At right* Ed Nooney* foreground, and Frank Buhle relax with some girls In club where Ed sang Impromptu songs. According to Seafarer H. J. "Slim" Foy* ship's delegate aboard the Tainaron (Actium)i the recent voyage may not haye been all swashbuckling* hell - for - leather ^venture* but tempered with a few Oddities* it made for an intriguing voyage . Heading out from Baltimore the payoff. He dug down, into It was in Bijeka that Ed Nooney* in mid-June* the Tainaron set for his jeans and came up with the the bosun, thought he was Morton sail for Rijeka* Yugoslavia, via equivalent of three dollars for the Downey and Bing Crosby rolled Ceuta, Spanish Morocco. "Slim," who was made more so and a little sadder before the trip ended, reported that the outward trip was uneventful except for some rough weather and high seas. The rest of the run was not,-and even "Slim's" wallet became leaner before very much of the trip had gone by. , Off in Ceuta about 13 days later, ^he crew mj de the tovm declare a dividend with the money they spent there in one-night. One of the wipers, whose intent was-to impress the Jecal lassies with a spic-ahd-span ghoe shine; lost con­ trol of himself when the time came "spit-and-polish" Job. The shod^ into one as he offered his. rendi­ shine artist nearly needed the tions of all the Irish songs he services of a doctor to revive him, knew. After he completed his but he finally managed to survive Gaelic repertoire'he rippled a few the experience. cadenzas with some American Ghost Ships songs. He had the people atandiirg . It was much the 'Same when the in . the., aisles applauding, but vessel reached RUeka; with the "Slim" wasn't sure that they knew ship- tying up in that port at what it was all about. 6:30 PM one day to set off 11 days Boys Get Sick of fireworks. The boys .were aU There also were some medical showered, dressed and ready for casualties on the trip, too. Hi the draw in Jig-time that first Rijeka, Ralph Knowles^ third cook, night, and for the succeeding 11 broke out with a case of the boils days the Tainaron looked like a and one of the wipers had an at­ ghost ship at night. The men tack of asthma. They-took it easy found the town pleasant but the in 'a hotel for the remainder of police watehfuL. > the stay iii the town. Ai'A'A'''--'" �•.-<-'•• v.^.J- «^^ib^U,'^S3 /.' SEAFARERS LOG Tag* Ninetceii Annual Migration To Great Lakes Meant Rough Sailing For Seamen By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor One of the not-so-well-knowh, yet highly respected 35mm cameras on the market, today is the Alpa. From all reports it seems that here's a camera for which there are more customers than cameras. In today's highly competitive photo equipment market this is quite a paradox. The Alpa, particularly model 7, Is not Just another 35mni camera. It's a precision instrument of scientific stature, designed for shooting almost ail subjects, from copy work to photo-micrography, plus the range of ordinary subjects. The Alpa is a well-made camera, manufac­ tured by a Swiss firm that has built its reputation on precision watch movements. As 35mm cameras go, the Alpa could be considered a bit bulky, but every square inch of bulk is crammed with a mechanism essential to its operation. It has features not found on other cameras and this accounts for its size. The camera is a single lens reflex. Yet it also has a rangefinder. Off hand this seems strange. However, with single lens reflex cameras one finds that, as \he smaller apertures are used, It is somewhat difficult to focus the image on the ground glass. So a rangefinder then becomes mdst useful—especially in dim light. Gotta Get Used To Rangefinder The prismfinder of the Alpa is unusual in that the operator's eyepiece Is on a 45 degree slant. Some original difficulty of aiming the camera is experienced with this slanting eyepiece, but once you use the camera for a few shots it becomes quite natural and easy. The image on the ground glass is brilliant and upright,-as well as correct from left to right. Being a through-the-Iens focusing affair, there is no problem of parallax or of composition when using any of the nine interchangeable lenses. The rangefinder-viewfinder incorpo­ rates a "multi-focal" device for the 50, 90 and 135mm lenses to give the field of view for the three lenses according to their degrees of magnification, as against simple masks which reduce the viewing area. To satisfy the user's choice, there is a wide range of lenses for the Alpa. Starting with a 38mm f-3.5 wide angle; three 50mm standard lenses of 2.8, 1.9 and 1.8, the complement includes a 75mm f-3.5; 90mm f-3.5; 135mm f-32; 180mm f-4.5; and a 300mm f-5.6. All lenses have bayonet mounts and are interchanged with extreme ease at the press of a button and a slight twist. All are of light weight but sturdy con­ struction, and th^ entire series matches in appearance. Easy To Load And Unload The camera itself has a good solid feel to it, is easy to load and unload. The neoprOie focal plane shutter works on Swiss precision clockwork and is claimed to withstand any tropic heat, arctic cold and extreme humidity. It is smooth in operation. Speeds are set by a knurled ring and scale on top of the film advance knob. Its range speeds are from one second to 1/100 without^any intermediate position being possible. A self-timer is built into the camera giving delays up to 15 seconds. The shutter is fully synched for photoflash and speedlight shooting. Two different flash contact sockets are, provided, one for regular flash, the second for electronic flash. Use of the two sockets prevents wrong hook-ups. About the only point of complaint is the shutter release mechanism. With the Alpa, as you press the release button the mirror is swung up manually until it clears the film area. Then additional travel of the button trips the shutter. Until you get used to this manual arrange­ ment, you find yourself staring into a blank void waiting for the shutter to trip. Afteif a bit you find that a continuous quick press clears the mirror and trips the shutter rapidly. The mirror drops back into viewing position as soon as the shutter button is released. If you've been considering a single lens reflex camera in the 35mm size (there are about six, very fine ones on the market), examine the Aipa before making up your mind. Passengers, Grew Turn To As Shipmate Crossed Bar In 1776, at the birth of a nation, Tom Paine wrote, "These are the times that try men's souls," in seeking to rally around a young cause some added strength. One hxmdred seventyseven years later, aboard a-* ship at sea, the souls of Sea­ Galvin Durnin, a Registered Nurse, farers and others were' tried who also came to our assistance I ' •<i'&("':''^'y'' and found not wanting in time of and whose presence contributed materially to the efforts and de­ iieed. termination of the crew to do all Trying indeed was the situation in its power for its stricken ship­ aboard the Azalea City (Waterman) mate. We of the Azalea City have on August 22 when Seafarer expressed to Mrs. Durnin our very Harold J. Tilden, AB, suffered a deep gratitude in the form of a heart attack on the after deck. motion passed at our regular meet­ Like a well-oiled team, crewmem- ing and conveyed to her by letter." bers aboard the ship sprang into Efforts Vajn action. In battling in vain for Tilden's ' Seafarer John Carroll, AB, wrote of the succeeding events, "Mem-: life, all hands pitched in. The bers of the crew in his vicinity masier of the vessel. Captain Bor­ came at once to .his assistance. den, reversed course and headed Bedding was procured and arti­ for Galveston, Texas, making all ficial respiration commenced at available speed. A six-man team once. The chief -mate was notified applied artificial respiration in an and immediately contacted the effort to save Tilden's life. Included Coast Guard ahd medical authori­ among them were Carroll,'Seafar­ ties and the patient received medi­ ers George Venable, Bobbie Drake cation in accordance with their and Louis Gardier, along with P. K. Murdoch, second mate, * and instructions. Paul Simpson, junior third mate. RN On Board Oxygen inhalators were brought "We were fortunate in having on into play by the second assistant board as a passenger Mr.s. Leatha I engineer, again to no avail, as Til- Two views of Great Lakes activity above show, left, a-^passenger ship on the Lake Erie to Lake Superior run waiting to load up with some voyagers. Right: Mrs. and Mr. Jack Sante, stewards aboard the J, F. Schoellkopf, Jr., in 1931, who fed the migrant seamen during their run on the Lakes. Sailing with the SIU as a Seafarer is a pleasure for Paul T. Cassidy, who has been with the Union for more than four years, but he remembers when the life of a seaman was the toughest job in the world, especially on the Great Lakes. Bdck in the 1920's and 1930's, before SIU payoffs filled a ing houses held a powerful hand in leaving because of the hardships. man's stomach to satisfaction, the region, with many a week or Discharge Beef Cassidy and thousands of deep sea sailors like him used to make the annual "migration" to the Great Lakes in search of work. Times were tough then and a job was "a little bit o' gold," with no sailor turning down anything in the way of a job, whether it be deck or black gang. Sailors of every na­ tionality flocked to the Lakes, with the vanguard of the exodus beginning once the "ice report" came in. Tee Report' The "ice report," precluding all scientific data which are em­ ployed today, was merely word-ofmouth news passed on by some seaman who had been that far west or east in order to see the thick­ ness of the river ice and how far it extended into the lake harbors. Word passed quickly, Cassidy said, ju^Lby walking along South Street in New York or on the Battery, with the men timing their arrival at the Lakes just in time, they hoped, to land a job. Buffalo, the focal point of the migrant seaman, was the big port of the movement to the Lakes. Many a man made the trek up the Hudson in order to pick up the $20-$35 extra which could be earned on the Lakes .in the summer season. The pay dif-. ferential, Cassidy said, made the migration worthwhile. At the time fink halls and board­ den crossed the bar on his last voyage. Writes Crew The passengers, especially Mrs. Durnin, were deeply affected by Tilden's demise. She was glad to be of service in time of need. "Asking and accepting me into your midst," she wrote "when you were trying so hard to keep the dying man alive,'and doing all this so graciously, made me feel your grief and anxiety such as 1 have never before experienced. I"I saw a picture of life's other side. More anxiety or tenderness or sincere loyalty could not have been shown by the deceased's clos­ est loved ones." That, indeed, was- a time for trying men's souls as well as their compassion. All hands, from top­ side down, did what they could, but Tilden was beyond help. Car­ roll wrote the final word on his shipmate: "Upon arrival at Galve­ ston 0300 23 August, the Public Health physician pronounced Til­ den dead of cardiac trouble. His body was transferred to a Coast Guarij boat and removed ashore to the Malloy Funeral Home." two of , board money changing hands before a berth Was secured by the itinerant sailor. Job se­ curity wa.s no more than a dream, with the SIU still a gleam in the hopeful eyes of far-sighted planners. Shipping Was Tight It was six hours on and six hours off for the coal passers, watertenders, firemen and others in the black gJng. It was no better up on deck and f^oT worse in the stew­ ard department. Shipping was so tight the men didn't dare pile off for fear of not getting a Job for the rest of the season. Sometimes, though, they bad no choice of One of the biggest beefs the men had in those days was the type of discharge handed them on leaving a berth. The discharge had places for "character" and "ability" rat­ ings, which militant unions fought to remove from salt and lake dis­ charges. They were successful in this move to remove the stigma from the senman and weaken one of the employers' weapons of dis­ criminatory hiring procedures. A good man could be put on the black list with an "NG" where his only fault was talking union. Per­ sonalities too often entered the picture where only ability mat-" tered. STAIVDARD SmPPINC COMPAATT CERTIFICATE OF DISCHARGE CFAMAN'S NAMK •HIP-S N*MK AND OrPICIAL MUWHM 3S Beacon FCAT OP RKOMTIIV Paul T. Cassidy 221092 {1 TONMAW SEAMAN'S SiONATUHl ••.'llraington,p|el. -7886 BucaiPTien or I HEREBY CoastwlBB 1-4-08 CHARACTM ra. ^ DISCHARGE CERTIFY THAT THE STATED IN THIS ARE'CORRECT. AStLITT VG CAPACITY ^ PARTICULARS FLACK C amTH •CAMAN-* A«K 73 DATED AT_^1®W ^ o.s. DA^ OP BNIRT : 1-18-34 |>W QLCHA... DATS W DlSCHAMiS THIS... 6th DAY OF. ry ,D3<1,_ 2-6-34 . ::.Y. Cassidy's deep sea discharge, which was similar to a Lakes discharge, is shown above. Militant unions, such as the SIU, fought to remove "character" and "ability" rating shown on card, which often was detrimental to seamen. QuiiiiCwiiiff (1) Many Seafarers use a camera to snap pictures, but from what does the word itself come? (2) The Green Mountains of Vermont belong to what range: (a) Adi­ rondack, (b) Appalachian, (c) Catskill?' (3) Randy Turpin is a famous English boxing champion. Who was Dick Turpin? ' (4) What detective inaugurated the Federal Secret Service: (a) Allan Pinkerton, (b) J. Edgar Hoover, (c) Johhny Broderick? (5) If the square root of 4 is 2, what is the square root of .04: (a) .2, (b) .02, (c) .002? (6) How is the male side of a family designated if the female side is known as the "distaff" side? (7) Who was lost with his entire staff when the British cruiser Hampshire left for Russia and was never heard from again; (a) Lord Nelson, (b) Marlborough, (c) Lord Kitchener? (8) What do the following things have in common cue, queque, Q? (9) How many one's, written or numerical, other than those in the serial number, appear on a US one dollar bill: (a) 25, (b) 24, (c) 21? (10) If John had twice as much money as Jack, less four dollars,, and together their money totalled $350, how much mon^ did each have? , (Quiz Answers On Page 25.) �P«ir» Twentr - iEAPARERS Seafarer Rags-Don Juari Was Never Like This LttG^r-''%.:• :v--^ By E. Rtyte By Spike MarUn By the time this gets through dic|ites a Dodger victory In the fall the mails both the New York Yan­ claissic is their success with the kees and the Brooklyn Dodgers National League's first division should have their respective pen­ clubs. nants well sewed up. 'For New In previous years, win or lose, York it means a real "first" in the Dodgers feasted on the second baseball history, five pennants in division ball clubs but didn't do a sow. That's something that so well against stronger^ competi­ wasn't accomplished by far better tion. Yankee clubs of the late 20's and The main reason for the suc­ by the championship aggregation cess of the club has been thd of 1936 through 1939. switch of Robinson to left field. For Brooklyn, the newest pen­ In previous years, that particular nant victory is significant too. It's outfield spot had plagued the club, the first time they have ever been and a long succession of men had able to make it two years' run­ failed to fill the post. When Gil­ ning. But more Important than liam came up from the minors to that, they will i:ome up to this take over second base, Dressen year's world series with their best started the season with Robinson chance ever of winning the cham­ on thirdi It was a. ridiculous move pionship. In their last three series, principally because it benched 1941, 1947 and 1952, the Dodgers Billy Cox, one of the finest infieldhad the misfortune to come a crop­ ers in baseball. But with Robinson per against the Yankees. There's in left and Cox on third, the out­ nothing the whole club would like field hole: has been plugged and the-infield is as sound as ever. better than to turn the tables. Brooklyn then, has its best Stronger Than Ever chance ever of winning the crown. The current Brooklyn club ap­ If they can't make it now'they'll pears stronger than ever before, have to sit back and bide their while the New Yorkers have wilted time until the amazing Mr.. Rizsomewhat in the- pitching depart­ zuto and the other Yankee veter­ ment. But the one thing that in- ans run out of gas. Happy Shipmates Aboard Albion Gossips Warned: There -Are' No Beefs Aboard The Heads-Up Ship Purplestar ^ Some SIU crews can get pretty proud of the ship that they're sailing, and when the crews of some other vessels start circulating rumors about the ship, well, they decide that Seafarers Bencic (left) and Reasko (right) take time out to have their it's time for drastic action. And that's just the situation that faced the crew of the Purplestar picture snapped in the sunlight up on deck of the Albion. The two shipmates had the spare time whila-the ship was on the return voyago (Traders). from a trip to Yugoslavia. The problem was discussed at stead, the crew decided, the Sea­ It seems that somebody had been spreading rumors around some length. At first, it was de­ farers LOG was the real culprit.. on the other ships about all the cided to "stop talking about beefs It seems that, some months ago, beefs that existed on the Purple­ ashore, and Settle them at the the LOG ran a story about the star. The first answer to this sort regular ship's meeting." This hai-d time the Purplestar crew was of a whispering campaign, of sounded like a good idea, but after having on their trip, basing the The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, course, was to call a ship's meet­ further discussion, it was decided story on reports from the crew- bakers and others who'd like to share favored, food recipes, little-known ing on the subject, and call a that it wasn't the crewmembers members. The crews on the other cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, who had started these rumors. In- ships, proud of their own stable suitable for shipboard and/or home use-. Here is second cook Nick meeting they did. sei-ups, picked up the story and Gaylord's recipe for "Ywtarclalca" ond "Agam Pilaf," two Turkish began expanding it, each time they dishes. retold the talci The trouble was that the trip Nick Gaylord, who has been them. Then place a regiilar cTinner mentioned in the LOG was ended sailing for the past 20 years and plate on top of them, to keep them some time agoi The beefs were- who joindd the SIU back in 1951, from unwrapping while -cooking;, straightened out, and the crew says that he finds every creiy en­ Boil over, a slow flame until the paid off. Then the Purplestar, with joys a "different" dish to spice up meat is done. Meanwhile, take the remaining a different crew and a good bunch the menu. five eggs and beat them slowly. of officers, sailed again. The beefs And so, harking back in his on the Purplestar were no longer memories, Nick suggests two Turk­ Add the lemon juice, and then add two ladles of the- juice from the there—buT^the rumors still kept ish dishes, which pan where the meat is cooking; circulating on the other ships. he says are usu­ Beat until fluffy. In an attempt to stop these ru- ally reserved for Thert remove the pan with the moi's, N. A. Huff, one of the Pur- holiday^! or the meat from the ^ame and spoon plestar's crew, wrote a letter to the higher class res­ out most of the juice in it. Then, LOG, and it was published in the taurants. while shaking the pan slowly in a July 10, 1953, issue. This letter For Yuvarelaka, sideway motion; add the eggs that told that, although there might you will need have been beaten; Then serve. have been trouble on the previous about 21 eggs, For Agam Pilaf, to feed an aver­ trip, everything was just fine on eight pounds of age crew, you need two packages this one. It told about tlie good chopped meat, of rice, buttar, seven to eight Gaylord crew and the good officers—but about six handpounds of beef or lamb- cut intothe gossips on the other ships still| fuls of parsley, about six cups of small cubes, one large can of to-' ABPOAO, THE ORVBR. OF kept talking. rice, juice of two lemons and a matoes, salt and pepper. The ship's meeting held on Sep­ small head of ca'bbagO. Fry the rice lightly in buttep tember 3, 1953, in Pusan, was the Boil the rice, until just abQUt just to brown it, and then put in* last straw. The rumors were still done, and then- drain. Mix Hnely pan and boil over slow flame. Keep: going—around. John Ward, the chopped parsley in with the rice, adding enough water to just keep chairman, and George Foley, the add- salt and pepper tu taste,, theii the rice covered .until it's fluffy secretary, led the discussion on the add the chopped meat, and- 'then and done. Then put it in a warm oven, with some butter on top, and subjecti It was decided to give add: 16 eggs. Mix well. the gossips mother chance. The •Meanwhile, boil the cabbage and bake until dry. Take the diced meat, and add crew of the Pbrplestar would wait strip off the leaves; Take abOut an just a little longer, and see if those ice cream scoop of the rice-meat the can Of tomatoes and two cups rumors about their f.iir ship mixture, and: fashion it into an of water, salt and pepper to taste, stopped; oblong roll. Then, roll it up in a and then cook over slow flame However, now the crews of all cabbage l^af, using toothpicks to until the. meat ia dene. The rice is served eeveredr with SIU vessels are .on notice; The keep it from unwrapping. Line the Purplestar is a-happy ship; « clean rolls up on the bottom- of a- pan, the meatrtonndo 8at((«i e^ally and add enough.water to Justcover V. tth- french - •feted' .potato^-. 'Aa •^'?. • ship and a gbssipless ship; ^AiiiiiiLEAmNas- CHeoiS&iAcs^mfsiit h y ^HE iM! neQumss THAI M nEPu^ns wmris /5 i I, <seAmJ O.S. \fAuoAiBo 2,Ufy.eivz^ wificur VAuoATSP PA052S (MUST BE ClBARep) J AUEN SEAMS'^(^osr BS CLEAE^J ••ptlv,AUei& AWAmBenosu^KiEoFcmJ. A �--••'^r':^m -^>" - • ' • • ' - • /: •Stpfamter M.,i9S8. ^^'^v'Jl5PP^P^'S^V':-^4^^Vv..Ir;:.,••>;-;#»^%-^.V"^^^•V^ • GmU Wmter BaR"!^ ' TopRtde TroMie r -^ F A R E RS IO ' ''"'.' E I T E R S p«(e TirM^-«B* Some ABs Give Rosun Gray Hair To »ie Editor: . To the Editor: This letter has been a long time trolled more or less by the paper's Some time ago I read an article capable of handling the radio in coming and I am sorry that circulation. The larger the circu­ shack, and instructions were re­ in the LOG, "Why Bosuns Get these words aren't the kindest. The lation, the higher the rates. A ceived to proceed directly to Japan. Gray." I can certainly understand "Saga of the Grope Water," better secondary source is, of course, the To the Editor: . While securing for sea in Sasebo why. Where some of the men come known as the Gulf Water (Metro) sale of the' paper itself, with one I wish to express my siflcere on August 12th, the captain of the from, and how they get AB tickets got under way in May of this year price within the city limits, an­ thanks and gratitude to the SIU McKettrick Hills visited' aboard is a mystery. When I ship bosun and is-about to wind up in New other, a little higher, in the "crewmembers of the Longvle^ and at the 'gangway leaving he I sometimes seem to end up by Orleans about Labor'Day. suburbs and a still higher price if Victory for the hearty welcome complimented the Swede for a job getting a taxicab driver. However, I call this the "Grope Water" as the nev^paper is mailed to you and consideration they gave my well done in those three weeks this is rather a rare case in the this is the first vessel outside of It's a big business and » very son, Pfc Billy E. Vayles, on their when he was radio operator.. SIU. Why one of these birds goes a ghost ship where a flash light .is profitable one. The subscribers recent trip to ^gpan. I wish I to sea is someI think we all feel proud that necessary to get around.- It's dark­ and merchants pay the freight all thing I can't un­ one of our Uirion brothers, in good er than a lawyer's scowl around the way. SIU style, was able to do the job derstand. .,H i s here most of the time and places. ' Now stop and consider the satisfactorily, saving the company mind is never on Our passageways are forever in SEAFARERS LOG, a paper that the great expense of having to the job. I tell darkness as the chief engineer is has won many awards and is con­ call, at port for a replacement. him to do some­ on a bulb-saving kick. One of the sidered one of the best news­ Everything seems to be running thing and he brothers is now in the hospital as papers in its field. It's a very smoothly in the deck department, Idoks at me with the result of a superior product and it does not and there are no major beefs. I that blank stare fair down a dark enjoy an income from advertising hope we are making good progress in his eyes, a,:^ ladder in an and paid circulation. It also has in Atlantic Refining, as we all are though I were Hall even darker pas­ the added burden of an enormous very anxious to hear news from talking in some sageway. As I mailing list to all parts of the there. foreign tongue. write this there world. It is free to you, your J. Fensler While securing gear I told one are only bulbs friends and is mailed to your $• J» tff the day men to stretch the pre­ working in' the favorite ciubs, bars or hotels. venter wire and make it up on the entire main deck We members know that our cleats. He looked at me as though passag e w a y s. paper is supported by donations, 1 was crazy and went and grabbed When we signed which is fluctuating income. We the guy line. Of course when this Whitmer To the Editor: on in Philadel­ can all be better Union men if, The inherent rights fostered by joker gets into a gin mill he is the phia we were warned about top­ instead of throwing a ten dollar .our forefathers are among the best sailor in the world. side characters but we took it with bill on the bar and saying, "Buy Brush Mix-up bgsic elements that hold this great a grain of salt. How wrong we the house a drink," we throw it Family reunion took place aboard country of ours together. WTien I told one of the ABs to take were! down and say, "Buy the LOG some Longview Victory In Japan when the very politicians who are sworn some varnish and brushes and put Food Beef ink." Seafarer John Bllinsid met Pfc to preserve, cherish and protect the brush in some Acola. Well, this Food is oup big beef, with the. A. T. Arnold them wantonly destroy- them, a "j joker grabs a five-gallon can of Billy E. Vayles. crew' getting fourth • grade meats way of American life is lost. ; gas, puts some in a can and sticks t while the captain is having steak could thank each one of them per­ When the USPHS has done i the brush in it. The joke is that fries topside. The steward and the sonally for cooperating with my much toward humanity during its 1 there were letters on the can big captain are inseparable. The cap­ husband, John Bilinski, making it existence in past emergencies, i enough for a man half blind to tain delights in doing work that possible for them to have a happy when it can do much more in the see. To the Editor: belongs to the crew, and when reunion. I could go on like this for hours, event of an enemy atomic attack, I would like you to stop send­ overtime is turned' in for it, it My son was stationed in Korea when it is the impetus for the but as I said before, where these ing the LOG to me, because I can "disappears." When it is turned for eight months near the front progress of medicai science, it is rare birds get AB tickets is quite in again it is too I^e. We'll have get it at the United Seamen's Club, line, but was recently transferred sadly ironical that the whims of a mysterj-. They belong on a ship to I straighten him out, and we'll which is the only place in Oki­ to Japan. This visit made him a few people in office threaten to as much as I belong in a ballet. do it soon. The payoff will be a nawa to spend time off. Besides, I very happy indeed. destroy and deprive humanity of As I said before, they are the ex­ rough day for this guy >vhen the only have three months to go in Thank you for sending me the that one great rampart which is ception rather than the rule in Uncle Sugar's Army. Thank you LOG. I enjoy it veiy much. patrolman comes aboard. priceless in this modern age. the SIU. Mrs. John Bilinski He's not so easy with the men very much for sending the LOG to The economic influences in The chief mate is one of the best and their time off, either. When a me, so that I could keep up on all 4, t i Washington which are fostering I have had the pleasure of sailing the improvements that our Union wiper wanted to take time off in the destruction of one of the great­ with for some time. In fact, everji made during the last two Japan on a Sflnday, the captain has est of medical sj'stems is tanta­ officer from the skipper right on years. . threatened to toss him in the brig. mount to forgetting the traditions down is good. We also have a good I hbpe Atlantic will be sailing The poor kid was so scared he on which the United States "was steward department on here. I was To the Editor: under the SIU flag very soon. came back to the ship. In Korea, Since leaving New York on founded. The teachings of Abra- very glad to see some of my old PFC Clin O'Leary he sunk to new depths when he April 9, the Stony Point (US Pe­ ha'm Lincoln—among them that friends and shipmates, like Paul (Ed note: We have cancelled troleum) has . been on the Persian this is a government of the people, Drozak and Sam- Cohen. failed to give a draw while we wei« in port for a week. However, your LOG subscription, as you re­ Gulf-Japan run. Of course we had by the people and for the people— Well, if I don't get gray hair he did not fail in taking In the quested.) ample time to get to know each the watchwords of liberty and all after this trip I suppose I will live ahbreside delights for hlntiself. other pretty well. To our sorrow, other great American principles, to be a hundred. The chief mate, on his own ad­ Charles "Red" Hall our radio operator, Mr." Joseph might be undermined, probably mission, has been driven out of his Kelly, who Wfe all knew as a good because a few bureaucrats want mind by the master and has little shipmate, was found dead in his to flex their muscles. hope of regaining it while aboard To the Editor: The power bestowed on them j quarters by the captain during our this scow. I wish to take this opportunity last trip, a couple of days out of is not reason enough to permit It isn't all - bad aboard here to extend my thanks, through the Bahrein. them to jeopardize the health and T* the Editor: though, with the first and second LOG, to the menabers of the SIU Luckily our acting bosun. Curt welfare of millions of Americans. I have just read the article engineers and the second and in Galveston (where I was em­ Fried (Swede) knew how to oper­ The question of economy , is simi­ called "Thd Amazing' Seafarers third mates toii joes and real ployed as a secretary) who so gen­ ate the radio; he was asked by the larly foolhardy because the price Union" in the September Issue of square guys to ship with. We are erously donated blood during my old man to get a message under for human salvage would become the Reader's Digest. It is a good tearing through the ocean in an recent Illness. way. After Swede seht the mes­ too enormous, especially in times way of letting the world know how attempt to get to New Orleans be­ It was gratifying to know these sage, the captain asked him to take of severe emergency. strong we Seafarers are, and o£ the fore the holidays. Here's hoping men were so willing and eager to the job of radio operator until wc William Calefato good work we are doing. we see each other soon. , be of aid in a time of peed. could get a replacement, either in , 3^ t ii Now, I happen to be a Mason, Thank you 'again. Colombo or Singapore. A1 Whitmer . and although I've been in hospitals Swede proved himself - quile Mrs. R. V. Allison ^ ^ in Savannah, Ga., Japan and Seat­ tle, Wash., and also reported my illnesses to this organization, I To. the Editor: • There comes a time in every was always told that they had no To the Editor: man's life when he must take a visitors' committees. The good olc?\ I was sitting in the Union hall backward glance through his own SIU comes once a week to visit me in New York one day last week, past to rediscover those colorful and leaves me S15 a week, but the reading a local tabloid. When I and exciting episodes of his youth. Masons are too darned busy to had finished it my fingers were I, for one, miss most the many come and visit a person unless he's black with printer's ink and it took happy years I spent at sea and on a big shot. Paid-up Mason «iuite a bit of scrubbing to get the docks. them clean. A short time later, Now I'm all alone out here in Perhaps it is my abstinence the new issue of the LOG was from the rigors of the sea that Seattle, and just want to let you placed on the counter and I im­ affects my present mood, but alas, know that the SIU patrolman is mediately grabbed one, thipking, how futile it is to scatter pepper the only visitor I get. He always here's 'another washing job com­ on an old salt. The only other al­ asks me if there is anything I want ing up. To my sui-prise, this ternative is to go to sea again by and explains everything I 'want to wasn't necessary; the ink stayed proxy. Therefore, will, you please know. When I joined', the Masons put. send me the SEAFARERS LOG. I promised to visit the sick, and Tliis fact led me to comparing Will you send it also to the friend I'm paid up until December 31, our paper with the tabloid from whose name and address I have 1955, so I don't owe them anything at all. I hope some Masons read other angles. I noticed that the enclosed. LOG'S type, spacing and inking I anticipate even now the multi­ our LOG and get wise to them­ were uniform, easy to read and tude of memories this will stir up. selves and start visiting their sick free of errors. This could not be Thank you so much for this kind­ and paying more attention to their work. •aid of the daily. Test it yourself ness. and see.Please say hello to my old pal William Hunter As we all know, a newspaper^ Doe Watson, left, electrlctan aboard the Robin Lochsley-in Fort Eliza­ (Ed. note: Your name, as well as Bull Sheppard of Baltimore. main -souroa of income 1» derived' beth, SA; enjoys •pm* leisure time fishing with the head of the long­ your friend's, has been added to used to ship out of New Orleans £rom selling advertisings spaec.- shoremen as, tte-vessel lay at anchoh They'ra ttrizqdnf the mailing lisfr of the SEA­ when ht'was agent there. M. NewolaB ^10 rote foe this space te ^ 6^^ flu*'eating.-': FARERS LOG.) Thanhs SiU For Family Reunion Deplores Govt, iJSPHS Attitude Soon Will Read EiOG At Home Rosun Operates Ship^s Wireless Gave Blood For Ex'SiU Employee LOG is Cleaner Than NY Tabloid Gets Yisit^d By StU, Not Masons MAiG Will Recall His Life At Sea Fishing For Fun in South Africa '-:C .'H •'-'•.'a �Page Twenty-two Crew Burning Bver icebox Beef SE AF ARERS hOGT September 18, 19SS LET TEE S Wishes SS PaoH A Good Vouage Te the Editor: To thi^ Editor: . The chief and third assistant en­ ship. This can be -attributed to the I-would like to have the LOG upon the men. I feel that he gineers are the most egotistical fact that the officers and crewthought it was the beSt amount, sent to me while I am serving my worms that were ever placed oh members are working together in proved by experience, to be drawn aliptted time in one ship together. the Army, in in those places. close l^rmony with each other. To the Editor: The chief engineer promised order to be able I know for a to<^t that from the , The, closing of several USPHS I was pleased to read the "Let­ that all repairs would be taken captain, W. F. Thornton, on down Hospitals and clinics in the past ter of the Week" by.the Lord to keep up with care of as soon as the Sea Cloud through the mates«and bosun, the year is a forerunner of what the Mayor of Hull, England. When we the activities of (Seatraders) got under way. Very deck department is certainly liv­ US merchant seaman can expect get mail from persons like thatr the SIU. I will little has been done about this ing and working together as true from our grateful Government. you can certainly say that the LOG be sailing again The steward reported to him that SIU men should. They certainly For 155 years men of the sea were getl around, and in the right cir­ in a couple of years. the reefer boxes did not keep the are a swell group of men and after and still are wards of the Govern­ cles, too. I would like to proper temperature, both before observing the meipbers of the two ment, and asSuclr are regulated It is with great respect that I wish the crew of and after leaving Oakland. There other departments, I can say the by a Government agency, the Coast Garrett point out that in a way he iS right the SS Paoll was** a lot of trouble last trip and same about them. Guard. and in a way he is not, referring the fish box wasn't used half the During the war, nothing was too to his criticism of my article. I (Cities Service) a happy voyage. Crew Stays On time. The first engineer is con­ good for the men of the Merchant meant to cast no asperions on the She left for the Far East June Some of the crew have been on tinuously working tQ try and keep Marine. Besides marketability of products in Eng­ 17th. board for as many as 17 straight the temperature down as much as Pvt. Herman D. Garrett Marine hospitals, land. What I meant to say, and it possible all this trip. T'he whole trips, but because of the whole­ the WSA also is still true, is that there are lio (Ed. notg.: Your name has been darn thing is on the blink and the some atmosphere and feeling of had a large staff unusual souvenirs in that pleasant added to our mailing list as you chief engineer doesn't give a dam good fellowship that prevails, this of doctors and isle. Almost everything here is requested.) is not hard to understand. about it. nurses in the duplicated there, and the little The overtime in both the black Engineer's Wife Cleans Room various p ol* t s, saved in the price difference is 4" 4- 4" He and the steward bad a num­ gang and the deck department has only too willing quickly dissipated when • customs been at a maximum and as any ber of arguments over this situ­ to give treat­ duty is taken into account. knows, this does much to ation and the steward finally gave Seafarer ment, and rest make any trip more pleasant. Of course, if one has time to buy him a letter stating that he will camps, in order clothes, you can always depend on In 1927 I sailed on the Steelore Jelletie To the Editor: not be responsible for his stores and not until my first trip on the for you to be a good buy and good quality until this situHere I am on the beach after be­ able to ship out again and face the Santore.^which began July 13th of equalled nowhere else in the ation is cleared this year, have I been on any of German U-boats. Many merchant world. I may be back in England ing an outpatient for 66 days 'in up. The chief en­ the Ore ships. However, I must seamen were decorated and many again this year and I'll be report­ addition to being incarcerated for gineer is really say that in the 26 years that jiave made the supreme sacrifice, as the ing to you on everything concern­ another 14 in the USPHS hospital mad because the in New Orleans. I expect to check elapsed since that time I have honor rolls will attest. the Seafarer's welfare ashore, back in the near future since the steward depart­ But now, the power grabbers ing noted quite a distinct and remark­ as I see it. ment put in for pleurisy I developed on ihy last able difference in the condition of are trying to make a name for Luis Ramirez 36 meals that his Far East trip ab(»rd the Golden these ships. The benefits that have themselves by indiscriminate cuts wife ate aboard City (Waterman) is getting worse resulted, I feel, are due wholly to at the expense of the s?aman. The and the BR instead of better, the part that the SIU has played budget director in Washington is claimed 12 hours I think it is a shame that the Meyers in improving living and working recommending to Congress this because this Government is trying to do away fall that USPHS hospitals be de­ conditions aboard these ships. chief engineer's wife cleaned his with the USPHS hospital program. Because of all the above-men­ nied from now on to all merchant To the Editor: room and office during the 12 days tioned features, I anticipate a seamen. This is an outrage, to say All the big shots in Washington If anybody wants a good feed she was aboard. He was too third, and maybe a fourth trip on the least. have the idea that merchant sea­ these days, all he has to do is come men are junior-sized millionaires darned cheap to put up at a hotel, the Santore. Still Have Votes so he'll just have to pay for being aboard the John C. (Atlantic Car­ and want us to pay for our own Stanley Lowery Our SIU officials, I know, will so stingy. use all their power to keep the riers), which is thg ex-StonewaU treatment and medicine. Of course, J. J, The third engineer has been go­ hospitals open. I strongly urge Jackson. This ship is one of the taxes aren't taken into account, ing around agitating and working the membership at sea to protest best feeders that I've ever been on. which just about makes everybody one crewmember against another. Most of fhe eredit for the-great work for Uncle Sam. the intended action of the Budget. He pulled this before and seemed I am sure the SIU will carry the meals we are enjoying on this ship Director and Mrs. Hobby and so to get away with it. He has made To the Editor: fight all the way to Congress to record it in ship meetings. I know goes to Dave Nun, the ehief stewfalse accusations against the bosun try to stop the Government from I wonder how many members of the SIU will not be alone in this ard, who hails and steward several times, but the SIU read the article in the closing the marine hospitals after when it comes to a showdown he September issue of Reader's Digest fight. This action includes all from way down serving merchant seamen and deep in Texas, can't prove a thing. The crew has magazine titled, "The Amazing maritime workers. In this intended others for the past 155 years. and ,is a real move, like many others, the Gov­ gotten to the point where they Seafarers Union." I would like to ask the following ernment is being penny-wise and heads-up steward. won't sign on again unless these It is Jndeed a fine tribute,- one pound foolish. They must remem­ He is the great brothers, Hannon, steward; Jack­ ' jokers are taken off this vessel. that ^ould make everyone's heart son, saloon messman, and permitNeither one has the brains of an swell with pride, as mine did, as ber, too, that maritime has a stake kind of steward man Roy Bru, galleyman, all on who is willing to in America, and we also have a amoeba second-class. the wife of a seaman. the Golden City to please contact vote. take a little extra It's heartwarming to know that Captain Stalls Chandler my attorney concerning my illness time to make John Jelletie The captain is just as phony. In our labor organization is run for aboard the Golden City which paid sure that th e Fitzgerald the States he said h# had orders its members, by its members, who off July 2, 1953, after the Far East » 5^ meals served are to buy anything that was needed make it "off limits for gangsters." of tbe best quality and best cook­ voyage. His name and address are. got quite a chuckle from the on the other side. He was not ing, and also makes sure that we Jack Nelson, 709 Carondelet Build­ aboard when the ship chandler paragraph about the Boston tl^ug have some variety in the menu. ing, New Orleans, La.. Thanks • came aboard in Yokohama—in (didn't know they had thugs in The entire stewards department, million. fact, he was hardly aboard at all Boston; I came from there) who To the E^tor: Spider Korolia Referring to a story credited to of course, is working right aionig until sailing day. The steward made the mistake of barging in on t 4 • "• with him, and aii of them are do­ gave the ship chandler the requi­ the old Seafarers hall in Manhat­ me In the LOG,-1 did not mean to ing a great job. say that martial law was In effect tan in 1947. With a gun only halfsition and the stores were deliv­ In addition to being a great feed­ ered and placed in the reefer concealed, demanded a Union card in Pola, 'Yugoslavia, or in Rijeka, but to u^* it does look about the er, this ship also has a good shipper so he could ship out immediately. boxes. Then the captain wouldn't pay him for the stores, and after He was "hot", he revealed, having same thing. "'For all I know, that and officers, which makes it look To the^ Editor: telling the chandler to come out ust. hijacked a big truckload of is their normal way of life. If at as if we'll be enjoying a fine trip Much to my sorrow, I'm writing, to the ship each day for his money, Boston waterfront cargo; He didn't some time they-have a martial law all the way. And then, the ship's from Fort Dix, NJ, where I have prevailing over that land, I do not delegate, A. B. Brown, is also doing he finally told him, on sailing day, get the Union card. Instead, he a fine job for his shipmates, mak­ been sentenced to a two-year to write the New York office for lost his gun, along with some want to be around. As far as the $50 draw is con­ ing the whole pipture rosy and stretch in the infantry. I've only teeth, and found himself hanging the money due him. been in the Amy for two and a The best part of this is that the out of the Window, his feet jammed cerned, I do not think the captain happy. half weeks,'and I'm getting more of the ship had any limitation set J. Fil^erald captain told the chandler at the tight between the sill and the win­ homesick for the SIU every day. agent's office to pick up the dow, a warning that the Seafarers I would appreciate It very much if requisition from the steward International Union was "off you would send the LOG to me aboard ship, that everything was bounds." Do you know if this is here. all right. The captain later told so, or is it a well-told sea story? Pvt. Robert Fink Mrs. Anna Torano the steward he had ordprs from "(Ed. note: The LOG will be sent the company not to buy anything (Ed. Note: It's true, and the trinto you at Fort Dix from now on.f over here. He also stated that he iow was on the fifth floor. goes by what the company tells 4 4 4" him, and not the Union agreement. I hope that something can and will be done to have this bunch of phonies straightened out, so that To the Editor: we will not have this same trouble To tbe Editor: •We of the Southland (South At­ occurring again in the future. When the^ Sweetwater (Metro lantic) would like to give a word Louis E. Meyers Petroleum) was ope day out of of thanks to the junior third mate, t 4 Port Isabel, Tex., I slipped and Bfc. Henry Brazil, foe the extra fell out on deck, dislocating my services he gives to the crew by right knee. I am at present on the operating the ship's sea chest and hospital cot on the Sweetwater, for the many other services and To the Editor: and expect to go to the hospital help he goes out of his way to After making two trips aboard when the ship reaches New Yor^, perform for us. .Fop Instance, each the Santore, 4 feel it only fitting for X-ray and treatment. I 'expect man gets a copy of foreign ad­ that I wrHe this letter to the LOG to be laid up for a while. la the Seafarers, l^anual paza, olxeri second from left, and, Evaristp .Boss, dresses. as a sort: of public acknowledge­ meantime, I'll keep happy reading oiler, secoi^d from right, off the Ocean Lotte on Japan-Korea shuttle, Agatp we say thank you, Mr. ment that I am most assuredly the LOG. enjoy some rice Japanese style with hospitable fajntUy in YokobatnS' Brazfl. enjoying my cruise aboard this Clyde Carlson pic"by'Bos«."" •• " ^ US Budget Cuts Out Seamen Uses Hospitals, Sees Their Need $> $1 Good Food, Capt* Make Happy Trip Reader's Bigest Runs SIU Story el Seaman Retracts, Reacts On items New Army inmate Homi^sich For Sitf Seafarers Enjoy Oriental Hospitality Hurts His Knee. On Sweetwater Sails Ore Ship j$fter 26 Years !SI^ Thank Mate For Sea Chest Help �SEAPARERS C«»temli«r Itr ISSl LOG A ship's bottom scrapes across a bar, a screw is fouled, a ship sinks or capsizes, and right away there's a job for a diver, a man who holds down one of the toughest of maritime jobs. While divers in many ports are kept busy with underwater repairs to piers and har­ bor facilities, and checking the-^ underwater ^damge that ships I'he divers have found that the cases, the sickness shows up some time later as an itching and burn­ may sustain, the toughest— salvaging of molybdenum, copper, ing in one area. Most fi-equeotly r '**' I' •-' 1 • and niost lucrative part of their Job lies in the salvage jobs. While visions of sunken treasure, galleons with chests of gold and gems aboard, rotting on the bottom of the sea Immediately spring to the mind, actually the salvage jobs that the divers prefer are more prosaic, and more lucrative. It has been estimated that over two billion dollars in sunken treas. ure lies at the bottom of the sea in rotting hulks, but actually, there is "treasure" worth many times that amount in the salvaging of the cargoes and the hulls of the many ships that were sunk during the war due to enemy action. Much of this great hoard of wealth lies along our coasts in water less, than 300 feet deep. MAPG Welcomes StorieSi Pies With the LOG now contain­ ing 2a pages in all regular edi­ tions, there is plenty of room for stories, photos abd letters "Stent in by the Seafarers. Several pages of each issue are devoted to the experiences of Seafarers and the ships they sail as they describe them themselves. If you run across anything ' of interest on your voyages, or just want to let your friends know how you're getting along, drop a few lines to the LOG. Don't worry too much about .literary style. We'll patch it up if it needs patching. And of course, photos illustrating the incidents you describe make them more interesting for the readers. , Send your stuff to the LOG at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ lyn, NY. If you want any­ thing returned after we use. it. "we'll do tt\at too. zinc, tin, manganese, iron ore, oil and gasoline cargoes still held by undamaged tanks, and the scrap metal that comes from rusted car­ goes of'tanks, trucks, guns, and the hulls themselves, can and do yield more profit than the usually difficult search for a chest of gold coins or precious gems. In fact, it has been estitmated that the chances of success in hunting and salvaging a pirate treasure are no less than 1 in 10,000,000. On the other hand, the Government and the salvage crews know where the sunken cargo vessels are, and they are not too dfficult to reach. But even the "simple" jobs cap be dangerous. Take the case of the Italian salvage vessel Artiglio which spent a great deal of time searching for the sunken wreck of the British vessel Egypt, which had $5 million aboard in silver and gold. After years of hunting, the Ar­ tiglio found the wreck but needed special gear to reach her, so she put into a nearby port. While there, to get some money, the Artiglio accepted ft "simple" job of clearing a wreck away from the mouth of the harbor. The divers went down to the small wreck, attached charges, and the wreck was blasted. It was blasted a second time, and then a third chax-ge was set. At the third blast, a terrific explosion rocked the harboi*, splintered the Artiglio and killed all of her crew. There had been 500 tons of dyna­ mite in the wreck that nobody had known about. Other Dangers" And of course, hidden dynamite is not the only thing that the divers have to worry abouL About the greatest danger to a diver is the much-feared "bends," gotten by rising to the surfac? too fast. What happens is that bubbles of nitro­ gen fornT.ih.the tissues and blood­ stream of the body. Sometimes, if the rise is vei-y i-apid, the diver may have the bepds even before reaching th^ surface. In other there is a boring, teiTible- pain that divers have described as the worst pain ever endured by man. And then, there is the descent to the job. The diver can't go down any faster than 15 inches per sec­ ond. Any faster descent may well result in burst eardrums from the rapidly increasing pressure, nose­ bleeds, and a number of other crippling results. Bottom Hazards Once down, the diver has to worry about all the ha^rds on the bottom. Anything fi-om a seaweed covered mine that looks like a rock —but doesn't act like one—to the many monsters that inhabit the sea. Sometimes the diver will sud­ denly find himself as the unwilling spectator as two or more huge underseas monsters stage a battle, and as one diver put it, "that's a lot worse than finding yourself in the middle of one of those bottlethrowing brawls down at Joe's Place on Saturday night." Then too, any one of the dozen monsters, from "30-foot sharks with mouths like the luggage com­ partment of a car" to the octopus, killer whale, moray eel, the giant ray, and the schools of barracuda can either attack the diver himself or, just as bad, damage his gear. There's always the danger, as a diver goes aboard a sunken hulk, that rotted"^ or rusted deck plates will collapse under him, snarling his gear or that the superstruc­ ture wiil fall in on him, crushing him. With everything considered, it is not difficult to understand why divers are considered uninsurable by almost every insurance com­ pany. The jobs of checking the dam­ age to the bottom of a ship, or freeing a fouled pi-opeller are con­ sidered soft touches by the -divers. They don't pay much, but the chances are a lot better that they'll be able to take another assignment the next day. All clamped into his cumbersome diving gear, this diver gets a friendly tap oh the top of his helmet before he has the window nf his helmet closed and sealed—the last step in "dressing." The next step is sliding down beneath the surface. 1 .• •N ' - il ,'Ji| J. With bis helper on the boat making sure his lifelines don't get snaggetl, the diver goes over the side and starts his long trip down to the bottom, where hell start to do bis Job. That's when the danger really starts, with the possibility of fouled lines, bends, deep-sea monsters and accidents of all sorts. • J || •C- '^alvairinff the oa^oes an^ hidto <if ^ are in ^aUow water, usually prove to be tiif eq^ein^uid most profitable Job for the divcm. It'o when the .wrecks are in deep '^vater , or fastritin^r,currents that the job bboomes more dangerotu and difficult. .v. . .' Alone witli-the sea and the sand-covered remains of a wreck, the , diver carefully and slowly walks across the ocean fioor to get au idea of how the wreck lies, and how to proceed..' �# c" ' •• -_r ?FDge Twent^-fDUE SEAFARERS LO& SDvt«|nbeir:]V 19jiS ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... GULFWATER (Metro), July S—Chair­ man, Warren Neilson; Secretary, Honest ' Al Whitmer. Food ba4, otherwise there are no major beefs. Screen doors were rescreened and all foc'sles painted. Gal­ ley range is being checked. There was a lengthy discussion on terrible menus and quality of food. Steward was asked to stop putting out two second meats and one second and one third-grade meat. There shouid be more variety, less iced coffee and more, lemonade. Steward said that all meats are fourth grade. Crew was reminded to keep the laundry, messhall and recreation room elean and make less noise in the passage­ ways. Repair iist was turned in again. .'^'.ugust 16—Chairman, Steve Bergeria; Secretary, Honest Ai Whitmer. There are a few hundred hours of disputed OT for the work done by the captain and chief mate. Patrolman will be contacted about the continual pussy-footing of the chief engineer, who has been stealing light bulbs all trip. Lack of light caused one brother to fall down a ladder and injure himself severely. Complete repair list wili be typed up and prepared for the payoff port. Rooms are to be left clean and orderly, with linen put below and foc'sles swept out. should be fumigated. Old mattresses should be checked for replacement by the delegates. Patrolman will ask the engineer why he refuses soap and deter­ gents t* the black gang. They were also issued no matches. Delegates will hand in repair lists before arrival. SUNiON (Kea), August 8—Chairman, Jehn Sullivan; Secretary, Harry Moaney. One man will be referred to headquar­ ters. to be brought up en charges. En­ gine department washroom shouid be left cleaner by members. Garbage should be dumped over the stern. Vote of thanks went to the steward department. Cap­ tain will be contacted for a substantial draw. Vote of thanks went to the cap­ tain. chief engineer and all maces and engineers for their fine cooperation and understanding during the past voyage. ^Can-Shakers'' Have So OK. The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in bei^If of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to coUect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization whiclr has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot. wlU be kept clean by the BR. Deck and engine departments wm elean the rec­ reation room. Ship's delegate will see about a library in Wilmington and about getting US draws in foreign ports. Mem bers with radios were asked to keep the volume turned low so as not to disturb sleeping men off watch. JULESBURG aermlnal Tankers), Av gust y—Chairman, J. S. McRae;; iecretary, S( Tom Bowers. Most of the repairs have been made. The radio has bten fixed and some records were bought. There IR now $11.30 in the ship's fund. J. McRae was elected ship's delegate. Ship's delegate will see the captain about get­ ting the meat box repaired in the Canal. Bosun said the sanitary wlU work four hours tomorrow to try and get the deck department living quarters cleaned up Steward reported that It has been hot since he has been aboard and that he is afraid the meat wUl spoil. This was re ported to the captain and chief engineer two or three- times a day. Slopchest prices will be posted, and the slopchest will be checked to see if there are sea boots aboard. tlon In the matter of short food all trip. Steward wants to thank men. in his de­ partment for a Job well done. AZALEA CITY (Waterman), August 9 -Chairman, . E. O'Rourke;. Secretary, J. Carrell Crjtw. Should try to take better care of linens and coperate in cleaining the messroom. Motion was passed that the membership go on recoi'd favoring effort by the Welfare Services Depart­ ment to obtain from the USPHS the same privileges fer seamen's families that are accorded, to men of the Coast Guard.. Steward should get non-rusting caps for salt and pepper shakers. Engine depart­ ment complained ef noise of chipping near foc'sles of men eff watch'. Ship's fund stands at $58. SEA COMET II (Ocean Carriers), July 5—Chirman, Biackle King; Secretary, G. Faircloth. Beefs against the chief engi­ DEL ALBA (Mississippi), July 26— neer will be referred te the patrolman. Chairman, Richard E. Tunisen; Secretary, Discussion was held en painting the James L. Tucker. There is a $29.85 bal­ rooms. The.v will be painted in'the States ance in the ship's fund. Electrician will unless they have been painted before. fix the record player if the parts are Men should . be preperly dressed in the provided. Ship's delegate will get parts. messroom at all times. Feet sheuld net Ship needs fumigation. Agent should be put en newly varnished sieols. Reems have the company write a letter to the HURRICANE (Waterman), August 17— and toilets should be kept lecked- Jaship's officers advising them that the port. Laundry and slepsink sheuld bewashing machine is for the unlicensed Chairman, N. Richie; Secretery, C. Achoy. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), June 18 personnel only, as they will never work The book and papers of the man who cleaned after use. —Chairman, J. D. Cantreii, Jr:t Secre­ on it when it breato' claiming that they missed ship will be sent to Wilmington. NORTH PLATTE VICTORY (Missis­ tary, Ai W. Sadenwater. Captain said have nothing, to do wif.! It. There is a be kept locked in port. Special early August 14—Chairman, N. Richie; Secre­ launch should be made available to the tary, N. Mable. There is $14.46 in the sippi), July i—Chairman, E. B. Lewis; no doii.ars would be issued in foreign linen shortage. steward department in Yokohama. Deck ship's fund: an iron Was bought from the Secretary, John Kackur. There Is suf­ ports. Repairs of previous voyage were made, but the matter of new mattresses DEL SOL (Mississippi), July 26—Chair­ and engine department should alternate ship's fund. One men missed ship in- San ficient baseball equipment en hand from will be taken up with the patrolman. man, K. Wlnsley; Secretary, William R. in making three o'clock coffee. Pedro. His papers and book will be sent the last voyage. Otte was elected ship's New desk lights will be installed. All Cambrsn. K. Winsley was elected ship s to headquarters. Vote of thanks went to delegate unanimously. Vote ef thanks and appreciation went te the West Coast engine department quarters will be paint­ delegate. Discussion was held on fumi­ OMEGA (Omega), May 17—Chairman, the steward department, agent and representative ef the SIU for ed out: toilet will be repaired in the gating the ship. May 17 — Al Kessen; Secretary, J. States. After a discussion, it was de­ McOuade. Paul Franks was elected ship's LEWIS EMERY JR. (Vietery Carriers), their extreme sincerity and uUigence lit cided to refer to the patrolman the mat­ STONY CREEK (Amer.-Tramp), June 18 delegate. Man who missed ship will be August 9—Chairman, Lee E. Mevall; Sec­ coUecting all disputed OT fer the last ter of getting a place for the crew's li­ —Chairman, Jae Barren; Secretary, A. turned in to the patrolman. Standby on retery, E. B. Hardcastle. George Man­ crew, fer their restriction te ship in Ko­ brary. Vents in rooms will be fixed W. McKenzir. McKenzie was elected each watch should clean cups for the next ning was elected ship's delegate. Repairs rea. First assistant will be reported to when the ship reaches port. Shower ship's delegate. Motion was passed to watch coming on. duty. Card players and laundry could not bo done due to tlie the patrolman. Mere fans are needed valves will be checked. repair messhaU chairs. Suggestion was should Clean up after they are finished. government seizure of the ship in San In crew's quarters. There should be an made to get a sand box for the ship s Vote of thanks went to the steward de Francisco. Small repairs will' be taken ample supply ef choice steak en hand AMERSEA (Biackchestor), May cat. Delayed sailing and the new wash­ partment for good food and the cleanll care of by the chief engineer on the way fer the coming voyage. Delegates should Chairman, Howard K. Pierce; Secretary, ing machine were discussed, ness of the ship's messhall. te New York. Deck and engine depart­ check fer the porthole screens in their departments that are needed. Adolph W. Kubacki. Edward H. Denchy August 2—Chairman, Martin J. Pyk; August *—Chairman, Al Kessen; Sec^ ments will clean the laundry: steward July 19—Chairman, W. L. O'Donnell; was elected ship's delegate. He will try Secretary, Ernest D.* Hape. Messroom rotary, department wlQ clean the recreation Johii McQuade. C. E. Wooton was Sacratary, J. W. Rielly. Soap beef waa to get a librar.v in jSan Pedro. Men were chairs have been repaired. Chief mate is elected ship's delegate; former ship's del­ room. straightened out by calling headquarters. asked not to make so much noise in the doing deck department work. All valves Paul Franks, died in Yokohama. Captain wlU nut out draws In US cur­ passageways, so brothers off watch can should be turned off after taking show­ egate, DEL CAMFO (Mississippi), August 1 One man missed ship in Yokohama and rency. Steward was asked te check with sleep. ers, to save water. The mate wants one will, be turned in to the patrolman. Re­ Chairman, F. V. Vigo; Secretary, W. W, the agent again about the length of the June 21—Chairman, Howard K. Pierce; man on tank watch to handle valves: pair list was made out and discussed. Christian. New icebox is needed for the voyage and stores. Messhells and quar­ Secretary, Adolph W. Kubacki. Letter the agreement calls for three. Rusty water will be brought to the pa­ crew pantry. Vote of thanks went te the ters should be sprayed for files every from the man who left ship in San Pedro trolman's attention. Steward department steward department fer the geed chew day. will be turned over to the patrolman. YAKA (Waterman), August 1—Chair­ was commended for the excellent quality this trip. Shoreside personnel is to be kept out of man, R. J. Reed; Secretary, R. Sedowskl. of food and the good service. A copy EVELYN (Bull), August S—Chairman, the passageways in Korea. Discussion was Patrolman will be told about the mate of the WACBSTA (Waterman), August 2— the .repair list will be given to the held^n buying whiskey there, which was working on deck. Discussion was held patrolman. Chairman, Andy Gewder; Secretary, M. Charles Babick; Secratary, W. Wailey nothing but poison. B. Davis. M. B. Davis was elected ship's Etty. Ship's delegate will see the patrol­ on cleaningHhe laundry. Ship's delegate abeut deposits te be made on keys July 26—Howard K. Pierce; Secretary, will see the mate on having the laundry delegate. Motion was passed te shut the man W. Pieszczuk. The old man is giving the cleaned out and painted. Discussiou !Was radie eff at mealtime. New mattresses te foc'sles. crew the business on the draws and on held on certain fellows who are cleaning will come en in Housten. Cempany re­ SEA CLOUD (Sea Traders), June 1-^ getting shore leave. All men put in OT out all the fruit from the ice boxes be­ fused te get innersprings. Captain sheuld in Pu.san and Kure. W. Pieszczuk was fore 7:30 and leaving nothing for any be centacted about painting crew's quar­ Chairmen, B. J. Brown; Secretary, M. E. elected ship's delegate. If necessary, the ters. Salt tablet dispenker will be placed Pappadakis. J. E. Carender was elected else'. ship's delegate will contact the SUP one near the drinking fountain. Patrelman ship's delegate by acclamation. After dis­ .August 15—Chairman, R. J. Reed; Sec­ agent in Yokohama to see. about con­ retary, T. Lewe. Laundry will be cleaned will be teid abeut the mattresses at the cussion. it was recommended that each tacting the US consul. man leave the machine and laundry as soon as possible. Rooms will be souSTEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), June 14 "payeff. August 16—Chairman, Floyd itarkey; clean. geed before the payoff. One man missed —Chairman, Jack Frecell; Secretary, C. Juna 21—Chairman, B. J. Brown; Sec­ ship in Florida, one in Ponce,-'Puerto Hughart. One member will be given an­ Secretary, H. L. Haley. Ne mattresses Rico. Vote of thanks went to the stew­ other week's trial before having crew came an beard in Houston. Reams will retary, M. E. Pappadakis. Ship's delegate ard department for good work. Sugges­ and union action taken. Discussion was be painted out soon. Cots and linen reported that thg captain was notified by tion was made to collect $1 from each held on the number of cigarettes put out. sheuld be taken care ef. Abusers will be the Army that there will be ne shore man for the ship's fund. All repair lists Chief engineer will be asked about re­ turned ever te the patrelman and fines leave outside el the breakwater. July 27—Chairman, nat listed; Secra­ will be turned in before the payoff, so pairing the wringer on the washing ma­ will be impesed. tary, M. E. Pappadakis. Delayed sailing repairs can be made before signing on. chine and installing a fan in the laundry. time is disputed by the captain. Repair CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), August Messman will save a few cans to be used SWEETWATER (Metro Petro), July »— CAROLYN (Bull), August I^Chalr- for additional ash trays in the messroom. 6—Chairman, N. N. Trip; Secrotary, Rich­ list will be posted. Steward department Chairman, S. Homke; Secretary, B. Fisch- man, Klrby Wright; Secretary, W. C. Mur­ Everyone should try to keep the ship a ard J. Petersen. One man was hospital­ get a vote ef thanks fer the geed Job man. Repair list will be forwarded to phy, Jr. Disputed overtime will be set­ ized in Kebe; Japan, and another in hey have done. Behavior ef one mem­ the new crew: some were made already. tled at the payoff. Coffee cups should little cleaner. Henelulu. Glasses and cups sheuld be ber will be referred te the patrelman. August 8—Chairman, J. Procell; Secre­ Three men missed ship in California. be soaked overnight, so they will be easy tary, J. Johnston. Question of the draw returned te' the messhall, net left all ever the ship. Delegates will fill out to clean. Steward ordered a new wash­ BATTLE ROCK (US Petroleum), June ing machine and a four-slice toaster. Port made in Ceylon will be taken up in New repair lists. 27—Chairman, C. Tobias; Secretary, E. J. engineer will be contacted about the en­ York. Performers will be turned over to Ordrowski. Ship's delegate will insist on gine room ventilators which cannot be the patrolman. One man. missed ship in BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service), Singapore. Delegates will make up re­ August investigation by US consul of missing moved when necessary. 18—Chairman, Frank Hanagan; pair lists to^turn over to the ship's del­ Secretary, crewmember. If captain will not ask, Fred Bruggner. One man left egate. Cook is to try and prepare pota­ the crew will wire to Sasebo to ask for CLARKSBURG VICTORY (Eastern), ship at Lake Charles, saying that his wife Coast Guard or Naval action. Cleaning of July 28—Chairman, L. E. Williams; Sec­ toes differently at breakfast time. Laun­ was sick. Fred Bruggner was elected KEYSTQNE MARINER (Waterman). water tanks wm be added to the repair retary, Monde "Punk" Danieis. K. Rob­ dry is not being taken.care of properly. ship's delegate. Condition ef the mess­ list. A regular gangway should be rigged erts was elected ship's delegate by ac­ Men will do a little sougeeing. Every­ hall will be taken up with the patrelman July 19—Chairman, Clltt Wilson; Secre­ body should check the slopchest list and tary, Brad Heydern. Inadequacy ot fans instead of a jury gangway for the crew's clamation. All members shbuld keep well as the condition ef the mattress­ In all rooms and messhall and the check the items that they may want that as air eafety. their eyes open and report hazardous are es. Discussion Was held en the washing not being carried. vent system In the galley are being taken machine. conditions to the ship's delegate. Con­ care ef by the Union. Ralph Delayer was STRATHPORT (Strathmere), JOly 5— tributions for the ship's fund will be elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Chairman, Jerry Kearsy; Secretary, Mi­ given FAIRLAND (Waterman), August 16— department heads to turn over CHIWAWA (Cities Service), May 28— Galley sinks are leaking, toilets need re­ chael Haukland. Mike Sikorsky was to the tocrew delegates. Sanitary men in Chairman, Reece B. Oliver; Secretary, C. C. Provter; Secretary,. Frank pair and th<9 washing machine doer elected sMp's delegate. No repairs were each department should cooperate • in William S. Claymore. As yet nothing has Chairman, Flanagan. Wiper will make coffee in the sho"ld be fixed. Men sheuld be preperly done and no list was turned in by the cleaning alleyways and cigarette butt been done about the repair list. Chief morning. Steward isn't putting out the last crew. Wiper and OS should clean cans. mate promised to fix the steam radiators chow fer the crew. He serves leftovers dressed in the meshall. The outside ef the laundry; steward department, the and make other general repairs. Motion to the crew. This will be brought to the this vessel has been kept like a yacht, recreation room. Feet should be kept was passed to have a catwalk constructed attention, ef the patrolman. There was but the interior could do with a little off the chairs. Delegate will see about on the forward deck cargo so that the no beef en the chow last trip, with a soap and water. Repairs which cannot the leaky coffee urn and the steam valve lookout does not hurt himself. There are different steward. Same beef has been be made aboard ship will be listed. Gar­ in the foc'sle which is broken. no lights on forward cargo. Chief mate brought up abeut this stbward -on an­ bage room will be locked in port. August 9—Chairman, W. Streenbarn; will be contacted about rigging a clothes­ other ship. Secretary, Robert Rivera. Miner repairs FAIRPORT (Waterman), August 4— line aft. Feet should be kept off messwere taken care ef. Slopchest is inade­ Chairman, Joe Carroll; Secretary, W, E. room chairs. Messrooms and midship quately stocked. Letter from the SIU Morse. Quite a few repairs shouid be passageways need painting, as well as Sea Chest was read. Leaky radiator was taken care of aft, such as toilets, show­ DEL MAR (Mississippi), August 2— rusty lockers. Old washing machine put on the repair list but net taken care ers and electric fans. Chief engineer Chairman, Clarence Cobb; Secretary, C. should be used for very dirty clothes and of. Repair list will be given to the cap­ promised to see that these are taken care A. Bradley. There is $87.91 on hand. Re­ the new ones for less dirty things. - Deck tain; if . he takes ne action it will be of. More chairs will be ordered for the frigerator should be mounted on rubber should be raised to give better drainage. given te the patrolman. recreation room in San Francisco. Charles to eliminate vibration in steward mess- Men should be properly dressed in the T. Scott was elected ship's delegate. room. Several supplies are short. Some messhall. Motion was passed to start a ROBIN HOOD (Seas Shipping), July 12 Hen using the washing machine should food, such as onions and seasoning, are ship's fund) turn It off after using it. Crew pantry missing. Beef on the number of cus­ SEA THUNDER (Colonial), August 9— —Chairman, Louis P. Cuellnltz; Secre­ messman should make coffee every tomers each waiter has will be ironed ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), July 26— Chairman, Bill Lowe; Secretary, Robert tary, Edward Leahy. Motion was mado morning. out in New Orleans. Ship's delegate will Chairman, William F. Simmons; Secre­ Benlamln. Motion was passed to contact to alternate the cleaning of the wash­ collect money to be donated to the fam­ tary, Z. A. Markrls. Members will make the Union to get permission for the room and library. Steward asked for COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), July ily of Thomas Liles, who is in the hos­ up a repair list so that the ship's dele­ crew to tie up the ship whenever the complete cooperation from the entire 26—Chairman, John Newman; Secretary, pital. One man wants cakes and pastry gate can turn it over to - shoreside offi­ master fails to put in a call for crdw crew. One man has been placed on pro­ Richard Geiling. Ship is being cleaned like the passengers get: there have been cials for action to be taken. replacements. No action has been taken bationary standby, for failure to carry his sanitary duties. All men should up. One man missed ship in Germany: no doughnuts for a long time. Messroom August 16—Chairman, Z. A. -Markrls; on the repair list. Confusion about trans­ out his gear was packed and turned over to is not being kept clean by one member. Secretary, Carl C. Miller. Delegates were portation money due certain ndembers wear proper clothing-In the messhall. the captain.. Scuppers in the messroom Pantry and messhall should be cleaned asked to have repair lists ready to turn will be taken up with the patrolman. BLUESTAR (Traders), July 15—Chair­ and galley are being repaired. Washing after 4:00 AM watch, as they do on over to the ship's delegate before the machine should be replaced. Tile in the freighters. ROBIN onoobFELLOW (Seas), August man, Anthany Ferrara; Secretary, Leon­ ship reaches port. Four representatives deck department head should be rewill see shoreside officials about the first 2—Chairman, M. Pierprenski; Secretary, ard Russl. H. Murranka was elected ship's aired. The baker got a vote of thanks SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatraln), Au­ assistant using vulgar language in the R. N. Balene. Patrolman should investi­ delegate by aticlaniation. Cook will cook or the fine work that he has done dur­ gust 16—Chairman, J. H. Smith; Secre­ engine room. Vote of thanks went to the gate the food's coiidllion and the ability meats more or less to order. Steward ing the trip. tary, W.J. Cahill. Ship's delegate should steward department for a good Job well of the cooks, as a lot of the fopd isn't promised that there would be a change contact the chief mate about having the done. Members were asked to refrain edible. There has been a shortage of in food as soon as the stares came aboard GOLDEN CITY (Waterman), July 1»— porthole gaskets checked. More fans from in 'Frisco. Company Is to put on choice coffee cups fg^ ash trays. sanitary equipment since tTie beginning meats. Chairman, F. N. Vigcent; Secretary, J. should be Installed in the rooms and Chief using Wind scoops and cots will be put of the trip.' Chief electrician says he will electrician wants the delegate te E. Hannon. F. Braun was elected ship's messhall. Motion was made to have the fix the washing machine if the cl|iief en­ on board before sailing. Deck depart­ delegate by acclamation. Washing ma­ steward stop putting icefl coffee on the get a clarification on his work. ment is t# handle steward department gineer orders parts. 'Vote of thanks was stores more carefully. chine should be cleaned after use. Sink menu. Harry C. Nelson was elected ship's STEEL MAKER (isthmian), August 19— given to the chief electrician for show­ in 4-8 deck department foc'sle needs re­ delegate by acclamation. August 9—Chairman, C. Ritter; Secre­ Chairman, C. Evaret; Secretary, E.' W. ing movies to the crew on the tfip. pairing. Recreation room should be fixed. tary, L. Russl. Captain Js to cooperate Carter. Captain will not give out a draw, with the ateward on buying stores If ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), August' 8— as we will not be in port loiig. Foc'sles CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), Aqgust 9 DEL ORO (Mississippi), July .25—Chair­ Chairman, J. Strlngfellow; Secretary, J. were not painted this trip. They will bp —Chairman, Mike Tewsend; Secretary, necessary. Repair list will be lAade up man, E. J. Gaylor; Secretary, R. A. De- L. Dansey. One man missed ship In painted Red Slmmens. All rooms hav(! been and repairs made In Japan. Captain will vlrgileo. Disputed overtime will be re- Tampa. Discussion was held on taking articles. before the crew signs on foreign painted out. There is a lodging beef for buy Coca Cola and soda for the slop­ - ferred to the patrolman. Steward should care of the laundry. the patrohiaan due to -chipping around chest. Chief engineer will keep lils nose check stores before saiilng. Water in out of deck engineer's face and stop MARY ADAMS (BloOmfield), August 16 rooms where m^ were off Watch- trying using him as a flunky. Night cook and tanks shouid be analyzed and tanks HEYWOOD BROUN (Victory Carriers), —Chairman, C. R. Haun; Secretary, R. B. to sleep. Lockers and rooms shbuld be • should be cleaned. Patrolman will check August 9—Chairman, O. A. Ramsey; Sec­ Hunt. Donald D. Dambrlno was elected left clean for the • n^xt crew. Linen third cook te keep ' out of each other's with the chief engineer on the rest pe­ retary, E. W. Auer. Shoreside personnel ship's delegate by acclamation.' Ship's should not be scattered all over the ship. hair. Deck department Is to stop throw­ riods for engine department employees. should be kept out of quarters. Garbage delegate will see the^ master aT>out the Bunk springs and mattresses shbuld be ing cigarette butta behipd toilet .bowls. Plack gang and' steward department disposal problem should be solved. Mess- crewmember «tho WM^-ndt g!lven > port checked by the steu(ard. Members were AH, mall JiClonglng io tbe crew''wl^.be foc'sles should be painted out. Vessel room doors and passageway doors wHl ' (GiSiitfnued ked fbr fkeir' pitteiica' 'land'^Sbbpera- '0 0(! I ..A;; -;.:, 1 ja-'V- �SEAFARERS September It. Ittt Fee* 1%eniy<4Ir« LOG ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... (Continued from page 24) collected by fho ehip'c delegate. MeiefaaU refrlgeratlor la on the bum. New «na le to be put on. AU shoreelde people •re to be kept out it passageway* in Jtepan and Korea. Chief cook got a vote •f thanks for his good clean cooking. FORT HOSKINS (CItle* Service), March 4—Chairman, i. C. Pewlll; Secretary, M. Launey. Crew voted to buy a new motor for the washing machine If the •Id one la damaged beyond repair. One man left the ship. Ship la In good shape. April S—Chairman, Aiiisen Herbert; Secretary, George Mates. Captain wiU be asked to get a new washing machine. Patrolman will be told about the two men who got off at the mate's request. Kubblsh should not be thrown on the deck. Door knob on day man's room and fans WiU be added to the repair list. April IS—Chairman, A. I. Herbert; Sec­ retary, Robart J. Lendry. Each man wiU donate $1 to the sTUp's fund to help pay for washing machine parts. Dirty dishes and cups should be returned to the sink. April 23—Chairman, J. S. Fawitt; Sec­ retary, Robert J. Landry. Crew was warned about getting Into trouble on the long trip to Japan. Washing machine should be turned off after use. so as not to burn out the motor. Ceffee pot should be emptied in the trash cab, not on the deck. May 13—Chairman, J. E. Renert; Sec­ retary, C. R. Mate. Door locks need ro' pairing. Eaeh department will take turns cleaning the ladder. MesshaU la being left very dirty. Cigarette butts ahotild go in ashtrays. Men should be properly dressed In the messhall. GlasseC should be retiimed to the gaUey. May 3l-'-Chalrman, J. S. Renart; Secre­ tary, Gaome Mate. One man apologized for his behavior In port. Lock la needed for pumpman's door. One man has to go to the doctor. July S—Chairman, J. 1. Renert; Secre­ tary, Robert A. Wariand. AU work per formed by the bosun wUl be put down and turned over to the patrolman at the payoff. Engine department heads and passageways are being left dirty. Cap­ tain and chief engineer took aU the fans •ut of the crew's quarters, leaving only «ne per ream. Ship Is going to the FerBian Gulf. Condition of the fans is very poor. August 4—Chairman, J. B. Renert; Sec­ retary, Robert A. Wariand. The trouble between the officers and the crew will be described In a letter and mailed to headquarters from Japan. Beef was brought up en whistling down below and keeping the watch awake. Crew agreed to whistle on deck only. CARROLL VICTORY (South Atlantic), July If—Chairman, Bernard Mace; Sec­ retary, F. T. .Cassldy. Ship's delegate reported the captain's remark* regarding Items tq be carried in slops' hereaftel and this WiU be referred to the patrol­ man. There was a discussion on the cap tain's attitude on draws, opening of' the slopchest. etc. This wlU be referred to PERSONALS thb patrolman. AU departments wUl al­ ternate cleaning the laundry and the recreation room. LONE JACK (cities Stryleo), August 30—Chairman, W. A. Craig; Secretary, p. V. Hemmel. Some overtime Involving the cteward doing carpenter's work wUI be taken up with the patrolmen. AU deck department foc'ales wiU be painted, as well as steward department quarters. AU brothers who play cards in the recrea­ tion room WiU clean up after they arc finished. DEL VIENTO (Mississippi), August Chalrmsn, L. Stone; Secretary, Duke Hell. A few minor beefa wiU be taken up with the patrolman in New Orleans. He wiU be asked about getting-an electric cooler for the crew mess as the ice machine goes out very often, and then there is no way to get cold water. AU linen should be turned In and aU keys tagged and turned in before leaving the ship. AU hands were asked by the bosun to co­ operate and to use the stairs and parts of the ship not painted, and help him in his work of painting the ship. There is a $5 balance in the ship's fund. S20 was spent to buy a picture which wiU be placed in the crew messroom. Get New Books Through Agents Seafarers who applied for new membership books in New York but are now sailing from outports don't have to come to this city to get their new books. If the men -Involved will write to headquarters and tell the Union which port they are sailing out of, the Union will forward the book in care of the port agent. Under no circumstances however, will the books be sent through the mails to any private addresses. rttary. Hank Sandars. AH repairs were taken care of. Union wiU be contacted about getting a new washing machine from the company. August 20—Chairman, G. Walter; Sec­ ratary, J. Parker. Washing machine was repaired after SIU Seattle agent saw the chief engineer about Itr Ship's delegate WiU have the captain inspect quarters aft. as they are very dirty. San Fran­ cisco patrolman wiU be told about the mate giving orders to the deck depart­ ment. There was a discussien on the use of tha washing machine and tha lockers which need repairing. tano. Angela CarrasquiUo was elected ship's delegate. $12.22 remaining from the library coUcction wiU be added to the ship's fund which the ship's delegate Is taking care of. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Scatrain), September 4—Chairman, Sir Charles; Sec­ retary, Jopiln. Sir Charles was elected chip's delegate by acclamation: S49.02 was turned over to him. Motion was passed to get new library books. There were beefs about the ahip being a poor feeder, with the grades of meat received lately considered very poor. The beefs WiU be listed and sent to Union head­ quarters. Unanimous vote of apprecia­ tion went to the ship's delegate lor a job weU done. ROSIN DONCASTER (Saas Shipping), June 20—Chairman, S. C. Scott; Secre­ tary, Gtna Flowars. New washing ma­ chine, coffee urn and two ice boxes came aboard. Cy Sypher was voted ship's dele­ gate by acclamation. Delegates wiU see the captain about painting out foc-sies and passageways. Used linen should be turned over to the steward. Washing machine should be taken care of; it should not be used before 7:30 AM or after 8:30 PM. Men should help clean up the officers* mess after movies and clean out the Ubrary. Garbage should not be dumped- around housing and no one but ship's personnel should be in the pas­ sageways. NOTICES @00 rasa 0000® t 4* Joseph Koiobziejskl William CUnton Riley Contact Welfare Services at SlU , Call or write your mother at 5701 N. 11th Road, Arlington 5, Virginia. headquarters. Important. 4 t 4 Guy W. Nemnan, AB Frank Barnett, OS MiteheU Frank Jones, Jr. You can pick up your gear by Imlierative that you contact your •ister. 7704 N, out whert the Ameroceau paid oSf. Rome Avenue, Tampa, rl^riSa, MARORB (Ore), August 23—Chairman, Richard Foust; Secretary, John R. Taurln. Two men missed the ship in Baltimore. The washing machine needs repairing. It shoiUd be cleaned after use. No mops are to be washed in the laundry trays. Chief engineer promised to paint aU black gang rooms next trip. Ship's dele­ gate will see the master about getting the crew's quarters cleaned up. Deck and steward rooms need painting. PORTMAR (Calmar), June 21—Chair­ man, 'F. Anderson' Secretary, G. Reid. M. Harris was ti-ited ship's delegate. Captain wiU give a smaU draw in Panama. Water cooler needs to be fixed. There was a request for buttermilk. AU were asked to help keep the recreation room and the laundi-y clean. Members should be quiet so men off watch can sleep. August 14—Chairman, F. P, Ammens: Secretary, Harry KIght. No one is to wash his face in the water cooler. Chief engineer should. turn off the ice box a day before defrosting and cleaning. There should be more fresh vegetables and fruit. Too many men are making coffee. There is a shortage on supplies in gen­ eral. July 18—Chairman, S. Scott; Secretary, Gene Flowers. Foc'sles were painted out. Washing machine is out of order. There TOPA TOPA (Waterman), August 24— should be no late parties in the mess- Chairman, T. Finnerty; Secretary, Frank room in port and no loud singing. Mess- Kustura. AU repalra have been turned in. man should arrange chairs before cof- As many repairs as possible will be made feetime. Electrician talked on the care before the ship pays' off. Men getting off and use of washing machine. should strip bunks and turn linen in, August 38—Chairman, E. Flowers; Sec­ leaving foc'sles clean. AU men were retary, D. Powers. Skipper said crew asked to donate to the ship's fund. Dele­ messrooms wiU be painted in port. Re­ gates of each department should collect pair lists WiU be made out. Patrolman from members of their departments. Vote will be asked about the bosun and car­ of thanks went to the deck engineer and penter changing rooms with the purser's the electrician for running a shore boat office, due to the noise made by the in Pusan. ship's laundry. AU hands should help keep the showers clean. Men should be properly dressed in the messroom. All hands should help clean the saloon messroom after movies. DEL ALiA (Mississippi), August •— Chairman, L. Tucker; Secretary, H. Cerdcs. There is S63.fi7 on band: *30 wUl be spent for books and a rubber stamp to stamp the books with and a tube for the record player. Bosun wiU be given money to buy two softballs. Frank Wil­ liams was elected ship's delegate by ac­ clamation. The 40 gallons of fresh milk aboard wUl be used for the officers and crew only, and separate milk wiU be put aboard for psssongers. There is a ques­ tion on why the steward cannot buy fresh milk and vegetables down south. Steward and one man from his depart­ ALAMAR (Calmar), August 30—Chair­ ment WiU check stores fur the coming man, Thurston Lawls; Sacratary, Slick voyage. Story. There is *44.18 in the ship's fund. are needed In the foc'sles. STEEL tRAVELER (Isthmian), August New fans should be cleaned before leaving II—Chalrmsn, S. SloncskI; Secretary, Wil­ Foe'sles ship. liam Devlin, Jr. S. Sloneski was elected ship's delegate. Percolator should be treated carefuUy, as three were burned out last trip. Rusty drinking and wash­ ing water was discussed. Ship's delegate WACOSTA (Wsterman), September <— will contact the chief engineer about Chalrmsn, M. S. Davis; Secretary, H. cleaning aU tanks and pipes during the Starkey. Foc'sles are being painted, as voyage. requested. No one is to enter the pantry during meal hours. Steward department ATLANTIC WATER (Metro), August 30 will straighten out working rules with ARCHERS HOPE (Cities Service), Au­ gust 25—Chairman, Karl Hellman; Secre­ —Chairman, Clyda W. Mariner; Secratary, the patrolman. tary, Thcodero Jones. Men who wish to Parker. Crew's passageways should be CAPTAIN NATHANIEL B. PALMER leave the ship should do so at the payoff painted out before the next trip. Ship's in Bridgeport. Steward said the chief delegate got a hearty vote of thanks (Nat. Shipping), August 31—Chairman, cook was fired because he cannot fry from aU members for the fine job he has A. Ellis; Sacretary, P. J. Margart. Cap­ steaks; the crew seems to be satisfied done this voyage. Two men were left in tain WiU be contacted about the draw. with him. Spoiled food was thrown over­ the hospital at Trieste. Repair lists were Some of the painting that was promised board, but some is still on board. Motion mailed in to New York. Men were asked stiU has not been done. Mate is giving was made to have a library and slop- not to turn down OT and to take in a the DM a hard time. GaUey must be chest put on the ship before we sail clean ship. AU crewmembers will donate painted, as well as steward room and foreign. Patrolman wiU be contacted on $.50 at the next draw to the ship's fund, head. AU linen and cots should be turned which now has a balance of *4.50. The over to the steward the day before ar­ ttiis. ship's delegate was reimbursed for the rival. money he spent taking the sick members STEELORE (Marven), August 2t—Chair­ man, Guy Nealls; Secrefary, K. A. Mc- to the hospital. Washing machine should Leod. Two men missed ship in Baltimore. not be left running and should be Captain wiU be contacted about putting a cleaned after use. GaUey is very ship­ sea chesL aboard. Repair list wiU be shape. and a vote of hearty thanks went made upT lockers and fans wiU be to the steward department for good food checked. Fan is required for the pantry. and services rendered. Wipers are to do More night lunch and bread wiU be put their sanitary work properly, since it is not up to par. out. SUZANNE (Bull, August 30—Chair­ Soptsmber 9—Chairman, Robert W. man, Red Campbell; Secretary, T. Vigo. STRATH FORT (Strathmere), August 20 Miller; Secretary, Fred R. Hicks, Jr. Special meeting was held to discuss the —Chairman, MIchaal Sfkersky; Secratary, Decks have been painted and passage­ menus being Patrolman in New Rabart Wiseman. Repair list was read. ways cleaned. One brother wiU be York WiU be served. to find out what's Fumigation of the sliip is needed. gaUey brought up -on charges for agitating and the matter withasked stores that the ship should be scraped and painted, crew's performing. Entire book membership is getting. Chief the cook and steward will quarters, passageways, toilets and show­ voted for this, b'tiip wiU not pay off un- get together on the food and the steward ers need sougeeing and painting. Patrol­ tU passageways have been sougeed in the man WiU be contacted. Washing machine engine department. A big vote of thanks was told to get better meats. has been repaired. Library wiU be for a job weU done was voted for our SWEETWATER (Mar-Trade), August 2 changed when the ship reaches the West ship's delegate, Robert W. MiUer. Stew­ W. M. Kumkc; Secretary, Coast. Thanks went to the chief steward, ard department was commended highly —Chairman, Clyde Carlson. W. M. Kumke was elected cooks and messmen for their good work, for the food and the service and the ship's Each member will con­ and to. the ship's delegate for a job well preparation of the food. Wipers are now tribute delegate. a dollar toward starting a ship's doing a better jwb on sanitary work. done. Members were asked to leave the ship fund; ship's delegate wiU hold the money. STRATHBAY (Strathmere), July «— clean, and soiled linen is to be turned Steward wiU try to get more variety in the frozen vegetables on long runs. MessChairman, C. B. Lae, Jr.; Secratary, J. in. room is to be kept cleaner in the future. Caravans. C. E. Lee was elected ship's FRANCES (Suil), Seprsmber 7—Chair­ Repair list was made up from last trip. delegate: Eddie Caravona. deck delegate. far only a few minor repairs have Slopchest WiU be checked at the end of man, James Purcell; Secretary, V. Capl- So been taken care of. Everything will be the trip. Man who got Ubrary books wiU taken care of when the ship goes to dryhe reimbtursed. dock this month. August 24—Chairman, W. M. Kumke; RAPHAEL SEMMES (Waterman), Au­ (1) From the Italian camera, Secretary, Robblns. Company wiU be gust 2—Chairman, Jahn W. Parker; Sacasked about innerspring mattresses. which means chamber. Steward wiU ask the company for better bacon. One man missed ship in Perth (2) (b) Appalachian. Amboy, NJ. Joseph Stephens Contact Manfred Sepia at 240 £. e9th Street, New York. NY. » t • it . Eddie Engebrektsen It is urgent that you get in touch with Willy Johansen; Markveien 30, Oslo, Norway. This is in regard to your visa. i It Weslie Bingham Please contact Charles "Bob' Robertson at the ^aten Island USPHS hospital as soon as posgible. ^ » Quiz Anawera Howard Mens Get in contact with J. S. McRae at 100 King Street, Houston, Texas. ^ ^ (3) A famous English highway­ Warren E. Fryo man.' Please contact your family or (4) (a) Allan Pinkerton. Ed Rydon call office of F. M. Cahoon, Dare (5) (a) .2. X letter for you from Lou Hop­ County, Manteo, North Carolina, (6) The "spear" side. kins is being held at the SEA­ collect, immediately. (7) (c) Lord Kitchener. FARERS LOG office, V Af Ai (8) The pronunciation. All of Newton Elmer Baker t them sound like the letter Q. Edgar R. Hauser It Is important that you get In (9) (a) 25. There is a registered letter for (10) John had $232; Jack had touch with Eugene Baker, 375 .N. Cherry Avenue, Fontana, Cali­ you at the New York hall, $118. fornia. ir Sanmel Curtis t t Your^keys and discharge from Robert M. Scott Puzzle Auawer Call MU 9-0710 in reference to the Cantlgny can be picked up at this SEAFARERS LOG office. Remaud. - tit Ai Af ^ S0SS[!]00 S00GS0 James Monroe Sneil Joe Tfaomag MeCorkie S00®[i0a a0DB0 Contact Welfare Services at SIU Get in Uiuch with the ship's dele­ gate on the SS Bull Run by malL headquarters. tity of stores before the ship sails. Crewmembers leaving the ship at the payoff should turn over their room keys for the new men. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), August 30 —Chairman, Joseph Wagner; Secretary, Dick Grant. Patrolman will settle the matter of overtime involving the two firemen. Four end seajs in the messroom will be kept for the watch slanders. Men calling the watches should make sure men are awake when they leave. There is a balance of $31.30 in the ship's fund. Library books sent aboard from the SIU will be used in the Persian Gulf and ap­ preciated by aU hands. SOUTHERN CITIES (Southern Trading), September 2—Chairman, .Pete Gawille: Secretary, R. A. Ericsen. Sougeeing and painting of quarters wiU be paid by regular overtime; sougeeing and painting of hospital room also. Washing machine is to be repaired or a new one installed. More variety and better night lunches are to be served. Ship is to be fumigated before leaving 'The yard. ARLYN (Bull), August 31—Chairman, Jahn Brennan; Secretary, Raymond Terras. Raymond Torres was elected ship's delegate. Repair list was made out for each department. MARVEN (International Navigation), August 30—Chairman, William O'Cenner; Secretary, Wilbert Wentling. John Singer was elected ship's delegate. Ship's fund wiU be started with a $2 donation from all crewmembers. Wiper. OS and BH will clean the recreation room and the laun­ dry. Dirty cups and plates will be placed in the sink. Slopchest w'lU be ordered in San Pedro. Anyone who wants anything special is to teU the ship's delegate. First assistant engineer wiU be contacted about fixing the crew ice box. Discussion was held on buying a radio for the recreation room. FAIRPORT (Waterman), August Chairman, Charles T. Scett; Secretary, W. E. Merse. All men should change linen promptly on linen day. Overtime is to be distributed equally. Valves in the crew pantr.v and gaUey should be fixed. Chief engineer promised to take care of this right away. AU hands should put up the money to get an automatic timer for • the washing machine so the motor docs OREMAR (Ore), August 23—Chairman, not burn up. Men using the machine Sam Drury; Secretary, Sob Everton. should turn It off before leaving the Steward wiU check the quality and quan­ room. Machine should not be overloaded. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your moiling list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS mora ®s sas aB]®Il[i S00EI .ZONE STATE @00 asas Sana CITY acasD ons anas Signed saaa aitiaa TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you or# an old tubscribor ond hovo o chtnga^^ of addroti, plooio givg your formor oddrosi bslowi 000 00 oara aaiia0 rasoacaao ADDRESS QSfflas sssaasgs 0^300^;. ESS- Eaa CITY �PagB Twentynds SEAFARERS LOG : ^:^^U:.:^:':l/:..;;,.. 8»^mmaber t$, liU Lawyer Tries T6 'Cut' Death $ Despite the fact that there is no red tape involved in collecting the $2,500 SIU death benefit, and that no lawyers are needed, the Welfare Services Department recently was informed of another case where a lawyer was trying to cut-a slice of the death benefit for himself. Such lawyers, of course, the^sister. that she intends to pay the funeral The following list, contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who don't care that the $2,500 is. Meanwhile, the sister .contacted bill directly to the funeral home, In many cases, all that a widow the Union and said that the law­ and pay the hospital directly, but are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. with some children has to tide her yer was also bothering her with that since she never hired the law­ While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome over after the death of the family letters and phone calls, claiming yer, she is not going to pay his al­ mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time breadwinner. They are just inter­ that she owed him a fee of aimost most $400 "fee." ested in seeing how much of the $400 for "services rendered." The The Union's Welfare Services, for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, $2,500 they can get for themselves, sister claimed that she never saw meanwhile, is investigating to see drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. the lawyer, and had never spoken if any famiiies of Seafarers have for just writing a letter. USPHS HOSPITAL David H. Rucker Tedd-R. Terrington NORFOLK, VA. Abram A. Sampson J. D. Thomas In this case, the deceased Sea­ to him before, and had definitely been forced to pay part of their John B. Blanton Georae C. Warren J. Santiago J. F. Thornfourg never hired him for anything. death benefit to lawyers whom Jessie P. Brinkley Albert L. WUUs farer had designated his sister as Luther C. Seidle Lonnie R. Tickle In addition to his almost $400 they never hired. Edward Seserko J. E. Ward USPHS HOSPITAL , the beneficiary. It just happened Larkin C. Slnith Charles E. Wells the lawyer had also sent SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. "We've said again and again that that the sister's husband recently "fee," T. R. Stanley Virgil E. Wilmoth Simon Bunda Herbert J, Lee bills for the Seafarer's funeral and no lawyers are needed to collect L. M. Steed A. J. Wyzenski Thomas Conway Eugene G.'~Plahn had a heart attack and was unable Richard R. Sutlle C. Young Jim Corsa Peter Smith , to work, so the death benefit came certain hospital bills for the Sea­ the $2,500 death benefit," stated a H. L. Cox D. K. T. Sorensen USPHS HOSPITAL Roy M. Green W. Timmermalt at a time when she really needed farer. The sister told the Union Welfare Services representative. B. BOSTON, MASS. B. Jackline Joseph R. Wing Edwin T. Callahan Dominic Massello some money for doctor's bills and Ho Tse Kong John J. Flaherty Theodore_ Mastaler living expenses. John Gala Norman E. Napier USPHS HOSPITAL For Faster Service S. R. Greenrldge Kobejt E. Peck SAVANNAH. GA. As soon as the Union received J, Heikkurinen Frank Semple W. W. Allred C. M. Klrkland John A. CaU Jimmie Littleton official word of the death from the USPHS HOSPITAL Arthur C. Comstock Morris J. Lohr, Jr. - GALVESTON. TEXAS port agent in that city, the Wel­ John E. Duffy L. T. McGowan C. Barboza Kenneth Mclntbck William E. FreymutlR. B. Sink fare Plan went to work on paying Howard W. Forbes H. Mclsaac F. W. Grant K. C. Bumgarner Jas. A. Heffley John E. Markopolo' the death benefit. Within a few Walt E. Hantusch John Hoffman Carl M. Peterson • days, the check was ready for the Bernard Lignowski Thomas A. Scanloa USPHS HOSPITAL W, W. Lipscomb SEATTLE. WASH. sister. Arthur Compau M. E. Newman PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL Edward Edinger L. E. Twite Claimed to Represent MOBILE. ALA. Roscoe Alford SEASIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL However, just as the check was WILMINGTON, CAL. NY EYE A EAR HOSPITAL Arthur N. Butler being mailed, a letter arrived from NEW YORK. NY Walter Gritski VETERANS ADMINISTRATION a lawyer in the city where the Sea­ HOSPITAL VETERANS ADMINISTRATION farer had died. This was well over LONG BEACH. CAL. HOSPITAL Samuel J. Brooks 1,000 miles from where the sister CORAL GABLES. FLA. FIRLAND SANITORIUU J. C. VUar lived, but the lawyer claimed he SEATTLE. WASH. BEEKMAN DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL Emit Austad "represented" the sister, and want­ NEW YORK. NY USPHS HOSPITAL , WUIiam F. Doran ed the death benefit mailed to him, DETROIT. MICH. COLUMBUS HOSPITAL Tim Burke Harry J. Cronin apparently so he could deduct his NEW YORK. NY USPHS HOSPITAL "fee" before giving the sister the Euseblo Flores MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles Burton money. USPHS HOSPITAL ENDOWOOD HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Welfare Services contacted the TOWSON. MD. Ricce Albenese Alexsander Ktngsepp Leonard Franks Edward Balboa Stanley Leske lawyer, and told him the money USPHS HOSPITAL Frederick Burferd Cecil V. Lewis was being sent;, directly to the sis­ FORT WORTH. TEX. S. S. Cantrell John Maclnnea Yace H. Smira Joseph P. Wise Antonio Carrane Michael Marcello ter. The lawyer contacted the USPHS HOSPITAL Charles E. Collins Luther R. MUton Union again and again, even phon­ BALTIMORE. MO. Salvatere DiBella Jerry J. Palmer Earl -G. Alverson WUIiam L. Nesta James N. Frain John Quinn ing the Union long-distance and, Tobey Flynn, Welfare Services rep, sends a message on newly Roland BeU David P. Rivers Lawerence Franklin John Roberts feeling very brave over the phone, installed teletype network linking all SIU branches. Messages John T. Boyte Ivor H. Rose . Burton J. Frazer Charles Robertson Leslie J. Brilhart James Rose Charles Gallagher George H. Roblnsn tried to threaten the Union. He can be sent to any or all branches and answers received within Fred A. Burns Ray T. Shields EUtell Godfrey J. Sampson was told the money was sent to seconds, thus speeding up service for the membership. Clyde Clarke Jack R. Snyder Nathan Goldfinger Virgil Sandberg in the HOSPITALS All of the following SIU families Mrs. Wilbert J. Hennessy, 1216 will collect the $200 maternity Anunciation Street, New Orleans, benefit plies a $25 bond from the La. Union in the baby's name. t William James Burke, bom Au­ Joseph Noqueira, Jr., born July gust 23, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. John S. Burke, 1400 Spruce Joseph Noqueira, 7 Unity Street, Street, Mobile, Ala. Boston, Mass. 4" 4* 4" • t> tl iS^ OlUa Martindale Bailey, bom Patricia Dianne Wright, born August 12, 1953. Parents, Mr. June 6, 1953. Parents, Mr. and and Mrs. Charles N. Bailey, 309Vi Mrs. Cleophas Wright, Box 183, South Conception Street, Mobile, Abraham Courts, Greenville, Miss. Ala. L 4^4 and Mrs. Partha E. Jernigan, 91-13 187th Place, Hollis, Long Island, NY. 4 4 4 Charles Kendall Black, born Au­ gust 8, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Meyer H. Black, 329 Lyon Street, San Francisco 17, Cal. 4 4 4 Kathleen TWary Dowling, bom July 26, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Dowling, 4002 Evergreen Avenue, Jacksonville, Fla. 4 4 4 Leonard Rams, Jr., born August Bobby Bryant Fowler, bom Feb18,. 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. raary 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Raymond Frederick Karlkvlst, Leonard Rams, 41 South Monroe Mrs. Cullen B. Fowler, PC Box born August 19^ 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fredrik Karlkvlst, Terrace, Dorchester, Mass. 155, Elberta, Ala. •. 7139 Etdrick Street, PhUadelphia 4 4 4. Jan Margaret Hennessy, bom James Joseph Jernigan, bom 35, Pa. 4 4 4 August 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and September 16, 1953. Parents, Mr. Delmar Frederick Kelly, Jr., born July 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Delmar F. Kelly, 13181^ Getting Sill Hospital Money Camp Street, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 , 4 4 4 Jeff Davis David F. Sykes Anofrlo DeFilippie Sam Tate Edgar L. Krotzer Norman D. Tober Edgel E. Luxier V.,L. WiUiamson WiUiam Mitchell Elmer W. Carter USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. R. P. Adams Harry M.'Hankee L. H. Allaire Gunder H. Hansen E. BraceweU C. M. Hawkins E. G. Brewer John Homen William R. Burch B._R. Huggins C. Jones Jose A. CoUs S. Cope J. H. JoJnes E. G. Knapp Adlon Cox Rogelio Cruz Leo H. Lang Glen M. Curl A. J. Laperouse Joseph L. Dionne Theedore E. LeeJohn P. Doyle WiUiam Lennox James E. Edge R. Lumpkin M. Fakhry Louis C. MUler John S. Futrell Jas. L. Morrison Wiley B. Gates John T. Murray Edward J. GUlies Kenyon Parks Jack H. Gleason Harlan Ray Petere W. T. Presley Paul Goodman John Hane Louis Roa John Hamilton Robert Sizemero Einar A. Hansen Thor Thorsen Floyd M. Hansen Harry S. Tuttle Lick K. Hing Alberte M. Veloa Oscar Jones George Vickery KleiAent Jutrowski Richard \irelr Alexander Kerr USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. BKLYN. NY Percy D. Allred Ludwlg Kristianson Claude F. Blanks Frederick Landry Walter Chalk James J. Lawlor Bomar R. Cheeley James R. Lewis Julian CuthreU Francis F. Lynch Charles M. Davison Harry F. McDonald Emilio Belgado Archibald McGuigan Antonio M. Diaz David Mcllreath John J. Drlscoll Vic MUazze. John T. Edwards Lloyd MUler. Jose G. Espinoza Jack D. Morrison Robert E. Gilbert Alfred MuoUer Bart E. Guranick Eugene T. Nelson Peter Gvozdich Geo, E. Shumaker John B. Haas E. R. Smallwood James M. HaU Henry E. Smith Thomas Isaksen Herbert R. Totten John W. Keenan Renato A. ViUaU Proud New Papa Carolyn Marie Clough, born Au­ gust 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Luther E. Clough, 120 Green­ land Beach, Baltimore, Md. * James Glenn Rankin, born Sep­ tember 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James B. Rankin, 315 Red­ wood Avenue, Jackson, Miss. Robert Dennis Pow, born July 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Pow, 114-37 132nd Street, South Ozone Park, NY. Bs- il-;:': j'.iu; -' _ • • "^g Mona Lynn Zweep, born Au­ gust 21, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Zweep, 1321 North Horace Avenue, Rockford, HI. Seafu^ L. If. Twit# sits up Jn bed in Seattle USPHS Hospital bolda Ml $19 weaidir welfare benefit given him by Jeff Gillette Oefti.jSeai^ port briped Twite, ' Michael Joseph Laughlln,. bora July 12, 1993.- Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Laughiin, 1632 South 10th Strefet, PWlidh^hii, Pa/ SehfaFer . Jasper C. Abdenon has a happy smile as he reads a I leUcr from Paul Hall, SIU sec.-treas;, welcoming Jasper's new SOB, i i««rthi' �^vteaAcr It, 195| SEAFARERS ov/-, SEEDT THE SEAFARERS I,: |i LOG Page Twenty-sevem Union Helps Amputee Seafarer James Hamilton had only one thing to say when he got out of the Staten Island Hos­ pital, and that was, "I've seen how the Union helped out other guys when they needed help, but now that it's happening to me I know what thft Union means when it says that w^ take care of our own." And in Hamilton's case the With WALTER SIEKMANN help came when it was needed most. For Hamilton, who had had (News about men in the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SW Web his feet injured aboard the Mobilfare^ Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer ian, lost both of his legs just below Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes the' knee. When he was ready to leave the his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) hospital, the Welfare Services De­ here's another real proud Seafarer around who just became the partment went into action. The her of a bouncing baby boy. Van Whitney is the man who has a first thing was finding him a place fath new son, and the baby weighed in at a healthy 10 pounds, 2 ounces. to live, right near headquarters so He is, of course, collecting that $200 maternity benefit and the new that he'd be able to see his old Whitney is getting the $25 bond from the Union. Lawrence Franhlin, friends at the hall and have some­ who got off the Stony Creek back in November of '52, is doing fine body nearby in case he needed over in Staten Island now that he's had his surgery. them. This was done right away. Thor Thorsen is out of the hospital, after spending some time in Then, Welfare Services went to there fighting to regain his health. He's still not able (o go back to sea, work on collecting Hamilton's but he's able to get around no^&, and has been maintenance and cure for him. spending some pleasant hours around headquarters There has been a short hold-up on visiting with some of his old shipmates. Thor's still this money, since there was a few going back to see the doctors, however, and has days lapse between the thne Hamil­ to take it a little bit ieasy. And Charles Robertson ton left his ship and the time be is back in Staten Island hospital. He got out of went into the hospital, but it is the hospital for a while and had a little vacation expected that this money will be down in Cuba, but it was just a little vacation in coming through within the next James Hamilton (left) chats with Ed. Shephard, FWT, in the ship­ between llperations, because he's back now for few days, along with his unearned ping hall. Hamilton is watching the shipping picture until he gets pay. Meanwhile, the Union has further surgery on his foot. used to his new legs, and then figures he'll ship out again. made sure that Hamilton has Representatives Get Around Thonen You know, the Welfare Services representatives enough money to eat and to take I'm able to get around, I figure wanted to go to the marine hos­ I'll still ship. It's sure a wonderful pital, where he could be among get around quite a bit as they visit the homes of hundreds of Seafarers care of his other needs. feeling to know that the disability other seamen while recovering. with some of the many different benefits paid out under the Welfare Dental Care Plan, or else while helping the Seafarers out with various problems Welfare Services representatives benefit would be right there to The authorities at Kings County they may have. In the course of these duties, the representatives see have also made sure that he got help out if I jeaily needed it, tried to get him transferred, but hundreds of- different SIU homes, and we've all been struck by the back to the hospital for the treat­ though. It makes a man feel good then told him it couldn't be done. way our people are now living. Most of us can remember the times ments he needs, and have also to know that there's something like Then Hamilton told them, "CaU way back, when seamen were just nobody, but now, as we go around, taken him to Staten Island so that that to fall back on if he needs it." my Union and tell them. They'll And, Hamilton says his first ex­ get it done right away for me." we see nice homes and nice families. he could get dental attention. The hospital called, and Welfare Take the maternity benefits for example. About 20 years back, no­ Hamilton says that he's going to perience with the Welfare Servicas body ever thought that seamen had families, without thinking about ship out again as soon as he's used Department came while he was Services checked with Hamilton's paying maternity -benefits. But now we visit these homes that the to getting around with his qew feet still in the hospital. He had gone doctor. The doctor said it would be Seafarers have, and see healthy, friendly wives and children, enjoying and lower legs. "I figure," he says, into Kings County Hospital, and alright for Hamilton to be moved their nSce homes. We feel sort of good as we pay out those $200 ma­ that I'll be able to handle some the operation had been performed the following day. The next day, a ternity. benefits. The whole thing is sure a long way jobs like quartermaster or watch­ there. During the operation, he Welfare Services "representative from the old fiophouses and crimp boarding -houses. man, or something like that, even needed blood and a call went out visited Hamilton and told him to though I can't ship a»-bosun any to the Union. The Seafarers re­ get his clothes together. With the pay and working conditions and benefits Quick Action more. I^d rather keep on working sponded to the call immediately, that Seafarers have today, they've finally been able "The people in the hospital and shipping, though, than go on and Hamilton got all the blood he to have the things that every man has a right to there," said Hamilton, "laughed the Union's disability list. The sea needed. the comfortable homes, fine families, nice neighbors After the operation, Hamilton and said it would be a few days has been my life and as loi;g as —and brother, we sure feel good to see it. before an ambulance came for me, George Vickery has been readmitted to Staten but I packed my things and an Island. George has been in and out of the hospital ambulance got there about 20 min­ for a while now, but it seems that he's doing pretty utes later. Those people in Kings well. John Beckman is also over in Staten Island Vickery County sure were surprised to see now^ John had to get off the Seathunder to go into that ambulance pull up to get me. tlie hospital, and he says that he'd like to hear from some of his old "But since I've gotten out of the friends while he's there and has the time on his hands. hospital, I've seen the way the .Luther Milton seems to be doing fine over in Staten Island now. Union has taken care of me, and He's been- in the hospital over fhere for a while now. And Walter Service deluxe is the what the wife of one Seafarer got helped me out when I really GritskI just got out of the. hospital. His eyes are still in pretty bad shape, and he can just about see, but-he's getting around a little now, when she arrived in New York to spend some time with her needed it, I know now that the and has. been stopping in at the hall to shoot the breeze with some husband. The wife, who had difficulty walking because of SIU really does take care of its own, and there's no better feeling of his old shipmates while he's taking it easy. a physical ailment, arrived in that a man can have." » New York a day before her Within a few minutes, she was in husband's ship was due, and so the car and on her way to the Welfare Services stepped in to hotel". help out. Meanwhile, Welfare Services It all started when the Seafarer, contacted the husband's ship, tell­ who was aboard a ship heading for ing him that everything was ar­ Any totally disabled Sea­ New York, found out his wife in­ ranged, and telling him the hotel farer, regardless of age. who tended to meet him in port. She where his wife would be waiting has been employed for seven had been in Scotland, and was fly­ for him. When th^ ship hit port years on SlU-contracted ships ing to Canada, but when she found the next day, the wife was waiting is eligible for the $25 weekly out her husband's ship was hitting and happy. "I never thought that disability benefit for as long New York, she decided to stop a big union," she said, "would do as he is unable to work. Ap­ oypr and see him for a few days. something like this for one of its plications and queries on un­ Ask Help usual situations should be sent members. Everybody has been to the Union Welfare The Seafarer, knowing his wife wonderful to me, and has made Trustees, c/o SIU Headquar­ had trouble getting around by her­ the visit marvelous. Without the ters, GTO Fourth Avenue, self, sent a cable to the Welfare union's help, I would never have Brooklyn 32. -NY. Services Department, asking them been able to manage this by my­ to help but, and. the department self." swung right into action. By the time the wife's plane had landed' in New York, the Union had made all the arrangements for.. her, and had a representative waiting to meet her. Despite the The deaths of the following ter, Mrs. N. Eckhark of 370 -East fact that it was a holiday week­ Seafarers have been reported to 138 Street, Bronx, NY. end, Welfare Services had made the Seafarers Welfare Plan and MTMBUnON OF UMON KNIFITS • hotel reservations for her. The $2,500 death benefits are being Carl E. Erickson, 47: On June 5,^ FAMIY aUTTIIIS - U8M ACTIOM • Union also contacted the airline, paid to beneficiaries. 1953, Brother Erickson died at sea and rearranged her reservations so aboard the Shinn^ock Bay; he FNUOMU »VKI • MDUOMTION John B. Krewson, 58: Heart was buried at Evergreen Ceme­ that she could stay over in New AWnBU MUn MUR mWUNK > disease caused Brother Krewson's tery, Evereth, Wash. His death York with her husband. COAST OUAW MATTnS • UilltnOYMINT "Then, the Welfare Services rep­ death on August 11, 1953, in the was due to heart trouble. A mefiiINSUMNa^SOCIAl ttCUnTY'HOUflNl resentative explained the situation Bronx, NY. A member of the en­ ber of the deck department. Broth- " MAWnHANCE MFOKMINT • AUOnUMTS • to the officials at the airport, and gine department, he had been sail­ er* Erickson sailed as wiper, inessMFATMAYION • AM KISONAl ntOUIMS arranged for her to get speedy ing SIU since the early part of mata and OS since joining the $1U service through the customs and 1942, when he joined in Miami. in Wilmington in 1952. Surviving *-« Immigration officials there. By Brother Krewson was buried at is his. father, August Erickson of the timefthe plane hit the, jground, island ! National Cemetery, 440 North „ Avaloa Bpuieyjsird,.,Wileve: tu. (ILIL .w. Seafarer's Ailing Wife Gets Royal NY Welcome How To Get Disabled Pay $1 IN J- '.•. 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'"-- '.4' , 'A '.1' , •-. " '• ,"' •'• •iti;- • : mmmM' m.r.' • • A. • • r--V4l,/ .1 -i.-' ••' ••- •:' '.s.y-'y- • The Director of the Budget has told the De­ partment of Health, Education opd Welfare ,y . .. y-";— y > y |i"-7.;.' •- g»-'"'A=^ .:i-i yy.a;feriyiiSiiS' • '.1 *' . .4 ' " • to cut out any request for funds to run the "'V.*"' . ^'.'i —4. '^r 74 • 155-year-old medical care program for sea­ 'ti-• 5s -• men. f^v-.V-"' • The. new budget will face Congress when it reconvenes in January, but the job of saving j; y ' this vital program must be started now. Wu: g-vyry-;-:y;;.y:4; <•-y - 77; '"?y4-7:77 ...75-774,-:"f4.y ;4-v7 ••.y.' '•••' -^ yy•,:..7 yy ':7y:y''"yy7^''-yy:yy-<^7;yvy-,.ii:y.y7 • The SlU is working through its offices in Washington to present the SlU's cose for pre­ y^- serving this vital program. i-^ •:^d • The Union's port branches are actively work­ '•,S''-h.' 'v,y. fi. ing in their local areas to end this threat. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 18, 1953 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XV, No. 19 Description An account of the resource Headlines: CLOSING ORDER 'A KICK IN THE FACE' SIU, ALLIES WIDEN FIGHT AGAINST USPHS CLOSINGS DURKIN RESIGNS, BLASTS FAILURE TO CHANGE T-H CO. OPENLY JOINS ATLANTIC FIGHT AFL CONVENTION NEARS, LIVELY SESSION IS SEEN EASTERN SS EYES TANK, ORE TRADE CANADIAN DISTRICT SETS STRIKE DATE FOR GREAT LAKES VESSELS SIU CREW HELPS GIS GET CHAPEL SUP WINS $100-MONTH PENSION PLAN SIU DISABILITY $ 'WONDERFUL' FURUSETH IS HONORED BY CORONET MAG ARMY INFLICTS 'COMBAT ZONE' RULE ON SEAMEN IN KOREA DESPITE TRUCE EX-SEAFARER LOSES LEG, NOT SPIRIT 'MIRACLE' CIRE ONLY AN ASPIRIN 'BIG MAMOU' HOME FOR JACK AND SIU SHIPMATES OF 30 YRS AGO MEET WELCOME ABOARD 'ETERNAL VIGILANCE' AND ANOTHER ATTACK WHERE THERE'S LIFE SIU PORTS OF THE WORLD: OSLO BERGEN LOG WRITER'S BOOK WILL SAVE YOU $ ATOM CO'S LABOR POLICIES RAPPED TRADING PLAYERS FOR FOUL BALLS IRKS WORLD TRAVELER CAMPBELL ADVENTURE AND FUN ROLLED IN ONE TAINARON CRUISES SEA LANES ANNUAL MIGRATION TO GREAT LAKES MEANT ROUGH SAILING FOR SEAMEN PASSENGERS, CREW TURN TO AS SHIPMATE CROSSED BAR GOSSIPS WARNED: THERE ARE NO BEEFS ABOARD THE HEADS-UP SHIP PURPLESTAR THEY WORK - UNDERWATER LAWYER TRIES TO 'CUT' DEATH $ UNION HELPS AMPUTEE SEAFARER SEAFARER'S AILING WIFE GETS ROYAL NY WELCOME Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9/18/1953 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2274ff9e44f39f291f0778c9e9465794.PDF 104a61867c4d4fa2db6b25563b81df79 PDF Text Text • OFFICIAL ORGAN OP Ttjl SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • .nu '4 •'ii ••I •"••ris- I 1 "'M I ':-Mi �SEAFARERS LOG : . September 4.195S Labor Day? -^ Jast Aaotber Holiday Labor's own holiday, Labor Day, 1953, is coming up this September 7. It will no doubt find the average American worker climbing into his auto­ mobile and heading out on the roads for a picnic, a swim at the beach or a ball game. In one or two scattered communities, Labor DSy might feature a parade and speeches, but unless the parade feV tures a few -Bikini bathing suit figures on ^ats, chances are that not many spectators will show up for the affair, which will be left in the hands of politicians and a handful of curious onlookers. What has happened to Labor Day? The reasons for its decline as a labor holiday are many. One is that every holiday tends to lose its significance with the passage of time. Few people ~ go to church on Christmas and even fewer areaware ^f the religious origins of Thanksgiving Day. The Foxnth of July is known chiefly for fire­ crackers and not for Thomas Jefferson. Then, the Communists and other groups have so dramatized May Day/as a working class holiday that Labor Day has suffered from the competition. Another big drawback is that Labor Day always falls on a Monday in the summertime, so that it makes a nice threej day weekend for people to go away on and have a good time. Canned Message Whatever the reason, Labor Day has become just another holiday. The President, the Secretary of Labor, governors, mayors and other prominent figures have Labor Dby statements written for them by one of their staff in June, just before they close up shop for the summer. Mimeographed copies of the message, praising labor in general terms, go out to editors around August 1, who give them greater or lesser attention depending upon the amount of vacant space the newspaper has the mornihg of tb^ holiday. Labor unions themselves pay only lip service to the idea, perhaps with a special Labor Day edition and the usual accounting of how Peter McGuire of tho Carpenters Union started the whole thing. Maybe in the last analysis its the progress of American workers that has diluted Labor Day's significance. When McGuire started the observ­ ance it was rare for a working man to have a holi­ day off, particularly a holiday of his own. The men who knocked off work to participate in the Labor Day parade and ceremonies were sacrificing a day's pay to do so and often taking off against the wishes of their employers. Consequently it . involved a great deal of personal conxdction on their part; , Even after Labor Day became a legal holiday, which made it proper for men to take the day off, the workingman on wages still losMhe- day's pay for doing so. Today there isn't a union contract in the land which doesn't provide Labor Day as a paid holi­ day, as well as four to nine other holidays during the year. Union members in most instances are no longer downtrodden, but have won for them­ selves vastly improved conditions and status in the comrftunity. Therefore it no longer seems impor­ tant to them tp assert themselves on Labor Day and emphasize to the world tl\e contribution that union members make to the. well-being of the community. Maybe this is the answer. A day off work afhome for no reason other than workingmen and women deserve a day off is celebration in itself. — N Still, perhaps all these things are being taken too much for granted. It might be wise for us to take a second look at Labor Day and see if it couldn't be made into a holiday of real significance to'organized labor. MA Hints At Removal Of North Sea Bonus The first feelers toward removal of the $2.50 mine area bonus in Northern European waters have been taken by the US Maritime Administration and the Navy Department. In a letter sent to aU maritime• unions and employers, over Seas are "remote" and no greater the signature of Louis Roth­ than "normal marine hazards." schild, Maritime Administrator, the The Navy statement claims that Na^'y is quoted as saying that mine minesweeping of routes to all ma­ dangers in the North and Baltic jor ports has been completed,- but admits that much minesweeping remains to'be done to completely clear the heavily-traveled area and to shorten existing detours to ma­ jor North Sea ports. While the letter did not make a point-blank statement thlt mine The Englander Co. in Chicago area bonuses should be lifted, it and a labor spy outfit have been did suggest that unions and ship­ sued by two members of the CIO owners consider removal of the United Furniture Workers under bonus. a law making* it an offense to in­ An SIU headquarte^ representa­ terfere by unlawful means with a tive immediately challenged the person's right to work. view that/ the mines no longer con­ The company paid Albert Cooper, stituted a hazard. "Everybody who was trying to organize the knows that there are plenty of plant when he was fired, $700 in mines left in the North-Sea," he back wages, and also paid Miss said. "Even though anchored jnines Semmie Banks, who was also fired, may have been removed from the $500 in back wages. The company shipping channels, every storm also posted notices that it would not breaks loose a number of mines disturb employees in their desire and sends them drifting into the to join or not to join the union. ship lanes. Dr. K. B. Nelson (right), medical director of the.Staten Island USPHS Hospital, thanks Walter Siek"As long as there are any mines mann (left), SIU Welfare Services Director, as Siekqiann and A! Tkompsen. Welfare Representative, left in the North Sea. there's still present a new moving picture projector and sonnd system to the hospital on l^half of the Union. a dangerous condition, because it Sept. 4. 19S3Vol. XV. Nk 18 only takes one mine to take care As 1 See It Page 4 of a ship and the crew." So far, none of the ship opera­ Committees At Work Page 6 Crossword Puzzle .. . Page 12 tors have publicly picked up the Editorial . .' Page 13 suggestion that the mine area bonus Hospitalized seamen in another USPHS hospital will be able to enjoy sound movies now Foc'sle Fotographer. Page 19 be abandoned. Most operators ap­ hat the SIU has donated a new movie projector and sound system to New York's Staten Galley Gleanings Page 20 parently regard the bonus as a nor­ sland USPHS Hospital. Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 mal wage cost in European waters, The seamen in the USPHS In many cases, the men are able In The Wake ..Page 12 since it, has been paid regularly Hospitals in Norfolk, Savannah to be up and around, but cannot Labor Round-Up Page 13 ever since the beginning of World War II. As such, removal of the and New Orleans have al­ leave the hospital and the time Letters Pages 21, 22 bonus would be considered a cut ready been enjoying movies shown weighs heavily on their hands. Maritime ; Page 16 Under such circumstances, recrea­ in wages. No doubt steps would be Meet The Seafarer. Page 12 in projectors presented by the tional- facilities, such as moving . I On The Job Page 16 taken to see to it that crewmem- SIU. A Summit, NJ, high school pictures, help the men pass the bers were compensated in direct Personals Page 25 teacher has "quit his teaching job Quiz Page 19 wage payments for loss of bonus Although the-Staten Island hos­ time and help make their stay in to take e job drivi^^g a brewery the hospital a little more pleasant. pital already had some old or re­ income. Seafarers In Action Page 16 truck, since he was making $85 Regular SIU Policy conditioned movie projectors, this Ship's Minutes . ... Pages 24, 25 per week as a teacher and now It was in keeping with the regu­ is the first time that the hospital SIU History Cartoon Page 9 Meeting Night, has had a new projector and lar SIU policy of trying to make makes $137.50 .a week driving the Sports Line Page 20 system to use for the benefit the men's stay in the hospital as truck. Every Z Weeks ofsound Ten Years Ago Page 12 Teacher Shortage the seamen hospitalized there. easy as possible that the cameras Top Of The News Page 7 Regular membership meet­ Dr. K. R. Nelson, medical direc­ were presented to the hospitals. It EsUmates say the nation will Union Talk Page 9 ings in SIU headquarters and tor, accepted the new Bell and. is this same policy of giving per­ have a shortage, of about 72,000 Wash. News Letter Page 6 at all branches are held every Welfare Benefits Pages 26, 27 second Wednesday night at Howell projector and combination sonal service wherever possible teachers when school starts this Welfare Report Page R 7 PM. The schedule for the amplifier-loudspeaker on behalf of that brought about the Welfare fall. The gverage teacher'a salary Your Constitution Page 5 next few meetings is as follows: the hospital as the presentation Services Department, and which is is'$3,400 peip year, or.$65.40 g week Your Dollar's Worth Page 7 September 9, September 23, was made by Walter Siekmann, why every hospitalized Seafatrer is based on a 52-week year. It is esti­ visited each week by a Welfare mated that there will be a shortage SIU Welfare Services director. October 7. Publithfd oiwMKiy at tht haadquartari •f tha Sasfarart Intarnatlanal Union, Atrepresentative who brings ^ the of about $45,000 in grade and high It was pointed out that many All Seafarers registered on Untie A Ouir District, AFL.- t7S Fourth seamen are confined ^ to the hos­ weekly cash hospital benefit and schools, Avanua. Brooklyn 32, NY. Toi. Sierlins : t||ee out of the shipping list are. required •-U71. Entered as second class niattar takes care of ^any problems the every five be pital for many weeks and .months to attend , the meetings. at the Post Offlce in Brooklyn, NY. ohder the. Act of August 24, 1212. ; ' while trying to regain their health. man th8y have., 'overcrow<^ ' Workers Sue Co. For Using Spies r' SEAFARERS LOG li'f |i Pro/ecfor SIU Gift To SI Hasp. Teacher Quits To Drive Truck \^' vii ' V mrnmk ''.V' i. '•••i r <•' • I -r-; ill-' �September• 4, IMS SEAFARERS tOG Pare Threa Korea Truce Impact New On Shipping Siight The effect of the Korean trace on shipping was shown to be .of almost minor impact this week with the announcement by the Maritime Administration that a total of 42 vessels operat­ ing under GAA charters will be- returned to" the reserve manned vessels will be laid up, fleet. Of the 42 ships to be while there will be 15 SUP-manned laid up,. only seven SlU-tnanned vessels are affected. ' ^According to Maritime Admin­ istration officials, it is expected that these 42 ships-will constitute the bulk of the lay-ups due to the Korean truce. No further mass layups are planned at this time. The .word is that the number of Gov­ ernment-owned vessels operating under GAA charters is expected to level off after these 42 vessels are .laid up, and that any further layups that may come up at a later date will be due to other changes in the international picture. When the scheduled lay-ups were announced, the Maritime Adminis­ tration was operating 135 Govern­ ment-owned ships under General Agency, Agreements with private operators. This moVe- will leave a total of 93 Government-owned ves­ sels still, operatiirg under GAA charters. Breakdown To Unions A breakdown according to unions shows that seven SIU- LOG Overseas For the convenlerite of Sea­ farers, a complete list of all the places which receive copies of the SEAFARERS LOG out­ side the continental limits of the United States is included in this issue on page 24 In addition to the copies of the LOG that are air-mailed to every SIU ship, bundles of LOGS are also sent to sea­ men's clubs, bars, maritime unions and other meeting places for seamen- throughout the world. Thus, if the LOGs sent to your ship are held up in the mails, it is possible for you to pick up a copy in Just about any port. ships returned to the reserve fleet, and a total of 20 NMU-manned vessels will be' laid up. Since the Korean truce, the en­ tire maritime industry has been watching to see what the effect would be on American-flag ship­ ping. This announcement by the Maritime Administration has been taken as a clear picture of the full effect'of the truce on the operatipn of Government-owned vessels under GAA "charters. Aid and Supply However, the Maritime Admin­ istration says that these lay-ups do not necessarily, reflect the true efTfect that the truce wiil have on shipping as a whole. It was pointed out that rehabilitation cargoes and aid cargoes mui^ be carried, as well as supplies for the troops still in the area. These lay-ups, according to Gov­ ernment officials, were merely in line with the Maritime Administration'a policy of letting privatelyowned tonnage carry the cargoes whenever possible. In many cases, they said, privately-owned ton­ nage will be expected to take up the slack once the Governmentowned vessels have been laid up. "We feel," said a Maritime Ad­ ministration official, "that privatelyrowned vessels are how able to fill the cargo requirements, and so these Government-owned ships have been ordered back into the reserve fleet. Of coursej^if the in­ ternational situation changes, or events prove that these ships are still needed, they wiil be put back into service again." The SlU-manned vessels effected by the lay-up order are: the Dennison Victory (Waterman); the Burbank Victory and Massillon Vic­ tory (Eastern); the Bessemer Vic­ tory (Alcoa); the Simmons Victory and Catawba Victory (Bull), and the Carroll Victory (South Atlan­ tic.). - Army Decorates SIU Man As Korea Hero A Seafarer who has been in the Army for less than a yeac has been decorated for bravery under fire during the fighting on Porkchop Hill in Korea. Donald Rundblad, who joined the SIU back in 1948, was drafted less than a year --S .J'-;; r 'j^i r - ago. Recently, the DeJsnse De­ partment announced that he has been awarded the Bronze Star for heroic action in Korea before the cease-fire went into effect. The decoration was awarded for his wolk in evacuating American dead and wounded under fire during the fighting on Porkchop Hill. However, all of Rundblad's ad­ ventures haven't taken place in the Army. While sailing with the SIU back in August, 1952, he was sail­ ing on deck aboard the Western Farmer when she was in a collision and sunk off the English coast in the Channel. Notification of Ruhdblad's deco­ ration was given to the LOG by Neal Cairns, AB, who sailed with Rundblad on the LaSalle and other SIU vessels.. Cairns says that Rundblad "Is the sort of a guy you'd expect to go all out to help a wounded buddy. . Righf nov^ Rundblad's Jwit Don Rundblad after his rescue from the Western Farmer. counting the time until he can get out of the Army and get back on an SIU ship. Cairns says, "Don told me that he's going to head right .,for an SIU hall as soon as he gets his discharge, and grab an SIU ship just as soon as he can." Gov't Would Ax Hosps SIU Plans Striking a body blow at the 155-year-old medical care program for seamen, the Bureau of the Budget has proposed that free medical treatment of seamen be dis­ continued and all but three*specialized US Public Health Service hospitals be closed. The move would close sixteen hospitals in the US. Budget Director Joseph Dodge has already instructed the Department of Health, Education and Wel-^ fare to eliminate appropria­ tion requests covering mer­ Slated To Close .. . chant seamen from the de­ partment's budget to be pre­ sented to the next session of Congress. The proposal, if it goes to Congress, is sure to touch on a furious fight, as the SIU pre­ pares to do. battle on the issue, along with other maritime organi­ zations. The action of the Budget Director comes as the culmination of a long period of whittliifg down medical care for seamen and re­ peated closings of USPHS hospi­ tals in various i^rts. If the budget director's recom­ mendations go through the next session of Congress, it would mean that all USPHS facilities would be closed to seamen—the only hospi­ tals left open would be the Carville leprosarium, the narcotics hospital at Lexington, Ky., and the mental hospital at Fort Worth, Texas. Seamen would be forced to take care of their own medical needs out of their own pockets. The SIU has announced, however, that it will not stand by and have Seafarers forced into this position. USPn^ Will Oppose Cuts A spokesman for the US Public Health Services said that the agen­ cy could be expected to oppose the cuts before Congress. He indicated that as far as he knew, the Depart­ ment of Health, Education and Welfare, of which USPHS is a part, would take a similar stand in defense of the PHS hospitals. However, if past performance is any clue, maritime interests do not expect Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, seci^itary of the Department, to put up much of a fight on this score. It was Mrs. Hobby who led the battle for fund cuts in USPHS hos­ pitals duj-ing the last session of Congress. As a result, two hospi­ tals, Cleveland and Fort Stanton, were shut down. Three others. Savannah, Memphis and Detpit, were kept open only after a vigor­ ous fight by the SIU and other maritime groups. Government officials have been whittling away at the USPHS prograin for some time now and it was regarded as only a matter of time before battle lines would be drawn in an attempt to eliminate hospitals entirely. Originally there were 26 hospitals under the pro­ gram, ten of which have been closed in recent years. Besides Cleveland and Fort Stanton, those that have been closed include Vineyard Haven, Mass.; San Juan, Buffalo, Ellis Island, Portland, Main6; Mobile, Kirkwood, Mo., and Pittsburgh. Most of the closings have been in the last two years. Budget Cutting Program I^shington observers see sev­ eral factors in back of the attack on seamen's medical care. First is the administration's desire to avoid raising the debt limit. This can only be done by cutting the budget, The. hospital progra^ is (Continued on page 17) ' •M •A I �t^r. ' ^-i Tmge Four SE^'A^ A dii" Af/oif^fC^s I/iff Oil Txpe/s' Fletcher In Rigged Trial As 1See It • • • IT'S BEEN OBVIOUS FOR SOME TIME THAT CERTAIN FORCES PHILADELPHIA—A handpicked trial committee selected personally by the Atlantic Kefining payrollers who are also officials .of the Atlantic Maritime Employees Union has "ex- in the Government were sharpening the ax with the idea of lopping off pell^" Frank Fletcher, vice-chairman of the company union, from the AMEU. Fletcher^s the entire Public Health Service hospital program. In the past couple "crime" in the eyes of thet of years these forces have enjoyed a certain amount of success in shut­ cil, Alcott and Ray Linton, another ting down hospitals here and there. Therefore it comes as.no sur­ AMEU officials, was his sup­ company payroller who is AMEU port of the SIU organizing secretary - treasurer, handpicked prise to your Union that there is now out in the open a proposal to drive in the Atlantic fleet. " .three men tor the committee as destroy the hospitals. , The AMEU's kangaroo court. In Few people realize that the idea for the PHS hospitals began all the well as a handpicked chairman. which AMEU attomey-businessThen the choices were mailed out way back in George Washington's administration, and that the first manager Emanuel Friedman gave to fleet council delegates for their all the cues, did not even permitI hospitals were opened under President John Adams "approval." The delegates had no Fletcher to get a statement Into in 1798. In those days it was firmly believed ,that way of voting ^gainst the members the record. Nearly three hours of the functions of Government should be limited. No­ selected, or nominating or voting testimony was taken up entirely body dreamed of things like social security, public for committee members of their by AMEU officials who refused housing and unemployment insurance then. Yet our choice. to let Fletcher take the stand or foundings fathers, as is known, were farsighted men, By contrast, SIU trial and ap­ offer a rebuttal at any point in the who had the- vision to understand that in certain, peals committees are elected by proceedings. areas, nobody, but Government can do a job prop­ the membership at special me^erly. With seamen going from port to port, never Although the results of the trial ings. fixed in one place and risking the many dangers were a foregone conclusion, the Finally, the entire trial was run of illness and. injury aboard ships, they, deemed it AMEU officials were flustered and . - ^'1 by AMEU attorney Friedman who, necessary for seamen to have hospitals where they i^uld get care and frightened by Fletcher's appear­ employing his prerogative as n treatment. ance. They had hoped to try him ^rank Fleicher lawyer, continually instructed the swiftly in absentia. Conservatives Set It Up , for his run-out on the mass meet­ chairman on what kind of rulings Whistled Up The Cops to make, every time Sweeney or The people that set up these hospitals were, anyway you look at it, of Atlantic tahkermen held re­ The first thing they did when ing Fletcher attempted to get their staunch conservatives. The hospitals continued to function down cently in Philadelphia. Alcott they saw Fletcher coming with an­ views into the record. Needless to the years, even expanded considerably, while other conserva­ other Atlantic man, John Swee­ failed to appear to debate the is­ say these rulings consistently sup­ through such as McKinley, Harding and Coolidge, to name some, never ney, as his representative, was to sues at that time with SIU Secre- ported the AMEU-position. In SIU tives thought of disturbing them. bar the doors to everybody else eary-Treasurer Paul Hall. trials outsiders who are not sea­ Actually, Fletcher pointed out, Today this country has accepted the idea of wider Government par­ and whistle for the Philadelphia men and Union members can take ticipation in our affairs, much broader than in the past. It's generally police. Three foot patrolmen, a his membership "in your card­ no part in the proceedings. accepted by all, (and our Government leaders have said so time and squad car man and a hotel detec­ board company union" ended when 'Day Of Beckoning' again) that the Government bears large responsibility and obligation tive spent a quiet evening hanging he stopped working for the com­ As Fletcher's statement con­ for the welfare of the people. And we were assured many times over around the lobby wondering what pany. The whple proceedings, he emphasized, were simply a propa­ cluded: "You can hang me and that nothing would be done to limit the welfare benefits that have been they were doing there. quarter me in...as much as you established through the years. While Fletcher was barred from ganda stunt. By-Passed Guarantees like. It doesn't mean a thing.. .to This Government obligation to the public welfare was recognized defending himself at the trial, his But even in the process of anybody except your bosses in the just a few months ago when Congress establish^ a special department prepared statement was entered into the record of the proceedings working up a propaganda trial, the company. But when the SIU wins for that purpose, called the Department of Health, which is in the SIU's possession. AMEU by-passed every one of the this campaign, and it is winning it Education and Welfare. It would seem to be a little In that statement he declared that limited guarantees provided in overwhelmingly, there will be a peculiar if the first significant action of that de­ real day - of reckoning for the partment would be to destroy a health service that be didn't expect justice from the their own constitution. For one thing AMEU chairman stooges who have been dishing out was established by the founding fathers of this "Moscow-type trial." "The reason I'm here," he con­ Stanley Alcott, who also happens a line of baloney to Atlantic tank- nation 155 years ago. Those men back in 1798 were aware of something tinued, "is because I'm not in the to draw down a weekly paycheck ermen. practice of taking a run-out powder from Atlantic as a "leaderman," "Whatever this kangaroo court that's not so obvious today; that few people, ev«i when my reputation is at stake . . . suspended Fletcher prior to the decided.. .the decision can have men in battle, have poorer access to medical care I'm here not only for Frank Flet­ trial. The AMEU eonstitution pro­ no effect on anyone. For the cold than the merchant seaman on a ship! A man who cher but for the hundreds of other vides that members can be sus­ fact is that this kangaroo court is gets sick aboard a ship, or hurt in the performance men in the Atlantic fleet whom pended or otherwise.punished only nothing but the stinking remains of duty which is not uncommon in this hazardous industry, is out of you would like to give the busi- after a trial. of a dead 'union'...a union with­ luck until the ship gets into port. He has to get by on whatever care Bess to because they .did the same Then the AMEU by-passed its out membership.. .Your decision the officers and his shipmates can give him. thing I did—joined up with a real, own fleet council in selection of a certainly will have no effect on Hundreds of Miles From Home trial committee. Although their myself or the hundreds of other bonafide union." Fletcher, by showing up, put the- constitution specifies that commit­ Atlantic seamen who share my be­ When the ship finally comes into port, chances are that the man onus on AMEIU chairman Alcott tees are to be elected by the coun- liefs and convictions, for we are is hundreds of miles from his home community. It's true that most now members of a free union of ports like other local .communities, do have their own communityseamen. And that is the big dif­ operated or voluntary hospitals. But in most instances they give first ference between us—^you are to<ds, preference to men who are permanent residents of the commumty. we are free seamen." This is a necessary and logical rule, because the cities and towns find its a very tough job to provide the room and trained people to take care of the local people. 'It's generally acknowledged that in. most places the hospital facilities are inadequate to meet even local needs. Therefore, the USPHS hospitals "fUl a very real need of the sea­ man, since they assure him of a place where beds eligible for treat­ ashore. They really had somebody big ment, no matter what port he might happen to be in at the time. The recording secretary's job 4own in Galveston running their There is a false impression around that these hospitals do nothing last membership was handled by Jack Gray, while The so-called "fair trade" laws, but take care of seamen. This is entirely in error, and as a matter William Harrell was the reading say experts, are being broken daily meeting for of fact, the Public Health Service changed the name them as meeting clerk. Both Gray and Harrell comd because "nobody can stop the of their facilities from Marine.. Hospitals to Public from the neighboring state of American shopper from buying at chairman. It was Health Service hospitals, because they handle many North Carolina originally. Gray is a discount." One expert has said Brother Earl other kinds of people besides seamen. Their "Tiny" Wallace, 25 and has been sailing with the that even merchants say the "fair patients include Coast Guardsmen, veterans and SIU for six years in the deck de­ trade" laws are unenforceable, and just a growing various federal employees, with seamen being just a admit that "sales at a discount are boy of 25. Ac­ partment. Harrell limited percentage of all patients. is 42 years of here to stay." cording to Union Research And Training Program ' The manager of S. Klein in New records, Wallace age and is a Furthermore, the USPHS hospitals have done a black gang mem­ York cited one example of "fair put his weight very fine job of training doctors and specialists and Wallaee ber. He joined trade" laws. A nationally adver­ down as a mod­ the of finding new ways' to treat diseases that kill .a Union in tised watch is "fair trade" priced est 245 pounds, the last time some­ great many people every year. It's no exaggeration to say that there Norfolk on May at $92.50 retail. The store's man­ body asked him how much it was. 15, 1946, is mar­ ager, however, says the watch are thousands of Americans alive and well today because of the re­ , 'Wallace is a native of Arkansas ried, and lives in wholesales for only $22. Thus, the search woiic that has been done under the Public Health Service pro­ who joined the SIU in New Or­ South Norfolk. watch could be sold for $44 and still gram. Such research benefits the entire community, not only the leans on May 22, 1948. Pascagoula, give the store a 100 percent profit, seamen who might jiappen to be patients in these hospitals. 4 3; 4. Mississippi, is his current home Harrell Boston's port but under the "fair trade" laws, ^ Offhand, from what we can see of these hospitals, they are well-run town. chairman was the store is supposed to charge the and efficient places, and certainly not even their die-hard opponents t t t Seafarer Tom Fleming, who will $92.50 and thus iforce the buyer hav%,ever accused them of not doing their job properly. The US Gov­ Three local boys took charge of have had ten years with the Union to pay a 320 percent mark-up. ernment has a going concern here which is returning great value to the last Norfolk branch member- by next January. Fleming, a deck The experts also point to the the community for every dollar spent. The cost of letting such a pro­ chip meeting and ran things in seaman, was bom in Boston on discount houses in almost every gram'go to pot might turn out to be considerably more, in many ways, ship-shape style. Chairing the September 7, 1912, and still lives city which operate openly and still than the cost of maintaining it. Hospitals and w'ell-trained hospital meeting- was Robert Renfrowj-who in the Massachusetts capital with make a profit although selling for staffs don't spring up overnight. recently completed his first year his wife, Agnes. Recording Secre­ far less than the "lair trade" price Obviouslyi your Union is not going to stancTldly by while somebody as an SIU member. Renfrew was tary Dan Sheehan got Into the that is set by the lawl The Amer­ intends to do a hatchet'job on this hospital program. The Union's posi­ bom in Virginia 37 years ago on SIU via the port of Mobile, where ican shopjpers, they point out, have tion oh. the subject will be made clear when it Comes up in Congress July 1, 1916 and joined the SIU in he joined up on June 28, 1942. He become used to' buying merchan­ at the next session. iBnt not matter what, happens to the USPHS hos­ New York last August 7. Renfrow and his wife live in the hearb« dise at discodht prices, a-'d will not pitals, Seafarers can rest assured that steps will be taken to see to It sails in the engine department and Massachtiseetk city of Somervl^e. pay the exborbitaht. "fgir tradci'l that no seaman has to do without essential medical care in case pt •aakes Norfolk bis home when he's- He sails Is the deek depi^tment. accident or illness suffcrad" iboard «hli>. prices,., m5 Discounts Are Here To Stay -J.-. �•'v',,v>'s:v'7f7-r* September 4. ms SB'AHARERS Par* Fir* LOG Seafarer Crosses Ocean Alone Ore, Calmer Blind To "M v,d-| \ * . ' •'ll After 67 days of battling the North Atlantic'in his 30-foot schooner, the Turquoise, Sea­ farer Olavi Kivikoski successfully completed a non-stop solo crossing of more than 3,000 miles when he came ashore in the yacht basin of Den Helder, Holland, a small port about 25 miles north of Amsterdam.t -It was on Saturday.morning, A growing wave of complaints about high priced slops on June 13, that Kivikoski left Calmar and Ore Line ships has brought to light the fact that the City Island Yacht Club, City not a- single vessel in these two companies has ever ordered a Island, NY, on Long Island Sound slop chest from the SIU Sea-^ for his transatlantic venture. He Chest. Ever, since the Sea to enforce the instructions. arrived in Den Helder on August Chest started supplying the The SIU Sea Chest has obtained Beefs On Slopchests 22, with both he and his vessel in good .chape. After a few days In port for rest and repairs, he head­ ed northward tc the Kiel Canal on the second leg of his sailing trip to Finland. Accounts of the trip received from Kivikoski, and the Dutch press are soanty rn details, but ap­ parently it was a rough crossing all the way. However, his froundbottomed and broad-beamed Nova Scotian sailing schooner lived up to her reputation as a seaworthy ve.st.el and successfully, rode out the storms. Motor Conked Out Kivikoski's original intention was to ride the great circle route and come ashore at Land's End, England. It's not known what caused the change in plans, but the fact that his small 12-horse inboarjd motor conked out almost immediately may have made it difficult for him to get into an English anchorage. Loss of the motor was not par­ ticularly serious ac he had only intended to use it for getting in and out of port. Of greater conse­ quence was the fact that one 'of his two water tanks sprung a leak, forcing him to ration his water supply tightly, and to depend on rainwater for supplementary sup­ plies. Fortunately, he had a spare set of sails aboard, and he used one of them to catch rainwater. Kivikoski used mostly canned and dehydrated foods on the trip, so that he would be able to carry enough provisions. Even so, how­ ever, there was very little room in the tiny cabin of the Turquoise after all the supplies were in. Just enough room for a bunk, and not enough headroom to stand up. Most small boats crossings of the Atlantic have been made west­ bound in more southerly waters, with stops at the Azores and other Atlantic islands. Few crossings YOU and file SlU CON8YIYUIION Seafarer Olavi Kivikoski sits at the tiller of his 30-foot sailing schooner. Turquoise. He crossed the Atlantic alone in the boat from New York to Den Helder, Holland, in 67 days. have been made eastbound, and the Great Circle non-stop route has been rarely used for this pur­ pose. One major reason for at­ tempting this route was that in summer months it gave him plenty of daylight, with only a few hours of darkness to contend with. Completion of the trip to Finland will fulfill a dream of many years in the making. Kivikoski has not seen his family since he left Fin­ land in 1940. After paying off his last ship, the Wild Ranger, in March, he bought the Turquoise, a two-master for $3,600 and spent the spring months repairing and outfitting her for the voyage. He redid the ship's bottom, put up new rigging and new heavy sails, ripped out a spare bunk to make more storage space, made a new tiller and sea anchor and installed necessary equipment and food sup­ plies. The job took him three months of steady labor. .to; AGOt^ tsi j^jvit goes,iii;';is, From Article X, Section 7 "The Auditing Committee In each Port shall audit the regular week­ ly financial report of the Port Agent and, in writing, certify or, refuse to certify such report. In all SlU ports an elected rank and file committee makes a full audit of all receipts and expenses weekly. Likewise, the Union's financial records are always open to inspection by any member. isisili After visiting his family in Fin­ land, Kivikoski will either fly home or try to catch an SIU ship in a German or Dutch port. He plans to ship regularly this winter and then try to make a westbound crossing next summer. Kivikoski has been sailing for 20 years as AB, deck maintenance and bosun dn the merchant ships of six nations. He has been a member of the SIU for the past six years. ships on a competitive basis, Cal­ price lists from several Calmar and mar and' Ore Line skippers have Ore Line vessels and found that in repeatedly turned down Sea Chest every instance, they were charging offers of merchandise on one pre­ far more than the Sea Che.st on text sor another, even though the standard items. Further, several Sea Chest supplies are priced far interesting discrepancies were lower than those of the private turned up, on two ships that-purchase supplies from the same deal­ dealers supplying the ships. In sharp contrast to this situa­ er. The prices on these two ships tion, virtually every other SIU- varied considerably from item to contracted vessel in the offshore item whiofr indicates one of two trade has at one time or another things; either the masters were taken on SIU slop chest supplies violating the law which limits for the simple reason that they mark-ups on slopchests to a flat average better in quality and 10 percent, or the dealer was cheaper in price than the offer­ charging a different set of prices to different ship.s. That in itself is ings of other dealers. a situation which calls for scrutiny. Passed The Buck A typical list of prices on CalWhen the company was first ap­ proached on the problem and re-: mar ships as compared with the minded of its agreement to pur-1 Sea Chest price, is the list from chase frem the SIU slop chest | the Oremar. when its prices were competitive, • Watch caps: Sea Chest 70c, Orecompany officials passed the buck i mar $1.36. Wool sweater: Sea to the captains of the ships. The Chest $2.90, Oremar $5.00. Work captains in turn have declared that shoes: Sea Chest (Endicott Johnthey would buy where they pleased, son) $5:45, Oremar (unknown irrespective of price. brand) $7.27. Dungarees: Sea Finally, after repeated requests Chest (Sweet Orr or Lee) $2.70, from the SIU, the company dis­ Oremar $3.45. Playing cards: Sea tributed a letter to the skippers of Chest 50c, Oremar 59c. Alkaits ships instructing them to buy Seltzer: Sea Chest 22c, Oremar 35c. from the Sea Chest, as per the These are typical of the price agreement, wherever the Sea Chest discrepancies between Sea Chestoffered competitive prices. These supplied merchandise and that instructions have so far been ig­ supplied to Calmar and Ore Lin® nored by the skippers who con­ by private dealers. In all cases, tinue to get slops from a very high prices quoted are the dealer prices priced dealer in Baltimore, and tHo the ship. Prices to the crewthe company has not lifted a finger members are 10 percent higher. SIU Sets Up Venezuela Office In a move that extends the SIU's facilities and services to South America for the first time, the Union has opened a new branch in Puerta La Cruz, to bring services and repre­ sentation to SIU crews calling in the area. The new SIU branch is lo-"t-| cated oh the entire second floor of the Seamen's Club, and will provide additional recrea­ tional facilities for the men in port. Located at Calle Bolivar 25, Puerta La Cruz, Venezuela, the office is being set up by Bob Matthews, SIU assistant secretarytreasurer who is on leave from his Washington, DC, post, while Bill Oppenhorst, a former Atlantic man and an SIU organizer, is contact­ ing the vessels calling there. All Services With about 10 SOJ and Atlantic Refining ships calling in the area each week, the new office stands ready to "provide all regular SIU Stateside services and representa­ tion. Under this new set-up, it will be possible to settle many ship­ board beefs before the vessels re­ turn to the States. Expedite Repairs In addition, the new office will expedite the filing of repair lists on those ships heading back to the US. Crewmembers with personal or welfare problems will be able to take them up with the Union representatives there and have them settled and taken care of while they are still on their way back to the US. Mail and literature will be for­ warded to the new branch. Ves­ sels calling in that area will find their mail waiting for them. In addition to servicing vessels calling.at Puerta La Cruz, the new branch will also service ships visit­ ing Aruba, Curacao and other out­ lying ports. Alcoa, Mathiasen, US Petroleum, and Carras have vespls calling at these ports regularly in addition to Atlantic. . 'Vi Bob Matthews, SIU assistant secretary-treasurer (right), joins three crewmembers of the Alcoa Corsair in Puerta La Cruz, Venezuela. Matthews is setting ep a new SIU branch there. NO LAWYERS NEEDED The SIU Welfare Plan office wishes to remind Seafarers and their families that no lawyers are needed to collect any SIU Wet fare Plan benefit. Some cases have arisen in recent months in which lawyers were engaged. The only result was a delay in col­ lection of benefits and a charge against the benefit for lawyers' fees. It's emphasized that the Welfare Plan was designed from the beginning to provide simple and speedy payment of all benefit claiins, so as to bypass lawyers and legal fees. Any application for benefits should be . made directly to the Seafarers Welfare Plan at 11 Broadway, by the individual involved. •TTT- •w �• fc StAFARiittS t&& ScHblariihip Winner Receives Her Check r t«5s SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON ' I I The second session of the 83rd Congress, which convenes next Jahuary, will be busily engaged in broad investigations and hearings 6a problems of the American merchant marinei This becomes clearer each day as the different segments of the maritime industry point up their peculiar needs. A well-defined pattern has been formed in connection with Con­ gressional matters, with one overall maritime plan being pushed by one group, the National Pfederation of American Shipping, and another plan by the unsubsidized members of the Association of American Ship Owners. This last group, during the first seSsion of the 83rd Congress, was not successful in its attempt to alter the present op­ erating subsidy scheme in the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. . The NFAS and AASO do not see eye-to-eye with each other on a number of legislative proposals, and will continue next year to set up different camps and separately fight their Congressional battles. 4J ; t '' ' 4) i f;t •: ^\ • i" I..- Dean Harold Hinman (left) of the School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, hands scholarship check to Miss Alma Iris Jimenez-Colls, SIU scholarship winner and daughter of Seafarer Pedro Jim­ enez. Check represents balance of scholarship money after payment of tuition and fees. Looking on are Mr, Luis M. Diaz, the University's receiving officer (left) and Mr, Miguel A. Santana, professor of foreign languages at the University. Pedro Jimenez is currently aboa^ the BuU Line's Kathryn. Mariners Offered For Private Use 4" t The following 7-point program has been suggested by maritime em­ ployers to develop a strong US fieet: (1) agreement by industry and Congress that the 1936 maritime statute is a sound law that can be made to work; (2) a decision on how many private ships can be em­ ployed and how many are necessary for national defense; (3) development of formulas on ship needs so that shipping companies can co­ operate with the Government in a phased program of vessel ri(place-* ment; (4) help from the Government for lines trying to accumulate funds for ship replacement and encouragement by the Government of participation of venture capital In shipping; (5) immediate attention to the decline of our domestic fleet and to the growing need for ocean­ going tankers and ore carriers; (6) cooperation of Government and business i^ diverting more American imports and exports to American ships; and leadership by the US in vessel design and propulsion, par­ ticularly as to atomic-powered merchant ships. ,In urging the above program, maritime employers point out that American ships are carrying less and less of the nation's trade while foreign-flag ships are getting an increasing share of it. it Five American steamship lines have been successful in their efforts to continue to charter Government-owned tonnage. Under the 1946 Ship Sales Act, as amended, shipping companies wanting to charter Government ships must make a showing before their charter applica­ tions can be approved^ Recently, the Federal Maritime Board found that conditions still exist justifying the continuation of charters of Government tonnage with the Alaska Steamship Company, American President Lines, Ltd., Luckenbach Steamship Company, Inc., Grace Line, Inc., and Pacific Far East Line, Inc. ' ' The continued charters of Government ships was granted after no one interposed any objections. The possibility that a number of the new Mariner Class freighters will soon be made available for commercial purposes was disclosed by Charles H. McGuire, director of the National Shipping Authority. McGuire stated that the buy the new ships, which cost the $6,625,000, according to the Gov­ NSA expects to make a num­ Government about $9 miliion each. ernment, and the ships will be put The Pacific Far East Lines has on the West Coast-Orient run. One ber of the Mariners available signed a contract this week to buy consideration, said the Govern­ on bareboat charters so that pri­ vate operators can use these ves­ three of the Mariners. The line ment, was that the line has been sels in their regular trade, and sge will get the last three Mariners operating one of the Mariners un­ how they work out. It is hop^ to be built, with features specified der the regular GAA charter for that this step'Will encourage more by the company. The price will MSTS. Under Gov't Charter private companies to eventually range between $5,460,000 and Although a number of Mariners 4 4 4 are already in operation, they are Regulations for preventing collisions at sea, which are in line with all being operated by private com­ those adopted by the International Conference on Safety of Life at •T I panies under MSTS orders, and Sea, 1948, held at London from April 23 to June 10, 1948, have been I have been used only to carry MSTS proclaimed by President Eisenhower. They will become effective on I I cargoes. Making them available January 1, 1954. under bareboat charters will give The President took the action after being notified by the go.vernment the operators their first chance to of Great Britain that aubslantlar unanimity had been reached as to use these new vessels on their reg­ the acceptance of the regulations by interested countries. I ular trade routes and thus find out 4 4 4 how adaptable the Mariners are One of the biggest operating subsidy issues In recent years is nearregular commercial use.^ ing a head in this city. Recently, as reported in this column, the Fed­ The SIU appeals machinery for Had he been physically able to to "There are good prospects," said men convicted of offenses under attend, he would have come to the McGuire, "that a few of our major eral Maritime Board found that the Bloomfield Steamship Company the Union constitution is set up not trial and put up a defense in­ American shipping companies will was entitled of the subsidy on two trade routes originating put of the only to reduce or reverse cluding cross examination of his soon complete negotiations with us US Gulf. The Lykes Bros. Steamship Lines, the existing subsidized carrier on each route, is vigorously fighting the Bloomfield application, findings improp­ accusers. the purchase of Mariners, and and Lykes has asked the FMB to reopen the proceeding. erly arrived at, Subsequently, the Seafarer had for we hope as time passes to sell a The Board is expected to act within about two weeks to decide but also to cor­ to be taken to a city hospital where substantial number of them for rect errors of he suffered amputation of both of private use, with a view to strength­ whether to rehear the case. 4 4 4' omission or com­ his legs because of his illness. Be­ ening- the quality and comjietiIn shipbuilding, a postwar production record was established, in 1952 mission that deny cause of his removal to the hospital tive effectiveness of our merchant when shipyards of the world completed 520 vessels of 3,719,000 gross an accused his he did not receive official notice of As one of the means toward tons, which figure includes ships of 1,000 gross tons and over. The in­ full rights in the the committee's decision and his fleet. this end we expect^oon to be able dications are that in 1953 a' somewhat greater production total will be trial procedure, right to appeal within 30 days. The to offer a number of the Mariners A case like this 30-day period lapsed then, without for bareboat charter to American achieved, due to the relief in European shipyards from the great shortage of steel which plagued their efforts since the end of World arose recently, an appeal on his part. Gomez berth or liner operators, so that where circum­ Later on, when he was trans­ they may be able to obtain neces­ War II. However, during the past-six months there has been a marked stances, rather than anybody's neg­ ferred to a Public Health Service sary practicaK operating experi­ lect, had the effect of denying hospital and contacted by the SIU ence with them''in their own par­ decline in the number of new shipbuilding contracts placed through­ the Seafarer's rights. When this hospital representative, he was ticular trades and can by this out the world. Regardless of this, most shipyards have, enough new was pointed out to .an appeals able to make his position known. means determine if they show a building in hand to carry Chem well into next year. In the US, all of the major shipbuilding now under way will be completed In 1954, and committee, the committee felt it Siqce he had not real promise of successful long no new* orders are definitely in prospect. As a comparison, British had no choice but to reverse find­ received notice of range use under the stress of actu­ yards are fully booked ahead for a number of years and hhve accepted ings of guilt and let the man go. his right to ap­ al commercial competitive condi­ at least a dozen orders with delivery in 1958, five years from mow. The whole business began last peal, the 30-day tions." Shipyards in Germany are also well fixed for several years ahead.-, November when the Seafarer was limitation had to Among the Speediest 4 4 4 _ • accused of deliberately missing his be waived and The NSA, at present, has 35 of Early next year, the Eisenhower Administration will ask for an ship in the port of New York. He the man given the, Mariner Class vessels in opM$2.0 million in appropriatmns to pay back bills on ship op­ was summoned to trial on January new notice which ation Or under construction. The additional erating subsidies. The past session of Congress approved a total of $55 15, 1953, and when he failed to he acted upon. big, new freighters, are said to be His appeal was show up, the trial committee went among the fastest in the world, million to pay operating subsidies/' but the Maritime Administration ahead with the proceedings and heard by a com­ Cutter with speeds of well over 20 knots. now is in a position to pay more on back bills. 4 4' 4 convicted him in absentia. They mittee consisting McGuire also said that NSA is, Expenditures for labor programs in the fiscal year 1952 are estimated imposed a sentence of one year's of R. Hernandez, A Dudde, J. L. at present, operating 135 vessels at 245 million dollars, 23 million less than the January estimate and 14 isuspension plus a $50 fine on him. Gomez, W.'Cutter, F. Radzuila and for military needs. Anderson. The committee ruled He also called for a program to million less than expenditures in 1953. Grants to the states for un­ Laid Up that in view of his illness and ina­ encourage the building of new ves­ employment compensation and employment services administration • What wasn't known at the time bility to either answer the charges sels for the American. flag, point­ •are estimated at 190 million dollars compared with the January esti­ was that the man was laid up sick or request a postponement of his ing out that the bulk of our present mate of 208 mfillon. These grants account for about 80 percent of the in his lodgings and while he was trial, the man, had in effect been fleet consists of putrmoded ships expenditures for labor. aware that the trial was to be held, denied his full rights and privileges of World War. II yintage, trying to he had no way of getting in touch under the constitution. The trial compete with foreign .fleets that with the Union an'd requesting a committee's decision was reversed have l^ePn built palnlj;,|tt the last postponement due to his Illness. accordingly. "v.. 'few years. ' • •'' •>.-^ SIU COMMITTEES iVrWORK �i9ss SEAFAREItS Pace S^em LOG Helps Dad Collect Vacation^ Pay FRENCH STRIKES PETER OUT—The nationwide strikes of workers in various French Industries including railroads and postal services dwindled away as workers straggled back to their jobs. The Govern­ ment announced it had reached agreement with the postal workers providing for a bonus and other changes in conditions, but It wasn't exactly clear what would be done for the other groups. The strikes began as a protest against the Government's economy program which would have raised retirement ages and taken away ether privileges. US, SOVIET IN WRANGLE OVER KOREA—A bitter fight In the UN General Assembly over the procedure for a Korean peace conference has. threatened to Returning to Teheran after break-up the sessions before, they army-led coup. Shah of Iran begin. The US held that no nations returns salutes of soldiers who who did not participate In the fighting, with the exception of put him back In power. Russia, shbuld sit in on the con­ ference. The Russians wanted to include a great many non-belligerent countries, and exclude some who had participated in the war. The US won its point but the Soviets indicated it would be noncooperative In any such conference. Meanwhile the prisoner exchange continued in Korea without interruption. ~ 4" t t ROMULO QUITS PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN—General Carlos Romulo has withdrawn as a candidate for president of the Philippines and has thrown his support to Ramon Magsaysay, the popular defense leader who helped clean up Communist guerrilla forces. Romulo's action was regarded as greatly strengthening Magsaysay's hand in his election fight against President Elpidio Quirino. K, a, SALES TAJT PROGRAM OUT IN OPEN—After much rumor and behind the scenes maneuvering, administration leaders in Washington are coming out openly for a Federal sales tax. The tax would be de'^igned to replace revenues lost by the expiration of part of the excess profits and individual income taxes this coming January 1. Administra­ tion Forces concede they will lace a tough fight in Congress on this Issue. > Little Jack Chuong, 3V^, helps his dad. Seafarer Chuong Ah Fah, collect his vacation money. Dad took the bills, and Tim Baranowicz, . headquarters employee, gives Jack the change. 1 • Alabama *Work' Law Draws Labor Censure MOBILE—^Labor in Alabama is up in arms over the- action of Governor Gordon Persons in approving a so-called "right to work" bill that outlaws the union shop and similar labor agreements in the state. Sev--*^ eral unions are considering to justify, his action. protest stoppages and other The Governor had held off a actiod to fight the new law. The "right to work" bill makes no mention of whether it applies to solely local industry or indus­ try covered by Federal law. It merely states that the union shop is "contrary to public policy" in Alabama. If it were to apply gen­ erally it would mean an open shop throughout all of Alabama's indus­ try. Governor Persons action in sign­ ing the bili was somewhat of a surprise, and even more surpris­ ing was the fact that he sent a lengthy mess'age to the legislature full week on the signing of the bill and some people thought that he had vetoed the measure, when the clerk started reading his message. A statewide rally of labor lead­ ers has been scheduled for this morning at the Fairfield Audi­ torium in Birmingham, to con­ sider ways and means of combat­ ting the legislation. The bill is sure to become an is­ sue in future politicai campaigns, with ex-Govemor James Folsom, who was defeated by Governor Persons, coming out against the legislation. YOUR DOLLAR'S SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Recently this department reported on discount houses, and how they sell standard-brand merchandise at reduced In recent weeks there has been a new inflationary prices, and named some of them around the country. upsurge in tjje prices of household appliances and other But In addition, today many independent and neighbor­ home equipment. Anything you want to buy for your hood retailers give discounts, and it's worth comparing home will now cost you more, especially if it's made of prices at different stores until you find one that will metal. give you at least 20 per cent- off the list price on the It's been a sneaky sort of inflation, with manufacturers appliance you want. boosting their prices one by one^ Some of the increases 2—Shop the private-brand appliances of the larger are small, but others are as much as 30 per cent. List retailers, department stores, chains and mail-order houses. prices are now higher on some of the best known makes These have their own brand appliances at prices that of refrigerators, ranges, carpet sweepers, mixers, plumb­ are often 15-20 per cent less than tags on comparable ing fixtures and other household goods. national brands. The interesting fact'is that many of . In. many cases the maiiufacturers blame the price these private-brand appliances are made by and are much hikes on recent increases in the cost of steel. This has the same as appliances sold by the famous-brand manu­ gotten to be a standard device in recent years; if a union facturers under their own names. For example, the Sears secures, a wage boost, the manufacturers announce a Roebuck Kenmore washing machine is really the Whii-1price rise is required. But the truth is easily revealed pool under a different name and selling for less money. in this case. Actually (he recent steel price boost added Sears portable washers are the same as the Handy hot. only 69 cents to the cost of the steel in a cooking stove, The Sears Kenmore sewing machine is really the White. Sears stoves are made by Florence. Similarly, •any of for example. This is only one-fifth of one per cent of the retail price. In the case of a small appliance like Montgomery Ward's refrigerators, electric irona and other an electric iron, the steel price rise added only 2Vi cepts appliances are the advertised brands under other names. to Its cost, again only about one-fifth of one per cent The refrigerators sold under the Macy, Affiliated Retailer and Parkway brands Ihrougljout the country are made of the price. Yet manufacturers have raised prices of by the manufacturers of the Crosley. The vacuum clean­ these goods five, ten, 20 per cent, etc. ers sold by the Macy stores are the same as the Universal. 'Private Brand Appliances The famous Presto cookers can be bought under a num­ , A Seafarer looking for essential household appliances ber of retailers' private names at lower prices, including for his family will have to do extra-$mart shopping to Ward's Magic Seal cooker and the Co-op cooker. beat these unwarranted price hikes. Among other large retailers who have their own brands There' are two ways to buy appliances at reasonable are the large department stores.In^many cities belonging prices:;-?, -'.v . / . . • • to the Associated Merchandise Corp. an^ sellingHhe AMC 1—Buy a nationallyradvertised brand at ai discount.. brands (sonie of which hre the samO as the Hotpoint Private Dranda Save Plenty ••X/ > ir-£ - 5^?^ '1 ' 1 •••*•.. '• -..a The way in which soma slick-talking insurance sales­ men can peddle all kinds of RUSSIA CLAIMS H-BOMB—Premier Malenkov of the Soviet Union has announced that Russian atomic scientists have developed a hydro­ gen bomb. Subsequently the US confirmed the fact that Russia had set off a thermo-nuclear explosion, similar to those conducted by the US at Eniwetok three years back. It meani that the Soviet scientists had mastered the technique of a hydrogen explosion but it was not known definitely whether a workable bomb had been developed. 'OLD MOSSY' OUT IN IRAN—^In a startling sequence of events, Premier Mossadegh of Iran first ousted the Shah of Iran, who was forced to flee the country, and then was ousted himself and ar­ rested by Army forces loyal to the Shah. The Shah then returned to Iran in triumph. It is expected that one result of the'change In Gov­ ernment will be new negotiations with England over the fate of the Iranian oil installations in the Persian Gulf. Slick Talk Sells Poor Insurance relatively worthless policies, to . seamen is illustrated, by .the sad experience of Seafarer Anthony M. Ferrer. ' Brother. Ferrer, who usually sails out of Baltimore, was given the pitch on a policy sold by Mu- ' tual of Omaha, an insurance firm that goes in heavily for radio and newspaper blurbs about its health . and accident policies. .He took out a policy. with. the'company's Balti­ more branch on the understanding that it was a $2,500 straight life policy plus $25 a week payments in case of sickness and accident. Found Gimmicks Subsequently he became ill, and applied for sickness benefits under the policy. To his dismay, he found that he was covered by life in­ surance only in the event 5f acci­ dental death. If he passed away from illness or natural causes his beneficiaries would have no insur­ ance from this policy. Further he found that the $25 a week is payable only to the age of 60, after which payments are cut in half.- Since he is nearing his 56th birthday, it means that he would be entitled to collect the $25 payment only during the next four years. Because so many seamen have . been victimized by gimmicks in various types of insurance policies, the SEAFARER LOG has carried articles by Sidney Margolius. writ­ er of the regular LOG feature, "Your Dollars Worth" on the pit­ falls of buying insurance. Seafarers out to increase their personal insurance holdings are advised to study the articles care­ fully. For more specific informa­ tion on any one type of policy,, they can get 'in touch with the Union's Welfare Services Depart­ ment which is in a position to get them professional advice on the subject. •:3 n1 • is ^:| •'«! •J •Jl -4*1 Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying appliances); the Allied department stores selling Am­ bassador appliances; the Western Auto Supply Stores, which sell Wizard brand appliances; the consumer coop­ erative stores; the Federated department stores; and Alden and Spiegel mail-order catalogs. Tips On Buying Appliances When you and your wife go to buy a refrigerator, washer, vacuum cleaner or other appliance, it's easy enough to see if the appearance and size are right for you, but hard to know if it will give you satisfactory mechq/iical performance. Here are good policies*to follow^in comparing various brands on the market: 1—Check to see if the appliance has been approved by Underwriters Laboratories against shock and fire hazard. Be sure the appliance itself carries the "UL" seal, not just the electric cord. The UL label indicates the appliance has passed severe safety tests. In gas appliances, look for the "AGA" seal (American Gas Assn.). 2—Note the length and type of guarantee, and what's actually guaranteed. 3—"Try out" various appliances before buying. Listen to the motor for quiet smooth operation. On vacuum cleaners, note if the cleaner is maneuverable, easy to handle, and passes over a rug without difficulty. On refrigerators, note the ice making capacity. In general, observe the ease of handling the appliance and cleaning it. On appliances which need frequent servicing like washers, note whether controls are easy to get at for such servicing. 4—Compare the power of different brands, as indi­ cated by the horsepower or wattage. But avoid deluxe features which add to price but not necessarily to con­ venience. ' • •••'•J, • �P«« Slcfci SK'AFARERS L&€ 'Winter' Lay-Ups To Come Early On Lakes i •dfienber 4, 1. ,i •. Large numbers of Great Lakes freighters will probably head for winter lay-up early because of the lack of cargoes. Lack of storage place for ore on Lakes docks, large shipments of coal early in the season, and a4 huge grain storage bottleneck' bo above the 50-ipllllon-ton mark are given as the causes of the by the beginning of' November, problem. enouf^ for the winter months, and M • •• ii|iii.iii -im •„ • ..r CASH BENEFITS 15 However, it is expected that numy of the Lakes freighters will be laid up early ia November, siace there arc not enough cargoes to keep them in operation. Steel plants are still using large supplies of ore, but the stockpile is growing at the rate of C.S mil­ lion tons a month. Supplies will there is very little storage place left to put the ore even if the ships kept bringing It. By the same token, eoi^ ship­ ments are way ahead of the usual mark. Supplies at tiic upper Lakes are reported to be ample for the winter, and a large number of coal shipments early in the season has REPORT ON BEHEPin PAID built up stock piles of coal all over the Lakes. No Storage For Grain The non-existent grain move­ No. Seafarers Reccivine Benefits thie Period yoyjpl ment is the biggest headache, how­ ever. The farmers have plenty of ATeraac Benefits Paid Ench Seafarer grain to move, and this cargo js Total Benefits Paid this Period -usually a big part of the Lakes gt> trade. However, this year, there is no place to put the grain, and so WELPARf, VACATION RENEPITS PAID THIS PERIOD' H has stayed on the'farms. Grain elevators Sll over the Lakes are bulging with grain. For example, the elevators at DuluthHogakal E^nmRtm Superior were holding 38,840,115 bushels of grain. During normal lg,&Q< eondltions, by this time in the sea­ MuhiiifY Bfnftfiti son, all of this grain would have been moved to Buffalo to make room for the new crop coming up. ' / The only trouble is that, this year, Moon Kouns, fabulous door­ the grain elevators in Buffalo are man at the SIU New Orleans already bulging with grain, and so hall appears unimpressed by the grain from Duluth-Superior the blandishments of his girl connot be moved to Buffalo. As a WELFARE, VACATIOH BEHEPirS PAID PREYIOUSLV friend. result, grain shipments are at a standstm. It is estimated that there are ItoiPiMl P«IJ lulv 1. IWO' 559 million bushels of grain already in storage, and there is a new crop D««.h OmOf PM MM. MV 1. IMP of 1,202,000,000 bushels coming from the farms. Much of this grain is owned by the Government. The way the situation stands now, unless something is done VKitlo. BtMtk. P^ Sl«. F.h. 11. MM very quickly, a large part of the new crop will just be left in the ,pfields, with farmers hoping that it « DM« B.... won't rot b^ore arrangements are The United Seamens' Service is made to move and store it. plaiming expansion of its overseas seamen's clubs both on a perma­ nent and temporary basis in vari­ ous ports. Plans are being drafted Vaeatloo to set up a USS club in Pusan, Cftth on Hsed Korea, as well as in two or three of the following ports: Manila, Keelung, Formosa; Mena al AhEstinuutd Accoums Rcceivftblt madi, Kuwait; Alexandria, and Livorno, Italy. US G^crflmcat Bonds (Welfare) In addition the USS is consid­ ering establishment of limited facilities at several ports where Olliw Attf - Tftoipg Ihip (Vdiff Y special military projects or sea­ A new electro-hydraulic sonal shipping conditions have TOTAL ASSETS created a temporary' shipping steering system designed to boom. These facilities would be replace and standardize the ?OMMEWSt kept open only as long as the boom "metal mike" has been announced by the Sperry Gyroscope Company. lasts. By combining the unerring Ports which are being considered under the temporary program are: "magnetic brains" of alreadyLa Pallice, France; Seville, Spain; proven automatic control systems Izmii:, Turkey; Sidon, Lebanon; with mass - produced hydraulic Kunsan, Korea; Haiphong, Indo- components, the^company says that China; Reykjavik, Iceland; and it can produce a cheaper and more Godthaab, Greenland. Existing mil. efficient type of automatic control. The new apparatus is controlled itary facilities would be used in by a non-vacuum tube magnetic these ports wherever available. amplifier, which is used to direct On-The-Spot Surveys the movements on many super The new program is the result liners jon precision courses. of on-the-spot surveys made by Tested By Army USS representatives in various The new control has already parts of the world. It will be pre­ been tested and accepted by the sented for final approval to the Army Transportation Service. It USS executive committee within was given extensive tests on the the next few weeks, which will Army's new FS 790 prototype then decide which ports are to get freighter, which is the Army's new the new services. class of cargo shipT designed for The program will be financed supply support of troops anywhere out of funds supplied by the United in the world. Defense Fund. The latter agency According to the company, the has assigned USS $350,000 to main­ new system was evolved from a tain existing programs in Casa­ 5-year program designed to streamblanca and Yokohama and to com- liM and standardize the "Metal All thei* are vounnvifliout eonlributing a nicIiMl on your pari—Collecting SIU btneelete its expansion in the abovc- Mike" used on most merchant ve»-. fits is.eaflSiWhi^bM^iifr'a ior hofpital» birth, disability or death—You get first rata perawi^t aaeationed ports. StiA ierde«'^imBMdtat^;tisre«|^ yottr:lln^'a reprfMsitatiYcaic. v;.:. • ^^' SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS Thinking it Over 1 y/.y-i'F Vtmk Bfarfkf MttmiiiY Ptatfat •taiiwPtiitto JatA L. More Ports To Get USS Facilities PjiiaWfY 1 PiM tot May U \m JbuL ' 1 £a 3Vtif73 JiAtaq Ja n,wd OS fY,k« PP ?7 Jei J_L 1 WELPARB; VACATION PLAN ASSRTI 'Metal Mike' Replaced By New System •pazsT" FPrrarCTi fUsTiioucHmittcr ^ i 8 fine AppUeants fodr hospital benafita aro Mot qfuiilifying for boBofita dua to tholr failuro to got noiico of olaina ~ into tho Volfaro offico or to tho noarooi-810 port^a^t on. tlBiOe Paynont of boiiofito will onlj bo nadh pr^ided that tho applieationo for bonofito aro. prooontod in writing not lator than fourtoon (H) dAPa f^oa tho dato thd OBqplcyoo io phyoioally diocbargod froo tho hoopital as an In-pationty or parscmally contacts an SXU agoat within the fourtoon (14) day poriode mrnittwA . • • antf, rOmembor this.. • • '-'L -ij;/.iv'T;-' 'itie,1 , -I ' ' ' �SEAFARERS Pare ^e LOG Philadephia Calls NY For Crow UNION TALK By KEITH TBRPE Many Seafarers, anticipating an SIU landslide in the Atlantic fleet, have been asking about the latest developments in the drive as they pass through. Un/on halls around' the country. The best way to describe how thin^ stand is tc say that the company union, the At lantic Maritime Employees Union, is acting up the same way. Cities Service's company union, CTMA, did a few years ago, before it feU in a heap. What happened to CTMA is history now, but Atlantic and the AMEU seem to haye dug back into the history hooks for some "of those wom-oiit tiicks. Watching alktheir own "original" gimmi^ blowing up-in their faces, Atlantic and its paid gang of "union" officials are calling on the old Cities Service script in a desperate attempt to block the legitimate desires of the overwhelming majority of Atlantic tankermm for SIU representation and conditions. In the Cities Service drive CTMA be­ latedly came up with a bunch of trumped-up charges against the SIU before the National Labor Relations Board, Just a few months before it folded completely. Now AMEU has copied the act. The only con­ clusion is that it too is riding for a hard fall and is just trying to pep up its faltering supporters. SIU Licked CTMA Charges The SIU licked similar charges of "intimidation" and attacks against the hiring hall made by CTMA even though the company-controlled outfit managed to g^ various complaints and an injunction issued against the Unloii befoi% the SIU went on to discredit the charges and prove them false right down the line. CTMA, it may be recalled, collapsed soon after. Thus, history, especially the dirty pages of it, repeats itself. Today, AMEU is on its way to the same fate suffered by CTMA and every other phony outfit of its kind. One of the surprising elements about the AMEU attack is that new, higher-priced legal talent has been brought to bear on AMEU's behalf, Three men of a full crew board a special bus in NY for the trip to Philadelphia. The Philly hall didn't despite the fact that the company, union has a general counsel-business have enough men to man the Ampac Nevada and called NY where a half SIU, half SUP crew was manager on the payroll at all times. It appears, hoVever, that the gathered. Here, (L-R) Gildo Berdon," Joann Raun and Alameda Red board the 'bus. company has grown a little disgusted with the inept campaign con­ ducted by this character, especially for his poor showing at j:ecent laW board hearings on the SIU's election petition, and has decided that its fight against the SIU can use some big guns. Consequently, the AMEU has just announced that it has retained two big-name lawyers in Washington to press the new charges against the Union. Rurlnors^ about a valuable cargo of gold and currency aboard the sunken Flying Enter­ This leads to a lot of questions on items that strike right at the heart of AMEU operations. With just a few thousand dollars officially prise began to fly last week as secret salvage operations brought up the first cargo re­ reported in its treasury on January 1, and with the regular general covered ffona the vessel. , counsel and other officials practically draining that dry since then, Thousands of soggy US and-*who's footing the bills? Add to that drain, incidentally, the dues of over 400 former AMEU members who've withdrawn from the puppet British bank notes were de­ writers, porcelain laboratory equip­ the Rostro had been pipked for the job because the firm of Seminar, outfit, pledged their support to the SIU, and saved their yearly dues posited in a Brussels bank by ment, and cars. the company operating the salvage Rumors began flying that the which operates the Rostro, was the for something that can do them some good. vessel Rostro, but the operation Flying Enterprise had gone down only outfit that was successful AMEU Future Not Rosy still was shrouded in secrecy. with $210,000 in gold and currency, about 20 years ago in salvaging the The AMEU future,'4hen, even from a financial standpoint, doesn't but salvage experts said that this large amount of gold that went The Flying Enterprise, which look too rosy, unless it's getting money for an operating kitty from down on the Egypt. The Egypt was somewhere else. AMEU drew up its own indictment on that score went do'tm Ih January, 19$2, after amount would not make it worth in about 300 feet of water. while for a sjpecially equipped the dramatic and stay-put fight by jiist a few days ago, in its own official publication. Admitting they Isbrandtsen Lines said they had hid money troubles, the (;|uarterbacks of this ragged fight against Captain Kurt Carlsen, was carry­ salvage expedition. "There must be no interest in the salvage opera­ something more than bank notes ing • large quantity of mail when the SIU publicly called for secret, anonymous contributions into a tions, explaining that the insur­ on the ship," said one. she sank about 30 miles from the special kitty. Now anyone' with half a head who's watched this campaign and Cornish coast, but neither Is- Since the vessel is said to be in ance company, which covered the the company's own last-ditch efforts to beat down the SIU drive can brandtsen Lines nor the insur­ over 250 feet of water—depths loss when the vessel went down, see the beauty of this set-up^ Ostensibly, AMEU is appealing to its ance company would talk about her where regularly equipped divers would be interested in the opera­ cannot operate—it was said that tions, however. remaining membership for money to stay alive. However, there cargo. Sworn To Secrecy The insurance company has not the Rostro crew must be using a aren't enough AMEU members around today to make the whole scheme worthwhile. The Italian salvage vessel Rostro, special type of diving bell or ultra- said anything about the operations, so far, although, on the higli seas, Atlantic Refinirig is the only one around with enough dough and her 27-man crew sworn to secrecy, modem equipment. interest in this thing to make handsome gifts to the AMEU kitty. arrived in Ostend last week with "This is a specialized job," said it is possible that the salvage They've been propping up the dummy outfit for so long it's become the first load of salvage. This in­ a spokesman for the Taylor Coin- operations are being carried out a habit anyway, and right now a necessary (me. They'll probably mark cluded the undetermined quantity pany, which is undewriting part of without the knowledge or author­ it down as charitable contributions on next year's income tax. of bank notes as well as type­ the salvage job. The company said ization of the insurance company. Dive For Enterprise Treasure ' Cartooti History Of The SIU Charting The Course VA J - If '••a?! Ul 4^1 \o. 45 \ , The 1948 Agents' Conference was an Important event in SIU history. The meetings; studied tho entire industi^ and laid out long-range plans to insure, the continued growth and influence of the A&G District. In a short time the A&G District . had become an important factor in the labor moveipf nt and maritinie Industry. The third proposition changed the shipping rules to prohibit shipboard promotions. This was de­ signed to stop any favoritism and insure qualified men in the jobs. The fourth dealt with the fact that "An SIU Ship Is A Clean Ship," and desig nated wipers and ordinai-ies as the men to put in the alloted time cleaning crews' quarters. The Conference recommended four propositions to the membership on- » referendum ballot. The first was a $10 Strike Assessment to build a fund for any emergency. "The second was a $10 Building Assessment to enable the Union to buy or build -halls in ports where permanent branches were ^established tb provide better facilities for members. ; 't Pi AM �^aee tfen S E A F A R E It S .liei^uitor''l^.1f9SS L OG PORTKEPORTCSt.. Baltimore: Ranger Crewmen Are Fer SiU All The Way Bt r 1^ • !^ cator (Isthmian), and the Yaka (Waterman). We also had the following ships in here in-transit: The Desoto, Citrus Packer, Azalea City, War Hawk, Iberville and Wacosta (Waterman); the Government Camp, French Creek and Chiwawa (Cities Service); the Alcoa Puritan and Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); the Penmar (Calmar), and the Robin Gray, Robin Goodfellow and Robin Kirk, twice (Robin). Earl Sheppard Balfimere Port Agent Shipping slowed up a little in the past two weeks, but the future looks bright enough so that any members coming down this way should be able to^.get out in a couple of days if they want to ship. The new building is going along by leaps and bounds, even with the new wing that is being con­ structed Ip give us more storage Galveston: space. We are still hoping that we can have our Christmas dinner in the new showplace. The side­ walk superintendents are right on the job all the time down here. Shipping has been fair We had the Atlantic Ranger in around here for a while, and the with Wilmington calling here for men aboard her are sure enthusi­ much needed replacements. About astic for the SIU. They were all 80 went out that way by car. happy to talk to us while they were Paid off the Alcoa - Planter here, and discuss the real issues in­ (Alcoa) after a good trip, while the volved in the coming election. Alice'Brown (Bloomfield) went into Right now, we don't know of any idle status for a few days. We ex­ Atlantic ship heading this way in pect to crew her up shortly. Ships the near future, but when any do in-transit included the Seatrains arrive, you can be sure that we'll Georgia, and New Jersey (Seabe on hand to greet them. train); Afoundria and Azalea City (Waterman); Magnolia Mariner Bosun Injured (Mississippi); Cantigny and Salem• We are sorry "to Maritime (Cities Service). report , that one We had a few small beefs, but of our brothers, they all were squared away in jig Wayne Hartman, time. This is not true on the rest who was bosun of the labor front. There is a tele­ on the Feltore phone strike in town at the time (Ore) met with and all construction workers are a serious accident still out. while in Cruz The weather is beautiful on Grande, ' Chile. Treasure Island. Fishing for trout, The Welfare Plan Gardner mackerel, pompano and reds is has contacted his wife and we are sure that nothing very good, but most of the fishing is left undone for him, his wife is done here in the hall. Men in the marine hospital in­ and his children so they will not suffer any unnecessary hardships. clude J. Heffley, D. Richardson, His buddies on the Feltore took J. Markopolo, B. Lignowski, W. up a collection of $159 which was Lipscomb, E. Holmes, K. Mcintosh sent to his wife, and we'dvlike to and J. Hoffman. Beachcombers in­ commend these men for the way clude Earl "Tiny" Wallace, H. Rosecrans, R. Clark, V. Wilkerson, they acted in true SIU style. R. Burdick and J. Lippincott. We also regret to report the Keith Alsop death of two of our brothers, LeGalveston Port Agent land MacMillan and Lester Mack, better known as "Wa-Hoo." They were both good Union brothers and will be missed. The Welfare De­ partment has already contacted the families. Bosuns and stewards receiv­ Top Steward ing the new membership book One of the oldtimers on the now being issued by the Union beach here right now is G. A. are cautioned to make sure Gardner, one of our first-rate stew­ that their ratings are stamped ards. A member of the SIU since into the book. 1943, he has proven himself a good If the book is not stamped Union man and is now looking for accordingly, the dispatcher a nice, long run before he heads will not ship the man for that back to Baldwin County. He says rating. As a result, some men the boys should stay down in holding those ratings might Mobile, because it's hotter in Balti­ lose out on jpbs. more right now, and he also says that the new hall looks like the greatest building for seamen in the : world. Some of the men in the liospital here are: G, Lightfoot, G. Loeffer, W. Nesta, R. Dixon, D. Rivers, L. Brilhart, 1. Rose, R. Copani, A. SIU| A&G District DeFillippie, R. Gruber, T, Bach, North Gay St. *'®"' Mulberry 4540 N. Tober, R. Shields, V. Williamson, BOSTON 276 State St. Sheehan. Asent RichmoBd 2-0140 E. Krotzer, C, Clark and J. Davis. S 23rd St. During the last period, the pay­ Keith Alsop. Asent Phone 2-8448 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. offs included: The Kathryn, I^es, Hilton and Elizabeth (Bull); the Hi^ML i " •. Dolphin Hotel Mrfnn F*"* .. Miami 9-4791 Santore, Chilore, Bethore, Feltore, MOB^E .... 1 South Lawrence St. Cubore and Stcelore (Ore); the Phone 2-1754 Marymar (Calmar); the Anniston City (Isthmian), and the Mobilian NEW YORK 878 4^?^! and Yaka (Waterman). m^anrs't" Ship Sign-ons ...83,^S,T« The ships that signed on in- ioM-Htr.^. 4MM eluded: the Kathryn^ Ines, Hilton and Elizabeth (Bull); the Santore, Chilore, Feltore", Bethore, Cubore coast rpf^/ent!^^^ rvji^ do TIERRA, PR, .Pelayo81—La 8 and Steeidre' (pre); the Marymar and Beth-Coaster (Calmar); the Bobi«;.^i:ay^(Robin); the Annis: Most Fishing Storios End Up As Hall Tales • Have Your Hating Listed In Book I u< I 4-" '• i:; f-V ' i I t>*/' • : ; N/ -'•••- ^ iif-. Army Cargo Dhrerled From Port Of Sntlle We were scheduled to handle nine payoffs in- the past two weeks, but because of the shortage ef Army cargo in this area, seven ships were diverted either te the East Coast or San Francisco. Vari­ ous shipping companies and port officials have had several meet­ ings in the past few weeks, look­ ing into the fact that the Port of Seattle has been by-passed with a lot of cargo. These people are try­ ing to put pressure on the Govern­ ment to channel mqre cargo through this port. I hope they are successful as shipping has been good, but it could have been great. Payoffs and sign-ons were on the Strathport (Strathmore) and the Fairisle (Waterman). The Seamar and Caimar of Calmar and Waterman's Raphael Semmes are in-transit. Answer Blood Call L. A. Twite, a Seafarer patient in the UgPHS hospital, neieded blood donors recently and three of the boys chipped in with their red and white corpuscles to pull him' out of a hole. He is doing fine now. and wants to thank the men who donated the blood to keep him sailing. Other men in the hospital are A,. Cpmpau, E. E. Edinger and M. E. Newman. Jeff Gillette , Seattle Port Agent t- i New "York: t Wild Ranger Rejoins SIU Shipping Parade Shipping in the^ort of New York during the past two-week pe­ riod has held up very well. We paid off a total of 22 ships, signed on 11 and serviced 14 ships intransit. Ships paying off .were the Frances, Beatrice, Carolyn and Suzanne (Bull); Sai> Mateo Victory (Eastern); Citrus Packer, Wacosta, City of Alma, War Hawk, Afoun­ dria and Andrew Jackspn (Water­ man); Robin Goodfellow (Seas); Chiwawa, Bradford Island, Lo­ gans Fort (Cities Ser\^ce); Steel Fabricator (Isthmian); Seatrains Georgia, Savannah and Louisiana (Seatrain); Seathunder (Colonial); Del Aires (Mississippi), and the Seacomet II (Seatraders). Signing on were the Greece Vic­ tory (South Atlantic);,Steel Trav­ eler and Steel Artisan (Isthmian); Robin Tuxford (Seas); Wild Rang­ er, Citrus Packer and City of Alma (Waterman); San Mateo Victory, SIU Wosld Havo BOOR WeleoNe Years Befoio Shi|i Libraries Set Fer West CeasI Perls Union Sgnaros Arlyn Beef In Short Order mr HAtL OtRECXOR Y lnS¥«'t •iv •;•. ^. Seattle: • # • • • * Del Aires, Andrew Jackson and Philadelphia: Seacomet II. In-Transltg Among the 14 in-trahsits were the Alcoa Ranger, Puritan and Runner (Alcoa); Iberville and Antinous (Waterman); Seatrains New ' Shipping has been on an even Jersey, New ,York and Texas (Sea- •keel for the past two'weeks. We've train); Bents Foit and Logans Fort had our share of the shipping ac­ (Cities Service); Pennmar.and Port- tion in this "town and we've kept mar (Calmar); Arlyn (Bull), and the dispatcher biigy. For the pe­ Sweetwater (Metro PetroIUUm). riod jyst past we registered 125 Since crewing the Val Chem, a men and shipped out 150. T-2 tanker of the Valentine Tank­ Things are going along pretty ers Corporation, a number of well in the Atlantic drive. It seems brothers have asked if the records as if the AMEU is ready to capit­ have been opened for books. I ulate at any time now. If those would like to explain to the per- boys in there are smart, they'll go mitmen that they have not, but SIU, and in a hurry, too. since the ship is in organizational Here's our nomination for Sea­ status permitmen riding this ship farer of the Week. He's Edmund for six months or more will be eli­ J. Brett. Brett gible for a book, "rhis js the usual started shipping procedure on all organizational in the Port of jobs to maintain the SlU's book-toPhiladelphia, in job ratio. 1912, on the Ta­ In the past two weeks we have bor, signing on had several instances of brothers as a cabin boy. missing the payoffs and being fined This-is about the $50. The membership is on rec­ time the old ord as having adopted this policy ship commissTonand it will be enforced. er, Smith, was Brett ' Claude •Sinunena located at Dela­ Ass't. Secretary-Treasurer ware Avenue and Lombard Street. Since that time he has been sail­ t V Xing continuously, except for an San Francisco: Army hitch during the first World War. In those. days, Brett said, "We sure would have been glad to have an SIU. If some of the newcomers The picture in shipping has been could see what we had to put up pretty good in the past two week with in the old days, they would period, and ^it looks like more of think twice before they would the same between now and the starf grumbling. I wish, even for next meeting. one day, that we could have had Ships paying off were the Arizpa the conditions we enjoy today un­ of Waterman and Trident's Nicho­ der the SIU. I consider shipping las C. H. Both ships signed on under -the SIU today a pleasure again before the ink was dry on and an honorable experience.'' the payoff. In-transits included the A. S. Cardullo Seamar and Calmar (Calmar); Coe Philadelphia Port Agent Victory (Victory Carriers); Fair• X X Xf port and Raphael Semmes (Water­ Savannah: man) and Eastern's Massilon Vic­ tory. At the last meeting there was a discussion on when the SlU's West Coast offices would sell 'Travelers Checks to the crews. It was ex­ Fine is the word for shipping in plained that the next service to the Georgia port, with the outlook reach the West Coast would be the stocking of ships' libraries. Shortly for the next period appearing to thereafter, it was hoped, the slop be fair and slmny. We paid off the Southport and chest and checks benefits would Southstar of South Atlantic and reach the westT R. J. Moisant, H. M. Thomas and signed them right on again. Ships W. G. H. Bause are some of the in-trAnsit are the Arlyn and oldtimers on the be^ch. Men in the Angelina (Bull); San Mateo Vic­ USPHS ho.spitaL include David tory, twice (Eastern); Seatrains Sorrensen, Peter Smith, B. E. New York and Savannah, both Jackline, E. G. Plahn, Ho Tse twice (Seatrain); Robin Kirk Kong, J. Corsa, J. J. Lee and C. A. (Seas); Seagarden (Penin. Nav.); Steel Scientist (Isthmian), and Kent. Bradford Island (Cities-Service). Tom Banning There was a minor beef on the San Francisco Port Agent Arlyn about the men payipg off. The men involved contacted the hall and the patrolman squared it away in short order. • Dui:ing the past ten days we have j^en re­ ceiving more -than,; our^qrntial quota of rainfall in these Georgia FORT WILLIAM.... 118>A Syndicate Ave. liills. I don't know who ordered It, OnUrio Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE .103 Durham St. but they can turn the faucets off ' „„„„On^l0 Phone: 8891 now' as far as I am concerned. TORONTO, Ontario.....'. .272 King St. E. The typical SIU man of ^ the EHplre 4-8719 VICTORIA. BC 617V4 Cormorant St. Week is £. M. Jones. Jones appre­ Empire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC 868 Hamilton St. ciated the many benefits he has SYDNEY, NS 304 ChaflSto'^ been able to enjoy since joiqlng Phone 6346 the the SIU. He is proud that he BAGOTtHLLX. Quebec.. 20.Elgin St. Phone: 848 chose the right road by joining the THOROLD, Ontario 82 St. Davida St. Union. He knows that the many CAnal 7-3202. QUEBEC 113 CotShUa La Montague benefits he eiljoys now, , both ship­ ^ Quebec Phone: 2-7078 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WUliam St, ping • and individual, would have NB Phone: 2-3232 been impossible without a strong Union like the SIU. / Great Lakes District Enjoying the damp weather oii ALPENA. .133 W. Fletcher > . — Phone: 1238W the beach here at'the moment are BUFFALO, NY .......ISO Main St. • Phone: Cleveland 7391 A. 1^. Smith, J. H. Fulmeir^ Mi C. CLEVELAND......734 Lakeside Ave., NE Welis, A.' Bullard, H. C.-iPowers, ^ Phona: Main 1-6147 OETRCMT . .1008 3rd St. J. T. Splvey, C. B. Beiinett, W, J. ^adquartera'lMi'o'ne;' 'WoodWa ^ OULUTH ... .. 831 — W, ... MIc ^ St. Wolfe ind C; D. Lowerjr.^ Mahroad 2-4110 JeffllfoiTlSdii SOUTH CHlCAOU- ,- jDifef «opdi Steel SivABra""; Fabri­ JeRHoir" 8EATTLK rs4ss!'si. Jeff GlUfctte. Agent Elliott 4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Hay White, Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON, Call* SOS Marine Aye. John Arabasz, Agent Terminal 4-U74 HEADQUARTERS... 678 4th Ave., Bklyn; SECRETABY-TipBASURER . Paul Halir . ASST SECREff'ARY-TREASimERS Robert Matthews Joe Algina Claude Simmons Joe Volplaa William Hal] V SUP HONOLULU .16 Merchant St. Phone 8-8777 . 822 N. W. Everett ' Beacon 4 RICHMOND, CALIP .287 9th _ Phone aSM SAN FRANCISCO ..480 Harrison St. ,DougUs»8368 SEATTLE ..,....' ;...2700 1st Ave. Main 0280 WILMINGTON ..........80S Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW yORK..... 678 4fh Ave., Eiookira , > 8TerIlng ft4671 PORTLAND Canadion District MONTREAL.St. James St. West PLateau 6161 • • • "• — - - �SEAFARE^RS LOG ^ .IjeptembCT 4. |>W New Of/eons: SMpyard Mm PraisMi Oa Val Ghmi Beef ,Shipping since the last report has been good and the outlook for the coming two weeks should be ,very good with quite a few ships due in here for pay off. All ships wil go out again with the exception of the Hattiesburg Victory that is due in from the Far East and will g'o on idle status. This will be the first ship to go on idle status NO has gotten since the peace in Korea was signed. Oldtimers and younger members alike were saddened by the news in the last issue of the LOG of the ' final departure of Brother "Dutch" ZielinskL Dutch was well known in NO and many an oldtimer who Was in the thick of the organizing of the SIU remembers Outch well as,one of the first and foremost in any and all SIU beefs from its be­ ginning. In writing the final epi­ taph ' for a great shipmate and Union brother, the membership in NO wants to wish Dutch on his final departure, bon voyage and smooth sailing. Thank WoriKere . At the last regular meeting the I iinembership went on record'dq ex­ tend its hearty thanks to the CIO ^ .jshipyard workers in Brooklyn for their support in the Val Uhem Beefs have been few and far be­ tween in the past two weeks and the majority of the ships coming in were without beef and in very good shape. A vote of thanks is extended to these crews for a fine job and espe­ Holland cially to the crew of the Sunion (Kea), that had come in from a Far East shuttle with a clean ship and no beefs, a true SIU ship. ' Bouncing Boy Brother Charles Tannehill, NO . , patrolman, reports the Arrival of a fine baby boy. Mother and son are doing well from the last report , and pictures of the addition to. the . ^annehills will be forthcoming as , soon as Whitey's head comes down to its normal size. ; , Activity will pick up in the l^ench Quarter shortly, and not from the strip-teasers alone. The .'American Guild of Variety Artists . has requested the NO Central • Trades and Labor Council to picket all French Quarter night < clubs that have non-union enter­ tainers. Lee Mason, regional-rep> ^esentative of the AGVA stated all - night clubs will be given chance to •:. sign up before picket lines are set '.up. Entertainei*s have found things • tough on Bourbon Street because ' Of non-union clubs isnd union members' are forced fb compete with waitresses who put on acts, ' .some as strip-teases, in addition to serving tables. As in the past, the SIU membership will certainly support these people in Ujeir beef as' we haVe done with all -AFL 'unions. On our'last visijk to the hospital ' we found Glen Curl, Just, returned • from, a ^'ar East; run and Wiley Oates occupying adjoining bunks 'in.the hospital. Bill Holland, lin, til recently cliief electrician on thb , Del Sfar, is recovering nicely from ^ band injury sustained on sailing day.', ,He.is now an, out patient. ' Tony' Laperquse,,hospitalized three months.as, a presuH of an eye ail<r iinfjir-Ut.,... Pace tlewem PORT JUHHUtlS but highly successful operations Wilmingfort: and is well along on the recovery route. The list of beaming appli­ cants who presented their eligi­ bility for maternity benefits sinceiast report consist of Wilbert Hen nessy, Cleophas "Butch" Wright, After a slow start, shipping for Pablo Barrial, Stanford Smith, the past two weeks picked up rap­ Nolan De Latte, Lester Carver, idly. All ratings moved to some Dale Williams and John Calamia. degree, with most of the 60 men Payoffs were on the Del Campo, up from the Gulf out of here by Del Norte and Del Viento (Mis­ now. It should continue along in sissippi); De Soto and Iberville the same top-notch vein. . (Waterman); Catahoula (National Payoffs were on the Longview Navigation), and Kea's Sunion. Victory (Victory Carriers), and Signing on were the Sunion, Alice the Compass (Compass). The LongBrown (Bloomfield), and Missis­ view Victory signed on again. Insippi's Magnolia Mariner, Del Alba transits included the Fairport, and Del Norte. Beauregard, Fairland, Schuyler Ships 'in-transit included the Otis Bland and Hastings of Water­ Corsair, Patriot, Cavalier, Polaris man; The Cabins (Cabins); Alex­ and Planter (Alcoa); Claiborne, La andra (Carras); Capt. N. B. Palmer Salle and Monarch of the Seas (Dolphin); Boulder Victory (Seas); (Waterman); Steel Flyer (Isth­ Hattiesburg Victory (Alcoa); Hoosmian); Val Chem (Valentine); Seaier Mariner and Steel Admiral trains New York and Savannah (Isthmian); Alamar and Massmar (Seatrain); Southern Districts ^Calmar); Omega (Omega); Gulf(Southern); Alice Brown, Magnolia water (Metro); Christo-M (Marine Mariner and Del Alba. Shipping); Barbara Fritchie (Lib­ Lindsey Williams erty Nav.), and the Trojan Trader New Orleans Fort Agent (Trojan). Had a operator on the 4. 4. i Compass was doing the purser's work for Lake Charles: the captain and the white collar work went to his head. He forgot he was the Reporting from way down in the sp,arks and cane brake of Louisiana, things are thought he was moving along smoothly here with the owner until all affairs in good order. Shipping we straightened has been running high, although him out. Every­ Fiynn no job goes begging. All jobs are thing in order filled on the first call. now. Causing the rush of shipping John Flynn passed through were the French Creek, Bradford on the Steel Admiral (Isthmian) Island, Logans Fort, Bents Fort, enroute to Frisco and the Far East. Chiwawa, Archers Hope, Council He stopped in to attend the meet­ Grove, Winter Hill, Cantigny and ing and take part in it. With the Government Camp (Cities Serv­ contract coming up for renewal, ice); Queenst'on Heights (Sea- he said, now was the time for the trade); Alcoa Pioneer (Alcoa), and membership to get their sugges­ the Bull Run of Petrol Tankers. tions in to the negotiating com­ All of these ships took quite a few mittee. He said that he has heard men, with the Pioneer taking 19, guys gripe often on certain making most everybody happy. < clauses, but wonders if they'll Performers are giving this port have anything to say now that the a wide bei'th, knowing that, even time for speaking and writing has though we are small, we won't arrived. tolerate such, actions, along with John Arabasz the rest of the Union ports. Gath­ Wilmington Port Agent ered enough meii to have a meet­ t> X -t> ing last week, and the membership was well pleased with the progress Mobile: of the Union in contract talks with the owners. • Among the boys on the beach here we find E. W. Cox, R, Lyie, Frank Shaw, J. W. Graves, L. Reinchuck, L. Romero, P. P. McFor the last couple of weeks Daniel, H. Robin, E. V. Hayden, shipping has been fair with 160 R. M. Thompson, T. T. Nichols, men shipped to regular jobs and and G. B. "Tex" Gillispie. about 70-odd men shipped to re­ Leroy Clarke lief jobs around the harbor. During this two-week period we • Lake Charles Port Agent SUpiHiig GonHnnes Al High Pace On Coast All Jobs Filled On First Cail In Port paid off the following ships: Alcoa Patriot, Cavalier, Pointer, Roamer, Clipper, Polaris and Pennant (Alcoa); and Claiborne, Monarch of the Sea and Maiden Creek (Water­ man). Signing on in the same period were the Patriot, Pointer, Roamer, Polaris and Pennant; Maiden Creek and LaSalle (Water­ man), and Mississippi's Maiden Victory. Prospects for the coming two weeks look good with several ships due to hit the port for payoffs and replacements including the Alcoa Pilgrim, Ranger, Partner, Corsair, Cavalier and Patriot (Alcoa); and the Mobilian, Claiborne, Warhawk, Iberville, Monarch of the Sea and Antinous (Waterman). At the present time prospects of the Government taking out addi­ tional ships to use in the food to Europe - program are indefinite. As .the US steps up the tempo of de­ liveries to im­ poverished n a tions, we feel that many ships taken out of the FInnell lay-up fleets will be drawn from this area, providing lots of jobs for the boys down here. Negotiations As the membership knows, no­ tice has been sent out from head­ quarters t» the contracted opera­ tors with a view to opening the contract for negotiations in wages and working conditions. Although we signed a two-year contract we retained the right to reopen- it on written notice to the operators. Some of the oldtimers on the beach now include J. Danzey, W. Roche, D. Worrell, J. Finnell, Frank Coggins, R. Henderson, W. P. Flynn, J. Johnson, R. Sulli­ van, J. Kelly, E. W. King and J. R. Moore. Charles (Buster) Wells and T. R. (Shotgun) Stanley are in the New, Orleans USPHS hospital and would like to hear from some of the boys. For-our Seafarer of the Week wfe nominate brother James M. Foster. Foster joined the SIU in Mobile in 1944 and has sailed steadily from this area usually in the rating of bosun, deck main­ tenance or carpenter. He's married and makes his home close to Mo­ bile. Since 1944 F'oster has seen the various gains won by the Union. He thinks that the vaca­ tion plan is just about the tops in any organization. As he points out, it is the only one presently operat­ ing in the maritime industry whereby the benefit is paid with­ out benefit of red tape. Gal Tanner Mobile Port Agent Miami: SIU Prepares Te Mereh la Miami Laber Parade Shipping has been holding its own in the past period, althou^ not too many men have been get- y ting off the ships since they like the runs so muclj. It should be fair in the next two week period, with several ships expected to hit this port, including the Florida (P&O); Ponce (PR Marine); J. B. Water­ man, Afoundria and Azalea City (Waterman). Ships paying off in the past period included the Florida on continuous articles. In - transits were the same Florida on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; Yaka, Azalea City and Waeosta (Water­ man), and the Ponce. We have been preparing for the Labor Day parade which I think will be one of the best in the coun­ try. Local unions are going all out to make ft the best ever held in the Miami area. Two crewmembers of the Florida are working out a set-up so we can have someone in there repres-snting the SIU, com­ plete with the traditional white Coto caps. For the first time in the his­ tory of organized labor here, I be­ lieve, colored locals will march with white locals. I believe this is a great advancement for labor and humanity. The brothers who are helping to make the Labor Day parade a big hit are Vince O'Reiily, an SIU member going to the University of Miami; Manuel Coto, ship's dele­ gate on the Florida, and Dick Bir­ mingham. They are all pitching in with, enthusiasm and promise to make the show a bit hit. Eddie Parr Miami Port Agent XXX Boston: Jlllanlic Men Oan'i Wail To Ship SIU Shipping has been holding its own and looks brighter for the future. Contacted the Seathundcr (Colo­ nial) in Fall River, Mass. The cap­ tain did not call in for replace­ ments and intended to run to New York shorthanded. We made hira pay off the men who wanted to get off, and to take repla^ments from Boston to New York. The ship went into the shipyards in New York fof inspection. When the ship came into port late Saturday, it would have been too late for re­ placements, ordinarly, but we had a telegram from the ship and so we were waiting for it dockside. Contacted Atlantic ships in New Haven, Providence, and Revere, and distributed literature at all Shipping Figures August 12 to August 26 Atlantic terminals where the Arco SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL BEG. REG. REG. TOiAL SHIP. PORT DECK ENGIh'E STEW. REG. DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED seamen hang out. The drive Is still going full blast as it nears con­ Boston 21 25 17 13 51 10 8 7 clusion. The men in the Atlantic New York 183 422 fleet are getting a little impatient 159 129 471 165 142 • 115 Philadelphia 62 150 at the hold-up. They are in a hurry 32 62 41 47 '31 125 Baltimore i... 144 100 48 277 to get the voting over with, so that 105 120 148 397 they can ship through any SIU Norfplk . 25 4 6 12 38 15 18 • hall instead of having to go to 48 Philadelphia. 14 13 fiavaniuih 68 21 26 21 16 y aoeaata.a ••«••••• 28 10 44 11 T 18 16 Tampui 10 leeaaae**** Ships in-transit were fbip Antinous and Chickasaw (Waterman); 160 45 58 60 66 177 .57 Mobile «1 eee-eeaeeeat«aae»e 81 244 Winter Hill (Cities Service); Sea78 85 80 . 65 80 225 New Orleani ••teoaeeeweaetfi thunder (Colonial), and Yarmouth 53 49 134 3^ . ,,33 jGalveston ..• e • a !-• a e e • e^a •|a..a;e 39 , 115 43 (Eastern). The Seafood workers are 23 15 49 having a little trouble with some 11 36 9 11 Seattle .... a • • • a e e e.e e-a e .|i a A 30 34 20 100 .22 45 ' ' Bam. Francisco • t • e • • e.e r,e f ew * 86 of their contracts and are using our hall for their meetings. 26 ^3 ^ 33 71 37 ''•':s2 10? 22 Wilnflnftoit: i; .v;.; vw..|.. James Sheeban': > 'A.-. i Beaton Port Agent t,a a a • o a • a a a a • a a Raaciiyaled Vessels Mean Mere SIU Jobs A &6 SHiPPme RECORD • e•• ••• 4 •' '•H �Pase Twelve IN THE WAKE I" A ~ . . • -ft •j - i. ' — . ; • ft SEAFARERS LOG JBepiember 4, 195S MEET THE SEAFARER The ill-fated Le Griffon, which I tween Boston Light and Cape Ann, ANTHONY FINCHOOK, OS sailed on its maiden voyage in the as they sail out to sea. As they "I guess I just like the sea, and pretty boring to be stuck in just summer of 1679, was probably t^e pass, they toss coppdr pennies on like sailing," says Anthony Fin one company like these unorgan­ first European-type ship to sail the rock for good luoh on. their Question: . How do you -rate chook, after going to sea for the ized tankermen and just have to th,g waters of the Upper Lakes. La Voyage, in much the same way as Salle built it in the Niagara River, tlie Indians placated their sea gods; American women ascompared liast six and a half years. "I start­ stick to the same type of ship all ed sailing because a few of my the time, and even make the same with those from other countries? and dreamed that it would usher hundreds of years ago. friends were seamen, and they kept runs all the time. That's just, about 4i 4 . i • in a great era of colonization and telling me about all the places they as bad as working on a ferry-boat A nagging woman may be bad John McGonneil, AB: You can't trade for the Great Lakes region. visited, and the things they saw, and hoping you'll see the world. compare American and foreign enough, but all will agree that the On August 7th, the two-inasted so I decided I wanted to go to sea No, that sort of stuff just isn't for . square-rigger sailed to Green Bay ghost of a nagging-woman is much women, -they're me. I like to pick my ships, and with them." too different. worse. Captain-Sam Blood, master to pick up a cargo of fur, and then take freighters or tankers when I Tony, as most of his friends call started hack towards the . Straits of a large coasting brig, kept his They have differ­ want, and also be able to make him, says that he started sailing on hard-working wife, mother and ent standards of Mackinac on its voyage home deck, and has never saiied in any different runs ail over the world." and different at­ children on a small, impoverished It was., never seen again. With it other department. "I like the work Hailing from iip around Boston vanished the valuable pelts that New England farm, while he made titudes. I think up on deck, and I like being out the foreign wo­ short trips to Atiantic ports and, way, Tony now makes his home at were to have been used to estab­ in the fresh air and the sunshine," Framingham, Mass. "It's a little lish La Salle's credit, and his hopes in the intervals, met with other men are a lot says he. better and make members of his Mariners' Club at town just about 26 miles outside of establishing the region as a On Isthmian Line of^Boston," says he, "and I really great trade, center for France. No a favorite inn to eat, drink, tell much better Soon after Tony started sailing like the country up around tkat one was ever able to discover tall tails and generally enjoy him­ wives because with the SIU, he became active in whether Le Griffon had been self. One night, as the seamen they're more settled, make a bet- the Union affairs. When the-Union way." ter home, and stay at home. wrecked in a storm near the gathered at the bar before a par­ He also -says that he likes the was forced to strike Isthmian, Tony 4 4 4 Straits or whether treachery on ticularly tasty dinner, there came country down around South Africa, was one of the Seafarers who was Ed Cogen, OS: There's no doubt the part of .the ship's officers was a loud crash from the dining room. right down on the pick'etline, and too. In fact, he says that of all the responsible for its disappearance. Dishes, glasses, food and drink as far as I'm concerned that stayed there until the beef was runs made by SIU ships, he pre­ American wom­ won. He was also on the lines when fers the Robin Line runs to South were smashed on the floor, and i 3^ 4" en are tops. They the SIU backed up the United Affica. "The run is just about the sharpreyed observers saw the Superstitious awe of the sea, an gaunt, sickly form of Captain always appear a Financial Workers during the Bat­ right length," says he, "and the ancient feeling, exists not oniy Blood's wife running down the lot nicer than tle of Wall Street. ports down there like Durban and among those who sail the seas but road, away from the tavern. All other women. Capetown are really great. Then Active As Organizer among those -who live along its agreed that the poor woman was They know how In addition, Tony took an active when you get back from a run like shores. In Brittany, the peasants overworked and needed a rest, and to dress and how part in the SIU's organizing cam­ that, you have really got a fat pay-* believe that clover must be sown the captain took her with him on to make a nice paign in the Cities Service fieet. off in your pocket." when the tide is coming in; if not, his next voyage. He returned a appearance and Whiie working as an SIU organizer, '' Happy When Sailing ^ it will sicken and die, and any Widower. The next time the Mari­ are a lot better Tony sailed aboard the Paoli, the cows unlucky enough to eat it will ners' Club met, with the grieving looking anyway. Fort Hoskins and the Bents Fort. Tony, who's 29 years old, says burst. The housewives along this widower among them, they heard, I think they make much better He was active in his support of the that he figures he'll keep on sail­ coast get out their butter chums again, an ear-splitting crash from wives, too. ^ SIU during that drive, but says ing for some time. "I figure I have just when the tide is beginning to their private dining room. The that, "I was sure glad when the the kind of work how that I want, 4 4 4 flow, since this is when the best table was a wreck; no one was in Harry D. French, AB: Foreign SIU won the drive, and the ships and I'm happy with sailing, so I butter can be made. Animals, too, sight. From that day forth, no one women don't expect as much from were put under an SIU contract. might as well stick to it for the are affected by the sea, and as far has eaten at that table. Dinners a man. I• They . That business of sailing in an un­ future." back as the days of the ancient were prepared, utensils glued or aren't always In spite of the fact that he says organized tanker fleet is really Greeks, people believed that even nailed to the table, but in vain. expecting and rough, especially after you're al­ he likes the South African run, ' when a seal had been killed, its The vengeful ghost of Mrs. Blopd wanting things ready used to having SIU wag3S Tony says that he's founh another fur remained sensitive to the sea, wrecked every celebration pre­ from him. If yop and conditions, and having the Un­ trip that he likes, and that's theand would ruffle up at times when pared by mariners. ion back .you up when you have a Far East runs, which have been buy a woman in the tide was ebbing. becoming more and more popular beef." another country 4-4 4. Among the strange inhabitants a gift, they really 4" 4" 4 . Since the time he sailed In the with Seafarers. The last trip he Cities Service organizing drive,. made was to the Far East aboard . The Sasanoa River in Maine, is of the ocean is the candle fish, appreciate it, and Tony says he "sticks to SIU ships." the Heywood Broun, when he visit­ noted for its swift, dangerous cur­ which is so oiiy that when dried, don't take it for However, he says that he'll take-a ed Korea and Japan, and he's mak­ rents and the eddies and falls; a wick can be drawn through its granted. Still, which made it a haz^ardous water­ body and the fish will then burn, American women are the prettiest job on "just about anything that ing another trip right back there fioats, as long as there's an SIU again. "It's a long run," says he, way to the original Indians who like a candle. The smelt's heart in the world. contract. I sail tankers, and freight­ and/there's not much to do while lived in New England. To propi­ is located in its mouth, while the 4 4 4 tiate the god who dwelt in the crayfish has an eye at the end of Joe Brown, cook: Some foreign ers, and even take a passenger run we're at sea, but I usually spend river, the Indians used to leave, an its tail. The sea horse, too, is a women are nice, but 1 think that once in a while. That way, you get a lot of my spare time playing arrow in the headland as an offer­ strange fish. Male sea horses hatch the American sometime on all the different types cards with some of the other men in the crew and that helps to pass ing. And today, fishermen who the eggs of their young, and all girls make the of ships, and it's a lot more inter­ the time away. The ports there and esting." live at Marblehead pass a bleak members of this species swim best wives you "I can bet that it must get the payoffs make it a good run." crag, called Half-Way Rock, be- while in an upright position. can . find. The women in other countries are obedient and do what the hus­ 11. Morse symbol 37. Skip stone on 57. How cargoes band says all the ACROSS Fetroleum from Texas, pumped Crown during the period of occu­ 19. Things, in law are figured water time, but Ameri­ from there through the Big Inch pation. 1. The SIU has ^ 20. Cape , 41. What the DOWN ' . never lost one Mass. Flying Dutch­ can women are Containers for s. Islands W of 4 4 4 22. What SIU man was underground pipeline, arrived at coffee better companions and wives. Amchitka Pass China severed relations with the membership Is 42. Folds 2. Settlement on a. How shipping Linden, NJ ... The Third Division Vichy government of France and 23. Fuss 43. Of the ear Ct-eenland 4 4 4 should bff 24. Tops for 44. Port near 12. Westerly Aleu- 3. Tolcano on William O'Brien, AB; The aver­ of the American Seventh Army took over the administration of mariners Trieste SicUy tian island 25. Ship's cat 45. Samoa port age American girl makes a lot bet­ entered Messina and the conquest that section of the Yunnan-French 4. Where tides 13. Yale 27. Writing fluid 46. Member of are highest 14. Killer whale ter wife than the 28. Sick the chorus 5. Settle, as of Sicily was completed in 38 days Indo-China railway in Chinese ter­ 15. V.P. Curtis* 29. Petition 47. Symbol of women in other differences ritory . . ..The SIU collected over­ sister, 30. Man's nick­ Britain . . . American warships made the due money owed to Seafarers from 6. Drug plant DoUy countries do. name 48. Places for 7. Make fast 16. victory first direct attack on the Italian at least five different companies in 32. The America men aloft They know how 8. Drinking ves­ 17. Hits a |)aU 36. A good hobby 50. Weaken mainland in the Gulf of Gioia, In a two-week period ... In Mon­ sels 18. Fish treat to take care of a 9. Spoken (Puzzle Answer on Page 25) 20. Supreme Be­ thie "toe of the boot" ... Eighteen tevideo an agreement renewing home and stay 10. - ESght: prefix ing of SIU crewmembers won $7,000 In Uruguay'^ diplomafic relations Mohammedans attractive at the overtime pay from South Atlantic, with Russia which were broken off 21. 100 sens same time, and 22. Bearing of the Union whipping the line and in 1936 was reached. Kuriles from they know the Japan the WSA in order to achieve the way that their 4 4 4 33. Snake signal victory. 36. Steel r The War Conncil at Ottawa for­ husbands are Hsthmian) 4 4 4 mally recognized the French Na­ used to living. 31. Passes away The United Mine Workers of tional Committee of Liberation as 33. Business ab­ They cook better, too. breviation America signed an agreement with administering French overseas ter­ 4 4 4 34. Swing about A. R. Mellin, pumpman: I like the Illinois Coal Operators Asso­ ritory and directing French prose­ 35. Overcame verbMly the American women. They are ciation calling for portal-to-portal cution of the war, providing that . 38. Conducted not so set on pay, denied by the National War the formation of the post-war gov­ . 39. Before 40. Harbor, formality like Labor Board in thg Appalachian ernment of France would be left to LI the Women in fields...The SIU revealed the the French people and that Gen. 42. Ed of the Yanks Northern Europe, Panamanian Division of the NMU Dwight D. Eisenhower would retain 48. Pitch from and they are to be a phony deal, directing SIU his control over the French Army Trinidad 49. It's mfghty easier to talk to. members to steer clear of any do­ in North Africa . « . SIU fisherman r when split They know how ings with the crooked outfit... made their first big gain by being ^ 80. Saratoga Springs .' to dress so that General Sir Harold Alexander-Is­ named exclusive bargaining agents ' 81. Mixture ' they always look sued his first proclamation as Mili­ for all fishermen in that area . 82. Atomic — 83. Breeze pretty, and they tary Governor of Sicily. He dis­ United States planes bombed air-' "84, Signal 4o en- ; ftftiiijlllli;;! are not tied solved the-Fascist party, annulled flelds-In FcadfPt gfijorting shoot, gine room ., ,, 55. Wound mane ' down a lot .of old customs apd all discriminatory laws and Bus^. l^es and Ipsingia 66,. Oood thing to ; pended the power of the Italian ft, :ft •• • �Selt^inier 4. i»5S SEAFARERS LOG 'O# Course It Costs More— But Look At What You GetV SEAFARERS ^ LOG t»pfmbf 4. 1953 , Vol. XV. Wo. 18 Published biweekly by the Seafarers Intemationai Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue,' Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel STerling 8-4670. FAUI. HAIX, Secretary-Treasurer , editor, Hnonn BBAND; Managing Editor, RAT IXNUONi Art Editor, BUMABt Photo Editor, OAHUL NILVA; Sto# Writers. HCBKAM ABTHUB IBWW SPTVAO ABT PiRrALL, JBBBY axMCR, At, MASKOH Gulf Aram Reporter, BILL MOODY. They Don't Love Yoti LEHER y of the Further evidence that the enemies of trade unions are still alive and kicking is the passage of the Alabama "right to work" law. The legislature and governor of that .state have given union members a pecuhar kind of Labor Day present by making any kind of union shop arrangement illegal. - What this kind of law can do to a union is clear. It opens the way for employers to keep a imion small and weak, and even to break a union if they so desire. Fortunately there hasn't been too much success by antilabor forces along these lines in recent months. But that doesn't mean that they aren't trying their hkrdest to under­ mine and wreck the union movement. And there's still plenty of reserve dynamite in the Taft-Hartley law that coidd be used against trade unions. That's why all unions.need to be alert to these dangers and prepared to fight •hem whenever they arise. LOIB Gets Around Kecently Labor Press Associated, a labor news syndicate, carried a story about a union in Chicago that negotiated a year's vacation after ten years' employment. The story attracted considerable attention and LPA boasted of the fact that it got around to foreign countries too, being picked up in Israel and the Netherlands. It added the comment "the labor press has a wider circulation than is generally realized." Getting around to foreign countries, however, is old hat to the SEAFARERS LOG. "This issue of the LOG carries a list of the hundreds of addresses outside of the continental United States that receive bundles of 25, 50 or 100 LOGs or more. In'addition there are the thousands of LOGs that go out to individual subscribers all over he world and the copies that are airmailed to every SlU ship. Wh^n it comes to international circulation, the SEA­ FARERS LOG can claim it really gets around. Two Brave Seafarers Seafaring men have always been proud that theirs is a rofession requiring liberal doses of both skill and courage. wo recent incidents "involving Seafarers point these facts up anew. - One was the remarkable single-handed feat of Seafarer Olavi Kivikoski in crossing the North Atlantic eastbouhd in a 30-foot sailing schoohef, a crossing which took him 67 days. The other was the heroism of Seafarer Donald Rundblad in Korea, who entered the Army little under a year ago. Rund­ blad was awarded the Bronze Star for his rescue, under fire, of several wounded soldiers. The SIU is proud to offer its cdngratulations to two nembK*s who have reflected considerable credit on themselves and the entire organization, i ^ : • ' ? f .. i• y' » , %, •\ WEEK Every oncti in-^ while, when seamen start hilling themselves with the idea that the shipowners aren't such bad fellows after all, along comes an operator who shows them how shipowners really "feel. The latest example of the shipowners' Mayor Pens Note basic disdain for working seamen is the* behavior of the On,LOG Report Calmar and Ore Lines on the slop chest issue. To the Editor: "The SIU requested and the companies agreed the Sea Chest Please allow me a few lines to has the right to supply sloochests to the ships on a com­ correct a wrong impression which petitive basis. In other words, the SIU's Sea Chest could sell .intending visitors to England and its supplies to the ships slonchest if the Sea Chest could beat especially to this City of Kingston the quality and price offerings of other dealers. upon Hull might get from reading Well the Sea Chest has been doing that successfully, with article in the SEAFARERS the result that most ships are stocking SIU slopchests most th^ T,OG of May 30, 1952, by Louis A. of the time. Not so on Calmar and Ore Line. Not a single pair Ramirez. of socks or package of razor blades has ever been ordered I have lived and worked all my from the Sea Chest by any of the ships. The result is that life in the dock area and know their crewmembers have had to pay higher prices for their something of the sailors of all na­ work gear and other needs. tions, and I must say that I am Moneywise, it doesn't make the sjightest bit of difference surprised that Louis left with such to the companies where the skippers get the slopchests. The a poor impression of this city. If I did not know that the Coeur companies don't gain or lose a penny either way. Yet they d'Alene Victory had been here I have refused to compel the skippers to live up to the contract should have thought that he was by purchasing slopchests on a competitive basis. Iij other talking about some other place. words, as far as the companies are concerned, crewmembers Excel In Clothes can continue to pay through the nose. They just don't give Louis must have been unfortu­ a hoot. nate in his shopping expedition. I Labor's Knrmies Act PaffC Tbirtedl am sure 4f he had gone into the new store and had a word with the management they would have been pleased to help him. Surely it is in men's clothing, particularly, that England leads the world in quality of cloth and style of tailoring. Really, it is too bad that visitors send back reports which lead peo­ ple to believe that we in England are starving. It is true that we have to be careful with some things. If all visitors took Louis advice and restricted their pur­ chases here this might indeed help to bring to reality your headline, "Cupboard Is Bare In England." This is the key to our position here; we must sell abroad to live. That we are doing so with some success is evidenced by the fact that we can employ such ships as his to bring in the goods we need from all parts of the world. Elective Power I have not ventured upon these words of remonstrance without some authority. Ever since the twenty-fifth year of the reign of King Henry the Sixth, that is, since: 1446, the Mayor and Alder­ men have had the power to elect, to quote, "one suitable^ and dis­ creet man to be Admiral through­ out the whole waters of the Humbre." The Mayors and Lord May­ ors since that time have been duly elected to the office, and whilst he is no longer called upon, as he was in ancient time, to collect a fleet and sally forth to battle to protect the coasts, his flag is still respect­ fully flown on formal occasions by visiting British and foreign war­ ships andJiy merchantmen of all nations when he goes aboard for the purpose of greeting visitors. I shall be pleased to welcome any of your readers during my jiear of office as Lord Mayor. Councillor Arthur Richardson, J. P.. Lord Mayor of Hull, England (Ed. npfc: Ramiret' remarks are not to he construed as anti-BritwH, but rother os ah account, af the city as he saw it at the Hume,' HU re­ port on England in the Mev 20, 105L isiue of the SEAFARERS LOG. is entirely complimentary on the prc-fjoronation pqgeont. fn both fesstfinces he Reported ths fdct as they appeared to him.) . % ' UI I - i-J A work stoppage of conductors and brakemen on the Sacramento and Northern Railway, a subsdiary of the Western Pacific, "is a direct result of management failing to recognize principles established by the National Railway Adjustment Board," the Brotherhood of Rail­ road Trainmen charged. The strike is in its second week and manage­ ment still has not agreed to meet with the union. stormed the phone company of­ fices, and were stopped only through the efforts of the pickets outside the building, who, knowing negotiations for a settlement were progressing, talked the townspeo­ ple into going home. In other towns in the coal-mining region, phone operators sent in to man switchboards found it impossible to find any place to live and were told to leave town by lopal resi­ dents, were refused rooms at hotels t. t, t. and found their baggage left at The New Yoit State CIO has the railroad station for them. taken over direction of the strike 4' i J" against the Hearn's department stores May 14, thus throwing the As a memorial to its late busi­ weight of the full state CIO be­ ness agent, Pat Ansboury, Local 89 hind the 800 striking employees of the AFL Teamsters has voted a represented by Local 1250 Dis­ $25,000 grant to Bellarmine Col­ tributive, Processing and Office lege. The largest single donation Workers, CIO. The store officials ever to be made to the college, have refused to bargain with the $10,000 of the grant will be used striking union, and so the state to buy books covering the fields of CIO appointed a committee of five organized labor and labor relations. heads of intemationai unions to These books will be housed in a conduct the strike. special section of the library. The other $15,000 of the grant will be i i t Some 60 employees of the -T. M. used to bujld a labor relations Miller Casket Co. won'their strike classroom for use in conducting and a package wage increase of courses in that field. 11.2 cents an hour as the result of 4- 4" 4" tickets to a baseball game. While Top representatives of the AFL the employees were out on strike, International Association of Ma­ the company president remem­ chinists and the CIO United Auto. bered he .still had tickets for a baseball game for the workers as Workers met in Washington, DC, part of an outing planned before to prepare for the first joint nego­ the strike started. He asked the tiations between the two unions pickets if they still wanted to use and the aircraft manufacturers. the tickets, and the strikers, 'after The new mutual assistance pact a eurbside conference, decided to signed by the two unions provides take the tickets. A union represen­ that, in cases where each union tative from Local 506, CIO United has some members in a plant, the Furniture Workers, went into the unions will enter intp joint nego­ plant to get the tickets and, as he tiations with the employers. reported, "one word led to another, i 4. i and the strike was settled before I The 36th eouventlon of the left the office." Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire­ t t> tmen and Enginemen has adopted a Pickets of the striking CIO program with goals of wage adjust­ Communications Workers of the ments, night shift differentials, Indiana Bell Telephone Co. in the longer paid vacations, seven holi­ coal-mining town of Clinton found days, double time for Sunday and themselves in the position of pro­ holiday . work, guaranteed mini-. tecting scab workers recently. mums for firemen on extra lists, Citizens of the coal-mining town time and a half for all ^ork after take a dim view of strikebreakers, hours in freight service regardless and sa when the phone company of the distance run, and increased imported operators to man the wage differentials in way freight struck phone exchange in Ciintim, service. These goals are to be used the townspeople decided to do in negotiations due to start in the something about it. The residents future. �> Pairtf FAitticca SEAFARERS -":• t^r A A -'. I.. ? ";,' t We don't know If Hollywood is thinking of refilming "Mutiny on the Bounty," but anyway we believe that mo­ tion pictures and the newspapers have always gone over­ board on sensationalizing every isolated report of "mutiny" that comes in on the news wires. And, of course, the union crew always gets it in the neck. There hasn't been a genuine mutiny on merchant ships since the steamboat made its bow, but, with tongue in cheek, the LOG staff has taken a few liberties with the. dialogue of MGM's 1935 filming of that most famous mutiny. So here again are Captain.Bligh [Charles Laughton) and Fletcher Christian (Clark Gable) re-creating their famous roles. Don't look for this version to appear at your local movie house. ••J;'j-s;-. • ftl ^ •• ;• y " - i'-i pp.:- ' >1-. fW' - '-i ,•' r.-: ipr * 'li vi. ' • ' f*' '' M ' i«-:; i j",/^, i.-' IPG ;«evl«ailer 4( i»S9 �;8epfem1ier4ilMS SEAFARERS LOG race Fificea -C'" ' CTSiAb BACX-YOU fAOTLeY OR6w/ If THIS' IS OFFiOE/^' OMDM// V '^- I •^r| •'Mm I .• • SxL£SiSMiZt:&Li �£, // r*tt Steteea -L. -^ SEAFARERS SeptsmW <. 198S LOG / SEAFARERS .t. •' The Golden Mariner has been launched in San Francisco. One of the 35 Mariner Class vessels already built or under construction, the The flame safety lamp was invented a century ago for use in under­ Golden Mariner was the first ocean-going vessel built in a West Coast ground mines. Its major purpose was to provide light in the mines shipyard in the past seven years. She is the first of five mariner vessels without the danger of gas explosions that would be touched off by any under constructian in West Coast yards ... The mail ship Mohamed open flame. And since even the safety lamp burned more brightly in All el Kebir Spent two days at Alexandria to load a complete circus, the presence of an explosive gas, it also served to detect dangerous including 62 wild animals, a dozen elephants, trucks, wagons and other The ships' delegates aboard SIU conditions in the mines. That is its major use in mines today, since equipment, and then spent an equal amount of time at Catania, vessels must be^ doing an all around most mines are now fully-equiped with electric lighting. Sicily, unloading the circus. The flame safety lamp is designed in such a way so as to prevent solid job, judging from the reac­ tion of many ships' crews. Several the flame from being carried into the outside atmosphere, and to make The LST 287 was credited with saving the Danish freighter- Else crews have noted In their ship­ it unnecessary and difficult for a man to take it apart when working Basse from destruction. When a fire a^ard flie freighter got out of board meeting minutes recently in an explosive atmosphere. control, the crew and the one woman' passenger aboard abandoned how well the delegates have been Aboard ship the lamp serves a different purpose, than ashore. It ship were picked up'by the Canadian vessel Comerbrook. The handling their responsibilities and is used in all tanks and cloaed compartments to indicate where there LST then approached the spot, sighted the flaming abandmied freighter, representing the crew on such is not enough oxygen present to sustain life. and closed in on her. Using all her fire-fighting equipment, the LST Oxygen deficiencies on a ship can result in closed quarters such matters as draws, repair lists, stor­ was able to bring the fire under control, and was then able to make ing of the ship, shore leave beefs as sealed holds, tanks, double bottoms and unused boilers from a fast and tow the freighter into Newfoundland. and the various other matters that variety of reasons. The most common is the rusting of iron, while other it t> come up in the course of a voyage. causes are the drying of paint aiid the decompcfltion of organic ma­ The Continental Piers Inc., of Brooklyn has announced- plans for terial. • Among crews who have written a series of improvement projects to expand and improve its pier facili­ Light Gees Out in on this score are the men of ties in the Gowanus Bay section of Brooklyn. The announcement came Normally, atmosphere contains about 21 percent oxygeii, but the as the company awarded its first $150,000 .contract for work to be the Seapender, the Amersea, the human body can take lower quantities of oxygen down to about 13 done on improving the loading' facilities and approaches to one of North Platte Victory and the Key­ percent, even though dizziness, increased stone Mariner. its piers . . . The iiner United States had added another port of call The North Platte Victory (Mis­ heartbeat and buzzing in the ears will to its schedule during the winter months with the announcement that sissippi) crewmembers thought show- as symptoms of the oxygen shortr she will call at Bremerhaven on all of her trips during the winter. agei^ Below IS percent most men will highly of the job tit lose conscioiuness. The flame safety The Italian merchant fleet has reached its pre-war tonnage, and done by Seafarer lamp will go out when the oxygen-con­ Lester Knicker­ Italian shipyards are straining to get the fleet over the four-million-ton tent drops to abcut 16Vi percent. Thus mark within the next two years. Since almost all of her fleet was lost bocker on the it serves as an excelient warning signal during the war, the shipbuilders have been working overtime to build vessel's last voy­ well above the point where the oxygen it up again.' By 1952, they had all pre-war services back in effect. age. Although he deficiency becofties truly dangerous. Now, there are 63 private Italian shipping companies operating com­ carries a name As a hard and fast rule, no man should pared with 38 before the war. Most of the country's shipping, how­ long associated enter any confined area if a flame safety ever, is ~ carried by the four large government-subsidized shipping with New York lamp will not bum in it. If it is absolute­ lines. A large portion of the country's present fleet, however, is com­ City, Knicker­ ly necessary to enter the space, oxygen posed of fast, new vessels designed and constructed since the ^nd bocker comes out Knickerbocker breathing apparatus should be worn. of the midwest, of the war. Since a gas mask does not supply oxy­ being bom in Illinois on February gen but merely keeps smoke and gases i" t The Hamburg-American Line has announced that the performance 27, 1905. He became a member of from entering the lungs, a man wearing of its new Heidelberg Class freighters may compel it to change its the SIU in the port of Norfolk,'on gas mask at a fire or under other con­ schedules. The new freighters have proved faster than planned, 'and June 9, 1945, and has been sailing ditions -where there might be lack of service schedules may be speeded up. At presei^t, three of the new with the Union ever since in the oxygen should carry a flame safety lamp. freighters are in service, and the company has four more on order . . . deck department. Then if the lamp goes out, he ean get The 300-foot motor tanker Chicago Socony has been delivered at Hous­ 4" 4" t out of the area and substitute oxygen ton. Scheduled for Grgat Lakes Service, she is the first large vessel Seafarer Eddie H. Denchey is apparatus for the lamp. built in Houston since the end of the war. Flame safety lamps use only high another delegate who got words i ft i of praise from his shipmates on grade gasoline or naphtha for fuel. The A new collapsible tank, made in England, has been, developed so the Amersea (Blackchester). Den­ gas should be free of lead or similar that a vessel can serve both as a dry cargo ship and as a liquid cargo chey, who is 33 years of age, wiU products which wiil gum the wick. Lamp vessel. The tank is made of heavy fabric, with metal frames, and celebrate his tenth anniversary as distributors also sell suitable fuel for attached to the bottom of the hold of a freight ship. When liquid aa SIU member this coming No­ the lamp use. In filling the lamp it has cargo Is pumped into the tank, it fills up and expands until it fills the vember. He comes from Shenan­ to be unlocked and disassembled by un­ entire hold. When the tank is empty. It lies on the bottom of the doah, Pa., and sails in the deck de­ screwing the bonnet from the. .base. The hold and regular dry cargo can be loaded on top of It in the hold. partment. filler plug is located in ,the top of the Flame Safety Lamp. If the tank is partially filled, and has only expanded part-way up fount next to the wick and the Igniter. t i tthe hold, then dry cargo can still be loaded on top of it to fill the •Only enough fuel should be used to saturqje the cotton which is packed hold. Thus, with no conversion after each trip, one vessel can carry , ^e Seapender crew gave their in the fount. The rest should be drained out by turning the lamp upside liquid cargo on one leg of a trip and dry cargo on the return trip, vote of thanks for his performance down and carefully wiping up any drippings on the outside of the lamp. as ship's delegate to Alex R. Web­ or can carry both liquid and dry cargo at the same time. Mesh Screens Asyire Safety ber, who sails as chief cook and 4",. t 4* What makes the lamp safe to use in coinbustible air are three wire The 14,000-ton light aircraft carrier Belleau Wood has been ordered other steward department ratings recommissioned so that it can be turned over to France on loan . . . aboard SIU ships. Webber was mesh screens, two which fit on top of the lamp and one which is part The Port of San Francisco sot a new peace-time record as 6,061,820 born in Pennsylvania on August of the ring on which the globe rests. If there are holes or worn wires short tons of imports flind exports moved through the port . . . The 17, 1927, which makes him just 26 that permit an increase in the size of the mesh, the lamp will become US Senate has announced that it will support a "traditional policy" years old this week. He became hazardous to use in combustible atmosphere. A small wire brush should of maintaining "free fishing rights for everybody, outside the three- an SIU member on June 1, 1946 be used to keep the mesh clean and permit proper circulation of air. in the port of Norfolk. He calls Worn or broken gauzes should be replaced. mile limit." Allentown, Pa., his home town * *' * In lighting the lamp the wick- is adjusted by turning-the knob The number of vessels under construction in the shipyards of the when he's ^ not dishing out first- on the under side of the fount. Then the swivel next to the knob is world has dropped a total of 233 ships during the last year. The total rate-chow fdr the crewmembers on turned clockwise, one or two turns, causing the friction wheel to draw a spark and ignite the wick. under construction at the present time totals 1,421,233 tons less than SIU ships. last year. Meanwhile, the United States has dropped back into fifth t t t Watch Out.For Leaks place in shipbuilding activity and has dropped out of the group which Adjust the wick until the flame is one-half inch high. To make sure The fourth delegate to come in has over 1 million tons on the ways. Great Britain leads the world for a pat on the back was Fred there are no leaks, blow against the globe and gasket. The flame should with 617 vessels totalling 5,779,300 tons. Next come Germany, Sweden, Schenfdd ef the new freightship, burn steadily without fiickeriag. Leaks will be caused by lack of one The Netherlands and then the US. Last year, the US was fourth, but the Keystone Mariner, that's been •f the wire mesh gauzes or a defective gauze, or failure to screw this year The Netherlands moved up. The Netherlands is building 143 chartered to Waterman. Schenfeld, the bonnet down into a tight enough fit. A cracked or chipped globe vessels totalling 1,152,925 tons. By types world construction consists upon resigning " as ship's delegate, will obviously cause leaks as well. of 9,005,179 tons of tankers, 4,512,408 tons of cargo ships, and 919,652 got a vote of thanks for the "way When the wick appears stiff and shows a gummy deposit it should tons of passenger and passenger-cargo combination vessels. The US he served so well" in the words of be changed. The cotton in the fuel reservoir should be changed about is not building any passenger or combination cargo vessels at this time. his shipmates. once a year. AcflON Burly Service Detuxe- The Flame Safety Lamp Bw Bernurd Semmmm "Ji, �September 4,19Sl SEAFARERS Down To The Bottom Of The Sea Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard, 09, (right) and his. son, Jacques, 87 (center), describe their record 8,608-foot dive into the Medi­ terranean Sea in a special bathyscape on radio interview. Gimmicks Let Wealthy Escape income Tax Law With the Government worried about balancing the budget because not enough tax money is coming in as expected, a leading conservative publication, Time magazine, has re­ ported that legalized tax-" dodging gimmicks for wealthy its officials while some textile mills provide free housing and free people are more widespread servants. None of these services is than ever before. regarded as income under the laws These gimmicks are being used and cost the executives nothing. by corporations and corporation managers to get around income taxes. The oet result is to shift a greater burden of Government costs on the shoulders of middle and low income groups. One popplar method, for ex­ ample, is the "deferred salary and profit sharin'k plan." Part of a man's salary and profit sharing in­ come is^ held back and paid out over a longer period of years, for example, after the man has retired, and has less income to be taxed. WASHINGTON—Heavy Govern­ That way he pays far less taxes ment subsidies in the form of year by year for the 'same amount "certificates of necessity" have of income. been issued recently to the Alumi­ Capital Gains Dodge num Company of America and the Even this gimmick has a refine­ Pennsylvania Railroad. The rail­ ment on top of it. The executive road can write off 40 to 50 percent "sells" his profit-sharing contract of the cost of $24 million worth of back to the company and pays only equipment, while Alcoa can knock a capital gains tax on what the off half the cost of $29Vb million company pays him for the contract. worth of plant expansion. The tax on capital gains is only The "certificates of - necessity" 26 percent, much less than the rate permit the companies to deduct on high incomes. the costs of these projects from Stock options are another popu­ income taxes during a five year lar form of compensation. The period. Normally, they would have company allows the executive to to spread out the cost deduction buy company stock at 'Svholesale" over the lifetime of the facilities rates, far less than the market which would mean -much less in price. He holds them for the the way of tax saving. minimum six months required un­ Other tax write-off subsidies der the capital gains tax and sells them on the market, paying only went to the Virginia Electric and 26 percent on the profit diiferencei Power Company, 65 percent of a Of course there is the much- $33 million power plant and a 70 overworked expense account sys­ percent subsidy to the Van-Car tem. One company keeps a lodge Corp of Chicago for railroad equip­ and golf course in Tennesseq for ment. Since the program began, the use by its executives. Oil and steel companies: foot the bills for cruises US has issued certificates for $27.8 by, exeeutives •: hi.- suihptious guest billiom ^of construction and purcal^a^oh -their vshlpst; A rdbber chaseit ' Of whicb 61 percent, or 4WJl^ililiQn^.was.WEltteu offi.. ^ > Gov't Allows Tax Saving To Big Go's f Page SevcntecB: LOG New Budget Would Finish All U5PHS Medical Care (Continued from page 3) seen as a likely place to make slashes because it can be attacked as "creeping socialism," ignoring the fact that the program was started in the administration of President John Adams in 1798. if has been maintained continually since then under both Republican and Democratic presidents of all political viewpoints. Another attitude prevalent in some quarters is that seamen are now earning a good living and can afford to pay for medical care. Ac­ tually, though, the primary reason for the establishment of the hos­ pital program was not the poverty of seamen at the time. It was felt that seamen constantly traveling from one port to another and to foreign countries, would need hos­ pitals of their owii where they could count on treatment when they were far from home. The problem of communicable diseases brought by seamen from foreign countries was another important factorr Many other sections of the pop­ ulation benefit from free Fe(i.>;r^ hospital care, including all mem­ bers of Congress; present and for­ mer members of the Cabinet, wives and dependents of both of­ ficers and enlisted men stationed at military bases, and, of course, many veterans of World War II. Ability to pay is not the basis on which this care is dispensed. Fine Record Aside from the fate of seamen, the closing of USPHS hospitals would be a grave blow to the na­ tion's efforts to improve the qual­ ity and quantity of medical care. The public and Congress are little aware of the fact that USPHS hos­ pitals have established a note­ worthy record both in training of physicians and specialists, and in research in a wide variety of diseases. As such the hospitals have been laboratories for the na­ tion's health program. For example, the hospitals are constantly conducting basic re­ search and making contributions to medical literature on such major health problems as heart diseases, cancer, tuberculosis, dia­ betes, methods of anasthesia and venereal diseases. The USPHS hospitals pioneered in the treatment of venereal diseases with penicillin. They have Sone considerable work with the new drugs for treatment of tu­ berculosis. The Baltimore USPHS has a large tumor clinic which does constant work on* cancer problems, wjhile the Staten Island and Baltimore hospitals have in­ tensive research programs on care and treatment of heart disease. Training of Specialists Training of physicians,"surgeons, dieticians, anesthetists, hospital administrators and medical spe­ cialists of all kinds is an integral part of the USPHS program. These internes and specialists, after serv- Quitting Ship? IVotifg Union A reminder from SlU headquarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch |i replacement. Fail­ ure to give notice before paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning requirements and needlessly make their work tougher for your shipmates. \ ing in the USPHS system, go out in the community into private practice or local hospital service. As Mrs. Hobby put it herself in a recent address, the nation's basic medical problem "is the shortage of trained doctors ... we need to face the fact that we need more doctors of all kinds ..." Ciosing of the USPHS hospitals would further aggravate existing shortages of doctors and tech­ nicians throughout the US. Civil Defense authorities, who have to plan for possible handling of large niunbers of civilian cas­ ualties, are gravely concerned about the proposed closings. The USPHS hospitals are considered major links in the civil defense program because of their size, equipment and the training of their physicians in handling disastH* cases. .• ' ••I D sums • • Q D • • a • • • • a D Sft«rcCAT5 SMCKS -rOPCOArrS Df^SS SHOeS Wd^GHCCS VONSAl^S KWAKI PANTS KHAKI SHIRTS 611^ SHIRTS |=|^ldKO OEEHS HIGKORV SHIRTS C.PO. SHIRTS WHmS DRESS SHIRTS • SPORT SHtRlS • PReSS BELTS ^ • KHAKI WEB BELTS • TIES • SWEATSHIRTS a ATHLETIC SHIRTS • T-SHIRTS I a SHORTS a a a a n • a a D BRIERS SWEATERS UXS<SA6E WORK SOCKS X>RESS SOCKS LEAtHER JACKETS WRITINSROR1R?LIO SOU'WESTERS RAIN SEAR ALLV10UR NEEI>S CAN BE FILLED FROMVOUR -WOM A SOU'WESTER TO AM ELECTRIC PtAZDR. WMATEVER ibueuY' PROM THE SEAcMEen >ibu CAM BE SURE CETTINS TOP QUALITY' SEAR AT SUBSIAMTIAL SAVIMSS. ^SeadHesh UNIOW-OWMCDANO U/HIOH- 4GR1H9 BEHE^rr oF >|Hf AA8A(MRSHtP* "b Jg -j || �Pace JBiiAteea SEAFARERS HkifUnber #. 19SS LOG Death Of Shipmate At Sea Deeply Affects Captain, Crew of Amersea ^(. '' That of all the metals, vanadiuni' also, li a family trait, and lUtle is the hardest, and one of the can be dene to prevent loss of iiair When men spend weeks and months at sea together, > the death of a shipmate is a pro­ rarest and most expensive?- It is if the trait runs in the family. foundly moving experience, something like the death of a member of the family. Seafarer used in combination with other Also, men are more apt to be bald metals, in alloys. Chrome-vanadium Jim Davis, steward, lived through one such experience recently, and ibmade a deep im­ steel, for instance,, has high than women.ig X i, . pression on him, one that he strength and good ductility, a That a woman's skull is usually property that allows steel to be lighter add smoother and ntore says will live w it h him drawn out like taffy without break­ rounded than a man's. It is usually through the years. ing. This steel is used for ball also smaller and holds a smaller Davis was on the Amersea, bearings,. leaf springs, transmis­ brain. A woman's brain, however, sion gears, rear axle gears and is quite as big as a man's in pro­ Blackchester Lines vessel on a Far steering-gear parts in automobiles. portion to the size of the body; East run, when A1 Blaines, 59, a that is to say, it is not in any sense pantryman out of Seattle, who had That the temperature of the sur­ inferior to a man's brain. Ask spent twenty years oh passenger face of the sun is estimated at your wife if there is any doubt in ships as a barber during his sea­ about 11,000 degrees Fahrenheit? your mind. The sun's interior may be 40,000,going career, died of natural 4^ d. 000 degrees, according to some es­ causes. That the SIU has 17 halls in the timates. At these temperatures, WeU-Liked atoms break down and their par­ continental United States and "A1 was the kind of a guy we ticles may form either atoms. As nearby islands? Seafarers may hated to see go," Davis said. "He these changes take place, small ship from any one of these halls was one of those cheerful, happy bits of atomic matter escape in with equal rights, no matter where people who had a way of saying rays of heat and light. Though 93 they originally joined the Union. A the right word to you and making million miles distant, these rays Seafarer may ship in any rating you feel good. He was^ well liked can cause severe sunburn, as evi­ for which he is qualified, but he by everybody on the ship, and was may not be registered in more denced on any summer beach. a good worker in the bargain. He than one hall at a time to get a 4^ 4^ did his job plus." That there are three m^ rea­ job. Rotary shipping assures him The first signs they had of his sons for loss of hair? Disease is a job, and he can go wherever he illness, Davis said, was when he one of them) the wearing of tight wants, when he wants. started feeling just a little under hats is another, and the third, it i, athe weather, day after day. "He probably the most important, is That pure gold is known, in the couldn't understand it, but he just heredity. Disease of the scalp and jewelry trade, as 24-carat gold? didn't feel good and didn't seem close fitting, hats stopping the This is too soft a metal for or­ to have any strength. 1 took him blood circulation as it feeds the dinary wear and tear, soHt harder to the old man to have a look at hair are two drains on the "crown­ metal, generally copper, is alloyed him. The captain thought maybe ing glory" of mankind. Baldness, with it. he was affected by the heat. But he %vent very fast, and three days later he was dead." 'With Him At Last Davis was with him in his last The captain of the Amersea, above, reads a final prayer over the hours and tried to care for him as body of A1 Blaines, pantryman, just before the body is consismed to best he could but it was no use. the sea.^ Below, men stand ready to cast off their shipmate on his "I was sitting up in my room that final voyage. Burial at sea took place two days out of Guam. night doing my accounts," he said, "and every once in a while I would take a look in to where he was, to see if he needed anything. When I came in that last time his face was quiet and peaceful and some­ how I knew he was dead. "I ran back to my room and got a hand mirror that I held to his mouth but I couldn't see any sign A seafaring man wrestles with many problems when sailing of breath on it. There were all the other signs of death. I went up the ocean blue. Not the least of them, along with battling the quietly so as not to wake anybody ravages of the sea, is the battle of the laundromat. and got the old man to come down. Seafarers aboard the City off He looked him over very carefully Alipa (Waterman) know what cleaning facilities with a heave-ho but we couldn't detect any sign it is to fight a stormy sea at me hearties and a bottle of Felsof life." night, stand steadfast against an Naptha. Davis and Andre Malan, another overbearing mate and take kamiWith the ship laying at anchor crewmember, prepared the body kazi bombing in stride^ but they in the harbor, and nothing much for burial. "All of the crew gath­ were helpless when taken to the better to do at the time, the crew ered on deck for the ceremony. It cleaners in Sasebo, Japan, recently. was on a Saturday afternoon, With the ship's washing machine decided that this was the time to the gear. No time was lost in about two days out of Guam that acting up in a style to which it wa^ clean However, upon facitig we consigned him to the deep with frequently accustomed, the be­ preparation. the washing machine in the the prayers of all the men aboard." leaguered seamen took to the local laundry room, and noting its sad condition, the crew thought the T. Shaynick, upper left, ready to sleep on deck during hot spelL better of it. A vote was taken and LOG-A-RHYTHM: Right, policeman stands watch on ship in Azores. Bottom, F. John­ off went an emissary^ to the local son, right, snaps shot of Phil, left, and Andy. laundromat to bring back a repre­ sentative to pick up the crew's Cruising around the Mediterranean is just as fascinating duds. now as it ever was, according to Seafarer Luis Ramirez. Rapid Service by Harry Wolovntz Service was pretty rapid at that Sailing aboard the Coe Victory (Victory Carriers), Ramirez point, with the Sasebo laundryman and other Seafarers discov--* coming to the ship lickety-split. ered that the Mediterranean is wended their way to Trieste. : In "God help the sailors," once they prayed, However,, the .swift service ended still the same, whether if be Trieste, the seafarers had choice of A prayer that good seamen still say, right there, according to the crew. the weather, the touts^ the ports many beautiful things to buy, the Si* •/ best bargains of which could be God help the man whose heart has strayed A succinct report by the secretary or the politics. . of the iship's meeting told the whole Heading out from New Vork found in bedspreads, blankets To sea .and made his body stay. story: City, the vessel made T«s—tra, and hats. Of course, said Ramirez, He hates the sea yet loves it still. Azores, the first port of cal^ where it was in the lower price field, "In Sasebo, Japan, the ship was And wishes that he could stay ashore. laying at anchor on 24 hours notice there was some time out for-pleas­ to v^ich region the men were re­ But mith the thought his sea heart chills. to sail under Army orders. OK. A antries and tdwtography. Thence, stricted because of the limitations .> For he's sold his heart forever more. laundryman.came abroad soliciting on to Livorne, Italy, where Italian of a $50 draw. hospitality ' made them welcome. laundry and cleaning. These men From Trieste, it was on to Pola, He hits a port and the land feels good. -5 gave him their laundry which was The first rough' spot in the trip, Yugoslavia, where 'the anomalous So he roughs it up and datnns the sea, supposed to be back by 10 AM the which was accompanied by the sight of barges being manned by a Curses its work and routine chow. next day. OK. Ship sajled* about usual Mediterranean summer Navy crew, guarded by Army men And swears that now his heart is free. j ' 6 PM and the laundry wasn't back weather, was Naples. The Neopoli- and worked bjujclvilians, greeted Then he thinks of those nights at sea yet. So, the men are out their clean­ tan natives, always the gregarious the seafaring tourists. Also greet­ When poker ruled the riiess, p" ing and laundry;" sort, flocked to the sallormen in ing them was the martial law of the Also, of those far distant lights, " ^ Obviously, it was no longer' OK, droves, more than wiUing to show country. The bow's soft hiss, the .sea's caress. with the men being shoi-t on gear them the sights' of the town and Ramirez and his roaming seamen So he leavea the noise and dirt Of land, P '' and tempers. Rumor has it that the separate them from a few lire, fit discovered the Mediterranean was And sails once again before the mast, ' !' p ' men have given up the fight and return for same. much the same, and tfiere , was A sailor's heart and a sailor's Hatid — "' are taking to sbrub board and Once out 6t the clutches of ndthihg much they could do alwut Belong to Neptune to the last. • Naples. Ramirez and'hU ::bru8fc' *u«.» , 't.Vd.'.i imiiuiii .aMii.n Mediterranean Still The Same (i / City Of Alma Loses Hope In Battle Of Laundromat A Sailor's Prayer • iT^- • •>. t k:'- ' • ' '•*; ' • ' "* te.'/v."' .. T y/ .' ' ' • j �;•• • iSepicinbcr 1,195S SEAFARERS LOC WCT* Plaice Nln^ca Girl Is Rarity In Philippine Town As Sole Receiver Of SlU's LOG " ^ By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor It isn't often that a young girl gets to be a celebrity in the Philippine Islands, but such is Let's lake a trip through the Kodak plant in Rochester, New York, the case with Miss Braulia Pedalezo, who has the SIU and the SEAFARERS LOG to thank and see how the millions of photographs that are taken daily originate. for her local acclaim. Every day two tons of silver is dissolved in nitric acid. (This is enough One of the strangest and"* ~~~ ' to make 880,000 dimes.) The resulting greenish liquid is crystallized most pleasant legacies to be­ and- recrystallized until, at the end of this one process in the step of fall an heir anywhere hap­ film making, pure and precious, day silver nitrate crystals pour out pened to the Philippine lass about into the stainless steel drums, only to be dissolved again.* The new three years ago. It was then that solution, combined with other salt solutions, will form the light-sensi­ her aunt died and bequeathed t-j tive precipitate suspended in gelatin which we refer to as tl^ "emul­ her the only subscription to the sion." , SEAFARES LOG in town. It is Film, as we know it in the spools and packs we put into our cam­ quite a rarity indeed to be the only eras, is actually "built" of five layers, only one of these being the girl in Iloilo, Panay, Philippine^ Islands, to receive the paper, it* emulsion, the key layer. makes her one in 90,000 and a Before the emulsion can be used there must be- something to sup­ port it. The base layer is a sheet of cellulose acetate, a substance much desired companion in the made from cotton or wood pulp, which has been cleaned ^nd purified Panay social set. Panay is the sixth largest island in the Philippine over and over until it is raw cellulose. archipelago, and so Braulia is not Making the 'Dope' without adulation in her well-pop­ The clean cellulose is dissolved in acetic acid and the reaction forms ulated -town and island. a thick syrupy liquid which is known in the industry as "dope." This Unknown Admirer' dope—liquid cellulose acetate, further purifipd, and freed of air—is Of course, Braulia is not sure carefully flowed over highly polished wheels until heat drives off the Sedfarer Arthur Goldberg and his fiancee pose for camera at a solvents in the uniform coating. The material emerges as a thin, who her original benefactor was, ^Catskjjl Mountain resort in New York State during brief interlude as she writes in a letter ^o the LOG, flexible transparent sheet. It is this sheet upon'which the emulsion layer is coated. It is between three and nine-thousandths of an inch but she is not too concerned about *on their vacation. They met while vacationing at the hotel. thick. The emulsion is actually made up of a number x)f chemicals, it. As far as she knows and cares, good-hemisphere again: Miss Braulia Pedalezo, such as silver nitrate, potassium iodide, potassium bromide and gelatin. her late aunt received it from an across-the-sea,' The silver nitrate solution, when added to a solution of the bcomide unknown admirer in the Union and policy which she wants to .sei up Iloilo, Panay, P. I. and iodide salts forms insoluble, light yellow crystals which are very passed it on to her when she went in her town of Iloho. She's sure she can get some friends of hers to sensitive to light. These light-sensitive salts are suspended in gelatin. on her final voyage. Gelatin is extracted from chemically treated animal hides and bones "It is quite rare on my part to write to the boys aboard the ships, which have been washed i^d cooked. The precipitation of the sen­ be the sole receiver of the SEA­ in friendly fashion for spare sitive silver salts ih gelatin and the coating of this emulsion on the FARERS LOG in our town. I have moments. What she wants now is Seafarers sending telegrams cellulose base must be carried out in the dark. been receiving this for almost for seafarkrs with time on their or letters to the New York The gelatin is dissolvefd in pure water and the chemical salts mixed three years now, that is, since my hands to take a pen and write to headquarters dispatcher asking with it. The emulsion is chilled to a jelly, shred(^ed, and washed many aunt's death, for which she herself a little island and tinier town in to be excused from attending times in cold water. Then it is melted, adjusted for photographic until she breathed her last did not the Pacific in order to inakc its headquarters membership inhabitants happy. characteristics, and coated on the film base. The coated film is chilled, know who was sending it to her. meetings must include the reg­ to set and harden the emulsion, and 'dried. istration number of their • I enjoy reading every ar­ Braulia is pretty happy herself, shipping card in the message. Set Up For Sale v ticle, particularly something about thanks to the SIU and her local fame, and now she wa.i's to spread From now -on, if the number At last it is ready for cutting and spooling into various sizes. Still the seaman's life amidst the the good-will around if there are is not included, the excuse can­ in the dark, these cutting operations include code-notching of cut film, hungry, roaring waves. My friends, any willing takers aboard those not be accepted by the dis­ perforation of motion-picture'film, and in the case of roll film, the at­ who often borrow the LOG, find it ships which make the seaways of patcher. tachment of paper leaders and trailers. Then the film is packaged and enjoyable, interesting and edu­ the world their home. The address cational. dated, and stored in temperature-controlled rooms. Kodak, for exWorld Movers * ample, makes most of the accessories for packaging as well as the necessary chemicals. The cellulose islnade at is Tennessee plant, and "Well, after all, I'm just wonder­ the gelatin in a factory that the company has in Massachusetts. ing whether these seamen are mov­ Sensitized products are suspectible to impurities, dust, dirt and at­ ing heaven and earth all the time mospheric changes and they require handling and manufacturing un­ or not. Have they some spare der exacting conditions. Cleanliness is vital in film making. In film moments, say, for example, for manufacturing plants, air is washed and filtered before being fed into writing to friends? I suppose they the rooms in which sensitized materials are handled. Temperature are friendly people, too. Aren't control is maintained throughout the.process and chemical and physical they? I've come to this quest,ion for tests are continually carried out at various steps to maintain rigid in plain language I should like to ' stanards of purity and consistency of quality. have pen pals among the members Each roll of'film we put into our cameras represents the product of the SIU. I would be very glad of one of the most clean and exacting manufacturing processes. Un­ if I could receive letters very derstanding more about this process may not make us better photog­ soon. Yours truly, (Miss) Braulia raphers, but will certainly make us more aware of the tremendous pho- Pedalezo." tograghpic potentials in using modern sensitized emulsion materials. In other words, it's a hands- A Seafarer And His Prospective Bride Put Number On Meeting Excuses Simmering Sauerbraten On Afoundria Headaches Of A Sfi/p's Delegate The following statements are drawn from the minutes of several ships' meetings and do not constitute the activities aboard any one vessel. The italicized answers are from a somewhat helping, offstage voice: "More night lunch* should be left out..." (On the table, not of the con­ tract.) "CJard players should clean the recreation room when they are finished..." (Cleaning each other out, that is.) "A brother told of the food aboard Atlantic Refining ships. Said it was almost poison..." (Probably small portions, too.) "Motion was passed not to have the steward order any more pigs ears and tails..." (Not without the parts in be­ tween, anyway.) , . "Ai^pne working , on the crew's ^ radio without the ship .delegate's permission will be penalized..." (Watt for?) Out For Scalp "Patrolman's attention will be ^ called to the master for calling the ^ steward all kinds of ndmes ^and hollering at him like a 'Comahche >«Indian,\r'''. ^ ' fWith "reservations, 'of course.) •- "Crew should avoid using the cheese sandwiches in the washing machine between 5 and toaster..." 6:30 PM as it affects the pres­ (Especially limburger.) sure in the showers and men either ' "Passageways should be kept freeze or are cooked..." locked ,to keep out shbreside per­ (Want your cake of soqp and eat sonnel. Screens and DDT !>re it, too?) .needed for the trip to India.,.". "Larger boxes of soap should be (We'll get privacy somehow.) . placed aboard..." "The steward's explahation of (The sea orators are slipping off the shortage of night lunch was those small ones.) accepted..." . "Discussion was held on war risk (A likely story.) insurance and why the men didn't "It was said that we are running sign for it..." (Some of the boys are married, out of tripe, no complaints on an<^ since they fire confronted with that..." (One thing we can do without hatdrdous conations all the time, they didn't see the necessity for is tripe.) extra precaUttions.) "One brother warned the crew "It was. agreed that there be no not to get haircuts from the phony vulgar talk at meal times and that barber who comes aboard in the a minimum of decorum be Canal Zone..." (Probably the kind that clips observed..." you.) (At all timds.) "Day workers in all departn-.ents Fan Baseball Talk "Fans will. be taken care of in and watch standers off watch were New York..." . asked not to drink up al) the (By the. -Yqnicees .find the watches' coffee at night..." DodgersJ. . .. . ' (Just watch cut, is all we have to "No one should make toasted sag.) steward Pete Gonzales, right, and Shorty, second cook, seem to be quite pleased with the results of their latest culinary concoc­ tion, some succulent sauerbraten, cooked up while on board the Afoundria." Quiz Corner (1) Can a rabbit run faster uphill than downhill? (2) When was falconry first known: (a) 2,000 BC, (b) 500 BC, (c) 1,000 AD? (3) What is the difference between the words "sparse" and "parse?" (4) 'If three times a certain number, less 24, equals 72, what Is the number? (5) When Pandora loosed the evils upon the world by opening the box, what one thing remained in it? i (6) Who was the cabinet officer appointed by President Eisenhower to head the new Health, Education and Welfare Department? (7) What .animal among the following group utters no sound: (a) elephant, (b) giraffe, (c) zebra, (d) hippopotamus? (8) Where arc the Falkland Islands? (9) What is the largest number which can be obtained by rearranging the numbers 2859 and dividing by four? (10) If light travels at the rate of 186,000 miles a second, and it could be bent to circle tlje earth, how many times would it go around the earth in one minute? Use 24,000 miles as the earth's circumference. (Quiz Answers On Page 25.) -M �C\" • ' •j('"-' ' •-'•"-'- Pace Twenty i «!•;:?•. U' (fit Seafarer Rags — From Soup To Nuts SEAFARERS i»nt sy E. R«yM Mailman-Seafarer Called Back To Sea Through The Lure Of The LOG The sea, ageless as time and universal as' the stars, has many ways of calling men to its arms. Men kick over the traces of shoreside life for adventure in far-off lands; Others forego a landlubber existence to follow the wake of the troughs and the crests of the seven seas; still others seek its soli-t mail through rain and storm tude and its-caressing hands. FARERS LOG telling pf the potent the lure the sea had for a mailman. and sleet and Post Office ordi­ It isn't often, however, that nances. Part of his route carried Delivers LOG the lure of the sea is aided and The mailman, according to re­ him to the Dwyer residence, and abetted by a newspaper. port, been a former seaman. one of the pieces of mail he de­ The story came to light recently Havinghad given up the sea as a means livered there bi-weekly was the when a follower of the sea, M. of livelihood years before, the ex- LOG. Two weeks in and two Dwyer, dropped a line to the SEA­ seafarer had taken to delivering weeks out, month after month, and year after year he delivered the LOG. Finally, he broke under the strain of abstinence from the sea. He no longer could resist its allpowerful lure. Suddenly, mysteriously he was gone from the scene of his mail route. "For a while," wrote Dwyer, "I missed seeing him, and then he turned up unexpectedly telling me he had made another trip and real­ ly enjoyed it. He said delivering the LOG made him decide to go back to the sea, and he/ wants to thank the paper for making it pos­ sible." Now the sea has another recruit, twice over, coming bac6 to his first love. 4 l^ands On Deck (Af ^AUpiASABIA THB MOSUBM 9SI46ION Ano-meoJsMMem' VP Alar Aium/AicoHoLic BeiirAas. eUE&TS /A/ mis ^l6AliA/SP, V ssAmn^fis AR0CAun(Pm> it) imiooAL CUS^MAA/V A\t>ID GerriAlGimAAlY/Arll'UfS, \nilicA MW M'les^toLS {^Lrs>. September LOG Seafarer Joshua Frsnklin Land holds youngest son and name­ sake on bis knee outside Tampa home as other sons stand by. . By Spike Marlin It's been 19 years since the lean, Cardinal gashouse gang. Either nf cotton-chopper from Arkansas, Diz­ these clubs far outclassed tho zy Dean, clowned his way to a 30- Phillies both in. offensive and de­ fensive skills. game season. It's been 22 years Nor can Roberts boast of the since Lefty Grove did the same in pitching weapons that Grove and the American League. That's why Dean had. His fast ball is Just there was considerable interest in ordinary compared with any one of whether Robin Roberts of the half-a-dozen hard throwers in eith­ er league. He doesn't Jtave an as­ Phillies could make the grade. sortment of curves, screwballs, Roberts'* chances of pulling off knucklers and other stuff possessed the rare stunt were pretty good by such cuties as Maglie, Lopat and for a ^yhile as he was traveling Raffensberger. well ahead of his 1952 pace when Stingy On Pitches he won 28. But both he and his The secret of Robert's success ball club took a tailspin in the last lies in two factors: superb control couple of weeks. Every time he and remarkable endurance." The went to the mound his team com­ two complement each other be­ mitted more errors behind him cause Roberts, with his control, than they scored runs, which throws far less pitches than the ruined his chances. Still he seems average hurler, which- means he a sure shot to go over the 25 mark. doesn't tire himself and can make Rare Feat starts more often. To add to it, he's ThA-e have been only 20 such reache*d his prime early and is winners since 1901 and only three young enough, at 26, to stand-the since the end of the 'first World grind. War: Dean, Grove and Jim Bagby This year may be a lost cause of Cleveland who.turned the trick for him as far as winning 30 goes, in . 1920. The rest of them were but he will be back again next back in the iron-man days of the year taking another crack at the early 1900s with Christy Mathew- magic figure. If he gets any kind son turning the trick four times, of a ball club behind him we Grover Cleveland Alexander three wouldn't be surprised to see him times and -Cy Young and Walter mpke it, and go on from there to Johnson twice each. Such great another stupendous feat—winning modern pitchers as Hubbell and more than 250 games in his life­ Feller never made it, although Hal time.' Newhouser missed-by just one un­ At the beginning of the season,, der the war time conditions of 1944. Roberts was making starts every If Roberts did it his feat would third day and doing a few relief be all the more noteworthy because turns besides. With lots of rain he is pitching with a club that is in spring, it seemed he was pitch­ only moderately good. When Gsove ing eveiy game. But apparently the broke 30, he had an all-powerful heavy pace took something of a champion Athletics lineup behind toll on him, although more damage him led by such as Jimmy Fo.xx was done by his own teammates and A1 Simmons. Dean took the who were too often guilty of sloppy marbles pitching for the famed and- ineffective support. The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-known cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Chief Steward Clar­ ence A. Collins' recipe for "Scalloped Egg Plant." Cooking for just about as long-f*—-—— ' as he has been able to hold a skillet Republic (Trafalgar) for nin? in his hand. Seafarer Clarence X. months, and then back to the Fed­ Collins dishes out the delicacies on eral for five more months. It is not SIU ships as well as at home. The unusual for him, he says, to stay 46-year-old chief steward has been on one ship for two or three years. sailing with the Union for almost He gets to like his surroundings and 15 years. it is pretty difficult tp drag him Born in New Orleans and mov­ away from them. ing to New York before he was old "I prefer any cargo ship at all," enough to don a f ' _ says Collins, "but it really makes chef's hat, Collins very little difference. As long as joined the SIU in I'm sailing I'm happy. It can be Mobile, Ala., just freighter, tanker or passenger. If about one year it's the SIU it's got to be good." before the out. Salt Water Dish ' break of World • To get the best results from his War II. He has dish, Collins says to take four medi­ been married. 23 um-sized egg plants, peel and slice years to his wife, and soak in salt water for about 30 Aurelia, and the CblHiis minutes. Follow this by draining off happy couple have three children. Collins didn't indi­ the salt water and boiling the egg cate whether or not any of them plants in a pot imtil tender. After are following in his culinary foot­ this procedure, mash through a collander or coarse china cap. Pour steps. Having sailed in just about every resultant mixture into small baking type ship available under Union pan. contract, and several times around Then, chop two medium-sized the world, Collins says he prefers onions, braising them until tender, the short runs to Europe or the but not brown. Mix this into the Mediterranean - area. He doesn't egg plant before "Adding onemind a long run/once in a .while, quarter pound of chopped ham. but the shorter runs give him more Follow this addition with one of of a chance to see his faniily. Any one-half can of No. 2V6 tomatoes, man would like that, he says, but three eggs whipped lightly, salt and sailing with the SIU, anywhere, pepper to taste, and one-half cup anytime, is just about tops in his of canned milk. book. ' When this point in the concoc-f Stays A While tion has been reached, sprinkle Collins likes th4 idea of being cracker meal over the top of it and able to stay on one ship for as long place in oven at 350 degrees. Bake as he wants to in the SIU. He makes for 20 minutes before serving pip- , a practice of it, too. Recently, he inff hot to 42 hungry Seafarers spent 18 months on the Federal Whose gustatory delights will he (Trafalgar), got off it to go on the tickled pink. �„ 2., .;.. _ .»- •;^L Seirtemlier 4, U5S v.. Wants Change in SehoiarsMp PUin SEAFARERS LET To the Editor: The most singular benefit prov­ partment and plenty in both of ided its members by any labor the other departments and hone union is the Scholarship Plan of of it is disputed. It is heaVled for the SlU. another clean payoff at Baltimore. Most parents work and plan for While in the shipyard recently, years to give their children the the ship's delegate received one benefits of higher education, but, hundred percent cooperation from unfortunately, this dream is not the ship's officers. Shoreside com­ always realized. Unexpected mis- pany officials, on the other hand, f or tune may were a pain in the. neck and we deplete the fam­ ily coffers just at had to get the Union on them all the time the child the time to get any work done. We feel that the spirit shown by is of college age, and, without out­ the officers is to be commended. side help, college When they cooperate with us, as training moves they arc doing now, it is only fair into the realm that they should be complimented. of improbability. It is not so often that this happens, Scholarships now we feel the devil should be Sibley quite often re­ given his due. move this burden from the belea­ -Red" Clough guered parents, to the relief and Ship's delegate gratification of all concerned. 4 4. 4 Scholarships to lessen the burden of Union members is the recog­ nized objective of our Welfare Services Department. Therefore, I feel, they should not go to marriecf To the Editor: -Children who no longer are obliga­ This il just a little note from an tions of the parents. When a boy unassuming landlubber from To­ becomes married he assumes adul^^ ledo, Ohio. 1 have never been responsibilities, the greatest of to sea, and I may never get the which is support of himself and chance, but after reading the his wife. When a girl becomes mar­ latest "Reader's Digest" I can only ried she is^the financial obligation say that I am sorry. of her husband. The . September issue of the College education for married "Reader's Digest" has an article children is not the responsibility in it entitled "The Amazing Sea­ of the parents. I believe the Un­ farers Union," by the celebrated ion's Scholarship Plan rules should labor journalist, Victor Riesel. I be revised to exclude such chil­ am an avid reader of the publica­ dren of members who are married tion, and I have never read any at the lime the scholarship is article as Interesting and edifying granted or who becomes married as this one on the Seafarers Inter­ while receiving the benefits of national Union, Atlantic and Gulf sueh scholarship. District. Additional Grants The story is more than just a In a recent edition of the SEA­ FARERS LOG, Paul HaU said that tale'of a union an4.its leader, Paul additional scholarships might be Hall. It is the story of the fight granted should there be a suffi­ of American labor to rid itself of cient demand and need for them. Commie and hoodlum elements. Why not grant two or three schol­ Moreover, it is the story of a fabu­ arships yearly to active members lous succiess along those lines. who meet college entrance require­ Come A Long Way ments without regard to the Sea­ As Mr. Hall said, the Seafarers farers',, agef Union has come a long way These additional grants in no since its beginning. I remember way should be connected with the when "seamen were looked down original scholarships, and should upon in society, but now they can be open only to members whose, hold their heads up in any com­ age disqualifies them in the first pany. Besides all this elevation in group. I'm sure there are many the eyes of the public, the seaman, members to whom this will appeal, due mostly to the efforts of the so why not give it a go? SIU,"has raised his economic status Walter H. Sibley to that of the shoreside worker. t 4" lFringe benefits as well as working conditions and payoffs have made the seafaring life one to be envied. I don't know of any other labor To the Editor: organization which has worked so It sure will be nice to get back hard to pull itself up by its seato sea and sail with the SIU again, boots and offer so much to its but right now that is 20 months members. away. I see by the LOG that quite J. E. Grady a few of the boys are in the Army or the Air Force. I know they all will be glad to get back to sea. There are quite a few of the men here who read the LOG and enjoy It. The first thing they ask is how can they get in the SIU and go, to sea. It seems that we in the Union are not the only ones who think highly of the SIU and what it has done for the seaman. All I can say now is look out, Norfolk, in 1955 when I get dis­ charged. When you have had your book in retirement for a few years you leam to appreciate the Union •ven more. Pfe. Horace P. Wiltshire LOG EES' Enters Hospital After Payoff To the Editor: Enclosed are a few photos taken aboard the Albion tDry Trans.) on a recent trip to Yugoslavia. She was a good ship with very capable delegates, making it a clean payoff. After the trip I checked into the Marine Hospital in Baltimore and here, asks no questions, just has us sign the receipts for our money. He gives us our $15 and goes on his way, but we all know he will be back. I'm proud to say that most of the SIU men will probably live to draw their retirement pay. My great desire is to get well and go back to sea and tell the world what the SIU has done for me. Claude F. Blanks X X , X Japan Straits Are Bire^ Too Praises ^Digest^ Storg Of Union CanH Wait To Get Bach To Sea Piff* T«reiit7-4Mi« John Powers, pantryman, dis­ plays his muscles Ufting the barbel! aboard the Albion in weight-lifting session. To the Editor: This ship, the Fairisle (Water man), is supposed to go into dii dock in Seattle, Wash'., and then P,intercoastal after being on the F9' East run for so long. And so long, also, you sloe-eyed beauties, for a while at least. The ship went on- the rocks in the Straits of Shimonseki, Japan, while under the control of a Japa­ nese pilot. Only prompt-action on the part of Captain Oscar Jones and the 12-4 and 4-8 watches, under .bosun Terry 'Paris, pre­ vented the Fairisle from -joining the Fairport and Fairhope as a marine casualty. We finally arrived in Korea the day the armistice was signed. While it is bound to slow down shipping, I am sure every SIU man gives thanks to see the end of this great loss of life. George Dunn was glad to see that the Seafarers International Union was on the ball there, as always. I enjoyed the television set in the ward very much. It helped pass the long hours. XXX I would like to have the LOG sent to my home. L. Walker (Ed. note: We have added your • name to our mailing list; you'll To the Editor: I wish to inform you of my receive the LOG every two weeks change of address. I have been re­ from now on.) ceiving the LOG pretty regularly L t- X even though I was moving around quite a bit. I have been a member of the SIU since January 1948 and I will To the Editor: I have learned that ho unionist continue to go to sea when I get in the country receives greater out of this man's army. I really miss going to sea at benefits than a Seafarer. Even we who are sick and disabled are not, this time and the LOG is really left out. When thirteen weelfs sometliing to look forward to when are over, we have no fear, for we it comes during mail call. It just know we will draw $15 a week as seems tliat I can't wait to see what long as we are here—in my case, at is going on around the shipping the US Marine Hospital, Brooklyn. world, I would appreciate it if you put In addition to the benefits re­ ceived, we got a nice bonus check me on your next mailing list. My at Christmas. There are 350 of us present address is Pvt. Anthony being treated for tuberculosis here. Poremski, US 52231314, 82nd Sig­ The doctors are swell, the nurses nal Co., 82nd Airborne Division, are fine. The attendants treat us Fort Bragg, NC. Thanks a lot and keep up the as though we were home. Now, if good work the SIU is doing for all we take their advice and the medi­ cine they give us, most of us have seamen. Anthony Poremski many more years to live. (Ed. note: Your address has There is no red tape connected with getting our dough, no forms been noted and the LOG will be to fill out. Our patrolman comes sent to you as .published.) GI Misses Going To Sea With SiU No Worries For Siek Brothers Service And Smiles In Casablanca Seamen^s Service Club » 4 No Disputed OT in Three Trips To the Editor: Due to a better understanding between the officers and the crew of this vessel, the Govemraeht Camp (Cities Service), we have paid off twice without one hour of disputed- overtime- in any departmeat. Now the ship has about 200 Jbdun Jmn in the deck de* Tiddng it c«^ In United Seamen's Service Club in Casablanca are Seafarers off the Beauregard and club ^fieialn Seated, left to right, are "^heley Moatoya, Hqymond Ferara, Richard Meyvantson, Robert Fisster, US9 Port Director Margaret Mqller, George Bastoinsen, Herman H. Hickman, Paid R. Turner and. John H. Fogerty. Striding, right, is Roger MacHttyroi USS representative; Urges Crew To Protect Rights To the E«t«n As ship's delegate of the Brad­ ford Island it Is my duty to warn all crewmembers that I must enter into the ship's minutes the name of each man who misses ship. The Union has worked hard to get us a good contract, and 1 must do my best to crack down on those men who are In the minority but who are hinder­ ing the spirit of the SIU. Per­ form e r s, and those who miss watches, thereby hrowing their work on their ellow crewmem­ bers and broth­ ers, will also be Flanagan :urned over to the boarding patrolman to be taken to the hall ashore for proper action before being allowed to board ship. Aboard these tankers evei-yone is as anxious to spend what little time he has ashore as the next man, and I will not tolerate seeing my shipmates deprived of their shore leave because of the lack of consideration of one brother for another. Entirely too many men have been missing the ship, and this is just what the companies, are keeping a record of, to be used later, when it comes time for sign­ ing a new contract. As ship's delegate it is my duty to see that our contract is pro­ tected to the utmo.st. Frank Flanagan X - • .V J: X Wants LOG For Alaskan Beading To the Editor: I am writing- you in regards to having the SEAFARERS LOG sent to me up here in Alaska. I am an SIU member of the Great Lakes District. At the mo­ ment my book is retired because of the fact that I am serving a twoyear hitch for Uncle Sam. I have sailed salt-water in the past. One time I was on an eightmonth trip around the world that I will never forget. I have been a member of the Union since 1946 and right now I am only biding my time in here until I can get back. It would really be a pleasure to get hold jof a LOG again and get some good reading in about the sea even if I can't get back to it for at least another year. Pfc. Ted V. Lintz (Ed. note: Your address has been noted and the LOG will be sent to you as published every two weeks.) XXX. Commended For Actions On Ship To the Editor: It is our desire that Seafarer Peter Repelto be given honorable mention in the SEAFARERS LOG for having conducted himself in a good union manner while a mem­ ber of the crew of the Lone Star State, an NMU-contracted ship. While this vessel was in port in Bremerhaven, Germany, a member of our crew died of an accident while ashore. Burial ceremonies were held at sea on July 20, 1953. Repetto contributed generously to a fund collected aboard this vessel for the widow and children of the deceased crew member. Since he is a member of a union other than our own (he was signed on in Bremerhaven), we think he deserves special commendation for his note­ worthy contributions. Ship's Geandtie* • -*•' I! •; "'j'S - 'm MM am �•;T-->•'• Pj«e Twienty-iw* SEAFARERS Cnbore Crewmen in Food Mystery To the Editor: Some of the crewmembers of the Cubore (Ore) would appreciate it if the Union would investigate and find out what this company ^ does with the ox between the tongue and the tail, and what they do with the pig between the knuckles and hocks. ' This is the only place in the world where corned shoulder is used for ham with the eggs on Thursday and Sun­ day. Baked ham? What animal does that come from? Chuck Hostetter 4^ t Currency Mix-up On Far East Ran To the Editor: . * We aboard the Steel Director have run into another difficulty with foreign currency draws in foreign ports. The captain Issues strictly one draw every five days, regardless of whether we make one or more countries during this time. He issued Ceylon sg sisij rupees in Colom­ bo, for Colombo and Cochin, India, not knowing it is against the law in India to exchange Ceylon rupees. The result is that some of us are stuck with Ceylon Huffhart rupees, which would never have happened if we had been getting draws in US currency. Too Many Miss Ship Something should also be done about those brothers who miss ship in Singapore and in Indonesia and catch the ship a week or so later in another port. One of our men missed the ship in Singapore and caught it a week later in Djarkarta. We have also picked up a messman in Singapore who missed the Steel Fabricator. The captain has now signed him on as an OS and promoted an ordinary to AB to replace the deck delegate, who was hospitalized in Djarkarta. , We have been having a nice trip, with Jack Procell as bosun, who strayed away from Delta Lkie long enough to make a Far East trip. Chester Hughart • rf-S H i, a, Preiers Payoff To Army Pay To the Editor: I was a member of the SIU for three and a half years before en­ tering the Army. I would appre­ ciate it if you would send me the LOG over here in Hanau, Germany. I was getting the LOG at home, and my dad is also interested in it, so I hope you'll still send It there, too. I'll be going back to sea again in about seventeen months, when I get out of the Army. The Army is okay, but the chow isn't tao goad, ' and neither is the pay. I joined the (""•* SIU when I was sixteen, and have learned ta appreciate it in tb^past seven months. I came overseas an an MSTS ship, and the crew on there doesn't know what a union is. Pvt. John Burkley (Ed. vote: In addition to the copy of the LOG being sent reg­ ularly to your father, a copy will / he sent to you in Germany, as you requested.) 4» ifc $• Electrician Asl&s $20 Question '« To the Editor; In reply to a letter in the July 10 issue of the SEAFARERS LOG, written by Anthony Nottage, I have some things to say and a few ques­ tions to ask. In o'U" agreement we are allowed, upon "written request by the company." $20 per month to furnish our own tools: In what manner, 1 ask. the author of that letter^ would LOG LET TEES you divide the $20 which each man receives, and ^ith whom would you divide it? On every ship I've sailed .since the new clause went into effect I've only received a sickly grin from the chief engineer in reply to my request for tools. On this ship, the Golden City (Waterman), the chief engineer meekly told me he would furnish the tools. The very next day the. first assistant engi­ neer ransacked my foc'sle looking for some broken wrenches and twisted screw drivers which he ac­ cused the previbus two electricians of taking. I gave them to him gladly. Still no written request to furnish my own tools. Wopld you please reveal to me the proper procedure for obtaining this "written request?" I'm going to continue to use my own tools, as a good job, SlU-style, could not be done otherwise. Merwyn ' E. '"Doc" Watson . (Ed. note: The $20 clause on electricians' tools was written into the contract for your protection. Take your tools aboard, but if the chief engineer, asks you to use your own tools, demand d written request. If the company does not comply, do not use your own tools. Using your own tools without a company okay destroys the effec­ tiveness of this clause in the con­ tract.) t it 4^ Canal Zone Gt Wants LOG Sent To the Editor: While perched here on the lip of the Panama Canal with nothing much to do but hide from ser­ geants, I^ thought I'd take type­ writer in hand and punch out a few mouldy syllables with which to harass the readers. I thought I would send greet­ ings to "Monsewer" Frenchy Michelet, who, I've heard, because of incessant demands of his ship­ mates, is taking a correspondence course in the culinary arts. Let me enter this note of encourage­ ment to old Francoise. "Study hard and some day you'll equal the achievements of the 'Fluffo Kid.'" But enough of this nonsense for now. Let me get to the real rea­ son for writing this tender billet doux. It was all done in the hope that the ink-for-blood editors of the LOG would see their way clear to rerouting my issues of the paper to the following address: Pvt. Aartl A. HufTirt US 51168467 7461st AU (Signal) Fort Clayton ^ . Canal Zone That's all for now. I'd better sign off. I feel the hot breath of a sergeant on my neck. Art (Hoot) Huffart (Ed. note: With'the ink welling up in our veins, we will see to it that you receive the LOG as pub­ lished every two weeks at the above address.) 4^ 4) To the Edftor: past seven months, it will be a '* { am Writinif these few lines to great pleasure to sail with an outfit express my gratitude about the which is 'interested in the welfare Union's Welfare Plan. I really ap­ of its members and will fight for preciate the cooperation of those To the Editor: Over a month ago, I-was removed their rights. working in the- welfare office in­ I would like to commend Keith cluding Mr. Walter Siekmann for from a ship in the Seattle arefifor emergency surgery. I hesitated at Terpe and all the organizers for the helping me out not only in matters first, because all my ties and "home , great job they are doing with ab­ pertaining to my shipping rights ports" were on the East and Clulf solute fearlessness. I would espe­ and ship troubles, but also in fam­ cially like to thank Frank Bose and ily circumstances. Coasts, but from Ray Gates in Philadelphia for their the first visit of I haven't got words to express many efforts and great tolerance how happy I feel about such won­ the Seattle pa­ on my behalf. trolman I realized derful treatment. It really is a Victory seems assured in Atlantic pleasure being a member of such that any port as more and "more men are becom­ a Union as the SIU. where the SIU ing acquainted with the real issues operated was its Antonio Gonzales of the campaign. As a seaman, I members' "home , 4> 4^ 4* treasure my independence above port." all, and that is one thing that is From the first, not present in Atlantic. the patrolman Twite I'd like to close with the assur­ and port agent offered me every assistance, and ance' to the membership that I'll To the Editor: when I needed transfusions there do my best to treat my book with The good ship Lewis Emery Jr. was no worry as to where they the respect it is due and be a good were coming from. I am also, re­ member and loyal brother.at all is one of the best and happiest ships sailing the ocean today. I Nicholas Brasic, Jr. ceiving wonderful care from the times. have been on here now for nine 4) 4i> 4) doctors and nurses here, and it months and so , makes a guy pretty proud, to an­ have a few others swer, when asked his union, offiliain the ere w. tion, to say, "I am SIU." Everytime some­ L. E. Twite To the Editor: one bends over It is with regret that I myst ask $> 4^ 4!> his pants split. you to stop my subscription to the All the members SEAFARERS LOG. I am no longer blame the chief an active member, my membership cook, Allen Bell, having lapsed while I was studying for this~ trouble, To the Editor: at UCLA. I graduated in June, 1953. as he is feeding Just a few lines to let my many Movall My book was issued in 1949, after us too good. shipmates know I am in the good I had done whati I could aboard The captain's wife left us in San old Army. I have , made nothing three Cities Service ships in that but overtime since I have been in organizing drive. It is surely a Francisco. She was good joe who here, but they have run out of pleasure to read reports of the im­ likes to read the SEAFARERS overtime sheets. proved conditions on those ships, LOG, so will you please send the I would appreciate having the after remembering what they were LOG to her home address. • About the captain, we must say LOG sent to me, and also the BME during my 18 months aboard them. Marine Engineer, if possible. I I wish also to express my pleas­ that they don't come any better. You will hear from us when the joined the SIU in Mobile on May ure in reading of the SIU scholar­ 5, 1945, and hold book No. B-477. ship program. Going through four ship arrives in New York, as all the So, until July 20, 1955, the best years on your own is rough. ShH>- boys will have to come up to the ing on SIU ships-fluring the sum­ Sea Chest to get bigger clothes. of luck to everyone. mer, and part time work, made it The poor chief cook, who gets all Milton Beasley, Jr. the blame, broke the spring on the (Ed. note: Both the LOG and possible for me. At present I am employed by scales about a month ago. He'U the BME Marine Engineer will be Carnation Company, contracted by need new clothes, too. sent to you as published.) the AFL Teamsters Union. They Leo E. Movall 4) 4) are very gdod to work with, al­ (Ed. note: We have added the though I'm not eligible for mem­ captain's wife's name and address bership. to our mailing list.) Please send my sincere regards To the Editor: To the Edltbr: to the SEAFARERS LOG affd to The crew of the Lewis Emery Just a few lines to express my the SIU. My experience with both Jr. (Victory Carriers) are sorry to sincere appreciation to the mem­ has been a happy one. report that we lost three of our Ross Dodson bership for making it possible for best shipmates in San Francisco. me to earn my full book before my ^ 4> Ricky Motika, the BR, had to go to 2Qth birthday. I became a fulithe hospital for a long siege due to fledged member on June 23. a bad knee. E. Benson, who was It makes me proud to know that ship's delegate during the last trip, am a part of an organization To the Editor: which has the respect and integrity I would like to take this oppor­ got off the ship and the captain's inherent in the SIU. As I have tunity to thank all the crewmem­ wife went-home. We miss her be­ sailed three years with various out­ bers of the Iberville for their gen­ cause she always had a cheerful word and a smile for everyone on fits, I can really appreciate the erous contribution of a floral , representation and benefits which wreath upon the death of my sis­ the ship. We wish Ricky a fast recovery, the SIU has obtained for its mem­ ter. Such a gesture was deeply and hope he will be back on the bership. After sailing with the appreciated by all of my family. .ship again very soon. phony AMEU In Atlantic for the Douglas A. Wood. George Manning Any SiU Port is Rome To Him Lewis Emery is Tops in Sailiny Ex-Member Now UCLA Graduate . Army Short On Overtime Sheets Thanks SHI For Restowiny Rook iberville Crew Rates Thanks Chemists Have Right Shark Formuia , A'f'l 4^ LOG Awaitiny Rrother's Visit To the Editor: The crew of the City of Alma (^aterman) has just found out that J. P. "Sloppy" Creel is plan­ ning to beat it right up to the LOG office and get his picture taken and published in the next issue of, the LOG. He sure likes to look at himself. (He is a fine looking man.) He and Moon Kouns like noth­ ing better than having a set or two of tennis every morning; they look so sharp out on that tennis lawn ip their tight-fitting shorts, since both of them are so trim and athletic looking (about 300 pounds each), with bellies on them like the America. . Lsure want to see one of those games. . ' Bed Slnnioiui Likes Weif are Services OepL Seafarers aboard the Steel Chemist alteniate between being pleased and chary about their catch which lies on deck The shark was. caught off Jedda, Saudi Arabia, by some Intrepid,^Seafarer fehernwh. Photo by BlacUe jjankstotu ,,, ^ , Old Seaman Likes To, Read Paper To the Editor: This missive is in regards to a change, in address of -that always interesting paper, the SEAFARERS LOG, subscribed to in the name of my son, Walter L. Busch. Please change the mailing," address on It as he has moved to 3081 Sixteenth Street, San Francisco, Cal, I'm pretty much of an old sea dog myself, making one . trip to the Bering Set^on an old fore and aft three master in 1915. It ' was a codfisher. I met with an injury-^^and that finished my sea­ going career. This landlubber likes to read the LOG. very much, from stem to stern. ' • M. Busch (Ed. note: Your change'' of address bos been noted and we will ' sde to ft that you receive the LQO' every two meka as pulfliahfA,kj v �mm ^-:-m ...AV-W SEA^jtRMMS LOG Fw» Twca^-flBie*- • •% Si I Whether you knolv it or not, you have been sailing through a "strongly diluted, raw fish' • foup" on most of your voyages, and according to explbts, if you suddenly found yourself cast ofl^on a small raft or boat, "it is impossible to starve'—if you keep your head. Two scientists, who also^^ possessed a flare for adventure report that, as a food, it is ex­ keep them occupied. Bombard, and a willingness to stake tremely nutritious, and that' the alone on the tiny raft, held rigid their lives on the validity of their ~ theories, have made voyages in re­ cent years which have given new hope, and knowledge, to any sea­ man who finds himself cast off at sea with no food. One of the men is Thor Hyerdahl, who with five other men, made a voyage across the southern Pacific from Peru to the South Sea islands, 4,300 nautical miles away on a small, balsam wood raft. Their adventure was described in the best seller "Kon-Tiki." The other is • Alain Bombard, who sailed from Monaco to the Bar­ bados, 4,000 miles, on a 15-foot rubber raft—alone. Theory Proved While Hyerdahl set out to prove that the Indians from Peru mi­ grated to Polynesia mdny years ago, and discovered the survival methods in the course to the trip. Bombard set out to prove that a man could crow the Atlantic by using just the food he got from the sea. Bombard sailed from Monaco with a supply of food sealed by the customs inspector. When he ar­ rived at the Barbados, the seals on the food had not been broken. He had proved his theory." Both of the trips found that one of the richest sources of food sup­ ply in the ocean is plankton, little microscopic organisms which are abundant in the water. The plankton consists of tiny or­ ganisms of fish, fish ova, and vege­ table material from the sea and makes up the strongly diluted raw fish soup that is the ocean itself. Both expeditions found that the plankton seemed to come closer to the surface during the night hours, but could be caught in lesser quantities during the day as well. The best method found was to use a net of a fine-mesh cloth. Through this, they strained quan­ tities of sea water, and found that they had an almost gelatinous sub­ stance left in the net. From this, the larger pieces of vegetable were usually taken out and also any jellyfish that were included were removed, since Hyderdahl reports the jellyfish tasted extremely bit­ ter. The remainder can be eaten either raw, or else cooked in fresh water as a sort of soup. Although the smell of the substance is pot very appetizing, both expeditions taste varied according to the per­ inspections of his equipment every centages of material in the plank­ day—just tcr keep his mind occu­ ton. Sometimes it will taste like pied—and kept an extensive log so a shrimp paste, or lobster paste, he would have something to do. while at other times is has a In both the Atlantic and Pacific, definite caviar taste or oyster taste. it was found that, at night, there Good Supply were plenty of fiying fish to be Actually, the plankton form the had—and the sail proved to be the easiest and perhaps one of the best best way of catching them. The food supply sources for anyone on expeditions found that the fish the sea, since it is found in abun? would fiy right into the sail, and in dance in both the Atlantic and the morning a number of them Pacific, and there have been sug­ would be found lying on the deck. gestions made that fine meSh nets These fish proved nutritious eat­ be included as part of the regular ing both raw and cooked, and were equipment of lifeboats as an ex­ also • juicy enough to provide enough drinking material. tremely useful survival measure. Sharks Edible However, in addition to the Even the shark was found to be plankton, the expeditions found that other forms of life also of­ edible. However, it was found that fered abundant food supplies. In the meat from the shark could be fact, they also reported .that get­ eaten only after it was soaked in ting drinking water was no great salt water for about 24 hours. problem, but both agreed that Otherwise it could not be eaten. while enough drinking material Dolphin, of course, were plentiful was available for survival, there and made delicious eating. They also proved to be good bait for was no great abundance. Bombard reports that, "I had no sharks, which Hyerdahl's expedi­ trouble with real thirst, but I suf­ tion found they could catch with fered from a longing to feel quan­ their hands. The men on the Kon-Tiki, Hyer­ tities of liquids passing down my dahl's raft, would hold a dolphin throat. I dreamed of beer." Rainwater, of course, provided over the side and let a shark bite the main source of drinking water a chunk off. Then, as the shark —when available. When not avail­ glided past the raft after hitting able, fish provided the drinking the dolphin, the men would grab liquid. Both expeditions reported that shark's tail and drag him as that it was fairly simple to squeeze far up on the raft as they could as fish in a cloth or over-a bucket, quickly as possible. Then the shark and that the liquid squeezed out was left hanging in the water, was drinkable. With larger fish, it head down. The soft stomach of was found that by laying the fish the shark would then slide up to­ on its side and carving deep holes ward his head and had the effect in the side of the fish, the liquid of paralyzing it. would accumulate In the hole and It was then jerked aboard quick­ could be used that way. ly and immediately given a clear berth, for, once aboard, the shark Use Salt Another way of keeping down came back to life, thrashing its thirst in the tropics was to get the tail and snapping with its rows of entire body wet and then lie quiet­ razor-sharp teeth at everything in ly in the shade. It was also found reach. They found it was best to that, in the tropics, it helped to keep clear of the shark until it mix amounts of sea water with the died. Sharks of course were usually fresh water. This diluted the sea water so that it was not dangerous, always' near the rafts of both ex­ but still provided some salt to re­ peditions, following them for days place the salt used up when per­ at a time. The scientists found that by slapping their hands on the spiring. The two expeditions also found surface of the water, they could that one of the biggest problems usually keep the sharks at a dis­ of survival was self-control. They tance from the rafts, but that once found the idle time and the "terror any blood hit the water, the sharks of the sea" became overpowering became vicious. They found this unless they invented something to while cleaning fish and letting the Knowing mor^ abou^ the .edibility , of plquktioii and hew, to get drinkable liquids by. squeezing ,fish. /^.'^Ight wcll havf k.eiP)^d >*>^y:nic!rchant,inen, like.these shown above, to..survfve after, they found thdq^efvcK adipift wh(ni,tl)()it ship'was torpedoed. The new knowledge .wIM help seamen,,in the future. I 'I -. ' '.rf'i • •f. • Castaway seamen like those In the rubber raft (top picture) or those being taken abroad a rescue ship (lower shot) now stand a better chance to live through their ordeal thanks to new knowledge. blood drain. Hyerdahl reports in his book, "Kon-Tiki," published by Rand McNally & Co., Chicago, that once the blood hit the water, the sharks went mad, and at times, even attacked the raft itself, sink­ ing their teeth into the logs. No Picnic But, lest the business of being a castaway in the middle of the ocean without any food aboard sounds as if it's a lot easier and a lot more fun than going 'down to the comer bistro for a quick one, there are also some drawbacks that the expeditions warn against. First of all. Bombard reports that it took him quite some time before he was able to overcome the nausea and the illness that came when he first started to eat raw fish—and there are few rafts or lifeboats that have built-in fire­ places. The same is true, to a great degree, to drinking the liquids squeezed out of the raw fish. It takes a while for the stomach—and the mind—to get used to eating these raw foods, and the person must go through a period of severe nausea and illness before the stomach will accept this food. Only Survival As far as the abundant supply of food is concerned, it's there for survival. Eating it and living off the food obtained from the sea will not be a pleasant thing, at least at first, It will provide the energy needed to keep alive and to surrr vive, but it still will not be a pleasant experience. Bombard, only 27 years old, left on This trip as a rotund, heavy man with ruddy cheeks. Wheq he arrived in the Barbados after his trip—which lasted from October 19 to Decem­ ber 22—he was thin, gaunt and drawn. He had jiroved that a cast-, away, CQdld. drift across the South Atlantic and survive, but jt was no picnic. And, by the way, similar experi­ ments have not been made in the cold North Atlantic, the Northern Pacific, or the many oilier seas. Bombard did ti^ to drift through the Mediterranean, but was forced to resort to the canned foods he carried and said "it was suicide" to attempt to live from the food obtained out of the sea in that area. "There just weren't enough fish," he said. Both expeditions report a great­ er abundance of fish and other marine life than is usually ever seen by man, and also report that it is simple to catch an abundance of seafood. The e.Kplauation, as they offer it, is simple and logical. While Seafarers travel the seas aboard high, huge metal ships ac­ companied by the noise of ma­ chinery, great engines and churn­ ing screws, and travel at a high speed, these expeditions traveled on silent rafts, only about two feet above the surface of the sea, and at just about the speed of the cur­ rents. There was nothing to scare the fisii away. They were close enough to reach into the sea, and they were travelling with the sea. The results of their trips are new methods and new knowledge that may help to save the lives of sea­ men in the future. .•'t • -ji 1 i �SEAFARERS Par* Twenty-four SettMUMr 4, UBS LOG • '' .V • 'f-.'i .J mvys?M^£ British Merchant Navy Texas Bar Club Recife c/o The Library Pernambnco. Brazil DurbaiV'-South Africa Chave De Ouro Monasty Hospital Rua Joao Octavio 8 ' Sea Point Esquina Gnl. Camark Capetoyvn, South Africa Santos, Brazii Agent-Sailors Union of Pacific 18 Merchant-St. Honolulu, Hawaii I This page contains a complete list of dll ad­ I dresses outside the continental limits of the Mr. K. Baxter New Zealand Fed. of Lab. P.O. Box 161 Te Aro Wellington, New Zealand United States where copies of the LOG are avail- I able. Fed. 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Ltd. 17-Eden Quay Dublin, Ireland National Union of Seamen 113 Marlborough Si. Dublin, Ireland C-'-- ^ Belgian Transport Workers Union Seamen's Section 66 Manche Aux Cheva Antwerp, Belgium Jenny Brabants Kappellestr 311. Hoboken Antwerp, Belgium Cafe Neptune Ernest Van Dyck Kaai 10-B Antwerp, Belgium /;3e- I' k:-'tf-. Cafe Green Corner 13 Lond St. Antwerp, Belgium The Flying Angel 13 Plaine Van Schoonbek Antwerp, Belgium Gaarkeuken 113 Albertdok Antwerp, Belgium Gamleanker Cafa Schlpper Straat Antwerp, Belgium Charlie's Bar Norderlaan 1000 Antwerp, Belgium Jack Dempsey Bar Londonstraat 31 Antwerp, Belgium Mr. A Mrs. VerberckJacobs Cafe Maritime Leopold Dok 212 Antwerp, Belgium Mr. G. A. Price 34.A Klngsdown Parade Bristol 2, England . James Ockleton Dlst See • Natl. UN Seamen Mill Dam So. Shields Co. Deerham, England Seamen Maritime House Oldlown. Clapham Lon­ don, SW 4, England Custom House Hotel 277 Victoria Dock East Dock 16 London, England Navgatrs. & Engrs. Off. Union •" 78 Leadenhall St. London EC 3, England Natl. Un. Seamen Haverlock Club Southampton, England Peggyto's Bar 6 Rue Ernest Bamy Boulogne-sur- mer Pas-de-Calais, France American Consulate Bar Le Dandy 3 Rue Flore 3 Le Havre, France Maxim's Bar 97 Cours de la Republic Le Havre, France Taverne Normande 26 Rue de Salions Le Havre, France De Poste Hotel Bar Port de Bouc France Hotel Du Commerce Coms Llndrluon Port de Bouc 8 D K France American Consul Esso House Hamburg, Germany Gaststaffe Hansen Zur Kuhwarder Fahre Hafenstrasse 108 Hamburg-St. Pauli, Germany Paul Holtz Muggenburg Bar Auf Der Muggenburg Bremen, Germany Special Services At East Club Bremen, Germany United Seamen's Serv. Mr, P. F. Schmidt . Port Dir. Bremerhaven, Germany Royal New Zealand Navy Canteen Suva, Fiji Islands Waterside Workers Federation 104 Hunter St. Sydney, Australia Seamen's Union of Australia Box 60, King St. P.O. Sydney. Australia Seamen's Union of Australia Brisbane, Australia The Club Rose 43-3-Chome Shlmoyamatedori Ikuta ku, Japan Port Hole Bar A Grill 33, 4 chome, Honcho Yo Kohawa, Japan Seamen's Institute Wauchl District Hongkong, China Singapore Bar 79 Bras Basah Road Singapore, China Honolulu Seamens Inst't c/o Library-Richards A HalekairwUa Honolulu, Hawaii Charlie's Bar San Nicholas Aruba. NWl Quarantine A Immigra­ tion Stat. Box 2003 Balboa Canal Zone Panama The 6arden Club ' Palermo, Italy Donald Duck Bar Colon, Panama Republic of Panama Cafe Hollywood Calle 11 Y Avenida Bolivar Colon, Panama Anglo American Bar Callao, Peru Seatrain Bar Hacendados 1 Luyano, Havana. Cuba Cosmopolita Bar No. 260 San Pedro St. Havana, Cuba Sloppy MoTs Cafe Matanzas, Cuba Futlca Polanco Navy Bar Port Au Prince, Haiti Marine Club Secy. 2 Nimakmshall Road Kidderpore, Calcutta, India U. S. Embassy Port Au Prince, Haiti Seamen's Welfare . Directerato Dept. of Commerce 98 Talkatora Road New Delhi, India Mr. J. A. Gimenez Odeon Country Ciub St: Thomas Virgin Islands Rev. David rfaberbush Apostolado Del Mar Vlamonte 666 Buenos Aires, Argentina AFRICA United States Consulate Mombasa, Kenya Marlene Bar c/o A. Rodlll Esq. Post Office Beira Province of East Africa U. S. Consulate. Lourenco Marques Portuguese East Africa Sr. Jamie Schmucler. Sari Martih 1275 Buenos Aires, Argentina Mr. Jose Sanskin Star American Bar Juan Diaz de Soils 1337 Dock Sud, Buenos Aires, •^>Argentlna iSar Epson , Leandro Alem 648 Buenos Aires Palace Bar Restaurant Box 643 Lourenco Marques East Africa Argentina Black Cat Bar Calle Tucuma^i 238 Buenos Aires Argentina - Hotel Savoy Rua Salazar Rua Conslglle Pedroso Lourenco Marques East Africa Seaman's Institute c/o Tb« Librarian Point Road Durban,' South Africa. U. S. Marine Dispensary P.O. Box 1410 Honolulu 7, Hawaii ' Mr: T. McMurdb Act. Mg. , c/oAVllUam Cotts A Co. Sad Sam's Lt, • . • 188 N Hotel St. Durban Port, Natal - . Honolulu. Hawaii Union of South Africa . .1', j •, The Briitlaii Hospjtal c/o Thm Librarian Pridrel .& Cgganeos Buenos Aires, Argentina . -• May Sullivan Bar Venticino De Mayo 692 Buenos Aires, Argentina jCafe Central •Recife • Beitu : .-r;t Lopez Amer. Star Bar ' Rua Joad Octavio''44 Santos, Brazil Hotel Da Paris Pork of Spain Trinidad, BWI ' Mr. Buze Ghelman Plaza Hotel 34 Park St. Port of Spain Trinidad, BWI Mr. Peter Rouse '72 Arlatita Ave. Woodbrook. Port of Spain. Trldldad, BWI Seamen's Institute c/o Library Port of Spain Trinidad, BWI The Savoy Restaurant 16 Park St. Port of Spain Trinidad, BWI California Bar Yaecara 1383 Montevideo, Uruguay Bar New Orleans Calle Colon 1519 Montevideo Mr. Vic M. Bosche Tanca 205 P.O. Box 648 San Juan, Puerto Rico Local 1674 ILA, . . P.O. Box 2170 San Juan, Puerto Rico New Carloca Night Club Front of Pier 3 La Marina San Juan, Puerto Rico Senor S. Colls, Rep. SlU of NA 232 Ponce de Leon San Juan 28, Puerto Rico The Texas Bar ' Calle Brombough San Juan, Puerto Rico NORTH EUROPE Fru Regitze's Hotel Deibergsgade 2 Aarhus. Denmark Finnish Seaman's Uri. Passivourig 5 , ., Helsinki, Finland Washington Bar Santos. BrazU Juan C. Surraco Rio Bar Montevideo. Uruguay American Star Bar Santos Estado de San Paulo BrazU Mr. Joseph Wagner c/o London Bar 274 Pledra Calle Montevideo, Uruguay Casa Blanca Bar Santos I Estado de San Paulo BrazU United Seamens Service e/o SheU Carib'n Ptrlm Co. Punta Cardon. Edo Falcon. Venezuela Bar Scandinavia Santos Estado da San Paulo BrazU United Seamen's Service Club Marino . Caripito P.O. Caripito, Venezuela Somaendenes Forbundl Denmark Herluf Trollesgade Copenhagen, Denmark Washington Bar Santos Estado de San Paulo BrazU Manuel Torre c/o Bar Copacabana Garden Brooklyn, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela Dansk So Restaurationo Forenl N. V. Toldbadgade 32 Copenhagen, Denmark Manuel Torre Bar 'Chlco Hotel Puerto La Cruz Venezuela Mr. Ervin Lunderskov No. Frihavngade 68 ' Copenhagen, Denmark VaI^nte.A Martins Bar ABC Santos Estados de San Paulo, Brazil Alfredo Waenzelmann St. Barroso 152-A Rio Grande—SUL— BrazU, S.A. » Un. Seamen's Serv. c/o Creole Ptroiumcorp, Judibana Off. Las Pledras, Edo" Falcon Venezuela United Seamen's Service Ciub Ave. Manuel Da Nebrega Wm. Tryos Port Dir. Un. Seatnan Serv. Saa Vicente ' Judibana Off.. Las S P. BrazU Pledras, Estado Falcon Venezuela Amer. Hotel & Grill Georgetown, Demiu Plaza Saloon British Guiana Puerto Cabeilo Venezuela Joseph Consalves Mario Vlilaricencio 18 Lying St., British c/o Iron Mines Co. Guiana, So. America San Felix Edo Bolivar Venezuela Edward Gonsalves 31 Broad St. Georgetown, Br. Guiana PUERTO RICO Local 1667 ILA Madrid Bar Tempal Del Trabajo 13-A Water St. Arlcibo, Puerto Rico Georgetown British Guina Local 1631 ILA Arroyo New York Bar Puerto Rieo Bay Street Barbados, BWI Local 1674 International Longshore­ men's Assn. R'oyal Windsor House Fuerto Real Fajarboo FairchUd St. Puerto Rico Bridgewater Barbados, BWI Local 1584 ILA , Calle Desengano Big Apple Cafe Humacao, Puerto Rico . 20 East St. JUngston, Jamaica, BWI Local 1383 ILA P.O. Box 3281 Jamaica Prog. Seamen's Playa Mayaguez Union Puerto Rico 2 John's Lane Kingston, Jamaica, BWI Ciinlca Dr. Plia Ponce Cafe La Tropical Puerto Rico The Carenage Rosario S. Medina, Pres. St. George's Grenada Un'n De Estibadores BWI Playa pe PonccJ?. Rico Mr. Sydney Ooodard Mr. Oregorlo P. Brun Bay Street Central Jr. High School Brldgeton Barbados, BWI l^once, Puerto Rico Eagle Club 9 Broad St. Bridgetown Barbados, BWI Local 1575 ILA Cevedanga 54, Puerto, de Tietva Puerto Rico Mr. J. L. Turner United Nations Mariners Club Georgetown British Guiana^ - Father Lavln Box 3037 Puerto de Tlerra Puei^o Rico .r Seamen's Union Zwiasek Marynarys Kaszubski 11 Gdynia, Poland Norsk SJomannsforbund Grev Wedels Plass 3 Oslo, Norway Rico Restaurant Bruunsbro 10 Aarhus, Denmark Mr. Erik H. Recluse Restaurant Trla Fr. Nansens Plads Copenhagen, Denmark Handelsfladens Atten. Velfaerdsrad KAJ Lund 12 Christiansgade Copenhagen, Denmark Swedish Seamen's Un, Forsta Lauggatau 18 Osteborg, Sweden Svenska SJofolksForbundet, Jarntorget 1 Gothenburg. Sweden Svenska' .SjofolksForbundet Roskildegatan 4 Helsingborg, Sweden Svenska SjofolksForbundet ' Skomakaregatan 4 Malmo, Sweden Svenska SJofolksForbundet , Barnhusgatan 12 Stockholm, Sweden CANADA Fishermen's Union Halifax, Nova Scotia Seafarers Int. Union c/o Agent 617Vi Cormorant St. Victoria, B.C., Canada Seafarer's Int. Union c/o Agent 563 Hamilton St. Vancouver, B.C.. Canada Seafarer's Int. Union c/o Agent 118V& S. Syndicate Av*. Fort William Ontario, Canada Catholic Sailor's Club c/o Library 329 Common St. Montreal, Canada Seafarer's Int. Un. c/o Agent 402 Lemoyne St. ' Mtihtreal, P.O.. Canada Seafrs Int. Un. c/o Agt. 27 Ormond Bt. teorold, Ont., Can,; ' British tc Allied CI. Saint Ann's Road Port of Spain Trinidad. BWI INT Longshoremen's-:' Association . . , : ' P.O. Box 5042 : Puerta de Tlerra Puerto Rico British ' Wierchant Navy , 'Club-' :J-'Port,ol Swln...;, , It;,, •; Assn. Insuler- De , ; > Ouardlanes. De P ; ' 'ij --i a* NA P.Q,, Box 3174-' Ran Juan. PiMtrto Reafarer's Int.. UntoB >c/e" Agent 404 Le Moyfie St. ^ Montreal, P.O., CanadM Seafarerif Int. Unloit �': ' '^kmiM^VisSi- U yfi.^^^^r- SEAFAReRS ., * ^'-J.'•'* ••'" Fage TwcBty-fiir* LOG .. . DIGEST of SHUPS^ MEETINGS .. ILIIAMKTH (Bull), July li—Chairman/ W. Lachanca) tacratary, A. J. RItlar. One wiyar paid oft in San Juan due to lUneaa In the family. Queation about delayed aailinc time wiU ba referred to the boarding patrolman, AZALfA CITY (Waterman), duly If— Chairman, Tam Calllns; Secretary, John Carrali. Requeat waa made to turn in the repair liat. The mate uacd the gang­ way watch to bring milk aboard, 'con­ trary to the agreement. Lime abould be lilt ihould be made up before the ihip entere drydock. DiacuwiOn was held on the awning for the aft deck. TV antenna shoiUd be repaired. Waahing machine pump needs fixing. Bakipg has improved since the last meeting but there should be more variety. Craw radio wiU be re­ paired from the ihip's fund. The fund wiU be increased at the payoff. Porthole suction fans should be procured. TV an­ tenna should be removed as thera is too much vibration. There is $93.66 in the ship's Jtund. FRENCH CREEK (CHIas Service), Au­ gust 9—Chairman, Fatllckar Jones; Sec­ retary, Oeerger Chrepewlei. Joe Cave was elected ship's delegate. Department delegates wUl coUect donations for the ship's fund and wiU then hand it over to the ship's delegate. Men should be properly dressed in. the messhaU. There uaed an garbage in port, to minimize 0v ahould be closer cooperation in the gal­ Infestation. Bread should not be kepi ley during serving of meals. in the pantry as it la too hot. CoRee rack should be installed in the messSTEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), July it— rom. Ship's delegate will contact the Chairman, Ban Moon; Sacretary, Ai Pagg. chief mate on these suggestions. Mess- Repair list waa sent in from Port Said. rom and pantry should be kept cleaner. Painting and sougceing—especially in black gang quarters—has been brought ANGBLIMA (Bull), June 24-,Chalrman, to the chief engineer's attention. ,MoUon A. MIchalskI; Secretary, William J. Car- waa passed to coUect tl from each man nay. Repair list should be turned over for the idiip's fund at the payoff. Li­ to the head of each department. brary books ghoiild be turned in before July If—Chairman, W. Daulas) Secre­ reaching port. Fire damage manifest wUl tary, A. MIchalskI. Patrolman srill be be turned over to the patrolman. Vote asked to check on launch service. Spigot of thanks went- to the steward departwill be installed eutside mld.<!hlp bousing. mant from aU hands and to the captain Repair lists were turned over to depart­ and crew of the HeCand ship Zeelander for playing a major part in helping the ment heads. crew of thw Artisan put out the fire in MAC (Bull), August I—Chairman, Jones; Dammam. Saudi Arabia. Rusiy water wiU Secretary, Barnes. P. Hipp was elected be brought to the attention of the pa­ ship's delegate. The present crew wishes trolman. Foe'sles ahould be left clean to thank the last crew for- getting the at the payoff. . permanent awning on the overhead poop RORIN SHERWOOD (Seas Shipping), deck. Discussion was held on the clean­ liness of the deck in front of the vege­ JUne If—Chairman, Waltaca; Sacrstary, table box. Refrigerator ahould be de­ Williams. Ship'r delegate wiU speak to frosted when necessary. The cakes of the captain about selling slopchest items soap are too smclL Steward will check by the purser. Patrolman In New York on tern linen. Soiled linen should be will be asked to take action on this. turned over to him. Membership agreed July If—Chairman. I. Myers; Secretary, to start an arrival pooL There was-an­ Thomas Williams. Patrolman will be asked about a sick seaman. A fan should be other vote of thanks to the last crew, for ebtalning an extra porthole In the 8-to- installed in the meadipll and a clock in the PO mess. Men who were refused U deck department foc'sle. medical care by the purser should con­ BLIZABBTH (Bull), August f—Chair­ tact the ship's delegate. The purser re­ man, eadlall; Secretary, JImlnez. One fused an accident report on the second man went to the hespital in Ponce. Chief cook. Crew should not sign foreign ar­ cook will buy the washing machine for ticles with the same purser. There is no BIB. with the money going into the ship's notice of the slopchest hours. Vote of thanks 'went to th^ steward and bis de­ fund. partment for fiiM food .and service. NORTHWBSTBRN VICTORY (VIctery OOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Servica), Carriers), June t7—Chairman, Jehnnle Long; Becretery, Paul Capo. Screen doors August 5—Chairman, Joseph Do Santo; Secretory, T. Cleugh. All three depart­ and Ice box need repairTng. Important repairs should be made before the crew ment heads have given excellent coopsigns on for the next voyage. Patrolman in New York will be told about these repairs. Pictures were tsT.en of the rusty eld fan which was revonaible for a bad accident to one of the brothers. Union will be notified to have milk on the dock as early as possible. Patrolman should James N. Norriv check on all foodstuffs. First aid kits are needed in the engine room./ Better Please get in touch with "Zero" grades of ham and Jam and Jelly should be put aboard. in care of the SS Schuyler Otig August I—Chairman, S. Talaeti; Secra^ tary, Jtrry Chapkewltt. Inncrspring mat­ Bland, c/o Waterman SS Corp., tresses should be secured if possible. 310 Sansome Street, San Francisco, Vote of thanks went to the steward de­ Calif. John Fedesovich. partment for good food. Discussion was held on the washing machine. Discussionwas held on getting better Jams and Richard J. Brown JeUies. PERSONAI.S 4 CANTIONY (Citist sarvica), August i —Chairman, Vincent D. KIckirlllo; Sec­ retary, Jehn tulllvan. Baking needs im­ provement. Better grade of coffee end vegetables ahould be put aboard. Repair Qmix Amawtera (1) Yes, since his hind legs are longer than his fore legs. (2) (a) 2,000 BC. (3) "Sparse" means thinly scat­ tered or distributed, scanty; "parse" means to describe a word or series of words grammatically, telling the part of speech, inflec­ tional form and the relationship of the word in the sentence. (4) 32. (5) Hope. (6) Oveta Culp Hobby. (7) (b) Giraffe. (8) Theree hundred miles east of the Strait of Magellan off the coast of South Africa. (9) 2,463. (10) Such light would circle the earth- 7.75 times in one second, or 4,655 times in one minute. Bmxxte Amawer •V Qaan] niinraQaQ glQISUl aas [EJQQS scaHEasB HHIiaC! BSHca [niaii QSQ sanssiQnsa sniiH^ocaa BHina EUlEiadBiaSE BSE HaaaQ^ailliaaa Hoac! aas aana QDBs ana saaa aasa uaa ascaa I'- 1., 4-4 Please call Al in Gardendalc, Ala., 38784, or write to Al at Rt. No. 2, Box 143, Gardendale. Ala. » » » Herbert LonczynskI Please contact Jimmie Prestwood at new address, 1104 Alba Street, Mobile, Ala. ^ ^ Jose CagtelL Contact your wife at 101 DeGraw Street, Brooklyn, NY. Impor­ tant., t 4. i 4. 4 t George T. Coleman Please contact your mother, Mrs. George B. Coleman, at new ad­ dress, 32 Union Street, Lynn, Mass. — For Sale A 1938 Harley-Davison motor­ cycle, new motor, good tires, all '47 equipment, decked out, $125. Contact Nick Bonsanque, 100 Palisade Ave., Cllffside Pk., NJ, or call Cllffside 6-3503-S. t i t eratlon oft the shipyard DsL Motion was passed to buy a new radio when the ship reaches the shipyard. A new clothes washer should be put aboard If the old one cannot be replaced. Ship needs a good exterminator. The pracUce of leav­ ing cups on deck and aU over the shiji and of removing mesMiaU pitchers must be stopped. Linen was discussed. ARICKARER (US Fetreleum Carriers), ne dcte—Chairmen, Frank Atkins; Secre­ tary, Samuel B. Thomas; Ship's delet;atc paid off oil account of illness. H. Rey­ nolds was elected in his place. One man was hospitalized in Sasebo, Japan; an­ other misaed the ship. Mate should come to see the sick men, not have them come to him. Ship's delegate wiU see if the captain will issue money in US cur­ rency. Washing machine should be turned off after use. One man came aboard ship in Sasebo with a knee injury. He asked to be sent to a doctor. The cap­ tain refused his request pointblank. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), July If —Chairman, A. Oyiland; Secretary, Charier Ooldstein. Wind chutes and a fan for the wheel house were requested but nothing was done: this will be turned over to the patrolman. There is $23.60 in the ship's fund. Arnold was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Linen is not to be left on the deck. Members were asked net to enter the messhall unless properly dressed. Entering messroom in shorts is not proper. Members were asked to donate to ship's fnnd. Playing carda wiU be purchased from shl^s fund. LUCILE RLOOMFIELD (Bloemfteld), August 4—Chairman, H. D. HlgglnhoHiam; Secretary, J. Monest. Ship's delegate will check with the old man about get­ ting a replacement for the wiper who missed ship in San Pedro, Cal. Chlel cook is off siclc. hall at night. Each department win fake turns cleaning up the laundry and rec­ reation room. August 27—Chairman, O. Fiolding; Secrotary, J. Byrd. Suggestion was made to clean quarters on arrival. AFOUNDRIA (Watorman), August 23— Chairman, John Cirner; Secretary, Blanco T. WUIIams. Patrolman wlU be con­ tacted on getting decks, quarters and pas­ sageways painted. Wind chutes should be ordered to fit portholes, and blackout MICHAEL (Carras), August 1*—Chair­ screens for forward deck housin.<;. Vote of thanks went for good chow. Members man, F. L. Shaugar; Secretary, W. T. should clean the washing machine after Langferd. Captain was contacted about wind scoops we failed to pick up at San using it. Pedro. Captain will contact the company about chairs for the messroom. Feet WARHAWK (Waterman), June 14— Chairmen, Stanley P. Oondiar; Secretary. Carl A. Sekoll. Brother Nash was elected steward department delegate. A beef be­ tween two members was satisfactorily r,ettlcd. Captain expressed dissatisfaction with the work done sougeclng the saloon pantry. This point was squared away by the Los Angeles patrolman. He also complained about some steward depart­ should be kept off chairs in the messment members not turning to on time. room. as members come to the messroom This is without Justification. Galley in sfaoreside clothes and don't want them brothers should be more quiet in the messed up. Cigarette butts should not morning. be thrown out of messroom portholes. August •—Chairman, Stanley P. Oond- Card players should clean up the messzar; Secretary, Carl A. Sokell. Captain room tables after their game. Whoever wants one of the brothers brought up to uses the washing machine should release the patrolman for performin*' In Yoko­ the wringer after use. Vote of thanks hama. As this whole case seems ques­ was given te the steward department for tionable on variotu counts. It was agreed the good food they are putting out. unanimously that the whole case wiU be ^ turned over to the patrolman. Repair OLYMPIC GAMES (Western Tankers), list should be made out as the ship is go­ ing to drydock. . Good library- will be June 7—Chairman, John Laveray; Secre­ procured as soon as possible. Captain tary, Jamas McLead. Good care should was eoniacled about a draw in the Caual be taken of the washing machine. There Zone. This will depend on what time is too much slamming of doors when the ship arrives. Steward wants to get men off watch are sleeping. Messmaa ISO pounds of beef, as we are running shoidd serve watch first at all times. Lots of reading matter should be pro­ low on stores. cured at the next port; we left 'Frisco without any. SEA COMET II (Ocean Carriers), Au­ July 12—Chairman. J. F. Lasvery; Sec­ gust 1—Chairman, J. King; Secretary, R. retary, H. R. Hanssen. Awning on the Mergan. Master refused to get replace­ poop deck will be replaced as soon as ments in Yokohama. Crew has a letter possible. Crewmembers should be prop­ stating there were SIU men registered erly dressed in the messhall and recrea­ for the Jobs. Discussion was held on tion room. No one is to go around wear­ sanitary work. Crew decided on the ing a bath towel only. Albert Wiver was brand of coffee preferred by a hand vote. elected ship's delegate. No one is te It was decided that a coek should re­ in any restricted area or throw main in the galley during the meal hour smoke cigarettes the portholes. Offi­ and bring the food to the pantry a few cers are to through observe the same rules. Mem­ minutes before the meal. Vote of thanks bers are not to put their bare feet on went to the baker. the table in the messhall. Suggestion was made to the cook to stew eggplants Del Set (Mississippi), July 24—Chair­ of frying them. Galley said this man, K. Winiley; Secretary, William R. instead attended to at once. Ship's Csmeren. K. Winsley was elected ship's would betold the brothers who were get­ delegate. Discussion was held on fumi­ iTelegate ting hot-headed to ease up and forget gating the ship. their verbal arguments. ft RINCHAMTON VICTORY (Bull), June 17—Chairman, A. T. Arnold; Secretary, I. Curtis. Cigarettes too high: it has been agreed to consult the patrolman. Laundry, recreation room, cross alley on main deck should be kept clean. August 7—Chairman, Ollbert; Secre­ tary, Feck. Repair lists, were squared away, there are no major beefs. Brand of toilet soap supplied is net acceptable. A general paint job was suggested for all quarters and passageways and the messSHINNECOCK BAY (Veritas), July 24— hall. Chairman, J. R. Cantln; Secretary, -Zygia. SOUTHLAND (South Atlantic), August Slopchest prices will be checked by pa­ 7—Chairman, Fred Beyncs; Sacretary, E. trolman In the next port. Brothers were warned about gashounds. First a.ssistant Leon Baker. Radio was not checked. is trying to give wipers a hard time. Steward has enough supplies for the voy­ Brother Smith was elected ship's dele­ age. Suggestion was made that men gate. Mate be contacted about get­ drlnldng in port limit themselves to a ting the deckwill shower painted reasonable, amount so as not to miss Deck delegatedepartment warned the gang that he work or get logged. Steward will try to will not cover up for anyone fouling up get fresh milk In the Azores. in port. LOOANS FORT (Cities Service), August 12—Chairman, R. Koch; Secretary, Robert L. Ford. Patrolman will be asked about Juices. Ship's fund stands at S10.83. One man missed ship in Lake Charles. Dis­ cussion was held on getting canvas for boat deck. ALAWAI (Waterman), August 7—Chair­ man, R. Thaits; Secratary, S. Kwlatkowski. Ona man retuaed to Join the ship in Kobe and was left behind. He came be­ fore the ship sailed and took his sea­ man's papers. All his personal effects arc In the hands of the captain. Men were reminded not to leave the motor of the washing machine running. Con­ trol light Is there to Indicate if the motor is off or on. Steward asked for coopera­ tion in collecting soiled linen. Fruit put out at night should be washed before be­ ing served. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), August f—Chairman, Charlat J. Scoficid; Socrotary, Donald Zublick. Repaira were taken care oft- One man missed ship In New York. Rooms will be sougccd this trip. Coffee bag should be cleaned out after use. Laundry Is to be kept clean by sani­ tary men, and a list will be posted with their cleaning assignments. BURBANK VICTORY (Eastern), July If —Chairman, till Hay; Secretary, David H. Ikert. Biggs was elected ship's dele­ gate. Steward department got a vote of thanks for good work done. Everybody should clean up after eating in the mess- NOTICES William Curtin Mitchell Jones Jr. Mail for you is being held at the Your sister, Mrs. Agnes Margi, would like to hear from you. Her mail room in SIU New York head­ address is 7704 N. Rome. Ave., quarters. 4. t ^ Tampa, Fla. Salvadore Franks, bosun t i Leoncio Servidad, MM Jimmie Crosby Gust Sookas, AB T k Cray would lik^ to hear Carlo V. Carlson, oiler from Fou. You can write t(r 27 E. 61 IBA, Fla., or to Dick's Bar, Please contact the SIU Welfare Services Department at SIU New CoiUMo Fla. York headquarters concerning an t t 3^ error made when you paid off the NteiidlaB Bachoadakis ' Robin Tuxford. • or 4" 4" J" Wbom ft- May Concern Samuel Curtfar WUl Nicholas Bachoudakis, for; meriy of the SS Aktion, or. any­ Your keys and your discharge body knowing where he is, please from the Cantigny which you left contact Gabrlelle Umsted,' 217 behind can be picked up in the Masq^ "Court, Baltimore 31, Md. SEAFARERS LOG office. arm to some of the young members. July 31—Chairman, not listed; Secre­ tary, O. E. Hanry. Washing machine ia being used for ship's linen and the brothers are afraid it won't hold up un­ der the strain. Chief steward said all hands In the steward department turn out to wash linen. He says men can either do their own washing or have no clean linen. It waa unanimously voted to have the steward pay S2 weekly to use the washing machine. LIBERTY FLAG (Gulf Cargo), Chair­ man, Harold Vlvatian; Tretary, Garth E. Henry. Gus Sken<' ' .s was unani­ mously elected ship'.s • 'r^ ate. Steward department will ele;.u the recreation room and the engine and deck depart­ ments will alternate cleaning the laun­ dry. Rooms and passages should be kept clean. No cigarettes are to be thrown In coffee cups. A new wasbiug machine came aboard—the old-type May­ tag heavy duty—the best, for a change, with spare rollers, shafts and belts. July .11—Chairman, not listed; Secre­ tary, Garth E. Henry. Repairs will be taken to the captain and cleared up. Chief mate promised room keys to the deck delegate but now says he'll see what he can do. Motion was made to get more fans for the rooms and the mess. Patrolman will be told about this. Mo­ tion was made to add fumigation of the ship to the repair list again. The roach­ es are bad. Quarters "are badly in need of paint. Doors should be locked In port. Crewmembers will be responsible for whomever they bring aboard. Compli­ ments were dished out by all depart­ ments to the steward department for being tops. Bosun wanted aU- the fruit broke out and placed where it could easily be taken but steward said he would take care of fruit and nuts ac­ cording to the number of men, the time and the supply available; Everyone is happy. The ship went into the 100 per­ cent zone and it was like a shot in the WILLIAM H. CARRUTH (Trans-Fuel), August 13—Chairman, Hans Slcaalcgaacd; Secretary, Werner Pcdcrten. Joe P. Col­ lins was elected ship's delegate. Shower drains were fixed, to the pleasure of the crew. Japanese officials and officers com­ plimented the crew on their^ conduct ashore in Otaru, Japan. ANNISTON VICTORY (South Atianiic), July It—Chairman, W. Jordan; Sacretary. Floyd C. Nelan. Size of the slopchest was discussed. Delegate will look into same in San Pedro. Laundry and recrea­ tion room should be kept eleaner.' Re­ pair list will be investigated by the pa­ trolman. August 12—Chairman, H. Sacce; Sacre­ tary, E. Lamb. Steward does not coop­ erate with the ship's delegate and re­ fuses to open boxes for inspection. He called the ship's delegate foul tuimes. Steward's reply that his n^me was not "he.v, you." Steward promised to coop­ erate. Membership asked for a variety of soups and some salad every night. He promised te take care of this in the fu­ ture. Captain will be contacted about more stores, if, after cliecking, it is found the ship has not enough. He will ask the captain for OT to move the stores and boxes around for checking. "'•-I i -• : ?: JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), Au­ gust 7—Chairman. Walter Sibley; Secre­ tary, H. Flummcr. William Nuttal was elected steward department delegate by. acclamation; L. F. Lewis was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. There is not enough cleaning gear in the steward department. Not enough came aboard at the start of the voyage. If the ship's delegate and the steward are not satisfied by the captain's action on the repair list, the patrolman will be noti­ fied. Catwalk ever forward deck cargo will be finished, or the patrolman will be notified. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., . Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—pleose put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME a ..iSj I. STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE .... .STATE ...... II Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATIOH: If you BtB an old subscriber, a ml havB a chen^a af addrass, plaasa fiva your former address belew: ADDRESS CITY • •eeeeeeeeieaeiaaeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeiceeaaeeeageeeeeeegeeandedeebgeeasieeaaaaea aeeaeaeaaaaaeeoeeeeeeeeaaaeaoaeaaaa —laeeaaaeeaaee a aaeseaeeaeaeaeiac ZONE •qaaaaeeoaeteeo- STATE ^^eeeaaaaaoaOBMOa �•4=. ,„.... --^'Fite ^vrfentjNrt* 8epte]iib%4; 195S SEA^ARER^ LOG P&O Veteran On Disability W' : '-•.,v-- J- Another veteran Seafarer^ who is unable to continue working has been placed on the SIU disability benefits list. Seafarer Jose Garcia Rivero of Key West, Florida, received his first $25 weekly check from SIU Miami port agent Eddie Parr at his home. A bad heart coupled with an asthmatic conditionf has forced him to quit work­ The folloudng list contains the names of'hospitalized Seafarers who ing after going to sea with the are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. iSIU-contracted P&O line for the in the HOSPITALS last 44 years. The 63-year-Qld Bivero has been totally disabled since the end of last year when he was forced to leave the P&O's Florida where he worked as a waiter. Burdened With Bills ~ Assurance that the disability benefit would be forthcoming was a great relief for Rivero and his Wife, since they were burdened with medical and household ex­ penses and had no income to take care of them. ^ . Now that he has the benefit com­ ing in, he intends to move to" a ground-floor apartment as at pres­ ent he is unable to go out into the street because of the stair-climbing involved. The 63-year-old Seafarer, who was born in Spain, has been a member of the SIU since August 19, 1940, when the SIU first went in and organized the P&O line. While the Plan aide them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in d hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list., drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. _ Seafarer Jose Rivero (seated) reads letter informing him that his application for disability benefits has been granted. Standing by Is Eddie Parr, SIU port agent In Miami. Mrs. Lester W. Larkin, 5 Macabe June 26, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Court, Woburn, Mass. Mrs. Joseph A. Patrice, 98 Harrishof Street, Boston,. Mass. X X t' William Nolan Delatte, born ( 4* 4> 4' Brenda Kay Barnes, born June April 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nolan W. Delatte, 433 Maple 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Barnes, 3510 Pool Street, Street, Harvey, La. Baltimore, Md. XXX XXX Alta Margaret Carver, bora July Rita Dolores Mitchell, born 4- 4) 4^ • 27, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Zananski, born July 26, Lester J. Carver, 602 Carded Lane, April 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Mitchell, 1112 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kenner, La. Chestnut Street, Mobile, Ala. Zananski, 1412 Putnam Avenue, XXX XXX Brooklyn, NY. Cindy Jane Banning, born July Debra Teresa Beckerich, born 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. ' 4) 4^ 4. Edward Banning, 130 San August 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. "and John Walter Banasckiewicz, bom Thomas Mrs. Kenneth E. Beckerich, 312 Jose Avenue, Sharp Park, Cal. July 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. and South Fourth Avenue, hjt. Ver­ 4^ X X Mrs. John W. Banasckiewicz, 52 non, NY. South Bethel Street, Baltimore, Ronald Neal Ticer, born July 17, XXX 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan­ lild. Araceles Leon Colon, born June iel M. Ticer, 20335 MarshaU, Cas­ 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. t, i. X' tro Valley, Cal. Leopoldo Colon, 523 Bartolomew, Cynthia Johanna Pages, born XXX Las Casas, Santurce, PR. August 6, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Harold Gilbert Jones, Jr., born XXX Mrs. Frederico O. Pages, 364 West July 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Dean Royal Fadden, born Au­ 62 Street, New York, NY. Mrs. Harold G. Jones, 612 Jeffer­ gust 8, 1953. Parents, Mr. and ir * * son Park, New Orleans, La. Mrs. Daniel L. Fadden, 105 St. Regina Rose Larfcin, born Au­ XXX Johns Place, Brooklyn, NY. gust 2, 1953. Parents, Mr. and David Michael Patrice, born XXX Barbara Anne Davis, born June 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Little Sister Gets A Weicome Alexander E. Davis, 116 South Fifth St., Easton, Pa. All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name. \ Michael Wherrity, born April 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fran­ cis X. Wherrity, 213 West Chew Avenue, Philadelphia 41, Pa. m:^ K;- I. («:I \h^-' I 'vv.;.-- . I , Herbert J. Lee Irvin^J. Saulsby us NAVY HOSPITAL Charles Mazur Peter Smith JACKSONVnXB. FLA. Rick Motika : D. K. T. Sorensen Charles K. CoUins D. W. Palmatory Raymond T. Sparks Eugene G. Piahn Joe Wakin USPHS HOSPITAL John C. Ramsey MANHATTAN BEACH, BROOKLYN. NY USPHS HOSPITAL CUude MarkeU SAVANNAH. GA. USPHS HOSPITAL W. W. Allred Jimmie Littleton STATEN ISLAND. NY John F. Dixon R. N. Rogers F. W. Grant R. B. Sing Stanley Lesko Rocco Aibonese Joseph McKay Edward Balboa C. M. Kirkland Frederick Burford John Maclnnes USPHS HOSPITAL Luther R. MUton Antonio Carrano SEATTLE. WASH. Joe Perreira / Benito Centero Salvatore DiBella Edgar A. Piatt M. E. Newman L. E. Twite Lawrence Franklin Carlos M. Ponce USPHS HOSPITAL John Rekstin burton J. Frazer John Roberts EsteU Godfrey NEW ORLEANS. LA. Jesus Rodriquez 3. W. HamUton R. P. Adams E. G. Knapp Santiago Rosario Floyd M. Hansen L. H. Allaire Leo H. Lang J. Sampson Lock Hins G. E. Armstrong A. Langevin Virgil Sandberg Paul Jokubesak E. Bracewell A. Laperouse Walter Sudnick Oscar Jones E. G. Brewer Theodore E. Lea Thor Thorsen Alexander Kerr V/iUiam R. Burch William Lennox Harry S. Tuttle A, Kinxsepp Jessie A. Clarke R. Lumpkin Richard Weir Juan R. Leiba Calvin Coats Jr. J. R. McCain .rose A. Colls John-F. Martins VA HOSPITAL S. Cope John T. Murray NEW ORLEANS. LA. Adion Cox W. W. Nichols L. Bourdonnay RogeUe Cruz Kenyon Parks W. J. Davies V. Pizzitolo FOUNDATION HOSPITAL Joseph L. Dionne Roy Richardson , NEW ORLEANS. LA. C; Doggett Abram A. Sampson Henry Durney J. Santiago WUUam F; Garrity Edward J. Gillies Luther C. Seidle USPHS HOSPITAL Jack H. Gleason Larkin C. Smith James Gonzalez T. R. SJtanley GALVESTON. TEX. Paul 'Goodman Richard R. SutUe Johan Axelsson K. Mclntock Hane T. R. Terrington F. H. Bums John E. Markopolo John Harry M. Hankee J. D. Thomas Howard W. Forbes Henry MiUer C. M. Hawkins Jack F. Thornburg James A. Hcflley Karl Niksnder W. Holland Lonnie R. Tickle Fred B. Krltzler J". A. Spencer Gunder H. Hansen J. E. Ward Bernard Lignowski Elmo Vance John Homen Charles E. Wells W. W. Lipscomb B. R. Huggins VirgU E. Wilmoth C. Jones A. J. Wyzenski USPHS HOSPlTAL_ J. H. Jones BOSTON. MASS." SEASIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL John J. Flaherty Theo Mastaler S. R. Greenridge Norman E. Napier WILMINGTON, CAL. J. Heikkurinen J. M. Pinkus Joseph M. Cash William J. Turk USPHS HOSPITAL POTTENGER SANITORIUM BALTIMORE. MD. MONROVIA. CAL. Thomas R. Bach W. G. MacDonald E. L. Pritchard Leslie J. Brilhart WiUiam MitcheU Clyde Clarke Ralph R. Nay USPHS HOSPITAL Rosario Copani WiUiam L. Nesta - FORT WORTH. TEX. Jeff Davis Thomas Nicholas Estel O. Massey Louis T. Galuska A. DeFUipple Ralph L. Nlxsoii Yace H. Smira Uorman T Glaze H. E. Restucker Allen Heddings David P. Rivers USPHS HOSPITAL, Richar H. Gruber Ivor H. Rose ^ CHICAGO. ILL. Edgar L. Krotzer R. T. Shields " Gettis Lightfoot David F. Sykes Isaac Grpinala Gustave Loeffer Norman D. Tober ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER Thomas V. Logan , V. L, Williamson PHILADELPHIA. PA. USPHS HOSPITAL Edgar Barton NORFOLK. VA. SAILORS SNUG HARBOR William H. Harrell Fred Raiflenbuel STATEN ISLAND. NY USPHS HOSPITAL Joseph Koslusky SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. VA HOSPITAL P. D. Broderick B. E. Jackline BALTIMORE. MD. Jim Corsa Clyde A. Kent Leonard Franks Mike Dikun Ho Tse Kong XXX Conceftta Rose Stanford, born August 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Stanford, 68 C. Moreland Drive, Prichard, Ala. XXX Karen Eileen Bos£, born Febru­ ary 6, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Bosc, 2855 Page Ave­ nue, Mobile, Ala. XXX Charlene McClantoc, born Au­ gust 6, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. McClantoc, Box 1024, Bayou LaBatre, Ala. XXX Wimberley Bacon Bryan, born July 31, 1953. Parents, Mr, and Mrs. Augustus B. Bryan, Route 3, Eastman, Ga. ^ X X X Caspar Mario Anderson, born August 12, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper C. Anderson, 1637 Pacific Street, Brooklyn, NY. XXX Paul Barrial, Jr., born August 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mra. Pablo Barrial, 1631 Frenchmen Street, New Orleans 17, La. X ih: ^ ' .A > Cynthia Johanna Pages, new-bora daughter of Seafarer Frederico '.Fages, is admired bv ber big sister and brother at the family's New /:V. York Home. X X ' • • James Frederick Smith, born August 1, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford A. Smith, 4536 Cal­ umet Street, New Orleans 20, La. SIU WEIFABE SEIDCES DEnnwr VOlIfl PROBU^ » PUR �•rr5r ==i==?=Kiaa=i=^^ ' Pare Twenty-wfTea SEAFARER5 LOC W5S '•THE SEAFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN fM AHantic Man Gets SIU Benefit & One of the first Atlantic tankermen to be covered by SIU welf^e benefits is John. Quinn, former crewmember of the Atlantic Seaman. Quinn, who is laid up at Staten Island hos­ pital, is thankful that he is still alive after a harrowing fall from the top of a five story building. He's thankful too, too.-tthat the SIU has come to his aid, without which he would receive nothing. Quinn is receiving his hospital benefits under the terms of a reso­ iHewt about men In the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SW Weltare Berteflts urfU be corried in this column. It is written bv Seafarer lution recently approved by the Walter Siekniann based on items of interest turned up while he makes SIU membership in all ports. The membership voted to extend the his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) SIU welfare benefits to Union on the Gleim Curl was up in New York recently, after he got o£f a «hip in members in the fieet Baltimore, met his wife, and then came up to New York to see the grounds that they were sacrificing sights. The trip wasn't too much of a success, though, because Glmn a great deal by sailing Atlantic and wasn't feeling very good when he got off the, ship. He and his wife helping organize the company, only stayed up here a couple of days, and then they went back home, when they couid be sailing on SIU ships and enjoying Union condi­ to New Orleans, and Glenn checked into the hospital down there. Another of the men down in the New Orleans hospital is Luther tions and welfare protection. His accident happened as a re­ Seidie. From what we hear, he's doing pretty well right how. Joe Pnidhomme on the Del Mar is a sult of a chance encounter in New proud papa, and he tells us that hi? four-month-old York with a sneak thief who copped son is a "future Seafarer." Joe says that when the his wallet. Quinn gave chase to the boy gets old enough, he figures he'll be going to sea thief who led him on a merry run Just like his dad, but right now the boy is Just tak­ on to the roof-top of a five story Atlantic tankennan John Quinn receives his SIU hospital benefit ing it easy in their home in Covington, La., and wait­ building. When he had the thiet from SIU Welfare Service Director Walter Siekmann. Quinn, col­ oornered on the roof, the man ing until he's old enough to join the SIU. lected 5125 through September 1 under retroactivity of the plan. would like to remind the members to keep jumped across an intervening shaft on the lookout for unsafe working c<mditions on to another roof adjoining. Quinn back, broken right arm and a; a 1 learned that Quinn was hospijumped after aiicr him miu but uui, uiuscu missed ma his , —their rtiips. Many of our people are getting hurt jumpea talized there, the Welfare Services Mastaler because of unsafe conditions on the ships, and it's footing and fell five stories to the couple of ribs to^e bargain. He representative delivered the first ground. Only the fact that he hit a was removed to the USPHS hospi • a good idea to keep on the lookout for such things. of his $15 weekly SIU welfare clothesllne on the way down saved tal in Staten Island, New York, for benefits. Quinn will probably be Get Full Story treatment. his life. receiving the benefits for a few In many cases, the company will come around to ask you to sign As it was he suffered a broken Once SIU Welfare Services months as he bas a long period of a statement after one of our people is hurt. Make sure you read the recuperation ahead of him. statement first. Make sure that it tells the whole story, tells about the By contract, Quinn is receiving conditions present when the man was hurt, and donnothing from the Atlantic Refining tains no half-truths. If you don't understand the Company or the Atlantic Maritime statement, or agree completely with what it says, Employees Union, the companydon't sign it. You don't have to sign anything that run organization that purports to you don't want to sign. But if you do sign it, make represent Atlantic tankermen. The sure to get a complete, word-for-word copy of what SIU hospital benefit is the sole you signed. New abuses of repatriation procedure specified in the SIU source of income he has for him­ As a matter of fact, it would help the Union and contract have been reported to the Union. Shipping comply self tind his family. everybody also if we would get full reports on these agents in foreign ports, out to save the cost of tranportation accidents. If our people are getting hurt we'4 like for ill or injured Seafarers, are^^ ^ ~~~ to know about it. No amount of ^loney can pay a Curt back. He himself eats up whatever now compelling men to wait man for a lost leg or arm and with a complete record, we might be able to sit down and make an arrangement to around for weeks until they financial reserves he may have left. Any totally disabled Sea' are fit for duty, and then shipping All of this can be avoided simply eliminate some of the dangerous conditions that exist. farer, regardless of age. who by writing a letter to the Union has been employed for seven It looks like Theodore Mastaler is going to be in drydock a while. them back home as a regular crew- as soon as a man is takeir off the years on SlU-contracted ships He just went into the USPHS Hospital at Brighton, Mass., after spend­ member on a company ship. ship. Ship's delegates should take is eligible for the $25 weekly ing five months aboard the Warhawk as second electrieiaR. He sends Several such cases have arisen in into account the fact that a man recent weeks, with the companies disability benefit for as long his. regards to all his old friends and would like to hear from them. not taking- the necessary iniliative taken off a ship is sometimes in no as he is unable to work. Ap­ Cecil Lewis, a Florida boy who had to get off the Robin GoodfeUow to repatriate the seamen. These shape to WTite the Union. If the plications and queries on un­ to go into the hospital just got out a short while ago, and is on the cases have taken place not only in delegate informs Welfare Services usual situations should be sent beach now tcking it a little bit easy before he catches another ship. far-fluni( ports, but even in such what has happened, giving the to t h Union Welfare Charles Gallagher, who has been hospitalized for a spell, just went back nearby places as the Panama Caiial name of the ship, the port and the Trustees, c/o SIU Headquar­ into the Staten Island hospital. He was out of the hospital for about date as well as any other informa­ Zone. ters, 675 Fourth Avenue, tion he might have, the Union will six weeks before he had to go back in again this time. Immediate Returns Brooldyn 32 NY. Another of the Seafarers over at the Staten Island hospital has got­ Where Seafarers have notified be able to take immediate action. ten out. Robert Miller was allowed to leave a little while back. We're Welfare Services of their need for not sure just what he's doing now, but we figure he probably headed repatriation, the Union has been right back home to Pennsylvania for a4ittle rest before he starts to sail able to secure their immediate reagain. In fact, around New York, the news seems to be good all tiu*n as a passenger, according to around, since Charles Collins also got but of the hospital recently, and the provisions of the agreement. is now taking it a bit easy around the hall before he's able to get an­ And the Unions has been able to The deaths of the follotoing when he joined the Union in New other ship. collect unearned wages and other Seafarers have been reported to York, Brother Severson-was buried monies due for the man in question. the Seafarers Welfare Plan and at Kings Valley Cemetery, Ossco, But where the Union is not noti­ $2,500 death benefits are being Wis. The estate is administered by Mrs. Hildur Severson, RD 3, Ossco, fied, the company agent is free to paid to beneficiaries. Wis. violate the Union contract by deny­ Leland J. McMiUian, 52: At ing repatriation to the ill pr in­ 4 4 4 jured crFwmember. When the Sea­ Johns Hopkins Hospital in Balti­ . Guadalupe Garcia, 25: An FWT more, Md., Brother McMillian died in the engine department, brother farer gets out of the hospital they simply tell him he has to wait until on August 13, 1953. He was a mem­ Garcia died of wounds of the chest he is fit for duty and then sign on ber of the SIU for the past eight and abdomen in New Orleans, La., as a crewmember on another ship. years, and joined in Baltimore, as on June 2, 1953. He had joined the Or else they will tell him that there an'oiler in the engine department. SIU in New Orleans. La., in 1^52. are no other ships of that par­ The body was taken to Greeft Surviving is his mother, Mrs. Justicular company coming into the Mount Crematoi-y. Brother McMil­ tina Garcia, 825 East 12 Street, port for'several months and there­ lian is survived by his sister, Mrs. Port Arthur, Tex. 4 4 4 for he has to sign on as a crew­ Edythe Glover Humphrey of Lo­ James Keith Duboise, 59: While member to get back home. By doing rain, O. 4" 4* enroute to Japan aboard the Abiso the agents have been by-passing John E. Benoit, 20: Brother qua. Brother Duboise died of lobar those sections of the agreement by which a man is to be repatriated as Benoit was drowned in the Missis­ pneumonia on July 7, 1953. He had a non-working crewmember on the sippi River on April 21, 1953, and sailed as a member of the steward company's ships, or if no coippany Was buried at Laurel Hill Ceme­ department since 1948, when he ships are available, as a passenger tery. New Orleans, La. For two joined the SIU in Mobile. Burial years h« had sailed as a utility took place at Pinecrest Cemetery, on a passenger slup. There was even one instance man in the steward department, Mobile, Ala. Brother Duboise is where a company agent got a' man since joining the Union in New survived by his wife, Olive Adaliue to sign a release and ship out, sav­ Orlews. He leaves his mother, Duboise, 1522 Woodpecker, Mobile, ing the company a considerable Nellie M. Benoit, 118 Walnut Ala. Street, Somerville, Mass. 4 4 4 sum of money in the process. Earl P. Vanney, 44: On March 4 .i Aside from the violation of the ^ Richard Severson, 2$: When his .11, 1953, Brother Vanney died of contract involved iU these prac­ life belt broke. Brother Severson meningionia at the Charity Hos­ tices, they work considerable hard­ ship on the Seafarer stftinded in fell 30 feet and landed on his head, pital, New Oi-'eans. La., and was a foreign port. While he is waiting suffering a compound fracture. He buried at St. Roch Cemetery, New around on the beach there, he is died aboard the Petroiite, where Orleans, La. He had been a BR in was chief pumpman in the en­ the steward department. The estate Seafarer John W. iUtstatt and hi* two sons, Billy and Niel, take a for all practical purposes an unem he gine department, on July 12, 1953. is administered by Mrs. Rose Van­ ployed seaman, and hia family has look at aome of tho Seafaring picturea on display in thg ballwaya ' * to do without until he gets a ship A member of the SIU since 1951, ney Janovro. •f- •.v>- Men Who Don't Contact Union Get Rough Repatriation Deal 14 How To Get Disabled Pay FINAL Looking Over Tho Display of SIU beadquartera. Mimm i . '4r. �ii;: •M:-/ • • • ' •r . • ... O.Vvf V :V -m •m\:• .- '•,', •'v---^'- .. -'"-X- r..-'.• '-Sf-t . ,Ui- ' -. - •• .?• •'-•'iS^ ::>••, ;t'"-*•-••-y;i, . ....,-,• ••••V i«;"-^;.-5.v'r;'^.-'«l/ _;l-...i. -1. V, " 'h: v3;. :.:^'i|S;^ ' • <" " •5''. One of the most valuable assets' of the Union is a good shipboard delegbte. Good delegates are worth their weight in gold. They con moke all the difference between a smooth voyage with a happy crew and the kind of trip that a Seafarer would rather forget as so5n as the ship docks. ^ [ • i" \'M:--. '. ' -- ••••Wi ' • 'J- h--''-- m' . •! ';s.? - .Wg' :'Sf( . : •i.'" '.r ' M- -- • *1 J .. • Representing the Union while at sea under the authority of ship's officers is no easy task. It requires tact, Jntelligence and firmness. The Seafarer who acts as delegate also has to put in a good day's work on his regular job and get along with- his shipmates, because a delegqte who goofs off or bickers with the rest of the crew quickly loses the re-spect of the officers. \ vf.V ;^»v 3 .. • ;; • • . v.^ ••• '.U' . i^eafarers ^.•,,;r'i.H.M.'X.L .. .',' •I.- '.i'.;,- : UttiOh i i^&C District • AFL •' j .. i? ^SIU shipboard delegates serve without any compensation or Union > prefererice of any kind. Their activities involve q considerable personal^ ;gg,i sacrifice on behalf of their Uriion and their shipmates. 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Title A name given to the resource September 4, 1953 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XV, No. Description An account of the resource Headlines: MA HINTS AT REMOVAL OF NORTH SEA BONUS WORKERS SUE CO. FOR USING SPIES PROJECTOR SIU GIFT TO SI HOSPITAL TEACHER QUITS TO DRIVE TRUCK KOREA TRUCE IMPACT ON SHIPPING SLIGHT NEW GOV'T BUDGET WOULD AX HOSPS - SIU PLANS FIGHT ARMY DECORATES SIU MAN AS KOREA HERO ATLANTIC'S UNION 'EXPELS' FLETCHER IN RIGGED TRIAL DISCOUNTS ARE HERE TO STAY SEAFARER CROSSES OCEAN ALONE ORE, CALMAR BLIND TO BEEFS ON SLOPCHESTS SIU SETS UP VENEZUELA OFFICE MARINERS OFFERED FOR PRIVATE USE ALABAMA WORK LAW DRAWS LABOR CENSURE SLICK TALKS SELLS POOR INSURANCE 'WINTER' LAY-UPS TO COME EARLY ON LAKES MORE PORTS TO GET USS FACILITIES 'METAL MIKE' REPLACED BY NEW SYSTEM DIVE FOR ENTERPRISE TREASURE THEY DON'T LOVE YOU LABOR'S ENEMIES ACT LOG GETS AROUND TWO BRAVE SEAFARERS GIMMICKS LET WEALTHY ESCAPE INCOME TAX LAW GOV'T ALLOWS TAX SAVING TO BIG CO'S DEATAH OF SHIPMATE AT SEA DEEPLY AFFECTS CAPTAIN, CREW OF AMERSEA CITY OF ALMA LOSES HOPE IN BATTLE OF LAUNDROMAT GIRL IS RARITY IN PHILIPPINE TOWN AS SOLE RECEIVER OF SIU'S LOG MAILMAN-SEAFARER CALLED BACK TO SEA THROUGH THE LURE OF THE LOG YOU CAN SURVIVE ON SEA'S 'SOUP' P&O VETERAN ON DISABILITY ATLANTIC MAN GETS SIU BENEFIT MEN WHO DON'T CONTACT UNION GET ROUGH REPATRIATION DEAL Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9/4/1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/5b39636d1f01b8094a7881c0efe77d97.PDF 8422ee0d4bd08b503fad91413ec99e90 PDF Text Text ' J,:JS!a, LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • BUCKO TANKER CO. / Win Agreement^ Kill $300G Suit -Story On Page 3 s^*'. On Thn firirLc Shipyard workers %/n r fie OriCI^S. stay out as a fullyma:nned Seafarer's picket line (above) outside the Bethlehem Shipyard in Brooklyn protests refusal of Valentine Tankers to hire SIU crewmembers. At left, coffee and doughnuts are distributed to pickets coming off the line. Company yielded after nine days of round-the-clock picketing and agreed to sign contract with the Union for its tanker operations. (Story On Page 3.) Aid For Korea. • Seafarers aboard the New Rochelle Victory look on as US Senator William Knowland Of California speaks at ceremonies marking the first shipment of food under the new Korean aid program. The vessel, operated by the SIUcontracted South Atlantic SS Co., is carrying a cargo of 8,000 tons of rice. (Story On Page 2.) V I 1 �Pa^e Twa : . SEAFARERS LOG ' f' '' Ancnst 21,195V r ^.- •••V- . ...; NewBasicShippingLaw SeenLikely:Sen.Potter By Senator Charles E. Potter, Chairman Special Subcommittee on Maritime Subsidies Long before the birth of; this nation as a free and independent republic, the diependence of the American colonies upon merchant shipping was fully recognized. One of the earliest acts of the Congress of the young nation was the enactment of.legislation to assure the maintenance and, therefore,-*the availability in time of need, of domestic shipping. And beginning with the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, with reaffirma­ tion in the pre­ amble to the 1928 act, and careful spelling out in the preambles to the Merchant A group of crewmembers fnua the New ROehelle Victory pose dockMarine Act, 1936 \ side with SIU Sao Francisco port agent, Tom Banning (standing, and the Merchant Ship Sales Act third from ieft). Banner along ship's side proclaims its mercy mis­ sion to Korea. of 1946, the Con­ gress has made it clear that as a matter of national policy the United States must have a strong and efficient merchant marine suf­ ficient to meet the needs of our water-borne commerce. A mer­ chant marine that would also be capable of expansion in time of war to meet our national defense OAXLAND, Calif.—With US and Republic of Korea flags requirements and "composed of hanging from her bridge, the SlU-manned New Rochelle the best equipped, safest, and most Victory left Oakland with the first load of food for Korea. suitable types of vessels, con­ Senator Charles Potter (left), chairman of the Special S^iatc The Government-owned Vic-*' — structed in the United States and Subcommittee on Maritime Subsidies, presides at a meeting of his manned with a trained and effi­ committee. At right is committee counsel John Drewry. tory ship, chartered to the supplies will be included in future cient citizen personnel." South-Atlantic Steamship shipments, although food is the After being discharged with the Company, carried a cargo of 8,000 most pressing need at the ijaoment. Senator Charles E. Potter, chair­ Proved In War The soundness of these expres­ man of the Special Senate Sub­ rank of major he was elected to tons of rice to help relieve critical Oakland's Mayor, Clifford B. sions of policy was plainly proved committee on Maritime Subsidies Congress twice, in 1948 and 1950, food conditions in the war-torn Rishell, presided at the shoreside. In World War II when a modest and author of the adjoinmg article, and in 1952 was elected to the US country. ceremony. The audience was ad­ US Senator William Knowland, dressed by consul general Young but modern nucleus maritime in­ has had a distinguished career in Senate. dustry, of ships, sTiipbuilding fac­ the armed forces and public life. The special counsel for the sub­ Republican of California, headed Han Choo, and C. Tyler Wood, ilities and trained management He first attracted widespread pub­ committee, John Drewry, has a a group of dignitaries, including American economic coordinator in with the highly essential skills of lic attention-in a special 1947 Con-, wide background in the maritime representatives from the armed Korea. . our American shipbuilding and gressional election in Michigan, field. From lOSV to 1939 he was forces, at pierside pre-sailing cere­ In his remarks. Senator Knowseagoing labor was available for when despite the loss of both legs connected witl^ a New Yofk ad­ monies on Tuesday afternoon, land cited the shipments as proof quick expansion to meet the un­ in World War II he campaigned miralty law firm, a position he left August 11. Speakers at the cere­ that the US is prepared to back precedented shipping and ship­ energetically and successfully on to serve in the legal division of the monies reiterated this country's up its words with deeds. Similar building demands of the War. We the Republican ticket for a seat in old Maritime Commission for eight determination to follow through on sentiments were expressed by were able to serve not only our the House. years. a reconstruction program for the Wood. own military supply needs but Senator Potter at 37 is one of In 1949 he resumed Government South Korean republic. The Korean consul general most of those of our allies as well. the youngest men to serve in the service as assistant counsel and Congress Voted Aid thanked the US for the gift and In the more recent history of Senate., He entered the US Army later counsel for the House Mer­ The New Rochelle Victory's pointed out that there were ten Korea, there was never a ton of in May, 1942, as a private. He was chant Marine Committee, from cargo is part of a 9200 million al­ million Koreans in dire need of cargo seriously delayed because of seriously wounded three times in January, 1949, to February, 1953. lotment voted by the US Congress. food and other supplies to keep a lack of merchant shipping. Our combat in Europe, the third injury He has been special counsel for Industrial equipment and other going and reestablish themselves. pre-World War II planning and making 'necessary amputation of the Potter subcommittee since ;o u r wartime expansion had both his legs. April of this year. equipped us for the Far Eastern emergency. The same was true in the purchase of our war- fore the special subcommittee. It the carrying out of the rehabflita- through built ships and in addition re­ was our feeling, which we believe" tion programs for the devastated ceived substantial services from the results to date have justified, countries of Europe and Asia who our own United States flag ship­ that the important first step was wore able to build their warto consider what kind of merchant damaged merchant marilfes ping. The record looks fine. But there marine the United States has and are unmistakable signs that our what it ought to have for our se­ CHICAGO—The Executive Council of the American Fed­ American merchant marine can curity and essential commerce. stand a long, hard look right now Not until such a quantitative and eration of Labor.has voted the suspension of the International Aaq. 21. 1953 Vol. XV. Mo. 17 —before it is too late. qualitative analysis of the size and Longshoremen's Association for failure to carry out a pro­ ;— » As I See It ..Page 4 It was in the light of these signs composition of our national mari­ posed clean-up of its ranks in-* Committees At Work Page 6 that the late ^stinguished junior time requirements is made, can we New York City. The suspen­ At the same time. President Ei­ Crossword Puzzle Page 12 Senator from New Hampshire, intelligently determine what kind sion recommendation was senhower has signed a bill passed Editorial Page 13 Hon. Charles W. Tobey, Chairman and how much aid should be pro­ issued on Tuesday^ August 11, af­ by Congress, authorizing the states Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 of the Senate Committee on Inter­ vided by Federal legislation. ter the Council heard a report by of New York ,and New Jersey t® Galley Gleanings ..Page 20 state and Foreign Commerce, ap­ the ILA leadership on steps that take control of longshore activi­ Are Laws Adequate? Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 pointed a special i^ubcommittee, of The next major series of hear­ had been taken up until now to ties In the Port of New York In The Wake Page 12 which I am proud to be chairman, ings the subcommittee will eliminate the taint of crime and through a bl-state. agency. The Labor Round-Up Page 13 to make a compilehensive study of be onbefore the subject of existing legis­ r^keteering from the New York agency will begin operating on Letters Pages 21, 22 the overall maritime situation. lation and its effectiveness December 1 of this year. as an City locals of the dock union. Maritime Page 16 The other members of the sub­ instrument to meet our national It appears certain at this time Suspension of the ILA was an Meet The Seafarer Page 12 committee, are Hon. John Marshall goals. The basic shipping act im­ that the Executive Council's ac­ outgrowth of orders issued by the On The Job Page 16 Butler of Maryland and Hon. War­ plementing our national policy is tion will be ^stained by the com­ Executive Council's mid-winter Personals Page 23 ren G. Magnuson of Washington, the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, ing AFL convention, scheduled meeting last February, The Coun­ Quiz Page 19 both of whom are intensely inter­ for September 1. cil then instructed the ILA to (Continued'on page 17) Seafarers In Action Page 16 ested in the problems of our mer­ clean., up the port of New York or Ship's Minutes Pages 24, 25 chant marine. Counsel to the sub­ face suspension from the AFL. In SIU History Cartoon r.Page 9 committee is John M. Drewry who suspending the ILA now, the Sports Line ...Page 20 served during the 81st and 82nd Council indicated that it was not Ten Years Ago Page 12 Congresses as counsel to the House satisfied with steps taken thus far The SIU Welfare Flan office wishes to remhid Seafarers and Top Of The News Page 7 Committee on Merchant Marine to improve conditions in the port. their families that no lawyers are needed to collect any SIU WeiUnion Talk "... .Page 9 and Fisheries. Should no ihajor change take fare Plan benefit. Some cases have arisen in recent months in Wash. News Letter ...Page 6 its first hearing in May/- which lawyers were engaged, .^he only .result was a delay in col­ place in the situation by the time Welfare Benefits ... Pages 26, 27 theSince subcommittee has made much the convention rolls around, it haa lection of benefits and a charge against the benefit for lawyers' Welfare Report Page 8 progress in the gathering of mate­ fees.. • • been predicted that the AFL Will Your Constitution Page 5 rial through testimony of many expel the ILA and issue new chart­ It's emphaisized that the Welfare Plan was designed froqi. the Your Dollar's Worth .Page 7 jDUtstanding the witnesses from all ers to those local unions of dockbeginning to provide simple and speedy payment of all_benefit " '' PublUhaii biw«eKiy at fha headquarter* workers who want to stay with the .. of the Soafaren International Union, At- segments of the industry and claims, so as to bypass lawyers and.Jegal fees. Any applicgtlfltflwr iantic « Cult District, AFL, i7S Fouifth labor,, as well as from officials, of Federation, .eventually foming, a Avenue Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. STerllng benefits should be made directly to the Seafarers Welfa^ BkM* .Sntorod. as saeond class matter the. interested (government depart­ new inteniational union in the ,at H Broadway, by the individual involved^ ^ ^ V at Vtho Vest Offlco in Brodklyn,- NY, ments.' No legislation has been be­ field.- SIU Ship Carries 1st Korea Kelief AFL,Council Suspends Longshoremen's Union SEAFARERS LOG NO LAWYERS NEEDED 'k" �SEAFARERS Aamrt 21, 1952 LOG :Mt\ '-••Ml rtm Thrf M ••:m •••p| •m ii v?SSl i ) . :| Law and order la In evidence as a section of tiie SIU picketline makes a turn in front of the gate, of the Bethlehem Shipyard in Brooklyn. The JCIO Shipyard Workers refused to cross the mass SIU picketlines, refusing to enter the yards to do any work as long as the picketline remained. New Tankship Co. Defies SIU; Tamed By Solid Tie-Up V Norwegian Hospital doctor ,(top photo) hei^fs S^farer Aussie Shrirapton Into emergencr ward after Shrimpton was , run down by Valentine TankenC port engineer's car as he was walk}ng on the SlU picketline. Shipyard workers (above) talk over the SlU's beef as they stand outside the gates, refusing to cross the SIU picketline. The Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, smashed its way through to a complete victory this week over a newly-orgaidzed tanker operator who pull^ every trick in the book to keep from signing an SIU contract. The Valentine Tankers Corporation threw in the sponge and agreed to sign an SIU contract after it became clear that a last-minute contract with the National Mari­ time Union, €10, would^ company $300,000 lawsuit, Bethlehem shipyard in BrookkpB not save it from bargaining charges before the NLRB and where the ship was being over­ the running down of two SIU pick­ hauled. with the SIU. Likewise ets The Valentine Company, which by a company representative's futile against the SIU were a car. An important factor in the nineday arou:id-the-clock picketing vic­ tory was the soiid support of the rank-and-file CIO shipyard work­ ers, AFL tugboatmen and other Union and company representatives prepared to enter full-scale bargaining sessions in maritime unionists. They refused the near future after a preliminary meeting held in Union headquarters, Monday, August 10. to touch the company's ship—^the Val Chem—as long as the SIU had As in previous years, arrangements have been made to deal with the freight companies pickets outside the gates of the Stage Set For New Pact Talks first. Tanker negotiations will in all probability be taken up after the freight talks are • well under way, or have been completed. SIU - contracted dry cargo shipowners have selected a commit­ tee of five to represent them in negotiations with the Union. Thb committee consists of Max Harri­ son, Waterman Steamship Com­ pany; R. Schilling, Alcoa Steamship Company; Captain Milton Williams, Bull Line; Charles Logan, Missis­ sippi Shipping Company, and Don­ ald Smith, Seatrain Lines. Procedures Set The first meeting between the Union and^the operators dealt,in the main with the procedure to be followed in the negotiation sessions. At future meetings the Union will present its demands which are currently in the process of preparation. . Last year, the Union re-wrote both its dry cargo and tanker agreements and standardized them. As a result of the sweeping revi­ sions of the contract then, it is expected that this year's negotia­ tions will center on wage, rates and various fringe benefits, as well as on those clauses in which hitches have developed, such as the ond covering monOy draw^-in foreign ports. ' , Paul<Hall (right, at table), SIU secretary-treasurer, and Sonny Simmons and Joe Algina (left and center at table) SIU asst. secretary-treasurers, address the group of shipowners called to a meeting to open nego^atlonS for a hew SIU contract. The meeting set a program for negotiations, which will deal with i operates a fleet of tugj and barges, purchased the tanker a few months ago from SOcony and was having it remodeled for use as a combined petroleum and liquid chemical car­ rier, the start of a new type oper­ ation in the tanker field. The SlO had been in touch with the com­ pany and had been assured that when the company started opera­ tions it would hire an SIU crew. However, while the company was readying the ship for service, it stalled the SIU repeatedly on hiring Seafarers for the crew and rejected Seafarers who applied fpr jobs with the company. When it became evident that the company was giving the Seafarers the runaround, the Union's picket appa­ ratus swung into action. The call went out for pickets and mocp than enough men came forward to keep the lines fully-manned at all times. Workers Stay Out As soon as pickets appeared, CIO shipyard workers coming in on the next shift balked at going through the lines. This situation held throughout the strike despite intense pressure applied on tho shipyard workers by the Bethle­ hem Company and by Valentine. The 500 rank and file workers in the yard refused to a man to go into the yard and touch-the ship. Sipiilarly, harbor tugmen, mem­ bers of the United Marine Divi­ sion, indicated that they too would not put a line aboard the ship w long as SIU pickets were there. Meanwhile the SIU's picket mo> chinery was working with welloiled precision. A full complemeHt v of pickets was maintkined at iContinubd on pkgb ill •ml •<il �• I-' hi Pare Four '.V. V "• •- rvM -i-'. • r; 'Si %' SEAFAItElLS ton Aiinut2M95S- Brfdiaer Crew Pays Off Inilnlon^Hq As 1 See it Usually a crew pays off on the ship, but when the Fort Bridget (US Petroleum) tied up in Curacao and the crew was flown home; the payoff was held right in the Union's Brooklyn headquarters. At left, Seafarer Edward Barbey, AB, gets his money from the company paymaster. At right, several more crewmembers wait their turn (left to right), Phil Nadelberg, AB; Harry Saltzman, MM; Fred Shuler, -AB; Ed Morgan, FOW; S. A. Forsolos, AB; George Harris, AB. Reader's Digest Lauds SIU A laudatory portrait of the SIU, Atlantic & Gulf District's operations, entitled "The Amazing Seafarers Union" is appearing in the September issue of the nationally and internationally-read magazine "The Reader's Digest," on sale on the newstands tomorrow. The article, introduced by^ the statement "Here's a labor cotics in his car, a frame-up which to question their officers on the organization that is run for its failed to take. "On the morning disbursement of union funds, to members by its members—and of January 21, 1949," the article accept or reject the leaders' lethey've made it off bounds for states, "the Bureau of Narcotics in ports. gangsters," was written by the na­ New York received an anonymous Self-Nomination tionally-syndicated columnist, Vic­ telephone tip that 50 ounces of tor^ Riesel. It praises the SIU's smuggled heroin was hidden imder "The Log actually informs each democratic operations, its effi­ a sofa pillow in Hall's living room. AFL sailor that he can nominate ciency and its militant activities "The agents drove out imme­ himself at any meeting, held man­ datorily every two weeks in all on behalf of rank and file seamen. diately. In the glove compartment ports, for membership on a com­ of Hall's car they found two en­ mittee to investigate the leaders Frame-Up Attempts It wasn't easy for the SIU to ar­ velopes filled with heroin worth or any of the union's policies, ac­ rive at its present status, the ar­ $2,000. A lengthy investigation tivities or expenditures. Before ticle points out. Both the Com­ proved that the dope had been each meeting a statement of their munist waterfront apparatus and planted.. rights is read to the sailors." The SIU's record as "one of the other illicit waterfront outfits have Furthermore, it emphasizes, the attempted to block and destroy nation's cleanest and most demo­ Union assures proper management the SIU, but without success. One cratic unions" comes in for con­ of its affairs by hiring trained ac­ such attempt took the form of a siderable praise. "Seafarers' lead­ countants arid experts. "The Sea­ frame-up of SIU Secretary-Treas­ ers," the article states, "constantly farers business department resem­ urer Paul Hall by planting nar­ urge their own followers to vote. bles the accounting division of a. large corporation. The comptroll­ er, a former business executive, has a staff of accountants, legal aides, efficiency experts." While making every effort to keep its, own house clean, the Di­ gest readers are told that the SIU has made efforts to eliminate un­ desirable conditions existing else­ Mobile's recording secretary at Seattle, although he still has a soft where on the waterfront. The Un­ their last membership meeting was spot in his heart for all the boys ion "proposed a ten-point program, Charles D. Merrill. He joined the back in Philadelphia. the first item of which was a 'Guar­ SIU in Philadelphia on November Wilson sails in the engine de­ antee of Internal Democracy in All 28,1942, and usu­ partment, holding ratings as fire- Local Unions' for every Interna­ ally sails as AB man-oiler-watertender. He will be tional labor outfit on the water­ and bosun. 26 years old this Coming August front. Union membership meet­ Merrill, who is 28. ings would be held 'at least once a native of Ala­ The reading clerk at that same a month,' with written financial bama, makes his Seattle meeting was Seafarer Ray and secret balloting. home in Mobile. Queen, a native West Virginian statements Any union official caught demand­ He is married who gave up the ing or receiving kickbacks from andhas one hills for salt maritime workers, stealing cargo, child. Being a water. Ray's an­ or terrorizing dock-wallopers or married man, he other of the seamen Into borrowing money Merrill i s particularly many A&G sea­ from loan sharks.. .would be ex­ enthusiastic about the Union's Va­ men who have pelled. ..Jobs would be handed cation Plan which gives him and gone to the West out on a rotating list, not at the other Seafarers the opportunity to Coast for their whim of a foreman..." spend more time ashore than they ships. He joined Traf^g Classes .. could otherwise. the SIU in New York in 1943 but Queen It's pointed out that the SIU en­ t. i t. in the past two courages seamen who have leader­ There's quite a few father and son combinations sailing with the years has stayed close by the West ship qualities to attend classes in SIU these days, and one-half of Coast for good shipping, good public speaking, parliamentary such a combination. Seafarer weather and fat payoffs. Queen is procedure and labor relations -at Eugene Wilson, served as record­ 29 years old, and sails in the deck the Union's headquarters. ."Thus ing secretary of the Seattle mem­ department. men are trained , nbt only to lead bership meeting on July 29. in union affairs but to cope with 4" 4 Wilson's father was one of the Handling the reading clerk's any emergency at sea." charter members of the SIU, and chores in Philadelphia was Jimmy The SIU's subsidiary operations, the son followed in the father's McPhaul, a veteran Seafarer who including the cafeteria .and Sea footsteps virtually as soon as he sails in the steward's department. Chest come in for praise, as well was old enough to go to sea. He Jinimy was biuii in Florida 34 as the Union's building program id»rted with the SIU in 1946 and years ago, and joined the' SIU on and the- rotary hiring system, de­ sailed East Coast for about four July 24, 1939 in JacksonviUe, He signed to-insure distribution of years. Then he went West in 1950 and his wife npwjnake their.home Jobs on a .fiinrtrcoine, ^first^eerved jmd now ships regtUarly put nf in Philad^phia. basis. • • J' IN RECENT YEARS YOUR UNION-HAS NOT OFTEN FOUND IT nectary to make uSepf its full economic strength in its dealings with shipowners. Most of the operators accept the fact that the SIU is here to represent their erewmeinbers and deal with the Union accordingly, aware that they are doing business with a militant organization that will protect the rights and privileges of its membership at al times. However once in a while we run into a company that attempts to avoid relationships with the Uniop. Behind such a company, maneuver is an obvious attempt to side-atep Union conditions and weaken the Union's position In the industry. It's easy to see that youp'Union, or any other union for that matter, could not let such a challenge pass without taking action. That's the kind of situation the SIlJ was faced witb in our beef with Valentine Tankers. Sets Up a Pattern As you" know now, we won that beef and our brothers are now man­ ning the ship in question. While this may appear on the surface to be just a wrangle with one company, it's actually a lot more important than that. What happens in one situation seems to set up a pattern that lias widespread effects throughout the industry. ' The one thing that this beef proved without a doubt, was that the SIU was ready to. take action when ^ the monieht for action came. Soine people might have thought that we would be a little rusty because your Union hasn't had too many beefs of this kind recently. But as the record shows in this case, we can handle a beef Just Ss well, or better,, now as we could at any rime in the past. We're by no means rusty as Valentine has learned. And any other outfit that might be tempted to try us out at one time or another will find that we are equally prepared to go to the mat with them when it comes to matters affecting the wellbeing of seamen represented by the SIU. That's because your Union' has always been aware that .protection of the membership is a 36&-day a year job. The SIU is always main­ taining its machinery in a state of readiness for anything that might arise. We're quite confident that wherever it is and whenever it is, we'll be able to take care of it in solfd SIU style. t- 4. t- A GREAT DEAL OF EMPHASIS HAS BEEN PLACED BY YOUR Union on the importance of maintaining the hiring hall system.. And rightly so, because the rotary hiring hall is the basis of any democratic method of awarding jobs in an industry like ours. Whether it's in maritime, construction work, or any other field in which a man nor­ mally goes from one job to another, a fair system of rotary hiring is absolutely essential. Without such a system, a worker often finds himself at the mercy of some kind of hiring boss, who has control over the man's opportunity for employment. And sinc^ the man goes from job to jbb, that kind of control can rest pretty heavily on the shoulders of the man in ques­ tion. . ^ There's plenty of Seafarers around who remember the days when the crimps, boarding house keepers and shipping masters had the jobs under their thilmb, and the average seamen had to shell out plenty for the privilege of making just one trip. When he got off the trip, he had to go back to the crimp again or forget about working. The re­ sult was it was the crimp who made a living while the seamen sweated trip after trip to pay off the burden. , Answer To Hiring Problem In the maritime industry particularly, the hiring hall has proved to be ^the answer to the industry's problem of getting competent professional seamen to crew the ships, while giving every working sea­ man equal opportunity for employment. Even the author of the Taft-Hartley Law, the late Senator Robert Taft felt that maritime, the building trades and other industries of like nature should have a hiring hali. Others in positions of authority have expressed the same idea. As a matter of far.L, the Congress lias Just recently passed legislation ap­ proving a Government hiring hall system to be operated by the states of New York and New Jersey on the docks in the port of New York. And this legislative action was taken with the full knowledge and approval of the state governments involved. Of coiuTse your Union has been strongly opposed to any. state or federal government control of the hiring of. workers in any industry. But while we disapprove of the role of the state governments in this instance, the fact remains that what they are setting iip is a hiring hall system to solve the problems of employment on the docks. Many efforts have been made from time to time in various areas to do away with the hiring halls in industries of this kind. Every such attempt to operate without a hiring hall has broken down to the detri­ ment of the workers and the industries involved. Those who are look­ ing for the correct answer to the hiring problem in maritime can fiiid it nowhere but in the hiring hall and the rotary hiring system. 4« t 4) RECENTLY A PASSENGER ABOARD THE ALAWAI, ONE OF TBDI many dry cargo ships that cany passengers, wrote "warm words of praise about the kind of sejwice she received from Arthur Rummeli the steward,, and the entire stewards department. -When it came to food, sendee and general all around efficiency, this passenger said there was nothing to beait'the treatment accorded her by the Seafarers ( on that vessel. Further, she wrote, her sentiments were shared by all of the otherpassengers on the trip into the West Coast from the Far East. As a result all concerhed had a very pleasant voyage, and left the ship with warn/memories the fipe service they had received. The SIU has always been proud of the fact that its ranks consist of competent, professional seamen who are specialists at their trade and who can handle their Jobs as riiey should be^ handled. It all goes band lir hand witlb the fgot that the SIU offei^$7the h^st of .shipbM and Uvind 'cyndliionsi epjktra«Hs ">nd '^hoi^)a4ife faciiltiig|^ ly �Angml th IMS SEAFARERS LOG Par* fir* New Hall Takes Shape Atlantic SlU Men Voted :v'!|'*' • ' •y-'-' Union Welfare Coverage Atlantic tankermen received their first installment on the promised benefits of an SIU contract, when membership meetings in all ports voted to extend SIU welfare benefits to all SIU members sailing in the Atlantic fleet. The benefits, will be Underwritten by th« SIU pending the signing of a'" contract with the Atlantic men in Atlantic, wak submitted to Several SIU members in Atlan­ the membership by SIU Secretary- tic have received SIU welfar* Refining Company. As a result, the SIU men In the fleet are nW eligible for the $15 weekly hospital benefit, the $200 maternity benefit, the $25 weekly disability benefit and the $6,000 four-year scholarship award. Their beneficiaries will be able to collect the $2,500 death benefit in the event of death. All of these bene­ fits will be retroactive to June 2, 1953, the date that the SIU formal­ ly petitioned for recognition as bargaining agent for Atlantic tankerman. Benefits w^ll continue for those tankermen who remain SIU mem­ bers in good standing, li^en At­ lantic signs an SIU contract, or when the individual SIU member goes into the employ of another SIU company, he will be covered by these same benefits through the SIU Welfare Plan. , The resolution covering SIU sV"«r' iob hold®"' „Offic®"^on«r 1® a. whether eleded of th® riSuhed to be Union, pnoY^ bonded • • • , This provision is designed to protect your property — the Union's cosh and possessions. Bonding of officers and employees who handle the cash means that the Union, and the membership, are fwUy insured against possible misuse of these, funds. / Army fines SIU Man $150 for Tardiness ' " >hi of Pusan, Korea, for being ashore but so far has received no satis­ a few minutes over the 10 p.m. faction on that score. The Union's curfew. Washington office is making every News of,Nottage's case follows effort to get a sympathetic hearing upon the story in the SEAFARERS on the issue, so as to try to squar* LOG of July 24,-revealing that away this problem. the Navy in Inchon had posted regulations providing fines and court-martials of seamen up to $150.00 for every hour of leave over-stayed—the fine to be worked off at hard labor at the rate of $1 a day. Had To Sign Statement Apparently the armed forces in Pusan are applying a similar regu­ lation, although In this instance they took Nottage's money in lieu of confinement at hard labor. Not­ tage in fact, had to sign a standard Federal agents have seized two form, LCPM Form 412, dated June SlU-manned vessels, the Coe Vie3, 1953, authorizing the wage de­ tcry and the Longview Victory, duction "as payment of a fine in claiming that the ships are owned lieu of confinement at hard labor and operated by aliens represent­ incurred by me a*s a result of ing themselves as US citizens. Army Court-Martial." Both ships, operated by Victory Nottage, a member of the crew Carriers, Inc., and were seized In of the Cuba Victory, was picked California ports. up by the Military Police a few US Attorney Lloyd Burks minutes after the curfew. First charged that when the Coe Victory Lieutenant John Willis of the MP was sold to Victory Carriers in company imposed the fine.. July, 1949, under the Ship Sales When Nottage complained that Act, it was purchased in violation it was a pretty steep fine for such of the law by persons represent­ minor offense, the lieutenant ing themselves as Americans. told him that he had a copy of the Actually, he said, they were front­ ship's crew list showing how much ing for "certain alien interests." wages and bonus each crewmemOnassis Named ber had coming to him. The Army He included among the alien in­ fined, he said, according to what terests supposedly in control of the man made and not according the vessel the multi-millionairs to what the offense was. Greek shipowner, A. S. Onassis. Since Nottage was sailing as 2nd Onassis is reputed to have owner­ electrician, one of the best-paid ship of more than 300 merchant ratings on the - ship, he was hit ships under various flags. He re­ with a stiff fine according to the cently purchased the Monte Carlo Army's way of figuring things. gambling casino. Resented Civilians. Apparently the charges on the Apparentlj', Nottage reported, Longview Victory are the same as the lieutenant seemed to resent those in the case of the Coe Vic­ the fact that seamen are earning tory. a good living as civilians and was The two seizures were the 25th looking for any excuse to take it and 26th of a series of similar out on any civilian. seizures by the Department of To add to their rough treatment, Justice and the Treasury Depart­ the Army jugged Nottage over­ ment in an effort to regain Ameri­ night and all the next day In an can flag vessels supposedly un­ old Korean jail cell. There were der alien control. In previous no blankets, no sheets and no seizures, the ships have been per­ sanitary facilities, for him and the mitted to continue sailing, subject other men confined in the prison. to Government approval and final The SIU has taken up the ques­ court decisions on the seiizur* tion of mistreatment of merchant cases. US Charges Aliens Own 2 SIU Ships YOifc (!$G«TS::ANC : OlfARAHtSED BY: YOiiR coMsnturiON. : TMfi?:: «S TO: • YOV- WrtH; THESE: SSOHTS: AHIT From Article XXVIil benefits in the past because of time they spent sailing on SIU ships. The latest step by the SIU extends this coverage to all SIU members in the fleet, whether or not they ever worked aboard any SlU-contracted vessel. Atlantic men are urged to get in touch with SIU organizers for th* purpose of filling out beneficiary^ cards. If any of them have been in the hospital since June 2, or have become fathefs since that date, they can get information on applying for' benefits due from shoreside SIU organizers and rep­ resentatives. The first reported case of a Seafarer court-martialed and fined under new regulations governing shore leave in Korea has come to light. Seafarer Anthony Nottage was given a drumhead court-martial and • ^ fined $150.00 in lieu of 150 seamen by the armed forces with days of hard labor in the port defense officials in Washington, The entire character of the out­ side of the building which will be the new SIU Baltimore hall is changing" as work progresses on what will be one of the most mod­ ern union buildings In the coun­ try. An entire new roof structure (picture above) has been added to provide shelter for what will be used as a glassed-in, sheltered sun deck at the top of the building, while windows are being closed up and ripped out to fit in with the entirely new design that is planned for the structure. - As the work proceeds, and it is right on schedule so far, SIU of­ ficials such as Earl Sheppard, Bal­ timore port agent, check the blue­ prints and specifications. At right, Sheppard (left) checks with one of the supervisors on the job. It is expected that most of the electrical and mechanical installa­ tions will be completed in the near future. The new Baltimore hall Is part of the Union's program of supply­ ing comfortable facilities for the members on the beach. YOU «iNr Menu CONSTIYUYION Treasurer Paul Hall and was adopted unanimously. The action by the membership is in recogni­ tion of the ntany sacrifices being made by SIU members in sailing under the inferior conditions offered to Atlantic tankermen by the company and its stooge union, the Atlantic Maritime Employees Unionr Not only were these men denied the advantages of SIU wel­ fare benefits up until now, but they have had to be content with inferior working conditions and take home pay as compared to conditions on freighters and tank­ ers under SIU Union contract. Cornhusker Cut In Two, Stern Saved PUSAN, Korea—Salvage crews attempting to save the grounded Cornhusker Mariner from total destruction have cut the ship in half and towed the stern section into a nearby anchorage. The bow of the SlU-contracted vessel remains firmly aground on Lighthouse Rock after being blown onto the rocks in a storm 43 days ago. Part of the rock has jutted throiigh the bottom of the ship, making it impossible to pull her off via conventional tug sal­ vage operations. All crewmembers have long since been removed from the ship and flown back to the United States. It had been reported that Army |ind Navy salvagers would attempt to save the ship by blasting the rocks away from her bottom with explosives. The grounding took place on the Cornhusker's third trip for- Seas Shipping Corporation, to which she had been chartered by the Government, v.V ii'S, ,s , -li;. - •M �#g^>Fu<Jl^it^> IPG ii^>W SlU In Culf Hits CP Via Radio Show ,. Christening NO Faciiiiies . NEW ORLEANS — A. series of radio programs designed to . acquaint the public with the menace of Communism is being sponsored in this city by the SIU New Orleans branch in conjunc­ tion with other AFL trade unions ' 1. New Orleans. The SIU's own vrole in fighting Communist infil­ tration on the waterfront is also / being publicized through the mC1 dium of this radio show. The series. . called "I Was Communist for the FBI" deals ; with the experiences of Mat Cvetic. who worked on behalf of the FBI in the Communist Pabty for many years in and around Pittsburgh. 'Cvetic was one of the Seafarer W. Chapman takes a shot as he and some fellow Sea­ ,many FBI undercover men in the farers try out the new pool tables recently installed in the New Party who later came out in the Orleans SIU hall for the enjoyment, of the members. open to testify against Communist leaders on trial under the Smith Act. One of the programs sponsored on Radio Station WDSU, a Na­ tional Broadcasting Company af; filiate, was introduced by remarks about the SIU's battle against the waterfront section of the Commu­ nist Party. Veteran Seafarer Benno "Dutch" Zielinski, one of the "We of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union," the commentary Union's original members died in Kings County Hospital last . pointed out. "are perhaps a little week afier being struck down by an automobile outside the closer to the day-by-day reality of Communism in action than most Union's headquarters, after a new Thruway bridge across the general membership meeting. groups. River. "Over the years, we have en­ Zielinski was hit at 2:25 AM Hudson A native of' Danzig, Zielinski deavored to bring to the attention the morning of Thursday, August was one of the first seamen to Join of all our citizens the discouraging 13, and died in the hospital two the fledgling SIU when it was hours later. The driver of the car fact that it .knows no rules, re­ launched in the fall of 1938. He spects no rights and moves ahead was held for questioning and then released. on the weaknesses inherent in an orderly system of government. Zielinski, who was 64 years of "It is our hope that these pro­ age, had been Inactive recently grams will serve to make us all due to a heart condition. For the a little more aware of the under­ past several months he had been ground activities of the Kremlin receiving the SIU disability bene­ In the USA so that we all may ef­ fit. His last ship had been one fectively help to halt it's frighten­ of the sand dredges operated by ing pdvance." _ Construction Aggregates, the SandWell-known screen star Dana* captain. It was in the Tappen Zee Andrews portrays the leading role. working on the construction of the Zielinski Killed By Car, Was On Disability List SID COMMITTEES •T i I I I AT WORK The severest penalty .that can be sisting of N. Larson, J. Z. MarkInvoked by a trial committee is ham, R. W. McHveen, J. Ringo, I " expulsion from William Wells and Carl DeMarco, the Union. The testimony was presented that the constitution pro­ man had walked Off a ship in Longvides that expul­ view, Washington, just as the lines sion can be in­ were being let go. The skipper voked only in cer­ held up the ship three-quarters of tain serious of­ an hour pleading for the man to fenses, such as come back, but he refused, leaving being an inform­ the ship sailing er against the shorthanded. No Union, making replaccMarkbam false charges ments were availagainst a fellow Union member, able as the deliberate refusal to join one's ship Seattle hall was and misconduct aboard ship) and cleaned out and similar items. men had . been Most of the offenses for which flown from San a man is expellable also provide Francisco to fill alternative, lighter penalties which vacancies. Larson On another oc­ are invoked in most instances. Ex­ pulsion is reserved for the most casion, the ship's delegate of a ^ cerious cases, or for a repeated different vessel had complained that the man had missed his aeries of expellable offenses. watches several times and then Several Offenses quit the ship without notice. On A case of this kind came up in vessel, he had been unable, "the' port of Seattle recently, in­ aorthird unwilling, , to turn to on , three volving a man who had run up a separate occasions and was also Vbole string of offenses that in­ drunk and disorderly at the payoff. cluded deliberately Walking off the Hearing .all the evidence of ahip on two occasions, failure to present and past misbehavior, the atand watches, misconduct aboard committee recommended that he ahip and at the payoff, and similar be .expelled from membership in behavior. the Union, In notifying thie memAt the trial procee^ngs, which bef qt the action taken, notice was '-C:. l-Wxl - '--C _ ^ 'I were beard % a committee cqn^-j|!iy^en ^ to appeaL SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTPN Despite the fact that Congress has enunciated a policy over the' past several years of having at least 50 percent of aid cargoes shipped via American-flag vessels, officials of the Department of State knd a size­ able group within Congress itself continue to take pot shots at the American merchant marine, claiming that a 50-50 shipping provision amounts to another subsidy for American shipping lines. On the other hand, hickily,. many Congressmen recognize that the US has ai choice of giving business to itS' owil ships or, in effect, sub­ sidizing the ships of Britain, Greece, Panama or some other foreign nation. . ' i.. . i A federal policy of having 50 percent of cargoesi financed by the US Government, shipped in American bottoms is keeping in line with the policy of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, That-law recognizes tha necessity for maintaining and keeping an adequate American, merchant fleet. During the past six years the cost to the American taxpayer of sub­ sidizing farm products has amounted to well over a billion, vriiile, during the same period, it cost the Government,, through maritime sub­ sidies, only 268 million to support the American merchant marine. The above, and undoubtedly pMier cases, would indicate that the maritime industry needs a much better public relations campaign, ReCedtiy, a group of Senators, who do not want their names divulged, recognized 'this. They declared that entirely too many people are brought face to face with the existence of the merchant marine during war periods, and, therefore, think of the maritime industry purely ftom the defense aspects. This group suggested that the economic aspect of a merchant fleet, together with the matter of lu-estige of hav­ ing US-flag ships in ports throughout the world, should be stressed more. • i t During the past Diree-month period, a total of 1,449 charges of unfair labor practices were filed with the National Labor Relations Board, of which number 1,174 were charges brought against employers. Of the 1,174 charges against management, AFL affiliate, filed 583, CIO affiliates 240, independents, 62, while 289 were filed by individuals. t> , 4" A serious question continues to exist as to the future use of the Mari­ ner-type ships. Negotiations are under way for the sale of about three of these ships for $4Vi million each, while feelers have been received by the Government for 3 or 4^ more. Jlowever, this still leaves 29 Mariners which are not ticketed at this time for immediate sale to ship operators. Although the US Navy currently is in need of some refrigerated store ships, a special House subcommittee, headed by Representative Bender, Ohio, has decided not to recommend the conversion of Mari­ ners to Navy reefers. The suggestion to convert at least two Mariners for Navy use was made to the US Navy and the Department of Commerce by the House Appropriations Committee. However, both the Navy and Commerce are opposed to any such conversion on the grounds that it would not be economically feasible, nor militarily advisable. The position of the Navy is three fold in opposition to the proposed conversion, namely, that (1) the converted Mariners would not serve the Navy's purpose as well as new ships: (21 the cost .i)f conversion would be prohibitive; and (c) the security of the -country would be adversely affected by withdrawing two Mariners from our dry cargo fleet. pespitq the high cost of constructing the Mariners, it is still the aim The late Benno "Dutch"* Zie­ of jUie Government to integrate the ships into the commercial fleet. linski addressing recent SiU However, the Federal Maritime Board admits that because the Mariners meeting. are bigger than other type ships, this would tend to increase the operat­ ing subsidy bill assumed by the Government. The Mariners that are got his book as a member of the not sold will be put in lay-up or chartered out to the Military Sea Gulf District in New Orleans on Transportation Service. December 21, 1938, and sailed all ratings in the engine department. More and more American tanker compaides are becoming alarmed Since his retirement, the wellliked seafarer could be found-al­ oser the expanding operations of the Military Sea Transportation most any day at the SIU headquar­ Service. MSTS has been operating some 63 Government-owned T-2 ters hall in Brooklyn, near which, t and T-3 type tankers under service agreements with four private opera­ he lived, passing the time of day tors. Some private tanker lines are taking the vieW that the abnormal with other old shipmates who were gi'owth of MSTS^in the tanker field, at the expense of independent American tanker owners, may sound the death knell for the American also on the disabihty list. tanker fleet. In accordance with Zielinski's As of this writing, MSTS is acting under a directive from high-level last wishes, the Union has made ar­ rangements to have his body cre­ authority to consider putting the 62 Government tankers i'i mactive mated. Authorization has been re­ status and uising private tonnage wherever possibie. * 4* 4> ^ ceived from his next of kin, a sis­ ter living in California, to go According to the National Federation of American Shipping, a ship­ ahead with the cremation cere­ owner group operating out of Washington, more' than 82,500 seamen mony. The Union's $2,500 death are currently employed on US flag ocean-going vessels. The report shows a sharp reduction in the past five months in the number of men benefit will be paid his sister. wovking on tankers, resulting from the lay-up of many privately-owned petroleum carriers. However, the tanker employment reduction was off-set by the increase in the same period of men operating on dry cargo vessels. • » According to this maritime labor "report, the shipboard employment as of August 1, 1953 is 9 percent below that of the same time last year, A reminder from SlU and 25 percent below the postwar peak of early 1952 when more than . headquarters cautions all .110,000 seamen were working on American ships; ; Seafarers leaving thyir ships • 4"' • 4" ' 4to contact the hall in aniple About 80 percent 'of all cargoes to Konni were carried to privately time to . allow the Union to owned American-flag ships. It required 17,000 tons of equipment to dispatch a replacement. Fail-^ ure to give notice before « put pne American infantry division into battle, At Hungnani, merchant ships helped the Nayy to rescue 105,000 fighting men, 100.000 civilians, paying off may cause a . de­ layed sailing, force the ship^ .17,500 vehicles and 350,000 tons of material jn what was called an "incredible feat" of evacuation. , to sail short of the manning requirements and needlessly make, their'Work tougher for I:' T.Jj'-Vift- Quitting Ship? Notify Union •your ablates, ri'it.:.. li' �» '.lE/ZiliOG 'AMfV'iWeiii P&rts Distribute SI U Libraries BlIitiA TO GO ON TRIA|j-^A full dress trial of former Soviet secr^ police chief Lavrenti Beria is in the offing. Preparations are going ahead for d public performance in which it is expected that Beria r Avill confess to being ^n agent for the Western powers. Announcement of a trial is taken as an indication that Soviet Premier Malenkov is now .firmly in the saddle. . ' - 'f ' GERMAN FOOD. AID ENDS TEMPORARILY—Distribution of food parcels to residents of East Germany has come tp a temporary halt as the West Geiman government preparef ,for more efficient and a semi-permanent - food distribution system. Over 2,200,000 parcels of : American food surplus stock were given to hungry East Germans who defied Communist travel, bans and the chance of arrest and im­ prisonment to come to Berlin for the parcels. X- .'t ; i KOREA PW'I^ REVEAL DEATHS, IMPRISONMENT—US prisoners of war - being returned by Chinese and North Koreans under the armistice have revealed the^eath of thousands of American GI's In forced- marches - and in prison camps. They also stated that other officers and men had been impris­ oned just before the armistice and • that some were staying behind vol­ untarily. Evidence that the Com­ munists were withholding large numbers of American and South Korean prisoners led the US to warn that retaliatory measures would be taken if all prisoners were not returned. The Chinese radio later admitted that there were more prisoners than first accounted for. PUBLIC WORKERS STRIKE Cpl. Richard Davis of Nevada IN FRANCE—Attempts by .the Is lifted into an ambulance new French Government to econ­ after returning from a Com­ omize by laying off some govern­ munist prison camp. ment workers and raising retire­ ment age limits for the rest have been met with a wave of strikes in postal, railroad and other public services. Other groups, including miners, have al-so gone out. Both Communist and non-Communist - unions are involved in the strike action. \ it LIBERALS WIN CANADA VOTE—The Liberal Party, which has been in power in Canada for the past 18 years, won an overwhelming election victory which assures it another four years in office. The Liberals took 171 out of the 265 seats in the Canadian House of Com­ mons and 48 percent of the total popular vote as against 31 percent for their nearest opponents, the Progressive Conservatives. Xr X> X EISENHOWER ORDERS ECONOMY—With Congress refusing to raise the US debt limit ceiling above $275 billion. President Eisen­ hower has ordered all Federal agencies to whittle down their spending, and to reduce their requests for funds in the 1954-55 budget. Failure to keep expenses down will force the President to call a special session of Congress to raise the debt limit. Debt levels are expected to rise to $277 billion by December. Xt X> QUAKE TAKES BIG TOLL IN GREECE—A series of earthquakes On a group of small islands off the coast of Greece has leveled whole towns and cities and run up a death toll in the thousands. Food and water shortages followed, with hungry ^citizbns battling for scanty food suppiles dropped by airlift and distributed off US Navy ships and mer­ chant vessels in the vicinity. A great many deaths resulted when hospital were collapsed by quakes. Distribution of SIU shipboard libraries is now well underway with three more Atlantic Coast ports due to receive their quotas of books this week. Shipments of the 50-book assortm^ts have gone oiit to Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia for placement aboard vessels sailing out of those ports. In the following week, the care of by port agents and patrol­ ous shore ; leave hunting around Union libraries will be avail- men. The cost of the program is for a store in which he could get in the Gulf - and Smith Atlantic port areas. West Coast ports of Seattle, Sari Francisco and Wilmin^ori will get their allotments orie week later. ' The first ship to receive a SEA­ FARERS LOG-sponsored - library was the Bull Lines' Beatrice, with the- SIU Sea Chest Cor­ poration putting a library aboard her on Augus't 5. Since then all vessels signing on in the port of New York have re­ ceived their quota of 50 books for a three morith period, or 100 books if the ship is scheduled to be out longer than three months. In any case each SIU ship will receive four 50-book libraries a year. All of the libraries are paper­ back books supplied by Pocketbooks, orie of the largest distribu­ tors of paper-bound editions, with thousands of fiction and non-fiction titles to choose from. Each 50-book library contains a varied assort­ ment of popular reading matter, including crime fiction, westerns, popular novels and humor. The books are all new ones, and each successive » assortment placed aboard a given ship will consist of entirely new and different titles. The SIU Sea Chest Corporation is handling the distribution from its central warehouse in New York and will .place books aboard in all outports where it has facilities fore delivering slopchests. In other ports, the distribution will be taken being carried by the SEAFARERS a decent supply of liooks and maga­ •i • LOG fund. Ail books are identified zines. as coming from "Your SEAFAR­ ERS LOG shipboard. library." . " The decision to supply libraries to the ships grew out of the longfelt ' dissatisfactiori of Seaf^ers Seafarers in all ratings with available reading material. whose income tax withholding While volunteer organizations have statemients , (W2 forms) would for some time now been collecting books for placement aboard, ships, show continiioius employment with orie company for a full much of this material consisted of year or more are urged to send old, worn and torn volumes on specialized subjeciSi of no particu­ these in to SIU headquarters for possible use in the Atlantic lar interest to seamen. Old school tanker drive. The Organizing textbooks and technical manuals Department has issued a call more often than not, made up the for tlpse as another means of bulk of these collections. showing Atlantic seamen the As a result, many ships' crews wage-earning potential they made efforts to get their own li­ can enjoy on SIU ships, wheth­ braries, financing the purchase of er they homestead one ship or books through a voluntary ship's company or ride a dozen. The" fund. This had drawbacks in that W2 forms should be sent c/o a ship's fund didn't always have money available for a decent li­ the SIU Organizing Depart­ ment. They will be returned brary, and some crewmember had to give up hours or a day of preci­ upon request. Need WZ Forms For Organizing Actor And Seafarers Odds Stacked, Car Union Says DETROIT—A booklet listing the odds against the bettor in all forms of gambling is being pre­ pared by the CIO United Auto Workers as part of its campaign agriinst gambling in auto plants. The booklet aims at convincing auto workers that the odds are stacked in favor of the profession­ als and bookmakers and against the average customer. It will list the odds against winning on horse races, numbers, baseball pools, and other common forms of gambling. Movie star Glenn Ford (right) poses on the Del Mar with Bob Spears, DM; Roy Harper, storekeeper, and Joe Collins, DM; left to right. Ford, who the crew says is "one swell guy" will make a movie in South America. YOUR DOLLAR'S SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING magnesia contains approximately 38 grains of magnesium hydroxide per fluid ounce, as the labei says it does, and ! One of the'worst overcharges to which wage-earners ^ a retailer's.private brand is labeled with the same content are subject is the high pirice they pay for simple household why pay more? As further assurance that you can safely reniedies and proprietary drugs sold under heavily-adver­ buy the lowest-priced drug product labeled "USP" or tised brand names. "NF," all drugs in interstate commerce are subject to You may actually pay 500 per cent more for the same'" Federal inspection. ' product under one name than under another. If people only knew How much extra they pay for a , Want proof? Take the case of aspirin. You can buy it famous name. Recently a Massachusetts druggist, Edmund at Macy's departmerit stores, or any one of a number of C. Dickson, writing in Expose magazine, revealed that other retailers as just plain "Aspiring USP". But if you Empirin compound sells for $1.35 up, while the equivalent buy it under the name of B yer or Squibb, you pay 59 or APC tablets (aspirin-phenacetin-caffeine) sell for 55 cents '62 cents for it. Take milk of magnesia. You can pay or less; that Digitora wholesales for $2 per 100 while an 60 centstf quart for it under the famous 'ThiiUps" name, equivalent digitalis costs 36 cents, a difference of $1.64 or only 26 to 41 Cents under the private label of various that becomes a-difference of $2.50 or more in the retail price; that one type of adrenalin sells for $3.50 while the . retailers. • But are these cheaper brands really as good as the well- equivalent epinephrine hydrochloride solution seils for $1. known pne.s? Yes. The tip-off is those three little letters, Same Pill — Different Label "USP",'which this departtnent has mentioned before. Similarly, some years ago a Congressional committee ! Official Quality Standard < found that manufacturers charge several times as much •' ' Those letters stand for United States Pharinacopoeia, for drugs sold under adyertised brand names as for the which is the official set of formulas for various common same products under their chemical designations. For drug products. If a label carries (hose letters, it means exam:^le, a druggist paid 57 cents an ounce for phenothe product meets the official standard. Or if the label barbital, but $6.90 an ounce under the name of Luminal; says "NF", paeaning "iNfational Formulary," ypu can also acetylsalicylic acid was 13 cents an ounce, but under the ...feel assured it also meets the official standard. Moreover, Bayer Asphdn name the pubhc paid *{5; acetphenetidin : bfteri the irigredirints listed on was 21 cents, but undecAfae brand name of Phenacetln it ,; the labek if a welLknown high-priced brand of milk of :- Price Gouge on Household Drugs Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying Much of the situation results from doctors themselves. As Mr. Dickson pointed out, they are continualfy visited by the "detail men" (promotional representatives) of the big drug companies, who sell them on the merits of their products and tell them what various drugs can be pre­ scribed for. So nowadays doctors tend to rely more on the easy method of prescribing some well-known, brand name, rather than rely on their own pharmaceutical knowledge. What can you do about it? At least for the household remedies you buy yourself—like calamine lotion, witch hazel, cod-liver oil, aspirin, etc.—shop by the "USP-! label. Many department stores, mail-order houses like Sears and Ward, the drug chains and neighborhood druggists, too, now have their own private brands. Ask for the private brand. Look for the "USP" or "NF" letters. Compare the ingredients listed on the labels. Shop Prescriptions Too You're perfectly entitled, too, to take a prescription a doctor gives you and ask several druggists how much it will cost to fill. The prices of prescriptions have been found to vary noticeably in several surveys conducted by Impartial experts. But most of all, if possible have tlie doctor give you the name of the product to buy, rather than get a pre­ scription. One survey found a prescriptidn for sodium salicylate pills cost 95 cents to $1.25 in various stores, while the same pills sold over the counter without an Rx for about 50 cents. •\ •e �WEZTnmmm:^ x<»ic •J J-tt rd.* r Future MDAided By Seholarsliip $ - ^ 1 S£A¥CASH BENEFITS • ••• t SEAFARERS WELFARE; VACATION PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID Prom August 3, 1953 T. August lA, 1953 * -• wwi ••••eteevOaeeaeeeeeeeereeeeeeeaeaeeeeaee • w ••••aeaoaeTeeeaeaaaeeeeeeeieaaaeaeaeaaeepoaeeoe m No. Seafarers RccciTing Benefits this Period Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid this Period SIU scholarship winner Miss Alma Iris Jimenez is shown with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Jimenez of Rio Fiedras, PR. A promising career in medicine is in the offing for Miss Alma Iris Jimenez, daughter of Seafarer Pedro Jimenez, thanks to the SIU scholarship award. And if past performance is any indication. Miss Jime--*nez is' likely to go through lighted'with the scholarship," she medical school with fiying wrote, "and I am very proud that my father is an active member of colors. Miss Jimenez and her parents were overjoyed, at the news that she was one of the winners of the four • year $6,000 scholarships offered by the SIU. "I am de- Captain All For Union's Slopchests The job that the SIU Sea Chest Is doing in supplying merchant ships with first-quality slop chests, has drawn high praise from Cgptain L. Lindquist, master of the SlU-manned Oceanstar. The Sea Chest service, the captain said, has piit an end to the squabbles and complaints that resulted when the ship, was suppliejjMjy the water­ front ship chandlers. Captain Lindquist is one of a -growing number of company of­ ficials, ships' captains and pursers who have written the Sea Chest praising the price and quality of the Sea Chest's merchandise. In the six months that the Sea Chest has been engaged in large-scale supply of ships on a competitive basis, it has won approval from :imany Who looked askance at the ddea of a Union-owned and oper­ ated corporation entering the slop chest field. The Oceanstar captain's letter i! reads as follows: ^ "As master of the SS Oceanstar, .1 am very -pleased that the Sea­ farers International Union has taken over the job of supplying the slop chest aboard their con­ tracted vessels. "We have been plagued in our dealings with slop chest vendors with inferior goo^s, unknown brands and seconds in name brands of many items. If we were given name brands then high prices pre­ vailed, "All this foregoing was a cause for many squabbles, beefs and led to many headaches for the master. Now under this liew set-up we find that this is now all behind and passed us as master of these ves­ sels. I wish to go pa record for my complete coopioratisn with the Sea» . iMrere Sea^ C^est; €orpoi«tioi^^ - the Seafarers Inteimational Union." At 21 years of age. Miss Jimenez has already received her college degree from the University of Puerto Rico's College of Natural Sciences. She has enrolled in the University's School of Medicine for the fall term, which got under­ way on August 14, 1953. Has Fine Record Miss Jimenez, who was born in Puerto Rico on March 25, 1932, and makes her home in Rio Fied­ ras, a few miles outside of San Juan, showed exceptional ability in both her high school'and college studies. She finished 17th in a graduating class of 396 students at the Central High School of Santurce. Her college record was equally scintillating. Carrying a program of scientific and mathematic subThis is the last in a series of features concemlii« the four winners of the 1953- SIU scholarships. Each of these stories has introduced one of the winners, so that the mem­ bers may leam a little about the persons that their Union Welfare Plan will be sending to college for the next four years. , jects such as quantitative analy­ sis, botany, analytic geometry, cal­ culus and similar weighty items, she rolled up an A-minus average. As a result of her distinctive achievements in college. Miss Jimenez was listed in the Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges, a roster of outstanding students throughout the US and its territories. • • -Miss Jimenez has long h»d the ambition to study medicine, and had been planning to attend medi­ cal school if it were financially possible for her to do so. Now with the aid of the SIU scholarship her ambitions will be realized. Her father has been sailing with the SIU for the past six years. He started in the engine department, but recently transferred his book to the stewards department. Authorities at the University are of the opinion that Miss Jimenez wrill do very well at the School of Medicine. "L am confident," Dr. E. Harold Hinman, dean of the university, wrote, "that Miss Jime­ nez will be a real credit to the Sea- farw'AttacMtieaia Union." / V-, ' m Wi WELFARE* VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD HQipittl Ptoefitf D^ath Dloabaitv Benofito UltMllltV BMrfit. U2L ?tactef 2E JjsiiL WELFARE* VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hospital Benefito Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 « | 3^7/3S ^V/3/7 Death Benefita Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 DitaMUtY Renyfitf Pnid SjiicV Mgy h ?2 Matyftity Bettefitf Piiid Apytf • [ f'f/fCO il thM— Vayatjoft Pidd Siact fyfrt HI IPB * WIM Tgtfd Date WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS VacatiooCaah on Hand -Welfare Vacation Eatimated Accouma Receivable "^pelfare" USGovernmeot Bonda (Welfare) Real Eatate CWclfare) Other Aaaeta - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS •COMMENTS; ' . mrimxih wsTimm wrrtmBa wmnsMm mamm i The winners of the scholarships have all been accepted for admittance to the schools of their choice* The winners and their schools are as follows; Charlantf Kolden; Richmond Professional Institute - Robert Gtoodwin,-" Univer­ sity of Oregon Dental School - Alma Jiminez Colls> Univ­ ersity of Puerto Rico-and Elizabeth Lomas, Barnard College in New York* . Some applicants are not sending in the cotnpXete infor­ mation necessary for the benefits to which they are Submitted A1 Ken* AseiattdSTXimiuiatfetof' .All•these . and, remeniber this. • • ave yours without contributing a single nickel on your part—Collecting SIU bene- . fits'is easy, whetljer it'sioy hospital, birth, disunity or death—lou gei'first rate personal: ,vhK; !u4:r ? service inmwdiateiy through your Uiiion'e repi?eia3ita1^^ , . , w. p> -1'.j �s-. 4., ••.;;-t •, •; SBdringK$ roM ffi. Mt t.l--! ' n«* UNION TALK SIU •SUPMenTearn UpOnNoyet iy KEITH TERPi The capitulation,of th# operator# of the tanker Val Cbem and their agreeing to sign, the standard SIU tankship contract offers a good moral for the uneasy gtiiding lights of the Jt.tlantic Refining .Company to etudy,. Acknowledging the superiority of SIU conditions hy running out on prior promises and signing a last-minute pact with the National Jdaritime Union (CIO), the Val Chem's operators chose the hard way to prove a point which the SIU has maintained for years. . This Union has safeguarded its top position in the industry because it assures its membership that it can provide job opportunities for all Seafarers when and where they're wanted, and the best conditions in maritime along with them. Reneged On Pledge The Valentine Tanker Corp. decided to play game.s with the SIU and. fenege on its pledge to hire SIU men, but it didn't figure on the .solid might of the SIU in any beef, plus the support from other trade unionists. CIO shipyard workers, AFL harbor tugboatmen and other jparine crafts wouldn't touch the ship, delpite the constant pressures put on them, because, like all legitimate trade unionists, they respect another union's pkketline in a legitimate'beef. The fact that Valentine ran to the NMU when confronted with the fact that it would have to put SIU conditions aboard th^Val Chera is the best indication anyone could ask for on who's really out front in the matter of take-home pay, working conditions and other benefits. Shipowners look out for the best deal for themselves only. It's not unlikely that Atlantic,, which was probably aware of the goings-on, watched closely. It knows that the day is not far off when it too will have to fall in line and sign the SIU standard tanker con­ tract, and in fact will have a mandate from the overwhelming majority of its ^nker seamen to do so, when they express their preference for SIU representation in the coming NLRB election. We hope Atlantic takes notice. It may save a lot of unnecessary trouble for all hands later on. 4 4 4. The extension of all SIU welfare benefits to SIU bookmenibers in the Atlantic fleet is already drawing enthusiastic comment from the tankermen, who realize now, if they never did before, that the vSIU can deliver on its promises to provide the best conditions and benefits foif its members in Atlantic, ^ust last week, the SIU membership in all ports approved this step, in order to show their brother members on Atlantic ships what some of "tlie best in maritime" is like. The comprehensive welfare coverage they can now enjoy at no cost to themselves is jUst one of the gains assui-ed them as soon as Atlantic is bi-ought under SIU contract. / . — Receive Same Benefits As the plan is set up, any SIU bookmember in Atlantic who has filed a beneficiary card for the death benefit and has had that fact noted in his book is eligible for benefits the same as any Seafarer aboard any SlU-contracted ship. This means a great deal of security to SIU mem­ bers in Atlantic, with every Atlantic seaman weU conscious of the need for security when you sail with a non-union tanker outfit. Although the turnover in the fleet through firings of SIU supporters Is nowhere near the astronomical figures reached in the Cities Service drive, many of the tankermen would have no means of earning a liveli­ hood today if not for the SIU's healthy book-to-job ratio and .the Union's ability to provide jobs for them. Atlantic apparenUy learned some lessons from the Cities Service case, and one' was not to indiscriminately fire every man who looked like he used the word "union" in his vocabulary. The company has fii-ed a great many.men but It added what appears to be a calculated effort hot to fii-e.in some cases. Instead, it's relied on tactics which are designed to harass a man to the point where he either quits or goes .loco. That's the new method. Fortunately, Atlantic guys are wise to it and they play along. They know that the real straitjacket cases are the manipulators of the company union, who had the notion they could keep on fooling Atlantic seamen about their own set-up forever. A former SUP dei^and has just had his second novel "The Alaskan" published with the aid of his Seafarer-literary agent. Robert Lund, now an engineer, is represented in his lit­ erary endeavors by Seafarer Carl Cowl, who sails as electrician on SIU ships when he isn't dealing with publisher's rep-' • resentatiyes. The theme of "The Alaskan" deals with.- the life of a seaman who goes ashore in Alaska in the '30's to live iu that then largelyundeveloped country. Lund drew on his own experiences as a sea­ man, longshoreman, and back­ woodsman in Alaska for much of the material in the novel. The book has been published jointly by The John Day Company in New York and by Harrup's in London. It will also appear in a paper-back edition that will be put out by Bantam Press. Sailed Steamschooners Lund started going to sea out of Seward, Alaska, in 1935 on a small mail and passenger ship. After that he sailed on steamschoonei's, American President Lines land other SUP ships. How-: Seafarer Carl Cowl, left, -who is also a literary agent and Robert ever, eye trouble forced him to Lund, former SUP member, look over Lund's second novel, "The quit sailing on deck and he became Alaskan." In between novels, Lund sails as an engineer. an engine room man, getting his license just before World War II. He now -holds a chief engineer's ticket and just got off the new superliner, the United States. •He came to a sea-going career by a round-about route. His great grandfather, Christian Lund, was a shipping man out of Copenhagen who operated three sailing ships. His grandfather was a member of A special report by the Mutual Security AdmihistraticMi" the original Mormon congregation which is ip charge of the country's foreign aid program, that trekked fi-om Illinois to Utah and helped found Salt Lake City. shows that the agency has lived up to the requirements of the "50-50" law in handling dry Seeks Seaman-Novelist American liners to the tune of 80 Cowl, who has been a member cargo and tanker shipments. The report, covering the percent of total shipments. of theSIU A&G District since The "50-50" law calls for 50 per­ 1939, has been operating a literary year from July 1, 1952, to June 30, agency for the last eight years at 1953, shows that American-flag cent of all foreign aid shipments, dry cargo vessels carried 56 per­ financed by US taxpayers, to be 516 Fifth Avenue, New York. cent of 2,200,000.tons of dry cargo cai-ried on American-flag vessels. "In the eight years that I've been in this business," he said, shipped by the Mutual Security "I've had hopes of getting a great Administration on regular liner novel of the sea from a seafaring .scrvices. During the same period man. -So far, Lund is the only US tankers carried 52 percent of novelist with a sailing background all such tanker shipments. Included among the areas re­ that I've come across." Seafarers sending telegrams Lund's first novel, "Hour of ceiving such shipments were Eu­ or letters to the New York Glory" was also published by John rope, the Near East, Africa, South headquarters dispatcher asking Day and by Pocketbooks in the Asia, the Far East and the Latin to be excused from attending paper-back edition. It is an histori­ American republics. headquarters membership On military items, which are cal novel about an ex-seaman, who meetings must include the reg­ was beachcombing in Guam when shipped under the Mutual Security istration number of their the Americans took over the island program and are included in the shipping card in the message. In 1898, and/ appointed him 'tem­ above totals, the figures show that From now on. if the number porary governor. His next pub­ 67 percent were carried on Ameri­ is not included, the excuse can­ lished work will be a group of can flag vessels. Homebound car­ not be accepted by the dis­ short stories that he wrote some goes of strate^c materials covered patcher. years back. by the progi-am were carried on Cartoon History Of The SIU The A&G District started 1948 by sparking am all-out drive to increase wages. Under a -special clause contained exclusively in SIU contracts, the , tC^ JJnion opened, wage negotiations. The splrallng cost -living made wsge boosts imperativei and the ' llfc told the operators It intended to get more 5^<rA l^rkchops—not promises. MSA Has Stuck To 50-56 Cargo Law, Says Report Put Sumber On 'Meeting Excuses Winning More Porieehopg By March 12,' the Union had forced a number of operators to agree to wage hikes averaging from 6,3 to 14.2 percent. The Union also won higher OT rates.. This broke the solid front, and the other op­ erators soon swung into line. The Increases set a new pattern for the industry, and other maritime unions were soon asking the same gains. Xo. 44 On the organizing front, the A&G District madi the big br' sk into the unorganized tanlcer field when the Cities Service tankermen voted 83.1S per­ cent for the SIU. The SIU was certified, but the NLRB refused to certify ships added to the fleet during the election. The Union weni hack te mtk on these new ships and proved successful sgala. �•;•«*• iPac* Tea J '•ju^.miil' sBArAkMna toe PORT REPORTS. won by a combined effort of AFL New Orleans: because the homeowners in the Gatvestan: outfits in this town, refusing to area put up such a bitter fight to cross a picket line. The contractors keep the Governifient from acquir­ yelled their heads off about losing ing more land to expand the pres­ money, but they finally came ent depot. After the Korean trhce around. was signed, the Government de­ We had the Lone Jack (Cities Shipping down h^re is at a Shipping has been holding its Everything here in this port cided to hold off on closing the Service) in here to sign on for steady pace and from the latest re­ own in this southern port, with present depot until present ammo seems to be going along pretty Japan and taking quite a few men. port will be pretty good for the W|U, including shipping. Every stocks at the dump were exhausted. two ships signing on for Japan. More of the boys wanted to get coming two weeks, we have sev­ Opposing the homeowners are var­ Ships Signing on were the Julessnfp touching the port is calling out on her. Must be the lure of eral ships due in here from the ious interested groups who have burg of Terminal Tankers and the for men. Two. Waterman vessels, the Orient. Far East and are due to go out Antinous and Iberville, came in made a fight to retain the installa­ Petrolite of Tanker Sag Harbor. the rush of shipping and again on the Far East run. ' this week and, each ordered five tion as it provides a good deal of In-transits included the Del Santos allWith bookmembers shipping out, ' We had five ship payoffs during men. That's the most coastwise work for teamsters, stevedores, and Del Alba (Mississippi); Can- we our were unable to hold a meet­ the period, six'lign-ons, and 14 inseamen and other groups. tigny (Cities Service); Steel Trav­ ships have taken in some time. ing this past^ week. Maybe we'll transits. Ships paying off included The Carpenters are on a con­ The Maiden Victory (Mississippi) eler (Isthmian); Seatrain Louisiana be able to scarb up a quorum next Del Alba and Del Mar (Missis­ tinuous meeting in Tampa. There paid off in this port a few days ago (Seatrain); Wacosta and Jean La- time if shipping isn't so ali-fired sippi); Antinous and Chickasaw and reshipi^ed and signed on a new Fitte (Waterman), and Genevieve is a wag^ beef, but the uniohs hot, » crew. MSTS then ordered her to Peterkin (Bloomfield). (Waterman); and National NavigRhere do not strike. They go on At present on the beach we haye tion's iay-up for a while, and as a result, Catahoula, Ships signing oh During the past period, apy Charles Seymour, O. Pedersen, continuous meetings or sometimes E. were Del Santos, Del Mar and Del all hands go fishing. There is a the crew was paid a. full month's beefs, that arose were minor and Lerma, J. P. Blackman, R, Boyd, matter of twenty-five cents an hour wages plus the seven days they were squared away on the spot in H: Blanchard, H. Granger, T. Jones Oro (Mississippi); Genevieve Peterhad on the foreign articles. A true SlU-style. across-the-board in differences. and Marie Hamill (Bloomfield); and L. Reiifthuck, who has just kin The Iberville, in Monday, had month and seven days' wages is a and Oceanstar (Dolphin). Oldtimers on the beach at this taken himself a bride. We wish her usual beef in thd deck depart­ pretty good haul for seven days of time include Jimmy Wall, R., Clark, them both Ships in-transit included: Alcoa's a lot of luck. ment. Seems as work. At the moment, the ship is H. Rosecraus, W.^ McCarthy, J; Cavalier, Pennant, Clipper and Leroy Clarke if this ship has a laying on the east bank of the Vaughn, T. Saustaire, W. Mitchell Pilgrim; Isthmian's Steel Traveler; Lake Charles Port Agent continuous beef river awaiting orders. Mississippi's Del Santos and Del and Earl "Tiny" Wallace. Men in t 4. First Mariner between the mate Oro; Seatrain New Jersey (Sea­ the hospital are K. Nikander, H. and the crew. Mobile also got her first Mariner- Forbes, W. Lipscomb,. F. Burns Miami: train); Claiborne and Monarch of Sometimes it is type ship this week when the Mag­ and J. Markopolo. the Seas (Waterman); Genevieve worse than at nolia Mariner (Mississippi) was de­ Peterkin and Marie Hamill (Bloom­ As far as the labor front here is livered to the concerned, all of the building others, but this field), and Evelyn and Mae (Bull). company and trades locals in the city have been time was pretty Crew Gets $ miid, compara­ cre^ed up. The out on strike for the past two Had several beefs since the last The shipping picture remains tively, so it was crew was trans­ weeks. They are demanding 25 Carter report and all were settled to the ported to the cents-an-hour raise. Can't tell how just as'bright as ever here, since quickly smoothed satisfaction of the crews involved. Pascagoula Ship­ they are going to do in their beef, we stiil don't have enopgh men on On over. Seems the mate wants his the Del Mar (Mississippi) a dis­ yard by bus to but hope they make out all right. the beach, and have to go search­ pie and wants to eat it too. The pute came up down iti Buenois ing to fill some of the jobs that we move the ship ex-delegate was the bone of con­ Keith Alsop Airas as to who should hdve turned get. We expect the shipping pic­ over to the New tention this time. When the mate Galveston Port Agent on the heating system and how ture to remain just as bright for fired him, he couldn't replace him, Orleans area much temperature should have t 4, the future, since we are'very short from which point so he agreed to take him on again. Horn been maintained. No one could of rated men down here, she will make Lake Charles: The Antinous, on the other handi \We paid off the Fiorida (P&O) seem to agree on .who was respon­ is a ship without a beef. It runs her first trip out under MSTS on continuous articles and had th^ sible so the crew collected two along as smoothly as an SIU ship orders. following ships calling in here: nights lodging for not having suf­ should run. A few of the old timers current­ the Ponce (Puerto Rico Marine), ficient heat in the quarters. The Cuban Government opened ly on the beach include Cyril Mize, the Wacosta, Afoundria, Mobiiian, The crew followed this beef fire on the one of the banana boats Herman Butts, A. King, Donald through from start to finish in fine Reporting from" down in the Yaka and War- - ' from Tampa this week. Three of Pool, Fritz Weidegren, J. F. GerSIU style by getting it recorded in garden comer of Louisiana, where hawk (Water­ the crewmembers were injured. sey, Ervin Bradley, J. Lawton, the log book at the time the quar­ Also, the Cuban'Air igorce turned Tom E. Brown, H. E. Nichols and all is not gold that glitters; some man), and the ters were cold, so of it is oil. Things have been mov­ Alcoa Puritan to and fired several hundred Richard Scheuttner. it was not too ing along at a rapid pace in this (Alcoa). rounds of ammunition at this ship^ Hunts Alligator hard a beef to We had some All these boats, owned by Hamil­ For the Seafarer of the Week town. Shipping was very good for collect. It may ton .Brothers, are under foreign we nominate Brother Donald Horn, the past two weeks as we shipped beefs on spme of sound like a a total of 78 men in all depart­ the intercoastal ? flags. who has been a member of the minor beef, but ments. ships, but got ' Oldtimers around are Gus Tay­ SIU since its beginning. He is two nights lodg­ Causing this rusff were the F -ad- these all squared lor, Aaron Varn, Paul Carter, Tony single and makes his home on ing for the entire Sosa and Frank Land. Most of Cedar Point Road near Mobile Bay ford Island, French Creek, Logars away to the'eat- ' Vllar crew of 108 un­ isfaction of the these fellows have only been in where he spends his spare time Fort, Winter Hill, a few days and are hanging around trying to hog-tie an alligator in Council Grove crew, and everything else was ite en sed men and C h i w a w a home until ready to ship again. smooth, except for a few perform­ ain't hay. All Bollinger the creek which keeps him awake Ray White ers on these ships. The member­ crews should fol­ all night. Horn took a job on the (Cities Service), Tampa Port Agent new Magnolia Mariner just to see and Petrol Tank­ ship has gone on record to take low the example of this crew. When there is no heat or water or any­ er's Bull Run. care of these characters, how she sails. His only regret is • . t i On the labor J. Caldwell dropped into the thing else due the crew under the that his bosopn buddy, Charley Mobile; front the Office hall to say hello, and ^en took off agreement, have a record made at Spencer, did not make the ship Employees Union for a vacation in Havana before the time in the official log book witti him. we had a chance to talk him into and the beef will be paid. Members are again remiiided (AFL) won their All members ate urged to take shipping out again. Jose C. Viiar Relnchiick that if they want to get off any strike against the advantage of the new clarification construction firms is in the Veterans Hospital in Coral ship in the harbor they must give committee set up in headquarters. with a nice contract and secured Gables, and is doing so weli that the 24 hours notice required by Shipping in this port for the When something comes up that is last couple of weeks remained the agreement or they won't be almost all of their demands. The he expects to be out in a couple of to be clarified mail it in or turn it main one was union ^cognition weeks, able to pay off. good with 176 mem shipped to reg­ in to any of the officials in the re­ which they now have, also an in­ Eddie Parr • Cal Tanner ular jobs and about 70 men spective ports and they will see crease in wages. This victory was Miami Fort Agent Mobile Port Agent shipped to various relief jobs that it is submitted to the commit­ around the harbor. During the tee for clarification in order that same period we registered approx­ the beef will not come up. any imately 143 men. longer. This committee meets regu­ Ships paying off included the larly and hands down clarifications Pennant, Clipper, Puritan, Runner, on beefs that come lip involving Pilgrim and Corsair (Alcoa); and the contract. Jeff Gillette. Agent Elliott 4334 FORT WILLIAM....llBVi Syndicate Ava, Monarch of the Seas and ClaiborncSIU, A&G District TAMPA. 1809-1811 N, Franklin St Ontario Phone: 3-3221 Blood Donors (Waterman). Signing on were the BALTIMORE Phone 2-1323 PORT COLBORNB 103 Durham St. 14 North Gay St. Ray White. Agent WILMINGTON. Calif 909 Marine Ave. Ontario Phone: 5591 A fine Union spirit and con­ Pennant, Puritan, Pilgrim and Earl Sheppard. Agent Mulberry 4S40 John Airabasz. Agent Terminal 4-2874 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. sideration of others was once more Runner, while in-transits included BOSTON EMplre 4-5719 ....276 State St HEADQUARTERS... .679 4tb Av4.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER VICTORIA. BC 61714 Cormorant St. demonstrated in this port during the Iberville and Antinous (Water­ James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-.0140 Paul Hall Empire 4531 308>/4 23rd St. ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS man) and Cities Service's Royal GALVESTOllilf VANCOUVER. EC..,,...969 HamUton St. the past week, A request came Keith Alsop. Agent Phone 2-S44S Robert Matthews Joe Alglna from the USPHS hospital for Oak. In the next two week period LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Claude Simmons . Joe Volpian SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone 6-5744 WilUaA Hall Waterman has the Claiborne, Leroy Clarke. Agent blood donors for veteran Seafarer Dolphin Hotel BAGOTVHXE. Quebec. 20 fflgln St. Chickasaw, La Salle, Monarch of MIAMI Johnny Murry, Frank Piecykoln, Eddie Parr. Agent Mfami 9-4791 Phone: 845 ^ SUP 1 South Lawrence St. THOROLD. Ontario 92 St. Davids St. 3aJ Lafuentes and Jack Moore im­ the Seas, De Soto and Maiden MOBILE £5LT«"I!?'!. Phone 2-17.54 HONOLilLU....".... CAnal 7-3202 16 Merchant St. Creek due in for payoffs and re­ NEW ORLEANS 923 BlenvUle St. 113 Cote De La Montwe mediately volunteered. A second Phone 9-8777 QUEBEC Llndsey WlUlams. Agent Quebec Phone: 2-7078 PORTLAND 922 N, W. Everett St. placements. Alcoa has the Patriot, _ Magnolia 6112-6113 177 Prince WlUlam St. call was received tor the bipod re^ Be^on 4S^ SAINT JOHN 679 4th Ave.. Brooklyn RICHMOND. CALIF. NB Phone: 2-5232 placement tor the wife of Seafarer Pofaris, Pointer, Roamer, Cavalier NEW YORK 5th St. „ STerllng 8-4670 Phone 2509 and Ci/pper due in as well. Baldy Bollinger, Bob Ferrell and NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Great Lakes District 2SS, Phone 4-1083 Move In Doubt Tim Browii responded. PJ^AD^PHIA 337 Market St. SEATTLE .2700^ Ist^Aw ALPENA ......133 W. Fletcher At this writing the future of the S. Cardnllo, Agent Market 7-1639 Danny Thomas, Bob Adams, .. Main 0290 Phone; 1238W ^THul..,-, 411 Austin St WILMINGTON 909 Marine Ave. BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St. Theodore llmmunition dump lo­ PORT Don HUton. Rep. Phone 4-2341 ' Terminal 4-3131 Phone: Cleveland'7391 Dick Sutt^, Buster Wells , and .SAN FRANCISCO .......450 Harrison St. NEW YORK...,. F79 4th ^e.^ Brim^ CLEVELAX4D cated right outside of Mobile is in T. 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE Arthur Larigevln are among, the Banning. Agent... Douglas 2-5475 Phone: Main 1-0147 doubt. The Government made Marty Breithoff. West Coast Representative OEnROIT .1038 3rd St. newly hospitalized members. Each CaiKijdidn Dittrict PUERTA de TIERRA. PR. .Pelayo 51—La 5 Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 appears to be progressing .nipely. plans to close this depot and move S^,CoUs. Agent Phone 2-5996 MONTREAL...,..,.684 St James St. West DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. to a spot hear th&'Alabama-Georgia SAVANN.^ .-...2 Abercorn St. , r ... PLateau 8161 Phone; Melrose 2-4110 Jeff Morrison, Agent Phone 3-1728 HALIFAX, NJ,v.J. 138»>ff^KolIle St. SOUTH CHICAGO;.... 3261^; 98nd St. Une/This'niove^ was to be made sEArruE.,.,,,,.,,;..;,,..a7oo ist >v«. N(tw OrieeiiB Boit Agent . Pbonei 3-8911 Phone: Esses 9-MlO Tampa: Iberville Has Rmnliig Beef In Deck Dept. Dalldlag Trade Unions On Strike Two Weeks Grew Gote.Twd DiiyI' Lodging On Heal Hoof /• We're Sim Hunllng For More Haled Men Lare Of Orleni Galls As Men Head For Japan Seafarers Grew Gets Menth's Sin Lay-Up. sm MALM. DiMtMCTOMty y •"• r - �w tagilRlevem SJLAFAREJtS LOG • • • ....PtUtT REPORTS hpurs beyond the International Date Line loaded with Army sup­ plies bound for" Korea and Japan when the Army turned her back after peace talks concluded in Ko­ rea. She is now In Bangor, Me., discharging the cargo which will take about three weeks. Oldtirhers on the beach include Nels Lai-sen, B. Roll, J. Kismul, J. Ringo and R. Queen, while two Seafarers in the hospital are M. E. Newman and L. E. Twite! Jeff Gillette Seattle Port Agent Fairland, Chickasaw and Afound­ Philadelphia: ria (Watertnan); the Steel Admiral (Isthmian); the Hilton (Bull); the Robin Sherwood and Robin Tux­ ford (Robin); the Perolite (Tanker Sag Harbor), and the Chiwawa Beefs on various ships coming The Port of New York has been Shipping in this port has been (Cities Service). into port during the past' two ^uniming for the past two weeks. Earl Sheppard good for the past two weeks, and tVe had a very busy period as far Baltimore Port Agent 'weeks have kept us on the go. One we expect that it will remain that in particular concerned the chief as the shipping end of our business way in the future. At the same & SI £> engineer on the De Soto' (Watei> is concerned. Shipping stili held time, the beefs have been few and man). It seems this chief was run­ far between. up good for all departments, but Wilmington: ning around with a gun and a Work on the new building fias engine department ratings are still blackjack, ready to give it to slowed down somewhat due to in the greatest demand. everyone. He got so menacing, the some additional work that is being We paid off a total' of 24 ships captain finally had to take them done, but this will mean even In the past two weeks, signed Sf t> taway from him. more extended facilities for the seven on foreign articles and serv­ We went down to the ship and membership here in Baltimore, so ice 13 in-transit ships. The follow- San Francisco: Shipping is so good out this way it js well worth it. At the present that if we get any more jobs we'U brought this fellow up on the car­ in ships paid off; Frances, Ann time, the work is going along on have to ship out the patrolmen. pet. It seems his Marie, Beatrice, Suzanne, Angelina, schedule on the top three floors. What's more, the outlook is so whole beef was Mae, Elizabeth and Binghamton per­ All of the steel is in the top and bright, we have sent wires to Mo­ something Victory (Bull); Scatrains New sonal against the items such as windows and so Jersey and New York (Seatrain); bile and Galveston advising them Shipping out here has been very SIU. The com­ Dennison Victory, Afoundria, good during this past period, and forth should be completed within to come and get it. Lafayette and Azalea City (Water­ we expect to have good shipping the next few weeks. Ships paying off and signing on pany asked us man); Archers Hope, Government out here for some time in the .Atlantic Drive were the Ames Victory and Coe not to cause any ' Camp, French Creek and Cantigny future, especially if things hold The top of the new discussion Victory (Victory Carriers); Cuba trouble and it (Cities Service); Seathunder (Co­ up the way they have been going. here in Baltimore is the Atlantic Victory (Seas), and The Cabins would take care of him. However, lonial); Northwestern Victory (Vic­ We paid off the Young America drive right now, with all the mem­ (Cabins). In-I think the talk McDonald tory Carriers); Robin Tuxford and bership showing great interest in transits included we had with him Robin Gray (SeaS); Steel Artisan (Waterman); the Lewis Emery Jr. the new developments in the fleet. the Sealegend was much more effective. (Isthmian), and Fort Bridger (US (Victory Carriers); the New Ro- The men are all hoping that the and Ocean Ulla chelle Victory (South Atlantic), and The De Soto has one of the finest Petroleum). Atlantic men will have an SIU (Ocean Trans.); the Seapender (Seatransport). crews sailing. The stewards depart­ Sign Hoosler Mariner contract very soon. Sunioh (Kea); The Young America, Lewis ment deserves especiai praise for Signing on were the Northwest­ Ralph Whitley is one of the men Calmar, Yorkmar Emery Jr. and Seapender signed fine work. However, we have to ern Victory; Steel Recorder and on the beach here right now. He and Seamar (Cal­ make sure the chief stays in line. Hoosier Mariner (Isthmian); Schuy­ back on, as well as the Young sails as steward mar); Seagarden Far East Run ler Otis Bland, Lafayette and Fair- America, Jean LaFitte and Choc­ and has been Ih (Pen. Nav.); Hur­ land (Waterman), and the Robin taw (Waterman). One of the regular boys who ricane, Raphael the SIU since Calling here in-transit, we had 1947. He is one of Shervyood (Seas). Ships in transit just came back to port is Williani Semmes, John B. were Alcoa's Pointer, Planter and the Alamar (Calmar), the John B. the sidewalk su­ Waterman, Bucyrus Victory and F. McDonald. He has been absent , Ranger; Seatrains Texas, Georgia, Waterman, Hastings, Kyska and perintendents we Morning Light (Waterman); Re­ from the Port of Philadelphia for . New York and Louisiana (Sea- Raphael Semmes (Waterman), and have had with public (Trafalgar); Marven (Int'l about a year, running Far East. train); PeSoto and Iberville (Water­ the Coe Victory (Victory Carriers). the new building, Nav.); Michael (Carras); North He expects to settle around Phila­ We had a beef on the New Ro- and since he man); Marymar and Penmar (CalPlatte Victory (Mississippi); Sea delphia for the next month or so" mar);, Bull Run (Petrol Tankers), chelle Victory about some disputed sails as steward, Comet II (Ocean Carriers); Gen­ on vacation. He has been sailing .and he has* taken and Isthmian's Steel Admiral. eral Patton (Nat'l Waterways); with the Union for two years.' ilBiEiiiii overtime Whitley some OT for re­ special interest Claude Simmons Steel King (Isthmian), and Clarks­ Originally, he came from Atlantic, stricted time, but in the plans for the galley 'and burg Victory (Eastern). Ass't. Secretary-Treasurer but he thinks there is nothing found that' some cafeteria facilities in the new like the SIU. Restricts Crew t 3^ of .the crew building. Steve Cardullo N Ran into the usual beefs which Seattle: fouled themselves Philadelphia Port Agent Payoffs are expected, however the Cuba up as far as the During the past period, we paid Victory was a little different. S> SI SI ' , OT was con­ off the Kathryn, Ines and Evelyn Seems like the captain had a lot Boston: cerned, by "not (Bull); the Massmaf (Calmar); the putting in their Bents Fort and Salem Maritime of faith in his typewTiter and halfOT sheets for "it. (Cities , Service); the Bienville sheets of blank white paper. He "Kent restricted the crew in two ports Though shipping ihas been a Some of the little slow the past two weeks, the OT for' restriction to ship was as (Waterman); the Oremar, Marore, and limited the shore time in holiday season has been at a peak good as gold, since the skipper Cubore, Steelore, Baltore and another. At the payoff he produced Arnold T. Policy, of the National in Seattle with various social restricted the crew to the ship Venore (Ore); the Robin Sherwood two of these half-sheets, one for events and entertaining activities on only a verbal order. However, (Robin); the George Lawson (Pan Inchon and one for Pusan, sup­ Shawmut Bank and treasurer of going on, Seattle has been cele­ many of the men in'the crew did Oceanic), and the Holystar (Interr posedly signed by MSTS restrict­ the Propeller Club .here, visited us recently. He looked over the ing the crew to the ship. brating its annual Seafair week not bother to put this OT down continental). We signed on the Sweetwater Yarmouth and said he was very with lots of beautiful girls from on their overtime sheets. Needless to say, none of these (Metro); the Steel Vendor (Isth­ impressed with the heads-up SIU which to choose the Seafair Queen were acceptable, as MSTS is not We had the pleasure of seeing mian); the Kathryn, Ines and crew that he saw in action and the and princesses dor the year, Shir­ the SIU first again, when the SIU- Evelyn (Bull); the Bethore, Ore- the port government auUiority. cleanliness of the ship. ley Givens, representing a labor The crew wound up with 1,535 union, was chosen as Seafair manned New Rochelle Victory mar, Marore, Steelore, Baltore, hours restricted shore time which Skip Payoffs sailed from here with the first Cubore and Venore (Ore); the Queen for 1953. : We paid off the Council Grove cost the company $2,190.27 in lieu We had the honor of having cargo of grain to go to Korea Julesberg (Terminal Tankers); the of launch service expenses to take (Cities Service), and signed her on under the new Rehabilitation Act Bents Fort and Salem Maritime President Eisenhower here attend­ the crew ashore. Collected anoCher again. We had the DeSoto and ing the Governor's Conference. for Korea. Quite a few important (Cities Service); the Bienville $136 for the 34-man crew for Iberville (Waterman), and the persons boarded the ship and an (Waterman); the Massmar (Cal­ The Gold Cup boat races were launch service not provided in Robin Tuxford (Robin) here inheld here last week with "Sio Mo .impressive ceremony was held to mar), and the Mary Adams (Bloom- still another port. transit. field). mark the sailing of this first cargo. •Shun IV" winning again for Seat­ All the payoffs were clean, and John Arabasz T. Banning The ships calling here in-transit tle. In addition to this, the weather it seems that the membership pol­ Wilmington Port Agent San Francisco Port Agent included the Antinbus, Wacosta, has been ideal for this time of the icy of warning performers and year. gashounds to stear clear of SIU ' Ships in-transit include, the Seaships has kept them away from . vigil (North Seas); Hastings and this port, since we have had little Keystone Mariner (Waterman); trouble on that score. Yorkmar and Alamar (Calmar); We have had some activity in . and The Cabins (Cabins Tanker). this area with Atlantic ships dur­ Clean Up Ship ing the past couple of weeks. We Shipping Figures July 29 to August 12 In a discussion aboard the Seahad the Atlantic Importer up in vigil, the captain agreed that the SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL Revere, the Atlantic States in REG. REG. REG. TOiAL SHIP. ship was in foul condition and DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED Providence and the Atlantic Deal­ PORT DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. er in New Haven. needed a lot of cleaning up in the 38 15 10 13 23 18 , 79 Boston ..... 40 The men in the Atlantic and the crews' quarters, officers' quarters 100 365 508 134 l3l 120 173 215 New York ., Seafarers up here are still talking and galley. We informed him that 130 39 42 - 49 132 39 32 61 Philadelphia about the way the AMEU chair­ SIU ships were clean ships and 283 73 111 99 304 98 82 man failed to even show up at the ... <. 124 Baltimore .. we certainly didn't want this one forum in Philadelphia, and just to. he an exception. Further, it was 17 3 4 10 10 41 ..... 13 18 Norfolk .... sent a letter instead. Some of the ai niust with the crew that the 10 4 5 43 1 15 17 11 Savannah guys say that the AMEU is so used ship's quarters and galley be 7 9 10 26 35 17 11 Tampa ........i............. *7 to "representing" tlie men in the ' dleaned up. To' make a long story 176 63 52 61 49 48 143 Mobile 46 fleet by just sending a letter to the short, the captain authorized sancompany—if they even bother to 88 78 250 - itat-y equipment and the sougeeing 81 84 262 NeW' Orleana -•....92 mention anythipg to the comapny of the stewards department, gal­ 17 102 34 24 44 61 18 Galveston' 26 —that the AMEU chairman ,just ley, messhall and quarters on an 3 14 6 5 39 12 10 Seattle * 17 couldn't get used to the idea of overtime ba.sis. We didn't hear any 45 44 143 148 54 45 49 . San Franeisvo 54 going any place in person to reprer . further beefs on her after we left, 46 25 105 sent his membership. 34 115 ..•42.." . io we • assume an'other clean SIU; ./' Wilmington .............v:';. 50 T T' f ' James Sheehan . ship is bri its way: . u..d^in X' . Boston Port B ' . . 472 , 0.659 The Keystone Mariner was six , 525i; New York: TopjUmon Shipping Kefps Port Humming •:-i^ Baltimore: Lois Of InierasI Here In The Allanlic Drive Union Clears Up Hoof Wilh Do Solo Ghief Colled 1,535 Hrs. OT Deef On Cnba Vielory Don't 'Forget' To Pnt til For Yonr OT HighlighisOfWeekFor Sealile: ike^ Seafair - --'"Vl Propeller Club Head Lauds Yarmoulh Crew ii stammfG mEmm as V;- ^".1 'J �Fare Twdve • ^ SEAFARERS LOG Annut 21,195S IN THE WAKE seacoasts, but there has never been KENNETH E. BECKERICH—FWT any definite proof as to whether or Seafarer Kenneth E. Beckerich tee ship in France because of a not this is actually true. Some has been sailing for only five years, sailing schedule mix-up, he caught scientists assert that the number of deaths during any given day is Question: Do you ever pass time but in that time, almost one-fourth the Fort Bridger and signed on evenly distributed over the 24 by tossing a line over the aide and of his life, he has come up with there with six of his ex-French a probable first with the SIU and Creek buddies who were left in hours; others maintain that more fishing while oh a trip? several near misses. the same boat. He spent five people die "when the tide goes out" —that is, between midnight and The Bronx-born 21-year-old is months on the Fort Bridger before Joe Miller, ch. stwd.: Siure, that's an FWT who has been a member paying off in Palermo, Sicily. The the very early hours of the morn­ one of the things I really like to of the Union since 1949. He was ship had been out 17 months when ing—than at any other time. do when we're 17 at the time and was, probably, it paid off its entire personnel, un­ 4. 4. ^ anchored oif the youngest Seafarer to sail any licensed and otherwise, going into The longest fishing line in the someplace and qpe of the seven seas. His other layup for awhile. world—36,000 feet, and made of things are dull SIU distinctions come in the ma­ Likes Coastwise Runs steel, was used, not by an enthu­ Once, while we ternity field. After returning as a passenger siastic fisherman, hoping for a were anchored On May 18, 1951, just about six prize haul, but by sea scientists on off the Southeast weeks after tee maternity benefit on the Vulcania, Ken got his book a scientific expedition aboard the coast of Africa, I went into effect for members of before setting out on an interGalathea, a Danish flag ship. Un­ threw a line over the Union, Ken and his wife Mar­ coastal run with Waterman. He ran lumber and dry cargo between reeling their giant line till it and landed garet qualified with a bouncing touched the ocean's bottom, 6V4 good - sized boy, Kenneth John Beckerich. The Oregon and New York, and has i 4. X. miles below the surface of the shark. Man, was than fun catching. younger Beckerich was the third stuck close to the US ever since High seas never meant the size water, the scientists were able to his first, long foreign run which SIU baby to bring in a maternity came as a pleasant and unexpected ^ » 4i or violeiic-e of the waves past the lure aboard such fabulous creatures benefit. Now, there seems evi­ three-mile limit. In its oldest sense, as the six-foot larva o£ an eel (this J. Behar, MM: Sure, and I like dence that the Beckerichs will be surprise. Not only do I like the coast­ high seas means the same as high­ means that the fully grown eel to catch stuff that I can cook and right up there among the second- wise runs," said Ken, "but 1 prefer way—a public thoroughfare which would probably stretch 130 feet in eat. Once - when time-around group to collect bene­ may be used by all who wish to length) and other creatures, which we were outside the Seatrains. It is a short run fits on an all-SlU family. Wife travel on it. "Under the weather, live so far below the surface of the Panama, I start­ with better than average pay and Margaret is expecting once more, a term which can now mean feeling water that no light from the sun ed fishing food, and I get a chance to see af d and tee latest edition to the grow­ sick either ashore or at sea, started ever reaches them, and which sur­ caught six dol­ my family every other week in ing Beckerich family may see the New York. You can't beat it for off. as a seasick expression, when vive in their water world, under phins, all in a light of day before this hits print. a top deal, even in the SIU." the new sailor, not as chipper as pressures as heavy as 15,000 couple of hours. As of the latest reports, the Beck­ he might be, and buffeted by the pounds every square inch. They were really Ken's last vessel was the Longerichs stand fourth in line for wind, curled up beside the bulwarks running good. view Victory (Victory Carriers), ^ 4) » second-time honors. on the windy or weather side of the And then we signing off .it late in June. Right Mai de ncr, or, to be uniHessant SIV OrgaulMr ship. c leaned and noiv, he said, he's waiting for a about it, seasickness, may be a unit 4- 4 Ken, who started sailing at 16 Seatrain again. The Longview ran crew sersal illness, but statistics have cooked them up with the SIU, was an organizer on army cargo to Antwerp, Cherbourg Many of the most common proved that men take this kind of loved them. tee Lake George when US Petro­ and Bordeaux on a European run. articles of clothing worn by the misfortune more bravely than * % X. leum came into the SIU fold. He man of today owe their popularity women.. For every five male victims Lives In Mt. Vemqn Charles LaRosa, OS: No, I never was with the first SIU crew to to the first World War. When he of seasickness, there are eight Seatrain Lines have a special do much fishing when I'm on a sail the ship in 1948 after the com­ took off his khaki uniform in 1918, women. place in his heart, for he,got off . ^ trip. I guess It's pany signed up with tee Union the American male decided he A long swallow of beer was as "t too dull for me. for better performance all around. the Seatrain New Jersey in Sep­ liked the trench coat, and added it welcome to an ancient Egyptian as I just like to He .was a cog in the organizing tember, 1950, in order to get mar­ to his civilian wardrobe, as well as it is to us today. As far back as stretch out in my wheels for Cities Service, too, ried. Didn't take him along, either. such everyday items as the wrist the year 5,000 BC, Babylonians sack or on a cot where so many Seafarers won their Three days after the payoff he was watch, a muffler, woolen socks, setting up the Beckerich family drank beer which they brewed up on deck and spurs as organizers. slacks'and soft collared shirts, home in Mount Vernon, NY. from barley. The Greeks and read to pass the "Speaking of Cities Service," Xf X> i/i Ken is known among his Sea­ Romans, however, who depended time. That's a the youthful Seafarer said," there That the tide affects the death on wine to quench their thirst, lot more relax­ was one trip I'll never forget. I farer buddies for his prowess in of human beings is a belief which scorned the barbarous drinking ing and restful took a lot of ribbing about it from weight lifting. He is also an avlH existed among the ancient Romans, habits of their Egyptian neighbors, than holding a tee boys. I was supposed to be cartoonist and caricaturist. How­ ever, he had to give up another who, along with such notables as but the lowly habit seems to have piece of line hanging over the side. out for six weeks, but it was 131^- one of his hobbies after he left Shakespeare and Dickpns, thought stood the test of time pretty well. • 4) 4months before it ended." school and got married. Ken was that more human beings died when The original invention of beer is M. Reid, eh. stwd.: Sure I like to Beckerich, he tells tee story on the lone male cheerleader, and the tide was ebbing than at other attributed to the goddess Isis, and fish, especially when we're on a limself, was on tee French Creek head of the squad, when he times. "To go out with the tide," even today, many people believe eight and one-half months after cavorted acrobatically along with usually about midnight, is a super­ that blowing on the foam of their long trip and signing on for a one-trip foreign 25 girls for Bronx Vocational High stition which is especially strong beer will-influence the goddess to there's nothing to do aboard ship. run of six weeks. After missing School. among people who live along the bring them good luck. When w e'r e around Panama, I always throw out a line and try to hook some of those GreenOn the beach 20. Not aboard ACROSS 41. Where Prime Minister Winston dent Roosevelt and Prime Minister Kind of tide Brindisl U • ship jacks. They make Mexican Skip bait on Churchill arrived in Quebec, W. L. Mackenzie King of Canada farmer 23. The hook 43. Native of great eating issued a joint statement in Quebec, water Murmansk Port E of Port 23. 4. SIU member N Canada, for a sixth conference to the same effect. . . Through the 7. Job for the when they're cooked right. Arthur 26. Gulf of 44. Indian tribe delegate with President Roosevelt on the medium of the SEAFARERS LOG, Blaa 45. Wedgeport 4) 4^ » 8. What SIU Fruit drink 27. Wing catch provides Atmosphere Joe Farrell, FWT: I never bother conduct' of the war, in which, for the Union helped td" explain the Vigor 38. 47. Formerly 6. Invoke the Brother of 29. Yea 49. Take water with fishing. Wh^n I was on the the first time, Canadian officials new withholding tax on wages Deity Moses 31. Prohibit from boat 7. Area N of IB. It runs from Robin Tuxford, I would take part. Premier Joseph ^hich affects Seafarers ... A Ger­ 32. Position BO. Iiland W of Chaleur Bay Miami to 33. Annapolis used to stretch Stalin, it was stated, is not likely to man submarine in an attack off the Rat 8. Aleutian Havana graduate: 81. Bore out Island , Rear out on a cot up participate ... The Italian Govern­ Sicilian north coast sank a cruiser Abbr. S3. Place to avoid Angers Crooner 39. Trial SB. Galley delicacy on deck and read ment announced that "In view of of the Brooklyn class which was Skin opening Island near Commune in Ulithi while Johnny repeated aerial attacks against protected by destroyers, Berlin SicUy Red or Black (Puzzle Answer on Page 2B) Byrnes used to Rome it has now been deter­ said . . . The islands of Lipari and Ceylon export 16. "evolve^ Semester: be over at the mined to declare formally and Stromboli, north of Sicily, sur­ Abbr. 1 2 5 rail fishing all publicly without further delay that rendered to a US naval expedition Where. SIU fought for a the . time. He Rome is an open city and that all ... An Executive Order by Presi­ 12 hospital used to catch necessary measures in conformity dent Roosevelt was made public seaman Came to rest enough fish for with internationar law « e being giving the WLB power to punish a . 15 16 Youth group: the whole darned crew, so I never taken" ... The SlU-SUP opened balking labor union by withhold­ Abbr. 18 se. Common event even tried! one of the most modem and attrac­ ing check-off dues until it comes in in tropics tive Union halls in the country last line, or to suspend other major Every ship Xf X> 'X 57. 122 23 has one John "Bananas" Zierels, bosun: week in Los Angeles, Cal., to han- labor union contract benefits. 58. Most books Sure always. One time we were le increased port traffic and hiiv 26 27 26 X> X> Xi have them • 29 32 33 City in Brazil ing facilities for Seafarers . . . The Official announcement was made hove to on the Sea bird |3S 136 liner Normandie, bought by the in Washington that Moscow had old Del Mar, and Navy boat Attempt US from Frsnce and renamed the "relieved" Maxim Litvinoff of his w e landed a 37 Exclude 138 39 Lafayette, was partly floated in post as Soviet Ambassador to shark about eight Island WNW of Curacao ler slip in New 'York City after the United States and appointed feet long off 41 142 Run, as a line having been burned and turned Andrei A. Gromyko as his suc­ Northern ' Brazil. Pert, to punishment 47 over 18 months ago. 148 cessor . . . The Union, fighting for 49 50 Man, what a bat­ Creek the rights of the Seafarers, saw 4 4>4i tle he gave me. Filipino 154 55 Wand North The Navy diecloiied in Washing­ Matthew Dushane, Washington Whenever I'm of Greenland ton that American and Canadian representative of the SIU-SUP, aropnd Panama, Voag Stb |57 158 Aimer's pal roops landed. In force on Klska appointed official AFL member of I try to hook DOWN :[sland in the Aleutians and found the newly created maritime panel into some barracuda. They really fw" mad at the enemy had departed. Presi- of the National War Labor Board. give a battlsk: -Hfy'.nastedt The dancinr fish, according to many people, is just a fantasy out of Alice in Wonderland, but the little grunion, a native of Californian waters, actually does per­ form a kind of dance every spring ; and fall. When the time comes for - her to lay her eggs, the female Bwims ashore with the waves and balanced upright on her tail, whirls around in the sand in the moon­ light. By this dance-like motion she digs out a hole in which she can lay her eggs. With the next wave she is carried out to sea again, . leaving her fertilized eggs buried in the sand, and with the next in­ coming tide, salt water breaks the shells of the tiny eggs and the little grunions follow their mother out to sea. ^ 1 1' •f. TEN TEARS ACQ J • 'iy-in fivjod lefi; y/d-pn �-r'J ^ Avrittt M. 1988 4!-iTr'-V ;...-;T ' •• SEAFARERS " LOG SEAFARERS 0 LOG AegHtt 21, 1953 Vol. XV. : •' '"A Pag* Thirteen 'ief's Face Iff No. 17 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NT. TeL STerling 8-4670. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer . EdUor, HcitfiCBT BRAND; Managing Editor, RAT DENISON; Art Editor. BERHAaB SEAMAN; Photo Editor, DANtEL NILVA; Staff Writers, HERMAN ARTBOB. IRWIN SPIVACK .ART PERTALL, JERRY REMER, AL MASKIN; Gulf Area Reporter, BILL MOODY. ISO The Sales Tax Drive For several months a quiet drive has been conducted by outfits like the National Association of Manufacturers and the US Chamber of Commerce to enact a Federal sales tax. The drive is simply an attempt to shift an even greater burden of taxes on to the backs of wage earners. It is no accident that the sales tax program is coupled with a program to reduce income taxes. Income taxes are grad­ uated; that is,, a person pays more according to income. Those whose income is small, pay a smaller percentage of taxes. But a five percent reduction iii income taxes means pennies , for the wage-earner, thousands for the big income brackets. The sales tax on the other hand, makes no allowance for - ability to pay. Those who have to count their pennies will pay the same tax on a pound of hamburger as the hamburger buyer who shops in a Cadillac. And the sales tax burden is complicated by the fact that many states and cities already have their own heavy sales faxes. For years, this country has held that people who can best afforci to pay should contribute the largest share of the cost < of government. That is the fair and democratic way. There's no doubt that a Federal sales tax would be a step backward = and;a blow to millions of American families. SI 4" t Asks To Amemf, Taft-MMartley Law To ttie Editor: Toiiay, the American worker is three times as produetive, earns six times as much money, and has pension, health, education, medi­ cal and other fringe benefits, add­ ing to his security, that he did not have 40 years ago. Most of this advancement is at­ tributed to American labor unions, which led the march from un­ employment and breadlines across the nation to prosperity,- full employment and . security. Despite its enormous con­ tributions to the Brault American way of life, the labor movement has been An eight-day strike of fruit can- 7,000 Indiana Bell phone workers losing ground since the end of the ners in California ended with were still out on strike. Approxi­ war. Only 15 million of a working wage increases of eight to ten mately 11,000 telephone employees force of 62 million people are un­ cents an hour for 35,000 members in Illinois picked up $1.50 to $5 ion members, according to figures. of the AFL Cannery Workers weekly increases, while 6,500 in Something has to be done to Union. The agreement covered 68 Wisconsin got $1.50 to $4. All of On the heels of orders imposing severe penalties on seamen strengthen the union movement plants throughout the state and in­ them are members of the Commu­ overstaying shore leave in Korea comes news that one Sea­ and to increase the seciu-ity of cludes a health plan and other nications Workers of America, farer was fined $150 for being ashore a few minutes past the working people. fringe benefits. CIO. curfew. What's more the Seafarer spent the night in a lock-up The principal reason for this de­ 4 4 4 4 4 4 which didn't even provide the crudest sanitary facilities for fection in the ranks of labor is Drivers hauling baked goods In A runaway textile plant, that 'the Taft-Hartley Law. prisoners. left Massachusetts to avoid a CIO NY were awarded $6 to $10 weekly Amend Law Textile Woiiiers Union contract, increases retroactive to May 1 in When the Seafarer protested the size of the fine, he.was has been ordered by the National an agreement between Teamsters Since 1947 unions have asked for told that the MP's knew what he was earning and were fining the repeal of the law. Yet, willing Labor Relations Board to dish out Local 550 and the New York City him accordingly. If he wanted to skip the fine, he could work to compromise, they are now fully back pay and reinstatement to Bakery Employers Council. A wel­ it' off at hard labor, $1 a day for 150 days. cooperative with the administra­ about 400 employees. The Mount fare plan provided under the new In other words, the Seafarer was being penalized heavily, tion, not to repeal the law, but to Hope Finishing Company closed contract calls for contributions of not because he overstayed shore leave, but because he was amend it in such a way as to bet­ its plant in North Bighton, Massa­ $3 per man per week, to go to $4 making a good living under the SIU contract. The idea of ter serve the interests of the peo­ chusetts, in October, 1951, and weekly after two years. The con­ a working man getting paid his due apparently is very up­ ple. This is a must if labor and moved to Butner, North Carolina. tract covers 3,000 drivers and management are to go along hand It's estimated that the NLRB or­ driver-salesman in the metropolitan setting to the Army brass. in hand making this country the der will cost the company a area. It may be all right for the armed forces to push their strong leader it has always been. minimum of $500,000. 4 4 4 •* own lower orders around in the manner of domestic animals It must be revised to permit the Printers' annual earnings have 4 4 4 although we've heard it isn't considered good for morale. two functions to negotiate the kind Legal aid for workers in New more than tripled over the past 20 It's about time though, that the-Army was reminded in strong of contracts necessary without the York State deprived of unemploy­ years according to an official re­ threat of Government intervention ment insuranee benefits through port issued by the International terms about the rights of civilians. in private industry. teehnicalities and red tape ha^ Typographical Union. The average 4 Government has no business been promised by the State Fed­ typesetter earned $1,719 in 1933, regulating health and pension eration of Labor. The Federation's while in 1953 the average was up plans or outlawing union security last convention in Buffalo was told to $5,255. Part of the increase, of An article aj^aring in the September issue of "The Read­ agreements such as check offs and that employers are increasingly course, came from the fact that the closed shop, at least to my way turning to the courts to whittle most workers were working only er's Digest," entitled "The Amazing Seafarers "Union," casts of thinking. The closed shop is away workers' rights to collect un­ part of the year back in the depres­ ' quite a few compliments in the direction of the SIU. Summed the finest expression of majority employment benefits. sion days. lip, the article describes the SIU as a democratic union, de­ rule in a democratic society. When 4 4 4 4 4 4 voted to the interests of rank and file seamen, militant in a majority of the employees of any The strike of building construc­ Gunshot wounds caused the defense of their rights and aggressive in seeking out ways business or industry decides what death of United Mine Workers or­ tion truck drivers in New York en­ to be done for the working ganizer Charles Vermillion, found tered it& second month with no . and means to better their conditions on ship and ashore. members in that particular field, it on a highway near Hyden, Ken­ solution yet in sight. City officials The SIU is proud bf the fact that it has attracted this kind is only constitutionally and demo­ 1 ' of praise. The Union intends to make every effort to continue cratically correct for the dissident tucky, in his car, Several months have attempted unsuccessfully thus back Vermillion and three other far to mediate the dispute which to live up to the above description. factions to go along with the pre­ UMW members were wounded in a has tied up work on highways, vailing thoughts. 4 4 4 shotgun ambush following a union schools and other city construction projects. The strikers, members of Cooperation Necessary meeting. local 282 of the Teamsters Union The Taft hartley Law is many 4 4 4 things to many men. To manage­ of 12 girls from 15 drive sand, cement and ready-mix The laudatory letter on the SIU Sea Chest received from ment it is an invincible weapon of to Employment 17 years of age on Government- concrete trucks. Previously lumber the master of the Oceanstar is a sure sign of the growing coercion and retaliation, cudgeling contracted work has cost Barclay haulers belonging to the same popularity of SlU-supplied slopchests. The Oceanstar skipper workers and imions into line. To Home Products Inc. of Cohoes, union had settled their contract wrote the Union that the fair prices and first quality mer- labor, it is an oppresive regula­ New York, a $6,700 fine. The firm, with employers. 4 4 4 : chandise supplied by the Sea Chest were eliminating the beefs tion aimed at destroying or ham­ which was manufacturing sleeping pering some of the rights for which bags for the armed forces, had Television engineers employed by ' that plagued him in the past. they fought over the years. been shifting girls from one plant, the New York TV station WOR-TV ; This letter'is typical of the reaction of a great many It behooved neither party to on civilian production, to the one have gone on strike in a dispute - '.skippers, pursers and ship-owner representatives in recent work at counter-purposes to the on, Government production by over working rules. Members of months. "Their original hostility to the idea of Union participa­ other. This is not a war of dia­ means of an overpass across the Local 1212 of the International tion in the slopchest business is rapidly dissolving in the face metrically-opposed ideologies. It street. Federal law forbids em­ Brotherhood of Electrical Workers of the obvious superiority of the Union's slopchest service. should be an attempt between two ployment of children under 18 on left their jobs, and among other principals on the same side of the Government contracts. thmgs, temporarily interrupted In other words, the Union's experience in the slopchest American fence to get together to televising of Brooklj'n Dddgers ,44 4 business proves, what the Union maintained all along—that iron out their minor differences in Telephone operators employed home baseball games. Federal me­ Y^.there was ,a peed for an, honest, reliable and fairly-priced the field of labor-management re­ by Ulinois Bell Telephone and diators are attempting to reach a t tPjhe. cbiseling and crooked- lations.Wisconsin Bell Telephone^ have solution to the working-: rules w^'^^ra tnat^aye plagued this business in the past. Ray Brault se..tled contract demands^ v.'hile difficulty- ROUND-tIP Army Versus Seamen High Praise For SHI Sea Chest Sueeess • 'i . -r_l'-'i' : I• •a..:.. • . .' . IL':^ f*i il �Pi^e Foniieen SEAP ARE It 5 lO G Aavwt 21,11)51 ^ I I•'f' •' m- 8^ '. j The Alcoa Puritan's deck gets freshened up with some paint. George Leer (center) dips into the pail while Bob Weidermeyer looks on. The bosun is to the rear. American movies are popular in the far reaches of the world. Here Jane Wyman's hoto enlivens a billboard in far off Djakarta, Indonesia. Picture taken by Seafarer ohn Westfall while a crewmember of the Steel Director. J I i I J:;.- [ Seafarers on the Morning Light J N their regular shipboard meeting. - J for th^ ggjisieifc I • V down in the crew'ss messroom for uiauf settle sciLxv auwn me crew lor xnei v may oe no greehs^ but your loyai goner is pncnmg: : Babalek (left foreground) served as chairman , and putting all the time. Niclr} on the Alcoa Puritan, i ,.v ^ ^ v/'taJ>®s:feis-cut.iout ��>• ;-• : •" • Paffc-Sixteen SEAFARERS IPG Avvut 21, 195S SEAFARERS Great Lakes ere carrier operators 'expect to break all monthly Handling Storage Batteries tonnage records In August with the addition of two new carriers, the Richard M. Marshall and William C. Ford, to the Great Lakes ore Accidents involving the handling of the low voltage wet-cell storage fleet. In July the carriers had towed just under 14V^ million tons of batteries on board ship are rare and unusual. But there are certain iron ore. In itself a new monthly mark. Barring an early freese on precautions that should be taken because of the sulphuric acid in the the upper Lakes, shipments are expected to exceed 100 million tons batteries and the highly-explosive hydrogen gas given off by a battery this year . . . The Chinese Nationalist government has released the when Charging or discharging. A washing machine is a fine freighter Marllu that was seized off the mainland of Red China. The Hydrogen explosion is not to be taken lightly. The Graf Zeppelin Marilu's cargo has been unloaded In Formosa, and apparently Is being thing to have aboard"ship—when disaster of many years back was one such explosion which killed sev­ it works. But when the machine eral hundred passengers and put an end to the use of dirigibles for confiscated. goes out of order, then the men commercial 4. i ^ air travel. Such an explosion can take place inside the aboard have a real headache be­ The motor vessel Hampton Roads has been abandoned by its crew cause it means going back to the cells proper, or in the compartment where the battery is located any after being badly battered by gales off the North Carolina coast. old-time washboard days. This can time there is a concentration-cf about foiu* percent of hydrogen in Crewmembers were pkked up by the tanker Gulf^ Service . . , The be real tough when you consider the air, a small amount of hydrogen in a confined space. Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy celebrated its tenth anni­ that the seaman may have to scrub Flame Can 'Ride' Hydrogen Stream versary by graduating 143 licensed mates and engineers. Twenty of down plenty of There is no way hydrogen can be ignited except by a flame from them went right into the Navy, while the rest were commissioned grimy work the outside, but should there be a lighted cigarette in the "vicinity or as ensigns in the Naval Reserve ... A new million-dollar wharf, clothes. an open flame the flame can travel into the ceil on the stream of third new facility to be opened in Houston since 1950, has been com­ That's why hydrogen and cause the battery to explode with considerable force pleted by the Houston Navigation District. It is designed for open-air Seafarer Lester throwing pieces of the heavy case about and squirting the area with cargo handling such ai steel rails and lumber. Peppett received damaging battery acid. 4 4^ high praise from Since hydrogen is the lightest of all the elements it escapes rapidly his shipmates and a battery compartment can be kept clear of fumes by having an Concerned about the high percentage of aliens on Its vessels, Switzer­ for the work he overhead vent. Adequate ventilation will prevent an explosive mixture land has made plans to train Its own merchant crews. At present only has put in to from forming in the ooqipartment, but the hydrogen streaming one-fourth of crewmembers on Swiss ships are Swim nationals. The keep the wash­ from Swiss merchant marine was created In the wartime emergency in Peppett the vent holes, could Imcome ignited and the flames could travel ing machine nm- back into 1941. It now consists of 35 vessels grossing 200,000 tons over all . . . the battery cells. An Indian concern has purchased the Norwegian cargo ship Begran ning in good shape. Peppett knows Even when a battery is not being used, it is discharging slightly, and Is renaming It the State of Saurashtra. The new owners flew how important machines are from so that a certain amount of hydrogen gas is given off at all times. first hand experience since he was a crew of Indian seamen to the States and the vessel loaded a cargo For the ventilation system to woric properly the air supply should of grain for Pakistan on Its first voyage . . . Two tankers and a tug sailing in the days when machines suffered minor damage when they collided In the narrow channel didn't exist aboard ship.- The 34- come in to the compartment and the exhaust vent should be near between Governors Island and the Battery. The tug Esse II was year-old Seafarer is a native of the overhead where the light hydrogen gas can escape easily. Sparking squeezed momentarily between the tankers Esso Lynchburg and Fort Massachusetts and joined the SIU should be avoided at all times in the compartment. This can be done Fetterman. The Fort Fetterman then ran aground temporarily, after in Philadelphia just ten years ago by making siuo battery circuits are dead when leads are being con­ nected to or disconnected from the battery. Proper sized wrenches the collision. Damage to the tug and crewmembers was minor, on August .11, 1943. should be used on the bolts of clamp terminals since a wrench that consisting mostly of broken glass and cuts. 4 4 4' slips might produce a spfuk that would be enough to ignite the gas. The Importance of standing all The further precaution bf throwing a rubber or canvas sheet across The Cunard Line has announced that the liners Caronia and Maure- watches on tankers and not miss­ cell connectors would prevent sparking in case the wrench slipped. tania will make six Caribbean ahd South American cruises this winter, ing the ship was stressed in a lit­ When connections are being made or broken, the vent plugs shbikld with stops at St. Thomas and other popular Caribbean resort-towns . . . tle talk given crewmembers of the be screwed tight. If at all possible, the lighting for the compartment A new Gulf of Mexico cargo service between US and Mexican ports Bradford Island (Cities Service) by should come from the outside and the bulbs protected by moisture has been undertaken by Transportes Maritimos y Fluviales, SCR, a ship's delegate Frank Flanagan. proof globes. It's a good idea to keep a light wooden shelf above the Mexican concern. The motorship Emancipacion and Veracruz will He pointed out that if men miss tops of the batteries so that metal objects falling on the batteries could touch at New Orleans, Houston and Mexican ports, including Veracruz watches or miss the ship it often not cause sparking. The shelf, of course, would have to be hinged and Tampico . . . The keel of the second atomic sub will be laid in deprives fellow crewmembers of or removable. the Groton, Connecticut, yard of General Dynamics' Electric Boat their full shore leave since they Use Rubber Aprons, Gloves Division. The first atomic sub, first ship ever to be driven by nuclear have to stand the watches of the Burns resulting from battery acid splattier can be prevented by missing^ men and lose out on the power, may be ready for service next summer. brief shore leave time that tanker- proper precautions in preparing the acid and handling batteries. 4 4 4 Goggles, rubber gloves and rubber aprons should be worn when men receive. Travelers from New England to the Eastern part of Long Island Flanagan has been a member of handling acid. When the battery acid is being prepared from tlie can take advantage of a new ferryboat service that has been opened the SIU since March 13, 1951, join­ concentrated sulphuric acid and water, it's important to add the between Saybrook, Connecticut, and Orient Point, LI . . . Several ing in the port of New York. He acid slowly to the water, not the other way around. When water is foreign nations have had striking growth In their merchant fleets In was born in Virginia on February added to the acid, a great deal of heat is generated and the small recent years. Turkey's merchant fleet now totals 552,989 tons, practi­ 6, 1923, and sails on deck. amount of water may boil over and spatter acid on the man doing cally all of It developed in the last quarter century. More than half the job. By adding acid to ^e water, the heat is diffused through 4 4 4 of the tonnage Is controlled by the Turkish government. West Germany tiie whole quantity of water and doesn't cause it to boil. A sound suggestion to help keep Is In the midst of a remarkable shipping and shipbuilding boom. The Equal precautions should be taken when cleaning away corrosion fleet has doubled In the last two years, now totaling 1,841,000 tons, down the roach population in the that -forms around battery" terminals and surfaces. They should be with another million tons under construction In shipyards. The pre­ ship was put forward by Seafarer brushed off by brushing away from the body. Blowing them off may John Carroll ait the last shipboard war German fleet for all Germany was 4iA million tons. cause acid pa^cles to fly back into the eyes or on the skin, resulting meeting of the in serious damage. Sometimes a good deal of corrosion deposit results 4 4 4 Azalea City (Wa­ from an excessive charging rate which causes acid mist to be carried Foreign shipping is rapidly invading the Great Lakes. Canadian terman). Carroll out of the vents with the gas. The mist then settles on surrounding sources report twice as many foreign vessels this summer in Toronto suggested that surfaces where it can corrode metal and injure the skin of anybody as compared with 1952. Ships of eight nations are now actively lime be sprin­ touching it. This condition can be avoided by proper control of the trading on the Great Lakes, including vessels from England, France, kled in aU gar­ Holland, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Cuba and Venezuela. Many of bage cans while battery's charging rate. Baking Soda Solution these vessels are staying on the Lakes full time during the shipping the ship is in season, running between US and Canadian ports. Should acid be spattered on the skin or clothes a weak solution port to prevent of ammonia water or a baking soda will neutralize it. Acid in the 4 4 4 infestation of the eyes has to be washed out by pure fresh water. For that reason then, Customs and immigration agents In the port of New York had a vessel. Otherwise Carroll it's a sensible precaution to have a container of pure fresh water on busy day recently when seven passenger liners disembarked 6,848 the garbage is passengers one morning last week. The seven ships were the Queen sure to attract a variety of unde­ tand in the battery compartment. The container should be a distincMary, Liberie, America, Independence, Ryndam, Neptunia and Con- sirable creatures that will make ve size and shape so that a man temporarily blinded/by acid in the eyes will not noistake it for the acid containers. ' tessa . . . A Coast Guard cutter had to tow in the cruise ship Nuevo themselves a home abodrd. Dominicano when she suffered an embarrassing lack of fuel on her Other general precautions that are advisable include keeping a CarroU, an AB, has been sailing run from Nassau, British West Indies, to Miami. The ship ran out of SIU for just a few months now, C02-type extinguisher readily available in or near the compartment; fuel just sixty miles from the port . . . The Norwegian-American Line since lie is one of the Atlantic removing or taping over finger rings when working on batteries, as a has put the new 6,400-tbn motor ship Foldenf jord Into service. Another tankerinen who got bounced by the short through the ring can caUse jo bad burn; avoiding use ol sea 8,100-ton vessel, the Norejford, will be ready Id a few days for the company for talking up SIU on the water with battery acid as it will release chlorine gas and ruin the Norway to US run. effectiveness of the acid; use of carrying devices to move batteries. Atlantic ships. AcflON S' '(f^7 • - I B" If"... Burly Aaleep In The Beep WHY, Its KNVCKte-HeW HOOWM,oU>i sreRUNG SBCONO MAre- AHO , vMLfcW m HIS sisaj I &OTTA XHO. SOMEYHIN'/ Bp Benpard Senman �AnciUt 21, 195S SEAFARkRS LOG ^ Pare Seventeen •-frr-. Battle For Crewman's Life Proves Fruitless The valiant, but losing battle of an SIU ship's captain and crew to save the life of a Seafarer has been described in detail by Arnold Reibus, AB, and Alf P. Sandvick, chief engineer, It was in the early part of May aboard the SIU- Newfoundland, still 400 miles dis­ ntianned George Uhler (South­ tant. He changed course to meet a ern Steamship) that Captain Coast Guard cutter at an appointed Ralph B. White and the crew, in- rendezvous. . eluding the victim's own brother, When the cutter came alongside, made every effort to get help, only it put out a motor lifeboat with a to have the Seafarer die on the doctor aboard. The doctor boarded way to port and a hospital. the Uhler and examined Sturgis. The Uhler, Reibus said, was en- He saw that he was critically in route from Bremerhaven to New need of oxygen, so the cutter sent York, about three or four days out oxygen equipment aboard which at sea, when James Sturgis, 3S permitted Sturgis to breath easier. saloon messman, started complain Then arrangements were made ing that he feit ill. He had been to transfer Sturgis to the cutter. Two hours later though, Sturgis all right when they were in Bremer­ haven, Reibus said, and had gone died aboard the cutter. The Uhler Not even a driving, cold j-ain can stop these Seafarers as they man the picketline which tied up the ashore with the rest of the gang received notice by wireless of his Val Chem and the Bethlehem Shipyard. Just to get the chill off, thby polish off some hot coffee and but a couple of days later to death. , doughnuts supplied by the SIU strike kitchen that was set up for them. Stopped Engines take to bed with what turned out to be a severe case of pneumonia ''At 12 o'clock, the captain or­ At the time Sturgis became seri­ dered the engines stopped for one ously ill. Captain White started to minute's silence. Everybody stood treat him using the ship's medical by on the boat deck. Then we , book as a guide. Sturgis rapidly started up the engines' again and grew worse, so Captain White went on our way. radioed New York for instructions "Captain White did everything He followed them as best he could that was humanly possible to save but Sturgis continued to suffer. him, but it just didn't help." (Continued from page 3) organized on a rotary basis so that resistance to the SIU and its rea­ Started Spitting Blood Sturgis' younger brother Claude, hours of the day and night, no regular shifts could be maintained son for signing an NMU agreement "At the beginning," Reibus said, who is 21, was working as crew matter what the weather condi­ on the line. at the last minute was its desire to "he didn't seem to be very sick and mess aboard the ship at the time. tions. Dispatching of pickets was Food needs were taken care of escape meeting the first class con­ wasn't running a very high fever. to everybody's satisfaction by the ditions of the SIU tanker contract. But later on he had a lot of trouble The company then wheeled up SIU cafeteria and by a mobile cof­ breathing and toward the end he fee and sandwich canteen on the its big guns and went after a court istarted spitting blood." waterfront. Each tour of picket petition for an injunction against Captain White then instructed duty stamped on a picket's card the picketline. The company also the radio operator to contact the was good for a hot meal in the SIU filed a $300,000 lawsuit and insti­ passenger ship United States which cafeteria, with choice of all items tuted charges before the NLRB. was in the vicinity. The passenger The legal moves were futile, how­ on the regular cafeteria menu. ship America, 100 miles away, also ever, and SIU picketing continued Attacks Picket With Car hegrd the call and offered to stand As it became apparent early in at full strength. Crewmembers of five Great Lakes car ferries will have an by. But the United States was a Realizing the futility of fighting the strike that the picketline had good 60 miles from the Uhler and opportunity to vote for the Great Lakes District of the SIU completely bottled up the ship, the SIU, company representatives as the union filed a petition for a National Mediation Board the nearest vessel was the British representatives got a lit­ contacted the Union and agreed to ^election. The car ferries, company passenger liner Queen Elizabeth, tle desperate. The company port withdraw all legal action and be­ owned by the Ann Arbor Rail­ engineer blew his staek. and gin negotiations for a settlement. only 30 miles astern. The only trouble was that darkness had set road Company, employ 295 gunned his car into the line of After a few days' discussions the unlicensed seamen in all depart­ Seafarers, injuring two men, company agreed to hire SIU men in and the seas were rough with ments. winds blowing up. Aussie Shrimpton and Frank Pasa- whom it had previously discrim­ The National Mediation Board luk. Both of them had to be treat­ inated against, as crewmembers. Too Risky has jurisdiction in this instance be­ ed at Norwegian Hospital, with Arrangements were then made to The Uhler's motor lifeboat was cause it covers all labor matters Shrimpton laid up for a week with sign an SIU contract. The ship has put in a state of readiness in case on the nation's railroads and rail­ internal injuries. already left port on its first coast­ of transfer. But after communica­ road subsidiaries; Up until now, the Instrumental in the company's wise voyage to Texas City, Texas. tion with the Queen Elizabeth, the board has not announced the date captains of both vessels agreed of the election. that it would have been too risky A three-way choice will be en­ to attempt transfer of the stricken tered on the ballot, the SIU Great man in the stormy sees at night. Lakes District, the National Mari­ (Continued from page 2) The Captain's next step was to enacted seventeen years ago: lis time Union, CIO, and no union. Up radio the Air-Sea Rescue Station principles still appear sound in until now, the NMU Lakes section operated by the Coast Guard at most respects. Nevertheless, in has held a contract for the car view of the violent economic, and ferry employees but SIU Lakes political changes, both domestic representatives reported the bulk and international, which have oc­ of the employees were looking for curred in those years, it may well SIU representation. Not the least be found that new approaches to of the attractions for these em­ the problem of achieving a mer­ ployees, they said, were the su­ chant marine adequate to the na­ perior benefits offered by the SIU Great Lakes contract. tional needs must be adopted. The ferries involved carry rail­ Program To Come road freight cars, automobiles and With the establishment In tangi­ passengers in between lake ports ble terms of a clear goal and the in Michigan and Wisconsin, includ­ machinery to keep it current with ing the ports <of Ludington, Mani­ changing conditions, and with a WASHINGTON — Despite com­ careful analysis of existing legis­ towoc, Kewaunee, Menominee and plaints about high taxes and dire lation, we will then be able to go Manistique. predictions of possible falling to our third phase, the recommen­ profits, the Commerce Department dation of a program and the legis­ Swap yarns or watch the fights |reports an average increase of lation to implement it. on television with your old ship­ 4^ percent in dividends paid by It is too early to state any con­ corporations up to August 1, 1953. clusions, but I am highly gratified mates at the Port O' Call—YOUR Regular membership meet­ Corporate dividends in the first with the progress made to date union-owned and union-operated ings in SIU headquarters and seven months of the year totaled and the many significant indica­ bar. Bring your friends — where »4.8 billion with some dividends tions which have developed during at all branches are held every AT SIU HEADQUARTERS you're always welcome. And the increasing as much as 16 percent the series of seventeen days of second Wednesday night at over the previous year. Transpor­ hearings on the size and composi­ tab won't fracture that payoff. 4th Avt. A 20th St. • Brooklyn 7 PM. The schedule, for the tation equipment companies led tion of the American merchant next few meetings is as follows: ithe parade to higher earnings, but marine which the - subcommittee August 26, September 0, Sep­ Ibanks and insurance companies held from May 14 to July 30 in OWNED AND OPERATED by lh« were not far behind. Oil refining Washington. -Hearings in San tember 23. SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION isnd machinery industries also did Francisco and New Orleans during All Seafarers registered on ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT A.F.I. well. ' the Fall will broaden the record to the shipping list are required I -The only industries that showed form a firm base for the legislati^'e to attend the meetings.. declines in dividends were in tex- studies to be undertaken during second-sessfon of this Congress. New Tankship Co. Defies SIU—Tomec/ By Picketline Lakes SIU Seeks Vote For 5 Car Ferry Crews Potter Sees New Ship Law Likely US Reports Dividend $ Up In'53 Meeting l^ight Everg 2 Weeks -1 s\ •i-'V I I �Pacre EIrliteeii SEAFARERS Seaman Joe — Taken To The Cleaners LOG AariMt ^1, ifljfS By Lloyd Serfrand That the practice of wearing the wedding ring on the third linger of the left hand originated, because the ancient Greeks thought that a vein ran through that linger di­ rectly to the heart? In fact, how­ ever, the vein'that runs through the wedding ring linger doOs not run to the heart, but runs directly to the funny bone, 5; ^ t i t That the fastest mammal in existence is said to be the Cheetah? The Cheetah has' been clocked at speeds up to 70 miles per hour for a distance of over 100 yards. For faster speeds, the birds have the field, with most hawks rated, at possible speeds of over 180 miles an hour when chasing prey. The Deer Fly, however, an insect, is said to 'hold the all-time speed rec­ ord with some say^ig it can attain speeds of up to 818 miles an hour. • ' That the SIU's Welfare Services Department handles an average of over one request for help every four ininutes from Seafarers all over the world? Set up to give Seafarers personal service on any types of «problems that they may have, particularly off-the-job prob­ lems, the department now handles and finds solutions for more than 15 Seafarers every hour. That the Oolachaa, a species of fish'^found in the northern Paciflo which average about a foot long, are so oily that the Eskimos usa them for candies? The F^thead and Alaskan Indians catch these fish and then let them dry out.' Once they are dry, a wick of either rush pith or inner cypress bark is pulled through the center of the fish, and then the entire fish is used as a candle. i That, with other conditions be­ ing equal, it is easier to lift a • weight with a large pulley than it is with a smaller one? The larger the wheel used, the greater the mechanical advantage in overcom­ ing friction. For this reason, a larger pulley wheel is easier to use. Just as it is easier to pull a wagon with large wheels than one with smali wheels when the weight contained is the same, t 4" Thar* washing eggs will injure their ability to keep? Clean un­ washed eggs brings the highest prices, and all eggs have a natural coating on the outside to prevent or delay the entrance of harmful germs. Once washed, this coating is gone, and the eggs are likely to spoil much more quickly than they would if they were left unwashed. Cookins Up Some Fresh Air Up on deck for a breath of air is part of the Simmons Victory steward department. They are, left to right, Clarence Gardner, chief cook; Bob Pierce, second cook, and Gus- Skendelas, third, cook. Photo was taken by James Parker. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Oriental Sleuths Safe As Crew Draws Only Breath No Greater Love By Sam Seafarer Were I Leander f'd swim the Hellespont for you. Or as Romeo choose death to be near. Or as a Byrd go see the Arctic view. Just to hear your voice, my dear. . :t -V.-.r •-r 1. I would ford the deepest rivers on a braes of stilts. Or catch quicksilver in my fevered hand. Give you the moon or the sun that wilts Mine own passionate glands. I would scale the Alps, Himalayas, or Andes, too. Sail ships from A^ to the Zuider Zee, Conquer^many lands with my legions few. Or renounce all poetry. I would choose to freeze, grow warm, or die, as you see fit. Here or in any other time or clime. All I ask is to; be left half my wit To make awr hearts beat in rhyme. For you so gladly would I undertake all these pains, ^But tonight, my sweet, T won't be over it rains/ -Ok::: 'r m: -Jp. What the crew of the Amersea (Blackchester) needed on a recent run to the Far East was a seagoing Jimmy Valentine, according to Seafarer Bill Pieszczuk. If a maritime ver­ sion of the celebrated safecracker was unavailable, the crew was ready to settle for a ton and a half of dynamite. Any or all of these would panionship awaiting them on the Excitement was at fever-pitch un­ have come in more than handy for other side of a draw. Patience til the master called in a pair of the crewmembers on that Oriental and Oriental sleuths helped them local Charlie Chans. It took the run. • For the fact of the matter a long way toward achieving both local sleuths all of 36 hours, to get was that the men were without goals. the tumblers to fall into place. the wherewithal to add spice and It all started with the Amersea No End in Sight flavor to the Japanese Islands, lying in : the harbor of Sasebo, Sasebo wasn't the only drawless while the greenbacks lay neatly Japan, about 50 refreshment-less port on the foreign run. In fact, ensconced behind steel walls in days out of Philadelphia. it would have been nothing short . the captain's cabin. of heaven, according to the crews' Champ At Bit This was one time steel walls needs, and wishes, if the moneyless With the men champing at the Journey hSd ended there. did a prison make, with the cap^in unable to bit, the sad news was relayed to Back in Kure, Japan, the crew# give out a . draw them that the captain could not already hardened to the prevailing to the men be­ get any m<mey from shoreside situation,' met the .same sad.Story.cause he couldn't agents because of some monetary Then over in Sokcho-ri, , Korea, get the safe open. mix-up Involving the company. All where the fare was stiU as fouL There were des­ did not seem lost at the'moment, This time the ship was Old oh the perate men however, for the skippe^ was ready hook in the stream, the men amus- among the host to put out the draw from the money ing themselves by swimmingv fish-i * who favored a in the safe. ihg and reminiscing what it .U8ed \ major prison To - everyone's consternation, to be like In days long past. When break, thinking the safe proved to have a faulty shore leaves and' draws came at Pieszczuk rather , irration­ combination lock ' and jammed. the same timie on a Far Eastern ally qf the bier ahd feminine com- Pamiemoniiim reigmm Oh thO ship;' run. ' ' -'-' 'p--:'' : • .'>«•»!»c-it- -.a-r' ;yc/ �'i'mnm n, i«5s SEAFARERS S; Fake Nlaetcea LOG ':4i: Ketch Caught Far At Sea Adds Adventure To Long Voyage Home By SEATARERS LOG Photo Editor Many's the strange sight which greets a seafaring man .on Jiis watery tours of the world. British film manufacturers are maintaining a blistering pace in the Not only on land and in the air, but on the surface of the sea as well. And it isn't often pew film speed derby. Kodak Ltd., of Great Britain has Just announced a panchromatic plate with an exposure index of 500 daylight and 400 that, a chance comes up to turn a buck at sea in salvage rights. ^ .1 • tungsten. Recommended processing is in Kodak Press Contrast deThere's many a tale of a .yeloper diluted 1:3 with water with'extended development in a 1:1 Rest, Relaxation Aboard Steel Ranger whale and a stormy night at solution of the same formula advised for maximum emulsion speed. sea spun in the off-watches to the tune of a lowering sky. There's Perpetual Developer talk of flying fish and ghost ships The day may not be too far away when we will be able to replenish and hordes of octopi. But it isn't our photographic developers perpetually by immersing a pair of elec­ often that a ketch is caught far at trodes in the solution and briefly switching on thi electric current. sea, sighted in mid-ocean, running Pierre Roman of Kodak-Pathe, Paris, is doing the research work on almost derelict-free. this project. Unlike familiar developing agents which are irreversibly Such was the unusual case, how­ oxidized after acting on the exposed film, the soluble silver salts of ever, which the Seafarers of the certain metals like tungsten, vanadium and chromium are stable both Robin Sherwood (Seas) came in their fresh and spent forms. They can be converted from the latter across recently as the ship was out­ 4o the former by passing an electric current through the solution. ward bound, from South Africa and Roman reports that the action of the vanadium salt . is. so rapid that heading for New York. It achieves in 30 seconds the proper speed and contrast that usually a-equire 30 minutes at the same standard temperature. Another nice Headed For Azores thing about this new method is that the fresh vanadous solution is Somewhere in mid-ocean the lavender in color, while the oxidized vanadic form is green. This Robin Sherwood's crew was star­ permits the energy level of the developing solution to be observed tled to see a tiny ketch bobbing and maintained colorimctrically. with the waves and wind. It was New Electronic Flash sailing, carefree as a gull, tacking with the wind in the general di­ Portable electronic-flash units powered by dry batteries are apparent­ rection of the Azores. Conjecture ly here to stay. With one exception, all the manufacturers of portable ran rampant through the ship as equipment have dry battery outfits to offer. The biggest splash was foTwhat it was, and the curiosity .made by the new Heiland Strobonar V which provides a lighter-weight about the craft extended from the dry battery powerpack than has heretofore been available at roughly foc's,le to the bridge. half the weight. Altnough the single-unit 510-volt battery of the Stro­ bonar V provides only 500 flashes, many amate.ui'S who take less than Curiosity became too much for 500 flash shots a year will find the cost disadvantage academic and the the captain as well as the power­ weight and bulk-saving advantages very real. ful, inquisitive feline, and he put The shoulder weight of the entire powerpack with battery included about to see what it was that was bobbing on the horizon. Chief Is less than 3?^ pounds. Older dry battery units employed a single among the possibilities was the ,225 volt battery with a voltage-doubling. vibrator powered by a small probability of the craft being a .auxiliary battery, or a 450-volt battery made up. of two 225-volt derelict, and there was more than batteries. Some had five 90-volt units. •The shoulder weight of the one mouth watering over pros­ -voltage doubling type of powerpack is approximately 5 pounds and of pects of salvage if the ketch the multi-unit type about 7 pounds. ^ proved to be seaworthy. It would Photo Typesetting ^ not bring a prince's ransom, as­ ' Photography seems to be making notable inroads in the typesetting suredly, but it might add to the craft. The Graphic Arts Research Foundation announced the.completion payoff for a litle extra icing on the of a photoelectric typesetting machine that has been in the works since cake. Whatever the reasoning 1949. To commemorate the occasion Dr. Bush, a director of the founda­ aboard the vessel, captain and tion, presented the first book to be composed on a pilot model of the crew were glad of the chance to new machine to Dr. Compton of MIT. The new .equipment, which com-' relieve the monotony of the long pletely eliminates movable metal type, employs.an electronic flash voyage home with the possibility mechanism to photograph type characters on a whirling glass disk of off-beat adventure. Relaxation seemed to be the keynote aboard the Steel Ranger as bearing the equivalent of 16 fonts of type (or 1,440 characters). The she lay at anchor near Oahu, Hawaii. Upper photo shows, left Ketch Is Manned characters to be photographed are selected by means of a standard to right, K. McCullough, James Thomas and William Philip resting Approaching within a quartertypewriter keyboard. -The end result of the process is a sheet of photo­ during coffee time, while Thomas Yablonsky and Carl White, in mile of the now recognizable craft:, graphic-process film from which the desired copy is photoen^aved same order in lower photo, bask in the sun. Photos by Arnold the officers and crew of the Robin on plates for printing. It is expected that 75 of these machines will Rosenblatt. Sherwood were amazed to see two be completed by the end of 1953. ^ men come out of'a tiny cabin on deck and view the larger vessel through a pair of prying binocu­ lars. Satisfied with the freighter's identification, the men retired to If someone asks Seafarer Chester Carlow aboard the Seatrain Louisiana (Seatrain) what's Under the rules of the Va­ the privacy of their cabin. cooking, he is liable to tell them plenty, including the vegetables. cation Plan as set forth by the The ketch was sailing free as the Carlow, it seems, is a man of simple wants. He does not want the unattainable luxuries trustees, a Seafarer must ap­ wind, plowing through the waves ply within one year of the of life. Give Carlow the simple 4over the ripples of any land­ life and he is happy. He asks man as ever sailed the briny deep, his mind and a few culinary payoff date of his oldest dis­ as locked lake, according to reports, charge in order to collect his but one thing: vegetables sat down in the .mess hall and pointers on legume litany. and kept on going that way after full vacation benefits. If he which have not been parbroiled, began to dig into his victuals with The advice rjp off the steward's carefully scrutinizing the giant presents any discharge whose boiled, cobked and fricaseed to a relish. Much to his dismay, he back lil^e money away from a fool, bearing down on it. Flying no col­ payoff date is more than a turn. What any less can man ask enjoyed the entire repast except and the vege­ ors, nor otherwise identifiable, the year before the date of his va­ for the vegetables, which were too tables kept com­ than palatable legumes? ketch went off in the distance by cation application, he will lose The whole vegetable fiasco well-cooked for his taste. ing out of the dint of sail alone. Although out on the sea time covered Sooner than it took to stir a cooking pot in started when- the ship was out at dreams of light-hearted adventure by that particular discharge. sea late last month. Carlow, as souffle, Carlow marched down to the same fashion. had been shattered. Seafarers and Don't sit on those discharges. hungry a hard-working seafaring the steward to give him a piece of Carlow took just topside were amused all the way Bring them in and collect the about all his Jnto port wondering about their money that is due to you. sensitive stomach little liferine competitor. 'Mad Be^r' Bets Set For Scalping could stand, then he attempted to breach the stew­ Carlow ard'^ fortress once again. Matters stood at loggerheads (1) Do the trade winds always blow in the same direction? until the next day things came to (2) A person who sunburns repeatedly but does not tan is called a: the boiling point between the stew­ ard and Carlow. Not so the vege­ (a) heliophobe, (b) heliotrope, (c) theliopolis? (3) How many years are there from 20 BC to 50 Al): (a) 30, (b) 70, tables, though. After much ineffec­ tual complaint, Carlow finally got (c) 130? (4) How many mouths has a sponge: (a) none, (b) 100, (c) varies? vegetables which were not over­ (5) How old is written history approximately: (a) 5,000 years, (b) 10,cooked. He would have been de­ lighted, ordinarily, except for the 000 years, (c) 6,000 years? (6) The symbol for the element, gold, is: (a) Ra, (b) Au, (t) Ag. • fact that his vegetables were served (7) Is a dock: (a) the solid fleshy part of an animal's tail, (b) a wharf, raw while the rest of the crew had (c) the place where the prisoner stands in court to be tried? their vegetables cooked to a T. (8) What have the pitcher plant and the venus flytrap in common? Knowing when he's licked, Car(9) Complete the following quotation: "I know not what course others low backed down on his vegetarian stand" and decided _to'eat the food may take ..." (10) Driving steadily, motorist A drove west at 50 miles per hour, however it was dished ujp by the stewards department. Seems that while motorist B headed in an easterly direction at 40 miles ffer hour. he was outvoted, too, by the riest A left at 3 PM and B two hours later. How far apart were they at -Wallace "Mad Bear" Anderson, right, is pictured just before cutof the crew, who liked the vege­ midnight? . ting off the locks of tfellow crewmemher -r Who is not. quite- sure (Quiz Answers On Page 25) • tables just as they were. that, everything is going to come out as: he planned. Languid Legumes Not Luscious^ Says Brother r- f i - •*^1 i-j Don^t Wait^ Get Vacation Pay Qiiiz Corner - iI :€I I Jil �Vac* —' StArAMtUt xo* Hoiyskir Captain And Mate Treat Seafarers To Old-Time Shipping ^ hr -fr ,-••*' AlrfiM Bjf SpiJtg Martin About six years hack a gentle­ they were all sweetness and light. Dredging up old talesnf bucko skipper's, hard-timing mates and shades of that old sea man named Murphy from Beacon Why, they said, no rookie ever has monster, Wolf Larsen,.the cre,w aboard the Holjittar (Intercontinental) knows what it means Street la- Boston got the bright to worry about a raise. If he shows ^ idea of organiidng a baseball play­ ability, they tear up his contract to sail under some of those conditions, according to Robert Schlagler, ship ^legate. ers guild. He: looked around for a in mid-season and write a neW On a trip to Yokohama andt—f likely place to begin and found it one the very first year. Kiner swal­ other Far Eastern ports, in Pittsburgh. Murphy actually lowed that one as meekly as e Leg-Pulling On Steel Architect Schlagler and his shipmates got most of the players signed up good curve ball at the knees and had ample opportunity to observe and there was even talk of a strike. backed out gracefully. the antics of the captain and the But the whole thing folded, leav­ Tel! For A Patrolman mate. Turned out to be a comedy ing Murphy to go back and brood That wasn't all tlmugh. Even of minor terrors aboard the vessel on Beacon Street. before the meetings 'some anony­ before it reached Baltimore for The Pittsburgh incident, coupled mous players suggested that may­ payoff. with the Mexican raids and a be what they needed was a good couple of law-suits, broke the own­ patrolman—somebody smart and The captain of the ship, who ers into a cold sweat. They, ar­ tough who could even handle acted more like a commodore in Lord Nelson's day and milieu, had ranged for a feeble kind of ball Branch Rickey's four - syllable players company union with each words and come back with some more ways of irritating the men league to have a representative to of his own. What Was even morp than a squadron of Jersey mos­ take up players' beefs. quitoes. important, they wanted somebody Low Draw Asked For A Raise who wouldn't be on some ball Recently the owners had meet­ club's payroll and could raise a After geting stuck on one low ings with their player representa­ beef without having to worry draw in Moji, Japan, the crew tives, Allie Reynolds for the^mer- about bJs own contract negotia­ made up for it partially in -Yoko­ ican Leaguers and' Ralph Kiner tions the next spring. Somebody hama a few days later when they Camera hounds aboard the Santa Venetia take time out from a for the Nationals. The representa­ else suggested that maybe the man got the same meager amount to ship's meeting to pose. Sealed around the table are K. Trieman, tives had some kicks. They wanted they had in mind was Moe Berg, last them for one week. The same M. Pergiment, M. Ryswyk, O, Olsen, F. Bentz, M. Badig, T. Marino the minimum, raised above the Back In the 30's Berg was a sum couldn't go three days in and J. Allman. present $5,000 claiming that most catcher with the Boston Red Sox Moji, but the boys left bar bills rookies had to support two homes who achieved more fame with his behind them in the Japanese ver­ The mate was doing all right on women and children in the boats sion of the big town, and so drew his own, too, and along with the that came alongside the ship to —one back home and one in the tongue than his bat. He was a' the draw out in a fine, thin line. captain he made a great Damon talk to the crew. Still later, he city where their ball club was. master of-several languages, in­ The captain didnt leave his de­ to the skipper's Pythias. They got employed other delightful methods They also asked for a ban on night cluding Sanksrit, owned a Phi vices off the coast of Japan, un­ to be so log-happy, they stayed in routing stowaways from the games the day before they had to Beta Kappa key and could handle travel to another city. pitchers besides. fortunately, and awake nights thinking up offenses. holds. He would turn on the The players said too that they When the suggestion was put to the crew was still . The chief mate, according to the steam smothering system and didn't like the idea .of those twi­ the owners the temperature in the to come in for a crew, had a few tricks up his drive them out that way. light-night. doubleheaders, which chilly. No thank you, they said, we few surprises. sleeve which even the intrepid All in aU, it was a pretty rugged usually wound up around 1 AM. want no part of Mr. Berg. As tse Taking a leaf captain did not think of. The trip, but the payoff took the boys' The owners- handled the re­ he was concerned the owners from an old Navy mate, it seemed, had nothing bet­ minds off the old-time seafaring quests with ease. When Kiner put as picked ~up their bats and balls and manual, the skip­ ter to do some days than to take habits found aboard ship and gave the proposition for a raise to 4hem, just wouldn't play. per began to a tape measure to see how much them the last laugh. The skipper shake down the more one man painted as com­ was last seen' gnashing his teeth crew's lockers pared to another. Another one at the OT. and paying strict atten­ Time Out For Picture Taking and suitcases on Schlagler in which he took fiendish delight tion as the patrolman gave him a personal sleuth­ was turning the fire hose on a lesson in officer-crew etiquette. ing hunt. The crewm'embers never did find out what he was looking for, because the captain never found anything. There was a sneaking suspicion aboard the ves­ sel that he didn't, know himself. Nor did the ca^in stop at that, employing still other resources in his grab-bag of low tricks. On meeting any of the crewmembers . Wljen a matter of grave importance comes up that affects in the passageways, the skipper the welfare of all the men on a ship, the only thing to do would revert to a Bronko Nagurski is to call a ship's meeting and discuss the problem imtil a and bowl over all obstacles enroute solution is found. That's just'* to his goal. The crew began to what the crew of the Govern­ that can be found. It's coffee at Jim Moran, left, and Ralph MuUer of the Steel Architect's deck be shell-shocked after awhile, what ment Camp (Cities Service) breakfast, at coffee-time, at lunch, department pull the wool over shutter-bug's eyes. Picture was with being whomped into the bulk­ did. during the afternoon, at supper, in taken by Emil Opplce while on last trip around the wdrld. heads at a moment's notice and 'Seamen, as a group, are one of the evening, and certainly during the turn of a corner. . the heaviest consumers of coffee the night watches. As such, coffee is an important part of the life aboard ship—and when it gets to the point that everybody is com­ plaining about the coffee serv^, then something has to. be done The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, bakers and others who d like to share favored food recipes, little-known about it. and bakinsf hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, The coffee abo«d the Govern­ cooking suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Steward Williant ment Camp started tasting even Boron's recipe for "Stuffed Cabbage" worse than .the coffee usually Sailing for over 10 years, and tastes aboard ship, so the matter For his prized recipe, stuffed was taken up at the meeting. The of that in the stewards department, crewmembers started comparing is long enough for any Seafarer to cabbage, Baran .said It is necessary to have five pounds of ground pork notes on, what the cause might be, know his onions. Baran delights in cooking and and beef, five- heads of cabbage and added up the observations of thinking up dishes pleasureable to one pound of rice cooked about all the crew. the palate of the men with whom half-done in a pot, three finelyBlamed On The Sun sails. Cooking is second nature chopped onions, six eggs beaten'' Finally, the men decided that he to him, he *9id, and he can do it lightly, gaU and pepper to flavor the cause of the.whoie thing was blind-folded. It is as instinctive to the conco^on, five cans of .toma­ the warm, sunny weather they hhn as breathing. toes, and optional ingredients of were having. The sun, of course, "I* y e cooked three cloves of chopped garlic and brought out a number of. sun wor­ this stuffed cab­ two cans of sauerkraut. shippers every day, and these char­ bage on ship­ To start with, Baran said, take acters hdd to have some protec­ board and at the five heads of. cabbage and tion from the burning rays of Did home and it goes steam slightly to remove the leaves. Sol, so they were using sun tan over big in both Then mix the ground meat, onions, oil. places. My moth­ eggs, rice and seasoning in a large The only trouble was that the er showed me pan. Place the mixture in a rPlI sunbathers were putting the sun how to make it of cabbag* leaves, about a galley tan oil in the coffee cups and then and there was no spoonful at a time in separate carrying it ou^ on deck, where better place to rolls. After most of it is used up Baran they would use it to protect their leais. My wife in this fashion, make extra layers bulging muscles. '^The result was and kid are crazy about it, and so of sauerkraut interlayed with that some of the oil probably didn't are the men." small cabbage leaves. wash out of the cups—and sun tan. Bom near Wilkes-Barre, Pa., the Alter the last layer Is placed In oil mixed with coffee is not worid- 36-year-old Seafarer now lives in this fashion, pour on the tomatoes. renowned for its taste. the town with his wife of 15 years, Then take up the concoction,, set The result: a decision by the Grace, . and. their eight-year old it on the range, and boil slowly meeting and a warning that "cof­ son. It doesn't make any differ­ for about hours before, sendng fee cups will -be used only for ence where he sails, said Baran, as to t^ 35<|nen i-eady and wilUpg. to drinkhig purposes."* long as he sails with the SIU. devour IL ! Suntan Oil Stirs Tempest In Govt. Camp Coffee Cup KMOlVriMIt fow AVAIIM'JM iMAU-As^HAUS ARB copies OP -ffte Mevi/ SaoRlEf e)lPlAlSliA6 -JHB COM' VmE B£T-op OP IAS eju wemne %Afi. iHB BooKier vescnees /v VBrAll, Al.L1HeBefJeFnB WOMB/ •fie OAIIOAI ARD phw Yoo (U>LiBcrl �SMAFdREMS C^iehraies Tern To lite EdUor: It ts/with great pride tfaat I am writing to the LOG today, Auffust End, as It is my tenth anniversary with the SIU. I joined in the Port of. New,. York .at 2, Stone Street in • 1943.1 and a lot of other Seafarers never dreamed that we in the SIU could advance so much in 10 years, but we sure did and I am proud to belong to such a powerful Union. Bight now I am on the Mobilian as BR on the' intercoastal run. I am su^rised that so few Uookmembers take these jobs; we have mostly permits on here but we sure hit plenty of ports. Wilmington Tough We left Baltimore on June 3 for Philly, then went to Charleston and from there to the Panama Canal bound for Wilmington, Cal., where we stayed for seven days. Wilmington is a good place for sea­ men, only watch out for the cops if you go to Pedro or Long Beach; they are tough and pick you up for the least little thing and if you've been drinking, fine you $25 or five days in the can. So he careful. While in Wilmington there" are a couple of h^uii I •would recom­ mend, as they are owned by former Beafarers and you won't get clipped. These are the Bos'n Club, (formerly Tony's) on 236 N. Avalon Boulevard, which is operated by Charles Boeder and Jimmy Dean, both Seafarers. Then the J & V Club (formerly Erlcksea The Gay Nine­ ties) operated by Vince Pakuscik and Tony from our Fishermen's Union, AFL, located at 300 N. Avalon Boulevard. I would like to have you send some LOGs to both these places so Seafarers can read it while having a cool one. Likes West Coast Shipping I would also like to give our agents in Wilmington a lot of credit for contacting all the ships that hitf the Los Angeles'* Harbor. They sure are doing a wonderful job. The same^goes for the Seattle and San Francisco agents. It's a pleasure to be on the West Coast We are now on our way bade to the East Coast and expect to pay off'in Baltimore about August 20th. There are rumors that the Mobilign is going back on the German run again. She has been inffercoastal "^^for two trips. We hope she: is going to Europe a*s she is a fine ship. Smooth sailing to all hands. Eddie Ericksen (Ed.- note: Copies of the LOG will be sent regularly to the bars you suggested; thanks for passing their names and addresses on to us.) l" 4" E sua T Reads T IMGE A S ' sure you'll like it better than crawling through the mud. Ask a man Who knows. I would like to say hello' to all my friends on the West Coast' Waterman scows. I would appre^ ciate it if the LOG were sent to me regularly. Pvt. John Haihnan US 662052 * Co. "L" 136th Inf. Reg. 44th Division Fort Lewis, Wash. (Ed. note: The LOQ will be sent to you regularly, as 'issued.) 4 4> ' Ships f ast With SiU^ Xot So Arco To the Editor: I would like all my friends to know that I am now sailing SIU' ships. When I first Went to Atlan­ tic for a job they told me that they would call me when they needed me. Well, it took them all of 5V4 months before I got a- wipers job even though I have my FWT ticket. It took me exactly 15 minutes to get a ship in the SIU hall in Phil­ adelphia. That's quite a bit of dif­ ference. I registered at 10:30 am on July 20, and at 10:45 am I had a job as fireman on a ship going to the Far East. It would take "Double-Deal" Alcott longer than that to say "Well, I'll see what I can do for you, but I'm not ^ime it't much be­ cause these shoes are killing me." B. J. Dzelak Three Shippers For Anne Butler To the Editor: With all the things that have been happening on this ship, t thought I might pass on a bit of interesting information to the mem­ bership about the masters of the vessel, the Anne Butler (Bloomfield). . About nine weeks ago we got our third skipper to about .six months. If that's not some soit of a lefthanded record, it will have to do until something better comes along to take its place. Guess we just use up a lot of masters on this vesseL I am sending to some pictures of the crew playing softball against the Japanese shipyard workers. The games were held while the ship was in drydock after running aground. A good time was had by all, with the crew being feted by the Japs after the ball game. We played them three tilts to all, winning two out of three by scores of 16-7 and 19-9. Daniel Piccerelli For Newrs OtSIIJ To the Editor: I have been receiving the SEA­ FARERS LOG reguiarly ever since my induction into the Army. I en­ joy reading it more now since my induction than when I was an ac­ tive member, because I am kept informed of all the happenings, improvements in the Union bene­ fits and the whereabouts and do­ ings,of my former'shipmates. I was trans- • ferred recently. I would appre­ ciate it very much if you would continue mailing the LOG to me at my new address, also if you would say hello to all my Thibodeaux shipmates for me and ask them to drop me a line. I am getting along pretty well in the Army and I hope that my two years are up soon so that I can return to the good old SIU shipping and sail with all my bud­ dies again. Pvt. Evis J. Thibodeaux Us 18152618 C Co. 25th AIB 1st Armored Division Fort Hood, Texas (Ed note: Your address has been noted and the LOG will be sent to you .every two weeks upon publication.) 4 Praises Book By SIU Stewardess To the Editor: I was fortunate to receive one of the original copies of "Oh, For the Life of a Stewardess," writ­ ten by Mrs. Rosalie Rodrigue and after carefully reviewing same was amazed at the clear and concise way it was written. I started reading this book and never stopped until' I had finished it, it was so interesting and had so many memories to recall. Now, brothers, this book was written under adverse circumstance, and believe me, that in Itself is a great credit to the author. From the beginning to the end the book is full of interest, espe­ cially to the Seafarer who has al­ ready been to South America. Has Everything Apart from everything you have humor, romance, adventure, and lastly, an informative story of all the geographical areas in South America. Therefore, I advise you to pur­ chase this book. It only costs $3, an amount you would spend on a t round of drinks in a gin mill. Get this book and after you read it, put it in your bookcase for others to peruse, because it is worth while. I never had the pleasure of Mrs. Rodrigue's acquaintance, but I have met guys ,who sailed with her and they inform me that as a shipmate she is tops. Paddy Farrell' 4 4 4 Fine Doe SoUs With Del Snd ' To the Editor: -We, the crew of the Del Sud (Mississippi), want to express our appreciation and gratitude to Dr. Charles Chesnutt of Little Rock, Ark., the ship's doctor for voyage No. 42 aboard this vessel, for his kind, considerate, competent and efficient services rendered. There was not a man who -was not treated to the best of, the doc­ tor's ability. We are sorry to see Dr. Ches­ nutt leave us after one trip, but knowing his desire, that will be our command. So we say thanks again, and may good health, happiness and wealth follow him wherever he may go. Crew Of Del Sud To the Editor: I wish to give, my thanks and heartfelt gratitude to the ship's doctor of the Del Sud,'Dr. Charles Chesnutt, who has given me his time, patience and medical skill— in which he abounds. I wish to give thanks to the ship's officers and to the personnel of all three departments for their kindness and courtesy to me Since I joined the Del Sud; since my illness, es­ pecially, each and every one has offered to do anything they can, or try to fulfill my every wish. Thank each and every one of you. M. C. "Pop" Sweeney Sees SIU Ship, Gets Homesick HoiysterHasNo Auyeis Topside To Ae Efiton Well, this may be the last letter from the angels' home on the Holystar. It is too bad that the liame of the ship and the ship itself do not match. We have managed thus far to survive the ordeals that have taken place, and in about a week it will be all over but for the spending of the payoff. •• We M-e now three men short and one bosun too banged up to turn to, thanks to the mate, V. H. Ross. Mate Plays Tarzan I never saw any one guy who could mintoterpret the agreement the way this guy does. This is the good union man (so he says) that I wrote about in another letter. Since Tie clob­ bered the bosun he has taken to going around with hig.shirt off, flex­ Bedell ing his scrawny muscles, trying to get the deck gang to hop when he comes by. His voice has changed to a high, squeaky pitch. The crew is looking forward to hitting the block in Baitimore and catching up on some long cool ones. A few of the handicappers plan to invest in the ponies at Atlantic City and New York. But myself, I can get rid of it fast enough around my home town. This is about all for now. I will see you all around the hall in Bal­ timore. Charlie Bedell ' 4 4 4^ Thanks Welfare Services For Aid To the Editor: I want to write just a few lines to say thanks to the Union and the SIU's Welfare Services Depart­ ment for the help they gave me "recently. The personal kind of service that the SIU gives its members is one of the things that makes me proud and happy to be a member of the best Union in the -world. I was having great difficulty trying to get my wife into this country. I had gone to the GoveiTiment, and tried for some time before I finally contacted the Un­ ion's Welfare Services apd told them what the problem was, and asked them to help me out. Well, the Union went right tov work on it, contacted the proper authorities, wrote •some letters for me, and in a short while' I was told that everything is all set, and I will be seeing my wife in the very near futurq. C. A. Gardner To the Editor: I am now stationed in Germany. I was receiving the LOG while I was stationed at Fort Jackson, SC, taking basic training. At that time I asked you to discontinue sending it to me at that address. I would appreciate it very much if you would send it to me over here at the addi-ess at the bottom of this letter. . I came across from New York on an MSTS transport. It took us ten days from New York to Bremerhaven, Germany, but the first thing I sighted in the port was a i t i little bit of home. Sitting in the harbor was an SIU ship. Water­ man's LaSalle. It made me feel good, but I would have felt much To the Editor: better had I been on it. T am enclosing a picture of my­ Pvt. John Forbes self, which was taken by Lars NeilUS 53095188 son while our ship, the Steel B Battery 5th FA Bn. APO 1 c/o PM, New York, NY Desert Calls To An SIU Sheik Oifers Advice To Drqit'Age Seamen To the Editor: This is intended for all the boys of draft age in the SIU. Once upon a time I was a happy-go-lucky AB. Now I'm a rookie in Uncle Sam's outfit where there aren't anji pa­ trolmen to handle beefs" at the pay' off. • " My advice to those boys of draft age would be to join the Naval Re­ serve. I laughed when they told me to do that, but now I'm laugh­ ing out of the other side of , my in­ duction notice. Now that I am in the Army, my sea time Is shot. Lose Sea Time I've got to stay in service for ' two years. If I had joined the re• serve I probably would never have been activatecj. If I had, it would only have been for two 'years and I would have been -able to keep up my sea time. As it is I am up tlie familiar ci'edc without a paddle. So, play It cool and jiet In an outltt Where ypu j iimei Tni WnB^Vwemtf LOG '4 4 4 Wants To Hear From Shipmates Vlotory Bmlles after the ball game oreasb the faoea of Anne Butler erew. Shown, left to right, bottom row, are G. Hoeneman, Harry CellHMb Eddie Celkos, Walter Zaleahl and Mike Flood. Top row: Ed Moaaiwwdd, laadere Lader, Fred Salamom BUI Wnuibel and Qeoifo Berber, ixvmDtmktkw took t«i« nMnea odt of three. To the Editor: I get the SEAFARERS LOG every time it is published and I enjoy it very much. I would like to tell you about the time I was on a tanker. 'We were carrying four million gallons of bunker C fuel oil and we were hit by heavy seas about 600 miles off Guam. It was on the USS Ramapo and we were going to Shanghai, China. I would appreciate it very much if I heard from some of the gang on that ship. My address is 37 East Fort Avenue, Baltimore, Md. . Byren^ Toang . 1 ai Vendor, was to Arabia. Right now ' I am.aboard the Royal Oak tanker on a South American run. The ship will be in New York soon and I hope to see all the brothers around the hML ' A. P. Be Marc* �'F iAlillMAfr - PMre Twenty-tw*'^- l4Dt0^kshmP^ Men ^ Cooperate Wuily if " r-' i? •- To tiie Editor: ^ . , This ship, th^ Clarksburg Vic­ tory (Eastern), is pra,ctically loaded with. green hands and sea-going recruits. Among these are, a few from the southland, mostly Caro­ linians. Whenever you get a group of southerners and northerners on board the same vessel, the battle of Gettysburg, Bull Runyind Appomotax' Court House 'are reenacted. The southern boys are trying to fan the dead embers of the Civil War. . - -' Most of . the guys, especially some Brooklvnites, are holding their own in this latter-day battle. It's all in good fun. anyway, with all the men showing signs of ex­ ceptional all^iance to the spirit which has made the SIU strong. They are cooperative, willing, ready and eager.to make this trip a success. Thps far it looks any­ thing but boring. M. -Daniels a> t t Former Seatarer Owns Laundry !• |f^ fe' I ^'' Ifey I ii'ii- _ \p-CI ii'"'V • HI/m II ^ • IHv--' m- lis.: p". - V m,: • f-';.• V. . r>, iP'- • • my '• • To the Editor: I just want to get this off my , chest because I have been thinking about it for a long time and 1 think the devil should get his due. Of course, there's no devil in­ volved. This is just a plug for a former SIU member, now retired, who's set up his own shoreside cleaning establishment. Maybe it is because he was a Seafarer him­ self, or maybe it's because he knows what he's doing, but he sure does a ffne job on our (Rothes. Just about the. best any cleaner and dryer has ever done with sail­ ing gear. His name is Leonard Bolton, Book No. B591, retired, and the liame of his establishment is the La Velle Clean­ ers and Dyers. He retired his book a couple of months ago and now he's work­ ing out of Hous­ ton, Texas< where the laundry serv­ ice is located. The address is Bolton 727 East Elev­ enth Street. It's really a good deal, guys, and Bolton knows what he's doing when he's taking care of Seafarers' gear. No more missing buttons, torn shirts and dirty trousers. This guy learned how to do a job in the SIU and hasn't forgotten. • Chester E. Mazuk t Urges Workers To Join Union To the Editor: In all the world I can't think of one fair-minded employer who has ever, voluntarily, increased the • working man's "cost of living" bonus when it had to be choked out of him in the first place. In America, we have what the Middle Ages called "benevolent - despots" jparceling out crumbs to the work­ ing class. When are we goirit to wise up and realize that no one has ever succeeded In getting nothing for nothing. White collar workers, the aristocracy of the laboring class, as they would have it, will never get anywhere as an unorganized labor force. I don't know who said it, but it should have been "In unions there is strength," with the empha­ sis on the plural rather than the singular, and directed toward the American labor movement. Why is it incongruent for the - working man to establish a bar­ gaining force to help him fight other unions? I'm tall^g about such "unions" or confederations the NAM and AM.A. If they're not i grouii of tried bahded together to • Mr TM MS : iuilaril^lfSf Knows Top Night Spot For Crews To the Editor: I_ have a pretty good suggestion for the members of the Union' who are in San Juan,' Puerto TUco, for a few days and who do not want to hang around the wqterfront. I would like to pass the word around < about a very good place to go. That would be ('Don's," a .night i cihb. The owner; is a for­ mer seamani and Lasso knows just what the guys wint in some decent entertainment and refreshments. Robert Lasso Last year it was the,'West Virginia State Champiqnship. The ..racing season will end in the fall and I The Union sympathizes with won't 'be able to get away until you in your distress, yet must then. So far the raCe track is about admit there is little it can do even, but would show a profit" if it in this type of problem. The wasn't for the taxes." current procedure is according So t hope Nick Tater, Jonnie to law and for the Union to Seai^ick, Bobby Melay, Tomnoy insist. on a more strict system Self, Wally Kahut, Guy Pagano, would cause us not only fq vio­ Jack Dunn, E. B; Macauly or FVank late the Taw, .but also to in­ McCorniick, and any of the other t 4)' '4) , fringe on the imividual mem­ fellows I know who happen to Ibe ber's right to privacy in his passing through, will stop over at -personal Mfairs. the track and be my guests. One driver, ^who has been in To the Elditor: several smash-ups,'^said to me one Here on the Lawrence Victory, night, '*i can't understand how the "Goose Bay Ferry Boat," it's you fellows risk your lives day in t $ a lot cooler than in New York. I To the Editor: and day out on those ships; sup­ can't figure out' why they named As stewards department delegate posing they sink?" This from a this place Goose Bay. No geese, on thl.s ship, the San Mateo Victory guy who risks his neck every time no sea gulls, no beer, no women, (Eastern), I have come across a he makes a lap on the track! You To the Editor: no OT, no shore' leave, no mail, no seemingly new angle on overtime figure it .out. Lots of luck. Just a note to thank Al Thomp­ nothing. But she is a feeder. We worked by the purser. Barney McNally son of the SIU Welfare Services have a swell crew on here. The As I understand it, overtime is 4> t> Department for the wonderful steward* is a good Joe as well as either good or bad, with the bad care and service he gave me while the chief mate and the old man. subject to debate by the company I was in the Staten Island USPHS The bbsuh is aces also. I can't and the Union. The purser on here hospital. leave' out the purser, who gives you nas a cute trick. He doesn't dispute To the Editor: I'm an SUP bookmember who a draw whenever you want it. OT. He merely puts a question , Four years ago, in 1949, I had to got hurt on the Southwestern Vic­ mark against what he thinks is stop shipping with the SIU and go tory and wound up in the hospital One Louse Aboard . Of course we have to have one wrong, then enters it on a separate b^k home to the Netherlands be- here in Staten Island. I had a frac­ stinker in the crowd. It is not an sheet. It has a way of getting lost catase of troubles in my family. I tured cartilage, torn ligaments and hadn't intended to stay away from a few other injuries. When Thomp­ SIU- man, but The Kid himself, from that point. Unless a delegate Is on the job the SIU that mng, but after I .got son came around it didn't make a chief engineer, Edward Stephen­ son again, who is still-thinking and when the men pay off they ~ are back my father died, my wife had bit. of difference to him whether a implying that he is God. Not in a liable to find that they have been to havq an operation, apd some of man was SIU or SUP. They all got reiigious way, though I don't think short-changed and a few hours my children living there were sick. the care and attention they needed. he worships anyone besides himself. have been chopped off their time Each time I was ready to go back I'd like the SIU members to to the United know that I certainly appreciate He sure puts the heat on for sheets. If they don't catch it at States something what he did for me, acting as a the electricians, especially the first the payoff, there's little use in else would come representative of the Union. assistant. He haunts them from crying about it. A promise to pay by the master or company after up. George M. Waggoner Jbell to bell, insisting that they Finally when work and stay on deck regardless the ship has paid off and com­ 4) 4) i got ready to come of the weather, while working pleted another voyage is rather a back, I ran into cargo around the clock, eight hours pretty risky chance to take. We have men on this ship at a little trouble on and eight off. He is alwaj^ getting my papers To the Editor: tinkering with electrical work hiriT- the present time who have sub­ straightened out, self. He thinks he is another Rocky mitted OT to me and to the ships I am writing to extend my sin­ delegate for the past trip. The So I wrote to the cere thanks to the crewmembers of Beye, Sr. Graziano and offers to take anyone patrolman who boards this ship Union and the the Seastar (Mercador) for their out on deck to prove it. will be presented with these iten^, Welfare Services Depajrtment no­ kindness to me while I was on This character was warned by but what happens after that re­ tified the Aimerican consul back board that ship as a non-working the patrolman in New York, who mains to be seen. I think, such OT home that everything was okay workaway from Yokohama to Oak­ made a special trip to Norfolk. He should have been settled long ago. and 1 would be able to ship. land, Cal. t.v also is on probation with the The patrolman has enough to do When I iot back to America, I Owing to injuries received on marine superintendent of the Mis­ on a current payoff without caring was really amazed to see all the board the Greenstar (Traders) I sissippi Steamship Company, Cap­ about past beefs. changes that have been made in was put in the hospital in Japan on tain Spicen But if it is in one to When the patrolman boards us just four years. First of all, I had April 13, .1953. When released from be a louse it always comes out. for the payoff, 1 think he.is going nqver seen anything like our new the hospital I was sent home on There is no cure. to have some news for the purser headquarters building, since when the Seastar. When I went on b^oard So electricians, beware if you and the captain about this quesI left the Union was still on Beaver the captain informed me my credit meet this guy on any ship. You tion-mark-OT. Street. Certainly I, never dreamec was riot good for ..slopchest or knew what to expect, as he will that a Union of seamen like our­ draws, but the crew saw to it that John Jellette want to revise any rules of the selves would ever have a building I got >^at I needed. 4) 4) $1 agreement we have. of this kind.' When I arrived at Oaklahd on H. Magnamio That wasn't all that was new to July 3, 1953, the ebmpany agent 4) 4) 4) me. When . I went away the Union could do nothing for me* until I did not have the To the Editor: reported to the hospital. I was flat I'd like to let sontie good ship­ Welfare Plan or broke but once again the crew­ mate . friends of mine know what the Vacation Plan. members, both SIU and SUP, did To the Editor: I'm doing, so if they pass through All of these bene­ their part. They took up a collec­ At one of our recent shipboard Pittsburgh, Pa., between now and fits did not exist tion after the payoff and I got meetings, we, the crewmembers of the fall, I can expect them to stop then. They are enough money to keep me going certainly wonder­ the Steel Artisan (Isthmiah), gave by and be my guests. until such time as I got fixed up a vote of thanks to the captain, and When I arrived here in Pitts­ ful things for sea­ with the company agent. crew of the Netherlands ship, Zee- burgh, my home town^ in the men to have. I want to thank these brothers The wages and landfer. They played a major part spring, I invested in the Green for helping me out. A lol^ of credit in helping this crew put out the Vqlley Speedway. I'm a quarW conditions' on the Beye, Jr. should be given to Kenneth fire which broke out aboard ship partner, with one of the state's ships have "Bcotty" Collins, ship's delegate on while we were in Dammam, Saudi better drivers,/Bjiddy O'Connorj changed a great deal too. They are the Seastar, for the fine job he did Arabia. who has taken several champion­ far better ^han they were in 1949. in getting better conditions on that Crew of Steel Artisan ships each year he has been racing. I'm only sorry now thSt I couldn't ship. He goes after what he wants get back earlier so that I could in Union style. He is not afraid to take advantage of the many things talk to topside. He makes his de­ the SIU has vyoi) for its members. mands according to the agreement Both my son, Jan J. Beye, Jr., and he gets good results. Credit and myself are proud of the fact also goes to Brother Banning, the that we are members of the SIU San Francisco port agent, for the and sailing with the best union in fine job he did in getting all beefs -the seafaring industry. and OT settled to the satisfaction Jan J. Beye, Sr. of the criew. 4) 4i 4) I wish to thank the crewmembers of "the Greenstar for sending signed statements in regard/to my injuries on that ship. . Thanks a lot, C. H. To the Editor: Andrews, AB; A. Carter,/AB; F. X. • The captain of the - Fairlsle, Phelps, AB, (Waterman)' praised the crew for I would like' to get hiformation their action when the ship ran from the crewmembers of the aground in. the Straits of Shimon- Greenstar about some souvenirs I sekl, Japan. Bosun Paris,' toO, was left' behind. I received a few items Old shipmates together in Pusan aboard the Sek Monitot included praised for hii emergehcy action. from - Alike Sirkorsky, /AB,. and (1. to r.) Frenchy Michelet, Cpl. B R. Kazmiorski and Gal WlUon. There was veiy'llttlte idamake to would appreciate hearing' about . John Macarek la in boat at top". KgzritlerskT Ik waititiig tb get out the huH.'''/'"''^'^ - • Wfeiit of these things, J•• J, - Of theTlifmy before shipping BUT sgatn, •' protect their own highly specialized interests, I don't :kndw what is. . This is a plea for the white col­ lar worker to part conipany with his pal, the ostrich!; It's time for him to get his head out of the sand and take a good look at feality. American economy is no babes in the woods affair. It's time to rinionize, ^ ; James (Pop) Martin *3 r»img Wives' Alaska Run Ms Cool And Quiet Warns Crews To Watehl OT Skeets Grateful to SiU For Kind Care Gone 4 Years^ Sees Big Change Thanks Seastar For Helping Him Dutek Seamen Help Fight Fire Member'sWelcome At Pa* Speedway Old Shipmates Together In Pusan Master Praises Crew^s Action �^<M|«wl.lk;l»5|- SEAFJUEttS lOQ y<f» Tir^fr-t|rf Museliffi Holds Some Reminders Of 'Frisco's Old Shipping Cbry Few dties in the world owe as much to the development of their waterfront as does the California metropolis of San Francisco. A sleepy little fishing village of 800 people when it was taken over by the Americans at the end of the Mexican war, its famed bay quickly became the terminus for thou-4 — sands of gold seekers during the temjinus for trade with the verted into a towing barge. She the 1848 gold rush, giving it Orient and Australia which clipper came to an inglorious end in 1909 a. head start as a-shipping center that it has never lost. San Francisco's shipping history, including the relics of many a famous clipper, lumber schooner and whaler 'that called the city their home port, Is housed in the Maritime Museum, a modem struc­ ture suitably located on a hill over­ looking San Francisco Bay. In re­ cent years the museum has h^en building up an impressive collec­ tion of displays of the city's sea­ faring traditions. ' . First Iron Clinier Included among the-exhibits is the unusual figurehead that graced the bow of the clipper Roderick Dhu. The Dhu was the first of {several iron clippers built by the British firm of Mounsey and Foster In 1873 and the years thereafter. Subsequently she became the nucleus of the now-famed Matson fleet. San Francisco's growth as a port was in large part synonmous with the development of the clip­ per ship, because the city became ships,monopolized for many years in the J9th century. , Originally designed to house immigrants in her 'tween decks on a run between the US and Mel­ bourne, Australia, the Dhu quickly proved her designer's claims both as to speed and cargo-carrying ca­ pacity. In 1888, while engaged in the Jute trade, she made a record run of 88 days from Liverpool to Calcutta. In 1891 she beat all comer%in a race from Liverpool to San Francisco. For a while the fihu stayed in the California grain trade until Captain Matson bought her for use in the sugar trade with the Ha­ waiian Islands. When the ship was 25 years old it celebrated by set­ ting a new record of nine days and three hours for the Honolulu-San Francisco i^. Ran Aground However, the day of the clipper ship was fast ending, and two years later in 1900 she was con­ when she raft aground, on a reef off Point Finos while bound for Monterey, California, out of San Francisco. Clippers were not the only ships •that crowded San Francisco's waterfront in those years. The city also served as a center for the Aleutian whale fisheries during the post-Civil War years. The maritime museum consequently contains numerous relics of the whaling days. Whalers The transfer of whaling activ­ ities to the West Coast spurred the development of steam whaling. Steam whalers were about three Hmes as expensive to build as sail whalers and operating expenses were also higher due to use of coal and the need for stokers and engineers. Consequently it became the practice-for steam whalers to spend longer and longer periods of the year in northern Pacific whaling- waters. When the ships returned with a full load of oil and whalebone they had no time to make the long run back east. The cargoes were un­ loaded in San Francisco and shipped overland by rail. Other exhibits at the museum include a wide variety of'ships' bells salvaged on the Pacific Coast from vessels active in the area 50 to 60 years ago. Seafarer George Hildreth, bosun, looks into the eye of the stern visaged figurehead of the famous iron clipper ship, Roderick Dhu (above). Belpw, Hiidreth examines harpoons used by steam whalers. r/ I .-•S - -> . - •\ V All The Worl<J Loves A Lover By Aussie Shrimpton, Steward Skee the bosun was the acknowledged Casanova of the 88 Steel (jirder. He was a rugged, virUe young buck who took his love life where he found it. Quite a few of the joints he managed to find it in, were, to put the matter mildly, somewhat unorthodox. By no stretch of imagina--^ Hildreth tries the bell of the SS Savan, a steamer built in London iir 1896, one of a coilectlon of old ships' bells la the maritime museum. The bell was found in the locker of a tramp steamer in 1937. tion could Skee.be termed a God-fearing citizen. Neverthe­ less, he firmly believed in the biblical exhortation of "sow thy seed and be plentiful." By the same token, he was a past mastef of the very difficult art of success­ fully rotating his pastures. Won­ derful and most exciting adven­ tures in the fertile fields of love just naturally happened to Skee. He was a good Union man too. In his book, all weekends were blanket overtime in port! His shipmates passed through all the various stages of doubting, scoffing, and finally envying the proven prowess of this paragon of passion. By. the time the Girder had reached the half-way mark of her round-the-world crawl, the en­ tire unlicensed personel had come to regard their amorous boson as something akin to a barometer of love. Up River To Nowhere Some eight weeks out of New York, the Girder crept slowly up a dirty yellow river and cautiously dropped its hook off the squalid Collection of mudshacks that were dignified with the name of Koh-siChang. The crew lined tha^ bul­ warks and viewed the dismal shoreline with the usual jaundiced appraisment of sailormen. It was the general consensus of opinion that even their champion ^yas go­ ing to be hard pressed to maintain his record fn this dump, • ejy, Aftw fiippei; that kcs tb« gangplank re­ splendent in his best go-ashore gear. His descent into the waiting launch was ac­ companied by a rousing cheer from his ship­ mates who had mustered to a Shrimpton man to see him off on his adventure. At turn-to the following morn­ ing lover-boy staggered aboard hollow-eyed and decidedly wobbly around the knee section. Sure enough Don Juan had done it again. His Koh-si-Chang Venus turned out to be a local gal whose father was a. customs inspector. This, Skee felt, added a certain scintilla of respectability to the affair. Everything was fine he re­ ported, except for one very minor problem. It seemed he was expected to act the gay Lothario in a mud-hut where the only form of privacy was a thin strip of burlap sus­ pended from the thatched roof. As his girl friend had quite a large collection of brothers and sisters Skee complained that the set-up made him r^er nervous. He said he didn t mind the barelyhidden audience, but his real beef was that he had neither bed nor mattre.ss whereon to rest his waiting launch. Accordingly, l\e i duly, cornered Gloomy Crus, arid put it up to the towards the comfort of his Koh-siChang love-nest. That same night, down the gang­ plank went the lover of the Girder, with a crew mattress firmly strapped across' his back. All hands accorded him a terrific ova­ tion. Hearing the racket, the skipper came out on deck to see who was being murdered. When he glimpsed his bosun heading for the dirt with a ship's mattress across his back, the old man blew a gasket, and promptly sent for the steward. Gloomy Gus poitred out the entire tale of Skee's dilemma, where­ upon the captain dashed for the bridge, and blew three long blasts on the siren as a signal for the launch to return to the ship. As it came alongside Skee was prepared to give battle royal against all comers for the reten­ tion of his bedroom furniture. "Hey bosun," bawled the skip­ per, "For fifty years now, man and boy', I've,been going to sea. Many times I've heard tell of sailors go­ ing ashore with their mattresses on their backs, but by the (]lood Lord on crutches, this is the first time I've ever set my lamps on it. Here, bosun, catch these with the com­ pany's compliments, and if you'i*e not aboasd by turn-to tomoiTow morning I'll log you every cent you've got in the ship." And down into the launch thudded two blue and white striped pillows. You have got to hand it to that guy Shakespeare. He sure knew what he was, talking about wbah he^ �SEAF AGREES ^ac« TWMlifKfMMP tag Aoffuttl, list . DIGEST ofi SHIPS* BIEETIN6S GEORGE A. LAWSON (P«n-Ocaante>, July S—Chairman, Waltar A. Yahl; Sacratary, Kainowikl. Ship's delegate con­ tacted the captain about a draw in Keelong, Formosa, and was refused. He also refused to purchase a variety of sizes for the slopchest clothing. One wiper was hired in Yokohama. Headquar­ ters should be contacted, to see if Cap­ tain is familiar with the Union contract. ALEXANDRA (Carras), July M—Chair­ man, C. B. Moose; Secretary, H. J. Sperling. One man missed the ship twice in Japan. Another was logged for missing ship in Japan: he is supposed to be in the hospital. There was a fight between two members and a discussion on the bad relicy of fighting on board ship. Steward is going to the hospital with a leg infection and will take cure of the next trip's stores before he leaves. CAMAS MEADOWS (US Petroleum Carriers), June 28—Chairman, Paul Arthotfer; Secretary, Peter Patrick. Any­ one fighting wiil be brought up on charges. More night lunch should be left out. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for good food and service. AMEROCEAN (Blackchsstsr), July S— Chairman, John Cummins; Secretary, Da­ vid Pine. One man missed ship in San Pedro. Candy and some cigarettes are stale. Men were asked to conserve water. The S44 in the ship's fund was spent on the purchase of movie film in San Pedro. There was a vote of thanks for the cooperation of the departments in stowing stores in San Pedro before sail­ ing. Each department should list needed repairs. GENEVIEVE PETERKIN (Bloomflsid), Juns 1—Chairman, Hutcherson; Secretary, Simpson, On«.man missed ship in New Orleans. Cups and glasses should, be returned to the pantry. Fans should be turned off, as replacement parts are not available. Crewmembers are not to enter the messroom or pantry improperly clothed. Discussion Was held on proper care of the washing machine and drink­ ing fountain. July 12—Chairman, Hutchorson; Sacratary, Simpson. A few beefs at the be­ ginning of the trip were squared away. One man was picked up in Rijeka. Yugo­ slavia. to replace the man who missed ship in New Orleans. Ice box door should be repaired. Repair list will be made out as soon as possible. Port steward's attention should be called to the lousy mattresses put aboard last trip. He should try to get innerspring mattresse.s. First aid kit should be in­ stalled in the engine room. Surplus linen should be turned over to the steward. Vote of thanks went to the baker. ¥' 1^ I • hi. ;^.c.,-. at all times as well as pantry. Members are to clean up after Hiemselves. Vote of thanks went to the steward depart ment for the fine chow and elTlclent service. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), July 3—Chairman, John Newmdn; Secratary, Richard Ceiling. Discussion was held on the men leaving the messroom dirty. One of the shower heads In the deck depart­ ment needs repairing. Bosun was asked about his working on deck. He left it up to the men if they wanted to work the con^iany way or not. Discussion was held on cleanliness of quarters. Repair ILst should be turned in, especially re pairs that can be done during the trip. Ship's delegate will ask the captain what, kind of money will be used for the draw in Germany. MAE (Bull), Chairman, J. Shea; Soc^ rotary, E. Hogge. There is a 870.17 bal­ ance in the ship's fund. Carlson was elected ship's delegate. A new salt tablet dispenser is needed. Chairs are needed for deck aft. One porthole Is needed in the 3-12 deck department room, when the ship goes to the yard. Some of the lock­ ers are rusty and should be replaced. Larger boxes of soap should be placed aboard. June 7—Chairman, E. Hogga; Secre­ tary, J. A. Shea. There were no repairs made on lockers or portholes while the ship was in the yard. There is 86.17 on hand In the ship's fund. It should be built up this trip, to make up for the money spent to repair the TV set. Set was fixed and cleaned in Pasadena. Wash­ ing machine needs ffxlng. Chief engi­ neer will be contacted. Juna 21—Chairman, Hipp; Secratary, E. R. Carison. There Is 828.87 in the ship's fund. Playing cards are available. Motion was passed to repair the washing machine and paint out crew's quarters and passageways. Ventilating sTstem force will be increased. Patrolman will be asked to see the mate on posting sailing time on the board. More In­ secticide bombs should be put aboard— one for each foc'sle. Cots have been ordered. Screen doors need repairing. Porthole dogs should be freed. Instruc­ tions for operating the TV set should be posted. linen. Dlsciisalon was held on sanitary pumps' working condition. July If—Chairman, W. Brown; Secrotary, Whltey Lewis. Repair lists will be made up and given to the boarding pa­ trolman. Overtime at longshore rate turned In by the deck crew is being dis­ puted., Crewmembers passed a motion unanimously to demand that sanitary pumps aft be repaired immediately. *Can^hakera^ Have iVo OK The membership is again cautione(] to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have i-eceived authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot yet. There should be less noise made in the passageways. List of beefs will be handed over to the patrolman in San Pedro for action. YAKA (Waterman), no data—Chairman, John Flanagan; Secretary, R. Sedowskl. W. Wharton was elected ship's delegate. Suggestion was made to have engine de­ partment foc'sles painted. Washing ma­ chine should not be overloaded. Each department should use Its own shower. More care should be taken in hanging clothes in fidley. LUCILR BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfleld), July 14—Chairman, A. G. Brown; Secre­ tary, L. W. Ange. Headquarters will be contacted on the two men who missed ship In San Pedro. Discussion was held on war risk insurance, and why the men didn't sign for It. Amount of salad and vegetables will be checked. Care should be taken with the- washing machine. Ship's delegate wlU check crewmembers' maU on arrival. OCEAN ULLA (Ocean Trans.), July If —Chairman, B. Mlllerson; Secratary, T. EVELYN (Guil), no date—Chairman,'w. Wesley EIfy; Secretary, R. Connor. F. Graansy. R. Reustle was elected ship's delegate, B. MUlerson, deck delegate: J. Howarth, engine delegate: T. F. Greaney, steward delegate. Mattresses will be checked to see how many need to be re­ placed. Nnmber of cots needed will be asked for. This report will be turned in before arrival in San Pqdro. Crew's passageways will be painted when the ship leaves the shipyard. Library will be taken care of In Baltimore. Ship's fund now stands at 82o.93. Crew's re­ PENNMAR (Calmar), July If—Chair­ CLARKSBURGH VICTORY (Eastern), frigerator needs repairing: wind chutes man, J. Millar; Sacretary, S. Czosnowskl. July 18—Chairman, not listed; Secretary, are needed for crew's quarters. One man paid off on the West Coast. Charles Demers. Delegates reported no DEL NORTE (Mississippi), June 28— Beef about the food will be taken up beefs. Discussion was held on the re­ Chairman, Eddia Stough; Secretary, John with the patrolman. Ship's delegate was pair list. Zimmer. A few logs will be taken up told by the captain that he would put a draw whenever he's ready. Wash­ STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), July 1» — with the patrolman in New Orleans. out Chairman, E. Dupont; Secretary, J. Fur- There is a cash balance of 8144.73 in the ing machine broke down and the chief engineer told the delegate that It's the ton. Baseball equipment and ironing ship's fund. Brothers were thanked for board were bought out of the ship's their cooperation in helping the editorial crew's responsibility to repair It. Hind: there is a 84.3.03 balance left. staff publish the ship's paper. CAMP NAMANU (US Petroleum), July Some repairs were taken care of. Pa­ GREENSTAR (Traders), May 10 — If—Chairman, P. Mitchell; Secratary, R. trolman will be told of t.i! chief engi­ Batcombe. Names and papers of the men Chairman, David Barry; Secretary, Paul neer's attitude on repairs and other mat­ Steward could not get who missed ship will be sent to the ters pertaining to the crew's welfare. En­ G. Luteman. gine department mess needs a clock. milk in Yokohama. One man missed the Union hall. Discussion was held about Discussion was held on cold drinks and ship there, another left to go to the the privileges of time off In port. August 1—Chairman, P. Mitchaii; Sec­ the lack of ice water on weekends. hospital in Kure. Captain said he will There should be more variety in the night have the foc'sles sougeed. CaptOin said retary, Andy Bannon. Disputed overtime for no shore leave in Bombay will be lunch. Patrolman will be contacted on the pantryman's 75 hours of overtime US currency draws in. foreign ports: for making ice and bailing water out of turned over to the patrolman at the none were put out though other ships the pantry was unauthorized. The crew payoff. The captain said If we don't take bought the present washing machine and it off he will send a letter stating men are getting American money. , wants the company to put on a new one. went ashore against master's orders. Crew gave the steward department q Messhall and heads should be kept clean­ vote of thanks. Suggestion was made to er: washing machine should not be over­ refer one ex-officer to the patrolman, as loaded. A letter will be sent to the well as the matter of the captain having LOG about getting a representative in the ship secured with the watch on deck. Japan to handle beefs and replacements. Ship's delegates should collect $3 from, Master will be contacted about sending each man for a donation to the next-of- in an order for Bahrein for men needed kin of Raymond W. Saunders. Captain in Japan as we are too shorthanded. SEAVICTOR (Bournemouth), July 17— is not abiding by the agreement. STEEL SURVEYDR (Isthmian), July If Chairman, J. Norgaard; Secretary, G. Johnson. Permitman was picked up in CHICKASAW (Waterman), August »— —Chairman, Lea Snodgrast; Secretary, Yokohama to replace the man who Chairman. A. Silva; Secretary, R. Locks. John H. Ediund. Jack Olsen was elected missed ship in the States. Old vvashing Motion was made for the men to keep ship's delegate; Steward will take care machine should be taken off in the the messhall deck clean. Ship's delegate of the bad bread. Meats should be States and a new one bought. All store- will check with the captain on pay for cooked to satisfy all. Baker wUl work roms and galley should be fumigated be­ men cleared by the doctor on August 5th. at night. Shoreside men are to be kept out of crew's messhall and passageways. fore the ship sails or stores again. Re­ pair list should be checked and repairs ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), July completed before the new crew goes on. 30—Chairman, R. Swayne; Secretary, A. Laundry should be cleaned after usS. J. Kuberski. Captain was told by the Captain's refusal to give some men their Honolulu agent that no stores would be full draw will be referred to the patrol­ available at the next port: that's why we man. There is disharmony in the stew­ were unable to get more milk. Repair ard department: steward should take list was made out by all delegates and Rrmer control. Steward will order more turned over to the ship's delegate. fresh stores at the first Japanese port. Repair list was then read. Crew re­ Two men should be used with the elec­ quested innerspring mattresses and a SOUTHERN STATES (Southern Trad­ tric chipping hammer. - Air vents need new and larger coffee urn fog the crew ing), July S—Chairman, Manuel S. NeHo; repairing. pantry. Suggestion to have each man Secretary, Carl D. Delse. Some repairs donate 81 to the ship's fund was favored have been taken care of and the rest DOROTHY' (Bull), June 14—Chairman, by all hands. There Is a 810 balance In will be taken care of by individual de­ Walter Kohut; Secretary, R. C. Klenast. the fund now. partments. Ship's delegate will see the Walter Kohut was elected ship's delegate chief engineer about checking valves in by acclamation. Card players should no date—Chair­ crew's heads, placing a fan in the engine clean the recreation room when they are man, Clifton Treull; SscMtary, VIda R. department head. Captain will be con­ finished. Ship's delegate will see the Parker. Delegates were thanked for their tacted about new lumber for shower mate abut locks on the screen doors. cooperation. Picnic fund for the annual floor boards. Cots should be removed Men missing ship will be reported to p cnic of the Del Sud will be started In from deck and fantail, so as not to be the patrolman. plenty of time: due to last year's over­ In the way of men securing lines In June 27—Chairman, F. F. Jeffords; Sec­ whelming success, the crew feels that port. Suggestion was made to add to retary, Charles R. Johnson. Cups should the picnic will be bigger and better the ship's fund, which now stands at be returned to the pantry and placed in next time Louis J. "Baldy" Bollinger 811.45. Mate will be contacted about the sing. There should be more quiet in was reelected unanimously as ship's del­ painting the crew's foc'sles and heads. the recreation room alleyways and mess- egate. Ship's librarian reported 821 spent room at night. Thanks went to the stew for magazines: 85 spent for books. Sports ANTINOUS (Waterman), August 2— vd department for good feeding. director reported that ball players are Chairman, Bryan Yarn, Jr.; Secretary, July 12—Chairman, Walter Kohut: Sec­ needed: he wishes to play the beach­ Lee Allen. Men sleeping on poop deck retary, F. P. Jeffords. All hands were combers again. Treasurer reported on should make" less noise. New Orleans complimented for keeping the recreation the money spent for the picnic and movie haHRwlll be asked about the wiper mak-' room clean. Books and papers should be machine. One seaman Is being carried as ing coffee on Sunday morning. OS will returned to the library after they have a passenger. keep laundry clean^ wiper will clean the been read. Men going on watch should recreation rooms. Chief - mote will be be served first. 5E I '•®®END (Ocean Trans ), July 28 asked (o test Are bells. Menu will be ^halrman, A. Hovdie; Sacretary, Frank typed up for each table. There Is 829.95 BUCYRUS VICTORY (Waterman), July E. Gardner. Ship's delegate saw the cap­ in the ship's fun^. 1»—Chairman, W. Young; Secretary, J. tain about making Ice but got no definite A. Ryan. Men missing ship and faUing answer; this will be disputed. Patrolman JEAN LAFITTB (Waterman), June 17— to secure ship for sea will be reported will take up all other complaints with Chairman, N. E. King; Secretary, W. J. to the boarding patrolman at the payoff. the master. Two men missed ship. Sug­ Brown. Whltey..Lewis was., elected ship's Bepait list will be turned over to the gestion was made that each man donate delegate. Daymen asked men to wash ship's delegate. Men should not come »i to the .iliip'g fund to buy en Iron, during the: day,' not at night. Flushing into the messhall unless they are proper­ checkers, cards, cribbage board and system In: toilets Is pot .working eft. ly dressed. Messhall should be kept clean other articles. Bed light was not repaired gtewofit Uked the ww' t» Ttoa * ifa Ml M. .ipmOh-JB'iQJtR itp'y-jbeP'AM i-«...suv4'im. •.•-jSi.rN.yp.. • >s.fc-.tirv,l. -.f .-J -.'.-n 'ir.v V" ig machine should be turned out when it is not being used. There are no spare parts for the machine, so It should be taken care of. Fans should be turned off in the roohis when they are not occupied. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service), August 5—Chairman, M. Bendron; Sec­ retary Paul H. Bryson, Frank Flanagan was elected ship's treasurer: there Is 831.51 In the treasury. Two men missed ship In Lake Charles: one in New York. Brother Robinson was elected deck del­ egate. Captain should be contacted about putting an awning on the fantail and getting separate watch foc'sles for the black gang. MICHAEL (Carras), July 2f—Chairman, P. L. Shauger; Sacretary, W. T. Langford. Fred Aderhold was elected ship's delegate. He will contact the captain about getting wind scoops in San Pedro as well as a new refrigerator. AU fans should be put in working order. Mess* man should make coffee at coffee time and the urn should be cleaned each time. Repairs should be listed and addi­ DEL SUD (Mississippi), July 12—Chair­ tional chairs purchased for the mess- man, L. J. Ballinger; Secratary, S. A. room. Bailey. Chief mate aiul the first assist­ ant said a few words on the safety of TRINITY (Carras), no data—Chairman, the ship. Librarian rtported that all not llitad; Secrotary, H. Wsstphsll. There books were turned in: he thanked the Is a 829.25 balance in the ship's fund. .jirew for their cooperation and asked for One man was left in the hospital in some money from the ship's fund to buy Venezuela. Motion was made to see more books. There is a balance of 8278.74 about getting .a slopchest from New in the ship's fund, after a deduction of York.. This ship is going to the Mediter­ 821.60 was made to buy fiowers for the ranean so the steward will see that there funeral of the chief electrician's motheris enough fruit Juice for the trip, and iiylaw. 825 will be spent on magazines will get some bread boxes; There Is not and books for the next trip. Crewmem­ enough linen for a long trip and the bers were asked to return coffee cups to sheets are too small and should be re­ the pantry and to stop taking glasses placed. • out of the passengers' pantry. Second steward will give glasses to anyone who BOULDER VICTORY (Seas Shipping), July :5—Chairman, Nick Chirlehalla; Sec- Egg boiler should be repaired or re­ rotary, Joseph Vallncla. Messhall should placed. Coffee urn should be fitted with be kept clean at night by the crew. Cups a pyrex lining so coffee does not get and spoons should be replaced In the stale so quickly. pantry: ashtrays should be used, not coffee cups, for ashes and butts. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Sestrain), July 24—Chairman, J. B. Flannery; Sec­ PETROLITI (Tanker Sag.), August I— retary, Fred Irizar. No holds have been Chairman, H. Waller; Sacretary, V. L. sprayed out. Coke machine and 70 cases Harding. Patrolman will be contacted of coke were paid off. There is $4.60 on about an awning for aft. 'There Is $12.05 hand and 27 cases of coke sold. lS-4 in the ship's fund. Men changing watch fireman wants to change watches but has should notify the department head, so no one to change with. Patrolman will they will know who is' on watch. Men be called and asked to ship a new man should not slam doors when others are out by midnight. trying to sleep. Last man on standby is to clean the messhall in the morning. SEAPENDER (Ssatransport), April 4— Ant powder should be put out. Chairman, L. W. Leibig; Secretary, .H. R. Hutchins. A. R. Webeer was elected ship's delegate by acclamation: P. Cheklln was elected engine department del­ egate. August 2—Chairman, L..W. Leidig; Sec­ retary, H. Hutchins. Repair lists were given to the chief engineer and the mate, who will take care of as many repairs ABIQUA (Cities Service), July 25— as possible before reaching port. Sparks Chairman, William Logan; Secretary, wiU give everyone an account of ex­ Vincent L. Ratcliff. Captain has been penditures on slops, draws and amount shown new Coast Guard ruling about of pay coming. Everyone will get two hiring replacements In foreign ports to weeks' linen allowance. Ship needs fu­ replace missing men. Steward depart­ migation. Two men missed ship in Ja­ ment quarters will be painted. Vote of pan. Ship's delegate Webber got a vote thanks went to the steward department of thanks for a well done Job. Mixer will for the excellent Job they are doing. be put aboard before the ship sails. Cots Complaint was made that no hot water and linen should be turned in and fo'c'.sles is available in showers. Fans should be checked before the payoff. All repairs repaired. Captain will try to have Jap­ should be taken care of. Slopchest should anese money redeemed for those men carry larger variety of clothing and who drew too much, provided he gets it sizes and more cigarettes. Some of the meat Is not of good quality. Vote of In time to turn It over to the agent. thanks went to Captain P. Bamberg for his consideration and complete coopera­ BIENVILLE (Waterman), July Chairman, Barney. Kelly; Secretary, R. tion to and for all crewmembers. It's a P. Deran. The ship's delegate- asked the pleasure to sail with a captain like Mr. captain about cancelling logs and the Bamberg. captain said he would take It up with LOGANS FORT (Cities Service), August the patrolman. Repair list was turned in from each department. Some beefs S—Chairman, O. C. King; Secretary, Rob­ will be settled at the payoff, as well as ert L. Ford. Lake Charles patrolman will some disputed OT. Discussion was held be asked about the milk situation there. on several men who want to get per­ Black gang foc'sles will be sougeed. Cots mits: they will be recommended to the will be issued when the weather gets patrolman. Foc'sles should be cleaned hot or at anyone's request. Eleven new before leaving the ship: ship should be mattresses have been ordered. brought in in SIU style. Everyone is SOUTHPORT (South Atlantic), June 21 doing his part, —Chairman, R. E. Pierce; Seoretary, J. *ROBIN GRAY (Robin), June 21—Chair­ man, Edgsl Luzier; Secretary, Frank Col­ lins. There was a general discussion on more quiet in the passageways so men off watch can sleep and a discussion on Improving everyday shipboard life. SOUTHERN CITIES (Southern Trading), J^uiy 24—Chairman, R. Davis; Secretary, R. Ericsen. Beefs on working rules will be settled by the patrolman at the first port of call. R. Davis was elected ship's delegate. New fans will bevJnstalled In crew's quarters. New chairs are needed for^ the messrooms and quarters. Old washing machine is to be repaired or new one Installed before the ship leaves the repair yard. Repair list will be made up before the ship reaches the shipyard. Chassereau. Motion was made to get screen dors put up and make up a re­ pair list before leaving Europe. Washing machine and laundry should be taken care of. Unnecessary noise should be cut down. Roach powder will be distributed. August S—Chairman, James H. Chas­ sereau; Secretary, Rupert E. Pierce. Foc'sles need fumigation. Crew was asked to turn In dirty linen. Discussions were held on springs and straps for the bunks, on cleaning the laundry ^And re­ pairing the washing machine. There is a balance of 824 in the ship's fund. ALCOA RANGER (Alces), August 2— Chairman, Fred Spruiil; Sacretary, P. B. Nealy. Repair list was turned In. Keys were obtained and one flushometer re­ paired. Water fountain should be re­ paired as soon as possible. Laundry should be kept clean: each man should clean the machine after he has used It. Chief engineer will be contacted about sougeelng the engine department pas­ sageway. If this Is not done the patrol­ man will be notified. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), August S— Chairman, H. Goldman; Secretary, D. Powers. Washing machine should not bo run too long. EDITH (Bull), August 2-Chelrmsn, R. O. Reurke; Secretary, Louis Rizie. George Heinnaut was elected ship's delegate In absentia. Toaster will be repaired. Coffee urn and percolators were (discussed, as BUCYRUS VICTORY (Waterman), Au­ well as the purchase of a television set. will be used in the crew gust 2—Chairman, Joe Ryan; Secretary, Tablecloths Emil Orstsky. Robert W. Schoolcraft messhall. was. elected ship's delegate by acclama­ SUNION (Kea), no date—Chairman, J. tion. Ship's delegate should call and get Sullivan; Secretary, Harry Meeney. Two a new library in Pedro. Cleaning sched­ men missed ship through no fault of ule . for the laundry was posted In the their own accordlngjto letter read by the messhall. steward. Ship's delegate resigned since DESOTO (Waterman), June 28—Chair­ he may have to leave the ship to be hos­ Steve Emgrsbn was elected t4 man, A. Danne; Secretary, Philip Reyes. pitalized. his place. Engine department will elect' a delegate. take No date—Chairman, J. Sulllvsn; SeereSuggestion was made , that the new agree­ tary. Harry Meeney. There is S3 In the ment specify that innerspring mattresses ship's fund. Suggestion was made thdt be provided. Clothes should not be left all change at the payoff be. donated to" hanging in the laundry longer than nethe ships fund. Letter will be sent to ce.ssary, due to limited space. Old books headquarters about the two men who will be donated to the Salvation Army. Steward asked" for .donations for the missed ship. • movies and thanked those who donated. MOTHER M. L. (Eagle Ocean), June 28 It was agreed that there- be no obscene -Chelrman, H. OI Mesford; Secrelery, and dirty talk at mealtimes and that a Jimmie D. Ceker, Refrigerator bell will minimum of decorum be observed. Re­ pairs will be submitted to the delegates. be repaired. Crew's quarters will bo •^8 are- to be repaired: Suggestion was made that Hiere be cold ei in ^|ie messhalls an4 buffet suppers during the hot weather.'' CTalleT: iflid pai^> sinks O. M«sfprd:yms.electe(| LUCILI BLpOMFSb'LD . (ileemfieldr, Jung r—Chsirmgni;' 4., •I'dniisni •eerb^' �Aiwost ti. 195$ . • ': • ' of the man who 'niissed ship will be : (Continued from pase 24)' turned over to the patrolman. The stew•hip's 'delegate. 'Repair list will he hand­ "ard's e^lanation of the shortage of night ed over to the ship's delegate before ar­ lunch was accepted. rival in San Francisco. Each man will donate $1 for the purchase of magazines HOLYSTAR. ariton), July 24—Chsirand an ironing board. Dirty dishes Waiter F. Waiiacei Secretary, John should be placed in the pantry after use., man. J. Payne. Leak in the messhaU has be^n AU requested repairs will be made in fixed. List for slopchest and repairs has San Francisco; .new mattresses wiU be been turned in. Only tooth paste was placed aboard. obtained. man was taken off the .^uly . 7—Chairman/ .Jehn . Fisher; Secre­ ship in SanOne Pedro service. tary, JImmie O. Coker. .Tohn Fisher was Head and shower offortheselective depart­ elected ship's delegate; William Welcher ment was painted, but no engine foc'sles. Noth­ was elected engine delegate. All hands, ing was said about painting: Letter will are to help keep the messroom clean at' be mailed to the Baltimore patrolman all times. Shelves will be built in the about the chief mate's assault and at­ library: each department will help paint tempt to kiU the bosun with an iron bar. the library. Washing machine' wiU be Patrolman wUl be asked to check on moved so that water does not spill on ownership of the washing machine. the deck. Thanks were givcff to the August a—Chairman, Harold Thomsen; steward department for the service and Secretary, Wiiiiem.Beiiowt. Some foc'sles efforts they put forth in serving' food. have been pSintedi as weU as the recre­ ROBIN CRAY (Seas Shipping), J.uiy 24 ation- room. Thanks were given by the —Chairman, LsPcinte; Secretary, Frank SUP • man to a good, cooperative crew. Coiiins. Mate will be contacted about Vote of thanks went to 'aU the delegates painting deck department head and for their good work. Reports on the showers. Request was made that better chief mate and the master for the Union care be given the washing machine. and the Coast Guard were read by the Pockets should be emptied before they ship's delegate. go into the washing machine. We aU know that they are a big improvement DEL MONTE (Mississippi), July 21— over the old scrub brush and board, so Chairman, V, S. Aiford; Secretary, Harry let's keep ' them. Motion was made to Woiowit. .Quito a 'few articles ordered have a lu^er and better sports column did not come abokrd before the ship In • the LOG so that the brothers in for­ sailed. Ail should help keep the laun­ eign ports WiU have a better idea of dry and washing machine cleaned. Justin what's what in sports. Wolf was elected ship's delegate by ac;. August *—Chairman, Yshcey; S4cre- clamation.' tary, J. N. LaPoinfa. Motion was made to' show the patrolman the scupper in LAFAYETTE (Waterman), no datathe laundry and try* to get, it repaired. Chairman, Roxbary; Secretery, W. icime. Steward department got a vote of thanks. Repair list wUl be turned over to the Deck delegate wUl call the haU to find patrolman. Inncrspring mattresses wUl out if gangway watches in New ITork are be included on the list. (8 from the old to be maintained. A Jar wiU be left in ship's fund WiU be spent on books. the messhaU at the payoff for each mem­ ber to donate what he wants to the start­ SEATRAiN NEW YORK ((aatrain), ing.of a ship's fund. Discussion was held July 2f—Chairman, R. W. Sweeney; Sec­ en new mattresses and the upkeep of retary, C. E. Mesiey. . Hommer 1. Nichship's gear. oles was elected ship's delegate. Brothers were asked to take better care of the washing machine and the television set. Everyone should exchange linen, prompt­ ly, so that It can be sent to the laundry. BTEEL ADVOCATE (isthmian), June 27 —Chairman, Waiter Mitchei; Secretary, Joe Kramer. Most of the repairs were taken care of: the rest wiU be done when the ship gets back in New York. Rex H. Cote was elected ship's delegate. Cups should be put In the pantry and not left ail over the ship. The washing machine was not properly fixed; it wilt be taken ashore again for repairs. SEATRAiN CEORGiA (Seatrain), July 1*—Chairman, E. Losoya; Secretary, J. E. Pedasa, Jr. Balance of (4.13 in the ship's fund was Imnded over to the dele­ gate. Galley steps leading' to the store room need repairing. FAiRiSLE (Waterman), July 1«—Chair­ man, e. Dunn; Secretary, W. "Terry" Paris. 'Vote of thanks went to the stew­ ard department for exceptional chow. Heat In the 12-4 foc'sle should, be' taken care of. Captain praised the crew for their action when the ship ran aground In Straits of Shimonseki, Japan. OREMAR (Ore), July 24—Chairman, Sam. Duruy; Secretary, J. L. Hodges. Steward will see about getting more ice cream. There is a shortage - of clean linen. Men who are getting. off were asked by the steward to strip their bunks and turn in all dirty linen, leaving the rooms clean for the next crew. BALTORE (Ore), July 29—Chairman, James Corcoran; Secretary, George Prota. Joseph MuUen was elected ship's dele­ gate. Delegates wiU coUect repair lists and turn them over to the recording sec­ retary for typing. Crewmembers will note repairs needed in the shipyard. CUBORE (Ore), July 17—Chairman, Paul "Dufch'- Witthaus, Jr.; Secretary, Chuck Hastetter. Chuck Hastetter was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Name t' ^ SHOPS Get New Boehn Through Agenin Seafarers who applied for new membership books in New York but are now sailing from outports don't have to come to this city to get their new books. If the men involved will write to headquarters and tell the Union which port they are sailing out of, the Union will forward the book -in care of the port ag^nt. Under no circumstances however, will the books be sent through the mails to any private addresses. 9- «• • Twenty-fiv*" -" ^ 'Fa*« Landsman. Cigarette beefs wUl be re­ ferred to the patrolman: as weU as tlie matter of the cots. Repair Usts wiU be compUed by aU delegates. Keys are needed for the foc'sles. ROBIN TUXFORD (Seas ShippincT), Au­ gust 1—Chairman, Nocoia Baithia; Secre­ tary, George Biiiek. AU linen should be turned over to the steward before the crew leaves the ship: quarters should be left neat and clean. A new washing ma­ chine is needed. The old one is beyond repair. New scuttlebutt should be in­ stalled in the engine rom if the old one cannot be repaired. Food has been under par- for the last week. Additional arti­ cles are needed for the slopchest. COMPASS (Compass), July 5—Chair­ man, O. Jones; Secretary, Dick Palmer. i&RSOiiAiis -• :4 : 4"'4 ana Hao aaa aae-' sdSQa aaaJHH saaaanH anGDsa ...ana naa '* Steward reported that ail but a few re­ pair items were taken care of. O. Jones was elected ship's delegate. Men should see their department delegates with beefs' before coming to him. Steward will make out a cleaning lisr for the recreation room. Card players were asked to clean up after their games. Shipmates 'were asked not to make too much noise so men off watch can sleep. Games should be placed in the spare room during dis­ to serve milk three times a day in port charge of eargo. and three times a day at sea for as long a* it lasts. First assistant • wUi be con­ SUZANNE (Buii), August 5—Chairman, tacted by the delegate about sougeeing not listed; Secretary, T. Vigo. Quarters and painting foc'sles for the black gang. should be painted. Discussion was held on the seasoning of food. Present cuts GREECE VICTORY (South Atianllc) of meat are a little below standard. This June 14—Chairman. W. C. Crockett; Sec­ WiU be referred to the patrolman. Garcia retary, Ambt Baum. Three beefs WlU be was elected ship's delegate. brought up before the patrolman. Dele­ gates win be elected Immediately after AFOUNDRiA (Waterman), August 3— the payoff to take care of any disputes Chairman, Derwood Mann; Secretary, in port. Five new mattresses are needed. Frank Miller. AU repairs will be taken Steward said this win be taken care of. care of by the patrolman. The 'Ust was July 1—Chairman, James H. Bales;'Sec­ made out. Washing machine needs fix­ retary, Amos Baum. Three replacements ing: men should take better care of it. fafled to report to the ship in Boston. Foc'sio locks need repairing, as weR as James H. Bales was elected ship's dele­ the drinking fountain. Cots snould be gate. Valuablea should be turned over treated better. to the captain for safekeeping. BEATRICE (Buii), August 3—Chairman, F. Loriz; Secretary, Le Roy Johnson. No action is. being taken on the repair list. Patrolman wiU be contacted. Captain should be contacted on having the galley FRANCES (Buii), August 10—Chairman, sougeed at least once a month overhead. Frank Cornier; Secretary, Neai Cairns. Crew donated (18 to the library fund. LAFAYETTE (Waterman), July 14— One man paid off in the Dominican ReChairman, Clyde Garnor; Secretary, Jay pubUc to go to the hosi ical. One beef July 23—Chairman, J. H. Bales; Secre­ C. Staeie. Ship's funds wUi be returned. will be taken up with the patrolman. tary, A. A. Baum. Ship'a delegate re­ Union WiU be contacted about the offi­ that the captain showed him the cers using the washing machine, and STEEL TRAVELER (isthmian), August ported regarding no shore leave in Goose about having the sanitary men cleaning 9—Chairman, F. Jankowski; Secretary, letter as weU as documents stating that the laundry and library. Wiiiiam Deveiin, (1 donations from each Bay, the slopchest could not be broken member were turned over to treasurer between Gooseseal and St. Johns. Cus­ DENNISON VICTORY (Waterman), July WUiiam DeveUn for the ship's fund. toms wanted to Bay charge (8 to open this in 13—Chaiiman, Joe DcOrio; Secretary, Ed­ Locks and keys for the foc'sle doors wiU St. John on Sunday. Condition of the ward Cogcn. Complaints about the food be checked in New York. Beefs will be lifeboats wiU be reported to the patrdlturned over to the New Orleans patrol­ man: if they are not in proper working should be taken up with the steward. man. He WiU see the captain about condition before sailing, the matter will Minor beef between two members were draws. Ship's fund was turned over to be reported toj the Coast Guard. Captain settled. Ice wiU be bought in Casablanca. There should be two cold meals a week, the chief electrician to purchase a time to Uft the logs. No one should and jeUo should not be served more than regulator for the washing machine. New refused make toasted cheese sandwiches in the library y,Ti be procured for the next toaster. Crew was asked to take better twice a week. There is too much indi­ gestion. Food is so dry and overcooked. trip. care of the equipment. Complaints were GaUey blowers should be cleaned. One made about n>itting on decks in head big salad should be served. - instead of -LOGANS FORT (Cities Service), July drinking fountain. Additional fans individual ones. 25—Chairman, Edwin Ritchie; Secrafary, and July 24—Chairman, H. Winn; Secretary, Robert L, Ford. There is (10.o2 in the are needed in the crew mess. Fable Perez. One wiper was picked up ship's fund. Wind chutes will be pro­ BEAUREGARD (Watorman), July 12— at Casablanca. A blank repair list wiU cured in. New Jersey. One man missed ship in New York. Motion was passed Chairman, C. E. Waiiick; SaCretary, R. be placed on the buUetin board for the Barker. All repairs wiU be made before crew to make out. SkyUght should be the ship saUs. Men are to be properly made in the engine room for ventUation. dressed in the messhaU during meals. Deck department wiU put flushometers Members should help keep the messhaU on their repair list and pantry clean, and not leave utensUs lying around. Cups should be returned STEEL RECORDER (isthmian), July 24 to the pantry. Doors midship and aft —Chairman, Mcricsena; Secretary, Donshould be secured, so shoreside person­ aid Zubiick. One wiper missed ship in Nelson E. Norwooji. nel do not come inside. Steward should New Orleans. Passageways should be Please contact Raymond K. order inncrspring mattresses in New kept locked to keep out shoreside person­ York. There is to be no more''drinking nel. Screens and DDT are needed for the Kierr, 1746 Natiofial Bank of Com­ aboard ship. trip to India. Laundry should be cleaned merce Building, New Orleans, La., up after. It is used. Drinking water is WACOSTA (Waterman), July 12—Chair­ bad. Repair list was read and added to. /Concerning your lawsuit set for man, Van Whitney; Secretary, H. L. Haii- Ship needs fumigation. Deck department this coming December. ey. Captain has suggested that a separ­ rooms have not been painted for two ate antenna be rigged for the crew's years. radio. One man missed ship in Phila­ WUliam A. Dallas, Jr. delphia: report has been sent to head­ FRANCES (Buii), July 27—Chairman, quarters. ToUets need repairing. Patrol­ Neai Cairns; Secretary, A.R. Carrasquilie. . Contact your sister, Mrs. Lillian man should see about getting inncrspring Ail repairs have been completed. One Mitchele, 1913 Annapolis Ave. Bal­ mattresses aboard ship. . man missed ship in New York, flew down July 26—Chairman, H. J. Robin: Sec­ to San Juan, reported to the Union hail, timore, Md., phone ED 6-3698, or retary, H. L. Hsiiey. One man missed paid his fine and was given his shipping your mother, Mrs. Lilliam Dallas, ship in Miami; one man missed ship in card to rejoin the vessel. Discussion was Motion was made to have held on parliamentary procedure. 406 S. Poppleton St., Baltimore, Philadelphia. the Union start taking the necessary Md., at once. Urgent. Or will any­ steps to help seamen's famiUes receive SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), treatment in USPHS hospitals. July 5—Chairman, Sir Charles; Secretary, one knowing the present where­ medical Patrolman will receive report of the ar­ Sir Charles. Letter will be sent to head­ abouts of William A, Dallas Jr., gument between two members. Steward quarters about getting six large wind who went aboard the Green Bay wiU exchange linen for the cr4w when­ chutes and 12 more electric fans with extra parts. Brothers should not make Victory last April, please contact ever needed. unnecessary noise during the day in the CHiWAWA (Cities Sarviee)r July 7— messhaii, as this wakes the 12-4 watch his sister or mother. Chairman, Joe J. Martus; Secretary, R. which have the room nearest the mess- Qnix Answers (1) Yes, always from an easterly direction toward the equator, (2) (a) Heliophobe. (3) (b) 70. (4) (a> Noiie. (5) (c) 6,000 years, 4 t •'(6) (b) Au. Patrick Swift (7) Ail three. Please contact Phil Carovich, in . (8) They are carnivorous, or care of the Boston SIU hall. flesh-eating plants. .4 4. 4 . (9) "But as for me, give m^ lib­ Leonard F. "Whitey" Lewis erty or give me death,". Patrick Contact Charles Hansen, Wood-, Henry. law Cemetery. 3514 Bainbrldge (10) 730 miles, Ave., New York 6, NY, as soon as possible. Important, Puzste Anstver 4 4 4 Stanley Klenkowitz Please contact John Valasco, c/o •Sifi QIIB QESSSHS Jungle Club, Agaadllla, Puerto Rico, Liana snra sLinm GiHcaa HBaanmaa •'•:W SEAFARER!^ LOG SS Burbank Victory Crew June 18. '52. to Aug. 25, '52 George Crosby, 2nd eldct., on that voyage, is suing Easterh Steamship Co, for Injuries re­ ceived. He asks that crewmembers contact him or his attorneys, Jacpbsen i»nd. T^bin, 995 , Market Street, San -Francisco, Calif., and a^ that thiey >p«kk to Ao one e'l^ conceiving the suit room. Thermometer in the • messroom will be read and notice taken of the tem- perature each 'day to show to the patrol­ man. Roy Jopiin was elected ship's dele- . gate. July 24—Chairman, R. Jopiin; Secre­ tary, Sir Charles. Six more large windchutes are needed, though the repairs are coming along fine. Motion was passed to take SI from the ship's fund to buy boo!<s in which the delegates can keeprecords of Union members'iip. Sugges­ tion was made to give a little financial support to Brother Robert Lester for • buying new films. Steward will contact the Union hail if the company cuts down on his requisition. Crew is not satisfied - these days with the way the food is being cooked. Cups should be returned to the messroom. Fruit juice was re­ quested. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Seas Shipping), May 3—Chairman, Wallace; Secretery, Thomas Williams. AU beefs were cleared and aU repairs taken care of. Each man • will chip in' 2(4 shiiiings for the ship's fund, to buy misceUaneous articles in South' Africa. List for the cleaning of the laundry will be posted. Washing ma- 'chine is not to be used after 10 PM. AU garbage is to be dumped aft. June 19—Chairman, Wallace; Secretary, T. Williams. Shoreside people should be stopped from using the washing machine. Captain will be contacted by the delegate about getting a light in the passageway. Purser is selling the slopchest. CECIL N. BEAN (Drytrans), August 7— Chairman, T. E. (Pop) Foster: Secretary, M. F. Kramer. New roUers were put in the washing machine and gaskets renewed where necessary. One brother missed ship in Yokohama. Martinez was elected ship's delegate. Delegates wiU go ashore and see what the charges are against the brother who is being held by the Army authorities. They wUl take him some cigarettes. Bosun wiU see the mate about using the gangway instead of the pUot ladder for boarding and leav­ ing the ship. The pilot ladder is too dangerous. - ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), August 9— Chairman, E. A. Grady; Secretary, J.A. Austen. Repair lists were turned in at Trinidad. There is a (10.90 balance in the ship's fund. Discussion was held on getting phonograph records, and about taking care of the ball equipment. CALMAR (Caimar), August 2—Chair­ man, E. Seeiey; Secretary, A. Nelson. Beeching was elected ship's delegate, Messman's locker was not rep.iired. though it was put on the list. Laundry should be kept clean and the washing machine unplugged after use. •<S BIENVILLE (Waterman), August 14— Chairman, John R. Dixon; Secretary, Bar­ ney Keiiy. Barney KcUy was reelected ship's delegate. One man missed ship. Repair list is being checked over. Bread box wUl be taken off the table whUe it is being set. Crew wiU look for windchutes and screens before reaching tho next port. Delegates wiU try to get keys for the foc'sles. Crew was asked to co­ operate with the new messman, as this is his ilrst trip, and place dirty cups in the pantry. CATAHOULA (National Nav.) August 12—Chairman, L. M. Roberson; Secretary, Wiiiiam J. Barnes. Fans will be taken care of in New- York: fans and washing machine wiU be brought to the atten­ tion of the patrolman there. One man missed ship in New Orleans. Ship's fund will be collected to repair the radio and record player. TADDEi (Shipenter), May 31—Chair­ man, P. Jordan; Secretary, F. Wasmer. A. Monahan was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. No date—Chairman, E. Hansen; Secre­ tary, F. Wasmer. There are a few minor disputes. The captain claims no cargo bonus is coming for cement. The trouble between the deck gang and the chief mate will be cleared up in port. Three men missed ship in Yckohama. Their gear has been packed. Sailing board was ail fouled up and no sailing time was posted. Repair list will be made up be­ fore hitting port. Recreation room needs to be sougeed. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Stephen Wagrerik Your watch, damaged in the lire Brooklyn 32, NY NOTICES aboard the Steel Artisan, has been repaired and can be picked up iq I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please the Sea Chest in SIU New York put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) headquarters. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A. Triblo NAME Please send your home address to the LOG, so your bound volume STREET ADDRESS of the LOG can be forwarded. Neil Boyle CITY Please pick up your gear from the Steel Admiral at the baggage room in SIU New York headquar­ 5ign6cl ters. TO AVOID DUPLrCATION: -.r t, ' ..ZONE ......STATE If you «r« an old tubscribar and hav( • chang* of addrats, piasia glva your fermar addrait balowi Louis T. Marshall Contact the SIU Welfare Serv­ ADDRESS ices , DepRrMent at l^cad,qqa]:ter5 as soon as possible. . CITY u,-i_ •••••(••(•(•«•(((•((• (•<«••(• •((••(((•((•••(•••((•(•^••••••••••(•••••Ma'aasEa a«aaa*»(ataaaaaaaaaaaaat((M(a^«Bii t f--J '• »• •i .'iL.' i.? ..ZONE i »'• ) .'lO'l.'-" JiU ..STATE ^ aaBMMGMtaAGa' -.t: ' - �^ r. W' . . SEAFARERS r-', Pase Twenty-six FvV-. LOG Aano^Sl. 198S Morticians Inflafo Burial Cost • Recently Jit has come to-the attention of the Union that soiiie.of the families of Seafarers have been taken for extra-heavy, funeral expenses "by undertakers who knew of the Union's $2,500 death benefit. The" families had little left over to. tide themselves over, as the resul of the loss of a breadwinner."*" volved where such information is but will then suggest that perhaps The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who Such conditions are not un­ needed to establish proof of ability it's "not good enough" for the de­ are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. common. Other unions who to pay. ceased. The family will be asked in the HOSPITALS '• - •>:? • j" established welfar funds and While one purpose of the death death benefits ran Into the same benefit is to assure the Seafarer a difficulties. decent buriaI7 that is not its only This kind of situation can be objective. The other one is to pro­ avoided by the use of a little re­ vide the family with a cushioh un­ straint and caution. It's not neces­ til they can get settled and take sary to tell an undertaker all about care of their own financial needs. Ask About Assets financial circumstances and money It's the normal practice in the coming in from the Union, just as it isn't necessary to tell a doctor undertaker business (which after or a hospital about the $200 mater­ all, is a business run for profit like nity benefit. By doing so, the Sea­ any other enterprise) for the un­ farer or his family is tempting dertaker's representative to ask these people to charge him more first of all how much cash, in­ for services rendered, or to involve surance and other assets the fam­ ily has. him in unnecessary expenses. The undertaker will start out It's only advisable to give out information about the benefits in-1 by offering the low-cost funeral if it wants, the coffin lined In silk or satin. Whichever it chooses be comes the higher-priced. They arc told that silver handles on the cof­ fin are not enough. They should be gold. The best thing for a family to do under these circumstances is get a third party to/nake the ar­ rangements for them, somebody who is sympathetic but can con­ sider the matter sensibly and not be carried away by a highly emo­ tional appeal. Welfare Services has found that the price of the fuifbral has little or nothing to do with the attractiveness or dignity of the funeral. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and,shipmates to pass away the long days arid weeks in a hospital bed. V'SPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on-the-list, drop, in for a visit. It will be most welcome. USPHS HOSPrrAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Rocco Albonese Stanley Leako Edwardo Balboa John Maclnnes Melvin Bass Robert E. MiUer Frederick Burford Luther R. Milton Benito Centero Frank Nering Clarence Crevier Jerry J. Palmer . Sixto Escobar Joe Perrelra L. Franklin Edgar A. Piatt Burton J. Frazer Carlos M. Ponce Eatell Godfrey John Rekstln John Roberts Joe Carl Griggs Jesus Rodriquez J. W. Hamilton Santiago Rosarlo John Hamilton J. Sampson Floyd M. Hansen Virgil Sandberg Herman Hass Juan M. Soto Samuel Jonas Walter Sudnick Oscar Jones George W. Thayer Leon Kane Thor Thorsen James J. Kelley Harry S. Tuttla A. Klngsepp PRESB-YTERIAN HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NY Alfredo Cedeno Edward Angelo Rossi, Jr., born Byron Sidney Bruno, born June All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity 27, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. January 31, 1953. Parents, Mr. and benefit plus a $25 bond from the Joseph S. Bruno, 33 Holly Drive, Mrs. Edward A. Rossi, 220 Spring Court, Baltimore, Md. Xlretna, La. Union in the baby's name. t 4) 4i Tina May Kieiber, born June 21, Theresa Bojko, bora July 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mel- 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stan­ vin Charles Kieiber, Box 344, New­ ley Bojko, 3018 "D" St., Philadel­ port, Ore. phia, Pa. 41 4> 4' Richard Wayne Anderson, born Julio Febles Olivera, born June June 27, 19.53. Parents, Mr. and 4. ,1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Eric H. Anderson, 12 Pleasant Ramon Olivera, 29 Capara St., St., Holbrook, Mass. Cantan, Puerto Rico. Bernedette Procter, born May 16. 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Procter, 1014 Cook St., Gretna, La. 4) ^ 4^ ^ Myra Dale Williams, bora July 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Williams, 535 W. Port Arthur Road, Port Acres, Tex. 4- 3^ 4 t 4j'' Carlos Rios, born July 13, 1953. Barbara Jean Willis, bprn July Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Juan L. 24, 1953. Parents,- Mr. and Mrs. Rios, 7 Manhattan Ave., Apt. 21, Perley D. Willis, 303 E. Berkley New York, NY. Ave., Norfolk, Va. 4> 4> 4> 4^ 4- 4- 4 4 4 James Racs Weddle, bora June 2, 1953. Parents, "Mr. and Mrs. Alves F. Weddle, 1813 N. 145th St., Seattle, Wash. 4 4 4 Petros Marcos Drosses, born July 27, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marcos P. Drossos, 18-A Mag­ nolia Homes, Galveston, Tex. 4 4 4 Mitchell Mignano, born July 27, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben­ jamin Mignano, 333 ^ First St., Brooklyn, NY. 4 4 4 Veronica Ann Danne, born July 16, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph L. Danne, 457 S. Hamilton St., Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 Blanche Ygama, born January George Joseph Thompson, born Mona Ann Calamia, born July 24, 14. 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. July 22, 19.53. Parents, Mr. and 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Andreas Ygama, 1440 Gates Ave., Mrs. William E. Thompson, 187-32 L. "Calamia; 1202 Marigny St., New Brooklyn, NY. 91st Ave., Hollis, LI, NY. Orleans, La. 4< 4" 4 4. 4 4 4 Frank Hugh Wells, born July 21, Nola NaUine Covinston, born Beverly Dolores Blanton, born 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh June 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. and July 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Albert Covington, Rte. Frank Wells, Jr., 1930 Fig St., Mrs. Wilbert Blanton, 3644 6th St., Kenner, La. 2, Box 42A, Wilmer, Ala. Port Arthur, Tex. 4 4 4 i t t 4 4 4 Linda Fae Pedraza, born July Roberta Lee Nicholas, bom July Theodore Francis Derol, born 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Maurice Nicholas, 2453 Du- Lorenzo Pedraza, 317 2nd Ave. S., July 25, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Boleslaw Derol, 311 8th St., Texas City, Tex. bose Street, Mobile, Ala. Brooklyn, NY. 4 4 4 t 4Steven Lewis Henley, born June 4 4 4 John Joseph Michel, born July David Charles Wong, born July 13, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Michel, 168 Louisiana Virgil M. Henley, Falco, Ala. Kong Wong, 99 Debervoise St., Street, Westwego, La. 4 4 4 Diane Elaine Irvine, born July Brooklyn, NY. i 3) i Charles David Lakin, born June 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4 4 4 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Irvine, 123 Perry Avenue, Louis J. Cevette, Jr., born July Richmond, Staten Island, NY. Charles Y. Lakin, Kerr, O. 29, 1953v Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4 4 4 Louis J. Cevette, 454 Sullivan St., 4" 4" 4" Peter Alfred O'Neill, Jr., born Elmira, NY. Jo-Ann Stewart, born July 7, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh July 25, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 4 4 4 L. Stewart, Jr., 621 W. North Ave., Mrs. Peter A. O'Neill, 4116-17th David Alonso, born July 22,1953. St., San Francisco, Cal. Baltimore, Md. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Fi4 4 4 t 4) 4^ gueroa Alonso, 691 Jackson Ave;, Miguel Angel Reyes, born July Bronx, NY. Marilyn Louise Shaffer, born July 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. and. 23, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4 4 4 Mrs. Gerald Francis Shaffer, 1401 Francisco Maldonado Reyes, 950 £. Lloyd Thomas Gunnels, born 163 St., New York, NY. W. Erie Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. April 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Gunnels, 518 8th St., Union City, NJ. If- 4 • The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and $2,500 ' death benefits ' are being paid to beneficiaries. •fe-;;' i-:.. cAr I" James F. McCarthy, 51: A heart disorder caused the death of Brother McCarthy on May 30, 1953. He died aboard the Yenore and was buried in Baltimore, Md. An OS in the deck department. 4 PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL SAN JUAN. PUERTO RICO F. Reyes POTTENCER SANITORIUH MONROVIA. CAL. L. Pritchard USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. BROOKLYN, NY Victor Arevalo James J. Lawlor Walter Chalk James R. Lewis Charles M. Davison Francis F. Lynch Emilio Delgado H. F. McDonald John J. Drlscoll A. McGuigan Jose Gr- Espinoza C. A. Markell Vic Miiazzo Bart E. Guranick Alfred Mueller Peter Gvozdlch Eugene T, Nelson John B. Hass G. E. Shumakcr Thomas Isakscn Henry E. Smith L. Kristlansen Renato A. Villata Frederick Landry VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES. FLA. C. Vilar BRUNSWICK GENERAL HOSPITAL AMITYVILLE. LONG ISLAND. NY Kenneth Marston NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE NEW YORK, NY Edward C. Marlon ^ USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. William H. Harrell Herbert W.: Lamm DAMAS HOSPITAL PUERTO RICO Charles R. Miller USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Albano' T. Mastaler Edward V. Burke J. M. Pinkus John J. Flaherty Oscar Smith R. Greenridge Paul C. Turner S PITAL USPHS E, MD. BALTIM Edgar L. Krotzer Thomas R. Bach Ben J. Lawson Roland Bell G. Lightfoot Clyde Clarke G. T. Liverman B. S. Conway Gustave LoefTer Antonio Cosplto Thomas V. Logan Jeff Davis William MitcheU A. DeFilippie Ralph L. Nixson Leo Gillls Ralph H. Nay Gorman T. Glaze Thomas Nicholas Joseph F. Goude Telcstro Roman H. Greenwald R. T. Shields Allen Heddings David F. Sykes John W. Jones USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Mike Dikun Raymond T. Sparks John C. Ramsey Joe Wakin Peter Smith P. D. Broderick D. K. T. Sorensen USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WC- fH, TEX. Joseph P. Wise Tliomas Liles Jr. USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. W. W. Allred J. I.tttleton R. CarroUton L. T. TdcGuwan Leonard N. Evans H. E. Mathes F. W. Grant J. P. Neveraskus Joseph Ifsits Randolph Shedd C. E. Johnson USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEX. W. M. Adams W. W, Lipscomb F. H. Burns Thomas E. Lowery Howard W. Forbes J. E. Markopolo C. U. Francis Karl Nikander Glenn W. Hines T. A. Spencer USPHS HOSPITAL MOBILE. ALA. Clarence Jones John El Zfegler ST. AGNES HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA, PA. Clyde Clarke Thomas DriscoU JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Leland McMUlian US NAVY HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE. FLA. Lloyd L. Jenkins USPHS HOSPrt-AL MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles Burton * USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. L. H. AUaire J. B. Holsenheck T. L. Ankerson John Homen L. Bailey Philip Horowitz James E. Belcher Gustav Hoyzanl S. L. Bion;:!) Ramon Irizarry Vernon Bolton J. H. Jones Percy J. Bover E. G. Knapp E. Bracewelf John J. Knowlei E. G. Brewer D. Korolla Donald S. Brooks Leo H. Lang J. S. Capps A. Laiigevin „ WiUiam R. Carroll A. J. Laperouse William S. Cato Theodore E. Lee Jessie A. Clarke R. Lumpkin J. T. Collins Milton J. Mouton Jose A. Colls John T. Murray S. Cope Albert W. Nelson Adion Cox Kenvon Parks Rogelio Cruz Abram A; Sampson Robert G. Dewey J. Santiago Thomas L. Dugan Luther C. Seidle T. R. SUnley Henry Durney A. E. Swenson Edward J. Gillies J. D. Thomas Jack H. rieason J. F. Thornherg Paul Goodman Lohnie R. Tlckld Louis S. Crab •John H*<ne J. E. Ward Virgil E. Wilmottl Harry ^. Hankee Richard Worley C. M. .awklns A. J. WyzenskI John T. Hicks SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Joseph Koslusky USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. Donald Gilbo M. E. Newman Alfred Johansen L. E. Twite USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO. ILL. Euitinio Melone SEASIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH. CAL. Samuel J. Brooks LONG BEACH NAVAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CAL. WUIiam J. Turk FIRLAND SANITORIUM SEATTLE, WASH. Emil Austad USPHS HOSPITAL FORT STANTON, NM Bruno Barlhel i USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICH. Tim Burke Harry J. Cronln BEEKMAN HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NY Jens^Grangaard First Born In Spotlight 4 Sue Ann Worsley, born August 1, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jo­ prother McCarthy joined the Union seph W. Worsley, 170 Harrison in New York in 1951..He is sur­ Court, Biloxi, Miss. vived by his wife, Theresa R. Mc­ 4 4 4 Carthy, 173 Elrtiwbod Avenue, Larry Ellorln, born August 2; Selden, Long Island, NY. . 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lazaro Ellorin, 101 St. Marks Place, 4 • • 4' • '4 • Eimer J, Blanes, 59: On March Brooklyn, NY. 6, 1953, Brother Blanes died 4 4 ^ aboard the Amersea of a heart at­ William Allen Lupton, born Au­ tack and was buried at sea. HUt es­ gust 5^1953. Parents: Mr., and Mrs. tate is administered .by, Minnie Joseph - G. Lupton,. 6106 Herbert Belle Blanes. St., Norfolk, Va. Christopher Alaric Bamberger looks quite pleased with the whole thing after bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward' W.. Bamberger re* ceived the SIU maternity benefit. ^ ' �• .*i.-' : r;-;.r,; '..--i , . • -^ SEAFARERS Ancust 21, »53 LOG Vacation SS in Hospital SEEDT THE SEAFARERS I With WALTER SIEKMANN Jmm INews about men in the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SW Wel­ fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his. post as Director of Welfare Services.) The great state of .Texas has got one of its boosters in New York right now. Brother Chuck ColUns from the Lone Star state is laid up in the Staten Island hospital with a bum ankle. Collins was on the Afoundria (Waterman) his last trijp, and had to go into the Naval hospital in Jacksonville, FloridaX for treatment. We made arrangements to have him transferred up here to Staten Island where he's resting comfortably now. Brother Richard Weir has been having some trou­ ble with his ulcers again. He'd gotten out of the hospital some time back, but they started acting up on him again. He's back in there for treatment to see if he can't get his condition under control. e.n,nu.n We have two men off the same ship, the Schuyler aampson Bland, hospitalized at the same time, Juan Leiba, the chief cook, and Jabez Sampson. Sampson asked us to locate his gear that he left behind him on the ship. He had left instructions for one of the brothers to take it off for him, but it appears that the brother left the ship and left the gear behind. We're running .the stuff down for him now. Flew Back to States Frederick Bnford is recuperating nicely after getting oft his ship In Japan. He had just been flown back to the States, and we arranged for him to get a $100 draw from the company so as to have some cash handy. Then he was driven down to the Staten Island ferry where he could go right over to the hospital. His gear is checked into the €IU baggage room, so everything is settled on that score. Some of the other brothers who are in drydock now getting back into shape include Stanley Lesko, off the Queenston Heights, and Robert Miller, whose last ship was the Heywpod Broun. Lock King, who came into New York on the Steel Artisan, had to be taken off the ship and sent into the hospital. t 4" We've had one or two instances recently of men Hing getting hurt because they tried to handle a- job by themselves that would normally call for two or three men. This is a pretty foolish and risky thing to do. If there's not enough men around to handle the job, and it isn't an emergency that has to be taken care of right away, it's only sensible to make every effort to get a full gang on the job. Otherwise, by doing it yourself, you're looking for a mess of trouble. Of course it's the responsibility of the officers to see to it that there's enough men assigned to a job, and the company is liable accordingly. But it's a whole lot better to be in one piece in the first place and avoid the discomfort of being hurt on the ship and then maybe losing a couple of months of shipping to the bargain while you're recovering from the accident. Seafarer Jesus Rodriguez, who was laid up at the Staten Island USPHS Hospital, receives his vacation money from Welfare Services representative. A1 Thompson. Pick Vp'Shot' Card At Payott Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations re­ quired for certain foreign voy­ ages are reminded to be sure to pick up their inoculation cards from the captain or the purser when they pay oft at the end of a voyage. The card should be picked up by the Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when signing on for another voyage where the "shots" are required. The inoculation card is your only proof of hav­ ing taken the required shots. Those men who forget to pick up their inoculation, card when they pay oft n^ay find that they are required to take all the "shots' again when they want to sign on ' for another such voyage. Spring Seafarer From Arab Jail Prompt action by Welfare Services in cooperation with the SIU's Washington office was successful in releasing a Seafarer from a Sludi Arabian jail cell. The Union's interven­ tion in this unusual situation may have saved the Seafarer from serious illness or possibly death. As is well known to Seafar­ the nose, besides behaving in a contacted, and Assistant Secretaryers on the Persian Guff run, manner that seriously offended the Treasurer Bob Matthews who is in that area is just about the hottest religious feelings of the local popu­ charge there took the matter up and driest section of the world. lace, who are the most orthodox with the US State Department. Deaths from heat prostration are Moslems in the world. As a result, Saudi Arabian representatives in not uncommon. The Seafarer in the local police picked him up and this country and at home were ap­ proached on the problem with the question was imprisoned in a small, carted him off to jail. poorly-ventilated local lock-up and While his behavior might have result that they agreed to order got scanty supplies of water and been considered acceptable in the JSeafarer's release even though food only at the discretion of the Western eyes, it was regarded as he had been 100 percent wTong in local jailor. insulting by the local residents the situation. Only the fact that he was able wha have different standards than Consequently he was let go and to get a cable off to headquarters ours, and by their lights, they placed on a homeward bound ship, somehow kept him from serving a were fully justified in imprisoning a little shaken by his experience long stretch. As it was, his youth him. but other^vise in good physical and good physical condition kept When the Seafarers's ^frantic shape after his ordeal. him in good shape through the ten cable was received in headquarters, However, they indicated that days of his imprisonment. Had he Welfare Services got in touch with future breaches of the peace by been compelled to stay in the lock­ the Isthmian company agent in crewmembers in their ports would up rqpch longer in the blazing sum­ Saudi Arabia and the American not be dealt with lightly but that mer heat, there's no telling what consulate there. It found that guilty parties would have to pay might have happened. there was no question of the Sea­ the full penalty under Saudi Ara­ farer's guilt in the situation, so bian law. In such circumstances, Attacked Arab Longshoreman The whole incident arose when that the only thing that could be the SIU would be unable to help the Seafarer in question got into done was to appeal to higher the individuals involved. an argument with an Arabian Saudi Arabian authorities to par­ The whole incident points up the longshore boss. The Seafarer lost don the prisoner. value of getting in touch with Weir The SIU Washington office was fare Services in case of trouble his head and punched the Arab in over seas. While the Seafarer in question was so foolish as to get himself in trouble, he had the sense to contact his Union to get him out of his fix. At the same time it emphasizes the need to live up to local rules and regulations while ashore in When death occurs m a family its an upsetting experience Saudi Arabia. The government and that takes quite a bit out of the survivors. On top of that, people there are sensitive. about the family has to be concerned about making funeral arrange­ their religious obligations and local laws. Those who offend these sensi­ ments and paying funeral-*" costs. Several families of Sea­ the $2,500 death benefit. The bal­ bilities or violate the laws are lia­ farers faced with this situation ance of the benefit was turned over ble to run into serious difficulties. have been assisted by Welfare to Mrs. Hyams. Services in handling all the nec­ essary details. They've found that this way they are assured of the proper kind of funeral ceremony which places no pressure on them to make arrangements. A case like this arose recently with the death of Seafarer -Simon Goldstein. He had been 111 for some time, and had instructed his sister, Mrs. Ethel Hyams, to get in touch with the Union in the ev^nt of his death. * Upset At News When he passed away, the sister notified Welfare Services. The family was quite upset at the news and were confused and uncertain about the funeral arrangements. Furthermore they had found that they would have to lay out cash on the line to pay for the funeral expenses. Consequently they turned the whole matter over to Welfare Serv­ ices. Welfare Services arranged Mn. Ethel Hyams reads letter from Union about her late brother, for a chapel, and undertaker, the Simon Goldstein, while SIU Welfare Services representative Miitoa flowers and all the other incidentid items* aiid paid the costs" out of •'/Flynn''loolci-on.'•• Funeral Arranged In Proper Style By Welfare Services .-i v.t tif' .aj,' • V- '' (I �>'j C. " : •- OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND OULF DISTRICT •^AFL • , • -' -* -i ..-.• • ,- ^ .• •rx-h -L -j. i,: ¥^ii, , M-- .-"V. • '4iH' i: t Hi' s It- : IS • £:'-''v»•>!•-.; i'\ ••:: ;j .•ri-''f '••• h: '' ' -il: -\*^3 , "!.i; "i'H: -x' I?'". Seamen hove long hod the reputoHon of toking core of their own problems ond diffi­ culties without turning to the outside for help. Thot trodition still goes for members of the SlU, through their Union;r The SlU hos mode speciol provision, under its Welfore Plan, to toke core of those Seofdrers, young or old, who comno longer soil becouse ijlness or injury hos permonently robbed them of their ability to work. t I fe" In yeors gone by, o seomon in this fix would hove been dependent for survivol on the uncertoin mercies of Government ond privote chorities. He would foce a dreory future without hope ond without dignity. - Todoy, the permonently disobled Seoforer who meets the guolificotions of the Wel­ fore Plon con look forword to o lifetime of security in the SlU. He is ossured of regulor benefits of $25 eoch week, yeor in ond yeor out with no strings ottoched. He is free to come ond go os he pleoses insteod of being tied to on institution. V • V 'l" V • •I ^ - -jM The SlU disobiiity benefit, like the SlU controct, SlU representotion ond other SlU welfore benefits oil odd up to one thing—greoter security for the Seoforer on ship or oshore. It's further proof that the SlU takes core of its own. . •v ^;• Mi-y • > Kj ,v>' •! v.. -• :v, Vv.- • ' . t,' '.J.. ' V .* . 'v if "'1 :^l.':ij -v.I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource August 21, 1953 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XV, No. 17 Description An account of the resource Headlines: NEW BASIC SHIPPING LAW SEEN LIKELY: SEN. POTTER SIU SHIP CARRIES 1ST KOREA RELIEF AFL COUNCIL SUSPENDS LONGSHOREMEN'S UNION NEW TANKSHIP CO. DEFIES SIU; TAMED BY SOLID TIE-UP STAGE SET FOR NEW PACT TALKS READER'S DIGEST LAUDS SIU ATLANTIC SIU MEN VOTED UNION WELFARE COVERAGE NEW HALL TAKES SHAPE ARMY FINES SIU MAN $150 FOR TARDINESS US CHARGES ALIENS OWN 2 SIU SHIPS CORNHUSKER CUT IN TWO, STERN SAVED SIU IN GULF HITS CP VIA RADIO SHOW ZIELINSKI KILLED BY CAR, WAS ON DISABILITY PORTS DISTRIBUTE SIU LIBRARIES ODDS STACKED, CAR UNION SAYS FUTURE MD AIDED BY SCHOLARSHIP CAPTAIN ALL FOR UNION'S SLOPCHEST SIU-SUP MEN TEAM UP ON NOVEL MSA HAS STUCK TO 50-50 CARGO LAW, SAYS REPORT THE SALES TAX DRIVE ARMY VERSUS SEAMEN SEA CHEST SUCCESS SEAFARERS TRAVEL LOG BATTLE FOR CREWMAN'S LIFE PROVES FRUITLESS LAKES SIU SEEKS VOTE FOR 5 CAR FERRY CREWS US REPORTS DIVIDEND $ UP IN '53 ORIENTAL SLEUTHS CRACK AMERSEA SAFE AS CREW DRAWS ONLY BREATH KETCH CAUGHT FAR AT SEA ADDS ADVENTURE TO LONG VOYAGE HOME LANGUID LEGUMES NOT LUSCIOUS, SAYS BROTHER HOLYSTAR CAPTAIN AND MATE TREAT SEAFARERS TO OLD-TIME SHIPPING SUNTAN OIL STIRS TEMPEST IN GOVT. CAMP COFFEE CUP MUSEUM HOLDS SOME REMINDERS OF 'FRISCO'S OLD SHIPPING GLORY ALL THE WORLD LOVES A LOVER MORTICIANS INFLATE BURIAL COST SPRING SEAFARER FROM ARAB JAIL FUNERAL ARRANGED IN PROPER STYLE BY WELFARE SERVICES Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/21/1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/44797cd44175073c847a64d829a94454.PDF d3756a4152f71066e766c8885c451fcf PDF Text Text •f • 1.- • • rwiiy'^g LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THt ttAPARIRS INTt R NATI OtNAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND OULF DISTRICT • AFL • - " ' •% '•i•ai 1 "-•HI 1 •- M- J v?| a. J .-•= Si Empty Chair, Sc'Reft.!: ing "union" chairman failing to show up for debate before Atlantic Refining tankerman, Lindsay Williams, SIU New Orleans port agent, reads the company union's challenges to the meeting. SIU Secretary - Treasurer Paul Hall awaits the opportunity to oifef a rebuttal on behalf of the SIU. (Story on Page 2.) Book Delivery. load of SIU shipboard libraries is unloaded at the Sea Chest warehouse before delivery directly to the SIU ships in port. Libraries are already starting to go aboard ships in New York ^nd service will be extended to other ports. (Story on Page 5.) •.' ^• • rlk I -.-•i �•• V' • •••i';'jp>;'"» -, ./(V Fa«e Tw» SEAFARERS Anciut.T, i»5t '"^1:^^®'' L0e Atlantic tankermen attending the Broadwood Hotel meeting applaud as SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul HalP makes a point In Us answer to "challenges" Issued via the mails by the AMEU. Crews from five Atlantic ships, the Anchorage and men on vacation attended the meet« Ing. Seated at right are Father Donahue of St. Boniface RC Church and Reverend Proffitt of the Seamen's Church Institute. Congressman Earl Chudoff opens forum on "What's Best For Atlantie Tankermen." * Atlantic 'Union' Chairman Congress Votes 50-50 Skips Out On SIU Debate in $4.5 BiHion Aid Bill Senate action on a $4.5 billion program fbr military and PHILADELPHIA—Close to 200 Atlantic tankermen attending an open forum here Mon­ economic aid for US allies was completed last week with day evening, August 4, on the issues in the Atlantic organizing campaign indicated their the inclusion of a 50-50 provision in the law. The new overwhelming support of the SIU after hearing a point-by-point rebuttal of challenges by appropriation involves that-* • the Atlantic Maritime Employees Union. Crewmembers of five Atlantic ships plus men on much in "new money" ney" plus an States flag commercial vessels...." vacation and from the Anchorage cheered to the echo as SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall This is the same language as was additional $2 bill! billions in called the AMEU's bluff, an-^ ' money appropriated by the last used in the original ECA act, so swering every challenge raised ,answered them point by point for and then enjoyed a buffet supper, Congress but not yet expended. that the amendment merely re­ and laying the SIU's -cards on the SIU. The conduct of the forum refreshments, and entertainment The 50 50 amendment, calling peated what was already on the drew considerable praise from supplied gratis by Philadelphia for 50 percent of all aid cargoes to books. the table for all to see. SIU Led Fight The meeting was the result Congressman Earl Chudoff, who night club unions out of apprecia­ be carried on US ships, was presided, as "an excellent example tion for the SIU's aid in theiP re­ offered on the floor of the Senate The 50-50 law was first incorpo­ of , a series of AMEU "chal­ of true workings of democracy cent strike. hy Senator Styles Bridges of New rated in the original Marshall Plan lenges" hurled at the SIU in re­ in the action." He too, expressed his Hampshire. The immediate events leadhig program of 1948, but subsequently cent months. As a result, the SIU disappointment that no AMEU rep­ Text Of Amendment up to the meeting was a set of four attempts were made by aid ad­ offered to meet the AMEU in its The terms of the amendment ministrators to drop the provision. own back yard where AMEU chair­ resentative had seen fit to attend. "chaUenges" directed at the SIU by the company-dominated AMEU. read as follows: Ships 'Delayed' The SIU then led the fight to make man Stanley Alcott could meet Although the large crowd filled They had followed'previous chal­ "At least 50 percent of the gross "^O-SO part of the legislation not Hall face to face and discuss the Issues openly in front of the At­ the meeting hall to overfiowlng, lenges on the SIU's job ratio and tonnage of any equipments, ma­ subject to the discretion of the on SIU pay vouchers, all of which terials or* commodities made avail­ Government agency conducting the lantic tankermen themselves. had been answered successfully by able under the provisions of this program. Instead of showing up for the Since then Congress lias In­ the SIU. action and transported on ocean meeting and presenting his view­ In replying to the challeinfies, vessels . . . shall be transported cluded the 50-50 provision in all point, Alcott mailed the SIU a list • The \ Atlantic Maritime Hall wrote Alcott, "the time has on United States flag commercial appropriations calling for military of six "challenges." His failme to Employees Union had in the vessels at market rates for United and economic aid to Eiurop& (Continued on page 17) show was a . distinct disappoint­ past "challenged" SIU Job ment for the men present, who had statements and SIU pay hoped to hear him defend his vouchers. viewpoint at the first shoreside • The SIU answered by membership gathering ever held having an independent audit among Atlantic tankermen. made of Job figures which Nevertheless, the chairman of proved SIU Job claims, and the meeting read off the latest list by establishing through the of AMEU "challenges" and Hall operators that vouchers were correct as published. • The AMEU, in its Bulle­ tin No. 20, came up with four Aug. 7. 1953 Vol. XV. No. 16 more"challenges" on negotia­ As I See It Page 4 tion of a new AMEU contract, Committees At Work Page 6 on SIU finances, on supervisors' Crossword Puzzle Page 12 votes and on the SIU tanker Editorial Page 13 contract. Foc'sle Fotographer.......Page 19 • The SIU then counterGalley Gleanings Page 20 challenged the AMEU to de­ Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 bate the issues at an open fo­ In The Wake Page 12 rum of Atlantic tankermen. The Labor Round-Up.. Page 13 forum was arranged in Phila­ Letters ..... .Pages 21, 22 delphia for that purpose and Maritime Page 16 AMEU chairman Stanley Al­ Meet The Seafarer. Page 12 cott invited to attend to pre­ On The Job .Page 16 sent his case. He failed to show Personals ............... Page 25 up, instead sending another Quiz . Page 19 letter with more "challenges." Seafarers In Action Page 16 Ship's Minutes Pages 24, 25 SIU History Cartoon Page 9 even more Atlantic seamen could Sports Line ..Page 20 have been present were it not for Ten. Years Ago Page 12 the fact that two Atlantic ships, Top Of the News . Page 7 the Atlantic Producer and the Van Union Talk Page 9 Dyke, were mysteriously Tate in Wash. News Letter Page 6 arriving in port. AU the evidence Welfare Benefits Pages 26, 27 points to deliberate action by the Welfare Report Page 8 company to hold up the ships so Your Constitution Page 5 that their crews would bfe prevent­ Your Dollar's Worth. Page 7 ed .from participating in the meet­ p'utllthta biweekly at the beadquartere ing. The three members of the new Federal Maritime B^oard get acqtiairited With eftch Other at the first';"! ' mf the Seafarers Internatienal Union, Ah Following the discussion, the lantle A Golf Dlsfrlet, AFL. <75, Foorth meeting of the body since the appointment of a new chairman and new board member; They are: tankerinen and the guests ^ present Avenue; Brooklyn 33, MY. Tel. STerling -B-MXl, Entered ee second' clau msHer viewed a new technicolor motion (left to right>.Robert'W; WiWams,liOiaovier member of the old hoard; Louis S. RdfhschUd, hew boar^ ; af the Post OffUe In Brooklyn, . NY, chairman and Maritime AdteMlstfaWr; ildon Claggott Upton^ Jhi hoard^iiA^ . ^ under ;fhe Act, U Attsvsf '24< •!»«. ' i picture entitled -^TThe Seafarers" The Issues First Get-Together Of Maritime Board SEAFARERS LOG Mk t-ni ic itbis, ,'jii mii m. I Ji« o/ii v �..»v.v;Vrtr <«?«> • >•••• r». -» r -':- t .. Aiurast 7, 195S . * •'• - 31 . '3 \ 'V' * SEAFARERS LOG Paire Threm SlU Calls Go's To Reopen Pacts Wage And Welfare Increases Sought USPHS Tightens Rule Beginning September 1, the US Public Health Service hospitals ' are tightening up on admission regulations for seamen who do not have proper discharges and other proof of sea time. From that date on any seaman who has no discharge or other proof of seatime will not be admitted on his personal say-so unlOss It is a clear case of medical emergency. Where the seaman is admitted on the basis of a medical emerg­ ency, the hospital will try to get immediate proof of his statements. The SIU has set the stage for new contract discussions with notice to all com­ of seatime from either the master, owner or agent of the vessel panies under contract to the Union that it intends to reopen the freighter, tanker named, or from the Coast Guard. Should the investigation show that the seaman is ineligible for care he will be discharged or and passenger ship agreements. The first exploratory negotiating session is sched­ transferred when the emergency is over. uled for ^onday, August 10, with representatives of all but two of the 84 SIU Long-existhig USPHS regulations qualify a man fdr hospital care if he has shipped any time within the past 90 days. The new contracted companies. orders do not change these regulations in any way, but simply The present standard freight and tanker contracts expire individually by the Union. A simi­ require ,the seaman to be able to submit proof of his seatime on September 30, with the exception of contracts for Bloom- lar procedure has been followed when seeking admission. by tanker operators who will select field Steamship and Southern Steamship which run out at a tanker negotiating committee to ^a later date. Under the terms meet with the SIU op further ben­ of the agreements, 60-days' efits for tanker crews. written notice has to he given As is the usual SIU procedure, before expiration in order to the negotiating committee selected re-open negotiations on the by the membership will consist of one member each of the three ship­ contract. board departments—deck, engine Rewritten Last Year and steward—plus the secretaryLast year, SIU and company treasurer of the A&G District. negotiators completely rewrote nu­ merous general rules and working rules of the freight and tanker contracts, as well as adding new clauses never before included in any maritime union agreement. The net effect was to establish basic clauses common to both agreements and to make for uni­ formly suBcrior conditions through­ out the SlU-contracted fleet. These new contract clauses were drafted on the basis of suggestions sent in by Seafarers, who were The SIU's newest showplace, the polled as to what they would want in a new agreement. Consequently, Baltimore branch hall, is rounding they met with wide approval into shape as contractors rip out throughout the Union as meeting her innards and remodel the build­ the needs qnd desires of the mem­ ing for SIU use. Most of the elec­ bership. As a result of the-wholesale revi­ trical and mechanical installation sion of the agreements general and have been made, and construction working rules last year. Union gangs are now busy finishing off negotiators are now expected to the roof and putting up the glass concentrate on certain specified windows that will run all around areas of the contract where addi­ tional improvements, can be made. the rooftop observation deck. All the steel has been put in In addition, those points of the standard contract that have shown place on top of the building and need of clarification are now in the for the big windows on the upper . .The new supertanker Orion Comet, which will be one of the ^rgest tankers to fly the American flag, process*of being straightened out floors. It won't be long now before . glides down the ways at Quincy, Mass. The ship will be operated by an SlU-contracted company, and by the standing clarification com­ the roof and building is enclosed . will take an SIU cr-ew when completed. She is a big 29,300-ton vessel of new design. mittee. The clarifications will be completely. included in the new agreement. Elevator Added Money Draw Issue Work on the ground floor is They would cover, for example, proceeding a little more slowly the problem of money draws in for­ due to some alterations in plans. eign ports to assure a workable For one thing, it was decided that method of supplying crewmembers with a four story building an ele­ with draws in American dollars or vator would be advisable to avoid their equivalent, as specified in the a lot of stair climbing. Plans for present contract. an elevator have been incorporated Items expected to come under accordingly. In addition changes review by the negotiators include have been made in the layout of The last remaining discrimination against seamen sailing Government-owned ships has wage and overtime rates, welfare the cafeteria and cafe kitchen as been removed as Congress passed a bill extending unemployment insurance coverage to provisions and various other fringe well as other ground floor facilities. items dealing with working and Other important changes have crews of vessels operating under GAA charters. living conditions aboard ship for been made in the original plans. Up until now, creWmembers-*^:^ ^ ; unlicensed crewmembers. Acting under the general authority of these ships, hundreds of agents as "instrumentalities of the voted by the membership, the As SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul which were broken out of the United States not wholly owned Union has decided to add a twoHall put it, "Seafarers are proud boneyards and chartered to private by it." story wing to the right-hand side of the fact that they sail under the Under the bill," seamen will be operators 'had been denied unem­ best contract in maritime, and that of the four story main building. covered by the Unemployment In­ ployment compeni^tion coverage. the SIU has always led the\ field The wing will be 60 feet long by surance laws, of the individual In.-effect then, men sailing two when it comes to improvements in 30 feet wide, and the roof of the i^hips operated by the same com- states, depending upon where the Omar Becu, of the International shipboard and shoreside conditions. wing will come- up to the level of general agent maintains its home pany,,could receive the coverage on Transportworkers Federation, was The SIU intends to stay out in the hiring hall. The hiring hall one Vessel and be denied coverage nffice. National Shipping- Authority elected president of the Interna­ front by incorporating further de­ will open right out onto this roof on the other ship merely because sirable improvements in the new which will serve as an outdoor sunit was chartered by the National operations reached a peak of 500 tional Confederation of Free Trade agreement. "Since we standardized fleck for men awaiting the job Shipping Authority to the operator ships in January, 1952, during the Unibns at the recent Stockholm our freight and tanker agreements calls. height of the coal shipment booni. meeting. . involved. Other facilities that are being While NSA operations have de­ The SIU is the only American last year, we are hopeful that we ^ Law Amended creased since then, the agency stilL maritime union affiliated with the will be able to wrap up matters installed in the building include a cafe, cafeteria, a large branch of The legislation passed by Con­ has over 100 ships out oh charter, ITF, in which Becu serves as geh- this time without delay." the Sea Chest, barber shop and In the past it has been the prac­ so that the bill affects a consider­ eral secretary. Becu is now the gress amends the Internal Revenue second officer of the ITF to hold a tice for SlU-contracted freight bootblack stand, laundry drop, Code so that officers and crews on able number of seamen. The fight over the unemployment high position in the ICFTU. J. R. operators to select a committee of baggage room and recreation vessels ewued,-operated or bare­ boat chartered to the Department insurance issue had been going on Oldenbroek, general secretary of representatives to handle the nego­ rooms. The building wHl be airof Commerce's National Shipping for over two years, ever since the the ICFTU* formerly held the posi­ tiations on behalf of all the freight conditioned throughout. Parking Authority are now covered. This is NSA started operating on a large tion Becu now occupies in the ITF. companies. However, the commit­ space for Seafarers' ears is pro-, The ITF includes, ntaritiuae, tee's conclusion is not binding on vided in an adjoining parking lot made p^ossible; by .the bllFs defini sfCale. Seiimen oh' NSA .-ihips the companies who are all signed on the left side of the building. tion of the Coveraments geheral already covered for social security. railroad and trucking unions. A New Supertanker For An Sill Crew Baltimore's BIdg. Work Progresses Crews Of GcvT Ships Covered By Jobless Pay Becu Elected JCFTU Chief �•PateToiir — " .1'-1: s E ^ F Ji Ji B a:fv- Mobile Porf Now In VS Top Ten A'atrnHl.im \ Riding the-crest of the bauxite boom, the Port of Mobile has moved up into the "top ten" list of IJS ports. Nor does .the bomn show anjr signs of - ending as US^ plants step up im­ ports of both bauxite and iron ore to feed the domestic industrial machine. _— Last year the volume of" foreign trade topped four mil­ AS A GKOUP; SEAMEN VESY LIKELY BAiNK HIGH AMONG lion tons of cargo, "an increase those who do « good deal of reading. A big reason for this is that of about 25 percent over the pre­ the seafaring man, aside from his personal tastes, turns to reading vious year. Figures availaliie for because of the peculiarities of his occupation. the early part of 1953 show an even nioie impressive growth in Once a ship shoves off and Is underway, recreational possibilities become very limited'. There's little else to do in the off hours at sea both tonnage and dollar value of exeept to read and to talk with shipmates. A good many Seafarers cargo moved. will read the print off anything they can lay their hands on. And it More Cargo Seen was with this In mind that your Union considered and then put into Even more bulk cargo is ex­ effect the recently-instituted system of placing libraries of fresh, varied pected in the port when the new and new reading matter aboard every SIU ship on a regular basis. Venezuela iron mines of the US Shoreside people may not regard this as a particularly important Steel Corporation start shipping thing, and of course, it doesn't loom very large in the face of bigger ore to the States. The Venezuela issues like contracts, working conditions and welfare/ benefits. But mines are expected to become a when a man has few things he can do in the way of recreation aboard major source of supply for US ship, it can become a real pain in the neck. Being able to turn to Steel's blast furnaces in and reading to pass the time away, such as these SIU libraries will help around the city of Birmingham. make possible, ought to make it a bit easier for our people to pass With this rapidly-growng vol­ the time, especially on those longer trips. ume of car^o, plans are afoot to expand and improve port facilities Once the disposition of these shipboard iibraries Is developed and of which the «5-year-old Alabama functioning on the proper scale, whlbh we expect will be in the very State Docks are the key. The near future, your Union wants to hear from the men on the ships Corps of Engineers has recom­ as to how they feel about this program. And if there are any special mended deepening the Mobile bar types of reading fnatter that is wanted, effort will be made to satisfy channel to 42 feet and adding 100 these requests in every way possible. feet to its present 500-foot width. tt . The engineers also want to deepen the Mobile Bay Channel to 40 feet SID BEPRESENTATIVES WERE IN PHILADELPHIA THIS WEEK and widen it to 400 feet as well with a large group of Atlantic Refining seamen who were invited to as to improve the inland water­ attend a debate on the issues involved in the SIU organizing campaign. ways. A'tug finishes docking-a freighter in one of the slips of the Alabama It might shock some of the brothers to learn that ' While all of the above depends State Docks in Mobile as another freighter enters the slip. Mobile this was the first time in the history of the Atlantic on Federal action, the port itself is now the tenth-ranking port in the US. Maritime Employees Union that a rank and file has instituted several improve­ membership gathering had ever been called. For ments in recent years and is plan­ under the constitution of that company union, the ning more to come. A postwar ex­ membership is completely shut out of the business pansion program completed last of running the organization. year included a bulk material han­ Although the chairman of the AMEU took a run­ dling plant to speed the movement out powder and didn't show, a great many other of bauxite, a new grain elevator, Atlantic men did, and they spent quite some time a shipside coal storage plant, a discussing the issues in this campaign with flour blending plant and a modem A new test of the 50-50 principle in foreign aid shipments representatives of this Union. cotton compress. is in the offing as Congress passed the $100 million famine All of the SIU representatives there were favorably impressed with Top priority on future plans is relief bill. For the first time-, such aid legislation will not the serious-minded tankermen who showed their interest in learning given to expansion of the State the facts- about the SIU. All these men need'is a'good union to become Docks from the present 25-ship carry a specific clause direct-^ maximum to 30 berths. Numerous ing the Government to ship 50 the 50-50 practice even though jt good union men; and that's something the SIU proposes to give them. private firms are adding to plant percent of the cargoes on is not specifically provided for in Any time these men want to come down to our Union halls to talk things over, they'll find that all of our people, without exception, the legislation. American-flag ships. facilities in the area. will be willing to take time off to satisfy their interest and give them Instead, the bill will rely pn I When the bill which provides While bauxite and iron ore dom­ inate . the port's import picture, precedent' set many times in the U. S. food surpltises for hungry the information they, want. other major imports include mo­ past on Mutual Security Agency nations was first passed in the i J. 4 lasses, newsprint, sulphur, rubber, shipments. The Mutual Security Senate, it didn't carry the 50-50 YOUR UNION IS PRETTY PROUD OF THE FACT, PUBLISHED IN tobacco, bananas, and copper. Agency will be expected to follow provision. The House version of this issue of the SEAFARERS LOG, that 12 Seafarers who have been the bill was amended from the in hospitals since the start of the Welfare Plan three years ago have floor to insert the 50-50 clause. collected a total of $22,000 in hospital benefits. All of these men have However, when Senate and House been on the benefits list since the Plan has been in operation, and conferees got together, they will continue to receive them for as long as they are needed. dropped the speciflc 50-50 clause Incidentally, quite a few of these 12 men were in hospitals even from the bill, explaining it was before your Welfare Plan started functioning. Under ordinary circum­ unnecessary to include the text be­ stances they wouldn't have been eligible for bene­ cause the Mutual Security Agency fits. But the SIU felt that it couldn't slam the door was handling the shipments. "It pn brothers who got sick a day before, or a year The port of Lake Charles sel­ times. It must be tliat New Eng­ is the established policy of the^ befor6^ the Plan went into effect, and were still dom has regular membership meet­ land cooking that keeps them Mutual Security Agency," the. re-_, laid up in hospitals. These men had fought in the port read, "to follow this principle big Union beefs like the rest of us and deserved ings because there usually aren't there. enough Union members around the Handling the chairmanship was in shipment of United States com­ that much consideration. town to make up Brother Thomas Fleming, a mem­ modities abroad and it is assumed Therefore, your Union went ahead and set up a a quorum. But ber of the deck gang, who was that the policy will continue to be special list to cover them. The SIU, as far as we last meeting born in the Beantown on Septem­ followed in this instance." know, is. the only Union to provide that kind of night enough ber 7, 1912, and still makes his Maritime obsen^ers in Washing­ protection for its membership. A plan run by an men turned to to home in that city with his wife ton agreed. that if the precedent insurance company couldn't possibly come through with this kind of get a meeting Agnes. He joined the SIU in the held in this instance when it was a deal because an insurance company simply would not do this under going. They Port of New York, January 5, 1944. not written Into law, it might in any circumstances. ' elected Brother The reading clerk was Stanley the long run make it unnecessary When you boil "it down, the seaman who really needs a hand tho A. G. Alexander Cieslak another Massachusetts man to repeat the fight for 50-50 with most Is the one who is flat on his back for six months, a year or maybe as recording sec­ who hit the sea trail with the SIU. every piece of aid legislation that nlore. The other man will be up and around and back on duty aboard retary and J. His 32nd birthday came up just comes up. The 50-50 arrangement ship getting his payoff again. But the men with tuberculosis and other Phillips Phillips reading this past Tuesday. He's been a would then become established chronic diseases have a rough go of it. That's why your Welfare Plan clerk to help run the show. member of the SIU since July 10, US practice. has taken their needs into consideration and taken steps to protect Alexander comes from Louisi­ 1942, when he joined up in the . However, the SID intends to them accordingly. keep a careful watch on the operas ana's northern neighbor, Arkansas, port of Boston. $1 4" t tions of the new aid program-to originally and celebrated his 29th i t HERE AT HEADQUARTERS WE HAVE RECEIVED QUITE A FEW birthday last June 17. He joined Out in California, you'll usually see if-the Mutual Security Afiency favorable comments on printing of the trial committee reports, in Ihe the SIU in Galveston, Texas, on find a bunch of transplanted East­ will live up to 50-50 when IFis SEAFARERS LOG and the way your Union is handling the whole problem December 13, 1947, and sails in erners,®=and the last Wilmington under no legal compulsion to do so. of dlsclt>line under the new Union constitution. It's a source of satis­ the deck department. faction to know that Seafarers have g constitution which protects port meeting was no exception. The Phillips calls Brazos, Texas his rthem fully in such drcumstances. This contrasts pretty sharply with chairman was home town and was born in the the' treatment dished but to' Atlantic Rdflning seamen who come up Jack Walker from Lone Star State in 1916. He joined on charges. ' Indiana and the the SIU, though, by way of New Recently as Seafarers know, the; vice-chairman of the company recording secre­ , York on October 28, 1948. He's ? union In Atlantic, Frank Fletcher, blew the Hd off the company union's tary was- Clyde - married and sails in the deck de­ operations In testimony before the National Labor Relations Board. Parker from partment. ;The next thing he knew the company imion suspended him from North Carolina. membership without' trial, eyen though their own constitution calls Both Walker > ,4^ p . y ; for some kind of a trial before any punishment can be dished out. tmd Parker join­ Boston's last port membership That sort of thing couldn't happen In the SIU. It's protection..against. ed the SIU in meeting featured two local boys as New York, Walk­ unfair treatment of this kind, a^lnst having your membership rights Paiker :chairman , and reading clerk. It ap­ er in August 26, yanked without proper procedure, that makes alL the difference-In pears as if the Boston natives stick 1945 Mid Parker on May 21, 1946. < a world to the jieaman who Is iobl^g for vefsd security thro^^bie pretty close to the home port at all They both sail on deck; -lUtion.. ' ' ' ' . See Test Of 50-50 In Famine Aid iaw' '^RLV %'Ap: I*'.--' Vjfi•0C �Anffiist T, IfSS SEAFARERS Paf« Five . -c .. .v • LtfG SlU ReconT Inspiring/ First Of Union Libraries Sen. Kefauver Writes Going Aboard SIU Ships The first of 40,000 books slated for immediate distribution started going aboard SlU-contracted ships this week as the Union inaugurated a new service, SlU-supplied libraries to all ships under contract to the SIU. Developed by the SEAFAR-"^ ERS LOG staff through the LOG fund, the new library Senator Estes Kefauver (seated at table, center) questions a wit­ ness duringr the course of his chairmanship of the Senate Crime Investigating Committee, during public hearings. The cnime-busting Senator from Tennessee, Senator Estes Kefauver, has hailed the SIU for its leadership, democracy and honesty in a glowing letter addressed to Paul Hall, SIU secretary-treasurer. ^ splendid progress of the SIU Senator K?lauver, who .the . . during the past 15 years." He headed the famous Senate went on to say that it has, "prac­ Crime Investigating Compiittee and was a leading contender for the Democratic nomination ior President, noted that the splendid progress made by the SIU in be­ half of seamen has been inspiring. Lauding the "type of honest, vigorous and inteliigent leadership which has marked the progress of the SIU, A&G," the Senator added, "it has been inspiring to watch Have Your Rating listed Wn Booh Bosuns and stewards receiv­ ing the new ihembership book now being issued by the Union are cautioned to make sure that their ratings are stamped into the book. If the book is not stamped accordingly, the dispatcher will hot ship the man for that rating.' As a result, some men holding those ratings might lose out on Jobs. YeUmNfMeSIU CONtTIVUflON tically eliminated the waterfront crimps and their evil practices, and (has) done much to improve wages and working conditions and stabilize tenure in an 'extremely casual industry. Impressed By Constitution "I have read your new consti­ tution," Kefauver stated, "and am greatly impressed by its rigid pre­ servation of the rights anji powers of the rank and file." The Senator then went on to comment about the great strides forward that the SIU has made concerning working conditions, wages and other behefits, and says, "And you have done all of this in accordance with the finest stand­ ards of American democratic trade unionism." Senator Kefauver related that he has been following the develop­ ments in the maritime industry Very closely, and has been study­ ing what is. being done in the in­ dustry. Because of this, he singled the SIU out for his praise. yo<JR ANO AS sjy MEN' , OUARAMIVHO BY YCHiK f.vi^snruTON: THts, rw IVfiC JS. DESIC-NSO to ACQUAINT YOIJ WiTH THESE: RiOHTS AM!> RRiVllfOES - From Artlcio XXVII Soclien 1 ...har m^y ^ The SIU ConstituHon, like any document deijigned to preserve the democratic process/aliowt for changes of its provisions. Members who have idMs on how to improve the Constitution- can hit the deck at any regular mem­ bership meeting and offer them in the form of resoLtions. If the resolution is adopted, the amend­ ing procedure will follow. St -."UV: program will supply a new assort­ ment of 50, books to each SIU ship every three months, free of 9harge to the membership. In addition, the 50-book assortments will also be placed by the Union in all USPHS hospitals, in all SIU halls and to the ships of the Atlantic fieet. While the first SIU ship libraries were supplied to SlU-contracted vessels ih New York, the libraries are now being distributed to all SIU branches, and are expected to be going aboard SIU ships in the outports within the next two weeks. / According to the program, each SIU ship is entitled to a 50-book assortment for each three-month period, beginning this month. Thus, if a vessel is scheduled to be out for six months, 100 books will be put aboard, a 50-book as­ sortment for each three-month pe­ riod. The same system of distri­ bution will Be followed with ships coming in /after' three, or six months, or any similar period. Long-Time Need The supplying of shipboard li­ braries by the Union has been established to fill a long-time need for reading material aboard ship. Seamen have always looked to reading material to pass away idle hours while at sea, but have found it difficult to get suitable material. In some cases, the crew was forced' to chip in to buy the read­ ing material for the trip. In other cases, voluntary groups supplied ships libraries, but the crewmembers had to provide for some crew­ men to use their valuable time in port to pick up and return these libraries. In addition, most of these libraries supplied by these groups proved to be cast-off read­ ing material with pages missing. • Happy to be in first Seafarers to obtain the SlU-supplied library, crewmembers aboard the Beatrice (Bull) dig into the first 50book delivery by the Sea Chest. Shown in the messhall, clock­ wise, are Jose Quimera, A1 McDonald, Sea Chest representative; James Landron, an unidentified Seafarer, Joaquin Moldanado, Juan Rodriguez and Fred Loriz. The boys put the library to good use immediately. torn, and consisting to a large de­ gree of specialized books of no in­ terest to most seamed, such as^old textbooks and manuals. See Chest Distribution The SIU's new ship library pro­ gram will supply new books, in a well-rounded assortment, to the ships. Distribution of the books is being handled by th& SIU Sea Chest, which already has facilities in most major ports for supplying slopchests to the ships. On vessels not reached by Sea Chest repre­ sentatives, SIU patrolmen or port agents will put the libraries aboard. The libraries are clearly marked as coming from the SEAFARERS LOG, and will be delivered in care of the ship's delegate. Each book will be identified by the words, "Your SEAFARERS LOG Ship­ board Library." US Shipping Needs Stiii High As Truce Ends Korean Warfare After three years and one month of warfare, an uneasy truce has settled on the Korean battlefront. It was on June 25, 1950, that North Korean tanks crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea, precipitating a bloody war that cost hundreds of thousands of military casualties and even larger number of civilian deaths and for the time being, the question machinery and other necessities injuries. Before the war was arises as to what effect it will have to Korea so that war-torn country finished it brought in the Chinese Communist armies and North Ko­ rean troops on one side, faced by US and South Korean armies plus smaller units from many other na­ tions. With the .Korean battlefront lo­ cated better than 5,000 miles from 'the., West Coast of the United States, merchant shipping played an impressive role in the conflict. The armed forces in Korea de­ pended on merchant shipping for food, arms, munitions and other supplies. Ship Breakout As a result a large percentage of the US merchant fleet was in­ volved in the Korean run, and in addition, the US Government broke numbiers of Liberty and Victory •ships out of its reserve fleets for charter to private operators. The Korean war, too, stimulated a farflung rearmament program involv­ ing the construction and supply of bases.in many parts of the world. Ifow that the fighting has stopped on the shipping picture, along with can reconstruct its economy. The other industries in this country. Senate has already voted a $200 While there will undoubtedly be million instalment on this pro­ some lessening in tonnage require­ gram. ments for Korea, the need for Shipping ; of Government milishipping to that area is far from. ,tary supplies, and military and over. At present just one SIU- ecoiiomic aid to other areas will manned Victory ship has been continue as before. Supplies to laid up by. the Government. Ship­ Indo-China will continue at the ping needs are expected to com present level, or may be stepped tinue on a high level for some up if the need arises. The mutual time to come. Under the terms of security aid program to Europe the truce, the US will maintain has been approved for another its armed forces in Korea at the year and C^^ngress has just passed present level of strength, as will a bill for tiie. disposal of $100 mil­ the South Korean armies. These lion worth of agricultural com­ forces will have to be supplied modities in needy nations. with their everyday necessities, al­ The string of US bases built though shipments of ammunition around the world in such places as will be reduced. Greenland, French Morocco, Japan and other, areas will continue to ' Rehabiliatation Program In addition, the end of fighting receive shipments as will the Ghi-. paves the way for a long-pending nese Nationalists on Formosa. massive program of rehabilitation All 'in all, while there will bo in Korea. The US Government is some falling off of shipping activ­ prepared to spend huge sums of ity resulting from the Korean money to purchase and ship food, truce, the maritime industry has farm equipment,' livestock, build4 a lot of jobs left to do for tho ing materials, clothing, industrial Government. '••'S ft �t • > - toe 'A Career SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON t SHi scholarship winner Robert Goodwin holds his danshter, Sylvia, as Mrs. Anna Gettle, freat»reat grandmother; Mrs. A. L. Burton, Sylvia's great grandmother and Mrs. George Staley, Syivia's grandmother, look on. (At right, arrow) takes part In footbaU practice at Lake Washington High School, which he attended pr^onsly. • ' A career in dentistry that would otherwise never have come about is in lin#'for Robert Goodwin, son of Seafarer Eugene Goodwin. One of the winners of the $1,500 annual SIU scholarship awards, Goodwin has enrolled in the University of Oregon Dental School in Portland, Oregon, for the • four-year professional course. lege courses at Pacific University enter dental school and. make ends Goodwin, who is married in Forest Grove, Oregon, when the meet." Up until now Goodwin has been and the father of a 19-month-old scholarship opportunity came daughter, was finishing up his col- along. He had thought of going working his way through college to dental school but had dismissed in the time-honored tradition. A t it from his mind as financially im­ $400 annual award at Pacific Uni­ This is the third in a series possible. He was considering go­ versity helped him along some­ of features concerning the four ing on in teaching, something he what, and the rest of his qxpenses winners of the 1953 SIU had been doing on a part-time have been paid by a variety of Bcholarships. Each of these basis in college while finishing his outside jobs. He worked evenings stories will introduce one of and week ends in a local drug­ schooling. the winners, so that the mem­ store, and more recently has held "Until I got the scholarship," bers may learn a little about Goodwin said, "I didn't see how I a part-time position as lab in­ the persons that their Union could go on because of the expense^ structor at the college while going Welfare Plan will be sending school summers and part time. involved and the fact that I have to college for Hie next four a family. The scholarship is what Scholastic Honors years. is making it possible for me to Despite the heavy schedule, Goodwin found time to play on the University's tennis team and keep up his scholastic record to the point that he was chosen a member .of the Blue Key Society, a national scholastic "honorary so­ ciety and was listed in the Who's nr1 Who in American - Colleges and I llniversities. This summer, Goodwin received his Bachelor of Science degree One of the stumbling blocks that be kept on the far-flung financial from Pacific U. other maritime imions have tripped activities of the Union and its em­ and went to work a surveyor for over in years gone by has been ployees, and the -Union's financial as the US Geologi­ health, week by week, can be the difficulty of cal S u r V e y at observed. , keeping close Kirkland, Wash­ Three Man Group control over the These financial committees, con­ ington, just union's finances. With most of sisting of three members, are across Lake -the membership elected at special membership Washington from out at sea at any meetings called weekly for that the Northwest of Seattle. Goodwin given time,, and purpose in each port. In Boston, port Goodwin, who for example, the last committee with any mari­ time union oper­ conristed of J. Preshony, J. O'Brien is 24 years old, attended high school at Lake Washington High in ating out of many and J. Farrand. West Kirkland. He was a three letter ports at the same The Norfolk au­ diting committee man in sports there, participating time, the problem of financial con­ was made up of in football, tennis and basketball* trol can become a real headache. S. M. Orr, P. J. and graduated 11th in a class of Weekly Eleetion Miliican, and 151 seniors. That's why the SIU has provided J. A. Menville. "I was certainly pleasantly sur­ for the weekly auditing commit­ In Galveston the prised to be accepted," he said. tees ^nd other painstaking auditing three committee "Fortunately I was able to make procedure in its constitution. Week members were the necessary arrangements to Li and week out in every SIU port Norman West, enter the dental school this Sep­ Menville on all coasts membership comniit- R. F. Milton and tember." tees audit the Union's financial Niel C. Patterson. -Goodwin's father, Eugene Good­ operations. This is part of the sys­ In these three ports as in all win, is currently sailing with the tem through which Union expendi­ others, the-committee checke'd the SlU-affiliated Brotherhood of Ma­ tures in all ports are scrutinized port's income and outgo and listed rine Engineers on a 3rd assistant's by the membership through its in its report all expenditures made license. He is aboard the Steel committees and then posted on for that period. A more thorough Apprentice (Isthpiian) at present. bulletin boards for other members and painstaking audit of all ports' He has been a member of the SIU to examine. These reports also have finances Is taken every three since November, 1944, and like to he approved by the Union mem- months by the quarterly financial many licensed officers who have befs^p meeting. committee elected in headquarters come put of the foc'sle, still ipain"ih that way a close check can for that purpose. taing his activp SJI) bobk. SID COMMinEES AT WORK >• % t^SS •- ' ' I In the closing days of the first session of the 83rd Congress, which quit on August 3, the following important legislation, of interest to the maritime industry, was approved; (1) Maritime Appropriations—A total of $55,000,000 was allowed by Congress for the payment of operating subsidies owing to subsidized lines for the years since 1947; another $890,000 to operate' state marine schools for the fiscal year 1954; the appropriation law contains a proviso that not more than 1,600 voyages can be subsidized by the Government during the 1954 fiscdl period, of which 100 voyages will be set aside for operators who were not subsidized prior to July 1, 1952. (2) Mutual Security Agency—Congress approved the reorganization plan of President Eisenhower, abolishing MSA,-and setting up, in lieu thereof, the new Foreign Operations Administration which will carry out functions of the former MSA and ECA. Harold E. Stassen, of Pennsylvania, was confirmed as the Director of FOA, For the 1954 fiscal year. Congress allowed FOA a total of $6,652,000,000 to cover shipment of materials to friendly nations abroad. Although Congress put a 50-50 shipping provision in this appropriation bill, it is a considerably watered-down proviso, in that, among other things, 50% of th^ commodities would be shipped on US-flag vessels "so far as is ptacticable." In addition, prior appropriation bills, have con­ tained 50-50 shipping proysions, providing that this 50 percent USflag carriage must be computed separately for dry cargo vessels and for bulk carriers. However, the new shipping provision just approved does not provide for this separate computation, but ttirows the US ships into one category, so that, overall, and not separately, 50 percent is to be carried by our ships. (3) . Emergency Immigration—Congress compromised the ipimigration legislative request of Eisenhower, and passed a bill providing for admission to the US up to 214,000 refugees, orphans and close relatives of US citizens. , (4) New York-New Jersey bl-state waterfront conjipact—Congressional sanction was given in the closing days of Congress to the new compact between New York and New Jersey, known as the Waterfront Commis­ sion Compact. The necessity for the Congressional approval arises from article I, section 10, of the Constitution of the US, which provides that "No state shall, without the consent of Congress * * * enter into any agreement or compact with another state*"'"''." The bi-state com­ pact provides for the licensing of pier superintendents and hiring agents, stevedores, the abolition of the public-loading system, and registration of longshoremen. (5) Private financing of new ship construction—In order to take the Government out of the business of advancing funds for merchant ship construction. Congress passed a measure to facilitate private financing of neW ship construction. The new act provides that the Government would insure up to 90 percent of the construction cost, with private lenders insuring up to 10 percent. The insurance bill extends its cover­ age to US vessels engaged in the foreign trade, (6) Unemployment insurance for seamen—^After battling over (his proposal for the last two years. Congress passed legislation providing unemployment insurance for seamen on General Agency Agreement ships (Government-owned vessels) operated through the National Ship­ ping Authority. The NSA activities, from a peak operation on January 31, 1952, of over 500 ships with an average crew of 40 men, dropped by January 1, 1953, to a low of about 100 ships. The new bill approved by Congress provides for Federal consent for coverage by the states of merchant seamen on GAA ships. Federal consent' is necessary because these seamen are deemed to be" employees of the United States. (7) Famine relief abroad—Congress cleared for Presidential approval the measure authorizing the President to furnish emergency assistance in the form of agricultural commodities to friendly nations abroad suffering from famine. There is no specific 50-50 shipping proviso in this new Act, bxit Congressional debate on the proposal clearly sflbws that it is the intent of Congress that the 50-50 shipping provision be adhered to. Just three days before Congress adjourned, President Eisenhower sent up a special message recommending extension of old-age and survivors' insurance, under which plan about lOVfi million individuals would be offered social-security protection for the first time. According to Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, about 30,000 employees bngaged in fishing and similar activities, who are not now covered, would be brought in under the plan, as well as Atherican seamen employed on foreign-flag vessels by American ..employers. One importont bill which has been pushed by the Eisenhower Admin­ istration and deemed as "niust" legislation, but which failed of enact­ ment, was the measure .under which the Department of Commerce would have been allowed to purchase s5me 40 T-2 type tankers, at least 10 years old, in consideration of the building, by the private op.erator, of new, modern tankers. The'Government. had hoped that about 20 new tankers would be constructed in this fashion, but the plan was blocked in the closing days of Congress by Representative Bonner, North Carolina. The National Security Council, the Department of Defense and the Department of Commerce campaigned vigorously before Congressional Committees in behalf of this bill. There was no opposition to it from industry.. The only opposition to any provision of the measure came from the Military Sea Transportation Service which wanted to make it clear in the proposal that none of the Defense Department appropria­ tions would be used, to carry cut the purposes of the Jiill. It was the view of Representative Bonner that the tanker bill was " oipen to serious criticism and should be studied much more carefully by Congress. Bonner was particularly critical of leaving completely open the matter of the'price to be paid by the Government for the old tankers to be*acquired under the measure. ' - �•.:»" - r^ '''-JF'- •. •. ,11'!; v' Aataaki, IMS Report To The Membership Charfers 5our,Co's Glower THOUSANDlS FROM EAST GERMANY SEEK FOOD—Hundreds gf< thousands of East German citizens flocked to West Berlin to take ad­ vantage of food parcel distributions by the West. In some instances they traveled as much as a hundred miles in the face of threats of retaliation by the East German government. Meanwhile the first ship­ ments of American food for East Germans arrived in German ports. 4* 4" 4" • ITALY HAS GOVERNMENT CRISIS—The pro-US cabinet of Italian Prime Minister Alcido De Gasperi collapsed from lack of votes in the Italian pariiament. The defeat jof the government was foreshadowed by Communist and Fascist election gains in the recent Italian elections. Both left and right-wing parties gained votes and seats at the expense of De Gasperi's party, the Christian Democrats. 4" ' 4 • 4" SENATORS TAFT AND TOBEY DIE—Senator Robert A. Taft, ma­ jority leader of the Republican Party died in a New York hospital last week at the age of 63 as the result of a rapidly spreading internal cancer. He had been seriously ill for several months but the cause of his illness had not been re­ vealed. Another veteran Republi­ can Senatw, Charles Tobey of New Haippshire was the victim of a heart attack at the age of 73. Tobey gained nationwide fame for his roie in Senate crime investigations. 4 4 4 DEBT LIMIT RISE SEEN—Con­ gress may have to take action to raise the legal ceiling for the na­ tional debt which presently stands at $275 billion. The action may result ^om the fact that the Treas­ ury is going deeply in the red and is pressing against the national debt roof. The highest debt ceil­ A recent photo of Senator Taft ing was $290 billion at the end of World War II but it was reduced taken shortly before he entered the by act of Congress shortly after­ hospital. wards. Paul Drozak, Seattle port patrolman, gives membership accounting of his activities during past two week period. Lining wall are SEAFARERS LOG awards won in International Labor Press com­ petition in recent years. New Booklets Tell SlU Story To Tanker Crews A new series of informative booklets have been produced by the SEAFARERS LOG staff and are available for distribution in major SIU ports. 4 4 4 Ii^cluded among the booklets Put Number On ' CONGRESS PASSES NEW DP BILL—A new bill to admit over 200,000 refugees to the US has been passed in differing versions by is a reprint of the new SIU Meeting Excuses the Senate and House. The bill will permit such admissions over constitujion in handy pocket- approxmateiy 3Vi years. Most of the refugees are those who fled from size form with illustrations and 'ex­ behind Iron Curtain-countriek to Germany and Austria since the end planatory matter, and the story of of the war, but some are Asiatics and orphans from various countries. the Atlantic Maritime Employees Union's operations. 4 .4 4 Other booklets in the series in­ TAX BUREAU HUNTS FOR EVADERS—Internal Revenue Bureau clude "Money Isn't Everything, agents in four states are conducting a door-to-door hunt for people But..." which describes all the who have failed to file incom'e tax returns. Sample canvasses are being ways, besides porkchops, in* which carried out in pat'ts of Texas, Massachusetts, Nebraska and Ohio. In the .SIU can benefit seamen; and Nebraska alone, the agents found that 14 percent of businessmen ques­ "Who Talks For You?", the story tion had failed to file certain 1952 tax return forms affecting business. of SIU representation. > 4 4 4 Others are, "Two Ways About FEDERAL RENT CONTROLS EXPIRE—Federal rent control laws It," a step-by-step detailed de­ ran out on July 31. An estimated 5,600,000 dwelling units in states scription of all phases of operation that have no local rent control laws are affected by the move. New of the SIU as compared with At­ York, New Jersey and Connecticut on the East Coast have their own lantic Refining's company union rent control laws. lantic Refining's company ..union; Seafarers sending telegrams or letters to the New York headquarters dispatcher asking to be excused frortj attending headquarters membership meetings must include the reg­ istration number of their shipping card in the message. From now on, if the number is not included, the excuse can­ not be accepted by the dis­ patcher. original cartoons; and "Anchoritis" a humorous description in words and pictures of life in Atlantic's shipping hall. YOUR DOLLAR' SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Who Will Insure A Seafarer? In the last issue of the LOG, this column pointed out why "term insurance" is generally the best type of policy for a moderate-income family. Term insurance is simply protection for your family against death. It has no "sav­ ings" or cash surrender value, like whole-life insurance, but as pointed out previously, cash-surrender provisions of expensive policies have little value in many cases. Th/j insurance, company retains the cash surrender value if you die, and your family gets no more money than if you had bought tile low-priced term insurance. It's not always easy for Seafarers and other industrial workers to buy term insurance. Many of the commercial companies refuse to sell it to them, and insist they buy the costlier whole-life policies. Metropolitan Life Insur­ ance Co., for example, has possibly the lowest term-in­ surance rates -in the country, but only for white-collar workers. There are however several good sources for term insurance who will sell to ISeafarers, notably the Farm Bureau. Life Insurance Co. and Union Labor Life Insumnce Co. But most Seafarei's do have to pay more for the insurance than white-collar workers. At age 35, Farm Bureau's rate for term insurance is - $10.54 per $1,000 of coverage, less average dividends of $1.80 a year during-tbe first five years, which makes the net cost $8.74. During the second five years the dividend rises sharply so the net cost is even less. Union Labor's rates are close to these, with the dividend a little higher the fitst five. years, and less than Farm Bureau's the • next-five.v;^> 'I, Negroes, too, who often have a hard tinie buying term insurance from many commercial companies, will get more help in this respect from Farm Bureau or Union Labor Life. Responsible Companies Two other large companies that are more liberal than most about selling term insurance are Accidental Life Insurance Co., (jnain office is Los Angeles, Calif.) and Manhattan Life Insurance Co., (main office is New York City.) The lowest-cost deal of all is the GI insurance. Exservicemen who have it should hold on to it, preferably on the "term" basis, rather than converting, if the main purpose is maximum family protection at minimum, cost. You can get addresses of local representative from Farm Bureau by checking your phone book or writing the main office of the company at Columbus, Ohio. The home office of Union Labor Life Insurance Co., is 570 Lexington Ave., New York City. Generally term insurance is taken out for five years at a time and must be renewed at the end of each 5-year term. There are two types of term insurance: renewable and non-renewable. The renewable type can be extended at the end of its term without another physical examina­ tion. It's important to buy o^nly this type because your physical condition might change, and you might not be eligible for the term insurance when the. time for renewal arrives. ~ ' Not only do you save a lot by buying term insurance, but you < can cUt the costs even further by buying it in a group, as many employers end unions throughout the country often arrange to dOj The ia\vs, governing group Five over-eager foreign-flag ship­ owners were mad enough to knock thebuffings out of-a Steams and Foster mattress after they had been taken in a phony ship chartering deal to the tune of 100 grand. Always on the lookout for a mattress-full of . American dollars, they gobbled up "charters" sup­ posedly authorized by Steams and Foster through the Everest Ship­ ping Corporation. The ships loaded, bills of lading were signed and some of the vessels took off for foreign ports. The operators were happily tally­ ing up the exchange rate of dollars for drachmas or whatever currency they were interested in, when the blow fell. Stearns and Foster placed a legit notice in a newspaper say­ ing that it had nothing to do with any such chartering arrangement, was not in the steamship business and furthermore had no idea what it was all about. Somebody's Gotta Pay When that came out you could have heard the roar of dismay all the way up to Yonkers and points north. The unhappy operators for­ got about their drachmas and descended on the equally unhappy ship brokers who arranged the deal all chanting in unison, "Who's gonna pay for our ships?" Everest and Company shrugged their collective shoulders and said they didn't know anything. All they knew was that they had re­ ceived a letter from "James E. Stearns chairman" instructing them to arrange the charters on behalf of the mattress company. The only hitch was that Stearns and Foster have no James E. Stearns on the payroll, either as chairman or shipping clerk. So if you happen to see any wildeyed shipowners prowling up and down South Street swinging leaded hawser ends you'll know they're looking for Mrs. Steam's little boy, Jimmy. Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margblius, Leading Expert on Buying insurance vary from slate to state, but generally there must be a certain minimum number of people in a group. That way, the group can bring the cost of insurance for its members in some cases down to as iittle as $5 or $6 a year per $1,000 of insurance. That's certainly a lot better than the $20, $30, even $50 many wage-earners now pay. If you already own a costly whole-life policy and want to get a iower-priced term policy instead, first make sure you can pass a physical for term insurance before you drop the old politjy. Generally it's best to keep quiet about your plans. Some, of the insurance companies have an agreement not to sell a man tprm insurance if he plans to substitute it for a whole-life policy. You can also cut insurance costs by as much as eight percent by making annual payments rather than quarterly or semi-annual. If it's difficult to make a single payment on a large policy, you can still get the annual rate by tak­ ing out several $1,000 policies spaced several weeks or months apart. Just be careful you don't space the $1,000 policies so far apart that you get into a higher age rate. Who Should Carry Insurance? ' It is primarily the life of the family breadwinner that must be insured not lives of his wife, children or aimt. Frequently, after an agent has sold the breadwinner a policy, he will also try to sell him policies for his wife, etc. What happens in such cases is that the family dis­ perses its insurance, and while spending a good deal of money, still has little protection in case its chief source of income is removed. Endowment policies for children are not as profitable as Government bonds. That is, money accumulates faster in the bonds than in endowment policies. • . ..... �1^. ' Face Eichi •'••'•.•' t" :••• HE'AFjtttERS LOG The Hoosier, Newest Manner, Takes Crew im ii Jf.: *4' CASH BENEFITS X SEAFARERS WELFARE VACATiOM PLANS REPORT ON SENEPin PAID FfoM No. RecaiTiny Benefit. (|,i« ATetare Benefitt Paid E«ch Total Benefits Pai4 this Period '^ML ^i> WiLPARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS FIRIOO Hgtplwl Pgntfiw Geortre Dennly, chief mate (left) and Seafarer Fred Sokolowski have a conference as they map out the work schedule for the deck department on the new Hoosier Mariner before her first trip. Another of the new Mariner-class ships assigned to an SIUcontracted company, the Hoosier Mariner, has been crewed up out of the Philadelphia hall. Isthmian Steamship Com­ pany has received this newest of the Mariners which like the others, will operate on Mili­ tary Sea Transport Service assign­ ments. The Hoosier Mariner called for a crew last week at the Phila­ delphia branch hall and then went up to the Staten Island, NY, Army 'jase for cargo before returning to Philadelphia for the start of her maiden voyage. In the near future, the Missis­ sippi Shipping Company will take over the Magnolia Mariner from the Government and crew her up on the Gulf. This will make four Mariners manned by Seafarers, the other two being the Keystone Mariner operated by Waterman and the Comhusker Mariner as­ signed to Robin Line. The latter ship is out of action at present after having run aground in Pusan, Korea. Several more Mariner as­ signments are expected in Septem­ ber and October. Corsair Spots Sinking Ship In Caribbean A leaky, wooden Panamanian freighter was taken in tow by a salvage tug after it was spotted by the SlU-manned Alcoa Corsair about 120 miles southeast of Mobile. • The freighter, Dorotea, a 30-yearold ship, had signaied the Corsair by blinker that its boilers and radio were not working and it couldn't remain afloat for more than an­ other 24 hours. The tug Salvage Cable then took the Dorotea in tow to Mobile in the hope of saving the vessel and its cargo of lumber. Death Bencfitn Diaabilitv Benefit. Matetnitv Benefit^ Vacation Benefit. Jsi^ /O JQC MSk J2£ oo oo WELPARE, VACATION BENEPITS PAID PRBVIOUtLY HumUnl Beaeflte Pnid Since Tulv 1. 19S0 • Denth Penefitn Pnid Since Tulv 1. IMO • DlfihlUty Benefitn Pnid Since Mnv 1. 1952 • Mmrnitv Benefitn Pnid Since Anril 1. 1952 •, YuAtieiLficatfiM P*M Sloe. Feb. 11. 1«M • TfftW ^ * P^if gfBffkt Btwa ; 35-0 oflB ^J ' iSS-f iSiL . JLl WELFARE, VACATION PLAN AMBTt _ . ... Vacatloa CaahooHaad Vacation Eatimatcd Aceotinta Rcccivablt ^el/are f.h aa US Govcfiunent Bonda (Welfare) Real Eetate (Welfare) Other Aaacta - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS COMMENTSI . Many Seafarers when applying for (Usability benefits are not completing their applications correctly, \diich results in a delay on the processing of their application o The nearest SID Port Agent will gladly assist in the filing of any applications for benefits# ^ Applicants for the scholarship benefits are rec^uested to file as soon as possible if they wish to be eligible for the next four scholarships* Applications for sohblarship benefits should be sent ta Robert Oreasey,. AiSministrator, Seafarers Welfare. Plan, 11 Bfoadway, Room 1060, N.To A, Nolo irkrnUm Fhiladelpiila patrolmui Jolin Hekel (right) tikes the deck io lay few words a» th» erew the new Koesier Mariner holds ite first au mttUat h«fer» Mriling imdeff MSTS. 8-3-53 At Knar. Ase#nl*S"XiiB6#s#iwior • •. and, remember this. • • All these are yours without conTributing a single nickel on your part—Collecting SIU bene­ fits is easy, whether it's for hospital, birth, disability or death—You get first rate personal" service immedlatdy IhwHtgh ymir UnionVi repnM«htathm ^ v Kf... �r. •> AMrott 7, UN SlEAPAREI^S UNION TALK By KEITH TERPI To those of us of the SIIJ who attended the open forum at the Broadwood. Hotel in Philadelphia on Monday night, the failure of Atlantic Maritime Employees Unlbn chairman Stanley Alcott to attend came as no surpfrise.' It had been the earnest hope of the SIU and its officials that Alcott would recognize his obligation to Atlantic tankermen to stand before them and openly state the position of the AMEU on the issues so vitally affecting them—issues which the SIU has been attempting to clarify ever since it began its Atlantic organizing campaign.' Instead, Alcott chose to remain in hiding, and to content himself With a shoddy display of "courage" by issuing, in writing, a series dt "challenges" to the SIU which he did not dare to present in person, t Following AMEU Line Alcott's failure to appear at the forum came as no surprise because this is the line that the AMEU, its officers and its cohorts have been following throughout the organizing campaign and SIU representa­ tives have observed numerous manifestations of it. Only a few weeks ago, for instance, a bosun on the Atlantic tanker W. C. Yeager—Mike Shlnuta—^found himself in pretty much the same position Alcott was in Monday night—and tboli the same way but. Shinuta, the leader of the small hard core of pro-AMEU men still left on the Yeager, had long been going around hurling verbal and un­ substantiated charges against the SIU and its operations. Yet when SIU representative Earl Sheppard challenged him to stand up before a committee of his—Shinuta's—own choosing, and prove Ihe truth of his allegations, Shinuta immediately backed down ^nd clammed up. Similarly, very early in the organizing drive, the AMEU came out with the completely unsubstantiated charge that the SIU did not have enougbr-jobs for all of its current bookmembers, let alone Atlantic men. Meeting this accusation head-on, the SIU immediately offered to put up $10,000 if the AMEU would do the sathe, and would agree to put its $10,000 into a welfare fund for seamen's wives and children if it were proved wrong. AMEU, doing exactly what Alcott and Shinuta did later, turned a deaf ear to the proposal. The SIU, however, went ahead on its own with an independent outside audit of its job records which proved that it has better than one job for each full bookmember. Esse, Too, Has Ills The more'we hear about the operations of various East Coast oil tanker companies, the more we ai-e impressed—dismayed would be a better word—by the similarity of functioning in all of those organiza­ tions in which tankermen are represented by no strong outside union which is completely free of company domination and in a position to bargain independently and aggressively for the rights of its member•hip. Throughout the Atlantic Refining organizing drive, SIU representa­ tives have come upon instance after instance in which tankermen failed to obtain the pay, secruity or conditions to-which they are en­ titled simply because their "union" w'ould not, or could not, go to bat for them. Now it is becoming Increasingly clear, through reports we are get­ ting from numerous sources, that tankermen who are members of other so-called "employees unions"- are in exactly the same boat that Atlantic men are. , Recently, for instance, there came to our attention a bulletin issued by the Esso Tanker Men's Association, reporting on the progress of currrent negoliations^between the ETMA and the company for a new contract. This bulletin reports that when asked for a 10 percent wage increase, the company responded with a flat "no"; when asked to increase con­ tinuous service pay, the company proposed that it be reduced, and when asked to increase paid leave, the company told ETMA represen­ tatives they were "out of their minds." We believe treatment like this indicates the status "employees unions" hold in the minds of management, and the effectiveness they exercise in successfully negotiating in behalf of their membership. Pacre Nia* LOG 12 Get $22,000 Benefits A total o£ $22,000 in hospital benefits has been paid by the Union to 12 Seafarers who re­ cently started their fourth year of collecting the weekly SIU payment. The dozen Seafarers, all of whom have been hospitalized for more than three years, have been collecting their money^^ every week since the start of edge that they will collect their These 13 Seafarers who have the SIU Welfare Plan on June SIU hospital benefit for as long as collected their money every week they are in the hospital. Founded for over three years—and are still 1, 1950. Unlike those seamen belpnging to other outfits or fiWm unorgan­ ized companies, the Seafarers did not have their benefits cut off after a few weeks. While these men from other outfits found them­ selves with no benefits after a few weeks, the Seafarer's collected their benefit every week, are still collecting every week, and will continue to collect each week until they are no longer hospitalized. In cases of long-term hospitali­ zation, the seamen from other out­ fits have stopped getting benefits after a few weeks, and have been forced to solicit contributions from the ships in order to get cigarette and pocket money. Hospitalized Seafarers, however, are able to count on the weekly hospital bene­ fit for as long as they are in the hospital. Some of these 12 Seafarers who have been hospitalized over three years, were in the hospital long before the SIU won its Welfare Plan. For example, Enrique Ferrer at Manhattan Beach has been hos­ pitalized since March, 1943, and Ed Pritchard now in a sanitarium in Monrovia, Calif., has been hos­ pitalized since July of 1949. Not Forgotten When some of the other outfits started welfare set-ups, ipen who had been . hospitalized before the plan started were forgotten. How­ ever, when the SIU won its Wel­ fare Plan, the Union fought for and won the same benefits for Seafarers who were ah-eady hos­ pitalized. By the same token, the SIU has made sure that these long-term patients also shared in every in­ crease made in hospital benefits. When the Plan first started on Jiuie 1, 1950, the hospital benefit was $7 per week. On June 3, 1951, the hospital benefit was raised to $10 weekly, and on November 4, 1951, it was raised to its present level of $15 per week. These men shared in all these raises, as well as getting special cash bonuses and gifts voted by the Welfare Plan at Christmas and other holidays. All of these Seafarers, as well as afay other Seafarer who is hospi­ talized, can rest easy in the knowl- Cartooti History Of The SIU on the basis of helping when help is most needed, the SIU recog­ nized that the hospital benefit money is needed more during a iong-term illness than it's needed during the first few weeks a man is in the hospital, and the Welfare Plan was set up with this in view. Senators Told Mariner Program Will Pay Off A spirited defense of the Mariner-class construction pro­ gram was made before a Senate subcommittee by Vice-Ad­ miral E. L, Cochrane, former Maritime Administrator. Ad­ miral Cochrane declared that^ ^ the'modern, liigh speed ships American run as an example of. would prove to be conamer- the ships' usefulness. cially suitable because their speed and fast turn-around time would attract premium cargoes. The Mariner-class vessels have been under attack for some time as being too big and too expensive to be purchased and operated by private shipping interests. Up until now. f^w companies have expressed any interest in purchasing ! the Mariners, which cost around $9 million each to build. Admiral Cochrane agreed that the cost of the vessels was a big drawback to private operators, but declared that the vessel's lower operating costs in terms of speed and -the amount of cargo carried would pay in the long run. Industry Consulted He also declared that the indus­ try had been fully consulted on the design of the vessels and that the Maritime Admini-stration did its best to incorporate features that were desirable from a com­ mercial point of view. High speed, the Admiral said, is an advantage in that it will attract cargoes of high value that a ship­ per is anxious to get quick trans­ portation on. He declared this would be particularly true of the trans-Pacific trade, and pointed to Moore - McCormack's interest in converting Mariners to passengercargo combinations for the Latin The Admiral claimed further that the Mariner engines had been designed for maximum fuel econ­ omy, with the result that their fuel use was about the same as Libertys traveling at much lower speeds. • || • • • lltllAIIICTC UIIBWiHOia In Public Posts DALLAS—The idea that union men shouldn't run for public office because they will be unduly influ­ enced in theii' outlook was at­ tacked by William J. Harris, presi­ dent of the Texas State Federation of Labor in an article in the "Re­ view," a state federation publica­ tion. Harris, who is a city councilman in Dallas, pointed out that union members have the same right'as anyone else to run for public of­ fice. He declared that those who object to union men have the idea that union men never consider the welfare of the community and that they are beholden to union leaders for all their actions. Union members, Harris con­ cludes, run for office "because they are people, citizens and tax­ payers, not because they are union members." NMV Internal Warfare No. 43 ll ' It was no secret that most NMU efficidls were Com­ munist Party members. When the CP line changed after World War II, many old-tiine CP hacks were expelled from the party. Joe ciu'ran, who if not a CP member, had certainly been a devoted fellowtraveler,. took advantage of the split , and declared War on the party-line hacks. In tbe IPIH* This "war against" Communisn" within the NMU began a great sell-out of the seaman. In the eager­ ness to "get" each other, the officials ignored the needs cd the' membership. The simplest beefs re­ mained unsettled, and the operator saw their chanccL and began to chisel on conditions and overtime, aboard the NMU ships. ^ .• collecting—are proof of the suc­ cess of the Plan. The men include: Pritchard, Ferrer, Tim Burke, Harry McDonald, Rogelio Cruz, Leo H. Lang, John Driscoll, Archi­ bald McGuigan, Vic Milazzo, Peter Smith, Joseph Koslusky and Fred­ erick Landry. The "crusade against Communism" In 4he NMU soon becikme a straight fight for power. The Curran forces have so far been victorious, but the fight left the NMU drained and weakened. The members viexft the ones to suffer. The NMU now merely tags along as the SIU leads the way in the fight for better wages and conditions. ' ''d •'3; • -s •d " ' l^\ �i': ' / SEAFAHERS LOG 'An^aai fH»8i PORT tUSPORIS we were ashamed to admit that Baltimore: the day and thelnen on the beach Mobile: she is an SIU ship. She was dirty enjoying it very much. The labor needed repairs and was fouled up front is comparatively quiet, and pretty badly. There were a lot of of course, this weathdr has seen a personality problems on the ship large number of SIU sidewalk and the men had allowed these supervisors down at the new hall. Shipping has been good in this personal gripes to foul up the ship Shipping ,in this port is good, This port has had some good Earl Sheppard port, and we expect that shipping Even the delegates had done particularly for the rated men, and shipping during the past period, Baltimore Port Agent for the next few weeks will remain poor job, and had just griped about it looks as if the next couple of with about 190 men shipped to conditions instead of taking them weeks will remain just as good. at the same good level. ^ t. t. regular jobs and about 60 to relief We* paid off the French Creek up with the proper department During this period, we had 13 jobs around the harbor, and it looks (Cities' Service) and then signed heads or the skipper and trying to ships paying off, 13 signing on and Lake Charles: as if it will continue that way for a her on again. In-transit, we had straighten them out. 13 in-transit. while. ^ the Lone Jack, Winter Hill and We really had a job getting that The construction of the new We paid off the Alcoa Patriot, Salem Maritime ship straightened out, but finally building is coming along fine, and Corsair, Pegasus, Polaris (Alcoa); (Cities Service), got the company to make the something new has been added Partner, Cavalier and Ranger (Al­ the S e a t r a i n necessary repairs on the ship and coa); the Claiborne, Monarch of the since our last re­ New York and get her back into condition. Things down here in this fair Sea and Warrior (Waterman); the port. We are now Seatrain Georgia No Whalers going to have town have really been humming Del Mundo and Maiden Victory (Seatrain), "the The only beef that the members an elevator in­ along with shipping having reached (Mississippi) and the Genevieve Steel King (Isth­ might have in this -port is the fact stalled, since thisv an all-time high for this port dur­ Peterkin (Bloomfleld). mian), the Hilton We signed on the Pennant, Ariwill be in keep­ ing the past two weeks. that we have no whaling ships pull­ (Bull), toe SouthCausing this was:__ the Archers tan, Polaris, Runner, Clipper, ing with a new, ing out of here at present, because wind (South At­ everything else is going along very Patriot, Corsair, modem building, Hope, Government Camp, Logans , . lantic), and toe Smith Claiborne, Mon­ and will be some­ Fort, Cantigny, Bents Fort, Winter smoothly, what with good shipping, Raphael Semmes good weather, pretty girls, fat pay­ Hill, and Chiwawa (Cities Service), arch of the Seas, thing that will (Waterman). Iberville and Anbe helpful, since the Bull Run (Petrol Tankers), and offs and quiet- on the labor front. Blues We had a beef on the French tinous. we have four the Petrolite (Tanker Sag Harbor). There's been We still have some non-rated Creek about some work that was The Genevieve some speculation floors in this new hall. The way done by the captain and the mate. men and AB's Peterkin went around here things are shaping up right now, We took the thing right up,"«and around, but. we into the'shipyard about whether we're hoping that we will be in the collected some easy overtime for have no,machin­ here for repairs shipping will new hall not later than the first of the deck department for this work. ists or pumpmen to damage caused slow down now November, but anything can hap­ in the black gang, when she - lost We had A. H. Smith on the that we have a pen before then. De Angelo and only three her wheel and beach here, after he just returned truce in Korea, We paid off: toe Kathryn, Ines, - FWT's, as well as stripped her turbines and had to from spending the last year aboard but it doesn't Eveljm and Monroe (Bull), the only one cook be towed into this port. We are the Southstar as bosun. Right now, seem to be slow­ Steel Voyager (Isthmian), the and baker still on expecting her to be out shortly, he's home to get acquainted again ing down at all Mary Adams (Bloomfleld), and the Decinque however. the beach. with his twin boys and his wife, yet. As we under­ Betoore, Venore, Feltore, Steelore, The Port of Mobile was dealt a The AFL of­ after that long trip. stand it, there will probably be a San tore, Marore, and Chilore Clough fice employees body blow recently, when the De­ number of relief and aid cargoes (Ore). Blizzard Heads Out here are out op strike against one fense Department announced that . going out now that the fighting has We also have J. B. Henley here, stopped, and we will still be keep­ The sign-ons included; the Kath­ of the construction firms, and all it will be closing the Theodore fresh off the Seatrain New York ryn, Ines, Evelyn and Monroe the construction workers are hon­ Depot and will be opening a new ing our troops there for a while. for a rest, and we had Brother (Bull), the Steel King (Isthmian), Joe Decinque passed through the Beth-Coaster, Seamar and Cal­ oring their picketlines and every­ depot in the State of Georgia. This John Blizzard here on the beach thing is going along very smoothly, announcement followed a short but for a vacation. He made the mis­ here as FWT on the Sea Legend, mar (Calmar), the Trojan Seaman although we have offered our help bitter fight by the home owners take of walking into the hall, which was making her first trip (Troy), the Venore, Steelore, San- if it is needed, since ^ they have a around this area who objected to though, and we talked him into under an SIU contract enroute to tore, Marore, Chilore and Feltore legitimate beef. plans for expanding the Theodore shipping out again before he knew the Far East. In addition to mak­ (Ore), the Catherine and Albion Depot, and taking over some extra This fair city had an election re­ what was happening. So, now he ing the boilers percolate, Joe is (Dry Trans.), and the Falrport cently to try to put in a drainage land. However, from the point of holding down the ship's delegate's (Waterman).. is on the French Creek. system, and the people voted it view of the port, it will mean less We attended the meeting of the job and doing a fine job of it. Twelve In-Transits down, although the local press activity, since many, ships were • Mept busy taking supplies out of Trades and Labor Assembly of We've got Eddy Lane and Carl Ilm tried to get it passed. The in-transits included: the this -base. ' Savannah, where we discussed the among the oldtimers on the beach, Rosario (Bull), the D e S o t o, 'Red' Drops In present Coca Cola strike in this as well as Clyde Parker, Jack Wil­ Afoundria, Iberville and Azalea More MAW Jobs son and Jimmie McKenzie. city. The assembly went on record Visiting here recently, we had The Alcoa Steamship Company City (Waterman), the Sweetwater The NUMCS is still hanging to do everything possible to help (Metro Petroleum), the Steel King, Red Clough who is sailing those has installed'vacuum cleaning ma­ out in this strike, and to give any around on the waterfront, and Steel Advocate and Steel Vendor Cities Service wagons in the deck chines to be used for cleaning cut assistance that might be needed. Bridges' ILWU is, of course, still (Isthmian), toe Alcoa Pointer and department. ' He usually is dele­ the holds of their bauxite ships, The SIU, of course, has offered talking about taking over the Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa), and the gate on the ships he's .on, and al­ and this work, which was formerlyways brings in a clean ship. .done in shipyards, is now being any help needed in this beef, as it stewards. Right now, however, Julesburg (Terminal Tankers). Over ' in nearby Elizabeth, La., done by the SIU Marine Allied is always the policy of our Union they are very busy screaming the We've still got a few men out at to help other organizations in a CP line, and howling about the the hospital here, and they would the AFL paper workers are still out Workers. It %a8 resulted in a num­ fact that one of their ILWU of­ on strike. They've been out since ber of new jobs for the MAW, and just beef. ficials in Hawaii has been convicted all appreciate hearing from any of In the hospital here, we have under the Smith Act of conspiring their old friends. Some of thgm last September, and are still hold­ helps out in this slack season, since L. Anderson, J. Morrison, H. are: Olgerda Blues, Kary Kristen- ing firm against the company, the toe MAW workers were working Mathes, F. Grant, J. H. Hall, J. to advocate the overthrow of the sen, G. Loeffer, Ben Lawson, Governor of this great state with throughout the harbor but things Neveraskus, E. Webb, J. Littleton, Government by force. Telesfora Roman, E. Krotzer, J. his State Police, and the local poli­ have been slow. The USPHS Hospital here has It still seems to be a matter of Jones, Gettis Lightfoot, Ai De- ticians. R. Carrollton, J. Ifsits, R. Shedd, We've got G. Hair, J. P. Black- informed us that there are to be E.-R. Snedeker'and W. W. Allred. putting the CP way out in front of Felippie, Dan Cherry, C. Wagenfer, the interests of its members, and T. Erbach, B. Corway, J. Goude, man, B. Spear, F. Reese, W. John­ some changes made as far as ad­ Jeff Morrison just working along political lines C. Chandler, D. Sykes, J. Lassiter son and soihg "bt the other old- mittance' for out-patient treatment Savannah Port Agent without worrying about, what is and R. Bell. timers here on the beach right is concerned, and we have arranged to attend a meeting with the best for the membership. how. • Everything else in this .area is USPHS officers in the near future Wilmington: Leroy Clarke John Arabasz nice and quiet at present, with to discuss these proposed new reg­ Wilimington Port Agent Lake Charles Fort Agent good weather being, the' order of ulations. ^ Some of the. members we novr have on the beach here include: E. DcAngeib, C. Spencer, G. Dean, "Things here in sunny California J. Elliott, L. , Causey, D. Horn, F. are just fine, with shipping for all Harvard, C. Crooks aiid W.'Rey­ rates doing well except for pump­ nolds. . Jeff GUlettC. Agent ,. ElUott 4334 FORT WILLIAM..~.118Vi Syndicate Avo. men, who have been moving slow­ We have received the first hun­ SIU, A&G District Ontario . Phone: 3-3331 TAMPA ,...... 1809-181] ' N. Franklin St. Kay White.'Agent Phone 2-1323 PORT COLBORNB 103 DuFham St. dred new chairs for the hall, and ly. It looks as If shipping will be BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. . Ontario . . "Phone: 9991 WILMINGTONTcaUf...... BOS Marine Ave. even better for the next couple of Earl Sheppard. Agent Mulberry 4540 John Arabasz, Agent Terqiina] '4-2874 TORONTO. Ontario., 273 King St. E. have already put them to use. We 679 4th Ave.. Bklyn. . EMplre 4-5719 expect that we'll, be getting the 276 State St. HEADQUARTERS weeks since we have a couple of BOSTON ^ECREr^Y-'TOi^SURER VICTORIA, BC..617)4 Cormorant St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2^140 payoffs sche(kiled that should clean GALVESTON Empire 4931 second hundred in the near future, 308'A 23rd St. ASST SECRI&ARY-TREASURERS VANCOUVER. BC...... 96S HamUtoil St. and then will be all set for a while. the beach. Keith Alsop. Agent Phone 2^448 Robert Matthews ' Joe Alglna 1419 Ryan St. Claude Simmons. Joe Volpian SYDNEY. NS..,. 304 Charlotte St. Don't mind if we puff out our We paid off the Madaket (Water­ LAKE CHARLES. La "ion® 6-5744 . WllUani Hall Dolphin Hotel BAGOTVILLE, Qucbce... » Hghf®^ chests a little bit, but according to man), and she signed on again. MIAMI Parr, Agent Miami 9-4791 Phone: 949 official figures. Mobile is now the SUP The in-transits were: The Steel ^die MOBILE .1 South Lawrence St. THOROLD. Ontario 93 St. Davids St. Phone 2-1754 HONOLULU CAnal 7-3203 tenth. largest port in the US in . 16 Merchant St. Architept and Steel Seafarer (Isth­ 413 Cote De La Montague point of trade. As a politician would . Phone 9-8777 QUEBEC Agent «• PORTLAND....... B33'N. W. mian), the Seavigil (Ocean Trans.), ffnWfie.. Quebec Phone: 2-7078 Everett St. 177 Prince WUllara St. say; we point with pridb at' our . Beacon 4336 SAINT JOHN the Carabulle (Marine Trans.), the NEW VORK 675 NB Phone: 3-5233 achievement. Of course, the SIU RUaiHOND. CALIF......... 257 9th St. STerllng 8-4670 Holystar (Intercontinental), the NORFOLK Phone 2000 127-129 Bank St. SAN FRANaSCO...,..; 450 Harrison St. isn't -the whMe kit and kaboodle Great Lakes pisfrict . , Pennmar and Alamar (Calmar), Men Rees. Agent . Phone 4^1083 DotlglaS .2-8363 .. in Mobile, but we are doing more 337 Market St. SEATTLE .v2700 1st Ave. .ALPENA . 133 W, Flet^er the Mobilian, Gateway City, Golden PHILADELPHIA S. Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1633 . ^ Main 0390 than biir share to add to' the fair PORT ARTHUR City, Hastings and Keystone Mar­ Don .. 411 Austin St. WIL5UNGTON ...909 Marine Ave. BUFFALO, NY... .,.'l»*Maln Hilton. Rep. Phone 4-2341 Terminal 4-3131 <. • • Phone: Cleveland 7391 name of this fair city. You'd better iner (Waterman), the John Paul SAN FRANCISCO 4!50 Harrison St. NEW YORK 679 4tb Ave., Brooklyn CLEVELAND ...'..734 Lakeside Ave.. NE watch but, fellows, it won't be long STerllng 8-4671 Jones (Dolphin), the Robin Trent T. Banning. Agent. • Fhone: Main 1-6147 Coast Reprosentativo 1038 3rd St. befofe we'i-e right up there in the (Robin) and the Anniston Victory PUERTA de TIERRA, PR Pelayo $1—La 5 CanadiaD^Digtrict * DETROIT Woodward 1-6867 top five. DULUTH ......... 931 W. Michigan St. MONTREAI,.......914 St. Jams St. West (South Atlantic). SAVANNAH 9 .Abarcorn fit " PESIiteau *161 - Phone:' Melrose 2-4]10 Cat Tanner• > Je« Morrison. Agent PhoAe "l7S« SOUTH CHICAGO.3361)1. SSnd St. HALUAA. N4fc„ir.., ...... 1381 HoUls St. •Th»-Seavigib>oame in here, and SEATTLE .. 2700 1st Avfc Savannah: French Creek's Deck Dept. Gets Easy OT Elevator Is Planned Fer Hew SIU Building Governmenf To OIOH theodor* Bapdt Soon Office Empioyew Dal Against Const. Go. $1 $1 Everybody's Happy In This Busy Port iiir ifjiJGi; omECWORY net 3-8911 »a410 �: h i:;- i^mi .PORT REPORTS Soatfle: V«ry Few Beefs Here, Exeepi On Seqgarden Shipping has been good out here in the Great Northwest, and from the looks of things it will be that way for the next few weeks, with the men having litle' trouble ship­ ping. We had the Seagarden (Peninsu­ lar Nav.) come In here and run into some trouble in Its annual in­ spection. One of the lifeboats had holes in it, and 'other boats had leaky tanks, and in the tanks, and so the Coast Guard held a hearing, and the captain and comMarkham told off. The ship was held up until all the repairs were made. : We paid off the Seagarden, the Kyska (Waterman) and the Seacloud (Seatraders). We signed on the Seamonitor (Excelsior), the Santa Venetia (Elam), the Shinnecock Bay (Veritas), and the Sea­ garden. In-transit, we had the Portmar and, Calmar (Calmar) and the John B. Waterman (Waterman). Among the men on the beach here, enjoying our glorious cli­ mate, is J. Markham, who joined the SIU back in 1945. He. was on the Alaska, run for a while, and now is sticking to those Far East ships, where the long trip and the bonus money really gives some fat payoffs. Oldsters Around . Some of the others here on the beach include N. Larson, L. DeGange, J. H. Fisher and R. Queen, while we have A. J. Johansen, G. E. Abrams and L. Fi. Twite in the hospital. Aside from the Seagarden in­ cident, everything here has been quiet and well under control. Most of the payoffs have been clean, with just a few minor beefs and all of these" were settled in quick order to the satisfaction of the crews. On the labor front, at present, everything is coming along smooth­ ly, and it looks as if everybody in this part of the country is just re­ laxing and enjoying this great summer weather that we're hav­ ing, not too hot and not too cold. Speaking of great summer weather, we sure are having some of the best. The boys down the coast in Wilmington and San Fran­ cisco are alternately being roasted during the daytime and frozen later in the evening. If neither,, there is sure to be plenty of rain^ to keep them uncomfortable in their waking hours. We're cool, calm and collected up here. Includ­ ing SIU benefits. We guess they're not any better off''down in the Gulf ports. If the boys are crying for some fine weather as well as some good ship­ ping, they had better high-tail it up here. We know the shipping is good all over, but there is nothing, to match this weather. Jeff GUiette Seattle Port Agent, 4^ At present there seem to be more Boffon; .mayoralty candidates than votes for the coming election. All in all it looks like it is going to add up to a big race. Business has been good for the past period and shipping is boom­ Shipping in this port has been ing, especially in the deck and en­ slow during the past couple of gine department. The dispatcher weeks, and we don't see any big has had a busy time of it filling all pick-up in shipping for the near the jobs. We have been having a future. tough time getting rated engine During the past period, we paid department men with the result off the Julesberg (Terminal Tank­ that we are having to ship a great ers), the Government Camp (Cities many white cards. We don't look Service), and the Ann Marie (Bull). for any slow down in the near fu­ The same three vessels signed back ture, so rated black gang men can on again. come to New York and pick their In-transit, we had the Robin ship and their run. Sherwood (Robin), the Steel Vendor We paid Off a total of 25 ships and Steel Admiral (Isthmian), and in the past two weeks, signed nine the Antinous and Chickasaw (Wa­ on' articles and serviced ten in- terman). transit ships. Ships signing on in­ The Julesberg had a few hours cluded the Lawrence Victory of disputed OT and some other (Mississippi); Frances, Beatrice, beefs, which Suzanne Rosario and Elizabeth were squared (Bull); Steel Ranger, Steel Vendor away with little and Steel Admiral (Isthmian); Bull trouble, but she Rim (Petrol Tankers); Sea Thunder was in pretty bad (Colonial);"* Seatrains Texas, shape when she Georgia, Savannah and Louisiana came, in here. (Seatrain); Fairland, Azalea City, On the beach Schuyler Otis Bland, Wacosta and here right now, Beauregard (Waterman); . Robin we've got F. Kirk and Robin Sherwood (Seas); F a u I n e r, J. Chermasino Chiwawa and Logans Fort (Cities Chermasino, G. Service) and the Greece Victory Murphy, H. Clements, J. Fawcett, (South Atlantic). C. Moss, A. Jacobs, J. Wayn, S. Ship .Slgn-ons Rubery, J. Thomas, W. Connerty, Ships signing on were the Steel -C. MacQueen, E. Dakin, C. Dwyer, Ranger, Steel Advocate, Steel v.. Maffucci, L. Larkin and C. Rover and .^teel Voyager (Isthmi­ Karas. an); Robin Wentley ^Seas); Edith Things have been quiet in this and Mae (Bull), and the Lawrence area as far as the Atlantic drive Victory and Beauregard. In-trans- is concerned, since we haven't seen its included: Seatrain New Jersey any o^ their ships for a while. (Seatrain); Iberville, Fairland and However, we expect to get a visit Antinous (Waterman); Southwlnd from some of the Atlantic wagons (South Atlantic); Massmar (Cal­ in the near future, and that will mar); Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa); Mon­ mean that we'll be seeing the roe (Bull); Petrolite (Tanker Sag) Atlantic men here around the hall. and the Bradford Island (Cities These men are really enthusiastic Service). about the SIU and the many bene­ All of these ships were paid off fits that the SIU offers, and they and signed on in smooth shape get even more enthusiastic every with no major beefs on any of time they visit the hall, and see for them. . The patrolmen are all re­ themselves. They also talk to the marking how much easier it is to Seafarers who are in the hall, and pay off a ship -now than it used to get the straight story from our be. They state that it is really a mmnbership about what -the SIU pleasure to go aboard most of means to them. them. The crew knows the agree­ Tanker Launched Here ment and the officers are respect­ ing the terms better. We see that Orion just launched There is only One fly in the 'oint­ a new supertanker in one of. the ment. Recently, some of the boys nearby shipyards, and that she'll have been acting up at the payoff. be the largest tanker flying, the We have kept this sort of thing a:t American flag. She's still not com­ a minimum in the past. The mem^ pleted, but we will be sending a bership as a whole does not want crew of Seafarers aboartl her in any part of It and has instructed the-near future. the officials in membership meet­ John Puffy is still in the hospital ings not to let some men jeopar­ here, and is improving. John dize the welfare and conditions of Flaherty may be transferred from the whole assembly of this Union. this hospital to Baltimore for an . Claude Simmons operation, while Stanley GreenAss't Seoretary-Treasuer ridge and T. Mastaler are showing Supertanker Launched Will Take SIU Grew PORT Boston . Philadelphia $1 New York:' Disiiiatelier Kept Busy. fiffiDgibbsOnSoard Everything is lively around the JPort of New .York at this time, in­ cluding the shipping. , As the. old haying goes, it looks like ithere will be a hot time !in the bid town. The waterfront .ia. aizzliqg, the weather aw hotter.. •.-Jirli!,;; r$ge El*imi SEAVARERS^ LOG "Korfolk .1.. Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleanu ... Galvestoq ..... Seattle San Francisco .. Wilmington .. improvement, and Oscar Smith is San Francisco: walking around and should be get­ ting out soon. James Sheehan Boston Port Agent • J, J. New Orleans: J. Skips Are Keening Away From This Perl Reporting from here, it looks like the -rumor of the Mississippi River changing its course in future years has now come about as the ships are really heading away from this port. A two-week period that looked like a fair shipping period turned this port into a detour in the road. Three of the ships we had due in for payoff here were rerouted to our neighboring port of Mobile. Two of the ships were due in from the Far East and the Gene­ vieve Peterkin due in from the Med., lost her wheel and had to be towed into Mobile. The out­ look for the com­ Korolia ing two weeks is not too encouraging as far as the regular run ships are concerned. We are hoping for some of the MSTS ships to hit here to brighten shipping. • We paid off the Steel Traveler (Isthmian), the Del Sud and Del Oro (Mississippi), the DeSoto and Iberville (Waterman), and the Oceanstar (Dolphin). The Del Sud and Del Sol signed on again. Visiting here in-transit were: the Alcoa Clipper, Patriot, Corsair, Pegasus and Polarus (Alcoa), the Steel Recorder (Isthmian), the Seatrains Savannah, New York and Georgia (Seatrain), the Morning Light, Claiborne and Monarch of the Seas (Waterman), and the Southern States (Southern). The membership here - is really enjoying the newly Installed shuf­ fle-board and will soon be enjoying the two pool tables that are now being installed. From looks of some of the players they are pretty good and as soon as they get a little practice on the pool tables will be extending a challenge to our bothers in • other ports and on ships hitting here. Veteran Seafarers Johnny Murry. Spider Korolia, and Percy Boyer were among our newly ad­ mitted members seen during the last hospital visit. The latter will probably entertain with some rare Moon Kouns anecdotes. New Orleans Port Agent LIndsey J. WiUiams Shijiping Holds Strong, Truce Effoel Walled In this post-Korean truce era, the West Coast seems to be in a wait-and-see mood as far as ship­ ping is concerned-. Of course it will take considerable time before we will be in a position to see its long-range effects, but for the moment shipping continues to be good. During the past period we paid off two ships, signed on one and handled eight in-transits. Paying off were the Choctaw and Jean Lafitte (Waterman). Our sign-on was the Bluestar (Traders). The intransits honoring this port were: John B. Water­ man, Yaka, Madaket, (Waterman); Steel Architect, Steel Seafarer (Isthmian); Coeur d'Alene Victory Woodruff (Victory Carri­ ers); Seagarden 'Penin. Nav.); Seavigil'(Ocean Trans.). The tempo of shipping here has been such that we've had difficulty in filling steward and bosun jobs. One brother here who is ready to go out again is S. L. Woodruff, who has been sailing in the SIU since 1942 after a stint in the MFOW. Brother Woodruff's first SIU ship was the old Irene of the Bull Line. Since then he has par­ ticipated in every SIU beef. T. Banning San Francisco Agent 4« 4« 3) Miami: Foreigu-Fkg Shios Have Trouble in Cuba Shipping is good in this port, and our main trouble is still locating enough rated men for the jobs that we have to fill. It seems that the rated men disappear once they get to this town. From the looks of things, shipping will even he picking up some in the future, as on August 10, we are told that five Waterman ships and one ^^Icoa' vessel will start running out of this port. We paid off the Florida (P&O) which is under Ben-Kori continuous arti­ cles, and we also had the Ponce (Puerto Rico Marine), which is under continuous articles. Visiting here, we had the Wacosta, Bien­ ville and Azalea City (Waterman). Fireworks " One interesting thing that has happened around here was a bit of fireworks over in Cuba recently. We understand'that a couple of the Shipping Figure^ July 15 to July 29 banana boats that run out of here REG. REG. REG. TOi'AL SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL under the "Run away" flag were DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED fired on over thei'e, and had some DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. 39 76 12 22 15 11 8 31 trouble. These operators ran to our 203 224 189 144 557 168 157 528 State Department right away, 87 screaming for protection. However, 37 70 46 138 56 213 ' 55 we're happy to report that, as we 139 99 92 163 .124 99 386 330 get the story, the State Depart­ .to 21 12 53 23 .16 24 53 ment politely told them to take 27 19 18 14 7 43, 64 22 their troubles to the country their 11 10 7 7 28 6 8 21 ships are registered with and get protection there. 57 61 189 37 , 52 50 139 --T1 Alexis Ben-Kori just dropped in 45 46 64 57 77 211 155 77 a registered, sa now we've got one 43 28 27 9 ' 67 98 . 26 82 AB on the beach here. Jose Vilar is 33 23 26 76 18 79 20 35 in the hospital at Coral Gables, and is improving nicely now after a 40 31 86 107 T8 28 19 . 31 rough siege for a couple of weeks. 15 . 7 10 32 17 18 • 42 Eddie Parr .1,900 ' M a ^ :l �Fve Twelve SEAFARERS IN THE WAKE The earthworms native to south­ eastern Australia sometimes grow to a length of 10 or 12 feet and a diameter of three quarters of an Inch. Even the average specimens of earthworms -found in that area reach a length of .three or four feet. The progress of these gigantic worms through the earth is accom­ panied by loifd gurgj|ing noises that can be heard by persons walking on the surface, and their eggs are as large as olives. 3^ i 4" The spiny-finned fresh water fish found in ponds, lakes, streams and canals in southeastern Asia and Africa are popularly known as "climbing perch" and "tree-climb­ ing fish." Equipped with auxiliary breathing organs, they can live out of water for protracted periods, and frequently make trips over land from one body of water to another by jerking themselves along the land with their fins and tails. They have been known to climb steep inclines on these trips, and have been seen to climb as high as five or six feet up the rough bark trunk of palm trees. They can also bury themselves in mud and live during periods when their pond may be dried up. During these times, they sometimes "skip" along the top of the mud and climb mangrove roots In search of food. t 4 4^ Water, which has long been viewed as a magical life-giving medium, is also viewed in many old superstitions as a force which will make wishes come true, par­ ticularly in matters concerning love and matrimony. The most popular of the beliefs is that if a young woman drops a pebble into the water and then waits until she can see her face reflected, her wishjviU come true, while other beliefs about the magical curative powers of water have led to the present use of hydrotherapy in modern medicine. i 4 . A thick glass that is filled with a hot liquid is more likely to crack than a thin one. Likewise, thick glassware immersed in hot water is more likely to break than thin glasses. Glass expands when 1. 4. 9. 12. 13. 14. 15. 17. 19. 21. 23. 26. 27. 28. SO. 81. 32. S3. 34. 35. 37. 38. 39. 40. t S: 12. 15. 46. 48. 49. 50. 51. v.. li ACROSS 2. Shipping line 3. They move a -Victory ship He needs US 4. River in aid England China or Red S. Sea bird 6. Insect Wash 7. Miles; Abbr. Prefix for ' 8. One hot gulf "three" ' 9. Kind of sore This ruins a throat ship More unusual 10. Before 11. Light breeze Hebrides Is­ 16. Dodger land pitcher Seine again 18. Mountain! in Operator Europe Angers Cold winds ol Adriatic 1 2 West Indies: Abbr. -hound 12 -Maru, .19,320-ton Jap 15 ship Place for a gat Bone Man's name Passage en ropte to La Guaira * Piano fixer Kind of suit cloth Oriental official Wound mark Where Perce is Morocco Seafarers' hobby Designer Charge for 40 41. service Affirmative HaiUed 45 Jap coin 49 DOWN Century: Abbr.. '1 J .loy; Isifoq'jTiq LOG Aoffust 7, 195S MEET THE SEAFARER • HARVEY BROWN, FWT heated, and being a poor conductor of heat, some parts expand more Harvey Brown started sailing ashore, but when Xl^ound- out the than others. What happens with a back in 1929, in the engine depart­ wonderful conditions that there thick glass is that the inside por­ ment, and has never spent any were under the SIU contract, I de­ Question; if you had a son, time aboard tion is heated by contact with the a ship in any other de­ cided to keep right on sailing, and hot liquid and expands before the would you want him to go to sea? partment. I've been sailing ever since that heat reaches the outside layers, The way he explains it, "back in time. thus producing a tension that is Frank Neves. OS: I certainly those days, they were juist hiring was the luckiest break of liable to crack the glass. This does would want my son to go to sea. off the docks, and you didn't even my"That life, taking that ship, and I've not happen in a thin glass, because need seamen's papers to get a seen how our wages and condi­ In fact, I have a the heat reaches the outside layers son 25 years old, berth. You just went down on the tions, and now the Welfare Plan almost as fast as it does the inside and I'm trying to dock and hoped that you could get have kept getting better and bet­ layers, preventing this strain. talk him into go­ a job on the ship. Well, in 1929, I ter for us." ing to sea, but he went down to the docks, and heard 4 4 4" Since that "lucky day when I just doesn't want that there were some jobs on the took that first SIU ship," Harvey The leaning tower at Pisa, Italy, to go. I think old B&u Lines' Cuba. I got a job has been active in the Union's is not the only "leaning tower" in It's a great ex­ aboard her as an oiler, even though beefs and activities. He manned the world. As the others, it was perience for a I had never been to sea before<" originally built as a separate bell the picketlines in Tampa during young man to After starting sailing as an oiler, the 1946 General Strike, and was tower for a nearby cathedral, and have, and there's Harvey continued to sail for some also active during the Isthmian was planned vertically but began to lean later as the foundation or the nothing that can compare to travel­ time, spending some, time ashore Strike. "The Union sure did a lot in between at various jobs. Then, for us," says he, "and I'm sure surrounding ground gave way or ing around the world. the war came along, and Harvey ready to work for the Union when ^ $ shifted. Only 179 feet high, the William Doran, OS: No. I found himself In the Army. I'm needed. tower at Pisa is about 16 and one "For some reason," he says, ' "The way I look at it," he says, half feet off perpendicular. The wouldn't want any son of mine to "they put me to wor];;, as an air- "I'm not working for the Union tower at Saragossa.^pain, however, go to sea, the 'plane mechanic in the Air Corps. when I walk on a picketline .any­ is said to be even more off per­ way I did. It's I guess they figured that if I way. What I'm doing is working pendicular. Two towers at Bologna, not a bad life, worked in the engine room of a for my own job security andk bet­ Italy, also lean. Asiiielli, 320 feet but you're away ship, I could work on the engine ter conditions for myself, because high, is four feet out of plumb, from home too of a plane." while Garicenda, 321 feet high, is much, and it's that's what the aim of these beefs to Harvey spent the next three are anyway." 10 feet out of plumb. Estimates are impossible years in the Army, and then was that, if the tower at Pisa leans just have any kind of Harvey says that he has no par­ discharged in 1945. After that, he ticular preference as far as ships one more foot, it will be off bal a normal life. went home and decided to take a go. "I'll take freighters, tankers or ance, and will either fall over or You're away so little vacation, bu$, says he, "I just passenger ships as they come else its walls will crumble. Archi­ much, you can't tects estimate that this may happen have a real married life or a fami­ about got home when I heard along," he says, "and I like sailing about some Jobs they had down at all of them." However, he does ly, except on a part-time basis. in about 300 years. the SIU hall in Tampa. There was prefer to take ships that are sched­ « 4^ » 4. t t Fred Oestman, wiper: I sure a shortage of rated men then*, and uled for the European run. "I like A clash between hurricanes was would, and I can prove It. Right I had my papers and endorsements, the ports over there," says he, the astounding sight witnessed by noi^ my one son so I went down there. I got an "and never get tired of visiting inhabitants of Bermuda just about is an AB on the SIU ship right away, and after a that part of the world. two years ago. With the weather Hoosier Mariner few days aboard her, I said to my­ "The conditions and the wages forecasters charting the approach and my other son self 'how long has this been going are good on all the SIU ships any­ of a 200-mile-an-hour wind, the is an AB on one on?' way, whether they're tankers, island's population cowered in of the Victory "The way the working condi­ freighters or passenger ships, so cellars and other shelters, scarcely ships. They're tions were, and the wages and it really doesn't make too much heeding tiie later report that a both going to sea, overtime that we got, and the liv­ difference to me which type I'm second hurricane, traveling at 120 and I think it's a ing conditions on the ship are sailing, just as long as the ship is miles an hour and steadily in­ great life for something I had never heard about under an SIU contract, that's the creasing in speed, was following them. When they that. They were great. thing that makes all the difference the first. Just as the first hurri­ started to sail, I made sure that before "When I was sailing back in the in the world." cane reached the coast of the they went SIU too. early days in the 1930's, we used Although Harvey usually ships island and all hope seemed lost, to get i$2 a day. There was no such out of the SIU Tampa hall—"I was the second windi now greatly John McWIIIIams, BR: If I had as overtime or working con­ born and raised in Tampa and I superior in force, crashed into a son, I sure would like him to go thing ditions, and they practically •like that town"—he occasionally the first, blowing them both out to to sea, but the starved us on those tubs. catches a ship out of New Orleans sea. There the greatly weakened way it is, I have Pound A Home or New York, just for a change. strength of both colliding forces daughters, and I "Well, when I took that SIU "I've got equal shipping rights in was harmlessly spent over the don't think that I ship, I figured I would just make all ports with my SIU book," he waters of the Atlantic. want them sail­ one trip and then go to work says. ing.. It was a different story back when we were making $40 a month and had 20. Dress worn by 34. Avei;pEe to supply our King Victor Emmanuel of Italy the strike of the New England pilgrims to 36. Requirement! own linen and hnng our own milk announced the resignation of Pre­ Steamship Co., receiving a con­ Mecca for advance­ 21. Severity ment and other food aboard. mier Benito Mussolini and the ap­ gratulatory .telegram from the 22. Wipe out 37. Bum with . pointment of Pietro Badoglio as WLB on a job well done . . . The 4> 4> 4^ 23. British call it eteara "asdic" 39. Graf Robert Patterson, l^d cook: No. successor. Badoglio formed a new US War Department announced 24. Buck , scuttled at I wouldn't want any son of Italian cabinet of 17 members and that more than two million Army old-time Montevideoballplayer 40. Merry mine to go to then put the country under martial troops and about 20 million tons 25. River banks 41. Exist sea. It's no sort law ... An offer of peace to Italy of Army cargo had been moved to 27. Marine worm 42. Stitch 30. Smallest 43. Read of life for a was made by G^n. Dwight D. 50 countries and US island pos­ 31. Frighten 44. and young man to Psenhower in charge of the Allied sessions since Pearl Harbor. Sec­ 33. backed Chickens i::i whale 47. Toward live. You're away armed forces in North Africa, in a retary of War Stimson, returning . Ihizzle Answer On Page 25. from home and radio broadcast from Allied head­ to Washington from a tour of from your friends quarters . . . SIU and SUP forces American military establishments for too long. It's bantied together to fight the move in North Africa, Britain and Ice­ not much fun by the MWEB to extend its juris­ land, said he found the soldiers when you're at diction to the field of compensa­ "well equipped, well trained" and sea, and you're tion and general welfare of the showing a "determined will to only in port for a few dayg at a seamen . ; . A hurricane on the win." time; and you miss home. Texas coast, from' Houston to 4i 4i 4 Port Arthur, Including Galveston, Prime Minister Churchill told 4^ 4> 4> Robert F. Grant, steward: Sure I caused the death of 19 or more, the House of Commons that Presi­ want my son to go to sea. I've got persons, with scores Injured, and dent Roosevelt h§d promised to a son 4V^, and property damage ^estimated at $10 turn over to Great Britain 150-200 I'm hoping He'll million. American - constructed ships on go to sea some 4^ 4' i , which work had been started and day. Whenever I President Roosevelt Issued * a that some had been transferred get a chance, I warning to neutral nations against . . . Berlin reported that in July 94 take him aboard offering asylum to Benito Musso­ Allied ships were sunk, 53 other the ships that I'm lini, Adolf Hitler or Premier ships were "annihilatingly hit,'* on, and show him Hideki Tojo and their "gangs" and 220 other ships were damaged around, and I when they attempted to "escape . . . Fighting for Seafarers' rights, think that he's in­ their just desserts" by fleeing from the SIU set the War Labor Board terested -already, their own lands... The SIU helped straight on its demands against but I guess it will still be a little the members of the Union in their the New England line ip a wage while before he'll be sailing. job-seeking with a quick end to vSm-w : t'u-- . ' ' oi KfciisJiS. notwU^ : �i'ij' . "Aitfiut t, Mte SEAFARERS Tag* TMHeem LOG All Hands!' SEAFARERS 0 LOG Vol. XV. No. U Auqatt 7. 19S3 Published biweekly, by the Seafarers Ihtemational Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL. 679 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. TeL STerUng 8-4670. , PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer BcUtor. Hnant BBANDI Managing Editor. RAT DINISON; Art Editor, BeiHAn SEAMAN; Photb Editor. DANIEL NILVA: Stmg Writers, I^MAN ARTHUE, IBWIM SPIVACK. • • HASKIN; — ----pQ-fter,, BILL MOODY. ART PERPALL, JERRY RSMBR. AL Gulf Area Repo Ships And Korea After three years of some of the bloodiest fighting of modern times, the Korean war has come to an end, which all concerned hope will be permanent. The signing of the truce means that hundreds of thousands of Americj^ns in the armed forces, including large numbers of merchant sea­ men in service, can look forward to getting home alive and whole. While the headlines and the glory quite properly have gone to soldiers, sailors and airmen bearing the brunt of the battle, the role that merchant'shipping played can hardly be exaggerated. The battlefront, 5,000 miles from home, had to be supplied with the staggering tonnage of implements necessary in a modern war. It was fortunate that the US had enough ships and trained men available to meet Korean needs. Otherwise the outcome might have been different. The merchant ships had their moments of glory, too. When the Chinese armies struck in October and November, 1950, merchant ships, some of them manned by Seafarers, evacu­ ated thousands upon thousands of Korean civilians and mili­ tary from all along the Korean East Coast, out of IJungnam, Wonsan arid other seacoast towns. The fighting in Korea is over, but the shipping need is not. As before, the merchant ship lifeline to Korea will con­ tinue to supply the armies there and the materials for re­ building that war-destroyed country. Meeting Ail Comers Monday night's meeting for Atlantic tankermen in Phila­ delphia was another solid example of the SIU's strength and the weakness of the company-dominated Atlantic Maritime Employees Union. When challenged by the AMEU, the SIU moved right in and put its chips on tire line. The AMEU ducked out the back door. The Philadelphia meeting was not an isolated story. It was just one of many instances in which the SIU, when faced with smears, innuendos and lies, has waded in vigorously to meet the attack head on. The SIU is able to do so at all times because all of its operations can stand the spotlight. In the words of Senator Estes Kefauver, the SIU has acted in the past 15 years "in accordance with the finest standards of American trade unionism." That's the SIU's "secret , weapon. ConstrnctJon Progress The long-awaited'new branch hall in Baltimore is getting along very nicely at the moment. Construction crews have made a great' deal of headway on the various phases of the building job, with all of the structural steel framework and the interior electrical installations completed. Baltimore Seafarers, as well as those in other ports are eagerly looking forward to the day the building is ready for business. Their eagerness is understandable because the new hall promises to be superior to any installation of its kind, including the SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. • With air-conditioning throughout, elevator service, ckfe, cafeteria, men's furnishings store, barber shop, baggage room, library, recreation rooms, both open and enclos^ sundecks, a modern shipping hall and other facilities in the offing, the new hall will be another landmark in the SIU's long-range building program. $1 $1 Leading The Field N Once again, contract time has rolled around and SIU nego-tiators are ready to present demands for contract improve­ ments to the shipowners. First contract sessions are scheduled to begin next week with more to come until a. new agreement is reached. " « The SIU has always prided itself on the fact that its con­ tracts have set the pace for the marijiime industry. In fact, ifist year'3 sweeping improvements in general rules. and wp^^ing rules are stilL tp tje, matched by other outfits. The Union intends to stay where it's been all along—out in front. Lag 'Write-Up^ Pleases Member To the Bdltor: My wife and friends and I got a big kick out of my "write-up" in the "Seein' The Seafarers" column of the July lOith issue of the LOG. You know, most of my friends are wofking people and some of them still don't know what a union is. My wife and I have been bragging about the SIU and the LOG has been verifying everything. They are truly amazed at the benedts we members of the SIU are getting.. One of my friends >Vas badly injured at his job and he has only been receiving $26 weekly and that will stop when The CIO Oil Workers Interna­ tiations hit a deadlock for 30 days. he Is cleared by tional Union has announced agree­ The workers are demanding in­ the doctor al­ ment with almost all major oil creases of 30 to 40 cents an hour, though he still companies with which it has con­ and the company refuses to grant won't be strong tracts, calling for a 4 percent gen­ any increases without a fare hike. enough to go eral increase, averaging out to The East Bay cities have demanded Berger back to work. about nine cents and hour. The a financial report of the company, The father of another friend is a agreements were reach^ ami­ contending that much of the Key retired railroad man who has little cably, said the union, with no Systems' profits are "hidden" by to say, but when he does say strikes or strike threats. its controlling holding company. ^something everybody listens. He 4. 3^ t 4 4 4 has been reading the LOG for the bearing its strike deadline, the A 41-day strike by 5,000 tool arid past six months and lie says that AFL Teamsters Local 70 In San die makers of-. Locals 155 and 157 although he thinks a lot of his Francisco won a new agreement of the CIO United Auto Workers Union he never has seen a more calling for increases of $l-a-day ended in Detroit as 70 firms of the progressive union than the SIU. and additional contributions by Automotive Tool and Die Manufac­ SIU Did More the employers into the welfare turers Association agreed to wage In his own words, "Your Union fund, and two additional paid holi­ increases of 15 cents an hour plus has done more for its membership days ... A raise of 15 cents an fringe benefits. than any imion I have ever known hour retroactive to March 1 has 4 4 4 An agreement providing for or heard of." Other friends of been won by auto mechanics in mine have been beefing to their Port Arthur, Ontario, belonging to joint action in wage negotiations unions and showing officials the Machinists Lodge 1120. Other and organizing campaigns by the LOG. One of them told me that gains include eight paid holidays, AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters he gave the LOG to the head of paid vacations, bonus for out-of- and Butcher Workmen and the his local and asked him, "Why town work, travelling time and CIO United Packinghouse Workers partial payment for work clothes. of America has been announced can't we be like the SIU?" by both imions. The pact calls for All of us want security for our ^ . Thfr Brotherhood of Locomotive an immediate end to any raiding families and I thank God I belong to the SIU, the best union of them Engineers has rejected a proposal activities, mutual economic action alL I know what I'm talking about by the Brotherhood of Locomotive against employers, and joint wage as I have been sailing since 1935 Firemen and Enginemen for joint negotiations with employers whose and belonged to the NUMCS until conferences to discuss amalgama­ employees are represented by both the '37 strike and to the NMU tion. The BLFE announced its unions. until '47. At that time I got so disappointment over the rejection, 4 4 4 Wage boosts for 82,000 dress­ danrn fed up I tore up my NMU and stated that there "will soon book and took out an SIU permit come" a time "when all men on makers and the extension of the , and started to work for my book the deck of a locomotive will be­ 35-hour-week to 18,000 undergar­ by shipping out on unorganized long to one organization." ment workers are provided in new contracts signed by the AFL Inter­ vessels such as Cities Service, Vic­ t 4. t tory Carriers, etc., and earned my The AFL International Associa­ national Ladies Garment Workers book that way. The dressmakers pact tion of Machinists, District 70, has Union. When I think back to the way won a company-paid group life in­ calls for an average 12-centthings were for seamen back in the surance plan, a' hospital-surgical an-hour wage hike for piece thirties, before the SIU was organ­ plan and a sickness and accident workers and $3 to $5 weekly. ized ,and then look at the way plan for its 15,000 members em­ raises for hourly rated workers. things are today in the SIU, it's ployed at the Wichita, Kansas, The undergarment workers con­ still hard to believe that it's really plant of the Boeing Aircraft Com­ tract provides for a cut in the true. I can well remember the days pany. work-week to 35 hours with no loss when you brought your own tin in pay, and provides a six percent 4" 4" 4" plates and your own cans of milk The CIO United Rubber Work­ pay increase for piece-workers to and other foods aboard ship, and ers will open wage negotiations compensate for the loss in working then when you got your payoff, it with United -States Rubber, the time and keep their average earn­ usually was hardly enough to last last of the "Big Four," in Cincin­ ings at the same level. you until you got your next ship. nati. Negotiations are already un­ 4 4 4 I've never been sorry that I der way with Goodyear, Firestone A Mayor's mediation committee, came into the SIU, and I know it and Goodrich in other cities. Rep­ seeking to end the strike of sand was the best move I've ever made. resentatives of the 19 locals in the and concrete truck drivers which It feels, great to belong to an outfit US Rubber system, with 35,000 has tied up New York construction that is so far out ahead of all the members, will meet the day before since July 3, has proposed a 40others, and to have all yo.ur friends to map out definite demands. cent-an-hour pay hike, establish­ praise it, the way my friends and ment of an employer-paid welfare 4" t 4" family praise the SIU. Transportation in some 10 East and pension plan and other fringe When your friends and neigh­ pay cities and to nearby San Fran­ benefits. Neither the employees bors all talk about how great the cisco was halted when members of nor striking Local 282 of the AFL SIU is, and how it is tops, it makes Division 192 of the AFL Street, International Brotherhood of you proud to be a Seafarer. Electric RaUway gpd JWQtbr„ CggptLiiX^Jtmstess have commented on the Sid Berger Employees struck after wage nego- proposal yet. LABtm ROWlliii •<•1' �' We FeorlccB SEAPARSnS LOG ' •: . '. ; • ••• ••'^ '>• ~ 'AatmAl.rliSM'k'. lU SlU ships hit every major port in the world. Cities like Yokohama, Alexandria and Hamburg are as familiar to Seafarers as Main Street back home. This article on Le Havre, France, is one of a series which deals with different pofti throughout the world. Rather than a tourist view, the stories try to show the ports as Seafarers see them. Undoubtedly, they will bring back memories to many Seofarers of past visits and pleasant hours ashore. Sidewalk cafes, with good food and con­ genial atmosphere mark all of France. K>''' li. • m.: I' ff:- li' |ip^' li; A busy place is this marketplace on rue Dauphine in the St. Francois quarter. The SlU-manned Liberty ship Heywood Broun (Victory Carriers) enters the Bassin Vetillart with a cargo of coal, iiiiiiiiiiiitt iiliiiiiiiiiii / " Even ruins are put to use in LeHavre. This rubble contains the Taverne Nor- mandi^.an.Americaiji. club.:.,-,;v t,,,;. Le Grand Bassin of the port of LeHavre is always a busy place, with the sky filled with the booms of huge cranes. Only tbsjeievfloatingi fecanes were left in ... , v. -.... A city an^ port that has literally come back from the dead, LeHavre now—as it did before the war—ranks high on the list 6f Seafarers' favorite ports of call. Offering the traditional Gallic warmth and friendliness with the charm of the old world and la cuisine which makes the French proudly boast that they have some of the best food in the word, LeHavre is once more taking her rightful place in world trade. However, it ha.sn't been that way for the past decade. In fact, the most striking thing about the city even now, is the tre­ mendous amount of building and construc­ tion work being done in the city. The sound of air drills, pneumatic hammers and demolition charges still clearing away the remaining rubble of war, are still to be found throughout the city, as it rises from a mass of ruins to a city of wide streets and towering modern apartment houses! The damage in LeHavre, which can sadly boast of having the largest razed surface in France, >gas tremendous. After the German forces withdrew, the fires in the city burned for over five weeks, despite fire-fighting efforts by Allied forces. Where once there had been 116 mooring places in the harbor, only 22 remained, and the ehtrance to the harbor was blocked by the wrecks of 325 vessels. But the people of LeHavre dug in and went to work to rebuild their great city. Now, almost 10 . years later, that work is still going on but even in the midst of this great revival of a city, the people find time to make Seafarers welcome. A Joy To Visit The facilities offered to visiting Sea­ farers are great. There are restaurants and bars for all tastes, as well as a multitude of old cathedrals and other attractions for the camera fans and tourist-Seafarers. The Taverne Normande at 26 rue Galeon has a hospitable American atmosphere featuring American records, although slightly on the expensive side. Opposite the bathing beach, the Plage, on Boulevard Albert I is a cheaper place called the Marilou. In the quarter of the city known as Salute Address, high on a hill overlooking the city, is the famous seamen's chapel, . Notre Dame des Flats (Our Lady of the Waves). A few steps be­ yond .is an old-fashioned bistro, the Champ des Ojseau. llr. Billon, the patron, prom­ ises a welcome for all Seafarers, and his bar is a gathering place for old-time French seamen.who live in a sort of sea­ men's snug harbor nearby. For dancing, there is the well-known Beau Sejour on the Place Clemenceau. There is a small', but Kigh-class restaurant called the Grande Cafe Thiers opposite the Rex Cinema on rue Thiers, and there aire still one or two of the old waterfront bars left, although most of them were de­ stroyed iduring the war. One of the better onegi^left, report'Seafarers, is the tiny Ike Bar on rue Dauphine, . , - �• c'^i m Although LeHavre is not particularly cheap these days, the food is at its usual French excellence. One can get a good meal with potage (soup), entree, vegetable, salad, wine and coffee for about $1 at the cheaper places. Of course, the prices jump up as you hit the higher-class res­ taurants. If you don't want a full meal at a res­ taurant, keep the charcuteries in mind. These are the pork butchers, since pork and beef are not sold in the same butcher shops. They exist in all neighborhoods. There is one on rue Thiers, just west of'the Rex Cinema, which provides good snacks. One Seafarer reecntly went there, bought hot breaded pork chops to take out, sausage rolls, roll mops and various cold meats ready to eat. With roll mops at 50 francs, a breaded pork chop at 100 francs and a loaf of bread at 15 francs, it is possible to have a satisfactory lunch on a park bench for less than 50 American cents. Clothes Expensive Clothing prices are high in LeHavre and the quality of the clothing, especially shoes, does not come up to American standards, so it is best to buy your- clothihg in the States. However, some souvenir articles, particularly perfumes, can be bought fairly cheaply. * And, of course, in addition to the city of Leiiavre itself, there are a multitude of small outlying villages that can be visited easily by bus or train. Transporta­ tion—while not always running on time—is fairly dependable, and is easy to reach from the dock area, Many Seafarers find that they get a friendlier and warmer re­ ception when they go to a' small town a short distance from a major port, than they* do in the port itself. Primarily because strangers, particularly American seamen, attract and get more attention in the small villages that are seldom visited by tourists. At the same time, they get to know the people better,, and get a better look at the country itself while travelling to these places. Such jsmall villages can be reached within an hour ride from. LeHavre. This'aerial photo by the Port Autonome du Havre, shows a large portion of the port area, and the extent'to which it has been rebuilt with modern docks, cranes and warehouses. Some of the crew of the Coe Victory (Victory Carriers), take it easy on deck as the vessel moves down Seine. Two local mam'selles stand on the shore as the SIU Coe Victory lies behind. 100 Miles To Paris And, whenever you thjnk of France, you think , of Paris. Since LeHavre is the gate­ way to France, most Seafarers have found that the train service,to Paris is very good from LeHavre. The trip however, which is a little more than ICQ miles, is usually too long to make with just one night ashore,.^ and is best reserved for the time when you have a weekend off. However, the prices in Paris, geared for the tourist trade, are quite a bit higher, than in LeHavre or one qf its small neighboring villages. . As one Seafarer says, "I have a- lot better time in LeHavte than I db when I go all ' the way to Paris, and it costs me a lot less. The people around LeHavre are a lot more friendly and human. They're not just look­ ing for the tourist? and they know how to treat seamen." . \ y *t ^ Devastation in LeHavre and small neighboring villages complete. Here, some fishermen mend their^nets * A As.. . . -- .. • _ Al- .a. • ^ _ i A^..' ^ — '1 __ . This is the sailor's snug harbor of Le­ Havre, located on a hill overlooking the •city.-"• • •• . �PactT SEAFARERS LOG Atttrnst 1, 1^5S SEAFARtRS Venezuela has announced that it is withdrawing from the threeAvoiding; Wear In Wire Rope nation shipping company, Flota Mercante GrancoIomBlan. The com­ Just as fiber rope requires careful handling for longer life and avoid­ pany, owned and operated by the three governments; will be continued ance of breaks, wire rope' needs equal attention, even more in some . by the other two parties, Colombia and Ecuador, although there is respects, because it is subject to a wider variety of defects. Since speculation that Panama may Join and take Venezuela's place. Vene­ wire rope is used in cargo handling operations and is usually under a zuela is withdrawing her six ships, and is selling her 45 percent interest heavy load, failure can result in serious consequences both to crewto the remaining two countries. Colombia has six ships in the com­ On a recent trip of the Young members and to eargo. pany, and 45 percent of the stock, while Ecuador has three ships and America (Waterman) Seafarer Pat Wire rope Is made up of a number of individual strands of wire 10 percent of the stock. Ryan came up with a suggestion usually around a hemp center. It's very important then, that each t t t that could • well wirie in the strand and each strand in the rope be under uniform ten­ The United States privately-owned tanker fleet Is still the largest be followed by sion. If some strands are carrying a greater load than others, this in the world, according to. a recent report by the National Federation all SIU ships. leads to very rapid weakening of these strands and consequent failure of American Shipping, although a large part of that fleet is com­ Ryan proposed as of the rope. That's why in cutting a steel wire rope, at least three posed of old ships. The tanker fleet is now composed of 445 vegsels a regular proce­ sets of seizings should be placed on each side of the place where the totaling 6,898,174 deadlight tons. This is an increas^of two ships dure that the cut is to be made to avoid disturbing the uniformity of the rope. The and 124,174 deadweight tons since January of this year. As usual, the steward give the larger the diameter of the rope the more seizings are necessary. principal trade of this fleet is coastal and inter-coastal. The amount ship's delegate a Galvanizing Prevents Corrosion of American foreign trade handled by the US-flag tanker fleet has copy of his stores Normal care of wire rope used for standing rigging, derrick guys dropped from 33 percent in the 1946-1950 period to 19 percent during requisition b e - and the like involves galvanizing the rope. Where the rope is being M52. fore the ship ar­ bent around drums it is usually covered with a lubricant wdiich ideally Ryan it rives i n port. sBbuld penetrate the center of the rope to prevent water absorption The British destroyer Daring picked up the 28 survivors of the That way,-should the steward fail and coat all the wires of each strand. Spanish ship Duero after the Duero and the British steamer Culrain Any kink or sharp bend in a wire rope will permanently distort and had collided in the Gibraltar Straits and the Duero went down . . . The to get any of the stores he has ordered, or wind up with short­ weaken it. As a result, it is normal to expect failure at the eye of a first of three freighters that are being built by The Netherlands for ages, the ship's delegate would fall and this part of the rope should be inspected and renewed regu­ the Soviet Union has been launched in Flushing. The three 6,500- have a record of the requisition on larly to avoid such failure. Since rapid wear at the eye is unavoidable, deadweight-ton freighters, which are being built under a trade agree­ ment, will have a capacity of 15 knots ... A new 23,000-gross-ton hand and faster action would be it is sensible to cqt out the few feet of rope involved and make up a taken to make sure he got what he new eye. flagship for the Greek Line will make her maiden voyage to New York ordered. Wherever possible sharp bends in wire rope should be avoided, such in October. The new flagship has not yet been named. It would be a good way of avoid­ as those resulting when a guy pendant is temporarily led at a sharp t t t ing a common shipboard beef, angle through a shackle or padeye. The bending of the rope upsets A new martime "heavyweight" has made her appearance in Germany. which arises while the vessel is out the uniformity causing distortion in strands and making the outside The 45,00D-deadweight-ton tanker Tina Onassis has been launched at sea and nobody can do. any­ strands catry most of the strain. The damage caused by such sharp at the Howaldtswerke shipyards in Hamburg. The new ship, destined thing about the missing items. bends is responsible for the failures of most preventers despite the for the Liberian flag, is the largest tanker in the world, and the sixth abrasion and corrosion that may occur in other parts of the rope. Ryan holds one of the oldest ranking merchant ship in the world. The only ifaerchant vessels Sharp bends in an eye can be lessened where it is spliced around books in the SIU, having joined larger than the Tina Onassis are the liners United States, Queen Eliza­ a thimble, which will hold the strands in a more normal pjosition, dis­ beth, Queen Mary, Liberte, and He de France. The new super-super­ the Union in Savannah, Georgia, tributing thd strain more equally among the strands. on December 23, 1938. He's 35 tanker is the first of three such vessels on order. She is 775 feet long Bending stresses resulting from the winding of rope over a sheave (250 feet longer than a 'i-2), with a beam of 95 feet, and steam turbines years old and a native of Georgia, or drum are another cause of rope wear. In such cases the wires are generating 17,500 horsepower for a speed of 16 knots. She has a cargo but now he and his wife make bent to conform to the curvature and there is a certain amount of slid­ capacity of 15,750,000 gallons of oil (two and a half times the cargo their home in San Francisco, Cali­ ing of wires against each other depending on the diameter of the sheave capacity of a T-2), and will be operated and owned by the Olympic fornia. or drum. The smaller the diameter, the greater the sliding and bending 4 4 4 Transportation Company. effects. The Isthmian ship Steel Age had Size of Drum Important 4 4 4 The one-time holder of the "blue-ribbon" for the fastest Atlantic a brand new ship's library aboard Consequently it is important to use a sheave or. drum of adequate size. crossing arrived at City Island in New York to be broken up for scrap. ahead of the SIU's Sea Chest, The recommended diameter for a 6 by 19 wire rope would be 45 times The three-masted schooner Atlantic won the blue ribbon, and a gold cup thanks to the ef­ tire rope size and the minimum permissible is 30 times the rope size. from the German emperor Wilhelm when she made the crossing of forts 0 f Louis Putting it another way the diameter should be at least 18% inches for 3,104 miles in 1905 under sail in 12 days, 4 hours and 1 minute. Now, Johnson. John­ a %-inch wire and 22% inches for a %-inch wire. son, who was her 144-foot steel hull will be broken up for about 300 tons of scrap. Bending a wire first one way and then another causes more wear steward^ depart­ than two successive bends in the same direction. The most practical 4 4 4 ment delegate on -way of reducing rope wear from bending is through lubrication, which Two large Moran tugs are towing two huge barges—one said to he the ' ship, took enables the individual wires to slide over each other easily. the largest In the world—to Alaska. One barge is being towed from care of the crew's A third major cause of wear is external abrasion, often the chief Charleston, SC, and the other from Orange, Texas, to their destination reading needs cause of deterioration of a fall. It results from the fall being dragged at Whittier, Alaska, where they will be used to reidace docking facili­ when the vessel against the top or underside of coamings, on poorly lubricated or mis­ ties destroyed in a recent fire. One barge is 427 feet long with a 90- stopped out on aligned bloclu and in the grinding of one turn against another on the Johnson foot beam, while the other is 250 feet long with a 60-foot beam ... The the West Coast. drum. *. • " new 7,200-deadweight-ton motorship Freya Torm is making her maiden Johnson, who is 39 years old, Hatch rollers, reduce the amount of wear resulting from dragging voyage to New York. She is 425-feet long with a 57-foot beam and a speed of 17 knots ... The Spanish liner Marques de Comillas has made was born in Kentucky. He joined of falls against coaming. Since such wear occurs only in the 40 feet her last sailing from New York before entering on a new service be­ the Union in New York on Febru­ of wear near the end Of the fall it might be practical to reverse the ary 24. 1944. fklls or else start with a new fall 40 feet longer than necessary and cut tween New Orleain, Havana and Spain. off the end when it became worn. 4 4 4 4 4 4 In most cases it appears that the major cause of wear is abrasion The Cargocaire Engineering Corporation entered its 19th year with Seafarer Wesley Owens of the on the drum, where the turns already on the drum are in friction with the promise of a "new and completely revolutionary system" for pro­ Del Norte (Mississippi) was the the incoming or outgoing fall. This is due to poor fleet angles, which tecting ship borne cargoes in the near future. The company said it is object of praisp recently for duties is the angle between the line of the fall perpendicular to the axis of keeping the new system secret until it has finished filing patents. The not ordinarily connected with , the the drum from the heel block, find the line of the fall from the edge system of preventing contamination and corrosion of cargo which has seafaring craft. Brother Owens of the drum to the heel-block. In other words, the angle is determined been in use by the company in the past is now in use on almost 200 was singled out by the editor of by the width of the drum and the distance from drum to heel block. cargo vessels, according to the company. the Del Norte Navigator, the Wide Angle Causes Wear 4 V 4 4 crew's shipboard newspaper, for Where the fleet angle is too wide, as on most ships, too much space The Hellenic Lines had purchased the British' vessel Empire Patral. his "energetic help" in putting the is left between the turns when the fall winda from one flange to the She has been renamed the Patrai and has been entered under Greek last isssue to press. center. And when the fall winds out from the center toward either registry . . . Merchant vessels in the North Atlantic scoured the area When he's not helping put the flange the incoming fall grinds heavily against the previous turn. about 500 miles west of Shannon, Ireland, for the possible survivors Navigator together, Owen helps Some steps can be taken to minimize this wear. If tension is reof an Army bomber that crashed. The British freighter Manchester keep 'em sailing in the deck de­ -moved from wire rope wound on a drum the rope tends to twist and * Shipper picked up two bodies and four survivors, and the French partment.-The 25-year-old Seafarer throw the first turn either toward or away from remaining turns. trawler Madallna picked up a third body . . . The Port of New York has been with the SIU just since Where the rope is right laid and wound over the top of the drum, g^ a new Collector of Customs as Robert W. Dill, a New York stock­ April of last year. He's a^ native; the bitter end should be secured to the right hand flange, (looking from broker, was sworn in, as an appointee of Hie new Republican adminis­ of California, hailing. out qf the heel block toward the drum). Right lay rope under-wound would be tration. fast-growing city of l^s Angeles, started at Uie left hapd flange. The reverse is true for left lay rope. ACTION !• Burl^ Newts Fiaeh By Bernard Seaman �SEAFARERS Aueost 7. 195S NO UWYERS NEEDED The SIU Welfare Plan office wishes to remind Seafarers and their families that no lawye^ are needed to collect any SIU Wel­ fare Plan benefit. Some cases have arisen in recent months in which lawyers were engaged. The only result was a delay in col­ lection of benefits and a charge against the benefit for lawyers' fees. It's emphasized that the Welfare Plan was designed from the beginning to provide simple and speedy payment of all benefit claims, so as to bypass lawyers and legal fees. Any application for benefits should be made directly to the Seafarers Welfare Plan at 11 BroadwSy, by the Individual involved. dlM^dopHeetlfn D • a Q • a • a • • • a a n • • • a a a • a a a a • a • a a • sums SftKRT COATS SLACKS "Tt>PCa4TS vf^esssHoss WOKJASKCfSS VONSAS^EES KKAKI PANTS KMAKI SHIRTS SHIRTS FRlSKOOEENS HICKORV SHIRTS C.PO. SHIRTS WHrTET>RESS SHIRTS SPOPT SHIRTS DRESS BELTS KHAkI WEB BELTS TIES SWEATSHIRTS ATHLETIC SHIRTS' T-SHIRTS SHORTS BRIEFS SWEATERS UXS<SAGE WORK SOCKS DRESS SOCKS LEATHER JACKETS WfimNSPDRTR^LlO SOU'WESTERS RAIMSEAR I \ ALLVDUR HEEPS CAN BE FILLED -FROM A SOU'WESTER TO AH ELECTRIC RATOR . WHATEVER ytu BUT FROM THE SEA CHEST/ >ibU CAN BE SURE VDU'RE CETTINS TOP QUALITY SEAR AT SUBSTAN­ TIAL SAVINGS. (iNlO^-bWAieOAND UMIOM-OPERAICP... :fOll THE BENEFIT OF IHC MEMBERSHIP* J- • -iVti LOG Page Seventeen Atlantic 'Union' CAa/rman Skips Out On SIU Debate of welfare benefits for Atlantic records. "We did substantiate this (Continued from page 2) come—out of courtesy to tbe men men, plus other improvements on fact once for the AMEfU, but they in the fleet—for a challenge to end a wide variety of fringe issues, such pay it no heed." Men who carry all challenges.. .we feel that the as shipboard living conditions, feed­ SIU books, he concluded, have al­ time has come for a showdown and ing on the ships, prompt settle­ ways enjoyed and continue to en­ we think this could best be ac­ ment of overtime, prompt repairs joy good shipping at all times. After finishing off the challenges. complished in an open forum in and improvements, and other is­ Hall turned to a brief account of which all parties concerned have sues. A guarantee that no union repre­ how the SIU came into being and an opportunity to present their side of the picture in full detail..." sentative shall be on the company's how it grew. He described how payroll. At present, he declared, the rank and file seamen who Failed To Show Consequently, when Congress­ AMEU officials have the "ring of founded the SIU, broke with the man Chudoif opened the meeting, management through their nose" old International Seamen's Union he called oft Alcott to- take the by receiving money from both At­ 5nd helped destroy that organiza­ platform and present his position. lantic tankermen and the company. tion because its leadership had grown corrupt. He spoke_ of the Proud Of SIU Contract' But although there were 200 At­ 1934 and 1936 strikes in which lantic seamen in the hall anxious On the third "challenge," that to hear his say, Alcott failed to the SIU should "stand behind" its many seamen were killed, hun­ show before the men he professes regular tanker agreement, he stated dreds injured and more hundreds to represent. that the SIU obviously does stand jailed "so that unions could grow In the absence of the chairman, behind its agreement, indeed, is and we could all enjoy conditions tho. next, best thing was to read proud of it since it is easily the we have today." the latest "challenges." They boiled best of its kind in the industry. The Defeated Communists down to the following: That the SIU SIU, he pointed out, has con­ He described the SIU's success­ wouldn't print its financial reports; sistently blazed the trail for all of ful fight against the Communist that the Union should allow the maritime to follow, whether on machine in maritime both in the AMEU to negotiate a new contract; coptract gains, welfare benefits, US and Canada, a machine which that the SIU should "stand behind" shoreside facilities or any other threatened to swallow up all sea­ its standard tanker agreement; matter of interest to seamen. The men until the SIU broke its power. what is the difference between an proof of the pudding, he concluded, Before concluding his remarks. SIU| election and elections in Rus­ is in the payoff, where SIU tanker­ Hall spoke of his disappointment sia? tha^ the SIU should permit men consistently collect far more at the failure of Alcott to show at servicemen to vote by mail, and take-home pay than men in the un­ the meeting. "I feel sorry for once again, that the SIU couldn't organized fleets. Alcott in a way," he said, "because guarantee each member a job. Issue four: "What's the differ­ a man in his position, on the pay­ Hall then took the floor to an­ ence between SIU elections and roll of the company and at the swer them. He first stated his elections in Russia?" was disposed same time, taking money from At­ pleasure that Atlantic seamen had of in short order. Hall described lantic seamen, is in a pretty tight the opportunity, for fhe first time, the SIU's secret ballot procedure spot. to sit in a general meeting, some­ and the right of every Seafarer to Can't Serve Two Loves thing which the AMEU had never nominate himself for office, "that" "But when you get down to it, permitted. "When the SIU signs a is, provided lie can show proof that contract with Atlantic," he said, he is a real seaman, with at least there's an old saying that a man can't serve two loves. Alcott's been "this will be a regular occurrence, three years' seatime." trying to serve two loves for a long because Atlantic men, like all other He himself. Hall said had been Seafarers, will be able to partici­ opposed for office more than once time, and you know when that pate in the business of their Union, when he ran for the posts of port happens, both loves wind up kind of mad at the guy in the middle. the SIU." agent and secretary-treasurer, de­ Explained SIU Procedure "Tonight Alcott just had to make ' spite AMEU allegations to the a choice because we put it up to Then standing next to the empty contrary. chair reserved > for Alcott, on the "Some people might think," he him that way. You men, whom he dais, Hall turned to the business at added, "that if I'm not opposed for is supposed to represent are here. hand. On the financial issue, he ex­ office on certain occasions, maybe The company is down on Broad plained how all SIU ports elect it's because I've been doing my job Street a few blocks away. Where is Alcott? We don't know because weekly rank and file financial com­ in proper fashion." mittees to inspect finances, and Then to th« accompaniment of the telegram we sent him was how headquarters elects a quarterly cheers, whistlc.s and applause from returned, marked, 'present address financial committee which takes a the audience he concluded, "The not known.'" complete audit of all Union prop­ difference between the elections in Other guests present besides erties and makes a voluminous re­ the SIU and those in Russia, is Congressman Chudoff, were: Con­ port with recommendations as to the same as the difference between gressman James A. Byrne of Phila­ management of Union finances. the elections in the SIU and the delphia, Father Donahue of St. These committees' reports are phantom 'election' of lawyer Boniface RC Church, and Reverend subject to membership action at Emanuel Friedman as AMEU busi­ Proffitt of the Seamen's Church membership meetings, and if ap­ ness manager. Institute. Scores of £.reetings were proved, are posted in every SIU "This man was never elected by received including those from Sen­ hall for all to examine. They are Atlantic tankermen to office. Yet ators Estes Kefauver, Harley Kilalso filed with the US dovernment he is the one who is challenging gore, James Murray and Hubert under the requirements of the Humphrey, as well as Congressmen our elections." Taft-Hartley law. Mollohan, Rodino, Addonizzio and NLRB Precedent "Sure, the AMEU would like to others. The messages praised the On issue five, the question of see our reports printed in the SEA­ holding of the meeting as giving FARERS LOG," Hall said, "so it, the serviceman's vote, Hall read Atlantic seamen their democratic from several National Labor Rela­ and the other enemies of the SIU right to participate in issues of could learn the intimate details of tions Board decisions in which the important-: to them. Board held that servicemen could our financial structure. We don't Atlantic crewmen present in­ propose to give them that oppor­ vote in bargaining elections if they cluded men off the Atlantic Ship­ could reach the polls. For the SIU tunity. That is a right reserved per, Atlantic Engineer, Atlantic to oppose the NLRB's positibn on only for Seafarers." On the second issue. Hall called this point would endanger the en­ Coast, Atlantic Importer and At­ upon the AMEU to withdraw en­ tire petition and possibly WTCck lantic Seaman, as well as men from tirely from the picture so that the the tankermen's chances of getting the Anchorage and other men on vacation. The delaying of the Van SIU could go in and negotiate a an SIU contract. On the sixth point, the question Dyke and the Producer by the com­ real Union contract for. Atlantic tankermen without delay, espe­ of job guarantees, the AMEU let­ pany forced the Union to arrange cially since "the AMEU has utterly ter claimed that in the slow ship­ for transportation of crewmembers failed in 1^ years of its e^'istence to ping years of the late '30's SIU from other East Coast ports so that effectively and properly represent members were on the beach in every Atlantic man who could the men of the Atlantic fleet." large numbers in some periods. possibly reach the meeting would Such a" contract, would include There hdve been times in the past. have the opportunity to participate. The meeting then adjourned for among other items, the following Hall said, when shipping was slow and it was r.ough for seamen a buffet supper and refreshments, provisions: A 25 percent increase in take everywhere. "What happens to an followed by entertainment. The en­ home pay to bring Atlantic men up Atlantic seaman when the com­ tertainers, including musicians, to par with those sailing on SIU pany lays him off? Where does he dancers, a variety act and a singer ships; this increase fo come from go to get another ship? The SIU were supplied free of charge by improvements in contract working at all times gives its membership the American Guild of Variety Art­ ists and the musicians union as rules, overtime provisions and base an equal opportunity to ship." "Furthier, he declared, at any their way of repaying the SIU for wages. No trick clauses such as now time the SIU has always main­ the Union's help in winning a re­ ^xist in the Atlantic contract which tained a minimum ratio of at cent strike against Philadelphia permit the company to ignore con­ least one job for every member night clubs. The same was true of of the Union, figures which can be bartenders supplied by the barten­ tract provisions. . ders jinion. ^ ^ V v^i>workable and offectlve systeln ,s.iibstantiated by survey; 1 �Tare Eirhteen SEAFARERS Awgugtlr.im LOG Explosion, Fire On Bull Run Fought By Crew, Norfolk Firemen That in an average year those busy little hens in the farmer's chicken coops around the country produce about 60 billion hen fruit a year? That doesn't count all the eggs turned out by ducks, geese, turkeys and other birds. There are about half-a-million chickens down on the farm, includ­ ing some roosters, of course, who are helping turn the stuff out. 4- 4 4 4 4 4 That the earth's rotation is slow­ ing up? Scientists checking the careful and accurate records made by Babylonian astronomers nearly 5,000 years back found that the day was six seconds longer then than it is now. "The powerful gravitational pull of the moon and sun with resultant tides on the oceans,* is responsible for creating friction that is slowing down the earth's spin around its axis. That , air-oonditianlqg ik becoming^a standard feature in SIU halls? The halls in New York, Mobile and New Orleans are al­ ready air-conditioned, and similar equipment is being Installed in the new Baltimore hall, under con­ struction, as well as in the Nor­ folk hall. It's all part of a pro­ gram to -make conditions ashore more comfortable for Seafarers. 4 4 4- That there is another distinct mountain range in the US besides the Rockies and Appalachians? Geologists do not regA-d the Ozark Mountains as part of either of the other two, but as a 'completely in­ dependent unit. The Ozarks lie chiefly in Missouri, Arkansas, Ok­ lahoma and Kansas. They are sep­ arated from the Appalachians by the lowlands of the Mississippi basin, and fro.n the Rockies by the Great Plains. That postal cards are a German 4 4 4 That when SIU members are re­ invention? The use of postal cards At upper left, a fireman helps one of his co-woriien adjust an oxyren mask before enterinr the was first suggested in 1865 by the quired to stand security watches director of the Royal Prussian in port by ord^r of Federal, mili­ smoke-fiUed pumproom of the Bull Run. At right, the man having completed his Inspection, calls orders Post, but the first ones were is­ tary or naval authoi:ities in USfor fighting the blaze. sued in Austria in 1869. Postal controlled ports, or by foreign cards are not the same as post governments in other ports, they Fire is just about the most feared thing that can happen aboard a tanker, where com­ cards, which are unstamped pic­ shall be paid overtime for all bustible cargo and gases in the tanks can mean fiery disaster. The crew of the Bull Run ture cards handled by private watches stood on weekdays be­ tween 5 PM and 8 AM? (Petrol Tankers) experienced the chilling sensation of having a fire and explosion aboard firms. the ship, while their vessel-*- | was docked in Norfolk re­ cently. According to Dick Simson, third cook, the fire started in the eve­ ning, while most of the crew was preparing to go ashore. Luckily, Life on the sea offers a variety of pleasures and hardships, heads-up- action by the crew, a,id reports Seafarer Thomas Nicholson, and the true seafaring a quick response from the Norfolk Fir* Department kept thte threat man must be ready to fake one along with the other. from becoming a disaster. No matter what the trouble-* Simson says that while he was is, though, Nicholson says, was flexing his muscles one day on in the shower, an explosion rocked you must be ready to face the trip when a few jaws went slack. the ship, "I put on some pants and everything, even if it is with a It seems that during a fire and boat ran out on deck," he says, "and laugh. Like the words of the song, drill Price piit more than his share saw some of the crew running up "It ain't necessarily so" that into the work. Calling on that toward the pumproom." trouble, doesn't sometimes bring reserve of massive strength which something to laugh about along has dazzled damsels half the world New Explosion with it. Laughter can often be the over. Price latched onto the life While the crew started to break handmaiden and cure for trouble. rail on the hull of the lifeboat. out the fire-fighting equipment, a All of this discussion of humor Right then and there the life rail call was sent in to the fire depart­ the boat parted company for­ in the face of danger of a sort came and ever. ment, and then a second explosion about on the last trip dt the Sea in the pumproom went off. Some of the men were thinking Cliff (Coral) when the vessel was The crew kept the fire from out at sea. Out of sight and sound of doing the same thing with the Norfolk firemen have a quick conference on deck after the oxygenspreading — and just as the . fire of the friendly land, the crewmem- ship, but cooler beads prevailed masked smoke eater has come up from the pumproom and has department arrived at the dock, a 'bers came face to face with a situa­ and all hands stayed aboard, come third explosion ripped through the located the major source of the fire. Seafarer Simson took the pics. tion fraught with danger. In the what may. Of course, all did not pumproom. seem lost just because the first end, however, all was not lost. "Those Norfolk firemen were out the fire, but they did a great had to come back up again." "Now that we are in port," writes battle had gone, to the enemy. really on the ball," says Simson. job all the way down the line. It "Everybody in the crew was Nicholson, "the' entire . incident There were other lifeboats to "They put on oxygen masks, and was a tough place to work in down really sweating there for a while, seems like a lark, but at the time contend with. went right down into the pump- there, especially since- the whole when those explosions first started of its happening we were a bunch Contend was hardly the word, room, even though evierybody fig­ place was filled with thick smoke, to happen, but we had a good of sad sacks aboard the Sea Cliff." reported Nicholson, it was more ured that there'd probably be an­ and even with the masks on, the crew," says Simson, "and every­ Strong Man like grapple. The men were far other explosion down there. firemen could only work down body did their Jobs without any Ralph Price, the Charles Atlas from panicky, content in the "They had a tough time putting there for a few minutes and then excitement" of the fleet, according to Nicholson, thought that there were still three good lifeboats aboard. That situa­ tion did not last long, however, for Another Mariner Launched Price soon came to grips with two of the remaining trio udth similar results. More Trouble The day following the tussle with What with some men leaving the ship for various reasons the lifeboat. Price had a pun-In in foreign ports, especially while on a long trip, and foreign with two others. As'^ he wad sky­ replacements hired, writes the crew of the Gateway City" larking about the deck, he decided (Waterman), some amusing-* to da a little chipping jn the life­ circumstances occur even on which is most of the time. Jim boats. With Price, it was no sooner siu-e has his troubles here." said than done. Moreover, as soon SIU ships. In fact, says the crew, the baker The man having the hardest is now known as "Ice Box Pete." as he began chipping in the boats, they were done. After several time, according to the crew, is Jim The way the name came about vigorous Strokes, holes appeared Davis, the chief steward. "He's was that the excitable baker went underneath the paint, in both cases, having his troubies," they say, into one of the ice boxes one day, and the boats were left in the. same "and sometimes the jgalley looks and the door slpmmed after him. sad and unseaworthy condition as For some reason, the door, got more like a three-ring circus." was the case.ln the first boat. stuck and wouldn't open from the Language Problem Word flashed through the ship inside, and the baker was locked about as fast as it takes the French The cause of all the hilarity is in the ice box for over 10 minutes Cabinet to fall these days. All the fact that they have "an Italian before somebody else came along hands gathered on deck and looked chef, who speaks almost no Eng­ and opened it. . lovingly at the remaining craft. lish at all, and just talks with his "Like we said," writes the crew, Rumor had it- that the eaptain hands all the time. He's real ex­ "the baker stutters when he gets Seafarere ^dioard the Golden' City watch the Badger Idariner citable, so that helps too. We also mad, and this time it was fully (rear) being docked shorOy after her launching at tiia Sun ..threatened to throw Price over­ board, with the help of the entire have a German foaker, who has half an hour before he was able to Shipyards, Ctteafer, Pa. Left to rijght are: E. Johnran, ch. cook; crew, if he so much as approadied his troubles with EnglisU, and also say a word after he got put of the j. Craven, elect.; J. Hannon. stwd ; G. Fargo, DM; 8. Strayvay and P. Amoien, wip«5fc. ,.,^oc Watson took the shot., . ,lifeh|Q%t^,y Sea Cliff Lifeboats Come Apart Under Strong Hand Galley's A Three-Ring Circus On Gateway City, Says Crew v-XyVixf.'i ^1 �-c:-;''.';-_ "•'' •'' .. '':v''- *j •• Avclut T. iMt SEAFARERS LOG Page Nfneteea J Pioneer Trio Hunts Casablanca Fez Faraway places with' strange sounding names hold exciting allure for Seafarer Harry Kronmel, but some of the bargains in merchandise which he comes ac^ss in foreign lands are about as attractive and desirable as additional ice in the Arctic. While strolling througli the By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor market wilds of Casablanca" If you have ever considered buying a 35mm camera but found that one day recently, Harry and anything worthwhile ran into hundreds of dollars, here is one that will fill the bill and it is less than $100. Not only is the price right; it will take care, of most of your picture requirements. It has a f/3.5 lens with shutter speeds from 1/25 to 1/300 of a second, built in rangefinder and is as sturdy as any 35mm camera on the market. The camera is known as the Signet and is manufactured by Eastman Kodak. The whole camera is 4Vi inches long, 3Va high and deep, and weighs 18 ounces. Thte body is extremely sturdy, made of rib re­ inforced aluminum die casting. Pressure on the camera back or front produces no give whatsoever. The lens and shutter are mounted in w^i 8 machined tube wMch does not collapse. Because of the short focal length lens used («; («mm) the mount does not protrude far from the body. Without the case the camera can be carried about in a coat pocket. Because of the relatively short focal length of the Signet's lens and its great depth of fieW it will rarely have to be stopped down beyond f/11. The shutter on the Signet is of unusual design. While most between-the-lens shutters of the leaf type use five blades, the Signet Synchro 300 shutter uses only two, which seems like a simpler arrange­ ment that indicates little shutter trouble. The shutter release is of ex­ cellent design, large and comfortable, almost impossible for a finger to miss, the speeds are limited to 1/25, 1/50, 1/I6D, 1/300 and bulb. There is very little that these speeds won't cover in general picture taking. The shutter must be cocked by hand before each exposure. It has a double exposure prevention device. If you insist on double ex­ posures the Signet will oblige. Novel Rangefinder The rangefinder is a single window coincidence type. When you look through the rangefinder you see two images. The main image, fining the entire frame, is tinted an amber color. In the very center of this image is a white triangle holding the second image. By rotating the helical focusing mount around the lens tube with the focusing knob, this second image can be made to coincide with the first, thus placing the lens in accurate focus. The short distance between the rangefinder assembly and lens, plus the comparatively wide field covered by the lens, makes it virtually unnecessary to compensate for parallax, even when the camera is focused at its closest distance—two feet. The rangefinder image is one of the brightest that we've ever seen. One of the very convenient features of the Signet is the exposure calculator on the back of the camera. For those of you that are bothered by determining correct exposure, this calculator is simple to operate and yields excellent results. Loading the Signet is quite simple. The back of the camera comes off and 4he film is inserted quite readily. The film winding knob is. large and heavily knurled. One flick with the ball of your thumb will advance the film in a split second. The rewind knob is the same size and makes rewinding easy. On many cameras the rewind is treated like a step child. 4" 4" X Two Seafarer Crews Have Good Words About Ttieir Skippers The skippers of SIU vessels seem to be more popular these days, or at least the skippers aboard some of the Seafarermanned ships are getting bouquets from the crew. The Seafarers aboard the* Lewis Emery, Jr. (Victory tajn of the ship in case the com­ Carriers) and the Kepublic pany fired him. • (Trafalgar) had some nice things to say about their captains in their ship's minutes. ^ The crew of the Lewis Emery Jr. said that their last trip was so good that the entire crew "chipped in and bought Captain Robert p. McNally a gold wrist Watch." Then, said the crew, they had an inscrip­ tion put on the back of the watch reading, "To Captain R. McNally from the crew of the SS. Lewis Emery Jr., June 4, 1953." Good Trip The delegates say that the cap­ tain was "fair, expected the men to do their work, but treated the crew decently and was a fine .man." And now that the sifip has sailed again, with the same captain, the crew reports that it is having an­ other fine trip, although there are only seven of the old crew left pboard. On the Republic, the crew held a special shipboard meeting and went on record td* su^pdft'the cap- two of his Alcoa Pioneer shipmates cast out weather eyes for attrac­ tive items, but the bait was on the other hook. It seems the marlcetplace expedition b^an when Chris the baker had an almost uncon­ trollable yearning for a fez, an often red, truncated cone which can make you taller than she is. Harry and Groucho the messman went along for laughs. After lunch one day the trio set out along the winding streets of the city with a guide in tow, for# Not a fez in sight. Seafarer Harry Kronmel is caught looking at all he was worth. The group swept the\:amera as he wends his way through -the Casablanca market through the stalls of the market place surrounded by the native populace hunting for its own bar­ place* about as quickly as water gains. running uphill, spurning the rau­ cous, various and insistent offers ened ice oream cone caps and being singled out in the market placed "it pn his head, tassle dan­ places of the world, the trio bolted. of the shop vendors. gling. Except for the fact that it Sharp Bargaining After much argument concern­ Many plazas and winding alley­ was on backwards, it gave him a ing the relative merits of varying ways later, the Pioneer stalwarts rather dashing look, which is just grades of fizzes in ^he Casablanca came to their destination. It was what Kronmel wanted to do out of marts, andlhe relative millionaire a green-awninged shop owned by there by that time. tendencies of all Americans, the Price Soars one All Mohammed, a probable de­ price took a quick nose-dive to 300 Attracted by the sight of his francs. The guide was of little scendant of on4 of the 40 thieves of Ali Baba fame. His razor-sharp first love, the baker came saunter­ help to the trio, sticking up for head the. beleaguered tradesman in this bargaining tactics led the crewmen ing over and asked for a to believe this, although it was no size fez. Ali, not too well con­ battle of 'the market place. The more than circumstantial evidence. versant with the English or Ameri­ baker still was reluctant, but The shop was filled with every­ can language, pulled down half the Kronmel and the messman were thing imaginable, lumping to­ store's wares before the boys made all for offering Ali 250 francs and gether all the wares of the town. him understand that it was an­ getting out of there with a fez However, Chris was detoured other fez they wanted, not a mess. saved and a little peace of mind. temporarily, taking a swing at a Ali gave the baker the fez and the However, nothing more transpired. quick change of pace tossed up by business, at the same time. The After another hour of argument some leather bags in the corner of shopkeeper wanted 600 francs for the boys left, fezless, and headed the shop. Unswerving was the headpiece, a markup of ap­ back to the ship. A,li was such a Groucho, though, who headed proximately 1,000 per cent re­ sharp trader, though, that the trie straight for the fez counter. He served for Americans only. Un- kept their eyes on their wallets ali selected one of those fore-short- flattered by this singular honor of the way back. Man Sick According to the minutes sent in by; the crew,, one of (be crewmerhT hers was -sick;and in serious con­ dition, and the captain called and asked the Coast Guard to rendez­ vous and take the man off for hos­ pitalization. The minutes say that the captain tried for three days to have the man taken off^the- ship, but for some reason, the Coast Guard didn't get the man, so the captain took the man into Havana, Cuba, where he had the man hos­ pitalized. The crewmembers state that they will stand by the action of the skipper in taking the man into port for. hospitalization^ and will support him in case the company decides to relieve the skipper of his command or take some other acticn against him. "The skipper," says the crew, "performed an act which' might have saved the life of one of ou): crewmembeft, and we will stick by him." , • ' - ;;il •1 -LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Moon And The Sea . >51 By Roy Fleischer • Seafarers who have any questions about cameras, lenses, other equip­ ment or problems of picture taking and photo-finishing are inuited to send their queries into the SEAFARERS LOG. Address your ques­ tions to the Photo Editor, do the LOG at. Union Headquarters, 675 4th Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. He can give you reliable information on the subject including advice about desirable prices to pay for various types of foreign-made cameras and equipment in the home countries involved. -.-'•-v.j The sea is in love with the moon And puckers its lips in tides To reach for a kiss But is pulled back soon By jealous Earth for mankind. Is it any wonder the sea wails And makes havoc of mien and trees When deprived of the right . To complete its life Of lunar destiny? The moon has loved • Since time began All men with the spirit of youth. But most of all it has loved the sea In a love of finality. It doesn't seem fair That men should share This love of the moon 'and sea. Partners On Run Partner in the black gang aboard the Alcoa Partner are John Doyle (left) and Charles Rayfuse. While the sea and the moon Can never be a fertile unity. So is it any wonder The sea has storms. To lash with its angry whip The ships and man And even land. In its wrath at gravity? And the moon, in tears. Hides behind black clouds. Lonely for the sea. Until the sea repents And resigns itself To love as love can be. Unselfish, brilliant. Calm and clear, Timeless, old but new. Which gives the world its poetry And beautifies the view. Quiz Gorneii (1) What is the name of a side of a right angle triangle opposite the right angle: (a) cosine, (b) tangent, (c) hypotenuse? (2) In what body of water is there no life? (3) Wha^ is the only letter of the alphabet which appears neither in a state name nor on the telephone dial? (4) Is diabolo (a) a game played with a cord and a top, (b) witch­ craft, (c) a variety of diabetes? i (5) What., country contributes most to the world's 'production of crude petroleum (a) Uqited States, (b) Iran, (c) Mesapotamia? (6) What was the value of the US gold coin, the double eagle: (a) $2, lb) $10, (c) $20?. (7) If a disc jockey is a platter spinner, a bubble dancer is a: (a) dishwasher, (b) strip teaser, (c) washing machine. (8) Boxcars can be used to haul freight, but in what game of chance do they often appear? (9) What mental disorder is characterized by delusions of persecu­ tion: (a) paranoia, (b) schizophrenia, (c) dementia praecox? (10) Mr. Jones had ,half as many half-dolla|p as he had quarters and twice as many nickels as he had dimes, while the number of nickels was 10 times the half-dollars. If his total .cash equaled six dollars and he had an equpl amount of money in each set of coins, how many of each did he have and what did each set total in dollars and cents? • ^' • ."ll �fMgm Twatr Sailor Rags - Sl^s Of Tho Time fsm. ^ SEAFARERS LOG Awnt I. IMt By E. Reyes He^rrrisrsrEiTwr JSp Sptk§ Marlin .V A few more salty tears dripped iiv# souls of Brooklyn pitchers and into the Gowanus Canal and £rie the rest overlook one obvious fact Basin when another one of Brook­ =bad handling of pitchers by the lyn's annual crop of potential 30- Brooklyn management. Whether game winners went by the hoards. Dressen, Shotton or Durocher, the This time it was Balph Branca, Brooklyn staff has been over-man­ who after nine- seasons of trying aged and manhandled to the point to conjure greatness out of press that only one of the 'dozens of notices was waived out of . the bright rookies, Don Newcombe, league to the last place Detroit ever developed into a full-fledged Tigers. maJo]f league pitcher. Bra:|^ca, like all the other Brook­ Branca is only one of a long line of strong-armed rookies who have lyn rookies, reached his peak early never come to fiower in the loam and faded soon. 'When he came up of Ebbets Fiqld—Rex Barney, Jack at 18 he had all the equipment. Banta, Clyde King, Erv Palica, and So did Rex Barney when he came now Clem Labine, Carl Erskine up and all the others. The one^ and maybe Joe Black. They all thing though that distinguishes a come up tabbed as future greats major league pitcher like Spahn, and all -develop mysterious inabil­ Roberts^ Simmons, Maglie, Staley, ity to last more than three in­ and the like in the National loop nings. At that Branca accomplished from the Brooklyn wonders, is more than any of the others. He their ability to fight their .way out married into the family and hung of a jam and finish what they start. on for a season and a half more 'Strange Theory' than he would have otherwise. Brooklyn works on a strange pitching theory: The guy "in the Shock Theory bullpen is always more reliable Like all the rest of Brooklyn's than the one on the hill. As a re­ boy wonders, the Branca case .is sult, the minute a couple of men explained by some mysterious kind get on base the bullpen gets busy. of shock, what the psychiatrists It's great for a Brooklyn pitcher's call by the high-sounding word morale to timn around and- see "trauma." Branca is suppcfeed to three other guys warming up be­ have been robbed of his pitching fore the game has hardly begun. ability when Bobby. Thomson hit It figures that if a manager has the now-famous home run in the no confidence in a pitcher and says last inning of the last playoff game It ..and shows it in half-a-dozen in 1951. ways, the pitcher will have no con­ The fancy trauma theory over­ fidence in himself. He'll fold time looks the fact that Branca hadn't and again under pressure, leaving done much pitching that year, the the manager wondering out loud year before, or any year since 1947 where the pitcher lost his back­ when he won 20 ball games but got bone. shellacked by the Yankees in two We would guess offhand that World Series set-tos. It falls fiat Bucky Harris or someone like him on its face when you look at the would accomplish wonders with Labine case. He hasn't thrown a Brooklyn's rickety youngsters. And decent ball game' since he had we wouldn't be surprised to see those self-same Giants eating 8ut Branca pitch some respectable of his hands the day before Branca, baseball in Detroit where he met his doom. doesn't have to worry about heavy Seafaring, according to Danny Piccerelli, chief steward aboard the Anne Butler (BloomAll the theories, the real or im­ competition from his own team­ field), is not always what it is expected to be. Sometim^es things come up which are not aginary sore arms, the over-sjnsi- mates. exactly planned at the beginning of a voyage. ' . Things really began to popt off the coast of Japan when which kept the men busy for quite and went below to inspect the a while longer than they had ex­ damage. According to their first the ship ran into trouble by pected. report; there wasn't much damage running aground. No one seems to Limping into Tokyo, Japan, after to speak of. Later, however, it The'LOG opens thU column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, know exactly how it happened, un­ damaging the bow section, the turned out that the ship-needed 91 bakers and others who'd' like to share favored food recipes, little-known cooking and baking hints, dishes with n national flavor and the like, less the ship was looking the other ship headed for drydock in the new plates in the hull, inside and suitable shipboard and/or home use. Here's chief cook and baker way, but it had the effect of setting Ishikawasima Shipyard. Army div­ on the outer surfaces, new bear­ Bemard"^for Mace's recipes for Eggplant, Italian Style, and for Mint off a chain of shore-side reactions ers put on their outer-space gear ings and a new rudder. Those Carrots. 4 Army divers were so far off base Many cooks, says chief, cook and they were in danger of being baker Bernard Mace, take a lot of well. Dip the eggplant in the mix­ ture, and then roll the eggplant in AWOL. time preparing special meat dishes, cracker crumbs or cracker meal. Watching And Waiting but few of them pay much'atten­ Then fry in fat until brown. Then Then it got to be a watching and tion to preparing vegetables in dif­ put into large baking pan. Cover waiting game. The boys were hav­ ferent ways. Mace says that vege­ the eggplant by pouring two cans ing a grand time with all that ex­ tables prepared in different and of . tomato puree, three cans of to­ tra port time, but they were run­ tasty ways prove just as big a hit mato paste and hot sauce to taste, ning out of things to do, as well with a crew as the special meat on top. If you wish, you can also as money, so they thought up a dishes. add three medium onions and new game. They began maldng Mace learned to cook by work­ about six flowers of garlic, cut up. bets with themselves as to how ing ashore as a cook and then as a Cover With Cheese long the ship would stay in dryAfter that, cover with grated chef, and during dock. Some Seafarers estimated it his career ashore pannesian cheese, and then bake would take anywhere from ten h e worked i n in a hot oven (about 425 degrees) days to two weeks to fix up the old many of the bet­ for about 20 minutes.. Serve pip­ scow. Others were a bit closer ter hotels in New ing Hot." when they thought it would take a For* Mint Carrots, simply par­ York, including month. All of them, however, were the' Ritz "Towers, boil about three pounds of carrots, whistling way off key. At the last the Town House cut into * thin strips, about an reckoning the Anne Butler had and many others. eighth of an inch. Let them cool, .beep. In the shipyard for a total of He started sail- and then saute in butter, adding 61 days. i n g about 13 salt and pepper to taste as well as Mace df course, this was not all the years ago, and three tablespoons of mint leaves. port time that the crew had on the has always sailed in the stewards Serve with a butter sauce over the trip. Added to the previous stop­ department. carrots. . '• overs, after signing on 217 days Mace says tbese dishes have al­ He came to the SIU in 1947, and previously, of 86 days, it made got his book by working as an ways proved popular^on his ships total port time come to 147 days SIU organizer in the Cities Service because the different treatment out of the 217-day trip. Which, in organizing drive, ^ince then, he's gives the vegetables a distinctive any country, or countries, is a lot sailed only SIU ships. taste, and because it gives the < of bort time, esp^ially when 70 "Eggplant crew, a dish that is out of the or­ days were actually spent at sea op His recipe for Eggplant, Italian dinary. "The crews always appre­ the entire run. • , Style, will provide forty servings ciate a different dish, especially if See City with enough left for about 10 "sec­ they are out on a long trip. The The men had to come up with onds." Start with four medium special dishes take a little time, but they're, worth it because they some ether forms of amusement, eggplants, peeled and" sliced. , Make a dip out Of six eggs, a can keep the cre'w satisfied, and you of eouise,^ so they tried the trub course of sightseeing among -the : and a half of milk, and salt and don't get any beefs from a crew vl. JI'I.J'J. M'Jpepper to taste. Beat the mixture that-ltkea the "food/* flwra and faumrof the Orient. Anne Butler Crew Has Plenty To Do While Ship Is In Drydock CAtlUSUPSSME YMZ. UMoU A^lDSOc^fi. BROTHm. ^AFARSPS BYROMlHATiNtS im Youpseu^ fix. MBEriR& Pass AitD commBB joes, BVBPY SEAFARER SHCVO) PAfRplPAfJE isj THE OfEpAfoM CFf/lSEMiOA. �.. Amgmt 7. 1953 ^•.' .-ij-i .•., •-: :!r;r-:v. ••v:-•.Mifitjft-*:^/:\-Tr:iCt^'f:yi^"'r-':i>'^ -;••!••• fr':' t . '-r Vv'V*; ;*", SEAF AXEAH VOG Favors More SI|7 'Art Contests To the Editor: I Just arrived in Baltimore from Venezuela on the Marore (Ore), While I was home and talking to my wife, the mail man brought a beautiful ring emblazoned with the Seafarers emblem, my first prize in the Secend Seafarers A.r t Contest. I suspect that I put you to a lot of trouble because of the unusual Taurin ring size, but I hope not. 1 have heard quite a few people sing the praises of the art contest, and the large number of as yet unrecognized Rembrandts and da Vincis we have in our Union. I am very much in favor of continuing the art contest every year for many years to come. It will grow bigger, better ^nd more interest­ ing as time goes by. I am deeply sorry I was not able to attend it this year and see all the wonderful things on exhibit. Possibly I shall be more fortunate In the future. John R. Taurin - LB T T E B S Stands Wateh At Bat* Bail Notv To flte Editor: worst floods and washouts in this I would appreciate it if you hiked, the $200 baby bonus is In area. Since more than half of the effect, the death benefit has been would send the LOG to me at the homes here are located on the hill­ jacked up and the improved vaca­ address below. sides, the rainfall caused washouts To the Editor: Also, I would tion plan has been' in effect for and landslides wh^h • destroyed like you to in­ Just a few lines to let my ship­ some time. Under the old plan the himdreds of homes, leaving thou­ mates know where I am and what employee had to sail with one com­ form my former sands homeless, with the- death toll I'll be doing for the next 21 pany for a minimum of six months shipmates, via passing 200. After the rain stopped months of my life. the LOG, that I to collect vacation pay. Now he the town was literally buried in I have just completed three only has to sail three months and am now married mud and water, in places six feet months' basic training at Camp this time need not be with only and standing my deep, with all business at a- stand- Polk, Louisiana, and now I am go­ one company. watches behind stiU. ing tp Military Police school at the bar at a reNo Charity Needed • , All of Kyushu was in a critical Fort Bragg, NC. I expect to gradu­ s o r t in Cali­ state, with the whole population ate sometime in nfid-September'at Probably the most significant fornia. Thank Miller faced with the task of clearing which time I. will be ready to welfare advancement is the dis­ you. away the storm damage and bury­ strike fear in the hearts of serv­ ability benefit. Any disabled Sea­ Fred Miller ing the dead. After three days of icemen, it says here. farer unable to go to sea receives (Ed. note: Your name has been clearing the damage, some of the _I would appreciate it if any of $25 weekly, providing he has seven added to the_ LOG's mailing list; longshoremen returned to work. my old shipmates who care to drop years' seatime on SlU-contracted you will receive a'copy every tw» Twenty-four hours later we were me a line every once in a while vessels'^. I believe these require­ weeks from now on.) able to sail for Tokyo for final dis­ did so in care of the following ad­ ments are even less stringent than i. charging of our cargo before hit­ dress: in the United Mine Workers' plan. ting the West Coast. Private Herbert Ehmsen Before, some disabled seamen Crew And Officers Help US 51251214, B Co. 2nd Platoon were living on charity or were un­ After seeing the mass destruction 503 M.P. Company wanted guests in the home of rela­ and the thousands of homeless peo­ Fort Bragg, NC. tives. The SIU weekly disability To the Editor: ple we thought the least we could We the patients of the New I would also appreciate having benefit has given these men a new do was to give some financial help the SEAFARERS LOG sent to me lease on life, and once again they Orleans USPHS hospital, C ward, to the destitute people, left home­ as I would like to keep in touch feel that they, too, are a part of wish to show our appreciation for less, with ,^11 their possessions with the SIU. I know of no better humanity in spite of their physical the record player which was given destroyed. We went to Captain way than by reading the LOG. handicaps. The SIU has scored an­ to us by the crew of the Del Mar Flendng and he willingly put out a (Mississippi). other first in labor history. Herb Ehmsen special draw for this donation. (Ed. note: Your address has It was mighty swell of the crew Atlantic tankermen will profit i 4» i We are very happy to state that been noted and the LOG will be greatly when they vote SIU in the to send it out this way and you can .we collected-the sum of yen 96,880 sent to you every two weeks upon forthcoming NLRB election. Tliey be sure we are enjoying it very from the crew and the officers publication.) are now being offered membership much. We are wishing you fellows willingly donated yen 28,620 for a in one of the most exclusive and the best of luck and many good total donation of yen 125,500. This To the Editor: best-managed labor unions in the trips. I have to get this off my chest donation was turned over to the Luther C. Seidle world. An SIU book is the most because I think some seamen are mayor and newspaper people of the valuable possession on the water­ 3. t i headed in the wrong direction city of Moji by the ship's delegates, To the Editor: front today. when it comes to wages and living to be distributed at the mayor's It would be very impolite for Sailed Non-Union Ships discretion. conditions aboard ship. me to wait until I am old enough We of the Seafarers International to write before thanking the SIU Wages are high enough at the I, too, sailed with non-union com­ present time for a man to live com­ Union are very happy to have for your generosity to my parents panies before they were organized fortably, but they are much higher helped the people of the city of when I was born and for the bond —Isthmian, Cities Service, US To the Editor: As a new recipient of the dis­ than living conditions on board Moji. As good Union men we are that you sent me, so Mommie is Waterways. The average non-un­ ships that pay me these wages. It is, always more than willing to help going to write for me. ion employer has absolutely no re­ ability benefit, I wish to send my a bad sign when wages are far out the needy, as we have done in the She has put your letter away for gard for the welfare of his employ­ sincere'thanks to the officials and in front of living conditions, and past, wherever they may be. me, so that if I decide^to follow in ees. I have seen the unorganized brother members of the Union for At this time we would also like Pop's footsteps, I can have it for companies "reward" men after vice versa, although I don't think their wonderful I'll live to see the latter condition. to mention that we found captain an iiftroduction. I am very proud years of faithful service—a dismis­ job in regard to You can't get better living condi­ Fleming willing to cooperate with to be a member of the Seafarers' sal slip at the slightest provoca­ helping disabled tions, aboard ship by increasing us on all occasions; in our opinion family. tion. -When an employee is fired Seafarers. wages. Perhaps it might be better he is an excellent master to sail from a non-union company this I am only eight weeks old now, In my particu­ to let the shipowners keep a littler under. and composing letters makes me We are enclosing a letter of very sleepy, so I'm going to take can mean an automatic blackball lar case, this of the profit to plow back into the which often extends to all the thanks which was sent to the crewhelp not only ships in the form of improyed fa* the warm bottle Mommie just other non-union companies. will enable me duties and living conditions. Every­ members of this ship from the peo­ fixed up and go back to bed. Payoff Ahead ple and the mayor of the city of to keep clear of one gains by this arrangement. Lawrence Gene Ashley Moji. the poorhouse Tomorrow I am paying off with Foreign-Flag Threat i" ie Crew of Madaket for the rest of .slightly over $900 gross as an AB Wages on foreign ships are below Dudde ^ my days, but also for a 44-day trip. This is a typical ours, and American shipowners are "To: Honorable Crew of S/S Ma daket SIU company. I do not beheve gives me great satisfaction, since having a difficult that a man in the Atlantic fleet I know that my membership in time of it Cfbmpet- At Moji Port, Japan can match my payoff for the same the SIU was not in vain. I would like to express my sin­ To the Editor: dng with some of I would* appreciate your sending perfod of time. The future of the the foreign - flag cere appreciation for kindness so As an oldtimer, I would like to me the LOG, as my husband is in SIU looks brighter than ever. We advise the younger generation of generously given by the whole vessels. If we con­ tinue to ask for crew of- S/S Madaket that made the merchant marine and I enjoy are sounder economically than Seafarers to be proud to belong more money we collection of yen 125,500 as a dona­ keeping up with the news in ship­ ever before and our job-to-union- to a maritime union •which does ping. I like reading the LOG very membership ratio is the best in the not forget its old and disabled are going to price tion to the people of Moji. much, so please, if possible, put my industry. Shingo Nakano, brothers. the owners and name on your mailing list. Mike Darley ourselves out of Mayor of Moji, Kyushu" Alexander Duddc Mrs. Frances M. Jones the market. We Solski $ t ? (Ed. note: Your name has been will - iOnly force added to our mailing list; you will them off the'sea or to foreign-flag receive the LOG every two weeks registry, if we don't take care. as published.) Neither prospect will please us. To the Editor: The merchant marine in this coun­ On-July 11, 1953, the SIU lost try is small enough. Let's give it a valuable friend when Eugene D. all the help we can. . Sullivan, a member of the BME, My ideas of better shipboard con­ died In the hospital in Manila, ditions are like many another Philippine Islands. He was chief To'the Editor: I retired my book in 1951 when man's. Something which will bene­ engineer aboard the Steel Pesigner I was drafted into the Army. I have fit the company as well as the men (Istlfmian) before recently been discharged and are wooden bunks with innerspring his death, caused would like to find out about the mattresses, for they last longer and by a relapse after chances of getting a job. Could are easier to care for. Other items an operation. you put my liame on the mailing include more fans for additional He had spent list before 1 take my book out of comfort, better grades of food and 40 years at sea retirement? Thanks. varied menus and a cleaner ship in­ and was a fine Johnny E. Robarts . side and out. shipmate. There (Ed. note: Your name has been We can get these things and was hardly an added to our mailing list.) more if we concentrate on condi­ engineer who tions rather than money in contract could rank with SnlMvan talks. Let's see to it in the future. hifn in the affecStanley J. Solski tiqns and friendship of the men who worked with him. To the Editor: We join his family and friends in Over two years ago I retired my mourning their loss. We can only book and went back to school. I say .that ..H-there is a place In never realized that so nmch could To the Editor: heaven for good shipmates and happen in such a short'7>eriod of The Madaket •arrived at Moji in good souls, he is headed directly for time. Wages, overtime and condi­ Kyushu, Japan, from Korea on the it with engines set full speed tions have improved Immeasur28tfa of June. This was during the ahead. May.his sdui rest in peace. ably,-to mention the revolutionary Some publicity-conscious boys among the galley crew aboard the heaviest rtdnfall in the last 6(1 B. B. WMte new Welfaro Sendceg DepartmMrt. Louis Emery, Jr., line-up for pictures: They are left to r^t, years, which SUp'a ielegatf Hospital beneftik b«<» Lm NocwsU, Alfred Ludane, Mike %sddi«d imd Pete- 1 Former Seaiarer in MP School Thanh Crew For Becord Plager ySl "S m ••'1 Asks For Better Ship Life^ Not $ Thanhs SiU For Birth Greeting Thankful For Bisabilitg Plan Seafarer^s Wife is A LBG Header Engineer Bies^ Men Mourn Loss Pictures Supplant Pies and Pancakes Ex'Soldier is doh-Seeher Now ^ 1^ Madahet Helps Flood Victims Member Survegs TwO'Year Gains 33 . -if! 3: �Par* Tw«at7-tw» Thanks Crewmen For Lending Aid •"*• '• • ^ •. ." Anrnst t, 19SS BETTERS Cfew Gets Extra 3^000 Hrs. OT To the Editor: - • ^' To the Editor: I am writing to extend my sin­ The rest of the crew agrees with passengers who now join me In' At our last shipboard meeting cere feelings to the crewmembers them. " : best wishes to you, your chief cook here on the North Platte Victory, of the Seastar (Mercador) for their the crew instructed me to write We want to give a vote of thanks Nichols, assistant Bradley and on this subject, which should in­ kindness to me while on board that to Captain Willftim P. Lawton and To the Editor: baker Bove. ^ ship as a non-working work-away Chief Mate Ted Hostetter for a terest a large part of our member­ The crew of the Clarksburg Vic­ from Yokohama to Oakland. "May there be only fair seas ship. Particularly those members clean ship and a smooth-running tory wishes to extend its apprecia­ that are on ruhs carrying military Owing to injuries received on ship. tion to the captain of this vessel, ahead for you. cargoes. board the Greenstar (Traders), Fred Boyne William S. Heath, for the quick (Cordially yours, Ship's delegate v/as put in the hospital In j^apan When this ship was paid off in action he recently took on behalf Miriam L. Mayland oh April 13, 1953. After my re­ S'an Francisco, T. E. Banning, the of one of our injured brothers. t lease from the hospital I was sent SIU port agent, spent some time ar­ - i ft 4^ The injured to the Seastar. When I went on guing with the company about pay­ man was H. Ryan, board the captain informed me "my ing us overtime for restriction to steward, and he credit was riot good for slop chest I ship while in Korea. Our Union was injured representative argued that, even if, or draws, but the crew saw to it To the Editor: shortly after we To the Editor: the Army said we had to stay that I did not want for anything. left port. Captain After reading Spider Korolia's without So far it has been a very pleas­ aboard the ship, the US Army is When I arrived in Oakland on account of how Moon Koun's sing­ Heath, ant trip. We have a good crew and not the Korean Government, and July 3, the company agent could ing caused some painters working hesitating, tunned Herbert "Tiny" Kennedy, the stew­ according to our contract, only the do nothing for me until I reported four miles away to knock off, I the ship around ard, is doing a good job of feeding government in a foreign port can tc the hospital. I was flat broke laughed myself right into the hos­ and put back In­ to port so that the vultures wlio pass for men order the seamen restricted to ship. at the time, but once again the pital with a sprained spine. Rubery Brother Ryan aboard this scow, the Neva West His arguments were so good that crew members, both SIU and SUP, To back up Spider's story and the company came through with a did more than their part to help prove he wasn't fibbing, listen to could get medical aid, and be hos­ (Bloomfield). lovely 3,000 hours of OT for the The ship is in me out. At a suggestion of Tom this one: Years ago, when we were pitalized just as soon as possible. crew. ""The crew wishes to make a pub­ fairly good con­ Banning, SIU port agent for San a bit wild, about five guys, includ­ We also wish to thank Brothers Francisco, the crew took up a col­ ing Moon and myself, decided to go lic statement of appreciation to dition and everyBanning and lection at the payoff. I got more to a Chinese restaurant and eat Captain Heath. We wish to extend 0 n e aboard is Marty Briethoff, than enough funds to keep me chicken and then call it a night. to him our heartfelt appreciation working to im­ SIU West Coast prove dt so it can going until I got straightened As-soon as we were seated around for this action. John S. Rubery Representa go alongside all away with the company. the table a waitress came over to tive, for the busi­ Ship's delegate the other clean Hasn't Forgotten get our order. Somebody in the ness-like way that SIU ships. t. ^ i(, Ji I don't want these SIU brothers gang told her that her elbows were this and other We have a new dirty, and that she should wash to think that beefs were selskipper this trip. Kennedy them. Then it happened. have forgotten •Hed. The payoff We lost a good that they helped In the Cooler was smooth, and one who sailed on the last trip. His To the Editor: me immensely. The climax came—and so did the Otto Also, a great real wagon and we all wound up in the •The following letter was received name is Mark Gilbert and he's everybody aboard of­ of credit should clink. After about two hours we by me from one of the passengers worth watching out for. Captain —including be given* to Ken­ asked the man to let us go as we after a recent voyage on the Rose, the new master, seems to be ficers—was very happy about the neth "Scott y" could all stand on our two feet. He Alawai. Because I feel that all the doing a bang-up job so far. He was extra money they collected for re­ striction to ship due to the efforts Collins, ship del­ replied no siree. The law says six members of the steward depart­ mhte on here last trip. of the SIU. Of course, things can always be egate on the Sea­ hours and that's that, and so to ment are the best, I would appre­ Good Crew improved. The chief engineer is ciate it very much if you would star, for the fine Kearney pass the time away our boy Moon The North Platte is now off on job he did on the started singing and in a couple of print this, as a token of apprecia­ heartily disliked by most of the crew, although the other mates and another run to the Orient with a ship. Backed by the agreement, he minutes the cell door swung open tion. , engineers seem to be all right. full load out of Houston and Mo­ Arthur Rummel was not afraid to talk to topside, and our friend told us to get the Never know when one of them is bile. This is a first class SIU crew. getting fine results. Also, Banning devil out and don't forget to take "Dear Mr. Rummel: liable to go out of his mind. The Our new chief steward, Johnny settled all the beefs and OT to the the noise with us. "Because of the happy expe­ chief is supposed to'go on vacation satisfaction of the crew. Yes, indeed, that's one time I rience on my first freighter pas­ after this trip and everyone jiepes Reilly, who joined us in Houston, is an exceptionally good steward Moreover, I wish to thank the certainly did appreciate the Moon's sage, which was across the Pacific it is permanent. and has a good galley crew to work members of the Greenstar for singing. between San Pedro and Yokohdtha, v/lth. The stewards department is Most of the men aboard are sending signed statements in re­ on this last day of a comfortable Percy Boyer doing a great job of feeding. bookmen, most unusual for a short gard to my injuries while I was voyage, I am giving expression to 4" 3^ J" We heard on the radio that the trip of 48 days. Here's to good aboard that ship. I especially wish the complete satisfaction of your maritime Korean armistice* was finally to thank C. H. Andrews, A. Carter service, which is shared by my sailing in the finest signed. I wonder how many people and.F. X. Phelps. roommate, Mrs. Robert Schmidt- union in the world, bar none. outside maritime are aware of the Bert Manlfeld In addition, I would like to get mann of Okinawa, who boarded the Important role that we Seafarers Ship's delegate some information from crew mem­ To the Editor: Alawai at Mobile two weeks pre­ played in the successful operation viously. bers of the Greenstar concerning I want to thank my brother of the UN forces over there. This 4 4 4 some souvenirs I left aboard the members of the SIU and the SUP Comfort Tops is the sort of thing that people for­ vessel. Some of the souvenirs for the blood they donated to me "The cabins are not only com­ get or never even realize. were forwarded to me, but I have while I was a patient at the Ma­ plete in appointment for full com­ This crew has gone on record not recovered the greater part of rine Hospital in Seattle, Wash. I fort and convenience but they have suggesting that we do everything them as yet. If anyone comes am an alien but I was given the been maintained in a manner To ihe Editor: we possibly can as Seafarers and across my souvenirs and wants to same care and treatment as "any smoothly efficient, prompt and I'm enclosing a picture of a as a Union to fight any attempts to send them to me my address is 22 other guy, regardless of national­ regular. The ample and regular group of us off the French Creek, cut down our merchant marine Lawrence Avenue, College Court, ity. For that I'm very thankful. supply of clean linen and the which was taken in the new Sea­ now because it "isn't essential" any Phoebus, Va. I'm also very thankful to Doctor gleaming white tile in the shower men's Club in Yokohama, Japan. more. We should also make every John J. Kearney Ketcham and the nurses who room are but two of several Almost all of the crewmen visited effort to build up our merchant worked over me and refused to details second only to the sanita­ this club while we were in port fleet. its. give up hope. To these people I tion which is evident. Smooth sailing and good ship­ there, and all had a real fine time. certainly owe my survival, for I "The dining hall service and • The club there is a new one, just ping to all our brothers. was ready to cash in my chips. menu offerings are not to be ex­ recently completed, .and they have . J*. D. Otto , LOG Delivered Promptly celled. Each meal evidenced care very comfortable facilities for sea­ To the Editor: Ship's Delegate I also want to thank the port and imagination in 'preparation For the Southland's crewmem­ agent and dispatcher and those with a liberal application of dietary men, and we found it a very enjoy­ 4,4 4 bers who 'have been holding this connected with the SIU office here able place to visit while we were fundamentals and an experienced in port. It can be summed up by ship down through the North At­ in Seattle for the interest in the lantic winter, this trip we're mak­ welfare of the SIU patients and food shopper. the familiar saying that, "an en'"There is a general agreement oyable time was had by all." ing now is a treat. We're chartered for their prompt delivery of the to States Marine Lines for one SEAFARERS LOG, which we al­ in the foregoing by my 11 fellow L. P. Hagmann To the Editor: trip, so we're getting something ways eagerly look forward to. The When people are in trouble, no different. matter where. Seafarers come LOG keeps me posM on every­ However, some through with a helping hand every thing going on both on the Eastof the boys time. * West and on the Gulf Coast. here are a little This time trouble struck In Alfred J. Jchansen down in the Japan and the Seafarer crew from 4 4 4 dumps, particu­ the Young America stood by ready larly those guys for action. After helping battle the who have wives flood raging through Yawata, Ky­ and families on ushu, the crew took up a donation the continent. for flood relief for the thousands To the Editor: The crew is of homeless and povSrty-stricken We wish to thank the crewmem­ well-rounded on people. Boyhe bers of the Petrolite for their gen­ this trip, with A total of 42,150 yen was gath­ erous contribution of $150 and for the two Lanier brothers of Savan­ ered from the men aboard the ship nah aboard in the deck depart­ their sympathy on the death of our who chipped in generously. Also, son, Richard, who died aboard ment. the town of Mogi was hit hard by Some of the boys on here took a ship. We very much appreciated the flood waters and was badly in little "bus driver's holiday" while the kind words said about him. We need of relief. We gathered $115, we were in New Orleans, and went thank the whole crew on the ship which Isn't bad after this vessel members of the Seafarers to a dance held aboard the steamer and made a couple of ports along the all. President. However, they reported Union. God bless way. The people were grateful for . Seafarerg off ihe French (Ireek eh^oy visit to Tokohapa Seeihen's that the extra sea time was very the helping hand we offered , to \ Mr. and Mm. Oliver SeverClub. Seated on floor: Fields and Dayton; Steatedr'left to righti enjoyable, and that they wouldn't son and their children, O'Hagen,; Fnybypski and Corsak. Standing, left hbckground. Bene* mind sailing that way allHie time. Crew «f ilhe !4meriea Leonard, Stanley and Helen diet andi Sweeney, and standlBig (second from rtghtii Hagmann. Captain Thanked For Quick Action Moon^s Singing Opens Ceil Ooor Top C^ew Makes For Fine Voyage Passenyers Land Stewdrd^s Work Donors Helped Save His Life Enjoys Visit To Seamen^s Club . 'l-'- lyIk ^ew Charter Run ^Treat For Some^ Seafarers Help In dapan Flood yf% Son^s Shipmates Sent Sympathy �~ t SEAFAJtERS. IPG Fkt# TVCB^-ON* A Privateer's 'End Run' To Live To Fight Again During the War of 1812, y^hen our merchant fleet fought the war as well ks carried supplies, a merchant vessel made one of the most spectacular end runs in history, for the run was right through an enemy flotilla. ^ sighted, also bearing down on the At the time, the privateers"' Ida. schooner's gunners and her own Ida of Boston, Rattlesnake of Takes Gamble crew. Preparations were made for Philadelphia, David Porter of quick repairs, and the Ida sailed As the vessels drew near, the Ida New York, and Decatur of, Ports­ right toward the schooner. took another gamble. Caught in a mouth were anchored in La Rotrap, she decided to try to put all Aim Is Good the enemy vessels astern. There chelle Harbor. They had all taken were 10 enemy ships, in all, closing refuge there from enemy vessels, The Ida sailed right across the on her. She waited until they were bow of the schooner, within hailing but the crews were now uneasy, almost in range, and then depend­ for nobody knew how long France distance, and the schooner's gun ing on surprise again, she put her crews had time for only one broad­ would remain friendly to the US. side. They aimed for the Ida's rig­ helm hard over, crowded on all her As the talk of an alliance be­ ging, hoping to damage her enough canvas in spite of the danger of and cut right under the tween France and England grew, so that the frigate could catch up capsizing, bow of the ship of the line.' and finish .the job, and their aim the- four privateers grew more The gamble w.orked. As she restless, for such an alliance would was fairly good. passed the large British ship, her The schooner's fire carried away mean that they would be taken gunners had a chance for only one prisoner before they had a chance the Ida's studding-sail boom, her salvo, and that went too high to do mainstay, and some running gear, to sail. but the Ida's crew was up in the any reSl damage to tbe Ida. She Harbor Blockaded rigging before the* smoke' had had won again, but still had 10 Outside the harbor, however, an cleared and quickly made tempo­ enemy ships at her stern. entire British squadron was an­ rary repairs. The frigate drew close As the second night closed in, chored, just waiting for the private­ as the repairs progressed, but they the enemy vessels were still at her ers to coiAe out. The four American were finished in time and the Ida stern. The Ida took off some of merchant vessels, among them, had began to pull away ftom the larger her "dangerous sail after dark, and done such damage to English ship­ ship. the enemy vessels spread out in ping that the British felt they rated hope of picking her up again in By this time, however, several a whole squadron to blockade them. the morning. The British forces Included five of British vessels, some faster than the Ida, were drawing close, A few Two Give Chase .the largest ships of the line, several large war frigates, and a large Were within range and began firing As dawn came, the Ida spot'ted number of war brigs and armed with their bow chasers. two British frigates directly ahead schooners. of her, and almost capsized as she Drop Ballast Finally, the privateers could no quickly> came about and ran up longer stand the suspense, and The Ida's crew, however, threw all of her canvas again. The two decided to make a run for it early bver the side almost all of her vessels stayed with her all day in the evening. The Rattlesnake, ballast and all but two of her guns, long, and soon the third night of decided to make a run for it early in a last ditch attempt. It worked, the chase closed in. in the evening. The Rattlesnake, and the Ida slowly, pulled away She sailed right across the how of the schooner . . . All lights were ordered out on Decatur and Ida slowly began to from them, and stayed,clear until the Ida, as she prepared to slip huge flare in the complete dark­ sels closing in on the spot where slip toward the mouth of the it was dark. away in the dark. With the two ness. Unluckily, the two enemy her light was last seen. harbor. They all sto9d down with a Because she no longer ^ad any frigates behind her, she was being frigates were close enough to spot wind on the north side of He de ballast, It was a tense hour, but then the Ida sailed slowly dur­ herded back toward La Rochelle, Re, just off the mainland, but as ing the night, not risking a heavy and her only chance was to try to the glow of the binnacle light. So it seemed that she had gotten out close, in fact, that the Ida's crew of the spot. At dawn, the two they approached the island, they press of sail that might capsize her. slip past them in the- darkness. could hear the orders shouted frigates .were hull down, and al­ • saw the main force of the British The next day, the British vessels She came about, and was pro­ aboard the British vessels. The though they took up the chase once squadron anchored right in their path. The Rattlesnake and the were still within sight, and began ceeding quiefly, when, suddenly, binnacle was quickly covered, and more, the Ida quickly lost them, Decatur came about and started closing on her. From the othef the shutter fell off her binnacle, the Ida began maneuvering in an and then began the dangerous voy­ back to their anchorages. The quarter, a ship of the line was and the little light seemed like a effdrt to slip the two British ves- age back to the US, with no ballast British forces remained at anchor, and only two guns. confident that the American vessels It took the Ida 26 days to make would turn back after they had the crossing, but she finally pulled sightedlhe large number of enemy into Boston safely, ready to be out­ vessels. fitted once more, and then go back The Ida, however, slowly began to her job of disrupting the British to lay off toward the east end of shipping. the islahd,"^ as if she were going to drop her pilot off there and then head back to her anchorage. The lAPG Welcomes British fleet stayed confidently at anchor. Stories^ Pies Tries Escape With the LOG now contain­ Then, after dropping the pilot, ing 28 pages in all regular edi­ the Ida caught a stiff breeze and tions, there is plenty of room began a spectacular dash for the for stories, photos and letters opeq'sea. Her dash took her almost sent in by the Seafarers. within musket range of the amaeed Several pages of each issue British fleet, but the current in the are devoted to the experiences j-oads held the British vessels, of Seafarers and the ships they which were anchored, in such a sail as they describe them position that they couldn't bring themselves. their broadside guns to bear on If you run across anything the dailiig privateer. of interest on your voyages, or Crowding on all the canvas she just want to let your friends could bear, the Ida sailed right know how you're getting along, throHgff the British blockade. As drop a few lines to the LOG. she passed, however, one of tbe Don't worry loo much .about British frigates recovered suffi­ literary style. We'll patch it ciently from her surprise to slip up if it needs patching. And her cable and take up the chase. jof course, photos iriustrating Some of the others niade prepara­ the incidents you de^ribe tions td follow. make them more interesting M the Ida, with the frigate be­ for the readers. hind her, cleared the south end of Send your stuff to the LOG the island, she spotted an armed at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ schooner bearing down on her from lyn, NY. 'If you want any­ the cover of the Island. The frigate thing returned after we use it, was too close for the Ida to chaiige we'll do that too. course, so she decided to risk United Ida's pd their am was good everything on the inefflciej^y of the| I -'•if ] I 'i �Paff* Tweaty-^ar \ •.' SEAFARERS Aamil 7, itn LOG ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS 1^: STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), April U were taken care of. Two men missed —Chairman, Charley Hartman; Secretary, ship. James M. Glenn was elected ship's not llstad. Chief engineer and first as­ sistant were contacted about the water by the ship's deiegate, but said they can't do anything about it. Each de­ partment wUi pick a man to ciean the laundry room each week. Ships dele­ gate wiU turn the $150 balance in the ship's fund over to the captain for sate''^hUi'y* 17—Chairman, H. W. Clameni; Secretary, Martin Prisament. There should be more variety of cold drinks and food, better night lunch and more cold fruit juices. There should be a cooling system hookup for the shovver Ship's deiegate went to Manila Hospital for information about a crewmember there, but got no information. He will be given a $25 donation from the ship s fund when we reach Manila again. SAN MATEO VICTORY (Eastern), June •—Chairman, R. E. Croto; Secretary, H. C. McCurdy. Two men jumped, ship in Charleston. Showers will be painted this ship. There is $22 in the ships fund, which was turned over to the newly elected treasurer. Purser wUl be asked about currency draw for Germany. Vote of thanks wept to the steward depart­ ment for a job well done. ^€ delegate. New fans are needed for rooms. Suggestion was made that new men donate $2 to the ship's fund. Men were asked to throw cigarette butts and trash over the side. Holes should be sprayed out after loading box cars in Texas City.* Patrolman will ask the en­ gineer for larger bulbs in the hold. Steering gear,, should be greased once a week. Something should be done to the gangway before it is to late and some­ one gets hurt.. The ship's fund is $6.28 'in the hole; there is $35 in coke deposit bottles on hand. CARROLL VICTORY (South Atlantic), June 11—Chairman, Mathew Bruno; Sec­ retary, Anthony Cuiiiano. Steward will give the ship's deiegate his requisition list. Steward will not let the messmen use the steam table because there are no pots for it. Repair list will be made up by delegates. Slopchest will be post­ ed: patrolman will check ^opchest prices. Washing machine will be repaired. June 30—Chairman, Robert Doneiiy; Secretary, W. F. Genorek. J'antry sink was not repaired. Messman will put in OT. Steward department was asked for cooperation in putting garbage on deck. Patrolman will see the old man about more stores. HURRICANE (Watsrman), July 4— Chairman, Dan Butts; Secretary, W. Ped­ lar. Captain is very pleased with the crew. Brothers were asked not to make noise at night. There is $29 in ^e ship's fund. The bosun thanked the crew for their cooperation and praised their ability as seamen. There is $29" in tlie ship's fund, which will he left for the next crew. BOULDER VICTORY (Robin), June <Chairman, Henry Shepeta; Secretary. Harry Beeker. There should be no whis tling in the passageways, as this annoys the watch. Deck and engine departments will take care of the laundry and the steward utility will clean the recreation room. The ship's iron needs an extension cord. Spigots for the showers will be procured in San Pedro. Washing machine BOULDER VICTORY (Robin), May 2— should be turned off after use. Crew is Chairman, Edward V. Smith; Secretary, to be sober at the payoff: foc'sies should be cleaned and linen turned over to the steward. Foc'sie keys should be turned over to the steward. Slopchest should be more pientituliy supplied in the future with an adequate number of sizes. Books should be ordered for the library. Harry O. Becker. There should be as Uttle noise in the passageways as pos­ sible while men are sleeping. Steward xiepartment wiU ciean the recreation room: deck and engine departments wiU clean the laundry. New aho*ver spigots will be procured at San Pedro, Cal. June JB—Chairman, Henry Shepeta; Secretary, Edward V. Smith. Ship's dele­ gate will take his disagreements with the purser to the patrolman. Library will be called for new books: Vote of thanks went to the ship's delegate for a good job. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), July I— Chairman, M. McNabb; Secretary, E. Wiley Carter. Few minor repairs will be taken care of during the trip. Messman will not serve anyone who is not prop­ erly dressed. Washing machine should be turned off and cleaned properly after use. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), June 24—Chairman, William Sersey; Sec­ retary, Earl Smith. Repair list will be posted. OCEAN ULLA (Ocean Trans.), May SBChairman, Raymond L. O'Dewi; Secre­ tary, Frank F. VoHo. Mate wiU be con­ tacted on sougeeing the passageways and painting messhail and pantry. r -• fb -v} i r k''. •?i',v'-'; m r I"*'.' ¥2- 1 CANTI6NY (Cities Service), June SBChairman, L. Williams; Secretary, John J. Sullivan. Chief pumpman went to the hospital in Corpus Christie with a frac­ tured toe. Replacement arrived in Beau­ mont. Letter will be sent to headquar­ ters about the poor grade and quality of food, especially the meat. Ship's dele­ gate will see the steward about getting the pantry and galley painted and-fumi­ gated. Saloon mess will take charge of the ship's iron. There is a balance of $49.28 in the ship's fund. After the pur­ chase of an iron, $35.33 remained. The membership fs again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No ".can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot squared away. Robert Morgan was elect­ ed ship's delegate. There should be less noise amidships. List will be jnade up assigning the cleaning of the laundry and washing machine. Biackie King ex­ plained how to drain water from the tub and operate the machine^ Men who need linen were told to pick it up. Men should wash their own coffee cups during night and off hours. Clothes should be taken off the lines as soon as they are dry. ^ SOUTHERN DISTRICTS (Southern Steamship), July 6—Chairman, R. Sweet; Secretary J. Rentz. J. Rentz was elected ship's delegate: he will see the captain about linen money. Toasters need fix­ ing. There should be better ventilation STEEL AGE (isthmian), Juna SB- in the galley and extra fans in the mess­ hail. Showers and heads should be sou­ Chairman, Joa Seiby; Secretary, Waiter Suska. All repairs were taken care of. geed. Water tanks should be cleaned. Because the deck department put in OT DEL MUNDO (Mississippi), no datefof bringing the slopchest aboard, the captain added two cents per carton of Chairman, Noonan; Socrorary, Gardes. There is $46.07 in the ship's funj. Vote cigarettes to the price. Joe Seiby was elected ship's delegate. Slopchest price of thanks went to the steward depart­ list should be posted. Watch was thanked ment. Perez was elected librarian: the for cleaning the messroom in the morn- books will be sold. There was a discus­ jng. Washing machine should be turned sion on carrying tales topside. There are off after use. Steward advised that there no more coffee beefs. are enough cots aboard, thgt fresh fruit STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), July 5— would be ordered on thq West Coast and that the ship's deiegate would be notified Cltairman, Potor J. Lannor; Socrotary, if requisitions were not filled. Steward Edward J. Ponis. Captain wants quar­ deiegate will take charge of changing the ters left clean for the next crew and library on the West Coast. Steward will nut consider lifting any logs. Pa­ agreed to serve watermelon more often trolman will be asked to check on the on the coastwise trip. SEAGARDEN (Orion), Juna 13—Chair­ man, Thomas Crawford; Secretary, W. Allardice. Meat block beef was straight­ ened, out. There is general dissatisfaction with the food. The bacon is poor and rancid, lettuce is Poor and should be dumped. Steward reported that he has six weeks' stores on hand and that it is ail in good condition. He would welcome suggestions. It was said that we are running out of tripe, no complaints on that. The ship is out of ice cream, oranges and apples are not good. Linen is in poor condition:: slopchest is poor. feeding of guards, checkers, watchmen, etc. in the crew's messroom in foreign ports. Repair list was read and ap­ proved by the crew and will be turned over to the patrolman. CUBORE (Ore.), July ,1—Chairman, Chariss "Chuck" Hostatter; Secretary, F, Ciawion. Patrolman will be asked about checking stores. Coffee bags will be supplied when requested. Cups should be returned after use. Each delegate will make up a repailP list, with copies going to the captain, chief engineer, pa­ trolman and ship's delegate. STRATHPORT (Strathmora), Juns IBChairman, William J. Smith; Secretary, J. V. Dolan. Most of the crew is get­ ting off. Steward department got a vote of thanks for a job well done. One beef on a member will be taken up with the patrolman. One man missed sIUp in Yokohama: this will be referred to the MARORB (Ore), July IB—Chairman, patrolman. Suggestion was made to put in for a new coffee urn and leave the Fisher; Secretary, Luketlc. Ray was elected ship's delegate. Rooms should foc'sies ciean for the new crew. be sprinkled with DDT in port. More REPUBLIC (Trafalgar), July 12—Chair­ spoons should be put -out at night. man, Frank Smith; Secretary, Walter MONROB (Bull), July IB—Chairman, J. Marcus. G. E. Parks was elected ship's deiegate by acclamation. A donation B. Rose; Secretary, Muray. Repair list from the ship's fund will be given to will be made out by delegates. Medicine the SIU agent in Port Arthur for the chest's condition will be reported to polio fund. the patrolman. ROBIN DONCASTER (Seas Shipping), June 20—Chairman, S. C. Scott; Secre­ tary, Cane Flowers. New washing ma­ chine, coffee um and two ice boxes SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), came aboard. Cy Sypher was voted ship's July 2B—Chairman, Ray W. Sweeney; delegate by acclamation; he will see the captain about painting out foc'sies and passageways. Coffee um will be cleaned out. Used linen should be handed over to the steward. Washing machine should not be used before 7:30 AM and after 9:30 PM. Men should help clean the officers' mess after movies: library should also be cleaned. Garbage should not be dumped around housing. Unauthorized persons should be kept out of housing. secretary, C. E. Mosiey. L. B. Brown was elected ship's delegate. In the fu­ ARCHERS HOPE (Cities Service), no ture. sailing day foul-ups will be re­ date—Chairman, A. Ben-Keri; Secretary, ported to the Union at the first SIU port. Leo Kennedy. Mattresses and springs The rules will be lived up to. Steward will be supplied on request. Claude should cook Musage a little longer. List Bianchard was elected deck deiegate: will be made up on cleaning the laundry. Eugene Williams, engine deiegate: Leo Steward was asked to get table cloths J. Kennedy, steward delegate: Gose Les- for the ntessroom. There is $93.67 in ton, ship's deiegate. More night lunch the ship's fund. should be put out. All hands are to co­ IRENESTAR (Maine), June S—Chelroperate in spraying for vermin. Ail bands will contribute $1 on the next man, R. Godwin; Secretary, J. Fisher. draw for the ship's fund. A new fan is Men were reminded not to pay off until the patrolman arrives. We are well aware needed. of the fact that there will be no beefs and a clean payoff but otl^r Union mat­ CECIL N. BEAN (Drytrans.), June 7— Chairman, P. Eidemire; Secretary, T. B. ters must be taken care of. Captain has Foster. Ship's delegate will contact mate included subsistence and lodging due on new gaskets for portholes. Sanitary from the Baltimore shipyard on the pay­ man in each department will rotate clean­ roll. AH radio aerials must be removed from the boat deck. ing the recreation and laundry rooms. ROBIN 600DFELL0W (Robin) June 27 —ChdTi'man, W. Burton; Secretary, C. Stanganberg. Mate it working on deck and refuses to okay or dispute overtime. Three men missed ship in Durban. Men should be properly dressed and washed before coming into the messhail. Sailing board was posted tbr«e hours before sail­ ing time. Mate will give the bosun a letter saying it was His fault that the sailing board was not posted sooner. *Can-Shaher^ Have No OK * ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), July 12—Chairman, R. Swayna; Secretary, A. J. Kuberski. Radiogram was sent to Wil­ mington on the men who missed ship: answer was read to the membership. Messhail will be sougeed out. Hard boiled eggs and sardines will be put out for the night lunc4i. Delegates will make up repair lists as soon as the ship leaves Honolulu so it can be turned in to tne captain as soon as possible. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), SEACOMET II (Ocean Traders), no date Juno 27—Chairman, Walter F. Beyslor; —Cheirmen, A. Megile; Secretary, O. Secretary, E. F. Laurent. All repairs Falrcleth. Beefs agatnst one man were SEA CLIFF (Coral), July S—Chairman, D. Casey Jones; Secretary, F. Nicholson, One man was left in the hospital In several toUets need repairing. Door on Panama. the crew's. laundry should be fixed. Men shotUd be properly dressed in the messHOLYSTAR (Intercontinental), June 23 room. ThCL. outside of this vessel has —Chairman, Charles Bedell; Secretary. been kept like a yacht but the Interior, Ramon Claval. Showers and sinks need rowas particularly, could do weU with at repairing. Engineer said he would try least a Uttie soap and water. Ladders to get them fixed on the way back to are needed for upper biUets, particularly the states. New man was signed 'on in for the short feUows. Garbage room will Yokohama. Department of Health in­ be locked in ports and -refuse carried aft spectors will be asked to look at the and placed in barrels. meat and drinking water: milk is sour because refrigeration broke down. Re­ MARGARET BROWN (Bloomflald), July pairs should be started on the way home. 4—Chairman, Joseph C, Lewaflen; Secre­ Yokohama patrolman will be told about tary, D. B, PaHerson. There are a lot the lack of cold drinking water. There is of beefs that cannot be settled out here, a beef about the mate breaking out also a lot of complaints against the cap­ lines, stowing lines, tjing up and un- tain. These will be taken up with the docking the ship without using ail avail­ boarding patrolman on our arrival. Safety able hands. rules are not being observed. Patrolman should check the slopchest before sign­ PENNMAR (Calmer), . Juqe 7 Chair­ ing on for the next voyage. Captain will man, John Yuknas; Secretary, Henry be contacted by the patrolman about Falls. Henry Fails was elected ship's giving US currency draws in foreign deiegate. Washing machine should be ports. Vote of thanks went to the stew­ turned off after use. Captain WiU be ard department, especially the chief cook contacted by the sliip's deiegate about for their good service and for his ex­ painting crew's quarters and messroom. cellent cooking during the trip. Wash­ ing machine should be turned off after SEATHUNDER (Colonial), June use. A company official should be asked Chairman, N. W. Kirk; Secretary, B. H. to check safety conditions aboard. Cap­ Meade. G. Johnsoi^ was elected ship's tain uses profane language to officers deiegate. Discussion was held on the and crewmembers. washing machine. Black gang delegate will see the chief engineer about paint­ BLUESTAR (Traders), Juna B—Chair­ ing engine department showers. Ship's man, Chester RItter; Secretary, Louis E. delegate will see the chief engineer Meyers. Ship's deiegate will see about about water being hot in the driking getting steward department heads and fountain. Chairman asked all mepibers showers painted. One man wiU be tofgiye first-trippers a helping hand in brought up on several charges. He is a the matter of their jobs and overtime disgrace to the Union. Repair lists will and in Union activities. be- made up and turned over to dele­ July 14—Chairman, Carl Johnson; Sac- gates to give to department heads for rotary, B. H. Mtado. Portholes in crew's repairs that can be done aboard. Men quarters need repairing and will be using the fidley to dry clothes should added to the list. Drinking fountain has not bang the door as men are sleeping. not yet been repaired. Quarters should Chairs in messroom are not reserved. be leff ciean for the next crew. Stores should be checked before the crew signs on. ^HIP'C ARLYN (Bull), JMy 4—Chairman, Wattar Craastman; Sacratary, J. Augar. Joe Steven was elected ship's deiegate. Old washing machine will be placed in the engine room. Hoppers should be given more pressure by the engineer. Fan in the crew messroom need repairing. Vote of thanks went to the steward depart­ ment for a fi^e job. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), July 12— Chairman, C. Laa; Sacratary, Floyd Mitchall, Jr. Cleanliness of the laundry and recreation room was discussed. One man missed ship in New York. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), July 4—Chairman, E. Anderson; Sacratary, C. V, Barg. One man missed ship in New York. Steward was asked 'to check all stores with delegates and patrolman. Ice situation was discussed: we were with­ out cold drinks in the States for two weeks. DEL VIENTO (Mlssl^lppl), June Chairman, Joseph B. Thomsssan; Sacra­ tary, Duka Hall. Ail repairs from the last trip were taken care of. Engineer will be asked about repairing a steward department shower. First assistant engi­ neer asked the delegates to turn re­ pairs to thfe ship's delegate once a week and have him turn the list over to the first aaslstant, so that as many repairs as possible could be taken care of at sea. Washing machine should be turned off and clothes removed as soon as' possible. MADAKET (Watsrman), May 31—Chair­ man, J, Markham; Secretary, A. M. Branconl. Shaw was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. There is $32 in the ship's fulfil; Gordon was elected treasurer and appointed to buy records. Steam wiU be shut off back aft. Bosun suggested that anyone getting off should not foul up his shipmates. June 7—Chairman, J. J. Shaw; Secre­ tary, A, M, Branconl. Ail but minor re­ pairs were taken care of. There is full cooperation from the master. The ship is dirty at times, especially at night. There should be more cooperation in cleaning the messrom and recreation room. There should ^ no drinking this trip. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for fine chow and service. .e Peddlers are to seU souvenirs on the outside deck unless the ship is out' at anchor. Outsiders should .be kept out of -midship housing. Pantryman should take it easy on drinking glasses and crockery and stop breaking them. Bread should not be frozen: fresh bread should be put out each day, Juna 2B—Chairman, Anthony Farrara; Sacratary, Louis E, Mayors. Delegates will hand in repair lists. Ship's delegate will see the patrolman about penalty on cement cargo. Army stores should be taken off the ship as they are not up to SIU standards; regular should be put on. Cook is to make hamburgers and liver to order, as they are as dry as shoe leather by the time the crew gets them. Cooks are not taking pains to put out a decent meal. TADDEI (Shipantar), no data—Chair­ man, E, Hanson; Sacratary, F. Wasmar. Captain claims no cargo bonus is coming for cement. Deck gang is having trouble with the chief mate. This will bo cleared up when the ship hits port. Three men missed ship in Yokohama. Their gear has been packed. Recreation room will be sougeed. SEAVIGIL (Ocean Trans.), July S— Chairman, L. A. Williams; Sacratary, Davis S. Furman. Discussion was held on insufficient new mattresses, pillows, cots and porthole screens. Fans and crew refrigerator need repairing. Ship needs fumigating very badly. Ship is in bad shape and needs many repairs will tm taken up with the patrolman at the next port of caU. There is ample meat, but not enough dry stores and green veg­ etables. All departments should take turns in cleaning the laundry and rec­ reation room. Cans should ba used for cigarette butts: they should not ba thrown on t'he deck. Crew would also like more milk to be supplied. SEASTAR (Marcador), Juna 2B—Chair­ man, F. Bradley; Secretary, D. Forrest. The Coast Guard held the vessel in Hon­ olulu for several days and ordered safety repairs msde. They condemned meat, CARRABULLE (Nal'l, Navigation), June fish, eggs and fresh stores purchased and 7—Cheirmen, John Williams; Secretary, stated that the ship was - in the - worst condition of any US fiagship yet in­ spected in- that port. Orders were given to clean up the vessel before arriving at the next port. There were many diffi­ culties with the officers. Union to sea that new crew will not sign on until repairs have been made. There are quite a few beefs on paint ing crew's quarters, showers. There is a' balance of $13.49 in the ship's fund. Votr of thanks went to the stev/ard and his department for their good feeding and service. Ship's delegate will speak to the captain about painting tiio crew's quarters. Discussion was held on clean­ ing the washing machine and laundry J. Bullen. Patrolman will be contacted and a plan was worked out, ^ in New Orleans to see about getting new INES (Bull), June 21—Chairman, J, H. mattresses and washing -machine. Did Emoriek; Secretary, Wallace Frank, razor blades shou!4 not be thrown in There was a beef on fresh Jruit in the wash basins or toilet bowls: they should saloon and none tor the crew. - Dock- be put. in an empty coffee can. Pump­ workers should be kept, out of the pas­ man WiU fix handle in crew ice box and sageways, especially during meal hours. the leak in the washing machine hot Delegate will see the- patrolman about water line. Department delegates should prepare repair lists and turn them over use of spare room. to the patrolman. Treasurer should buy OREMAR (Ore), June 22—Chairman. an electric iron out of the ship's fimd, June 21—Cheirmen, J. Pullen; Secre­ Claussen; Secretary, Buekner, Buckner was elected ship's delegate by acclama­ tary, Ramon Irizarry, Repair list was turned in while the ship was in 'New tion. Vote of thanks went to-the stew­ ard and his department for good food York. The chief pumpman should see and service. Steward promised to make if the ship can be (umi'gated while in sure that there are sufficient drinking the port of New Orlekns. Treasurer re­ glasses and silver issued to messmdn in ported that there is a sum of $60.74 in the future. Patrolman will decide the Ship's fund, and this includes the about the wipers making coffee on their purchase of an electric iron that was sold. July 13—Chairman, H. A. Jeffrey; Sec­ two hours' sanitary time in the morn­ ing. Some of the men are very lax in retary, Monroe C. Gaddy. There is a bal­ ance of SdO.74 in the ship's fj^d ship's their sanitary duties. delegates wiU act as treasurer. Electric HASTINGS (Waterman), May •—Chair­ steam iron will be purchased for the man, Broun; Se^stary; F, Sertlllo. Mo­ crew. Coffee cups will be placed in the tion was passed' to get Innerspring mat­ sink after use. There shouli) bo lesa tresses for everyone. Steward, depart­ noise all over the ship: since this scow ment got a vote of thanks for good is a tanker with open venttlatora, smok­ ing on the open deck endangers eU our service. Juna 21—Chairman, NIckea; Secretary, Parry, - Men who jumped ship will be KEYSTONE MARINER (Watbrmsn), reoorted to the patrolman. Patrolm'in will be asked about getting fresh milk July IB—Chairman, Cliff Wilson"; Secre­ in Puerto Rico. Discussion was held on tary, Brad Heydorn... l,ack of faiu and getting fresh fruit. "There is a shortage the poor .air yent system ig. bejng looked of towels. . Patrolman will, be asked into. Rajph Dgnayer WM elected ship's JSTB jeaklng dnd about, getting Innerspring . msttrefw* dtlegatp. i.OaHeiC U .i,. ANN MARIE (Bull), Juna 3S—Chair­ man, Jack Fsrrand; Sacratary, Chris Karas. Bill Frazier was elected ship's delegate. Booby hatch door should -ba (osed aft when it rains as water seeps own the ladder into the passageway. Dogs on this door heed repairing. STEELORE (Ore), July 13—Chairman, Edwin ' Roop; Sacratary, Clyda ' Carlson. Gitjr NeaUs was elected ship's delegate. Instructions on the use of the washing machine wiU be posted In the laimdry. Suggestion was made that men take their coffee out on deck, to help keep the messroom dean. Old ikzdr blades should be thrown away and not left scattered around the washroom. There has been a noticeable difference in the steward department this trip. Fruit is put out in the evening, Part of the re­ pair iist has been taken care of ' SEATRAIN SAVANNAH . (Seatrain), July 21—Chairman, Donald D; Osntkun; Socrotary, OBorga Mallzar. Steward asked that all cots be turned in .before ar­ rival in New York, - Delegates reported aU okay. FAIRISLE (Waterman), Juna 21—Chair­ man, Caorga B, Dunn; Sacratary, A, J. Slivs, Jr. Repair list wiU be turned in at the end of the voyage to the captain, t.ie patrolman and the ship's delegate. Patrolman "will be asked about getting good grades of ineat instead of the third-rate beef on this kbip. The bosun ' ^Continued OQ page 25) , 5 • ^ �'-•% *J :••'• «; ^ ^ i 1 K % h ST A rA'R tTR S'" TCTCT /i'fct .t ('••I'snA Amgnik 1, USS Pa*e Twenfy-fiv* ... DIGEST m SHIPS' MEETINGS ... of thank! went to the iteward depart­ ment. Chief cook would welcome sug­ *n here' hae been conftned to hli bunk gestion! from the crew on menu. with a atomach disorder since the ship left Tokyo: he will be taken to the ma­ ALCOA PATRiOl- (Alcoa), July 2*— rine hospital as soon as the ship reaches Chslrmsn.- Claude Halllngf; Secretary, J. A. Austin. R. D. Schwartz was elected Seattle. ship's delegate by acclamation. Discus­ OENERAL PATTON (Nafl. Waterways), sion -was held on salads and sauces. no 4ate—Chairman, Red Lanier; Secre­ Fruit and melons should be put out be­ tary, A. Yew. Motion was passed not to fore they spoU. eian on lintU all repairs are made espe­ 8EATHUNDER (Colonial), July Itcially a new stove and new fans. Wipers, OS and BR will alternate cleaning the Chairmen, C. Johnson; Seerstcry, S. laundry and recreation room. Steward Rothschild. B. Lowe was elected ship's wants stores checked before signing on. delegate by acclamation; J. Deformo, Deck maintenance suggested that the deck delegate: W. B. Hudgins, engine del­ ship's delegate check the slopchest with egate: B. Lowe, steward delegate. Men the skipper before ordering so we can should clean up the washing machine contact SlU agent. after using it. Crew should cooperate in taking care .of the cots and linen. LEWIS EMERY JR. (Victory Carriers), PAOLI (Cities Service), July 12—Chair­ June SI—Chairman, Leo E. Mevail; Sec­ retary, Ricky F. Motika. Edgard Benson man, Ralph Burnsaed; Secretary, James was elected strip's delegate. Repair list M. Strickland. Steward department head will be made up so small repairs can be is being left dirty. Cigarette butts should taken care of while the ship Is at sea. be yut in ashtrays, instead of in cups Cots will be Issued to each man. Laun­ and on deck. Clothes should not be left dry cleaning list will be posted. in the washing machine, especiaUy when someone is .waiting. MONTEBELLO HiLLS (Western Tank­ DOROTHY (Suil), July 2S—Chairman, ers), July 12—Chairman, C. Murphy; Sec­ retary, J. Baresfprd. Suggestion was F. P. Jeffords; Secretary, J. Jeffers. Vote of thanks made that all members donate $1 to the Plumbing needs fixing. ship's fund In Japan. MesshaU should be went to the steward department. kept clean. Cots should not be left out SEAV.ICTOR (Bournemouth), May 10— in bad weather. All linen should be turned In. Men should not come Into the Chairman, J. Barton; Secretary, S. A. messhall Improperly dressed. Quarters Hoiden. J. Nargaard was elected ship's should be kept clean. Repair lists are to delegate. AH hands should check for re­ be turned over to department delegates pairs so that they can be done during the voyage. All drunks should quit run­ as son as possible. ning through the passageways and mak­ IBERVILLE (Waterman), July 25— ing a lot of noise in port, as there are Chairman, R. M. Culto; Secretary, E. B. Rhoads. There is a $30 deRcit In the ship's fund, due to the purchase and in­ stallation of a TV set. This wiU be cleared up before leaving Tampa: each member will contribute tl to the ship's fund at the payoff. Patrolman will be asked about Installing a buzzer from the bridge to below to be used in calling men on standby, in place of the whistle a few sober men who would like to now being used. The electrician said he sleep. Keep washing machine and laun­ will Install this. Steward tlianked the dry clean. crew for their fine cooperation in keep­ STEEL MAKER (isthmian), July 20— ing the pantry and messroom clean. Vote Chairman, Dee W. Kimbreii; Secretary, E. W. Carter. Food docs not taste right: it has an ice box taste. Steward sug­ gested that he speak to the captain about doing something about the ice boxes and cold storage spaces. Soap dishes should be placed in all showers. (Continued from page 24) liiiiiiiipii Derek "Sammy" Lambie Gontact*W. O. Boiling at Terrace Trailer Court, 6011 Chef Meuteur Highway, New Orleans, La. Phine number is FR 9114. 4" 3^ i) Hendley J. Bevan Your mother is ill. Get in touch with her immediately at 7 Mon­ tague Terrace, Brooklyn, or call (ULster 2-7211. 4 i 3i . For Sale . 1941 Mercury, black, radio, heater, four-door, good condition, $300. Contact M. Santiago, WAtkins 9-5439 in New York. t t Vincent Green -Get in touch with your brbther Carvel P. Green. His address is USNS General A. W. Greely, c/o Fleet Post Office, New York. .3) t 4. John Silkowskl Please contact your wife at 201 6th Street, Brige City, Westwego, PO, La. 3) t 4" Nicholas Yacishyn •Please get in touch with Mildred Simmone. She is getting married October 4. 3> 3^ 41 John Haywoodf Please contact Mrs. E. Morelli at 224 Gerrard Street, Toronto, On­ tario, Canada. it William Curtln Call MU 9-6710, New York City. 3) t 3). 3) 3) 4i John Dunn Please contact Gladys Hanks as soon, as possible; James Ropeolia Please get in touch with James Dambrino at the following address; Route li 28th Street, Box 417P, Gulfport, Miss. _ ^ 3> 3^ 3) F.Fairchild Please contact' your daughter, .fiting May Fairchild. She is seri­ ously ill and needs your help. 4> 4> .4> Leonard Gfdembieusld Get in touch with Walter E. •Doane at City Branch Building, 126 Carondalet Street, New Orleans 112,; La., concerning your admiralty case - pending; vPbone < dumber ia tMAgnoUa 6520. mmm SOUTHLAND (South Atlantic), no dale —Chairman, Fred Boync; Secretary, Leon Baker. Repair list and steward stores were taken care of. Francis Parker was elected ship's delegate. No -one is to tamper with the crew's radio without permission from the ship's delegate: no one is to. open mail addressed to the ship's delegate. DEL ALSA (Mississippi), July 2<— Chairman, Richard E. Tunison: Secretary, James L. Tucker. There Is a balance of S29.85 in the ship's fund. The electri­ cian will fix the record player if the crew buys the parts. Ship's delegate will see about getting these parts. The ship needs fumigation. Company should noti­ fy the ship's officers that the washing machine is for the unlicensed men only, as they will never fix it when it breaks. There was a linen shortage diuing this trip. CAMP NAMANU (US Petroleum), July 5—Chairman, Alex James; Secretary, Wiiiiam Bowman, Two men missed ship in Bombay, India. There is a S50.50 balance in the ship's fund. Captain radioed Japan for replacements. MARIE HAMILL (Bloomfieid), July 23— Chairman, M. Parley; Secretary, James Brandon. Brother Lester'Peppet got a vote of thanks for the great amount of work he has done oh the washing ma- Quiz Answers (1) (c) Hypotenuse. (2) In the Dead Sea, because of the salt concentrate. The Great Salt Lake has a few primitive forms. (3) The letter Q. (4) (a) A game played with two sticks, cord and a spinning top. (5) (a) United States (about 63 per cent). (6) (c) $20. (7) (a) Dishwasher. — (8) Dice. It Is the term used to demote a pair, of sixes. (9) (a) Paranoia. (10) Mr. Jones had three halfdollars, six quarters, 15 dimes and 30 nickels. Each set of coins totaled $1.50. Puzzle Answer Get ^ew Bookn Through Agenis Seafarers who applied for \ ' new membership books m New York but are now sailing from outports don't have to come to this city to get; their new books. If the men involved will write to headquarters and tell the Union which port they are sailing out of, the Union will forward the book in care .of the port agent. Under no circumstances however, will the books be sent through the mails to any private addresses. chine. All hands unanimously agreed thai a letter should be written to the Union concerning one brother. Delegate should see the patrolman about getting the ' in­ side of the sliip cleaned. ALAMAR (Calmer), July 12—Chairman, Slick Story; Secretary, Thurston Lewis. Rooms have been rearranged to the sat­ isfaction of the crew. The chief cook has one' rom and two cooks another. The ship had a clean payoff. There is 844.18 in the ship's fund. The man who left the ship will be reported to jthe Baltimore agent. W. T. Laclair was fleet­ ed ship's delegate by acclamation. Stew­ ard was asked to put out fruit. One brother warned the crew not to get a haircut from the phony barber who comes aboard in the Canal Zone. Each department will clean the recreation rom for a week at a time. Men using the laundry rom are to keep it clean; 8-12 ordinary wiU empty the used soap boxes. Steward asked that aU fod beefs be brought to him, and he wiU take.care of them. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), July T— Chairman, Nils Beck; Secretary, J. G. Lakwyk. Each member will donate SI to 'the sliip's fund which wiU be given to the ship's delegate. Repair list will be turned in. One man was put on splicing instead of two. The AB onjvatch was doing deck work and taking their OT The mate picks men over the bosim's head. Patrolman wUl be notified tbat STEEL ROVER (isthmian), July 2S— Chairman, Milton Allan; Sccrataryi-^David McMuilan. There ii S34.4S in the ship's fund. J. E. McGuffy was elected ship's delegate. Repair list wUl be submitted a week before arrival in New York. Messroom should be kept clean and dirty dishes and cups placed in the sinlt. Proper care should he taken of the washing machine. Schedule was ar­ ranged for the cleaning of the recrea­ tion room and the laundry. Steward will furnish an additional two-quart perco­ two men had to secure the ship after lator. leaving Halifax. Locks should be changed: PONCE (Puerto Rico), July 28—Chair­ one key opens aU the doors. man, George Knowies; Secretary, Wiiiirm FRANCES (Bull), July 16—Chairman, Kane. Ship's delegates were elected— Brother Holmes, ship's delegate: Louis' Ncai Cairns; Secretary, George Butenkoff. Carbone, deck delegate: Leo Renta, en­ Delegates will ,turn in new repair Ust.s: gine delegate: William Kane, steward all'old repairs have been made. Long­ delegate. Discussion was held on dlean- shoremen should be kept out of messhall ing the laundry. Union agent will be and passageways. There was a discus­ asked to look over the order for the sion on eating early supper in port. Sug­ gestion was made to get boks. on par­ crew Ice box. liamentary procedure from headquarters. GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Service), Vote of thanks went to the steward de­ July 9—Chairm.an, D. B. Moon; Secretary, partment for a good job on the feeding. T. Ciough. New repair list should be drawn up for the shipyard. Ship is run­ STEEL ROVER (isthmian), June 5— ning much smoother as a whole with ttie Chairman, S. Fiote; Chairman, Darscott. new master. One man left the shl? in Ship needs 16 be fumigated. One man Lake Charles to get medical treatment. missed ship in Honolulu. There Is a bal­ Since the BR takes care of the laundry ance of $34.45 in the ship's fund. the deck and black gang wiU clean the recreation hall on alternate weeks. Lin­ EDITH (Bull), July 6—Chairman, Wiicoln Fontenot was elected financial sec­ ilam Barth; Secretary, Louis S. ' Rizzo. retary. Steward department messmen can wear or a clean shirt, as they see NEVA WEST (Bloomfieid), July 20— afit. jacket Vote of thanks went to the steward Chairmsn, E. Leonard; Secretary, Bert department the fine work and good Manifold. Repair list was turned over to preparation. for engineer will be con­ the patrolman: nearly everything w.-is tacted about Chief cool water for showers. taken care of. New mattresses were re­ ceived. New innerspring mattresses will JEAN (Bull), July 3—Chairman, Juan be put on board next trip after the beds are repaired for box springs. There is Oquendo; Secretary, Eiadio Grafaies. $39.98 in the ship's fund. $20 will be Primo Fernandez was elected ship's del­ used to buy records. Bert Manifold was egate by acclamation. Deck department elected .ship'.s delegate; the ship's fund fans should be replaced. Laundry rbom was turned over to him. Steward de­ cleaning will be rotated among the three partment will clean the recreation room departments. Patrolman will be contact­ and the deck and engine departments ed about a new washing machine; he will will take car,e of the laundry. The worst be asked to take action on the galley mattresses will be replaced. Brother S'U range. members are warned not to take bills SUZANNE (Bull), July 6—Chairman, larger than $50 denomination in Yugo­ slavia, as they are worthless and will be Teddy M. Ohaszesia; Secretary,. T. Vigo. taken away and the men will be charged Better fans should be installed in crew's quarters. Heads and rooms should be with black marketeering. painted. Key to the messroni ice box YOUNG AMERICA (Waterman), July 19 should be secured so it can be kept —Chairman, M. E. Machai; Secretary, locked in port. Hardcastie. All otheh ships but- this are BEATRICE (Bull), July 5—Chairman, receiving fresh mlik and vegetables. Let­ ter w:(s written to headquarters on this. A. Meiindez; Secretary, F. Loriz. The side ports should be opened in port. Motion was passed to split up the utility foc'sle and have two men to each one. Washing machine will be put on the re­ Patrolman will be asked about serving pair list. food from the galley instead of the KEYSTONE MARINER (Waterman), pantry. Stores should be checked be­ fore signing on. Discus^on was held on July 7—Chairman, Cliff Wilson; Secretary, Sandor Brent. Missing foc'sles were re­ loading stores. placed: men were requested to turn DEL MUNDO (Mississippi), June 7— these in to the delegate when paying Chairman, Maloney; Secretary, Gerdes. off. Request for fans will be referred Two men fouled up in Mobile. Other to the agent in New York. An electric sliips going to Theodore should be steam iron was purchased by crew con­ warned of the - guards there. Wasliing tributions of 50c a man and it is in the machine should be cleaned after use: charge of the ship's delegate. Porthole wasliing should be taken off the line screens are available on request. The when it is dry. Coffee should be made in question of black gang men working on the urn at coffee time, not in the coffee makers. DEL VALL2 (Mississippi), July 5— Chairman, Robert High; Secretary, W. Wiiilams. Milk was not delivered before sailing time. There should be no per­ forming aboard ship. 'Washbasin in the 8-to-12 foc'sle should be replaced. Due to leaking butane, there should be no smoking on the after deck. Recreation room should be left clean at all times. Laundry should be cleaned after use and the machine should be turned off. LAFAYETTE (Waterman), July 15 — Chairman, Clyde Garner; Secretary, Jay Qsn dSSBIiaQ oaisa QBBS nsss usiSQa C. Steele. Union will, be notified about the officers using the crew's washing ma­ chine and about the sanitary men clean­ ing the Jaundry and library. sa fflDiBHca caacia BQiiBGiGIlB SSBaS SCSIDB " SSH13 . aQSBS aBQBnac] GSfl mummm asa NOTICES aSGSQCO [BDS made to the family of the man kiUed on bok^d: a wreath will also be bought. Everyone on watch put in for no shore leave in Lake Charles. Ship's delegate will see the patrolman about the awning back aft. Wind scoops are needed, for the foc'sles. Fane should be repaired or replaced. A can opener wiU be placed iifthe pantry. Locks are needed for foc'sle dors. PETROLiTE (Tanker Sag), July 19— Chairman, Waiter Hoeppner; Secretary, v. L- Harding. A donation of $150 was deck for OT and the inadequate night lonchee will be referred to headquarters. Beef between the mate and the bosun over jurisdiction was settled satisfac­ torily. One man was left in Japan and a repU.ement picked up in Wilmington. Motion was passed to get a porthole scoop. Requests were made for better grades and preparations of meat. Ship­ mates were requested to refrain from shooting firecrackers and creating other disturbances which Interrupt the sleep of others. Steward took no'e of the re­ quests for new perculators and juice squeezer. ;;• • -i'• I • '.4; '• AZALEA CITY (Waterman), July 19— Chairman, Tom Collins; Secretary, John Carroll. Repair list should be turned in. Mate used the gangway watch to bring milk abroad. Suggestion w.-is made to use lime on the garbage in port to discourage insects. Bread box should be moved out of the pantry as it ir too hot. Coffee rack should be installed in the messroom. Chief mate will be con­ tacted on these suggestions by the ship's delegate. AU hands agreed to help clean up the messhaU and pantry. '• CLARKSBURG VICTORY (Eastern), May 3—Chairman, F. Robbins; Secretary, H. Ryan. J. S. Rubery was elected ship's delegate. Engine, steward and deck departments wiU rotate the cleaning of the laundry. Slopchest is insufficient. July 5—Chairman, John S. Rubery; Secretary, F. Robbins. Department dele­ gated wUl make out repair lists. Port was bombed and discussion was held on the bonus that should be paid. One man was warned not to work OT. V' ^1.. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), July 12 —Chairman, A. Lindenberry; Secretary, Benlamin Mignano. Stev/ard did not get corn on the cob in San Pedro because it was too expensive. AU other food was purchased. There were beefs about the clilef mate, bosun and engineers do­ ing work of different departments. Dele­ gates WiU investigate why there are so many second grades of meat and so few top meats on the menu. Working condi­ tions in the tanks are unsafe. There are no safety hooks on lines and too many old buckets are falling into the tank where men are working. SANTA VENETiA (Eiam), May 17— Chairman, Nichoics Hatgimislos; Secre­ tary, T. Lewis. One man walked off the ship in Wakamatsu. Japan. A letter was sent to headquarters on this. Repairs wiU be made in Yokohama if possible: crew will make up repair Usts. All hands are to help keep the messhaU and recreation haU clean. Porthole screens are needed. JEAN LAFITTE (Waterman), May 23 —Chairman, Nelson scing; Secretary, Rob-' ert Lyons. Reservoir tanks should be installed for more efficient plumbing in the crew's quarters aft. Patrolman wUl be asked to investigate this. Captain withheld passes at Yahata a'.lhough they were ready to be issued, thus delaying <, fL shore leave of off watch men. Patrol­ man WiU be asked to speak to the cap­ tain about this. Captain accepted the repair list with the exception of the re­ quest for insulation or other necessary measures to relieve the heat in the foc'sle which adjoins the fan and heater room. SEACLOUD (Sea Traders), June 1— Chairman, B. J. Brown; Secretary, M. E. Pappadakis. J. E. Carender was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Each man should clean the washing machine after using it, and leave the laundry clean for the next man. June 21—Chairman, B. J. Brown; Sec­ retary, M. E. Pappadakis. US Army noti­ fied the. captain that there wiU be no shore leave here in Pusan. > REPUBLIC Trafalgar), June 1—Chair­ man, Frank J. Demasi; Secretary, Wai­ ter Marcus. Ship's delegate will see the chief engineer about fixing insulation on the front of the boiler. Sparks should see that the hospital is kept cleared of boxes and in a clean and sanitary condi­ tion. Ship's delegate and patrolman should make sure that there are enough medical suppUes on board in good con­ dition. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STKEET ADDRESS . •:-4. .ZONE ......STATE CITY Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATION: Leonard "Whltey" Lewis of addrast; ptaasa giva your The SlU Is holding important mail for you at the Rattle branch". ADORESS Please picii it up as soon as pos^ sible. CITY If you are en old lubicriber end have a changs formar addrass below: ••tsssBifMSSsa»«asBe»affet«<eesseesae*^*4ea»; .ZONE >•••STATE �rt r. 'r Paffe Twenty-six S .f -f t* * Tf :. SEAFARERS s u, LOG Anariui 7, 195S 5IU 'Reminds' Forgetful Co. As any Seafarer knows, sometimes the steamship companies aren't too anxious to dish out the cash and other benefits that come with an SIU Union contract. And when it comes to retroactive pay, well, some of the operators would just as well forget about the whole thing if they could. That was the problem that The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who faced Seafarer Dominick Treare being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. In the HOSPITALS visano, MM, until he got in touch with Welfare Senyices on another matter In connection with his gear that had been left aboard another ship. Welfsfe Services not only got his gear back but while they were at it the office collected Trevisano's retroactive pay for him. Not Ready Yet Trevisano had worked for the company in question for several weeks before the new contract went into effect and had $48.34 in retroactive pay coming to him. He contacted the company in February asking about the money 'but was told it would take a little while to get the records up to date and compute the amounts due. He waited a while, tried a month later and was given the same story. Meanwhile,* of course, he had been shipping all along. While aboard a' ship in New York Trevisano got sick and went to the hospital, leaving his gear aboard the vessel. When Welfare Services got in touch with him at the hos­ pital they learned of his retro­ active pay difficulties and of his wandering gear. Welfare Services contacted the While the Plan aids them financially, all of 'these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks tn a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you |ec a friend's name on the list, drop in for d visit. It will be most welcome. USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. BROOKLYN, NY Victor Arevalo Walter Chalk C. M. Davison EmUlo Delgado Antonio M. Diaz John J. Drlscoll Jose G. Espinoza Robert E. Gilbert Bart E. Guranick Peter Gvozdich John B. Haas Thomas Isaksen F. Landry James J. Lawlor James R. Lewis Francis F. Lynch H. F. McDonald A. McGulgan David Mcllreath Claude A. Markell Vic Milazzo Alfred Mueller John R. Murdoch Eugene T. Nelson G. E. Shumaker Robert Sizemore Henry E. Smith Herbert R. Totten Renato A. VUlata USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. T. R. Bach Roland Bell Olgerda Blues Carl E. Chandler Dan J. Cherry Braxton S. Conway Jeff Davis Anofrlo DeFllippi4 Gorman T. Glaze Joseph F. Goude George Jerosimich John W. Jones Vincent Jones Dominick Trevisano, MM. (left) gets check for his retroactive pay from Welfare Services representative Milton Fiynn. company and in less than a week his long awaited check came over to the Union office. Meanwhile, Welfare Services also got in touch wi^h the SIU Savannah hall about his gear. His gear was taken off Ihe ship, packed carefully and sent up to the New York hall where it was checked into baggage room. When Trevisano got out of the hospital, there was the check wait­ ing for him at the Welfare Services office, and the baggage check for his gear that was stored safely in the SIU baggage room waiting for him to pick it up. Karl Kristensen Edgar L. Krotzer James T. Lassiter Ben J. Lawson GeHis Lightfoot Gustave Loefter Meluin Mason Thomas Nicholas Telesfro Roman David F. Sykes Fred Tatro CyrU M. Wagenfer USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. John A. Duffy John J. Flaherty S. R. Greenridge M. Iwassko Theodore Mastaler C. M. Poe Oscar Smith W. WiUdridge USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEX. /> All of the foUowing SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name. Denise Ann Edmunds, bom June 25, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Edmunds, 128 Lexington Street, East Boston, Mass. A.'Aava A. P. Copa C. U. Francis Glenn W. Hines Thomas E. Lowery. J. E. Markopolo Jordan, 717 South Cedar Street, 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mobile, Ala. Billy K. Nuckols, Ansted, W. Va. 4. t i" 4- 4». 4 USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEX. Estel O. Massey , Joseph F. Crawford, Jr., born Theresa Marie Dudek, born July July 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 7, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Joseph Crawford, 970 Balti­ Edward Dudek, 19 Taft Street, more Street, Baltimore, Md. Dorchester, Mass. 4" t 4" 4 4 USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. O. E. Abrams E. A. Marlell Anders Ellingsen Raymond Queen Alfred Johansen George M. Rice 4 Thomas Russell Brown, born Patricia Gaie Farmer, born July June 25, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 2, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Derek Moss, born June Mrs. Thomas A. Brown, 216 WeSt John C. Farmer, 118 Quinnett 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jones Sti-eet, Savannah, Ga. Street, Savannah, Ga. Talmadge L. Moss, 116 East La4" 4" 4 4 4 Clede Street, Chickasaw, Ala. Elton Bruce Hamaty, born July Edward Reyes, born June 30. 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Esi 4» Eiton J. Hamaty, 10 Malcolm colastico Reyes, 25 Clinton Street, Omeria H. Chaker, born June Street, Norfolk, Mass. Brooklyn NY. 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Chaker, 29 Hackensack 4 4 4 Evelyn Carrasquiiio, born June Avenue, Weehawken, NJ. Diana Ann Szwestka, bora June 30, 1953, Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 18, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Carrasquiiio, 4116 Paris Franciszek Szwestka, Lake Park Jon Gilbert Wilt, born July 12, Avenue, New Orleans, La. Avenue, St. James, Long Island, i t. t. 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy NY. G. Wilt, 433 Harrison Street, HarAnthony Joseph Cheramie, born $ ^ $ risburg, Pa. July 7. 1953. Parents, Mr. and Christopher. Alaric Bamberger, Mrs. Jack B. Cheramie, 1325 born June 13, 1953. Parents, Mr. t> Franklin Street, Gretna, La. and Mrs. Edward W. Bamberger, Theopolis Jordan, born July 17, 4 4i 4" 530 West 186th Street, New York, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jimihie Angela Sue Nuckols, born April NY. t i i . Bosun's Right At Home 4 4 J. Melton Charles Pedroso Arthur Schell Robert L. Shaw .W. M. Adams F. H. B^rns \ USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. M. B. Belen Peter Smith E. G. Brookshire D. K. T. Sorensen D. Daifas Joe Wakin John C. Ramsey USPHS HOSPITAL J^W ORLEANS. LA. T. L. Ankerson S. L. Biondo James E. Belcher E. BraceweU Donald S. Brooks K. M. Bymaster .1. S. Capps WlUiam R. Carroll Jessie A. Clarke Jose A. CoUa S. Cope Adion Cox Rogelio Cruz Robert G. Dewey William J. Doyle Henry Durney .Tames M. Edmonds George Everett F. Farthing B. D. Foster R. P. Franklin .Tack H, Gleason Harry M. Hankee r. M. Hawkins .Tohn T. Hiclis John Homen Philip Horowitz Gustav Hoyzam W. C. Jeffries J. H. Jones E. G. Knapp Charles L. Knight John J. Knowles Joseph Kornek Leo H. Lang A. J. Laperouse Theodore E. Lea J. J. Lockler R. Lumpkin M. J. Mouton John T. Murray George W. MurriU Albert W. Nelson C. R. NicholsonKenyon Parks ADram A. Sampson Luther C. Seidle T. R. Stanley Charles Sweeney A. E. .Swenson Lynn C. Tibbetts Lonnie R. Tickle J. E. Ward J. A. Wilkie Virgil E. Wilmoth A. J. Wyzenski John E. Ziegler USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY William Baran Melvin Bass Robert Borland Joseph Bracht Maurice Burnstine Frank Calnan Benito Centero Henry A. Core Clarence Crevier Slxto Escobar John Foley Lawrence Franklin Burton J. Frazer F. J. Frennette Wiiliam J. Geary Joe Carl Griggs .Tames W. Hamilton Floyd M. Hansen John Hamilton Paul .Tokubesak Samuel Jonas Hans Kehlenbeck L. Krlstiansen Stanle.v Lesko John McLaughlin Robert E. Miller Luther R. Milton Leonard G. Murphy Frank Nerlng Arthur Ohlcr Jerry J. Palmer Abe Partner Joe Perrcira John Kekstin Dario Rios Jesus Rodriguez G. O. Rosado Virgil Sandberg Thor Thorsen D. Trevisano Harry S. Tuttle Angel Valdes Alfonso Vallejo Joseph H. Wilkin USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO, U.L. Isaac Gromala USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. W. W. Allred L. Anderson W. D. Campbell R. CarrolUon F. W. Grant .Tames M. Hall Joseph Ifsits Jimmie Littleton H. E. Mathes Jack D. Morrison J. P. Neveraskus Randoloh Shedd E. R. Snedeskea Ernest H. Webb USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. William H. Harrell Theodore Simonds Herbert W. Lamm L. T. Thompson S. E. Roundtree Horlon C. Willis Farewell To A Shipmate 4 Connie Ann Schmidt, born June 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph J. Schmidt, 222 Wood­ man Avenue, Pass Christian, Miss. 4 4 4 Frances Elaine Beatty, born May 12, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Beatty, 111 East Crosstimbers, Houston, Tex. 4 4 4 , Joseph James Dykes, born July 4, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Dykes, 2002 Tulip Street, Philadelphia, Pa. ^444 John Lafayette Piraino, born July 9, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George J. Piraino, 19(^8 East Cardinal Drive, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 Audrey Elaine Soley, born June 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Soley, 1723 River' Avenue, Hattisburg, Miss. 4 Ken Marple, bosun, props his new daughter for the cameraman ;Ken is currently serang on the Petrolite, a tanker on the coastwise •'•run;--' - - - 4 4 Mary Lee Rackley, born July 4, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil­ liam L. Rackley, 8 Hudson Court, Bayonhe; NJ. / ' t " 'J/Jr.. J-.: •',•'1 Crewmembers of the Besseme? Victory pay their last respects at funeral itervlceji for Brother N. Q. Shaw who died at sea. Hans C. Vlge, 4^Ief mate, reads the funeral services as Captain T. Thomasjuniiiipther offices and crewmembferff stand by..-The death took' place on the ship's tuh~to the Bar East. ~ �'T-rmi Anciut 7, 1»6S SEEDT THE SEAFARERS SEAFARERS LOG Pare Twenty-Mrea Notifying SIU Vfhen Trouble • Comes Helps Seamen In Jam Several more developments have come up in recent days to emphasize once again the importance of notifying the Union hall when anything goes wrong on board ship. Ita these instances, prompt «actiori by the Union which followed, saved the men involved from With WALTER SIEKMANN considerable trouble and dis-i the circumstances and satisfying involving several crewmembers of {Neusa about men in the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SW Wel­ comfort. In one case, which took themselves that the. arrest could an Alcoa ship , on an MSTS run. fare Benefits toill be corried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes place right in New York, one of have been avoided by a little un­ The crewmembers^ were taken ill the crewmembers on a ship in port derstanding, steps were taken to from undetermined causes and put his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) disappeared without warning for get the man out of the Ibck-up. ashore in some out-of-the-way While it may seem a misfortune for a man to have to be drydocked four days. The ship's delegate had port. Neither the company nor the Once he was released, the Sea­ in the hospital, sometimes there's a little bit of silver lining floatifag sailed with the man bqfore and Union knows where because the farer in question was able to make around. Seafarer John Roberts got off the Corpknew him to be a straightforward, arrangements for defense of his ship is under military control. husker Mariner to go to the Staten Island hospital sober shipmate who never strayed case, and it appears at thfs writing What the Union did find out, as just before she sailed on her last trip to the Far out of line. He got a little worried that the whole charge will be a result of a letter from men on East and got wrapped up with some rocks In Pusaa when the man didn't show. Conse­ washed out. board the vessel, was that the sick harbor. So by going to the hospital John missed quently, he called up the hall and men ashore were going hungry. It This does not mean that men a shipwreck, which is a good thing to avoid if you asked Welfare Services to find out have a license to get in trouble appears that food supplies in thai can. what had happened to the man. and then count on the Union to particular port are severely lim­ Seafarer Dario Rios had to be taken off the Mon­ Got Him Out bail them out. But it does illus­ ited and there simply wasn't roe down in Puerto Rico and flown back to the Welfare Services did a little trate the importance of notifying enough to provide an' adequate States with a back injury. Dario's resting a little sleuthing around and discovered the Union hall in the event of dif­ diet for the sick crewmembers. more comfortable now especially since we got him. Rios he had been arrested on a drunk­ ficulty. As soon as word was received in a draw from the company and delivered it to him" enness charge'. After investigating Another instance' was the case headquarters. Welfare Services personally along with his hospital benefit. Wired SIU ^agent Cal Tanner in Flew From Panama Mobile, where the company has Another Seafarer who had to grab a plane to get back home in a jts headquarters, Tanner in hurry was Sam Jones. He got off the Seacomet down in the Canal Zone turn; contacted the company on because of kidney trouble. And besides Sam Jones there's another one the matter with the result that of the Jones boys, Oscar. He hails from a town with an unusual name, radiograms have been sent to the KannapoliS, North Carolina. captain of the vessel ordering him Clarence Crevier got himself hurt on the Bradford Island and went to see that the men are fed out of right into the hospital. He's recovering in the bone ward in Staten ship stores, if necessary and that Island up on the fifth floor. propey medical attention is given. It has come to the attention of the Union that many deaths, far Letters Censored more than are normal are occurring now in the Far East, especially A third case involves a brother around the torrid Persian Gulf. Most of these imfortunate deaths are who was put ashore in a hospital being caused by heat exhaustion. Too much liquor.and too little salt, in Yugoslavia. A heavy mail cen­ along with heavy work in the hot sun, can bring out this condition, sorship exists in that country and it is beliqved. ' the Seafarer in question was un­ The Union wants the men to protect themselves and their lives. able to write to the Union about Check your body temperature at various intervals if you don't feel well, the poor food and inadequate med­ and take a rest. It's too late to be careful once the old heart stops ical treatment he was receiving. pumping. However, the crew that left him The Union has set up, along with the- companies, immediate hos­ behind could, and did, write head­ pitalization procedures in these areas, in order to offer the maximum quarters notifying Welfare Serv­ of protection to Seafarers. The rest is up to the men themselves. If ices about his plight. Arrange­ you're sick, let the company know, and you will be taken care of. ments were made to repatriate the We have a few new patients in Staten Island including Aleksander Seafarer on .the first passenger Kingsepp, who was last aboard the Steel Chemist, and Jlocco Albanese, ship available where he could get off the Steel Seafarer. Santiago Rosario had to go proper care and medical attention. in for treatmenftoo, the day after he left the Bea­ trice. When the man got back to the States, Welfare Services learned 4 4, • While we're on the subject of men taking care that conditions in the Yugoslav Seafarer Egbert Goulding (left) reads letter that Welfare Services of themselves, it might be a good idea to remind hospital had been so bad that he sent to Better Business Bureau on his case. Others are Milton the crewmembers to check all their work gear be­ was literally suffering from hun­ Flynn, representative, and Walter Siekmann, (right), director of forehand. Some accidents that take place on the ger along with his other ailment. SIU Welfare Services. ships result from using faulty gear, something that Thanks to the thoughtfulness of could have been avoided by taking a little tiihe out the crew in writing the Union, he People who have gotten a real fancy runaroimd from is now recovering with proper to see that the equipment is working properly, Kingsepp television repairmen should take some small comfort from medical attention at the Staten Is­ ^ Check The Masks This is especially Important in dangerous quarters such as in oil the experiences of Seafarer Egbert Goulding. He was getting land USPHS Hospital. — tanks. The fresh-air masks, safety belts, or oxygen equipment should be the business from a repair-f— thoroughly checked by the officers In charge before a man goes into a service that wouldn't repair— tank. It would be a good Idea for the delegates to make a point of ;hat is until Welfare Services this on board the ship. came into the picture. Some time back Goulding had WHEN A FEUER NEEDS A FRIEND... purchased a television, record play­ er combination and took out an insurairce policy which was sup­ posed to cover all parts, servicing The deaths of the following NY on July 17,1053. He had Joined and repairs. In the course of time Seafarers have been reported to the SIU in New York and was the record player went out of the Seafarers Welfare Plan and buried at Beth Moses Cemetery, whack and Goulding called the in­ $2,500 death benefits are being Pinelawn, Long Island, NY. He surance firm to pick it up and have paid to beneficiaries. leaves his sister, Mrs. Ethel Hyams, it fixed. 135 Amerstort Place, Brooklyn, James. Wilbur Tomer, 82: A NY. 'Out For Lunch' ' • heart ailment "proved fatal to They kept the machine for sev­ 4 t i Brother Turner, who died on June eral weeks and each time the fam­ Clarence William Wallace, 52r 24. 1053, at the Berkeley County Hospital, Berkeley, SC. An AB in While a patient at the USPHS Hos­ ily called to find out when it would the deck department for the past pital in Baltimore, Md., Brother be ready, the manager was*always five y?ars, he joined the SIU in .Wallace died of heart disease on "out of the office." Finally the company said they Baltimore. Burial took place at June 20, i053. He had been a deck couldn't fix it and would have to department member, sailing as AB Hewitt Cemetery', Florence, SC. Surviving Brother Turner is his since June 10,1030, when he joined send it back to the manufacturer ' wife, Eilene Eunice Turner, RFD the SIU in Norfolk. Burial took which would t^ke additional weaka. place at Forest Lawn Cemetery, They implied that they would like No. 1, Box 14, Florence, SC. Norfolk, ^a. Brother Wallace is him to buy a new set in its place, 4 ... Catalino Pou Rossy, 37: On June survived by his sister, Mrs. Rosetta claiming it was "worn out.' Gould­ 24th Brother Rossy fell , from a Smith, Route 27, Box 223, Elkridge, ing got aimoyed with the whole stall and got in touch with Welfare trato in Cecil, Md.; the fractures Md. Services about it. which he received caused his 4 4> 4 death. Burial took place In New Joseph R. Marcoux, 41: While the First Welfare Services wrote to York. Brother Rossy was a wiper SS Battle Rock was passing Singa­ the Better Business Bureau inand messman In the steward de­ pore, Brother'Marcoux was lost at forniing them of what had taken partment. His estate Is admin­ sea on .Tune 5, 1053. For eleven place. Then it called the repair istered by Braulio Pou Rossy. ' years he Sailed SIU.in the engine jbutflt, read the letter over the SEE THE SIU WELFARE SERVICES DEPARTMENT department as an oiler and wiper; phone and told them to have the 4* 4> • Simon Goldstein, '52: A messman he; originally joiued li^ New Or­ player back, fully repaired in 48 in the stewajcd department since leans. Brother ; ^arcoux leaves hours, or a new player in its place. 1051, Brother Goldstdn died at his'wife, Irene Marcoux, S^T Sfaine The set was returned within the Jame? Ewfag Hospital, New^ Y9r^^[^St^e%Bl^defqr^^^^^ deadline in good workihg .p):rde|r. Union Gives Phono Repairman Fast Spin On A Hot Platter • 4|| •UI FIHAL DISI^CH '5^; • �r Vol. XV Ko. 16 SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • Ih?^ '• If I 1!^ I ^ r: •; •f • ; '' •' -i- } •<*? ''U ^-,/• - ;sy ^ u,b-;v'isjr r--r- ^ ••.'# c '•.'-f r- T *".• - ,.r,-*• "i !*" ? fff f-:- I'ftt--' vtt-, ; ,•:• ;-s ::• si:s''-r'.:;:;-^r.,!t:^y: ' " • -r:' v.;,'; -rJ.o-T "J"ci 'i JvVr rcjf 'T ; ,^"n T, / Every Seafarer welcomes the sight of the SlU patrolman coming u(| the gangway to * handle the.payoff. In SlU style. The Seafarer knows that with the patrofman aboard he's assured his full rights under the contract. He knows that he will collect all the pcYi overtime and bonuses he's entitled to, even though some of it may be disputed wj^ongiy by ship's officers. He also knows that the patrolman will take care of beefs on TepairSi ship's stores and other disputes. 11' hf k.-iVvr-". • 4- _ ^''•-. •. •> "^-'i : ' -'".''^."!^''V'.V - / •* c. liv <•.. hft-H- /• P-" 'iM:fr::- • : llf ' • lis-: : That s why in the maritime indusjtry, the biggest payoffs, in more ways than pne^ go to the members of the Seafarers International Union. : •• • : •?,:•?;; ^*" "C f •' ••''' : .^ U:.c^i-z--i'.'f J* VT ti:;"'. V mm r.::; - -i-T '• f •-••.? 4 T . IT:?:: Z,-:.: :::-m V/;: - ' •' -Z' . I'Ti' f:. . t The Seafarer is happy over this kind of UniOn action because the presence of the patrolman means money in the pocket that he would not get otherwise. But that's not the. only way in which the SlU acts to assure proper representation and full payoffs tp Seaforers. there's the Union negotiatirtg conrunittee working at contract time to assure Sea­ farers the best contract in the industry, f There's the standing contract clarification committee ready to move in at any time to rewrite or modify any clause of the agreement that may cause difficulties. Thpre are-the Union-operated Vacation and Welfare Plans dispensing d wide variety of cash bemefits to Seafarers and their families. Aiid there are" • other Union services tlrat money can't buy, protectirg and aiding the membership at every tu.rn. ^ if"'•"'' "i . ". .. t,. : V' V »' :'S -v " -J •A!.£'SiT.,.\T-v.f 'V % ,;"i. ,!?;•" _•:•• •..V-r":'. > m'^ • •• ; -y" r •• u., • •• sv: T . ^y~r .VVr. :tv.r!li ' fc • ; . • •,:''.-'mm-' k; ' » y ^ I-"''' . -'•; -? V-'Tv.' f- ^'-V rL;>;-vi IT •,'V'.V - •~1 .. ®V kt: •T •• "f Lz; :: r-7'C. ff.I.•- ••i ^ . * * '"J ; . ? ' ^ ~L ^ ^ ;? x $. ' W^-^- • • is?' ••" v". - t.'.r'- .v.. ''ft.;:':-,:'''^ v. . tx-VVK -; .•,: a. : vv .% X ,'V^ ' •-v.,; :v.r..»: - - x ^ • i ,i;-•• ^ •• ,S- iX'.'V'V- y.' Vx: . "• V-: • ; km I- /• . iV ;" i.i „ .•• • - : •-V.-.'. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource August 7, 1953 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XV, No. 16 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ATLANTIC 'UNION' CHAIRMAN SKIPS OUT ON SIU DEBATE CONGRESS VOTES 50-50 IN $4.5 BILLION AID BILL SIU CALLS CO'S TO REOPEN PACTS WAGE AND WELFARE INCREASES SOUGHT BALTIMORE'S BLDG. WORK PROGRESSES CREWS OF GOV'T SHIPS COVERED BY JOBLESS PAY BECU ELECTED ICFTU CHIEF MOBILE PORT NOW IN US TOP TEN SEE TEST OF 50-50 IN FAMINE AID LAW SIU RECORD 'INSPIRING,' SEN. KEFAUVER WRITES FIRST OF UNION LIBRARIES GOING ABOARD SIU SHIPS US SHIPPING NEEDS STILL HIGH AS TRUCE ENDS KOREAN WARFARE A CAREER - THANKS TO SIU CHARTERS SOUR, CO'S GLOWER NEW BOOKLETS TELL SIU STORY TO TANKER CREWS THE HOOSIER, NEWEST MARINER, TAKES CREW CORSAIR SPOTS SINKING SHIP IN CARIBBEAN 12 GET $22,000 BENEFITS SENATORS TOLD MARINER PROGRAM WILL PAY OFF BACKS UNIONISTS IN PUBLIC POSTS SHIPS AND KOREA MEETING ALL COMERS CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS LEADING THE FIELD LE HAVRE EXPLOSION, FIRE ON BULL RUN FOUGHT BY CREW, NORFOLK FIRE SEA CLIFF LIFEBOATS COME APART UNDER STRONG HAND GALLEY'S A THREE-RING CIRCUS ON GATEWAY CITY, SAYS CREW PIONEER TRIO HUNTS CASABLANCA FEZ TWO SEAFARER CREWS HAVE GOOD WORDS ABOUT THEIR SKIPPERS ANNE BUTLER CREW HAS PLENTY TO DO WHILE SHIP IS IN DRYDOCK A PRIVATEER'S 'END RUN' TO LIVE TO FIGHT AGAIN SIU 'REMINDS' FORGETFUL CO. NOTIFYING SIU WHEN TROUBLE COMES HELPS SEAMEN IN JAM UNION GIVES PHONO REPAIRMAN FAST SPIN ON A HOT PLATTER Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/7/1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2c18a99ce92e854a7610eb368d4cf3c9.PDF 4c264a796860872d23ae288d8dd8e7c9 PDF Text Text -• •" • .'' •' •'•• .' "• • ' '-'•*• s'- "•' -wy^wm SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION - ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • X'. • -v'-^ •'i -Story On Page 3 AMEU Flubs; Gov't Hearings End •Story On Page 2 The Cornhusker Mari­ ner (Robin), above, lies hard aground outside Pusan, Korea, with her bow rammed into Lighthouse Rock. Army and Navy tugs are trying to save the ship and her MSTS cargo before she breaks up on the rocks. At left, Seafarers rescued from the Cornhusker „ Mariner, file off the rescue ship in Pusan. They carry with them whatever gear they were able to save before they were taken off the ship. (Story on Page 3.) '•/• 1-.. .-'ui ; �. ' - ^„: . •-. '. •^<-: h:!^' -V.rfe" ••v-^ . ^• - ' -•••Aii'S '• " ' . ' * i 'l- ' s fe A FUhi;'ks'* Atlantic's Union Mum At NLRB; Hearings Close PHILADELPHIA—National Labor ^lations Board hear­ ings on the SIU's petition for an election for Atlantic twkermeh came to an abrupt end when the company-dominated Atlantic Maritime Employees Union failed to call a single witness. ' Consequently the AMEU lantic's about-face on this question the SIU's belief that the let tlie hearing pass by with­ confirmed company was hoping to have the out any serious challenge to election thrown out after the SIU's position on the compo­ entire the votes were cast. The company sition of the'voting unit and the went so far to try to get the cut-off date for election eligibility. SIU to enter as a consent agreement Only Atlantic company representa­ on this score, thus bypassing any tives testified on the issues at ruling by the NLRB on the ques­ hand. In all matters, the com­ tion. Some of the crewmembers aboard the Seatrain New York issue a friendly invitation to the men In the pany's and AMEU's positions were Atlantic Reflning fleet. The Seafarers have made it clear- that they will be happy to have the Atlantic Effective Testimony identical. tankermen join them in the top Union in all maritime, the SIU A&G District. During the course of the hear­ A transcript and report on the ings, a series of pro-SIU witnesses bearings, plus the recommenda­ tions of the hearing examiner, have from the Atlantic fleet, including been submitted to NLRB head­ William Oppenhorgt, Joe Bussel, quarters in Washington. It is ex­ Frank Bernotas, Max Sarol, Dante pected that the NLRB will, in the Salotti and Tom Peters, all testi­ The Atlantic Maritime Employees Union revealed its one- man dictatorial set-up by the near future, issue an order setting fied as to tHe supervisory powers of the leadermen, bosuns and annoimced purge of AMEU Vice Chairman Frank Fletcher without benefit of trial — a the date for an election and deter­ mining the conditions under which stewards. The most effective testi­ move in complete violation of its constitution. mony, oA course, was offered by the election will be held. pline provides ht"section (a> that Sllptcher, who exposed the"^ Frank Fletcher, AMEU vice-chair­ any member who commits any of­ pended or punished in any way company AMEU. tie up in Supervisors' Votes man, whose dramatic entrance into fense that brings ^scredit to the without a trial. dramatic testimony before The chief bone of contention at the hearings as an SIU witness AMEU or who "works against the "But of course Friedman never the hearings was the question of stunned the company and the com­ the NLRB recently, angrily de­ interest of the union" shall be worries about constitutions, when it nounced the move as "Moscow eligibility of supervisory personnel pany union. comes to running the AMEU to suit tried. If convicted, then the of­ purge tactics." like leadermen, bosuns and stew­ The only witnesses for the com­ fender can be punished either by ards to vote. Acting on precedent pany point of view were all com­ The vice chairman was suspended his own purposes." , fine, suspension, or expulsion. Milked AMEU Treasury established in the Cities Service pany officials. Captain Ritchie, as­ July 15 by AMEU chairman Stan­ There is no provision for suspen* case, the SIU moved for the ex­ sistant marine superintendent, and ley Alcott, apparently acting under If anyone has worked to hurt the sion of members before a trial. clusion of these categories on the Captain Frank Turner, boss of the orders from the- AMEU's lawyer- AMEU, Fletchei: said, it was Fried­ No Council Meeting grounds that the Taft-Hartley law Anchorage. Beth, in the opinion business manager, Emanuel Fried­ man "who has used the power the The trial is supposed to be con­ forbids their participation. of SIU observers present, failed to man. The suspension order was company has cloaked him in to ducted by a committee of three issued even though the AMEU's milk the AMEU treasury dry, and , SIU organizers emphasized that make any dent in the SIU's con­ the Union would like to include tentions about leadermen and constitution contains no provision" used both the AMEU and the Fleet AMEU members appointed by tho for suspension without a prior trial Council only to line his own Fleet Council. The Fleet Council these categories under the election other supervisory workers. and conviction. pockets and serve his own inter-r has not met since last August and and the subsequent contract. But It is hoped that the NLRB in apparently no meeting is planned ests." Supposedly A Lawyer judging from the Cities Service Washington will set an early elec­ for fear that a majority of the coun­ "As far as I'm concerned," case, to do so might leave an open­ tion date, thus bringing the inevi­ "Friedman is supposed to be a ing for throwing out the whole table SIU victory that much closer, lawyer," Fletcher said, "and he is Fletcher concluded, "I'm still vice- cil might uphold the SIU. Consequently, Friedman and Al­ election as an illegal one. and enabling the men in the fleet supposed to luow. what's in that chairman of the AMEU." cott took the illegal way out of to enjoy the benefits of SIU repre­ constitution. He knows very well Under the AMEU constitution. Company Asks Big Unit sentation as soon as possible. Article XIII, dealing with disci­ that nobody is supposed to be sus­ (Continued from page 17) The SIU's suspicions on this score were strengthened by the attitude of both the company and the company union, who wanted these categories of workers to be included in the voting. Since it is normally in the com­ pany's interest to limit the voting "I didn't think I had a chance of winning one of the scholarships," was the first reaction that Charlane Holderi of Lineto as small a unit as possible. At- boro, Maryland, had to the news^that she was one of the four lucky winners of the SIU college scholarships. "I couldn't think of any better news to ge^," she said, "because I know that I'wouldn't have been able to go to college •-.without the scholarship. In fact, my mother and I were July 24, 19S3 Vol. XV. No. 15 talking the whole thing over just before the telegram came. We As 1 See It .Bgge 4 were both so happy, we could Committees At Work.... .Page 6 hardly say ansdhing." Crossword Puzzle .Page 12 Actually, this lucky scholarship Editorial Page 13 winner is Mrs. Charlane Holdea Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 .Galley Gleanings Page 20 Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 This is the second in a series In The Wake Page 12 of features concerning the four Labor Round-Up Page 13 winners of the 1953 SIU Letters Pages 21, 22 schoIarsUps. Each of these Maritime Page 16 stories will introduce one of Meet The Seafarer Page 12 the winners, so that the mem­ On The Job Page 16 bers. may Iciam a little about Personals Page 25 the persons that their Union Quiz Page 19 Welfare Plan wUl be sending Seafarers In Action..... .Page 16 to college for the next four Ship's Minutes....Pages 24, 25 years, -yhis issue introduces SIU History Cartoon..... .Page 9 scholarship winner Charlane • Sports Line ; Page 20 Holden. Ten Years Ago. Page 12 ' Top Of The News. .Page- 7 Meyer. The 17-year-old winner Union Talk .'.... .'.Page 9 was married this past Easter Sun­ Wash. News Letter........Page 6 day to Eugeno^Meyer. Her hus­ •Welfare- Benefits-... .Pages 26, 27 band. is in the Navy right now, • welfare Report ........ . Page 8 4iboard a small patrol vessel, and ' your Constitution'..; .'.1..; Page 9 she is living at home with her •Your Dollar's Worth. .. .Page; 7 mother. * 'published biwcefci^' at fha 'headquarters Charlane's! - father, Stanley A. ' of the Seafareiv'llitwnatienal' ttnioh/ At. . tantie « Cuir District, AFL, «75 Fourth Faul Hall, SIU secretary'treasurer, dtscusses futiimvleBe ^tbS^VwhelanAlR-wiimefbClliiriane Hold- Holden, is chief sti^ward aboard the 'Avenue, Brobltlyn >£ 4IY. Tel. BTeiling .. Entered a», etciMid .class .matter eo-icenter) and her mother during their tol»<of SIU-liead«iiartef«.; He' eoii|9«ititfMed €MkatiaBb '4W bier: ^ Seavictpry (qoufnemduth)' ott 'the 1101^.014110,'Union'and gavo her the.SIU'o.^beirt'^lvMhiW'fiNr swocesi^ aiooSlegflii<---''w AMEU Illegally Ousts Fletcher Scholarship 'Solves My Problems SEAFARERS LOG 0 •, „ 'ix . ;.v< .t- �jQlr U. 195S SEAFARERS LOG Pace Thnes UnionToPut 51U Library On All Ships Crewmembers of SIU ships will have plenty of fresh up-to-date reading: matter beginning: next month when the SIU inaugurates a new service, SlU-suppIied librar­ ies aboard all ships under contract to the Union. Some­ time after August 1, and every three months thereafter, Crew members of the Cornhusker Mariner relax at SIU headquarters after their return to the States and read the account of their ship's groundine in the last issue of the LOG. Left to right are: Juan Davila, carp.; John Quigiey, MM; Joe Obreza, AB; Harry Benner, OS; Luigi lovino, stew, util.: Aiphonso Lopez, AB; Jose Reyes, AB, and Julio Diaz, AB. Reyes had his arm injured during the wreck. Cornhusker Crew In US; Vessel Still On Rocks the Union will place 50-book assortments on board all the ships, free of charge to the membership. The new library pro­ gram was developed by the SEAFARERS LOG office, and the cost of the program is being' met from the LOG fund. ometry textbooks in these assort­ Distribution of the books ments. SIU ships will not he the only will be handled through the SIU Sea Chest which already ones to get the library service. All has facilities in all major ports of the USPHS hospitals will be for supplying slopchests to the similarly supplied as well as all ships. On coastwise vessels where SIU branch halls and ships of the no slopchests are supplied, the Atlantic Refining fleet. books will be placed aboard by the The 50 books placed aboard will port agents or patrolmen in the consist of a wide variety of popu­ vessel's home port. Ships that are lar reading. As presently planned scheduled to be out for more than the titles are broken down into 18 three months will get two libraries westerns, 16 mystery stories, ten placed aboard. novels, four non-fiction, four hu­ morous books and two on sports. Long-Felt Need All books will be supplied in Placing of libraries aboard ship paperback editions through an ar­ by the Union answers a long-felt rangement with Pocketbooks, one demand by Seafarers for suitable of the country's largest distribu­ reading matter to pass idle hours tors of small paper-bound volumes. at sea. Seamen are known to be The company has a voluminous avid readers and up to now there file of several thousand titles to hasn't been a satisfactory system choose from, and with new ones of distribution of ship's libraries. constantly being printed, Seafarers What libraries there are aboard are assured there will be no re­ ships have been supplied through peats. The latest best-sellers are the efforts of crewmembers them­ included on the lists. selves, who chipped in to pay the Each of the books put aboard cost, or through voluntary groups will be identified with the imprint, that collected old books for sea­ men's use. In these cases the "Your SEAFARERS LOG ship­ crew had to provide for picking up board library," and the cases be similarly and^returning the books—a diffi­ themselves will marked for identification purposes. cult job to most crews. Books will be delivered care of the Many of these books so collected ship's delegate. are either unreadable because they Crewmembers who have any are torn or mutilated, or else were suggestions as to the titles or types on highly-specialized subjects that of books they would like to see are of no interest at all to the carried in these libraries should average reader. It's not uncom­ write in to the Union. If there is mon to find items like old ge- enough of a demand for books not included in the present assort­ ments, the Union can make ar­ rangements to obtain the wanted reprints. While some of the crewmembers of the Cornhusker Mariner (Robin) were paid off in New York this week, Army and Navy tugs were still fighting to save the vessel from the rocks outside Pusan, Korea. Twelve of the Cornhusker's to fly the rest of the crew back holes ripped in the bottom by the rocks, and it was reported that the crew arrived back in the from Korea. Meanwhile, the 14,000-ton bow of the $9 million ship was States by plane early this freighter was stili piied up on the settling. week, while the company prepared rocks olitside the breakwater, This was the third trip that the where it had run aground after vessel, one of the 35 new. Mariner heavy seas and winds of gale force type vessels constructed, or under drove the ship into Lighthouse construction, for the Government, Rock as it was anchored outside had made since her allocation to the harbor. the company after her completion. According to the company. Navy The crewmembers were taken and Army tugs and salvage vessels off the ship as soon as possible by are still trying to get the ship off Army harbor craft after she Went the rocks, and keep her afloat, as on the rocks, with the skipper and well as save her MSTS cargo. It seven crewmen left aboard to try was reported that the salvage to save the ship. According to re­ forces had elected to try refloating cent reports, only a few officers Another of a series of meetings the vessel with pontoon barges and have been left, aboard the ship. It is expected that all of the between the SIU's standing con­ cables before another storm breaks crewmembers removed from the tract committee and the operators her up on the rocks. At last reports, water, was pour­ Cornhusker will be back in the US is set for August 4, when the ques­ tion of American money for for­ ing into the hull through gaping in the very near future. eign draws will be taken up once more. The committee has been meeting with the operators on this and other questions, working out clari­ fications and more definite inter­ pretations of the standard SIU con­ tracts. In addition to thb meetings with the operators, the committee has A drastic crackdown on merchant seamen by a Navy port commander in Inchon, Korea, 'also done a great deal of research is being protested to the Government by the SIU.- According to word received from the on the question of US currency in SlU-manned SS Compass, orders were issued in Inchon to court martial seamen who over­ foreign ports, since many factors stayed shore leave with up to • complicate the question. 150 days hard labor in a mili­ the brig enroute) to the nearest merchant seamen in combat zones tary stockade, at 14 hours Japanese island where a Naval bas6 come under the jurisdiction of Ail Seafarers can help their per day for every extra hour is located and then turned over to courts martial, it has never been the US Coast Guard for additional decided that the penalties in the Union's standing contract com­ ashore. disciplinary action..." military code should carry over to mittee settle the question of The order, as posted by the cap­ A spokesman for the office of civilians. That was the practice in US dollars for foreign draws. tain of the Compass, Frank R. Seafarers who locate banks in Johnson, reads in part as follows: the Assistant Secretary of Defense World War II, but since then no any foreign port that have "The Navy Port Commander has told the SIU they had not heard of policy has been established one American currency available advised that shore leave will be the order and admitted that the way or the other. Seamen Hit Harder are requested to write to the granted... This shore leave is for penalties were unusually severe. He declared, that it was within the When it was pointed out that the contract committee at head­ ten percent of the ship's crew at a province of the Navy port com­ penalties in this instance were far quarters, giving the name of time, and they leave the vessel the hank and the port. shortly after 0600 hours and must mander involved to issue such an more severe than the Navy or Army be back in the liberty boat by 1700 order, but promised to take the applies to their own personnel who matter up with the Adjutant Gen­ overstay leave briefly, the spokes­ hours. The committee explained that eral. man for the Defense Department Officers* Penalty Less there are many different regula­ Leave Ban Lifted said that severer penalties were tions and laws in each country reg"The penalty for overstaying lib­ The Inchon order apparently fol­ justified, generally speaking. In an ulating the possession and the ex­ erty is a court martial and fine of lowed by just a few weeks a gen­ overseas theater of operations. change of US currency. Another approximately $150.00 for each eral lifting of the ban on shore It's common knowledge though, problem is that US currency is not hour late. This fine to be worked leave in Korean ports. Seamen are that GIs or Navy men who are available in some of the smaller put in a military stockade at the now permitted to go ashore in arty AWOL for a few hours or even a ports. The committee stated, how­ rate of $1.00 per day. Licensed port in Korea except at one point few days, seldom get more than a ever, that it has been working out officers are required to work eight above the 38th parallel where shore fihe or perhaps a few days impris­ a proposition that would insure hours per day and Unlicensed men facilities are extremely limited. onment and denial of privileges. that all foreign draws on SIU ships fourteen hour« per day. Previous to this, seamen were de­ The Inchon order would actually would be made in American dol­ "After the sentence has been nied all shore leave in Korean have the effect of penalizing mer­ lars, and'will present this, to the completed pris<Hiers are then trans^ ports for several months. chant seamen more severely than operatprj|i^j|t, (his.tj^e;:^ ^peting. ierred via Navy ships (confined to While the wrvices claim that meinbers-oC th« armed forces. Union, Go's To Meet On US $ Draws SIU Fights Navy's 'iron Fisf Treatment Of Seamen in Korea Dleath Takes Former Secy Labor Tobin • .hi..;.- • Seafarers joined with all organ­ ized labor in mourning the death of Maurice J. Tobin who passed away early this week at the age of 52. As Secretary of Labor from 1948 until the Republicans took office early this year, he earned for him­ self the reputation as a staunch friend of organized labor. Both the CIO and the AFL, as well as prom­ inent persons and other organiza­ tions throughout the nation joined in paying tribute to him and his career. One of three sons of a carpenter who had immigrated from Ireland, Tobin started his career by selling newspapers while in school, worked his way through college at various odd jobs, was later a member of the Massachusetts House of Repre­ sentatives, went on to become Mayor of Boston, was later elected Governor Qj(:.|4qsfia<;iMi?ptte4. �Par<^«1i>oitr Ask US To Scrap Most Of Libertys The scrapping of all but the 500 best Liberty ships in the reserve fleet, and the beginning of a build­ ing program of at least 50 ships per year has been urged by the Ship­ builders Council of America. The president of the council gave his views in testimony before the Special Subcommittee on Mari­ time Subsidies, of the Senate Com­ mittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. "If we do not have an efficient and adequate merchant marine in .normal times, how can we expect to have one when the national se­ curity is threatened," he asked the Senators. "A program," said he, "of 50 ships per year when spread over all available shipyards, would provide a reasonable level of activity and should allow for replacement of tonnage at an appropriate rate to offset obsolescence." The president of the council also said that the present reserve fleet of 1,500 Lib­ ertys has no possible future use which justifies the maintenance costs involved. "All (the reserve fleet) Libertys should be thoroughly surveyed and 500 of those in best condition re­ tained. The rest should be scrapped for whatever they will bring. Under no circumstances should they be sold in the world market." The shipbuilders' representative also defended the maritime sub­ sidy. Maritime subsidies, he main­ tained, are merely the equivalent of a tariff to offset low-cost foreign competition, and not "gifts" to operators. He pointed out that there is no practical way at present to set up a tariff against foreign shippers, as we have protective tariffs against low-cost foreign products. The answer, he said, was to have maritime subsidies, which allow US shippers to compete with foreign-flag vessels. i.' The Seattle hall is always well represented by men who are on that steady Far East run, and Brother W. J. Smith who was re­ cording secretary at a recent Se­ attle membership meeting, is no exception. Smith had returned re­ cently from - a Far East run on the Strathport and was looking for another of the same. While he sails as AB and bosun, he says it doesn't make any differ­ ence what job he Smith gets on deck just to long as it's an SIU ship going tc Oriental climes. Smith has been an SIU member since 1947. As far as the Far East is con­ cerned, the chairman, E. H. Fields, agrees with the recording secre­ tary on that score. He made a solid month trip on the Liberty Flag out of New Orleans. When he paid off in Seattle, he took a little tr^ back borne to Tampa, but those Ear East runs are so tempting that he's back in Seattle again looking for .another .one. One of the numerous attractions of .the run, he .said .were the 64^ days he had at 100 percent bonuS; and the months at hentu)* Eields too^.has -beepan,SIU,n)etn-i SEMFAEERS A Copy Of Her New Book As 1See It. • • Bill Frederick, SlU New Orleans welfare representative, gets a copy of Rosalie Rodrigue's new book, "Oh For The Life Of A Stewardess," from the authoress, a former SIU stewardess. Safe, Simple System Speeds Vacation $ $ By now all Seafarers are familiar with the smooth-working and speedy SIU Vacation Plan through which they collect their vacation pay for every 90 days of seatime. But few know of the efficient, behind the"^ scenes system of the Plan accurate check on each of thou­ which insures speedy service sands of applications that have to and at the same time safeguards be handled, the Union maintains a double system of controls on pay­ against error and fraud. Under the SIU Vacation Plan, ments. One part of the system con­ all SlU-contracted operators con­ sists of file cards on each Seafarer tribute into a central kitty from who collects. Every time a check which Seafarers draw their vaca­ is made out for him, the amount tion benefits, with the contribu­ of the check and the period cov­ tions now at 65 cents per day for ered are entered on the file card. each day worked. In turn the Sea­ The other part consists of the farer colleets vacation pay accord­ Plan's IBM machines which, ing to the number of days worked through the punched card method, can quickly run through payroll as shown on his discharges. In order to assure a speedy and information supplied by the com­ pany and double-check on the vaca­ tion claim. - Complete Record When a Seafarer applies for va­ cation pay, he fills out .qn applicar tion on which he lists the dates on his discharges and the serial num­ ber of his discharge. A Vacation ber since 1947, joining up in Tam­ Plan clerk then checks the dates pa where so many SIU men start­ listed against the discharges and figures out how much money is due ed going to sea. him. His personal file card is 4 i 4" pulled out of the file to see what San Francisco's last port meet­ time he has collected for previous­ ing was chaired by a veteran SIU ly in order to make sure there is steward who really knows what no over-lap. If all is in order, the he's talking about when he says new payment is entered on the that the SIU is the best run union. Seafarer Henry (Tex) Krohn tried card. Checks are '.hen made out for the them all, including NUMC&S for amount of vacation pay due on the 13 years before checkwriting machines. Discharges finally settling in are punched with a speciallythe SIU. A vet­ shaped punch which makes a dis­ eran of the 1934 tinctive mark of its own. The Sea­ anl 1936 strikes, farer, if he is in headquarters, can and the Isthmian then cash his check on the spot at strike, Krohn the cashier's counter. If in -the broke in with the outports or elsewhere, the check SIU on the cruise , and discharges are mailed back to ship Del Sud out ' ^ him. The whole process takes only of New Orleans Krohn a few minutes. and became an After this is all over, the appli­ SIU member in February, 1949. Krohn is married and lives on cation forms go down to the IBM the West Coast .as does his daugh­ machines where the man's payroll record is sorted out of the file and ter and two grandsons. checked against the number of days Another Smith who held the on the application. If for any rea­ chair at .an SIU port meeting re­ son there is any discrepancy, as cently was Aubrey H. Smith of has happened in one or two in­ Savannah. Bmith's a native of the stances, it is entered on the Sea­ Peach State, just recently cele- farer's file card. Corrections can bratiqg his 25th birthday. He's be made the next time the Sea­ been with the SIU since March, farer applies for his vacation pay. 1946, and makes his home in the' In that way, the Vacation Plan GeoiSia port city with his wife, handles millions -of dollars of paymenis Annual^ with no fuss. . . LAST WEEK YOUR UNION PUBLISHED IN THE LOG TOT report on membership trials and appeals. Complete figures were issued, figures on the number and types of trials that were held as well as the penalties decided on by the membership trial committees. It was also explained how your Union's trials and appeals procedure works. Con­ sequently, both the public and the membership have received a full report on the workings of this particular section of the constitution. As the report shows, we had 33 trials since the new Union constitu­ tion went into effect, and six appeals. In 17 of the 33 cases the trial committee limited the punishment to a fine, and in only three cases were the guilty members expelled from the Union. On appeals, as was reported, the appeals committees reversed the trial committees in one instance, reduced sentence in three cases and upheld the sentences in two others. . First Report of Its Kind As far as your Union can ^determine, this is the first time a report of this kind has been published in a union newspaper. Our Object in going through • this procedure was simple enough, to keep all in­ terested parties fully informed on how our trials procedure was work­ ing. The membership of the SIU by now is familiar with their rights and privileges under the Union constitution. With this report they now kno^ how an important section of the constitution works out in practice. One thing that is very interesting to us all was the small number of charges that had been filed. In a Union the size of ours,' 33 charges in a period of approximately nine months is certainly a very small number. It speaks well of the responsibility of the membership and the-sensible and restrained manner in which the trial machinery has been used. 4 4 4 RECENTLY SOME OF THE BROTHERS HAVE WRITTEN US from the Ear East that their ships have come under the attack of Communist planes and guns while unloading at Korean ports. Several vessels have been involved in such attacks, although fortunately no great damage was done and none of the brothers suffered injury. These incidents are a good reminder to people back home that seamen and other civilians out in Korea are sticking their necks out, to do the important and necessary job of supplying the armed forces in that country. As everybody who has been on the Korean run knows, it's a long tripf from home, and involves many weeks in Korean ports where weather con­ ditions and other surroundings are difficult and unpleasant. Seamen may not be in the front lines in Korea but few back home realize the job they have done. It's a long 5,000 mile haul from the West Coast on a slow Liberty, while the Commies can haul their stuff right across the border from Manchuria, a couple of hundred miles from the front line. That's where US ships, and the men that man them, have helped to make the big difference in this fight. 4 4 4 OUR UNION HAS DONE VERY WELL IN WINNING THE PORKchops in our contracts. Seafarers of today find that their take-home pay month after month adds up to a solid figure. It appears then, judging from correspondence received at headquarters, that the mem­ berships' interest is shifting to other matters, especially since your Union started to explore welfare issues and make provisions for wel­ fare benefits. Suggests Shipboard Improvements One of the brothers that wrote in on this subject recently. Brother Stanley Solski, emphasized the fact that our porkchops are first-rate, and that now is the time to turn our attention to other matters like the fringe benefits and greater living comforts on shipboard. He suggests such items as bigger and more comfortable beds, more fans and better cooling systems, cleaner ships inside and "a variety of ship­ board improvements. Brother Skolski feels that our shipboard conditions as far as living ' and working comforts go, 'should be brought up some to match the fine wage scales that Seafarers are receiving. Due to the substantial gains registered in wages in our recent contract negotiations the brother believes they have gotten ahead of living conditions. Other brothers have written in pointing out that the Seafarer of today doesn't travel schooner-rigged anymore and needs more space in his foc'sle. In years back, a man would ship aboard with nothing but the clothes on his back. He might pick up a change of dungarees -and a razor out of the slopchest, but that's about all. He didn't need chests of draws, closets ,and roomy lockers because be didn't have any personal ..g^r to speak of. The Seafarer of today is likely to come aboard with a variety of possessions. He'll have a couple of suits of clothes and other dress wear for shore leave. He'll have a radio, a camera, some books and magazines. It's not unusual to see a'man go aboard these days with a sea bag and a eouple of suitcases. In other words. Seafarers of today are living better ashore and are concerned about their living conditions and comforts aboard the .ship. They have developed interests that they never could have before be­ cause they didn't have the dough or the time, and they want to live aboard ship like the solid citizens that they are. The old idea that a seaman would be satisfied with any kind of quarters and discomforts is dying very rapidly. Your Unioh is fully aware of this trend and has made provisions lor it in our past agreements with the shipowners. We intend to push ahead along these lines so that Seafarers can live and work in suitable comfort and style aboard ship, in .the /fame manner as their payoffs permit them to Jdvp Ashoro*. A--' yiiiiiiiilii �lidi; 24; 195t S6AFAk1Ek9 toe Senate Bill Would Ease Curbs On Alien Seamen -| 1 A series of amendments to the McCarran Immigration Act that would somewhat liber­ alize restrictions on alien seamen have been offered by Senator Butler of Maryland. The principal changes proposed by the amendments are that alien seamen would be permitted ~~ ^ '•'extensions on shore leave and could pay off and get dis­ charges from ships without SIU Stymied Communist Sabotage, Says Ex-Red The key role of the SIU in breaking up an international Communist move to sabotage the Marshall Plan and North Atlantic pact was described by a former member of the defunct Canadian Seamen's Union at a House Committee a worldwide shipping strike, al­ hearing. Patrick Walsh, who though here the Communist un­ Alcatraz Prison is framed by the ripped bow of the Matson freighter Hawaiian Fiiot as it iimps into San Francisco after colliding with the Jacob Luckenbach which sank shortiy after. The 49 crewmem­ bers of the Luckenbach were ali saved. SUP Ship Goes Down After Crash In Fog A two-ship disaster was averted by quick thinking recently when two SUP-contracted freighters, the Jacob Luckenbach ani the Hawaiian Pilot, collided in a heavy fog and running ' * =tseas 18 miles off San JFranRepOrt IdOSt clsco, Callf. on July 18. Mortally wounded by the Baggage Chech force of the collision, the Jacob Luckenbach went to the bottom ip 200 feet of water, but her crew 6f 49 was saved. Some of the crewmembers were hurt, but none seriously. The Pilot, inbound from Hawaii and carrying 50 crewmembers and nine passengers, and the Lucken­ bach, headed for Pusan and Yokohama, crashed while plowing through heavy swells which cur­ tailed visibility. Both vessels put out lifeboats, with the Luckenbach crewmen being picked up and transferred to the Pilot. Seafarers who lose baggage checks for gear checked at any SIU baggage room should notify, that particular hall right away so that ho one can improperly claim the baggage with that check. Headquarters officials advise you to do this Immediately to avoid loss of your gear and/or trouble claiming it later on. Make sure you notify the hall where the baggage was checked as soon as you find out you've lost the check YOU md ihe SIU CONSYIYUriON Youit mnm f(svkEdbs.: AI- . SiyMJH iRl W' YotiR THIS lURS : (S : Yd AcoyAk^.r •iyoy WT«:;:tH£SE.,.RJOwf$ :A^(D wi)yitE06$: ". ; ^ w v.:-: From Articlo XIV Soction 6 //A There are no permanent meet­ ing chairmen in the SIU. At every membership meeting a new chair­ man is elected, and under provisions elsewhere in ihe con­ stitution, any member present at the meeting can nominate him­ self, and stand for election as meeting chairman. ftViii;'a.. i»..i described himself as a former Communist Party organizer, told a House Un-American Activities sub-committee in Albany that lead­ ers of Communist maritime unions in Europe and North America, met in Genoa, Italy, and plotted to tieup Marshall Plan shipments by striking the docks and the ships. An important move in the strike, he said, was the action of the Communist-led Canadian Sea­ men's Union in calling its mem­ bership out on strike even though one of its own officials, had taken part in a unanimous arbitration award recommendation for a new contract. This purely political strike, he said, collapsed when the SIU's Canadian District signed the same' contract award and manned the ships with the help of the A&G District and thousands of the CSU's own members. Boycott Shipments According to Walsh, he got a job on the Canadian Pacific's Beaver Brae, with instruction to contact Communist dock workers in London and other European ports to inform them not to un­ load Marshall Plan shipments. An­ other part of the plan called for Illness Hits Capt. Lesh Victory Carriers' New York port captain has been taken ill, and is now in the Bergen Pines Hospital at Paramus, NJ, for observation and diagnosis. The 39-year-old Captain George B; Lesh was taken ill recently, and entered the hospital early in July. At the present time, it is not known how long he will remain in the hospital. The length of time depends upon the results of the observation he is now undergoing for possible respiratory disease. Captain Lesh has been the New York port captain for the company since 1948, when the organization was first formed, and is wellknown to many Seafarers who have sailed for Victory Carriers. He is married and has two children. At present, Captain John D. Minor, the company's other New York pott captain, has taken over Captain Lesh's duties. ions were unable to persuade any American seamen's union to join their plan. The Canadian Seamen's Union was originally a member of the SIU of North America, but had been expelled in 1945 because Communists had taken control of the organization. After the Canadian District took over the ships of Canada's deep Patrick Walsh sea operators, infuriated Commu­ nist leaders attempted to retaliate by tying up Canadian District ships in British ports through dockers strikes there. When the tie-up continued, the SIU A&G District cabled Prime Minister Clement Atlee that every British ship on the A&G coast would be hung up unless action were taken to end the Communist-inspired dock strike in England. The dock tie-up finally ended 11 weeks after the CSU's original strike action and the plot against the Marshall Plan failed. having to get permission from the Attorney General. The amendments do . not alter the present D-1 and D-2 categories with which Immigration classifies non-resident aliens. However, the non-resident alien who has a D-2 classification that permits him to ship out on another vessel within 29 days, would be permitted to ask Immigration for an extension on his shore leave to catch another ship. At present, there are no ex­ tensions on the 29 days, leaving the alien with a voluntary deporta­ tion procedure as the only way of getting out of the country after his time is up. Otherwise a deporta­ tion order is issued and the man cannot come back to the U.S. Could Get Paid Off The alien in the D-1 category, who may get shore leave up to 29 days but has to leave the country on the same ship he came on, would be able to get his payoff and discharge from the vessel at the end of the voyage. At present, no alien in D-1 can get a payoff or discharge without the consent of the Attorney General. In many instances this has compelled alien seamen to ride ships indefinitely without getting paid off, except for a draw while in port. Ease Up On Companies The remainder of the amend­ ments proposed by Senator Butler would ease up on the liability of shipping companies for deportable alien seamen aboard their vessels. It would make it possible for the companies in many cases to deport an alien on a vessel other than the one on which he arrived, and in other instances, to shift the costs of detention and deportation from the shipping companies to the Gov­ ernment. In addition the amendments re­ duce the paper work and reports that companies have to make on alien crewmembers, particularly those on regular liner services. By reducing the costs and difficulties to the companies the amendments, if adopted, would remove much of the reluctance that shipping com­ panies have shown towards the hiring of alien seamen. Soap Box Derby Contender Meeting 'Night Every 2 Weeks Regular membership meet­ ings in SIU headquarters and at all branches are held every second Wednesday night at 7 PM. The schedule for the next few meetings is as follows: July 29, August 12, August 26. AU Seafarers registered on the shipping list are required to attend the meeting^. New Orleans SIU-MA\V official Tommy , Poyle talks with Lloyd Larrieu in his hometnadO "racer. The siu ,1s sjponsoring the 11year-old boy in the annual llew Orleans Soap Box Derby.' E �SEArAUEKS EOC Paffie Sis I&: ^ IMS SItJ NEWSLETTER Texas ShrliU^tos^ Center from WASHINGTON Welcomes SIU Organizers There are about 1,500 Liberty ships in the national defense reserve fleets. The Shipbuilders Council of Aiiierica, representing many of the large shipbuilders, has .recommended that all Libels be thorouglMy surveyed and only 500 of those in the best condition retained. The rest, under their program, would be scrapped, but under no circum­ stances would be sold in the world market. ^ i t, One thing seems fairly certain as a result of current Congressional probes into the State of the American merchant marine. This is—^that Congress will do what it can to encourage a program of orderly replace­ ment of vessels, particularly tankers and cargo-type ships. These new^ ships probably will be designed and built for private ownership and financed, as much as possible, by private enterprise, instead of by the Government. $ m- Some pretiy ga!S on a float with a replica of a shrimp boat were part of the very pleasant parade held In Aransas Pass, Texas, in honor of the town's shrimp fishinsr fleet. An SIU organizing team is now operating in the town as part of the SlU's campaign in the Atlantic fleet. ARANSAS PASS^ TEXAS—This sunny, sport fisherman's paradise, where the big ones always bite, is nOw buzzing with SIU activity following the arrival of an A&G-District organizing team as part of the Atlantic drive. The Seafarers arrived in the^ town to set up operations to men's unions which have been tankers coming in to load crude supply Atlantic tankermen operating in Aransas Pass for oil, and leaving with their cargoes for the refineries. with even more personal contact many years. However, the recent arrival of and information on the southern Nestled down on the Southeast end of Atlantic's usual runs. While the Atlantic and Gulf District or­ coast of the Lone Star State, Aran­ there, they will supply the Atlantic ganizers marked the first time that sas Pass looks just as a Texas tankei-men in that area with true an SIU d^ep-sea Union has set up town should. It's clean and sunny, up-to-date information on the operations in the town, and the warm and friendly.- There are progress of the SIU's campaign Seafarers there report -that they wide, sun-baked streets running have found the town pleasant and through the town, and a line of and the coming NLRB election. The SIU is not a stranger in friendly. low stores and buildings along Modem Town Aransas Pass. This pleasant town either side of the main street. Although Aransas Pass looks Is the center of a lively commer­ The town is also a center for cial shrimp fishing industry. A somewhat like a Hollywood version sport fishermen. The warm waters fleet of modem shrimp boats oper­ of a modern cattle town, it derives near the port contain almost all ates out of the port, and many of its living mainly from the shrimp species of the large game fish, and the residents man these vessels. fishing and the shipping industries. it's the proud boast of Aransas Many of the men manning this At nearby Harbor Island, there is Pass that "the big ones always bite fleet are members of SIU fisher­ almost a constant flow of Atlantic here." Sport fishermen from all over the country can be found in the town at various times of the year, tryin^g their luck with the •n I big ones in the nearby waters. I I Celebration I And, of course, the shrimp fish­ ing industry is also an important part of the town. In fact, when the SIU otganizen arrived at Aransas Pass recently, they found a full-scale celebration being held One of the most important for changes in Union operations if jn honor of the shrimp fishing any. It also takes a count of membership committees in the fleet. SIU is the quarterly financial com­ all the Union's bond holdings and The "Shrimporee" held by the mittee that is chosen once every examines all receipt books. Another Seafarer who had been town was a two-day wing-ding three months by foimd guilty by a trial committee that was held on a come-one, the headquar­ has had his sentence reduced on come-all basis with- everybody ters membership appeal. In this instance, the Sea­ joining in the fun. A holiday spirit meeting to go spread throughout the entire town, farer had been over all the and the celebration was one to be tried in Philafinancial trans­ remembered. delphla on actions of the Starting, off the Shrimporee wascharges of fail­ Union with a a colorful parade through the ing to turn to be­ fine tooth comb. town's main street. Cowboys and cause he was This commitp cowgals on horseback, local bands, gassed up and tee* working in Schwartz pretty girls on floats, strutting failure to sur­ conjunction with drum majorettes, and prominent a certified public accountant in render his book display of the American flag, the checking the records. It examines to Union officials. Lone Star Texas Flag, and the the weekly reports filed by the The trial com­ Wiiiiams Stars and Bars of the Confederate weekly financial committees elect­ mittee had fined ed in all ports and checks them him $50 on each count and sus­ Flag were all part of the parade. Then the town continued cele­ against the bank, statements. Then pended him for two years because it chedcs and reports on the fuhds of his past record of performing. brating with a big fish fry, a on hand. Further, it tallies the but- The Seafarer appealed to the beauty contest tliat gave some port financial reports with weekly headquarters appeal committee good reasons for Horace Greeley's headquarters reports to see that consisting of A. R. Larsen, K. P. famous advice about, "Go West, Gkildman, S. Sariano, D. S. Gard­ young man, go West," a dance, it all corresponds. ner, I.. A. Williams, B. Zielinski boat racing, a colorful shrimp boat Makes Recommendations and F. X. McGlove. The commit­ parade which saw i^l the shrimp Next the committee turns it&at- tee recommended that the suspen­ boats of the port dressed out in tmtion to the actual conduct of sion be revoked and that the man flags and pennants proudly sailing Jieadquarters finances. It examine be permitted to ship through the through the harbor, and a shrimp tbefn and makes recoi9me0ds#(ms. Jljty; hiirjng halt -; AT WORK |i-; 'S i. Recently, the President's National Security Council met on top secret defense matters. One of the things considered by the council was the condition of the US merchant defense reserve fleet. A disturbing fact that was viewed was that the US has no reserve of tankers for use in an emergency, and that, actually, there is an actual shortage of tankers to supply our petroleum requirements. With this in mind, and backed by the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce has recommended immediate action on a plan to allow the Secretary of Commerce to accept privately-owned tankers over -10 years old in exchange for. an allowance of credit in the construction of new tankers by private industry. A Congressional subcommittee immediately scheduled public hearings on this plan and as of this writing was doing everything it could to push the legislation through Congress before the adjournment of tlie First Session of the 83rd Congress. The resulting tanker program, under the above plan, would mean that the US tanker fleet would be faster, safer and more efficient, and the older tankers accepted as trade-ins would be put in the reseive fleets for defense purposes. 4" i 3^ 4" l" $ t a> 4 - 4# There continues to be a rising tide of nationalism on the part of other maritime nations who believe it to be to their own interest to create and help their own flag merchant-marines. Many of these nations actually compel their nationals to ship via ships of. their own flag, plus other restrictio'ns detrimental to American flag vessels. Congress .should keep in mind the necessity of seriously considering the means , by which the American fleet, an indispensable national facility, is to be maintained. ». During World War II the Liberty type ships carried most of all move­ ments required to supply our Army's and our allies' needs overseas. In the event of another war, the US will have to import huge quantities of ores and other mineral products and transpori; vast quantities of foodstuffs, armaments and fuels to our own forces and our allies abroad. In short, the US will require a large fleet of bulk-type vessels— the so-called American tramp ship. Not only is it of great value in the regular bulk commodity movement, but the American tramp fleet has been the great reservoir to which the Military Sea Transportation Service has been able to turn for its needs. However, as of_ today, the American tramp owners are gradually going downhill—business is declining all around. The tramps have applied to Congress" for help—^for operating siib-sidies. This will prove to be one of the bitterest maritime legislative fights in years. For years Congress has passed legislation, on an annual basis, allow­ ing Canadian flag ships to engage in-the Alaskan transportation. How­ ever, a hedge is showing up, involving Canadian discrimination against American shipping which may result, in Congress refusing to enact such legislation in the future. Canadian ships are not required, under their own law, to pay pilotage dues unless pilots are actually employed. However, ships of other than British Dominion registry, including American ships, are required to pay these charges even though they do not employ pilots. A US Con­ gressional Committee, in a recent report, commented that masters of American-flag ships operating between US West Coast ports and ports of Canada are men with years of experience and are as familiar with Canadian waters as masters of Canadian vessels. If a satisfactory solu­ tion to American operators is not developed. Congress may question the wisdom of granting future privileges to Canadian ships in connec­ tion with Alaskan operations. Although foreign maritime nations have doxfe considerable research on the subject of gas turbines, the US is woefully lacking in its own research. However this Government is reviewing the possibility of atomic propulsion for merchant ships. Back in 1946 the Maritime Commission actually entered into a contract with a private firm for the building of a gas turbine propulsion system for a Government-owned collier. However, when the private firm experienced difficulty in fulfilling its bargain, the.MC finally sold the collier which proved to be the last one of its kind in the possession of the Government, so that the contract with the private firm was cancelled. At about the same time, the same private firm had a similar contract with the US Navy to build an identical turbine. The Navy contract was completed, the turbine tested, but still remains in storage. 4> 4- ^4 ; • One quick'look at the- rize of the American, merchant marine would indicate that progress has been made. However, despite the size of the U3 fleet, more than one-half of the ships in the fleet today are officially classified as "poor", in quality. Here is the run down, made by the Department of Commerce itself;'only 1% of the US merchant ships are classed as excellent, an additional 28% as good, 15% as fair, 53% as poor, and 3% Us over-age and obsolete. .ju6\ J ^ _ 't �•("- •.•.•• ' r/- 1 *- fv-^'l»ss SE A^ARERS Pace' Seriea LOG 'Problem DeptM Year Old DEMOCRATS QUIT McCARTHY COMMITTEE—The three Demo­ cratic Senators who were members of the Senate Subcommittee on In­ vestigations headed by Senator Joseph McCarthy have quit the com­ mittee. The three Senators, McLellan, Symington and Jackson walked out as a result of a dispute over J. B. Matthews, who had been execu­ tive staff director of the committee. Matthews' resignation was forced after he wrote a magazine article charging that among Protestant clergymen could be found the largest single group supporting Com­ munism in America. 4" 4i 4SAVAGE FIGHTING IN KOREA—The biggest Communist offensive since October 1951 hit Allied troops on the Kotean central front, as UN and Chinese negotiators were supposedly wrapping up truce talks. The Communist attack, which was seen as an attempt to punish the South Kdreans for their government's opposition' to a truce, broke thrdugh Allied lines but was met with heavy Allied counter attacks. Meanwhile the US announced it had reached agreement with South Korean president, ^yngman Rhee, in whkh he promised to abide by a truce. t t t BERIA, SOVIET POLICE CHIEF, ARRESTED—Lavrenti Beria, one of the three top rulers of the Soviet Union since the death of Stalin has been arrested and accused of a wide variety of crimes, includ­ Monte Carlo Boss ing high treason. It is expected that his arrest will result in pub­ lic confession and a death sen­ tence. It was followed by the purging of many of his followers both in the Soviet Union and In other Communist-controlled coun­ tries. The best guess was that Soviet premier Georgi Malenkov had come out on top in a bitter internal struggle for power that followed Stalin's death. X i- SOVIET REJECTS FOOD OF­ FER TO GERMANY—A US offer of $15 million worth of food sup­ plies for hungry East Germans was rejected by the Soviet Gov­ ernment. Nevertheless, shipments of flour, dried milk, lard and other staples are being sent to West Ger­ many. Aristotle Onassis, 47-year old millionaire shipowner, now owns famed Monte Carlo gambling casino. 4. 4> 4^ 4' SENATORS VOTE EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN—The Senate by an overwhelming vote of 73 to 11 has approved a proposal to amend the constitution assuring women of equal rights under the law. The proposed amendment would have to be approved by the House and 36 of tlie 48 state legislatures before it could go into effect. 4; STEVENSON DETAINED IN EAST BERLIN—Democratic^ presiden­ tial nominee Adlal Stevenson had an unscheduled surprise on his round the world tour when he and members of his group were arrested by Russian troops in East Berlin for taking some pictures. The group was released after being in custody about two hours. Begun on a modest scale just one year ago, the SIU Welfare Services department passed its first anniversary, July 16. Since its start the popular SIU department has provided a wide variety of services going far beyond its original scope. When the department was-^— established, through recom­ farer usually had one or more lished for hospitalized Seafarers it mendation of headquarters problems arising out of his ill­ was a simple matter for them to b« and approval of the membership, its original purpose was to handle distribution of benefits provided by the SIU Welfare Plan. In large part this consisted of regular visits to hospitalized Seafarers to give out the hospital benefit and take care of, their needs. Had Personal Problem In the course of these visits the Welfare Services representatives found that each hospitalized Sea­ ness. If he came off a ship into the hospital he was usually con­ cerned about getting his gear,, wages due and collecting mainte­ nance and cure. Also he wanted to get in touch with his family or friends and take care of legal problems if there were any. Ways and means were established for dealing with these matters quickly and easily. , Once these services were estab- Third Ship Sales Bill Would Peddle 12 C-I's Another of a series of bills which would allow the Govern­ ment to sell merchant ships to foreign countries, or citizens of foreign countries has been introduced in the Senate at the suggestion of the US Stated Department. State Department, the ships would This latest bill, introduced be used for Brazilian coastwise by Senator Tobey of New Hamp­ shire, would allow the sale of 12 C-1 type merchant vessels to Brazil or to citizens of Brazil. It follows other bills which have been intro­ duced during this session of Con­ gress to sejl various types of ships to Philippine operators, and to Trieste or citizens of Trieste. While the ships in this bill would not compete with American vessels in international trade, the is opposed to the measure berause it would open the gates to a flood of similar bills which would not restrict the vessels to . local trade. In this latest move. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles stated in a message to the Senate that the sale of the 12 ships would "be in the national interest of the United States." Coastwise Trade According to the terms of the bill, which was suggested by the trade, and terms of the sales would .prohibit use of the ships in "inter­ national trade or in other than the coastwise trade of Brazil." The price of the vessels would be determined by sections of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946, and that the US may ".grant allow­ ances for putting such vessels in class, in accordance with the mini­ mum requirements of the Ameri­ can Bureau of Shipping, sueh al­ lowances to be determined on the basis of competitive bids." The Department of State, in of­ fering reasons for the bill, said that "the rehabilitation of Brazil's coastal shipping service is vital to Brazil's internal economy, and since Brazil is a traditional and im­ portant South American ally of the United States, its improved eco­ nomic strength should add to the defense potential of the Western Hemisphere." YOUR DOLLAR'S SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Lowdown on Life Insurance Life insurance it, one of the toughest items for a man to buy right. Not only is insurance hard to imderstand, but families are often under pressure from agents and the life insurance industry to buy what may be entirely the wrong kind of insurance for them. Many families spend a lot of money on insurance but still have little real protection. The problem is especially tough for industrial workers like Seafarers who are considered to be in hazardous occupations and so pay more for the same insurance than white-collar workers on land. Deck workers, firemen, and wipers are among the seafaring workers who have to pay an extra charge. So do cooks and bosuns, although not as much extra. Worse yet, some of the largest com­ mercial companies won't sell the lowest-cost types of Insurance to Seafarers and sinallarly-rated industrial workers, but compel them to buy costlier forms if they want insurance. ^ "Through the SIU Welfare Plan, Seafarers do have a boost toward insurance protection. The plan includes a $2,500 death benefit payable to any beneficiary you,des­ ignate. Eligible for this benefit is any Seafarer who has put in a minimum of one day of work aboard an SIUcontracted vessel during the" 12 months prior to death. How much additional insurance you need depends on your other assets, and how many dependents you have. A paid-up house or a bundle of savings bonds is as good as Insurance. Too, a covered worker's family gets Social Security death benefits if he dies; These lare actually the most important insurance asset most families have, even though many don't realize Social Security does pro­ vide family death benefits as well as old-age payments. A widow with two children under 18 can get as much as $170 ft month. All payments cease when the last child Is 18, resume wta^n the widow herself reaches 65. Ho# muc|i more infurance do you need besides the •A: extended to the membership at large. Subsequently Welfare Serv­ ices started taking care of the membership's non-contractual beefs on the ships as well as such contract matters as repatriation, transportation, allotments, mainte­ nance and cure and unearned or unpaid wages. In " addition. Welfare Services now provides advice and assistance on a variety of matters having little or no direct connection with shipping as such. These include such items as draft board and im­ migration problems, voting re­ quirements, tax and credit mat­ ters, ^housing problems and any other family difficulties where Welfare Services can be of help. Of course, administration of all SIU welfare benefits means that Welfare Services handles death, disability, maternity and hospital benefits and all related matters. Still Expanding In recent months, a growing number of wives, children and par­ ents of Seafarers have been writ­ ing or coming in to Welfare Serv­ ices with their own personal prob­ lems. Welfare Services gives them the same handling that it does to a Seafarer's case. During its first year of opera­ tion Welfare Services has succeed­ ed in establishing certain practices that were rarely followed before. For one thing, families of Seafar­ ers whose allotments were auto­ matically cut off when their bread­ winner left the ship because of ill­ ness or injury are now continuing to receive allotments out of un­ paid or unearned, wages. This was formerly a rare favor done for officers on occasion. Then too. Welfare Services has greatly sim­ plified the difficulties of collecting maintenance and has virtually eliminated the need for hiring ex­ pensive legal aid to collect such maintenance. Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying SIU and Social Security benefits? As a rule of thumb to up your insurance, which most people in actual practice help you estimate your needs, you can figure that $10,000 don't want to do or shouldn't do unless they no longer of insurance will provide a family with an income of have a family to protect. But if you die, your family about $50 a month for 20 years. doesn't get that cash surrender value, the so-called "sav­ Choosing Commercial Insurance ings" that have been built up in expensive types of policy. In buying life insurance from commercial companies, The insurance company keeps the cash surrender value, you can't always rely on what the salesman says. and your family gets no more than if you had taken out The important fact for you as the buyer to know is the low-cost term insurance. that there are two main types of insurance: "term in­ In that case, the smartest plan is to buy the term in­ surance," and "ordinary" or "whole life." Endowment surance and invest the difference in cost in a separate policies are simply fancy versions of "whole life." The savings fund like Government savings bonds. You have chief differences between "term" and "whole-life" in­ both your savings and your insurance. If you need the surance are these: * cash, you can get it without surrendering your policy, or Term insurance is much cheaper to start with; in fact without paying the insurance company- five or six per ,at the start it's half or less the price of whole-life in­ cent for a loan of your own money. surance. If you renew it at the end of each term, your The argument that you will have to pay high rates on rate rises, but not drastically. Term insurance is simply term insurance when you get old is full of holes. It's protection for your family In case of death. It has no the young man with «mall kids who really needs to carry a cash surrender value, nor can you borrow on it. large amount of insurance, not the old man. As a man's Whole-life Insurance maintains the same rate through­ fanxily grows up, he can reduce the amount of insurance out your whole life. If you want to turn your policy in, he carries. you can get back part of the money you, paid in. Whole-life insurance is expensive enough, but the worst Which is the better buy? For most moderate-income form of it is the weekly or monthly payment policies families, the term insurance is far the wisest choice and carried by many wage-earning families. They pay only better value. Many insurance agents tend to push the 50 cents or $1 at a time, which seems little, but they don't more expensive whole-life policies. They belittle term realize how much they spend over a year, and what tiny insurance as "temporary insurance," and call it the "kind insurance they get for it. One independent counselor of insurance you have to die to collect." They emphasize points out that 25 cents a week for $250 worth of insur­ that term insurance rates rise after each renewal (gen­ ance comes to $13 a year. For that you could buy $1,000 worth of the same insurance if you paid for it on an an­ erally it's taken out for five years at a time.) However, the rise in rates when term insurance is re­ nual basis. Or, if you buy term insurance, you could get newed is not as drastic as the salesmen sometimes hint. almost $2,000 worth (at about age 30). So a family that In most cases the total cost of term insurance over a pe­ buys those weekly "industrial" or "burial" policies, as riod of many years will never be as much as the total they're really called, pays up to 800 percent more than cost of the same amount of whole-life insurance, even it needs to! though the term-insUrance rate rises every five years. (In the next issue, this column will report on which In the second place, that cash surrender value general­ companies permit Seafarers to buy low-cost term insure ly turns out to be a delusion. You get it . only if you give ance, and offer lowest rates on it.) -I •^1 -I •i| '-I �Pace Eteht SE A F ARERS SlU Men Aid Flood Survivors In Japan July 24, LPG •- '.V X" SEAfCASH BENEFITS SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID T......... From A rescue party of Japanese relief workers walks over the roof of a flattened home in its search for bodies or survivors after the flash flood which struck Moji, Japan. Usually, when there is any sort of important happening in the world, Seafarers have a front-row seat, and that's, the way it was recently when a flash flood struck Moji, Japan. The crewmembers of the'*' Ocean Lotte, which was an­ Balderston, "unprecedented in 60 chored off Moji, were right on years, Moji was deluged with tmthe spot. The cameras of tl^a crew­ men went right to work and Sea­ farer James P. Balderston, sent a first-hand account of the flood to the LOG. Following the usual SIU tradi­ tion, the Seafarers aboard the Ocean Lotte y,'ere also right there with a helping hand when it was needed. As Balderston reports, "we are happy in the fact that we, an SlU-manned ship, were the first in this port to voluntarily take up a collection to help out the people who were victims of this flood. We realized between 160,000 and 170,000 yen, which was turned over to the Mayor of Moji. The other ships In the area, also took up collec­ tions later." "After a i-ainy season," writes Sea Play Is Backed By Ship's Crew I?-. m- m i;; i ' Backed by the crewmembers of the Kej'stone Mariner, a play writ­ ten by the radio operator of the ship, is scheduled for production in a Greenwich Village theatre some­ time in September. The play is an adaptation of ra­ dio operator Harry Antrotter's novel, "Slow Boat Across," a sea­ faring saga about a C-2 voyage. The crew 4®cided to back the play during a shipboard meeting, A committee was formed, headed by Clifton Wilson, chief steward, and they managed to raise $900. from the crew. A reading of the play, by the actors who will stage it in the future,- was held last week, while the Keystone Mariner was in New York, so the crewmembers could get a better idea of how the play^ would sound when it Is staged. According to Antrotter, the show will be produced at the Provincetown Playhouse in Greenwich Vill^e. He and Wilson said that they are trj'ing to arrange the dates for the production so that the play will be presented at the same time as the Keystone Mariner Is in New York, jprobably at the end of the ship's present trip. However, since the ship is operating iind«r MST5, an not sure when that will Ike. rential downpours dunng the week of June 22,-and then was hit with cloudbursts on the 27 and 28. "The watersoaked soil on the steep mountainsides enclosing the town became loosened from the bedrock, and great landslides started. Thousands of tons of rock and soil roared down the mountain, cai-rying cultivated fields, trees, homes and other buildings along with it.~ "All the communications were knocked out, except some radio contact, and light and power lines were put out of service. The streets of the city were filled waist high with raging torrents of muddy water, cariying all kinds of debris, dead animals and some bodies with it. Many homes, shops, warehouses, banks and factories were either knocljed down or were filled with three and four feet of muddy water, and debris. "In the Moji area, over 60 per•sons were killed, nearly 300 in­ jured, many reported missing, and many families were left homeless. In surrounding areas, bridges were washed out, roads covered with rocks and debris, and crushed buildings and houses were standing across the roads. "This was called the worst nat­ ural disaster in 260 years by Moji authorities. "Some GIs from nearby oosts were sent in to help dig through the ruins to recover bodies, arid for days, the crematory here was busy cremating the bodies found, so that no epidemic would result. That's when we took up our collection to help these people." . Speak Your Mind At SiU Meetings Under the Union constitu­ tion every member attending a Union meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting—chairman, read­ ing clerk and recording secre­ tary. Your union urges you to take an active part in meet­ ings by taking these posts of service. And of course, all members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report, or issue tinder discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let their shipmates know what's on their Bdnd. , N J No. Scafarer-s Receiving Benefits this Period Averajge Benefits Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid this-Period WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD oA loLss- on HosDit^al Benefits Death Benefits Disability Benefits Maternity Benefits Vacation Benefits Total _ • 'do U-Sco ... il WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAIITPREVIOUSLY Hosoital Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 • II Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * | Disability Benefits Paid Since Mav 1. 1952* il Maternity Benefits Paid Since Aoril 1. 1952 * | L^c Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 • 1^3 / / ^3-5 Total * Date Benefits Began n col dAll s-A 113 WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Vacation Cash on Hand Welfare Estimated Accounts Receivable Vacation — US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS oo 24£ COMMENTS} Since January 1st, 1953, the Union's Welfare Plan has paid to members or their beneficiaries a total of 2,353 benefits as coinpared to 2,527 benefits for the same period of last year, A breakdown of the various benefits in com­ parison are as follows; Deaths 82 this year con^iared to 68 last year. Hospital benefits 1,861 to 2,jill last year. On the. maternity benefits which were made retroactive io April 1st of last year, only 25 were paid to July 21st as coir?)ared to 319 for the period of January 1st to JtfLy 21st this year. Disability benefits which started May 1st, 1952, were 23 and including July 21st last, year, as don^ared td 9I for tite period of January 1st to July 21st this.yfiar. Suhmitttd i • • and, remember •.. f .i*'- ..--y,'. All these are yours without contributing a single nickel oh your part—Collecting SIU beh^ , fits is easy, whether it's (or hospital, birth, dissfbility or death jr^Ypu ifet Bpt Yew^pprschai) . (iei5dce5igpe^i^'throuj^<y«mr ..LJ,.-....-... I., 41 j �Ilsi: SEAFARERS Paffc Nin* LOG Convention Shriners Visit The SIU UNION TALK By KEITH TERPE If you wanted to pick out an organization that represents all of the dirty dealing that the SIU has fought against for years in and out of the trade union movement, you wouldn't have to go any further than Atlantic's compahy union. By its own shady operations, thiS 'Bhabhy little outfit is being repudiated by more and more of its most ardent supporters every day. Company Tag Is No Accident , It's no accident, either, that every time you run into one of these so-called "unions," they're always tagged with a company name, like the Esso Tanker Men's Association, Socony-Vacuum Tanker Men's Association, and so on. After all, any time you take somebody's name^ it's -either because you admire that person, owe something to him or want to live off his name. That's why there's a new George Washington somebody-or-other born every day. It works no differently with the one-company tanker union, and the AMEU rates at the head of that class. Just last week, the operators of this phony dbtfit among Atlantic tankermen added another crowning achievement to their record, "and then bragged about it to the few dues payers left. What neddled the big boys in the company and its puppet labor outfit was that a man they had trusted to do their dirty work for them, AMEU vice-chairman Frank Fletcher, realized he was being fed a line of lies about the SIU and decided that the SIU was the only true union for a professional seaman. But he not only switched his support. He went further and exposed the whole rotten tie-up between the company and its "union" During the recent Shriners' convention in New York, some of them, of course, visited the SIU's before tlie NLRB hearings as an SIU witness. So the AMEU worked headquarters. Here, SIU dispatcher Tom Gould explains rotary shipping to, left to right: Hai-ry out a neat formula to get rid of him. Johnsl^on, W. L. Bush, William Fenzau and Seafarer Reece Oliver, ch. elect., who brought them to the hall. . A Railroading Job, AMEU-Style Here's what they had: an elected AMEU official who refused to play ball with the company any longer, an appointed business managerlawyer who runs the show while the elected guys front for him, and a constitution that's hazy on many points and lacking on many inore, The "devastating competition of European flag vessels," is being felt by US operators on but which was perfectly clear on the so-called "offender's rights." He 'couldn't be suspended unless charges were preferred against him and he the Great Lakes now, the Lake Carriers' Association has told the Senate Interstate and For­ was tried before a committee of fellow members, according to the eign Commerce subcommittee. constitution. The association explained Given ail that, the clever manipulators of this rocky structure moved fasL They locked up the constitution, and suspended the guy without that Canadian vessels and an a trial. These constitutions and rules to protect the membership, they increasing number of fOreignreasoned, are something that legitimate unions might go in for, but fiag vessels are .taking away the rule of the majority and majority rights were something they coiridn't business of American ships on the stand for. They'd have had trouble enough digging up enough guys for a Lakes to an alarming degree. trial committee anyway. While the association said that All of this, of course, sharply emph^Jzes a mighty important basic the operating costs of Canadian Eldon Claggett Upton, Jr., New Orleans insurance execu­ difterence between the SIU and the AMEU or any of its counterpart^ ships are about 60 percent less in the non-union tanker field. For, as most Seafarers know, the SEA­ than those of comparable US tive, has been sworn in as a member of the Federal Maritime FARERS LOG, in Its last issue, published a documented report and vessels, the foreign-flag ships can Boatd. He fills the vacancy left by former chairman Albert analysis of the Union's trial and charges procedure under the new operate even more cheaply. W. Gatov, whose term expired^-s "United States vessels are unable SIU constitution. to compete either with Canadian June 30. Dally Press Reported On It or. European vessels." Louis S. Rothschild, whose The report, in fact, was considered such a significant development Operate Throogh Season appointment to the board was an­ that many daily newspapers - throughout the country devoted space in Seafarers sending telegrams In recent years, many European their news columns to stories about the obvious internal democracy nounced in the June 26, 1953 issue or letters to tiie New York ships have entered the Great Lakes of a Union which would even publish such information for the whole with cargo, and then have re­ of the SEAFARERS LOG, has be­ headquarters dispatcher askingwide worl^ to see. But, as your officials have said many times before, mained to operate through the come chairman and administrator to be excused from attending this Union has no secrets. headquarters membership now. season. Since they operate between meetings must include the reg­ The LOG report and the suspension of Frank Fletcher followed the US and Canadian ports, techr Upton's appointment marks the istration number of their each other by a few days, as a matter of fact. Weighing the two, side nically they are running on foreign first time since October, 1952 that shipping card in the message. by side, Atlantic tankermen continue to have a healthy respect for the voyages, and thus do not come the board is up to its authorized From now on, if the number SIU. We not only offer the best conditions and security In the maritime under the coastwise or intercoastal strength. R. W. Williams, viceis not included, the excuse can­ industry on the ship, but with rotary shipping, the Union hall too, ban on foreign ships. This type of chairman, is the third member of not be accepted by the dis­ offers security through democracy right down the line for today's foreign competition has become the board. Upton is a graduate of patcher. seafaring man. greater each year. Tulane University Business School. Foreign Ships take Lakes Trade Upton Is Third Member Of Fed. Maritime Board Put Number On Meeting Excuses Cartoon History Of The SIU Sitpporilng Aeiiona—Coniinued No. 42 • -r'-N In the Fall of 1947, Seafarers helped the inde­ pendent Telephone Workers. Seafarers manned plcketlines in all SIU ports. SIU halls were used, and SIU strike" kitchens operated. In some cities, SIU halls were used to announce the succes^ui end of the strike.-' , . . The UFE, helped once by the SIU, felt the first ef­ fects of the Taft-Hartley Act. With SIU help, the UFE struck the NY Stock and Curb Exchanges. Backed by T-H and NY cops, the tycoons stood fast Brutal, stick-swinging cops made this "The Battle Of Wall Street" • • '-.J''':;'*: From coast to coast, even in Canada, unions learned that the SIU would help in a just beef. Offica Workers, Sandhogs, Hospital Workers, Hotel and Restaurant Workers, Hat and MRlinery Workers were just a few who found they could count on tho Seafaren.. —-— �ammM Pace TeB SEAFARERS LOG . July 24. 195S PORT ttePORXS. Wilmington: Captain Learns Lesson From Soafaror Grew Mobile, the Cities Service strike in Lake Charles in 1950 and the SUP strike in San Francisco in 1952, among others. Ready to Ship Moisant is a steward and has sailed as one for about 25 years. His most recent ship was the North Platte Victory (Victory Carriers), which came in late in June. Right now he's back on the beach and ready to ship out under the SIU once again. Oldtimers on the beach include Tex Krohn, J. Collins, R. Graff, J. Nagler, F. J. Bradley and C. W. Prichett. Pete Smith, David Sorrersen and P.. Belen are in the USPHS hospital, hoping to hear from some of their shipmates. A kind word and a visit will go a long way with these men, T. E. Banning San Francisco Port Agent New York: Seafarers Urged To Protect Lay-Up Jobs to be there to perform their regu­ lar duties. Some of the men, in these In­ stances, have been failing to turn to or to even be aboard. Thfs will result in a hardship on the mem­ bers who do wish to stay on their ships and work, because the com­ panies have informed us that if these performances continue they will refuse to keep the crews on any ships which are going into lay-up for repairs or for any other reason. Let's think of the welfare of our shipmates an'd, if you want to take off, get a replacement from the hall so that the job will be cov­ ered. Claude Simmons Ass't. Sec.-Treas. Miami: Miami Short On AOs But Not Oli,Mosquitoes Shipping has bieen very good, e8>Although shipping has remained The shipping is doihg better than pecially for rated men in the deck good for all departments for the holding its own around here and department. Anyone with an AB past two weeks, it seems as if it should continue to be fair or even ticket who wants to ship out'fast has been general lay-up time. We good. We have a small registration can come down this way and be off have had four ships laid up in the list and the men are shipping out on an SIU ship quicker than he past period, for indefinite periods when and where they want. can say Hialeah. awaiting cargoes. They were the Waterman's Topa Topa paid off . The Florida (P. & O.) paid off Wild Ranger (Waterman) and the and signed right on continuous articles. Ships inJean, Edith and Mae (Bull). The on again, while transit included the Excelo (Ex» crews were laid off on all these the port's intrancelo); Azalea City, Wacosta, ships, but with the general up­ sits included the Raphael Semmes and Fairland trend in shipping we were able to Royal Oak (Cities (Waterman), and the Ponce (PR ship-.quite a few of them. We Service); MassMarine). have hopes of crewing up these mar, Portmar, 'Otherwise everything is run­ ships in the near future. M a r y m a r and ning smoothly except for the t We paid off a total of 25 ships Yorkmar (C a 1weather and the mosquitoes. It in the past two weeks, signed 11 Lake Charles: m a r); Y a k a, has been hot and rainy and the on foreign articles and service 19 Lestef' Bienville, Schuy­ mosquitoes down here don't need in-transit ships. The following ler Otis Bland running lights to navigate. The 4 i ships paid off: Frances, Beatrice, and John B. Waterman (Water­ Galveston: fish are still running in schools. Suzanne, Jean, Edith, Simmons man); Mary Adams (Bloomfield); I'm hoping the ABs will come in Victory, Elizabeth and the Mae Michael (Carras); Clarksburgh Vic­ that way, too. (Bull); Anniston Victory and Cartory and Massillon 'Victory (East­ Eddie Farr Shipping has really been on the roU Victory (South Atlantic); Wild ern); Steel Age (Isthmian); Wm. Miami Fort Agent upswing here in our little city for Ranger, -Hurricane,, Lafayette, A. Carruth (Trans-Fuel) and the the past two weeks, especially for 4 4" t Wacosta, Keystone Mariner, Gold­ Maiden Victory of Mississippi. Shipping for the past't\\o weeks en the past three days, and we were Mobile: City and Afoundria (Water­ - The captain of the Steel Age did has been on the slow side, with pulling out what little hair we had not want to pay overtime for bring­ little shipping activity in this port. man); San Mateo Victory (East- trying to get men. We shipped out em); Boulder Victory (Robin); ing the Union slop chest on board. The boys in this port right now, 59 men in all ratings and had to Finally, he agreed to pay the OT, however, are just taking it easy Chiwawa, Government Camp and call out of port for some of them. but enroute to the West Coast and enjoying, or at least sweating Bradford Isle (Cities Service); Two ships from this port signed on King and Steel Rover (Isth­ added the overtime he paid to the out, the weather. Steel Shipping in the port for the last mian), and Mathiasen's Petrolite. for Japan and lots of the boys de­ slop chest prices. We decided to The trout and cided to take a run over to the couple of weeks has been tops, with Ship Sign-Ons teach him a lesson and hold him some other fish mystic and mysterious Orient. 151 men shipped to regular jobs at the payoff until he knocked off Ships signing on in the port are running real and half again that many shipped The following ships contributed the extra price. well around these were the Anniston Victory and to the rush: Petrolite (Tanker to various relief jobs around the parts at present. Carroll Victory; San Mateo Vic­ Sag); Julesburg (Terminal Tank­ harbor. Routine local central trades ^ Since they're bit­ tory; Hurricane, Lafayette and ers); Government Camp, Winter meeting with the usual reports of Paying off since the last meet­ ing so well, a lot Keystone Mariner; Simmons Vic­ Hill, Lone Jack and the Bents Fort ing were the Alcoa Pennant, Cavagains and possible strikes by vari­ of the men on the tory; Robin fettering, Robin (Cities Service); Del Monte and lierj Pilgrim, Pointer, Clipper and ous delegates. We advised the beach have taken Locksley and Boulder Victory Del Sol (Mississippi); and the Roamer (Alcoa); Maiden Creek, delegates that the BME now has to tossing a line (Robin); and the Steel Seafarer Michael (Carras). The Michael paid Monarch of the Seas and Morning a representative here for organiza­ Hanunao into one of the (Isthmian). tional purposes and. In turn, were off ffom Japan and signed back on Light (Waterman), and the Coeur In-transits Included: Alcoa's again for the same run, taking 29 advised that the BME would be quiet streams and then just relax­ D'Alene Victory ing until Ihey get a bite. Ranger, Planter, Puritan, Runner men. given full support (Victory Car­ ., We had the Del Aires (Missis­ and Pioneer; Waterman's Chicka­ riers). Signing on Oldtimers on the beach include Heading For Japan were the Pennant, Harvey Hill, Charlie Giordano and sippi) come in here, payoff, and saw and De Soto; Robin Wentley For our Seafarer of the Week Pilgrim, Pointer H. A. "Pop" Ferree. Young old- then sign on again, without any (Robin); Seamar and Calmar (Cal- we nominate Ross Lyle. Lyle sails and Roamer for a timers include H. Pederson, Pete real beefs at all. She was in pretty mar); Seatrains New "Jersey, New as pumpman-machinist and has clean condition, and had a good York, Texas, Georgia, Savannah bauxite run again; Prevas and Audrey Lester. and Louisiana (Seatrain),-and Isth- been on various Cities Service the Maiden Creek For the first time this year it crew aboard her. ships to help get them in line. In-^ for a trip to Eu­ A. Hammac, Benny Luna, George mian's Steel Recorder, Steel Sur­ cidentally, he earned his book that stayed hot enough at night to sleep veyor and the Steel Voyager. rope. and the without a blanket. The heat wave Bales, and some of the others on way. He comes from the state of Coeur D'Alene There were no major beefs on the beach here now are among Do Bose lasted four days. Some of the Alabhma and just this week signed Victory for a trip members have been heading this those lazy fishermen who are pull­ any of these ships,' but I would on the Republic (Trafalgar) for to the Mediterranean. like to call the membership's at­ way from back east to enjoy the ing in all those speckled trout. Japan. In-transits included: Iberville All hands on the beach are cau­ tention to a problem that we are good shipping. Somebody played During this past week we were and Antinous (Waterman); Steel having on some ships that are in a terrible joke on them. Shipping tioned that it is against SIU policy saddened by the arrival of the Advocate and Steel Maker (Isth­ temporary lay-up and the crews was so good when they got here for men who are on the beach to mian); Burbank Victory (Eastern) Petrolite with the body of Richard have been kept aboard. they didn't get a chance to enjoy go down to the ships in port prior and the Cornell of Hillcone Oil H. Severson, who was killed by a Keep Crews Aboard to pay off or sign-on. If it is neces­ the fine weather. fall into the No. 4 tank. He was Company under an SUP contract. As you JKUOW, the contract pro­ sary for you to go aboard one of John Arabasz chief pumpman on her and was a Prospects for the coming two Wilmington Fort Agent these ships when you are not as­ vides that where a ship lays up good SIU man and a fine shipmate. weeks look fairly good, with the for more than ten days the com­ signed to it, contact one of the port t t officials and get permission from pany may lay the crew off. How­ He will be missed by all who knew following ships due to hit the port the hall to go aboard. This is in ever, some companies prefer to him. He leaves a family in Wis­ in-transit and for payoffs; Chicka­ Son Francisco: line with the Union's policy of keep the crews aboard, which is a consin to whom we extend our saw, Claiborne, De Soto and Mon­ keeping all unauthorized personnel good deal for our members. The sympathy. The body has been sent arch of the Seas (Waterman), and Alcoa's Patriot, Pennant, Pegasus, beef we are getting from the com­ to Wisconsin for burial. off the ships in port. Polaris, Partner, Corsair, Ranger Leroy Clarke Keith Alsop panies is that when they keep the and Cavalier. Lake Charles Port Agent Galveston Port Agent crews aboard they expect the men Crew Up Here Shipping has been keeping on a There are strong rumors that' fairly even keel and steady pace, Mississippi will take delivery of its with prospects for the future tend­ Mariner-type ship in the Pfisca-. ing to remain at the same level or goulsj yards in the neW future. better of top jobs and shipping for Wheii' it does this port will crew the SIU. Jeff GlUette. Agent EUidtt 4334 FORT WILLIAM.... 118>/5 Syndicate Ave. her up with the exception of a few During the two-week period pay­ SIU/A&G District Ontario Phone: 3-3221 TAMPA r. 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. 103 Durham St. key replacements. Also, there is White, Agent Phone 8-1310 PORT COLBORNB offs included the Taddei (Ship- BAJUTIMORE .. 14 North Gar St. Ray Ontario Phone: 5591 WILMINGTON. CaU* 505 Marine Ave. possibility that the Wanda Sheppard. Agent Mulberry 4540 John Arabasz, Agent enter); Bluestar (Traders) and Sea- Earl 272 King St, E. TerminaJ 4-2874 TORONTO. Ontario BOSTON 270 State St. HEADQUARTERS ...675 4th Ave..^klyn. (Epiphany) will be ready some EMpire 4-5719 star (Mercaddr), with the Taddei James Sheeban, Agent Richmond 2-0140 » SECRETARY-TREASURER VICTORIA, BC......617H Cormorant St. time soon for a crew. Isthmian, VESTON 308'A 23rd St Paul Hall Empire 4531 and Seastar signing on a full crew GAEVESTON ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS VANCOUVER, EC 565 HamUton St. also, is supposed to have a Mariner Keith Alsop. Agent Phone 2-8448 again. ' Joe Algina Pacific 7824 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. Lloyd Gardner Robert Matthews Joe Volpian SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. ready in the near future out at the Leroy Clarke. Agent Phone 6-5744 Ships in-transit^ in the past fort- MIAMI Claude Simmons WUliam Hall Phone 6346 same yards. If and when it is ready. Dolphin Hotel BAGOTVILLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. bight were the Yaka, Topa Topa Eddie Parr, Agent Miami 9-4791 Phone: 545 Mobile will crew her up. MOBILE 1 .South Lawrence St. SUP . and Mobilian of Waterman; Cal- Cal Tanner, Agent THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St. Phone 2-1754 Dies Aboard Ship CAnal 7-3202 16 Merchant St. ORLEANS 523 BienviUe St. HONOLULU mar's Portmar; the Steel Age of NEW 113 Cote De La Montague Phone 5-8777 QUEBEC The Mobile membership wishes Lindsey Williams, Agent Quebec Phone: 2-7078 528 N. W. Everett St. Isthmian; Traders' Brightstar, and Magnolia 6112-6113 PORTLAND SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WUliam St. to extend its sympathy to the fam­ Beacon 4336 NEW yORK.... 675 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn the Longview Victory of Victory NB Phone: 2-5232 ily of Brother James. K. Dubose, 257 5th St. STerling 8-4670 RICHMOND. CALIF Phone 2599 Carriers. NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. who recently-- died aboard the Ren Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 Great Lakes District Douglas 2-8363 The typical SIU man of the week PHH^ADELPHIA 337 Market St. SEATTLE ;...... 2700 1st Ave. ALPENA........ 133 W. Fletcher Abiqua, one day out of the Panama S. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1635 nomination belongs to Ralph Mol- PORT ARTHUR Main 0290 Phone: 1238W Canal Zone. The body was flown 411 Austin St. WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. BUFFALO. NY ....180 Main St, Phone 4-2341 sant. Ralph has a long line of Don Hilton, Rep. Terminal 4-3131 Phone: Cleveland 7391 from the Canal Zone and was FRANCISCO 4.50 Harrison St. NEW YORK 675 ttb Ave,, Brooklyn CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NE buried in a local cemetery. He is strikes-behind him. After joining SAN T. Banning, Agent Douglas 2-5475 STerUng 8-4671 ' Phone: Main 1-0147 BreithoR, West Coast Representative the Union in 1940, he participated Marty DETROIT.... 1038 3rd St. survivf^ by a-wife aaH two daughPUERTA de TIERRA, PR . Pelayo 51—La 5 Canaditin District Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 In the 1946 strike jn Galveston, the Sal Colls, Agent Phone 2-5996 MONTREAL, . r... DULITTH... 531 W. 'Michigan St. ^rs. 634 SL James St. West ... 8 Abercorn St. Bethlehem Shipyard strike in Bal- SAVANNAH ... PLateau 8161 Phone: Melrose 2-4110 . Jeff Morrison, Agent Phone, 3-1728 HALIFAX, N.S... 3261 E. 92nd St. 128'A Hollls St. SOUTH CHICAGO t^ie 1|(47,Isthmian strike^ in fl^TTLK.jy,.........2700 Hit,,Ave, , Phone: 9-8811 ---'Is Fishing And Snnshine Make Texas Fine Spot Shipping On Upswing; Men Head For Japan Marluer Expoefed To Grew Up In Mobile te' li: Iw- Shipping On Even Keel With Fninre Brighter HAIsL OMMECTOMY " • ••'41 �:-•"''"'.i-f .-••>'•• »'s i.f'.,-i Vace Eleren SE AF ARERS^ LOG July 24^ 1958 PORT ttEPORIS dry seems to be getting a whiteDrive, Baltimore, Md.: J. Jones, Savannah: G. Logan, V. Jones, T. Roman, B. v/ashing, with strikers still out af­ Connay, C. Chandler, D. Sykes, ter two-and-a-half-years. In addi­ J. Eichenberg, J. Davis, T. Nicho­ tion, the Yellow Cab company is las, B. Lawson, G. Loefer. B., Krotstill on the unfair list. zer, M. Mason, R. Bell, E. Mans­ Jeff Morrison The shipping situation has been Savannah Port Agent Sliipping has been good for the field, K. Kristensen and J. Lasfine for the past two weeks and we past two weeks and there have siter, " 4> . 4 4 Earl Sheppard expect it to hold its own in the been no beefs, to speak of. Boston: Baltimore Port Agent forthcoming period. We paid off 19 ships, signed on 4" Ships paying off included the 13 and had 11 in-transit. Ships General Patton (Nat'l Waterways); paying off were: Kathryn and Car­ New Orleans: and South Atlantic's Southland olyn (Buli); Alamar, Seamar, Calmar and Bethcoaster (Calmar); During the past two weeks, ship­ and Southwind. All three vessels Trojan Seaman (Troy); Steelore, signed on again, with the General ping has been good. We are ship­ Marore, Feltore, Oremar, Cubore Patton signing coastwise articles. ping quite a few men and most of and Baltore (Ore); Bents Fort and Way down here in New Orleans In-transits in­ the in-transit vessels take on a few Lone Jack (Cities Service); Steel shipping has picked up somewhat cluded: the Sea- replacements. Everything helps Recorder (Isthmian); Robin Wenttrains New York, ley (Seas); Sea Tiger (Colonial) and from all indications will smooth out to where we will have New Jersey and keep the ball rolling. We don't and Raphael Semmes (Waterman). fair shipping for the next few Savannah (Sea- know what shipping will be like Ships signing on Were the Hast­ weeks. train); Robin for the coming period, but if it is ings (Waterman), and the Raphael Hood (Seas); Wa­ like the last few it can't be bad. Ships paying off during the Semmes, Kathryn, Steelore, Bents period were the Del Sol and Del costa,. Afoundria Ships paying off were the QueenFort, Feltore, Santos (Mississippi); Antinous and a- n d Fairland ston Heights (Seatrade); Julesburg Oremar, Lone (Waterman); San (Terminal Tankers); Salem Mari­ Chickasaw (Waterman) and BioomJack, Alamar, field's Neva West and Margaret Mateo Victory time (Cities Service) and the Ann Nelson Marore, Cubore, Brown. Sign-ons included: the Del (Eastern), and Marie (Bull). All ships signed Baltore and Car­ Norte and Del Monte (Mississippi); the Marina (Bull). on except the Ann Marie. Inolyn. Robin Trent (Seas) ahd._the Neva On the General Patton payoff, transits included the Robin WentVessels In- West. 270 hours of disputed overtime ley (Seas); Steel King and Steel - transit included Vessels in-transit were Alcoa's was collected for supervising Far Rover) (Isthmian); De Soto and the Antinous, Corsair, Pennant, Cavalier and East labor and Far East labor Azalea City Hast- Pilgrim; Isthmian's Steel Maker working inside the vessel in pas­ Iberville (Waterman); Yarmouth YYQ]! ings, Chickasaw and Steel Advocate (twice); Del sage ways and other areas. Except (Eastern) and General Patton (Na­ , * and Wacosta Monte (Mississippi); Seatrains New for this beef, this vessel turned tional Shipping). Overtime was collected on the (Waterman); Betbcoaster (Calmar); Jersey and Savannah; Claiborne, up in unusually good shape, Julesburg for the Robin Locksley (Seas); Alcoa Puri­ Maiden Creek and Monarch of the Hails Plans mate working on tan and Runner (Alcoa); Jean Seas (Waterman); Southern Dis­ the porthole in (Bull), and the Steel King of Isth­ Our nomination for Seafarer of tricts and Southern Cities (South­ wheelhouse. The mian. the Week is Jack Nelson. Nelson ern); Edith (Bull); Coeur D'Alene QM also collected Says SIU Is Tops Victory (Victory Carriers) and just completed a run. aboard the for driving winch Bents Fort (Cities Service) and is One of the oldtimers on the Southland (South Atlantic). putting the pipe­ down around this way enjoying the beach around here is Brother line on board. Doctor 111 good old Georgia weather and James Wall. Wall has been a par­ Other beefs set­ Ail the members on the beach victuals. Nelson thinks the Va­ ticipant in all the SIU programs tled, including cation 'and Welfare Plans, with volunteered to rush to the aid of a since the Unioi's beginning, and one on Patton their accompanying gains, ai'e the stricken friend of the Union recent­ Violante is a firm believer in aii present which is headed SIU policies. He is highly in favor ly. Dr. Love, formerly ship's doctor greatest things he ever saw in the for the Far East with a load of labor field. He's been with the on the Del Mar of the Welfare and Vacation Plans, and Del Sud and SIU for quite a while, and he says grain. among others, and the benefits Shows Off Ring well-known and he never saw the likes of it any­ they represent to members of the Jim Penswick is showing his ring well-liked by where—on the land or the sea. Union. many Seafarers,, Just a word of warning to some around the hali after winning it Brother Wall regards the new was seriously ill brothers. There are always a few a.s a third prize in the art contest. building in Baltimore as another in the USPHS individuals who completely disre­ Yarmouth has a baseball team and milestone in SIU history. It it his hospital here. gard the rights, privileges ^d safe­ they won their last game against firm belief that seamen, never BlOod donors ty of their gbipniates by taking off the Yarmouth Town Team. All they again, will suffer the trials and from the hall at will and not showing up for talk about on the Yarmouth now is tinbulations of days gone by, as responded to the their watches aboard ship. In baseball and swordfisb. Cheramie long as there is a Union with the call. Jack Glea- doing so it not only brings ill re­ Anthony Violante just got his policies and progressiveness of the son, lately transferred from Fort pute to the Union, but also casts FWT endorsement and is happy SIU. Stanton, is making nice progress a bad light on the other members about it. Other men on the beach Work Progressive and asked to be remembered to all, of the SIU. Some men never seem include Stan C^eslak, D. Arscott, A. At the risk of being repetitious, as did Johnny Knowles from to learn. 1 think it is the duty of Tobin, E. O'Connell, G. Gallant, R. referring to the new building once Mobile.. the membership to straighten out Burns and H. Bickford. again, we note that the steel is Since the last meeting maternity some of these jokers and instill in In the hospital and wishing to being erected and by the time we benefits have been applied for by them the pride of the Union. thank the members for their blood make the next .report some of the Jack Cheramie, Sol Campbell, Gil­ Matters on the labor front down donations is S. Greeni'idge. Othei-s finishing work on the interior bert Piersall, Hilton Lachney and here are fairly steady and con­ on the shelf include W. H. Wildshould have been started. It is L. Carrasquiilo. Carrasquillo and sistent. The Coca Cola plant is ridge, J. A. Duffy, J. J. Flaherty, our understanding that the ma­ Piersall had daughters, while the still out on strike and the boys are S. H. Gnittke, T. Mastaler and R. chinery for the air conditioning others had male offsprings. pausing for their refi-eshment by A. Rogers. will also be set up in the near James Sheehan Lindsay J; Williams other means, with other -bottled future. The fellows around here Boston Port Agent New Orleans Port Agent beverages, too. The E & W laun­ are showing great interest in the progress of the building, and there is extensive discussion regarding it. We have noticed in this port that there have been some fouling , up on shipboard, such as missing ships and watches. Actions such Shipping Figures July 1 To July 15 ais these are not conducive to the SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL REG. TOiAL SIHP. REG. REG. spirit and the letter of the SIU DECK PORT ENG. STEW.SHIPPEI DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. policy and cannot be condoned. 55 16 24 15 28 15 18 61 Boston Unless the crews discipline these 425 148 107 142 528 170 209 177 ^ performers and curtail such ac­ New York .... tions, there Is no doubt that the 140 51 45 44 51 ' 99 Philadelphia 27 21 matters will be dealt with during 305 87 144 74 Baltimore . i.. 132 104 310 74 regular meetings by shoreside 11 3 6 2 20 14 70 36 Norfolk I member-ship. 75 22 21 32 23 80 30 27 Savannah Though these performers are a 28 6 12 10 38 10 16. 12 Tampa ....... minority of our membership, they 151 51 60 offset the good work of the rest of 40 155 43 54 58 Mobilethe Union. We urge all brothers 271 98 89 84 86 254 91 77 New Orleans .. to think seriously of the conse­ 40 127 45 42. 129 44 38 47 Galveston .... quences before missing a ship or 93 38 32 29 35 105 /38 32 Seattle a watch. 82 35 27 20 94 33 23 38 San» Francisco How about using a minute of 32 13' 13 6 10 53 20 23 your spare time to visit or drop a Wilmington ,. line to the" following men in the520 ' 1,795 773 v 558 . 1,976 " » 688 ^ ' 586 645 , ' tirS^HS'"WosiHtWkt Wyman Paife Baltimore: Beef Seitiedl Men Get 270 Hrs. Overtime To Start Inside Work Soon On New Bnilding SIU Blood Donors Bnsh To Aid Of Ship Doctor Swordfisb And Bail Games Top Ship Talk Tampa: .'si a si .si •^ I VieioryTiarriers May Operate From Here With prospects looking just about the same in the immediate future, shipping is holding its own here. We have nice weather and plenty of sunshine. We could use a bit of rain but it seems to have passed us by. Most of the fellows are making trips to the lakes around town and coming back with some bass, catfish and soft - shelled turtles. One of the boys brought around several pounds of turtle meat and it is fine eating. Some of the oldtimers sitting Dominguez around and sweat­ ing it out are A1 Ortega. Ralph Seckinger, Ike Craft. Gus "Pappy" Taylor, Frank Hagin and A. R. "Slim" Veiasco. In town for a visit is Tony Dominguez. Tony is a* former con­ tender for middle and lightheavy honors. He had quite a few bigtime fights and it is said around town that he used to make Baby Miller climb all the trees in town backwards. There are several fel­ lows who swear this is true. He has been sailing AB now for the past few years. There is talk of the Victory Car­ riers stai'ting again on the phos­ phate trad from Tampa. The port steward for this outfit is here on vacation and we had a talk with him, informing us of this possibil­ ity. Ray White Tampa Port Agent 4 4 4 Seattle: Sania Veneiia Brings In No Oyerilfflo Beeis Very good is the word of ship­ ping in Seattle. Also, shipping is expected to keep going along on the same even keel. Paying off were the Santa Venetia (Elam); Brightstar iTriton); Fairisle (Watermani and the Shinnecock Bay (Veritas!, w i t h the Fairisle and Brightstar sign­ ing on again. Intransits included the Pennmar, M a r y ni a r and Portmar of Cal­ mar; Waterman's Mobilian. and the DeLappe Cities Service tanker. Archers Hope. The Santa Veaietia came in after being out for six-and-one-half months with no disputed overtime. Also, the other vessels came in minus beefs and logs, for which we can give credit to the fine work being done by delegates and crew aboard these vessels. W. A. DeLappe is this corner's nomination for Seafarer of the Week. He joined the SIU in Bos­ ton in 1939 and has been sailing in the deck department ever since. DeL-appe was in the 1941 Bonus Strike and the 1947 Isthmian Strike. In 1951 DeLappe was very ac­ tive in organizing the Ocean Tow Company in Seattle, even though he had a full book at tRe time. While he was riding the Ocean Tow ships he met a local Seattle girl, got married, and now makes his home in this port city.. Jeff GiKette Seattle Fort Ageni "4 J 01 I �Page Twelve SEAFARERS IN THE WAKE LOG Jiily 24. 1953 MEET THE SEAFARER , Swimming, one of the most pop nlar of sports, is also one of the most recent. Although men have sailed the seas as far back as his­ tory records, it is only within the last few centuries that swimming became at all widespread as sport. One reason was the popu­ lar belief that too much water was harmful; another was the tardy de­ velopment of swimming tech­ niques. During the nineteenth cen­ tury, in England, basic swimming strokes were developed and the seashore became one of America's m.ost popular playgrounds; in July, 126 years ago, a swimming club was opened in Boston, and SO years after that the Amateur Ath­ letic Union initiated standardized water sports in this country. feels moist, many people believe this is a sign of rain. Supersti­ tions regarding codfish are espe­ cially popular in cold climates, where cod are generally found. % JOSEPH TEICHER, AB' After a stint on foreign-flag time. I made one. trip on a Nor­ ships, and then working in an un­ wegian freighter from the West Question: Of all the countries organized tanker outfit for a while, Coast of South America, through you've visited, what country's food Joseph Teicher, AB, says that sail­ the Straits of Magellan, up the 4 i 4 ing with SIU conditions and wages East Coast of South America, and Among all the stories of mon­ do you like best? are like a dream. then back thropghi^ the Panama • sters which once roamed land and It was the desire to travel and Canal to the West Coast. We A. Loguieis, deck eng.: I never sea, the sea serpent .myth is the see the world in which he lives stopped at every little port on the one which keeps cropping up. eat ashore in foreign ports because that made Joe decide to go to sea. way, and the trip took eight I'm not sure what Now, down in Colombia recently, I'm getting when A native New Yorker, he decided months. I got a payoff of about the remains of two sea serpents I eat in those to start sailing as soon as he fin­ $550 for that ei^ht-month trip. have actually been discovered, rel­ $3,400 Payoff places. I always ished high school, but soon found ics' of the age of crustaceans, 75 that it was tough to get a berth on eat aboard the "Just recehtly, I made a trip on niillion years ago, still another any American-flag ships, so he the Steel Artisan to the Far East, ship, and usually proof that the new world was in­ get good food started to visit the foreign ship­ and my payoff for that five-month habited by some of the most that way. The ping lines. trip was a little over $3,400. That's ancient forms of life and that like "My first ship was a Norwegian a big difference, but there's also a meals I like best many stories long regarded as fan­ are when we ship," he says, "and on my very big difference in the food. We tastic, the existence of sea serpents catch some fresh first trip I got left behind in Hel­ practically starved on those Nor­ actually has a factual basis. fish and then have the cooks fix sinki, Finland. Things were tough wegian ships." \ ^ ii 4 4 4 over there at that time, in 1946, The trip Joe made on the Steel "To frolic," is the way the dic­ Through the ages, men who sail them up for dinner. and I went to Sweden and then to Artisan was the one when the ship 4 4 4 tionary defines "skylark" today, the sea have always been notorious Norway where I got a job with a George "Red" Brady, AB: I love bank as fireman. Then I went to was caught in the typhoon but the original meaning of the for the tall tales they tell. There­ word is distinctly nautical. For fore, it is not surprising that the that Italian food. I can eat that Denmark and finally got an Army "Hester" and fought its way their own amusement, sailors expression "to spin a yarn" comes stuff all the time, transport out of Germany and got through the storm for three days. aboard ships would chase each from the sea. To while away the and I like all of back to the States about a year At the time, the ship almost sank and was badly battered when she other up the riggings. .Only long hours aboard ship, mariners their dishes real after I had left." finally reached the Philippines. the young,*sure-footed and high- told endless tales to amuse their well. I guess it's Waa Organizer spirited among them cared to play shipmates while engaged in mak­ the sauce that After that, Joe continued to sail The captain and company credited such a dangerous game, and sky­ ing spun yarn from the untwisted they put on the Norwegian ships until he heard the heads-up seamanship of the larking today, although it no longer rope hemp to be used for rigging. stuff that I like. about the organizing drive that the crew with getting the ship through means a romp through the rigging, The two occupations were so I married an Ital­ SIU was conducting in the Cities the storm. "I find," he sayis.Hiiat I like the still implies a light-hearted and closely associated that today the ian girl, and man, Service fleet. "I went right down expression has actually come to she sure cooks merry pastime. and got a job with Cities Service," Isthmian trips to the Far East. mean the tales that were told, and some great food, he says, "and then started work­ That part of the world is very in­ 4 4 Narbonne, an important seaport not the work that was done. all kinds of Italian dishes. ing for the SIU. That's the way I teresting, and the Isthmian ships In the times of Romans, is known to got my SIU book, through the or­ are usually good feeders and are 4 4 4 4 4 4 clean ships. The bloodthirsty pirate, whose us today for another reason: Situ­ Reid R. Burns, steward utility: ganizing drive." ated on the Mediterranean Sea, in evil deeds made the seagoing trav­ I've been in a lot of countries and While in the Cities Service fleet, "Now that I've been sailing the south of France, the city con­ eler tremble, existed mostly only tasted their food, the 24-year-old Seafarer sailed on SIU," says he, "I'm sure glad that tains a cemetery without a single in the minds of fiction writers. As but my favorite the Chiwawa, Cantigny, Govern­ I went into the Cities Service drive grave. Fittingly enough, the ceme­ far as actual evidence shows, no type of cooking. ment Camp and Abiqua. That was and got my book. It was the best tery in this once great and flourish­ pirate ever made one of his help­ Is good old South­ back in 1948. After he got his SIU move I've ever made. ing seaport contains monuments less victims walk the plank or mis­ "And it's not just the added ern cooking. I book, he began sailing freighters and chapels dedicated exclusively treated a prisoner, if he could help come from Tam­ again. "I had sailed on Norwegian money," he says, "that makes it so to the memory of mariners who it. Quite the contrary. The pirate pa, and I don't freighters before," he says, "and wonderful sailing SIU. It's all the have been lost at sea. usually treated his "guests" with think that there's so I wanted to get back to sailing other great things about the Union every consideration, as an induce­ 4" 4 4" a country in the freighters, but what a difference too. Just the Welfare Plan alone One of the most popular fish su­ ment to future victims not to resist world can beat a between the foreign-flag ships and is great for seamen. Every man perstitions centers around one of and cause the pirates extra work. good meal of the SIU ships. There was a big figures he's going to have a home the most impopular of fish—^the Far from enjoying the hazards of Southern fried chicken with the difference between SIU conditions and a family sooner or later, and cod. People living along the coast their profession, most of them dis­ trimmings. and the conditions in the Cities something like the Welfare Plan have long used the cod to deter­ liked fighting and an adventurous Service fleet at that time, but there makes it a lot easier for a family 4 4 4 mine whether winter weather will life. As soon as they had put by C. Wallace, pass, utility: I eat on was an even bigger difference be­ man because it gives his family be mild or severe. When the fish a comfortable sum of money, they the ship most of the .time when tween the SIU and the foreign- some protection, just like the Un­ run early—for example, in Octo­ retired to live safe, law-abiding I'm In a foreign flag ships. ion gives the man protection on his, ber, along the New Jersey coast, lives ashore, like any respectable port, but I always "The wages on foreign-flag ships job, so he don't have to worry instead of December — observers businessman of today—and for all eat that French back in 1947 were $60 a month about his security. It's all the take this as the sign of a bad vdn- we know, that is exactly what most pastry whenever and 35 cent» an hour for overtime, things added up that makes the ter ahead. When a dried codfish of the pirates thought they were! I get a chance. when • they decided to pay over­ SIU the tops in maritime." They do some­ thing to that pas­ try that makes it taste real sweet and different ACROSS DOWN 11. Merry 32. Made naviga­ British troops landed in Sicily Italian mainland bearing the mes­ from the baked 1. Biblical title tion map S. Nurse, in 17. Edge of deck in sight of Mt. Etna, near Catania, sage. . .The SIU hailed the Ameri­ goods that you get any place else It controls 2. 35. Sailing ves­ India 19. What ship tide sel's largest in the world. which was being bombarded from can shipyards feat of constructing Little ex­ shouldn't be 3. Sea NE of boat plosions the sea, and 30 miles south on the more ships in the first six months Crimea 22. Strain 4 4 4 37. French Presi­ 4. Heading for 9. Grand Banks 24. Link to Baltic dent, 1932-40 James Dawson, AB: I guess out east coast. To the southwest ar­ of 1943 than were built in all of hazard USA 25. China port 39. Slow, in music A 8. trip 26. Paul Lavalle's 41. Artless of all the ports that I've visited. mored units under Gen. Patton 1942, meaning more jobs for Sea­ 12. Man: Slarf 6. Duluth cargo group 43. Of first rank 13. Seat in Copenhagen, went inland 20 miles.. .U-boats re­ farers ... In Kansas City, Mo, 7. SlU gets 27. Away from 44. Kind of hair Russia good ones Wind Denmark, has appeared in the Caribbean early Louis G. Lower, a leader in the arrangement Swing about 14. Luzon native 28. Islands SE of 45. Man's name about the best in July when they sank a United Republican organization that a spar Marshalls 46. Spoil 15. Long spar 9. Waterman 29. Sea near 47. Macaw fopd. They serve States merchant ship, survivors wrecked Tom Pendergast's Demo­ 16. What SIO ship Formosa 48. Part of bldg. offers some special sal­ said on landing at Miami, Fla. ... cratic machine, was shot and killed 10. Ex-Giant manager 18. Machine shop (Puzzle Answers on Page 25) ads over there After months of battle against the in the Union Station Plaza. devices that are real WSA set-up,, the SIU-SUP voted 20. Rip 4 4 4 great. They also on both coasts to accept the RMO 21. Approaches Rome was attacked shortly after have a sort registration cards in the best in­ 23. Actress Chase 0 f smorgasbord, terests of the seamen... President midnight by 521 planes—272 26. Part of eargo with cold cuts and Roosevelt abolished the Board of bombers and 249 medium bombers 29. Demand for something due small cooked dishes that makes up Economic Warfare headed by Vice —of the US Ninth Air Force, drop­ 30. — Khan President Wallace and adminis­ ping 1,101 tons of high explosives a very tasty meal. 31. Fore-and-aft rigged boat 4 4 4 t tered by Milo Perkins, created a ... Washington announced loss of S3. New: Prefix Albert Bagley, FWT: I've eaten new Office of Economic Warfare the United States submarine Tri­ 34. Giri's nick­ in a lot of foreign ports, but my under Leo T. Crowley, and trans­ ton... In Cleveland, O., John name ferred all of the foreign functions McCarrens, president and general 36. Like a baby favorite foods are 38. Lake, Fr. of the old BEW and of the Recon­ manager of The Cleveland Plain ones you get the West Africa struction Finance Corporation's Dealer and of The Forest City 39. King's man, over in Japan. old England. subsidiaries, all headed by Secre­ Publishing Co., which also owns They have an oc­ 40. Commune, tary Jones, to. the ijew OJEW. and operates The Cleveland News, Sicily topus soup that 42. New Britain was shot fatally, by Herbert Kotastes wonderful. porta 4 4 4 brak, former general manager of Brown 46. They also have a (Bloomi'eld) President Roosevelt and Prime German and Hungarian language lot of different 49. Hawser Mim r Churchill appealed to the newspapers, who later shot and kinds of vegeta30. Hobby for Seafarers Italia... people to throw off the killed himself.. .The SIU backed ble3 with the On the beach yoke of Fa^ism in"® statement APL President William Gree/ in meal, like baby Unfasten ' " Gape -. /'j bambod shoots, that ita^te ireal gotid from the White HoiiSO wMle UN bis demand to roll back prices niid Lap over• « for>»®«€iiialiga ^.bombers dropped leaflets over the aid Kind ct light �• i' >> July 24,'1S5S SEAFARERS LOG Paye Thirteen "X-iy^ j SEAFARERS # LOG Jnly 24. 1953 'Let's Grab Him For Speeding!' Vol. XV. Ne. 15 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union,'Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL. 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. STerling 8-4670. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor. UERRCRT BIAND: Managing Editor, RAT DcmsOM; Art Editor, BsiiMAiai SEAMAN; Photo Editor', DANIU. NII.VA; Staff Writers. HERMAN ARTBOR. IEWIM SPXVACX. ART PERTALL. JESBT REMER, AL MASKIN; Gulf Area Reporter,-BILL MOODY. ISO Navy Hard-Timing The drastic order issued by the Navy at Inchon on shore leave is as fine an example of arined forces "chicken" as has been seen in a long time. By providing penalties of 150 days' hard labor for each 60 minutes overstayed ashore, the Navy has revealed its contempt for the rights of merchant seamen as civilians and citizens. Most revealing in'the Navy attitude is the provision calling for 14 hours a day hard labor for unlicensed men and eight hours daily for-ship's officers. Skippers, mates and engineers, it seems, come somewhat closer to the. Navy idea of officers and gentlemen and so are to be treated "leniently" in com­ parison. For some time now the armed forces' attitude toward merchant seamen in Korea has been nothing to cheer about. For months after internal disturbances in Korea, they wouldn't even let seamen ashore in Korean ports. Perhaps they were worried that Seafarers' union talk would corrupt the GIs and sailors. Whatever the reasons for the latest arbitrary action^ it's about time" that the Brass was taken down a peg and taught that seamen, too, are people. of the WEEK NMU Crews Agree SIU Ship is Tops To the Edltor: There are 28 proud Seafarers aboard the Seapender today. We have just had a number of NMU men praise the condition our ship is in and the food we eat. We were sitting at anchor for a week when this morning some crewmemhers of the Seaherald came over to this shi^, not knowing that we were under the SIU banner, hut think­ ing we were under NMU. Among the crewmemhers were the bosun, chief cook and an AB. Their t first remarks upon hoarding were on how clean and wellThe SIU's newest service for Seafarers, the placing of kept the ship libraries aboard all SIU ships is another in a long series of Alcoa has agreed on wage in­ completed a ten-week course in looked. Walking , improvements 'originated by the Union. The SIU has long creases and other benefits with "contract review" conducted by into the messheld that the job of a seaman's union goes beyond porkchops. hall, the bosun three unions representing 30,000 Local 1104 of the Lorain, O., SteelWhile fully aware of the importance of wages and overtime, couldn't get over shoreside workers in 18 plants. The workers. In addition, the stewards Simpson the Union intends to see to it that other needs are taken the clean condi­ agreements bring a general in­ were coached thoroughly on the care of too, . tion it was in. And then they crease of BMi cents and end the correct way to institute grievance north-south differentials. "The pact procedure. The ship's libraries, like the slopchest services, the welfare learned that we were SIU. 4 4 4 benefits, the recreational and service facilities in the halls When they asked us how we with CIO Steelworkers covers 17,workers, while wage reopeners Three AFL unions took to the are all part of the Union's constant effort to better the sea­ were able to keep a ship in such 000 AFL Aluminum Workers and air in picketing the two largest man's lot. After all, a Seafarer does not cease to be a person good shape, we explained that we with the AFL Metal Trades Council mountain resort hotels in New have always tried to live up to the when his watch is over.' His needs off watch are just as slogan, "An SIU ship is a clean affect 13,000 workers. The Steel- York's Catskill Mountains, Grossimportant to his well-being as his conditions on the job. The Seaherald's chief cook worker pact gives workers in the inger's and the Concord. Two small From now on Seafarers can be sure of pleasant and in­ ship." told their bosun, "You see what I south and southwest two cents planes flew over New York City formative reading matter on the ships at all times. It's some­ told you? Always the SIU ships more an hour. An additional wage early in July, while 50 station thing that is certain to be welcomed by every crewmember. are painted and clean, not dirty increase will be negotiated within wagons, cars and trucks, carrying 4" 4" 4" like ours." We then discussed the 60 days for the lowest-rated jobs banners, toured roads leading to latest changes in our respective at Mobile, Ala., and a wage study the resorts. Members of the Hotel agreements and they agreed th.ot will be made to iron out other dif­ and Restaurant Employees & Bar­ tenders, Building Service Em­ we had, by far, the better agree­ ferentials. As has been emphasized several times in the SEAFARERS ment. 4 i ployees and Office Employees LOG, this country is becoming increasingly dependent on We talked a lot about the con­ AFL Boilermakers Local 92 picketed entrances to the hotels on foreign nations for vital raw materials, particularly iron ore tracts, comparing our working rules won bargaining rights at the Con­ foot. and other metals. In recent years, US companies have been and overtime clauses with theirs, veyor Company, Los Angeles, 4 4 4 feverishly exploring in South America for new sources of and they agreed that we are way manufacturers of storage tanks, Canada's Fair Employment Prac­ ore, and the giant US Steel Corporation has, with Government out in front of them all the way individual conveyors, street sweep­ tices Act went into effect on the aid, constructed a huge steel plant on the banks of the Dela­ down the line, and expressed the ers and other heavy machinery, by first of the month. Its intent is to wish that they would get the kind scoring a decisive victory over the prevent and eliminate discrimina­ ware that will depend exclusively on foreign ore imports. of working conditions and OT independent Mine, Mill and tion in jobs on the basis of national But despite the fact that the US will be almost completely clauses that we have. Smelter Workers. Some 200 work­ origin, color or religion. It applies dependent on ore imports, not a single ore ship is building Not long after their visit, three ers are effected. to concerns within the jurisdiction of the federal government. or on order for US registry. Several ore carriers are being men from the Seaglamor also came 4« 4" 4 built for foreign, flags, and practically all ore movement into over and they also remarked on The Fifth Circuit Court of Ap­ 4 4 4 the good shape our ship was in. peals has again upheld the right of the Delaware River plant is on foreign vessels. The workers in the 18 Thompson As it was close to suppertime, we the US Department of Labor to restaurants in Chicago voted last It seems a little odd for the Government to subsidize con­ invited them to chow. They bit struction of a giant steel plant, in the interests of defense, into the delicious steaks we had obtain restitution for 468 em­ May for the Hotel & Restaurant and then to allow it to be wholly dependent on foreign ton­ for supper and the steward and ployees of the Jacksonville (Fla.) Employees, 146-70. Two montlis later they had an 18-month con­ nage for its basic raw material. Such oversight is dangerous chief cook glowed with pride be­ Paper Company totalling $56,000 tract cutting the work week to 44 in a recent court decision. The case to the nation's security. cause of the compliments paid has been fought by company attor­ hours at once, to 42 hours in six them by these NMU seamen. This neys since 1941. It has been to the months and to 40 hours in nine i t SIU ship outclasses both the NMU Supreme Court twice. The current months. The pact provides time ships by far, in respect to living court battle was on an.attempt to and one-half, a union shop, griev­ and working conditions. machinery, arbitration and The recent testimony of Patrick Walsh, a former Com­ ' We of the Seapender and of the limit the time for which Secretary ance vacations. The Thompson restau­ of Labor Martin Durkin could de­ munist operative, on the 1949 Canadian Seamen's Union SIU have a right to be proud of restitution. The violations rant employees are the first in Chi­ strike, again points tip the important service rendered to our ship, and even more, proud of mand arose from overtime work from cago to win the 40-hour, five-day the nation by the SIU in that beef. Walsh told a House Un- our Union, for we know that if 1941 to 1947 and the manner of week in a union contract. American Activities Committee that a Communist plan to this ship were under the NMU computing straight time and over­ 4 4 4 AFL truck drivers in Buffalo, halt Marshall Plan shipments on a world-wide scale was banner the conditions would be time under the'•paper company's the same as on other NMU ships. NY, ended a four-day strike recent­ payroll practices. thwarted in large part by the intervention of the SIU. Other unions and companies are ly which had tied up freight ship­ 4 4 4 At the time of the Canadian b.Qef, the SIU encountered respectful of our Union and the ments over a 50-mile radius. A criticism from well-meaning but ill-informed sources because conditions we have won. We must As a result of a check by the joint company-union announcement it helped the SIU Canadian District take over Canada's deep always be alert for any act which Wage and Hour Division of the said both agreed to continue ne­ sea fleet and wreck the Communist-run Canadian Seamen^s might jeopardize our position. Our US Department of Labor, 109 em­ gotiations for ten days and submit ployees of eight contractors on the the dispute to arbitration if agr^ Union. >What these sources didn't know w^ that the CSU Union is ahead. Let's keep it that New York State Thruway received ment could not be reached in that way. • « strike was a purely political maneuver designed to weaken better tfian $19,000 due them in time. Previously, the union had This crew also wishes to recom­ the western nations and strengthen the hand of the Soviet mend to our brothers the skipper overtime, but not previously paid. turned down an offer of a 12-cent Union. of this ship. Captain Bamberg, who One contractor was stung for $13,increase and other benefits, With all the evidence in, it's now seen that the SIU role has been a good skipper to us in 862 as payment to 71 employees. hourly but did not make public its de­ was justified all the way. And not the least of the outcome all respects, even providing beer 4 4 4 mands. The old scales ranged from is, the fact that Canadiaii sMmeri are free frwn the grip of for us on these long shuttle runs, More than 30 stewards and as- $1.50 an hour for dock men to slstani -. grievaiuiihVi'coiximitteenteii.^^ iSor.drivers. Us'if. la Plenly Of Good Books $ For MUls, But... The 1949 Canadian Beef ill �• --c .;:.:'vi:'vS^; ••;'• Pare Foorteeii SEAFARERS •- > " July LOG 19SS /. w Ic" I ri»-'. IH' [K" IK'".. IfliisHll^ piling:; S [4 > ^- >- ' y liplif. f:WsiS ; Si»S;?;. i-y- 0Pi: -v. ;:;:;:0::;:::;:Kr:::.;S:;::. The members of the MFOW are now casting bal­ lots in a union-wide, secret ballot referendum which will decide whether the MFOW will, become the 45th au­ tonomous union in the Sea­ farers International Union of North America. Affiliation was discussed with the SlU at the last SlU convention, and the MFOW started voting on June I. Ballots are available to the members at MFOW halls on all coasts. The mem­ ber checks "yes" or "no" on the ballot end seals it in an envelope. This is sealed inside an­ other envelope with the man's nome and book num­ ber, and mailed directly to a bank box in San Francisco. IK mW''" f ^ A rank and file tallying committee will collect the ballots when the vote ends. The names on the outside envelopes will be checkedJo insure eligibility, and then the voters will be counted. • iS-; •' I : 'a jrf; . V ... •• fc".' W'l V Headquarters of The Marine Firemen's Union In San Francisco The history of the Pacific Coast Marine Fire­ men, Watertendei-s and Wipers Association (Independent) is long and distinguished. One of the oldest of maritime unions, the MFOW has good claim to di*?tinction, having survived the many union-busting attacks that have been launched through the years. Now, the mem­ bers of the MFOW are voting on a proposition that would make them the 45th autonomous unit of the Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL, If approved, this would be,the second affilia- _ tion that the MFOW has ever made. Founded in , 1883, the MFOW received a charter'from the old International Seamen's Union back in 1892 and remained with that organization until 1937, when it broke away and became independent. The MFOW has long had . a reputation as a militant trade union organization, and under the direction of Vincent Malone, has expanded its services and facilities to its 5,000 members to almost all major ports on all coasts. In 1949, ,the MFOW opened. its newly-con­ structed modern headquarters building in-San Francisco, boasting modern office and shipping hall facilities as well as recr^tipnal facilities for its members on the beach. It also owns and operates, union halls in Seattle, San Pedro, Bal­ timore and New York, as well aii renting and maintaining modern union halls iil New Orle­ ans, Portland and Honolulu. Long Strike In 1906 The MFOW gained its first reputation for militancy back in 1906, when, with the sailors and stewards," the firemen Jiit the bricks fqr five long months. They finally won the strike and gained « rS^iSe from i$45 to $60 per month. ® By 1921, the firemen were enjoying wages of $90 per month, whbh the shipowner lockout occurred. Faced with 15 percefit wage cuts, the abolition of all overtime, a two-^watch system on deck, no/union delegates, and ^ all shipping through a ''Sea.Services Bureau" insteiad of the . union, the MFOW hit the bricks along with the sailors, stewards and longshoremen in the famous 1921 strike. That strike, as seamen well know, was broken, and firemen soon found themselves getting a flat $50 per month with no OT, working or living conditions. , ^ In 1933, the union's founder, Patrick Flynn, died. The union reorganized, got a hew charter from the ISU, and started to retrench. It had only 300 members at that time. Then came the famous 1934 strike. Firemen were getting a flat $40 per month by this time. On- May 9j 1934, the firemen, along with the sailors "and stewards and longshoremen,'hit the bricks; It was a bitter, 84-day strike; during which many seamen were killed or injured in attempts to break the strike. The firerhen gained a raise to $62.50 per month as a result and the union again began to grow. Union security was-still shaky, and so the fire­ men again manned picketlines for 98 days from October, 1936, to February, 1937. The result was a $10 raise and the vital union hiring hall clause. ' Sincq then, the. MFOW has continued its fight for Nyorkingi conditions, living conditions aboard shiiprand better wages. During World War II, thd MFOW continyed its fighting heritage. MFOW members sailed American ships through all theaters of war, and in all the major inva­ sions. Many of its members paid with their war zones. ' Since the war, the MFOW has continued to ^expand its seryices and facilities for its mem­ bers. Modeih dffice and accounting procedures now keep track of union affairs.T-R^reational facilities as well ds shipping halls'apd union paWolSiBn are available m all MlTO^ And how, the MFOW membership is deciding whether their union will become a self-govern­ ing; part of the top-organization in maritime, ^ 70,900 marine'wdrkei*v/A<v;o �SEAFARERS Jiiiy 24. 1953 • LOG Pace Fifteen V. J. Malone (left), MFOW president, and Cal Tanner, SIU Mobile port agent, look over a model sailing Ship in the MFOW's modern San Francisco headquarters. Two MFQW members (left) get their shipping cards from Stu Hunt, clerk, while JackHatton, MFOW patrolman, uses phone at the dis­ patcher's counter in the San Francisco hall. A clerk shows the MFOW's filing system to C. A. Petersen," treasurer; Sam Bennett, vicepresident, and Cal Tanner (left to right), in the MFOW's headquarters offices. James Gormley, MFOW New Orleans port agent, posts jobs on the shipping board as Antone Louis, oiler, and Frank VanPelt (right) oiler, look on. Jose Santarnera, 74-year-old dean of the MFOW's Neyv Orleans membership, studies the affiliation proposal contained in the union's newspaper. Gormley, Louis (left), and Nelson (right), sit in Gormley's New Orleans office with the union's newspaper and discuss the proposed affiliation. r Ernest "Red!' Ranisey, MFOW New York port . iagent "(right), ,A - >> ' isjlMpping counter-0 Ne^ York ,-iliall- on. Greenwicb-Sfertefc^r^ Two MFOW members' pass time between shipping calls by playing cards in the com•; f i fotlable recreation room of-the MFOW's New 'fwYork hall. , • . v.,..'> • Ranasey posts some jobs on the .shipping board; The board then slides down through the floor so members in the lounge, below ^can<see -the'jobs,' �• - r-\ - SEAFARERS LOG Pace Sixteen - -. - s . jQlr 24. 1958 SEAFARERS « A United Kingdom oil pollution committee found that the pollution spoiled beaches, injured or destroyed sea birds, fouled boats, ^shing gear, piers and quays, discouraged inshore fishing and caused a risk of harbor fires . . . The'pilot boat Sandy Hook of the New York and New Jersey.Pilots Association was placed in commission last week off Ambrose Lightship. It joins the pilot boats New York and New Jersey in service . . . Ten Government-owned cargo ships used for carrying Ship's delegate Walter Snell of military supplies will be returned soon to lay-up fleets to make way the Abiqua (Cities Service) really for privately-owned American tonnage to handle the trade. must ha\e .something on the ball, » . ii . West Germany's first post-war combined freight and passenger judging from what the crew had steamer is now under construction at a North German dockyard < to say about him. They passed a Four new foreign-flag ships, the Bow Canada, Shinsei Maru No. 3, formal resolution giving him a Werrastein and Covadonga, are scheduled to call at New York for the first time within the next six weeks. All but the Shinsei Maru No. 3 vote of thanks "for the fine man­ are on their maiden voyages ... A French engineer, Yves Bertranet, ner in which he has conducted prepared to set sail last week aboard a 15-foot catamaran for a 40-60 himself under very trying circum­ day drift-and-sail trip to Europe. stances ... a credit to the Union 4 4 4iand a real shipmate . . An SUP-eoiilraeted company,' the American Hawaiian Steamship Snell really learned the SIU Company, was assigned one of th^ two latest Mariner'-type ships ex­ ropes' fast, because he has been pected 'to be delivered in September . . . Following a world trend, with the Union for only five shipping orders in England's shipyards fell off for the first six months months. The 47-year-old Seafarer of 1953 ... US protests followed the laimching of a second tanker is a native of Ashland, Alabama, from a Danish shipyard for the Soviet Union under a 1948 contract. and sails in the deck department. AcflON Plans to form a US national committee unit of the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association are being made in response to many requests by American shipping industry concerns. The twoyear-old technical group is devoted to speeding up the turn-around time of Hiips in port. It was organized to spread information on tech­ niques and materials used in the different ports of the world to load and unload cargoes in minimum time. 4 Si t Three men were burned last week in an explosion aboard a 25-foot cabin cruiser off Wildwood, NJ, with the damaged craft being beached after virtual destruction . . . Loading on the port's piers was defended .as a "legitimate ahd essential business enterprise" by two loaders' officials in the Port of New York . . . American steamship magnates are flushing the bushes and their ships In search of a lifeboat crew to man the American boat in the annual international lifeboat competition scheduled for the Hudson Biver on Sept. 12. Last year the American entry came in just below the wake of the Norwegian oarsmen. ti t> $> ' A weekly publication covering the New York and London charter markets has been issued by Maritime Research, Inc., covering the general freight and time charter markets and the coal, grain, lumber, sugar and ore markets . . . American-flag diip activities in the Port of New YOIIE totaled 264 arrivals and 260 departures in the month of June . . , Revenues of the Port of Boston Authority passeif'the million dollar .'mark for the first time during the last fiscal year . . . Following along a well-established line. Great Lakes ore.cargo fleets are threatening to break the July tonnage loading records after fracturing previous standards for May and June eariier this season. 4i3/ 4" Harvey H. Hecker, 76-year-old skipper of a 15-foot home-made out­ board motorboat, is on the last leg of a run through inland waterways in the eastern part of the US. His itinerary included a southern run down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, across the Gulf of Mexico, through inland waterways along the Atlantic Coast, up the Hudson River, through the Erie Canal into Lake Erie and on to Portsmouth, Ohio, his last port of call. 4. 4. 4. hi it Robert W. Dill, New York stock broker, recently was named by President Eisenhower to be Collector of Customs for District 10 at New York City . . . The" oil tank steamer Phoenix, lying damaged in the Delaware River off Wiimington after a collision, has been offered for sale ... A bell from a borrowed Chinese junk, owned by an Ameri­ can, was presented by the Navy to the town of Bamegat, NJ, after the townspeople helped save the junk from shipwreck off its shores and then helped to repair the damage done to the craft. Six repair and maintenance contracts valued at $125,000 with com­ mercial shipyards in the New York metropolitan area have been an­ nounced by the MSTS. The contracts cover six ships of the fleet. 4. 4> For Hie first time in its history, the Swedish merchant marine ex­ ceeded 2V^ million gross tons in March. According to foreign statistics, 1,868 ships, a^egating 2,307,780 gros9> tons, made up the Swedish fleet on March 1. A breakdown showed that 490 craft of 614,369 gross tons were steamships; 762 were motorships of 1,829,085 gross tons, and 616 were auxiliary sailing ships of 64,326 gross tons. Burly 4; ^ 4> Another ship's delegate who is doing a good job for his shipmates is John R. Tilley of the Frederic C. CoUin (Dry Trans). Tilley took on the job of treasurer of the ship's fund in addition to his duties as del­ egate, and fur­ ther went ashore Tilley in Houston to buy books, magazines and periodi­ cals for the crew's leisure time ac­ tivities. From now on though, Tilley won't have to bother with bujdng books because the Frederick Collin, like all other SlU-manned ships, will get reading matter via the SIU libraries that will be placed aboard. Tilley, who comes from the famed football town of Massillon, Ohio, has been sailing with the SIU for nearly ten years. He's 33 years old and sails in the stewards department. t t The Seatrain Georgia gang real­ ly went into raptures over the cooking and baking of Bernard Feeley recently. Apparently in­ spired by one of Feeley's gastronomical delights, they burst into lavish prose attempting to describe his accomplishments. They de­ clared that his performance "has never been equalled by most hands, and he went the limit in producing delicate and sturdy ex­ amples of fine art in flower." They regretted to note that he jvas leav­ ing the ship and they vwere going to lose him. All that lip-smacking certainly will make it tough for the next baker who gets aboard, as he will have a long way to go to match Feeley's gastronomical output. Feeley, a native of Ireland, has been delighting Seafarers' palates for more than four years now, joining the'Union in New York on May 16, M49. He's 36 years old. Protecting Your Eyesight Eye Injuries are not too common aboard ships but when they d« happen they are usually, serious and very unpleasant. Even a minor eye injury at sea can become serious because of the delay in obtaining professional medical attention. And of course, the danger of losings eyesight should be enough to make anyone pause and think twice. A broken bone will heal after a fashion but a badly damaged ^ can be lost beyond repair. That's why it's so important to wear protective goggles for certain types of Jobs aboard ship. It*s agreed that the goggles are far from comfortable, particularly in hot'weather, but they are one of those necessary evils that offer very effective protection against a variety of eye injuries. Variety of I^ggles Available There are a variety of goggles available for different uses—to protect against heavy blows, metal or wood ^linters, heat and ultra violet rays from welding or acetylene torches, splashes pf acids and paints and so on. The standard type of cup goggle is usually useful as prote^on against a variety of hazards. These goggles have hardened glass lenses which can withstand heavy blows without cracking. If thdy are fitted' properly they offer 100 percent protection against flying particles from any angle. ^ There is a larger model of the regular cup goggle which is. designed to protect men who wear regular prescription glasses while working. Some Seafarers find these more comfortable than the standard type goggle because of, their size. Other men prefer to wear the lightweight goggles that are made entirely of transparent plastic. The^e too can be used over regular prescription lenses ahd feature very good vision and good ventilation. While not built to withstand a heavy blow they give satisfactory pro­ tection against dust, and flying particles. An additional advantage to these goggles is that they come tinted which is desirable where ^rk has to be done in bright sunlight. - Hardened Glass Spectacle There are also spectacle-ts^pe goggles with hardened glass lenses that come in a variety of sizes and sometimes with side shields. This type of goggle can be fitted to suit the individual which offers advan­ tages over the standard cup goggle. • * Where gas or electric welding equipment is used on a ship, it's neces­ sary to have special welding, goggles with properly colored lenses. In this instance the goggle is designed specifically to protect the eye from the light of the welding arc.' Or the welder wears a full-face shield that covers the entire face. . - Goggles should be worn by the deck liepartment when men are scaling, chipping, wire brushing, burning paint, sweeping dirt, particu­ larly in a strong wind, grinding, splicing wire or using strong cleansers. They are also necessary when painting or soogeeing is being done over­ head, to keep paint and cleansing solution from splashing into the eyes. The black gang would use goggles for much the same purposes, in addition to the times that they are mixing boiler compound or working in boilers. Use such tools as drills, lathes, hammers and cold chisels, welding equipment, and air hoses require protective goggles. The need for goggles in the stewards department is not a? great, but here too, any chipping and scaling, paintipg and washing overhead and use of lye or other strong chemicals for clearing drains is danger­ ous to the eyes and precautions should be taken accordingly. Poor Fit Causes Strain A common complaint about goggles is that they cause headaches and eyestrain. Many men will avoid wearing them and run unnecessary risks accordingly. But usually the headaches result from poor fit rather than defective lenses. If the goggles press too heavily on nose or fore­ head, a headache will result.' Cup goggles can be adjusted for better fit by changing the distance between the eye cups. The lens retaining rings are removed and the chain that connects the eye cups can then be lengthened or shortened according to the need. : , The plastic goggles can be fitted simply by tightening or loosening the head band. ..For greatest comfort the hand band should be slack enough around the back of the head so that two fingers can be slipped under it easily. The standard spectacle type goggles come in different sizes.' If they are made of steel frames they usually have small, adjustable nose pads which .can be adjusted with^pliers. Both the ear-piece and the angle of the goggles can be adjusted by bending to suit. Some men who wear regular prescription glasses at all times might do well to consider investing in a pair of glasses with specially hard­ ened lenses. In addition to protecting the eyes, the hardened lenses will not break if dropped on deck. This is an important consideration for a Seafarer who depends on eyeglasses, because breaking his glasses at sea might cause him considerable inconvenience. Bu Ber^mrd Sematmn One SUght BrawbmeU HOW, AINY TH/S eiu SCHOLARSHIP J ALL OP U6 Ol^HT TO TARP J DSAL SnMSiHiN'T. BOV— .A A Ar ir ijnu^ k ABOUf YOO ? J "I'M HOT SLIGIBLB -— g —— * • J Y'KHOwJ^ § B •' •-,.-1 • : • • �'~'r July 24, 1953 SEAFARERS LOG • Page SeTenteen Ends Half Century Career Of i^aillsij^ After 51 years of seafaring on schooners, coal burners and modern steamships, Seafarer Alexander Dudde, 67 years old, has reluctantly called it a day. A bad leg put a ha't to his half-century old seafaring* career, that started out with the ISU was broken. All loyal Baltic grain schooners and union men were on a blacklist, so, wound up with four years on the Dudde went to work on tugs op­ SIU's floating freight-trains, the erated by the Ontario and Western Railroad. When the heat was off Seatrains. Today, Dudde can be found in he went back to sea again, hang­ and around the SIU headquarters ing on to his union membership. hall in Brooklyn most any time, Dudde was in Beaumont, Texas, because he is one of several Sea­ in 1936 when rank and file seamen, farers who are receiving the $25 inspired by the action of men on a week disability benefit. He's the West Coast, hung up their quite satisfied to spend his days ships. Dudde recalls it as the with old shipmates in the New toughest strike he ever experi­ York hall. But every time a Sea- enced. "There was near-starvation train job goes up on the board, he on the pieket lines, and n6 money says he gets that old temptation to feed the men. We had a kind again. of a stewpot going and the men "They are wonderful ships and a would go around bumming left­ SIU schdlarship winner Charlane Holden (left) and her mother look over some quality sport shirts man can really make a very fine over meat and food from restau­ In the Seafarers' Sea Chest during their tour of headquarters. Her father is on the Korea-Japan shut­ living on them. The company wants rants and homes. When we had tle, and had not heard the good news about his daughter winning. me back, but the doctor told me some sugar there was no milk, and that I would be taking a big chance when we had a little milk for cof­ if I went to work." fee there was no sugar." In '21, '36 Strikes Once the strike was over, Dudde, like many other Sea­ Dudde's troubles were not at an (Continued from page 2) farers, had spent quite a few years end. The Communists had moved sailing ships of in to the picture and were organ­ Japan-Korea shuttle. In fact, af­ the SIU since 1941, when he start­ because we just couldn't believe it. other nations be­ izing the National Maritime Union, ter Charlane heard that she won ed sailing merchant ships. Before It all was too wonderful." fore he came seizing control of the rank and file the scholarship, she was unable to that, he had put in some time with 'Dream Come True* Into the SIU. As seamen's movement. get the good news to her father, the Coast Guard. He has always Said Charlane's mother after a veteran Union since his ship is sailing under .sailed in the stewards department their visit, "I'm slowly settling Transferred to SIU man, he has MSTS and is under radio silence. and has clearances for all strikes down out of the clouds now, and In I^bvember, 1938, the SIU was been through Dad Didn't Know and beefs since he joined the am beginning to realize that Char­ many a tough chartered, and Dudde, like many Later, when she and her mother Union. lane has actually won one of the tussle on the others who had held out against visited the SIU headquarters, she Charlane is the youngest of two first SIU scholarships. Our dream waterfront, nota­ the NMU tide, transferred his told the Union that her father daughters. Her older sister is a bas become a reality." bly the ill-fated membership to the new union. didn't know she had won the schol­ beautician, and also lives at home. Dudde Although Charlane said that she 1921 strike and He's retained his membership ever arship, and the Union immediately Charlane and her mother made "never thought I'd win one of the the equally-tough, but much more since. He sailed all through World arranged to get a message to the the trip to New York shortly after scholarships," her mother said, "I successful strike of 1936 which re­ War II, but like in the first war, ship through the agent in Japan. The 17-year-old winner plans to they learned about winning the just felt that she would get one of vitalized maritime unionism on the was fortunate not to lose any ships. attend the Richmond Professional scholarship, and made a tour of the the scholarships. I don't know how, East Coast. Dudde's seafaring life began Up until last September, Dudde Institute in Richmond, Va., which headquarters building. They were but I just felt sure that she would, is a branch of William and Mary shown all the various operations of but when it happened, then I back in Russia back In 1901 or had been working regularly, most­ 1902. At the time he was only in ly on the Seatrain runs which he College. There, she will study the Union, and the different as­ couldn't believe it." As for Charhme's father, well his 'teens and still attending particularly favored. But his piiysical therapy and clinical work, pects of the Union were explained he's still out in the Far East. "But," school, but he used to catch Baltic leg condition became increasingly which has always been her ambi­ to them. "This scholarship has my mother promised Mrs. Holden, "you can schooners in the summers which troublesome and under doctor's tion. "Before we heard about the and I thrilled," said Charlane. "We bet that we're going to celebrate carried lumber, grain and other orders he reluctantly gave up sail­ scholarship,* said her mother, "we had to make the trip to New York just as soon as he gets home after bulk cargoes in the local coasting ing. Now he is on the disability benefits list for as long as he is trade. had decided that we might be able just to- make sure that it was true. this trip." For years afterwards, up until unfit for duty. to send Charlane to one of the col­ the first World War he sailed on leges near enough to home so she "All the years I was sailing," he Danish, German and English coal- concluded, "I was thinking that could live with us, but we knew we burners as a coal passer or fire­ some day there ought to be some­ couldn't send her to a college away man. Life on the coal burners was thing for a seaman when he has to from home. The trouble was that every bit as rugged as it has been quit working. I'm certainly glad the local colleges had no cwurses in made out to be. On some English to be getting this benefit, although the things that Charlane wants to ships for example, it was four on I wish I was younger and could be study, so the scholarship certain­ and four off, with a man alternat­ sailing regularly under the fine ly made the difference." ing watches as coal passer and conditions and wages that the - Top Grades fireman. On German ships condi­ younger seamen are making to­ Graduating from Manchester, tions were generally somewhat day." Md,. high school this past June, better, four on and eight off, with Charlane had one of the top grades regular coal passers in addition to in her class. In addition, she was firemen. captain of the cheering squad, fea­ Steam And Sail ture editor of the school news­ The first US ship he sailed on, paper, a member of the school or­ he remembers, had nothing to chestra, a member of the Future commend it. .It was an old relic of Teachers of America Society, a a passenger ship, the Zelandia, member of the chorus, a member that had been built in England and of the archery team, and a member used on the England-to-Australia of the Golden M, a school society. run under com|)ined sail and Her dad has been sailing with (Continued from page 2) steam. Despl.ce this experience, Dudde suspending Fletcher without a trial found that conditions under the of any sort. SIU tanker organizers pointed American flag were far superior to English ships. He continued to sail out that this isn't the first time US vessels through the war, and that the AMEU leaders have disre*The LOG is interested in col­ in all that four year period, he was garded tlieir own constitution. As lecting and printing photo­ Fletcher wrote in the last issue of fortunate in never losing a ship. graphs showing what seagoing the SEAFARERS LOG, Friedman Then three years after the war's was like In the old days." All end, a storm of another kind blew got a three-man rump fleet coun­ you oldtimers who have any up. The old International Sea­ cil meeting together to vote him a old mementos, photographs of men's Union, of which Dudde was $100 a month raise. The action was shipboard life, pictures of a member, went into negotiations obviously illegal because the ships or anything that would with shipowners, only to find that AMEU constitution states clearly: show how seamen lived, ate the operators wanted no part of "A majority of the fleet council and; worked in the days gong the union any more. The contract shall constitute a quorum." The . by, sbnd them In to the-LOG. expired May 1, 1921, and that membership of the council is 26. V lVhether they be steam or sell, same^day the shipowners locked "Friedman ought to think twice 'itround the* turn of the denout all ISU men and crewed their before he commits any more viola­ tiiry; during the first worldships with Government merchant tions of the constitution," Fletcher war and as late a? 1938, the , trainees, • concluded, "he might find that I^OG is Interested in them all. ^Strike Collapsed Charlspe and her mother stop ai the literature rack in the LOG somebody might take action to i WaOlt^lake-.eai'p^rof thei|a i After, about- three months the spalch ^ office, while Charlane'looks^rovier t^e new SIU constitution. Ikey that piece of pie away from ygyj, gQUvehH'S-"tn^r""" ^ike.. colljip4(L.mpl»U^^mtt^ .aire 1nelliEritBanteihitg*JfcA.a^w^ 'Our Dream Is Now A Reality' AMEU Ousts VP Fletcher Olde Photos Wanted by^ L04i �•? • I> • Pace Eirhteen SEAFARERS LOG July 2f. 196r That the state of Colorado con­ tains 41 different mountain peaks more than 14,000 feet high? The lowest point in the entire state, on the Arkansas River, has an ele­ vation of 3..500 feet. Colorado is called the "Mountain State" for good reason. i a; sential elements are carbon, nitro­ gen,. calcium, phosphorus, potassi­ um, sulphur, sodium, chlorine, magnesium, iron and iodine. a^ a> a) That a necktie is called a cravat after a type of scarf worn by sol­ diers in the 17th century? "Cravate" was the French name of the inhabitants of Croatia (Yugoslavia), who wore a linen or muslin scarf around the neck as part of their army uniform. First the French adopted the idea and later it spread throughout the world. That noon originally was the ninth hour, of the day? According to the Roman method, noon was applAd to the ninth hour (about 3 pm) reckoned from sunrise. To­ day, it signifies exactly midday by sun time. "High Noon" means the 3^ 4" 4" sun is then at the'highest point it That Seafarers will get holiday reaches in the heavens. pay for July 4th this year even though it falls on a Saturday? Pre­ That payments of benefits to viously holiday pay was due only Seafarers from the SIU Welfare if a specified paid holiday fell on Plan began just three years ago? a Sunday. New agreements pro­ More than $1.1 million has been vide holiday pay now if a stipu­ paid out in hospital, death, mater­ lated holiday falls on either a Sat­ nity and dfsability benefits since urday or a Sunday. then. 4' t t aji i aj* That copies of present SIU That if the chemical elements in agreements can be obtained at all the average human body were iso­ SIU halls? In addition. Union con­ lated and sold they would be worth tracts call for the master, chief only about a dollar? Two thirds engineer and chief steward to or more of the body is composed provide a copy to the departmental of oxygen and hydrogen in the delegates at the beginning of each form of water. Eleven other es-_| voyage. a< Good Food, Officers Make Trip A Pleasure In Easf Africa Jim Davis Bags Some Big Ones i; Some Seafarers may find their best hunting in places like Times Square, but James M. (Jim) Davis is one who prefers the real thing. Consequently, when the Robin Mowbray (Seas Shipping), on which Jim ii the steward, stopped recently at Beira, in Mozambique (Portuguese East Africa), Jim lost no time in joining a safari—com­ plete with trucks, native guides and gun bearers, and all the other things necessary to big game hunt­ ing—and taking off 150 miles into the bush. Nor was Jim's quest in vain, for, in addition to a variety of smaller game, he bagged two hippos, two lions, and a number of buffalo. Strikes Up Friendship Later, when the ship reached Port Elizabeth, in the Union of South Africa, Jim had another in­ teresting experience when he struck up °a friendship with sixyear-old Neville (Short Stop) Mandy, and found a "home away from home" with Neville's family. Learning of Neville's intense in­ terest in all things typically A r.erIcah, particularly cowboys, and to show his appreciation for the Mandys' hospitality, Jim, before the Robin Mowbray sailed, presented tJie boy with a real cowboy outfifrom America„and a pearl-handled "six shooter Talking over the Topa Topa's good trip are, left to right, seated: T. Finnerty, DM; SIU port agent J. Arabasz; H. White, OS- Standing: S. Fetrantes, 2nd ck; B. Foster, OS; Paul Whaien, wiper, T. Goncalves, eh. elec., and F. Hartson. R. Nichols. DM, took the shot. "We had a great trip, and we're bringing in our ship in good SIU style," was the boast of the crew of the Topa Topa when she pulled into Wilmington, Calif. The ship had made the run :o the Far East? and came in it's just as easy to be nice to a without one major beef. And, crew as it is to give them a hard said the crew, the reason for that time, and when you've got a happy happy state of affairs could be crew, then you've got an efficient found in the steward, the captain and good ship." Good Mate and the chief mate. The Topa Topa crew also saidFrmk Kustura, chief steward, came in for a lot of praise from that the chief mate, Frederick the crewmembers for the kind of Kusiak, was right up there with food and menus that he put out the captain when it came to being a all during the trip. Kustura said good officer. "Both of them," said he just followed the idea that good the crew, "were always re^idy with food is just as easy to prepare as a friendly word when they saw you. bad food, but good food helps keep They both had a good sense of humor, and were not afraid to a happy crew. laugh once in a while, and they rec­ Captain Good ognized the members of the crew The crewmembers of the Topa as human beings just like them­ Topa also said that Captain Lumpe- selves. ton also deserved a lot of credit. "The trip, was a pleasure," said He went cut of his Way whenever the crew, "and it was wonderful to he could," said they, "to make sail with officers like these who things pleasant' for the crew and realize how important it is. to have to see that everybody was satisfied. things running smoothly aboard He expected us to do our work, the slilp rather than trying to' hardbut he was always willing to help time everybody aboard. By being make- the crew happy." friendly and decent, they earned The only comment the captain the friendship and -respect , of all had tb aU" tHis priisb Wais," "Well, the iheir in' the 'cfdw!"' '' �July 24, 1953 SEAFARERS Paye Ninefeea LOG Seafarer Rags' Secret Of Success By E. R«y«s and Dick MarfinM By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor Many amatevrs are flabbergasted when they see a photographer using flash outdoors. Many of them probably feel that the photographer Js in such a daze that he just doesn't know whether he's indoors or out. Such is not the case, however; flash outdoors has a definite pur­ pose and final results are the proof. Synchro-sun or daylight fill-in-flash or whatever you hear it called Js the photographing of outdoor brilliant scenes so that the areas in direct sunlight are fully and normally exposed on the basis of the sun's intensity while the shadow areas facing the camera get extra light from a flash lamp. The general purpose of the method is to illuminate the principal shadow areas of sun-lighted subjects so the subject contrast can be compressed into the relatively limited contrast range of the photographic film. Shadows Get Black It's all the result of the inability of film to record detail that the human eye, with its unique accommodation powers, can perceive in the extremely bright and dark areas of a brilliant scene. Without assistance from fill-in flash or from nearby light-colored neflecting areas, film and printing paper tend to render shadows cast by sunlight as an opaque bottomless black. Studio operators usually take large bounce boards with them for outdoor location work-reflecting surfaces made of crumpled metal foil, white cardboard or a white fabric stretched taut on' a frame. Placed on a stand on the shadow side of the subject so the angle of the sun's incidence is about equal to the reflection angle, the reflector enables the photographer to see and measure the fill-in effect. Since bounce boards are clumsy and hard to transport, the amateur can't be blamed if he resorts to flash. The important thing is to control the effective in­ tensity of the flash so that shadow areas receive just enough light to reproduce like shadows. Overlighting produces a flat effect. To use the technique effectively the following is suggested: 1. The fill-in flash source must be synchronized to the camera to operate at the minimum efficiency at the shutter speeds that will be used in making the exposures. 2. The fill-in lamp should be placed as close as possible to the optical axis of the camera lens and aimed squarely at the subject to avoid confusing secondary shadows. Use A Handkerchief 3. There should be a handy method for controlling the intensity of the fill-in-flash source to put just enough light into the shadows to produce a natural and believing shadow effect. Ordinary flash-bulbs are either covered with a handkerchief to reduce the light emitted, or vary the distance between subject and flash-bulb. Another method is to use the flash^bulb without a reflector. Remember that your basic exposure is the one that is determined by the intensity of the existing light. The flash is primarily for the shadow area and does not change the basic exposure. The use of flash outdoors will put an end to the problem of subjects that are back­ lighted, will add detail to your photos and give you sparkling prints. Once you've seen the result,? obtained you'll be using it more and more. This added brilliance to your photos will be particularly noticed when shooting color. Too Much Food Brings Grew Beef One of the most common gripes on any ship, is a beef about food. Usually, it's either a beef about the food not tasting properly, or else it's a beef about not getting enough food or enough variety. However, the beef that that they were getting too much This was fine, he aaid, and there was plenty of fresh fruit to use came up during a ship's meet­ food—or at least some of the crew for juices, but would they please ing on the Western Trader did. clean up the squeezer after they The wny it worked, they said, finished? IWestern Nav.) completely reversed was that they would tell the messThe meeting deliberated shortly, the whole thing. The crew griped man that they just wanted small and finally reached the happy con­ portions, but then the cook would clusion where the cook agreed that just pile on the food anyway. he would serve small portions, The crewmembers who preferred when requested, and the crew smaller portions took the whole agreed that any men using the problem up at the meeting, declar­ squeezer would clean up after mak­ "A happy crew, top officers^ good food, and an ideal trip," is the way John Westfall ing that they didn't want to waste ing fresh fruit juice. any of the good chow the cook sums up his present voyage on the Steel Vendor. Now the only problem on the was putting out, but they just "We made 10 countries," says he, "and 24 ports, with a great crew and fine officers, a couldn't ship seems to be that the men who eat it all. ask for and get the small portions pleasure we hope will be re-^ Juice Problem get hungry in between meals, and peated often on this and other' Of course, the best part of the trip shoretime, as well as the happy are eating a number of snacks. The pantryman brought up an­ ships." has been the time spent ashore in conditions on the ship. There's no objection to this, but other problem, however, and According to John, the trip is all the different places, and the "For instance," he writes, "we pointed out that many of the men the pantryman now finds that there * one of the best he's ever made, and entire crew of the Vendor has been were in Ko-chi Sang, a beat-up seemed to enjoy orange juice and are more and more dirty dishes left "we're getting paid for it, too." kept happy by the amount of little Island, for three days. This other fresh juices between meals. for him. is the port for Bangkok. However, we found out that in four hours, at a cost of $7 for a round trip, you can see the same sights that the tourists spend thousands of dollars to see—ancient temples, palaces, market places, dancing girls, and (1) Which one of these Americans invented the lightning rod: everything you associate with the (a) James Watt, (b) Benjamin Franklin, (c) Thomas Edison? East, Nearby Cities (2) What is used to start an auto race: (a) gun, (b) whistle, (c) flag? "We found that from Tanjum (3) Five main types of combat vessels are used in the US Fleet. Priak, it takes 20 minutes and What are they? costs only 10 cents to visit Dja­ (4) Which continent has the greatest number of inhabitants: (a) Asia, karta, one of the 10 largest cities in the world. Another city, and in (b) Africa, (c) Europe? its way, the most spectacular, is (5) Name five state capitals whose names begin with the letter "A." Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. There, we (6) What is the missing number from this series: 12, 42, 14, found andcnt houses, churches, 49, .... 63? palaces, and so forth that looked (7) Which of these Is not a famous name in tennis: (a) Don Budge, as If they belonged in a movie set. This is the port for'Mecca, only <b) Sam Tilden, (c) Jack Kramer? 30 miles away, to which pilgrims (8) What have the following in common: (a) clove hitch, (b) sheep­ travel from all over the world." shank, (c) bowline? "I could keep writing about all (9) Is the average depth of the Zuider Zee about (a) oae-iialf mile, the ports this way," says John, (b) 12 feet, (c) 500 feet? "but it would just take too long. This shot by Seafarer John Westfall shows Mama Sew-Sew at work It's enough to say that the trip (10) If three times a certain number, minus 47, equals 100, what is In her laipdry In Singapore. Mama Sew-Sew, says Westfall, is has been wdnderful. We're really the number? - —^.-(42uizw.Aaswers on Page 25) seeing the world, SlU-style." totore. Vendor Finds Old World Marvels Qtliz Corner SI �Pare Tweii^ S E A P A R E RSJL06 Far East Romance Run Turps Sour As Greece Victory Has Troubles Local shipyard worker in Kobe, Japan, notes the deep sash In the side of the Greece Victory, (left), before complete repairs were made in the Japanese port. Scotty Chisolm, (right), toes over the side ^in his diving gear to inspect the hull at the ship in its Port Chicago, San Francisco, berth, before the vessel contintaed on its run with a 16-foot steel patch on its side. Juir ie4. i»5s By Spike Marlin Much to nobody's surprise the Randy with the heat of Ebbets much-touted middleweight elimi­ Field patrons. All reports had it nation tournament wound up exact­ that Randy looked stihk-o but ly where it started, with Carl Humez was worse. "Bobo" Olson and Randy Turpln The American side of the elim­ as the two finalists. It took six ination was slightly more exciting. months of maneuvering and sev­ Castellani, who can fight but won't, eral contests, ranging from dreary came a cropper against Langlois, to reasonably interesting, to de­ who at least tries hard. Young, termine what everybody knew-be­ who made a career out of fighting forehand, that Olson and Tnrpin Durando, proved again that a good were the class of their department. left hook can take a roundhouse " When the so-called elimination right swinger. That left him as the contest started last January there only stumbling block in Olson's were five other contestants: Ernie way. Not Enough Artillery Durando, Rocky Castellani, Walter Here too, everything went ac­ Cartier, Paddy Young and a Frenchman named Charles Humez. cording to form. Young tried hard Before the contest was. over an­ as always, but his one punch-at-aother willing but awkward French time left-hooking wasn't adequate fighter, Pierre Langlois, has mus­ to match Olson's array of artillery. cled into the act as a spoiler. He The Hawaiian-born Swede chopped ruined .a couple of contenders and cuffed Paddy 'round and without doing anything to advance 'round the ring with his rapid fire combinations and won going away. his~own cause. • That leaves it up to Olson and Enthusiastic Hanger-On Turpin to get together and finally The European side of the elim­ decide whether the middleweight ination was settled with reason­ division will have a champion. able dispatch. Turpin first "fought" Certainly the passage of time Cartier, a hard-punching but inept hasn't helped Turpin any. Since fighter who had qualified for the the second fight with Robinson he tournament by getting knocked has fought nothing but stiffs while out by Olson and held to a draw Olson has been one of the busiest by Langlois. The fight ended In campaigners in the division. Fur­ the very first round when the ref­ thermore, Randy can't quite make eree disqualified Cartier for hang­ up his mind whether he is a legiti­ ing on to Turpin's lethal left hand mate middleweight or a lightwith entirely too much enthusiasm. heavy. There doesn't seem to be After that smelly affair, Turpin much to stop Olson from slapping chopped up Humez in a go that his way to the title he should have had the Britishers booing their had six months ago. If every cloud has a silver lining, thinks Seafarer John, Friend, then the Greece Victory, ship and crew alike, is due for a dozen trips of heavenly living after one hectic and ad­ venturous run to the Orient. pride. Three divers, dressed in with the pumps and the men work­ Along with individuals who martian gear, wearing their water ing overtime to keep it dry, the were involved in accidents helmets as gajly as any seven-year- vessel crossed the expanse of the and temperamental flareups, old with his outer-space bubble Pacific. Yokohama was the first took turns going over the port of call, 14 days out from the vessel itself played the leading helmet, side of ship to inspect the Frisco, then on to Kurikama and role in a drama of the sea early in damage. the Reports came up from Kobe, where the ship went into the year. The vessel, literally, was below that an eight-foot gash had drydock at the Mitsubishi Shipyard a keg of dynamite, and only For­ been torn in the side by the for extensive repairs to its ripped LOG-A-RHYTHM: tune's twisted smile saved It from water while the ship wasn'tbreak­ hull. look­ a watery grave. In addition, to keep the pot boil­ ing. Outbound from Los Angeles for With the divers alternating be­ ing, two messmen met with ac­ the distant shores of Japan on the low the slilp in the depths of the cidents on the unlucky trip. One grey and foggy afternoon of Feb. harbor, a ten-foot steel patch was of them slipped on a wet floor in By M. Dwyer 3, 1953, the Greece Victory ran welded to the side of the vessel the galley and fractured his skull. intosanore tlian a little trouble be­ and it was on its way to Japan with The other was luckier. While go­ fore it was fairly underway. About its Army cargo of ammunition, ing ashore in Kurikama, the To an island of spice, where everything's Pice, one-half hour after the sun had 7,500 tons of it. second messnum slipped -getting I long to sail some day. risen to its daily zenith, the Greece Shipping water in the No. 2 fuel into the launch and broke his right Where the sun shines Umg, and the current's strong. Victory, its steering gear awry, oil double bottom tank all the way. arm as a result oi ials tumble. My cares will all blow away. picked its target of three break­ Where the sand is white, and the moon shines bright, waters in the harbor of Los Angeles When the stars come out to play. and ran smack into the middle of With the breeze in my hair, and spray in the air. the trio, the San Pedro Break­ Forever I'd want to stay. water. Wounded Pride Recoiling from the blow, the ship Whenever a ship hits port, there's always a line of char­ staggered into Port Chicago, San Francisco, with a deep, though not acters ready to go abroad to sell just about anything you can fatal, wound in its hull and its think of, from souvenir postcards to haircuts. While some of them may be The COG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, honest, there are usually bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-knoivn plenty of phonies in the crowd cooking and baking hints, dishes uhth a national flavor and the like, and, according to some of the faimi suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's chief steward Nelson on the Alamar (Calmar), one of the E. Norwood's recipe for Old Fashioned New England Clam Chowder, worst they've seen is a so-called There are times when the sea the SIU. He was one of the orig­ barber who boards the ships in the can be pretty mean and nasty, ac­ inal members, with the 41st book Panama Canal'Zone. cording to Nelson £. Norwood, issued by the young Union. After Some of the men on the ship had had some -experience with this ehief steward, and when the weath­ a while he started working ashoi'e a hotel chef, and then began "barber" during the past trips er's cold, the sea is kicking up and as sailing again during the war. through the canal. In fact, there For-Old Fashioned New England were even rumors that some of the the spray is flying, there's nothing Clam Chowder, says he, he's found that goes as well as a bowl of men who had patronized this bar­ ber, wore hats wherever they went good hot soup or clam chowder. that Snow's Minced Claras, packed One favorite, in No. 5 cans, are about , the best when they got to the West Coast he says, of most obtainable for use at sea. ports. crews in a posi­ First, he .says take about a half Bowl Better tion like that is a pound of fat i^alt pork and saute One was even heard to say that, Oid Fashioned very slowly until al the grease is "a pair of scissors and a bowl New England out. If you prefer, you can melt would have been a better way to Clam Chowder, a quarter of a pound of butter in­ get a haircut," while others didn't served piping stead of using the fat, salt pork. say anything, but would only leave hot and with Then, add a pound of minced their foc'sles after dark. s 0 m e crackers onions to the grease and continue Well, anyway, these Seafarers and bread on the to saute slowly until the onions Norwood profited by their experience, so on side. It's a good begin to color.. As soon as they the last trip of the Alamar, these start to color, add the contents of men took over the ship's meeting way to start any meal. and warned all of their shipmates Nelson's father was a man who two' No. 5 cans of mlnc^ clams not to get haircuts from this ejiarr- followed the .sea as a fisherman, and saute for about half an hour. and Nelson says he started going After that, add a gallon of water acter. The rest of the men On the ves­ to sea when his father had to cut and then add about 10 pounds of sel took the advice, and promised down a barrel and stand him in­ potatoes, either diced or sliced. not to get any haircuts from that side to keep him from wandering Simmer the whole mixture until barber. When last heard from, the over the side. "I'm 53 now," says the potatoes"ire soft., and then add Alamar was approaching the Canal he, "and I guess I've been going from 8 to 10 cans of evaporated milkrand season to taste with only Zone, and the crew was preparing to sea for the past 45 years." Nelson also was one of thO early salt and pepper;. The cbowdef ii to resist any actions taklh by the riirm' •iiivmniN, i barber. strnters-' when camr^tO^joliM^ An Island Of Spice I-, , •V Even Barbers Can Be Phony Down In Panama Canal Zone Seafarer Sam Says COMPAMES aiewMemB& •7& SKSM MBDlCAt-REl-BA^ AflHe PAVOff. If HouAREH^'DOU&rAS HOUP. PA^SICAL QOSlDIVO/^lpon'r Si&M -me fbUM. PPxyjSCrr>{ou/i' •sgz/: in CAS& ioU'S^en MA/tS-^ Am OMe �r<-w ••• • Joly 24. 195S •'•••:' '-'.; Pace Twentr-ea* S£.4F^R£RS £0(? Coils Agent On Commie Seaman To the Editor: While in San Francisco on the Portman I had my first experience of having a Commie member of the crew. This man, however, was not a member of the SIU but a former member, of the NUMCS. The Co-ast Guard was con­ tacted so I, as ship's delegate, called Tom Ban­ ning," SIU port agent for San Reid Francisco.- Ban­ ning was on board in about two minutes, and I have nothing but praise for the way he took care of the situation. He had the man put off the ship for agitating and fail­ ure to perform his woric. Not only was this utility a performer, but he openly denounced US ships and claimed he was a Commie. In ad­ dition to being put off the ship, the Coast Guard took prompt ac­ tion to reclaim this man's seaman's papers. I would like to tell all SIU men that if they are really sure that they have a Communist aboard while in 'Frisco, call Tom Banning. W. A. Reid t t Cantigng^s Food ^Wag B^ow Par LETTERS' the railway fare came to less than $5, with the rest going to our slippery friend on the West Coast. I had no choice but to shell out the dough. This fellow probably has pulled this before and may attempt to pull the same deal again. He deservws something for his efforts in seeing that my seabag got shipped to its destination, but not $7. And he got about 20 other guys on the same deal. My only reason for writing this letter is to prevent some of my buddies-^and Seafarer shipmates from falling for the same deal which roped me in. Steer clear of these fiy-by-night guys and do your business directly with reputable and dependable firms. Richard C. Siar 4" 4" i Gatewag Citg Is Paradise To GI To the Editor: While in Beaumont, Tex., on a weekend pass I had the privilege —^repeat that, the privilege—of go­ ing aboard the Gateway City, one of the Flying Waterman scows, where I met a bunch of guys I knew in Para­ dise (the outside world).-A m 0 n g the guys was Jimmy Davis, the steward on there, who treated us Beattie like returning heroes with the best dinner we have had in our lives. I want to thank, the guys on there with all my heart, for as the old saying goes, we never knew when we had it so good (being, a Seafarer, that is). Incidentally, will you see that the LOG is sent here to my Army address at Camp Polk, La.; I haven't been getting any copies. Scotty Beattie (Ed. note: Our maiUng depart­ ment is checking to make sure that your name is on the LOG's mail­ ing list.) Sticks Up For Calmar Cooking even made an attempt to tell the Army how to discharge cargo, and, I might add, he was highly sunsuccessful. To the Editor: Sargeant Manning, who is in Although a lot of seamen say charge of discharging cargo in this that Calmar ships do not feed well, port, says that the Mississippi I would like to ships that call at this port are say, as ship's del­ pretty dirty and I am inclined to egate on the agree with him. He says that the Pennmar, that Waterman scows are the best ships the chief stew­ to make this port. tMy apologies ard, J. T. Sigto Red Campbell). After this trip mon and his men I would take almost any ship. are doing a good In conclusion I send regards to job on here in Tex Alexander, the Mayor of High­ the . line of good way 90, and all the boys. food, cleanliness FaUe Honest Ed Parsons and getting ' 4 4 3> stores aboard here on the West Coast. There are no beefs on or in the steward department. The engine and deck depart­ ments are doing fine, too. We are To the Editor: in Baltimore now and hope to be The crewmembers of the Repub­ back about the middle of August. lic (Trafalgar) feel that those men H. Faile who jump ship should be made 4 .3^ 4i to realize that it is hard to get men for tankers at the last min­ To the Editor: ute as the halls The good ship Maiden Victory are too far away. arrived in Korea about two weeks Most of us feel ago and the party began. We were that there should in a place called Ulsan for a week be a stiffer pen­ Smith but for some reason we did not get alty imposed on a draw until we returned to Pusan some of these gashounds, so that for bunkers. Now it seems that they will think twice before miss­ the men who made a draw re­ ing a ship. ceived 60 won to the dollar, though Only those men who miss a ship the legal ex­ through no fault of their own change is 180 should be excused, won. However, Frank Smith this mistake was 4 4 4 corrected here in Kunsan. Upon arrival in Kunsan we were notified by To the Editor: It is with a great deal of pride the - Army that and interest that I have witaessed the towns • of Parsons* Kunsan and the progress of the Union after Chang Kang were off limits ^to nine years of sailing SIU. The men merchant seamen. A draw was ^t who founded the SIU had sound out in US money and then we standards of construction and great were notified that we were not al­ concern for the security of the lowed to have greenbacks or mili­ membership. Today a man with a book has in tary script, and no one has any his possession the equivalent of Korean won. The NCO Club is off limits to $20,000. In a few cases, some men seamen; no alcoholic beverages are slowly slipping back to their are sold to minors, feeble-minded non-Union point of view, violating the constitution and their obliga­ or merchant seamen. tions to the welfare of their Union No Free Afternoons We were given permission to at­ brothers. Having served as dele­ tend the movies inside the Military gate on numerous occasions. I Compound providing we do so at realize that the bookmen of the 2:00 PM, but since everyone works Union must never fail to recognize a full day every day we haven't the obligations of the Union or fail in any way to enforce them. yet seen a movie. As for the Union and everything The Mississippi Steamship Com­ pany should be proul to know that it represents, I've found my years they have a man like Abe Kay, the with the SIU tops; the SIU is held fourth mate On this scow to look in high esteem by the unions of the after their interests. As a matter world. F. Hartshorn of fact, this characier gets into _ 4 4 4 nearly everybody's business. He Performers Need Stiffer Penaltg Armg Hardtimes Maiden Victorg To the Editor: The crewmembers of the Cantigny (Cities Service) feel that the steward is very lax about seeing that the meat that comes aboard is of the best grade. The menus are not up to the standard of other Cities Service ships. As far as the crew is con­ cerned, the stew­ ard is actually a stranger, as he seldom comes Patriquin down to the galley to super­ vise the preparing of meals or to give the messmen instructions on what work to perform. This crew would like to see the steward replaced if he does not 4" 4" 4" bring the meals up to THe^standard of other company ships. The po­ tatoes and eggs in particular are In very bad condition. To flie Edifbr: T. A. Patriquin As a member of the Seafarers t t International Union, Great Lakes District, I would like to congratu­ late you on a fine paper, the LOG. I was wondering if you would send To the Editor: a copy to my mother, as she would This is a warning to other Sea­ like to keep up with things. Keep farers as well as a gripe against up the good work. Jame^ A. McCarley some underhanded dealings tak­ (Ed. note:We have added your ing place out'on the West Coast. I was a wiper on the Sea • Gale mother's name to our mailing when I signed off in Portland, Ore., list.) about the middle of .^pril. It was then that I got the wool pulled over my eyes, along with about 20 of my shipmates who got stung onjhe same deal. This guy driving a truck pulls up and says he'll take my bag and ship it to New York for me. It sounds like a good deal, so I tell him to send it on for me and offer to pay him then and there. He refuses the money because, he said, he did not have the scales to weigh the bags. What should have inade me suspicious was the fact that he refused to ship the bags any other way but COD. 1 didn't actually hear him say so, but he sounded as if he was from the railway. He seemed to me to be a semi-official express­ man. His truck had Hie name "Red Transfer And Storage Cp." written on it. Price Too High Anyway, when { went-to. pick up iobn "Rti" mu (right), waiter. and-Bob Admaa (cli. dcct.) my seal^ - the express people th« INi Norteia nievr movie projector fcr s lor the toM nie it:was $12. 1 was astefiad* MS: Great Lakes Man Sends Mom LOGs Warns Of Backet On West Coast There'll Be Movies Tonight Bookmen Must Be Logai To Union Old Shipmates Meet In Frisco To the Editor: While I was steward aboard the old Coral Sea for about seven months, the loquacious and elegant Johnny "Bananas" Zereis was bosun. Many a pleasant hour was spent by listening to Johnny's many fine sea stories. Once Johnny settled down on a hatch cover with his box of Copen­ hagen, all the boys would gather around while Johnny would think for a minute and then let loose with both barrels. His stories may have been a little bit hard to be­ lieve once in a while, but they were always entertaining, and were a good way to |)ass time while we were at sea. Recently, I ran into Johnny again at a meeting in the San Francisco haB. He is now bosun on the Sea Thunder, a tanker bound fbr the Persian Gulf by way of Japan and Korea. It was « pleasant meeting, and was Rood secinffldia again. Hospitaiizedf He Wants LOG To the Editor: I would like to have the LOG sent to me here at the "Veteran's Hospital in Iowa City, la. I have been here for a month due to an injury I received during World War II while In the Air Force. I have been shipping out of Galveston, Tex. Hoffman but have not heard from any of my old buddies. I sure would like 'to get the LOG to keep up on the shipping news. Eric L. Hoffman (Ed. note: Your name has been added to our mailing list; you^l get the LOG every two weelcs frcm now on.) 4 4 4. Thanks To Crew Of The Bel Snd To the Editor: I want to write a few lines, so that I can publicly thank all the crewmembers of the fine ship Del Sud. They are a great bunch. Recently, I was hospitalized in Montivedeo while a crewmember of the Del Santos. I was in the hos­ pital for a week, and then was put on board the Del Sud to go back to the States. I wasn't aboard the Del Sud more than a couple of minutes when the ship's delegate, and some of the department delegates came around to find out if I needed any­ thing. They offered me cigarettes, cash and whatever I needed. During the trip, I think that just about every man in the crew of­ fered me any help that I needed, included cash and smokes. They were all eager to help out in any way that they could. After being hospitalized in a for­ eign port, this sort of treatnaeat from the crewmembers is really something that makes a man feel good. I don't know the right words to express my appreciation to those men on the Del Sud. They were great. _ Fred Shaia 4 4 4 Seafarer Likes Life In Japan To the Editor: I'm writing this to gi\^ you my new mailing address, as I will be happy to get my name back on your mailing list. I've been here in Japan for a month now and ex­ pect to be here for quite some time. I like it fine over heie and I'm going to make it a real extended vaca­ tion. When I do get ready to go to work again it will be on one of John B. Water­ man's r'erry boats on the Yoko­ hama-Kobe run, Lipkin otherwise known on the West Coast as the lovers' run. The weather here in Yokohama is fine and opportunities for di­ verse recreation and relaxation are limitless—golf, swimming, opera, museums and girls. Up to now I haven't been able to get past the very last item, but one of these days I'll see what this golf and other stuff is all about Right now I'm completely booked up for the summer, I make the SUP hall in Yoko­ hama quite often and recommend it as the right place to meet snipmates and keep up with the sliipping situation. ~ Max Lipkin (Ed. note: We've added your new address to our list; the SEA­ FARERS LOG will be arriving rcgtdarly every two weeks from now- -.-Tr.'J' I �Par« Twenty-two- SEAFAKEAS Crew Want Cots In Gulf Waters To tiie Editor:. At a recent shipboard meeting held by the crew of the Logans Fort, the members discussed the issuance of cuts. Many of the brothers on this ship cannot understand why cots are issued in the tropics only. Surely the . Gulf is just as hit in the summer as any tropical wa­ ters, so why should the is­ Bums suance of cots • he restricted in this way.especially since the cots are aboard, to no one's advantage. While the ship was at L%ke Charies, one brother had to sleep ashore because the temperature of his roonji was 125 degrees; many other crewmembers could not sleep at all. R. Burns i 4" t Like Reading Of Dad^s Adventures To the Editor: My three children and I have enjoyed reading the LOG for the past three years, but we have had to miss so many numbers of it since my husband oniy got a LOG when he was home between trips. We have kept quite a few issues for future reference and enjoy re­ reading those too, even though they are back issues now. My husband, Aibert Rakocy, is now bosun on the Iberville. We are so proud of your article about the Iberville aiding the burning Swedish-American freighter MV Stegeholm that we are keeping this issue as one of our most precious possessions. Now. the children can show their friends this sea story _jibout their daddy's numerous ex­ citing sea adventures. Thanks from them. We enjoy the LOG so much that we would like very much to re­ ceive it regularly by mail from you. Mrs. Albert A. Rakocy (Ed note: Your name has been added to the LOG'S mailing list; you will receive a copy every two weeks as issued from now %n.) 4" 4^ if *Salad BowP Crew Takes A Beating ! f.. . To the Editor: The Alexandra is still rolling along, and just so the boys on the beach don't get the wrong idea that this ship is just a "salad bowl" as reported in the May 1st issue of the LOG, I'll give them a few high­ lights of the last few months. The old man and chief engi­ neer seemed to think that as soon as we left the States they could forget about the contract and working agree­ Moose ment. The mates and engineers turned to on un­ licensed men's work as though this was the regular procedure. When overtime was turned in'for the work they hoilered foul, but they stopped the work. Since then they have been doing everything they can to make this trip more miser­ able, as if this 40-day shuttle from Japan to the Persian Gulf, with only one night- ashore in Japan, isn't bad enough. Look Forward to Payoff It looks as if they are trying to hardtime the crew into quitting so they can pick up a bunch of aliens in Japan. We've got a good crew I on here, they all .know the score and recognize this skipper and chief engineer for what they are. We're sure looking forward to the payoff when we can show these characters that we are members .of the strongest union on,the water­ front—the SIU. In closing I'd like to say that we've been getting the LOG regu­ larly and they are getting better all the time; keep- up the good work. I'd also like to ask that some overtime sheets and rating booklets for all the black gang ratings be mailed to us at the address above. It looks like we're going to have plenty of time out here to use both. Calvin B. Moose 4^ ^ 4^ Top Crew Mans John Kulukuhdis To the Editor: The crew of the .lohn B. Kulukundis are enjoying an unusually smooth trip for these Far East waters. Credit for this must be given to a few oldtimers, like C. Lawson, Mr Townsend, Charlie Gann, Pete The Greek. A vote,of thanks is due for Brother Jarvis, who is helping Brother Lawson run the wire splicing and sea­ manship aboard. C. Aycock, the belly robber, is doing a fine job keeping the boys Quinnt happy with his excellent meal planning. Credit must be given too to all permitmen who are taking a great interest in the Union and Union activities. We are also pleased to say that our skipper, John M. 'Cotter, is tops as skipper for an SlU-manned ship and that bosun Carl Lawson is doing an excellent job. C. Quinnt i t 4i Thanks SIU For His Life At Sea To the Editor: I would like to thank the SIU for starting me on a seagoing career. I hope we shall be partners for a long time. I also appreciate the courteous representation in the Seattle hall, where I got my first ship, the Seavigil, a Liberty, sail­ ing to Tacoma, Puerto Rico and New York. Most of all, I want to thank a real Union man, Joe Melendez, who, as ship's delegate aboard the Seavigil, went to great lengths and took a good deal of time to pa­ tiently explain the rules, regula­ tions and by-laws of the SIU. Never in all my previous experience have I ever encountered a Union man as earnestly and sincerely devoted to the "betterment of his Union as Joe Melendez. I only hope that I soon will acquire some of his Union knowledge and progressive spirit. Now I am aboard the Isthmian Steel Executive as an OS, bound for the Far East on a four-month trip. It's-a pleasure to know that the men of the SIU are my'ship­ mates and that such a Union or­ ganization as the SIU is behind me. Bob Ferguson ^ DoesnH Want To Miss Ang LOGs To the Editor: I would like to inform you of my new address in Puerto Rico. Will you kindly keep sending us your very much iiked SEAFARERS LOG to the new address. Incidentaliy,. I have mi.ssed getting copies of the LOG for the past month. Will you please send copies of them to me. Pedro Jimenez (Ed. note: We have noted your change of address on our mailing list; the back issues of the LOG which you requested are on their way to you.i LOG JtOs 84; MSS I-'T -E R S Money Exchange Bates Listed The fdilowlng is the latest available listing of official ex­ change rates for foreign cur­ rencies. Listings are as of July 23 and are Subject to change without notice. England. New Zealand, soutli Africai $2.80 per pound .aterllng.. Australia! $2.24 per pound sterling. Belgium; 80 francs to the doUar. Denmark! 14.49 cents per krone. Prance: 390 francs to the dollarGermany: ^.2 Marks tb the dollar. Holland: 3.80 guilders to the doUar. Italy: 629. Ure to the doUar. Norway: 14 bents per krone. Portugal: 38.79 escudoa to the dollar. Sweden: 19.33 cents per krone. India: 21 cents per rupee. Pakistan: 30.2 cents per rupee. Argentina: 14.3 pesos to the dollar. Brazil: 9.4 cents per cruzeiro. Uruguay: 92.63 cents per peso. Venezuela: 20.89 cents per bolivar. Anti'SIU Chief Bips Out Badio the bar before and they have their doubts of ever seeing him again. Two or three oldtimers hang around there now who will never have another payoff, but Duke and Johnnie are just as nice to th^m as to a fellow who has just m,ade a Persian, Giilf payoff. I believe I have been in most of the bars from Portland, Me., to Seattle, Wash., but I have to say that I believeSDuke's Bar is the squarest. ^ T. W. (Slim) King 4" 4' 4' Finds Shipping Good On Coast V To file Editor: Throughout this entire trip on the Sweetwater the chief engineer has been very uncooperative. He is directly responsible for the con­ dition the ship's radio is in at the present tirpe. On April 27 he ripped out_all wires and other equipment pertaining to the radio. The OS who was on the 8-12 watch saw this. On May 15th he ordered the third assistant to take the fans out of all the rooms. The reason he gave for this action was that somebody, he claimed, gave him a little back talk. However, after he was told that action would be taken,, he left the fans alone. Stalls on Repairs He only made necessary repairs after many entirely useless argu­ ments, and after the crew went to the captain to gaid this point. It has been found that the chief is definitely anti-SIU, and talks against the Union every chance he gets. The entire engine depart­ ment claims he has made things unpleasant for each of them at every opportunity. Frank Tokarchuk To the Editor: Well, the good ship Irenestar (Maine) signed on again in Longview, Wash, last month for the run to Japan and, we hope, to slvuttle again. During our last trip we were out for six months and four days. When we paid off in Coos Bay, Ore., on June 8th there was not To the Editor: 4> t 4i» a single beef. I want to give a boosC to two We still have a feiiows known favorably to prac­ few of the old tically any SIU man who ever crew from last sailed out of Baltimore. They are trip on here. Pat To the Editor: Godwin Duke Summers and Johnnie. Fox, who was I am just sending a few lines to O'Connor who own and operate ship's delegate and did a wonderful the' Larriane Tavern, known as job, stayed on and has that position let all niy old friends know that I am now on the ; Duke's Bar, at 14 again. We also have the same fine Mankato Victory, ! North Gay skipper, Captain Krantz, so all in a fine ship with Street, just un­ all I think it should be -another a fine crew There der the Union good trip. are no beefs on hall. I don't see why more of our good this ship. They are both SIU brothers don't stay out on the We are at the natives of Balti- west coast, as some times it seems present time en­ m 0 r e. Johnnie rough to find men who want to joying some good was a close ship. If shipping is that good, it weather, a li d friend of Babe looks like a good place to ship out, shore leave in Manning Ruth, as his kids to me. King. Japan. sapdlot baseball Robert M. Godwin I would like to hear from my team used to play St. Mary's team, old friends. and shipmates and 4. 4i 4' once a week while the Babe was would answer any letters they send there. my way, so drop me a few lines in Duke, in his day did quite a bit care of the SIU hall in San Fran­ of fighting as a light heavyweight cisco. ' with some of the top men in his To the Editor: Michael M. Manning class. Bravo to the. Se'afarers Inter­ 4^ 4" 4Easy Touch national Union for their -ScbolarAnyone who spends a, few dol­ ship Plan, awarding scholarships lars with* them can always borrow to the most deserving of the Sea­ room rent or the price of a meal farers' children. That is a great To the Editor: ticket after the joints on East Bal­ idea. timore Street have relieved them Then, too, your method of choos­ The crewmembers of the South­ of their dough. Anyone with a ing the winners was fair—an able, land (South Atlantic) would like to shipping card can always get cab impartial committee to select the thank the Union and Jeff Morrison, fare to the ship an! money for best on a competitive, scholarly Savannah port agent, for the quick laundry or any other necessity, basis. Good luck to all of you. action that we got on our beefs even though he has never been in I. Tourian while in that port. He went right to work on our beefs, and got us complete satisfac­ tion on ail our requests, inciuding new mat­ tresses, new springs, and straightening out Baker all OT. beefs and the completion of all repairs heeded. We got quick action all the way down the line. *•; And so, we extend our thanks to all concerned, even though this letter may b,e a little bit late in coming. ^ E. L. Baker nuke's Bar Gives Men Square Deal MankatoVictory Has Fine Crew Praises SIU For Scholarships Crew Appreciates Quick SIU Action A Local Belie in Pakistan 4^ 4^ t Thanks Members Who Gave Blood Seafarers Dave Dennely and Victor Joseph ppsc/ with 3 shy local belle abo^ buihboat while they wer3 in Chaldhi Pa|^tan.^;^^ J^^ Migro supplied the picture of the cosy little group. To the Editor: 1 would like to thank the ten Seafarers, listed in the Wilmington port report in the June 12th LOG, for donating their blood to pull me off the rocks of a surgical room. I am afloat again and pro­ ceeding at half speed. ^ I hold the deepest feeling of gratitude for these men, and to the SIU go my sincerest thanks for truly being the Brotherhood of -the -Sea.N ;•• • i • • •'. WliHam J. GilUek ^ - .-i �J«ly ti*1iSt SEAFARERS LOG Pafs TvcB^-ibiM The Bermuda^^ ^Isles of Devils' Visitors to the pink-tinted sands and the crystal grottoes of the Bermudas, now a mecca for tourists and honeymooners, may well find it hard to believe that anyone could shun this island paradise. Yet such is the power of the mysterious sea, and of the legendary superstitions which have long sur­ rounded it, that for mShy years mariners dreaded the thought of setting foot upon the Bermudas' shores. The Bermudas, these early seafarers believed, were the "Isles of Devils," inhabitated only by witches, demons and the disciples of Satan, and their COTOI crust was so thin that anyone who stepped upon it would immediately plunge through it and plummet into the fires of Hell. Discovered In 1515 So strong was this belief, in fact, that although the islands were discovered in J.515 by a Spaniard, Juan de Bermudez, it was not until nearly a century later—in 1609—that the first white men populated them, and then only because they had been ship­ wrecked. This group of, British colonists was -led by Sir George Somers, and for many years afterwards— .while they were ruled by a chartered company— the islands were known as Somers Islands. In 1684, the islapds were-acquired by the British crown, and today still retain their status as a crown colony. Consisting of over 150 individual coral atolls, lying about 050 miles southeast of North Carolina, the Bermudas cover some 21 square miles and have ' a population of approximately 35,000 people, of whom about 60 percent are Negroes. Having no industry, the Islands derive the bulk of their revenue from the exportation of bananas, vegetables, lily bulbs and flowers, from customs receipts and from the many tourtists to whom they play host each year. Have Old World Charm Chief among the Islands' tourists attractions are their climate, their beautiful scenery, and the Old World, 17th Century charm of such places as St. George, their oldest settlement. The placid, unhwried way of life found in St. George is typical of that found throughout the is­ lands with the exception of Hamilton, the capital, where a quicker and more modern tempo prevails. The Islands aire particularly attractive to vaca­ tioners who delight in the sports'and recreations of the sea, and are famous for their bathing and boating, and for the opportunities they offer to ex­ plore underwater caverns in diving helmets or fish for bonefish, wahoo, tuna and marlin. -'3 Before World War II. the only motorized vehicles on the Bermu­ das were taxis and a few busses. Since the war, small English cars have been permitted, but bicycles and horse-drawn carriages, as shown above, are still the most popular modes of conveyance. Among the foremost of Bermuda's attractions for visitors are the coral grottoes, such as the one shown at the right. But early mar­ iners refused to visit Hie islands because they thought the grottoes were filled with witches and de­ mons. m �far* Twanir-tetir StA'FAitERS VO'G' ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... MARORE (Or*), Jun* «—Chairman, Zorn; Sacratary, V. Walrath. George Mattair was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Vote of thanks went to several members of the steward depart' ment. Water is rusty. Captain is not living up to the agreement: OT is not equal. Watertight doors need repairing VENORE (Ore), June 7—Chairman Vernon Wilson; Secretary, L. R. Hicks Captain stated that he is not allowed to exchange washbasin amidship for the broken one in dayman's foc'sle. Mo­ tion was passed to have each man do­ nate $3 for a wreath for deceased brother. Ship's delegate will see about new wringers for the washer. Patrol­ man will be contacted on broken wash basin. from portholes. Ebctra books will be do­ nated to seamen's missions in Africa. Care should be taken of linen and cots. Messhall should be left clean at. night after cards. Anyone wanting a special dish should see the steward or chief cook. FRANCES (Bull), June 1—Chairman, Frank Cornier; Sacratary, J. L. O'Rourka. Ship's delegate was told by the captain that milk could not be obtained in Puerto Rico because it was not pasteurized or approved.. There is a dispute about un­ equal overtime. Captain will be con­ tacted about having the library shifted to the laundry: lockers will be put in the library's place. Purser will be con­ tacted about proper time of paying off. ^Cau'Shaker^ Have No OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot. fore the next voyage. Crew la not to sign on' untU repairs have been made: patrolman In New York wUl be notified on this. More Ice cream should be or­ dered. Patrolman should check food stores before the ship sails; first aid kit should • be InstaUed in the engine room. Better grade of hams should be ordered, as weU as a better stock of JeUles and jams. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriars), June 20—Chairman, A. Padu; Secretary, P. Jokibuk. Repair list will be made up and handed over to the patrolman. YORKMAR (Calmar), June 8r-Chalrman, Carl E. GIbbs; Sacratary, Kurt Bar­ man. There is not enough variety in the food. Cooks' quarters are below standard. Next crew should not sign on until the ship is properly stocked with food and gear. Foc'sles should have locks installed. New fans will be ordered and old ones overhauled. Screens for portholes and doors will be ordered. There is not enough hot water. Stew­ ard will see the captain about getting fresh supplies in the Canal Zone. Hooks will be installed in room doors, shower, toilet and meat box doors. Lava soap should be checked. Varnish for doors will be ordered. man at (he payoff for the ship's fund. Radio is to be turned off at mealtime. Feet should be kept off benches in the messhall. Men on deck were cautioned about going into tanks before they are gas-free or without a man standing by. SOUTHLAND (South Atlantic), June 5— Chairman, James IT. Hannars; Secretary, Louis Tliiay. Repair list will be mads up. It is not possible to get tim li­ brary exchanged. There is a balance of $68.34 in the ship's fund. Boyne was elected ship's delegate. Motion was passed not to have the steward order any more pigs ears and tails.' Anyone working on the crew's radio without the ship delegate's permission will be penal­ ized. There should be better food and more variety in the night lunch. Steward reported that he didn't receive the full order of fresh stores in Norfolk. Ha thanked the crew for their menu sug­ gestions. ROBIN DdNCASTER (Seas Shipping), March 7—Chairman, E. Nooney; Secre­ tary, William S. Claymore. Library will be closed in South African ports. P. Moreni was elected ship's delegate. Dis­ cussion was held on the proposed SlU HEYWOOO BROUN (Victory Carriers), housing project. Regular checks of the June 21—Chairman, David A. Ramsey; blower equipment should be made by Sacratary, William Alvaro. Delegates will the electrician. EJJectrician agreed. Watch see the captain about getting a new wash­ is to be more careful of the percolators. ing machine. It broke down twice since Cots that will be issued should not be it wasj-epaired in Houston; Cots should left on deck, where they could be dam­ be returned to rooms. Everything else is STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), May Si- aged while the ship is being unloaded. in good order. Chairman, J. Shipley; Secretary, E. M, Each cot will be marked when it is is­ Viliapoi. Ship's fund should be do sued, so those that are negligent with of the mall. Two men missed ship. Chief TRINITY (Carres), May 13—Chairman, noated to AMMLA. Slopchest should be their cots can be identified. engineer will be contacted about the SEATRAIN TEXAS (Saatrain), June 20 Dan Shaahan; Sacratary, H. Gallagar. better supplied. Patrolman will speak condition, of the water. Lounge and mess­ —Chairman, Frank Prazalar; Sacratary, Ship sailed one man short. James Broome to the captain about proper medical at LOGAN'S FORT (Cities Service), June should be kept clean. Reading ma­ James L. Alien. Chipping near sleeping was elected ship's delegate and a balance tention to the crew in the future. Ship's 11—Chairman, R. Burns; Secretary, R. hall terial be returned to the library quarters has been stopped, so watch can of $29.40 in the ship's fund was turned delegate will see the patroAnan about H. Owens. O. Bartlett was elected ship's after itshould get their rest. Rollers for the washing over to him. Patrolman will be con­ has been read. having the ship fumigated. Electricians delegate. Lake Charles patrolman will machine are needed. Crew should avoid tacted on the engine department beef asked that bunks and lockers be changed be consulted about using a different that the watch standees be assigned a WACOSTA (Waterman), no data- using the washing machine between 5:00 separate around because of the lack of ventilation, brand of milk and the issuance of cots. foc'sle. Repair list will be made and 8:30 PM as it affects the pressure Chairman, Alien J. Friend; Sacratary, R. Each man is to clean the washing ma- Hernandez. Union should be contacted in the showers and men will either out and given to the master and the ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), May 3— c'lUne after using it. chief engineer .before arrival. Patrolman Animal hides, about getting innerspring mattresses for freeze or be cooked. Yarbrough; Secretary, Chairman, W. which give out an offensive odor, should will be told that the master is inspectthe crew. Every man should clean the NICHOLAS C. H. (Trident), May 18— washing machine after using it. Books be kept away from messroom and quar­ Chairman, Lonnia Cola; Secretary, Irwin should returned to their proper place ters; ship's delegate will contact the iHlP'C Anderson. There is a $13 balance In the Instead be loading master at Texas City about this. of leaving them around. ship's fund. It was decided to get a new Fans, wind chutes, screens and mat­ 11 washing machine. A'hy recurrences of tresses are needed. There are beefs on PURPLE STAR (Traders), June the conduct of sailing day wiU be severe' the salty bacon. Steward wiU take care ly dealt with, according to the ship's Chairman, John Ward; Sacratary, W. J. of this, and also try to get more fresh and engine delegate. Minor matters, Diliman. Motion was passed to help the fruit. The firing of one man will be re­ keep the crew's mess clean. By ferred to the patrolman. Each depart­ John Whited. One of the best and such as cleaning of glasses, use of the messman talking to the last crew, the crew could ment will take a turn cleaning the laun ing lockers without a brother presenC smoothest trips this ship has ever made. toaster, were settled satisfactorily. readily gee that they made one of the dry and companionway; poop deck is to Laundry soap is to be left in the laun­ All hands cooperated splendidly. Cur­ dry on the shelf. most awful trips in SIU annals. It was be swept daily. IBERVILLE (Waterman), June tains and rods for forward portholes arc decided this trip will be much bet­ ' in the messroom and will be issued by Chairman, R. M. Guito; Secretary, E. B ter. Wethat a very good crew and CAMP NAMANU (US Petroleum), Juna the steward when there is time' to put Rhoads. Motion was carried to concur also a nicehave LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ 14—Chairman, of officers. N, A. Huff riars), H. James; Secretary, R. them up. This will prevent having to with Azalea City, to have the dayman was elected gang no data—Chairman, ScoHy Berry, ship's delegate by acclama­ close porthole at sea m not weather moved from present quarters, which are tion. There was $29 left In the.jjhip's man; Sacratary, Roger L. Hail. Ship's Bascembs. There is no change in the too small, to the bosun's quarters. There water situation. One man joined the ship because of the light on the foredeck. delegate wUl find out about getting draws In Japan as bosun. Union will be con­ Vote of thanks went to the steward de is S112.81 in the ship's fund. Vote of fund by the previous crew. in US currency in the Far East. Steward tacted on water. <' Patrolman in New partment ^ for fine service. Situation of thanks went to the steward department and patrolman will get together about ANNISTON VICTORY (South Atlantic), having steak twice a week. Someone is York will be told of the acting third shore gang will be setled with patrolman. for cooking, baking and cleanliness. May IS—Chairman, A. O. Nail; Secre­ Steward thanked the crew for keeping June 6—Chairman, Bob Miliar; Sacratary, spitting in the scuttlebutt. Laundry is mate's union activity. the messhaU in fine shape. Chief cook Vernon L. Porter. There is a balance not being kept clean. Delegates will tary, John Whited. All hands cooperat­ ing splendidly. Joseph Busalacki was invited suggestions on menus. Depart­ of $2.70 in the ship's fund. If it is make up repair lists. SUZANNE (Bull), May 24—Chairman, ment delegates will make up repair lists. learned who is carrying tales topside, he elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Arthur Patrin; Sacratary, Donald T. Her, June 1—Chairman, Scetty Barryman; will be brought up on charges. All data All hands were asked to cooperate in llhy. Two men paid off in Puerto Rico. ALAWAI (Waterman), June 28— pertaining to the launch service beef in Sacratary, Roger L. Hall. Hospital needs Discussion was held on the awning, on keeping washing machine, messroom and painting and new mattresses. Ship's dele­ tablecloths', ice cream, bread. Steward recreation rom and launury clean. New Chairman, Arthur Rummel; Secretary, S. Inchon. Korea, will be turned over to the gate will try to get draws in US money. life jackets will be given to those need­ Kwiatkowski. S. Kwiatkowski was re­ said only passenger tablecloths are There should be faster service from the aboard, elected ship's delegate and received a ing them by the chief mate. galley at mealtimes. There should be spreads. so the crew is eating off bed June 13—Chairman, J. E. Nordstrom; vote of thanks for his past good work more night lunch put out. with a larger . Sacratary, John Whited. One man as delegate. Any member caught pilfer­ vsirlety of cold cuts. There Is a $1 de­ missed ship in Trinidad: he will be re­ ing cargo or ship's stores will be BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service), posit required for door keys; this is re­ Juna ported to the Union. This is a very good brought up on charges. Members are 21—Chairman, J. Phillips; Sacra­ turned when the keys are turned in. crew. Steward will try to get new pil­ to take better care of cots, return coffee tary, H. Utrahll. There is $31.50 in the cups to the pantry and help keep the lows, as the old ones are shedding. In­ ship's fund. Progress is being made on side of lockers should be painted, as they ship clean generally. Deck department STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), no data the requests for painting and repairs. are rusty. Members were warned to be should use outside passages going onto patrolman for clarification and advice In —Chairman, J. King; Sacratary, A. Bro- Crew was asked to familiarize themselves the bridge, except during foul weather. the States. Recommended repairs were dia. Engine rooin door should-be bolted with new stations. Brother Genron was sober at the payoff. discussed. on the starboard aide, to prevent the elected deck delegate. BULL RUN (Mathiasan), June June 14—Chairman, Bob Millar; Sacra­ MARIE HAMILL (Bloomfletd), May 11— Chairman, J. H. Parkas; Sacratary, T. tary, Henri J. Robin. - All repairs that noise of door slamming while men are ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), Juna 21— sleeping, and also to keep the heat out Chairman, W. M, Cousins; Sacratary, J. MacTaggart. H. McCuUough was elected could be made were taken care of: oth­ H. Brandon. G. Stropich was elected ship's delegate. Steward will order dif­ ers will be made in the States. Steward of the passageway. Larger fans and a Chairman, Jamas Hand; Sacratary, Jack ship's delegate. Washing machine needs ferent brands of ice cream and coffee. asked that all extra linen be turned in new library are needed. Wiper is re­ Groanar. One man left ship in Trini­ to cliian the electricians' room dad: patrolman will be notified. Steam repairing, as well as the coffee urn in Coffee urn will be repali'ed. Union will and that foc'sles be left clean for the fusing and shower; patrolman will be contacted. pipes will be taken care of. the crew pantry and the galley range. crew. Steward department got a June 7—Chairman, P. P. Burleson; Sac­ be contacted about man who missed ship. new vote of thanks for the good job they PAOLI (Cities Service), Juna 21^ ratary, R. M. Bintiitr. Ship is very filthy JOHN B. KULUKUNDIS (Martis), June have done this trip.^ Day workers in all ROBIN KETTERING (Seas Shipping). Chairman, R. Burnsad; Sacratary, W. In general: food could be much better. 21—Chairman, L. C. Lawson; Sacratary, departments and watch standers off March 23—Chairman, Charles Lea; Sacra­ Matthews. Mate will have passageways Each, department will make up and turn F. Aycock. Everything is running watch were asked not to drink up all tary, J. C. Howard. There is $24.67 in and room decks painted. There is a in a repair list. Some of the meat is there are no beefs. Doors the watches' coffee at night. Chief elec­ the ship's man. At the payoff, each man $13.91 balance in the ship's fund. A new old. Galley, messhall and pantry are shipshape: be kept locked in port. Sanitation trician complained that his overtime will contribute $1 to pay the electrician repair list will be made up and given to filthy. Scuppers in the pantry are stopped will will be maintained all times due to sheet was not marked okayed or turned for running the movie niachine. Pa­ the captain. All brothers are to be prop­ up: plates and drains are filthy. Ship the hot weather. at Clock in the crew down, and that it is constantly in the trolman will be contacted about a larger erly dressed in the messhall. Performers storeaJn general are short. If this clean-' messroom possession of the first engineer. Patrol­ drain in the wash room. Laundry drain will be taken care of at the jiayoff. ing is not done, patrolman will be noti­ is in Japan.will be repaired while the ship man will be asked to check black gang's needs a plug; laundry should be cleaned fied. overtime; no one is to pay off without up after use. Coffee cups are to be re­ EVELYN (Bullh Jun* 8—Chairman, EUGENIE (Oro), June 14—Chairman, R. his okay. turned to the pantry sink. Steward de­ W. Wesley Etty; Sacratary, H. Wastphall. STEELORE (Ore), June 14—Chairman, McCuiloch; Sacratary, A. D. Williams. partment got a vote of thanks for the Patrolman's attention will be called to D. H. Garriguas; Sacratary, W. R. Mac- Bosun left ship with an okay from SUP ARICKAREE (US Petroleum), May 17— good food. the master for calling the steward all Donaid. Motion was passed to have the agent: another man who missed the ship Chairman, Olav Raiasan; Sacratary, Lao June 1—Chairman, William Jenkins; kinds of names and hollering at him like water pressure in the showers adjusted. will be brought up on chatges. Discus­ M. Stabak. Ship's delegate wUl see if Sacratary, J. C. Howard. One man missed a Comanche Indian. Vote of thanks and There has been no hot water for a week. the captain will accept all surplus Japa­ ship in Durban; one man missed ship in confidence were given to the ship's dele­ Captain says orders from the company nese money on leaving port. Abbas Hus­ Capetown. Repair list will be made out gate for a job well done. Vote was and the Government of Venezuela pre­ sein was elected ship's delegate; he will and turned over to department heads. taken to get a new library. vent the crew from going ashore. There ask the. captain to let Sparks post a news is not enough night lui ch, which is slop­ bulletin on the crew's board in the PAIRLAND (Waterman), Juna 14— pily prepared. Steward will put out messhall. Since the ice box is not in Chairman, Jack Williams; Sacratary, more. god condition, the ice cream is poor. John Spring. One man is in sick bay; Vater is quite rusty; tanks will be he will see the doctor in Honolulu. Stew­ cleaned in Japan. BLUESTAR (Traders), June 9—Chair­ ard department got a vote of thanks man, Chaster Rittar; Sacratary, Louis E. sion was held on screen doors and port­ from all for a job well done. Captain and MARGARET BROWN (Bloomflald), June Mayers. Draw lists were handed in. holes. No unauthorized people should chief mate have terrible dispositions to­ 14—Chairman. G. D. Reagan; Sacratary, Ship's delegate will see about getting the be allowed in passageways. wards the crew. Deck department D. B. Patterson. Patrolman will be con­ Mattress covers are needed for the new should take soiled lin^ up forward and steward department head and shower painted. One man will be brought up ROBIN SHERWOOD (Seas Shipping), tacted on overtime. Repair list will be mattresses. not throw it down. Coffee cups shonld on charges. Repair lists win be made June 19—Chairman, Wallace; Secretary, made up before the last European port be retiurned to the pantry; pantryman is up. turned over to delegates and given Thomas Williams. There is a $3.78 bal­ is reached and mailed to Galveston. A ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Seas Shipping), doing a good job. so all should help keep to department heads, so that those re­ ance in the ship's fund. Only the crew copy of the list will be given to the April 19—Chairman, J. J. Da Vlto; Sac­ the pantry clean. Repairs should be done pairs that can be taken care of aboard should be allowed in passageways or be aptaln. chief engineer, steward and one ratary, O. W. Guernsey. Washing ma­ at sea; major repairs will be listed and ship can be done. Men using the fidley allowed to use the washing machine. kept in the file. Nothing has been done chine should not be used after 8:00 P.M., handed to department heads. Washing to dry clothes should not bang the door, Ship's delegate will contact the captain about repairs, the quality of the stores so brothers who have the room next to machines will be repaired by electrician as men are sleeping. Messhall chairs about launch schedules. Performers who is very poor and the slopchest is badly the laundry can sleep. New washer will and deck engineer. are not reserved. Souvenirs will be persist in these actions will be brougTit supplied. IVashing machine needs parts be used for white clothes only. Men sold Oil the outside deck, in Japan, un­ up on charges. Delegates will keep a for repairs. PORTMAR (Calmar), Juna 7—Chair­ who want special menus should ask the less we are out at anchor. All outsiders record of the times that the brothers steward, and he will see that they get man, G. A. Raid; Sacratary, L. W. Lewis. ALAMAR (Calmar), June 21—Chairman, them in .a few days. should be kept out of midship housing. have had to wait all day for draws: ac­ Motion was passed to keep a record of Pantryman should take it easy" on drink­ count will also be kept of every foreign B. Snow; Secretary, Chester F. Just. No data—Chairman, J. J. Da Vlto; Sec­ sailing time and late meals, so overtime ing glasses and crockery and stop break­ port where the purser sells wearing ar­ Messroom and recreation room were retary, E. M. Bryant. Crew were not co­ for delays cannot be disputed. Food painted. Patrolman In Long Beach operating in the request not to use the seems to be getting steadily worse and ing them. Fresh bread should be put ticles and tobacco to port officials. warned the chief engineer about work­ dryers in the laundry after 8:00 P.M. patrrlman will be notified of all bcbfa out each day. ing on winches. Motion was passed to Discussion was held on getting the laun­ in t. e next port. Company is cutting AZALEA CITY (Waterman), June 21— see about using the spare room, now dry. messhalls and rooms painted. Every­ Items out of requisitions. Meals are not STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), May 16 Chairman, Paul L. Whitlow; Sacratary, —Chairman, K. Lopez; Secretary, H. St. Eddie O'Rourka. A 8.50 deposit will be serving as - the ship's office., for a room one should be quiet in the passageways prepared very well and several times for two men in the steward department. at night. The purser is not giving satis­ they have been late. Cooks will go by Germain. C. Hughart was elected ship's left for keys. More care should be The spare room on the boat deck could factory medical treatment. messhall clocks hereafter; messroom delegate by acclamation. OS, wiper and taken of the cots. All lockers should be be used for an office. Food situation 14b data—Chairman, R. J. Blake; Secre­ clock will be fixed. messman should get together with the checked and repaired. Suggestion was hasn't improved; patrolman will be asked tary, ship's delegate to make up a cleaning made that more salad plates and side to check stores coming E. M. Bryant. Each department aboard, as there delegate wiU make up a correct repair FELTORE (Ore), June 14—Chairman. schedule for the recreation room and the dishes be secured. Men coming back oit laundry. If the forthcoming draw is not board should not make unnecessary noise seems to be a shortage. list. One man missed ship and two went E.,A. Boyd; Secretary, Robert J. Landry. There was no shore leave in diile by in US currency, a letter wU Ibe sent to at the gangway. Messhall and pantry to the hospital. Dismission was held on GEORGE UHLER (Southern Steamship), the repairs left over from the last trip. the captain's orders: anyone going ashore headquarters. should be kept cleaner: cups should be June John Garrison; Sac­ will be logged. All shower rooms • and put back In place after use. Those using ratary,14—Chairman, Carl E. Simpson. Headquarters the recreation room need to- be cleaned ROBIN GRAY (Seas Shipping), Febru­ the laundry should keep it clean. Cof­ will be notified about man who failed to GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Service), and painted. fee should be left for the night; those ary 22—Chairman, J. W. Logan; Secre­ rejoin the ship. The ship was not prop: no' date—Chairman, Arthur E. Sanders; tary, Frank M. Collins.' Three new fans who want some can malce it for them­ erly stored, which made things difficult Sacratary, Myers. Milk situation on the REPUBLIC (Trafalgar), Juna 28— were put aboard: laundry room drain is selves. for the chief steward and chifcf cook. southcj-n end will remain, the same; there Chairman, Frank Smith; Secretary, Wal­ still not working. This will be checked. Shortage ot coffee was discussed. is no other milk available for 24-hour ter Marcus. One mas missed ship in Most of the ship's passageways and the ARICKAREE (US Petroleum), April 20 delivery. Radio' will he repaired. Wash­ Salem, Mass. Engineers will be asked to messhalls will be painted this trip. Roy —Chairman, Oiav Raiarsen; Secretary, NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Victory ing machine -should be turnpd' off when check and repair the crew's^ washing Hightower was elected ship's delegate. Samuel B. Thomas. will put out Carriars), Jpne 17—Chairman, Johnnie it. is not in . .use. . DOcfc ; ^partment machine, pump and rollers and put a red All waste and gubage should du: a draw if the ship stops at port; U up Long; Secretary, Paul Capp, Screen .doors ' ,«fRt>.yrash «atf•tow'thr •«9eelt''tlIiQr*'leave'''i»'Erantnl'he will take carO and ice box should be taken cafe of bement delegates wl (Continued on page 25) COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), June 5—Chairman, Edward Davis; Secretary William B. Harper, One man missed ship in Portland, Me. Yulee H. Crews was elected ship's delegate. Washing ma chine wringer will be repaired by ma chlnist. All other repairs will be re ported to the delegate. Issuance of cots to crew will be clarified by the patrolman. 'O �jiilrie4^^Mt SEAi^A§tERS Pave IVen^rfiv*: IOC .. DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... (Continued from page 24) light on the machine to teU whether it Is working or not. Ice l»ox needs a new handle. Steward and his department got a vote of thanks for the good food they are putting out and for their cooperation to the entire crew. «ALEM MARITIME (Cities Service), June 27—Chairman, Joe Cave; Secretary, canteloupe. Steward wUl caU the Coca Cola company to see If they wUl deUver some cokes. FAIRISLE (Waterman), June i—Chair­ man, Ray Queen; Secretary, George Dunn. John De Gande was elected ship's del­ egate unanimously. Transportation money beef will be taken up with headquarters. Port agent in the next port will-arrange to have stores put aboard the day be­ fore sailing; if this is not possible, shore gang s5ould do the work. Each watch will keep (lie niessiiail and crew pantry cleaned and swept and wash dishes and silver. W. T. Felts. Feeding beef was reported to the Seattle patrolman. Men who missed ship were reported to him; one was hospitalized, the other missed ship. Motion was passed to have each man donate $.50 to the ship's fund. Head EUGENIE (Oro), May 23—Chairman, quarters will be contacted on cooling sys­ tem throughout crew's quarters. Men Woodrcw Poxen; Secretary, R. McCulleaving the ship should clean up foc'sles. loch. Keys for rooms will be secured in Japan as weU as bed springs. Chief en­ ANTINOUS (Waterman), July S— gineer is checking oq the fans. New Chairman, D. Varn; Secretary, H. C. Kll- duck boards were maBe for the gang­ - mon. There is a $28.95 balance in the way. Siopchest prices will be discussed ship's fund. Question of who wUl make with Union on arrival in the States. Mo­ coiTee in the morning on Saturdays and tion was passed to have ail unlicensed Sundays wiU be taken up with the New foc'sles. heads and showers sougecd anu Orleans patrolman. Men coming back decks painted at the first opportunity. to the ship late at night should not dis­ Discussions were held on loud talking turb men who are sleeping. Men who in passageways, new parts for fans, sit up late on the stern should have launch service, running a fresh water some consideration for the men sleeping line outside house for longshoremen. Steward asked the crew to cooperate in on the main deck aft. returning soiled linen. Steward depart­ QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Seatrade), ment got a vote of thanks for goodVhow June 19—Chairman, Robin Brown; Secre­ and service. One brother was removed tary, Henry Martin. L. R. Smith was from the vessel by a lifeboat crew of elected ship's delegate by acclamation. MSTS transport General Base for hos­ Canvas awning for back aft will be re pitalization. ferred to the patrolman. Wiper will ALICE BROWN (Bloomfield), July 5— make coffee in the morning. Poker play­ ers nniould keep the messhall cleaner. Chairman, not listed; Secretary, J. D. McGoldrlck. Sam Vincius was elected Ship's fund will be increased in order ship's delegate by acclamation. One man to purchase radio and eiectric iron. June 25—Chairman, Robert Brown; quit ship ill New Orleans; Porthole fans Secretary, Henry Martin. One man left should be turned off when not in use, as ship. Hotplate for the messroom wiU there are no parts on board for them. Each man should clean the washing ma­ be put on the requisition list. chine after using it. Steward should keep the ship's iron in his room when TRINITY (Carrai), July 4—Chairman, John Charmetino; Secretary, H. Watt- not in use. phall. There is $29.40 in the ship's fund. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Seat Shipping), Ship left New Haven three men short. Black gang would like to have two men June 20—Chairman, Wallace; Secretary, in a foc'sle, so man is not disturbed Thomas Williams. Spociai meeting was when watch is caUed. Discussion was held on the purser selling SIU siopchest held on the lack of watermelon and to port officials in Nacoia. Captain was contacted and said he gave the purser no permission. Ship's crew has been on siiort rations of cigarettes since arriving in Capetown on May 18th. Purser said that the New York patrolman gave him permission to sell the siopchest in for­ eign ports. Patrolman will be contacted on getting this purser removed from the Eugene Flowers ship. Ann Calabrese is holding a pack­ age for you. i t Car for Sale Buick convertible for sale, 1946, Super, radio and heater; in New York. For information call ENright 9-4197 and ask for George Quinones. t 4« i" Xenopben Young, Sr. Your son is very ill. Get in touch with your.wife as soon as possible at 308 Lamanche Street, New Or­ leans, La. t Alonzo Sistrunk Robert Terraflat Get in touch with Jack Parker. He has refund checks for you. t ai t - James 0. Sheldon Contact your sister, Mrs. Dallas Dayhuss, 1502 Luxton Place, Sea­ side, Cal. 4" 4" Bob WUUams Write to Private John J. St. John, US 51205788, APO 94, 171 Station Hospital, c/o PM San Francisco, Cal. Angelo Miglio Please cfintact Thomas M. Breen, 220 Broadway, New York 38, NY. BEekman 3-3740. 4> a* 4> 4. 4- ai a^ Jeriier NlUsson Report to Seatrain Company for your W-2 form for 1952. Your addreite is wrong. ^ ai 4 .. Francisco Agosto Contact your wife at 63 St. Marks Place, New York 3, NY, tJrgcoL. Seafarers who applied for new membership books in New York but are now sailing from outports don't have to come to this city to get their new books. If the men involved will write to headquarters and tell the Union which port they are sailing out of, the Union will forward the book in care of the port agent. Under no circumstances however, will the books be sent through the mails to any private addresses. All Btores 4viH be checked by three-man committee, patrolman and shoreside rep­ resentative. Crew is not to sign on until all essential repairs have been made. Lifeboat will be inspected, as it is thought it leaks. .Steward claimed the company ignored his stores requisiUons in New York. Chief mate got a soUd vote of confidence. AZALEA CITY (Waterman), June 21— Chairman, Paul M. Whisler; Secretary, Eddie O'Rourke. $.50 key deposit will be collected when keys are issued and given back when men leave the ship. There will be two draws per trip. AU lockers should be fixed. There should be more salad plates and side dishes. Cups should be put back after use. Men ' using the laundry should keep it clean. CHILORE (Ore), Jvne 22—Chairman, Samuel H. Mills; Secretary, O. C. Harris. There were several beefs on the cook­ ing. Cooks state that the stores were in several instances very old and of poor grade.. There should be more variety of food. Request was made that men not spit on the deck and on the deck of the recreation room. Dirty cups should be returned to the pantry. Feet should be kept off the recreation room chairs. Laundry should be removed from the ma­ chine when it is finished. BATTLE ROCK (US Petroleum), May 31—Chairman, C. Tobias; Secretary, E. J. Odrowskl. New man was si'tned on in Sasebo, Japan. There was one beef on the food. Letter will be written to headquarters about the department heads bucking the contract and generally mak­ ing things miserable for all hands. 49. Puxxle Answer mass QQBB QEiBI •SlQnBg DSQQ SISBIQS DBC3B QUO! casaam Bona i[S[i[i[iQ aoDBaiiEa SUES Hiaacis ciEiascEriH ssas •ma OEiBs EHE laSffl® CSliSd YOUNG AMERICA (Waterman), April 5—Chairman, Pat Ryan; Sacretary, H. Krchn. Patrolman wiU see the captain about milk and fresh stores in Japan. More fresh milk should be put on the sidp before departure from the States, as no allowance is made for officers and passengers. Men getting off should leave foc'sles and bunks clean and stripped of sailed linen. Ship's delegate wiU find NOTICES MALDEN VICTORY (Mississippi), June 17—Chairman, V Szymanski; Secretary, Walker. Salty Wilburn was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. June 23—Chairman, V. Szymanski; Sec­ retary, Walker. Overtime record is kept, on the chief mate working on deck. Deck delegate will check the overtime. Ca.shing machine should be checked su the chief engineer can order new parts. Ac­ count will be kept for ail overtime, no draws or liberty or launch in Ulson and Kusan, Krea. Patrolman will be noti­ fied of the delay in getting medical slips to go to the Army hospit.al in Kusan. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Seatrade). July 7—Chairman, James Clarke; Secre­ tary, E. H. McGurk. One man missedship. MASSILLON VICTORY (Eastern), July 4—Chairman, John D. Lane; Secretary, Charies Elliey. Ice trays will be pro­ cured in San Pedro. Some of the show- IL C. Steele. Motion was passed to start a ship's fund. Chief engineer will not co­ operate on repairs for the crew. MANKATO • VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), June 7—Chairman, M. M. Manning; Secretary, A. W. Perkins. Seattle pa­ trolman wiU be asked to cheek rep.-iirs that were not completed in Stockton. Crew messroom, recreation and passage­ ways need sougeeing and painting. Wash­ ing machine needs a new wr-ngcr. New library wUl be procured in r.cattle. June 13—Chairman, Herbert Knowles; Secretary, A. W. Perkins. Action will be taken against gashounds and performers. TAINERON (Acflum), June 21—Chair­ man, Frank Buhle; Secretary, William Oswinkle. Henry Foy was elected ship's delegate. Foc'sle lockers will be repaired. Deck and engine departments wiU clean the laundry: steward department will clean the recreation room. Extra linen should be turned in to the steward. Ex­ tra pUIow cases wiU be issued in hot weather. Crew will help keep the mess­ hall, pantry and recreation room; Torn linen should be put aside and turned over to the steward. ^uiz Answers Tbey are knots. (b) 12 feet (actually IIM called in the morning. Requisition was put In for fiy paper. Lockers down below should be used. Requisition was put in for a juice squeezer. Repairs are to be turned over to department dele­ gates. LAFAYETTE (Waterman), June 28— Chairman, J. P. Thrasher; Secretary, Jay GATEWAY CITY (Waterman), July 12 —Chairman, Jim Davis; Secretary Thomas. Hand raUs were put on the catwalk aft. Captain said he would see the overtime at the end of the voyage; chief mate add chief said they would ask for it when they wanted it. Motion was made to find out why the Captain refused to get Ice at the Canal Zone. StewaisF has no room to make ice and the boxes are badly in need of repair. Better care should be taken of cots, washing machine; poop deck should be MARY ADAMS (Bloomfield), June 23— STEEL RANOER (Isthmian), June 21 — kept clean and feet kept off chairs in Chairman, Red Fink; Secretary, Marlon Chairman, C. Trouson; Secretary, A. the messroom. Kamlnskl. Repairs have been turned in to mate and painting will be done before Telan. One man was left in Honolulu on IRENESTAR (Triton), Juno IS—Chair­ man, R. M. Goodwin; Secretary, not list­ ed. Ship's delegate eaUed Seattle and was told to sign on if \there were no beefs. Crew was asked to sign on by the captain who said that he would see that new mattresses and a new washing machine were put on and that minor re­ pairs would be done. AU agreed to sign account of sickness. Chief engineer re­ on. Steward said that most of the store.s ^ip reaches Baltimore. An insufficient fused request to put a steam pipe in were received and the re;it he would supply of fresh fruit and vegetables was stored in Japan. Steward should do a cold water in the laundry. Repair list get in Aberdeen. should be handed in as soon as possible. June 28—Chairman, R. M. Gbodwin; better job of storing in San Pedro. Re­ A few minor beefs will be ironed out Secretary, T. Sullivan. Most repairs were pair list will be turned over to depart­ as soon as possible. Ail ships railing taken care of, and the rest are being ment delegates. will be renewed. Water lines leading worked on now. Most repairs were made. LAFAYETTE (Waterman), June 12— into showers aft should be checked, as New inncrspring mattresses and new the shower does not work right ail the washing machine were received. Unnec­ Chairman, Clyde Garner; Secretary, J. time. Chief engineer will be contacted essary noise should be cut out in the P. Thrasher. It was voted that each man by ship's delegate on this. passageways. AU are to come into the clean the laundry room when he is fin­ messhall properly dressed. Notice will ished with it. Pantryman will make cof­ WILLIAM A. CARRUTH (Transfuel), be posted on how to make coffee. All fee in the morning before going off duty. July 7—Chairman, Hans Skaalcgaard; new men are to take part in ship's DEL CAMPO (MIsslstippI), June 4Sccratary, Werner Pedersen. ice water meetings. Crewmcmbers were asked to Chalrman, Elec. P. V. Vigo; Secretary, for drinking should be checked, as well report any needed repairs. Walter Christian. J. Latapie was elected as ship's water. Deck and engine depart­ HURRICANE (Waterman), July 12— ship's delegate. Crewmembers should ments WiU alternate the cleaning of the take better care of the washing machine. Chairman, Norman Mabia; Secretary, laundry room. Charles Aehoy. $29 in the ship's fund STEEL AGE (Isthmian), July 5—Chair­ SWEETWATER (Metro Petro), June 13 was turned over to the new ship's dele­ Wood, elected by acclamation. man, H. E. Wabber; Secretary, L. John­ —Chairman, S. Homka; Secretary, A. gate. son. Motion was passed to start a ship's Steward will be contacted by the dele­ Kavel, Jr. Beef about chief engineer will be referred to boarding patrolman. gates on the number of cots needed. fund with a $1 donation. Cookies and rolls should be put out at coffee time. Chief electrician agreed to see that the washing machine belt be placed aboard. Chief engineer will be contacted about having hot water in the laundry room . WESTERN TRADER (Western Naviga­ and having the galley and- crew pantry tion), June 21-:-Chairman, F. Vykruta; scuppers unstopped. Ship'^ delegate will (1) (b) Benjamin Franklin. Secretary, O. P. Oakley. Ship's delegate see the chief mate about buiiuing a (2) (c) Flag. saw the mate and captain about paint<ng bench for the steward department galley; it will be done in a whiie. shower. (3) Battleships, aircraft car­ the One man found the price of talcum riers, cruisers, destroyers, subma­ twice as high as ashore and thinks that MAE (Bull), July 12—Chairman, P. the captain is overcharging on the slop- Hipp; Secretary, E. Hogge. There is a rines. chest. Motion was passed to have a price S19.37 balance in the ship's fund. G. (4) (a) Asia. Ust posted. Books should be changed in Campbell was elected ship's delegate: (5) Augusta, Maine, Albany, Japan, if possible, with any other SIU M. Jones was elected deck delegate. New York; Atlanta, Georgia; Aus­ •hip that may-be in port at that time. PRANCES (Bull), June 27—Chairman, SOUTHLAND (South Atlantic), July 3 Prank Pandino; Secretary, G. C. Butentin, Texas, Anapolis, Maryland. —Chairman, Frad Boyne; Secretary, E. koff. Baker complained about not being (6) 18, L. Baker. Captain okayed sougeeing and painting in black gang . quarters and (7) Sam Tilden. Bill was the steward rooms. Ship's delegate was Editor, tennis player, Sam was the presi­ asked to contact agent or patrolman on mattresses. Steward's attention should SEAFARERS LOG. dential candidate. be caUed to all faulty linen. Ez-Crewmembers Strathcape, French Creek ' Men who wish to get in touch with Ray Sneeder can do so by (8) writing to him on the Greenstar, (9) c/o Triton Steamship Company. feet). 4> 4i 4i (10) Addle F. Morris Get in touch with Russell Bran­ don, Room 710, 70 Pine St., New York City, as soon as possible, giving him an address where you can be reached by mail. ' Edward J. Taylor Get in touch with your wife. Get New Books Through Agents out from the chief mate if the crew quarters, showers, toilets and passage­ ways can be painted. Steward wiU give the ship's delegate a copy of the requi­ sition list, and notify him of any dis­ crepancies or shortages. Night cook and baker should have a foc'sles to himself, as he does not get his proper rest under the present set-up. ers and baths have not been repaired. Men were asked not to throw cigarette butts in the deck. WILD RANGER (Waterman), June 22— Chairman, Otto Hocpner: Secretary, J. T. Robinson. There was a beef about butter and coffee for the watch. Special time should be set for drawing linen. Laundry should be painted and repair list made up. ELIZABETH (Bull), June 30—Chair­ man, not listed; Secretary, not listed. Chief mate was contacted about the shower lock not worlang. Ice box should have a lock installed. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), June 21—Chairman, Eric Semmer; Secretary, Robert D. Nedermeyer. $24.25 was spent on a new frame and picture for the movie projector, leaving a balance of $3.13 in the ship's fund. WUliam Smith was elected ship's delegate by acclama­ tion; John Rcilly was elected treasurer. Fan should be installed in the wheel house. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), April 24—Chairman, A. Gregoire; Secretary, J. Shearer. Membership a.grccd to do­ nate $1 apiece to buy a floral wreath for deceased brother, and to pay for other expenses incurred. Suggestion was made that wipers take care of the laundry for the rest of the trip. Vote of thanks went to the ship's delegate and to the chief engineer and the oiler for their work on the old washing m.gohine. June 14—Chairman, H. S. McKenna; Secretary, Alfredo O. Arron. Reoair '1st will be turned over to the shin's dele­ gate. One man missed shin in Singanore. •Suggestion was made to have more fre«h fruit and more hot sauces. Vote of thanks went to the engine delegate from the black gang. Money drawn in forei.gn norts should be clas.sified by the patrolman. There should be more cool drinks procured bv the stewara for the next trip: steward and .ship's dc'egntObi should check the fresh fruit supply. STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), June 19—Chairman, W. J. Mitchell; Secretary, W. G. Povey. One man was taken off the ship by the consul in Saigon. OT is not being divided equally. Captain is in­ terfering in deck department work. Ship's stores are running low and many items are missing. There are several beefs against the officers. Chief cook asked for more cooperation from galley workers. MONROE (Bull), June 21—Chairman, Steve Munsco; Secretary, Varosa. Sug­ gestion was made to paint crew's quar­ ters aft. Shower curtains will be pro­ cured from the steward. Washing ma­ chine is to be overhauled and repair list made out by department delegates. Watch standees will keep niesshaiis clean. Coffee urn needs renairs on valves. Gal­ ley needs a fan. Ship's delegate will make payoff collection to the chief engi­ neer for the fish bought in Puerto Rico. Steward department got a vote of thanks. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG- -p lease put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS Carl Jensen, Jr. Your wallet, along with some CITY personal items which it contained, was found on the Carroi Victory. Signed Please pick it up at Seafarers LOG TO AVOID DUPLICATION: office. of cddrtis, plaata giva your ^ ^ $ ADDRESS ... Thomas D. Reese Your suitcase is at the SIU hail ki Seattle, Wash. CITY .ZONE STATE If you aro an old subteribor and hava a ehanga format addrasi balow: laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiaaaaaaaoataaagaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaeaaaaeaasaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaagaaaaaasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBBO Ml** .ZONE a*_4aa«*»*t*B*#« STATE,. . .-1 �Paffe Twenty-six SEAFARERS LOG " July 24^ 19SS Dads Show They Know All The Ropes HOSPITAl^ The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. When mom's away or busy, these Seafarer-dads take over without a qualm. At left is Seafarer Wesley J. Smith, with daughter Madeline; at right. Seafarer Pat Ryan, his two sons, and new daughter Jean Marie. Photos were taken by visiting Welfare Services representative who delivered maternity benefits. All of the following SIU families Mrs. R. Carlson, 2245 Savannah will collect the $200 maternity Terrace, Southeast, Washington, benefit plus a $25 bond from the DC. '• t 4. 4. Union in the baby's name. Eric Michael Schmiedel, born James Robert Lewis, Jr., born July 1, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. May 13, 1953. .Parents, Mr. and Frank W. Schmiedel, Jr., 865 47th Mrs. James R. Lewis, 522 Charles­ Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. ton Street, Mobile, Ala. t 4^ 4^ Marjorle Teressa Smith, born t. t. t. James P. Lomax, Jr., bom May May 9, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Eugene Smith, 917 Forrest James P. Lomax, General Delivery, Avenue, Chattanooga, Tenn. Satsuma, Ala. 4> ^ 4^ Street, Crichton Statioh, Mobile, Ala. it 4" t Michael Vincent Meyers, born June 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Meyers, 4617Vi Mead Street, Seattle, Wash. 4- • 4" t Denis Scott Campell, born June 20, 1953. Parbnts, Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Z. Campell, 1832 Marigny Street, New Orleans 17, La. 4" it 4» Clyde Wilson Mariner, born J, J. J" Sheliey Lynn Simmons, born May 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and George Michael Sanders, born May 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde W. Mariner, 209 Sixth April 9, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Simmons, 2301 Geor­ Avenue, Portsmouth, Va. Mrs. *Jnion H. Sanders, PO Box gia Street, Vallejo, Cal. 4^ $ 4^ 115, Minette, Ala. 4. t 4^ Janise Marie Piersall, born June i" 4Raymon Eugene Harr, born June 6, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lee Carter, Jr., born 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert J. Piersall, Mamou, I<a. June 18, 1953. Parents, Herman Sidney Harr, 1201^ South Logan, 4^ 4> 4^ L. Carter, 119 Habersham, Sa­ Texas City, Tex. John Michael Rogowski, born vannah, Ga. 4- 4- 4May 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and if 4> Paul Maurice Hebert, Jr., born Mrs. Walter Rogowski, 518 South Bonnie Ann Black, born June June 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Ann Street, Baltimore, Md. 18, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Paul M. Hebert, 716 First 4" 4" James Black, 2132 Lafontaine Ave­ Street, New Orleans, La. George Francis Robertson, bom nue, New York, NY. June 27, 1953. Parents,. Mr. and t i i. i, Melvin Earl Faircloth, born Mrs. George El Robertson, 278 Sondre Delysle Carlson, bom April 25, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 49th Street, Brooklyn,''NY. June 20, 1953.> Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Faircloth, 2718 Mill 4* He Knew Where To Turn When Trouble Struck Him USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY James Adams Luther R. Milton John Basoa Leonard G. Murphy Robert Borland « Michael Nash Joseph Bracht Frank Nering E. Bulik G. Nunez Maurice Burnstine Jerry J. Palmer Frank Calnan Abe Partner Benito Centero John Rekstin Sixto Escobar Jesus Rodriguez John Foley G. O. Rosado Lawrence Franklin Virgil Sandbcrg Bruton J. Frazer A. L. Sargent F. J. Frcnnette P. Scidenbergh William J. Geary Walter Sudnick Joe Carl Griggs Thor Thorsen James W. Hamilton D. Trevisario John Hamilton Harold S. Tuttle Floyd M. Hansen Alfonso Vallejo C. Houlis Joseph H. Wiikin Walter A. Johnson Henry A. Core Paul Jokubesak Jim Corna Hans Kehlenbeck J. C. Sorel L. Kristiansen Stephen Sloneskl Stanley Lesko Rexford Roberts PRATT HOSPITAL MIAMI, FLA. Howard Parker USPHS HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NY Tralter Chalk Francis F. Lynch C. M. Davison Harry F. McDonald Emilio Delgado A. McGuigan Antonio M. Diaz David Mcllreath John J. Driscoll Claude Markell Jose G. Esplnoza Vic Milazzo Enrique Ferrer Alfred Mueller Robert E. Gilbert John R. Murdock Bart E. Guranick Eugene T. Nelson Hohn B. Haas G. E. Shumaker Thomas Isaksen Henry E. Smith Frederick Landry Herbert R. Totten James J. Lawlor Renato A. Villata James R. Lewis USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEX. Joseph P. Wise USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. Michael Dietz E. A. Martell John W. Dolan Raymond Queen Alfred .Tohansen George M. Rice v. E. Kane George J. Wanka PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL SAN JUAN. PUERTO RICO John Krewson USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. John A. DufTy Theodore Mastaler tohn J. Flaherty Robert A. Rogeri ~. H. A. Gnittke Wm. Willdrige S. R. Greenridge USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEX. Tom L. Bowers J. E. Markopolo E. K. Bryan James Russell A. P. Copa Robert L. Shaw W. W. Lipscomb PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL MOBILE, ALA. Oscar Stevens USPHS HOSPITAL MOBILE, ALA. John Ziegler USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. T. L. Ankerson B. R. Hugglns .Tames E. Belcher W. C. JeiTrics D. Bissett T. S. Johnson E. Bracewell E. G. Knapp R. D. Carbera John J. Knowles Wm. R. Carroll Joseph Kornek Jessie A. Clarke Leo H. Lang Jose A. Colis A. J. Laperouse S. Cope C. R. Nieholson Adlon Cox Shirley Poole Rogelio Criz William T. Presley Henry Duniey Abram A. Sampson Frank E. Edmonds Luther C. Seidle F. Farthing T. R. Staifley Lionel Gormandy Lonnie R. Tickle Harry M. Hankee P. O. Thompson C. M. Hawkins V. E. Wilmoth Philip Horowitz A. J. Wyzenskl Gustav Hoyzam — VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. L. Bourdonnay USPHS HOSPITAL LEXINGTON, KY. Robert E. Allen ' USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Marcelo B. Belen Peter Smith John C. Ramsey D. K. T. Sorensea USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. W. W. Allred H. E. Mathei E. F. Cetti J. D. Morrison F. W. Grant J. P. Neveraskua James M. Hall USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Roland Bell Ben J. Lawson . Carl E. Chandler James T. Lassiter Braxton S. Conway George A. Logan Jeff Davis Earl Mansfleld J. W. Eickenberg Melvin Mason Gorman T. Glaze Thomas Mungo Jose Henno Earl G. MeNab C. £. 'Johnson Thomas Nicholas John W. Jones Telesfro Roman Vineent Jones S. A. Sargeant Karl Krlstensen David F. Sykes Edgar L. Krotzer Gustave Loeffer VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Leonard Franks SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Joseph Koslusky' POTTENGER SANITORIUM MONROVIA, CAL. E. L. Pritchard USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. N. A. Baubour Theodore Simonds L. N. Childress L. T. Thompson W. F. Henderson Luby Wheeler S. E. Roundtree Horlon C. Willis Ship Has Own Maternity Benefit 4" Roberto Cabrera, bora April 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Angel Cabrera, PO Box 174, Playa Ponce, Puerto Rico. 4i 4> 41 Diane Sullivan, born May 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John J. Sullivan, 63 Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, Mass. ' The value of SIU Welfare Services in an emergency was never better illustrated than by the case of one Seafarer who suffered a heart attack recently. The Seafarer, who was in a bad way, couldn't get any> 4" 4> 4" help until he was able to get words. The first thing he gasped Karon Ann Lachney, bora April the idea across that Welfare out was "call SIU Welfare Serv­ 23, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Services should be contacted. ices;" A call was put through to In this particular case, the Sea­ SIU headquarters, and inside of a farer happened to live in a room­ half hour a US Public Health Serv­ ing house in Brooklyn not far from ice ambulance came to the door, the hall. When he got the attack, he picked the man up and took him was temporarily unable to talk, and to the Staten Island USPHS hos­ the people in charge of the room­ pital. He is now well on the road ing house made several unsuccess­ to recovery from the attack. The incident points up the fact ful efforts to get help. Knowing he was a seaman, they called the Coast that an increasing number of Sea­ Guard in an attempt to get him farers recently have taken to. hospitalized, but without success. carrying a slip of paper on their After that they tried several other person with the name and tele­ places and were equally unsuc­ phone number of the Welfare Serv­ ices office, as the place to call in cessful. the event anything should happen Ambulance Came to them. That way they are sure of By this time, the Seafarer had having their emergency needs gecovered sijffipientl^ t^ sqy,a,few ,.^akefl,cai;e pf,9omp >yhat may. Hilton Lachney, 2307 Melpomene Street, New Orleans, La. 4" 4" 4- Constance JoAnn Vaughn, born July 1, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Vaughn, 2210 Avenue O, Galveston, Tex. 4 4^ i Tanya Rosa Evelyn Roberts, born March 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. R )berts, 4209 Gulf Boulevard, Belle Vista Beach, St. Petersburg, Fla. 4- 4- Edwin Douglas Felker born January 20, 1953. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Edwin M. Felker, 408 South 14th Street, .Lawton, Okla. Seafarer Alvia Weddle and Mrs. Weddle pose for the cameraman on the deck of the Seamonltor. Not to be outdone by the SIU, crewmembers of the Seamonltor came up with their own maternity benefit recently for Stacy Wayne Weddle, son of one of-their ship­ mates, Alvis Weddle. That Wellknown SIU bachelor, Frenchy Michelet, 'informed the LOGr that several crewmembers, including the skipper and the chief mate, chipped in to buy the bal^ a. $100 US defense bond. . The crew figured . that by - the time Stacy, who was born just two days shy of Christmas, 1952, got old enough to sail, the $100 would come in handy to get him launched on his career in the SIU. Captain Andrew Jackson pre­ sented the bond to Mr. and Mrs. Weddle on board the vesaol -while she was in Portland, Oregon. Weddle is well known up in the Northwest as a leading contender for Golden Gloves middleweight honor# in recent year^ . �,K- •i'=''c^,--v#i:«'Si:'£ifei^:''v~' $HAFJiHikiks *Ldc 'j6fy iiriifss SEEIN* THE SEAFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN (News about Tnen in tbe hospitals and Seafarers receitTinff SIU Wel­ fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up vihile he makes Ttis rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Serpices.) Seafarer William R. Smith, just off an Alcoa vessel, just came , in from New Orleans to New York like a sock in a wind tunnel. He had some business up this way and he dropped by headquarters to let u^ know about it. Didn't waste ho time, though, in getting back to the fiayou country. Doesn't seem to take to big town living. Right now he's down in New Orleans again, where he's been for some tline, just soaking up the sun and the local tradition. He's doing better than all right and expects he'll be shipping out when he ^ets tired of that good old southern cooking. Phil Jordan, who last shipped as FWT on the Taddei, came east for awhile after shipping steadily on the West Coast. Out there, be says, shipping is easier than breathing. Jordan came in this week to see the doctor about his eyes. Seems he needs a pair of glasses to correct his troubles and he's in the process of getting them right now. He would have liked to stay out in sunny Smith CaUfomia, he said, because the shipping out there is first rate. A brother who has been keeping up a steady stream of correspon­ dence with the Welfare Services department is Saul Harb. Harb is on the George Uhler as chief steward and dohig a top-drawer job He's all set fot his citbenship papers to come through. About the only thing he's got to do now*Is get back here from Germany where he is on the George Uhler at the moment. A regular old seafaring man is Seafarer Domnlek Desci, recently the bosun on the Falrland. Desci got off to go Into drydock out at the Honolulu hospital, but he's in tip-top shape now and ready to ship out. Last we saw of Desci he was heading back to his home town in Pennsylvania. He didn't let any grass grow under his feet here in New York, when he was in town, but headed back for the wide open spaces of the Keystone State. He expects to come up this way again when the Fairland hits New York so he can pick up his gear and souvenirs from far away places. William Geary just hit the Staten Island hospital with a busted jaw after meeting with an accident aboard the John Paul Jones. Geary, FWT on the vessel, comes, from Riverdale, NY, which iS' just a stone's throw from the Bronx, although most people don't. Not in Jhe Bronx. He expects to be in the Harb hospital awhile, recuperating. From reports reaching this office, it appears that the accident rate is definitely not decreasing, to put it mildly. Of course, if a man is hurt aboard ship, he can see that his rights are enforced. In bur book, howbver, no amount of money could repay us for the loss of even a finger. 'It^y not try to avoid the accident in the first place instead of having to look for money to compensate yourself. A gremlin crept into this column last Issue and had us saying that one of the brothers got his hospital benefits from the company. The brothers collected from the company all right, on maintenance, un­ earned' wages and other Items, but those hospital benefits, as always, came from your Union's Welfare Plan. ^ WORRY? WHAT'S yOUR PROBLEM IS OUR BUSINESS •I,:..- •rr a-: i ^ . SEE THE m mmtmmn HEPAITNENT ,:-;ifa;;;;- Pa^e t#«ii^-Mflll Alert Crew Helps In Emergency Crewmembers of several SIU ships showed their heads up alertness recently when they no­ tified SIU Welfare Services of details of accidents and deaths aboard ship. As a result in two ">of the cases, the families were able to make necessary arrangements which -they otherwise would not have been able to,iand in the third instance, the family learned of the death only through SIU Welfare Services. They hadn't even been notified by the company. In the first instance, a brother on a Cities Service tanker died aboard the -ship at sea. The body was taken off in Panama and as soon as the crew got the oppor­ tunity they wired headquarters in­ forming us of the circumstances. Welfare Services in turn imme­ diately got in touch with the man's family in Mobile, Alabama, and found that they were considerably upset and confused. They wanted to get his body back for burial but didn't know how to go about it. Consequently, when they heard from the SIU they asked the Union to make all arrangements. Cities Service, meanwhile, had offered to pay $200 of the costs. Welfare Services further arranged to pay the balance of the costs out Seafarer Gets Rapid Payoff From Welfare Service Office Seafarer James Morris (left), is delighted as he receives checks representing money due him from Eastern SS Company, from Welfare Services representative Milton Flynn. The simple, easy way of collecting money due afforded by Welfare Services was illustrated recently by the case of James E. Morris. In his instance a telephone call followed by a let­ ter of confirmation proved sufficient to get immediate vouchers in the mail, sign them, collection of $365.25 in wages, send them back, and then wait transportation and maintenance around some more for his checks owed him by the Eastern Steam­ to come through. Sometimes by ship Company. the time the checks arrive the man . Morris was aboard Eastern's has shipped out again and it takes Massillon Victory his last trip out several months before., he actually when fie suffered, an attack of ap­ has the money in hand. Welfare pendicitis and had to be hospital­ Service's speedier procedure saved ized in Europe. After he recovered, Morris considerable time and left he was repatriated back to the him free to ship knowing he had States and was fully fit for duty on no unfinished business lying his aiTival. around. Delays In Offing However, we had a couple of matters to square away with the company including earned wages due, transportation froni New York The deaths of the following to Houston, Texas, two day's main­ tenance and unearned wages as Seafarers have been reported to well. Since the company's head­ the Seafarers Welfare Plan and quarters are in Boston, and Morris $2,500 death benefits are being had been repatriated to New York paid to beneficiaries. it meant that he would have had James F. Riddle, 48: On Novem­ to make application by mail and ber 7, 1951, Brother Riddle was probably wait some time before he' drowned near Aalberg, Denmark, would get his money. was buried in nearby Frue Instead Morris went into Wel­ apd Cemetery. A member of the en­ fare Services office in New York gine department, he had joined and explained the situation to the Union in New York Decem­ them. A phone call was placed ber, 1942. Surviving isinhis wife, into the Eastern Company office Susan Riddle, 58 West Newton, in Boston and arrangements were Boston, Mass. made over the phone to handle 4* 4» the payoff in New York, subject to Paul A. R. Franks, 31: A member confirmation by mail. Checks and vouchers went out in the iieturn of the engine department. Brother mails and Morris received his pay­ Franks, died- oil June 8, 1953, in off directly from the Welfare Serv­ Yokohama, Japan. He had been ices representative in headquar­ with the SIU for 10 years, joining ters. Then he went and cashed in the port of New York. He is them at the cashier's desk within survived by his sister, Mrs. John B. Eider, 613 • A Thomas Street. a few minutes. Morris' care was unusual in that Orange, NJ. J" iit was the first time that Welfare Homer O. Diamond, 31: A cereServices had evei fiandled a pay­ off of this kind'i directly. Usually "arai concussion and a spinal frac­ a man has to go 'to^ the, company ture caused Brother Diamond's ac­ Office ilor hih nioney, 'pr else get cidental death on April'10, l!953, in of the $2,500 death benefit to which the man is entitled. As a result, the body was re­ turned and a proper funeral held according to the family's wishes, thanks to the alertness of the crew in notifying Welfare Services of the incident. Never Notified In the second instance, one of the brothers was lost at sea off a ship about a month ago. The ship's delegate and other crewmembers mailed a letter into the Union notifying Welfare Services of the death. When Welfare Services con­ tacted the family, they found that the company in question had not even notified the man's wife and it was the first she had heard about it. Since the ship involved was a tanker 'out op a long Near East shuttle run it might have been months before the family even found out about the death, were it not for the crewmembers aboard that ship. The third incident dealt with a brother who had ^suffered injury and was taken to a hospital in the Far East. The ship's delegate sent a letter informing headquarters of the circumstances. Since this man too had a family, because of the notice received from the ship's delegate. Welfare Services was able to make arrangements for his allotment to continue. These three incidents show the value to all parties of notifying the Union whenever anything untoward happens it sea. It can save con­ siderable time and energy, and avoid a great deal of discomfort that would otherwise result if much time were lost due to lack of information. How To Get Disabled Pay Any totally disabled Sea­ farer, regardless of age, who has been employed for seven years on SlU-contract ships is eligible for the. $25 weekly disability benefit for as long as he is unable to work. Ap­ plications and queries on un­ usual situations should be sent to the Union Welfare Trustees, c/o SIU Headquar­ ters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32. NY. New Orleans, La. He had joined the SIU in New York as a messman in the steward department in July. 1951. Burial took place at Goodhope Cemetery. Montgomery, Ala.; surviving is a brother, Her­ man H. Diamond. 4" i 3* Ernest E. Hudson, 58: A member of the SIU since December 5, 1938, Brother Hudson died of coronary thrombosis in Boston, Mass. A cook in the steward department, he had joined the SIU in Boston and he was buried there, at the Mt. Hope Cemetery. The estate is ad­ ministered by his cousin. Rosalie Watts, 77 Humboldt Avenue, Bos­ ton, Mass. 4" 4 4" James Linwood Sturgis, 34: While the George Uhler was enroute to New York from Germany on May 4. 1953, Brother Sturgis died on board of pneumonia:. He had joined the SIU in Norfolk in 1947 and sailed as a member of the deck department. .Burial took place at Riverside Memorial Park, Nor­ folk, Vai: the. estate is.adminis­ tered by Beulah Sturgis. " ^il •'SSj �%' ' ,.- y.-;,:r--^,-: SEAFARERS * OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL U N IO N • AT 1A N TIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • iiiif'" 1^^;. I iii' :' DISTRIBUTION OF UNION BENEFITS FAMILY MAHERS • LEGAL AaiON • FINANCIAL ADVICE • IMMIGRATION MATTERS • DRAFT BOARD PROBLEMS • COAST iBUARD MATTERS • UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SOCIAL SECURITY • HOUSING MAINTENANCE ENFORCEMENT • ALLOTMENTS REPATRIATION • AND PERSONAL PROBLEMS I •'•^i'--"' m: •(^mr m . vil' •«!f \ •;: - - r-. 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Title A name given to the resource July 24, 1953 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XV, No. 15 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ATLANTIC'S UNION MUM AT NLRB; HEARINGS CLOSE AMEU ILLEGALLY OUSTS FLETCHER SCHOLARSHIP 'SOLVES MY PROBLEMS' UNION TO PUT SIU LIBRARY ON ALL SHIPS CORNHUSKER CREW IN US; VESSEL STILL ON ROCKS UNION, CO'S TO MEET ON US $ DRAWS SIU FIGHTS NAVY'S 'IRON FIST' TREATMENT OF SEAMEN IN KOREA DEATH TAKES FORMER SECY LABOR TOBIN ASK US TO SCRAP MOST OF LIBERTYS SAFE, SIMPLE SYSTEM SPEEDS VACATION $$ SENATE BILL WOULD EASE CURBS ON ALIEN SEAMEN SIU STYMIED COMMUNIST SABOTAGE, SAYS EX-RED SUP SHIP GOES DOWN AFTER CRASH IN FOG ILLNESS HITS CAPT. LESH 'PROBLEM DEPT.' 1 YEAR OLD THIRD SHIP SALES BILL WOULD PEDDLE 12 C-I's SIU MEN AID FLOOD SURVIVORS IN JAPAN SEA PLAY IS BACKED BY SHIP'S CREW FOREIGN SHIPS TAKE LAKES TRADE UPTON IS THIRD MEMBER OF FED. MARITIME BOARD PLENTY OF GOOD BOOKS $ FOR MILLS, BUT THE 1949 CANADIAN BEEF THE MARINE FIREMEN'S UNION ENDS HALF CENTURY CAREER OF SAILING 'OUR DREAM IS NOW A REALITY' SEAFARER'S SAFARI GOOD FOOD, OFFICERS MAKE TRIP A PLEASURE IN EAST AFRICA JIM DAVIS BAGS SOME BIG ONES TOO MUCH FOOD BRINGS CREW BEEF VENDOR FINDS OLD WORLD MARVELS FAR EAST ROMANCE RUN TURNS SOUR AS GREECE VICTORY HAS TROUBLES EVEN BARBERS CAN BE PHONY DOWN IN PANAMA CANAL ZONE THE BERMUDAS - 'ISLES OF DEVILS' SHIP HAS OWN MATERNITY BENEFIT HE KNEW WHERE TO TURN WHEN TROUBLE STRUCK HIM ALERT CREW HELPS IN EMERGENCY SEAFARER GETS RAPID PAYOFF FROM WELFARE SERVICE OFFICE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/23/1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/17069c46d6dfae9ae7c8789292747535.PDF b407603e26253b4171c6c121f1c46d13 PDF Text Text t-^TT-T^rrrT^ ' I ?is| REPRINT^O IN THIS ISSUE THE SiU CONSTITUTION "• :'>i| " Vol. XV No. 14 SEAFARERS ^LOG July 10 1953 • OFFICIAIL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • BARESCO.CONTROL Story On Page 3 SIU Helps Save PHS Hospitals Story On Page 3 base is carried into New Orleans shipping hall for use by Seafarers in that port in between job calls. ^ ||•« orgahizer Ray Gates carries huge pile of affidavits and rO€wS JfCfCK W|#» other legal papers into National Labor Relations Board office in Philadelphia for start of formal hearings on SIU election petition. First hear­ ings were concerned with setting up eligibility rules fOr voting and determining componit.irkn nf • 5?;^: aition of AloAfinn election imit. unit. (Story nn on PACTA Page 3.) 3.) ' Atlanfif's Co. Union Exposed! Read Vice-Chairman's Inside Story Of The AMEU-Page 3. -• i- �Pa«e Tw» SEAFARERS LOC July 19/19S3 Welfare Totals TopMlllion-$$ Mark On Plan's 3rd Birthday SIU Scholarship winner Elizabeth Lomas looks over some catalogs from varions colleges with her father and mother after learning that she won one of the four $6,000 scholarships. She plans to con­ tinue her study of French at either New York University or Barnard College. 'It's All Just Like A Dream/ Says SIU Scholarship Winner This is the first in a series of picture-story features concerning the four winners of the 1953 SIU Scholarships.Each of these stories will introduce one of the winners, so that the members may learn a little about the persons that their Union Welfare Plan will be sending to college for the next fowcy^a.rs. This issue introduces scholarship winner Elizabeth Lomas. "I just can't believe it. The whole thing still seems like a dream." That was the reac­ tion of SIU scholarship winner, 17-year-old Elizabeth Lomas. Sitting in the living-room of their apartment in Tuckahoe, New York, with her father, Arthur, and her mother, Cather­ ine, the young scholarship' winner happily talked over sails as steward or chief cook, said, It couldn't have come at a better her college plans with her "This is one happy family. The time. I've always known the SIU parents. wife and kid are both walking on is a wonderful organization, but "When the telegram came say­ air. It is a dream come true for this is far more than we ever ing that 1 had won one of the SIU them both, and Tm still numb from thought of. We wanted to send scholarships," she said, "my dad all this good news, but being a Betty to college, but didn't think and 1 phoned the Union's Welfare belly-robber, most guys would say we would be able to do it, but now (Continued on page 13) Plan two times just to make sure that it was just a normal condition. that it was true. Even so, it still seems hard to realize." To Study French Already admitted to New York University, Betty is also on the waiting list for Barnard College in New York, and is planning to Seafarers' help on the picket lines during a strike of night major in French, her major study In high school. "There's lots of club entertainers in Philadelphia won the SIU heartfelt opportunities for language stu­ thanks from their union. Dick Jones, regional director of the dents," she sayp. "I could go into American Guild of Variety| teaching, or else find a job with Artists, AFL, expressing his that you have given to the Ameri­ the Government, the UN or with appreciation at the headquar­ can Guild of Variety Artists in our one of the import-export companies ters membership meeting, told the just fight in the City of Philadel­ or shipping companies. I like study­ group, "any tkne you want a show. phia." - , ing French anyway, so that helps a Locked Out lot." The AGVA had gone on strike Betty's dad, Arthur, who usually in Philadelphia over improvements in working conditions for enter­ tainers and a union welfare fun.1 Night club owners in the city banded together in an association July 10, 1953 Vol. XV. No. 14 and shut doors all over town, lock­ As I See It Page 4 ing out the entertainers. Crossword Puzzle. Page 10 Things looked bad for the union, Editorial .....Page 11 Jones said, in the early days of the Galley Gleanings........ Page 18 strike and the entertainers ap­ Inquiring Seafarer Page 10 peared to be losing the test. AGVA In The Wake Page 10 officials in Philadelphia then con­ Labor Round-Up Page 11 tacted the SIU Philadelphia Letters Pages 19, 20 branch for help. Meet The Seafarer Page 10 "As soon as aU oth^ linions in Personals *•.... .Page 21 town heard the SIU was wltlr us," Quiz Page 17 Jones concluded, "we had a real Ship^s Minutes........... . Page 21 easy time of it. We won the strike SIU History Cartoon Page 9 and won it solidly;" Sports Line .Page 18 AGVA representatives all assur­ Tqn Years Ago Page 10 ed the SIU that their union stood AGVA regional, director Dick Top Of The News....... .Page 7 ready to service or assist the ^lU Jones thanks SIU for aid in in any possible way. Union Talk. .*...... . .Page 9 Philly strike. The SlU's aid to the AGVA was Wash. News Letter?.:.... Page 6 Welfare Benefits..... Pages "22, 23 we'll give you ithe best show you the latest of a long series of in­ Your Dollar's Worth....... .Page 7 ever saw and It won't cost you a stances in which the SIU gave a hand to a striking union. Last year publithed biweekly at the heedqwarfere. cup of coffee," the Philadelphia hall was active •r the Seafercrt International Uiflon At' . Similarly, Jack Irving, AGVA's in helping striking telephone oper­ iaatle ft Cult District, AfL, <73 Fourth national atoinlstrative secretary, ators and telegraphers, while the Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. . ^el. STeriine wrote to Steve CarduUo, SIU Phil­ Union gave a hand to the nation­ »-4tT1. Entered at second class matter at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY. adelphia port agent thanking him wide strike pf Prudential insur" for. tbir "wonderful cooperation anCB agents. under the Act-of AOgust U, (fia. Nighf Club Union Thanks SIU For Philly Strike Aid A liusty and fast-growing youngster, the SIU Welfare Plan, celebrated its third birthday'of actual operation with a big bang when total benefits paid out by the Plan passed the $1 million mark. It was on July-^ — 1,1950 that the Plan began op­ at the rate of 2?^ percent. The eration, and as of July 3,1953, income from these lionds contrib­ the most recent figures available, utes greatly towards operating the plan had paid out a total of costs of the Plan and in turn frees $1,106,117.59. a greater part of the shipowner The first benefits paid out under contributions for, actual benefits the Plan were modest in yiew of payments. A highly desirable feature of the desire of both Union aqd em­ ployer trustees to build up a (Continued on page lei healthy reserve fund. As a result, the Plan started out with two benefits, a hospital benefit of $7 a week and a $500 death benefit for the families of Seafarers who passed away. These^ benefits were financed by a 25-cent dally con­ tribution by shipowners for each The SlU-contracted Bloomfield Seafarer in their employ. Shipping Company won a major Added New Benefits It wasn't long though, before point In its bid for Government both the benefits under the Plan subsidy when the Federal Marland the operators' contributions time Board found existing subsi­ both went up sharply. In addition dized service Inadequate on trans­ the trustees staHed adding to the size and variety of benefits avail­ atlantic routes. The FMB's finding removed a able with the result that the Wel­ fare Plan now features a selection chief stumbling block Jn jhe way of payments unique in the mari­ of the Bloomfield applldaUdh.t Com­ pany officials were confident that time industry. At present the Plan pays a the application Jor Government $2,500 death benefit, a $15 weekly operating subsidy would be ap­ hospital benefit, a $200 maternity proved, enabling the firm, to buy benefit and a $25 weekly disability six or seven C-type vessels for use benefit, plus awarding four $1,500 on the subsidized routes. college scholarships annually to The Bloomfield Company applied Seafarers or children of Seafarers^ several months ago for an oper­ ating subsidy along trade route Despite the large sums of money 13/1 which Is between US ports paid out by the Plan, it is in ex­ on the Gulf and Mediterranean cellent financial shape, thanks to ports in Spain, Portugal and North ' direct Union administration of all Africa, and trade route 21/5 be­ funds. This keeps operating costs tween the Gulf and northern Eu­ ac a minimum by cutting out in­ rope. The application was opposed surance company profits. In addi­ by the other subsidized operator tion, Union administration makes on the route, Lykes Brothers SS possible far speedier payment of Company, as well as by Waterman all benefits since it eliminates all which is an unsubsidized operator. of the. red tape that would other­ Has To Prove Stability wise be involved in plans run by While the ruling from the FMB insurance companies. eliminated the major hurdle in th# Another reason for the fund's way of Bloomfield's application, sound financial ^structure is the the company still has to show trustees' policy of Investing thfi. proof that It Is financially stable, surplus in Income-producing US has the necessary experience and Government bonds. At present the operates ships of a type that would hondhbldings of the Plan are val­ be suitable for the runs in ques­ ued at approximately $1,600,000, tion. The company expects no dif­ most of which are paying Interest ficulty In passing those tests. BLoomfield Co. Near Subsidy Oystermen In Washington SEAFARERS LOG Problems of shrimp and oystering industry wer^ taken up in Wash­ ington'DC with SIU assistant-secretary-treasurer Bob Matthews (seated right) fay Gulf AFL union representative. Left to right are: W. L. Mines, president, Mississippi State AFL; Loiiis Simmons/' ' president,. Gulf Coast Shrimpers and Oysterman's /^sn., an SIU' affiliate; Matthews and Laz Quavn, BUoxi mayor and former ' ' shrimpers-;Uniom official.7 "" S. v• ; K it �..""X' ;•• - .,^h; 7.y:ft-'»- • -•"; , Jidr 1«, 195S SEAFARERS LOG Paff* ThrM'" AMEU Roasted By Own Official Vice-Chairman Backs 5IU Campaign; Tells Labor Board Of Atlantic Rule 9 The SIU dealt a death-blow to company-unionism in the Atlantic Refining tanker fleet when Frank Fletcher, vice-chairman and second ranking officer in the Atlantic Maritime Employees Union blasted the AMEU-company tie-in at a Na­ tional Labor Relations Board hearing. Fletcher's dramatic switch to the SIU rocked company and^" Fletcher's switch sealed the doom been assigned to three different AMEU representatives of the AMEU already tottering un­ in the past few months as a back on their heels as he der the impact of the SIU's peti­ ships troubleshooter to go after pro-SIU Outside view of Savannah USPHS hospital which will remain open as SIU protests brourht ehangre of heart by US Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Hospital will continue to function despite Coatrress fund cuts in USPHS budyet. revealed the details of the re­ lationship between the AMEU officials and their bosses in Atlantic at the June 30 hear­ ing in Philadelphia, News of Fletcher's action spread like wildfire through the fleet as ships hit Port Arthur, Fort Mifflin, Pa., and other ter­ minals. Crewmembers excitedly grabbed for special bulletins _on Fletcher's testimony. As one jublilant SIU supporter put it, "We got 'em licked now." SIU organizers agreed that Fight Saves Savannah Hospital; Memphis, Detroit May Remain The SIU's vigorous fight to keep the Savannah USPHS hospital open paid off when the Department of Health, Education and Welfare announced it had discarded plans to close the vital facility, only one of its kind on the South Atlantic coast below Norfolk. This action insures that pa-• tients in the Savannah hospita! now be'en transferred to other budget, and proposed to close will not be shunted to other Public Health Service hospitals. Savannah, Fort Stanton and Cleve­ tion for a collective bargaining men and put the pressure on them election in the fleet. The organiz­ to revoke their pledge cards. ers reported an increasing flood of Fletcher's testimony was Ister 'signed pledges in the brief lime confirmed by several other wit­ since the election petition was an­ nesses at this and subsequent hear­ nounced, coupled with a rapidly ings, including Joseph Bussell, Bill rising total of withdrawals from (Continued on page 16) the near-defunct AMEU. Latest" figures show SIU pledges mounting past the 80 percent fig­ ure while withdrawals have been so numerous as to leave the AMEU with a rapidly shrinking handful of members. Present and former AMEU fleet council delegates are included among recent pledges. The SIU's knockout punch came at the very start of the NLRB hearing called to determine the Conclusive proof that the SIU composition of the voting unit in has better than one job for every the pending election. Representa­ active member has been offered to tives for the company, the SIU Atlantic tankermen by an inde­ and the AMEU had just settled in pendent firm of accountants whiq^ their chairs when the Union coun­ studied all the Union's records. sel called Fletcher as the SIU's After making an exhaustive first witness. study of the SIU's records, the Company Reps Shocked firm reports that "at no time dur­ When Fletcher entered the ing the year 1952 did (the Union) room, the company and AMEU have less than 1.13 jobs available representatives were visibily un­ per active, full bookmember." nerved realizing that his appear­ The audit was held in answer to ance meant that the jig was up. the Atlantic Maritime Employees Fletcher then presented testimony Union's propaganda that the SIU's nailing down the SIU's claim that job-book ratio was less than one the "leadermen were supervisory to one. Before the audit started, personnel and were empowered to the Union challenged the AMEU hire men. He showed for example, to put up $10,000 to match the that AMEU chairman Stanley Al- $10,000 that the SIU membership cott, who is employed as a "leader- voted to put up on the results of man," could a.ssign men to spe­ the audit. The AMEU was silent cific ships and it was necessary to about the challenge, but continued get his approval to work on the to charge that the Union would ships. He himself, he said, had (Continued on page 16) Study Shdws Union's Jobs Exceed Books hospitals hundreds or thousands The patients at Fort Stanton' are land hospitals. The House boosted of miles from their homes. It also now being transferred to our hos­ the cuts to $3,288,000 which -meant means that seamen needing hos­ pitals where complete facilities the closing of two additional hos­ pitalization in the Savannah area for the treatment of tuberculosis pitals, Detroit and Memphis. will nSt have to travel hundreds patients are available." During its fight, the SIU got the of miles to Norfolk, Va., or to New House Boosted Cuts support of the Georgia State Fed­ Orleans, La., to reach a USPHS Originally, Mrs. Oveta Culp eration of Labor, the Marylandhospital. Hobby, secretary of Health, Edu­ Washington DC Federation of Furthermore SIU Assistant-Sec- cation and Welfare, proposed cuts Labor, and other labor organiza­ cretary - Treasurer Bob Matthews, of $1.7 million in the hospital tions as well as many lawmakers. who is tl^ Union's Washington representative, notified headquar­ ters that the Senate Appropria­ tions Committee voted to restore $1 million in hospital funds. The restoration carried in the full Sen­ ate. According to USPHS officials this will enable them to keep two The following article was written hy Frank Fletcher, vice-chairman of the Atlantic Maritime Employees Union. It exmore hospitals at Detroit and plains w hy he, the second-ranking officer in the AMEU, decided to ditch the company union for the SIU, and reveals the Memphis, open. This now de­ full extent of company domination of the AMEU and manipulation of that outfit for the benefit of the company. pends on the action of a joint Sen­ ate-House Committee. No doubt all of you were" surprised to learn that I have decided to support the SIU organizing campaign. I am writing However, the Cleveland and Fort this to let you know why I have changed my views, even though I was elected vice-chairman of • the Atlantic Maritime Stanton hospitals have closed down, Employees Union last October. with no^ chance of reopening. I think I can explain things-* * Wrote To SIU best by telling something wasn't too enthusiastic about it, Before the Senate acted, the about myself. Before I came but it was the only thing available USPHS had already written the to Atlantic in 1950, I had several in the fleet at the time. I thought SIU assuring that the hospital at years of service with another that maybe I could help the AMEU Savannah would stay open. Its ac­ union, the National Maritime do something for the men ip. the tion was In response to vigorous Union. Like many other NMU men fleet like myself. protests the Union made in its got disgusted when I found my After I got in the AMEU I tried fight to save the seaport hospital. book meant nothing because the my best to help out and be an ac­ Signed by J. Masur, assistant NMU was overloaded with mem­ tive union member. I always be­ surgeon general, chief of the Bu­ bers. It's important for seamen, lieved that the way to be a good reau of Medical Services, the let­ who are constantly moving on and shipmate was to do the best you ter said in part, "We know you off ships to know that there's a could to make things a little easier will- be pleased to hear that de­ berth available for them when and more comfortable for the fel­ spite '' the current limitation of they are ready to ship, and not to lows you worked with. I didn't operating funds for the Public have to fight with ten other mem­ know then what I learned later, that I was just wasting my time. Health Service hospitals, it ap- bers to get a job, . paars at this time that we will not As a result of my efforts I was When I went to work In Atlantic, close the Savannah Hospital." after being ashore for a while, I elected to the fleet couhcil as dele­ The letter also went on to ex­ didn't care about joining a union. gate off my ship. Last October the plain that, "However, as you Several men in the Atlantic fieet rest of the council saw fit to elect know, it has become necessary to approached me asking me to joim me vice-chairman of J:he AMEU. close the hospitals at Cleveland 'he AMEU. I told them at the time Beg For Gains and Fort Stanton. You may be that if they could show me where It was then that my eyes were sure that this decision was made they had a real union, I would opened.- I began to see how the only after the most careful con­ Join up. AMEU vice-chairman Frank Fletcher, (right) now an $IU snipAMEU really worked. In the nego­ sideration of all factors involved^ It was about a year and'a half tiations with the company last fall, porter, listens to proceedings irf headquarters membendiip meet­ The - patients at Oleveluid- have bete-.? J did join the'AMEU, I ing witti Blrsi Fletcher and Keith Terpe, SIU organising head. (Continued on page 18) Inside The Shoddy, Shaky AMEU �1^;. •:'- • • -h '•: SEAFARERS Pace Fear LOG Pakistan 'Wheat Lift' Begins W 1»>4»SS AilSee It • • • Loaded with 4,500 tons of wheat for Pakistan, the Steel Surveyor (Isthmian) left Mon­ day evening, July 6 from New York, as the first SlU-manned ship to carry the newest relief cargo. The Surveyor took on a load of wheat at Baltimore before coming up to New York —;—. to pick up general cargo for-^ her run to Asiatic ports.' EVER SINCE THERE HAS BEEN AN SIU, YOUR UNION HAS Apparently Isthmian, which maintained that the rulers of the Soviet Union, and their system of maintains regular liner service to the main Pakistan port of Karachi, will cari-y a good percentage of the 500,000 tons of wheat that will be assigned to US ships under the 5t)-50 law. It appears that Ameri­ can liner services will handle about 100,000 tons of the total, with the remainder going on US flag tramps. The SIU has contracts with most of the tramp ship op­ erators involved. Shipments Slow Movement of the wheat cargo has been slow in getting underway as the Mutual Security Agency, which is handling the shipments, is dickering with ship operators over the freight rate to be estab­ lished for carrying the cargo. The Pakistan wheat bill provides for shipment of one million tons of surplus wheat Pakistan to pre­ vent famine threatening in that country because of severe food shortages. In the bill's original version, as reported out by the House Agriculture Committee, no provision was made calling for 50 percent of the cargo to be carried on US ships. SIU representatives in all ports alerted members of the House of Bepresentatives to this omission, stressing the fact that abandon­ ment of 50-50 in this instance Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks Regular membership meet­ ings in SIU headquarters and at all branches are held every second Wednesday night at 7 PM. The schedule for the next few meetings is as follows: July 15, July 29, August 12. All Seafarers registered on the shipping list are required to attend the meetings. The port of Baltimore's last membership meeting was run by three SIU oldtimers well versed in the Union's procedures and with long experience in the various strikes and beefs that the SIU has had down through the years. Chair^ - "'i Baltimore 'meeting was Brother Walter Walsh, who joined the SIU in Philadelphia back in January 7, 1939, when the new Union was just about getting under way. Walsh Walsh, who sails in the stewards department, comes originally from the midwestem state of Illinois. He will celebrate his 61st birthday this coming August 15. The recording secretary at the meeting was Brother Dolor F. Stone who sails regularly out of the port. Stone achieved distinc­ tion last year when he was one of the firrt Seafarers to qualify under the SlU's maternity benefit, which was brand new at the time. Stone is also one of the veteran members of the Union, dating his first membership book back to December 16, 1938. He and his wife Iris make their home in Balti­ more. He's 52 years old. Third member of the group was Seafarer sifts sample of wheat from eargo of Steel Surveyor, first SlU-manned ship to carry life-saving shipments to httnger-strlcken Packistan. would be the opening wedge for an attack on the entire 50-50 prin­ ciple in military and econonric aid shipments. Foreign shipping in­ terests have long been campaign­ ing against the 50-50 law which has been a major factor in provid­ ing cargo for US merchant ships. As a result, amendments were offered on the floor of the House to restore the 50-50 law to, the wheat bill, and were carried by an overwhelming vote. Maritime authorities in Washington agreed that the vigorous SIU action helped considerably in bringing about the House decision. Congressional leaders are cur­ rently considering shipments of other surplus farm products to foreign countries as a means of alleviating hunger and at the same time disposing of surplus products that can't be sold here. the well-known Seafarer Thmrston J. Lewis, who handled the reading clerk's chores. By comparison, Lewis is a relative newcomer to the Union's ranks, getting his mem­ bership in New Orleans on January 31, 1944. Lewis usually can be found sailing as bosun. He's an Oklahoman by birth and is 36 years old. Tampa's membership meeting featured a couple of native citizens in the chairman's and recording secretary's spots. The chairman of the meeting was Brother Ralph Seekinger, who can also lay claim to long membership in the SIU, joining in this port on March 12, 1939. Ralph first saw the light of day on February 28, 1914 which makes him 39 years old. He sails regularly in the deck depart­ ment and makes Ortega h i s Ji 0 m e in Tampa with his wife Rachel. Brother Alfredo Ortega, another Tampa man born and bred, was the recording secretary. Ortega hooked up with the SIU on October 25, 1939 and has been a Seafarer ever since. He's 41 years old and sails on deck. He .and bis wife Carmen still live in the home town. Hoskins, SUP Welfare Head, Visits SIU Hq The SIU served as host last week to Omar Hoskins, former Federal Conciliator on the West Coast and now administrator of the SUP wel­ fare fund. Hoskins, long known for his grasp of maritime union problems, visited SIU headquar­ ters on a ten-day East Coast tour to study various welfare plans, in­ cluding the SlU's. Introduced to the July 1 head­ quarters membership meeting by SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall, Hoskins expressed his deep inter­ est in seamen's problems and his long "admiration for the manner in which seamen have attacked their difficulties, and come up with decisions on them that have stood the test of time." The new SUP administrator de­ clared "I have always been sym­ pathetic to th'e needs of seamen and am happy to be in a position where I cin do something about them. In introducing HoskinS, Hall declared that "AFL seamen have always regarded Hoskins as a man with deep understanding and a friend. The trustees of the SUP welfare plan certainly are to be congratulated in picking a man of his qualities to administer their plan. We in the A&G district are certainly going to watch his work with great interest." Omar Hoskins, SUP Welfare admlnisirator, and former Federal emwillatdr; addresses SIU hq memhership/ Government, had no interest in the well-being of the men and women in their country, or in any other, who work for a living. Consequently, your Union has always held that those in this country who supported the Communist leaders of the Soviet Union could not possibly repre­ sent the interests of the American worker. Our contention has been proven many times by actual events in the past. But in recent weeks there have been a series of incidents in the Communist-controlled countries of Eastern Europe which should serve to convince any thinking person of the real attitude of Communist rulers toward working men. Strikes And Sitdowns These incidents, which the Communist rulers admit themselves, con­ sist of a series of widespread strikes and sit downs in mines, factories and on construction projects all over East Ger­ many, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and other countries. Not only do the Commuist rulers admit these strikes have taken place, but they have them­ selves admitted the cause. They have said in so many words, that the strikes have resulted from "Increasing of work norms," which in plain Eng­ lish are speed-ups, from "currency devaluation," which means wage cuts, and from "sabotage of food deliveries," which means empty bellies. In other words, the Communist rulers tell us now that workers in their countries have been put on the griddle. They have been forced to work at a superhuman pace, been compelled to put in long hours of overtime without pay, had their wages cut, and then when they got home at night, they found there wasn't enough on the table for their families to eat. For a long time apparently, they have been beefing quietly about these difficulties because they knew that the Communist rulers had the giins and tanks to whip them back in line if they opened their mouths. But after a while it was too much for them to take. They exploded, and we have all read of the results now. Temporarily, the Communist rulers have decided to ease up the pressure on t^e working people in the hope that they will quiet downand go back to producing arms and heavy equipment for their Russian masters. But as soon as things are running smoothly again, 'they can be expected to tighten the screws another turn. That's the standard Party policy that was set many years ago. It appears then, that those of us in the SIU who have always pointed out this condition when many other unions were of a different opinion, were fully justified in our views and actions. i t i WHILE ON THE SUBJECT, IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO take note of the shabby way that the Communist rulers in Moscow have been treating their good friend and "ally on the West Coast, Harry Bridges. A piece of propaganda appearing in the Communist's official newspaper, Pravda, recently really put the boot to Bridges and his union, the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. Although we doubt that it was intentional, it must have burned Bridges quite a bit. 'Stanring' Dockworkers It seems that the Pravda writers dreamed up a story about a Russian seaman who visited Los Angeles on a Russian merchant ship. Accord­ ing to the "eyewitness" account this seaman is supposed to have written, the longshoremen in that city were starving and living in ramshackle broken-down tin huts on the waterfront. Furthermore, said the Russian seaman, there were women and children working on the docks alongside the men, and all were compelled to carry huge loads far beyond their capacity. ' , > Pravda's mythical seaman, the story goes on to say, invited the starv­ ing dockworkers on board and he and his shipmates fed them a good Russian meal which they received with expressions of thanks and gratitude. ' ' " After all the years of his faithful service to the Soviet Union and to all of the dozens of causes operating under the wing of the Communist Party, Bridges doesn't get much of a build-up from his Commie pals. 4" It 4 AS YOU KNOW, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SEAfarers Welfare Plan has announced the winners of the $6,000 four-year college scholarships awarded by the SIU scholarship plan. We have three girls taking three of the four awards, and one boy, ail of them children of Seafarers who work for a living on SIU ships. Certainly, judging from the reactions of the winners we had the pleas­ ure of meeting so far, your Union's assistance to them has won their deep appreciation. Further, we can say that this scholarship plan has made a very deep impression on people outside, our industry, many of whom have never been acquainted with Seafarers and their work before. This was particularly true with respect to the board of advisers made up of administrators from several leading un!-; versities in this country. These people took time out from their work to tour our headquarters building and expressed their interest and amazement at the way our Union operates. The Impression they car­ ried away of your Union is most certainly a favorable one. ^ « || One of the board members has-written to your Union's Welfare Plan that the winners of the SIU scholarships are eificeptionally fortunate because there are very-few awards in this country's cplleges and uni-^ . ver|fities that can match the size of the SlU's. As to the scholarships tjhemselves, your Union would like to see more; Seafarerii taking a c?ack at them. There were quite a few fellows whO;, for one reason <Kr another didn't complete their, applications ipr con'r/|. sideration by the trustees. These people are free to apply next year. And if there is enough of a demand, there is nothing to stop us fromt adding more scholarships is the future, J.*,. �July 19, 1»5S SEAFARER3 Right Off The Presses LOG Fuye Fivu Senate And HouseGefBills Designed To Curb MSTS In a itiove apparently aimed at shipping activities of the Military Sea Transportation Service, bills have been introduced in the Senate and the House that would require Gov­ ernment-controlled cargo and passengers to be transported on privately owned American |lag ships as far as is practi--^^ cable. ing that they should be permitted of State and Commerce to prepare The bills, identical in word­ to handle much of the cargo now full reports listing such foreign New air express delivery system used by the LOG makes it possi­ ble for New Orleans patrolman Buck Stevens (left) to put out the last issue of the LOG less than 24 hours after it came off the presses up in New York. All outports now get this faster delivery. ITF Sees Soviet Money, Seamen In Panama Fleet Communist capital and citizens of the Soviet Union are to be found in and behind the vast merchant fleet of the tiny Republic of Panama, claims the publication "Air Terre Mer," published by the Mediterra-* nean Committee, an affiliate living and wage scale standards^ of the International Transport and, in general, lower the work­ Workers Federation. ing conditions which top maritime In an article on Russian Interest In the Panama Canal, the tri-iingual Paris publication charges that, in addition to Russian military in­ terest in the Canai, the Soviet also is interested in lowering the liv­ ing and working standards of sea­ men throughout the world. "Behind these enterprises," the magazine s^ys of the Panamanian Fieet, "at least for 250 or 300 ships, one would find Soviet capi­ tal. That is the first fact... It is not even rare to find Soviet Russians on .board ships flying the Pana­ manian flag. That is the second fact." Panamanian sailors, unknowing­ ly. afford the camouflage behind which Soviet agents operate to de­ stroy security for seafarers, lower 1 YOU and Hie SIU unions afford to their members today. "The crews of these ships," the magazine asserts, "live under con­ ditions inferior to those provided for by the International Labor Of­ fice and the International Federa­ tion of Transport Workers... When strikes have broken out in certain European countries and in the United States to force the owners of this fleet to accept the interna­ tional labor regulations and to pay decent wages, the Communist sail­ ors have played the role of 'scabs' by accepting wages lower than the regulation ones. Third fact." The attitude of the Soviet Union favors the unemployment of union sailors, according to "Air Terre Mer." VOUft RKJHTS ANO A3' SlU MSN ARE OUARANTEED 8¥ YC-UR CONSmUT}<>J TNiS PEA ri.!RE OESlONEb TO ACQUA»«n* • Yoy WITH THESE': filOKrs .AHB - :' pciviiEoes From ArticI* XX SMtlen 2 -.i-rihaUV)or«qu»f*<l any ««« Union rocoip*--Her* the conititution provide* a double check on the individual member's money. The Union re­ ceipt is proof positive that the member has paid his dues and ossessments. At the same time, it makes the Union representative fully responsible to the Union and the membership for the money he has collected. ing, were introduced in the House by Representative Jack Shelley of California and in the Senate by Senator Warren Magnuson. Both of them would amend Section 901 of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act providing for private carriage of such cargoes "to the extent of the capacity and ability of such ves­ sels to perform the services re­ quired." A further provision of the act makes allowances for emergency situations where the Department of Defense and the President of the US could take immediate ac­ tion to move such cargo in any manner they saw fit. Last month both Senate and House committees heard testimony from MSTS on the extent of its cargo and passenger-carrying op­ erations. The testimony brought out the fact that MSTS has a nu­ cleus fleet of 260 ships which in­ cludes 56 cargo ships and 35 pas­ senger carriers having cabin class facilities for dependents or serv­ ice men and other civilian passen­ gers. MSTS has carried a total of 698,725 civilian passengers in the past three years. Private operators, particularly tramp shipowners, have long com­ plained that MSTS vessels have been competing with them, claim- SlU Co Seeks Intercoastal Trade Growth going on Government-owned ships. Inquire On Discrimination Meanwhile, the Special Senate Subcommittee on Maritime Subsi­ dies, which has been Investigating all phases of -maritime operations, has opened an inquiry into dis­ crimination against American-flag ships by foreign nations. The com­ mittee has asked the Departments discrimination and steps taken to end it. The Senate had received .previ­ ously several complaints about un­ just discrimination as a result of which the last session of the Sen­ ate in 1952 passed a resolution urging the administration to take vigorous action to curtail such for­ eign discrimination. Ireneslar Korean Target^ Raided 5 Times By Reds ~ Seafarer G. Lowe and a shipmate on the Irenestar inspect a jet fighter carried as deck cargo to Korea. The ship was in five air raids in four days while in port in Korea. With five air raids in four days, Seafarers are still dodging An expanded intercoastal serv­ ice that would take In more North enemy bombs just as they did during World War II, in spite Atlantic ports is being sought by of the talk about an armistice in Korea. the Waterman Steamship Corpora­ F. Paskowski, who was-t— — tion in a petition to the Interstate aboard the Irenestar (Maine), night's sleep, because we had fiv* Commerce Commission. Waterman reports that some of the Red air raids during the four days that is asking the ICC for temporary bombs came uncomfortably close we were there, and the air raid authority "to run ships from Call while the ship was unioading mili­ alarms would sound at all hours of fornia ports to New York and Bos­ tary supplies in Inchon. the night, particularly around 2 ton. Whiie on a Far East run, the and 3 AM. At present^ Waterman has rights Irenestar was ordered to make a "We were laying out at anchor­ only to carry cargo and passengers trip from Yokohama to Korea with age, unloading all the while, and as far north as the port of Phila­ badiy needed supplies. "When we the planes didn't come too close delphia. In petitioning for ex­ got there," says Paskowski, "things until the morning we were ready to tended rights. Waterman cited the realiy began happening." leave. About 3 AM that morning, "It was impossible to get a good the air raid sirens sounded, and withdrawal of American-Hawaiian the Red planes began to come over SS Company and Pacific-Atlantic the harbor. They were high up, so SS Company from the intercoastal service. we didn't see them, but one of them scored a hit on the beach right As a result, the petition said, near us. there are only two lines running "We saw a big explosion on th» intercoastal between New York beach, and a bright orange flash and Boston and California ports and "shippers are experiencing Seafarers shipping out of the jumped up into the sky. Then we great difficulty in obtaining ade­ Norfolk hall will soon enjoy cool heard a lot of sirens and horns on quate vessel space for the trans­ comfort through the worst of the the beach in that area. We were portation of their traffic from summer heat, as membership never able to find out what hap­ California ports to the port of New meetings in all ports approved pened, because shortly after the bomb hit, we got our orders, and York and Boston." plans for air-conditioning the SIU got out of the harbor as fast as we Waterman predicts that the offices there. could." situation will get worse because of The Norfolk membei-ship had the heavy seasonal shipments of previously let out bids for the in­ canned and preserved foodstuffs, stallation and selected a contractor beginning about the end of July to do the job, subject to the ap­ and continuing for the next six proval of the membership at large. months. The contractor estimates that it Seafarers sending telegrams In conjunction with the request wiil take him about a month to or letters to the New York for temporary authority. Water­ finish the job, which means that headquarters dispatcher asking man has asked th^ ICC for a per­ the Norfolk hall will bask iii rea­ to be excused from attending manent certificate to run vessels sonable temperatures throughout headquarters membership to the two eastern ports from Cali­ the dog days of August and Sep­ meetings must include the reg­ fornia. A temporary certificate can tember. istration number.^ of their be issued by the Government Seafai'ers already enjoy air-con­ shipping card in the message. agency in 30-45 days to overcome ditioned comfort in Mobile, New From now on, if the number a transportation deficiency, while York and New Orleans, and airis not included, the excuse can­ details for a permanent certificate conditioning is being installed in not be accepted by the dis­ often take as long as six to eight the new Baltimore branch, now patcher. months to work out jinder construction. Norfolk Hall To Be Cooled Pnt dumber On 3ieeting Exeuses M V'.': • -iT �rT^v^-'V-::'• ; Jl^' 9Bg9 m^i '' SKAFARERS tPg •' ' ' ' Jirfr tt. tMt Welfare Serviees In New Office SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON The new offices of the Welfare Serrices Department are bustUncr with activity as the department takes care of the various problems faclny many Seafarers. The expanded offlce space and staff enable the department to help even more Seafarers sblte any of the problems they may be facinf. To meet the greatly increased demand for its special services from hundreds of Seafarers both in headquarters and all aroimd the ports, the SIU Welfare Services Department has expanded its facilities. Where it had formerly shared office space in different parts of the building, it has now taken-. over an entire office on the movable tables containing a variety also made it necessary to acquire second deck and consolidated of Union literature so that Sea­ more office space. all emoloyees and records in the one location. The office has been tastefully furnished with a number of com­ fortable lounge chairs and small Army Service Paves Way To Citizenship WASHINGTON—Seafarer-aliens who have served in the Armed Forces since June 1950 are eligible for speedy naturalization under terms of a new law signed by President Eisenhower. The law provides that all aliens who have had at -least 90 days' service in the Armed forces since the outbreak of the Korean war are entitled to special treatment and a quick grant of citizenship. About 5,000 aliens, many of whom are serving in the Korean theater, are affected by the new law. Aliens now being drafted for military service will also be covered'as the law applies to all such service up until July 1, 1955. An Immigration spokesman said that the Immigration Service would have application forms for these aliens available in about two weeks. As soon as the forms and additional information is avaiiable, aliens covered by the law can get help from the Union in filing their citizenship applications. NLRB Orders Vote In DuPont The DuPont Conipany lost an­ other round to organizers in the Savannah River hydrogen bomb plant in Aiken, SC. The NLRB, late last month, threw out company objections to a March . representation election, certifying the CIO Chemical Work­ ers' as bargaining" agent for 223 firefighters at the plant. DuPont objected on the ground that the union, used threatening measures to get employees to 'support the CIO, as well as Inviting arrest of its-organizers and'then attacking company, tactics in the newspapers. The board threw out all chargies; farers or their family members who are waiting to see a Welfare Serv­ ices representative can do so" in ease and comfort. Speedier ServiceAll of the Department's files and all secretarial help have been moved into the new office so as to fhake for even speedier service than before and greater efficiency of operation. The expansion into larger quar­ ters was made necessary by the growing popularity of the young SIU department, which takes care of all benefits provided by the SIU Welfare Plan, provides advice and assistance on maintenance and cure cases, and assists Seafarers with a wide variety of personal problems including dealings with Govern­ ment agencies such as the Immi­ gration Department, family prob­ lems, credit matters and simiiar items. Addition of more representatives Headqtiarters patrolmen, who formerly operated out of the pres­ ent Welfare Services office, have shifted their activities to the dispatch counter in the headquar­ ters shipping hall, thus consolidat­ ing all shipping matters in the one central location. How To Get Disabled Pay Any totally disabled Sea­ farer, regardless of age, who has been employed for seven years on SlU-contract ships is eligible for the $25 weekly disability benefit for as long as he is unable to work. Ap­ plications and queries on un­ usual situations should be sent to the Union Welfare Trustees, c/o SIU Headqua]> ters, 675 Fourth . Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. On many oceailona in the past, American ship operators have called attention of the Congress to certain unjust and discriminatory prac­ tices of foreign nations against American ships while in foreign ports. Because-these practices have continued, a special subcommittee of Congress, headed by Senator Potter, Michigan, has called upon the Departmentg~of State and Commerce to prepare reports of such dis­ criminations, as well as steps taken -t<) end the unjust practices against American shipping. Senator Potter feels that the matter is important in connection with the review being made by his own group of American shipping policy, in an effort to bring "kbout the stability in the merchant marine of this nation, needed in the interest of national defense and interna­ tional relations. 4^ it $> Speaking for the Department of Commerce, Under Secretary of Com­ merce for Transportation Robert B. Murray, Jr., is taking the position that, considering the number of vessels in the .active fleet and the availability of the reserve fleet, the present size of the US commercial fleet is adequate for the present and immediate future commercial purposes. The current thought of the Commerce Department, as to ship con­ struction, is that basically it should consist of replacements to Improve the quality of the active fleet, rather than Increasing its size beyond the nonnal commercial requirements. t I L.. t - 4' t Even though Congress has approved the 50-50 shipping rule for the Pakistan wheat program, the Mutual Security Agency still may call for the use of Government owned ships, rather than private US tramps, to haul the cargoes. This turn of events 'would likely occur if the private tramps and MSA cannot agree on a fair and reasonable ocean freight rate. At the moment, MSA and the tramps are wide apart in their think­ ing as to a reasonable rate level. MSA feels that anything above $20 a ton for wheat would hie unduly high, whereas' the tramps point to the existing National Shipping Authoritji rate levql, exceeding that" figure, and hold that they are entitled to a rate much higher than the $20 rate which MSA is throwing out. If the two groups can't get together, look for the use of more Govern­ olution was then acted on at the ment tonnage to haul the Pakistan wheat. 4 it 4* ' July 1 membership meeting-in all In 1941, the early stages of World War II, the US requisitioned ports, authorizing the Norfolk hall to go ahead with the expenditure. some 40 Danish-flag ships which were immobilized in our ports. Now, 12 years later, a proposal has been made in Congress to pay Denmark $14,700,000 as compensation for the ships. The bill to accomplish Committees of the kind described this purpose was introduced recently by Senator Wiley, Wisconsin. above are elected from time to During the past few years, this country and Denmark have been time as the need arises.. But the unable to agree on the compensation for the shfos. The $14,700,000 regular work of rank and file com­ compensation payment suggested in the Wiley bill is equal to that mittees every week in all ports in­ which American citizens would be entitled to receive imder similar, volves the auditing of financial circumstances. . reports, a routine, but highly im­ 4 4 4 portant function whereby the memRecently, President Elsenhower sent to the US Senate, for-approval; bership keeps a treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation between the UB and close check on Japan, signed at Tokyo on April 2, 1953. This treaty is important in the Union's finan­ that it places commercial relations between the two nations on a normal' cial operations. • basis for the first time since 1940, and is the first treaty which Japan A recent audihas negotiated with any country since the end of World War II. ing committee in The treaty provides that the US and Japw yrill not discriminate Philadelphia con­ against each otlier in the matter' of merchant shipping, among other sisted of Broth­ things, Avlth ships of each nation being free to trade back and forth ers A. Hannah, T. between US and Japan. Bpterakos and C, 4• 4 4 Taylor, while A. Hagin Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks has asked Congress for power Baker, E, Frost and F. Hagin served the same pur­ to requisition foreign-flag ships, in US ports during any national emer­ pose in Tampa.' In these PQiis, as gency.' During World War II, similar authority proved to be most in all the others, the committee effective in acquiring a-substantial nqmber of foreign-flag ships for members checked all boolu, bills milUai^ and essential dvilian requirements. and vouchers and submjtte.d the weekly summary' financial report for the port, reporting on income and expendlttires for the; vreebr v AT WORK Whenever the SIU decides it has to let out contracts for alterations or construction, the bids have to be passed on by a rank and file committee and by the member­ ship at large. So when steps were taken to air-condition the Norfolk Hall a committee was elected to pass on bids and recommend the choice of a contractor. The Norfolk m e'mb ership chose a coqimittee of five for the purpose, consist­ ing of Alan Burke, F. RafflenBurke beul, T. M. Cow­ er, J. Morgan and B. D. Elliott. Bids were opened and three con­ cerns put In for the job. The com­ mittee Investigated the qualifica­ tions and reputation of the three bidders and decided that the low bidder was fully Capable of han­ dling the Job. Recommehdations were made ac­ cordingly to the June 17 Norfolk membership meeting; Which passed a resolutlbn to tbat feffecL The res- t A high naval officer recently said that while he cannot guarantee victory solely as a result of retention by the US of command of the seas, foat he could absolutely guarantee defeat if we lose that command. In line with this thought, navy officers have been instructed by the Navy, when speaking before civilian groups, to accept every oppor­ tunity to emphasize the absolute necessity for retaining control of the seas, by describing the vital raw materials which would be lost to us if our imports should ever be cut olf. 'When put in terms of the local industries and what would happen to them if" just one or two raw materials, such as manganese and tin, should be cut off, it isn't hard for the local citizen to understand how important control of the seas is to him as an individual. SW COMMITTEES I I t More and more consideration is being given to the thought, in con­ nection on with new ship construction, that vessels should be designed basically, for their intended commercial usage, and that national de­ fense features should be limited to those which do not make the vessel unacceptable for practicaTcommercial operation. In other words, the vessels should not be basically designed for military operation and then adapted to commercial fequirements. Too many times in the past, merchant ships have been built to the exact specifications of Government agencies, with the end result that; when finally turned over to the private operator, the operator finds himself with a tool that could be improved upon from his own peculiar point of view. Recommendations have been advanced for tiie forma­ tion of a joint industry-Government committee to initiate the blue­ print stage of ship construction, in order to take care of the normal commercial needs of the operator in the construction of the vessel. $1 '' ' �J«lr 10. Ifltr Par* Sereir SEAFARERS tOG Del Mar Crew Gives Hospital Record Player DROUGHT SEARS WEST TEXAS—Tha third dry year In a row has turned West Texas and Oklahoma into a dust bowl, with the Rio Grande river reduced to a trickle in some areas. President Eisenhower has designated the section a disaster area and allotted $8 million for emergency relief to cattle raisers and farmers. TRUCE TALKS BOGGED AGAW—US diplomats were still trying to reach some understanding with South Korean president Syngman Rhee to make him go along on a truce agreement. 'At last word they were not making much progress. Meanwhile any hope of recapturing the 27,000 anti-Communist North Korean prisoners who escaped with South Korean aid had dwindled to nothing. 4- 4 4 MORE UNREST IN" EAST EUROPE—Amid reports of new riots in East Germany and Poland and disturbances in Rumania and Czecho­ slovakia, the Communist government of East Germany has taken steps to release food stocks and slow down arms pro­ duction in favor of consumer goods. Unre.st has been prevalent throughout the Eastern zone as work loads were pushed up in recent months and liying conditions deteriorated steadily. Passive sabotage in the form of absenteeism and active resistance through destruc­ tion of plants and machinery is reported from many ai'eas. Worth A Mint 4 4 4 US SPLASHES IN RED INK—The Government wound up the fiscal year of 19^3 with the largest Federal deficit in peacetime history. Government spending was $9,389,000,000 more than its income, forcing the Treasury De­ partment to borrow $6 billions from bankers and corporations. The deficit was $3 biliion more than had been esti­ mated as corporation and individual in­ come tax returns fell well below esti­ mates that had been made a year ago. t 4 SIU Companies Get Two Mariners 4 FRENCH TURN OVER SOLDIERS TO CHIANG—^The Government of France has transferred about 29,000 Nationalist Chinese soldiers from IndoChina to the Nationalist forces in For­ mosa. The return completed four years of negotiations for the troops who were all interned when they crossed the bor­ der into Indo-China under pressure from onrushing Communist armies. The returned soldiers will be incorporated into the Nationalist armies now in train­ ing on Formosa island. Crewmembers of the Del Mar (Mississippi) presented the New Orleans USPHS Hospital with a new record player. Here, Miss Freida 'Milier, asst. director of nurses; Dr. John R. Bowden, medical of­ ficer in charge; Seafarer James Belcher, AB; Bill Frederick, SIU wcifare rep., and Seafarer Happy Carroli, electrician, look over the gift from the Dei Mar, which was complete with records. Two more modern, high-speed Mariner ships have been allocated to SIU companies and will go into service soon. The two vessels, t he Hoosier Mariner and the Magnolia Mariner, have been assigned to Isthmian 88 Company and Mississippi 88 Company. They are scheduled for delivery on^ —— that type of hatch cover. The Mag­ vate operators for use on Military August 15. nolia Mariner, which had previ­ Sea Transportation Service as­ Several more Mariner ships ously been assigned to Mississippi, signments. are scheduled for service before was one of the vessels delayed by the end of the year, including the the hatch cover problem. Cracker State Mariner, Empire State Mariner, Badger Mariner, The two new Mariner ships Diamond Mariner, Golden Mariner, bring to a total of four those op­ Garden Mariner, Gophen Mariner erating . under SIU contracted Palmetto Marin^, Wolverine companies. Previously, the Key­ Mariner and Show Me Mariner. stone Mariner had been assigned Rising food prices and increased None of these ships have yet been to Waterman, while Robin Lines costs of medical care upped the assigned to specific companies, had undertaken operation of the ante as the cost of living went up but it is expected that SIU opera­ Cornhusker Mariner. between mid-April and mid-May to tors wili share in these assign­ In all the Mariner-class program a new 1953 high, three-tenths of ments. consists of 35 vessels designed as one percent below the all-time high speed' ships that could be high of November, 1952, according Fire Held Up Ships Assignment of the latest group used both in peace and war. The to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of Mariners broke the logjam In actual construction cost of each report from Washington, too. the Mariner program resulting of the vessels is about $9 million, The new consumers' price index from a shipyard fire at a company with part of the heavy cost being rose three-tenths of one percent supplying the folding steel hatch due to defense features sought by during the period to 114 percent of 1947-49 prices. Retail food prices covers for the ships. The fire the Navy. Thus far, the Government has continued to rise as the period held up the use of several vessels because the company in question not set a sale price on the vessels, came to a close, as did steel, oil was the only one manufacturing which are being chartered to pri­ and household appliances. CL Index Jumps To New '53 Top Mrs. Rae Biester, newlyappointed Philadelphia Mint superintendent, takes over property. 4 4-4 4 4 CONGRESS INVESTIGATES GAS PRICE RISE—A Congressional committee has opened an investigation into price increases of crude oil and gasoline that were instituted almost at the same time by leading oil companies. The committee is trying to And out whether there was any collusion among the companies to increase prices together even though gas and oil stocks are at record levels. 4 AIR FORCE MONEY CUT $5 BILLIONS—The House of Represen­ tatives has pissed a Defense Department budget for the whopping sum of $34,434,000,000 but whacked $5 billion off a $16 billion dollar re­ quest by the Air Force. YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE. TO BETTER BUYING Eat Better For Less Is the high cost of food the chief destroyer of your family's budget as it is for so many wage-earners? That's an important question to any Seafarer and his family at this time. For despite the lower price of beef recently, the cost of eating is still at record leyels and in fact has been sneaking up this Summer. Steaks may be cheaper, but have you noticed the big price tags on such staples of a family's diet as eggs (80 cents a dozen), bacon (8085 cents a pound) and other everyday necessities includ­ ing milk? That means the most important thing you can do to con­ serve your family's money is to give lots of thought to how to feed your family well without going broke. Generally, many working families over-spend for meat and deserts, which leaves thbir meals lacking in some important respect, frequently mUk products, sometimes eggs, fruit or vegetables. , " Individual prejudices are another reason for big food bills. Prejudices either for or against certain foods upset nutritional balance and lead to high costs. Over-spending for meat is particularly destructive of family finances, budget consultants report. That happens because many faniilies are unaware of the food values of other protein foods, and don't make full use of re­ cipes that will make lower-cost meats flayorsome. . • The ayerage family, spends about 30 cents of every food dollar for meat, poultfy dnd fish, and for that get only lO per eent o| its calories. It.spends only about 20 cents of'its food dollar for milk products, but for this smaller expenditure gets more of its nourishment than from all the money it spends for meat. Don't be afraid to buy the lower grades of food; that's what you often get anyway without realizing it. For ex­ ample, a recent survey by the US Agriculture Department found thSt 96 per cent of the eggs bought by 605 house­ wives were sold as Grade A, but only 67 per cent were actually Grade A. The same thing often happens when you bhy butter. Not long ago this writer had tests madO Of 12 leading brands 'sold as the best grade (93-score). Only one ac­ tually graded 98. The otherf turned out to be 92, 91, and one was only 90. In margarine severa^ brands like Nutley's and Happy Boy sell for less than others. But all brands, no matter what the price, must meet the same Federal standards, " so no matter what price you pay you get pretty much the same margarine. Several tests of canned vegetables and fruits have found expensive brands claiming to be top-grade actually were only Grade B, while cheaper brands were often found to be as good and sometimes even higher in grade. Here are shopping policies that can provide nutritious, tasty meals at moderate cost: 1. Buy foods in bulk rather than packages: cheese off the loaf, bulk cottage cheese, sauerkraut, etc. Mix your own cake mixes for better flavor, nutrition and economy. - 2, This siimmier especially, avoid pork—it's gone up .-more than most Other meats. • Especially watch your bacon bills. In most families bacon is teh largest meat cost. Wrrften exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying although it's really a fat. At this time bacon costs 60 per cent more than a year ago, and its present price is a waste of your money. 3. Buy milk the least-costly way. You can save 2-4 cents a quart by buying it in a store. In some areas dairies seil milk at the plant at low prices by the gallon. You can buy in large quahtCties. Modern pasteurized milk remains fresh a week under usual mechanical-re­ frigerator temperatures. Don't pay extra for homogenized milk; it has no more food value than ordinary milk. The best money-saver of all is dry skim milk. It makes fluid skim milk with all the food value of whole milk except for the butter fat^ and it only costs you 7 cents a quart to make up. Another cost cutter is evaporated milk for cooking. It does have the butterfat like whole milk, but still costs less. 4. Grade B eggs are as nutritious as Grade A and less expensive. Chief differences are that the Grand B yolk is a little darker, the egg itself not as full, the flavor a little less delicate. Grade A eggs possibly are prefer­ able for boiling and poaching because of their finer flavor, but for omelets, cooking and other purposes, the Grade B is a good money-saver. 5. Cheese is generally your best buy in protgin food. You'll save by using more of it for dinner disAes in place of meat, or in combinations with meat. But you'll get more cheese for your money in natural cheddar and bulk cottage cheese, not in the fancy-papkage processed cheeses. These are generally only cheddar with various fillers added and with higher water content to makf them spread vastly. ' But why pay for cheese and get yrater? �;W^'.f)t:':n^ Ihir* Si«M wrarKKS toe — Plenty Of CASH BENEFITS SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATIOH PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID Seafarer Lloyd Schenk wasn't doing much business In the bar he and his father operate in Springfield, La. Seems there was a bit, of a flood in the area. Ship's Officers Were Reaily Bucko In 1908 Most oldtimers, who put in time under canvas, have tales of the bucko skippers and mates of those days, but a letter written by six crewmembers of a British bark back in 1908 clearly shows the life of a| seaman back in "the good old' him and warned Hansen to look out. days." "At 4:30 PM (same day) the sec­ Although the letter is addressed to "His Britannic Majesty's Con­ ond mate told Hansen to go down sul," it was never delivered. One the fore pit hatch to coil a rope and of the writers, John "French Louis" Hansen went down. While he was thus occupied, the first mate went down there, and without wai-ning Jumped on Hansen's back and be­ gan to hit him with his fists. iTAtnit&i^—f> ^ Three of us (Karlsson, Nelson m /u^ t£x and Durand) heard Hansen howling and in looking forward, we saw the HttCf ^ <uf it* second mate standing guard over the fore pit hatch with a capstan bar in his hand." Mnrt M«iif -^14 AoMttttf, The writers teli of how the sec­ lit ond mate stopped them from help­ ing Hansen, and then hit Karlsson l«A}, nJ ill la*i. U with the bar, just to prove he meant what he said. And then, "us, Part of the letter that not wishing to get into trouble by Durand and his shipmates overpowering an officer, we kept wrote. back." Durand, later saile_d American Hansen "later came up on deck, ships and was torpedoed and lost his face full of blood," and Nelson, during World War I. Durand and Karlsson took him At tlie time, November of 1903, back to the poop to tell the captain Durand was sailing on the British what had happened. They were bark Glendovey. He told a tale of met by the captain with a hammer brutality by the officers, and added in his hand, and the two. mates that the letter was being written came up behind them with capstan while still at sea because "we don't bars in their hands. know what other pretty games they Captain Joined In (the mates and captain) have in "They threw themselves on us," store for us. At the present time, say the writei's, "before we could we have the moon ali night, but say a word and the captain joined when the dark nights come again, in, hitting Hansen in the face with they may play some cowardly his hammer. The captain then tricks on some of us. That's why flourished his hammer in our faces we write this letter at such early and ordered us forward. And we, date, to have the signatures of us knowing very well that they would all at the bottom of it." put a charge of mutiny against us The' writers also added, "If God if we intei-fered, kept quiet," will that we should reach port, all In that way, they were forced to in safety, there will be nothing left watch as the two mates took Han­ for us to do but claim, from the sen and again beat him. Then, the Bi'itish consul, the pi-otection that captain and the two mates turned we know we are entitled tq as sea­ their attention to Anderson, who. men sailing on British ships." was on the wheel. The captain and" However, Durand later said that first mate went up to Andenson by the time, the Glendovey amved while he was on the wheel, and in Buenos Aires, the men were so "fell on him. The captain struck filled with fear that they all him with his hammer,'and the first jumped ship, leaving nine months' mate pounded him with his bar." The letter then reports that pay behind them. things quieted down that day, but Used Hammer on each succeeding day for more The letter reports that on "Nov. than a week, one of the crewmem­ 9, at 8:30 AM the first mate struck bers was beaten. They list each Peter Anderson with a hammer and happening, such as "on the 13th, after with his fists. Four of us, while Anderson was on the wheel, Nelson, Hansen, Durand and Rous­ the first mate beat him," and "on seau, came along and pulled them the 10th, the second mate beat apart.. .AbSut five minutes after John Rousseau while he was haul­ we separated them, the mate again, ing in^ater." without warning, struck at Ander­ l>ur.:nd later .i.aid that the beat­ son with his fist, and picking up a ings continued all through the trip, belaying pin, went after Anderson. forcing the men to Jump the ship, The letter then reperta that tha without any of their wages, when autc claimed that Hansaa had. hit it hit the first port No. Seafarers Rccehrint Benefit! thi« Period Arcfage Benefits Paid Each Seafarer. Total Benefits Paid this Period £^215. .WELFARE, VACA'nON BENEFm PAID 'HRS PJERIOD CO 1 bs-o Diaahilicv Benefice Mecernicv Benefice Veeecion Benefice Total sr^oo oo ^7 s», It? WELFARE, VACATIOH BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hy.pa«l Benefit. Pidd Siye Wy Wff * Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 19SB* Disability Benefits Paid Since Mav 1. 1952 Maternity Benefits Paid Since AorU 1. 1952 Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 » Total * Date Benefits Beann I Lie 3,20^2 WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS iEifsmn Vacation Cash im Hud velf«e Vacation Estimated Accounts Receivable — IL 4/35 73S US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets — Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS 5 23 CCMMENTSt The scholarehip awards coim&ittee has net, made their reconnnendations to the trustees and the scholarships were awarded three to girls and one to a boy. Alma Jimenez Colls of San 3rnan9 'Puerto filco; ETizabeth Lomas of Tuckahoe, New York; and Charlene Holden of Manchester, Ma^laxKi, were the girls, with Robert Goodwin of Hlllsboro, Oregon being the boy. Applications for the next scholarships to be awarded, are already being recei'red. ^ In sixteen months the vacation plan has paid out a • total of •2,232,558.1? in yacation benefits. Total benefits paid out by welfare and vacation plans since thein incept­ ion ]^s now reached |3|379y890.23. * Submiitti ...J^u3y:jM69..JL9i53^ iatuUW A1 Ken, A»ai9t ... and, rememfiw tbis. • • All these are yours without contributing a sin^e nickel on your part—Collecting SlU bene­ mL gtt first rate, persoi^l fits is easy, whether it's lor hospital, birth, disability or deatih--You service irorasdia^ �TV Mfal* SEAFARKM$ IPG UNION TALK ly KEITH TERPi How much does It take anybody to realize that the roof is falling in and is going to expose all the dirt hidden away in the comers? In Atlantic's case, it set up its own "union" and coasted along with it for many years, all the time trying to make the outside world believe that eveiy'thing was rosy In its tanker fleet. But Atlantic seamen knew better. Otherwise why have over 600 of them signed SIU-pledge cards? In addition, the company union is getting hit every day with more and more withdrawals from mem­ bership, now over 300. The vice-chairman of this so-called "union," fed up after seeing the game the company was playing with its phoney stepchild, exposed the whole shebang before the NLRB and switched to the SIU, drawing what little life's blood was left in the AMEU out with him. Next Move Up To Company "Where now, then?" is the question facing the big boys of Atlantic Refining. They can't help but admit that their house of cards has collapsed, that AMEU is just a bimch of Initials and that it's time for a change of tactic. However, the company doesn't feel this way. It appears content to delay every legitimate effort to settle the issues confronting it and'thwart the desires of Atlantic seamen for bona fide union representation. Pressed on every side to allow- an election to go on, it is now trying every means to delay it. Company lawyers suddenly are unable to get together and decide on a date for a hearing, so nearly a week pasMs between one hearing and the next. They admit it's a last-ditch fighit for Atlantic. Of course, it's true. The public might not under­ stand how come the "enlightened" management of Atlantic Refining allowed a company union to flourish in its tanker fleet. It might ask too many questions, like how come when a legitimate union shows it represents the overwhelming majority of its employees, the company throws every stall in its way. Tried To Force Illegal Deal One of the gimmicks tried by Atlantic was an attempt to push the SIU into an illegal deal on the question of bosuns and stewards voting. Forced by the NLRB decision in the Cities Service case to exclude these ratings from voting, the SIU. had to abide by this decision again in requesting a voting unit in Atlantic. Atlantic, on the other hand, would have been willing to trade away its opposition to an early election If the Union would enter a "gentlemen's agreement" to violate the previous NLRB ruling. They probably would have liked nothing better than to have us do that, and then have something to hold over our heads from th'en on in. Besides that, AMEU and company spokesmen have been hollering plenty about 1947, when the AMEU was certified as bargaining agent in Atlantic, bosuns and stewards weren't barred from voting. So, they say, SIU is really trying to delay the election by asking that these people not be allowed to vote. Of course, the fact that bosuns and stewards voted in 1947 is true, and we'd like to see them vote again today if the law permitted it. But what the company and AMEU choose to forget is that the 1947 balloting was pre-Taft-Hartley Act, and that law says that supervisory employees cannot vote in repre­ sentation elections. Old OS Ruling StiU Stands As a matter of fact, the Cities Service case was probably the first case in maritime to be decided on the basis of that law, and the board ruled then, and again and again since then, that bosuns and stewards are supervisory people, and therefore can't vote. We, like all other bona fide trade .unions, may not like that law, but we are forced to abide by it until a better one comes along. . The fact that_ these persons have been ruled supervisory personnel, and are barred" from voting by the law, could mean that, if they did vote, the entire election could be thrown out by the NLRB. This sort of thing, of course, could be just what the company wants, since it would serve to stall things even longer. So, if there's any delaying being done to hold up the election. it!s not from our side. We asked for this election because we had faith in what the balloting would show. The company may know, but It's afraid to find out. Bridges To Raid Cooks On Pacific Invading the sea-going side of industry, the Communist-controlled International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, under the leadership of Harry Bridges, has set up a new stewards department union which is to be known as Local 100. Late last month Bridges boasted in a pamphlet that he intended to organize the National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards sea­ going personnel into this Local 100 of the ILWU. At the same time he stated that the Longshoremen had plans which extended to the Sail­ ors and Firemen, intending to take over the entire unlicensed person­ nel in the sea-going field. Invading Ships Maritime observers viewed this move to take over the NUMC&S by the Communists as an at­ tempt to block the growth of the Marine Cooks and Stewards, AFL. For years, they pointed out, the NUMC&S, under the leadership of Hugh Bryson, has worked hand in glove with its "big brother" union, the ILWU. Now, the ILWU is coming out into the open and taking over the leadership of^the sea-go­ ing union with a vengeance, in­ vading a field in which it has no working experience. Moreover, it has been obvious for some time that financial and organ­ izational difficulties besetting the NUMC&S is putting the squeeze on the smaller union. In addition, a large number of the persqnnel of the union are switching to the Marine Cooks and Stewards, AFL. The NUMC&S (independent) mem­ bership is crumbling as a result, with the shoreside union being forced to step in in order to try to salvage some of the shattered pieces. Spokesmen for the Mai-ine Cooks and Stewards, AFL, pre­ dicted that Bridges would be bark­ ing up the wrong tree In trying to organize the sea-going outfit. The cooks, they felt, would resent be­ ing told what to do by a longshore union which has no sea-going ex­ perience, and even less than that in the particular problems which face the members of the independ­ ent union. Cartoon History Of The SIU ai v::!| The Comhusker Mariner shown tied peacefully Uf a Boston pier last January, when she crewed up for her first voyage. Ship is now in danger of complete break-up after being driven on rocks in Pnsan harbor. 51 Korea Storm Drives Cornhusker On Rocks With the skipper and seven crewmen battling to keep the 14,000-ton freighter Cornhusker Mariner (Seas Shipping) afloat after a battering by heavy seas, five ocean-going tug­ boats were racing from Sas--f ^ ebo, Japan, early this week to and cables, according to the spokes­ the stricken ship which went man. aground outside the Pusan, Korea, The vessel is one of 35 Marinerbreakwater. • type ships built or under construc­ Latest reports indicated the tion by the CJovernment, aimed at SlU-contracted vessel, on its third enlarging and modeimizing the US voyage since allocation to the New merchant fleet. It is one of four York shipping firm in January of such vessels assigned by the Gov­ this year, was in danger of break­ ernment to SlU-contracted com­ panies. ing up on the rocks. Forty-eight other crewmen were 9 removed from the foundering ves­ sel earlier, after water poured DonH U ail, iiet through gaping holes in the hull Vacation Pay caused by the ship ramming into Under the rules of the Va­ tlie rocks. Although the bow was cation Plan as set forth by the reported as settling, all personal trustees, a Seafarer must ap­ danger to members of the crew was ply within one year of the past, according to a United Stales payoff date of his oldest dis­ Navy spokesman. Stormy seas, charge in order to collect his lashed by winds of gale-like force, full vacation benefits. If he rammed the $9,000,000 dovempresents any discharge whose ment-built vessel into Lighthouse pa}'0ff date is more than a Rock as it was anchored outside the year before the date of his va­ breakwater. cation application, he will lose Three small tugs from the Ko­ out on the sea time covered rean port were "unable to budge by that particular discharge. the ship, but kept lights trained Don't sit on those discharges. on the freighter. If the Japanese Bring them in and collect the tugs arrive in time they will try to money that is due to you. save the ship with pontoon barges Supportimg AeUoits iYo. 41 .•c^l During recent years, the A&G District has-gained reputation for helping other unions in just beefs. One of the longest was when white-capped Seafarel-s, all over the US, walked plcketlines and helped the GIO Shipyard Workers during their 191^ •day atrifcer-:"^;- -- In Tampa, Seafarers had become staunch friends of the Teamsters and taxi drivers in that union. No Seafarers ever rode non-union cabs. The Team­ sters and cabbies in turn helped the SIU when Tampa police tried td break the 1946 General Strike, proving the wisdom of mutual help. Small unions began asking for help. In April, 1947, the United Financial Employees, AFL, had trouble with the NY Cotton Exchange. A line of pickets, mostly Seafarers, surrounded the exchange. Within 24 hours, the tycooni surrendered and tiie UFS had a contract. ..->701 �p-. , • • .„,. : rye Te« • ;.••;• ., -- •• --• v- •• • SEAFARERS MEBT THE SEAFARER IN THE WAKE Fishermen are a superstitious lot. Many believe it Is lucky to throw the first fish they catch back into the water. Others say spitting on the bait will bring good luck, because saliva is considered a po­ tent charm. It is also unlucky to bait a hook with the left hand, they say, or to tell anyone how many fish you've caught, or you won't catch another. It is unlucky too to. change fishing poles while fishing. In New England there is an odd superstition that if you see a cross­ eyed person it is bad luck. The only counter-charm then is to spit in one's hat. Many fishermen insert a gold coin in the cork floats as an offering to the sea, in order to get a good catch. The "big ones" still get away anyhow. ^ $1 with great accuracy the develop­ ment of storms at sea. * 4 The Amazon, largest river in South America, was given its name by the Spanish explorer Orellana who, in his first descent of the river in 1541, was attacked by a tribe of women warriors who lived and fought alongside men. He thought them to be a tribe similar to that known by the ancient Greeks, and so he called them Amazons. According to Greek leg­ end, the Amazons were a powerful tribe of women warriers who lived somewhere near the Caucasus Mountains a'nd had no men among $ $ t their numbers. It is said that they On starless "nights, when the were ruled by a queen and had water of the Northumberland even invaded Greece at one time. Strait is as black as the sky above, a three-masted, square-rigger ap­ jjli ^ pears out of nowhere, blazing with The shrimp may not be much fire, and as suddenly vanishes. For to look at, but its roars can put hundreds of years the Phantom the giant whale to shame. Scien­ Ship has been seen, not just by tists taking recordings of fishy a few people but by the inhabitants noises two and a half miles below of almost all the coastal villages the sea's surface, found that when on Prince Edward Island, Nova two or three hundred shrimps got Scotia and New Brunswick which together, they made a noise com­ bound the Strait. Many scientific parable to that of a loud snorer; theories have been advanced, but the big black whale, for all its no one has been able to explain size, just sounded something like rationally why the Phantom Ship, the muted roar of a crowd. Inves­ hissing through the water at ter­ tigation of marine noises, in ad­ rific speed, has been seen by so dition to being entertaining, has a many people, all of whose descrip­ more serious purpose: by this tions tally exactly, if it is, as has means, marine scientists hope been claimed, just a local myth or eventually to be able to predict superstition. m 12. 13. 14. 19. 16. 17. 18. 20. 22. 34. 29. 38. 32. 33. 39. 36. 42. 44. 49. 40. 92. . S3. 99. 96. 97. 98. 99. 60. Question: What type of foul weather geat do you prefer? George C. Roberts, AB: I like the Navy type, with the top water­ proof part with the hood. If I was making my own foul weather gear, I guess I'd make a sort of parka, using the lightest possible material I could get that was waterproof and also warm enough' so that you wouldn't need a coat under it. X 4- Mariano Gonzalez, OS: I think the best kind of foul weather gear that was ever made was the conventional oil­ skin raincoat, with boots and the sou'wester. This gear 1 s roomy enough so that you can work In it, and it doesn't take so long to put-it on and take it off, like the others do. » i » Alexander Potorski, OS: The best kind of foul weather gear is the Navy type of parka, with an at­ tached hood that protects your head and the back of your neck. They have some of these with a zip-in lin­ ing so you can use it in either cold or warm weather without wearing a heavy coat underneath. 4" • 4- Just as many seafaring men who had foilowed the sea before him, Neil Clark Patterson decided to make the sea his life at an early age, and has been sailing ever since. The way he explains it is, "I had a lot of friends that were sailing at that time, and I wanted to trav­ el and see the world, so I decided to get a ship too." So, back in 1939, Neil, managed to get a berth on one of the East­ ern Lines ships, and left his home in Bangor, Maine. Since that time, he's sailed just about every part of the globe, and has seen almost every port that there is to be seen. During the war, Neil says he was lucky. He was torpedoed "only once," and that was while he was aboard the tanker Palo Alto in the Pacific. At that tim.e, his was one of the tankers that was fueling the Fifth and Seventh Fleets. They were running alone at the time, when the tin fish slammed into the ship. Got In Boats "She went down fast," he says, "but most of us managed to get off in the boats. We lost about six or seven men. I guess Sparks man­ aged to get a message out before she went down, and the patrol planes spotted us a little while later. They went back, and sent some destroyer-escorts out to pick us up." Passed Collision Just recently, when Neil was aboard the Amberstar on her re­ turn trip from Puerto Rico, his ship passed the two tankers Pan Massachusetts and Phoenix just after they had collided in the Del­ aware River on June 5. "The two ships were still burning and were on their way down when we came along," he says, "and since the channel was narrow, we had to pass pretty close to them, and the flames were sure hot." However, in all the narrow scrapes that he has beeii through, Neil says that he has never been injured, "and I don't feel like starting now." Neil, who joined the SIU in 1947, has also been active in Union Joseph Wagner, bosun: The old oilskin raincoats, with boots and the old sou'west­ er is the best rain gear you can get. I couldn't think of anything bet­ ter. You can get in and out of the coat without climbing into it like with some of The Navy announced that 'on the others, and it June 30 (east longitude) during takes a lot of punishment. the the early morning, combined , 4> 4> 4> Samuel Hutchisbn, OS: The tra­ US forces landed on Rendova ditional sailor's oilskins, raincoat, Islan^, New Georgia group," de­ boots and sou'­ • {../..J stroying the Japanese garrison . . . wester are my fa­ the SIU, fighting for job insur­ vorites. They ance for merchant seamen, was don't stick togeth­ er like some of disappointed when the House the plastics they committee took no decisive action have, and they're in legislative session . . . Chester good for all ktods C. Davis resigned as War Food of weather. Administrator, and was succeeded They're also by Marvin Jones . . . London is­ roomy and com­ sued a statement of air losses from, fortable when you're working in the beginning of the war to the them. end of June. Germans, Italians and » * t Japanese lost 18,031 planes to Roy Jones, AB: I like the Navy 9,906 for the Allies. The report did type parkas and the waterproof not include German losses on the pants. They don't Russian front or Allied losses in hang down the Pacific and Burma. around your legs, » » 4^ like the raincoatThe Moscow radio said that elec­ type, and they're safer for working tions to the Supreme Soviet had up on deck. They been postponed for another year ifrotect youip because nl the war , . . Members whole body, and of the ^National Resources Plan­ t^e hood, covers ning^. Board paid « farewell call on your head, and President Roosevelt when ,the they also have pockets .1% the pants board expired because Congressxer ijifed"to^y^6]^Wate 'fud&. that come in/fusuiXt^' " * ' nohutdol, activities, mostly in Baltimore. He took an active part in the success­ ful Isthmian Strike, was also ac« tive in the preparations to strike Cities Service, and has been active in some of the beefs where the Union helped out other unions, like the time the SIU helped the CIO Shipyard Workers in their beef. "The way I look at it," he says, "I'm fighting for myself and every other seaman when I'm on a picketline, and I know that help­ ing other outfits also helps me." Likes Rotary Shipping He says that he usually divides his time between Baltimore, New York and New Orleans, when he's in the States, and ships out of any of the three ports. "That's one of the good things about the SIU rotary shipping set-up," he says. "I can ship out of any of these ports, and have equal rights with the other members." -• Although he prefers freighters or passengers ships running to the West Indies or the Caribbean Is­ lands, he'll take a different run from time to time just for a change. "I still usually stick to the inland runs whenever I ship out because I like the ports down there, and the run'is pleasagt and short." . Steward Department He's spent just about all the time he's been sailing with the steward's department, and usually sails as chief steward or chief cook, sticking to the galley and dishing out some of l)is favorite recipes "to give the crew a change once in a while." "I've always been glad that I joined the SIU," says the 37-yearold Seafarer. "The men in the Un­ ion make good shipmates, and of course, the conditions and wages are always tops. It's always a good deal to belong to the outfit that is always leading the field." Although Neil's been sailing pas­ senger ships recently, he says that he figures he's going to stick to the freighters and tankers for a while now so that he "can relax for a while," and "not worry about the passengers that are always around on those ships." TEN YEAIIS AGO ACROSS DOWN 40. Jayhawker 41. Capital of 1. Kind of Ssh Don't send 19. Part of a Bashkir Re­ 2. Curved mold­ baggage this dory public ing way 21. Filipino 3. Place to lay 23. Relative 43. Cities Service Port in up a ihip 25. Dry. as wine ship Michigan 4. River port In 26. Period of time 49. Boston or It makes food Arkansas 27. 24 hours Mobile reading. 9. Indian tribe 29. Woolen fabric 46. N.Y. Canal 6. 'Rant Past time 30. Greek letter 47. Kind of sign 7. Uncorks Stockade 31. Took a seat 48. Bishops a- Victory af~ Girl's name 34. hound 90. Girl's name Copenhagen Record: Abbr. 37. Place to stay 91. Germ 9. Kind of fish Even 94. Extinct bird 38. Ship sunk 10. Part of a gal­ Shrimper's early in WW2 of NZ ley implement 11. Guns Kind of tea (Puzzle Answers on Page 21) Annapolis graduates 1 3 2 10 II Berra or CoUins ' 12' |I3 Drunkard Attack by pi­ rates; 2 words IS lie Christens, as a ship 120 18 Stray Pester " boy!" 22 23 Port 3,160 ms. from NY, 27 25 26 |2S 29 30 31 track B. Marine District Union 34 133 |35 32" 'LaJoie, oldtime basebaU 38 139 40 41 36 player In good hands Calmar ship 43 42 Nostrils Cargo from 48 149 46 47 50 51 Duluth Soars into sky Adherent of 153 155 52 Brazil port Shipping line ' 158 56" Chowed , '• '.i A number Noted pro • ^ 6»" rr L P Of: NEIL CLARK PATTERSON, chief steward ^ The most northern part of the Continental United States is Lake of the Woods County in Minnesota, the only part of this country which cannot be reached by land except by crossing foreign sdil. If an in­ habitant of the United States wished to go there, from this coun­ try, he would have to cross Lalije of The Woods, which bounds the county on three sides. To the West is the Canadian province of Mani­ toba, the only way to reach the county by land. i. ^ Exactly 100 years ago, the clip­ per Neptune's Car raced around Cape Horn with a woman at the helm. In his efforts to get his ship to the gold .fields in California within 100 days—with a bonus as his goal-—Captain J. Fatten of Boston collapsed with brain fever at the heigh't of a violent storm at the Straits of Magellan. With the first mate in the brig and the sec­ ond mate ignorant of navigation, Mrs. Patten took over. Using the sea lore she had picked up from her husband during the voyages she made with hint', she navigated the ship safely away from the Cape, at the same time nursing her husband. Fifty-two days later she sailed into San Francisco to collect the bonus. July 1«. 195S IOC w IRiRHI the WPA turned back $130 million to the Treasury and went out of existence . . . Washington an­ nounced that Gen. MacArthur was in personal command of the Amer­ ican campaign in t:ie Solomons with his headquarters in New Guinea ... The SIU backed AFL President William Green in his statement that labor would "rebel against" the infamous Smith-Connally anti-labor biU, passed over the presidential veto. 4" 4" 3^ It was Qie beginning of the seventh. year of war between China and Japan, Chungking said . . . Gen. Henii Honore Giraud, French commander in North Africa, arrived in Washington for conferences with President Roose­ velt and officials . . . SIU crews, backed by the Union, protested the threat to their health and safety in transporting war pri^ners under adverse conditions, wjth a dearth of armed guards, and with little care to the comfort of tl^e prisoners, leading to a pos­ sible - encitement of rioting while aboard ship - . > , The Supreme Court, of .Tennessee ruled as up'^ �'I'""^ '—" "y ialy-M«ttSt SEAT ARERS ^ LOG SEAFARERS^LOG illy 10, 19SI —r—;r=—- -r',"? a-J Proved Seaworthy Vol. XV. N«. 14 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic * Gulf District. AFL. -675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 82. NY. Tel STerlinga^O. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor. HmnCRr BRAND: Monaoitiff Editor. RAT Dcnison; Art Editor. BIRHJ SSAMAM; Photo Editor. DANIEL NILVA; StaE Writer*. HUMAN ARTHUR IRWIN BPIVACK. ART PERFALL, JEBBV SEMU. AL MASSIH; CUU Area Reporter, Biu, Mooor. The Constitntion Works It's been approximately 8^ months since the new SIU constitution went into effect, after an overwhelming vote of approval from the membership in a secret referendum ballot. Since that time, the Union has had an opportunity to observe how the constitution has actually worked, particularly those sections dealing with the rights of the membership and the trials and appeals procedure. A full review of the procedure and all cases that have come to trial to date can be found on page 12 of this issue. The review shows that the number of members brought up on charges has been small, and that thb appeals procedure has served effectively to limit penalties in accordance with the maximum set in the constitution, and to reverse sentertces or set them aside when circumstances justified their taking such action. In. othe5 respects, too, the constitution has been working smoothly. The operations of the Union in the past several months show that it is meeting its objective of efficient Union administration within the ever-present limits of mem­ bership control and membership approval of policies and actions. In accordance with the recommendations of the last agents' conference, the constitution itself is reprinted in full, in this issue, and will be reprinted at six month intervals so that every Seafarer will have fullest opportunity to acquaint himself with all his rights and privileges. PMUy Hail Ms Spruced Up Too To the Editor: I have been reading a lot about the new hall that is being, built right now in Baltimore, and many of us have seen and heard a lot about the New York hall, but I would like to iiay a few words about the conditions that now exist in the Philadelphia hall. There was one story about it in the LOG. hut it didn't get the at­ tention that the Baltimore hall is getting, and this can he under­ stood since we are not putting up what amounts to a brand new building in Philly. However, this Cooperation between the AFL week, and a pension plan were re­ hall has had a Johnston Machinists' District 9, and the AFL fused by the breweries. Last week, very thorough it 4" 4" Teamsters Local 618 paid off in the striking brewery employees going-over. It was cleaned up, St. Louis with 3,200 members get­ voted to turn down an offer of a painted, fitted with rubber tile ting raises from the, new car deal­ $6 weekly raise offered by the flooring on the main deck and rec­ er shops affiliated with the Great­ struck breweries. reation deck. The offices were er St. Louis Automotive Dealers' It certainly was good news to seamen everywhere to learn moved 4' 4 4 rearranged for greater that the US Public Health Service has decided to keep the comfortand The 23,000 members of the CIO and efficiency in the han­ Association. Savannah hospital going, and furthermore that the Senate dling of the Union's business. Of­ The machinists got an across- Industrial Union of Marine and has voted to restore $1 million of hospital funds which will fice furniture, files, and machines the-board increase of 12VS cents an Shipbuilding Workers employed at including a minimum boost the eight Bethlehem Steel Co. be used for the Memphis and Detroit hospitals. If this mil­ were replaced and installed for hour, of 5 cents hour for any mechan­ shipyards have won an across-thelion dollar fund survives a joint Senate-House conference, quicker and easier service to all. ics earninganabove the scale. board increase of 7 cents an hour it will mean that three of the five hospitals originally sched­ RecrekUon The teamsters got 12Vi cents an after over a month of negotiating. uled for the ax will have been saved. For the brothers waiting to ship hour increase at the retailers' The union is still negotiating with It would be hard to exaggerate the importance of this de­ there is now a really excellent rec­ shops, and 171^ cents an hour in­ the' Todd Shipyards Corporation, velopment. Had the Savannah hospital closed it .would reation room available, with many crease at wholesale parts houses. the Maryland Drydoek and Ship­ have been almost a death blow to USPHS services in the new card tables, better lighting Both unions also scored other building Co.. and other smaller entire South Atlantic and Gulf area. Similarly the closing and sturdy chairs, as well as two gains in welfare and other fringe shipyards. The union pledged to extend the 7-cent raise to workers of the two Great Lakes hospitals would have worked great pool tables and two large shuffle- benefits. 4 t 4" in all these yards. The negotiations hoards. I would like to assure hardship on seamen in that area. For the first time in Chicago with the Todd Shipyards also in­ those of the members who remem­ There was still another danger in the hospital budget cuts. ber tfie former lighting system labor history, 22 local unions are cludes discussion of pension and In recent years the tendency has been to cut back more and that there is now ample fluores­ all working together in an organ­ welfare plan improvements. more on hospital facilities for merchant seamen. If these cuts cent lighting on the main deck and izing drive. The unions have 4 4 4 were permitted to go through unchallenged it might have also on the recreation deck. The formed a joint organizing commit­ The net worth of the CIO United resulted in the utter and complete destruction of the entire hall also has a television set with tee in a drive to completely union­ Steelworkers has reached a record USPHS hospital program in years to come. That was why a large screen for the use of the ize the employees of the Edgewater total of $10,855,697, according to members on the beach, and com­ Beach Hotel, the only non-union the Semi-annual audit of the un­ the Union was so vitally concerned over the situation. fortable chairs to sit in while hotel in the area. ion's accounts. The audit put the As soon as word of the hospital cuts was received the SIU watching TV. 4> 4> membership of the union, as of launched a vigorous battle to help keep them open. The The 3,300 clerical workers at the December 31, 1952, at about 1.1 Halls Improving Union is proud that its efforts have resulted in success and Hawthorne works of Western Elec­ million memhei-s, although in Those of us who can remember tric, near Chicago, have voted to March, the union claimed 1.217,000 in assuring seamen of necessary protection of their health. hack when the Union first started be represented by the AFL Inter­ dues-paying members. t 44out, and even up to recent years, national Brotherhood of Electrical 4 4 can recall when all Seafarers were Workers, in a recent NLRB elec­ The AFL4 Blacksmiths and the talking about the day when we tion. These workers were non-un­ AFL Boilermakers have voted to would have comfortaUe halls in merge. The name of the new union For the first time, Atlantic tankermen have heard the every port. We have come a long ion before the vote. is the International Brotherhood truth about the Atlantic Maritime Employees Union from lyay, since that time, and our halls Hearns, the large New York de­ of Iron Ship Build­ one of that outfit's top' officials. For a long time, the SIU have constantly been improving in partment store, has lost an at­ ers,Boilermakers, Blacksmiths, Forgers and has been pointing out the facts about the AMEU, but this is all ports. tempt by its lawyer to halt picket­ Helpers. The move \\9s made Offi­ the first time that One of that outfit's own top officers has It is true that we do not have ing of its two stores by striking cial at a joint convention of the told the whole shoddy story of Atlantic's domination of the a fancy, new building in Phila­ employees of District 65, CIO Dis­ two unions held in Minneap,olls. AMEU, of that outfit's ineffectiveness, of its "deals" with delphia as w'e will shortly have in tributive, Processing and Office The merger was tentatively agreed the company, and of how the AMEU operates, and in his both New York and Baltimore, hut Workers. The employees struck to in 1950. In 1951, the Black­ hail that we have there is a May 14, after the store refused to smiths ratified the mei-ger and own words, "it made me sick to my stomach." He investi­ the fine one. It is clean and comfort­ use seniority In layoffs which were then the Boilermakers took final gated the SIU for himself and then switched to the SIU able, and pleasing to the eye. It when he saw that we are dealing in facts, and offer Atlantic provides all the various facilities, caused by the store switching to action, making the merger official. self-service operation. The store 4 4 4 men their first opportunity to get the representation, con­ both for Union business and for aclaimed that it immediately "fired" Wage Licreases of $2.50 to $5 ditions and security of a real Union. recreation, and is a hall we can all the strikers, and that they had per week have been won for 10,Fletcher isn't alone in supporting the SIU. Every day, he proud of. "no right to picket a place where 000 skirt and sportswear workers more, and more AMEU stalwarts are leaving that dying out­ When In Philadelphia, come in they are not employed." The New in New lork by the International fit. Withdrawals from the AMEU continue to poiir in as and enjoy these new facilities, for York Supreme Court tossed out Ladies Garment Workers Uiiion, AFL. Tho 320 companies which Atlantic men realize the advantages of the SIU. They want they are here for the use of all the store's case. of us. The main thing is that there 4i ^ ^ signed tht^ new agreement will also to join the overwhelming majority of their shipmates who are plenty of'comfortable facilities, Milwaukee's breweries, Schlitz, increase contributions to the re­ have already made it plain they desire SIU representation. and everything is up to date. Miller, Fabst, Gettelman, Blatz tirement fund to 2 percent start­ It's obvious that the men in Atlantic want the protection Some ^y, Philadelphia too will ar,-l Independent, are still struck. ing January 1, 1954. The new and benefits of an SIU contract. The way is clear for an probably get a swanky new hall, The 7,500 members of Local 9. CIO agreement, which will run for flv« SIU election victory and the signing of ah SIU contract in -but until then, the hall we have Brewery Woj&ers, walked out Mjqr years, also sets up permanent arnow Is fine. -5vr,uM; ' •^ ^'Chipa? Johaitaft contract, a 2JNcent raUe, a 3S-boar of disputek Another Fight Won Victory In Siglit �Tag* Twelve SEAFARERS LOG Jalr 10, 195S i- REVIEW of TRIALS and APPEALS conilucteil under the new coiisfiturion One of the most important sections of the new SIU constitution, in effect since October 15, 1952, deals with trials and appeals procedure. Unlike the Government, which has a separate, independent judicial system to pass upon the guilt or fnnoce'nce of those accused of violating the Government's laws, the Union is in a position of enforcing its laws itself and disciplining its own mem­ bership. Consequently, numerous precautions had to be taken to assure the fullest possible protection for accused members, so that their rights, as specified in the eightpart declaration of rights in the constitution, would not be infringed on. The core of the trials procedure is that a member is tried literally, by a jury of his peers—in other words, by other rank and file members. These members are elected specifically for the purpose of that one trial by the rest of the membership present in the port at the time. They are not permanent judges by any stretch of the imagina­ tion. And as an added safeguard, the constitution pro­ vides that no official can sit as a member of a trial committee. An official can file charges against a member. Likewise a member can file charges against an official. However, neither can pass judgment on the other. Actually the procedure is divided into two sharply dis­ tinct sections. One is the "Section 4 offenses"—those violations specified under Article XVI. These are the minor offenses that are handled in the manner of a traffic court, with fines up to a maximum of $50. They include seven specified offenses such as disorderly conduct at payoffs and sign-ons, negligent failure to join the ship and similar items. A member who knows he is guilty and will so plead may elect to waive trial and. pay the fine to a Union representative. In most instances trial is waived on such cases. In no circumstances can trial be waived for the more serious offenses, dealt with in Sections 1, 2 and 3. These must go through the trial procedure. To assure equal penalties for similar offenses, these sections carefully specify fixed maximum penalties for specified acts. Thus Section 1 deals with four expellable offenses. Section 2 with 11 offenses punishable up to expulsion, or where expulsion is not recommended to a maximum of two years' suspension and a $50 fine. Section 3 lists four offenses for which the maximum penalty is two years' suspension, a $50 fine or both. Consequently, by specifying maximum penalties and categories of offenses, the constitution provides safeguards against excessive punishment that might be voted unfairly by a trial committee. In any case the maximum fine is $50 for each individual offense. The actual trial procedure is also provided with safe­ guards. Charges first have to be delivered to the nearest port agent who then reads them to the membership meet­ ing. The membership is free to accept or reject the charges. If they reject them, as happened in one port recently, that's the end of the cacse. If they are accepted and the accused is present, he can go on trial the follow­ ing morning, or request a two-week postponement to the morning after the next membership meeting. If not present, he is notified by registered mail, containing a copy of the charges and ordered to be present the morning after the next membership meeting prepared to stand trial. On the morning of the trial, a special membership meeting is called for the purpose of electing a trial committee. The committee then conducts the trial, with the accu.sed having the full right to cross-examine and to confront his accusers. He may also have assistance in preparing his case from any Union member. In those instances where the accused member is found guilty, he still has recourse to two more steps. The results of the trial are presented to the next regular membership meetings in all ports, and the membership is empowered to accept* reject or modify the findings or order a new trial altogether. The membership, however, cannot in­ crease a penalty, no matter how light it may be. Should the membership accept the findings, the accused member can still appeal the trial decision within 30 days to an appeals committee. In the 8V^ months since the constitution went into effect there have been 33 trials and six appeals. Of the six' appeals, incidentally, two sentences have been reversed, two sentences reduced and two upheld. HP.rch 2G 1953 Accused: C-285; Accusers: James Sweeney S-6. -Charges: Missed Council Grove and Bents Fort. Disorderly con­ duct in the Union hall. Trial ComnilHee: J. W. Beresford B-252. Donald G. Hodee H-44: i. n. Penswick P-29. Findings: Fined $50 on each Instruction In the first charse $50 for second charge to be paid after next voyage. • • » March 20. 1953 . Accused: 27007: Accusers F. Boync B.g. Charges: Drunk for. four days, unable t« work on Hair^ar. Dls•rderly conduot in Union Hall. • . . . . Trial Commlltee: J. W. Beresford, 41. ItoO^e tl-44.' I June 18. 1953 Accused: M.603; Accusers: James Sheehan S-3, James Sweeney S-6. Charge: Going to company office and asking them to call In for a job he was after so that he could get ship before his card ran out. Trial CommlHee: A. Vetu V-27. F. Simeone S-164. F. Natale N-47, w. Woody W-82. T. McCarthey M-162. Findings: Imposes fine, not allowed to saU on same ship for rest of season. ' * * .* • * • October 22» 1952 Accused: N-31; Accusers: Philip C. Adkins 49916. Edgar Luzier 100368, R. Anzalone A-70: G. Sinkes 34560, W. W. Keid 35793. David E. Smith 48513. T. E. Banning B-12. G. Ruf R-1. Charges: Misconduct and neglect of duty aboard ship to detriment of Union and its agreements. . Trial Committee: P. J. McCann M-12, J. O'Neil O106. W. Rackley 51212, Lewis Riviere R-313. Theodore Smith 3465. Findings: Guilty. Fine imposed. October 23, 1952 ' Accused: F-88: Accuser: John Matkoskl M-19. Charges: For panhandling in Union ball, making derogatory statements against the Union: drunk and disorderly, and becoming abusive to Master at arms when asked to surrender his book. Trial Committee: P. J. McCann M-12, Gunnar Grahne G-161, O. Suit S-53. Frank Douglas D-135. E. Puchalski P-157. Findings: $50 fine on each of two charges. • • • November 6, 1952 Accused: L-94: Accusers: T. Banning B-12. G. Ruf R-1. Jack Wotur- ski W-5. Charges: Bringing Union in disrepute through use of narcotics at time of new book application. Trial Committee: Ed. J. O'Rourke 0-33, Carl Adams A-25. Charles J. Mehl .M-233. E. A. Anderson A-203. P. J. McCann M12. Findings: E-vpelled from membership. • U U December 4. 1952 Accused: A-400: Accusers: A. C. Borealius B-189. D. Fleishman F-60, .'Vndrew Liitaves 42176. Joseph Carender 162. Charges: Serving weekday menus on holidays, refusing to get fresh milk in Manila, showed definite pro-company leanings, failed to vary menus. Trial Committee; J. Garrison G-257. D. Cherry C-80. S. Vandal V-51, C. Bush B-134„D. Alvino A-62. Findings: Fine of $50 on each of four charges, half to be paid be­ fore first trip, remainder afterwards. • • « December 4, 1952 Accused: D-48: Accusers: Rafael M. Vldal V--115. Patrick A. Dunphy D-154. Major E. Reid R-43, T. E. Banning B-12. J. Volpian V-1. Charge: Destroying ship's property. Trial Committee: J. Garrison 0.-257. D. Cherry C-80. S. Vandal V-51. C. Bush B-134, D. Alvino A-62. Findings: Fined $10. Jaruary 15. 1953 • • • Accused: 0-88: Accuser: G. Ruf R-1. T. Banning B-12. J. WoturskI W-5. Deliberately missing ship. Charges: Acting as informer against interests of membership. Trial Committee: P. P. McCann M-12, P. Lolear L-214. G. Maslarov M-228. J. Jellette J-6F Findings: Failed to appear for trial. Expelled. .• • • January 15, 1953 Accused: E-24: Accusers: G. Ruf R-1. J. WoturskI W-5. Charges: Deliberately missing ship or misconduct on board. Dis­ orderly conduct at pay-off or sign on, refusal to cooperate with Lnicn representatives in discharging their duties. Violated oath of obligalion by discus.sing Union business with outsiders. Trial Committee: P. J. McCann M-12, P. Lolear L 214, G. "HaslBrov M-220. J. Jellette J-99. Findings: Guilty. $50 fine. * * • January 15. 1953 Accused: H-133: Accusers: Volpian V-1. P. Gonsorchik G-2. Charges: Deliberate failure to join ship. Trial Committee: P. J. McCann M-12. P. Lolear L-214. G. Maslarov M-228. J. Jellette J-99. Findings: One year suspension, $50 fine. *- • • » February 13. 1953 Accused: B-410: Accusers: G. Ruf. R-1. B. Gonzales G-4. B. Hall H272. Charge: Brought union into disrepute by loanshark practices on ship. Charging 20 percent interest on five day loans to men. Trill Committee: R. Smith S-18. W. Thornton T-121. J. Stachura S 577. W. Frank F-33. J. Horn H- 108, A. Iverson 1-4. Findings: Guilty. $50 fine and 90 day suspension. • « • April 23. 1953 Accused: C-44; Accusers: J. H. Volpian V-1, C. Simmons S-L Charge: While serving as fireman aboard Seatrain Savannah con­ tracted with another fireman to stand his watch the afternoon of arrival. Failed to show up for watch following morning. Did not appear until a replacement had been sent from hall. Refused to pay other fireman for watch stood for him. When informed he was being placed on charges, brother refused to surrender his book to Union officials. Trial Committee: Carl Adams A-25. R. Rogerson R-3. Phillip Wolf W-72, Charles Palmer P-13, S. C. Foti F-46. Findings: Guilty as charged. Suspended for five years as per' old cunslitulion, charges having been filed prior to adoption of new con.stitution. • • • • • • March 26. 1953 Accused: F-Bl; Accuser: Marty Breithoff B-2j, Charges: Walked off ship two hours before sailing time causing ship to sail short. ' Trial Committee: C. Tobias T-82. C. . Nelson N-18, J. Garrison G-257. A. Larsen L-121, J. Vega V-4e. Findings: Fine of $50 and six months suspension. April 23, 19,53 Accused: C-291; Accuser: Charles McComiskey M-347. Les Ames A-194. . Charges: Deliberate misconduct and neglect of duty on board ship. Disorderly conduct at payoff. Trial Committee: Carl Adams A-25. R. Rogerson R-3. Phillip WoU W-72. Charles Palmer P.13, S. C. Foti F-46. , Findings: Brother given set of charges failed to appear. Fined s50 on each count, $100 in all, suspended for two years on first count. of falsely collecting money from SIU vacation ^nd through use of altered discharge. * Trial CcmmiHec: E. Epears S-15, H. Brown B-398. R. DiPaola D-1S8. M. E. Norwood ^-152, S. L. Vandal V-51. Findings: Found, guilty, two years suspension and $50 fine. I * * * January 28. 1953. Accused: W-116: Accusers: J. HetzeU H-6. F. Rose 6-4. J. Doris D-3. Charges: Reporting to ship drunk, Faiiing to turn to when railed. Giving patrolman difficulties when patrolman boarded ship at call ot ship's steward and port steward to square him away. Locking hiinsrir in foc'sle and refusing to come out. Coming to Union hall in drunken condition and refusing to leave when requested by dis­ patcher. Trial Committee: J. Logan L-87. F. Clarke C-278. J. Kozar K-68. E. Harris H-175, V. Stankiewicz S-311. Findings: Found guilty on four counts and fined $50 on each i count. $200 in all to be paid before shipping. Suspended for one • • • February 26, 1953 Accused: 0-139: Accuser: S. Cardullo C-1. Charges: Returning to ship drunk and faling to turn to. Failure to surrender book to Union officials. Trial Committee: Charles McCarthy M-656, Joseph Decinque D-255. Gaetano Pagano P-196. Alejandro Ramos R-405. John Zohil Z-40. Findings; $50 fine on each charge. $100 in all. to be paid before shipping, suspended for two years in view of past record of habitual performing. • • * March 12. 1053 Accused: 2041; Accuser: James Doris D-3, John Hetzell H-6. Frank Bo.se, B.4. Charges: Failure to carry out orders by authorized personnel. Drunk and disorderly in Union hall. Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in discharge of duties. Committee: William Davis D-178. James Bergeria B145. Fred Millar M-396, Eddie Harris H-175. Nording Mamat M-g50. Findings: Man repeatedly warned and-fined on numerous occa­ sions, also on probation for past offenses. Guilty on three charges. Suspension for two years. * • * April 9. 1953 Accused: 51382:-Accusers; S. Cardullo C-1. J. Hetzell H-6. ^Charges: Refused to help clean ship which Was In filthy condition. Deliberate and malicious vilification. Quit ship without notice. Triri Cemmltte; L. Giilis G-255. Clarence de Chenne D-137, Donald Moore M-232, William Davies D-178, H. K. Pierce P-287. Findings: Guilty on three counts. $100 fine. • • • April 9s 1953 Accused: K-190; Accusers: S. Cardullo C-1, J. Hetzell H-€. Charges: Accused officials of working in cahoots with company. Refused to turn to on bedroom utility Job* told skipper to log him. As steward department delegate, took attitude he didn't have to work. Ship filthy as a result. Said patrolmen were out to cause trouble for steward department because patrolman inspected galley and pantry and found them filthy. Refused to go along with SIU policy on keeping ship clean, claiming company would not pay over* time. Apparently not aware of SIU policy wh?le acting as delegate, while performing duties of steward delegate and ships delegate did not censure men for nonperformance of duties, told them to make company pay OT if they wanted anything cleaned. While settling di.^utes covered up various members in nonperformance of duties. Trial Commitfte: L. Gillis G-255. Clarence de Chenne 0137. Donaid Moore M-232, William Davies D-178, H. K. Fierce P-287. Findings: Guilty on all counts, S50 fine. ... May 21. 1953 Accused: T-llD: Accus.rs: J. Hetzell H-6. J. Doris D-3. Charges: After working aboard Western 7'rader in pert, removed gear, went ashore and failed to return. Ship sailed-shorthandeil. Trial Committae: Joseph Merkel M-400. Mike O'Hannesian O 92. John Hoggie H-193, B. Crawford C-457. George Seeberger S-159, Richard Heffley H-19. Findings: Fine of $50 before shipping. ... Juno 18. 1953 Accused: 100649; Accuiert: J. Doris D-3. J. Hetzell H-6. Charge: Brother was steward on Amerocean, not aboard ship en­ tire day before sailing when vessel was storing for six months. Stores delivered 10 AM lay on dock all day. including perishable, such as milk and ice cream as nobody was aboard to check them in. Delayed sailing of vessel 40 minutes. Trial Committee: C. Chambler C-150, R. Toler T-119, W. Jones J-197. M Madarang M-716. D. Mejias M-563. Findings: Guilty on two counts, neglect of duty and failure to join ship. Fine $50 on each count, total fine $100. payable after first voyage. ... February 12, 1953 Accused: W-90: Accusers: Chester F. Just. J-36. Stephen Musco 46189. Manuel Camden 2554, A. J.vSurles 100162. Steve Thayer 21845. Charges: Refusing to cooperate with ship's delegate and steward deparlinent delegate by not giving name and book number vol­ untarily. Failure to execute duties and gross negligence as steward and second cook and baker. Trial CommlHee: John R. Dixon 50461. R. Nixon N-llI, J. Howard H-16, A. Bearden B-204. C. Costlow C-448. Findings; Not to be allowed to sail as rated man In stewards de­ partment for not less than two years. (See appeals.) « • • February 12, 1953 Accused: B-214; Accusers: E. Sbeppard S-2. G. A. Masterson M-2, F. Stansbury S-22. L. Johnson J-2. Charges: Bringing Union Into disrepute. Disorderly conduct in Union ball. Trial CommlHee: John R. Dixorf 50461; R. Nixon N-111, J. Howard H-16. A. Bearden B-204, C. Costlow C-448. Findings: Guilty. $50-fine. March 12, 1953 . Accused: 0-58: Accuser: John Arabasz A-2. Charges: Bringing Union into disrepute by pilferage of shlp'g properly. , Trial CommlHee: WHIiam Brewer B-206, Ray Morrison 48306, Joseph Goude 50999, Paul Mcrgart M-545, Thomas Stinneite S-611. Findings: Guilty a. accused and-evldene ot either incompetence or further pilferage shown in inventory taken after he was re­ placed. Fine $50. • • •• March 12, 1953 Accused: M-324; Accuser: John Arabasz A-2. Ma.v 7, 1953 • • • Charges: Misconduct aboard ship. Drunk in Uiiioh hall an varioui Accused: T 15: Accuser: Chen K. Zai Z-35. occasions. Charges: Bringing Union into disrepute by conduct. Accused beat Trial Committee: William Brewer B-206. Ray Morrison '48306, messman, causing him to be hospitalized. Joseph Goude 50999. Paul Morgart M-54S. Thomas Stlnnette S-611. Trial Committee: M. C. Stachura S-57V. P. A. Sbrano S-302. W. Findings: Fined $50 on each offense.'$100 in all to be paid after LaChance L-69, E. L. Spear S-15. C. W. Palmer P-13 next trip. Committee advised brother to seek medical treatment Findings: Suspended for three months, fined $50. for his alcoholism. * • • • -v • • May 7, 1963 . . April 23. 1953 Accused: D-182: Accuser: Michael Oiluccl C-S. . Accused: B-345, Accusers: John Zuzov Z-31. T. G. Lyons 25253. Charges: Willfully misappropriating or misusing Union property, George C. Frank F-154. value under SE-tr. Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives , . Charge: Uellherata -snd malicious vilification.' Misconduct, abcard in discharge of their duties. Disorderly conduct in Union fiaU. . Ship. Making false reports or communications with intent to rieceive. -Trial CemmlHse: M. C. Stachura S-577. P., A. Seranoi 8-302. W. . The aocliied—a s$eward-f-haa written to Coast Oiiard Without notify­ L^Chanoe L-69, E. L. Spear S-19, C.-W. Palmer, P-J9. 1 ing Union-or'crew,-accusing Union of. discriminating against him Findings: Accused faUed to attend. Suspended .twg years,, fined for past 12 years: charging SIU members with potential dope smug­ of thre^ ,coi^ts. totar fine gling In •JepaRc griUag'lhatiiUl'crewraeiRbers./be piilUh. off and in- • vestlgatcd.. Charges -be made a$slh*t half of Crew, were threwn : �•••:f";"^'-jii^ i«,''i95S vV'r-4. .1--- SEAFARERS LOG Pace Tbirfeea •m i ' 'Ml -1 Steward Arthur Lomas and his daughter, Elizabeth, carefully read the story in the LOG 3G which announces announce: that she is one of the winners of the le four scholarships. After the first shock of hearing the good news wears off, Betty and her mother and father sit around the kitchen table and have some coffee while they talk over her plans for the future and just what the $6,000 scholarship means'to them. Lucky Miss 'Walks On Air' (Continued from page 2) with the scholarship, she's sure of getting her col­ lege education." Her dad has been sailing since 1924, when he caught his first ship at the age of IST In 1929 he got married and continued to sail, and then in 1942, he joined the SIU. "That was the best move I ever made," says he. ^ Hospitalized Back in December of 1948, he was taken off a Waterman ship at Honolulu and hospitalized with tuberculosis. That started a long round of hospi­ tals and a fight back to health that lasted for over three years. From the Honolulu hospital, he went to the hospital in San Francisco, and then to the Staten Island USPHS Hospital. From there, he went to Manhattan Beach, to convalesce. Finally, in March of 1952—three years and three months after he was first admitted to the Honolulu hospital —he was released and given a fit for duty slip. Following the doctors' advice, however, he has been sticking to short trips since getting out of the hospital, sailing for a while as BR on the Puerto Rico, and then aboard one of the Seatrains. His last trip was on the Amberstar. Worked Part-Time During the years that her husband was fighting to regain his health, Mrs. Lomas worked, and Betty . also worked part-time after school to help out. In fact, all through high school the pretty scholarship winner has worked in afternoons and evenings at various jobs to help out. In addition to going to school and working parttime, Betty still found time for many school activi­ ties. She was a member of the Glee Club, Cheer Leaders, School Forum, School Dance Committee, IJsherette, president of the .class, secretary-treasurer of the school's General Organization, and vice-presi­ dent and secretary of her home room. And on top of everything else, she also managed to keep top grades all through high school, and was a member of the Tuckahoe High School Honor Society. Toured HQ After winning the scholarship, Betty and her dad went on a tour of the SIU's New York headquarters and she was introduced to the Union's operations. The hiring hall, the Sea Chest, the Union's offices and many other operations were all shown and ex­ plained to her, as well as the operation of the Union's Welfare Plan and its many different benefits. "You don't have to explain the Welfare Plan to me," her dad said. "All the years th2t I spent in the hospital proved to me what a wonderful plan we have. I collected my hospital benefit all the while I was hospitalized, whiie the guys from other unions and the non-union outfits had their benefits cut off after a little while, and then had to start asking for contributions from the ships so they could get cigarettes and other little things. All those years, an SIU representative came up to see me every week, without fail, and gave me my money, sat around talking for a while and helped out with a lot of other little things that I couldn't do myself." Largest Grant "All the people at school," says Betty, "even the principal and my advisor, said that they had never heard of any scholarship that paid all the expenses the way the SIU scholarships do. Most of the scholarships are for $300 or $400 a year, and don't even pay all the tuition, but this scholarship for $1,500 a year stili sounds as if it isn't real." After seeing the SIU's headquarters, Betty said, "I never had any idea that the Union was so big and modem. Dad is always saying how wonderful the SIU is, but I never expected to see anything like this. After I get to college, I think I might take some courses in labor-management relations just so I can get a better idea about the whole thing." "Right now," says she, "I'm just hoping that nobody wakes me up and tells me that I just dreamed the whole thing. When something this, wonderful hap­ pens to you, it's hard to believe that it's real." - ui Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall congratulates the smiling scholarship winner on behalf of the Union and wishes her success in school, while her proud dad beams. '•4 Of course, the phone kept busy as all Betty's friends called to congratulate her. To keep good grades, you've got to study, so Betty "hits the books." M % ' iii >c,' lliiii iiiiii KiSiSSiiBi® '• vi iiiiiiii •j •. ^and; her dad both weaT big similes -aa Sieknjann,':' SIU Welfare Services l^rvices » XValter Walter Sieknjann,: byvtbd Plan; fdid-just hpw ^the Plkn works, •t.W.wellas worfc db»e by ^thji WeHwre Stfuvice® 't^ice«-Departihen1^T-,;^-.|!.);-|::-i;vV;^^ :T:. -.Vi'--'rt#.. - Sonny ^ Simmons (left), < assistant - secretary-treasurer, • i shows Betty the shipping board' and byplainfi hovf SIU V j^9etary>Sh%>l4nr works, while -her •father watdies.-;;'-' • ' i -'V' :4lil .iwI �Pair* FMrlcea SEAFARERS LOG 'Jfulrf, im. POKTMt£POKXS.. New Orleans: Army Approves Plans For New Miss. Biidsn transits included the Alcoa Cava­ lier, Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Polarus, Alcoa Pioneer and Alcoa Planter (Alcoa); the Del Rio and Del Valle (Mississippi); Uie Steel Surveyor (Isthmian); the Seatrain Savannah and Seatrain New Jersey (Seatrain); the Clai­ borne, LaSalle, Monarch of the Seas, and Iberville (Waterman); the Alice Brown and Marie Hamill (Bloomfield); the William Carruth (Trans Fuel); the Bradford Island (Cities Service), and the Robin Trent (Robin). Lindsey J. Williams New Orleans Port Agent New York: More PrnipmoH Needed Te Fill Tanker Jobs /. beach are enjoying their stay here, especially since we hear that the scenery on the local beaches is very interesting about this time of year. The labor front here is compar­ atively quiet at this time, and everything else is going along smoothly. Most of the ships pull­ ing into this port have been arriv­ ing in good shape, with feV beefs, and everything else in top order. Ships in this condition make it a lot easier on everybody concerned at the payoff, since things-go along quickly and smoothly. Claude Simmons Ass't. Secretary-Treasurer Baltimore: IndoneslaH Labor Re|M Stody SIU Operafiont Nothing new regards the port During the past two weeks ship­ Shipping for the past two weeks with the exception of a slight pick­ ping has continued good. Men who has been a little slow, and an exup in shipping that was a real wanted to ship out had no diffi­ ceptionaUy high registration didn't welcome sign by all hands and the culty in getting a berth of their help things any. However; we ex­ cook. Looks like the foreign ships choice. Members who have had ex­ are taking over the port with very pect that some or all of the five perience on tankers should take few American flag vessels coming advantage of a shortage in the ships we have in port here now in here. All hands are looking pumpman's rating and apply for will be pulling out with wheat for forward to the grain run to Pak­ their endorsements. This is also Pakistan within the next week or istan in hopes that some of the one of the highest paying ratings two, and shipping loolu as if it ships will crew up out of this port. in the unlicensed personnel ranks will be good in the near future. 3. 3) and there is plenty of cabbage to •In the labor field in this area We paid off the Portmar and be made, especially running coast­ ^ i i. strikes were settled that looked San Francisco: ^ Yorkmar (Calmar); the Baltore, wise. hopeless and in the adjourning Lake Charles: Bethore, Venore, Santore, Oremar area of Elizabeth We paid off a total of 28 ships, and Chilore (Ore); the John B. a strike that signed on eight others and serv­ Waterman and Hastings (Water­ looked like it iced ten in transit. man); the Ines, Angelina, Evelyn would come to a. Ships paying off included: the and Mae (Bull), and Uie Logans settlement flared We've had good shipping out Frances, Beatrice, Suzanne, Mon­ Fort (Cities Service). anew with strife. here during this period, and we roe and Elizabeth (Bull); Steel Way down here in the swampy The > sign-ons included that PortThe Electricians expect that we'll continue to have Maker, Steel Seafarer and Steel country of Louisiana, everything is (AFL) after be­ good shipping for the next few Advocate (Isthmian); Robin Trent, going just swell. Shipping started mar and-Yorkmar (Calmar); the Baltore, Venore, ing in and out of weeks anyway. Robin Kettermg and Robin Locks- out a little slow, but for the past Santore, Chilore court for three week we have been scratching the We paid off the North Platte ley (Seas Shipping); Seatrains New ciSiifil and Bethoi(a weeks settled Victory (Mississippi) and the Sea- Jersey, New York, Texas, Georgia, bottom of the barrel. In fact, as Sylvera (Ore); the Steel their strike and thunder ^ (Colonial), and signed Savannah and Louisiana (Seatrain); of this report, we have one FWT Architect, Steel both the Union and management both ships back again in addition Strathbay (Strathmore); George and one FOW registered in the Surveyor and were satisfied. The sugar refinery to signing-on the Jefferson City Uhler (Southern); Longview Vic­ engine department, although we Steel Maker (Is­ workers here (CIO) on strike after Victory (Victory Carriers). have plenty of ABs, OSs, wipers tory, Coe Victory and Northwest­ • thmian); the 3 months reached a settlement and messmen. ern Victory (Victory Carriers); The in-transits were: the Bien­ John Bi Water­ with the American sugar refinery, Calling in here, we had the ville and Mobilian (Waterman); Massillon Victory (Eastern); Afounman (WatOrman); a strike that had brick throwing, •Winter Hill, Government Camp, dria and Azalea City (Waterman); the Ines, Angel­ fighting and breaking up the picket the Steel bhemist (Isthmian); the Trinity (Carras); Abiqua and Chi- Council Grove, Logans Fort, Bents Flynn ina, Evelyn and lines by police with tear gas, came Oceanstar (Dolphin); the Marymar wawa (Cities Service). Fort, Salem Maritime, Lone Jack Mae (Bull), and the Logans Fort to a final end with Union and man­ and Pennmar (Calmar), and the and Chiwawa (Cities Service), the Eight Sign-ons agement satisfied with the settle­ Mother M L. (Eagle Ocean). Petrolite (Tanker Sag Harbor), and (Cities Service). On the North Platte Victory we Ships signing on were the Steel the Gateway City (Waterman). The in-transits include that De ment. had overtime beefs, restrictions to Worker and Steel Executive (Isth­ The labor front Soto, Wacosta, Afoundria, IbefBut in adjourning Elizebeth, La., ship and painting mian); Robin Hood (Seas); Gate­ in this area is ville, and Golden City (Waterman); a strike of the paper mill workers over the side way City (Waterman); Longview happily quiet at the Alcoa Partner and Alcoa flared anew with violence with the while the ship Victory, Strathbay, Coe Victory present, with no Ranger (Alcoa); the Robin Trent, dynamiting of the company's gas was at sea. The and Northwestern Victory. InRobin Locksley and Robin Ketter­ beefs at all. lines twice, the shooting at and result was that transits were: Alcoa Roamer and ing (Robin); the Sea Vigil (North Ernest W. Cox shooting of three men and the dy­ we collected Alcoa Partner (Alcoa); Iberville who. halls from Seas),~and the Steel Surveyor and namiting of a worker's car all in about 3,000 hours and Antinous (Waterman); Souththe grand -and Steel Seafarer CIsthmian). the past week heralded the com­ overtime for the port (South Atlantic); Yorkmar Almost all the payoffs were glorious State of ing meeting of the union and com­ crew. The OT and Alamar (Calmar); Council Mississippi is on clean, and we would like to con­ pany July 9th. The union insists collected for re­ Grove (Cities Service); Steel the beach here at gratulate the crew an<ll delegates on the rehiring of all workers Cox striction to ship Maker and Steel Architect (isth­ Krohn present. He came of the Alamar. She came in with while the company still insists on was about 85 mian). in on the Lone Jack, where he only four hours disputed overtime, keeping the non-union workers hours per man, while the rest of All of , these ships were taken they have. This strike has been the OT we collected was for paint­ care of in good order, with no ma­ was the steward delegate, and did which we promptly collected for the crew, and no other beefs. It is a bang-up job. going on since October, 1952. ing and general disputed OT. jor beefs on any of them. a pleasure to handle a payoff when In fact, we would like to extend Bridge Approved This doesn't mean that all re­ We do not have much of a prob­ a vote of thanks to the crews of the crew writes up the OT proper­ The much discussed Mississippi stricted time that shin may incur lem shipping aliens, because we all the ships calling here this week, ly, and there are few re^l argu­ River bridge should in the future over in the Korea area is going make certain the shipowners take since they brought in those ships ments at the payoff. become a reality with approval by to be good OT, but in this in­ the full quota. However, the num­ in fine SIU style, with no beefs Building Progress the Army. The Army, Thursday, stance we were able to collect, ber of jobs available to aliens is and no troqble. The payoffs all The new building is still pro­ gave the go-ahead signal to begin since the company didn't have the limited, inasmuch as vessels carry­ went smoothly, and were finished construction on a bridge with a documents needed according to ing foreign aid cargoes only em­ in short order, and everybody was ceeding far ahead of schedule. Practically all the steel is in, and vertical clearance of 150 feet our contract. ploy American citizens. happy about the whole thing. It above mean high water and with On the beach here right now, we Shipping is expected to remain looks as if the performers are we expect the steel work to be one pier in the river West bank. have R J. Moisant, J Blomgren, good during the next two weeks heeding the warnings of the mem­ completed by our next report. It An east pier will be 20 feet land­ F. Schmeidel, H. Krohn, R. Graff, as we expect ~ a number of long bership, and are steering clear of also looks as if most of the electri­ cal work will be finished in the ward on the wharf line, near Cal­ and H M. Thomas. In the hospital payoffs and a good turnover in SIU ships. near future, and they will soon be liope St. The bridge will link with we have M. B. Belen, S. Sorrensen, jobs. C. Burns, G. Hair, F. Latimer, working on finishing off the inside the new speedways being con­ J. C Ramsey, C. R. Johnson, J. Weather Good H. J. CuUen, W. Johnson, J. Phil­ of the building, so we may be get­ structed in New Orleans. Arras. jO. Ozer and M.'R. KnickThe weather has been holding lips and some others are also on ting in the new hall before Christ­ Long-time member A1 Sylvera, mim. up very well, With nice warm sun­ the beach here. mas if things keep going the way following his long disabling illness, T E. Banning shine and very few rainy days in Leroy Clarice they have been. As usual, we've , was recently placed on the Wel­ San Francisco Port Agent this port, and the men on the Lake Charles Port Agent got plenty of our sidewalk super­ fare's Plan disability list. A1 sailed intendents on the job, to, make in the Stewards department and sure everything goes the way it's had all Stewards departments rat­ supposed to. " ings. He. shipped mostly as chief We had two Indonesian guests cook and all that sailed with him in this port for the past week, un-~^ can well remember the fine job der the auspices of the US Labor ' he always turned in, his interest Jeff GUIette, Agent EUiott 4334 FORT WnXIAM....118Vi Syndlcafte Ave. Department. They were represent­ SIU, A&G District in the welfare of his shipmates and TAMPA 180»-1811 N. Franklin 8L Ontario Phone; 3-3331 Phone 3-1333 PORT COLBORNB 103 Durham St. atives of the Indonesian labor BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Kay White. Ajgent his Union obligations comes high farl BOS Marine Ave. Ontario Phono: 8801 Sheppard. Agent Mulberry 4540 WILMINGTON, Calif Terminal 4-2874 TORONTO. Ontario . on the list of duties performed by BOSTON 373 King St. E. movement, and displayed keen lit. 278 state St. John Arahaaa, Agent HEADQUABTER8. . 678 4th Ave., Bklyn. EMpire 4-5719 terest'^as we . explained to them our Al. He will be missed as a ship­ James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 SECBErARY-TEEASURER VICTORIA, BC 617(4 Cormorant St. OA. • Richmond 2-0141 Paul HaU Bmpiro 4531 maritime set-up, and how the SIU mate but his future is more secure O^yi^lON 308IA 23rd St. ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS VANCOUVER. BC 868 HamUton St. works, and the conditions~we have Phono 2-8448 Lloyd Gardner because of the SIU. Al's wife Bea Reith /Usop Agent Joe Algina Paeiflc 7834 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. Robert Matthew* .' Joe Vulplan SYDNEY. NS 304. Charlotte St. won aboard the ships as well as had high praise for the SIU Wel­ ^®®°' Rhone B-5744 Claude Shnmona * WUliam HaU Phone 6346 our great Welfare Plan. • Dolphin Hotel BAGOTVILLE. Quehee. ^EU^^ fare Plan when word was received SfjA.®'",.p®"* *'®°* . • Miami 9-4791 Maurice J. Flynn, who joined the SUP that he would be collecting the $25 M(>BmE .. .1 South Lawrence Sl^ THOROLD, Ontario. 88 St. DaW% St. Phone 2-1734 HONOLULU..;..... .16 Merchant St. CAnal 7-3303 SIU back in 1944, is here on the disability check every week for ® • •.• BlenvUle St. QUEBEC. 113 Cote De La Mont^e beach now. He has been active in Undacy WiUiama, Agent the rest of his life. PORTLAND....... m N. wfEvietf^ Quebec Phone; 3-70TO NPTO vnnv "oenolla 6112-8113 B0ACO11 4330 SAINT TOHN .177 Prlnci WMii St every major beef and strike since Payoffs NEW YORK 678 4th Ave.. Brooklyn RICHMOND. CAUP 387 8th St. NB Phone; 3-8333 he joined the Union, and is a great Phone 3800 Payoffs were the Alcoa Puritan SAN FRANCISCO ,480 l*onn St. fan of the SIU's Welfare Pldn, Cradt Lakas District CAlcoa); the Del Mar and Del ^ 34363 a.'")?." SEATTLE .„S 1st Ave. ALPENA... .V..m W. Fletcher 'which he says is "the best thing . Monte (Mississippi); the DeSoto PORT ^THTm i Main JUOO - Market 7-1835 Phonei 1338W WILMINGTON '.. 805 Marine Ave. BUFFALO. NY..............180 Main St. that ever happened to a seaman." and Iberville (Waterman), and the The labor front in this area la CarabuUa (Nat'l Nav.). NEW YORE. C78 Mb Ave., CLEVELAND..:...^•ffi^?g^3 very quiet just now, with Every­ •iins , Si^-ons were; the Alcoa Puritan MaaioiT..^....j....... " " one taking it a little easy in the Canadian District (Alcoa); tha Del Mpr, Del Bio and hot weather.:•' , -' MONTREAL.... Del Valle (MississiODl) and the . FkAliDl H^U4RA& The Settle Beef; Celleet 3,000 Hrs. Overllme Craws Bring In Clean Ships And Few Beefs Rmm m mdJLt OiRECIORY fc:m,. ml'KM . .. .ttS.'S?, '.I'-r*' �•': r -;•' ',«• T/;: • ,•• •i-..:-v'-," July 1«. Ifflt SEAFARERS Pace FIfteca LOG ......... PORT ItEPORTS Seattle: Nice Cool Broozos Mark Sommor Moro Shipping has been very good In this port. In fact, if it was any bet­ ter, we probably couldn't stand it, as we have to chase around after the men now to get them to ship out. We paid off the Mother M. L. (Eagle), the Strathport (Strathmore) and the Seamonitor (Excel­ sior). The Mother M. L. and the Strathport, as well as the Irenestar (Triton), and Seacliff (Coral) sign­ ed on during the period. The intransits were the Mankato Victory and Louis Emery Jr., (Victory Car­ riers), the Massmar (Calmar), and the Bienville (Waterman). When the Seacliff paid off on June 15, we discussed the repair list with the port engineer and the agents, and the biggest thing on the list was a new washing ma­ chine. The com­ pany turned around and wait­ ed until the' last minute to do any­ Hammond thing about the washing machine, and when, it came time to sign on, the washing machine still wasn't aboard. It seems these companies will never leam to do things the easy way, and the result was that the ship soiled late—with the new washing machine aboard. J. A. Hammond is one of the Seafarers making this port his headquarters. About six months back, he heard that there was big money up in Alaska, so he retired his SIU book and headed up that way. Since he is a steward, cook, rigger and barber, he figured he would make his fortune up there. Well, Jim was up there for few months, and decided that there is bigger money on an SIU ship, so he took his book out of retirement and now he's ready to sail SIU again. He says he figures to make Seattle his home port for himself and his family, since the weather is great and the fishing and hunt­ ing can't be beat. Beautiful Country Jim's right, too. This Great Northwest is the most beautiful part of the world. It's just a short ride to the mountains where there is snow all .year round, and plenty of good hunting—elk, deer, pheas­ ants, etc.—and some of the best fishing in the world. The begin­ ning of July finds us with a tem­ perature of just about 65 degrees, and so regards to . you sweltering brothers in the Gulf. We've got W. J.. Smith, J. E. Cantin and H. Scott on the beach here, and have M. Dietz, A. J. Johanson, J. Kismul, E. A. Martell, G. Rice, J. Wanka and J. Dolan in the hospital here. Jeff Gillette Seattle Port Agent t. Boston: 4, Fishing's Fine, Girls Pretty, Se's Shipping Shipping is at its usual good level here in sunny Florida, and the shipping list is at its usual low level. The Florida (P&O) is in and out three times a week, of course, and there are always a couple of small beefs to settle on her each trip, and we also had the Ponce (Puerto Rico Marine); the Hastings, Wacosta and Afoundria (Waterman), called in here during the past period. All the beefs were straightened out and squared away with little trou­ ble. William (Dutchy) Moore Moore jg down here on the beach and is having the time of his life, just fishing in around the Florida Keys. If the fish won't bite at his line, he has one of those frogman outfits with a spear gun, and he just goes down after them. Howard Parker is in Pratt Memorial Hospital here for an operation. Shh! It's Raining We've been having some rain, and plenty of hot sunshine, and going around chasing after the men when we've got jobs to fill is really a sweltering job. The fishing is great, though, and we wish some of those ABs who love to fish would come down here, so we would know where to find theni. In addition to the top-notch rod and reel sport, the dogs are still chasing the rabbits. The wolves are chasing the pretty girls, too, on the beaches and elsewhere. Eddie PanMiami Port Agent A Shipping has been fair in this area, although we had only one payoff, in Rprtland, Maitie, since our last report. It was the Greece Victory (South Atlantic)^ which had a very clean payoff, and then signed on again. Visiting here, we had the Chicka­ saw and Antinous (Waterman), the Repubiic (Trafalgar),^ and the Brad­ ford Island ((!)itles Service). . . • . course, doctei Islkmiaa Considers Move To Mobile Shipping out of this port for the last couple of weeks was steady with the jobs coming up on the board with happy^ reguiarity. In addition to our regular jobs, we shipped 62 men to tugboat relief jobs and various relief jobs in the port. We paid off the Alcoa Pioneer, Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Clipper, Al­ coa Planter, Al­ coa Polaris, Alcoa Corsair and Al­ coa Runner (Al­ coa); and the Claiborne, L a Salle and Mon­ arch of the Seas (Waterman). Signing on were Koppersmith the Alcoa Pa­ triot, Alcoa Pi­ oneer, Alcoa Planter, Alcoa Pola­ ris and Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); .the LaSalle (Waterman), and the Catahoula (Nat'l Nav.). The Chickasaw and DeSoto (Waterman); the Wiliiam Carruth (Dry Trans), and the Catahoula (Nat'l Nav.) called in-transit. As we mentioned in earlier re­ ports, the Isthmian Steamship Co. is planning to extend a -lot of their business in the Mobile area, and during the last few days, tops of­ ficials of the company have been down here making a survey of the port facilities. The idea Is that they may pay off a lot of their off-.'^hore ships in this port rather than up on the East Coast, and this wiP certainly make a big dif­ ference in the shipping picture in this port. Seafarers Healthy Tlie Seafarers in this area have been happily healthy lately. The only two men we had in the hos­ pital, Blacky Stevens and John ZiegJer, were both released. The dock areas here are under security regulation, and any sea­ man who has lost his validated papers must have a Coast Guard security pass to get on the docks until he gets new papers. If you have validated papers, you don't need the other pass. However, the dock workers, and all other work­ ers in the dock area now have to have Coast Guard passes. Those validated papers, are get­ ting more and more valuable all the time, what with the Coast Guard putting more and more re­ strictions on the dock areas, and our advice to the men is to be very careful of them, and make sure you don't lose them. It takes a while for the Coast Guard to issue duplicates, and you can lose out on the job you want in the meantime, so guard those vali­ dated papers carefully. We have heard that the Savan­ nah Hospital has been saved, and this is certainly good news. The Union has waged a last-ditch fight to save the hospital, and now it has been successful. Unfortunately, we were not able to save the Fort Stanton hospital in the face of big budget cuts by the House of Representatives. On the beach here now, we have H. Gable, H. Koppersmith, T. Crosby, H. Schcrd, F. Jeffryes, J. Foster, C. Newton, C. Bolton, G. Peterson, J. Johnson, J. Jordan, F. Fischer, A. Diaz, and D. Zuniga. Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent 4 4^ Savannah: Coke Plant On Strike; Boys Brink Root Beer Shipping has been fine in good old Georgia lately, and all the men on the beach here have been drinking a lot of root beer. The reason, of coimse, is because the Coca Cola plant here in Savannah is on strike, and so the boys have switched to root beer. We had the Soutbstar (South Atlantic) pay off, and then sign on again, while we were also hon­ ored by visits from the John Paul Jones (Dol­ phin); the Seatrain Savannah and S e a t r a i n New York (Seatrain), the Robin Hood (Robin), Fricks and the Azalea City (Waterman). They were the cleanest bunch of ships in ^ all Georgia, and the'crews did a fine job to bring them in that way. A. L. Fricks is one of the men on the beach here, taking a rest for a while. Fricks started sailing in 1937 after finishing a hitch in the Coast Guard. Fricks is making Savannah his headquarters for shipping right now, and says he just enjoys this wonderful Georgia living. He says that with an SIU payoff in his pocket he can really settle down and enjoy his stay on the beach, without worrying about money. Right now, he's thinking about catching another ship, so that he'll be able to bring home another SIU payoff before long.' Some of the other men on the beach right now include J. M. Hall, F. W. Grant, J. D. Morrison, and E.,F. Cettl. Jeff Morrison Savannah Port Agent Shipping Figures June 17 to July 1 REG. PORT Sbijiping's Fair And Futnre Looks Good Mobile: smmmfG MMCQMUM 4 ^ ... here three times a week, and we board her every time she comes in. Since she's a passenger ship, we get a few beefs every time she comes in, but they're usually easily straightened out. This Sat­ urday, the Yarmouth crew is play­ ing the Yarmouth Town team, and it should be quite a game, al­ though the crew hasn't had too much chance to get any practice. As far as the future is con­ cerned, the'shipping picture looks fairly bright, although in this port, it is hard to say just what will be happening a week or so from now. James Sheehan Boston Port Agent 4 4 Miami: - Boston New York . Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile NewOrleana.. Galveston Seattle .................... San Francisco WUmingtott;-;Ui.Vi.;....^^^^ REG. REG. TOiAL SHIP. DECK REG. 61 21 16 624 182 183 115 36 65 408 89 82 24 71 5 17 20 71 30 11 5 • 159 61 47 66 261 78 43 131 40 18 16 99 30 33 85 • .•••37 21 DECK ENGINE STEW. 31 245 41 194 24 30 .10 65 95 45 32 40 9 197 38 125 23 21 9 47 88 46 29 26 . : 1,26 SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL ENG. STEW. SHIPPED 33 8 9 490 170 137 145 35 45 213 69 62 27 10 12 35 11 7 14 5 4 161 53 47 89 242 87 49 43 135 21 18 57 30 86 26 27 86 22 Wilmington: Compass' Beck Bepi. Makes Easy Gverllme Shipping has been terrific out here in sunny California. All rat­ ings are moving well, except elec­ tricians, and we are short of all ratings, especially cooks and stewards. We paid off the Compass (Com­ pass), and the Ames Victory (Vic­ tory Carriers), and signed both ships on again as well at the McKettrick Hills (Western Tankers). The in-transits^ were: the Bar­ bara Fritchie (Liberty); the Marymar, Caimar and Penmar (Calmar); the Boulder Vic­ tory (Robin); the Seacomet II (Seatraders); the Sweetwater (Met­ ro); the Lueille Bloomfield (Bloomfield); the Mobilian, Key­ Finnerty stone Mariner and Alawai (Waterman); the Heywood Broun (Victory Carriers); the Amerocean (Blackchester); the Transatlantic (Pacific Waterways); the Ocean Uila (Ocean Transport); the Anniston City (Isthmian); the Purplestar (Traders), and the Frederick C. Collins (Dry-Trans). We collected $651.91 in disputed OT for the deck department on the Compass for Koreans doing painting inside passageways and quarters. This is sure the easy way to make OT. The company also re­ moved the captain and the mate from the ship and replaced them. The Ames Victory came in this time with almost no beefs. This was her first trip under her new skipper. The only trouble was a food beef, and we ended up by having 309 pounds of various meats condemned by the Govern­ ment meat inspector as well as 120 pounds of turkey, 35 pounds of chicken and 30 dozen eggs con­ demned by the Government poul­ try and dairy inspector. All this went over the side, and fresh stuff was put aboard. The agent for the Seafarers' Guards and Watchmen's Union is starting up a blood bank in this port, and we have agreed to par­ ticipate in it with them. LOG Awards The members in this port have been very impressed with the nine plaques we recently put up show­ ing some of the many awards the SEAFARERS LOG has won in competition with other labor pap­ ers. The last membership meeting here unanimously passed a resolu­ tion "thanking and complimenting the entire LOG staff for the ter­ rific job they have done in pub­ lishing this great labor paper, the SEAFARERS LOG, and for the favorable public opinion they have created for the Union." We have just affiliated with the Central Trades Council in this port, and have been attending the meetings. As per usual SIU policy, we pledged the affiliated unions in the council any assistance possible during any just beef, either through direct request, or else through the council. The other unions in the council assured us that we could count on them for like support in any beef that we have. On the beach here, we have H. "Pop" Feree, Jesse Lewis, who is having draft board troubles, T. C. Finnerty, who just got married; H. Pederson, V/alter Anthony, Willie Wright and A. M. Lester. John Arabass 1 ' Wilmington 9bH; Jfgent �^#;H-' IgjS'^r-ifgfiS ,. -vj .y.;.sy;s;;;ipy; Jnljr If. Ifil SEArARERS LOG Faff* Sixteen 'Only 51U Gives Real Security (Continued from page S) we the AMEU fleet councU mem­ bers, didn't tell the company what we wanted. We had to ask them for things like we were ^ggars. When they said no, that was it. As any man who was on the council will tell you, the AMEU didn't have any way to get the company to make concessions on any issue. I began to think to myself then, that this was no way for a real union to operate. A real union should be able to go in and make demands and get Sn opportunity to negotiate them with the com­ pany representatives. All that we seemed to be doing was playing a false game that didn't really count. But then I couldn't see any other way of getting something for the men in the fleet so I kept quiet about it. There was no alternative at that time. I found out later a few facts about the so-called power of the AMEU chairman Alcott. I learned that he had plenty of authority to act like a company strawboss and place men he wanted into jobs. But he had no ^>ower to act like a union official and get something for his membership from the com­ pany. He had to worry about his own neck if he opened his mouth too much. As a matter of fact last fall he had to get the AMEU's lawyer to call some company bigshot and get a promise that he wouldn't be fired if he and Linton presented some of the men's griev­ ances to the company. Is this a sample of a bona fide union, or does it show just how the AMEU is company-dominated? Beefs Neglected Even though Alcott got assur­ ances he would not be fired, he couldn't do a thing about taking care of beefs that were in from the ships. Like all the rest of us in Atlantic, he wasn't a free sea­ man but was in the grip of the company. He had to do things to suit them whether he liked it or not. I found put these things and many more right from the start at the fleet council meeting. For example, the meeting's minutes were never sent to the ships last year. This was in direct violation J V- .- I; m i)<'; , AMEU Vice-chairman Frank Fletcher addresses the NY SIU membership meeting. off the Atiantic Ranger and taken to the lawyer's office, with only one hour at home. There were only three council members at the meeting. Alcott, Ray Linton and myself. We had to vote him an­ other $100 a month or $1,200 a year. This money was supposed to be for writing the special bulletins knocking the SIU. He also made us promise to pay him another $100 a month after the campaign is over which would make him collect a total of $6,200 a year. Sit down and figure up how many men would have to pay $12 a year to pay this man his money. If every man in the fleet was in the AMEU, which never was so, it would take practically the whole income of the AMEU. Yet this man who is writing bul­ letins for us, has never gone to sea, knows nothing of the sea and is being paid to tell us what to do. Do you think any of the junk he turns out in the bulletins is worth $50? I do not and I hope you don't either. This was the man who was saddled on us because neither the fleet council nor my­ (Continued from page 2) self, nor Alcott for that mater, the SIU Plan is the easy eligibil­ could dare say no to the company. ity for the hospital, death and ma­ You may ask me then, why, ternity benefits. All of these re­ knowing all these things, did I quire only one day's service on an continue to operate as vice-chairSIU ship in the previous 12 months, man? That's a fair question which in contrast to the usual six-month I will answer. When I was first to one-year eligibility require­ elected vice-chairman, as I told ments of most insurance company you, I saw a lot of things which plans.Turther the hospital benefit made me lose faith in the AMEU. is payable to Seafarers for as long And at that time the SIU was start­ as they are hospitalized, years in ing its campaign in the fleet. It's the case of chronic disease pa­ true,, I had a sour taste in my mouth tients, in contrast to the 13 to 26 from seeing what happened on the week cut-offs provided In prac­ fleet council, but I told myself tically all ho.spital coverage plans. that in the position of vice-chair­ man, I might be able to do some­ The breakdown of the benefits thing to improve matters. shows that since July 1, 1950 the Besides, because of my unhappy hospital benefits have amounted to experience with the NMU I was $339,690, and death benefits to suspicious of-the SIU and fell for $618,162.59. Maternity payments, the line about the big unions that whicii began on April 1, 1952, have the AMEU lawyer dished out in totaled $134,800, while disability his bulletins. I didn't realize at thp payments, started on May 1, 1952, time that the difference between amount to $13,465. the NMU and the SIU was like With the fund in solid shape, it's night and day. I have learned difexpected that the Welfare Plan ferehtly since, as have a lot of my trustees will take further steps in friends in the fleet. the near future to add more bene­ Like lots of other men working fit,s to the list. Proposals for such in Atlantic, I felt that my job was additional benefits are now under at stake , in anything that I "did. Our 0|ily lyay out, as we saw it, Welfare Pays Out Million $ i of practices that had been in effect for years. What was the reason? It was simply a cover-up by the AMEU lawyer because the AMEU was roped in to giving him a $1,000 raise for a year. All you Atlantic men who have complained in the past that the lawyer was getting too much money will be interested to know that he is milking the AMEU of all its funds. Lawyer Grabbed Dough But that wasn't all. In December the lawyer decided he wanted a bigger slice of pie, so I was pulled was to stick with the company and the AMEU come what may, even though we all had doubts as, to the way it was working. So despite my doubts, I decided to keep on working for the AMEU. I suppose they figured they had a handy sucker around in me, and I was sent out to do a hatchet job on SIU supporters in the fleet. The company big-shots saw to it that I was sent wherever there was too much pro-SIU sentiment to whip the men back in line. So I was sent first to the Ranger, then to the Blum and finally to the Shipper. Forced To Use Pressure One of my jobs was to get men to revoke their SIU pledge cards. When I got on the ships I found that the men wouldn't listen to AMEU talk. I resorted to various types of pressure, which I had in­ structions to do in case all else failed. For example, there was a man on the Ranger named Rasmussin who was an alien. To ob­ tain his signature he was threat­ ened with being turned in to the Immigration authorities. If he didn't revoke his card and work for the AMEU he would be de­ ported back to Denmark. This is only one of my many examples of the dirty kind of work I had to do on the ships to keep my job. My orders from the top were to ferret out SIU supporters and get something on them any way I could. I was led to believe that the AMEU chairman had the power to drive men off the ships, or make life miserable for. them in dozens of ways if they didn't knuckle under. Looking back at it now it seems a little hard to be­ lieve that today, American seamen can be pushed around only be­ cause they didn't think the way the AMEU and Atlantic wanted them to think. After a couple of cases of this kind I began to get sick to my stomach from seeing how the AMEU operates. Besides I found practically all my shipmates were solid for the SIU and 1 could do nothing to shake them. After a while old friends started looking the other way when I showed up. I began to do a little hard think­ ing then, what a lousy situation I was in, because I had to do things I knew were wrong to keep Atlan­ tic happy and keep my job. I fig­ ured that it shouldn't have to be that way, that Atlantic seamen should have the right to speak up as they pleased virithout putting their jobs on the spot. I decided that maybe I was mis­ taken about the SIU. If Atlantic and the AMEU could get together and phony up contracts and beefs, then maybe we were being handed a- phony line about the SIU.'-. I thought the best thing to do was hear the other side of the story. Real Security In SIU I made up my mind to find out everything I could about the SIU. I discussed the situation with my shipmates and most of them agreed that we would be much bet­ ter off with a union like the SIU that didn't depend on one com­ pany for its bread and butter. I told them that as far as I was con­ cerned, if the SIU had the job ratio that they claimed then I was all in favor of working for them. I figured they could give us real security that way and at the same time we wouldn't be under the thumb of Atlantic officials. When I got back to Philadelphia after a five month trip, I had pret­ ty well decided it -was the SIU for me. To make sure, I went ashore and asked the SIU to show me proof of their job ratio and their other claims. • . I spent severri hoHb w^th; ^ SIU representatives In Philadel­ phia. They shewed me everything I asked for, including their con­ tracts, their shipping rules and the report on their job ratio. When I got through studying all this ma­ terial I realized how foolish I had been to have anything to do with a phony company outfit like the AMEU. Here was a chance to get in with a real union that could do the right kind of a job for all my friends'in Atlantic. On Tuesday in Philadelphia, I went to the National Labor Rela­ tions Board and told them what I knew about the set-up in the At­ lantic fleet. At that time I didn't have an SIU book, had never signed a pledge card and was un­ der no obligation to testify. I did it because I wanted to help the men in the fleet op^n their eyes to the shoddy and shaky set-up of the AMEU just like my eyes were opened. I'd like to tell my friends in the fleet this. I want you to come over and talk to me or get in touch with me through the SIU headquarters. I know that there have been doubts among a lot of you about getting a book if you changed sides, because you talked against the SIU. The SIU understands that all of us in Atlantic were un­ der pressure and some of us felt we had to hang on to the AMEU to save our jobs. It doesn't matter who you are or how much you have worked against the SIU, if you will change sides at this time so that we can all work together on our mutual problems. You fellows can look for me to meet the ships ou arrival in dif­ ferent ports. Any man who wants to speak to me outside the gate or anywhere else, I wish you would get in touch with me. I will be available at all times. I'm looking forward to the day now, when the Atlantic fleet will be sailing Under an SIU contract, which I hope won't be too long from now. My last five month trip on the Atlantic Shipper was one of the worst I ever made due to the activities of the captain and some of the other officers. There's no reason why Atlantic seamen, who are free Americans like all the other people in our country, should have to put up with that kind of treatment. That's why sea­ men all over the country are. in unions like the SIU, so that they can have an organization of their own to give them real freedom and real job security. When the SIU wins the election and gets a contract in the -fleet all the present set-up there will be changed. Then all my friends in the fleet will have smoother sail­ ing because they will have protec­ tion and conditions that they never had before. So long for now, and let's all work together from here on in to make the SIU 100 percent throughout the fleet. Frank Fletcher AMEU Vice-chairman AMEU Official Backs SIU; Blasts Atlantic (Continued from page 3) Oppenhorst, Frank Bematos, Max Sarol, and Dante ^Salotti, all At­ lantic seamen. Fail to Shake Testimony Company representatives, after partially recovering from the shock, attempted to shake or im­ pugn Fletcher's testimopy, but failed to get to first base. They then tried to attack him from dif­ ferent angles. The company lawyer tried to show he didn't know the AMEU contract, but Fletcher showed he was thoroughly familiar with the agreement, and the NLRB hearing officer quickly ended that exchange. Subsequent petty sniping by AMEU counsel Emanuel Friedman made no head­ way whatsoever. Subsequently, Fletcher appeared at the SIU headquarters member­ ship meeting of July 1, 1953, and spoke briefly, explaining why he decided to switch. "1 fought you for a While," he said, "but then I Audit Proves Job Figures (Continued from page 3) not be able to supply jabs for the potential bookmembers in the At­ lantic fleet. The New York firm of Anchin, Block and Anchin, certified public accountants, was called in and the Union's records made available to the aceountants. ' In making the audit, the account­ ants considered as full bookmem­ bers. throughout the entire year all those who retired books during 1952, those who took books out of retirement ,during 1952, those who died during the year, and all those who got new- books during the year, so. that there was no pos­ sibility of weighing the figures in ;fayor-Of .the-UiiiQu.y^;;:. found I was fighting the best union in maritime today, a union that could help every man in the Atlantic fleet. That's why I came to the SIU." At stake in the current Labor Board hearings are the questions whether such company employees as leadermen, bosuns and stewards are legally entitled to vote. SIU represents a solid majority of such employees, but because of legal rulings in the Cities Service case, the SIU was compelled to move for their exclusion from the vot­ ing unit as supervisory personneL Company attorney's reversing the usual management .procedure, asked that bosuns, stewards and leadermen be included in the imit. Previously the company had pro­ posed such a unit informally to the SIU. SIU representatives pointed out that because of the Taft-Hartley Act, such an ai-rangement would be against the law, and might cause the whole election to bo thrown out. They felt that the ' company's proposal was intended to nullify an election that was sure to result in a victory for the SIU. AMEU representatives parroted • the company line with the AMEU's , attorney declaring "The AMEU'S' objections are practically the same as the company's." Representing the SIU at the Labor Board hearings have been Director of Organization Keith Terpe, general counsel Sy Miller, • Washington counsel" Ray Murdock,' and R. Markowitz and Louis Wil«> derman, Philadelphia attorneys. Company representatives have- / been Harry Rosenbloom, M; 0.Dittman and Allan H. White, at­ torneys; Captain Frank " Turner, head of the company's Anchorage; . Captain W. Anderson, marine lu- . U perintendent, and Captaiff^Riumi^ • # ; assktwt marine superintendent,^ i �./GnSkSSSSR 118^ JiOr It, ifstr SEAFARERS LOG rt^ WmnmiH Seafarer Realizes Dream; Meets 'Cycle Champf Rides In Sport Car By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor The field of, color photography has been thrown wide open with the Introduction of "Super-Tomic Color Film." This new color film is not quite as revolutionary as the atom bomb, but if it docs everything that is claimed for it we can forgive those responsible for naming it. Available only in 35 mm at present, the big news about this film Is its remarkable emulsion speed. Rated at 125 daylight and 40 tung­ sten, the film puts color shooting almost on a level with black and white exposures. These claims have bpen checked by a number of re­ liable cameramen under actual shooting tests, during which the ex­ posures were verified with an exposure meter. Comparison tests were made, of the same wide variety of subjects and under a varied range of conditions, against exposures with three other color films and a black and white emulsion. Cross checks were made with three different cameras and a battery of lenses. Accident of Research The new film is an outgrowth of discoveries made by a group of several photographers, chemists and studio laboratory personnel who were engaged in research on other products. In the process of this work, they uncovered a physical and chemical principle which opened up the basis for this sensational color process. The advantages of a color film with a high emulsion speed are im­ mediately apparent to everyone who has ever shot a roll of the standard brands of color film. It permits photographs of action; makes possible color shots under difficult light conditions and permits use of smaller apertures for great depth of field. The average normal exposure, for instance is 1/200 at f-16 in bright sunlight. The exposure is some­ what critical with half an opening one way or the other being the limit in most cases. Under these circumstances overexposure should be avoided. Underexposure causes the film to take on a greenish tinge. This is particularly noticeable in shots where the shadow areas are Just beyond the film's limit; the shadows taking on a greenish-black instead of pure black. A shortcoming is graininess which puts a limit on the definition of the image. Grain in a transparency is a drawback. For those who project slides on a beaded screen, the projected image will'be quite satisfactory up to a reasonable size limit. They wiil not approach the quality of Kodak's Kodachrome and Ektachrome or Ansco's color film. Great Industrial Potential Super-Tomic Color film, has a tremehdous potential in the industrial, scientific, medical and journalism fields. The manufacturer states that the "exposure index of 125 is inherent in the emulsion itself," so it is safe to assume that no special processing, is done from one roll to another, thus assuring consistent results to the user. No ex­ traordinary correction filters are needed either. As noted before, the film is presently available only in 35 mm, with a 15 exposure roll costing $3.95 and the 30 shot cartridge at $5.95. These are list prices and include processing. The processed trans­ parencies are returned in cardboard mounts in about a week. The film is distributed from California and should be available in local photo stores very soon. The manufacturer's future plans include both 16 mm movie film as well as the popular 120 and 620 sizes. Introduction of this fast color film does not represent a cure-all for colo9 shooting. It can, however, be expected to pave the way for other developments in improved and faster color films. In the tests made the image started to break up at a 19x blowup. Paul Joseph Capo, who's long been a rabid sports enthusiast, is very glad of the fact that he's also an SIU* man, because being one ga've him the opportunity to fulfill two great dreams of his life—to meet a cham.pion bicycle rider, and to ride in a topnotch foreign racing car. Em Both of these events took place recently in Trieste, dur­ ing Paul's last trip—a six weeks' run aboard the Northwestern Vic­ tory (Victory Carriers) to Italy and North Africa. While the ship was in Trieste, Paul, who's of Italian descent and speaks the language fluently, heard of a big sports banquet being held in the city, so he promptly took himself off to it, and got his first thrill of the evening when he met Fausto Coppl, the current world's champion bicycle rider who re­ cently successfully defended his crown against the best of the other European riders in competitions held in France. Rides In Ferrari Soon afterwards, Paul met some other people at the banquet, and Seafarers Joseph Compan (left) and Pan! J. Capo soak up some through them, the next day, he sun in Casablanca during the trip on the Northwestern Victory found himself spinning around, which took them to Trieste. It was there Capo had his dream come first in an Alfa-Romeo, and then true. in a Ferrari, the Italian racing car which was the winner of both the Grand Prix in France and the big when the national elections were there entered Louisiana State Uni­ held, and he says that the narrow versity, where he studied indus­ race at Le Mans. margin by which de Gasperi was trial relations. "This," Paid says, enthusiastical­ elected the premier and the Chris­ After six months, however, the ly, "was undoubtedly the biggest tian Democrats triumphed over the war interrupted Paul's education, single thrill of my life. You know, commies is proof of this fact. and-for the next year and a half in the States, a Ferrari costs over Nor, Paul thinks, should Ameri­ he was in the army, in the infan­ $16,000, so there aren't many of can help to Italy be all a matter try, in the European theatre. them around." of dollars and cents. During this time, Paul's father The Italian people. Paid feels Paul, who's had his SitJ book died, and when he got out of the sure, are naturally favorable to since 1947, was born in New Or­ army he was unable to finish his democracy, but have been subject­ leans 29 years ago, and after get­ education, and so he chose ed to a sustained Red propaganda ting out of Holy Cross High School college to go to sea. bombardment — particularly the workers in the large industrial centers like Trieste, Venice, Milan Yokohama Seamen's Club and Leghorn. Commies Pushed Down Because of American aid, Paul says, the commies have generally been pushed down from the high position they occupied in 1947, but a stepped-up program of aid is necessary to definitely turn the tide. Paul was in Italy on June 6-7, Worry, Suspicion Mark Yugoslavia Despite friendly overtures to the West by persons high in diplomatic circles in Yugo­ slavia, the people of the nation are afraid to fraternize and be friendly with Americans, according to Seafarer William Seltarez. Running military cargo to-^ Rijeka, Yugoslavia, aboard the more numerous than paychecks in toward Americans, more often Seafarers R. E. Eliot, ch. stwd.; J. W. Mullis, OS; J. Holensbeck, than not will get into trouble. It Alcoa Pioneer, the messman a nation peopled by paupers. AB; C. Lindy, MM, and W. T. Center, all off the Choctaw, look The people, Seltarez said, 'are has even affected the feminine spent four days ashore in the mar­ over the galley equipment in the new Yokohama United Seamen's tial law city and country. He was afraid to have anything to do with population. Girls seen with Amer­ Service Club. there long enough to observe, a Americans,'as well as all others icans can get tossed in the cooler, nation ill at ease under the dom­ from free nations. Huge pictures so, in order to stay on the right ination of Tito who is looking of Tito are in every window, dom­ side of the law, they stay out of fearfully at the S^iviet Union. inating the streets and the popu­ arm's reach and often walk a block Seltarez reports that it is a nation lace. Anyone who is too friendly or more ahead of the nearest on tenterhooks, with secret police or shows a spark of hospitality Westerners. Rijeka is a town full of fright­ (1) What state in the US touches only one other state: (a) Maine, ened people and secret police. The (b) Florida, (c) Texas, (d) Delaware? police, who trail foreigners openly (2) Which side of the brain controls the right side of the body, the wherever they go, can be seen in right side or the left side? berets and—^the mark of every cop (3) What numbers are missing from the following series: 2, 4, .. .., and private eye since Bulldog 48, 1440 80,640? Drummond—in trenchcoats. Any­ (4) What common five-letter word can you make with the first thing Western or American is letters of the names of the Great Lakes? looked upon with suspicion. Sea­ (5) The building which has been called "the cradle of American men are\.not allowed ashore with liberty" is better known as: (a) Independence Hall, (b) Faneuil Hall, US money, but must change it for (c) Old Statehouse? dinars before debarking. A dollar. (6) Which are the three longest rivers in the world? Seafarer Seltarez reported, will (7) A man had set aside $840 for an alteration on his house' and had get you about 300 dinars. There budgeted his expenses as follows: 15% for plumbing, 12% for plaster­ were rumors that 450 dinars could ing, 22% for carpenter work, 11% for electrical work, 24% for ma­ be had on the black market for terials. How much would be left for painting and incidentals? one American dollar, but Seltarez (8) The first underground railway transportation system called a did noir have the chance to trace subway was opened in: (a) London, (b) Boston, (c) New York? down the source because of the (9) John James Audubon pictured in words and in paintings close scrutiny of the secret police. (a) great English gentlemen, (b) development of the early US, (c) the With the prices cheap and the birds of America, (d) how clipper ships were developed? people beset with poverty, Seltarez (10) At 2:30. in the afternoon a businessman in Cleveland receives found that the value of American a message that he has to attend a,sales meeting that evening in anmoney went a long way. Over a otlier city 220 miles away; If he has another hour to spend in Cleve­ Se«|«f«r W«ll«e» Andcnim lekas igaliut » poster adrerttstng aa four day period ho spent oidy the land before -he can leave, how fast will he have to travel to get to his Am«r|fl«B .lUJeka^ Ytttntovta, wliU» iiiororiaboard ihir eqatnileat of' $1!!^ and without d^sstination by » PM? vgtdring^ Ml bi^get too etoseljr. ' -(Qufai-AuwenrOB Page 21)' v-o-t-s m Quiz Corner -V.'VTK • �KItlltwAl SEAT ARERS Jjiiljr tOC Good Food, Good Officers Make Irenestar's Crew Enjoy The Trip By Spike Marlin The past couple of seasons have outfielder, Lindell is making out seen the Pittsburgh Pirates estab­ as a big league pitcher, the craft "It was a wonderful trip, with great officers and a good ship,"- seems to be the opinion lish themselves solidly as one of he came up with in the first place. With the exception of Dickson, of the crew of the Irenestar after a six-month trip to the Far East and the Japan to baseball's misfit clubs. Even in their better days the Pirates were and left-fielder Gene Hermanski, Korea shuttle. never known as an exciting team. Lindell is the only Pirate* to have In a letter from the four It's been years since they made a played on a championship ball delegates aboard the Irenestar, real move for a pennant and a club. That alone makes him a man quarter-century since they actually of distinction in Pittsburgh. Be­ the crew reports that "every­ thing was great. And, after six won one. sides, there's more than a passing Since then the W a n e r s , interest in whether Lindell, can months and four days, we had a Vaughans, Elliots, Sewells and make it as a pitcher after ali these payoff that had no beefs. The crew others have departed one by one, years. collected a total of 13,000 hours When Lindell came up with the leaving behind Ralph Kiner and OT, and although we had a total of 70 days ashore in various ports Murry Dickson plus a collection Yankees just ten years ago, in during the trip, there was not one of anonymous scorecard entries. 1943, he had quite an imposing log against any man. In fact, the The genius, of Branch Rickey that minor league pitching record be­ crew's draw list for the trip to­ produced so many budding ball­ hind him. Down in Newark he not talled $31,000, so you can imagihe players at Brooklyn and St. Louis only won a lot of ball games but saw plenty of pinch hitting serv­ the great times we had ashore." has turned sterile here. The only thing interesting about ice. But Joe McCarthy wasn't par­ F. Paskowski, another crewPittsburgh today is the comeback ticularly impressed by his pitch­ member, in another letter to the being made by Johnny Lindell. ing. For a big fellow (Lindell LOG, says that "everybody that After a major league career as an crowds six-four) he threw too looks at this old Liberty thinks much slow stuff. Besides, Joe Dithat she's a new luxury liner. The Irenestar's deck and hatches are covered with Army trucks as Maggio was in the Army and Mc­ When we went aboard her, she she makes her way from Japan to Korea with supplies for the UN Carthy needed a centerfielder. was in pretty bad shape after be­ forces there. The trip was "eventful" but "very pleasant." Lindell was switched to the spot. ing laid up for three months. The Belted! Kiirowski captain and chief mate began get­ Seafarers have again been ting paint and equipment and the It proved a most successful warned not to send their bag­ crew went to work on her until move. The pitcher-turned-outfield­ gage COD to any Union hali. she's bright and shining in true er had a great season ^nd climaxed No Union hall can accept de­ SIU style." it in the World Series by nearly livery -of any baggage where breaking Cardinal third baseman All the letters from the Ireneexpress charges have not been Whitey Kurowski in two at a cru­ star report that the captain and prepaid. cial moment. It was the turning the mates "are tops. They are true Men who send baggage COD point of the championship contest. gentlemen, and know their work. to Union halls, face the pros­ After that though, Lindell never They expect good work from the pect of having to go to a lot lived up to his early promise. He crew, but 'treat the crew fairly and of trouble and red tape with had a great series against Brookdecently. We never had any trouble the Railway Express Co. All iyn in 1947 but otherwise had about getting draws from the skip­ COD baggage—regardless of become just another outfielder. per, and the officers all rated tops the port—goes to the local ex­ He was waived out of the Ameri­ with the men. In fact, the only press office, where it is held can League in 1950 and spent an sore spot was the chief engineer, by the express company until unsuccessful season with the who hasn't had much experience claimed. Cardinals before going back to the with SIU crews, and tried to cut Seafarers who want to be minors. i down on OT and give everybody sure of getting their baggage Now he's on the comeback trail in his department a hard time. wl^en they want it, can send it Seafarers G. Lowe (left) and F. Paskowski take time out during the as a knuckleballer, having per­ With this one exception, every­ to any Union hali provided Irenestar's trip to Korea to have a picture taken on deck of the fected the delivery out in the thing was fine." they prepay the shipping "happy ship," which they were "proud to bring In." Pacific Coast League where most charges. The crew also says that, once in old ballplayers go. It would be - the Pacific, the ship ran into tough that, "the stewards department ironic if after ali those years as weather all the way to Japan. was on the ball all through the an outfielder, he really had the "Some of our midships housing trip, and the food was great. There stuff to pitch winning baseball in was ripped away, we lost one were no beefs about food, and the majors. gangway, and some of the other everything was just the way it So far big John hasn't been too metal gear was bent and ripped, should be." successful, although he's*pitched In winding up, the crew says, but our skipper kept the ship out of danger all the time, although "this is a good ship, and we're The decision about whether to bring a crewmember up on better ball than the record shows. Besides, he's always handy for the proud to be bringing her in this later on we found out that at that charges, or to give him another chance is decided many times Pirates to have around as a pinch time, in January, there was more condition. It took a lot of work to ships in distress in that area than get this ship back into shape, and by a shipboard meeting, with all the other crewmen voicing hitter. ever before in maritime history." it took a good crew to make this their opinions, and that's the**' Another thing that helped, ac­ sort of trip with no trouble and no situation that faced the crew cording to the crew, was the fact beefs." of the Evelyn (Bull) recently. At the meeting, William Etty, ship's delegate, told the crew that The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, the ship's mascot had fouled up. In spite of frequent warnings bakers and others who'd like to share fai'ored food recipes, little-known and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, against foul-ups in the SIU, he cooking suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Chief Steward Michael said, the mascot had gone ashore Gottschalk's recipe for "Java Rice."^ without permission while the ship Chief Steward Michael Gotts- butter, two teaspoons of mild Ross was in Port Sulfur, La. chalk has been sailiilg the seven Paprika, 1 teaspoon of Coriander Going ashore like that was bad Powder, three teaspoons of salt, enough, said Etty, but the mascot seas for 40 years, but in all that four tablespoons of soy sauce, Al VOUR had gotten fouied up with the local time has not come across a recipe three pounds of fresh shrimp, law while ashore and had ended as tasty as his "Java Rice." He eight eggs, eight cups of brown -TfeLEeRAM up in the hoosegow. Etty said he obtained this recipe from the pri­ rice and two tablespoons of syrup. didn't know what the dog had done vate chef of a Dutch plantation Also, four large onions finely ' CVetETTER to get arrested, but that one of owner, urualiy served, with slight diced, V/i teaspoons of ground the crewmembers had to go to' jail variations, on festive Occasions, pn pepper, two cloves of crushed gar­ ASKING TO and get him but. Luckily, the cops the-.island of Java where it is lic, cups of peanut butter and press any charges agaiit^t known as "Ritstaffel." ' Iti cups of milk or its equivalent BeB(CU3m> didn't the mascot, so he got out without Seafarer - Gottschalk's . last trip in evaporated form. a fine,-but when he got back to was -abroad the Carolyn down to Cut the meat in fialf-inch cubes, the iship, it was found that his Puerto Ricoi' one Gottschalk advised, and bro^n in harness and Identification tag were of the finest ships butter. Then sautee meat, onions RESULAE missing. . and xuns he has. and garlic about 18 or 20 minutes Won't Talk taken since join­ over a medium flame. Add previ­ AlEMBFRSHlP The dog was called in before ing the SIU in ously boiled shrimp cut lengthwise the meeting, and was asked to 1941. Born in before adding spices and season­ explain what he had been doing Hoboken, NJ, but ings and cooking for seven addi­ ashore to lose his harness and to now living in tional minutes. YOU MUST get arrested, biit he just blinked* New York City, The next step entails beating the his eyes and wouldn't talk. Gottschalk p r eeggs and stirring in the cooking GIVE YOUR mixture for another minute. Then Gottschalk The crew held a discussion, and fers the foreignblend in a mixture 'of peanut, but­ figured that the mascot, wasi just runs, especially RESISIRATI ON being a gentleman, and refused to on freighters, for the easier, and ter and milk. This -concoction will serve .six talk because he -was protecting better life it offers-He sailed as NUMBER, OR YOUR. chief steward on passenger ves­ persons. Witb slight variations re­ ,Some girl friend bshore, ^ * A vote was held, and it was . de­ sels in the past, but his first love garding the. meat ingredients,, this RfiQOeT,CANNOT BE HONORED. cided "Ritstaffel" is part of the worldnot to bring the mascot-oip is sailing on the freighters, on charges. Instead, the crew ypted >' Gottschalks ingi^edients include famous :26-course fMtive ,diianer three pounds of loin porii^ ^ o' popular attjong the ;Dut?h ^ Java.' to buy a new. Harness, ' * ^ DonPt Send Your Baggage COD It^s A Dog's Life, But Mascot Remains A Gentleman Anyway IvSii: m I98tt FROM MEETINGS, J �Jtrir lf. IMS 'Dei Mente Crew GiUniie^WetgMi To th« Editor: . The Del Monte's last trip was truly an SIU voyage, and this one Is turning out to be another good trip. Our famous chief cook, J. W. Beatty, is still here. Also in the steward depart­ ment is a very fine, hard work­ ing galleyman, the best yet, Frank Knouns. Everybody Booth is gaining weight and on the last voyage there was a rumor going around in New Orleans that we were feeding like a' passenger ship and would run out of stores. We didn't run short, but ate fresh vegetables all the way. Seamen today believe in good meals, and if they dont' get them somebody will hear about it. Yes, we are getting the best in maritime. Let's keep the climb upwards. Alton Booth iSl 't> Best Man Sails On Unhappy Ship To the Editor: Just because I shanghaied Whltey Moye down to Bay St. Louis and married him off (I was best man, the one who got away), he had to take advantage of my youth and inexperience and shanghai me onto the Steel Fabricator. The mate tries to steal our overtime, our coffeetime, callback time and time off. The master and the mate are both allergic to delegates, and I am again ship's delegate. Some of the captain's language de­ scribing U n i on procedure is imprintable; he refers to the boarding patrol­ man as "a visit from the com­ Champlin missar." He keeps asking if thp profits from the Sea Chest go to "buy ar­ moured'cars for the commissars." He declares that what he wants is not more money but more power. I sailed with this character before Isthmian was organized and he spotted me the minute I came aboard. He was not long in infonning me that he hasn't changed -a bit. "If anything, Fm worse:" He's correct. Now he has so much more to be mad about. He's always been a bosun hater, but now he has the Union and the new agreement too. He feels slighted that the company signed it without firs^ consulting him. The Isthmian "Bible" was much better. Copies Tied Lead'. Recently the mate must have read some biography of "Red Lead" Andersop and then passed it on to the old man. The mate uses up all the red -lead on the overtime sheets. The old man takes upon himself Red Lead's other at­ tribute—that of piling her up. In the Suez Canal, while play­ ing quartermaster, he almost set her . up on the bank, to the annoy­ ance of the quite competent pilot. Off Saudi Arabia, with the radar off, he tried to sneak up on a de­ fenseless island, but was foiled in this attempt by the lookout. Com­ ing down the Malabar; Coast, he** changed course hack and forth so often that the new men aboard thought that he was suffering from a w^r psychosis and had taken to zigzagging; the otdtimers knew he was tacking down the coast In an old squa:)e.-rigger. ..This character liv(^s Off . the bridge and tinlitA S B jiPAREn S Tagc miietec* I PG * L E T t E R S * neither mates nor seamen to change the "iron mike." Fires Watch I had been aboard only a few days When the mate fired my en­ tire watch, triumphantly saying that at last he'd gotten Champlin. He was set right, when it was pointed out to him that on the day of arrival, any part of a watch constitutes'a watch and that we had a perfect right to the after­ noon ashore in New Orleans. A few days later in New York, when I had 45 minutes off given to me by the acting bosun after nioming coffeetime, to go ashore to pro­ cure a new ship's library, this very petty officer was still so anxious to spite me that he made me turn to again till 1100 hours. This piece of spite work was a hardship on everyone aboard, for we've always extended the use of our library to the licensed per­ sonnel. I didn't get the library in New York. In Halifax, thanks to the cour­ teous helpfulness of our brothers of the Fishermen's Union, I was able to exchange half of our books with the Seamen's Mission there. I want to thank these people, and suggest that copies of this LOG be sent to them as well as about 25 copies of each issue. G. W. "Bill" Champlin (Ed. Note: Copies of the SEA­ FARERS LOG are now being sent to the Fishermen's Union.) ^Dutch^ Miolds Fishing Record To the Editor: Just thought I'd send you these few lines because I thought you might be inter­ ested in learning that. "Dutch," the 8-to-12 fireman, is still the fish­ ing champ aboard the Ines, of the Bull Lines. While our ship in Amoyo, wiimffrnM' was Puerto Rico, Jopski "Dutch" caught a 40-pound barracuda. And, be­ lieve me, all of the other fellows on board are now starting to polish up on their, fishing knowledge in order to beat his record. Roman J. Jopski i, $, Wife Enjoys Reading Log To the Editor: My family and I have moved, anfl I would like to change our address on the LOG mailing list, since my wife enjoys getting the LOG wliile I am at sea. We have two lovely children, a girl twelve years old, and a boy, ten. Right now, they are studying acrobatic dancing and they also tap dance very wrtl. We're very proud of t 4 i them, and one' of these days, I'll be sending their pictures in to the LOG. Michael Curry To the Editor: (Ed. note: Your change of ad­ I would like to suggest that a dress has been made, and your neon sign reading "Cafeteria— wife voill get each issue of the Free Parking" be put up at New LOG as it Is published.) York headquarters on Fourth Ave­ t 4. i nue. Right now, the cafeteria is getting all. the n e ighborhood trade* possible, but the cafe­ To the Editor: teria's business Tfie USPHS has closed the tu­ could be doubled berculosis hospital at Fort Stan­ if the general ton, NM. The USPHS claims that public, which it had to close down this hospital, does not as yet the only one available to tuber­ know of the cular merchant seamen In a dry cafeteria, had its Fisher and cool climate, on account of attention attract­ "economy."^ ed by such a sign. Because of this the General Wel­ Incidentally, I think that em­ ployees and Union members fare Committee of the USPHS should park their cars in the back Hospital, Fort Stanton, NM, is of the. building, so that traffic Is also dissolved. not hampered. I hope that you can inform all Claude Fisher the officers and crew^ of all ves- Wants Neon Sign For Cafeteria USPHS Shuts Up Hospital In NM Alcoa Clipper Stewardess Former Gulf Man To Receive LOG To the Editor: From 1945 to 1943 I belonged to the SIU A&G District and now be­ long to the Great Lakes District. I would greatly appreciate it if you would send the SEAFARERS LOG to my home, to keep my wife com­ pany while I am on the Lakes. We are about to get our own paper started again up here, but I am coming back to the East Coast again this fall and am much more interested in the A&G District 4" 4" 4) SEAFARERS LOG. I'll send you a small donation soon. John Harrison Hicks (Ed. note: Your name has been added to our mailing list; the LOG To the Editor: I would like to know the opin­ will be sent to your home from ions of other electricians on this now on every t wo weeks as issued.) 4 4 4 matter: On ships where two or more elec­ tricians are em­ ployed and where they have been To the Editor: requested by the Since it has always been the company to fur­ policy of the SIU to call for sug­ nish their, own tools, I believe gestions on Union projects and ac­ the money should tivities for the negotiating com­ be divided equal­ mittee, the crewmembers of the ly, providing that Alcoa Ranger, after much discus­ each electrician sion, would like to give their opin­ Nottage has enough tools ion on the question of hospitaliza­ to take care of any electrical work tion. We believe that, since most in­ on^ board, with the exception dustries carry hospitalization in­ of meters, drill motors, heavy surance for employees and their wrenches, etc., which are fur­ families, the families of Seafarers nished by the company. should have this benefit, too; we Anthony .Nottage would like to have the Union 4"" 4> 4> bring this matter up at the next contract negotiations meeting with the companies. Signed by 21 crewmembers of Alcoa Ranger To Oie Editor: 4 4 4 Although I am in the Army in Korea, I would very much like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG. I sailed with the SIU from 1947 to late 1949, before going into the To the Editor: The Anniston City i Isthmian), at Army. Since I have been here in Pu- sea at the present time, is sailing san, Korea, working the piers, I from Baltimore to New York, have met many Seafarer brothers across the Atlantic, through the whom I sailed with. (I sailed out Mediterranean Sea and Suez of Philadelphia.) My time is get­ Canal, and over ; ting short, and it won't be any too the Red Sea to soon before I get back with the the Persian Gulf. From there, we SIU. are going south­ Ray Jamack (Ed. note: We have added your ward on the Inname to our mailing list; you will 'dian Ocean to receive the LOG regularly every Durban, South two weeks from now on.) Africa, and then back to Balti4> 4 4' more by way of Carlin the Cape of Good Hope, the South Atlantic, to Trini­ dad, over the Caribbean Sea and To the Editor: the North Atlantic. By the time The. captain of the McKettrick this ship and its crew return, we Hills, whose name is Louis Factor, will have circumnavigated the is one of the most humane and continent of Africa. considerate men the crew has ever Michael J. Carlin had any dealings with. All the 4 4 4 officers and the entire crew pool­ ed their money and sent $239 to the Fort Stanton To the Editor: The crew of the Alice Brown Hospital, a com­ mon practice has decided to make voluntary con­ sponsored twice tributions toward a sum of money a year by ..the which will be sent to Mrs. Viola captain himself. Hari-ison, of Galveston. Mrs. Har­ Good luck,' and rison is the widow of our late Fleming let this be an ex­ brother, T. G. Harrison, who died aboard this vessel on Friday, May ample for all skippers. ' 1, early in the morning. He was The crew also extends highest buried at sea at 4:00 o'clock that praise and esteem to the Wilming­ ton agents for the way they han­ afternoon. Bernard H. Kimbcrly dled our payoff; all the boys were .4 4 4 loud in praise, giving thanks that the SIU has men like them. The crew left the McKettrick Hills on the 13th aqd was on the Sea Tiger on the 14th; the mate To the Editor: I was very thrilled at being and the captain both said they are lucky to have gotten all tanker awarded a prize for my painting men, with no time lost. This ship in the Second. Annual Seafarers is a home and some of the boys Art Contest, and want to thank all may homestead it. I will have to the Union brothers who were re­ get off, though because I found sponsible for making the contest out when I arrived in California, a reality again this year. I'fn sure I'll enjoy wearing the., after four months at sea, lliat I'm ring I was awarded. going to be a father again. Normani. Mallei , Thoimui H. Fleming.. sejs you own, operate or charter of this fact, too. It is the wish of the entire pa­ tient body that I express their deepest gratitude for the very kind and generous cooperation you and all your ships' officers and crews have shown through the past years to the tubercular merchant seamen hospitalized here. M. R. Lee, Chairman General Welfare Committee Electricians^ Please Tahe Note Want Health Plan For SIU Families Will Rejoin SIU After Army Hitch ^4 Anniston City Circling Africa CreWi Topside Make Donation Sending Money To SIU Widotv Art Prizewinner Thanhs Brothers SeafarM Fannl* llalrl, ittwhrdesa, poses with some of the younger paiseiigerg wkUfF Uwp ari having lunch, out on deck aboard the ^(Eoa fhaf Mfm .happy about the^^fopd thi^ they're getr r 3 ••s �SEAFARERS p»re Twenty Sni Films Shown At University _fe if •. ti .t' 1=-.' - f^ To the Editor: The film "This Is The SIU" was shown to industrial relations and business management students at Northeastern University in Boston, where it met with great suc­ cess. The only complaint made about this film was that it w a s n't long enough. Several economics p r ofessors gave a favorable opinion Cash too. However, the film, "The Battle Of Wall Street," met with disfavor. This can probably be explained by the background of many of the students and their anti-Union feel­ ings. The Chief remark was that the language used was nothing but tripe, and that it didn't ex­ plain the basic argument of the film. Union Films Needed The reaction of the audience in­ dicated to me that more educa­ tional films made by our Union are needed in order to explain our problems and position to the public. Joseph S. Cash 4" 4" t Photos Of Lakes Ships Available L E T t E R S one of the wipers. If necessary, the captain said, he would sell the ship to be rid of him. This man not only made derogatory remarks about the Union, but has the dis­ tinction of being the only man who can say that he made ..a Far East run as a passenger and still got paid. From the master on down this man was talked to, talked at, cajoled, threatened, to see if he could be made to work at least eight hours. No luck. The crew agreed that we should take Union actioq on this man, and, if possible, he should not even be allowed to 190k at a ship crewed by SIU men. For reasons of safety, the crew decided not to crowd the patrol­ man on arrival, but wait until the delegates have made their report. After all, he may have some kind of sickness that the delegates should be allowed to catch first. John Fisher 4 4 4 Money Exchange Kates Listed . The following is the latest available listing of official ex­ change rates for foreign cur­ rencies. Listings are as of July 9 and are subject to change witljout notice. England. New Zealand, south Africa: $2.80 per pound sterling. __ Australia: $2.24 per pound sterling. Belgium; 50 francs to the dollar. Denmark; 14.45 cents per krone. France; 350 francs to the doUar. Germany; 4.2 Marks to the dollar. Holland; 3.80 guUders to the doUar. Italy; 625 Ure to the doUar. Norway; 14 cents per krone. Portugal; 28.75 escudos to the dollar. Sweden; 19.33 cents per krone. India; 21 cents per rupee. Pakistan; 30.2 cents per rupee. Argentina; 14.2 pesos to the dollar. BrazU: 5.4 cents per cruzeiro. Uruguay; 52.63 cents per peso. Venezuela; 29.85 cents per bolivar. A Painter omr's Wife Likes The Loy To the Editor: My husband, James C. Broome, is an oiler on the Trinity and a member of the SIU. I recently saw a copy of the SEAFARERS LOG, and enjoyed it very much. The paper had a lot of information in it that was very interesting, and I woijld like to get the paper regularly. Please put my name on your mailing list. Mrs. James Broome (Ed. note: Your name has been added to the mailing list and you will receive the LOG regularly.) To the Editor: I would like to inform the mem­ bers of the SIU who have sailed on Great Lake ships that they can procure, for 50 cents, an 8xl0-inch glossy print of any Lake ship. These pictures are taken from the bridge height of the International 4 4 4 span in the Detroit area. Recently I purchased the photo of the sunk­ en SS Steinbrenner, which I work­ ed on years ago. There is no commission involved To the Editor: in my informing you of this serv­ I would like my friends in the ice. It is: Claude Lockwood Photos, SIU to know that I am going to be 19952 Rosemont, Detroit 19, Mich. in the Army for the next two C. L, Korsen years. I sure will t t t b e glad when June of '55 rolls around, so. I can take my book out of retirement. To the Editor: I'm one of the I enjoy reading the LOG very boys who got a much, because it keeps me up-torough deal out of date on what a good organization this, after sailing like the SIU is doing. I would like nine years—sev­ to subscribe to-the LOG. Anderson en of them actual At present I am a bosun in the Navy. Before getting hooked inter discharge time. Eight and a half this mess—and I do mean mess^ were with the SIU, of which I'm I sailed on SUP ships. We cer­ very proud. tainly are in need of a good patrolI will write after I get out of *man here. I'wonder what these basic training, and would sure ap­ people would think if they were to preciate it if you would send me see some good SIU sailors at work. the LOG. I also wish some of my Daniel J. Marshall shipmates would drop me a line. (Ed. note: We will he glad to Pvt. Ei. Jack D. Anderson add you to our list of subscribers U. S. 55-408-173 if you will send us your complete Co. D, 6th Qm. BN. Res. Comd. address.) 6th Armd. DIv. 4> 41 4 Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. (Ed rtote: We have added your name to our mailing list so that you will receive the LOG regu­ To the Editor: larly every two weeks; your ad­ The crew of the Irenestar (Tri­ dress is printed above for your for­ ton) at a recent shipboard meeting mer shipmates.) thanked the captain and the chief 4 4 4 mate for their wholehearted coop­ eration during the past six months. It is with regret that most of the crewmembets are leaving the ves­ sel. Usually, most « ' To the Editor: My military hitch in Korea is crews are glad now over, and I am back in the US to be rid of some again, with minor decorations of ships, but this participation and a general dis­ crew regrets that charge from the Marine Corps due the trip was so in California next month. short. It has , On my agenda is a visit to the been a wonder­ Ibcal SIU hall and a purchase of ful voyage. gear for my reinstatement as a Captain Kranz merchant seaman with work and and Chief Mate Fisher real Union association. This time, Gallagher told the ship's delegate that if it was I'll see Korea through a porthole. possible to shanghai the whole Luck and regards to the staff and crew, they would not hesitate. to my mates of the past. PFC Walter II. B. Blateh There is one exception to this-r '3;.S- iy'i'. •I--- I''- .{ii t. • rr rI' fe!•' • -. I; Top Crew Lauded By Master^ Mate Ex'Marine Plans An SiU Future .-Sir- To iht Editor: I was lucky enough tq win third prize for handicrafts the second annual Seafarers art contest and wish to thank the LOG staff for the help they gave me in pack­ ing and unpack­ ing my exhibit and for selling so many of my bracelets and tie clips. Due to an old ulcer bothering me, I was in the Penswick Brighton Marine 4 4 4 -Hospital for . two weeks, and just got out in time to get a job on the Yarmouth, which made it impos­ sible for me to be presented with To the Editor: I am writing in response to the my SIU ring at the membership letter from the passenger BR sug­ meeting. . I am sorry I didn't have the gesting that we pleasure of meeting all of you dur­ write to the ing my only two visits to New LOG about York headquarters, which is surely cramped living a credit to our Union and the and sleeping brothers who take care of things quarters. With there. I was very much impressed eight steward de­ with the print shop; I had no idea partment men there was so much going on. involved, I fully — Joseph H. PensWick agree that they • 4 4 4 have a very good Larsen beef. These rooms are no larger than the other rooms on the ship, some of Vhich house two and others three men To the Editor: I was just about ready to return from a department. I suggest that port officials of the to sea when a car accident set me Union and the company make a back. The accident happened on survey and see what can be done Christmas Eve, and I am still out of shape. Maybe it won't be too about correcting this condition. much longer. If I can ever get Amt N. W. Larsen back the use of my left arm, I will 4 4 4 return to sea. Meanwhile, the LOG is about the onlj( contact I have with my brothers at sea. So, until some fu­ To the Editor: I am very fond of reading the ture date, I am still in the boneHarold Witt SEAFARERS LOG, and my wife yard. and I -thank you very much for the friendship you have shown me. I have been very ill, but 1 hope that I soon will get a ship, so that I can call on you and tell you all To the Rditor: Before me on the messroom this in person. The sailors of the Claiborne, who table are five bound volumes of rescued my shipmates and me the SEAFARERS LOG. After from the Angy, have been very glancing through several issues, I comradely and good to me. I shall was pleased and gratified to real­ never in my life forget them or ize the good work being done along the lines of th& right and proper that horrible catastrophe. kind of publicity Fehti Hassan by so many of 4 4 4 ^ our brothers. I wish we could give a gold cup of merit to the To the Editor: men who make This is to let my shipmates and this publication friends in the SIU know that my possible. The father, Charles Pilutis, passed' editor and hli. away last week. He was 67 years staff are doing a Brault old. marvelous Job of Many of the Seafarers used to helping our entire organization by come up to our place at 89 Grat- their good efforts in trade Jour­ tan Street in Brooklyn and knew nalism. my father well. He always made It must ^Je a wonderful experi­ them feel welcome there. I would ence to be a part of the editing like to take this opportunity to and publishing of the LOG. You publicly thank the Union and its get comments and criticism from members for the fiowers and for members you seldom see or hear the financial assistance from the of otherwise. You get many news SIU^ Welfare Services department. items from heretofore hidden Joseph Pilutis. sources, items both good and bad. But most of all, you get lettps 4 4 4 • from members from all over the world, from people you never heard of, praising and contributing to your never-ending work. To the Editor: Ray BrauU The crew of the Bessemer Vic­ tory (Alcoa), wishes to inform the 4 4 4 • membership of the SIU, with re­ gret, of the death of one of To the Editor: our members. We, the crewmepibers of the Brother Neil G. Atlantic States, wish to convey pur Shaw died on heartfelt thanks to the men of the Sunday, May 24, SIU in the port of Mobile for the . while on duty on wonderful party they gave us while the morning our ship was in drydock in that Pruitt watch, at 2:30 in port. Through the untiring and un­ the morning. He selfish effprts, of all the men in­ was burled at sea that afternoon volved, everyone had a very enjoy­ at three'o'clock. able timis..j . Heary L;']h-aitf Crew of Atlantic Statei South Anierican^regulars. Some of the boys'on the Delta Line ships might recognize some of their names: Joseph Scramuzza is the BR; W. J (Bill) Dillman is oiling (George Foley, also); Guidry is AB; E. J. Taylor-is baker, and Percivai Wicks is third cook. That is about all to report, ex­ cept to repeat that this looks like the best trip I have ever made; no trouble whatsoever. We will keep in touch with the LOG from the ports of Japan and Korea. N. A. Huff Seconds Beef On Cramped Booms Thanks Rescuers On Claiborne Vote Ol Thanks From LOG Fan US Navy Needs A Good Patrolman •|:«- 3rd Prizewinner Thanks LJOG Staff Still Mending After Car Crash SiU Army Beeruit Longs For 1955 ?v Jolr 10. 195S LOG Aboard the La Salle (Water­ man), Dick Hampton looks up from painting long enough to pose for cameraman. Purplestar Men Enjoy Good Trip To the Editor: The Purplestar is once more on her way to Japan and Korea. We are stopping in Pedro for bunkers and then heading across. There was plen­ ty of trouble ort her last trip, but from the looks of things this will be one of the nicest trips that I have ever made. We have a Huff good. crew and also the best bunch of officers I have ever sailed with. The first day in New Orleans the deck delegate went UP for a draw and the skip­ per told him thjit the crew could have money any time. Everybody in the crew is way overdrawn, and if we had not left Houston when we did, we would be making this trip for our draws. Delta Rerulars Aboard Jimmy Bell is the steward, and a nicer one you could not find. Robert McNeil is the chief cook, in case any. of the boys up\ around Boston and New York are wonder­ ing where he is. We are going to make a rebel out 6f him yet. John­ ny Ward is the deck engineer. Red Truly is firing, also Charlie Murree. Quite a few of these boys are Voices Thanks For Union Gifts Bessemer Victory Crewmember Bies Crew Thanks SiU For Mobile Party �SE AKARERS Page Twenty-oag LOa ... DIOEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS .. LEWIS EMERY JR. (Vielory Carriers), May SI—Chairman, Lee E. Movall; Secre­ tary, Ricky , Motlka. Washing machine and crew radio need repairing. Vote of thanka was given to the steward depart­ ment. Motion was passed to put a scup­ per in the crew pantry. Vote of thanks went to the third engineer and the deck engineer for installing and repairing the washing machine. Collection wai be taken up for a wrist watch for the captain. ternate cleaning the laundry. Calley ex­ haust fan needs cleaning. Steward has ordered a good supply of stores and the captain has okayed this. Steward prom­ ised to serve Juice every a>ther day. First assistant will he contacted about repair­ ing the plumbing. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), May 24—Chairman, Walter H. Sibley; Sec­ retary, Carl Barber. Motion was passed to start, a ship's fund. Any man getting off the ship should see the department RAPHAEL SEMMES (Waterman), May head. Wiper wiU make morning coffee 17—Chairman, J. Parker; Secretary, Guy from now cn. Walter. J. Parka was elected ship's dele­ gate. Repair list will be made up, to TROJAN TRADER (Trojan), June It— see what can be done on the sltip and Chairman, Pete Plasclk; Secretary, John what must be done in Baitimore. Laun­ O'Dea. Cigarette aUowance wiU be in­ dry should be kept clean. Discussion creased and draws will be put out ih was held on night lunch, noise in the time for aU concerned. Men o,T watch passageways, keeping decks clean and can get the draw at 8:00 AM. Men returning soiled linen. should declare extra cigarettes. Drink­ May 31—Chairman, John Annal; Sec­ ing water should be piped on deck to retary, Guy Walter. Only port fans still keep unauthorized persons out of ship's need repairing. One locker neeus fixing. quarters. Chief engineer will be asked about this. Men should be properly DEL MAR (Mississippi), May 10—Chair­ dressed in the messhalls. Wa.shing ma­ man, Robert Callahan; Secretary, C. A. chine should be shut off wnen not in Bradley. There is a tolal of $108.75 in use. Agitator is to be secured at all the ship's fund after $100 was spent on times. Captain wiU be asked about a a record player. Steve Szantos was draw in San Pedro, about launch money elected ship's delegate. All ball players and about extra money due for the night were asked to meet in the deck lounge. in drydock. Steward department got a Crockery and other kitchen utensils vote of thanks for a job well done should be returned to messhall. aboard. Juno 14—Chairman, Robert Callahan; Sacretary, Charlie Bradley. There is FREDERIC C. COLLIH^ (Dry Trans), $107.91 in the ship's fund. Ship's dele­ June 7—Chairman, Ben Lawson; Secre­ gate should see about getting a new tary, John R. Tlllay. Repairs were pretty wasiiiiig machine and a place to store it. well taken care of. Galley and steward Record player will be donated to the department rooms were painted last trip. Marine HospitaL There were several Ship's delegate will try to get draws in beffs about the food. US money. All members will donate 5i for the purchase of magazines, periodi­ BARBARA FRITCHIE (Liberty Naviga­ cals and new pocket hooks in Houston. tion), June 14—Chairman, P. Karmen; Ship's delegate will coUe:t the money Secretary, J. M. Lundy. Repairs are be­ and make purchases. There shculd be ing made. Ship's delegate will see the less noise in the messhall at night. Stew­ captain about the time the slopchest will ard and delegates will check stores hebe opened and about posting the ^rice fore the ship sails from Houston. Clean­ list. Each delegate will make a list of ing of the recreation room and laundry what supplies are needed. Steward util­ will be rotated each week. ity should keep the recreation room clean: deck and engine sanitary men alALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), June 14— Chairman, J. Jordan; Sacretary, Malano S. Sosplna. . Important repairs were taken care of in Mobile; minor repairs Quix Aitsiters will he done in New York. Everyone (1) (a) Maine. should take good care of the new wash­ ing machine. Robert Kennedy was (2) The left side. elected ship's delegate; Fred Miller, deck (3) 12, 240, 10,080. The series delegate; Eric B. Hayes, engine delegate; is based on multiplying the first Alexander Chemey, steward delegate. number in the series by two, the answer to that by three, the an­ swer to that by four, and so on. (4) Homes. H(uron), 0(ntario^ M(ichigan), E(rie), S(uperior). (5) (b) Faneuil Hall. It's in Boston. (6) Mississippi-Missouri, Ama­ zon and Nile. (7) $134.40, representing 16% of the total. (8) London. (9) (e) The birds of America. (10) 40 MPH. Puszte Ans.wer asB QisQSg da Qgig] saQQS urn Qsa asasa sm QiiQsa sissnsc] •ESCQI9 SS3Q aSQ BUSS BDB CSBB SQSS QSISGafflBS CIQQIIS SQii saasss DDS QDia GsaaaQ ••• ams [ssaQQd BQB DEL ALBA (Mississippi), June 3— —Chairman, James L. Tucker; Secretary, Kenneth Blackstona. There is $9.85 in the ship's fund. Passageways should be mopped with kerosene. Four men must share sleeping quarters in the steward department. SOUTHERN STATES (Southern Trad­ ing), June 14—Chairman, Charles Moore; Sacretary, L. B. Bryant, Jr. Discussion was held on less pork being served due to the warm weather on this run. Re­ pair list and additions werp discussed. $2 was spent from the ship's fund -to buy cigarettes for the workaway. If col­ lected. the proceeds of the workaway do­ ing unlicensed deckman's work should be given to him, since he has truly and wholeheartedly earned it. ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), Juno 14Chalrman, E. A. Grady; Secretary, O. W. Traurlck. Vote of r.ianks went to tl^e sanitary for a good job. Elliott was elected ship's treasurer. Record player will be purchased from the chief elec­ trician from the ship's fund. This will be placed in the messhall as Union prop­ erty. Cookies are served as dessert too often. Steward should try to get a great variety of fresh fruit. There is $50.54 in the ship's fund. ALEXANDRA (Cartas), Juno t—Chair­ man, H. A. Manchester; Secretary, H. J. Sparling.' There is disputed OT from Sasabo Harbor, where all hands were re­ stricted to ship. Two men missed ship there. There is a pastry making beef between- the steward and baker. Deck de­ partment quarters need painting; mesahall speaker needs repairing. Coffee cups should be returned to the sink. Ship's delegate will sec the captain on a draw in US currency,' ahd about painting crew's quarters and repairing porthole gaskets. It was brought up that the baker dropped the dessert ,on deck and board. Radioa should be played as low then served it. as possible. May 31—Chairman, A. G. Fowler; Sec­ CORNHUSKER MARINER (Robin), June retary, John Fisher. Crew thanked the 13—Chairman, George Gordon; Secrc..:ry, captain and chief mate for their whole­ John E.. Underwood. One man missed hearted cooperation during the past six ship, sending word that he was in an months. Most of us are leaving this auto accident. George J. Smith was vessel with regret. One man will be rec­ elected ship's delegate by acclam.ati.-in. ommended for expulsion from this un­ Delegates will make up repair lists to be ion, and if possible he should not be al­ given to the West Coast patrolman. Milk lowed even to look at a ship crewed by is to be served at breakfast and supper. SlU men. Repair list was left for the Bunk ladders and wind scoops are next crew. Steward department got a needed. .Ship's delegate will look into vote of thanks. Korean war exchange. ^ BULL RUN (Malhlasen), June 17— HURRICANE (Waterman), June 14— Chairman, Fred Bruggner; Secretary, D. Chairman, M. Sterne; Secretary, M. McPherson. There is $42.75 in the ship's Richie. There is $18 in the ship's fund. fund. One man missed ship. New toaster Iron that was broken -by one of the pas­ is needed. Ship needs fumigation. Books sengers should be replaced by the cam- for ship's library should be picked up. Each man should contribute to the ship's fund at the payoff. Coffee um needs re­ pairing as weU us washing machine light, scuppers. € pany, since it was bought from the ship's fund. Frank Szwestka was elected ship's delegate. Washing machine pump needs fixing. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), June 18—Chairman, James B. Sellers; Secretary, Ray W. Sweeney. There is $70.65 in the ship's fund. H. T. Glissnn was elected ship's delegate. Steward wiU contact -the port steward about the linen shortage. Ship's treasurer will buy stamps to send ship's minutes to headquarters. AU Unen is to be turned in before ship goes to shipyard. Cups should be returned to the messroom. •Men must be properly dressed in the messPalL STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), June 7 —Chairman, O. J. Morgan,- Secretary, J. G. Lakwyk. Performers were warned about straightening out. Donations will he accepted for an automatic runner on the washing macliine; machine was not SIMMONS VICTORY (Bull), April 10— in good condition when brought aboard. Chairman, J. Barnatt; Secretary, William Elliott. There are plenty of medical and IRENESTAR (Maine), April 24—Chair­ food stores. One man misred ship. man, Larry PalowskI; Secretary, John Stephen Fulfrod was elected ship's dele­ Fisher. Disputed OT will be handled by gate. Steward was asked to get as much patrolman on arrival, if. ever, in United fresh milk as possible in Europe. Cap­ States. Slopchest will be replenished in tain will he contacted about putting out Japan if possible. Hot water for the a draw in US currency. All doors dogged washing machine will be installed as down except gangway door. soon as possible; soiled linen is to be No data—Chairman, J. Barnett; Secre­ turned in before arrival in Japan. Keys tary, Cantor. First assistant will be con­ are to be made. Mate wiU be seen on tacted on getting gears for the washing this. Garbage should be put a little machine. Ship's delegate- got a vote of forward as long as deck ' cargo is on thanks. Ship's delegate will ask the pa­ trolman to check the slopchest stores, draws in foreign ports. Vote of thanks went to the cooks. There have been complaints about tlie medical treatment, which is not prompt. W. J. Lewis Please contact your mother. She's worried about you. $1 i t> . Warren W. Smith Your clothes are in the shack at the Seatrain dock in Edgewater, NJ. 4" t 4" Lamar L. Pickett Write to your mother and let her know your address. The New York address you gave her is in­ correct. Her letters are being re­ turned. 4. 4i t John W. Bigwood Please contact your wife. She has not heard from you for two months and is worried about you. Her address is 795 East Fourth Street, South Boston, Mass. 5. t. i. Hans Vingen Get in touch with Olaf Christensen at 92 Seventy-second Street, Brooklyn. His telephone number is •SHore Road 8-9025. •' ti ti i Benjamin Pritiken Get in touch with your father as quickly as possible. 4i 4- 4- William Barnes Please contact your wife. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), May 33Chalrman, C. Kellehcr; Secretary, F Prezalar. .Old man is acting like the steward. Foc'sles. messhall and galley need sougeeing. Messhall ventilation needs fixing. It is Sometimes as high as 120 degrees, too hot even to sit down. Delegates will check #ortholes, wind chutes, screens and screen doors. LONGVIEW VICTORY ,Vlctory Car­ riers), April 15—Chairman, D. Patterson; Secretary, J. Robinson. J. H. Lee was elected ship's delegate. Men will put in for delayed sailing in Tripoli. Cliief en­ gineer is making derogatory statements about the Union and doing crew's work. STEEL AGE (Isthmian), May 3—Chair­ man, Joa Selby; Sacretary, E. G. Tesko. Steward believes the chief cook is not handling nis job competently. Chief cook says the steward is blowing his top. Steward said he will do all the cooking;-Ship's delegate read the stew­ ard's duties and said this is his pcro.gative. This will be tried ou'c for a week. May 12—Chairm-n, Walter Suska; Secretary', Milton Roberts. Suggestion was made that the chief cook resume his regular duties, with the steward butchering and supervising. All unli­ censed foc'sles and passag'-jway; will be paintet out if the paint lasts. Addi­ tional she'res for condiments should be buUt in the messhall. Broken toilet in deck department should be fixed. Ship's delegate will ask the captain about a US currency draw in Halifax. Steward should order 18 and 12-inch fans. Screen doors need repairing; several portholes need new screens. .Vote of thanks went to the steward for his excellent efforts in the galley. May 24—Chairman, Jack R. Misner; Secretary, Norman E. Wroton. Captain has approved the six days' lodging. Vdfe of thanks went to the steward depart­ ment. Delayed sailing and douhe OT in Mangalore disputed. Fans are really needed. Members leaving the ship should strip hunks, turn in linen and leave foc'sles clean and' in good order ••..••II • CATHERINE (Transfuel), May 31— Chairman, Percy J. Beyer; Secretary, Frank Naklickl. One man missed ship in New Orlerns: one man was signed on in Trieste. Rooms should be left clean with bunks stripped 'j| -•si r; I MM .-''U ' sM NI^lGES^ Albert E. McKinstry Your discharge from the Alcoa Planter, August 1952, Is being held for you at the SEAFARERS LOG. Please pick It up. 4 4 4 Wilfred P. Roux Contact the Fleet Labor Rela­ tions Department of Isthmian for your discharge certificate from the Steel Seafarer, June 24, 1953. 4 Please room. 4 ;^i 4 A. Larson contact SIU baggage '<£31 Edifor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY • -^1 I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—pleose put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) 'I NAME * '•-•?:i al STREET ADDRESSCITY ZONE STATE Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an did subscriber and have e change of address, please give your former address below:ADDRESS 0 CITY .ZONE STATE Review Of Membership Trials And Appeals (Continued from page 12) against negro seamen,"threatened bodily harm to two crewmembers while in Japanese port. Trial Committee: James Matthews M-45S, T. McRaine M-301. James H. RawUngs R-228, C. Ducote D-291. John E. Hanks H-161. Findings: Accused presented with copy of charges and notified to appear. Did not appear. Committee found him guilty In ab­ sentia and recofiimended expul^on. February 26, 1953 , Accused: 46334, Accuser: Tom Banning B-12. Charges: Missed Pennmar. Told to rejoin ship and company stfranged transportation but he did not rejoin. Trial Committee: E. Schroeder. S-387,. B. Molsant M-436.'Clehdon Bane B-307, K Hansen H-368, L. C. Clark C-26. Findings; $50 fine to be paid at completion of next trip. May 7, 1953 Aecussd: J-103; Accuser: Johii Arabasz A-2. Charges; Interference and villflcatlon. misconduct during Union meeting. Disorderly conduct in Union hall. Accused appeared in Union hall intoxicated, caused a furor.' threatened a fight, accused ah official of being a liar. impUed he had personal. influence- in Union on East Coast. Brought Union into disrepute before membership and members of btpther Unions In WUhiington. Came to hall drunk on another occasion and had bia hook picked up. Was dispatcbe((! to ship, showed up late end ln{oxici,'.ed.at shipping coinmissionet's office. Ship sailed short as a result. , Caused distwbance during tegular .membership meeting whe; master at arms refused him admission because of his con. diUoih. Refused.to sign copy of charges. Tr'Si Committee: C. Parker P-368, J. 3. nanagan F-148, A. V.. Burrs S. A. Cranberg S-IIL T. M. Henkle H-a98: Fit dings: Fine nf $50 for missing ship. $25 for each of other couu IS Ucur counts in all) nmkiiMf 8128 payabls after next ttlp. May 21, 1953 Accused: S-722: Accuser: John Arabasz A-2. Charge: Misconduct, neglect of duty aboard ship. Went aboard ship drunk, got in sack and was unable to turn to or sign on. Trial CemmlHee: J. T. Shaw S-345, C. P. Parker P-368, J. Paerels P-j!33, J. Thompson T-215. Findings: Brother owed fine from pervious trial. Suspended for six months, pay $100 fine now due and pay additional $50 after first voyage. APPEALS TO HEADQUARTERS APPEALS COMMITTEE November 6. 1952 Appealer: G-201. Nature ot conviction: Had been found guilty of charge of knifing shipmate aboard Alcoa Partner, had been suspended from member­ ship. Appealed to headquarters appeals committee, submitting af­ fidavit to the effect that fight had taken place off ship. Committee: E. A. Anderson A-203. Charles J. Mehl M-233, Patrick J. McCann M-12. Carl Adams A-25. Ed. J. o'Rourke 0-33. Findings) Committee recommends rqinstatement and payment of all back dues and assessments at time of suspension. • • • March 25 and 26, 1953 . Appealer: R-197. • Nature of conviction; Had been foimd guilty of using narcotics, and had been- suspended from membership. Submitted evidence of steps taken to rehabilitate himself in form of report from County Court Probation Service. Committee; E. Spear S-15, C. Adams A-25. D. Dean D-70, A. G. Espenada No. 28. R. L. Brock B-505. J. L. Masters M-26. Findings: Committee reviewed charges and upheld action of trtal committee but in view of evidence that mai) is rehabilitating him­ self leconuneuded. lifting of suspension and reinstatement. Appealer: W-90. ^ Nature of conviction;-Had been accused of incompetence as stew^ ard and 2nd cook and baker and had been suspened from all stew­ ards department ratings for two years, by a Baltimore trial committee. Appeared in person and presented his case. Committee: Same as above. Findings: Committee reversed findings of Baltimore trial com­ mittee by unanimous vote, aUowed man to resume former status. ^1 Appealer: B-410. Nature of Conviction; Suspended six. months and fined for loanshark practices by New York trial committee. Committee: Same as above. Findings: Appeals committee upheld findings of trial committee. m May 20, 1953 Appealer: 0-58. Nature of Conviction: Had been fined $50 on .charge of pilferage of ship's property. Trial committee also denied him right to sail as steward for two vears on reports of shortages revealed by in­ ventory which indicated either negligence or farther pUferage. Ac­ tion taken by Baltimore trial committee. CemmlHee: E. Spear S-15. M. Byers B-205, H. Bennett B-550, F. Douglas D-125, S. Freilich F-158, W. LaChance L 069. J. Pacheco P-53. Findings: Appeals committee upholds verdict of guilty on pil­ ferage charge, but finds there was no evidence of incompetence or negligence as steward in the record. Committee recommends that punishment be reduced to $50 fine and removal in any case, of pc'talty denying liim right to sail as steward for two year period. October 23. 1952 Appealer: 22371. Neture of Conviction: Had been suspended for one year. Asked reinstatement. Committee: G. Suit S-S3. G. Grhame G-iei. P. P. McCann M-1S> F. Douglas D-12S. E. Puchalskl P-1S7 Findings: Appeal denied. -v-i' �C/-; • Pawre Twenty-two SEAFARERS LOG July 10, 19SS Newcomer To Burgundy Street, New Orleano fi-: in the HOSPITALS The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan^atds them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. VSPHS hospitaU allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the Rst. drop in for a visit. It toill be most welcome. ;>r •• ••. VSPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. John #. Brennen Melvln Mason Charles Bouskila Thomas Nicholas Carl E. Chandler S. Nygaard Gorman T. Glaze Telesfrom Roman Louis Goodwin Gerald B. Smith William Kenny David F. Sykes Karl Kristensen Lloyd Thomas Gustave Loeffer WUliam F. Vaughn George A. Logan Clarence Wallace Earl Mansfield Chester Weddle VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES. FLA. Joseph E. RIch'ard VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. L. Bourdonnay USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEX. George O. Corbett James Russell Oliver Hall Rafael Saucedo B. J. Lawson Robert L. Shaw J. E. Markopolo Mr. and Mrs. Domingo Marte of 3413 Burgundy Street, New Orleans look proudly on six-weeks' old USPHS HOSPITAL Christopher Domingo Marte. His dad recently pal d off the Mississippi cruise ship, Del Mar, where BOSTON. MASS. he served as chief cook. John A. Duffy Theodore Mastaler John J. Flaherty J. S. O'Byrne Fred H. A. Gnittke Robert A. Rogers S. R. Greenridge USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. T. L. Ankerson Edward E. Johnson Tobe Beams T. S. Johnson All of the follovjing SIU families Mrs. Jackson £. Meyer, 811 East to Hannibal, 1059 Teller Avenue, James E. Belcher Thomas F. KeUer D. Bissett E. G. Knapp will collect the $200 maternity Henry Street, Savannah, Ga. Bronx, NY. E. BraceweU Joseph Komek William R. Carroll I.eo H. Lang ' benefit plus a $25 bond from the 4^ 4- t Jessie A. Clarke A. J. Laperouse Union in the baby's name. Thomas J. Lundy Roberto BOMO, Jr., born May 25, Jose A. Colls Jose Maria Montalvo, HI, born Thomas ConneU C. R. Nicholson Mary Jane Gates, born April 17, May 19, 19.53, Parents, Mr. and 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ro­ S. Cope M. Oswald E. A. Patterson 1^53. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mrs. Jose Maria Montalvo, 230 berto Bosco, 536 East 149th Street, Rogelio Cruz D. Dambrino Shirley Poole Bronx 55, NY. Gates, 337 Market Street, Phila­ West Avenue A, Robstown, "Tex. E. Delcoure Abram A. Sampson Henry Durney Luther C. Seldle delphia, Pa. 4-1 41 4' F. Farthing Henry S. Sosa Jean Marie Rogers, born June R. P. Franklin T. R. Stanley t t t Gerald Bonefoi$, born May 31, 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Glover Nicholas T. Tala George R. Wendel Robert Moreni, born February 19.53. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Felix Patrick 1. Rogers, 355 21st Street, Paul Goodman Niel Hansen T. Barbour 4, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bonefont, 232 East 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY. C. M. Hawkins V. Guest B. R.-Huggins John G. Dooley Peter Moreni, 932 Tasker Street, New York, NY. 4 4 4 W. C. Jeffries Philadelphia, Pa. 4 4 4 Yvonne Denise Davis, born USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Lucy Ann Price, born June 10, March 21, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Alfred Johansen Dante SalottI Henry J. Tucker Barbara Jean Connell, born May 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Mrs. Ralf Davis, Pearl River, La. Tony J. KIsmul E. A. Martell George J. Wanka 4 4 4 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Price, 707 Broadway Street, George M. Rice ' West Norfolk, Va. Cynthia Marie Bennett, born Charles Connell, Salem, Mass. USPHS HOSPITAL June 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. and STATEN ISLAND; NY 4 4 4 Edwardo Balboa Benito Centero Clara Olivia Hill, born Decem­ Mrs. Howard A. Bennett, 256 Bay Robert A. Barrett Clarence A. Collins George Randolph Meaden, Jr., ber 27, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 11th Street, Brooklyn, NY. Archie Bishop Marcos R. Fortes Robert Borland John Foley born June 4, 195^. Parents, Mr. George A. Hill, 12 North Hamilton 4 4 4 James H. Bowley WUliam Foyt and Mrs. George R. Meaden, 110 Street, Mobile, Ala. Christopher Domingo Marte, James Eracht L. Franklin Burnstine — Burton J. Frazer Winthrop Street, Roxbury, Mass. born May 18, 1953. Parents, Mr. M. Frank Calnan F. J. Frennette 4 4 4 • 4 4 4 4. t 4. 4. 4 4 4 and Mrs. Domingo Marte, 3413 Stecial Calvin Sullivan, Jr., born Burgundy Street, New Orleans, La. Deborah Maryanna Skonipa, born June 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 4 4 4 May 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stecial C. Sullivan, 905 High­ Madeline Smith, June 17, 1953. Mrs. Leonard P. Skorupa, 1820 land Avenue, Plateau, Ala. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley J. Gough Street, Baltimore 31, Md. Smith, 433 West 25th Street, New 4 4 4 4Diane Guillen, born June 2, 1953. York, NY. Paul Connors, bom June 8, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Antonio 4 4 4 Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willett S. Perez Guillen, 77 Varet Street, Roselyn Marie Abramson, born Connors, Everett, Mass. June 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Brooklyn, NY. Mrs. Lionel .Abramson, 322 Lenox t 4. 4 4 4 4 Avenue, New York, NY. Gladys Maria Warren, born April Erneto Cruz, born March 16, 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4 4 4 1953. Parents. Mr. and Mrs. EsteLawrence Gene Ashley, born Francis A. Warren, 626 48th Street, ban Cruz, 2103 Second Avenue, June 1, *1953. Parents, Mr. and Brooklyn, NY. Apt. 9, New York, NY. Mrs. Leland E. Ashley, PO Box 4> 4' 41 4 4 4 ' 1919, Cleveland, O. Brenda Dianne Meyer, born Ivan Hannibal, born June 16, 4 4 4 June 12, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rober­ Albert Duncan Sawyer, born June 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William D. Sawyer, Box 31, Velasco, Tex. 4* P'V •ij.' '.W •-': W-i:: Another Two 51U Families Collect 2nd Bahy Benefit ' Two more SIU families have come for their second round of maternity benefits since the SIU baby payments went into effect a year ago, April 1. Seafarers Felix Bonefont and Antonio Perez Guillen, both of New York City, filed claims April 16, 1952, just 15 days from and received their second .$200 the effective date of the first ma­ benefit plus $25 bond for the sec­ ternity payment. ond child entitled to benefits. Bonefont's first child, Milagros, ,Last issue the SEAFARERS was born on April 5, 1952, mak­ LOG reported that Seafarer Jack­ ing him one of the first to qualify son E. Meyer of Savannah was the under the plan. The second child, • first to get a second benefit for his Gerald, first saw light of day on daughter, Brenda, born on June June 22, 1953. 12, 1953. Actually Guillen beat As the maternity benefits enter him to it when his second daugh­ their second year, it's to be ex­ ter, Diane, was born on June 2, pected that an increasing number but Meyer got his benefits claim' of Seafarer-fathers will qualify in ahead of all other contenders. for their second benefit. -The only Guillen's first maternity baby, a question remaining "uw now is who'll J .^1. . . , . — ' IS wnoii .daughter, Antonla, was Horh dh be'first wttb number three;- Oide Photos' Wanted by LOG TJie LOG is interested in col­ lecting and printing photo­ graphs showing what seagoing was like in the old days. All you oldtimers who have any old mementos, photographs of shipboard life, pictures of ships or anything that would show how seamen lived, ate and worked in the days gone by. send them in to the LOG. Whether they be steam or sail, around the turn of the cen­ tury, during the first world war and as late as 1938. the LOG is interested in them ail. We'll take care of them and return your souvenirs to you. •Joe Carl Griggs James H. Parker James W. Hamilton H. Randoja John Hamilton John Rekstin Floyd M. Hansen G. H. Robinson WUliam M. Herman Jesus Rodriguez Roger E. Huggins Eugene Roszko Hans Kehicnbeck Andres P. Sanchez L. Kristiansen Virgil Sandberg K. R. Kuchinskl A. L. Sargent Stanley Lesko Robert M. Scott Lloyd McGee P. W. Seidenbergh Simplicio Mansan William Seltzer Luther R. Milton Anthony SkUlman Theodore Morris Thor Thorsen Leonard G. Murphy Edward Tonisson Frank Nering Harold S. Tuttle A. H. O'Krogly Edward P. Voltz Jerry J. Palmer Joseph Wilkin USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. BROOKLVN. NY Victor Arevalo James R. Lewis Edmund C. Blosser Francis F. Lynch Walter Chalk Harry F. McDonald Emilio Dclgado David Mcllreath C. M. Davison Claude A. Markell Antonio M. Diaz Vic Milazzo John J. D'riscoli Alfred Mueller Jose G.^spinoza John R. Murdock . Enrique Terrer Eugene T. Nelson Robert E. Gilbert Pedro O. Peralto Bart E. Guanick G. E. Shumaker Peter Gvozdich Robert Slzemore John B. Haas Henry E. Smith F. Landry Herbert R. Tottea James J. Lawlor FIRLAND SANITORIUH SEATTLE. WASH. Emit Austad r USPHS HOSPITAL ' FORT STANTON. NM John G. Dooley ST. PATRICK'S HOSPITAL LAKE CHARLES. LA. George O. Corbett HARBOR GENERAL HOSPITAL WILMINGTON. CAL. WiUiam J. GiUick SEASIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL WILMINGTON. CAL. Harold Greenwald J. L. Ritterman USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Joe Arras Oscar Ozer Marcelo B. Belen John C. Ramsey C. R. Johnson Peter Smith Melvin Knickman D. K. T. Sorensen USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Lewis N. Childress James Webb James W. Davis Luby Wheller S. Gelordhos Horion C. Willis Theodore Simonds R. T. Willoughby USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. W. W. Allred F. W. Grant William E. Allmon James M. Hall Joseph H. Bookef C. E. Johnson E. F. Cettl B.F.Lowe John F. Evans sJack D. Morrison Leonard N. Evans J. P. Neveraskus Rocky Highway To Marriage Smoothed By US Entry Visas Congressmen soberly debating the McCarran Immigration Act last year never dreamed that one of its unexpected sideeffects would be to give a boost to the institution of marriage. — happ«ied,f ^ But that's ^just what thanks to a section of the law ting married because they weren't which makes it easier for an sure that their husbands-to-be had alien to get citizenship if he's much hope of sticking around very married to an American- girl. long. Welfare Services explained that Consequently the market in mar­ riageable American women is the SIU has taken every possible booming as alien seamen have step to protect alien seamen and found it's better to be hooked up their shipping rights, and that in in the bonds of matrimony than most instances the Seafarer-alien to fall into the clutches bf a depor­ has been able to get regular shore tation proceeding after sailing un­ leave up to 29 days and freedom molested for years. And Welfare to pay off and sign'on ships of his Services, always helpful when it choice through the rotary shipping comes to smoothing the path to hall. The SIU, they were told, was marital happiness, is doing its bit giving aliens the fullest, opportun­ to help things along. As a matter of fact, just a few ity to ship within the limits of issues back the'SEAFARERS LOG alien quota regulations imposed by told how Welfare Services was cut­ the US Government. J'urther, Welfare Services, as al­ ting the re(i tape for American seamen who married girls in for­ ways, has been assisting alien sea­ eign ports, so tiiat they, could men in obtaining entry visas and bring their wives home to live in applying for citizenship papers. with them. The current develop­ All of the women who have in­ ment, Involving alien seamen and quired have been offered Welfare American^ ^rls, is just the other Services' expert assistance to ob­ tain citizenship for their husbands^ side of the coin. ^ to-be. Might Not Hang Around At last word, all of the prepara­ In recent weeks several women, tions ; for marriage were going have called the Welfare Services along nicely. . And, if necessary, a office for advice on the problem, of Welfare .Services representative marrying alien seamen.- Tt seems will be; happy to act aa, best..maa they were a little leery abdiit get­ ,.at-the,-wedding." �July 10, 195S asEnir THE SEAFARERS Fagt Twenty-thre* LOG •If Saltwater Runs In Their Veins • ":i SEAFARERS {News about men in the hospitals and SeafareTs recebAng SW Wei fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) Hitting the big town a week or so ago from the West Coast was a Seafarer who makes quite a splash wherever he goes. Thre new arrival was Alonzo "Heavy" Milefski, who wears that sobriquet for good rea­ son. "Heavy" weighs a corking 325 pounds in the all-tOgether, but there is a sneaking suspicion making the rounds that he is getting skinny, probably started by a rival jealous of "Heavy's" avoirdupois. Heavy or light, however he looks at it, Milefski is glad to be in town. He was nigh^ cook and baker on his last ship the Cecil Bean. Now Milefski is taking outpatient treatment in a local hospital. Recuperating from a sprained ankle down in the Sunshine State is Roland Balasco. Balasco was a messman on the Liberty Flag, but he got off her on the West Coast before heading home to rest his weakened joint. Home for this Seafarer . is Tampa, Fla., and right now he can be seen hang­ ing around the Tampa hall between fishing jaunts for tarpon and tuna. Balasco believes Tampa is the place to be, sick or well, and he likes it so much around the old home town that he's thinking of staying a little longer before shipping out with the. SIU again. The only thing that can get him away from the Tampa cli­ mate and atmosphere, he says, is the SIU. If not Berger for the great shipping conditions in the Union, he'd stay right around torrid and tantaiizing Tampa. Sid Berger has been on the beach about a month down around Balti­ more way. Right now he's taking outpatient treatment at the local USPHS hospital, but he claims he'il be fit as a Seafarer and ready to go jui't about any time now. Berger can't wait to sail again, with the sea boiling up within him as it always has. Unable to leave the sea alone, even when recuper­ ating, he can be seen pretty steadily around the hall, talking and Joking with the boys between berths. Bill Dunn was in town recently, about one week ago, but he flew out of here like a capitalist odt of Russia. As a matter of fact, he drove out of. town and headed for the southland. Bill hails from Sanford, NC, so he upped and bought himself a General Motors automobile while ""he was in New York and high-tailed it for the molasses and hoihiny grits. Don't know what make car it was exactly, but it has to make the country, if not the nation. One of the SIU's young old-timers checked into the USPHS hospital on Staten Island last week in the person of Clarence Collins. Collins, a steward who joined the Union in 1938 in Mobile, Ala., was hospitalized by a/case of appendicitis. He got off the Federal on the West Coast and trained across the country, with transportation in his hip pocket. ' Collins was mighty happy about collecting hos­ pital benefits from the company, and, with the as­ sistance of the Welfare Services, making the shif)ping firm come across with his maintenance dough. "I've been going to sea a long, long time," Collina said, "but I've never seen anything like this Collins SIU. I've seen the Union come a long way in the time I have been in it, and I like everything I have seen. I remember when seamen didn't have any representation, at all, much less this sort of top representation offered by the SIU." " I Three generations of Seafaring men get together in the home of Jack K. Olsen (center) in New York City. Left to right are Mrs. Olsen, Jack, holding his new son, and grandfather Fred Oestman. They are sure that new baby will grow up to be a Seafarer. Three generations of SIU men in one family is the proud boast of Seafarer Fred Oestman. Of course, the third generation, his grandchild Daniel Edward, is a bit voung for sailing, but Oestman and the baby's father are convinced that he's destined to follow in the foot­ steps of his father and grand-4father. to come into the SIUv The 24- from the Union, which came along Daniel Edward, who came year-old Seafarer hit the seagoing with the $200 maternity benefit and into this world on June 6, is the trail as soon as he was old enough the $25 war bond, giving him the first child of Seafarer Jack K. Ol­ to ship, and became a Union mem­ right of shipping out of any SIU sen, Fred Oestman's stepson. An­ ber in December, 1946. port when he grows up. And with other son, Fred Oestman Jr. is also Fred Sr., an engine department Fred Sr. and dad both around the an SIU member. man, joined the Union on March 3, house, Dciniel will be certain to get Fred Jr. First 1949. Six days later, his step­ a good background in seafaring. Actually, Fred Jr., who sails in son also became a Union member. Collected On Injury the deck department, was the first Now Daniel Edward has a letter The maternity payment was not the only benefit that the family received as a result of their SIU ties. Fred Sr. just a few days be-, fore had received settlement on a maintenance and cure claim result­ ing from an eye injury suf­ fered aboard an SIU ship. The Welfare Services Department had A new device to deprive Seafarers of their contracted rights assisted him in obtaining the set­ to repatriation and unearned wages has been turned up by tlement, just as it assists so many the Welfare Services Department. The procedure consists, other Seafarers in its day to day simply enough, of stalling the operations. man on his transportation lot of trouble by notifying the SIU Welfare Services representa­ back home until he is so Union immediately, via airmail, of tives who visited the Olsen home to deliver the benefits found him anxious to get out that he signs on his plight. as a replacement on another ship. Then Welfare Services could hard at work putting the finishing As a result the company saves the have made all necessary arrange­ touches on a remote-controlled repatriation costs, plus unearned ments to see that he was repatri­ boat model. Olsen intends to en­ wages and maintenance because the ated properly according to the con­ ter the model in the SIU art con­ tract, and could have assured him test next year and hopes to add a Seafarer has gone back to work. That's just what happened to of his contract rights to unearned contest award prize to the other benefits received from the SIU. one Seafarer who was on the beach wages and maintenance. in Yokohama recently. Despite the fact that Yokohama is a very busy port with many American ships coming and going regularly, the company agent in the port told the Seafarer he would have to wait a while to get. transportation back. Another Three Weeks After he had been on the beach for three weeks with no word from the agent, he inquired again and was told it would take another three weeks at which time the agent could put him on one of the company's ships. Unwilling to hang around for six weeks awaiting transportation, the Seafarer let the agent talk him into signing on as a working crewmember on another American vessel, even though he was not fully fit for duty. In order to do so, the agent got a local lawyer to draft a release absolving the com­ pany of responsibility for-uneamed wages and" repatriation. Consul Okayed The Seafarer didn't know wheth­ er or not to sign the release, but the American consul in Yoko­ hama told him it was okay, and consequently he signed away his claim against the company. Obviously the American consul YOUn PltOBUM IS OllR BUSINESS didn't know anything about the SIU agreement and was not aware that he was depriving the SeaJoanne Godch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Louis B. GoocK of Brookfarelr of his rights under thai SEE TIB SIO VEIFUE SERVICES DEPUTNERT Ijdi looks iluite pleased with |25 US Savings Bond she received as agreemient. In this case, the Seaiiersonal gift of SIU, besides ffie $200 benefit for,her father,I'Sv,' .ijrt^^r could have Saved himself a Company Agent's Stall Works, Seafarer Signs Away $ Claims Happy With Her Bond Letns Know... re 'I - • ;.>! I m - I in trouble -vs '•4 •M �Sfe--;, .;:v , • • '-• < .vV..v. op-mr--' • "An SIU ship is a clean ship," says L. Newman, AB, on the Jean Lafitte. Newman points to trash gathered after a thorough cleaning of the entire ship. The trash went over the side after J;he picture. Seafarer Matthew Eurisia, dk. maint. on the Liberty Flag, and Judy Grosse, an Army dependent, hold a couple of tired guests during a party lield for 42 Okinawa orphans at the Naha Seamen's CIUIL Seamen, acted, sa hosts to the childrett : �•^'r'lj,' A.''=: • , "•'< < '^-1 > • >.% • -. ' • , I!'•'-"•^•^ ..w;" . ••• v»:-'4r yy*: .V '• , -.'•* I"' '.->jj-.-' ' • , J-'rfL, . "-••• •••% -Tt , - , ,,,- . ,,, , ..„ .v-,,-^,.^^- ,,,^ Y-'*A •;;>;• V •W>. •• ""-li.-.,- , , " • .r'^- : CS .. W. t ^-•'•••: ^ • :' "» • y SEAFAiUaEtS»LOG •' • '"-' .y,L,' .•rUl N . 'r •-••rM;^'::•^• • -'.•, f > •• •^' f .^V-"'1t.lr- Vol. XV, No. 14 Joly 10. 1953 <' i' *• •-^4 Conit. Supp. J"; '-h' t Tt . I ' The strength of any organization lies in its foundation, and the foundation of the SIU is its constitution. Nine months ago the mem­ bership voted in secret referendum to rewrite its constitution to better protect the tradi­ tional rights of every member. During formulation and voting, copies of the new document were printed in the SEAFAREHS LOG end distributed to all Seafarers, ashore and on ship. 1 ( '• •t » ". « j.,: • 14 • ;. '-t I I I In line with the 1953 Agents Conference report, which was adopted in all branches, the I LOG toill reprint the constitution in its entirety every six months so all Seafarers can I reacquaint themselves with the rights and privileges guaranteed us. I ... I . U • • t , -. 5 J .r '•'^-il M 1i •iijS | • I •m I • • | . I ^4 : y;tj ' :I . I V •• >•• •, .'ii i i: m. ii\' • A * 4-^ • >'• Seafarers International Union • A&G District • AFL .wVfA! .. ' '' *i I, I . mjl HI "'rill :4\ - V • •*, The new SlU constitution has evoked considerable comment in and outside maritime and labor circles. Here ore a few of the many reactions to the document from members of Congress. Representative Craig Hosmer, Calif.: "I wish to congratulate you on your furnishing mem­ bers of Congress with your newly adopted constitution. I believe that the more explic­ itly rules, regulations, customs and privileges can be drafted and set down in documentary form, the better off we are. ... It just hap­ pens I am a deepwater man myself, and sailed with the merchant marine during the war." Senator Herbert H. Lehman, NY: "It is greatly encouraging to know that responsible unions such as yours are not ceasing their at­ tempts to furthjer rights of their members, both.within the unions and as part of the total national economy.-I find particularly praiseworthy the Statement of Principles and the Declaration Rights contained in the be­ ginning of your constitution." Senator Henry M. Jackson, Wash.: "... I have looked over the constitution and off­ hand it would appear to be eminently fair and just. I was particularly interested in the fact that it was adopted in such a democratic manner by the full membership of your or­ ganization." mittee to hear charges against members, and guaranteeing the traditional American rights to representation, cross-examination, and con­ frontation by the accuser ... I am happy to note that your new constitution is drawn in the spirit of democratic trade unionism." Senator Hubert Humphrey, Minn.: "The con­ stitution seems to me to be an extremely democratic one and I am impressed with the emphasis which is placed upon ratification by members. I also approve the provisions with respect to providing for a trial committee ..." Representative Herbert B. Warburton, Del.: "You are to be congratulated upon the fine attempt to increase individual rights of the union members in the new constitution." Senator Harley Kilgore, West Va.: "The re­ quirements . . . that the membership shall participate in the making of every decision and policy seems to me to be a healthy and effective method of maintaining democ­ racy ..." Representative Charles R. Howell, NJ: "I think you have followed the right approach in stressing the need for protection of the civil liberties of the Seafarers, and in setting forth in detail the rights of each member to participate in the activities of the union. A union which stresses rank and file participa­ tion in the day by day business of the organ­ ization is operating on solid ground." Senator Wayne Morse, Oregon: "This formu­ lation of union's practices and usage is tre­ mendously impressive. I was particularly struck by the Declaration of Rights .. . Also of great interest to me are the meticulous provisions for tiials and appeals. I would Senator James E. Murray, Montena: "I am hope that this kind of action Will be generally A I XVU P by. the provisions of followed throughout the trade union move* : the: institution prooiding jor. q,.triol fiOrh- : ment I 1 jsrtiWf A:" • V, ^;v .at,,-Yf -• Representative Robert H. Mollohan, West Va.: "I am particularly impressed by the pro­ visions dealing with trial and appeal; they are certainly in the best American tradition. Placing the burden of proof on the accuser and guaranteeing the accused representation, cross-examination and an opportunity to be confronted by his accuser should guard against irresponsib'e, unjust punishment." Senator Paul H. Douglas, 111.: "I appreciate your sharing the constitution with me and I commend the sense of public interest whichmoves you to feel that these are of concern to persons outside the ranks of your oton mem­ bership" SWT 1WW, ' :"c «»» | I �S—Twm "- r «: -'i V J *ivi• •' •-r... - 'U-^ ,.• ;0 .•• , t'v '> V-—'' ' -'"' -. - ' /. • SEAFARERS IOC July 10. 195S A - y. "tgvi. ;-:;iv!;.|:i. v-v^ vt., vf-j^rf' -i:- fe- -: l'. .-Vf -f.. ,.••.•• i.i ' • ... • ••. ••' • • ;• i l\.'' :' !.• •, .i--.-.y-''^,.it Jvi~.;'<"7- !"v'• ^ ^.; -% ^ A' . • •'' 'V '• •• '•••;•• ;• • • . ' ••- ••• ' , ^ . •' ,'^ . >:<;••'•- •• • '• J-;x ' " .- • ••-, ^ • •,; ,0 • - -rif.'yflZf •' •"• - '• -•'A: A ,-. • • • \i/. - » ..A'./ •' " '• ji-ifts, J ''VO' v Ijvfl". V',,V •: 7 v.y.:;„-.M.;-v; ^r. ',: Av; •, - •^f :-:r. z-r' : •.••- •* • •.. - /r;v7»I' -• 'i. /V ..'.t-". ' ^* IV -• " •- -AV •••/.. ; A: ., • rirfs ''' ;•• -v- •• scfiAV.A- ' . ? > .tr- y'Vyv.A- •• CVflty SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED • Protection of the rights and privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. • The right to vote. • The righf to nominate himself for, and to hold, any office in the Union. • That every official of the Union shall be bound to uphold and protect the rights of every member and that in no case shall any member be deprived of his rights and privileges as a member without J due process of the low of the Union. ' The right to be confronted by his accuser and to be given a fair trial by an impartial committee of his brother Union members if he should be charged with conduct detrimental to the welfare of Seafarers banded together in this Union. The right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. The assurance that his brother Seafarers will stand with him in defense of the democratic prin­ ciples set forth in the Constitution of the Union. - •-}; • • iij" '• fraction of the membership, that the absent members, PREAMBLE We, the Seamen and Fishermen of America, realizing who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded the value and necessity of a thorough organization of sea­ from what might be the results of excitement and pas­ faring men, have determined to form one union, the sions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH who are present may act for and in the interest of .all, AMERICA, to embrace all seamen and fishermen of North we have adopted this constitution.. America, Canada, Alaska, and the Territories, based upon STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES ANBl DECLARATION OF RIGHTS the following principles: In order to form a more perfect union, we members Whatever right belongs to one member belongs to all members alike, as long as they remain in good standing of the Brotherhood of the seamen, fishermen and allied workers ashore—realizing the value and necessity of unit­ In the Union. First of these rights is the right of the American sea­ ing in pursuit of our improved economic and social wel­ men to receive their employment through their own fare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the Union Halls, without interference of crimps, shipowners, Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the and Gulf District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the Government. following principles: That it is the right of each member to receive fair and In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient ever be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. duties and obligations as members of the community, Further, we consider it our right to receive healthful our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat the menace and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to of communism and any other enemies of freedom and rest. the democratic principles to which we seafaring men Next, is the right to be treated in a decent and respect­ dedicate ourselves in this Union. ful manner by those in command. We shall affiliate and work with other free labor or­ We hold that the above rights belong to all seamen ganizations; we shall support a journal to give additional alike, irrespective of nationality or creed. voice to our views; we shall assist our brothers of the Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations are conscious of corresponding duties to those in com­ to the fullest extent consistent with our duties and ob­ mand, our employers, our craft and our country. ligations. We shall seek to exert our individual and col­ We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote lective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor harmonious relations with those in command by exercis­ and other legislation and policies which look to the at­ ing due care and diligence in the performance of the tainment of a free and happy society, without distinction duties of our profession, and by giving all possible assist­ based on race, creed or color. ance to our employers in caring for their gear and To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing in mind property. that most of our members are migratory, that thei/ duties Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: carry them all over the world, that their'rights must and To use our influence individually and collectively for the shall be protected, we hereby declare these rights as purpose of maintaining and developing skill in seaman­ members of the Union to be inalienable: ship and effecting a change in the Maritime law of the I United States, so as to render it more equitable and to No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of of a Merchant Marine and a body of American seamen. the Union. To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments II of the seafaring class, and through its columns seek, to Every member of this Union shall have the right to vote. maintain the knowledge of and interest in maritime No one shall deprive him of that right. affairs. III To assist seamen of other countries iii the work of Every member shall have the right to nominate himself • organization and federation, to the end of establishing for, and to hold, office in this Union. the Brotherhood of the Sea. IV To assist other bona fide labor organizations whenever No member shall be deprived of his membership wlthpossible in the attainment of their just demands. . out due process of the law of this Union. No member To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals shall he compelled to be a witness against |iimself in the so as to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable trial of any proceeding in which he may be charged with and useful calling. And bearing in mind that .vte are failure to observe the law of this Union, Every official migratoiy, that our work takes us away in different direc­ and job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the tions from any-place, where the majority might otherwise rights of every member in accordance with the principles mpet iOxjicV tlmt meetings >can. be ;at$:'eodad( only? a ..A?t.tor,tkJ«,t}ie ,C;piv»«t»tlpji.««..tiie,V^^ .siCxv i . , --jIlV •< ; .-fuii. ••••Jy. > (inA- 7 -T >. A (A • Every member shall have the right to he confronted ty his accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law of this Union. In all such cases, the accused shall be guaranteed a fair and speedy trial by an impartial com­ mittee of his brother Union members. VI No member shall be. denied the right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. VII ^ A militant membership being necessary to the security of a free union, the members shall at all times stand ready to defend this Union and the principles set forth in the Constitution of the Union. vni The powers not delegated to the officials and job holders by the Constitution of the Ufiion shall be reserved to the members. ' CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I NAME AND GENERAL POWERS This Union shall be known as the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and execu­ tive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance of charters to, subordinate bodies, corporate or otherwise, the formation of funds and participation in funds, the establishment of enterprises for the benefit of the Union, and similar ventures. A majority vote of the membership shall be authorization for any Union action, unless other-" wise specified in this Constitution. This Union shall, at all times, protect and maintain its jurisdiction over all work which belongs to the seaman and all such work as seamen now perform. ARTICLE n AFFILIATION This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America and the American Fed­ eration of Labor. All other affiliations by the Union or by the Ports shall he made or withdrawn as determined by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE in MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Candidates for membership shall be ad­ mitted to membership in accordance with such rules as are adopted, -from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Section 2. Candidates for membership shall be American citizens, or eligible for such citizenship. No candidate shall be granted membership who is a mem­ ber of any dual organization or any other organization hostile to the aims, principles, and policies of this Union. No candidate shall be granted membership until he has taken the following oath of obligation: '^OBLIGATION 7 • ^ • to SilS'So- �; 5.V4'• Joly 10. 1953 .. •:sr: r- SEAFARERS LOG I3t:e S—^three- ^hlt ITnlon. and that 1 will wotk for tta Interert and will (g) He shall be responsible, within the limits of bit. Section S. The period of retirement shall be computed look upon eveiy member aa my brother; that 1 will not from the day as of which the retirement card is issued. powers, for the enforcement of this Constitution, the work for less than Union wages and that I. will obc^ all ARTICLE Vn policies of the Union, and ail rules and rulings duly orden of the Union. I promise that I wUl never reveal SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATION adopted by a majority vote of -he membership. Within the proceedings of the Union to its Injury or to persons Section 1. This Union, and all Ports. Officers. Port these limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, posi^ not entitled to know It. And If 1 break this promise, 1 Agents. Patrolmen, and members shall be govemed. in tion. and prestige of the Union. ask every member to treat me as unworthy of friendship this order, by: (h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to those and acquaintance. SO HELP ME GOD!" (a) The Constitution other duties elsewhere described in this Constitution, as (b) Majority vote of the membership Section 3. Members more than one quarter in ar­ well as those other duties lawfully imposed upon him. Section 2. The functions of this Union shall be ad­ rears in dues, or more than three months in arrears In as­ (i) The responsibility of the Secretary-Treasurer may sessments or unpaid flneS. shall be automaticaliy sus­ ministered by Headquarters and Ports. Section 3. Headquarters shall consist of the Secretary- not be delegated, but the Secretary-Treasurer may delegate pended. and shall forfeit aU benefits and all other rights to a person or persons the execution of such of his duties and privileges In the Union. They shall be automatically Treasurer. and one or more A^istant Secretary-Treas­ as he may in his discretion decide, subject to the limita­ urers. the exact number of which shall be determined by dismissed if. they are more than two quarters In arrears tions set forth in this Constitution. ;; In dues or more than six months in arrears in assessments majority vote of the membership to be held during the (j) Inunediately after assuming office, the Secretarymonth of August in any election year, as set forth more or unpaid fines. ^ Treasurer shall designate one of the Assistant Secretaryparticularly in Article X. Section 1-D. This time shall not run: Treasurers to assume his duties in case of his temporary in­ Section 4. Each_Port shall consist of a Port Agent and (a) While a member^ls actually participating in a strike capacity. This designation may be changed from time to Patrolmen, as prorided for herein, and the Port shall or lockout. , time. These designations shall be entered in the minutes bear the name of the city in which Uie Union's Port (b) While a' member is an In-patient In a USPHS of the Port where Headquarters is located. The provisions Offices are located. Hospital. of Section 2-A of this Article shall apply in. the case of a Section 5. Every member of the Union shall be regis­ (c) While a member is under an Incapacity due to ac­ tered in one of three departments; namely, deck, engine, vacancy in the office of SecretaRr-Treasurer. as set forth tivity in behalf of the Union. (d) While a member Is in the Armed Services of the or stewards department. The definition of these depart-, in that section. (k) Any vacancy in any office or the job of Port Agent United States, provided the member was in good standing ments shall be in accordance with custom and usage. or Patrolman shall be filled by the Secretary-Treasurer by at the time of entry Into the Armed Forces, and further This definition maybe modified by a majority vote of provided he applies for -reinstatement within 90- days the membership. No member may transfer from one de­ temporary appointment except in those cases where the partment to another except by express approval as evi­ filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for by this after disehai ge from the Armed Forces. Constitution. Such appointment shall be submitted to a (e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues denced by a majority vote of the membership. regular meeting for approval, modification, substitution of ARTICLE VIH because of employment aboard an American flag mer­ a replacement, or postponement of a vote to a later date, ATLALNTIC AND GULF DISTRICT OFFICERS. PORT chant vessel. by a majority vote of the membership. In the event of the AGENTS. AND PATROLMEN Section 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be postponement of the vote, the temporary appointment shall Section 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected, sufficient to designate additional circumstances during which the time specified in Section 3 shall .not run. It except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. These remain in effect until a vote is taken. (1) The Secretary-Treasurer is directed to take any and ahall be the right of any member- to present. In writing, officers shall be the Secretary-Treasurer and one or more. nil measures, and employ such means, which be deems to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with re­ Assistant Secretary-Treasurers. Section 2. Port Agents and Patrolmen shall be elected, necessary or advisable, to protect the interests, and further . gard to the application of Section 3. in accordance with the welfare, of the Union and its members, in all matters procedures established by a majority vote of the member­ except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. involving national, state or local legislation, issues, and ARTICLE IX ship. A majority vote of the membership shall be neces­ public affairs. OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS sary to decide such questions. Section 2. Assbtant Secretary-Treasurer Section I. The following jobs in the Union shall be Section 5. The membership shall be empowered to es­ (a) In the event the Secretary-Treasurer shall be unable voted upon in the manner prescribed by this Constitu­ tablish, from time to time, by majority vote, rules under to carry out his duties by reason of incapacity, the Assist­ which dues and assessments may be remitted where a tion: ant Secretary-Treasurer designated in accordance with (A) Meeting Chairman member has been unable to pay dues and assessments for Section 1-J of this Article shall assume the office of Sec­ <B) Delegaten the reasons provided in Sections 3 and 4. retary-Treasurer during the period of such incapacity. (C) Committee Members of: Section 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the com­ Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of (a) Auditing Committee mon weifare of the membership, all members of the Union the Secretary-Treasurer, succession to the office shall be (b) Trial Committee shall uphold and defend this Constitution and shall be determined as follows: (c) Quarterly Financial Committee governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all That Port Agent of the Ports of New Orleans, Mobile, (d) Appeals Committee policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. or Baltimore who received the highest number of votes (e) Negotiating and Strike Committee. Section 7. Any member who advocates or gives aid to Section 2. Additional committees may be formed as in the last -regular election shall be the first in line of the principles and policies of any hostile or dual organiza­ tion shall be denied fiurther membership in this Union. provided by a majority vote of the membership. Commit­ succession. The next in the line of succession shall be that A majority vote of the membership shall decide which tees may also be appointed as permitted by this Consti­ Port Agent of the said Ports who received the next highest number of votes in that election. The next in the line of tution. organizations are dual or hostile. succession shall be that Port Agent of the said Ports who ARTICLE X Section 87 Evidence of membership or other affiliation received the jjext highest number of votes. DUTIES OF OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS. AND OTHER with the Union shall at all times remain the property of The Port Agents of the said Ports shall also be deemed ELECTED JOB HOLDERS the Union. Members may be required to show their evi­ to be Assistant Secretary-Treasuurers, whether or not so Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer dence of membership in order to be admitted to Union (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall be the Executive Of­ referred to on the ballots or ebewhere. meetings. (b) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall assist the Section 9. Only members in good standing shall be al­ ficer of the Union and shall represent, and act for and in behalf of. the Union in all matters except as otherwise Secretary-Treasurer in the execution of the letter's duties lowed to vote. as the latter may direct. specifically provided for in the Constitution. ARTICLE IV (c) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall be mem­ (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, REINSTATEMENT bers of the Agents' Conference and each may cast a vote port or otherwise. Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated (c) He shall be responsible for the organization and in that body. In accordance with such i:ules as are adopted, from time mamtenance of the correspondence, files, and records of Section 3. Port Agents to time, by a majority vote of the membership. (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of tbe the Union; setting up. and maintenance of. spund account­ ARTICLE V ing and bookkeeping systems; the setting up. and main­ administratipn of Union affairs in the Port of his juris­ DUES AND INITIATION FEE tenance of. proper office and other administrative Union diction. (b) He shall, within the jurisdiction of his Port, be Section 1, All poembers shall pay dues quarterly, on a procedurtib; the proper collection, safeguarding, and ex­ calendar year basis, on the first business day of each quar­ penditure of ail Union funds. Port «.r otherwise. He shall responsible for the enforcement and execution of the Con­ ter. except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be in charge of. and responsible for. all Union property, stitution, the policies of the Union, and the rules adopted be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Con­ and shall be in charge of Headquarters and Port Offices. by a maj^ty vote of the membership. Wherever there are stitution and may be changed only by Constitutional He shall isspe a weekly comprehensive report covering the time restrictions or other considerations affecting Port amendment. financial operations of the Union for the previous week. action, the Port Agent shall take appropriate action to Section 2. No candidate for membership shall be ad­ Wherever there are time restrictions or other considera­ insure observance thereof. (c) He shall be prepared to account, financially or other­ mitted into membership without having paid an initirtion tions affecting Union action, the Secretary-Treasurer shall wise, for the activities of his Port, whenever demanded fee of one hundred ($100.00) dollars. take appropriate action to insime observance thereof. (d) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the mem­ by the Secretary-Treasurer. Section 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be (d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward by reg­ waived for organizational purposes only, in accordance bership. the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate the num­ istered mail, addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer, a ber and location of Ports, the jurisdiction, status, and with such rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the activities thereof, and may close or open such ports, and weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly income membership. may re-assign Port Agents and Patrolmen of closed ports and expenses, and complying with all other accoimting ARTICLE VI to other duties, without change in wages. The Ports of directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer. RETIREMENT FROM MEMBERSHIP (e) The Port Agent, or someone acting under his in­ New York. New Orleans. Mobile, and Baltimore may not Section 1. Members piay retire from membership by structions, shail open each Port meeting and shail deter­ be closed except by Constitutional umendmen~C paying all unpaid dues, dues for the quarter in which they mine whether a quorum exists. Nothing, contained herein Where ports are opened between elections, the Secretire, assessments, fines, and other monies due and Ow­ shall permit the Port Agent to otherwise act as chairman " retary-Trea'surer shall designate the Port Agents thereof, ing the Union. A jretlrement card shall be issued upon re­ of any meeting, unless so properly' designated! by a quest. and dated as of the day that such member accom­ subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership. majority vote of the-members present at the said Port The Secretary-Treasurer shall supervise the activities plishes these payments and request Meeting. SMtion 2. All the rights, privileges, duties, and obli­ of all Ports. (f) Each elected Port Agent may cast one vote at any Subject to approval by a majority vote of the member­ gations of membership shall be suspended during the pe­ Agents' Conference. ship. the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate, in the event riod of retirement except that a retired member shall (g) The Port Agent may assign each Port Patrohhan to of the incapacity of a Port Afiaht or Patrolman, a replace­ not be disloyal to the Union nor join or remain In any such Union jobs as fall within the jurisdiction of the Port, ment to act as such during the period of incapacity. dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of regardless of the departmental designation under vdiicb At the first regular meeting in August of every election his right to reinstatement the Patrolman was elected. year, the Secretary-Treasurer shall submit to the member­ < Section 3. Any person in retirement for-a period of six (h) The Port Agent shall designate which members at months or more shall be restored to membership, ex­ ship a pre-balloti^' report This report shall recommend that Port may serve as representatives, to other organiza­ cept as herein indicated.'by paying dues for the current the number and location of Ports, the .number of Assistant affiliation with which has been properly permitted. quarter, as well as all asse^ments accruing,and newly Secretary-Treasurers and Agents, and the number of tions. (i) The. foregoing is in addition to those other duties Port Patrolmen which are to be elected for each Port. levied during the period of retirement If the period of This recommendation may also specify, whether any prescribed elsewhere in this Constitution. retirement is lese than six (6) months, the required pay­ Section 4. Port Patrolmen ments shall consist of all dues accruing during the said Patrolmen and/or Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, shall be Port Patrolmen shall perform whatever duties are k period of retirement. Including those for the current designated as departmental or otherwise. The report shall quarter, and all assessments accrued and newly levied be subject to approval or mbdification by a niajority vote assigneic' to them by the Port Agent. Section 5. Meetii^ Chairmen during that period. Upon such payment the person in of the membership. (a) .The chairman of each meeting at any Port, including (e) The Headquarters of the Union shall be. located in retirement shall be restored to membership, and his mem­ bership book, appropriately stamped, ahall be given to him. New York. The Secretary-Treasurer shall also be the Port the Port in which Headquarters is located, shall be the presiding officer of the meeting, riiall keep order under - Section 4. A mdmber In retirement may be restored to ^ent of tiiat Port a <f> The Secretary-Treasnrer shall be ehainnaB^tf tlw - rules of order provided for., from time to^time. "^ membiNrshlp after a t«o*y«ar pmdod of rdtivintient oi^ ":M:v:-.r- by majority vote o? the ts^mberridp. majority vote of the memhecsbip end.. R oone^ then bjy ' ? Afleata* Co&f«rence and mey cast one vote. �w&wjr'T: Fagc S-^onr tuch rules as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership In each Port |f (b) The meeting chaiiman may cast a vote only in the event of a tie. P (c) The meeting chairman shall not permit the discus­ sion of any religious subject. I Section 0. Delegates * (a I The term "delegates" shall mean those members of the Union who are elected, under the provisions of this Constitution, to attend the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. (b) Each delegate shall attend the Convention and fully participate therein. (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and otherwise, support those policies agreed upon by the majority of the delegates to the convention. Section 7. Committees (a) Auditing Committee The Auditing Committee in each Port shall audit the regular weekly financial report of the Port Agent and, in writing, certify or refuse to certify said report. The Auditing Committee for the Port Where Headquarters is located shall also audit the Secretary-Treasurer's financial report, to which the same rules as to certification and refusal to certify shall apply. The said report in its. en­ tirety shall then be presented to the membership with action thereon to be taken as per a majority vote of the membership. <b) Trial Committee The Trial Committee shall co::duct trials of persons charged, and shall submit findings and recommendations as prescribed in this Constitution. It shall be the special obligation of the Trial Committee to observe all the re­ quirements of this Constitution with regard to charges and trials, and their findings and recommendations must specif^ally state whether or not, in the opinion of the Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under this Constitution, were properly safeguarded. (ci Quarterly Financial Committee 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make a quarterly ithirteen week) audit of the finances of Head­ quarters and each Port, shall note discrepancies where they exist, shall report on their findings, and make rec­ ommendations. Members of this Committee may make dissenting reports, separate recommendations, and sepa­ rate findings. 2. The report and recommendations of this Committee shall be completed within a reasonable time after the election of the members thereof, and shall be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer who shall cause the same to be read in all Ports, at the first or second regular meet­ ing subsequent to the submission of the said report and recommendations. 3. All Port Agents are responsible for complying with all demands made for records, bills, vouchers, receipts, etc.. by the said Quarterly Financial Committee. 4 No report shall be considered as complete without an accompanying report and audit statement by a com­ petent accountant, and the Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the selection of such an accountant, who must be certified under state law. 5 Any action on the said report shall be as determined by a majority vote of the membership. jd> Appeals Committee 1. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from trial judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth in this Constitution and such rules as may be adop*;d by a majority vote of the membership, not inconsistent therewith. 2. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than one week after the close of the said hearing, make and submit findings and recommendations in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vote of the membership, not inconsistent therewith. (e) Negotiating and Strike Committee 1. The Negotiating and Strike Committee shall repre­ sent the Union in all negotiations for contracts and changes in contracts, with persons, firms, corporations, or agencies, etc., wherein wages, hours, benefits, or other terms and conditions of employment of the members of this Union are involved. 2. Upon completion of negotiations, the Committee shall submit a report and recommendations to the mem­ bership of the Union at a regular or special meeting. The Committee may also make interim reports and rec-. ommendations and submit them to the membership at a regular or a special meeting. 3 A Port may establish a similar Committee for itself provided permission by a majority vote of the membership has been obtained. In such event, the Fort Negotiating and Strike Committee shall forward its report and rec­ ommendations. together with comments by the Port Agent, to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall then cause the said report and recommendations to be submitted to the membership of the Union at the earliest subsequent regular or special meeting, whichever he chooses, to­ gether with any report and recommendations which the Secretary-Treasurer deems desirable to make. The Port Negotiating and Strike Committee shall submit the report and recommendations upon completion of the negotiations, and may submit interim reports and recommendations, in the isame manner above set forth. 4 In no event shall a Negotiations and Strike Commit­ tee obligate this Union or any Port thereof, in any man­ ner, without the approval of the membership of the Union as evidenced by a majority vote of the member­ ship 5 A Negotiating and "Strike Committee may decide f&r finte of entry into a strike, provided prior authority. efMcneed by n m^rlty 'yoto of (be membership, is I., . SEAFARERS LOG granted therefor. In all other cases, a majority vote of the membership shall decide when a strike shall begin. 6. This Committee shall be charged with th« prepara­ tion and execution of a strike plan which shall be bind­ ing on all members and other persons affilated with this Union. However, a majority vote of the membership may repeal, or otherwise treat or dispose of any part or ail of a strike plan. ARTICLE XI WAGES AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF OFFICERS AND OTHER ELECTIVE JOB HOLDERS, UNION EMPLOYEES. AND OTHERS Section 1. The following elected offices ana jobs shall be held for a term of two years: Secretary-'Treasurer Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Port Agent Patrolman Section 2. The term of any elective jobs other than those indicated in Section 1 of this Article shall continue for so long as is necessary to complete the functions there­ of, unless sooner terminated by a majority vote of the membership or segment of the t'nion, whichever applies, whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or ones serving. Section 3^ The compensation to be paid the holder of any office or other elective job shal' be determined from time to time by a majority vote of the membership. Section 4. Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, all other classifications of employees of the Union shall be hired or discharged, as well as compensated, as recommended by the Secretary-Treasurer. Section 5. Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, the Secretary-Treasurer may contract for, or retain, the services of any person, firm, or corpora­ tion, not employees of the Union, when he deems it neces­ sary in the best interests of the Union. Section 6. The foregoing provisions of this Article do not apply to any corporation, business, or other venture (n which this Union participates, or which it organizes or creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by a majority vote of the membership shall be followed. • ARTICLE XII QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICERS, PORT AGENTS. PATROLMEN, AND OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold any office or the job of Port Agent or Patrolman, provided: (a) He has at least three (3) years of sea time aboard an American flag merchant vessel or vessels; if he is seeking the job of Patrolman or Assistant SecretaiV-Treasurer in a specified department, this sea time must be in that de­ partment, and (b) He has at least four (4) months of sea time aboard an American flag merchant vessel or vessels, or four (4) months of employment with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its subsidiaries, or affiliates, or at the Union's direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st and the time of 'nomination, and (c) He has been in continuous good standing in the Union for at least two (2) years immediately prior to bis nomination, and • (d) He is a citizen of the United States of America. Section 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other elective jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall be members of the Union. Section 3. All candidates for and holders of elective offices and jobs, whether elected oi aj^pointed in accord­ ance with this Constitution, shall maintain membership in good standing. Failure to do so shall result in ineligibility to hr ld such office or job and shall constitute'an incapacity with regard to such office or job. ^ ARTICLE XIII ELECTIONS FOR OFFICERS, PQRT AGENTS AND PATROLMEN Section 1. Nominations Any member may submit his name for nomination for any office, or the job of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, by delivering or sending a letter addressed to the Creden.ials Committee, in care of the Secretary-Treasurer, at the ad­ dress of Headquarters. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Committee upon the letter's re­ quest. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the fol­ lowing: (a) The name of the candidate (b> His home address and mailing address (c) His book number . » (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a candidate, including the name of the Port in Jhe event the position sought is that of Agent or Patrolman (e> Proof of citizenship " ' (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for candidates. The letter must reach Headquarters no earlier than Au­ gust 12th and no later than September 12th of the election year. Section 2. Credentials Committer (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the first regular meeting after September ilth of the election year, at the Port where Headquarters is located, it shall consist of six members in attendance at the meeting, with two members from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards De­ partments. In the event any Committee member is un­ able to serve, the Committee nthall suspend until the Sec­ retary-Treasurer calls a special meeting at the Port in order to elect a replacement. The Committee's results shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by a majority vote of the membership at a special meqting called for that purpose at Headquarters Port (b) After its eleriton^the CbmailttM slialt immedlatii July 10, 1953 go into session. It shall determine whether the person has submitted his application correctly and possesses the necessary qualifications. The Committee shall prepaid a report listing each applicant and his book number under the office or job he is seeking. Each applicant shall be marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according w the find­ ings of the Committee. Where, an applicant has been marked "disqualified," the reason therefor must be stated in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also be noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed by all of the Committee members, and be^completed and submitted to the Ports in time for the next regular meet­ ing after their election. At this meeting. It shall be read and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the Bulletin Board in each port. (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the Committee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram at his listed addresses. He shall also be sent a letter containing the reasons for such disqualifications by air mail, special delivery, registered. A disqualified appli­ cant shall have the right to take an appeal to the mem­ bership from the decision of the Committee. He shall forward copies of such appeal to each Port, where the appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular meeting no later than the second meeting after the Com­ mittee's election. It is the responsibility of the applicant to insure timely delivery of his appeal. In any event, without prejudice to his written appeal, the applicant may appear in person before the Committee within two days after the day on which the telegram is sent, to correct his application or argue for his qualification. The Committee's report shall be prepared early enough to allow the applicant to appear before it and still reach the Ports in time for the first regular meeting after its election. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the case of such appeals, be sufficient to overrule any dis­ qualification classification by the Credentials Committee, in which event, the one so previously classified shall then be deemed qualified. (e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the qualifications of candidates, shall have the right to con­ clusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elections for candidacy for any office, or the job of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, has met ail the require­ ments of Section 1-A of Article XII. Section 3. Balloting Procedure. (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or Ports. The ballots may contain general information and instructive comments not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution. Ail qualified candidates shall be listed thereon alphabetically within each category. The listing of the Ports shall follow a geographical pattern, commencing with the most northly Port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly Port on that coast, then west­ erly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of Ports is exhausted. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be voted upon. Each ballot shall be so-prepared as to have the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so perforated as to enable that portion containing the said number to be easily removed. On this removable portion shall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature of the ballot and the voting dates thereof. . (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Sec­ retary-Treasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the preceding paragraph and shall be num­ bered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A suf­ ficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each Port. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secre­ tary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain sepa­ rate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and count the ballots, when received, to insure that the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the amount .and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to that Port. The Port Agent shall immediately execute and return, to the Secretary-Treas­ urer, a receipt acknowledging the correctness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrep­ ancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the. voting period. In any event, receipts shall be forwarded for ballots actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. This file shall at all times be available to any member asking for in­ spection of the same at Headquarters. (c) Balloting shall take place in person, at Port Offices, and shall be secret. No signature of any voter, or other distinguishing mark, shall appear on the ballot, except that any member may write-in the name or names of any member or members, as appropriate, for any office, or the job of Port Agent or Patrolman. . (d) No member may vote, without displaying his Union Book, in which there shall be placed an appropriate nota­ tion of the date and of the fact of voting, both prior to being handed a ballot. A ballot shall then be handed to the member who shall thereupon sign his name on* a separate roster, together with his book number, and ballot number The portion of the ballot on which the ballot number is printed shall then be removed, placed near the roster and the member shall proceed to the voting site. < 4er Each Port Ag^t shall be r^nnslblis^bif 'the esteb^ ^ �KJ.; July 10, 1953 lisbment of a booth or other votl^ site where each mem* her may vote in privacy. (fl Upon completion of voting the member shall fold the ballot so that no part of the printed or written portion is visible. He shall theh drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which shall be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent, and kept locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. <g) Voting shall commence on November 15th and shall continue until January 15th inclusive, Sundays and holi­ days excluded. If November 15th or January 15th falls on a holiday or a Sunday, balloting shall commence or end, as the case may he. on the next succeeding business day. Section 4. Polls Committees (a) Each Port shall elect, prior to the beginning of the voting on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of three members. For the purpose of holding a meeting for election of a Polls Cpmmlttee only, five (5) members shall constitute a quorum for-each Port. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to call the meeting for the purpose of electing the said Polls Committee. In no case shall voting take place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. - (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes, and the ballot records and files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to compare the serial numbers and amounts of kubs with the number of names and corre­ sponding serial numbers on the roster, and then compare the serial number and the amounts of ballots used with the verification list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between what appears on the verification list, as corrected, and the ballots used. A report shall then be drawn, indicating the results of the foregoing comparisons and noting any discrepancies. A copy of this report shall be given the Port Agent, to be presented to the next subsequent regular meeting. A copy shall also be simultaneously sent- to the SecretaryTreasurer, who shall cause an investigation to be made forthwith, in the event of discrepancies. The results of such investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as completed, with recommendations by the Secre­ tary-Treasurer. A majority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, shall be taken thereon, with the same effect as indicated in Article I. , (O The Polls Committee shall also insure mat the ballot box is iocked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is set forth in the preceding para­ graph with regard to discrepancies shall be> utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. (d) The Polls Committee shall permit qualified members only to vote. Prior thereto, it shall ascertain whether they are in good standing, stamp their book with the word "voted," and the date, issue ballots to voters', insure that proper registration on the roster takes place, collect the stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and decorum. (e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot and to eliminate the possibility of error's or irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any one Port, the following procedure shall be observed: At the end of each day's voting the Polls Committee, In the presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes proper decorum, shall open the.ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope together with a copy of the roster of that day's voting. The envelope shall then be sealed. Each member of the Polls Committee shall sign his name across the flap of the said envelope with his book number next to his signature. The Committee shall also place the date on said envelope, as well as a certificate that the said box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed In the envelope dated for that day. This envelope shall then be replaced in the ballot box. The ballbt box sh^ll then again be locked and sealed and the key shall be placed in an envelope. This envelope shall then be sealed, and the members of the Committee shall sign their names across the flap of this envelope and place their book numbers thereon, together with the date. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to see that this envelope with the key is properly safeguarded until- turned over to the Polls ^lommittee the following morning. In addition, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent duplicate copies of the roster, the unused ballots and reports as set forth in this section, any files that may have been given, the ballot box or boxes, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those turned over to it. The Port, Agent shall keep the rosters, unused ballots, ballot box or boxes, and stubs, under lock and key until duly called for as herein set forth. The Port Agent shall insure that no person illegally tampers with the ballots, stubs, rosters, or ballot boxes while they are under his custody. A third copy of the rosters for that day shall be mailed by the Polls Committee, pr the Port Agent, to Headquarters.. •f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without compensation, e.vcept that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving. > Section , 6. Ballot ; CdlIeot|6n> Tailyinf JPmeedure, rotosts,. ana .Speolal.Votofc/-: SEAFARERS LOG (a) A Port Tallying Committee shall be elected at the first regular meeting after the close of voting at each Port. It shall consist of six (6) members, two from each of the three departments of the Union. In the presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes decorum, it shall open the ballot box or boxes, count the number of ballots therein contained, and count the number of votes for each candidate. The Committee shall place all ballots therein in a sealed envelope, together with a certification signed by all members of the Com­ mittee that the said box or boxes were opened publicly, that all. the ballots therein were counted and tallied, and that all of those'ballots are enclosed in the envelope, and shall forward this to Headquarters. The Committee shall also forward to Headquarters, in the same package but bound separately, all the rosters, together with a certif­ ication signed by all members of the Committee that all the rosters utilized are enclosed therein. In the same pack­ age, but bound separately, the Committee shall forward to Headquarters all unused ballots, together with a cer­ tification, signed by all members of the Committee that all the unused ballots sent to the Port are enclosed therewith. The certification shall identify, by serial number and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the Committee shall for­ ward to Headquarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certification, signed by all mem­ bers of the Committee, that all the stubs collected by the Committee are enclosed. It shall be understood that the above certifications are made according to the best knowl­ edge, information, and belief of the Committee members. Wherever forwarding is not don«» in person, forwarding shall be accomplished, expeditiously, by registered air mail, special delivery. All forwarding shall be to the Headquarters Tallying Committee, at the address of Head­ quarters. In the event a Port Tallying Committee cannot be elected or cannot act, the Port Agent shall transfer all of the aforesaid material to the Headquarters Tallying Committee which will then carry out the aforesaid func­ tions. (b) The Port Tallying Committee which is elected at the Port where Headquarters is located shall also act as the Headquarters Tallying Committee. The Headquarters Committee is charged with the tally of all the ballots and' the preparation of a report setting forth in complete de­ tail. the results of the election, including a complete ac­ counting of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with detailed reference to serial num­ bers and amounts, and with each total broken down into Port totals. The report shall clearly detail all discrep­ ancies discovered, and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these discrepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with pertinent details. (c) The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and evaluation of written protests by any member who claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If-it finds the protest invalid, it shall dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the Committee shall order, a special vote, on such terms as are practical, effective, and just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of Section 3-C of this Article and the designation as to the voting site of the Port most convenient to the protesting member. Where a special vote is ordered in accordance with this Paragraph C, these terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be m3<^^ only in writing and must be received by the Headquarters Tallying Committee during the period of its proceedings. The reports of this Committee shall include a brief summary of each protest received, the name and book number of the protesting member, and a summaryof the disposition of the said protest. (d) The Headquarters Tallying Committee snail com­ mence proceedings on the first business day subsequent to its election and shall complete its proceedings within two weeks thereafter. Each member of the Committee r^^shall be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay. The proceedings of this Committee, except for the actual prep­ aration of the report and dissents therefrom, if anyi shall oe open to any member, provided he observes decorum. (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up in sufficient copies to comply With the following reqyirements: two copies shall be sent by the Committee to each Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to take place subsequent to the close of the Committee's proceedings or, in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days or less from the close of this Committee's proceedings, then at least five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meet­ ing applies shall be designated, by date, in the report, and shall be referred to as the "Election Report" meeting. As soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall post one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. This copy shall be kept posted for a iberiod of two months. At the Election Report meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. (f> At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up the discrepancies, if any. referred to in Section 5-B of this Article, and the recommendations of the Tallying Committee .submitted therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what action shall be taken there­ on, if any, which action, however, shall not foe beyond ordering a special vote to the extent reasonably indicated by the reported discrepancies. Tbe same procedure shall apply to all members appealing from denials of their pro­ tests by tb4^'Headquarters 7ally!as Coatinltte«, which ap­ Page S—Five peals may be taken, by the said member, by addressing a letter or telegram to each Port, c/o the Port Agent, in which shall be set forth the facts regarding the appeal from the dismissal of his protest, the member's name, and his book number, with a copy to Headquarters. It shall be the duty of the Port Agent to submit this appeal to the Election Report meeting at his Port. The protestmg mem­ ber is charged with making this appeal prior to the holding of this meeting. Special votes ordered in accordance with this paragraph shall take place at the Port where the claimed discrepancy or denial of the right to vote oc­ curred. In such case, the Port Agent shall have the func­ tions of the Tallying Committee as set forth in Section 5-C of this Article, insofar as the said Section 5-C deals with the terms of such special vote. Port Agents shall officially notify Headquarters, imme­ diately, after the Election Report meeting, of the decision of the membership at the Ports with regard to all of the foregoing. Headquarters is charged with adequately and timely informing affected members of the decisions reached. A majority of the membership, at the Election Report meeting, may order a recheck and a recount where a dis­ senting report has been issued by one or more members of the Headquarters Tallying Committee. (g) A special vote must be taken within ten (10) days after the Election Report meeting. The Secretary-Treas­ urer shall make a sufficient amount of the usual balloting materia] available to Port Agents for the purpose of suca special votes. Immediately after the close of such special voting, the Port ^gent shall summarize the results and communicate those results to the Secretary-Treasurer. The ballots, stubs, rosters, and unused ballots pertaining lo the special vote shall be mailed to Headquarters, all in the same package, but bound separately. An account­ ing and certification by the Port Agent similar to those indicated in Section 5-A of this Article shall be enclosed. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a report con­ taining a combined summary of the results, together with a schedule' indicating in detail bow they affect the Head­ quarters Tallying Committee's results. The form of the report of the Headquarters Tallying Committee shall be followed as closely as possible. Two copies shall be sent to each Port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report meeting. Section 6. Installation into Office and the Job of Port Agent or Patrolman. (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or Job involved. Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular office or job, the proper number of can­ didates receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. It shall be tbe duty of the Sec­ retary-Treasurer to notify each individual elected. (b) All reports by Committees and the Secretary-Treas­ urer under this Article, except those of the Polls Com­ mittees, shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where Headquarters is located. Polls Committee reports shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where it functions. (c) The duly elected Secretary-Treasurer. Assistant Sec­ retary-Treasurers, Port Agents, and Port Patrolmen shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight, March 31st. At that time, the terms of their predecessors shall expire. This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected Secretary-Treasurer to assume of­ fice, the provisions of Article X, Section 2-A, as to suc­ cession shall apply until such office is assumed. If he does not assume office within 90 days, the line of succes­ sion shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership. (d) Before assuming office, every Officer, Port Agent, and Patrolman shall take the.following oath: "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the duties of of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Atlantic and Gulf District, and 1 will, to the best of my ability, protect and preserve the Constitution of this Union and the welfare of the membership." ARTICLE XII' OTHER ELECTIONS Section 1. Auditing Committee. Each port shall elect an Auditing Committee on Friday of each week, at 3:00 P.M.. for the purpose of auditing the financial report for that week. These reports shall be submitted to the next regular meeting of that port, for membership action. The Committee shall consist of three members. No Officer, Port Agent, Patrolman, or employee shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The election shall be by majority vote of the members in attendance at the meeting, provided that any member eligible to serve may nominate himself. The same provisions shall apply with regard to the Port where Headquarters is located exc.:pt that the Auditing Committee there shall audit the financial reports of the Headquarters Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer Section 2. Quarterly Financial Committee. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall be elected at the Port where Headquarters is located, at the first or sec­ ond regular meeting held after the close of the calendar quarter for which the Committee is to make the required audit. It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to* decide at which of these meetings the election shall take place. The Committee shall consist of six members, with two members from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Departments. No officer. Port Agent, Patrolman or emr m •ii! �Faff« S—Six SEAFARERS LOG July 1«. 1953 Section 4. No trial shall be conducted Unless all the ^ given a fair trial, or fe) that for any other reason, the acployee shall be eligiblt to serve on this Committee. The members shall be elected by a majority vote of the mem* accusers are' present The Trial Committee shall conduct ^ cused was not given a fair trial. (d> If there is no substantial evidence to support a bers present at. the meeting provided that any member the trial except that the accused shall ha\e the right to cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, and the witnesses, finding of guUt, the Appeals Committee shall recommend eligible to serve' may nominate himself. as well as to conduct his own defense. The dccused may that the charge on which the finding was based be dis­ Section 3. Trial Committee. A Trial Committee shall be elected at a Special Meeting select any -rAember to assist him in his defense at the missed. (e) The Appeals Con^aittee may recommend lesser held at 10:00 A.M. the next business day following the trial, provided, (a), the said member is available at the ^ regular meeting of the Port where the Trial is to take time of the trial and (b) the said member agrees to render punishment. Section 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver its place. It shall consist of five members, of which threj such assistance. If the accused challenges the qualifica­ shail constitute a quorum. No Officer, Port Agent. Port tions of the members of the Trial Committee, or states decision and dissent, if any. to the Secretary-Treasurer. Patrolman, or employee may be elected to serve on a Trial that the charges do not adequately inform him of what The Secretary-Treasurer shall cause sufficient copies to be Committee. No member who intends to be a witness in wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place of published and shall hate them sent to each Port in time the pending trial may serve, nor may any member who such commission, such matters shall be ruled upon and to reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. cannot, for any reason, render an honest decision. It shall disposed of. prior to proceeding on the merits of the de­ He shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at be the duty of every member to decline nomination if he fense. The guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven their last known address, or notify them in person. Section *15. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of knows, or has reason to believe, any of the foregoing dis­ by the weight of the evidence, and the hurden of such qualifications apply to him. The members of this Commit­ proof shall be upon the accuser. Every finding shall be this Article, the membership, by a majority vote, shall tee shall be elected under such generally applicable rules based on the quality of the evidence and not solely on the accept the decision of the Appeals Committer, or the dis­ number of witnesses produced. sent therein, if any. If there is no dissent, the decision of as are adopted by a majority vot of the membership. Section 5. The Trial Committee shall make findings as the Appeals Committee shall stand. Section 4. Appeals Committee. If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held In the The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven members, to guilt or innocence, and recommendations as to pun­ five of whom shail constitute a quorum, elected at the ishment and/or other Union action deemed desirable in Port where Headquarters is located.' in the manner pro­ Port where Headquarters is iocated. The same disqual­ the light of the proceedings. These findings and recom­ vided for in Section 2 of this Article. Any decision so ifications and duties of members shall jtpply with regard mendations shall be those of a majority of the Committee, providing for a new trial shall contain such directions as to this Committee as apply to the Trial Committee. In and shall be in writing, as shall be any dissent. The Com­ will insure a fair hearing to the accused. addition, no member may serve on an Appeals Committee mittee shall forward its findings and recommendations, . Section 18. The Secretary-Treasurer shall notify the in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Committee deci­ along with any dissent, to the Port Agent of the Port accused and each accuser, either in person or in writing sion, if the said member was a member of the Trial Com­ where the trial took place, while a copy thereof shall be addressed to their Igst known address, of the results of forwarded to the accused and the accusers, either in per­ the appeal, A further appeal shall be allowed as set forth mittee. son or by mail addressed to their last known addresses. in Section 17. Section 5. Negotiating and Strike fonunittee. Section 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of The members of a Negotiating and Strike Committee, The findings shall include a statement that the rights of whether of a Port or otherwi^'e, shall be composed of as the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe­ the provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers Interna­ many members as shall be determined, by a majority vote guarded. The findings also must contain the charges tional Union of North America, and the rights of. and of the membership, upon recommendation of the Secre­ made, the date of the trial, the name and address of the procedure as to. further appeal as provided for therein. tary-Treasurer. Any member may attend any meeting of accused, the accuser, and each witness; shall describe each Decisions reached thereunder shall be binding on all mem­ this Committee provided he observes decorum. However, document used at the trial; shall contain a fair summary bers of the Union. of the proceedings, and shall state the findings as to Section 18. It shall be the duty of all members of the a limit may be set by the chairman of the Committee on guilt or innocence. If possible, all the documents used at Union to take all steps within their constitutional power the number of those who may attend. the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendations to carry out the terms of any effective decisions. Section 6. Meeting Chalrmw. shall be made a part of the regular files. Section 19. Any accused may waive any or all rights The meeting Chairman shall be a member elected from Section 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, and privileges granted to him by this Article. If an accused the floor by majority vote of the members at any meeting. upon receipt of the findings and recommendations of the has been properly notified of his trial and fails to attend Section 7. Delegates. Trial Committee, cause the findings and recommendations without properly requesting a -Postponement, the Trial As soon as the Secretary-Treasurer is advised as to the date and duly authorized number of delegates to the con­ to be presented, and entered into the minutes, at the next Committee may hold its trial without his presence. vention of the Seafarers International Union of North regular meeting. ARTICLE XVI Section 7. The Port Agent shall send the record of America, he shall communicate such facts to the Port OFFENSES AND PENALTIES Agent of each Port, together with recommendations as to the entire proceedings to Headquarters, which shall cause Section 1. Upon proof of the commission of the follow­ generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. sufficient copies thereof to be made and sent to each ing offenses, the member shall be expelled from mem­ These facts and recommendations shall be announced and Port in time for the next regularly scheduled meeting. bership: Section 8. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall read at the first regular meeting thereafter. Unless (a) Proof of membership in any organization advocating changed by a majority vote of the memberehip during that be discussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority the overthrow of the Government of the United States meeting, the election rules shall apply. These rules shall vote of the membership of the Union shall: by force; (a) Accept the findings and re'^ommendatlons. or not prohibit any member from nominating himself. The (b) Acting as an informer against the interest of the (b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or results of the election shall be communicated to each Port Union or the membership in any organizational campaign; (c) Accept the findings, but modify the recommenda­ Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and announced at the (c) Acting as an informer for. or agent, of the Company next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of election here­ tions. or against the interests of the membership or the Union; id) Order a new trial after flndlng that substantial, jus­ under may include provisions for automatic election of all (d) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy qualified nominees, in the event the number of such tice has hot been done with regard to the charges. In this to destroy the Union. nominees does not exceed the number of delegates to be event, a new trial shall take place at the Port where Head­ Section 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of the quarters is located and, upon application, the accused, the following offenses, the member shall be penalized up to a elected. accusers, and their witnesses shall be furnished transpor­ penalty of expulsion from the Union. In the event the ARTICLE XV tation and subsistence. TJtlALS AND APPEALS penalty of expulsion is not invoked or recommended, the Section 9. After the vote set forth In Section 8. any penalty shall not exceed suspension from the rights and Section 1. Any'member may bring charges against any other member for the commission of an offense as set punishment so decided upon shall become effective. The privileges of membership for more than two (2) years, or forth in this Constitution. These charges shail be in writ­ Secretary-Treasurer shall cause notice of the results a fine of $50.00. or both: ing and signed by the accuser, who shall also include his thereof to be sent to each accuse)* and accuser. • (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop­ book number. The accuser shall deliver these charges to Section 10. An accused who has been found guilty, or erty of the value in excess of $50.00; the Port Agent of the Port nearest the place of the of­ who is under effective punlshme.nt may appeal in the fol­ <b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps, fense. or the Port of pay off. if the offense took place lowing manner: seals, etc., for the purpose of personal gain; aboard ship. He'Shall also request the Port Agent to He may send or deliver a notice of appeal to the (c) Wilful misuse of any office or job. elective or not, present these charges at the next regular meeting. The Secretary-Treasurer within 30 days after receipt of the within the Union for the purpose of personal gain, finan­ accuser may withdraw his charges before the meeting notice of the decison of the membership. cial or otherwise, or the wilful refusal or failure to takes place. Section 11. At the next regular meeting of the Port execute-the duties or functions of the said office or job, Section 2. After presentation of the charges and the where Headquarters is located, after receipt of the notice or gross neglect or abuse in executing such duties or request to the Porf Agent, the Port Agent shall cause of appeal, the Secretary-Treasurer shall present the notice, functions: fhpse charges To be read bt the said meeting. which shall then become part of the minutes. An Appeals (d) Unauthorized, voting, or unauthorized handling of if the charges are rejected by a majority vote of the Committee shall then be elected. The Secretary-Treasurer ballots, stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or Port, no further action may be taken thereon, unless is charged with the duty of presenting the before-men­ election files, or election material of any sort; ruled otherwise by a majority vote of the membership of tioned proceedings and all available documents used as (e) Preferring charges with knowledge that such charges the Union within 90 days thereafter. If the charges are evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as are false; accepted, and the accused is present, he shall be auto­ any written statement or argument submitted by the ac­ (f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive, false matically on notice that he will be Jried the following cused. The accused may argue his appeal in person, if'he reports or communications, with knowledge of the falsity morning. At his request, the trial shall be postppned so-desires. The appeal shall be heard at Union Headquar­ thereof, or unauthorizedly altering reports or communica­ until the morning following the next regular meeting, at ters on the night the Committee is elected. It shall be tions which fall within the scope of Union business; which time the Trial Committee will then be elected. He the responsibility of the accused to insure that his written (g) Deliberate failure or refusal to join one's ship, or shall also be handed a written copy of the charges ntade statement er argument arrives at Headquarters in time for misconduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the detri­ against him. such presentation. ' ment of the Union or its agreements; i If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall Im­ Section 12. The Appeals Committee shall decide the ap­ (h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, or delib­ mediately cause to be sent to him. by registered mail ad­ peal soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration erate and malicious villification, with regard to the execu­ dressed to his-last known mailing address on file with of theasevidence and arguments before it. It may grant ad- tion of the duties of any office or job; , ^ the Union, a copy of the charges, the names and book journmehts and may request the accused or accusers to (i) Paying for, or receiving--money for, employment numbers of the accusers, and a notification that he must present arguments, whenever necessary for such fair con­ aboard a vessel; appear with his witnesses, ready for trial the morning sideration. ' -t-" (j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the Trial Section 13. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall the purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to Com.mittee will be elected In the event a majority of the membership of the Union be by majority vote, and shall be in the form of findings the Union, or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving t shall vote to accept charges after their rejection by a and .recommendations. Dissents will be allowed. Decisions evidence of Union affiliation. with*intent to deceive; (k) Wilful failure or refusal to carry out the orders of Port, the Trial shall take place in the Port where Head­ and dissents shall be in writing and slgnbd by those partic­ quarters is located. Due notice Thereof shall be given to ipating in such decision or dissent. In making its findings those duly authorized to make such orders during time 4 the accused, who shall be informed of the name of his and recommendations, the Committee shall be governed of strike. ^ Section 8. Upon proof of t^e commission of any of the accusers, and who shall receive a written statement of by the following: (a) No finding of guilt shall be reversed if there is sub­ following offenses, members shall be penalized up to the charges. At the request of the accused, transportation and subsistence shall be provided the accused and his stantial evidence to support such a finding and. in such suspension from the rights and privileges of membership . case, the Appeals Committee shall not make Us own find­ for two (2) years, or a fine of $50.00. or both: witnesses. (a) Wilfully misappropriating or Disusing Union prop­ Secilon 3. The Trial Committee shall hear all pertinent ings as to the weight of evidence. < (b) In no event shall increased punishment be recom­ erty of the value under $50.00; evidence and shall not be bound by the rules of evidence ^ (b) Assuming any office or job. whether elective or not, required by courts o£ taw but may receive all relevant mended. (c) A new trial shall be. recommended if the Appeals with knowledge of the lack of possession of the. qualifica­ testimony. The Trial-Committee may grant adjournments, , ,s at the request of the accused, to enable him to make a Committee finds=-(a) that any member of the Trial Com­ tions required therefor; (c) kUsconduOt during qny merting or other Ofliolal' proper defense, ija the event the Trial Committee falls mittee should bafV{a been disqualified, or (b) that the HC' beneath a quonim. It shall adjourn uqtM * fluorum djoes , not pre cnarg4d offense, >hla resulted in tus not having been . txist, t|K. lb is- f i'.viv" :i>^ N& ,m • •t : • �Inlr 10, loss SEAFARERS (d> Refusal or negligent failure to cany oiit orders of those duiy authorized to make such orders at any time.. Section 4. Upon proof of-the commission of any of the following offenses, members shall be penalized up to a fine of 1150.00: ^ (a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-ons or pay-offs; <bl Wilful failure to submit book to Union representa­ tives at pay-off; (c) Disorderly conduct at pay-off or sign on; (d> Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in discharging their duties; (e) Disorderly conduct in the Union Hall; (f) Gambling in the Union Hall; <g) Negligent failure to Join ship. Section 5. Any member who has committed an offense penalized by no more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to waive his rights under this Constitution and to pay the maximum fine of $50.00 to the duly authorized representa­ tive of the Union. Section 6. If offense against the Union and its principles and policies takes place in the meeting, the meeting may go into a Committee of the Whole and try the member at once, and in this case, the findings and recommendation of the Committee of the Whole shall be acted upon as if the report were made by a duly elected Trial Committee. Section 7. This Union, and its members, shall not be deemed to waive any claim, or personal or property rights to which it or its members are entitled, by bringing the member to trial or enforcing a penalty as provided in this Constitution. Section 8. Any member under suspension for an of­ fense under this-Article shall continue to pay all dues and assessments and must observe his duties to the Union, members, officials and job holders. ARTICLE XVII PUBLICATIONS This Union may publish such pamphlets, journals, news­ papers. magazines, periodicals, and general literature, in such manner as may be determined, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XVni BONDS Officers and job holders, whether elected or appointed, as well as all other employiees of the Union, may be re­ quired to be bonded under such terms and conditions as may be determined, from time to time, by a majority vote of the member^ip. ARTICLE XIX EXPENDITURES Section 1. Policies or specific instructions with regard to expenditures to be made or expenses to be incurred shall be determined by a majority vote of the membership. In the event no contrary policies or instructions are in existence, the Secretary-Treasurer may authorize, make, and incur such expenditures and expenses as lie within the authority conferred upon him by Article X and Ar­ ticle XI of this Constitution.' Section 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly apply to the routine accounting and administrative pro­ cedures of the Union except those primarily concerned with trials, appeals, negotiations, strikes, and elections. Section' 3. The provisions of this Article shall super­ sede. to the extent anplicable. the provisions of Articles X and XI. ARTICLE XX INCOME Section 1. The income of this Union shall include re­ ceipts from dues, initiation fees, fines, assessments, con­ tributions, loans, interest, dividends, as well as income derived from any other legitimate business operation or other legitimate source. Section 2. No member shall be required to pay or de­ liver any sum of money to any Union representative with­ out obtaining an official Union receipt, signed and 'dated. It shall be the duty of the member to demand such re­ ceipt. Section 3. No assessments shall be levied^ except after a ballot conducted under such general rules as may be decided upon by a majority vote of the membership, pro­ vided that: (a) The ballot must be secret. (b) The assessment must be approved by a 2/3 ma­ jority of the valid ballots cast. Section 4. All payments by members or other affiliates of this Union shall be applied successively to the mone­ tary obligations owed the Union commencing with the oldest in point of time, as measured from the date of accrual of such obligation. The period of arrears shall be calculated accordingly. ARTICLE XXI PERMITS AND OTHER TYPES OF UNION AFFILIATION This Union, by majority vote of the membership, may provide for affiliation with it by individuals in a lesser capacity than membership, or in a capacity other than membership. By majority vote of the membership, the Union may-provide for the rights and obligations incident to such capacities or affiliations. These rights and obli­ gations may include, but are not limited to: (aVthe applica­ bility or non-applicability of all or any part of this Con­ stitution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; (c) the right of the-Union to peremptory termination of such affiliation fend, (d) the fees required for such affiliation. In no event may anyone not a member receive^ evidence of affiliation .equivalent to that of members, receive priority or rights over members, or be termed a member. ARTICLE XXn FORMULATION OF SHIPPING RULES Section 1- The formulation of shipping rules shall not be deemed part of any routine admhitstratiVe task. Ship­ ping rUlet'tbverfimg the Hih ilB8||n^ pf LOG Jobs and governing conduct and procedure connected therewith may be issued and take effect only after ap­ proval by a majority vote of the membership. Shipping rules duly issued shall be deemed to be Union policy. Section 2. A majority vote of the membership may make special Exceptions or rules for any company or vessel, for organizational purposes, whether covered by a contract or not ARTICLE XXIII QUORUMS Section 1. Unless elsewhere hei;pin otherwise specif­ ically provided, the quorum for » special meeting of a Port-shall be six members. Section 2. The quorum for a regular meeting of a Port shall be seven members. Section 3. The quorum for the Agents' Conference shall be a majority of those eligible to attend. Section 4. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ in. the quorum for any committee shall be the majority of those duly elected or appointed thereto. Section 5. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ in, the decisions, reports, recommendations, or other func­ tions of any segment of the Union requiring a quorum to act officially, shall be that of the majority of the quorum, and shall not be official or effective unless the quorum requirements are met. ARTICLE XXIV MEETINGS Section I. All ports shall hold regular meetings, provided a quorum is present, on every other Wednesday, at 7:00 P.M. If such meeting night falls on a holiday, the meeting shail take place, providing a quorum is present, at 7:00 P.M. the following night. In the event a quorum is not present at 7:00 P.M., the Port Agent of the pertinent, port shaU post­ pone the opening of the meeting until a quorum is pres­ ent, but in no event later than 7:30 P.M. A majority vote of the membership shall be sufficient to change the date ' of any future regular meeting. Section 2. A special meeting at a Port may be called only at the direction of the Port Agent. No special meet­ ing may be held, except between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be posted at least two hours in advance, on the Port bulletin board. ARTICLE XXV AGENTS' CONFERENCE Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer shall call an Agents* Conference once a year, and may call, with the approval of a majority vote of the membership, additional Agents' Conferences during the year. The times and place of each such meeting shall be fixed by the Secretary-Treasurer. These conferences may be postponed or cancelled by a majority vote of the membership in case of emergency. A majority vote of the membership shail determine when such'emergency exists. ' Section 2. The Agents' Conference may discuss and prepare reports and recommendations on any part of the Union's activities, policies and plans. The adoption of any such recommendation by a majority vote of the member­ ship shall make the provisions thereof binding Union policy, until modified or otherwise aitered by a majority vote of the membership provided such recommendation is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitu­ tion. ARTICLE XXVI DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING THERETO Section 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the term "incapacity," shail mean any illness or condition preventing the affected person from carrying out-his duties for more than 30 days; or absence from the United States; or suspension from office or membership as provided for In this Constitution; or the - due replacement of one under an incapacity as indicated. However, nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed to prohibii the execution of the functions of more than one job and/or office, in which event no incapacity shall be deemed to exist with regard to the regular job or of­ fice of the one taking over the duties and functions of the one incapacitated. The period of incapacity shall be the time during which the circumstances exist. Section 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the term "vacancy," and the term "vacancy not caused by an incapacity," shall be deemed to be the same, and shall include failure to perform the functions of any office or job by reason of death, or resignation, or expul­ sion from the Union with no further right to appeal in a'V cordance with the provisions of this Constitution. Section 3. When applicable to the Union as a whole, the.term, "majority vote of the membership," shall mean the majority of all the valid votes cast by members at an official meeting of those Ports holding a meeting. This 'definition shall prevail notwithstanding that one or more Ports cannot hold meetings because of no quorum. For that purpose of this section, the term "regularly scheduled meeting night at which the pertinent vote may take place" jshall refer to a meeting or mretings during the time period within which a vote must be taken in accordance with: (a) The Constitution (b) Union policy, and (c> ^ustom and usage of the Union in the indicated priority. Section 4. When applicable solely to Port action and not Concerned with, or related .to. Union action as a whole, and not forming part of a Union-wide vote, the term, , "majority vote of the membership," shall refer to .the majority of the valid votes cast by the members at any meeting of the Port, regular or speciaL Section S,. The term, "membership action" shall .mean the same as the term "majority vote of the membership." Sieleaddi R WheM the t^e afiV,'oflIice or jtob, OP the Page S—Seven holder thereof, is set forth In. this Constitution, all refer­ ences thereto and the provisions concerned tiierewith shall be deemed to be equally applicfeble to whomever is duly acting in such office or job. Section 7. The term "Election Year" shall be darned to mean that calendar year prior to the calendar year in which elected officials and other elected job-holders are required to assume office. The first election year shall be deemed to be 1954. Section 8. The terms, "this Constitution," and "this amended Constitution," shall be deemed to have the same meaning and shali refer to the Constitution which takes the place of the one adopted by the Union in 1939, as amended up through August 1951. Section 9. The term, "member in good standing," shall mean a member not in arrears or under suspension or sentence of expulsion. Unless otherwise expressly indi­ cated, the term, "member," shall mean a member in good standing. Section 10. The term, "membership book," shall mean any official certificate issued as evidende of Union mem­ bership. Section 11. Wheneve.r the day on which a Union meeting or action is to take place falls on a holiday, the meeting or action shall be put off until the next business day, at the same hour. , ARTICLE XXVII , . AMENDMENTS This Constitution shall be amended In the following manner: Section 1. Any member may submit, at any regular meeting- of any Port, proposed amendments to this Con­ stitution in resolution form. If a majority vote of the membership of the Port approves it, the proposed amend­ ment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further action. Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by a majority vote of the membership, it shall be referred to a Constitutional Committee in the Port where Head­ quarters is located. This Committee shall be composed of six members, two from each Department and shall be elected in accordance with such rules as are established by a majority vote of that Port. The Committee will act on all proposed amendments referred to it. The Commit­ tee may receive whatever advice and assistance, legal or otherwise, it deems necessary. It shall prepare a report on the amendment together with any proposed changes or substitutions or recommendations, and the reasons for such recommendations. The latter shall then be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. If a majority vote of the membership approves the amendment as recommended, it shall then be voted upon, in a yes' or no vote by the membership of the Union by secret ballot in accordance with the procedure outlined in Article XIII, Section 3-B through Section 5. The amend­ ment shall either be printed on the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the amendment shail be posted on the bulletin boards of all Ports and made available at the voting site in all Ports. Section 3. If approved by a % majority of the valid ballots cast, the amendment shall become effective im­ mediately upon notification by the Headquarters Tallying Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer that the amendment has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the amendment The Secretary-Treasurer shall Immediately notify all Ports of the results of the vote on the amend­ ment. ARTICLE XXVm TRANSITION CLAUSE Section 1. It is the purpose and intent of this Article to provide for an orderly transition from Union operations and activities as governed by the Constitution in effect prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, to operations and activities conducted in accordance with this amended Constitution. Accordingly, the following sections are to be given the interpretation required to effectuate the foregoing purpose and intent. Section 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and other similar procedures and processes of this Union, in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder and shall continue in effect, unless or until changed, in accordance with the provisions hereof. Section 3. Ail methods and means of collecting and disbursing Union funds, all segregations of Union funds, the sequence of regular meeting nights, rules of order generally followed, bonding procedures, shipping rules, permit systems, reinstatement procedures, and any other practices or procedure, in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect unless or until changed in accordance with the provisions hereof. Section 4. All Union policies, customs, and usage, in- ' eluding those with regard to admission into membership, in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed to be'permitted hereunder and shall continue in effect unless or until changed in accordance with the provisions hereof. Section 5. The Secretary-Treasurer, the Assistant Secre­ tary-Treasurer, ail Port Agents and Patrolmen, and all others elected as a result of the balloting held by this Union during November and December of 1952, shall be deemed to have been duly elected in conformity with the provisions of this Constitution; From the date of adoption of this Constitution, they shall execute the powers and functions, and assume the responsibilities, of the said offices and jobs, as set forth in this Constitution. They shall hold office, pursuant hereto, until the expiration date of the terms of office set forth herein. The terms of Article .XIII, only insofar as they apply to election of Officials, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, shall take effect the first election yean ' -*•. >>1 1 V" • "'.ril J:'! I t I i%\ • �SEAFARERS SUMMARY of LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC A N 0 G U L F^ D I S T R I C T • A FL • ARTICLE f—Name and General Powers: nates ARTICLE XlV-Oth^r Elections: the chairmen, delegates and members of the following committees: Auditing, Quarterly Financial, Trial, Appeals, Negotiating and ' Strike—Defines qualifications for these positions. name of the union and defines its general powers. A nTi/~i c 11 A ££*l* 1* Provides for affiliation of the AtAKI ILLt 11—ATflliatlOn: lantic and Gulf District with the Seafarers International Union of North America, the American Federation of Labor and other bodies as may be determined by a majority vote of the membership. i ARTICLE XV-TriaJs and Appeals: member to a fair trial by an impartial committee of his Union brothers. Lists in detail the procedure for bringing charges and for pre­ senting charges to the membership—Provides for election of fivemember trial committee and defines Committee's procediure and duties—Requires that accused must be confronted by the accuserGives accused right to representation by a brother member before the trial committee—Requires presentation of the Committee's find­ ings to the membership for acceptance, rejection or modification by a majority Ajote'of the members—Provides procedure for appeals. ARTICLE Ill-Membership: set by a majority vote of the membership—Defines certain eligibility requirements that must be met by candidates for new membership —^Provides relief for members who may be unable to pay dues because of incapacity beyond their control—States the Union's oath of obligation—Outlines rules for suspension and dismissal for non­ payment of dues and assessments—Rights of membership to expel those who might support dual and hostile groups. ARTICLE XVI-Offenses and Penalties: fS'fteo?- ARTICLE IV-ReinstalemenI: Sgw to fenses for which a member may.be brought to trial—Places limita­ tions on penalties that may be imposed upon members found guilty of such offenses—Gives a member the right to waive trial and accept an automatic penalty for infractions not involving suspension or dismis^sal from the Union—Provides for trial byvmeeting acting as committee as a whole for offenses committed during course of meeting. statement of dismissed members. ARTICLE V—Dues and Initiation Fee: existing dues schedule, initiation fee and method of payment—Provides dues may not be changed except by constitutional amendment—Permits -the membership, by majority vote, to waive dues and initiation fees for organizational purposes only. Gives the membership the right to authorize the pub­ lication of a newspaper and other literfitiure. ARTICLE XVII-PublicaHons: ARTICLE VI—Retirement from Membership: Defines the procedure by which a Seafarer may retire his book and outlines the method of reinstatement. A OTITIC Y\/III Provides for bonding of officers MM IV«LC A VIII DOnuS: and employes of the Union under such conditions as may be determined by the membership. ARTICLE Vll-System of OrganizaHon: STafpart- ARTICLE- XIX-Expendltures: ments of the Union and provides for administrative authority. A DTI/^I C \/lll Designates the following as elecAKM^LC VIII L/irlCerS: tive officers: the Secretary-Treas­ urer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers and Port Agents and Patrol­ men. cics or specific instructions with regard to expenditures. ADTI/"I E YY In^rNMA Defines the Union's sources of inMl\ I IS^LC AA income: come—Sets forth the duty of mem­ bers to require Union representatives to give them a receipt for any payment of money to the Union—^Provides that no assessment may be levied unless approved by a two-thirds majority of the valid ballots cast by the members in a secret election—Gives member­ ship power to set up general rules for assessment balloting—Pro­ vides for the Union to derive income from dividends, interest and legitimate business operations. 4 ARTICLE IX-Other Elective gates and members of certain committees must be elected by the membership. ARTICLE X-Duties of Elective Officers: ADTl^i F YYI D^i'mUr Retains the existing requirement MM I^LC AAI rermlTS: that rules for israance of permits must be determined by the members. the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, Port Agents, Patrolmen, Meeting Chairmen, Delegates and members of the Auditing, Trial, Quarterly Financial, Appeals and Negotiating and Strike Committees—Provides procedure. for filling vacancies in office—Requires all Port Agents to file weekly financial reports— Establishes niembership control over actions and reports of officials and committees. ARTICLE XXII—Formulation of Shipping Rules; Guarantees, as did the previous Constitution, that shipping rules may not be revised imless approved by manbership. ARTICLE :XXIII---Quomms:nj^^^e^«to|?"™ ARTICLE XI—Wages and Terms of Office: v_• Jte. • shall be six members and the quorum for a regular Port meeting shall be sevto members. Provides that the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treas­ urers, Port Agents and Patrolmen shall serve for two-year terms and that their wages shall be set by a majority vote of the mem' bership—Provides for hiring and dismissal of other employes and personnel, subject to a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XXIV-Meetings: regular meetings at 7 PM on every other Wednesday—Exceptions are noted for holidays and failure to obtain a quorum. - ARTICLE XII—Quaiiflcatiohs for Elective Office; ARTICLE XXV-Agent's Conference: SnuifS Sets Tbrth that any member has the right to nominate himself for any office—tiists eligibility requirements for the various offices. K':-V, APTin F XIII FUrtirinc. Describes procedure for nomina/\KI Alii ciecnons: tion to office—Provides for e'ection of a six-member Credentials Committee to inspect the candi­ dates' eligibility according to rules of .Constitution—EstablisVes safeguards for the right of a member to riQminate himself to oCfiee —Retains the Union's existing balloting procedure—Describes bal•. loting procedures; to: detail—Provides for election of five-men-';er Polls Contoiittiees anil six-member Tallying Committees to eondnet; flections aiMi tabulate jfesults—Sets forth .the manner for instajJis tion i: ence of Port Agents to be called by the Secret^y-Treasurer. ARTICLE XXVI-Definlttons: of 'the Constitution. "•<vS ARTICLE XXVII-Amendiiienfs: stftuilpn by the^^to^^ •J-:.. ARt^il ' > � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource July 10, 1953 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XV, No. 14 Description An account of the resource Headlines: WELFARE TOTALS TOP MILLION$$ MARK ON PLAN'S 3RD BIRTHDAY BLOOMDFIELD CO. NEAR SUBSIDY 'IT'S ALL JUST LIKE A DREAM,' SAYS SIU SCHOLARSHIP WINNER NIGHT CLUB UNION THANKS SIU FOR PHILLY STRIKE AID AMEU ROASTED BY OWN OFFICIAL FIGHT SAVES SAVANNAH HOSPITAL; MEMPHIS, DETROIT MAY REMAIN STUDY SHOWS UNION'S JOBS EXCEED BOOKS INSIDE THE 'SHODDY, SHAKY AMEU' PAKISTAN 'WHEAT LIFT' BEGINS HOSKINS, SUP WELFARE HEAD, VISITS SIU HQ SENATE AND HOUSE GETS BILLS DESIGNED TO CURB MSTS ITF SEES SOVIET MONEY, SEAMEN IN PANAMA FLEET SIU CO SEEKS INTERCOASTAL TRADE GROWTH NORFOLK HALL TO BE COOLED WELFARE SERVICES IN NEW OFFICE ARMY SERVICE PAVES WAY TO CITIZENSHIP NLRB ORDERS VOTE IN DUPONT SIU COMPANIES GET TWO MARINERS CL INDEX JUMPS TO NEW '53 TOP SHIP'S OFFICERS WERE REALLY BUCKO IN 1908 BRIDGES TO RAID COOKS ON PACIFIC KOREA STORM DRIVES CORNHUSKER ON ROCKS THE CONSTITUTION WORKS ANOTHER FIGHT WON VICTORY IN SIGHT SEAFARER REALIZES DREAM; MEETS 'CYCLE CHAMP, RIDES IN SPORT CAR WORRY, SUSPICION MARK YUGOSLAVIA GOOD FOOD, GOOD OFFICERS MAKE IRENESTAR'S CREW ENJOY THE TRIP IT'S A DOG'S LIFE BUT MASCOT REMAINS A GENTLEMAN ANYWAY ROCKY HIGHWAY TO MARRIAGE SMOOTHED BY US ENTRY VISAS ANOTHER TWO SIU FAMILIES COLLECT 2ND BABY BENEFIT SALTWATER RUNS IN THEIR VEINS COMPANY AGENT'S STALL WORKS, SEAFARER SIGNS AWAY $ CLAIMS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/10/1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/bec3e6c1ceabc6ed7b0aed3fd3cd90e5.PDF 37f265f38ca0821091edba3445f6ce4d PDF Text Text 5^- SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OP THE SEAFARERS i N T E R N AT I p N A L UNION • ATLANTIC I'. .Jh • AND GULF DISTRICT • A Fl • FOUR WIN $6,000 SRI SCHOURSHPS -Story On Page 3 Okay SO-SO For Famine Cargo -Story On Page 3 I :--^l m I •^ I Piakino l/lffnnAfC Members of SIU Scholarship Advisory Committee complete their recommendations for winners / tT*5"? of four $6,000 SIU college scholarships. They are: (seJted around table, clockwise), C. William Edwards, Princeton University; Bernard Ireland, Columbia University; Miss Edna Newby, NJ College for Women; F. D. Wilkinson, Howard Universi^ Arthur Ben^n, Educational. Testing Service; Elwood Kastner, New York University. Standing (left-right) are: Herb Brand, SEAFAEERS LOG editor; Robert Creasey, administrator, SIU Welfare Plan: Ch."?.rles Logan, trustee; A1 Kerr, deputy administrator. (Story On Page 3) �Tw» Atlantic Ignores Crews, Attempts Election Delay flying jn the face of the wisha of dkise to 80 per­ cent of its tanker crewmembers, the Atl^tle Refii^g CoMpiny this week began a de^rat^ last ditch legal delaying action to stall off't trade union in the fleet, or to prean eventual SIIJ election mit its tankermen to enjoy gen­ victory in the fleet Atlantic uine collective bargaining on attoneys taking charge of the anti-Union campaign, won a brief eight-day hreatUng spell at the National Labor Rela­ tions Board after two informal hearings. As a result, the NLBB's Phila­ delphia office will hold a formal hearing on the SIU's petition for an election in the fleet on Tues­ day, June 30. At that hearing SIU representatives will get the fall weight of Government legal ma. chinery rolling, in the face of ex­ pected filibuster tactics by Atlantic. Atlantic's stalling tactics at two previous informal board hearings came as no surprise to the SIU orga=iaers. They had:, expected for some time that the company \.'ould come out into the position of open­ ly opposing the SIU, instead of us­ ing the AMEU as its catsprw to block the desire of tankermen for real union representation. AMEU Crumbling Fast As more and more tankermen signed SIU pledge cards, and with the AMEU crumbling under a . growing flood of membership with• drawals, it became apparent that the company would either have to throw in the sponge, or discard its mask of "neuti-ality" and take up the battle against the SIU. The AMEU's leaders were not even present at NLRB hearings with the exception of th^ independent un­ ions attorney who holds the title of "business manager" for the AMEU. He meekly followed the lead of company attorneys on all questions tliat arose. Union representatives agreed that the company, by attempting to delay an election that was sure to come off, showed it had no de­ sire to 'do business with a real SEAFARERS LOG A-.. I 5-TI', - Jan* 2&, 1953 Vol. XV. No. 13 As^I See It Page 4 Committees At Work Page 6 Crossword Puzzle Page 12 Editorial ..Page 13 Foc'sle Fotographer.......Page 19 Galley Gleanings Page 20 Inqiliring Seafarer Page 12 In The Wake Page 12 -..Labor Round-Up Page l.i Letters Pages 21, 22 Maritime Page 16 Meet The Seafarer Page 12 On The, Job Page 16 Personals Page 25 Quiz Page 19 Seafarers In Action Page 16 Ship's Minutes.. > Pages 24, 25 SIU History Cartoon Page 9 Sports Line. Page 20 Ten Years "Ago . Page 12 Itop Of The News Page 7 Union Talk Page 9 Wash. News Letter .Page 6 Welfare Benefits ... .Pages 26, 27 Welfare Report Page 8 Your Constitution Page 5 Your Dollar's Worth Page 7 ruMlthoO MwmKiy »t ffio lisadqo^rtark ' of f(M SMfarora faitoriMtleilal Union, At-.^lantlE A «ulf Oiitrlct. MFL, t75 Fovrth Aymuo. •raokivN tz, NX. Tot. STorilns ' Entnrofl •t ueemd dra nottor 9NIM li^ »f00MM. NY, ; vntfor Hio Act of Avfu4, wages and conditions. The company's desperation ma­ neuvers came out In the open at the second of two, NLRB Informal SIU Savannah port agent, E. B. TUlcy (left) presents Seafarer Jackson E. Meyer wlttt S fZM ma­ hearings on the SIU's petition and ternity benefit check and |25 baby bond. Meyer's wife; son, Edward, and danghter, Brenda Dlanne, on the Union's unfair-labor prac­ look on, Meyer la the first Seafarer to collect bis second maternity benefit since tte plan started tice charges. Company representa­ in April, 1952. tives, backed up against the wall by the SIU's evidence of 30 un? justified firings in the fleet, never­ theless refused to concede and reach agreMnent on reinstatement and back pay. By doing so they Another major "first" was rung up in the SIU maternity benefit program when Seafarer left themselves wide open to an official unfair practice indictment Jackson E. Meyer qualified for his second maternity benefit. Meyer, who received his first benefit with the birth of his son, Edward Lee, on April 9, 1952, eame in for another $200 (Continued on page 17) He's 1st For 2nd Baby $ '^plus a $25 US defense bond"* Last Atlantic Holdouts Invited On Bandwagon With SIU pledges in the Atlantic tanker fleet hearing the 80 percent mark, SIU membership in all ports last week put out the welcome mat to the few remaining AMEU backers on the ships. The June 17 meetings-^ at all ports adopted a resolu­ sized that whatever these men may tion inviting all these tanker­ have felt or said about the SIU men, amoimting to about 20 per­ in the past, the Union wiU accept cent of the fleet personnel, to join them witoout prejudice, because with the other 80 percent under the issues in the SIU organizing campaign do not involve personali­ the SIU banner. The membership action empha- ties, only the over-all betterment of tankermen's' w'ages and condi­ tions in Atlantic. AMEU Helpless It was pointed out that the great niajority of these men, who had been staunch A.MEU backers, now realized that the AMEU was com­ pletely under thi company's thumb and was helpless to give them any kind of representation. However, because they had taken positive anti-SIU positions in the One of the prime founders of the fleet, these men .were hesitant to Mississippi Shipping Company, and approach <6IU organizers, feeling its former president, Theodore that they would be'turned down, Brent, died recently in New Or­ and consequently that they had to leans at the age of 79. The veteran stick with the AMEU. shipping man had been connected Under the terms of the member­ with the conipany Since its found­ ship resolution, their past oppo­ ing in 1918. sition to the SIU will be forgotten Brent had served as president of provided they pledge their support the company from 1942 to May 4, to the SIU now, before the National 1953, after holding several offices Labor Relations Board election and being a member of the board i takes place. of directors since the company was As the resolution put it, the organized. Last month he stepped SIU will welcome "each and every out of the president's post'and as­ man of the Atlantic tanker fleet sumed the position of chairman of into our Union, including those the company's board of directors. who have been opposed to us for When the company was first whatever reason of their own they founded in 1918, it consisted of one may have hadship purchased from the old war^ "The sole isue throughout the time shipping board. At present drive is the SIU's superior repre­ the conipany owns 11 cargo vessels sentation as a result' of the top and three luxury passenger ships whichkpperate on the South Ameri­ wages and working conditions, wel­ fare and vacation benefits and the can run. Aside from his connection with on-the-spot, round-the-clock job the Delta Lines, Brent was promi­ protection and security that would nent in promoting the port of New be provided Atlantic tankermen Orleans as a shipping center. He under the SIU banner. "We impress upon all hands in was one of -the organizers of the famed International Trade Mart the,, Atlantic fleet, from the most which has done so much to boom pro-SIU man to the officials of the import-export trade in New Or­ cqmpany union—AMEU—that our leans. He also had connections with sole desire . is to have them various other shipping .and ship­ strehgthen, their posttipns As sea­ building eaterpriseih faring men under, the SilJ this week. The happy event was the birth of a daughter, Brenda Dianne, on June 12, 1953. As a result, Meyer is the first to have a fuU-sized 100 percent SIU family. While there have been cases of twin births, which have meant a double benefit Meyer is the only one thus far to have a second single child since the bene­ fits began, April 1, 1953. Over fl30,000 Brenda Dianne was the 655th maternity benefit baby in the 15 months since the benefit began. To date, the benefits have passed the $130,000 mark. And each of the SIU benefit babies has received the $25 US savings bimd, directly from Delta Line Head Dies, Formed Co. '•I - '..V the Union or over $16,000 in bonds alone. While maternity benefits are fairly nninmnn in grOUP InSUranCS plans, no plan comes near paying the amount provided by the sfu—> which is at no cost to the Sea­ farer. The average benefit iisualljr runs from $50 to $80, and requires one year of eligibility in contrast to the SIU requirement or just on* day on an SlU ship before th« baby is bom. Meyer wouldn't commit himseil on whether or not he would have a third chUd. Bight now he's ship­ ping out again to provide for hia growing family. His last ship be­ fore the baby was bom was tha Seatrain Savannah, on which ha sailed as an oiler. 0r««ting8 From Congroosman Baltimore port agent Earl Sheppard, in ngtit suit, gets « warm bandshakfl from Congressman Robert Mollahan (D-W. 'Va,), who Attended hraach's June 17 ineeti^- .Lp^lator lat«r. AjJilrcsiM^ meeting, and was thown new hall now being construct^ v,( •- ) �-• •ij'ri- "Jtaneif, 1»SS Pare Hi«e S E A F An ItR S \0G ^ SlU Acts,50-50 Put Back In Pakistan Aid '•' U •3 Speedy SIU action in alerting members of the House of .Representatives led to an important test victory of the 50-50 principle in aid shipments. Members of the House voted to restore the 50-50 provision to the 50-50 principle in letting the .the Pakistan wheat shipment to bill go through without this aniendbill after it had been removed ment. from the bill by the House Agri­ culture Committee. The Pakistan wheat bill, an ad­ ministration - sponsored measure, provides for shipment of one mil­ lion tons of wheat to Pakistan to prevent possible famine in that county. The Senate previously ap­ proved the bill with the 50-50 amendment attached, providing that 50 percent of the cargoes car­ ried under the bill should go in American bottoms. Several Amendments The amendment on the floor of the House to restore the 50-50 pro­ vision was offered by Representa­ tive Alvin Weichel, chairman of the House Merchant Marine Com­ mittee. When it became apparent that the 50-50 fight would-go to the floor of the House, a sizable num­ ber of Congressmen were alerted by the SIU Washington office and by the various ports of the danger EiOG To Reprint Constitution ^ In accordance with the de­ cision of the recent port agents conference, the next Issue of the SEAFARERS LOG will carry a full reprint ' of the new SIU constitution. * The agents recommended that the constitution be reprinted in the LOG at six month in­ tervals. In addition, the LOG will carry a full review of all trial and appeal proceedings that have taken place in the nine months.^sinee the new consti­ tution went into effect. De­ tails of all trials and appeals will be printed, decisions ren­ dered in 'each case, so Seafar­ ers will be able to see" how this important section of the cofastitution has been operat­ ing in actual practice to pro­ tect every member's rights. As a result there was a large turnout of House members when the amendment came up and it went through without any diffi­ culty. Maritime observers in Wash­ ington gave the SIU major credit for ' the successful action in the House. While the number of voyages in­ volved in the wheat bili is small, about 60 or 65 in all for American vessels, it is believed that the House action was the key vote on the 50-50 issue. For some time now, foreign shipping interests have been campaigning against the 5050 law, and failure of the House to include it in the Pakistan wheat j)ill would have opened the flood­ gates for a major assault on the 50-50 provision in the various economic and military aid pro­ grams. Clear Sailing Seen It is now expected that the 50-50 provision will have relatively clear sailing in the multi-billion dollar military and economic aid pro­ grams now being acted upon in both Houses of^Congress. The 50-p0 law was first incor­ porated in US legislation with the start of the Marshall Plan of eco­ nomic aid for Europe in 1048 after a vigorous fight by the SIU for the requirement. In recent years it has provided American ships with a very sizable percentage of their cargoes. Attempts have been made on various occasions to do away with the 50-50 law, but all have been met successfully by deter­ mined Union opposition. It is expected that of the 500,000 tons of wheat reserved for Ameri­ can-flag ships, about 100,000 tons will be carried by regularly-sched­ uled liner services to Karachi, such as those operated by Isthmian and other companies with Middle East and Far East services. . The other 400,000 tons will be carried by tramp operators, most of whom are under contract to the SIU. !I 4 :-i\ Members of the scholarship advisory committee are shown discussing records of scholarship candi­ dates. I.eft to right, they are; F. D. Wilkinson, Howard Univ.; Arthur Benson, Educational Testing Service, which gave the entrance examinations; Elwood Kastner, New York Univ.; Charles Logan, Welfare Plan trustee; Miss Edna Newby, NJ College for Women; C. William Edwards, Princeton Univ.; Bernard Ireland, Columbia Univ. Children Of Four Seafarers Awarded SIU Scholarships Four children of working Seafarers will be heading for college this fall, each as­ sured of a four-year $6,000 college scholarship made posible by their fathers* uhion. Trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan, meeting on Tuesday, June 23, approved the selection of Alma Jimenez Colls, Robert Gopdwin, Charlene Holden and Eliza­ beth Lomas as winners of the first college scholarships ever awarded by any mari­ time union. began its operations 14 years ago. orchestra, writes for her school Selection of the winners At that time, or just a few years newspaper and participates in a climaxes several months of back for that matter, the idea that variety of extra-curricular activi-^ careful study and preparation of the trail-blazing SIU Schol­ arship Plan. The $1,500 year­ ly grant that will be provided for each winner is far more than Seafarers could earn in a full year's work when the Union Disability Pay Goes To 5 More Five more Seafarers who are no longer able to work are now assured full protection as the trustees of the SIU Welfare Plan voted to add them to the disability benefits list. As a result, they are now receiving the $25 weekly disability benefit from the Welfare Plan. The latest additions to the The SIU disability benefit was disability benefits list are instituted as of April 1, 1952 by Benno Zielinski, 63; Joseph decision of the Welfare Plan's Pilutis, 38; Alexander Dudde, 65; board of trustees, after suggestion Pete Henderson, 65; and Abdon from the Union trustees on the Sylvera, 51. The first three, who board. At the beginning the bene­ live in New York, were introduced fit paid $15 a week, but this has to the headquarters membership been increased twice by the'trus­ meeting of June IT. Henderson tees to the present $25 level. lives in Mobiie and Sylvera in An imusual feature of the dis­ New Orleans. ability benefit i^ that there is no Dudde, Pilutis and Zielinski all age requirenient. Any totallyspoke briefly at the headquarters disabled Seafarer, no longer able membership meeting, thanking the to work, who-"has the necessary membership for maUng the disa­ seven years' sea time is eligible bility benefits possible. As Zie­ for the benefit, no matter what his linski put it, "i stay here before age. There are now 18 Seafarers you to expre.ss my deepest gratis receiving the SIU disability bene­ ' tude to . . . all brothers who were fit. Instrumental in making this tre­ Among the first to receive, the mendous plan a reality ... It is benefit were veteran Seafarers what you call real brotherhood Otto (Uncle Otto) Preussler, who ' O p • • had been isailing for 46 years, and Pilutis, who has had several dp- John Hopkins, 77, who 4iad over Benno Zielinski, who recently eratioBS recently added his thanks half a century's oxperienee at sea. to those brothers who had donated Preussler has since passed" away • qualified for SIU disability benefit, addresses recent mem­ large amounts of blood for him and was buried at the seamen's bership meeting and telb what while htf was at the Statea Island burial ground" in Savannah; hospital. ^''7'f it means to him. Gcorgiau '• Seafarers or their children would go to college with Union scholar­ ships of this kind would have been dismissed as a pipe dream. The Scholarship Plan, widelyapplauded when it was first an­ nounced, was designed to make this "pipe dream" possible, so that qualified Seafarers or their chil­ dren would have equal opportunity for higher education with all that it implies. The four winpers were proposed from the applicants by a' five-mem­ ber board of college and university administrators, after thorough ex­ amination of their school records and their performance on the standard College Entrance Exami­ nation Board tests. The trustees then adopted the recommendations of the advisory committee. The winners, three girls and one boy, come from all parts of the US and its territories. Alma Jimenez Colls, daughter of Seafarer Pedro Jimenez, wiper, lives in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. Robert Goodwin, whose father is Seafarer Eugene Goodwin, lives in Hillsboro, Ore­ gon. Elizabeth Lomas, daughter of Arthur James Lomas, steward, is a resident of Tuckahoe, New York, while Charlene Holden, daughter of Stanley A. -Holden, chief cook, lives in Manchester. Maryland. Fine Records All four of the winners compiled fine school records and scored well In the College entrance tests. In addition they were active in a variety of school and community affairs which added to their quali­ fications. Miss Colls, who ranked 17th in a high school class 0^396 students, intends to become a doc? tor. Miss Holden plays in her school ties. Miss Lomas was secretary-treas­ urer of the General Organization (Continued on page 17) SIU Outfit Seeks Six New Ships An application for-aid in the con­ struction of six huge high-speed tankers has been made to the Fed­ eral Maritime Board by the SIUcontracted Colonial Steamship Company. The application was the first of its kind to be made under the Long Range Shipping Act of 1952. Colonial plans to build the six vessels at a cost of $7^^ million each. The ships would definitely be in the super-tanker class, grossing 29,000 deadweight tons, with a projected speed of 17)'^ knots. Colonial, which now has one Lib­ erty-tanker and two T-2's operating under the SIU contract, is apply­ ing under the provision of the 1952 act that authorizes construction subsidies for ships used anywhere in the foreign trade of the US. Before the 1952 act, only ships on essential trade routes could get construction subsidies. At present the Colonial applica­ tion is being processed by the Maritime Board. If the application is approved, the tankers would be built in US shipyards. •i �•a"''':-"'!!", ; 1, H'V . •- j'fI^V^fe'fe'R i»*^1" J AsI See It • • • The Swedish freighter Stegeholm is shown smoking while adrift in the gulf. She caught fire shortly •fter sailing from Tampa. Her crew was removed by the Iberville, and the skipper stayed aboard •s the vessel was towed back into Tampa. Nobody was injured, and the cause of the fire is undermined. Ibervi'le Aids Burning Ship Seafarers aboard the Iberville (Waterman) had a little unscheduled excitement on their last voyage when they picked up crewmembers of the burning Swedish-American freighter MV Stegeholm and stood by for almost 12 hours until a relief tug arrived. The Iberville was en-route from Tampa to New York, entire midship house, because of having left Tampa the night the wood construction of the house. before, when it came across the The black gang had to escape Stegeholm at 5:45 in the morning. through the shaft alley exit and A fierce fire was blazing in the were unable to get fire pumps go­ chip's No. 4 hold where canned ing. The SlU-manned Waterman fruit juices were stored, and most ship circled the stricken ship pf the Stegeholm crew had taken for several hours while four mem­ to lifeboats and were standing by. bers of the Stegeholm crew re­ mained on the bow of the stricken Defective Fan After a four day strike on wage vessel. Late in the afternoon, these The Iberville picked up the cap­ crewmembers too got off the issues and Inequities in their con­ tain and radio operator who in­ vessel. tract, members of the National About 5:30 in the afternoon, the formed the crew that the' fire had Maritime Union went back to work relief tug arrived on the scene, begun at 1:30 in the morning in and the Swedish crew vent back with wage increases of two, four a defective electric fan in the pan­ aboard the ship. The Iberville left and six percent. try and quickly spread through the the area an ho'if later. Once again a majoi; item in the NMU contract discussions were the inequities in working rules in com­ parison to the SIU agreement. The NMU hung up the ships on June 16 in demands for SIU clauses on medical exams, transportation, crew complements for ships in temporary lay-up and hiring of chief stewards through the hiring One of the many men from the Norfolk's choice for chairman haU. A&G coasts who went west. Brother was Brother Fred Hicks, chief The final settlement gave the Herman Pederson, was chosen as steward, who just got back from a NMU several of these SIU clauses, meeting chairman by Seafarers in but the companies retained the tte port of Wilmington, California, six-month run to the Far East. right to hire chief stewards from Hicks, who has been shipping out any source, instead of off the on June 17. At that Pederson can of Norfolk for some time, has de­ board as in the SIU. claim to be a cided to settle permanently in this At the conclusion of the strike, Westerner be­ NMU president Joseph Curran sent viciniy. He and his wife have pur­ cause he was chased a home at East Ocean View a tele^am of congratulations to born originally where they can get their feet in the the SIU. The telegram read: "Our in Nebraska on strike has been victoriously con­ sand any time they want. August 7, 1926. Ray Wright handled the reading cluded, and your pledge of support However, he did materially aided in winning the clerks' chores at the Norfolk meet­ gains all of his sailing for our members on ing, while R. G. Renfrew took oh behalf made off the East and Pedersen of our We ex­ the task of recording secretary. tend to your membership. Gulf Coasts, join­ organization our full ing the SIU in New York in Feb­ Renfrew is a comparative new­ appreciation." comer to the Union's ranks, getting ruary, 1944. The money increases are two For a while Pederson was a his membership just last August. percent for unrated men, four per­ steady shipper out of New Orleans 4" 4" cent for ABs, oilers and FWTs, and and spent about 20 months on the Seattle, like Wilmington, fea­ six. percent for top ratings like Delta Line South American ships. Uncle Sam rudely interrupted this tured as its recording secretary bosun and electrician. Overtime another trans- rates are increased by the same pleasant run by snatching him up planted eastern­ amoimt, which means three cents in the draft. Since he's been re­ er-Brother Rob­ more hourly for entry ratings, and leased he has settled down in Long seven to 11 cents for rated men. ert J. Wiseman. Beach, California, and is catching Bom in New those West Coast ships. His last York, Wiseman one was the Seatiger, where he decided that the sailed AB. Far East runs and Pederson is one of the many the port of Seat­ Seafarers who participated in 'the tle were made for 1946 General Strike as well as Seafarers' sending telegrams other beefs. He's solid on the idea Wiseman or letters to the New York planning on set­ headquarters dispatcher asking of cooperation with shbreside unions, and was pleased the way tling down in that city. He became, to be excused from attending Lake Charles refinery workers a SIU member in Baltimore," headquarters membership stood by the SIU in the Cities March, 1944, and sails in the deck meetings must include the reg­ department. Service contract beef. istration number ' of their Brother H. Mesford, who is S shipping card in the message. Others serving at the Wilming­ ton bnmch meeting were Max native of the great Northwest, From now on, if the number Byers, veteran electrioian, as read­ handled the duties of reading clerk, is not Included, the excuse can­ ing clerk, and John M. Thompson, while E. Giza, a veteran of the not be accepted by the dis­ onotber voltage juggler, as record- Isthmian organizing compaign, was patcher. the m6(Hing chairman. iag seeretaqr.'^ NMU Halts Ships Over Inequities Put Number On Meeting Exeusee WHEN TOUR UNION FIRST ANNOUNCED ITS SCHOLARSHIP Plan, which Inyplved giving four $6,000 college scholarships every year, a lot of people were curious as to just what the SIU had in mind with this program. Now that the ^t four winners have been picked and will be on the way to the college of their choosing next September, interested people will get a better idea of how this Scholarship Plan wiU work. The SlU'a purpose in setting up this Plan can be explained very simply. Most Seafarers, being working men from working men's fami­ lies, never had a chance to grab too much in the way of education before they had to get themselves a job to pay the feed bills. We wanted to make it easy for any of our membership who had the stuff to take advantage of it, and that went also for the children of our membership. It stands to reason that if the Seafarer of today is entitled to good earnings, good working conditions, a decent home and all that goes with it— things we have tried to make -possible through our Union's action;—that a college education becomes part of that whole picture. Our country can always use people of talent and ability. It doesn't ask who they are and where they come from. So the Seafarer, or child of a Seafarer who can fill the bill should be entitled to the best of edu­ cational opportunities. That's why the Scholarship PRm was set up in its present fashion. When we were investigating how these college scholarships operate, we found a lot of them are tangled up in all sorts of special require­ ments. Most scholarships provide that the winner has to attend a certain college, or that he has to study a certain subject. There are scholarships in engineering, law, medicine, biology, or any other subject that you can think of. But there are mighty few scholarships that give the winner a free hand to study what he pleases where he pleases. \' Some people were of the opinion that we should jfitofOd* jjgj. yp scholarship and require that the winners study marine architecture or subjects of that kind. But the majority of the trustees of the Welfare Plan felt differently. It was their opinion, and we agreed with it wholeheartedly, that our purpose was to provide the widest possible opportunity. It would be up to the scholarship winner to decide in what field he was going to put that opportunity to use. After all, whatever professions the winners choose to follow they are going to be performing a service for the community and the nation. That is all the trustees were concerned with. Now that this year's winners have been selected, your Union would like to see an increasing number of applications for next year's awards. Some of our people may have been holding back, feeling that as Sea­ farers, they would be out of place on a college campus. But we can assure them that it isn't so because we personally know four or five of the brothers who have gone off the ships and into one college or another and are making a go of it today. Furthermore, our Scholarship Plan isn't necessarily limited to four awards a year. The trustees have the power to change that figure if they see fit. If enough candidates apply in coming years to justify a change, the trustees will not hesitate to increase the number of awards. That way a greater number of worthwhile candidates can get a college education—courtesy of the SIU Welfare Plan. « THE RECENT FUSS IN CONGRESS OVER THE 50-50 RULE ON shipments of wheat to Pakistan, , casts interesting light on the motives of those who oppose this principle. Here was a case where Congress was voting a gift of a million tons of wheat to a country that has no merchant fleet of its own. Yet there were those who actively objected to the modest requirement that half of those cargoes supplied by US taxpayers, be carried on US ships. If, as is the case, Pakistan has no merchant fleet, the only ones who would benefit by the defeat of the 50-50 rule are the runaway operators, the outfits who register their ships under Pana­ manian or Liberian flags so that they can hire out of a crimp hall, pay pennies in wages, dish out rot­ ten food and dodge taxes that would normally go to an established maritime nation. Certainly it is not to the interest of this country to promote that kind of shipping. Since it is well known that your Union has always led the fight for the 50-50 law, the impression ^y be held in some quarters that we are opposed to . assisting other nations. Such an Impression is wide of the mark. Our Union is wholehearedly in favor of foreign aid and foreign trade,"as'the record-proves. It would be running against our own interest to take any other position. Seamen realize more than any other people how much our country depends on the flow of foreign trade to and from these shores. Our economy would be In pretty rough shape if that trade was cut down, or if foreign nations got so weak that they couldn't produce ^or us or buy from us. .^ That doesn't mean though, that the US inerchant marine should be asked to surrender its modest share of world cargoes. It's the slated objective of nur national policy for the past several years that 50 per­ cent of all cargoes should be carried on US ships, ^ AetuaUy, US ships carry far-less than that percentage of our foreign commerc^ since the aid shipments are but a small part of' the total cargoes. By carrying 50 percent of aid cargoes, US ships don't in any way invade the cargo operations of legitimate foreign flags. The law merely provides that only half of paid for by US taxpayers should be transported.:ander the AmericaB Egg so as to lielpr keep our merchant imalne in a �n-^iTrilr-^ TTfirr^ T "• Jnae 9*, IMS SEAFARERS Pac« Fin LOC Pentagon Tells Senate US Needs More, Faster Ships Wanna Parakeet? Size 21 Shirt?—Ask Sea Chest The need for immediate enlargement and modernization of the nation's merchant fleet was heavily underscored by the Defense Department in testimony before a Senate sub­ committee. Rear Admiral R. E. Wilson told the Senators that the US should build at least 165 modern cargo ships, 43>super-tankers and six new that about 205 freighters could op­ dwindle as tonnage for the tramps passenger ships to meet the erate in the domestic trades, and will no longer be available.- When the SIU Sea Chest says it gives service and delivers any sort of merchandise you" want right to your ship, it means just that. And Santos Garcia on the Seatrain Louisiana will back up that statement. When the Seatrain Lousiana birds to the ship, the Sea Chest was startled to see the Sea­ pulled into New York on her man train Lousiana out in the stream last trip, Santos decided that he wanted a couple of parakeets, those colorful little birds that have be­ come so popular recently. Well, like many seamen, Santos didn't have any time to go ashore and shop around because his ship was •ailing the next day. So, when the SIU sea Chest rep­ resentative boarded the ship her first day in port, Santos gave him an order for "two parakeets and all the stuff I'll need to keep them." Then Santos relaxed while the SIU Sea Chest representative went to work. Picked Up Uptown While Santos stayed aboard his ship, the SIU Sea Chest represen­ tative began to look all over New York for two parakeets in prime condition. The parakeets were soon located, and a Sea Chest represen­ tative picked them up the next day in uptown Manhattan. However, while driving along the West Side Highway to deliver the and moving down the harbor. He quickly began to make plans to catch a launch and reach the ship before it left the harbor, but found when he reached the dock that the ship was just being shifted. Bird Feed Too Thus it was that less than 24 hours after Santos had placed his order, the SIU Sea Chest delivered the two parakeets to him aboard the ship. In addition, the Sea Chest also delivered a supply of feed, instruetions on how to feed and train the birds, two cages and a set of toys, swings and ladders that are used in training. Santos didn't have to set foot off his ship to get what he wanted. In fact, Santos was so pleased that, just before he sailed, he gave the Sea Chest another sizable or­ der: three nylon shirts—size 21to be delivered when his ship re­ turns to New York on the next . trip. yOUft RKJHT5'AN&'PRtVliaSES AS" M£N: AR£ • OUAI{AMT«g£5 BY" YOUR CONSrtTUnON,:-.F5ArURH <S DgSICiNfP TO ACOUAB^t^: YOU WITH THESE RidnrS-'AMD PRlVllEOESr.ivv, YOU and fhn tlU CONSTITUTION From Artlcl* XXII Spctlon 1 t only onvi «rr- a of tha membarship- #• This provision givss—and goarantees—the membership the de­ ciding voice in the most important Union function—the rotary ship­ ping system. You make the rules by which you ship. N® ofliciol canmake shipping rules. \ nation's minimum defense needs. Wilson emphasized in his testi«inonythat such a program would Only provide enough ships to meet the "initial phase" of any all-out national emergency. He told the Senators further that in such an emergency the US could only ex­ pect a "limited degree" of foreign flag assistance, and that for the nation's safety it should rely on a modern US merchant marine. Minimum Speeds The Defense Department wit­ ness listed as minimum require­ ments for a US merchant fleet dry cargo ships capable of a sustained speed o/ 18 knots, troop transports, a speed of 22 knots, and tankers of 25,000 deadweight tons capable of 20 knots or better. The present US Liberty ships in reserve, he said, while adequate in numbers to meet a minimum requirement for 1,287 dry cargo ships, "are considered too slow for modem military needs. In addition there are 57 T-2 tankers which have reached half their life ex­ pectancy and should be replaced." While the Defense Department considers C-2s and C-3s practical and useful ships. Admiral Wilson said that new vessels are needed which are equipped with far heav­ ier and speedier cargo-handling gear. Another witness before the sub­ committee, Solon B. Turman, head of Lykes Brothers 88 Company, estimated that under present cir­ cumstances, the US foreign fleet could reach a maximum of 430 cargo vessels, plus 62 passenger and combination ships. He stated 484 tankers in the oil-carrying in­ dustry. He predicted that with the cur­ tailment of foreign aid programs, the American tramp fleet would The subcommittee, chaired by Senator Potter, has been conduct­ ing intensive hearings to try to de­ termine what the composition of a US merchant fleet should be. Hot Off The Press Captain John Fox (left), president of the Inlandboatmen's Union, an SIU affiliate, looks over a copy of the Atlantic Fleet News as it comes off the press as he follows the SIU organizing drive. CG Revises Rules For Hiring Crewmen Abroad Savannah's Fate Still Uncertain Although the Senate Subcom­ mittee on Appropriations has fin­ ished its hearings, the fate of the Savannah USPHS hospital is still uncertain. The group recently made its report to the full com­ mittee. However, the contents of the subcommittee's report have not yet been made public, but since the report has been made, the full Senate Appropriations Committee is expected to act upon the group's report and recommendations in the very near future. It is this report which will de­ cide whether the Savannah hospi­ tal still has a chance If the report favois restoring the funds for the Savannah hospiial, hcwever those funds will also have to survive a meeting of a joint House-Senate committee. The Hot se has already kl.led tlje fund"; toi the Savannah hosp'tal. THe SIU 's slill continuing its fig} t to get the Savannah hospital funds restored and to ktep the hospital functioning, since it is vi­ tally needed by seamen in that area. As reported in the last issue of the LOG, it has been official'v anf'aounced by ine USPftS that the Icrt Stanb-'i hospiial i" being c'l sed, an:! preparations h; ve al­ ready been sltrled for lians-Vrring the patient'- now there. Regulations governing the hiring of crew replacements in foreign ports, issued from time to time by the Coast Guard, have been revised and strengthened recently. These regula­ tions are summarized below-f — —. for the information of crew- sul or the skipper must notify the members. They should be Coast Guard in Washington and lived up to by skippers, engineers and others hiring men in foreign ports. Should crewmembers find that the regulations are being violated through the hiring of an excess number of aliens, or the hiring of aliens when US seamen with vali­ dated'papers are available on the beach, they should get in touch with the nearest US consulate which has the power and responsi­ bility to enforce the regulations. All Have Clearance As the regulations now stand, any replacement, or additional crewmembers hired in a foreign port have to have security clear­ ance in one form or another. If they are US citizens without clear­ ance, they are to receive emer­ gency clearance from the Com­ mandant of the Cdast Guard in the US before they can be hired. If they are aliens resident in the country that the ship is touching, then they are to receive clearance through the US consul. The consul will have to check with local au­ thorities for this purpose. The Coast Guard regulations set up a system of preferential hiring which puts the US seaman with validated papers on top of the heap. If he is on the beach, he has to be hired before anybody else. Next In line is a US citizen with­ out validated papers. He can be hired if there are no men around with papers, but first the US con­ wait until they get clearance on the replacement, A quick clear­ ance procedure has been estab­ lished for this purpose. Quota Set An alien without seaman's pa­ pers can be employed if none of the above-mentioned men are available. He must get temporary clearance from the US consul, but in any case, the number of aliens should not exceed ten percent of the total vessel complement. The only way this alien require­ ment can be avoided is if it is es­ tablished to the satisfaction of the American consul that the vessel would be delayed in port unless it could hire aliens above the quota limits. In other words, it has to be shown that there are no American seamen whatever in the vicinity who can fill the job. These regulations apply equally to crew replacements, and to tem­ porary additional crewmembers, like stockmen or maintenance gangs, who will ride a ship from one foreign port to another for­ eign port. In addition to these revisions, the Coast Guard has announced that it is extending its requirements for validated papers to persons employed on harbor craft. This will cover all lak?s (other than Groat Lakes) bays, sounds, bayous, canals and harbors, and will affect men working on barges, tugs, junkboats and the like. �' Fi'g* .Slit' SBAFARISRS Ida West Coast Momberslilp Meeting tea Sf, IHt SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON • . I • I . 'I I 1 It's next to impossible^ to predict what the future size of the US merchant fleet should be. Perhaps that's why the maritime industry and the Department of Defense are so far apart in their estimates of the size of the merchant marine. Fourteen large US' companies, all subsidized, have estimated that the future merchant marine should be comprised of 430 cargo vessels and 62 passenger and combination vessels, as far as the foreign trade of the country is concerned. On the other hand, the Department, of Defense takes the view that the future fleet should be' larger, for de­ fense purposes, but the private lines say this many ships cannot be absorbed, commercially, into the merchant marine. if SIU San Francisco port agent T. E. Banning (standing, right) gives his report to the membership at the regular SIU membership meeting held in the recently enlarged quarters in that port. US May Open Ship Transfers The drive to transfer some US shipping to foreign-flag interests gathered renewed impetus as steps were taken in the Senate to sell vessels to the Philippines and to Trieste. The Senate has already passed legislation allowing the sale of eight Government-owned war-built vessels to Philippine-^ shipowners who currently are six C-1, MAV-1 types and two for the sale of the Libertys. The Trieste bill differs from the have them under charter. The N-3 types. The measure provides SIU has opposed the sale as set­ that the present charters of the Philippine bill in that it is a direct ting a dangerous precedent for ships be extended pending their bid by European shipowners for ships from the reserve fleet. The the disposal of Government-owned sale. The proposed Trieste sales are Philippine operators have been tonnage out of the reserve fleet. When the bill was introduced last considered much more of a direct running the US ships for some year, it was pointed out that it.was threat to US shipping. In July, time now under charter. Should the Trieste bill go giving an unfair advantage to for­ 1952, the SEAFARERS LOG re­ eign buyers, who had an oppor­ vealed that a group of Trieste shiu- through, Washington maritime ob­ tunity to bid for the ships under oN^mers had hired a lobbyist to push servers agree it would open the the old Ship Sales Act, but failed the sale of ten US Libertys from gates for other nations to make the reserve fleet. Now Senator H. similar bids. Feelers have been to do so. Covered by the Philippine bill Alexander Smith, New Jersey Re­ made by the Japanese and South publican, has introduced a bill on Korean governments in this direcbehalf of these shipowners calling tion. SUP Breaks Ground For SIU COMMITTEES Seattle Hall AT WORK In ceremonies attended by sev­ eral hundred SUP members, civic leaders, ship company officials and heads of other labor organizations, ground was broken recently for the new SUP hall and sailors' home to be built in Seattle. The new building, located at First Avenue and Wall Street, and commanding a view of Puget Sound, will consist of two stories and a large basement which will house a gymnasium, baggage room, restaurant, bar, barber shop, cigar store, showers and lavatory facili­ ties. Sailor's Home The first floor of the building will provide space for offices and a combination auditorium - dispatch hall which will be named for Peter B. Gill, who was the union agent in Seattle for 30 years. The top story will be the sailors' home, con­ sisting of 22 units for the use of oldtimers and the ill or disabled. On this floor there will also be a laundry room. Construction of the hall was au­ thorized by the SUP membership last December 22, after a recom­ mendation by the SUP building trustees, and followed by 16 days the opening of the new hall at Wilmington. Presiding at the ground breaking ceremonies, at which shovcl-v.'ialding union oldtimers were honored guests, was Agent Maxie Weisbarth. Much of the material in this column has dealt with the Union's method of maintaining shipboard performance through elected rank and file trial committees. Several cases have been presented describing how these trial committees have' handled such cases, and what they have done with men who have been found guilty. Thompson The usual pro­ cedure of levying a fine and putting the errant Seafarer on probation serves in the majority of cases to set him straight for the future. However, the problem becomes a little more difficult when repeated offenses have to he dealt with. Since the membership is on record not to permit continuous fouling up, aboard ships, stronger action is necessary in the case of the chronic gashound or performer. It's obvious that if the Union is to live up to its contract obligations and expect the shipowners to hold up their end, that the chronic cases need special handling. At the same time the defendant's need to earn a living h^ss to be taken into ac­ count A case arose out in Wilmington, California, where a man on proba­ tion from a previous offense was dispatched to a tanker in port. He reported to the ship gassed up, and when the shipping commissioner came aboard to sign on the crew, he was found in his sack, in such condition that he was unable to sign articles. Consequently charges were placed against the man and he came to trial before a committee consisting of J. T. Shaw, C. P. Parker, J. Faerels, and J. Thomp­ son. After hearing witnesses pro and con and discussing the case, the committee decided that a sus­ pension was in order. They decided then, to suspend his membership privileges for six months, and levy a fine. Since he already owed a fine from his previous trial which had not yet been paid, Shaw the committee ruled that the second fine would be payable only after the man shipped again. . The defendsat, when informed of the de,clsion, indicated h^ WQuld accept it and would po(; appeal the caise. if iSt Some members of Congress believe that, as a matter of policy, the US should make its surplus stocks of agricultural commodities available, through the Mutual Security Agency,""to foreign nations which are experiencing crop failures. A move in this direction is being pushed by Representative Burleson, of Texas. Such legislation would be beneficial to the American merchant marine if US-flag ships were assured of carrying at least half of the commodi­ ties. i> i> i> While on the above subject matter, the Congress has reached agree­ ment that in extending the mutual security program, the merchant marine of this country should be assured of carrying at least 50 percent of the aid commodities moving abroad. This has proved valuable to shipping in the past, particularly when the movements were at a high level. if if i> The coastwise and Intercoastal fleet, which has found it hard to sur­ vive since World War II, may receive'a stimulant as a result of planning of US military experts. The Department of Defense, always planning to prepare for war, is thinking in tei-ms of what the situation would be in case of'a major bombing attack on US cities, and the consequent disruption of trans­ continental rail facilities. In such an event, they agree that domestic shipping becomes a vital defense asset. i. i. Several times in the past few years, opponents of a strong merchant marine have taken the view that this country needs no shipping, that it can depend upon foreign allied vessels to meet its requirements. The fallacy of this argument has been recognized finally by US Government officials, who have reached the position that, from ex­ periences gained in World War II, this nation cannot place too much reliance on the availability, in time of war, of the ships bf allied nations, and that, therefore, it must have its own fleet available. if i> The Mariner-type ship is quickly taking the status of the well-known stepchild—not wanted by anyone. Private operators are telling Con­ gress that the ship is too big, too costly to operate, and uses too much fuel, while the Department'of Defense, which is currently operating all the Mariners which have been built, is taking the position that the Mariner definitely does not represent the ultimate in ships. The big thing haunting Defense is the absolute necessity of obtaining ships that make a quick turn-around, ships capable of getting in and out of ports quickly. Private operators insist they are not interested in purchasing the Mariner unless the purchase price is right. The Pacific Far East Line, a US west coast line, is about the only company to date that has made anything in the way of a firm commitment to buy Mariners. if i i US military experts recently reviewed the subject of the minimum speeds of merchant ships desirgd for military purposes. They have come to the conclusion that dry cargo ships should have at least 18 knots sustained speed; that troop transports should have a sustained speed of 22 knots or greater.; and that tankers should have a sustained speed of 20 knots or greater. i. ^ i, With but minor exception, the US'has supplied 100 percent of its shipping requirements in connection with the Korean campaign. The only exception is that this country has had to use 4 heavy-lift, foreignflag ships, because the US possesses no such vessels. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 It's past time that the US Congress should come out with a consistent Government policy so .that the merchant marine can plan its future course. This is so because since the war, the foreign fleets have re­ gained their strength, Immediately after World War II, the US fleet carried about 55 percent of its total Import-export cargoes, whereas today the percentage is somewhere around 25 percent. A little known fact Is that this country has subsidized foreign mer­ chant marines about twice as much as the American merchant marine. Between April 3, 1948, and December 31, 1951, our assistance. to tlie European merchant marine amounted to about $36,700,000 and to the Japanese merchant marine about $22,800,000, or a total of about $59W - million. During the same period, the operating subsidy aid to the American merchant marine was $25,700,000. Four American tanker companies have won new 2-year contracts with the Military Sea Transportation Service, and will operate 62 Gov­ ernment-owned tankers transporting petroleum productis for the Armed Services. " Some 21 tanker operators submitted bids to MSTS for the contracts, which were finally awarded to the following: Marine Transport Line will operate 16 Government tankers; Mathiasen*! Tanker Industries will operate 15; Apierican Pacific Steamship Company, 14; and the Joshua Hendy Corporation, 17. The; new two-year contracts with MSTS will begin on July 1. �givyjrn EiSS^ _ M!fS Pafe Serea SEAf Akkki 'Ldd Great Lakes SlU Sees Vote Victory THREE-CENT STAMP ON WAY OUT—Th« Post OfficB department Is planning to Increase mail costs on first class letters from three to four cents, and has announced a 36 percent increase In parcel post rates effective about August 1. The moves are part of an attempt to reduce a whopping Post Office deficit amounting to better than $600 million a year. Crewmembers of two Great Lakes steamship lioes began voting this week on whether or not they want to be represented by the SIU's Great Lakes District. The National Labor Relations Board is conducting the vote aboard ships of the Pioneer Steamship Company ••"and Buckeye Steamship Company, both of which are oper­ Maybe He'll Take A Cruise ated by the Hutchinson Com­ EAST GERMAN WORKERS MOT—L&d by construction trades crai'tsmen, thousands of East German workers in East Berlin rioted against Communist con­ trol. Red flags, and posters of Stalin were torn down and de­ stroyed and Communist leaders manhandled. Soviet tanks and armored cars were called out to restore order and keep the rioters from sacking Soviet administration buildings. The East Berlin riots followed recent revelations that workers in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia had done the same follow­ ing a currency devalua­ tion that drastically re­ duced their wages. ^ if if KOREANS RE­ LEASE PRISONERS— South Korean president Syngman Rhee threw a A group of East German xloters burn red monkey wrench into flag hauled down from top of famed Brand­ Korean truce talks enburg gate in East Berlin. Riot was put when the South Korean down by Soviet tanks. army, under his orders, released several thousand North Korean anti-Communist prisoners. Under terms of the truce, the anti-Communists were supposed to be held in camps until the North Korean government had a chance to 'try to persuade them to go home. In some instances, American troops trying to prevent the releases were held off at gunpoint by the South Koreans. if if if HOUSE EXTENDS RECIPROCAL TRADES ACT—The House of -Representatives voted overwhelmingly to extend the Reciprocal Trades Act for another year. This is the Act under which the US has been making arrangements with foreign countries to lower-tariff barriers on both sides. if if if ROSENBERGS DIE AT SING SING—Despite last-minute legal moves, including a temporary stay of execution from Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, convicted atomic spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in Sing Sing prison on Saturday, June 20. The execution stirred up demonstrations and riots in many European countries, while here and abroad pleas for clemency came from many church groups and other non-Communist organizations. if if t "BOOK BURNING" DISPUTE IN WASHINGTON—President Eisen­ hower in a speech at Dartmouth University attacked "book burners," apparently aiming his remarks at the practice of removing controversial books from US libraries abroad, under pressure from Senator-Joseph McCarthy. The President later modified his remarks in a press con­ ference saying that the US libraries should not circulate books openly promoting Communism. Seafarer George L. Wise, who ships in the deck department, looks all dressed up and ready to take off just as soon as he receives his vacation money, in SIU style, from Jeff Gillette, Seattle port agent. Bridges Freed, Hawaii Head Jailed, Ships Hit As the Supreme Court let Harry Bridges off the hook in the States, some 26,000 ILWU workers in Hawaii walked out in protest over the conviction of the union's Hawaiian Islands leader under the Smith Act. — Jack Hall, the International supplies, and which the ILWU re­ Longshoremen's and Ware­ fused to handle. housemen's Union Hawaii leader. and six others were convicted of plotting to teach and advocate the overthrow of the Government. Some 2,000 dock workers, a ad 24,000 ILWU workers in the is­ lands' sugar and pineapple indus­ tries struck. Army and Navy personnel im­ mediately began to load vessels which were bound for Korea with The Supreme Court meanwhile, ruled out Bridges' conviction on a charge of committing perjury when he said he wasn't a Com­ munist in 'his 1945 naturalization hearing. The Court, without ruling on the merits of the charge, said the Government had waited too long to indict Bridges, and re­ versed the conviction on a legal technicality. YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING TV Gouges; Buying Tips With new television broadcasting areas continually be­ ing opened up around the country, be careful what kind of set you buy for your family, and where you buy it. In new television areas there is often a rush among all kinds of stores and house-to-house salesmen to sell sets. In some cities there have been reports that poorly-made models which failed to sell in established television cen­ ters have been shipped into the newer centers to take ad­ vantage of the buying rush. There is also heavy pressure on buyers to sign up for big, expensive sets on time pay­ ments. In new television areas particularly, it's advisable to buy a set only from an established dealer in radio and TV, who is in position to help back up the guarantee on the set, That' doesn't mean you have to pay full price. As previously pointed out in the SEAFARERS LOG, you can often get discounts of 20 to 25 percent on television sets If you pay cash, and especially if you avoid joining in the first scramble to buy* a set. The ads for television sets are sometimes misleading. When you shop, make sure what the price includes. Instal­ lation? Antenna—and what kind? (Roof antennas are costlier but offer the best chance of good reception, espe­ cially in areas where there are tall buildings or which are located at some difttance. from the broadcasting sta­ tions). V Also make sure what kind of guarantee you get on the set, and how long it runs. Sometimes television ads.mis­ represent the size of the screen; that's another point to check. It's wisest to avoid too heavy an investment in a tele­ vision Set. You'll pay $20-$70 more for the same set in a big console cabinet which may be a loss if radical im­ provements make the set obsolete. Also, a smaller screen probably would be less expensive to convert to color when color television is available, technicians advise. Certainly a smaller screen is suitable enough for a smaller family who can merely sit correspondingly closer. As a matter of fact, the smaller screen provides a brighter, sharper picture. Comparing Sets Generally speaking, there are two grades or qualities of sets. There are the so-called "metropolitan" receivers with 16-18 tubes which may be satisfactory if you live less than 15-20 miles from the broadcasting center. The more expensive^ "full-quality" sets are preferred when receiving conditions are more difficult. These generally have 22 or more tubes. But the number of tubes Is. not the only factor In the quality of a television set. Compare for yourself the clarity and steadiness of the picture re­ ceived, and watch out for distortion, especially at the edges of the screen. Listen carefully to the sound recep­ tion. It ought to be at least as good as your radio, not only for enjoyment but as another clue to the quality of the entire set. pany. Vessels involved in the election are ore carriers, such as the Charles L. Hutchinson, which is the third largest ore carrier on the Lakes. Aside from the SIU, the CIO Steel Workers Union is also on the elec­ tion ballot. The Steel Workers entered the picture when the National Maritime Union abandoned its jurisdiction on the Lakes after several un­ successful ventures and turned it over to the Steel Workers Union. Since then they have been attempt­ ing to organize on the Lakes. Consequently, the SIU has a distinct advantage in that it is the only genuine sea-going union on the election ballot. Union Optimistic Great Lakes District secretarytreasurer Fred Farnen and inter­ national representative David Lees expressed optimism over the out­ come of the election. They pointed to the superiority of SIU contract conditions as assuring considerable improvements for crews of the hitherto unorganized lines. Farnen pointed to the Great Lakes District's hiring hall set-up, better overtime benefits and work­ ing conditions, representation on beefs, superior vacation provisions and other SIU contract terms as assuring an election victory for the SIU. Despite the fact that the NLRB split the vessels up into two units for voting purposes, Farnen said he was confident that men on both Pioneer and Buckeye ships would register a heavy pro-SIU majority. Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks Regular membership meet­ ings in SIU headquarters and at all branches are held every second Wednesday night at 7 PM. The schedule for the next few meetings is as follows: July 1, July 15, July August 12. All Seafarers reglsiered on the shipping list are required to attend the meetings. Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying Arrange for a home trial if possible to make sure the set can resist interference in your location. Because your neighbor gets good reception is no guarantee you will. Also, one make may provide better reception in a certain area than another. The most widely-sold brand is now the Admiral, which offers outstanding comparative values in good-quality sets. Admiral 21-inch sets cost no more than 17-inch sets in some brands. Another outstanding value is the Emerson, 17-inch set for about $170 in a leatherette-covered table model, which is about $20 less than other full-quality sets of this size. RCA sets are also considered to be high quality. Other makes often mentioned as good quality include Philco, Zenith, Stromberg-Carlson, Westinghouse;* Moto­ rola, GE, Sentinel, Pilot, and Tech-Master. There are also many private-brand sets at reasonable prices, although some are only "metropolitan receivers" and should be evaluated and tested for your particular needs as suggested above. The Hyde Park and Artone sets sold by. Macy's and other department stores are goodquality sets, generally made by Tele-King, The Hyde Park is sometimes available at special sales at low prices. Montgomery Ward sets are good-quality; they're made by several manufacturers, including Sentinel, Wells Gardner and Behnont. The Glinbel's stores own-brand set Is made by Regal. The Parkway private brand has good selectivity (msde by DeWald). Scars' sets are made by several manu­ facturers Including Tele-Tone and Air King. �tC, U6S SEAFARERS tOC Fare Efrhl Ships On Sale Cheap —At Bottom Of Sea There are ships beneath the sea, waiting to be salvaged for steel and valuable cargoes. The United States Maritime Administration has been ad­ vertising for ambitious sal--^ vagers to reclaim these wrecks This is all the more reason, of so the government can "write" course, why the Government will SEASCASH BENEFITS probably sell you a laden ship for a "song" if you have the yen to go cargo hunting under the sea. May Net Lawsuit Another catch, it is important to remember, is that the cargoes on some of these ships, especially SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION FLANS those which had civilian freight on board, still belong (theoretically) to many different owners and if REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID you are a stickler for the law you would have to clear ownership with From vtfA.LS.Ji-........... To...... ...............o. scores of shippers—an intermin­ able process. In many cases, how­ ever, free-lance salvagers have al­ No. Seafarers RecciTina Benefits this Period ready been at work on the wrecks AYerage Benefits Paid Each SeafafCf and there is not much chance that the legal owners of the salvaged Total Benefits Paid this Period cargo will ever try to claim owner­ ship. One of the wrecks which lies WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD handy to the surface and ran be boarded from a small boat is the freighter Alan-A-Dale, one of the "race horse" fleet that were re­ Hospital named after famous winners of the Death Benefits Kentucky Derby when the govern­ ment took them from Axis owners DisaMUty Pgnefita in American ports early in the war. Alan-A-Dale is in the Scheldt Maturity Benefits Estuary and has some cargo on Vacation Benefits board. The freighter Coldbrook i,s on Total the rocks off Valdez in the Gulf of Alaska and if you like salvage in frigid waters you have your choice WELFARE/VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY of numerous ships sunk on the Russian run. There is the Am-MerMar off Ryvinger Lighthouse, Nor­ Hospital Benefits Paid Siqce Tulv I. 1950 * 333* 9*7-^^ way; the El Isleo on Akrey Isle in only six fathoms near Reykjavik, Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Iceland; the SIU's Alcoa Ranger, which is under about 25 fathoms Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 * of Arctic water in the Barents Sea; OOP oo Maternity Benefits Paid Since ^ril 1. 1952 * and the Thomas Donaldson, which was sunk in about 30 fathoms only Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 * ten miles or so from Murmansk. There are scores of hulks all Total Willard A. Kiggins, Jr., operat­ 2^ ing manager of the Bull Lines, has over the Gulf of Mexico and the Date Benefits Began been chosen president by the di­ Caribbean, with the chances quite rectors of the company to replace good that they are pretty well cov­ ered with coral by now. The Benja­ tlie late E. Myron Bull. WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS min Brewster, a Liberty, can be Kiggins' election means that for found in the Gulf of Mexico in 25 tbe«first time the company will be fathoms or so; the old SIU headed by someone not bearing freighter Antinous is off Trinidad; Vacation the company's name. Myron Bull, and the Hermes is said to be not Cash on Hand Welfare who died of a heart attack on June too far down in the vicinity of the 4, had been the third in the direct Florida Keyes -with a valuable Vacation OO family line to head the company freight on board. Estimated Accounts Receiyable tPelfare— since its founding. However, Kig­ thssm GO Try South Seas gins is a grandson of the com­ For adventuring farther afield, US Goyemment Bonds (Welfare) pany's founder. you have your choice of the AgwiReal Estate (Welfare) The new president has been with monte off the Cape of Good Hope; the company -since 1921. He had the Alexander Macomb near Hali­ Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) ^ previously held the post of vice- fax; the John Witherspoon in the 74 president in addition to managing White Sea, or the West Chetac off TOTAL ASSETS the firm, and was a member of the British Guiana. There are many wrecks in the Pacific, too, among board of directors. COMMENTS} Captain Milton Williams, former­ them the John Church at Guadal­ ly assistant to Kiggins, is the new canal; the Nickajack at Eniwetok, operating manager. and the President Grant, a big The Awards Committee on the scholarship benefits will liner, on Uluma Reef, southeast of New Guiana. meet this week to assist the Trustee's in selecting, four So many wrecks lie around the (4) of the eight (8) eligibles for the scholarship benefits Philippine Islands that they have not all been listed. With tempting as the ones to receive same. The scholarships awarded, will cargoes on board, these hulks have be the first under the Seafarers Welfare Plan. lured clandestine salvagers who are AFL Hatters will not work on stripping them of all easily remov­ non-union hat bodies or those im­ able cargo and scrap iron. The The Welfare Plan this week has paid a second maternity ported from Soviet satellites, the Philippine government has sent out organization decreed at its recent patrols to guard the more valuable benefit to one of the eligibles uMer the plan. This is the convention in New York. wrecks in the hope that they can first SIU family to receive a second payment,, of maternity A resolution to this effect was be reclaimed for the benefit of the passed by the convention and was national treasury. benefits since this payment became la^fb yea.r aimed primarily at hat bodies pro­ A number of war-time hulks duced in Puerto Rico by labor get­ have been salvaged along the Flor­ ting only 25 to 35 cents an hour, ida coast, including one filled with Submitted .J.VUie..22,..1.953. A1 Kerr, Assistant Administrator. and at foreign products, particu­ high-priced metals. This job was larly those from Czechoslovakia. done by an Jtalian salvage vessel ^ — Alex Rose, union president, told hired by Lloyds of London. the convention that all American Other wrecks lie scattered over and Canadian employers would be the seas by the hundreds, some too notified that they must put some far beneath the surface ever to be union label or trade mark on their found; others awaiting only the ex­ bat bodies to indicate they were pert attention of salvagers skilled All tlieM are yoiirs without crnitributing a gingle nickel OIL your pai t—Collecting SIU bene­ .made "under sanitary conditions in winning ships and cargoes back fits is easy, whether it's for hospital, birth, disability or degth-^ You get first rate personal service immediatdy through yourUnion's representatives. from tho sea. and fair labor standards." them off its books. Hundreds of war-time wrecks are, officially at least, owned by the Government because they were carrying military or lend-lease car­ goes when sunk by bombs or tor­ pedoes. In the holds of these ships, which lie-scattered over the bottom from Trinidad to the Arabian Sea, are hundreds of thousands of tons of steel plate, nickel, tanks, trucks, barbed wire, sugar. Army clothes, cigarettes (slightly soggy by now), and many other kinds of freight too numerous to mention, including locomotives and bulldozers. All you have to do is submit a successful bid to the Government and you can become proud owner of one of these cargo-laden hulks. And besides the cargo, there is a whole ship of scrap iron. Salvage Hazards It is only fair to mention right now, of course, that buyers haven't been falling all over themselves trying to get these ships, even though some of the vessels, among them those with valuable cargoes, are only under a few feet of water. The hazards of salvage are such that what may appear to be a "sure" thing on paper often foils the most able salvage companies when they get on the spot and have to battle gales, tides and currents. AL 9,r7? L^UJio Bull Lines Names Pres. 52 1£ re Hatters Refuse Non-Union Work •' ...and, remember this... I--.' ^ . ' it m �iMiiMiMM June M, l»St SEAFARERS To Carry Grain To Pakistan? UNION TALK By KEITH TERPK Your officials had a vivid example of the type of bargaining conducted by the Atlantic Refining Com­ pany this week, when they met informally with company representatives to discuss the SIU election petition. If the sample we had was any indication, it's easy enough to see why the overwhelming majority of Atlantic tankermen have a nasty distrust for their "benevolent" employer and their, so-called, "union" as welL 'Give And Take' Tradition SIU representatives have grown accustomed to the informaT give and take of collective bargaining negotiations with our contracted oper­ ators. The SlU-contracted operators have come to realize that they are dealing with a genuine trade union that is seeking to improve the working and living conditions of its members. The SIU, they realize, Is not an ogre interested in destroying them, but rather is interested In a strong merchant marine and, of course, its members' welfare. The SIU contracts are testimony to the Union's success. That's something the gang of company lawyers who have been stand­ ing in for management officials during the meeting at labor board offices in Philadelphia can't understand. They've gotten toe used to dealing with AMEU, because they knew the company-dominated outfit couldn't do anything but accept the bones they were ready to throw it. Any time the company gave a little bit extra than everybody else it was plain that this was thrown in to buy loyalty to the company, and certainly wasn't to the credit of a shady kite-tail outfit that operates out of a pigeonhole in some lawyer's desk. Lawyer AMEU Spokesman This same lawyer—AMEU's combination general counsel-business manager—has even had to go it alone up at the labor board hearings, except for prompting by the company. Added to the other faults of the AMRU chairman and the phony operation he stands for is the fact that he hasn't even shown up at these meetings to "represent" his own people, those who have stuck by AMEU, and toed the com­ pany line all the way through. Something New Has Been Added ^he absence of any AMEU representative other than its lawyer offers something brand new to the field of labor relations. The "union," though one in name only, turns away from all responsibility to speak up for the rights of Its membership, while the company carries the ball. The only conclusion is that this is just what has happened every time in the past when AMEU made all the proper noises about standing up to the company on a beef, and then accepted whatever verdict Atlantic handed down without question. U there's another one, we'd like to hear about it. At the present time, Atlantic regards Itself as something high and mighty. It's been gble to dictate anything it wanted to the AMEU, and the AMEU has had to listen and say "Okay, poppa, you're the Imss." But the company lawyers who've been sitting in at the NLRB hearings are badly in need of a scoreboard. They dismiss, or ^rget for the moment, that they're not dealing with a little do-nothing outfit like AMEU now, and that the SIU doesn't owe its day to day existence to Atlantic, or to any other company. No Backtracking By SIU The SIU doesn't intend to backtrack on any pledge it has made throughout this campaign, and one of these is to fight for full rein­ statement rights for every man who's been fired or discriminated against because of his support of the SIU. We expect that every legal stall brought into play by Cities Service, and probably a few new ones, will be tried this time. Cities Service didn't get anywhere with them, and apparently Atlantic missed the point of what happened then. Of course, maybe it's just as well. These hearings may be a perfect tune-up for the time when we go in and start talking contract for the Atlantic fleet. The company may as well get used to the idea that It's going to start getting more than "no" for an answer if it gets too frisky. Sliips like these, all in a row, bow to stern, in the Reserve Fleet at Orange, Texas, may be coming out of the boneyard to carry some of the million tons of wheat that Congress has voted to send to Pakistan. This photo was submitted by Seafarer Allan Ritchie, ch. cook. Rothschild Stowaways Get Free Slated For Ride On 55 Florida M'tinie Post Mr. Louis S. Rothschild, presi­ dent of Rothschild & Sons a chain of retail stores in the midwest, has been named to the vacant position on tlie Federal Maritime Board. Rothschild will r -place Rear Ad­ miral Edward L. Cochrane who re­ signed to return to his post as dean at the Massachussetts Institute of Technolo^. The nomination has been re­ ported to the floor of the Senate, and speedy confirmation Is expect­ ed. He will fill the remainder of Cochrane's unexpired term, up un­ til June 30, 1956. At present Rothschild is serving as chairman of the Board of the Inland Waterways Corporation. A resident of Kansas City, Missouri, he has wide interests in a variety of business and civic ventures. The new FMB member is on record as favoring a strong US merchant marine "second to none." Other members currently serving on the FMB are Albert W. Gatov c.f Calif .rnia, and Robert W. Wil­ liams of Maryland. Gatov's term expires on June 30, 195J, at which time it is expected that a Repub­ lican will be nominated instead. Cartoon History Of The SIU .• The victory in the Isthmian strike again proved the value of the SIU's permanent strike apparatus, geared for instant action. The SEAFARERS LOO, leaflets and pamphlets, ship and shore discussions, i-1 IS * f«=11 icppi! (&es<irw»BiMidSddtf SmaiwettdulUKBllsli" * ^«teiiifi Pare Nioe LOG There were a couple of red faces recently around the Miami offices of the SlU-contracted P. & O. Steamship Company, when conrtpany officials, who've been going around saying business wasn't so good on the Florida, learned that when she said later. "I played games and they did get a couple of pas­ ran all around the boat and had sengers, they were for free. lots of fun." This happened when the officials Nor was- the SIU crew upset by learned that a Miami woman and the incident. Instead, they were her four-year-old daughter had particularly taken with the little returned to the mainland after a girl, lined up to say goodbye to her "stowaway" cruise to Cuba aboard when she and her mother left the the Florida, which makes overnight boat, and were rewarded with a runs between Miami and Havana. big smile. According to the stowaway, Mrs. Esther Bergens, a comely 37-yearold waitress, the incident was en­ Keep Draft tirely unintentional on her part. She was supposed, she explained Board Posted later, to take her daughter, Julie, SIU Headquarters urges ail for a trip on the Seminole cruise draft eligible seamen to be boat, but Julie saw the Florida and sure they keep their local Se­ wanted to go aboard, so the pair lective Service boards posted just walked up tiie gangplank, for on all changes of address a quick look around, and the next through the use of the post thing they knew they were enroute cards furnished at all SIU to Havana. halls and aboard ships. Not Halted By Co. Failure to keep iour draft What embarrassed the company board informed of your where­ officials was the fact that no one abouts can cause you to be stopped Mrs. Bergens and Julie as listed as a delinquent and be they boarded the boat, nor did drafted into the services with­ anyone ask for their tickets until out a hearing. The Union in the Florida was well at sea. such cases can do nothing to But, although both the officials aid Seafarers who fail to com­ and Julie's mother may have been ply. upset by the incident, Julie herself was not. "I had a wonderful time," Whmi the membership voted to build a strike fund lor whatever the future brought, galley gear was bought In each port to provide strike kitchens. SIU Stewscds department men, manning this gear, have j^dtUMs No. 39 Geared For Action kBtefoiat beefs. . strike strategy' was studied to avoid mistakes. Man­ power, transportation, food, publicity, etc., were all discussed. The membership was soon ready for any waterfront beef. The SIU strike set-up has been Wsedlks' S •WddA'^By WStty'* flftibHs! 1M H"*»n VI 11 H ? •!«' • :;,,y , �VT:'.---v SEAFARERS Pa*e Tea LOG June 2«, 195S PORT MtEPORXS, tory Carriers), and Binghampton train); the Claiborne, Alawai and New York: Victory and Jean (Bull). Monarch of the Seas (Waterman) the Margaret Brown (Bloomfield) Ships In-Transit the Southern Cities (Southern Chickasaw, Anniston City and De Steamship), and The Cabins Soto (Waterman); New Jersey, New (Cabins). York, Texas, Georgia and Savan­ Lindsey Williams We have been having an in­ nah (Seatrain); Winter Hill and Shipping in this port has hit a New Orleans Fort Agent creased number of complaints re­ Logans Fort (Cities Service); Steel lull and the most asked question cently about some of our members Worker (Isthmian); Alcoa Pegasus A t> in the hall today is "How's ship­ fouling up in some of the foreign and Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa); Carraping in the other ports." San Francisco: ports. This has been especially true bulle (Nat'l Navigation), and PortThe United Packinghouse Work­ in the Far East and in some of the mar (Calmar). ers, CIO, put on a mass picket All of these ships were taken Near and Middle East ports hit on demonstration against the Ameri­ the Isthmian run. We would like to care of in good order, with no can Sugar refinery's re-opening again remind our members that major beefs on any of them. where they had been on strike for We crewed up the Jean (Bull) some of these countries are very over two and a half months. Work­ Shipping has been very good tough on American seamen when this week, after she had been in ers tried to cross their lines and here, and it promises to stay that they run afoul of the laws there, lay-up for about a month. This was the police were called m and had way for a while. and that once they hang what they welcome news as we had been told to use tear gas to dispel the The membership out here, in consider an offense on you, there she/was destined for the scrap heap crowds. accordance with regular SlU, policy, is very little that your Union or after many long years of service. The electricians were ordered has again warned that there's no anyone else can do for you. The company now informs us that back to work by a court order in room on an SlU ship for per­ The latest problem brought to she will probably run until the next an effort' to end formers or gasour attention was a case whe^e inspection and then be sold. This their strike by hounds, and has some of the crew of an Isthmian will be like losing an old friend, as the companies. backed up the ship were doing a little drinking 1 sailed on her myself in 1936. Few electricians statement by tak­ Claude Simmons and got into a fracas with a Saudi were available ing action on any Ass't Secretary-Treasurer Arabian coast guardsman. Had it for work as most such characters not been for the intervention of 4. i. t had left town for that show up in the company agents, a couple of Galveston: other jobs and these parts. It's them would be doing time over were not avail­ these characters there now, and we can assure you able. They are who threaten to that that would be no picnic. slowly getting destroy the gains We have a copy of a government Thrasher back to normal that the member­ order stating that it is against the pending a court hearing. ship has worked for, and make it law to have or to drink any alco­ Shipping has been holding up holic beverage in Saudi Arabia, Union and management agreed tough on everybody. and although it's slow, it is still to study a proposal made by the We paid off the Marven (Int'l and that it is considered a serious Governor to end the 10-month Nav.), the Catawba Victory (Bull), offense not to observe this law. We good for this port. We paid off the Republic (Tra­ paper workers strike, he propos­ and the Jefferson City Victory would advise all of our members, als, among other things, calls for (Victory Carriers). The Marven and therefore, to watch their steps and falgar) and the Marie Hamill a six percent raise, and rehiring of Catawba Victory signed on, along observe the local laws in this and (Bloomfield). Both ships signed on again, and we were also visited strikers. with the Olympic Games (Western other countries. in-transit by the Southern Districts Navigation), and the Federal Tra­ Shipping Is Good The maritime industry lost a (Southern Steamship); the Seaman who was a great leader when falgar). Although we did not have as train Louisiana, Seatrain Georgia, In-Tiansit Theodore Brent died. He was for­ large a number of ships paying off Seatrain New mer president of the Mississippi The in-transits were the Calmar during the past two weeks- as we Jersey and Sea­ Shipping Co., and on^ of the or­ and Massmar (Calmar), the Raphael normally have, shipping has con­ train Texas (Sea­ ganizers of that company. Semmes and Young America (Wa­ tinued to be good in all depart­ train); the Beau­ The MMP went on strike here terman), and the Steel Designer ments, and there are still times regard (Wateragainst the Algiers public service (Isthmian). when we have to ship white card man); Frederick and after being out for three days We had a beef on the Marven men, even to fill some entry C. Collin (Dry went back to work with an increase when the captain refused to pay ratings. Trans); the Steel We paid off 19 ships during this in wages and an agreement that several nights lodging and bonus Surveyor (Isth­ the books be audited in order that to the crew while they were in period, signed 12 on foreign ar­ mian); the Mae it can be determined whether drydock in the Far East. We argued ticles and serviced 15 in-transits, (Bull), and The Joplin more than five percent can be paid this point with the skipper, backed as follows: Cabins (Cabins). the men on the ferries. This also up by our SlU contract, and he Ships Paid Off On the beach here, we have Roy Involves the SlU towboat division ended up by paying all the mem­ Frances, Beatrice, Suzanne, Bing- W. Joplin, who started shipping and the MEBA. bers of the crew the lodging and hampton Victory and Elizabeth back in 1937, and then joined the We heard from Brother Guy M. bonus. (Bull); Government Camp and SlU in 1946. Now he ships as Thrasher who is now overseas in We have noticed in the past Royal Oak (Cities Service); Steel deck engineer out of this port. Roy the Army and he requested that several days that Harry Bridges Age and Steel Architect (Isthmian); has been active in the Union's any of his old shipmates write to has wiggled his way out of the Morning Light, Alawai, Wacosta, affairs and beefs since he joined, him. His address is; A/lc Guy M. perjury conviction through a legal Azalea City, Gateway City and and was one of the men who stood Thrasher, A.F. 18409004, 1414 Air technicality. However, the Govern­ Dennison Victory (Waterman); picket duty in Port Arthur during Base Group, APO 616, c/o Post­ ment has made a statement that Coeur d'Alene Victory (Victory the 1946 General Strike. master, New York, NY. Everything else in this port is they haven't forgotten about Harry, Carriers); The Cabins (Cabins); The current ra^ of discharge and that they're going to try to get Catahoula (Nat'l Navigation), and going along pretty smoothly. The Sea Vigil (North Seas). from the hospital, resulting pos­ him through some other way. local labor situation is pretty well sibly from accommodation short­ under control on all fronts, and In the marine hospital here, we Ships Signed On age created by the hospital elimi­ have N. W. Kirk, James R. Coltrell, Robin Gray, Robin Doncaster and doesn't seem to be causing any­ nation program has been high. John Jung, William Small, A. M. Cornhusker Mariner (Robin); Sea body any trouble, and the weather Among those lately discharged Keller, J. C. Ramsey, Peter Smith, Comet 11 (Seatraders); Hurricane, is holding way up on the ther­ were Harry Glover, Bill Stromes, M. B. Belen and David Sorrersen. Alawai, Lafayette and Wacosta mometer. Charley Summerell, George Wen­ Keith Alsop T. E. Banning (Waterman); John C. (Atlantic Car­ dell, Nick Tala, Niels Hansen, Galveston Port Agent San Francisco Port Agent riers); Coeur d'Alene Victory (Vic­ Dewey Shaw and Tom Connell. The latter departed at once for our neighbor port of Mobile to recuperate. Representatives of the crew of the Del Mar came around the hall and demonstrated their generous Jeff Gillette. Agent Elliott 4334 FORT WILLIAM.... 118'A Syndicate Ave. SlU, A&G District Ontario Phone: 3-3221 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. FrllnkUn St. consideration to their less fortu­ PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Kay White. Agent Phone 14 North Gay St. WILMINGTON. Calif ,...505 Marine2-1323 nate Brothers in the hospital by BALTIMORE Ontario Phone: 5591 Ave. Earl Sheppard, Agent Mulberry 4540 John Arabasz, Agent 272 King St. E. Terminal 4-2874 TORONTO. Ontario leaving a beautiful RCA Victor BOSTON 276 State St. HEADQUARTERS . 675 4th EMplre 4-5719 Ave.. Bklyn. Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 record player along with a supply James Dispatcher SECRETARY-TREASURER VICTORIA, BC...:..617V4 Cormorant St. Richmond 2-0141 Empire 4531 Paul Hall of records to be delivered to the GALVESTON 308",ti 23rd St. ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS VANCOUVER, BC 565 Hamilton St. Phone 2-8448 Lloyd Gardner Joe Alglna PaclBo 7824 Marine Hospital. We know that Keith Alsop, Agent LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St.i Robert Matthews Joe Volplan SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. this gift will be well accepted by Leroy Clarke. Agent William Hall Phone 6346 Phone 6-5744 Claude Simmons BAGOTVUXE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. Dolphin Hotel the Brothers in the hospital and MIAMI Phone: 545 Eddie Parr, Agent Miami 9-4791 SUP will give them many hours of en­ MOBILE THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St. . I Soiilh Lawrence St. cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 CAnal 7-3202 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. joying entertainment. NEW ORLEANS 523 BlenvlU# St. 113 Cote De La Montague Phone 5-8777 QUEBEC Lind.sey Williams. Agent Quebec Phone: 2-7078 PORTLAND 522 N. W. Everett St. Payoffs here include the Steel 177 Prince William St. .Beacon 4336 SAINT JOHN • NB Phone: 2-5232 675 4'tb®Ave!'. Broo^;^ lUCHMOND, CALIF Surveyor (Isthmian); the Del Rio NEW YORK ? . 257 5th St. Phone 2599 and Del Valle (Mississippi), and the NORFOLK 127^129'Bank^St? SAN FRANaSCO 450 Harrison St. Great Lakes District Douglas 2-8363 Phone 4-1083 Iberville, Antinous and Chickasaw PlU.'^ApELPHlA 337 Market St. SEATTLE 2700 1st Ave. ALPENA 133 W. Retcher (Waterman). The Del Viento (Mis­ Main 0290 Market 7-1635 Phone: 1238W 505 Marine Ave. BUFFALO. NY Austin St. WILMINGTON 180 Main St. sissippi) signed on, and we were Don Hilton, Rep. Fhone 4-2341 Terminal 4-3131 Phone: Cleveland 7391 450 Harrison St NEW YORK .... 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn CLEVELAND visited in-transit by the Alcoa ?AN FRANCISCO 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE 2-5475 STerUng 8-4671 Phone; Main 1-0147 Clipper, Alcoa Pennant, Alcoa Cor­ r. Banning, Agent Coast Douglas Representative DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Canadian District Headquartera Phone: Woodward 1-6857 sair and Alcoa Pilgrim (Alcoa); the PUEHTA de TIERRA, PR Pelayo 51-La 5 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Phoae 2-5996 MONTREAL iM'SL James St. West Steel Executive (Isthmian); the Phone: Melroie^a^lO PLateau 8161 A . • ' Abercorn St. P'lone 3-1728 HAUFA^i' N.a....v;r...l28'A Rdllls St. SOUTH CinCAOO. Savannalr and NiW 'jfirsey (Sea- SEATtLE...... ?700 1st Ave. Phonei awil New Orleans: I' I! '.A I# I' 11, I K: IP Membership Is Warned On Foreign Fonl-Ups Unions Very Active In Several Beefs TOT-V^'-f- Lodging, Bonus Boof Is Won, Crow Collocis Everything Is Calm, Inelnding Shipping mmmALt DIRECTORY Mobile: Welfare Booklet Is Popular With Mambers Shipping prospects for the com­ ing few weeks don't look any too bright in this port, although ship­ ping has remained fair. We have a cuuple of tankers in port that probably will be crewing up in the near future, and they may Jielp to keep things moving. We paid off the Alcoa Pennant, Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Cavalier, Al­ coa Pilgrim, Al­ coa Partner and Alcoa Ranger (Al­ coa); the Bucy-Tus Victory, Mon­ arch of ixie Sea and Claiborne (Waterman). The Alcoa Pennant, Alcoa Pilgrim, Alcoa Partner, Edwards Alcoa Ranger and Bucyrus Victory all signed on again. The in-transit vessels call­ ing here were the Iberville, An­ tinous and Alawai (Waterman), the Steel Surveyor (Isthmian), and the Archers Hope (Cities Service). This port has been fairly busy, since, in addition to 133 men shipped on regular jobs, we shipped about 100 men to tugboats and other relief jobs around the harbor. We also have two regular shore gangs working both night and day shifts regularly, and have a ship storing gang which stores the ships hitting port. The new booklet "The Seafarers Welfare Plan" is sure getting close attention from the men in this port. This book, which follows, step by step, all the benefits and activities of the Welfare Plan is certainly popular with the men. We also had requests from several other unions for copies of the booklet, so that they can study the Seafarers Welfare Plan, and see how it operates. Seafarers have known for some time that we've got the top Wel­ fare Plan in the industry and are leading a whole lot of other un­ ions, but this new booklet puts everything down in black and white, so you can really see all the wonderful things that the Plan does for th.e Seafarers. It's a good idea for every Seafarer to read it, and it's also a good idea for all those Seafarers with families to make sure that their wives or their family get one of the booklets. Some of the oldtlmers on the beach here include Blacky Marjenhoff, Otis Edwards, Charley Stringfellow, Charley Spencer, Lucien Moore, Blacky Huller, John George, Speedy Jones and Earl De Angelo. Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent it t,. Miami: Stewards Compete For Coffee-Time Honors Shipping has held up well dur­ ing the past period, but the future looks just about fair, from what we can see right now. During this past period, we had the following ships visiting here: the Yaka, Fairport, J. B. Waterman, Afoundria and Azalea City (Water­ man); the Alcoa Partner (Alcoa), and the Ponce (Puerto Rico Marine). Pete Gonzales, chief steward on the Afoundria, and Bob Pierce are now competing for honors for feed­ ing on the Waterman ships hitting this area. Pete says he's putting out watermelon, at coffee-time, and Bob says thqt beiputs out cake., .r Port AcEnt :: �In* M. IfSI. anWimore: B« Garafri Of Actions When in Sandf-Arabia Tlie best advice that we can give any- of the members sailing to Saudi-Arabia, is to be on their best behavior while they are in any of the Arabian ports. These people have very strict religious beliefs, and laws, and they are enforcing them and cracking down on sea­ men or anybody who violates their regulations. "Wj/e've had several beefs on Isth­ mian ships because of this, since that country is a regular port of call for these ships. While in these ports, don't do any drinking at all, and don't make any remarks or do anything that could be considered an "insult" to the Arabian people. Several seamen have been tossed into jail over there because of such "offenses" and the Arabian Gov­ ernment goes hard on, them. So, v/hile in Arabia, watch your step, and don'C do any drinking, be­ cause this is the thing that they really crack down on. We had a visit from Congress­ man Bobert Mallahan of West Virginia, and A1 Christiansen of the Senate Labor Taurin Committee at our last regular membership meeting. Congressman Mallahan was good #1. endugh to give a talk to the mem­ bership and tell them what is hap­ pening in Washington and his views on legislation affecting labor. He was very warmly received by the membership, and we feel that in Congressipan Mallahan, labor has a good supporter. We paid off the Kathryn, Edith, Ines, Marina, Arlyn and Evelyn (Bull); the Oremar, Marore, Bethore, Venore, Feltore, Cubore and Steelore (Ore); the Lafayette, Yaka and Fairport (Waterman); the Steel Worker (Isthmian); the Coun­ cil Grove and Abiqua (Cities Serv­ ice); the Bethcoaster (Calmar); the Tainaron (Actium), and the Cath­ erine and Albion (Dry-Trans). Sign-Ons The sign-ons included the Kath­ ryn, Edith, Ines, Arlyn and Eve­ lyn (Bull); the Frederic C. Collin .(Dry-Trans); the William M. Bur­ den (Western Tankers); the Marore, Bethore, Venore, Feltore, Cubore, and Steelore (Ore); the Steel Age (Isthmian); the Council Grove and Abiqua. (Cities Seiwice)'; the Bethcoaster (Calmar); the Yaka (Waterman); the Tainaron (Acti­ um), and the Stony Creek (Amer, Tramp), The in-transits were the Antinous, Aioundria, Chickasaw and Azalea City (Waterman); the Robin Doncaster and Robin Hood (Robin); the Alcoa Pointer and Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa); the Steel Rover (Isthmian), and the Government Camp (Cities Service). Hall Progressing The new building is coming along hiceiy, and the contractor gays that he's ahead of schedule at this point. Conduits for elec­ trical wiring and air conditioning systems _ are almost finished, and with.the number of sidewalk sup­ erintendents that we have on the Job, we have nothing to worry about.' . John Taurin' in on the beach here right now. He Joined the Union in 1938 and has actively supported the Union on all strikes, and all beefs. John has served as doonnan here, in -Baltimore on sev­ eral occasions; and-recently he won a prlz9 in the Seafarii^ Art Con; Vi'S'SiffiA SE'Ar ARERS LOG ' e mt/nm - .'PORT REPORTS test. His particular exhibit was a hand woven belt that brought first prize. There's a lot of talk here about the SIU petitioning for an NLRB vote In the Atlantic fleet. This move, which called the AMEU bluff, put the finishing touches to the AMEU, and showed how they have been bluffing all along. The membership here, of course, is con­ fident that Atlantic will soon be under the SIU banner, and is standing ready to lend the Atlantic tankermen any assistance they might need in their fight to gain SIU wages and conditions and pro­ tection. In the marine hospital we have M. Copni, V. James, L. Brigida, C. Wallace, W. Vaughn, M. Mason, C. Chandler, L. Thomas, D. Sykes and J. Corcoran. Earl Sheppard Baltimore Fort Agent 3) t Philadelphia: 4) Shippisg Evens Off; Popnlar Members Here After a big boom in shipping, things have now evened off and-are running on an even keel. How­ ever, rated men can always get a ship out of here. The Philadelphia hall is now in good shape, with new pool tables, shuffle boards and television, and the new facilities have proved very popular with the^ membership on the beach here. The famous "Prince" Baker came into port from a Far East run, took his payoff and went right out and bought himself a '52 Cadil­ lac convertible. He got one that's fire engine red, and he can't under­ stand why the city -woa't let him put a siren and red light on it. Freddy Bruggener, the famous galloping ghost from Florida, breezed through port long enough to take in the race track. The last we heard of him, he was trying to sell the jockeys on the idea of putting jets on the horses. Now that summer is officially here, the weather seems to' be holding up pretty well, except for a couple of rainy days once in a while. With the sun shining and the various attractions at the beach, many of the men are not too anxious to ship out. Everything else in this fair city ^eems to be going along at an even keel, although we don't see any prospect of a shipping boom in the near future. Some of these ships pop in when they're not ex­ pected though, and they are always welcome. S. CarduUo Philadelphia Port Agent Seattle: Mo Chance To Lose Yonr Son Logs Hero The shipping picturd in this port has been very good, and Iqoks as if it will stay bright for a while. We paid off the Lewis Emery, Jr. (Victory Carriers), the Liberty Flag*(Gulf Cargo) the Irenestar (Maine), the Young America (Wat" r erman), and the Sea Cliff (Coral). The Lewis Em­ ery, Jr., Young American and Irenestar all signed on again. The Salem Mari­ time (Cities Serv­ ice), the Mankato Victory (Victory Stough Carriers), and the Catawba (Bull), called here intransit. We had another buckaroo skip­ per in here on the Sea Cliff, and the payoff wasn't completed until about 1 AM, after we argued with this captain for abcpit seven hours. He had been very heavy with a red pencil on the OT sheets, arid after lengthy argument finally ended up paying over 105 hours of disputed overtime to the deck department and engine department. One ex­ ample was when he logged the chief cook four days' pay, and re­ fused to lift the log. Well, we collected two days' pay and 16 hours OT for the third cook, for doing the chief cook's work during this period. The third cook then turned the money over to chief cook, and the chief cook ended up making almost five days' pay in­ stead of the four he was logged. Shipping Fast With shipping the way it is, there aren't enough men left on the beach long enough to get together over a beer, so we're not bothered with gashounds in this port. The weather has been fine so far, with perhaps a little sprinkle of rain once in a while, but we can understand why some of the men want to stay on the beach for a little while instead of shipping right out again. However, they don't get too much chance to stay ashore, because with all those jobs up on the board, they can't resist taking one right away. R. D. "Jack" Stough is one of the men on the beach here. He began sailing with the SIU back in 1945, and helped organize US Waterways. This is the way he got his book, through organizing in that com­ pany. Married and with two chil­ dren, Jack just brought his family here. Then he got his bosun's stamp in his Union book, and im­ mediately caught a berth as bosun on the Sea Cliff. Some of the other men on the beach here are George Fisher, Fred England and W. W. WeUs. We have A J. Johansen, J. KismuL George Rice, D. Salotti, T. Swanson and H. Tucker in the marine hos­ pital here. Jeff GUlette Seattle Port Agent 4t i Wilmington: Turn in Repair Lisis As They're Needed Things have really been popping out here, and the men have been shipping out as fast as they want to. In fact, some of them have been getting out faster than they really wanted to ship. We want to thank 18 men off the McKettrick Hills (Western Tank­ ers) who came in on the ship and paid off Saturday, and then helped us out by shipping right back out again Sunday on the Seatigcr (Co­ lonial). Their willingess to go right back out again made it pos­ sible for the ship to sail on sched­ ule without any problems. A num­ ber of the men who came out here from the East Coast also came in very handy for crewing up some of the .ships that ca.ne in. As we mentioned, we had the McKettrick Hills and the Seatiger paying off. The in-transits were the Hastings, Young America, Bien­ ville, Cornhusker Mariner, and Raphael Semmes (Waterman), the Massmar and Seamar (Calmar), the Captain N. B. Palmer (Dolphin), the Marven (Int'l "Nav.), the Gulfwater (Metro), the Burbank Vic­ tory (Eastern), the General Patton (National Waterways), the Steel Chemist (Isthmian), the Petrolite (Tanker Sag Harbor), Christine (Tini), the Trojan Trader (Trojan), and the Rubin Mowbray (Robin). Some of the crews out here have been having trouble keeping the repair lists properly. These lists are for repairs that have been turned in, and have not been done. They give the patrolman the infor­ mation, so he can check and make sure they are done. The crews should not wait until a few days before the ship comes into port and then list all the re­ pairs. The repairs should be turned in as they come up. Then, if they are not taken care of by the time the ship hits port, they should be put on the repair list and turned in to the patrolman. John Arabasz Wilmington Port Agent Lake Charles: AFL Building Trades Sink 'inde^ndeni' Things are going along very nice­ ly in this thriving little village, but shipping during the past period ban just been fair. Calling in here during the past two weeks were: the Cantigny, Abiqua, Government Camp, Brad­ ford Island, Winter Hill, Logans Fort, Council Grove, Paoli arid Royal Oak, all Cities Service, and we also had the Bull Run (Petrol Tankers) call here. The Paoli paid off and signed on articles for Japan while the Royal Oak wan here on her way to sunny Califor­ nia. On the labor front, the AFL Metal Trades Coimcil here signed a two-year con­ tract with Citien Service and madn quite a few gains. They also have provisions in the contract allowing them to reopen wage talks three times during the two years. Launey Recently some "smart" operator set up an "Inde­ pendent Trades Council" in a little town near here, and planned to cut out the AFL carpenters and labor­ ers on some construction jobs. The Building Trades Council, AFL, steppea right in, however, and shut down all the jobs this "independent" outfit was running, and the outfit soon gave up the ghost and union men were hired. Some of the men on the beach here include T. J. Council, B. G. Lassiter, C. Pedersen, "T. Scoper, R. M. Thompson, M. Launey, W. Savant, "Tex" Gillispie and many others. Leroy Clarke "Lake Charles Port Agent it it Boston: Yarmoulii Crews Up, Staris Sttfflmer Ran Shipping has been very good In this port during the past period. One thing that helped was when the Yarmouth took a complete crew. That took 123 men off the beach at one time. Now that she's started sailing regularly on her run, there should be some jobs aboard her. We paid off the Cantigny and Bradford Island (Cities Service), the John Paul Jones (Colonial), and the Ann Marie (Bull). All three vessels signed right back on again. The vessels calling here in-transit included: the Steel Architect and Steel Maker (Isthmian), the Iber­ ville (Waterman), and the Robin Kettering (Robin). There were a few beefs on these ships, and most of them were set­ tled easily. On the Cantigny, the Shipping Figures June 3 to June 17 company paid all the men who had REG. REG. REG. TGiAL SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL receipts for the launch service they PORT DECK ENG. STEW.SHIPPED paid for. It just happened that they DECK ENGINE STEW; REG. Boston ..... 45 - 36 20 19 21 " 60 93 174 all kept their receipts. The com­ pany also paid penalty OT for not New York 192 139 159 167 • 498 126 137 422 breaking out six men to handle Philadelphia 43 56 46 139 51 30 37 124 mooring lines as per contract. 187 141 73 321 Baltimore .. 116 102 405 107 On the Ann Marie, Brother Ernie Hulson passed on. He was out for 45 Norfolk .... 26 19 15 15 15 • 20 65 the day, and upon returning home, 23 45 19 20 11 50 Savannah' ... 10 12 he a heart attack and died. He Tampa ...., 10 4 9 3 12 washad 8 10 28 well-liked by the crew of the 133 166 41 52 40 Mobile ..... 57. 60 49 Ann Marie and all the men he had 58 65 36 78 85 159 sailed with, and his Union brothers New Orleau 91 254 58 36 48 34 109 35 129 all offer their condolences to the 27 Galveston ...••e«ee«ee»eeai family. The crew of the Ann Marie 40 37 29 106 84 26 26 86 Seattle ri. also chipped in and sent $36 to the 58 61 53 56 33 147 hall to buy a floral tribute to their 39 153 I^an Frandg^ 19 23 25 23 . 55 former shipmate. I 18 61 H ^flminj^^ J.. James Sheehan v., . . . ;S79.: .,.2.(H|A:'<^. A C C SBiPPme RECtUtO 'jrO'iV. • 'lOM JCXiVii;- ; 4* I •Si\ •'I *^1 �fageTwriy . • ' IN THE WAKE 1'^^ LOG Jtee 2<, 195S THE M'- 48-• SE A FARERS MEET THE INQUIRING SEAFARER SEAFARER HARRY C. NELSON, AB To follow in. the footsteps oS the for successful submarine patrols in 4^ many men who have gone to sea which enemy tonnage was sunk. Much controversy was raised Question: Do you ever try to He reports that his closest call during the height of the sailing predict the weather while aboard before him and have gone oh to came when his sub attacked and become authors and writers, is the ship era on the question of whether ship? How do you do it? two Japanese destroyers ambition of Seafarer Harry C. Nel­ sank sailing ships could sail faster than while on a patrol. Once they had • son, AB. the wind, driving them, but there sunk the two destroyers, other J. F. "Dutchy" Bob, pumpmanwas always too much friction for machinist: I've found that, general­ Harry, who has been sailing for enemy vessels closed in on the that to happen. It is; however, quite ly, when we run the past live years, says that his submerged sub and kept it possible for light racing vessels and into a calm, it hope is to become, a writer, but pinned to the bottom under a con­ iceboats to sail much faster than a means that that, unlike many of the seamen stant depth bomb attack that wind blowing more or less at right there'll be a who have written before him, he lasted for 16 hours. angles to their course. Ordinarily storm usually waits until he is ashore be­ following Air Stale ^ the sails of an iceboat are so before very fore he does his writing. long. trimmed that the direction of th^ That's about the "I seldom write while I'm "That was tough," he says, "be­ boat and the direction of the win aboard ship. There's usually too cause the air started to get real do not coincide. Actually, the speed surest way that I much to do, and a lot of noise, so stale. We never stayed under that record for iceboats under ordinary know of predict­ I can't get much done while I'm at long unless we had to because of conditions is about 75 mph, but It ing what the f;;:;:?!? sea," he says, "but when I get the air supply and the fact that weather is going is said that during 70-mile gales Into port, I get off the ship for a we had to recharge our batteries." t 4- 4" they have been known to travel to be, and that's about the only while and find myself a nice -quiet After he finished with the Navy, It was firmly believed by our over the ice at a speed of 140 mph. way I try to predict it. Harry started to sail merchant place to stay and then go to work." 4' t it ancestors that the goose which we ships. He was only sailing a short 4 Arthur Rummel, ch. steward: Story Accepted still call the "barnacle goose" came while when he heard that the SIU "To see the elephant" means to There's an old saying about "red out of the shell of a nut growing And, Harry reports that he's waS' organizing the Cities Service take in all the notable sights, and in the night, upon certain trees along the sea­ getting a good start since one of his sailor's delight. stories has just been bought by fleet, so he started to sail with shore. Some thought that the im­ a person who has seen the ele­ Service and then, went to phant is presumed to have seen Red in the morn­ Esquire Magazine and will be ap­ Cities mature birds were attached to the work in the fleet as an SIU organ­ ing, sailor's warn­ pearing sometime in the fall. "It's trees by their bills, but the more everything worth seeing and t# izer. He got his SIU book through know his way around. The phrase ing." I remem­ general belief was that the birds fiction piece called 'Another that work, and has been sailing ber that from a Rube,'" says Harry, "and I think SIU ever since. did not develop until the nuts fell seems to have originated in Amer­ ica in the days when elephants were long time ago, it's a pretty good story. Into the sea, where they became "I stick to freighters now," he and it is about small shellfish and attached them­ seldom seen and referred to the the best way to "I stick mostly to fiction," he says, "because you get more time selves to any floating object until roving exhibitions of pioneer times predict what the explains, "and think that I do my in port and usually have more the birds were ready for flight. In­ in which one of these animals was weather is going best writing in fiction. I don't stick space, but I did sail recent^ly on deed it was thought that the bar­ displayed in a special tent as the nacle which attaches itself to rocks main attraction of the show. The to be. It works most of the time, to any one type of story, but try the Cities Service tanker Chiwawa. to write whatever I think will What a difference on that ship be­ and the bottom of ships actually be­ famous armed ship "America" and helps to remember. make a good story. I do write some tween the time Cities Service was brought the first live elephant to gan life ashore as the nut of a tree, t, t. Andrew Harville, OS: The cloud stuff about seamen and the sea, still unorganized and now that and was capable of developing the US from India in April, 1796. but I don't just stick to that one there's an SIU contract in that 4 » t formations are the things that eventually into a kind of goose. field." fieet. The money's a lot better now, One of the reasons often offered always watch. 4" 4" 4" to explain the superstitions about When they start Harry reports that he's also and the conditions are great. 1 "Cannibal," as a description of having women aboard ship arises getting heavy, taken some courses in writing and could hardly believe it was the people who are man-eaters, stems from the fact that in Roman times, then we're usual­ journalism at New York Univer­ same company running the ships.'.? from the time of Columbus, when Isis, goddess of the moon, was ly in for a storm. sity, and that he hopes the day Harry, who's still single and 29 he landed in Cuba and found that looked upon as the guiding spirit When they are will come when he'll be able- to years old, hails from Great Falls, the natives called themselves "Can- over the ^ate of ships. At the heavy and mov­ settle down to writing as a full- Montana. He says the Navy started Ibales," or people of "Caniba." launching of a ship a great cere­ ing pretty fast, time career. "Most of the men I him on the idea of going to sea, Because Columbus thought he was mony involving the goddess was that usually know want to stop sailing and set­ and he's never been sorry about In Asia, he is said to have taken performed, and the ship was then means that we're tle down on a farm," says he, "but his choice this to mean that the people were believed to be endowed with some going to have a my ambition is just to write." "If you are trying to break into subjects of the Great Khan, or of the personality of the goddess bad wind coming up. The clouds Harry started going to sea by the writing field like I am, and Great Can, as the name was some­ and, in fact, actually called a are good signs to watch, sailing under it in 1943. At that you have to keep on working in times spelled, although "Caniba" she." This may explain the origin time he went into the Navy, and the meantime, I can't think of any t actually was no more than a varia­ of the feeling that it was (and still L. A. WUliams, chief cook: I al­ ended up in the submarine service. better way of making a living than tion of "Caribe," after whom the is) bad luck to have a woman on ways watch the way the clouds are He spent most of his time aboard working under an SIU contract. It Caribbean Sea is named. Later, board a ship. It was felt that the moving, and the the USS Plaice, a submarine oper­ sure keeps the porkchops coming when it was learned that some of female goddess protecting the ves­ way the top of ating in the Pacific Theater, and and makes it possible for me to these people ate human flesh, peo­ sel might become offended by the the water lookis. in addition to other ribbons, he take time off and devote attention ple hearing the name "Canibales" presence of another woman, and You can tell holds the submarine combat medal to my writing." promptly associated it with man- destroy the ship. " from the way the ship is rolling, whether there's going to be some rough weather, too. If the clouds Aircraft of the British Bomber would prevent many a sinking by 53. Fastens Macaw 29. Sea discovered ACROSS are heavy and Command attacked obectives at enemy subs and save many Sea­ Capital of „„ by Columbus 1. Bow-like curve 54. Units 55. Low reef Take orders Bolivia moving slowly, then that means Cologne for the 116th time and farers' lives . . . President Roose­ 4. Friends, in Krror Paris 11. Compass 38* Port of DOWN you're going to have a storm. elsewhere in the Rhineland . . . velt vetoed the Smith-Connally bearing Race or Cod Nigeria 8. Animal 4) 4) 4^ The British Government an­ anti-strike bill requiring 30 days* 19. Honshu bay " 39. Ships' courses Ui Red or Black Portuguese 33. Old port in Herman Meitz, carpenter: I «• Certain 21. Thin nounced the appointment of Field notice in advance of strikes and coin Maine .Republican 22. Indians Columbian watch the clOuds and the q^ioon. If Marshal Sir Archibald P. Wavell providing criminal penalties for party 34. Smail island port off Donegal 23. Port in! 43. Brew there are a lot as Viceroy of India, to be suc­ those who instigate, direct or aid First word in France . 44. Clip edge of 16. Title of of heavy, dark a famed hymn 24. Benefits ceeded as Commander-in-Chief in strikes in plants or mines operated respect coin Ship's officer 25. Seas Shipping 46. Belaying 16. Roman road clouds around India by Gen. Auchinleck. Also it by the US Government. The bill Adherent of ship 48. Recline . 17. The the moon, then Member of was announced that an East Asia was piade into law when the Sen­ 26. Make happy headland on E 49. Actress the SIU 27. Discourage coast of Essex Myrna we usually get a Military Command would be cre­ ate and House overrode the presi­ Seaport capi­ IB. Rise and fall storm. Dark, tal of Crete ated to take the offensive against dential veto. of water (Puzzle Answers on Page 25) des Pin« 20. heavy clouds that Japanese forces . . . The SIU as­ 4 4 4" 9 10 II 8 82. Pursue hang low in the The US Supreme Court ruled sailed a WSA move aimed at chisel­ 24. Slandered 88. Toss wildly. sky mean that ing the working conditions and that under, the so-called Bill of 14 as waves a storm is com­ transportation rider of the Seafar­ Rights in the Constitution public 89. Concentrated ' grape juice 17 ing very soon. school children could not be com­ ers Man's nick­ K. There's no sure way to tell, but pelled to salute the American flag name 4^ 4" 481. Girl's name these are the best. if this ceremony conflicted with Timbers of 82. In Detroit 34 persons were killed their religious beliefs ... An Al­ 4. 4> it T/Id Iron­ sides" • Rexford L. Roberts, pumpman: and more than 700 Injured in race lied naval party was landed on S3. Take one's I watch the sky around sunset, and riots that brought US troops Into *Lampionne Island in the Mediter­ "cut" 84. Sea bird see how it looks. the city imder a proclamation of ranean from a destroyer, found It 85. Brother: Dial. If the sky is nice President Roosevelt . . . Mexico uninhabited and occupied it . . . 86. Location S7. Ability to" and red and and the Soviet'Union resumed dip­ The SIU was represented in cere­ walk steadily bright, we have lomatic relations after a lapse of monies in Boston Common in on ship 89. The "United nice weather the 13 years ... US Army Eighth Air which a mall was dedicated to mer­ States" next day. If the Force heavy bombers made their chant seamen lost in the war ... 40. Brahman titls 41. What the sky Is dark, then first appearance in the Ruhr in an The Syria-Turkey border Was Titanic did we have some attack on the synthetic rubber closed, London said, unofficially, 42. The "bUck " bad weather. In plant at Huls, and on the General adding that, according to Turkish 45. Told, as a tale the morning, a Motors plant near Antwerp . . reports, Rumania was sounding^ut 47. Sick 80. Mixture nice red sky The SIU . stood behind , its mem­ the Allies on wh^t she might gain 81. Father . iheans that we're going to-haye a bers who felt an addiflbnal two on withdrawing from thb war ns aR .«• S. A»?eriftfu»j ;; knots^-in speed on 'the ijibertps Axis satellite.: - ';:"k ,.:v ..V ' '• ' nice, warm dtu^. cixii'idin .uj' Many an old sea story used to be ipiced with accounts of how hogs were carried aboard to serve as compasses in emergencies., If a ves­ sel was lost or in danger out of sight of land, they told how a hog was thrown over' the side, and would always instinctively swim to­ ward'the nearest land and safety. Referring to this practice, the stories also pointed put that the hog had to be picked up before it swam more than a half mile or so to prevent it from cutting its own throat with the sharp points of its cloven forefeet. The forelegs of hogs are set closely under the body and, for that reason, especially if they are too fat, theV are not gen­ erally good swimmers. eaters, until at last that became its accepted meaning, TEN �^ >'• ^•.'", -y'W^:;::- Ti-'f?!^' •"iH: . - ^ • \line 2f, liSS "• SSAFdREkS LOG SEAFARERS ^ LOG Jun* 26, 1951 / / - J*' j Pai« ilifrteea 'Mind If I Take A Look?' Vol. XV. No. 13 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Guif District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. STerling 8-4670. Paul HALI,, Secretary-Treasurer Editor. HSRBCRT BRUND; •Martaglng Editor. BAT DENISOR; Art Editor. BEBRABB' SEAMAH; Photo Editor. DANTEI NICVA; Staff Writers, HEBMAN ABTBOB. lawn SnvACS, ART FERFALL, JERRY REKEB. AL MASKIN; Gulf Area Reporter. Box MOODY. '^1 Onr Changing^ SUps In the past few years the maritime industry has been undergoing a quiet, but impressive, technological revolution. Many improvements and changes have been made in the design and operation of ships, and with atomic power plants in the offing, there are undoubtedly more to come. Just a few of the changes in the past few years are the construction of super-tankers, the Mariners and other prototype ships, the use of radar, gas turbine engines, heavy lifts, nylon rope, electronic depth finders, radio direction finders, aluminum masts and lifeboats, high pressure boilers and a multitude of new equipment. While the new ship designs are still on the drawing boards, it might be a good idea to consult the men who sail the ships as to what changes should be made. For one thing, there are obvious improvements that could be made in the crew's living and working quarters—^the foc'sles, the messrooms, storerooms and galleys—improvements which would go far toward increasing the comfort and efficiency of the crew. Up until now, except on the most modem ships, the tendency has best! to overlook the needs of crewmembers for decent living quarters. More recreation facilities aboard ship could be provided as well, at little added construction cost. Then too^ seamen, drawing on their own practical experi­ ence, could no doubt offer many suggestions of value which would not seem obvious to the marine designer and the shipbuilding engineer. ^ Ships of today are complicated pieces of machinery. It would be wise to consult all those who have anything to do with the operations of a ship in trying to construct a better, saf6r and more efficient ocean-going vessel. Scholarship Awards After several months of painstaking and careful consider­ ation of all candidates, the trustees of the SIU Welfare Plan have awarded four $6,000 scholarships to fortunate candidates recommeiTded by the advisory board of college administrators. Now these four winners, three girls and a boy, are assured a free, all-expenses-paid college education, because their fathers are working seamen, members of the SIU. The SIU Scholarship Plan has attracted a good deal of interest on several counts. It is notable for the size of its money grants, the freedom of the winners to follow any course of study of their choosing, • and the precedent it has set for the entire maritime industry. It's safe to say that before the Scholarship Plan was an­ nounced, few in the Union, if any, ever dreamed that the SIU would provide the means for a college education for Seafarers and their children. But this development, novel as it is, is .just one of the many tirail-blazing steps taken by the SIU in maritime; in its contracts, its shoreside facilities and its vacation and welfare benefits. As a final word, a vote of thanks is due the advisory board of college administrators for their keen interest and whole­ hearted participation in the workings of the Plan. Their invaluable services did much to make the Scholarship Plan a success. i. Pakistan Wheat Bill Once again, the SIU has played a leading role in defending a most-important piece of maritime legislation, the 50-50 law. The vote of the House of Eepresentatives in restoring the 50-50 provision to the Pakistan wheat bill ended for the time being, another attempt to kill this principle. Oddly enough, the government of Pakistan, which is not a sea-going nation, had no interest in the matter one way or another. It was other foreign-flag operators, many of them Panamanian and Liberian tramp shippers, who were looking to monopolize this cargo. The 50-50 idea has been challenged many times in Congress since it was first adopted in 1948 after an energetic camp^iign by the Union. In each instance those who would discard the lavj have met with defeat. The implications are clear. Congress realizes the impor­ tance to the nation of maintaining an active and prosperous merchant marine. As such the 50-50 law is one of sever^ legislative devices towards that desirable goal The SIU in­ tends to ^ that Jhis proyiaion, Uke other legislative acts S5^ I Hits Milk Deal In Puerto Rieo To the Editor: I would like to take this oppor­ tunity to let you know how easy it is for the companies to pull the wool over your eyes if you don't keep them wide open and stay on the ball. In this case, the deal concerns fresh milk in Puerto Rico. It is just another of those cases where a ship's crew took the word of the old man without checking on the story that he dished out to them. As ship's delegate on the Ines (Bull) I was obliged to ask the captain if we could take on some fresh milk when we reached San Juan. The old man, in true company style, said the milk in Puerto Rico did Inman not pass the PubUc Health Service requirements. This story seemed funny, as the Armed Forces use milk there, so I decided to check it. The story was just a stall. The PHS gave me a letter stating that the milk in Puerto Rico was as good as any milk in the States. While this story was being checked, another alibi was made up. This one had it that Puerto Rico was very short of milk and the dairies wouldn't Supply us. This story proved as phony as the first oue. The manager of the Puerto Rico Dairy, as Las Palmas and Lafay­ ette Streets in Santurce, said that he would and could supply us with all the milk we could use, unless there happened to be drastic drought in Puerto Rico. ROUND-UF Well ahead of the strike deadUne it had set, the CIO United Steelworkers won an industry­ wide-pay increase of 8Vi cents an hour, which with other fringe bene­ fits won, amounts to an increase of about 10 cents an hour. The in­ crease, said the union, applies to iron ore miners as well as steelworkers. The union also succeeded in wiping out the North-South wage differential and got US Steel to agree to a joint study of pen­ sion and welfare provisions in an­ ticipation of next year's bargain­ ing. 3^ t i" not to call a strike the railroads would ask for special legislation from Congress. The unions quickly demanded that the railroads with­ draw the threat. The unions and the railroads are engaged in try­ ing to clear up a pile of 5,000 / grievances that have accumulated. 4 4 4 The 76,000 members of the CIO International Union of Electrical Workers who -are employed by General Electric, have won wage increases averaging 7 cents an hour, with some of the workers getting increases of up to 16 cents an hour. The union stated that the recent eight-week strike at the company's Sju-acuse plant was be­ lieved to have been instrumental in getting the increases. The AFL Brotherhood of Rail­ way Carmen won a big step for­ ward in cutting out a wage in­ equity that has been in existence since 1918 when it recently won 4 4 4 The AFL Office Employees In­ an increase of 4 cents an hour for men working on freight cars. The ternational Union has announced union said that this was just one that its membership has soared 30 step forward in wiping out the percent during the last two years. difference in wages for the me­ Stating that "organization begets chanics, and said its goal is one organization," the union declared rate for all. The latest increase that the increase in membership is for freight car mechanics cut the "just the beginning," and that it differential down to 4.4 cents an "must organize more and more of hour. Before the increase, passen­ the white-collar workers." Company Finally Yields ger car mechanics were making 4 4 4 Tom Lyon withdrew himself When the company was faced 8.4 cents an hour more. from consideration as director of 3» 4" J" with all this evidence, there was nothing it could do but come The National Association of Let­ the Federal Bureau of Mines, after across with the milk. However, ter Carriers has renewed its de­ telling a Senate committee con­ they are working on another stall mand that the Postoffice provide sidering his appointment that he that they will probably use on the uniforms for its employees. Citing considers the Federal Mine Safety crews of their other ships. Here the increased cost of uniforms, Law a "phony." Lyon also revealed which Postoffice employees now that.he is receiving a $5,000 an­ is the pitch: have to buy for themselves, the nual pension from the Anconda When our milk was a little late Copper Mining Company. Senator coming aboard, I asked the man association also pointed out that Arthur Watkins, Republican of the Government now provides uni­ in charge of the office what was Utah, who had sponsored the Eisen­ holding it up. He said the milk forms for most of its other em­ hower nomination of Lyon, said he ployees who are required to wear had to come from the Capara had suggested Lyon withdraw after Dairy, which was the only one to them. The Postoffice answered hearing his testimony. The United with its stock reply, and said it pass the PHS requirements. Since Mine Workers had said it would this is probably another stall, the just doesn't have the money. The fight Lyon's appointment, but no company may intend to claim that Government estimates that supply- fight was needed after Lyon's testi­ the Capara Dairy cannot supply all g the uniforms would cost about mony. the ships, and since no other milk $I3 million per year. $ 4> 4 4 is acceptable, the ships cannot be Negotiations between the CIO The CIO United Auto Workers Industrial Union of Marine and supplied. Don't fall for this or any other story, no matter who has appointed a committee of 10 Shipbuilding Workers and the it comes from, without checking. prominent economists to launch a Bethlehem Steel Company and If necessary,' we intend to contact preliminary study of all the fac­ Todd Shipyard Corp. have hit a dairies in all the ports in Puerto tors involved in the question of a stand-still. The Union is demand­ Rico in order to beat the company guaranteed -annual wage. The un­ ing a 12-cent hourly wage increase out on these phony stories. We ion said that it has 6et the guar­ which the companies have re­ have already been successful in anteed annual wage as the "next jected. In addition, tlie Todd Ship­ getting milk in Ponce and San major collective bargaining goal yard Corp. is being dSked for im­ Juan." Get going, gang. We have in our industry." provements in pension and welfare started the b^ll rolling for you; 4 4 4 plans. The contract with Bethlehem now it's up to you to back us up The operatfaig rallcoad onions bars discussion of pension and welby keeping it roiling. ^[Ui<^y;rea«W to a t|^ fere plans imtil the end of the 1954. OaA S. 'Med)'iiuaaa railroads thatriufiess IhW^agreet^Tcbhtiibt ^1 -^1 �!•: Page Foniicen SEAFARERS ,; ^ -^;'v^ •:^:l lOG •: • lOM If. IWt t .-•y.:.. :. . -. .i :-r •I'-'''' V;:|J -Vf'•''' if,:;':.. lf7y7:'i,\X' •• •'•i.}'§^'. .'y. ' HQ] ' "Sfe-iniSpl;•%. -,i''P'^i; I'l" • ' •'''-r * ,* • i; M,; 7;V;i;, K-: ' ?' i./,. ".' ; r, ••"••' ;i|^.^^ a-' • •. • • •'' I-• 'a : ,' •.. i • V . ••• ti-'S.'- •C m., mm m" :iiiilliE ::-:y:::^:Si:S:.::SS:|i|:S;-S:.^ ;v:;:<;;::;y:;;::;;;:v:-;:yv:;-;::::::- liiiiiii'l :4®:ipsiWi::a^ mmmMm--:: mrnrnmrnm:/WMmMm •'•mrnmrnm:':::- llllllli;;:;: 'iiiiiilt :'iiiilir , ^iiiiiii-r liiiiiiif yy^:Vyi>^ iiliiiil :mmmmmm •'•yi-yy: :''!:^y-:-:-:-:-:v:-r-:';'-.-:';<-: •*l||i|P iiilPiSili |v xi3iv' - '. llliili JiM "Super ships" that dwarf the steamers of 30 years ago . .. Hotel-like accommoda­ tion for crews . . . Aluminum deckhouses and aluminum masts... automatic steering that eliminates the need for helmsmen. These and other developments in the maritime world make the post-war years of World War II an era of vast changes. ,in the design and operation of ships and in the life of merchant seamen. Hailed as .the typical deep sea trader of the future is the Liberian flag tanker World Concord, which holds the record as the world's largest cargo carrying merchant ship. This 655-foot giant of the cargo routes can carry 240,000 barrels of oil, but it will be exceeded in size by a 736 foot, 45,000-ton oil tanker being built for World 'Tankers Corporation by the Bethlehem Shipbuild­ ing Company at Quincy, Mass. Many post-war-built "super" tankers are sailing under the American flag. They run around 620 feet in length, carry about 215,000 barrels of oil, and can do 16 knots with high pressure boilers and steam turbines. These ships feature extra large crew recreation and dining rooms, with motion pictures and other entertainment for cre;;^ men on long runs to the Middle East oilflelds. Ship designers are specifying light-weight aluminum for many ship uses after the new liner United States dramatically pointed the way for widespread use of aluminum in ship deckhouses and other exterior fittings. Aluminum Takes Over The US Navy recently anncrunced that more than 80 percent of the destroyers in the active fleet have been fitted with alu­ minum tripod masts. These lightweight tripods carry a heavy mounting of radar equipment without making the warships top-heavy. Aluminum is now being used for lockers, doors, shipboard furniture, berths, store-Toom shelving, ventilator ducts, insulation, ladders and lifeboats. Described as the fastest cargo ships in the world are the 563-foot Mariner class of freighters being built at various yards for the US Maritime Administration. There are now nine of these ships at sea, but probably none will be purchased by private lines, for the cost price of $4,500,000 each makes it almost impossible for any inde­ pendent line to ever pay for them. The construction cost was $9,500,000 each. Higher Pressures Ship power is increasing all the time, with almost all new American construction using the steam turbine under boiler pres­ sures of 600 pounds or more. The World War I "Hog Islander" had 2,500 hp steamturbines and the World War II Liberty had 2,500 hp reciprocating engines. Mariner ships have 17,500 hp propulsion plants! Probably without a peer on the seas as far as crew comforts are concerned is the British steamer Wanstejad, owned by the Watts Shipping Company of Liverpool. The entire main deck for half the length of this vessel is devoted to crew accommoda­ tions. Each crewman has a private cabin. Added to this is a 30 foot lounge with desks and easy chairs and a large recreation room with game tables, reclining chairs, sofas and a ping pong "nook." . ^ Crewmen of the Wanstead take their meals in a large, cafeteria-style dining hall decorated in light pastel colors and with bright paintings on-the walls. - In the matter of ship design, big im­ provements are foreseen in cargo-handling techniques. The automatic, sliding hatches on Mariner ships are typical of imjovations to speed up operation and cut down the time of turn-arounds ih port. ' Huge ships are being built here and 'abroad for carrying iron ore to the United States from Africa, Venezuela, and Brazil. Several C-4 type ships are being converted for use as deep sea ore carriers. Radarof course, is having wider applica­ tion on ships of all kinds; from liners to tugs and river boats. Automatic steering is being developed to the point where some vessels need a helmsman now only -for going in ^nd out of harbor. It is the com­ plaint of some skippers on these electroni­ cally-steered ships that the deck hands get so little time at the wheel they are forget­ ting how to steer at all! Day Soon For Atom-Ship Predictions are that the atom-powered merchant ship is not too far in the future, at least for the North Atlantic liner. Gas turbines are proving successful on experimentaUBritish ships and will probably be greatly extended in use during the next few years. One of these days the white-gloved oiler and engineer (the fireman being as extinct as the sailmaker) will be highly offended if some oldtimer classes them with such menials as the black gang. Acme of the change in ships and sailors will be the advent, of the ship biiilt of titanium. It won't have to be painted and the chipping hammer sailor with his wirebrush and paint pot will, like the clipper ship, be a thing of the past. I I �JtaM ft, IfIt $WAWAREKS LOG Pace fifteea 1l ' Vi' •m Easily operated steel folding hatch covers and 'tween-decks covers, like these on the new Mariner class vessels, are part of the revolution. Mechanically operated, they slide open or closed quickly-and form watertight covers. The navigation of ships has also changed^ Now, the radar screen is a part of almost all navigation bridges, and the grid rotates atop most masts. Other advances, such as electronic depth finders have also added to Seafarers' safety. ris Speed is the greatest factor, and fast turn-arounds are what the oper­ ators are seeking. Fast one-man cranes, such as this one on a new European freighter, help* to speed up loading and discharging at dockside and with lighters. Aluminum has also taken a new prominence in ship construction. Light, tripod masts, such as this one, made of aluminum, have been installed on many of the Navy's destroyers to support heavy radar gear without any excess weight. One of the more redent additions to the cargo ^p ^e has been vessels like this C-4 type, which has been converted into an ocean-going ore ship. is . . SAM. �'•"" " '••"•'•• "' J:""""' Pi««1i!kie^ SE^F A E EES tiJ^G SEAFARERS -- * ' ' • On the Job • The National Federation of American Shipping has noted "an alarm­ ing drop" in the participation of American-flag vessels in the foreign It's long been customary practice both on ship and ashore to use trade of the US. The Federation stated that American-flag vessels in certain colors for safety purposes; red or orange as a general warning January of 1953, carried only 25.8 percent of the foreign trade of the signal, yenow or blue for caution and green for safety. In recent US. This compares with 43.6 percent carried by US vessels in January years, industry Iq general has been making use of certain colon to of 1952. These figures include oil cargoes as well as other cargoes. In call attention to a variety of hazards to be avoided. In other words, January of this year, US ships carried only 18.5 percent of US dry cargo exports, as compared with 48 percent during January of 1952. Traditional practice in the SIU has rolois have become an accident prevention weapon. The Federation states that these figures show the American-flag been to give a hand to the families . During 'World War II a color code was published for use by industry of shipmates ndio to Indicate, hazards and identify certain types of equipment. Some merchant fleet is losing out to foreign vesseb in the competition for are leriously ia- maritime outfits have adopted 4his code because crew turnover makes US .cargoes. Jured or die it desirable to have a uniform system on all ships. $• $1 • %> aboard ihip. Under ihe code, yellow, which has the highest visibility of any color The New York Customs office received an unpleasant surprise re­ While the bene­ cently, when it was attacked for "opening the floodgates to smugglers ficiaries are pro­ under all lUd>ting conditions, is. used-to indicate hazards that would and narcotics." The attack came a few days after the Customs men tected by the cause a man to trip, or fall or run into something. It can be used as yellow and black stripes where greater- emphasis is sought. started a new screening procedure designed to help speed up the SIU Welfare Uses For Yellow Color processing of passengers arriving in the port during the summer rush. Plan in case of Said the Customs men, "We're making just as many seizures as before. death, the prac­ It's appropriate'to use yellow on the bottbm steps of gangways and tice has contin­ edges of platforms, on deck load lashings that cross walkways, on If we don't speed things up, the passiengers and shipping lines com­ La Plant ued as a means padeyes and tripping hazards, on the sills and tops of door openings, plain, and when we do speed the screening up, then somebody else of expressing the crew's sentiment on the bottom steps of ladders, on cargo hooks, valve wheels and other complains that we're being lax. You. just can't win." about the man who had been ship­ projections through floor plates, and on projections into passageways 4- ' 4" 4" ping with them. such as control boxes and ventilators. The New York Port Authority let contracts for $115,000 for electrical Recently a messman aboard the Those parts of machinery that are dangerous, as weU as the insides work on Piers 1, 2, and 3 in Hoboken, NJ . . . The training ship Empire Anniston City was lost at sea. Vet­ of removable guards and covers to moving parts should be painted State of the New York State Maritime College at Fort Schuyler sailed eran SeSfarer Fred La Plant moved with 400 cadets on a three-month cruise to England, Denmark, Ger­ that donations be collected from orange. Some items where orange paint would be helpful are the many, the Netherlands, France and Spain . . . New York State Barge the crew for the messman's wife. interior surfaces of switch box covers and fuse panels. Hand cranks Canal traffic during the first nine weeks of ice-free operations totalled As a result the men dug in and and exposed shaft ends on lifeboat windlasses, the edges of gypsy 1,046,847 tons, just 9 percent less than for the same period last year made up a tidy sum for the crew heads so that lines should not be held too close to the gypsy, the bottom of a snatch block as a warning against standing in a bight, , . . Another of the new Mariner ships, the Show Me Mariner, named to send on home. and the inside edge of the door jamb at eye level to'keep from getting for Missouri, has been launched . . . Japan has announced that it will La Plant is one of the Union's fingers and hands caught. permit Soviet merchant ships to be repaired in Japanese shipyards Since green is universally accepted as a safety sjrmbol, its obvious under agreements between private Japanese companies and the Russian earliest members, getting his SIU book in Mobile in December, 1938, use is to indicate location of safety and first aid devices. A green government. after switchtog from the defunct cross or green paint will identify a first aid supply cabinet, the place­ t. X AFL Seamen's Union. He's a na­ ment of life rings, the ship's hospital, stretchers, respirator and gas The Government has announced that, as of the end of May, fliere tive of Missouri where he was bora mask containers, lifeboat stations, releasing gear handles in life boats, were 50 Government-owned vessels operating under bareboat charters. in 1907 and sails in the engine de­ alarm buttons in iceboxes and the like. This is three less than were operating at the end of April. Of the 50, partment. Right now he and his Red Indicate Firefighting Equipment eight are under charter to Philippines operators . . . The Coast Guard wife make their home in Balti­ has announced that the 1953 season of the International Ice Patrol has more. Since orange indicates dangerous machinery, red can be reserved for use in spotting firefighting equipment. The bulkhead where ex­ come to an end. The season started with patrols on February 28. This XXX tinguishers, host racks and other firefighting tools are hiung should was a very light season, the Coast Guard said, and it announced that Crewmembers of the Del Sud be painted red. Hose connections, fire alarm stations and fire main the patrols were ending since no further danger from icebergs is seen . . . The Port of Baltimore picked up some during April, when a total (Mississippi) have an up-to-date valves should be similarly indicated. of 428 vessels called. This was 40 more vessels than vMted the port and varied selection of books and Blue as a caution signal, differs from the orange danger signal in during April of 1952 . . . The liners Atlantic and Italia have been magazines to read, thanks to the that it is used to tag equipment which should not be put in use because scheduled for an extensive winter cruise schedule to the West Indies efforts of Louis Briant. He has men are woiidng on it or repairs are being made. Blue paint can and South America. They will operate out of New York and New been serving as the crew's librarian tag a whistle valve while men are woi^ing on the whistle, the steering and got a new and better library Orleans. aboard the popular Delta Line wheel while the steering engine is under repair, engine controls while there are crewmen in the vicinity of the propeller and so on. In other XXX cruise ship. words, it is a reminder to operators of any moving equipment to Tonnage of ships under construction or on order in US shipyards Briant, a native of Louisiana, has make sure that all is clear before they start the equipment w^orking. has hit the lowest point in 23 months. The level of ships remains the been a Union White and black are used as traffic control devices and to mark same as last month, with 75 ^ips under construction or on order. Two member since aisle locations. On board ship the chief use is a line marking the tankers totalling 35,000 gross tons were delivered during the past December, 1944. three-foot coaming clearance in the 'tween decks. month. Orders for two new ships, totalling 14,385 gross tons, were He and his wife placed. These are the first new orders for ships since last November. make their home X •4 ^ Thus, the number of ships remains the same, but the tonnage drops in New Orleans, A large number of serious accidents occur when men trip and fall from 1,055,270 gross tons to 1,034,055 gross tons on order or under home port for the while on gangways. All too often it costs a man his life if he winds construction. up in the water, particularly at.^night when visibility is at a minimum. Delta lines. He sails with the' XXX' Several steps can be taken to minimize the danger of gangway accidents. Basically, the gangway should be kept in good condition, A five-foot model of the first atomic-powered vessel, the submarine black gang. properly secured at all times. Double man ropes should be provided XXX Nautilus, is on exhibit in Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. Briant A suggestion on both the outboard and inboard side of the gangway as single man The model includes a cut-away view of the power plant, which demon­ strates how heat from the atomic reaction supplies the power for the that regular educational meetings ropes - are dangerous. Stanchions should be secured in the sockets vessel . . . The biggest turbo-propelled tanker to be built in an Italian be held on every voyage of the with toggle or cotter pins. If an accommodation ladder has to be used it should be provided shipyard, the 30,000-ton Mierelia d'Amico. has been launched at Mon- Ines was offered to the crew by falcone . , . The new Japanese cargo ship New York Maru has just Seaifarer J. Emerick, recently. with a safe landing platform with guard rails where necessary. If made iier maiden voyage to New York. The 18-knot, 10.189-deadweight- Emerick felt it would be a good the angle of the ladder is too great to provide secure footing a duck idea to hold at least one such meet­ board should be provided. ton vessel was named in honor of New York City's 300th anniversary. ing on the run from the East Coast if Keep It Free From Crowding ('• 11 XXX to Puerto Rico so as to keep the It's desirable not to permit too many people on the gangway at any The Swedish American Line has taken the liner Stockliolm out' of crew wiVi informed on what was one time. The gangway watchmen should keep a check on the con­ service for about three months so she can be renovated to increase going on in the Union. her passeger capacity from 400 to 600 passengers. The line also has Emerick is a native of Pennsyl­ dition of the gangway because of changes in elevation from tide and piiiiithe Gripsholm operating, and expects to have the new 22,000-gross-ton vania, who will shortly celebrate draft. liner Kungsholm ready to go into service by November . . . The new his 26th birthday. He been a mem­ At night the gangway should be kept well lighted for obvious pur­ mixmt'w . ' I 12,500-ton Frenqji liner Cambodge, the second of a class of three such ber of the Union since 1948, join­ poses. A life ring with throw ring attached should be made readily iiiiii:' vessels, is ready for delivery to her operators. The 531-foot, twin screw ing in the port of Baltimore where available in case a man goes overboard. Where the gangway is in ship will sail on the Indo-China, Far East run. She will carry 539 he now lives with his wife. "He horizontal position, duck boards and cleats should be provided. Under passengers in three classes and a crew of 153. Almost all passenger sails regularly in the engine de­ no circumstances should a portable wooden ladder be used alongside a ship except in emergencies. and crews' quarters are air conditioned on the new ship. partment. Using Colors As Safety Guides ACTION Burly One SU§ht Ormehneh Sv Bernard Seaman ||||||; Jiipis �r/.. M, 1»S1 SEAFARERS The Yarmouth's Season Starts Seafarers check winches and the lifeboat davits to make sure everything's SlU-style, as the passenger ship Yarmouth starts her summer cruise schedule between Boston and Nova Scotia. Crews Want SIU;Atlantk Fights Election On Ships (Continued from page 2) and reinstatement order by the MLRB. Nor was the company willing to agree on an early election. Ap­ parently company representatives are fearful of the SlU's over­ whelming support in the fleet and would rather not have the men vote on a union 9f their choice. Another point of dispute that arose at the hearings was the ques­ tion of bosuns and stewards eliffibility to vote. The NLRB in the Cities Service case, had ruled out hosuns and stewards as supervi­ sory employees and excluded them from the voting unit accordingly. Keith Terpe, SIU Director of Organization, who attended the NLRB sessions, declared: "It's lilain to see that Atlantic Refining doesn't want to give the tankermen a chance to vote. The com­ pany knows that once the SIU wins this election They will have to ne­ gotiate a real contract based on the wishes of the men in the fleet. "This is typical company reac­ tion when a genuine trade union appears on the^scene. They know they will have to drop the 'poppa knows best' line, and listen to the tankermen for a change. Getting More Pledges "The company's stall isn't going to do them one bit of good, be­ cause with each passing day the SIU. is winning, the backing of more and more Atlantic tankermen. As far as the SIU is con­ cerned, we are going to keep push­ ing hard to the fleet and in the Labor Board for an immediate election. When an election comes we—and Atlantic—know what the outcome will be. That's why we're looking forward to a vote and they get panicky and evasive at the thought of one. "We're ready to meet with them any time at an hour's notice to settle the whole business and ar­ range for an early election." The Union delegation at the NLRB hearing included Terpe, Philadelphia organizer Ray Gates, headquarters organizer £. B. MacAuley, SIU general counsel Sy Miller and Washington counsel Ray Murdoch. US Cracks Down On Gas Booster Faff* ScrraafecB LOG Four Children Of Members Awarded SIU Scholarships (Continued from page 3) at Tuckahoe High School, president of the junior class and a member of the glee club. She ranked tenth in "a graduating class of 49. Good­ win, who intends to study dentistry, rated 11th in graduating class of 151 seniors kt Lake Washington High School. He was a three-letter man in sports participating in foot­ ball, tennis and basketball, as well as a variety of extra-curricular activities. Those who lost in the competi­ tion for scholarships need not feel discouraged, because they, as well as those whose applications were not complete, can apply for next year's four scholarship awards. Candidates who took one College Entrance exam will have to take another one by March, 1954, to compete for next year's awards. Should any one of (he four winning candidates drop out for any reason, the trustees have made provision for an alternate who would imme­ diately step in and pick up the vacant scholarship. Cover All Costs The $1,500 scholarship award provided by the SIU is among the largest scholarships on the college level in the country. At the average state university, the scholarship will be enough to cover all tuition and fees as well as living expenses for the entire school year. Consequently, the trustees have made arrangements to pay all fees and tuition costs at the college of the winner's choice befor^ the school term begins. The balance of the money will then be paid out in regular installments. Another unusual feature of the SIU plan is the fact that the scholarships are not limited to any one field of study. Most scholar­ ship awards specify the type of study that the winner is required to follow. However, in drafting the Scholarship Plan, SIU Welfare Plan trustees decided that its pur­ pose would be to give a qualified Seafarer, or the child of a Sea­ farer, the opportunity to go to col­ lege and make use of their talents to the way best suited to them. Selection of the candidates was entrusted to a group of experi­ • • • Q a • • Waste nylon is being used to de­ fraud the consuming public, Wil­ liam . M. Leader, president of Branch 1, AFL Hosiery Workers, has charged. Stocking jobbers are buying waste nylon yams and having hos­ iery manufactured which they sell as "firsts," Leader said, and these same jobbers are making small mills work with the waste material at such low prices that many other shops are being forced out of busi­ ness, throwing union men out of jobs. Jobbers and manufacturers. Leader said, are buying the nylon waste from hosiery plants at 85 cents a pound while duPont's price for 15-denier yarn is $6 a pound. Wage-Hour Laws Found Violated aiiaSM suns SPSRT COATS SMCKS -TOPCOATS Df^SS SHC^ WORKGHOES a KWAKI RANTS • KHAKI SHIRTS vvtoW^SHiRra • • FRISKOOEEWS • HICKORY SHIRTS a C.PO. SHIRTS • WHrtE DRESS SHIRTS • spopcr SHIRTS • DRESS BELTS • KHAKI WEB BELTS a TIES D SWEATSHIRTS a ATHLETIC SHIRTS • T-SHIRTS a SHORTS a BRIEFS a SWEATERS a Ll>C<SA6E a WORK SOCKS d DRESS SOCKS • LEATHER JACKETS a WRITINSBDRIROLIO a eou'WESlERS a RAIM6EAR Nylon Hosiery Racket Charged The Radiator Specialty Company, of Charlotte, NC, must stop mis­ representing the effectiveness of "Nu-Power" or "Nu-Power Upper Cylinder Lubricant," a gasoline additive, the Federal Trade Com­ mission has directed. The commission said the firm must stop claiming that the use of either of these products will in­ crease gasoline or oil mileage, will improve engine performance, will give faster pickup and smoother idling, will keep valves and rings Investigations of 417 Oregon free of deposits and lengthen their lives, will reduce friction and pre­ business establishments during the vent wear, or will protect metal past 11 months have revealed 26 violations of the minimum wage surfaces. section, 197 violations of overtime pay provisions and 16 violations of the child labor provisions, accord­ ing to the US Labor Department's wage and hour and public contracts The SIU Welfare Plan office wishes to remind Seafarers hnd division. their families that no lawyers are needed to collect any SIU Wel­ The investigations also showed fare Plan benefit. Some cases have arisen to recent months to an underpayment of $166,778 to which lawyers were engaged. The only result was a delay in col­ 1,470 Oregon workers covered by lection of benefits and a charge against the benefit for lawyers' the Fair Labor Standards Act. fees. In some establishments there It's emphasized that the Welfare Plan was designed from the were violations of both the provi­ beginning to provide simple and speedy payment of all benefit sions requiring pay of at least 75 claims, so as to bypass lawyers and legal fees. Any application for cents an hour and of the section benefitk'should b)s made directly to the Seafarers Welfare Plan providing payment of time and a 11 Broadway, by the individual invblvd^^; ;• , • j half for any time over 40 hours a enced college administrators who were: Bernard Ireland, assistant director of administrations, Colum­ bia College of Columbia University; Elwood C. Kastner, registrar. New York University; C. William Ed­ wards, director of admissions, Princeton University; Miss Edna M. Newby, director of admissions. New Jersey College for Women of Rutgers University, and F. D. Wil­ kinson, registrar of Howard Uni­ versity. i • •I ALLVDUR HEBPS CAN BE FILLED -FROM A SOU'WESTERTD AH ELECTRIC RATOR • WHATEVER BUT FROM THE SEACHESn SbU CAN BE SURE TDuks SETTIN6 TOP QUALITY <SEAR AT SUBSTAN­ TIAL SAVINGS NO LAWYERS NEEDED m : .v, - -.1 SeaCiieeh UNIOH-OWN60 AND UNION- OFBQATVBP ... JfOfC THE BENCPrr OF THt AAEMEERSNlPw J. r-.v. I �aiaaiwaawwMMiiiMiBi^ mi Page Eightaea •• r SEAFARERS XOC. Tall Taies Of Whales And Gales Enliven The Coe As She Sails That iho dandelion plant re­ ceived its name from the fact that the Jagged edges of its leaves were fancied to resemble a lion's teeth? The word "dandelion" was coined by the English in the 16th century from the French "dent de lion," literally "lion's tooth." The plant stiU bears that name, in several European languages. 4 4 3) That scientists estimate that the rays of heat and light from the sun travel for 93,000,000 miles before they reach the earth? Even so, they can cause many people to suffer a pretty severe sunburn in less than 15 minutes. The tempera­ ture of the surface of the sun is estimated at about 11,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Mike O'Keimedy gets ready to let go with a tall one as Frank Lananski listens attentively. ABs Friedman and McLaughlin (left to right) get going on deck, with AB Gordon supervising. .. JiBii# !«, JMI 4 4 4 4 4 4 That the SIU scholarship plan grants benefits of $1,500 a year for fout years for college study by Seafarers or their children? An­ other SIU first in. maritime, the scholarship plan also offers the opportunity. for college gradbate work if a student qualifies. That the smoke,from a train that's moving forward travels in the same direction as the train, even though it appears to be go­ ing backward? When smoke leaves the smokestack it is really poured into the ocean of air through which the train is pushing its way. The air resists the progress of the train, but it resists the smoke far more, since smoke is so light. 1,000,000,000 at tho rata of on# every aecond? This figure auumea a person works at it 24 hours a day for 365 days a year. Actually; If such a task were undertaken by one person for an eight-hour shift each working day, it Is uadikely that he'd ever finish It. The Job would take over 100 years. 4 4' 4 4 4 4 That when SIU ships are in port each member of the unlicensed personnel must be given the op­ portunity for one round trip ashore every 24 hours at company expense? Launch service schedules must be' arranged so that each crewmember shall be given an op­ portunity for a round trip when off watch. V That there Is one spot in the US where a house could be built with each of its corners in a different state? I's located at the common meeting point of Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. If such a . house were built, the occupant could sleep in a bedroom in New Mexico, shave in a bathroom in Arizona, eat breakfast in his din­ ing room in Colorado, and read the morning paper on his porch in Utah. 4 4 4 That Mont Blanc, highest peak in the Alps, is not in Switzerland but in France? The mountain is located in a French province near the Italian border, but since many travelers and tourists see it from Geneva, which is 40 miles away, 4 4 4 That it would take a person it has often been mistakenly lo­ nearly 32 years to count up to I cated in Switzerland. LOG-A-RHYTHM: A Seaman's Prayer Left to right, Cunningham, OS; O'Rourke, DM; Tambuiino, AB; Gordon, AB, and Paul, wiper. Toung Henry Peterson, OS, doesn't forget pets need care. Here he is with his canary. When it comes to brightening up life aboard ship, there's no one, it seems, who can turn the trick like an old salt with a sea bag full of yarns to spin, and you can taktf it from the crewmembers of the Coe Victory (Victory Carriers) who returned recently from a -•run to England, where they ' witnessed many of the Coro­ nation festivities. |V l.ii-:'' Husband Bedded, Sons Away; "Believe me," reports Luis Ramirez, one of the crewmen, Benefits Brighten Birthday "there's nothing that can - make i- t ii-i- m - With her Seafarer husband in the hospital with a broken back, and with her two Seafarer sons far away from home, there seemed little for Mrs. Luther R. Milton, of Roanoke, Va., to rejoice about when her^^ — 45th birthday rolled around recently. But two of Mrs. Milton's daugh­ ters—Martha Louise and Beulah Mae—^were determined to bright­ en their mother's day, and so they not only staged a small surprise party for her in the backyard of their home, but also took the oc­ casion to remind her of the bene­ fits which she and the other mem­ bers of her family were receiving because of their SIU affiliation. Reminded of Benefits First of all, the girls reminded their mother of the hospital bene­ Mrf. Lufiier R. Milton with fits which her husband, who broke daughter, Darline, and LOG. his back while aboard the Steel Navigator (Isthamian) last Novem­ tion, maternity and hospital bene­ ber, is now receiving. fits of $421. Second, they brought her a copy This amount Milton collected last of the SEAFARERS LOG, show­ August when, in addition to the ing that her son, Dewey, a wiper $200 maternity benefit and $25 aboard the Fort Hoskins, is now US bond he received for Darline's earning more moniey because of birth, he also collected $45 in hos­ the SIU tanker agreement recently pital benefits for being hospitalized ifigned by the Cities Service Oil for three weeks after getting off Company. the Steel Artisan (Isthmian) and a And third, they brought to her check for $151 for vacation pay. her little daughter, Celia Darline, Dewey, on the Fort Hoskins, is who was bom in June, 1952, and now somewhere in Japanese reminded her that follow^ Dar- waters, while J. D. Milton, FWT, line's birth, her husband had, in is V aboard the (Carolyn (Bull) ^ ; eae week, collefted bombiued vaear bputid for Puerto Riea ^ By M. Dwyer Lord, keep her safe and true to me When duty calls me, to the sea. Lord, bless my home and those I love \ With Thy protection from above. Lord, guard this ship in which we sail Lest through some human fault we fail; Show us a course that's clear and true. We place our trust and hope in you; Make free our hearts of doubt and fear In stormy seas or weather clear. And guard us on our journey home. Lest from our safe, true course we roam. •V things start to hum more during the boys' off moments than for somebody to launch into a raft of tail tales, and we had one fellow aboard the Coe Victory, coming DeSoto Shutter Subjects back from England, who I think can match stories with anybody in anybody's fleet. You want-to hear some whoppers about Moby Dick, or about tj'phons in the South Seas? Then the man for you to listen to is Mike ©'Kennedy." Mike—and sure he's Irish—^is an oldtimer who signs on every once in a while as an oiler. Always In Good Mood "Mike,-" Ramirez reports to the LOG, "kept the crew constantly entertained with hii; stories all the way across, and he did it not only because he has such a big selection of stories, but also because he's always In such a jolly mood him­ self that it gets to be catching. "What's more," Ramirez says, "Mike has a very big repertory of Irish songs, jsp he never hdd to worry > about running out of ma­ terial, and if he .wasn't entertaining the boys with stories; why thon he could always serenade them with Irish ballads. „ "Jdike," Ramirez concludes, "was well liked by everyone on the Ooe, and it'jS no. wonder, because a man At upper left, Jones and Fugh (left to right) stop work while in '^ like him can make the longest trip pdrt to have their picture taken at^he hatch. At right, Lang, pasSi ; seem like a short one, and can utility; peacefully smokes his pipe as he totes a bucket along easily make a seaman-iorget any , deek. Adolpb-Danne^ tatewj mess.; {gupyiiefiA^e^^ . sour moments- he may'havfc'' 63).')»> n »(.<rfsdJO .iimgos .saqovC .U USv^r >•;- �•J)' : June 2<, 1963 « SEAFARERS Page Sineteeu LOG Fare For Cats Not Fair For Them, Say Crewmembers On Del Alba • •;'-5 Back in the Roaring Twenties, when people said, "It's the cat's," they were usually referring to something mighty tempting. But to crewmembers of the Del Alba (Mi.ssi.sAnsco has just placed on the market its new 3A home developing sippi) that expression recently brought a less pleasant thought—that they were going to outfit, which retails at |14.95. (Our members can get a professional the dogs. •i discount oil this price.) It comes in g new package and contains all All this happened when the the things necessary to process and print your own -fiim. One of its features is a contact printer (not a printing frame) with Del Alba, having left New By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor a built-in exposing on-and-off light switch and a constantly burning red safelight. The hinged platen makes printing quite simple. Next is their new developing tank with the self-loading reel which makes loading a tank in the dark a pleas­ ure. Also includ­ ed arc three trays for yo^ur de­ veloper, rinse and hypo. Small­ er items which make things easi­ er are a glass graduate, a com-bination ther­ mometer and stirring rod, four stainless steel clips and two film clip lead weights. The out­ fit also includes a package of printing' paper, two packages of paper developer, a package of film developer and hypo. If you are a beginner you won't have to ask any questions since you'll find their booklet, "Developing and Printing Made Easy," right on top. Last but not least is a unique two-way com­ bination safelight with a removable red filter for film developing and an amber bulb for contact printing. Remember that the red safelight is safe only for orthochromatic film. If you use panchromatic film the tank will have to be loaded in absolute darkness. Here's an opportunity for our more advanced Seafaring fotogs to pick up some extra spending money, and in some cases, real dough. The Osborne Company of Clifton, NJ, is in the market for good color transparencies for calendars. Since they supply most of the commer­ cial calendars, they use plenty of transparencies. With recent improve­ ments made in the engraving process, 35mm slides are accepted. In 'fact, about 90 percent of the transparencies that they use are of 35mm size. The quality of the transparency must be tops. 'Gotta Be Happy' According to the company calendar photo "has got to be happy, make one feel good,all over just to look at it, create a smile." Of the 11 types of pictures that they are interested in, two deal with subject matter that the Seafarer is always in contact with. First, harbors, ships, tugs, port installations, etc., and second, seascapes and beach scenes. Some hints that they offer are: 1. Must have "happy" theme and appeal to adults. . 2. Must give sense of peace and restfulness. 3. People, if shown, must be doing something. 4. Picture theme can be nostalgic, sentimental or humorous. 5. Bright, lively colors are preferred. Orleans, arrived at Houston, and the steward was told a truck was on the dock with something for the ship. He immediately went to the dock. But, when he reached it, he paused and blinked his eyes in disbelief. For parked there was the truck, and on its sides, in large letters, were emblazoned the words: DOG AND CAT FOOD. "What is this?" the steward demanded to know, after he had regained his power of speech. "We don't need any cat food on this ship." "This food isn't for cats," he was informed, "—it's for the crew." Word Gets Around Anticipating the worst, the stew­ ard immediately went to the messroom, since it was coffee time, and got the ship's delegate. But even as the two men made their way back to the dock, prepared to battle to the death, if necessary, the word had already spread through the ship, and many and varied were the comments to be heard: "Well, this is Texas, and Texas anything can happen . , "It's hell. Brothers, but if it comes to the worst, and we have to take it, we can get it squared away first by the Union . . ." "No telling what they'll be feed­ ing us next ..." "I've never tried cat food, but cats seem to like it . . As it turned out, the signs on the side of the truck were only advertisements, and the food inside of good quality, but the crewmem­ bers did experience a few uneasy moments before the mattei* was straightened out. And what en­ larged the whole incident in their minds was the fact that the ship had had a couple of cats aboard prior to its arrival in Houston. These cats — two of them — be­ longed to members of the Brazilian diplomatic corps who boarded the 12-passenger freighter at Buenos Aires, and when the ship reached They're Sailing Now Under New Tanker Pact Left to right, AB Alexander Sokolowski and steward Henry Cordes point to sign on side of truck which created tempest in teapot on Dei Alba. Pete Oppedahl, chief electrician, took the photo. New Orleans and paid off, the passenger utility put in for an hour OT for every day of the trip, be­ cause of the extra work involved in cleaning a room With cats in it. Apparently in the belief that the cats, belonging to government of­ ficials, enjoyed diplomatic immuni­ A Zero Makes A Difference Even though it may be a little bit dark, and you feel gener­ ous and want to give the cabbie a tip, says Seafarer Frank Nigro, make sure that you look twice at the bill that you hand over. not noticing the 0 really made a Frank says one of his ship­ difference. mates on the Julesburg had a Our hero quickly got another shaking experience recently while going to visit his gal in Troy, NY. Seems this OS felt real generous, and when the cab pulled up in front of his gal's house, he handed the cabbie what he thought was a $5 bill and said "Keep the change" as he got out of the cab. Weii, the cab pulled away so fast that the OS thought something must be wrong, so he checked—and found out he had given the cabbie $50 bili. Just a iittle thing like Obviously mighty pleased about the whole thing are the crewmembers of the Abiqua, first cities Service ship to sail from port of New. York after company signed standard SIU tanker agreement. Men in first row are-delegates (left to right) Louis Ferraro. steward; Joe Teicher, deck; W. C. Snell, ship's, and Serafin. G. Lopez, engine. Other crewmembers are not identified. ty from such prosaic considera­ tions, the captain disputed the overtime. The Union, however, pointed oiit that cats were cats, no matter to whom they belonged, and their presence certainly made extra work, and the,OT was OK'd. cab and began touring the city. Luckily, Troy isn't a real big city, and after cruising up and down streets for a while, our hero saw the first cab. By the time he caught up to the cab, he had another $6 cab bill to pay, but after talking to the other cabbie he convinced him that he should get the $50 bill back. After some consideration, he gave the original cabbie a $5 bili this time, and then went back lo see his gal. (1) The average area of the 48 States of the Union is 03,057 sq. miles. What state most nearly approaches the average? (2) Hampton Roads is the channel through which what body of water passes (a) James River, ib) Nansemond River, (c) Elizabeth River? (3) The largest inland city in the world is (a) Danzig, (b) Indian­ apolis, (c) Athens? (4) Where is the geographic center of North America? (5) How did the phrase, "Garrison finish" come into the language? (6) If a thermometer reads 212 degrees Fahrenheit by what math­ ematical process can you change the reading to centigrade? (7) If an airplane left New York at 1 PM Eastern Daylight Time and arrived in California at 1 PM Pacific Daylight Time, how fast would it have to travel the 3,000 miles? (8) Is an apostate: (a) a renegade, (b) a minor church official, (c) a punctuation mark? (9) What is the House nuniber on Downing Street, London, where the Prime Minister lives: (a) Nine, (b) Ten, (c) Six? (10) Z is to W «s 26 is to what number? , . .i • (Quia Answers on Page 25.) , • l.i • ^ - '^1 • -''di asiaaii �Pace Twmtr SEAFARERS Sailor Rags-It's No Dies For Him By E. R«yM Oarlocks? They Ain% He Says When you get a longtime seaman, with plenty of salt in his blood, and then you add a mistake in nautical terminology to the combination, you've really got trouble. That happened recently when James "Pop" Martin, over at Snug Harbor, was reading through the LOG and spotted > By 'oarlocks' I presume that the gunwale, where t'« e oar fits in a mention in the "In The you mean the piece of equipment between. These thole pins are usu­ Wake" column mentioning that is called a 'row lock'" said ally made of wood, and were the "muffled oarlocks." * he, "and which is usually a metal forerunners o f Pop sat right down, with pen and piece in a sort of 'U' shape with a the rowlock." paper, and loudly protested, "There straight shaft on the bottom that Then, Pop ex­ ain't no such thing." Then, to fur­ fits into the guhwale. The oar fits plained, there is ther enlighten the writer of such into the 'U.' a "steering lock" "There are also 'thole pips,' two which is set on heresy. Pop went on to explain what the whole business was about. straight pins sticking up out of the stern quarter, and is used to hold a long steer­ ing oar. This re­ sembles « row­ lock, but has a small slit on the top just largeenough to fit the blade of the oar. Once the blade goes through the slit, then the shaft of the oar is slid down through the steer­ ing lock into po­ sition, and cannot pop out. The other type, found in the stem of a "square ended" (shame on you Pop, it's "square steraed") boat is a "scul­ ling lock." This is cut into the stern, and fits the shaft of the ear so that it can be used for sculling. # As Pop states, "The lock is not named.for the oar, but is named for the work it does and for the part of the boat.it is shipped on." All this, of course, is quite ac­ curate, although Pop negliects to mention or comment upon the most practical invention since the row­ lock or the sculling lock—the out­ board motor. This is the biggest Step forward since the idea of hav- Seafarer Sam Says k m UL |P YOt> MAVEN'T RECEIVED YOOH. RET<?DACTIVE PAY (WcM >6 fOR. FREISHT^iPS-jAAi.j R?/? TANKERS;) _ WRITF Alow 12) TUB COMPANY GMNG 7MBM AU WE DETAILS AND YifOlt. MAILING ADDRESS. nrrr? •» Jue t6» 19St LOG By Spike Martin Anybody who wants a free dem­ the featherweight limit without any onstration of the art of boxing can trouble. Willy is one of those catch a highly entertaining instruc­ rarities, a natural featherweight, tion lesson when Professor Willie not a .lightweight who goes on a Pep flashes his talents for the TV 48-hour starvation diet without audience. Professor Pep, a wizened water to make the scales the after­ little gnome with long arms and noon before the fight. He may twinkly toes, will have completed have lost much of his stamina with his 184th ring battle by the time the advancing years, but a good this gets into print, pf which he deal of his blinding speed of foot has lost only five. and hand is still there. Three of his losses, incidentally, Willie has two famous trade­ have been to featherweight cham­ marks, his trick of spinning an pion Sandy Saddler, one of them opponent and slipping behind him on a "dislocated shoulder" when in a clinch and his habit of keep­ Peb was clearly ahead and another ing an open left glove in his op­ being the famous back-alley brawl ponent's face even when he isn't in 1951, when -Pep quit the fight punching. Both moves are ex­ and was suspended "for life" in tremely effective measures against New York for behaving like some­ counter-punching. thing less than a gentleman.Waltz 'Em Around \ To the best of anybody's knowl­ In one fight with an earnest but edge, Willie is well into his 30's. comparatively slow-moving feath­ If there are any tricks and tactics erweight, Fabela Chavez, Willie for the ring {hat he doesn't know was behind Chavez more often by now it's simply because they than he was up in front. Everyhaven't been invented yet. time Fabela struggled in close suit Haa Speed enough to get a pot shot at the Unlike o^Ver fighters, who in­ elusive gnome. Professor, Pep evitably put on weight with ad­ would hook Chavez' left arm with vancing years. Pep can still make his own and using it as a pivot blithely spin and slide behind him. Half the time the bewildered Chavez didn't even know where Olde Photos Willie was. The left in the face is a far more Wanted by MMG effective weapon than it seems. The LOG is interested in col­ After Willie jabs and hooks with lecting and printing photo­ his left a couple of times instead graphs showing what seagoing of withdrawing his glove he leans was like in the old days. All it gently on his opponent's nose. you oldtimers who have any There's just enough pressure to old mementos, photographs of keep the other man off balance shipboard life, pictures of and prevent him from stepping in ships or anything that would and countering. Besides he can't show how seamen lived, ate see very well that way. and worked in the days gone Professor Pep says that since he by, send them in to the LOG. only has another year or two to Whether they be steam or sail, make money in, he would like to around the turn of the cen­ get a crack at somebody important tury. during the first world like lightweight champion Jimmy war and as late as 1938, the LOG is interested in them all. Carter. We'd say off-hand the only way he'll get Carter in the ring We'll take care of them and with him is to tie him up and haul return your souvenirs to you. him in on a stretcher. The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, littlc'known cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here is Chief Steward Francis R. Napoli's recipe for "veal scaloppine." ' Graduating from an Army mess sergeant to a chief steward in the SIU, Seafarer Francis R. Napoli still likes to pour concoctions out of his chef's hat and into a stove. One of his greatest satisfactions, while in the 82nd Airborne in the European Theater of Operations during WW II as well as in the SIU, is the pleasure the men de­ rive from his cooking. Frank, as he is known to many Of his shipnutes, last sailed the Jefferson City Victory (Victory Carriers), and the men who sailed wifh him loudly sang the praises of the 29year-old steward for the good feeds he put on. He finds the veal Napoli scaloppine dish a favorite with Seafwers as it was with paratroopers. First, says Frank, take 11 pounds, of veal from the legs or ' shanks and cut it into half-inch cubes. Then take cooking oil or baking fat and brown up cloves of garlic to taste in a frying pan. After veal is thorou^y browned in frying pah, take three pounds of fresh, gremi peppers, cut into half- with the veal. Follow this with three cans of mushrooms added to the veal and peppers. Remove the mixture from the fire and put it in a .sauce pan. To this concoction add one No. 10 can of tomato puree, mixing it in with the veal and condiments after di­ luting the puree with an equal amount of water. For a final touch of seasoning, Napoli suggests add­ ing salt, pepper, oregano (Italian thyme) and one tablesifoon of sugar. The sugar will counteract the acids in the dish. All this should be cooked over a slow fiame for a period of ap­ proximately two hours until the veal is deliciously tender and the sauce thickens to the taste. It serves 43 men. Napoli was born in Manhattan and still lives there with his wife Irene. After he came out of the paratroopers, he joined the SIU and got his book in 1947. "I prefer any C-type ship for cooking purposes," he said. "They have bigger and better electric ranges and there is more working room in and aroupd the galley. As far as shipping with the SIU is concerned, I like the Far East runs. That's where you can get « bigger payoff. I can spend $200 or $300 on a trip like, that and stiQ �JiHi* U, IHS Sees Atmntie Going SMiJ Soon SEAFARERS Pat« Twtnfr- LETTERS To the Editor: Recently, while visiting some of thinking it was noon, and time for the stewards department on these lunch. my old friends on the Atlantic Re­ I would also like to tell you fining Company ships, I saw a few that while walking on deck near incidents which I know could not No. 4 hatch I found a flying fish, happen on a ship that is under an and when I started to clean him I SIU contract. found that there was an SIU em­ First of all, most of the men in blem tattooed on his wings. ships want to Speaking seriously, when 1 know whether joined the SIU in May of 1941 I the steward de­ never dreamed that we would en­ partment men in joy the conditions we enjoy today. the SIU have Since our first raise of $17.50 a equal rights with month we have been advancing the other two de­ upwards steadily, climbing . up­ partments, and of ward to become the best maritime course, the an­ union throughout the world, with swer to that is a the best Welfare Plan, a large definite "yes." death benefit," maternity benefits Reyes On one Atlan­ and hospitalization, not to forget tic ship, I was waiting in the stew­ the disability benefit. ard's room so he could go ashore I hope to see the day when we with me, when a man came in and will have rest centers throughout demanded his linen. It was the the big shipping ports staffed with steward's off time and the man doctors and nurses, operated by hadn't been there on Saturday for the SIU. the regular linen issue. Still this Our officials try to leave no man demanded his linen. He didn't stone unturned, so once again I ask for it, he demanded it and say hats off to our Union officials ordered the steward to get it. and also to our brothers who are I knew the steward wasn't going organizing the unorganized com­ to get any pay for this work on his panies. Steady as she goes. Spider Korolia own time, and was surprised to see the steward get the linen and give X X. it to him. The steward later ex­ plained that this man was a buddy of the mate and captain, and that he couldn't argue with him. To the Editor: Pay For Time In additibn to my husband sail­ On an SIU ship, even the cap­ ing SIU, my son, who is with the tain can't demand service from an 75th Air Force Medical Group in unlicensed man during the man's Korea, is a retired bookmember. off hours without having to pay He would like very much to re­ ceive the LOG. Around the first of him for those services. Another time, on this same At­ the year, he is looking forward to being separated lantic ship, I saw one of the crewand picking up membere bully the cook and dress his book. When him down, because the man's cook­ he was stationed ing didn't happen to suit that one In the States, I crewmember. usually sent or On an SIU ship, if a man is distook the LOG to latisfied with the cooking, he brings him. it up at the ship's meeting, and My son would the whole crew has a chance to also like to hear tell their opinions, and then vote from his old shipr Marcet on the question before anything is mates. Here is his said. It's not allowed for one man name and address: A/B Alfred J. to bully another like that. Marcet AF 18354486. .H.Q. 75th That's one of the big things Med. Gp. A. P. O. 970, c/o Post­ about the SIU, it lives up to its master, San Francisco, Cal. From motto of "Brotherhood of the Sea." the time he wis 16, in 1944, till he After 24 years on non-union, entered the service, my son sailed MC&S and NMU ships before join­ SIU, as FWT, oiler and junior engi­ ing the SIU, I am convinced that neer. the best protection in the industry He has a wife, Annie, and a son, is an SIU book. I am looking for­ Bobby, who are spending the re­ ward to the time my friends in mainder of his time in Korea with the Atlantic fleet will also have me. this great SIU protection. Mrs. John E. Tillman Philip M. Reyes (Ed. note: Your son's nome has t t been added to our mailing list; he will receive the LOG every two weeks, as issued, from now on.) Send LOG To SiV Brother fit Korea When Moon Kouns Croons He Swoons IPG Thanks SIV For Help To Family To the Editor: Let us talk about some of our brother songbirds, who like to while away the time working by To the Editor: Just a word of thanks to the Sea­ singing. To start with, there is the singing waiter who used to farers International Union, and to entertain the passengers on the Leroy Clarke, the Lake Charles Puerto Rico. This brother had a port agent, for the help given to wonderful voice, me and my family. During the re­ and with a little cent flood, my wife and children practice he will were evacuated because of Tiigh climb to the top water while I was on my way to someday. Then Petty's Island aboard the Winter again we have Hill. Little Red Bean, , My wife didn't know of any way the singing cook to get in touch with me and let who rides the me know that ray family had been Delta Line ves­ evacuated and were okay, so she sels t o South called the Lake Charles SIU hall. Korolla Leroy Clarke got right on the America. Moon Is High ball and sent me a radiogram tell­ Don't forget the best crooner ing me the whole story. Getting to ever hit South America, none that radiogram saved me a lot of other than Moon Kouns. One day worrying, and let me know where four of us made up a quartet in mjr wife and children were, so that New Orleans, with Brother Kouns I could get in touch with them, and taking the tenor part. During the not worry when I found that they singing of "Down By The Old were no longer at home. Mill Stream" brother Kouns nit I think the^lU Is a mighty fine a note so high—at 10:00 in the Union, and 1 appreciate being a momln{^-that some painters work-. part of It more every day. l»l four miles aw>iy knocked off, JMtn F. Latimer Union Action Brings Thanhs To the Editor: The entire crew of the City of Alma would like to express .their appreciation for the wonderful co­ operation and representation we To-the Editor: received from the SIU officials in I am enclosing a picture of my Lake Charles, New Orleans, Mo­ six-year-old granddaughter, the bile, and Wilmington prior to our apple of my eye, Linda Pritchard. sailing to the Far East. As you can see, she is a real hula After signing on the City of gal. Her father, Edward, Jr., has Alma, in New Orleans, we sailed been in the navy for 12 years. for Texas and the steward, W. H. Simmons, took an inventory of stores on the To the Editor: way. He found The SEAFARERS LOG states: the ship was not "Any Seafarer who has sailed one properly stored day on an SlU-contracted ship is for a Far East eligible for the $200 maternity trip, and made up a requisition benefit plus a $25 US bond for the Simmons for fresh- vege­ baby." This was confirmed by sev­ eral of the patrolmen in Baltimore. tables, meats, tinned stuffs, linens, Because of this, T told my wife to dishes, glassed and other things use the best obstetrician and the needed and gave it to the Captain, best hospital, which she did. The C. H. Steiner, Jr. In our first port. Orange, Texas, bills came to $500 in US currency. the skipper did nothing about the After the baby's birth I applied for the maternity benefit. I was stores. Another requisition, with refused because my baby was born more things added, was given to him upon arrivdl in Beaumont. The Linda was bom in Los Angeles; outside the United States or its skipper said the ship was stored her mother is Spanish and her possessions. Since the SIU Welfare Plan col­ for 105 days, and he would do father is half Polish and half nothing about the requisition, so Georgia cracker. So, you see, she lects 60 cents a day for every day the ship's delegate, Thomas Sc?anin the year that I work (365 days has to be a good-looker. lon, and Simmons went ashore and in the last 12 months), I think the Edward L. Pritchard called SIU port agent Leroy Clarke Union is discriminating* against in Lake Charles. XXX me and those of its members—and Company Called contributors—who are not covered The SIU agent made the trip to by the Welfare Plan's benefits. the ship, looked over the stores, BJom Elverum and agreed that the things were To the Editor: (Ed. note: Under the rules of needed. He told the captain to get Congratulations to the Union for its attempts to make shipping com­ the SIU Welfare Plan, a seaman the stores aboard before sailing and panies give crewmembers US cur- is eligible for maternity benefits the captain quickly called the only if his child is born in the Waterman agent in Hou.ston. The ' rency draws in Continental United States or its pOftS. It territories, including Puert' Rico company man came down "and is a known fact, and the Virgin Islands. This pro­ talked with the SIU agent, and which I have my­ vision was made to eliminate any agreed the--ship was not properly self seen in many possibility of fraud, inasmuch as stored. He notified the company. The company called SIU port years of sailing, the Union has no machinery to agent Lindscy Williams in New that a good deal check documents issued in foreign Orleans and agreed to bring the of petty cheating countries.) ship back to Gulfport, Miss., and still goes on in store the ship properly. XXX the matter of When we got to Gulfport. SIU making up lists Bruce patrolman Robert Jordan from the for draws. Again, Mobile hall came aboard with congratulations to the SIU, which Waterman port steward VanKatis always the first in maritime to To the Editor: tenhead. They inventoried all the I am sending you this picture seek better rights and privileges stores, and even the company port of the crew of the Liberty Flag to better conditions for seamen. steward agreed that the new stores I would like to send greetings (Gulf Cargo) .because I really were needed. The company port to my former shipmates, including think these boys deserve a pat on steward said he would store the Tommy Conception, O. Thompson, the back. They were out six and ship according to the requisition Joe Brown, James Terry and Wil­ a half months in the Far East, the Simmons had made out. Mean­ liam (Pluck) Oliver, and let them were all very conscientious in liv­ while, patrolman Jordan straight­ ing up to the contract, and when ened out another beef we had know I am on the Fairland. they came in had one of the aboard. He tlien spoke to Simmons Has Good Crew We have one of the best crews smoothest payoffs I have ever and said that if the stores didn't that ever sailed a ship—well, ex­ seen. get aboard right away, we should Paul Drozak cluding the old man, H. P. Brown, call him at the hall. Patrolman, Seattle Branch The sailing time was changed shortly after that, and w e didn't get a chance to call the hall. The com­ pany just sent a couple of tilings aboard and then we sailed. Union Acts However, when we got to Wilmington, Calif.,, the SIU of­ ficials were waiting at the dock. SIU Wilmington agent Johnny Arabasz and patrolman Sam Cohen came right aboard the ship and went right to work. Brother, they got quick action. The stores started to pour aboard the ship and they stuck right by to make sure we got everything that we needed. They also took up some other beefs that had developed, includ­ ing a 12 degree list we had from Gulfport to Wilmington, bad drink­ ing water and others. We can't find the right words to express our appreciation of the wonderful action that we got from our SIU officials all along the way. This letter was composed by W. H. Simmons, chief steward; with the help of J. P. Creel, ship's delegate; R. B. Merritt, deck dele­ Crew of Liberty Flag. Left to right, standing, R. Chenault, J, gate; L. E. Keneker, engine dele­ Moore, B. Harper, R. King, R. Tonng, E. Warsaw, B. Hubbard, R. gate, and L. H. Harris, steward Field. R. Tendler, E. Field. Sitting. B. Grove, B. Scarlett, L. BllIek, delegate. Crew of the B. Franklin, M. Graham, F. MeGloae, L. Carver, "Santa Claus" Roeeba. SS aty ef-Alme WaihihVs Best Never Lihe This Jr., and the other brass who make it tough for all concerned. Some of the boys wonder daily if he's really human. We have the chief bellyrobber, the Mad Russian, and he gets pret­ ty mad when things are not on the ball. He isn't called that for noth­ ing. Leo Bruce i X X Birth Benefits Are Questioned Fairland Cook Sags Crew^s Tops This Crew Tops, Says Patrolman �Pa^e ai^wenty'tw*^ SEAFARERS Hates To Miss Copies Of LOG To the Editor: I am enclosing my new address, since I'd hate to miss up oif any copies of the LOG. While reading the May 29lh is­ sue of the LOG I was very mtich thrilled to see the name of my new grandson. Christopher Emory Mc­ Neil, in the list of those receiving the maternity benefit. I think it is wonderful how much good the SIU does for its seamen. Certainly the good Lord must be very pleased with your great work. God bless you and help you in your wonderful work. Mrs. J. A. McNeil (Ed. note: Your change of ad­ dress has been noted by our mail­ ing department.) 4» J" J" Warns Brothers Of Frisco Racket To the Editor: I want to write a few words to warn some of my Union brothers about a racket I ran into while I w^s in San Francisco. I was there on the Mobilian and was walking around town when I met a guy who I thought looked familiar. He started out by telling me that he had sailed SIU and was now sailing as third assistant en­ gineer on an SIU ship. He named the ship, but I found out later that this ship was not on the West Coast at the time. He said he'd show me around town, and we visited a couple of bars. He start­ ed off by insistFlynn ' the drinks, but soon let me pay. Then he asked me if I had any money, and I said yes. Hard Luck Story Then the man, who said his name was Olson, said he just got in from the Far East and that his ship was in port. He said he had some $100 travellers checks, but couldn't cash them and that he needed some money. T finally loaned him $15, but said I didn't have any more when he asked for some more money. He said he would get the money and pay me back the next day, but I never saw him again. Flynn says the man he encoun­ tered was about 5'9" tall, weighed about 175 pounds, was stocky and had brown hair. John Fiynn S, 4. 3^ Suggests Better Crewvs^ Quarters To the Editor: Since the SIU member now en­ joys the best working conditions, wages and overtime rates in mari­ time history, thanks to our hard­ hitting and go-getting Negotiating Committee, I would like to men­ tion one point which would benefit every man sailing, SIU ships. That is the living ac­ commodations on most freighters. I am sure the seamen enjoy better living ac­ commodations at home than they do aboard ship. Why can't the companies be Borman compelled to in­ stall modern built-in bunks, with draw space below and good, com­ fortable mattresses? They could «lso include a wash basin in every foc'sle, since this is something needed. ^ These changes could be made over a period of time, as the ships come into port They could also «fiMe %«, -Ifirs 10G LETTER S arrange things so that there would be no more than two men to a foc'sle. It would also be a good idea for the companies to supply 12 and 6 cup percolators," since this would save a lot of waste coffee and would result in better-tasting cof­ fee. Curt Borman Ship's delegate SS Yorkmar 4. 4 , Still A Chance For Atlantic 3ien Money Exchange Rates Listed. The following is the latest available listing of official ex­ change rates for foreign cur­ rencies. Listings are as of June 25 and are subject to change without notice. England. New Zealand, south Africa: $2.80 per pound aterUng. Australia: $2.24 per pound sterling. Belgium; 50 francs Ho the dollar. Denmark: 14.45 cents per krone. France: 350 francs to the dollar. Germany: 4.2 Marks to the dollar. Holland; 3.80 guUders to the dollar. Italy; 625 Ure to the doUar. Norway; 14 cents per krone. Portugal: 28.75 escudos to the dollar. Sweden: 19.33 cents per krone. India; 21 cents per rupee, Pakistan; 30.2 cents per rupee. Argentina: 14.2 pesos to the dollar. Brazil; 5.4 cents per cruzeiro. Uruguay; 52.63 cents per peso. Venezuela: 29.85 cents per bolivar. To the Editor: We all know by now that the SIU has filed for an election in the Atlantic Fleet and that Atlantic will soon be SIU. However, here on the E. H. Blum, there are still some men who want to get on the band­ wagon and vote SIU, but they don't know how to go about it. As an active supporter of the SIU and a bookmember, I wpuld like to give them a couple of point­ ers to the men all over the fleet who want to go To the Editor: Just thought I'd send you this SIU, but arent short note to let you know I'm now sure what to do on my way to the Far East aboard about it. Each ship has an SIU organizer on it, and a num­ Yesavage ber of SIU sup­ porters. You all know who they are by now. If you haven't signed a pledge card before this time, the things to do is talk to the organizer on your ship and sign that SIU pledge card right away. If you're in port, you can also go to any SIU hall and sign your pledge card right there, or else you can clip out the pledge, card that's printed in the Atlantic Fleet News, fill it out, and mail it to the SIU. Now Is The Time If you're a member of the AMEU, now is the time to also sign the withdrawal form that's printed the Gulfwater (Metro). Before I in the Atlantic Fleet News, and shipped out, however, I had the mail that in so you can get out of enclosed picture taken, and I the sinking AMEU and save your thought you might like to use it in the LOG. It was taken right money. Those men in the fleet who had after the birth of my daughter, signed SIU pledge cards and then Alana, and shows what happens to were talked into revoking the a guy when he becomes a Pop. Will write you a longer letter pledge cards, still have time to get into the SIU swing. Most of these soon. All the best. A1 (Honest AI) Whltmer men revoked their SIU pledge 4. 4" it cards because of a lot of phony facts or else intimidation by the AMEU and the officers anyway. They can stiil get on the SIU band­ wagon by signing a new pledge To the Editor: card, just as I explained, and they I would just like to say a few can also sign that withdrawal from things about the Art Contest that the AMEU so they won't be stuck the Union held a little while ago in that dead outfit. in headquarters. Most of the men Not Too Late going to sea are not artists, and It's still not too late to go SIU. they are not interested in art, and There's still time to qualify for I cannot see why the Union should your SIU book. Don't be l§ft out spend large amounts of money on in the cold. Sign that pledge card things like an Art Contest. now. * Only a few of (be thousands of There's lots of us, who are look­ members of the Union. had en­ ing for security and decent wages, and the SIU is the place to find tries in the contest, and this does that. There's no security in a cpm- not justify spending so much pany like Atlantic, which has to money on such a thing. I am one of the first to admit look out for the stockholders, but there is security in an SIU book, that The Union has done a lot of where you can ship off the SIU wonderful things for us seamen. It shipping board and the Union is has , gotten us good wages, fresh food on the ships, decent working looking out for you. Soon, all the Atlantic jobs will conditions and lots of other things. be coming through the SIU ship­ These are the things that a Union ping boards. And I like the idea is for. "^he Welfare benefits that of getting my job off a board and we have are great. Such things like picking the ship and the run that the hospital benefit and the death I want, as well as having my choice benefit are wonderful, and things like the maternity benefit for the of almost a hundred companies. Soon, the SIU will be the bar­ families and the scholarships for gaining agent in Atlantic, and those seamen's kids ace things that sea­ men who go SIU will be sailing men always dreamed about. The v/ith the best wages and conditions disability benefit is something that and the best contract, backed up was badly needed for those men by the best Union in the world, the who can't work any more. SIU. The working rules that we have Simon J. Yesavage under the new contract, aind the He^s Happy Pop, As Photo Shoivs He Bisapproves Of Art Contest Hospital Food, Conditions Good To the Editor: I just heard today that Pottinger overtime provisions are a big step away from the way things were Sanitarium has signed a contract some years ago, and these are all to take 60 patients from Fort Stan­ things which the Union has gained ton Hospital when it closes. If and which we thank the Union for. true, there is not a better place in if California that I Even the new halls that we have know of than are fine for us. They give us a this. I have been comfortable place to stay when we here II months. are on the beach, and have a lot The cottages of different facilities that we can are pretty nice use to be comfortable and to pass and roomy, there the time. is lots of park and But when we get to the Art lots of shade Contest, then I think that we are trees, pretty good wasting our money. I can't see television recep­ Pritchard v/here something like an Art Con­ tion and pretty test does us any good, or helps us good food. I have gained 15 pounds to make any gains or to strengthen since I've been here. the gains that we have made so Regulations are not too strict far. and the sanitarium is located in a " Walter Wayne nice town of about 20,000 people, (Ed. note: One of the biggest 20 miles from Los Angeles. I'm gains the Union has made for sea looking forward to seeing some of men is the fact that seamen are the old boys from Fort Stanton. now recognized as part of the com Edward L. Pritchard munity, as honest, hard-working 4 4 4 men who are no longer looked upon as outcasts or as a race apart. It is this recognition by those out­ side which has helped us .to achieve such things as maternity To the Editor: We would appreciate an answer benefits, scholarships and the others. The SIU has long blazed to the following question: If a ship new trails in maritime. Not very leaves the States with 12 pas­ long ago, people didn't think it sengers and there is only one pas­ was a Union's job to get things senger utility, does the extra $2.50 like welfare benefits for its mem­ per day go to the pass, utility, saloon mess and saloon pantryman? bers. • The reason I ask is because the Actually, very little money was agreement says the company may spent on the Art Contest. The only money spent was for the It rings put another man on the ship as awarded as prizes, and these were pass, utility, but the company did bought at a sizable discount. The not put the extra man here on the contest was handled by the regu­ Citrus Packer, which leaves the lar staff, so no extra salaries or work of taking care of the said any other expenses had to be paid. passengers to the three men I men­ Several hundred Seafarers spent tioned. Edward F. Costin some pleasant hours viewing the Steward delegate exhibit, and this alone was worth (Ed. note; According to the the small amount paid. However, hundred of outsiders agreement, when more than six saw the exhibit in headquarters, passengers are carried with only and when the worki were dis­ one passenger utility, the company played in Manhattan, sponsored by must pay $2.50 per day for each the NY Public Library. The daily passenger over six. This money is newspapers gave the Union some to be equally divided among the very good publicity and recogni­ steward department men topside tion concerning the contest, and so who do the extra work, serving, did many other union publications. cleaning, etc., caused by the extra It is this sort of good publicity passengers.) 4 4 4 that helps people to see that sea­ men are honest, hard-working men, and helps to get them recog­ nized in the community. It's true you can't spend the re­ To the Editor: sults of the Art Contest, but in the Through the LOG, which is an long run the Union gained a lot, in all-time favorite of mine, I would addition to providing a pleasant like to say hello to my many pastime for Seafarers on the beach former shipmates and Union and for the Seafarers who entered brothers in the SIU. Many pleas­ the contest.) ant voyages and continued good shipping to all. 4 4 4 I am at present on a non-union ship, but one that is very well or­ ganized for the purpose intended. She has shown up well in the past To the Editor: I would like to give my thanks and I am of the opinion she will to the chiet steward, chief mate do so in the future: The cruiser and radio operator of the Repub­ USS Quincy. " The Navy is somewhat different lic for taking care of me during my recent illness aboard the ship. from my past sea-going experi­ The chief steward especially de­ ences in the merchant marine, but serves a great deal of credit be­ I can't say that it is a regrettable cause he stayed by me three days one. I have met several former and three nights dhring my illness. seamen on board and some of these I've learne'd now that I was sick have also found the Navy to their because of an intestinal condition liking—so much so, that a few are and will have to go into the Balti­ considering it as a career. I have missed reading the LOG more USPHS hospital for an oper­ ation. Because my illness Cap­ since being calied to active duty. tain Digernes took the ship off its The copy regularly mailed to my course iqto Havana in order to get home is now the prized possession me ashore. When I went to the of the family. If I could have the hospital there. Chief Engineer LOG sent to me on board the Haigk packed up all my souvenirs Quincy I am sure that it would be and cleared them through the cus­ very enjoyable, as well as informa­ tive reading for me and for my toms. I also want to thank all of-the fellow crewmembers. It would be crew for cheering me up during a great pleasure to keep up with my illness through all the little the Union and my former ship­ attentions shown me. It was a fine mates. J. C. Davis, Ensign VSNR gang all the way through, and I certainly appreciate all that they (Ed. note'.' Yimr new address did for me. has been added to our mailing George Jerosimlcli list) Has Question On Extra Pass. Pay Ex'SiU Brother Likes The Navy ' Tfmnhs Crew For Help When Sick �i»«lt •#. IMI ifgaFi»t»V t>iifl P««tt Tll«lfiT-ib(j» The Lucy Evelyn Hits The Beach Old Windjammer Which Sailed Until '48 Ends Up As Curio Shop On Jersey Shore Jersey shore may weU pause and blink their eyes when they reach Beach Haven, some 20 miles north of Atlantic City. For there, resting high and dry in a sea of sand, only a few hundred feet off Beach Haven's main street, is the 160-foot, threemasted schooner Lucy Evelyn,-*——————— » There was a day—there vana, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is­ were many days, in fact lands and the Barbados. h I when the Lucy Evelyn sailed the In addition, the Lucy Evelyn seas with her hold loaded with made several trans-Atlantic runs, cargo for ports the world around. and once, returning from Liver­ Now that same hold houses a gift pool, set a new record for a ship and curio shop, called the "Sea of her kind when she covered Chest," where tourists may buy 5,000 miles in 20 days, all sorts of trinkets and^ souvenirs, A fore and aft rigged packet, of and while the hustle and bustle 307 net registered tons, with a sail goes on within her, the ship sits area of 11,000 square feet and a quietly, almost broodlngly, like an maximum speed of 12 knots, old woman thinking Back to the the Lucy Evelyn generally was days of her youth. manned by only five men—the And much there is to be remem- captain, steward, mate, and two bererd, too, for the history of the ABs, And, since she was a wind­ Lucy Evelyn is a long and event­ jammer, with no auxiliary power ful one. And, like so many event­ for emergencies; the crew often ful histories, it goes back to i found theifiselves hard pressed. dream in the mind of a man. Cap Got Meagre Pay tain Everett C, Lindsey, of MachiNevertheless, for all their ef­ as. Me,, who went to sea when he forts, the men received only mea­ was 14, and who spent the next gre pay, as compared with the 40 years looking forward to the day when he could build a ship of pay scales of today's Seafarers, his own, according to his own ideas The captain, for instance, received $50 to $100 a month, the steward and specifications. The Lucy Evelyn, as she is today, at Beach Haven, NJ and mate $35 to $45, and the ABs Keel Laid la 77 $25 to $35, marshal's sale by Dr. Chester X, ran out of gasoline, and all hands raged, and there was an unprece­ It was not, however, until 1917 Despite this, the Lucy Evelyn Glenn of Massachusetts, and after were ordered to man the pumps. dented five foot rise in the tide, that Captain Llndsey's wish was was always fortunate enough to making extensive repairs, he sold Finally, a week before the ship the Lucy Evelyn was towed to her fulfilled when, through the back- have a competent crew aboard and her for $12,000 to Captain John reached port, her stores began to present resting place, only a few ing of a group of friends and the for this reason came to be known Costa and August Teixera of New run out, and the last morsel-of ra­ hundred feet west of Beach Ha­ Machias Lumber Company, he was as a "lucky ship," One winter Bedford, Mass,, and these two men tioned food was consumed just as ven's main street, by two Coast able to lay the keel of the vessel evening, in fact, while sailing a spent another $10,000 to fit her the ship again reached New Bed­ Guard patrol boats, the 50-foot along the Harrington River at Har­ little south of Newfoundland, she for trips to their native Cape ford, nine months and 19 days dragger Black Whale, and two rington, Me,, about 30 miles from encountered one of the heavy fogs Verde Islands, off the coast of after she had left it. smaller draggers. Machias, so prevalent in that area. All West Africa, Sued For Back Wages Once the ship was outside Beach From that day on, each piece of through the night she proceeded During World War II, these is­ A few days later the crew sued Haven, two dredging experts— wood which went into the con­ with great caution, and when lands were completely isolated for for back wages, and also charged Russell LeChard and Reynolds struction of the vessel had to pass morning came, and the fog lifted, a time, and the islanders badly in that they had suffered near- Thomas—went to work, A basin the captain's close personal scru­ the crew saw that she was sur­ need of all kinds of supplies, and starvation, that there had been no 14 feet deep was dug astern and tiny, and since he knew that each rounded by icebergs, and prompt­ so in May, 1946, the Lucy Evelyn provisions for housing them on the to the starboard side of the vessel, piece was as important as the ly dubbed her "Lucky Lucy." set sail from New Bedford with a islands, and that they had been and a month later, again with a next, each was the finest that There was, however, some rough mixed cargo of food, clothing and threatened with scurvy because of high tide, she was floated into the could be found. Huge 1" by 4" weather in store for the schooner building supplies. All went well, the lack of medical supplies. Since spot where she now rests. pine timbers went into the keel; before she finally, was beached. but on the return trip, the schoon­ the ship had landed without a sale­ engineers then pumped tons the masts—each costing g2,000— Once, off Cape Cod, she sprang a er broke her rudder. It was nec­ able cargo, it was put on the block; of The sand and bay mud around her; were of Oregon pine, and into the leak in her stern and drifted help­ essary to steer her with an emer­ but, although a Federal court in then, with the aid of sand dykes, futtocks and timbers went only lessly for three days before the gency rudder rigged port and star­ Boston appraised it at $4,500, only they raised her up four feet higher, native Maine hardwoods—^hack­ Coast Guard picked her up and board with wire and manually op­ one bid of $500 was received, and and the Lucy Evelyn at long last matack, tamarack, oak, maple and towed her ashore for repairs. An­ erated by the crew, and scars of this was refused. was safely and serenely at rest on beech. other time she ran aground at this treatment can still be seen by It was just then, two days after an even keel. The original cost of the vessel Boothbay Harbor and lost her rud­ visitors. the first auction, toat the present On Memorial Day, in 1949, after was $64,000, but the present own­ der, and later that year she was owners, Betty and Nat Ewer, hap­ having made extensive renovations Struck By Storm ers—Betty and Nat Ewer, propri­ rammed in the stem by a steamer, pened to be in New Bedford, saw The following year, while on an­ the ship riding at anchor in the both to fit the ship to its new pur­ etors of the Sea Chest—estimate during a heavy fog, and her hull other voyage to the islands, the harbor, and learned she was soon pose and to restore much of its it could not be reproduced today badly damaged. original beauty, the Ewers, who Lucy Evelyn hit a storm which for less than $200,000. During the 1930s, after more split her mizzen boom in two and to be sold at final auction, A few had operated a small gift shop At any rate, on Thanksgiving than a decade at the helm. Captain drove her well out to sea, and days later—for $1,550—they held a called the Sea Chest on the Beach Day of 1917, less than a year from Lindsey relinquished active com­ when she was finally picked up by clear bill of sale to her. Haven boardwalk, opened their Because of the vessel's recent ill present establishment in the ship's the day the keel was laid, the ves­ mand of the vessel to devote him­ the Coast Guard, and towed back fortune, the Ewers were reluctant sel was named after Captain Llnd­ self to his shoreside business in­ New Bedford, she was a sorry to try to sail it down the New hold. sey's two daughters, Lucy and terests, and for several years after to looking sight. Not only had she Evelyn, and was launched and that the Lucy Evelyn was com­ lost all her canvas, but her three Jersey coast to the anchorage they towed down the river to Machias, manded by men whom Captain anchors and practically all of her had planned for it in Litfle Egg Need Pix Of Harbor Bay, just south of Beach From there, in the spring of 1918, Lindsey named. chain. Salvage operations were be­ Haven, Instead, they had the she made her maiden voyage to Foreign Ports Sold In 1942 gun on the three-master Thomas ocean-going tug Jack, out of Balti­ New York, and then on to Santo In 1942, however, the captain H, Lawrence, which had sunk in The SEAFARERS LOG has Domingo with a cargo of coal, and decided to relinquish his interest New Bedford harbor, and these more, take her in tow, and the need for pictures of foreign 260-mile trip was made without in­ returned carrying sugar and mo­ in the vessel entirely, and sold operations yielded one large an­ cident and in the record time of ports of call for use in a run­ lasses, her, for a reputed $22,000, to a chor and some 65 fathoms of chain less than 24 hours. ning series. Any Seafarers who Subm^ne Zones New York syndicate called the which were used until the Lucy have pictures they have taken Just outside Little Egg Inlet, two World War I was then, of Lucy Evelyn Ship Company, Inc. Evelyn v/as beached, and which small in ports they visited are re­ tugs rendezvoused with the course, in progress, and the Lucy After being refitted by this group, may now be seen at her present Jack and took over the Lucy Eve­ quested to send them to the Evelyn, able to make only such the schooner made one round trip location. LOG, lyn's liawsers, then treaded their trips as were designated by the to the West Indies, but then was way cautiously over the treacher­ In June of 1947 the Lucy Evelyn They can be pictures taken Government, was almost constant- chartered by the US government, unfurled her new sails and again ous sand bar and through the inlet, in the port, shots of your ship, "ly in the subm^ne zones along given a Coast Guard number, and and proceeded north up the In­ set her course for the Cape Verdes, pictures of dockside activity, the Atlantic Coast, and ft-equently fitted for lengthy ocean voyages. land Waterway channel. This run she made without shots of Seafarers while on came upon the wreckage of tor­ On the "way to Iceland with r mishap, but her return to the shore leave lu a foreign port, Came In Easily pedoed ships. load of lumber, however, the Lucy States, early in '48, proved to be or just pictures you took But, although the channel Is With the end of the war, how­ Evelyn ran into a hwrlcane off her last and most eventful voyage only six feet deep in spots, and of the place while ashore. ever, the ship was released from Nantucket, and when the crew at­ under sail. In mid-Atlantic tBe the Lucy Evelyn drew 10 feet of They're all needed. the Government's jurisdiction, and tempted to beach hef In Vineyard ship sprang a leak In her bow and water, the vessel came in easily Any pictures you send will from then on she cruised mostly Hnv&n Harbor, she hit the break­ water started to pour in. To raise and was anchored in the deepest be returned if requested. So the Caribbean area, picking up water, pounded a hole In her star­ the forward part of the vessel, the part of the bay, Just off the mouth gather up those pictures you and delivering cargo untii her board side, and had to be aban­ 60 tons of rock ballast in the hold of Libertjc Thoroughfare, where took and mail them to tho hull, then painted a gleaming doned, ' had to be moved aft, by hand, and she rode at anchor until October, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth white, became a fahiiliar sight all Some months later, thb schoorteir quickfyl. Then th,e donkey engine. 1948, Avenue; Brooklyn, NY. the way from Nova Scotia to Ha^ was bohght for $3,500 at a US Which 'norihally ope'rated thern. l^hen, as a Violent nor'easter .1 > �«/L>- SEAFARERS Pac« Twentr-foor Jane LOG 195S ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... eOLDEN CITY (Watarman), May 15— Chairman, W. C. O'Connor; Sacratary, J. B. Hannon. Motion was passed to let the wiper have time off to meet the ship In Manila in order to take care of his wife's visa, with the permission of the chief engineer. Performers will be turned over to the patrolman. Cigarette butts should not be thrown on the deck: feet should be kept off the messroom chairs. Washing machine needs repairing. All men should help keep the messhall clean: men on watch in the deck department are not supposed to clean up after every­ body. , aOVERNMENT CAMP (Cltlai Sarvlea), May 7—Chairman, Arthur B. Sandtrs; tacratary. W. B. Woedman, Delayed sailing will be taken up with the New York patrolman. Messroom should be kept cleaner at nigbt. public. Ventilating ducts need cleaning badly. Recreation room should be kept cleaner. February 24—Chairman, Richard L. Flfar; Sacratary, R. Jepskl. Extra wash­ ing machine will be fixed this coming trip. Food has Improved since the last voyage. April 2—Chairman, Red Inman; Secre­ tary, Frank Buhlei. Fresh milk, wlUch is pasteurized and passed by the US Pub­ lic Health Service, was obtained in Puerto Rico. Steward will put out fruit each iRght, when available, other com­ pany ships should be Informed that fresh milk is available in Puerto Rico. . June 7—Chairman, Clark S. "Red" in­ man; Secretary, Roy Nash. Milk situa­ tion is improving because of the pressure put on company by this mllltaiit crew. Request was made to carry spare toilet seats. Chips will check with the patrol­ man about his job calling for tools. Pan­ try refrigerator needs repairing. Recrea­ tion room needs cleaning. Pantryman will make morning coffee. Night lunch needs improving. Crewmembers should cooperate in keeping the messhall clean. All are in favor of this, as Freddy is a good messman. Unauthorized persons should be kept off the ship. SEACARDEN (Orion), April 1J—Chairman, Thomas Crawford; Secretary, Wil­ liam Allardlce. Repair list from the last trip was read: the washing machine steam Une still needs fixing. Steward department head should be repaired or locked up, as it Is too close to the messhall. New repairs were added to the Ust. Suggestion was made that each depart­ DOROTHY (Bull), May 24—Chairman, ment make up a separate list to be hand­ Walter Kohut; Secretary, C. R. Johnson. ed over to department heads. Doors should be closed in port when in the States. Vote of thanks went to the SALEM MARITIME (Cities Service)/ May steward department. 13—Chairman/ Joe Cave; Secretary/ Dave Albright. There is $20 in the ship's fund; ROSARiO (Bull), June 4—Chairman, A. this was left in the captain's safe. Sug­ gestion was made to collect money for V. Swanson; Secretary, J. Fleck. There the ship's fund, in case this is a long is 24 days of penalty cargo due. Deck voyage. Buttermilk should be bought at engineer missed the ship from San Juan. each port. Uneven OT among the wipers Puerto Rico to Mayaguez. Puerto Rico. will be referred to the patrolman. Ice A wiper was hospitalized in Mayaguez. Repair lists will be made up by depart­ box will be placed on the repair list. May 20—Chairman, James Lee; Secre­ ment delegates. tary, Dave Albright. Joe Cave was elect­ ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), April 15— ed ship's delegate. Bosun has been doing unauthorized work. Newberry will buy a Chairman, J. Prestweed; Secretary, C. F. pressing iron from the ship's fund. Cap­ Garriz. Steward department sailed two tain promised to have the crew ice box men short. L. Pate was elected ship's replaced. Better grade of fresh fruit delegate. Washing machine and laundry should be obtained, as well as coffee and are being kept clean: this should con­ pure black pepper. Messhall will be paint­ tinue. Clothes should be removed from ed out. Each delegate will make out a the line as soon as they are dry. Repair repair list, including new mattresses and list was read and checked. Purchase of a movie projector and rental of films pillows. were- discussed ANGELINA (Bull), May 15—Chairman, May 16—Chairman, B. C. Jones; Secre­ O. C. Barnes; Secretary, Sixto Escobar. tary, Charles F. Garriz. Two men were Patrolman will be contacted on arrival left in the hospital—one in San Juan, the on overtime disputes. Pantryman was other in Trinidad. Steward department told not to wash the garbage can in the got a vote of thanks for a job well done. sink. Department delegates will check Drains will be repaired as soon as the ship is unloaded. Garbage is to be thrown over the stern. Laundry is to be kept cleaner. Crewmembers getting off should leave their bunks stripped and their rooms clean. Mattresses will be inspected and replaced, if needed. Portholes will be chipped and scraped so that screens fit. :( §L.'- t fc' lockers in the crew's quarters. Delegates ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), May 31— will make up repair lists and turn them Chairman, J. Mehalov; Secretary, Claude over to the ship's delegate to give to Sturgls. There is $32.00 in the ship's de,partment heads. fund. George Lea was elected deck del­ egate. List of departments will be drawn GULFWATER (Metro), June 7—Chair­ man, Frank (Red Sully) Sullivan; Secre­ up for rotating the cleaning of the rec­ room. Delegate will see the cap­ tary, Honest Al Whitmer. Vote of thanks reation went to the deck engineer. Warren Neil- tain about getting milk in San Juan. son, for his excellent job installing steam STEEL CHEMIST (itihmian), June 6— line in the laundry for crew's conven­ ience. Motion was passed to contact the Chairman, D. McKeel; Secretary, A. SilUnion in Wilmington about sending a lett. Chief engineer will be contacted on patrolman aboard to check stores before ice box door in the crew's pantry. D. heading for the Far East. Discussion was McKeel was elected ship's delegate. Beef held on the chief engineer who pussy­ was made on the fruit being bad. Chief foots around taking out light bulbs and mate will be asked about repairing the turning off lights. Chief says he won't messman's locker. There should be no order dark glasses for firemen to wear unnecessary noise, in consideration of when they look in the firebox. First aid brothers sleeping. Library and laundry kit in the engine room wil be checked. should be kept clean. Garbage should be Bacon is rancid and hospital supplies in­ dumpt aft. of the main house. Steward adequate. Fruit in season will be ordered will instruct the pantryman on the oper­ in San Pedro. Burner in galley does not ation of the steam table. operate properly. San Pedro patrolman will be told about all these beefs. Cap­ FA1RPORT (Waterman), June J—Chair­ tain will be contacted on painting man, W. E. Morse; Secretary, W. K. Buth. foc'sles, general clean-up and deck re­ Overtime beefs will be listed and turned pairs in passageways. Galleyman asked over to the boarding patrolman. There is crew if they minded the sound of steam- a $19 balance in the ship's fund. Since heating dishwater. None did, so the gal­ the ship is going to the yard for repairs leyman may boil water to his heart's for about three weeks, some money will content. be sent to the hospital. New belt for the washing machine will be obtained in DEL ORO (Mississippi), Apfil 24— Miami. Chairman, E. L. Odom; Secretary, L. Reinchuck. Galley range is out of com­ YORKMAR (Calmar), June 1—Chair­ mission. Cleaning list for the laundry man, Ca'^i E. GIbbs; Secretary, Curt Borwill be posted. Crew meat box needs to be rearranged. Seats should be reserved in the messhall for men going on watch. Crew was asked not to feed the livestock. MegT'NC DEL NORTE (Mississippi), May 24— Chairman, Eddie Stough; Secretary, Joe ZImmer. A lot of repair work was done but the rest will have to be taken care of while the ship is in drydock. Sister Johannssen reported a cash balance of $42.50. Report on" the "Navigator" will be given at the meeting of the editorial board: brothers were asked to help the editors get material. ANTINOUS (Waterman), June 7—Chair­ man, B. Varn; Secretary, Harry C. Kllmon. Repair list was taken care of in New York. There is $2.65 in the ship's fund. (Two swings were purchased at the start of the trip at a cost of $30.80). There was some performing in Baltimore, and the delegate suggested that the crew do its fighting and arguing ashore, not on the ship. Mack C. Patterson was elected ship's delegate. Tables should be set at chowtime, so the watch does not have to wait. Messman should let the delegate do the arguing after meal hours. Pantryman was asked to give the mess man a helping hand during rush hours at meal lime. 0 0C man. There is not enough variety in the meals. Cooks quarter^ are unacceptable. Patrolman should be told not to let the next crew sign up until the ship is grdperly supplied with food and gear. Locks should be put on ail foc'sie doors. Fans should be repaired and replaced. Port­ hole and door screens are needed, as well as chairs for foc'sles. There is not enough hot water. Fresh supplies should be picked up in the Canal Zone. Var­ nish should be ordered for foc'sie doors, chairs and doors for messhall and rec­ reation room. GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities- Service), June 1—Chairman, T. Clough; Secretary, E. Powell. Steward and first assistant are cooperating on the repair list; chief mate shows poor cooperation. Brother Sanders was elected ship's treasurer by acclamation. Discussion was held on the engine room first aid kit, the poor qual­ ity of the milk brought aboard in Lake Charles, which will be taken up with the patrolman at the payoff. Dirty linen should be turned in when clean linen is issued. Fantaii should be kept clean. Settee bottoms should be taken on deck for sunbathing, in place of cots, which ship does not have. ANN MARIE (Bull), June •—Chairman, Eugene Dakin; Secretary, Christopher Karas. Cots should be kept under cover In rough weather. Eddie Killigrein was elected ship's delegate; John L. Hubbard, engine delegate by acclamation. Ship's delegate should contact the Immigration Department on arrival in Boston. Vote SUNION (Kea), May 25—Chairman, M. ef tliank: went to the steward depart­ Sharp*; Seerafary, H. Marumoio. Captain ment for a job well done. gave the crew permission to us* the spare room aft of the radio shack to stow INES (Bull), December 25—Chairman, luggage. Mate granted the request to Isaac Antenio; Secretary, R. J. Jepskl. knock off the chipping hammers around Owe niau missed ship in Dominican Be- th* midship hous* untU w* reach port. ^Can'Shakers^ Have iVo OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soiiciting funds on ships in behaif of memorials or any other so'callad "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable 'Organization which has re*.ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot. new shelves; many lockera are pretty badly ' rusted. Another porthole should be put In the 8-12 deck department room when the ahip la in the yard. Larger cakes of soap ahould be supplied. Dis­ cussion was held on buying chairs and a card table for out on deck. BESSEMER VICTORY (Alcoa), May 10 —Chairman, Jemet Meehan; Sacratary, Tony Waslluk. Ebich department should take turns cleaning the laundry nnd rec reation room. Steam should be shut off in the radiators by engineers. Each man is to clean the washiM machine after using. Port fans should not be left in when it starts to rain. Library should be obtained in San Pedro. Captain will be asked about maWng letters In Canal Zone. Brother Neil u. Shaw died at sea and was buried at aea on May 24th. ANNISTON CITY (isthmian). May 23— Chairman, Michael J, Carlln; Sacratary, John McLcmera. There Is a large amount of diaputcd OT. mostly because of re­ striction to ship in the Bahrein Islands. Repair list was turned over to the mate. Steward department is two men short. Ship's delegate Vincent Rizzuto got a vote of thanks for a job well done, as weU as. Robert Harris, crew messman and Alfred Fiatts, steward utility. Patrolman wiU be told of the shortage of fresh as it disturbs the watch's sleep. Sea fruit, vegetables and Ice cream. Steward chest supplies are not sufficient. department beefs will be taken to the patrolman. No action has been taken POTRERO HILLS (Phlia. Marine), Jun* on painting. Captain will be contacted on this. 1—Chairman, Edward P. Scherzer; Sec­ retary, D. M. Ravosa. One man failed to BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service), join the ship in Baltimore. There are no screens for the portholes. Siopchest sup­ June 6—Chairman, H. Utratil; Secretary, plies are insufficient. This will be taken H. Utratil. Special meeting was held on up with the union. The ship'a fund of the steward. Chief cook complained that the last trip—$10—was Jonatcd to the his suggestions are not accepted, the steward has found fault with his work LOG. and will not let him cook to order, CUBA VICTORY (Robin), May •— though he wanted to. Complaints have been received on -the food. The cooks Chairman, M. Fllesa; Secretary, George a vote of thanks for their preparation Liebers. New men were obtained for got of food, even though the menus are bad. men leaving ship in San Pedro to go to Crew voted unanimously to replace the the hospital. Steward will try to get steward. Crew la dissatisfied with his fre.sh supplies in Okinawa. Patrolman performance of his duties. Ship is short will be asked about man who has a $75 on vegetables, linen, soap. fine marked on his hiring card. Steward will put out more fruit juices in the SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Sealrain), June 9—Chairman, L.J. Constane; Secre­ tery, Earl Smith. Steward has endeavored to improve his department. Action will be taken on th* skimmed milk beef. There is not enough linen: this will be taken care of in New York. future. To date, we have had fresh milk every day. Members who don't know how to use the washing machine should find out. ANNISTON VICTORY (South Atlantic), May 24—Chairman, Pat Mlllican; Secre­ tary, Vernon Porter. Ail communications from headquarters will be posted, ex­ cept those of a confidential nature. Ship's delegate will take care of the ship's fund. Meat block and surrounding area, rec­ reation room should be kept clean. Soap powder should be Issued weekly. MARYMAR (Calmar), May 10—Chair­ man, G. Haman; Secretary, J. E. Brooke. Repair list will be turned over to the ship's delegate. Vote of thanks was given to the crew messman. AH extra linen should he turned in; cots should be taken off the deck. Motion was passed to get Yale locks and rubber wind chutes. Vote of thanks went to the steward de­ partment for good food. Ship's delegate was thanked for his interest, because of which ail beefs were settled to the crew's satisfaction. Steward will order a library in Baltimore. DEL SUD (Mississippi), April 29—Chair­ man, Joe Lee; Secretery, Woody Perkins. —Chairman, A. Goidfarb; Sacratary, Wil­ liam S. Claymore. Ship's delegate re­ ported that the mate will have the foo'sies painted during the first rainfall. One man missed the ship in Durban and rejoined It in Capetown. This happened because the wrong sailing time was given by the captain. The facts will be given to the patrolman. Repair lists should be turned over to the ship's delegate, who will make a master repair list. Ladders on the masts should be checked and re­ ported to the patrolman. They are rusty and • safety hazard. Extra linen should be turned in immediately. Anyone need­ ing a new mattress should speak to the steward. New mattresses should be placed in the hospital. Sloping approach to the rear hatches on the main deck should be removed, as several people have fallen. HURRICANE (Waterman), May 24— Chairman, not listed; Secretary, William Pedlar. There is $16 in the ship's fund. Coffee should be taken out of the urn after making coffee. Crew ahould sug­ gest different items for meals to the steward. Milk went bad because of re­ frigeration trouble. There should be cake or different bread on Sundays and Thurs­ days. Crewmembers would like more celery. Repair list should be handed in. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatraln), May 24—Chairman, George Meitzar; Sec­ retary, Earl Smith. Steward will be backed by the crew in the matter of stores; ship's delegate will accompany him to check ship's stores. Sanders was elected ship's delegate. Keeping the fan­ taii clean was discussed. Recreation room cleaning was discussed. Steward will co­ operate and promised a neat recreation room. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatraln), May 24—Chairman, Robert Peters; Secretary, Harry L. Franklin. Moose Smith waa elected ship's treasurer by acclamation. Fresh lime aid was suggested as another cold drink. It was said that there was not enough variety of vegetables and that the aide meat was served too often. Ber­ nard Feeiey got a spontaneous vote of thanks when he announced he was leav­ ing the ship. His cooking and baking has never been equalled by most hands and he went the limit in producing swell chow. Steward also praised him for be­ ing a fine member of the steward de­ partment. BEATRICE (Bull), May 24—Chairman, Jee Quimera; Secretary, E. Lorlz. Mo­ tion was made to install a lock in the laundry. Members should not remove light bulbs in the passageway. Discussion was held on the practice of changing the posted tailing time just before the hour posted. June 7—Chairman, A. Mellndez; Seci'kWILD RANGER (Waterman), March 21 tary, F. Lorlz. Ralph Santos was elected —Chairman, N. Wood; Secretary, H. A. ship's delegate. Matter of the lock for Orlando. Ship's delegate will see the the laundry should be brought to the at­ chief mate about a first aid kit for the tention of the mate immediately. engine room. Care should be taken in dumping garbage on after deck. Depart­ CARRABULLR (National Navigation),' ment delegates will submit repair lists May 10, Chairman, Boatswain; Secretary, before arrival. Ramon irizarry. Patrolman will be con­ April 12—Chairman, Otto R. Hoepncri tacted about getting a new washing ma­ Sacratary, Philip G. Wenz. Medicine chine. Repair list should be made up chest will be put in the engine room and turned in at New Orleans. Feet when the ship reaches New York. Re­ should not be put on messroom chairs. pair list was reiid to the crew to see if Recreation room should be kept as clean any items had been overlooked. as possible. Coffee cups should be re­ 'April 26—Chairman, John Crowley; turned to the sink. Secretary, H. A. Orlando. Delegates re­ May 25—Chairman, John Williams; Sec­ ported no beefs. H. Kirby was elected retary, Ramon Irizarry. Ship's delegate deck delegate. May 16—Chairman, John Robinson; saw the ' captain about transportation while the ship was at anchor in Caiba- Secretary, H. A. Orlando. Vote of thanks rien, Cuba. No transportation was avail­ went to the retiring ship's delegate for able. New mattresses are needed in all a splendid job done. Second elecrrician bunks, unless some of the best arc re­ was elected ship's delegate. Department paired. Springs need repafrtng; crew's delegates will turn in repair lists before quarters should be painted as well as arrival. heads and showers, messroom. galley, passageways. Patrolman will be asked SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatraln), May to do something on these matters. Radio 21—Chairman, R. Sweeney; Secretary, J. should be obtained for the messroom. Wilson. Bill Hamilton was elected ship'a Collection should be taken up for this. delegate. Matter of a member being There Is a S42.44 balance in the ship's fired will be taken up with the patrol­ fund. man. 8-12 watertender will get coffee from the steward on the eight watch. ELIZABETH (Bull), May 31—Chairman, ROBIN GRAY (Seas Shipping), May * I. Carr; Secretary, C. A. Babbe. Deck department lockers need repairing. AU —Chairman, R. T. Whitley; Secretary, Frank M. Collins. Drain in the laundry is still not working -right; will try to get this fixed in New York. Delegates will make up a repair list. Rooms that have not been painted- wiU be taken care of next trip. New fans wUl be put aboard. Beef between two members was squared away. Steward will try to get new mat­ tresses. Excess items should be turned rooms ahould be painted and sougeed. over to the steward. Cots will be turned Awning on fantaii needs repairing, ai in within the next few days. well as springs in bunks. Salt tablets should be obtained. ROBIN KIRK (Seat Shipping), May 17— Up to $200 will be taken from the ship's fund for the crew's annual picnic. Joe Lae, Baldy Bollinger, Jack Bates, Louis O'Leary and Emil Herek were unani­ mously elected to serve as picnic com­ mittee. Picnic will be held at Audabon Park if possible. Crew washing machine should be used between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM only. Garbage should not be thrown on mooring lines. Sports man­ ager wiU have full authority to run the baseball games in SIU manner. Baldy Bollinger was elected ship's delegate; Emil Herek. ship's treasurer: Louis Briant, librarian. $30.00 was spent for a new library. Whitey Plunket was elected sports manager. May 24—^Chairman, Jack Bates: Secretsry,'Mlss Vide Perker. $25 from the ship's fund was donated for the library. Movie camera will be repaired ashore. Since we will arrive In New Orleans a day early, the picnic will be held when­ ever convenient. It promises to be a big­ ger and better one than last year. Dona­ ROBIN HOOD (Robin), March 12— tions and cooperation has surpassed all Chairman, Douglas Claussen; Sacratary, previous picnics. O. Bauer. Ship has been without milk ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), June 7— for a couple of days: there was milk Chairman, J. D. Kennedy; Secretary^ J. topside but not for the crew. There B. Prastwood. Missing man will be re­ should be more variety and mora salads placed in Puerto Kico. Chief engineer in night lunch. One man was brought up charges of improperly performing his and captain were contacted on sougee- on ing black gang's foc'sles. Laundry is be­ duties. May 24-rChalrman, George Bauer; Sec­ ing left dirty. Supplies needed for the slopches or medicine kits should be retary, Douglas (Smiley) Claussen. There are no parts to us* in repairing etewUsted. ard'e lockere. There ahould be less FREDERIC C. COLLIN (Dry Trsns), noise in the passageway. April 9—Chairman, George Bauer; Sec­ May 17—Chairman, Ban Lawson; Secre­ tary, John R. Tiiiey Patrolman wUl be retary/ Douglas Claussen. Case of a fight between two memberii will be referred contacted about US currency draws in foreign ports, when it does not conflict to the patrolman at the payoff. with the law. Chief engineer's anti-union, STONEWALL . JACKSON (Waterman), uncooperative attitude wUl be brought to the patrolman's attention. Innerspring May 33—Chairman, L. B. Brown; Secre­ mattresses were requested. One deck tary, G, A. Heeschcn. Washing machine department room has been painted; deck needs fixing. Steward department got a delegate should see the mate about paint­ vote of thanks for • Job weU done. AU ing the rest of them, as agreed In Bal­ trash and refuse should be thrown over timore before the aignon. Repair lists the side, not In passageways. Books and will be made "up by department dele­ magazines should be returned to the Ugates. Chief mate and first assistant will brary. be asked about sougeeing tjie recreation AFbUNDRIA (Waterman), May II— room before the ship reaches the States. Chairman, D. Mann; Secretary, •, A. MAR (Bull), May 24—Chairman, Joe Berry. On* man paid off In JacksonShear Sacratary, Hogge. There la a vills. Valve oh water cooler aft needs $70.17 balance In the ship's fund. B. repairing. Dlirousslon on who Is to make Carlson was elected ship's delegate. New coffeg in the morning was settled, salt tablet dispenser la needed. Repair ROUM pONCABTfil (Rdblnii n« dstg Ust should be made up. Lockera need Chairman, Frank Albere; Secretary, J. J. Levin. Department delegates should bs notified of any beef, so that It can bn settled promptly. Wipers will keep the laundry clean; ordinary will clean the recreation room deck. There should be more quiet in the messrooms, so men sleeping are not disturbed. Pantryman WiU leave out enough glasses, etc. for the crew's use after he secures at night. Messrooms should be fully supplied with jellies and condiments at sll times. Men should take care of their cots and not leave them on deck. JEAN (Bull), May 16—Chairman, Don­ ald 8. Gardner; Secretary, Harvey L. Alexander. Motion was passed to move the washing machine into the steward department head, to laclUlale wate> drainage. Longer bed sheets should be obtained. Water leaks into the mess­ hall when It rains. Galley needs s vent fan and the carpenter needs « fan too. ABIQUA (Cltlss Ssrvlcs), May -10— Chairman, Walter C. Snsll; Sscrstsry, R. Msdvstz. Captain stated that his door Is open 24 hours a day for anyone need­ ing assistance in settling .beefs. Motion was passed to ask for awnings to ba put on the after boat deck. This will be put on th* new repair Hut Mat* has been working en dock and in pumproom and engineer* are blowing tubes, which ia wiper's work. Overtima will be put down for this. Bosun will b* asked to put n (Continued on page 25) �•v>/;7^r'- ••• ; •'3V R}s i}dG ""WS'iir'iMr ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... (Continued from page 24) man to eleaning poop deck every day. Department delefate* wUl make Up a repair list which will be taken care of Itefore leaving New Jersey for foreign trip. May 1<-r-Chalrmanf Waller C. Sneil; Secretary, Vincent L. Ratclltt. Repair lists were made out. Some repairs have lieen taken care of but there is still much to be done. Chief mate has made pome changes in overtime. Wilbur San­ ders was elected ship's treasurer. New repair lists wiU be made and crew should not sign on until such repairs have been made. Cooks should list - stores believed to be inferior. Steward department ahould make sure there are enough dishes and silverware and food on hand at mealtimes. Complaint was made about the food, and it was pointed out that meat was prepared with too much grease and oil. Chief cook stated that this was third grade meat of inferior quality. Vote of thanks went to Walter C. Snell, ship's delegate, for the fine mannpr in which he has conducted himself under very trying circumstances carrying out PERSONALS Henry E. Faile I have your topcoat. Let me know where you want it sent. R. J. Brown, 602 Church St., Baltimore 25, Md. it Edison R. Brown Please contact me by calling Edna Little, Plainville, Conn., No. Sherwood 7-1083. Eva L. Webb, Box 1215, Bristol, Conn. ^ t John Fogarty Your discharge, left on the Brad­ ford Island, is waiting for you in the mail room at headquarters. if, a. George T. Coleman Please get in touch with your mother at 32 Uniob St., Lynn, Mass. » ^ ^ John D. McLemore Contact Benjamin Glickman at 805 Broadway, NYC. it ^ John H. Morphy Your gear is in the Wilmington hall. Also cheek your mail. » $ Gustave Lneth Your brother wants to hear from you. $ 4^ Gene Urbanick Get in touch with Frank and Nancy Zohar, 67 South Oxford St., Brooklyn 17, NY. it t 4 Domingo R. Molina J. Creelan Dimitrios Dafnas Contact Francis S. Fanett, c/o Badio Officers' Union, 1440 Broad­ way, NYC. t t t t t "t William Davies Contact your cousin, Elizabeth Davis Schofield, at VI 8-3270, Philadelphia. Paul Darnell, Route 3, Box 115, Montgomery, Ala., would like to hear from his old friends and ship­ mates. - t t t D. F. Kaziukewiczski Personal papers picked up on the Marie Hamill are waiting for you at the Galveston hall. t t t Jack D. Seratt If in Savannah area, contact Frank J. O'DonneU, 209 W. 33rd St., Savannah, or call him collect at 2-6608. If in Mobile area, call Mobile 2-4052. If in neither area, write O'DonneU in Savannah, giv­ ing your present address. t t t Eugene Wilson Contact your mother at 508 W. Manheiiu St., Philadelphia 44. 4" it R. E. Stone and Oswinkie Communicate with WUmington . haU regarding disposition of your gear. it 4) J. R. Hayward , Get in touQh with Mrs. Morelli, 224 Gerard St., East, Toronto, Canada, or call i^ndolph at 0453 Toronto* Ontario/ Canada. the Job to which he Vas elected. He wa* thoughtful, dlUgent, businesslike in his approach to the many problems with which he has had to deal. He has been a fredit to the Union and a real ship mate. CHRISTiNB (TIni), June It—Chairman. T. Novak; Secretary, F. R. Otvos. Stew, ard department is doing a top-notch Job. AU beefs are squared away. AU rooms should be sougeed and painted. Captain promised this. Library may be obtained in San Pedro. YOUNG AMERICA (Waterman), May 31 —Chairman, Den Bartlett; Secretary, H. Krohn. Agent or patrolman wiU be asked if the company can buy milk and fresh vegetables and ice cream in Japan and WiU be asked to look into the soap powder shortage, as weU as the shortage of other sanitary auppUes. Broken chairs in foc'sles wUl be checked by delegates to see if they should be repaired or re placed. SEACLIFP (Coral), June 7—Chairman, John DImltrladis; Sacretary, C. B. Jen­ sen. One malt missed ship in Japan: patrolman wiU be notified. Patrolman wiU be asked not to ship a new crew untU the present master is removed. List of allj^ food shortages and matters of reimbursement wiU be handed over to the patrolman. He wiU be told about the steward department having to pay for their own transportation in order to re­ turn to the vessel at anchorage in order to perform their duties, as no launch was provided prior to 7:00 AM. Last food requisition was cut down. Master and mate want passageway painted and sou­ geed, but only at night. Passageway wUl be sougeed for the sake of the new crew. New washing machine Is needed. Each department wiU turn in an in­ dividual repair Ust. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), May 14—Chairman, C. Saaflald; Secrvtaryi Jamas E. Moran. Repair Ust will be made up. Chief mate diows great disregard for the crew's health. Third assistant engineer thanked the crew for the dO' nations sent to him whUe he was in Singapore in the hospital with malaria. WILLIAM H. CARRUTH (Transfuei), June 7—Chairmen, W. Tatiblrg; Secre­ tary, W. Pedersen. Hans Skaalegaard Get New Books Through Agents Seafarers who applied for new membership books in New York but are now sailing from outports don't have to come to this city to get their new books. If the men involved will write to headquarters and tell the Union which port they are sailing out of, the Union will forward the book in care of the port agent. Under no circumstanccB however, will the books be sent through the mails to any private addresses. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Sea Trade), June 7—Chairmen, Z. F. Sokolowski; Sec­ retary, A. R. Santonastasl. Wiper's locker needs repairing. There is a $35 balance in the ship's fund. Ship needs Tumlgation. ALCOA CORSAIR (Aleos), June 7— Chairman, Mayor Costeiio; Secretary, Jo­ seph Cataianollo. Union wUl be asked to investigation the air condition -in the crew's quarters. George Clarke was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. ANNISTON CITY (Isthmian), February 1—Chairman, not listed; Secretary, Mike Canlin. Fred Ls Plante was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Men should help keep the messroom clean at night. Clocks should be synchronized: ship's delegate wiU speak to the captain on this. Cook should not smoke whUe prepar­ ing food and should bf properly dressed. Washing machine must be kept clean. Plumbing needs fixing. Bacon is cut too Puxxle Answer •SB minum Bsas mmm BSQC) QQQBO SQQ nOIKa ISQBS QOBB DBS _ BfflQSa SraSHHSH aaaa saaQ aaa ana aHcaacs ssiQ asca asaia aoaa ^aapaaa SHraaB • mmsaDQB mmnan BHD® HDBB BDS aaaa aiaas san MASSMAR (dblmar). May 1$—Chair­ man, R. W. Youtzy; Secretary, C. M. Fo$',-r. There is $30.05 in the ship's funa. W. W. Reid was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Seek and engine depart­ ments will clean the laundry: steward de­ partment WiU clean the recreation room. Drain should be installed in laundry. NOTICES The following Seafarers are asked to send four photographs into headquarters so their books can be brought up to date: William T. Ammermann, John H. Hannay, John Jordan, Anthony Korsak, John J. Leskun, James F. Moore, Louis Nelson, Austip O'Malley, Henry E. Vail. Bill Baten Foreign currency left by you on the Seapender is waiting for you at the SEAFARERS LOG office. William J. Donald Your discharge papers are wait­ ing for you at the SEAFARERS LOG office. turned over to department heads: re­ pairs are now under way. BIN6HAMT0N VICTORY (Bult), May f —Chairman, J. R. Gonzales; Secretary, D. M, Brancoccio. Chief cook advised that galley be painted. Delegate wiU see the chief mate. Chief steward wants aU Unen changed on Fridays. June 8—Chairman, E. SImonettI; Sec­ retary, I. Curtis. One man missed ship in St. John, Newfoundland. Meihbers should not spit in the drinking fountain and on deck as it is an unclean and non­ union thing to do. Men should return coffee cups to the sink. Laundry and recreation room should be kept clean. DENNISON VICTORY (Waterman), June 7—Chairman, Huber Gaubert; Sec­ retary, B. E. Phillips. Repair list wiU be SEAVIGIL (North Seas Navigation), made out. One man signed on in May 17—Chalrmpn, J. M. Melendez; Sec­ Rremerhaven. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), May 31— Chairman, Mont McNabb, Jr.; Secretary, T. Kuhn. Captain complained that men came up at aU hours for money: some had not reported back to secure the ship when notified to do so. Repair lists were gone over and amended. Steward wiU order additional garbage cans and order shore exterminators. There should be more quiet near sleeping quarters. thick, l^essman stated that everyone is hard to please and some like it that way. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatraln), There should be less noise in the pas­ June 14—Chairman, C; M. Everett; Sec­ sageways. Leftovers from supper should retary, S. U. Johnson. There is $50.60 in be put out with night lunch. the ship's fund. New men can get keys for their rooms for a SI deposit left with MARYMAR (Calmar), April 11—Chslr- the chief mate. Delegates wiU turn re­ msn, Joe Kewalski; Secretary, Gilbert pair lists over to the ship's delegate be­ Neman. Food beef will be settled In fore the payoff. Boarding patrolman SeatUe before the ship sails for the WiU be asked about getting some new East Coast. One man should be paid electric fans, at there are no .spare p?rts due to faUure to do work after repeated­ avaUable, and foc'sles are very hot. ly being warned. This matter wUl be Ship's delegate complimented the atewsetUed in Seattle. Each department ard department on the cold supper- and should use Its own head and shower. asked if more could be put out in the Motion was passed to start a ship's fund future. Lights ahould be put out when with a $.25 donation from each member. the rooms are unoccupied, so brothers can sleep. Brothers should take salt FREDERIC C. COLLIN (Dry Trans), tablets on hot days. April 1*—Chairman, Ben Lewson; Secre­ FRANCES (Bull), Juna 17—Chairman, tary, W. J.^alsh. Repair list was pretty weU taken care of. A new toaster was Max Olson; Secratary, Ray Brault. AU instaUed in the crew messroom as weU repairs have been made. Black gang as screen doors and a new burner for beef WiU be taken up by the patrolman. the gaUey range, a coffee um and some Delegates will turn in new repair Usts. new mattresses and pillows. Some of Patrolman wlU handle the beef between the quarters were painted. John Tilley the first assistant and the engine utUity. was elected ship's delegate. First as­ Vote of thanks went to the carpenter for sistant engineer is willing to cooperate the fine bookcase and foul weather gear in the matter of repairs that can be lockers he made. Hardtiming of person­ taken care of in the course of the voy­ nel and discriminatory, anti-union atti­ age. Old man wiU be contacted on paint­ tude of the chief and first assistant en­ ing quarters and passageways, advances gineer was discussed. Patrolman wiU be against wages in US currency. New screen doors will be shellacked and var­ nished. Soap dishes will he installed. AU three departments wiU alternate the cleaning of the laundry and recreation room. was elected ship's delegate. Performers WiU be brought up at a ship's meeting before the payoff to decide what wUl be BETHORE (Ore), Juiw 3—Chairman, done. Repairs not done in Oakland wiU Harry R. Pitt; Secretary, Blair. Men are iM taken care of in MobUe. to be properly dressed in the messroom. BIENVILLE (Waterman), June 7— A new fan is needed. Steward wUl find Chairmen, Barney Kelly; Secretary, Joe out about new mattresses and put out Weehe. Ramey KeUy was elected ship's more night lunch. All members should delegate; he wUl see the patrolman about clean up the laundry after usini it. Port innerspring mattresses. Patrolman wiU steward should be contacted about ad­ be contacted about unsafe working gear. ditional stores. He wiU also be asked to survey ship and YAKA (Waterman), Juna 7—Chairman, deck conditions. Committee of four wiTl survey and list unsafe conditions. Two Gene Silnkas; Secretary, John Reed. Three men missed slilp in Miami. Re­ deck department members were Injured. pairs on the list should be taken care of FRENCH CREEK (Cities Service), In Baltimore before the ship sails. Flash­ May 31—Chairman, Dayton; Secretary, lights should be provided for men on not listed. Four brothers missed ship watch because of deck cargo. MoRon was passed to get a new washing ma­ in Yokohama. There ia $3 in the ahlp's chine. Vote of thanks went to the fund. Repair Usts have been turned over to department heads. Captain wiU be contacted about draws and ehore leave for the next port. Cigarettes and matches should not be thrown on the deck. ALBION (Dry Trans), June 11—Chair­ man, Ray Pierce; Secretary, R. Noe. De­ layed sailing WiU be settled by the pa­ trolman at the payoff. Patrolman wiU check the quaUty and quantity of stores. Hospital was cleaned up. One member wM change the Ubrary. Washing ma­ chine needs repairing: steward depart­ ment foc'sles need painting. Spare parts are needed for the fans. steward department for a Job weU- done. Three men who missed ship will be re­ ported to the patrolman at the payoff. Chief cook pointed put that someone was putting cheese in the toasters and foul­ ing them up. retary, Cordon L. Loucks. Crew should be eyeful of water, which is scarce. AU hands wiU pick up their own linen and clean up the wasliing machine after use. ' June <—Chairman, J. M. Melendei; Secretary, Gordon L. Loucks. AU cots should be turned in so new ones can be ordered in New York. Men should not leave the laundry whUe their clothes are being washed. il AMEROCEAN (Blackchestar), June 7— Chairman, Leo Kozo; Sacretary, David Pine. Three men failed to Join the sliip at Philadelphia. F. Israel was elected sliip's delegate: N. Krgyda was eTected deck delegate. Men should check their cots, so new ones can be ordered in San Pedro. Additional stores wiU be taken on, too. Steward department wiU take care of the recreation room: deck and engine departments wiU clean the laundry. SUZANNE (Bull), June 10—Chairman, S. Freillch; Secretary, L. Vigo. There was some beefing about men being late for work. One man missed ship in Mayaguez. Members felt he had a good rea­ son. He had not seen his mother for six years and he did his utmost to make the ship before sailing. No charges will be made against him. He rejoined the ves­ sel in Trujillo at his own expense. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), May 9 —Chairman, Thamatra N. Scott; Secre­ tary, C. O. Blalack. AU repairs except itary man wiU get Unen for the deck de­ partment. Discussion was held on keep­ ing the laundry clean and bringing beefs to the department delegate first. Double contacted on this. Steward wiU put out night lunch wiU be put out to take caro a greater variety of cold drinks at meal­ of crewmembers off watch. times. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), Febru­ ary 17—Chairman, W. L. Hammick; Sec­ ratary, not listed. One man paid off in New York: his wife is in the hospitaL One man hurt his back on deck and went to the hospital in New York. Captain told the department delegates that he didn't recognize a ship's delegate: Ben Rees was caUed in Norfolk, and he said he would Instruct the company to teU the captain that aU SIU ships carry ship's delegates. Patrolman in Long Beach WiU b( notified that the cliief mate is violating the agreement. March 10—Chairman, W. L. Hammock; Sacretary, James E. Moran. Patrolman squared mate on securing gear for sea. Minor iteward department beef was squared. Gear locker should be secured for foul weather gear. March 33—Chairman, C. Scofield; Sec­ ratary, Jamas E. Moran. Foul weather gear locker waa secured. Steward wiU supply screens for messhaU portholes. List of repairs wUl he made out and handed over to the mate. April IS—Chairman, W. L. Hammock; Sacretary, James E. Moran. There is considerable trouble with the Thief mate who won't cooperate with the deck gang. He continues to violate the agreement. Steward said he wiU pick up fresh veg­ etables in ManUa and Singapore, and fresh meat in Singapore. Stores should be checked for these Far East runs to prevent shortages, as In this case. Cof­ fee um is not working properly and can't be repaired nntU the ship returns to the States. June I—Chairman, S. Sloilesk; Secra­ tary, James E. Moran. Repair Usts-were turned In. Disputed OT wiU be turned over to ths patrolman. Repair Usts were SEANAN (Stratford), April 22—Chair­ man, James Rogers; Secretary, W. Wood. James Rogers was elected ship's delegate. June 1—Chairman, James Rogers; Sec­ retary, Bruce Center. A note of thanks for the action taken on the aUen situa­ tion was sent to headquarters. Captain should be contacted on the hiring of watchman. Slopchest list wiU be for­ warded to headquarters so that prices can. be checked. BLUESTAR (Traders), May 14—Chair­ man, Anthony Ferrara; Secretary, Louis E. Meyers. One man is in the hospital: captain wiU secure a replacement. An­ thony Ferrara was elected ship's dele­ gate by acclamation: Robert Wagner was elected deck delegate by acclamation. GaUey has been painted and pantry wUl be. New screening and repairs are needed for doors. Refrigerator needs fixing to. The three- foul-ups who were warned and again fouled up wiU be brought up on charges in the States. Steward department head and shower wiU be painted. Men should be quiet, so men off watch can sleep. More care should be taken in the preparation of the salads. MASSILLON VICTORY (Eastern), May 17—Chairman, F. J. Fisher; Secretary, Charles Elizey. F. J. Fisher was elected ship's delegate. Discussion was held oiF getting draws in US currency in for­ eign port. Wlien taken to a vote, a large majority was found to be in favor of tlUs. Some members want more night lunch, there should be sardines for night lunch once in a while. Laundry should be kept clean. Edifor, SEAFARERS LOG. Quix Answers (1) Georgia, With. an area of 675 Fourth Ave., 59,265 square miles. (2) (a), (b), and (c). All three Brooklyn 32, NY rivers pass through Hampton Roads into Chesapeake Bay. (3) Indianapolis is regarded as the largest city in the world not situated on navigable water. (4) Pierce County, North Da­ kota, a few miles west of Devils Lake. (5) The phrase refers to the racing tactics of Edward H. Gar­ rison, an American jockey famous for saving a winning burst of speed for the final moments of the race. (6) By subtracting 32 and mul*tlplying by five-ninths. (7) 1,000 mph. , (8) (a) a renegade. -(9) (c) Ter»., (Ito 23. I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY .ZONE STATE Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber an<J have a chang* of addrassi piaast giyg your former address balowt ADDRESS CITY .ZONE ..STATE •MMHtBMEMM u �SEAFAREkS LOG Par* TwMitr-aix Jane 2«, 195S Two Now Seafarors' Babios In Brooklyn in the HOSPITALS The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and uisifa from friends and shipmates to pass away the long daye and weeks in a hospital bed, USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for vuitprs. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit, ft will be-most welcome. I.fc ft? • <n Brooklyn-born, these two Seafarers' babies are part of a growing community of SIU families in the borough. At left is Mrs. Sven £. Jansson with Diane Helen; at right, Mrs. Fernando Loriz with her baby^ Constanza. All of the following SIU families Mrs. William Van Son, c/o Mrs. will collect the $200 maternity Schultz, 6323 Walnut Street, Pitts­ benefit plus a $25 bond from the burgh, Pa. Union in the baby's name. 4* t Neil Richard Gelpi, born May JoAnne Gooch, born May 11, 22, 1953. Parents, Mr., and Mrs. 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs, Louis Peter Gelpi, 1824 Patterson Ave­ B. Gooeh, 669 Central Avenue, nue, Bronx, NY. Brooklyn 7, NY. ^ ^ 4. t Paula Wynans, bom May 27, Charlotte Ann 'Hartman, bom 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank May 13, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Wynans, 420 Madison Street, HoboMrs. John Hartman, Box 14, Pearl ken, NJ. Elver, La. 4r 4Catherine Eileen Scully, born tit Diane Helen Jansson, bom April May 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Joseph Scully, 39 Genessee Sven E. Jansson, 550 Eighth Street, Avenue, Paterson, NJ. Brooklyn, NY. ir ^ Ruth Ann Flaherty, born Febru­ tit ary 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. and William Peter Van Son, bom Mrs. Robert Flaherty, 17 South May 16, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Sussex Street, Gloucester, NJ. Leaves City^ Keeps Place It- I-' On Ship List I S-' /"• IF I t 4^ it 4- it t Claude Eric Crabtree, born May 18, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude L. Crabtree, 605 Farrell Street, Crichton Station, Mobile, Ala. Lopez Monies, 408 Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY. tit- , Wiley Ison Sullivan, bom April 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roland D. Sullivan, Box 81, Fairhope, Ala. 4" i it Emile P. Davies, Jr., bom June 2, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emile P. Davies, 1104 26th Ave­ nue, PO Box 752, Covington, La. 4" 4^ 3? 4" t 4" Kenneth Richard Kirkiand, born January 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kirkiand, Route 3, Box 148-A, Plant City, Fla. Donald Joseph Gorecki, bom Febraary 18, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Gorecki, Box 352, Siidell, La. 4; 4; 4^ Abes Taliv Durmb, bom June 2, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Durmo, 1422 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY. 4" 4" it Daniel Edward Olsen, bom June 6, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack K. Olsen, 2385 Creston Ave­ nue, Bronx, NY. 4> 4> 4f Henry Chen, bom August 25, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ghen Kung Zai, 100 Stanton Street, New York, NY. Jeffrey Alan Fuiford, born May 18, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. SIU shipping rules normally re­ James E. Julford, 10 Semmes Ave­ quire that a Seafarer-on the regis­ nue, Mobile, Ala. tration list attend any shoreside 4> 4^ membership meeting that takes place. However, occasionally per­ Renaldo Lopez, bom May 4,1953. sonal difficulties arise that make Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Renaldo it impossible for a man to be in town for the meeting." In such Another Smith is Born instances, the membership meetiiig itself may, on the recom­ mendation of Welfare Services, waive the meeting requirement so that the man can keep his place .on the shipping list. Father lU A situation of this type arose when a Seafarer who had just reg­ istered after paying off the Royal Oak came in to Welfare Services and reported that his father was very ill in Venezuela. He had to make an emergency flight back home and wanted to know if he could keep his place on the ship­ ping list even though he would be away for a while. Welfare Services told the man to go on home and that steps would be taken to see that he kept his place on the shipping list. A rec­ ommendation to that effect was placed before the Qiembership meeting and adopted. Consequently, when the Seafarer Seafarer John Smith beams proudly at the newest addition to the comes back from his trip home, he populous Smith clan, his son Ronald. John is holding the $25 US will be able to ship out without savings bond Ronald received from the SIU, besides the $200 behehMvMg to VSPHS HOSPITAL James W. HamUton H. Randoja NORFOLK. VA. B. Holmes Luciano I. Ramos W. T. Gardner Rcmui Perklnson Hans Kehlenbeck John Rekstin Alvln R. Mabe W. A. Rowe. Jr. L. Kristiansen C. R. Robertson H. D. MUUner Luby Wheeler Lloyd McGee G. H. Robliigon Thomas F. Maher VirgU Sandberg USPHS HOSPITAL Luther R. Milton A. L. Sargent SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Theodore Morris James Sealy . Marcelo B. Helen John J. Leico Alfred Mueller Anthony^ SkiUman Jamea R. ColtreU Oscar Ozer Leonard G. Murphy Thor Thorsen John Jung John C. Ramsey A. H. O'Krogly Harold S. Tuttle A. M. KoUer WiUlam J. SmaU James H. Parker George Vichery N. W. Kirk Peter Smith Paul Partykor Richard Weir John Kosmaa .V. K. T. Sorensen Enoch J. Pringle Joseph H. WUkin USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. J BOSTON. MASS. WiUiam E. AlUnon James M. Hall Joseph W. Carey Ernest D. Noble W. W. AUred B. F. Lowe John A. Dully James H. Penswlck John F. Evans J. S. Moore John J. Flaherty C. A. WUliams Leonard N. Evans J. N. Williams S. R. Greenrldge Robert A. Rogers F. W. Grant Bernard WoUman Jimmie UtUeton USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. BROOKLYN. NY USPHS HOSPITAL Victor Arevalo .Tames R. Lewis SEATTLE. WASH. Edmund C. Blosser Francis F. Lynch Alfred Johansen Henry J. Tucker Walter Chalk Harry F. McDonald Tony J. Kismul Robert J. Wiseman C. M. Davison David Mcllreath George H. Rice EmiUo Delgado Claude A. MarkeU VA HOSPITAL Antonio M. Diaz Vic Milazzo NEW ORLEANS. LA. John J. DriscoU Alfred Mueller L. Bourdonnay Jose G. Espinoza John R. Murdock , Enrique Ferrer Eugene T. Nelson SEASlbE GENERAL HOSPITAL Robert E. Gilbert Pedro O. Peralto LONG BEACH. CAL. Bart *. Guranick G. E. Shumaker Joseph Bracht Peter Gvozdich Robert Sizemore HARBOR GENERAL HOSPITAL John B. Haas Henry E, Smith WILMINGTON. CAL. Frederick Landry Renato A. VlUats WilUam J. GUIick James J. Lawlor POTTENGER SANTtORIUM USPHS HOSPITAL MONROVIA. CAL. GALVESTON. TEX. E. L. Prltchard A. R. King Jesse Rabago USPHS HOSPITAL W. W. Lipscomb James Russell DETROIT. MICH. C. E. McClarnan Rafael Sauceda Tim Burke Harry J. Cronin WaT'ren Manuel Robert L. Shaw VA HOSPITAL John E. Markopolo A. Villarreal BALTIMORE. MD. J. E. Parks Jack Lee WlUlams Leonard Franks USPHS HOSPITAL WADSWORTH GENERAL HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. LOS ANGELES. CAL. D. Albright George L. Kaufman BUUe J. Davis T. L. Ankerson Thomas F. KeUer Tobe Beams E. G. Knapp USPHS HOSPITAL James E. Belcher Leo H. Lang FORT WORTH. TEX. E. BraceweU A. J. Laperouse Joseph P. Wise F. Ciaeciofera Rene LeBlanc USPHS HOSPITAL Jose A. Colls C. R. Nicholson BALTIMORE. MD. Thomas Connell Eddie A. Patterson L. F. Briglda James T. Lassiter S. Cope Edwin L. Ritchie Carl S. Chandler Melvin Mason Rogelio Cruz D. Sansone Masorio Copnl David F. Sykes D. Dambrino Henry H. Schulti Roy M. Hawas Lloyd Thomas E. Delcoure Luther C. Seidle James W. Corcoran Adolph Vante F. Farthing D. D. Shaw Vincent Jones WilUam F. Vaughn vR. P. Franklin E. R. Smallwood Karl Krlstensen Clarence Wallace Harry L. Glover Lynn C. Smith USPHS HOSPITAL Paul Goodman Henry S. Sosa STATEN ISLAND. NY Niel Hansen T. R. Stanley Jose Alvarez Maurice Bumstlne C. M. Hawkins W. Stormes Edwardo Balboa Frank Calnan John C. Berber J. W. Sumpter Robert A. Barrett Benito Centerp B. R. Huggins Nicholas T. Tala WUUam C. Bennett WUUam Foyt E. Jeanfreau Lonnie R. Tickle Robert Borland Lawrence Franklin W. C. Jeffries Hubert Weeks Arthur Botelho Joe Carl Griggs T, S. Jnhnstin George R. Wendel Ghost Television Aerial Had Seafarer Baffled For A While A few years ago a new wonder known as television swept the land. Rooftops everyvjJjere started sprouting-with aerials of Varying sizes and shapes as more and more television sets were installed. When that+—: happened, landlords in-Jifew York City dreamed up a new gimmick. With the approval of the State Rent Control Bo^d they got permission to charge $2 a month extra to tenants using the roof for a televsion aerial. It seems there was one Seafarer living down in Brooklyn who was very well gatisfled to live without a television set. AJl the slick-talk­ ing salesmen in the city couldn't sell him one. *Use of Roof The landlord was helpless and baffled, but not for long. One day the. Seafarer received a rent billplus $2 for "use of the roof." The Seafarer hotfooted it around to the landlord's office, indignantly asking what the $2 was for. He didn't have a television set, he said, and furthermore he was never go­ ing to get one. The landlord wriggled out of that corner with ease. "The roof of doing. He couldn't make head­ is there, ain't it? Right on top way at the rent offices. Finally he got disgusted and de­ of the building, and it's gonna stay there. So I'm charging you two cided to take his little problem to bucks ft month for use of the roof." SIU Welfare Services. _ The Union The Seafarer wasn't going to let office got to work immediaieiy on it go at that. He knew he was in the case, with rapid results. At the right, but as often hapiiens in last word, the story was headed for such 6asesi correcting the land- ft happy ending, with action duo Idrd's mefftl tactic took ft little bit moraontarily on the �Jane 29, 1958 SEEDP THE ^AFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN (News about men in the hospital^ and Seafarers receiving SltJ Wel­ fare Benefits win be carried in this column. It is. written byi Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turaed up while he mikes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) SEAFARERS LOG Pagre .^enty-seven He's Careful Vlhaf He Signs Now :ir: r' ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY NEW YORK, PHYSICAL CONDITION AND HEALTH REPORT THIS FORM IS FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF ACQUAINTING THE OWNERS WITH ALL CASES OF INJURY AND, ILLNESS OCCURRING DURING A VOYAGE. ANY MAN WHO IS OR HAS BEEN ILL OR INJURED WHILE ON THIS VOYAGE'S ARTIC^ IS REQUESTED TO SO STATE BELOW. Ia the third column sUte "None" or "See Report", in the fourth column state "Good" or "See Report." Where additional report is required. Form I004-D will be employed. We. the undersigned members of the crew of the. -on voyage No.„ It appears that there has been quite a lush of sick and Injured men now being paid off at about o'clock M. oo19't.. in the port of over at Staten Island hospital recently. The last time we were over , do hereby certify that we have not had any illnesses or injuries, except as we may there, there were 51 men in the hospital from the SIU, which is a pretty big bunch. Among the new men who entered in the last couple note opposite our respective signatures, and that medical attention has not been refused when required. of weeks were Brothers Paul Seidenberg and Floyd Hansen, and both 4 1 < 5 Fosition or Have yon had any illneu What u you, preaent .NO. of them had the same complaint. NO Rating or injury thia voyage? phyiiic.nl ronditionr SIGNATURE Seidenberg had to get off the Anne Butler way ' 42 Chief Stwd. 42 out in Okinawa because of Infected kidneys and 43 Chief Cook kidney stones. He was flown all the way back to 43 44 2ndCIc.'Baker the States and expects to be operated on shortly. 44 Hansen, who hails from Ruskin, Florida, got off 45 Third Cook 45 the Robin Hood and entered the hospital the day he paid off. He's going to have a kidney operation, Part of the Isthmian form (above) which is presented to crewmembers to be signed at the payoff. too. We'll be pulling for both of them to come Crewmembers should be careful about signing if they have any doubts as to their physical condition. through in style. One of the boys we are really happy for is Jimmy From now on Seafarer Theophilus Stevenson will be awfully careful of what he signs his Hamilton, who we got some good news from after name on. Stevenson's signature on an Isthmian Company medical report form almost cost Jones. several months in the hospital. Jimmy lost both his legs, and just the other day he was fitted with a pair of artificial him his maintenance and cure—that is until SIU Welfare Services entered the picture. Stevenson was sailing as" limbs. The word ia that he is skipping ground the ward just like a happy 13-year old kid. He didn't even have to use a cane the first utility man on the Steel Venr was bothering him, if anything. To port and had signed the release. time out. Jimmy says that as soon as he can he hopes to be heading dor and* hadn't been feeling his shock and surprise, the doctors It was held that the signing of the told hhn that he was pretty sick medical form did not overrule the back to work. any too well during the trip, But and had to be hospitalized. obvious fact of Stevenson's illness. We heard recently from Oscar Jones, who is in the hospital over in he had performed his regular After spending a couple of Collected Maintenance Magwa, Kuwait. He sends his best regards and wants to know how duties and had not "reported any­ weeks in the hospital and getting As a consequence, Stevenson has the guys are doing down in Philly. He should be back before long. thing to the mate or skipper, think­ Estell Godfrey is finally on his way home after a rough time in Yugo­ ing that all he needed was a rest treatment, he made arrangements collected ail maintenance due him slavia. He was laid up in a hospital over there with a broken hip ashore to get back in tip-top shape. to claim maintenance and cure. to date and is still on the benefit But when he went to get his money, until he is fit for duty again. and it seems that they didn't do very much for him. the company claims agent pulled When the ship came in for pay­ Seafarers are advised by Wel­ Tony Skillman, who rescued'the mate on the Beatrice a few weeks the medical report form out of the fare Services that if there is any off, Stevenson, like the rest of the back, had to go back into Staten Island hospital for treatment after being on outpatient care for a while. Unfortunately he had a little crew, lined up for his dough. file. He declared that since doubt as to their physical condition relapse, but he's feeling better now. Charles Collett would like his Isthmian payoffs are more com­ Stevenson had signed the paper when paying off a ship, not to sign old shipmates to kno.w that he is retiring his book temporarily. He plicated than most because the which states that "the under­ a medical form. \^ere ^uch expects to stick around his home at 3242 W. Davison Street, Chicago company has a whole series of signed . . . have not had any ill­ forms had been signed in the past papers a man has to sign before nesses or injuries ..." he was not even though a man was obviously 51, Illinois. he can get his money. First he entitled to maintenance. ill or injured, the company had We heard from Wiley Parrott recently, just in the big town from signs the overtime sheet. Then When he heard that, Stevenson not attempted to employ it as a Georgia. Old "Tobacco Road" shipped out on the Steel Worker as soon he puts his name down on the as he got in. He came back with lots of talk about all the SIU boys who medical report form. After that he hotfooted it back to the Welfare means of depriving the man of his make their homes in Atlanta. It seems all the boys who go to sea has to sign a payroll, and finally Services office in headquarters. just due on maintenance. But in Welfare Services got to work on light of the Stevenson case, it from that city know one another. he has to sign off the articles. the case and as a result the com­ would be well if Seafarers were There's been some misunderstanding about the maternity benefit pany was found legally liable for very careful about signing such Signed Medical Sheet provision in one or two instances that ought to be cleared up. Under the maintenance even though forms so as to avoid falling into a By the time on Isthmian crewthe rules that the board of trustees of the Welfare Stevenson had not made a sick re­ trap of this kind. member gets through signing all Plan set up for this benefit, only babies that are the papers he doesn't know what born in the United States, or one of its possessions he has put his signature to. And like Puerto Rico, are eligible for the benefits. being anxious to get his payoff A couple of the brothers who have their homes in and get off the ship, he doesn't foreign countries applied for the benefit not know­ particularly care. That was the ing that they weren't eligible, so they were natural­ way it was with Stevenson. He ly disappointed when they had to be turned down. signed the medical report sheet, The reason that the trustees set up this rule is thinking it would be no harm and that the Welfare Plan has no way of checking the got off the ship. birth and marriage certificates from foreigb coun­ Panoti The next day he went to the tries. So to be on the safe side, they made the rule about US residence. It's, a little tough in one or two cases but it's Staten Island Hospital to get a for the best Interest of all. medical checkup, to find out what Outsiders Want 'In' On Benefits Death in the family is trying at anytime, but it's particularly difficult for families of Seafarers when a man has died thousands of miles from home. Usually the only news they have is a brief cablegram message. It doesn't add to the peace of mind either, when the news of death is follow^df by phone calls from ambu­ from the sister of a Seafarer that as a representative of the Union lance chasers or other individ­ she had been wired about the death and offering to provide her with uals posing as SIU representatives of her brother in Yokohama, Japan. legal advice in the event she need­ and trying to latch on to a piece As is customary in such cases, the ed any. To make sure, the sister of benefits or claims against the company either didn't have much called Welfare Services to check information on the case or wasn't on the supposed Union representa­ company that might be due. tive. She learned, of course, that Recently Welfare Services heard doing much talking. Visited Home no such representative existed in A Welfare Services representa­ the Union. tive visited the sister at her home Welfare Services has found that to get what Information she had such situations are not unusual. on the case and to find out what Although Seafarers and their ben­ was needed. Arrangements were eficiaries do not need outside help Any totally disabled Sea­ made with the company to cremate to collect any benefit from the Wel­ farer, regardless of age. who the body and transport the ashes fare Plan, in many instances they has been employed for seven back to the US. have been persuaded by glibyears on SlU-cbntract ships The next day the Union got addi­ tongued pitchmen that such help is eligible for the $25 weekly tional details about the circum­ was needed. The result is that disability benefit for as long stances of his death from the West th^ find they have to pay him for as he Is unable to work. Ap- Coast and learned that the man his services. plications and queries on un­ had personal effects there. Steps Seafarers or their family mem­ usual situations should be sent ^ere taken to dispose of the effects bers should be cautious about en­ to the UnTo,n Welfare and 'to contact the crew as .j(oon trusting such dealings to any out­ Trustees, c/o SIU Headquar­ as the ship comes in for full infor­ sider, who may only binder coUecters, 675 Fourth Avenue, mation, on the msitter. libn of claims and benefits and Brob^ 32, NY. : Subsequently,^ the sister received charge • fat fee. fw non-existent a caU from an iudividual imsing services. How To Get Hisabled Pay "•'i' ?• Seafarer Theophilus Stevenson learns from Walter Siekmann, di­ rector of Welfare Services, that he will get his maintenance money even though he signed medical report form. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and $2,500 death benefits are being paid to beneficiaries. Julius M. Bang, 58: Fractures of the ribs, spine and pelvis proved fatal to Brother Bang, who died in the US Marine Hospital, Richmond, NY, on June 6, 1953. An electri­ cian in the engine department, he joined the SIU in 1947, saUing out of New York. Burial took place at Maple Grove Memorial Park Cem­ etery, Kew Gardens, NY. Brother Bang . leaves his wife, Ingeborg Bang, 306. 6?th. Strget, Brooklyn, NY. Joseph Beary, 21: On April 7, Brother Beary died at the USPHS Hospital in Chicago, HI., of uremia. He had been sailing SIU for near* ly two years as an FWT in the en­ gine department; he joined in the Port of Wilmington, Burial took place at St. Peter and Paul Ceme­ tery, Lisle, HI. He is survived by his father, David M. Beary. if Claudius L. Blanchard, 52t Brother Blanchard was drowned on October 11, 1951, in Guanta Muni­ cipal, Venezuela. He was . an AB in the deck department; he joined .the SIU in Noifolk. The estate is administered by Lucille. Hale.:,, m sf m �-.V -.^i SEAFARERS m I.OG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNJON • ATLANTIC AND OULP DISTRICT • AFL • 11R: A: r. •>' . * T B.:- Ifcv K:- ^ - -\XL \vl// V \\ ///V v \ pilSgrf^ASS WITH $141 MPO^EST //// \^ /// y frjt / / \ •I. •, '.' -« f v?V. - The. Seafarers Sea Chest offers the finest quality slopchests available aboard any 8hi|» in the Ameri­ can merchant marine at the lowest possible prices. The wide-open era when all the rejects from stores ashore ended up in slopchests is pow ended aboard ships carrying SiU slopchests. The SiU, by now making available the best in slopchests is end­ ing one more practice that has victimized seamen for years. i , • In SIU slopchests there are no "seconds;" no flimsy shoes, socks, shirts or trousers; no unknown brand gdodsf ho stale can^y; no "too big or too' small" sizes. A Seafarers slopchest Is iguaranteed^ to be top qiiality-^the only fully guaranteed slop­ chest in maritime. ' x- Delegates: ' ''' '•Ri.r ' /" If your vessels slopchest is be­ ing serviced by the Seafarers Sea Chest and you are missing items, or merchandise arrives damaged, notify the local Sea Chest representative at once. Corrections will be made im­ mediately. " •X- ' .v: ' 4. . ^ f ,1 i t I'- '• 'I'.IU'- The Seafarers Sea Chest is now geared to service SIU ships anywhere In the Atlantic & Gulf area with a fulliist of 200 items. i-"','- yi-- . : Seafarers have the best in contracts, the best in conditions—and now the.best in slopchests. • _: •: . <1- i 'i ''t' 'P • O " :;X ' ' - "5.—^ - .A-/" 1 •< ' '"It " -K ! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource June 26, 1953 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XV, No. 13 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ATLANTIC IGNORES CREWS, ATTEMPTS ELECTION DELAY HE'S 1ST FOR 2ND BABY $ LAST ATLANTIC HOLDOUTS INVITED ON BANDWAGON DELTA LINE HEAD DIES, FORMED CO. SIU ACTS, 50-50 PUT BACK IN PAKISTAN AID CHILDREN OF FOUR SEAFARERS AWARDED SIU SCHOLARSHIP DISABILITY PAY GOES TO 5 MORE SIU OUTFIT SEEKS SIX NEW SHIPS IBERVILLE AIDS BURNING SHIP NMU HALTS SHIPS OVER INEQUITIES WANNA PARAKEET? SIZE 21 SHIRT? - ASK SEA CHEST PENTAGON TELLS SENATE US NEEDS MORE, FASTER SHIPS CG REVISES RULES FOR HIRING CREWMEN ABROAD SAVANNAH'S FATE STILL UNCERTAIN US MAY OPEN SHIP TRANSFERS SUP BREAKS GROUND FOR SEATTLE HALL GREAT LAKES SIU SEES VOTE VICTORY BRIDGES FREED, HAWAII HEAD JAILED, SHIPS HIT SHIPS ON SALE CHEAP AT BOTTOM OF SEA BULL LINES NAMES PRES. HATTERS REFUSE NON-UNION WORK ROTHSCHILD SLATED FOR M'TIME POST STOWAWAYS GET FREE RIDE ON SS FLORIDA OUR CHANGING SHIPS SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS PAKISTAN WHEAT BILL POST-WAR REVOLUTION IN SHIPS NYLON HOSIERY RACKET CHARGED US CRACKS DOWN ON GAS BOOSTER WAGE-HOUR LAWS FOUND VIOLATED TALL TALES OF WHALES AND GALES ENLIVEN THE COE AS SHE SAILS HUSBAND BEDDED, SONS AWAY; BENEFITS BRIGHTEN BIRTHDAY FARE FOR CATS NOT FAIR FOR THEM, SAY CREWMEMBERS ON DEL ALBA A ZERO MAKES A DIFFERENCE OARLOCKS? THEY AIN'T, SHE SAYS THE LUCY EVELYN HITS THE BEACH LEAVES CITY, KEEPS PLACE ON SHIP LIST GHOST TELEVISION AERIAL HAD SEAFARER BAFFLED FOR A WHILE HE'S CAREFUL WHAT HE SIGNS NOW OUTSIDERS WANT 'IN' ON BENEFITS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/23/1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/804515a3892f300b7af643fb76fc85d3.PDF 59c41a18fe66d9cbca3b60bac153da40 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAl 0»CAN OF THE StAfAHERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC AND GUtf DIST.irT . API : I ''il SIUHLES FOR BALLOT OIL FLEET Pledges Top 75%; Press For Early Vote -Story On Page 3 '^1 F I Views show typical vessels of the Atlantic ReSning Company's 23-ship fleet at installations in United States ports. rt'V,-.! �•^X-'STM:*:'-:^- Page Two SEAFARERS LOG June 12, 1953 H NO LAWYERS NEEDED The siu Welfare Plan office wlishes to remind Seafarers and their families that no lawyers are needed to collect any SIU Wel­ fare Plan benefit. Some cases have arisen in recent months in which lawyers were engaged. The only result was a delay in col­ lection of benefits and a charge against the benefit for lawyers' fees. It's emphasized that the Welfai*e Plan was designed from the beginning to provide simple and speedy payment of all benefit claims, so as to bypass lawyers and legal fees. Any application for benefits should be made directly to the Seafarers Welfare Plan at 11 Broadway, by the individual involved. SIU Scholarship Winners Will Be Determined Soon Awarding of the first four scholarships, under the new SIU Scholarship Plan, will begin on June 23 when the SIU Schol­ The tankers Pan Massachusetts (burning in the background at left), and Phoenix were completely arship Advisory Committee me^ts in New York. Each award wrecked by a collision and subsequent fire in the Delaware River last week. Two men died as a re­ is worth $6,000. sult of the accident which apparently came about from' a mix-up in signals. At this meeting, the five prominent educators who make up the committee will study-*^ all of the material submitted year for four years, which is by the applicants. A complete enough to pay all tuition, fees, study will be made of eadh appli­ books and room and board in al­ cant's high school recoid, the ref­ most any college in the country. Crewmembers of the SlU-manned Liberty Bell (Tramp Ship) were praised highlv by» th« erences he has submitted, the The Welfai-e Plan has already Military Sea Transportation Service for their services in rescuing shipwrecked Japafa^ other data included and the score stated that financial aid will be shermen, the SEAFARERS LOG learned recently. ^ t achieved on the College Entrance given those " winners who show The Commander of MSTS in ^ ^ Exanunation Board tests. ability. to continue on into grad­ he Western Pacific, sent letshipwreck. The manner in which vessclis in the vicinity to pick The committee will then make uate work. you and your crew of the SS Lib­ up. ers of commendation to all ,l preliminary selections for recom­ Can Try Again crewmembers declaring he was erty Bell assisted In their rescue At present the Liberty 'Bell is mendation to the trustees of the It was emphasized thai those ap­ very pleased and gratified to note under adverse \(reather conditions on another MSTS voyage to«the Seafarers Welfare Plan. Final de­ plicants who do not win the your initiative and alertness .upon was highly commendable. -There East having paid off at Seattle cision and announcement of the scholarships this year are eligible sighting survivors of a Japanese is little doubt that had you not aFar couple of weeks ago.' . awards will be made by the trus­ to compete again for the scholar­ sighted the raft « . . the five sur­ '"jr tees. ships next year, providing all vivors would have perished. Under the plan, four scholar­ other requirements are met. "The Commander . . . desires to ships wiil be awarded every year, The members of the SIU commend you and your crew for with classes beginning in the^FaU Scholarship Advisory Committee this performance of duty which term. are; Bernard Ireland, assistant di­ ^emplifies the finest traditions of Regular membership meet­ To qualify for the scholarships rector of admissions of Columbia the merchant marine." ings in SIU headquarters and in any year, in addition to the Coliege of Columbia University; at all branches ar^e held every The incident described above other requirements, the applicants Elwood C. Kastner, registrar of took place last March 2, when a second Wednesday night at must take the College Entrance New York University; C. William 144-ton Japanese fishing vessel 7 PM. The schedule for the Examination Board test before Edwards, director of admissions of was wrecked about 100 miles next few meetings is as follows; Princeton University; Miss Edna May of that year. southeast of Tokyo, A large June 17, July 1, July 15, July Seafarers and the families of M. Newby, director of admissions flotilla of merchant vessels and US 29. Seafarers who meet the other of New Jersey College for Women Navy ships was searching for the All Seafarers registered on A union-wide secret ballot refer­ qualifications may apply and com­ of Rutgers University, and F. D. the shipping list "are required long-overdue ship when the Lib­ endum will be held by the Marine Wilkinson, registrar of Howard pete for • the scholarships. The erty Bell crew spotted five sur­ Engineers to attend the meetings/ Beneficial Association winners may choose the college of University. vivors on a raft and alerted Naval (CIO) to determine whether or not their choice, and will continue to 4to set up a national union. "Voting get the scholarship for a four-year on the referendum, whibh was ap­ Cub Scouts Thank SIU For Good Deed period providing their grades meet proved at the Union's recent con­ the requirements. vention in Minneapolis, will get Each scholarship pays $1,500 per underway late this summer. The MEBA's decision to act on the national union issue was seen by . maritime observers as a direct June 12. 1953 Vol. XV. No. 12 reaction to the progress of the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers As I See It Page 4 (AFL), an SIU affiliate. The BME, Committees At Work Page 6 which is national in scope has at­ Crossword Pu^e Page 12 tracted a considerable number *of Editorial , Page 13 engineers who were dissatisfied Foc'sle Fofographer Page 19 with the MEBA's multitude of Ipcgl Galley Gleanings Page 20 unions. Inquiring Seafarer .......Page 12 Separate Treasnries.. In The Wake Page 12 Under the existing MEBA set-up,' Labor Round-Up Page 13 each local union has its own treas­ Letters ; Pages 21, 22 ury and its own shipping rules, Maritime Page 16 with local members getting prefer^ Meet The Seafarer Page 12 ence over engineers from another On The Job...............Page 16 port. The result has been that Personals ....Page 25 MEBA m.embers have found it dif­ <3uiz ...Page 19 ficult to go from, one port to an­ Seafarers In Action.^ Page 16 other for shipping purposes. Ship's Minutes .".Pages 24, 25 The proposed amendment to the SIU History Cartoon Page 9 MEBA constitution would set up a Sports Line .Page 20 national treasury and a centralizefl Ten Years Ago Page 12 union organization. TopOf The News..........Page 7 Also adopted by the convention Union Talk Page 9 was a liinit on the number of new Wash. News Letter ...Page 6 members that can enter each year. Welfare Benefits Pages 26, 27 The MEBA has been suffering a Welfare Report ...... 1.. .Page 8 serious unemployment problem be­ Your Constitution ..... i.. .Page 5 cause of its policy of overloading Your Dollar's Worth.......Page 7 the membership in proportion to the number of jobs available. From Publifhitd biwMkly at tea haadouaitara of tha Saafarara InfamaNenaS Unim, Atnow on, the number of members hntle « _ ^ ^ Fourth SIU Director of Organization Keith Terpe (white shirt, center) receives plaque from Chib Scout Pack Avenue, Brooklyn 32, Hf, Tol. STorlIng taken in each year will be limited Enforoci OS gocoimi clou maltor 790 JB appreciation for the fine time the Union gave a group of cub scouts and their parents. The in a mann^-sinfilar to that em­ group ate in the SIU cafeteria and recently toured the Bull Line ship Ines as part of a day long outing. ployed by the BME, I i.-V'i'SiUriOla&.ic. vuoqiaqj.., ^ .,Vi n« baUftUiiOOi ; Hail SIU Crew For Rescue Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks SfAFARERS LOG MEBA Vote On National Unit Slated �mms ;^ • », » r- ;.Vi*«:z-;r^;,-V:"'-. - .. .,-,V * •->. , June 12. 195S r> •• * . • ^^», • t .-^ SE AF ARERS -^ ' f / r LOG Pagre Three File For Atlantic Fleet Vote Awaiting outcome of battle to save the Savannah USPHS hospital, hospitalized Seafarers in the Georgia port city get the latest news on the issue from the SEAFARERS LOG. They are: left to right, J. Littleton, J. P. Evans, and James Hall, with Nevin Ellis, SlU patrolman. SlU Steps Up Savannah Fight; Stanton Closes Atlantic tankerman Robert Pionk stands behind, the "no trespassing" sign at Atlantic's Fort Mifflin docks, with the tanker E. J. Henry in the background. Of course the sign won't apply when thn National Labor Relations 'Board election crew boards the ships,, along'wifE flnion observers, to voto the crews on the Union of their choice. , With the fate of the Savannah USPHS Hospital still hang­ ing in balance as the Senate Subcommittee on Appropriations neared the end of its public hearings, the USPHS announced ' officially that the Fort Stantonf USPHS Hospital is being port has been sought from other closed. labor organizations. The Georgia The siu, meanwhile. continued State Federation of Labor and the its last-ditch fight to save the sea­ Maryland-DC Federation of Labor port hospital at Savannah. Tele­ are among the labor organizations grams of protest have been sent that have taken steps to protest, the by all SIU port agents, and sup- closing of the Savannah hospital at the request of the SIU. Many individuals have also protested the closing of the hospital at the re­ quest of the SIU, and both Sen­ ators Richard Russell and Walter Assured of solid majority backing throughout the 23-ship Atlantic tanker fleet, the F. George of Georgia have prom­ ised to do their best when the SIU struck a telling blow for Atlantic tankermen by filing a petition for a collective measure reaches the floor of the bargaining election on the company's ships. The Union took the step on June 4 with Senate. At present, the Senate Subcom­ the strength of 583 signed pledge cards at hand, better than 75 percent of the entire mittee on Appropriations has just about finished its hearings on the fleet personnel. Actually only 30 percent pledged are needed to request an election. appropriation for the Health, Edu­ The election petition as­ After several weeks of private cation and Public Welfare Depart­ sures that Atlantic tanker- collective bargaining agreement. AMEU will subject you to addi"We are aware that you have an tional unfair labor practice sessions, public hearings on the ment, which includes the cuts af­ maritime subsidy problem will be fecting the Savannah hospital. In men will have the freedom arrangement with the Atlantic charges. opened by a Senate subcommittee the near future, the subcommittee to choose a union of their lik­ Maritime Employees Union . . . "With regard to bargaining with on June 16. Senator Potter of will make its report to the^ full ing hy secret hallot. It gives This will therefore place you on us, you may contact the under­ Michigan, chairman of, the sub­ Senate Committee on Appropria­ them their long sought oppor- notice that in face of our repre­ signed and a mutually satisfactory group of the'Senate Interstate ahd tions. If this report favors restor­ tunity to break away y from the sentative status, a renewal of the time and place will be arranged Foreign Commerce Committee, ing the funds for Savannah, there company-dominated Atlantic aforesaid agreement, or any bar­ for said negotiations." gaining whatever with the said hopes to gather enough informa­ is still a chance for the hospital. Greeted With Applause Maritime Employees Union. House Cuts tion to recoiflmend legislation to News of the SIU's petition had In filing the petition, the union the second, session of Congress this an electrifying effect among Sea­ to opeod up tho uoceufall and winter. Pre-Election when it acted on the bill, practic­ farers and Atlantic trankermen. Union To Testify ally doubled the original cuts that sary steps and pave the way for an Members at the last headquarters Timetable Government, management and had been made in the department's early election. meeting greeted the announcement Filing of the SIU petition union witnesses will be called to budget by Mrs. Oveta Gulp Hobby, with a storm of applause, but they At the same time, the SIU took for an election in Atlantic was giv^ their views on the desirable Secretary 6f the Health, Education steps to protect back pay and re­ were outdone in their enthusiasm expected to set the following size and composition of the Amer­ and Public Welfare Department. instatement claims filed on behalf by the reaction of the. men in At­ series of events in motion, in ican Merchant fleet. During the These cuts doomed Fort Stanton, of men fired out of the fleet for lantic. Notifications wired to the accord with normal NLRB executive sessions the committee Memphis, Cleveland and Detroit union activity. The latest^ word is ships were followed in a few hours procedure in these actions: has heard spokesmen from the De­ USPHS hospitals, and will doom that the Union has every chance by a flood of congratulatory cable­ partment of Commerce, MSTS, the the Savannah hospital unless some of success in securing reinstate-' • Investigation of the validity grams from Atlantic tanker crews Mutual Security Agency, the of the funds are restored. of the SlU-petition; anxious to record their vote for ment and back pay for these men. State Department and the Mari­ • Issuance of a notice of a the SIU and get SIU conditions Prior to filing the petition the However, even if the Senate time Administration. hearing (already set for in Atlantic. Every single ship in committee report calls for restora­ SIU wrote to the Atlantic Refining The Michigan Senator declared, tion of the funds for Savannah, Company on June 2 demanding June 30); the fleet acknowledged the wires "Before we go into the operation then the bill still has to go to a that the company bargain for a • Hearing to establish the with praise. SIU, organizers con­ of existing forms of government meeting between the Senate and Union contract. The letter, sent election unit, voting period tacting ships in port found the Bid to shipping or the determina- the House committees, where the by SIU, Secretary-Treasurer Paul and prpcedure; men openly jubilant over the turn ?tion of n6w policies, we must first differences In the bills will be Hall declared in part: • Posting of notice of elec­ of events. make some tangible assessment of worked out. The funds for Sa­ tion; "This is to advise you that the AMEU' Stunned the merchant marine needed in the vannah would also have to survive Seafarers International Union of • The election; By contrast, the AMEU shorenational interest." . • Counting of ballots; this meeting. Nortli America, Atlantic and Gulf side payrollers and their dwindling Other members, of the subcom­ The closing of the Port Stanton District, AFL, is the exclusive bar­ • Certification order. band of diehard company union mittee are Senators Butler, Mary­ hospital was made official in an gaining representative for un­ backers were stunned by the blow. The SIU has already begun land, and Warren Magnuson of announcement by the USPHS, and licensed marine personnel present­ Hastily called meetings in the pressing the NLRB to set the Washington, long a sponsor of leg­ was met with a storm of protests ly employed by you and demands earliest Anchorage and on the ships re­ possible date when islation relating to merchant ship­ from the patients Ihcre. The hos- that you bargain with it for the vealed the negr-penic of the AMEU polling could begin. ping problems. purpose of entering into a valid . (Continued on page 17) (Continued on page 17) Senate To Hear Views Un Shin Aid Move Stuns AMEU Crews Jubilant As News Hits Ships �-«a;- , • •\ Pare Four i •* ft -* -v.. > SEAFARERS A brand-new^ shiny barbershop staffed with expert union barbers opened for business at SIU headquarters last week. From now on Seafarers can get their hair trimmed and shampooed, whiskers lopped off, or fingernails manicured in between job calls. In addition to the barbering, a two chair bootblack stand there's always conversation with has been installed in the room the barber. Prices are the pre­ to put the proper shine on Sea­ vailing barber union standards which are set imder union contract farers shoes. The barbershop—o^ed and op­ since barbers work on a per­ erated by the Union—is located on centage basis. the second deck o£ New York The barber shop joins a long headquarters, just off the billiard list of headquarters facilities de­ room. At present it is operating signed for shoreside comfort, in­ with two chairs and two barbers, cluding the cafeteria, Sea Chest, but a third chair can be installed Port O' Call cafe, baggage room, TOKYO—Seafarers looking for if business warrants. Like many recreation room, library, TV room other SIU services, it is open to and others. It's assurance that an evening of ^im ashore in the public. Seafarers, already the best pro­ Japan's capital city better shy tected and best paid, will become away from the Shibuya section— Has Music Too Aside from the most modem known as the best-groomed in unless they want to be put in the barbering equipment, the shop maritime. position of being strong-armed by gleams from spotless tiles, chrome a dame. and mirrors and a brand new paint . Men who have been on the. Far Job. Soothing music piped in East mn have sent the SEAFAR­ through the building's FM radio ERS LOG glowing accounts of the systemhelps customers relax un­ hospitality and friendliness of the der the hot towel. Then, of course. Oriental dolls in Yokohama, Kobe and other bustling ports. It might come as somewhat of a shock to them if they were manhandled by one of the fragile little creatures whose escorts never have to wear Under the rules of the Va­ elevator shoes. cation Flan as set forth by the fflgh-Class Beer trustees, a Seafarer must ap­ ply within one year of the It seems that the assorted gin payoff date of his oldest dis­ mills in the Shibuya section have charge in order to collect his specially-trained female squads full vacation benefits. If he who are famUiar with judo tactics. presents any discharge whose They latch on to an unwary passer­ payoff date is more th«n a by and before he knows what's year before the date of his va­ happened to him he's hustled into cation application, he will lose the nearest money trap. There out on the sea time covered they find their yen for fup con­ An early bird Seafarer gets by that particular discharge. verted into yen for the manage­ his hair clipped as the SIU Don't sit on those discharges. ment in rapid-fire fashion. For barbershop opens for business Bring them in . and collect the example a bottle of Japanese beer in headquarters. money that is due to you. in these joints runs from $3 to $7, which is quite a price even at favorable exchange rates. Not only are the girls powerful, but it seems that their work makes them mighty thirsty. Arid when they get a customer they make sure that he doesn't feel lonesome with jrist one little doll. A whole group crowds around and joins in It's always been a constitutional ment man who has been a member toasting him, at his expense. It's provision in the SIU to elect meet­ *of the Union for nearly ten years a common thing for a bill to reach ing officials at each .membership now, joining up in New Orleans in $100 in one hour.' meeting. There are no permanent October, 1943. He's 28 years old They Take Evenrthing chairmen in SIU meetings as each and a native of Alabama. After the customer is cleaned cession opens with nominations for Full Slate out of his money, watches, jewelry chairman, recordin"fe secretary,' and San Francisco's latest port meet­ and even coats, he's let go, sadder, reading clerk. This procedure was strengthened ing had a complete slate of rank but wiser—until the next time. in the new SIU constitution, which and filers, with Of course when it comes to sailrequires the chairman pro tem to William H. Rog­ ormen, there has been sopie doubt announce -to the membership' at ers as .chairman, expressed that the girls really each meeting that every member Ervin B. Max, have to haul the customer in. Just is free to nominate himself for recording secre­ take a man fresh off a 20-day these three pdsts. Greater em­ tary and John Liberty run across the wide Pa­ phasis has been placed in broader Brady as reading cific, or back froin a month iri a rank and file participation on this clerk. Rogers is no-shore-leave Korean port, and a mountain man score. all thafs required is a gentle tug As a result an increasing num­ gone to sea, hail­ at the sleeve, plus a couple of big originally Rogers ber of rank and file members have ing brown eyes. Denver, been taking over from the duties of Colorado, where he was bom on meeting officials July 20, 1924. He's been with the and gaining valu­ Union for just nine years, joining able experience in the port of Galveston. He sails in parliamentary with the black gang. Max is a native of St. Paul, procedure which is botli helpful Minnesota, who tied up with the to them as indi­ SIU in Baltimore in 1946. Brady viduals and to comes from the Quaker City, the Union, since Philadelphia. He's 32 years old and Taggart it provides an joined in New York seven years ever-growing body of men famil­ ago. He sails on deck. iar with parliamentary and Union Other rank arid filers serving at procedures. meetings last week include Mal­ For example, the last Mobile colm Launey and John Mitchell, port meeting was chaired by Cliff Lake Charles; Bill Warmack and Taggart, while' Eugene J. Linch Hugh Randall, Tampa; J. Riley served as recording secretary. and Jerrell Neel, Galveston; Casey SEAmp®?sBuy7waR Taggart's shipmates will be sur­ Jones, John Kackur and Fred Eng­ prised to know that he is a Yankee land, Seattle; R. L. Brown, Floyd SBAR AT THBlR OViN In disguise, having been bom up Simmons Jind Tom Gower, Nor­ north in New York in 191S. He is folk; R. Nicholson, W. Carter and one of the veteran union members. Pete Prevas, Baltimore; Donald Joining in Tampa January 25,. 1939, Rood, William Davles and S. GraiJust a few weeks |fter the SIU fer, Philadelphia; Robert Lee and was organized. He sails regularly Robert Murphy, Boston; Vlohn Thompson, Daye Barry, WilmingIn the stewards department, Linch is also a stewards depart- ton. Bar Girls Get Rough In Tokyo UonH Wait, Get Vacation Pay m GBSST e.«H Jme 12, 1963 LOG Barbershop Opens In New York Hq 'c,.- ffi.! «1. -s- * 8oo U • • • ^ SOMETIME IN TEfE NEAR FUTURE, THE MEN WHO BAIL Atlantic Refining tankers will have an opportunity to decide of thei^ own free will what kind of union representation they want. Your Union's petition to the National Labor Relations Board for an election in the fleet is giving, them the opportunity which all free American seamen have as their right. In recent months In the course of the organizing drive in Atlantic, your Union's headquarters and outports representatives have met a great many Atlantic tankermen. Their response to the SIU campaign has been an enthusiastic one. As any man who sails tankers will tell you, a tankerman gets precious few hours ashore. Yet these men have taken the time to come from distant tanker terminals to our SIU halls to find out what was going on. It was a real sacri­ fice on their part which proves their genuine in-' terest in getting Union representation. i~ : ( Similarly, the dozens of volunteer SlU organizes who have been sailing the Atlantic ships deserve a great deal of praise for sticking to the task de­ spite difficult conditions. Many of them have had plenty of reason to get off and get themselves a berth on an SIU vessel. Rut they have held out to see the drive through, even though it has meant financial loss,and poor working conditions. The Seafarers have had a considerable amount of help from a large number of Atlantic men who have been active in the fleet in your Union's behalf. They've done this despite the hard-timing many of them have received from shoreside straw bosses and ship's officers. Your Union certainly appreciates the cooperation It has received from the rank and file tankermen all tlie way down the line. When the SIU has won bargaining rights, they will receive from the Union the kind of protection and representation fori which the®SIU is widely known. •While this campaign has been directed by the Department of Organi­ zation and Education, the entire Union apparatus has been active iri the drive. Atlantic men have received a welcome reception in ejvery hall and have been able to see at first hand how the SIU operates arid the nature of its benefits. Where they have been In need of assistance they have received effective aid from the appropriate SIU department. It should be realized that this Atlantic drive is a continuation !of a long-range Union program in which the whole Union has, been in­ volved for years. The SIU is largely made up of men who were sailing in unorganized fleets like Atlantic until the Union entered the picture. In all of these organizing drives, just as in all major waterfront beefs and other issues, the SIU has had a proven record of consistent suc­ cess. We believe that this is because the SIU has more to offer in the way of all around benefits and representation for seamen than other maritime outfits. That goes double for one-company union set-ups. As a result, thousands of Seafarers who came in to this Union through drives at Isthmian, Cities Service and dozens of other companies now enjoy the full privileges of all Seafarers. These men are no longer, knoVvn as Isthmian Reafarers or Cities Service Seafarers. They are simply Seafarers like all the rest. ^Instead of being tied to- one company and one or two dreary shuttle runs the whole world , is their oyster. They can go practically anywhere they please on ships of their own choosing through the rotary shipping system. This has been the traditional way of seamen through the years, and the- SIU has preserved it, while assuring fair and equal shipping rights. Of course, those who fori anjr reason find advantage in staying with one company or a certain run are free to dcriso. The Union's shipping system is flexible enough to permit this practice, though most Sea­ farers naturally prefer otherwise. The SIU is firmly convinced that the Union way of doing things offers attractions to Atlantic tankermen that can't possibly be matched by any on^company set-up. To top it off, the Atlantic men will re­ ceive the determined and forceful representation that the SIU is knoVn for in the industry. Under such circumstances it's understandable that your Union ha's attracted the support of such a heavy majority in the Atlantic fleet. They want to take the opportunity, through the SIU, of gettirig these advantages that have been denied to them until now. Thousands of other Seafaring men have made the same choice and have never regretted it. Neither will the Atlantic tankermen. it ijil RECENTLY HEADQUARTERS RECEIVED A LETTER FROM Brother J. D. Malazinsky commenting on the change that has taken place in the status of the Seafarer in the community. The. brother finds that today the seaman's job has become a desirable occupation in the, eyes of the public, and the average seaman finds that he is being accepted at his worth. . i Brother Malazinsky points out that this is quite a contrast with the situation of just a few years back when the seaman was the favorite whipping boy of shoreside people. We wholeheartedly agree with the brother on this score. It's been obvious for some time now that people have stopped looking down thbir noses- at the man who goes to sea for - a living. On the contrary, the SIU finds that it's being looked up to ., I both in the trade union movement and the com9 munity at larige; \ All of this is pretty easy to explain, tri our mind. The Seafarer of today is a man with a good income, better than most, and job security through his Union hiring hall. Through his Union he's taking constructive action for his benefit and the benefit of his neighbors. By being a good neighi)or your Union is helping the seafaring man Win a fair measure of conimuriity respect and standing. : �in, SEAFARERS JSettlng Th« Vlf#lfare Plan Story r»g» wif LOC Sendfors Sfarf Own S/ucf/ On Limiting M5T5 Activity The battle over Military Sea Trarisportation Service shipping activities shifted from the House to the Senate last week, A three man Senate subcommittee headed by Senator Butler of Maryland heard much the same testimony as the House did on proposals to iflnit MSTS shipping that competes with private operations. cabin passengers carried in 1952, Testifying for the National Fed­ Of interest in the latest 9,503 were civil service employees, eration of American Shipping, S. Kwiatkowskl, AB (left), and J. Peragallo, FWT, look through the new booklets recently prepared by the Union explaining all phases of the Seafarers Welfare Plan, Its benefits and operations. SlU Vessel Flees Pier lii $300G Boston Blaze BOSTON—The SlU-jnanned Steel Age narrowly escaped damage when a major blaze swept a pier in. Mystic terminal here on June 2. The fire roared through Pier 48 of the ter­ minal and caused $300,OOO^ damage. Two-thirds of the Boston Fire D^artment, plus N^vy and Coast Guard firehghting crews had to be brought in play before the blaze was put out. The Steel Age was moored at a nearby pier and had to shift anchorage hurriedly to avoid dam­ age. Two other freighters and a collier were towed out of reach be­ fore the flames could spread to them. Two fireboats and 28 ^e en­ gines joined in pumping creams of water on the pier. Other small Navy boats went under the pier with hose lines to fight the blaze on the pilings. Gas masks were used by firemen and Coast Guards­ men to avoid smoke poisoning. • YOU Olid file 8IU CONSTITUTION testimony was a difference of opin­ ion between the Maritime Admin­ istration and the MSTS. While MSTS insisted on the necessity of maintaining its operations at the present level, Charles McGuire, head of the MA's National Shipping Autliority declared that his agency believed that private shippers should be used to the fullest degree for military requirements. MA Concerned Although opposing the present form of the bill that would prevent MSTS from competing with pri­ vately-owned ships, McGuire said the Maritime Administration was concerned with the growing activ­ ity of MSTS in merchant ship oper­ ations. He agreed that it was de­ sirable to maintain a nucleus of MSTS ships, but declared that MSTS operations should be limited in scope, Vice-Admiral F, C, Denebrink defended MSTS operations in much the same fashion as in testi­ mony before the House, declaring that MSTS should not be required by law to use private ships for transportation of commodities, and civilian personnel. At present MSTS operates a fleet of 264 ships. Figures brought out before the hearing on passenger traffic showed that among 325,476 1,162 contractors' employees; 34,983 were officers' dependents, and 132,940 dependents of enlisted men. Only 131,000 of the total were offi­ cers and men in the armed forces of the US. Frazer A. Bailey declared that the Government should encourage pri­ vate business to ^supply the Gov­ ernment's requirements, and not compete with private business in such instances. Tobacco Union Praisss SlU Aid On Union Label The SIU Sea Chest's program of supplying union-made and union-labeled products to ships, when available, drew praise recently from R, J, Petree, secretary-treasurer of the Tobacco Workers International Union, AFL, Petree declared that the with Mail Pouch since 1892,.. SIU's policy of promoting the "Several of the products which sale of union-made tobacco prod­ ucts is greatly appreciated by the members of his union, ^ In a letter to Price Spivey, gen­ eral manager of, the Sea Chest, Petree stated hi^ pleasure at learn­ ing that th^ Sea Chest is carrying Mail Pouch Tobacco Company products and recommending them to ships' slopchests, "Mail Pouch products," he wrote, "are made by members of th'e Tobacco Workers Local 2... This local has had a imlon contract Mail Pouch manufacturing carry the words 'iinion made' on their containers. These include Mail Pouch Chewing Tobacco, Ken­ tucky Club Pipe Tobacco and Willoughby Taylor Pipe Tobacco..." These are the only products in the field, Petree said, which make a point of advertising they are union-made. In the Cigarette field, Raleighs are the only ones to carry a union label, althohgh most lead­ ing cigarettes are union made, ex­ cept Camels. Seafarer To Solo Ocean In Boat A daring attempt to conquer the North Atlantic singlehanded in a 30-foot sailboat will get under way this weekend. Seafarer Olavi Kivikoski, 38, a. member of the SIU for the past six years, will try to make 4 it all the way to his home in and the Caribbean. He expects Finland, with stops in England that it will take him about 40 days and the continent. While there have been a num­ ber of successful crossings of the Atlantic westbound, few have made the trip going east. And Kivikoski's voyage differs further in that he is attempting the north­ ern route. Most of the small boat attempts have been vii the Azores • SlU V:A«E:::: d()A8A^lr5Bf- BY • : .YOitR: . • -JHtS . fU: • rvfife YS.; DESIDHEO XaAC:C3«A»^ T: '. -v6«i,wdH'•TftEsnsSiSHrs, From Article X, Section 7 "Upon completion of negotiotions, the Committee sholl submit a re­ port and recommendations to the membership of the Union at a regular or special meeting.'' Negotiations betweOn the Union and the companies ore complete only when the elected committee mokes its report to the member* ship and receives approval. Only upon approval does the commit­ tee's action become union^olicy. to his flrst scheduled landfall, Land's End, England. Kivikoski is bringing to his ex­ acting task 20 years' experience as AB, bosun and deck maintenance on merchant shi^s of six nations. However, he has not worked pro­ fessionally under, sail, his sailboating experience being limited to boyhood days back home in Fin­ land. Not Home Since 1940 When the trip gets underway it will be the realization of a dream that has been many years in the making. Kivikoski has not seen his family since back in 1940 when he left Finland. Since then his father and two brothers were lost on a ship during World War II, Kivikoski decided to make the plunge- this summer, so back in March he bought the small twomasted schooner, the Turquoise for $3,600, Since then he has in­ vested all of his time and a con­ siderable sum of money in the hundreds of painstaking details in­ volved in repairing and outfitting the vessel, while she Is at anchor at^the City Island Yacht Club, City Inland, New York, The Turquoise is a twO-masted schooner of a type used by Nova Scotian fishermen. She is some­ what broader in the beam than a showy sailboat of her size would be and has a rounder hull, de­ signed to ride the waves rather than knife through them. The vessel carries three sails, a foresail, mainsail and jib, plus a small two-cylinder, 12 horsepower gasoline inboard motor, Kivikoski plans to make the entire voyage under sail, using ttie motor only for getting in and out of anchor­ ages. The interior pf the ship consists; •^ .'H •i' Seafarer Olavi Kivikoski sits at tiller of the 30-foot schooner Tur­ quoise which he hopes to sail across the North Atlantic, Hie schooner is shown at her anchorage off the City Island Yacht Club, City islands NY. of a small cabin, hardly more than five feet three inches high, which, contains a bunk, storage facilities, a head, two burner Primus stove, water tanks, radio, navigation equipment and other necessary gear. Kivikoski has been living aboard the ship ever since April, accustoming himself to the narrow quarters. "At the beginning I used to bump 'my head quite a bit," he said, "but now I've learned to avoid the ceiling," . Many Repairs Readying the vessel for the voy­ age has been a long and. arduous task. Kivikoski had to redo the bottom of ^e ship as she bad been on dry ground all winter, put up* new rigging and new heavy sails of ten inch canvas, rip out a spare bunk and stairway to make more storage space and more accessi­ bility to the engine and bow,'make a new tiller and sew lip a heavy canvas sea anchor. He's quite proud of the sea an­ chor which he will depend on to hold the ship head on into heavy seas. The anchor is cone-shaped canvas with a float. He has 150 feet of three inch line to hook on to the anchor. When it's put out it floats 15 feet below the surface. Kivikoski has tested the anchor (Continued pn page 17) ^ ^ �• • =» • ••?•'" SglF^JKJSRS JrO€ Pktvitti JSM It, ItU Del Sud Crewmembers Entertain 500 At Festive SiU Picnic in New Orleans SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON Trans-Atlantic shipping under the American flag will remain good for some time to come. A large part of the total Mutual Security Agency appropriations is being requested for the European area. Most of this assistance is for the purpose of the military defense within the framework of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Of the $5.8 billion originally requested by the Eisenhower Adminis­ tration, slightly over $4 billion will be for mutual defense materials and training. Of this amount, gbout $2.53 billion is requested for the European area, about $1 billion for the Far East, a little over $475 million for fhe Near East, and $20 million for Latin America. t No picnic is complete without a song or two and here Del Sud crewinembers and families chime in " with Papa Celestin's famous New Orleans Jam Band. Papa and the boys were fresh from a Washing­ ton visit where they entertained President Eisenhower. IK' 1^ IfeIS;;:' W. NEW ORLEANS—^For the second year in a row, Seafarers of the SS Del Sud"]played hosts at gala picnic and ball game. The crewmembers of the Mississippi Company passenger ship provided a big feed, music and dancing for approximately 5D0^ guests on Saturday, May 30. Attentog besides the Highlight of an afternoon of which were flavored with a mere members of - the crew were fried chicken, hot dogs, cold cuts, ten gallons of pickles and relish. Seafarers ashore in New Or­ beer. Ice cream and assorted fix-' The customers washed it all down leans with their families and many ings was a game of jungle ball be­ with 10V6 barrels of beer and 50 friends of . the SIU in'that port. tween the SlU-sponsored beach­ cases of soft drinks. For dessert combers and the Del Sud nlnC. The they disposed of 25 gallons of ice Beachcombers, remembering last cream, and six cases of apples and year's contest when they dropped oranges and two bunches of ba­ a close 4-3 decision, got off to a nanas. More than 300 buns accom­ fast lead and took a 15-6 victory. panied the franks while 100 loaves Entertainment for the hundreds of bread were sliced up to go with of guests was provided by the na­ the cold cuts. tionally-famous New Orleans Jazz Rides For Kids band led by "Papa" Celestine. The small fry was not forgotten The huge picnic cake, amply covered with frosting and decora­ either. Aside from partaking of the tions was carved with a practiced feed, the committee bought 2,200 hand by State Representative tickets for the various amusement Patrick McGittigan, who is well rides, enough to keep the kids known to Seafarers living in this happy on the whip, merry-go-round and other amusement devices. port Much of the credit for the success The picnic was made possible by the generosity of Del Sud crew­ of the picnic goes to the Del SUd members who took up a collection committee that handled all of the for $500 and then sweetened the hard work involved. The commit­ kitty with another $200 from the tee consisted of Baldy Bollinger, ship's fund. Between the dancing, deck storekeeper; Emiie Herek, the ball game and just^lain fresh chief steward; Louis O'Leary, air, guests at the picnic consumed bosun; Joe Lae, 2nd steward; John an impressive amout of food and Burk, engine utility; and Jack Bates, chief cook. drink. In the meat and poultry depart­ The Del Sud's first picnic, held Seafarer Sal Candela 'and ment there were 240 pounds of a year ago in April met with so partner are all set to hop to fried chicken, 150 pounds of cold much success, that the crew voted . .cuts and 75 pounds of hot dogs. to make it an annual affair. Papa Celestin's music. 4 t ^ With the realization that American shipyards will have no work at hand at the end of the -Mariner shipbuilding program. Government of­ ficials have been meeting with private tanker companies with a view of beginning a real tank ship construction program. - The meeting with the Government officials was attended by repre­ sentatives from about thirty tanker lines who informed the Government agencies of their .needs in-the way of new tankers. The Government has promised to leave the design of new tankers in the hands of the private operators provided the lines would agree to certain broad Gov­ ernment specifications. 4 it. There Is no doubt that most foreign nations need dollars and that their ships help them to edrn some. / The American shipping industry recognizes this need on the part of the foreigners, and that is why American ships seek to carry only 50 percent of this country's foreign trade. While foreign countries should be helped to earn dollars in this coimtry, the burden must not fall too heavily on any one industry. This principle has been recognized in the reciprocal trade agreements program where provisions have been made for the withdrawal of tariff concessions found tO be causing un­ due hardship to any segnaent of domestic economy. . It is not to the real interest of America's friends abroad that the American merchant marine be dangerously weakened any more than it is to their interest that any one segment of this country's essential industry be seriously injured. The strength of oiir industries and of our transportation system is one of our Aajor contributions to coUec- > tive security. " i 4 i The 15 American subsidized lines brought their big guns and best talent into play recently when they told Congress that they are not a pushover for labor unions in collective bargaining. Unsubsidizcd steamship companies had charged that because of the Government subsidy on excess American maritime wages, the subsidized lines,. in effect, encouraged wage increases in the hope of creating a monopoly by forcing from the seas those who could not afford the higher wages and operated without subsidy. The subsidized lines produced a statement from the Industi-lal Rela­ tions Counselors, Inc., of New York, which stated that there is no evidence that subsidized\ lines have been more willing to grant wage increases than the unsubsidlzed lines. Some American steamship lines are urging that the US Government should pursue a vigorous policy to insure that the nation maintains its leadership in the field of vessel design and propulsion. It is interest­ ing to note that a ship is being built in France utilizing gas turbine machinery and the British tanker Auris already is in experimental opera­ tion with a gas turbine. The Norwegians and Dutch have perfected joint plans for the design and production of a prototype atomic-powered merchant vessel. In view of this, future appropriation budgets for the Department of Commerce should include moneys to .step up research and development ih this field. t t t The future for American tramp-type vessels, according to some pre­ dictions, does not look rosy. The devastation in Europe, an unusual need of imports of bulk commodities, the 50-50 shipping provision in the ECA Act combined with a shortage of world ocean tonnage, gave the tramps their real start a few years ago. However, the large bulk cargo importing nations of the world, principally Britain, Germany, Japan, Italy, Belgium, Holland and France, now have available or are in the process of building adequate merchant marines, and will be able to take care of their import requirements. 'Eventually, as the pre-war patterri*asserts itself once again, foreign governments will nominate their own national flag vessels for the car­ riage of tramp cargoes. The one, long-range hop^of the tramp operators lies in the possibility of beooming eligible, through amendment of existing law, to receive Government operating subsidy. ~ ' ^ 4i if . Not many lines have expressed interest in the purchase of the Mari­ ner-type vessel. Because of this, the Department of Commerce has been in touch with the White House, through the Bureau of the Budget, to determine what type of legislation can be passed that would result in lowering the price of the Mariner so as to makp the ship more at­ tractive to American owners. Under the law as it now stands, the Department of Commerce would have to sell the Mariner for not'less than brie-haif of its construction cost, if used in the US foreign trade. Roughly, this would be about $4Vi million. In aiiy event. Commerce is expected soon to send recom- . mended legisiatibn to the Congress in an effort to set a lower sales price. There is considerable dissatisfaction in the maritime industry ovep the fact that cbmpanibs that need to replace their dry-cargo ships have no alternative but the Mariner. Many of them do not like this but would rather build to their own' specifications. It S; An unidentified Beacheomber team member (left) relaxes after the tussle with tiie Del Sud "i'»» with his two ehildrep. At right. State Representative Pat McGittigan carves the cake. Looking on are: (left to right) Buck Stephens, SIU New Orleans patrolman; Louie O'Leary, Phil Rei% Joseph Lae, Baldy , Bollinger and John Bttrk. . eutouSS tllai ->.•» f of vUZ ja69 blocw �j'jA.r- vi-'t *»r< .-;.» r. r n T « - T-' • •* . • 'vj- JIme is, i»SS $EAFAREKiS Pace Serea LOG Jones Act A Law 33 Years Now FfRST ATOMIC CANNON SHELL FIRED—The Atomic Energy Commission has met with success in tests of an atomic artillery piece. The specially-designed gun fired a snjall shell with an atomic warhead six miles, and reportedly demolisl^ed a target with an explosion equiva­ lent in force to the first atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki A few days later the AEG conducted another test involving the,largest atomic explosion ever made. ^ t 3^ ** BRITISH CLIMBERS CONQUER EVEREST—A British mountainclimbing expedition has reached the summit of Mount Everest, the world's highest, the first successful climb of the mountain after ten .previous attempts had failed. The actual dash to the top was made by a New Zealander and a Nepalese guide, but the conquest of the mountain was the climax of an 80-day expedition involving several hun­ dred porters, 20 guides and 13 British climbers. i> it ' CORONATION CELEBRATED IN STYLE—After many years of bleak austerity, the British public enjoyed a riotous blowout as Queen Elizabeth was crowned the first feminine ruler of the country since Victoria. Millions in London went to town in a Mardi Gras atmos' phere while hundreds of thousands of American and foreign visitors joined in the fun in the heavilydecorated city. The ceremonies and parades were put on television and TV films were flown to this country for showihgs on the eve­ ning of coronation day. TRUCE HOPES AGAIN BRIGHTEN — Possibilities of a a Kore^ truce looked good again last weekend with the announce­ ment that the Chinese and North Koreans had accepted "almost all" of the compromise UN truce i^n. These proposals had roused a After it« all over, newlystorm of protest among- South crowned Queen Elizabeth Korean government leaders who waves to crowd frbm palace have threatened to go it alone. balcony. Mass demonstrations against th^ plan have been made in the cities. it it BATTLE BOILS OVER BUDGET CUTS—The Eisenhower adminis­ tration was having troubles with proposed budget cuts of $5 billions In Air Force funds. Several in Congress, as well as Air Force spokes­ men objected strenuously to the cuts as Increasing risks to the national security. SIX KLANSMEN INDICTED IN FLORIDA—A Miami Federal grand jury indicted six members of the Ku Klux Klan on charges of atleifiptIng to kidnap Negro attorneys who had represented defendants In a rape case. They were also charged with beating a union organizer and a variety of other violent acts from 1949 to 1952. - 4. i HUNDRED:, KILLED IN NEW TORNADOES—A new series of tor­ nadoes has struck the Great Lakes area and Massachusetts In the worst tornado season in history. Rescue workers counted 139 dead in Flint, Michigan, and other Michigan and Ohio towns while 69 were killed in Worcester, Massachusetts. Whole streets of Flint and Wor­ cester were leveled including giant factory buildings and other large structures. So far this year, tornadoes have killed at least 420 people. Injured several thousand and done more titan $200 million property damage. One of the most important laws protecting American seaman, the Jones Act, went into effect 33 years ago last Friday, June 5. It wds this act which gave sean^ for the first time, the right to sue the shipowner for damages as a result of illness or injury suffered aboard the vessel. Up until the Jones Act, seamen were guaranteed maintenance and cure anditransportation if injured. These were traditional rights dating back for centuries. But, generally speaking, they could not sue to recover for damages. The Jones Act made it possible for seamen to sue shipowners by making two basic changes in the existing laws and practices. For one thing, it did away with the "fellow servant" rule altogether. This was the rule which placed re­ sponsibility for negligence on the shoulders of a shipmate if he was partially responsible, but not on the shipowner. Now'the shipown­ er was held generally responsible for acts of any crewmember in the performance of his duty that might contribute to another crewmember's injury. • In other words, it was the ship­ owners responsibility to hire com­ petent, efficient crewm'embers and the injured man could hold him liable. \ Doesn't Absolve Shipowner The negligence of a shipmate, or of the injured man himself is now regarded as contributory. It may absolve the shipowner of part E. B. Tilley, SIU Savannah port agent (left), and the Rev. Harry of the responsibility but not ali. J. Pearson, who dedicated the monument, stand amid the wreaths The second major change was placed on the memorial to merchant seamen at the dedication. in the "assumption of risk" doc­ trine. Previously the courts held A monument to seamen was recently constructed at the that the seaman assumed the risk Sailors Burial Ground in Laurel Grove Cemetery in Savan­ of injury because it was normal to his calling and therefore shipown­ nah, with the SIU's* Savannah port agent participating in ^ ers should not be held responsible. the dedication ceremonies. The Jones Act reversed this by ory of the Confederate officers The monument is composed providing that because of the dan­ of a 100-year-old anchor, im­ buried in the plot, and by repre­ gerous nature of the job, the sea­ bedded on top of a concrete slab. sentatives of two other maritime man should be accorded means of with a flag pole at one end, and a labor organizations. getting damages. It pointed out plaque bearing the names of all The Sailors Burial Ground was that the seaman is subject to the the seamen buried in the burial >(irst opened in 1860, but has sel­ master's discipline and can't leave ground at the other. dom been used during recent his job voluntarily if he deems it The monument .was dedicated years, except for the burial of Sea­ risky. Therefore it is difficult for during memorial services for sea­ farer Otto "Unde Otto" Preussler him to take action to avoid in­ men held in Savannah under the in the plot this past March. jury. sponsorship of the Savannah Port The cemetery has been operated by the Savannah Port Society, and As a result of the Jones Act. Society. SIU Port-Agent E. B. Tilley took ceremonies are held^ there every seamen today are fully protected in their rights to sue an employer part in the ceremonies and placed year to honor the men in the mer­ and recover damages In amounts a wreath from the SIU next to the chant marine on the anniversary adequate to compensate for their monument. Other wreaths were of the sailing of the steamship hurts. ^ placed at the monument in mem­ Savannah from the port in 1819. SlU Helps To Dedicate New Seamen's Memorial YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Norfolk, Va.; Charleston, SC; Long Beach, Calif.; San Francisco; Mare Island, Calif.; and Bremerton, Wash, or If you're skillful in repairing and converting, you can write to "Chief, Bureau of Supplies, Code SO, Dept. of the still find bargains in usable surplus Government goods. Navy, Washington 25, DC. There's always an unpublicized stream of Government sur­ Surplus vehicles often available Include jeeps, sedans, plus and salvage offered by Individual Army and Navy station wagons, trucks, buses and personnel carriers. Some bases, arsenals, airfields and quartermaster depots need complete overhaul, but others are in pretty good throughout the country.'' operating condition. Most of the sedans currently of­ To find out about such surplus goods you have to fered for sale are in the '40-'41 class. Those in operating phone, write or visit the disposal officer at the nearest condition command bids of $125 to $300, but some which Navy or Army post near you, and tell him the type of needed extensive repairs have been sold for as little equipment you're interested in. When goods in that cate­ as $25-50 recently. gory come up for sale you'll be notified and will have a Quality Is Tops chance to inspect them, and then you can place a scaled For surplus clothing items, you generally have to go to bid for them. . a retail dealer. ' But if the stuff is genuine surplus you The highest'bidder gets the goods, but don't overbid simply can't match it quality for quality and price for price even if it's something ydu want very much. Some of the in ordinary civilian goods. surplus goods need a lot of repair, especially some of the However, not all the goods sold by surplus stores these vehicles, and if you can't do the work yourself you had better get an estimate of the cost of reconditioning before days are genuine Government surplus. Shoes sold by you bid. To get an idea of how much to bid, shop around many stores as "Army-type" or "made on Government first and see what dealers are asking for such goods in lasts," are a comfortable style, but may not have the same used condition. Then estimate the repairs. But don't pay high-grade leathers used in the real Army and Navy shoes. Here are some of the real Government surplus goods as much for the item at surplus as you would to a dealer, because anything you buy from the Government is sold currently available in surplus shops throughout the coun­ try, and typical prices for which they are sold. as is, with no guarantee! and no refunds. Armed forces installations can be found in almost any ° Jackets: One of the best clothing buys in surplus stores part of the country, but If you don't know where, write is the combat jacket, the hard-wearing green twill one the Department of the Army, G-4 Section, Washington 25, with the draw-string around the middle. It sells for about DC, for location of posts in your area. For information on $13. Army truck-driver mackinaws, double-breasted, surplus Navy goods write the Navy yard nearest yoa woolrlined and quite warm and sturdy, go for about $13 .. I^ese are lo^a^^^ . Boston;. Brooklyn; too,, and would cost about $20 in a civflian version ex­ Bargains In Govt Surplus Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying cept the quality wouldn't be as good. One of the warmest garments available in surplus stores is the big Insulated aviator's B9 parka with mouton-lined hood for $30. •Another good buy are surplus tanker jackets, which are poplin, with zip front, knit collar and cuffs. They come in oiive drab or blue and retail in surplus stores for about $10. The Government itself paid $11.50 for them. Other Men's Clothing: One of the best buys is the knitted underwear shorts released by the US Marine Corps, which surplus dealers sell for 30-35 cents. Another useful surplus clothing item is the Navy NI arctic boots—knee-lfength rubber boots with felt soles which fit over a shoe. They've especially good for ship­ board use in cold climates. If you can't find them locaily. Sailors' Surplus in Orangeburg, New York, sells them for about $5^some new, some used but all in good condition. They sell for $15 in new, nqmsurplus versions. Navy storm suits are also available. These are doublecoated fabric shirt and pants. The Government itself pays $12 for these suits. Some surplus shops like Modell's (700 Broadway, New York,) sell them for $10. Where to Buy: There are surplus stores in every town in the country of course, but if you can't locate desirable surplus items locally, here are a few of the larger surplus dealers (in addition to those mentioned above) who pub­ lish price lists and sell by mail: Jacob Shannon & Co.: 218 N. 22nd St., Philadelphia; Johnson's Fair, 8th & Alleghany, Phila.; Sullivan Sur­ plus Sales Co., Liberty, NY; Stark's, 209 S. State St., Chicago; Palley Supply Co., Glendale 1. Calif.; Siouz Falls Surplus Store, Sioux Falls, S. Dakota. ' >I I I �Pare Eirlit SS'AFAR ERS tOn Construction Of Mariners Slowed By Shipyard Rre A'disastrous shipyard fire at a company supplying the new Mariner-type ships has bogged down the Mariner construction program. Several Mariners already launched wiir not be delivered for several months" tion are being used on Military because the special steel hatch Sea Transportation Service assign covers used by the ships wil raents. not be available. The hatch covers, which are electrically-operated, were made by a firm down in Panama City, Flor­ ida. A fire at the yard closed down production, and it was learned that the manufacturer's financial difficulties have further delayed operations, although pro­ duction is now resuming. As a result, it will be Septem­ ber, at the earliest, before any new Mariners will be able to go into operation, although several have The president of Bull Lines, My­ been launched in recent months. ron Bull, died suddenly last week Steel Delays From the start, the Mariner at the age of 49. Myron Bull was the third person program has been beset with dif­ ficulties. Work on the first 14 of to hold that office since the SIUthe 35 ships scheduled was de­ contracted company was first layed several months in 1952 be­ founded. A." H. Bull was the cause of steel shortages. The ques­ founder of the company and its tion of sale price of the ships to first president. He was Myron private operators, has also been a Bull's grandfather. The company's second president was Ernest Bull, thorny issue. The Mariner-class ship program son of A. H. Bull. When Ernest was designed to provide the US Bull died in 1943, his son, Myron, with several high-speed cargo ves­ took over the presidency. According to the company the sels that could serve both peace­ time and wartime needs. It was matter of a successor to Mr. Bull hoped that they would be fore­ still has not been decided and will runners of a modernized US mer­ be announced at a future date. It appears,Jiowever, that this will be chant marine. At present, SIU contracted com­ the first time in the history of the panies are operating two of the shipping line that someone not ships, the Keystone Mariner, as­ bearing the name Bull will become signed to Waterman, and the Corn- the president. Myron Bull died suddenly of a husker Mariner, to the Robin Line. A third ship, the Magnolia Mari­ heart attack on June 4, and was ner, was tentatively assigned to the i)uried in Tuxedo Park. He is survived by his wife, Fran­ Mississippi Shipping Company but it is one of the vessels being held ces, and two teen-age children, a up by the hatch cover problem. . daughter, Frances, and a son, Mj^' The ten mariners now in opera­ ron, Jr. Myron Bull Dies, Was 3rd Co Head JWSe-lJ. ili#'• •' SEA¥CASH BENEFITS 6 SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPPRT ON BENEFITS PAID From •«ee*eeeee«ee To eeeeea No. Seafarers Receiving Benefits this Period Average Benefits Paid Each Seafsrer Total Benefits Paid this Period -m3 yf. 7 7^ WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Hos0ital Bengfita ae Death Bencfita QJA DiaabilityBeneKta OH Maternity Bcnefica Vacation Benefits liOUL IX Total WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hospital Benefits Paid Since Tuiv 1. 1950 * Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Diaabilitv Benefits Paid Since Mav 1. 1952 * Maternity Benefits Paid Since April 1. 1952 * Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 > JtetaL 3^ lae£^ lAL-tcc s,m,7f6 Pate gepefita Be gap WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS m-. M WORK One of the powers of the SIU headquarters appeals committee is to alter or reduce a penalty im­ posed by a trial committee in New York or any outport. The com­ mittee can, if it wishes, reverse the decision of a local trial com­ mittee, and does so from time to time. But on many occasions it will reduce fines and suspensions if it feels that the trial committee has been unduly severe in its penalties. A situation of this kind was dealt with by the last headquarters appeals committee. It concerned a steward who was charged with misappropriating ship's . property and found guilty. The trial commit­ tee had ruled that in addition to the line the man was not "to be allowed to Douglas sail as steward. The Seafarer filed appeal on the ^ whole case with the appeals com­ mittee consisting of E. Spear^ H. Bennet, W.-Lachance, M. Byers, S. Freilich, J. Pacheco and F. Doug­ las. This group upheld the Judg­ ment of the trial committee as to ^e man's guilty but decided that Jn view of his previous record, ho should he pei^tted to sett ao steward in the iutwo, on j^ ho^ Vacation Cash on Hand Welfare It's a Seafarer's privilege to change his mind after he's thrown in for a job and then found that for one reason or another it wasn't to his liking. He can turn down the berth provided, of course, he notifies the dispatcher and comes back to the hall and picks up.his shipping card. However, it's another story if a man goes to a ship, works a day or two and then quits the ship without notice, leaving it to sail shorthanded. That's what hap­ pened in Philadelphia recently. The man in question signed on a Liberty ship as an oiler. He worked one day, got a draw from the skipper "and went ashore. The next day, which was Sunday, he came back aboard took his gear and left the ship. The result was she sailed shortCrawford handed. Consequently the Seafarer was brought up on trial before a com­ mittee consisting of Joseph Merkel, Mike O'Haimeslon, John Hoggie, B. Crawford, George Seeberger and Richard Heffiey. His iuuty departure from the ship without notiee^cost hlra a fine which had t» jbe paid before he ^pped Vacation Estimated Accounts Receivable Welfare— DS Government. Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets — Training Ship (WelfareXTOTAL ASSETS C(3MMENTSt ie ASHilL mM '/nST^ AU OO mmsws iweamm '' I • The Avairds CcmnLtteey con^osed of five college profeesore, will meet on June 23rd to select the winners pf the first scholarships given out under the Seafarers Wel­ fare Plan, There was a total of thirty-four (3A) appli­ cants for the scholarship8y out of which nine (9} were eligible. Of the nine (9) eligibles, only eight (8) sat for the written examination. Hen entitled to bene^ts ui3der the W^fhre Plan are again reminded in filling out cards, be sure to put in the correct date. The correct date on your card is extremely jjiqjortant, especially where more tb^jpie jiaxd AB on file. .•• tnidf rensember this.• ^ �Jin* IS. itn Par* N1B« SEAFARBttS tpg UNION TALK Canada S/(/ Halts Phony Payoff By KEITH TERPI fUke a shot from out of nowhere, news of the SIU petition for an election in the Atlantic Refining fleet ' hit every one of the company's tankers like a bomb. shell. The SIU's hundreds of supporters ate it up, and the die-hards acted as if hari-kari was the only way out now." Company followers had been led to believe that, the Union would never go for an election, and they didn't take to the idea kindly at all. It was as if we'd been making everything up as we went along, but then suddenly pulled out the stops and showed we actually meant them. The occasion proved to be n rude awakening for these boys, as if they were waking up from a particularly bad dream. Where Do They Go From Here? The fat's in the fire now, and they know it. What's bothering them now is where does the election and a sure victory for the SIU put them. They can't all run for Esso and Socony, since Esso's been selling its ships and laying up whole crews all spring.^ Besides, sticking one's head in the sand like an ostrich doesn't change the problem one bit. They can put up some sort of a scrap, of course, and prolong their agony, but they remember that the same thing was tried in another big tanker fleet won by the SIU a few years back, and it got nowhere. So they're puzzled. Some of them, who've been alternating between one side and the other all the way through the drive, realize they've got to stand pat sooner or later and stick by that decision. Some are Just against change, even if it means a full belly, more dough in the pocket and the right to stand up as a free man Instead of a free rider for the first time. Another little gang has the idea the company can do no wrong, but if it did,! it must have been a mistake, it'll be fixed or they got a new man up in the Office who doesn't know the ropes. They'll lie them­ selves blind until they believe it, or at least think they do. They've been fed the idea that Atlantic will "do right" by them no matter what happens, and they've been living on that alone for years. No Perfect Cure-AU We've never advertised the SIU as a cure-all for all the ills a sailor can suffer. But-performance is-'^what counts, and we can stand on a mighty fine record; This Union, you'll remember, has never lost a beef, and we'll stand on that boast anytime. Whether it be on the picketline, on a ship or around the bargaining table, the SIU has always gone out to fight for the right of its members -7«nd the entire seafaring profession as well—to a secure, respecetable life. That's been our aim all the years of our existence, and our present condition shows we've been pretty successful at it. The Union wa^ of doing things has made a~big difference in the sailor's' way of life the past few years. We've been able to remove the stigma from the seafaring profession, and at the same time see that our people got the best possible treatment on all fronts, along with top wages and conditions, and the fullest possible security for the seaman and his family both on and off the job. SIU Never Stands Alone Our membership has the additional security of knowing their Union is part of the powerful AFL family, and a potent force as well in a combination of more than 200,000 AFL maritime workers on all coasts, with a common bond and interests. Seafarers are well aware too that every benefit they enjoy today has •not come about through any special benevolence or kindness on the part of the shipping operators towgrds them, but because their Union has gone out and fought for their rigjjt to a proper way of life, even better perhaps than is enjoyed by workers in most shoreside industries. Almost 600 men in Atlantic who've pledged their support to the SIU recognize all these things, new as they are to many who are only accus­ tomed to the workings of so-called "independent company unionism." The door is still open for the others too. Sooner or later they'll have to admit they haven't got a leg to stand on. MONTREAL—The SIU Canadian District last week swung into action in behalf of the crew of a Canadian vessel who claimed that the company was not living up to its agree­ ment on wages and conditions. . " The crew refused to accept the smaller payoff the com­ pany offered, and decided to Bosun Taught Self Art, Won SIU Contest Prize Tom Banning (left), San Francisco port, agent, and Hans Skaalegaard. Art Contest prize-winner, sit in Skaaiegaard"s foc'sie which has the bulkheads lined with his many paintings from the last trip. Hans Skaalegaard, one of the prize-winners in the recent Second Annual Seafarers Art Contest, is a typical Seafarerartist. As most Seafarers who do turned out during the trip. One of his paintings won a third prize in art work in their spare time, oils in the recent Seafarers Art Hans is completely self-taught. Contest. He's had no formal *31:1 training or schooling, and has learned his knowledge of art from his study of other paintings, and through trial and error. - • Hans just decided some years ago that it would be nice to paint and to put the things that he loves down on canvas^ so he got the nec­ essary equipment and just started to paint. That's all there was to it. This experiment turned out so well that Hans now spends most of his spare time aboard ship painting, and at the end of a voyage, he usually has the walls of his foc'sie covered with works that he has History Of The SIU The SIU was recognized by the NLRB as bargaining agent for unlicensed Isthmian seamen, but the com­ pany was obstinate. It ignored the fact that 96 percent of the man voted for rotary shipping and hiring hall protection. The strike threat left Utem unmoved. - •- ' ...v. • In fact, when Hans' entry arrived at headquarters for the contest, it got a lot of attention. It wasn't everyone who carefully packed his paintings into a crate six feet long, four feet wide and three feet deep, and weighing over 300 pounds. A popular man, Hans is now sail­ ing as bosun abroad the William Carruth. In fact, the crew of his ship also recognized his artistic ability recently. They picked out one of the paintings that he had made during the last trip, and pre­ sented it to the SIU at the San Francisco hall after their last trip to the Far East. SIU Siriheg tgthmian On August 14, 1947, the SIU struck the powerful subsidiary of US Steel. No Isthmian ship moved after hitting a US port. The strike was solid. The ships were tied up all over the country. The strike proviMl.to Isthmian that the men and the SIU meant 'raslneai., seize the ship and hold it up in Montreal until the company lived up to its promises/ The crew of the George Hindman of the Hindman Transporta­ tion Co. signed on in Genoa, Italy, although the ship flies the Cana­ dian flag. They signed for the.-trip to Montreal and claim the skipper, Theodore Karakalas, and company representative John Watson, who also sailed as third mate, promised them Canadian wages and condi­ tions. The crew soon learned otherwise. They sailed completely shorthanded, with five men on deck, three firemen, one oiler, one donkeyman and one cook. They had to work considerable overtime to keep the ship sailing. When the ship arrived in Mon­ treal, they found they weren't get­ ting Canadian wages either. Sacko Sotitis, fireman, who says he was promised Canadian wages, was of­ fered 35 pounds per month and 70 hours overtime at 2 shillings (29 cents) instead of the 170 hours he says he worked. Hercules Spydaker, cook, was offered 20 pounds for his work as second cook in addition to his own job, for baking bread and in lieu of all other OT. George Mammelis, AB, was offered 40 pounds for the complete trip, and 40 hours OT instead of the 100 he claims. Some of the crewmembers car­ ried SIU Canadian District books, and contacted their union in Mon­ treal. Union representatives found the company trying to rush the pay­ off and found that a plane was waiting to take the crew right back to Italy. Union representatives found the ship "unliveable." The fresh water pipes to wash basins, showers and toilets were cut and plugged. The men got one bucket of fresh water a day. No linen was issued and therfe were few blankets aboard. The company told the men to accept their payoff in good Cana­ dian dollars or the money would be sent to "somebody" in Italy and they would get their money in Italian lire, if they collected at all. The SIU Canadian District im­ mediately pledged to back the men and to give them all assistance and aid possible. No. 39 isthmian held out nine days and then signed a full SIU freight pact. It was a complete victory for the men and the SIU. The next day, Isthmian ships were posted on SIU shipping boards and men were tlirowing in for the jobs. They now had SIU bene­ fits and protection. .§• �SEAFARERS P^e Tea LOG iDlf l* 191^ < ' PORT REPORTS the hall, where he spends most of New Orleans: to further our claim of being a Seattle: his time while on the beach. true Brotherhood of the Sea: On the beach now, incidentally, John Thompson, A. F. Galdikas, are oldtimers W. Wells, F. Cullison T. H. Phillips, Fred J. Smith, A. L. Wadsworth, Ren Martinez, C. Pierand E: Harriman. In the hospital son, R. Palmer, R. H. Morris and are A. J. Jbhansen, J. Kismul, The local membership went on A. Pimental. Here in New« Orleans evidence Shipping has been very good George M. Rice, H. Tucker and R. record at the last meeting to so­ of the Administration's plan to cut here during the past two weeks, Wiseman. Gives Good Advice licit the support Jeff Gillette the USPHS program ig already ap­ Passing through here, in lei­ in which time we had three pay­ of all California parent, and during our last vidit Seattle Port Agent surely fashion, is Johnny Thomp­ offs, three sign-ons and three incongressmen for to the hospital we saw the staff ^ t. t. son, with a few words that are transits. the SIU drive to H already busily engaged in trans­ We registered 38 men in the Lake Charles: well worth repeating. Johnny feels keep open three ferring patients and bunks from that some of the members do not deck department, 21 in engine and of the USPHS floor to floor, and making prepara­ study the Constitution and by-laws 16 in steward for a total of 75, and hospitals which tions for the transfer of men from enough, and wind up hurting them­ shipped 39 in deck, 28 in engine Mrs. Oveta Gulp Fort Stanton, NM, TB hospital. It and 15 in steward for a total of 82. selves and their shipmates because Hobby, of the makes us wonder if, during the of their ignorance of these rules. The ships that paid off were the Things have been getting very recent election campaign, the vot­ Department of A good example' of this, says Greenstar (Triton) and the Choc­ hot down here in the fair city of ing public interpreted the economy Health, Educa­ Bracht Thompson, is Section 32 of the taw and Jean Lake Charles, with temperatures pledge to include this body blow tion and Welfare, Shipping Rules, which allov/s a LaFitte (Water­ Is determined to close by cutting running in the 90s. But the flood to the USPHS program. man to'call for a relief man for up man).' These appropriations. waters have all receded and things In the hospital now, incidentally, to three days while he is in port. ships also signed are slowly getting back to normal. are George Wendell, Dewey Shaw, This gal seems to be making a If Section 32 were resorted to on. In - transit Shipping has been good here and hobby of closing down Public more often, when a man cannot get Fred Farthing we have shipped 52 men during the Health facilities in what is sup­ time off from a ship, Thompson were the Yorkand • Joe Colls, past two weeks. This flurry was posedly a money-saving deal, but points out, some member.^pn the mar (Calmar) all recently ad­ and the Hastings caused mostly by the tankers of the if she is successful, diseases which beach could make a few extra dol­ mitted. Oldtimer and R'a p'h a e 1 Cities Service fleet, with the Chlcould have been curbed, and lars and the man on the ship could Niels Hansen, we wawa, Paoli, Logans Fort, Govern­ against which satisfactory progress have his time off anyway, and Semmes (Water­ are happy to re­ man). ment Camp, Bradford Island, Win­ Jones is being made, will spread again, avoid either a fine or a logging for port, is progress­ The Greenstar ter Hill, Royal Oak and Council and the government will not be taking time off without authoriza­ ing nicely, and came in in very bad shape because Gro^^ all calling in here, and then the only one which will have to tion. this news should of the captain, chief mate and shell out money to stop them, but If any of you other fellows have chief engineer hard-timing the the Logms Fort coming back and be welcomed by ' bringing the Chiwawa and Cantigny the people as well. And so this is any ideas along these same lines, all his many Chambliss crew. About 200 hours in dis­ with her. false economy. friends. we'd be glad to hear them. puted OT yas collected, and the We also had two Mathaisen tank­ Shipping Holds Up Paul Chamblis^ John Hartmann John Arabasz company fired the three culprits, ers in here, the Cabins and Bull Shipping for the past two weeks Wilmington Port Agent as we certainly didn't intend to Run, and in Port Arthur we had and Alvln Whitney are all the hee has been comparable with thdt sign the crew on again. We also the Del Campo and Del Viento of proud fathers of new daughters, ^ ^ of the previous two weeks. Not too Galveston: had a beef on the Yorkmar about Mississippi and the Carrabulle of and have submitted their creden­ tials for the collection of mater­ many jobs have come in; but, by stores, but got this squared away National Navigation. nity benefits. the same token, there has been no with a requisition for more stores Each of these ships took on a competition for jobs, and in most Otherwise, the cljief topic of in­ to carry them back to the East few hands, and we expect things to cases the jobs were on the boards Coast. continue to be pretty good for terest here is the weather, whiqhfor several calls before being about the next five days, but after has been making us very thankful Turn Over Fund Shipping was generally good taken. that we don't know what to expect. that we have air conditioning in The crew of the Greenstar the hall. Just about every record Despite the low registration and here during the past two weeks. MTC Is Gaining We had two pay­ turned over $130 to the patrolman shipping figures,' however, this on the books has been broken dur­ On the labor front, we find the ing these past two weeks, with offs, two sign- to be sent to the next of kin of port is kept busy by in-t;:ansit ship­ ons and 12 ships Raymond W. Saun'ders who died Metal Trades Council still battling temperatures above" 90 every day ping and the problems that exist down the line in - transit, and in Japan. in this field. and 97.3 one day last week. i"-" there were only a At the regular hieeting last with the Cities We had one ship sign on during We have been waiting some time few minor beefs, week. Brother F. R. England told Service Oil Re­ this period—the Madaket (Water­ to get the roof of the hall repaired, settled to the sat­ about the wonderful work the fining Corp., and man)—and 19 sliips in-transit, as but the Roofers and Sheet Metal slowly but surely isfaction of all Union Welfare Department is do­ follows: Workers are still on a holiday be­ concerned. ing, and cited his own case in making progress, cause since -their contracts expired Bessemer Victory (Alcoa); Mai­ Paying off and which he collecied his "aches and especially since April 30, the companies have done den Victory (Mississippi); Portmar, signing on here the men have Ortegnerra pains money" while in New York. little to settle their disputes except Yorkmar, Calmar and Alamar (Calsaid, "Get it on were the Repub­ A vote of thanks was also ex­ the line or else," to put large ads in the daily papers mar); Raphael Semmes, Citrus lic (Trafalgar) and Coeur d'Alene tsying to put the blame for every- • Packer, J. B. Waterman, Keystone Victory (Victory Carriers) and in- tended to Brother Jeff Morrison and ws think Tylenda thing on the Uiiion members. The Mariner, City of Alma, Andrew transit were the Genevieve Peter- for the work don^" here on the they will. money spent on these ads could Jackson and Warhawk (Waterman); kin (Bloomfield), Abiqua, .Royal West Coast during the past four Some of the boys running coast­ Michael (Carras); Sunion (Kea); Oak and Lone Jack f Cities Serv­ years. wise to Baltimore tell us they have have been used to raise the roof­ Amersea (Amerocean); Western ice), Julesburg (Terminal Tankers), For our Seafarer of the Week been over to the site of the new ers' and sheet metal workers' Trader (Western Navigation); Wil­ W. E. Doweling (State Fuel), Edith we nominate David E. Jones, who hall there and fhink it will be the wages. liam Carruth (Transfuel) and Steel (Bull), Heywood Broun (Victory joined the Union in 1939, sailed in finest Union headquarters yet, es­ Also on strike here are the Elec­ Designer (Isthmian). ^ Carriers), Del Viento (Mississippi) all war zones during the last war, pecially with. the excellent side­ tricians, who went on strike against Beefs Squared Away and Louisian'a, Texas and Georgia and was torpedoed twice. For the walk superintending they are dish­ 26 contractor-members of the As­ sociation of Independent Electrical past two years he has been ship­ ing out. Almost every one of these ships (Seatrain). Among the boys here on the Contractors when their contracts In here recently was Jose Orte- ping out of Seattle and San Fran­ had some grievance, generally minor and these were quickly set­ guerra, who ships as a bosun. He cisco as a steward and cook on Far beach we find C. Tylenda, A. R. expired- May 31. The strike does ' tled to the satisfaction of the crew. joined SIU on November 22, 1938, East runs. Jones speaks three Hickey, R. M. Thompson, "Sun­ ribt affect the large Kaiser Alu­ The City of Alma was really did picket duty in New York dur­ languages and gets qlong very well down" Todd, D. McCorkindale, minum *and Chemical Comjiany short on stores when she got here, ing the 1946 General Strike, and in Japan, and he also likes the Far "Red" Kehrly, H. E. Grant, B. W. plant at Chalmette, just below here. Shipping Is Slow . en route to Japan, but thanks to was at sea during the Isthmian East.runs because they are long Spear, K. E. Lee, "Big Chief" Watrips and the payoffs are fat ones. hoo Boren and "Swede" Hellman. Shipping during the past two previous notice from the Mobile strike. Furthermore, he collects his vaca­ Leroy Clarke Keith Alsop weeks has been the slowest in this office, plus a letter from the stew­ tion pay at the end of each trip at Lake Charles Port Agent Galveston Port Agent port in many years, with 212 mem­ ard and delegates, mailed from bers registered and only 145 ship­ —inu——— h. I I —— Panama, we were ready for her, ped, and the outlook for the next and even though she was in just two weeks is .not good as we have . a short time, we were able to get only five ships scheduled for -pay­ more than enough additional offs and two of -those are coastvtisc stores, to the crew's satisfaction. vessels. Bookmen, however, will Four of the crew of the Andrew Jeff Gillette. Agent ElUott 4334 FORT WILLIAM....118Vk Syndicate Ave. never find the going tough here. Jackson missed her because of SIU, A&G District - TAMPA Ontario Phonet 3-3221 II N. Franklin St. During the period-we paid off being jailed for brawling. We were BALTIMORE 103 Durham St. White. Agent - Phone 2-1323 PORT COLBORNE 14 North Gay St. Ray Ontario Phone: 5591 the Del Mundo and Del Sud (Mis­ WILMINGTON. CalU SOS Marine Ave. fortunately successful in getting E:arl Sheppard, Agent Mulberry 4S40 John Arabasz. Agent 272 King St. E. Tdrmlnal 4-2874: TORONTO. Ontario 276 State St. HEADQUARTERS... 678 4th Ave., Bklyn. the charges against them dismissed, BOSTON EMplre 4-5719 sissippi), the, Beauregard and De James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 VICTORIA. BG 617tk Cormorant St. Soto (Watermdn), and the CaraSECRETARY-TBEASUREB but penalized them according to Dispatcher Richmond 2-0141 Empire 4531 Paul HaU 308'/4 23rd St. cASST. SECRErrABY-TBEASURERS VANCOUVER. BO 565 HamUton St. bulle (Nat'l Navigation). We signed Union regulations for failing to GALVESTON Keith Aisop. Agent Phone 2-8448 Lloyd Gardner Joe Algina Pacific .7824 join the vessel. Joe Voiplan LAKE CHARLES, La 1413 Ryan St. Robert Matthews SYDNEY. NS ... 304 Charlotte St. on the Del Alba, Del Sud and Del Claude Simmons WllUam Hall Phone 6346 Campo, the Beauregard and the Leroy Clarke. Agent Phone 6-3744 Joe Bracht, formerly AB on the MIAMI BAGOTVILLX. Quebec. 20 Elgin St. Dolphin Hotel Andrew Jackson, is in Seaside Me­ Eddie Parr. Agent Phone; 545 Purplestar (Traders). Miami 9-4791 SUP THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St. 1 South Lawrence St. In-transit were the Corsair, morial Hospital for an emergency MOBILE CAnal 7-3202 Agent Phone 2-1754 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. 113 Cote De La Mont we Patriot, CaValier and Polaris (Al­ 523 Bienville St. Phone 5-8777 QtniBEC eye, operation. Luckily, his eye­ NEW ORLEANS Quebec Phone; 2-'^a 823 N. W. Everett St. sight will not be affected and he Lindsey Williams. AgentMagnoUa 6112-6113 PORTLAND 177 Prince WiUiam St, coa), Steel Navigator (Isthmian), Beacon 4336 SAINT JOHN NB Phone: 2-5232 Del Campo (IVUssissippi), Savannah Ave.. Brooklyn UICHMOND. CAUr ^ . .> .257 5th St. should be discharged soon and be NEW YORK . 675 4th Sterling Phone 2599 8-4670 and New Jersey (Seatrain), Clairable to get back to his family. NORFOLK . ..... 127-129 Bank St. SAN FRANasCO 450 . Harrison St. Grfat Lakes District Ren Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 Douglas 2-8363 borne and Monarch of the Seas Also hospitalized at Harbor Gen­ PHILAD^PHIA 337 Market St. SEATTLE 8700 1st Ave. ALPENA 133 W. Fletcher Market 7-1635 Main 0290 eral Hospital is W. Gillick, for­ S. Cardullo. Agent Phone: 1238W (Waterman), Neva West and Gene­ ARTHUR 411 Austin St. WILMINGTON 505 Marino Ave. BUFFALO. NY. ...180 Main St. merly on the^Fort Hoskins. Brother PORT Don Hilton, Rep. Phone 4-2341 Terminal 4-3131 _ Phone: Cleveland 7391 vieve Peterkln (Bloomfield), Coeur SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE d'Alene'Victory (Victory Carriers), Gillick neerfed 10 pints of blood be­ T. Banning. Agent Douglas 2-5475 STerUng 8-4671 Phone: Main 1-0147 fore necessary stomach surgery DETROIT 1038 3rd St. William Downing (State Fuel) and Coast Representative Canadian District PUERTA de TlERRA. PR , Pelayo 51—La 5 Headguartera Phone: Woodward 1-6857 Evelyn (Bull). could be performed, and the fol­ Sal Colls, Agent Phone 2-5996 MONTREAL.......W4 St. James St. West OULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. 2 Abercora a. . PLateau 8161 Phone; Melrose 2-4110 lowing 10 men at our meeting vol­ SAVANNAH , liindsey J. Williams 3261 E 93nd St. Agent Phone 3-1728 HALIFAX. N.S..... 138'A Hollla St. SOUTH CHICAGO unteered to donate a pint~ apiece SEATTLE........ ,?700 1st AVa. ^hone: 3^1- Wilmington: Weather's Good Noro, Shipping Is Likowiso Carry On Campaign To Maintain Kospiiais Cut In USPHS Program Alrebdy In Evidenco . City Back to Normal As Flood Waters Ebb Shipping Hoids Up; Two Vessels Pay Off iltr ">• •: OiRMCTOM Y �•1. • •.,!f^.;,r — •._ , . Sune It, 19SS Pari^Elerei SEAFAREnS tOG ......... PORT ItEPOKXS $an Prandsea: Shipping Continuing ToSliippihg Bo Vory Good Horo has been very good here during the past two weeks so that we have no men on the beaeh at present and are short of men in all ratings. As far as we can see, shipping will contiriue to be very good. During this period we paid off the Cecil N. Bean (Dry-Trans), William Carruth (Transfuel), Fed­ eral (Trafalgar), Mankato Victory (Victory Carriers) and Kyska (Waterman). We signed on th« Kyska, Wil­ liam Carruth, Cecil N. Bean, Man­ kato Victory and Topa Topa (Waterman). ' In-transit we had the Raphael Semmes, Hastings, Madaket and Choctaw (Waterman), Seacloud (Seatraders), and Seamar and Alamar (Calmar). Beefs on Bean On the Cecil N. Bean there were quite a few beefs about unfair logging and overtime. The master had restricted the crew in Japan for 12 hours and the company had to pay over 280 hours OT. Also, the loggings were settled to the crew's satisfaction.. 'Aboard the Carruth, when she came in, was Hans Skaalegaard, bosun, who won a prize in the SIU art contest. At our regular meeting we dis­ cussed mostly the SIU Welfare Plan, and various members told how they had benefited from the Plan and from Welfare Services. ' In the hospital here we have P. Lawrence, W. J. Small, J. R. Coltrell, P. Smith and D. Sorrenson. T. E. Banning San Francisco Port Agent tit Mobile: Union Fighting Here ^er Hospital Service A few of the members here are having a little trouble at the USPHS outpatient clinic in getting treatment due to the fact that their discharges are not long enough or, in the case of new seamen, that they are not bona fide seamen. The Union is handling this matter with the head of the USPHS here and will continue to battle to see that all members entitled to treatment at the clinic get it with a minimum of trouble. This port only has out­ patient facilities inasmuch as the hospital was axed last year. All members who have been re­ fused treatment at the clinic should contact one of the officials of the hall and let him know about it. Also, while on the subject of hospitals, we have been getting quite a few favorable replies to our wires and telegrams to various senators and congressmen and the I^pa'rtment of Health, Education and Welfare in our fight to keep the USPHS hospital in Savannah open. Warned About Draft We are again reminding the younger seamen in this area that the draft boards here are flatly refusing occupational deferment for seamen and claiming that there is no shortage of experienced sea­ men, so seamen who are of draft age will do well to keep their boards notified that they are ac­ tively sailing, and above all, keep them informed as to their changes of address. Shipping at this port has been fair, with 149 men shipped to reg­ ular jobs during the last two weeks. At the same time we registered 151 men, and also shipped approxi­ mately 75 relief Jobs tP tu8 boats and short gangs. " Ships paying off here during this period included the Patriot, Cava­ lier, Polaris, Pointer, Roanler and Clipper, all of Alcoa, and the Mon­ arch of the Sea, of Waterman. Ships Signing On The Patriot, Polaris, Pointer and Roamer signed on, and so did the Del Viento and Del Mundo (Mis­ sissippi). In-transit here were the Chicka­ saw agd De Soto (Waterman), Steel Executive (Isthmian), Catahoula (Cuban Distillery), Heywood Broun (Victory Carriers) and Archers Hope (Cities Service). All in-transit ships were contacted and all beefs settled to the satisfaction of the crews concerned. Prospects for the coming two weeks look fair, with the following ships due to hit this port; Clai­ borne, Monarch of the Sea, Antinous and Iberville (Waterman), and Pennant, Corsair, Partner, Pilgrim, Cavalier and Patriot (Alcoa). Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent s, Baltimore: t. Allantie Fleet Drive, Hew Hall In Hews Right now we are in the thick of the Atlantic Refinery organizational drive, and we feel that the mem­ bership here is doing a fine job in contacting the crews of Atlantic ships whenever they are in port, and in doing everything else they can. to help bring this fleet into the SIU. Here at headquarters we are urging every SIU _man to take advantage of every opportunity to speak to Atlantic men, and we feel sure that with the kind of rank and file support we are getting we cannot lose, and that the same motto we have used in previous campaigns will again prove true in this one) Atlantic, Too, Will Be SIU. Outside of the Atlantic drive, our chief interest here, of course, is centered on the construction of our new hall, which is coming along in fine style. We are looking forward very much to the completion of this building, and we feel certain we speak for all the members when we say that there is no question but what this building will be one of the finest union halls anywhere. The. Baltimore membership, we know, is very, appreciative ""of a building like this. Shipping Is Good Shipping here during the past two weeks has been very good, with the number of men shipped just about equal to- the number regis­ tered, and with 16 ships paying off, 15 ships signing on and 12 ships in-transit. Earl Sheppard Baltimore Port Agent New York: Spriag Fever Is Here Bui Aclivify's Brisk Spring has finally arrived in the Big City and. from the large turn­ over in jobs on the ships arriving here it looks as if most of the boys want to take a vacation and enjoy some of this warm weather. Of course, the fact, that the baseball parks and the race tracks are in full swing may have something to do with it. Some of the boys also tell, me that thrte is some very inviting scenery around the local beaches and the seashore that could lure a man off a good ship at this time of year. At any rate, there seem to be more men looking for relief than there are looking for jobs here lately. The port has been busy during the past two weeks and shipping has been good in all departments. We paid off a total of 28 ships in this period, signed nine on foreign articles and serviced 13 in-transit, as follows: Ships Paid OffSimmons Victory, Jean, Marina, Evelyn, Beatrice, Suzanne and Elizabeth (Bull); New Jex-sey, New York, Texas, Georgia and Savan­ nah (Seatrain); Steel Executive and Steel Navigator (Isthmian); Robin Gray, Robin Doncaster, Cornhusker Mariner and Robin Hood (Robin); Amberstar (Triton); CarroU Victory (South Atlantic); Wild Ranger, Azalea City, Hurricane, Stonewall Jackson arid Afoundria (Waterman); Coe Victory (Victory Carriers); Logans Fort (Cities Service), and Sea .Comet II (Seatraders). Ships Signed On Trojan Trader (Trojan); Sim­ mons Victory (Bull); Longview Victory and Coe Victory (Victory Carriers); Robin Goodfellow and Robin Mowbray (Robin); Steel Navigator (Isthmian); Wild Ranger (Waterman), and Carroll Victory (South Atlantic). Ships In-Transit , . Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Runner, Alcoa Puritan (Alcoa); Iberville, Maiden "Creek, Antinous, Chicka­ saw (Waterman); Steel Apprentice, Steel Chemist (Isthmian); Pennmar (Calmar); Abiqua, Bradford Is­ land (Cities Service), and Louisi­ ana (Seatrain). The outlook for shipping in the coming period is good as we have a number of ships due in from long trips for payoffs, and we expect a couple of tankers to be taken out of lay-up. We have also been in­ formed by a couple of our opera­ tors that they expect to crew up several tankers that they have laid up in some of the other east and west coast ports, Claude Simmons Ass't Secretary-Treasurer Boston: Shipping So Good Horo Dispaichor Almost Off We have had a good spurt in PORT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleana .......' Galveston Seattle San Francisco Wilmington REG. DECK -.. ' 30 185 61 156 15 16 6 ..; 51 103 58 38 44 16 •-Total* ...^.v.. T78 y's-'-. ••• .'-.v4 'j,', There have been a lot of pros and cons on what a bosun- should know. The first thing a bosun should know is hdw to handle men and work them. By that I don't mean just turning them to, and letting it go at that. He should place his men so as to get the most efficiency out of each sailor he has working. As an example, if he has a good painter and a good splicer, don't use the painter splic­ ing if there is painting to be done and don't-; use the splicer painting is there is splicing to be done. That way you don't cut down the efficiency and quality of each man's work and wind up putting out more work with no extra ef­ fort. When a rigging job is to be done, the bosun should always be at hand to see that it is done properly. It stands to reason, therefore, that he must know all phases of rig­ ging and know how to do it the first time without having to re-rig the job. I have seen jobs take twice as long just because they were rigged Allen wrong in the first place. As an example, during the evacuation of Inchon, they sent us some 95-foot steel pilings which had been turned down by sev­ eral other ships as having been too long to load. After a little de­ liberation we unshipped the stays, winged out no. 4 and no. 5 gear and worked with both winches at one time, making seven ton lifts with ease. They also sent us a truck that was 15 feet longer than no. 2 hatch. With_a little applica­ tion of triangulation and rigging know-how, it was rigged and put into the hatch on tha first try. After that the deck department made all the stevedore time we wanted. A good way to keep the mate from breathing down your neck is to keep a step ahead of him. If you have an idea he is going to have you do a job start on it be­ fore he tells you. Chuck Allen ir i/> if shipping here during the past two weeks, and shipped out 79 men while we registered 63. .Shipping, In fact, has been so good here, and our board so full of jpbs going in all directions, that our dispatcher, Jim Sweeney, has just about had to dig up men from the backwoods who didn^t even know there was a war on in Korea. But anyway, no ships have sailed short from here that we know of. As a matter of fact, Jim develop­ ed such a good sales talk, and be­ to paint such ili gan pretty pictures, that he darned near shipped out himself, and I had all I could do to hold him back. Our total shipping figures for the period are as follows: D. Sheehan Registered 30 in deck, 17 in engine and 16 in stew­ ard; shipped 26—in deck, 34 in engine and id in steward. During this pejiod we paid off the Archers Hope, Lone Jack and Council Grove (Cities Service), the Queenstown Heights (Carras) and the Ann Marie (Bull), and all these Ships signed on. In-transit we had the Steel Age (Isthmian), Government Camp (Citiess Service), Robin Doncaster (Seas Shipping), Trinity (Carras) and Chickasaw (Waterman). The Steel Age had to shift out to anchorage during her .stay here as there was quite a fk-e near her which burned all night and com­ pletely destroyed Pier 48. On the beach here we have'D. Sheehan, A. Pinchook. G. Stabello. J. McLaughlin, J. LaPointe, B. Gordy, S. Gordon, R. Frazer, L. Williams, J. Chermesino, M. Sweet, C. Connors and J. Hunt. . J. W. Carey just got out of the hospital and is now an out-patient. G. Williams also got out and is In good shape. John Duffy is coming along fine, as is Stanley Greenridge. R. N. Rogers is getting back into good shape and should be out next week, and S. Kostegan is also Miami: due out soon. J. Flaherty should be out in a few more weeks, and J. Penswick, who won himself a prize in the SIU art contest, should be out soon. The only real item of news here James Sheehan is still the weather, which con­ Boston Port Agent tinues very hot, but the hurricane "Alice," fortunately, fizzed out in the Gulf after a week of on-aitdoff rains. Shipping has been very slow here during the past two weeks, and although a number of ships have been iri-transit, there have been few jobs. In fact, of six men Figures May 20 to June 3 REG. TOiAL SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL registered, we shipped only one— REG. DECK ENG. STEW, SHIPPED Bemie Lawson, who was put ENGI>'E STEW. REG. aboard the Florida, which is on 79 16 63 26 34 19 17 continuous articles, and which was 117 154 149 488 151 130 39*8 the only ship to pay off here. 39 35 49 61 40 136 149 In-transit were the Alawai, De 89 103 101 122 87 344 314 Soto, Mobilian and Iberville (Wat­ erman) and the Arlyn (Bull). 10 3 5 2 10 30 5 We settled the lodging beef on 46 13 15 10 18 35 9 the Florida and now are waiting 5 6 10 15 10 4 26 for them> to get a few passengers 46 149 53 55 47 151 48 so we can talk about repairs. 189 We have no men in the hospital, 72 68 65 56 250 75 but Donald White is recuperating 112 30 39 15 88 43 15 from a broken leg received in a 15 28 82 21 75 16 39 motorcycle accident, and has 39 52 158 57 33 123 46 switched J:o riding around in a 6 9 5 20 32 6 British MG. 10 ^ Eddie Parr 581 496 508 1841 634 1721 Miami Fort Agent '554 Weather Is Hot Here; Hurricane Fizzes Out A&c smpMNfG MMtmrn Shipping The PHrolman Says ... ;; • 519! . �IN THE WAKE As far back as 150 BC, the figure of Atlas was portrayed supporting the heavens and/or the earth on his shoulders. It was used common­ ly as aa illustration for many books of maps, but was first applied as the name of a collection of maps by Gerhard Mercator (1512-94), the Flemish geographer and mathema­ tician. Apparently- the suggestion Mercator tried to put over was that his book contained all the knowledge of the world b^wden its two covers. If so, he was par­ ticularly successful,at it. His pro­ jection maps are more generally used today than any other projec­ tion for navigators' maf)s of the world. MEET THE SEAFARER species of kingfisher. This bird, it was believed, spent 14 days* during the coldest time of winter building a floating nest, laying its eggs and watching over the eggs until thsy hatched. Since under natural con­ ditions such a nest could not sur­ vive the shock of wind and waves, the gods saw to it that during those 14 days the winds ceased and the sea subsided. Thereafter the seven days before and after the shortest day of the year (December 21) were called the halcyon days by many mariners. STANLEY C. SCOTT—Bosun Seafarer Stanley C. Scott has Blanche Sigman and the C-4 Gen­ been going to sea for the compara­ eral Sfuart Heintzelman. The Question: Do you have any gripes tively short period of 12 years, but latter was a troop carrier making about shipboard Union meetings? in that time, as a civilian and a much of the world in its ports of sailor in the US Navy he has call.' It was while he was with the Max Byers, ch. elect.: I don't girdled the globe many times anc have any real gripes about the has a thrill to match every voyage. MSI^S, Scott said, that he "began Starting his sea-going carQ^r in to look enviously at the SIU. I shipboard SIU 1941, 11 months, before Japan had earned a 60-day vacation with meetings. Mo.st struck at Pearl Harbor, the 39- MSTS, and 1 decided to make the of the time, I end year-old bosun got his sea legs at most of it." up as chairman, a comparatively late stage- in life. and make sure Taking the bull by the horns, , Howevei*, he made up for a previ­ that the meeting the Brooklyn-bom-and-bred Sea­ ous lack of maritime activity by a goes along okay, if if if hectic naval career. It was right farer jumped into the Union fight There is jusi one place in the and don't let any in the beginning of his ' service, with Cities Sqfvice. He went on Americas where both the Atlantic one man keep the too, that most of the drama of the the Abiqua as an organizer for the and the Pacific Oceans can be seen floor for too long. sea unfolded about his landlub­ SIU, but was fired off her after five months. The Union filed from the same spot. On a clear I think that the shipboard meetings are a great ber's legs. charges against Cities Service, and, day, both can be seen from the Scott was stationed at Pearl It is supposed that the body of idea. Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, on the eventually, Scott got $700 and a water known as the Black Sea was summit of Mount Izaru, an active if / if if cruiser Detroit, when the Japs hit Union book, "which was worth given that name by the Turks be­ volcano in Costa Rica about 12,000 Alphonso Parker, MM: The ship­ Hawaii. He worked without rest much more than that," he said. cause of its dense fogs and violent feet high. Actually, the portion ot Shipped To Islands storms, black being used in the the Atlaqtic that is seen is the board Union meetings are a great for 24 hours, from 7 AM around idea. It gives Caribbean Sea, but this has always The Brooklyn bosun, who ships the clock, earning a commendation sense of bleak, gloomy and forbid­ everybody for his work under hazardous con­ in Group I as "just about every­ ding. In winter the waters are been regarded as part of the North chance to talk ditions. Before he was discharged thing but a carpenter," last sailed often covered with heavy fogs that Atlantic. a^iout their beefs, from, the Navy in August,. 1944, he on the Puerto Rico (Bull). He was if if if obscure the sun and darken the and to keep the had an opportunity at some per­ on her two years, shipping to the The slang reference co a person entire area. The early Greeks men on the ship sonal revenge, getting in on some islands as AB deck maintenance called it "Pontos Axemos," mean­ or to his head, as a "coconut" ^ates ini^rmed about of the heavy counter-attacks of the man. Before that he sailed the ing inhospitable sea or sea un­ back several hundred years, and is, the Union and Pacific Fleet. Ames Victory (Victory Carriers), friendly to strangers, because of in fact, not too unusual after all, what is happen­ the Trinity (Carras), and Isthmiits barren shores and its lack of since the shape of the human head '^US Hits Back ing. However, islands where navigators could does somewhat resemble that of Scott was on the destroyer Reed an''s Steel Mariner, the last on a the men should five-months trip around the world find shelter from the frequent the nut itself. That is just what Portuguese explorers thought stick to the subject being discussed when the vessel was part of a con­ which he enjoyed very much. storms. voy for the first naval air assault when, in the late 15th centuiy, and shouldn't talk too long. Married 10 years come Septem­ 4- 4 4" launched by America at the be­ 4" if if they found this fruit growing upon ber, Scott has two children, Walter ginning of World War II. It was Some authorities. suppose the islands of the Indian Ocean. Not John J. Dorla, OS: One $hipname Africa to be another version only was the nut about the shape board meeting that I was at re­ late in January, 1942, when the aiged 6 and Jean, 8, named after task force hit the Mamhall and her mother. Scott was born in the of "Ophir," a seaport or region and size of a small head, but the cently was all Gilbert Islands, sinking the first Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, frequently mentioned in the Old base of it, with its three dark holes, fouled up by two Japanese destroyer and taking the but has since moved, after trip^ Testament, from which the ships really resembled a grinning face. guys who started first Jap prisoners in the war. The around the world, to his Bay Ridge of Solomon brought fine gold m That is what led the Portuguese arguing about assault paid off, in part, for the home where he can wateh SIUgreat quantity, plus sandalwood, to call the nut a "coco," for in their some beef that surprise raid on Hawaii by the contracted ships enter and leave precious stones and ivory. Although language that means "a grinning was mostly per­ New York's lower bay. sons of Nippon. the actual location of "Ophir" is face." sonal anyway. Turning to more peacfeful pur­ "I'm very well satisfied with the unknown, it has at different times They kept talk­ if if if suits, the Navy veteran ' shipped situation in the SIU," he said. been identified with India, Ceylon, Scientists say that the drainage ing, and weren't out on two SUP vessels, the Wil­ Most of all I like the job security the Malay Peninsula, Arabia and system of the rivers in the western even on the sub­ liam Endicott and the Caleb and trip choice which the Union Africa itself. hemisphere is the greatest on ject the meeting . 4if i> earth. It is estimated that the was discussing. That kind of thing Strong, when he shed his blues for offers. I prefer the West and East civvies. It wasn't long after that Indies and the Mediterranean runs. The seaman's reference to hal­ Aipazon discharges more water gripes me. when he began to ship Military The Mediterranean is a sailor's cyon days,ca time of calm at sea, into the Atlantic Ocean than the if if if Sea Transportation..Service runs to paradise. When you hit Naples, stems from an ancient tale about eight largest rivers of Asia togeth­ John A. Muehleck, cook-baker: Halcyone, daughter of the god of er. On North America, the Missis­ There are always some guys who Europe, South America', the Medi­ for instance, it's just a short hop terranean and points outward. Two to Capri. And when you're in - the winds, who was reunited with sippi River discharges more water hold their own of the vessels he shipped on under Genoa you just stay there and enber husband when the gods trans­ by itself than all the rivers of Eu­ meetings before MSTS were the hospital ship oy yourself." formed them both into halcyons, a rope put-together. ' and. after-the reg­ ular shipboard meeting, and gripe like mad about everything, but these guys ACROSS DOWN 13. Fruits Attu, Washington announced, which no jobs were available . . , -34. Fearful never say a word 1. side 1. Open a keg 18. Direction of 36. Dusseldorf's was the first American soil to be In Mexico the Chamber of Depu­ 2. Lee during the regu­ . exSt. Lucia river 4. Columbia, the regained by US forces in the war ties unanimously approved a dec­ fighter from Dominica 37. of the lar meeting. . If Day, Chum Ocean after seizure by thg enemy 19. Dice same laration that Mexico had been in singer a man has a gripe, the meeting is Swedish ac­ 39. Ancient home 20. Go over ac­ T What freight­ Algiers announced that as the re­ a state of war with Germany, Italy tress the place to talk about it. of Irish kings er carries counts Patron of sult of a meeting between General and Japan since May 22. 40. Centimeters: 21. SUiy 12. Honduras sailors if if if Abbr. Charles de Gaulle and General port Chinese 22. Teddy R's 41. New Guinea i i i Selig Freilich, FWT; The guys Henri Giraud, these two men and lader 14. City in NY party symbol port Nicaragua In Los Angeles, young zoot suit that gripe me are the ones who 23. What cook 42. What SIU 15. Sicily port General George Catroux, Rene port wears provides wearers and servicemen fought stay in their sack, 16. Goes over a What helms­ 24. Honshu port Masigli, Jean Monnet, General Al43. Girl's nick­ book man should be 25. Adriatic port even though they name pbonse Georges and Andre Philip while State investigators, under 9. East Indian 17. African tribe 27. Silver coins 44. Nothing know there's gor herb 18. Term of ad­ formed the executive committee orders from Gov. Eari Warren, be­ of Iran 45. Summer, in dress in Navy 10. Wander about 30. Gray lamb's ing to be a meetFrance which will govern the empire and gan searching for the basic causes 11. About 3'/4 19. City in Egypt fur 46. Whiskey iq^. Then they ounces in 22/ East end of represent the people of France un­ of a week-long series of^ disorders Holland finally get up and NY (Answers on Page 25) til their motherland is freed . . . . . Pope Pius XII again voiced an 26. Makes, a voy­ wander into the age Agents of the A & G District of appeal to the belligerents on both meeting late. 27. Put to flight the SIU held a conference in New sides to refrain from the furies of 28. Hogan or They hold everySnead York aimed at the tightening of total war, including aerial • repris­ body up, and 29. Girl's name the Union apparatus for the criti­ als .. . The SIU asked FDR to step 30. City N E of don't know what's Osaka cal war and post-war periods . . . in and correct the muddle on ob­ being discussed or what has hap­ Two US cargo ships, a tanker and taining seamen's papers caused by 31. Aleutian island group pened earlier in the meeting. an ammunition laden freighter, col­ the RMO . . - Official reports dis­ 32. Belaying —33. Sign of •if i i lided off the Atlantic coast, taking closed 17,083 American soldiers measles James Tarrant, AB: My big gripe 34. Territory in the lives -of 84 of the 151 men were held prisoners of war by the Axis, with the large majority in about shipboard meetings are the aboard. W Africa 35. Free of Japanese hands. characters who germs i i i wiil never accept 37. Iran coin i i i 38. Initials on the chairman's President Roosevelt signed the A military revolt in Argentina British war­ job, and always pay-as-you-go income tax bill of headed by Gen. Arturo Rawson, ships 10. Gorman, of try to make the 1943, making a 20 .percent with­ an anti-Isolationist, upset the gov­ Yanks same people do holding of taxable- income at ernment of President Ramon Cas­ 40. Demand 43. Member tif all the work, source effective on July 1, 1943, tillo, who took refuge on a warship. SIU i More of-these for all wage and salary earn­ Martial law was cleclared . . . With 47. Where. Machias is men should real­ ers .. . The SIU hailed Drew Pear­ the SIU as one of the backers of 48. Dryness ize that it's their son's revelation that the WSA was the organization, a merchant sea­ #»• Jewish ceremony place to take "conspiring to drive the maritime men's club was opened in Glasgow, hound 30. these kinds of jobs .end do their unions from the sea" by training Scotland, for the use of all seamen 11. Sheltered part^ in .running meeting. 'a surplus.o| appreqticc seaman for of Allied nations . i/ - A TEN "YEARS:SAeO *,*rsi-w51(s'J i.V/itie'v! i.u'f r '.v'T'• ' ii if/ .vu-.ii ,'jii' JO mit w *i>j jjoivil �June 12, 1953 SEAFARERS Vol. XV. Page Thirteen *Decforaffon of Independence' SEAFARERS ^ LOG June 12, 1953 LOG LEHER No. 12 Published biweekly by the Seafkrers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. STerling 8-4670, PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer of the Editor, HEKREirt BRAND; Managing Editor, BAT DEKISON; Art Ecllfi>r. BEAM ADD SEAMAN; Photo Editor. DANIEL NILVA; Staff Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWIN SPTVACK. ART PERTALL, JERRY REMER, AL MASKIN; Gulf Area Reporter, BILL MOODY. WEEK The Election Petition The SIU's petition for a collective bargaining' election among Atlantic tankermen has been welcomed with enthusiasm by all hands. The response from the fleet has been a stepped-up flow of pledge cards and a flood of withdrawals froni the companydominated Atlantic Maritime Employees Union. ' Prior to petitioning there were a few Atlantic tankermen ' who had been hesitant about lining up with the SIU because ' they had been fed a steady diet of propaganda to the effect I that the SIU would never go for an election. The petition ' flied with the Labor Board shot these stories full of holes. Now there's no doubt in anybody's mind that the SIU means business and can back its petition with the solid support of . a handsome majority of jthe fleet. Fundamentally, there's just one basic issue facing Atlantic men in this drive. It's simply a matter of choosing between a handout existence at the pleasure of the company, and the sturdy independence to be found in banding together with the SIU to bargain for shipboard conditions. Under the present set-up in Atlantic, the tankermen have no choice but to go begging for the company's favors, hat in hand. It should be pretty obvious by now to all that the AMEU has neither the strength nor the heart to get its back up to the company. If it did, it would find itself out of busi­ ness in short order. Given a choice between crawling or standing up to the . .company, it's easy to see how the Atlantic tankerman will < respond. He wants to be able to stand on his two feet. The only way he can do it is through the SIU. Almost 600 pledge cards from Atlantic men prove this point. 44" < Crewv^s Kindness Touches Widow To the Editor: I-am the widow of E. J. Blanes, who died while serving as a util­ ity man aboard the Amersea (Blackchester) on or about March 6 of this year, and was buried at sea on March 8. My husband was not a member of the Seafarers International Union, but had shipped in an emergency. He was a member of the Marine Cooks and Stewards, AFL, but he had always spoken very highly of your Union, and wanted to join it, and now, after what his shipmates on the Amer­ sea have done for my family and myself, I can see why everyone has a good word for the SIU. The crew of the above-mentioned ship forwarded my family $275 Steps toward labor unity were Department of Labor was threat­ from Port Said, Egypt, by radio­ gram, and again, a few weeks later, taken by a joint AFL-CIO commit­ ened when the House of RepreseaI ,was sent a money oi^er for tee when they reached a "no-rai.d- tatives cut funds and personnel for $30 and advised that the crew- ing" agreement. -Tfie agreement the Bureau of Labor Standards in members had voted to give me will go into effect next January 1 half. The Bureau conducts a safety after approval by AFL and CIO training program that has been that much more. conventions individual unions. credited with considerable reduc­ I do not have enough words to It calls for and the naming of an im­ tions in accidents in industrj\ be able to say, "thanks" to them 4 4 4 Within the next month or so, the winners of the first SIU for the money, and also'for their partial arbitrator to settle disputes Fort Worth, Texas unions in a between unions. The committee annual scholarship awards will be known. Four Seafarers sympathetic radiogram right after will now go to work to try to der good neighbor gesture bouglit 200 or children of Seafarers will receive the generous $1,500 my husband died, nor for the many termine the jurisdiction limits of pure-bred pigs and sent them by yearly awards that will enable them to get the college ^u- nice letters that some of the crew- the various AFL and CIO unions. air to-Honduras where they will be members wrote me. And I have cation they would otherwise do without. used as a means of improving ani­ 4 4 4 been told that my husband re­ Selection of the scholarship winners has been a lengthy ceived mal husbandry in that country. A card-carrying general, prob­ a proper funeral in true process because the Union wanted to surround this procedure SIU fashion. ably the only one with union mem­ Funds for the pigs were raised in a with every safeguard. That's why all candidates had to bership, is the proud boast of the drive throughout the city's unions. Men Are Scattered 4 4 4 American Federation of Technical submit certain qualifications, pass the standard college en­ trance examinations and be studied by a qualified advisory Of course, about three months Engineers, Local 30, AFL. The A group of models in San Fran­ have now elapsed since my hus­ general in question is Frank C. cisco has applied for an AFL union board of college professors, and administrators. band's death, and I realize that Myers who was recently promoted charter and permission to organize The advisory board will meet on June 23rd to examine by • time those shipmates of to Brigadier in the Marine Corps models elsewhere in the country. the qualifications of all applicants and draft its final recom­ his this who served with him on the Reserve. Myers has been a member The models claim that society wo­ mendations to the trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. Amersea must be separated and of the union since back in 1929. men have been cutting in on their After that the trustees will make the final selection. This perhaps scattered 'all over the During World War II he served as jobs by appearing in fashion shows at women's organizations. Employ­ Fall four young men and wornen will start on their college world; and in any case I do not a colonel in the South Pacidc. ers furnish the clothes and the wo­ know their whereabouts and have careers assured of $6,000 to complete a four-year course. 4 4 4 no means of contacting each one 4' 4 4 The full amount of aid appropri­ men do the modeling for free. ~ personally to express my deepfelt ations for Europe asked by Presi­ 4 4 4 General- Electric has offered a gratitude. And so I would appre­ dent Eisenhower was backed by ciate it if you would allow me space the AFL in testimony before the wage increase of a little more than After a certain amount of dilatory motion. Congress is in the columns of your Union House Committee on Foreign Af­ three per cent to 100.000 employees buckling down to work on maritime issues. It appears that" newspaper to e.xpress my thanks to fairs. AFL economist Boris Shis.h- in two unions. Workers involved a thoroughgoing effort is being made in both Senate and all the seamen of the Amersea. kin told the Committee that any are members of the International no matter where they now may be. cuts would be false economy by Union of Electrical Workers, CIO, House to draft a constructive merchant marine program. the United Electrical Workers, It's fitting that such a program should be drafted at this I am not a young woman any weakening ties between the US and independent. Another 100,000 GE time because the merchant marine is facing another period more, but that magnificent ges­ and Europe. workers represented by a variety of ture from the. SIU shipmates of 4 4 4 of drastic change. Right now, streams of ships and supplies my husband has made me realize craft unions accepted a previous are crossing the Pacific to Korea. Six months from now, if that there are plenty" of nice An open shop bill in California company wage offer last March. all goes well in current peace negotiations, the stream may folk in the world, so once again. If* was defeated in the State Assembly 4 4 4 Industrial Relations Committee by Cuts in work hours were won by dry up and disappear. you can find space in the SEA­ an eight to two vote after the State These violent changes in the pattern of shipping are nqthing FARERS LOG, please extend my AFL mustered forces against it. 1,500 AFL bakers in th ? San Fran­ cisco. Bay area after a four day new. They simply point up the need for legislative action most sincere and heartiest thanks The bill would have ruled out all strike over the Memorial Day to ship's delegate D. Jones, Calvin to stabilize a notoriously unstable industry. It's to be hoped forms of union security and made weekend. The work week for men that after the false starts of past years. Congress will come Lake, E. Ibarra, W. "Welden and the an open shop compulsory. It was was reduced to 35 hours from 371^ others too numerous to mention. I backed by the Associated Farmers up with constructive legislation this time. will always have a prayer on my and the California Chamber of with no loss in pay. Women bakery clerks received increases of ten to lips and in my heart for them, Commerce. 15 cents an hour. and also for the Union officials at 4 4 4 4 4 4 the port of Seattle, whose kindness New auto contracts providing A retirement village in Florida, and consideration so helped to The crew of another SlU-manned vessel, the Liberty Bell, lighten my burden during my hour small wage increases and boosts in is being built by the Upholsterers . has received a commendation from military authorities'for of pensions to a ceiling of $137.50 a International Union, AFL. The darkest need. rescue work performed in the Pacific near Japan. While month have been signed by major union plans to invest $5 million Also, I would like these Union auto producers. The United Auto­ of its own funds tn a community dozens of Navy and private ships searched the waters in officials and the men on the Amer-. mobile Workers (CIO) signed that will accommodate 500 families vain for a group of missing fishermen, the keen-eyed Sea­ sea to know that these heartfelt farers of the Liberty Bell successfully spotted survivors of thanks for their efforts after my agreements with General Motors, of workers over 65 years old. Ford and Chrysler calling for ten Rentals will run from $42 to $50 a a wreck leading to their rescue. husband's death come not only- cents raises for skilled workers month. The cottages will be of con­ Such incidents have not been unusual in the past. The from'myself but from my son and and live cents annual productivity crete block and contain one and competent, professional seamen, who make up the SIU have daughter as .well. increases. The cost of living form­ two bedrooms each. The program . had their share of. successful rescues at sea. Mrs. E. J. Blanes, was approved at the union's con­ ula in the contracts was revised, The crew of-the Liberty Bell deserves a "well done" for daughter, Gerl Lee, ; vention by all but five delegates 4 4 4 and san, Elweed living up to the best traditions of the SIU. The Mfetgr prognim of the US from California. ROUND-UP Scholarship Awards Action 111 Congress In Fine SIU Style w- m �Pace Fourteea SE AF ARERS LOG JOB* 12, 1958 •'' '/'"/ ~ 1 ' "-"' 1I { wmmI PliM ,. ' L / The Florida lays quietly next to her pier, bef takftig some more passengers between the 1 great southern playlands, Miami and Havar O °Q 0 I p. . _ .. . J• C X - X. that o seorfton °?,t '^Tw!SK?rS The trim 4 Havana, mahin9 , " and J i: tun-seeKing v ' Tanned and satisfied after their trip on Florida, a group of passengers disembark Miami after a pleasant trip from Havana. L £ srs .;-„",w:S-'"j:;is'w K Sy ;y->v.. I I ff§S55?5iiii ' hh ':' ' ' .'..„ :,.:'"^ rIs • W ^ ' %A • ) I• I ^ __ J I '?,-< I W- IT; 1\ " ^ f J ^J . < ' E. Reyes, bellboy; R. Gonzalez, waiter, anc Lirria, bar waiter, pay a lot of attention t] iI passenger on stewardess Jane Smith's lap. I t '•k- I 5'' I I r ' I mm»im S. Rodriguez (right), officers' messman, watd carefully as Tony Garcia, crew cook, carvq juicy piece of turkey for the evening meal.' •'..'•mr- '' �.p...-, \ SEAFARERS LOG pre I wo la. |he ajt A. Pedrajo quartermaster, and Bob Wright, third mate, stand their watch on the bridge, and keep the Florida on course as she makes her way between her two sunny ports of call. J. a lies a Even on a passenger ship there are beefs. Here, Eddie Parr (right), Miami port agent, checks some disputed steward department OT, There s always plenty of work for the deck department on a short run. Here, C. Hilseth, AB, and N. Gonzalez, OS, keep busy coiling a hawser to keep things shipshape, in true SIU style. iS I �Paffe Sixteea Plans to dredge the Gowanus Creek Channel in Brooklsm took a forward step when the House approved fund appropriations to deepen New York's tenth busiest waterway to 30 feet to accommodate largersized ships.. The Gowanus Channel appropriations was one of the few river and harbor items to survive the economy ax. Brooklyn civic lead­ ers had made a special trip to Washington to plead for the appropria­ tion. SE AT ARERS Jdne 12, 1953 LOG Safety In The Galley Shoreside safety studies have indicated that -one of the most danger­ ous places to be is in the kitchen. A considerable nuniber of minor and serious accidents take plac?« there because of knives, hot ovens, grease splatters, defective refrigerators, toasters and broilers, broken glasses and dishes, slips and falls on wet floors and so on. All of these hazards, and then some, exist in the ship's galley. To Seafarers who sail on the Cities it t t Service tanker Government Camp add to the normal run of kitchen dangers there's the pitching and The first French vessel to touch Lake Michigan since 1674 arrived will have Arthur *E. Sanders, AB, rolling of the ship—a considerable factor in rough weather, plus the In Chicago, May 30. The Jac^es Marquette completed a 65-day to thank for all the new recrea­ need to go up and down ladders and through passageways to store­ voyage from Marseilles by sailing down the St. Lawrence and through tion gear oh board. Sanders took rooms and freeze boxes. ' , the Great Lakes to the midwestem city. It carried a cargo of wines a few hours off his shore-Jeave to The most common dangers on ships seem to be cuts and bruises and liquors from France, cork from Spain and marble and olives from shop around ftw items that would from knives, cleavers or similar injuries from falling or being thrown Italy. . help the crewme'mbers amuse against sharp corners and brackets; falls on gangways and ladders; themselyes during their • off-duty burns from hot water'urns and grease splatters, and injuries from t it t • hours at sea. His shipmates showed heavy swinging doors on iceboxes. A decision is awaited from the Interstate Commerce Commission on UsuaUy the cuts and bruises received in the galley from sharp the request of the Isbrandtsen Steamship Company for intercoastal their appreciation by giving him objects and sharp edges are minor injuries. However, they always open a vote of thanks at a recent ship­ operating rights. Isbrandtsen wants to make trips every two weeks the possibility of infections, and usually keep a man from doing his from the Pacific Coast to the East Coast via Panama. Spokesmen for board meeting. Waterman SS Company and Luekenbach SS Company have opposed Sanders has been sailing .with job, particularly when they are around the hands. Dull Knives Do Damage the request on the grounds that additional intercoastal sailings are not the SIU for just two years now. Popular opinion to the contrary, it's the dull knife, not the sharp needed. , " He comes originally from the wheat and cattle state of Kansas one, that's responsible for most of the damage. The dull knife is (the t i i where he was born 29 years ago, one that slips off the object being cut and gashes the hand of the An appeal to American ship operators for research funds has been cutter. Starting with a sharp knife to begin with reduces the chance made by the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. The but he and his wife now make of accident. their home in Inglewood, Califor­ group is seeking $100,QOO to finance continuing research into ship In handling knives or cleavers, both the hands and the knife handle design and building, cargo handling, tailshaft failures and other tech­ nia. should be clean and dry to assure a firm grip. Cutting vegetables can nical matters. Funds sought are for the purchase of materials and 4 4 4 be safely done by first slicing them in half, putting the .fiat side costs of clerical labor. Ship operators have turned down requests on There certainly must have been down and then holding it with the fist closed, fingers safely tucked the ground that as customers of shipbuilders they should not have to a well-fed group of crewmembers under the palm. As a general principle, all cuts should be made away finance research. ' aboard the Lafayette (Waterman) from the body. on her last voyage .because they Other cuts will come from broken dishes and glassware. In such Three Army barges have crossed the Atlantic from Charleston, SC, were lavish in their praise of the cases it's just a matter of handling with care and immediately dump­ to France in the wake of the Kevin Moran, an ocean-going tug. It was whole galley gang. A vote of thanks ing any dishes and glassware that show cracks and sharp edges. the first transatlantic barge tow since World War II. The crossing took was offered to the entire stewards Where a sink, table or bracket has a stiarp protruding edge, the edge 21'/a days. Two nylon and one wire hawser were used in the towing. department, including Barrett W. should be smoothed off, or if that's not possible, should be padded in The nylon hawsers were eight inches in circumference and performed Moore, for their high-level per­ some manner to avoid injury. Keep The Deck Dry well during the trip. The 1,900 horsepower tug averaged 7.9 knots formance throughout the voyage which resulted in a bunch of satis­ Slipping as a cause of accidents can be very easily prevented by throughout the voyage. fied appetites and not a beef among simply keeping the deck clean and dry. Th» careful • galley-worker 444" the crew. will wipe up any kind of spill or refuse immediately. It takes only one Private shipyards in the New York area have received five overhaul In addition to handling his regu­ little piece of potato peel to upend a man. and conversion jobs from the US Navy as part of a new Navy policy lar galley chores, Moore served as Most of the more^rious injuries in the galley come from steam of keeping skilled craftsmen at work in Neiy York private yards. The department delegate for the stew­ or hot water burns and it is in this- respect that the coffee urns work ordinarily would have been done at the US Naval Shipyard, but ards. The 42-year-old Seafarer is are the most serious offenders. Usually what happms is someone will the Navy was fearful that the private yards would lose their nucleus a native of Mississippi, but he and turn on a steam or hot water valve on the um and then forget about of skilled shipyard workers unless more work w'as provided for them. his wife now live in Mobile, Ala­ it for a moment. The urn will boil over spraying on everybody in the The jobs were viewed also as a test of the ability of private yards bama. He joined the SIU IV^ vicinity. to handle complicated and difficult Navy conversion work. The best way to avoid this is to make it a practice to keep watch years ago, December 12, 1943, in on any urn when the valves are turned on. Ideally the valves should 4. t 4. that port. be in a position that can be easily reached in the event that the . Maritime interests in New York were considerably relieved by the 4 4 4 ^ urns boil over. news that the city had abandoned plans for a three percent service Ship's delegate Anthony Ferrara Even when the urns are operating properly, it's easy to get a steam tax. It had been feared that the tax would impose a serious handicap on the pore's ship repair, stevedoring, tugbont and maintenance services. of the Bluestar (Triton) gave the scald by lifting a cover off and letting a blast of live steam out into crew a little talk your face. Men working around the urns should be instructed to lift 4^ 4> 4> recently empha­ the cover off the back side of the urn first so as to let some of the Passenger ship service between the Pacific Coast and Australia sizing the im­ steam escape away from the face and body and then remove it alto­ came to an end on June 8, when the liner Aorangi completed 30 years portance of liv­ gether. Scalds can also be avoided by providing a sturdy. ladder or of service on the run. The liner has been purchased by a British ing up to the SIU stool for men to stand on while transferring hot water from' one um steel corpiration for scrapping. Ihe American-operated Matson line agreement at all to the other. gave up the Australian run in 1948 because the cost of maintaining times. Ferrara A natural precaution to take is to inspect all faucets, valves and services was too great. pointed out that connections in hot water and steam lines to assure that they are 4> 4 4> any man who working properly. Where dishwashing is done by hand, the temperature American merchant shipping may be carrying a smaller percentage fouled up on of the water should be carefully tested before the whole hand is put of world trade these days, but American marine insurance firms are board made in too hot water and scalded. Ferrara taking a large part of insurance business formerly handled in London. things rough for Machinery like slicers and* grinders also contribute their bit to the Foreign shipowners like the prospect of collecting insurance in dollars the whole crew and were leaving injury totals in the form of chopped or mauled fingers. Where there is and ai-e arranging for at least# part of their coverage with American themselves open to retaliation. no guard on a grinder, a wooden pusher should be provided to feed the firms. Practically all American merchant ships are* insured by Ameri­ It also makes things a little tough grinder. That way fingers won't be accidently put into the grinding can companies. for the Union at contract time. screw. 4> 4* •4' He also made arrangements with Watch The Reefer Doors ~ Daily dips in their own "swimming pool" are one of many attractions the captain of the ship to try to ' The large number of accidents in iceboxes in proportion to the actual for tankermen aboard a new Danish tanker, the Berta Dan. The pool, get some military scrip that could time spent in the box, makes them particularly dangerous. Most of w' lie small, (just 18 feet long) is a permanent installation aboard the be sent on behalf of_the crew to a them result from being struck by heavy reefer doors that will swing on vessel which is regularly employed on the Persian Gulf run. Seafarer who had to be hospital­ a-man in heavy weather. The weight of these doors usually makes such ized in Japan. injuries pretty severe ones. The best thing for the steward to do is to 4.4 4 The American tanker Pendleton, that broke in two off Cape Cod in Ferrara has been an SIU mem­ send two men to the box in rough seas, one man to hold the door open. February, 1952) ran into new difficulties when the salvaged bow ber for over four years, joining (n Finally, many accidents wiir take place in a ship's galley or store­ section ran aground while in tow. The bow was being hauled to the port, of New York January, room because of falling objects. Extra-special care should be taken at Fieldsboro, NJ, to be broken up for scrap when it grounded on a 1949. He's 32 years old and a na­ all times to keep objects from sliding or falling when the ship rolls, Delaware River sandbar. Salvagers are now cutting pieces off her tive of New York City. He sails on whether they are cases, pots and pans, coffee makers or any other with cutting torches to lighten the ship for refloating. movable object commonly used in a galley. deck. Burly ACTiON Speak Up, WiUie BM Bernard Seaman �•rvv. ••'^vf' .''"^''<v SEAFA:RERS LOG Jane 12, 195S Pare SeTenteea SIV Files For Election In Atlantic Oil Company AT SlU HEADQUARnRS 4th Av*. A 20th St. • Iroohlyn Swap yarns or watch the fights on television with your old ship­ mates at the Port O' Call—YOUR union-owned and union-operatedbar. Bring your friends — where you're always welcome. And the tab won't fracture that payoff. OWNED AND OPERATED by th* SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ATUNTIC AND GUIF DISTRICT A.F.L Seafarer Prepares For Solo Transatlantic Try (Continued from page 5) on trial runs and says that it has held the vessel very steady on her course. Canned Goods Stored Stocking and equipping the ship for such an ambitious voyage has been quite a problem. Kivikoski has stored up canned goods almost exclusively making use of modern canned concentrates. He has ten pounds of canned powdered eggs, 20 pounds of canned bacon, a large stock of canned bread as well as packaged Swedish bread similar to Rye Krisp, canned potatoes, pow­ dered and evaporated milk, pow­ dered cream for coffee, canned franks and beans, meatballs and spaghetti, and similar items. Also aboard are smoked hams, salamis and sausages as well as 100 cans of V-8 vegetable juice. "I like it very much," he said, "and find it quite nutritious." Sugar, salt, powdered coffee, cocoa, jam peanut butter and other staples complete the list. In addition just before he sails he will stock up on margarine and fresh vegetables. He even has a supply of vitamin pills. Kivikoski has two water tanks which will carry 40 gallons, plus lifeboat emergency rqjions of water in cans. He intends to use very little water, relying on the cann^ juices and doing most of his cook­ ing in a pressure cooker which is very sparing of water. Washing In Sea Water He's been washing his clothes in sea water, for some time now and finds modern detergents very ef­ fective in making suds out of sea water. He .also has 20 gallons of gasoline for the engine and kero­ sene for the Primus stove. A good deal of the work he has been doing consists of making or picking up spare parts—spares for all parts of the stove and engine, spare cleats, plus five additional sails and extra cordage. After he gets to England he in­ tends to gb to Finland via France, Qermany, Denmark and Sweden. He hopes to sail across Sweden from Gotenberg, through the chain qf lakes and inland canals; first I was going to tj^e the southern route," he said, "b|t^|here is an old skipper around here who is very familiar with the North Atlantic. He said I would be better off there during the summer be­ cause I would have a very few hours of darkness to contend with at this tinie of the year. "I Intend to ride the Gulf Stream practically all the way across. I am going up the coast on the outer side of the Grand Banks. When I get to 50 degrees north latitude, I will try to go straight across to Lands End." If all goes well, he will leave the boat with his family and fly back. He will ship through the winter and hopes to sail the boat back next summer. His last ship was the Wild Ranger (Waterman). One of the last things he did before leaving was to pay up his book for the full year of 1953. I've been a union man all the time I sailed," he said. "I was in the Finnish union and unions of other countries before coming to the US. I'm happy to have sailed with the SlU, because without the SIU contract I could never have saved up enough money to make this trip." AFL Far E. Rep. 'Best Anti-Red' "America's most effective onman fire brigade fighting Com­ munism in Asia," is Dick Devetall, AFL representative in the Far East, according to the St. Louis PostDispatch. The paper's Tokyo correspondent, Ernie Hill, wrote. that Deverall, with "a paltry $1,000 a month," does a better job of fighting the Red's propaganda than Radio Free Asia and all the official agencies out there. Deverall, says the paper, does this by attending union meetings throughout the Orient, by answer­ ing the questions of Red agitators and by raising bitTnt questions at these meetings gbout trade unions in Russia and JSoviet territory. The paper alsQ praisedt Deverall's anti- (Continued from page 3) at the thought of an election. At one "exclusive", meeting of a hand­ ful of AMEU men on the Yeager, an AMEU man, John Jacobs, pro­ posed that any individual who stood watch for an SIU man should be expelled forthwith from the AMEU. Bosun Mike Shinuta amended the motion to the effect that they should be thrown off the ship. (Subsequently wiser heads swiped the minutes off the ship's bulletin board so that the evidence would be destroyed.) Hundreds Withdrew The AMEU had already been staggering under a flood of signed withdrawals from their own mem­ bership who were disgusted by the inability of the company-dominat­ ed union to deliver, aivd^ who, for the first time, had a chance to get in with a legitimate union. The Gals Win Right To Wear Shorts Feeling the importance of fringe benefits, some 63 gal telephone op­ erators in Gulfport, Miss., staged a 26-hour walkout in 92 degrees of heat to win the right from the Southern Bell Telephone Co. to wear shorts on the job. "The gals, all members of the CIO Communications Workers, finally reached an agreement with the company that permits them to wear shorts while on the job, but prohibits bare midriffs and re­ quires them to put on skirts be­ fore leaving the building. Under the agreement, the com­ pany also agreed to serve "refresh­ ing drinks when needed," to place tubs of ice in front of electric fans and to make "proper adjustments of fans and windows." AMEU's "leadcrman" (that's the title under which the company keeps him on the payroll) had already received over 200 with­ drawals, via the SIU. Since AMEU records as of Au­ gust, 1952, before the SIU an­ nounced its drive, showed a peak membership of 550, the withdraw­ als which -the SIU has on record, al­ ready amount to 40 percent of the entire AMEU membership. This contrasts with the SIU's 583 signed pledges in the 750-man fleet. Or­ ganizing headquarters has been informed that another huge bloc of withdrawals is on i^s way as a result of the election an­ nouncement, with Atlantic tankermen who are still technically members of the AMEU now open­ ly declaring their break with the company union. Resentment against the AMEU, fast-spreading in the fleet, was in­ tensified by the election announce­ ment. The company union had de­ clared that the SIU would never go for an election, nor would the SIU protect the men fired on charges. It has been given the lie on both counts now, and Atlantic men are up-in-arms over the re­ peated falsehoods they have been fed by the AMEU. Company Yielding Contrary to the AMEU's phony propaganda, the SIU has received unofficial word that the company stands ready to yield on individual unfair labor charges. It is prepar­ ing, according to reliable informa­ tion, to provide reinstatement, back pay, or both for men fired out of the fleet for union activity. In one instance, the back pay will run as high as $2,000. Company representatives, with the costly Cities Service lesson flresh in their minds, evidently want no repetition of the $150,000 back wage bill that CS was hit with. Cities Service had to shell out the money to men fired from their fleet during the SIU organiz­ ing campaign at that company. Formal hearings on. the SIU's election petition are scheduled for June 30, at the Bankers Security Building, Philadelphia, where the NLRB regional office is located. Pending the hearings, the Union is drafting proposals as to the com­ position of the voting unit and the eligibility of voters. It is assumed that the company and the AMEU are doing the same. The SIU is making every effort to assure a speedy election so that Atlantic tankermen can "get out from under" at the earliest possi­ ble date and receive the benefits of an SIU Union contract. Co. Pays, Finds 65 is Not Old It cost the Royal Typewriter Co. at Hartford, Conn., an even $60,000 to learn that age should not be the determining factor in retirenient from work. The company retired 18 employ­ ees on their 65th birthday, and the CIO Auto Workers Local 937 main­ tained that, since the people were able to perform their duties, they should have been permitted to con­ tinue work. After long negotiations, the dis­ pute went into arbitration and the result was that 14 of the workers were ordered restored to work with "full seniority and all other rights," and to receive "full pay for the time he would have normally worked for the company from the date he was retired to the date of restoration to work." The back pay added up to $60,000. Widen Fight For Savannah (Continued from page 3) pital has already stopped admitting new patients, the announcement said, "and will be closed as soon as patients now being treated there are transferred to other USPHS hospitals." The patients there have been given their choice of New Orleans, San Francisco, Manhattan Beach or Seattle hospitals. However, this means they have to give up the ideal conditions for tubercular patients that they have had at Fort Stanton. 'Ideal iPlace' There, the long-term patients were able to live comfortably in two-man cabins. The U^RHS it­ self has said that "the- Fort Stan­ ton hospital is considered an ideal place for treatment ... of tuber­ culosis." It went on to say that, "The climate ... is high and dry alld the sun shines over 350 days every year. The winters are mild and summers have warm days and cool nights. At this altitude, the low barometric pressure is believed to be helpful in treating tubercu­ losis as it makes the task of ex­ pansion and contraction of the lungs easier. The air is clean and had more oxygen per cubic foot than at sea level. The isolation contributes peace and quiet." None of these benefits can be found in New Orleans, San Fran­ cisco, Manhattan Beach or Seattle. In addition, the USPHS admits that, as recently as 1949, over $20,000 was spent on the installa­ tion of modern x-ray and flu«»x)scopiq apparatus, in addition.tp the her, equipment • and many buildings that make up the hos­ pital. •No Other' SIU Hospital Delegate A. McGuigan at Fort Stanton has told the LOG that, "there isn't another hospital any place in this country where we can get the climate and the treatment that we get here. Here, we've got a lot better chance of getting well quicker." Another patient at Fort Stanton, Hawthorne B. Taylor, raises an­ other question. Taylor sent clip­ pings to the LOG from local news­ papers telling about the battle that the cattlemen in that area are wag­ ing over obtaining Government grazing land. Then, Taylor added, the Fort Stanton hospital contains about 27,727 acres, much of which is prime grazing land that has been used for the herd of cattle belong ing to the hospital. Taylor also pointed out that clos­ ing the hospital "means abolishing a small city in itself, as well as a third class postoffice, and disrupt­ ing many of the other towns in the vicinity which have many residents working at the hospital." Bookkeeping Taylor added the fact that, thj'ough Government bookkeeping, the operation of Fort Stanton was made to seem more expensive than it really is. The hospital raises almost all the beef, veal, pork, milk and cream that it uses. Taylor feays all the hospital's operating ex­ penses are taken from the Hospital Fund, but the money made from the sale of cattle, hogs and horses raised here is credited to the Gov­ ernment's Qeneral Fund and not credited b^pi^l. books, it makes it look as if the "hospital costs about $150,000 more than it really costs." The closing of the Savannah hos­ pital would mean a terrible blow to American seamen, since it is the only USPHS hospital available be­ tween Norfolk, Va., and New Or­ leans, La., a distance of over 1,000 miles by the most direct air route. Seafarers with non-emergency in­ juries would have to travel hun­ dreds of miles to these hospitals to get treatment if the Savannah hos­ pital is closed. _ The importance of the Savannah hospital is shown by the fact that, even though it may be cut, it is carrying an over-capacity load of patients, and has been crowded for some time. With a normal capacity of 117 beds, its daily load averages 123 patients. Originally, Mrs. Hobby had pro­ posed a cut of $1,700,000 in the hospital budget and the closing of Savannah, Fort Stanton and Cleve­ land. The House made the cut $3,288,000 which would mean two more hospitals to be closed— Memphis and Detroit. These cuts are only a part of the many slashes in the budget for health and edu­ cation services. Money for research and treatment of tuberculosis and venereal diseases has also been drastically reduced. If these hospitals are closed, it will mean a total of 14 USPHS hospitals that have been closed since World War II. This is more than half of the hospitals originally in operation, and any further clos­ ings, it is feared, will come dan­ gerously close to wrecking the entire inarine hospital program. -r. AAA * AAVAA �Pare Eirhteea S EA FARERi- LOG Jdae 12, 19SS 53 Years In ^Brotherhood Of S^a' Spanned By Team Of Father, Son That aound takea about five sec­ Toads art rather clumsy in their onds to travel one mile through actions and movements and appar­ There are a number of SIU men who can rightfully claim the title'of "oldtimer,'^ and who the air? If a storm is four miles ently they swallow their loose now are seeing their records of long Union affiliatipn continued into a second generation. away from us, we would hear the outer skin in an effort to free But few, if any, of these father-and-son combinations'can match the record of Nils Hanstvedt thunder.about 20 seconds after we themselves from it. The toad nor* see the lightning. If the air we mally molts or sheds its outer skin and his son, Alfred, who ships^ • breathe were hydrogen, instead of several times during the year. in the deck department. the heavier mixture of nitrogen • 4^ » For, between them, the two and oxygen, we should hear the That SIU agreements require Hanstvedts have a membership thunder about five seconds after that any man leaving a ship shall, record which spans more than half the flash. upon request, be given a slip show* a century—53 years, to be exact— ^ ing the reason for his termination and which goes back to 1900, when That there was one Queen of of employment? This clause was the elder Hanstvedt received his England who never was in England included in new contracts to insure IMTobationary membership book in at all? The wife of Richard the that men who leave a vessel due to the Sailors' Union of the Pacific, in Lionhearted, Queen Berengaria, no fault of their own can apply for San Francisco, from Andy Furunever did*set foot on English soil. and receive unemployment insur­ seth, who was then the secretary She and the King were married in ance. of SUP, SIU's parent organization. Italy in the year 1191 while Rich­ 4^ 4>'' 4) ard was taking part in the cru­ This book, together with other That men's side whiskers are sades. He returned to England once called "sideburns" interesting information showing after a man thereafter, but she never went named Biirni^des? The how seamen fared during those style was there. They never'hit it off too earliest days of maritime imion or­ set by A. E. Burnside, a Civil War well aiwway. ganization, young Hanstvedt ob­ general who wore his whiskers that it 4> $1 tained when, for the first time in way. The fact that these whiskers That disabled Seafarers over 65 are 13 years, he visited his home In on the side of the face led to years of age can collect Federal Bergen, Norway, and was reunited the switch on the name. Social Security payments and SIU with his 77-year-old father and the 4 4 4) disability benefits at the same other members of his family. That an ear of corn always has time? With the $25 weekly SIU Also Is Constitution an even number of rows of ker­ disability benefit, their monthly in­ More than simply a membership come ,could run up to a maximum nels? The number of roWs of ker­ book, the document now in young nels on a normal ear of corn ranges of $236, all tax free. Hanstvedt's possession is also a from eight to 26, depending to t 4. copy of the con­ At left is Nils Hanstvedt as he appeared when sailing SUP in the some extent on the variety of corn. That the highest point of land stitution and by­ early 1900s. At right, as the 77-year-old seaman is today. Picture in the New World is Mount Acon­ Good ears of corn with an odd laws of SUP, as was taken at Hanstvedt's home in Bergen, Norway, when his sea­ cagua on the Chile-Argentina bor­ number of rows of kernels are adopted in 1891, farer son, Alfred, visited him. * der? It has an altitude of 22,834 scarcer than four-leaved clovers. and it shows that 4 4 4 feet above sea level. Mount McKinin those days the member losing his clothes or be­ which took him to South America, ley in Alaska, with an altitude of That Seafarers shall collect room longings in a shipwreck, and a $75 South Africa and then Alexandria. pay of seamen at all times when a In Alexandria, he ran into a 20,300 feet, is the highest point in allowance was very meager burial benefit. vessel is in drj'dock overnight? North America* itself. Of interest also is"the record of couple of his old shipmates who as compared with Under SIU agreements, they are t. present-day Un­ his voyages which the elder Hanst­ told him that a man had died allowed $4 per night when re­ That the common toad swallows vedt noted on the flap of his book, the ship and that most of quired to sleep ashore. Hanstvedt, Jr. ion wage scales, and which- shows he made trips on aboard the other men had jumped ship in its own skin several times a year? and that seamen enjoyed few of the physical con­ the revenue cutter Daniel Man­ Lidia. Married American Girl veniences, on ship or ashore, en­ ning, from New Vork to San Fran­ Enjoying That California Sun cisco and Bering Strait, on the For the next four years, during joyed by Seafarers today. army transport Sherman and on most of the war, Hanstvedt con­ What is most interesting in the the Logan, Niagara and Mabel tinued to ship on Norwegian ves­ book, perhaps, is the scale of Rose. sels, but in 1945, while he was in wages adopted by SUP in 1891. Men signing on steam schooner^ After several years of sailing Houston, Tex., he met and mar­ trading to outside ports, for in­ around the world under the SUP ried an American girl, and he then stance, received $50 a month, while banner, however, Hanstvedt re­ wrote the Norwegian consulate men on sailing vessels bound for turned to Norway where he bought and asked to be released from that Mexican, Central American, South tv o tugs, converted them iHto fish­ coimtry's service because he felt American and Australian ports re­ ing boats, and from then on en­ he could not support'a wife on a ceived $30 a month. Men on other gaged in fishing, assisted by all Norwegian seaman's wages. His release c^me the following runs received amounts between the members of his family. year, in '46, arid it was then he Started Early these two extremes, depending on the type of vessel and the ports So it was that Alfred found him­ obtained an SIU work permit in visited. Men on sailing vessels self around boats almost from the Houston and signed on the Rock­ bound for Siberia, for instance re­ day he was bom, in 1918. By the land Victory (Waterman) carrying ceived $35 a month. time he was 16 he was sailing on cattle to Greece. In '47 he received book and signed on for an 11Overtime pay for these men Norwegian coastal vessels, but it his month run to Korea and Japan, ranged between 40 and 50 cents an was not until 193?, when he was and it was while there that he ap­ 21, that he made his first foreign hour, with only Sundays and holi­ plied for a visa to enter the States days counted as overtime on most trip. runs, although on coastal steamers The following year, while aboard as an immigrant. But it was not in the freight and passenger trade a Norwegian ship, Hanstvedt had until Christmas Eve of 1951, when Left to right, Mike Michalik, relief steward; Carlo Durand, saloon a nine-hour day was in effect. a small dog as a pet, but the dog he was again in Yokohama, that he mess; Harvey Smith, ship'f delegate, and Jerry Reardon, crew messThere was also a great difference was swept overboard and drowned, obtained the visa and entered this man, smile for photographer as the Tidewater Associated pulls into between the benefits enjoyed by and Hanstvedt decided that was a country in February, 1952. Ventura, Calif. During all the years he had been Seafarers today and yesterday, the bad luck omen. Consequently, away from Nonyay—since 1939— book shows. In fact, this early SUP when the ship reached Panama, he constitution lists only two major left it, and a few days later signed Hanstvedt had wanted to return to benefits—a $50 benefit for any on a .Norwegian gasoline tanker see his father, mother, and two LOG-A-RHYTHM; brothers and five sisters. But ail the while the fear of not being able to get back to the States had deterred him. OF PROBATIONARY MEMBERSHIP* Back to Norway —01 in— By M. Dwyer Now, however, with his legal en­ try settled,, Hanstvedt obtained a v/orkaway's berth on a Norwegi^ HeedquMtersi a W. OeriMr But Md MIHIOII StrMtt, Su FrmeiM* I will not say, and you must not say ; ; ship, went to Antwerp, and from AfllMad wlik lb* IM rnMiNO Ub«r ConatO He is dead, he has sailed awaj/r there drove to Bergen in the car he had taken with him from the With a cheery smile and a wave of his hand States. Received from.4^!^ He has sailed far off to a distant land. After an eight-month stay in Think not of him, in death, with a tear. Norway, Hanstvedt came back to For a true seaman knows not fear. New York as a passenger aboard a He has charted a course which we all must sail Norwegian vessel, then signed on ..Color of Syes/ • -i T? the Gulf Water (Mar-Trade) for a Though our hearts he heavy and our courage fait five-month run„ to Okinawa and Cdor of Hsir>^>^nyfX.Bmld. ^i^f^^rNadvity Formosa. I will not say, and you must not say This trip, on which he was ship's He is dead, he has sailed away, , V I «f doOwi ia I • Vnm ^fm Paoos^UM Ai MMiHni delegate, was Hanstvedt's most re­ Across the ocean's mighty foam, latwaddaw 'tottSrr attraima UJ cent one, and he has no immediate Beyond the horizon, where seagulls roam. j; plans about signing oh again. He He has sailed to the port of no return, is. however, looking forward to Though his memory lingers and our hearts still yearn. two things—^to getting his Ameri­ Above Is reproduction of SUP membership card, signed by Andy When the Greatest Skipper called, he could hot stay, can citizenship, and tp getting back Furusetb, given Nils Hanstvedt in 1900. Because Americans found Yet he loved life so, in his oum special toay. ' to Norway again next year to help bis name hard to pronounce, Hanstvedt sailed under name of Nels his parents mark their Golden Think riot of him in gric/, 1 pray, • Nelsen. LFor he is not dead^ he has sailed away. W.ei(idiDg.^8oniy{ersar3r, He Has Sailed Away Sailors' Union of the . • I �Xmie 12, ms SEAFARERS ^OG Wagm Nln«lcc«r 'Roun(dabout By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor Photography py Infra red radiation is nearly 50 years old but it yet has to take its rightful place in the widening horizon of pictoriai effec­ tiveness. ' When infra red sheet and roll film became commercially available around 1930, many people thought that it had just been discovered. Since then its peculiar properties have been used mostly in medical and criminal research, in aerial survey, or for the restoration of old paintings. Photographers have yet to discover its value in portraying striking scenes. We generally think of the spectrum as Including only those colors visible to the human -eye, because we can't see the ultraviolet nor the infra red. But both are being used in photography today. Until 1900 all film available was blind to most colors, responding only to ultraviolet, violet, blue and blue-green. When the addition of certain dyes gave us orthochromatic film, the camera's vision was enlarged to include green, yellow and yellow-green. Th^n came panchromatic film with an additional sensitivity to orange and red. Infra red is an extension of film sensitivity, using invisible rays still farther down the spectrum. The film is blind to yellow and green, but shares the response of other films to ultraviolet, violet and blue. By using a red filter these rays are absorbed so that only the effect of infra red will be recorded on the film. -The effects produced are remarkable for strong contrast. Having few Infra red rays, the skies become intensely dark and clouds stand out white against them. Water becomes dark, again in contrast to the land­ scape which shows an infinitely varied scale of tonal qualities. Sunlit grass and the leaves of trees turn white, as though snow-covered. In Haze is no barrier to infra red, wliich sees right through it, clearing the camera's vision for new distances and bringing far mountain peaks and horizons within its range, way beyond the capacity of the human eye. It will demonstrate to the user how much haze is often present when he is completely unaware of its existence. Anyone can get good results with this film by observing the recommendations of the manu­ facturer. Infra red rays come to a focus in a plane slightly-behind that in which visible light is focused, so a slight amount of extension.is recom­ mended after focusing. This amount is 1/200 of the focal length of the lens. However, if you close down quite small the depth of field will cover this slight amount. One of infra red's neatest tricks is turning day into night, complete with the feeling of moonlight. The movie industry makes standard use of this feat and this explains those beautiful "night" scenes that they get. Seafarer^s Son Is Youngest Of High Schools Graduates He won't be on a ship, but Seafarer George Golden will really be floating on the night of June 25, for that is the night his oldest son, Sherman, will be graduated from high school. Many boys are „ graduated-* from high school each year, of last March, is a member of the course. But when a boy class of '53 at Lafayette High graduates as the youngest member of a class of more than 400—well, that is something to smile about, and George Golden is smiling these days^ Sherman, who only turned 16 School, in Brooklyn, and will re­ ceive his diploma in the gradua­ tion exercises in Prospect Park. But graduating the youngest member of his class is not Sher­ man's only accomplishment. In addition, he completed his high schofl career in tWo and a half years—a year and a half before his time. Looking Toward College Right now, of course, Sherman The SEAFARERS LOG prides is looking for­ itself on the fact that it doesn't ward to his grad­ often make an error, but cases of uation day. But mistaken identity do occur some­ he is looking be­ times, and such a mix-up occurred yond that, too, to in the issue of May 1 when we September, when he hopes to be able to enter col­ lege and prepare himself for a ca­ reer either in Golden law, accounting or business. Also, he is hoping to obtain one of the four SIU scholarships which .are awarded annually, and which provide up to $6,000 for a full fourSteward Engineer year course of study at the college Gardner Gardner of their choice for Seafarers and identified second assistant engi­ their children. ~ neer Frank Gardner as steward As for Sherman's father, Geor.ge Frank Gardner. —well, he has only one immediate The confusion' arose when we goal in view, and that is to remain printed a Idtter stating that stew­ ashore until he sees that diploma ard Frank Gardner had entered in his son's hand. "I expect this the USPHS hospital on Staten to be the happiest night of my Island after getting off the Mae life," -he says, "and I wouldn't miss (Bull). This was correct, but un­ it for anything in the world." fortunately we printed with the George, who's been sailing SIU letter a picture of engineer Gard­ for the past three years, and ships ner. in the stewards department, lives Gardner, the engineer. w»s at at 2225 60th Street, in Brooklyn, sea aboard the Strathcape (Strath- and has one other son, Clark, who more) at the time. is going ;pn six. Xame Ms Satne —Face MsnH *«*#> Vw,' .• - With Seafarers LiAbove, Senorlta Helen Gallardo, of San Juan, helps OS J. A. (Mac) Mcintosh of Morning Light (Waterman) celebrate vessel's last night in Puerto Rican port before entering European service. Ji ^ • At right, oiler Bill Holloway (back camera) and wiper Jose Colls (right) join bosun and second electrician for poker game aboard Alcoa Partner (Alcoa). Photo was submitted by wiper Jerry Chalken. Above, members of the crew of the Young America (Water­ man) help to mark the opening of a new seamen's club in Yokohama. Left to right are Wayne Houx, Glen Bane, Pat Ryan and Carl De Marco. Ryan submitted the shot. Nick Gorash, night cook and baker aboard the Afoundria, displays some of his products. But We Kuow 2Plu»2I»4 Seafaring men who read the LOG are showing interest in many of the paper's feature items, if a recent letter from Anjan Nordlund can be held typical. In it Nordlund ques­ tions an answer to the Quiz Corner, of the May 29 issue. Quiz Corner can be found in every edition, and is pat­ terned after question-and-answer features found in daily newspapers. Nordlund thinks 24 hours.js closer to the correct answer, rather than 16, for the ques­ tion; "If a man-and-a-half can build a houo-e-and-a-half in a day-and-a-half, how long will it take six men to build four houses?" The proposition breaks dow.i to one man being able to build one house in one day (24 hoprs); therefore, six men can build that house in one-sixth the time, or ^our hours. Four houses to be built under those conditions total 164iours of labor, according to the figuring of LOG calcula­ tors.' Whetlier you think we are right or wrong,' don't hesitate to write in to the editor and let him know" about if. The LOG stands ready to be correcte^-or, like^ Caesar, buried, if not praised. The Seafarers who feed the Seatrain New Jersey take time to pose for a picture taken by Leonard Bailey, oUer. Left to right are: Sammy Johnson, steward; Jerry, messman; the chief cook; Jimmy Waldron, messman; Barney, messman, and the third cook. Quiz Corner (1) California is known as the: (a) Sunshine State, (b) Golden State, (c) Empire State. (2) In astrology there are how many Signs in the zodiac (a) 12, ib) 1(J, (c) 14? (3) If a player makes six hits in 24 times at bat, what is his baiting average (a) .450, (b) .750, (c) .250? (4) What decade was known as the American Clipper ship Era (a) 1820's, (b) 1830's (c) 1850's? • (5) In seaman's language what does "spice the main brace" mean? (6) If h equals altitude and area equals bh over 2, what is the area of a triangle whose base is three feet and its altitude five feet? (7) Approximately how many square feet are in an acre (a) 52,100, (b) 43,560, (c) 56,010? . . (8) What number is missing in the following series 14. 23, 32, .. 50? <9) If A IS traveling west at 50 mph and B is going 35 mph in an easterly direction, how tar apart will they be at the end of six hours if B stops to eat for 48 minutes? (10) The President receives a salute of 21 guns. How many guns are fired for the sovereign of a foreign state? (Quiz Answers on Page 25.) I �SgA»AnEBS €Oe ' Jma IS, mt Leads His Crew On A Merry Chase By Spfkk Marltn Down in Philadelphia a small been placed in the Yankees' AlUe baseball counter-revolution is in Reynolds. . The Japan to Korea shuttle can get to be a pretty dull run after a while, but according the making. A reformed Ameri­ Actually the practice of lifting to Daniel Piccerelli, chief steward, things can sure get interesting on the Japanese end can Leaguer named Steve O'Neill a pitcher the moment he gets.into now managing the Phillies is actu­ trouble is in large part an unjusti­ especially if you have a wandering skipper. " 4 ally permitting his pitchers to fin­ fied fad with managers. It's all right Piccerelli's ship, the Anne-* out looking for the captain—and Butler (Bloomfield), was run­ Yokohama and get 'the money to our draw. We stopped at all the ish games that they start even in if the ball club happens to have a ning ammunition, gasoline and give the crew a draw. Piccerelli spots where the skipper usually instances where they give up a few really standout relief pitcher who is tremendously effective over a stores to Korea, and calling back at says the captain picked up 800,000 could be found, and the story was runs. Yokohama at the time. Now, as all yen at the agent's office—and then the same at each place: 'He was JusL last week, O'Neill rode all short haul. Otherwise all the man­ the way with Jim Konstanty, when ager is doing is yanking a starting Seafarers know, Yokohama has be­ decided to take the long way back here, but he just left'.' The crew/got in touch with the eight nins were scored against pitcher for a bullpen resident of come a very interesting and scenic to the ship. him. The Phils won the game too, inferior ability. Likely as not the town during recent years. "The, crew got tired of waiting agent, and told him what happened, nine to eight. relief man gets his ears pinned Well, says Piccerelli, the skipper after a while," he says, "and really ^d then continued to look for the In days gone by that few, except back in short order. captain. decided that he'd go down to the started to get mad. Finally, the Even with a good reliever "The agent sent word to the greybeards, remember, it was ex­ agent's office, when they got into ship's delegate and myself went company about the whole thing, pected a pitcher would finish a around, it's poor judgment to pull and the company quickly told him game under his own steam. Teams a starter in the early innings be­ to get another batch of money and didn't always carry ten to a dozen cause he has run into a squall. Over The Coffee Cups In Holland to have the chief mate give us our moundsmen then. That's not to The starter is obviously not tired draw right away," he says. "Then say that relief pitching wfis un­ after pitching two' or three in­ the agent got in touch with the known. But if a pitcher had a nings. Chances are. good that he couple of runs scored against him can work out of the situation Army's CID and and a couple of men on base, the under his own power. If it's late told them that manager would let him 'work his in the game and the pitcher is the captain was way out of the inning; carrying 800,000 worn out, or if he simply can't lo­ Weak Second SMng yen. cate the plate, it's another story O'Neill is apparently trying to again. But there is no justification "These guys got -make that the pattern for his for assuming that if two or three right on the job," pitching staff, out of necessity. men have hit safely in an inning, he says, "and His second-string pitching is so everybody else coming to the plate foimd the captain woefully vfreak that almost every will beat the pitcher's brains in. in almost no time. time he's been forced to lift a They're really on Further, we're convinced that Piccerelli starter the dam has broken. the ban. In all, he the quick managerial yank is In recent years, there have been largely responsible for the failure, missed two draws and we didn't few starting pitchers whom a man­ of more jjoung pitchers to develop see him for eight days. v "Yokohama was a great place, ager will string along with fw a into seasoned performers. Brook­ though, and we had a fine time. full nine innings come what may. lyn is the guiltiest club in this re­ I'd just like,to pass along some in­ One of them though is Robin Rob­ spect. That's why, year after year, formation on Japanese stores to erts, O'Nefll's meal ticket, who has the club comes up with half a doz­ stewards. The milk and ice cream finished every game he started so en promising prospects who fade are fine. We picked up some ev^ry far this year. Another is Warren by the wayside. They simply never time that we hit Japan, and nobody Spahn, who is usually permitted get a chance to build up the nec­ ever'got sick from it. The Army plenty of leeway before' being essary confidence and competitive and the MSTS both approve the yanked. Similar confidence has ability to worjk out of a jam. milk and ice cream available oyer here, and we've used it all the On The Jean La Fitte in Pusan time. "Bloomfield is a good outfit to sail with anyway. We've had plenty of stot-es on this ship all the time. We've been out for almost five months, and we still have some frozen vegetables and good meats aboard. "And the cooks; Eddie Lamb, chief cook; Cecil DeCastro, night cook and baker, and Casimir Szymanski, third cook, are all doing a great job and putting good meals out for the crew. We haven't heard Left to right, Warfield, deck maintenance; Gremps, AB; Koralchuk, any complaints yet about the food On leave from the Wacosta (Waterman), crewmembers take it easy OS; Rogers, messman; King, deck maintenance, and Clarence, served aboard this tub.'* messman. In rear, at right, is Korean barber. and enjoy some of the attractions of Rotterdam, not the least of which are its coffee houses and its waitresses. It l.'i la ••r' Seafarer Sam Says fe---:. Jfe I ikifj•.wity i fyy VOLUh^%S OFT+4E 1952 9EAFARER& LOG AfZe- MOW AVAH-ABLS . ^EAFARPRS WflO WiSM TO ADP THIS PER/AANEAIT ReCORP OF THE SlU /M l9S2 TO THEIR. 6OOKSHELV/ES CAf^ ORPER THEM BV :W sy'*' • i||-^ m- • i&t- vy/Rm^^<^ THE EDITOR. f^RlCE-TWE CDSroF BINDIH6-H i-' . Polio Drivo Support Wins Crew Praise Once again Seafarers have dem­ onstrated their readiness to help others,, and once again, for their efforts, they have been- com­ mended. This time the occasion was the 1953 March of Dimes, and for their contrtbutioQS the crewmembers of the Alawai (Waterman) were praised by E. S. Sledge II, presi­ dent of the Mobile chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. "Today," Sledge Wrote Captain Beii Martin, the Alawai's skipper, "I was handed your check for $400, representing the contribution of the crew of Voyage 27 of the Ala­ wai to the 1953 March of Dimes. To say that we are pleased is a gross understatement. In October we received your check for $250, and the additional $400 now is really a wonclerful showing ofi sup­ port by you and your crew... "It gives me great pleasure to tell you that thi^ contribution en­ abled us to pass our collections of last year, and boosted our total col­ lections this year to over'$45;P00. "I want to convey to you and your crew the thanks of the entire Mobile chapter of the National Foundat ion lot Infantile Paralysis." , The LOG opens this column as on exchange for stewards, cooks, bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-known cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's chief cook Rudolph Michalek's recipe for chicken Paprikacash, a Hungarian dish. Chicken, says chief cook Rudolphf — Michalek, is usually one of the the meat is very tender. Then, take favorites of any crew, and they the- meat out of the pan. Add about like it even better when extra care an ounce of paprika, pepper and is used in the preparation of the salt to taste to the stock left in birds. the pan. Bring to a boil. Then take Sailing since 1914 in the steward off the stove and let cool slightly. department, Slichalek joined the Then, says Michalek, add a quart SIU back in 1945. of sour cream to thicken. If you Most of his time wish, you can use half sour cream has been spent and half sweet creSm. Mix this sailing passenger well, and use as the sauce or gravy vessels, and that for the meat. always means Serve this dish with either po­ special care in tatoes smothered in-parsley or rice, preparing foods. and a vegetable like broccoli. It's For the Hun­ the sort of recipe, says klichelak, garian dish of that usually proves very popular Chicken Paprikawith the crew of any shipi Michalek cash to feed an And, after almost 40 years of ex­ average crew of about 40 men, perience in sailing, in the steward Michalek" says to start with about department, and feeding the crews 10 fricassee chickens. Cut the of many ships as well Bs many pas­ chickens into about six or eight sengers, Michelak should have a parts. Then fry over a high flame good idea of whdt makes a crewin a pan with a little vegetable oil member happy. "In fact," says he, for about 15 or 20 minutes until "there's nothing like good food to well browned. — make a ship a happy ship and to Then, add about a gallon of make a voyage' pleasant. Special either chicken or beef stock to the dishes may take a little extra time, pan,"cover the pan well, and sim­ but they're worth it when they mer over a flow flame for about help make things happier aboard two and a half or three hours, until the ship.'- �n'-•f- u, usi AmC^Han PairoimeH Tops To the Editon A few days ago, I went' to the library cf "the Robin Doncaster, searching for something to read. Among the interesting reading material, the title of one book in particular held my attention— "The Importance of Living." The title is plain enough, but what is -living? Lots of familiar little incidents,which happen every day? Some of these are .damned Irritating, 'especially when you know they don't have to happen. How many times have, you At­ lantic men waited in line on pay­ day, signed^for your pay, signed articles and finally received a sealed brown envelope, only to find no overtime? This makes you prettjr sore, after having put in time on a wet, dreary sea, with nothing to look forward to but a measly 18 hours in port. But, If you complain too loudly, it'll be worse next payday. Patrolman Changes This This happens time and again. But It doesn't have to, when you have an SIU patrolman on your side. He's the guy who settles beefs and argues for you. He's the guy who makes sure^ou get the money that's coming to you. Fur­ thermore, it's his Job to see that a ship has ample supplies and stores of superior grade and to mi^ce sure the gear is in working order. Compare this with Atlan­ tic's hodgepodge method. Yes, it's pretty important to live. And one of the people who makes living less irritating and more pleasant is a patrolman— the SIU type. Be sure you get yours. Leon V. Kolarch SEAFAUERS LOG Fai» lVeii<r*«iM TIER S Above, crewmembers of the La Salle (Waterman) make friends with two young passengers as ship returns from Germany and Eng­ land. Left to right are Steve Guggin, Mario Caralejo, Bob Allen and Bay Alvarez, shown with Cathy and Zibelle Kietzmann. At left, Andy Boney helps make things ships))ape.. passengers Pais lyn who also deserves a pat on the Of LAdSaile Crew Todag^s Seamen Proud Of Craft To the Editor: Most of us, who have been go­ ing to sea for any length of time, know what hardships our Union had in getting the conditions we have today, but little do we real­ ize how through these conditions our social lifsk^was molded. In the days when the .ship op­ erators had control of v/ages and conditions, a seaman was thought of as Just a tramp, one whom no decent girl wanted to be seen with, one who didn't care about his ap­ pearance or responsibilities in life, and who spent all his money—what little he got-:=as soon as he reached port. He was a lonely man, shunned by the public. Seaman's Work Vital But through the years of con­ stant struggle and battles by our Union, conditions of seamen grad­ ually improved. People began to realize and feel the power of great men like Andrew Furuseth; they learned that men sailing below are intelligent and worthy of respect. A seaman is in-eplacer.ble; he is needed to carry on the world's trade and every country in the world depends on him. He earns his wages honestly and works hard for his money. He is away from his home and loved one.s and does not live in comfort, like those ashore. 'When the winds are strong and the seas' are high, in heavy rain ot' fog, his work does not stop. He docs not stop work in the hot Persian Gulf or in trop­ ical waters. The world's trade must go on and so must the sea­ man's task, no matter what dan­ gers lie ahead. A seaman is one who has knowledge of the world and its ways and understanding of people. "today a seaman has everything to be proud of. He can dress bet­ ter than the average man. own his owTi car and home. He does not neglect his family but provides for them well. There may be a few squanderers; but they are found in all walks of life. J. D. Malazinsky if the Union goes ahead with the construction of a housing project, a combination living room-bedroom back—this is Dr. B. S. Posner, a To the Editor: plan be adopted, ^ithout the Sea­ dentist at 322 Ninth Street. I walk­ I am sending you these photos farer having to buy any furniture, ed into this Jolly fellow's office from San Diego, Calif., as the per­ there^ could be built-in provisions one day and told him I was a sea­ son developing them for me is on for a television set, a radio and a man and I had to have my teeth his way there.. phonograph, and space for record fixed as soon as possible. Two days albums, etc., since all these items, These pictures were taken later my teeth were fixed. when bought separately, are quite aboard the LaSalle, of the Water­ Morris J. Black man line, and show some of the expensive. A built-in closet, with 4 4 4 passengers . we had aboard from drawers of all kinds in addition to Germany and England and they the usual clothing space, would eliminate the need for a lot of the were really a wonderful bunch. kind of furniture that takes away 'They asked for pictures of us from the good looks of a living To the Editor: Just a few lines to let my bx- and in return I told them I would room or bedroom. The modem shipmates know that I am sta­ have some pictures put in our sofa beds are not only comfortable tioned on this lonesome island of Union paper and that when they but beautiful and usable pieces of were" printed I would send them furniture for a Jiving room. 4" 4" 4* Okinawa, and I would like to hear some copies. from them. Can Live Wdl Steve Guggin Will you please send me the In this way, those who, like my­ 4 *4 4 LOG so I can. keep up with the self, cannot afford to pay the rent To the Editor: Union's affairs. I hope Atlantic on a large apartment, can live just This is to let you know that the will soon be under the SIU flag, as' well in a smaller one. In addi­ Marven (International Nav.) has too. tion, I would like to suggest that one of the best crews I have ever PFC Clin O'Leary all built-in features be equipped To the Editor: sailed with. All the hands are Pro Co. 452 APO 719 good hard workers, all are good -e/o Postmaster I believe most members favor with siiding doors, which are more friends, and there has not been San Francisco, CaL the idea of an SIU housing project, convenient and do not take up one argument,' except' in fun, by (Ed. note: Your name has- been and this could be proved if they space that could be used for furni­ 4 4 4 any member of added to our mailing list; you voill all were to write their opinions to ture. I'm keeping my fingers crossed the crew or the receive the LOG every two weeks the LOG. This is even true of officers. as published.) single or widowed members, many for one of the apartments, and Our captain, of whom -prohably remember writ­ would like to have my name put 4 4 4 too, thinks a ing in favor of the Welfare Plan. on the waiting list for four rooms To the Editor: The captain of the Holystar has great deal of the (I'm proud to say that I was facing the street. now begun to carry his authority crew, and .told among the first) when many of us Luis A. Ramirez ashore. He has gone to some of the captain of thought this was an impossible To the Editor: the proprietors of the local pubs the Ocean Star The following poem was written dream. and told them not to serve certain that he not only w >•••• .-sit in-honor of Father's Day; New York is the biggest port, members of the crew. The MPs had the b es t Hudkins the busiest in the world, but be­ "DAD" at'the gate told the crew that they crew he had ever cause of the uncertainty in ship­ could stay out after 10 PM as long sailed with but the best crew In A simple three-letter word is all ping during World War II, many To denote the presence of one as they were inside the gate. But the whole Far East. He goes all seamen moved to smaller towns. To the Editor: Whose sense of humor and love the captain insists on bed check at out for hi^ men. Due to the housing shortage, Throughout the Atlantic organiz-. 10 o'clock. .A.t this time the mate -for fun Of course, we all mourn the loss many of these have not returned.- ing drive the AMEU had an oppor­ usually wakes the men who are of Brother Sherwin, and we each Brighten every nooTc and corner This shortage is even more acute tunity to amend itself and give the asleep. Several times some of them put in $3.45 for flowers and a mon­ Of home when the long day is than it seems. Those who are des­ done. ument for the beautiful cemetery, seamen their 12-bucks-worth. Rep­ thought it was time to get up and perate for an apartment, even go to work, only to be told they overlooking Yokohama, where he if they are dissatisfiei with the resentation Isn't only a myth with were being checked in for the Summer's in the airjbr fair has been laid to rest. neighborhood or the layout, find And Dad's day has come again. We have made two shuttle trips So bring his slippers and his pipe themselves paying from $500 to the AMEU; they hav^ been actual­ night. We should be able to col­ ly campaigning against it. lect OT for this—that would be a to South Korea, and will sail for And put them hear his sasy chair. $1,000 and up for furniture which, sure way of stopping the practice. The SHTs fil­ the West Coast in a few weeks, For he's the pipe-and-slippers type. taken together, would not bring an . Thanks to the article published leaving the doll-babies to the ing of. unfair la­ offer of $100 from the nearest in the LOG we are now getting elements of time. bor charges in Start a fire in the hearth second-hand shop. our legal allotment of cigarettes— Robert Hudkiu To take the chill off all the earth); behalf of Atlantic Bribes Needed the first time that the captain has Ship's delegate seamen against Sing songs of tenderness and love not disputed anything that ap­ ARCO has In other cases, bonus money With words that his worth will t 4 4^ peared in our Union paper. howls must be paid, ranging from' $50 to brought hold. $200. Occasionally, you can find a from the AMEU And it exceeds the purest gold. Army Goods Aboard vacant apartment or a house chairman and his With regard to pilfered Army Hundreds of days and thousands where the owner or renting agent -die-hard follow­ To the Editor: cargo—there are about five and a of hours— Wemer I brought nine shirts to the I have rriine and you have yours— will not consider renting to a sea­ ers. The latest half containers of grease, solvents was by Garden Cleaners at 681 Fourth When memories of times long past man. This is only part of the seri­ howl and gasoline on the fantaiL. The Avenue, Brooklyn, on December Will bring the mist to our eyes, ous situation of the housing short­ MeTwin E. Webb to Keith Terpe. mate has acquired quite a bit of In the April issue of the Fleet working gear, ahd none of it came age. 20, 1052: I got a ship the same day but fast. This is why I believe it would News he stated, "Your filing and paid off at Galveston on April And lumps to our throats that through the ship's chandler. be greatly desirable for us to live of unfair labor charges is the most 1, 1053. On May^1, 1053, I sent a As usual, we sailed from Pusan last. in a housing project constructed sedous of your career," and Webb will all the gear flying in the letter to the Garden Cleuiers and asked them to mail my shirts to So break out-the •album and back and managed by the SIU, not only goes on to refer to the Atlantic breeze. because it will be an addition to seamen as "characters and perme^ Three days later I|t«ceived my we'll go A few men were told by the cap­ shirts at Port Arthur. The Garden To the time when rivalry was the many financial Investments of foripers." tain that they are going to see the the Union but also because it is a Laundry not only kept my shirts keen You'd think the AMEU stalwarts Coast Guard in Yokohama—^why, he great idea, because It is a neees^ were stockholders. It just goes to didn't say. The crew intends ta for me for more than four months, for the hand of a lass ^f sity—the only housing project, show you on whose side the AMEU get in touch with the SUP agent but alto took the time and trouble seventeen. t» iet my mail fkom the hall and And to Dad become Mom's best perhaps in the worlil, where sea­ is. I'm for the Seafarers 100 pe]> there so that these men will havo men will have Brst preference. send it Along with the shirtft beau. cent represeotatloa. Ex'SttJ Member On Okinawa Now Marven Captain Braqs Ot Crew Honsing Needed For Seamen Now • -H • Wakes Crew At 10 PM For Chech Seafarer Honors Dad On His Dag Atlantic Man is For SiU Drive Garden Clejuner Tops To Seaman T SJS): �Ijife At Sj^a WiBS Rough in i990^» JR S ' to the Editor: y To the Editorf 'Way back before the first World Back home again in good old War I sailed once in a hooker that New York, I attended llie membepi smeiled of. tar, taliow. and dead ship meeting last night. One thing rats trapped in the bilges. was surprised me — To the Editor: The following is the latest the Wiiiiam Dyer a rakish old brig- To the Editor: t|iq great number We are sending you a snapshot available listing of official ex­ Would you piease put this pic­ of members who antine of tall masts, square yards, change rates for foreign cur­ ture in the next issue of the LOG? do not wear the soiled sails, tarred shrouds, lan­ of our son, Johnnie, who has just become 15 months old. He is quite rencies. Listings are as of This is Billy Strickland of 445 SIU button in yards and dead-eyesr. June 11 and are subject to Captain Friend, an* old-^brigand their lapels. change without notice. of a master, owned the brigantinc Could this be England. New Zealand, south Afrlcat and owed money to a banker on a forgetfulness? We $2.80 per pound cterllng. '" loan made at a time when the rates should be proud Australia; $2.24 per pound' sterUng, on freight were down. But the to display our Belgium: 50 franca to the doUar. promissory notes to the banker emblem to every­ Denmark; 14.45 cents per krone. Jellette had to be paid on time. And so the one, like other Fr;^ce: 350 francs to the dollar. unfriendly Captain Friend of the union members, such «s the team­ Germany: 4.2 Harks tp the dollar, Holland: 3.80 guUders to the dollar. hooker in hock, watching the sters. Italy: $25 Ure to the doUar. weather at sea like a hawk and Television has brought the SIU Norway: 14 cents per krone. sailing sharp by the wind, ran the to the public's attention, thanks to Portugal: 28.75 escudos to the dollar. vessel on a shoestring, robbing our a series of movies, sponsored by Sweden:.19.33 cents per.krone. bellies and worked the guts out of Esso and presented several weeks India; 21 cents per rupee. us, five of us before the mast, in­ ago by John Wingate, who explain­ Pakistan; 30.2 cents per rupee. cluding the cook. ed the workings of the SIU's vari­ Argentina: 14J pesos to the dollar. ous phases for a week in the course Brazil: 5.4 cents per cruzeiro. Cramped Quarters Uruguay: 52.63 cents per peso. of his daily news program. Hard was our lot below the decks Venezuela: 29.85 cents per bolivar. in a foc'sie in the bow—so small Made New Friends that we slept 'in hammocks and Through the medium of televi­ took our meals sitting on the floor. sion we have made and will con­ We ate salt horse and crunched tinue to make many new friends. hard tack. We held the tin plates If a company like Esso advertises on our laps, drank cold tea from the SIU, this is a sure sign that To the Editor: -a common can and saved the even non-trade union companies I am proud to have signed a crumbs. are beginning to see the light. . pledge card to become a member Unknown alike to the philan­ In view of all this I think it is of the Seafarers International thropist and the ambitious politi­ a small thing to ask all members Union. It is a great feeling to be­ cian, we lived on, from hand to to wear their SIU buttons proudly, mouth. Yet we worked in port the little beachcomber, as this pic­ long, as each and every man is to show that you belong to such a from dawn t* dusk, down in th$ ture shows. Could you publish this treated like a brother, and all are N. Lin wood Ave., Baltimore, Md. good, honest, trade Union. hold shoveling coal into a basket picture in the next issue of the guaranteed the same rights. He is the son of Seafarer Paul W. " More Offices Needed or heaving on a doily, resigned to LpC? IThis is something-you do not Strickland, known to his ship­ I also believe that due to the our fate. The hooker gave us no have when you ship with a com­ mates as "Strick," and now on the Benny dc Mickey Baxter rapid growth of the many services rest at sea. Caught in a squall, she pany union, when you are not su^e Holystar somewhere in the Far it>it performed by SIU headquarters called for all hands. You ran up if you will be there or gone tomor­ East. Will you please also say, on deck, grabbed hold of the downrow. They can fire a man with no "Dad, I want, you to know Mom here in New York, the Union is greatly overcrowded. I feel we hali, pulled up the sail, ran aloft, reason at all, and nothing can ever and I miss you very much." must expand the building facili­ pitted your strength against the be done about this. Mrs. Eleana Strickland ties, in line with our growth as a force of the wind, furled the beat- To the Editor: is A Free Man Union, This can best be done, I in sail and saved the canvas with Just a few lines to let my old I am a free man and like the think, by building a combination no thought of yourself. Loaded shipmates know I am now in feeling and intend.i'o stay this way. hotel, with office and recreational with coal to the scuppers, she Uncle Sugar's I especially like the SIU's rotary facilities, which could adjoin the leaked—running before a g^e. army," where system, which gives me my choice To the Editor: main building. The first two floors, Day and night we pumped. Every they don't be­ of ships and runs when I am fftady for example, could be used for hour for 10 minutes we bent double lieve in OT. My I received your most wonderful much-needed offices, with the con­ to ship out. to the handle, spinning the wheel last' ship was the and unexpected notice that I have ference room kept in the main I can't begin to put Into words in double time. , won first prize building as originally intended, Warhawk, one of all the rights and advantages this Meantime Captain Friend, a J. B. Waterman's for handicrafts along with the patrolmen's and great Union has worked for and worried man, stood at the wheel, floating in the Second representatives' offices. (At the chain gained for its brothep-members in steering with care turning grave gangs. Will you Annual Seafar­ present time, even the dispatchers' the past years and which it is con­ and looking grave. All he had was please ers Art Contest. counter is used by patrolman and forward tinuing to gain day by'day. the hooker. She was his bread and the LOG to me My sincere officials.) Beattie butter. And he owed money. at this address: I only hope that other men ship­ thanks to all the Hotel Needed, Too Afraid to lose her if she sank and Pvt. S. H. (Scotty) Beattie, ping company unions will soon see brothers who There is a great need for decent afraid to lose her by default on the 51253974, Co. G, 148th Inf. Regt., the light and realize the greatness made this con­ promissory notes he drove her— 37th Div., Camp Poik, La. Thank of our world-renowned Union, the test a reality. I housing accommodations for men ^ blow fair or foul. A rugged Indi­ you. Seafarers International Union. will be one of on the beach in the neighborhood, Taorin vidual in rough clothes, seaboots, John Somers the proudest of where they could live at a reason­ S. H. Beattie an old gray sweater and sou'wester. Seafarers in the new Baltimore able rent and be able to use the i 4• note: Youf new address Captain Friend stood the watch'on has(Ed. hall. This has been my home town services of the Union cafeteria. been noted, and the LOG will the poop, watching the weathen to be sent to you regularly every two for the last 35 years that I have Barber shop, etc. We have the land already, and windward as if looking for a sign. weeks from now on.) been sailing, and I hope to be should act, as we have very profit­ He made the brigantine sail by the sailing fon quite a few more years. t. t. Tovthe Editor: ably in the past. wind till she hummed aloft and As a veteran member of the AFL Believe it^or not, I have never had groaned below. He fought his way John Jellette a ring of any kind during my long Carpenters Local 1596, I have for to windward foot by foot, driving ^ 4 4> and checkered Seafaring life. many years been a collector of so the sprays flew high, the seas My thaniu to the Union officials union buttons, badges, banners, washed white and the foam churn­ To the Editor: ribbona and similar items pertain­ and members for their hard work ed astern like cream. The promis­ I was reading in the current is­ ing to organized labor. During the in the contest. sory notes had to be paid in time. sue of the LOG about the proposed To the. Editor: — John R. Taurin handbook soon to be published and month of, September, when the R. J. Peterson We all know that the Calmar AFL will hold its convention in would like to Line has been .tight on food for a ^ St. Louis, this cq>lection will be suggest that one - - . 4 very long time. section be devot­ on display at the nearby Central Now that we Public Library, 13th andOlive ed to Informa­ have a new deal, Streets. tion for 'a Sea­ To the Editor: To the Editor: we are getting I am writing to the LOG to ask farer's wife. This T am writing to thank both the better foodstuffs, '• At present the LOG is mailed if any of your members could make should contain ail members of The crew of the Analthough there necessary in­ contributions to this collection; anyi regularly to my home in Miami, niston City and the SIU for the is still room for Fla. After myfamily has read it, added to the collec­ contributions formation on help I received since my husband some improve­ what to do in the tion would of course, be available it is , forwarded to me, arrivirig was lost in Khorramshahr, Iran." ment. But, Jor weeks nfter it Was published and to any students or historians of the case of the death I am deeply indebted to the Rizzo God's sake, ' if suffering' from wear and tear. I of a Seafarer, the Union movement. crewmembers for their donation, you do get as would like the LOG sent to me Yearwood In addition to the emblems here in Germany, in addition to which was more than generous. rights and help she is entitled to much as" six The death benefit from the SIU how' to go about collecting any themselves, 1 keep a catalog. If being sent to my family. pounds of food per man a day and « was paid promptly, for , which I monies due her, and how to apply any of your members do send in a don't fiave the cboks and bakers Read By Army ' am very grateful, as our little girl for Social Security or survivor's trade union' button, I would like After I read each issue -of the to prepare it,-Ml our gains must was ill and my allotment had been insurance,, life insurance, etc. In to know the date when it was is­ be counted as lost. addition, she should be told what sued, the location of the union LOG it is passed among the day discontinued by the company. The stewa'rd' should not always Federal, State or local assistance (city and state) and any other in­ rooms for reading by the troops. be blamed, while the guilty one Proud To Be Belped In my opinion, it is an excellent I was always proud of Amert- is available and what to do in case formation available. education for emen who have little gets away with, a fat payoff at the can seamen and proud of being of disputes over titles or money Please mail any such items to: knowledge of the sea and also for crewmembers' expense and suffer­ matters. '"the wife of one of them, but now Harry Von Romer, Sr., 3817a Vest men who want to learn about our ing; Some fellows seenri to think, I am also ve^y humble and grateMany wives haven't any knowi- Avenue, St. Louis 7, Mo. Union and the men who make it. "Oh, I have ohe trip I'll sign on , ful at being allowed an insight edgq about these things, and I Incidentally, I aro taking the lib­ and make the money. They can't Pfe. J. Wayne Adair Into their devotion and loyalty to think the need for such informa­ erty of putting the SEAFARERS pay me otf until m get lt«ck." In (Ed. note: From now on, a copy each other. tion is urgent anfi. should be given L0& on display; I hope this meets of the LOG will reach vou repu- the meantime eveOTiiMV ifkes a Henrietta R. Klipacareful consideration. witfi your approval,, larly every two weeks, at. soon at terrific-be&j^eg,. (Mn. Stanley A. KUud . Loula a.. Hany Von itomftr. Sr. published.}: ' iCtefeaee .Teatwoodj . ' . - ' _ ^ Son Hits Beach At An Earig Age f I. fI": t' Uryes Members To WearSiU Emblem Money Exchange Dad On Holgstar, Rates Listed He Sends Regards ARCO Man Prond Of SMU Pledge Misses His OT in Army Chechs Contest WinnerSailing 35 Years Collector Seeks Union Emblems Stv V/iveg Need iniormation. Too I¥ot Enough Men To Prepare Food $1 Members^ Union Assist Widow I:., LOG Be^ By Hie Famtty, Buddies • —• - • - *• �Scottish Seaman Who Sought Exile Was Model For Fictional Character Many a seafaring man has dreamed longingly of being cast away on some island paradise Where he could enjoy his fill of solitude. Although this is the fancy of many, it has been accomplished by few, and those sailors of the past who have found refuge in the hidden alcoves of some tiny atoll have invariably been those who heat and light, and which also re­ which infested the island. At first, have been the victims o freshed him with their fragrant the rats would knaw his feet and storms or shipwrecks. Yet the smell. He might have had fish clothes while he "was asleep, but most famous castaway in history, enough, but because of the lack soon the tame felines always near Alexander Selkirk, directed his of salt he would not eat any ex­ his person posed a distinct threat own fate in choosing life on a bit cept the crayfish, which were as to them. It was not long before of land in the wide sea. large as lobsters and which we^ the rats disappeared from the Selkirk was Robinson Crusoe— very tasty when boiled or broiled. island. Later, however, for food, cloth­ or, at least, the real-life counter­ Anxious To Return part of. Crusoe made famous by ing and exprcise, Selkirk took to Despite his increasing fondness Daniel Defoe in his "Life And hunting down the numberless for the island and its solitude, Strange Surprizing Adventures of goats on the island. Then, when he Selkirk was anxious to get back Robinson Crusoe," published in had enough to fill his belly and to civilization. He did not seize 1719 in England, some 15 years cover his back, he would chase the his first opportunity, however. after Selkirk first endured the goats across the Island expanse Many ships passed by his little hardships of primitive island life. Once h# caught them, he would island outpost in the Pacific, but Born in Largo, County of Fife, nick their ears with a knife to in­ only two dropped anchor offshore. this Scottish sailor was to become dicate his mastery and as a means Both were Spanish galleons and an adventurer in goatskin as he of calcinating their number. Ac­ Selkirk, chose to spend the rest of lived for four, years and four cording to later stories, based his life as an outcast on the island months on the island group of upon the adventures of other voy­ rather than submit to the maraud­ Juan Fernandez, approximately agers . to the island, many goats ing' Spaniards. He feared they 300 miles. west of the coast of were found with their ears slit would make a slave of him or Chile. How he came to reside there some 32 years after Selkirk had murder him, neither of which al­ ternative pleased him. and his adventures on the island been rescued. Selkirk, after his rescue by theare garbled in the mixture of fact A goat, once, was very nearly and fiction of the last two cen­ the cause ot Selkirk's death and British privateers, admitted he turies. the saVer of his life. In pursuing would have submitted to a French the animal through the brush, he ship in those waters, but none . On Leaky Vessel near enough to observe his As a matter of record, Selkiijk caught it on the edge of a preci­ came signals. In the end it was the pice. His vision of the land drop chor> thc! unknown dangers and vessels, Duke and Duchess, out of and imminent danger was hidden rigors of the island to sailing Bristol, and commanded by Cap­ from him by foliage. Another tug aboard a leaking vessel with a cap­ tain Woodes Rogers, who picked tain who did not see eye to eye by the goat brought them both him off the little speck in the Pa­ with him. In 1704, when a sailing crashing down from a great cific. None the worse for wear, height. When Selkirk regained master, he quarreled with the cap­ Selkirk had but to readjust his consciousness, the goat lay dead tain of his ship and' asked to be taste for seasoned foods and learn undejMiiim and he was much shak­ put ashore, and remained on Mas to wear shoes again in order to en wp, but the beast had broken Atierra Island for 52 months until live among the people of England. his fall and saved his life. rescued by British privateers on Later on, Selkirk developed such February 9, 1709. Although Selkirk landed With a great speed -in chasing his goats gun and ammunition, his artillery that when the British finally res­ soon gave out and he was obliged cued him, they had a bulldog to conquer the primitive environ­ which, they sent out with him, and ment which surrounded him with also several of their nimblest run­ ners, but Selkirk outdistanced and craft and cunning. • In the beginning, partly out of tired them all, caught several melancholy, and partly because of goats, and returned with them on the lack of bread and salt, Selkirk his'^back. Domesticated Cats almost never ate until the pangs of hunger made further fasting In addition to tanung some kids, impossible. Nor did he go to bed Selkirk domesticated manjr of the until he could .no longer sit and wild cats on the island. That, too, watch his burning pimento logs, turned to his advantage as the which provided hin^ with both cats delivered him from the rats Like his fictional counterpart, Robinson Crusoe, Selkirk wore clothes made of skins of goats nhich inbabitgd Juan Fernandez Islands,-where he spent his exiie, in large numbers. He became a fast runner through chasing thrm. -s. •'•rSi • I'l:. I 7^ I - y/i ? .i Juan Ferhandes in cirele, are shown on map mhove. Islands • •jlte some thre«.hU9dred.^Uef .wes(.;of':CbUO., '•-'[ .'.'v-; v, „ In novel, Robinson: Crusoe had valet, butler and. general handy man named Friday. Selkirk, however, , : , lived alone for «.vev four years on an uninhabited island. . . ^ .j>-x vi.tM-rtei �?••-•'. '•••'''• ' Pac* Twentr-^Mff t*7 SEAFARERS LOG jroM M, 1961' .. . DIGEST of SKIPS' MEETINGS OULFWATER (Mar-Tradi), January 4— ' Steam line should be installed in washing Chairman, Vie D'india; Secretary, D. M. machine. Deck engineer will attend to Pearce. Repair list left by the previous crew was checked over. Alfred Hanstvedt was elected ships delegate. Motion was passed to rotate the cleaning of the recreation room* and laundry room among the three departments. Washing ma­ chine will be moved from the shower to a more suitable place below. Steward asked the crew to turn in old mattresses and draw new ones taken aboard in New York. Cots are available at the crew's request. Quiet should be maintained in the passageways at all times. There should be more lights in the recreation room. Rbpair list was dravm up: new items will be added as soon as they are noticed. February 1—Chairman, A. ^Hanstvedt; Secretary, D. M. Pearce. All items on the repair list have been attended to. More varied menus were suggested, with fewer starchy foods. • There should be more fruit juices. Stewasd delegate or stew­ ard should be seen about meal requests. III •ii *N :|gV=- fe- ; p" U tain in the crew's mess which is still unsatisfactory. Heads, showers, lockers this as soon as possible. Deck engineer need paihting. Ship's delegate wiU see got the crew's thanks for doing work on the chief engineer about hot: and cold the washing machine on his %>wn time. water, in the laundry. l.aundry should There should be nutre quiet in the pass­ be kept clean by all hands. ageways at all times. Passageways and foc'sles should be sougeed: captain will AZALEA CITY (Waterman), May 34— be asked. Chairman, A. Arnold; Sacratary, Paul April 19—Chairman, F. Young; Secre­ Whitlow.' All new members will contrib­ tary, Tom Msdigan. There is a large ute to the ship's fund; there is a S35 bal­ amount of disputed overtime in the deck ance in the fund now. No one is to and engine departments. Repair lists touch the clocks on the ship but the sec-, will be prepared and submitted. - Poor ond mate.. Men should keep the laundry' food should be brought to the attention clean. Sanitary men are to empty the of the patrolman. Men should be quieter trash can daily and sweep the deck free in the passages so that men oif watch of water. Brothers were asked to use can sleep. Cups and other utensils used outaide ladders when relieving the wheel between meal hours should be rinsed off In fair weather, especially with passen­ and placed in the drain rack. gers aboard. Man who missed the ship in Georgetown will be reported to the STEEL RECORDER (Isihmlsr.), May 14 patrolman. Ship should be washed —Chairman, Charles T. Scott; Secretary, down at least once a -trip; decks are P. V. Reyes. Captain wili be contacted aithy. Gear should be returned to the on paintidg heads; first assistant was galley after use. Treasurer should-buy asked about relftairing the drinking foun- a punching bag from the ship's fund. a suns Q s?oiftrcoAvs a SLACKS a -TOPCOATS a pRgsssHoes • WOI^6HCES • VON&ARSES a Kf^AKI PANTS • KHAKI SHIRTS' a 8US ViOPK&HlRTS • FPISKOOEEHS • HlCKOPy SHIRTS O CPO. SHIRTS a WHI-TE DRESS SHIRTS • SPORT SHIRTS • DRESS BELTS ^ a KHAKI WEB BELTS a TIES D SWEATSHIRTS a ATHLETIC SHIRTS P T-SHIRTS p SHORTS p BRIEFS P SWEATERS P UXSCSAGE a WORK SOCKS P DRESS SOCKS • LEATHER OACKETS a* WRITINS PORTFOLIO D SOU'WESTERS a RAIMSEAR ALLYDOR HEEPS CAN BE FILLED -FROM A SOU'uiESTER TO AtJ ELECTRIC RAZOR. WtU-TEVER Ftllf BUY FROM THE 'ibU CAM BE SURE YBofeE eETTINS TOP QUALITY SEAR, AT SUBSTAMTIAL SAVIHSS. Chesfh VP UNldH-OWMeOAND UNION-OPERATGP ... THE BEN6RT oF IHE MEMBERSHIP* STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), April 18 —Chairman, Q. Caruso; Secretary, A. Santiago. J. J. Libby was elected ship's delegate by acclamation^ There was A request made for a greater variety of night lunch. Messhalls should be left cleaner; better care should be taken of cots, which should not be left on deck when not in use. We have an exception­ ally good crew this trip. May 2—Chairman, G. Caruso; Secretary, Aram Hawk. Herman C. Kemp was left in the PG Hospital, Calcutta. He will be sent home in three weeks. Ship's dele­ gate collected 140 rupees and enough cig­ arettes to last him for hospital time. Steward has been putting out better night lui.ch since the last meeting. Get New Books Through Agents Seafarers who applied for new membership books in New York but are now sailing from outports don't have to come to this city to get their new books. If the men involved will write to headquarters and tell the Union which port they are sailing out of, the Union will forward the book In care of the port agent. Under no circumstances however, will the books be nt through the mails to any rivate addresses. IL PONCE (Puerto Rican Marina), April 22—Chairman, Joss Celiadoi; Sacratary, R. Waikar. There is a balande of S19.17 left in the ship's fund. One man was left in Tampa in the hospital. Ship's dele­ gate discussed performing. May 14—Chairman, Ray Holdar; Sacra­ tary, Josa Cubano. Patrolman wiU bo no­ tified of the wiper who is under age. New delegates were elected; Ship's dele­ gate. Victor Carmone; deck delegate. Salvador Bcnnet: ^engine delegate, Al­ fredo: steward delegate, Juan Hernan­ dez. Motion was passed to have every­ one contribute SI to the ship's fund. New repair Ust will be made up by each de­ partment and turned over to the ship's delegate. PAOLI (Cities Sarvlcs), May 24—Chair­ man, Jossph V. Stephens; Sacratary, A. E. Roberta. C. G. Young was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. There Is $33.53 left in tba treasury. Everyone should be properly dressed iir the ihesshall. AU coti were picked up because coastwise isn't considered tropica. De­ partments will make up repair lists. Rec­ reation room la being left dirty. Dele­ gate will'find out about getting a tietter brand of soap powder. Ash trays ahoud be put out on tablei. DENNISON VICTORY (Waterman), May 7—Chairman, Pablo E. Paras; Sacratary, Charles Bankiton. Hubert A. Gauhei^ was elected ship's delegate. . All hands should return coffee cups to. the pantry.' Manufacturer's directions should be fol­ lowed whan using the washing machine. Each department will take turns ip clean­ ing the laundry. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), May 17— Chairman, 1. J. Rivim; - Sacratary,. R. P. Callahaii. Patrolman's report on the gangway wag reported to tho crew; every­ body la satisfied. Men who missed ship will be rej>orted to .tha 'patrolman. Dis­ puted OT will ba . taken up with the pa­ trolman. Batter cara should ha taken of the movie machine. There should be no spitting on the deck. DESOTO (Wafarmen), March 28—ChelrSTEEL piSIOMEIl (isthihian). May Ur!- man, Fred Travis; Bacretary, A; Danne, fcttk Jo i? J: .;.aM;aiipi44A MUXl liLrU ' WILLIAM H. CARRUTH (Trantfuel), May 24—Chairman, Vincent Genco; Sec­ retary, W. M. Pedersen. Ferformera will be turned over to the patrolman. Two men were hospitalized in Honolulu, and one man in Guam. Washing ma­ chine needs cleaning and repairing. Stew­ ard requested new piUows, piUow cases and mattress covers. A vote of thanks went to the steward department for some fine food and cooperation. Also, the bosun got a rousing vote of thanks for doing a good Job of bringing in a clean ship with the adverse conditions he encountered on this trip. Repair lists were turned in and are being' taken care of. DEL ALBA (Mississippi), May 23— Chairman, J. Tucker; . Sacratary, Jerry Chairman, Pat Rebertsen; Secretary, R. E. White. Record player and records WiU be bought from the ship's fund. Beefs from previous voyage were adjust­ ed satisfactorily by the patrolman. First assistant engineer was told by hint that he must work his department according to the present agreement.' Ray White was elected ship's delegate. Fiech man will donate $3.00 to the ship s fund. Steward reported that the captain will obtain any clothing or toilet articles for the slopchest if the men teU him what LIBERTY FLAG (Dover Steamship), they want. April 27—Chairman, E. Fields; Sacratary, Roland Vaiasce. Communication was sent to the hall on the death of our night cook and baker: a letter of condolence was sent to his sister in Basetrop, La. New Orleans agent was asked to send flowers to the funeral from the crew, with the crew to refund the money at the payoff. Two .men missed shi;) in Yo­ LA SALLE (Watsrman), May 23— kohama. Delegates should check the medical supplies, which seem to be in­ Chairman, C. E. HSmby; Sacratary, Stsva Guggine. Motion was made to have adequate. quarters back aft cleaned up. as they are in bad shape. There is a S21.50 balance EVELYN (Bull), May 1—Chairman, G. Smith; Sacratary, E. C. Oacay. Ship's in the ship's fund. Deck gang work is delegate wili buy playing cards out of being done by chief mate and cadet. Snip's the ship's fund. Decks in engine depart­ and deck delegate should aproach the ment foc'sle need repairing, and foc'sles chief mate on the subject in a nice way, need painting. Galley gear should be up­ as it was brought up that he has been turned to the pantry. New crewmembers reasonable and good to get along with were asked to donate 82 to the ship's in the past. Messhall should be kept fund. Repair list will be made up and clean, with ash trays used only for ashes and feet kept off chairs. Everyone should turned in before arrival in New York. clean up after himself; the messman should put a garbage can inside the messALBION (Gry Trans), April 24—Chair­ man, R. Nee; Secretary, D. Stone. hall. Washing machine should he turned Brother Deeds was elected ship's dele­ off after use. Day workers were asked gate by acclamation. Wiper and ordinary to take it easy on the night lunch for WiU clean up laundry. Ship's delegate the benefit of those* on watch. Boys were will find out about the hot water in Che asked to cooperate en the linen. laundry. Engine department foc'sles wiU be painted per agreement. Crew was NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Victory asked not to take individual beefs top­ Carriers), May 21—Chairman, Johnnie side. Long; Secretary, Paul Capo. All but a few repairs were taken care of; the re­ maining repairs will be attended to-this voyage. One man was taken off the ves­ sel in Miami by the Coast Guard due to an accident. All fans in crew's quarters need repairing: one brother had a serious accident with the fan, so men should not sign on until this is taken care of. Pass­ ageways should be kept locked in port. CARROLL VICTORY (South Atlantic), Foc'sles should be kept clean. New mat­ May 2—Chairman, C. Jensen; Sscrsfary, tresses are needed. Night., lunch should Bsb Johnssn. Repair list will be made up be more varied. Men shohld-be propmiy and handed ts the ship's delegate before dressed in the messhall. Black gang ind arrival in San Pedro. Motisn was passed deck department should take care of the to have the WUmington agent come laundry and the steward depatrment take absard as soon as the ship lands so he care of the recreation room. Brothers can settle the trouble aboard, with every­ should cooperate with the chief steward one present at this meeting, with no ex­ on the linen. ceptions. THE CABINS (Cabins), May 23—Chair­ SEASTAR (Tritsn), May 1—Chairman, man, R. Liparl; Sacratary, R. Arnold. Louis W. Pepper; Secretary, Den Ferrest. Performers in the last port will be re­ No American money was aviiable in ferred to the at the payoff. Japan. Repiars from the last payoff were R. Arnold waspatrolman ship's delegate. not taken care of. Vote of thanks went Second cook andelected is too slow at to the master. Robert P. Moore, for the serving and cannotbaker bake. Extermination cooperation he has given the crew on ail is needed, due to-roaches in the galley ship's business. He was an old Water­ storerooms.- PatroliAan 'will be con­ man skipper and they lost a good man and tacted on linen. Men are to be properly when he left that company. Headquar­ ters WiU be notified about the currency attired when entering messmali. and repair beefs. Mr. Kim wiU be con­ CAROLYN (Bull), May 17—Chairman, tacted before the end of this voyage. Collection will be taken up to start a W. C. Murphy, Jr.; Secretary, J. L. Podgortki. Membership was asked to please ship's fund at the payoff. Chief cook asked men to cooperate by staying out help keep the laundry clean after use. of the gaUey, and asking men in the de­ Men should be considerate of those who partment for what they want. Vote of are sleeping. Delegates will make up thanks went to the steward and chief repair lists. Vote, of thanks was given ceok for the good menus during the voy­ for good chow cooked and served by age and also to the steward department the steward department. for good service and chow. STEEL TRAVELER listhmian). May 4— Chiarman, R. Mlltan; Sacratary, J. O. Lakwilk. O. J. Mbrgen was elected deck delegate. Cott are not to be left on deck in port. Chief steward will issue linen on Friday. Chief mate will be asked about an awning for the crew back aft; he wiU be asked about washing down back aft. Mate had steward have garbage thrown overboard In port, due to the gaUeyman leaving it out on deck. Steward 'WiU change old* mattresses. Washing machine should be kept clea^ Someone in licensed personnel put up awnings Ship's delegate reported on getting th* washing machine repaired. Steward spoke on taking up a coUection for the movie fund. Chief cook mentioned the very good condition of the laundry and wash-, ing machine. No data—Chairmtn, J. Olssn; tscretary, A. Danna. Discussion was held on the deck maintenance foc'sle, which la too smaU for. the three men now sharing it. Ship's delegate,WiU contact the Mo­ bile hall. Phipps. Ther^e is S50.20 in the ship's . fund. MoUon was passed to have the carpenter remove the shelf from the crew messroom. Steward and one dele­ gate are to check stores in New Orleans. Patrolman should be contacted and cfew is not to sign on -until the ship is stored. Pantry should be. secured before leaving port. BIENVILLE (Waterman), March 32— Chairman, C. M. Allan; Sacratary, F. S. Payior. Brother Swaugthout was elected Ship's delegate. Repair lists should be made out by department delegates. New pillows and innerspring mattresses should be -procured. Ship's delegate wili inves­ tigate the skipper's cutting down tho steward's requisitions for stores. Deck delegate will see the chief mate about painting his department's quarters, which need painting very badly. Fantail should be kept clean for the crew 4o loui^o around in the tropics. Miy 17—Chsirman, Brsthsr Carrastoi Sacratary, Prank S. Paylar. One man was left ashore, due to injuries on ship. Patrolman will be asked to get all lock­ ers and bunk springs repaired. WARHAWK (Waterman), May 33 — Ciuirman, Stanley P. Gonitaar; Sacratary, Carl A. Sakeil. Brother Gage was elect­ ed ship's delegafe by acclamation. Wash­ ing machine should be cleaned after use. Glasses and dishes should be returned to the sink. Delegates should see tha captain about putting up radio aerials.' ABIQUA (Cities Strvics), May 24— Chairman, William E. Logan; Sacratary, Vincent L. Ratciiff. Captain and patrol­ man were given a copy of the repair list from the last trip. There is S8.07 in the ship's fund. Chief cook contended that steaks are not first quality; stew­ ard replied that choice cuts of meat are used. Crew asked that steaks he cut thicker. Chief cook said steaks must bo cut thinner .in order to be thoroughly cooked, and said also that steaks were dry because the second cook left them in the oven too long. Messroom should be left clean. One beef Will be settled by the deck delegate. Washing machine should be kept cleaner. ANN MARIE (Bull), May 2S—Chairman, Eugana Dakin; Sacratary, .Chriitephar Karas. Washing machine is being fixed. Clean linen wili be Issued when soiled linen is returned. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for a Job being well done. PONCE (Puerto Rice), March 25— Chairman Prank Mataa; Secretary R. Weiken. Patrolman in Florida will be asked to straighten out standby pay. Cups should be washed out after use. Mattresses and pillows should be changed when the ship goes to drydock. Bedsprings should be repaired and door sills should be raised, as water runs into all rooms. Ship should be fumigated as rats have been seen. Frank Mateo was elect­ ed ship's delegate. ALCOA PARTNER (Aicaa), May 4— Chairman, Jesaph Sehseil; Sacratary, J. Jardan. New delegates Bre:'>-J. Jordan, ship's delegate; C. Jones, deck delegate; Hayes, engine delegate. Pantry should be kept'cleaner. There should be grits on the menu in the morning. May 17—Chairman, Antania Schiavant; Sacratary, R. Mitchell. Crew will make repaira at sea before arrival In port. Flowers were sent to brother Eddy Bozak who died In Philadelphia,- from all brothers aboard this ship and thanks were sent by his family. Recreation room should b« kept locked in port. Crew should' cooperate in keeping the laundry clean. Passageways -should be kept locked In port. Brother who obtained library books was thankgd. TRINITY (Carrat), May 9—Chairman. E. Black; Sacratary, J. Kutmisnski. Ship needs repairs that should have been taken care of iA tha shipyard. Agent will be contacted at -the first port. Drinking fountain outside deck department room needs repairing. Hora keys for deck de­ partment ar< needed. Overtime should be equalized in deck department. Re­ quest was inade for a chahge in library, suction fan in galley, new mattresses, wind scoops, porthole screens, new cots, cheat of wawers for each room, space permitting, eince lockers are almost rusted away. May 14—Chairman, E. Black; Secretary, R. F.'Grant. Innerspring mattresses will be put aboard at " the agent will be ci this lint Rone. Numerous foc'sle mpattt- ere ; - (GtmtiBiui iMxJ - �«>•«-> • SI 4.irj'-L f* V- *•• «.( H ^ '"• "*' * •! 5 Pare TweBtr-fir* SEAFARERS LOG _ Jim*. IX. 1»5S . DIGEST of SHIPS* MEETINGS ... (Continued from,page 24) BMdtd. Xapalra promiMd ara ilowly tMtag dona. Llnan wlU ba exchanged ea by placa and cota will ba algned and plckad up after u«e. ai.as per ewmangiber wiU ba coUected for a fhlp'f ftom thia fund two axtra eeta of Vala keya will be bought. Patrolman Philadelphia waa commended for hla action In major ehlp beef. toilet articles for the slopchest. Repair lists will be made out. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), May 31 —Chairman, G. Caruso; Secretary, Sanford Kemp. Four men were logged. One brother was left in the hospital In Cal­ cutta. 130 rupees and six cartons of cigarettes were coUected on board and delivered to blm by the ship's delegate. The company wUl take care of him. Any­ one who wishes to pay off after Savan­ nah must give the captain 24 hours' no­ tice. Ship's delegate wlU ask the cap­ tain to see if customs will release sou­ venirs to those wishing to take them off there. tOUTHIRN STATRS (Southern), May S4—Chairman, Charlei Moore; Secretary, L. B. Bryant, Jr. Record will be kept of .any official doing unlicensed work. Showers, heads and foc'sles should be aougeed and painted. Fans should he re­ paired and painted. Firehose nozzles should be replaced. Life jackets .should NORTH PLATTE VICTORY (Victory be replaced With cork type. Brakeson mooring windlass should be repaired and- Carriers), April 24—Chairman, Wallace; repair list posted for additions. Mattress­ Secretary, Fisher. Ship's delegate spoke about the restriction in Mojl, Japan, for es will be replaced as needed. two days as per orders of MSTS, with the crew kept on board untU It Is de­ LUCILi BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfleld), May 21—Chairman, George C. Brannan. cided what to do with the cargo. One One man was hospitalized In Trieste, man was demoted and "logged. Letter Italy. Vote of thanks went to the steward from MSTS will be sent to headquarters. department, particularly the night cook Beef was made about throwing jeUles and baker. Repair list should be checked and jams over the side in the saloon by new delegtaes. Foc'sle keys should Pantryman changes juices and salad without consulting the steward. Stew­ be turned In. ard tried to get milk In Yokohama but MARVEN (international Nav.), May • was unable. He wiU try again In Kure. —Chairman, Wllbort Wentling; Secretary, Ship's delegate will see the captain to­ Fred Hicks. There la a beef on cold night about ordering milk. Recreation drinks: steward 'will make sure there Is room wUl be painted. Ship's delegate enough for the rest of the voyage. will see the captain about US currency Screens are needed for portholes and draws 24 buurs before arrival. doods; ship's delegates will see the cap­ tain about tablets for malaria. LIBERTY FLAG (Dover), May I—ChairMALOEN VICTORY (MIsslstIpp)), May man, Edward Fields; Secretary, Ralph W. 17—Chairman, V. SzymanskI; Secretary, TIndell. This was an excellent voyage. Dan R. Phillips. R. J. WendeU was elect­ All men were asked to strip their bunks ed ship's delegate; he wllj see the first and clean their rooms before the payoff. assistant about getting showers fixed. All Repair list was made out. Arrival pool delegates are to make a list of repairs was made up by the ship's delegate. The that can be done at sea to be turned wjnner will take car® of the cost of a over to the chief engineer and chief mate. floral wreath which was sent for the fun­ Chief electrician will repair the new eral of our late night cook and baker, washing machine, using the motor from who died of a hea^ attack in Yokohama, the old wasiy^g machine. Vote of thanks Japan. -nvept'to the steward department, especial­ ly the baker, for the fine grub they are putting out. Steward returned thanks to the crew for their cooperation. ELIZABETH (Bull), May 28—Chairman, Christopher A. Bebba; Secretary, Ben Allen. Special meeting was held to elect Frank Gustav engine delegate. CAMP NAMANU (US Petroleum), May 17—Chairman, Deri; Secretary, R. Bascembe. A. Lutey was elected ship's dele­ gate. Report on one member will be sent to headquarters by delegates. Quar­ ters for messman and coks are inade­ quate. Action should be taken on this. Chief engineer will be contacted by the ship's delegate on repairing the electric fans. Vote of thanks went to the stew­ ard department for a job well done. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), May 10—Chairman, R. Swayne; Secretary, A. J. Kuberskl. Joe Bracht was elected ship's delegate. Clothes should be hung in the fidley to dry and not In the recrea­ tion room back aft. Clothes line and clothespins are In the fidley. All hands should help keep the messhall clean at night. Sanitary men should alternate weekly In the" cleaning of the laundry. Repairs were not taken care of In New York. Each delegate will make up a repair list and turn this over to the sliip's dglegale before arrival in New Orleans. ALEXANDRA (Carras), May 2—Chair­ man, W. L. Zeeb; Secretary, T. Deloach. Captain has made no repairs so far ex­ cept the ones he wants to. Money draws in foreign ports will be In the money be gets from the agents. SoUed linen should be turned In, as supplies are get­ ting short. There should be more con­ sideration for the messman. Washing machine should be cleaned after use. HURRICANE (Waterman), May 24— Chairman, Dan Butts; Secretary, William Pedlar. There Is S16 In the ship's fund. Dirty dishes should be placed In the pan­ try. Steward asked men to give him re­ quests for special dishes. It was sug­ gested that cake be served Thursday and Sunday to go with the Ice cream. Sug­ gestion was made that the captain put out a blanket draw before arrival in the States.- Patrolman will be asked about Quiz Anawera (1) (b) Golden State. (2) (a) 12. ^Can'Shakers^ Have No OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot wlU be asked about painting the gaUey and crew pantry, screen doors, porthole screens. Only ship's personnel should be In the midship housing. JEAN LAFITTE (Waterman), April 24 —Chairman. E. N. King; Secretary, W. J. Brown. Repairs arc being taken care of by the engine department. Discussion was held on the • heating system. Fan room should be kept locked at all time so heat is not turned on. C. A. Dorrough was elected ship's delegate. Show­ ers and toilets should be kept clean. Chief engineer wiU be contacted on plumbing. Chief mate appreciated the crew's cooperation during the annual In­ spection. Captain will be asked about moving bunks and lockers around in the 12-4 room. May 23—Chairman, Nelson King; Sec­ retary, Robert Lyons. Patrolman will be told about faulty plumbing. Captain withheld passes at Yahata. although they were ready to be issued (cleared through customs, etc.) thus delaying shore leave of off-watch men. Patrolman will bo asked to check this. Captain accepted repair list with the exception of the re­ quest for necessary measures to aUeviate heat in the seamen's foc'sle which adjoins the fan and heater room. aulstant engineer Just Ignores the agree­ ment. Messroom should be kept clean. Standby on each watch will clean the tables and put cups away. Department delegates will collect money and turn It over to the ship's treasurer. Motion was passed to buy an ironing board and pad at the next port. Brother Sanders got a vote of thanks for purchas­ ing recreation gear In the last port, and a motion was passed to reimburse him for cab fare. Chief mate will be notified that the crew will clean recreation room when he stops using It as a store room. Three sanitary men Will rotate this job. Crew Is to cooperate. No one Is to throw refuse out of portholes. LAFAYETTE (Waterman), May 31— Chairman, Menz; Secretary, James W. Clinton. 'There Is too much noise In the passageway. Extra linen should be turned In. Mess tables need new tops. Entire steward department got a vote of thanks for a job weU done.. Crew mess­ man was thanked too. OS asked for co­ operation In keeping the sanitary sink clean. Ship's delegate will tell the offi­ ALICE BROWN (Bloomfield), May 2— cers who use the laundry to help keep It Chairman, B. H. Klmbarly; Secretary, clean. Lloyd E. Wilson. B. H. Kimberly was elected ship's delegate. He will see the BRIGHTSTAR (Triton), May 17—Chair­ captain about getting US currency in man Eugsne Ray; Secretary, Jack God- foreign ports. Steward was asked to tray. Only some of the repairs have place garbage In drums provided wlille in been taken care of. We .got a few more port. Suggestion was made that each magazines on board from the ship's member of the crew make a voluntary chandler but they are nothing to be donation towards a sum of money to be proud" of. Stores have Improved. Slop- sent to Mrs. Viola Harrison, widow of our chest Is very slim, but the agent will late brother, T. G. Harrison, who passed try to get an SIU slopchest on. Trans­ away yesterday aboard ship. portation' question for the crewmembers sent from San Francisco will be reported SAN MATEO VICTORY (Eastern), to the patrolman. Greasy clothes should March 22—Chairman, Willie A. Young; be steamed In the engine room first, not Secretary, Malcolm P. Cieutat. Delegates washed in the n)achlnes. Doors should reported no beefs. Steward reported not be banged while men are sleeping. there is no gaUey man on board. Dele­ Steward department was thanked for the gates will see the captain and contact the good chow. San Pedro patrolman on this. Ship's del­ egate says a small ship's fund will be left HOLYSTAR (Triton), May 38—Chair­ in the captain's hands. Library will be man, A. L. Davit, Jr.; Secretary, P. A. changed in San Pedro. Willlemt, Captain was asked about April 19—Chairman, Willie A. Young; painting foc'sles and keys for the mess- Secretary, Allan S. Thornc. Edward S. room door, but to no avaU. One man Brinson was elected ship's delegate hy left the ship for the hospital at Kure. acclamation. Suggestion was made to Messroom is left dirty at night. Cap­ get a written statement as to why there tain wUl be contacted about clogged is no shore leave. Purser or captain drains In ail showers and wash basins. should be asked to explain to the member­ MesshaU deck needs painting. Cots are ship at a meeting the "no shore leave needed for warm weather. situation," here in Inchon, Korea. Cap­ tain attended and said there would be no boats except in the case of sickness; men who go ashore in cargo ducks are off limits. There is no agent here to ob­ tain transportation and the Army does not want merchant marine personnel ashore. Lifeboats can't be used. Captain was given a vote of thanks for appearing explaining the situation. PORTMAR • (Calmar), April 28—Chair­ and May 11—Chairman, Allan S. Thorne; man, Ammons; Secretary, L. W. Lewis. Secretary, Malcolm P. Cieutat. One man V. A. Reid was elected ship's delegate by paid off for hospitalization. Delegates acclamation. Lighting is very poor and will up repair list. Twenty dollars should be repaired. Cots should be put frommake ship's fund will be spent on away. All hands should cooperate in games the. and magzines. keeping the ship clean. Members should be considerate of sleeping brothers. Stew­ PETROLITE (Mathiasen), May 10— ard department got a vote of thanks. W. H. Harrell; Secretary, O. D. Stores sljould be checked for shortages.. Chairman, Walker. awning for the poop was Extra company personnel is being fed. taken up The with the mate by the ship's creating shortages on the voyage for the delegate and a permanent awning was crew. suggested. Repair list will be turned over to the captain and chief engines to ELIZABETH (Bull), April 17—Chair­ have repairs made in the next port. man, Antonle Gonzalez; Secretary, R. S9.95 was spent to purchase an iron, Rosado. One man paid off in Puerto leaving $4.05 in the ship's fund. Ship will Hico, sick. Captain's refusal to pick up be -fumigated and more mattresses pro­ milk In Puerto Rico will be referred to vided. the patrolman. Suggestion was made that the. crew pay for the repairing of STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), May 14 the old washing machine. Old locker —Chairman, Charles Scofield; Secretary, should be repaired. There should .be James E. Moran. Chief mate's regard as more cooperation between departments. to the crew's health will be brought to the patrolman's attention. Repair list TROJAN TRADER (Trelan), May ID- will be turned in. Third assistant engi­ Chairman, Joe Brennan; Secretary, Pete neer thanked the crew for the donation Piascik. There are beefs about the cig­ sent to him in Singapore Hospital during arettes and delay in receiving draws in his attack of malaria. ports. A good deal of disputed overtime will be taken up with the patrolman, too. Repair list was read and added to. Foc'sles should be left clean and orderly. The steward department was thanked for the good job done. ^ This ship is a good feeder. it GEORGE UHLER (Southern), May 17— Chairman, net listed; Secretary, C. E. Simpson. Soap dishes should be placed In showers and utility shelves put up in wash rooms. More night lunch should be-^put out. Recreation room and laun­ HOLYSTAR (Triton), May 18—Chair­ dry should be kept clean; Deck depart­ man, W. F. Wallace; Secretary, P. Strick­ ment lockerg* need repairing. land. Two men missed ship in Yoko­ hama. Foc'sles nad messroom need paint­ ing. Captain will be contacted by the QUEENSTCN HEIGHTS (Seatrade), May ship's delegate about keys for the mess27—Chairman, A. R. Santonastasi; Secre­ room doors. Mate has been working on tary, A. Vlolantl. Two-men missed ship. deck. Discussion was held on the repair list and on putting such unwanted Items as CALMAR (Cplmar), May 17—Chairman, flying fish In the Ice box. Ship's dele­ G. Douglas; Secretary, A. J. Nelson. C. gate will take care of the ship's fund. Carlson 'was elected ship's delegate. Cof­ A new library should be secured in fee pots should' be checked for defective Philadelphia. cords. Men should cooperate In keeping the laundry clean. BLUESTAR (Triton), May 17—ChairMay 30—Chairman, G. Douglas; Secre­ man, Anthony Ferrara; Secretary, Louis tary, Nelson. Engineers and wipers have E. Meyers. Ship's delegate will collect started to paint their own rooms. First all mail. Nobody Is to run to topside. Deck maintenance will be out of the hos­ pital in about a month; the captain Is holding hU Job open. Performers were warned. Ship's delegate will talk to the captain about getting military script to send as a donation from the crew to the man In the Array hospital In Osaka, Norman "Red" Kirk MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), May 3Jap'an. Crew voted unanimously on this. Please contact your sister, Mrs. Chalrman, Barney Kinter; Secretary, Steward department members are to take Lucky Pritchett. Motion was passed not orders only from the steward. Captain Ruth Hathaway, 31 Heights ^ad. to sign on until certain repairs have been Lake Orion, Mich., as soon as made. Sick members are being denied medical attention, even In ports where possible. doctors can be reached. May 15—Chairman, Barney Kinter; Sec­ retary, Dexter Worrell. Two men missed Bill Baten ship in Mobile and two were fired for I left the papers you gave me performing; patrolman •will be contacted C. M. Giffantelli Galveston. Brother Worrell was elect­ Jesse Brinkley on the Seapender at the SEAFAR­ In ed deck delegate by acclamation. Each department should handle its own beefs, ERS LOG office for you to pick Chester Skakun as far as possible. All hands In the deck up. Please contact the patrolman, at department must help secure ship; the whole crew should cooperate with each headquarters, who paid off the SS other. lEit:iQNlKii NOTICES Hurricane on June 1, 1953, in re­ gard to your overtime. t t 4- 4 4 4 4 4 4 Robert €. Drain Please contact your mother as soon as possible at 5732 17th N.E., Seattle 5, Wash. SANTA VENETIA (Mar-Trade), May 17— Chairman, N. Hatgimisols; Secretary, T. Lewis. Captain Is putting out one draw every five days: on weekends he wiU put out a litJe more. He thanked the crew for doing a wonderful Job in sticking to­ gether. One messman will be picked up in Yokohama. Repairs will be made in Yokohama, and screens picked up. Bh'eryone should help keep the recreation room clean. Linen will be Issued only when dirty linen is turned in, because the boys have been hoarding It. If they are too lazy to change their sacks the BR will change it for them. Man who walked off the ship In Wakamatsu, Japan, was picked up in Yokohama two days later and is being held there till we arrive for GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Service), a Coast Guard hearing. May 19—Chairman, Arthur E. Sanders; Secretary, W. R. Weldman. Repairs were listed and turned over to department SOUTHSTAR (South Atlantic), May 17 heads. Repairs will be made as soon as —Chairman, Thomas W. Burke; Secre­ possible. One man missed ship in Lake tary, Thomas W. Burke. Payoff and signCharles. The captain is not satisfied with on in Savannah was handled in good SIU fire and boat drill. Each man will donate fashion. H. L. Lanier was elected ship's $1.00 to the ship's fund at each payoff. delegate. Crew of William Carruth 4 4 4 Vincent Genco has donated the Salitil Dubon , balance of the ship's fund in his Please contact Mary Ward at (3) (c) .250. possession, a total of $16, to the 1939 Fleet Street, Baltimore, Md., (4) (c) 1850*s. SEAFARERS LOG. phone Eastern 7-9825. 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Rivero, Martin J. where Claude is, please contact STREET ADDRESS Reichlin, jr. him or H. E. Pritchett. Francis Panette, M. Olehchik, 4 4 4 CITY ZONE .STATE Robert Neblett, Theodore W. NawAnthony Schiavone rocki, Pablo Mendez, Lemuel Please contact your old ship­ McClenney, jr., C. W. Maynard, mate, Wiley Carter at 6508 Moner Signed Pe|er Makepa. Ave., Baltimore 6, Md. TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you org an old subscriber and have a change N. P. Liahoff, Heber R. Guymon, of address, please give your former address below: Pvt. Horace R^ns, US 54121784, Carlin Dennis, Frederick M. D()naldson, Raymond DoQway, Juan Co. D 516th ABn Inf. Regt., Camp ADDRESS Delga4o, Carl A. Carlson, Fellz Breckinridge, Ky., would like to hear from any of his friends. Bonefont, Gabriel Borjancic. ..STATE aeeeeee«eeeeeae<-..lONE CITY asB ssiis sQQsa aaa ana afflcsa aama aaa giaiaDBS" QQaQa BBQDcs' mauasa !i!;]QaB3s aeaas EsananaQ B@@ i«eeeeeaeeeaeeeetei«< i«eesaiee9»»a*a%aaaaaeeeeeeaeeeee eeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeaaeeeeeaaaeeeoeeeeG �.' • ' Par* Twenty-six SEAFARERS LOG _ " sf-i.,!,.- A'.! .^Z,* June 12, 1958 Seattle Seafarer Cashes In On Benefit in the HOSPITALS The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you^see a friend's name on the fist, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. Mrs. Albert E. Holmes receives $200 maternity benefit and $25 US Defense Bond at her Seattle home from SIU patrolman Paul Drozek on behalf of son Milton David. Holmes sails with the black gang. Ir • All of the following SIU families Mill Street, Chrichton Station, Mo­ • will collect the $200 maternity bile, Ala. benefit plus a $25 bond from the 4^ ;t 4 Union in the baby's name. James Lawson Waldrop, Jr., bom May 6, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Irma Irene Colon, bom March James Waldrop, 129 East Avenue 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. South, Panama City, Fla. Julio Colon, Box 3611, Puerto 4 4 4 Nueva, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Gloria Sue Crumpler, bom May 4^ 15, 1953. Parent^, Mr. and Mrs. Jo Pitts Arras, born April 30, Floyd S. Crumpler, 1 Sutherland 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. WU- Drive, Chickasaw, Ala. liam Arras, 2564 B. Kittyhawk Ave­ .4 4 4 nue, Mobile, Ala. Catherine Deonne Wallace, bom i i May 9, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Celia Pamela Duchmann, bom Roshier L. Wallace, 1767 Huston April 25, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Lane, Mobile, Ala. Mrs. Fred H. Duchmann, 1628 St. 4 4 4 * Mary Street, New Orleans, La. Jule Dee Scarborough, bom 4it 4" March 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Sharon Ann Van Evera, bom Mrs. Richard Scarborough, WanApril 16, 1953. Parents; Mr. and chese, NC. Mrs. Louis L. Van Evera, 1030 4 4 4 Maldeis Street, Baltimore 30, Md. David C. Silkowski, bom January i i 4^ 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melanie Kay Mitchell, born May John E. Silkowski, 27 St. Mark's 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Place, New York 3, NY. John E. Mitchell, 2701 Emest 4 4 4 Street, Lake Charles, La. James Edward Wolf, born May 8, 4i 4" 4" 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Donna Michell Chandler, bom T. Wolf, 1813 East Battlmore Street, April 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Baltimore 31, Md. Mrs. Charles T. Chandler, Stokes 4 4 4 Road, Indian Hills', NJ. Pamela Yvmine Cameron, born it 4> 4^ March 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Charolette Dianne Falrcloth, Mrs. William R. Cameron, 507 born May 12, 1953. Parents, Mr. North Carolina Avenue, Mobile, and Mrs. James L. Faircloth, 2718 Ala. Honest Al in New Role i Ame V. Olsen, Jr., bom April 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ame V. Olsen, 1225 Music Street, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Alana Eve Whitmer, bom April 27, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Edward Whitmer, 125 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4^4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Constanza Loriz, born April 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fer­ nando. Loriz, 288 Ryerson Street, Brooklyn, NY. Ronald Smith, bom April 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Smith, 582 East 140th Street, Bronx 54, NY. Joseph Lindsey Martello, Jr., born April 16, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Martello, 279 Soniat Avenue, Harahan, La. Cindy Lucille Chambliss, born May i5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Chambliss, 331 La^ barre Drive, New Orleans 20, La. Cynthia Maria Whitney, born May 12, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin J. Whitney, Box 639, Barataria Boulevard, Marrero, La. Bridgette Johnson, born March 6, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ravaughn Johnson, Route 1, McKenzie, Ala. Gary Arthur Mottram, born March 25, 1953. • Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Mottram, 16 Mile Street, Merrimac, Mass. USPHS HOSPITAI, STATEN ISLAND. NY Oscar Adams John F. Meo Edwardo Balboa Abraham Moses Arthur Botelho Alfred Mueller G. F. BishoS Leonard G. Murphy Robert Borland W. Omelanczuk Maurice Burnstine William Pepper Frank Calnan ' Winford H. Powell John Fanoli Bart James Power WiUiam Foyt H. Randoja Lawrence Franklin C. R. Robertson Joe Carl Griggs G. H. Robinson James W. Hamilton VirgU Sandberg Charles Henry A. L. Sargent B. Holmes James Sealy E. Hurst Jr.Joseph Sharp WiUiam Jimenez Manuel Souza Hans Kehlenbeck Anders Thevik Ludwig Kristiansen Thor Thorsen K. R. Kuchinski Harry Tuttle Frank C. Kumiega George Vickery Thomas F. Maher Richard Weir W. P. Malcewicz Joseph Wilkin John Mastropaulas Benno Zielinskl SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Joseph Koslusky ADELPHI HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NY August Valentine USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEAOH. BROOKLYN. NY victor Arevalo Frederick Landry Edmund Blosser Harry McDonald Walter Chalk.' David McUreath C. M. Davison Claude A. Markell EmiUo Delgado Vic MUazzo Antonio M. Diaz John R. Murdock John J. DriscoU Eugene T. Nelson Jose G. Espinoza Pedro O. Peralto Enrique Ferrer G. E, Shumaker Robert GUbert Henry Smith Bart Guranick Herbert R. Totten Peter Gvozdich USPHS ftOSPITAL SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO Arthur Botelho BIKERS ISLAND HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NY James R. Lewis TRIPLER ARMY HOSPITAL HONOLULU Thomas McCaffrey USi'HS HOSPITAL FORT STANTON, NY Bruno Barthel Jack H, Gleason Charles Burton Thomas Isaksen Adion Cox Donald McDonald John G. Dooley A. McGuigan Otto J. Ernst J. F. Thornburg F. Frennette Virgil E. WUmoth CHARITl? HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. J. F. McLaughlin USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. • Rogelio Cruz T. L. Ankerson Frederick Farthing James E. Belcher H. Fnage Alonzo Bettis Octave Bourgeois W. A. Gardner Paul Goodman . BraceweU Ben Collins Niel Hansen C. M. Hawkins Jose A. Colls Cope John C. Herber Harold E. Crane E. Jeanfreau T. S. Johnson • Joseph Somyak Thomas F. KeUer Henry S. Sosa Leo H. Lang C. H. Summerell S. A. Mangold James W. Sumpter Estel O. MaSSey R. Sundberg C. R. Nicholson T. R. Terrington C. Rushing Lonnie R. Tickle F. Sansone Hubert Weeks .Luther C. Seidle George R. Wendel D. D. Shaw William J. Witty E. R. Smaliwdod - J. L. Munneriynn Lynn C. Smith CITY HOSPITAL MOBILE, ALA. John S. Burke CHICKASAW INFIRMARY N. T. Tala CHICKASAW, ALA. USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Marcalo B. Bblen Paul D. Lawrence Warren Burnside Oscar Ozer James R. ColtreU William J. SmaU S. Heiducki Peter Smith G. Holgerson D, K. T. Sorensen USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Warner W. Allred W. Middendorf John F. Evans Jack D. Morrison Leonard N. Evans W. J. Morris F. W. Grant Ralph L. Sturgis James M. Hall Bernard Wolfman John A. Leavens USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. • . • Alfred Johanson George M. Rice Lewis M. Judd Henry J. Tucker Tony J. Kismul Robert J. Wiseman Herbert Pendry USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEX. S. Anderson L. Manhart Milton Raggett J. E. Markopolo G. Delgado Robert L. Shaw Raymond Harris - Frank D. Todd LeRoy H. Hoffman PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL MOBILE, ALA. Roscoe Alford USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Carl E. Chahdler William Odum Jeff DavisG. A. Puissegar James Fried Hipolito Ramos QuUla E. Qarten Mack B. Singleton Gorman T. Glaze Samuel J. Steele Roy M. Hawes John Stone Vincent Jones Adoif Swenson Karl Kristensen - David F. Sykes Irwin Lltten Lloyd Thomas Peter Losado Adolph Vante James T. Mann WiUiam F. Vaughn Melvin Mason Edward H. Ward Tony Mastantino M. E. Watson Edward Melone • USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Eugene O. Barris S. R. Greenrldge Joseph W. Carey Stefa Kostegan John A. Duff.v R. N. Rogers' John J. Flaherty George A. WiUiama A. Green USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Lewis N. Childress H. D. MUliner V. De Almeida S. E. Roundtree Leslie M. Jackson Luby Wheeler Benefit Record: 4 Minutes Flat It may take three minutes to cook an egg, but it took just four to whip up an SIU maternity benefit check last week. The record-breaking performance was for benefit of a Sea­ farer who needed the money ' equal speed, but only because it in a hurry, didn't have any advance warning It seems that the Seafarer of the pending claim. in question bad his wife in a hos­ 4 4 4 that was a little sticky about Cinthia Darlene Nicholson, born pital getting their bill paid. They want­ May 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and ed to see the color of his cash be­ Mrs. Dempsey Nicholson, Route 6, fore his wife was discharged, and Box 256, Mobile, Ala. she was due to go home that week­ 4 4 4. end. As usually happens in such Janet Laura Kuhn, born April situations heavy medical ex­ 27, 1953. Parents, ^Mr.'and Mrs. penses hadthe the Seafarer a lit­ Leo B. Kuhn, Beckmille Road, tle strappedleft for ready cash with a R. D. No. 1, Hanover, Pa. weekend coming up. 4 4 4 Extra-Fast Action Jesse Ronald Green, born May Since' he wanted to square 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse T. Green, 718 Charbonnet things away with the hospital, the Seafarer came up to Welfare Street, New Orleans. 17, La. 4 4 4 ' Services in Brooklyn headquarters Wilbert James Miles, Jr., born on Friday morning, and asked if April 18, 1953. Parents, Mr. and he could get extra-fast action on Mrs. Wilbert J. Miles, 351 West his benefit. He produced the nec­ essary papers which consist of Highland Av^enue, Prichard, Ala. marriage certificate, proof of birth 4,4 4 Angela Elaine Jensen, born May and the discharge from his last 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. ship. His papers were checked on Carl Jensen, 266 South Hamilton right away and Just four minutes later he had the $200 benefit check Street, MobUe, Ala. Willis O'Berry, son of Sea­ in his hands. 4 4 4 Now all the Seafarer has to wait farer George O'Berry, shows Margaret . Ann Sumpter, bom May 12,1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. for is the $25 US defense bond. his progress at age 2i/^ months. James W. Sumpter, 3220 Holly Welfare Services is sori^ that it The O'Berry's live in Dade couldn't deliver the bond with City, Fla. Grove Street, New Orleans, La. Getting Older r-' •I j W' Seafarer Al (Honest Al) Whitmer, regular contributor to the SEA­ FARERS LOG and former editor of Delta Line shipboard news­ paper shown learning the ropes.of fatherhood with his new daugh­ ter, Alana. Al'a on tho Gidfwater right now. �June 12, 19SS SEEIN* THE SEAFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN SEAFARERS LOG Page Twenty-seven Co. Agent Huffy ? Nofify 51U The greatest number of cases that come to Welfare Services' attention involve Seafarers' claims for maintenance and cjire and, unpaid wages as a result of illness- or injury aboard ship. In many, instances the diffi­ he should have contacted the Union emergency cases the Seafarer culties arise when^the Sea­ while he was still overseas. That waits a few days before checking farer is in a foreign port and way Welfare Services would be in. That leaves a loophole open has to depend on the company able to act on the problem imme­ for the company to claim that he agents to provide hipi with unpaid diately instead of when the whole aggravated the injury or ailment , (News about in the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SW Web wages, and after he gets out of the business was over. ashore and try to deny him part of 'fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer hospital, with maintenance and -Another difficulty arises with his maintenance on that basis. Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned «p while he makes cure money as well as skimp on- maintenance and cure claims here Obviously, this is a tough argu­ his rounds in his post,as Director of Welfare Services.) obligations to ""the Seafarer in in the US, if an injured Seafarer ment for the Seafarer to answer. That old movie gag about the fellow "who tripped up on a piece of other ways. Then when the Sea= takes his time about checking into It's common sense for the man to farer gets back to the States he a hospital immediately after leav­ report right in to the hospital to soap in the bathtub doesn't sound funny any more to Bill Bennett. comes up to Welfare ^Services to ing a ship. Sometimes in non­ eliminate any doubts on this score. Bill was second electrician on the Simmons Victory when he slipped collect the difference between the in the shower and cracked up a couple of his ribs. He's resting easier agent's payments and what the now, over at the Staten Island Hospital, now that we got his gear off the man is entitled to. In these in­ ship and checked it in for him in the headquarters baggage room. We stances, Welfare Services is able to straighten out matters and get saw Maurice Burnstine who has been in the hospital quite a while now, the man his money. trying out his artificial legs. Maurice is waiting for a couple of new Jlowever, the knowledge he will sockets that are on order and should make getting around a little collect his dough later on doesn't do the Seafarer much good while easier for him. Aubry Sargent is taking life easy waiting for his broken jaw to heal, He is beached in a foreign port. up. It seems that a couple of fellows took a dislike to Aubry one A couple of simple steps by the evening and'as he put it "they decided that my looks needed chang­ Seafarer can get him his mainte­ ing." The doctors have wired his jaw together and he expects that in nance money when he needs it most. a little while it will be as good as "new. Notify Union Fast All of the boys appreciate that Union hospital benefit, but Luther When a man is hospitalized in a Milton told us to make sure to thank the Union for him in the SEA­ FARERS LOG so ffiat everybody would know how he /eels about it. foreign port the first thing he Luther just got into Staten Island recently after being* an outpatient should do is notify the agent and awhile down on Hudson and Jay. The doctors felt he need's a little request his unearned wages and maintenance. If the man sees that patching up, that couldn't be done on the clinic visits. the agent is in any way holding up He's Seen Twins Already the payments he should let Wel­ Tom Maher wants us to straighten out a little misunderstanding fare Services know what the score that appeared in this comer last issue. He certainly has seen those is immediately, by airmail. brand new twins of his, because he spent a little time with them while Tjiat way. Welfare Services can still on out-patient treatment before he got into the hospital. We hope get after the company while the to get over your place, Tom, as soon as you're home again to get some man is still overseas, so that the pictures of the babies. company will instruct the agent to Bob Borland just got into the USPHS hospital recently after an abide by the Union agreement. accident he had on the Juiesberg. Bob caught a finger in some Once the agent receives instruc­ moving gear and had to be taken off the ship by the Coast Guard to tions from the home office on this get treatment. He was hospitalized down in Lewes, Delaware, for score, it's usually sufficient to guarantee full payment of moneys a while before being transferred up here. due and full satisfaction on all ' SStcomplaints. ' The scuttlebutt over at Manhattan Beach has it that the USPHS is Had to Work Way preparing to move In TB patients from other hospitals around July 1. Sometimes an accident will take Charles Shirley (right) is one Atlantic" man who benefited from The patients will come from Fort Stanton, Cleveland and Detroit, place in such a manner that there sailing SIU. He's shown here displaying the $200 maternity benefit according to what we've heard. Right now Manhattan Beach is pretty is a question whether or not the he received for his daughter, Joyce Lynn. . crowded with only a handful of empty beds, so the only way we can company is responsible, such as • see them making room for the newcomers is by moving out the 40 the instance in which *a man was The aid given Seafarers by SIU Welfare Services and the veteran patients that they have over there. hurt because of a dockside acci­ benefits provided by the SIU Welfare Plan without charge to All this is strictly unofficial, and the Union is trying to find out dent. The agent in this instance Just what's going to happen. As soon as we get the word we will pars claimed that there was nothing he Seafarers are proving effective organizing weapons among — could do, with the result that the tankermen of the Atlantic-^ it along. fleet. Several former and cur­ man had to work his way back as to enforce this contract clause in The Union is putting up quite a battle to save the Savannah USPHS soon as he was able to get around. rent Atlantic seamen have col­ all instances where it applies. It hospital from closing and the boys in the hospital there are pretty much concerned with what's happening. Right now we have about a When he got back here and went lected benefits under the SIU's contrasts strongly with the Atlantic dozen Seafarers in the hospital there including Warner Allred, John for his payoff the company pre­ simple qualifications and have been system where the company decides and Leonard Evans, Jim "Hall, Ralph Sturgis and a few others. They sented him with a hospital bill fo^ assisted by Welfare Services on whether or not the tankermen will receive maintenance if any and are all agreed that the closing would be a pretty rough deal for them medical care he had received over­ other personal matters. Atlantic men have been particu­ how long the benefits will last. and any other seamen who would ordinarily make use of this hospital. seas. Here again, if there was any larly impressed by the comprehen­ The fact that there is no charge doubt as to whether Hie Seafarer sive maintenance and cure clause whatsoever for all the SIU's bene­ is entitled to maintenance, un­ in the SIU contract and the fact fits—hospital, death, disability, earned wages and transportation. that Welfare Services goes to bat maternity and scholarship—is an­ other feature that impresses At­ lantic men. As they know from sad experience, every benefit that they might possibly get from Atlantic has to be paid for by themselves. The deaths of the following Manhattan State Hospital, Man­ And the whole sj'stem is so sur­ Seafarers have been reported to hattan, NY, on February 7, 1953. rounded by ifs, buts, and ands, that the Seafarers Welfare Plan and He joined the SIU in New Orleans nobody understands just what -is $2,500 death benefits are being two years ago. Burial took place involved except the insurance com­ at St. Lawrence Cemetery, New pany actuary who rigged the plan paid to beneficiaries. Haven, Conn.; the estate is admin­ up in the first place. The Atlantic Thomas J. Kustas, 46: A member istered by Vieno Irene Mattel, T93 man pays for it in a string of de­ of the engine department for the De Witt Street, New Haven,-Conu'. ductions at the payoff. Ijpast nine years. Brother Kustas In contrast the SlU"s require­ . t 4 4. died at the USPHS Hospital, Rich­ Joseph N. Lucas. 32: A resident ments are simple and easy to under­ mond, NY, on May 14, 1953. He of British West Indies, Brother stand—one day on an SIU ship is is survived by his wife. Aphrodite Lucas died of a lung ailment at the all that is needed for the bulk of Kustas, 83 Hamilton Place, Brook­ USAH 8167th AU Hospital, Tokyo, benefits provided by the SIU. lyn, NY. Burial took place at Cy­ Japan, on May 19, 1953. He had Typical of the licking .4.tlantic press Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, been sailing as a steward in the men take on their benefits are the NY. steward department since he joined deductions taken on one tanker4" 4" the Union, almost two years ago man's wages. Out of a $350 payoff Valentine E. Burzak, 38: On May in New York. He leaves his moth­ he shelled out $18.98 for annuity 9, 1953, Brother Burzak died at the er, Linda Lucas, St. Vincent, Brit­ tax, $6.75 for Blue Cross, and $2.70 VA Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa. ish West Indies. for group insurance, or over $28 in He had been sailing in the steward all. 4 4 4 department out of Philadelphia George Marion Huguley, 18: A And even with these heavy pay­ since 1944. Burial took place at fatal automobile accident on May ments Atlantic men are never sure Beverly National Cemetery, Bever­ 16, 1953, caused Brother Huguley's of collecting a cent, because of. the ly, NJ. Brother Burzak leaves his death in Mobile, Ala. An SIU complicated eligibility require­ wife, Eleanor Burzak, 3111 East member of two years' standing, he ments they have to meet. Edgemont Street, Philadelphia, Pa. sailed as a utility man in the ste'wTo add to this, Atlantic seamen ard department out of Mobile. have nothing comparable to Wel­ t. t. Patrick Harvey Morris looks around SEAFARERS LOG office with Anthony ^Mattel, 38: Brother Burial took place at Whistler Cem­ fare Services to whom they can curious stare while being held by his dad, Harvey Morris, chief Mattel, who sailed in the steward etery, Whistler, Ala. His estate is turn when they need help on their •tewhrd. Patrick will cdebrate 2nd birthday in October. department, all ratings, died at administered by H. L. Huguley. personal problems. jsiaMLuO aiU no » lA jsnexA n SyOliJ ' Atlantic Tankermen Impressed By Union's Welfare Services Looking Things Over M �SEAFARERS^LOG Jiin* 12 1953 > OFFICIAL-ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS I N TE R N AM O N A L U N IO N » ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT * AFLT •' _ -.r * 'y' . :r.:® •••yii'i;';; TO X • . *•• "-^1 • ^ • :>/• ATIAMTC lANKERMM: /•••- ... f. . • •' -.w'v..:'-".'-.- tirv-:.' • •i /* ..V " '• ! . • - fip- . *4 .,-i. 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Title A name given to the resource June 12, 1953 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XV, No. 12 Description An account of the resource Headline: SIU SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS WILL BE DETERMINED SOON HAIL SIU CREW FOR RESCUE MEBA VOTE ON NATIONAL UNIT SLATED FILE FOR ATLANTIC FLEET VOTE MOVE STUNS AMEU; CREWS JUBILANT AS NEWS HITS SHIPS SIU STEPS UP SAVANNAH FIGHT; STANTON CLOSES SENATE TO HEAR VIEWS ON SHIP AID BARBERSHOP OPENS IN NEW YORK HQ BAR GIRLS GET ROUGH IN TOKYO SENATORS START OWN STUDY ON LIMITING MSTS ACTIVITY TOBACCO UNION PRAISES SIU AID ON UNION LABEL SIU VESSEL FLEES PIER IN $300G BOSTON BLAZE SEAFARER TO SOLO OCEAN IN BOAT DEL SUD CREWMEMBERS ENTERTAIN 500 AT FESTIVE SIU PICNIC IN NEW ORLEANS JONES ACT A LAW 33 YEARS NOW SIU HELPS TO DEDICATE NEW SEAMEN'S MEMORIAL CONSTITUTION OF MARINERS SLOWED BY SHIPYARD FIRE MYRON BULL DIES, WAS 3RD CO HEAD CANADA SIU HALTS PHONY PAYOFF BOSUN TAUGHT SELF ART, WON SIU CONTEST PRIZE THE ELECTION PETITION SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS ACTION IN CONGRESS IN FINE SIU STYLE TO THE LAND OF CUBA LIBRE GALS WIN RIGHT TO WEAR SHORTS CO. PAYS, FINDS 65 IS NOT OLD AFL FAR E. REP. 'BEST ANTI-RED' 53 YEARS IN 'BROTHERHOOD OF SEA' SPANNED BY TEAM OF FATHER, SON SEAFARER'S SON IS YOUNGEST OF HIGH SCHOOL'S GRADUATES NAME IS SAME--FACE ISN'T ROVING SKIPPER WITH YEN FOR YEN LEADS HIS CREW ON A MERRY CHASE POLIO DRIVE SUPPORT WINS CREW PRAISE ROBINSON CRUSOE BENEFIT RECORD: 4 MINUTES FLAT CO. AGENT HUFFY? NOTIFY SIU ATLANTIC TANKERMEN IMPRESSED BY UNION'S WELFARE SERVICES Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/12/1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/b2f8315175dada0540330b1d15dcb30c.PDF dd55f3b0b554c9475bb21b140dba8fb5 PDF Text Text · ~-.• .• ~ ·D ·· - a - ~· · a ··:-·'Ba · ·s · ·~.:·•· w ---· ~ a , _,_,,,,,. - . ' ...,_ _ _ _ _ . '·. Of_flCIAL • Ol ·GA.N \ , ... • .> . _, . • . - ~ fl.- - . . , . •. . r...... • . SEAP"~IEltS Of .. THE ""' • . • • _, ..... ,, • . - . . .• _•. ·11 ·. . ... • . -. INT!ltNAT .I ON ·A1; · UN 'ION • ·ATLANT1c ·· AND GULF ... M•y 2t 1953 DISTRICT . • .A FL • ..... /- .. Story On Page 3 Announ·ce:Sealar·e r·Art· Winners ,) N , ,. , • • .. ~ , - J , , 4 • I °" ' ' f •. 1c.·Ing A· w·inner. P·IC _ SIU Art C::ontest judges ~leit) had a tough time of it selecting prize-winners from the more than 100 entries that ·were submitted in the Union's second annual art -event. Shown discussing the entries are: {left to right) Bernard Seaman, art editor of .the SEAFARERS LOG; John Gordon, curator of painting and sculptu_re at .the Brooklyn .Museum; ·and Staats .Cotsworth, radio and television star· who recently exhibited some of his own paintings in a one man show. Aft~r the '•judges µiade their selec~ions, Walter, Schn~der (al;>oVf~, rigpt) displays his first-prize-winning oil along with Herb ·Brand, LOG ~ditor, at the last headquarters :rpembership meeting. · · (Stery 2.) ..·on Page . . -· '1: :: .- �Berit Braiid (left), LOG.editor, conp-atulated I. Weisbrot and presents· laha irHlt the rin&' for ftrst prise In watercolors. Brand k i.oldinc Welsbrot's wlnnlnr entrj, an orldhal textile desl&'n. · See centerfold for more pictures of the Ari Contest entries and judging. Handicrafts: John R. Taurin, first prize; M. Andreeson, s~cond prize, and James H. Penswick, third prize. Watercolors: I. Weisbrot, first prize, and Bert Suall, second prize. Drawings: Lloyd Bertrand, first prize, and George Trapezas, second prize. · SEAFARERS LOG �., . ... ~, it. 195i Mu s ·E ,{FA.RE RS ... , ... t 0 G - ... 1 . ,,_ ~ - Pal'e Three ~:\~~:o;~:~s S;!~~h · ~... :Sl·U ·:>P'uS~h e$:.:.F,igh #-·- -·~ ·I 0 T~r.ee· Bal~imore· i~ngshoreinenwh~did.s;~e. quickthink-· ·To S·a ve S·a·v ·-·a·. nn··a h ing and ris~ed their lives, w~re responsible :recently fQr _s_av· . ,. . . . . · · _ing_the life qf .~ S~!lfar~r. . · · : , , . 44;-year-ol~ -. Seafare~- into ~he · wa~~r. ) ll.e reabz~d ~hat . . . as. soon .as . oµe of . ~~e winches . - . picked ;u~ a :lP.ac;! t~ b_ri.n g . a_b_oard, -the w~1gI:it · wou~d sw~g t~e !ihip ip llg~~~~t ~he.- p1·er and crush pay'. .T,';o .o~h~r longshorem~n •. Sal-: ~an -. an~ DoughertY,,} mme41.ately Jumped 10to the narrow strip of water after Day, even though~ the ship was likely to swing ill against . the pier and crush tliem all at .a ny second. ·· · "SaipaJ\" and Dougherty quickly , gral>beq Day and climbed up out · 9f the water with hitn; just. as tI:ie · . Seamar started to close in against the i>'er.. They got up. ~n the pier . . just . in time. · · ·. · . . . ·: Day later .th.~~ed the three men, and told them he realized that, 'if. . it" had . not ' been f o~ their quick thinking and fast actibn, he prob·ably wQuld have Io's( his -~life·. The th~ee longshor~m~,n are all members of · tlii lfitemational Longshoremen's .ASsociation; AFL.- Rive·r, and the longslioremen were working her carg~. Seafar~r Sidney Day, AB, was gomg· ·atioard .the vess~J . when be fell oft the gangway and·pjunged into t he· narrow ' strip of water betweep ' the ship 1and the pier. . , . . · ·. · · · Tli~ longsliore g!lpg 1>9ss, M~d.Y~ . Du (left>, stands · with loll&'· 1hore l'•DI' bou Mody, one of ... the three men wh• - saved n._:r•s life. . . ' .. .Bo.0'klet on· ~ ~ ~. ' .Wetfa·re I?·.ut 0u' t By' ·s1 u . · An attractive, generously-illustrated booklet on the SIU Welfare Plan is now coming . . ~ •• • ,. '- .. .' . . · ; · .. · . . ,. :. : -· . . ·.. . . . _: · , . . . . . . . , 1. ·• . A new coast wise operation,;making use of LSTs, has been ·opened by the Calmar Steamship Company. The first of a prospective fleet of half-a-dozen LSTs, the Bethcoaster, is ~ow running between Sparrows Point, Maryland, and New Hl~ven, Connecticut, careying cargoes of steel products. The new LST run will be a regular service of Betfllehem ·steel, replacing railroad shipments between the main Sparrows Point installation and the branch plant in Connecticut. ' · Ships on the run w~ll fo~low the inla_n d waterw~y, an.d . will pass through New York harbor anll the East River on the .way to and from New H~v.en. Calmar at present owns eight Libertys operating in the intercoastal trade running from ~ew York and Baltimore through the canal and up to Seattle. Another Bethlehem subsidiary, the Ore Line, operates a fleet of ten ore carriers between B¥timore a'nd Seattie. · . ·.''.. . :R~~y~~ ,. !I.~ ~It~......!#· ~~· ~~! . :s. , ·,.,..\ • ~n111p. '· -· -.· . ~.;; ,j~ ""J~] ~1.j ~~ i ':: . 1. ,_ r··" ~·:-· : ,_., ,. it..:..,,,... t '.. h~ ·!·:, ... ., :Calmar ·ln lST Trade off the presses. . It will provide every s~a(arer with up-to-date, concise information on all features' of the SIU .Plan and the many generous benefits that the Plan pro·vides. · · The purpose of the booklet is to acquaint Seafarers with the structure of the Plan, the benefits it ·provid~s. and the requirements for collecting those benefits. Copies of the bo.oklet, which was prepared and published by the SEAFARERS LOG staff will be available in all ports by the end of next week. ., Explahis Jf~neflts Each of the benefits available t o Seafarers under the Plan-hospital,:. maternity, disability, . death'. and . scholarship...:-is explained in clear and ·Simple · language. In addition the center pages contain 1, digest , which shows ·at a glance the ·re: · · quirements;· provisions~ amount -of · payment, and document& needed· to . ·collect each of the benefits.· --- ~- A brtet ·"i~troauction · to tiie·· 1a.,· · page ' booklet describes ·the origin of the Plan arid the way it is ·,fi- . nanced exclusively by shipowner payments. ~e se~-up is .explai.n~d,· . whereby. the Union administers the Plan, 1and ~vQ~~s..t~e .expensiv~. fe~s : tqat ~01:1.Id b~ ~~ay;gecl. l>Y. an, i~i;~r- , ance· ..c_o~p~nf • . 'l'.h~ · l?rp!Jpect . ~f •. adding. new benefits as time ·goes . 'on is als:o _d}~~uss~~: . . .:·~·~·. . . ·.: ,. ~: ~. · T.ti~ booltlet . is printed fu t:.vo colors" an~ is !l~usti:~tec( witi\•._pp; : prop!=late . p~~~ograp,h~.; and ., :dtaw:- r . .ings. ] t' ~.s !he. la(~s~ !&\. a s~rielJ pf . . _ slmil~r ~~.tl_,et' •o~ : ya!'1~u'!.· ~V- ~ . ·. : ' ·~u~c~~~P'h2',,d .',IC~Veif!~·.J~at, ~&,'!~ ':-1' • : i.,. I . ·f ·f· o· s··-p19:f al ,F·.,·:...·o ·m·. Ax · e ·s~~~:~~<~:r~irw:h~~~~:~~ . ::pp::u;~i· t::i~~c~i::-~e~~:! at Pier 27. -.North, Delaware the. .falbng . • .. . Here are· a few of the two-man ·cabliis it tlie Fort Stanton, New Mexico, hospital for tul>erciilar seamen which will be closed down under budret cuts made in the USPHS hospital program· by. the House of Representatives. With ;Fort Stanton and three other USPHS. hospitals virtually doomed by budget cuts, the SIU has opened a· last-ditch fight aimed at saving the seaport hospital at Savannah. The fate of .Fort Stanton.and hospitals at Memphis, Cleveland and D~troit was apparently.sealed when .'the . Hou~ of Representatives practically doubJed cuts originally made in· the Pub,ic Health ·service hospital budget · · by Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby,+ secretary of the Health Russell and Walter F. George, re-1 Federation of Labor by Earl Shep. t' d p bl' W i' plied to· t he _SIU's .. protests. Sen- pard, Baltimore port ;igent. EdUCa IOn an U IC e • ator Russell wired: · Stanton Long 'farget fare Department. "Shall do my. best for appropri- . The Bort Stanton hospital has ations for Public Health programs • The _l.JSPHS hospital budget but am frank to say that in view 18 now in the hands of a Senate of so-called economy drive being Subcommittee on Approp,r ia- "waged by Republicans, it will be tions, It will be up to the .hard going." Senate to restore any part Senator George answered: "Will of the fund cuts already made. give my best attention to Public A favorable report by the Health Service Hospital approprisubcommittee will be necessary if ation when bill ·is before Senate." the Savannah hospital, also includSIU agents in all South Atlantic ed in the projected closings, is to and Gulf ports have sent messages be saved. to Senators from their states urgThe Georgia State AFL, meeting ing them to work toward restoraon May 19 to 21 in Savannah, tion of the cuts. Support is als_o adopted the resolution unanimous- being sought from other labor ly·and dispatched telegrams of pro- groups, with resolutions protesting test. Delegates were also instruct- the cut's being introduced before ed to protest the Savannah closing the Georgia State Federation of with individual messages. Labor by Savannah port agent E. Both Georgia Senators, Richard B. Tilley, and the Maryland-DC , long been the target Of economy drives. Last year it was scheduled for closing but Union intervention blacked the move. This time though , the cuts in' funds have left the USPHS with no alternative but to close the facility. High authorities have assured the Union that the Fort Stanton patients will receive the best in medical care by· being transferred to 'hospitals in large metropolitan centers, in contrast to the relative isolation of the New Mexico hospital. The ·tubercular patients at Fort Stanton will be sent to hospitals .i n Seattle, San Fra!!dsco. New Orleans, Manhattan Beach and Boston. However, they will have to give up the informal cottage-type living that has made Fort Stanton such ,.,. (Continued on page 17) Deport D11e On Agents' Parle'fl The many subjects discussed at the recent week-tong con- · ference ,of all SIU port agents ... which was held in New York. . along with the recommendations, reports and suggestions that were made are still being compiled for a report to the membership. Among the things discussed were: the Union's organizing activities and plans, contracts, Welfare and Vacation .Plans. the educational program, the Union's r>resent financial status, conditions in the industry, the new Uni n constitution, and other subjects. It is expected that' the report on the meetings will be com. pieted _in the near future, and . the SEAFARERS LOG will . covei' tlie highlights ·of the con- ... ! - ference ;iif the next·' issue.: •: . . -: •• ·.·~~ ~ . , ...... , 1'j •. • •• • • ·· ~ ,. . ".· .. ~ ';' \; �. .A9 ·1.Seelt 1~ - J. .. • .--·-·· -~ . Long accustomed to servicing hospitalized Seafarers, SIU Director of Welfare Services, W--.Iter Siekmann, finds his position reversed as he is bedded down at N~w York's Knickerbocker Hospital after an. emergency apendicitis operation. Here he's . shown on tlie receiving end ·of a hospital ·visit ~~ -Milton Flynn, Welfare Services representative. · - · 1-JJi_____ A NEW LAW I IS BEING . .CONSIDERED BY THE ~ auiit ·government dealing wilh Greek ships registered under foreign flags. It appears that the ·Jaw will brhig back under-the Greek fhrg 439 ships now .r egistered under the P.agamafilan, Liberian, Honduran and Costa Rican fla11. , · ·. .· · ~ · The ·p\irpose of this law, according to -reports, is that the Greek government would J,ike to .. ,et :tax revenues fro~ th·ese operators. Since shipping is a. very important part of the economy of that' small country, the Greek government figures ' it will be · vefy hel~ful in balancing ..their 'budget ovet there and strengthening their economy generally ·ti» get tax ~~oney from its shipowners. •. • 1 ' What miles thi8 an interesting story for Seafarers ls that this law or something like it has been..'sirons01;ed for the past few years now, by the ECA, the MSA and all .t h.e other Government agencies that ~ave bad something to do witti helping the · Greeks defeat the Communists and get the country· back on its teet. ,Ill 'other words, the· idea for th·e· law very likely came from the State Depart.n1ent in Washington. · •· i , · Should Be&iater Under Own Flas · ··· ··" It. must have argued that there ia no reason why a Greek~owned ship, probably uain1 a Greek port as lts. home and hiring its crew there, should not be registered under ·the Greek flag. Certalnly we In the SW •hllve no reason to find fault with this rine of thi.nJdnt. If the bill ac.'COmplishea its purpose it· • I F• ht p · d L• •t t• : _. m1ra s 1g . ropose ·· 1m1 a ions ~.::~.~:,.~;~f·w~·~: .::1p~ Ad --t.A. c-ti!l!!lv_1·1.1··es ~:l~to:U!~;i~:~;::,:::t~;~~~:l~i:r~On Ml·11·tar"1 .Se·a- Tr.·anspor . will be a bli help to a country that la one of the 1 A :brace of admirals from the Military Sea Transportation Service threw up a stubborn defense at a House Committee hearing Qn a bill that would limit MSTS activity. The House Merchant M.a rine Committee is currently inquiring into the MSTS hilt as one of several .merchant niarine measures · . tbr i fr f t d Ad l · now under study. Ip~st ee years, rang ng om or- ques e ' · m1ral ·~Denebrink deIn the word of Vice Admiral e1~ exchange students, .persons 'clared that MSTS JS ~arrying such legitimate American-fla1 operators to' compete with ' them on equal .teJ,'llls. · Pbvio!,slY, your Union and the shipping industry recogn!Zes that US· ship.s cim expect to face the probleDJ of low-cost foreign competition ·!cir nialiy years to come. But the situation is. aggravated considerably by the greed of some · ~erican outfits, like some of the ~'big non..union oil cotnpanles, who are not content with the profits they can make under the American flag. They too, go out and register their ships Panamanian and Liberian. . . 1 ....Ji ,:· F. c. Denebrink commander of gomg to and ~om work on foreign cargo as the. ~utomoblles prlvat~l~the Military Sea' Transport Serv- C?overnmen.t Jobs a~d their fami- owned by IDllita!! and civilian perThe puzzling fact ls then, that those Ui this comitrj who flguua1 1o'ut ice while testifying before. the lies and civil service .e!'1ployees, sonnel because this ls one of ~be this plan for the Greek government have not seen flt to- pto~e tthe co~mittee "I sincerely believe to the deJ!endents of nulitary per- cases where we have our cargo same kind of thing down ..fn Washington. From what we have been that we a;e necessary." sonnel statio~ed overs~as. refgs~~ by the berth operators." bearing down In Washington recently, this Government, like Greece, Denebrink and Rear Admiral R. The MSTS, he said, 1s basically Berth_ Operators bas also been having troubles bal~clng tl!e budget. ~d like Greece, · d this country has a- considerable number of ship outfits who have E. Wilson of MSTS both testified organize to provi~e ocean transAdmiral Denebrink, at several registered their ahlp1 under~Panamanian and Liberian flags, or those before the committee in opposi- po.rt for all the Armed Forces, he times, stated that MSTS ·had of other .nations, limply to avoid paying taxes -and d~cent wages <~o tlon to a bill introduced by Rep- said, and has a "nucleus fte~t" of trouble getttng cargo &Pac~ from the seamen they employ. · resentative Shelley of California, 260 ships. ~f these, he said, 56 berth operators, but seldom menEqaallJ' Fltuns For US Openton.. . , ,. · which would prevent MSTS from are cargo. ships, others ar~ ta~ers tioned the tramp operators. competing with privately-owned and specialized vessels lilCe LSTs . The tramp operators have ·been - If it 1s logt~al for the -government of Greece to bring its ships back ihips. and refrigerated vessel$, 28 are the ones wbo have led the attack under its own 48g then it might be well worth While for the Government "austerity-type" transports used against · MSTS for competing with of this· countey to look .into the possiblllile• of similar legislation 'National interest' Admiral · Denebrink . maintained for ~roo.~s aµ~ 35 are "dep.endent them.. They maintain that MSTs here. It · ls poSlltile that 'if" all'. ;American-oWlled ships were required that the measure· would put the car:~e~ which have cabm-class us.es its yessels or pulls additl0n8l to r~gister-· imder: the · Anierican-fla' ..instead of dodging tieir obligaprivate s~ipping industry "ahead fac~l~bes for dependents and other vessels out of the boneyard and tlons to this country, that the resulting lncreaae .Jn tax revenues would of the national interest," but after civilian passengers. ·. uses them. rather than chartering ~ more than the costs of maritime operating subsidies. Certainly_ long questioning finally admitted :Although Representative Shel- the privately-owned· tramp ·ton- this ls a situation which merits examination and study. . · It would appear sensible f9r American shi~ --that MSTS turns to the use of pri- ley sald he co~ld find no cases nage that· is idle, in . many cases. .vate shipping "only cifter we have ~here priv~te lines had refused to This is the sort ·0 f competition owners .·th~ya to take . •tepit in th1a direction. exhausted our own capabilities." give space· to MSTS when re".' they are trying to stop. . It certainly.<.:doesn't sit well with Congress when Although the admiral stated ·groupi .of shipowners go to Washingt(>n and plead that MSTS does not compete with .for, GOverfunent "assistance to main~ain a heaithy private ship~•. he admitted· under Re~a·· ! flp _ Sp · .m8.r:ltime. 11Jduatry. while other American lbipown- , questioning tha.f; the only place . . .. ers operate ,under foreign flags. Here, as In other. where .MSTS uses priv.ate · J>a&lnst~ces, · yoUr U'nio~ feeb that Amerkan' · shiP:. senger facilities is . on the Atlan- L' owners are workiilg at cross purposes. The need . tic run. and the only reason that d-~ to get together and formulate. positive program . It uses some private facilities on ·I . . . .- I is." ob~ious. That is. the only way-1 bat a' strong and that · run iii: because the passenger . . . . ~' , . stable merchant marine, can b~ ass~ed. capability of the MSTS fleet is not Bills reqmrmg ~11.s~ame~ ~n -~asse~ger ..ship~ ~o unde~stand . , · et. ~· ~ ;,,.. ~ · . ::ot~~~ ;~n~.eet the reqUtrements ~n~hsh, and prohib1tmg h1rmg of ?lien replacements ~n forYOUB UNION BAS .nrst · An6ED' ANOTHER .TO JTS .. LIST OP 1 Admiral Denebrink answered efgn. ports, are new being considered by the Senate >Interstate · educational ani:t , informative putillcations hi· the form of a bOo.klet . · -· .. ~ ' ., . explaining ~·· SIV .We.l fa;e "Plan. This booklet will be distrlbu;ted charges· that MSTS uses Govern- ·a~d Foreign Commerce Com- . se~en as replacements. in foreign within a few days ~o· ·all the ports. so 9J.at"rSeafarers will have: no ment-owned tonnage in preterence m1ttee. _ to ,Privately-owned tramp tonnage The first bill, supported by ports. Some shipowners, partlcu- difticulty i_Ji obtaining .c~ptes. .It is deslp~d ,to . expll.ln ~e functloJiing by ·. s'tating that, . ·"the American· the coast Guard, would require all larly tariker operators, .make lt a· of o~ Ulito~ Welfare - l>lan, and ,describe. the various ben~fits •nd tramp fte~t is largely composed of seamen on US passenger vessels point .to do this' eve~ though ~e~ tile re~~.e~ents for ~~m.· Since yo~ Union has e~tablished ~ sizable - slo~, obsole~cent. ,Libe:r:_ty . ships to understand orders given by ·ofti- ,may. be ~)i~en. ·~d Uni.On ~umber Of ':elfare ben~ts., we felt t~ere. ~as ~ need for a ·h ahdf wh,!C)l do not m~et the needs of cers in the English language. Pres- membere 0 ,, the be•ch. Then the lltt1e booklet like. this fq )teep ~afarers ·fully informed and up-to-d_ate o~ requt,r~~ents . . ~ence, we feel ent regulations on cargo ships operator -~ in so~e :w.~f diSq~-· on the ~~atfons of th~ ~Plan• . '. ,.. ..• , .. i,,; -:' :y;e must always have a nucleus of ·would rem~in unchanged. ify the alien seaman .from )'eceiv, · , ~Plitn • ~perat!ons Successful . . ~ . .;. .-~~ . s.i;>eed, ·.cap~ble. .~ips of . the Th~ _existing rule requires thai ~g ov~rtime . b.eil«rfi~ :iiln~ other -Your ,Unfon believes- lt·has· niucfi·~"'·l>e proucl.·df · hl · the'/0R.~ratlon1 . ;}V{~~ .,t ype, .}Vhi~h · '1e cannot get 75 p~tcent ·of the unlicensecl' men payiµt:l\ts thai :the.y,nt~n pieml?er of µie .Welfarir Pl&Jf. Up un~ now"· Jn s.o~es.pects ft ha~ .paved ·~the ln. ~~e .tr~mp marke~, b~~ause they in each· department must be able wo.uld get ~ -he-,w~r~, hll'.e,d;1. . · ~.. wq_f~r·~e. ,e,Dtife .~ar~t«n!e 1 1pc;\'!Jltfl to ~~)Jow. CertaJnly.the response a,r~ _no!,1~lPB~,ent : .in .th~. tramp to understand English well 'enough At present, .;vesaeJs leavhi'g ,t.Jie .fr~m pie m~er~hlp has b~ea ,most favorable Jo all_featurell o! the ~u,-ket. - ., . , . · · . · .. ·~ . to ~arry out the .orders relating to States are p'e~tted }):lre r_only P~• Even JJtose : ~~o 'tere s~epttc,~1 -~t ~~ a~~t a seame~~s u_n1on . The SEAF4R~RS: LC?G pQmted .thell' department; · a -small num~ ,0 f alle.ili on ··Ume going in' fof ' welfare and bentfflts_ now "'a*re-: fliat' the Stu Welf4re ~!~t- the ._f!1ct that _iµ~c~ - ~~'.our presThe second measure now under ,of :Sign.on, - ~ i>er~t-.of th~f.c:tiw ' ~an.) s one ,o~.,.,W~.· J>est' things ·that· could hllve happenecfl for :~afarers, ~ll~ ~1'.·~ ~e,- ,iS: ~.oippos~d consideration is. far broader than on .unsubsidJ,zect~.y,~sselt,.. 1 '~ctA10 coqilnl '~· ~Yj as it ;f1-oe~,_ ~hen:sth~ .S~~er needs it ~st. ;. . et·;5low~ obsolescent vesselS In aD· the,-flrst. In addition· t~ the above- p~rcent on .subtldiiedi,iShip~ .B~ The ~f:ilU;e Plan bo'o klet It one of several ~uch publications that ~J~ lJl th~ ~rch 6: . J953! ~~e, 111sted la,nguage .. -reqiurement, it i~ forel.SD. ports ~ere'• ar~, ao :-rel· have been isSlled· In tlie past.,.qr ,are,..IA the~ pJanniJlg staJe, Including .PO~,qting . ~µ~ tha~ tWs cond.1ti~p . 'fOWd• requir.e shipowners to use ulatlons gov~a .tJie·. ·hlrlDg · f1! th' S~~~·:~d.~~ that Jj@I been ~-~ onefl. ,prevfousl,Y in this -.~ a ~ril ..to ~~ ~er~h~t 1J~et ,the,, ~um. number of citizen replacements. Tbe111e,w" ~}would , comer. ~· .alwa1t,"wi·.<\VOuld.. like fo hear l.ioni Seafarers what tliey ~,4 to, P~ ~™>P. · ;,. ;· , . · ~P. '.•~·.aU;.U.es, r.not only, when ,~_ -the, '1atP.p,mer.,Jli.-~: biJii ·-~T.f~out .th,1 ne:w:··b·ookie~ ~ ·wen ':a• ani·::iifjgeltiolll~~eY,:,mJ'.sht .• br~~t , _e,u~: iQt ~;'lhl~f~ · ..~1qs po~. . · ·· ,pe~~ge ' 11;· , t ': le."·tiave for~er , l1Dioaypub:UCatlon1 ID tlit~' ,1itlJl'I. !.l'llilt way, ·the · rtJ, . ame~ • to~ . o&-; pif.:-, ~.: :~~!tM: '. p ~ · ~.Mtn.td at .. ~-0ut~.' ' · · . uA..~v.• ¥u).tc;_tt:tj' ~lilia," ·t~·S.elfiqr.~tlie 1 ~ · " • at; · ·· . ta Av.Uian ~.agers aurmi .ti,ie. t11e1:. .,..• ·Gif· i-nbr. alien .,:;.;li·~ • ·. · .!~ · · e«e-h..... •' • · ·-··· Abroa · · ·, '· aw ff ,,, 09 . B... i.lls w 1 f: I "': •. '• ""~.,_ '•.!r,t ~}• • ,+ t', '".::Jo: ,ol I t >.. ·aiet · , · I '.~: '~ • , . .· . . · • .. j• ~I .:· ·'~, ., -' �Security·In Atlantic ? AMEU' Men: ' , ,. , , What security do ·you have?, , And we don't ~ean p~nsions; either! ·• What would happen if. the SIU were not in the Atlantic fleet pic(ure tomorrow? • Do you think· your job woulq. be as secure as it is today when the ' very presence of the SIU makes the company think 'twice "in t~king any action involving its crews? Why can't a company..,dominated union do anything to _ pr~tect your job? ,, ' ·· ,, ' The accompanying article exposes the phony device_ known as the "company_union." background of yie company union are usually unenforceable. Never the original' National ~bor Rela- is some lawyer or labor relations are they complied with up to the tlons Act. Congress again recog- counsel who quarterbacks for the spirit an·d letter of the contract, nized it when prohibitions against union with signals sent out -by a ~s they should be. · TM company the company union. were written coach on the company_bench. union always "requests" compli· Emanuel Friedman, · a la"Wyer, is ance with · the. agreement. Com-into- the-.. existing .Taft-Hartley Act. Unions, . like Individuals, can general counsel and "business man- pany union officers are not in the serve but one master: A union ager" for the AMEU. < Legitimate. position to · "demand'' that terms cannot honestly serve the best ffi- seamen's UHiOfis are managed by of the agreement,be carried out. . terests of emplOyer and employee. -seamen whO are l>est qualified to This has been the. experience in The purpose of the company un- understand and deal with seamen's Atlantic. AMEU "requests" cer. . ion is to serve the company and problems. tain things and the •company begs Company union literature and the question' or dodges the Issue From the point of view of the not its employees; Its purpose is men in the Atlantic Fleet, ,AMEU "to maintain the security of· the company literature have a strange on such questions as, fresh milt has done little, if icnything, duP. company and not that of the indi- habit-of turning up together in the an'd inner - sprj.ng mattresses. ~ AMEU's contract with Atlantic is . ' ,· ' ing these 16 years to justify it call- vidual working for th.e company. .same envelope. filled ';Vith sucn phrases as "at .the Bona FJde Unions On Job Security Issue ' J,n dications · are In Washington Ing itself a union. Perhaps that company's discretion." The unorai-'e a thillg of The AMEU's "Bulletin No. 14," Company unions. ~that such a commission would be is why the movement- to withdraw likely· ..to . recommend abolition of ·membership from the AMEU is the past in mo$t industries. They for example, was attached to a ganized tanker company, as 1weli 50-50 law as part of a program of snowballing in the Atlantic fleet. have been supplanted. by t,nilitant, two-page letter signed by a vice a!\ those with their little inside libt:r~Jizfng trade restrictions with _ Perhaps they are beginning to bona fide trade onions that today president of A1J1,ntic ·Refining. ·In unions, always grant a few dolllµ'S wonder if AMEU is, ·after all, noth- represent millions of workers in this instance, on a question involv- more on money provisions to keep , for.:t:igp · nations. all kinds of Industries. ing the 'future security of Atlantic their seamen in line. With the SIU The ·50-50 proviston was incor- ing ...but a company union. The 15,000 men in the _maritime ·seamen, AMEU business manager- drive in mind, Atlantic was willAMEU acts like a company unporated in the original European :· aid program, passed by Congress ion. It looks . like one. It talks industry's unorganized tanker field lawyer Friedman appealed to the ing to d'l so again in 1953. represent today-the last stronghold company to get AMEU off the Company unions never initiate a in 1948. Since then it has been· like one. It must be one. ·• job or economic action to enforce Why should the men of the· A1- of the company-dominated union. hook. , continually under fire fr6'm EuroMembers of company unions are their ready-made contracts. , pean ship operators, the State De- lantic fleet be concerned with This is probably true because of Can any Atlantic tankerman conpartment, and various Gavem- wMther the AMEU, which pro- the organizational handicaps-pre- .not given the : opportunity to apment .officials. Tht SIU led the fesses to represent them, is or is sented · by the peculiar physical prove or disapprove of their union's ceiye of the AMEU becoming enmake~up of the tanker operat~on- "agreements"~ with the company. g'aged Jn a controversy with the fight to preserve the 50-50 law in no.t a company union? which have actually served to exAMEU's Fleet Council "nego- company, not to mention such a 1949 when an attempt was made The company union was recogto eliminate lt by Paul Hoffman, nized long ago as Instrument clude-tankermen from .the brother- 'Uales" and signs contracts with At- drastic step as a job action? It is readily apparent from a at th~t Ume head of the aid pro-· devised and used for the capture hood of true maritime trade union- lantic. '!'he members have no opg,:a!11, or ECA ·' as it_ was then · and -'c ontrol of einployes by th~ir ism. On the other hand, 750,000 portunity to pass on .t,hem. All study of the history of AMEU that maritime worlt,ers ~re banded to- SIU contracts must be ratified by a it has adhered to standard com·,,. , known. · employer. in legitimat~ uriions. · . majority vote of the membership pany union practices. gether Crewmembe~s . of . the Wild .Thlis truth was recogn~ed by .In every .other field, American to become effective. · ·The men in the Atlantic Fleet Ranger in their resolu~ion pro- the United States Congress when . working men and women have recCompany union contracts are are probably more secure · in their it outlawed ·the compaqy union in ognized that valid · unions give routine sterile documents. They ."< Continued . on. page 17) . position today than ever before in them th~ best representation. This contai; only token economic bene- the- history of the company bein turn means l>~tte~ wag~s, mor~ fits. Generally they lag just be- cause of the presence in the picsecurlty and better working con- hind · the patterns set- by legiti- ture of the SIU, a strong, militant and Me ditions. mate ·unions in comparable otgan- union. How long will that security lf the company union is bad for ized industries. Such. agreements continue? . ... '1. , .the employee, how does the em- ' · · ployee recognize · such a union? . Such J;'ecognition ls easy' to the practiced eye. Company unions ha,ve ·certain characteristics wl!ich from Article .XIII; Section 3 always are In common. The officers of company unions "Balloting shall take ·pfac~ in peralmost always are on the company son,. ~t pott ~fflces an4,'1hall be . payroll and are subject to com'.. _ .:secret. ':40 signature of.9ny:v.Ot•r, . pany· pressures. other distinguishing 'shall .On Company Payroll appear 0.!':the b~llot, excep.t that . The AMEU's top offtcerJ I are on any me~ber may write in the the payroll of Atlantic Refining. 'naflie: or .npm,e1 of any member Technica.IJy speaking, tl!ey are car.:. ried on Atlantic's payroll as "lead: , or members as appropriafe, for ' ernien." :But· one,. except the i. a~y . offite1 or the iob.··of port· company. seems to kno.w exactly agent' o~ patrolman." what .tasks they perform to earn their money. . · · Compa~y unions usually oper- 1 ·ate "out of their hats." As a r·ule, they have no offtcei ...or meeting flails ;that may be readily ldentl-' · ~e4 ·. as . s~ch . .. · ·' ~ .- ~ , Th~ . ~U elves ·1'8 addreu u "lOH Fldellty-Phlladelpbta -Trult ,Bµtldihc. Pblladelphta:~ · 1lrn / OD doot ..atl .J.OH FldelHt-Phlla- I . delpbla.. ·'t'nlst JJulJcllDI' .reads: , 91»era~ with ene ol the anmistakable eaniiarb· of the compaDT -" Law Otllee._Emanuel Frledtnan : union, AMEU bulaelli' addreu k an attomer1 oflloe, lHt l'JdeiHr • 1 Philadelphia. -Trait· Ball&llna-<la Phllaclelpbb, The door at JN& ·-PhlllP Kfeln.11·~ - , •. • -;... .. , The- .•'front ' ·men't for company ·~ d~tt-eve1Ullt ADU, but reads Jnstea4 ,.Law Otllees-Emanael _ ·uniona itsuallY'·are coinpapy:/ -ehl- - ,l'rleclma•~ IDeln.H ""4man ti .the eombmatlo"ia· "biisl•"Ni• .-w.-.~...,,....iiljii!i ·p1o~e..~b~"a1w~· 1Jl.r1he ~atiaclow.; "~mnaie~aefil,· •U.r• M tlae' Bzu.-: .._ 1 ~ " ',._ , • •:·~· ·• .. - tor'-' ~ l 't ~ ~ • ' :f',~,... •.'\ "\. ' l t•' • r ~ ,. ~:-:-. ~ ''1 .~,._,~ ,. -"': ., A-. an ~ . •u YOU .. c ·o •·• TITUT.ION .. • I •. '" or mark -. ~1 no' ·The th' ... • ._..._.• .,. • I ., ' ' IO ' I • I • .J>. ... <;:• •" ii' • �I L----~--------- �·~ .1' ~ ·"" . ,f '• '" -.&. BRITIS.fi. ' 'RENCH, CONFj:RE?(CE saT.:....A ' thr~e-po;er con'f eren"ce •&etweeri-- President Eisenhower; · prime Minister Churchill and t.hi! .Premier ' ol France .will be, hel~ In B,rmuda next month. to resolve , Th'e complete ~llmin~tio'n of ,American-flag tramp shipping unless it is brought' under Govdifferences bi foJ:eign p9llcy. The conference was the outcome of a ernment- subs_idy was .predicted by a ·spokesman for tramp ship ope~ators. Te~tifying J?efore co1m:over9 stirred '\JP when Churchill suggested thaLthe US,. Britain the House Me.x:chant . Marine· Committee,· the spokesman declared that tr~p ship operaand the Soviet -Onion have a peace meetlrig. Here in the us·our Gov-: tors could· not pos~ibly Sl.lrvive · fi:nmenl insi~tec:(tt<at no such conference ·take place ~ntu t~e Sovie~ in open competition with for- sentative declared that under put them in ~ompetition ~ith other Union demonstrates... its- peacefur intentions by tieed~. In · Franc~, the eign tramps. The i~dustry ·is normal · peacetime circumstances, sections of the US merchant fleet. French· grew indignant'. ~bout being left out of .conference plans. A only being kept alive, he said J>e-: about one-third of all ' US com- If there are no US-'tramps, foreign name calling session between Clei;nent Atlee and Senator Joe McCarthy cause it has • b.e en carrying . bulk nierce is ' carried :by tramp ships. tramps will get this business. livened up mlftters. cargoes under ihe various Amen.:. Before · the war, all of this was If the nation is to. attain its ob. ;\;. -- ~ ~ can relief and' aid programs, and handletl by foreign tramps, since jective of carrying 50 percent of SECOND POLl~l_I FLIER E!'CA:rES-:-Another Poli~h . jet pilot has because of charters ...received from no ~merican-flag ships could com- its· commerce in US flag ·ships, · it flown his .Russian-built. MIG plane to Denma['.k. A previous escape of the . Military. .-Sea .Transportation ·pete with foreign ships in the open will be necessary to maintain an · · , mark~t. American tramp fleet. Otherwise, similar .nature was made on March 5 by a Polish pilot. Allied forces Service. :.. . have''expressed considerable interest in .obtaining samples of Russian- . · Meanwhile the three-man Senate · Now, he said, as the various re- tqe majority of US freight tonnage -Subcommittee ·oil ·Maritime Sub- lief and aid programs diminish, · would be carried on foreign vesbuilt -aircraft for examination of th~ir desigl\,.-and structure. · , ~ t;. si~i~s ~s gatherillg- evidence from forei~n tramps are again taking a sels. interested GoV,emment · agencies growmg s!tar~ of bulk cargoes . He estimated ._ that in order to · 1,JS-CZECll UNDERSTANDING FREES OATIS-AP. correspondent on -the. whole . subsidy. question. from American tramps. Normally, subsidize 200 tramp vessels, the · · Willia:!ll Oatis, imprisoned in Prague, Cz~hosrovakia, nearly two years The committee . is trying to find he .maintained these bulk cargoes Government would have to spend · · · : ·ago on spy charges, hlfs ·b een freed out what the .future composition would not b~ ca_rried by regular about $30 million a year to -equaland returned liome" as a result .of ., of the·· US merchant · fleet · should Amerjcan liner services, so that ize operating costs with foreign .. ah exchange of messages between -. be. It bas heard ·from the . Depart- the trapip . ship subsidies would not flag tramps. · 't he. US and the Czech 'government. , · ,men ts of- 1pefense, Comm_erce and President ·EHienhower ·had written· State, and' 'the . Mutual ' Security I ' Or 0111ml 88 asking for Oatis' release ilnd sayAgency ·what they believe ·is need·OS&lng n ing it would pave tlie way ·for ed .in the way of an American-flag removal of ·trade sanctions on · merchant fleet. . Czecho~lovaki_!l. · · · ' _,. Woulel·Broaden '36 Act . -~ The · . propose" tramp sh~pping -' . program would broaden the 1936 LAOS INVASIO?'J PE~ER$ OUT Merchant Mar.ine· ACt to extend -The Communist invasion of t,.aos, subsidies ~o no . m~re than-- 200 . ' ' • l -tramp ships. The tramp 'shipowners lndo-China, dwindled away just as in turn, would abide· by the re• r~pidly as it rose witht>ut too much strictions ihiposed oh regular liner :,way .of actual .figh.ting, One , services, · except ·th.a t they . ·would re~ult o{ the· invasion was Communot sail prescribed rQutes and .£ould not , guarantee a minimum ;0ist ·se\z.ur.e of about on_e-thil'd of · number of ·voyages y~ar, due to , ihe ·Laos opium crop, . which has the· irregular. nature ·of tramp op~O)l&jderable ,, commercial value. '' ·· · erations. .With, Ute Laos invasion over, ComThe tramp shipowners' repremunist forces again began putting Smiling happily, AP rePorler on: pressure near· the capital city William Oatis faces 'newsmen's ·Of Hanoi: qu~s!ions on arrival in NY. us . . . ·· i · · • I I ' ('." 4 'T · • F C ;;._ •tt fp t¥ a ' \ Bow. t·o Applfl ·For Birtla"P_ a fl l FLY OVER NORTH POLE-The Air Force revealed· that a jet bomber has flown around the North Pole, iton~stop, starting rro,n Fairbanks; 'Alaska, and returning to it. Two other jet b.ombers have flown ·the North Atlantic from Maine. to England lit a little more .t11an 51;2 h·ours. .. · JET', P.LANE~ Applicatlol)s for 'the _filaternity benefit must be supported by .the following docu~ents: t. .. • Your marriage certific.ate. • Baby'~· .birth . certificate dat- , NO TAX· CUIJ'S SEE~ THIS YE.AR-Congress has Qeen asked by the adnrini~trat~on to continue both personal income ta-xes and excess ing birth after April i. 1952. · Profits taxes at present levels through the rest· of-the year."Some Con• · • The discharge £r9m the iast .'gressional leaders~ however, are putting up a· fight to cut taxes even ship· you .sailed aI;l b~fore the though the b·udget will not be balanced by a few billJon dollars'. · · batiy. was' · born; . . '. . " · · ·. .' i ;t ~ Processing of all appllca-, tions .can be -speeded Up· by at · TORNADOES, FLOODS JIATTER SEVERAL STATES-Over 100 lives were · l~~t if! _wa~o, Texas, as the result of tornadoes in · that city . least 'three ..days' if photostatic which demolished several large· business buildings and private homes. .. copies of the three documents ar,e. . sent in. · ~pplications 'Similar stQrrns did-·serious damage in wideir-scattered sections of tire . s~~uld be m.ade .to. U~io.n W_elmidwest; as far north as Port Huron, Michigan. Several days - later-, fare . Truste~s. c/.o ·SIU head;:ftoods swept the Sabine River valiey, and the _Calcas~eu River in Louisi: quarters,. ·6.7.5. ,.Foiarth. Avenue; ana, fo.rcing the _.... evacuation of several thousand . .people in Lake Charles·, B'klyn 32, NY. · · · La. · . . , _ ' ~ S. Frellich (right> tosses· his book- to Joe Alcina, asst. ~cretary­ treasuter, after he and -i . Pacheco (left) nominated themselves for , . Appeals Commi&t~e Posts at ~adqu·arters membership meetinr ot May :!O. · Both were elected. The .seven-man committee will hear Seafarers' appeals from trial .committee findinrs of last two weeks In vario~ SW ~rts. .:•;·•a o·· o"L·La.;a·-,·s· -tD·oaT·a··-: .. .,.o • ..... : :_ '. . .. .':. I l l: . ·:, .. '·. :·..'YT " .'' -I: :~! - ~ ': ... • • 'SE·A .FAllERS 0 .. • . .. ~ L • '. . .. : . ~ :. • BE1'TER B ·UYING "Wri_tten exclusively for:. THE SI AF A'R ER 5 . L' 0 G.:. ·by Sidney Margolius, Le~ding E>ep·e_ r t on Buying . i �.• • l.: • " ·: ' I . ' . ,r _,l ~ . ' i \ 1. SEAF~ARJ:· R 'S· W. ELF.A~E, V·A<AT·ION· P·L.ANS· · .. , ~. • . .- \ , · , • . !. ' ·~.,..r ' . REPORT' ON .BENEFITS P·AID .~ . ~. . ~I : .. ' fl'O!l!:,,,,,,,-.,2~.1./~"'''''", i:0 ,.,,~i5.:; •..~.~A~v.. . :,.,., Total ·Ben·cfits Paid this PeriOcl ' Seafaren AD4rew Blact&n (left> U4l lull~ Fe111an4eS ~eet l'hlllPplnes Judge Anenlo Roldan (centet) 4urlnl' his Tl.sit to .SW head-. WELFARE, VACATION IENlf'l.Ts PAI_, °THIS PERloD 41uarten. Looldnl' on are Keltll Terpe, sm director of onanisatlon, - and LOG editor Herb Brand. Jutlse -Roldan Is presldlnc Jurist of Philippine Court of Industrial Relations. "'- , .Jurist ·of Philipp;n·es -Sees . s·1u .Facilities· . - I A distinguished vi~itor from the Philippines, Judge Arsenio Roldan, presiding judge of the Philippine Court of Ind·u strial Relations, visited .SIU headquarters !~st-week on a-teur •f American unions. Judge Rol- . _ dan is studying the operations labor relations in this coun4"Y hav. . ing done post~graduate work on of labor unions in the Umted labor at ·columbia University. He - States, includiJ;ig their methods ·of. handling disputes~ as part of ·a general study of the functions of trade unions throughout the ~orld. In the Philippines, Judge Roldan's Court fills the general functions that the National Labor Relations Board performs here. As such-his court is an important and J)owerful agency, since its rulings have great ·bearing on Ute settlement oj labor disputes. Judge Roldan is thoroughly familiar with the legal aspect ·1'f Radi·o·. Tele.phone ·, .- The House Administration Com:: 'mittee is now studying a new bill which would extend absentee bal.lot right to all persons serving away from home in - the Armed Forces or the merchant marine. According, to the terms of the bill introduced by Repres~ntative Kelly of New York, the Secretary of State of each state would furnish the Secretaries of Army, Navy, A~ Force, Treasury and Com~erce with all information about primary, special and local ele~tio'n.s within 'the state,-at least 90 days in . advance. WELFARE, -VACATION PLAN ASSETS · .. i ~ • . . - US-Absentee .~~.!:t~~!~~~:::"!i.:~ Vote .S-o.ught ·fE~!~:~~~~;~:~~~ ai::;:J::~!!; icar:e!:!~n!.ss:cia;ion~illion Seamen For _ ital Benefits Paid Si spent an afternoon at SIU headquarters and showed keen interest in UJllon operations and Union literatare, particularly the new Union constitubon. _ After leaving the US, Judge ijoldan will.go· to Spain to observe the handling of labor· relations under a totalitarian government. ,,, ___. . ._ - ' - - - _ _ " , .Dispute ~ettled . Ho ment between the AFL Masters, Mates l!t Pil9J;s and the CIO Amer- defense fund in preparation for a battle with the steamship companfes over radio-telephone operations was raised by the ARA. '\Vest and East coast contracts expire on Jqne 15, giving ARA. jurisdiction over communicatfons equipment, but many companies refuse to integrate telephones into regular ship radio stations under· ARA control. ------- Cash on .H~od V,#catioo ~welfare .,.. • ~ �;la~amanian 1 • ·1y KEITH_.TERn Sftift··eondiiifms -Wors- ·1 h p~st ·years,.p_artfou1arly during -thepost-war,period and recent·years, the SIU has gone tp ba.t-for those seamen who sail under poo~ conditions on foreign ships, particularly µnder . From lll Qpearances; abd the . iai;:ts back · th~~ 'the Panamanian flag. ~ · .·· · . ' · up, ·the SIU ·campai." 1 .i ll :tih~:A!AJ~tic Reftnlng Be~~ H9~ever, despitfrlhe efforts seaman who has been sailing·-Ran- You couldn't-,iet any hot or cold . ft wellon the •way to an.overwhelming .Union vietof1' by the SIU, conditions aboard amanian ships, ~epor.ts that, "there water ·whi~e in port, and tilere . .bf th• end' .of J,.9l,3. Al~hough it has certainly not t.h es e ; P.anamanian vessels are little or no JObs. The men hold wer~ only two tollets,"' both block.- rea~he<I 1 the t>Oint Where jve can .lie•ln '.elec~ing a. J!_egotii.tlng committee have riot improved at:. all, ·and, in· Onto the job~ they have even with ed, -and it looked like a ship .ijiat · to 10 in th~re .and meet with man.,~ent, we can anticipate going-up most cases, they have become far ~he poor pay and conditions. Those had been sfrande~ in some .gho11t for an NLRB election before very long ~th complete confidence in worse during the recent years. on the be~ch haye no option. Th,ey sea for years. Yo\l couldn't beth~~result.. . , . ... . Those operators; many of whom ·have • hang-.aro_und the docks and Iieve th~t men llved on. stµp like · :At this stage of the 1amei with the Atlantic· drive barely ten months operate out of New · York ' offices the bars !lnd hope that someone this." · · Sibelle· says he joined the Interold, the Union d~ve . la ill p~icularly good sliap4!, Reports exchan(ed 'and whose ships seldom if ever gets sick or jutnps ship~ Even then, - • ~t. the ·headqilarters conference, of pdrt agents earller this month lDdi· visit Panama, are quick to hide be- there are over 50 men for each national Ttansportworkers .Federacated SIU stock in t~e fteet Is rlsif!g all the ,time, -and with i«;>Qd hind the low-cost Panamanian flag vacant job." tion-the SIU is affiliated with Ute reuon. More and inore. of the~ Atlantic tankermen have taken up the whenever possible. Crimps· Active ITF-and trie_d to get some of the opportunity we've offered .~~m t9 cof!le Jn-and_ look us ;ov~r by visiting Hard To Bellen . The barroom and boardinghouse· other men?~ the Panamani~n sl!!P our hal)s.. and. see~ng 0!11" member,sh1p in action. The . SIU neve~ at- , Today.' s seamen, · particularly crimps, the same ones that victim- he w~s ~ailmg in!erested m the tempted to hide anYffiing, and they ye had a chanc:e to watch all phases those ·sailing _with the protection ized American seamen not very organization. At his first port, he of our operations. · . d b -...:fi f SIU t t long ago · before +he seamen got was fiFed- on the grounds t)lat he · ·· , an enen s o an con rac , · -" i t rf · · ·'th th • SW :Wa~ la Somethlq New . may find it hard to believe that their Union. hiring halls, are still was n e en?g w1. e pursers There's np doubt that to the outsider looking in, the way we work_ conditions can be as bad today as doing a booming business .dealing metho~ of domg thmgs. Js'.;a ~constant source of amazement. Most of us" in the· midst of it all they . actually are aboard these in the men that man the PanaFired the time, often take the:·SIU .way of. doing tliinga for '1'anted after a ·Panamanian ships. They ·find tt m~nian and other · foreign flag - "The - purser," he says, "hired while; but seeing yourse}! tbr.o!;lgh the :eyes· of a new~omer puts a. hard to believe that many ship- ships. and fir~d anybody he wanted at whole : new llght on the entire set-up. That's been the experience of ,ownei:s will quickly register their "I went aboard o'ne Panamanian any port. We never collected any. ships under the "Panamanian or ship not long ago," says Sil~elle, thing like transportation. They SIU official~ and C1r1anlzers r•ttit on down thrQvgb tJµ1 drive. Ulilon preparations for a st"rlke against Clties Service two months llke flag if they can possibly get . "and although I sail these ships, paid us the few wages we had· comago proved to be one OCC{lllon that spread a considerable amount of t~e chance, and use crews !'f as- even I was shocked. The firemen ing and left us wherever we were. back aft had horrible quarters and In some cases, ·the purser made enlightenment on how tbe SIU oper~tes. Most Atlantic men had never sorted · nationalities. _ se'n anybody talldni back to a 11hipp\ing company and -refusing to take However, reports from two ' men, a miserable and dirty messroom. <Continued on page 17)· no for an answer. The fa~t that the SIU membership was ready to take both · of whom are sa!llng or re= on· 0§ instead ol just biking. 1t on· the ch.iii wai i revelation for · the ct!ntly sailed aboard Panamanian visitors front Atlantic sliiol. They came to realize that the SIU was flasr: 11hios. show that things are an~ ~.rganization 'to reckon .:-with, and was ready to take economic action sti'ii as bad, or worse than ever. Hel. Bertling, who ls sailing wherever necessary to uj,hold .the rights of the membership. ·The fact that a Unfon pattolman will go in and battle a skipper or aboard a Panamanian flag tanker a company official for the right of one crewmember to collect three owned by an 'Outfif in New . York, ~oµrs' "ettra overtime because· the contract says he's entitled to It is reports tnat the crews aboard the ao~~~bigg brand -new to the seaman unaccustomltt to receiving repre- company!s vessels just got a pay 1e! tatt11.n ~n any shape or-form, even though he's supposed to have·-. cut. The owners, says he, plead "~ion'' <00 his side Jn any hassle with tJte company. We accept the that "this ls a period of depresp~trolman's act as typical of S!U representation. It's the SIU way, sion," but the crew has nothing ..... after all; and that'• all :th.ere Is to_tt. ,,.. to say about it anyway. For the service of ·seafarers in f. ltlrhil Of All Seafarers ·Guaranteed Pay Cut the Port -of New York aboard Or consider any .of Ute many services performed by the Union to The top pay aboard Bertling's ship or at SIU headquarters, the •e• {o "" if.that every single bef!eftt arid forin of protection to assure ship, for unlicensed personnel was Union is now making· available th~ :rights of Seafarers are c~llected and upheld, and you can be .sure $Hl6 per month. However, just reAmerican Express Travellers , the unorganized man can't help but sit up and take notice of what you've cently, )he top paY"was cut to $96. Cheques and money orders. got to' offer. Nothing ·was said about it, he says. That's just. wha_t's been !Jappening in recent weeks too. Even .some It was just announced that in the of the most nardened Atlantic pi'Opagandists have S\\'._ung over on our future, the pay was $96. "Th_e , In the event of loss of your cheques, notify th e near.est side lately, and not because of something that Atlantic pulled on them overtime," he says, "what little y~sterday or the d~ before. TJtey were so blinded by the 'deal they we are allowed to collect, · ls· now :- American . Express office in any city. tmjught the1 had that they· couldn't see anytl\ing else. But when they 40 cents an hour. The food is took·th~ - t4.n~ · to tal)c to o~;people, to visit our halls and see the score, scarce, and we sail shorthande<! all th1'Y felt like kicking the~elve~ in the seaf o~ the pants. ' the time. There are eight men in ••1nde.p etldent . unionism'~ is ·011e thing, but · "independent company. the deck department, including unionism" is another, and no matter how they look ~t it, they can see the bosun." that any so-called "i:epi'esentatlon" they've' been «Rluded into thinking There's plenty of overtime work tliey had was,thelrs only by the grace of Atlantic Reftning,' ~et Atlantic and weekend work done aboard once pull out the pins and they'll be back in the tin cup · days. They the ship, he says, but even at 49 know it now·too because they realize that every sirigle handout Atlantic cents an hour, the...company won't lias ,made ip the~.l~at ·ten .. months has' be!!n. to ·forestali our ' efforts in pay 'overtime for the work.· "Anythe. fleet. They knqw also that ~ny lull in antl-Iabof activity. by. the one who complains ls called a subcompany would be brought to' an abrupt end if the SIU were to step versive," he says, ," and we have to ou~ of the fleertoiporro~.. ' ·· . _ ·.~ . . accept these conditions or else Ttiat's whats D'~htnd ·t~e snowballing movement in the fteet right now have the company get ,us ,de~rt~ . --~ to quit the ·phoney "Atlantic Maritime Emp1oyees Union,. and ·openly: ed. That's the only choice that we -~"' ..,•._,-~ '!..-----... -::... endorse t~.e SIU so that' the compa~y w111 kno~ just how they stand. have." . ... . .'Ii w ._,_. • _ Nobody wants to be left out of a g~d _thing. < While Frank Sibelle, .a Dutch a For. gour ~onvenienee ....______, CartOon.. ·B ist017 Of Tit• ·_ sJV , ~ ... ' ·- ,.. .. .,.. ' ; 11.. ,,. ' - - Foreign Fl~ / --- Tr11•sler11 ·- ... No. 3B '\ . ��I Mar 19;.Itll . ... . . ., . • •• • \: quorum on the btach here on May 20, so another Lake · Charles branch meeting was held, and we hope to be able · to. continue to hold m~etJng1 re1ularly. If any book men are passlna through here on meetin1 nights, Wt ~ope ·they'll stop off ancl help UI out. Performers art givlnl thi,s port a wide berth, for they know that the mem!lership here will make abort shift of them. ·our people are certainly well thought of bere and the boys intend to .keep things tl,tat way, so perfor~en a~ay away from our door. We don t .intend to try to make Sunday School boys out of all the memb~~· and we like to see· people enJO~ themselves, but not to the detriment of the. Union. Negotiation.a between . the Metal Trades . Council, AFL, and - the Cities Service Reftnecy are still goini on• and the AFL is ·gradlialIy ·gaining points, Among the boys on the beach here we find J. Mitchell, .who is DOW a proud poppa; J. w. Maloney, R. ·w. Guthrie, Paddy Flynn, T. T, Ni'chol-s, N-. s. MacNeil, c. is-tr_e_ and our good brother Eugene T. O'Mara. Leroy Clarke 1 :tlr ·Chari•• nort Arent --'--~ __,___ ""- ~ - Galveston: Shipplig Holding Up; Two V111els Paid Off • ~ Shipp!~ has been gooct--ln this port and during the put week we shipped out 136 men. · We paid off two ships - the .Neva West <Bloomfield) and- the Steel- Navigator <Isth,Plian) anc1 we ' had the fol• lowin.g ships In· ttans1!: Logana Fort, Amberstar, J'. li- I e s b u r g, Del ~ro, Paoll1 Seatram LoufSl~ a~a.•:. Se at r a 1n ,.,.,;, New Jersey, Sea• tratn:, Texas, Sea• ~' ' · >~ t-r 81 ~ · Georgl&, · Grosclose ~chael, ·Malden Cteek, · Del Alba, . Soutbern Dist~lct, Steel Rover and Salem Marltime. . I was talking the other day to Ralph B. Grosclose, and he thinks SIU 1~ ~ wonderful organizat~on. Ralph joined SW in 1943. Hes a bosun and ships out of Galvest~n and Seattle. Kelth Alsop Galveston Port Aient .. • .... 1;, I "' ,.. "' .&alee Charles: ... ··J. , Nor olie :. I v t t i Cour~ney Campbell. are all opposed ·Miami: USPHS H·-o.sp·11al·Outs Draw1·n· P"rolasls Here · D · Shipping has been very good here during the past two weeks. The Florida (P&O) and the Ponce · · . (Puerto Rico) paid off and the · ' Florjda signed on again on six months articles. In-transit we · have had the .Maquokito (Ampac) an.d the Antinuous ~, and Bienville ~(Waterman'>. The FI 0 r l d a ~went to drydock. The repair list was turned In a month before and : painting of the "· crew's quarters . and certain . re· . ·' pairs that were • . promised when we negotiated the contract were not done, not even sougeeing the quai:ters or cleaning up the ship. The repair list was not turned In by the port captain to the general manager. The port caJ;ltain claims he 'didn't turn it i~ because the company didn't have the money to do the work. ' Was going t6 hold up the sign on but when we checked with the passenger department we found we would be doing the company a favor because it only had about 65 passengers. we also have, a lodging beef on the same ship for dry dock lodging. The port captain agreed to pay dry dock time and wants to pay a half a night's _lodging for two nights as he claims the drydock people only worked until midnight. This beef only Includes the deck department, where they were putting in a new side port near the deck department quarters. We are arranging a meeting with the general manager, port captain, comptroller and port steward to see if we can find out who has any authority and also settle this· repair and cleaning beef. f to this measure. . The weather has turned pretty torrid here in the last few days particularly around the Port Everglades area where the sun seems to be· stronger than ar.yWhere _else. . We h~ve no men in · the hospital at the present time, and have only th th b h D s h ree men on e eac - · ac er, L. Pjckett and . T. Collins. Collins came in from . Houston oyer the weekend after paying off the Steel Navigator in that port. Collins was one of-~he first st~dents in the AB Upgradmg Class m the New York hall ·where he obtained his AB tick~t and has -been sailing ort it for a ~ear and is very happy to. be making the extra money. Eddie Parr Miami P~rt AKent t ;\;. San Francisco: ;.t. World Situation Sean ff • US T A acting ankars . 1 _ ~~·~!>mg has been very good here so that we hav~ no men on the beach at present and because of this we held a-session of informal talks instead of our regular meetincr, It looks veru mu~h as if '* " ·shipping will continue very good from here. • • ' INew York: _ .,. Plans For Com1·ng Year . Ara Mapped By Agents · We have just completed the An· nual Agents' Conference here in Headquaders, at which we took u_p· various problems that the Un1'on . . has been con.fronted with in the past year, and also laid plans for what we believe will be a construe· -tive program for the coming year. . . . This wlll., of course, be subffiltted to the membership for their ap· ~rov?l. W-e ha? .a .very_ good ~eetmg m my ?Pm1on, with busmess carried on i.n an orderly fashion · and full cooperation from all offi· cials attending. Aside from the Agents' ·Confer· ence, we had a fairly busy week on the waterfront here, having paid off a total of 25 ships, signed 10 on foreign articles and had 12 _ ships in-transit. The following were the ships in the above-men· tioned ·order from May 16 lhrough May 19· · • Payoft's Suzanne, Evelyn, Ines, Beatrice, Frances, Elizabeth <Bull1: Barbara Fritchie (Liberty Navigation); Government Camp, Lone Jack, Chiwawa; Logans Fort, Abiqua (Cities Service): Steer" Apprentice, ' Steel Scientist, Steel Director, Steel Chemist <Isthmian ); Key• stone Mariner, Gateway City, Aza· lea City, Afoundria (Waterman); Longview Victory (Victory Carriers); George Uhler <Southern), Christine (Carras); Louisiana !Sea· train); and Trojan Trader <Trojan). The Arizpa, Fairisle and Topa .Topa (Waterman) and the Ames Victory (Victory Carriers) paid off and signed on, and we had the Yaka, Hastings and John B. Waterman <Waterman), Steel Flyer , Shipping at ·this port for the , Shipping has been fair flt this <Isthmian) , Pennmar (Calmar), past; two weeks bas been fair, with port, but the future remains un· Sea Vigil .. (Orion) and Olympic 12 rships hitting here, and eath certain. During the past week, the TroGames (US Petroleum) in-transit. Ort~ . t~:jtihg . on a few men, and We had some beefs. against the it .lo9,C,s · ~s if shipping will con- jan Seaman (Troy) paid off and master and .chief engineer on the Sign-Ons tinue to ~e- fair for the next two signed on, and the Lawrence VicAmes Victory, and also qad some Steel Rover, Steel Scientist, we~ks anyway, with about 10 tory (Mississippi) also signed on. We also had the Atlantic Reovertime and repair beefs due to Steel Dir"ector <Isthmian); George s~ips due here. these two characters, but every- Uhler (Southern); Robin Tuxford Calling in here were the Salem finer (Atlantic) thing was settled to the satisfac- !Robin); l(eystone Mariner. GateMaritlm~, Ablqua, Bradford· Island, port. ~ On the SW· tion .of our en. way City <Waterman); Barbara Government contracted ships Officers Don't· Know I Freitchie (Liberty Navigation); Camp, Lone Jack, . . . . Greece Victory <South Atlantic); Archers H o p e, we had ·on 1 Y a minor beefs . Every once ma while we will run and· Julesburg (Mathiasen) Logans Fort and few and . these were into one of these officers who . Winter Hill, all all settled to the . ~xpects Three Ships jtist can't seem to realize that the In-Transits of the Cities We are expecting three Water- Union contract means what it s~ys. Chickasaw, DeSoto <Waterman); 1 a t I 8 f a 1 -. Service fleet, and tion of the crew. man scows in here over the week.:. Then they have to be straightened Steel Apprentice, Steel Designer also the Maiden At our regular Morrisette end including the Alawal in from a out. . . ·<Isthmian); Seafrains New Jersey, Cteek, of . Water- meeting 1 as t . run to tqe Far East, so it looks One thing we have noticed here New York, Georgia. Texas, Louisi· man. This must Wednesday ·"night, we went· into llke the few replacements .we have is that the international situation ana (Se3train); Alcoa Pioneer, b e Waterman's Slayton the ~ sit~atlon and discussed on the bea<;h will get out fast. seems to have had an effect on Partner (Alcoa ); and Massmar · pride and joy bethe events of the past months as Sendin&' Telerrams the tanker business as we have (Calmar). cause it is the fourth Waterman possibilities for· the had two to iay up here in the last Al. I of these sh1"ps '"ere i·n fai'rf:y .a~lp to, bear ~his '1,8,qle. We . also We·n as the , . . . · Other than that we have been ·• future as they would affect us. . . . ' two weeks. But we don't know if smooth shape and were squared had one SUP ship, the Swamico, belonging to the Ampac Company. We also di~uSsed air conditioning busy sending telegrams to the this could be attributed to foreign away without any major beefs. the hall here. The regular biisl- -Florida Senators and Representa- bottoms getting these contracts or Change Oft' fee . Setup · .'l'he first .Malden Creek, lnclden~ ness meeting wai conducted with tlves, and to Mrs. Oveta. Culp the peace talks hi Korea: ta.lly, wa~ Qne of the "Hogs" well We have made a change in the We have lhe following men in ·kno-wn to earlY.. SIU men. She rank and file members holding all Ho~by, secretary· of the Departoffice setup on the second floor. posts. Robert Morrl$ette. was ment of Health, Education and USPHS hospitals: M. Belen, J. R. In order to better service the bi:oke in two off Block Island and chairma'n, Roy Cuthrell was reColtrell, Peter Smith, Frank · N. aa.n k in '41. Then there was a Wat,. Cording S-ecre~ ......, and Chester Welfare, on the closing of USPHS Ni h 1 ~J c o son, o. ozer,. w . J . . S maJI membership we have moved all of el'.µian. C-2, which -the NaVY- Smith was reading clerk. the facilities of the headquarters hospitals. We ·hope this wlll do and David Sorenson. 1rabbedt The third ship, also a office into the dispatch hall, in· Ben-Bees some good as Senators Holland · T. E. Bannlnr e-i, was sunk· by a torpedo off the eluding the patrolmen. This means Norfolk Port Aient and Smathers and Representative San Franclsc:o Port Agent CQast ox North Africa, taking sev· that you .will now be able to reg· era l good SIU men ~witli · her. . !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~ ister for shipping, pay your dues, Which brings us to the present se~tle your beefs or take care of ship, ,, No. 4. . any business that is normally ban· died by -the port agent all in one -: At the present writing, this city place. This, in turn, gives our Wells cut off ·from the outside world fare Department more office space bY' high waters, ·and a· large part in which to take care of our memof the city is .ftooded out. Volun- ~ Shipping Figures Ma_y 6 to Mciy 20 bers· who require their assistance teers are· busy working,-all around; smP.· smP. TOTAL in ·handling their personal prob· and . of.-course .right · in the middle · REG. REG. REG. TO·i'AL sm.-. ENG. STEW. SWPPED lems. of everything you can· ftnd the SeaPORT DECK ENG~ STEW. REG. DECK 7 11 30 farers, whose white ·caps ue fast , Boston .... ~ -• • • •. •. •• • ••... 16' 22 . 27 .65 12 We feel that this will make for smoother and more orderly hanb~coming one of the:most ·familiar · New York .•• , , • , , •••• , , •.•.• 206 175 181 562 150 118 407 139 dling or" Union business, since it sights ·i n the flood area. • ... 32 36 122 · 63 44 158 · Ph.na·d e1phf a •••••• , .... , • , , • <>'R will eliminat~ · the crowding that 'We· nominate. <our "Seafarer of ' . B'a ltl . 'more .••• ,' • , •••••• . . , • , •• . . 147 130 89 366 127 268 resulted 57 when both the Welfare tlie Week" to be James E, SJayton, ·· · 82 23 32 34 Services and the patrolmen were who got out of the Navy 'in 1947, : Norfolk · · • • • •; • •" "• •" • • " 16 20 10 · 53 operating out of the same office. after serving six yeM!!,.-an!I chose · ·Savann·ah· .....·.... ! ·!·• ! H,.. 15·-· · 13 25· ·54 19 16 26 · 61 Welfare Services will now have to sail SW-c because, : he' said; he T~mpa -: •••••• , ... , • ~ ..... , 11 13 59 . 83 ~l 7 60 78 toot office to itself. · · wa&ited a- place ·to work where' a MobUe .. 53 ·. 47 51 · 151 39 34 34 107 man, got representation, and afte~ N~w Orle,ani . , _, ... , ••••• ,.. . 103 80 -106 281 The outlook for shipping in the 95 91 275 81 seeing ·SIU -in actlon1 ·he says he's· next two weeks is good; as we hav' 33 42 64 39 • ... 50 really a· lucky man· to1be 1allowed .G;slvesto!' ·" "." • • •" • •• • • • '·fB · l40. ' 136 quite a few ships scheduled to arto ·join-dt'; : •; .. , ~1·.: •-r , · ·_, 1 Seattle,-:· ...,................... ··· ·~- • ·· 33 ·· ·34 •. 108 3& · 43 . ·· 25.. · 93 rive for payoff, and also a couple ··Jame's,' wtio"'·orlglnally came ·troth ;.,'.SllD. ~~riC1$'cO ••••••••••••• ·. -10. ..~.6 :. )3~ .. _, .. 107 411 . 3~ . ' . :3~ ': 1,22. ·. of ~hips due to come out 'of tempo. Geo~la/ is at pr.~sent ·waiting' for. · .;;:-W~?J;Sti>~ _-::;:. ! , T;·: • ,·.~·· ~; . .,., 1,~ ,. , J.~ .._.:_..:'12 .. _ ! .42 . , ·.... 8 . . .. .'. 10 . ., .3 , , ., _19 . -~ rary lay~up. . ·' · : . · • co•stwi~' tiuiterJi~f,, '' , 1 •:t.. t.Ul<. ,.;~: ,., - -~"'' · · . .J \' ·· ~ · , _ . 't'ni1 k ~ · · ~ .. ,__,.,_ >: : ·' Claude- ·stmmoils ' ··· ·· · .m<..:~ .~rc,.1.:.:u~-'~".l:.b · t~ ·~i; ~ ~-•.;, , .Ja • .~ .. ~.'·. 1 .. 00;.,~~.. -·u li><.le: ::ae 1wua<Cl!11t~ ••,....:..w~~~· I,, i~ lmti:~ .ij~ - 1 •· .. ,_ · ...tllMi~ ~·1 ~-:...!L, ~ . J t>Jt ~t ll!l.:.. ~&t.- i.i.a..<:lh-:2.u.... ..M•, 1;1 t .-V-~ r ~·~· • ~ n..-.Y,. I ". . . .&PCl'i .......... .. .. ~.... ~ ""'""~' 11•.ttt.'8S'1 1 ' \ Vint l· ,l:i7 J, ..,. ,.. ,.~'DIS ..4 ..... ~ i.; ~· ~ ·~•ft.'9111.,: ~ 0 ~~~Tiraurer-= s:.-.f,.rer• Pitching In Shipping Fair Here lo.·)Help Flooded OilJ. Bui Future Unoerlain I M • • • .• , ••••• , , • , , , , • I mJ. •I .,, : .... l\' '' fr, ' .:.:_1, .f". .~;j, • • ;. . .., , 1!.,'J ll'' 1 \ )•(•\"' .. . ' .... •'1; . "'"'. . . ·~ ' )'\r ./'•' 1: �r_a~e LOG SE.4.F.4.RERS Treln THE ,~:MBB'i'·. TllB~ ·' INQUIRING .SEAi'ABBR SEAFARER. . ... .. . . \ . . . ,• . . . I • ., I ' '"' .. . . . . .... . l . . r. , . . .. I• ...... ... ,,. .· El 'Salvador,-or simply Salvador, Jtico, and the Lesser 1\'ittilles", inA._i"J• .SNJl)ER,, ,Ch. Steward I . I Is the correct name .o f the Central cluding· all the i:_est. · ;. ~ : . · It's sel.d~m ~hat a. man will go: to )Valf 'going hi~ that· fleet, i fig.u red . . ., .American repqblic, which is . the ~ea, -tJ:ien· wor~ ishore for allll"ost 40 that . this was my chance- to help. . .\"• . ;. smallest and :most densely popu- .·111 ancieht · times Gibraltar was Queatioii:· Are 'YOU in favor of year~, an·d . · ~h~n. · go back .t(j. sea I've · satled J)lenty of tankers, an'd lated counti:-y 'on the mainland of known ·as -one of the· two ~.mars of having: ·pets -aboant ·ahip? again, but· that's .just .the·. way. that. I ·know the miserable kind of con· - • the New World~ Many reference Herculesi' the o't)ler )>(!i_ng_the· proA; . J. ··snider w<irk.e<L it. ·Eve_n ~ltions they bad· on lhose . unoi:,. .. . . • . . .. works; however, still state that El inotttory .of Abi_la on th~ ~frican stranger is the fac~. that si~ce h~'s garii'zed- tubs.". Salvador was discovered by Co- side of the Strait of yibral.tar. AcBeniard ' M~e. 'cook anci b~ker: be.e.n back ·to . s~a :-hi~· wh~le f~mily · So, Snider went into Cities Serv- ' lumbus, who; ,as a 'matter of fact, coraiDg' to one fable, the twp _peaks Sure, but I think the person · who has become pr~tty much of a sea- ic'e and wdrked as an organizer for never · visited that . country. The were uiiited ·as a ,single mountain ,~ brh1gs the- pet faring fa~ily\ the SIU. He worked hard, ·a nd in ·· mistake is· probably du.e to con- range until Uer~ules, _the strong · aboard should be Snider's first . taste · of the sea June, 1948, he got -his. SIU book. · fusion with the name of the west man of Greek mythology, tore it r~spo.nsib~e · f .or was wa~ back ~fore World War. I, -~'I've never regretted - that · deci· Iridian island in the · Bahamas on apart to make a water passage cleaning up ~ter w~eil he · served .a .- hitch ·- in .the ~ion,'' says he.' .it: s ·o rn et i mes Na'9y. He spent .plenty · of · time at .. He's been r;ailing·SIU ever since;. which Columbus made his first from the Mediterranean to the Atsome ·troub1e sea;- and · then, when his bitcll .was an'.d although he still prefers· tank- · landing in the New World on O_c- lantic' . . . ·. Whaies are ·among the comes up . about up; h~ got" out.· But, ·shortly. after ers, he says that sailing them under . tober 12, 1492. . This island, al- fastest growing of all mammals though known to. the natives ~s amt generally reach neai:-ly: their .. who's supposed to that,: the US .got into .the war,- and .the SIU banner "is a lot different Guanahane, was called San Salva- maximum len·g th and ·weight .b y .~i- clea~l. after Snider found himself ,in · th.e ·Ar~y. ~han· it was .b efore the , sry ,got a dor by Columbus, and is identlfied" the · end· ot tlieir second or third ·~ p~t~ and thi~ can . ~·1 didn't like the ·Army quite as !!ontract. y;e nev~r _e~en drea~ed -calise-. . a lot of well as the . Navy,''. he says, "4lnd ~f. 'Y.elfare benefits hke the ma- · with present-day Watljng or Wat- year. A young blue wh~le puts on hard feelings ·amo~g ·the crew be- when my·, time was up, I got rJgltt_ termty benefit, hospital btmefit, Jings Island. weig1't ~t .. tl~e i:4te of 200-300. ;\; ';to_ ._ to fore it's settled. out.. By .this .time ·I · knew quite ·~ ~isabllity b,enefit, death benefit and . pounds a Clay. · ' . The first American ironclad bit 'about cooking,. and so I spent scholarships, and .we never thought t t ;\;. . "" to ' warship to go to sea was neither F. Varras, deck encineer: Pets the. rest of the time working in. we'd make the kind of money that Maelstrom, pronounced .malethe Monitor· nor the Virginia (ex- strum, is the name. ~f a famoqs are good things to have on a ship. different" restaurants and hotels. -r I make·_ under the SIU contract." found the w()rk foteresting .and . "Since rv:e be~n sailing "'.ith the Merrimac), but was the Galena, a whirlpool lying in the Arctic I like dogs espe· corvette launched at Mystic, Conn_., ocean off the northwest coast of cially, ·· because gc;>od, but · I s~ill . kept tbinking SIU,- he says, "I know what i~ ~s to In February, 1862. Actually,-there Norway. · Centuries ago nayigators they make good about going back to sea. I qidn't belo~g to the. to~ oµtftt i!J mar1tm~e. never was ·a battle between ships believed that tlie Maelstrom would pets for the whole l. quit°e make it ·u ntil· 1943. I was N?W, _I've go_t .a Union that Wlll working ashore all that time." back me Up in my beefs, and make . called the Monitor and Merrimac. engulf and destroy any vessel- that crew. A dog.Is al· A The Merrimac became the Virginia came within its reach. ·. One EngGot a Ta~k~r · · ~life that something is done about . · . . them. You ·don't get that sort of after Union forces abandoned the lish . ·sea-captain;. writini, i~ 1560, But.,m_19~3;Snidei; did-ma~e it, thing in ·an un~rganized . '1eet, and 1i!\.,. Norfolk Naval Yard, and the Con- said it made such a noise fhat it and shipped o.u_t o~ a Standard ?ii rou don't get ttie tiig SHI. . j)ayoffs federates 'raised the ship, then a shook · the rings in the doors of tanker. · World War II w~s ·gomg either, because there's· never much · powerful steam frigate, and con- houses ten miles .away, and it was strong alone about that time, and overtime allowed. : .~ verted her into an ironclad they believed that even whales· were Snider was goin1· through ·his sec.. · .. · · · . ·; i . renamed the Virginia. This was drawn .into it and destroyed by the happy. It's good on a very lo,ng trip ond ·war. ·AII during World War II, 1 • ~eaf~rinc Fa~Uy .. L , 1 the name under which she met the violence of its · whirling waters. too. he sailed,. making ttips in all of the , Snider s . wfiole fa~i!Y ,1s - P.rett~ . Monitor in the battle which revolu- But the chief danieI' is not that of I\'. ~ I\'. theaters of wu ~uch se~faring now, he ~Y~ His tionized naval warfare. Kenneth Emerson, pumpman: I • son is sailing as a chief ~ngfoeer, being sucked into the whirlpool, Almost ·•ll. of his wartime trips. Jnd was recently aboard ·uie 1 Wilas legend supposes, but of being believe that having a dog aboard " to ahip is good luck. were aboard _t~n"ers, a very· un- liam Cullen Bryant. His daughter Cuba is known as the Queen of dashed to pieces against the rocks. A dog always pleasant type of ship to be 2'board is . married to a .merchant marine . the Antilles because it is the larg.to to ;\;. ' makes a ; goo d when you're ·carrying a full load of radio operator, "andi" says.he/ "my est and richest of all the West InA phenomenon common•y called companion . for hi_g h octane ga.s and there are wife is married t9 me." ., ~ dian group of islands. Before Co- "the sun drawing wateJ;,'' where . plenty .of subs and enemy bombers Righ.t now, · Sni'der's ·w·ai· ti"ng , th lumbus made his first voyage to beams of sunlight appear as e . crew. 1 ve roaming around. "We traveled -in taken a few dogs . big convoys , µiost · ol the time," around until he sees· a i;hip that he the . New World, Antilia or Antilla streaks JIUnning from ihe sun was the name given to a legendary toward the horizon, rests on the a1?°ard ~hip, and S~ider, says, "and sqme of the ships wants. "I always have liked those lstand "in the Atlantic lying about popular belief that the sun . draws its always made around us got it, but none of _my runs to· South ·America around this ~e trip a lot ships were ever hit." time of the year," he says, "''like halfway between the Canaries and up yapor by attraction from bodies the trips down to. Argentina. nicer, · although India. Later the• name became' of water on the earth. Where it SIU Orcanker They're fine fol"'this season. I also once in a while, Identified with the land discovered appears, the phenomenon is refind a captain or chief mate Then, after the war ended, Snilike the runs to the Far East, but you by Columbus, and when it was garded as a sure sign of raii~. Acder sailed ~n some more tankers they're usually best on a freighter. , .. learned th'a t this consisted of a tually it is produced when the sun that's against the -idea. • ;\;. I\'. ~ for !l while, and then· heard that This time, I figure that I'm going • group of islands the plural form shines through rifts in the clouds, of the word was adopted. The An- and the paths of th~ beams are Juan Rodrlcues, FWT: I like any the SIU was beginning an· organiz- tO grab another . tanker, and if I tilles are divided into two groups, made visible through the illumina- kind of a pet aboard ship. The best ing drive in the·· Cities Seryice can get one going down, to South flee.t. "I had sailed Cities Service America, I'll be happy about the the Greater Antilles, comprising tion of dust aQd other particles in for a while before that,'' says Sni- w4ole thing. With this new tanker Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti and Puerto the atmosphere. der, "and when I · h~ard the SIU ·agreement, everything will be fine." N •• "" "" up a t O:·' :::a:~~e:!E~ ~=: ~::. lt~E,p!:E. ltt . . r::i t~;e !~ :: Y!f"'jl¥i•'Ifi~: 1i~~:~ ' chip . and · h~ve' everybody take care of the pet. On ~ome · ships; · even use the . they ACROSS DOWN 16. What ship 34. Sail back and I does in storm forth Jacques Mornard, confessed kill- plauded a move by the House · ship's fund to 1. Shipping 1. Once around company a track: Pl. 20. Long time 35. Winged er of L.eon Trotsky, wa~ sentenced Merchant Marine Committee which take the dog to ·a II. Fall behind 2. Buddha 22. No 37. Gull-coast he happens in Mexico City tO 20 years in pris- approved a bill to preserve the vet if 8. Union head· inlet 3. Area inside 23. Crewmemquarters to get sick. That way, it's everyon.·. The New York State Court status of merchant, seamen as pri· the Narrows bers 38. The ocean 12. Gulf between body's pet. of Appeals •declared unconstitu- vate employees while serving on Arabia and 4. Compass 24. Harvest 40. Martin - , bearing Soma liland private eye ;t. to i tional the local law which prohib- vessels .owned or- operated by the 25. Barber's call 13. Island group, 5. High 26. What Welfare 42. Island be· c. G. Fitz-James, deck engineer: its itiqerant peddling-in New York government through the WSA .. . N central tween Corsica 6. Adjoin Fund provides Moluccas In some cases, a pet is al,right, but City streets · · ·The SIU published Syracuse, Sicily, was bombed by Italy and 14. Arrow poison 7. McDougald of 27. N. African I've found after the ·exchange rates - of money for B.ritish planes : .. In Tunisia, a VS 43. 15. Strong Indies the Yanks port 44. Summer time 17. Andreanof 8. Caught by ear 28. Caroline ls· force captured Sheitla, 23 miles 5 3 years of sail- seamen in foreign ports. · Isla nd in NY land Waterman 9. 18. Tricky 45. An exclama· ing that . a pet ;\; ;\; ;\; from Ute Kasserine Pass. ship 31. ~ Dodger 19. Former Giant ti on usually c a.u s e s President Roosevelt issued an ;to ;to ;\; pitcher manager 10. Bull-, for· 46. Passing fancy mer race· 20. Make a mis· 32. Commotion 47. Word ending trouble on th!!. executive order Jntending to bring · Prime Minister Winston Churchill horse take and it isn't all items affecting the cost of Jivarrived in Washington ,~ith, a .staff ship, 21. Sole <Puzzle Ans~ers on P age 25) · 11. Albanian coin 23. Up to date a good idea to. ing . under • price ceilings ... The 26. What some have one 'a board. empl9yment of alien·. seamen of _of military ~d navaf e~·perts and 3 4 I . Z 10 II 9 islands are made of There's usually the SIU on American, Pan~man- was lodge~ at the White Hous~ for 28. Jap coin IZ an a r g u m e n t ian, and Honduran vessels char- his fifth war .conference with Presi· 29. Tiny 30. . - - Vaughan, about who's go- tered to the WSA was fought for dent Roosevelt . • . Washington , . 15 former ball· ing to take care of the pet, and militantly by the Union . . . Bolivia revealed that on. M~ 11 US Army player 31. Made a trip . 18 announced .a .state of. war with· the_ forces- landed on the -Island of Attu whose ·pet' it really is. 32. Greek hero · ;\;.' ;\;. ;t. Axis cou~tri~s i~ a special presi- in the Aleutians •.. James F. 33. Cheer 34. Name for Dad Chris Voss, .cook and baker: I dential decree which ordered PlP- Byrnes, Director of Economic Sta35. Adjust like pets anyway, and ·have a dog· ]Jilizaffoil ·c arried out. .. In th~ f?l..: bilization, i:estored the authority 36. Make possible 38. _ Group in of my own, so cilian Narrows; ·us plan~s report- of the National War L2'bor Board CongreBS rm always &.lad ed shooting · down .·_ 27 - .4xis · pla~es, .. to make -wage adJustments' "to aid . 19. Devf1611h 40. Isthmu.s of 1 _ including . .l8 . Junkers-42 trans- in -th~ prosecution of the war or to see a ·pet Malaya aboard ship. It ports;ea_rry~nJ_ g~s~li~e to Marshall 'corrept .gr,o~~ iµequit~esz't'. pr9vided 41. Where Lon· d11n botailical ' Erwin Romm~l. su~h. adjustpi~nts_. dfd. no~. lncrease , makes a ship pl:de1111, ar!I to · t to prices or incrc!a'~ pro~uction costs. · seem · a lofr. more ' 44." creveland ballplayer like ~Q'me, and - · Wllhemshaven · was raided for · • .. • Union demands to arm mer'8. Waterman . makes the tdp the th.ird tim'e within a week when chant,sh'ips were \paying off as two •hlp 48. " -ftY seem a lot shorter "''' Canadian. .bomber.. squadrons 1 ~ witl,i_ 1(Y~U · sJtips, 1the • William"1 Moultrie . '9. Cape Jn Mui. IO. BumPI .;· · ' ;.i' · Bri~i~h . µ!}J~s.. -~'!rrle!!. " out, ~ti~~~- 8J!(:'b the, V_~glpla :: ~llJ.~• .sh~,t "down when · Yoll've ·got ,.,. . ' •1.J New Zeallln4 _, ·'- - : , a pet. that will ·..?' · . ' · J~r,gest , attack. 9f-.th, .,')Va~,,: · ' ,:P~m~·~ ,J.;5r;, ;qt.· ~l~~~s,,; ..d~JNlg~d ,. l}lany . umber ~·el ._~......t-r.-+~ D Riller' ol-'~ ,' ~- ' .,, i:.. ; take u~ . so°lne .of ·yo~. spare · tlm.e "ratiO:n~~i- ol' fP'>:~~~e~\ lnf2:,: ~)Ject IJlCU.:~t ~d11.i~.v._,1,oft~ u · ~~a~l~ · : · . · :; ~~l!W-fl!~-."• airtJ1-..,.1ouifh&tJer,_.._ .W "'f1 ... 11J .., -~~t"thi ~~1'I·:-'•.,li;~i~iJ ~J#tf11,~~· ?ill'l'faf' · ·' ..". ·: .. ··, : l'"' er •~; aft , t>~i •at'; -:, t_ • ''· . • " .I · t · I ~4.,...~ · ~ • ",.. • · ~ '" . . . ; •J' .,. •• , ., · ~ , , , • >,' • , ' ,.,.,,., ' ;.fi '!;r( • ,!I; 1'f.! "' ~ , !IJ~ ' ,. • • J~ ,~ ~ ~ /~ l \., ~ .. J. . ,,r., u:J · ~ • . ' . ==itfi:;-. \ ' ;f:f. t ,I.I 1 1 • I ' ' ,. ._, J, '..i • �II Vol. xv. No. 11 ,- Published biweekly . by 'the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic • & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn" 32._.: NY. Tel. .ST~rling 8-4670. -...... , PAUL HALL, ·- Secretary-Treasurer 1.'dltor. HUllSRT BllA.ND; Mof!Ggfng l.'dlttlr, RAY DENISON; Arl- Editor, BERNAllD SEAMAN; •Photo ~dftor, DAKJEL NJLVA: Stall Writers. llDMAK ARTHUR. 1BwB SPJVACllART Pnl'ALL. JZRRY Buro, A~ MAtntnl'; Gull :Area Reporter, BILL MOODY. C~mpa•y - . } ,• LETTER 0 'D'yfl Think·ThiJ One Will Get Byl' . · I I · (r,E.r~Ul~I ~UN~ ~~ . ·of ·the Unions •==== This issue of the SEAFARERS LOG reprints ~ study of , ,·, the operations of company 1:1nions that appe~red last week in the "Atlantic Fleet News," publication of the Atlantic Protests Cutting · .' "" Tankermen's Organizing Committee. We think a· careful fJSPHS Servi~es . reading 'of this siudy will convince any doubters that every To the Editor: · · :.company union everywhere .must, of necessity,. fall into the It is with a great deal of. inter. '" · b · · est-and, I must add, dismay.: ;;;. :,~~me pattern-on~ of a solute company control. that 1 have. been reading the cur·"' - , It all boils down to the fact that a uriion can't be one- rent newspaper and · magazine ar.. · •'• quarter free, or half-free of man~gement. Either the union ticles rega.rding the crippling cuts· .. , ·. fn the us· Public Health . Service ' · ' -~~ independent of management or it is management- program which tlie administration controlled. in Washington is now proposing In· some respects, these company unions res~mble the so- under ~he guise of ''economy.'~ called unions that ·exist behind the Iron. Curtain. Both the ·y am ~oncerned. of course, about 0 company ~nions ·and the, S~viet unions boast that ~hey riever · ~;aten1tir:m u~~i%~rif; g:::C~r!>~J call a strike. 9f. course we know, that they don t dare to. with at the moment is the effect Both typ~s of umons also have official;S who are on the pay- ·that the crippling of this· program roll of the employer, whkh in Communist countries is the will have on .the USPHS .ho.s pital gov~mment. And from that we draw the obvious-conclusion in Savannah, Ga., and I am writing t~at both types of unions t!'Xist only as a front and c::over~up, you to ask ~'cu t9 )liease -do what .a 1means of making the membership toe the line you can to help prevent the .clos·h i1 • •u • .. · th U""" h · . . · . this institution. l ..llllfl..lllllllll•lll•lllllllll . .nere m. e ;:,, t e corppany umo~s. m the tanker mdus~ry, ingAsofyou know, the savannah hossucl! ., a~. .the so-called ~t~anbc Maritime Employees Umon, pital is the onJy marine hospital Slashes In the Labor Depart·,<1''1 !,iaye a~other ch8:racter1stic. They op7r.ate ?U~ ?f the offices on the South Atlantic coast, and ment's budget for 1954 will cost it .; , H q~ ~ c;ornpany umon lawyer. They existed m Cities . Service, because of this fact, the problems about 623 ·jobs, or about 10 per "t'-' rP.~fore the SIU signed up that company, it exists in Atlantic, posed by its c1Qsing would Be cent of its personnel, according to . t 1"N i~ . Socony, in Tidewater and in Esso, to name a few. These much more.than pur~ly local ones. Labor Secretary Martin P. Durkin. v 1 1t~company-tinion lawyers are EO efficient, it a,ppears, that they The Marme Hospital at Sava1:1- Commenting on the action of the ~'l h .ean· ;orun whole strings of unions off one telephone . switch- nab, now . . renamed ~e Public House Appropriations Committee <- H ~ard. · ~ealth Se~1ce Hospital, ~s the hos- 1in lopping over $42 million off the I ~-·· ' '-" 1 1 *'· - sented tyranny and totalitarianism, both in government and industry," Local Presid~nt Laurence H. Vic· tory told the assemblage, ''and have participated in the efforts for peace and war to preserve the in· tegrity of those principles they believed in and lived by. Today we memorialize them, whether they fought this evil on the battlefield or against it in the arena of industn< "· · · , pital service for American mer- de)!artment's estimated n e e d s , Durkin said it was going to be difficult to operate his department unless · President EisenhQwer could talk Congress into restoring some of the money. He also said layoff Industry must tak~ advantage <'f notices would go out immediately, the present "breathing spell" in .. . • none of them, have no claim . on and that some of the Wage Hour the c-old war to train skilled work'·. · Of cours~ when a real union like the SIU comes along, .hospital treatmenf in any port ex- Adm.inistration offices would have ers, says ~ecretary of Labor Mart • .th~ company_union 'folds like a pack of cards because it has cept in the marine hospitals, and to close. tin P. Durkin. Durkin, president"no organizat~on and n~ following . .That's why today Atlantic the. mari~e hospital service was ;\;. ;\;. t. on-leave of the AFL Plumbers, told tankermen are desertmg the AMEU in droves. It figures started with funds from merchant · When the Peoria mi.> "Chiefs" the convention of the Heating, Pipthat way. . / seamen. · of the Three-I baseball league ing and Air Conditioning Cont, ;t. ;t Transportation Problem played the season's first . at-home- tractors Association that the KoEven now it is a burden to trans- game recently, they appeared at a . rean w51r had exhausted the supply L1·11e port patients from the ports men- ball park up to Class A standards of skilled mechanics, and that e tioned above, and minor South At- and as good as many fields in Class "poorly trained or partially trained The fig_h t to save the USPHS hospitals has J'ust about lantic ports, to Savannah. It will AA cities because of work done for workers had to be used." Warning them by AFL unions. Undertaken that the "breathing spell" might b d 1'ff' It 1"f ti S reached · th_e ciucial s.. tage. With four hos'p1'tals doomed, the nah e even more is removed,_ icu ie · hospital andavanwill as a civic project so- that fans could end overnight, he urged managei's· centerii)·g its efforts on saving the Savannah hospital, bring additional suffering and pos- enjoy big-time baseball again; the ment "to use this precious time to ·the only one on tne entire South Atlantic Coast. sibly preventable death to Ameri- work was performed without add to the supply of skilled crafts.h b . k i charge by mote than 150 AFL men as quickly as proper training In a sense the fight for the Savannah hospital is more than j~~~~_amen w 0 m~y e sic or n- members. Besides the Painters, permits." just ~n attempt to keep one hospital open. For several years Savannah has no public hospital. Roofers and other building trades members, the Electricians turned The way to lick Communism, a.._mov. e ·has been on in Washington to c"+ .....,. back hospi'tal IAll the 'dhospitals here are private- out to erect light poles and install Beck, president of the Teamfacilities for seamen, so that in the p;ist hospitals have been Y owne and, in my opinion, mis- wiring to illuminate night games. Dave sters Union, told the Laundry shut down in several major ports .. As a result hospital facil- manage~ and. inadeq.uate. In case t, t, ... - Workers convention in Chicago, is 't' f · k d · · ' . . · of a maJor disaster m any part of "' I ies or s~c an. lilJUred seamen are at a bare mm1mum. this section of the country, the Things are quieter now around to pay workers enough so that they The Umon }?eheves ~hat · the whole concept of marine hos- USPHS hospital would be . an im- the Seminole, Okla., telephone ex- can own their own homes and edupitals is under attack after a century and a half of successful ·mediate necessity. To civilian de- change, but it took a work stoppage cate their children properly, and · 1s are nibbling fen se, m · hi h I 1 t by girl members of the CIO Comopera f ion. Th ose wh o are opposed t'o th e h osp1ta w c a!'n a vo un eer munications Workers to obtain re- to recognize men and women for away·piecemeal bepaus~. they know that an-attempt to destroy w.orker, ' the removal .Of this h.os- lief from the "screaming meemies." their character. ;\'. ;\;. t them in one blow would stir up a hornet's nest of opposition pital would be. a maJor calami.ty, The superv1·sor yelled so loudly ... . .It's t im~ · then, t.o d raw t h e i me · ,..at Savannah. · · The .Umon . · rendered so that the removal of the service by this lone hospital over that the operators complained "you A real labor man is Thomas E. w:1H mak~ every effort to ~er~uade the. Senate that this hos- such a large area seems almost an could hear her from one end of the Paul, 41, newly-elected business p1tal at le8:st, . shotild rem , am m operation. . uncivilized act. switchboard to the other." The manager of Progressive L_odge 125, · com h f ii d t h d International Association of Ma. "'" "'" "'" 'The President, Senators, Reprepany, owever, a e o · ee "' "' "' th t t l d ._ · sentatives and policy _ making e pro es s o ge d th roug1t a chinists. Paul's late father was ac- . h d f th · steward, · and finally the girls tive in organizing the Hod Carriers II ea s 0 ~ maJor political l?.arties stopped work and one picketed the in 1890, his brother Frank is an . . . . should reahze also that the section · executive board member of AFL · · served by this hospital is in what exchange with a sign reading, "the Since, SIU headquarters opened, i_t has been· a magnet that is ·known as the "hurricane· belt." loud-mouthed boss must go." They Elec.trical Workers Local 9, and his h • t d · t 0 th eir · t s -w h en a late brother Joseph was active· in"' · 'tors f rom a11 walk s of l'f - h ~s -d rawn v1s1 l e w o were interested "'he use of all hospital facilities at re urne ~ CWA t t' pos0 bt · d Plumbers ~ocal 130. ' in inspecting the facilities and ·Operations "of the Union. The abovet their normal capacity,' in the represen a ive ~!ne an · · · f h t 1 di agreement from the management t ;\;. t , SIU is .particularly ·pleased that one of its .. r~cent visitors :v~bre:t ~~~ ! ~a t~r~he ~~s:~~· !~ for a full investigation . of the "Off the road" workers of con·1 • ·was Judge ·¥ senio Roldan, head of the. Philippine Court of. all our American merchant sea- grievance. " struction companies mu~t be paid " l ' ' • • . • . . "' .\;. . .\;. in accordance with the federal 1 :: l nd,ustriar Retati(>ns. . , · · men.Jtut· to o1,1r entire civilian de·M · th 500 "" tt d """ wag.. -h-_our law, the Supreme Court . . J. ",. . , . . .- - . - . fense program as well ; ore an persous .a en. eu .. , vdge-. Rol~an has. a w~~e r~putabon .at home as a mari of _ . Harold B. La the annual memoria~ service· of ruled in two ca~es against th~ Al. br9ad ex_per1enc~ an~ bas1~ understanding of I~bor relatiom_: ' .. • . . . P~ N~w ~ork Typ~graplucal Union 6. state Construction Co. of Harris· : •ip110blems,•coupled with.- a kee;n desire to. do: justice for unions (Ea. note· Tile Utnon ts bending -(Big Sue), honoring the 209 ~em- burg, Pa., and Hempt Brothers of · ari~ ••mana·g ement' hi the islands. ·.. As ·a ··country that just ewr11 : effo~t to (iav~ funds ,.esto~cd ~rs ~ho died ~uring the pas~ year. -Camp Hill, Pa. Men engaged . ~n __ ' ·!·, recE:ntly bbtamed its ··indei>,endence· ~ t:tie .,PhT . . ' . . f - for tne. Savannah usi::Hs 1.iospit~l •!ld !he thO\lSands of othe!~ who preppt~ng and ·hauling.. material ."'.'·'•utWiiJi· J it" .. ta1i1h'a ii' , .'f.~ : . lf'.;3'ij~ R 'f~.··.· .~. ~~~m=~ is.. ~r·': as ~ell.~ aw.ro~. .iq.ti<ms ~to " c?n· had been meEor the I0cal dur-- used to surface inte~tate ,hig~way1 . ObviOusly, these self-styled unions can operate that way chant seamen .at the ports of because th~y don't go · anything. If you don't service the· Charleston, S. c:; Savannah, Ga., membership you don't have to hav·e offices hiring halls and Jacksonville, · Miami, Tampa . dispatchers, patrolmen .to settle beefs and s~ on, You ge'i and St. Petersburg, Fla. And of •>II ·one room· in an . office building and let the company do the course merchant seamen, who may .. i:est ., come from any of the 48 states, or Drawiod The siu .Dis tin g Is h e d Vis itor - 1 _. ·: ·: ~ •• ;;' ,, • 4 " ::.t }Jl~~~~~~"1~: ~ . , ..~ ~Jl~1':f.'·~1~,~ ·ft~ .. tinu.e . ~1~}1J•~iad~ ! · i .. _ ·;li: ··""·J. ~ ~...,. . _ iir. . .:,'''f'11·•,<: 1.• ' '(. '·•, ,'. . ,..,) . -- : ~ .. ·•1 ,;i.~,r-· ·1 · • ~\ ~ ·~ . •• I .. " •.•• ' ' .t .. . • • ·• !• ..,,..; ·· ... ,.~,.;,lQL . 'Bte~ SiX ,mein 1 ~ I Jtl~. . . -~ t !'itt.·J~~·~at~d i~ ··. Mia~ ta .~-~- • ' nhavealwaY.STt!~" COmmer.ce" ~ ~ . c:QQrt.- •. • ' . I • .;f.~1H~ ~ l""' ' 't ' I • l ~ , • I .. ~ C • • ,. '._,,,,- ~ · \ ; l ~' .... <~ .' i ,. • �S ·EA.FA. .R·E ·R S . tOG ··~ti. ; I ~-- ' 1 19.. . · ·, • • :._'. . . Ji~~.~y's ~~~.~!~~e!s ·.~. ~n·~; !t~i,t t~eir i(?lents ·t9 _ .. :'pa1ntfng th~1r .~~·P~ ~r spl,c1.ng . l1n~, ~ri~ they prove~ ··it: in · t.~e SecO:nd -A~nu'al '. Seafarers Art Con,est~ In· th4t w~rC:ls· c;)f o~e ol _the .. ju~ges~ John · Gor~~n~ . ·Brooklyn Museum's curator .of painting and sculpturei "The entries are of- s~r­ prisingly high caliber." . ,_ The SIU men t~emselye~ pro~ed "that holdi.ng th~ cont~st .e very year. is_a go~d idea· by making this cont~st an eve.n ~l°gger success than the -first one held lad year." Over' 11 works by .the .men .o f the SIU were entered in the contest, and in addW~n to being exhibited for over a week in · - · the New York headquarters, mariy of the works were also exhibit.ed at the New York Architec~ tural League und~r· the sponsor~hi°p of the· New York Pyblic· Li~rary. . ; -. · '_In m*fiti~.n t? ·~~)rdon, ' the · panel _o~ judges incluaed Staats ~ot~Worth, NBC radio 'and TV star and. an artist in his own rig~t, and Beinard Seaman,. LOG art edit~r. H.u ndreds of persons from outside the Union, and hun·d reds of Seafarers . in New York, visited the exhibition held at headquarters. Those winners who ~ere in New York at' the last membership meeting were presented with their awards ~t the meeting. All the winners ·w.ill get handsome gold. SIU emblem rings, properly inscribed, as their reward. . - ~n.fortunat'ely, ~11.,.t~e - ~~~f~r~rs' whq Fnter~d t~~~r . wo!ks . ~ould .no_t ·get . pr1z~~~ I~ .m~ny .•.n: sta~~~s •..the 1u~ges wer.e har:d:pressed to ~ .. .~h~!~ ~h~i~~ be:~a~s.e o~ th.e. ~i~_fi_ ~uality~ of m~.! . '?f -t~e en~r1es • .- 11'.'1 thf} _ ~,1ls.· div1~1on 1 • t~ey we~ '.· · s· • : The three judges get in a corner while picking the winning -'works in the Second Annual Seafarers Art Contest. Left to right are: .Bernard Seaman, Staats Cotsworth, and John Gordon, while in con:.. ference, as they discuss their choices. The entries were of" such high quality" that many of the choices proved difficult for the judges to niake, and they declared one tie in the oils. · Second. Prize winner in · the water.colors division, an . abstr~ci by Bert. Su~,· gets a ribbon . pinp~.c>~ ~y; ~4e b!1Ji~, p~~t,of"-jJ:1~ges,. !?lm · Gordon., JJf the ~r~klJUi .MU6eq!Jl- ,, ~ ? . , :: • . • ._ , .- . .. .. ~? ~ h~~d;.P!~s.~~~ t~-~t . th~y~~~~i.cl~d ~~· ~allin_g ?. ~:~ , ~•e..f~r t.~!_r~: P.r':.1~~ , i .. . . :.·. : ,. , _•. ;· i The Second Annual Seafarers Ar.t Contest is now over. . Its great success, however, guarantees that there·will be an even bigger end,1'etter . Third ·Annual Seafarers ~rt _C~ntest coming . up next year. , . . ~.- .,. �W. H. Coburn (right), minority staff director of the S.enfilte Labor Committee, and R. Mm::,_ dock, SIU Was~ington eounsel, give study to entries in the oils division. Mike Rozalski, AB~ looks at some handmade braeelets; ,whil:e ~lard- Blumen, OS·, .has,, a serious look as he studies -one · of the ether entries in the. art contes.t. Seafarer . Ha'1~ Sk_aalagaa!d's large ...oil paintin~ of a~ old sailing shiJ? catches the attention of Jack Toale,. OS;, Roderick Snuth,. bosun, and Francisco- DiPietro, DM, while .almost ·surrounded by other entriei. Whih~ · 1ome of the oils-line the wall, iome . of the· entries in the handicrafts division can be seen on .t he table in the right foreground. }l~r~, a_Seafare,, carefully ex•.inines some knot. belts: whjch won first prize, ~long . with some of the ~t~er ~~trie( i:Jl,t~h:~ _hilll,dicr,af~s ' d!v,i~j~~ qJ ,tpe conte~t. ~' mo~t .ei:itri~ wer• ·.·m•de w.i thin .this ./ p1yj,~,~.q. ..:9l ;\~e : mgt~.; th•-~~~.liG~. e..ttj~~~ iA.;-th,.~ ~O~·~~,t~ .- ~v~t-;85 were ~in . tpe .rha~dicraf.t~ ::categQry•.. . ~ /f,hj~ 1 w.~s ~n . ~c;m.tras~ , t9 l¥~.~.Y~•J";; .Yl.6~JJ. Jb.~_'.1<>1'11· 1 ibVis1on . "'asJh.e.'largest in . the· contest; • - ' ' ' • ~ · , : \.. o ' • ~, , .. · . ' I John Friend, pumpman, and John Sorel, AB (right),. examine a hand~carved pipe rack that . . . was~n-tered by M.:AndreeS91i, who won secoµd ; · / .. :Prize in handicrafts1for, ~ether e~try. · �· - · ·Pate Shteen M_ . _;A_R..,..__ , l_T_ ·l _M_ E_ - j: 1 '·' '---I Uslnoi Ox _ ygen . 8reathln.• A Great Lakes tonnage record for iron ore, coal and grain was established in April when vessels ·hauled more than 16~ million tons, the Lake Carriers' Association has reported. The previous mark set in 1949, · was topped by about 2,000 tons, said the association, which attributed the new record to the excellent weather con.ditions during the eariy · part of the . month. · · A, p. p.aratus • All offshore s}!ips ar~ regulred to ·carry oxygen-breathing equipment. The chief use for the· apparatus is ·to permit a- man to go· into a tank where th~re Is not enough oxygen, eithe_r because it has ·been abSorbed by rust, driven out by oil .fumes or consumed by_: fii:e .or smoke. t t t The job of a ship's delegate While th4! apparatus is excell~nt protection, it is .far from foolproof. ' · It can get oat of prooer . working order with disastrbus r.esults. And A Brooklyn, NY, delegation, headed by Brooklyn Boroagh President often involves • variety of duties. one of. the worst. things thilt can happen is-to :nan out of oxygen. John Cashmore and John W. Dooper, president of the Brooklyn Chamb~r Ordinarily the ·delegate is sup- 'The main feattires of the apparatus includ~ .a breathing bag into!which of Commerce, ltas aslled the Bouse Appropriations Committee ~o allot · d t t th e in d fro hi h th · 'b th te " ll d i o repres~n e m n .an mw c e wearer rea es, as e1 cy n er conta .n 1ng oxygen funds to deepen the Gowanus Creek .Channel, Brooklyn's major Inland pose. ll'aterway and New York's tenth busiest waterway. The channel, a dealings with the ship's officers, under pressure, a.reducing valve which perm.i ts .l ow pressure· release ' four-fifths-of-a-mile stretch beh~~en Gowanus Bay and the Gowanus but all sorts of prob)ems h!lve ·~ ~f the _oxygen into the brea.t hlng bag, and a regenerator containing Canal, is mainly %6 feet deep. Three years aro Army en&ineers estl· 'habit of coming up on the ship, chemicals which absorb carbon dlox.ide from the exhaled breath. mated it would cost the Government $278,000, and other l'roups, In.: and the good delegate has a ~ay . No· Air From Atmoephere eluding pier owners, about $141,000, to deepen the channel, and last of wading into theln and taking - The oxygen-breathing apparatus.. iS' a closed system in that ttie · July Congress ·approved a recommendation by the engineers ·to dredl'e care of things in style, to the sat- wearer Is not obtaining air from the atmosphere or dis<:harging air the channel to 30 feet because of the lar&"er ships uslnl' It. The House isfactlon of ·the crew. to it. As such it differs ' considerably from the gas mask, which simply t i t purifies air breathed through tt. A_ gas•mask cannot be : used in any committee, however, never got around to appropriatlns the necessary funds. atmosphere where - ~ ftame safetf· llght W!ll not burn, · ~ ;\;. ;\". ;\". One such situation arose on the From the mouthpiece ,of the mask, air breathed. ouf p~s·se~ through .. The Ambrose Channel Lightship, which guards Ambrose Channel, Steel .Surveyor <Isthmiam) where .the exhalation· tube into the regenerator, where the ca11'bon ..dioxide is the main approach to New York Harbor, an11 which is the Coast Guard's one of the brothers was left be- removed. F.r:om the .regenerator the, air goes. through a c0f1ler ·to 'remove _ newest and most modern craft of its type, has beeri fitted with a ne\y hlnd in a hospital (n Calcutta In- heat and back . into the high-intensity light of British design. The light, which has a capacity · . , . ' - J breathing bag where it is output of five million candlepower but will operate with a brightness dia. Ship 1 de<legate Percy . • mixed with fresh oxyge~ ' of only 250,000 candlepo,\ler, has been il)stalied on the 128-foot craft's J..lbby took .up a collect!on and got: ana drawn back Into the mas~. It is specially m9unted to rertiain on a horizontal plane regardless· together enough money.. · and c:ig- lungs. In other words, of the vessel's movemen~s •.and its flashes -will follow a -pattern slightly arett~s to keep _the br?ther well th~ wearer is .breathing_ different from that displayed iri the past. supphed for the d"?'at10~ of his the same _lungful of air ;\". ;\;. ;t. Jttay. . . · each tlme 1 but wlth each Libby !S" a . yank-;~ f~m ~alne- breath the carbon~ilioxide Comme.l'(ial Barre Lines, I~c., uf De,toU, with utebslv~ water who settled . ®wn in Louisiana. ii removed and fresh carrier richts to tramport automoiive ve~lcles and other commodities He's 58 years old and h·a s ·been a oxygen· added. on inland waterways, has asked 'the Interstate Commerce Commlsalon member of the. Unjon. 'sJnce .DeSince. the oxygen is to enlarge Its ll&"hts to·-transport Imported motor vehicles north · froi-. l 948 j 0 in1n i th rt · ,.,._c:n.;,.. ·New Orleans to Memphis; Joliet, - Chicaco, Evansville, Louisville and ce~ber:, •.· g n e po storecJ under very· high· of New Orleans. . pressure (about 2,000-. ' ~· Cincinnati, and ' to c,rry rejected vehicles back to New Orleans. He and his wife -. pounds per square inch) a ~-==~'"""' t ;t. ·t now make their system of valve~ is needed . . --r.it-·t ..... to reduce pressure to usThe Florida Senate has asked Congress to make a treaty with Mexico home in . Abita · ,. - · elr • so American shrimp boats, many of them from Florida, would not be Sprlngs, La. able dimensions. This is ' seized · on the high seas. Several Florida boats have been seized in t t i accomplished in the rerecent months by Mexican authorities who said they were fishing in Seafarers o n duclng valve. A second · th~ Petrollte, a valve.-the admission valve, Mexican waters. .t t ;t. Mathiasen tank· automatically controls the U-lf1c . ..,_,_,""- • Nearly 400 more merchant ships, crossing three million tons, were er, posed a dlf- · adinlssion of oxygen to ef-i.t... ;,. afloat at the end of 1952 than a year earlier, the Federal. Maritime .ferent kind of Fox the breathing bag. - - -....-+~;a;iim-=.::;ii;;;i;,m_...__ _ _ __, Admihistraiion lias announced. The· compllatlon--wltlch excluded aq problem -w he n Before using the apiiaratus·, it must be tested .to assure that it's in sl1ips built for special non-car&"o duties, those owned by mllltary forces they decided It good working order. Place the apparatus in an up~ight ~dsition, leanand those in service on. the Great Lakes and Inland waterwa1s- .wo~ld be a good idea _ to have a ing forward slightly. , The pressure gauge valve is ope.ned one full showed the us . again in first place with 3,440 vessels redstered in radio and record player to pa~s tum, and the main c1osing valve three full turns. A fun · cylinder will American ports, although 83 bad not been returned bJ the Soviet the time. of day in ,the ship s then register 135 atmospheres on the pressure guage. When the ·main Union since the war -and e~ht were on charter to Philippine ship. recr~ation room. Sltlp s delegate closing vaJve is shut ,again, the pressure guage hand should remain owners. The U-.tted Kincdom was In second place with Norway, Sweden, Henry J. Foy took_ upon · himself: constant. If there are leaks, the hand will move slowly toward zero. France and Pan·a ma followinl' in that .order. ~apan, Italy-;and Liberia the job of pUrcbasmg the ~quip- Le~ can usu'1ly b~ corrected by thlghtenlng up on ~uts. The preathshowed the larg-est increase in number of ships durin&' ·the . year, while ment, ~or .the crew. · ing .b ag and mouth pieee assembly also ~ave to• b~ checked for leaks. three nations-Saudi Arabia, Czechosldvakla and Morocco-appeared · ':0 Y has been a member of the The bag ls inflated by blowln~ Into the mouthpiece and blocking off on the roster for the first time. • Umon f~r 61;2 ~ears, Joining in the the ·opening. If the bag collapses _when s_gueezed it means there are ;\". ;\". t port of N,ew · York in November, leaks In the bag or at the connections·. · 8 49 1946 years old andHa 'those models with a nose clip must be tested simply by trying the · He A revised report on the .ports of Oakland, Alameda·, Richmobd and ether ports on San Pablo Bay, Carquinez Strait and Mare island na.\ive _ :ortb Carolina. e clip on and seeing if it is .possible ~o breath .easily. Th~ regenerator Strait in California has beeri -issued by the Board of Engineers. for sat s on ec · has to be filled with Cardoxide which will rattle when the appi¢atus Rivers and Harbors of the Army Corps of Engineers and the Maritime t ~ t is shaken. ' Another delegate who got words Clear Out Nitroren Administration. The report inc.l udes information on the technical ph a s~ s of operation and administration of the ports, port and terminal Another . important safety procedure is to clear the nitrogf)n out of charg:::s. volume and flow commerce, communication facilities and port of · praise from the crew for the system. The nitrogen ,is not used tiy the body, nor is it absorbed handling his job. in top-notch ·rash- in the regenerator. After a while, the .nitrogen wlil _build up to the facilities and servi:ces. ;to ;\". t ion was . Robert Schlacer of the point that 'the wearer is not getting enough oxygen and will collapse. The steamship tender Isolde has been accepted for duty by the Holystar. Schlager In · the crew's Therefore It's neces11ary at 15-minute intervals to clear out the dead Commissioner of Irish Lights; The 12-ldaot, 1,812-ton craft, with air- ,... .... ,.,...f.,·;·~~Ji:ii'$~ · opinion was do- air by shutting off the exhalation tube with the band. The breather· conditioned accommodations for 40 ·persons, 11 the largest built In ''#!' ing well and was then Inhales from the apparatus and exh~les through the saliva t1·ap Dub' in's Li~ey Dockyard since 1937. W drafted to keep four times, by pressing on a button at the bottom of the trap. / t ;\". ;\;. the· job for an~ Oxygen apparatus, when fully charged to 135 atmospheres, wlll supother trip.,. port life for period_ of approximately one-half hour. It will last Extensiv,e renovating work ls scheduled to start shortly .on the 11,600ton Japanese freighter Hikawa Marn to make her into a combination Schlager is a longer where less strenuous work ts being done. Therefore it's expassenger-freighter and thus make her the first Japanese vessel to Brooklyn boy all tremely important for the wearer to keep check on how long he has return to the passenger trade !'.ince the war. She is the only survivor of the way, haying been workin1. For one thing, he should see how many atmospheres the pre-war Japanese passenger fleet and was making the US-Japan been born here are used to get from open air to where he is working. . ·u it takes •20 run then. She will be outfitted tO take 34 first class passengers and 200 ·26 years ago. He, atmospheres to get into the compartment, he should allow at least 40 third class. In her pre-war days, she had facilities for 76. cabin class '· joined the Union atmospheres to Jet out. . . . Schlacer in New ..York · That'll why it's ~o important to glance at. the gauge frequently. Once 69 in tourist c!,ass and 186 in third class. However, the company say~ t~1at the pr~sen~ conversion will not cut down her freight capacity,-and City in 'November; 1945, and sails the bottle ls empty, the wearer will pass out in a few ·seconds with t1iat. tl.te ship will stay on scheduled runs. . in the deck department. possible loss of life. ; · · ' 1 ...,.....,.... °J a . Peaeelul Sol•tlon . B11 · Ber.,11•rll Seaman �Pace Seventeea SIU Pushes Fight Jo Save Savannah Hospital From Axe . , . . . . . ' .(Continued from page 2) · an attractive and comfortable hospital for tubercular patients. Closing of · the Savannah would · be a most serious blow to Seafarers, since it · is the only hospita1 facility available· between Norfolk; Virginia, and .New Orleans, a distance of .1,000 miles by the most direct airline r"o ute. Seafarers suffering non~emergenc~ injuries on ships anywhere in the South At!antic area will have to travel hundreds of miles to either New Orleans ' or · Norfolk to receive .treatment. . .. The importance of the Savannah Two crewmem))ers of · a Panalllanlan ship eat dinner In their messroom. Tin pans and cups, and bare hospital is shown by the fact that plank benches are standard on almost all of these .ships. M"any,' however, are reported to be a lot dlriler than -the one plctu~~c\ here. The food Is usually reported '.'scarce and poor." · · it !Jas been carrying more ~ban ·a ·capacity load. Designed as a 11!7. bed hospitaf its daily load averages 123 patients. Even discounting the 40 percent who · are veterans, the hospital services a large number amanian ships are stm .sailing with and know your Union through the of seamen. <Continued from .. page 9) House Doubled Cuts stowaways members Qf the cre.w, inexpe~ienced officers.. "Only one paper, ·also. I h~pe the day will Originally 'Mrs. Hobby proposed and paid them with two pairs of mate· on here has a license. All the come when the Panamanian ships khaki work clothes and 'some cig- others," he says, "are relatives of will also be under contract to a cuts of $1,700,000 in the hospital the owner." union like yours, which will pro- budget and· the closing of Savanarettes. '· Saw Sll1 At Work . tect a~d benefit the men. I hope nah, Fort . Stanton and Cleveland "The purser kept the books on Sibelle says that, ."when I was that some day I may be able to hospitals. The House boosted the our overtime, and everi though . we worked lone into the night and ,on in New York, "I saw how the SIU , become · a membel" of your. won- cuts to $3,288,000 which means weekends, we were never allowed works and what it has done for its derful organization and sail under that two more hospitals . would I to collect more than $30 overtime members. I read the SEAFARERS ·the great conditions that the SIU have to be abandoned. LOG whenever I can find a copy, has won for seamen." The hospital cuts are only part ' for a long voyage." · Another time, he says, the Panamanian ship he was on was sold in Italy. "We were just left there on the beach. They even sold the slopchest, which contained some of our personal gear and was unNEW ORLEANS-Is the Mississippi River moving away from New Orleans? der custoins seal there .. We never U. S. Engineers say it is, 'and at such an alarming rate that city and state officials are ·got paid for the gear." gravely concerned about it. +-:------..:..·------:---1~~~~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~ Bertlin.g also notes that the Pan. . The flow of water down the riods of low water," Mayor Morrison said. "This is a matter of Mississippi is being diverted growing concern." into the Atchafalaya River Only a little time remains in \ A reminder from SIU above New Orleans. ~ table pre- which "to prevent the economic headquarters cautions all pared by tre U.S. Engineers sho_ws destruction of New Orleans," ZetzSeafarers leaving their ships the proportion of water flowing mann warned. Unless the diverthe hall In ample to contact WORCESTER, Mass.-The io- down the two streams has changed sion of Mississippi waters is time. to allow the Union to stopped, he added, New Orleans' cal medical society here has addispatch a replacei:.nent. Failqrastically since 1900 when 87 pershipping and industry will be mitted that union member's and ure to .give notice · before others cpvered by ins.urance-type cent of the flow was through the wiped ou·t and the Crescent City paying off may cause a demedical plans are taking a beat- main Mississippi channel and 13 will become "little more than a r~layed sailing, force the ship . · · sort town " ing ·oil fees. Unions" whose conl p'ercent through the .Atchafalaya. r Th · . commiss10n · · · . to s.ail short 'o f the manning . e river sa1'd I't IS tracts provide Blue· Shiel~ or other requirements and needlessly By 1952, Mississippi flow. had taking cognizance of the sitUation hospitalization and medical J>enemake their work tougher for dropped to 70.7 percent and the and advised that "as long as we fits have protested for some time your shipmates. 'that doctors are boosting their volume of water passing through are aware of this situation there the Atchafalaya had increased to is no cause for clarm." fees to take the insurance money 29.3 percent. plus additional payments. · The monthly publication of the The Atchafalaya, which empties Worcester District ·Medical Society into the Gulf at Morgan City, is PN,e.tfff ef weter ••,.fall tM ..i. Mluls1IH1 ............... •H Ille 'A k....18y• rlYer H ..W +tie declared that some doctors are connected with the Mississippi by i.tlfllft' ' ' 01~ rlwn, w•lc• c..HCh tM twe now behaving mon~y-hungr'y. a ~hort stream known as the Old ;::;-Mlnh.i,,I t i 11,.. Where they formerly accepted a River. ~:a=a..MO'RGANZA :"' 11.0 ... C.ot . H~ :·..• basic fee from the patient, they fl.OOPWAY 1::: ::~ t:! 11.i ,., c..t , Want Control IHI 11.& Por C... IU ... C..t now take the same fee and the 1MI 16.1 ,.,. Ca.t ll.J P., Cnt 1to >1.1 ,., c..t 11.t , .. c... 1tu 11.1 ,., c .. t n .J ,., c ... insurance_ coverage. The r.e sult IS that the value of the insuranC-e is . . ,. . min~miZed or destr~yed. Panamanian Ships Gel Worse . Is The 01' Miss Leaving New Orleans? Quitting Sliip? Notilg llnion MD's Paper Says Docs Overcharge I •r :t: More . Mo~s, W.ork. To "elp Budget. . WASHINGTON - .More . than doubling Jn 12 years, one 'out of" eyery four working womell jn this country is a. mother of child un- a Ak••~• t = , . . of a· series · of budget reductions in a variety of health and education services. Money for research and .. treatment · of tuberculosis and venereal diseases has been sharpIy reduced, as well as funds for vocational training. . Since World War II there has b'een a steady reduction in hospital services for seamen. Ten ho~itals have been closed in recent years, including those at San Juan and Mobile. Further hospital closings, it is feared, will come perilously near to wrecking the entire marine hospital program. 50-50 End Seen; Crew Backs Law <Continued from page 5) testing the shipment of . US mill- . tary cargo on foreign-ftag vessels, said as fellows: · "We the undersigned inembers · of tlie US Wild Ranger· hereby submit a protest on the way US military cargo is being ·s hipped on foreign-flag ships. · ~·we and many other ships are sailing light . because of cargo bought and paid for by ·American taxpayers' money is being shipped on fOreigl)-ftag vessels in competition with private enterprise. "We feel that if this system is to continue there will be no American merchant marine as the vessels will be in idle · status throwing American seamen out of work. "We also feel that the membership should take action with the Maritime Trades Department . . • and combat the issue at hand." . The SIU has held from the beginning that to permit foreign-ftag vessels to carry more than 50 percent of Government cargoes would in effect be a direct subsidy for foreign-flag ships at the expense of the US maritime industry. The Union feels that a 50-50 division on such cargoes was fair enough in view of the fact that foreign-flag ships carry far more than half of non-Gove.l'nment cargoes entering and leaving the US, despite the fact-that the 1936 Merchant Marine Act set as its objective the carriage of 50 percent of 't. all cargoes on US ships. DC Strike Stops .Labor Newspapers WASHINGTON-Most of the international union papers published in the nation's capital failed to come out the week of May 18-22 because of a strike of the. AFL Columbia Typographical Union ·101 against 37 commercial printi'1g establishments. The 475 members of the Onion were strikiµg for a $0.19 · hourly im;re~se to' $2.80 and a 10 percent boost in night ·bonus rat~s ·.to 15 ·perc~nt, the sa'Il\e scale as· paid by the US qc>vernment Priptin~ Office. , Also included were ~:added vacation benefits. ~ The strike was �Pace .Ela'•-. • J .. . Lovelx.·Colleens,·s-.Cent Beer; The eri,erali:J ls/8 Has 'Them All Thit··~··~ SW asreementl' the' ftr.t··m~dt tA. cen; Public· Health Servlte hai the turiei a~oT . 'The . cloth was orig· Are you the type who would like a place wuh beautiful women, friendly people, good last word on a Seatarei:'• fitness inally manufactured t~• city of roast beef sandwiches for 8-cents, a large glass beei: for 3. cents,~ or a full niealfor 35 ceµts? for .duty? If• d~clalon of a com- de Nlme1 ii southern France, and If that sounds good to you, then· Dublin is just the city you're looltjng for. According to ::::s:~~si~=k r~:a=re:g.i:~; ~~;~Y widelf known by the Seafarer· Ed Lai:kin, Dublin .the Union, the Seafarer shall be · ;t:. ;\:. $ has ail of that and still more. trip through IrelaJ!d on his spring r11~ l>rices_are extrelJlely low, aid re-examined 'b y .' a .USPHS doctor, t c· ~ ·vacation, and reports that "the. the ·quallty of the goods t1n sale is whose decision ahaµ be blnding. "at eoons_don't ~ve l~y longer . tu'd . Ed , w h o .IS s ymg a o1eg place is wonderful." • . good."·· · · .• $ $ than anybody else? · The phrase "a Harlech in North W~le~ ' und~ . a . "There's no rationing," says. he, 1 ·Ed started his : coon's age," which f1 suppo·s ed to Ruskin la-J?or sc,holars,hip, took a "and there's plenty of everything_. trip through Il'.e· ' That· tndlanapolls, Indiana; la mean a long time, would seem ·t o --- - - - - - - land by -visiting considered the · largest inland cit hldlcate otherwise, bat raccouiili an Irish seaman in the world? The White · River, don't live any longer than foxes, he had ·:tn~wn on which the cliy 11 situated, Is opossums and many other animals not navigable. According to the of" si.µlilar· size. · before. The Irish friend lived in . 1950 census, ln'1•napoll• has • , t. t. t. Belfast, and poputation of 427,000 and is the after the visit, 2lrd largt?st city.in US. That the SIU Wei.fare Services Seafarers who :are lucky enough be in England these Ed~ decided to Larkla _ . t, $ t. -, Department · will assist any sead~ys ar_e havmg ~ gay time mingling with4'he niercy crowds range down . ~at people ·med to wear rings farer who is hospitalized to collect which are pouring into tlie island kingdom from all quarters through Southern Ireland. wi~h , amethyst stones to avoid get- his SIU ·vacation pay .right at his ;,I had heard a lot of stories ting drunk? The ancients believed beside? .All a man . needs ·a re .d.isof the globe to help celebrate about the Irlsh,hatred of the Eng- this. stone, of a violet-blue color,· charges showing at -leiist 90' days Victory-whom they've never even worke.il· on SIU ship·s th e c o m 1· n g coronat"ion of seen before." lish," says Ed, "but I thought that would _ keep th• wearer sober. ...... . · · Queen Elizabeth, reports Luis Even· the weather in ·England, was all long ago. To m)'.' surpt1se, Drinking cups were even· made of . t. o\;. o\;. A. Ramirez, a memli"er of the crew Ramirez reports, is doing its sh~re I found that the Irish still feel the amethyst to prevent the users ---;. , 11 same, and make no _bones about from getting drunk The word That -the te_n n horsepower' was of the Coe Victory (Victory Car- to make the pre-coronation season .hiding it. They issue _their .own from the Greek, .me~ns "not to b~ _actually determined originally from riers). Pe11ect in every·respect.' · · · passports ~rid ignore England as drunk,, experiments with horses? The ex- . "We of the Coe Victory," Ram"Every tree, every bit of garden much ~s possible, All through. the . periments were carried on with or open space," the Seafarer country, anti•British ballads are Ito oto ~ - strong draft horses by James Wat •t ...is sprmg • i ng t o new ·life i n sung, and the .·people _ate always · That the SW now has 16 halls more than a century ago. The unit irez writes the LOG from Liver- wries, pool, consider ourselves mighty the . niost glowing of colors, and talking about th~ British, to serve Seafarers in every major of ·electrical ·power called a watt lucky not olilY because we got 't o . thia is very unusual, since spring port? A "'Union hall · in every port was named after him: Engl;nd' in time to sliare in many . ~ often a . pretty dismal t.Ime in Stro~ hldivlduallsts assures each man proper repret t i . . England, and sometimes is ·not an "The country has a p.>pulation sentatlon, as well as the opporThat more snow fall~ lo Virginia of the pre-coronation festivities, awful lot different from the win- of four million, and there are four tunity to use comforta!lle, pleasbut also because we've been ' her~_. ter. But these days, everything million different political parties ant facilities for relaxation while than in the Arctic lowlands? Ac· tually, the Arctic is dry, and there a full nine days now, and of course you see looks good, almost like a there. Everybody has his own idea ashore. · is very little snow there. It even that's a lot longer time than the gallery of beautiful paint~gs, and about how the government should t. t t gets colder in Montana, .by as mqcli average tourist smells good, and everythmg you be run, and about the only thing can afford at to- taste. even tastes good, and for al- .that they agree upon is the attitude That the denim cloth used today as ten degrees, than it ever does day's prices." most anything you say-even the toward the British. · for overalls and work clothes was at the North Pole. W h a t i m.; smallest . chance remark-you get "While ,I was in Dublin there --=------------------------_;...pressed him in ·back a welcome smile and ready, was a big anti-British parade, and England the happy answer." it was led by a New York· judge In VWares, Too who was visiting Ireland for the m o s t, Ramirez says, is the way Nor, ·reports Ramirez, i~ all this spribg Jtomecoming holidays." . the air of coro- gaiety and air of festivity confined The .people themselves, accord. nation gaiety has to London, Liverpool, Manchester Not that they expected it, really, but crewmembers of the di _s p e 11 e d the and the other large English cities. ing to Ed, "are wondenul." They're Ramirez gloom w h i c h Even in the smallest villages and always ready to have a friendly Seatrain Louisiana were made mighty happy recently when h th i 1 f 1 g drink with a traveler, and they are - un~ over e s es or so on hamlets, and throughout the beau- all extremely friendly. The bars they were given a vote of commendation by the entire 1st afte1 the close of the war. tiful rural areas of Britain the air . . · Change Jn Attitude ' of gaiety prevails, and pre:cor~na- close at 10 PM, but if you can Battalion, 38th Infantry Regi--+: prove that you're more than thre~ for helping . to make life a litfte miles from home, you can join in ment, in Korea. "Anyone who has been in Eng- tion festivities are in full swing. The thanks were given for the easier fQr uii while / we are over land · during the past couple of "It seems," Ramirez writes, a sort of late party that usually years and has seen the somber at- "that for the first time since the takes place in the main room of SIU men's rJlpid response to an here," the lettei: concludes. "At appeal. by the GI~ for donations this time· w~ are . unable to repay titude of the people, living under last war ended, the Engllsll people the hotel. of writing paper and candles to you-for your killdn~ss, but we send rationing and suffering all sorts of are forgetting .all the sorrows and "At these parties, everybody be used· in the combat are~. our warmest thanks and everlast· inconveniences," Ramirez writes; deprivations of the past and are "We take this. opportunity;'' ing gratitude as a down payment.'' "would be astounded at the change concentrating on b'eing happy and contributes a little something to the entertainmept. Everybody tries . · • iri attitude that has taken place having themselves a good time. The Louisiana men read ol the to out-sing everybody else, and said a letter .received by the crewduring the last few months: Every"It ' certainly looks," ·Ramirez then . comes a round of fabulous members fr~m the battalion, "to Gis' plight in a newspaper · article where one looks, oile . sees spar- concludes, "as if all England is· . extend our smcere thanks and ap• ti t k ' · · ka Th . p~omp Y oo up the matter, un· tall tales, where one man after an- predatio f kling faces and smiling eyes. and facing a lucky year, and all of us other will ·get up and make up a• . n or ,Your 1>ac ge, . e der good and welfare, at ·their the Briti~h. who are usually so here on the Coe Victory count ourreal tall tale to tell the gathering," garrteiactleds yqud htavthei stient ared in next SIU.. shipboard meeting, and reserved, have even loosened selves as mighty lucky, too, that _ • · eman a s me, an we t d · 1 t i t Dublin, says Larkin, or _some· know the men will all . be very vo e unammous Y ,o a.ppropr a e enough . so that they actually smile we're here now to share these gay place in that area, would be a good happy to· receive them money from the shiP, s fund to pui:at pe9ple-such as we of the Coe times with the English people." . · chase ,the desired articles .and sen~ place for somebofy to pick out who is retiring on· a small, steady. "We a~e great}y indebted to you them t9_the fighting !ront. Wate~man income. "The prices are gl'eat," s~ys Larkin: "A good glass of beer costs -3 cents, while Jl good meal costs 35 cents. Large roast beef sandwiches cost 8 cents. Tbe same sort of costs hold true for just . / . . about everything, including rents and clothes." ·By. M:· .Dwy~r . " .. . : . · Larkin~ also m'e ntions that there ,J are many, many beautiful colleens Oh whe~e do you .,.<>qn{, ,my Testle$s· iove, · · · "" throughout the country. Who cares ' What Bhip took· '/IOU '0ut· Of my a1'ms,"'. .' . ; . . about 8-cent · roast beef sandAcroBB 10hat sea, Qn d di8tan~. leqi ~ wiches? Frince leverai' us m of ;::r *'' · ,-· · s :He_.· Ipin_· g .B·ri_tish- Is. Seafarer_ es·...· . k M F c· . a e _ . erry or _ _ 6ronahon M th'.e t'o Lou1·s· 1·ana's Men w1·n Than· ks For. c ·,·fts• To' Gls' In Korea a . J. B. Crewmembers Snug Htirb~r .o_f My·Heart \ t ~ ' · Sign N aine On ' LOf;Le~ters p~t~d .~th~ name I : i. OD ' It. ·;-• I I:..pt;, ;put'" )'Otar ,I • -~~.. ·., fk t• ;ti';\~~ .. ,·. · _ ' ' ; ~·,! , • ... _ .; • ~ .. : t • • • • •(, .. • • _. · • Oh .who ' Telling lfo:J .~hat you~-re well ~~ · f01', · ·. • 1, ·, 1 P1'omiBing- deep, not meanin~· to keep, . '«>;n' t~~ :~horet . _ Then 21.~u·f'~:· bone1 and i fie's, w/t.· For obvious reasons the LOG cannot 'print · any letter or other communications ient In by Seafarers unless the author aign1 ,.~• na~e. (rnslp~d, · anonymous letters . will only wind up ln the waste.;basket. If circumstances juStify, the LOG wllI withliold a. ilgnature o_n reqUe~i. : but· ·lf)•q~ w~t ~( .. new love ·-~c;cuml>, fo you.,. cha~.s? do ·yoo , ho,ld, ·my nstleas IOve, , D~es ' s~e �.' s~ ~,. i lVE'.-Jl'S ' L O·c :-I ' \ - . The Koreans, As Seen ay· A. Seafarer '"'"'"n_______ . BJ/ SEAFARERS LOG Photo Edttor .' ~olor filters are an aip trans~ating v.arious colors ~nto Qie proper · sbades of gray. To put it another way, black and white {Um repr~ due.es colors in various tones of gray, but they;r't not. always the shade tJ:ie eye expects them to be. This is job number one for filter~to correct the light -so that colors ·will be reco.rded at the ·brightness l~vel seen by .the eye. . . . . Sometimes we want colors to stand out even more .strongly than they do to the eye, want them to· be much brighter or much darker; want to push them to the point of distortion; This is job number two for filters. By adding this conirast, you :ciramatize. . · · Let's take a look-at light and color. . Coror comes, for the most part, from .light, and objects are dependent upon . ligl:i~ for their color. If you doubt this, take scitnething colorful intO a dark room. It .immediately loses all of its color. Another example is the ·rainbow. When - .J,fght passes through raindrops it is· broken down into all colors of ihe spectrum-red, orange, green, blue and violet. Or pass a beam of white light through ~ prism; the resulting visible spectrum has all th·e resulting colors of the rainbow. Absorb and Reflect Light _ , ,. ·we are able to distinguish color in objeCts illuminated by wbite light b~cause such· objects absorb .•some of the rays and reflect others. For instance, if an apple looks red, that is because_it reflects red rays and absorbs all o·thers. Scientists have simplified the spectrum for practical purposes by reducing it to three primary colors-red, green and blue-violet '6ipectral yellow being a mixture of red and green light). Get hold of a white card and a red. filter and try this experiment If we look at the card through the filter, we see only red; The filter ii;ansmits only the red rays from the white light striking the card. Put a: smudge of blue and one of gre.e n on the card and look through the red filter; the smudges appear to be dark gray or ev~n black. Thus the red filter not only allows red rays to pass through it, but it absorbs (or refuses to pass) ra:Vs of other colors. All other filters act in the same manner-they transmit rays of, their own color and absorb their complements. Let's move- to color serlsitivity in film·: Color-blind film is sensitive only to blue and to ultra-violet; ort,hochromatic film is sensitive to blue a~d to green. Panchromatic emulsions are sensitive to blue. green and t,o red-all the primary colors. It begins to look as though all film is over-sensitive to blue- and what we need is a filter that alJows Gther colors (green and red) to get to the film unhampered, and that at the same time absorbs some of the over-abundant blue. That filter Js the yellow, which ·absorbs blue and passes red and green. A yeIJow filter, thep, is termed a normal-corredion filter, since it has the ability • to control the blue sensitivity of the film. Follow this simple general rule' for use of filte1·s: In . general the color of the filter used is the same color as that part of the subject wlilich is to appear lightesf Jn the print. If red is to be printed in light tones, use a red filter; for greeq to ·be printed-light, use a green filter. The amount of correction or distortion is up to you. A green filter will darkf n a blue s~y slightly, ·a yellow filter will darken it more, ·. - red filter will make a blue sky almost black. By the same token it is useless to use a filter on a sky that is gray or overcast; there just isn't ~JlY blue there to darken;---......,,~--------------------------------------Since the filt~r holds back soµie of the light reaching the film, it stands to reason that the exposure must be increased when a filter I jg used: The more liglit that the filter holds back the ·gi:ealer lhe I . , -· Jncrease ·in exposure is. necessary. The multiple used to denote the r- , ,. y. additional exposure. is called the filter factor. For instance, if a medium l'ellow filter has a factor 9f two, this means that the exposure has to be doubled; if a red filter has a factor of .four, the exposure has to be quadrupled, etc. · · ·/ SIU men :.are · use·d t o st orms a t sea, b u t th e one th a t recen - tl y roe ke d t h e H o·1)rstar • . (lnter. t th Filters are won d erf u1 t ool s th at can h el p you ge t JUS e precise . · I) - t.~ fi h h d ·b · tone i~ a print that you desire . . Use· them intelligently and as often as . contmenta was tui:: , rst t ey ever saw t at was starte y a wrinkled sausage, accordmg necessary;\ they cari turn an ordinary .scene into a masterpiece. · to Bob, Sch~ager, ship S delegate. . ·rn . • Ie d Sausage Capt . . I IA/r,·nk wr a In s re Mak'e·.. Storm Bio w· On Getting.Together In Japan e Hof. star "This is one of the funniest incidents that has happened to as the Holystar men are now call- score," Bob writes, "although the 'us so far this trip," Bob reports ing it, may have upset the temper chief mate has been trying to find . to the LOG,. "and it shows that at of the captain, and perhaps ' his least, when the Master pulls some- digestion also, .but it had no adthing, it is original. . verse effects on the crew. On the "One day la&t week," Bob writes, · contrary, everyone got a good "we had some Polish sausage for laugh out of it, ·and some crewsupper. And as luck- would have members were even il!Sl>ired to reit, th.e captain was served a sau- cord the incident in poems and sage that w~s . slightly wrinkled. cartoo~s· which gave their fellow As is his way he promptly cussed crewmembers many a chuckle. · "The mates are silent on this out.. the saldon mess and then went down .and . raised the roof with the 'cooks. The sa loon· mess is now serving .tbe crew, and was also 'refused 'his five dollar draw the next ....day-all . because .of a wrinkled sausage." At any rate, Bob reports, the "Case o_~ the · W,~.inkled. $~usage,~· llav·e ¥oiir Bating Listed·in Booh Bosuns ~d stewards receiv· Ing .the· new me'inbe1·sJJ.lp - ~ook . now tieing issued by the Qnio~ ' ' are cautione<) ,to m a' k e sure out who's responsiple. Well, let him keeP-on trying." Just so the incident will not be repeated, however, the ·crewmembers have one suggestion. Why ' not, they inquire, appropriate money from. the - ship's r'und to . pur chase a hand pump so that in. . tlie future the captain's sausage f ·,, will . be properly inflated? �)\I ' ' '1 . 8V ; t. \ .~ • S~ - MarUn - Tfiere was 11.C~ely IDG~~D a , ball timtni OD hard-hit ,,,,. _ ripple in the baseball world' re- drives was ear-p,etfectlon. Japan, from all -we've heard, is one foreign country where they really 1'0 in fot Ameri- cently when Dom DiMaHlo, _last . Certainly in,.. later years, whea can baseball ii) a big_ way, but the little men from th,,e Orient,: it seems._ ~·.still. learn a active member .o f · a. famous · IJase- ·Joe slowed down because •f in· · ' 1 · b · b .b all family,. a~noultced. he was jurlets Dom as easll1 hl1 superior . lot about our nationa pastime, and . one lesson was given them r~cently Y .crewme~ ~rs quitting the -game... Tile youniest as a cen~rfield"et: Only . Terrr . of the SIU-manned Steel Sur-+ . •' ! of the DiMaggio brothera pulled Moore amoji~recent outtielden, veyor (Isthmian). only reason the ::Americans had aky, and that was- the knowledge out of baseball -when the BOiton 'Tanks -as 111~ equal. Doin alwaJ• A couple of weeks ago,~ ac- beaten'them, they insisted, was be- that-once ·the 1hip :arilved back in Red Sox re1egatett him'.t.o bench managed to look especially'• aood cording to ship delegate P~rcy J. cause the game _had been played New Orleans, eacli man :would wllrmer- from the start- of the .agahist - the1 Yankees. · He took , • enough hits~way from Brother Joe Libby -and deck delegate A~am with a regµlation American base- .probably go his s~arate ' way, · . ._ season. Hauke, the ship pulled ieto Cal- ball, while they w~re usetl to theiP "It'.s too .bad.___ too," write Libby :Pom's retirement puts an enjl to to ' lower h'. s battin1 average·· a . . cutta, and while there crewmem- O\Vn version, which is smaller and and Hauke, "becaqse it's seldom the ,story of the three DiMargios, couple of n tche$. bei·s got to talk· made of rubber. you can -1et a ·baseball team to- Joe, Dominick and Vince. There sucdessftd ·'Whfffer . int to . the crew . Jtetermined to -leave no shadow gether on these ships, and espe-· have been many IPGd and not-so;\l'ince; ~Je .least-known, a~d ot" a · Japanese .· of .a doubt as ·to their superiority, cialq a topnotch · one such as we good brother teams ·tn the majors, least-Celebrated of the· DiMaggios ship and learned the steel Surveyor men agreed to had ... ' · of whom the Wanen of Pi!tsburgh had ,everyth~'ng.. He was aii excepst.lck out. ·But the ·DiMaggios were tional · field r wtih a · very good they had a basea second game, to be. played with· l- ball team c.alled the Japanese ball. This game, howr:~qkil~ei. not only i_n num.J>ers · but arm, and pr bably hit ·a l~nger ~all the '°Iaru Tigers. ever, had to be called because of Old@ Phete'tl than .Joe. Unfortuµately he had one T h i s aggregarain -at the-end· of the second · iqp"117' .,,,.. II • ,1nuh ·Better Centertlelder · little ftaw-±_J,ie missed the ball log, with· the---score 1-1, and could n ante~ ~f the three of course, Joe was ino;r,e often. ~an he hit it. So while tlon, the Japannot be continued later as the Steel The LOG is interested in col· the best all-around.- But it's ve't'Y Joe"walked fff with many of base.. ese loudly inti· mated, was comMeNell•.l'e Surveyor left port. l~cting ind· printing pheto· easy to .argue that Dom was his su- ball!s top honors, Vince entered pletely hep to · "But we feel sure we would have .graphs showing what seagoing perior as a fielder. The younger the record book wrong end to. ·H• lllte lo the · old days. All DiMaggio didn't pack the beef of ran one-two 1ln .the all-time strike· . the American game and could ld top taken them again.".write Libby and - .was · any team the SIU <men cou Pr<r Hauke, "because. for bunch 0 - .fOU oldtimers who have any his older brother. He wasn'l any- out derby for both- leagues, with ' duce. guys wbo. had never played tQ~Id mementos, photographs of where near the long ball hitter of 138 whiffs at Boston in 19~l'8 . •nd The Steel Surveyor m~n had .gether before, and had never even . shipboard life, »t ct urea of either Joe or Vince. . But when it 126 at Pittstiurgh In 1943: Nobody . never had a baseball team. Yet the had any practice before the game, ship1 or anything that· would came to playing centerfield 'be else. even . came close: show how seamen· lived, ate didn't have to yieid second place The 4rony of the whdle DiMaHlo Jap anese challenge could not go the boys sure played heads up st0ry is that Dom and Joe could unanswered, and s.o ' the crew was baseball. Sitting out there, watchand · worked tn the days gone to anyone. rapidly canvassed, a team -named trig them, you'd almost think you by, send them in to the. LOG. There have been few center- have been playing on the sarrle Whether they. bt!' ste~ or sail, fielders at any stage of the game team, but the Yankees passed Dom · t he "Surveyor Stars" was assem- were back in Ebbets Field looking around ' the turn. of the . cen· who could· cover as much by, The sia~t of those two In the b led, and on it imnny afternoon, on at the Dodgers." ---- · - .- - ground · -a makeshift diamond in a city in tu.cy, during the first world or field tl)eir position as deftly as outfi.e ld alongside each other would India, the SIU inen sailed forth to At any ·rate, it was a happy crew war and as late as ~ 1938, the Dominick did·. Although he seemed have been something. -But~ judging LOG is interested in them all. small arid thin, had the long, how the Yankees did witllout Dom, uphold the honor of their country that 1eft Calcutta, 6ound for Colombo, in Ceylon, with only one We'll take care of ·them and loping stride of all the DtMaggios. maybe it,'s just as well for baseball with the following lineup: · · Johnny McNellage, pitcher; H. cloud to mar the blueness of the return ..vour souvenirs ·tO'· you. His ability to get a jump on the that he wou~d up in Boston. Plunkett, catcher; Hauke, first; Sparks, second; G. Caruso; third; J. Barry, ..shortstop; L. .Guido, left field; . A. Cecil, center field; J. -Ch an nett i, right field, and ¥ ··'· H. Larson, manNAi _ager. And the anLibby swer was not long in forthcoming. Very early ·in the game, the Stars forged· into the lead, and then, with McNellage striking out 12 men, and his .teammates backing him up in fille style, went on to take the contest by a score of 11-3. Japanese -..unc:_onvinced The defeated Japinese, however, remained unconvinced. The and . ..-- .,,-.,,,.,... a he ' . Seafarer Sam· Sa~• -I .ALLERGIC TO LONG TRIPS~ •. ·u F.'l'OU·TAKE.A.JOB°'1ASJ-tlP'c;o- 'lli ~A tt»tJ(ij lfNlL oN ndE Sl-lvntl= ~. ' .R~~IYA Sf'AY WITff l;li:R..L/NTIL. ~~ Q:>,\ff$ :{;·;· ·S~ 1b THE stA-res. QUl'Tt"ING suip j,l <~,_:~ ~ •. • "' • /'- ~ I ·~- lt:! ~ ~~·~N PQP:lt>E~PJVi:s 'YouA "P6THER SEAFl\Rf;~ OFA Cb~ :-·~ ~; ~ ~ ~f!;~MT•"~ OF 1"¥.-r:R•P. -. .6 ,, r,.,. . • , .., • _, '.:· ·:_. -·, ,.,,.? I ·,,,... : ~;(.t'i! . '~ '·. 1"fi ·~ ~ t ·.~ -·J.;~ ~/i-~ ......... · .,.,. ~1 I • �,. ·• II••··••· F.ar Eiut ll1Jrd On Members To the Editor: ��. ·· ~~~~thle~s ·1.eg~nd bf :Th~· Sea: .' • '· .- Of all the myths .and. legends that surr~und the sea, the one ~that has·always held.the 'greatest fascination for seamen ·and landlubbers alike is un· dcmbtedly the legend of the mermaid. . . Just how the mermaid legend originated is impossible to say. It seems to have existed .ever since men forsook the safety of the shore, and its roots. are burled in an· tiquity. But among the earliest written references ·to the subject are those found in Greek m~ology., in th~ fables of Nereus, the old Greek sea god who had the power of prophecy and tb~ability to change his shape at wm. Nereus and· his wife, Doris, according to the fablea, had 50 daughters called the Nereids: These !50 sisters-Of whom the. most famous were Thetis, Galafea and Amphl· \ trite, who married Nepiune;-were·nymphs of great beauty who lived in Nereus' palace in the depths of the Mediter· ranelip, in: a coral grotto richly furnished and decorated in gold and sllvei'. · Disported In Waves , At times, in.Greek literature, the Nereids appeared fully clothe.d. At other· times they appeared nude. Invaiiably, however, · they were .shown disporting tlieniselves on the waves along with other sea. creatures, tiding on the backs . of dolphin~ ·or seated hi chariots drawn by Trltona, the trumpeters of the sea. · ~ · . But howE,!ver the Nereids appeared, they ~way1 bad one . trait in cilmmon. Like their father, Nereus, who was generally depicted as . a kinlfly old man, they had 1reat fri~dship for humans, and were always ready to help · : mariners in distress. In this respect the Nereids were much different from other legendary ladies of the sea, .such as the Sirena ind the Lorelei.· · .~ , · The Sirens, for instance, were Gre~k sea nymph_!, sometimes pictured as birds with the heads ..of women, who lived on an .fsland off the Greek coast and sang 10· 1Weetly that all seamen who heard them drew· near and were shipwrecked on the rocks. In the story ot Odysseut,. he saved hitnself and his 'e,rew only- by stopping up the ears of his men and then tyin·g himself to the mast. Lorelei Lured Sailors The Lorelei, made fatpous iµ · a. poem by Heinrich 'llehle, ,, was a German fairy. who lived on ·a high cliff op the right bank of~ the Rhine, Qlidway between Coblenz· and 81.Dge'ii, where tile . river forms a dangerous narrows. Like the Sirens, she -lured sailors to their 4e~tq · with her aweet singing. • The ~ereids, on tJie other h.artd, often acted. as pilots .. the ,counicy and the culture of the people. Among the iri guiding seamen through dangerous straits. Wbe~; for Chinese and Japanese, ·for !nst~nce, the thousand-armed inst@nce., a treacherous pilot had run Vasco da· .G,ama's ·~·eoddess, Kwan Yon, was often ·repr"5ented as a mermaid, ship aground, it was three Nerei~-Nerlne; Doto and But all the l:egen.ds w~ete · basically similar; and in time Nyse-who lifted the v:essel up and·"tumed it around. there evolved the standardized version of a mermaid as From Greece, the fables of the Nereids, altered. as they a creature with the body of a \voman, from the waist were ~asse~ along by word· of mouth, and trom generation · up, and the tail of ~ fislJ.; to generati~n, spread' throughout the worfd, until the ·These · mermaids; as baa t>een their ances~ors, the Iegen.d ary . ladies )Vere · known to Hindus, Mongoll~s. Nereids,~ were ·very friendly· tOward humans; and-: in· fact Vikings, and eyen the Indians o! North; Central and South the folklore of the various countries is filled with stories America. · . ~ . . of mef.maid~ marrying .. mortal men, and of their male The versions, of cour:se, var.i ed in deta~l ·according to .counterparts-mermen-marrying mortal women. There are also accounts of merchildren, or marmachler, as they · are sometimes called. ' HeStarted It -Alt Generally th~ mermaid was represented as beautiful -hall-woman with exceptionally-fine hair which she combed .. with a golden comb ·and' studjed· in a gold~n mirror, and this ·coµcept · was~ retained -by American · seam~n who incorp(>rated it in a chantey which went, in' part, as follows: (I • -, .;. On Fnday morning we set sail, _ . And our ship not far from ?and, · When there we' saw a pretty :maid. With a comb and gtass in her Ji.an.cl, Lovely movie star Ann Blythe, at left, makes a 1etching mermaid as she-appears in co_stume for a· motion picture. The 1treamlined. bu1t more mC)dest Hollywood'lnodel, as can be seen, is quite different from the early version, shown in the old woodcut above, of a heftier and less -inhibited lass. · black: in her going down they saw her tayle, which was like the tayle of a porposse; ' and speckled like a niacrell •• • " A few years later, ia 1614, the famous - Captain John Smith .also saw a mermaid-or thought he saw oneswimming around near his ship off the West Indies. Her eyes, Captain Smith reported, were · too round, her finely shaped nose too short and her ~·ell-formed ears too long, but n-ev~rtheless she was J.\n attractive woman and he was fast becoming smitten with her when she suddenly turqed over, revealing the tail of a fish. As -time went on, and as sclence advanced and man etnerged from the realm of superstition, the -legend 'of the mermaid became mor~ and more discredited. Yet the persistence with ·which such legends cling to life, even ~. here in America where it was never widely accepted even by seamen, is shown by . the fact that as late as 1881 the Americ}an public was stirred by a report that a mermaid had been captured in Aspinwall Bay and brought to New Orleans. . , "This wonder of the deep," the report said, "ls in a fine state of preservation. The head and body of a woman are veey plainly and distinctly marked. The features of Brav-e boys, · the face, eyes, nose, teeth, a1,ns, breasts and hair are . . . , ·,.. Witli a comQ ,and glass in her hahd, · those of a human being. The hair on its head is of a llilJ••·.·~ -The· legend of the mermaid, as it spread through the· pa.le, silky blonde, several inches in length. The arms . ~ : wor1\j,., ~I}aturally ,became a bone of contention between terminate in claws resembling an eagle's talons, instead ~· :·:{·'those,::,;vlfo regarded it a~ fact and those· ·who reg_arded of fingers with nails. From the waist up, the resemblance ... . " ',i~ ' ¥ rfa~le, and seall\en bold . epough to . assert 'they had to a woman is perfect, and from the wafst dowri the bddy . actualIY: seen one 'pf the fabulous creatures were often -is exactly the same as the ordinary mul~et· of our waters, '_',_, ).>'~~~d as' liars _or idiots . 01( bot~. ~ with its scales, fins and tail perfect. Many old fishermen ~- , . "' . ,_,_,..... . • , Reportecl By. HuClson and' amateur ·anglers who have seen it pronounce it unlike ~:· :, ,':J!. :Qe~i>{~-e this ridiCµle, · hQwever;, repQ~ .ot merm~ids kept any fish tl~ey have eyer seen.. Scientists and savants al•ke ': ,' -eropp"fug: UJ!. and Henry ·Hudson,_for instance, once re- are 'all at sea' _respecting it; and say that if the -mermaid .,:.1, - ~rt~~:~at _on ' tl:ie ~orning .of. June 15, 1608, two ' of his . be indeed a fabulous creature, they cannot _classify this ,. ·,. Jben::--Thoinas. Hilles and Robert Rayner-saw a mermaid - ~trange copier from the :·.blµe w~ters." ·' " ._ .r~ ~ ·.(!.-" ·. .: ! ;· · close to theJr ·ship's··side. · · "' · ·'. · · . . . · !~<,. ~ully :accepted explana~ion o'f the mermaid's sudden ~-;t_, 7 :.1' ,t11 (,~· • ·.,·Ju- "Ht- • .,,1:,,~· ~ 1 .' .· ,-, '_ .:.~ ) . , , j. · ''troP.,ii .t~e,:n:a.vilf upward,/'· lr~~o~ .~roie -in his joi.µn~•. . appe4rance in Asn_inwall Bay was ever given, but ~e mos.t ~( '1 - ' , • 1 ... '4;b!:Ve Is ~Ul"•~e·· old el( ~1ea · pdf who sired· ·<t ·~er baciah an:d ' bre11stes 4were"like 'a-wom~ttrs -as.,.tj\ey:, say :logical expl~ation .seems to be that it was· another boaa 1 1 · 'J· , •• ··-Pf -.''~· :r;'~-· ~ ~t ~~- '•i>.-;'.. : ~tj:ia~ ,;lj~;·.~e~\·bp~~~.:~~, .o~~f (~s~ ·'<))~~ s.~ .~,veiJ·. · i>,eryetra\~ bf ~t rr(il:s_t~i:~owmJm• ~.~;·: Barn~~ w~o '' '· ·(·;: · ~ '· · · · · · ind~, ·fof· ·;o®,lo~ .~~·wu<ij~ll· allv~ &A~-,. ~c~ive · at tJlati time.h,.- -, -~·-··1'1:1 . ,-~,,'lo a was - , u ·;_t ·. . .,... - J I .~ • - i; ~ ~, L,• .1J· :14"!~t~ .. .!'.~~·t ,'(!'/ ·.... . •.. ,•" . i' ~Jrti· ' •~· ~ "· ., . \ ~;.. ' ...~ ' ,1: ·'~ ' \". >:J: 'i. �•• NEVA WEST CBtoOmtleld), Aorll 4Ch•lrm•n, I. P. Lenud; Secretuy, B. _R. Lynn. Repair lilt for the last trip was checked. :(lem1 not t.ken care of Will be put on the next repair list. Letter concern'lng the chief engineer turned over to 't he port captain, Union agent and patrolman in Galveston. Michael J. Pugaczewski was elected ship's delegate. Steward and chief cooJt""were asked to inventory stores, 80 tltat we can see if this company ls storing ships in accordance with the Union contract. Delegates will see the captain about hav~g to climb around deck cargo in order to dump garbage back aft. Ca2taln will be asked about building. a catwalk over deck cargo so oilers and messmen can get· back there. no hot water in Djakarta. Repairs will be made during the trll(I where possible; repair 'lists should be turned over · to deleaates. ·Discussion was held on get· ting more prime ribs of beef. La.unch should be ldenWled by company house ftag. ' April ~7-Chlrman, Co Tesko1 Secretary, N. Plummer. Ship's delegate saw the captain about getting US money in draws as per agreement, and was 'tbld the ship had no cash aboard. This Jrlat· ter will be bruught up at the payo«. All steward department supplies · should be cltecked befCSre the ship reaches "the West, Coast and faulty stores will be .t..eJected and · replaced before the ship sails for· elgn. Many beefs against the steward "de· partment were made. Crew . voted to have a cold supper once a week. llet Ne.., Boohs Tlarough_Agenta Seafarers who applied for new membership books in New ,York but -are now sailing from obtports don't have to c.ome to this city to get their new books. U the men involved will write to headquarters arid tell the Union- wbich port they are sailing out of, the Union will· forward the book in care ·of the port agent. Under no clrcumstance1 however, will the books be sent through the malla fO anr private addressea. steward ' S. not- t~ comROtent. itecom. mendation 1'as made that ship's dele&ate contact the Union to obtain the touchest p_o11lble patrolman to '.•tralshteG. out the steward and Instruct him ·ill' full con· cernlnt 1teward'1 duties and obUCatlon1. Union wm:..be notUled ihe captain turns down the steward'• food requlllltlon. Bad eggs, weeveled crackers and stale cook· ie1 are to be thrown overboard. Except for a few decks, no painting has been done. Poor aanita~ work will be brought up at the payoff. a .,. ·mented on their ireaeral conduct duriDC the voyace. Repair list wa_a read. Suc&estlon was made that more fro.en food be obtainedr instead of buylnJ frelh store• 1rL foreign port1. Mora potatoe1 shoulcl b• purchased, instead of uslns cann'ed. potatoes. Patrolman will be asked to check the slopchet t. Captain will be con· tacted on clariftcatlon of US draws tn forel&D ports. MA• <lull>, Aitrll U-Ch•lrman, M, Jones; lecret•ry, E. Hot••· There i• 168.77 In the 1hlp'1 fund •. Shlp'a delegate OREECI VICTORY <South - Atl•ntlc>. will see the patfolman about awning,• . J•nuary 22-Chalrman, Willl•m Janisch; Crew save • the Steward department a Secretary, Amos Baum. Hank Donbrow- vote of thanks. 'skl was. elected 1b.Qp'1 deleirate. He wlll see the chief en&ineer about ftxln& the all!A1'1tlCI <Buli>, Aprll It-Chairman, old waahJn& machine. Engine departGrell; Secretary,· Leroy Johnson. ment wa'1 asked not to sit at table talk· Charles ALCOA PATRIOT (Alco•}, April 23man left ahlp because of the , death ins after mealt, aince there la a seatln& One Chalrm•n, Robert Schw•rtz; Secret•ry, ~· YORKMAR <.Calmar>,' Al!r!! ~~hair· of hi! mother. · ilivrl.iii•· w. Tr•wick. . One man m1S1ed ship 1ll man, Carl Ii. Gibbs; Secretary, Curt Bor· M•Y 10-Ch•lrman, Freddy Loria; lee· New Orleans. Report will be turned over m•n. ..Curt Borman was elected sllip'1 March 14-Ch•lrman, H•nk Donbrow· r'et.,y, Orldlo Rivera. Captain will be to the Union on >arrival. Discussion was delegate by acclamation. A vote; of skl1 Secretary, Amos ••urn.._ There is asked about installlnl a ndlo for the held on cold supper in Port Satur4ay and thanks went to the cooks. Motio11 . '+as considerable disputed overtime~ Thete crew. Boarding patrolman will straight• Sunday in Mobile. Men will donate ex- passed - to contact the agent in Long was a complalnt about the crew ·pantry en out the matter of Jlsulns passes. tra change to the ship's fund at t~e pay. Beach, Cal., about installation of .new belns left dirty every morning ..I.Ince the off. Discussion wa1 held on the night rotating fans where needed. Chief cook ship leC Chlcaso. Everyone asreed to FR'.NCES (Bull;:-;; 12-Chalrm•n, .I. lunch and keeping the messhall clean. will not move 'tnto designated quarters cooperafe in ~eeplns it clean. L. O'Rourke; Sacretery, &,arry O'Connell. Vote of thanks went to the steward for (deck engineer•s workshop). Exhaust f•n "Aprll 21-Chalrman, not lfsted; Secre- Curtains were put up in the messrooma - a job ~ell done. in the galley should have grease removed. tary, Amos Baum. Letter was received has been no cool!eratlon on reFoc'sle doors and messhall chairs.. should bosU}l to to assist chief pumpman in the from 'Bl'other Daniel Boyce stating that there pairs. Crew wants to ftna out.about set· SOUTHWIND .!South Atlantlc), April ·s be scraped and varnished. Benches should pwnproom bilges will be referred to the h1I injured ' hind wu- better ·and that he tin& milk In San Juan, Puerto _Rico. -Chalrm•n, E. 'If. Sims; Secretary, L. E. be built for the foc'sles if there is patrolman. Patrolman ~wru also be asked waa on hJa way back to the States; he Hurls. Motion was made to request in· enough lumber. Crewmembers· were cau- to · aetUe the dispute on transportation also reported . tlaat Broth'er Jacklel , was LOGAN$ PORT (Cities Service), ~y 7 nersprlng mattresses for the crew. . Re- tioned to be on hand one hour befol'e due. oiler from Galveston to Dear Parlt. In the hospital. Second electrician wae pair list will be made up at the last port posted sailing time, because if one mem· S5.00 was paid previously; the captain left in Japan. Susse1tlon waa made that -Ch•lrm•n, R. a. Jones; hcretary, I. P. V.oltz. · ·One man iniued ahJp "in Pauls· ber is late, delayed sailing ovettlme for olfered the oiler '3.28. One member'• ham be put out for ·nlsht lunch . . Everyof call and malled to the SIU hall and cear was d\maged as the portholes were one waa asked to leave rooms clean at boro. NJ. Edward P. Voltz was unanl· to the company. Discullion wa1 held on the rest of the crew will be cancelled. mously elected lhlp's dele.ate. Vote of left open while the ganc was washing the payoff and not to 9crape lfl'ease oft' general routine busineu and ireneral down the ahlp. The mate wai·very sar· their shoe1 inside the ship. -Linen should thanks went to the ateward department care of the wasmng machine. castle to th•" man when he complaln11d. be turned in. . Complaint was made that for a job well done. Thue ls 110;93 .in • Patrolman will be told of this incident. the deck department sot preference in the 1hlp'a fund. liVEL YN (Bum, April II-Ch.airman. the distribution qf ·cob. . . • Fr•nk KHl•n; • Secret•ry, I. c. Dacey; AFOUNDRIA (W•t•rmH), ~y 17- . SU'ZANNI <Bull>, May 5-eh•lrm•n M. Ship's dog will be taken to the veteri· Chairman, D. · Y. Manni Secretary, aolt H. Cruz; l•ctatary, L. Vl10. Repair• were nary, and this will be paid for out of the Shepitard. Dr~ water ls now Sood. disc~ed and put on the list. ehlp's fund. Missing man's clothes will Minor beefs have been lll:aight;ened out. be sent to the Union hall in New York; SALIM- MARITIMI (Cities - Service). Ice In the machine hos a very bad taste. this wlll ·be ' paid for out of the ship's April 26-Ch•lrman, James H. Parker; INES <Bum, Ma; 2-Chalrman, ·not : Chief engineer be as!red about this. fund. This man mi~d shi1> in Port Sul· Secretary, A. Rummel. MacDonald was listed; Secretary, R. Jopskl. So far flve y,ote of thinks went to the ateward dephur. Repair list will be turned in he- elected ship's delegate. Repair list will SIU ships have been notified ~hat fresh ' partment for irood food well prepared. fore arrival in Baltimore. Vote of thanks be given to all_department heads. Screens mllk is available in Puerto Rico, Sugand &ood 91!rvlce to the crew. went. to Hie steward aepii'tmeiit. Slilp's are needed for ports. gestloii ' WH miili _tq __iiiit_ oiit mqi'~ IUJh! ii.i.iiiT,i,it frr!ti>nl, .i,pr!J H-C"~''" delegate wlll see about getting a new lunch. A vote of thanks went to tile man, Anthony Ferraru Secret.,y,, Lew library while in port. Cups should be reSTHL ICllNTllT Usthml•nl: Ap;H t CALMAR (C•lmar), April 12-Ch•lr· night cook and baker for.rthe extra bak- Meyers. Men ·were told to atop runnln& .....Ch•lrman, Morton Trehern; Secretar,y, turned to the pantry. m•n, Wiiiiam Ekins; Secretary, Marold ing. Messman 1hould be elven ~ ~and· topside and quit back-1tabbln&, but go to Merkel. Ship's delesate w)ll ask the pa' Scoflefd. Coffee cups should be returned In keeping the me11hall clean In the eve- department deleiratea with l>eers. Stew· STEEL ' woRKER (lsthml•n),- March 14 to the messhall. Launary should be left nin&. Voluntary contributions wlll be ard atated that baker wlll work 2:00 Afll trolman about irettlng a &alleyman (or -C:hslrman, Jim Shipley; Secretary, B. clean. Repair list should be made up by collected at ti,e payoff for the luber· to 10:00 AM as per asreement. He• said the steward department. Brother Hunt ,, the baker was buylns work!~ sear and asked / for a S2.00 donation. from each S•m CH. MeSll quarters should be lrept each department. Washing machine will culosis hospital in New Mexico. man to buy a radio at the payolr. Brother clean at all times; deck watcb should be repaired and ~eek will b~ painted. runnina' other de~rtment1 and runnlnir Stern was elected 1lUp'1 treaaurer: there dean on<> night watches. All ahould coAFOUNDRIA <W•terman), April 21- to the capt.in with beefs. Also, he pol la a S55 balance in the fund. operate. Door locks should · be fixed. TROJAN SEAMAN . <Troy), April 12- Chalrman, Ken Beckerlch; Secretary, Bob special paltry in the aaloon while the crew Ship's fund ~ill be used for the library. Shsppard. Washing machine and ve&e· had cookies. Ile · was warned to change Hot water is rusty. Reefer, tanks and Ch•lrman, Allen Burke; Secretary, P. I . table box have been repaired. ..:Vote of his waya and atart llvinir . up to the conIUlANNli <•um, April 1=Cl!slrmsn, piping need repairs. Slopchest, ls very Fentress. Carl Carlsen was elected ship's thanks went to the baker for his pastries tract. Old waahln& machine should be M. Cru11 Secretary, A. Lavole. Special delegate by acclamation; he will take the poorly supplied. meeting waa called on checklns the food repair list to the captain, and aee what and cake at colfeetime. Messman and used for workins- sear and new one for In the ice boxee. and take up matter can be done at sea. Vote of thanks went pantryman were - thanked. If po11lble, clean sear. with the patrolman ·if any food ia bad. frozen vegetables wlll be procured from •ENTS FORT (Cities Service), April 21 to the steward department for a Job well OATliWAY CITY <Waterman), Aprll .12 -Chairman, Dennis H. Gibson; Secretary, dorle so far on the voyage. port steward. Discussion waa held on STEEL CHEM1ST (lsthmlut), M.,ch 1t -Chalrman,Rex Coote; · Secretuy, o . .Painting the foc•sfes and gettln& inner- -C:halrm•n1 M. KHffer; Secretary, A. W. H. F. Smith. New hair cltpperl"'and razor Thobs. Motion waa paued to prefer spring mattr~es. Showers and heads are S•d•nwater. Ship's delegate contacted ·were bought from the ship's fund. Pa· ROBIN TUXFORD (Seas Shipping), being 'left dlrfy; cigar butts are left on acaln1t the next man who washe1 trolman will -be contacted about a new the captain, who · said · there 11 no ·prov!· charces his teeth in the water fountain. All re· washing machine. Delegates will aee the . March 23-Chalrm•n, H. F. Jaynes; Sec· deck. sion by the company to makl! cash ad- pairs should be made before the next. retary, Wiiiiam Nest•. Repair lilt and · ateward about the mill( quota being vances in . US money. J. Fltzirerald left Dlacuuion was held on repalra. brought aboard. Enaine quarters should overtime sheets were turned · in. MisconANGILINA <Bull>, Aprll It-Chairman, the ship in Slam for medical treatment. sign-on. April U-Ch1lrman, Don Hall; leer•• be painted. Beefs of me!lsman wUl be duct of two members will ·be- turned over Vincent C::uprlano; Secratuy, S. lacobar. Saloon p.antryman ntlaled the ship; cap· brought to the delegate's attention. All to the patrolman, as a result of the spe- Pantryman waa asked ( to make aalad t.ln expects . him birck In Slncapore. tary, O. Thobe. Shlp'a deleirate reported departments• repair lists will be turned cial meeting held by the department in- after lunch instead of breakfast. Dele· There is general srumblln& about the that the ship was not aafely secured be over -to the ship's delegate. Cold drinks volved. Patrolman will also be- contacted gates will make up a, repair list and meals not .b•ln& up .to standard and. be· cause, he was told, there was · too much overtime involved. ' He saw the captain ahould be put out in hot weather. Ship's on another member. hand it over to the ship's. delesate who in& served cold. . Steam •t.ble ls to be about cettlns cl&arettes, but the c.a ptain delegate should see about getting butterwill lfive copies to department heads. kept hot and food covered. Menu1 ahould -told him h~ could not open that day be· milk. There should be enough cots for :AZALEA CITY (Waterman>, April 12- Shtp•a delegate will see the chief engi- be more varied, and be aultable to the all during hot weather. Ch•lrman, W. :Padgett; Secretary, D•vld neer about the plumbln&. which needs weatheh There should be at least ene cause we were runnin& coaatwlse. Pa· trolman wlll be contacted about the ae• •. Suher. Boarding patrolman will be aome replacements./ cold meal a week. · curln& beef. Repalra ahould be made asked to look into the food situation, and , before the ship leave1 home port1 only see why the ship cannot get fresh vegthe thermostat in the calley was renewed .etables and drink mixes for the hot · WACOS.TA <W•terman), April S.-Ch•lr· man, Floyd I. Stark•Y1. Secretary, I. Bleori the last l'epair_ list.. · weather and frozen vegetables, if fresh are Jlot available. Patrolman should be mlller,.. Andy GOwder was elected shlp'a acclamation; be wlll take R'l!PU•LIC (T;•f•lger), April t-Chalrasked to take *tlon if the port steward delegateof t>y 'the 1hlp'1 fund. Everyone was man, K. W. Kellv1 lecretar, G. Jerosldoes not 'omply. Clothes should not char1e cautioned about 'fbullnJ up. Steward mlch. Deleirate ahould aee the chief en· be left In the washln& machine longer gineer about the washlnr water. 'Which TAINARON <Actlum), M•Y 3-Chalr· than h-alf an hour, so the machine wlll agreed with the auiriestlon thzt two per1e·em1 -to be contaminated: tanks ahould 111an, Robert Varnon; Secret•ry, . Frank not be tied up longer than necessary.· colatora . be left in the meuroom at be switched. Spark• ls not very ·c oopBuhl . . John Brennan was elected ship's There is a balance- of SM.60 in 'the ship's nllfht~ and put them out next ,morning. Meuroom .. hould be cleaned up by the erative with the· crew. Slopchest aup. delegate. Agreement was reached on fund. · .watch eveey mornin• before turninlf to. cleaning the laundry and messll.all. plies are not sufficient to cr•u the Ml• April 26-Ch•lrm•n, P•ul Whitlow; Dirty dishes should J>e put In the sink. ai11lppl River with. This will be talten Sacratary, Warron Mes:eng:r. Paul Whit· · April 16--Chilfmiilti Floyd lt.,key1 up with the patrolman. He did not ..orCHIWAWA (Cities Service), Aprll 30- low was . eJei:ted 1hip's dt!legate. Two der the launch to take men al)loJ'e. to see Chalrman, IC'.. P. Goldman; Secretary, U. men missed ship In . Tampa. Nothln& ha1 Secretary7 Andy Gowder. Men. were aaked the doctor and dentist, for one thinlf, and S. Weems. Chief -mate and engineer were been done on the food beef, which wlll to help keep the ~unclry:. clean •.. men needin& medtcat attention went to aeen about messhall chairs and menu be taken up . with the patrolman. sc;a without it. Medical auppliea also ara board, but nothing was done yet. Pa' tnsufftclent. There are no flrst aid klt1 trolman will b~ told about junior third BARBARA FRllTCHll (Liberty), April in the &alley or the englne room. Repair assistant doing dayWork on watch. Chief list will be t'urned in. Pat'rolman will engineer should be contacted about the 11-Ch•lrm•n. Louis Bach; Secrtrtary, J. Melvyn Lundy. Captain eu&&ested a SSO be •told about the lack of ealt tablets ancl messball's blower system. Repair list will draw, but since the ship will be In port contalne,rs. Fan1 in crew'• quarten neecl be turned over to the patrolman. to be replaced • • for two days before the payoff. a motion was pa11ed. to have the ship•s delegate . MANKATO VICTORY (Victory), April ask him for a SlOO draw. A new wash-. 2S-'.-Clu1irman, w. L. Busch; Secretary, ing machine will be ordered' at Lo1 An· ,,.. _ J. D. Seratt. James Watt was elected geles; it may not be ready, though, till - ship's delegate. All repairs not made the ship reacl~s the East Coast. It was from the last trip's list will be brought decided to keep the- old washing ma_ to the. mate 's attention so they can b e chine. taken care of. Ship's delegate will a~k May 3-Chalrman, R. Bowman; Secre·f the captain about sougeelug and painting tary, E. Julian. Repair list has been . the crew me1Shall and about putting out turned in to heads of departments. One the next draw before 4:00 PM< Captain man joined the ship In Los Angeles, rehas been told about the coffee shortage. placing the man left sick In the Philip· Pantryman, it· was decided, will put In pines. P-atr.olman will be asked about tli~ more overtime for making Ice than the promised new washing · machine. Saloon captain has bee·n allowing. messman feels the entire ·world 11 against \ him and wishes the patrolman to know COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY <Victory>. his troubles; the membership referred May 2-Chalcman, D. c. Gay; Secreta ~y, this to the steward and the patrolman. Noble Miiis. Headquarters wlll be notl· Steward department Wal commended for fied about the man who missed ship In a wonderful Job done, especially while New York. Patrolman will be told about short-handed . Meals are well served and the poor quality of meats. vegetables the cleanliness of the · messroom 11 exand fruits. In the future, f r ozen vege- ceptional. •; tables should be placed aboard. as well a8 more buttermilk. fresh milk and a better grade of coffee. Stevedores should ·· clean the recreation room after they have finished. Company "'llhould supply tools, according to a 1ucgestlon from the - ••econd electrician. . --- 0 Jg~ · "ill �.• ': 'I'. 1 . "~· :r- ··~ '7 .ii:'f( Ma~ -tt: u~s• :.._ ; :r.: . \ " "" "ff· f':l .1--<·1 ' (.' ' - " • e. · Pace Twenb'-flH _$ E. .4 F .4 RE RS , L 0 G .•••:DIGE51: ol-SRIPS' MEETINGS • • • <Continued f~om page 24> · · bave not been made; patrolman will be notlflecL · llOBiN MOWBRAY (llobln), Aprll 10-Chetrmin, It. E. Joh1 · lecretery, W. J. llms. one man wu left in the hospital In Rejaka. Disputed overtime will be bandled by the patrolman. Vote of thank8 . went to the black 1an1'1 messman for • Job well ·d one. BENTI FORT (CltlH Se,r vlce), Mly 10 -Chairman, Dennis H. Glbson1 Secretary, Harold Smfth; H. M. Connell was elected ship's delegate. Two new washing ma· chines will come aboard in Baltimore; delegates will _che.c~ . this be~o~e ~he ahi? sa111:- The old wHhlng ~ChlJle be solil and the mq_ney donated to the Salvation Army; Repair list should be made out before the 1hip roes forelln. Steward will tie asked for new a1htray1 for the meuhall. Donation of 11.00 wJll be D}ade to the ship'• fund at the payoff by each man. Better grades of milk, coffee, vege· tableis should be brouiht aboard. Sil· nal light should be lnltalled on the wash· . tng machine; chief englnellr will be told of this. VENORI <Ore), May 10-Chalrmin, Pat Hurley; Secretary, J, G. Keavney. Max Martin was - elected 1liip'1 delegate by -acclamaUon. Laundry lhould be kept clean. Care lhould be taken· of the wash· inf machine. Cups 1hould be :returned to the meuroom. Men 1hould be proper· Jy drened ln the meuhall. All hands should help make up the repair Jilt, CARROLL VICTORY <South Atlantic, f!llay J..,,..Ch1lrinan, _c.__ Jensen1_ _1,cret1ry, !lob Johnson. Re.Dair '11~ ~ould be made . out and turned -over to the Sfilp'1 diile· •ate before arrival ln San Pedro. Wil· mlniton patrolman will be wired to meet the 1hlp to settle the troubles. Stores are bad, and full of vermin. Wublng machine lhould be properly fixed this time. Scuppers atiould be . cleaned out. Mey 11..-.chalrman, c. V. Berg1 leer• _ tary, Bob Johnson. EverythiJll ha1 heen okay- since the last meeting. Delerates should add repa1r1 to the list. Laundry llhould· be kept clean. Brother who fouled up , thl1 trip will be brourht up on ch'-rges. • :i:::::r·~!; :~c~:t~t!:!~; man '2 s~~ d!ie:!ie accJamaUon. one miaed 1blp; the matter wu referred to the patrolman. Each man -will contribute to th!! abjp'1 fund. :li'ood is carelessly prepared; after dlscuslion, the lteward and the cooks were asked to cooperate a little more. Coon 1hould look over the 1tores com41g aboard in the next port. Meat ls not ioo good. Repair lists w.IU be made up and given to the delegates. MIY 17-Chilrman, A. R. Santonastasl; Secretary, E. w. Ketsche. Delegate will tum in repair list1. Dlscuuion was held oil putting. unwanted thlng11 in the lee box, such as flying fish. Ship's delegate will collect the ship'• fund. New library 1hould be 1tycked .ln Philadelphia. ALAWAI <Waterman>, Aprll 4-Chalr· man, John Thompson1 Secretary, E. Cal· lahan. AU crew's foc'1le1 should be painted before arrival ·in New York. Extra draws accepted by any crewmember should be done on hi• own responsibility and no beef1 should be made at the pay· off. Discussion Wal held on getthlg fresh milk ln Japan. ITEEL DESIGNER <Isthmian>, Aprll 29 -Chalrman1 Hubert A. Landry1 Seer• tary; Thomas J, Pearse. Special meeting was called d•e to the performance . of the firllt and 1econd assistant engineer. durlnl the trip. The crew feei. that the 1econd engineer ii unJit to 1all on a Union ah1p, AZALEA CITY' <Waterman), Aprll 26Chatrman, Paul Whltl11w1 Secretary, War· ren Messinger. Paul Whitlow WH elect· ed 1hlp'1 dele1ate. Two men ·missed ship In Tampa. Food beef will be taken up with the patrolman. Condition of water tan'U will be reported to the patrolman. ITEEL IXICUTIVI <Isthmian>, Aprll 26-Chalrman, George MHlarov1 Seer• tary, Alexander · D. Brodie. · Letter will be written to tile _Unlon 011 the man who mined 1hlp 1n Colombo, whose work wa1 Wiiiitllfietoi'i. Of!lcer wlio iloH the med• ical on board is Incompetent. Repair list will be made out before arrival. DisculSion was held on starting a ship's 1und ar.d on the amount of cigarettes put out. Crewmembers were asked to leave the LOG In the messhall, so that everyone can read lt, lnltead of taking it to their foc'1les. Vote of thanks went to the steward department. STEEL ARCHITECT <Isthmian), Aprll 16-Chalrman,· w. L. Hammock1 leer• tery, Jam11 I. Moran. Thi!ice has been considerable trouble with the chief, who does not cooperate with the deck gang. There i• a considerable amount of dis· puted overtime. Steward will pick up fresh vegetables in Manila and meats in Sln1apore. Steward's .tores should be checked before leavln1 for the Far East, to Insure against shortages. Coftee urn i1 no~ woi;klnlf properly but cannot be repaired UU the ship reaches thll States. the patrolman. A new drinking fountain should be Installed outside the messhall so longshoremen cap get water. Steward department head needs towel racks. Crew should not sign on until the wash· ·ing machine is fixed and the water sit· uatlon clears up. More night "lunch should be put out, with different menus. Delegates will make out and turn in repair lists. 'Can-Slaahers' Have No OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in behalf° of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or sollcl· tors have received authorization from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The · National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis is the only charitable organization which has received membership endorsement. Funds for this cause are collected through normal · Uflion channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot. AB\'QUA (Cities Service), , April 23Chalrman, Walter c. Snell; Secretary, ·Vincent L. Ratcliff! Walter Snell 'was elected ship's delegate. Repair lists will be made out. 'There is not enough milk and no cold water available. Alleyways shovld be 90ugeed. Apr!! 29-c;h,!rman, Walter c. Snell; Secretary, Vincent L. Ratcliff. Repair list has been made out and a copy given to the captain. Patrolman was asked to meet the ship. Each man will donate S0.50 4o start a ship's fund. Several questions on work will be brought up before the patrolman; · ANTINOUS (Waterman), May I-Chair· man, Paul C. Carter1 Secretary, Leo Al· len. Repaira were made on doors and lock-s ; wind chutes and screens and cots were obtained. Hose and spigots for the washing machine were purchased from the 1hip's fund. One man will standby rollers and drainpipe on the washing ma- at the payoff to accept donations for the chine. Vote of thanks went to the ltew· ship'.- fund. There ii a. $18.25 balance ard department for splendid cooperation. in the fund at present. Ship's delegate will check with the mas· ter' aboµt meal• not 1erved ln port and ST.EEL AR":'iSAN <Isthmian), Aprll 26 for . lodllnc1 for 10me of the men wblle -Chairman, Richard J . Grant; Secretary, repairmen were working 1n the bosun's Leon T. White. from the ship's room and pa911ageway. Repair llat should fund was 1pent to$65.50 purchase seven bound be turned in before arrival 10 1ome re- volumes of the LOG and a present for pairs can be made at sea. Ship'• library the captain from the former crew of lhould be obtained in New York. Cots voyage 18 and typhoon· bester; there should be placed aboard If the ship 1oes ii $10.30No. left In the fund. Laundry to the tropics. Queltlon H to who will' be kept cleaner; library should beshould clean and paint passageways will be 1et- more tidy and all members should kept help tled at the paoff. the messman keep the messhall a little Mey 10-Chalrman, s. Emerson1 Seer• cleaner, and to clean up after playing tar, W. R. Gels. All washlnl machine cards at ajgh~. Steward reported that parts are ~n board :ind deck engineer ill lieer will be Jjven out through the will repair the washing machine. Lights respective department delegate!, are still needed ·over the mirrors in the heads. Deck deparbnent will do the DEL ALBA (Mlsslulppl), May 5-Chalr· . palntlnl. W. R. Horne Wal elected ship's man, Jack W. Arellanes; Secretary, K. L. delegate. No one is to enter the mess- Blackstone. Captain asked that firecrack· hall unle11 properly dreued. Library ers not be · u11ed on ship. Mate will be will be kept locked up In port. New cots asked for four new flashlights-for the will be issued to crewmembers.- Ship's and one for a spare. Repair list delegate will 1ee the mate about another watch will be made out and turned In. BR book rack in the .recreation room. asked that more cleaning gear be ordered. Complaints were made about dirty pantry, messroom and dishes, NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Victory Carriers) March 7-Chalrman, L. Wal· berg; Secretary, Vito D'Angelo. All re· ·ALCOA . PLANTER <Alcoa>, May 17pairs will be taken care of by the paChalrman, CharlH Aver11 Secretary, . R. trolman, who will also see the captain Stubbert. Three placement. will be 1ot· FRANCES <Bull), Aprll 29-Chalrinan, about monies 1n foreign ports. ·ien in Montreal. Boston a1ent will be J. L. O'Rourke1 Secretary, Larry O'Con· May 1-Chalrman, Arne B. W. Hansen; written to 1et acUon on pllyment of ex· nell. New York patrolman will be told Secretary, Jim Murphy. Recreation room pen11e1 and see that the men who paid about the vacancy in the steward deshould be fixed up' with bdter and more of! are reimbursed for any difference not partment. Request was ma~e for some comfortable chairs and tables. White paid: There 11 no heat, a l.ack of Jtot good apples. Laundry shoul<1t be kept washing mllchlne was left dirty; old maweather (spigots are out of order>. clean. Curtains were requesteil for for· chine should be used for work clothes. ward portholes. Vote of tlianks went to The ringer needs fixing. Messhall should ANNISTON CITY <Isthmian), Aprll 12WESTERN TRADER (WHtern Nav>, the steward department. be kept clean at night. Repair lists will Chairman, Michael J, Cerlln1 Secr1ta~ April 26-Chalrman, o. P. Oakley1 Seer• be turned over !~ship's delegate. Alfred Ridings. Chief mate told the tary, ·C. Kreiss. Patrolman will - be told SEA.TRAIN TEXAS <Seatralnl, March lhlp's dele1ate the . crew could put up about a member who ba1 been drunk 21 Chairman,__;. Pryaler; Secretary, CUBORE <Ore>, May 10-Chalrman, L. the awnlnlJ back aft on their own Ume. apd leaving the 1blp. A vote of thanks CharlH Goldst.in. Ship's delegate will Van Ever11 Secretary, James Wallrlng. Steward · department~ one man short. wa1 given to the lteward department for see the chief engineer about the freeze Two men missed ship in Baltimore; tl\eir Queltion of splltilnl up the pay will be the good food and the way it i' terved, box; if it ia not fixed, the port engineer names have been sent to the Baltimore btoUllht to the patrolman's attention. Light. should be put on the outside after wlU be contacted. Brother Yeager was hall. . Patrolman will be asked to check Motion ·was made to IJlve a · donation to house, and new tops procured for the elected ship's delegate by acclamation. the food stores. the menman who lost his wife. Steward messhaU table1. Vote ol thanks went to the out-going will 1ee that ft'ellh milk and ve1etables . ah1p'1 delegate. MARGA!ll;:T BROWN !Bloomfield), ara purchased 1n Durban. Captain'• re· DEt. MAR CMIHIHlpplf, Aprll 19Aprll 31-Chalrmin, o. D. Reagan; Sec· tulal to permit overUme will be taken Chairman, Joe Collln11 Secretary, C. A. STEEL ROVER <Isthmian), April 15- retary, Raymond L. Perry. Sherman Mil· to the patrolman. There ii disputed OT Bradley. A few beef• will be reported Chalrman, John Jacobson1 Secretary, · c. ler WH elected ship's delegate. Ship's In .the deck 1ani. RecreaUon room lhould ·to the New Orlea11.1 patrolman; any .per·. J. DeBay. Washing machine will be fixed delegate will find out ll draws can be be locked 1Ji port. No food lhould be . formers will be reported to blm, too. in New York. · One man was left In the made 1n US money~ Beefs should. be siven to shore people. CUdplayers Repair list• should be made up before hospital in Honolulu. Beef on · the chief taken to the.. delegates, not the captain. should clean up when they are flnlahed. the 1blp reaches Curacao. There is a cook In thl1· matter will be referred to 4-8 watch lhould clean up the messhall. There a moment of silence 1n mem- balance of 1226:SO in the ship's fund. Mo· Deck and engine departments should ory of Stanley A. Kllpa, our late lhlp. tlon passed to buy a phonotraph take care of the laundry; lteward de· ma~. .and SO recordl; l30-worth of pocket nov· partntent will keep the recreation room els. Recordl will be locked up 1n port. clean. Steward should try to get fresh QUEENSTON HllGHTS <SH Trade), There wa.· IOme beeflnl about certain milk In all ports. Salling board should M•Y . 10-Chalrman, A. R. Santonaltasl1 food items. Patrolman 1hould talk to be polled well in advanc:e. the steward about the quality of the . . fruit. Nile Noble HOL YSTAR <'Triton), Aprll 21-Chalr· man, John Payne1 Secretary, Charles Please contact Gladys at aos Bedell. Two men -were left In the STEEL RECORDER <Isthmian), Decem· hos· (1) ·The part on piles beyond the lier 19-Chelrman, R. A. Barrett; Seer• North Jackson Street, Mobile, Ala. pital and one missed ship. Headquarters tary, Howard L. Halley. Howard New· will be asked about getting US JDoney solid fill. · . ton was elected ship's delegate by ac· Phone 2-5247. for draws. Pcfrthole screens, cots are (2) A fawn is a : young deer; a clamatlon. Patrolman will be asked to needed. Union representative will be i clarlfy the procedure -and detalls of contacted about bringing· the captain befaun is a woodland deity-part.goat draws In ·foreign ports. Foc'sles should R. B. Inrr~m fore the Consul. Stories are going topbe kept clean. New washlnc machine and part man. launch 1ern• ii lousy. Steward Please get in touch with your side; lhould be connected for we. Drain in department .was ' thanked for good · food · <3>' ~a deck department head 1hould be fixed. wife as soon as possible. and service. Oilskin locker will be used f!'r library. / (4) (c) diplopia. Mly 5-Chalrl\'an, Wllllam Prlll1man; >\:. . ;t. ;t. Secretary, R. G. Schlagler. Captain Aid .(5) 80lfeet. · · he w.ould 1et ·cots and porthole screens. Ralph L. Sturgis (6) Ca>- Gol.d Coast, Africa. who misad tjle ship in Yokohama Your wife, Mary, is ill and is a Man rejoined in M~Je. SUP patrolman 1n (7) , Cb) P;µis. ,. wu was flulz A11swer• hours.. (8) In Russia (a verst is a Rus1fan measur~bout two-thirds of a mile; ·. (9) (a) 102. (l0) (a) draft dodgers frQm the Confederat, Army; they hid in 1\vamps; hence· their name. ·" patient in the Orthopedic Clinic of the Norfolk General Hospital. Piease contact here • as soon as ~ possible. t t ot- COE VICTORY <Victory), May 4-Chalrman, .,atthew Bruno;. Secretary, F. Fried· man. Washing machine should be repaired. Innerspring mattresses should be supplied for the entire crew. Ship's del· egate will. see about plugged-up sinks, Atlantic Laundry in Staten Island, Brook• lyn anu Manhattan should be boycotted. because their prices are too steep. . ' LAFAYETTE (Waterman>, May 9Chairman, J. Tlii'aslict: Secretary, Waldo Banks. Bosun asked that repair list& be turned in. Men should be properly dressed in the messhall. All hands were asked to turn In used linen on Friday, so it can be counted. Safely catche1 should be put on all ice boxes in the next port In the States. HURRICAl';E <Waterman), May 9Chairman, Dan Butts; Secretary, W. B. Pedlar. There is $16 in the ship's fund; SlO was donated to the workaway. M. Sterne was elected ship's delegate. Thla job will be rotated each week to a dif· ferent department. Discussion was held on building up the ship's fund. Cups and dishes should be returned to the pantry after use. Cards and games should be put away after use. • -t SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatraln>, May 17-Chalrman, w. Beyler; Secretary, P. Ullrich , There i. $126.38 In the 11hip'1 fund. Motion was passed to put a $100 down payment on a coke machine; 15 cases of coke were bought, as well as .tamps and envelopes, bringing the ship's fund to $25.29. As thil ls all tied up in deposits on coke cases, another donation will be taken up at the payoff. Discussion was held on the grade of meat and :ipplt?S; Ship's delegatE: will back up thi steward on anything cut down on his req· ulsition. Crew wants sirloin steak at least twice a week. LONE JACK CCltles ServiceJ, March 15 .- Chairman, Bernard Mace; Secretary, Michael Totle. Since the last meeting, all deck and steward department foc'sles, showers, heads and messhalls were paint· ed and the ship is in very good shape. Engine department heads and showeI'I will still be painted; black gang foc'sles will be sougeed. Water fountains need repairing. One new spring and mattress are needed. Fans should be installed in the galley. There is $2.30 left ip the sb.l.p's fund after $26.&8 was spent for flowers wired to a brother whose mother passed away before the ship reached San Pedro. James Thompson was elected ship's treasurer. Unanimous vote of thanks went to the steward department for the tasty food - and the good service. Our chief cook, Bernard Mace, will be missed. · . · April 23-Chalrman, 0. Pedersen; Sec• retary, J . M• . O'Neil. Ship's fund now stands at $27.30. Those who return late and beat the crew out of delayed sail· Ing will be dealt with severely. J. M. O'Neil was elected treasurer. Men should be properly- "dressed when they enter the messhall. Steward department should settle bickering over proper working clothes among themselves. Repair list will be posted on the bulletin board so all hands can list necessary repair1. May . 6-Chalrman, 0. Pedersen; Seer• tary, J. M. O'Nell. J. M. O'Neil WH elected ship's ' delegate by acclamation. Those who are responsible for the crew losing delayed sailing will be turned over to the patrolman for action. · Patrolman will be asked to take care of fixing the water fountains. All department will take turns cleaning the recreation room. Cups should be put in the siiik. -- - · -~ · ,_, STE15L FABRICATOR (Isthmian), May 3-Cha"'lrman, Whitey Moye; Secretary, Ken Skonberg. Action of chief mate. who refused to let the ship's delegate have time off to get a library, was taken up with the patrolman. Delegates will make up repair lists. Crew will refrain from getting their own chow in the pan· try, as they are in the messmen's way, Crew should be properly attired In the messhlill. Sanitarymen ~ill take turns cleaning ~e laundry, slopsink and 11· '.). brary. Ship's delegate will get a list of the slopchest's hours posted. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., · Brooklyn 32i · NY 1 would like to· receive the SEAFARERS LOG-please put .my name on your mailing list. (Print lnlormationJ. Arthur _J. Nelson Please call Carol Banks at nolia ·8247 in New Orleans. Yokohama will be contacted on ·many beefs and the captain's • statement oa Coast Guard action All unused linen should be turned over to the steward. Coast · Guard troubles, and gang watches were discussed. Mag~ -:. ·Olvera Contact your wife, ·Ann, as 'Soon· as possible. · ...................................... STREET ADDRESS ................................ CITY .....·-· .......... .. ZONE .' •••.. STATE •••••• .. ..·' .................. , ........ . •••••• NAME ·i • ~ TO AVOID 'DUPLICATION: If you ere an old tubscrtber and have • ch•nge ,:.zl . of eddre11 1 plHH 1tve· your f~rm_er eddrest below: 1 ;. ~·····~...... ,ADD~~$S ... ... , ,_;... ".,....--: .. ~.~~~~... ,~._~.......;. .. " ...;•• ~·~·········~··~···;._,.·~;._ . . ·.. "·~·.:..,.......~ ... " •~ • • ti • • • '4 · ' • �...... ..... TwentT-alK S E .4 ·P .4 R E R S Any. seaman, particularly a rated man, is still eligible for deferment if the local draft board so decides. Usually in such cases the boud will turn to the Union for infor.: inamm as· to the number of years the man has been sailiag, whether he is regularly employed, and so All of the· following ~IU families wm collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name. Loia Antonio Rodriquez, born April 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Catalino Rodriquez, 161 East 102 Street, New York, NY. ;t. ""' ;\;. .;t. ;t. ;t. Wayne Ralph Wetzel, born April 16, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs . .v., Lloyd J. Wetzel, 3116 Art Street; New Orleans, La . Robert Lee Ethridge, born April 27, 1953. Patents, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby / E. Ethridge, 816 Tenth Street, Galveston, 'J:ex. ;t. ;t. ;t. Brenda Elaine Webb, born April 1, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Webb, 364 Harrison Street, Mobile, Ala. ;t. ;t. ;\;. Luduska Dean Nixon, born February l, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Nixon, 23C Island City Homes, Galveston, Tex. ;t. ;t. ;t. Robert' Parker, born March 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil·liam R. Parker, Box 144, Mayport, Fla. Newly-wed. Robert M•. Garrod, bosun, and .hil' .Wife, Concetta, .ex- amme aome •hlrtl ln' the SIU &e• Chftt while" on· a tour .of SIU. h.A• ~en· a~J' llfU.. foi"fen )'eirs; ·wm .IDW hJs llOQ!e hJ Atltntic City, N'w ·IJ..-i -.,:,..... ,., · · ·.. ..... . · , f .- Jaeadq~ei:i. Garroet,'.·,.11~ • 1 . "'":"f.'.i . '1 .. ' .. f; 0 C. �Pa&'e Twenty-seven S E .4 P ..4. R E R S..- L 0 C . . .. • . ? ., . ._ ...... t • .::· :s1.-r ~ ~- ;t-1... "::. "~! .... ~ ,: "L...-:.!- 'sEAFABERs :S·Ure- Of ·c u-re $$ :TB ~. Patients L~ng-term chronic di.sease vicitims, such as tub'ercula.r seamen, are now rece.iving ~ ~qua:e deal on their maintenance and .cure claims .as a result of Welfare Services . act10n m acquainting them ·w ith thefr rights. and the provisions of the contract..On maintenance and cure. .As a 'result, many sea: ,.,, ._ men now recuperating from ,,. TB and other chronic ailments ' With WALTER SIEKMANN are receiving the full protection L-~--:-----~--------~---i. ·of. the · ,a day maintenance and <Ne;,,1. ab~t men tn. ihe hospi~a.lt anti $eafarera _ receMno .Sl'P. Wel- cure that they had been losing out fare Benefits wm .be c:ar.ried. in this column. It ii written bat Se(!.farei; on· in · some cases. Walter Siekmann based on items of Interest turned up while he ~ke1 .What had been happening.in th~ his rounds in his post as Director_oJ ~ettare Seroice1~> : .past in many irjstances was ::that : · s -u 't st t ·One of the proudest patients over at the USPH nosp1 al on a en Seafarers in .this. position had lieen approached while in the hospitals Island is Tnomas Maher, who recently became the very proud father on settlement of pending mainteof a set of twins. Tom had to get off the Steel Traveler over in India nance claims. A number of Sea::and· go into the . hospital there. Then he was transferred· back to the farers would make a lump' sum States a nd sent to the Staten Island llospital. Right now, he says that settlement on maintenance, accepting a certain number of 'weeks that he's feeling a lot better, and is looking forward to seeing his twins .was agreed on between them and for the ftrst time, since he's been in the hospital since bef~re they were the company. . 1 . Money Usually Gone born. The result was that by the time Those Seafarers who get in3\ired or •ick while they a.re In foreign ports and have to get off their ship.§.,_should make sure t~ contact,the tlie Seafarer ·was discharged from SIU Welfare Services ·Department at 875 Fourth the hospital, he no longer had any .they .possibly maintenance mo_ney coming to him~ Avenue, ' Brooklyn, NY, as aoon Tubercular seamen, like these shown at· the Manhatt?n Beach can. If you're going into a hospital i~ a foreign coun- The lump sum that had be_e n setUSPHS hospital, are assqred of full maintenance and cure benetry, or getting off sick, make sure · t~ !!Ontact us, tied for many months back was . fits under the Union's policy of protecting their rights to mainteand give us all the details, including your _name, usually gone. .But the Seafarer, your- addre~s at the pl.ace you're at, the name of the particularly the TB victim, founJ na,ice. . ship and company, and all details about your illness. he had a- long period of convales- jobs well befQre they were fit for Welfare Services has been making Then, we ean get right to work ~>n . this. end and ceiice ahead of him, bef~r.e he .d.uty. In such instances the men a point of advising tubercular seamake Su re that you c.ollect your malntenan_ce. and · d · d th t t k 1 h c_«,>uld return to work. · usually suffered a relapse an .. men an o ers no o m~ e ump . ·n cure money and aren.'t stuck over there wit out Th It th t "'OUnd up back the hospi·t.,l sum sMtlements on mamtenanre ...:.:, oney e resu was a many men " .. 1 Maher any · ' · nee e ...r - worse· off than they were before. · cases. Instead the Union strongly _If m you contact us, and give. us all the details, we· were · f orce d bY ~con omic can also begin working on tlie arrangemen~ for your· transportation slty to go to work on shoreslr.le In the light of this problem, .: ~;;e~i~~~~:;:d~f~~;'a!~:n~~s~~tc:i and all the other details, so everything will go amoothly, but the and collect their maintenance on thing to remember ls to contact us just as soon aa you ·ftnd ·tha't you a weekly basis. have to get off the ship. Don't wait, because 1tny delay will just cause Under such circumstances the ·a delay in collectiilg your money. Seafarer can wait until he is ful!y The best thing to do, is to write us an airmail let~er just as soon as recover~d and· fit for sea du ty you ftnd you'll be getting off the ship, or, better still, send a cable right again With the assurance that the away. Remember ~hat 'c ommunjcations take some time on a deal of this . . · · maintenance and cure money wlll sort, .so let us know all the details right away. ' _ be coming in regulaFly. It is not At the same time, once you have bee·n transported back .t o the States,. unusual in TB cases for recuperamake sure to contact or visit the Welfere !ervices Department just As many a Seafarer knows landladies can be a pretty tion fo take many months after as ·soon as you get back. Then, ·we will be able to rugged and oft-times obstinate breed. The man who· tangles discharge from the hospital. wjth one often does so at his own risk. But SIU Welfare In one instance involving a tumake sure that you get the proper care,. and wlll be able to go right to work on making sure that you bercular seaman, -the man in quesget everything that you have coming to you ·under Services, accustomed as it is tion had made a maintenance setthe SIU contract. to dealing with tough prob- night, . and since the landlady had tlement that was a defective one, George Vickery is. over in Staten Island hospital, !ems, can handle the land- his overcoat, he nearly caught in that the settlement had not and says he's feeling lots better. ;His last tbip was the pneumonia. . gi\'en the man his full rights. SubRobin Trent, and he says he'd like to hear ·f·r om some ladies with the best of 'em, as Obviously, here was a · case s£'qu~ntly he · came . to Welfare of his old friends. Thomas McCaffrey Is also ove.r witness the _following story: where an injustice had been done. Services for help, and in this min the hospital there. with a bad back. HI had to get It appears that a veteran Sea- Welfare Services got after the stance the Union was able to put . off the Stonewall Jackson In Honolulu, and waa flown . Vlclllei-7 farer, who pr~fers to remain un- matter right away. The- landlady the man back on maintenance and back to the. States. He figures he'll be in the hospital · identified in this case, came off was reminded that her actions cure until such time as he is fit Alfred Mueler 11 doing 1lne in th,e ·hospital. He went Jn back ·I n De- s~co~d-best in a tussle with his were not acceptable in the eyes of for duty again. cember of 19~1, and haa had quite a bit of 1urgeey ·done. He ·1ot blood landlady in Brooklyn . The Seafar- the law and the SIU was very unIt's emphasized that no chronie from some of his SW brothers, and saya that aure helped hlm to pull er had been sailing regularly out happy about the ~hole affair. The disease patient is compelled in any through. Harold Tuttle, who had to. get oil the Coe Viot917 a11d 10 into of New l'ork and had an arrange- landfady, without pause, · immedi- way to make' a lump sum setiiea hospital down South, has been transferred to Staten ltland. Ke says ment whereby he left most of bis ately agreed to accept her money ment on maintenance if he doesn't that he's feeling a lot better, but figurea he'll be in t~e hospital for a gear with the landlady while he and surrender the gear. want to: In any case, Seafarers whUe yet. And John Fanoll, who just got out of the hospital, ii resting was at sea, occupying the room The gear \Vas then hauled over in this position should get in touch up on the beach and tells us it will still l;e a ·time before he'1 able to during his brief stays ashore in to the New York hall an·d put ·in with Welfare Services before makship out again. · the city. safe deposit in the headlluarters ing settlements. Because of the! .Lon&'er Trip .T han Usual baggage room. The final act will difficulties involved, Seafarer::; All went well for a ~6-uple of take .place when the Seafarer gets making settlements on their own years, but then one day the Sea- in from ;his present intercoastal run are liable to lose out on Olaintefarer in question .unexpecteµly and picks up his gear, safe and nance payments that they woulJ took a berth on a tanker . for a sound. be receiving otherwise. rather long offshore trip. In the time that he was away, his rent got a few weeks overdue. When the ship, got back to its berth .in New Jersey one _·night, and he had a few hours .leave, · he grabbed The deaths-· .of the following 1953 in Savannah, Ga. He had himself a cab and'" hot-footed it over ·to Br~oklyn to pay his rent Seafarers ~ave~ been· rep,ortf:d to sailed as a wiper in the engine det1ie Seafarers We_lfare Plan and _ partment and an OS in the deck and pick up his clothing an_d pos-. $2,500 . death . . ·b~nefi,ts are b6ing -department. He is survived by ·d b fi · · sessions. He no longer ln.tended to stay .the°}e as he was not plan- pat to ent? , ciaxies. '" Mrs. Bessie Cody Garrett, 201 East ning to ship out of New _York conJames: ~~-- '.Blake, · 52! . On April Street, _Homaston, Ga. 21, 195!',Brother BI.ake, a 'member ;\:. ;\:. ;t. sistently in · the future. ·. :However, · when h. ·e g·o_t to ·the· 6f the .de~ic department· §,ince· 1948, '' . h died in -the· lJSPHS Hospital, RichGeorge M. Arnold, 62: A ·steward .:.'' ' pl~~ in question, · he. met . ~~t a ·tr 'in the SIU for the· past 10 · yeai·s/ ·'.-. . .. :.:ats·tm ' ctly hostile· reception. The mond, . N_x · · He )o.ined the SIU in ~"" tun k 1 t Brother Arnold died at the USPH•:r ,. .. ' .: iandlady and her husband showed Galves. ; _cremation -too Pac~ a Hospitiil on Staten Ishmd~ NY, J~sf : their -collective displeasure at his the · New ·York and. New Jersey September 17th. Butial took placet.. oversight.- -They not. 'only · refused - _Cremat.orY., ' J~rsey Ci~y, ·NJ. . at· the Lutheran Cemetery; Middle· to accept any explanations J:iut de· · .\;. ;\;. · ;\;. Village; Lon~ Isla~d, N.Y· · · clared tha.t they wouldn;t give ~i> · Colden 4.ugu5ta, A~bert, 38: r-. . . . ;t, ;t..,., ;t. . , . his gear, ~nd furthermore he d bronchial (ilment ., p~oy~d fatal to · . · · · · , . - ~ · · better beat it pronto. Brother Al,lbert 0-n .May l, 1953: A , .lt.aymond W.-Rolt,A, 31: On N9· ·chilly Night, Too ,. member of th'e ·' deck department, vember. 14, 1952,_ JJrother Holton Since he was due. back on.· the he is ~~urvtV.~-~· ):>Y , bi.s _ ~ife, .?4rs. di~d ·.of ..,._~~ar,(~i,Pi~~t at the ~y ~ . tanker and didn't have . time to C. · A :· -Au~.e~h _kout'e 1, . Bo~. ~,06, Hosi;uta~ .. in Rlchm~nd,., . Va. He 'pursue nis claim, he sped .back to River~W~-~P~t~i..~~bEe. · ~I~_. ·.,, ;>:": .jq~n~d ~ ?i~ ·SI!J.. .~." NQt1olk, and· · . ~!s ship, JVhere he ~omp~sed an " .; .t, :~· :t,-;.; / ~:P~d.;- ~~-~~~i~~-=~.s. .:!!.. cook . a~d ... .angry letter to W~lfare ,.S~rvices . . -~ ,_... '. . ., _b~ker ~ . tg~ . ste~~qs depai;tt11~m~ .. Aii"iill1aflitih~:4 "S~Uare.~;·itanas bY..Jris!it> .~:•w:. w.,l(are.. ~,rv-: .. :. abou! 'ih1!. ungrilt~t~i l~~dl'P¥,. and, , ~ .,J,ames_ Ellis . {i~rr~tt,, ~o: .4n ~9-· .-sip..(!~ .1~6~ ... ;B':!~~aJ .• ~!?~k . pl~c~ a,~ . . 'foeJ'.ri~¥~s~ti · tlvf"Al' T~olDJ)S6lf)ytj.te•'.'~ut '. 1ftceJP.l. f!>r weeiiJi.:. ·her".u~c.htv~}~ous hu~Qftl~· F;W.:~he.r _ t~rn~l ,disq~.der. , <:'!used ~ro,t}\e~,. ~!~IJ~9~d. .,~~ll!~t~i:~·i_ ~e~ef~Jl.~ri. , . Qi:! . ~\~1' ·· ' U:~;! v~re4 to ~e .. ~~~-~ll'.ii~, s!~.d,Jt wa~ a ve__r~ ~1.11~. s~rlns..... :0,~~fe~t s . <!eat~ '-,o~ Janu:~ ·,!Q. Xf1 , .i... • (•J Ju . ··' •tt, ~u'': . }~~;~ :'~' ·~:. l ... . · $8 :.aa Stubborn Lan·. d/ady' Jusl Putty In Union ff . an ds lhat Welcome Hospital .Visit t: •.:· '.; ·. ;: · '· · _.. ~ I.\.. • • ~; .i.-. ~J' ·~~ i' '1 .< '.• ~:· i-r"r~ •' $. ...... - "'J • ')_ ! }!''~ ' , ,,.if~'•(il,j ..... •~ • ,\ 1 •.\ b.' • '~ · " J .... '.t.; ' •,t '· 1 ~ ·J..i~ n4~ ,,n, ~ • ;{ ~ •' .'"¥ ~'.I· O,''",;"._!'l''.'C>C,"i ' { .1 , �j• __ .,_______________________ __ Aft; • .-·· ·OfflC."IAL ·O"RGAN' Of THE S-EAFAltERS INTERNATl'ON." Al U.NION •··ATLANTIC AN'D ' GULP . DISTltfC-T • .. .'. . .' . .. 'f' '. i • " t·lo i : : . ..J ·' .., . .· ,, f. • : .. • .. .. . ... l .. , T·O.TIE ' . .SEAFIRER·S. WELFARE.. · I I ... "' I ,. . .. · . . ' .. ... • J : : . ' I . • • .. ":. : ~ r ,. • ,. - , • : ., " ... I I .. . ( .. . . r. . . . •. . The compl~te story of the Seafarers Welfa;e Pl,an wJll -~e : · · · ·._ · ~ ~-,' . available to Seafarers in all SIU . port~ in a -fe~ -d~ys~ ln'- a .... ~· • 1 new booklet published by the Union the multitud~ QP ben~fits r~ ~ won for the men. of the SIU are-explained··clearly, an~ the ~ ·. · ~ ,.: . . ~asy n:tethod of collecting outlined. The bookl&t, which .fits - ·. : ·· easily into your· baclt ·pocket, covers the hospital, disability, · · .. maternity, death and scholarship benefits avaifable tO.~every ". ~ SIU m·e mber without any cost to the individual.: Watch ·for .- ' }h~ ~opHe.t ~n your port. ~ .:: :~~:-~~')f·:' . "'. . • .t, r-: I ,, .· ,. , .... •, • • • ) , ' • ' I ~Bll'lllal'IA~~~-~1'~~-1'3~~ · .I ..,.~.lm.:~m~ . .~~.~~~~l~l'.~~~~~,-.~~11 ·.. ., ....... ~ •. ' II' ·' . • • • ( t" .... - ; '• ~ , ; ,. ' :. . • ' • , .. ··.... . ... ...... . . I • • ._ ) - .. . • • ... .. .. . . . ~ ... .. . •. .i "I '•. ' ~· "c ... '· : .. " ... .. . . - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource May 29, 1953 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XV, No. 11 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ART WINNERS ANNOUNCED, ELEVEN AWARDED PRIZES CONGRESS APATHY KILLS T-H AMENDMENT CHANCES SIU VESSEL GROUNDS; IS REFLOATED DARING DOCKERS SNATCH SEAFARER FROM DEATH SIU PUSHES FIGHT TO SAVE SAVANNAH HOSPITAL FROM AXE CALMAR IN LST TRADE BOOKLET ON WELFARE PUT OUT BY SIU ADMIRALS FIGHT PROPOSED LIMITATIONS ON MILITARY SEA TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES BILLS REVAMP SPEECH LAW, HIRING ABROAD 50-50 END SEEN; CREW BACKS LAW SIU EXPOSES ATLANTIC OIL UNION AS WILLING TOOL OF MANAGEMENT PROPOSALS WOULD GIVE MORE LEAVE, PAYOFF RIGHTS TO US-FLAG ALIENS LONG-GROUNDED SHIP AFLOAT, PUT ON SALE TRAMP SHIPPERS SEE DOOM WITHOUT GOVERNMENT AID JURIST OF PHILIPPINES SEES SIU FACILITIES RADIO-TELEPHONE DISPUTE SETTLED UMW HEAD HITS NAMING OF LYONS PANAMANIAN SHIP CONDITIONS WORSEN COMPANY UNIONS DRAWING THE LINE DISTINGUISHED VISITOR IS THE OL' MISS LEAVING NEW ORLEANS? MD'S PAPER SAYS DOCS OVERCHARGE MORE MOMS, WORK, TO HELP BUDGET DC STRIKE STOPS LABOR NEWSPAPERS LOVELY COLLEENS, 3-CENT BEER; THE EMERALD ISLE HAS THEM ALL SEAFARERS HELPING BRITISH ISLES MAKE MERRY FOR CORONATION LOUISIANA'S MEN WIN THANKS FOR GIFTS TO GIS IN KOREA WRINKLED SAUSAGE, CAPTAIN'S IRE MAKE STORM BLOW ON THE HOLYSTAR IN INDIA, SIU MEN GIVE JAPANESE A LESSON IN AMERICAN BASEBALL LACK OF DEMOCRACY HURTING AFRICA, SAYS SEAFARER THE MERMAID MYTH DRAFT PRACTICES VARY WIDELY VACATION PAYMENTS VIA MAILS BECOMING POPULAR SIU SERVICE TB PATIENTS SURE OF CURE $$ STUBBORN LANDLADY JUST PUTTY IN UNION HANDS Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/29/1953 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/24f33c5f6f32b0cd6091883618c45b71.PDF 53f4dbf39fbf1a74b569036e52617ea3 PDF Text Text • "••' •»7~ SEAFARERS • OFFiOAL ORGAN OF THf t' • -i^'. ,'.4 •.vL..)'L,r.J,^ll LOG S E A F A R E R S, I N TE R N AT I O N A L UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • GOVT OPENSIMS ON SHIP SUBSIDES -Story On Page 3 Agents Meet To Map Year Plans -Story On Page 2 I- * Jlf-Qin A# WjT-ti lr Under the watchful eye of Seafarer-sidewalk superintendents, 'v^ork gets underway on the remodeling of the exterior IrlSffl Mf wWOFK,* and interior of the new Baltimore branch hall.' Contracts have been let out for complete revamping of the building to incorporate all the facilities available in the New York headquarters. Allowing for unforeseen delays, the target date for moving into the new hall is Christmas, 1953, although it could be earlier. , (Story On Page 3.) �isEAF ARERS Fate Two Mar 15> 195S LOG . Union Port Agents Map Future Plans, Review Year's Gains The port agents from all the SIU's branches today were nearing the windup of a week-long agents'conference at head­ quarters to review the Union's great strides forward during the past year, and to map out programs for the coming year the conference to the workings of that will continue-to keep the the, Union's new constitution, which has been in operation for about SIU tops in the industry. eight months. The consensus- of' In the meetings, the agents dis cussed the Union's organizing pro­ opinion was that the Union was gram, the recently negotiated con­ operating smoothly under the nevr tracts, the Welfare and Vacation document, and that it has proven Plans, the educational program, its worth in actual practice. The conference recommended in the Union's financial status, the building program, the . SIU's rela­ view of the importance of the con­ tionship with other maritime and stitution to every Seafarer, that it shoreside labor organizations, the be published at six month intergeneral picture in the maritime in­ dustry end other activities of the Since the Union constitution SIU. governs the Union's day to day Report to Members operations and the rights and The result of the agents' meet­ obligations of the membership, ings, their reports and suggestions the port agents' conference re­ on the Union's past progress and commends that the SEAFAR­ future programs are now being ERS LOG reprint the constitu­ compiled and will be submitted to tion every six months and the Secretary-Treasurer today. The every Seafarer study the docu­ agents will then return to their ment thoroughly. branches, and report on the con­ Constitntional questions Seafarers arc interested spectators as work gets ander way nn new Baltimore hall. Left to right are: ferences to the membership at the should be the subject of both Smoky Messinger, electrician; A1 Stansbury, patrolman; Gil Semeff, bosun; Jim Morgan, OS; Fat regular membership meetings. The shipboard and shoreside meet­ Sobertson, OS, and Biil Addison, oiier. Barring delays, woit is elated for completion by Christmas. SEAFARERS LOG will also pre­ ings as well as special classes. sent the highlights of the meetings Seafarers who have questions to the membership. about any points in the consti­ A great deal of emphasis was tution should not hesitate to placed on the Union's organizing raise them, and officials are program in the meeting. The pro­ obligated to acquaint the mem­ gress that has been made in the bership fully with" all provi­ Union's present organizing drive in sions. the Atlantic tanker fleet was re­ The constttntion is the Un­ viewed, and the agents also dis­ ion's bible. As such the agents plans for organizing cam­ feel it deserves dose and re­ BALTIMORE—Trade union leaders in this city are showing keen interest in the work now cussed paigns in the fleets of other unor­ peated study by the member­ going on to build a new Baltimore branch hall of the SIU. Several of them have indicated ganized oil companies. ship. that the SIU's building program may do much to stimulate other unions to provide modern, Particular attentioii was paid in Baltimore BIdg. Program Arouses Labor's Interest and up-to-date facilities for^ their memberships. Earl Sheppard, Baltimore vals in the SEAFARERS LOG. That way all Seafarera, new and old would have full opportunity to acquaint themselves with its terms. The Union's educational pro­ gram will be expanded consider­ ably. Plans were discussed for set(Continued on page 17) port agent of the SIU and a vicepresident of the Baltimore Fed­ eration of Labor, has ecquainted the other AFL unions In the city with the SIU's plans for the new hall. As soon as reconstruction work has made sufficient progress, he intends to show other AFL union representatives around the building. « Some Baltimore trade unionists had their curiosity whetted when (Continued on page 17) Expect SIU Victory In Lakes Vote SEAFARERS LOG May 15. 1953 Vol. XV. No. 10 As I See It Page 4 Committees At Work Page 6 Crossword Puzzle Page 12 Editorial ... Page 13 Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 Galley Gleanings Page 20 Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 In The Wake Page 12 Labor Round-Up Page 13 Letters Pages 21, 22 Maritime Page 16 Meet The Seafarer Page 12 On The Job .....Page 16 Personals '... .Page 25 Quiz Page 19 Seafarers In Action...... Page 16 Ship's Minutes Pages 24, 25 SIU History Cartoon .Page 9 Sports Line Page 20 Ten Years Ago .Page 12 Top Of The News Page 7 Union Talk ...........Page 9 Wash. News Letter... i... .Page 6 Welfare Benefits Pages 26, 27 Welfare Report .......... Page B Your Constitution Page 5 Your Dollar's WorthPage 7 Published biweekly at the heedquarters of the Seafarers International Unirn,' At­ lantic A Cult District, APL. *7$ rOUrtt Avenue. Brooklyn 3t, NY. Tel. BTertfns ••4«7I, Entered ea. aeeond class mattdi^ at the Post Office In BreoMyn, NY, under the Act of Auguirt 24,1113. Gil Seneff, boBaat, leff, and Pat Robertson, OSL look on as foreman for compiiny handling constmctlon points oDt ptbgms work on new hall. Foor-story bntlding at 1218 East Baltimore Street; is expected to be showplace on Baltimore waterfront and eqiial 'of SllT's New York headquarters. Great Lakes Seafarers are look­ ing forward with confidence to the outcome of a collective bargaining election on the Pioneer and Buck­ eye Lines. The SIU's freshwater district has petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to set the date for a simultaneous vote on the two lines, both of which are owned by the Hutchinson Com­ pany. Company representatives are try­ ing to get the NLRB to separate the two lines into separate bar­ gaining units, a move which is being opposed by the Great Lakes District. Also '^in the picture is the CIO Steelworkers Union, to whom the National Maritime Union has ab­ dicated its Lakes' organizing juris­ diction. The Steelworkers are using the tie-in of many Lakes shipping outfits with big steel com­ panies as their excuse to invade the shipping industry. SIU organizero expressed con­ fidence that the union would be able to carry the election despite the Steelworkers^ presence oh the bklloL T •-"'f;.:'' •I �ii'i' .«' .'-T¥ Mar 15. 195S SEAFARERS Par* Thre* LOG $ Cuts Peril USPHS Hospital Program In deep sea ports alone, the USPHS hospital cuts, pfbsent and projecte^, have affected six of the 15 hospitals originally in operation. In most instances, out-patient clinics have replaced the hospitals. Admits Need Closing of the Savannah hospital is contemplated even to the hospitals in Savannah, Georgia; Fort Stanton, New though a department spokesman admitted to the Senate Mexico, and Cleveland, Ohio. Appropriations Committee that the hospital was needed. Announcement of the cuts was made by Mrs. Oveta Gulp It could operate efficiently even if veteran patients were Hobby, secretary of the newly-created Health, Education transferred elsewhere. About 40 percent of the patients and. Welfare Department. The old Federal Security in the hospital are veterans. Agency was made a department recently by Congress The spokesman also conceded that loss of the Savannah with the announced objective of broadening and im­ hospital would be a blow to seamen because it is the only proving Government welfare services. However, among, USPHS hospital between New Orleans and Norfolk, the the finst official acts of the new department were budget Mobile hospital having been closed some months ago. cuts in USPHS services, new hospital construction and Now seamen in the area in need of in-patient treatment work on the TB and venereal disease programs. will have to go several hundred miles to one of the other If these three hospitals are closed, it will mean a total USPHS hospitals. of 13 hospitals shut down since the end of World War II. Closing of the Fort Stanton hospital would be a severe This is exactly half the 26 marine hospitals that were blow to many long-term TB patients who have found the' functioning at the peak of USPHS operations during New Mexico plateau climate ideal for their recuperation. World War II. They will have to be transferred to other hospitals that Among those shut down since the war are hospitals at are admittedly not as satisfactory as Fort Stanton invoca­ Evansville, Louisville, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Ellis Island, tion and facilities. Fort Stanton is the only marine hos­ Vineyard Haven, Kirkwood, Portland, Mobile and San pital that provides small cottages and homelike comforts Juan. The Mobile hospital was the last to be shut down, for long-term chronic patients. a few months ago. Other Services Axed At present, counting the Savannah hospital, there are The USPHS 'hospitals are only one of the many essential Just ttn USPHS "hospitals operating on the Atlantic, Gulf services that are being sharply reduced or eliminated by and Pacific Coasts. Those still functioning Include Boston, Mrs. Hobby's administration in what she called trimming two in New York, Baltimore, Norfolk, New Orleans, Gal­ of "soft spots" in her budget!. Funds for the construc­ veston, San Francisco and Seattle. tion of new hospitals in areas of fast-growing population New slashes in Government services to sick and injured seamen are in the works, with the USPHS planning the closing of three USPHS hospitals. Under the guise of cutting the fat out of the bud­ get, Federal officials are planning to put the axe are being cut by $15 million, which is a 20 percent re­ duction. In at least one area, Nassau County, New York, the fund cuts mean that five hospitals in this one county alone would have to drop expansion plans. Existing hospital facilities in the county, which is next door to New York City are known to be far less than needed to assure decent hospital service to residents. Even more serious are proposed budget cuts in, the Federal Venereal disease and tuberculosis programs, amounting to $3,500,000. The USPHS official report for 1952 stated that there were 415,000 cases of syphilis and gonorrhea in that year, a high figure even though consid­ erable progress has been made in fighting these two diseases. ^ Delay Disease Fight All indications are that the medical profession, with the help of the Government, is on the verge of virtually wip­ ing out these major venereal diseases through the use of, new antibiotics. The drastic slash in the venereal disease program means a reduction in the diagnosis and treatment of cases. It's considered a real setback to the country's fight on venereal disease. Similarly, the Department's cut in TB funds means that the very encouraging progress made against this disease through use of new treatment will be slowed if not halted. At the time that Mrs. Hobby was sworn in as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare she was quoted as say­ ing that the work of the department was linked by "a common thread of family service. Cut one and you de­ stroy the lifeline of the othefs." As one observer put it, the newest cuts don't seem to jibe very well with that an­ nounced policy. Congress Hearings Open On Proposals For Shipping Aid A bi-partisan proposal to extend Government merchant marine subsidies to tramp ship operators is one of several new plans before Congress to bolster the waning strength of the American merchant marine. Senators Warren Magnuson, Wash­ ington Democrat, and Charles Potter, Michigan Republican, are co-authors of bills that would grant operating subsidies to tramp owners and would also permit them to .enter rate-making con-^ which would drastically alter the ly 160 vessels of 10,000 tons or ferences. 1936 Merchant Marine Act, indicate more. The terms of the MagAt the same time, the that there is much concern for the nuson-Potter bill are so drawn as From Hans Skaalegaard in California came this Jumbo crate, weighing over 300 pounds, and containing ten oil paintings. Here, Art Perfall, LOG staff writer, takes the paintings out of the crate. Today's The Big Day To Pick Art Wfliners Today is the big day for the Seafarer-artists who are com-, peting in the big 1953 Annual Seafarers Art Contest. At 2 PM today, the panel of. distinguished judges will examine all the entries and will choose the"*^ winners of the biggest Sea­ the contest has not yet been an­ farers Art Contest ever held. nounced, but one of the members Those Seafarers whose entries of the panel will he John Gordon, are chosen —^ there will be three the curator of painting and sculpwinners in each of the four cate­ (Continued oh page 17) gories—^will all be awarded hand­ some 14 carat gold SIU emblem rings, valued at $35 each. Those winners who are in New York will be given their awards at the next regular membership meeting, Wed­ nesday, May 20. The more than 110 works which have been entered in the contest will-go on display early today on the second,floor of the New York ball. As usual, the exhibit will be open to the public. All of the works will remain on display in the hall during all of next week, so that the public and the Seafarers in port All Art Contest winners will may look over the work that has receive $35, 14 ci^ gold,SIU been done, by . the many. Seafarers emblem riings Iw the onewho have submitted entries; ' shownvabdv* as iMteei. The complete panel of Judges for future of the American merchant to make a maximum of 200 ves­ fleet. However, there is consider­ sels eligible for Government oper­ able difference of opinion both in ating subsidies. the industry and in Congress as to In introducing the bill. Senator what the best course of action is Magnuson expressed the hope that to preserve a strong US maritime the measure "will serve to focus industry. . . . attention on the broad ques­ American-fiag ships, not Just those At,present the US tramp ship­ national policy" relating to on the so-called essential trade ping fleet consists of approximate­ tion of(Continued on page 17) routes. This plan is backed by the Association of American Ship Own­ ers which considers the 1936 Act one-sided and biased in favor of a limited number of subsidized com­ panies. In view of the critical need for Congressional action to preserve the US merchant fleet in the face of rising foreign competition, the A claim-for unpaid wages has been filed against the SIUSeafarers International Union has undertaken a full study of the pro­ contracted Ocean Tow Company of Seattle as the firm entered posals for their long range effect a plea of bankruptcy in the local courts. The Union has placed on the Union's membership and a lien against the company's-^ the industry , as a whole. vessels to satisfy wage pay- ments to crewmembers on their last voyages. Limit On MSTS Similarly the SIU Vacation and Several other bills and proposals Welfare Plans have ente^ claims are up for action before Congress. for vacation and welfare payments One bill, backed by all. segments due to the two funds. of the privately-owned fleet, would Ocean Tow, operated two vessels limit MSTS activity in a manner The Isthmian Steamship on the Seattle to Alaska run, the to eliminate competition with pri­ Company has announced that Alaska Cedar, the Alaska Spruce. vate companies. Another would it now has the retroactive For a while it had a third vessel, require that all merchant seamen •wages du*. under the new SIU the MV Gadsden, on charter. The be able to understand orders in the agreement ready for payment. operation involved placing huge English language. Seafarers who have retro­ trailer vans, fully loaded, in the As a result of these and other active wages due from this hold as they were and discharging bills, the Senate Commerce Com­ them at the docks where they mittee has appointed a subrcommit- - company may collect either by writing to the jcpmpany and were hooked up to trailor truck tee of three consisting of Senators cabs and driven away. Butler, Maryland- Smathers, Flori­ . giving it their mailing address or by calling in person at Apparently the novel idea did not da, and Cooper, Kentucky; to hoid Room 207, 71 Broadway, New catch on successfully enough, and hearings on these measures. York, NY. the company was forced into bank­ The tramp ship subsidy program ruptcy. and' the wage subsidy, both of House Merchant Marine Com­ mittee opened hearings on proposals to amend the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, includ­ ing one which would provide limited wage subsidies for all SIU Flies Wage Claim As Ocean Tow Co. Folds isthmian Ready With Back Pay ..•f �> •?< ?t t- '*%i.^ ^fcfi "e r »,».!«* • ' Ma]r>15. 195S • SEAFARERSLOG " Fac« Four Getting The Personal Toiich ^ SiU S^le As I See If • • • At left, David Sorrenson, who's been in USPHS hospital in San Francisco since Jan. 15, 1952, gets weekly $15 hospital benefit from Marty Breithoff, West Coast representative. John Simon, bedded since April 14, also comes in for cash. Union recently increased services program on the Coast. First Contract Amendments Ready Work is virtually complete on the first set of clarifications of the SIU freight and tanker contract. The permanent Uhion-operator clarifications committee is ready to put into writing a strengthened clause on draws of American dollars in foreign ports. The contract provides that"*^ wherever possible, draws a few instances was that some a list. of banks in various ports issued in foreign ports shall be skippers were converting Ameri­ where the skippers can present let­ In American dollars. Some skip­ can dollars which they had into ters of credit and obtain Ameri­ pers have not lived up to this rule the local currency at the free mar­ can dollars for issuance to the claiming that they couldn't get ket rate, and then issuing it to crewmembers. This information the crewmembers at the official will be given to the companies so American dollars. rate. Since the local currency is that there will be no excuse for Actually what was happening in usually cheaper at the free mar­ any skipper refusing to issue dol­ ket rate than at the official rate, lars in the future. it meant a tidy profit for the skip­ As soon as this clarification is per every time he issued a draw. complete, the Union will go back to In other instances, the skippers work on other matters in need of simply didn't make the necessary amendment. The money draw item effort to get the American dollars however, was the biggest point in dispute, with other items being of A recent Gallup poll showed a for the crewmembers. minor nature. majority of those questioned op­ Cheeked With Gov't posed to a first class mail increase The Union's position all along of from three to four cents as pro­ was that since the men are em­ posed by the Post Office. Postal figures show, however, that first ployed on an American ship and class is the only mail paying its draws are part of their wages, the way. All other mail loses money. draws should be in American dol­ The annual loss for 1952 shows lars. Consequently the Union $225 million on newspaper and checked with the various Govern­ magazine mailing, $192 million on ment agencies and .banks and de­ advertising mail; $155 million on termined that in almost every parcel post; $50 million on foreign country there are no restrictions mail; $33 million on airlines suD- on issuing American dollars to sidies and $55 million on special crewmembers, although they do services. First class mail brought have to be declared in many places. In a profit of $52 million. Further the Union has obtainedcobs BAY, Ore.—Irked by the refusal of the Olson Steamship Company to sign a contract with the Communist-dominated Na­ tional-Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards, West Coast longshore­ men started a slowdown move against the company's ships. As a result the Olson company has tied up two of its ships, the Barbara Olson and Karen Olson and is fac­ ing difficulties in operating the other, vessels. Longshoremen here, apparently under orders from Harry Bridges, were handling only three loads an hour on the Olson vessels. Oldon has rejected an NUMC&S demand for a contract, althoix'h he was told that the ships wou : be worked Swap yams or watch the fights normally if a contract waf ^gned. on television with your old ship­ Under present circumstances, do shipping operator on the West mates at the Port O" Call—YOUR Coast can sign a' contract for the union-owned and union-operated stewards department until the bar. Bring your friends — where NLRB certifies a union to repre­ sent the stewards department. At AT SIU HBUKMIARTERS you're always welcome. And thS present the MCS-AFL, an SIU af­ tab won't fracture that payoff. 4th Aw. A 20lh St. • Iraehfifn filiate, is vying for control with the NUMC&S. OWNED AND OPERATED The 'longshoremen's action In by lh« Howing down ini Olson ships again SEAFARERS IKTERNATIONAl UNION points up the direct link between y>—ATUMflC AMD GUlf WSTRia A,PA. the NUMC&S and Harry Bridges. For the time being Olson is try­ ing to operate his shi|Ml out iA other ports than Coos Bay. PO Loses Dough On Most Mail Co. Rejects Red Union, Ships Idled L s AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY ^ ARE GLAD TO NOTE that there has been a sudden rise of interest in Washington on the future of our maritime industry. Several committees are looking, into 'the shipping picture from all angles and the experts are being called in to give their points of view on what the industry needs. It's a little unfortunate then-that up until now there has been con­ siderable disagreement between the spokesmen for the shipowners. Representatives of the tramp operators, the major subsidized lines, and the unsubsidized shipowners have all presented different points of view. In some instance^! they haye contradicted each other pretty strongly. This is understandable because each of these three sections of the industry has Its own special problems and Interests. However, it does the industry little good in Washington if there are so many different points of view expressed by those who should have a common interest and a unified purpose. The Representatives and Senators who want to draft a forward-looking shipping pro­ gram, find that difficult Job made twice as hard when the experts they call In disagree on just what's needed. It's plain though that all the industry representa­ tives are agreed that some kind of broad Govern­ ment program is pecessary to assure a solid future for the merchant marine. Under such circumstances, it would appear that they can meet on some common ground. It seems desirable then, for all sections of the Industry to get together on some kind of a minimum program that would include all the points that they can agree on. Then they would be In a position to go to Congress and say that this. In their opinion, is what the maritime industry needs. By using this approach, the chances of getting a solid, basic maritime program would be much better. There's no question that many in Congress are interested and concerned about the fate of American shipping. If they had a solid program to consider, the possibility of favorable Government action would be much brighter. AFTER MUCH STUDY YOUR UNION IS NOW IN THE PROCESS of preparing a Seafarers handbook that will contain much information of value to the Seafarer about the Union and the in­ dustry. In fact we intend to make this handbook a handy guide for the Seafarer that he can carry around with him wherever he goes for quick and easy reference on a number of matters. Among the items that are going into this handbook are our Union contracts and constitution; shipping rules; how to conduct meetings; a history of the SIU; currency exchange rates; SIU hall directory; customs regulations and similar material. This handbook, is something we have had in mind for quite some time. Many Seafarers in the past have expressed a desire for this kind of information and made suggestions as to what such a handbook should include. Now that we are in the process of making it up, we would like to hear from the men on the ships what they think should go into the book. Let's knock the idea around ~a little so that we can make sure to turn out the finest and most useful hand­ book of its kind for the seafaring man. THE SEAFARERS ON THE CLAIBORNE DID THEMSELVES proud-in real SIU fashion recently when they rescued 2a crewmembers off the stem of a Liberiah tanker that broke in half during a North Atlantic storm. It appears that these tankermen yrvre in bad shape because they had no radio and no other way of calling for help other than a few flares. However a sharp-eyed lookout on the Claiborne spotted the drifting half of the tanker. Although the seas and wind were still plentyf ough, the Claiborne succeeded In taking all 28 men off the wreck without serious injury. Unfortunately 10 other seamen on the bow were lost before the Ciaiborae came on the scene. This kind of rescue work by the Claiborne crew under difficult con­ ditions deserves the'-highest praise. It's a good example of the efficient and capable seamen that are now manning American-flag ships. TALK ABOUT EFFICIENT SEAMEN BRINGS TO MIND A LETTER your Union received from the crew of the John Paul Jones. These brothers had nothing but the bighest praise for the skipper, W. J. Atkinson, for the manner in which he handled the ship and the crew. The crew said that Captain Atkinson gave full cooperation to the men on mail problems and other matters, and lived up to the Union agreement all down the line.- In tura~ he expected the men to per­ form their work In a. proper fashion. These are the kind of relations that work for the best interests of all concerned. At one time ' it was almost traditional-among seamen that an enmity-should exist between the officers and the unlicensed crew. And there are still skippers, mates and engineers who like to throw their weight aroimd and hard-time the Seafarer. As Seafarers know, the Union will notliestitate to take up a beef against this kind .of treat­ ment. We ask no quarter and will ^ve none where the rights of our people are concerned. But we are always glad to hear of the other kind of shipboard rela­ tionship that's based on mutual respect of ofticers and crew for each other's abilities and duties. - The. situation on the John Paul Jones Appears to b» a very good ekample of ail men on the ship pulling to* gether lor the §ate^ and conifort of everybody concerned^ : il 'i' il �May IS, 195S i I - •r : SEAFARERS Para Fir* LOG Sen. Wagner, Author Of Labor's 'Magna Carta' "'I t?l I One of labor's staunchest friends, former US Senator Robert F. Wagner, died in New York on May 4 after a lengthy illness. More than any single individual, he was responsible for the —^: —0; growth of organized labor as ' a result of the National Labor Relations Act which he spon­ Former CSU Official Now Owners Aide sored. Wagner served in the iSenate for 23 years, from 1926 until ill health forced his retirement in 1949. Dur­ ing that time he led the fight for a whole raft of legislation which was the core of the New Deal program of the 30's. Included among the acts he Au­ thored were the National Industrial MONTREAL—A former official Recovery Act (NRA); the Social Se­ of the Communist-dominated Cana­ curity Act, which set up the old dian Seamen's Union, now defunct, age pension program; several Fedhas turned up as negotiating repre­ sentative for Canadian shipowners. T. J. Houtman, once secretarytreasurer of the CSU, is now serv­ ing as secretary of the Canadian Lake Carriers Association, a newlyformed 'shipowner organization that is bargaining with the SIU Canadian District. The quick transformation of the one time associate of leading Cana­ dian Communists to the side of the shipowners was accompanied by a torrent of anti-union talk when the Canadian District met with the as­ sociation to negotiate a new con­ tract. Robert F. Wagner Leads Fight on Union Since he and his associate's were eral housing acts, and the Labor put out of business when the Cana­ Relations Act, known popularly as dian District wrested control of the Wagner Act, Gateway For Unions Canadian seamen from the CSU, it The last-named legislation' was wasn't surprising that Houtman took the lead in attacking the SIU what he was best known for, as it and blocking the progress of nego­ was under the Wagner Act that unions were able to organize many tiations. The Canadian District charges millions of American workers who that Houtman is hoping to weaken had no representation before that the SIU in Canada and pave the time. The law was commonly way for a revival of those elements called labor's 'magna carta.' Before being elected to the Sen­ who led the CSU. It was pointed out that Houtman was the only one ate, Wagner served for ten years of the former CSU officials to work in the New York State legislature, his way. back into the indqstry on 1908 to 1916. A native of Germany the management side. All the v/hp came here during his child­ others are working shoreslde In a hood, Wagner worked his way variety of jobs not connected with through school, receiving his law degree in 1900. the industry. YOUanif fiie SIU CONtriYUTION From Article XVII "This Union ma/ publish pam­ phlets, journals, newspapers, magazines, periodicals, and gen­ eral literature, in such manner as ma^ be determined, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership." rouft RKWrs ANP flflVaKJES AS SIU ARg OUARANrSED BY YOUR coMsnruTBSH a>RE <S .DES|C?M^ to ACQUAB^T YOU wnu • THESe;: piOHtS , AhiO ERIVItPOJS; Highlight of recent Phiiadeiphia branch SIU meeting was presentation of membership books to men off several Atlantic shiifs, during session attended by more than 50 tankermen present in port at the time. Administering the oath of obligation to the Union was Port Agent Steve Cardullo (back to camera, center), flanked by.. Patrolman Johnny Hetzeii (left) and Organizer Frank Rose. Fed-Up Atlantic Men Cut Ties With Company Union Enthusiastic over the prospects for an early SIU victory in the fleet, Atlantic tankermen are openly notifying the company that its "independent" Atlantic Maritime Employees Union no longer represents them. Copies of AMEU withdrawals sent to company offices in mates' work almost exclusively. It's company stooges and fired out of Philadelphia from men oti either that, or the work just isn't the fleet. nearly 75 percent of the ships in the fleet have reached SIU head­ quarters in the last two weeks alone. SIU organizers point out that this number Is in addition to withdrawals received earlier, in­ cluding many from men on vaca­ tion and on shore relief. Better to Save $12 Statements accompanying the withdrawal notices stated that At­ lantic seamen were completeiy fed-up with the "no-representation, do-nothing" AMEU, and that they could find a better use for the $12 in dues taken out of their vacation pay each year. "I'm no short-timer here, and I'm still waiting for them to live up to the prom­ ises that were made when I joined," said Joe LaCorte, pump­ man on the At­ lantic Trader. "We don't make the same kind of money that SIU men do, and it doesn't look like LaCorte we ever will either, even though we do the same work." LaCorte's beef was echoed by many, and is a fundamental one with the tankermen. They called attention to the fact that Atlantic even went to the trouble of making base pay and overtime rates a few dollars higher on the amount of overtime the unlicensed men could make. On many of the ships, for ex­ ample, butterworthing has become done. Meanwhile, SIU organizers are asking those Atlantic men who have had their fill of the AMEU and have openly quit that outfit, to notify the SIU of their action. In addition, if they want to send their withdrawal statements to Atlantic via the SIU, the Union will guar­ antee their delivery to the com­ pany so that they will no longer be clipped for AMEU dues. Urged To Stay On At the very beginning of the SIU campaign, the SIU urged the men in Atlantic to join the AMEU and see how it works, so that they could get an accurate picture of the "un­ ion" which was supposedly "repre­ senting" them. Another reason for this was the feeling that it would be safer for the tankermen to stay "on the inside," in order to avoid being hard-timed or fingered by However, the beginnings of an AMEU withdrawal movement indi­ cated that Atlantic men have had more than enough of AMEU's inac­ tion in their behalf, as well as its tactics during the campaign. Quittitig Ship? Notify Union A reminder from SIU headquarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replacement. Fail­ ure to give notice before paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning requirements and needlessly -make their work tougher for your shipmates. Safeguarding Their Payoff Federal Sales Tax Seen Next On the beach and on the ships the SIU membership is fully informed of the goings-on in the organiza­ tion through its bi-weekly 28page newspaper. Booklets on various educational subjects are also published from time to time. i&iiv A Federal sales tax is next in line in the administration's tax plans, according to CIO President Walter Reuther. He predicted that Congress would kill the ex­ cess profits tax, saving corpora­ tions billions of dollars, while at the same time, hitting the little man with a sales tax. ~ Reuther also said that Congress would take no action to cut income taxes paid by workers, despite talk of an il percent across-ither board, reduction plan< Theodore Michaleas (right), wiper, and Roy Guild, AB, play safe with r;syoff. In New York hall, Mike Cuchlssl, hq. employee, makes out money order for Guild, while Michaleas waits to buy batch of traveliera checks. Service is also available now on SIU ships. �-.{-"-'v ' ' '- "kf' • • • :;. ->• T'' •<" • " • • Mas 1«. SSAfARERS IPG Vur* Sis SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON The strongest merchant marine in the world today *stiU is the fleet under the US flag but it is steadily losing strength. At the end of World War II our ships were carrying as-much as 67.5 percent of our foreign commerce, while today we are carrying far less*. Thus, the problem before the Congress, if the industry can present the problem in a unified manner, is how to stop this deterioration and maintain a mer­ chant marine adequate for our national interests, primarily, and capable of carrying our commerce. There can be no doubt but that the present-position of our fleet is the result of influences of the two World Wars. Nothing less than* war could have made our merchant marine achieve its relative high position, but if the overall situation is not carefully reviewed soon, the Ameri­ can merchant marine once again will be at an extremely low ebb. 3^ Spiffed oiit in new uniforms New Orleans Beachcombers pose for photos. They are (kneelins, leftrifht) Russell Rirst, Norman Smith, outfield; Joe Peluso. short; John Maher, pitcher; Kenneth Kirst, outfield. Standins (left-iisht) Joe Brandt, nUT. and flrst; Carl Ohlsson, third; Frank Maher, catcher; Joe Bodenheimer, second; Ray Sontas, John Griffau, pitchers; Ed Kopp, utility. Not present, John Mitcheil, pitcher; Henry Hirsch, first; Allen Moreau, third; and William Weinbery, utility. Union Nine Starts NO Title Play Brandt takes throw in attempt to eatch basenuiner. Sia COMMITTEES '1 I I I I AT WORK I NEW ORLEANS—With the coming of Spring, the Sea­ farers' Beachcombers have resumed play in the New Orleans Recreation Department jungle ball league. At their season's debut, the SIU aggregation lined up for pre-game photos by the LOG photographer. This event apparently left the doughty Seafarers stagestruck. They promptly went out and dropped an 8-2 decision to the French Market Cleaners nine. Last week, however, the Beach­ combers returned to the form that carried them to the finals of last season's city tournament and won the championship for them in the previous season. They downed the tough Schiro's Shoes club in a wellplayed 1-0 game. Win, lose or draw, however, the Beachcombers attach great impor­ tance to displaying the finest at­ tributes of good sportsmanship* and clean play. Strong Following During the several seasons they have played in the NORD circuit, the New Orleans SIU branchsponsored team has won many friends for Seafarers in the Cres­ cent City. It is unwritten law with the Beachcombers never to dispute an umpire's decision or engage in unsportsmanlike arguments with their opponents. The ^achcombers have issued challenge, through New Orleans Port Agent Lindsey J. Williams, to Mobile for a series of Jungle bail games on a home-an.d-home basis. Cal Tanner, Mobile agent, sent word a team is being groomed in that port for the coming Summer play. Jungle ball is played with a regulation soft ball on a field that is intermediate in dimensions be-, tween the diamonds Used for base­ ball and Softball. The main function of an SIU group and all evidence was in, the ship's delegate is to act on behalf committee put him on probation of the crew in its dealings with for a year and levied a fine against officers while at sea. him. Recently on one ship a depart­ i t i ment delegate got the notion Another case heard by this same somehow that he was entitled to committee dealt with a Seafarer's special privilege by virtue of that neglect of obligations to the detri­ office. As a result he declined to ment of his shipmates. In this in­ turn on occasion, feeling he didn't stance, the man involved was part have to work because ho was a of a new crew that had signed on delegate. Besides not canying his a ship. The vessel happened to be own end he covered up for others in bad condition, with considerable who didn't do their work properly. cleaning up necessary in galley, messroom and foc'sles before it No Representation NaturaUy, his attitude and ac­ would be in sanitary shape. tions hurt the ientire crew as he When asked to help clean up couldn't give his the ship for the benefit of all, he department prop­ refused to pitch in declaring he er representation didn't care what shape the ship or present their was in as long as he got his money. beefs to the of­ Subsequently, he decided hf didn't ficers, if he wasn't like the ship and walked off with­ doing s his own out notice, leaving the crew shortjob. And he made handed. Regular member^p meet­ It doubly tough Here again, It was a case of one ings in .SIU headquarters, and for those who man's action being harmful to his at all branches are held eyeiy had ' to pick up shipmates who would have had to GUllS his slack. work shortiianded and live under second Wednesday, night at. 7 PM. The .schedule for the As a .result, charges were filed ^unsanitary editions if it was' up next fewmeeting84sa8fbllovvs£< against him in Philadelphia, and to hiin., Cfhksequently the commit­ 20i Juim 3, .June : 17, were heard by a committee eon- tee decided to fine him and put , May July 1. . , . • aisting of' Clarence De Chenue,- .hhn on probation during which AU Seafarers registered on Doaald Moore, William Davies^ time be Urduld have an op­ the shipping list, are . GUlif and H. X Pierce; After portunity tO' show his willingness ' tb ntten^ tbe meetings;.!; ' ' ^ the, mm ai^arcd rbefore the to liv* up 'tO^SIU Itandardi, h vw.-'- " Meeting Ni^hi Every 2 Weeks t 4" President Eisenhower, Congress, the Department of State and the Maritime Administration once again are being confronted with the unsound argument that , foreign nations are Justified in discriminatory practices because of the 50-50 shipping provisions in the Mutual Se­ curity Agency law. Under'the statute, 50 percent of all US-financed cargoes moving abroad must move in US ships. Establishment of a special commission is being pushed by the Presi­ dent to make « thorough review of our foreign economic policy. This can mean one thing for US shipping interests—namely, that the com­ mission will review, and recommend repeal, of the existing 50-50 ship­ ping provisions in the law. Secretary of State DuUes.sa powerful figure in the Eisenhower Cabi­ net, wants the shipping law repealed. Harold Stassen, head of Mutual Security Agency, on the other hand, believes the law should be r^ viewed by the President's proposed commission, which, in effect, means that Stassen would just a.s soon see the law removed completely. The shipping industry has a fight on Its hands once again in this respect. •^ During the first week of this month, the House Merchant Marine Committee began public hearings on proposals submitted by the mari­ time industry to strengthen all segments of the American merchant marine—^both liner and tramp operators. These recommendations of the industry, if approved by Congress, indeed would be very helpful to US operators and seamen—but it is doubtful if Congress is in the proper frame of mind to okay them. Here's the line-iip as to what the different segments of industry want: (1) For the first time in many years, US tramp owners are pushing for legislation to make them eligible to receive Government operating subsidy. However, this bill has very little chance of being passed by Congi-ess at this time. Congress should seriously consider the tramp proposal because the US tramp fleet consists of some 160 vessels, certainly an important part of our merchant fleet. The proposal of the tramps will tend to focus attention by Congress on the following important basic ques­ tions: How big of a merchant marine does this country need? What types of tonnage should it Include? How much assistance, in terms of taxpayers dollars, will an adequate fleet require? Docs the national interest Justify such an expenditure? • (2) Unsubsidized lines, through the Association of American Ship Owners, are putting on a Congressional campaign, to eliminate the present operating subsidy principle and subriitute a limited wage subsidy for the account of licensed and unlicensed personnel.. Such subsidy would be measured by the difference between foreign, wage, costs and the lower of (a) actual American wage costs or (b) constructive American wage costs based on the full-time monthjy earnings in basic American industries of employees in occupations determined to be most comparable with those on shipboard. This proposal is being bitterly contested, and has little chance of being passed by Congress. <3) The National Federation of American- Shipping, representing primarily the subsidized lines, a few nqnsubsidized companies, and some tankers, has proposed th#'fpllowing ideas to Congress: (a) Restrict­ ing operations of the Military Sea Transportation Service <a Joint ArmyNavy transportation service) on the gi'ound that there has been com­ petition with juivate US companies; (b) Removing the Comptroller General of the US as the Judge over the amount of war risk insuranco or Just compensation to be received by ship lines in avcnt of loss of vessels during emergency; (c) Uniform period -of depreciation add accelerated amortization on ocean-going ships under the US flag, so at to allow shipowners, during profitable periods, to amortize the initial cost of ships, thereby having^n opportunity to recoup original invest­ ments—this principle is recognized by many foreign nations, but, even so, will be opposed by the US Treasury Department; and <d) a measure relating to mortgage insurance so as to help US shipowners finance new construction. ' (3) The 15 American subsidized lines have proposed the following, program: fa) Scrap low-speed and inefficient ships in Government's laid up fleet and strengthen the reserve fleet with transfers of ships retired from active service; (b) continue the system of tax deferments for shipping which encourage accumulation, of funds for ship replaceiTucot; (c) strengthen America's domestic fleet and; expand number of ocean­ going tankers and ore.carriers; (d) cooperation between Government, and industry to assure that a maximum amount of US foreign trade is carried in American ships; <e) eliminate discrlndnatory practices of other nations harmful .to US shipping in foreign ports; rand <f) make savings In use of taxpayers funds by withdrawing Government ships frqm tr^de routes where private shipping can,provide service. Aithough. many of the abpve proposal^ arc oif major imj^rfince to the ., .^erican merchant, maftne, Washington' marit|me obscmys 4o not ; feel, they have any chance of passage by'jdo'ngress. • . �V-:r>A- J :•- .« J- .<,;r/0? Pare ScTM .if 5 EAFARERS Mar 15, IMS LP & Study Deceased ^-Pdy Saa'-'Laws' TtDELANDS OIL BILL PASSES—^After a month long debate the Senate voted to approve the controversial tidelands oil biil by 56 to 35. The biil gives title to offshore oil reserves to the states adjoining them instead of the Federal government. Three states without reserves, Rhode Island, West Virginia and Arkansas, declared they would test the biil in the courts, on the grounds that profits from tideland/ oil exploitation should be distributed nationally. J, J, AID. PROGRAM REQUESTS TRIMMED TO 5.8 BILLION—The Eisenhower administration will ask Congress to vote $5.8 billions in aid to Europe and Asia under the mutual security program. This is con­ siderably less than the budget request originally drafted by the Truman administration, but actually is just a little under the money that Con­ gress voted last year. An increasing percentage of the aid will go to Asiatic countries. it • 3^ us COMMUNIST $$ MANIPULATIONS TOLD—Part of the story of how the US Communist Party fin^tnced its operations here was told by well-known screen producer Robert Rossen at a House UnAmerican Activities Committee hearing. Rossen said that he was taxed four to five percent of his salary by the Party, plus innumer­ able contributions to Party fronts. He estimated that the Party milked him for $40,000 over a ten-year period, and other high-priced Hol, lywood figures were similarly taxed. 3> it it WEST GERMANY ACKNOWL­ EDGES NAZI PLOT — The West German government has conceded that seven Germans originally ar­ rested by British authorities were leaders of a serious Nazi conspir­ acy. At the time of the arrests the German government had called them unjustified. Subsequent in­ formation has convinced them that Movie producer Robert Rosson the plot was genuine and wide­ explains Communist financial spread, and had the support of methods to Congressional com­ Fascist groups in France, Belgium mittee. and England. ' t t t % is, ^ SUEZ CANAL TALKS FALTER—Negotiations between England and Egypt over the fate of British military bases in the Suez Canal zone have broken down after ten days of discussions. The Egyptians want all British troops to get out of Egypt immediately while the British are pressing for some kind of temporary arrangement until Egypt is prepared to take over defense of the area. , TRUCE TALKS ON ROLLER COASTER—Renewed truce talks in Korea made slow progress' as Communist and UN negotiators found themselves at disagreement over war prisoner issue. Communist nego­ tiators were trying to set up an arrangement whereby the prisoners who didn't want to return would be under pressure to do so after the truce. They also disagreed with the UN on selection of a neutral nation. Meanwhile, increased Communist military activity in Indio-Cliina casts further doubt on the Communists' peaceful intentions. Changes In regulations dealing with wages and effects of deceased and deserted seamen are now under consideration in the House Judiciary Committee. The changes cover « broad and comprehensive list pf laws on the subject. Under the new proposals,^^ drafted by Representative for benefit of sick and disabled with a copy of the entry. . . Property and money forfeited Reed of Illinois, the following seamen. If a seaman is accused of desert­ because of desertion, shall be ap­ would take place: If a seaman dies on a ship go­ ing, an entry must be made in the plied first to the expenses of the ing to a US port, the master shall log and witnessed by the mate or ship occasion by the desertion, and turn over any money due and un­ one of the crewmembers. 'If the the rest to be paid to the shipping sold effects to the shipping com­ man is present, he has to bfe served commissioner. missioner in the port. If the ves­ sel touches a foreign port first, the skipper has to report the case to the consulate who may take over the effects and wages and give the captain a receipt. The captain then turns the receipt over to the ship­ ping commissioner. If the consulate does not take A total of 10 men were known dead and seven others over the effects, they are turned in to the shipping commissioner at missing after the Henry Steinbrenner, a Great Lakes ore the first US port. ship, crashed into "The Rock of Ages" in Lake Superior and Must Supply Account sank. Some 14 members of her ^ The captain is also required to 31-man crew were picked up ing out the high winds and heavy supply the shipping commissioner by rescue vessels, including seas in the area at the time of the with a full account and deductions, the ship's captain. wreck. They all stood by, ready if any, which must be entered in to lend assistance if necessary, but The freighter, which was a the ship's»log. A captain who fails other rescue craft got to the scene "hard luck ship" for the past 52 to follow the above procedure can first. So far, despite the many ship be held accountable for the money years, sank within half an hour losses on the Lakes, not one SIUafter she rammed the rocks, which and effects plus a penalty of triple manned ore ship or grain ship has the value. Money which is not been lost. properly turned over is recover­ Former Disaster Scene able in the courts. Another Great Lakes ore ship Should a seaman die in a foreign went down off the same rocks in port leaving some of his property June of 1947. At that time, 12 lives ashore, the consulate can take were lost. charge and sell the effects, send­ The Henry Steinbrenner was ing the proceeds from the sale prematurely launched in 1901 to to the Coast Guard Commandant. escape a fire in the shipyard at When a seaman dies ashore in Port Huron, Jdich. The vessel was the US and has unpaid wages or sunk in 1909 in a collision, but she effects due him, the company is was raised and put back into obligated to turn them over to the service. shipping commissioner of the port. The survivors said that the CG Hears Claim winds had ripped off half of the Claims dealing with the money ship's huge hatch covers before the and effects of a seaman that are crash, and Captain Albert Stiglin turned over to the Coast Guard had sent an SOS and said he was The course of the Henry shall be heard by a Coast Guard Steinbrenner, from Duluth to abandoning ship after he found examiner. The legal beneficiaries the seas were pounding into the Cleveland, is shown by the of a seaman may collect the effects open hatches. Then the ship solid and broken lines. The and money if the examiner directs crashed into the rock, a 30-foot cross shows where she met her the Coast Guard to turn them over jagged point on the southwest tip end. accordingly. of Isle Royale. The Coast Guard is entitled, at are marked by a lighthouse on top. The freighter Joseph Thompson its discretion, to sell the effects The position of the crash was mid­ picked up five of the survivors and and hold the proceeds as wages way between the Michigan and took them into Detroit. Other ves­ are held. If no claims are filed for Canadian shore on Lake Superior. sels picked up the other nine sur­ them, the proceeds and wages are A number of SlU-manued Great vivors, .while other ships in the , to be turned into the US Treasury Lakes ships, in the area, were rid­ search reported finding 10 bodies. : 'Hard Luck' Lakes Ship Sinks, Ten Known Dead YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Can Synthetics Help Seafarers? The new synthetic materials (Orion, Dacron and Dynel) have a special interest for Seafarers. If wisely chosen these new garments can make washing and pressing clothes easier and make possible, carrying a smaller ward­ robe on trips. But you need to know what you're buying and avoid going -overboard on these garments. They're expensive. You'll also often find these , new fibers mixed with the old familiar ones. For example, nylon, Orion or Dacron arc often blended with rayon to achieve some of the wear resistance and "stability" of the new fibers, but at rayon's lower cost. • So from now on when you buy clothes It will be impor­ tant to look at the garment label to make sure just how much of each fiber is in the fabric. As a shopping rule of thumb, a blend should contain at least 12-15 per cent of a particular fiber to have some of its characteristics, and closer to 35 to 50 per cent to really resemble the costlier fibers. Thus, cotton work pants with 12-15 per cCnt nylon do take on soiae of nylon's ability to resist abrasion, al­ though they are Still basically cotton. A suit of rayon and i Orion (or Dacron) . should have close to 35-50 per cent of the Orion or Dacron to resemble these costlier materials. Now Expensive It's unwise' to invest- much money in these new costly' . garments, even when they have undeniable advantages for yoii. New materials are always extra expensive when first introduced because of thbir novelty and because produc­ tion is .still limited. Remember how expensive nylon shirts, were .at first?' Oriou and Dacrnn.are expected to . • be cheapervhi« ypik nr. ^0 its ppoduction facilities expand • •nd as they I face more competition from other new fibers : like dynel andacrllan-' ' , • -.'.i.- Here are the good and bad points of the. new fabrics, and where they may be useful to you: Both Orion and Dacron have excellent wear resistance, wrinkle recovery and shape retention, are easy to wssh, dry quickly and need little ironing. Or a blend cf one of these synthetics with wool helps the wool hold its crease in humid weather. A blend of cotton and Orion, as in work clothes, makes a garment quicker-drying. Dacron is more resilient, has a high degree of "wetness stability" and is the strongest fiber developed so far. But Orion fabrics or blends cost less than Dacron and thus are sometimes a better value for similar uses. These new materials have disadvantages too. Dacron lends to "rough up"—form little pills of fiber. By them­ selves, synthetic materials have a glossiness which some men don't like. Too, a cigarette ash melts a hole in these fabrics which is difficult to repair. Nor do the new syn­ thetic -materials (including nylon and dynel) abso^ b per­ spiration readily, which for some uses like socks and underwear detracts from their desirability. Also, a guar­ antee of color-fa'^tness is vital when you buy a colored garment of these new fibers that you intend to wash. This of course is no problem with white shii;ts. Summer Suit Improvements Blends of the newer and older fiber combine some of the best features of each.' A blend of Orion or Dacron with rayon in satisfactory proportions provides a suit with some of the wear ivsistance. and shapf retention of the costlier fibers and the money-Mving .virtue of rayon. For example, a man's lightweight sqit of rayon and Orion or Dacron costs less than $40« but an allrDacron suit costs close to $75. - Nylon, Orion and Dacron dress shirts have both virtues and disadvantages. You may be able to get'along on a trip with Just one 0^ two such shirts for dress wear. But thejr Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying are expensive. You can buy two or three high-count broadcloth shirts for the price of one of the synthetic-fiber types. And the broadcloth will look neater. The syn­ thetics are transparent, have a high gloss and in the case of nylon, at least, must be fitted more loosely than a cot­ ton shirt because nylon lacks resiliency. Of the synthetic shirts, nylon costs least (about $5), Or­ ion (about $6-$7) and Dacron (about $11). In this price relationship, Orion is comparatively better value because of its crease-resistance, stability and absorbency at not much more than the cost of nylon. Dacron has most sta­ bility and durability, and would -require least ironing, even none, but its price in the early years of production is wellnigh prohibitive. For sports shirts, acetate rayon has some nylon charac­ teristics in' that it dries almost as quickly, but is not as strong. A blend of acetate and nylon is a good choice where greater durability than acetate provides, is wanted, but at less cost than an all-synthetic. Underwear shorts of nylon or Orion are costly. Even "; if more durable/than the usual cotton, they seem to have ^ little other value to justify their price except their use­ fulness In traveling because they dry quickly (so does ade- ' tate rayon for much less mqney). If you find your work clothes rub out quickly at certain points as at knees or crutch, a blend of nylon in the cotton material (12-15 per cent nylon) aids abrasion-resistance. For socks, the synthetic fibers have advantages in their great degree of durability. Men who prefer wool socks should-also consider the merits of the new dynel socks. Dj oel is another new synthetic fiber resembling wool in warmth and wear-resUtance, but has the further advantage of being easily wartiable without shrinking, and of drying quickly. However, dynel socks, like the other synthetit materials, don't nbsbrh perspiration easily. �... SEAFARERS Ptxe Eicht Seafarer Sees Brother, First Time Since 1930 People change a lot over the years, and when you haven't seen a brother for over 23 years, it's a big event^when you meet. That's the way John Coyle, night cook and baker on the Northwestern Victory (Victory Carriers) felt when "I sent a wire home, telling them he got together with his I (Wouldn't leave Liverpool but ask­ ing if any of the family could come brother in Liverpool. "It was. back in 1930," says Coyle, "when I last brother. That was the time that I left Ire­ land and headed for the United States. My brother was a mere 11 years old at that time, and I was a lot younger too." Since then, John sailed SIU during the last war, hitting different ports throughout the world, but never getting to go home. When the war ended, John decided to settle down ashore, and opened a delicatessen of his own in New York. The busi­ ness went all right, but soon John was wanting to go back to sea again, so in 1951, he took his SIU book out of retirement and caught a freighter off board in the New York hall. ^ * His last trip, on the Northwestern Victory, took him to Liverpool. "As soon as we arrived," says he. Mobile Will Clear Bay Of Sewage MOBILE—Spurred by the pro­ tests of AFL maritime unions strongly supported by the SIU in this port, the City of Mobile finally has settled upon a program aimed at clearing the waters of Mobile Bay of pollution that threatened this area's - big oyster industry. An $8,500,000 program provid­ ing for construction of sew.-vge dis­ posal plants to eliminate the dump­ ing of raw sewage in the bay was approved by city officials. The project was included in a $20,000,000 public works program expected to require five years for comple­ tion. The big project was approved after a year-long campaign con-, ducted by Urban Bosarge, presi­ dent, and a committee of his SIUaffiliated Mobile Bay Seafood Union. Other public works listed in the improvement program include im­ provement of existing water and sewer mains, extensive street pav­ ing and a storm drainage system. Mobile's oyster industry is a multi-miliion-dollar-a-year b u s iness. Production was curtailed during the last two seasons be­ cause of bay pollution. Have Your ttating Listed In Book Bosuns and stewards receiv­ ing the new membership book now being issued by the Union are cautioned to make sure that their ratings are stamped into the book. If the book is not stamped accordingly, the dispatcher will not ship the man for that rating. As a result, some mm holding those ratiaga adSS to see me. "As it turned out, my kid brother is now in the RAF and is stationed in London. The family called him, and he got right down to Liverpool. I never recognized him when he came aboard the ship. After all, he was only 11 the last time I saw him. "We didn't have too much time, just that night and the next day, but we sure made an occasion of the meeting. We went into town, and celebrated and talked of the old times. It was good seeing him. I guess I'll be getting another ship back to there shortly, and the next time, I'm going to get home." Canada SIU Nixes Phony Ship Union Fifteen ships of the Hall Cor­ poration formerly under contract to an "independent" union have, now been signed by the SIU Cana­ dian District. Approximately 400 seamen are involved in the change­ over which put an end to the in­ dependent outfit that was currently operating as a branch of District 50, United Mineworkers. Previously the independent union had a chai-ter from the Canadian Congi-ess of Labor, but the charter was withdrawn shortly after it was issued when the CCL found that the independent union was little more than a dues collect­ ing agency. Elimination of the independent union is a second major victory for the Canadian District, which previously had put the Communistdominated Canadian Seamen's Union out of business. M£ETY<x»/ea.oswiPMATBSAriUeSIUSom AT THE UHION HALL 47HAVEANP207HSr. /NBCCOk'LYW.SvVAP YAmS AhlDWAlClA THEF/smsoNlV. mw LO\^f>RtCBS AMP VO/fiE ALWAYS mLCOMBMEREAT You^ovvA/PLACE. OWHCPANDOTCRArtD er-me SEAFARERS miVNtON-Afff'AFL i -.-.j.V^v.-.;..- •.:- '"n- r ;/>r'»-v.'':,'Iir""-'-'>i.t: •• .•J>' \ LOG ." -• w •.„ Way 15, 1951 SBA¥CASH BENEFITS 0 (3 • SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS « REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID To fl.L/S3 From 1 No. Seafarers Receivine Benefits this Period R Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer 11 Total Benefits Paid this Period | /// 9 1 I 7O.7?/ ! S4, WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD U4 Hosoical Benefits Death Benefits Disability Benefits Maternity Benefits Vacation Benefits Total S.S^Re> if vy V fJiS op JA9£>O OA 37 7A " 'f 77/ ' • si WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY 1 Hosoital Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950* 1 \od Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * SF9 7/V U oo DisabUitv Benefits Paid Since Mav 1. 1952 • Maternity Benefits Paid Since Aoril 1. 1952 * AO Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 • Total • Date Beaefits Becan WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Cash on Hand Is Vacation Vacation Estunated Accounts Receivable g^eifare US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS 53Ea43lR5*/77 its Ro • />- D-iffSI yo f/ • COMMEINTSt During the first year that the maternity benefit has. been in existence a total of $104^600.00 vas paid out to the parents of the five hundred and twenty-three (23) babies. Since the anniTersary date of the maternity benefit p #11^000 has been paid in benefits to the parents of fifty-five (55) babies. A large number of men when filling out beneficiary cards or other benefit papers are failing to list their social secure ity numbers correctly. This slows down the processing of any benefits or claims^ so all men are cautioned to, be sure to list the correct social security jj/apers. Sdmitfi A1 ILtttrAssistm •.. and, remeiiiber this • • • All these are you» without contributing a sin^ nickel on yotir part---Colleeting SIU b«iefits is easy, whether it's ior hw^tat birth, disability ot death—Yw gat first rate personal service If �May 15, 195S SEAFARBRS LOG UNION TALK ' By KEITH TERPE All through Its'history, tha SIU has achieved a growing string of accomplishments as part of its enviable record on the waterfront. Always happy to toot its own horn on the occasion of some note­ worthy accomplishment, the Union has likewise always stood ready to pass out bouquets for a "good job, well done" by others, Thai's why SIU organizers in the Atlantic campaign have a few kind words these days for the supporters of Atlantic Rehning's so-called "independent union" set-up, the "Atlantic Maritime Employees Union." The AMEU people have gotten themselves into a position where they couldn't have done a better hatchet job on themselves if they tried. We think credit ought to go where credit is due. Dates Back To Job Dispute Tlie story behind all this maneuvering goes back a couple of months, to the time when the original book-job hassle started up, after the AMEU claimed the SIU could not provide jobs for all of its active bookmembers. The SIU put up $10,000, called on the AMEU to do the same, and then urged an impartial outfit to come in, look at its records and then certify the actual book to job ratio in the SIU for 1952, the period during which our job figures were questioned. AMEU made a lot of noise about this idea, but that's about all. It was never game enough to back up its own words, but the SIU has gone ahead anyway with plans to secure an impartial accounting organization to conduct the audit. In its turn, AMEU promis^ a full answer in its latest publications, but never did anything more than cloud things with a whole lot of other phony issues, including a harangue about where the SIU's money comes from, return. • Used SIU Cash Receipt As part of this essay on SIU income, it published copies of SIU dues receipts, one of them for a man named George Reese. Now George, as a staunch AMEU supporter, was probably only too happy to turn over his SIU records to the AMEU braintinist to do with as they pleased, since he, as an AMEU member, has just been officially seated in a cushiony job as an AMEU ship's delegate. Under the Atlantic set-up, each ship elects a delegate to represent It at the annual gathering of the AMEU clan in Philadelphia. All these delegates, along with top AMEU officials, make up the Fleet Council which, somewhere along the line during their two-months stay ashore, "negotiate" with management for contract improvements. Plenty has been said before about this type of "negotiating" and on the type of results it produces. In any event, George Reese was received as an accredited delegate, and in fact, a list of all the delegates, including Reese, was printed in ^he same issue of the AMEU publication which contained a copy of George's SIU cash receipt. The only ti'ouble is, as usually happens when these "independent" outfits go democratic, the AMEU has a "constitution," not a very good one. but a constitution all the same. One of the points it makes pretty plainly is that all delegates must have had a year's continuous employment in Atlantic's marine department during the year immediately preceding the date of their election. Provision Jn 'Constitution' No Obstacle But tliese kinky constitutions are pretty easy to push aside when your membership has no voice in what its "union" rfoes, so that's just what happened here. You see, George Reese's SIU cash receipt was dated July, 1952, just as big as life. He'd probably sailed SIU a while just to see what a real Union ship and conditions were like, all less than a year ago. His election is no more than a few weeks old now though, fven in the face of the AMEU constitution clause which would certainly seem to rule him out of the job and the AMEU out of line for keeping him there. But AMEU doesnt work that way. It has already turned out the rank-and-file delegates on three other ships, although they represented the majority of men on those ships, on various grounds, and then went through some of the motions of new elections until it got three dele­ gates it liked. None of this fuss and bother about constitutions and the rights of the majority for the AMEU. That's how it stayed in busi­ ness up until now. Put Number On Meeting Excuses Seafarers sending telegrams or letters td tha New York headquarters dispatch^er asking to be e.':cused from attending headquarters membership meetings must include the reg­ istration number of their shipping card in the message. From now on, if the number Is not Included, the excuse can­ not be accepted by the dis­ patcher. Scholarship Plan Looks To Future A;,:.V, , • Ex'SIU Stewardess Has Book Published A former Del Mar stewardess, Rosalie Rodrigue, has written a book about her more than four years at sea with the SIUcontracted Delta Line. The book, called "Oh For the Life Of A Stewardess," is being pub-'t lished by Comet Press of New contributed frequently to the Del York City, with June 3 as the Mar shipboard paper, the "Marissuing date.. Log." Right now she is working Oh Mrs. Rodrigue went to sea with a second book. the SIU late in 1946 and made the Aside from the life on ship­ maiden voyage on the"DeI Mar. board, the book is an account of Her husband and son, who were the South American way of life in both Seafarers, were lost together the ports that the Delta Line ships on a merchant ship during World regularly touch. Copies of the book War II.' She stayed on the Del are priced at $3.00. Mar regularly imtil September, 1951, when she retired her book and went to work ashore. Explaining the title of hef book Mrs. Rodrigue wrote, "most think Mich. Denies Idle Pay To Lake Crews By GEORGE F. BONEY (Boney, an SIU member, worked his way through the U. of Georgia, largely with his savings from go­ ing to sea, getting his degree in 1951. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the honorary scholarship society. At present. Brother Boney is in his last semester at Harvard Law School.) , The United States has grown rapidly into the largest industrial power on _ the face of the earth, largely because of our scientific and technical know-how. If, how­ ever, we are to continue to grow, and the average working man is to be able to own a modern home, a television set, a car, and better things in tlie future, we must con­ tinue to have a large body of welltrained men and women to keep our complex modern society.run­ ning. To this end, our Seafarei-s Scholarship Program is our in­ vestment in the future of America. It is also a pai't of our total Union program, wliich is making the life of all Seafarers and their families happier and secure. Need Great There are still many areas in the country where there ai-e not enough doctors, where schools are short of competent teachers. Here is where our Scholarship Program looks to the future. It is hoped that many of our scholar­ ship winners will go on to profes­ sional schools. The Plan provides for extra grants for some scholars who enter professional . schools like medicine, dentistry and law. This is a long-term plan which looks into the future. Cartoon History Of The SIU . The CMU began cracking during jhe 1946 General Strike .when the Marine Firemen openly c.'mdemhed It for the unauthorized use of its name. Also speed­ ing the end was Harry Bridges* sellout In <«dei^ phony settlement af the Marine Iloi^eerg'Jbee^^ Pace Nin» Mrs. RosaUe Rodrigue it is a glamorous life, but few know the really hard work a stewardness has on her hands most of the time. She must love the sea, water and people, and be as flexible as a rub­ ber band to all types of person­ alities." While on board the ship, she Prison Guards Organize In NY The union idea has passed thi-ough the gates of New York's famous Sing Sing Pi'ison. Guards at the state institution have joined the AFL State, County and Munic­ ipal Employees to eliminate what a union representative called "de­ plorable job conditions." Among the union's objectives are a 40-hour week for guards and correction of pay inequities. Prison officials were assured that the guards' charter contains a no-strike clause. Break-rp Ot The CMV The Communists handed Bridges his orders and he passed them on through CMU. as was proved when the CMU started actions clearly designed to strip member organizations of their rights and place the entire waterfront un^jqr ,^m^unlst,cori^:i,,^ DETROIT—The Michigan House Labor Committee has pigeonholed a bill that would have gi'anted un­ employment insurance on^ a yearround basis to Great Lakes Sea­ farers. The bill, supported by the SIU Great Lakes District and the Michigan Federation of Labor would have eliminated the defini­ tion of Lakes seamen as seasonal employees. As such they are only entitled to unemployment benefits during the Great Lakes shipping season, beginning the 3rd Sunday in March and continuing for the next 39 weeks. Passed By Senate The State Senate had already passed the bill and it had gone to the House committee for action. Five Republican members of the committee voted against reporting the measure to the floor of the State House. The effect of their action is to deny Great Lakes seamen unem­ ployment benefits during the Win­ ter months when the Lakes are closed to shipping because of ice conditions. The same bill was passed by both Houses* last year but was vetoed by the Governor because of some other amendments not bearing on seamen. It was believed that the bill would have succeeded this time if the House Labor Com­ mittee had permitted it to go out for a vote. .ir«. 37 Joseph Curran, NMU president, quit as CMU's co-chairman on December 24, 19416, saying that it had destroyed any unity among seamen's organizeti<ms. This marked the start of Curran's break with Commies and also, sounded CMU's death JmdL �; "i: ''?•'»? Page Ten SEAFARERS wmm LOG May IS. ISSS PORT BEPORN.... Mobile: Great Port Program Now Being Gonsidorod Payoffs were aboard Alcoa's Patriot, Corsair, Partner, Polaris and Cavalier and Waternfan's LaSalle and Monarch of the Sea. The Claiborne and LaSalle (Waterman and the Patriot, Partner, Polaris and Cavalier (Alcoa) signed on. In transit were the Pioneer (Alcoa) and the Dennison" Victory, Fairland, DeSota and Citrus Packer (Waterman). Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent New York: Keep Accnrale Recerds On Disputed Overtime about bum overtime that the men Lake Charles: know isn't legitimate. Claude Rimmons Assistant Sec.-Trcas. GIKM Service Payleg Retreaclive Wages New . Business has been booming in Wilmington: Shipping is still fair around this Up for consideration in Wash­ the Port of New York, and ship­ part of the countiry, and the job ington is a proposal that holds ping has continued at a fast pace situation keeps holding up same forth the promise of being the as before. for the past two weeks. There have greatest boon to shipping in the been plenty of jobs In all depart­ port of Mobile of any project to be During the past period, we were ments, and in many cases, the men suggested since the Alabama State honored by visits from the follow­ don't seem to want to take the -Shipping during the past two ing ships: the Winter Hill, Salem Docks program was begun 25 years weeks in this port has been fair, Maritime, Bents Fort, Paoli, Brad­ jobs. ago. • The ships that we paid off dur­ but it looks as if it will pick up ford Island, Lone Jack, Govern­ This measure calls for a vast Seattle: ing the past period were: the during the coming few weeks. ment Camp, Cantigny, Archers navigation improvement program Bradford Island (Cities Service), Shipping in this port is boom or Hope, Royal Oak and repeat visits in the Warrior River Basin which the Queenston Heights (Seatrade), bust periods seldom last longer from the Bents Fort and Winter serves the Birmingham' area, rated the Seatrain New Jersey, Seatrain than one week, and then we're Hill, all of the Cities Service fleet. the richest industrial and mining New York, Seatrain Texas and right back up there again. We The Sea Comet of Colonial and section in the South. The project Shipping has been mighty fine Seatrain Georgia (Seatrain), the hear that there will be eight tank­ the City of Alma of Waterman, already has the approval of US Engineers field ofhcers and has in this port, and it probably will Angelina, Elizabeth, Jean, Frances ers operating out of this port in also visited us. been placed before the Board of continue that way for some time. and Kathryn (Bull), the Robin Tux- the very near future, so that will Labor Front Smooth Engineers for Rivers and Harbors Everything has been going along ford (Robin), the Afoundria, Aza­ certainly help to keep the shipping picture very bright. On the labor front, everything by Alabama members of Congress. smoothly, and there are no real lea City, Andrew Jackson, and is smooth, and everyone is work­ Warhawk- (Waterman), the Coe ILWU Slowdown? The proposal, which has the beefs out here. The ILA held its annual conven­ Victory (Victory Carriers), the Petriple purpose of improving navi­ Right now, the ILWU is having ing. Of course, just a few miles from here, we trolite (Tanker Sag Harbor), the tion for the Pacific District in gation flood con­ a tough time supplying gangs for have the Paper trol and irriga­ Seattle, and discussed plans for the Sunion (Kca), the Steel Rover and some of the ships coming into Workers still out tion, has brought future and many policies affecting Steel Recorder (Isthmian), and the this area. We're not sure whether on strike at Eliz­ Greece Victory (South Atlantic). forth some inter­ their union on this coast. it's actually is shortage of men, or abeth, La., and J. Kackur is currently in the esting discussion Signed On whether it's a self-created short­ holding out among Mobile marine hospital In this port. He The vessels that signed on were: age. The commissars in Bridges' against every­ civic interests. served on the Gadsden as night the Robin Sherwood and Robin outfit can create such situations if thing that a JaMayor Charles A. cook and baker, and also held the Kirk (Robin), the Keystone Mari­ it suits their political purposes at bor.-hating boss Baumhauer and post of stewards department dele­ ner, Andrew Jackson and War- the time. * can throw at Thomas T. Mar­ gate while aboard. Tlie other mem­ hawk (Waterman), the Coeur There are a few of the oldtimers them. But these bers of the department report that tin, vice presi­ Maloney d'Alene Victory and Coe Victory on the beach here right now, in­ Aubert men are in the dent of the Gulf, he did a heads-up job as delegate. (Victory Carriers), the Western cluding: Harvey Hill, Bjorn GranMobile and Ohio railroad, differed He says that with a Union like the Rancher (Western Navigation), the berg, T. M. Henkle, J. J. Flanagan, right, and will win out. This owner sharply over tlie^ merits of the SIU behind him, it wasn't hard to Steel Fabricator (Isthmian), the A1 Burris, T. J. Shaw, J. Parrels of the paper mill is well-known around Florida, where his tactics proposition' in a recent impromptu do a good job, especially since he Petrolite (Tanker Sag Harbor), and and Carl Hm. failed, so now he's trying them in was working with the best contract the Hurricane (Waterman). debate on the subjedt. We had the Yaka, Bienville, Louisiana. All of Louisiana labor in the industry. The ships that visited this port John Railroads' Position B. Waterman and Mobilian is backing the union completely Payoffs in-transit were: the Antinous, La­ The railroads are "not opposed (Waterman), the in this fight. We paid off the Omega (Omega fayette, Morning Light and Chick­ to waterways development where Gulf Water (Met­ The retroactive pay checks from such development is proven to be Waterways), the Seavigil (North. asaw (Waterman), the Alcoa Pointro), the Burbank Cities .Service are beginning to .er, Bessemar Victory and Alcoa Seas), the Euge­ economically sound," Martin said. Victory (East­ roll in now, and all the boys nie (BuH), the Roamer (Alcoa), the Rosario and He coupled those comments with a ern), the Cuba around here are wearing real big Dorothy (Bull), the Abiqua and Sea Gale (Seaprediction the railroads would en­ Victory (Robin), smiles about the whole thing. traders), the Sea- Bradford Island (Cities Service), ter formal objections to the War­ the Anniston Those checks are really coming at victor (Orion), the the Calmar and Massmar (Calmar), rior system development. City (Isthmi­ the right time for some of the John the Seatrain Savannah, Seatrain Paul Jones Mobile is in a position to obtain an), and the Port- boys, and as we've Said before, (Dolphin) and the Louisiana, Seatrain New Jersey great benefit from the proposed mar and York- it's just like money in the bank. Liberty Bell and Seatrain Georgia and the improvements. Mayor Baumhauer mar (Calmar) in Now that they're getting it all in Granberg (Tramp Cargo). Julesburg (Terminal Tankers). argued. He pointed out that the here in-transit a lump sum, it sure makes a nice The Omega, waterways project figures signifi­ Collected OT during this period. piece of change. Seavigil, Seaviccantly in planning by US Steel for All of these ships had smooth Kackur We had the usual small beefs tor, John Paul payoffs, except the Steel Recorder, future heavy movements of iron OS Organizer ore fMm Venezeulan deposits Jones and Liberty. Bell all signed where there was a lot of disputed about overtime and repairs, and In view of these 'events, we through the port of Mobile to Bir­ back on again. The in-transits in­ overtime. After some argument, all of these were settled. However, nominate for our Seafarer of the mingham's great 'foundaries and cluded the Brightstar (Traders), we collected 200 hours- disputed we would like to warn any crews week Jesse Maloney, who was one and the Yaka (Waterman). mills. overtime for the crew. In situa­ heading to this port for bunkers of the men who helped organize Means Isthmian On the Liberty Bell, we had a tions of this type, the men should to get busy with their pencil and the Cities Service fleet. Jesse was US Steel means Isthmian to Sea­ beef about the master, mates and keep accurate records of the cir­ paper. If your vessel is headed for sailing Cities Service before the farers and this long range plan­ chief engineer doing some carpen­ cumstances, and give them to the this port for bunkers, and you SIU came along, and says that he'^ ning in turn could mean much to ter work, and collected some easy boarding patrolman. After some have any shortages aboard, please been sailing on Cities Service ever the SIU membership in this area overtime for our men for this work. argument, we found that a couple write us a letter and mail it before since t0\ try to make up for the in terms of an increased number Actually, we had no beef .with the of the men had turned in over­ you sail for here. Time is very conditions that he sailed under be­ of desirable jobs on the shipping officers, since this* was their first time they knew wasn't legitimate, short when a ship just comes in fore the SIU got a contract in the SIU ship and they thought they ust to "get even with the skip­ for bunkers, and if we can get a fleet. Jesse says that he tries to board in the Mobile Hall. The membership in this port was could do this work. We showed per." This sort of action just letter before you arrive, we can see the boys in Atlantic whenever saddened by the news of the death them the contract, however, and wastes the patrolman's time, and get to work on the problem and he can, so he can tell them the of Brother Colden (Blacky) Aubert the whole thing was straightened holds up the payoff. The patrol­ have everything straightened out way he earned his book in the best in the New Orleans USPHS Hospi­ out. man is there to see that you get by the tinae that you get here. Union in the world. John Arabasx Jeff Morrison tal on May 1. The SIU staff in the what you've got' coming, but has He says that he knows from Wilmington Port Agent Seattle Port Agent better things to do than to argue port of Mobile extends its sympa­ first-hand experience what it's like thy to the family of Brother Aubert to sail aboard an unorganized who had been a popular and mili­ tanker, and theri to see the dif­ tant member of the SIU since 1940. ference aboard the same ship once He usually sailed as bosun and the SIU comee in and hLs a con­ during the last 18 months had been tract protecting the crewmembers. shipping from the Pacific Coast, Pledge Support principally on the Seattle and Jeff Morrison, Agent Elliott 4334 FORT WILUAM.... 11814 Syndicate Ave. SIU, A&G District Ontario Phone: 3-3221 TAMPA 180«-mi N. Franklin St. The Lake Charles Metal Trades Aliskan run. Besides his widow. 103 Durham SL White, Agent . Phone 3-1323 PORT COLBORNB BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Ray Brother Aubert is survived by sev­ Earl Council is still negotiating with , Ontario Phone: 5591 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 Marine Ave. Sheppard. Ascnt Mulberry 4S40 John Arabasz. Agent 272 King St. E. Cities Service down here but the Terminal .4-2874 Tt^RONTO, Ontario eral children and a number of BOSTON 876 State St. HEADQUARTERS... .675 4th ^ EMpire 4-5719 Ave., Bklyn. James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 VICTORIA, BC 617'A Cormorant St. company is giving them the same close relatives in this area. SECRETARY-TREAStnUa Dispatcher Richmond 2-0141 Empire 4531 Paul HaU Back Wages GALVESTON 308V4 23rd St. VANCOUVER, BC SOS Hamilton St. stalling tactics. We are ready to ASST. SECRETABY-TBEASURERS Alsop. Agent Phone 2-8448 Lloyd Gardner Pacific 7824 give Joe Algina the support necessary to Alcoa has about completed pay­ Keith LAKE CHARLES. La .1413 Ryan St. Robert Matthews 304 Charlotte St. Joe Volpian' SYDNEY. NS... Phone 6346 the Metal Trades Council if they ing retroactive pay claims to the Leroy Clarke. Agent William Hail Phone 6-5744 Claude Simmons BAGOTVDLLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. Dolphin Hotel Mobile membership and hereafter MIAMI Phone: 545 need it, slDpe. this Is one of the Eddie Parr. Agent Mfami 9-4791 SUP THOROLD, OnUrlo 52 St. Davids St. outfits which pledged to give us I South Lawrence St. will make payments from the com­ MOBILE ^ CAnal 7-3202 Tanner. Agent Phone 2-1754 HONOLULU .....16 Merchant St. pany's New York office. Members Cal 113 Cote De La Montague any support we needed in a beef NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Phone 5-8777 QUNBEC Quebec Phone: 2-7078 Lindsey Williams. Agent PORTLAND 523 N. W. Everett St. who have not collected pay due 177 Prince William St. with Cities Service. It was the „„„„ Magnolia 6112-6113 Beacon 4336 SAINT JOHN NB Phone: 2-5232 solid support of these unions which 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn RICHMOND, CALIF them from Alcoa are advised to NEW YORK 257 5th St. STerling 8-4670 Phone 2599 helped to show Cities .Service the write the company's New York NORFOLK 127 129 Dank St. SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Great Lakes District Phone 4-1083 Douglas 2-8363 headquarters. light and have them come to a 337 Market St. SEATTLE 2706 1st Ave. ALPENA 133 W. Fletcher Waterman is still making back PHILAp^PHlA Market 7-1635 ^ Phdne: 1238W quick agreement. Now that they Main 0290 ARTHUR 411 Austin St. WILMINGTON .505 Marine Ave. BUFFALO. ffV........... .^,180 .Main St. wage payments here daily and PORT Don Hilton, Rep. Phone 4-2341 Phone: Cleveland 7301 are the ones facing trouble from Terminal 4-3131 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn CLEVELAND......734 Lakeside Ave.. NB the same company, we are. pledging members who still have money T. Banning. Agent 2-5475 Pbon«:..'Vialn 1-0147 STerUng 8-4671 coming to them may collect it by Marty Briethofl, West Coast DouKlas Representative DETROIT 1038 3rd St. them any support , we can give Canadian District PUEHTA de TIERRA. PR. .Pelayo 51—La 5 Headquarters Phone: Woodward l-SW them. .r,, applying at the Waterman Build­ 531 W. Michigan St. Phone 2-5096 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West DULUTH....> ing. Lttoj Clarke Phone: Melrose SAVANNAH S Abercorn St. PLateau 8161 E- B Tmsy. Agent . Phone 3-172B HAUF^ ,N.8. - -. - J. r.., SOUTB.CmCAGO....«.. 3361 E. 9. Lekfi Chailcg Fort. Agent Shipping., has tbeen good:,hetfc sEA'rrag........iiV» , • V• Fboil'ei Essex. rrdo 1st AV^ Mail Yoar Daafs Ahaad if Slay Will Be Short Shipping's Real Fine Ail Ratings Ship Fast SIU HAtL DIBECtOM Y i/?' ui f •• •; f '20m �May IS. 195S •fv-:;'"- SEAFARERS LOG Fw Eleven ......i..POKT ttEPORXS Savannah: AHanlie Tankermen Walch SlU Mealing Shipping has heen fair in this port, and everything else is run­ ning smoothly. We've had some visitors from the Atlantic fleet, and several Atlantic men were able to make our last membership meet­ ing and, see how a real democratic Union operates. The Atlantic drive coming along very well, and Atlantic should be under the SIU banner before very long. We paid off the Southport (South Atlantic), and she signed on again. The Southstar (South AtHenze lantic), the Azalea City (Waterman), the Steel Navigator (Isthmian), the Abiqua (Cities Service), the Seatrain Savannah and Seatrain New York (Seatrain), and the Rosario (Bull), called here in-transit. On the beach here we have J. D. Lewis, J. Kalmick, R. Bumsed and H. Henze. The labor front in this area is quiet, and everything is moving along smoothly. There were a few minor beefs on some of the ships, but they were soon straightened out without any trouble. E. B. Tilley - Savannah Port Agent ^ Son Francisco; Foreign Flag Ships Too Fienltfni Hero Shipping has been fair during the past two weeks, but it looks as if things will pick up some during the coming period. We signed on the Seapender (Seatransport) and the Schuyler Otis Bland (Witerman), and had the following ships calling here in-transit: the Mobilian, Yaka, Young America and John B. Water­ man (Waterman), and the Portmar Curry (Calmar). On the Young America, we had a food beef where the port steward . had refused the steward some of the things on the stewards requisi­ tion. After a few hours of debat­ ing, this subject was settled sat isfactorily. On the Seapender, we had a few overtime beefs and a beef about the ret>lacement of mattresses and pillows. This was • settled to the satisfaction of the crew. Need Men ^, The only beef that we've really "got out, here, is that we're very short on men to take the jobs that are coming up. We are in need of. all types of ratings, including messmen, wipers and ordinary seamen. • It seems that tiiere are more and more foreign flag ships com­ ing into this port and discharging and loading cargo. They are even ' pulling into the Army and Navy - embarkation points, and taking on ' Army and Navy cargo. This sort • of thing is growing more and ' more, and there should be some sort of action taken about the whole situation. • Leon R. Curry is one pf the men on the beach here. He joined the ''Snf back in ld44, and has been sailing SIU ever since. During the war, he sailed in both the Atlantic vicnd Pacific theatres. A deck; 4^ partment man,, he manned the picketlines in Jacksonville, Fia. during the 1946 strike. He was bosun, on the Raphael Semmes, and was recently hurt in Portland, Ore. Some of the other men on the beach here Include: G. Manning, P. Pennington, T. E.' Foster and M. Pappadaki. In 'the local marine hospital we have: M. Belan, J. Coltrell, J. Dob.son, D, Edward.?, J. Roberts, J. Simon, J. Small, P. Smith and D. Sorrenson. T. E. Banning San Francisco Port Agent ft i t Boston: Shipping Good Horo, Future Looks Bright Shipping is very good in this port. The picture for the future indicates that the shipping wUl hold up about the same for the next few weeks. We paid off the Cantigny, Coun­ cil Grove, Chiwawa, Salena Marltime, Bents Fort and Paoli (Cities Service), the Ann Marie (Bull), and the Michael (Carras). The Can­ tigny, Council Grove, Chiwawa, Salem Maritime, Paoli, Ann Marie and Michael all Scully signed on again. The in-translts visiting here in­ cluded: the Steel Recorder and ttie Steel Rover (Isthmian) plus the Antinous and Chickasaw (Wat­ erman). On the Paoli, we collected over­ time for the engine department men for stowing engine stores. The captain had disputed this OT. On the Paoli, however, the deck de­ partment men lost out on some OT because they did not put in for it within the 72 hours. The bosun was working on the com­ pany symbol on the stack, and this should have been deck department OT, but the men did not put in for the OT within the 72 hours after the work was done. They said they wanted to get a ruling on this type of work first, but that next time they would know better. Model Scuttled John Scully, who was working on a model of the Ann Marie, had to get off-his ship for an operation. Unfortunately, the model was launched through a porthole beiiore being made seaworthy, so that's the end of that chapter in the shipbuilding operations of the Ann Marie. James Sheehan Boston Port Agent unions. A few of the men on the beach here are: F. Miller, C. Terry, C. Kellog, A. Lavagno, R. Kelly, T. Foster, and C. Carlson. Earl Sheppard Baltimore, Port Agent Shipping has continued at the same . good rate during this past 4period, and there is no big slump Miami: at this time. Most of the payoffs we've had have been very clean, and we would like to congratulate the crews of the Raphael Semmes and the Steel Recorder for the ex­ ceptionally clean payoffs. The Shipping has been very good in Raphael Semmes came in without this port, and looks as if it will one hour of disputed overtime, and continue good in the future. We the Steel Recorder had only one still have no deck department men hour of disputed OT that was col­ on the beach here. lected as soon as the,work was We paid off the Florida (P&O), clarified. .whicH is on continuous articles, Renovations on the new building and also paid off the Ponce (Puerto are still proceeding full speed, and Rico Marine) and the Alcoa Pio­ although the neer (Alcoa). The Pioneer signed builders say four on again, while the DeSoto and months, we still Iberville (Waterman) both called figure we will be here in-transit. moving in around We had a couple of beefs on Ctiristmas. With­ Florida about maintenance in the next 10 and cure for men days, all the pre­ 1 who were inparatory work on j jured, and also the interior will had a couple of Teny b® finished and overtime beefs, ready for. the all straightened plumbers, electricians and others. out. The other We paid off the following ships payoffs were during this period: the Feltore, smooth. Cubore, Oremar, Steelore, Chilore, The Central Bethore, Santore and Marore Trades meeting Roberts (Ore), the Alamar (CJalmar), the here has been Steel Ranger (Isthmian), the Ra­ discussing the various bills that phael Senunes .and Morning Light arc coming up before the Florida (Waterman), and the Edith and State Senate, and how they will Mae (Bull), affect the' labor picture here in the Signed On sunny state. There has also been The ships that signed oh were: some agitation around here since the Feltore, Cubore, Oremar, the Cuban Government raised its Steelore, Chileore, Bethore and landing tax from 50 cents to B2.50. Santore (Ore), the Alamar (Cal­ The steamship companies, airlines mar), the Cabins (Cabins), the and tourist agencies have all been Raphael Semmes and Morning streaming ever since. Among the men who shipped Light (Waterman), and the Edith out of here during this period and Mae (Bull). were G. C. Roberts and D. Sacher. In-Transits Coastwise Switch The in-transits were: the Steel Waterman will be changing its Director, Steel Rover and Steel Recorder (Isthmian), the Caroline, coastwise run around a little start­ Angelina, Hilton, Carolyn, Inez ing June 15, and the Azalea City, and Suzanne (Bull), the DeSoto, Afoundria and Wacosta will be Afoundrin, Andrew Jackson, Iber­ calling here. We will also be get­ ville, and Azalea City (Waterman), ting a ship from Hawaii every few the Robin Kirk and Robm Tuxford months. The Florida will be going into (Robin), the Government Camp (Cities Service), the Alcoa Pointer the • shipyard shortly, and that and Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa), and the might put some men on the beach for a while, but from the way Strathbay (Strathmore). Your Baltimore port agent was things look, any man who wants elected second vice-president of to get out in a hurry, especially a the Maryland—^District of Colum­ rated deck department man, will bia State Federation of Labor at have no trouble shipping from this its last meeting, after the SIU port. Right now, we don't have membership voted at our last reg­ one deck department man on the ular membership meeting and beach, and there will probably be gave him permission to accept the calls for these men. Eddie Parr post. This is another recognition Miami Port Agent of the SIU. in the family of trade Baltimore: New Orleans: Work On New Buiiding Proceeding Fuii Ahead LaiMr Strife, Weather Big News In This Port More Waterman Shi|» To Stop At This Port A^Gsmmm Shipping Hgures April 22 ro May 6 REG. PORT DECK Boston 27 New York 220 Philadelphia 35 Baltimore 164 Norfolk..... 43 Savannah 17 Tampa 6 Mobile 33 New Orleani 73. Galveston 99 Seattle 33 San Francisco 8 Wilmington ................ 8 Tptaia . i •' J/ Labor strife and unusual weather have been big items in the news here recently. On the weather front. New Or­ leans • experienced a near-record rain storm and a severe hail storm. The rain storm produced .nearly six inches of rainfall in a period of slightly less than three hours. The storm was accompanied by high winds of near hurricane force, and streets were flooded, auto­ mobiles stranded, telephone and electric services disrupted, and it was nearly noon before normal bus service was restored. Several days later, the city was hit by a severe hailstorm. Hail­ stones two to three inches in diameter were noted in some sections of the city. On the labor front, sheriffs in two Central Louisiana par­ ishes called on Rossi Governor Robert F. Kennon to break a lengthy and violent strike in two papermills by calling out the National Guard and declaring martial law. No Contract The strike began at the jointlyowned mills of the .Calcasieu Paper Company and Southern Industries, Inc., last September when contract negotiations between the company and the International Brotherhood of Pulp. Sulphite and Paper Work­ ers (AFL) and the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers (AFL) broke down. Among those on the beach here is Mike Rossi, who last sailed as bosun aboard the Heywood Broun (Victory Carriers). Also in town was Jimmy Tucker, renewing old acquaintances around the hall. His last trip was as bosun on the Del Rio. Donald "Trader" Horn, better known as the "mil­ lionaire AB," is taking time off to count his money after sailing DM on the Seatrain New York. Enoch Gaylor, "Gaylor the Sailor," is swapping sea stories about his last trip on the Del Santos. We have word from the USPHS hospital that Bill Gardner and Cliff Rushing are among newly-admit­ ted patients. Fortunately neither is expected to be long confined. Joe Castellon has recovered from his recent operation and visited the hall. A1 Rakocy, out of "Tampa, has asked that his regards be extended to friends in that port and else­ where. Proud fathers who filed for ma­ ternity benefits here recently were Lloyd Wetzel, Eugene Carhart, Jim Landry and Charles Terry, We had seven payoffs, three sign-ons and 15 in-transits. Payoffs were on the Del Viento and Del Mar (Mississippi), the De­ SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL ENG. STEW. SHIPPED Soto and Iberville (Waterman), the 44 Catahoula and Carabulle (National 11 18 Navigation) and the Heywood 413 122 132 Broun (Victory Carriers). 107 36 34 The Del Mar (Mississippi), and 284 City of Alma and Dennisbn Vic­ 64 101 tory (Waterman) signed on. 85 31 22 The Clipper, Patriot, Pioneer, 24 11 2 Corsair, Polarus (Alcoa); Steel 11 5 3 Scientist and Steel Director (Isth­ 120 mian); Seatraius Savannah and 41 42 81 68 224 New Jersey ^ (Seatrain Lines); Lafayette, Citrus Packer, Claiborne 48 49 146 and Monarch of the Seas (Water­ 137 man); Marie Hamill (Bloomfield 40 44 39 and Amberstar (Traders) called in 14 17 IS transit.' « 1 LIndsey J. Williams New'Orleans; Port Agent REG. TOiAL REG. ENGIF'E STEW. REG. 58 20 11 . 484 130 134 75 20 20 364 09 101 26 98 29 38 10 11 6 12 2A 96 25 38 2ir 78 66 177 42 56 217 25 38 14 39 17 12 ^ ^ - • 2 22 516 SHIP. DECK 15 159 37 119 32' 11 3 37 75 49 53 12 6 •i -1 i �... . ... ^ *at« Twelra ...-= _,^ \ SEAFARERS LOG May 15, 195S THE IN THE WAKE MEET THE INOUIRING SEAFARER SEAFARER DOMINICK CHIRICHELLA, OS. the only point on the earth with­ out latitude, longitude or altitude. If Dominick "Nick" Chirichella, Union, he served as a corporal for ^ i. OS, has a smile on his face these three years with the Marines, dur­ When certain sea shells are held Question: What's your pet beef day's, it's probably because on the ing the war, and saw considerable close to the ear a noise resembling about ship's officers? action at Okinawa and in other horizon he can see a check for $200 combat zones in the Pacific theatre. the distant roar or rumble of the • plus a $25 US defense bond. sea can be heard, and many people Hurt in Jeep Luigi lovino, messman: They are The check and bond represent believe this rumbling sound is "The funny part about my war really the echo of ocean waves. always beefing to the crew about the SlU maternity benefit which experiences, if you want to call it things that the Actually the noise is merely a com­ men do, but they Nick and his wife will receive funny," Nick says, "is that although posite of the echoes of a great do the same when their first little Seafarer 1 saw quite a bit of fighting in the number of ordinary sounds occur­ things them­ comes into the world sometime in Pacific, 1 never got a scratch until ring in the vicinity of the shell. after the fighting was all over and selves. For ex­ November. Due to the peculiar shape of the 1 was sent to North China for a ample, the worst shell and smoothness of its in­ "Believe me," Nick says, "it's while. Then 1 got hurt in a jeep gashounds among terior, the least vibration produces generally rough sailing for a while accident and got laid up for more the officers are an echo and the blending pf many when a man finds out he's going to than a month." the ones who such echoes makes what seems to That stay in the hospital, how­ complain about become a poppa for the first time, a roar. The effect is heightened by ever, proved to be the cloud with the men gassing the fact that the shell magnifies and it sure takes a big load off his a silver lining, because it gave up. They should do the same as sound as well. mind when he knows he's going to Nick the chance to do some think­ they expect the crew to do. 4" i l" • have some extra money for doctor ing about his future, and it was 3^ 4" 4> and hospital bills, and other ex­ then, he says, that he decided to It used to be Commonly believed The tides in the Bay of Fundy Howard Bennett, AB: Most offi­ penses." go to sea after his discharge from that lightning never strikes water, are the highest known in the world, cers aren't union conscious, even Nick, who is 28, is married to the service. but there is considerable evidence and under normal conditions, the though they are the former Jean Di Pietro. They that it does, and accordingly, peo­ difference between high and low union members. Prior to joining the Marines, live at 526 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nick had worked some as a long­ ple are advised to keep out of the water is 54.5 feet. The highest They don't know in Brooklyn. water during electrical storms. It tides in waters adjoining the US anything about shoreman on the New York water­ Making Short Trips is interesting to note that one of proper occur near Calais, Maine. the SlU and our front, but mostly, he says, he had the laws of Genghis Khan forbade There the mean range in the contracts. They Since his marriage, and because just drifted along with no clear the Mongols to bathe or wash gar height of the tide is 20 feet . . . always seem sur­ he wants to keep pretty close to idea of what he wanted to do. menis in running water during, Oars are muffled by wrapping prised when they "But working around the docks, home with the baby coming, Nick a thunderstorm. They were very something around them where they find out about has been signing on for short trips and later being on the transports," much afraid of thunder and the come in contact with the oarlocks, our benefits. It only, but the 25-odd trips he has Nick says, "had gotten me interest­ law may have been designed to dis­ in order to deaden the noise. When would help out a made since becoming a Union ed in ships, and also I'd heard suade them from throwing them­ Paul Revere started on his famous lot if they knew more about the member in 1947,have included one some good reports about the condi­ selves into lakes and rivers during midnight ride to Lexington in SlU set-up. four month run on the Steel tions the men enjoyed on the ships a storm. Whether lightning ever 1775, a petticoat was used to muf­ Traveler (Isthmian) to Singapore, because of Union negotiations, and strikes the surface of the open fle the oars of the boat in which Java, Sumatra and other Far East 1 decided I'd like to get into that Charles Wysockl, AB: The worst points, and one six month run on kind of work when I got back into ocean is a disputed question. The he crossed the CharlesJRiver. guy is the mate who smokes in the the Liberty ship James Turner, civilian llfe."US Weather Bureau believes it wheel-house and shuttling up and down the Persian t 4. i does, but never has been able to As a result of that decision, Nick blows smoke In Gulf with pipe line and track for' joihed Most of the ocean waves de­ prove it. the Union in 1947, after he your face, but the oil fields being developed in had received scribed as being "mountain-high" his discharge from l" 4' 4" doesn't allow you that area. are really only 30 or 40 feet in the service, and made his first trip to have a ciga­ ^ The no-latitude, no longitude height, as ocean waves are very It was on the return home from aboard {he army transport Admiral rette while you're point on the earth is the point deceptive in regard to both height the Far East, in '48, Nick reports, Rodman to Bremerhaven, Ger­ at the wheel. where the prime meridian of and width. Waves estimated to that he spent the most memorable many. Then t h e r e's Greenwich crosses the equator. have heights^ of 110 and 112 feet Christmas Eve of his life. The ship Nick's last trip, aboard the Cosome who are This happens to be in the Gulf were observed from the USS had stopped at Manila to load. Victory (Victory Carriers) was also always disputing of Guinea off the western coast of Ramapo in the North Pacific in overtime even Then, after it left the Philippines, to Germany, and France. Africa and many miles from any February, 1933, and some waves He does not, Nick says,^re too though it's clearly provided in the it encountered a typhoon. The land. The closest land to this estimated to be 80 feet high were steering gear broke and all that much for Europe. He wofM, how­ Union contract. point, sometimes called "the land reported in the North Atlantic in night the vessel was tossed in ever, like very much to visit the nearest nowhere," is in the British 1922. The width of a wave, the i4 4>' 4> heavy seas until the gear was re­ Far East again-—particularly China Gold Coast Colony. The capital distance from the bottom of one Steve Carr, bosun: My complaint paired and it could proceed on its and Japan which, he says, are his of the Gold Coast Colony, Accra, trough to the bottom of the next, is about mates who will give in to way. favorite countries—but that trip at 5 31' North and 0 12' West, is is estimated roughly to be 15 times you when you But that event was not the will have to wait until family con­ the nearest town. Since the no- its height. Thus a wave 50 feet have a legitimate roughest time Nick ever had in his ditions permit him to make longer latitude, no-longitude point is at high would have a base 750 feet beef on OT or life, because before joining the trills. sea level, it is aptly described as wide. something else, but then they will hold it against you and try to get back at you because you put A daylight raid by four Allied contribution . . . The US Supreme 19. Chowed DOWN 35. Small amount up a beef. This Harbor. 37. West Florida 1. Cry of despair 22. planes was made on Babo, Dutch Court ruled that the FCC has the LI port i8 particularly 2. Gloomy Gus Victory New Guinea, 1,200 miles from the power to regulate the major broad­ 23. Fewer 38. Island SR of 3. Silkworm true about the Kin^s Point guys. Allied base at Port Moresby. Wash­ casting chains in the public in­ 24. Swear Greece s. Jap ? 'in 25. Seafarers who 40. Island W. of 4. Water bird a. Part of a ington announced US occupation terest ... A Japanese transport get $25 weeUy Kiska ^ t * square-rigger 5. Aver for welfare 41. Symbol of a unopposed, in February, of the crowded with troops was sunk and Stanley Scott, AB: The newer 12. Learning 6. Where Cobh it 26. PaciSc union noted line 28. Serviceman's 42. Source of 13. Aunt: Span. ones from Kings Point are the Russell (Pavuvu) Islands, 18-37 a cargo ship was left sinking in an 7. Old horse theater group Blud Nile 14. Pot sweetener 8. DevUnsh gKi: worst kind of miles northwest of Guadalcanal... Allied raid on Madang, chief Japa­ 20. A number 43. Part of leg 15. Upoiu port 0. Waterman 31. What tugs do 4». Doctors of officers to deal The German-controlled Paris radio nese supply port of New Guinea. Bay in Newf. 16. ship 32. Region frem Science: Ahbr. with. They fill reported that the US, with the 18. Channel to Cannes to La 45. WW II area 4. 4 10. Agitate open water Spe/Ja 46. Say "yes" 11. Valuable their heads full consent of Chile, had occupied The US Supreme Court decided ao. Heifer in 34. FUlpino native with head tropical wood of theory there, Easter Island in the South Pacific. that the government may prosecute 2nci year 17. GUmpse (Answers on Page 25) ai. Western In­ but they don't . . . The Union published extensive violators of OPA price ceilings dian 3 1 2 know the prob­ lists of crewmembers who were due without fear of injunction by 22 Pair of horses 23. Larye spoon lems. of the un­ money from various shipping com­ Federal District courts ... In Lima, 26. Deciare 12 licensed man. A panies on bonus and overtime pay­ Peru, more than 100,000 rare 27. Three strikes 30. Wrong lot of them have ments ... In England a court rul­ volumes and 40,000 manuscripts 15 31. Moran ship that Navy atti­ ing that any money a vtrife may were destroyed when fire swept the 32. Trick 33. Distress call 18 tude towards seamen, because they save from housekeeping expenses National Library ... A conference 34. Deck clearer belongs to her hu.sband caused of all agents of the A&G District are reserve officers. 35. Buffalo bailpiaver protests from the Married Women's of the SlU, to further the interest 4> ^ 36. Port xSW of Association of Great Britain. Hong Kong of union members-needs, would 23 24 25 Ed Anderson, electrician: They 38. Hau out of open in New York City on May 26, • 4 4. ^ army: Slang are egotistical, self-centered and 30 39. Thing to it was announced by the Union ... Lieut. Gen. Jacob L. Devers, have no apprecia­ avoid chief of the US armored force, was In the Bizerte area six German tion of the other 40. Paint and 33 brush men appointed commander of the Euro­ commanders surrendered uncondi­ fcUow trying to 44.' Mississippi pean Theater. of Operations to tionally along with 25,000 of their 37 do his job. The ship 36 47. Settlement N. succeed Lieut. Gen, Frank M. troops to the'Second US Corps and older ones who of Thule 39 Andrew?, who was killed In an its commander, Maj. Gen. Omar have been 48. Support for mast airplane crash in Iceland . . . The N. Bradley... Just north of Tunis, through the mill 44' 45 40. Baseball's for­ SIU denounced the shipowners' the remnants of the German 15th are okay, but 1 mer "boy wonder" system of charging te iae Govern­ Armored Division surrendei'bd to find that the ones 48 SO. Hindu queen ment on « cosl plus system all the British Seventh Armored Divi­ who have Jnst 81. .Soft drink 03. ficheduled St donations to the seamen's welfare sion wbich fought it ail the way three to five years Island group iund under the guise of a charity 'across; Afrliek. of seatime are very unpleasaiik'MB Ireland M n»iB01 tiis itM rva .dwv/ «^ Amerigo Vespucci was the Flor­ entine navigator from whom the Western continents received their name, although many scholars now doubt all accounts of his four al­ leged voyages to the New World, The name appeared first in a trans­ lation of Vespucci's narration of his supposed voyage in 1497, which featured a map of an area called the New World, with a portion of the land labeled "America." This area roughly corresponded to what is now South America, and later on when map-makers sketched in North America, the original name hung on, But the Spanish, jeal­ ously proud of the discoveries of Christopher Columbus, refused to use the name until the 18th cen­ tury. % a, a. �iW'W.t't- Btay 15. 195S SEAFARERS SEAFARERS ^ LOG LOG Pare Thirteea 'Mission Accomplished' Vol. XV. No. 10 May 15, 1953 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY, Tel STeriing 8-4670. PATJL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor. UnnEiiT BRAND; Uanaging Editor. RAT DENISON; Art Editor. BBMAMD SEAMAN; Photo Bditair. DAMBI, NILVA; Staff Writers. HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWIN SFITACS. ART PBRTAIX. JERRT BEMER. AL MASKIN; Gulf Area Reporter. BaL MOODY. The VSPHS Budget Cnte When Mrs. Oveta Gulp Hobby was appointed Secretary of the newly-organized Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Time magazine, unofficial press-agent for the Eisen­ Seamen fit Japan hower administration, ran a long and laudatory article prais­ Getting A Break ing the new Cabinet member. In conclusion, the magazine To the Editor: quoted the usual anonymous observer as saying that, "she'll At present I am aboard the Arizpa, a Waterman scow running come out with some spectacular, original and very important around Japan, Okinawa and such. development in federal welfare." I'm writing this to let the member­ know about the situation in So far, Mrs. Hobby has lived up to the quote in a manner ship Japan. quite different from the way it was intended. Her "spec­ There was a time, not so long tacular, original and very important development" consists ago, when a seaman on the beach in Japan was in of ill-considered and crippling cuts in some of the most impor­ trouble, and had tant features of the US Public Health Service program. no place to turn Victims of the Hobby meat-ax include the tuberculosis pa­ to for aid of any kind. The Con­ tients at Fort Stanton who will be shifted willy-nilly out of i'.3a4B«weas/flg| sul, the Navy and their most-beneficial set-up; all seamen sailing off the South­ the US Coast east coast and Florida ports who will be deprived of the vital Guard would all pounce on him USPHS hospitar facility at Savannah, and Lakes seamen who and give him a will lose the Cleveland hospital. bad time in Lipkin But that's not all. The Government's highly-successful general. Gains in leisure time made at $72.50 for those employed three campaign against venereal disease will be cut back sharply Right now the SUP has a repre­ through union contracts have con­ years or more with the starting just when it is nearing the great objective of wiping out for sentative in Yokohama named tributed greatly to raising the rate at $50. all time the twin scourges of syphilis and .gonorrhea. En­ Kim, who has his office over the cultural standards of_ American i 4couraging progress in bringing the "white plague," tuber­ Port Hole Club. All the Seafarers workers and the entire nation, Fifty years of successful em­ Matthew Woll, AFL vice-president, ploye-employer relationship was culosis, under control will also be set back by the penny-wise aboard this vessel, including my­ said during the recent union art observed recently with the signing self, are impressed by the tre­ pound-foolish policy. Badly-needed hospitals in congested mendous job being done by Kim in exhibition at the New York Public sections of the country may never be built because Federal getting stranded and sick seamen Library. "The trade unions over of a new contract between the Inter­ national Association of Machinists aid will be reduced. • the fair shake that they weren't the past years," Woll said, "have and Goss Printing Press Co. pro­ In this connection it might be noted that USPHS medical getting before. There's a regular made themselves felt in every viding for journeyman's pay of $2.35 experts have told Congress that the widely-hailed tuberculosis shipping board in his office, and sphere of activity responsible for an hour. The first contract called advancement and human "miracle drugs" have been helpful but not miraculous. The slowly but surely the practice of human refinement. Labor has made its for a rate of 37 cents. For a half shipping finks and non-Union men century, the skilled machinists who problem of tuberculosis still remains with us. Yet the TB bars and agents' offices is infiuence felt not only in the work­ build giant magazine and newspa­ program is going to suffer a sizeable cut in its appropriations, from shop and in industrial relations, per presses for the world's largest despite the obvious need for more reasearch on the subject. being eliminated. but as a most important segment Glad to Help rotary press manufacturer have Seafarers naturally are most directly concerned with the I visited Kim's office just two of our cultural life." Woll said he never—even for a single day—been hoped the exhibition, the second fate of the USPHS hospitals. The Hobby proposals spem to days without an 1AM contract. ago and spoke with him. He's be part of a trend over the past several years of constant always happy to talk to the boys held in New York, would set a 4" 4< 4pattern for promoting leisure-time reduction in the number of marine hospitals. During World off the SlU and SUP ships. He cultural A fireman injured in investigat­ developments throughout War II there were 26 such hospitals in operation. If these travels up and down the Islands the US and the world. The SIU ing a fight between a husband and projected closings go through, the hospital facilities will be of Japan and if he gets any busier participated in the exhibit. wife is entitled to compensation, a he's going to have to buy himself • cut in half. referee has.ruled. Thomas Welsh, if ii' helicopter and land right on the a member of the International Fire In practically every case, the excuse given for the hospital ascows. In an effort to aid its SpanishFighters, was on duty one night closings is that the facilities are no longer needed for vet­ speaking members, the Amalgam­ For that matter, Japan itself has at headquarters when there were erans of the armed forces. With the veterans' case load changed quite a bit as far as sea­ ated Clothing Workers has .added screams outside. Welsh, ordered to declining through the years, it raises the possibility that some men are concerned. The whole Efrain Merced, a native of Puerto investigate, found a nvtn and wife day the entire USPHS hospital program will be cut down to attitude of the people is different, Rico, to its staff. Merced, whose fighting. The man att^acked Welsh bare bones in two or three major ports, or eliminated com­ and makes for very enjoyable experience includes five years of and the fireman lost several teeth. organizing and educational work in pletely. . Such a procedure distorts the original purpose of times ashore in that country. the labor movement, will work first The insurance company refused to the hospitals, which was to provide facilities for merchant That's the reason that so many to develop pay, arguing Welsh was not hurt an educational program in the course of his employment. seamen. They never were intended to be a tail on the guys are homesteading these Yo- for Spanish-speaking members of kahama shuttles, and really enjoy­ The union took the case to Com­ Veteran Administration's kite. the Shirt and Leisurewear Joint ing the run. The amusements have Board . . . Forth Worth, Tex., pensation Court; the referee ruled . Actually the veteran's issue is just a handy excuse to chop become" bigger and better now, and unions have promised to contribute for Welsh, declaring firemen often funds out of the budget and show the voters that the new there is plenty to do in the place. 200 pigs in "operation piglift" as are called on to do more than fight administration can "economize." A spokesman for Secretary In addition, the people' are a lot Good Neighbor gesture to Hon­ fires. Hobby admitted as much when he told the House Appro­ more friendly, and make a seaman aduras. The pigs will be fiown to 4" 4' 4" priations Committee that the Savannah hospital could oper­ feel that he is a welcome guest in­ Honduras A general pay increase of eight by June 1 and distrib­ ate efficiently without the veteran patients. The spokesman stead of an intruder. Now, it is uted to Honduran 3-C clubs, the cents an hour for a total wage also admitted that the hospital was needed by seamen who not so unusual for an American counterparts of American 4-H boost of 38 cents since February, otherwise would have to travel all the way to Norfolk or New seaman to be invited into the clubs. 1951, was won by 15,000 members home of a Japanese, and treated Orleans to get hospital care. But apparently the needs of as of the International Association of 4 4, 4. if he was royalty. Machinists at Republic Aircraft, seamen are secondary to making an ^'economy" showing. The three poster children of the All in all, Japan has become a aircraft manufacturer in the The relatively small sums that will be saved in terms of very good port of call, and is a United Cerebral Palsy campaign largest east. Other gains included auto­ were the guests recently of the Na­ the entire Federal budget, through this kind of "economy" place that most Seafarers would tional Association of Letter Car­ matic pay progressions within will cost the country ten times over in the long run. Re­ enjoy visiting. Things are modern riers its new building in Wash­ grades of five cents an hour every ductions in hospital facilities, and disease prevention and there, tlie seaman is welcome, the ington.in The children thanked the three months, 12 percent night cure programs eventually saddle the community with a larger people are frindly, and as I've said union for the cooperation given by shift bonus, vacation severance before, Kim is doing a fine job for niunber of cripples and dependents who otherwise wo^d those men who find themselves in letter carriers in walking their pay, an extra day's pay for workers be leading useful hves. routes again after hours to receive averaging 44 hours a week for 10 port in Japan. During the last election campaign, there were many reas­ Battling with the agents and the contributions for palsied children consecutive periods immediately before vacation periods, and a suring statements by both parties to the effect that the wel­ Coast Guard is every day stuff for and adults. three-week vacation after 15 years 4^ i t fare benefits of the last 20 years would be preserved and Kim, and doesn't bother him a bit. service. Setting a precedent for the state, even expanded. When Mrs. Hobby was appointed she hewed The job he's doing is a big one and deserves the thanks of all sea­ the midwest and most of the na­ .44-4 to this line and confided that the theme of her department he tion, AFL Retail Clerks in Kenosha, The AFL Glass Bottle Blowers men—SlU and SUP alike. It's ^was a "common thread of family service. Cut one and you good to know that even though Wis., won a work week which Association has won « representa­ destroy the lifeline of the others." In Mrs. Hobby's own you're 8,000 miles from the USA, averages less than 40 hours for the tion election at the Owens Corning words then, by making the USPHS program a prime victim there's someoqe here to see to it year in men's clothing stores. fiberlas ' plant in Newark, Ohio. of budget cut^ the administration could be undermining the that everything is going on an even Included in the agreement are a The vote; Glass Bottle Blowen ientire social welfare program to wldch this country is keel. Thanks. UQiQn.^hop an(|l wvipwxsf $2,50 ,Qig.;i:extUe Workers iW. »• a week. The sew rata puts the pay union 58. cpmmitti^. Max Llpkln J. �SEAFARERS LOG May 15. 195S rj'.'.T" . Splicing a line on the Antinous are, left to right, DM Bob Kline, Bosun, Bill Franquiz and Blalach, DM. Off Marie Hamill, in Casablanca USS Club, are, left to right, Jack Reynolds, Elmer Hancoch and Jahnny Pedrazay. Passengers and crew enjoy culinary delights aboard Faifisle enroute to Ji^an. Pic George Dunn. V Oiler Evaristo Rosa, right, aboard Ocean Loite in Pusan, snaps shot of visiting Aripy brbtherj ^geL II t," li'; 111-Is/-' • �?FiSr7r '•vA?5'»7i;.-?5 • May 15, 1953 JEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteea --"Si :rOl . .i Bob Sipsey and unidentified Seafarer are seen chipping paint on deck of Lewis Emery Jr., above. Off the W. A. Carruth, Seafarer Jakob Dietrich is seen relaxing in Yokohama Seamen's Club, above. AB Dutch Jasper is bundled up against the cold aboard the Ocean Lotte on Korea-Japan shuttle, below. Seafarer Evaristo Rosa, left, poses with native longshoreman during run to North Korea, just behind UN lines, below. •'.V swxtUcaiifiS �Tigpfffi': Av rue Sixteen SEAFARERS LOG May IS, 1958 SEAFARERS Although the volume of shipbuilding throughout the world de­ Steering Clear Of Electric Shocks clined slightly during the first three months of this year, 1,202 ships of 6,004,757 tons were in various stages of completion on March 31, It is commonly believed that the higher the voltage in an electric Lloyds' Register of Shipping has reported. The report also shows .278 circuit, the greater the danger of shock and Injury. While partially keels laid during this period and 250 ships completed and delivered true, it is not the complete answer to the problem of dealing safely to their owners. Great Britain and Northern Ireland, with 2,132,903 with electric current. Injury from contact with live circuits results tons, continued to hold first place in building volume, while the US, from a combination of both voltage and amperage. A low voltage Cir­ with 586,511 tons, retained second place. Germany, with 559,562 tons, New Seafarers aboard the Ala- cuit can do as much or more damage than one of higher voltage pro­ took third place, replacing Japan, which dropped to fifth place. The mar (Calmar) got a thorough ex­ vided the amperage (rate of flow of current) is higher in the first in­ Netheiiands was in fourth- place and Italy in sixth. planation of how the SrU of North stance. 3^ • 4" if Resistance Counts Too The Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean and Red Seas, set a new America works from veteran Sea­ m turn, the amperage^depends upon the amount of resistance (ohmtraffic record last year when 86,137,000 net register tons of shipping farer Thurston Lewis recently. age) In the circuit. The greater the resistance, the smaller the flow passed through It. The volume represented an increase of 4,300,000 Lewis explained of current, even though the voltage may be very high. Conversely a tons over that of the previous peak year of 1950. US shipping through the structure of« low voltage can be very dangerous in Instances where there is little the canal, however, showed a decrease of almost 21 percent during the International or no resistance to the flow of current. the year, and this coiltatry dropped from fourth to fifth place In the and how it pro­ The resistance of the human body to electricity is centered In the canal's flag ratings. Britain was in first place; Norway, second; France, vides for each skin. It wUl vary from individual to individual, depending In part on third, and Panama, fourth. district to be au­ the thickness and dryness of the skin. If the current has enough am­ tonomous and 3^ 3^ perage to break through the outer skin barrier it meets with very The Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corporation, a subsidiary of the Water­ have control over little resistance internally. its own finances man Steamship Corporation, will begin weekly cargo-passenger service It's estimated that the Internal resistance of the body from arm to between Houston, Tex., and North Atlantic ports early in June with and own policies, arm or arm to leg Is about 500 ohms, while the resistance of dry outer four vessels. On January 15' the Interstate Commerce Commission while the vari­ Lewis skin wiU run up as high as 600,000 ohms. Heavy perspiration or Salt permitted the corporation to extend its general cargo service from New ous districts can York, Philadelphia and Baltimore to Georgetown, Jacksonville, Miami, still help each other out when the water, both of which are excellent conductors of electricity, will drive the outer resistance down as low as 1,000 ohms. That's why we hear Tampa, New Orleans and Houston. It has scheduled its first sailing need arises. so often of people being killed because they threw a light switch or from here on June 3 and its first northbound sailing from Houston On another occasion he discussed turned on a radio while standing in a bath. Ordinarily, the very small on June 11. All vessels have accommodations for 12 passengers and the organizing drive of the MCSwill transport cargoes in carload lots or less than carload lots of over AFL and explained how this SIU flow of current through the switch or radio knob is easily blocked off. But the combination of wet hands and feet in water creates a perfectly affiliate is trying to oust the Com­ smooth 1,000 pounds. circuit for the flow of current and a bad, or sometimes fatal munist-controlled National Union t t t shock can result. The Alabama State Docks Board is working with civic and industrial of Marine Cooks and Stewards off So It Is that on a ship a 'man with a thick, dry skin might brush West Coast ships. officials in Mobile to increase the port's trade with Latin America. against a 3,60Q-VQlt circuit, pull himself clear after feeling a jolt, but Last year Mobile handled more than three million tons of imports Lewis has been sailing with the suffer no bum or other Injury. Another man might be perspiring from that area, its best customer. The board feels, however, that there SIU for over nine years now, hav­ freely and be standing with his feet In water. He will touch a hot is a need for increased exports from Mobile and has combined its ing become a Union member in .. efforts with those of Mayor Charles A. Baumhauer and the Chamber of the port of New Orleans on Janu­ wire in a 100-volt lighting circuit and be- electrocuted. It's the Amps That Count Commerce World Trade Committee. A survey of the trade to the port, ary 31, 1944. He's 35 years old In the first case, the 3,600-volts met a resistance of 600,000 ohms. according to the hoard, shows the need for more service to Cuba, and a native of the inland state of Since amperage is determined by dividing voltage by ohmage, the man Mexico and Central America, and a campaign to increase trade is being Oklahoma. He sails on deck. with the dry skin had to contend with only .006 amperes (6 millicarried out by bringing additional consular officials to Mobile, enter­ 4 4 4 amperes). In the second example, 100 volts divided by 100 ohms gives taining visitors and advertising. The crew of the Del Viento us .100 amperes or 100 milllamperes, 15 times the amperage of the Si 3» 4" Japan is continuing her efforts to increase her merchant fleet to (Mississippi) has been bubbling first example. The point made Is that while an increase in voltage four million gross tons by 1957 so her vessels can carry 50 percent over with good spirits and waist­ inevitably increases the amount of current, low voltage can be equally more of the nation's imports. The present construction program of lines, thanks to the superior feed­ or more dangerous if low resistance is encountered. However, an the Japanese Ministry of Shipping calls for the building of 200,000 ing they have been receiving. A additional danger encountered with high voltage Is the possibility of to 300,000 gross tons of shipping, including tankers, and the present good deal of the credit, the crew arcing, where a spark will jump the air gap (which in itself has a certain emphasis will be laid upon cargo ships . . . The US Government is try­ feels, should go to chief cook Hu- resistance) and likewise burn through the skin and eliminate the sur­ ing to sell the 34-year-old training ship American Sailor for scrap. mella Fluence who has been pro­ face resistance. Tests have shown that it only takes about 9 milllamperes of 60 cycle viding a variety The ship, which had been converted for training service in 1941, served of welcome dish­ AC and 62 milllamperes of DC to freeze a man to a hot lead. At this the cadet corps of the Maine Maritime Academy until ruled unfit for es from day to level, where the victim can't let go, there are no after-effects if he duty. Is released immediately. If the man is not released, severe injury day. i 4 3i Fluence has and death can follow because with each second of exposure the body . In recognition of the Port of Boston's economic importance to all been serving 'em resistance decreases and the flow of current therefore increases. Per- ' New England, Gov. Hugh Gregg of New Hampshire has designated up for Seafarers sons surviving severe electric shocks usually recover fully, although this month "Fort of Boston Month" and urged all businessmen in his since August, they may be badly burned. stale to "ship via Boston." In his proclamation. Gov. Gregg called Breathing Nerves Paralyzed 1942, when he Boston New England's major seaport and the foundation stone of its joined the SIU Death from electric shock may come from three causes. Where economy, and declared that "every resident of New Hampshire and In the port of more than 25 milliamperes of current have passed across the chest New England is affected to some degree by this great port." Fluence Baltimore. He's the victim finds it difficult or Impossible to breathe and unless re­ 4 4. 4 a native of Louisiana, 39 years of leased in short order, he will be asphyxiated. If released Immediately, The freighter J. J. H. Brown was towed to safety after having ridden age. He and his wife make their victim's breathing will begin again automatically. Where the am­ out a storm with a gaping hole in her bow. The ship, which rammed home in the port city of New the perage is considerably higher, tiie nerves that control breathing arc the Superior, Wis., breakwater after her steering gear failed, was held Orleans. paralyzed. They may remain so for periods up to several hours. Un­ steady with anchors as 45-mile-an-hour winds buffeted her. After the less artificial respiration is applied immediately, the patient cannot 4 4 4 storm subsided, tugs got lines aboard and pulled her to safety ... The survive. 7,177-ton Greek freighter Anstanssios Pateras, listing badly, reached Whenever there's a movie to be Currents of 100 milllamperes of short duration passing through the Tokyo after a near-disastrous fire in her hold. The fire ran through shown on the Seatrain New Jersey chest upset the heartbeat and cause the heart to quiver spasmodically. the ship for 12 hours before being extinguished . The Manchester crewmembers can count on Sea­ Here too, artificial respiration may help get the hqart back to normal. Ship Canal in England was blocked by a 10-ton floating crane that farer Robert Lester to run the But where a strong shock like this is continued, heart failure inevitably sank after being rammed by an oil tanker. The crane's four crew- show for them. Lester keeps the results. members were rescued unhurt after they had been thrown into the reels spinning so that all hands There Is no way of telling immediately whether a victim of shock water by the crash. can enjoy some entertainment in can be revived. The only thing to do Is to apply respiration until a 4 4 4 their leisure liours. doctor can reach the patient or rigor mortis sets in. There have been After many years, the Government finally decided not to charter any Lester recently completed his cases where men have been revived after as much as eight hours of more Government ships to the two primary Alaska steamship lines- tenth year of membership in-the artificial respiration. Coastwise Line and Alaska Steamship Company. The reason is that SIU. He was bom in Massachu­ Since It takes only a small flow of current to kill a man under suit* the Government does not want to be put in the position of competing setts in 1917 and still makes his able conditions, any piece of equipment that will give a man a tingle with private enterprise, and takes the position that the two Alaskan home' there. He joined the Union to the touch is potentially dangerous. It's only when the voltage lines should charter from private owners rather than from the in the port of Boston on February Is as low as 12 volts AC, or 60 volts DC, that the danger of electrocution Government. can be disregarded. 18, 1943. ACTION Burly M-k> it's AU Greek Te Them Bg Bernard Seaman �May 15. 195S •t J?'- ii. .s.< SEAFARERS •;' vr, V V' 'ly5... ' Pare Seventeea LOG Congress Hearings Open On Proposals For Shipping Aid *.. ^S/....f/i^A.'''. ...•>.< .^^ sidized operators, has opposed all plans which would do away with the essential trade route concept in assigning subsidies. Gov't Wage Powers Jhe current wage subsidy plan would give the Government power to fix a wage subsidy that would take into consideration shoreside earnings in comparable jobs. These subsidies would apply to domestic as well as off-shore ship operations. The plan came under fire from the subsidized operators as doing away with regular and necessary operations over prescribed trade routes on a year round basis and as scrapping the whole basis of the 1936 Act. They argued that the proposal would permit operators to shift from trade route to, tiade route without a guarantee of a spe­ cified number of sailings on essen­ tial routes. SIU headquarters are now study­ ing the various proposals before Congress to determine how they will affect the rank and file crew(Continued from page 2) member, and what action, if any ting up a central educational pro­ should be taken on them. gram for Seafarers at SIU head­ quarters to handle the expanded program. Welfare Progress The Union's Welfare Plan was also studied arid the agents re­ viewed the great progress made by the plan during the past year, in­ CIO shipyard workers are nego­ cluding the addition of the $200 tiating with 11 East Coast ship­ maternity benefit, the $25-per-week yards for wage increases. Ap­ disability benefit, and the four $1,500 college scholarships offered proximately 40,000 workers are each year. These resulted from covered by the East Coast agree­ programs tha't were drafted by last ment which runs out on June 23, year's agents' conference. Future 1953. Shipyards involved in the wage programs for the Welfare Plan and the Vacation Plan were among the talks are eight owned by Bethle­ hem Steel in New York, Boston other topics on the agenda. and Baltimore, two Todd Ship­ Shipping problems and the need yards plants in New York and for stability in the maritime indus­ the Maryland Dry Docks Company try were also studied. of Baltimore. Paul Hall, SIU secretary-treas­ urer, said, "Since our last agents' conference, the SIU has made a considerable amount of progress, particularly In improving condi­ tions and increasing benefits for the membership. The agents' meet­ ing is concerned with further ex­ tension of these gains as well as the Rising interest rates on borrowed broader problems of the industry money hit home buyers last week in general as they affect our peo­ as Federal agencies that guarantee ple." . home loans announced one-half Attending the conference were percent increases on mortgages. all headquarters officials, plus the Both the Veterans Administra­ agents of the following ports: tion and the Federal Housing Ad­ James Sheehan, Boston; A. S. Car- ministration boosted the rate on dullo, Philadelphia; Earl Sheppard, GI and FHA-type loans from a Baltimore; Ben Rees, Norfolk; E. B. minimum of four to four and oneTilley, Savannah; Ray White, half percent. Home building mort­ Tampa; Gal Tanner, Mobile; Lind- gage:^ of other types are now call­ sey Williams, New Orleans; Keith ing for five percent or better. The Alsop, Galveston; and Marty Breit- move is part of a general increase h6ff. West Coast Representative. in interest rates and credit-tight­ ening procedures sponsored by the Government. (Continued from page 3) the desirable, size of a US mer­ chant fleet and the amount of as­ sistance needed. The Senator pointed out that the present privately-ffwned and re­ serve fleet was built during World War II and will be completely ob­ solete in another ten years. Industry representatives are at odds on the tramp shipping and wage subsidy proposals. The Na­ tional Federation of American Shipping, representing mostly sub- .-•-'^-i '•i '"fI 'M "ji .•-'I Agents Meet To Map SIU '53 Program Seafarer Aure Jorrens, and his son, Darrow, are shown here with two of Jorrens' entries in the handi­ crafts section of the Second Annual SIU Art Contest, which wiil be Judred today. Boy got dad's per­ sonally conducted tour of SIU facilities when the pair visited headquarters here recently. SIU Art Exhibit Opens At Hq (Continued from page 3) ture for the Brooklyn Museum. Another member of the panel of judges will be radio star Staats Cotsworth. An artist in his own right, Cotsworth was the star of radio's "Casey, Crime Photogra­ pher,'! and is now the star of ra­ dio's "Front Page Farrell." He has also appeared on the legitimate stage, and is well-known as a Shakespearean actor. Cotsworth recently had a one-man exhibit of his watercolors in the Hammer Galleries in New York, has sold many of his paintings, and also is noted as an artistic photographer. Many of the Seafarers who had their works displayed in the last Seafarers Art Contest have again submitted some of their works, but the 1953 contest has been marked by the entry of many Seafarers who have not before displayed their works. The number of en­ tries submitted this year is far larger .than the number that was displayed at the last contest. Baltimore BIdg. Called Pacesetter For Unions (Continued from page 2) they visited SIU headquarters dur­ ing the cours'i of the American Federation of Labor convention last fall. They were among sev­ eral hundred delegates who were guests of the SIU at the time, and who were taken on a tour of the SBmmsBtmmR GBAP. AT TNglR OV^ sueiBT AT S'o HAii • A/FW YOK>*^ building. All of them were agreed that the SIU's shoreside facilities were a big forward step in housing union offices. Interest is running equally high, if not higher, among Seafarers in the port. In between the hourly job calls on Gay Street the men can be found clustered on the side­ walk outside the new building a few blocks away as unofficial con­ struction supervisors. Fall Target Date Work on the new Baltimore building got under way just a few weeks ago with selection and ap­ proval of various contractors for the job. The contractors are hope­ ful of finishing all alterations with­ in six months of the starting date. At the outside, the building should be ready at year's-end. Plans for the four-story build­ ing, formerly a Jewish community center, call for installation of a cafeteria, large cafe, Sea Chest branch, barber shop, shoeshine parlor, baggage and laundry drop, a modern shipping hall and audi­ torium, billiard room, TV room, library and rooftop recreation deck, as well as the necessary Union "offices. The building will be fully air-conditioned through­ out and will provide off-the-street parking facilities for,Seafarers and i UwsatiiwAwiiiiiS The contest, as in the past, is divided into four categories: oils, watercolors, drawings and handi­ craft. Unlike last year, however, when oils topped the list, the in­ terest this year has been in the handicrafts division, with a total of 64 entries submitted. There will be three winners picked in each of the divisions, and all the winners will receive the handsome SIU rings as their awards. In addition, many of the Sea­ farer-artists have indicated that they are willing to sell their entries and have included the prices they want. Sign Name On LOG Letters For obvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letter or other communications sent in by Seafarers unless the author signs his name. Unsigned, anonymous letters will only wind up in the waste-basket. If circumstances justify, the LOG will withhold a signature on request, but if you want it printed in the LOG, put your name on it. CIO, Shipyards Open Pay Talks Mortgage Rate Up On Houses In A Sea Of Tulips AFL Insurance Agents Convene - V •' standing in the midst oiE a sea-of tulips, trademark of the Nether­ lands, left to right are: Aycock, stwd; J. Parker, AB; J. Crej^on, bosun, and M. jyforines, AB, off the Simmons Victoik., .. : ^ 1 < • The first convention of the twoyear old Insurance Agents Inter­ national Union (AFL) will open In Atlantic City on Monday. The lAIU, newest AFL international, conducted the longest white-collar strike in history. 81 days, against the Prudential Insurance Company during the winter of 1951-52. During the strike the SIU twice voted cash donations to the agents, and assisted them in the conduct of the walkout. The lAIU presently represents 20,000 insurance agents, most of •ij 'n �•.Tare El^tecB SEAFARERS LOG Claiborne's Rescue Of 28 Seamen Was 'A Night To Be Remembered' Did You Know... That the Danish flag is the old­ order not to interfere with possible est unchanged national flag in ex­ shore leave. Saturdays, Sundays Heads-up action by the crew and officers of the Claiborne during her last trip to France istence? The flag of Denmark, and holidays are not counted, in and an all-night vigil in a stormy sea, resulted in the rescue of 28 men who had been adrifl consisting of a large cross on a the five days. on the sinking stern section of a Liberian tanker that had been ripped in half by an explosion, red field, has been the same since •t t 4" the 13th century. Both Augie Lazzaro, AB," That the brightest star that we J" t t and Charles Cothrgn, ship's see in the sky is the dog star, That one of the guarantees Sirius? This star shines as an delegate, reported the rescue written right into the SIU constitu­ ornament In the collar of Canis to the LOG, and both agreed that tion to protect those brought up-on Major, the constellation known as it was "something always to be re­ charges states that "no trial shall the Big Dog. It is 27 times as membered," and that, "a great be conducted unless all the ac­ bright as the sun and has a tem­ deal of credit is due to Gaptain cusers are present?" This protec­ perature of almost 20,000 degrees Myrdahl for the great way he han­ tion laid down in the Union con­ Fahrenheit. dled the ship all through the trip." stitution safeguards the right of The news story of the Clai­ t t the accused to cross-examine his borne's rescue in mid-Atlantic ap­ That you can be sure you'll hold accuser(s) and any witnesses peared in the March 20, 1953, issue against him. onto that big SIU payoff a lot of the SEAFARERS LOG. How­ easier by obtaining travelers' it ever, the Claiborne has just re­ checks right at the payoff? This turned to the US, and the crew That Illegal peddlers of whiskey is the latest new service of the get the name "bootlegger" from Union-owned has now been able to supply the operated- Sea actually carrying the booze in their Chest, enablingand details of the rescue. Seafarers to obtain boots? In order to escape Federal travelers' checks while still The whole story started on on the prosecution after the Government ship -from the SIU patrolman March 10, when the Claiborne was or clamped down on the whiskey trade Sea Chest representative. three days out of New York, bound with the Indians, the peddlers got for Cherbourg, and in the middle i 4. by inspection by hiding the booze of a bad storm. The ship was do­ in their boots. That the ancient Chinese used ing about four knots. Just riding two different measures for a mile, i 4 i out the blow, when a red distress That on SIU ships draws have to one for going uphill and one for flare was sighted in the snow-fllled be granted every five days upon downhill. Eventually, since all sky. Lazzaro, on lookout, and Paul request while a vessel is In port? these measures varied with each McDaniel, OS on the wheel, both SIU contracts also specify that the person and were far from exact, spotted the flare. advances have to be made available standard measurements were in­ Half A Tanker to the crew not later than 4 PM in vented. As the Claiborne got closer, they saw that it was the stem half of a tanker. The bow section was no­ where in sight. The seas were too heavy to launch a boat, so the Clai­ borne radioed about her flnd, moved in to shield the wreck from the storm, and then stood by all The hardest part about having a shipmate get seriously sick through the night. "Both ships," say Lazzaro and Cothran, "were while at sea is the time you spend waiting for help to arrive, This shot, from the bridge of the Claiborne, shows the first boat­ taking a beating from the seas and and it's even worse when all the efforts are in vain. load of snrvlTors from the Angy grabbing the lines as they come from a 75-mile-an-hour gale, but alongside the Claiborne. Augie Lamaro snbmltted It. That's the way it hit crew* ^ ; — we kept our lights on her and of the Seavigil while she was stood by." carefully as the stricken man was. loose, since the wind and the drag and set fire to spilled oil on the By the next morning, the sea they created was forcing the Clai­ sea. The fire engulfed the stern enroute from the Panama brought up from the ship's hospi­ had quieted down, and a Coast borne into the wreck. "Once they section, but the storm put out the Canal to San Pedro, according to tal and gently placed into one of William "WUd Bill" Milner: While our boats. Then the crew careful­ Guard seaplane arrived at the were aboard," say the Seafarers, fiames. off the Mexican coast, Seafarer ly lowered the boat, and the boat site. It was still too rough for the "they told us a tale of horror Boat - Smashed Donald P. Gelinas was suddenly crew got him over to the plane in plane to land, so it circled and about being afloat on that wreck men tried to launch a boat, taken ill. record time. Within a few min­ then left again. The Claiborne got for ^41 hours before we picked butThe the sea smashed the boat and While the captain and chief utes, the plane took off and be ready to launch a boat, but before them up." washed one man over the side. mate stayed at his bedside in the was on his way to the hospital. the boat could be swung out, one The tanker was the Liberian- Then they held a conference, and ship's hospital," The entire crew was watching and of the boats from the wreck ap­ Flag SS Angy, built in Germany in decided to use whatever wood was wishing him well as the plane left. peared from behind the far side 1937. She had loaded crude oil in aboard to start one of the boilers says BiU, "the radio operator and started for the Claiborne. . All Aid Possible the Persian Gulf and was on her going and use the pumps, since the The crew on the Claiborne way to Philadelphia when she hit watertight doors were leaking and sent out an emer­ "We had done everything that quickly rigged ladders and got a the storm. She kept pushing to­ they were taking water. They got gency call for was possible for him, and the men help and the line to the boat, and then helped ward Philly, and at 3:20 PM on the pumps going, and rigged a red went back to their jobs, still think­ crew stayed up, the 10 men aboard. They made the March 9, an explosion rocked the light on the flagstaff. ing about Ijheir stricken shipmate Just hoping and boat fast, leaving the survivors' ship. It happened just aft of the this time, they were far out praying. aboard the plane. We heard the e gear in it, and then moved in to midshiphouse, and cracked the of By the regular shipping lanes. The watched all meet a second boat that was being ship almost in half. The port side mb-m: next day that our shipmate had shack had gone with the bow through the dark died shortly after he had- arrived launched from the wreck. "Two of plates held just long enough for radio Gelinas section, and the storm was still night, and" then at the hospital. the men on the wreck stayed the bow section to swing around tossing them around and pounding breathed a sigh of relief as the "As his former shipmates, we all aboard and lowered the boat with next to the stern section, and then the wreck: They waited aboard the sun came up and we spotted a extend our sympathies to his fam­ their shipmates," according to it broke loose. The storm was still wreck for 26 hours while the small dot on the horizon. The dot ily. We would like them to know Lazzaro, "and then jumped over the skip. storm howled around them, and grew into a large seaplane as it that Donald Gelinas was a good the side and were picked up by beating The captain and his wife, three then they spotted the lights of the came closer, and then swooped shipmate, and we would also like the boat." deck officers, the radio operator, Claiborne. That's when they fired down and glided in off our port them to know that everything pos­ Second Boat and three seamen were on the bow the flares. But even after they saw bow. sible was done to try to save his As soon as the second boatload section wh«i It started to drift the Claiborne come nearby, they "All hands moved quickly and life." of 18 men was aboard the Clai­ away. A spcond explosion then still had to wait on that wreck for borne, the two boats had to be cut ripped the midship house apart. another 15 hours before they were able to launch a boat and get to LOG-A.RHYTHM: safety. Special Meeting "We held a special meeting on the Claiborne," say Cothran and Lazzaro, "and every man aboard, from the captain right ^on down, By Thurston J. Lewis chipped in and bought the sur­ vivors plenty of cigarettes and Must Conscience bind his host in boridi of fear clean clothes. Luckily, we were Denying each drive to build, to plan, to buy? not carrying any passengers, so Is he the Master or only the Mate to try those quarters were available, and To hold the course I set from year to year? some of the other survivor^ bunked in with the crew. The cargo is in my hands; it's my career. "During the trip to Cherboimg, If Conscience sets the pace what do I the crew made man^ friends But take the bridge and iog each toss and sigh among the survivors of the Angy. At lost command in every honieward pier? Most of them were Greek, and they were fine fellows." . His duty is 'clear-cut and concise— \ ' But, one of the strangest things Jo steer me free of rock and reef and ice, about the whole thing was, that as Though I sigh jor every ton of freight . . the survivors got aboard the Clai­ Let him not forget that he signed on as Mafe.v borne, Lazzaro recognized two of Well shoot the sun ^ the German survi vol's as seanlen Sbme of the survivors of the Angy loqk happy 'or the cameraman And measure, the stars that shine, - : • V he had met In Germany on previ­ upon their. arrival in Cherbourg In -this picture submitted by But Con^ettce will atand'hi* watfih ^ i ous tripis, and whd Were old CharlM Cothran, ^IpV delegate Of tbit Claiborne. . And I'll stand mine! friends. Transfer At Sea And Crew's Prayers Were All In Vain Is ' ? w I f" li'r W I - I I Is,:: Shipmates With Conscience 1,3^:.I:: �Mar 15. 195S SEAFARERS Page Nineteen LOG Sailor Rags Outsmarts Himself By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor With more and more daylight in this part of the world, we'll be having more "photography weather." Possibly you are considering the purchase of a camera but . are flabbergasted by the dozens of sizes, shapes, and prices. Here, in brief, is a description of the various types of cameras available, thjeir pros and cons. 35mm—The 35mm Job is fi^ed with a fast lens, is small in size and has low fllm cost—the mighty midget of the camera kingdom. Normal film load is 36 exposures, but there are 20 exposure cartridges also. Short focal length lens (normally 50mm) gives great depth of field. Some of the cameras are compact enough to slip into a pocket, biit most are carried in eyerready cases, handy for fast shooting. Working at eye-level, they see what the eye sees. Their wide-lens apertures make them tops for available-light photography. Disadvantages are; enlargements are usually necessary; retouching of film impractical; meticulous darkroom. care is needed, and they are inconvenient for few-at-a-time shooting. Single-Lens Reflex—These are the only cameras that let you .see the exact picture you will get before you snap the shutter. This is because they avoid even the slightest parallax (discrepancy of field ' between view-finder and taking lens). The image you see in the ground glass is projected by the taking lens itself upon a mirror which flips out of the way an instant before the exposure. Interchangeability of lenses in most models makes them adaptable to varied photographic problems. Cameras of this type are preferred by many newsmen for telephotb sports work. Their size and weight vary widely, according to film size. Th^ir disadvantages are: no distortion corrections possible; difficult focusing in weak light; you do not have a view of the scene at the instant of exposure. Twin-Lens. Reflex — Combining direct groundglass focusing with ability to see the subject at the instant of exposure, make these cameras very popular. Contact prints from the 214 square negatives are large enough for inspection. These cameras are extremely versatile, but lack refinements like interchangeable lenses (with one exception) and distortion correction. There Is a parallax problem, most pronounced at close distances. Film is of the commonest size, available everywhere in a wide variety of emulsions." For some models there are 35mm adap­ tor backs available. Waist level viewing makes loW-level shots easier. Some users feel that groundglass viewing gives a truer idea of the finished print. The minus for this type are: parallax at close distances; no interchangeability of lenses; focusing difficulty in weak light and the depth of field cannot be observed directly. Folding RoU-Film—^In the tpurist's luggage, in the coat pocket, in the picnic basket or the seaman's bag, there's likely to be a camera of this popular type. The typical folding camera is light and compact, and designed for ease and speed of operation. Most popular are the 214x3V4 size, many of which offer a choice of 8, 12 or 16 pictures to a roll. Contact prints are large enough, for viewing and for use in the SEAFARERS LOG. In general, lenses are not interchangeable, and slip-on lenses are required for close-ups. The better models are equipped with excellent lenses. Press and View—Workhorses of the professional photographer, both in«nd out of the studio, these cameras have maximum versatility and adaptability to the whole range of photographic work. They are the only camera with full distortion correction, and all have interchange­ able lenses. Negatives are large, easily handled In the darkroom and easy to retouch. Film cost may be discouraging to the non-professionai; a single sheet of 4x5 costs about 10c and color about $1. The size and bulk of these cameras make them a burden to carry, and larger ones can be used only on a tripod. The press type is the preferred camera of most news photographers. Before you rush out to get one consider: that the film is costly; they are bulky and are heavy; operation is rather slow and that film holders are necessary. Film packs are handier but cost more. .i 3) ^ Seafarers who have any questions about cameras, lenses, other equip­ ment or problems of picture taking and photo^finishing are invited to send their queries into the SEAFARERS LOG. Address your ques­ tions to the Photo Editor, c/o the LOG at Union Headquarters, 675 4th Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. He can give you reliable information on the subject including advice about desirable prices to pay for various types of foreign-made cameras and equipment in the home countries involved. " By E. RcyM ••-I BOr iPUrONE OVER THE WE; / KNEW THBfte'D BE CO/iST eUHROj INS PACTION SO I ASKED MM TO CHR/JSe MY STATIOU TO PORTSIDE\fc /IL BE WATCHtN6 y] yWHILEYOU ROW. -51 I Should Measure Food By Waistlines Big waistlines and small food allowances don't go together, according to Duke "Red" Hall, chief steward aboard the Del Viento (Mississippi), and at the same time, hungry ships don't have happy crews. The crew of the Del Viento-* is happy, Red says, and it also has a whole crop of bulging waistlines. "In fact," says Red, "the only beef is that the company has some sort of silly idea that a ship should only use seven and a half pounds of food per day per man. I'm too busy feeding the men, and feeding them well, to weigh all the food before I serve it, and the crew is happy but the company Hall raises hell when we go over the weight allowance." "When you see the huge waist­ lines aboard here, and the great big stomachs that they contain, you know that I couldn't feed them with only seven and a half pounds a day. Most of the men on this tub have stomachs so big that it takes plenty of food to fill them at every meal." For instance. Red says, "Ed The Cecil N. Bean Has A New Mascot At left, J. Lefko, bosun, holds Moji, tlie new mascot of the crew of the Cecil N. Bean (Dry-Trans). At right, W. W. Filipponl, deck'engineer, gets into the picture with Moji, In the center, young little Moji just looks at the camera with g,jcg|:ioj^u|^p,^i^on and all alone. Delaney has put on so much weight that it's hard to tell whether he's walking or rolling. Weldon "Smitty" Smith, the bosun, put his whole gang to work painting this tub up like a yacht. He figured the work would knock down the waistlines, but the waistlines had too much of a headstart and the work just gave these guys bigger appetites." •No Hungry Crew' "I can't feed these guys on seven and a half pounds a day," says Red, "and I figure that I'll just have' to order 120 days' supplies for a 70day trip, and work things out that way. I'm not going to have a hungry crew and I'm sure the Union will back me up on that." Red contributes some of this "operation big waist" to the fact that he's got "some of the best cooks in the business." Among them are Humella Fluence, chief cook, and Freddie Baptiste, night cook and baker. In fact. Red says, most- of the well-fed boys on the Del Viento are talking about signing on for the next trip. "It might be a good idea," Red adds, "for the Union to make its own survey and compare its figures (pounds, not waistlines) with the company's. You have to consider the appetites of the men on the ship. Every man doesn't eat the same amount." Quiz'Coriier (1) Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes. Which lake is next largest: (a) Lake Michigan, (b) Lake Huron, (c) Lake Ontario. • (iZ) A farmer came to a blacksmith with five sections of chain, each made of three links, and asked to have them made into one continuous chain. The blacksmith told him he charged one cent to cut a link and one cent to weld a link, so that the charge would be. eight cents. "No," said the farmer,,'! figure the charge will be only six cents." The farmer was right. How did he figure it out? (3) What is the only national holiday in the US recognized by Con­ gressional action? Is it July 4, Washington's Birthday, Thanksgiving Day or Labor Day? (4) Which is the longest bone in tne body:, (a) arm, (b) (leg), (c) thigh? (5) How many movements of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony were completed: (a) one, (b) two, (c) three? (6) A vehicle drawn by two pairs of horses, and a necktie, have the same name. What is it? (7). Cultivated flowers fall into three groups. Two of these are annuals and perennials. What is the third? (8) Which US President served two terms without succeeding him­ self.? (9) The name of what sport if translated literally means the "gentle art"? \ ^ (10) Seven times a number plus one-third the number equals six limes the number plus eight. What is the number? �V^^^KriT'.Ty*-; Pare Twenty SEAFARERS LOG Azalea City's Crew Takes Time To Pick Up 2 Stranded Fishermen te Bv Spike Marlin Recent reports have it that horse- The gentlemanly polish has prac­ racing, the sport of kings, oil mil­ tically eliminated the feudin' and lionaires and bank tellers, has fussin' between teams that was surpassed baseball as the number once, an eld baseball standby. Out­ one gate attraction. The fans are side of the Dodger-Giant rivalry, pouring out to see both the sulkie few of the traditional emnities sur­ haulers and the strong, young vive. horses who carry riders around on In pre-World War II days there their backs. Rain or shine, the were plenty \>f highly-talented, stands are filled and long lines highly-colorful performers who crowd the betting windows with drew crowds in droves. The fans gobs of finance company money. came out to see Ott, Hubbell, Dean, Of course, horses being dumb as Medwick, Feller, the Waner Broth­ they are, run in all kinds of weath­ ers, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Williams, er. They don't have the sense to Foxx, Greenberg, Appling, Grove stay in out of the rain. On the and the like. Even the poorer other hand, baseball players scurry teams had at least one outstanding for shelter at the first sprinkle. performer. More Walks The dewy, unpleasant spring has Baseball men themselves are the put quite a crimp in attendance. . This isn't the only cause of base­ first to admit that they can't match ball's trouble. A lot of other ex­ the kind of talent that abounded planations have been offered, in­ in the majors 15 years ago. The cluding the usual whipping boy, statistics bear them out what with television. Actually the major far fewer .300 hitters, more bases cause of disinterest appears to be on balls and longer, sloppier, pure and simple lack of exciting games. The pitcher who finishes most of the games he starts has talent. become a pretty rare animal. Ail Gentlemen Now It was expected in 1946 and 1947 Thanks to two wars, the draft, that the lack of talent was a tem­ and vastly-improved economic con­ porary situation that would be ditions down on the farm, there remedied in time. Right now are just a handful of really- though, it looks like a chronic outstanding ballplayers around. complaint. That's why the "help What's more, with ballplayers all wanted" ads are* out for good ball­ becoming polished gentlemen of players. The fans won't come to the world who wear ties and jack­ see any other kind, even though it's ets, there aren't many colorful lots cheaper than watching the characters around for comic relief. horses run. At left, two fishermen, adrift for eirht hours in waters off Jacksonville, Fla., wait for help. The en* rine of their small craft conked out, leaving them stranded, without emergency equipment. At right, boat is brought alongside the Azalea City, which came to the rescue, and the men prepare to be hauled aboard. • There's always something, it seems, to keep a Seafarer's life from getting dull, and if it isn't some mate giving somebody a bad time, then maybe it's a couple of landlubbers venturing out to where they've got no business to be and making it rough for themselves and everybody else. Take the crewmen of the about motors, were unable to re­ tention of the Azalea City's men, and they promptly started rescue SIU-manned Azalea City pair it. Also, having no means for pro­ operations. The Azalea City was (Waterman) for Instance. There they were, with everybody going pelling themselves to safety, or of pulled closer to the drifting boat, about his business as the ship made communicating with'the shore or and after several fruitless at­ its way along, off the Florida coast, other ships, the two soon found tempts, and what crewmembers de­ when suddenly, several miles soutli themselves drifting helplessly, and scribe as "quite a bit of excite­ of Jacksonville, they spotted two for more than eight hours after, ment," they got a line to the men that they continued to drift. Chummy With A Cobra and drew their boat alongside. fishermen adrift in a small boat. Then, just as things were begin­ When they were finally hoisted As a result, the men had to pause in their usual duties, pull ning to look mighty black, and the aboard the Azalea City, the two their ship oft its course, and spend two wer-e giving up hope of getting men were unhurt, but shaken by time hauling in the two hapless back to the wives and kids, the their experience and obviously sad­ Azalea City hove in sight. der but wiser for it. "Never drifters. Red Flag Run Up again,"^ said one of them. "From No Emergency Equipment Somehow, the men on the little now on I think I'll stick to fishing What happened, it developed lat­ boat managed to get a red flag run in my back yard pond, and leave er, was that the two men, unfa­ up, and then, with the help of fran­ the ocean to those who know hovv miliar with boats and with the ways tic waving and shouting, got the at­ to get along on it." of the sea, had started off for a day's fishing in a small motorboat that carried neither sails, oars, or other emergency equipment. But what started out as a plea.sant day's excursion soon turned into a harrowing experience, and Seafarers Powers (left), wiper, and Pepitone (right), AB, off the also a telling lesson In safety. Sev­ Steel Scientist, get in close to a snake charmer with a large cobra Different countries, says Seafarer M. C. Kleiber, have eral miles off Jacksonville, the mo­ around his neck while in Calcutta. Blackie Bankston took the shot. tor of the little boat conked out, different customs, and while some of them are interesting and and the two men, knowing nothing others are romantic, there are a few that can be pretfy embarrassing at times. Kleiber reports that when the General Patton (National Waterways) pulled into Yokohama, The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, there were many things that the crew had to learn about Japan. bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-known "But," says he, cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, • J "the biggest suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's chief steward Louis laugh of the Guellnitz' recipe for a fine meal of Wienerschnitzel a la Holstein, with whole trip came asparagus or broccoli with Hollandaise Sauce. Chief steward Louis Guellnitz, who just got off the Puerto Rico, up when. Pat has been sailing for the past 40 years. He's been sailing SIU since Pierce found out the disadvantages 1941, and has built up a storehouse of fihe recipes and wonderful dishes. For this meal, says Louis, the cook has to of the Jap­ time everything carefully, so all the ingredients are anese custom of finished at the same time. leaving your For a crew of about 40, take 40 pounds of veal cut­ shoes outside the Kleiber lets or veal steaks. Make a dip wash from ten eggs, door when you a quart of milk, a touch of nutmeg, and salt and go into a house.' pepper to ta.ste. Put two scoops of flour or cornPat, reports Kleiber, was going meaL Dip each of the cutlets in the wash and then his merry way and following the into the flour. * Put vegetable oil in a pan, enough to local custom when he had his just cover the cutlets, and heat until sizzling. Then trouble. "He left his big 12 and add the cutlets, Fi*y until well done. Drain off some of a half brogans outside the door Guellnitz the oil by putting cutlets on dry paper before serving. when he went into this Japanese You alsQ need a tomato sauce. Cover the bottom of a pan with vege­ home. The only trouble was, that v^hen he came out again, his shoes table oil. Add four onions, one pimento and one green pepper, all were gone. Everybody got a big chopped fine. Add one can of whole tomatoes, one can of tomato puree, laugh out of the deal, and Pat'is a sprinkle of saffron, one tablespoon of sugar, two tablespoons of pep­ still trying to-figure out where he per, two tablespoons of salt and a dash of Worchestershire sauce. Mix can find a Japanese with big feet." well, cook over a low flame for an hour and a half and then strain. IMRTSMATlOfM AMD ASSlSCVCE You also need fried eggs. Fry one egg, sunny side up, for each cut­ Another laugh came, says Klei­ let you have. One fried' egg goes on top. of each finished cutlet. A ber, when Ed Yates ran Into a V/ITH IMMKSRATIQM pgOBtBM couple of those little girl-sahs. On tablespoon of the strained tomato sauce goes over the egg. For the asparagus or broccoli, make Hollandaise sauce. Put one pint top of the language trouble, says GET IN TOUChl WITH THE SW MLFAKE Kleiber, the two girl-sans were of mayonnaise into the top of a hot double boildr. Add a pint of milk, deaf-mutes—but Ed didn't know juice of two lemons, salt and pepper to taste. Cook over slow flame for GEMCBS EEPHESENTAnVe IN ftJUH this for a while. '"Watching Ed 10 minutes, slii-ring constantly. Add over the vegetable. make conversation with those twq Then meal is then ready to serve. For best effect, serve the Weinergirl-sans," «ays Kleiber,^'was like schnitzel a la Holstein on one plate. The asparagus or broccolt with thP " ' ' . vH! .1 I. I' - 1',.! • " "'I " . I .1 HI watching A Bajlnese..dance Jeahj." Hollandaise Sauce is 8erv<|d,4ii,Aikl4<^;dlsIb ,,5 Customs In Foreign Lands Bring On Amusing Events !?;• May 15. l»5t flaer oa WRITE 10 s/o leAooukiie. �May 15. 1955 Free Press Vittd In A Democracjf To the Editor: • As a retired SIU bookmember I never fail to look forward to the next fine issue of the LOG. Each Issue seems to be a better one than the last. The outstanding thing about the paper, in my opinion, is the way it reflects the thoughts and activities of the Union and its members. It shows democracy at its best. If every organization had a paper that created such a spirit of broth­ erhood and regular labor family relationships, there would be no threat of infiltx'ation of anti-Amer­ icanism in our labor organizations. Fearless journalism stands as our first defense against danger to our country. It has since before the American colonies united to figiit tyranny. Without papers such as the LOG, the labor move­ ment could easily be crushed as it has been in many countries behind the iron curtain. But with our members well informed and Inter­ ested in their Union, this can never happen here. The SEAFARERS LOG is a paper we can „be proud of and should support. - John SkaVlem ^ » Rooms Crowded In Crew Quarters To the Editor: I wouid like to suggest—and I think the membership will agree with me — that there be only two messmen to a foc'sle, with a larger room pro­ vided for three messmen; the chief cook should have quarters to himself. I believe ' the Yfllabol negotiating com­ mittee should start to work on this as soon as possible, and should plan for the eventual attainment of more space for the entire crew, with no more than two crewmembers to a foc'sle. bo you have my name on the mailing list? Pedro Villabol (Ed. note: We mill be glad to add your name to our mailing list, if you send us your permanent ad' dress.) SEAFARERS LOG Pace Twenty-aa* LETTER S •things done to help or bring cheer to others. I am the proud possessor of two citations for services rend­ ered during World War II. It was a pleasure to entertain the seamen and note the enjoyment derived from our efforts. That was remun­ eration enough. Now we are being repaid over and over again by your members rallying to our support in time of need. Duke Olivant $ ^ lie Enjoyed Bar On Beirut Stop To the Editor: Just a few lines to let you know that everything is fine aboard the Steel Smveyor. We just spent some time in Beirut, Lebanon, and had a vei-y good time ashore there. Henry Bacon and myself stopped In at the Titanic Bar there in Lebanon, and found that it is a Will Rejoin SIU After Army Ritch To the Editor: I have been receiving my copy of the LOG in Bremerhaven, Ger­ many, but have now been trans­ ferred to Heidel burg where I have the job of orderly to a rear admiral in charge of all naval forces In Germany. Last July 1 was caUed from • the " Re­ Clarke serves and had to go In for two years. My time will be up in July, 1954, and I will lose no time getting back Into the SIU. In the meantime, the best I can do Is be satisfied with my copies of the LOG, with aU the Union news. This means a lot to me here overseas and I hope you can con­ tinue to send it to me at my new address. Heath C. Clarke (Ed. note: We have noted your change of address and will continue to send the LOG to you overseas.) ij, ijj, ij, Tony and Seafarers Dntchy Moore and Henry Bacon (left to right) relax In Tony's Beirut bar, usual gathering place for Seafar­ ers In that port. It is run by a man named Tony, and he's a real fine guy. He treated us very well all the while that we were in port, and did everything that he could to make us welcome and make sure that we had a good time. I just wanted to write to tell ^Angy^ Siurvivor everybody about Tony atad his bar, to tell my Union brothers that Tltanks Rescuers and they can count on a good time and To the Editor: honest treatment at Tony's bar in I was one of the crewmembers Beirut. of the Liberian tanker Angy, which Dutcby Moore exploded in mid-ocean, leaving 4" 4" ^ survivors adrift for more than 40 hours before we were rescued by Meets Shipmates the American vessel Claiborne and taken to Cherbourg. From there, In Masan^ Korea another ,crewmember and I were taken to Bremerhaven by the Jeff To the Editor: Although I am now in the Army Davis. in Korea, I'm an ex-SIU seaman, Well, the Angy is down and I am now safe at home in Bremer­ and sailed out of New Orleans haven, where I often think of the when Bull Sheppard was agent. $• 4" boys of your ships. Please tell So, you can see how glad I was when I met a couple of SIU seamen SIU Blood Donors them thanks, and best wishes from from the Furplestar in Korea. me; I hope I see some of them Thanked For Aid again. I also want to send my best Some of the men I met were Jo­ To the Editor: gi'eetings and best wishes to the seph Wiloszak, Jake Longfellow. Edward WiU, William Bearig, Jo­ This is just a note of apprecia­ SIU. seph Smith, John Kodges, Frank tion and thanks to the brother Sea­ Fritz litis Holland, Ray Davis, Jimmy Davis, farers who donated blood for my 4- 4- 4and Raymond J. Arsenruit. wife. Also, I want to thank Walter The men of the Furplestar wex*e Siekmann, and the Union's Wel­ They Want Info fare Services Department, without the first crewmembers of a mer­ whom, I feel sure I would not have On Coffee Rahiny chant ship to get shore leave in been able to meet the obligations To the Editor: Masan. Incidentally, there is a Although we know that men de­ small club here where the seamen thrust upon me. This is just another example of tailed to sanitary work should not can drink and have a good time. the outstanding cooperation exist­ handle food, it has apparently been It is called the "Little Club." ing between Union and members customary aboard ore ships to have You can also tell the boys that by the greatest maritime Union in them do so. We feel that, despite when an SIU ship comes to Masan the world—the SIU. the objection of the stewards de­ I'll go aboard, hoping to meet Edward W. Ketschke partment, either the pantryman or someone I knew or sailed with. As one of the messmen should make the old saying goes, "It's a small it 4" coffee for the 10 AM coffee time, world." Entertainer Glad aliowing the 12 to 4 OS to do so Pfc. Domingo E. Ruiz the afternoon. 3) 4" 3) Of Aid To AGVA in We would appreciate a ruling on To the Editor; I want to thank the members of this, applicable to all Ore' Line, John Paul Jones'* your Union for their splendid co­ ships, as at present, either one of Captain Is Tops operation and support which they the sanitary men makes the morn­ To the Editor: gave to the American Guild of ing coffee, or we do without it. , Delegates All the crewmembers of the Variety Artists, AFL, and the SS Feltore John Faul Jones want .to tell all American Federation of Musicians, (Ed. note: Under the new work­ the Brothers that if they ever sail AFL, during cur recent labor trouble here in Philadelphia with ing rules, the pantryman and mess­ this ship they are going to sail men knock off at 9:30 AM. They with a square captain—^hls name is the cafe owners. I attended a special meeting would have to make the coffee be­ W. J. Atkinson. He will take here Thursday, April 2, at the Sea­ fore that time. However, it would­ special care of any problem thatfarers hall 4^337 Market Street. n't be fresh for the 10 AM coffee you bring to him and is always Blackie Cardullo, your agent here, time. On some ships, (he messman willing to help you. Officers Good, Too made a wondertul speech and makes it just before he knocks off Wheii wo left New York this at 9:30 AM. On most, however, the pledged full support. It had alwdys beea my c<mtea- wipev^makes the 10 AM-co^e« and ship was a mess. It you saw her ilon that MM is alway* paid back; the. vrtOatnv maker ihe^ aftemoon now you would never Iraow her; Idle ji||« clean wafon wd Hic food for thd tttUae is wonderful on account of the good stewards department. The cooperation of the captain is bet­ ter than you could imagine and the licensed personnel under his guidance is wonderful. He is a young man, and most young cap­ tains abuse their authority, but he does not. We left Fortland, Me., and stopped over in San Fedro for oil and stores, and were without mail and shore leave, which put a lot of strain on the men. He always comes around to find out how everything is going, and is willing to help everybody, go­ ing out of his way to please. But don't misunderstand him—he lets you know that he is the master of the ship and will exercise his au­ thority if he is forced to. But if you live up to the Union agree­ ment, he will do his part. They don't come any better than Cap­ tain Atkinson. We have been out more than 16 days with no shore leave and mail, and he has wired everybody but the Fresident for the ship's mail. When we go home is anybody's guess, but when we get back, if you see the John Faul Jones on the board, throw in your card, be­ cause you are leaving with a good captain. Crew of the John Paul Jones if if Thanhs SIU For New Union Book To the Editor: I just* this week received my Union book in Fhiladelphia, and I want to thank you for helping me and the other Atlantic men who have received their books. We can all see that you are doing a good job here in Atlantic, and we believe that we would not have been able to bring this drive about so soon if Hodges if was not for the good Union that we have behind us. As I live in Mobile, with my wife and three children. It has been difficult for me to stay here in Fhiladelphia without- seeing my family, but my wife and I feel that the book I just received was worth that. I hope to be using my book in Mobile soon, but until we win Atlantic I will be out here, as I feel it is my job to stay and ful­ fill the job that my book was is­ sued to me for. Thanks again to all the member­ ship for helping me get my book; words cannot express my feelings at being one of the members of the SIU. ..Raymond Hodges 4" 3?! 4" Crew Thinks Its Captain Is Tops To the Editor: Everything aboard the Santa Venetia is okay, and all the crewxnembers would like to tell their SIU brothers of the wonderful crew we have aboard—fx-om the bosim to the messman, they have all been on the baH. If anyone wants to sail with a wondex'ful nfhn, our skipper. Cap­ tain Brown is the one to get. He is one captain who will look at both sides of a beef. He has treated the crew wonderfully; our ship Is in good shape and he keeps it that way. 5 • We expect to reach port in about four more months, so stick around. Brothers, for a good ship. The crew sends its regards to all brothers. Creir of- Santa Venetia Eats Grow Fat On The Albion To the Editor: We here on the Albion are more . than satisfied with the wonderful chow we've been getting, thanks to the steward, T. S. Sosa, chief cook Andy Reasko and baker Lam Ching. The specialty is stuffed cabbage "a la Europe" spiced with Slovenian sausage bought in Yugo­ slavia, thanks to steward Sosa. The chow is so good the sailors have started a "fat men's club." I hope the brothers on the beach are getting fat also, a la Rheingold style. James Bercic 4 4. i "•^'1 1 Single SIU Men Want Bealth Plan To the Editor: Several of the crewmembers of the Robin Wentley have been dis­ cussing whether it would be pos­ sible for the Union to set up some sort of health insurance, working on the principle of Blue Cross. Although the McNalr J"®*! that any benefit of this sort should include all' the mem­ bers of the SrU, they feel this would give the single men a break, since* they get no use out of the maternity benefit which is enjoyed by those men who become fathers. Floyd G. McNair Ship's Delegate (Ed. note: The health plan you mention only pays some hospital expenses, with a definite time limit. Under the present set-up. Seafarers get unlimited free hos­ pitalization and treatment from the USPHS. You also get $15 per week from the Union Welfare Plan for as long as you're hos­ pitalized. The Welfare Plan also pays $25 per week to Seafarers who are disabled and no longer able to work, with no time limit on payments. What sort of plan did you have in mind?) 4 4 4> Crew Questions Overtime Matter To the Editor: We, the crewmembex*s of the Genevieve Feterkin, would like to have the following matter cleax-ed up: Is it right for the wipers to paint the engineers' room and for the deck depailment men to do with­ out the overtime? Is this work wiper's or deckmen's? Foreign Draw Problem Also, with regards to draws in different places—the captain says that he has no US money on the ship. When we reach a port, we must wait for the agent to come out to the ship and then he has to go back to get the money—in foreign currency, never American. Sometimes we wait fi-om three to four hours, on our time, even though we may be in port for only ten or twelve hours. In another instance, we reach port on a Sat­ urday and only stay for twelve" hpux*s. The captain does not put out a draw again. But this is an­ other countiy, and the other cur­ rency is no good here. What can be done? Crewmembers of the Genevieve Feterkin. (Ed. Nofe:Accordmp to the con­ tract, wipers may be required to paint only the living quarters of the unlicensed members of the en­ gine department. The painting of licensed engineers living quarters would come under deck depart­ ment overtime. The eontroct com­ mittee has now reviewed this prob­ lem of foreign draws with the com­ panies. and its report is in this •isaeuhsn p!i89-Ah— m �?*T^'i?¥pP • r» *\ •'•• * ••;f 'I -I \ 4 V >• SEAPARERS LOG Pa*« Twenly-twd lAhesideaOt looming House r m-. ipI 'i. : • V'i-h^ • f-- • £ E TIER S "" - i-f>* .*' •;•.•« Mari5.l»5S Thnnka SIV For* Caring For Htm To the Editor: Editor:' Since the opinon of the mem­ At the expiration of my hitch, I Money Exchange try a try. It wiU be a terrific ToI the should like to express my ap­ bers has been asked pertaining to intend to sail with the real sailors change from the docks, of Liver­ preciation for the way the SIU is the housing project for families of and get paid for 'my services. This Rates Listed pool, but I will miss making taking care of those of us who will be a drastic change from the Seafarers, this is my comment: friends with the SIU jgeamen. cannot sail anymore, whether The following is the' latest When we opened the new hall life I have led in the Navy, on both Therefore I was wondering if it is young or old. available listing of official ex­ We have great here in New York, it was originally counts. possible for you to send me the leaders, who help make a great change rates for foreign cur­ I will try to qualify and ship out intended to build LOG regularly at my new address, Union. A ship without our rencies. Listings are as of a hotel adjoining as assistant electrician. As soon aS May 14, 1953 and are sub­ as I am leaving good old England brothers is no good, so my most the headquarters I am experienced enough, I will on May Sth. ject to change without notice. sincere appreciation, and hopes building. Before try for chief. Any advice and in­ England. New Zealand, sottth Africa: ^ Thomas A. Home for continued prosperity. formation given on the above sub­ we go ahead on (Ed. note: "We are glad you en­ S2.80 per pound iterllng. Edward Hansen joyed reading the LOG and will a housing proj­ ject will be deeply appreciated.' AustraUa; S2.24 per pound iterllng. XXX send it to you regularly from now ect, however, let Also please, send me "Seafarers in Belgium; M franci to the dollar. on, at your new home in Inver- Seafarers Help us not forget the World War II" and the upgrading Denmark: 14.49 ceqti per krone. car gill. New Zealand.) France: 350 franci^ the dollar. brothers of the pamphlets for electricians. War Victims Germany: 4.2 Marks to the dollar. Name Withheld X X X ^ past, who are HoUand: 3.80 guUders to the doUar. To the Editor: (Ed. note: Your name has been Italy: 629 lire to the doUar. handicapped and * Fmrell Loose Leaf Rest On the last trip which the added to the LOG'S mailing list; have no home. Norway: 14 cents per krone. Young America (Waterman) made There are plenty of retired sea­ the other material and informa­ Portugal: 28.79 escudos to the dollar. For SiU Papers to Korea, the ship stopped at Pufarers, young and old, who would tion you requested has been mailed Sweden: 19.33 cents per krone. To the Editor: san. There the crewmembers do­ India: 21 cents per nlpee. appreciate some kind of home to out to you.) With regard to the proposal that nated a sum of money to the Cath­ Pakistan: 30J cents per rupee. XXX remind them of their seafaring the SIU publish a book containing olic sisters, to be Argentina: 14.2 pesos to the dollar. lives after long years at sea and He Prefers lAPG the agreements, constitution and BrazU: 9.4 cents per cruzeiro. used for the care Union activities. other information ai interest to Uruguay: 92.63 cents per peso. of orphans and Hotel First To Other Papers Seafarers, I would like to suggest Venezuela: 29.89 cents per boUvar. other children I am fully in accord with the To the Editor: that this book be of the loose made homeless idea of the housing project, but leaf type. Just a short note to tell you that by the war. we started out with the idea of a as a comparative newcomer to the Atlantic Fleet It should be possible to manu' In a d d i t i 0 n, hotel for everyone, and that seems SIU and as a person who is at least mcture such a book of good qual­ one Sunday the to be a forgotten idea. Why not casually acquainted with about Likes SiU Film ity leather, and bosun and some go ahead with the idea of a good three other newspapers, your To the Editor: if made with a other members Since the movie "The Battle of rooming house suitable to the SEAFARERS LOG is head and strong binding, it of the crew load­ De Marco members when they come ashore, shoulders above any I have seen. Wall Street" is being shown on should provide ed some scrap and to the oldtimers who can no For diversification, news cover­ all the ships of the Atlantic Fleet, good'service and dunnage off the ship and took it longer go to sea, with low rates age, special features and miscel­ we the crewmembers of the At­ keep its attrac­ to the priests in the city, so that lantic Importer, would like to give for everyone. laneous items you are the best. tive appearance they could use it for the buiiding Paddy Farrell In short, your winning of the our view of this film. despite the hard of shelters for the needy and best labor newspaper awards was The strike film impressed us knocks seamen homeless. The captain authorized Please send my copy very much, especially the act of will inevitably this, and cooperated in every way. LOG Reader Sends towellmydeserved. home. violence when the strikers "at­ give it. Carl De Marco.. Devenney Rodger Swanson Mn Art Entry tacked" a "defenseless" policeman. The reason I Ship's delegate (Ed. note: You will receive To the Editor: We liked the way the strike was propose the loose-leaf type is that X, X X Only the best should go to the /copies of the LOG at your home handled; the way the pickets were as new agreements are won, amend­ SEAFARERS LOG, the best organ­ rom now on, as you requested.) taken care of while on the line ments added to the constitution, Crewmembers ized labor paper in the US. The and the support that was .given by etc., it would be possible for the Ail Miss LOG frau and all my neighbors are en­ Quiek%nj Help other unions. Union to print these additions on To the Editor: joying it. I am sending to the art the same size paper and make it Strikers Won Out The boys aboard the Shinnecock editor my contribution to the art Aids Christine available at the imrts. The mem­ Bay have been on the ship for one The Wall Street boys must have To the Editor: exhibit in New York—a few hand­ bers could remove the obsolete long year but have not received The crewmembers of the Chris­ liked that violent scene, but what sheets and insert the new ones. made belts I made last winter in the LOG. didn't like was that it made my spare time while sailing the ore tine would like to extend their they I feel that unless something of the strikers that, much more deter­ The last crew which the ship heartfelt thanks to the Union and boats. this sort is done, a year or so after had wrote a letter in to the LOG mined to see it through. The SIU At present I am taking a vaca­ especially to the Wilmington port must have felt proud to know it the book is issued each of us will office, but still, the LOG did not tion in Baltimore. My thanks to agent and patrolman for their helped be carrying the book plus a large arrive. This ship stops over in to make victory possible. the Negotiating Committee for the prompt action in preventing us pile of all the othe^ papers, When all the men thoughout the extra take-home pay that we are from having to go to sea in an fleet have seen this picture, they'll pamphlets, etc., that we will need Guam for its first port, and copies of the LOG could be sent there. enjoying now and the best of work­ overioaded and unseaworthy ship. in order to remain up-to-date^ Or, our copies could be mailed to agree with us that we'll be proud ing and living conditions. No one Although the to put on our white caps any time, William T. Devenney the New York office of the com­ would have dreamed of such gains ship was listing anywhere. pany. XXX ten years ago when we were very more than 10 deCrew of Shinnecock Bay No matter what the AMEU dieyoung and struggling to get ahead. g r e e s, even SiU Raker Now (Ed. note: We have been mailing hards say, we know that you men Yes, indeed, we have gone a long t h 0 u g h t i e d got our gains for us. The least we your LOGS regularly. We have way in a very short time and are tightly to the can do is to hold those gains and Rakes Gi Style checked with the company, and stili going strong—one big. Union Wilmington dock, have To the Editor: they have promised to remedy the satisfaction of knowing for all seafaring meii. Everyone the company or­ I was recently drafted intp the the situation.) that we hold" them for the Sea­ should enjoy the behefits we in the dered the ship farers of the future. Army and am now stationed at SIU arc getting now. out on an interFort Bliss, Tex. As a Seafarer, MCS-AFL Crew We new members of the SIU John R. Taurin coastal run. two and a half years in the SIU, Thomas There was know we belong to the best Union I sailed as a baker. This is what Giad Ot SIV Aid t X i. in the world, and we are beginning a bit of excitement about I am doing in the Army, but on a To the Editor: Navy Man Wants quite this, as Captain Bill Warner, Chief to realize what it means to be larger scale. We feed 500 men in We, the members of the Marine To Join Union Engineer Tom Geraldson, both of known as a Seafarer. our messhall, and I am the only Cooks and Stewards, AFL, aboard Crew of Atlantic Importer whom, incidentally, were tops with To the Editor: baker; there are no machines and the President Wilson, thank the XXX Enclosed is an application for a the crew, piled off,' followed by everything is cooked by us. SIU for the very excellent support subscription to the SEAFARERS Brooks, the first assistant engineer. Emigrating^ He I would like to receive the LOG. which was given to us in the Thanks to the action of the PS: We need A patrolman ur­ March 20, 1953, issue of the SEALOG. I have seen the LOG quite a few times since I .have been on SIU, as told in the last issue of Wants liOt To Read gently, for we have a few over­ FAflERS LOG. active duty with the United States the LOG, the ship was held up, in­ To the Editor: time beefs. In your special feature article, Navy and I read every copy I see spected by the Coast Guard, and Warren Leruth "The Communist Plot In Mari­ I am writing you this letter to thoroughly. later sailed, after over 600,000 let you know how very much I en­ (Ed. note: Your name,has been time," you exposed very clearly I enjoy being at sea—I am aboard board feet of deck cargo was re­ joy reading your excellent and added to the LOG'S mailing list; the history and the workingfs of the Taluga at the present time- moved. The membership cannot newsy SEAFARERS LOG. I am we are sorry that we cannot sup­ the Communist-dominated National but not the way the Navy does be too high in their praise for the just 17ii years old, and would like ply a patrolman, too.) Union of Marine Cooks and Stew­ things. In my opinion the I^avy is. Union and our officials, for with­ to thank those many SIU seamen ards (independent), and this aid ' -X X X a highly inefficient organi^tion, out their assistance iittie or noth­ with whom I hav4( had good times to us in our struggle could not be operated by a group of high school ing would have been done by way here in,. Liverpool—mostly from Peace Rules On more highly appreciated. boys playing sailor. of making the Christine seaworthy. thie Victory Carriers, South Atlan­ J. W. Ramelli By education, ability and trade Harold B. Thomas Delegate, MC&S, AFL tic, and Omega ships. Thanks a Good ShipMarven Ship's delegate I am an electrician. The Navy gives To the Editor: million, you seamen. . X X X me very little credit for the years, X X . X You see, I used to be a salesman We wish to say that the crew.of Union Members dollars and dfforts I spent prepar­ in . Liverpool, England, selling licensed ai|d uhlic^aseJI men ing myself for the electrician's Thanhs SiUEor ship's charts, navigational books, aboard the Marven are true Union Are LOG Readers ^ trade. Those long hours I spent Start in Lite sextants, etc., and in th'e course of brothers and help to make this a To the Editor: studying are as nothing to the To the Editor: my job I boarded almost every pleasant trip. Evejyone is coop­ I em writing to let you know Navy. My superiors, in the elec­ My mom and pop wish to thank American ship that hit Liverpool, erative, and that makes this ship that , we receive every issue of the trician's mate rating on this ship the members and officials of the met the crews from the bosun to tops in the SIU as far. ai we can SEAFARER LOG regularlyj there neither use the~ basic shop prac­ SIU for the wonderful maternity the OS, urging them to buy books. see. is much information and many tices nor have they even bothered benefit check of $200 which they After a while I got to know lots of ' The food is good,, the crew la fide articles in it, and I might add to learn much concerning basic received. I also want to thank yoh seamen, and then the bosun of the good, so. what mote could we wish that-we all enjoy reading this fine; electricity. Yet they are supposed for the 225 war bond which gives Coe Victory, Bud Tobias, offered for?-, paper very much. to teach me, an apprentice to them, me a itart in life. me a copy of the LOG. I got quite Will you please ndte my change! ,We have been out of Baltimore electricity. Now that pop has the $200 he a kick out of reading your "Digest; for over two months 'now and/ ex­ of adjlrc^s. ; WUl SaU SIU can stop around longbr than he of Ships' Minutes," reading about pect to be .-shuttling bofweeh Japan '- 'Jolu J.' Trapp,;S<ieret«i7-'Luckily, I am a reserve and only thought he could. I sure want him seamen I knewi etc. and Korea for several: more.- . ; ^ ,Trea«nrer Pipe CaoUten was stuck with this organizatlpn around the house longer, so we can . Now, after 2V9 years of .this woit •All send . greetings from the; . end Repatmeii'a Union . for 22 monibs. My tour of active get to know each other better.. I am cmlgratiog. ta. N*W' Zealand, foOd-ship Marven...-.|,.r-.T,>-v..v,-,-.,.,^i-v- ( £d. - note:; 4ufy wW end PeoemlWr 9; 1952. i • r -.i '-Stephen-Andrew. Carr:., i> give sheep' farming in ^e coun-, ,' \ "iCreiir; df • Marrop been changed, as jou requested.) •. . �im ' SEAFARERS IOC 'Wagm Tw«al7-flirM' J' ' 1 ips' Tomb No More The Sargasso Sea — often pictured as a weed-choked graveyard for vessels unfor­ tunate enough to wander within its grasp—has always been the sub­ ject of bizarre speculation by sea­ men. The early sailors, because of their small vessels and the fact that the area i& one of light winds and thus slow movement, viewed the Sargasso Sea as much more formidable than it really is. Located in the central portion of the Atlantic Ocean, the area came close to causing a mutiny on Columbus' tiny vessels, when the crews claimed the brown floating alga was grasping the ships and ' holding them back. Earlier accounts of the Sargasso Sea are open to speculation, al­ though there is evidence to sup­ port the theory that the area was known long before the discovery of America. Even before the Chris­ tian era, the Phoenicians noted the fact that there was a sea "to the west of the Pillars of Hercules" and certain parts of this sea were said to be unnav'igable because of the seaweed. Columbus Warned Another account says an ufiidentifled Portuguese sailor warned Columbus that one of the biggest things to be overcome on a west­ ward journey to India was the weeds. The note in Columbus' log, however. Is the first factual report of the area. Columbus noted that he encoun­ tered the Sargasso Weed for sev­ eral days on his first westward journey, and on the return trip. It is believed the name probably was given it by the Portuguese, froni the beiTles which are found on the weeds and closely resemble grapes, called sarga In Portuguese. As -sea knowledge advanced, however, the old theory that ships caught in the weed were slowly forced to the center of the sea and then disarpeared was discounted. The Sea, as we came to know it better, became less and less ter­ rorizing. A Major Rennell stated that "the water# of the Atlantic have a greater tendency toward the middle of the ocean than otherwise -and this seems to indicate a re­ duced level forming a kind,of hol­ low space or depresud surface." Other Theories Another theory concerning tlie reason for the Sargasso Sea states . that it is ^'the vortex of an im­ mense. eddy or whirl formed by - . . -r-i I "•••i Sargasso Sea, shown above, was long subject of superstitious fears, but weed-choked area holds no terrors for modern seafarers. the inclination of the water to the westward caused by the influence of the trade winds and the Gulf Stream." Still others maintain it is a raised surface, kept in position by the currents around it. Much of our present-day knowl­ edge of the Sargasso Sea was brought about by the Challenger Expedition in 1873. This expedi­ tion. made a detailed study of the area, and many reports were writ­ ten about its findings. O. Krummel, in 1891, wrote an account which was based on the log entries for a number of yeare of German ships which reported any movements of seaweed that they spotted. From these logs, Krummel plot­ ted the frequency of observations and the boundaries of the Sargasso Sea. He then subdivided it into more or less concentric regions showing various degrees of,fre­ quency of the floating weed. Collected Samples O. Wings, in 1923, and A. E. Parr, in 1939, both published re- omi^seg/EM^cn OM>l'eSOAUSE^A!l£ SATlSRACrJ]M0P&ij. MAI AT TWSlEWKWAU.... •ifaaUi 1 ports based upon actual samples of factors. Its location far from collected by various research and shore does away with the dilution merchant vessels. Parr also col­ caused by the flow of fresh water lected samples during cruises to into the sea. And, as the tempera­ ture is high, conditions are favor­ Central American seas. able for the faster evaporation of Actually, the area known as the Sargasso Sea is an oval area ex­ the water, thus increasing the salt tending from about Latitude 25 de­ percentage in the water left. grees North to Latitude 40 degrees Another striking characteristic North, and from Longitude 40 de­ of the Sargasso Sea i.s that the grees West to Longitude 73 de­ water is extremely transparent grees West. Of course, various and clear. The entire area is a patches of weed are found outside very deep, clear blue. Two of the this area from time to time, but reasons given for this transpar­ this is the main body. It is also ency ai-e that it is far enough away known that the entire body shifts from shore to keep sediments from a few degrees north and south the earth from reaching it, and during fairly regular yearly cycles. there is a veiy small content of The only land located in this area plankton, the small microscopic is the Bermuda Islands, at the plants and animals that abound in Western end of the oval. other parts of the sea. A check with the map will show The Sargassum, or "Gulf Weed" the Sargasso Sea is the center of as it is known to many, was at the oceanic circulation, and is an first thought to be native to the area which is marked by fairly Sargasso Sea. It is mostly a brown weak and variable currents. alga. More recent studies, how­ On the west and the north, it is ever, have found that the plant bounded by the weak Florida Cur­ does not grow in the spot. rent and .the Gulf Stream, both Although most persons at first flowing northerly, and then east­ thought the weed grew on the bot­ ward. On the east, the North tom of the sea in that spot, and African Current bounds the Sea, then, becoming detached, floated and on the south, the North Equa­ to the top, this theory has been torial Current, flowing eastwai^, discounted. is the boundary. Recent studies showed that the All of these currents are com­ weed grows along the coast, tears paratively weak. The wi'"ls in the loose, and then floats to that area area are also weak, and it is tliis by way of the Florida Cureent and combination which is believed to the Gulf Stream. have started the stories about the The plants are kept afloat by Sargasso Sea stopping and holding means of a natural air bladder, any vessel -that sailed within its and grow vegetatively along the limits. way, propagating by fragments al­ While the temperature of the though tliey do not grow any sea water is high in the area, the fruiting or blossoming paris. decrease in temperature with These floating masses then depth is very small as compared with other ocean areas. One ex­ form a characteristic environment planation of this is the fact that as they float, and thus collect the area is located in the lower other small plants and small forms latitudes, and this, coupled with of animals as they make their the area's freedom from strong journey'from the coast to the Sar­ currents, permits the radiation of gasso Sea. The masses float in the form of the sun's rays to maintain a high temperature. small islands, or at least, tliat's Another thing that characterizes the way they look as they float the Sargasso Sea is Ihe relatively along the siuiacei They are loiisehigh salinity of the water. It hae ly intertwined branches, and are 38 to 37 parts salt per thousand, not malted closely together. These M compared with th« usual 35 islands-vary from :a few feet to ^several yards^ in diameter, and it piarts found in otI>«r sections. ' Th# c^lanation advanced for is notunusual to find a largd iuimMgh Mlinity Is » coihbltfattoii her of these "IslaiWs" 'floating along tigeiher ard forming • long chain on the surface. The general color the wee J is a sort of olive gieen, with the younger oranches hei.ng a brigliter shade of oaek green, and the dead branches taking on the dark br jwn color that is characteristic of most of the weed found in the Sargasso Sea itself. There has been only one esti­ mate made of the amount of weed contained in the area. One expe­ dition towed nets for a set length of time, and tlirough a measured area. The weed gathered in the nets was weighed, and on the basis of the findings, an estimate was made of the weight of the weed in the entire Sargasso Sea. Tlie estimate was that the Sar­ gasso Sea contained about 20 mil­ lion tons of weed. One of the things that belies tlie "Sea of tlie Dead" title that was given to the Sargasso Sea is the marine life that is found there. The abundant weed gives protection to several kinds of marine life that cannot be found in the open sea. For the most part, however, the fear of the Sargasso Sea that was within the breast of most old-time sailors has disappeared. The ro­ mantic and fearful descriptions of ships caught and decaying in the sea of weeds have gone the way of the sailing ship. They are still things to be talked about and i-emembered, but they are no longer accepted as fact. Oide Photos Wanted by LOG The LOG is interested in col­ lecting and printing photo­ graphs showing what seagoing was like in the old days. All yqti oldtimers who have any old mementos, photographs of shipboard life, pictures of ships or anything that would show how seamen lived, ate aihd worked in the days gone by. send them in to the LOG. WhOthier they be steam or sail, aiinind the turn of the cen­ tury. during thie first world war and as Jate as 1938, the LOG is interested in them all. We'll tkke care "of them and retuirn, i-biir Souvenirs to you."" ' p �SEAFARERS Pafa Tfrentr^fftor Mar is. 1951 LOG ... DIGEST of SHIPSVMEETINGS... MARII HAMILL (Sloomfldd), March 21 —Chairman, Francis Flschar; Sacratarr Jamas Brandon. One man from each da partment should clean the washroom i.nd recreation room. Vote of thanks went to the electrician for fixing Washing ma chine motor. Hose now needs fixing, too. I6': - u It I. IF If!:''' fary, Philip Moulen. There is $330.73 on hand. Captain sent word that all night card games must stop. Motion was passed to start a library and set aside $40 for that purpose. L. Brlant was elected librarian. Motion was passed to takg action on the rusty water aboard the vessel. Get New nooks Through Agents Seafarers who applied for new membership boc^ in MARINA (Bull), no data—Chairman. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), April Antonio Coniaiaz; Secretary, Jerry De New York but are now sailing Meo. Crew hailed the steward for good la—Chairman, D. TIcar; Sscratary, R. from outports don't have to feeding; All repairs should hi turned Krug. Beefs against the chief engineer, over to the delegates. Washing machine chief mate and captain wiU be straight­ come to this city to get their ened out at the payoff. Large fans are should be cared for better. new books. needed for aU foc'sies. Ship needs fumi­ .If the pien Involved will MONROE (Bull), April •—Chairman. gation. • Cold water line should be put for the washing machine. There are Frank Dalgado; Secretary, Juan Colpe. In write to headquarters and tell weevils in the flour and dry stores, the Suggestion was made that a good supply bacon is rancid and the eggs are stale. the Union which port they are of fresh fruit be taken aboard for the Messrom is not large enough. Foe sle trip. sailing out of, the Union will vent system needs to be cleaned out as no air is coming through. Vents In forward the J^ook in care of NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Victory heads and showers should be opened up. Carriers), April 1—Chairman, L. Wall Fruit juice should be put out for break­ the port agent. berg; Secretary, William H. Thompson. fast dally untU it runs out. Cooks Under no circumstances All dirty linen should be turned over should make French fries closer to chow to the steward before arrival. Delegates time so they won't be so soggy. however, will the books be will make up repair Usts for their de­ sent through the mails to any partments. Baker got a vote of thanks MONTEBELLO HILLS (Western Tank­ f>ir good bread, cake and pastries turned ers), private addresses. April 19—Chairman, Herbert Berout during the trip. Ship's delegate will ner; Secretary, William Cranny. Repair see the chief engineer. about installing list has been made up. 15 men are leav­ the soap dishes received in New Orleans, ing the ship in Portland. No smoking April 21—Chairman, Van Whitnay; Sacin all the crew's baths. ^ rules were discussed. Vote of thanks ralary, S. U. Johnson. Thera is a bal­ went to the steward department for a ance of $39.73 in the ship's fund. Each PETROLITE (Mathlasen), April 12— crewmember will donate $1 to the fund. Chairman, Stanley F. Schuyler; Secretary. job wcii done. Ship's delegate wiii hold $20.00 of the H. J. Foy. Department delegates will fund in his personal possession for emer­ CALMAR (Calmar), April 12—Chair­ turn in their repair lists. The ship is L. Almedia was elected shipts running smooth; there are no beefs; man, W. M. Ekins; Secretary, H. Scofield. gencies. treasurer by acclamation. Robert Les­ everyone is doing a good job. There is The mate said he would try to keep ter, the moving picture man, got a vote SlOO in the ship's fund. More ventila­ the overtime equal. AU coffee cups will of thanks. department wiU take tion—preferably larger fans—is needed in be returned to the pantry. One man care of the Each laundry for a week. Re­ from each department will clean the the galley. AH hands voted to buy pair lists will be turned over to depart­ radio and record player for the ship's laundry each week: men wiU also take ment delegates. Screen doors were re­ recreation room. Bosun and ship's dele' turns cleaning the reading room. paired and mattresses distributed. Games gate will take care of this. were bought. Washing machine should CARRABULLE (National Navigation), be left clean and in good condition April 7—Chairman, C. S. Slatar; Secre­ after usj. tary, Ramon Irizarry. Brother Callahan was unanimously elected ship's delegat^ SANTA VENETIA (Elam), April 19— Dishes should be placed in the sink after using them, it the ship is rolling. ehairman, H. wirti; Secretary, N. HatMen should refrain from making noise glmlos. Everything aboard is OK, but around the passageways whUe brothers the steward was left in the hospital are sleeping. Ship's delegate should ask In Vnknhama with a bad heart attack. the purser to put out the draw in smaU If possible, he wUl be picked up on our POTRERO HILLS (Mar Trade), April 11 bills so that brothers don't get stuck return. Night cook and baker was ap­ —Chairman, E. Rydon; Secretary, A. Yar- with foreign currency. There is $20.00 pointed steward until then. Captain will borough. Men who missed ship in Bahia on hand. Vote of thanks went to the be asked .'to make a Ust of how much and Santos wiii be reported tff the patrol­ steward department for good service and money each crewmember has coming to man. There is SIO in the ship's fund. good chow. Ship's delegate should see him. Present living quarters in the stewards the patrolman to see if he can coUect department are too crowded; men should transportation money for the crew. WhUe not sign on again until this situation is the ship, was at Juraco, Cuba, launch remedied. Stewards department got a service was not provided, and no one unanimous vote of thanks for the good was able to go ashore in this port. grub. especiaUy the Easter dinner. April 24—Chairman, Juan A. 6. Cruz; Washing machine wiU be repaired when Secretary, Rodney C. Orllllon. Two men the ship reaches Baltimore. Repair list missed ship in New Orleans. Men must wiii be turned over to the ship's. dele­ be properly dressed in the messroom. HILTON (Bull), April 23—Chairman, A. gate before arrival. Two delegates will see the captain to Smith; Secretary, T. Engel, Jr. AU re­ straighten out the beef on the chief pairs, except of foc'sies. has PUERTO RICO (Bull), March 22—Chair­ mate. Vote of thanks went to the been done. painting Refrigerator should be man, Ed Caudlll; Sacrefary, Jim Murphy. steward department. There is $4.27 in Motion was passed to turn over the the ship's fund. Donations wiU be col­ checked on arrival in Baltimore. John ship's athletic equipment to Jackson lected at the payoff in New Orleans. Quigg was elected ship's delegate. Ship's Heights girls' baseball team. Movie Delegate should see the patrolman on delegate will speak to engineers about screen and games wiU be turned over making sure that the purser has com­ electric fans in the crew messhall. New ones are needed. Defective stores should to the haU for disposal. Due to this plete medical supplies. not be accepted.' Motion was passed to being the ship's fiml trip, all men may start a ship's fund; Brother Frank Goudd bring in one gaUon of spirits, $200 in OMEGA (Omega), April 19—Chairman, was elected treasurer of this. merchandise and aU the cigarettes they want, within reason, free of duty. Every­ Alvin C. Carpenter; Secretary, Boyd H. thing, however, must be declared. No Amsberry. Major beefs wiii be taken up LEWI$ EMERY, JR. (Victory Carrl.ars), foui-ups WiU be allowed, even this is the at the payoff. Repair lists wiii be turned April 19—Chairman, Lao Movall; Secre­ final trip. All hands were asked to leave over to the ship's delegate. Quarters tary, V. Harding. Guz Murray was elected quarters in a clean condition when we should be left clean and bunks stripped. ship's delegate by acclamation. Master tie up. Lbsep keeper wants ail hands to Repair list wiU be posted for the new wiU be contacted on renewing valves in , turn in aU linen at the end of the voyage. crew. aU foc'sies, as nothing has been done. Fans are to be repaired and ventilators ROBIN KIRK (Saas Shipping), January ALCOA CORSAIR (AlCoa), April 2«— to stokehold freed. Library will be 4—Chairman, Stanley R. Yodus; Secre­ Chairman, Frank Dorzak; Secretary, R. changed as soon as possible. There tary, Wesley Young, E. McNamara was F. Callahan, Ship's delegate will see should be less noise in and around the elected ship's delegate by acclamation. the patrolman about having the ship's galley early in the mornings. Drinking New windchutes for all portholes with own gangway used Instead of the docks' glasses should be returned to the mess­ screens are needed. Chief engineer will gangway. Someone might get seriously haU after use. secure washing machine and put a pilot hurt on the gangway in Mobile at the light above it. Chief mate will have bauxite dock. Ship should be kept as SWEETWATER (Metre Petre), April II chips' fix sliding doors on the crew pan­ clean as possible. —Chairman, Stephen Hemka; Secretary, try locker. Catches on wiper's door Banjamln FIschman.. Repair work is still should be fixed. ARIZPA (Waterman), April *—Chair­ being done; fans are being repaired, March 29—Chairman, Russell Clymar; man, Don Collins; Secretary, Robert Mc- portholes and bunks fixed. Chief en­ Secretary, Bill Schafer. ''iVo water Cutcheon. Morgan was elected deck del­ gineer is anti-SIU. DetaUs will be sent coolers are on the bum. Chief mate will egate by acclamation. Ship should, be to the New York hall. Radio is in poor be asked about painting deck department kept clean, especially messroom and laun­ condition; a new one will be bought in showers. Keys should be left in foc'sies dry. There is no hot water back aft. Ja'pan. Crew is pleased at the decent when leaving ship. Stores should be One dayman should be moved into a way Captain Pratt is treating the crew checked before signing on. One exhaust different foc'sle. as there are three men so far. Men who use the messhaU be­ fan was out of order almost all trip, in a smaU foc'sle. Steward and the whole tween meals should clean it up. and the temperature in the engine room stewards department got a vote of thanks t '• was over 130 degrees. Both exhaust fans for the fine food and for the variety. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), April S should be overhauled before the next —Chairman, R. T. Milton; Secretary, J. 6. trip. I,akwl|k. Ship's delegate wiU see the captain about feeding natives after regu­ REPUBLIC (Trafalgar), April 5—Chair­ lar meal hours of the crew. Laundry man, Frances Pastrano; Secretary, Walter and washing machine should be cleaned Marcus. Frances Pastrano was elected after use. Windscoops and screens wUi ship's delegate by acclamation. Messbe given out. zoom should be kept clean at night, as well as the washing machine. Siopchest STEEL INVENTOR (Isthmian), Decem­ needs more stores. D.rL VIENTO (Mississippi), March S— ber 14—Chairman, Charles Starling; SecChairman, Jack Procell; Secretary, V. Al- ratary, J. Thompson. Mate has been work­ ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Seas Shipping), ford. No more performing wiU be tol- ing on de^k; there is no gangway watch. March 22—Chairman, Ray Brown; Secre­ era'ed. Any performers will be brought tary, Charles P. Makariwcz. Captain is up on charges. Electricians say that they BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service), not cooperating with the crew and is have no spare parts to fix the re­ April 2—Chairman, Charles Collins; Sec­ logging unfairly. Ship's delegate wiii frigerator. retary, Harry R. Gundend. Meals in gen­ speak to him. Chief engineer is not co­ April 19—Chairman, Jack Procell; Sec­ eral have been very poor, and meat had operative with the black gang and with retary, Duke Hall. Electricians' beef an odor when served and is in bad con­ the stewards department. He thinks the wiii be taken up with the patrolman. dition in general. Patrolman will be galley is a restaurant. Due to the loss Patrolman should check with the elec­ told about this in Lake Charles, and ail of the baker in Capetoiyn and the second tricians and chief engineer to see that stores WiU be checked. Exterminator is cook and passenger messman in Durban there are spare parts for fans and ice needed. the captain got two Indians to replace boxes on board before signing on for the the galley force. Tiiese men were not next voyage. Chief electrician should HASTINGS (Waterman), February 12— examined by a doctor, and the crew have a key so he can get spare parts Chairman, A. NIckle; Secretary, J. Nlowants them examined. Ship's delegate when they are needed. The chief en­ carls. O. Blues was elected ship's dele­ WiU take this up with the patrolman at gineer keeps everything locked up. En­ gate. Boxes and crates should be left the nearest port. A sick brother - came gine depai tment OT should be equalized. on deck, not put in the garbage chute. aboard in Capetown to ask the captain's Chief cook got a vote of thanks; chief Linen should be returned. aid in getting home. The old man re­ steward was thanked for the good feed­ fused to speak to him although he had ing that the crew enjoyed this trip. VENORE (Ore), March 4—Chairman, H. the space to take him back. Officers Clock should be installed in the crew Bucknar; Secretary, James A. Johnson. claim they bought the new washing ma­ passageway for the watch and crew. There is $12 left in the ship's fund after chine, which is questionable. There are purchasing reading material. Washing not enough chairs in the messhaU. Two CATAHOULA (National Navigation), machine has been broken for the past more sinks are needed. Many repairs are April 24—Chairman, Adolph Capbta; Sec­ three trips, Baltimore port agent wiU needed. One man missed ship in Gape- retary, John Calamla. Captain promised be contacted. Food is not up to stand­ town, two in Durbank. to order linens for a 30-day period. ard on this company's ships. Water Decks of all rooms will be painted. Stew­ cooler and mess, refrigerator need re­ DEL SUO (Mississippi), March 1— ard wiii order new trash cans. Batrol- pairing. Library books should be re­ Chairman, Pete Valentine; Secretary, man will be at the ship for the payoff. turned promptly. Leonard Munna. There is a balance of There is $32.91 In the ship's fund. Dis­ April S—Chairman, H. Bucknerf Secre­ B246.93 in the ship's treasury. Beef be­ cussion was held on a new transformer. tary, R, Helser. Washing machine and tween the chief steward and chief officer Decision was made to purchase a new crew's drinking fou;itain have bees re­ will be straightened out In New Or­ one with bigger voltage to carry the' ex­ paired. One man was sick, and put leans. Jimmy Noonan was elected ship's tra power used by the radio-phonograph. ashore in Panama. Ship is going to the delegate. yard this trip, Bepaic Usta wlU )W April S—Chairman, criff TraulU Sacra- heads. Steward and his department haSe Fan should be added fo the repair Ust. improved on the food, but there Is stlU too. room for Improvement to' reach SlU standards. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), April 19—Chairman, Walter Sibley; SaeMARORi (Ore), March 7—Chairman. retary. Albert Jackson. W. J. Connera H. Zarn; Secretary, E. Forestej.. Ed De was elected ship's delegate: cots should . Moss was elected ship's delegate by ac­ be replaced after use. Wiper should get clamation; George Mattair was elected linen for aU the men. deck delegate. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for good coop­ FAIRPDRT (Wstarman), April 22— eration and excellent chow. Bosun ex­ Chairman, W. R. Morse; Secretary, Nath­ pressed his thanks for good work of the an B. Loden. Imunch service- was dis­ entire deck gang. Ship is due for dry- cussed. itepairs are needed on showers dock and there are several foc'sle keys aft and steam kettle in the gaUey. Chief missing. engineer promised to take care of this. Record will be kept of disputed overtime ROBIN SHERWOOD (Seas Shipplnb), and shoregang handling ship's stores. March 21—Chafrman, W. M. Wallace; Secretary, I. W. Myers. Repairs were not BRIGHTSTAR (Traders), April 11— done on this vessel; they will be done Chairman, W. A. Perry; Secretary, during the trip. Patrolman will be George Gavros. Usts have been told about the lack of shore leave in given to the chiefRepair engineer, chief tnale, Walvis Bay, and that unauthorized per­ captain. Some repairs have been done. sons came aboard to eat and get goods Chief mate ordered a new clock for the from the siopchest. Lifeboats were torn messroom. Vote of thanks went to the down at sea; with only one lifeboat, stewards department and to the ship's which does not work properly. Dry and night cook and baker for stores are not up to par; another brand delegate their cooperation. Some of the officers should be used, Steward department got are passing the buck on repairs. This a vote of thanks for fine service. Sug­ Should come to the patrolman's atten­ gestion was made to get a heavy-duty tion. Deck department do not have the washing machine, since the one aboard tools for their work. Patrolmaif now is always breaking down. Light proper wiii be told about this. Siopchest sup­ guards ought to be removed* from the plies of better quality and quantity ara ' passageway; taU men are always banging needed. Patrolman wiU be asked tm their heads. check medical supplies' as well as slopchest. MAE (Bull), March 29—Chairman, S. Hoagy; Secretary, H. Kennedy. Captain promised to paint t>e chief cook's room last trip, but the ship is going to the shipyard and we wiU have to wait until then. There is $36.87 on hand in the ship's fund. Repair Ust. wiU be made up. Food is not up to usual standards and messhalls are dirty. Steward was CHRISTINE (TInl), April 4—Chalrmaiw asked to get enough food that the crew Uked and to ask the port steward not to J. Fisher; Secretary, Tony Novak. On* supply lamb, but replace this with bet­ man missed ship at Wilmington. Re­ ter cuts of beef. Toasters should not be quest was made for -new washing ma­ used to toast cheese sandwiches. Hot chine and refrigerator. Foc'sies should plate is needed for the pantry. Soap be kept clean. Fans in messroom will be switched to cut. down on vibration so powder brand should be jchanged. wipers can sleep. Don't slam the fidley door. Vote of thanks went to the stew­ HASTINGS (Waterman), April 11— ard department for top-grade chow. They Chairman, A. NIckle; Secretary, O. Blues. are a swell bunch of guys with not a Two men missed ship in Charleston: one beef during the whole trip to man missed the ship in Panama and re­ single joined it in San Juan. One man missed the Far East and back. ship in San Juan and rejoined in Ponce. OCEAN LOTTE (Ocean Trans), MOrch Beefs on performers will be referred to the patrolman. Steward wants the linen 22—Chairman, Thomks Casey; Secretary, changed piece by piece. Men getting G. D. Smith. Thomas Casey was elected off are to strip bunks and clean up be­ ship's delegate by acclamation. Mate will be asked about a spare room to fore leaving. store the crewmembers' extra gear, which is at present in the Unen room. ALBION (Dry Trans), April 11—Chair­ Lockers need repairing; this was dis­ man, A. Reasko; Secretary, T. t. Sosa. cussed with the skipper and wlU ba AU foc'sies should be painted. Wash­ care of. Several rooms ne^ ing machine needs fixing, i AU hands taken painting''and screens for portholes and should be sober at the payoff. doors. Fans should be checked and re-' No date—Chairman, D. Stone; Secre­ paired. Each department wiU take a turn tary, R. Perlce. Chief cook was elected cleaning the laundry and recreation ship's delegate'by acclamation. Last man room. on standby should clean up the messhaU and pantry. Wipers and pantryman NEVA WEST (Bloomflold), April 12— should take turns for a week cleaning the laundry. Linen should be returned Chairman, Jimmy King; Secrofary, R. R early on Unen day so It can be packed Klodlngar. Special meeting was held on the shortage of stores and lack of co­ and stored away. operation of the steward. Ship's was to be short of meat, according CARROLL VICTORY (South Atlantic), found to the books. Captain told, men not to April 1—Chairman, Bob Johnson; Secre­ cook their own eggs early in the morn­ tary, J. D. Orlbbla. Captain wUl be con­ ing as there was m shortage of eggs. tacted about having the laundry drain The steward denied this, but after a mo­ unplugged. Performers wiU be reported tion was passed to take an inventory of to the patrolman at the payoff. Crew the meat box, and after this was done, was asked to be careful in hanging the steward admitted that the ship does clothes In the fldley. Captain Lester not have 60 days' stores, but said that Hubbard said he wiU not lift the logs. there is enough food for the trip. Amounts of food and linen in the books MASSILLON VICTORY (Eastern), April and amounts actually aboard do not 12—Chairman, Edward F. Lessor; Secre­ tally. tary, Goprgo H. Schmidt. Disputed over­ time in aU departments. There was no GENERAL FATTON (National Water­ shore leave in San Pedro. Beefs wUl be ways), April 19—Chalrmrfi, M. C. Klelben turned over to the patrolman. ' Foc'sies Secretary, i. Merrick. Question as to should ba left clean and keys turned in who OT belongs to wiU be taken up at the payoff. Action wUl be taken on with the patrolman. Galley range should member who fouled up after being be repaired. Steward assured the crew warned. Library boolu should be turned this would be done in Japan. Fresh in. CoUection wiU be taken at the payoff stores wUl be obtained, but no one is for the ship's fund, which wiii be used to sure that fresh milk can be obtained. purchase reading matter. Men who want a reUef in Yokohama March 1—Chairman, Jamas C. Flana­ should contact the SUP agent there for gan; Secretary, Charles H. Ellzey. MUk Union men. order wiU be doubled in San Pedro, with the steward's okay. Chief mate will be STONEWALL JACKSON (Waterman), asked to fix hooks on doors in passage­ April 10—Chairman, D. Nunn; Secretary, ways. Vote of thanks went to the cooks J. Palsat. Men were advised to use their for a good job preparing the food. respective heads when possible. Better care should be taken of the washing ma­ chine. Ship's delegate will see the chief engineer about getting this fixed. LUCILLE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfleld). April S—Chairman, M. E. Sanchez; Seoretary, H. D. HIgglnbotham. Robert Mcdavit was elected ship's delegate by ac­ clamation. Ship's delegate should see. the chief engineer about water. There is too much noise In the passageways. All hands were asked by the steward to take good care of the cots. Porthole dogs wUl be freed throughout the ship. Cleaning of recreation haU and laundry WiU be rotated. April 20—Chairman, J. Pullain, Jr.) Secretary, J. Menait. Cots will be re­ moved from deck before arrival in port. SOUTHERN STATES (Southern), April 19—Chairman, Floyd -Simmons; Secre­ tary, L. B. Bryant, Jr. Hospital should be used for emergencies only, not as a storeroom. Repair list was turned over to the mate. Mate was warned about working on deck. Motion was made to donate the ship's fund to the March of Dimes, with additional donations. Men leaving the ship should strip bunks and leave foc'sies orderly. Additional linen should be turned over to the steward. DOROTHY (Bull), April 24—Chairman, Vote of thanks was given to the stewards F. P. Jefford; Secretary, S. Simmons. department for their extended efforts. Steward was asked to Investigate the FORT HOSKINS Service), April possibility of getting stan'ard size soap 15—Chairman, A. I. Herbert; Secretary, Engineer will be contacted about dirty Robert .J. Landry. New washing machine drinking water. Repair list was dis parts wUl be secured; each man will cussed. donate SI to the ship's fund for this. NORTH PLATTE VICTORY (Mississip­ Dirty dishes should be returned to the pi), April S—Chairman, Edward B. Lewis; sink. Secretary, W. C. Fisher. One man missed March 4—Chairman, J. E. Pewlll; Ssc­ ship in .VCHlcago. Knickerbocker woa ratary, M. Launay. One man left ship. elected ship^s delegate by acclamatioh. Crew voted to buy a new washing ma­ Deck, engine and stewards department chine motor, as it is damaged beyond should alternate the cleaning of the repair. Ship la in good shape. laundry and redreatton room. Unauthor­ April 5—Chairman, Allison Herbert; ized persons have been Using the recrea­ secretary, Gsorga Mates. Minor beef on tion room for cargo checltlng. ' drains. Captain wiii be asked about the new washing machine motor. Patrolman MASSMAR (Calmar), -April 2C—Chain- . v/ili be asked about two men getting man,.P. D. Solbarg; Secretary,^ C. TerrfA ' off by request of the mate.. Engine head There is a S30.09. halance In the, ship's ishould be kept clean by- ere rewjnan. Do fund. Washing mad^s needs repaifl^..; not throw rubbish on 'the deck. Door SBATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatraln), made up and turned In to-.department^ knob in daymen,>.goojB,Dee^-i:epej|J^w, .'iiw "WOic gfia gx-.'tdii.j '<•, .til;:), m-PJ. K1^ j';»A''",'*<1 mCit .: (C^nUjnijue^^iL.pwys^ �• C. V A .V -i-- ~JUa*-15.,m3 Mtr 15, 195S SEAFARERS Tagt Twsnty-fiv* LOG 1 ... DIGEST or SHIPS' MEETINGS ... (Ck>ntlnued from page 24) Thcr* if (pan room vhlch can be uaed by cook*. i! / li ROBIN MOWBRAY (Sasi Shipping), April 12—Chairman, Gene Flowars; Sec­ •URBANK VICTORY (Raaftrn), ne retary, Frank Fssquall. -One man mUsed Bate—Chairman, Oliver J. Fielding; Sec­ ship. There U a balance of 124 in the retary, L. i. Wing. Patrolman should be ship's fund, ashed to clarify whose duty It is to make MONTEBELLO HILLS (Weitarn Tankextra rooms and clean passageway topaide. Two end chairs should be reserved srs), March 2y---Chalrman, Robert S. Grant; Secretary, William Cranny. One for the watch at supper time. brother missed ship. Patrolman stated can be done about the water AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), nothing untU the ship goes Into drydock. April Tl—Chairman, H. Rode; Secretary, tanks write to New York about Infor­ Frank CuUlson. Whltey LewU was He wlU on a possible cash return for elected ship's delegate by acclamation. mation clothes damaged rusty water. Ship's Motion was passed not to sign on until delegate spoke to by port steward about all repairs are taken care of and all fresh frozen vegett)-» • cs and more steak steward's stores aboard. The stores meat. Ship's fund was spent on rec­ aboard now are of very poor quality. List of required gear wiU be made This will be taken care of. so that this ords. from each department and mailed company's ships meet the standards of up from Sldon. Stewards and engine de­ ether SlU ships. partments wUl take turns cleaning the recreation room. Wiper wiU make morn­ ing coffee. Washing machine should be cleaned after use.. a SRA CALE (Seatrsders), March 7— Chairman, Al ArneMi Secretary, R. fUirir. Better refrigerator should be put -en board. Reward Wits Bennett was elected ship's ddegate by accUmatlon. QnMlty of night lunch Is very poor; there Is UtUe variety. Steward promised to Improve en this. Al Amoco; Sec­ March IIretary, ERbert Sosridliig. Chief cook said he would aee that enough night lunch was put out. New percolators should be procured. Requisition for food and commodities made out by the steward was read to the membership and turned over to the captain in the presence of the department delegates. New washing ' machine should be installed. April M—Chairman, E. Coulding; Sec­ retary, A. Baker. Food on this trip has been a disgrace. Special meeting will be held on this In the presence of the patrolman. He will be asked to doublecheck the food. New refrigerators needed. Repair lists will be turned in. LASALLE (Waterman), April Chairman, Bill Hlggs; Secretary, Sieve Ougglno. Stewards, engine and deck de­ partments got a vote of thanks lor a job well done. Patrolman wlU be contacted 'On the chief engineer, who has been doing work of unlicensed personnel. ROSARIO (Bull), April 21—Chairman, -Artliwr J, Camaro; Secretary, J. Fleck, d was taken oC sicit in San Juan, cook took' over steward's duties. 1 was pnssed to look Into the mattec of firearms being discharged by the ofRcers while the vessel Is at sea. Rec­ reation room Is to be kept clean. AU using the washing machine are to clean Jt. Ih'eryone .is to tie properly dressed In the messroem at mealtime. ARLYN (Bull), April .25—Chairman, . not luted;. Secretary, Harry Thrash. ' ' Clark was elected ship's delegate. De, POrtment delegates will make up repair liirts^to be turned over to the patrolman. Vote" of thanks went to the stewards de­ partment'. Mate will order scouring powder. Ship's delegate will see the mate about changing brand of soap powder. Ship's delegate will contact the chief engineer about putting small Ughts over mirrors In heads. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), April 25—Chairman, Edwin Davit; Secre­ tary, R. O. Tapman. Two men missed ship In New Haven. Repairs were not taken care of. AU hands were asked to refrain from spitting on decks. Vote of thanks was expressed to the negotiating committee for their efforts with the com- Quix Attawerx (1) (a) Lake Michigan. (2) By cutting apart the fifth section of three links and using each of these to weld the ends of two of the remaining sections, the cost could be kept to three cents for cutting and three for welding. (3) Labor Day. (4) (c) Thighbone, also called the femur. (5) (b) Two. Symphonies usu­ ally contain three or more move­ ments. (6) Four-in-handl' (7) Biennials. (8) Grover Cleveland, elected to one term in 1885 an(i another In 1893. (9) Juijitsu. (10) Six. Puzzle Auzwer - pany. Present cots should be repaired, and old ones replaced: •CQSS ssca !S!QaD BBSS ODQ Bisaii ESQIIQ ESElSSanDEIQ ssQSQQB sansca DQDS aoa smo SQUB QBaS saa [aaaana .snaam szauaaa aoaa aaa ^Cati'Shuker^ Have iVo OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected throu^ normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot OCEAN ULLA (Ocean Trans.), April 12 —Chairman, Raymond L. C'Oowl; Secre­ tary, Frank F. VolTo. Chief engineer wiU be told to take care of smaU items not yet repaired. Frank J. Sylvanla was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. not enough milk. Garbage 1* to be Vote of thanks went to the steward de­ dumped aft. partment for fine food and service. GOVERNMENT CAMF (Cities Service), TRANSATLANTIC (Belse-Grlffin), AprH April 27—Chairman, T. Cleugh; Secre­ 19 — Chairman, George D. FInkles; tary, Sanders. T. Clough was elected Secretary, Jonas HIedt. AU men using shlp'i delegate by acclamation. Watches washing machine and wash room should below find It Impossible to deep while clean up when finished. Decks In mess- chipping Is going on. Dlscusslan was room need painting and portholes need held on performing and disorderly con­ repairing In oiler's rooms. Laundry wiU duct aboard ship and on purchasing rec­ be cleaned by OS and wipers; recreation reation gear for the ship. Vote of thanks room will be kept clean by the messman. went to the stewarda department for good service. IBERVILLE (Watermen), ne date— ChslrmsR, RsffssI Martini; Secreiary, V. C. Smith. Captain is giving the chief cook a bad time. The crew wiU back the cook up. Agent In New Orleans wiU be asked to see the company about In­ stalling a new washing machine. There Is a S30 balance in the ship's fund. ROBIN WENTLEY (Seas Shipping), April It—Chairman, John Nash; Secre­ tary, H. fncAleer. Ship war fumigated in New York. Brother who missed ship In Baltimore reported to the PhUadelphla dispatcher. Purser's gift was burchased. Steward is putUng In for over­ time for spraying Insecticide; delegate thinks this belongs to the department. Meeting was held with the patrolman In New York and beefs Ironed out. Crew was asked to keep the laundry clean. Iron was lost and not replaced. Steward promised use of passenger iron when available. Menus should be more varied. Stewards department should be quiet and not wake sleeping watches. There was NOTICES Samuel Langrham Pick up 29 old discharges dating from September 4, 1947, through May 11, 1951, at the LOG office, as well -as pay vouchers, medical and inoculation certiflcates and personal items. i t t Amerieo Medelros The LOG is holding for you your discharge from the Del Sud, August 7, 1952, as well as two re­ ceipts for money orders you may want. Pick them up at the New York •hall. % ^ X Angel C, Diaz James Francisco Your discharges off the Fort Hoskins and the Carolyn, respec­ tively, are being held for you at the LOG office. Pick them up at your earliest conveneiehce. 4, ^ ^ ^ 4) ANNISTON VICTORY (South Atlantic), April 25—Chairman, Pat Mllllcan; Secre­ tary, Vernon L. Portor. Tom HiU was elected ship's delegate. Motion was made to set up a ahlp'a fund. Since the ship may lay up after only one or two more trips, each man wUl be asked to donate only SO cents to the fund. This WiU be used for emergencies only. Let­ ter wUl be sent to headquarters stress­ ing the importance of placing electri­ cians aboard ships being reactivated two weeks In advance of sailing, so they can ;ee to it that aU electrical work that should be done in the shipyard Is done and that necessary parts and equipment have been, ordered. AU departments should take care of the laundry for a week. Ship'i delegate will make out a list. Everyone who was issued a cot must return it in good condition or pay for it. Men felt they were not re­ sponsible for cots that wore out after normally careful use. Cleanliness of quarters was discussed. More soap pow­ der Is needed. CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), April 24 —Chairman, Robert L. Broci; Secretary, Joseph P. Dabkoskl. J. Carender was elected ship's delegate. Ice machine and tanks are rusty and unfit for use. Ship's delegate will see the chief engineer about replacement. There are enough Cots for the trip. Ship's delegate wUl see the patrolman about getting SIU slopchest aboard. There Is not enou^ pressure in scuttlebutts. FAIRLAND (Waterman). April is— Chairman, O. DoSol; Socrotary, Sam Jo­ seph. L. Bruce was elected ship's dele­ gate. Repair list wlU be turned over to the chief engineer. Each crewmember will set a key tn bis room. Suffi­ cient night lunch Is to be put out; Gar­ bage is to be taken to the fantail. Wash­ ing machine Is to be cleaned after each using: departments will take turns clean­ SOUTHERN COUNTIES (Southern Trading), May 2—Chairman, W. Walker; ing the laundry. Ship's delegate spoke Secretary, H. Rombach. New washing to the captain who Issued cigarettes. machine wiU be instaUed when the ship goes to the shipyard. Repair and re­ YOUNG AMERICA (Waterman), Anarch placement list has been submitted. Vote 8—Chairman, Pat Ryan; Secretary, Tax of thanks went to the stewards depart­ Krohn. Some repairs were not finished, ment for the fine food and excellent but the chief engineer wiU do the repairs service. Mate was thanked for relin­ soon. Carl De Marco was elected ship's quishing his bed for five days and nights delegate by acclamation. More sweet to a member of the crew who had ap­ milk should be put aboard; ship's dele­ pendicitis. He took care of him until gate will see the agent in San Fran­ he was taken to the hospital In Puerto cisco. Passageways should be kept Rico. Member is now convalescing sat- clean, pantry should be kept clean. isfactorUy. April 5—Chairman, Pat Ryan; Secre­ tary, H. Krohn. P^rolman will see the ALAMAR (Calmer), April 27—Chair­ captain about getting milk and fresh man, Thurston J. Lewis; Secretary, Ches­ stores in Japan. Steward will notify the ter F. Just. Four volumes of the LOG ship's delegate of any discrepancies or were purchased, so that the-ship's library shortages of his store requisition list now has copies of the LOG for 1946 before the ship arrives in the States. through 1952. There Is S44.1S In the Ship's delegate will see the chief mate ship's fund. Something wiU be done about having crew quarters, showers, about the crowded conditions In the toilets and passageways painted. Agent cook's quarters. Laundry Is to be wUI be asked if the night cook and baker cleaned by men using it. Regular clean­ can have a foc'sle to himself, as he does ing schedule wiU be foUowed. Messroom not get enough sleep under the present And recreation room should be painted set-up. early in the trip so that present- crew can have the benefit of same. CATHERINE (Dry Trans), April S— Edward Robinson; Secretary, PURPLESTAR (Triton), April 19— Chairman, Frank Nakllckl. Bosun went to the hos­ Chairman, M. Longfellow; Secretary, Jo­ pital In Rijeka. Repair Ust will be made seph Smith. OT WiU be straightened up before arrival. Last room of the deck out with the chief. Motion was passed department should be painted out. not to sign on untU aU repairs are done. MADAKET (Waterman). April 12— Chairman, Htrb Knowles; Secratary, E. A. Gomez. A motion was made and passed that the ship's delegate find out about port time discharges while ship was in dry dock. The steward asked for cooperation In exchanging linen. Vote Bobby Flinn of thanks was given to the chief cook for Contact your sister immediately. staying on and complete galley force was thanked for a Job well done. A 4r 4r suggestion was made to have the cap­ tain see the chief engineer about connect­ Alamar Men ing a water tap outside house for steve­ Harry J. Cronin is trying to lo­ dores to save water cooler. TERSONA£i cate some men who sailed with him aboard the Alamar from Au­ gust, 1951, to February, 1953. He 'grants especially to locate ,Jack the bosun. Write to him at USPHS Hospital, Riverside Drive, Detroit 15, Michigan, 4B-3. Albert E. McKinstry 4^4^ Charles G. Snodgrass Your discharge of August 21, Contact Michael J. Cousins at 1952, from the Alcoa Planter is being held for you at the LOG 4205 South Prieiir Street, New office. Claim it as soon as possible. Orleans 15, La., in reference to another check which he has for t 4" you. Bull Liners 4 4 4 Any men who were in' Lake Trojan Trader Charles around May 1, 1952, off N. I. West has some money a Bull Line ahip on a run between England and the Persian Gulf, re­ which belongs to the steward and port to the LOG office at your deck maintenance man who were earliest convenience. Some pic­ with him on the Trojan Trader in ture identifications of ^ou and March, 1953. Contact him in care of the Del Sud, 523 Bienville St., your shipmates are needed. New Orleans, La. Seafarers who sailed in the SUP aboard the following ships of the Joshua Hendy Corp., Pier 35, San Francisco, Calif., can collect back pay by writing the company: Missioh Santa Ana, Mission Purisinima. Mission San Bafael, Mis­ sion Carniel, Mission Joshua Hendy, Mission Pacific Tanker, Marine Flyer, Marine Runner and Marine Arrow. Checks are now ready. Recreation room should be kept neat and clean. MesshaU and recreation room should be painted. Excess linen should be turned in to the steward before leav­ ing the ship. Repair list wlU be made up: all safety equipment and fire equip­ ment WiU be checked. 4 4 4 GULFWATER (Mar-Trade), January 4— Chairman, Vic D'india; Secretary, D. M. Fcarce. The repair list left by the pre­ vious crew was checked over. Motion was made to rate cleaning of recreation room and laundry room among the three departments. Steward asked the crew to turn In the old mattresses and to draw the new ones taken aboard in New York. Cots were oilercd to the crew at their request. Better lighting facilities requested for the recreation room. Re­ pair list was drawn up and new items WiU be added continually as well as old Items not attended to on the old Ust. February 1—Chairman, A. Hanstvedt/ Secretary, D. M. Pearce. More varied menus suggested; wider distribution of starchy foods and a request was made for more fruit Juices. Steam line should be instaUed in washing machine. Deck engineer agreed to attend to it as soon as time permits. Crew asked to have passageways and foc'sles Soogied and suggestion was made to bring the mat­ ter before the captain. April 19—Chairman, F. Young; Secre­ tary, Tom Madigan. Motion made that the poor food be brought to the atten­ tion of the patrolman. Hansvedt moved that the department of health inspectors be notified of the many sick men and to check aU food stores and water. F. Fong asked for Information as to who had a voice and vote at the whip's meet­ ings. A discussion as to whether or not It was the steward's Job to cut meat was terminated by the chairman who ruled that It was a matter for the steward department to settle lor themselves. HURRICANE (Waterman), April Chairman, Harvey W. Morris; Sscretsry, Ramond Harper. Motion was made and passed to distribute cards for crew's recreation. A very poor grade of beet being put aboard and therefore a mo­ tion was made to have a patrolman check aU meat that is put aboard. CANTIGNY (Cities Service), April 9— Chairman, P. V. Hammel; Secretary, V. Manuel. Deck Department should make out a new repair list. Ship's delegate gave Information on the negotiation of contract from material received from the port agent. April 21—Chairman, P. V. Hammel; Secretary, James A. Phillips. A wire was read from Paul Hall notifying the crew that the tanker agreement between Cit­ ies Service and the Union was signed, and a vote of thanks was given to head­ quarters for the prompt action taken. The hand guard raUs and ladder rungs on both masts are in bad condition, and It was suggested that a patrolman be notified. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), April 23—Chairman, F. E. Pewitt; Secretary, Robert J. Lcndry. AU hands were asked to turn the washing machine off after use so as not to bum out the motor. Coffee pots should be emptied in trash can rather than on the deck. MARY ADAMS (Bloomfleld), February 1—Chairman, Joseph Penner; Secretary, Robert M. Douglas. Ship's Delegate re­ ported that SIO was left in the ship's fund. On arrival in San Pedro a raffle wUl be held and the money wUl be used for the ship's fund. Ship's delegate to see the chief mate about painting stew­ arda department rooms. April 14—Chairman, Red Fink; Secre­ tary, Robert M. Dougles. Shipboard re­ pairs have been, taken care of. Motion made that a letter be wiUten to head­ quarters about limitations on draws in Japan. SANTA VENETIA (Mar-Trade), April 19—Chairman, H. Wirti; Secretary, N. Hatgimlos. Ship's delegate reported that everything aboard ship Is okay; he spok* of the wonderftU crew aboard from the bosun to the messman. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), February 1—Chairman, Huston; Secratary, Cola. Repair list was almost aU completed. New toUet seat Is needed: scupper should be repaired. Murphy was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Washing ma­ chine should be drained outside. Empty soap boxes should be thrown over the side, not on the deck. Extra washing ma­ chine should either be removed or re­ paired. MesshaU and pantry should be kept clean. April 19—Chairman, Harry Huston; Secretary, J. Bruce Cole. Skipper com­ plained about men faking sickness Just to get ashore. Foc'sle keys should be taken care of. Men who missed ship or were logged wUl be turned over to the patrolman. Cots should be returned to foc'sles. Linen and blankets should be handed in. Foc'sles should be cleaned before leaving ship. MesshaU and pan­ try should be kept clean. Thanks went to the stewards department for a Job weU done. Edifor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourfh Ave., Brooklyn 32. NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your moiling list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS Ex-Citrus Packer The wiper who gave Louis Ri­ ^^ITY , •»•*•*•••••••••,• .Z^^NE • • •«• .-STATE ,,,• • • viere ticket for his watch and ring : can get his property by contacting Signed Riviere at 36 W. 138 Street. Apart­ TO AVOID DUFLICATIONt If you oro an olJ subtcrlbtr BIMI hava a chanqt ment 15, NYC. -•444 of aJdrou, filoaao qlvc your formbr addroit bolow: ADDRESS Christine Blanchestcr Contact welfare services at SIU headquarters immediately. CITY GtooooaoooaooBoosaaooBBBBGOMMBee ItBMtBIBBBf t BBOUBa000000eoa* • ZONI ..STATI atBifaBaBBaaoai aaB»q»?»»SjBBn3 '• �\ Maw t« Put* Twratjr-slx SEAFARERS May 15, 195S LOG Plenty Of Wemen in Titis Family i in the HOSPITALS 0 The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hosi^tal bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. James Akers H. D. MiUiner Eugene V. Hayden S. E. Roundtree Leslie M. Jackson Gerald G. Smith Wylto G. Jarvls Luby. Wheeler , C. Joannou Horlon C. WUlls Luis Lopez Seafarer Edward Robinson poses with his growing family, all girls, in his New York home. Mrs. Robin­ son holds the latest addition, Sharon Lee, whose birth brought a $200 SIU maternity benefit plus a $25 defense bond. Jefferson Martin David Backrak, All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity born March 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. benefit plus a $25 bond from the and Mrs. Daniel D. Backrak, 1373332nd Avenue Northeast, .Seattle, Union in the baby's name. Wash. Evaristo G. Aldahondo, born 4. • 4 ii, March 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Joni Nickolas Johnson, born Mrs. Evaristo Aldahondo, 98 Baltic April, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. street, Brooklyn, NY. Leon N. Johnson, 3820 Pennington 4" it t Avenue, Baltimore 26, Md. Susan Mary Righetti. born March 4 4 4 !4, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. JoFreddie and Eddie Hudson, born ieph Righetti, 10 Isaac Place, NorMarch 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and valk. Conn. Mrs. Louise Hudson, 461 South Ce­ i. i. dar Street, Mobile, Ala. Charles Antonio Vante, born 4 4 4 lanuary 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Sharon I.ee Robinson, born April ' Mrs. Ivan Vante, Altona No. 85, :::harlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Vir- 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Robinson, 763 McDonough jin Islands, US. Street, Brooklyn. NY. 4 4" t Steven Louis Ackerman, born April 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Ackerman, 2077 Bry­ ant Avenue, Bronx 60, NY. 4 4 4 Marilyn E. Thigpen, born April 26, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hillery J. Thigpen, Route No. 2, Box 311 E, Florence, SC. 4 4 4 Christopher Emory McNeil, born I'ebruary 1. 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. McNeil, Route No. 1, Box 321, Wayzata, Minn. 4 4 4 Frances Lorraine Natale, bom April 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francesco J. Natale, 42 Con­ necticut Avenue, Somerville, Mass. USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Carl E. Chandler John Pedrosa Dan J. Cherry G. W. Prltchett Albert W. Claude Robert A. Rogers William Costello Nathan Rubin Jeif Davis James A. Smith Anfrio DeFUippie Samuel J. Steels Frank J. Galvin Adolf Swenson Gorman T. Glaze David F. Sykes USPHS HOSPITAL Nathan Gumbiner William Thompson SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Walter Hartmann Edward H. Ward Richard H. AUen Joseph H. Roberts John McStravick John Wisloif Marcalo B. Belan WiUiam H. Rogers Thomas Oliver James R. ColtreU John Simon USPHS HOSPITAL Mike Dlkum Peter Smith BOSTON. MASS. James R. Dodson WlUlam J. SmaU Eugene O. Harris A. Green David E. Edward David Sorensen Earle G. Boutelle Tim McCarthy R. H. Norgren John A. Duffy R. N. Rogers John J. Flaherty C. J. Storey USPHS HOSPITAL Joseph GareUo Donald S. White SEATTLE, WASH. USPHS HOSPITAL R. Armstrong Tony J. Kismul GALVESTON. TEX. Frank Baron Harry C. Peeler. K. Abarons George Howard Leonard J. Cox VvUUam W. Wells S. Anderson Charles Kogler John J. Davles Robert J. Wiseman E. H. Burns Carl F. Kumrow Allied Johansen Alphan' Fruge John E. Markopole Raymond Harris W. L. Roberts USPHS HOSPITAL E. C. HUl Robert L. Shaw STATEN ISLAND. NY TOURO INFIRMARY Isaac Antonio John W. Keenan NEW ORLEANS. LA. L. Kristiansen H. Arlinghaus Philip Horowitz Thomas J. Kustas B. BUlaroza W. McCulstion James C. Blake USPHS HOSPITAL Ralph Mclnturlt James H. Bowley SAVANNAH. GA. Herman Meijer Edward Budney Warner W. Allred Jack D. Morrison Anthony Budvidas Alfred Mueller James M. Hall S. PhUlips Maurice Burnstine L. G. Murphy W. Mlddendorf Bernard Wolfman W. E. Pepper T. Chilinskl . USPHS HOSPITAL L. Demltriades Bart J. Power NEW ORLEANS. LA. Chester Dunn Angel Romero Sidney Anderson Leo H. Lang Jose G. Espinoza Kalle Ronkanen Alonzo Bettis Pierre LeBlanc William Ryan C. FachenthaU P. BlackweU Herbert 3. Lee Virgil Sandberg C. GaUagher S. Cope Cyril Lowrey C. B. Sawyer Simon Goldstein E. Crawford Alvin G. Marphew Joe Carl Griggs T. Stevenson Rogelio Cruz C. R. Nicholson Roger L. Hall Anders Thevlk George W. Duncan Charles Perez John FanoU J. W. Hamilton B. D. Foster Albert Rakoey Adrian W. Jones William Foyt Toxie Swsiford Patrick J. Green Luther C. USPHS HOSPITAL E. R. .Smallwood MANHATTAN BEACH. BROOKLYN. NY K. Gunderson A. Gunter Walter S. BmHli Victor Arevalo John B. Haas C. M. Hawkins Henry S. Soea Rupert A. Blake Frederick Landry C. R. Hinksen r.alph F. Sttbat Edmund C. Blosser James J. Lawlor P. A. Taurael' Homen Harry F. McDonald ~ John Wilson O. Cara PhUip Horowlti! T. R. Terrtngt^ Davld McHreath Walter Chalk Buford Johnson Hubert Weeks Claude A. MarkeU C. M. Davison . F. E. Kerfoot Vic Mllazzo . EmUio Delgado BELLEVUE HOSPITAL Eugene T. Nelson Antonio M. Diaz NEW YORK. NY John J. DriscoU Pedro O. Pcralto Eddie T. Driggeri* Enrique Ferrer G. E. Shumaker Robert E. Gilbert Robert Slzemore USPHS HOSPITAL Henry E. Smith Bart E. Guranlck SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO Peter Gvozdich Herbert R. Totten Maurice Whale Whether In NY Or Any Outport Seafarers Can Get Needed Aid 4 4 4 4 4 4 Ronnie Lee Terry, born April Arthur Post, born April 22, 1953. Shirley Elaine Bosc, born Jan­ 12, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Terry. 1908 Anunciation Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. uary 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Seafarers in the outports who run into problems on main­ Post, 106 Seventh Avenue, Brook­ Mrs. John F. P. Bosc, St. Elmo, street. New Orleans, La. tenance or matters normally handled by the Welfare Services lyn, NY. Ala.department can get the same speedy service as men in New 4 4 4 4 4 4 Jose Raul Colon, born April 20, James Herbert Landry. Jr., born York headquarters. Although-*^ 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. An­ February 19. 1953. Parents. Mr. the Welfare Services office Is what information and documenta tonio Colon, 51 Pelayo Street, Box and Mrs. James Herbert Landry, located in New York, through are needed in any particular case. 5173, Pta. Tierra, San Juan, Puerto 109 Woodrow Street. Baton Rouge. arrangement with the port agents Sometimes when the Seafarer Rico. La. the machinery of its operations is writes direct to headquarters it's geared to take care of outport necessary for headquarters to problems speedily through the use write back asking for more infor­ And More Girls mation, which in turn, means more of airmail. The port of Mobile gained an The port agents of the outports time consumed on the case. upper hand for the time being over work closely with headquarters on Of course if the Seafarer is in Its friendly rival. New Orleans such matters. After getting the a foreign port, or some small US when Seafarer Louie Hudson be­ necessary information and docu­ port where no agent is available, came the proud father of two ments from the Seafarer, the agent his beai bet is to write direct to potential sailormen, Eddie and forwards it to Welfare Services in Welfare Services in New York. •Freddie. New York where it receives Hudson, who makes his home in prompt attention just as if the J Mobile, put the Alabama port city Seafarer was there in person. iffoir to Apply i one up on New Orleans, which No Company Office hasn't come through with any For Birth Pay Maintenance and cure ques­ twins yet. New Orleans got the tions, always a common type of Applications for the mater­ first jump on the maternity bene­ case that arises from day to day, nity benefit must be supported fits, when it came up with the first often develop in outports where by the following documents: maternity baby a year ago last the company does not have a regu­ April. • Your marriage certificate. lar office. A man has to pay off • Baby's birth certificate dat­ This is only the third set of twins in one of these ports because of since the SIU Welfare Plan started illness or injury, and the mainte­ ing birth after April 1, 1952. paying maternity benefits. And it's nance claim has to be referred to • The discharge from the last the first one to consist of two boys. the home office of the company. ship ybu sailed on before the Under the SIU's double-theThis usually makes for delay if baby was born. benefit system, Hudson received the matter is left In the hands of Processing of all applica­ two $200, benefits, while each of the company's representatives. tions can be speeded up by at the boys got a $25 US defense bond Since the Seafarer usually wants least three days if photostatic from the Union. to have rapid action on his claim, copies of the three documents Hudson, who celebrated his 26th he can get it by notifying the port are sent in. Applications birthday .last Monday, has been agent of the outport and giving should be made to Union Wel­ sailing with the SIU for a little him the necessary information. fare Trustees, c/0 SIU head­ One down to the Robinson family. Seafarer Joseph Martus has two less than two years. He's •» native Notifying the agent is a good idea quarters, 675 Fourth Avenue, girls now with the birth of his new daughter. Denise. Mrs. Martus of Alabama and works In the from another, .point of .view be­ B'klyn 32, NY. steward, department*.,..- and family look well pldased with the SIU benefit bond. cause he will have knowledge of Mobile Can Boast About Twin Births jr I �. May 15. 19SS SEAFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN {News about men in the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SW Wel­ fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) Any of you boys got any questions about corn whiskey? If so, the man to see is Fred England, who's in transit here on his way back to '( the West Coast. Fred, who hails from Missouri, where his family lived for many years before mov­ ing to Seattle, says there's only one way to make corn likker, and that's the Missoufl way, from sour mash. But if any of you boys have other ideas—well, Fred says to see him, and bring a jug. Fred's son, incidentally, was at sea awhile but is now back in school. Fred says he wants him to grow up a little more. It's come to our attention that skippers are getting lax again about keeping records of sickness and in­ England juries on their ships, so its up to Seafarers to pro­ tect themselves in getting their maintenance, cure and other monies. So if you get sick or are hurt, report it to the captain immediately, and also be sure you get the names and addresses both of witnesses to the injury and witnesses to the report, so there can be no later kickbacks. Then, when you leave ship, check immediately with the Union so we can take care of your interests, and advise you as to the procedure to follow. , ^ Joe Sharp, of Brooklyn, is out of the hospital now, and is getting around town again and seeing some of his old pals. Joe's last berth was as a wiper aboard the John Paul Jones (Dol­ phin). He was injured on the way to Korea. He rode the ship back to the West Coast and paid off in Olympia, Wash. Joe Griggs, OS, who was on the Michael (Carras) wants to thank all the brothers who helped pull him through his recent operation with donations of blood. Joe had rough sledding for awhile, and needed more than four jpints of blood, but thanks to the donations he came through and is now recuperating nicely. John Fanoli, who came in off an Isthmian ship, Sharp is now hospitalized on Staten Island. He has re­ ceived a number of visits from his shipmates, and is looking forward to receiving a lot more. Anthony Harvilla, who just came in from Hawaii, will be around town for a few days while he takes out-patient treatments at Hudson and Jay. Also taking out-patient treatments at Hudson and Jay is Jim Purcell, deck engineer, who just got off the Sea Nan (Stratford). Jim is spending most of his spare time sitting around headquarters, talking over experiences with the other oldtimers. FINAL DISPATCH Anthony Simonavage, 51: A res­ piratory disorder caused Brother Simonavage's death on March 5, 1953, while a patient at the USPHS Hospital in New Orleans, La. A messman in the stewards depart­ ment, he joined the SIU in Phila­ delphia in 1946. Brother Simona­ vage was buried in Philadelphia, Pa. i 4) 4 Floyd Holcombe, 47: A skull fracture and internal injuries sus­ tained in an automobile accident in New Orleans, La., caused Broth­ er Holcombe's death. He died on March 26, 1953, in the Charity Hospital in New Orleans, La. One of the early members , of the SIU, he had been sailing in all ratings in the deck department since De­ cember, 1938. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Floyd Holcombe, PO Box 267, Maiden, Mo. 4 - 4> ir George Forsdal, 45: On Decern-, ber 8, 1952, Brother Forsdal died suddenly in Newark, NJ, as a re­ sult of exposure. A member of the stewards department, he had sailed SIU as a second cook and baker since joining the Union in 1951 in New York 4 4^ 4 Alfred McCabe, 65: A fireman in the engine department. Brother McCabe died of a heart ailment at his home in Mobile, Ala., on March 35, 1953. He had Joined the SIU in New York in 1942 and was buried in Brooklyn, NY, at the Greenwood Cemetery. He leaves a daughter, Agnes Lovett, 256 St. Charles Avenue, Mobile, Ala. ^ S. % Stanley Klipa, 36: Brother Klipa was drowned on March 11, 1953, Vtfhile in Khorramshar, Iran. He is survived by Henrietta R. Klipa. t 4^ ^ Henry N. McNabb, 39: On Janu­ ary 15, 1953, while the Lafayette was in German waters, Brother Mc­ Nabb died of a heart attack aboard her. He had been sailing as a wip'er in the engine department for the past eight years, when he joined the SIU in Mobile. Surviv­ ing is his wife, Edith Irene Mc­ Nabb, 216 Village Court, Birming­ ham, Ala. lit Tage Twenty-seveB Romance iSiven Boost By Union SEEIN* THE SEAFARERS The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and 52,500 death benefits are being paid to beneficiaries. LOG i(t Down through the ages the sailorman has been known to be an internationalist when it came to-picking his women. He might or might not have a girl in every port, but your true sailorman was likely to get a wife from any one of half-a-hundred countries — not necessarily his native land. A little of that practice seems to have rubbed off on the modern Seafarer. For every one who hitches up with a home-town girl, there's another who finds a wife in Naples, Bremerhaven, Rio or Durban, or any other port that you might name. Maybe its the lure of something foreign and exotic, or maybe as some have uncharitably remarked, the foreign gals treat their men­ . \ folk better than the domestic farers, the man had worked for it's rotary hiring system. The af­ variety. In. any case there's no various SIU companies and couldn't fidavit also pointed out that h^ doubt a considerable number of show that he was steadily em­ earns overtime and bonuses 'while Seafarers have found wives outside ployed by any one company for a on the ship in addition to his base long period of time. pay. the States. Consequently, like other Sea­ In this instance as in previous Quotas And Visas In the old days before immigra­ farers in this predicament, he ones. Welfare Services' affidavit tion laws and McCarran Acts, it turned to Welfare Services for has been accepted" by Immigration was pretty simple for the sailor help. Welfare Services supplied authorities as proof of the Sea­ to bring his bride home, or maybe him with an affidavit explaining farer's financial responsibility, thus bring his home to the bride. Now that the man works steadily making it possible for the Sea­ international relations are a little through the Union hiring hall and farer's bride to enter the country. more complicated. The Seafarer who wants to bring his wife to the States has to contend with visas, quotas and all sorts of regulations, and sometimes it's a little confus­ ing and disheartening. But SIU Welfare Services, among its other virtues, has a soft spot in James Sealy is one Seafarer who knows from first-hand its heart for romance. Which is experience what the word "service" in SIU Welfare Services logical considering that much of its business consists of dealing means. Confined to the Staten Island USPHS hospital for with maternity benefits and things treatment, Sealy found like so like that. The' Seafarer who is up many others before him that ready and deliver it to Sealy on against it in bucking the Govern­ his next visit to the hospital. mental red tape, can get an assist SIU Welfare Services will Then the Seafarer had a trans­ from that Uuion department. And take care of a variety of little and portation check coming to him several men have gotten such help big needs that otherwise would be from Isthmian in the past. and there was a neglected. time limit in­ Recently one such case grose As has been mentioned before in volved in collect­ when a Seafarer got married in ing. Being that Durban, South Africa, which seems the LOG the representative who he was in the hos­ to be one of the favorite hitching visits the hospital does more than pital, he couldn't posts for men on the Robin Line just deliver the weekly cash bene­ make it up to the ships. When he applied for an fit. He'll take shopping orders, company office on entry visa for his wife, he was told write letters, expedite money time. A telephone tliat he had to show proof of his call to the com­ financial stability. The Govern­ claims against the Companies, take Sealy pany explaining ment demands such assurances for care of the man's gear, and other any potential immigrant, so that items. In Sealy's case there were the situation was all that was the person coming into the US will a few things to be taken care of needed to straighten out that prob­ lem and see to it that Sealy would not become a public charge. that were handled to his full satis­ get the money coming to him. Ask For Affidavit faction. Notified Friends Usually such proof of financial Just before he went in for treat­ After heing under obseiwation stability is in the form of an af­ fidavit from the man's employer ment, he left his watch in the Sea and treatment, Sealy was told that showing that he is steadily em­ Chest for repairs. The hospital he would have to have an opera­ ployed and earning a decent living. representative made arrangements tion. He asked Welfare Services to In this case, as with most Sea- to pick It up as soon as it was notify some close friends of what was going on and let them know everything was okay. This was SIU Book Really Counts speedily taken care of via Western Union. With all these worries off his head and the $15 weekly hospital benefit coming in regularly, Sealy can concentrate on getting well fast and preparing to ship out again. As a veteran of a dozen years with the SIU, Sealy is impressed with the gains that have been made. And not the least, he feels, are the services now given ill Sea­ farers. 4) How To Get Disabled Pay 4 MUton D. Faircloth, 39: Fatally injured in a plane crash. Brother Faircloth died in Toledo, Ore., on March 8, 1993, and was buried at Bainbridge Cemetery, Ga. An FOW and a junior engineer in the engine department, he joined up in Balti­ more six years ago. He leaves his mother, Nancy J. Faircloth, RFD No. 1. Box 109„ CMUiUa, Ga. j' H V Hospitalized Seafarer Receives Service On All His Problems Roscoe Roland Hobdy, 44: On October 12th of last year Brother Hobdy died at the USPHS Hospital in New York, NY. Since 1946 he had sailed as a steward, having joined the Union in New York. He leaves his wife, iDorothy, and his son, Eujgene Deland Hobdy III. Brother Hobdy was buried at Oak­ land Cemetery, Mobile, Ala. . it > You can see that Seafarer Robert O'Rourke's son knows the, value of the SIU membership, book. New baby sister, Karen Ann, brought SIU's usual ipaternlty. gift to the family. Any totally disabled Sea­ farer, regardless of age, who has been employed for seven years on SlU-contract ships is eligible for the $25 weekly disability benefit for as long as he is unable to work. Ap­ plications and queries on un­ usual situations should be sent to the Union Welfare Trustees, c/o SIU Headquarters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. -I • 'i. il ^ <1 -t �Vol. XV No. 10 SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • m- I 1.' - • .,.-'. I' -• :'>1 '"..i Contract—^The SlU's 20,000 word ogreement goes into great detail to guarantee every Seafarer top wages and superior overtime clauses and working rules, plus good food, full protection if sick or in­ jured, generous shore leave and draws, adequate manning—in short, the finest shipboard conditions. Welfare Services—The SlU's Welfare Services De­ partment offers immediate action on all personal problems, backed up by the authority of the Union. Whether the problems involve family matters, legal action or other personal difficulties, the Seafarer knows that Welfare Services will help. Patrolmen—^Wherever a ship touches a US port, a Union patrolman is Johnny-on-the-spot to see to it that the contract is being enforced. Any legitimate beefs are efficiently settled without delay. That way the companies and officers can't by-pass the con­ tract or attempt to exploit the crewmembers. Vacations—^The SlU's revolutionary Vacation Plan, first of its kind in nnaritime, guarantees that every Seafarer will receive vacation pay for the time he has put in on an SlU ship. This is mode possible through Union administration of a central fund main­ tained by contributions from shipowners. Negotiating Committee — The Union negotiating committee operates all year round, not just at contract-renewa time. It is constantly clarifying the agreement to eliminate points of confusion and loop­ holes. The clarifications assure that Seafarers will be out in front on contracts and conditions. Welfare—comprehensive Welfare Plan, Unionadministered to assure the most for the money, pro­ tects Seafarers and their families with a variety of benefits—hospital, maternity, disability and death payments, as well as the SlU's scholarship plan for qualified Seafarers and their children. SlU Slopcbests—Ship's slopchests are now supplied through the Union, assuring Seafarers of top-quality, low priced merchandise at all times. Enough sup­ plies ore put aboard to keep the slopchest stocked throughout the voyage. Seafarers can buy with con­ fidence that all gear is guaranteed by their Union. Legislative—Ihe all-important nerve center of Gov­ ernment, operations and legislation is staffed by Union representatives, constantly supporting legisla­ tion beneficial to Seafarers, and on their guard to defend rights: now enjoyed by seomen as the result of past legislative action. ' It i • feT t^' - S;:' p-f, My" > -'.f. J' • i-; '• •'i r- v; .'IX: ••• •'' Seafarers Int'i Union J.-.;.:;--. .• -J' . • ^ . - s. i.. • .V . ,i-Xi ^ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource May 15, 1953 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XV, No. 10 Description An account of the resource Headlines: GOV'T OPENS TALKS ON SHIP SUBSIDIES UNION PORT AGENTS MAP FUTURE PLANS, REVIEW YEAR'S GAINS BALTIMORE BUILDING PROGRAM AROUSES LABOR'S INTEREST EXPECT SIU VICTORY IN LAKES VOTE $ CUTS PERIL USPHS HOSPITAL PROGRAM CONGRESS HEARINGS OPEN ON PROPOSALS FOR SHIPPING AID TODAY'S THE BIG DAY TO PICK ART WINNERS SIU FILES WAGE CLAIM AS OCEAN TOW CO. FOLDS FIRST CONTRACT AMENDMENTS READY PO LOSES DOUGH ON MOST MAIL CO. REJECTS RED UNION, SHIPS IDLED SEN WAGNER, AUTHOR OF LABOR'S 'MAGNA CARTA' FED-UP ATLANTIC MEN CUT TIES WITH COMPANY UNION FEDERAL SALES TAX SEEN NEXT UNION NINE STARTS NO TITLE PLAY STUDY DECEASED PAY SEA LAWS 'HARD LUCK' LAKES SHIP SINKS, TEN KNOWN DEAD SEAFARER SEES BROTHER, FIRST TIME SINCE 1930 CANADA SIU NIXES PHONY SHIP UNION MOBILE WILL CLEAR BAY OF SEWAGE EX-SIU STEWARDESS HAS BOOK PUBLISHED SCHOLARSHIP PLAN LOOKS TO FUTURE MICHIGAN DENIES IDLE PAY TO LAKE CREWS PRISON GUARDS ORGANIZE IN NEW YORK THE USPHS BUDGET CUTS SHIPLIFE AND SHORELEAVE CIO, SHIPYARDS OPEN PAY TALKS MORTGAGE RATE UP ON HOUSES AFL INSURANCE AGENTS CONVENE CLAIBORNE'S RESCUE OF 28 SEAMEN WAS 'A NIGHT TO BE REMEMBERED' TRANSFER AT SEA AND CREW'S PRAYERS WERE ALL IN VAIN SHOULD MEASURE FOOD BY WAISTLINES AZALEA CITY'S CREW TAKES TIME TO PICK UP 2 STRANDED FISHERMEN CUSTOMS IN FOREIGN LANDS BRING ON AMUSING EVENTS SARGASSO SHIP'S TOMB NO MORE WHETHER IN NY OR ANY OUTPORT SEAFARERS CAN GET NEEDED AID MOBILE CAN BOAST ABOUT TWIN BIRTHS ROMANCE GIVEN BOOST BY UNION HOSPITALIZED SEAFARER RECEIVES SERVICE ON ALL HIS PROBLEMS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/15/1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/02b14a178e4dfd90d4f3fa8e8ffd774d.PDF 89dd0108a549a54dc1640c590fea9eb7 PDF Text Text ^•4 :::«^4i^TH5|r9V?^ •v-'r< .jri-fS7*>, >ra»?'^«-*.TSy-';fy^-S«»..:'-;' ; SEAFARERS LOG May 1 1953 * OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION > ATLANTIC A N D G U L F D I S T R I C T * AFL »' SinKE THREAT OFF •g'i Story On Page 3 Story On Page 2 fwl^ il- r ---f'. - If hr^-. Seafarer Anthony Skillman recuperates at his Brooklyn home under the watchful eye of his wife, Catherine, after rescuing a shipmate at sea. Skillman saved Conrad Nilsop, chief mate of the Beatrice, when Nilsen was knocked cold by a swell that threatened to sweep him overboard. Skillman injured his back and right side in the rescue. . (Story On Page 7.) On The Mend. 'M;.: OrV 'Run ^ Seafarers picket squad (right), at•r • w New York headquarters runs through a dress rehearsal with sound trucks in anticipation of ITnion strike action against the Cities Service Oil ComTpdny. Carefully drafted strike plans were later stowed . away in the boneyard when the company gave in as strike deadline^approached and signed r:hs standard SIU tanker agreement already in force with 15 other tanker companies. :: > (Story On Page 3.) ' "Ea-i.-.U.MS �Paffe Tw» SEAFARERS.LOG Work Under Way On Building For Baltimore Hall May 1, 19SS Benefit is I Year Old THe completion ot one year.of the SIU's disabili^ benefit plan today, marks another milestone in SiU maritime history 'firsts.' Siiice May 1, 1952, inception date-' of' the disability program, more than $9,000 has been paid out, with benefits now set at $25 a week after two boosts. The pro­ gram has included 20 men in the one year of its existence, with 17 still on the books. Three others, James Crone, Otto P. Preussler and George M. .^mol died while receiving benefits under the!plan. The first such plan in maritime history, the SIU's disability pro­ gram was set up-with the intent of making life easier for Seafarers who were imable to work, regard­ less of their age. The plan has been notably successful in aiding oldtime Seafarers economically, providing them with cash pay­ ments beyond social security bene­ fits. Disabled Seafarers under 65 have found in the union benefit their one means of supporting themselves without having to turn to organized charities for help. . I • 11 Benefit Boost The $25 weekly benefit rats effect last March 1 after a nlei between Union and efti trustees of the Welfare Plan: the way for the boost from:a vious high of $20 weekly.! , benefit was liaised from tlie'oiriginal rate of $15 to $20 weekly ;ln: i: October, 1952. The latter ifii^ j l held good imtil the latest increaae > ' gave added benefits to the dis­ abled Seafarer. The disability benefit has proved to be a godsend to the Seafarerft involved. For example^ one dis- ! abled Seafarer, long forgotten by all who knew him outside of his small world in a poorhoiise, was rescued from this privation by tho SIU. The Union took him out of the poorhouse and set him up in other, more livable, quarters, kn addition, he was put on the books of the program and was saved from the lonely life which seemed . ahead of him by the actions of the Union. Today, .he is happier and heartier for the SIU's efforts. Other Seafarers under the dis­ ability program have found the cash benefits increasingly helpful. They no longer have to rely on family, relatives, friends or out­ side agencies. Consequently, they lead fuller, happier lives. With all contracts let out, work has now gotten under way on the new branch hall for the port of Baltimore. When com= pleted, the four story building at 1216 East Baltimore Street will be a showplace on the-^ York headquarters, is designed to Baltimore waterfront and the provide complete shoreside facili­ equal of the SIU's New York ties for Seafarers shipping out of headquarters. that port. In some respects it will Present construction estimates be superior to the New York hall are that all work will be completed in that a rooftop sun deck • and by October, but allowing for un- other new features are incorporatforseen delays the Union has set ^ in the building design. a Christmas target date for com­ Varied Facilities pletion. Seafarer ChailesJMiaxiir, .fight, member #f the ill-fated SlU-conThe building, which was former­ tracted ship, Falrhope, tells story of grounding and alleged murder The Baltimore hall, like New ly operated by the Jewish Com^ to SEAFARERS LOG editor Herb Brand In San Francisco. munity Center, is readily adaplable for use by the SIU. It's feat­ ures will include a modem hiring hall with the same type of shipping board as in New York and accom­ modations for 400 Seafarers at membership meetings. The public facilities will consist of a 250-seat cafeteria, a cafe and bar designed to preserve a maritime flavor, and As the Waterman Steamship Company put the freighter a branch of the SIU Sea Chest Fairhope up on the auction block out on the West Coast and carrying the complete line of sea sold the vessel, a former crewmember of the ill-fated ship gear and shore wear available in hit back at the distorted reA proposal that private ship op­ New York. erators get first crack at cargo and Other provisions for membership ports about the Fairhope crew quoted in the papers as saying passengers carried under the con­ comforts are a laundry drop, bag­ which had appeared in the some nasty things about the crew, but he sure never said anything trol of the US Government has gage room, barber shop and shoe- daily press. been submitted to Congress by shine stand, library, billiard room, Charles Mazur, bosun, told the like that aboard the ship. In fact, Representative Shelley, California television room, lounge and the LOG that, "we had one of the best when we got back in, the captain asked most of the-crew to stay Democrat. rooftop suii deck. crews I've ever sailed with, and aboard, and the chief mate asked The Shelley bill, HR 4731, is Glass Enclosed they were all good men. People almost everybody in the deck de­ aimed at the growing network of Part of the roof will be com­ reading the reports In the papers partment to stay on the ship." operations by the Military Sea pletely glass enclosed and offer a. Transportation Service on Govern­ view of the city and the waterfront. about what happened on the ship 'Fine Crew' ment-owned and operated vessels. The reniainder will be an open certainly must have gotten the Captain Demarest, Waterman's Private operators have been com­ deck for use during good weather. wrong idea, because the reports were exaggerated and distorted." West Coast port captain, told the plaining for some time that MSTS The entire building will be ^ has been invading the field of pri­ conditioned throughout. All ceil­ The Fairhope ran aground on SIU San Francisco Port Agent that vate transportation by carrying ings will be soundproofed and San Benito Island off Lower Cali­ the Fairhope had had a fine crew, both cargo and passengers to mili­ fluorescent lighting provided. A fornia on January 30, 1953. The and that the crew had been^ ex­ tary bases around the world. It is sizeable parking lot adjoining the daily press* played up the story tremely cooperative with him. "When we ran aground," s^d the belief of private shipowners building will be available free of when Seafarer Carl Thurmond, that MSTS operations should be charge to Seafarers and other visi­ the steward aboard the Fairhope, Mazur, "jve were in a heavy fog, disappeared. When the vessel was and it was tough to see anything limited to such functions as are tors to the hall. taken back to the West Coast, the at all. When we got back in, and strictly military in nature. Seafai^rs are Invited to come Accordingly, the bill specifies over to the new hall, just a few Coast Guard immediately placed paid off, we had no beefs at all that "Any shipping services per­ blocks from the old one and get charges of negligence against the at the payoff, and that sure shows formed by Government-owned or a sidewalk superintendent's view skipper. Captain Harold T. Hall- that it was a good crew." man. At the same time, a Grand operated vessels shall be auxiliary of construction work. "There was no performing on Jury began to investigate the dis­ board the ship, and the men were and supplementary to such serv­ appearance of the steward. ices as are being or can be sup­ all getting along fine. We had just After the Coast Guard andTlhe come back from a long trip to the plied by privately-owned and opGrand Jury had finished - their Far East, and had just one night in •rated American vessels." hearings, all the crewmembers San Pedro before we galled for the were permitted to go, and no East Coast and ran aground off charges were pressed against any­ Mexico," he said. "I can't under­ body. stand how those stories about the May 1. 1953 Vol. XV., No. 9 "The captain," said Mazur, "was crew ever started." As I See It.. Page 4 Committees At Work Page 6 Crossword Puzzle Page 12 Editorial .. .Page IS Foc'sle Fotograidier Page 19 Galley Gleanings «... Page 20 A proposal for Government-imposed limits on wages of US seamen on subsidized vessels has Inquiring Seafarer .......Page 12 been assailed by the SIU. The Weyerhauser Steamship Company is the author of a move that In The Wake .......Page 12 Labor Round-Up..i Page 13 would give the Secretary of Commerce the power to fix ceilings on seamen's wages at "fair Letters .........Pages 21, 22 and reasonable", levels com­ Maritime Page 16 parable to shoreside workers' Act and the growing gap between subsidized ships of the right to Meet The Seafarer.......Page 12 US and foreign maritime labor bargain coUqctively with their em­ earnings. On The Job... Page 16 ployers on wages, hours and work-" costs were now under review. While this move drew immediate Personals ...;.Page 25 ing conditions. "It would be a serious mistake," fire from the SIU as violating col­ Quix .....Page 19 No Comparison the Department said, "to at­ lective bargaining rights, and has Seafarers In Action......Page 16 Further, the SIU declared that tach the proposed rider at this little chance of approval, the De­ Ship's Minutes Pages 24, 25 there was no way of compariiig tho time . . ." partment of Commerce indicated SIU History Cartoon..... .Page 9 Marttime industry wage levels earnings of shoreside employees it was thinking along the same Sports Line Page 20 will imdergo examination from with those of seamen. Shoreside lines. In an dfficlal statement, the Ten Years Ago Page 12 Department said that the Weyer­ still another quarter as a subcom­ workers, the Union pointed out, Top Of The News. .Page 7 hauser plan was "premature," It mittee of the Senate Interstate and work 40 hours and go home every Union Talk .Page 9 Murray Chapman, AB, (right) based its objection not oh the Foreign Commerce Committee has day, while seamen put in 56 hours Wash. News Letter.;. Page 6 who was injured on Fairhope merits or demerits of the plan but stated that it win examine wage a week and stand watches at all Welfare Benefits Pages 26. 27 (Waterman) and then shipped on the grounds that the De­ levels and labor relations on hours, being away from homO un­ Welfare Report .......... Page 8 Calmar, got fouled up on til they sign off the ship. partment was now studying the American ships.. Your Constitution Page. 5 maintenance claim. He con­ Stop Bargaining B^hts The Union emphasized that the problem. Your Dollar's Worth. .Page 7 tacted SIU and the Union The Weyerhauser proi^osal would majority of shipping operators rmSubridles Under Study quickly got him squared away be attached as a rider to the Gov­ der contract in the various SIU on his money due from Water­ A Department spokesman noti­ ernment's subsidy appropriations districts are unsubsidized. Labor imntic A vuh DWi^. API., S7S F«urth man. San Francisco pprt agefat fied the Senate Appropriations for the coming year. In attacking contracts in the industry are set by f sfc NY. Tel. sremne S^ZI. EntarMl as tacontf class matter Tom Banning Ueft) handled Committee that the subsidy provir the proposal, the" SIU pointed out negotiations with all operators, not et the Post OfSee tm freefclyn. NY« )the heeH under the Act sions of the 1936 Merchant Marine it would depriva seamen on the Bill Would Curb MSTS Competition Fairhope Crew Raps Black Eye By Press Fast SIU Service SEAFARERS LOG SIU Hits Wage Limit Plan aiimii af .iiiiiiii. • i • •« a^,i • ii.n,. »-• 'tUnir arj j,: ji| �May 1, 195S SEAFARERS Paffe Thre* LOG The picket squads were organized and were all set to go when deadline struck. But the company didn't want to risk a walkout and signed on the dotted line. Strike plans and preparations were filed away, handy for use if an emergency should ever develop. ^ The SlU whipped Ito strike apparatus In shape as deadline drew near at Cities Service. Here Joe Aifina and Lloyd Gardner, assist­ ant seoretary-treasnrers. and Keith Terpe, director of organization, ntudy the layout of the Lake Charles refinery and terminal. Shutdown Threat Brings Co's Olcay » With just three days to go to strike deadline, the Cities Service Oil Company yielded completely to all SIU demands and signed the standard SIU tanker agree­ ment, retroactive to January 1,1953. Signing came on Friday, April 17, a few hours after the SEAFARERS LOG came out with news about the SIU's full strike prep­ arations, and pledges of support received from shoreside Cities Service unions. The refusal of the mem­ bership and the Union ne­ gotiating committee to ac­ SIU Pledges Support For OS Shore Unions Hdnillreds of Seafarers in New York, Lake Charles and other outports rot their picket assiymnents. just In case, such as the ones Tom Gould, dispatcher, is shown Issuinr at New York headquarters. ijl f1 ' Other men were assiyned to committees that would provide chow and shelter, and take care of various specialized assirnments In the event of nwalkunik Here committee members Joe Galliano, MM and Henry How^i5^jmT, 'slw ip a Seafarer. ' v -- > cept anything less than a full settlement paid off after sev­ eral weeks of negotiations, during which the company un­ successfully haggled for spe­ LAKE CHARLES, LA.—A dozen shoreside unions current­ cial treatment. All along the ly engaged in an attempt to negotiate a new contract with company was under notice that the membership had authorized a Cities Service were assured of the full support of the SIU at a strike and set a strike deadline. a meeting here April 21. This assurance was given physical and financial assistance lo But apparently, company repre­ sentatives at first were not fully by Lindsey J. Williams, New the SIU. This assistance was of­ convinced of the SIU's determina­ tion to go through with a walkout. Strike Preparations However, a day before signing, company representatives were es­ corted on a tour through Union headquarters during which they were shown the extent of SIU strike preparations. They saw the hundreds of picket signs and thou­ sands of picket cards. They were informed thSt the Union had drafted a complete plan of action to strike Cities Service in every American port, that area com­ manders, picket captains and spe­ cial committees had all been se­ lected for conduct of the strike. When the company saw that the SIU meant business and was de­ termined to go to bat for the full tanker agreement they quickly dropped their objections to several minor clauses and signed the. con­ tract as it stood. Not the least of the reasons for the company's change of heart was the solid support pledged to the SIU by shoreside workers manning Cities Service refineries in Louisi­ ana and .New Jersey. The Lake Charles Metal Tiades Council, AFL, representing Cities Service worker^ at the Lake Charles re­ finery, and the Louisiana State .federation of Labor, offered their ' (Continued on page 17) Orleans port agent, who expressed the SIU membership's appreciation of the support offered by the shoreside workers during the SIU's re­ cent successful contract talks with Cities Service. The Lake Charles trade union­ ists spearheaded a movement in the convention of the Louisiana State Federation of Labor that resulted in the Federation voting unani­ mously to offer its wholehearted Need W2 Forms For Organizing Seafarers in all ratings whose income tax withholding statements (W2 forms) would show continuous employment with one company for a full year or more are urged to send these in to SIU headquarters for possible use in the Atlantic tanker drive. The Organizing Department has issued a call for these as another,means of showing Atlantic seamen the wage-earning potential they can enjoy on SIU ships, wheth­ er they homestead one ship or company or ride a dozen. The W2 forms should be sent c/o the SIU Organizing Depart­ ment. They will be returned upon request. j,,, ^ fered in event it became necessary to resort to a strike to bring about a successful conclusion of the SIUCS negotiations. Following announcement of the position adopted by the shoreside workers here and the support from the rest of the.^ Louisiana trade un­ ion movement gave strong impetus to the end of Cities Service con­ tract negotiations. CS representa­ tives signed the new standard tanker agreement on April 17. Dozen Unions Representatives of a dozen unions affiliated with the Lake Charles Metal Trades Council (AFL) attended the meeting with Williams who assured them of the SIU's full support in their efforts to reach a satisfactory agreement with Cities Service. Unions affiliated with the Melai Trades Council represent more than 2,500 workers employed in the Cities Service refinery here. "You have demonstrated many times in the past that you stand ready to go to bat for the SIU," Williams told the Lake Charles union leaders. "We are proud to be a part of a militant labor move­ ment such as you have In Lake Charles and the membership of the SIU always has followed a policy! . of. standing steadfast with our friends ih"tin!e &f •••II �•% ' - • * Pace Poor ,• -••, J. • •, • • • /. J., ^,- r. _ SEAFARERS •• ;• " LOG Seafarers Star At NY Art Exhibit I?.-;: 1^ I M£EXyoU/^aOSH\?' MATES AT fuesmtcm WM I wi;- 11:: RECENTLY THE GOVERNMENT BROKE A NUMBER OF VICTORY Hoskins, US Mediator, Now SUP Welfare Head 1^- W. AslSeelt... ships out of the boneyard to be used on MSTS runs to ports that are normally icebound all winter. These ships are being assigned to the While, art contest entries from various private operators under the GAA charter. more than a dozen Seafarers con­ We're happy to note that unlike the situation a year ago last winter, tinueto hold the spotlight at a spe­ the SIU, at least on this occasion got a fair and equitable share of cial exhibition sponsored by the the Government-owned vessels. Apparently the vigorous protest your New York" Public Library, lastUnion made last year to the National Shipping Authority impressed minute entries for the Second that agency. Annual SIU Art Contest keep roll­ ing in. Deadline for all entries has The brothers will recall that your Union at the time, was not receiv­ been extended to May 14. , ing a pxnportionate number of Government-owped ship assignments, Representative works by Sea­ with the result that we went to Washington and farers in the four contest cate­ raised a beef with the NBA. We will continue to gories, watercolors, handicrafts, pay strict dttention. to all allocations to make sure oils and drawings, have been on the SIU gets it proper share of reactivated ships. display since earlier this werfi in Generally speaking your Union finds that ship­ Gallery "A" at the Architectural ping conditions at present are prosperous, with League Of New York, 115 East 40th members having no difficulty in catching, a ship. Street, in New York City, and can The shipping industry as such, both American and be seen there weekdays (3-9 PM) foreign is quite active now, and reports from Europe through May 6. The showing, fea­ have it that a great deal of new construction is turing the work of members of 12 underway there. The transatlantic airliners have not trade unions, including the SIU, been able to cut into the passenger trade as generally feared some has drawn an enthusiastic response. years ago, with all passenger runs, booked solidly. Meanwhile, extension . of the The main problem that remains is not the future of the maritime deadline for contest entries has industry as such, but the fate of the American section of that industry. spurred additional contributions in Shipping of necessity will continue to be a major enterprise in world all categories from Seafarers all affairs, but American ships will bave difficulty in maintaining their over the country. Handicrafts con­ Seafarers are not the only LOG readers who follow the share unless this country's fleet and its shipping program are modem= tinued to lead the field, however. ships' minutes pages in the 'SEAFARERS LOG regularly, or ized. A sound program, taking into account the handicaps American In the 1952 competition, this cate­ ships face, will do much to promote American Hag activity and at the gory drew the least number of at least they shouldn't be, according to the nationally-circu­ same time provide the strong merchant marine that is such an im­ entries. lated business magazine, Busi--*^ portant factor in assuring this country's future military security. Present plans call for the judg­ ness Week. food, his recreation and his quar­ ing of all entries on May 19, and news pages in the April ters are all part of his compensa­ the presentation of awards the 18Two issue of the magazine were tion and working conditions; they AN INCREASING NUMBER OF SEAFARERS WHO HAVE SERVED following evening, at the bead- given over to a story titled, "Ship­ are all the subjects of his beefs quarters membership meeting on owners Get Ringside Seat: Seafar­ or grievances; they are all union their two years in the armed forces are now coming back to the SIU. May 20. The full panel of art ex­ ers LOG gives management- idea of business." We have spoken to several Seafarers among this group and find that perts who will preside at.the judg­ workers* complaints . . . ," dealing It noted that the minutes pro­ they all look forward with eagerness to sailing again. While many ing has not yet been determined. exclusively with this regular LOG vided the Union with -a constant of them have been following the doin^ of your Union in the SEA­ In addition to the quickie pre­ feature. check on conditions aboard the FARERS LOG, they all expressed amazement on seeing at first hand« view given some of the earlier en­ Major emphasis in the article ships since, due to the nature of the progress that your Union has made in just two short years.. tries at the Architectural League, was to the fact that-tbe min­ the maritime industry, this was no When these men went into service, the SIU was just getting started all work submitted will also be on utes given gave SIU shipowners an op­ easy task to begin with. Among the on its building, welfare and vacation programs. Now all these pro­ display at SIU headquarters May portunity—unique in industry—^to minutes cited were some from the grams are well underway, plus the additional bene­ 18-22. Michael (Cai'ras), Furplestar (Tri­ fits that have been negotiated in recent Union con­ Three prizewinners will be learn first-hand what beefs were ton), Elizabeth (Bull), Logans Port tracts. " chosen in each category, in addi­ uppermost in the minds of Sea­ Most of these Seafarers have seen heavy action in tion to awards for honorable men­ farers riding their ships, and (Cities Service), Coe Victory (Vic­ Korea and bad a pretty rough time of it these past tion. Last year's prizewinipng Sea­ served as a springboard for settling tory Carriers), Bethore (Ore), Re­ public (Trafalgar) and others. farers received wrist watches, but them to everyone's satisfaction. couple of years. Thanks to their SIU membership The article concluded: "Seamen As the magazine pointed out, no prizes have been decided on yet they have no economic problems to face on their on the beach are avid readers of "Se"!afaring is in many ways more for the current contest. return like so many other veterans. These return­ In order to beat the May 14 than just another occupation. For these meeting reports ,.. They can ing Seafarers are assured that there is a place for deadline, remaining entries should the men on the ships it's a com­ pick up some valuable tips about them in the industry under the superior wages and be wrapped securely -and sent spe­ pletely different kind of life from port conditions. A classic example conditions your Union has negotiated. And some of cial delivery or registered mail to that of the machine hand or the is this solemn warning by the crew them are now on their way delivering the goods to the buddies they the Art Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, office worker. A ship, after all of the Anne Butler (Bloomfield): left behind them in Korea. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY. isn't something a man comes to 'Lay off the Korean booze; it has a The SIU is proud that it has been able to provide for its returning They can also be submitted in per­ at 9 AM and leaves at 5 PM. His devastating effect on the system.' " veterans in this satisfactory fashion. And judging from a sampling son. of mail received in headquarters, the many other Seafarers still in service are all looking forward to the day that they trade in their uni­ forms for the white cap and dungarees of the SIU man. h'-. 1 ?w May 1, 195S ATTWEUAJlOirtAU4mAVBM\>20JU3r' MBiGCOk'tV/J.SWAP V;ARAJS .4NDWAXY4 7WEF/(SHTS0MTV. A/£W tow PRICES AMP roUiCEAUWAVS WELCOME MERE AT roUR. OWN PLACE. Oy^EQANDOpeRAm SEAFARERS imiUNiON'ASiS'An. Federal Conciliator Omar Hoskins was appointed adminis­ trative director of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, AFL, and shipowners welfare fund, it was announced recently. He re­ signed from the Conciliation and Mediation Service to ac­ cept the post, succeeding Frank Foisie. Hoskins was appointed by the trustees of the fund, established in 1949, by agreement between the Cecil B. DeMille, pioneer of SUP, the Pacific Maritime Asso­ ciation and other ship operators "right to work" propaganda, has with whom the union has contracts. been appointed chief consultant on Harry Lundeberg, ^UP secretary- motion pictures in the US Over­ treasurer; Thomas Hooker, also of tiie SUP, and Thomas G. Plant seas Information Program. and J. F. Sullivan representing In 1948, DeMiUe urged the industry, made the appointment. House Labor committee to draw Hoskins has handled more than up a "right to work" law to outlaw 1,600 labor disputes in the mari­ union security and actions by time, communications and other in­ unions to discourage scabs from dustries during the last 14 years entering struck plants. DeMille, as a federal conciliator of the West in 1944, gave up a lucrative radio Coast. Included among major job rather than pay a $1 assess­ waterfront strikes which he was ment voted by the AFL American instrumental in settling were the Federation of Radio Artists. ie52 SUP walkout, the 1948 long­ DeMille used every legal means, shoremen's tieup. the deck officers' but he lost the assessment battle, strike of 1946 and the f940 ateam- the California supreme court up­ sehooner deadlock. holding the union's rights. 'Work' Sponsor Gets Gov't Post THE LONG-RANGE BUILDING PROGRAM THAT THE SIU HAS been working on has taken another major step forward with the be­ ginning of work on the Baltimore branch hall. By now the membership in Baltimore and the outports is aware of the type of building we have in Baltimore and the facilities we are putting up in that city. Within a few months the membership in Baltimore will be enjoying the same kind of shoreside comforts that men shipping out of New York"have available to them. As has been said before, the Baltimore hall will be the equal of our headquarters, and in some respects will have even better features. As we go along with this building program, your Union is finding through experience just what the Seafarer wants and is making its building plans accordingly. ^ When this building program was first proposed to the membership, there were some who were a little doubtful about the whole thing. Mostly there was a feeling among them that this kind of thing was too fancy for seamen who were supposed to be used to rundown, second-hand shoreside conditions. Our experience in New York has thoroughly ex­ ploded that theory. The Seafarer of today enjoys fine conditions on board ship and he is entitled to equally fine shoreside facilities. Aside from the obvious comforts involved, these modem halls make it possible for the Union to operate in an up-to-date and efficient manner which is beneficial to the membership. With the new hall In the works in Baltimore, the remodeling of the Philadelphia hall and the membership on the West Coast utilizing the modern facilities of our brothers, the Sailors Union of the Pacific there, an increasing proportion of our membership is sharing in these up-to-date set-ups. A building program as broad as oiirs takes time to complete. But all Seafarers can look forward to the day when-thero will be an Outstanding Union ball in, every SIU pprt. �Mar 1. 1»SS SEAFARERS LOG Fare Five Aflanfic Copies CS Anti-Union Tactics Participants in the Atlantic drive on both sides of the fence are showing more and more interest in the discredited tactics used by Cities Service during the organizing drive in that fleet. 4— ^ While SIU supporters con­ merely tapped out under orders by tinue to combat them effec­ the vessel's radio operator. Elsewhere in the fleet, several tively on the basis of the lessons • learned in that campaign, Atlantic, crewmembers who have since re­ both on its own hook and through nounced the AMEU have admitted the medium of its self-styled "in­ they acted as labor spies or were dependent union," the AMEU, con­ approached to do so at one point tinues to dig deeper into the bag or another in the campaign. Affi­ cf tricks unsuccessfully utilized by davits fro.m these men, some. of - CS in its attempt to thwart SIU them in the fleet for four years or more, emphasize their later disgust organizers on its ships. One of the latest gimmicks re­ with what' they were dping, and ported from the Atlantic fleet is their eventual realization that the This shot shows the Christine as she heels over while at the dock. The company wanted her to sail the use of a. phony telegram pro- SIU deserved their support. on an inter-coastal trip in this condition, but the Union stopped the trip. Notice the tremendous deck Lists with columns headed ducecf^M one ship, the Atlantic cargo of lumber, that is stacked higher than the boat deck, the length of the ship. SeanSShj^ which claimed the SIU "SIU" and "AMEU" have been had qgit 'the drive. It was circu- passed around on almost half a lat^,br one of the lonely AMEU dozen ships. Crewmembers de­ stahdai-d-bearers on the ship, who clared that AMEU ofilcials, along has been carrying on a virtual one- with licensed ship's officers, all of man campaign aboard there, cal­ whom are company supervisors, culated to give the impression that had pressured them into signing these lists, under threat .of losing the ship is 100 percent AMEU. their jobs, in order to isolate the The telegram, designed to bol­ Prompt action by the Union last week prevented the Tini Steamship Company (Carras) ster AMEU followers at the same SIU men on the ship. Asked To Spy time it was supposed to cut short from sending an SIU crew to sea aboard an overloaded and unseaworthy ship. One new man in the fleet re­ . SIU efforts, proved little niore Although the Christine was so overloaded that she was listing 12 degrees while made fast than an amateur attempt to create ported he had been approached by the dock in Wilmington, confusion orf the ship. It once the two top officials of the AMEU California, the company went tons of deck cargo were removed, again reflected the proven creative in a Philadelphia bar and, after right ahead with its orders for they then ordered that the ship the Coast Guard experts announced ability of the one-man AMEU being treated to "a few rounds of the vessel to sail from that port be put through general stability that the vessel was overloaded by 600,000 board feet of lumber, and cheering squad on the ship, who drinks," was asked questions about on an inter-coastal trip. tests. ordered the excess cargo unloaded the affiliation of other men on his has received considerable promi­ The Seafarers aboard immediate­ nence in recent issues of The ship and then urged to check ly, contacted the SIU hall in Wii- When the tests were completed, before the ship sailed. Fleet, AMEU publication, for his further and write a report on it to mington, and Wilmington Port th^ AMEU office. He never went lengthy defenses of that outfit. through with it, and signed a Agent Sam Cohen rushed down, to Looking Into Case the ship. Meanwhile, the chief pledge card the following day. iWeanwhile, investigation is un­ Shoreside organizers in all ports engineer aboard the Christine derway to determine whether the point out also that officers on many quit, rather than take the ship wire -was sent from ashore in ships, from the master on down out. When the port agent arrived at Philadelphia and by whom, or was the line, have been coercing men the dock he saw the Liberty ship to make false statements about the SIU after threatening them with iisting about 12 degrees away loss of their jobs. Since the offi­ from the dock. The lines to the cers are acting as company super­ dock were all taut- and apparently visors on the ships, the National were preventing tlie vessel from Seafarers sending telegrams Labor Relations Beard is looking listing even more. The deck of the or letters to the New York vessel was piled high with a deck into many such instances. headquarters dispatcher asking The„ futility of aii these tactics, cargo of lumber that reached from to be excused from attending as the SIU drive progresses, and rail to rail, and was piled so high headquarters membership the fact that they work both ways, that it was higher than the boat meetings must include the reg­ is illustrated in the case of the At­ deck railing. istration number of their Little Freeboard lantic ship on which the AMEU shipping card in the message. A small wooden catwalk had chairman himself took a poll of From now on, if the number SIU strength and happily an­ been built on top of the lumber is not included, the excuse can­ nounced there were only two SIU cargo so that the crew would be not be accepted by the dis­ aboard. There were at the time able to get to the bow and the patcher. 2&, and the AMEU has been crying stern. She was listing so that there was only a few ^et of freeboard •'foul" ever since. all along her port side. The SIU port agent went aboard and had the ship held up, and then rouit.. (SGiriTs contacted the Coast Guard. Coast SIU MgN:, ASg:»:buyA(?)IfED Guard Commander Kelly went to : YOUR C0f«murib>^;: • ruRE lO ACQUASsil-' the ship, took one look, and then CONSTITUTION YOU WITH THESE WOHTS AMD returned later with Commander wviiEoes ' This stern view of the Christine shows the list that the overloaded Rearden and Captain Peters, naval Liberty ship had, even though tightly tied to the dock at ieft. architects on stability. The SIU Wilmington Port Agent stopped her saiiing. The two Coast Guard experts took one look at the ship and From Article XIII, Section 6 ordered 500 tons of deck cargo un­ loaded immediately. After the 500 "Before assuming office, every Union Moves Fast, Nabs Ship Sailing Overloaded •M Put Number On Meeting Excuses YOU ana them officer, port agent, and patrol­ man shall take the following oath: 'I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the duties of of the SIU, and I will, to the best of my ability, protect and preserve the Constitution of this Union and the wel­ fare of the membership'. Every elected official upon assum­ ing office must take this eoth, which he is required to obey com­ pletely. Any violation of the oath would lead to immediate disci­ plinary action under the terms of the Union Constitution. Ed. Chief Quits On Budget Cuts Philippines Bill Seen Threat To US Sales Act A new loophole in the Ship Sales Act would be opened un­ der a bill introduced in the Senate to sell eight US-owned Protesting against budget cuts reducing quality of education of ships to the Philippines. The bill, introduced by Senator — US children. Earl J. McGrath're­ Charles Potter, Michigan Re-E signed recently as US Commis­ sioner of Education. In a message to the President, he said he was submitting his resignation to save himself the embarrassment of trying to defend an indefensible budget. He had been scheduled to appear before a Senate Appropriations subcommit­ tee. "It does not seem to me," he wrote to Eisenhower, "wise public policy to reduce the quality of the education of American children as has been done at a saving of such small sums while we continue as a nation to spend billions fof other purposes." ~ r - — publican, would authorize the sale of a group of Cl-MAV-1 and N3-type ships, although the Ship Sales Act as presently written forbids such sales. The eight vessels involved are the Bowline Knot, Carrick Bend, Masthead Knot, Snug Hitch, George W. Tucker, Northern Wan­ derer, Boatswain's Hitch and Turks Head. At present they are being operated under charter by citizens of the Philippines but the charters are expiring on June 30 of this year. Inter-Island Trade Under the terms of the bill, the vessels would be operated for a T.'J • :.f J i minimum of five years exclusively in inter-island commerce. After that, or after the purchase price is paid up, whichever is longer, the owners would be free to operate them in trans-oceanic trade. Maritime industry representa­ tives in Washington expressed the fear that passage 6f the legislation would pave the way for further giveaways of the US reserve fleet to foreign nations. While not nec­ essarily opposed to the purposes qf the bill itself, industry spokes­ men declareii that acceptance of this bill would make it difficult to oppose similar bills on behalf of other foreign-flag fleets. , -'^1 :i;| �-m ! t-'." BEAtAnznS tOQ x:- • May 1, 1951 '21, '34 Strikes Made History SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON l-V : It Cops on horseback and on foot close in as a tear-yas bomb gosa off in the midst of a group of strikers during the 1934 strike on the West Coast. The strike, which started on the water-front hit a high point with a three-day general strike closing everything in the San Francisco area. IT; - f The month of May is the anni­ versary month for two of the most Important strikes in US maritime history, the 1921 strike of the ISU, and the 1934 West Coast strike of seamen and longshoremen. It was in 1921 that the shipown­ ers and the Government crushed the old International Seamen's Un­ ion and sent seamen back into the dark ages. Thirteen years and eight days later in 1934, the West Coast walkout successfully revived maritime unions that had long been dormant and paved the way for the tremendous gains that have been made since then. U.S. Shipowner Combine The background of the 1921 strike was one of pure and simple union-busting by the shipowners in conjunction with the old US Ship­ ping Board. In 1919 during the peak of a postwar shipping boom the ISU had signed the best con­ tract the industry had ever known, with a base wage of $85 a month for AB's and $90 for firemen. But the shipowners and the US S'ljpping Board-were already mak­ ing preparations to break the un­ ion. A wartime Gt vernment tiainirg program that had begun in January, 1918, was continued after the war's end. A vast reservoir of 24,000 non-union seamen, known as A blood-covered striker, shot in the head by police, is helped by the "hooligan navy" was built up; two friends after the Battle of Rincon Hill in San Francisco on while the ISU ignored the threat. July 5, 1934. Two strikers were shot and killed in this battle. Even though hundreds of ships were laid up in the 1920 slump, the ing balls, and were cutting wages ships and joined the longshoremen recruiting went on. ITl'i percent. on May 9, 1934. The 1919 agreement, which ran Although the strikers had no Trainees Break Strike for two years, was due to expire stewpots and no funds, they man­ The day after the contract ran on April 30, 1921. The shipowners, aged to man the picket lines 24 with a huge reservoir of strike­ out, May 1, 1921, union men quit hours a day. As the ships sat idle the ships in protest against the breakers at their beck and call, re­ at the docks, the shipowners en­ fused to negotiate. One day be­ shipowners refusal to negotiate. listed the aid of local police but to fore the contract expired, they an­ The shipowners merely put their no avail. Finally on July 5, 1934, nounced that they were no longer thousands of Government trainees they persuaded Governor Merriam recognizing the union and its hir- aboard under police protection and to call out the National Guard. sailed the ships. The strike was Battle of Rincon Hill broken and the union virtually dis­ A furious pitched battle fol­ appeared from the waterfront. lowed on Rincon Hill during which The 1934 strike, 13 years later, police. Guardsmen and vigilantes was another story. Throughout the tore into picket lines with tear gas, 1920's and early 30's, the shipown­ riot guns' and nightsticks. Two ers drove wages and conditions pickets were killed and 109 strik­ •The House labor committee of lower and lower until they got ers wounded in the fighting. The the Missouri legislature unani­ down to $35 a month for ABs. strikers stood firm and were joined mously voted to kill a fake "right Workaways were carried on the by all of labor in a general -Btrike to work" bill pushed by the state ships instead of paid crewmembers that shut down the entire city of and local chambers of commerce. and food and living conditions San Francisco A similar bill was pigeonholed were miserable. The strike ran until July 31, by the Senate labor committee of The long-lowing resentment of when the SUP and longshoremen the Minnesota legislature. seamen against these conditions returned to work' in a body with The Missouri bill would have was reflected in a growing number recognition from the shipowners. bari'ed any form of union shop, of job actions in the 30's. The From then on, maritime labor sol­ and also invited damage suits spark that touched off nxass action idly itself on both against unions. More than 125 was a strike of longshoremen on Coastsestablished and wa.s able to win full spokesmen for labor .groups op­ the West Coast.v Under the leader­ recognition, hiring halls ahd true posed the b'ills a^a public hear- ship of the Sailors Union of the contracts for 'the first timfe since ing.!ri- . • • . . -x . ... Pacific, seamen walked off- the 1919i. • • Two States Kill Fake Work Bill I I'V I • The House Appropriations Committee recently debated the point of whether the Government - sponsored maritime training program, financed entirely by the Government itself, represents a windfall for ship operators in that the shipping people have nothing to do with footing the bill. One member of the Committee put it this way—"The immediate beneficiaries of this program are the steamship companies who get personnel trained at public expense and are thereby saved the cost of themselves conducting a training program." As of this writing no decision has been made by the House Appro­ priations Committee on the matter but it is very doubtful whether Congress, at this time, would even seriously consider the abolishment of the training program at Kings Point as well as the other Govern­ ment sponsored training schools. Approximately 7,00b or more persons have been trained at the Government facilities and are now holding reserve commissions in the US Navy. The Government-sponsored maritime training program fof th^ com­ ing fiscal year (July 1, 1953 to July 1, 1954) will cost the Government about $3,600,000. Most of this money (namely $1,976,280) will go ifor the cadet midshipmen training at Kings Point, NY; $592,970 will go for the training program at Sheepshead Bay, NY; $418,000, for trie iGrOverhment training at Alameda, California; $169,550 for correspondence training; $92,200 for District training supervisors and enrolling offices; $72,500 for medical services in connection with the training activities; $37,700 for custodial activities, and another $240,000 under the head of "Administration," making the overall total of $3,600,000. The Government's maritime training program encompasses the Mari­ time Academy at Kings Point; two upgrading schools for unlicensed personnel at Sheepshead Bay and at Alameda, Calif.; a comprehensive correspondence course, and support to four State maritime academies, in Maine, Massachusetts, New York and California. The Government is having no difficulty in obtaining appointees to Kings Point or the other facilities—there are about 1,500 persons who take the examination, out of which the Government selects an Average of 150. 4« 4" i" Every estimate made by the Joint Chiefs of State, Department of Defense, has indicated that in their judgment the US does not; hav» enough vessels and will not have enough ships at the outbreak of war, if it should come. The bulk of the US fleet in the reserve is composed of the Liberty-type, a lOli knot vessel, ships which would be highly expendable in time of war because with the advances made in warfare they would inevitably be sunk in large niunbers. Recently, the Department of Defense was questioned by the Maritime Administration of the Commerce Depai-tment whether the Libertys could be dispensed with or scrapped. However, for the past two years the Defense Department has been agreeable to the scrapping of only six old overage vessels. With this in mind, the Govorenment has given consideration to modernizing the Liberty ships, but has about given this up due ^o, the substantial costs what would be involved. 4 -4. • ' • High paid lobbyists once again are flooding the Capitol with their dream of making the Great Lakes a fourth seacoast with, ocean-going ships plying back and forth freely. They are frantically attempting to get Congress to okay the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence seaway project. The project is being opposed by coastal ports, the railroads, most steamship lines, the coal companies and others. 4 4 4 Significant cfianges in the composition and tonnage of the world merchant fleet have occurred in the past 13 years. There were more freighters and tankers, though less passenger ships, at the close of 1951 than there were at the outbreak of war in 1939. Ships generally are newer, larger and faster—specialized types are being built in rising numbers to carry petToleum products, iron ore, bauxite and other com­ modities in world commerce. Ships once registered under the flags of the principal maritime nations are now found under Liberian and other flags. The Swiss merchant marine is no longer a jest but a reality. Iceland has its own merchant fleet and Panama has the fourth largest merchant marine in the world. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Of the total of 3,021 alien crewmen deserting from vessels arriving at US ports in the last fiscal year, most of them (or 468) were ItaUans. Following are the statistics on the others: British seamen, 450; Norwegians, 308; Greek seamen, 207; Netherlands,.201; Chinese, 193; Spanish, 182; Swedish, 129; Danish, 125; Ger­ mans, 84; Finnish, 73; Cubans, 48; Portuguese, 44; Israelites, 34; Argentinans, 27; Yugoslavs; 26; Polish, 23; Hondurans, 21; Philippines, 12; French, 11; all others, 355. In an effort to live within the appropriation cut ordered by the Eisenhower Administration, the US Coast Guard has decided to reduce its port security program by some 266 persons at an annual saving of : 11,560,000. In connection with its security program, the Coast Guard has been using about 120 small boats, about 40-foot each. Some 4,200 enlisted nien and about 500 officers of the Coast Guard, are engaged in the port security program. * The new Eisenhower Administration shortly will be asked by Con­ gress to state its views as to a merchant marine policy. The Senate Interstate & Foreign Commerce Committee will write letters to the major departments asking their comments on what, trie future policy should be. In all likelihood the answer from the Eisenhower Adminis­ tration will be that the US should continue to have a strong fleet, ' manned by-efficient US personnel. .c .. X.. • V'IK'*T �-T-.-l,-. Mpjrl, 1959 Pagre Setren' SEAP ARERS XOg Seafarer Hurt Rescuing Mate OFFSHORE OIL DEBATE RAGES—The Senate completed Its third week of debate on the offshore oil bill with no conclusion yet. It's generally conceded that'those in favor hf handing the offshore oil lands to the states have a substantial majority. Opponents contend that the offshore lands should remain a Federal preserve with profits from their exploitation to^be used for Federal aid to schools in all 48 states. A record speech of over 22 hours was made against the bili by Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon. 4" t t ^ 4 t NATIONALISTS WIN SOUTH AFRICA VOTE—The extreme right wing Nationalist Party headed by Prime Minister Daniel Malan has won a decisive election victory in South Africa. The Malan Party is com*mitted to a policy of rigid segregation and would bar native Africans from jobs and homes in major cities and towns. The Nationalists, who represent the Dutch settlers in" South Africa, are also hostile to ties with the British commonwealth. ^ HUNDREDS ARRESTED AFTER ARGENTINE BOMBINGS—Two unsuccessful bomb attacks on Argentina's president, Juan Peron led to rioting in Buenos Aires and destruction of opposition party build­ ings. Hundreds of opposition leaders were arrested after the bombings, along with large numbers of merchants accused of violating stiff price cut orders that the government has issued in an attempt to control inflation and hoarding of scarce food items. 4 4 4 SICK PRISONERS EXCHANGED IN KOREA—The exchange of sick and wounded prisoners went ahead smoothly last week in Korea. An additional number of prisoners over and above the original amount agreed oti, was handed over by both sides. Truce talks are now resuming on settlement of the Korean fighting. Returning prison­ ers brought mixed reports of their treatment, but it was evident that in the early days of the Korean war a large number Of pHsbhers died from neglect and mistreat­ ment. US CQMMUNI^S ORDERED TO REGIS'TER—^The Subversive Ac­ tivities Control Board has ordered the US Communist Party to reg­ ister as an agency of a foreign government. Registration would Involve filing full lists of officers and members and a complete finan­ cial accounting. CP leaders have announced that they will challenge the ruling and have it carried to the courts. 4 4 Seafarer Anthony J. Skillman is recuperating at his Brooklyn home after a heroic rescue at sea in which he saved a shipmate's life. The rescue took place aboard the Bull Line ship Beatrice between San Juan and New York. In saving chief mate Con-rad Nilsen, the 33-year-old * Seafarer injured his right side and back necessitating treatment and X-rays at the USPHS hospital on Staten Island. He has been confined to bed since the accident, awaiting the reports of the X-ray.s. Running Seas Skiliman, an AB, was spotting booms on the No. 2 hatch on the morning of Saturday, April 18, when the drama unfolded. With the seas running high, Nilsen went forward to check the anchor chain and to see that all was ship-shape with the Beatrice. No sooner did he reach the bow of the vessel than a swell came roaring over the side, knocking him down and uncon­ scious. Immediately, Skillman dropped his paint brush and leaped into ac­ tion. The Seafarer fought his way against knee-high water still run­ ning off the bow to reach the mate. T^ilsen was floating unconscious in about two feet of water when Skili­ man grabbed him and prevented his body from being washed over­ board by the rampaging ocean. Had another sea hit the bow be­ fore Skillman made his w'ay tor^ Seafarer Anthony Skillman gets a light from his wife, Catherine, as ward, Nilsen would have been lost. he recovers at home after saving life of chief mate on the Beatrice, Bull Line freighter. Battle Waters Although Skillman had reached and has been confined there al-4 Nilsen, the pair was not yet safe, most ever since, on the ship and with the AB battling the slippery, ashore. heaving deck as well as the swirl­ Veteran Seafarer ing waters about them. Skillman However, confinement has been grabbed the mate under the arm­ pits from the rear, in a life-saver made more pleasant for him carry, pulling him avyay from the ashore, with his. wife. Catherine, Migratory workers are far be­ bow and intending to get to the ministering to his injuries. They've hind industrial workers in terms safety of the ladder and below been married four years, but it is of opportunity, according to Labor decks as quickly as possible. An­ the first time her, husband ever Undersecretary Lloyd A. Mashother swell came roaring along the came home from the sea in the burn. deck and interrupted their flight. role of a lifesaver. Unorganized, the workers never Just as Skillman was set to drag Seafarer Skillman has been a stay long enough to obtain legai the mate down the ladder, a wave member of the SIU for 9 of his 12 rights enjoyed by others. Also, buffeted the pair, smashing them seafaring years. they are poorly educated, with the to the deck. Skillman's last run was the 21- children getting less schooling Skillman, however, would not be than the parents. thwarted by the water at this day trip to San Juan aboard the The 1949 child-labor amendment point. He retained his iron grip Beatrice, carrying general cargo to to the Fair Labor Standards Act on the mate and made their way the island and returning with a is being threatened, Mashburn sqfely down the ladder out of ioad of sugar. He doesnT know warned. An educational aid for harm's reach. It was not until an when his next will be, but the New migrant children, attempts are be­ hour later that the result of Skill- York-bom and bred Seafarer is ing inade in Congress to weaken man's fall on deck began to take coming along nicely under the ten­ this amendment, setting back the a telling .effect. He took to bed der care of his wife. child labor movement many years. P I ' iji-' Treat Migrant Workers Poorly Pvt. Joseph Picemo, newly-re­ leased POW. laces battery pf mikes In Korean interview. 4 INDO-CHINA WAR TAKES NEW TURN—Communist forces in IndoChina that have thus far concentrated their efforts in the coastal state of Vietnam, have turned inland in a new drive through Laos. It is be­ lieved that the Communists are aiming to reach the Thailand border In the hope of cutting the Indo-Chinese states in two and possibly bringing pressure to bear on the Thailand government. BRITISH OPEN TALK^ON SUEZ—Negotiations between England and Egypt over British bases in the Suez Canal are now underway in Cairo. The Egyptians want all British military forces to get out imme­ diately, while the British are trying to work out some kind of defense arrangement to maintain the Suez bases after British troops leave. YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING The Lowdown On Watches Few things a Seafarer buys^ are as confusing as the purchase of a watch. You can buy one for as little as three bucks or as much as $150, and any price in between. Sometimes, too, you can pay ICQ bucks or 55 for exactly the same watch, depending on where you buy it. There's plenty of skullduggery going on in the watch business as in the jewelry business in general, especially if you get in the hands of an unscrupulous credit jeweler. The watch business is notable for its exaggerated list prices The manufacturers put especially high list prices on watches, and the general retail practice is that everybody sells below the list except some of the credit Jewelers who sell on installments. If you buy a watch for cash from a reliable source you can get as much as 40-45 per cent below list, and many retailers give at least 30-35 off. What kind of watch you ought to buy and how much to spend depends on your own needs. Generally watches divide up into jeweled and non-jeweled types, The jew­ eled watches are more accurate and in many cases wiil last a lifetime. However, they're more delicate too, and subject to injury. A seafarer who uses a watch while working as well as for dress may be as well off in ithe long run spending Just a few doUars for a non-jeweled pin-lever watch. It will only last several years, perhaps not even as. long as that >under some conditions, but you do avoid the expensive periodic cleanings a good watch requires. An toexpehslve pin-lever watch does lose or gain several minutes a day and thus requires more re­ setting. In jeweled watches, those with seven jewels are basic quality. Such a watch has jewels at the most important points of wear. It's rarely necessary to buy one with more than seventeen jewels at the most. Generally seven and seventeen-jewel watches are the same size while the twenty-one jewel models are sometimes a little smaller. A good type of watch for a Seafarer is a water-resistant and shock-resistant make. A water-resistant watch has an especially tight case to keep out moisture, but it's doubtful that even the best of such watches are complete­ ly waterproof, so guard your watch accordingly. The best type of shock-resistant watches have so-called "incabloc" construction. These have a special inner case. But don't regard them as completely shock-proof either. Such watches also help keep out dust from entering the move­ ment. Generally water-resistant and shock-resistant watches are found in the jeweled movements, but some less-costly pin-lever watches also have this type of con­ struction. In fact, you can buy one for as little as $12 with the desirable luminous dial too. The Sea Chest at Union Headquarters in Brooklyn, NY, sells better-quality jewelled watches at sizable discounts, and ^epQiTs that those with automatic winding movemenrare especially popular with Seafarers, The.earlier models of these didn't always operate efficiently, but those now being manufactured are considered to work very well. With such watches, a few hours wear generally Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying generates about 30 hours of reserve time. They also have a regulation stem for auxiliary hand winding when neces­ sary. Self-winding'watches generally are ihore expensive to repair and service than ordinary watches. Many of the watches on the market are Swiss move­ ments in US-made cases. Some people believe Swiss move­ ments are the finest; others consider the US-made move­ ments like Elgin and Hamilton are superior. The facts are, Swiss movements can be either very high-quality or mediocre. The US movements undoubtedly are high quality. What is vital is that you buy a watch from a source you can trust and whose reliability is unquestionable. For one thing,- you should get a guarantee against defects in materials and workmanship, and a strange jeweler in • strange port may or may not satisfactorily carry out the guarantee. The SIU's Sea Chest stands behind all its watch sales. For repairs too, it's best to use a jeweler you can trust. Repairs should carry the same guarantee as. on new watches. Generally wrist watches need servicing (clean­ ing, oiling and adjustment) more often than pocket watches; every eight to twelve months as compared to twelve to eighteen months. It's important that you keep a fine jeweled watch in a dustproof wrapping or box when not wearing it; Dust entering the movement is the chief source of damage to a watch, which is why the water—and shock-resistant types are so desirable. • ... -il �-4.: M»j 1, IMS SEAFARERS LOG VOcEitiit Ex-SMfarw VMteSIU Hall SEASCASH BENEFITS SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATIOK PLANS BEroRTOt^ BENEFITS PAID From C. C. McClement (right), who sailed SIU before going into the Navy, looks over the LOG and talks with West Coast Representa­ tive Marty Breithoff during a visit to the SIU's San Francisco hall. SIU has recently expanded services in all West Coast branches in line with the increased tempo of A&G shipping in that area. Draft Problems Facing Scholarship Seafarers By GEORGE F. BONEY (Boney, an SIU member, worked his way through the U. of Georgia, largely with his savings from going to sea, getting ' his degree in 1951. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa,, the honorary scholarship society. At present, Brother Boney is in his last semester at Harvard Law School.) One of the things that prospective applicants for the SIU college scholarships should know is the draft status of col­ lege students. Under the present Selective Service Act, students may be deferred at*^ the discretion of their local like the Citadel or Virginia Mili­ tary Institute, to cite only a few draft board as long as they of many. Here, uniforms are worn make the minimum passing most of the time, and many of the score on the Draft Deferment Test, Instructors are miiitary men. In and/or stay in the upper half of most of these their class scholastically. schools, however, Any winner of one of the scholar­ you can prepare ships should take the Draft Defer­ for any of the ment Test as soon as possible. professions. The Unless things take a sudden turn college course is for the worse, a good student the same, but the should not have to worry about emphasis Is on being drafted. the military. In addition, many colleges of­ In the ordinary fer a military program of four college with Boney years that leads to a reserve or ROTC, the ROTC occasionally to a regular commis­ student attends ROTC classes two sion in one of the Armed Forces. or three times a week, and drills This program is the reserve Offi­ in uniform about two hours a week. cers Trainig Corps. (ROTO. In He takes a regular college course. «ome schools it is quite complete Many schools oKer a choice of and in others is just supplementary Army, Air Force or Navy ROTC. to the regular college program. During the time the student is Those interested in military life in ROTC, he is draft-exempt. Be­ might choose a military college, tween his junior and senior year in college, he attends a six-week sunder camp, or, if in Navy ROTC, may spend these six weeks aboard a Naval vessel. Upon grad­ uation, and successful completion of the program, the student is com­ missioned a^ second lieutenant or an ensign. He will then be subject to being called for active duty for periods ranging from two to four years. During the time the student is in the third and fourth years of the ROTC program, he gets 90 cents a day as a subsistence allowance, which comes in handy as extra pocket money. I'm in my last sem­ ester of Air Force ROTC, and in Buy TWflR June, I will be commissioned a sec­ SSARATTHSROVIN ond lieutenant in the Air Force. From my experience, I feel this program is worth while, and advise Seafarer-students to look into it when they go to college. That way, while "Pop" sails the ships and supplies, "Sonny" can do his country a great service by training in the ROTa m HHBST |.V 1 ^ ' MO To , eeeaeeeeeesB B•e••••••••«• e•e No. Seafarers Receiving Benefits this Period Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid this Period . If. g m 77 ro mmEsam WELFARE/VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Death Benefits Disabillcv Benefits Macernitv Benefits Vscstion Benefits Totsi 00 lonor nro 00 ^^00. 00 f/f y /a WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hoaoifl Benefits Paid Siqcc Tulv 1. 1950 * Dcth Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * DigabUitv Benefits Psid Since Msv 1. 1952 > Mtfrnity Beac^f P>|4 Sjfficy AprjJl L * Vacitien Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1932 * Total • Da^f Bein hNoiS 00 kl 00 mi 00 11 1 i WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Cash on Hand Vacation ' Vacation Estimated Accounts Receivable — US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS mtsi 00 imsiRm During the past two week period, the Seafarers Vacation Plan paid out vacation benefits, that have put us past the two million mark in benefits paid. The various welfare benefits of the Welfare Plan are • receiving wide publicity through magazines and newspapers. The benefits most frequently mentioned and elaborated on are the Scholarship and Maternity benefits. No other m^itime union has either of the two'aforementioned benefits. Sakmittai A1 Keirr, Assistant A4m Administrator .. • and, ramemDer this.. • AH these are yours without contrib. .'ing a single nickel on your part—Collecting SIU b^eflts is easy, whether it's for hospital, disability or death—You get first rate personal service inunedi«tely throui^ your Union'# representatives. �May 1, ms SEAFARERS LOG Pare Nine UNION TALK Rosario Crew Gets Salvage $$ By KEITH TERPE News that an SIU freight company has bought five Atlantic tankers has considerably shaken up a great many AMEU stalwarts. Their faith in the Atiaixtic Maritime Employees Union, Atlantic Refining's "union" in name only, has given these boys quite a jolt. They had been mouthing the line about "job security" and "lifetime jobs" in Atlantic for so Ipng that, at last reports, they were taking this development as something very personal. They have to. As company favorites, they've got a lot at Stake. News Makes A Mark Announcement of the purchase of the Atlantic ships two weeks ago caused a stir not only In Atlantic but also throughout the tanker in­ dustry. The ships, which were never owned by Atlantic at any time, were bought by Pan-Oceanic Navigation, which already operates one Liberty under SIU contract. The new owners indicated Atlantic would continue to operate them under^charter as before. It is important to note, however, that charters do run out, as was the case with four US Petroleum Carriers' tankers formerly operated by Socony-Vacuum. These ships, again operated by US Petroleum, crewed up in the New York SIU hall earlier this month. The AMEU standard-bearers are also aware that most ship charters carry provisions which, under certain circumstances, enable the actual owners to call them back in at any time, so that their so-called job security might be pulled out from under them without too much notice. This has naturally gotten them worried, since they've built up in the minds a picture of dark and sinister maneuvering between SIU operators and the Union against them all the way through this cam­ paign. More Than Five Ships Affected A subject about which they should really be concerned, and rightly so, is the fact that not only doesn't Atlantic own these five ships, but four others as well. Atlantic owns altogether 14 ships in its fleet, and this doesn't even include its three much-publicized supertankers. This means nearly 300 jobs in the fleet, practically 40 percent of the avail­ able work, hangs in the balance every time the charters are up for renewal) It also means a rather shaky foundation is propping up those AMEU claims of "lifetime job security." The whole structure of its fleet sharply points out once agaim one of the major advantages of belonging to a real maritime trade imion like the SIU, instead of a one-shot outfit that exists only because it serves the ends of a single compahy. SIU contracts with over 80 steam­ ship companies, operating freighters, tankers and passenger ships, as well as specialized vessels like the oreboats, sandboats and seatrains, assure that Seafarers have plenty t)f job opportunities and needn't go begging,for work. As members of a powerful international imion em­ bracing dozens of maritime crafts. Seafarers also have their pick of Jobs in SIU shoregangs on the beach, in addition to those on tugboats, harbor craft and in vast fishing fleets on all coasts. Problem of One-Company 'Union' But where do you go when your "union" is a so-called "independent" with one contract, one company and one fleet (or at least a great part of it) that can change owners at any time and leave you hanging high and drj'? 'That is the predicament constantly facing men in all the tanker fleets with "independent" unions. Most Atlantic men have come to realize that their future can be best protected by throwing in with the SIU. Now the AMEU die-hards, shaken by the latest undermining of their prized "job security," are coming around to the same realiza­ tion. It's been pretty hard for them to face up to it until now. s if ikf Seafarers in all ratings whose Income tax withholding statements (W2 forms) would show continuous employment with one company for a full year or more are urged to send these in to SIU headquarters for possible use in the Atlantic tanker drive. The Organizing Department has issued a call for these as ailother means of showing Atlantic sea­ men the wage-earning potential they can enjoy on SIU ships, whether they homestead one ship or company or'ride a dozen. The W2 forms should be sent c/o the SIU Organizing Department. They will be returned upon request. Seafarers who were aboard the Rosario in February, 1952, are now sharing in a salvage melon of about $29,000, as a result of rescuing the Liberian Liberty ship, Nausica, when the latter broke down not far from San Juan. The total amount awarded " R. Rivera. Boa'n—$203.72; An­ officers and crew was $7,763.25 waj headed from San Juan for tonZenon Witra. Carpenter—Sxd2.83; Philip L. or a one-third share. Equal Norfolk at the time. It turned to Bazaar. AB—$160.48; Fred A. W. SerAB—$160.48; John J. Schwabland, shares were awarded to Bull Linos the stricken ship and after several rahn, AB—$100.48; Carlos Velez, AB—S160.48S and to the Puerto Rican Lighter­ hours hard work succeeded in put­ Lawrence P. Conticello. AB—$160.48; E. Smith. AB—$160.48. age Company whose salvage tug ting a line aboard despite strong Jack Adrian C. Torres, OS—$138.11; Quintin Berwind aided in the rescue. The winds. Plaza, OS—$138.11: Roman J. Jopski. OS —$138.11; John J. Devine, Dk Eng.— rest of the money went for legal For two days the Rosario towed $183B3: Miguel A. Velez. Oiler—$160,481 fees, as well as a bill for $2,000 to the ship toward San Juan but on Charles GUva. Oiler—$160.48; John Banach. Oiler—$160.48; Frank N. Meacher, cover the replacement of cables the morning of the third day the FWT—$160.48. Roger S. Cowperwaite. FWT—$160.48: broken in the salvage operation. Rosario's line parted. The tug Owen Morris. FWT—$160.48; Ruperto In splitting up the award each Berwind took over from there and Gautier. Wiper—$158.44; Carl A. Hm. Efstratlos Vlahos. Ch. crewmember received an amount successfully brought the ship into steward—$198.78; Cook—$182.83; Theodore M. Brown— proportionate to his base wages. port. N.CkiBkr—$182.83: Anthony J. DiBartolThe only exception to this is the Members of the crew, and the omeo. 3rd Cook—$158.44: Luis S. Medina, captain who received a double amount? they received are as fol­ MM—$138.11. Delfonso N. Perez. MM—$138.12; Georg* M. WiUiams, MM—$138.12 and Luis Soler, share. Checks covering the lows: Jr., UtUity—$138.12. amounts of the award have already been mailed out to all the men In­ volved. Just A Friendly Card Game The salvage operations began when the Nausica sent out an SOS that her engine had gone dead due to evaporator trouble. The Rosario Popular MD Succumbs In Baltimore Baltimore Seafarers here lost a helping hand recently when Dr. Bernard V. Kelly succumbed ^to a heart attack in University Hospital after suffering a stroke at home. Dr. Kelly known .as "the Doctor of the Waterfront," was a wellknown and equally liked figui'e along the local waterfront. He was as quick to go to the aid of a sick seaman as he was to avoid the light of publicity tor his humani­ tarian work. A familiar figure with his black bag, he was seen often climbing up and down a Jacob's ladder or wending his way along a narrow gangwayThe son of Irish immigrants, he went from working in a drugstore to become a graduate pharmacist with his own drugstore and then on to a medical degree from the old College of Physicans and Sur­ geons. He turned from treating women patients to tlie waterfront, because, he said, "I nxe men, espe­ cially seamen." Dr. Kelly was once described as "an oldtime country doctor who used a ship instead of a horse and buggy." Cartoon History Of The SIU The 1946 General Strike was the first time officers hit the picketlinc with the crew. Not officially on ^strike at the outset, they «oon had their own 4«* 'mands. This was something new in msritluN hlitoiy assuring . vlctQUr. Walter Pitchett, pumpman; Dick Dolhonde, wiper; H. Richardson, FWT, and Nick Richie, AB (left to right), ^joy a friendly card game to pass time in the Lake Charles hall between job calls. Urge Stiffer Dope Law More severe punishment for smuggling of narcotics into the US would be imposed under two bills introduced in the House of Representatives by Representative Patten of Arizona. Under one bill, HR 4777, any crewmember of a ship increase minimum prison terms for would lose his license or sea­ illegal importation of narcotics. men's papers permanently if con­ First offenders would be subject to victed of one of several offenses imprisonment "for not less than five dealing with the smuggling of nar­ or more than ten years, compared to cotics. The loss of the seamen's the two to five year terms now on papers would be automatic and the books. A second offense would there would be no possibility of call for a ten to 20 year term, while a third offense would carry life ever getting them back again. The second bill, HR 4776, would imprisonment. Otfieers Hit The Bricks However, negotiation by the officers was with ship­ owners in the same old manner. While the SIU met With owners and operators, the officers sat in Wash­ ington being browbeaten by bureaucrats and shipu4 iVo. 30 The SIU was victorious long before the officers reached an agreement. Bridges signed, but everyone else remained out. Though finally winning, the officers hurt themselves-and tlieir union by going to comfieiii«s,fqr. johs. �/;• • - . • ,' • ••; {^V_ •- Par« fen nr - SEAFARERS LOG May < 195S PORT ttEPORTS......... New Orleans: Big Dock Expansion Program Annonncod Corsair, Pennant, Cavalier and Pilgrim (Alcoa), the Steel Maker, Steel Scientist and Steel Fabrica­ tor (Isthmian), the Del Sol Snd Del Monte (Mississippi), the Seatrains Savannah and New Jersey (Seatrain), the Morning Light, Fafrland and Monarch of the Sea (Waterman), the Southern States and Southern Counties (Southern Trading), the Julesburg (Terminal Tanker) and the Alice Brown and Margarette Brown (Bloomfield). Friends and former shipmates of George Duncan will be pleased to learn he has been discharged from the hospital after being con­ fined for' several weeks \Wiile re­ cuperating from an operation. Lindsay J. Williams New Orleans Port Apent Baltimore: Work Now Uodor Way OH NOW SIU BulMmg • 'iC- §• % h:-: •I r .' Lake Charles: ClHes Service Faces Metal Tradts Sirike Signing of the new standard Shipping has been very good In Shipping for the past two weeks tanker agreement by Cities Service this port for the past two weeks, has only beeM fair In this port, was good news to tankermen sail­ and indications are that it will although the fishing weather re­ ing out of this area. continue td be good for some time. mains good and some of the boys During the past two weeks, we Shoreside trade unions affiliated are reporting good catches. have had 19 ships pay off, 19 ships with the AFL Metal Trade Coimcil Calling' at this area during the sign on and 12 ships call in-transit. at Lake Charles are still in the past two weeks were:-thq Council midst of contract negotiations with The payoffs included the MarGrove, Fort Hoskins, Winter Hill, Cities Service, however, and have ore, Venore, Bethore, Baltore, OreBents Fort, French Creek, Paoll, been assured by SIU officials here mar and Santore Lone Jack and Government Camp and in Lake Charles of full sup­ (Ore), the Jules­ (Cities Service), the Del Sol and port of their efforts to reach a burg (Terminal Del Monte (Mississippi) and the satisfactory agreement. These Tankers), the Petrolite (Tanker Sag Harbor). Oh unions supported the Seafarers in Steel Flyer (Isth­ yes, the Royal Oak Serv­ our recent CS mian), the Edith, ice)' cdjl'ed in contract beef, go­ Mae and Evelyn 3) 4" t here;'afier, stay­ ing to bat to ob­ (Btill), the Gov­ ing ' ^away^ from tain unanimous ernment Camp Seattle: Miami: this poft for over "approval by the (Cities Service), a year now. Louisiana S^tate the Albion (DrySchrunk The big talk in Federation of Trans), the Bull this area, of Labor of a reso­ Run (Petrol Tankers), the Michael course, is the lution pledging, (Carras), the Hastings and Citrus signing of the the Federation's Shipping in this port has been Packer:" (Wa'terman), the- Robin Things have been going along contract by the full physical and mightly fine during the past period, Sherwood (Robin) and the Potrero real well down here. It's been a Duncan die-hard Cities Pedersen financial assist­ Hills (Philadelphia Marine). little cool and has been raining Service. All the and from the looks of things, it's ance in event it became necessary The ships that signed on were: some, but we still have to go out for us to resort to economic ac­ going to stay mighty fine for some the Marore, Venore, - Steelore, and shake the palm trees when we unions in this area know about the signing and we keep getting tion. weeks to come. Bethore, Baltore, Oremar, Santore want to get an AB or rated man, phone calls congratulating the The effectiveness of this shoreWe are giving a very cordial In­ and Venore (Ore), the J. B. Water­ and right now, we have only one SIU, As we reported in the past, side support was demonstrated by vitation to any men who want to man and Hastings (Waterman), the m.an on the beach, all of the unions in this arba had the speed with which an agree­ ship, especially those men in the Edith and Mae (Bull), the~W. E. We paid off the Florida (P&O), pledged themselves-:to.<'ig^ right ment was reached with Cities Serv­ rating of AB, oiler, cook and Downing (State Fuel), the Gov­ which is on continuous articles. down the line with the SlU^in any ice after this support was offered. baker and FWT. Right now, we've ernment Camp (Cities Service), The other vessels calling here were strike that he had to *^^11110 get got" a clean beach, and we've got the Steel Flyer and Steel Artisan the Hastings, Antinous, Chickasaw Cities Service into Uiid;^|^'unions Harbor Improvements five vessels due in for payoff in (Isthmian), the Albion (Dry-Trans), and Raphael Semmes (Waterman). here, as a matter of faofi'haye al­ The New Orleans Dock Board the near future. Men with these has just announced a ^21,000,000 ratings can ship just about as the Seacomet (Colonial) and the . There were a couple of minor ways been ready and 'filing to give us any support in our beefs, beefs on the Flor­ construction program to expand quick as they want, and right now, Tainaron (Actium). The In-transits were: the Marina, and we have already expressed our ida, but they were and improve harbor facilities. just about anybody can get out appreciation to these ogtfits for Biggest project in this program real fast if they want a trip to the Ines and Monroe (Bull), the Steel all straightened Artisan (Isthmian), the Antinous, out. The chief their willingness to help .us out. as outlined by Harry Hardin, Far East. Afoundria-, Chickasaw, Azalea, cook on the On the local labor front, we find president of the board,- is a new The ships, that we paid off here City, Hastings and DeSoto (Water­ Raphael Semmes the T. L. James Construction Com­ grain elevator expected tS'be com­ pany tied up by the Operating En­ pleted by the end of 1953 at a cost during the past two weeks were: man) and the Alcoa Puritan and had to be hos­ the Young America and Jean La Runner (Alcoa.) pitalized after be­ gineers over a written contract. of nearly $7,000,000. ing hurt by the Mr. James builds highways, but Ifew Hall The Napoleon Wharf, a new Fitte (Waterman), the Sea Victory ice box door. We right now, he's not building any­ docking facility, is expected to be (Bournemouth), the Brightstar The work on the new hall in this thing since the engineers have him ready for use in the Fall. This (Traders), and the Eugenie (Car- port was started this past .Monday, told the officers Morrison tied up tight. project is being completed at a ras). The same five vessels all and will be full-ahead in about two the door would signed right back on again. have to be fixed. cost of about $3,500,000. Cities Service weeks. The contractor on the job The vessels calling here in-tran­ says that with a little luck we We're still not getting any co­ Alterations and improvements Cities Service is trying some to the Desire Wharf should be sit included: the Christine (Carras), can. probably be in the building operation from harbor officials, so more stalling tactics, but this time completed by June at a cost of the Marymar (Calmar), the Bien­ by early fall, but after past experi­ it's a-good idea to call us as soon with the Lake Charles Metal ville (Waterman), the Sea Coral ences with building work of this as your ship hits this port to make $1.50,000. Trades Council, AFL. These talks Construction work costing $2,- the Seagarden (Peninsular Naviga­ type, we shouldn't count on get­ sure that we will know you're in 'are going on every day, and today tion). 500,000 has been authorized for ting into the new building before port. is the limit. Unless the company We're all looking forward to the Christmas. the Thalia and Robin Wharves. John Morrison is the only man sees the light, the Council will hit Work has been deferred, however, annual Seafair program that will In all, this building shapes up we have on the beach right now. the plant today. lye're all watch­ until the controversy over the pro­ be held here in the near future. to being one of the most attractive We thought that Fred Dickon ing this to see Just what will hap­ posed Mississippi River Bridge is This celebration means as much to Union buildings on this coast, and would stick around, but he's leav­ pen, and whether the company will settled. Seattle as the Mardi Gras means we know, for a fact, the only ing our sunny city for Mobile. realize that the Council means Reconstruction of the" Toulouse, to New Orleans. Everybody turns building that can come close to The Ponce will be getting out of business and will not force the _Dumaine and Gov.. Nicholls out for it, and there is a good time our new hall is the Teamsters drydock in about another week, Council to tie up the refinery. wharves at a cost of $4,500,000 also for all. Building out on the Pulaski High­ and will again be a regular caller The men on the Cities Service has been authorized. We've got the Omega, Seavigil, way, and that's some distance at .this port. The Florida wilL be wagons, of course, were ail gj^ad Construction of a new wharf at John P. Jones, Fairisle and Topa from here. leaving here shortly to go into dry- to hear that the company finally the upstream end of Charbonnet Topa all due In here for payoff In One of the men on'the beach Is dock in Jacksonville, but she saw the light, and signed the SIU St. also has been authorized at an the near future, so things should Charlie Schrunk, who has sailed shouldn't be out of service for agreement before we had to-Strike estimated cost of $3,500,000. be jumping in this port. with the SIU for the past twelve more than eight or nine days. them. Now, all the men are just Shipping Good Eddie Parr years, and has made Baltimore Jeff Morrison counting up the retroactive wages Since the last report, 187 men Miami Wrt Agent Seattle Port Agent his home port for the past six" that they have "coming to them registered and 255 were shipped from Cities Service. When the to regular deep sea jobs. In addi­ company starts handing out those tion, a number of A&G District retroactive checks, this-town should men were shipped to towboat and really be Jumping for a while. relief and stand-by jobs, further improving the job situation in this On The Beach -. port. For our Seafarer on the beacb, TAMPA........ 1809-1811 N. Franklin 81. FORT WILLIAM.... 118V8 Syndicate Ave. The Dennison Victory (Water­ SIU, A&G District' . Ontario Phone: 3-3221 we nominate Ottb.|Pedersen/ who Ray White. Agent Phone 3-1323 103 Durham St. 14 North Gay St. WlLMINGTQl^ CalU.....80S Marine Ave. PORT COLBORNB man) ere wed up here and she Is BALTIMORE Ontario Phone: 6591 hails from Mississippi, where hp Earl Sheppard. Asent Hulherry 4540 Sam Cohen. Agent _ Terminal «874 TORONTO. OnUrlo 86 Colboimo St. got his start as a shrimp fisherman. expected to leave for the Far East BOSTON 278 SUte St. HEAiXtUART^S... 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. Elgin 5719 SECRETARY-TREASURER Sbeehan. Asent Richmond 2-0140 soon with a full new crew from Xamea Diapatcher VICTORIA, BC 61718 Cormorant St. But in 1941, he decidbd on sailing Paul HaU Richmond 2-0141 Empire 4531 ASST. SECRITARY-TREASURERS . this port. GALVESTON 308V4 23rd JSt. Lloyd Gardner VANCOUVER. BO;..... 565 HaniUton St. the deep water, and joined the Joe Algina Phone 2-8448 Robert, Matthews Since the last report, we han­ Keith Alsop, Agent Pacific 7824 JTO VolpUn LAKE CHARLES. La 1413 Ryan St. Claude Simmons 304 Charlotte St. SIU. He sailed as serang on some William HaU SYDNEY, NS dled nine payoffs and four sign- Leroy Clarke, Agent Phone 6-5744 Phono 6346 of the Mississippi glamour wagons Dolphin Hotel BAGOTVILLB. Quebee 20 Elgin St. ons and 19 ships called here in MIAMI Eddie Parr, Agent SU^ Phono: 545 for a while, and. now is shipping transit. MOBILE . . 1 South Lawrence St. 37 Ormont St. out of this port on tjhe Cities ServHONOLULU.. 16 Merchant St. THOROLD. Ontario Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1764 Phono: 3-3302 Payoffs were aboard the Del NEW ORLEANS Phone 6-8777 523 BienvUle St. — 113 Cot# Do La Montague ice tankers. He says It's a" change PORTLAND .-838 N. W. Everett St. QUEBEC Quebec Phone: 2-7078 after those trips down to South Sud and Del Santos (Mississippi),. Lindsey Williama. Agent - ' Beacon 4336 SAINT Magnolia 6112-6113 T JOHN 177 Prince Prin WUllam St. 257 Uh St. - the Antinous, City of Alma and NEW VORK 675 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn RICHMOND. CALIF NB Phone: 3-3049 America where all those beautiful ' Phone 3im STerling 8-4670 Chickasaw (Waterman), the Cara- NORFOLK Harrigon St. scnoritas are. 127-129 Bank St. SAN FRANCISCO........450 Great Lakes District ' Douglas 3-8363 bulle and Cdtahoula (National Navi­ Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-lora SEATTLE .........a.. ^.3700 Some, of the, other boys on the 1st Ave. ALPENA.... PHILADELPHIA . 337 Market ^ 133 W. Fletcher gation), the Salem Maritime (Cities 8. Carduilo Agent Main 0290 Market 7-1635 WILMINGTON beach here inclgde Jimmy ^Park, Phone: l^W ...80S Marine^Ave. BUFFALO. NY.... ARTHUR .. . 411 Austin St. Service) and the Catherine (Dry PORT 180 Main St; Tex/Alexander, A. Fruge, J. 4-3131 Don Hilton. Rep. Phone 4-2341 NEW yORR..... 678 4tb Terminal' Phone: Cleveland 7391 Ave.. Braoklyn SAN„ FRA;4(:ISCO Trans). 1- r— *5® Harrison St. 734 Mkeside Ave.. NE Mitchell, M. Launey, W. L. PritchSTerUng- 8-4671 CLEVELAND 1. Bnnnin.l. Awnt T"-igle* 2-9475 Pbuue: Main 1-0147 The D^.l Sud, Del' i^ol and Del |'V™TA. de TIERRA. PR . Pelayo 51—La B ett,. N.' Richie, W. Langford and DETROIT ;iq38 3rd " Canadian District Monte (Mississippi and'the Cathe-^ CA Phone 2-5096 Headouartera Phone: Woodward 14 Gther?^:,/, ; •. .' " ' Ahercorn St. MONTREAL.........634 SL-Amee St. West DULUTH 831 W. Michigan St. line signed bii. *8®"' T Phonr-3-1728 Phonoi Mdlroao 2-4iid . • 9700 -lat- Ave. ftALIFAX A.i........f. ^!S'"Holna'sL SOUTH CHICAGO: - .- .-8n6*, E 03nd W in-transit were*the M^TTLEko. JeS Morrison. Agent - Seneca 4570 Lake Charles Port Ageni / Phonei 3-8911 Invitafion Given To All Who Want To Ship w years. He has participated in all of the SIU's beefs, and says he's with the Union all the way with the Welfare Plan gain.s and the wages and conditions that we've gained during the past years. We have 19. members In the local drydock. The address is USPHS Hospital, Wj^man Park Drive, Baltimore, Md. The nien in the hospital are always glad to get mail or visits from their old ship­ mates. Those in the hospital in­ clude; N. Gumbiner, J. Wisloff, A. Swenson, F, Galvin, T. Oliver, G. Pritchett, C. Chandler, D. Cherry, J. Pedrqsa, N. Rubin, D. Sykes, J. McStravick, R. Rogers, W. Thomp­ son, W. Hartman, J. Davis, A. DeFilippie, G. Glaze and J. Smith. Earl Sheppard ^ "> Baltimore Foii Agent Rated Men Scarce In This Fair Peri Snr HAtL DiRECre^MY Phoaei Baaea 5-2410 L.--v.. • . J,:-. �Pare EleVcB SEAFARERS LOG POKT ttEPORIS Wilmingtoni. NUMGS Talking Aboai Merger WiUiTlie ILWU Shipping has been holding up fair for the past two weeks, and should continue to stay about the same in the near future. The weather has been hot around this area, and with shipping the way it is, there has been a great demand for all sorts of rated men. .We paid off the Shinnecock Bay (Veritas), and they sigped On right , away. The ships visiting here w^e: The Combusker "Idariner, Bucyrus Victory, Yaka, Golden City, .Yoiing America and Mobilian (Waterman), the Ames Victory and J^erson City Victory (Victory Carriers), the Marymar and Pennmar (Calmar), the Del Aires and Lawrence- Victory (Mississippi), the Christo-M. (Marine Shipping), the Purplestar (Traders), tiie Taddei (Shipenter), the Greece Victory (South Atlantic), the Barbara Fritchie (Liberty Navigation), the Republic (Trafalgar) 'and the Massiilon Victory (Eastern). On the Christine, we had a beef since she wasunseaworthy, and we had to hold her up. The Coast Guard came into the picture and or­ dered 500 tons of deck cargo re­ moved, and then ordered that the ,H111 ship should com• mence stability tests. ' We note that the NUMCS is now talking about merging with Hgrry Bridges' ILWU. This has come about since Bryson, the head of the Red NUMCS was indicted on a charge of perjuring himself wheh he swore 4hat he was not a Cbmrninltst. It's hard to say just what the result of such a merger would be, but most people think that there would be no noticeable difference, since the NMUCS has always followed right along with the ILWU anyway, and Bryson has always ha'd his NUMCS do just what Bridges' told hina to do. The West Coast program of re­ organization of SIU facilities has met with great support from the membership out^here. All hands ' are in accord with the Union's present program for improving and expanding the SIU Krvices here on the West Coast, and mak^ing things better for the members who are now shipping from this coast. '. Harvey Hill, Walt Masterson, Roy McCulloch, Loyal Piker, A1 Burrls and Red Whidden are on the beach here now. Sam Cohen Wilmington Pert Agent i New York: (Isthmian), the Robin Kirk (Robin), the Seatrains Savannah and Louisi­ ana (Seatrain), the Western Ranch­ er (Western Navigation), the Couer d'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers), and the Julesburg (Terminal Tank­ ers). The ships that signed on were: thb Fairland (Waterman), the Stoney Point and Battle Rock (US Petroleum), the Northwestern Vic­ tory (Victory Carriers) and the Cuba Victory and Robin Locksley (Robin). The in-transits were: the Chickasaw and DeSoto (Water­ man), the Robin Sherwood (Robin), the Seatrains New' Jersey, Georgia and Texas (Seatrain), Salem. MaAtime, Bents Fort and Paoli (Cities Service), the Alcoa Run­ ner, Ranger, Puritan and Pioneer (Alcoa), the Seamar (Calmar), the Steel Artisan and Flyer (Isthmian) and the Sea Nan (Stratford). Claude Simmons Assistant Sec.-Treas. 4" Galveston: 4" 4" Poriorisers staying Oil! Of This Port Shipping has been very good in this .fair port, and it looks as if it will continue to stay that way in the near future. We paid off the Margaret Brown and Alice Brown (Bloomfield) and the Maiden Victory (Mississippi), and these three ships signed right back on again. The in-transits visit­ ing here were: the Seatrains Louisi­ ana, New Jersey and Texas (Sea­ train), the Wiiliam Downing (State Fuel), the Del Monte (Mississippi), the Southern States, Southern Counties and Southern District (Southern Trad­ ing), the Cantigny and Royal Oak (Cities Service), the Lafayette (Waterman), and Boggan the Edith (Bull). Sigmere E. Boggan Jr., who has been sailing for the past 10 years, is one of the men on the beaoh here. Sigmere joined the SIU back in 1945, and ships out of this port as AB and quartermaster. He has served well as ship's delegate on many of his SIU ships, and was one of the men who manned the. picketlines in Port Arthur during the 1946 Strike. Some of the other members on the beach here right now are Alphan Fruge, R. Harris, R. L. Shaw, G. Howard, D. C. Kumrow, W. L. Roberts, C. Kogler and E. C. Hill. Keith Alsop Galveaimi Port Agent Boston: GIIIM Service Grews Nappy'About GonlracI The shipping picture in this port was good during this past period, however, it's hard'to say just how it will' be during the next couple of weeks. We paid off the Fort Hoskins and Chiwawa (Cities Service), the Clarksburg Victory : (Eastern) and the Montebello Hills (Western Tankers). The Clarksburg Victory, Montebello Hills, Fort Hoskins and Chiwawa all signed on again. We also had the Robin Tiucford (Robin) and the Iberville (Waternian) call at this port. The crew of the Fort Hoskins and the Chiwawa were all glad to hear that . the company had -come anpund and had signed the standard SIU agreement. There were enthusiastic comments and plenty of "retro­ active smiles" on these vessels, Garello since the crews have plenty of those retroactive dollars coming their way from Cities Service. None of them doubted the out­ come of the meetings between the company and the Union, but of course, were just as h!q>py about getting the contract without hav­ ing to tie up the ships. The men were all ready to hit the bricks, and the company knew that the men meant business. In fact, we had a' lot of calls from Seafarers who were out of town, relaxing at home and taking a vacation, who wanted to know if they were needed for the Cities Service strike. They were all ready to forget about a va^tion and man a picketline once they read about the strike date in the last issue of the-LOG. However, we were able to tell them all that Cities Service had inked the contract just before the strike was set, and so they couid go back to relaxing and enjoy their time ashore. Atlantic Fine The Atlantic ^ive is coming along fine in this part of the coun­ try. The Atlantic ships should be, under the SIU bminer before very' long, and the men aboard them win. be enjoying better conditions than they've ever had before. In the hospital here, J. A. Duffy and J. J. Flaherty are stUl in the same ward, and are showing si^is of regaining their former good health. D. S. White is due to get out 50on after a long, spell in the hospital. Tim McCarthy is out now. J. Garello is in the hospital, being checked up. The men in the hos­ pital here report that the LOG and the Atlantic Fleet News are just about the most popular read­ ing material for many of the un­ organized tankermen in the. hos­ pital here, and .that they all show great interest in the SIU's organiz­ ing campaign. Some of the men on .the beach here are: Harry Janes, R. Ritson, J. Hunt, F. Morello, D. K. Hines, C. .Berkeley, J. Bibeau, P. Norton, M. Gendron, C. Dwyer, A. O'Neil,, G. Taylor and L. Campbell. James Sheehan Boston Port Agent 4 4 Son Francisto: 4 Ports Gver in Japan Are Really Great Shipping has been very, very good in, this port. Men have lieen registering right after paying, off, and have been shipping right out again. And, it looks as if the ship­ ping picture is going to stay bright for a while, and may even get better. We paid off the Schuyler Otis Bland (Waterman), the Strathport (Strathmore), and the Seapender (Seatransport). The Strathport and Seapender as well as the Shinnecock Bay (Veritas), all signed on again. The vessels visit­ ing here in-tran­ sit, were the Steel Admir.al (Isth­ mian), the Jean La Fitte, Bien­ ville and Young Sandstrom America (Water­ man), and the. Portmar (Calmar). The men running over to Japan from here keep telling us . how good the ports are over there. It seems that in the past few months, these liberty ports have increased their facilities so that they are really great spots to visit, and the men claim that their money is going further now than it did a couple of months ago. Services Upped . What with our new expansion of facilities for the membership and for giving the members better service, everybody is happy. The men sure are in favor of rthe new set-up, and it makes it easier for everybody, especially since so many more men are shipping on those Far East runs from the West Coast. T. Sandstrom, J. W. Small, D. Edwards, and W. Rogers are among the men in the hospital here. T. E. Banning Ban Francisco Poift Agent A &C saippwe MtECOHD t AH Ralhigi Shipinng Wilh Little troeUe Shipping Figures April 8 to April 22 REG. TOTAL REG. tSEG. DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. PORT 56 19 23 14 Boston .... 521 144 209 168 New York . 73 is' 36 18 Philadelphia leee «.•§•••••••• 419 112 175 . ' 132 Baltimore .. 51 13 22 16 Norfolk ,, • •stessseess •#.••• 18 10 39 11 Savanpab 14 6 15 35 Tampa , 40 127 48 Mobile .. 38 234 86 New Orleans 68 82 188 Galvoston • «aeee»Saeseeee1s*'. ''li: • 61 M 58 16 Sfeattle- ...v. (••tedeeeee ere. 18 45 116. 32 Stm Frandsco lesveeseeeaa* , . 38 15 J?"# f 14.' --i « ••jtce ss •e.f •• •••. Shipping has been going along at a steady pace these past few Weeks, with plenty of jobs foi-<all ratings. In fact, the dispatchers have had a little trouble getUng ' men for some of the jobs. We paid off S total of 22 ships ' in the past two weeks, signed on ' 6.. and had 17 in-transit vessejlg. The ships that paid off were: the "SUiSnne, Kathrjm, Monroe, • Fran­ ces and Beatrice (Bull), the Fairland, Jeff Da^s, Amiea City, Key' kone Marther and Wild Ranger (Whtemaatt),. the Bradfmd Island,; ' LOne Jack Vahd Council jrove' ' (Cities Sendcey, the Sea Nafi (Stratford), the Petrolite (TaniWi^ Sag HarborLV^^ Directbi'; SHIP. DECK 29 160 34 132 16 22 "4. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL ENG. STEW.SHIPPED 87 26 32 416 143 . 113 35 104 35 112 104 348 44 13 15 56 17 17 3 12 5 33 28 103 101 91 94 286 69 59 202 74 • * 25 . 82 30 27 38 34 107 35 13 ,9 f .34 12 564^.<r><M8\.r en«l-;T3>M T*»l. t ' ''i <r'-/ Mobile: SIU Fishermen Fight Bay PoUntion Problem Shipping in this port for the past couple of weeks was on a fairly even keel, with approximately 115 jnen shipped to regular offshore jobs, and about 70 men shipping to various relief and tugboat jobs. We paid off the Lafayette, Clalbome. Morning Light and Mon­ arch of the Sea (Waterman), the Alcoa Pennant, Runner, Pointer, Pilgrim, Roamer, Cavalier and Clipper (Alcoa), and the Steel Sci­ entist (Isthmjan). The men on the Scientist were mighty proud of the recent story in the LOG about how the captain and company praised them for Holman fighting a fire aboard ship. Signing -on were the Lafayette, Morning Light, Pennant, Pointer, Pilgrim, Roamer and Clipper. The in-transits visiting here were the Iberville and Antinous (Waterman) and the Steel Maker (Isthmian). Prospects for the coming two weeks don't look too good. Water­ man has the LaSalle due for a payoff and the Chickasaw due intransit. The Claiborne, which is in drydock right now,- is due to be ready and Alcoa has the Patriot, Partner, Polaris, Puritan, Pennant, Corsair and Cavalier due in for payoffs. The Alice Brown (Bloomfield) is also due in here in-transit. State Convention The Alabama State Federation of Labor is presently holding its an­ nual convention in the City of Montgomery, and we are attending this meeting. The Mobile Central Trades Council last Friday adopted a resolution to Senators Hill and Sparkman supporting a bill they introduced to pay $10,000 to each of the families or estates of nine SIU men killed in a 1946 airplane crash. Our affiliates, the Fishermen'! Union of Bayou La Batre, is still battling the pollution problem in its area. This problem threatens to cut down the-oyster beds which serve the larger part of the oyster industry there. The officials of the union are still putting presssure on the Mobile City Commissioners and other bodies involved to get a disposal plant which will eliminate the pollution problem. Brother Killed The Mobile branch extends its sympathy to the family of Brother Homer Diamond, who was killed in an automobile accident near Lake Ponchatrain in New Orleans. His car was found in the lake, and later, his body was recovered from the lake. It is presumed that his car ran off the road and into the lake, and that he was drowned. He is survived by two sisters and five brothers, residing in various parts of the State of Alabama. We're nominating Jackson W. Holman as one of the outstanding Seafarers <MI the beach here. Mar­ ried, he has one child. He started sailing SIU back in 1945, and he has been sailing in SIU. engine departments ever since that time. As a married man with a child, he says that things like the various Welfare Plan benefits really make a great difference to him, and iie also is .proud of the job security he bas in the SII/, with better than one job for every bookmember in the Unipn. That's the sort of se­ curity that really means something to a man with a family. Cal Taoner 3IV,-/ .ri. I'Kit-n; Agent •''''IV • �I 4- Pa^ "Twelve SEAFARERS LOG MEET THE PR SEAFARER 1^^ J| IN THE WAKE The tiny island lyingr in the North Sea 28 miles off the NW codst of the German mainland is generally called Heligoland by the British and Helgoland in the US, but the name means "holy land.' It is believed that there was some kind of religious shrine there in ancient times, as some historians say the ancient Angles, after whom the English were named, used to go there to worship. Today Helgoland is perhaps 150 acres in area, and it is gradually getting smaller from sea erosion. It was much larger at one time, actually consisting of two islets connected by a strip of land. A violent sea eruption separated them in 1720. h^: I . JMay 1. 195S Fleet Street In London actually gets its name from the under­ ground "fleet" or stream that "flows" into the Thames at that point. FASQUALE MARINELLI, Carp. Taking to the sea in 1942 for of the wood and chips., It was patriotic reasons. Seafarer Pas- early in 1944 that the stockilyQuestion: What was the most in­ quale Marineili has beeii following built carpenter had a brush with it as a means of livelihood eyer: the old man and the scythe' while teresting trip you ever made? 4. t 4. Berth*, as in the phrase "to give a crewmember of one of 50 ships (Question asked in Lake Charl-is since. With the United States'engaged plying the Atlantic in a convoy a -wide berth to," came into our hall) language early in the 17th century in a hot war against the Axis pow­ headed for Oran, Algeria. As luck ers, Marineili turned to the mer­ would have It, a tin fish missed^ as a nautical term meaning the Robert Castelin, oiler: I've been chant marine to help Uncle Sam his ship by the width of a boom space a ship needed to operate in. The actual phrase was "to give sailing since 1948, biit the trip that deliver the troops and the ammu­ and struck a nearby vessel in the a good (or, a clear) berth to" which always will stick nition to the fighting fronts. In convoy. The scow went down like meant, literally, to avoid or keep in my mind is addition to helping the nation in a sjt^icken warrior, carrying. most one I made to well away from. ' • . time of crisis, Marineili knew that of the crew with it, as only Id Greece in 1951 he was preparing a positioq for survivors were-picked out of the - 4, -4^ The name for the type of naval on the Catherine himself in an industry which icy waters by other ships of the ship known as a cruiser can be (Trans Fuel). I would be booming after the formal convoy. ' "i traced back to various Dutch and saw the Acroposhooting ended. In the war convoys to'thie Medi­ Latin terms meaning cross. A lis in Athens and 4; t terranean war zone, -Marineili In War Zone The letter M used in' our lan­ cruiser then is a ship that is sup­ that is a sight Sailing many times into the fore­ sailed on the Jim Bridgeriithe guage today actually started out posed to move in a "crisscross" you will never front of the fighting, Pat (as he James Maguire and the Daulton as a word-picture representing the manner, and the old sailing ships forget. It was chooses to be known) came closer Mann, among other vessels, mak­ • vaves of the'ocean. It stems from did just that. Even our modern really an inspiring experipnce. to death than many, men do and ing two runs on the Maguire to the language of the ancient Phoeni­ liners that go on cruises "cross and 4 4 4 more than most care to. Most the "sea in the middle of the land." cians, a seafaring people whose recross" as they touch their vari­ Leo Rose, steward: I'm a retired of his war zbne experience Prior to those hazardous trips, he territory roughly occupied the area ous ports. soldier and I've been around, but came in ^ the Mediterranean when sailed aboard the US Army Hos­ of present-day Lebanon and who 4) t 4i my first trip is the Germans and Italians ruled pital ship, Thistle. On one mercy .ventured the open seas as far as When we look out over the ocean one I will never that sea with heavy air power at run it picked up about 600 wound­ the coast of Spain. Their word at ships that disappear below the forget." We sailed their command. The ships he ed servicemen in Marseilles, for M was mem, meaning water, horizon, it would be so easy ta from Galveston sailed spent many a day and night France. Later, it exchanged 700 and their letter was much like ours, believe that the .earth actually in 1947 on a 100- dodging about on the sea like nurses for as many sick members in shape^ sloped away in the direction of our day run that took corks, retracing their wakes and of the armed forces in Honolulu, ' sight. For this same reason, .the 4" 4> 4« us to Germany, following new courses in an at­ Hawaii, on a Pacific run. Acadia, the historic and literary Greeks thought it was downhill. Turkey, Italy and tempt to lessen the danger from name of a district comprising Nova They spoke of the apparent "drop" Prefers Far East Greece. Seeing bombs and strafing. Scotia and the eastern part of New as a klima or klimatis, "a slope," Marineili runs to. the "We ran convoys to the Mediter­ Far East moreprefers countries I had . Brunswick in Canada, is the latin­ which led to our present word cli­ than anywhere else never seen be­ ranean," he said, "hitting Casa­ in his Seafarer life. "The people ized form of "akade," an Indian mate. In fact, the Greeks believed blanca, Oran, Alexandria and the of Yokohama, Japan," he said, word for a land or region "where that this "slope" or "descent" af­ fore is v^at interested me. this thing is abundant." Its first fected the weather and tempera­ Persian Gulf. We carried ammo, 'are ihe most friendly, hospitable 4 4 4 use was in 1604 when a colony of ture, and on this basis the earliest and other general war­ people of any country in the L. Siniard, AB: In the fall airplanes Old World settlers was established geographers worked out seven dif­ of James time cargo, so the Germans and world. That's why I like to ship '51 I made a trip to Denmark Italians weren't in the area. This colony on the Bay ferent ."climiates" for the world too happy about there. I'm never bored. There is of Fundy in Acadia was the first which were governed by seven and that was the having us about the place. They always something new turning up most pleasant.run permanent French settlement in planets. showed it to us, too, in the form to. interest a sailor, tourist and a I have ever ex­ North America. of reception committees whenever camera enthusiast." Marineili em­ 4. 4) 4. In our world of geography the perienced in the we came within range of their ploys some of his spare time in t t A fleet of ships necessarily measurements of - latitude and seven-years I guns or planes. They bombed the the Japanese po^ by snapping the "floats" on the sea, and this is the longitude have always been im­ have been sail­ heck out of us. And when we people off guard, the buildings as essential meaning of the word portant. Even ancient maps were ing. What made weren't within range of their 'they stand and the outward signs "fleet" itself, which came into our marked like ours with the lines of it so pleasant coastal batteries or aircraft,. they of native customs as they present language from old Old English .as longitude and latitude, but these was the friendli­ would send out their pets, the themselves to. his camera. Other a verb meaning "float," "drift," or were used to indicate the length ness of the Dan­ subs." itins he likes to make are to Cali­ "flow." Although the word "fleet" and breadth of a flat world.-Their ish people, many ' Brush With Death fornia and the African towns of . is seldom encountered today except Latin names latitude and longitude of whom speak English and are Durban, Capetown and Mombasa. The 32-year-^ld carpenter, a noted for their hospitality. in references to a group of ships, hint at this, as they are derived member, of the Union since 1950, He likes the new Mariners, he we still -speak of fleet glances and from latus, "wide," and longus, . t i ^ is steeped in the tradition of his said, although he'll sail anywhere, fleet-footed athletes, carrying for­ "long." At thkt time the world was James H. Parker, pumpman: ward the old meaning of swift, only "long" and "wide" to its in­ During the war I shipped out on calling, down to the lacerated and anything, anytime, as long as it's iodined hands suggestive of a man SIU. flowing movement. The famous habitants. an ammunition carrier that took us to North Africa and to Italy. Ire 25 years of sailing, that is An Allied bulletin said that US tne AJ* LI state Federation Conven­ ACROSS Cape off What an oil Third man in Norway ring drill seeks th e trip that and British planes on patrol off tion in Shreveport, La. 1. Bearing ot 51. Animal on 18. Clips edge of 33. Office message Haiti from stands out.in my Tunisia encountered a ^'very large Gibraltar coin Top of house 34. Great Inagua 4 4 4 20. Ohio or Iowa 35. River in memory. We formation" of Axis transport air­ DOWN 4. Bay off St. 21. Port near France The Truman committee, reporter were under air craft and shot down 58 of them, Fete , 1. Soak up Osaka 36. Biblical word ing to the US Senate, said that 22. Port W. of Sharp and 37. 9. Chow up attack at Civita­ plus 16 of the escorting planes. 2. Tops for Algiers biting mariners this country had failed to build 12. Cargo from vecchia, Italy, but we came through Black A US bulletin said 30 escorting sub­ 23. 38. Steamer route Aruba 3. Kind of tree sufficient escort vessels and that stance it safely. 39. Allowed use of planes were destroyed, counting 13. Figure of 4. Sea N. of 24. Miss Henie, 41. It's "hot" or speech Australia those attacked on April 19 in a U-boats were sinking one million skater _ 4* 4 4 "cold" Sea 26. *2. Where Dau­ "14 King heater Dalion Barnes, cook: It will be a continuation of the ah- battle . . , tons of shipping a month . . . John 5. Man's name 27. ®ne of Co­ phin I. is: 15. Member of 6. Bill's friend long time before I make a trip that The SIU first battled for, then L. Lewis announced that in the lumbus' ships Abbr,^ crew 7. River in Italy 28. Rude person 43. can top one I Kind of tide hailed the Supreme Court's deci­ Misence of new contracts with the 8. Port in Hon­ 17. Seaport in 30. Only square44. Compass duras made to Den­ Azores sion on compensation for seamen operators the soft coal mines erarigger calling reading 9. $10 gold piece at US ports 19. Paul, of 47. mark last year. sail Set injured ashore while in the ship's ploying 450,000 men would close 10. Israel port Africa 11. Social affairs The people there, tAnswers on Page 25) service . . . The Venezuelan link at midnight, April 30 . . . The SIU, 20. Piles are so friendly 21. Yugoslav port in the Pan-American Highway was protecting the rights of Seafarers, 1 24. Place for 2 and niake sucha opened to traffic. About 180 miles supported the AFL's fight against actors real effort tiT see 25. Spoken were paved with concrete and the President Rooseyelt's wage and 12 26. Baby horses that American remaining 600 miles were hard- job freeze . . . The Japanese radio 27. Where St. seamen have a. IS . John is: Abbr. ended with natural materials. issued a warning that any Ameri­ 29. Feature of good time while The road connects La Guaira, Ven­ can fliers' whp attempted another "Port O* CaU" ashore. . I would 30. Ecuador port ezuela's chief port, with Tariba raid oh Japan would be certain tb 31. Brazil port hive a "one-way ticket to hell." • like to go there again soon. and the Colombian border. 32. Printer's 21 22 23 TEN YmRS AOO I' S3. 34. 35. 36. 37. 39. 40. 4L 45. 46. 48. measure HamlU (BuU) Nevada city Jason's girl friend New way to send sound in water Calmar ship Name for a lion Yule song Benefit paid by SIU Forerunner of the motel Capital of . Guam The linden ' Fondy.of tb« •Cuba' ' * 4 25 29 32 4 4 Nick Richie, AB: The Canary Is­ lands is the place to go for' a good time.. I was there eight months ago and I never saw such beautiful beaches, not to mention the girls. Prices there are exceptionally reas 0 n a bl e, too, which %iakes it Inexpensive - to hgve a good ,time while ashore. 4 4 4 4 4 4 .The Senate passed a joint resoThe US Government notified the I'ltion to transfer to the Republic head of its diplomatic staff in Fin­ of Panama lands and utilities land to come home . . i A Selective Worth millions of dollars ownbd by Service directive, instigated W. the the US Government in the-. Pana­ SIU and SUP, asked for the'de­ ma Canal Zone . . . The US War ferment of ^ all seamen no matter Department, in a., communique, where thejr sailed, but especially disclosed that the US aircraft car- for offshore men, jvhlch service it rter, " Hoi-nfet, since Sunk by the was felt was "tantamount to miliJapanese,' was the .ship from which .tary service" . . -. In Kansas a law 80. American . fliers in 16 B-25. went into effect which required bombers raided Tokyo, April J8, labor unions and business- agents 1942, under Gen. DqcUttle . . to be licenseij by the Secretary of SIU's war record stole the show'lia State. �-:;"v SEAFARERS iOG Mar 1« 195t 'We'll See That You Get A Raise Par This One!' SEAFARERS^ LOG May 1. 19S3 Pace Tfairiew Vol. XV. Ko. 9 Published biweekly.by the Seafarers International Union. Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. STerling 8-4670. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer- St, Editor, HERRZin BRAND: Managing Editor, RAT Dttnaoat Art Editor, BcaNAW SCAMAN; PAoto EAftor. DANUL NILVA: Staff Writgrw, HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWIM SPIVACK, ART PERT AM, JERRY RSMER, AL MASKIN; Gulf Area Reporter, Bnx MOODY. Bielow The Belt The recent proposal by the Weyerhauser Steamship Com­ pany to limit the wa^s 6f seamen on subsidized vessels by Government edict smacks of just one thing—a below-the-belt atta6k on maritime unions and their bargaining rights. In their anxiety to limit seamen's wages the shipowners are ready to throw overboard the rights,of unions and employers to bargain collectively a^^d submit seamen's wages to the ,,dictatorial rule of a Government official. • ri.The SIU seriously doubts that any such proposal could ' ^' possibly, be justified under the US constitution. In other • •"eodntries where laws are made and unmade at one man's whim, it is commonplace for edicts to be handed down fixing payments to this and that group of workers. Here in the US we don't do business that way/ If any such proposal were to be adopted, then it Would be equally logical for the Government to fix wages on airlines (subsidized by mail payments), farms (subsidized through parity legislation), newspapers and magazines (subsidized through Special mailing rates) and so on. Or to carry it to its ridiculous extreme, the Government should fix wages in all plants frqm . which it purchases goods because the Gov­ ernment is paying the bill. Obviously nobody in this country wants that kind of Gov*"'erhment control. We don't think the shipowners, on second *|^^ 'thb\lght, will really want it either. SIU Scholarship Big Opportunity To the Editor: As a .retired bookmember who Is now attending Montclair State Teachers College in New Jersey, I want to say that the members of the Union have A wonderful op­ portunity under the SIU's' scholar­ ship plan. Having been in the Army I am now going to school under the GI Bill, but I know that seamen received no benefits of this type after World War II. The Union, by making the scholarships available, is giving Seafarers a great opportunity that they should take advantage of. This opportunity for Seafarers to go to college, and for their sons and daughters to go to college is the sort of thing that seamen have needed for a long time. It will give many of the men who have been sailing a chance to get back A two-day strike by AFL Stereo- Vestal, chief steward of CIO Unit­ to school and complete the educa­ typers after lengthy negotiations ed Auto Workers Local 39, and tion that they have always wanted. with the morning Syracuse Post- John Valerius, member of UAW These are the type of men, who Standard and afternoon Herald- Local 449. ' ,'^he successful outcome of the Cities Service contract dis- have been sailing, and have been Journal won a pay increase of $5, 4 4 4-. JiUt'e-' is another impressive victory for the SIU. Despite the active in the Union and its beefs, bringing the scale to $96 a week A record-breaking 37 million tremendous wealth and strength at its command, this com­ who will make the leaders of to­ dating from March 1, plus $2 a workers npw are covered by state week retroactive for a year pre­ unemployment insurance programs, pany signed for the full agreement when the showdown morrow. I remember after World War II, vious to that date. The newspa­ reported Secretary of Labor Mar­ came. As soon AS it saw that, the SIU meant business, CS seamen were considered outcasts pers, with separate publi.shers, tin P. Durkin. This is an increase quickly changed its tune. and found it tough going shore- both are owned by S. I. Newhouse, of 11 million workers since 1941 '' i • lAn unportant factor in the SIU success at Cities Service side. Now these attitudes are of New York City, who has a long and in the same period the re­ ' Wtis -fhe assistance that was offered by shoreside unions in changing fast, thanks to the record of fighting unions on his big serve fund for unemployment bene­ Citie,^ Service refineries and terminals. In the past, the SIU Union's forward-looking program string of papers throughout the fits rose from $2.5 billion to $8.3 " has maintained a consistent policy of helping shoreside unions of benefits and to the beautiful country. billion. A total of 1,800 offices :n their beefs. That policy paid off with interest at Cities headquarters building in Brooklyn distribute these benefits which are 4 4 4" which has won a great deal of In wage reopening negotiations collected from employers whose Service. praise and respect for Seafarers. v/ith the Clay Sewer Pipe Manu­ workers are covered under the . It's likely that Cities Service was being prodded in its stand This program is truly a monument facturers Association of Akron, O., programs. In the 40 years since by a sister oil outfit, Atlantic Refining, which had a great to the SIU. the AFL United Brick and Clay the Labor Department was found­ deal at stake in seeing the SIU thwart^. But as the strike Seafarers will find that the $1,- Workers won pay increases of five ed; the US labor force has in­ deadline neared, Cities Service felt less and less like picking 500 a year will provide room, cents an hour in the scale now creased from 36 million to 67 mil­ Atlanticls coals out of the fire. board and tuition in practically ranging from $1.44 to $1.65 and lion workers. A word of. praise should go to the crews of Cities Service every first-class college in the three percent on piecework rates. 4 4 4 country. I've found from my own The agreement covers more than ships. During all of the company's balking and delay, they experience The AFL United Auto Workers that my travels and my .1,600 members of 25 locals, 13 of continued to sail their vessels, even though Seafarers on other work as a seaman and an organizer them in Ohio. lost out by 100 votes last October at the American Lava Corp. in SlU-contracted tankers were already enjoying the benefits of proved very valuable. They are 4 t 4 the new contract. Their steadfastness has paid off for all an education of their own and a A forge plant In Erie. Pa., has Chattanooga, Tenn., but got the SIU men. helpful experience which most col­ come up with an electrical watch­ election set aside because of fla­ lege students lack. Seafarers will dog which will even measure the grant company support for the an­ tit find that they have an advantage time a worker takes to wipe the ti-union group. Now, in a secoiid over other students in that respect. sweat off his brow. The gadget has election, it has won, getting 710 votes out of 1,030 cast. The union's The man who has been sailing been installed on welding ma­ Atlanta office also announced chines, and measures exactly the Looking around at the strength of the SIU today and the for a while, and has visited the of time each man works NLRB victories at the Aleo Manu­ kind of contracts and conditions prevailing, it's a little hard various parts of the world, knows amount facturing Co., Rockingham, NC, ,to recall the bitter struggles of previous years. That's why something about life. He has had on his job. and at the new twine plant of the chance to see something of the 4 t t , , It's appropriate now to take a long look at the 1921 and 1934 aVg>rld International Harvester Co. at New The Virginia Electric and Power in which he lives, and has Orleans. maritime strikes, both of which began in the month of May. been matured Co. of Richmond and the AFL Elec­ through experience. 4 4 4 In those days the shoe was on the other foot. All the power He has the advantage in college trical Workers agreed on a new was in the hands of the shipowners, backed up-by the au­ over the youngster who has just pact for 2,700 workers including When 17 operators of machine thority and resources of government. The seamen and mari­ come from high school, and has an eight percent wage boost, fringe shops in Portland, Ore., reneged benefits and correction of inequi­ on the contfact negotiated by their time workers fought it out alone without money and without not had the same experience. In ties. Agreement came after a day committee and approved by the lelp. And many of them took a severe beating in the process. fact, the man who has been sail­ and night of bargaining. Pi'evi- union, AFL Machinists didn't ing for a while need not worry It was the men who 'manned the picketlines in '21, '34 and about having been away from cusly there had been five meet­ strike. Instead, they reported for later in '36 who laid the groundwork for the rise .of American school and studies for a period. He ings without result since Feb. 24, work—but without tools. The maritime unions. It's well to remember them and to recall will find the maturity and experl rejection by VEPCO of an arbitra­ agreement, which included pay lhat many of today's conditions were made on the picket- ence he has had will be of great tion offer, and a strike authoriza­ raises and other imprdvemenis, tion by the union. provided for replacement by em­ advantage to him. lines—not just bom that way. ployers of lost or stolen tool.s, 4 4 4 Perhaps some of the scholarship The new Rockford, III., mayor, which cost each man from $200t . • winners will decide to attend Montclair in which case I'd be city clerk and three aldermen are $600. The larger machine shops, very happy to welcome them and union members. The mayor is known as "plate shops," accepted Milton Lundstrom of the AFL In­ the agreement, but the others re­ help them get acquainted. Seafarer Anthony Skillman acted in true SIU fashion re­ I hope to reactivate my book ternational Typographical Union. fused to ratify it. The machinists cently, when without regard to personal danger he rescued and do sblne sailing this summer William E. White, president of the called a meeting and took their Rockford local of the CIO News­ kits home to remain there until the chief mate of the Beatrice from certain drowning. My best regards to my. old ship­ paper Guild, was elected city clcrl', employers either supplied costly jUis quick thinking, and quicker action in the emergency mates Including Red Campbell, and the three aldermen elected are equipment •or guaranteed to pro­ ; ' deserve the plaudits of all Seafarers. The SEAFARERS VOG George Honey, Blackie Colucci Samuel A. Guzzardo, staff repre­ tect workers against loss. After «nd Marty Brietlioff. adds its congratulations to Brother Skillman for a job well sentative .pf the state . CIO C^; a few, days the employers saw the . done. . I Louis (Stacy) CirigBano munity Services comniitiee; tiene light. X; .. , Impressive Victory The Fateful Strikes Job Well Bone �Pace l^'ourteeB SEAFARERS^L04i ^^-Mur U19S$ ft" r '^• This is how the well-known Canal Street, New Orleans, ferry terminal looks from the deck of the SIU-MAW-manned ferryboat Crescent as she steams with another load of passengers into her berth after crossing the Mississippi River from Algiers, Louisiana, on the west bank. The popular river excursion boat President is tied up at her berth, just above the ferry slip. Deck officer E. Landry (above) throws open terminal gates to let passengers aboard. Below, crew member Bill Bairnsfather collects a fare from Mrs. G. Tompkins of Algiers. Captain Walter E. Blakeman talks over old times with Tommy Doyle (above), Below he keeps a watchful eye on treacherous Ole Miss whose currents; are .jmpredictable. With the ferry coming alongside the Canal street pier Walter Bairnsfather, oiler, heaves a line under the approving eye of repre­ sentative Tommy Doyle^., ; :• [1;^ tlS' Chief engineer Dathan Gilbert (above) took uj) ferries after 14. years on, the Seatrain Havana. Landry (below) prepares to lower ramps for pedestrians .at the terminal:./ . �NEW ORLEANS—^An all-important linit In this city's public transportation system is kept operating around the clock by a hard-working collection of SlU-offiliated "ferry boat seamen;" They man the ferries that bridge the Mis­ sissippi between New Orleans and Algiers, La., on the river's populous West Bank. With the exception of office personnel, vevery phase of the ferry operation, from fare collections to the captains who coll the signals from their lofty wheel house perches, is manned by uniori members, most of them members of the SlU-affiliated Marine Allied Workers. Only recently, 100 percent union repre­ sentation of employees of Algiers Public Service, inc., operator of the four riverspanning craft, was achieved when shore gang workers voted unanimously in an NLRB-conducted election to be taken into the fold. While the scope of their travel is about OS limited as that of on elevator operator, who most closely represents their shoreside counterpart, their work is nonetheless ex­ acting. As often as every 12 pninutes dur­ ing the peak periods of rush hour traffic, they buck the turbulent and treacherous currents of the Mississippi in ungainly-ap­ pearing craft loaded with pedestrians and vehicles of every description ranging from bicycles to heavy trucks. From 6 AM until midnight, two dieseldriven ferries shuttle on a 12-minute sched­ ule across 1,700 feet of swift-moving water* between the foot of Canal St. in New Or­ leans to the foot of Morgan St. in Algiers. The Third District Ferry, served by two steam-propelled croft, operates from 6 AM until 10 PM between terminals at Barracks St.-in New Orleans and Olivier St. in Algiers. This line also operates on a 12minute schedule during rush hours and on a 24-minute basis during slack periods. Although the volume of traffic on the two systems is classified by General Man­ ager M. H. Serpas as a company secret, the ferries are the only means of transporta­ tion for thousands who doily must cross the river for work, trade or pleasure, paying for the privilege at the rote of five cents for pedestrians and 26 cents for automo­ biles. "-^1 A With business and civic interests on both bonks plugging-hard for construction of a Mississippi River Bridge, to be financed out of to I revenues, the future of the ferry lines is uncertain. The existing system won't be upset any time soon, however. tl The ship's powerful diesel engines are kept 1 in tip-top shape as they get their regular oiling from Walter Bairnsfathfer in the course of the crossing. i v Above, Elge Domingue makes the* ferry fast to the dock, at the Canal Street pier. Below, Bob Sinis and Wallace Pollard, raise the stOel vehidie ramp.- On her way back to Algiers, the Crescent pulls away fron*.the pier giving the photog­ rapher one last look at her square and com'fortable-looking istern. �V Page SIzt«eii SEAFARERS LOG May i; 1951 SEAFARERS The adoption of 23 "ground rules" for motor carriers and steam­ ship lines was. jointly announced by the Philadelphia Marine Trade Association and the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association. The new rules are designed to cut down waste of time and expense in the interchange* of freight between motor carriers and steamship lines, enabling Philly to handle a larger volume of port traffic. The rules cover inward, outward and warehoused waterborne cargo. :.' / ACTION Causes Of Firetube Boiler Accidents A Hartford, Connecticut, insurance company which was involved in the business of inspecting and insuring steam boilers once made a survey of accidents involving firetube boilers In steam laundries. Although these were shoreslde operations, the results of the survey The importance of every man on "b 4" i apply equally, If not more so, to firetube boilers used on odean-going The rising threat to US shipping Is borne out by the announce­ the ship knowing the SHJ contract ships. ment that trade between the Great Lakes and ports In Western and was stressed at a recent shipboard The company found that the great majority of hoUer accidents and . Mediterranean Europe via the St. Lawregce River route will be served meeting aboard the Seanan (Strat­ this year by 51 foreign-flag, shallow-draft ships, 11 more than in 1952. ford) by Brother George King, bo­ failures, 62 peircent, were the result of overheating or burning., ^his Services will be maintained by nine Dutch, German, French, Swedish, sun. He pointed but that there included instances of boiler explosions, bulged firebox Sheets, burned and British' shipping companies. Six new foreign-buiit motor ships and are always a number of new men tubes, and similar accidents. Next they started running down the causes of overheating, or burning three other vessels including two freighters being operated by a new­ coming in to the Industry, and the best way for them to learn what on the theory that opwators of firetube boilers can reduce^he Chances comer to the trade will be in the enlarged fleet. the score is on SIU ships is to of accidents most effectively by eliminating these causes. They dis­ t 4" familiarize themselves with the covered five major reasons for overheating accidents; 1Q;W water New York State barge canal shipments for the flrst week of the contract provisions. 1953 navigation season were 30 percent greater than the first week of due to failure of fuel cut-out, low water due to failure of feeder con­ King has quite a bit of experi­ trols, low water due to failure of pump or injector, lowwater due to last year. The State Public Works,Department announced that almost 99,000 tons had limen shipped by April 10, more than 32,465 tons over ence sailing SIU ships, having miscellaneous causes, burning due to-scale, mud or oil in the boiler, and 1952 figures . . . The city of Boston went out of the ferry business by joined the Union back on Febru­ a variety of Other uncommon dausesV. It's obvious then that jn the selling its last two vessels at auction to a New York ship broker. Hughes ary, 1943, in the Port of New York. overwhelming majority of cases low water ii^ responsible, for damage, Brothers paid $32,000 for vessels built in 1926 at a cost of $57,000 The 35-year-old bosun is a native despite the fact that the elementary rule for operating a boiler is to each. No immediate plans have been made for the ferries, which were of Tennessee, but he and his wife watch the water level carefully at all times.; * put up for auction because Boston recently abandoned ferry service now make their home in the port Automatic Controls Fall to East Boston . . . The 1,898-ton Panamanian freighter Taboga sprang of New Orleans. * * * Evidently what happens in many cases is that the automatic controls a leak and sank off the French coast between Brest and Ushant. on which the engine room depends' go out of whack from time to time Crewmembers of the Evelyn i 3, i The Maritime Administration ordered four more Liberty ships out (Bull) had a few fond words for because they are not properly maintained. If the engineers and the black gang depend on such controls, that are not functioning, there is of the Hudson River lay-up fleet yesterday to act as floating storage Brother Charles going to be an accident. . -. • who bins in the Department of Agriculture's program to store 13,000,000 Schrunk handled the ship The most numerous low water damage cause came from failure of bushels of hard spring wheat. The ships will be joined by 46 others low water fuel cut-out devices. In turn it was found that the usual cause by June 30. The vessels are towed to New York from the reserve fleet delegate's job on for such failure in a float-operated ciit-out was an accumulation of at Jones Point. They are then fumigated, cleaned, loaded and returned the last trip. The mud or sediment in the float chamber. The dirt holds up the fio'et and to Jones Point. The Government was unable to find adequate shoreslde crew pointed out t^t Brother prevents the cut-out switch from tripping. facilities for the wheat. Schrunk, one of If the cut-out is tested at regular intervals, say once -a week, 4 4 4 Customs collections at the Port of New York for March rose 25 the earliest Un­ the chances of an accident resulting from this cause can be. greatly percent above March, 1952, with the increase due principally to a ion members, is reduced if not eliminated entirely. This is done by opening the drain Schrunk sharp jump in duties on imported goods. Over-all collections from calling it quits valve on the float chamber until the cut-out switch trips. If the float -shipping activities were $27,818,241, a gain of $5,119,273 over the same after going to "hangs up" it is likely that hard scale has formed in the chamber month of last year, with the duty increase totaling more than $5,600,000 sea for the last 26 years. They which simple flushing will not clean. In such instances the bowl has ... A record 678 commercial vessels using the Panama Canal in gave him a vote of thanks for the to be opened for cleaning. * March paid $2,883,000 in tolls, sdme $25,000 less than paid by 674 heads up job he did as delegate Farts Stick If Not Used ships in October, 1952. .The difference resulted from the smaller the last time out. Schrunk is entitled to a rest Sometimes the cut-out will fail because moving parts will stick from average size of ships in March. Authorities expect all Canal records since he passed his 66th birthday lack of use over a long period of time. Regular tests will also turn up for tolls and cargo to be exceeded in the present fiscal year. last August. He was bom out this kind of failure. Or there are occasions where a faulty, cut-out 4 4 4 The first all-gas turbine commercial vessel in the world, an 18,000- where the tall com grows, in Iowa, has been by-passed and the repairs were neglected for a long time. deadweight-ton British tanker, was ordered recently by operators of and started going to sea with the The purpose of the cut-out is to act as a safety valve in an emergency, the British Shell tanker fleet. She is scheduled to be ready for service SIU in January, 1939, out of the when the regular method of controlling the water level goes wrong. It in 1956. Foreign shipping experts say this new form of propulsion port of Baltimore. should be treated purely as a safety device and not as a substitute * • * • • will be found In the near future in all classes of vessels. for checking the water level. If the' water level isn't checked and the The way cooperation on board cut-out is used as an indicator to tell the operator when to start pp the 4 4 4 West Germany's merchant fleet will have almost double its present ship works both ways was illus­ feed pump, sooner or later the cut-out will fail and'major boiler! dam­ tonnage by 1955, according to Transport Minister Hans Christoph trated by the crew of the Fairisle age will result. Seebohm. The size would be between 214-3 million tons in 1955, com­ (Waterman) recently. During the The other causes of low-water accidents listed above were usually pared with the present 1.5 million tons. Before the war Germany's course of the shipboard meeting due to neglect or mliSuse of apparatus that could have been avoided by Dunn, steward, came in for merchant fleet totaled more than 5 million tons . . . Under Secretary aGeorge • good deal .of praise for the all- regular maintenance. of Commerce Walter Williams, in speaking at a launching ceremony, around good job being done by his Scale And Mud Problems -i said 35 Mariner ships have been or are being built for the Maritime department. Scale, mud or oil in the boiler was the second largest single cause Administration and are the fastest and largest dry-cargo vessels Dunn pointed out that the stew­ of overheating in the survey. This is a persistent boiler condition which afloat. The Mariners are all 561 feet long with a deadweight tonnage ard department was really going to has always been a headache. The best way of handling it where ordinary of 13,300 and a speed of more than 20 knots. >• because of feedwater treatment is used is to clean out the insides of the boilers 4 4 4 the kind of crew at regular intervals. An echo whale-finder, using ultrasonic sound Impulses, which has they were sailing proved successful on a recent Antarctic whaling expedition, has been .444 with. It was one installed in 11 British catcher boats. The gadget sends out high-pitched of the best ctews An unusual accident took place on one ship recently because the sound impulses whose echoes bounce off the huge body of the whale, he had ever chief electrician decided to by-pass lim.it switches. The ship inVolved revealing its position. The method enabled the expedition to catch known, he said, was getting ready to go to sea and the lifeboats had been put but to more of the mammals in the first ten days than in the entire previous and as a- conse­ test their operation. season. quence he and of the ABs asked the electrician to give him a band In crank­ 4 4 4 his men were do­ ingOne up the lifeboat. The electrician had the bright idea that By by­ First of the big whale factory ships to reach home from the Antarctic ing all they could Dunn this season, the Abraham Larsen, berthed at Liverpool with 9,000 tons to show their ap­ passing the limit switches he could suve a lot of effort. He closed the circuit with the end of a screwdriver, causing the electrical contacts of whale oil, making her contribution to the Liverpool ships' $9,800,000 preciation. share of the recent whaling season ... The Dutch motorship Prins Dunn is a Massachusetts native to fuse. Frederick Henrik docked in Chicago April 21, the earliest spring who makes his home in West RoxThe lifeboat was two-blocked, but the strain on the lines was too arrival of a trans-Atlantic freighter on record. Early thawing of the bury in that State. He's 47 years great, with the result that the falls parted and the lifeboat dropped • St. Lawrence River enabled the 258-foot vessel to reach Chicago a old and has been sailing as a Sea­ 25 feet Into the water. Needless to say the electrician and the ship week earlier than any seagoing ship in the past. She carried a cargo farer for eight years, joining up in parted company and it's unlikely that he'll by-pass any switches In the of hams, cheese, beer, steely film, machinery and puree of strawberry. future. the Port of New York. Burly P«|f« i0 Adveriiae ^OO GOTTA HAHVLE.. YOUR BOSIMESS LIKE ANY BUSINESS TGOTTA VO SOME A0ViERTI»rN9/ BB Bermmrd Seanuu �May 1. 1958 SE Af ARERS LOG Pace ScTcntcea GOP May End Controls SlU Strike Machinery Set On Bidg Trades Hiring As CS Bows To Full Pact Top GOP Congressional leaders including Senator Rob­ ert Taft of Ohio are proposing an amendment to the TaftHartley law that would free all AFL building trades unions from the law's jurisdiction, f The amendment, forrhally rangements with contractors, in­ put forth by Senator H. Alex­ cluding a closed shop in those ander Smith, New Jersey Republi­ states that permit it. Actually it can, would permit the building would put all building trades regu­ trades to make their own hiring ar- lation outside the scope of Fed­ eral law: It would mean that neither unions or employers could use of the National Labor Re­ MA^G Welcomes ilpake lations Board, Taft-Hartley injunc­ tions, unfair labor practices charges Stories^ Pies and the like. With the LOG tiow contain­ First Change ing 2& pages, the biggest ever, If the amendment is adopted, there is more room now than which seems likely in view of the ever before for stories, photos support it is receiving from Re­ and letters sent in by the Sea­ publican leaders, it would be the farers. Several pages of each first change in the Taft-Hartley law since it was adopted in 1947. Issue are devoted to the ex­ Further, it might have important periences of Seafarers and the repercussions in the shipping ships they sail as they describe industry. it themselves. Hiring in the building trades If you run across anything unions is similar to hiring in mari­ time, since men are employed of interest on your voyages, or through the union from job to job. just want to let your friends They may work for several differ­ know how you're getting along, ent contractors in several different drop a few lines to the LOG. places in the course of the year, Don't worry too much about just as seamen do. literary style. We'll patch it Strong Case up if it needs patching. And Should the building trades be ex­ empt from the Taft-Hartley law, of course, photos illustrating maritime unions would have a the incidents you describe strong case for legalizing the hiring make them more interesting halls. for the readers. ' Aside from the building trades question. Senator Smith offered Send your stuff to the LOG several other changes to lighten at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ the case load on the NLRB. He lyn, NY. If you want any­ would exempt small plants em­ thing returned after we use it. ploying less than ten persons, and we'll do that too. public utilities from the operations of the Federal law. (Continued from page 3) v/holehearted aid to the SIU. Simi­ lar assurances were received from CIO Oil Workers manning the com­ pany's installations at Linden, New Jersey. These pledges were seen as the direct result of the SIU's standing policy of aiding other unions on their beefs, thus winning numer­ ous shoreside allies for the SIU. Expressing the SIU's apprecia­ tion for the staunch support of­ fered by the Lake Charles Coun­ cil and the Louisiana State Fed, SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall declared: "This is the sort of trade union cooperation in actipn that wins Ceal benefits for the members in­ volved, Now that our beef with Cities Service is over, the shoreside workers in Lake Charles can rest assured the SIU will be in there pitching for them in their current negotiations with the company." The entire dispute with Cities Service grew out of the company's failure to approve an agreement that was negotiated and bkqyed by the company's own labor relations representative. The CS negotiator had served as chairman of the tanker employer negotiating com­ mittee and was in large part re­ sponsible for the contract as ii stood. Balked At Contract However, while the other SIUcontracted tanker companies put the agreement into effect as of January 1, Cities Service higherups overruled their negotiator and balked at signing. They raised several objections to relatively minor points of the contract, in^cluding those dealing with fresh Showing Off Seafarers' Art Creations milk, portions of the tank cleaning clause, the repatriation clause and a few other items. Apparently the company's strat­ egy was based on the idea that the SIU would, be willing to discard a few points in order to get the com­ pany's signature. What they failed to realize was that the membership was on record to standardize all agreements and the negotiating committee was pledged to carry a • a a Q • out this membership ruling. Crewmembers of several Cities Service ships expressed their full satisfaction with the settlement in congratulatory messages to head­ quarters. A radiogram from the Cantigny read, "Congratulations and thanks to all for finest agree­ ment in maritime," while the Lone Jack sent, "A vote of thanks for the new contract and a job well done." sums sfwrccATs SMCKS TOPccArs Df^eessHc^ WOf^KGMOES • a a • • D a D • • • a • a • a a • a a d O a • • KHAKI PANTS KHAKI SHIRTS SLUE VS^ORKSHIPTTS FKlSKOOEEHS HICKORY SHIRTS C.PO. SHIRTS WHrrE DRESS SHIRTS SPORT SHIRTS PRESS BELTS KHAKI WEB BELTS TIES SWEATSHIRTS ATHLETIC SHIRTS T-SHIRTS SHORTS BRIEFS SWEATERS UV?<3A6E WORK SOCKS PRESS SOCKS LEATHER JACKETS WRITING PDRrRDLlO eou'WESTERS RAIN SEAR ALLYPUR MEEPS CAN BE FILLEP - "FROM A SOU'WESTER. TP AN ELECTRIC RAZOR . WHATEVER ybO^UY FROM THE SEACMCeT/ CAN BE SURE YDUSSEGETTINS TPP QUALITY GEAR. AT SUBSTAN­ TIAL SAVINGS. 2" Mrt- Oko of tfce New: York City Library, shpws some of the Seafarers' works to two members of the Photo Engrayera U^oB at the exhibit being held at the Architectural League of New York. •>31 I ril UMIOM-OWM60ANO UNIOf4-OPCRVfCP ... 1H6 BENEm OF WE MEMBERSHIP* >5 I .'4 �Par* EicMeeB The Rolling, Rollicking Alexandra Is Just A Big Floating Salad Bowl Some guys get thrills from riding a barrel over Niagara Falls. Others figure that riding a roller coaster is fun. But the crew of the Alexandra figures it has both methods beat. "This trip has been anything but pleasant," says H. A. Manchester, stewards department delegate, "due to the fact that-f ^ the rolling chocks on this tub pounding it every time the ship long before she hit another storm, and everybody held their breaths. were tadcen off to offset the roUed." weight of the extra safety straps." "The racks held better this tinje," 'Salad Bowl' Manchester says, "and it wasn't too The goo^ ship Alexandra, says The good ship Alexandra, which Manchester, has done everything was almost a floating salad bowl bad, except that the- roll kept everybody from getting aiiy rest. but roll all the wray over. After by now, got out of the storm okay, H lasted for about three days, and leaving Baltimore, the vessel hit a and stopped at Colon, Panama^ the roll was so bad that the scup­ storm, and the spare screw on the where two of the lifeboats were re­ pers in the passageway below were forward deck broke loose,, as well paired. She took on bunkers, and like geysers. They spouted water then proceeded to San Francisco, about three feet high with every as the four lifewhere she went right into the ship­ roll." boats. "The screw," he says, yard. Repairs were made in the Manchester says that when the "cleaned the huU. The rail was fixed, and four ship hit Japan^. everybody aboard, house as it went new IHeboats were put aboard. including topside, was just about by, taking part of The ship also got some, new ready to pay-off, but decided^o the rail and crack­ stores to replace the "salad ala stay aboard. At last reports, the ing a plate in the storm" that was in the storerooms. Alexandra was rolling toward hull. A freshwater The vessel then loaded and started Singapore, still afloat and still tank broke in the for Kawasaki. However, it wasn't rolling. shelter deck, and Manchester flooded the linen lockers and storerooms. The Cecil Bean 'Hooks' A Duck "This was all happening about 11:20 AM, and we were busy get­ ting lunch ready in the galley, while the rest of the crew was do­ ing a heads-up job of keeping the vessel afloat. However, due to the fact that we did not have the prop­ er racks, and the ship was rolling so bad, we had a tough time In the galley. "The soup on the range, potatoes and vegetables, as well as some serving plates, soup bowls-and side dishes, all ended up in a heap un­ der the baker's oven. This mess was promptly scooped up and thrown over the side. Messy 'Salad' "It was hard-boiled eggs and cold cuts for supper that day. Down be­ low in the storerooms, things were even worse, however. The rolling of the ship bfoke open two five-gal­ lon cans of salad oil, and this promptly blended in with sugar, split peas, peanut butter pickles, spaghetti, macaroni, and an assort­ ment of cookies and crackers to make one big, messy salad." TJie vegetable box came in for Itj share of the rolling too, accord­ ing to Manchester. "It ended up with a well-mixed combination of eggs, onions, potatoes, oranges, The crew and officers of the Cecil N. Bean got a surprise in Inchon, and various fruits, all well-sea­ soned with some prune juice that Korea, when they tried to weigh anchor and fotmd a sunken had broken open. This lovely mix­ Army amphibious truck, a Duck, caught in the anchor chain. Thiis. ture was well mashed and mixed shot by George O'Rourke, DM, shows the Duck coming up with the anchor chain. • » by some sliding racks that kept Here^s One Marine Who Wants To Resume His Seafarer's Life It. ft ' i-:, . aurhAm SEAFA HERS LOG That a person standing at a height of one mile could see ob­ jects nearly 100 miles away with the naked eye? The higher -up we are, the farther we can see, for the earth is a globe and the land and the sea curve away from us. But, given good visibility, a viewer with perfect vision could see about 96 miles out on the sea or land. tween tho Arctic in the north and the Antarctic in the south. In spring It flies far north to nest in the Arctic, and then a few months later flies all the way back. » t t . 4^ 4. That the Union's shipping rules can only be changed by a majority vote of the membership? The SIU constitution specifically provides for this protection of the rights of That Cleopatra «8ed to use what the membership. was known as "alcohol" as a form 4- t 4". of" eyeshadow? Alcohol' for drink­ That marriage apparently was a ing is a relatively ipodem idea that gamble even in the old days? Cen­ began in the 19th century. The an­ turies back, the word "wed" meant cients,. including Queen Cleopatra "to wager," and only later on came of Egypt, used a powdered sub­ to mean '^to marry." When our stance called .alcohol as a beauty- forefathers put something "In aid. The word came into English as wed" they hocked it, and when a name for any fine powder or they took it "out of wed" they re­ flavoring. deemed it. t> t, ^ That the name for « hand gre­ That Seafarers' many qnestlons nade comes from a- tropical fruit,' and beefs on days gained and lost the pomegranate? The Roman, and by passing the International Date later the French form of the word Line led to the inclusion of a spe­ was pome grenate, meaning "apple cial clause to handle this issue in with seeds." Thtf French, using the SIU contracts? Standard SIU second part of their term for the agreements now carry a clause on fruit, developed the name grenade the International Date Line giving to describe the new shell with ex­ a full explanation on this question. plosive seeds. $ it That the newest SIU hall is in That one variety of bird some­ the port of Miami, Florida? Ships times travels more than 22,000 calling at this port are being serv­ miles in a year? It is believed that iced by shoreside Union represen­ the Arctic tern often travels that tation located in the city itself. distance, based on the bird's usual Temporary offices are in the Dol­ habit of commuting each year be­ phin Hotel. Sailing The Atlantic Fleet # is Always Good For Laughs If you don't count the working conditions, living conditions, bucko mates and skippers, and the other faults that Atlantic Refining hds, it's really a lot of laugljs to sail on one of the At­ lantic wagons, Ray Kroupa re--^ like a bunch of ostriches.. Every ports. time that they hear somebody say Ray, who's aboard the At­ something good about what the lantic Engineer, and is. a proud SIU is doing, these characters stick possessor of an SIU book, says that their heads under one of the new hi^s been getting some real Jaughs innerspring mattresses, and hide out of the outfit and especially behind them. from the AMEU delegates on the Mattress-Happy ship. • "Now I'm not saying that the 'Did It Again' "These AMEU delegates," says innerspring matresses aren't nice, Ray, "come skipping back to the but they can get awfully lumpy ship every time we hit port sing­ after they've been pushed down ing that 'The AMEU did it again.' your throat a few times. I've' been sailing these wagons for "And the mates in Atlantic are some time, but these'guys never in a class all by themselves. I had get around to telling just what it Just finished carrying coffee up to the mate on /the bridge when he is that the AMEU did again. In fact, the AMEU delegates started talking to me, while stir­ that I've seen lately are acting just ring the coffee. It seems he was complaining because the officers don't get any coffee, time, like the common working slobs on the ship, LOG-A.RHYTHM: tlhls,' said the mate, 'Just isn't right. It's not fair to us.' Thm, he finished his cup of coffee and handed me the dirty cup." By John R. Taurin. Gone Are.... After three campaigns in Korea with the Marine Corps, Charles "Chuck" MacDonald is just counting the days until he can get back aboard an SIU ship. Chuck started sailing back Gone are iron men and toooden ships, *r in 1941 aboard Canadian ships. Chuck decided that he liked the Barques and full-rigged ships. Brigs and three sJcysail yarders. , • , "I was born in Halifax," he US better than Canada, and began says, "and so it was just natural shipping out of San Francisco. "I Gone are belaying pin mates, and grey-heard hosunb. for me to catch a Canadian ship as liked the runs to Japan and to Hard case skippers and Cape Horn sailors. soon as I was ready to go to sea." Korea," he said, "and I liked the • ,. • • • -2 "Things were pretty tough aboard States." Gone are cracker hash steusards and two-pot cooks. the ships then," he says, "and when So, in August of 1951. Chuck was And center-cut porkchops for th^ skipper's dish. j.r the SIU Canadian District began -irafted and ended up in the to organize, I switched right over Marine Corps, Gone are hardtack, salt horse, weevilsImd'maggots. to them." The SIU Canadian Dis­ • "1 didn't do much in Korea," Donkey's breakfast, chinches and bugs. • trict waged a long and successful he says modestly, "just went along campaign against with the rest of the guys and car­ Gone are. boardinghoiise masters and the month's advance, the Communists, ried a rifle." .Shanghai artists and the shipoumer's crimps. ^ he recalls, and In spite of "not doing much," he he's been sailing now wears the Letter of Commen­ Gone oVe four^ofl and four off, and Saturday field days^ aboard SIU ves- dation Ribbon for valor, the Presi­ And splicing the rnainsheet Saturday nights, ,sels ever since. dential Unit Citation ribbon, the •V ' •; , -"tt; "I knew, then South Korean Presidential Unii Gone are, shellbaclcs and flying fish, that I Jiad picked Citetipn irom President Syngman And mil(yrs--<>ld shipmates of mine. ^K the right side," Rhee, the Far East Occupation he said, "and I've Forces ribbon, the Korean Cam­ Now. like the thrnps that they knew and saw depart^ • • "l.. never been sorry paign j-ibbon with three battle BIaeD«iald Th^ wait St: Elmo's green light- to put to sea .' • for my decision." staris, and the United Nations Cam­ ^On »he frip^to ef Eternlfyk Shortly after joining the SIU, paign iibbd& rvn .V. •••;•:. 1 • lit/. Ji-t, Va's'I rtO Buffing On Deck it Seafprer'StrantOn takes five while doing some buffing out on'deck aboard the gbod' ship Albion. Patfgh and ReaskocontiibtltOd. tte rtiofc ' ^ yidUri �;;;;'i;p!'5'J?;*nr;rP«»- ~; ir'.'-JTO'?';??! ""I TfrP" ::'#.rr'^''«v',?.V."..vJ «frl:^;W-y ^ Mir 1^195* Pace Niiietcea SEAFARERS LOG Sailor Rags Knows The Time By E. R«yM /BUT YOUV?£ 60/N6 fefr 50AKBD AND W£T By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor The makers of the Rolleiflex have really come up with something this time. To their own store of ideas, they've actually added sugges­ tions for improvement from Rpllei users and turned out a new Rolleir flex model, the 2.8C. At first glance the greatly enlarged diameter of the f-2.8 taking lens is all that distinguishes this model from other Rolleis, but a closer look reveals that a lot more has been added. 1. New Lens. The camera's most important feature is its new 80 mm, airspaced five-element f-2,8 Schneider Xenotar lens. The f-2.8 lens on a previous model was a four element objective which gave trouble when used wide open. This trouble has been eliminated in the Xenotar lens. Optical and practical tests have shown it to be a superior lens. 2. Double Exposure Device. Up till now Automatic Rolleis have been built with double exposurie prevention devices. On the new Rollei the prevention device can be bypassed when double exposures are desired. 3. • Enlarged Focusing Knob. A large, new focusing knob, deeply grooved, is easy to grasp and helps in accurate focusing. The knob has a film speed and film type] indicator built into the side to remind the photographer which type Of film is loaded in the camera. . 4. Safety Locks. - There is a series of locks on the shutter release button, flash outlet, and the speed and diaphragm control wheels. The shutter release button is collared with a two position fan-shaped lever. When "up," the release is locked against accidental exposure. An iden­ tical lock secures the flash connecting cord to the camera outlet. The connecting cord supplied with the new Rollei has a special shoulder on it which is firmly held by the lock. ' Rollei users have often complained that shutter or diaphragm settings were easily brushed out of adjustment when the setting wheels were touched by mistake. The designers have eliminated this problem by placing locks on both wheels which keep them from moving. When you apply moderate pressure, the lock is depressed and the wheel is re­ leased. The enlarged shutter requires more pressure to set. 5. Baffled Interior. The inside of the camera is now baffled (ribbed.) with metal strips to protect film from internal reflections. All previous models had smooth dull black interiors. 6. Rolleikin counter. In recent years more and more of the Rolleikin adaptors, which allow, the use of 35 mm film in the camera, have heen built into the Rolleiflex. The latest addition is the film counter which will make 35 mm adaptation cheaper and quicker. The vertical format and the new 80 mm lens is ideal for portraits on 35 mm film. Horizontals can be taken by holding the camera on its side, although this technique is rather clumsy. 7. Focusing Magnifiers. To aid those who have had trouble using the fixed magnifiers, adjustable magnifiers over the ground glass and in the eye level finders have been added to the new hood. The new magnifiers, swing free on two pins. The ground glass magnifier covers the entire picture format. Everybody likes big birthday cakes and surprise parties, and they're even more welcome'' 8. Safety Film Knob. Loading is exactly the same as with previous when they come along at a time when the trip is getting a little bit boring. models. On the new model the knobs lock when the back is closed, Joe Nigro reports that a surprise birthday party held aboard the Steel Director (Isth­ making it impossible to accidentally disengage the film spool while the camera is in use. mian) while on the Far East A new field lens, the Rolleigrid, will soon .be available to increase run was just what the doctor coming up, "They all did a won­ number of his shipmates, all wish­ the brilliancy of the Rollei ground glass. This lens will simply drop over ordered. He says that David derful job of keeping the thing a ing him well. secret," says Nigro,. "and Dave "He just stood there speechless, the present ground glass, and may be used on all models. This should Dennehy, MM, was having a birth­ never knew a thing about it. for a while. Then, he looked over materially aid illumination at the edges of the ground glass. The makers of the new Rollei must be congratulated on t'heir new day coming up, so Stokes Har­ "The cake took- two nights of the cake and the men gathered camera. Very often manufacturers of high priced instruments, suffer­ rison, baker, and Martin Sierra, baking and decorafing. It even had there, and thanked them for think­ ing no competition, feel no desire to improve their products. "The new third cook, decided to get to work 19 candles bii top, one for each ing of his birthday and taking such Rollei proves that some manufacturers have nd intention of being and have a surprise party for Den­ year since Dave was just 19 years trouble to make it a pleasant day. He expressed extra thanks to Har­ counted in this company. old. . ' • nehy. "On the morning of his birth­ rison, the baker, and Sierra, the ' "The two of them," says Nigro, day, Dave got up for his daily third cook, for the trouble they "hid themselves in the galley and eight hours of work, and never took in preparing the beautiful got to work. When they were fin- suspected that anything unusually cake. was going to happen. However, "Then, we all sat around and en­ when he finally walked into the joyed the cake with him, making messroom to go to work, he got a sort of party of the whole thing. the surprise of his life. There, he Dave later said that the surprise was suddenly confronted with the was one of the nicest things that "She's a feeder, there's lots of overtime, the mate and bosun huge birthday cake, and a large has ever happened to him." are swell, the ship is clean—but, well, when it comes to this Surprise Party Brightens Up Trip The Designer's Good, But Crew Would Rather Walk trip through the Red Sea, we'd rather walk." • That's the way the Seafar- -r ers aboard the Steel Designer look at their whole problem, according tfa Charlie Bortz. Charlie says that, ".When Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, he took the shortest way, right across the Red Sea. As the story goes, Fharoah's army was right behind him, aiid feeling very mean about being routed out of bed to chase a .buhtib of construction workers. Of course, that, was a long time agoi but personally, I think that Moses had-made a few trips up and down the Red Sea a few times before, and just couldn't 4ace that prospect of another stifling, ;sweaty voygge over ttds miserable stretch of Wiiter. ThaVs why he chose to -walk right through it." Ready to Walk-' ITC^kud" ^ayS Charlie, "anytime r'.V ibat the waters open up for us, this crew is ready to walk off. The ship Is fine, but this is just one big steana bath. I know It gets hot in the Per­ -i> • sian. Gullif -tVe. sppRt month there before going to Bombay. Bahrien, Damman, Khorramshahr —all the popular tourist spots. It was March then, and not so bad. The temperature rarely went over 100, and there was only one feeble sand storm.. A little dull maybe, but we saved, money. "Damman was interesting. You can tell it by the American atmos­ phere, the easy way the workers go about their jobs, and the good relationship between the workers and the men who give the orders. The American supervisors and the workers get along real well. The Europeans say you can't .treat the 'natives' that way, but I notice in Damman that nobody heckles you for 'baksheesh,' and if you leave a pair of coveralls on deck, they're there when you come back. "Bombay's also very interesting. I could say a lot about the women in Bombay, but I'm saving that for a pocket book. However, there are. women there just like those pictures of Indian goddesses. First, though, you have to go through the Red Sea."' . Quiz Corner ss;; David Dennehy holds his sur­ prise birthday cake aboard the Steel Surveyor. Joe Nigro took the shot. * ishcd, they came up with a huge birthday cake, with fancy icing and 'Happy Birthday, Dave' writ­ ten across the top of the cake." Well-Kept Secret The preparations for the party t'.3uk some time, and Nigro says that about half of the creiv knew about the .surprise party that was What is the English name for these cities: (a) Wien, (b) Firenze, (c) Muenchen? (2) The unit called a "hand" is used to measure the height of horses. What would be the height of a horse which was 15 hands high? (3) A man left Mobile at 7:30 AM and drove headed west for 350 miles, with a fiO-minute stopover in between. He got to his destina­ tion at 4 PM the same day. What was his average speed? (4) Which animal is said to have caused niore deaths than any other; (a) lion, (b) elephant, (c) rat? (5) Which of the following have the same relation as heart and blood: water, canal, river, pump? (6) What is the common name of the group of stars, known as Ursa Major, or Great Bear? Is it (a) Big Dipper, (b) Little Dipper^, (c) Milky Way? (7) If A is always five-lengths of B, and A is 20. when B is 32,'what is A when B is 56? (8) At what time of day or night is normal body temperature usually the lowest: (a) during sleep, in the early morning, (b) before a person goes to bed, (c) after meals, (d) before meals? (9) Does orange pekoe refer to: (a) a specific flavor of tea lcaf^(b) n specific size of tea leaf? (10) If it is 10 o'clock Eastern Daylight Saving Time, what time will it be two hours lat«!r Eastern Standard. Tiipe^ , . ^ (Quic Answers 4n Page 25) �• Pace Twenty • -.i^; -jiv ^ SEAFARERS LOG The Omega's Lord.High Protector Makes Up For The Good Cooking May 1, list By Spike Martin The baseball season of 1953 got ciiange of administration in Wash­ off to its usual start in an unusual ington made no difference. They There's an old saying about taking the goo d with the bad, and, according to the crew of setting. The only excitement of lest just the same. the Omega (Omega Waterways), the vessel's last trip to Korea sure proved the truth in the first week was provided by the The local beer dynasty that now snow, wind and freezin'g tempera­ owns the St. Louis Cardinals that proverb. G. "Tex" Suit and M. L. cent as Mary's little lamb. Then to do the black gang's overtime tures that greeted the athletes bouglit Sportsman's Park from the from the Florida sun. May­ penniless Browns and renamed it Olvera reported that, the the knights of the realm (Coast work and then protested the over­ fresh be old man winter was sore at Budweiser Park for a day. That time. Guard) told the crew to sail the stewards did a real heads-up "In fact, said Suit and Olvera, them for heading south in mid- brought a prompt protest from job during the trip. "The food was ship. "this would have been a pleasant February, and saved up a little of baseball's High Commissioner Ford "Well, tlje ship sailed for the great, the menus exceptional, and his left-over ammunition. Frlck, who disliked the nasty idea the cooking excellent," they said. land of morning calm (Korea) with trip if the lord high priest (chief As was expected the Detroit of the Cardinal's good name and engineer) would have stuck to his the conqueror of conquerors* (chief "The baking," they added, "has engineer) protesting all OT. At In­ plumbing and left the running of Tigers rapidly plummeied to the home being exploited to sell beer. been out of this vorld." cellar of the American League, Somehow Frick had conveniently However, just to balance the pic­ chon, the lord high priest (chief the ship to those people who are while the Pirates gamely fought forgotten about the old Newffirk ture, the chief, engineer accounted engineer) hired a group of Koreans supposed to run it." off their eventual descent by 'ac­ franchise which used to operate out for the bad side. tually winning a couple of games of Ruppert Stadium, named after "Aboard," they the first week. The St. Louis a New York beer of doubtful dis­ On The Yugoslavia Run said, "we have Browns provided a mild- surprise tinction. one Amos P. by bobbing to the top the first Woods, chief en­ Beer, Beer Everywhere few days, but pnly because they gineer, lord pro­ happened to fatten on Detroit. The In any case, the Cardinals bowed tector, conqueror Cleveland Indians proved they to the edict and changed the name of all conquerors, hadn't changed by making stacks to Busch (not Bush) Stadium, lord high priest, of errors and the Dodgers rolled which leaves them open to all sorts etc." over and died for Sal Maglie again. of slurs on their ball-playing abil­ "He is all over, Olvera Gene Woodling of the Yankees ity. What makes it doubly ironic like the plague," had the distinctmn of being the is that the Cardinal's home gameS say Suit and Olvera, "in every­ first ballplayer timown out of the are being broadcast under the body's business, and showers his game for disputing a strike call sponsorship of another suds maim-. wrath on us poor earthlings everyunder the new umpiring rules. facturer. time there's a beef in the deck, Manager Stengel sat in the dug­ engine or stewards department. If anything was learned from the out through it all not daring to frigid and snowy opening week, "He tells the mate how to navi­ show his face. the owners won't schedule any gate, tells the old man how to dock, Vote-Getting Act more night games in April. There tells sparks how to operate the President Eisenhower endeared may be some excuse for playing radio, and is chief counsel to the himself to the fans by hitting an a solid night game slate in Au­ old man on how the ship should be umpire in the back when he threw gust when the heat's on, but in run." Some erewinembei's of the Albion relax while sailing to Yugoslavia. out the first ball a second time for the dewy days of spring they only Just before the Omega left San Left to right are: Driscoll, AB; Kozlowiski, MM; Archie, fireman; benefit of photographers. The drive the folks to the nearest Pedro, Suit and Olvera report, the Bencic, OS; Ching, baker; Ferra, OS, and Reasko, ch. cook. Paugh Senators then showed that the steam-heated movie. chief engineer was out on "deck took the picture. yelling orders to the men on deck and the men on the dock. "Then," Chess On The Cecil N. Bean they said, "he got in a tussle with the deck delegate and one of the ABs." The crew, said they, decided they didn't want to sail with him, and asked the Ufaptain to take You may think that you've had some strange things happen action. "Then," to you, says "Spider" Korolia, but the strangest thing that said Suit and Ol­ ever happened to him was when a smoking dog saved his neck. vera, "the lord protector (chief According to Spider, who"^ engineer) called had a slight smile on his face the seat in front of him tiuned his knights of the around and asked him to stop when he told the story, he got smoking the "smelly" pipe.-Well, realm (Coast on a bus in New Orleans heading Spider got a little insulted, but Guard). The Coast for New York a while back, and stopped smoking anyway. guard boarded Suit everything was rosy with the our fair tub in When the bus was almost to At­ .» £. Blaha, utilityman (lefth and A. Frissora, BR, use some of their their shining armor and had a con­ world. lanta, however. Spider started ference with the captain. The con­ After riding a while, he says, .' smoking his spare time aboard the Cecil N. Bean to enjoy a game of chess out queror of conquerors (chief engi­ he lit his pipe and began to puff ' "smelly pipe" in the sunshine and fresh air on deck. neer) was there looking as inno­ contentedly when the woman In again. This time, the woman in front turned around, and be­ fore Spider could The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, move, she grabbed the pipe from his bakers and others who'd like to share'favored food .recipes, little-known mouth and tossed cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, it out of an open suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's night cook and baker KeroIU J. V. Smith's recipe for bread. 4window. "Well," says Spider, 'T was so Good fresh bread, says night Then mix in the water and mix mad I couldn't say anything for a cook and baker J. V, Smith, is al­ well. Dissolve the yeast into this while. We stopped in Atlanta, and ways popular with the crew, es­ mixture, and then add the milk. then I decided to really tell the old pecially when served a little hot. Mix well, and add the flour. so-and-so off. After we left Atlanta, It always adds just the extra touch Let the dough rise for about an I leaned forward to tell her a thing that a good meal needs. hour and 20 minutes, ^rhen push or two, when I saw that she had a Smith has been sailing in the it down and let it rise for another dog on her lap. stewards department on SIU ships 20 minutes. Pound it out, and let Tossed Out Dog since 1943. He says h^ hails from it rise again for 15 minutes. "Before she could move, I picked down Mobile way-—Butterben^, Separate it Into loaves, with up the dog and tossed it out of Alabama, to be exact, and espe­ about three pounds of wet dough the same window. She started to cially likes ships to a loaf. Let it rise for another yell, but the bus driver didn't get that have their 20 to 30 minutes. Then, put (t what had happened, and so I just stewards depart­ into pans, and bake it for about told her that we were even, a dog ment from Mo­ 45 minutes in a 375-degree oven. for a pipe." bile. Those boys Then, the bread is ready to serve, Spider says he could see her can really cook, either hot or after it has cooled. + * • boiling all the way to New York, he says. and when the bus got to New York, For real tasty Here are some corrections to she got right off and came back bread, Smith says chief eook Bror Borelius' recipe v/ith her husband before Spider that the follow­ for rice that appeared in Galley had gotten his luggage off the bus. ing ingredients Gleanings in the last issue of the Smith "He was a huge guy;," Spider are needed to LOG: says, "and 1 think he was a profes­ make enough for the crew of an First, wash the rice thoroughly sional wrestler. It seems he liked average freighter: eight ounces of four or five times before putting the dog, and said he was going to sugar, five ounces of salt, two into the pot. Second, when add­ wring my neck. 1 was Just prepar­ quarts jif water, two quarts of milk, ing the boiling water, add only ing to beat a hasty exit, when I six ounces of yeast, eight ounces enough to come up about half as rJ looked at the entrance to the bus of siiortening and twelve pounds high as the rice, and third, put • ' the towel over the pot and then terminal, and there was the dog. of flour. He was. running up to us—and he Take the sugar, salt and short­ put the cover over that when ening, and mix th«ra.wel},.be says, putting the pot on the stove. ,,, bgd ,bijr,»ipi!,fn. bik, nvsath." When A Litfle Smoking Dog Saved A Seafa rer's Neck ooToJAtoNs TRIP AND AMO You RUN SNORT OF oxsNeeis, >A(2RgEMENrS,0f? UNioN LrTBH^i^, WRIie UNION H&iVQUMiTSRS, AND WeU- MAIL 'EM T& "{OUR^ NEfT fiaRTo'CALU i-k;- �1. l»5i Steward^s Son Avid tOG Reader fo the Editor: My thirteenVear-old son, who lives In California, is a seventh ; grader who reads the LOG avidly whenever I send him a copy. Like all kids of his age, he wants to fol­ low in his father's footsteps. My wife has long been an interested reader of the paper, but I believe the boy is more enthusiastic than she is. Would you please put his name on your mailing list. , I don't see the lad very often, and since he wants to know everything about the merchant marine, one copy of the LOG tells him more than 20 letters from me. John H. McElroy (Ed. note: We have added your son's name to the mailing list; he will get a copy of the LOG every two ^ weeks.) t Marine itospital Doctors Are Tops To the Editor: I would like to express my ap­ preciation to Dr. Ferguson, Dr. Hemingway, Dr. Herman and Dr. Gehrig over at the Statcn Island Marine .Hospitai for the excellent care that they gave me. This was my second visit to the hospital there, and I've gotten fine^ service every time. These doc­ tors g a ve me wonderful care, good operative Gardner work, and great all-around assistance. Any Sea­ farers who come under their care need have no fears. They are wonderful doctors. I entered the hospital there in -October after getting off the SS Mae, where I had been steward. I had a skin conditioii, and things were pretty bad, but these doc­ tors really went to work, and now I'm out and ready to sail again. Frank Gardner Atlantic Men Are Wasting Time To the Editor: The AMEU is what I call mighty poor representation. This is readily apparent to anyone who has read the contract, which was not written by anyone who had the seaman's interest in mind. It con­ tradicts itself many iimes and has so many "at the company's discre­ tion," "if possible," "if practica­ ble," clauses thqt there would be no contraQt left if they were all removed. It seems that the Atlantic Refin­ ing Company has a way of twist. ing things around so that they gain instead of giving. For ex­ ample, it is plain to see why they gave their men a raise. SlU set the pace and then Atlantic fol­ lowed through, since they think they can hold AMEU men in the company by giving them a few lousy dollars more than the SIU. Oilers and FTWs on Atlantic ships still make more than the second pumpman. For example, on Sunday, March 15th, the chief pumpman on the Atlantic Im­ porter was called on deck to work In No. 2 and No. 9 center tanks repairing leaks in the suction lines. He asked the chief mate if he could have the second pumpman to help him. The chief mate said, "No, I will go down in the tanks and help you." How can a second pumpman,, like me, make any money in At­ lantic that way? It would pay me to sail oiler or FWT as they make more money than me under these conditions. If we few AMEU men who are left have any sense, wt cm sail SIU and make more P.vnftt SM • ¥kg(b Tventy-9nm SE AP ARERS 10G tt«- SiS Chiwawa Has Anii^SIU Skipper LETTERS' teoney and still have three months off a year, instead of only one. I have been working for Atlantic for six years and I can plainly see my To the Editon mistake—^just six years wasted. Here are the latest developments Fred Mitchell aboard the happy scow Holystar, i- t 4refugee from the tied-up fleet in Baltimore. We all shipped out of the hall in proper SIU fashion. The ship got To the Editor: a brand-new electric chipping ham­ I wish to apologize publicly to mer and every day except OT days Sal (Blackie) Mancino, as he de­ the rope chockers raised heck with serves an apology. it. There was plenty of work for I served as deck delegatje aboard the hammer and little sleep for the the Hurricane and on April 16th crew. However, I accused Blackie of being the trou­ there were no blemaker in an incident which in­ complaints, as an volved him and the bosun. Two SIU ship is a days after we left I found out from clean ship and a reliable man that the fault was rust blisters look not his. I heard that the bosun good on no ship. was picking on Blackie and was Speaking-of the asking for trouble. captain — he al­ I want the membership to know ways comes out that Sal (Blackie) Mancino was not with something Schlager at fault in this case and I want humorous when him to accept this apology. he is drinking, which happens on numerous occasions. Once I got Frank J. Shandi caught two degrees off my course 3) 3) 3> and got a short lesson in naviga­ tion. Another time he told the messman not to wear white mess jackets except during meal hours. The first and only time we got To the Editor: Recently I was on the Burbank ashore as of this letter (March 15) Victory on a trip back from Ko­ ho said the banks did not have rea. The first port vi;e hit Was enough .^noiiey to give us a fuil San. Pedro, California, where most draw and cut everyone down. Man Sick of the ships stop for bunkers. But the best was when the deck When we took shore leave we found that the launches make only maniac, Joe Carroll, complained of five trips a day, it 10 AM, 1 PM. a pain in his stomach and finally 3 PM, 6 PM and 10 PM. If a man got to see a doctor in Korea. Since doesn't make the 10 PM trip back, the doctor said he didn't see any­ it's impossible for him to turn to thing wrong with Joe, the captain had him put in the nut ward aboard at 8 AM the next morning. The launches are also used to the USHS Constitution. Carroll was bring supplies aboard the ship. By under observation for about a the time they unload, there is week. After leaving Inchon "we went hardly any time left for a man to to Japan, where another doctor go ashore, and no time to go to found that Joe had acute appendi­ citis. Joe was not put ashore there the Union hall. Some arrangement should be but was taken to the hospital in made to have launch service moi'e Pusan. We still don't know how to often, and also at later hours at contact him. Incidentally, when I night so a man can get back to his packed his gear I noticed that oneship in time for the next day's third of his OT was disputed. As far as I know, there has been no work. attempt made to replace him. Frank Gaspar The captain said he would tell 3) 3) t the company to break the agree­ ment as the gang will not work hard and fast enough. He also said that any man caught drunk or drinking would be put in irons To the Editor: quite a chuckle, coming from him. I wish to extend my sincere (I understand that even the Navy thanks and appreciation to my does not shackle a man in a war shipmates on the Northwestern zone, and we are about 14 miles Victory for their many kind ex­ from the front line in Sokcho-re.) pressions .of sympathy on the He also has the idea that the death of my mother, Mrs. Hattie articles were signed with him, per­ C..Breeden, at Baton Rouge, La. sonally, and not the company. He on April 13th. ended by telling me I did not even Their kindness and understand­ look like a seaman! He refused to ing at this time was a source of open the slopchest for cigarettes, great comfort to me. and expected two cartons to last Rufus Breeden for two weeks for crewmembers. Many Beefs From Hoigstar Crew Sends Apology To Ex-Shipmate Wants Increase In Launch Service Thanhs Brothers For Thoughts Seafarer And His Family although the officers get four cartons. Another wacky deal—the weather got a little choppy and we had to go out and run up and down the coast. Sea watches were set for evex-yone and the black gang main­ tained port watches all the time. This happened several times since Sokcho-re. We were anchored with the engine on stop. There was no oiler on watch but the engineers turned over the engine every half hour. The crew is all confused. Bob Schlager 4 4> Win Bead LOG In The VS NOMV To the Editor: This is the day I've been waiting for for a long time—the day I could write you to stop sending me the LOG, as I'm leaving the Army for home next month. I think the LOG and the SIU are the best in the world. By receiving the LOG regularly I was able to keep up with the progress of the Union and my former shipmates. I'll sign off by giving my con­ gratulations to the entire staff for a Job well done. Cecil Futch (Ed. note: We have stopped sending the LOG to you overseas^) 4. 4. 4 Siewards Dept* CanH Be Beat To the Editor: All of the passengers, as well as the crewmembers aboard the Fairisle, a Waterman ship, were great­ ly impressed b^ the high quality of the food and the tip-top service provided by all members of the stewards department. At a meeting of the unlicensed personnel in Yokohama on April 12th, all hands gave a vote of thanks to the steward and the stewards depart­ ment not only for their woi'k, which was good on all counts, but for the consid­ er a t i 0 n they Michalik showed for the crew's welfare. After the vote was given, the steward—George Dunn answered for his department. He thanked the crew, stating that they were one of the best crews he had ever shipped with, and prom­ ised that the members of the stewards department would do all they could to show their appreci­ ation to all hands. In addition, several passengers wrote to the company, on their own initiative, praising the crew and saying the trip was one of the best they had ever taken. All three departments of unlicensed persdnnel, as well as the officers, cooperated splendidly and helped make the passengers' voyage an extremely pleasant one. Mike Michalik, Ship's delegate 4 4 3< Welfare Plan Helped Couple Seafarer James DeVlto (at left), who makes his home In South Africa, wears a white dinner Jacket In this picture with his wife, Cacolinc. At right, are his three children. Allen, Ddllald and Ernest Ueft right). To the Editor: I want to let you know what a great thing I think the new Wel­ fare Plan is. I think it is one of the greatest things any union has ever had. It came to our rescue when my husband and I had no one else to turn to, so I want to thank all of you for everything you did. Keep tip the good work, and I know the SIU will pt)w bigger and stronger in the -days to come. AfrSk H. L. Lanier To the Editor: Having sailed on one Cities SeiTice ship in 1950, I thought I'd take a few short trips and make some money. I got on the Chiwaua and found that they were not yet pay­ ing the new raise. But that's as good as money in the bank. Our skipper. Captain Levey, is a very good union lover (what a laugh) who hasn't quite got used to the idea that the Union is a little bigger than he is, and still believes that the compaThrop ny'll never sign. He always harps on the Union, ju^ trying to get a spark out of thd" man at the wheel. As yet, though, no one has given him the pleasure. He was a wonder boy during the '40's, as one of the youngest skip­ pers in maritime and it's still going to his head. Meet Anti-Union Crew We were in La Cruz, with the SS Imperial Quebec, and we naturally ran into some of their crew in the Seamen's Club, while indulging in a rum and coke. We talked, as sea­ men dor when they get together, and found out that they are on the same deal as Atlanftc. I hear com­ pany pay is $245, with $1,25 OT for ABs, just a little more than the SIU Canadian District. It occurred to me that the SIU in Canada should do the same as we are doing to Atlantic. The men on the Imperial Quebec don't seem to care about unions as long as the company is paying as much as they are. "These men should be given a few pointers, and told about all the benefits SIU men are getting, along with job security and no bull. Frank Throp (Ed. note: Cities Serricc recent-,^ ly sighed the SIU Standard Tanker Agreement, and is now paying the new wage scale. You'll get the money when you pay off, or if you have already paid off, you'll get the difference in retroactive wages before very, long.) 4 4 3> Prefers Sea Life To Army Boutine To the Editor: I received the LOG and was very glad to get it and read about that old sea life. It sui-e is a better life than Army life. I have been showing the LOG to many of the fellows in my com­ pany, and they really enjoy read­ ing it. They think it is a swell paper, too, Thank you very much for sending it to me. Pvt. John Forbes 4 4 4* More SIU Cooks Win CreW'S Praise«l To the Editor: No doubt you get many letters from SIU ships praising the cook­ ing, serving and handling of food, but we crewmembers aboard the Western Ti'ader would like to have a few facts .known about our stew­ ards department. We would like to praise the fine,. clean, courteous and efficient way they carry on their work, from the top to the bottom man. We can­ not say enough for them, so please do it for us. We have a night cook and baker who is out of this world, as we would like everyone to know. His name is Clyde Kreiss. Other mem­ bers of our swell stewards depart­ ment include O. P. Oakley, chief steward; G. AthanasoureliS, chief cook; C. Hai-vy, third cook; E. K. Eriksen, crew messman; P. Slemvi. saloon messman; A. Morales, crew pantryman and E. Rivera, BR. Crew eff Western Trader , • I'''- • Vi*..': f �Pase. Ttrenty-two SEAFARERS^ LOG Haspitalizedy He Wants Mail To the Editor: To all the seamen who have known Blackie Carroll and have sailed the sea with him in years gone by, and to all who have sailed with him in the last years that he went to sea—please drop him a line, as he is confined to the hospi­ tal, very ill, and it would make him feel much better to hear from you boys. •Another thing, stick by your Union and keep up the good work. This is the only real thing that was ever given to seafaring men^that really helped them, as a good many of you know. He went, to sea the same as some of the oldtimers, when there wasn't a union to look after"their welfare. I wish to express my thanks to :4«11 the officials, for the wonderful job they are doing,, and for the Welfare Plan, which sure came in mighty handy. Mrs. James (Blackie) Carroll 4- t . i> 3 Great Swimmers Aboard Amersea To the Editor: The championship swimming team of the Amersea, Richard Funk, third cook, Billy Utash, wiper and Buck Rowli, engaged in quite a bit of practice in Singapore where we docked for a few hours. The launch had left the dock when someone told the captain that some of the crew had been left behind, and the old man made them turn around and go back for them. In climbing the pilot ladder, Bill Utash slipped, but being a very affectionate guy, grabbed Dick Funk around the neck and took him into the water with him. Not to be out­ done, Buck Rowli went to sleep on the launch and fell overboard but was hoisted back on. We are now trying to collect enough to send the swim team to Australia for the 1956 Olympic Games. Jimmy (Gosh, I Worry) Davis, the chief food dispenser takes care of all mail and sees that the gro­ ceries are cooked right. We had to leave Luigi (Push 'em up) Gallo in Karachi, Pakistan, be­ cause he was Injured. A speedy recovery, Luigi, and we hope to see you soon eating ravioli. Two hundred and thirty seven pound Duke Creasy from Georgia has decided that he will ride a new Oldsmobile back to Seattle.. Jerry (Poker Chip) Smitty, tlfe new bosun, has decided to put all his cash in war bonds. Victor (Speedy) Lopez, the night cook and baker, has made enough cabbage to open up a hot dog stand in San Antonio. Walter (Yo to) Welden, the crew messman, has been studying night navigation, since he is heading for l*-lhe webfoot country where a com­ pass is no good, due to rain, snow and fog. Willie (Tarzan) King, who is on his maiden trip, has gained 27 pounds and now he wants to train as a wrestler. Mike McLeod, one of our most talkative'brothers (he said^hello three times in one day and four guys needed oxygen), will probably drop in and see all his old friends in New York before heading for the Coast, Calvin Lake, Man Mountain Vargin, Bob La Mere, Ralph Anderson, John Boje, Carl Risberg and the other mem­ bers of the black gang, really like this cool weather—.122 degrees in the fireroom. Swede . (Suitcase) Karlson, the wreck or deck engineer, has four beautiful ladies in Pakistan who greatly desire that he return to ^Karachi and aid them in choosing their luggage. BiU Lariden, Ernie Ardilli, Pas- .qualo^Bl^o^ I^k...P«ugoi«'and • r T E R S • 195*.^' SiU Housing Plap Has Advantages and efficient piece of machinery To the Editor: are members of the SIU. You all The sea would hardly seem like regard each other as "Brothers." a haven for the happily married, What of the wives? Do you regard but it is a great place for those who' The following is the latest us as "Sisters?" Do you better con­ have lost their home and love life available listing of official ex­ ditions for your "Brothers" only? to convalesce. Yet, many Seafarers, change rates for foreign cur­ Are you interested only in seeing in spite of the difficulties of estab­ rencies. Listings are as of that they have better wages, work­ lishing and maintaining a happy April 29, 1953 and are sub­ ing conditions, facilities, etc.? Are home, have become good husbands, ject to change without notice. we, the wives, orphans? I'm im­ and have families and homes of England,- New Zealand, South Africa: pressed with the benefits now at which they are justly proud. $2.80 per pound sterling. . hand, such as maternity, but was AustraUa: $2^4 per pound sterling. A great step Belgium: 80 francs to the dollar. this made for the wives or so some for the good and Denmark: 14.45 cents per krone. "Brother" can pat himself on the welfare of the France; 330 francs to the doUar. back and declare what a swell out­ Seafarer's family Germany: 4.2 Marks to the dollar. fit he's tied into? was made when Holland: 3.80 guUders to the dollar. No Binefits for "Sister" the baby bonus Italy; 623 Ure to the dollar. You're probably wondering what was established. Norway: 14 cents per krone. this is all about and what I'm try­ It was an un­ Portugal: 28.73 escudos to the dollar. ing to say. My husband left me. Sweden: 19.33 cents per krone. heard-of thing. Just like that. The plain, .unvar­ India: 21 cents per rupee. No doubt many Pakistan: 30.2 cents per rupee. nished truth. I am what you call a people raised Lewis Argentina: 14.2 pesos to the dollar. "deserted wife." No, the beef isri't their eyebrows • BrazU: 8.4 cents per cruzeiro. about that. and asked, "What are those Sea­ Uruguay: 82.03 cents per peso. I am just wondering that with farers going to think of next?" Venezuela: 28.88 cents per lidUvar. all that is gained for the men, who To the Editor: And now comes a proposal for a realiy gains? The guys who go nuts housing unit owned and operated . I'm a former SIU man now back when they get a big payoff in their by Seafarers. This latest proposal in the Army. Although I'm not fist? The wives who wonder if they is one. of the best. Our Secretarysailing now I still like to keep up will ever see part of the payoff? with the best Union going. Treasurer pointed out the boost in I know that you can't ask a guy morale such a housing unit with In the past week, I've been To the Editor: who joins the Union to sign a aboard five ships. On the SeaWedding bells rang for one of pledge—a sort of "be good to the family protection would bring cliff, I attended a meeting of the about. Not only would this make it crew in Pusan. The Stonewall the oldtimers down here in ro­ wife and kids" kind of thing. But possible for our married brothers mantic New Orleans on April 4th I'm dumb enough to ask why not. to become better husbands and Jackson's crew donated almost their whole ship's library to the It was a happy Easter for Bosun You may say, "Look at all the bene­ better Seafarers, it would benefit Army, and on the George A. Law- Bernard "Whitey" Moye and Irma fits you wives get." So what are -rj all members by improving the rela­ son, the crew gave us as many as "Rusty" Draper, who celebrated supposed to do? Have a baby so we tions between the Seafarer and his eight cartons of cigarettes, since their wedding at Sergeant Hand's can collect or wait until our hus­ fellow citizens. bands die so we. can collect somg we havn't been paid since movingInducement To Wed more? What's done in the mean­ north. These were things which If the baby bonus did not quite time? made the guys in my section have do it, the housing unit idea might Name Withheld a lot more respect for merchant encourage some of us bachelor 4) 4 seamen. brothers to consider matrimony. On the Ocean Star, I met Only a married Seafarer can Brother Carney, the ship's dele­ truly appreciate the problems ariisgate, who offered to help me in ing in the home, but such a comany way he can. The ship's dele­ To the Editor: .munity of Seafaring families could gate of the Anne Butler was also My wife and I read the article surely solve many of them. very cooperative. on the proposed housing project Through the years, the SIU has This afternoon I'm going to In the LOG, and wish to add our made itself felt more and more in visit another ship, about which I names to the many others who will write to you. By the way, I'd have written in praising such a politics and in the government of our various communities, as well like to help the brothers by taking step by the SIU. • them the back issues of the LOG. It would certainly, be a relief to as on a national scale. More and Is this possible? me to know I could sail out and more we are becoming responsible Sgt. Charles (Chuck) James, Jr. know that my wife would not be citizens, and those who live ashore (Ed. note: Your name'has been lonely, that when I am gone she are realizing this to a greater added to the LOG mailing list.) can spend sOme time visiting some degree than ever before. This housing project would lead to in­ other family in the project. creased civic responsibility and It is worth a substantial assess­ ment to put up such a project; greater influence in legislation every member with a family which affects our own economy in To the Editor: should back'such an idea 100 per­ the maritime field. Seafarer Bernard "Whitey" I would like to take this oppor­ Must Be Far-Sighted cept. Moye' and his bride, Irma tunity to thank the SIU member­ Far-fetched, of course, but many Steve Carr "Rusty" Draper, pose in their ship for the opportunity they have of the greater gains we have now 4 4* new home. given me to earn a full book in were considered far-fetched a the SIU before my 20th birthday. famous Austin Inn—the third such decade ago. Our SIU leaders had I have worked in Atlantic for celebration to take place there for courage enough to aim far and high the past six months and during SIU members in less than a year. and our membership had courage To the Editor: that time I read The other two couples were Mr. enough to follow through. Our The crewmembers of the Fort aft of the SIU lit­ and Mrs. Gus Bartlett and Mr. and Union, as always, is moving ahead. Bridger are expecting the ship to erature available Mrs. Tannerhlll. Nice going, Sarge, go to the shipyard in Palermo, We have no time to d(t back com­ and have talked who's next? 7 placently, idly savoring our gains Italy, sometime in May. to both shipboard Fred Shaia and increased prestige, for if we Of the original crewmembers, and shoreside or­ four men are left in the deck de­ did we would lose these gains we ganizers. I have partment. We have Little Caesar, already have made. reached the con­ Every SIU member should con­ better known as clusion that a full sider this move seriously and when John Herbert book in the SIU we find that a housing unit is what Donelan, or Kan­ is job security To the Editor: Holmes we want, we shall find a way to garoo. There is and job security I want to convey my heartfelt get it. is a wonderful thing for a young thanks to each brother who con­ also Fred S. ShuThurston Lewis ler. Esquire, who man just out of school. tributed blood during my stay in 4 4 4 is one .of the A few weeks ago I looked around the Brighton Marine Hospital in few people who the Philadelphia hall and rotary Massachusetts. 7 • shipping was explained -to me. My stay has been a lengthy one, claims to be re­ WittWhen I saw that it is the finest since I needed three operations. I lated to_ J. P. possible set-up, I signed my pledge am very appreciative of everything Shulef. Then Bnielewsld To the Editor: there is Delbert card. • being done for me here. I haire been/a subscriber of the Plenty of Jobs Soon I hope to be well enough Shields, with his new typewriter, I would like to remark in pass­ to thank these brothers personally. and John A. Buzelewski, who goes LOG for ovOr a year, and as a on a sightseeing tour every time "foreign-flag" seaman, I must say ing that I wish any doubters. in Jim McCarthy he hits Naples, Italy. He has been in all my yean of going to sea I the Atlantic Fleet would take a 4. > up to see Mt. Vesuvius and re­ have always been a good union half hour and visit an SIU hall. ports that the crater is a mile in man. I have been following up There are rumors around about SIU ipen waiting for weeks on the circumference and 1,700 feet deep. the way that the American sea­ beach for a job. Well, I sail as an He also went to see the ruins of men built up the Seafarers Inter­ OS now aboard the Atlantic En­ To the Editor: Pompeii. We also have on here national Union—one of the best in gineer, arid in Philadelphia when My husband Is a small cog in the OUie Ivasen, who ships irom Bal­ the world. 1 admire these leaders I inspected the hall there was only tremendous machinery of the SIU. timore and who cannot wait to and their staff. one bookman registered on deck, Receiving the LOG, ^reading of see Monkey Wrench Comer. Also Wiii you please take my name a bosun, which meant that I could what's being done, hearing about aboard is Bob Davis, who Is Mayor off the LOG mailing list for a have registered as an OS and then it, I can only say the whole thing of. Monkey Wrench Comer and time, as I am changing my ad­ had aay pick of jobs within the is terrific. ranning for fly catcher on the Fort dress!' hour. Bmho SchulM' All the little cogs thst go into Bridger, *•« fittfi,: of fwrt JUrMger MS ICoIemlM something to make it a big, smooth Andre Melin say howdy to-all their friends.' We didn't -receive any LOGs in Singapore or Karachi, but we are hoping to get some tomorrow when we reach the other side of the Canal. One of our brothers, Elmer J. Blane, died on March 6th while enroute to Singapore. His family granted permission for him to be buried at sea, in traditional SIU manner. His wife was wired by the crew and at the last meeting we voted to have the skipper send her $233 from the unlicensed person­ nel. Blane was making his first trip on an SIU vessel. He was a lit­ tle over fifty years old and a good shipmate. D. Casey Jones Money Exchange Rates listed Visits SiU Ships Docked fit Korea SllJ Couple Wed In New Orleans Seafarer Backs Housing Project Thanhs hu For Chance At Book Fort Bridger Men Hit Italy t Thanks Brothers Who Gave Blood Admires Leaders And SIU Members Protests SIU Ms Unfair To Wives �II Mar 1, im SBIFAnMRg tOff 9»iem TwMiiv.ilira* Island SIU ships coining through the Florida Straits from the Caribbean into the Gulf of Mexico pass a few miles from a nondescript group of islands just 60 miles west of the resort city of Key West. These islands, now a national monument and bird refuge, once housed one of America's most notorious federal penitentiaries, Fort-f Jefferson on "Shark Island." chamber for its numerous inhabi­ Today, the Dry Tortugas tants from the time it was con­ have lost the notoriety that verted into a federal prison in was once theirs and has since^ 1863. Walls 60 feet high ran along been transferred to the grim AI- the outer reaches of the prison. A Catraz rock in San Francisco Bay wet moat 70' feet across and 10 They are an oflf-the-track haven feet deep, whose outer walls were for curious tourists wjio come over 10 feet high and five feet thick, ^ from Key West. On their one day ran around the entire circumfer­ visit they can see the deep moat ence of the prison. rafa photo clearly shows the 70-foot wide moat that completely encircles the now-crumbling walls at around Fort Jefferson that was Sharks In Moat Fort Jefferson. When it was used as a Federal prison a school of underfed sharks in the moat effec­ once patrolled by hungry sharks, However, it was not the walls, tively discouraged most escape attempts. and the thick crumbling masonry or the moat itself, which per­ walls which housed many a fed- suaded many a prisoner to give up Their profemity to the lone en- set of the islands Is the Carnegie mainland out in the Gulf of Mex­ edal prisoner. Seafarer Bobby R his attempts at escape. It was trance and exit to the prison Lynn- of Shreveport, Louisiana, something- else again. The major availed them little, however, for Marine Biological Laboratory on ico. A nearby cottage, built in was such a visitor to these unin­ convincer was the sharks, alertly they were kept under almost con­ Loggerhead. US scientists con­ ! the mood of a Swiss ehalet, was habited keys some years back and patrolling the moat and the escape stant surveillance by armed cerned with the care, feeding and the scene of James Fenimore shot the pictures which ^pear on route to froedom not out of any guards. Nor were the sharks to be education of marine life have made Cooper's "Jack Tier." The tower it an important testing lab of is solid brick and stands 150 feet these pages. sense of devotion to duty but regarded lightly. warm-water imdersea flora and high, looking over the Gulf for "All Hope Abandon, - Ye Who rather out of a predatory instinct. fauna. Frequent Escape wayward vessels. It has been Enter Here!" the prison's most fa­ Chief warden among the finny Dry Tortugas lies at the extreme mous inmate. Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, ::guardiatis was one known as the Escapes from the fort were not western end of the great Florida known to bend as much as five inscribed above his cell door. It Provost Marshal. infrequent, howe\er, with the reef. The most important of the feet in violent cyclones. Dry Tortugas was very nearly was the- rallying cry for the many prisoners, driven to ingenious de­ Fort Jefferson was the third prisoners who languished in the largest fortification under the US vices b^' their privations. Second, 10 keys are Garden, Loggerhead, the scene of a Civil War battle, cells of Fort Jefferson, striking the fiag at the height of its Infamy. third and fourth at^bmpts were East, Middle, Sand, Long and Bird. but a Confederate naval command­ keynote of despair which all the Only Fort Monroe in Virginia and made by the most diligent would- Loggerhead is noted, along with er backed down when confronted captives felt. Begun in 1846 by a Rhode Island's Fort Adams super­ be escapees. One man escaped the marine laboratory, for the im­ by the guns of Fort Jefferson. It Captain Wright of the United ceded it in size. Unsightly as it only to get caught later when he mense turtles of the same name remained in Northern hands States Engineer Corps, under was to the naked 'eye, it was set attempted to sell his cohort on the which lay their eggs there. Tlie throughout the conflict. It has President James Polk, the lai-gcst off in a \rteath of turquoise sea slave market. On another attempt entire archipelago extends ten stood inviolate since that time, af­ fected only by the wind and weath­ masonry fortification in the West­ by a crown of cocoanut palms. he floated over to nearby Logger­ miles from east to west. Loggerhead Light, parr of the er of the Gulf of Mexico. Its ern Hemisphere was designed to Rainbow fish, coral, lapis lazuli, head Key on a piece of driftwood, establish a general Naval supply conchs, men o' war, barracuda and all the while hampered by a" 30- US Lighthouse system, lies 120 serenity today belies its turbulent station, and a fort that should other forms of marine life pound ball and chain. Mudd tried miles from Cape Sable on the I past. command the Gulf of Mexico and aboimded in the sea around it. to escape two months after he was the Straits of Florida. Birds were plentiful on the key imprisoned, but was caught and Set Booth's Leg and on the surrounding islands, chained hand and foot in a dungeon Mudd, the celebrated Maryland the most evident being herons, over the sally-port. During the physician who set John Wilkes pelicans, thrushes, noddies, gulls excitement caused by his flight, six other prisoners made good Booth's leg after the latter had and banana-birds. their escape. At times. Fort Jef­ assassinated President Abraham Ominous Fort Lincoln, was only one of a host of Hovering over this southern ferson appeared to be a veritable prisoners kept captive in the fort paradise of eternal afternoon sieve. in the years it existed as a federal was the ominous fort. In its The only other means of escape prison. Later evidence proved heyday,, under Major Lewis G. open to the prisoners was of a Mudd to be innocent of any crime Arnold, the fort mounted 500 guns more permanent type. In 1867, a and he was released after undue in three tiers along its battle­ devastating yellow fever epidemic hardships. ments, bristling threateningly over swept the fort and the island, kill­ Situated on Garden Key in the the Gulf of Me^co. It had a sally­ ing scores of prisoners and garri­ Tortugas group, Fort Jefferson port defended only by a draw­ son personnel and weakening many and the surrounding island was bridge and heavy gates, the only more. The niceties of civilian or known as "Shark Island," for good entrance to the fort. Over this military burial were not observed, cause. The old fort itself, covering sally-port were located the cells of the bodies being committed to the 16 acres, was a six-sided torture the most dangerous prisoners. torch to prevent further contami­ nation. Scurvy, too, took a heavy toll during the epidemic as well as at other times. Perhaps the flnishing touch to the fortress came Only way to cross the shark-infested moat was by way of the foot­ in 1873 when a cjxlone ripped bridge (above) leading into the interior parade ground. Those through the battlements, demolish­ prisoners considered most dangerous were quartered directly above ing bastions, buildings and ord­ the entrance. Below is an outdoor oven in which cannonballs were nance. Another cyclone in 1919 heated before being fired. did even more' damage to the de­ teriorating fortress. In .1933 the US Government rebuilt the sur­ rounding island, turning the oncebated prison-fortress into a nation­ al monument. Fort Jefferson had a long and undistinguished career as a mili­ tary establishment, federal peni­ tentiary and supply depot, among other things. At the time of the Spanish-American War, a coaling station was built there and the fort was manned for the last time by a regular detachment of marines. The cable station once there was discontinued, as was the quaran­ tine station. In 1901 three wire­ less men were the last remnants of a once heavy garrison. ' After the lighthouse building burned atop the fort, the light was aban­ doned. Its last use before being converted into a national monu­ ment in 1935 was as a lead mine Cdastwise shipping lafies through Florida Straiti to and from major in World War I. Gulf jports like New Orleans. Mobile, Port Arthur and Galveston, all paOs. withih. g few miles of the Dry Tortugas group, 60 miles to •In addition lb';a'UlS bii'd refuj^e the^vest of thp Florida Keys. ' ^ on Garden Key, another nbted as- �Mar 1. iBSS S E A FA R E RS LOG pjif* Tweiit7-f*iir .. DIGEST of SHIPS* MEETINGS.. FAIRLANO (Waterman), February iT food. All but one weather door should —Chairman, Wagner; Secretary, Frad C. be kept locked in Korea. Irizar. AH rooms but the deck main­ tenance aft have been painted. Captain warned the crew about logging, but gave them another chance. Beefs should go to department, not ship's, delegates. Mate will be seen about fixing the hospital. There should be iced tea and ice water now that the ship is reaching hot climates. Salads should be more varied. Cups should be returned to the pantry. Razor blades should not be left on the- sink. Ship is short on ice cream. April t—Chairman, Samuel Jonas; Sec­ retary, Fred Irizar. Almost' all repairs have been done. FELTORE, (Ore), April 4—Chairman, Ralph E. Stall; Secretary, John Kulpor. Overtime disputes will be referred to the patrolman at the signoff. Sanitary is not to make coffee. Wiper' and ordinary will clean the laundry room together the first time, then the wiper will take care of it and the ordinary be assigned to the recreation room. JEFF DAVIS (Waterman), March 14— Chairman, Elmer E. Lamb; Secretary, R. Sirois. Little action has been taken on the repair list. John King was .elected ship's delegate. Painting of stewards de­ partment quarters was discussed. Messroom should be kept clean, with dishes® and cups replaced in the pantry. Steam table still has not been repaired. Gear locker should be kept clean. Steward asked for cooperation in changing the linen. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Victory Carriers), March-11—Chairman, E. J. Hagan; Secretary, Francis R. Napoli. Sub­ sistence for heat list was made up and turned over to the captain. It will be given to the patrolman a« the payoff. Four men will be referred to the pa­ trolman. , April 5—Chairman, James Battle; Sec­ retary, Julius Lazarus. Hagan was elected ship's delegate. Steward ordered gas, bombs to gas out ail foc'sles. These wiir be obtained in San Pedro. Stewards department will clean the recreation FRANCES (Bull), April 1—Chairman, room and deck and engine departments J. L. O'Rourke; Secretary, Larry O'Con will rotate the cleaning of the laundry. ncli. Messhall should be kept locked in JULESBUR6 (Mathiasen), March 21— port and only necessary persons will be fed on the ship. Disputed OT will be Chairman, Elton J. Hamaty; Secretary, taken up with the patrolman. Mate will be asked about an awning for the poop deck. Vote of thanks went to the baker for a good Job well' done. FREDERIC C. COLLIN (Dry Trans), March 1—Chairman, Ben Lawson; Secre­ tary, W. Walsh. Steward should put out a larger variety of top-grade meats. He promised to do so and asked for sug­ gestions from the crew. Leonard Wright was elected ship's delegate. Stewards de­ partment head near the messroom will be closed after repairs are completed. March 29—Chairman, Ben Lawson; Sec­ retary, Waiter J. Walsh. Several smaU beefs about the chief engineer will be taken care of in the usual SIU manner. Steward was told to requisition innerspring mattresses for the unlicensed per­ sonnel. Lava is to be issued instead of inferior pumice soap. Ship is to he fu­ migated. Number of steaks served is to be increased. Clothing of one man will be left at the Union hall. FRANCES (Bull), April 14—Chairman, J. L. O'Rourke; Secretary, Larry O'Connell. Awmings are to be put up as soon as stanchions are painted. New keys are to be made. Showers and toilets are to be kept locked in ports. All watches now have keys. One man missed ship >n New York. Or.i man was picked up in Puerto Plata. Voluntary donations will be taken up for a member. Crew should be a little more quiet in the messhall. Purser will help ail men with declara­ tions. GEORGE UHLER (Southern Steimship), March 15—Chairman, Dan Leary; Secre­ tary, Andy C. Noah. Delegates report all in good order. Steward volunteered to eontact the merchant library on ex­ changing books. Steward will take Si donations from men to buy pbcket books. Vote of thanks was given to the nego­ tiating committee for the good work they performed. April 12—Chairman, J. B. Garrison; Secretary, Andy C. Noah. Total of $30 was collected to buy books. Messroom should be kept cleaner, as well as laun­ dry. Garbage should be dumped aft of the housing, away from gangway. Re­ pair list will be .(urned over to the pa­ trolman for action. W. Knapp. Overtime will be brought to the patrolman's attention in -Galveston Repair Ust will be handed .over to him. Saiied without miik; steward's requisi­ tion was turned down. No date—Chairman, S. Xirglak; Secre­ tary, J. D. McGoidrick. There is a $26.00 baiance in the ship's fund. No one IF to payoff without a patrolman. Suggestion was made to heip the crew messman, as this is his first trip. Steward will be asked to get more linen aboard. Steward should make up a schedule for OS and messman in cleaning rest rooms used bv bosun and cooks. KATHRYN (Bull), April 12—Chairman, George Burke; Secretary, Aibe. Melendez was reelected ship's delegate by acclama­ tion. All hands are to heip keep the ship clean. KEYSTONE MARINER (Waterman), February 28—Chairman, C. Wilson; Sec­ retary, L. Williams. One man is missing. W. Patterson was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. All departments are to take turns cleaning the laundry. Messroom is to be kept locked in port and gangway watch wiU- keep the key, so that unauthorized persons cannot enter. Mattress covers should be kept on the mattresses. Cups should be returned after use. April 12—Chairman, K. Edginton; Sec­ retary, L.- Williams. Ammunition bonus should be equalized for the entire crew. Motion was passed to this effect. New washing machine is needed for the crew. One repair list will be made out. Deck department will clean the laundry before arrival in New York. Cups and glasses should be returned to the pantry after use. Soiled linen should be turned in by men' leaving the ship. Mate wHl be contacted about repairing the watertight door. Patrolman will be contacted about the crew's mess. Former radio operator invited all crewmembers to attend a play which he wrote and which is now play­ ing in New York. AU members are to be his guests. ' The membership is again cautioned to'beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on,the spot AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), March $2Chairman, W. C. Farrell; Secretary, R. M. Garrod. One man missed ship. Leak in forepeak should be fixed. GaUey scupper should be repaired so that the galley will no longer be flooded. Vege­ table box deck, should be insulated, spoiled fruits and vegetables will be shown . to the patrolman. After deck should be kept clear. Stewards depart­ ment got a vote of confidence. April t—Chairman, R. M. Garrod;' Sec­ retary, Bob Sheppard. Washing machine should be repaired. Coffe cups sliuuld not be left in rooms but returned to the pantry. ALAMAR (Caimar),' April 5—Chalrmfen, Thurston Lewis; Secretary, Wenfleld Downs. Disputed OT will be cleared by the patrolman in the first port of ar­ rival, AU lockers should be painted and very rusty ones should be replaced. Steam valve should not be opened all the way, so as not to disturb men who are sleeping-off watch. Vote of thanks went to the steward and his department for good food. April 12—Chairman, Thurston LeWls; Secretary, J. J:. Levin. There is SS0.18 in the ship's fund. Crew should make less noise for the benefit of men sleeping off watch. Engine department beef oh firemen equalizing OT port watches wiU be presented to the patrolman. steward delegate Doors should not Jie banged. Messroom and recreation hail should be kept clean at all times.' Re­ pair list will be made up. Chief en­ gineer will be contacted about fixing showers. April 19—Chairman, E.Wanstn; Secre­ tary, W. E. Coutant. Steward will get deodorants for toilets. Ship's delegate ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa), April 12-^will see the captain about rubber wind Chairman; Ed Moio; Secretary, R. H. chutes, and check about US money for Sheffield. Air conditioning beef was tem­ the voyage. Passageway and messhall porarily settled. Back pay wUl probably wlU be Bougeed and painted. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), April S— Chairman, C, Gates; Secretary, Frank Kustura. M. Smith was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Vote of thanks went to the stewards department for the fine food and service. WACOSTA (Waterman), March 29— Chairman, Floyd E. Starkey; Secretary, Chester Dunn. Captain said he -w^U report men who report on boSI-d late for saiUng in Bremerhaven. Keys for rooms wUl be made while the ship is in New York. Stewards department is to dump garbage aft instead of by gangway. Ship's delegate will take care of the ship's fund. Steward has requisitioned mattresses. Perculator should not be left plugged in. March i—Chairman, Floyd X. Starisy; Secretary, E. S. Sugar. Motion was passed to have aU quarters painted. OS on sanitary duty and the wiper will keep the recreation room, laundry and pas­ sageways clean for a week. Linen should be turned in on Friday. April 5—Chairman, Floyd B. Starkey; Secretary, E. Biemilier. Andy Growder was e—iected ship's delegate by ac­ clamation and WiU take care of the ship's fund. There should be two percuiators in the messroom for use at night, to which the steward agreed and put one in the next morning. Messroom should be cleaned up by the watch every morn­ ing. Dirty dishes should be put in the sink. AU mattresses and pillows were changed, as requested. WESTERN RANCHER (Wastorn Navi­ gation), April 5—Chairman, Ai Oromaner; Secretary, Glazder Edward. Repair list was discussed. New mattresses are needed. Vote of thanks went to the stewards department. WESTERN TRADER (Western Naviga­ tion), March 29—Chbirman, C. Benway; Secretar, O. P. Oakley. Captain said that sougeelng will be done on OT. Man that fail to keep on the job while in port will be logged. SmaU repair list wSs' made out and turned over to the ship's dele­ gate. Two men missed ship. Reading matter should be returned when it has been read. WILLIAM DOWNING (Stats Fuel), March 14—Chairman, Johnson; Secretary, L. Strange. This is a good trip with a LA SALLE (Waterman), March 29— well behaved crew and no foul-ups. Dis­ Chairman, William E. Higgs; Secretary, cussion was held, on the washing ma­ Stefano Guggino. S. H. Word was elected chine and the cleanliness of the messhaU. ship's delegate by acclamation; Robert Defransa, deck delegate: Douglas V. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), March 15— Cann, engine delegate; Bob Alien stew­ Chairman, W. B. Andrews; Secretary, C. ard delegate. Ail heads should be kept Mathews. $34.45 ship's fund was passed AMEROCEAN (Biackchestsr), Decem­ clean. Ship's delegate should contact to the ship's delegate by the last del­ ber 15—Chairman, Talbot; Secretary, the chief enginer on the hot water beef. on egate. $4 donation was made foi the James C. Rose. There should be less Liner count should be kept straight. noise in the passageway at night. Laun­ dry cleaning schedule will be set up for LONE JACK (Cities Service), March 22 sanitary men. Deck engineer will fix the —Chairman, H. E. Grant; Secretary, B. L. washing machine drain. Clothes should Smith. Patrolman . will be contacted be removed from the fieley as soon as about the cockroaches in the messhall they are dry. and gaUey. .W. L. Rackiey was elected January 3—Chairman, C. Story; Secre­ ship's delegate by acclamation. AU hands tary, J. E, Rose. Steward should divide should help keep the messhall clean. stores proportionately for the rest of Drinking fountain below deck back aft ship's library in New York. Steward and the voyage. should be repaired. AH eating utensils ship's delegate will see the captain about March 10—Chairman, John Talbot; Sec­ should be thoroughly cleaned. Ship's getting a new washing machine in-Hon'rretary, James Rose. All linen should be fund is now $32. iuiu. Present machine, bought by 'he turned in for cleaning in Japan. There April 9—Chairman, J. C. Whatley; Sec­ ciew, has had several breakdowns. All should be less noise in the passageways. retary, J. M. O'Neii. Fountains have not should refuse to sign on for the next April 5-^Chairman, Edward Lizier; Sec­ yet been fixed. There are sufficient wind trip until action is taken'to eliminate the retary, James Rose. One man missed the scoops and cots, it is claimed. There is black, oUy substance which-has been con­ ship in Yokohama. One man was logged $34.20 in the ship's fund. J. C. Whatley taminating the drinking and washing wa­ while on hospital ship. Delegates will was elected ship's delegate by acclama­ ter. Ship's delegate will see what can be" make up the repair list. tion. Patrolman will be shown poor done this trip. Crew's menu board should menus. Deck and steward department be shifted-for beiter visibiUly. Drinking were asked to use their own heads. Men fountain should be placed in the passage­ CATAWBA VICTORY (Bull), April 11— would like some other beverage besides way to keep unauthorized persons out of Chairman, R. H. -McCarthy; Secretary, Kool-ald. rice should be added to the crew messroom. Stev/ards depart­ Gilbert Esperanda. Two men left in the menu. Grits, should be kept fresh. ment was thanked for a good job. Philadelphia. Carpenter promised to Ax Tin pitcherCoffee should replaced with the wasjiing machine and the sink. Ship's crockery or plastic. be Different type of STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), na datadelegate wUi see the mate about fixing iced tea glasses should be procured. Chairman, S. Rlvars; Sacratary, J. Furall stewards department doors. Each de­ ton. .AU but one black gang foc'sie have partment will clean the library and laun­ SUZANNE (Bull), no data—Chairman, been painted. The last one will,be paint­ dry week for .for a week. Crew is to get Jimmy Jones; Secretary, L. Vigo. There ed before arrival. Three men left In meals a little faster, especially those men is $8 in the ship's fund which was re­ Honolulu, one SUP man signed off and on watch. , tained in New York by men who missed the other two went to the hospital. Three the ship. replacements were signed on there. The GENERAL PATTON (National Water­ 437 balance in the ship's fund is being ways), Ma. :h 22—Chairman, M, C. KleiTADDEI (Shipenter), April 5—Chair­ taken care of by. the steward. Inquiry ber; Secretary, N. Merrick. Pantry and man,' R. L. Aiken; Secretary, E, Hansen. will be made about a spare motor and messhall should be kept cle.->.n at . night. Minor repair jobs will be done on the pump and pump parts for the washing - Peck wiU be painted. All three depart­ ship. One man missed ship in Philadel­ machine. Stewards,department seems to ments will take turns cleaning the rec­ phia. R. L. Aiken was elected ship's be one man short in the gaUey. Patrol­ reation room. Vote of thanks went to delegate: T. Lowe, deck delegate: P. F man wUl be asked about- this. - Discussion the stewards department for the fine Jordan, engine delegate; F. E. Wasmer, was held on the .washing machine. Vote r I. *Can'Shaker9* Have Ko OK GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Service), April 11—Chairman, Sanders;. Secretary, Alu. Letter was sent to the hall about the brother who missed the ship. Henry Gzigorskl was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Delegates will collect SI from each member of their departments at the payoff to start a ship's fund. Pa­ trolman will be contacted about getting cots.. Stewards department was thanked for good service during the trip. FORT BRIDGER (US Petroleum), Feb­ ruary 25—Chairman, John Gates; Secre­ tary, Harold W. Simmons. There is S35 In the ship's fund. There was a complaint about one troublesome member, who was warned by the ship's delegate. April 4—Chairman, John A. Buzelewski; Secretary, Maivin Nielsen. Report on a member" was sent in to the Union. One member will be brought up on charges for being drunk. Three men logged and one missed ship in Los Paimos. Washing machine should be kept clean. of thank* went to the etewardi depart­ ment for good food and service, with special mention for the baker's fine bak­ ing. Steward willAee about getting pure black pepper. New library should be se­ cured in Norfolk. i f I/: GGMMcmMas M 94*«4«6M4*t-t4 • ,1 delegate by .acclamation; Brlndie. fieck delegate. Patrolman wiU be contacted on the poor coffee. Cups and glasses should not be left in the foc'sles. MesdiaU should be kept clean. IVashing machine should not be overloaded. April 14—Chairman, K. F. Goidmani Secretary, F. Throp. Deck department is one man short. Menu board in the' messroom should be moved. Mate wUl be contacted about wind chutes. MesshaU chairs need repairing. ROBIN MOWBRAY (Seas Shipping), March 14—Chairman, Ray White; Secre­ tary, Nason Nunn. Stewards department was handling stores. Washing machfne needs repairing. Awning will be'placed aft next trip. Steward was asked to get more fresh fruit and mUk. New mat­ tresses will go on the repair Ust, Ship needs fumigation. ROYAL OAK (Cities Sarvica), April 4 —Chairman, Louie Cantrall; . Secretary,' Chris Kcilahar. There is a $54.56 balance in the ship's fund. Wiper missed ship at Bayonne; his gear wUl be Checked and put ashore. Repair Usts will be handed over to the ship's delegate. MesshaU and" laundry should be kept cleaner. Butts should be kept off the deck; cups should be returned to the pantry. Full amount of milk should be taken aboard at eacH port. Crew washing machine needs re­ pairing. • , SCHUYLER OTIS BLAND (Waterman), April 4—Chairman, Jesse Lewlsk; Secre­ tary, AI. Kessen. Patrolman is to make sure' that officers stop doing Unlicensed personnel's work, and see about paihtihg' all crew quarters. All doors need fixing. SEACLIFF (Coral), Chairman, John blmitriadls; Secretary, C. B, Jensen, There was some disputed OT relating to for­ eign workers working on this ship; tjio Union has been notified. Men promised to return dirty Unen on linen day. Men would like to have the full amount of the draw at one time. Captain will be asked again to have the aUeyways cleaned and sougeed and the recreation room. messhaU and ice box ladders painted. Captain wiU only pay one hour OT for having ice made. Captain insists stores be paid this voyage. GriU will be pur­ arc washed by the men, although, stewa'rd chased for the gaUey when available. Un­ has checked consumption and-says this is authorized persons should be kept out of not so. messrooms, aUeyways galley and all crew quarters by the company officials. SEACOMET (Colonial), March 22—Chair­ ALCOA ROAMER (Aleea), April 12— Chairman, Charles Magltte; Secretary, James Johnston. Discussion was held on one man who fouled up. Report on this WiU be handed over to the patrolman. Steward reported many cups missing, they have been left on deck. Discussions were held on the repair list, the ship's laundry's scuppers, getting an iron for the ship and the ship's fund. ALEXANDRA (Cartas), March 23— Chairman, F. A. Sayol; Secretary, Ricco Medeiros. Repair Ust was given the skipper who promised to act on it; as yet nothing has been accompUshed. C. B. Moose was elected new ship's delegate. A new repair Ust will be turned over for the captain. Chief electrician will clean and repair all fans. Ship's fund wUl be made up of $1 for each man. AMERSEA (Blackchastar), April S— Chairman, D. C. Jonas; Sacratary, Jerry Smith. A letter. from the widow of Brother Elmer J. Blanes, who died on March 6th whUe pantryman aboard this vessel, was read. It was decided that the unlicensed personnel would have the cap­ tain wire her S233 and at the end of the voyage the remainder of the 'ship's fund wUl be forwarded to her. man, C. Murphy; Secretary, R. Bowley. Steward said that the master agrees to buy anything necessary in ports of caU. Recreation room needs cleaning. Engine and deck departments wiU rotate clean­ ing of laundry room. AU repairs should be reported to delegates immediately. April 3—Chairman, C. J. Murphy; Sec­ retary, Robert Bowley. C> Murphy was elected ship's delegate. Agent will be contacted in Port Arthur about replace­ ment of washing machine. Delegates will see the patrolman about the inadequate siopchest. Repair list wiU be turned over to ship's delegate. Patrolman wUl be asked about transportation supper. Cold supper was requested whije the ship is in the tropics, Crew is very' satisfied with the food. SEANAN (Stratford), March 28—Chair­ man, R, L, Young; Sacratary, W. H. Kumka. D. Berger was elected ship's delegate. Ship's fund wiU be started with voluntary donations of 82 per man at AZALEA CITY (Waterman), March 29— the payoff. Wood was elected to coUect Chairman, E. O'Reu^e; Secretary, David this. Repair lists were coUected, B. Sacher. There was a beef with the mate firing a man in Tampa. Mate also SEAPENDER (Sea Transport), April 12 had trouble with the deck delegate for —Chairman, Johannes Roos; Sacratary, a matter that was not his fault. Radio H. M. Gulnlar. Bosun complained about wiU be bought out of the ship's fund. the inefficiency of a few members of the Each member will be assessed SI foi- deck department. He wUi contact the pa­ this. Something should be done to fix trolman on this. One man left ship in the toaster. . . Yokohama; his name will be turned over to the patroima^. Patrolman wiU bo BINGHAMTON VICTORY (Bull), March given the repair list. 2S—Chairman, R. Cowdrey; Secretary, J.. R. SImlton. Washing machine.-wqa moved SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Saatrain), back down below. .D. L.- McCorvey was April 19—Chairman, Paul Ulrlch; Sacra­ elected, ship's delegate. AU fans will be tary, Walter Bayalar, Oiler wants bot­ put out. One man who failed to qualify tom bunk. There is 893.24 in the ship's for his job was demoted, paying the man fund Patrolman wiU be told crew refuses who took his place the difference in pay. to accept milk from one dairy which has sent spoiled mUk several' times to BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service), the ship, despite warnings. Metal wasteMarch 22—Chairman, Burns; Secretary, baskets were ordered. Crew voted about EIrod. Men agreed to clean up after the getting a coke machine, if possible. Wal­ dog. Heads need repairing. There should ter Mueller was elected ship's delegate be enough cots provided. Door sill in by acclamation. crew's mess needs repairing. Complete repair Ust wiU be made up and sub­ SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (SeatralnV mitted on arrival in port. 'March 22—Chairman, Sir Charles; Secre­ April 2—Chairman, Charles Colllns; tary, S. U. Johnson. There is 833.60 in. Sacrstary, Harry R. Gundarud. Meals in the ship's fund. Screen doors wiU be general have ben very poor, with much taken care of in Edgewater, NJ, New of the food rotten when served, espe­ mattresses should be placed on board cially meat. This will be brought to the for those needing them. Bed springs that attention of the Lake Charles and New need repairs should be taken®care of. York patrolman, and all stewards store Repairs should be turned over to depart­ Will be checked. Extermination is also ment delegates before the payoff. One needed. brother paid off with sickness; member­ April 5—Chairman, William Burka; Sac­ ship decided to donate part of the ship's ratary, Harry R. Gundarud. Variety of fund to him. cold cuts should be provided for the night lunch. No rotten meat should be SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Sea train), served. Each department wUl turn a re­ March 11—Chairman, F.-J, Constantln; pair list over to the patrolman on arrival. Secretary, J. Westfall. There U !«b'-i.30 in Ray Ruppert was imanimously elected the ship's fund. Discussion was held on ship's delegate. the shortage of milk. There should be cold supper in hot weather. Suggestion BULL RUN (Mathlasan), April -15— was made to buy a radio from'the slop-'Chairman, S. Karksson; Sacratary, A. chest. Daballch. Patrolman- wiU be asked to March 19—Chairman, W. A. Vay Dynei settle the beef on the steward doing Secretary, C. Lowery. Garbage disposal painting. The $27.51 in the ship's fund will be taken up -with the boarding pa­ WiU be turned over to the. next cfew. trolman and settled. Bosun stands aU Repair list wiU be made up and turned watches. Discussion was held on over to department beads. New washing anchor whether day men are entitled to some machine, iron and ironing board wiU be of these. . Vote of thanks went to i the put aboard, . JDeck- department foc'sles stewards will- be pained before leaving the yard. service. "department for good' food and AU-rooms should be cleaned before leav­ April 2—Chairman,- E. M. Bryant; Seoing the ship.. Loudspeaker wiU be re­ retsry, J. Meyer, Men were asked hot to placed in the messhall. use the toaster, for making sandwiches. .cups and glasses should be re­ CHIWAWA (Cities Sarvica), April 3— Coffee .to the msMAaU. Chairman, K. F. Goldman; Sacratary, D. turned April 14H:i\elrm.en, Nf*: Walshj EgeFowars. Delegates are preparing fepair lists, Frank Throp was .alected ship's, �SEAFARERS May 1. MM Tage Twenty-fir* LQG ... DIGEST ofi SHIPS' MEETINGS ... (Continued from page 24) reiary, H, C. MeCurdy. There U a $15.27 balance In the ahlp'a fund after the purchaie of a radio. Waahlnx machine fan belt will be bou$nt from the ahlp'a fund. Steward reported that cola will be U' •ued next week. SHINNECOCK BAY (Mar Trade), April I—Chairman, C. A. Welch; Secretary, Zypla Zygarewtky. Chief engineer, will be contacted about freah water. Deck de­ partment and blackgang'a foc'slea were painted, and messhall wlU be done. Waablng machine la broken. Toaater la burned out. . . SIMMONS VICTORY (Bull), March 1 Chairman, W. B. Ayceck; Secretary, J. it. Creppon. One man missed ship. AU repairs should be made before the ship sails.. Men with beefs should see their delegates first. Dishes should be re­ turned to the pantry. Two vinegar and oil sets should be put out. Messman should have a flashlight when he dumps garbage.. Men should be properly dressed In messhaU and- pantry. March 21—Chairman, J. H. Creppon; Sacratary, William Elliott. Discussion was.held on repairing the washing ma­ chine. Vote of thanks went to the stew­ ards department. Sink and messroom chairs need repairing. Ship's delegate wlU see the first assistant engineer and repcirt to crew. SOUTHERN STATES (Southern Trad­ ing, March If—Chairman, Floyd U Sim­ mons; Secretary, L. B. Bryant, Jr. Chief mate is thoroughly satisfied with the deck gang. Motion was passed to take on extra milk to make up for the- ports where it is unobtainable. Steward should get a better grade of stores. C. W. Man riner was elected treasu.rer of the sliip's fund. MesshaU shouid be kept clean. Each department should turn a repair .list in to the ship's delegate. Men should help conserve water. Vote of thanks went to the stewaids department for their efforts to satisfy crew. Suggestion was made that negotiating committee ask for a steward utUity in next negotiations with company, as the work is too much for the crew on hand. SOUTHLAND (South Atlantic). April S —Chairman, Jamer H. Hammers; Socso- tary. Bob Porter. Innerspiing mattresses may be procured at the end of the voy­ age. Captain notified the SaVannah office of stores shortage. There Is S140.74 In the ship's fund. Vote of thanks went to the captain for his going to bat regard­ ing stores. Bob Peters was elected dilp's delegate by acclamation. Deck Depart­ ment shower waterUne needs fixing, as weU as water faucet in one foc'sle. Re­ pair Ust should be started before reach­ ing last European port. SOUTHPORT (South Atlantic), March 15—Chairman, R. E. Pierce; Secretary, J. H. Chastereau. Glenn Lawron was clecled ship's delegate by acclamation. New television antenna wUl be purchased in the States. New York haU wUl be con­ tacted about obtaining Union slopchest. Messroom, recreation room and laundry should be kept clean. STEEL INVENTOR (Isthmian), Decem­ ber 14—Chairman, Charles Starling; Sec­ retary, J. Thompson. Mate was working en deck. December 14—Chairman, Charles Star^ ling; Secretary, Henry D. McRorle. En­ gine delegate wlU keep track of the Ught, water, drinking water and heat suppUes. Quiz Anawera (1) (a) Vienna, (b) Florence, (c) Munich. (2) Five feet "(60 inches.) The "hand" is a unit of four inches. (3) 50 miles per hour. He was actually driving only seven hours. (4) (c) Rat. Its effectiveness as a germ and plague-carrier has probably resulted in more deaths than any other animal. (5) Water, pump. (S) The Big Dipper. (7) 35. (8) During sleep, in the early morning. (9) Orange pekoe is simply a •grade of tea resulting from sift­ ing the leaves through a sieve of « certain size. (10) 11 o'clock. Puzzle Anawer mm oaraaa saa sni Dsnsfz;] Qsa sfflizaacaiaci HdaaH SI3!;3 SaOBilS asoaa soDEa aaQH caa SEE aa® sa csEEOs asGa® aaaffijHB ana aassa ranaaasa n™ HEHisE ans] GUSBUia aaa Captain rofuset to OK stewards depart­ ment .OT, especially for making ice cream. He wants the steward to wash Uhsn since, no linen can be laundered ashore. Stewards department refuses to do this imless, of course, the captain gives a direct order. March 20—Chairman, Charles Starling; Secretary, Henry D. McRorle. There is quite a lot of disputed overtime. New washing machine and some new fans are needed. Everyone is to apply for S2 for Washing his own linen. All cots must be turned in. A luianlmous vote of thanks went to the stewards department. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), March 15—Chairman, Fred Chapman; Secretary, E. Gerun. C. B. Carter was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. DlacusaUn; was held'en the food situation. Crew should keep mesrtiaU and pantry cleaner at night. Crew was-asked to take care of cots. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), April *—Chairman, not listed; Secretary, • N. Vosklsn. Performers will be turned over to the patrolman in the States. One man left ship due to sickness. Water wUl be tested to see if it Is fit to drink. Car­ penter shop shouud be ovepbauled and messhall should be rearranged. The crew is not to feed the monkeys, as someone has been feeding them soap. They should be kept on deck and not In the rooms. Crew Is to be properly dressed in the messhalL Get New Books Through Agents Seafarers who applied for new membership hofdts in New York hut are now sailing from outports don't have to coihe to this city to get their new hooks. If the men Involved win write to headquarters and tell the Union which port they are sailing out of, the Union will forward the hook in care of the port agent. Under no circumstances however, will the books be sent through the mails to any private addresses. rttary, R. D. Tapmsn. Repaira have IMen taken care ef. Crew wiU cooperate in keeping the messhalL clean. There ia S1A5 in the ship's fund. and. suggestions about donations wiU he taken at the payoff in Now Haven. Steward wiU be told about the eonditloD ef Uncn and the lack of -towels and soap. April M-rChalrmsn, Edwin Davit; Sec­ retary, R. D. Tapman. One man missed ship. Exterminator should he called. Bunk springs need repairing Missing man's gear will be pot astiore in a Gul< port. Stewards department got a vete of thanks for the Job they are doing. . STEEL SCIENTIST Usthmlan) March 15 —Chairman, Richard Hunt; Secretary Os­ car M. Rayner. Beefs should be reported to draartment delegates. Messroom seats should be raarranged. Ship's fund stands at S30. SnggesUen was made to put beef and ham out for night lunch. Meats should be eut Just before - serving. Cap­ tain Frank Jones qxtended his thanks-to the m-ew for the wonderful way they COE VICTORY (Victory CarrlerO, April turned to when the ship caught fire in 5 — Cliairman, Gordon; Socratary, Calcutta. McLsuglln. Most repMrs havo been done. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), March Toilets should be kept cleaner. 27—Chairman, i)et listed; Secretary, net DE SOTO (Waterman), February 2listed. Ther.e is S30 in the ship's fund. Suggestion was made that each man con­ Chairman, Callahan; Secretary, P. M. Reyes. HaU was contacted about oysters tribute SI extra to the ship's fund. Laun­ dry room is to be kept clean at all times. and said that no more than S gallons can be expected. Motion was passed to STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), AprH 7— donate $10 to the American Library As­ Chairman, E. L. Thempson; Secretary, A. sociation. Discussion was held on reg­ Vargas. Men were asked to conserve ulating the hot water in the crew's shower. Repairs are to he turned in be­ water. Motion was passed to compliment fore -arrival. Discussion was held on the the cooks for the fine work performed. Deck and engine showers are not work­ March of Dimes. March Otto Callahan; ing properly. Patrolman will be asked Sacratary, 2—Chairman, Philip Rayas. Drydocking ques­ if more beer can be distributed through­ tion needs clarification. Company wiU be out the trip. Crew was thanked for be­ ing en time for meals. Whistling while asked for a new washing machine, as the one now in use continuously -needs the crew is asleep diould be avoided. repairing. First assistant wiU be adted to COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), certify this. New chairs are needed for March 31—Chairman, WHIard Parks; Sec- the recreation room. Special place wiU be designated for drying clothes. PERSONAIiS A1 Uhler Contact Bettina Queen, 750 Bar­ clay Avenue, Staten Island, NY. ^ ^ Harold "Pete" Peterson I am sendhig a money order to you In care of the mail room at SIU headquarters. Please pick it up there. Mike Reges. ^ Richard Joseph Wade • Please write or get in touch with your mother, 41 Massachusetts Ave., So. PortlancI, Me. There is sickness at home. Larry Baldridge Contact Miss Abbott at 6019 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. $ $ Richard Mills Contact Mr. Maloney at 1204 Land Title Building, Broad and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. i Boyd Davis Please get In touch with Helen Miller at her aunt's home, 160 Stanton Road, Mobile, Alabama. jr Wilbur Please get in Evelyn Sullivan, Boston 1, Mass. t high caUbre food lerved and the cleanlineia of the,-department. Crewmemben were asked to leave foc'sles clean and shipshape for the new crew and to turn in aU keys before leaving. Patrolman wUl be contacted about a man who re­ fuses to attend meetings. CAROLYN (Bull), April 11—Chairman. M. Gordils; Secretary, A. Aragonat. Stew­ ard said that he is trying to use up per­ ishable fruit first. Vote of thanks went DEL AIRES (Mississippi), March 2f- for the swell chow cooked on board Chairman, Cleophas Wright; Secretary, and served by the stewards department.' John W. Ficeu. CecU E. Whidden was Laundry should be left clean after use. elected ship's delegate. There is $57.52 in the ship's fund. ToUets should be kept HILTON (Bull), March 15—Chairman, clean. Phonograph should be turned off after use. Suggestion was made to get A. Smith; Secretary, A. Rosen. All re­ books on the West Coast. Steam coffee pairs were completed except the paint­ um should be gotten instead of the one ing of foc'sles. Charles Payne was now on order. Parts for hot plates elected ahlp'a delegate unanimously; Louis (Torino was elected deck dele­ should be secured too. gate. Men would like tn know why crewmembcrs can't be gotten in San DEL NORTE (Mississippi), March 22— Chairman, Bob High; Secretary, John Juan when the ifaip reachei port. Stew­ Zimmer, There is a little disputed over­ ard will see about getting a bigger pertime but otherwise smooth sailing. Old culator fer the crew messhall. Stewards movie screen will be auctioned off. There department got a vote of thanks for their Is not enough money in the ship's fund fine work. to buy a movie projector—a balance of $141.07. JEAN LAFITTE (Waterman), March 27 April 4—Chairman, Stough; Secretary, —Chairman, E. N. King; Secretary, C. A. Zimmer. Ship's repair Ust will be sent Dorrcugh. Captain asked the crewmemto New Orleans from Rio de Janeiro bers to be quieter in the messhall while northbound. Brothers were asked to In port. Desserts left over at dinnertime continue with the ship's paper, the 'T4av- should be saved. Steward agreed, pro­ igator." Motion was passed to buy a vided that erewmembers put dishes and movie projector in New Orleans from the spoons In the sink. Crew wants fruit put people. who supply the films. Ship's out earlier. Foc'sles should be kept treasurer. Sister Johannssen. reported a clean. Entire atewards department got movie fund of S340 and a ship's fund of a vote of thanks for the food and serv­ *121.07. Discussion was held on the ice fbr the whole trip. movie projector. LAKE GEORGE (US Petroleum), Octo­ DEL SOL (Mississippi), January 25— 5—Chelrman, David Fair; Secretary, Chelrman, J. T. Walff; Sacratary, J. E. ber Edward V. Smith. Arthur Seago was Garsey. Everything is going okay. Dis­ elected ahlp'i delegate. Ship's fund win cussion was held on washing machine be started with • SI donation from each wringer. List for bundry cleaning Miould member. Repair will be drawn up be made up. There is not enough hot. with ene copy sentlist to headquartera. water in the washroom. Steward was October M —Chairman, Edward V. asked to check stcampress to make sure Smith; Secretary, William Kehrwiadcr. food would be hot. Radio will be repaired. If potsible. Ship's March 27—Chairman, Justin T. WoltT; delegate will see the captain about an. Secretary, W. R. Cameron. Hot and cold awning for aft poop deck. Heads are nearly all in need of repair. Glasses should be put in the sink. Ship's dele­ gate will sec the captain about getting an iron. Steward will try to get more cots, pillow slips and soap trays for the showers in Italy. Mi water is to be Installed in the washing machine, since mixer faucet cannot be obtained. AU mattresses should be in­ spected and damaged ones replaced. New locker should be instaUed—with shelves —in the cook's foc'sle. One beef about a crewmember going topside wiU be re­ ferred to the patrolman. EDITH (Bull), March 24—Chairman, William Brewer; ' Secretary, L. Rlxxo. Mate wiU be contacted about getting suitable goggles for use whUe loading or discharging sulphur. Escape panels in DEL MONTE rMlstUslppD. April 5— 12-4's door needs repairing. Chairman, David Ramsay; Secretary, Kalth M. Cola. SMp's delegate saw the ELIZABETH (Bull), April 5—Chairmen, captain about lifting some loga, but the Saliva; Secretary, Orlando H. Lepex. captain refused. Repair Ust was read M. Gony Gonzalez was elected ship's dele­ and accepted. Ship's delegate wUl check gate. One man was hospitalized in Puerto aU department requisitions and make Rico. ToUet and shower should be paint­ sure there are enough parts for the fans ed in New York this trip. put on board for the next voyage. Vote of thanks went to the stewards depart EVELYN (Bull), March 27—Chairman. ment for the excellent service and the W. Davlcs; Secretary, E. C. Dacay. Etty was elected ship's delegate. Repair list will be turned over to the ship's de'egate before reaching port. Cups .should be returned to the pantry. Brother Schnink was given a vote of thanks for being a fine ship's delegate. Brother Schrunk is retiring from the sea: be has Victor B. Cooper been sailing since 1927. NOTICES Ex-crewmemher of the North­ western Victory. Contact pay­ master of Victory Carriers, Inc., 655 Madison Ave., NY, in regards to money due you. t, i t t 3^ 4> Union Dues The Seafarer who paid his 1953 dues in New York to Patrolman Howard Guinier on April 17 (re­ ceipt No. G 14291) should get in touch with headquarters immedi­ ately. Name and hook number were not entered on the receipt so his dues has not been credited to him in the records. fine work in keeping the broken-down washing machine constantly under repairs. LOGANS PORT (Cities Service), April 17—Chairman, O. M. Barplctte; Secretary, W. F. RInehart. Bed springs in the en­ gine department have all been repaired, and in the stewards department, too. OT beef will be discussed with the patrol­ man. Crew was asked to keep cots aft of lifeboats on the boat deck. Everyone should make some contribution to the ship's fund at the payoff. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers). March 5—Chairman. William J. Smith; Secretary. Jack Delan. Report was read dn the deck gang working on the jumbo boom under unsafe conditions, and the chief mate working on deck. This win be taken up with the patrolman. Stewards department got a vote of thanks for a job weU done. Better va­ riety of stores should be procured for th next trip. Ship should be left clean and patrolman diould check before the payoff. " MOBILIAN (Waterman), February 21— Chairman, Mike Zelonka; Secretary, D. Miase. Beeker was elected ship's dele­ gate unanimously. Each department will keep the laundry clean for a week at a tuno. Repair list wiU be turned in. 'March 23—Chairman, Donald "Tiny" FAIRISLE (Waterman), April 12—Chair­ man, Ray Queen; Secretary, George Dunn. Crew scuttlebutt was repaired by re­ quest. One permltman missed ship in 'Frisco. Steward and stewards depart­ ment got a vote of appreciation for their good aU-around work and consideration of the crew. Steward George Dunn thanked the crew, stating It was one of the best he had shipped with and that the departmrat would do aU It could to show appreciation. iL Mease; Becretary, Alex Janes. Repair lists were aU turned in. Patrolman will be asked to examine the boiler, to see about eliminating gas. Second mate will be contacted by the patrolman on enter­ ing empty foc'sles. Assignments for cleaning the laundry will be posted on ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), April the notice board. Repair list will also be 17—Chairman, Lee Roy Eekoff; Secretary, posted. Condition of scuppers in the Leon Frenchy Davis. The crew insists galley and the galley stove will be on a new washing machine, since this brought to the patrolman's attention. one has broken down so many times. MARYMAR (Calmer), April 12—Chair­ Crew should not sign on untU the ship is fumigated. There are red ants aU man, Joe KowalskI; Secretary, Gilbert Neman. Discussion was held on one un­ over the ship. Keya should be turned in before members leave the ship. Vote satisfactory member. Seattle hall will of thanks went to the stewards depart­ be asked to handle the matter. Each de­ ment for the fine food and the excellent partment will use Its own head and performance and service, under the fine showers. Motion was passed to start a direction ot Tiny Phillips. Deck engineer ship's, fund with 3.25 contributions from and the 4-8 oUer were thanked for their each man. Vacation Office The following men are request­ ed to come to the vacation office ^ at SIU headquarters: Robert L. Editor, E. Byers Anderson, Sant H. Persaud, James touch with Mary E. )Vorthy, Argentine Encino and SEAFARERS.LOG, 21 Beacon Street, James E. Dawson. 675 Fourth Ave., t t 4- 4> . Record Department Wayne H. TroUe Please contact Mrs. Lucille The following men are imged to TroUe at East New Market, RED send in four pictures to the record department of the Union in order Maryland. to complete their new books: ^ t t J. B. Alsabrook William T. Ammerman Your mother Is very anxious to Thomas M. Collins hear from you. Please contact her Lewis J. Goodwin at Box 330, Star Route, Spenard, John H. Hannay Alaska. John Jordan Anthony Korsidc 4 t i Hannes Randoja John J. Leskim Brother Relno Pelasoja is inter­ Julius LnkaoB ested In hearing from you about Caspar Martinez the money you owe hW. You can James F. Moore send the $185 to him in care of the Louis Nelson Lawrence Schroeder Taddei, Shipenter Lines, Inc., 10 Rector St., New Tork 6, NY, or to Henry E. Vail beadquartera, Standish B. WoodeU Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE STATE TO AVOID DUPLICATIONt If ygu ar* an «!<) tubacrlbgr and h«v* a ehanq* of addrait, plaat* giv* your former addrait b«low: ADDRESS CITY i- 4«tttt*aa«taaM*aMa«aaaaa«7aaaaaea«*aaaa»aaaaa»ii laatsaMataaaaaaaaaaaagaG .20NE aa*a»*B«*Ma*a« STATE «• �^^>"1 Tagm Twenty-tfs SEAFARERS L6G May i, i95t Giving The Gift A Thorough Oneoovor in the HOSPITALS The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIV Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits, from friends and shipmates to pass away the" long days and iveeks tn a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit. It will he most welcome. /,» Lourdes Cornier, newly arrived daughter of Seafarer Francesco Cornier, casts a skeptical eye on the $25 defense bond presented to her by SIU Welfare Services representative A1 Thompson, in the family's Brooklyn home. Bond came along with the $200 maternity benefit. All of the following SIU families and Mrs. Victor R. Valencia, 41 win cclect the $200 inotcmity Rondell Place, San Francisco, Cal. benefit plus a $25 bond from the J, J, Union in the baby's name. Evelyn Rita Riguelme, born April 7, 1953. Parents,' Mr. and David Wayne Ramirez, bom Mrs. Dagoberto L. Riguelme, 1323 March 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Greenmount Avenue, Baltimore 2, Mrs. David B. Ramirez, 164 Saint Md. Emanuel Street, Mobile, Ala. 4" ir l" 4" 4 4" Cynthia Bartlett, born February Fred Milton Hazard, Jr., bom 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. March 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Fl-ank L. Bartlett, 111 Second Ave­ Mrs. Fred M. Hazard, 260 South nue, Chickasaw, Ala. Conception Street, Mobile, Ala. t t 4> ^ 4i William Michael Brantley, born James W. Beresford, Jr., born March 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and March 27, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William S. Brantley, 600 Mrs. James W. Beresford, 38 Derby Johnson Avenue, Fairhope, Ala. Road, Revere, Mass. 4" t t Alice Eugenia Bell, born March Lourdes Cornier, born March 21, 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fran­ Robert H. Bell, Route 1, Flomaton, cisco Cornier, 511 Bushwick Ave­ Ala. nue, Brooklyn, NY. 4i 4^ 4' Richard Allen Williams, born 4^4. Douglas Martin Johnsen, bom March 23, 1953. Parents, Mr. and March 31, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Williams, Route 1, Mrs. Charles Arnold Johnsen, 375 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. "4 4" 4" Nidya Denis Torres, bora Febmary 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Torres, 42 Varet Street, Brooklyn, NY. 4" 4" i4 Rose Marie O'Neill, bom De­ cember 30, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. O'Neill, 3305 North Howard Street, Philadelphia 40, Pa. 4" . 4" Ronald Rankin, bom February 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey A. Rankin, 1336 Congress Street, Mobile, Ala. 4» 4> t 4" 4" 4' 4" i4 4» 4> 4" 4" Franklin Evert Richardson, bom March 25, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert E. Richardson, Route 1, Bay Minette, Ala. Kathryn Evelyn Wadsworth, ^ ' born May 12, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Wadsworth, Thomaston, Me. Benny Ray Manuel, born March 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Newitt Manuel, OberHn, La. $• ^ Deborah Ann Martin, born Feb­ ruary 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil H. Martin, Castleberry, Ala. Donald T. Johns, • Jr., born March 23, 1953. Parents, Mr. and *•- Mrs. Donald T. Johns, Route 3, Box 545, Lakeland, Fla. ^ 4> Miriyn Cecilia Valeria, _^m Box 45, Lutz, Fla. i 4i Karen Ann O'Rourke, bom March 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert O'Rourke, 4205 New Utrecht Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" Denise Martus, born March 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jo­ seph L. Martus, 168-41 89 Avenue, Jamaica, NY. Suzie DePoo, born. March 9, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Joseph DePoo, 307 West 11th Street, New York, NY. 4" 41 4" Charles E. Perdue, Jr., born April 9, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Perdue, P. O. Box 624, Miami Intemational Airport, Miami, Fla. t Johnny Derrickson' Vetra, bom July 30, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James. D. Vetra, 520 Holly­ wood Street, Tampa, Fla. Grandpa Smith, 41, Proud Of His First Grandchild Probably the youngest grandfather in the SIU is Seafarer V. C. "Bert" Smith of Tampa, Florida, who just recently celebrated his 41st birthday. Moreover, he is one of the very few who has yet to see his first grandchild. Orlando, Florida, until May 10, at Smith is very happy about which time he will feast his eyes the whole things, even though the upon his first-bom grandchild, SIU doesn't have any maternity Steven Nagle. Born on April 12, benefits for grandchildren yet. He nine days less than 41 years after considers it a point of pride that his grandfather, the youngest his shipmates and friends, jokingly Nagle of them all weighed in at call him "Grandpa Smitty." seven pounds 13 ounces. Steven Right now. Smith is sailing came into this, world with.the red coastwise on Waterman's Iberville hair of his clan and the traditional as an AB. He won't get dowii to blue eyes of most newborn babies. "I haven't bad the chance to she the boy yet," said Smith, "but my wife and daugh­ ter tell me all he wants to do is eat." Smith's wife, Irma, and daughter L y nette, mother of the child, are justly proud of the latest addi­ tion to the fami­ Smith' ly. Lynette, 21-, is the oldest of four children bom to "Grandpa Smitty." The others, in descending order, are Mildred (Midge), 16; Bobby, 14, and Irmadine (Deannie), 12. Completing Here's old photo of Smith's the family group is Caldwell daughter Lynette who has Nagle, father o( the^ child, a 28presented him with grandson. year-old mechanic in Orlando. USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Harvey Alexander Thomaa Kustas Harold Arlinehaua Victor N. Litardl WUUam Atchason John Markopolo Justo Besuila Herman Meijer Bibenclo Bellaroza Robert J. Menser James Blake Harry Morton James Bowlcy Alfred Mueller Anthony Budvidas Leonard Murphy Frank Nerlng M. Burnstine Joseph Callahan Abe Partner Beresford Edwards WiUiam Pepper Jose Esplnoza^ Bart J. Power, Angel L. Romero C. Fachenthnll Charles Gallagher Kalle Rankonen Wmiarn Ryan Simon Goldstein Frederick Russo Joe Carl Griggs Virgil Sandberg James Hamilton Ewen Steele Hans R. Hanssen Adrian W. Jones T. Stevenson John W. Keenan Adus Thevlk Bertram Tomlln Richard Koch. . Nicholas Katoul Dudley Whlttaker Edward Budney -L. Krlstlansen CUMBERLAND HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NY Alfredo Cedeno ST. VINCENTS HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NY Joseph Pilutis GREENPOINT HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NY August Valentine USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Robert Alderton , WlUiam Rogers John RoUng Richard Allen Marcalo Belan Patrick Scanlan Peter Smith James Dodson WUllam Strike David Edwards T. Sandstrom S. Helduckl , Wtliiam J. SmaU Carl Johnson Clarence Murray D. K. T. Sorenson us: HOSPITAL MANHATTAN Bl ,CH. BROOKLYN, NY Frederick Lgiidry Victor Arevalo Francis Lynch Robert Atmore Harry McDonald Edmund Blosser David McIUreath Wilson O. Cara Claude MarkeU Walter J. Chalk Vic Miiazzo Charles Davison John Murdock Emiiio Delgado Eugene Nelson Antonio Diaz Pedro Peraito John DriscoU G. B. Shumaker E. Ferrer Robert Sizemore Robert Gilbert Henry Smith Bart Guranich Peter Gvozdich Herbert Totten John B. Hass FraLAND SANITOHIUM SEATTLE, WASH. Emil Ahstad POTTENGER SANITORIUM MONROVIA, CAL. E. L. Pritchard USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEX. Joseph P. Wise USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, OA. W. W. Allred M. Newman Ignahcio O'Amico RusseU C. Sypher ' B. H. McLendon Norman D. Tober B. B. Wolfman W. Middendorf Lonzie W. Morgan Henry S. Chemel Jack D. Morrison James B. Dyess USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. Alfred Johansen R. Armstrong William Meehan Roy L. McCannon R. E. MulhoUand Stephen Burskey George Rourke . Harry C. Peeler WUliam W. Wells J. E. Townsend USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICH. Tim Burke VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Harry J. Cronin Leonard Franks SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Joseph Koslusky USPHS HOSPITAL FORT STANTON, NM Charles Burton Thomas Isaksen Adioh Cox DonalJ McDonald John G. Dooley A. McGulgan Otto J. Ernst J. F. Thornburg F. Frennette Renato A. Vlllata Francis I. Gibbons Virgil E. Wilmoth Jack H. Gleason Bruno Barthel BIKERS IJT.AND HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NY James R. Lewis USPHS HOSPITAL SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO Albert Morse USPHS HOSPITAL • MOBILE. ALA. G. H. Robinson VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEX. Johnsie Hancock KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NY V Earl R. Gilman. USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. d. AUison Robert Rogers John Clatchey Nathan Rubin Jeff Davis Alfred Seeberger A. GeeemiUar A. DeFiUoDie Lewis C. GlanviUc Robert D. SetUe W. G. Hartmann Adolf Swenson Charles Hanger David Sykes Arie A. Hoomweg Adolf Anderson Stephen B. Kutzer Carl Chandler Joseph F. Lewis Albert W. Claudo W. R. Mcllveen Frank J. Galvln Earl McKendree Gorman Glaze William MitcheU Robert A. Hamlett Thomas Mungo Weldon C. King Thomas F. Oliver John Pedrosa G. W. Prltchett Paul C. Turner Edwin B. Rhoades John WUloff USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Braxton Con\wy Joseph Garello John A. Duffy Tim McCarthy John J. Flaherty Donald S. White USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. James Akers H. L. Pruitt Eugene W. Hayden David G. Proctor L. M. Jackson S. E. Roundtres Wylie G. Jarvis ' T. N. Scott Luis Lopez H. C. WiUis C. W. Phelps USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEX. K. Abarons Carl F.' Kumrow L. I. Floyd C. S. Lavelock Stanley Gully O. W. Orr E. C. HUl Robert L. Shaw E. Jeanfreau Alphan i Fruge A. W. Keane Charles Kogier / USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS,, LA. , Emile Badon Rene LeBlanc William Bargone Jesse J. Lockler Cyril Lowrey P. M. Blackwell S. Cope C. . R. .Nicholson Charles • Perez R. Cruz Claude L. Davis Raymond Perry George W. Duncan Albert Rakoey A. E. Ezeli Joseph A. Rockko B. D. Foster Harold P. Scott Patrick J. Green L. C. Seidle K. Gunderson Walter S. Smith. C. Hawkins H. S. Sdw Sdisa ' , M C. :Hinkson Ralph Subat •e;'Eaden E. King T. Terrington Leo Lang D. WUliains P. C. LeBlanc PHILADELPHIA GENERAL nOSPITAi, PHILADELPHIA, PA. , , WUUam Costello , . , VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEAN.S, LA. Frank J. GrUletta •> . Proud Of His Kid Brother Michael KobinsoR, six years old, shows 6f( his''newborn brother, Milton Robinson of the Alabama port city. ' �\ May 1. 1951 SEAFARERS -F Paye Twenty-seven LOG •t'J sraeiN* THE SEAFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN {News about men in the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SW We^ fare Benefits toill be carried in this column. It is rjpritten by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on ttems of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare- Services.) We've been receiving a number of complaints lately from' the boys in the hospital concerning the lack of mail they get from their seafaring buddies. We dbn't think the brothers on the beach want to forget oW friends. Sometimes it just slips your mind. If you can't get up to the hospitals for personal visits, which are the best tonic of all to the patients, remember that a card or a letter is just as welcome to a Sea­ farer who has prospects of looking at nothing but four walls for a couple of weeks. There is another place, too, where you can drop a line if you want results. Send us a note on any or all of your problems and we'll see what we can do to clear them up. Better still, if you don't care to write, drop around and see us at the office. We are available to all the men on any problems which may arise, and we're only too glad to help. Hugh (Cherokee) Hallman sauntered into the office after being re­ patriated from Germany aboard the Claiborne. He didn't give the dust a chance to settle under his feet before he took off for Mobile, Ala. Hugh said he hadn't shipped out of New York since 1946 and he had good reason. "The women in Mobile are so much better looking down there," he said. "Besides, the climate is much piore beneficial." He probably had 100 more reasons to add, but he didn't think any of them topped the first. There may be some Seafarers wlio will dispute his claim, however. Received a letter from Harry Knight recently. He is in the Gorgas Hospital in Ancon, Canal Zone, Hallman expects to be there for some time. He hopes tt hear from his friends back home who are shipping out with the SIU from stateside ports. Any communication is sure to be received with open arms. An oldtimer off the Robin Trent (Seas Shipping) is Dudley Whittaker, who has spent several weeks in the USPHS hospital on the is­ land. Whittaker has prospects of spending some more time in the wards, so a line dropped to him every once in a while will add greatly to his peace of mind and probably help him get "better that much sooner. The more mail he gets, the sooner he is liable to get well and be out . shipping withJiis friends once more. John Byrd has flown the coop in New York and headed back for Galveston, Tex., after passing through the biggest port in the world. He signed off the Northwestern Victory (Victory Carriers) recently and hightailed it back down to the sunny south. He didn't waste any time in getting back to the hominy grits, and is down there on the beach now with the rest of the boys who like that southern cooking and shipping. That's one of the advantages of the Union. A mem­ ber can ship from any port" on any run he desires. . Byrd is making the most of that privilege. Another Seafarer who passed through here like a runaway ti-ain was Bill Oswinkle. Bill stopped long enough to pick up his wages and transportation. He got off the Barbara Frietchie (Liberty Navigation) in the Philippines. Bill shipped back to the West Coast and then on to New York before heading for his favorite port of Baltimore. He's on the beach down there right now and. rarin' to ship out with the SIU. FINAL DISPATCH The deaths of the following Seafarers have -been ^epBrted to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and fSS,500 death benefits are being paid to beneficiaries. Joe Ray Bryan, 26: One mile north of Demerara Light Vessel, Brother Bryan was lost overboard the Alcoa Planter on March 6, 1953. He- had been a messman in the stewards department since 1951, when he joined the SIU in Mobile. Next of kin is Sarah Mae Bryan. City Cemetery, Galveston, Tex. He is survived by Shelby Fontenot. 4" 4> t , Charles T. Sheridan, 49: A mem­ ber of the stewards department. Brother Sheridan died at his home in Norfolk, Va., last October 15th. Burial took place at the Riverside Memorial Park, Norfolk, Va. Brother Sheridan was a member of the SIU since September 22, 1952, when he joined in New York. Raymond W. Saunders, 38: A heart ailment caused Brother Saunders' death on January 2, 1953, in New Orku, Okinawa. A second cook in the steward's de­ partment, he joined the SIU in New Orleans, May, 1951. He leaves his mother, Mrs. J. L. Saunders, of Earleton, Fla. Fred Hohenberger, 53: On April 19, 1953, Brother Hohenberger, an engine department member for eight years, died at the USPHS Hospital on Staten Island, NY. He was'buried at National Cemetery, Cypress Hills, BrooMyd, NY. Sur­ i t ^ viving is " his brother Arthur William T. Atchaion, 46: Broth­ Hohenberger, 71-73 70th Street, er Atchason died on March 3, Glendale, Long Island, NY. 1953, at the USPHS Hospital on 4 4^ t Kossuth Fontenot, 61: A res­ Staten Island, NY, a member of piratory ailment proved fatal to the engine department Since 1947. Brother Fontenot, a patient at the Burial took place at Cedar Grove USPHS' Hospital In Galveston, Cemetery, Middlebrlsh, NY. Next Tex., on November 12, 1952. A of kin is Mrs. Harriete Atchason, messman in the stewards depart­ 202 Somerset Street, New Bruns­ ment, hit Was burled at the wick, NT. .. .. -.v . v Alien Problems Squared Away Allen seamen who feared that they would lose all opportunities to ship under Government regulations, are now sailing with regularity a& a result of SIU action defending their ship­ ping rights. Those aliens who have legal problems are finding that SIU Welfare Services is often in a position to give-*sss— them valuable advice and as­ lUME SOCOL SECUHITT HO. sistance. First Middle Leet It had always been a little diffi­ Din: OF BIRTH EORH_ Dar Tear Bane of Couatry cult for aliens to ship on American SUUHG TBS ONMonth. IHERICAR SHIPS _ R1TIHG_ vessels even before the McCarran Tears Months U.S.CCdST GUARD SHRIAL DUMBER Act, because of legal limits on the number of aliens that could be car­ HAS BEQI SCREENED & CLEARED HI U. S. COAST GUARD AS GOCO SECURITI RISK_ ried on offshore voyages. Aliens • PASSPORT VALID T0_ were ruled out altogether on coast­ COCSm WHICH ISSUED PASSPORT wise and intercoastal runs so that IF DO PASSPORT, STATE REASOH WHT. jobs for aliens were strictly lim­ ited. ARE YOU MARRIED?. IF lES, IS lODR WIFE A dTlTOl?. Afraid to Pay Off As a result, when the McCarran DO TOD IHTEHD TO BECOME AH AIERICAH CITI2EH7_ Act went into effect last Decem­ ber 24, it caused a panic among HAVE TOO FILED FOR A VISA TOTH AOT OF THE AJ-ERICAII CONSULS ABROAD?. the non-resident alien seamen, and IF lES, WHERE? to a degree, among the shipowners. Part of a form that is used by SIU Welfare Services to assist non­ The aliens were afraid to get off resident alien seamen with their shipping problems. their ships even when Immigration permitted it,- because they thought they would not be able to get an­ Welfare Services has been assist­ their native lands. In any case. Wel­ other ship. The shipping companies ing aliens all along on getting fare Services is prepared to pro­ tried to knock off their alien sea­ entry visas for legal residence in vide the necessary advice and as­ men because they feared they the US. Those aliens who arc mar­ sistance. In any situation, alien seamen would be subject to heavy fines ried to American citizens have a good chance of getting visas. Wel­ .should follow a few simple rules. and penalties imder the law for the actions of alien crewmembers on fare Services has been giving the They should always make sure that wives the necessary information on their passports are up to date and their ships. how to apply for their husbands. It that all papers are in order. And The SIU, however, took a firm can also check the itinerary of the they should never, in any circum­ stand that as long as a Seafarer alien's ship so as to arrange for a stances, pay off without the ap­ was dispatched through the Union visa application in a port that the proval of the Immigration inspec­ hiring hall, he was entitled to ship touches. tor. By following this procedure, equal treatment with all other sea­ Other aliens can apply under the alien seamen can avoid difficulties men, as far as the law allows. Since five year seatime clauses, or under and keep on shipping in most the-Union went to work on the the regular immigration quotas of instances. problem, the aliens have been able to ship regularly, and all SIU com­ panies -have been accepting the alien seamen. In marked contrast,, alien seamen Jiave been knocked off NMU ships and are finding it Impossible to ship out. Voluntary Departures Payment of benefits by the SIU Welfare and Vacation The Union has been advising alien seamen to pay off when Im­ Plans passejd another milestone this week as the total cash migration permits them, and good outlay hit $3 million. The total payments break down neatly shipping has made it possible for to just over $2 million in va--* them to get out within the 29 day were j not paid until November, limit. Under the law, there is no cation benefits and $1 million 1951, while maternity and disabil­ in the various welfare pay­ provision for extensions of shore ity went into effect a year ago last leave beyond 29 days. Where an ments, including hospital, disabil­ spring. ity and death benefits as well as alien hasn't been able to ship in Under the SlU's pace-setting that time, because of the limited maternity payments. welfare and vacation system, the The two SIU plans shelled out Union pays out all benefits direct number of jobs open to him. Wel­ fare Services has given assurances the last million dollars of this total to. Seafarers. There's no need to go to Immigration that the man would in slightly under seven months, or hustling around to insurance com­ leave the country voluntarily with­ an average of about $150j000 in panies, lawyers, or ship operators cash every month. And more bene­ to collect money that's due with all in a short time. This voluntary departure is no fits for Seafarers are in the offing, the red tape involved. Eveo'thing stigma on a man's record. When he as a result of the last contract ne­ is designed to make collection of comes back to the US, he can get gotiations which provided for benefits as speedy and as simple as his regular shore leave, provided, greater cash contributions by the possible. of course, his jpnpers are in order. operators to the Seafarers Welfare Superior Gains Without this assurance from the and Vacation Plans. Besides, Union administration of Union, Immigration would have no Practically all of this money has these funds has cut out insurance alternative but to pick a man up been paid out in a little over a year. company charges and other over­ and commit him to Ellis Island for The Vacation Plan just began func­ head that might make for consider­ overstaying his leave. tioning in February, 1952, and the able expense. The result is that On the other side of the problem, present death and hospital benefits SIU benefits are far superior to those provided under other plans. To make collection even smooth­ His DacFs A Seafarer er, the SIU Department of Welfare Services was established. This de­ partment oversees the benefits system and handles the payment of welfare benefits. In addition to as­ sisting Seafarers and families .with personal problems. The combination of superior ben­ efits, Union Administration and Union Welfare Services has proven very popular with Seafarers and their families, who are finding the assorted SIU benefits very handy in times of need. • SIU Vacation, Welfare Totals Soar Past $3 Million Figure Meeting Kight Every 2 Weeks Raymond Kammerer Jr. looks q;uite pleased as he sits for the photog with parents and sister after receiving the usual SIU matenilty benefit plus 325 defense bond." Regular membership meet­ ings in SIU headquarters and at all branches are held every second Wednesday night at 7 PM. The schedule for the next few meetings is as follows: May 6, May 20, June 3, June 17. All Seafarers registered on the shipping list are required Itp g|;tend ,tb^, meetings. LUuTuii isrni^ ^'1 'M 1 �Vol. XV No. 9 SEAFARERS «1,00 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFAR>ERS INTE R N ATI O N At ^ t O N > ATLANTIC AND OUlF DISTKICT • AFL »' •A a>^-* -p.. • V '•' • t.-rt- itx. '^•K ^ ir^l^ f A^f ^ ^ t I, _it ^ *5 1^*r "i M t^ ^ zv^ V^'^'Sw v2fllAfc>'^ " "" 1 L-,Tf • Ta . > "-•A : :• -. i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource May 1, 1953 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XV, No. 9 Description An account of the resource Headlines: WORK UNDER WAY ON BUILDING FOR BALTIMORE HALL BILL WOULD CURB MSTS COMPETITION FAIRHOPE CREW RAPS BLACK EYE BY PRESS DISABILITY BENEFIT IS 1 YEAR OLD SIU HITS WAGE LIMIT PLAN CS BOWS TO TANKER AGREEMENT SHUTDOWN THREAT BRINGS CO'S OKAY SIU PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR CS SHORE UNIONS SEAFARERS STAR AT NY ART EXHIBIT HOSKINS, US MEDIATOR, NOW SUP WELFARE HEAD 'WORK' SPONSOR GETS GOV'T POST ATLANTIC COPIES CS ANTI-UNION TACTICS UNION MOVES FAST, NABS SHIP SAILING OVERLOADED ED. CHIEF QUITS ON BUDGET CUTS PHILLIPPINES bILL SEEN THREAT TO US SALES ACT '21, '34 STRIKES MADE HISTORY TWO STATES KILL FAKE WORK BILL SEAFARER HURT RESCUING MATE TREAT MIGRANT WORKERS POORLY DRAFT PROBLEMS FACING SCHOLARSHIP SEAFARERS ROSARIO CREW GETS SALVAGE $$ POPULAR MD SUCCUMBS IN BALTIMORE URGE STIFFER DOPE LAW BELOW THE BELT IMPRESSIVE VICTORY THE FATEFUL STRIKES JOB WELL DONE THE NEW ORLEANS-ALGIERS RUN CAUSES OF FIRETUBE BOILER ACCIDENTS GOP MAY END CONTROLS ON BUILDING TRADES HIRING THE ROLLING, ROLLICKING ALEXANDRA IS JUST A BIG FLOATING SALAD BOWL SAILING THE ATLANTIC FLEET IS ALWAYS GOOD FOR LAUGHS HERE'S ONE MARINE WHO WANTS TO RESUME HIS SEAFARER'S LIFE SURPRISE PARTY BRIGHTENS UP THE DESIGNER'S GOOD BUT CREW WOULD RATHER WALK WHEN A LITTLE SMOKING DOG SAVED A SEAFARER'S NECK DRY TORTUGAS--US DEVIL'S ISLAND GRANDPA SMITH, 41, PROUD OF HIS FIRST GRANDCHILD SIU VACATION, WELFARE TOTALS SOAR PAST $3 MILLION FIGURE Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/1/1953 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log